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Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-04
Pianist's Opinion Of the "Behr. .

Pianist's Opinion of the "Behr.'
Mr.. Paul W. Friedrich:
DEAR SIK-After having had Behr Bros
Upright Piano represented by you in this
city IN constant Use for the last two and a
half years, ] take pleasure III expressing my
greatest satisfaction with the same. In
richness and purity of tone, as well as ia
touch and durability of workmanship they
cannot be surpassed, and l would heartily
recommend them 10 anyone desirous of pur-
chasing a No. Piano.
Yours respectfully,
x. A. WEIIENsTEIS.
These excellent pianos are on sale at "a
Monroe street.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-04

-(.Iiralne cosarany. vith cafi-
a - sagave in tire uanrfscturs
ea uo anisb. refnish. sdora
a,terfor snd exterior walls
omarafsetsrs celcine,i pl,e-
sa,f ether Fertilizers. s8d
machinery for Tire alanufss.
1...s avticles of association
Clerk yesterday The IN
E. Chue.h with ~ sl,ares.
T. N Fecs. Wiflarl Bsr1,-
pi I. = Bsien sseh
, ~No
n Ire resolution 81
ksfesn. 81 tbe Coaii
ssf. inssrsciiae siie
ssconHnue ma re-
,ne ~ shs hqulr
snslly 5snit%-s
se. He voss5
sutien.
Bea 3
Aaissis. 81
Ms 81
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-04
Yours respectfully,

We sell Toilet Soaps and Perfumes at very
low prices. We have large stock to select
from Mills a. LACEY.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-04

The finest assortment of buggies, phaetons.
serreys and spring wagons in the city at A.
r. Antisdel's
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-04

There Is no use of plastering yourself all
over with plasters for pain in your back or
kidneys, when one J0-cent bottle of Steke-
tees Neuralgia Drops will cure you of any
pain if taken as directed. Try it.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-04

Buy your buggies and phaetons of A. r.
Antisdel.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-04

would call the attention of the Ladies
to our line of Infant and Children's Gar
ments, to which Mrs. J. Barth will give
her personal attention; the styles quail
ties and assortment Will be the finest
and most complete in the city.
i shall also keep full assortment of
Fancy Goods, Notions, Corsets, Kid
Gloves, Fleishers make Yarn, Hosiery,
Laces, Ladies' and Misses Underwear
Ribbons.
Fully appreciating past patronage.
j. 3 A r T Fl,
So Monroe Street.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
Persian Marriage ssBrokeTs."

These brokers are old women, who
always keep themselves in a position to
quote tho state Of the marriage market,
which fuctuates. In hard times even
girls Of good appearance arc compara-
lively drug In times OF plenty they
rule firm"
The marriage. hroksr y ever a wei
come guest where there are daughters
to marry, and also u bousee whore the
sons wish to 6nd q suitable brids.s The
young people are not consulted ~ the
broker. She deals with the parents and
generally with the mothers.
Crafty q q horse-dealer, she runs
glibly over tho various advantages,
mental, physical and pccuniary, Of her
clientele of both sexes. Such ono has
brilliant prospects has important con-
sidcratiOn) no other wife. As for Yu-
suf, how good-looking hc is! And Has
san, no man was ever SO good tempered.
CT ihs,eth6 ssx she sings the PRAISES no
less The skill Of Bebe as a housekcepcr,
the wealth OF the ugly daughter Of the
banker, the dangerous charms Of the
portionlcss Zulcakha she can never say
too much about. Her main business is
to bargain for the sum to be paid to the
father for his daughters hand; q sum
which is usually expended by that
father in pots and pans (all of copper
and other utensils, which he presents to
his child, as her separate property. The
details being settled after much hag-
Cling. the young people are engaged,
and the marriage broker gets her COM
mission both from the parents Of the
bridegroom and those of the bride-elect.
Among the poor and the laboring
classes the bargain is arranged on other
grounds. The peasant takes wife for
her thews and sinews, or her skill at
weaving carpets or making cheese; while
tho bridegroom is or is not eligible ac-
cording as he may be capable of hard
work, or may hold some small Office, or
have hit of land or shop. Hero the
marriage broker is generally an anna
teur, who conducts the negotiations
purely from that love of matchmaking
which is such blessing to the world.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
At tho Hotchkiss Gum Works.


