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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-04-12
FOOD ADULTERArIoNS.
A Subject Of the Gravest and Most TAI
Reaching Importance.

A Subject OF the Gravest and Most Far.
Reaching Importance.
Throughout the entire list Of food
products. aside. possibly, from such
leading articles OF diet rs flour and
the different varieties Of animal food,
where adulteration without detection
would be practically impossible, every
article used for food has been tam
pered with, and male to yield III nr-
righteous profit to some rasealiy firm
or company organized for fraud. ard
entirely careless of the harm they do.
20 that the business" is made profit
able
In the article of butter. by putting
the selfish interests of the producers
Of the genuine article over against the
greed Of the manufacturers of the
fraudulent product. it has become pos-
siblc 10 secure legislation which pro-
tects the consumer from the filthy and
unwholcsome refuse OF the soap facto-
ry labeled butteriae" or . olcomar-
garinc. In some other directions
there seems to be manifested recently
disposition to place more severe re-
straints of law upon the greed Of men
who are engaged in the adulteration of
articles of every day diet.
The subject is one of the gravest and
most far-rcaching Importance. His
torically considered. the scientific pois-
ening Of the race through the adultcr-
.,t;n, ~ fanJ - - ac,,n,r,f;ynl,. ,,a,,.
system of yillainv. In the older forms
Of human civilization men were MUIR
dercd by wars and carried off by con-
tagious diseases and cataclysms trace
able to natural forces; but it has been
left to civilization of the nineteenth
century to cndow colleges and uni
versltics and equip them to train the
young men of each succeeding genera
ton for the scientific poisoning Of their
fellows, for filthy lncrc.
The coming crusade against impure
food should be led by the medical fra
ternity Of the country. If the two
great schools Of medicine would unite
in efforts for the suppression of the
dllu SILT III UBIQUITOUS
articles Of food they might accomplish
marycls for the general health. To
the unprofessional mind it would seem
that in this field no less than in that Of
the proper sanitation Of cities the ply
sicians Of America might discover one
of the noblest provinces Of active Gse-
fitness. The work can not be accom-
plished. however, solely by learned
articles in medical journals, or schol-
arly addresses on the tcchnicalties of
the subject before professional bodies;
but it requires popular discussion.
petitions to State legislative bodies and
the National Congress. sermons from
clergymen, and instruction i'm the
school-room. 1t is a good field for i
modicum Of intelligent fanaticism,
large quantities of which are now goo
ing 10 waste in other directions. Min
neapolis Tribune.
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IMPROVE THE HOG.
a Matter Which Deserves the AttentlC
or Progressive Farmers.

A Matter which Deserves tho Attention
OF Progressive Farmers.
II the margin between the price of
corn and pork remains as great as it
has been during the past year, the in
ference is that the demand for better
class of hogs will be greater than it
has been for Il number of years. There
will be new herds built up. and ar
engagements made for breeding hogs on
farms where they have been abandoned
for years. Young farmers, casting
about for the most profitable product
Of the farm, will not be long in decid-
ing on this branch. rs promising tho
greatest and quickest returns for the
money and labor invested. Our OBJ
seryations force the belief upon us that
farmers for few years have not been
as careful about adding new blood to
their herds as they should have been,
and the consequence is their hogs arc
not rs good as they should be. With
the combination of all breeds that is
convenient to use. they find themselves
possessed of class of mongrel swine
that are not profitable either for market
or breeding.
Every step removed from some pure
fountain head makes matters worse.
But even with these things against the
quality of hogs they bring a good
profit, and should make the farmer feel
able to invest in better stock. And
taking all these things into considera-
ton. we can but think the demand for
pure bred stock will be better in the
near future than for a number Of years
past. The demand during the past
year has started the current that way,
making an ambition among farmers to
excel once more in the quality of the
porker. a laudable desire that benefits
the farmer and improves the quality of
pork given to the consumer. Years
ago it was the opinion among farmers
that all that was required to raise good
hogs was fine thrifty sire. no regard
being taken as to the breed, for, as
heard man once say: "A hog is q
hog. and that is enough" But this is
not enough. As much attention should
be given to the breeding of swine as Of
horses or cattle. and in the end they
will be just as profitable Cor, Western
jIV,VMan ~-~ - ~
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CHAPTER AIlI.-tOSTlNtED.
