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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07
A SINGULAR PERFORMANCE.

The Union Pacific railroad colnpa-
ny owes the extraordinary sum of
$50, 846, 1856 to the government of
the United States, and there is no
prospect that it will ever pay the
amount; yet despite these facts Sec
rotary Noble recently issued patents
to it for 486,672 acres Of the land
granted to the corporation under an
act passed in the early Cos. On ac-
count of the indebtedness of the COM
pany to the government, the Cleve-
land administration refused to issue
any land patents to it. Why the Har-
rison administration has adopted and
is pursuing a contrary course remains
to be explained. Congress has asked
the secretary for information, but
thus far he has not replied.
In view of the circumstances the
giving of this land to the company is
an outrage on the public. The cor
poration has not adhered to it's con-
tract with the government, nor even
Obeyed the requirements Of the Thur
man sinking fund law;-why should
the government adhere to its con-
tract with the corporation? The
secretary's act is nnpleasantly sug-
gestive. In his zeal to accommodate
the company he tralnpled upon pres
edent and justice. Whatever tech
meal right the Union Pacific may
have TO the land, it has no right to it
In equity, An individual would not
give 500 to man who had broken
m agreement with him and owed
him $1,000 besides; and it is not clear
why the government should give ST.
OOO, 600 worth of land to a company
which owes it more than $50. 200, 600,
and which has not only repudiated
its obligation to pay interest Oh the
loan but is making no effort to ever
pay either interest or principal.-Du-
buque Telegraph.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07
$4,000 RESERVED For SPECIALS.
C.. w. WILLIAMS,
Secretary and Treas.
Cow.Hide lforseehoee.

In England, and on many parts Of the
continent, they have boon for long
time using tho Yates horseshoc, ono
made by COMPRISING common cow-hide.
Il is compressed Of three thicknesses Of
tho cow-skin pressed into steel mould,
and then subjected to . chemical prep:
aration. 1t is claimed for 1t that II II
much lighter, that it lasts longer, and
that split hoofs are never known among
horses using it. 1t is perfectly smooth
on the bottom, no calks being required,
the shoe adhering firmly on the most
polished surface. Its elasticity prevents
many sprains, tho horses steps being
lighter and surer, Straw, treated With
chemicals unknowp, has been used for
horscshocs for centuries past In Japan.
Perhaps some American genius will give
US paper horseshoe, who knows?-St
Louis Republic.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

The Farmers Alliance has nomi-
mated Maj. A. r. Anderson, Of Free
mont county, for Representative In
congress from the 9Th district. Maj.
Anderson represented the district In
congress one term, defeating the re.
publican candidate over two thous-
and. His voice and his votes were
for his constituents and against the
monopolists. The convention nomi-
mating him demand the free coinage
OF silver. denounces the Mckinley
tariff bill and demands q reduction
instead of an increase In duties.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07
Home Seekers Excursions

The G. NJ. T. st. p. has arranged
for homeseeker's excursions at rsduc-
ed rates OF fare. April %, May 20,
Sept. Q and %, and Oct. ., to points
on the coinpany's lines i'm Missouri,
Kansas, Indian Territory, New Mexi-
co, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado,
Utah, Idaho, Montana, North and
South Dakota, Arkansas, Texas.
Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama,
at one regular first-class fare for the
round trip for nearly every one oil
these points. Tickets will be good
for thirty days from date of sale with
stop over privileges both ways. For
full information rs to terms of sale,
apply to the local agent Of the road
nearest you.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

j. H. Sweeney, when running for
congress, banked" on his devotion
to the soldiers, and their interests;
but his practices have belied his pro-
LESSONS all over the district. And
now we have another illustration of
his fiekleness, right here in DEBORAH.
On the petition sent in asking that
L. L. Caldwell be appointed post
master at DEBORAH, there were the
names of forty eight old soldiers who
get their mail at this Office. And yet
the request of the soldiers were ut.
terly ignored, and DIR. H. G. Bulls
has received the appointlnent.-De.
corah Journal.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

