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The Washington critic., 1886-07-08
"AIderney Dairy Wagons"

THE ROLLER COASTER is much enjoyed
by the "stay-at-homes.n
The Washington critic., 1886-07-08
The Agricultural Department.

This building Is situated cast OF the MOnu-
ment, It is enclosed by the most beautiful
and glowing flower garden in the country
and the grounds contain the most complete
Attached to this Department are the Ex-
pCrmental Gardens, whose offices are i'm.
mcdiately west of the main building. The
Iell Iine Cnrs 60 right nast the grOMnhs.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-08

The ROLLER COASTER is a big thing
without being on ice,
The Washington critic., 1886-07-08

1867 Prizes amounting TO SECS, 800
Application for rates 20 clubs should be
made only to the Office Of the Company in
New Orleans.
For further information write clearly, giving
full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express
Money orders or New York Exchange in ordl-
nary letter Currency Invariably by Express
at our expense addressed
NJ. a. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-08


Says the Washington correspondent
of the Columbus Dispatch: "All along
the end of the House and Senate wings
of the Capitol and in front of each of
these wings runs a row of columns.
They are of solid marble, over thirty
feet high, finely cut and perfectly pro-
portioned. The slender, graceful shafts,
thirty.two feet in length composed of
a single piece of pure white marble.
weighing twenty tons, are marvels of
workmanship and wonderful skill; but
the elegantly carved capitals which
adorn the top of each are still greater
wonder. From the top stories of the
building you get pretty good view of
them from some of the nearest win.
dows. but 1t Is not until you see the
workmen upon the scalfold beside them
that you fully appreciate their size aud
the work that must have been expended
upon them. When you see that full.
grown man, as he stands beside them.
is only about the same height as the
capital itself and that it takes days for
him to properly clean one of them, you
begin to realize something of their size
and the labor that must have been be
slowed upon cutting them. Each
these capitals weighs three tons, and Is
five feet high, and of proper proper,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08
IOWA LEGISLATURE.

SENATE, Monday. March 2g-rhe Senate
passed the following appropriation bills:
Orphans home at Davenport, $500:
Hospital for the insane at Independence,
St6.u o.: Boys reform school, s>,saU: Deaf
aud dumb institute, S4,ir0, Agricultural
college, $500; College for the blind, $40.
100, Normal school, S25,225o.
HorsE, March, aa-The House passed the
county attorney biil fixing the compensa-
tion from $500 to $1,000, according to
population: the fish commissioners bill pro-
viles for the removal of the Matching house
from Anamora to Spirit Lake. and
appropriates $1,000 for that purpose.
SENATE, March ao-rwo appropriation
bills were passed, Slo6.aao for the
ciarinda insane asylum, Sia,dD0 for tire
Glenwood institute for the feeble minded.
Hur>E, March 3u-After long debate
the bill requiring foreign corporations to
incorporate before doing business in the
State, passed ~ to - Bill passed
appropiiating sleo,HD for soldiers home.
April 3rd, was spent IN joint convention
in fruitless debate over the question Of
locating tie soldiers home. Up to nine
o'clock at night. fifty five ballots had been
taken, Cedar Rapids aGd CoifaS being the
leading points. 1t is said the majority 10
not Want TO locate the home ut all.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08
MINNESOTA.
Arbor Day Proclamation.

