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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02
HABITS OF ROCKS.
How to Keep the Greedy birds Away
from u Certain Locality.

How to Keep the Greedy birds Away
from n Certain Locality.
In the autumn when the nuts are
ripe the rook is busy. Walnuts are
his especial fayorites. You will not
see a bird near the place until they are
ready for thrashing down; but when
that time has come a solitary pioneer
will appear first, high up. inspecting
the tree or trees. The next day he will
be joined by one Or two more. After
wheeling about and over the place they
will settle and examine the state OF the
crop. II the outer rind is loosened
from the shell of the nut. q problem
soon solved by the birds biting piece
off, they will fly away and give iEfor-
nation to the rest that luxuries are to
BIO had. Then 4 number come. nip
ping the nuts off in the most wholesale
manner and flying Off with them. In the
first field or meadow they dine; with a
dig or two OF the powerful bill they
split off the outer covering, and
then with one more dig open the nut
and cat the contents. They are quick
ly back for more. Hi! Clip! Rooks!'
cries a mans voice, and fine old dog
dashes over the lawn dozen times a
day. barking his loudest to scare them
off, for il left to themselves they will
clear the heaviest crop from the trees
in very short time. 1t is no use
thinking OF shooting them; you may
point stick ut them and flourish it
about as much rs you like, and it will
not disturb them in the least. A gun
is a different matter; only let them
each sight OF one, aud instead of COM
mi.tin.r their tobberies in an open aud
deliberate manner. as is their usual
way. they will clattter into tho trees
like hawks when they get Il chance. nir
off the nuts and tly away. The only
effectual plan is 10 trap one. | once
saw the experiment tried. One o.
them hopped into common trap, Sc,
openly. oaly 40 secured thu
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

Mn. S. C. COBB writes from Tampa,
Fla, to the Pensacola Commercial
that DR.. Veile, of the Chicago Acad-
emy OF Science, has found genuine
crocodiles in the country below Tampa.
The exact locality is not given, but it
is stated that it took many days to cut
the way for the doctors boat through
the shrubbery interlacing the water
ways. He brought to Tampa one liv-
ing specimen, one dead one, and eleven
skins and skeletons The crocodiles
thus found are said to differ in several
particulars from the alligators so COM
mon in Florida"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

THE Secretary OF State for India
once called meeting of grain NOR.
chants to consider the question Of i'm
purities in grain. and particularly in
Indian wheat, which ut that time was
largely mixed with dirt. When one
wealthy corn factor was asked what he
knew of impurities in grain he said:
well. gentlemen, l have sometimes
found pebbles in my wheat, but / am
not inclined to think they lessen Its
value. think you will agree with me
when you observe this sample, exhib:
iting a four-carat diamond set in ring.
which he had found in sack of wheat.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

A CURIOUS cause of death has re-
Gently been recorded in India. A
native caught a saats eellike fish,
about fifteen to sixteen ~ihches in
lhgth. Being desirdlis OF Killing it.
hi put it into mis- mouth. ip Sfder to
bite ioff its head. TIE fish slipped
through the mans fingers into his
mouth. and conveyed itself partly
down his gullet. The situation now
was bad for the fish, but still worse for
the man, for owing to the. sharp fins
on the back of the fish it was not pos
sible to withdraw it. The man died in
great agony within an hour
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

WHAT has become of tho Niagara
Falls scheme for tapping tho force Of
the great cataract in the interests OF q
wonderful mechanism which was to
pet all of the wheels Of industry in
that vicinity running to new aud
more vigorous tune? Has it quietly
collapsed and been slowed away in the
sepulcher of unrealizcd projectse
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

i D1sFArcYbs trdh Ckina make it ap-
pear thax the tSesht destructive fire in
tho imperial palace was lighted by
thieves 70 hide evidences of extensive
plundering which otherwise could have
easily been traced. Apparently the
denizens Of Mongolia have been taking
lessons in villainy of their white
skinned neighbors.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

| THE first post-otfice was erected in
Oklahoma at Oklahoma City. and was
,..literally on the ground foor,'' as
there were no boards on hand to make
any other kind of floor. The owner
erected four posts, moved in, then
built the walls and the roof, and ran
up the stars and stripes from the
gable end of the roof.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

AT Russiai places of sNusement
tho ladies wear fur caps ar.t big fur
collars instead OF the hats and Lonnets
worn in other countries. An observer
says: .Some of them have such 1on-
derful compilations that one might
well say the effect Of their faces aboss
the white fur Is that of roses in snow"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02
CHRISTIAN HoLzwoRru. of

CHRISTIAN HoLzwoRTH, of Low
vile, N. Y, who has been insane for
years owing to hardships in the war.
has received a back-pay pension OF
e13,000. the largest but one ever paid,
and SIS a month for life. He has q
wife. three daughters and two sons.
and steps will be taken to set apart
some Of the property for their benefit.
His vito has supported herself by
taking in washing, and was very poor
Mr.. Holzworth is an incurable inmate
Of the Lewis County Asylum.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02
WEST AND SOUTH.