There is not q section or line in the
tariff bill now under discussion in the
United States senate that will open q
market for another bushel of wheat
or another barrel of pork. This may
sound like the statement of q demo-
crat, but it isn't. 1t is the statement
OF James G.. Blaine, secretary of state
In President Harisop's cabinet, and
the brainiest of all the republican
leaders Dubuque Telegraph.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

The New York Post was one of the
papers that was foremost In presen.
tation Of the charges against Quay;
and had they been untrue, it would
have been liable to large damages for
SANDER. 1t now says Of the Republi-
oan convention in Pennsylvania:
THE history Of American politics
furnishes no parallel for this per-
forMance-the absolute control of q
great party in one Of the chief states
of the Union by thief, who actually
compels the party to indorse him as
q patriot and statesman"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

Commenting on Colonel Dudley's
remark that there isn't salt enough
in the sea to make Indiana republi-
s44 this year." the st. Louis Post
Dispatch says; ''Thereiore it becomes
necessary to look elsewhere for ma
jorities, and the force bill 10 expected
to manufacture these in the south.
But is safe to say that for every con-
gressmen gained by this method In
the south two will be lost In the
north. The American people do not
like manufactured majorities."
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

Mr.. Reed, the autocrat Of the
House, has notified two more con-
gressmen that their seats are wanted.
This makes fifteen. With such pow.
er to elect congress as the Republi.
can party has shown, we can't see
the need 1t has Of q federal election
law to he manipulated by Johnny
DaypnnOrt.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

PERHAPS no local disease has puz-
zled and baffied the medical profes
sion more than nasal catarrh. While
not immediately fatal it is among the
most distressing and disgusting Ills
the flesh is heir to. and the records
show very few or no cases Of radical
cure OF chronic catarrh by any OF the
multitude OF MODES Of treatment un-
til the introduction Of Ely's Cream
Baim few years ago. THE SUCCESS
OF this preparation has been most
gratifying and surprising, Ets
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

The North love Times announces
Hon. John F. Dayton, Of Allamakee
county, rs it's choice for congress.
The PLAIN DEALER will cheerfully
accept Mr.. Dayton, Of Allamakee, or
James F. Babcock, of Chickasaw.
Both are earnest workers for the peo-
pie, neither adopting the theory Of
providing for the rich and relying
upon that class to provide for the
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

The Waukon Democrat says that
John F. Dayton will in no event be
the nominee for congress. In that
event, J. r. Babcock, we believe, to
be the strongest candidate the party
can place in nomination, and with
him we believe the defeat Of Mr..
Sweeney not only possible but highly
probable.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

Families not already supplied
should lose no time in procuring q
bottle Of Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarhoea Remedy. 1t is the
only remedy that can always be de-
pended upon for bowel complaint in
all it's forms. % and 80 cent bottles
for sale by Lowry & Connolly.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

Speaking Of the Lodge election bill,
General Master Workman Powderly
says that there il more intimidation
in four lines OF it than in all the
southern outrages' that have taken
nlace since the war"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07
Tho AnOnsf Ecr.RrTrc 0nens -

The August ECLECTIC opens with
mastery paper by Prof. J. De Luys
On Hypnotisln, in which much light
Is shed on THIS interesting subject. A
Pygmies,' by E. Werner tells Ne
iEnch about the remarkable people
ohsef ri NJ ShR . stsaiey !, has 20
cited q Much curiosity in k1gland
q il the Y. 8, u ,eh!y alsoRisea By
are thoughtful and suggestive papers
on questions OF current interest. Pub.
lished by e. n. Pelton, IS Bond st.,
N. Y. &5 per year; single number :!
cents; 3 months, 81. Eclectic and
any "a magazine, -.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

The Secretary Of State sends the
PLAIN DEALER Office copy Of the
House and OF the Senate Journal for
the last session Of the State Legislat-
ure. Two books Of greater value
could not have been sent us.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