ArbOr Day Proclamation.
STATE or MINNESOTA, Executive Depart
ment.
To the people Of the State of Minnesota:
In recognition Of the value Of forests to
every land and Of the special lack thereof
in portions Of the State Of our pride and
love. ! again call your attention to tho
imror VICE Of intelligent forestry or tree
culture. The Government Of some Of the
countries Of Europe gives official care to
the preservation Of the growing trees there
In. Bounties for cultivation Of timber are
offered in this and seversl other states OF
the Union. The planting Of trees is en-
couraged by the premiums Of various So
cieties. A better and more successful
means Of accomplishing effective re-
suits would be to popularize the habit Of
devoting some one designated day every
year to sowing the seeds, or setting cut
tings, of desirable trees or shrubs, or trans
planting the young growth Of the same.
Men live for years upon prairie farms with
out ever planting tree, although always
intending some time to do 80. II day had
been fixed for the purpose and they had
given but that one day year to the work,
their farms would now be both better worth
keeping as homes and worth far more to
sell.
In the hope that many will accept desig-
nation OF . day for all to devote to that OBJ
ject and that the practice may become at
length general habit, In accordance with
a growing custom in other States and Ter
ritories, / hereby appoint and set apart
Saturday the oath day of April ensuing, as
ARBOR DAYIN MINNESOTA.
The publ: offices Of the State will be
closed on that day, aud / earnestly advise
that all owners Of farms or lots will give
that time to the improvement Of their
property and beautifying Of their homes, by
beginning or continuing the cultivation
thereon of forest, ornamental, or fruit
trees. or shrubs. No investment Of money
will pay better; no expenditure Of care will
return more permanent satisfaction.
Particularly request the cooperation Of
directors and teachers OF the public schools,
and of the boards of management of all our
public institutions in this work, not only
for thesake of improvement of the grounds
under their control, but that they may
thus contribute to the adoption Of q most
advantageous practice. Given under my
hand and the Great Seal OF the State, at
the Capitol in the City of Saint Paul, this
twenty-seventh day Of March A. D. one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.
(signed) L. F. HUBBARD.
By the Governor.
(signed) FRED voN BAUMBACH,
Secretary ofState.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08
DAKOTA.
Good News for Settlers.

Commissioner Sparks has decided to
reverse his ruling, by which he had refused
to order surveys until settlements are
made Surveyor General Taylor Of
Dakota visited Sparks and added
arguments to show the i'll effects Of the
decision upon unsurveyed sections where
settlers are desiring to obtain homes and
make their homestead entries and the
out surveys. The result was that the
commissioner decided to reverse his
rulings and permit the surveys to 60 for
ward whenever there is information from
reliable sources that there is sufficient
demand by actual settlers to warrant the
survey. He authorized Surveyor General
Taylor to make survey Of some thirty
two townships in Western Dakota, which
he had applied for the right to make some
months ago, but had bcen refused under
former rulings.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08
EVENTS OF THE DAY.


April 3rd freight train was sent out Of
Fora Worth, Texas, on the Missouri Pacific
railroad, and at the crossing of the Fort
Worth and New Orleans r. R., only mile
and half from the starting point, the
train stopped as was customary. The
switch was found open and two men stood
near the crossing. The officers approached
the switch and discovered five men with
Winchester rifles partly concealed in the
weeds a few yards distant. The entire
posse advanced toward the men in ambush.
they had reached the ditch alongside the
track when they ordered the throwing up
OF hands. The command was obeyed, but
as the hands came up they brought Win
chester rifles. The officers were armed on
ly with reyolvers. They demanded the
surrender of the strikers. Both sides OPP
ened fire almost simultaneously, there be-
ing no' more than two seconds between
the time the first and second shots were
fired. After the first fire the posse advanc-
ed and continued firing. The strikers re-
treated behind some piles of ties which
formed most excellent breastworks, from
which they poured mnrderous fire into
the posse. Que officer was shot through
both thighs; another through the left
breast near the nipple, dying in a couple Of
hours; the third fatally shot through the
throat and jaw. Only one of the strikers
was wounded. The sheriff organized two
companies OF men and armed them with
Winchester rifles, and Gov. Ireland was ap-
piled to for troops.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08
Broom Corn Profitable.

From some accidental reason, broom
corn has advanced considerably in
price and continues steady at the add
vance. AT the present value of ten
cents per pound, in Chicago, for green
hurl, with possible yield Of twelve
hundred pounds per acre, the crop
pays well for good cultivation and
care. But it is not advisable that any
farmer. induced by the present mild
boom in this product. should attemp,
to 60 into its culture on large scale.
It is quite probable that the next crop
will be in excess of the demand for it.
just as is the case with hops aud other
special products for which the demand
is limited, and which iluctuate greatly
in value and ut times enormously. The
general rule with this class of products
is, that when everybody has some to
sell, the price is low. and when the
price is high, there is none to sell. Ii
any farmer wishes to grow broom-corn,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08
COUNTRY LIFE AND WORK.
April Ho,nily.