But it was concluslyelv proved that Ok
ford and his servant had actually arrived III
Partisan hotel little after midnight on
the day Of the abduction. And. further
more, it was shown that al the tsrg hour Of
the abduction they We're both 1T the hotel,
which they left later on i'm the evening for
Havre, whence they returned next morn
Ing agreeably y = message left by Oxford
with the clenk.
This, to an ordinary mind. was sufficient
evidence that Oxford and Rogers could have
had nothing whatever TO do with the affair,
rs each could clearly prove an alibi il called
upon to do so. Louvalt was puzzled. but
not convinced.
But now how was it that this interesting
duo, which departed from 81, Malo at half
past eight in the evening. travelling direct
to Paris, remaining there nearly ail the fol-
lowing day. and then went to Hayre-how
was it that this same conspiring pair also
left st. Malo at eleven o'clock the same
evening. as we web know; got off ut Dol;
went back TO the village; took part in the
abduction of the following day. and returned
to Paris next morning. Simple enough.
Fairfax had received Sebbiti' permission
to select from the banking Office Of lie Toilet
& Co. any two clerks that might suit his
fancy. He had found there two young fell
lows, one about the height and figure Of
Dick, and the other Of his valet.
To a casual observer. who took no trouble
to notice them carefully. the former. by the
aid of "A mustachc and wig, and the latter
in short side whiskers, made very pass
able Oxford and valet.
The two clerks. delighted at the prospect
of a frolic, went down TO st. Malo under the
delusion that they had been sent in disguise
for the sole purpose Of receiving and Of
conveying to Paris a bundle of valuablcs-
all the mystery and secrecy attending their
journey being adopted only to throw certain
prospective thieves OFF the scent.
The apartments engaged by Fairfax were
given them. and the false Dick and Roger,
with their equally false but ito them
precious bundle. returned to Paris and
registered Ut the hotel as Richard oxford
and valet, keeping quiet during the day. In
the evening they sent word To the office of
the hotel of an immediate trip to Havre and
q prospective return next morning, 1T which
time the real Oxford and servant appeared
and took up the thread of affairs where the
others had dropped it, leaving shortly after
wards for England.
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CHAPTER XIV.
CUNNING MEETS CUNNING.

CUNNING MEETS CUNNING.
Before quitting Paris, Dick wrote perhaps
the first deliberate and cold .blooded lie Of
his life. II was contained in IA brief note 10
Lydia that ran thus:
Il am Mortified to hear from Baudray of
the abduction Of the Princess Natalie What
does it mean! Ii is the most daring. and at
the same time dastardly and outrageous,
thing have ever heard. / have written
my friend. Mr. Fairfax, about it, and pre-
sumo my letter will reach him soon after his
arrival In America. | see, by the way, that
his name is in the list of passengers that
sailed from Havre, via the Vile dc Lyons
on the 18th inst.-the very day before the
abduction.
Poor Fairfax, hope some day he may
attain his wish-to become man of in!iu-
enec. His has been u peculiarly ANNOYING
and trying career l shall often think of
hum Tar away in that quiet little village Of
Drifton, i'll Pennsylvania. Please God. we
shall have him here i'll year or two again.
although he says not
This depression in his letter uDon the sub
ject OF Fairfax, the unseltish Richard had
inserted to please his own whm. The first
paragraph of the note was really Fairfax
own composition.
Oxford said he had observed his friend
name in the list Of passengers who sailed
from Hayre by the Vile de Lyons = Oh the
18th inst
So, too, had Jean Louvait. the detective,
for that individual, falling to make any
Roadway in his efforts to convict Oxford
and the valet, had turned his attention to
Fairfax.