That distention of the stomach
which many people feel after eating,
may be due to improper Inastication
of the food; but, in most cases, it in.
dicates Q weakness of the digestive
organs, the best remedy for which il
one Of Ayers Pills, to be taken after
dinner,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

The vicissitudes OF climate are try.
ing to most constitutions, especially
to people having impure blood. For
all such (and they constitute the ma
lofitYl, the best safeguard Is Ayers
barsap arilla, tbs nee ri which cleans-
es the blood and strengthens and in
vigorates the system.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07
THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CON-
VENTION.

Howard county Democrats met in
mass convention, Saturday. August
end, in the Court House, and organ
lied by calling Jacob J. Lowry TO
preside and selecting w. A. Powers
for secretary.
On motion OF John McCook. pro-
ceeded to select six delegates to rep
resent the county in the Democratic
State convention at Cedar Rapids
The following were chosen as dele
gates:
John L. Bowman,
Patrick Noonan,
w. r. Mead,
John Blackburn,
w. A. Powers.
J. J. Lowry.
On motion Of Frank Sayre. pro-
ceeded to elect delegates to the con-
gressional and judicial conventions,
not vet called.
The following were selected as del
egates to the congressional conven-
ton:
A. J. Mintey,
NJ. L. McNally,
John E. Peck,
F. A. Glass.
r. J. McHugh.
O. g. Wanless,
= - ~ So %1~D -
ial convention were:
H. A. Goodrich,
Frank Sayre,
John McCook,
ID. A. Lyons,
A. L. Wallace.
John f. Peck.
On motion the delegates in attend
ance at either of the conventions
named were authorized to cast the
full vote of the county.
On motion OF Mr.. Savre, proceeded
to appoint a county central commit
tee, consisting of one from each town
the selection for each to be made b!
it's representatives, in this convention
The following were named a. tn,
County Central Committee:
AlbiOn-A. i. Wallace.
Forest City-S. A. Miller.
Chester-Patrick Noonan.
Oak Dale-Con Pendergast.
transformation Creamer.
Howard Center-O. &. Wanless.
Vernon Springs. J. Lowry.
New Oregon-A. J. Warrington.
Paris-Larry Long.
Howard-Ed. Miller.
Aiton-J. i. Bowman.
The convention, on motion of D. A
Lyons, selected Jacob J. Lowry q
chairman Of the county central com
mittee for the year ensuing.
There being no further bushes
the convention adjourned.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

The itching Of the scalp, falling OF
the hair. resulting in badness, are
often caused by dandruti, which may
be cured by using Halls Hair Re-
newer,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

How do Mckinley aud Gear feel
abopt the proceedings Of the western
republican canyentions2 Take the
last for instance, That of Nebraska
TT. Madison Democrat,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

peMoorati1 State Convention to be
held at Cedar RAPIDS A4g. 4 and I.
Excursion tickets will tie sold at fRFe
one way for the round trip. Sell
Aug. 5 to Z, good to return uutl Aug.
9Th.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

AT Keyport, N. j., the other day .
brother and sister met for the first time
since their parting In Germany, u years
~
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

SHILOH'S COUGH and Consump-
ton Cure Is sold by MS on guaran-
tee. 1t cures Consumption. Sold by
DR.. Clemmer.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07
ONE ENJOYS

ONH HNJOHs
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
TEN effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, it's
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SKRUP CO.
..... SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07

The undersigned having been re-
stored to health by simple means, af-
ter suffering for several years with a
severe lung affection, and that dread
disease, CONSUMPTION, is anxious to
make known to his fellow sufferers
the means of cure. To those who de-
sire it, he will cheerfully send Gree of
used which they will find a sure cure
for Consumption, Asthma, CatarrI,
Bronchitis and all throat and lung
Maladies. He hopes all sufferers will
Those desiring the prescription, which
will cost them nothing, and may
prove blessing, will please address,
burg, Kings County, New York. 23y
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-07
TIE FASTEST NILE TRACK on
EARTH.
INDEPENDENCE
DRIVING PARK ASSOCIATION,
Aug. Is, IS, 81, %, 30. 1890.
$50, 800 IN PURSES.
o30 500 IN PURSES,

