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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
WHOLE NUMBER 1890.

of the book-platc. It is the presump-
tive evidence Of the ownership of books
and serves as more or less courteous
reminder to the procrastinating
borrower. Sometimes it is accompan-
led with legend for his special benefit.
Old Sherlock Willis neatly grasped
the situation in his inscription, 1.-The
ung0dly borr0wcth and paycth not
again. A later book lover was wont
to inscribe the following lines on the
fly-lcaves Of his precious volumes:
II thou art borrowed by friend,
Right welcome shall he be
To read, TO study, not to lend,
But to return to me.
Not that tmparted knowledge doth
Diminish learning's store,
But books, ! find, II often lent,
Return to me no moro.
The Germans have the oldest, the
French the most artistic and the En-
glish the most hideous book plates.
The American book-plate has. hereto
fore been an imitation OF the others,
but now promises to start out in new
limo of devel0pement. The old Euro
pean designs were often. drawn and
engraved by tho most eminent masters,
and 80 have an artistic as well as an
antiquarian value. Among the unique
and simple plates to be seen in some
collections Is that Of tho mathemati-
clan Of Christ's Hospital. who merely
inscribed his name across the figure Of
q proposition in Euclid. The majority
Of book-platos, however, arc made
wholly or in part of her heraldic en-
blcms. Tho history Of tho English Ex-
Libris has been dignified BY division
into several periods. The Jacobean,
which was the oldest style. is marked
by solidity and conventional formality
rather than grace. The Chippendalo ora
was very fi0rid and ornate, employing
all sorts Of gr0tesaue and extrava9ant
designs. Later came tho Allegorical
period. and after that, the landsca pc
plates, especially by those by Bewick,
we're in much favor.
The first engraver Of q distinctively
American book-platc was Nathaniel
Hurd. of Boston, who, in o modest
way, attained considerable colonial
reputation. He executed the seal of
of Harvard College and the book-plates
Of many Of the most prominent famil-
les. Paul Revere is the second native
American on record as having done
much Of this work. His plates are
somewhat rare, and considered par
ticularly valuable by the collectors.
Revere also designed, engraved and
printed the paper money Of tho Com
mOnwcalth Of Massachusetts in 1875.
Some Of the best plates Of tho old fam
lilies Of New York were etched and en-
graved BY tho Mavericks, father and
son. The latter died in 1881. Their
work also is very much priced by the
collectors. Among the other Amor
lean engravers whose signatures gave
value to the early American book
plates were Calender, Turner, Daw-
kins, Doolittle and the venerable Al
exandcr Anderson.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
Second state Prison.

The commission composed Of Hon. J. 3.
Pillsbury, McCrea, Hon. Henry Poehler
and Col. VIM. Crooks to locate the second
State prison, met at st. Paul on the 18th.
The following towns were represented and
Hast st. Cloud. granite; Rockville, Sauk
Rapids, Watab, st. Marysville, grey grap-
ite: Little Falls. black granite; Hastings
and Red Wing, Frontenac, buff limestone;
Dresbach, blue and buff sandstone; Hokah
Spring Valley, Mantorville, Mankato, Ka-
sofa aud limestone Luverne and Pipestone
jasper; Kettle River, fine sandstone: Du-
luth, granite, trap and sandstone. The
committee decided to visit all the places
desiring the institution and adjourned to
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
Mr.. Beecller Sails.

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher sailed for Eu-
rope on the 10th, on the Euteuria, steam
er filled with members of Mr.. Beecher's
congregation accompanying the steamship
down the bay He was accompanied by
his wife. Mr.. Beecher's face looked worn
and tired, and he gave every evidence OF
the need Of rest. Mrs. Beecher looked very
feeble. Mr.. Beecher expects to speak for
Mr.. Gladstone. Spurgeon will ask Mr..
Beecher to preach in his church. In Liver
pool the Congregational church Of which
the celebrated DR.. Ratiies was pastor will
Barker, OF the London Temple. will wei
come him, aud in Glasgow, Edinburgh and
Birmingham hs will be cordially received.
1t is very probable that he will be the
guest of the Queen and Gladstone.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
Foreign Notes.

