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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-05
Autobiography.

For many years past the signs OF .
revolt Of the people against specially
privileged classes has been observable.
At first fitfully, here and there word.
spoken at some meeting or local gath
ering, now more ominously heralded
by direct attack in some Legislative
hall, followed too often. alas! by venal
surrender Of principle on the part Of
the speaker. or perhaps by some hast,
and ill-considered Legislative action,
which only served to strengthen the
cause against which it was directed.
Still, in some way or other, the good
work has advanced, people have kept
informed of the doings Of corporations
and their managers, and understand
more of the workings Of these institu-
tons which, established by law, holding
their corporate powers from the people,
seek to eyade the laws and override the
people. It has gradually dawned on
the great mass of people that system
of monopoly, utterly ut variance with
the very essence of government in 3
free country, has grown up among us.
and has established itself so firmly as
to threaten the existence OF the free in
stitutions which have ever been the
boast of this country. This monopoly
is simply the incarnation of the gospel Of
greed, recognizing no right save its own
might, and ruling by means Of unlimited
wealth, the best brains that money can
command, and perfect organization. In
that all-powerful though unrecognized
branch OF the Government. beth M
tional and State, i. e., the lobby, the
monopolists rule supreme. Having but
one end in view, namely, their own ag.
grandizement, its representatives are
ever ready to barter away principle in
the interest Of their particular institu
ton. Our unfortunate system of pol
itics, throwing all power into the hands
of limited number Of unscrupulou.
and professional politicians, simplifie,
the work Of the monopolists amazingly
And not only in State Legislatures, hut
in Congress, even IN the Senate and in
the Judiciary, may be found to-day rep
rescntatives of colossal monopolies
Public interests are made suhservien,
to those Of corporations, even Of corpo
rations to whom special privileges hav,
been granted, solely on the ground tina
! they were designed to serve the publ.
interests. Under the protective infu
ence Of Government, secured by means
that will not bear the light, these soul
less corporations have fattened an.
grown rich, dividends have been pais
utterly disproportionatc to the averag
value of money. disproport:on mad
still more glazing from the fact that
large part Of the capital upon whicl
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-05
SOUTHERN.

A snow-storm of unprecedented se-
verify for that section has occurred in
North Carolina At Kittrell houses were
crushed by the weight of snow upon the
roofs Telegraph lines north of Greenyille
were Frustrated Great injury to crops il
expected to result from the storm.
The Legislature OF Arkansas has en-
acted q law that invites competition from
any part OF the Union for the State printing,
there being no provision, even, that the
work shall be done at the capital Of the
State.
Thos. H. Herndon, Congressman
EJECT from the First Alabama district, died
last week at Mobile.
The act for the payment of the debt
Of the city Of Memphis has become o law,
the first interest becoming payable July l
next An ample tax has been levied and it
win be paid promptly.
Reports from Northwestern Texas
concerning the prospects Of the crops are
very disconraging. In many places the wheat
and oats crops are being plowed up, and the
land prepared for corn, OF which the average
will be very large. Fruit has suffered from
cold oil over the state, and the crop will he
short
The boiler of a saw-mill at Bethel,
N. C., exploded Wednesday evening. The
mill was destroyed and Henry Alien, white
man. and James Moss, negro. were killed.
The chemical works of Alonzo l..
Thompson, ut South Baltimore, Nd were
damaged by fire to the extent of s5o, coo
fully covered by insurance.
The Tennessee Legislature has adopt
ed the bill making it felony to keep .
gambling house or to rent rooms to be used
for gambling purposes
John Young went home, near ITALIA
hassee, Fla, the other evening, and fount
his little daughter on the ground with hel
throat cut from ear to ear and his wife on tn,
floor OF the house with load Of bucksho
in her body. Both were dead
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-05
POLITICAL.

