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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03

The bill to refund to the states the
direct taxes collected to carry on the
war, proposes to give to Iowa as its
share of the plumber Of the Treasury
1452, OeS. of which sum Gen. futile
would get as commission ~, 2OS.6 so,
q nice plum for noisy demagogue.
II the measure ever reaches Nj. Cleye-
land, we hope to wee it vetoed in his
most vigorous and emphatic style.
Taxation for the legitimate expenses
Of the government is right and prop
or, and will be met without CON-
plant, even though burdensome.
But when it is levied to maintain
corporate manufacturing nlanopolies.
collecting vast sums beyond the needs
Of the government to distribute
among the states, paying clanorous
agents who serve as a lobby to be-
siege Congress in behalf Of the
plunderers Of the federal treasury, Il
% time to call = halt. We heartily
endorse the remarks Of Gen. Weaver
on the proposed measure, and ask
you to give them careful considera'
ton
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03
MARRIAGES BY LOT.
Extraordinary Custom Which II q Com.
mon Occurrence In Naples.

Extraordinary Custom Which II . Conn
mon Occurrence In Naples.
Many marriages take place annually
in Naples because Of money left, ac-
cording to last will and testament, by
benevolcntly disposed individuals. to
sndow a certain number Of virtuous
poor girls with a small sum Of money
- an outfit, and when these girls, say
twenty or thirty, present themselves to
the trustees as candidates for that
lower, and the will only provides for
six such marriages, all the girls must
step up to the urn and draw a lot. OF
course. out of the twenty or thirty girls
who have qualified, only six can be tho
lucky ones. These six are not entitled
to the dover until all the legal arrange
ments for the marriage are gone
through. There are always plenty Of
young workmcn, either day laborcrs or
mechanics, who are ready to accept 4
girls hand and the 100 or l5Ofr. dover.
for she has had to 60 through rigid
examination as to honesty, neatness,
virtue, etc.
! very often SOC the announcement in
the daily papers Of such marriage, and
one of these announcements attracted
my attention more than usual on ac-
count of the length of time the testator
had been dead whose funds were to an
nually benefit these yirtnous girls. I
translate the advertisement literally as
follows:
MARRIAGES. trustees Of the Monte Ca.
paldo Chapel, OF the Church OF San Salvatore Of
Pietra Santo lin Naplesl make known TO the
public that on the second Sunday OF Scptem-
Dor. 1885, at II M. lots will BIO drawn for three
marriages. each successful person receiving the
sum Of 1885,. left by the will OF Caesar Capable,
who died in 1910, and left such sums III favor OF
threc young womenWho with qualify themselves,
which qualification must take place on or he
;ore the 9Th OF September. The following are
The qualifications: L They must be descend.
ants of the testator; g They must be marriage
sble whatever that may mean; 5 They must
80 honest and poor. and, 1. They must not be
over Is years Of age,"
Now here we have provision made differ
entity from the usual run. In that the candidates
or this lottery must be poor descendants OF
he testator. just fancy that viii made for
such purpose by man who died ten years be-
ore Pilgrim placed his foot on Plymouth
R0sk. and that II Is faithfully carried OUT
Par1 Register,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03
A Plain Violation Of Law.

The following law was passed in
February, 1878, by more than . two
thirds vote in both Houses:
THAT all bonds Of the United
States issued or authorized to be is
sued under said acts Of Congress
hereinbefore recited are payable,
principal and interest, at the option
Of the government .of the United
States, in silver dollars containing
4l2l grains each Of standard silver;
and that to restore to its coinage
such silver coins as q legal tender in
payment Of said bonds. principal and
interest, is not in violation Of the
public faith nor in derogation Of the
rights Of the public creditor.
And yet in the face Of this act the
government is constantly buying
bonds OF 90 to 30 per cent. premium,
and paying for them with gold, while
there are millions of silver dollars w.
ing in the vaults at Washington that
the Government can't get into circu-
lation. Comment is unnecessary.
Turn the rascals Out.--The Common
People.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03
A Flameless Explosive.