The Minneapolis street car strike was
/ virtually ended on the I'D, number of4he
old hands returning to work at tho COM
panys terms
Masked. men entered tho. residence of
Mfa* Sertell at Findlay. o., On the morning
OF the "a h and at the point OF rcvolyers
c6fhpeiied the old lady to give UP 500, all
OF her savings.
THE mangled remains Of Lewis Buhn, of
Harlem, were found on the Northwestern
railway tracks near haywood, ILL.,, ON the
9th
E. /. wH1rTAKEn, confidential clerk for
Smith & Connors, Of Cleveland, o., was on
the oath arrested for an alleged shortage OF
81, 600
ED LYNCH, seventeen years old. was killed
by falling from a tree in his fathers yard
on the eth at Bedford, Ia
MISS MINNIE HANCOCK, OF Elgin, ILL.,, CON-
mitted suicide by shooting herself at
Cloquet. Mimi. on the 9th.
RICHARD LEVINE and William Game were
arrested ut Louisville, Ky, on the 9th.
Large quantities OF counterfeit dollars were
found in their possession.
JAMES HUNTER, who recently finished q
term in Joliet pcnitentiary, was rearrested
in Chicago on the oath charged with bigamy.
He was said to have wives in Tuscola and
Decatur, Ill. and Louisville Ky.
PRor. G. Il. HALE, of the Northwestern
Normal School In Geneseo, ILL.,, died on
the 2fth
The death of Elijah M. Haines occurred al
his home in Waukegan, Ill. on the morning
of the 25th. aged sixty-eight years. He had
been long in public life, especially as q
member Of the Legislature, having been
elected seven different times to seat In
that body. In 1855 he was chosen Speaker
of the lower House ON account of dead
lock in which he held the balance Of power.
He was . member Of the present Legisla.
ture.
JOHN WADE, his wife and James NJ. Linder.
man and their horse were all killed by being
struck by an express train at Newport, Del
on the 25th.
The Grand Army Of the Republic OF the
Department Of West Virginia closed three
days session ut Rayenswood on the 18th
s. s. Hazen was chosen Department Com
| mander.
| A WINNIPEG youth named Julius Jansen
committed suicide on tho 25th because hi.
'{aweetheart refused to marry him.
Sr LOUIS striking carpenters returned te
fk on the 25th, having accepted the terms
he proprietors
ii the 25th IT was said that the lush o1
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02
AN enterprising railroad in Tex,

AN enterprising railroad in Texas,
awake to the opportunity, has sent
agents to Oklahoma to induce the
overflow to journey down to Texas.
The railroad offers good land on easy
terms, and has seven million acres to
sell, while all Oklahoma contains only
one million eight hundred thousand.
Texas hopes to get twenty thousand
immigrants from the overflow.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02
ISAIAH v. WILLIAMSON. al

ISAIAH v. WILLIAMSON, of Philadel-
phia. who gave away $2.500.oOo just
before his death. left s9,78S, AL 48 to
be divided among his heirs. His wear
ing apparel. Office furniture and books
were not listed by the appraiser. being
Of no value; and the only article OF
luxury he possessed was \ 500 gold
watch which had been given to him.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

DESPITE the talk about Smith being
such common name, those of Green,
White. Brown and Davis beat it in the
United States by fifteen per cent. Even
s'JOhn" Is not SO common as Joe"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

! A GENTLEMAN from the Eas., with
eight sons with families and thirty
two grandchildren, has purchased
1900 acres Of land . few miles west Of
North Platte, Ncb., and will move the
whole outfit on ii.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

! LORD LoNsDALE having had long
jtQn1asy with dog sleds, and having
WAJked nfteen hundred miles across
AlasRSe. M rcaprnedsto San Francisco
to recupseratA HI Aighness failed to
find any support iAet sec. ion for a
burlesque ahoe
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