The Belgian miners strike has ended.
Tho Pope has incidentally notified Carlos
that the Vatican will disaprove any At
tempt to disturb Spain. Joseph Chamber
lain denies that he influenced the rejection
OF II Brodkurst, the labor union member
Of the present parliament. The Emperor
Of China has conferred the decoration Of
the double dragoon on the German minis
ter OF marine and Q number of German Of
9cers. Ludwig's insane brother and sue
cessos to the throne, King Otto, when in
formed Of hts accession received the news
alphabetically, and replied, .'Soa sol The
soldiers must march out then.p He is
mentally incurable, but his bodily health
Is perfect.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
XLKth. CONGRESS.
Monday. June La

SENArE-The debate over the Northern
Pacific forfeiture bill continued. Mr..
Mitchell, Oregon, offered an amendment
TO exclude from forfeiture the lands coter-
minous with the completed portions Of the
Cascade branch. Senators George, Eustis,
Van Wyck, Coke, Hearst, Brown, McMil-
Ian and Edmunds spoke, but no vote was
taken.
HoUsE-The report OF the committee on
public lands. recommending concurrence In
the senate amendments to the Atlantic Il
Pacific land forfeiture bill, was agreed to; .
number Of bills were introduced, the one
Of public interest being for the deposit Of
coin and bullion in exchange TOR coin
certificates; to abolish pension agencies to
grant pensions to persons injured In con-
hict with Indians.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
Suicide Of Lutl wig.

June 18th, Ludwig II, King Of Bavaria,
was deposed from his throne on the ground
OF his insanity, his uncle, Prince Luitpold,
being appointed Regent. With some diff
Guilty Ludwig was persuaded to 70 to Castle
Berg at Starnberg Lake, where on Sunday
evening he committed suicide During
Sunday afternoon Ia company with DR..
Gudden the King went for walk on the
banks Of Starnberg Lake. After strolling
aimlessly up and down the path for some
time, the King, affecting to he tired, sat
down to his last dinner. The meal was
soon over, for though morbid glnttony
was one Of the symptoms Of the Kings ma
lady, he had but little appetite. That
night he seemed to be more resigned and
calm, however, and on his expressing q
wish to take another stroll along the lake
with DIR. Gudden his attendants made no
objections.
It was Gas when they started together
No alarm was felt till $50, when the
guards, growing uneasy, went out with
boats and torches to look for them. The
search lasted several hours before any sign
begun to fear he had escaped. The alarm
was given and Baron Washington was tel
egraphed to at Munich for Instructions
At about II one Of the searchers noticed
fo0tmarks on the bank. Soon after q
gamekeeper In the boat with DR.. Oveller
IN Ave feet Of water forty or fifty yards
from the land. Rowing toward them they
discovered that they were the bodies Of
the King and DR.. Gudden. They brought
them ashore, stripped them, and with the
help of the Kings warden and two gen.
| IL, 49, A<ne sAml~
made desperate efforts to restore anima-
ti0n.
Marks Of finger-nails on the DOCTOR
face and the fact that the Kings coat and
overcoat had both been torn of prove that
terrible struggle must have occurred ;
doctor lost his life in trying to save
his patient, or whether, 50 is now
suspected, the King, in Q lit Of vengeful
madness, pulled him into the water with
Hmm remains mystery.
The exact time Of the catastrophe was
watch, which had stopped at 6:4.
no trace Of life was perceptible.
Ludwig H., who was born Aug. %, 1S45,
was the son Of King Maximillian IL and
succeeded to the throne at the death Of his
Prussia in the contest with France of
1S1O'7l and favored the unification OF Ger
many. His brother Prince Otto, who
nominally succeeds to the throne, was
born April y, ISIS, but has been an
imbecile for years, and will, OF course,
exercise no authority. The mother OF the
unfortunate Princes will, it il said, retire
| to a convent. She was 10, n Oct. Is, 1875.
Her father and brother died mad and the
same fate has overtaken her unfortunate
sons. Prince Luitpold, the Regent, uncle
of Ludwig and Otto, was born March II,
| 1921.
DIR. Gudden, who lost his life with King
Ludwig, was the husband Of Mrs. B. Won
Gudden of Oshkosh, Wis, and brother of
DIR. William Gudden Of the town Of Black
Wolf, Winnebago county, Wis. The de-
leaves eight children. He contemplated a
visit to the United States during the au-
tumn.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
s9ztk&k1 tekn.dM.1r