Tive works ct St Denis were curious, not
only because Of the wonderful nature Of the
guns made there, but because they were in
some sort q cosmopolitan mandatory
There the different governments Of Europe
and South America had their advisory
boards. and ono saw little Offices out Of which
peeped Russian, Chilian. Chinese, or other
officers, sometimes resplendent in their uni
forums. at others IN simple citizei3 dresA "A
visit to the firing trenches was : severe
test to ones nerves, and to stand
behind one Of the larger Hotchkiss guns
when it was firing sixty to eighty shots
a minute seemed at first impossible
It was as il ones head were 10 fy Oh under
tho influence OF the incessant and rapid con-
cussions But rs the human system can
bear almost anything with little practice,
the visitor found that hc could stand even
the sound Of the Hotchkiss gun, but won-
dered with all his might what would happen
when this gun in some great war AAs
brought into tho same practice now ac-
corded to light artillery. 80
Tho workmen employed were mostly
French, although there were among them q
sprindling Of Swiss, Italians and Alsatians.
The cartridge and fuse work Is done chiefly
by corps of fifty women. All thu foremen
ate French, and i = an affecting sight 10 80
theM to-day in the galleries Of the chapel
crying as II their hearts would break.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
Separated from tho BODY.


nr. Leland, who recsntlx died in Gaoreis,
was'4 great sufferer from asthma, and to
all appearances died several times before the
final dissolution took place. On more than
one occasion his family made preparations
for bis funeral, and q day or two before his
actual death he told remarkable story OF
how he witnessed tho arrangements @Un-
able to lie down. passed through all ny
sickness in m easy -chaN, Ny BODY dlsd
several times |, tlat L. my spirit, would
60 away from it, and standing in IN opposite
corner Of the rooih would look hack at A,a
flesh and hlaod in the chair aud wonder how
I was eyer induced TO pass 50 many year,
in its company. Poor old body thought,
your troubles are nearly over. They will
sccn put you away under the ground where
you will be at rest forever"
Il saw my family gather about xiv old
frame as IT leanai ssaac1, dead, in tho chair
and it gave me pain to see them weep Their
l would feel something pulling l.ae toward
my body again; could not resist it; was
poweriess; and in . moment had taken
possession OF it Then there was an instant
Of pain, and opened my eyes and breathed.
Each time this was repeated was moro ne
luctant TO return to my body"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14

lOStTOit rTcc 1ICsSJ
Cancer, the disease with which Grant
il afflicted, is more prevalent than is
perhaps generally supposed. In Massa-
chusetts, according to The Springfield
Republican, it is one of the twelve most
destructive diseases, although not quite
as uni form as other diseases, being
more prevalent in some localities than
others. It chiefly affects those between
40 AMI 20 years Of age, and is more
likely to attack women than men.
An English writer says it is increas-
ing in that country, but more among
the rich and prosperous than among the
poor. On this account he attributes it
to luxurious eating. The French stats
tics, however, show that the death rate
among the rich is only one-third more
than among tho poor, showing that
good living and luxury may aggravate,
but does not cause. the trouble. Cancer
prevails among domestic animals but
not among wild ones. The only cure,
and that is by no means certain, is the
knife or caustic, the knife being much
the less painful remedy.
The Republican is of the opinion that
Gen. Grant is q good subject for the
disease. sSince his return from Europe
ho has presented the appearance of a
man of good living, full habit, and very
little exercise. still attached to his cigar.
He has been abstemious in the use Of
wines, but his face had become fiorid
and heavy, his form stout and his gait
soft and without elasticity OF carriage.
His head, always carried forward. has
hung more heavily bowed, and it has
been apparent that he would not see old
age. Had it not been for the crushing
reverses of the past year, however, he
might have been spared to enjoy the
fllfillment Of the scriptural allotment
pf life. He will be 81 on April %.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14

Az IL o'clock every day, except Suu-
day,a shriil whistle sounds in Cedar
street. Tho cats which are noldiag III
the corners spring to their feet, aud run
with cars and tail erect to the doors Of
the stores. A chorus OF miaoaws is
heard from every side. Eas'h 49,, .....,,.iitiou
!. 40 w.lls.,e is greeted with fresh
chorus. Then nm old man comes along
with heavy basket on each aim. In
the basket ara pertions Of chopped liver
tied up in packages. lie distributes
these at each door, and a little later the
cats arc purring and licking their paws.
The cat-meat man is paid by the firms
along the street to look after the cats.
On Sundays the cats have to provide for
them selves.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
wit That Il Worked For.

