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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-05-03
CANNlBALS AT HOME. :
Tho Peculiar DOmlciles Of New Guinea
Nam Eating Natives.


Man Eating Natives.
There are two large posts in front.
eighty feet high. on which rests the
large peaked shade. around which
there hangs a graceful fringe of young
sage leaf. : The front is about thirty
feet wide. and the whole length of the
house is about 100 feet, tapering grad
ually down to the back, where it is
small. Our compartment is about
twenty feet high and ten broad. The
front is = common platform. ioored
with the outer skin of the sago palm.
and kept beautifully clean. The whole
is divided into courts, with divisions Of
cocoanut leaves nine feet high. on
which hang various figures. not at all
good looking. From the top to the
cocoanut leaves hang graceful curtains
of the young fronds OF the sage palm.
Standing on the platform in front and
looking down the whole length along
the passage or hall. with various divis-
ions and their curtains, it has won
derful effect
In each of the courts are numerous
skulls of men, women and children.
crocodiles and bears. also many breasts
of the cassawory. All are carved and
many painted. The human skulls are
of those who have been killed and
eaten. The daintiest dish here is man
and it is considered that only fools re-
fuse and despise it. In the last court
there are the same kinds Of fornaments,
and then a screen fiously
formed things Of wood andfnattye cloth
hanging on it; also sibis (their only
clothing), belts, small bags and many
other things belonging to those muir:
dered which have been .presente to
the gods.-New Guinea Pioneer.
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AMERICAN DIALECT.


Some Instructive Examples Of Popular
Local Expressions.
In Kentucky and Texas Mulley COW
means hornless COW; branch. brook,
small stream; shucks, husks; grub.
lunch; pack. carry; tote. carry or take;
carry, to take or accompany, ~ carry
horse to water or young lady to 4
ball; receipt, recipe; project, scheme.
experiment; meeting, divine service,
church; imperial woodpeckers are
called woodcocks; woodpeckers Of all
kinds. woodchucks; blucjays, jay
birds; in Western Texas corral, for
horse-lot in Kentucky; Western Texas,
tank, Eastern Texas, pool. mean pond;
q minute body of water may be called
a lake. In Kentucky knob is an alb
rupt hill or bluff, and the expression
putting the name in the pot" means
preparing for dinner, as Il went early
that they might put my name in the
pot" j. e., make dinner arrangements.
In Texas gallery is used for porch.
In omc parts Of Mississippi people
say hand-running. for successfully, as
II have had the same dream three
nights hand-running;" fire irons or
dog irons, for andirons; pullikins, for
forccps; a bit, for twelve and half
cents, as two bits for twenty five
cents. four bits for fifty cents, etc.; Il
pycayune, for five cents, common in
Louisiana; pickaninny. for a little ne
gro; lagniappe, for good measure, a
treat given by merchants; chair board.
for wainscotting; growing crops. for
cultivating them; raising hymns, for
leading them; pindars, for peanuts;
lick log. a log on which salt is placed
for cattle; piggin. small wooden ves-
sci used for milking. ETC. may pop.
for passion flower; devils snuff-box.
for species of mushroom; small melon,
for species of dwarf cantelope called in
Tennessee and Georgia pomegranate;
turkey berry, for wintergreen; blue
John. for slightly sour milk; tote, for
carry. used chiefly by negroes; hoodoo.
for voodoo. superstition in New
Orleans, La, hoosler 10 called in
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PLAIN DRALRR.
UUYfnINg IN fHE LINE q
JOB WORK,
Bin.Heads, Cards, Posters, Cir.
cularD.
Satsiae0oa h neatness, Pu1Dhsss ll6
pIice 6uara1teed.
Sr0SYD N Il TRIAL BEFORE 0HO&0
MO 0ELSEWHEREA

Georgia q cracker, in Tennessee .
country huncker. in Mississippi q
dodger; rattle-box. for silk-wecd pod;
evening, for afternoon; and night.
evening; plum, as 1.-THE bucket is
plum FULL clear. as I've are clear
through
In Southern Ohio to 60 driving in a
buggy is buggy riding. to wink is to
"bat the eye" while a tin pail and a
coal hod are both buckets. In West
ern New York they say saw-buck for
saw-horse. and sugar bush for sugar
orchard. and quite frequently kettle
for pail. In Connecticut when per-
son becomes better or more cheerful
after illness or depression. they are
chirk. In Indiana they say paddle for
whip, as Il would like to paddle that
child wcll;' piece for light lunch;
dumb for stupid. when we say numb;
get to 60, in place Of simple 60; FROST
ed feet for chilblains. In Southern
Virginia covctous look, as one child
eyeing wistfully another's apple, is:
.She laps her eye on my apple. y
Home Journal,
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THE WOMEN or COREA.
They Vail Their Faces and Are Taugh
to Hold Their Tongues.

