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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-07

The democrats have plenty Of
good congressional timber for this
years nomination In this district.
There IL Cyrus Foreman. Of Usage,
Geo. Slows, OF New Hampton. Mayor
Valleau. of DEBORAH. F. d. Bayless,
Elkader. and several others whom
We might name. Any one OF the
gentlemen named, however, would
suit us.-Flsyd Co. Standard.
But couldn't you be suited just rs
well with . candidate who could be
electedp
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-07

The House OF Lords passed q reso-
luton to provide themselves with
$1,000 year in addition to their lc-
gal salary. That body comprises
two from each statc--76 In all FIJI.
ty-four of them voted, but they'll oil
be there when the Doodle Is divided
The yeas were IL democrats: Is re-
publicans; 2 re-adjustcrs: Nays, IL
republicans; 8 democrats and no re-
adjusters. Every Senator who takes
that money is morally a thief.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-07


Proe. 0toddard In Popular Ssisocs Monthly. J
Pstrolsum. from which kerosene i
prepared. d, - Il generally known. .
mixture Of . large number Of init
matsly-relatsd compounds Of widely
differing volatility. Some are gaseous.
and escape in this form . tho petro-
lean issues from the ground, while
others form ths solid parAfline.
The middle portions Of tho crude
oil Ars separated from the more and
less volatile compounds BY distil-
lation, and after further process OF
puriiication 60 into the market - kero-
Gene. The entire removal OF the lighter
and moro volatile portions, which arc
known - naphtha and benxine, is OF the
utmost importance. for il il in their
presence that the danger lies. Alone.
they are easily ignited. and alone or
mixed. even IN small proportion with
kerosene. they readily emit vapors
which are iniiammable, aud with a,r
form ~ explosive mixture.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-07
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Time Given.


What - western Dae4ae1aos nave
Dooe.
Rsris Lsts4l
There was . time, you will b ecA,
whom nobody went 70 the grand opsra,
Or even 70 any Ana theatrical perform
ance, In Paris. except In evening dross.
but the inroads Of the western bar.
barians have proved 40 fatal 70 ttiat -
tho Cloths aud Vandals 10 the Roman
empire. The American wears what no
likes. and his wife and daughter do tho
same. They are the 10 ,t-dressod women
in Paris, and the most stylish looking
after tho vell-dressed French ladies.
But they are living, % 70. speak, in
franks. and they prefer pleasure and
education to more silly show. Instead
Of wasting their time In smptying
dozens Of boxes 10 get out evening
6nery, they will buy the best places st
The Grand Opera house and occupy
them in simple reception toilets, or
even in travelling dresses.
This independence has come TO be
recognized as . national characteristic.
and il has helped to civilize Paris.
There was time when . lady dare not
90 shopping alone in Paris. But the
young American has changed all that.
She goes where and when she plca.os.
and has taught the little creatures Of
the avenues that she il not within their
power Of annoyance. A popiniay who
attempted 10 address . young New
Yorker who was tarrying 70 look 81
something in shop window-whers all
the prettiest things Arc placsd--wAs 80
astoniahed by her look Of amazs,nent q,
his efYrontery that he exclaimed with q
whine, Pardon! I had not until now
observed you are N American" An
other story told 70 illustrate the com
placent Independents Of your Yankee
girls is that. when addressed BY N oiled
aud perfumed dandy one afternoon in
the Rue Auber, Boston girl, studying
in the Louvre. drew from her porte
monnais sou. AMI, extending It pity
ingly to the wretch, anil in American
French: "Poor man. this i all have
You are welcome 70 itr His answo,
! vas almost y shrek: my God. another
Americana
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-07

Although the direct purpose Of con-
gus enumeration i 70 determine the
number a persons sleeping ip tho
United Kingdom on : particular night.
some attempt il made BY the compilers
Of the general census report 10 ascertain
the number Of our countrymen Who
were living abroad. exclusive OF soldiers
and sailors. Our own returns on this
head were necessarily imperfect, but
tho aid Of consular returns and the Gen.
sas of other countries has been called
into reputation. and from these i ap-
pears that thsre were = rough numbsrs
nearly 1000, 900 Of such absentses. OF
these 2.88l.l57 were in the dominions
Of foreign powers. while ~. 798 were in
India, and 9SS 1874 were in orr colonies
and dependencies. The United States,
We nesl scarcely Say. claims By fer The
largest shaTe-the other four countries
in which there were must Englishmsn-
namely, France, Germany. Italy and
Russia. returning altogether only loe..
000.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-07

