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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
"Prices' aud .i.OKds.

The London Bankers Magazine
says: within tire last few years
coffee has dropped more than Az per
cent, sugar fully 30 per cent, tea
nearly 70 per cent. wheat about ~
per cent, butchers meat 10 per cent
Of metals, copper has fallen about
80 per cent and iron % per cent.
Wool has fallen about 30 per cent
Most OF this decliue has taken place
since 1882
And just rs these "prices" hive
fallen, the purchasing power of bond
has increased. $1,000 will to-day buy
40 per cent more coffee. 30 per cent
more sugar, 20 per cent more tea. ~
per cent more wheat, 10 per cent
more meat, 80 per cent more copper,
% per cent more iron, and 30 per
cent more wool, than it would only
four years ago.
The same authority states that
this decline In prices IL owing to
scarcity Of gold.
In other words, having forced the
commercial world to a gold stand
ard, the boniholders have been able
to squeeze down prices t. the figures
given above. By so doing they
have enhanced the value OF thei,
Income securities in the same pro.
portion.
Every national, state. municipal
corporate and private debt has been
increased by this decline in prices
When We consider the fact thai
already our interest burden is $500,
100000 more than til. total aygr~.
gate Increase OF wealth In the United
Stntrs, thoughtful people may vel
contemplate with apprehe nsion the
fact that awaits our Republic.
/ Unless the gold basis, with IT.
damnable train vi evils Is abandon.
ed, and that speedily the day oil
universal bankruptcy tenant farm.
ing, and Wage slavery is not far dis.
tanf.
! LIT the brakes be put on at once
let The engine hr reversed. Let in
iia.ion b. the order Ut the day Ill!
there shdl. he mpn'y enough To pay
off orr debts aud 10 business on !;
Cash basis.
Prices must 70 mp and bond, !
must come dowD![-Chicag, Senti
i n.4l
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
All Prescribed.

II President Cleveland wants u
second term. he had better join the
Knights OF Labor; but he can't being
y lawyer.
II Dan Manning wants the nomi-
nation. he wuulG do well to Join !;
but he cant. being a banker.
II John Sherman wants it. let him
approach the veil-which, however
he can't pass bring speculator.
II Stanford wants it, let the rum.
seller Of Red Bluff read the list tf
til. prescribed classes, among whom
arr liquor dealers, even those who
charge two hits drink
|. Evarts, the authorizing skele.
ton, wants it, let him Try to cross
the portals which no legal foot cur
touch.
Ii Fdmunds wants it, let him seek
to enter III Order which outlaws
professional politicians.
Ii II certain ex- President waits a
RECONCILIATION, let him, when apply
ing fol admission to the X. Of L.,
it- his maine under the rule which
prohibits the entrance OF gamblers
john Swinton's PaLrr.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
II Il .tIs.-:ney ~ note ~. imnray.

II i pleasing 10 note the improve
ments III farm buildings LID travelling
over The county, because il denotes
prosperity to those having tii.m
and prosperity that il well mcfil.d.
Mr. Charles Byrns two miles .est OF
Vernon has put up large barn with
substantial stone basement, and Mr.
Frank klinglc on 'he Howard road
has just completed large barn IN
excellent style. And on the Mccoy
farm two or three miles farther
west there Is m entire village Of
bans with number Of hundred fct /
Of sheds. and probably four thouS-
and dollars in horses and cattle
They have cut and put up over two
hundred tons Of hay on the Farm this
year and have excellent crops OF
small grain and corn. The farm is
under the management Of Mr.. J.
Enos WHO seems to he thoroughly
competent and practical in his
methods Of farming.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
RAISING TIE IS CENT DOL
LAR To PAR.
Who ii Has liclDcd.

