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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
Brazil - . Republic.

The republic OF Brazil is progressing
more rapidly than the country did as an
empire, says N. P. Witter, Of Rio
Janeiro, in ~ St. Louis Globc-Demo-
crat. The people are projecting many
improvements, some Of which are pos
sible and some are not It would
amuse you to hear the old-timers, who
opposed anything like the introduction
Of modern ideas under the old regime,
talk Of new railroads, mills, street i'm
provements and electric light plants for
all the world like the residents Of real
live, booming town in the west.
Another amusing but grateful change
to an American is noted in the conduct
Of the people, the independent swing OF
their attitude, their freedom in critics.
ing the actions Of provincial and gov.
eminent officials. In the olden days,
under the empire. it meant treason to
criticise the administration officials, and
now tho latter are abused and compelled
to explain in q manner that is particu.
larry homelike to man from the
United States. The men who have
money are using it to make more, and
not boarding it away as they did few
years ago. Everybody has confidence
In the new form of government, and
many features OF the system in this
country are used.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
Who Il 1t the Top!

The following Is from the Breeders
Gazette OF last week:
THE offering Of Christmas cattle
has not been 30 numerous rs in past
seasons, but what they lacked in
numbers was made up in quality;
finer cattle than some Of these on sale
within the last week never have been
seen at the Union Stock Yards.
Sales up to date ut better than six
dollars include fifteen Herfords aver
aging 1851 lbs. at 1918; fine Short
Horns, averaging 1862 lbs at $3.50;
four head averaging 1,C40 lbs ut 80 20:
five head averaging |. 44O lbs Mt 70. 90;
twenty-five head of Poll Angus avera-
ging 1857 lbs at 1915: twenty Poll An
gus averaging 1921 lbs at IS. %; twelve
Poll Angus, averaging LOS lbs at -,
and eight head Of Poll Angus, averag-
ing 1911 lbs. Mt 47.15.
It will be sean that the Black Poll
Cattle distanced all competitors of
the other breeds, none having sod
above *6.GO.
This atones in some measure for
their absence ut the Fat-Stock Show
this year. in.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
Dcfrauding the Government.


Developments Of q startling nature
are to be made public soon, which are
likely to connect number Of large to-
bacco importers with attempting to de-
fraud the government out Of many
thousands OF dollars. Under orders
from the treasury department at Wash.
ington, the special agents of the depart.
mcnt are examining all Of the tobacco
in the bonded warehouses in New York
city. There are fifty thousand bales in
storage, and each bale averages about
one hundred and thirty pounds. Most
Of this tobacco has been imported as
being cheap filing material, on which
duty of only thirty-five cents a pound
must be paid, but the investigations
thus far made show that ut least two
thirds of the tobacco is Of the finest
Havana leaf used for wrappers. On this
there is duty of two dollars q pound.
Those who arc in the scheme to de-
fraud the government went to work
shrewdly. The cheap quality OF tobac-
co is found on the outside of the bales,
but below the outer covering is the leaf
tobacco. The special agent says 1t is
very likely to turn out an extensive at.
fair
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
Where Ii the Man7

II is sometimes said that women are
all curiosity and are incapable Of dis
elimination, but an instance is here
given to show that the assertion should
not be made too sweeping:
The other day young New York
woman with two matinee tickets and
no available friend started out with the
full intention Of going unaccompanied
to the play. In the cars her eyes fell
on a girl with glasses, an aggressive
pair Of eyebrows and formidable book
on geometry. The girl with the tickets
longcd to break up this studious calm,
and after few minutes inspection de-
cided it would be safe, and calmly TAX
ing tho seat beside the stranger in.
formed her Of the state Of affairs, and
invited her to attend the matinee. The
invitation was accepted as frankly as II
had been given and the pair enjoyed
the play and parted politely At the door,
neither having inquired the others
name. The girl with the book did not
act rs If she thought she Of the tickets
intended to lure her into theater and
murder her with poisoned pcppcrmints,
neither did sudden and violent friend.
ship spring up.
Where is the man who could equal
that performance?
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

