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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
The English Russian Trouble.
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Although am no alarmist, | cannot
help thinking that the Russians will
play US some trick when our forces are
engaged in the deserts of Africa. They
are only fifty miles from Herat, and
their influence at 1abul seems to be par
amount. Their leaving tie representa-
tive Of lngland waiting in Afghanistan
Tor their representative will be regarded
BY the eastern world as studied insult
o us. do not believe that they
contemplate invading India; but, still,
se must remember that the native
princes of that dependency can make
lp between them .oU,OOO soldiers, with
about forty guns; that we are short
BY 6,0oo OF our proper complement Of
50. 900 men; that the russians under
stand how to manage casterns letter
than We do, for they never interfere
with their customs and HABITS, and SO
long as they pay tribute do not meddle
with them: and that the Indian Mo-
hometans hate us and the Hinaoos do
not like lis. One cannot, therefore,
help wondering what may happen when
The last of our available soldiers has
been sent to the Sondan, or to Bechl-
analand, and the two forces have met
somewhat near the equator
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
n P-AToN,c REPUBLIC.
The sc.tiemea. of Nih;ii,ss in Southern
Oregon and Its History.

lean Francisco Ghronlc,e
among the foothills of tho coast
range in the southern part OF rcgon, at
place caliei Long ale station, stands
a settlement Of i.ussian refugees Al
though ostensibiy subject to tho laws Of
Jackson county, yet this community
is in reality an imperium III impcriO. 1t
seems to be a sort of Platonic republic,
where property is common and where
the greatest freedom possible to an or
ganizea society is allowed.
In 1881 n band OF twenty students Of
the odessa aud kharkof universities let
Russia III separate detachments, with
New York as the meeting place. Ar
irving there they looked about for some
place of settlement, and determined on
Oregon. Not having money enough,
they again separated and worked in diff
ferent cities Of the cast until fund had
been raised sufficient 70 buy the title
deeds to several thousand acres OF land.
When the property was purchased they
at once started for Oregon and began
tho formation Of a colony, to which
have since Leen added thirty or forty
additional Niililists. The land was di-
yided into farms and each eolonist al
lowed certain amount Of money to
purchase stock and tools.
soon the. settlement thriyed until
their colony, which is called new
Odessa" stood on a substantial basis.
Then rules and regulations were
adopted for the government of the set.
tiers. 1t was decided that each man
should work but six hours day, the
remainder to be devoted to listening to
lectures on Nihilism and the rights OF
man. One largo house was selected as
the lecture hall, and there the refugees
daily listen to tho spcculations Of the
students on the right of revolution,
which they claim will uprise in hussia
as sure as the Volga flows into the sea
The chief staple Of cultivation OF tht
colony is grain. There arc atoat twcnt,
women in the settlement. The colon,
is in the possession of u large library,
open to all, which is composed mostly
of treatises on political subjects in the
Russian tongue. The library is gradu
ally increased by additions Of books ant
| papers from Geneva and Odessa
! lhe settlement thus far has prosperet
beyond all expectations, aud no dissen
sion has occurred to mar the accom-
1 piishmcnt o. its purpose. The colon.
is still engaged IN sihilistic projects
and is Ia constant commInlc;,tion witt
Russia. lie OF the great objects OF TIN
colony is to furnish home by sendin:
money to Sihillsis who may Aefeaitc
escape from Russia.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
"Hoanc Made" Northern Lights.


Following up small experiments made
in 1871, Professor selim Lemstrom, OF
the meteorological station at >odankyla,
lapland, attempted in 1882 TO produce
an aurora on 4 large scale from the
electricity supposed 70 he flowing from
the air to the earth, the means en-
ployed being a "lischarging apparatus. I"
consisting OF net work Of pointed wire
conductors spread over the top Of a
mountain, insulated and connected with
q galyanometer and the earth at the
foot of tho mountain. \ diifuse light,
which the spectroscope showed to le
identical with the aurora Goreali was
often seen lowering over the wires, and
on some occasions rays became visible.
Continuing his rcsear, hes !. in Il 3
and 1891, Professor Lemstrom now ind .
himself able to assert very positiscl
that the aurora borealis, which has
long leen disputed enigma, is the re-
suit Of an atmospheric ele tric current,
and that this current can bc meas ~!
and studied by means Of his '.discharg-
ing apparatus
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
Oriental LOafors.