Among the most promising OF new
explosives seems to be ''secnrita,"
lately discovered by Herr Schoeneweg,
pnd already manufactured on con-
siderable scale in Germany, Securite
is u grannlated powder Of light vel.
low color, and an cdor resembling that
Of bitter almonds. It is quickly manu-.
featured. does not detcriorate, is Of
about the same cost Of dynamite, and Of
nearly equal explosive power. 1t can
not be iirrd BY friction, blow or jar. only
strong Eliminating caps producing tho
explosion. Its special value lies in its
absolute tamelessness. which adapts it
for use In min liable to iiredamp.-Ar.
tansa,v Il'aeelcr.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03

After having conferred citizenship
and the elective franchise upon the
ignorant and debased negro race,
grave apprehensions Of approaching
evil come to haunt it's authors, if this
boon is extended to the greasers OF
New Mexico. Perhaps the objection
IL well taken. The negro in his ma
tive land has enjoyed centuries OF
freedom without producing ascholar,
q statesman, q civilization, Ian
Ruage or even an alphabet. In this
country the race had advanced be-
yond anything any one OF the race
has attained in its native jungles in
Africa. Giving them the ballot has
not thus far demonstrated, added
strength and stability to American
institutions. Ii the greaser Of New
Mexico is not advanced in the scale
or intelligence above the negro race
generally, giving him voice in law
making will not be for his good or for
the good Of humanity.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03

Major Otis Of the McGregor Times,
replies in three columns Of that paper
to our half q dozen lines of interroga-
tories about the political attitude OF
the q. A. r. In the Forum for Jan.
1889, is an article by Leonard Woolsey
Bacon, entitled "A Raid Upon the
Treasury. which is more nearly in
line OF the the facts Of history. The
rood intentions paraded AZ to its OBJ
jects in organizing, compared with
its recent course, simply confirms the
teaching OF the old school ORTHODOX
clergy, that .'hell is paved with good
Intentions
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03
FIRST POLO GAME.
Something About the Most Exciting and
Exh:larating Of Sports.


Exh;iarating Of Sports.
Polo, or hockey on horseback. as it
IS sometimes called, is the national
game Of the people Of Gilgit, a noun
famous country to the north Of CASH
mere. Reports had reached India, by
way of Cashmere that the Gilgittis
were il race Of blue-cyed Kaffirs (unbc-
levers in Mohammed), and it was sug-
gested that they were probably the de-
scendants OF one of Alexander's settle
ments, and to solve this question the
Punjab government, in the spring OF
1886, deputcd DR., Gottlicb Leitner to
visit the country and inquire into the
history and language Of the people. As
far as concerns that matter, the language
Of Gilgit was proved to be sister Ian
guage Of Sanscrit, and not like Hindu or
Greek, daughter language; but the
point Of interest for us is that DIR. Lett
ner took as much interest in the ma
tional game of polo as in the language.
and persuaded three natives of the
country to return with him to British In
dia and bring their polo sticks and po-
mics along with them. The party reached
sakou. the capital OF the Punjab, some
time In August, 1866. and the game
having been discussed at Government
house couple Of teams were got up
and the day fixed for the trial games.
which all the European residents turned
out to witness. The teams were COM
posed of Captain Charles Marshall.
Lieutenant Pemberton. Lieutenant r.
Nicholetts, Mr.. c. +. Amerv, Dr. Lict-
ner. Serbian Mohammed, Hyath Khan,
the three Gilgittis. and one other, and
the game thus inauSurated rapidly ac-
CURED popularity, clubs being estab-
lish.d promptly ut all tho military sta
tons. The game was played with an
energy. and with such speedy ponies Of
Arab stock that severe casualties were
frequent, SO much so that considerable
pressure was brought 10 bear on the
army authorities TO put a stop to 1t, but
they wisely forbore, and the game was
soon transpanted to English soil, where
IL aouris!ed freely, throwing off Wig
prous shoots for transportation in
America and the British colonies. It is
perhaps the most exciting and oxhilar-
ating game known, but it is only Gem
taurs who can play it creditably and
enjoy it thoroughly.-C. r. Ansery. IN
Chico % Inter Uceag
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03