: OSE-THIRTIETH Of the whole popu-
lation OF Iceland cmigrated last year,
moved, 1t is said, by the unpopulaTity
OF the Danish Government and the
Establishments Of Canadian emigration
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02
AMAzARIS Bible brought f1o.0O0 al
q recent auction sale in LOncnn

Mrs. SHAW, tho whistling artist.
has never touched stimulant She
has never wet Ter whistle with any
thing but water
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

A MAN in Philadelphia who could
not procure employment hung a.
board over his back, inscribed "Wor|a(
Wanted" and tObk a stand in q
ness street He got a jpAs
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

| The consumption OF peanuts Il
5000, 900 bushels a season. They are
all raised in Virginia, North Carolina
and Tennessee. chiefly in the former
Stnfn
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

WITH all her boasting about the size
Of her jewels. Africa has mover turned
out diamonds 50 big rs those to be
found in American baseball fields.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

( ABOUT the same number Of men
were engaged at the battle of Water
loo and at the battle Of Gettysburg, and
the loss Of the colnbatants was nearly
the same
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02
Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FROM WASHINGTON.

The Postmaster-General appointed John
Chapman, OF Charleston. y. G.. Chief Of
the Division Of Inspectors ut tho Post Office
Department on the 2'd
PRESIDENT HARRISON on the cath ap-
pointed Willis Sweet, OF Idaho Territory, to
be Attorney Of the United States for the
Territory OF Idaho
A DELEGATION OF the American Forestry
Congress, composed Of men from all parts
OF the country, waited upon President Har-
rison on the 9th and presented a memorial
favoring legislation to protect the public
timber domain.
The death OF Ex-Congressman E. John
Ellis, Of Louisiana, occurred ut his residence
In Washington on the aJth.
SEcEETARY-oF-THE-TR TREASURY WINDOW ap-
pointed Daniel A. Grosvener. OF Ohio, on
the 18th to be chief OF division Of the
First Comptroller's Office.
THE sevcntieth anniversary Of the found
ing OF the Odd-Tellows Order was cele-
bratcd throughout the United States on the
10Th.
THERE were ol3 business failures in the
United States during the seven days ended
ON the 36th against 233 the previous seven
days.
THE President on the a6th appointed Dr..
Daniel Dorchester. OF Boston, to be Superin-
tendent Of Indian Schools.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE,


The German publicist md statesman,
Frederick William Hermann Wagcner, died
in Berlin on the s3sd.
TnE demise of Princess Eugonia. sister
OF the King Of Sweden. was announced on
the a3d aged fifty-niae years
AN explosion in colliery at Durham,
Eng. on thu 9th, killed five miners
AT Beach Hill, N. s.. John Schofield and
his young son were killed by lightning on
the a.th.
Mr. PARNELI.'s case against tine London
Times for libel was expunged from the list
OF cases awaiting trial at Dublin on the 9th.
TELEGRApHIc advices from West Africa
on the 9th say that q British expedition
had destroyed the chief town OF the
Wendell tribe. on the Sulymah river and
released three thousand slaves
MEssRs BATES, Kasson and Phelps tho
Samoan Commissioners from this country,
arrived in London on the 18th
A FIRE ut Stanbridge, Que, on the 25th,
just across the line, burned the Canadian
Pacific road station, engine and freight
house, one engine, two passenger cars and
eight freight cars, most OF which We're
| loaded.
STEAMSHIP which arrived at San Fran
cisco on the 2Gth brought news Of the ter
rible famine in China. Thousands were
dying despite the relief afforded by foreign
missionaries.
On the 25th the municipal authorities Of
Newcastle Eng, voted spe-
cial address of congratulations to President
Harrison, whose ancestors were natives OF
that place.
| TELEGkaPHIG.adviceso Of the 18th say that
q terrible disease which resembles typhus
fever had broken out In Anagawa Ken.
Japan. or sixtyfour cases forty ended
fatally within twenty -four hours after the
first attack !. :.
The Canadian Extradition bill was passed
by Parliament on the. a6th It was re-
ported that the bill would be submitted to
the English Government for approval be-
| fore 1t becomes q law.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02
LATER