The Oriental has the art of loafing
down TO very fine point II We're
as scd to describe an Arab or Turk Of
Damascus for as We get nearer the Bos-
phorus, moving north, the Turkish ele-
ment becomes more and more manifest
over the ..rabian,. should ask you to
picture to yourself a cotton ripped robe
reaching to his heels, and red fez or a
turhan, squat by the brink Of running
water. There, hour after hour, men sit
on their launches and let the hours slip
hy; all day, are the same The woman
are frequently seen cncamped by the
waters edge, hidden behind their wells,
and you do not at all know whether
they are conducting Irritation with
some distant patriarch or saying their
DfayprS
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
The LII Gladiator III iyht.
Ii NJ IN

In .ul lionorlGs Was emperor At
that time, in the remote deserts OF
i.bya, there uMclt an obscure monk
named IclemacAi,s. lie had heard of
these awful scenes IN the ..ar- OF coli
scum at Rome. Depend upon il, thcy
lost nothing by their transit acioss the
Mediterranean III the hands Of .lrek
and Roman sailors. III the baths ard
market places OF Alexandria. in the
JcWries OF Cyrene, in the mouth Of
every iti,erant eastern story-teller, the
festive masSacrcs OF the coliseum would
doubtlcss be clio. he'd in colors truly very
appalling, yet scarcely more appalling
than tie truth.
Telemachl.s broodcd over these hor-
rors until his mis- ion dawned upon him.
He was ordained w heaven to put IN
end to the slaughter of human beings
in the coliseum. lie made his way to
Rome. He entered the coliseum with
the throng, at the time the gladiators
were parading in front of the emperor
with upllfted swords and the wild mock
cry of homage to salutant. :
Llbowing his way to the barrier, he
leaped over at the moment when the
complaints rushed at each other, threw
himself between them, and bidding them
in the namo of CHRIST to dcsist. 10
blank ast0nishment succeeded imperial
contempt and popular fury. ele.nachus
fell, slain by the swords of the gladia.
tors.
Legend may adorn the tale and fancy
fill out the picture, but the solid fact re-
mains--there never was another gladia-
torial fight in the coliseum. Nne heroic
soul had caught tho Low Of popular feel
ing that had already begun to set III the
direction Of humanity and turned it
He had embodied by his act and con 'e-
Grated BY his death the seniimt Il, that
already lay timidly in the hearts OF
thousands in tllat great city OF Rome.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
Development or Zuni Civilization.
lropular s.'ieiice Monthly.l

IL OpuiLs ~aNiSf JlpntIAN.l
Mr.. II. +. Cushing explained before
the rit sh association his theory of the
manner in which the present ciyiliza-
tion of the 4, mis- rose by a genuine pro.
cess OF self development from low
condition Of barbarism, in which he
finds every reason TO believe those In
diuns originally existed The brush
covered wigWam in which they first
dwe!t gave way to a small building oi
lava-stonc, or i eli. dwelling, and tha,
to the pueblo house, which is 10th cliii
and dwelling in one Their earliest YES
sells were gourds. They cncased them in
wicker-work for safer transportation
then took the wicker work alone. and had
alaskeI; a then plastered the basket with
clay to make it tight, and got the idea
of pottery vessel. The first ornamental
ton o. their pottery was derived from
the imitation OF this wicker work frame.
And all this took only a few centuries
nothing near the numerous cycles ol
ages which some anthropologists imag
inc it III st have taken man to reach a
civilized state.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
Oil Franl Pine " oosl.

A distillery has lately lccn put in
operation in Charleston, S. c., for
man featuring oil from pine wood. The
material is subjected to intense heat in
sealed rctorts, and one cord of it is said
to yield 10 gallons Of turpentine, 80 gal
Ions of pine wood oil, so bushels of
charcoal, $50 gallons Of wood vinegar,
and quantity Of inhammable gas and
vegetable asphaltum. The oil alone is
worth about % cents gallon, and is
used by painters and shipbuilders.
Apart from its commercial value, the
process is interesting as showing how
modern chemistry is able to supplant
those old destructive chemical processes
by which single article was produced
from a given materia, and al tho yest
wasted Vg NipeA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
keeping y ihoto .,ap, Q Diary.