It Is owing to hard, sluggish work,
rather than to any spontaneity oi
genius, that Mark Twain makes the
world laugh. =. His best ter-dinncr
speech, the one about New England
weather, was in its delivery the perfec-
ton Of drawling, careless. impromptu
speaking; and it began with an intina-
ton that he had but a few minutes be-
fore been apprised that he would be
called upon to respond to the weather
toast duplicate copies of his ensuing
witticism were already in the hands ol
tho newspaper reporters, and he had
been over . week at tho composition.
He is similarly Industrious and pains.
taking in the matter of interviews: Ho
usually will NOT talk of hand Tor pub
LEGATION, but will provide the neatly
written copy, IL the applicant chooses to
wait until it can b. prepared.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
The origin or tho Australians.
tNew y, rk Sun.

No classification of mankind Las been
made that satisfactorily dispose of tho
Australians. In complexion, features
and the contour Of their skeletons, they
are Of the negroloid typo, but they lack
the friazly hair Of tho negro races.
Some asthnolosists telieys Australia was
originally peoplel with .,fri ;zly-hained
Melancsians or Oceanic persons. and
that the present stock is tho result Of
an infusion from some other race, like
tho dark-skinncd aborigincs who still
1.-Two in some parts Of southern India.
Tic Australians show no evidence Of
Nalayan or Nongolian origin.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
lAanger from California.


DR.. Charles H. Purdy, Of Chicago, who
returned from . four months trip to
France. was seem by . reporter, and the
status Of the cholera now existing in France
was learned. The doctor also made some
predictions concerning the probability Of
that terrible epidemic being made 4aani.
fest in this country the coming Summer. He
said the cholera began to exist in France
last summer. Last autumn the mortality
from the disease was about eighty deaths :
week.
In Paris from Jan. 10 Jan. 90, this year,
when be vas there. there we're from four to
eight deaths . week. People as . general
thing would deny that cholera existed in the
city, but DR.. Purdy says he took particular
pains to investigate, and tho official records
conclusively proved that the mortality was
as above stated. During the month Of Jan.
nary the weather was very cold: there was
srow every day, and when be left there was q
foot OF snow on the ground. "If," says DR..
Purdy, ssuch weather cannot stamp out
cholera, who can say what form the disease
will assume and what will be the extent ol
its ravageS when warm weather comess"
The doctor thought cholera would rage in
France this summer and so north to Eng
land, and as this was the third year Of the
epidemic it would very likely cross the
Atlantic and prevail in American oittes un.
leH sharp quarantine regulations wero en-
f0rcs1. lie thought it we'll for the profess
sion n American ~ be ON its guar.i, and to
take every precaution to keep the disease
out
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
rAeLE-ToppeD RoRAIMA.
"A Very Remarkable Mountain Of sOutl
America.
V<,pAvC Csvu

America
New York SUM-
The top of Roraima, perhaps the most
remarkable mountain in the world, has
at last been reached by Mr. Everard F.
i'm Thurn, who was sent to south
America last October by three of the
leading societies of Great Britain, TO
study the famous mountain and its
wonderful surroundings, and to learn
if its summit was really inaccessible, as
other travellers had reported. A tele
gram from him announcing that he had
reached the top has just been received
in England.
Humboldt once said that no rock
1000 feet in perpendicular height had
been found in the Swiss Alps. Korami
lifts above its slOping sides solid block
Of rcd sandstone about 1000 feet high,
SUMO Of the faces Of which, according
to Sir Robert Schomburgh. are ''as per-
pcndicular as il erected with plumb
line 1t is tho highest and most won
dcrful of group Of tablc-toppcd
mountains situated in an almost mac
ccssible part of British Guiana. Its
fiat top was believed to be about seven
miles square. Mr.. i'm Thurn's dispatches
say the nearly level summit is twelve
miles long, and that it is covered with
vegetation.
The mountains sides are sloping and
wooded to a height of 1850 feet above
the sea. Then rise the vertical walls of
the vast sandstone formation. Cas-
cadcs pour over the edgo. the
water falling 1000 feet to the
forest below, forming the sources
of rivers that, starting from tho same
place, separate widely and flow to the
Orinoco, the Essequibo, and the Amazon.
Other cascades break out from the sides
Of the mountain little way below its
summit. In the rainy season some Of
the streams thus formed are impossible.
The rivers that fall from its crown sur
round Roraima with perpetually moist
atmosphere, which explains in part the
remarkable developments Of its flora.
The three botanists who have visited
the mountain found many plants there
that were new to science Of about $50
species Of ferns growing on the slopes ot
Roraima, nearly one-half arc peculiar
to it.
From 1885 to 1882 seven white trav.
elers visited the mountain. All Of them
left it, owing to lack of provisions, be-
fore they had surveyed it on all sides.
All but two pronounced the summit
unattainable.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
A Pin Piano.
Washington Post.