Should the school book measure
OF Senator Marshall become law,
are We to have q monopoly OF anoth
or character, u political one. In their
preparation? and what does the
Senator propose ~ a preventative
Is Clarkson to have the preparation
OF the tcxt book on political ccono.
my? This would be q worse monop.
oily than tho one to DO nhntod.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-07

"0ood morning. childres," said an
Austin physician, - hs met three o.
four little children on their way to
school. land how are you this morn
ing2'
we darssnt tall you," replied the
eldest of the crowd, . boy Of 8.
Dare not tall mel" exclaimed the
physician, and why not9"
"'Csuse. papa said thst last year il
cost him over so TO have yuu come il
AMI AK us hax w 1S.a.s
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-07
An Only Daughter Cured Of Con.
sumption.

when 1eAth WAS hourly expef 80. III reno
ole? having failed. and Dr. n, James was Ox-
perimenting with the many herbs OF Calcutta,
he accldcnta!y made preparation which cured
Dis only child OF ConsumptiO,. His child u
now IA thlS country, and enjoying the heat o4
health: He has proved to the world that Con.
sumption can De positively and permanently
eired. TIE Doctor now given this receipt free,
only asking two cent stamps TO pay expen.
-. This Herb also cures Night Nweats, Naus-
cold In twenty-f0uf h0un. Address CaAppoCK
Co., Lon Race street, Philadelphia, naming
this paper, lotA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-07
PLAIN DEALER,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1884.
n. r. MEAD, Editor.

Hon. Wendell Phillips died ut his
home h Boston, last Saturday even.
Ing. ut the agc OF 73 years. Mr.. Phil
lips was man VI prccminent ability,
IN accomplished m eloquent ora.
tor, y man OF brilliant ideas and logi.
cal reasoning powers, and all his
days . political agitntor, laboring
for tho cause OF tho people.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-07
Notice % KedeeAe.

To 3. Ivers01, H 6. Foulks. ono Torgcson AMI
r. velte or other unknown owners Of u g
lands hereinafter described.
Take notice that At the adjourned public
tax sale, begun and publicly held at the once
OF the County Treasurer, Ia CTescO, Howard Co.
Iowa, pursuant 20 Law, commencing On tho nrst
Monday OF October, 1878, t0-wtt on the Tth day
OF OctO0cI 1878 thereafter to which time said
sale had been legally adjourned. the following
described real estate WAS sold by the treasurer
NJ said county for tho taxes due thereon for tho
year lH.k le5s and 1871, amounting 70 the sum
Of 4eN, tO-wits Lots and II on M, NV and
lot ie " sw ne and lot -, on M se nv Of Sec
On y u township 10l, north b. range y,
went OF the NTH principal meridiea and
that y. b. D00littlc became Tho purchaser
Of Naid land at said sAlc, and that the right ~
redeMptlnn win expire and . deed for said land
be made % the undersigned, who Is now tho
owner and holder In his own right, q the cert.
ncSte Of sale made therooa b. tho Treasurer OF
said county. unless redemption fs0tA said sale
b. made within - days fyOm tho completed
service q this notice.
Dated February eth, l.0a.
i0t3 n. b DOOLITTLE, Owner.
James R1ver. Va, n . North
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-07

Pascal: One Of the greatest articles
the devil uses 10 engage men in vice and
dsbsuchery il TO fasten names Of con-
tempt on certain virtues. aud thus 70
all weak souls with fooliah fear q
passing for scrnpulous, should they q,
Gro TO put them ia practice.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-07

In England . guide book 70 haunted
ho9ses . On The 80 q publicatioa.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-07

Jamee Rlver. Va, n North
~ ADDAern stflement. Illustrated ctr
kcufAr free. IF. AANCHA.
! 60uuuU0S DClarsmont. Virginia.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-07


