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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
Paying . SEQ ulltlrel.
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Alexander Dumas contributes to The
Curieux an anecdote told him by the late
Hsnri pidier, who was deputy un Ter tho
second empise Didier's father was secrc.
tary to the minister Of the Interior at the
time when the Duchess de Berri was aires o.
at Nantes at tho end Of her attempt to raise
the country against Louis Philippe ana in
favor Of her son, tina Count de Chambord.
The traitor Deutz agreed to sell the govern
nsent TIE secret Of her hiding plac, for 500 .
coo francs and 1t vas the elder Differs duty
to pay tie scoundrsl for his dirty work He
took his son Henri into the offios, snl said :
Look we'll now at what passes, and never
forget it. You will learn what lachs is,
and the method Of paying him.
lieut. was then brought into the room
where N. DiAi4f was standing behinl his
desk, on which were PLACED two packets,
each Of which contained 225O. 900 fral.cs. AS
Deutz nearod the de,k, NJ Didier made a
sign to him to stop: then, taking pair Of
tungs, he extended the packets one after the
Other into the hands open to receive them.
Not o word was sa.oken, and when the trans
fer was effected NJ. Didisr pointed to the
den,r
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
England's Guxzling.Places.


England drinks coarsely and to cx-
cess. England is just about one-third
drunk most of the time, AMI about one
third Of England is drunk all the time.
! writo thus in cxaggeration to indicate
just how abandoned to drink England
is, just as David said he ''wept rivers Of
tears to give expression to how very
badly he felt. One can put up with the
drinking habits of France and Germany,
but decency is SO outraged that one can
only look upon the customs of England
with little less than disgust. In the
former countries their are no classes
wholly given over to drink and its
Drutalities; no classes that spend all
they can earn, or beg, or steal on drink.
But there are just such classes in every
great town Of Great Britain.
London, Liverpool, and Glasgow ere
the chief ccnters Of this wretched life.
The public house and gin palace are tho
bane of the working classes Of England.
They are, by their very arrangement,
brutalizing in their tendency and effect.
These are simply guzzling places, and
this is all thev are meant to be, There
is no light thrown upon the picture.
Not one breath of romance or poetry,
not one sign Of sociability or conyivial-
ity is to be found in these hidcous
places. You stand up at bar in
usually close, crampcd, dingy little
rooms, and pour down your rum, gin,
brandy, whisky or beer, apd pay your
to cents for it, There you can stand
and drink as long as you like SO long as
You can pa:. No tables, no chairs, no
games, no papcrs-iust guzzle and pay.
These places are ubiquitous in Great
Britain, and they suck in men, women,
and children. In civilized lands there
is no such provision for the brutaliza-
ton of the race as this outside Of Eng
land.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14

A proposition to pay the national
hanks $4,000 out Of the Treasury,
barely escaped favorable consider
alton in the forty. eight Congress
only the mishap Of an Assistant Sec
retary's expose Of the probable effect
OF the scheme::blocked its easy pro-
gress. How much love Of country
was there in that project Of law
Current, Chicago.
The Current is misinformed. It
was the farmer Congressman from
Iowa, the Hon. L. 81. Weller. who
blocked the progress OF the scheme
during the first session Of the Forty
eight Congress, by repeatedly OBJ
jecting to its consideration. It was
Farmer Weller who objected to any
more favoritism being granted to
the pet of the Republican party
the National Bank monopoly. Ev-
cry scheme in the interest Of the
National Banks presented to the
House OF Representatives in the
Forty eighth Congress, found in the
Iowa Granger bold antagonist. It
will ever be remembered in Wash
ington that a plain farmer, q member
OF the Forty-eighth Congress, who
was known as Calamity Weller,
succeeded in defeating three propo-
sitions for the benefit of. the most
powerful monopoly that ever cursed
the people OF the United States
the National Bank monopoly. The
Mcpherson bill, giving the banks
an additional $34 100000 OF bank
note circulation; the Dingley bill,
allowing the banks to invest $z2,-
OO0,Q 900, deposited by them for the
redemption Of their notes with the
Treasurer Of the United States, in
ieterest bearing Government bonds
and the Potter. bill, to refund the
public debt, as = basis for the Ma
ton Bank system, are. tho three
propositions which were
defeated by the untiring efforts OIL
Hon. L. H. Weller,.Cedar Valley
lines. -. ~ Nc. = - .-.s -
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LsngfrllOw In Switzerland.
Professor G. c. Everett