Mr.. F. NJ. Taber, the librettist Of
s'Desirec," was a clerk in the pension
Office, and his desk was Immediately
next to the wainscoting of the hall.
After he left his successor made q dis
covery. Ranged along the wooden
wainscoting was row Of pins, the low
est deeply imbedded in the wood, the
highest simply far enough indcnted to
keep it from falling out. There was
such an evident purpose in this row of
pins that the attention of the chief of
the division was called to it. Running
his finger-nail along the row, he found
that each pin represented q natural note
or semi tone. 1t took but 3 minute
more to play a tune upon this pin
piano, and, until the novelty wore off,
Mr.. Taber's ingenious arrangement OF
pins was source Of amusement to his
former fellow clerks.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
Spontaneous Combustion.

The conclusion has been reached BY NJ.
Foyal that the absorption Of atmospheric
oxygen by coal dust usually produces tho rise
in temperature 70 which spontaneous COM
bu stion IS due He finds thlt Ignite is ig-
hited at the low temperature Of 500 degrees,
anthracite at 573 degrees, aud other varieties
pf coal, in powdered form, at intermediate
temperAtuN.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
Klanto.s sarcasm.

The secret Of Dapte:s struggle through
(ifs itas il the reckless sarcasm of his
answer to the prince Of erona, who
asked him how he could account for tho
fact that. in tho household OF princes
the court fool was In greater favor than
tho philosopher. similarity of tho
mind" said tho fierce genius. "is, all tho
world over, the source Of friendship"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14

Brdette II Bsooklya + s2le.l
who is that now man who opened 4
wood yard or something on Second
street and boisht a bill Of goods of Us
last Saturday. asked old Tyson; I've
lost his card and forgotten his name.
i don't know, replied the Office boy.
We'll, said the old man, Il hate to
ask Lim. Run down to the corner and
see what is on his sign; thatll give it. y
Presently the boy came back
''I.ime and coal, he said.
And old Hyson calmly charged the
bill up to Lyman Colo,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14

The fogs Of London arc not alone Disagree
able, but also expensive. On Jan z it being
foggy, ono city gas company sent out 5. .01O.- :
OOO cubic feet OF gas ABOVE tho usual gu IN
tity, which at Is cents psr 1000 fcst--ths
London price-was an expense o; $si, 30 in.
CURED solely because Of the darkness caused
BY tho fog.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
AEcr Four Centurics.

A man Of Corinth, Me-, has taken out
= patent for a wheclbarrow. Good. Il
has bcan more than four centuries since
this useful instrument, which b sup.
pO ed to lc u cross between a sawh0rse
and tricycle., has been improved in
any particular.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14

4. sasefy sud heAi,hal Aishes kce.oMssaI M1nH -
n.cat Family hector, tsGsslclunA. etc, AstAss.
81. vaas safc. s,cAssted. sAs tssis sses seoys
Mia .Gnpry lsou.s ut n0Me.~ "liks u xerl 1sca.
". Grsssaan. q. gem estcem highly. Mts J. VA
saa S.saes Ia. "Faa Of iatcrcsss much paeesed, B.
Asn Ml0oeka pa thousands n cahcrN ~ make ycs
ss2aaa.sa Il cs three Noathas uial esr ealy y
csass ~ stamps. Ty ard % AssVy. Aadvss
HAPPY HOURS PUB. CO.. eAiladsleAla, p.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
a shower Of Mlun0ws.
IS1.fNntit3c AmerLsan