They Vail Their Faces and Are Taught
to Hold Their Tongues.
The Coreans are the shyest nation
lately they have abstained rs much as
possible from all intercourse with
strangers, holding studiously aloof not
only from Europeans. who have sought
their hospitality, but also from contact
with the Chinese and Japanese.
Within the last few years, however,
their reserve has shown signs of thaw-
ing, and we are at last able to form
some opinion as to the reason of their
shyness and to Judge whether closer
acquaintance will reveal any thing
worth knowing. As to the first point
this shyness seems constitutional.
There Is a limit to 1t. for. like most shy
people, the Coreans arc not incurions.
A Dutch craft was wrecked near the
coast Of Corea in the latter half Of the
seventeenth century, and the sailors.
whose narrative may be read in several
books Of old travel found themselves
the object of much inquisitivc
observation. Even the women
and children were eager to see
the outlandish navigators. more cs-
pecially as the Dutchmen were re-
puted to be of monstrous race who.
when they drank were obliged to twist
their long noses round their ears. No
such report heralded the journey which
Mr.. Carles made into the interior, yet
he was received with polite atten-
tion and interest everywhere. 1.-The
more have seen," he says, '.of
the Coreans the more fully have
appreciated their politcness
towards their guests and the dignity
of their behavior" But he saw next
to nothing of the women Of the coun-
try. by whom he was carefully
avoided. Even some little girls. whom
he found swinging in a field, fled ut
his first approach. His inability u
tell us about the women Of Corea Is
especially to be regretted, on account
of the strange position they hold. The
seclusion of women in this land of the
shame-faced is carried to the utmost
limit. Ladies out-of-doors wear q
green mantel. which covers the whole
countenance except the eyes. Nor do
they willingly let even their eyes be
seen. 1T seemed odd," said Mr..
Carles. :that each woman we met
should have arrived at that moment at
her home; but. 40 we learned later on,
women have 4 right Of entree every
where. and. to avoid US. they turned
into the nearest house at hand"
| Other travellers recount that the
women are taught to shun the opposite
sex from their earliest girlhood. They
are even exhorted to talk as little as
may be to their own husbands. What
is still more extraordinary is the in-
nate modesty of the men. This senti-
ment impels them to work in jacket
and trousers in the hottest weather.
while the richer classes use a kind of
bamboo framework to keep the
clothes. otherwise unbearable, from
contact with the skin. When an
Italian Prince visited Corea, few
years ago, officials We're sent to his
ship to protest against the indecency
of the Italian sailors, which, for some
days, had prevented the villagers from
leaving their houses. The sailors had
been bathing. So. James Gazette.
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Mayor Abram s Hewitt The others q
the table were General William Ma.
ehon, General William H. Seward.
Hon George W. Childs Cyrus w. Field,
Rev. John r. Paxton. Edwnrds Pierrepons
and Albert Bierstadt Among others pres-
ent were General Stewart l. Woodford,
General Wager Swayne. Colonel Robert O.
Ingersoll, Elliott F. Shepard, Hon Elihu
Root and Herman G. Armour.
Speeches were made by Chauncey N.
Depew, General Mahone Colonel Ingersoll
Judge Pierrepont. General Noble. Of Mis-
souri,. and others
President Cleveland sent the following
telegram:
''WASHINGTON, April g.-To General W. 4
Sherman: VIII recall with heartfelt homage
the virtues and achievements Of the illustrious
American. GROVER CLEVELAND"
Letters Of regret were read from SenatoEs
Evarts, Sherman and Hiscock, Generals
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-05-03

WITH the recent death of DR.. Az.
new in New York there passed from
the scene the last survivor Of the once
famous United States Sanitary Com
mission. to which the army and the
Nation were SO much indebted during
the war. George f. Strong was the
first to 60; he was followed by DR..
Bellows. and then by DR.. Van Buren,
and now by DIR. Aonew.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-05-03

