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Thomas County cat., 1890-01-30

seled them to their ruin, nor did my
prophecies fail.
Thus the long years rolled away, and I,
the Hermit Olympus, the dwelier in .
tomb, the eater 81 bread and the drin ker Of
water, became by strength of the wisdom
that was given me of the avenging Power,
once more great III Khem. For ever grew
wiser as trampied he desires of the flesh
beneath my feet and turned my eyes to
Heaven.
Atleng;h eight full years were accom-
plished. The war with the Parthians had
come and gone. and Artavas,es, King Of
Armenia. had been led III triumph through
the streets Of Alexandria Cleopatra had
visited Samos ard Athens; and. by her
counseIing, the noble Octavia had been
driven, like some discarded concubine, from
the house Of Antony at Rome. And now,
at the last, was the measure of the folly Of
Antony full even to the brim. For this
master Of the world had no longer the good
gift Of reason-in Cleopatra was he lost,
even as had been lost And therefore, in
the event, did Octavianus declare war
against him.
And as slept at night in the chamber Of
the Harpers. in the tomb Of Pharaoh that is
by Tape, there came to me q vision OF my
her, the aged Amenemhat, and he stood
over me. leaning on his staff. and spoke,
saying:
'.Arise, my son the hour of vengeance
is at hand! Thy plots have not failed: thy
prayers have been heard. BY the bidding
of the Gods, aS she sat in her galley at the
fight OF Actiu,n, filed the heart of Cleo
patra with fears, SO that she fled with all
her feet. Now is the strength OF Antony
broken on the sea. Go forth, aud even as
shall he thy mind, so do thou"
In the morning awolie, wondering. and
went to the mouth of the tomb; and there,
coming I'D the valley, / saw the messengers
of Cleopatra, and with them q Roman guard.
what will We with me now" l asked
sternly.
This is the message of the Queen and Of
great Antony" answered the Z .ptain, bow
ing low before me, tGn' was much feared
Of all men. The Queen doth command thy
presence at Alexandria Many times hath
she sent, and thou wouldst not come; now
doth she bid thee TO come, and that swiftly,
for she hath need of thy counsel"
Sand if say Nay, soldier, what thenr'
"These are my orders, most holy Olym-
pus: that by force bring thee"
laughed aloud. "By force, thou fool!
Use not such talk, lest smite thee where
thou art. Know, then, can kill as well as
curew
pardon, l beseech!" be answered,
shrinking. 81 say but those things that
am bid"
"Well, know it, Captain. Fear not,
come"
So on that very day departed, together
with the aged Atoua. Ay, l went as Sc
cretly as had come; and the tomb Of the
divine Rameses knew me no more. And
with me took all the treasure of my father,
Amenemhat, for was not minded to 60 to
Alexandria empty-handed, and as a sup
pllant; but rather as q man Of much wealth
and condition. Now, as went, learned
that Antopv folln1yino f'leOnatra had in
Thomas County cat., 1890-01-30
CAT SUPPLEMENT.
THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 1890.