AprlI hOlnlty.
April is a busy month from Prince
Edwards Island to Puget Sound. When
spring comes in the high northern
ATTITUDES. it is upon us at once II is
winter one day and almost summer the
next. The heavy SHOWS draw the frost
from the soil. so that when this di~ap-
pears the ground is ready for the plow.
While snow lasts get out the manure.
the work goes SO much quicker and
easier on runners than on wheels.
One of the earliest jobs is narrowing
winter grain. The advantage Of Il
thorough narrowing with smoothing
harrow is SO great it pays not to SOW
grass in the autumn, but at the time
Of narrowing in spring. Grain sowed
broadcast by itself should always be
narrowed several times. Multitudes OF
weeds are thus killed. and the stirring
Of the soil is a great advantage. Grass
soWn by itself will almost uniformly
give satisfaction. The earlier spring
grains are sown the better Forage
crops, such as peas and oats. spring
rye, wheat and yctchcs or peas. shcnl,!
be pl.- IN in succession once in two
weeks. Certain seeds Of root crops are
very sensitive to dry weather. Par
ships must be sown very early; an adj
mirable crop for milk. and for neat
M Il
best put in early; but carrots at any
time before midsummer. The ten
dency of good practice is to grow more
roots, green forage. and fodder. either
for curing or ensiloing. DO not let
manure heaps heat; work them over.
or get them under ground. April,
throughout the country, may be de
pended upon for several weeks OF
plowing weather, though il may be
showery.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08
XLEXth. CONGRESS.
Monday, March 80.

SFNATE-The House Chinese bill was
called up for discussion by Mr.. Fail who
offered an amendment changing from
twenty to ten years the period during which
the entrance Of Chinese laborers into the
United States is forbidden. Mr.. Logan's
army bill was further discussed.
HousE-Mr. Lawler of Chicago, intro
duced a preamble and resolution reciting
the Gould-POwderly correspondence, di-
recting the committee on labor to inyesti-
gate the causes Of differences between en-
ployers and employees of railroads, with
authority to fend for persons aud papers !:
bills were introduced enabling the people
Of Dakota to form a constitution; to estab-
lisb the territory Of North Dakota; to PEN
sion all honorably discharged union soldiers
or sailors who served during the late rebel
lion and to furnish artificial limbs to Con-
federate soldiers and sailors; an education
al bill identical with the Blair measure !;
appropriating $l47.7+s to pay the Chinese
government in consideration of the Rock
Springs (Wyo) massacre Of Chinese.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08

A VIRGINIA gentleman, himself un-
til recently 4 believer in ''the code
makes the declaration that Doubling is
dead in clivalric "old Virginnya.' He
declares that the crystalization of the
best public opinion in that State
against it within the past two years
had been simply wonderful, AMI that
there is not a county in Virginia
where man would not now elevate
himself higher in the opinion of the
people BY declining challenge than
by accepting one.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08
Current Notes.