A NEW type of Enoch Arden has
been found at Lockport N. Y. Twenty
years ago John Langdon left his wife
and ran away with another woman.
Recently he and the second wife
agreed to separate and return to their
old homes. He wrote to his first
wife and she agreed to live with him
again. but when he appeared on the
scenc she declined to keep her bargain.
and he shot himself.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-05-03

The Indiana White Caps. . band OF
masked men who have carried terror
to tho hearts of many evil-doers in the
Southern part of the State. have re-
sumed operations after brief period
OF inaction. Their mission seems to
be to search out attractions Of morals
and public policy such - tho law
seldom takes cognizsnce Of and to
apply corrective measures Whipping
with hickory switches seems TO be
their favorite mode Of discipline.
Their operations cover wide
range Of territory. and their visits are
swift sudden and unexpected.
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The last year was the most active in
railroad construction in the history Of
the United States. Nearly IL. 600 miles
Of road were built Many we're dis
posed to think that tho work OF con-
struction in this line was pushed too
rapidly, that the new track-laying had
been overdone. and that there would
be great reaction, but the felas seem
to be unfounded. as thus far this year
1.O96 miles of track have been laid in
twenty-eight States, against l. 040 miles
laid in twenty-five States on forty-nine
lines during the corresponding period
Of last year.
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ALFRED JACKSON, John Smith and
John Vice. all of Owingsville. KY, re.
ceive e72 month apiece from tho
Government. Their pensions are grant
ed on the score of total blindness con-
tracted during the late war. They
were members Of the same company Of
the same regiment-the Twenty-fourth
Kentucky Infantry. Vices claim has
just been granted, and he obtains
over fourteen thousand dollars in back
pension. He has been mendi-
cantor years. and his helpless tamil
ly has endured the most abject pow
oftp
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GRANTS MEMORY.

Grateful Public Keeps II Green By the
Observance Of His Birthday Annivers.
aTy-Tho Day Celebrated In New York,
Pittsburgh. Chicago. Washington and
Other Cities.
NEW YORK, April 2S.-An elaborate ban
quet was given at Dclmonico's last night in
honor Of the sixty-sixth birthday OF General
Grant The arrangements for 1t wero
made BY General W. I. Sherman. About
$50 persons were present, and all parties
and all ranks were represented General w.
T. Sherman presided over the first table,
and on his right sat Chauncey N. Depew,
the orator Of the evening. and on his left
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Johnston, Buckner, Longstroet, Lee Mo9hY
and Sheridan. ]. q. Bancroft and Governor
HILL General Mosby wrote:
II regret that can not be with yon on the
occasion to add my tribute to the memory d
the generous soldier whose victories In peace
were no less renowned than in war; With
feelings OF pride remember that honorod
him in life, and WAS not one OF those who did
not discover his virtues until he was dead"
General James Longstreet wrote:
"I was more indebted to General Grant for
personal kindness than to any friend living or
dead"
Colonel Fred Grant wrote expressing the
thanks Of the family for the kind remem-
brance Of General Grant
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 2S-The sixty
sixth anniversary Of General Grants birth
day was celebrated ut the Monongahela
House last night under the auspices Of
the American Club, 1t being also the second
annual dinner OF the club. Among the not
ables In attendance were Senators Sher-
man, Hnrrison and Quay, ex-Treasurer
New, Governor Beaver. Attorney-General
Stone. ]. p. Foster, president of the Repub-
lican League clubs; G. w. English. OF New
York; Colonel Fred Grant and otherA SEN
ator Sherman responded to the toast Of
Grant, reviewing important National events
from the birth Of the republic to the time
Of Grant and Lincoln. The Senator TO
peated the only political speech which
Grant ever made. This was at Warren, O.,
September %, 1880, and was in favor Of
Garfield. Letters Of regret from Senator
Evarts, Simon Cameron, Judge Gresham,
General Sheridan and Governor Foraker
were read A letter from the late Roscoe
Conkling, accepting an invitation to attend
the dinner. awakened the deepest sympa-
thy
CHICAGO, April 28.-GenerL u. s Grants
sixty-sixth birthday was remembered by
the Grant Club In programme Of eloquent
addresses Bouquets of flowers were the
only decorations Addresses eulogistfc ol
the life, character and services Of General
Grant were made by Hon Leonard SWEET,
Hon. T. b Sherman, Colonel r. 8 Tuthill
and O. H. Gilmore. Of Woodstock.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-The Republican
National League last night celebrated the
birthday of General Grant at its club in
Thomas Circle Aidesses were made by
General Beale. General Burdette. DE-
George B. Loring, Rev. DR. Newman and
Hon. Simon Wolfe
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April %. General
Grants birthday was celebrated by the
students Of the Grant Memorial University
at Athens yesterday. A flag. the gift Of ex-
Governor Pattison. Of Pennsylvania. was
presented to the university by Judge Rea,
OF Minneapolis, Commander In Chief Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic.
NEW YORK, April 28-General Grants
tomb at Riverside Park was visited by many
Yesterday as a mark Of honor to his men,
ory. Many bore floral tributes. which they
laid at the gate of the tomb
BosToN, April 2a-The Massachusetts
Club gave . banquet last night In memory
OF General Grant Many distinguished New
Englanders were present Governor Ames
Hannibal Hamlin. General Devens, General
Banks and others made speeches
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The following are the ages of the
principal rulers Of the world: William
I'LL. of the Netherlands. Il; Christian
TX. Of Denmark, 20; Victoria. of En-
gland, So; Pedro H., of Brazil. s.;
Nasser ed Deem. Of Persia, 60; Francis
Joseph, Of Austria. So; Oscar IL,
Of Sweden. 58; Grover Cleveland.
President Of the United States 81;
Carnot President Of France, 49; Alex
ander Ill, of Russia. A; Humbert. Of
Italy, A; Mutsuhitio. of Japan. 81,
Kuang Su. of China, Il.
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WE would suggest to those gentle
men who arc telling US how to live a
few hundred years beyond the allotted
three score and ten that they give US
practical demonstration Of their
theories by living few years longer
themselves.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-05-03