The Christmas Wide Awake is 80
bright and beautiful that Santa Claus
may be suspected to have Wi ten
and illustrated it himself: ut any rate,
some OF the private doings OF SAINT rs
household have got into the maga-
zine. Margaret Sidney opens her
new Peppers serial in this number,
1.-THE Peppers Midway the irrepres-
sib.e .Pilronsia" coming to meet us
Ia the opening sentence. J. T. Trow-
bridge il, his serial, The Adventures
q David Iane and d svid Crane,
opens the door upon typi al New
England farmhouse family. HJaln,ar
Ni.:.., ijoveson opens the magazine
with splendid b,li!al Of the North,
s>1nge tie Boy King
Only - ID = year. ID. INthfot, TO-,
Boston, Mass.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03

Elkins, Dorsey & Co. refuse to re-
lease their grip on Harrison. who u 4
partner with Davis and Elkins i'll
coal mining in West Va and Mary
land, and his son Russell Is mike /
with Dorsey in some land speculation
in New Mexico. Henry Il. Davis,
father-in law OF Steve Elkins, and
Democratic ex-senator from West Va
has been up to indianapolis in secre,
conference with Benjamin for two
days, while whole car full of steycs
enemies from that state got but 4.
minutes to buzz the presidential car
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03

The st. Paul Globe gives fifty-nine
Presidential postoffices in that state.
many Of them where the appointees
are waiting confirmation The
Globe thinks the ones thus situated
NAV be considered available early in
the spring. Besides these it has 100
other Offices i'm the state which the
First Assistant Post Master General
may fill ut his pleasure. Let the patri-
OTIS have their reward.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03

The New Hampshire Legislature
compels the manufacturers OF bogus
butter. otherwise known as cleo
margarine. to color it pink. and the
supreme court Of that state says the
law il constitutional. just think OF
pink grease on your bread.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03

Gov. Lerrabee appointed i. +. Eel
lows Of ahs;ng, Judge Of the District
Court, to succeed &. I. Granger,
elected to the Supreme Bench. Reed
was slaughtered in the house Of his
LENDS. \ strange fatality has over
taken his political aspirations for
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03
CATARRH,
Catarrhal Deafness and Hay Fever.
A NEW HOME TREATMENT.

Sufferers are not generally aware that
these diseases are contagious, or that they
are due to the presence Of living parasites in
the lining membrane of the nose and Gus
tacllan tubes. Microscopic research, how
ever, las proved this to be Q fact and the
mnlated whereby catarrll, catarrhal deafness
and hay fever are permanently cured in
from one To three simple applications made
at home by tho patient once in two weeks.
n. B.-FOr catarrhal discharges peculiar TO
females (wllites) this remedy is n specific.
pamphlet explaining ~ a thus sa NEW b 6,eafRt
DIXON & Son, 30l West King St., Toronto,
Canada. Scientific American.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03

The case with which railroad cars
get lost in this big country makes it
necessary for roads to employ regular
corps of cur searchcrs or tracers, whose
sole duty is to follow missing cars and
nave them returned.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03

Commenting on the discrimination
against the cheaper articles. the Post
says: Here again the.discrimination
is against the poor. Table knives
costing SO per dozen are now taxed 81
per cent. The bill raises the duty
only to 37t per cent. The same dis
elimination is made in respect to
pocket-knives: the duty OH blade
knives, costing $40 per dozen, which
is now 80 per cent, is raised only to
53 upr cent =
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03

The New York Evening Post Illus
trates the reform" character of the
senate tariff bill by the following la
BILE:
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-03