The various classes advertised for
this meeting closed with over ESQ en-
tries, in which every State and Ter
ritory in the Union is represented.
No such aggregation Of fleet and roy
ally bred horses rs will be seen here
on this occasion was ever gathered
together on this continent.
PROGRAMME
Monday, August Is,
Two-year-old Trotting class (cl0sed
with 72 entries) ..................... 415O0
Four-year-old and under Pace
closed with Is entries............ 1900
2:25 class trotting 10 nominations 1000
Tuesday, August 20,
800 class trotting, 20 entries...... 1900
Three-year-old class trotting
closed with 40 entries............ 1900
2:3O class pacing. closed with 20
nOminatlOns.......... 3OOO
Wednesday, August "a,
2:37 class trotting, closed with
2:18 class trotting.. 1000
2:27 class trottinR....................... 1000
Thursday, August %,
2:2O class pacing, closed with Is
nolninations....... .................... 5000
Pei class trotting, closed with Il
nOminatiOns........... ............. 1000
2:45 class trotting. 1000
Friday, August 20.
2:17 class pacing .."................ 1000
Four-year-old class trotting,
closed with IA entries........... 1900
2:3O class trotting, closed with
is nominations. .................... 1000
$4,000 RESERVED For SPECIALS.
C.. w. WILLIAMS,
Secretary and Treas.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-11-11
Don't Want Ugly soldiers.

UgIiness, as disqualifying cause.
seems ineligible in a candidate fof
matrimony, but is certainly less so when
the question is one of fitness for mill.
tary service. This. however, is one on
the list Of disqualiications laid down By
the head of the medical department in
the manual just issued on @Conscription
in France. Latterly the French authori-
ties seem to be much more liberal in ad-
mitting the claims of men who do not
wish to serve. The reflections are per
cent more numerous than of the previ-
Gus conscription. The French are look
ing more to the quality Of their army
than to the number Of recruits Ex-
cessive ugliness. says the military doc
tors, makes man ridiculous, prevents
him from having authority over his COM
rades, and leaves him morbid and sensi-
tive. IL the ugliness be adequate the
claim must be allowed. Male hysteria"
is another valid plea The army doctors
say it exists among French conscripts.
and it is the more objectionable as it is
contagious. II London Daily Telegraph.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-11-11
Pretlx storx.

Years ago Benjamin w. Lightburn,
poor young man from Virginia, gradu-
ated from Brown University with just
$40 in his pocket He had supported
himself in college by cleaning the city
lamps and by keeping boarding house.
During his university course he became
engaged to Miss Della l. CARPENTER, OF
North Main street.. They parted till
such time as Lightburn could earn
money enough to support a wife. He
went to Kansas City with his $40,
entered a lawyers office, saved his
earnings, invested in real estate, and
has become wealthy. He has sent
enough money to Miss Carpenter to
enable her to obtain an education The
second year he was away he sent her a
500 gold watch, and has since presented
her with diamonds Lightburn has
now arrived in Providence to claim his
bride, who persistentiy refused to name
the wedding day until she had become
accomplished He is reported to be
worth 81, 600 900 Mr.. Lightburn has
built an elegant house in Kansas City.
to which he viii take his bride. II New
York Star.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-11-11
OddItIea of Great Man.

