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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-02-07
LEGEND or MARcOLlNI.

A Curious vcnetlan Custom That Keeps
Alive . Poor Lovers Fate
In the courts Of Venice q curious
custom has been observed for five
hundred years. When tho Council OF
Ten, q body Of men acting as q jury.
brings In . sentence Of death, before
the presiding Judge puts on the black
cap the venerable crier advances and
cries three times Ia q loud voice,
" Recordatevi del povera Marcolini."
Noar the grand landing place of tho
gondolas ara the columns of Saint
Mark and Saint Theodore. Nearly
all the people passing the grand land
ing place pass around the columns.
Only foreigners and strangers pass be-
tween tho two slender pillars. It Is
the ancient place Of execution, and
there Marcolini met his death.
Many years ago Marcolini. a young
Venetian noble. paid court to the
beautiful Giulietta, whose family Oc-
cupied a palace on the same square.
One night as the dial on the clock
tower marked the early morning hour
he was returning home from q visit to
his inamorata, softly singing in the
exuberance Of his spirits, for he had
been accepted. and the parents OF his
fiancee had given consent to their
nuptials- Passing across q small
campo he picked up an embroidered
belt, with an empty jewcled scabbard.
and fastening the girdlc around him,
he continued his course. still humming
his tune. When he came to the steps
Of the Rialt0 he was seized by tho
guard and accused OF murder. He
was taken to tho spot where Senator
Rinaldi lay dead with q dagger in his
heart. It was found that tho stiletto
exactly fitted the sheath which Mar
colini carried. He was speedily tried,
condemned and beheaded. Giulietta
went mad and was confin ed on tho little
island devoted to the insane
Many years after q bandit on his
death-bed confessed to o priest that he
had been hired to murder the Senator.
The sentence against Marcolini was
reversed and his confiscated estates
were restored to h,s family. But poor
Giulietta's reason could not be re-
stored by an edict Of law. When the
Judge who condemned Marcolini came
to die he provided In his will that q
mass should be sung every night for.
ever In q chapel Of the ducal church,
St. Marks, for the soul Of Marcolini
and others who had suffered from un
just judgments. Such Is the story Of
tho Twilight Mass and the words Of
the court crier: Remember poor
Marcolini. Every night the bell Is
rung and ray OF light is seen to issue
from the little Gothic window thai
looks upon the ancient place Of execu
TOM. Y. Star.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-02-07
How to Make cilt-Edged Butter.

The writer, having made and handled
. good deal of what is termed gilt
edged butter. gives below q description
Of the process Of making this desirable
but very scarce article of food. The
milk is taken, Immediately after being
drawn from the cow, to the creamery.
Here the cream is separated by means
Of a centrifugal separator while it still
contains the animal heat, and i'm
mediately cooled down to sixty degrees
and left to ripen. This usually takes
about twenty-four hours. It is then
churned in a revolving six-sided churn.
When the butter separates from the
butter-milk and collects in granules
about the size of wheat grains. the
churn is stopped and the buttermilk is
drawn of. and water enough put in to
float the butter nicely. The churn il
again started. After it Is run a few
minutes it Is again stopped, the water
drawn of and more applied. This is
done three times. The last time the
water will remain perfectly clear. The
salt is then applied-an ounce Of salt
to the pound OF butter-and the churn
is allowed to revolve slowly for fifteen
minutes. The butter Is then taken out
and packed ready for market. In
winter about ten pounds Of best gran.
ulated sugar is mixed with the salt for
every hundred pounds OF butter, to
help the tlavor.-[C. B. c. Dunlap, in
Indiana Farmer.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-02-07
CONCENTRATED FOOD.
Some Light Thrown ON tho Proper Feed
Ing Of Dairy Cows.