IN collision on the Baltimore d Ohio
road on the 26th the lives of e-Prcsident
Norton and other Government officials
were endangered. and several employees of
the road Were injured.
MEMORIAL DAY was generally observed
throughout the Southern States on the
Goth.
DURING the seven days ended on the Goth
there were 2l3 business failures in the
days
H. b. SpoFroRD. the historian of Clar en-
don, Vt, died on the 26th.
AN explosion OF dynamite and emmensite
occurred at the factory of the Emmensite
Gun Explosive and Ammunition Company
near Harrison, N. j., on the adth. Charles
Anderson, the fireman, was fatally injured
and tho building, valued at $1,000, was
totally destroyed
A STEAMER which arrived at San Fran
cisco on the Goth brought news of the ter
rible famine In China Thousands were
dying despite the relief afforded by foreign
I mfssionarieR' -. |.
CHARLES L. WOODRUFF ex-city clerk of
New Britain, Conn. confessed on the Gth
that IN the past six years he has forged
notes for s5GO,ooo but has managed to make
all good save about $4,000. He was ar
reSteu ana placed In jail.
| BURGLARS entered the store OF d. Smith
urst, of Seneca, Wis, on the night OF the
26th and took from the safe about $1,000 In
c'sh belonging to the town OF Seneca, OF
| which Mr. Smithurst was treasurer.
| WHILE in Il fit of dependency over inan-
cial difficulties Farmer Mcleod, of High
Bluff, Man, on the 10Th killed his eight
year old daughter and fatally wounded his
tad
| by cutting his throat.
| CEsAs FRAZIER (coloretD was hanged ut
Charleston, s G., on the 26th for the mur-
der of Holdenburg, February9
| Brooks. JosIYN 4 Co.'s saw-,nill ut Port
Huron, Mich, was burned on the 36th.
Loss, SO, 100; insurance, 5000
THE municipal authorities OF Newcastle
under-Lyme Eng, on the Goth voted spe-
cial address Of congratulations to President
Harrison, whose ancestors were natives It
that place.
| ADvIcEs of the 28th say that terrible
disease which resembles typhus fever had
broken out In Anagawa Ken, japan. or
sixty four cases forty ended fatally within
twenty -four hours after the first attack.
THE Extradit.on bill was passed by the
Canadian Parliament on the 10Th. 1t was
reported that the bill would be submitted
to the English Government for approval
before 1t becomes a law.
THE scventieth anniversary of the found
ing Of Odd-Fellowship was Gel lsbrated
throughout the United States on the 10Th.
CURTIS TAYLOR and Mrs. Woods, of Lin
coin, Neb., charged with numbering old
man Woods, were taken to the peniten-
tiary on the night of tho Goth for safe
keeping. A mob surrounded the county
Jail oil day and threatened to lynch the
prisoners.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

people leayi1x Oklahoma was almost RI
great as it was to enter the Territory. The
best claims were all taken up by the spccu.
lators and Government officials. aud the
outlook for the homesteaders was nothing
but hardships and privations
An Homer, Mich. on the 96th two men
were killed by the premature explosion Of
dynamite
FAILING to get claim in Oklahoma Ter
ritory, Silas B. Kennedy, Of TUNA. Ran.
dolph County. Ill, committed suicide by
cutting his throat with razor at Winfield
Kan, on the 18th.
A COLLISION on the 9th occurred be.
tween two freight trains near Glen Falls
Tenn. the cause being forgetfulness on the
part Of one OF the engineers. Brakeman
Taylor, Conductor Hineiine and Engineer
Rusk were killed
The death OF Lester II. Thompson. ex-
Senior Vice Commander OF the New York
Department q. A. r., occurred at Denver,
Col, on the 18th, aged forty eight years.
| The death Of l. u. Reavis, the man who
wrote history OF St Louis, and caused the
city to become known as the future great. !
occurred on the 18th, aged fifty-seyen
years
HENRY AND JOHN HILL, OF Somerset, KY,
were arr .sted on the 9th. charged with tho
| murder OF two peddlers, which occurred
about year ago
A TANK Of petroleum exploded In Chica-
go on the o5th doing great damage TO sur
rounding property and inju1ing several
people.
IT was said on the 18th that Andrew j.
| Culver. mn evangelical preacher OF Shannon,
ILL.,, had been arrested at Dixon, ILL.,, on
the 18th for forgery. His Practice was to
borrow money giving prominent farmers as
security.
ON the 18th during a heavy storm at
| Washburn, Wis, boom containing 2,eoo,
coo feet OF logs was broken and the timber
sent adrift
MEMORIAL DAY was observed throughout
the Southern States on tho 10Th.
Mrs. Woops and Curtis Taylor, Of Lin
coin, Neb.. charged with numbering old
man Woods, were taken to the pcniten-
| tiary on the night oil the 10Th for safe
keeping A mob surrounded the county
jail all day and threatened to lynch tho
prisoners
THIEVES entered tire store of D. Smithurst
of Seneca, Wis, on the night OF the aGth
and took from the safe about 81, 00o in cash
belonging to the town OF Seneca, Of which
Mr.. Smithurst was treasurer.
! IN fit of dependency over financial diff
| ficrlties Farmer Mcleod OF High Bluff
Man, on the 26th killed his eight-vear- old
daughter and fatally wounde his son will
| an axe and then committed suicide by
cutting his throat.
A coLoRED man named Caesar Frazier was
hanged at Charleston, s. G., on the 2ath TO,
| the murder OF Holdenburg, Februaryg.
| THE new mill of Brooks. Joslyn & Co., al
Port Huron, Mich, was burned on the 10th
Loss, AZ, 100; insurance, S5eoO.
JOSEPH NENNEwUscH q farmer eighty
years old, suicidcd at Caledonia, Wis, or
| the .6th by hanging himself in his barn.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-04
THE MEXICO
The Best and Cheapest IN the
State-Figures Don't Lie.