The laws of health are taught in
the schools: but not in a way to be OF
much practical benefit and are never
illustrated by living examples, which
in many cases might easily be done.
If some scholar, who had just con-
tracted a cold, was brought before
the school. SO that all could hear the
dry, loud cough and know its signifi-
canoe; see the thin width coating OH
the tongue and later, as the cold de.
veloped. see the profuse watery ex-
pectoration and thin watery dis
charge from the nose, not one Of
them would ever forget what the
first symptoms of a cold were, The
scholar should then tie given Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy freely, that
all might see that even a severe cold
could be cured i'm one or two days, or
ut least greatly lnitigated. when
properly treated as soon as the first
symptoms appear This remedy is
famous for it's cures of coughs, colds
and Group. 1t is made especially for
these diseases and is the most prompt
and most reliable medicine known
for the purpose. so cent bottles for
sale by J. J. Lowry, Cresco.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

One Of the reasons. and a good one,
assigned by the st. Paul Globe for
having the Democratic Convention in
that city instead of New York il that
the nomination shall not be made in
Wall Street. But what difference
will it make II Wall street candi-
date is nominated where the unfor-
tunate event occurs. A convention
held in Wall street, nominating Hor-
ace Boies would not make him q rep
resentative Of Wall street policies.
Nominating Wall street candidate
in st. Paul won't make him any the
less representative Of the interests
of the Inonopolists of New York.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

The Hon. Ben Franklin Tracy Of
Brooklyn il said to be searching
through the New York ship yards.
with spy glass. for vessels to be
used as transports in case OF q war
with Chill. The Hon. Ben might
save himself much unnecessary trou-
BILE by postponing this arduous duty
until Congress declares war against
Chilli 1t isn't likely that House Of
Representatives with only about
eighty.seven Republicans in it will
permit war whose sole object would
be to enrich lot of navy contractors
and put money into the pockets Of
Elkins. Blaine and the rest of the
guano statesmen.-St. Louis Repub-
lie.
McGregor Times: The fourth dis
trict sentiment is not for free coinage
rs Walter Butler will discover later
on.
The above item was reprinted by
the Waukon Democrat, and credited
to The Times. Your way of Bro.
Me6ary, you found that item in the
McGregor News. You must have had
your glasses on upside down.-Mc-
Oregon Times.
We are glad to see the Times repu-
diate the slur upon its intelligence
and democracy implied in the first of
the above items The democratic
thought Of the country favors restor-
ing silver to the place it occupied as
a money metal from the organization
of the government down to 1873.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
Our Swedish Population.

A Swedish newspaper, the Ostgotcn,
takes a somewhat novel and striking
view of the emigration question. 1t
says that during the past ten years 49,.
600 persons have left Sweden as emf.
grants. The education of each of these
persons costs at least thousand
crowns, about sa7o, making about s1o1,-
$50, 600 in all, and as they emigrated
when they became old enough to turn
their education to account and return
some service to their country, the
money spent for their education was
dead loss to Sweden, from a national
point OF view. But looked at from our
point of view it means a clear gain Of
about just SO much to this country. We
get the fruit without the cultivation. It
ought to solacc the Swedes to reflect
that thus there is no actual waste in the
world
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
A Clesr Case.

i've been cudgeling my brain for an
hour over this thing" said a young
Detroit attorney to the older one with
whom he II associated in knotty case.
he careful" was the quiet response,
''or I'll have you arrested for assault
and battery. I'd be sure to win the
case, when a man Of your size would
jump on little thing like that with a
cudgeL" Free Press.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
The Picture Nan toes to Prison,