Some Light Thrown ON tho Proper Feed
Ing Of Dairy Cows.
There is nothing that our COWS will
eat that does not contain some nourish-
ment. That is true with even what
they eat in accordance with the prompt
ings of q depraved appetite. The
woody fiber Of foods even contains some
nourishment, and this fact is neccs-
sary one in order to account for the
apparent mystery of how many thou
sands of ill-kept cows live. But the
cow being machine that grinds food
into other and more valuable products
for il would be useless to feed away
one dollar in value simply to produce
another dollar in value-the question
of how We may get the most profitable
work from this naturally profitable
machine is the most important ques-
ton. There is just SO much power in
the digestive apparatus to be expended
upon the conversion of the food into
proper shape to DO utilized by tho va
rious parts Of the system. Economy
demands that none OF this power shall
be wasted. But it is wasted II for in
stance we feed u large amount OF indi-
gestible foods or goods that are
poor in nutritive qualities. The
digestive forces can not seek out the
nutritive parts Of food and digest them
and leave the system to expcl the nom
nutritive parts. These forces must at
tack the whole mass and work away on
it. and If we give the nourishment
which might be found in quart of oats
or oil meal hidden In some non-nutritivc
or comparatively non-nutritive food Of
forty times the quantity Of the oats or
meal, the digestive functions will be
exhausted in the work of supplying the
COW with food. and will not do it then.
The question was recently asked US
If roots might be fed alone as con-
slant diet, without injury. New roots
contain pretty nearly ninety per cent.
Of water, as rule. Think Of putting
in q pail of water one-tenth of its
quantity of food, and expecting the
COW to do we'll upon it. It is true that
is not exactly parallel case. but it
will serve to show that with such .
proportion Of water the COW can not be
expected to do well. The food should
be as concentrated as It may be and
furnish sufficient bulk. II must al
ways be remembered that some bulk is
necessary. Feed calf on corn-meal
exclusively and you will contract the
digestive apparatus and injure the
animal. Bulky food to reasonable
extent is therefore needed. but beyond
that the food should be concentrated.
| -Wcafnrn R,aYal
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-02-07
THE SEWING MACHINE.

How to Repair It without Disturbing
ANY Part Of tho Adjustment.
There is hardly any piece Of house,
hold machinery which il capable OF
causing 50 much vexation as the sew
ing machine. The ingenious and in
dispensable mechanism, like most
other things, is docile and tractable
when in the hands of one who under
stands it.
Not long since q Philadclphian es.
sayed to adjust his wife's sewing ma
chine. In short time he became cx-
ceedlngly interested in his work; then,
by the usual and rational changes, be
passed to agitation, disgust and tow.
ering rage, closing with a grand de-
nouement with an axe and a success.
sion OF vigorous strokes that instantly
reduced the sewing machine.
When any portion Of tho mechanism
fails to respond correctly. it is usually
from some very trifling cause, and the
first endeavor should be to find out
exactly what is the matter. To be.
CUIuO y AudSVCI Al GA4O uEV "a AOp6sAI
sewing machines, 1t Is requisite to
understand the principles upon which
the stitch is formed and the work fed.
Very little manual skill is really
needed. The breaking OF thread OF
needles and the skipping Of stitches
are due. nine times out of ten, to the
loosening Of some screw. allowing
some part to become slightly dis.
placed.
II your machine breaks the thread
first examine the broken end to dc
termine whether it is cut or torn
Then measure the end down from the
take-up, and you will discover at what
point In the revolution the trouble 0c
Cured. Turn the wheel slowly, anl
watch the thread pass around thu
shuttle at the point where the acciden
occurred. Many times q machine Cal
be persuaded to return to goot
behavior by simply taking out thu
needle and shuttle and giving 1t LITTLE
cleaning and oiling, without disturbing
any part Of the adjustment Farm ant
Fireside.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-02-07

Wild-eyed parent want to bring
my daughter, aged fifteen, to this In
stitution aud have her closely guarded
and given your best treatment for
about three years Money Is no OBJ
ject.
Keeper Of private lunatic asylum-
L. she vi0lentp
Wild-eyed parent-She is ungovern.
able. She writes poems of passion.
Keeper-State Reform School 10 just
across tho way.-Chicago TriSdne
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-02-07
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