A few years ago at Interlakon, in 6witzer
land, dropped into o shop whore book
and pictures were sold, and where was also
circulating library. The COOL woman
who presided over the little establishment
was chatty body and fell into CONVERSE
ton with her. She told me among other
things Of an incident that had happened in
her shop some time before. Two gentlemen
ca,As in QUE day; the one a fine looking man
with waito hair AMI bearl. tho other
younger. The elder ns4ed hsr which Of all
the looks in her library she ccu.d best rec
omnend to him. Fac irought him Long
fellows "Nyp rio:i," watch she told him lie
would be- sure to like, for it was book that
delighted everyb dy. After they hal gone
out the younger cams back all said: "Dp
You know to whom yoa were recommending
that Iooks 1t was Lnnsf liow himself.
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Grants Serenity 0f Temper.


In recent conversation Mr.. Mark
lanl, WHO was the head of the mail
service Of Grants army, said Gen.
Grant never swore, and in my long con-
ncctiOn with him | have never heard
him utter q profanc word. | have been
with him OH many occasions iii viii n
perhaps the use Of profanity would have
been pardonahlc. have heard him
tell i'll social circles stories i'm which
oaths have always been used, but in re-
telling them lie would not quote the
oaths lie was frccr from using unkind
expressions toward his fcllowman than
anyone have ever known. And the
chief misfortuncs Of his life have arisen
from his misplaced confidence in his
fellowman.
Speaking Of his profanity, remember
two occasions on which Grant should
have sworn and | think would have
sworn il he could. One was while We
were at foang's Point, with hcadquar.
tors on the steamboat Magnolia. Two
Of the staff officers had been sent north
under orders, leaving their rooms on the
boat vacant. Gen. Grant invited two
officers on lOard one night for consulta-
ton. During the consultation q violent
rain storm came up, and Gen. Grant
asked these officers to remain on board
over night. saying that he had two
rooms, and that it would be more pleas.
ant for them to stay there than to 20 to
their camp in the storm. The time for
retiring arrived, AM the officers were
shown to their rooms. When the doors
We're opened, however, it was found
that tho beds were occupied by
the colored servants Of the officers who
were absent. Gen. Grant was very
angry, but his Indignation did not find
vent in oaths; he merely ordered these
servants out on shore into the rain, and
in short time, his indignation having
cooled, no sent an orderly to tell them
they could come back upon the boat. ]
At another time, after having per-
formed his morning additions, lie left
his false teeth in the wash-basin. Ills
servant, in putting his room to rights,
cmpticd tho contents into the river, and
Tor tho timc Gen. Grant was tOothless.
But his amiability developed itself even
here. He said to the servant: ''You
have put me in very embarrassing po-
sition, but you did not intend to do it,
and that was all.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
Take Another Nom de Plume John

Take Another Nom de Plume John!
When Mr.. John McHugh desires to
initiate the republican balloon
through the McGregor News he
takes the nom de plume Of JEFF"
Now this is appropriate for he Is as
much Of an outlaw among the re-
rublicans Of this county as Jeif Davis
is among the republicans Of the ma
ton.
When he desires to manipulate the
democratic machine he does 80
through the same channel under the
appropriate nom de plume Of Coca
sional.' Appropriate, because he
is only Interested in democracy "oc-
casionl''ly as family ties are to mo-
nopolize the party machine, and the
pickings OF office. Then he's red-hot
for Rod, but In his own words lin
different as to the low-down Irish on
the ticket"
But he needs another nom de
plume for the st. John or prohibition
party. As still In keeping with his
antecedents in attempting to manip-
ulate and control the other organic
atoms republican and democratic we
respectfully suggest the nom de
plume OF .'Belzebub." And should
he get permission to represent that
party he might sign his correspond
ence BELzEBUB & Co.
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For Sale