II you work yourself those about YOU
will work.
Improve the farm that i, under YOU.
and you will have something to stand
on.
Labor. concentration. and adoption
to IN art Or profession are what give
success. II Is no les true III agri-
culture than in other professions.
Make and save manure whenever
you can. Pick up and throw III your
Wooi-iire all bones found around your
premises, and save all the ashes for
the garden or orchard.
The wages Of farm hands in switzer-
lani exclusive OF hotfsi aud lodging
average tor miles about @5ti.z5 year
for females. 5000. In the United
States the wages IT the farm hands. in
cluding board and lodging. average
from $500 to Ss,5oa Year.
Benjamin Hathaway. the poet-horti-
culturiS of Michigan. say. Nv iat
We need to learn il that We
need high-top trees aud those
grown with 4 single upright leader. -
a> to obviate any danger of splitting
down. \ torked tree. though ii may
have three or more forks, will be >nre
To split some day.
Prof j. L. Busid of the Iowa Agri-
cultural College says that good
varieties of pears fruited we'll in East
Europe where the marcur1 ran down
to - below zero. with no snow.
Cherries are the universal fruit there.
taking the place OF the grape here.
They plant them Ill along the high
ways. streets. and between farms.
Dry earth or muck in the stable will
save manure. prevent disease. ami keep
the milk from being tainted
The continued large consumption Of
oleomargarine and bntterlne i. still the
callse of the neglect of low grade nat
ural butter.
Attention TO tfiies constitutes per-
fection III any business. Constant WIG
ilance, 10 paraphrase Fremont. il the
price OF success III dairying.
In herd the sire may be The father
| of one-half of thirty or forty calves.
The female is only the mother Of one
half Of one calf. therefore ii i Ill the
lIibI1 iiilfJAi XIII tli1At lGiS lpIItI Slt'Nfu
be of the best blood alt;tinable.
When cream stands for DAYS aud mt
| a pronunced acid condition there Is 4
change going on among the bntter-fits.
influencing some aud changing others.
even developing .lycerinc. % that
when the butter does come it refuses to
gather. and the more il is cilafned the
finer il becomes. This would have
| been avoided if the ripening stage had
been FASTENED instead Of retarded and
the cream chnrn.d when new rather
than when ..old
The number of eggs !, hen will lay
| depends much on the care aud food
given Ii YOU 10 not believe II glance
over the following condensed from
reliable statistics showing the aver
age number Of eggs a hen will lay
yearly: Maine. 50 eggs To each hen;
Massachusetts. ST: Connecticut. So:
New Hampshire. 81: Rhode Island. 76:
| Vermont. 80: Pennsylvania. g.: Indi-
ana. 10: Ohio. -: Tennessee. -: Ken
tnckN. 81: Iowa. II: Illinois. -: North
| Carolina II: South Carolina, 81;
Iauisiana ,,6
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08

JOHN &. WHITTIER in regard to the
report that he had destroyed al his
personal letters and papers to prevent
posthumous publication. writes that
some time ago he destroyed large
collection of letters he had received,
not from any regard to his swn rcpnta-
ton, but from fear that their publica-
ton might be unpleasant or injurious
to their writer's or their friends. They
covered much Of the anti-siavery per-
iod and the war of the rebellion.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08
How to Grow Onions

There need be no more difficulty in
raising crop Of onions than i crop Of
potatoes, l will, however. notify YOU in
advance that your ground must be rich.
Manure without stint. Apply from
twenty-five to one hundred two-horse
wagon loads of stable manure. or one
thousand TO two thousand pounds of
ammoniated superphosphate of lime
per acre. The land should be deeply
and finely plowed. 1t is well to do
this in the fall, and throw the land up
in ridges SO that it may be subjected TO
freezing in winter, thereby becoming
thoroughly pulverized. In the north
west the planting should be done As
early in the Spring as the frosts are
over. Level and smooth the land over
nicely anu roll it. Lay Off rills half
inch deep: eighteen inches apart. in
which SOW the seed thinlv. about four
pounds per acre; cover one-half inch
deep, press down firmly or roll lightly.
When the plants are well up. thin out
SuA00 W AvS tA1uOs Ap1it. hSUP 0lSalits
hoed, but throw no earth to the plants.
Fine onions may be grown as above
from the seeds. lfthe object be to grow
sets. then select rather thin soil. as free
from grass and weed seeds as possible.
Use ammoniated superphosphates.
about six hundred pounds per acre:
stable manure contains too many seeds
Of grass and foul weeds. Sow seeds
about June first, thickly in drills, ten to
twelve inches apart. or broadcast. as
may suit your convenience. In this way
small onions are produced called
''sets. which when transplanted, pro-
duce large onions, sets or buttons.
When planting sets or buttons, pre-
pare the land the same as for seeds
Check off the land eighteen inches one
way. and six inches the other; drop one
set in each check, place upright, and
lightly press into the soil; live to ten
bushels will plant an acre. Aftcrward
keep clean: throw no earth to the plant.
Plant same time as seeds. Sets make
onions very quick.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08

SENATE-Mr. Logans' army bill was
again discussed, and Messrs. Logan and
Teller grew personal and bitter. Mr. Voor-
hees, introduced q new bill for the admis-
sion Of Montana and Mr.. Platt addressed
the senate in favor of the admission Of
Washington territory.
HousE-Mr. Guenther Of Wisconsin, ris-
ing to question of privilege, denied the
charge that he had defended Postmaster
General Villas on the floor Of the house in
pursuance Of an agreement whereby he
(Mr. Guenther) had been appointed mem
ber of the postoffice committee. The post
Office appropriation bill was debated, the
discussion being confined to the refusal of
the postmaster general to expend the $780,
600 appropriated to compensate American
vessels for carrying foreign mails.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08