Sufferers from catarrhal troubles should
Rad the above carefully.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-21
NOT ALL IDLE SMELLS.
How Some Earn the Means to Attend
College.
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript
Spending Sundy recently with q friend in q
very delightful summer resort not far away,
where good many pleasant cottages have been
built on o cliff commanding a fine view Of the
summer sea, the Listener happened to be sit
ting on the veranda with his friend as q milk
mans wagon drew up in the street. The milk
man, a sturdy young fellow Of pleasant face,
dismouated, rang bell by way Of warning to
the maids Of the vicinity to get their pitchers
ready, and then started around with his cans
and with his pint measure. As he passed around
to the back door Of the cottage the Listeners
friend saluted him as one gentleman salutes
another. And when the milkman had gone the
other said
80 That young man is q member of the class Of
80 at Harvard college,"
'.Indeed2"
Eyes. He is carrying himself through en-
tirely by his own exertions, and he takes this
way Of helping himself out. l dare say he
makes enough money selling milk at a good
figure to the people here In the summer time
to pay the greater part of his expenses for the
remainder Of the year at Cambridge"
docs he water his milk?'
"Not perceptibly. It is very good milk, and
have no doubt he is as honest as the business
allows"
There was young man in the house who be-
longs to the class below the milkman's in COL
lege, and he testified to the excellent standing
of the young man at Harvard
Such an incident is one of the good many
which go to prove that Harvard men are by no
means all idle swells. Perhaps there is not
nearly so large proportion Of students at
Harvard who earn money in the summer time
by table waiting at the mountain and seaside
resorts as at Dartmouth or Amherst but there
are certainly q good many men there who earn
every cent Of their college expenses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-21
GALLANT DIRECTORS.


From the New YORK Sun
The gallantry of the directors of the Trans-
Caucasian railway In Russia has involved them
in much trouble and expense, and may
cause their dismissal from Office. The Las
sale opera company, composed almost e1-
clusiveiy of French women, recently travelled
over the railway from Tifis to Baku. Several
members, who knew several directors, had
pull" enough to secure passes for the sixty
other young women of the company and their
baggage. Railway fares are high in Russia,
and charges for the transportation Of baggage
are, comparatively, still higher, 90 all these
passes caused the railway company the loss Of
q good round sum.
As soon as the newspapers got hold Of the
facts the railway directors began to catch it,
1T the directors wished to be gallant toward q
lot OF chorus girls" was the general opinion,
pense and not at the expense of the stock
holders and government subsidies" The mo-
tives which led to the issue Of the passes were
also pretty thoroughly canvassed and more
than one director had hard time explaining
to his wife just how this, that, or the other
pretty French chorus girl happened TO get o
pass from him. At last the directors, to stop
the grumbling and gossiping, paid out Of
their own pockets the fares which the five
dozen pretty French women had not paid, as
we'll as the freight charges on 1880 pounds Of
baggage! This helped matters very little,
however. The Russian newspapers have only
quit their gossiping and criticising since this
payment to demand the dismissal of the di-
rectors for overstepping their authority by
trying to pass the opera company at all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-21
THE GRAND ARMY KNcAMPMENr.
Features OF the Program for the Re-
union at Milwaukee.

Manager Chapman has prepared the official
program for the GAR enesmpnsnt at Mil
vaukee, Wis. Next Monday evening the Sons
Of Veterans WIN hold q camp FIRE at the West
Side Turner hall. Commander in Chief Warner
Of the Grand Army will preside. The parade
of the Grand Army and Sons Of Veterans will
take place on Tuesday forenoon. On Tuesday
evening the visiting members Of the women's
Relief Corps will be tendsreda reception at the
high school building. The Grand Army men
will hold camp hres on the same evening at the
West Side Turner hall and the armory. De-
partment Commander weissert will preside at
the camp fire at the West Side Turner hall Ad-
dresses Of welcome will be delivered by Gov.
Hoard, Mayor Brown and Department Com
mander Weissert. Chief War
ner and Pension Commissioner Tanner will
respond. Gen. Fairchild will preside at the
pected, viii attend both camp fres.
The post war concert win be given
Tuesday evening. A reunion Of the Sons OF
Veterans will be given Tuesday evening at
Grand Army and the Women's Relief Corps will
begin Wednesday morning, the former at the
West Side Turner hall and the latter at Inn
manuel church, and continue during the rest
OF the week. The reunions OF regiments,
brigades and divisions will be inaugursted
Wednesday. On wednesday afternoon Gen.
Sherman will visit the Soldiers home, where
he will be formally received by the veterans
and q salute fred in his honor. The second
and final war concert viii be given Wednesday
evening. Thursday afternoon party Of spe-
cially invited guests will be taken out by the
Entertainment committee for q drive around
the city. The party will visit a number of lead
ing manufacturing establishments, and an
elaborate lunch will be served to them on the
route. The naval battle Is appointed for Thurs
day evening.
A special to the Pittsburg Dispatch from
Salem. Ohio, says that Private Dalzell is in the
field for the position Of commander in chief Of
the G. A. R., and his friends will make vigo-
assembling Of the annual encampment at NIL
ysukee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-21
ABOLISH THE MARRIAGE SYSTEM
Unique Ideas Of the Order Of the Golden
Star on Marriage and Divorce.