Many amateur photographers keep
Photographic diaries as it were. All the
family doings are chronicled, from the
last baby 10 the last new gown, the
latest arrangement of rotm. new
vase, or piece OF furniture With lit
of magnesium wire the busy man
thro gh the day amuses himself in the
evening with family photography the
wire furnishes him all the light he
needs. cry few of the crazcs which
are constantly taking possession of he
city people have as much to commend
them as the latest Photographic craze
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
WATCHING THE PEARL DIVERS.
Roth Rich Gems and Dangerous EneEac
Found in the Gulf 0f California.
Fannie s. Ward in New York Sun -

Roth Rich Gems and Dangerous Enemies
Found in the Gulf Of California.
Fannie Is. Ward in New York SUM- .
Our Ioat was Il Seyen-tOn affair,
manned by four oarsmen, three divers,
the cook, TELEGRAPH ph-rope man. and the
ladies aforesaid Though tho chaperono
can scarcely -be incltsled in the count,
as at the first rolling billow she
plunged into the darkest corner
Of the little cabin and re-
manned hidden, in tears Of terror,
during the remainder Of the day. Our
divers were handsome, mahogany hued
young fellows, but when once inside
their grotesluc armor, with its bulging
eyes, they became objects OF terror, the
more uncanny when seen through
twenty fathoms of water, down among
the denizens OF the deep. No wonder
the sharks avoid them and even tho
black man eaters flee in dismay before
these CLASSY optics Imagine a stout
siN-footer carrying 200 pounds of his
own weight, covered with forty pounds
of almor on his chest, twenty on his
back, plates Of iron enclosing his arms
and legs, massive helmet with great,
gaping lanterns for eyes, shoes of lead
on his feet at least TO pounds of metal
clothes on him and you can readily un-
dcrstahd why any species of fish should
desire more digestible meal.
At the spot to be searched, anchor
was east, and one Of the divers sont out
as a scout, to reconnoiter and report
whether the locality was rich enough to
pay for working over the edge of the
boat he scrambled, and through the
clear grecnish crystal we could watch
his downward course till q darkening of
the waters announced that his leadcn
shoes had disturbed the soft sand of
the ocean floor. The telegraph man
held his wire with hand as steady as
though its snews were of steel, and sew
eral moments of brcathless anxiety
passed before Jerking OF tho ropes an
nounced a message from the under
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
Automatic street lamp.
IE.Nelsan -. |

After a years labor Connecticut
man has patcnte an automatic street
lamp that promises to be great ~ oney
saver for towns and small cities. The
movement OF an eight day clock regn.
lates the burning of a gallon OF oil so
that it " Ii last week if used six honrs
I. night. 1t can be set to m.s brightly
any number o. hours in the twenty -folr,
while during the rest of the time there
Is o,ly Il very small blaze
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
The Earth's Interior.
,n..ps: rI

DR.. NJ. L. Wadsworth finds that the
assumption that the earth has "A hetero-
gcn.ous. viscid, elastic. liquid interior,
irresularly interlotked with an gradu-
ally passing into lighter Heterogeneous
crust, accords better with geological
facts than any other OF the various n.y.
pothescs thus far advanced. ontra :
tions and upheavals OF the crust. re,
sembling in their effects what is some
times seen in ice, would satisfactorily
explain volcanic and earthquake phe
nnmaNn
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
Son,c;aimg New In Coffee.
ilnter Ocean.

Coffee made with distilled water is
said 10 have greatly improved aroma
Il seems tia, the mineral carLonates in
aa,lnlon water render tho tannin Of tho
o.lce berry soluble, but the drug will
rot dissolve IN distilled water.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
Patron nf the Hot Springs.

There is a constant stream Of invalids
to the Arkansas Hot springs, and. while
many get no relief and die, it is asserted
that during the past ten years upwards
of -, Ong people have becn cured Of dis
eases there after having been given NJ
by their doctors.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
Natures Riddles.
Is. sorae Niyart /,

Chickens, two minutes after they
have left the egg will follow with their
eyes the movements Of crawling insects
and peek at them, Judging distance and
direction with almost infallible accu-
r,.cy. They will instinetively appreciate
sounds, readily running toward an in
,isiule hen hidden i'll a boy when they
hear her call. ONE young birds
also have IN innate, instructive horror
of the sight of !, haw> and OF the sound
ot its voice.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
.endc,i .hiil.ps' Gcnaro,s.y.