At tile close af tie war in 1865 the
public debt was in round nnAbels
-, 500. 100000 The greenback dol
lar measured by gold was worth but
s. cents. Butter then was worth 30
cents pound. Twice as many
pounds as there were dollars OF
debt would pay it all. The repub-
lican party commenced burning up
the 81 cent dollars, to the end that
those remaining should be al par
with gold. Then the bond holder
had TO give Sl.OO for two pounds OF
butter. now he buys ten pounds for a
dollar. The national debt has been
reduced one half. yet one half the
original debt will buy eight thons-
and millions more lbs OF butter than
the entire debt in 1866. Then the
entire debt was only all equivalent
for Que million four hundred thous-
and bushels of wheat. Now one
half the amount Of the original debt
will buy twice the number Of bush
els that the entire sum would in 1865.
Then with thirteen thousand mil
lion dollars in circulation which the
republican party has cremated since
every man lad plenty Of work with
prompt pay. Now those who are
idle are quite as numerous, the year
through, as those who have employ
ment. The idle hands and reduced
price paid for work gives lahoring
men less Of the necessities Of life at
tile reduced prices than they We're
able to have III the higher prices.
The only class that has been bene-
flied by cremating the greenbarks
and The credit-strengtheninS act Of
1869 are the men who have dollars
to sell. One dollar now will buy on
an average eight times as much of
the products OF labor as it did before
these things Were made into law.
Hence as effect follows cause, SO
does scarcity in money, no matter
Of what male. make low prices for
labor, and for everything it produc-
es.
Now whom does this benefit? The
man who has labor to sell? or the
man who owns money to buy its
prOductS.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

State Senator Wright, OF Charles
city. claims to be the father Of pro.
hilition in Iowa. The child is not
one to be proud OF, though its de-
formity may properly enough ava
ken the most tender solicitude. The
senator, however, is going about the
state declaring that prohibition is
bringing about wonderful reforms
and that it has closed about all the
drinking places In the river towns.
II Senator Wright were only as con
sistent and truthful as he Is persit-
emit aud erratic. he would attract
more attention. .-Dayenpor. Dem.
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Democratic District Convention.

A delegate convention OF Demo
cratic electors OF the 4th district OF
Iowa, will be held at Charles City,
Iowa, on Monday, September 6, losG
at 3 o'clock p. M, for the purpose vi
nominating one Representative in
Congress for said district.
The ratio OF representation will be
two delegates for each county and
one delegate for every 400, or frac-
ton OF 200 or over, cast ut the Gen
eral Election in 1856 for Hon. Chas
E. Whiting for Governor.
The counties of the district are en-
titled to representation rs follows:
Allamakee, Z Floyd,
Cerro Gordo, 4 Howard
Chickasdw, 6 Mitchell
CLAYTON, 8 Worth, :
Cayette, s Ninnesheik,
Dated July %, 1856,
By order Of the Committee.
WALT. H. BUTLER, Chairman.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

fthe President and Democratic
members OF congress will glance at
the message Of Andrew jackson in
1886 thew will observe that "old
hickory was in favor Of paying off
the debt holding that "A surplus IN
our treasury is ruinous to both our
credit and our moral systems" or
course we don't suppose it will bene-
fit republicans, who established the
bad policy Of locking up the money
which should be in circulation
among the people, but democrats
who are democrats would obtain
some sound financial ideas reading
up Jackson'S message.
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National Greenback Congressional
Convention.

A delegate convention OF the
Greenback electors Of the 4th dis.
trict Of Iowa, will be held at Charles
City, Iowa, on Monday, Sept. 4, 1856,
ct 3 O'Clock I. IN, for the purpose.
OF nominating candidate for
representative in Congress from,
said district.
The ratio OF representation will be
two delegates for each county ana
one delegate for every 400, or frac-
ton OF 200 or over, east at the Gen
eral Election in 1856 for Hon. E. II.
Gillette for Lieut. Governor.
The counties OF the district are en-
titled to representation lis follows:
Allamakee Floyd
CerrO Gordo, Howard 4
Chickasaw, u Mitchell,
Clayton, . Worth,
Fayette, = Winnesheik
Dated July 50, 1856.
BY order OF the Committee.
w. II. MEAD. Chairman.
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In Ordinance