Gen. John b. Gordon, OF Georgia.
who, some two or three years ngo, resigned
his seat in the United States Senate, to enter
into railroad sre .ulation, has grown very
wealthy. He i now q citizen Of Florida and
again longs for his old Senatorial life. 1t
il said he Is a candidate for the sat in the
Senate nov occupied by Hon Wilkinson
Call.
The bill prohibiting political assess
ments public officials has been read o
third time in the Pennsylvania legislature
. 4 report in favor Of the repeal Of the
law making the payment Of the poll tax pre-
requisite to the exercise Of the right of suf-
Legislature ut an early day.
An election will he held in Fayctte
county. Penn. April "a. to fill the seat in the
House, declined by Dukes
Gen. S. r. Buckner announces him.
self as candidate for the Democratic nom
nation for Governor Of Kentucky
The Railroad Committee Of the New
York Assembly agreed to report IA
yorably the Ani-Free Pass bill It applies
only to granting passes to Supreme Court
Judges, State officials AMI members and en-
ployes of the Legislature. Giving such
passes by railroad companies is made mis-
demeanor
The Rhode Island Supreme Count
has given IN opinion that the General Assem-
bly, has no power to call convention to re-
wise the constitution of the state.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-05
WASHINGTON.

The Grand Jury of the District of Co
lumbia made presentments against T. J.
Brady, late Second Assistant Postmaster
General and William Pitt Kellogg, late Sen
ator and Congressman ELECT from Louisiana
Brady is charged with receiving various
sums of money from J. B. Price, as an in
ducement to award expedited" contracts
to Price, and Kellogg is presented for con-
spiracy and for receiving money from Price
as . compensation for bringing his
Senatorial and personal influence to
bear upon Brady Tor tho purpose Of inducing
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-05

LATER NEWS ITENa

Six fishing-smacks Of the Yarmouth
Eng) fleet went down in gale, and forty
sailors were drowned
The Goth birthday of the great
Chancellor of the German Empire was cele-
brated in Berlin April l. with appropriate
ceremonies The imam of blood and iron.
was visited by the Emperor William, the
Ministers resident, and about half of Berlin
John Browns decease elicits from
Queen Victoria one of the most extraordinary
tributes ever paid by mistress to a servant
The English public have been long familiar
with the exceptional position occupied by
John Brown, and accept with gravity what
ever the Queen chooses to say, the newspa-
pers treating of his death as public event,
and publishing elaborate and eulogistic BIZ
ographes.
The police of st. Petersburg, at
tempting to arrest party Of Nihilists, met
with stubborn resistance, and three of the
spirators, finding escape impossible killed
himself
A tow of thirty-seven coal harges
broke from their moorinys at Pittsburgh,
Pa. and were swept rapidly down the river,
colliding with several steamers, one of which
which also sunk The damage done is esti-
mated at $4,000.
Six of the crew of the tow-boat Polar
Star. plying between Cairo and St Louis,
lost their lives by the explosion Of one of
the boilers when opposite Belmont, Mo-
Mrs. Margaret Beck, OF Massilon,
Ohio, aged SO, filled her pockets with stones
and iron, tied an iron stove CRATE about her
waist and jumped into the city pond When
taken out life was extinct
A portion of the rolling-stock of the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Rail-
road Company has been seized at Albert Lea,
Mimi at the suit Of the Northwestern Fuel
Company. which claims u Isl $50 damages
for violation OF contract
The Rev. Isaac l.. Nicholson, DID,,
of Philadelphia, who was selected to the
lBishopric of Indiana by the Protestant Epis.
lcopal Diocesan Convention early last month
has declined the Office
| The Union machine shops and several
business houses were destroyed by fire q,
Montreal. The loss was estimated ut 500,
COO, and was fully covered by insurance.
| j. II. Brown, a member of the Leg
lislatare from kanawha county, W. Va hal
been nominated for Congress by the Repub
licans, TO All vacancy caused by death
Lieut.. Danenhowcr, Of the Jcannctts
lcxI edi' ion, has been granted one year.
leave Of absence.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