"A Mormon church has been dis
covered in Brooklyn, but there IL no
oolygamous doctrine taught in II.
The Mennonites. . German re-
igious denomination, have decrced
hat no person can now belong 10 that
church 1.-The has q life-insurance policy
hanging over his head.
1t IL reported from Yale College
that there has been notable decrease
IN smoking there during the last six
years A year ago nineteen per cent.
of the freshmen used tobacco; this year
he ratio is down to sixteen per cent
The First Congregational Church
Of Dover. N. H., celebrated tho 250th
anniversary Of its organization on
Sunday. December 16. There is but
ono other church In New Hampshire
older than this, and that is ut Hamp-
ION.
The worst kind OF church men,
Der Is that one who is always out Of
sorts with his pastor. A small hornet
can spoil good-sized camp-meeting,
and disgruntled member can over
throw tho work OF a church. Hartford
Religious Herald.
A medical missionary society has
been in successful operation in New
York for seven years The society is
unsectarian. as is evidenced by the
fact that the forty-three students in
training during 1887 belonged to nine
different denominations.
When Mr.. Moody was in London
q number OF young men were commits
stoned to follow up the converts and
see that they remained true to their
profession. Two OF the committee
were at the Bible school, and said that
they got the names Of $4,000 converts
made in London.
In the interest Of both parents and
children, we protest against the cram
ming system in our public schools. II
matters were rightly managed. all the
study might be confined to school,
hours, and our boys and girls might
have the balance Of the day for rest or
play, or other employment. which
would change II it did not entirely re-
lieve the strain. Christian Standard.
Tho Methodist Book Concern will
be century old next year. and will
celebrate the event by the opening Of
an imposing structure Of brick and
granite now going up at Twentieth
street and Fifth avenue, New York.
The building and grounds will cost
81, 600. 600, and the intention is to make
1t the finest publishing house in the
country. The institution. backed by
the Methodist Episcopal church, has
during the hundred years Of its exist
ence expended some $1,000 900 in
charities.
-Yalo College in 1895 had but four
or five students who were church mem-
bers; to-day nearly one-half hold such
membership. Princeton in 1913 had
but two or three openly processing the
Christian faith; to-day about one-half.
and among them the best scholars. In
Williams College 147 out Of 248. and
in Amherst 233 out Of 352 are members
of churches In many other colleges
as proved by DIR. Hodge. from whose
carefully prepared tables these figures
are taken, the proportions are still
more favorable to the prospects Of re
ligion. -Archdeacon Mackay-Smith, in
Harnerss MaUazine
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-02-07
New York Society Note.

Addie-Well, Cora, do you think
marriage is q failurep
Cora-Of course l do. Haven't
been married year?
Addie-Does your husband love you?
Cora Qaughing)-What, after q
whole yearp
Addie-But at least he respects you?
Cora-Oh. yes In fact he has SO
much respect for me that when he
kissed me the other night by chance
he apologized for his absent-minded-
n ess.-Town Topic.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-02-07

squatting outside stirred uneasily.
Never seed the ole elephant" the
prayer went on, halt incoherently.
:. Pore little Teller! An when his
nav died promised to be both father
an mother to him. An what have
done? Nuth'n! nuth'n! No pleas
ures he went on. But what
could do, way out yere on claim.
with no money to buy nuth'n with?
An now, when ] managed to scrape
spare money enough together SOS "a
Wal, he's a-gittin' worse-an' oh,
he'll mover see the ole elephant, I'm
afeard.n
Very soon after the bright rays
shone full in the faces of the group OF
cowboys, as the cayuses bounded
across the prairie towards the point
where the section-road wound into the
strip Of timber that iringed Buzzard
creek. No one had suggested this
movement, but all had started a. II
noved by q common impulse. though.
to be exact, Scotty. the impatient, was
a little ahead Of his comrades. O.
running OUT the granger nothing
was said.
prayed fer him to live to see the
ole elephant" muttered Scotty.
"Wal," said old Slade. earnestly,
III he lives half an hour, an we have
luck. blamed II he don't 500"
That's WHAT broke in some one.
.'Mebby We KANT" began another.
.Mebby we him." Interrupted Slads
firmly.
but elephants IL mighty"
mo difference! We're able fer him.
reckon. an'-an' the sick boy never
SEED . elephant
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-02-07

For putting on coat o darkey's
instructions were: '.Fust de right arm,
den de left arm, and den Glib one
general conyulsion."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-18
EUGENE y. ROBINSON.