Undivided earnings, 327 900
Premium on bonds, 5000
Lost or destroyed bills, $4,000
Total, Ass, $50
All this profit was wrung from the
producing classes. from labor. from
the products Of agriculture chiefly.
And the country through republican
policy has been supplied with 1850
Of these sucking machines. The
Chemical Bank OF New York for
many years has paid an annual divi-
dcnd Of 100 per cent.
THE RAILROAD ROBBERS.
The railway corporations water
their stock fully one-half, and re-
duce the price OF farm products
nearly one-half in the market by
excessive rates to pay dividends on
the water. every dollar Of which
eventually comes from the products
OF the farm, for II any others ad-
vance these excessive charges, they
make 1t good by adding 1t to the
cost OF the article transported, the
cost finally falling upon productive
industry.
These, briefly, are q few OF the
reasons why farming has not paid In
the past. Why 1t will In the the fu-
tare Is because the old fossil politica:
leaders have heard the tramp OF q
reform party and are either moving
TO give 1t what II demands or are
being moved out OF the way by tue
advancing cO.IOc.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-07

"ouau AoP TIC OiOOuy ouiIS III the
face Of some Ben Hill. or perhaps
some John Sherman or Billy Malone
would all ut once become interested
In the purity OF the ballot and the
peacefulness Of election day, and
your farmers association would rush
home to elect another set OF bankers
or credit mobilier thieves to whip
the rebels rs they did ut flrst,-hy
appropriating all the money to them
selves and all the burdens upon In.
Dor and its interests.
BLIND MEN SEE IT.
No one Is 80 stupid rs not to see
that the national banks have privi-
leges denied to other avocations.
These privileges which they alone
have, they want the farmer to be
proud OF and to protect with his vote,
and many OF the farmers are graft
flying this desire. The banks In get.
ting these privileges also got the
privilege Of compelling the farmers
to pay the EXPENSES VI maintaining
them. In fact their powers are al.
most without limit, the most potent
being that which enables them to
fasten debt upon all producers OF
wealth.
No one was 10 debt for the $780,
10000 which were in circulation
when this swindling banking system
went into use. nor for the other mil
lions Of legal tender money either
destroyed or put In interest bearing
untaxed bonds. The money retired
had been paid out for services and
commodities during and at the close
OF the war, and was performing every
function OF money. The false finan-
cial system Of interest bearing debt
which these pet institutions have
fastened upon the people Is greater
now than at the close OF the war,
and Its maintenance Is tax upon
producers exclusively. There would
not have been a whit difference In
tho practical results had the govern,
r.,cst called In IL. mcrcg ard S:ye..
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-01

up 20 the close Of the fiscal year
amounted TO S3s, sos 80.
MONEY ORDER FEES AND CLERK HIRE.
/ cannot too strongly urge upon con-
gresa the necessity Of 80 amending the
law as 10 permit the depositing of all
fees received from the issue Of money
orders and postal notes In the treasury
with other postal receipts. Under u
construction Of the present law a clerk
In postoilice paid from the regular
allowance for clerk-hire made by the
first assistant acknowledgement Is not
permitted 10 do any part OF
the labor required In making out and
paying money-orders. This II absurd.
POstmasters Mt first, second and third
class offices should not be allowed any
portion of the mOneY-oTder and postal
note fees. These fees should go entire
into the receipts Of the various offices,
and a sufficient allowance should be
made for clerical assistance, without
reference 10 the class Of work per-
formed.
A CHANGE IN THE PosTAL,NorE
SYSTEM.
fully approve the superintendent
suggestion that the law authorizing
the issue Of postal notes be 80 amended
az 10 permit such notes 10 be drawn
payable, like money-orders, 10 Il dpslg-
mated individual or his indorsee, when
the purchaser desires II This may be
accomplished by authorizing the issue
of an advice AZ the request Of the pur.
chaser, which shall make the note
payable only 10 the person named
therein or his indorsee, and such ad-
vice, 1t Is thought, may conveniently
be drawn upon a ''penalty card 10 be
sent In the open mall without enc
velope, like return registry receipt.
An advice should be Issued only
when the remitter Of a note desires IL,
and In all other cases postal notes
would be payable TO the bearer, "a
feature which, II ID believed, IL very
acceptable 10 a large class Of the pat
rons Of the system, inasmueh hs IL OBJ
yiates the necessity Of identifying the
holder at the Office of payment,
Whenever an advice would be lesued
II would be necessary 10 keep at the
office Of issue and OF payment "A record
OF the name OF the remitier and that
Of the payee Of the note, by means OF
which record claim TO ownership
could be established.
REDUCTION or MONEY ORDER FERs.
] alsO concur in the recommended
tion Of the superintendent that the
fee for money orders not exceeding s.
be reduced from 10 8 cents. From
the statement IN tabular form annexed
to this report IL appears that, OF the
money orders paid at ten large repre-
sentative posiofiices, five Northern aud
five Southern, during the week ended
October Is. 1854, $50 In every 1000 or
ders were for sums not exceeding ".
Assuming this ratio 10 hold good
throughout the United States, "a reduc-
ton Of the foe on such orders % cents
would have 0ccasi0Dcd last year loss
OF S34 ,282 II; loss which the system,
With IT, present revenue, can well af-
ford. FRANK HATfoN,
P0stmasier-0enera
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-01