The st. Paul Globe OF Sunday con.
tanned the following Biographical
sketch of Arlington, known herea-
bouts as the picture man.
The chameleon career OF Eugene A.
Bassett, with more aliases than q
leopard has.spots, has at last come to
an end. He has been wound up as
Bassett, the detective, as Mantol, the
doctor, as Churchill, the specialist,
and finally as Arlington, the swindler.
Witnesses who yesterday returned to
st. Paul from Cresco, Iowa, relate
that he was there convicted on Fri
day of swindling, and a term in the
Iowa penitentiary stares him in the
face. Bassett has singular career
in both st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Away back in the early SOS, when
DR.. Ames was serving his second term
as mayor OF Minneapolis, Bassett was
police clerk and private secretary, in
which capacity he distinguished him
self by pulling the leg Of nearly every
body he could reach. He signed spec
ial permits, at SO much per signature,
of which Mayor Ames knew nothing.
Finally the genial doctor" was made
aware of this little idiosyncracy and
Bassett was summarily discharged A
month later he turned up as private
detective and started an agency which
finally developed into detective
school, where full-fiedged Vidocqs
were turned out in two weeks at
cost not to exceed $40. Bassett turn
ed his cunning hand to other things.
But he was brought up with o round
turn ut Anoka, where he was convict
ed of forgery and sent to saltwater
for one year. AT the expiration of his
term he turned up at st. Paul and
opened up in the Globe building as
DR.. Mantol. His single attracted
the attention of the medical board
about the same time that some of his
mail matter caught the eye of the
postal authorities. A simultaneous
descent was made upon him but he
had fed in the night.
Some months elapsed, when there
dawned Oh Northern Iowa q disting-
uished specialist known as DIR. Chur-
chill. He wrought few marvellous
cures, then suddenly disappeared; he
had been recognized Us DIR. Mantol
and detective Bassett. Next he turn
ed up at Cresco, Iowa, under the
name of E. F. Arlington. representing
the Northwestern Enlarging and
Copying company Ut st. Paul. He
pursued this business with profit to
himself and disaster to his customers
until suddenly the state authorities
pounced down upon him for fraud.
Arlington brazenly swore that he had
Offices in the Globe building, st. Paul
but the state proved him a liar and
he was convicted.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

A STRIKING case of mans inhumanity
was recently brought to light in Penob-
scot county, Me. An insane woman
was sent to the state asylum. Her
husband procured = divorce, on the
ground that his wife was incurable, and
married again. The first wife was dis
charged as cured, recently, but when
she learned what her husband had
done she became helpless although sane.
The husband refused to support her, al
taough he had given bonds to do so,
and the woman is now a town charge.
The authorities are now suing the man,
who is worth thirty thousand dollars,
for her maintenance.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
Only That.

Sie-There's one thing like about
yon, 54ek.
He-Ano sLak is
.She-Yoursesf.- Press.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
4 Certain (,ure.

She talking confidently to her bosom
friend) Now that we are married John
has stopped drinking entirely. ] have
otcdetected the odor of liquor about
him since our wedding day.
WAS it difficult for him to stop" in
quircd the bosom friend.
20, no; not at all He just eats cloves.
He says that is q certain curc."-N. Y.
Herald
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

The faith in human sud canine M.
ture that II exhibited by housewives
who permit the leavmg Of bread, milk
and newspaper on front steps and in
vestibules. long before they are awake,
has been partly shattezed In = house
hold In San Francisco. Now the baker,
with STOUT blow, impales loaf on q
nall In the 1aubs ct tho door just above
the lock. A hungry tramp can get it
there rs easily as on the doorstep, but
for tho time being dogs hsvo been
thwarted.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

MANY misguided negroes have from
time to time been induced to leave their
homes in the south and emigrate to Ii
IBERIA. A group Of them returned by
way of New York few days ago fever
stricken, impoverished and thoroughly
sick of their supposed haven of refuge.
They reported that the principal artt
cles Of diet in the false land of promise
were snakes and roots. They will
henceforth rest content with this coun.
try,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

Mr.. Wayback-The next time 60 to
one Of Brother Stumpland's house
warnings, he'll know it. What dye
think the mean cuss did?
Mrs. Way back-I'm sure don't know.
Mr.. Wayback-Wcll, he waited till
Ill the guests had assembled, an then
he led the way to the back yard and set
rs to chopin wood.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
wit and Hum0r.

Countryman Cooking up from paper)
John, what does ga" stand for?
John (poring over his lesson in geog.
raphy-Lousiana, sir.
Countryman-Well, this Louisiana
grip" seems to be an epidemic.-Har'
Der'S Bazaar.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

HYPSoT1sx = regarded by many IS .
development Of animal magnetism, but
Prof calderwood. lecturing in Eain.
burg, recently rep1diated the view that
1t was due to magnetism or clectricity.
What occurred, he contended, was
simply the wearing Of an organ or line
Of nerve 80 rs to induce slecp. AL
seemed liable to 1t, but It could not be
done against tho will While approx.
ing OF scientists studying the question,
he deprecated public exhibitions, ana
advised his hearers not to submit to ex-
periments, and to break OF If they had
already done 20.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
A western Egotist in New York.