Wendell Phillips left only about $a5,
900, though once wealthy Mrs. Liver
more says that the day before he died
he burned small fortune in notes be
held against people for whom, as he
said, his executors might maLa trouble
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
NlSlzsI3SI5 Y.ks Homo sappy.

Read tho Gem OF all Family
Jourmsis. :. Happy Moura
at llOmc." AsgantlS II.
lusfrafed. Sparkling stories
by Edna W1nton, Grace
Amelia Spencer. Mary
Augusta rhurslOn and
Others equally celebrated In
Hoae and C6ild.Life Litcra.
ture. Contains 0ems Of
Poetry, Helpful and invalu.
able hints 70 motGera. How 70
dress tho bsby, by Chrlstlo
1rvings Hfy POpn.ar. How
Morris tribune., 1885-04-22

Porpoise fishing for the oil alone
has been carried on for many years
off the North Carolina coast, but last
summer company was formed with
it's headquarters at Cape May, N. j.,
not only for trying out the oil, but for
utilizing the hide. The process of
rendering the oil is very simple, and
the average amount obtained is from
to 8 gallons. The experiment made
last summer by this company proved
quite successful, 1910 being realized
| 1t is said, from an outlay Of 81 900 in
five weeks fishing, and it's facilities
for taking porpoises will be greatly
| increased the coming season. The
skin of the porpoise makes very
superior, soft, and pliable leather, and
the estimated value of each individ-
! ual for its oil and skin alone was plac.
| ed at $40. Last autumn it was dis
covered that the flesh made quite q
savory dish, and 1t became so popular
at the fashionable watering places
along the coast that u philadelphia
firm recently made a proposition tc
take all that may he caught along the
coast this season, with the view Of
working much Of it into mince meat
The Cape May company, it is said
| will reject the offer, as it already has
offers from prominent Philadelphia
and New York hotels and restaurants
and it is believed that there will be 6
demand for the meat which cannot
be met.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-22
. CORRESPONDENCE.
Cyrus, Mimi, Apr. 20, 1885

Cyrus, Mimi, Apr. 20, 1885.
The usual April rain has come upon
the farmers and will delay the finish
ing OF seeding. Wheat is nearly all
sown. The seeding season has been
q most favorable ono so far.
Among the sick is a. p. Kron
Martha Olson and Hendrick Hen.
Erickson. The latter is hardly ex.
pected to recover.
Rev. Anderson is reported to have
gone to Wisconsin to visit his mother
and another report is that lie has
gone to return with one who will he 6
mother to his family.
Ihave received letter from Rev
johnson, formerly of Framnas. III,
has five congregational districts to at
tend In what he thinks splendid
country. His address Is Fossum, Nor
man Co. MINI. have also received
circular from the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION of Norris inviting all 10 at
tend o Cattle Fair OH April 10Th. d,
not the business men of Morris know
that from April to the middle OF Ma,
is the busiest possible time for farm
ers? Nevertheless shall wish to at
tend and hope the Fair will be a sue
cess.
The county commissioners of Pop
county meet on Wednesday Apr. Goth
K. j. HUsvoLD.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-22
Morris and Duluth Elevator,

The lower elevator has been bought
from the Miller's Association by A.
Dakay The elevator will hereafter
be known as the "Morris and Duluth
Elevator" and will be opened as soon
as the necessary arrangements can be
made by it's new proprietor. He will
conduct the house much as. he has
done the Union elevator in the past.
The best grade and the highest price
which the Duluth market will war;
rant, will always be given, and as
Duluth gives better grades and better
prices than Minneapolis, this state
ment means something. Mr.. Dekay
has always aided in maintaining an
open and free market for grain here
and now that he has an elevator of
his own he will be more independent
Of other buyers than ever. Morris is
to be congratulated upon the lower
elevator, falling into such worthy
hands.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-22