Cotton Gins, Presses; Atlas Engines;
RUSSELL Portable and Stationary En-
gines; Rubber Hose; Rubber, Leather
and Cotton Betting; Shafting, PuIleys;
Gas Pipe, Pipe Fitting; Brass Goods (;
Steam Pumps, etc.; Avery and oliver
Chilled and John Deere PlOws; Double
ShOveIs; Georgia Stocks; Sweeps,
Bull Tongues, etc., etc; Moline and
ther Farm Wagons; Cane Mills and
EvapOratOrs Tents and Wagon Sheets ;
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-01

OF Mexican postal services on the rail-
way lines connecting at the frontier
with the United States railway mail
services, particularly on heline which
connects the two countries at Ell PaBo,
Tex, and furnishes an unbrOken rail-
way route between Vera Cruz, by way
of Mexico City, and the United States,
the mails to and from nearly all points
in Mexico are now exchanged by rail-
way. Heretofore the great bulk OF
mail matter was conveyed by sea TO
and from Vera Cruz, requiring more
than twice the time for the transit
now taken. This change and the fur
Their improvement OF Mexican interior
postal services which may be oOnil-
IDENTIFY looked for in the near future
will complete system Of postal inter
course between the two republics In
dispensable to their growing CONNER
cial relations, and promotiYe OF inter
national amity.
a new steamship service between.
New Orleans, La, and Colon, United
States of Colombia, touching at ports
on the east coasts Of Costa Rica ana
Nicaragua, recently started has been
employed TO limited extent for the
conveyance of mails TO the ports al
luded TO. The shorter route and trips
OF this service, as com pared with the
service between New York and
Central American ports, maxi
It's use for mail conveyance
very desirable, should II be perma-
nently established with regular periods
OF dispatch, In which case the mails
for Central and South America origi-
mating in the southern and southwest
ern portion of the United States
would be more advantageously for
warded Thy way of New Orleans than
from New York.
EXPEDITION or THE MAIL TO ENG
LAND.
There has been some correspondence
between this department aud the gem
eral postOtiice department of Great
Britain relative 10 improving the mail
service from that country to the
United States.
All mails from New York TO Great
Britain are forwarded by the steamers
which promise the speediest delivery
Of the mails without regard TO what
line the steamer belongs 10 or the day
Of sailing.
ON the other side different prac-
tice has prevailed, the British mails
for this country being dispatched on
stated days and by particular steam
ers, without regard TO their rate OF
speed. The result mas been that
United States mails for Great Britain
are generally delivered more speedily
than those from that country 10 this,
and II frequently happens that goods
ordered from England by American
merchants are received some days%in
advance OF the mail containing the in-
voices. An effort was recently made
by the British department 10 improve
their service in this regard, but IL was
not successful.
URIyEBRAL POSTAL UNION.
The adjourned meeting Of the con-
gress OF the Universal Postal union
originally fixed 70 be held at Lisbon,
Portugal, In May last, asterward post
poned until October I, last, and snbse.
/ uuently further postponed In cOnse-
| quenee Of the prevalence Of cholera Ia
portions Of Europe, Will meet Ia the
/ city named on the 81 OF February next,
Tor the purpose Of improving the sys'
TEN Of the unionin the light Of expert.
ence Of It's practical workings during
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-01