A good house with . good rooms,
with one lot or three, good cellcr.
$50 bl. cistefn, and best well in the
county, best l0cOtiOn in CrescO.
Come and sec this valuable prop
erty.
Also, five good lots, all within two
blocks OF the Court House square.
Another. Dwelling house and
three good lots fronting on two
streets. Two OF the lots are covered
with fine grove of timber. This
property is situated near the fine
residence OF w. NJ. Kellow, for sale
cheap.
Come again and look ut brick
yard OF about five acres, with all the
implements for making brick. And
one OF the best OF machines capable
OF making 10000 brick per day.
Large deposit Of clay for brick or
tile, good well, kiln walls, q dwelling
house ard lot near the yard, for sale
at q bargain.
A farm OF 16S acres, good house,
small barn, granaly, etc, u never
failing well OF good water, 135 acres
seeded down to timothy, no waste
land and one of the best stock farms
in. the County. Should you want
such a place don't forget to call on
me.
And lastly. The Roller Rink and
two lots near the Court House. This
buinding is 15Ox5O, with a good hard
maple floor, well stocked with 100
pairs OF the Vineyard skates, we'll
lighted with the best Chicago cleo
trio lamps. Three good plastered
rooms in the front, o good well OF
water on these lots, and doing a
good business. this property will be
sold at great bargain. Call on
N. b WHEELER.
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THE BooMeRANceLuNcEN.
Tho Pale. Sad Man VI the Wagnerian
cllestra and His Six ssEsOOhOOps,"

AssO AsOs SAM 0A0m VI inc WSSuOTI0n ~
ci,estrs and His Six ''Boohoops.''
Eugene Field in Chicago Newsl
Down among the orchestra peoi 10 sat a
pale, sad man. His apparent lonesonlenes 9
interested us deeply. We could not imagine
what he was there for. Every once In d
while he would got up and leave the orches-
ira and dive down under the stage and ap-
pear tehind tho scenes, where we could catch
glimpsss OF him practicing with pair Of
thirty-pound dumb-bells and testing spir.
ometer. Then he would come back and re-
occupy his old scat among the orchestra, and
look paler and sadder than ever. What
strange, mysterious being was he7 Why did
he intiict his pale, sad presence upon that
galaxy Of tuneful revelsrs2 What cunning
master the great Herr Wagner isl For what
emergency does he not provided
1t was l1::W when the third act began.
Die Walkuren had assembled In the dis NAL
dcll-all but the den Walkure, Brunnhilde.
Wotan is approaching on appalling storm
clouds composed Of painted mosquito bars
and blue lights. The sheet-iron thunder
crashes and the orchestra il engaged in an
other mortal combat with that revolutionary
mugwump, the small reed instrument that
persists In reforming the tune OF the opera.
Then the pale, sad man produces o large
brass horn-big enough at the business end
for COW to walk into. It Is fearful, pom
derous instrument, manufactured especially
for "Die Walkure" at the Krupp gun fac
tory in Essen. It has an appropriate name;
the master himself christened IL the boomer
angelungen. It is the monarch, the jumbo
Of all musical dinguses The cuspidor end
OF it protrudes into one OF tho proscenium
boxes The fair occupants OF the box are
frightened, and timidly shrink back.
Wotan il at hand. He comes upon TO
yards OF white tarletan and fourteen pounds
Of kissing, blazing lycopodium! The pale,
sad man at the other end u the boomer
angelnngen explains his wherefore He APP
plies his lips TO tho brazon monster. His
eyeballs hang out upon his cheeks, the veins
rise on his neck, and the lumpy cords and
muscles stand ont on his arms and hands.
Boohoop, boohoop-yes, six times boohoop
does that brazer megatheriun blare out,
vivid and distinct above all the other sixty
instruments in the orchestra. Then tho
white tarletan clouds vanish, tho blazing
lycopodium goes out, and Wotan stands be.
fore the excited SPECTATOR Then tie pale,
sad NAH lays down the hoomerangelungen
and goes home
That is all he has to do; tho six sonorous
boohoops announcing the presence Of Wotan
is all that is demanded q the boomerange-
lunge4 But it is enough; it is marvellous
appalling, prodigiou< Whose genius hut
Herr Wagners could have found employ
ment for the boomerangelungeni We hear
talk OF tho sword motive, the love motive.
tho Walhalla motive, and this motive and
that-but they all shrink into nothingilss
when compared with the motive Of the
boomerangelungsn.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
One Dollar

Hoods Sarsaparilla cures scroiuia, salt
rhcum, all humors, boils, pimplcs, general de.
bility, dyspepsia, biliousncss, sick headache.
catarrh, rheumatism, kidney and liver com.
plants, and all affections caused by impure
blood or low condition Of the system. Try It.
II was severely afFlicted with scrofula, and
for over a year had two running sores on my
neck. took I'VE bottles Of Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, and consider myself entirely cured"
G. +. LovEJoY, Lowell, Mass.
floods Sarsaparilla did me an immense
amount Of good. My whole system has been
built up and strengthened, my digestion Inn
proved, and my head relieved OF the bad feel.
ing. | consider 1t the best medicine have
ever used, and should not know how TO do
without It." MARY L. PEELE, Salem, Mass.
Hoods Sarsaparllla
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for o. Made
only by G. !. HOOD + CO., Lowell, Mass
100 Doses One Dollar.
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Good Enough Tor TIrem.