and that within were chambers. On the
following night, therefore, / returned, bear
ing lights, with Atcua, my nurse, who
ever minlstered faithfully to me as
VIXEN I was little and without discre-
ton And we searched the mighty
tomb and came to the great hall OF
the sarcophagus of granite, wherein
sleeps the divine Rameses, and saw the
mystic paintings on the walls-the symbol
Of the Snake uuending, the symbol of Ra
(the sum, resting upon the Scarabaus, the
symbol of Pa resting upon Nout, the SYM
Dol of the Headless Men, and many others
whereof, being initiated, well / read the
mysteries. And opening from the long-de-
sccnding passage found chambers where
on were paintings beautiful to behold, ard
of all manner of things. For beneath each
chamber is entoplbed Ike master OF the
craft whereof the paintings tel, he who
was the chief OF the servants Of the craft
IN the house Of the divine Rameses. And
on the walls Of the last chamber-on the
left-hand side. looking toward the hall of
the sarcophagus-are paintings exceeding
beautiful, and two blind Harpers playing
upon their bent harps even before the God
Mou; and beneath the floor these Harpers,
who harp no more. are soft at sleep Here,
then, in this gloomy place, even IN the tomb
Of the Harpers and the company Of the
dead, took up my abode: and here for
eight long years did l work out my pen
ance and make atonement for my sin. But
Atoua, because she loved to be near the
light, abode in the chamber Of the Beats
that is, the first chamber on the right-haEd
side Of the gallery looking toward the hall
OF the SarcopEagus.
And this was the manner Of my life. On
every second day the old wife, A:oua, went
forth and brought from the city water and
such food IS is necessary to keep the life
from falling. and also tapers made from fat.
And one hour at tte time OF sunrise and
one hour st the time Of sunset did I go
forth also to wander in the valley for my
health's sake and to save my sight from
failing In the great darkness Of the tomb.
But the other hours of the day and night,
save when climbed the mountain to watch
the course of tine stars, spent in prayer
and meditation and sleep, till the cloud OF
sin lifted from my heart and once more ]
drew near to the Gods. though with Isis, my
heavenly Mother, might speak no more.
And exceeding wise grew also, pondering
on all the mysteries whereto held the key.
For abstinence and prayer and sorrowtul
solitude wore away the grOssness OF my
flesh, aud with the eyes Of the Spirit !
learned to ,ok deep into the heart Of things
till the JOY of Wisdom fell like dew upon
my soul.
Soon was the rumor waited about the city
that cer:s in holy man named Olympus
abode in solitude in the tombs Of the awful
Valley Of the Dead; and hither came people
bearing sick that might cure them And
| gave EIy mind to the study Of simples,
wherein A,oua instructed me; and by lore
and the weight Of thought gained great
skill in medicine and healed many sick. And
thus ever. as time went on, my fame was
noised abroad; and it was said that WAS
also a magician, and that in the tombs
Ind comrnrnc with the spirits of the dead
Thomas County cat., 1890-01-30

anu CUSTOMERS the benefit of the very
lowest prices. Come and look over the
Thomas County cat., 1890-01-30
tCont.nue6.)

0no PfcnCucr 70 TemarK
care how much noise the
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-02-27

}. 4. Hall, Sheriff, made a very
profitable trip to Elnla last Monday.
He entered Con. Shields saloon and
siezed nine kegs of beer, one key of
gin and one OF whiskey. and arrested
the proprietor. bringing him to Cres-
co with him. lie was brought be-
fore j. L. Webster. J. p. plead guilty.
paid half his fine and costs, S7l.prom-
lsed to not engage in the illegal traf-
fic again and was released w. X.
Barker attorney for the State. The
search warrant was issued by Mr..
Webster As the Sheriff entered
Shields commenced showing the
liquor out the back door, which the
sheriff finding out, brought the fugit
ives to a halt only at the nluzzle OF q
revolver. The trial of the liquor will
be the 4th Of March. and there will
be no defence.
The sheriff also made a visit r.
Jim bruce place. but failed to fiud
any liquor. Jim" was warned in
time to get his stuff transferred from
his place 70 Alta Vista or some othel
place. However. he arrested Jim
took him before s. b. Grannis, j. p.
where he plead guilty. was fined
which he paid, also the costs, prom
lsed to refrain from selling intoxicat
Ing liquors in the future and was re
leased. n. l.. Spaniding attorney 70
the State.
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QUEER.


% trsvel the round world far and near.
ThroIeh shade and sunshine Of . weary year.
When the sky is dark, or when It's cleas.
winch the winds are still or the storms appear,
In the flush OF spring or the autumn sere,
You will always dnd IS you do here,
A host Of things that are always queer.
rhe people are queer, the low and high,
Queer In their gait as they hurry by,
Queer in their manner 20 cool and shy.
Queer In the glance Of the naughty eye.
.Ail people are queer beneath the sky"
"A the Quaker said ''but thee and /,
And thee Is a little, or pretty nigh"
oueer Is the dude with parted hair
Altar OF roses and grease Of bear,
And often the tailor's blank despair
Nursing his cane for q constant care,
learning BY effort TO lisp and swear,
Driftine away from mothers prayer
The cap and bells OF fool TO wear.
oueer that the right viii sometimes fail,
Seeming TO stray from the narrow trail,
while the wrong sweeps on with bending san
catching the breath Of the passing gale;
That vice should weigh In the turning scale
More than honor and truth in mail
.Tis queer as the use Of comets tail:
oueer are the games the children play,
Queer are the prayers the people say,
Queer are the dreams that have passed away-
The forms Of beauty to moldering clay
The hopes that vanish, the laws delay,
The roses OF June that bloom In May
All queer as IN honest vote to-day.
INT cueerer still, II Is very plain,
n the greed that thrives on brothers oan0:
The oueerest Of all In the worlds wide train
| strange as the JOY that Is born OF pain,
| on the song OF the bird In the summer ram,
That men viii wear for the greed Of gain
| she curse ara the branded brow OF Cain.
-Benj F. Leggett, in Troy IN. " Ttmes
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From Dakota.