For refunding the bonded Indebtedness Of the
Incorporated Town Of CreacO. Iowa, to the
amount OF One thousand Dollars.
SEC. !. He II Ordaint d by the Town council
OF the lhcorpol ated Town OF Cresco, that OJAds
10 tic amount OF one thousand dollars be issued
by tn. town OF Cre>cO Iowa for the purpose OF
paying of and taking up bond No. {. and &C
cruable interest on outstanding bond issued un.
der an ordinance OF tile Town Council OF CreS-
CO, paesed aud approved July 9Th 1878.
SEC, !. said ooads shall be two IN number Of
Farnsworth or bearer aud bearing interest al
the rate OF six per cent ter annum until due,
respectively In 1879 and 1891.
SIC 3. The siId bond, shall be executed by
the Mayer and colntersigned BY the Recorder,
each In his otciil capacity and atfested with
the corporate seal Of said town OF Cresco, Iowa
SHr I said bonds when issued 10 be sold Of
negoti Aied at par value anu the money arising
tnereirom TO be paid 70 w. Z. Laid:aw, Treas
ufer OF said town Or Crtsco.
SIC. S. Z hiA ordinance 10 be III force and take
effect on AMI after It's passage and publication
as required ~ law:
Passed ana approved this III day Of August
1885.
n. $. DrRGIN, DANIEL PL ATT,
hccOr0er, Mayor.
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among the

Under the new law, after the first
Of mex January, the iowa grand
jury will be composed as follows:
In counties having u population OF
10000 or less the grand jury shall be
composed OF five members. and in
counties having more than 10000
the grand jury shall be- composed Of
seven members. Whenever the
number Of civil townships in any
county equals Or exceeds the num-
Der Of grand jurors for such county,
not more than one grand Juror shall
be drawn from any civil township.
No person shall serve as grand juror
for two consecutive years. An in
dicfment cannot be found without
the concurrence Of four out OF five
when the grand jury is composed OF
five members, and not without the
concurrence OF five when the jury IL
composed OF seven MEMBERSHIPS
egrah.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

Ancient Rome grew to its power
and greatness on dat money actual
II made Of bronze, Every year she
used this money her splenLor in.
creased with corresponding happi
ness to the people. Bronze money and
liberty departed when gold came in
The Spartans when ruled by Lycur.
gus and his laws had similar expert.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

We send out with the PLAIN DEALER
this week supplement continuing
three important speeches made by
General Weaver. Every laboring
man should put them aside for fu-
ture reference, after reading them.
They should also having SO true,
able and faithful a representative in
congress through fusion strive to
secure others of the same kind
through similar means.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

The average pay Of protected
labnrcrs in the bifiuminons coal
fields q Pennsylvania id 1884 wa
500 for the year-lcss than Il dollar
for each working day. The an.
thracite coal miners, with no 70
cents per ton Of duty to protect
them. earnd $50 more on the average ;
while blacksmiths and harness MAX
ers averaged s6o5. masons 1910, and
other protected workers an
amount proportionately much high
er than that paid to mechanics OF
the same class abroad. The wage
earners feel the benefits OF pIotec-
ton last OF all. and meet its burdens
among the first.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

Homes are what their occupants
make them. "A domestic riot can't be
quelled by hanging out red worst
ed sign "God bless our home" Aud
that other green worsted motto "Thr
Lord will PROVIDE is beaten out OF
sight by frugality and houest toll in
the support OF family and home.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

When M.jnr Anderson mentioned
the name ~ Brown in the RtInhli-
can State Convention q yrir ago,
he was hoofrd and hiss, Il and howl
I'll ut until he had n III iowii.
Brown Is nov acquitted, the R.rti,
lican parry convicted. AM Anderson
in i, fair way 10 beat Hepburn Tor
Congress. He who laughs last
sometimes lat Chs best.-In dependent
American.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

The pharmacy law saws that
after certain other specifications ar.
provided fora permit to sell beer
AID other intOxicants shall b. issued
to the pharmacist applying. Such Il
law says the Drs Muines Leader. 1t
seems, would head uff any temper
an e community from regulating or
restraining the sale Of ari"nts. But
1t Is republican measure, so VIZ
snppos. that the temperance forces
are we'll pleased with il aud ready to
say it is good, even though no II
c-nse fee is "xacted from the deal.
ers.- Telegraph,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
Rrainard's Mus cal World.

The August number Of this io,lin
III contains fcll reports If The Nation
al, OHIO, Indiana and Texas Music
Teachers Associations. and is other
Wise rs interesting as ever. The
editor and publishers efforts from
time 10 time issue II nlngazin. that
Is the cheapest most lit. resting and
Instructive 10 teachers, pupils AMI
parents are not in vain, and this
journal will maintain this time long
reputation for many years 10 come.
The following mn~ic will be found
in the August number:
Well Never Sell the Farm. 80. . Rodney Stuart.
Daisv.......... ....... ....Mich ri Nat..il.
Pretty Little Blue Eyes......W r. Westhon.
sdo1ul 1u ..z,,......,... ...beO. r. NOGl.
Subs ripii"n price 81 80. sample
copies 10 cents. 5. Brainar.fs Sons,
Publishers, Euclid Avenue, Cleve.
land, Ohio.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

Farms and all other property are
worth about on third what they
were In 1866. Since then over three
thousand millions Of dollar. have
been paid Oh the bonded debt, and
yet what OF it remains will buy
three times as much property as the
whole would at the close OF the war.
Wouldn't 1t be better to have less
premium on bonds and more on
farms2
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
National County Convention.