The universal verdict on the man.
ner in which the Democrats lost the
tie in the Illinois Assembly will be
s'GoOd enough for them"
II the Democrats were paying less
attention to getting some small
Office, or throwing Republican out
Of small some Office, they would have
more time to make demonstration
Mt the polls. They have lost the
Senatorship. as they deserved to do.
The Republicans now have ma
jority on joint ballot, and they are
therefore charged with tile respon-
sibility Of naming the Senator.
They should do SO without delay
lSt, Paul Globe.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
DAKOTA.
A Grave Defect.

A case In Sargent county furnishes
an illustration OF grave defect In
the land laws or their administration.
In August, 1883, two brothers,
Crosswait, proved up on two claims.
The government agents In the land
Office accepted the proofs as correct,
and on the strength Of this prima
facie evidence that q patent would
issue, an agency loaned them money
to make Improvements with. Since
that time one Of the claimants has
died and the other moved to Oregon.
Recently those who hold the land
were notified from Washington that
complaint had been made that the
proofs were illegal, and to meet on
certain day to show cause why the
entries should not be Cancelled. A
special agent Of the department ap-
peared with witnesses eager to
swear away the claim and possibly
secure Il themselves. It will no
doubt b Cancelled. What then be-
comes Of the security Of the money
loaners or the interests Of innocent
purchasers? The special agents
and land officers should look into
questions OF fraud before the proof
Is made. and the acceptance Of the
proof be the government agents
should be prosecuted. The men
who have made false proof are quite
likely to sell out and leave very
soon, and the innocent purchasers
are made to suffer. They have a
right to presume that the accept
ance Of the proof by the land Office
will be followed by patent. They
pay their money for the improved
land, and it IL gross wrong and in
justice tossmake them responsible for
frauds Of which they know nothing.
The recent order suspending the
issuance Of patents indefinitely IS q
further aggravation. No one IS safe
in loaning money to prove up end
improve q claim, as experts may
years after hunt up Witnesses who
want to swear the claim away from
the holders. The innocent suffer
and the guilty 60 free, or IL not gull,
ty they are at the mercy Of false
witnesses
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The Population. Exactly.
iHa,.,er's Bazaar.

"What is the population of the world,
papa" asked 6-year-old Edith, who was
making up sums for herself GU a new
slate.
"You must not interrupt mo now,
Edith, sad her father, who was writ
ing at the same table. go to Miss
Smith, referring to the governess.
Her father was not SO busy, however,
but that he heard AMI was amused by
her saying in low tone soon after:
Il know how | can find out for my
self. I'll look in the back of the geog-
raphy for the United states and for
Europe, and then can add Aunt Mary's
baby and Aunt Jessie's baby, and that
will give it to me exactly. "a
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
The Shah Of Persia In Public,