The greatest men are often affected bv
the most trivial circumstances, which
have no apparent connection with the
effects they produce. An old gentleman,
of whom we know something, felt secure
against the cramp when he placed his
shoes, on going to bed, so that the right
shoe was on the left of the left shoe, and
the toe of the right next to the heel of
the left. If he did not bring the right
shoe round the other side in that way.
he was liable to the cramp. Dr. johnson
used always, in going up Bolt court, to
put one loot upon each stone of the pave-
ment; if he failed, he felt certain the day
would be unlucky. Button, the cele-
brated naturalist. never wrote but in full
dress. DIR. Routh, of Oxford. studied in
full canonicals A celebrated preacher
of the last century could never make a
sermon with his garters on. A great
German scholar writes with his braces
off Reiseg. the German critic, wrote
his commentaries on Sophoces with a
pot of porter by his side Schybel lect-
ured, at the age of 70, extempore in
Latin, with his snuff box instantly in
his hand Without it he could not get
on.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-11-11
The Tomb OF Eve

At Jiddah, the seaport of Mecca, there
is temple with palm growing out Of
the solid stone roof. which the Arabs
assert marks the last resting place Of our
common mother. Ewes tomb, in an in
closure within the temple, surrounded
by high white walls. is the shrine OF
thousands of devoted Ishmaelites, who
make a pilgrimage to the spot once every
seven years According to the Arabian
legends, on the anniversary of the death
of Abel, said to be June 8, the doors OF
the temple which forms a canopy over
this supposed tomb of the first woman
remain open all night. in spite of the
keepers efforts to close them, and terri
bic cries of anguish are said to issue
from them, as if the memory of the first
tragedy still haunted the remains which
are superstitiously believed to be de-
posted there The Arabian tradition
has it that Eve was over 200 feet tall,
which conceded, somewhat remarkably,
with an account of the tenants of the
Garden of Eden written by member Of
the French Academy of Sciences, few
years ago, who also estimated the first
pair to have been over 200 feet In height.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-11-11

With few exceptions the mental al
titude of women is different from that
of men Looking more searchingly into
inheritances and capacities, it is inn.
possible to find proof that in the pro-
duction Of imaginative or descriptive
literature any distinction of a perma-
nent nature exists A public which has
been impressed with Jane Eyre,
"Adam Bede, john Halifax, and the
famous trio Of novels On religious ex-
perience WHICH ~ ore read by some mill
ions during the last year. is not able 10
say without Inconsistency that woman
can not he as broad, vigorous, and
truthful IN character drawing or in inci-
dents as a man. George Sand was
closely associated during periods of her
life with De Musset and Chopin. In
both cases hers was the better Judgment,
the deeper knowledge of the word, and
the wider sweep both of intellect and
feeling. Grandcourt is as clearly cut
and as possible as Colonel Newcome.
"In Grass Country" could as well be
called "a mans novel; as one of Hawley
Smart's or Whyte Melville's. The dir
ference between American women and
English women in mental attitude is
more striking than the difference be-
tween American and English men. The
difference between Western women and
Eastern women is palmer than the diff
ference between Western men and East
ern men. The facility with which
women rise to the employment of new
opportunities indicates that the whole
apparent difference in mental attitude
is a difference Of training and OPP
portunity. Even the physiological dis
tinction in complexity and depth of
brain convolutions can probably be as.
signed to feminine inferiority of oppor-
tunity. The real question is rather one
of policy in social organization. If our
best and most ambitious women are to
be deferred from marriage and home
life by literary work, society will suffer,
unless on the other hand the great
majority of women who devote them
selves more exclusively to the home are
elevated by the examples of their sisters.
Society has been operating with a divis-
ion of labor The men earn livelihood
for both and carry on the worlds specu-
lations and improvements. The women
keep homes and children in order. and
the lighter duties OF social
entertainment No country has con-
sidered any other regulation of employ
ment advisable or on large scale even
possible. No formidable proportion of
women has uttered desire for change.
A few have come out from the main
body, and challenged comparison with
men. OF them portion has failed, and
another has succeeded The multi
plicity Of women noyelists gives the
question present, and somewhat COM
manding importance in the field Of let
tiers, and it quite deserves discussion
Kansas City Times