Recently, at 7uisvills. n.y., after several
b, urs OF dark fog, = dlencaing shower took
place during which small 6shss-Minnows-
fell to the gruunl.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
"A Writer Of War Ballads.
Ilsincinnafi Ennnir..r


The writer par excellence II war ballads
was Henry Clay Work, who died in June,
1854. To sMNinerate and comment ON his
places only would make an ordinary news
paper article The titles alone would cover
those that are most familiar, l. g.: After
naming Marching Through Georgia, !"
Kingdom Coming" Babylon Is Fallen
and eWaks, Nico.iemus." lot the reader pro-
pose to himself from other equally popular
pieces during the war. Work himself wrote
besides Corporal Schnarps." brave Boys
Are They" sIittle Major" Song Of Thou
sand Yea1s," Our Last Grand Camping
Ground" and many others less known
OF all these Marching Through Georgia
stands without peer. It is thu only one
that has stood the test of years, and it is as
readily recognized to-day as aYankae
Doodle Moro than 400, 900 copies Of the
song were sold by the publishers. 1t has
bsen sung in every stats IN the Union No
Grand Army campsfiio b duly opened till
the boys have fairly raised the roof with
its resounding melody. l once saw Gen
Sherman himself attempt to sing the words
with over 1000 school children gathered TO
do him honor; hut the magnitude Of the
scene, tho improssiveness Of the chillren's
reverence, overcanle him, his VOICE faltered,
and with reidened eyes he passed through
the crowded ines grasping as many as be
pOuld Of the eagerly Outstretched hands.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
No Jokes In Germany.


Apropos Of jokes, we noticed that during
the whole seven months Of our stay IN Ger-
many we never heard ono witticism or even
one fe;icitous idea or expression from Ger.
man.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14

San Francisco Chronicles; The charity Of
this world takes no account OF temperament.
Of physical conditions CT of mental eccen.
teicitisA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14

The Dutch government has had collected
the reports Of !, 3Jv eye witnesses In order to
prepare an accurate history Of the krakatoa
volcanic eruption, which many suppose was
the eau . of the wonaerful skyglows seen
over a large part Of the worll.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
THE
CHICAGO,
MILWAUKEE,
e. ST. PAUL

HALFWAY COMPANY
Owns and operates nearly 5000 miles OF thor
Oughly cquippedl road In Illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota.
II II the short Liae and Best Reste betwsen
al principal poiats In the Northwest and Far
West.
For maps, time tables, rates OF passage and
freight, etc., apply TO the nearest station agent
Of the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE ST. PAUL RAIL
WAY, or TO any Railroad Agent anywhere IN the
Cnited States or Canada. >
Roswell MILLER, Avn CARPENTER.
Genl Manager. Gent Pass. Ticket Agt.
JOSEPH D. TUCKER, GEO. n. HEAFFOBD.
Asst Gen1 Manager. Asst GenI Pass AIT.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
DR. W. II. W. COOPER.

VETERINARY PHYSICIAN AMI
SURGEON,
Makes speciality and has large practice IN
operating on Ridgling H0rsc8 Spaying Cattle,
1cal Hernia Tor fupturel stra1ghfenS Crooked
Tails. Spays Bitches and CAponl1es Chickens.
Can give good reference from some Or the
leading hO91e men In the country. 0ra1uAte
Inhrmary and stable In SAe Geo. Reeves Baya,
Once at Residence. f4tf
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
Japanese Coin.

One of the. greatest curiosities in
Japan is the wonderful and almost in
descr.bable variet, Of coins that ars
used daily, it requiring in some in
stances .,ea1 pieces to make a dollar.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
Pertine0t c.itirlss.a.
tChieago Yribune.I

A Paris critic complained that Sarah
Bernhardt in 'Thcodora' wore dark
emerald earrings because, he main
tanned, no such stones were known in
the Byzantine period. Tai,s TVS recalls TIN
criticism OF . se:....mer on rubufes pie
! .ure of adam and Eve exhibited N
this country some swenty years ago.
The figures he found no fault with, hut
the apple did not suit him at all.
why" he angrily protested. thar
warl't no scch apples in them days.
That's a new variety Of pippin intro
duced myself not three years ago"