Although the king Of Persia has q larger
collection of jewels than any other monarch,
save ON state occasions, such as the public
salaam Of tho new year, he very seldom dis
plays any Of them. He il strikingly plain
In dress. Tho full-skirted frock coat OF
black cloth, or at times Of finest cashmere
shawl, which in winter time Is lined and
trimmed with priceless fur, is his usual
wear hut the colors are generally dark.
In the capital the shah may be frequently
seen on horseback, and, like all Persian gen.
tlemen, he rides we'll: his horses, with long
and uncut tails, dyed crimson for some six
inches at their tips 1.-THE jealousy guarded
privilege Of the king and his sons,, are
distinguished by their value and beauty.
Hsre, too, the shah's quiet taste Is apparent
In tbs sOmber materials OF his saddlery,
though Of colsse each spirited charger has
its pure gold or Jewslsd necklet and trap
pings, aud these barbario ornaments GER
tainly do not detract from its appearsn1e
Riding alone, his eyes generally on the
ground, his majesty still maintains staff
Ut soass dozen royal running footmen, who
clad in his stats livery Of scarlet and gold,
wearing the turretsd Lsts Of other days,
with their jingling ornaments. and each
armed with his silver staff Of office. hover
Z NbAAAN CAO CAA1A1S WHO U1l0 IOul6I0S az MS
stirF4p 10 indicate the royal pleasure Be-
hind come one or two Of the ministers, the n
pell-men the throng 1f mounted courtiers,
SECRETARIES officials, and tas:r hangers-on
while the royal bodyguard u nssgulars,
each with his gun slung ia scarlet cloth
cass across his back, mix promiscuously
among tbs miscellaneous crowd Of lou Or 9OO
horsemen, without whom tho shah Il hardly
ever seen.
The royal carriage most In yox4s aitA his
maj esty bears suspicious likeness to one Ut
our sheri6's vehicles; eight horses are har-
messed to It, the pairs being ridden by four
positions in scarlet. As rule the king is
alone. the only exception being when &C.
by one Of his son, or the prime
minister, or perhaps some religious magnate
Erratic rs hs IL in his movements, passin,
from one suburban palace to another, the
royal route may generally be ascertainel BY
the water-carriers, who carefully
sprinkle the road the king will use
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
PLAIN DEALER,
". Il. MEAD, Editor.
THURSDAY. MAY IA, 1856.

A letter went through the Des
Moines post Office recently, addressed
.sB. r. Sherman It fell into the
hands Of the Governor. It's opening
sentence began, my dear honest sir :
The Governor sealed 1t up, returned
it to the post Office endorsed, opened
by mistake"
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SLEEPING WITH OPEN WINDOWS.

Some Positive and Unavoidable isislEs
For Delicate Persons to Consider.
scientific American.J
This question introduces subject upon
which there is diversity OF opinion, both
Il have had no bad colds since learned to
sleep with my windows open,n remarked Q
gentleman in the Office Of The Medical and
Surgical Reporter, tho other day. In reply,
the editor says that tho only hard ODDS" be
ever suffered from Wero contracted by Sleep
ing in rooms TO which the night air had tree
access.
The editor adds that It Is well known that
bodily temperature sinks slightly during
sleep; the physiological functions act with
diminished activity; and hence the resist
ance Of tho so0nomy 70 morbii1c influences
is proportionately lessensd-
But it d also well known that At night
these influences are moro potent and nox-
ious The air il charged with greater hui
nudity; miasmatic and malarial poisons ris3
to higher levels, and extend with greater
rapidity; the chill Of tho damp night air is
penetrating and dangerous; the snsanatiops
from organic decay are moro perceptible.
Against these the sleeper Is less protected
than in the daytime. He has Invested him.
self Of his woolen external clothing to put
on cotton or linen. and lies between shsets Of
the same material between which, ct the
tops and sides Of tho bed, the air gains ready
access to his unprotected surface Il be- is
restless, be renders such access yet more
easy.
4 greater risk awaits him A sudden fall
IN temperature 1T night is no unusual occur
renee. In summer q thunder gust, in winter
. shift Of the wind to tho north, 0ftsn &e.
duces the temperature ton to twenty de-
grees The sleeper Is unaware Of this He
remains exposed to is with no further protec-
ton than he found agreeable ut the higher
temperature until he awakes chilled and
stiR, perhaps, with the seeds q serious
illaess already s0wn.
These are such positive and unavoidable
risks that We should counsel . delicate per-
son to b exceedingly cautious hsV be ven
tured on the plan Of open windows ~ night,
however much has been said IN it, favor BY
popular hVgienistz
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Spanish Jack.

Will make the season OF 1856 at my
farm on the Howard road four miles
south west Of CrcscO.
Terms to insure $1,000 $1.OO at
time OF service balance when mare
is known TO BE- in foal, mares dispos-
ed OF will be deemed to have been In
foal. JOSEPH Glass.
New Oregon April II. 1855.
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A Much Needed Comma.


"Richeleu" Robinson relates an amusing
incident in which he was the chief actor.
More than forty years ago he took out his
first pape;s Of citizenship The clerk re-
peated tho usual formula, which required
the applicant to renounce allegiance to all
othor governments, and concluded, without
ever making pause, abut especially to the
Queen Of Great Britain aud ireland SO help
you God give me dollarp Pardon me,
SIR Mr.. Robinson said, shut shouldn't you
have put q comma between God and the
dollar2n