SENATOR MAHONE's son Butler shot
a waiter in a Washington restaurant
some thirteen months ago. One day last
week the young man was placed on
trial and pleaded that he was too
drunk to know what he was doing at
the time of the shooting. Under the
Judges charge the jury brought in i
verdict of simple assault, and young
Malone was fined 800. This he paid
and was discharged, but not until he
listened to a severe lecture from the
Court.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08
NEWSPAPER reporters proceed

NEWSPAPER reporters proceed to
curious means, sometimes. to accom-
plish their ends. 1t is related that at
a recent circus performance at Wind
sor Castle the newspaper people. in
stead of being bidden, were forbidden,
but one enterprising scribbler eyaded
the edict by gaining employment as a
circus groom and holding up hoops for
the equestriennes to jump through.
This dauntless individual had mar
row escape for his very literary-look-
ing speetacles did not favor the inn
preston that he was circus groom
and were the subject of suspicion and
remark.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08
CARMEN SYLVIA is the literary pseu

CARMEN SYLVIA is the literary pseu-
donym of Queen Elizabeth, of Rouma-
MIA, who was born Princess of Wied.
Besides being poet and author, the
Queen of Roumania is an angel OF
mercy to the poor and the sick. She
is held in great honor by her people.
who crown her three times-as their
poet, their mother and their queen. A
new volume OF stories by Her Majesty
has been issued by Paris publishing
honse and is meeting with great ad-
miration. She narratives are pure,
poetic, Tender and Christian.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08
The Average

Prof. Josef korosi, the statistican.
finds that the rich class averages fifty
two years of life, the middle class ay-
erage for.y-siN Years IL months OF life.
the poor class averages forty -onc Years.
seven months Of life. From this il is
Obvious that the possession of wealth.
and the exemption from privation.
lensthen the average OF life nearly ten
years.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08
Red wing Bridge.

The House committee on commerce re-
port favorably upon Congressman Straits
bill for pontoon r. r. and wagon bridge
over the Mississippi at Red Wing. The bill
provides that the bridge shall be construct
ed subject to the requirements and limita-
tions under which the bridge across the
Mississippi atP rairie du Chen was built. 1t
is 70 saya suitable pcntoon draw Of not
less than four hundred feet long, located
over the main channel Of the river
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08
Havoc of the Flood.

The situation all oyer the flooded region
in the South is most deplorable. Farmers
along the Alabama, Tom Bigbee, Coosa,
Warrior, Talipoosa and Chattahoochie
rivers have lost all their live stock, corn
and cotton seed. The river has fallen
about three feet. 1t will be several days
b fore railroad travel is resumed. 1t is
Alabama at s2OuO,OOO, aud possibly several
hundred lives.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08
Canadian Flood.

Advices at Montreal from all parts of
the Province report greater damage by
water than ever before known. The ice in
Pike river above Bedford became jammed
and torrent of water poured down Main
street, flooding the first floors of private
houses. The convent of the Grey Nuns
was Inundated aud the sisters and the pu
pills were compelled to rush up stairs to
save their lives. A rescue party was or
ganized, and they were taken from the
windows and conveyed to dry land. The
farmers lost their live stock, the water ris-
ing so rapidly that all they could do was
to save themselves Huntington, Bryson
and other Canadian towns along the Chat
anyway river, have been damaged by an
overflow of the stream.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-08
The Gould system Resuming.

March 81 Mr.. Irons notified all men in
his jurisdiction to resume work on the
iiissnuri Pacific. Vice President Hoxie,
tel-graphed Mr.. Gould: Moved l39 freight
trains, carrying 1,7l4 loads on the entire
system yesterday. Opened traffic at
Alvarado and all other points except
Hannibal and Parsons, and commenced
receiving freight on the entire system. Mr..
Powderly said that il the officials of the
road would furnish him with the names of
the men who destroyed the property Of the
company, they would be expelled from the
Knights Of Labor.