Business failures for the week ending
March 30. n reported by X G. Dun 4 Co, of
New York, numbered Isl, as against lA5 for
the preceding week. distributed rs follows
Western States IS; New England, a. South
ern. -; Middle, -; Pacific and Territories,
Is; New Yort city, q. Canada, D.
Chicago is in telephone communica-
ton with New York city. It is said the wires
work well the entire distance and that a
whisper is audible from either end
The Canadian Minister Of Finance,
in laying the annual budget before Parlia-
ment, recommended a reduction of taxation
for the next fiscal year of 81, a5O,0O0 4 large
number of articles will probably be added to
the free list most satisfactory financial
exhibit was made.
A subsidy of $24, 900 per annum for q
monthly line Of steamers to Antwerp has
been granted by the Canadian Government
Advices from prominent trade centers
report continued though not evenly dis
tributed improvement throughout the coun-
try.
Three hangings occurred on Friday,
March 30, and one of the victims was q
woman c. W. Beaver. colored boy Of Il,
was hung in Virginia for rape. Another
negro named Bristow paid the penalty for
murder 1t Camden, s C. Mrs Emcline
Meaker, the poisoner Of her niece. was hung
1t Windsor, Vt She IL the first woman exc
cuted by legal process in the Green Mount
ain State
The Great Western Insurance Com
pany, of New York, has begun proceedings
in the Court of Claims against the United
States for the recovery of over $500, 600
claimed to be due the company out of the
Geneva award and other insurance compan-
les are following the examp.. Of the Great
Western These proceedings are instigated
in view Of the recent decision of the Su-
preme Court of the United States In the
We'll case which overrules the Congressional
decision that certain claims should not be
paid out of the Mexican award
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-05
His Room Better Than His Company.

A Cniontown pa special rays n L
Dukes, the murderer of Mutt, arrived there
from his stepfathers, and next morning q
con- ittee of CT liens waited on him and
presented h IN with the resolutions adopted
at the Indignation meeting lately held
They also gave him notice that he would
have twenty four hours to transact his bust
ness and leave town
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-05
Total Gould mileage ............... ILL.,

It will be seen that about 2, 400 miles
Of Gould's lines are in Texas and $40
miles in Louisiana. The above table
does not include Gould's Mexican line.
the Mexican Oriental Interoceanic and
international railroad, which will en-
brace 1000 miles Add this, and the
mileage of the Gould systems is aug
mented to $4,000 miles. Rating the
Western Union telegraph at SS6,OOO,-
900, and the capital Of the Mexican
road at $50, OOO, 900, the investments in
what are known as the Gould properties
are rs follows:
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-05
(,Ould,s InDire.

Some staggering figures are given by
New Orleans journal regarding Jay
Goulds ownership Of and investment
in railways. The statement assumes
that he still controls the Union Pacific
and Wabash systems, and that he has
purchased, rs reported, the East Line
and Red River railroad. from Jefferson
to Greenville, Texas. II also includes
the mileage of the Texas and Pacific to
FL Paso, of which there are about $50
miles yet incompleted; the unfinished
lines in the New Orleans Pacific, which
will be closed in October; the extern
sions Of the Iron Mountain road to
Camden and from knober to the Lou
isiana line: the unfinished links in the
Missouri Pacific from Fort Worth to
Austin, and from San Antonio to
Laredo, all Of which are being energet-
icallv pushed and will be finished soon.
On this basis Of calculation Goulds
mileage of RAILWAYS foots up as follows:
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-05

1cC . week IN yoyr ovn Sowa. fss1s and ~ Ogt0s
OOO lreA Address II HAIl.xTT Co, Portland, 6A
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Mohave County miner., 1883-02-18

not funny article. This is busi
 ness. The pulling of shirt or night
 shirt of over the head causes fric-
 tion of the scalp, which in time sears
 the roots of the scalp, and leaves a
 barren plain. Sahara, forever after
 Suppose the night shirt comes to a mans feet, there is from five to six feet of tail to be drawn over the ten der hair, which, kept mp for a series of years, would wear out any head of hair. Add to this the friction of taking off the shirt, and the natural scratching of the head for ideas, etc, and the hair has no rest, and the wonder is that there is a man left who has spear of ha1r on his head. Now the preventive is for men to walk oat of their night shirts the front way. Women are never bald, and some sneering men account for the fact by claiming that women do not have brain enough to become bald. This is a campaign lie. Women have more brain and better quality than any baldhesded man on earth. But they do not wear their hair of by pulling their garments over their heads. They open the storm door of garments, and walk out into the light of day, and never disturb a hair. This we state upon information and belief, and if we are wrong we can easily be corrected. It is alleged that they get out of their dry goods different from men, and thereby make great saving in hair. Taking all the facts, there is but one sensible way for men who desire to retain their hair, and that IS to break the destructive habit of pulling their garments of over their heads. They may have to be instructed in the best manner of getting out of night shirt without using the head for a pivot, but that can be arranged. Let societies be formed, classes if you please, and secure teacher to illus trate how to take off a night shirt from the front way, If our discovery is acted upon baldheaded men will bo unknown in the next generation.
Mohave County miner., 1883-02-18