JOS. ScHAFER, ESQ, DEAR SIR:
received your esteemed favor OF
the 18th inst, and hasten to give
you the information you ask.
do assure you candidly and hon.
estly, that have never witnessed q
! more pressing need for help, than ex-
lists in this county at the present
time, and if it were not for the assist
ance that came from other states,
and from Iowa in particular, and the
II. r. Company's, half the county
would have starved and frozen to
death, and only for what horse feed
was shipped in by donations, 70 per
cent of the horses would have been
dead now. There was no hay, only
old grass of two and three years
standing; places that had never been
moved or touched before, that was
the only feed the farmers had 70
their horses during the winter.
| With regard to the extent of the
territory in which suffering exists,
from the best information l can OBJ
tain, it extends across twelve counties
in South Dakota. That is, there is
twelve counties in the drouth dis
trict, but the whole Of these IL coun-
ties are not destitute, a portion Of
some of these counties got part Of
q crop, while other parts got hone.
There is / think six counties that
raised no crop to speak of. | will
now give you my own crop report: l
put in last spring 100 acres wheat, 20
acres oats, 35 acres corn, IL acres flax,
5 acres lnillet, and all | harvested
was 1O1 bushels wheat, no outs nor
corn or flax or millet, and yet some of
my neighbors raised less than did,
but think my crop is fair average
for Faulk county. This is an honest
statement, no matter what the news
papers say about the matter.
With regard to the contradictory
reports you mentioned in your letter,
think can explain that matter to
your satisfaction. The Bankers,
Loan Companies, Land spectators,
Town-site boomers, immigration
agents. and all such men rs these,
have an interest in inducing a large
Immigration to Dakota this spring
and they are doing all that possibly
can be done to keep down the cry o.
hard times, and il it was not for these
men, there would be no contradictory
reports on the matter. They held .
meeting at Watertown, s. D., passet
resolutions condemning the reports
OF hard times, made false crop re
ports and put them in circulation
this know to be fact, while at TIN
same time, have no knowledge tina
one of them ever subscribed a dolla
to help the poor of South Dakota.
Very respectfully,
HENRY JOYNT.
p. s. If you can help Mr.. Sawye
to get up ear load of feed, you wi
be doing a praisworthy act. H. J
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He Sent Eighty Miles for It.
SAN FRANCISCO, cal.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, NEW YORK. nv