Books, no less than umbrellas, from
time immemOrial seem to have been
the victims of an unfortunate laxity Of
morals. The hardened book-borrower
is man without shred of conscience.
He is utterly regardless of the desola-
ton he occasions. Though valuable
sets of books may be rendered worth
less, the propriety Of returning tho bor-
rowed volumes never occurs to him.
He is not a modern pest, but doubtless
came into existence with tho first book
And herein lies the secret of the origin
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24

How often Is the light Of the household
cloqded by signs OF melancholy or irrita-
bility on the part Of the ladies. Yet they
are not to be blamed, for they are the re-
suit OF ailments peculiar to that sex, which
men know not Of But the cause may be
remov ed and Joy restored by the use OF DR..
Pierce's .Favorite Prescription . which, as
tonic and nervine for debilitated women,
Is certain, safe and pleasant. 1t is beyond
all compare the great healer Of women.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24

ands of books with considerable enjoy
ment. and yet they may never have
heard Of book-platc. You will not
find q dcfination of the term in the pop
ular dictionaries; Worcester and Web
ster are blank upon the subject.
For several decades had likewise
been wandering in the outer darkness
Some months since when friend Of
mine, an ex-professor and venerable
bibliophile, whose head is as crammcd
with the odds and ends OF knowledge
as his shelves are crowded with musty
old volumes, propounded tho question
at the cate table, tho ignorance mani
tested was deep and profound. For
tho credit Of the party some ono sug-
gested that book-plate might be .
plate from which book text or
book illustrations are printed. The
The old gentleman smiled to himself.
He remarked that our education had
been neglected, and .relapsed into a
disparaging silence.
An unsolved cOnundrum is q prolific
source of evaporation, SO q call was
made that evening upon the ex-profes-
sor. He produced for our cdification
and enlightenment q faded and wrink-
eled scrap-book, which ho said ho had
recently purchased at an auction for
5000, mere pittance for such q treas
ure in his estimation. Pasted on the
leaves Of the scrap-book were several
hundred engraved labels Of various
forms and designs. Some were simple
monograms. plain shields. or mere
scrolls with q name engraved upon
them. Others were notifications Of
coats-of-arms. Many were extremely
ornate and fantastic, resplendent in .
profusion Of rococo. arabesquc, cornu-
copias, gargoyles, cherubs, cupids, &c.
Some were without inscriptions, others
were burdencd with long notices in
Greek. Latin and modern tongues.
Very few were distinctively American.
They were all book plates, and the orig
inal owners were wont to paste them
on the inside OF the front cover of their
books to denote their ownership.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24

pie at the funeral was immense. a num-
ber of persons were crushed in the crowd
and injured. Many OF the people wept
and sobbed as the kings coffin was borne
along to it's last resting place. Behind the
coffin walked Prince Lnitpold, the regent.
and members Of the royal family, together
with the ENJOYS. After the consecretion,
the remains were deposited in the ances-
tral vaults. At the conclusion Of the inl-
pressive ceremonies the dense crowd dis
persed quietly. The pageant was the
greatest ever seen in Munich. The crown
princes Of Germany and Austria were
present.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
Honor to the Bride.

The White House has never been more
crowded than on the evening Of the 18th,
at the reception to the diplomatic corps,
the congress, the army and navy and gov
ernment officials higher than heads Of bu-
reaus, to pay their respects and offer con-
gratulations to President Cleveland and
his bride. Every member OF thediplomatic
corps IN the country was present, with .
multitude Of the others to whom cards Of
invitation were issued. Mrs. Cleveland
was attired in her wedding dress, and with
emile for every one and q word for many
and her wipsome manners captivated all.
There was only one opinion about Mrs.
Cleveland. Her beauty, her graceful man.
ners and her dignity were the comment OF
the people, aud every one was enthusiastic
In admiration. One old lady expressed
the thoughts of all when she said 10 her:
My dear, we loved you because you
were the wife Of the president; but since
have seen you, think we will all love you
for yourself.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
WISCONSIN.
Death Of a Wisconsin EDITOR.