A hunter fired at bird as it flew over the dooryard of an Arkansas residence. A boy that was playing around was struck by a couple of shot, and his loud cries brought the farmer to the scene. "What have you done?" he demanded of the hun ter, drawing revolver. T beg ten thousand pardons," exclaimed the hunter. ''In my eagerness to secure the bird I fired thoughtlessly, and I fear have seriously wounded your son." "Son," said the old man; q thought that you had hit my dog. Mind how you shoot around here, or if you put shot into that dog I'll cut off both your ears" ."-Arkan saw Traveller.
Mohave County miner., 1883-02-18

A Marriage ceremony came to an abrupt and ludicrous termination the other day in Atlanta, Ga. A pro. minent clergyman of that city having consented to unite a colored couple, had just asked the solemn question, Wilt thou take this woman?, etc., when an old flame of the bridegroom poked her head into the room and said: '.Henry, I jess dar you to say yes." Henry sank into the nearest chair without word, and the com pany thoughtfully withdrew.
Mohave County miner., 1883-02-18

A German paper has a rather good story about lady who, not feeling as we'll as she liked, went to consult 8 physician. We'll, said the doc tor, after looking at her tongue, feel ing of her pulse, and asking her sundry questions, q should advise you; yes, I should advise-ahem!- to get married" ''Are you single, doctor?" inquired the fair patient with magnificent yet modest smile. q am, mein fraulein; but it is not ct iquette, you know, for physicians to take the physic they prescribe"
Mohave County miner., 1883-02-18
Notleo Of Forfeiture.

To Jobn NJ. Martin, William Flagg, James J. Faye, J. Oppenheim. John Doc, Richard Roe, John Sykes, Robert Sykes and others whose names are unknown to the undersigned, who claim any title to the property hereinafter described, or hold any stock in a certain corporation, incorporated under the laws of the state of New York, under the name and style of the Fairfield and Cincinnati Mining Company" and whose pr noipal place of business is in the City of New ! ork, or to any person or per- sons who have purchased any claim, stock, right, title or interest of any deScliption in and to the following described mining prop ertV, situate. lying and being m Wallapai mining district, county of Mohave, Terri tory of Arizona, and described as follows, to wit: Those three certain mining claims known and described as the Fairfield, Cin-~ ciRnati and Cincinnati NOrthern; also the Fairfield Tunnel site: You gre hereby no- tiied that have performed tho assessment work for the year 1882, consisting of One Hundred ($1O0) dollars worth of work, up- on each of the above described claims. 1 have also furnished tools. powder, fuse, rope, windlass, charcoal, etc., necessary for performing he said work, to the amount of Two Hundred and Fifty ($250) dollars. The above amount of work being necessary to be done in order to hold said claims for one year under the provisions of Section 2324, Revised Statutes of the United States. have also paid the County and Territorial taxes for the year 1882 upon the personal property belonging to said corporation to the amount of Twelve ($12) dollars. And if within ninety days from the service, or within ninety days after the first publica- tion of this notice, you fail, refuse or neg lect to contribute your proportion of such expenditure as co-owner, or by virtue of any right of redemption as a henholder, your interest in either of said claims will become the property of the undersigned, under said Section 2324.
 w H. HARDY.
 Mineral Park, Mohave county, Arizona Territory, February 1st, 1883. 14dS0
Mohave County miner., 1883-02-18
GEORGIA APRORESMS.