The following is copied from the
latest official report of W. E. Cole
man, State Supt. of Public Schools.
1t shows the standing of the Next
co school as compared to schools in
other prosperous towns.
Especial attention is called to the
tau levy. Only three towns levy
so little as 60 cents, the amount
asked for by our school board; and
not n 8 months school was con-
Quoted last year on less than 60
cents with the exception of the
Mexico school. This table shows
that our teachers are not paid high
err salaries than teachers in other
places, and when the large number
of pupils to each teacher is con-
sidered and the extra work done on
this account, we see they are really
paid less for their work The first
column of figures denotes enroll
ment, second attendance, third
number of teachers, fo.1rth average
salary, fifth tax levy, sixth number
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-04
Live Stock Matfers -


One hundred and eighty-fve
head of cattle came in from
McCredie to-day.
Northern, Edmonston & Dowell
shipped a car load of hogs to st.
Louis last night.
Sloan & Kirk sent a car load of
work horses to st. Louis last night.
Alex Carter shipped a car of
hogs to st. Lous last night.
The National Stock Yards, OF
East st. Louis, furnishes the fol-
lowing:
CATTLE-Market was active and
steady. Choice heavy native
steers, 3 . 80 to $3.50; fair to good
steers, $500 to $3.50; butcher
steers, medium to choice, not
quoted /; stockers and feeders, fair
to good, at $40 to s2.S5; rangers,
eorn-fed, 1915 to $3.50 grass-fed,
S1.90 to $500.
HeGs-Market was quoted low
er. Quotations ranged as follows
Choice heavy and butchers selec.
items, $40 to $3.50; packing,
medium to prime, s4.60 to S4.75;
light grades, ordinary to best al
S4.60 to S4.75.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-04
UNION PICK-UPs.
correspondence of the Ledger.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
UNION, Mo-, April l., 1880
T. A. Mcintyre sold to Wallace
Il Co. some fat hogs at s4.25 per
hundred.
P. S. and J. s. Atkins sold to F.
Billings, for Baker of Saline eoun-
ty, 40 head of hogs at $3.50 per
hundred.
J. J. Byrns has rented J. 7.
Byrns' farm for this year.
Wood Maddox shipped to st.
Louis last week a car load of extra
mules.
Farmers took advantage of the
nice weather last week and got their
oats sown in good shape.
J. E. Green has about 40 acres of
sod land broken for corn.
J. T. Byrns writes from Wash
ington Territory that he is not as
well pleased with that country as
he expected. We look for him to
be back at any time.
J. W. Stewart and j. S. Atkins
purchased last week of Thos. Har-
rison, of Galloway county, a pair
each of thoroughbred Chester pigs
at a fancy price.
The boys of this community are
scattered out this year. Charley
Mcintyre will work for Thos. Har-
rison, of Galloway, Harry Luckie
for Bob Price, of Prairie View, Sam
Mcintyre for Bob Brown of same
place, Bob Byrns at Insane Asylum,
Fulton, Sam Byrns in Idaho Terri.
tory, Pete Atkins in Oklahoma and
Bob Throckmorton in St. Louis.
R. T. Throckmorton sold to Lon
Ridgeway 20 head of shoats at So %
per head. WHO.