Copies of the following circular were
sent last Thursday to all agents ofthe
| Manitoba road with instructions tC
scatter them:
st. Paul, Mimi, April Is, 1885
TO Agents:
The following gives the latest and
most reliable information obtainable
regarding the winter wheat crop:
THE WHEAT CROP OUTLOOK
Chicago, April 14.-"The Farmers
Review, in summing up tho crop re-
ports from its correspondents, up to
April II, says: The most important
fact during the last week is the devel-
opment Of serious damage to the win
ter wheat crops. Rains and mild
weather have come and gone, but
with them no improvement Of a
general character is shown in the con-
dition of winter wheat. If we har-
vest 70 per cent, of the yield of 1884
east of the Rocky mountains, we shall
do we'll. The causes which have
brought about these results have al
ready been stated, and present reports
are simply confirmation ofpast facts.
The crop has been badly winter killed
brought about by late seeding severe
weather early in January, and an un-
precedently dry and cold March. The
seeding of spring wheat is progressing
slowly but surely, and by the first of
May this crop will bein. The weather
has been dry generally in the spring
wheat belt, particularly in Nebraska.
Owing to the failure of the winter
wheat crop in many of our best winter
wheat sections, very large proper
ton of the land will be planted this
season with corn. The country every
where needs warm, growing rains.'
AS the reports from along our line
show that the lands are in excellent
condition for seeding, and as plenty of
time still remains for doing so, farmes
Will evidently make no mistake in
arranging to put in as large crop as
possible. The certainty of much bet
ter prices for the next crop is reason
ably we'll assured.
Agents will place these circulars in
the hands Of farmers, merchants and
others that the information referred
to may have extended circlation.
Failure on the part of buyers to
promptly advance figures to meet the
better prices at Minneapolis and Du-
luth you will report by wire to your
Superintendent.
A. MAXWELL,
General Manager.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-22
What we want to see

Advance-Republican: The killing
off of ignorance, and that narrow
mindedness backed by conceit, which
brands as crank every man of pub
lie spirit, and strives to extinguish
with q sheer or leer every PUBLIC en-
terprise; that looks upon every motive
not having it's source in overreaching
greed and selfishness, as visionary,
and seeks wealth and place by deceit,
jockeying, taking advantage of the
confidence or good nature of others,
and grabbing with stolid hoggish-
ness, that which others will yield,
rather than indulge in low quarrels
and contests.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-22
Same Here.

Sank Centre Tribune: A Chicago
drummer has worked the town for
job work, and we understand that he
got number of jobs. 1t should be
remembered by our citizens that hon
est home institutions are worthy of
support, and the town printing offices
should be encouraged as much as
possible. Take the newspapers away
from Sank Centre and the town would
be like a pump without a handle. The
few cents saved on jobs are paid out
for express and there is really no gain
by so doing. The Tribune office dis
penses it's earnings annually among
the people of this city; 1T never sends
below for any article it can purchase
here.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-22

Ortonville Headlight: Capt. J. A.
Wilson has received orders to take
charge of a steamer conveying a
government engineer from Lake
Traverse down the Red river for the
purpose of making q government sur
vey of that route for the Information
of the government. This is the Begin
ming of the long talked Of survey for
the opening of navigation between the
Minnesota and the Red River of the
North,
Morris tribune., 1885-04-22

One OF the novelties in furniture
which we noticed while in New Or
leans was an automatic hammock
chair. We We're so pleased with ii
that we determined to buy one but
upon inquiry found the article which
so pleased our fancy was manufact-
ured by the Hubbard Hammock Chair
Company OF Sank Centre. Upon
learning this fact we deferred our pur-
chase until we reached home and
have since ordered one from the fact
DRY. Both the hammock and theinval-
id chair are durable, useful and orna
mental The company proposes to intro
ducethese chairs here and have anadve
tisement in this issue of the TRIBUNE
to which we call the attention of our
readers.
Among other places visited by Don.
ayins's Tennesseeans two years ago
was Duluth. The TRIBUNE of that
place spoke of them as follows:
''The concert by the Tennesseeans
last evening was an entire success,
and fully upheld the reputation ofthat
well-known troupe of colored singers.
The audience was large and of more
than the ordinary culture. The mem
bers of the troupe are first-class in
their respective parts. Everything on
the programme was rendered in the
finest possible manner and the audi
ence was pleased whether the piece
was q jubilee song, a melody or pop
| ular classical selection. The melo.
dies and jubilee selections were rem
dered as only the Tennesseeans Cal
| render them"
Morris tribune., 1885-04-22

MIR. e. r. Hoyt, a mechanical ell
gineera at the New Orleans Exposition,
was severely injured by huge derrick
pole falling on his foot. He was con-
veyed to his residence, and after only
three applications Of st. Jacabs Oil,
all the swelling and pain disappeared
and he resumed his duties.