The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-04
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES.

Up in Bangor the clergvmen send to
the hotels every Sunday inviting
strangers To the churches.
NJ. Ledrain. Hebrew scholar, has
just published the first volume of q
new translation OF the Bible in French.
Harry Garfield. the eldest son Of the
late President Garfield. il soon to marry
his cousin. Miss Mason OF Cleveland. q.
George Gould and wife will live a.
the Windsor Hotel. having five rooms
on the second floor, for which he paws
1920 per week.
When Mrs. Cleveland rides out she
generally has as many friends with her
as the carriage will mold. She bows TO
those she knows.
No permits will be issued hereafter
by the War Department for the intro
ductiOn of liquors into Alaska except
for sacramental purposes.
senator Edmnnds is put down as
only worth 100000. notwithstanding 9
his practice in the Supreme Court Is
estimated as worth S5O,OOO yearly.
There were about 5000 baptisms o
adults in connection with the Missions
of th5 Church Missionary Society last
Year, Of which. 1850 were in India.
col. John ). Mosby Is going on the
platform this winter with lecture de-
failing his experiences during the War.
He receives $500 per night aud all his
expenses.
There is wildcat in the Geological
Gardens Of London which has for ten
Years been left to its own devices in its
cage. He is not only untamed but un
tamable.
Miss Emma Folger, near relative
OF the late Secretary Fclger. and at
one time amanuenss for Charles
OCOnner, is now schoolteacher at
Nantucket.
Many persons living near Winnie
bago are shod with shoes made of the
tanned skins Of surgeons caught in
that water. The leather is soft and
looks well. they say.
The uncle Of the MIkado Of Japan
has arrived at San Francisco. He is
known as Prince kornatsk and he is 4
military mana Lieutenant. General
in the japanese army.
Gov. Pattison, of PENNSYLVANIA. saws
that when his term of office expires in
January next be will re une the prac-
tice Of law in West Philadelphia. H.
is still under forty years of age, and
has been in official life nine years.
Sir Charles Dixie. il seems, has a
committee Of his own selection at
work making inquiries into the Craw-
ford case, and the evidence obtained
will be published as the defense of Sr
Charles.
Mr.. Gladstone calls his study the
Temple Of Peace There are three
writing desks there. At one Mr.. Glad.
stone does his political writing, ut
another his literary work, and th,
third belongs to Mrs. Gladstone.
There are only 1000 Indians now in
Kansas. The Pottawatomies are in
Jackson County. the Chippewas and
Muncies in Franklin County, the Kick
apoos, lowas, aud Sac and Fox in
Brown County, Kansas, and Richard.
son County, Nebraska.
Gen. H. Il. Jackson, ex-minister to
Mexico, has arrived at his home in
Georgia. He says the future Of Mexico
is full Of promise. though the donkey
is still formidable rival of the steam
engine. He saws that Diaz is not only
soldier but Il man of extraordinary
ability as statesman.
The farmers of the Cass County
Dak.) Institute declared, after dis
cnssion, that summer following is most
effective when done just before har-
vest. But plowing just before har.
vest does not constitute summer fal.
low.
The crofters of Kilmur. Isle of Skye
at acked a force of police who were
assisting the Sheriff to make eyictions
The military was called upon for aid
aud charged the crofters with tn.
bayonet. wounding several. Six were
arrested.
William Walter Phelps has pur.
chased for 500. 900 the Blaine mansion
at Washington. This beautiful house
was b lit by Mr.. Blaine during the
Garfield Administration. but was given
up after the Presidents ) death. 1t has
since been occupied by MIR. Letter, tie
Chicago merchant millionaire.
Ex-Queen Isabella, who is at present
living in Paris, has since the recent in
snrrection in Spain refused 10 receive
visitors. Only few intimate friend.
are admitted and even these are for.
hidden to make any allusion to Spanisl
politics in conversation. Her ex'
Majesty will shortly 60 to Madrid,