In Berlin they have established an
academy for the teaching Of tho art Of
tailoring. Last year 9O2 students,
some even from Brazil and Japan, at
tended the institution. There IL said
to be special professorship in the art
OF collecting bills for spring suits from
fashionable customers.
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. mistake in the verdict; it should have
been murder in the first degree instead Of
the second" H. then sentenced Billings to
the penitentiary at Anamosa Mt hard labor
for life. The murderer received the sentence
without fiinching. Mrs. Billings wept
Billings has asked for stay of proceedings
till the matter can be car ried before the Su-
preme Court. The stay will not be granted.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-05-03

THE Government is to undertake 1t
the Brooklyn navy-yard the construc-
ton on its own account Of first-class
armed cruiser at cost, including ar
mament. not to exceed $500. 600
The cruiser will be named the Maine
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beet Sugar Industry Growing Abroad.

:.
WASHINGTON. April 2s Tho State Do
partment has received report from Con-
sui Warner. at Cologne, showing the rapid
increase Of the beet sugar industry in Ger
many Of over 500 per cent In twelve
years According to the statement re-.
ceived by the State Department, the post
office telegraph service in Great Britain Is
running behind more every year. In 1856
1t finished the fiscal year with nearly
ST., ,OOO, 900 to its credit, while for 1887 its
expenditures exceeded the receipts by over
three quarters of million.
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Ok April 2sth the water in the rivers in
Central and Northern Wisconsin was SO
high that manufacturing was seriously in.
terfered with, and fears were entertained
that great damage might ensue, the snow
In the woods not being yet melted.
THE greatest grain feet ever left Chicago
at the opening Of navigation, tegan starting
April 30 1t was composed OF nine six
vessels, and the carsoes aggregated !, AZ. 900
bushels Of grain.
MRs. J. H. ROONEY died at Chippews
Falls, Wis, on April % from modification
caused by the extraction Of q tooth.
The governors OF the thirteen original
States met at Philadelphia, Pa, April 2S to
consi Ter plans for the establishment OF .
fitting and lasting memorial to commemo-
rats the first century Of the constitution Of
the United States.
The heaviest earthquake shock ever ex-
perienced at Biggs, CAL, occurred on April
y, lasting IS secon Is.
OK April IS blizzari prevailed at Val
entine, Neb., making travel almost impos-
sible. At Superior, Wis, snow and sleet
fell in large quantities.
AT Rushsylvania, O., on April 81, the
floor Of hall in which q school exhibition
was being held gave way, precipitating the
entire audience of 400 people to the round
twenty feet below. Two women were
killed and about fifty more or less seriously
injured.
A FIRE in Brooklyn, N. ", on April Goth,
destroyed sa3o, ,ooo worth OF property.
Ok April 3sth the south End bank at
Columbus, Ohio, closed its doors, a run
having been made on IL because it was re-.
port d that the cashier was short about
$4,000.
OK April 20, Rev. E. l.. Heermance, a
|deposed minister of White Plains, N. Y,
committed suicide in the church which he
ad formerly presided over Rev. C. I.
King. pastor OF Miller NJ e. Church at CO.
lumbus, o -, cut his throat from ear to ear.
AT Gales5urg, H., on tho night Of April
rs two Of the late strik rs on tn, Q road
wer shot by one of the new firemen in self
defense. One OF the men was instantly
Xxi led, and the other seriously wounded.
SIXTEEN leading druggists Of Davenport
L.. have announced that they wilt not SO
or spense any alcoholic or intoxicating
liquor for any purpose whatever.
OK April asth stage was robbed near
Lakeporr, Cal. and Wells, Fargo q Co.'S,
express box was taken. On the eth.
pa senger train on the Inter Oceanic rail-
way in Mexico was stopped by masked
highwaymen and all on board were forced
70 give up their valuables.
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~
Settling ChatswOrth Damages.