Black sheep hide mighty easy in the dark.
 Better keep the rockin' cheer in de cabbin lof till Sunday.
 You can't coax de mornin' glory to climb de wrong way round de corn stalk.
 Smart rabbits go home flo de snow done fallin'
 Dead limb on de tree shows its'ef when de buds come out.
 Cussin' de weather is mighty po' farmin'.
 It takes heaps O licks to drive a nail in the dark.-Atlanta Constitu tion.
Mohave County miner., 1883-02-18
DOES MINING PAY.

We have heard the question asked, ''Does mining pay?" so often that it is getting little stale. If it does not pay what are the 100000 mining men of Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Ne
 vada, Montana and Idaho following the business for? They are certainly not all out for their health. While we ara unable to keep track of all of them, we are satisfied that mining pays in Arizona. There are a great many men in Arizona who are mak- ing money by owning and working mines, and hundreds of others who are earning and getting double the wages they could get by any other kind of labor. Some men have lost money in mines, but the fault was, as a rule, in the management, and not in the mines Some have operated with indifferent success, but have held their own, while not a few have left the Territory with enough money to keep 'the wolf from the door" fer the rest ot their lives, unless, as is too often the case where wealth is suddenly acquired, they waste it fool ishly. The late Ragan carried away $300,000 to California; his old part
 ner, J, M. Barney, who still resides among us, is worth in money and stock in the Silver King mine, $2,- 100000. Aaron Mason, who is still with us, is worth $3G0,000. Dan Gillett left Arizona year ago with $4OO,OO0. Dick Gird carried away to California s550,000, while the Scheff1in boys cleaned up some two years ago with $4OO,OOO apiece. Ex
 Governor Stafford took over $100,OOO east two years ago, and Vosburg is rusticating in California with $15O. 900. sI White, superintendent of the Contention mine, is worth six hundred thousand, and his old part per in business is worth as much more: E: B. Gage, of the Grand Central, is worth all the way from one to $300,000. These now, or those who are still operating are making money, and a number of them are certain to become millionaires be
 fore they get through. The Lesin- sky Bros. of Clifton sold out the Longfellow copper mines for S2,900,- 900, and have gone to New York to live. There are scores of men who have made from ten to S50,000 apiece, and many of them are on the high road to fortune and will, ere long, have their hundred thousand and upwards. While all of these men are making fortunes, thousands of miners are earning their $4 8 day and can save money if they are 8 mind to. There are also a great gsny outsiders who have made money in Arizona many of whom we could name but we take up only Ari- zonans whose names are familiar to
Mohave County miner., 1883-02-18

almost every one in the Territory. If we go back gve years we shall find that there was not more than one or two among the tot that could have mustered S5,OOO in cash, and some of them could only raise grub stake" :" So far as Arizona IS concerned, we believe that we can safely say that mining pays."- ."-Tucson Citizen.
Mohave County miner., 1883-02-18
ATTENTION, BALD HEADS!
Burlington Hawkeye.l

We can not cure badness, as 8 bald head is beyond help; but if those who have hair and desire te Fe= tain it will follow our advice, they
 need never show a clearing on the top of their heads. The cause of badness is the habit men have of pulling their night-shirt of oyer their heads. There are some who will laugh at this idea, but it is not intended that they should, as this is
Mohave County miner., 1883-02-18

4 philosopher informs Us that 6 bonnet is no longer bonnet when it becomes 3 pretty woman. And the inference is that a woman is no lon ger woman when she becomes poke. ."-Yonkers Statesman.
Mohave County miner., 1883-02-18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,

Estate of
 U. E. DoolittIe,
 Deceased. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned Public Administrator ofMohave county ,Ari. zona Territory, and administrator of said es- tate.to the creditors of and all persons hay. ing claims against said deceased, to exhibit the same with the necessary vouchers within ten months from the first publication of this notice, to the undersigned at the office of J. w. Stephenson, attorney at law, at Mineral Park, Mohaye county, 4. T. Dated at Mineral Park, A. T.. February 1st, 1883.
 JAMES J. HYDE,
 Public Administrator. J. W. STEPHENSON.
 Attorney for Administrator.