There it stood in clear black and white
Arthur Fairfax, Drifton, Pennsylvania. :"
Aud, what is more, one Of the wharf Off
eials said he himself had seen Mr. Fairfax
go on board AT the last minute before the
steamers departure, and had observed him
on the vessels deck rs il moved of
Here again the tirelcss conspirator's
'orethought had planned to his gain TAX
ng the utmost advantage of Mr.. Nebbitt's
,ffer OF assistance, he had made arrange
nents by which one of the officers of the
'Namovna " secured passage to New York
rom Havre, and registered rs Mr.. Fairfax.
1t New York the officer expected to meet
he yacht, a day or two after his own ar
Ival there.
Fooled again, Louvait now turned his at
ention TO the discovery of the vessel by
rhich the conspirators had evidently
scapcd., After numerous mistakes and the
mrsuit OF false clews. he ut last hit upon
THAT he was convinced must be the right
ne.
I'm Mr.. Nebbitt's yacht. 'Samovna,' ]
ave found it" quoth he to himself.
But, alas, for his pains, the "Namovna y
after Fairfax's conversation with Nebbit,
ghAa been ordered 70 steam direct. fox thu
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CHAPTER XVII.

TWILL BE YOUR MOTHER. LITTLE MAID.
Ere the Princess retired for the evening.
she noticed what she had not previously
seen-simply because it had been hidden by
large scrcen-a small bed. and in it the
sweetest imaginable little rosebud Of u girl.
Long curving lashes swept over the child's
eyes. and the color IN her checks was like
the bloom on a peach Curling locks lay
around her head and set the face in the
most charming frame it could have pos
sesscd. The little creature was SO lovely III
its sleep. SO appealingly helpless. that the
heart Of Natalie went right out to it. and
she stopped down aud kissed the infant,
watching it delightedly, all her face aglow
with pleasure.
what is its name. Blanche.'
dolores, madamoselle.
but what does it here. Who are its pa
rents.''
mo one knows, my lady. II was found in
an asylum in Paris. The matron says she
has preserved its clothes and little locket
that accompanied them ever since the child
was brought there
Here she displayed to the gaze Of the now
thoroughly ntercstcd Natalie. set of baby
clothes, marked by great cos;lincss Of ma
terial A woman's handkerchief. on which
was interviewer an NJ. and a small note in
delicate handwriting, were the only other
| articles in the bundle besides the locset.
The note read as follows:
This is my daughter Dolores. She is
well born. / am forced to part with her
All that she must learn of her mother is
that my name is Marie. May tho good Jesus
watch her and forgive those who separate
us!n
On the loclet were engraved the simple
words "-harie from Tietor;" and interviewer
together. were u lock of soft fine hair and
one of black, rather coarse hair
So this little Dolores was without father
or mother: without local habitation, or
even II correct surname; for the matron had
called her, as she lay so sweetly sleeping in
the basket in which they found her, Dolo
res, the Angel.
J. {1o ~ CONTINUED
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IT PAYS TO 90 RIGHT.

When men arc pursuing
a course of iIi-ao.ng.
d crime or unlSindaess. how little they reck
The anguish and sorrow
That waits some tomorrow.
With floods OF remorse they've no power to
check.
They're blind to ali beauty rss
Suggestive OF duty;
They heed not lfes warnings, but hurry along,
In evil delighting.
With comrades uniting.
And firmly believing IT pays to do wrong. !.
But oh. there's season
When men wake TO reason
And see themselves fully as black as they are:
No longer assembling
In great fearsind trembling.
Sad enlprits, they stand at the Great Judgment
Gar
Then conscience accuses,
And sternly refuses
To furnish excuses. but seems TO delight
In fortunes and troubles
That Time but rcdoubles.
Forever repeating: II pays 10 do right"
IT'S little we're Winning
By SOOTHING and SHINING:
It's little we gain by dissolute course;
For the glittcrrg treasure,
Or moments Of pleasure,
Arc not worth the terrible panSs OF remorso.