Eugene y. Robinson, who was ono Of the most prom
inent Wall Street brokers during war times. died on
saturday and buried yesterday at Tour'crs' fnt
nam County Ito was the eldest son OF Nelson Rob
Inson the mariner Of Daniel Drew in the brokerage
and banking firm Of Robinson, Drew 4 Co lie came
from Buffalo when young, ard founded TIE stock
brokerage firm Of Robinson, Chase & Co., which was
later carried on under the firm name Of Chase a AZ
kns while in that firm he acted as stock brok"r Tor
Commodore Vanderbilt and at that limo was orc OF
tho largest stoc kkudnrs I'm the Lake ShoI0 EaipH OF
,rL,cL ,,,.I he II a. dir,.frr During the he
large operator IN gold. and made an Immense ior,
tune, which hr lost in l-1S. since that Tine nc ~"
been largely Interested In gold mining III Nc'aua
where he owuel several mines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-18
OBITUARY..
GEORGE HITLER.

George Hitler, superintendent Of the Custom House.
died yesterday, aged seventy five, Of complication Of
diseases, after a long Illness lie was the oldest man
in the service here in length OF term, having been ap
pointed assistant custodian OF the custom House under
tho AdmnIst alton OF President william Henry liarri
son, at tho request OF Daniel Webster. Mr. Hitler
was an Englishman by birth, and As boy was page
in the United States 1t IS related OF Pre- Sdcnt
Arthur that when no was Collector he wanted Mr.
Hitler to take vacation once when the latter was
In good health Mr. Hitler refused To 80, and Mr.
Arthur promptly suspended him from duty for a month
on full pay Collector Erhadt recently wanted Mr.
Hitler TO retire, because he was growing weak from
old age, but the old man stuck to his work lie had
been falling for a month, although he was on duty up
To last saturday Mr. Hitler leaves son and daughter
His home was at No. 2ls East onc-hundied-and'
twenty third.st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-18

going up there that day nearly 10 cents On Friday ~
sold at SO cents the price being marked and down oy
the transfer Of small lots The St. Louis decline emo
on this market ut moment when It little "toppy.s
and the n0ks had considerable effect July whest
opened 7s and sold at so Ia, closed
20 IA cents almost the low point Tho St. Louis
decline not however by any means the sole reaaoA
for the break here For thing the cables weak
Hutchinson largo seller all day. The market. too
continuing In the prices begun last week, finally gos
evcned up The visible supply statement showed Q de-
crease in wheat of 1850 $50 bushels than double
the decrease for the responding week last year. Corn
was steady within a range Of Ia cent reduction in
canal having the effect OF onsetng tbs influence
of the wheat market. Oats opened and closet at
90 1.2 I, 90 SO cents for July. Provisions. notwffh-
standing there were more hogs than expected were
strong early. Fork time stood - cents over sat-
urday, hut closed only cents over. Lard and RPS
closed Just whero they did Saturday. The cary
strength Of wheat possibly had some effect In the PIN
Just az the final weakness in wheat did later On The
curb July wheat Yas weak at rs cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-18
STILL RECOTERING Bodice.
woRKMEY BUSY IN THE CoNEMAUGH VALLEY.

WORKMEN BUSY IN THE CONEMAUGH VALLEY.
Johnstown, Penn, June l7.-Sevcntoen more bodies
dug from the wrccLago here to-day. Among
thom was III" body Of Mr.. Annie Bates, OF Racine
Wis. She was a passenger the day express lost on
the fatal day. Besides gold watch and chain and
sc|cra! rings drafts for s6I and sG) in money were
found IN hCr pocLc's. She was buried promptly, as
were all the other bodies fond. Among those found
were thu three children Of James Clark.
The weather here to-day was az gloomy and dismal
the grief and distress which stu hang like a
heavy vii over thr place. Everybody IS busy how
ever, and more men at work than the army Of
bosses can Commercially handle.
A meeting Of citizens held at Alma Hall this
afternoon TO protest against tie further use OF the
heavy dynamite blasts. The blasts used heretofore
havo teen 500 pounds, but smaller blasts were AL.
viScd. ard General Hastings has accepted hr wish Of
tho m"cr!ng, AMI only thirty five pound blasts havo
boon put of to-day.
~ meeting Of business this afternoon IL was
decided to ask the authorize, hero !ot lumber
with which 10 build temporary business places. To
tho committee who waited on General Hastings that
gentleman SAID hc would supply all the lumber desired
within week Many Of ~" Temporary buildings Will
b" constructed on IA" oil public squar'.
NO'W ,ihStandng n" lag-r quantities Of provisions
and supplies Skipped h"i". th"r' arr many people
whr would ilr huy what they want AMI ARE uI :lng
oiCr.
Tire members 81 The lirh Regiment were arrested
At Cambria city 10 night, charged with Insulting
women
IN" report 81 Comr,ls>a,y General SpanGIrr Zen.
oral hastings {" day show, fEr 2O.jlb IeUplo we've
fed b. the COMMITS AIRY department today.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-18
THIS STORY WAS coRRoBoBArED.