PEORIA, H.. April 2a-The T., p. 6W
Railway Company paid the last Of tho
claims against them for damages sustained
in the Chatsworth wreck yesterday Leo
Hartman, q restaurant keeper Of Chicago.
was the claimant. and he was paid 5000
This makes in all about $500. 600 paid
out by the company on account Of that dis
aster
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Roscoe COMBINES memory was as
wonderful as his mind was strong. It
was his custom to carefully prepare
in writing speech to which he at
tached Importance; and when it was
finished he could 60 upon the stage or
the floor and deliver it sentence by
sentence. without the variation OF q
word. He could repeat whole pages
from Shakespeare and other poets,
with perfect accuracy and without ef-
fort for hours at a time.
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motion for q new
trial for Billings, the
murderer Of Kings
ley. There w er q
nineteen specific rea-
sons urged for q
new trial, the main
one being . lack OF
testimony that Bill
ings was the mur-
dereE. Judge Ru-
dick answered tn e
objections at length,
closing by saying: Il
think the jury made
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JUDGE HARE, Of Philadelphia, Id
vised wife-beater to fill his mouth
with water when he found himself get
ting mad. If men only filed their
mouths with water very few Of them
would get mad.
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Miss HELEN BLANCHARD, now 4
resident Of Philadelphia, is Maine
girl who has made fortune through
the invention Of the simple .over-and-
over" attachment for scwing-ma-
chimes
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

ON the oath Queen Victoria paid q visit
to Emperor Frederick, in Berlin
THE City Council Of Toronto on the oath
passed : resolution protesting against the
practice Of shipping destitute persons
from the British poor-houses to Canadian
cities
THE Yaqui Indians were at war with the
Mexican Federal forces ON the Oath, and
near Aqua Verde desperate fight had taken
place, the troops routing the Indians and
killing seventeen and wounding large
number. The Federal forces had one man
killed and several wounded.
DURING the fourteen days ended on the
Oath the American contributions to the
National League In Ireland amounted to
f2,OO0 The homo branches during the
same period contributed E3S7
FIVE provinces In Cuba were on the 25.h
declared In : state OF siege, owing to the
operations Of bandits The lawless bands
were said to be 30 fierce and powerful that
it would take twenty thousand men to sup
press them.
THE Prince Of Wales was for the fifteenth
time installed as Grand Master Of Freema-
sons on tho 25th.
FIELD fires were reported on the 9th
from the sugar-producing districts OF Cuba
Numbers of cattle had perished on account
OF the prolonged drought
EPERoR FREDERICK, of Germany. had SO
much improved in health on the nth as to
allay the general apprehension.
A DECREE was issued by the Pope at Rome
on the 9th forbidding Catholics to adopt
the plan Of campaign or to engage IN boy
cotting, and enjoining obedience to the lava
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GoLDsBoRo. Pa. April % Fire yesterday
morning destroyed half the town Several
narrow escapes for life added to the ex-
cttement One man was severely injured
The loss II about $4,000; partially In
sured