It's better. far better,
To loosen the fettcr
That binds us TO evil, while strong for the fight;
For, living or dying,
There's no use denying
That it pays TO be good. and pays to do right.
-Josfphiae Pollard, IL y. j. Leti0er.
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harbor Of Brest on the extreme northwest
| ern coast Of France. Leaving that port
with the publicly announced intention Of
| sailing directly westward for New York,
| she once again, when out OF sight Of Brest,
| turned Numerically back upon her course
and sailed Tor the island of Chateau Scuf.
whence-as we have rcad-shc proceeded
70 America with the abducted girl
so can't prove IL was the 'Namoyna,' !"
muscd Iouyait. sadly. :. for there stands
the opposing proof that she was far at sea,
| stcamlng to America, when the deed was
committed
He confessed himself defeated at all
points. His penetration and instinc, had
shown him plan by which he believed that
the Princess had been abducted. Yet, be-
cause this theory. when practically applied,
failed to work. he refused to reject ii. He
only confessed tia: Fairfax had outwittcd
hlm at every step
In law-couIt ii would be quite irnpossi-
Bile to prove any thing whatever against the
latter To convict the abductors was Il work
Of time, Louvait saw. He must wait and
work III silence. lie declined to accept any
other theories preached with regard to the
famous case, being perfectly satisfied with
his own.
il was useless to do any thing except watch
and wait. fearful lest any onc-Lcroi. for in
stance-mght anticipate him, he wrote a
note TO the Minister of Police Upon the cx-
terror was the direction:
Not to be opened until the abductors Of
the Princess Natalie shall have been capt
ured. being the theory of Jean Louvait as TO
the abduction and the abductors.'
Then followed the speculation. This, in
the main. SO well agreed with the reality Of
the case. that it could scarcely have been
more accurate had Louyait himself partic-
pated in the affair
The document closed with this paragraph
This is the theory and belief of Jean
Louvait in relation to the famous Princess
Natalie abduction case. of which the arch
ccnspirator was Arthur Fairfax. whose
clcvcrncss has won my unbounded adnira-
tion.fi
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CHAPTER XIV.

II.
When Lydia and the old Marquis had
concluded that nothing further could be
done toward rescung the Princess. they
held a consultation with Louvait. The re-
suit Of this was the unanimous decision that
not only was it better. but also absolutely
necessary. that the news of the affair should
be kept from the public-especially from
the newspapers.
To Lydia and the Marquis this seemed i'm
possible. But Louvait assured them that il
they would place the matter entirely in his
hands he would guarantee that the story
would soon die a natural death
With his usual clcvcrness and unscrupu-
lousness in distorting the truth. he imme-
diately circulated report which. on the
face OF 1t. appeared SO plausible and proba-
bic, 50 satisfactory an explanation Of the
extraordinary disappearance Of the Prin-
cess. that al who had heard about il at once
accepted it as truth. laughed at themselves
for their unnecessary interest and horror.
and under the supposition that the Princess
was with her family at Lake Maggiorc.
dropped their talk and soon forgot entirely
about the supposed abduction.
Natalic's family with rare good sense.
acting under the advice Of the detective
no one outside of the palace knew any
thing at all Of the Princess disappearance
And soon to those who had heard OF il. ut
ALL the abduction Of the Princess Natalie
Radziwill was Il thing of the past.
This was just what Jean Louyait wanted.
Not a single newspaper even referred 10
the supposed false report which died shortly
after its birth. Louvait rejoiced.
The SnunJ a2yi...l af fba ,,,.l ,,%
Lady Lydia.the receipt of the bulletins, whose
place Of mailing it was impossible to even
guess at-balletins that bore the most COM
forting news, told in u most chatty and con-
tidential style which was simply impudcnt
together with dainty note from Natalie
herself-al these united to produce a wait
ingpolicy.
Natalie's missive was short.