the last nine years. Many important
notifications of the Paris convention
and regulations are proposed for con-
sideration and decision by the con-
gress, and the United States has special
interest in most of them. Hon. VIII.
liam II. Otto and James s. Crawford,
Esq, superintendent OF foreign mails
Of this department, have been APP
pointed the delegates to represent the
United States In said congress.
MAIL DEPREDATIoNs.
The chief postofiice Inspector sets
forth very fully the operations of this
branch OF the service. The duties de-
volving upon the inspectors force are
as important AS they are difficult and
intricate 10 perform. They are, or
should be, the trusted and c0nflden-
tial agents Of the postmaster-Rener
On theee officials must the head Of the
department rely ~ a very great extent
in his efforts In behalf OF tho purity
and efficiency Of the service. They
should be selected, not because OF the
political influence they may be able 10
bring 10 bear upon the appointing
power. but with AN eye TO their special
/ qualifications and fitness for the work
required OF them.
The total number OF cases referred To
| inspectors for investigation during the
year was 50,4l0; the total number Of
arrests made for violation Of postal
/ laws was $50.
| THE POSTAL MONEY-oRDEH System.
| At the close of the last fiscal year
/ there were 03l0 money-Order Offices an
! increase OF 3S8 over the previous year.
Their transactions aggregated VIZ
| l2l ,20l 93 In domestic money-ordeTs
/ issued and $l2l ,07l ,0s8 80 in domestic
orders paid and repaid, 81 6sS,770 90 In
| international orders issued and S3,b7l :
! 065.30 In international orders paid aud
| repaid, the total issues being $l29,8l0,-
| 035 81 and the total payments and re-
/ payments gl25, $40, 1910. There were
/ fees amounting TO $780,
! 0Gj ~ on domestic orders issued
| and 10 $40, l02 80 on international or
/ deTs issued, total Of 81 l2Q, l6s II,
/ These totals show gains over the fiscal
year 1884 Of 0s per cent. In the
domestic business, and 45l per cent.
/ In the international business, and
! losses OF II n per cent. In domestic
! fees, and .OS per cent. la International
| fees.
The gross revenue for the year from
domestic business WAS S2il, 7ll.s4;
from the international money-order
business for lSs2-'s3 II was SIPS sos ~,
and for lsS8'S4 Sll5, l0l 81 After de-
Quoting all ascertalnable expenses Of
every kind there was a net profit Of
! s2i4 ,S90 81.
POSTAL NOTES.
The following statistics ofthe postal
note business FOR the first ten months
Of It's operation, from September 3,
/ 1888, TO June 80, 1884, are interesting,
! lnasmuch as they exhibit the large
/ field which this new means OF remit
ting small sums has already occupied.
aud show the relation, Ia extent Of
1 business done. between the postal
notes aud the money 0rdera:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-01

Wagon Bows; WheelbarrOws; Wagon
and Platform Scales; Sulky Hay
Rakes; Improved Indiana Force Feed
Riding Grain Drills; StrOwbridge'
Broadcast Seed Sewers; Elevator Cups;
Mill Picks; BOlting Cloth; Scotch Har
rows; Harrow Teeth Smoothing
HarrOws; Single Trees, ETC.; Walter
A. Woods Mowers Wire Stretcher
Corn Shelters; Corn and Shuck Shell
ers; Kennesaw Water Elevators, etc
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-01
lno sl0eE cntllr. s1a 50.

Party we s0ld some Of the same lot
10 wrote. rfhey are better than you
represented aud better than type YOU
showed Call on or address DsyId
Boaz corner Main aud Fourth, Fort
Worth Tex.
n. -. They are praiTie-raised stock.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-01

or the total number of transactions
the money-orders comprised Gs per
cent. and the postal notes ~ per cent
The revenue derived from postal notes
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-03-20
Rntnnh Mnnss.nrnnrnr,,,

correspondent Of the Fruiris runner
appears to have constructed q corn crib
that etieotuaily bars rats and mice. The
hrst cost may be 6 little more tlsn au
ordinary structure yet much more
economical in the end. An adaptation Of
the same means would prove OF value To
wheat and other bins. TIE cr.h .1a-
struction is as follows; ut il a,gays
better to set crib about two feet otf the
ground, on posts or stones, a. may he
desired, so that the air car pass freely
under it. Ley the floor OF hemlock or
poplar or yellow pine, the planks four
or i've, or even six inches wide, and let
them be- laid at least one inch apart, so
that the air eau pass up through the
corn. Cover the ilJor with woven wire
with meshes thar the mice can't get
through. Poplar will be good enough for
the stats (piue rots too quickly Put
them on, say, one inch apart then nail
on the inside Of the studding woven
wire, sufficiently strong to resist the
pressure Of the corn, aud with meshes Of
size that mouse can't pass through
Then nail woven wire to the CROSS pieces
overhead. This wire cloth need not be
OF heavy wire; neither should that which
ia laid on the floor. This kind OF a crib
will be rat and mouse proof, and let in
more air than any kind that know"