Otto Won Hildren, young man Of thirty Ave,
arrived in st Paul, MINI. lastweek and registered
Mt a leading hotel He announced himself as
the supreme knight Of the order Of the Golden
Star, from Berlin, Germany. To q reporter into
whose hands one of his circulars fell, he said:
''The first principle of the order is the abolish
ment of the present system Of marriage, which
and my brother members believe to be one OF
the greatest curses resting upon society. By
that do not mean that we intend to maugurate
q loose and vicious system of love, but rather
to propagate and perpetuate the doctrine of
natural selection and the affinity Of soul to soul
We hold in our order, after one has become a
member OF 1t, that he or she cannot marry out
side that order, and that their selection must
be Of some member within its circle.
"We do not permit divorce where lack of har-
mony Is discovered. We inquire closely into
the causes Of the trouble, and if there is no
reasonable or rational probability of the two
remaining together, and there is every reason
why they should separate, then the bond that
has united them Is amicably dissolved They
remain members Of the order, each goes his
or her own way, and If there be children they
are cared for by a system we have which raises
with trade or profession.
I'm attacking the marriage system Of today
our protest is against the unequal mating Of
men and women; their irrevocable union or
their enforcement without inquiry or study Of
the fault"
DIR: Won Hildren says the order contains 1 900
members IN Germany, England, Japan, New
York and Chicago and that a branch will be
instituted in st. Paul this week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-21
ssDOTN0', EUROPE.
Absurdities Of American Travellers
Across the Atlantic.

From the Springfield Mass) Union.
A story that would be ludicrous but for the
disgust that an American must feel upon read
ing ii: 10 going the rounds Of two young men
from western state who are doing Europe,
Not that they had the remotest idea
OK gaining any benefit from the trip or that
they really saw anything worth looking st the
second time, for the paintings in the Louvre
and the galleries Of the Luxembourg were no
more to them than chromos given away with
packages Of poor tea. They could not under
stand even ''Ths Last Supper"
An intelligent New Yorker took them in
hand and every morning arose early and laid
out route for the day, but the exposition
made them tired and they saw In the Champs
Elysees only place in which to cit down and
talk over their comrades ct homo. The New
Yorker finally lost patience aud said that he
was tired OF hurting the glories Of France
against the "jelly-fsh souls Of these two gall
vanized mummies from the west" He said
that he had asked them WHY they came to
Europe and they did not know.
Another story is told Of general from Maine
who was doing Europe with his wife and daugh-
ters few years ago. At the door Of 81. Peters
ct Rome he met an acquaintance from his ma
tive state who offered him copy Of the Bangor
Wing. st. Peters had no charm for the Ameri-
can after that. He took the paper eagerly and
sat upon the steps reading while the wife and
daughters inspected the cathedral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-21
A Singing Burglar.

A Newark, NJ, dispatch says: Mrs. Cyrus
Peck, wife Of Vice President Peck, of the
Continental insurance company, was at
home with her daughter on Friday night
The servants had gone out for an outing,
and Mr.. Peck was away on business. About 8
O'Clock they heard some one on the stoop
humming low tune. The person was evi-
IDENTITY q man endeavoring to initiate the sing
ing of a woman. While he thus amused HIM
self his confederate climbed to the roof
of the porch. His footballs were heard by the
ladies and looking out they saw the figure of q
man crouched under one of the bedroom
windows. They sounded an alarm and he,
with his singing confederate, beat a hasty re-
treat Ex-Prison Inspector Cartwright gave
chase, but neither Of the unwelcome visitors
was secured