The National party of Howard
county is requested to meet in mass
convention at the Court House in
Crescc, Saturday Sept 1, 1856, ut
p. NJ, to elect 4 delegates to the
Congressional Convention which
meets at Chas. City, Monday, Sept q
j. j. Lowry,
Chairman Co. Com.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

Iowa is having large export
trade in Jim jams" The State
maintains an international manu-.
factory Of them at Des Moines, which
is under the direct care Of the Des
Moines regency. What common
tary on the pretence OF prohibition
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

The Conservatory OF Music Of the
Upper Iowa University doubled its
enrolment last year from the year
preceding, reaching 81. With in
creased facilities, larger corps Of
teachers and full courses Of study in
ali branches OF music they Invite IL
still lager patronage. Send for cat.
legue to J. ". Ruggles, Musical Di
rfrtos, Fayette, Iowa,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

The cry OF mon. partisan admins
traiion" is the cry Of toryism, hate rs
Of universal liberty and suffrage,
embracing u desire implied II not
expressed, to build mp ruling class
bet wren the Government and the
people. Il comes from those who
are monarchists at heart, hating the
masses. hut too cOwardly to openly
EXPRESS il.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
80 - a. ~
Crackers.

An effort is being made which can
only be described as immense, to
frighten farmers about their pros
pective corn crop. On every hand
men assure us that corn is failure
for the want OF rain. As corn is SO
important il crop. it is easy to fright
Ell nervous people about it. We
have just travelled over several coun-
ties which have had no rain since
June lst. and carefully examined
tile cornfields. and AS "A rule, tint
them in remarkably excellent con.
ditiOn. The ears are forming perfect.
~ and will mature perfectly without
drop OF rain ii it does not come
There are fields which, owing to i'm.
proper cultivation are Suffering, and
will yield very light returns.
| Only i, flew days ago the croakers
were saying. there will be 40 oats, nj
wheat, etc they will ali fall Now
after harvesting IL splendid crop o
small grain. they visit the cornfields
with their EVIL predictions. Til,
truth is, the earth is not nearly al
4 I'LL dS WI HdNG sf'Su ~ Will
crops OF coru. The wells and spring
are all holding out well, and corr
will mature and make u good crDl
witho ut rain. Our towns are full o
lazy spectators who buy futures
in Chicago, whose profits depent
upon making people believe mere i
to be a failure nf crops. They til
the streets and papers with thei
gab. Iowa never fails, especially il
dry seasons. She comes neares
failure in wet seasons. There is
thousand times more DANCE
that there will be no price for corr
owing to money boarding. than tina
there will not be fair crop. Tn
only famine We need feai in til
northwest is money famine. Gu
worst enemy is not the drouth, bu
the spongy usurar who absorhs on
crops when raised Iowa Tribune
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
". X. MEAD, Editor.
Democratic-National State Ticket.

DemOcratic-Nati State Ticket.
For Secretary OF State,
CATO SELLS,
OF Blackhawk County.
For Auditor Of State,
PAUL GUELICH,
or Des Moines County.
For Treasurer Of State,
DANIEL CAMPBELL.
OF Monona County.
For Attorney General,
G. H. MACKEY,
OF Keokuk County.
For Clerk OF the Supreme Court,
WILLIAM THEOPHILUS,
OF Howard County.
For Reporter Of the Supreme Court,
FRANK P. BRADLEY,
OF Audubon County,
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shed RIM Well.