Harlan II. Page. who from 1861 to 1876
was on the editorial staff Of the Wisconsin
State Journal, died at Baraboo, ON the
10th, Of brain and lung troubles. He will
be buried at Plattville. He was So years
old. His mind gave way suddenly In 1876,
while he was writing an editorial, since
which time he has been . hopeless invalid,
unable even TO intelligently express him
self. His widow u Rosa Marliani, Of the
New York stage.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24

At st. Paul, on the 18th, Patrick Tucker
was drowned while bathing In the river.
At Pleasant Valley, near Red Wing, : fif-
teen year old boy killed his younger broth
er, swapping an nurloaded" pistol at him;
Near Lake City Andrew Nelson, employed
on the Maiden Rock (Wis.) section OF the
Chicago. Burlington & Northern railroad,
was struck on the head by Q stone thrown
from blast and killed. He was f1fty-five
years old and leaves wife and four chill
dren.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
The Queens Fifty Years,

The fiftieth anniversary Of Queen Victor
las accession to the throne was elaborately
celebrated in London on Sunday, special
services being held in all the churches, the
where the Lord Mayor aud corporation Of
flcials were present and the Bishop Of Lon
don officiated. There was q special SER
vice in the chapel at Windsor Castle. The
coronation anthem was performed at mid
night at Temple church some of the most
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24

On the evening Of the 10Th, at Deer Greek
Mimi, clerk in the store OF d. Barker,
was killed by lightning and Mr.. Barker in
jured. At Fergus Falls house was struck
and . boy injured. Tho fall Of rain was Sc
heavy the river rose several inches. al
Barnesville, q private residence and the
school house were struck, the latter being
shattered from the cupola down on one
side and the plasterinR ruined.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
Tired or I.ife's Nfystery.

At Chippewa Falle, Wis.,, George
Nicholas bachelor forty years old, was
found hanging by the neck In his shanty.
From appearances he must have been
dead several days. "A young lady 70 whom
he had been paying attention, thinking :
young man nearer her age twenty years.
preferable, discarded Nicholas. Hence the
suicide.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
Gladstone In Scotland.

Mr.. Gladstone, accompanied by his wife
left London ON the 18th for his campaign
in Scotland. More than 10000 people ac-
companied him to the railway station, and
it was with difficulty he made his way to
the car, SO great was the popular enthusi-
asm. ENORMOUS crowds greeted him at all
points he passed in Scotland.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24

At Barnesville, Alexandria, and Monte
video damage was donc by lightning on
the 18th. The Alexandria court house was
struck In four places.
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Burial Of Ludwig.

The funeral Of King Ludwig took place
on the 10th, The lower classes, up to the
hour of the funeral thronged the
gates Of the ROYAL palace, awaiting admis-
sion to the chapel. and exhibiting signs OF
sincere grief and sympathy: People from
the country and the mountains fiocked in
to the city allday. The concourse OF peo'
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
Tuesday June 16.

SENArE-The Northern Pacific land for
feiture bill was further debated, and Mr..
Van Wyck's amendment to declare for
feited the lands coterminus with the por-
tion of the Cascade branch not completed
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
Catastrophe.

A dredge of the value of $4,000, insured
for $S5, ,OOO, lying the river at Washington,
ID. c., was set on fire Saturday night by
the upsettipg OF an oil lamp seven men
are supposed to have perishcd, only one
man remaining to tell the tale. and he
badly burned.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24

YOU KNOW what
a book-plate is?
70 b a b ly not.
But you are nc
moro ignorant on
this score than 90
people out Of q 100.
There arc very
many who have
gone through life
and been reasOna-
bly, happy without
the faintcst cOncep-
ton Of the nature
and use Of a book
plate. Thousands
OF book lovers
have read thOus-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24

HE proposed bill TO abolish the United
States Custom house at Duluth has been
squelched In committee and will not be re-
ported to congress.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24