Milo Page, of San Bernarnino, CAL,
on Sept. Z, writes as follows:
In 1858 / was taken with bilious col
ic, being then seventeen years old.
Yearly attacks followed, and Mt
length they became more frequent.
In 1872, while residing in Oakland, /
suffered severely from this disease,
and was informed by DIR. Pinkerton
that it was chronic and incurable.
While FRUSTRATED by a severe attack
q friend induced ne to take o large
dose of Walkers Vinegar Bitters,
Old STYLE. probably four wine glasses
full. In less than half an nour was
free from pain. followed this up
with three wine-glasses day-oEe,
half al hour before each meal-until
| used up the bottle.
For over seven years | was perfect
ly free from bilious collie, but in the
fall of 10 | was engaged in mining in
Nevada, and the coarse food l ate
brought on sharp attack. | was
far from any drug store, but l dis
patched courier eighty miles for a
bottle of Vinegar Bitters.
When he returned was unable to
speak, but l put the bottle tomy lips.
took two swallows, and in twenty
minutes the pain left me. | finished
the bottle as before, taking three
doses daily, and for nine years after
ward was perfectly free from the
dreaded disease.
A month ago it returned, but try
ing the old remedy, Vinegar Bitters,
l was cured, as before.
l write this because you do not es.
pecially recommend Vinegar Bitters
for bilious collie. Only those who
have suffered the agonies of this dis
ease, can understand what boon q
sure cure is, and in Old Style Vinegar
Bitters yon have the best, and per
haps the only real remedy known.
In reply to bir. Page we will sa.
that Vinegar Bitters cures hundred
Of diseases; we have not the space t.
J catalogue them, and perhaps if w
published them those unacquaintet
by experience with our valuable rem
= SO many worthless preparations ar
thrust on the market and pulled il
so many entrayagant ways.
The fact remains, however, tina
9 those who have been accustomed t
/ take Vinegar Bitters for any lengtl
! Of time, are hale and hearty, whethe
they are young or old. Those VIII
doubt and fail to take it are likely t
!. full into all manner of ailments, grea
: and small Vinegar Bitters, both Oil
and New Styles, keep those who tax
: them fresh, fair, healthy and young
/ looking, and when we one
= gain u customer, we keep them a
s ways, like Mr.. Page. who sent eight
. miles for Vinegar Bitters, and it wa
: almost ride for life.
q The New Style. Vinegar Bitters is
: beautiful, clear, dark reddish colol
q and extremely pleasant to the tast.
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IL you WANT TO have good time
come to the Mother Goose party in
Lyric Hall, Friday evening, Mar. h
18th. Some of the leading features
will be character speeches. choruses,
fancy drill by those in costume, and
tableauX.
A bountifnl supper will be served
during the evening beginning rs
early a. 8 O'Clock to accommodate
the business men and their families.
The geese and goslings are SO nu.
merous that the stage in Lyric Hall
will be extended IL feet for their
comfort. The old woman who lived
in Il shoe has had to have new shoe
made a. her family has increased
wonderfully in size and numbers.
Admission % cents: sIpper g cents
Proceeds for tie benefit Of the Con.
gregationai c.lurch.
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The Invasion Of Foreign Capital.


FRIEND MEAD:-I have lately re-
ceived a couple of copies of the PLAIN
DEALER; they came like old friends.
as am always glad to find the old
Anti-monopoly papers still battling
for che peoples rights, and now is
the time to prove their efficiency.
The teachings Of those papers are
now demonstrating the truths they
have urged upon the people,
and we see that the antics hold the
balance of power in our Legislature.
But there is far better showing
than even this, the lessons we have
taught have shown their truth and
force in the position of the Progress
sive Democracy and the conservative
element in the Republican party
The next demand will be MORE MON
EY issued in the form of GEENBAcks
! The government must issue the mon
ey and enough of it to keep business
active--One of the most dangerou,
features of the present scarcity o
money is developed in the Invasion
of Foreign Capital. Some will eA
claim, you surely do not object t.
Foreign capital coming into IT,,
State. Yes do--as / take the stant
that all the money necessary to carr,
on our business can be furnished b.
our own Government, in the SHAPE
of National issues mot national banl
notes. but the pure and simple Green
backs. 1t is strange that in all tn
hosts of tariff advocates, meet nom
who propose to place tariff on For
eign capital. Those money kings az
invading all the commercial nation
in the world, procuring a controlling
influence into the leading industrie
and Utterly skining the cream of o
all the paying industries in the land
Why not tax them out of existence
This can be done if the taxpayers Q
the State demand it. Here is q sub
ject that all the farmers and work
ing men in the State should discus
and TAKE ACTION on.
Hoping the friends Of progress AM
liberty will stand fast and hold tn
fort against the old hide-bound Re
pnblicans, remain yours for pro
gress and reform.
SAMUEL SINSETT,
Muscatine, Iowa.
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More Farrafonade,