Mrs. Cleveland is making friends
80 much fa.fnr than her husband
thai tli. woman snffiagists will
son ~ talking ~ running her for
hi -.,.t., e-sar.- HostOu Record.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

Would 1t be a crime to boycott the
pharmacy saloon? The place to do
It ef1ectually will be ut the ballot
1,rv
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
III OrdislaN re

To prevent rubbish aud other matter being un.
.oaded or lett In the Incorporation and pro-
vlding punishment therefor.
Be Il ordained by the Town Council OF the In.
cOrpOrate0 Town OF CroSco, Iowa:
SEC. That 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons to throw Or leave any dead AMI
M, into or on the premises or upon any pAhltc
ground. building, street or highway IN this
town.
SEC 2. That It shall be unlawful for any
person or persons TO throw or leave or cause to
BIZ left un:o idei or deposited upon any public
ground. street or highway Or upon the premise.
II anot her In said town. rubbish. manure or
other refuse or waste matter OF any kind what
ever.
provisions OF this ordinance shall beliaDle Tor all
dam u. accustomed s0r the removal OF such
nth or waste matter. and shalt b. fined In O
sum not lees than IS o., nor more than 5000.
for eaci and every offence. ana shall stand com
mitted TO he county jail. not toexcced ID days,
unless such fine and costs are sooner paid.
sEc II shalt ,. the special duty Of the
Va and street Commissioner TO see that
SEC. S Thi, ordinance to be In force and rake
effect from and after lis passage and pub.ica.
ti0n.
PISSED and approved this 81 day Of Augu.t
i. rs !. nrxars. DANIEL pLArT.
Recorder. Mayor.
ORR { sui Notice.
In tic Circuit Court OF Iowa, IN and for the
cOmnty OF Howard.
Sic hen =. Combs, sep'emh.r Term
Min led .om,s. Notice VI suit.
To Daf .nllnt Minnie J.. Combs:
Yon are hrreb notified That ON or before
the 18th day of Augu 1896. there wilt be On tile
In the Office Of tn. Clerk OF the Circuit Gourt q.
l.wl. fpr How ri county. q petition Of plaintiff.
CHI Ming against you decree OF absolute d..
varce on ha ground or desertiOn. for other equt
table relief ana costs II you wrongfuly defend
AMI III IT Unless you appear thereto ana defend
III or before nnon OF the sacOnt day OF the nex,
Term II his Id court. which term will begin
on tile 18Th DIV OF september ,Ss, and be holden
Mt GiescO. Howard Ounty. Iowa, your default
will be entered and deere and Judgmt.n
thereon IN accordance with the prayer OF the
said petition.
FRANK SAYRE.
ni5'3 Atty. tor Plaintiff.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

An editor died and slowly wendell
his way down to whe.e he supposed
warm reception awaited him. The
devil met him and said: For many
years thou hast borne the blame Of
bad spelling that the printer has
gotten off in the paper; the paper
has gone out at two dollars a year;
alas! the two d liars have failed to
come in. The printer has bedeviled
thee for wages every Saturday
night when thou hast not darn far
thing to thy name Men have been
taking thy Laprr without paying for
1t. and have cursed thee for not get
ting up a better paper. Thou hast
seen called "aean" by the freight
conductors when thou hast showed
thy annual pass to their envlons
gaze. All these thou hast borne in
silence. Thou canst not come in
here" Aud he fired him. And us
he dill ST. the devil murnured to
himself: Heaven is his home, aud
besides, il I had him in here he
would have been dnnning his delin
guent subscribers and thereby rails
ell discord in my kingdom.-Spring-
field Transcript.
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G. y. JORDAN, Treasurer.
Washington d. C., June 80.

This is the largest V, lume Of mon
ey ever gathered together on earth,
and as every dollar Of it has been
taxed out OF the earnings Of labor,
who wonders that the people are
hard up and that times are hard?
The Morrison bill to disbnrsr Il large
portion Of this fund among the PEG,
pie in payment OF the the publ !.
debt should pass both branches Of
congress, but there are too many
parti san slaves In the Demo.
cratic party. to pass II over the head
Of tho great American vctcel,
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Independent Judicial Ticket.

For Judges OF the District Court.
i. o. HATCH. of Clayton County,
J.F. DAYTON, of Allamakee County
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POPULAR LOANS.

"That. In connection with the post.
Office, the government shall organ
ize financial exchanges, safe depos.
its aud facilities for deposit OF the
savings Of the people In small
sums. and that Congress provide
for II system Of government lpnnS to
the people ut not more than per
cen instead Of loaning 10 banking
corporations for less than per cent.