SENATE-A number of bills were passed
among them reducing the fee for p. O..
Money orders not exceeding $500 from
eight cents to five cents. The committee
on education and labor adjourned for the
remainder OF the session SO the Blair edu-
cational bill sleeps its fiual sleep. By 33
yeas to nays the Vance bill to repeal the
civil service law was indefinitely post
poned. Mr.. Beck gave notice that he
would on Tuesday call up the reconsidera-
tion Of the bill prohibiting congressman
from acting as attorneys Tor railroads. Ad-
journed to Monday.
HoUsE-Mr. Belmont, from the com
mittee on foreign affairs, reported back the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
with q recommendation that certain oi
the senate amendments bo cOncurrcd in,
and others non-concured in. The report
was sgIeed to.
Mr.. Anderson offered . resolution pro.
viding the final adjournment Of congress ai
noon on Saturday, July 8. Referred to the
committee ON ways and means. The house
went into committee Of the whole on the
naval appropriation bill, which was read
by paragraphs. Mr.. Herbert offered an
amendment to the clause relative to the
pay of the navy, reappropriating $516, 81
OF the surplus on hand to the credit OF the
pay OF the navy agreed to. Mr.. H.pbnrn
Iowa, spoke ON the Wheeler alta n Mr..
Stanton. At the evening sessiu. twenty.
six pension bills were passed.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
q. A. Il. &C Ortonyille.

The q. A. Il. encampment at Ortonville
had gala day ON the 10th. The grand
parade was reviewed by Gov. Hubbard
and members Of his stafR.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
Resiened.

President Chaplin Of Beloit, Wis.,, College,
the oldest College President, In point OF
service In the United States, having held
the Beloit position since 1S47, has resigned,
Rev. E. B. Eaton, of Illinois, who gradu-
ated at Beloit In 1872 has been chosen by
the College faculty to the vacancy.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
vermOnt.

Tho Republicans Of Vermont have nom
mated 1t. Gov. Ormslee for Governor. The
convention was in the hands of Senator
Edmunls friends and Judge Poland and
the anti Edmunds faction were numeri-
callY very weak.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24

at the passage OF the bill, was agreed to, %
to Is. Finally the bill was brought to q
vote and passed, yeas 40, nays I, Mr.
Blair. The bill forfei,s about three million
acres. 1t also provides for repeal of the
section OF the granting act whereby the
right Of way Of the road is to go untaxed
in the territories. 1t declares forfeited so
much OF the lands granted to that com
rany as are coterminus with that part of
its main line which extends from Wallula
Junction to Portland, and that part Of the
Cascade branch which shall not have been
completed At the date OF the passage OF
this bill, and makes the right Of way in
the territories subject to taxation.
HoUsE-A haggling day was passed on
the legislative appropriation bill, Mr..
Randall urging great caution and limiting
at the probability Of large deficiency the
coming years. Mr.. Laird, Neb., proposed
TO strike out the $40 900 to pay Commission-
ulent land entries. After long, threadbare
debate the motion was rejected.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
Shumway Hall.

The cornerstone Of Bhumway Memorial
Hall at Fairbault was laid on the 18th the
address being made by Bishop Whipple.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24

At Stevens Point, Wis, A. e. Moore,
cashier Of the First National Bank, while
riding in the street on the 10th, was shot to
death by w. w. Haseltine, q merchant,
who gave himself up, and will not talk.
The motive is generally ascribed to domes-
tic trouble, involving Moore in scandal.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-06-24
Racine Dynamite.

Tuesday evening dynamite bomb vas
exploded on the premises Of Ex-Mayor Sc
cor at Racine. Wis. A badly wounded Boz
hemian is under suspicion Of having COM
mitted the heinous deed.
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saturday Juno tho 10th.
SRNATR-Not in session.

6EEATR-NOC In session.
HoUsE-On motion Of Mr.. Nelson . bill
was passed providing for an inspector Of
hulls and and boilers at Duluth, MINI.
On motion Of Mr.. Weaver Iowa) bill
Was passed authorizing the construction Of
bridge across the Missouri river at Du-
buqe, Iowa. The naval appropriation till
was considered and the session spent in o
wrangle over an item TO appropriate mon
ey for ~ observatory at Washington.
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BOOK PLATES.

The Origin and History of . Branch of Art
mot Generally CnsIerstood.
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CREsCo, IOWA, THURSDAY, JUNE "a, 1886.
Lightning.

meet Sept 10, to render their final de
cision.