Il am allowed. she wrote Ito say that I
am well and treated quite like Princess;
although why am prisoner is more than
can tell
Lydia, after recovering from the excite
ment naturally occasioned by her frcad' )
disappearance, suddenly became very alb
scnt-miaded and distrai. A very unwel-
come suspicion had flashed across her mind
and deeply burned itself thereon. She held
with Louvait another consultation so skill
fully managed rs not to awaken the clever
detectives suspicious. The result of this
interview was the unwilling. yet almost in
evitable formation Of a theory upon her
part : theory that her whole heart was set
upon rejecting. ii possible. Still she was
forced to recognize it as SO probable rs well
as plausible that peace of mind could never
be hers until il were disprcvcd.
Accordingly. one day she went to her
chapefon and constant companion, il wild
owed relative, and abruptly proposed u trip
to America.
The Countess stared in surprise.
My dear, what can you be thinking Of
Nobody but the Princess Louise. and the
wives OF such officials rs are obliged to go
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to Canada, ever set foot in that benighted
land
We'll, my dear aunt, am sorry to dis
agree with you, but | am going
there. and AS you surely can't let me
20 alone. you. too. are going" said this
spoiled yol.ng woman.
The Countess looked aghast and groaned
fecbly. She knew well the manifold Nhinis
Of her niece aud the utter fatility Of oppos-
ing them. That young woman having taken
into her head the extraordinary notion of
going to America, there was really nothing
to do but 20.
Her aunt inquired the time Of departure.
supposiag that. as a matter of course. it
was SO distant that there might be remote
possibility Of her niece altering her mind
meanwhile.
liza chere taats.'' answered LYDIA. in q
quiet, decisive tone, IL have engaged pas
sage for our paity-ourselves. maids and
couriers - in the 'Servia.' That vessel
sails from Liverpool day after tomorrow
at three p. II. We must leave here early
tomorrow for Craigie Castle, and the next
morning for Liverpool"
The Countess sat down on the nearest
couch and gazed at her niece as if she con-
sidered the latter bereft of her senses
But that impcrious yet shrewd maneuver-
or sailed magnficcntly out of the room,
and soon her clear. firm voice was heard
issuing orders as to the disposal of her be-
longings.
There was no installing il all
The Countess was in stratened eircum-
stances, and depended solely on LYDIA
warm heart for the necessares of life.
and, moreover, she simply adorcd the girl
After quiet and comforting cry, all by
herself, she dried her eyes and resolved 10
put the best face she could on the matter.
In experimenting the packing of their
goods and chattels she soon forgot her
grief, and actually began to take an inter-
| est In the coming voyagc-all Of which the
| obs~vant Lydia took notice Of with secret
satisfaction, as she entered the room from
| time to time.
Next morning they left the village. took
the steamer at st. Malo for SOUTHAMPTON,
and at siS o'clock that evening were in
CraigA Castle. Here they hastily set about
collecting all the neccssaries for a trim of
several weeks or more
Lydia had previously tclegraphed her
friends for letters of introduction to infiu.
entail Americans. Several Of these she
| found awaiting her.
| The following day, mt three o'clock, they
left Liverpool in the 'Servia''
As Lydia sat that evening on the vessels
! dccis, with the brilliant light Of n Full moon
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Speaking of profanity, it seems to
me that it is greatly on the increase.
and am led to inquire what We are
coming to? You can hear it almost
any where. It's not alone tcamsters
and such men. rs it used to be, but it
seems about every class swears. They
swear when it's warm; swear when
it's cold; swear when they're young,
and when they get old; swear when
they're bridged; swear ut the weather;
swear when alone; and swear alto
gether. Years ago when was young
man who swore was looked upon
with horror. lregrct SO often to hear
men who profess to be gentlemen, 90
far forget themselves as TO actually
swear in tho presence Of ladies. 1t is
great pity that ladies as they pass
along the streets should have their ears
constantly assailcd by such strings OF
oaths as one may hear, and it is no
uncommon thing now to hear All oath
or two Oh the stage IN coarse of =
play. Aud l sometimes wish we could
nave little of the old Connecticut
blue laws " for awhile. which were
strict, especially as to blasphemy and
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