Lieut.. NJ. +. Steele. eighth cavalry,
is to be tried by court martial for his
treatment Of Dell p. Wild. private
Of the same cavalry. Wild disobeyed
an order given by Steele. which was
outside his duty rs a soldier. For
this Steele instituted proceedings
against Wild by court martial, him
self presiding as Judge in the case,
the result being the conviction of
Wild and ms confinement mt hard la
Dor ut Fort Smelling for one year, his
pay in the meantime being stopped.
For this infamous proceeding Steele
is to be tried while Wild is set Mt liber-
tyby order Of the President.
These military courts have no right
to exist IN republic in time of peace.
In time Of war. in the presence Of the
enemy even, they ought to be rarely
resorted 70. and only for grave Of
fences or INSTRUMENTATION. In this
country we have law enough and
courts which are without prejudice
capable OF hearing and deciding ev.
cry case upon it merits. ANY person
who would serve as ii judge in a mill
tary court in this country in time O
peace should be held a traitor to thu
principles Of free government and a.
least should be debarred from all civ
II rights of citizenship. West Poin
snobbery and military courts shout,
be legislated out Of existence. TIL
splendid military record of Gen. Han
cock was 50 marred by his presidin
ut a military court near the close d
his life IL TO cause many of his bes
friends 70 doubt his fitness for tn
high office to which he had been
candidate short time before. Frow
military courts in time of peace GU
of existence.
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PLAIN DEALER,
W.R. MEAD, Editor.
THURSDAY FEB. %. 1890.
Problems Waiting Solution.


In partons Life Of Horace Greedy,
we find these statements from Mr..
Greedy:
THE problems which at present
puzz le tile knotted brain Of toll all
over the world which necessarily
cry ont for solution and can never
more be stitled but will become even
more vehement till they are solved.
are these:
Why should those by whose toll all
comforts and luauries are produced,
or made available. enjoy SO scanty a
share OF them. Why should a man
able and eager to work ever stand
idle for want of employment in a
world where SO much needful work
impatiently awaits the doingy Why
should man be required to surrend-
er something of his independence in
accepting employment which will en-
able him to earn by honest effort the
bread of his family: Why should the
man who faithfully labors for another,
and receives therefor less than the
products of his labor. be currently
held the obliged party, rather than
he who buys the work and makes a
good bargain of it. In short, why
should Speculation and Schemine
ride SO jauntily in their carriages
splashing honest Work as it trudge
humbly and YEARLY on foot"
Please turn back and re-read and
ponder these words then reflect 4
moment upon their import while
cont elnplating the conditions Of la
Dor. its agitations and its manifold
organizations. all refusing to be sti
fled before tie emancipation Of labo
is assured.
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Pilot Grove Correspondence.

The fashionable complaint held us
in bondage for some three weeks and
left us with q bleached face. We
have heard of no serious res Ats from
the complaint in our community.
The winter term Of school in our
district closed Feby Goth. Miss Amy
Watros, teacher in said school, mer-
it's credit for honest and effective
work.
Mrs. John kohaea has returned to
her home in Park River, n. Dakota.
She made u four months visit ut the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Farrell.
Mr. C. w. Farnsworth, who has re-
sided near DEBORAH for the last few
years, will soon occupy his new home
two miles south east of Cresco. Mr..
and Mrs. Fnrnsworth will be heartily
welcomed back to their old neighbor-
hood.
Mrs. John Garland Of Nebraska, is
a guest at the home of her brother,
Mr.. NJ. s. Lemon.
Two swarms OF bees that We had
left on their summer stands were fly
ing briskly Oh Sunday. Fehy is, but
within thirty-s;x hours man and beast
were auaxing with the cold. Get
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Valdez Business College and Normal
School. Dec2rah, Iowa.

This institution has five courses of
study as follows: Commercial Course,
Normal Scientific Course. Common
School Course, Shorthand and Type
writing Course, Penmanship Course.
800 students have been enrolled since
Sept. 2, 1859. Spring term opens
March 81, $50. Text books will be
rented. Day board Sl.65 per week.
Rooms 80 cents. Board and room
$500 per week.
81 Drop Il postal card for catalogue.
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Entitled to the Best.

their money will buy, so every family
should have. at once, bottle VI the
best it,i...is rseinras. syrup i s!gs,
to cleanse lie system when costlve
or biii3t4s. -. sac IA tic ana $l.W
bottles By all Trading druggists.