From The Detroit Free Press
Look here sir.7 exclaimed an excited citizen; as
he grabbed hold OF a on Michigan ave- Yesterday,
want an explanation from you
Nou can have II. SIR was the calm reply
You were at my house yesterday asking for
charity
Very lkclv' A.
Johnstuwn food
No doubt 81 Il. SIR -
you lora'PG n IN Iowa
certainly 4. SIR 49,,
Then # Is proof enough that you are fraud and
Don'f hc So previous my friend Here IS a state
man Of Iowa DO you JOhnSo"n right there
under my hngcr?'
"N s."
We'll hero is a clipping from Dubuque papSr.
Doc nj /, ssy that Buffalo Creek & out OF us banks
and no ding the main streets OF Johnstown"
"N"s" 80, .,
We'll then. what have you got to say finon
took my house md shop awav, drowned my WE
and I'm asking for money Ia max" new START
Yr,-I SOC Hers quarter 10 help you along.
rs very strAngr COincifcncr-vcry. liaFch' Sot d
cambria Iron Works out there. have you ,,
Not quite believe they call II the 'amOra
Yes. You can go on. Curious coincidence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-18
TIE UEITHER REPORT.

FORECAST TILL = r. ". TUESDAY.
WARRINGTON juno l7-For northern New England hir.
slightly cooler.
For southern New rarlsEd and Eastern NcwYork flir,
prccciri by light the coast. slightly cooler north
cry winds
For E.tern Pennsylvania New Jcrsey Delaware and Mary
land Nght ram stationary temperature.
For virginia and the CArOlnrs, rain, slightly cooler.
For GEORGIA rain slightly In the northern portion.
,,a,,onury temperature in tho southern portion.
For Eastern Florida lain. stationary temperature.
For Western FLORIDA Alabama and Mississippi light rain
slightly cooler
r,r Iuisnna min slightly warmer, except
,air md stationary temperature on tho Gulf
ror Teuuessco aud Kentucky nsht stationary tenn
pcruturc
For West virginia Western Pennsylvania and Ohio hight
ran stationary temperature.
For western New York, fair preceded by Hight rhn on
the lakes slightly cooler.
For Eastern Texas fair stationary temperature on tho
Cult slightly warmer In tho Interior
rr Indiana and Illinois showers stationary temperature
,,,i,vcd Tuesday by slightly warmer
For Michigan far followed IN Upper Michigan by light
rain slightly cooler.
For Wisconsin, rain preceded by fair in tho eastern portion
slightly warmer.
For Minnesota rain slightly cooler
For palot, far preceded by rain in the eastern portion
slightly cooler -
For Iowa and Missouri showers stationary temperature
followed Tuesday bv slightly cooler
For Kansas and NebrasEh. light rain slightly cooler
Fer Colorado, fair warmer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-18
THE CHICAGO DINNER COSTUME.

TO The Editor OF INC Iri6hhe'
Sir: According TO the statement OF your CORES
pord:nt, Mr. Amos Kctchup. tho cit OF Chicago
seem TO have adopted very airy costume for Tie
dining ROOM inasmuch a they no longer " tit down
TO their meals in their shits' This would APPEAR
At Glance 70 be tie extreme limit tat fan umi'n,S
could reach but our friend goes To say that II
f. not GOOD form 10 remove Onrs vest hcfur" going
TO tie table, As the wet" I, usually ""n "N%
shirt We NAV infer that both taken on aiinT
rcach,ng the sale a mang-r' THIS CONCLUSION
seems 10 Lc fully warranted by his ci"slLg fcuark
that We arc Just polished ont her" a, you ~" ~
New. York; Vel, 10 tho Chicago Cuicl' IS Wei
scrubbed and polished, Il may a1ne - ,oine cHlrm
fr thc Cnre eb.cnCc Of costume al the f$ding hour
in tho Poleca,n City that being plain Antrcln for
the Indian name ChlcaRI. sACL POIle'
Brooklyn, Jurc II. 1899.