Chicago Mantle girls in this town
seem to be short-sighted.
New Yorlser-What makes you think
so?
because they don't turn around and
look at me when I walk down the
street."
''Humph! That shows there is moth.
ing the matter with their cyesight."-
Texas Siftings.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

THIS is a world that moves. Joseph
P. Thompson, a Virginia slave, was
born in 1918. At sixteen he ran away.
He married and became preacher in
the Zion Methodist Episcopal Church.
In 1876 he was made q bishop. He is
president of the book concern and
treasurer of the general missions. lie
is doctor of divinity and has medical
diploma. He is also considered wealthy.
The bishop and his wife lately celebrat
ed their golden wedding at Newburg.
n. ].
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

AN American writing from Europe
says that among the many cathedral
boy choirs he has heard there were none
that sing as finely as do tho mixed
choirs of this country. This is com.
pliment that is not to be despised.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
What He Had Lost.

Old Bullion-Ah, my boy, ! often long
for the good old times.
Friend-That's very strange. You are
rich now, but in those old days you
were m ovcrworked, barcfootcd plow-
boy on . farm. What had you then
that you haven't now.
Old Bullion (sadly)-An appetite
Good News.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,

LUCAS COUNTY, &c.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner Of the firm of
+. }. CHENEY & Co., doing business
in the City Of Toledo. County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and ever case OF
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use OF HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence this 9th day of Decem-
Der, A. ID. 1886.
,t, A. w. GLEASON
SEAL.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarh Cure is taken intern
ally and acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
+. J. CHENEY g. Co.. Toledo, o.
eSSold by Druggists, rs cents.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
Stating the Case.

"When look at Tommy" observed
Mr.. Snaggs, as the dinner drew to a
close, II am strongly reminded of a
certain Latin proverb."
"Which?" asked Mrs. Snaggs.
''Nlultum in parvo."- Pittsburgh
Chronicle.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

A YocN0 woman Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
has achieved distinction through the
use Of slipper on her fathers person,
applied - . corrective measure in .
case Of chronic cussedness. The father
came home drunk and beat the mother,
all Of which highly incensed the daugh-
ter, who seized her slipper, which it is
TO be hoped was not too delicntely FASH
toned, and proceeded to remind her
brutal parent Of the time when but a
child he sported at his mothers knee.
A lawsuit was the result, and an un-
sympathetic judge fined the Pan1xee the
Insignificant sum Of Eve dollars.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
Had Seen Him.

English Girl Ito accepted lover)-My
dear. think you should see my father.
AAerican Youth-Oh, I've seen him
several times. lie looks very respecta-
ble.-Good Nevs.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

THE Sunday breakfast association OF
Brooklyn, n. Y, is new organization
whose purpose is to dispense creature
comfort along with spiritual susie
nance. After breakfast Of coffee and
sandwiches those who attend the meet
ings arc treated to a lively gospel scrv.
ice and sent on their ways rejoicing.
A similar organization has existed in
Philadelphia for fourteen years.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

REPORTS Of gross earnings OF over .
hundred important railroad companies
for the month of November shosy an in
crease of over nine per cent. over the
same month last year and thirteen and
o half per .ccnt. more than November,
1889. This is one Of the surest indica-
lions of prosperous year that we have.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

IL Steve Eikins avoided the use OF
cigars and tobacco, whisky and pro-
family, when boy he was busy cul-
tivating other great vices equally
as detrimental to the public.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

ABOUT 01e slosyeSt town in the United
States in point of growth is Santa Fe,
N. NJ. the oldest capital, which was
the seat of government in Now Mexico
in 1910. According to the recent census
Its population is only e,1c5.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
The Dear Little wife,

"You and both like the autumn APP
parently, my DEAR" said he.
Eyes. It's quite natural we should.
When May weds December there has
to be a compromise" said she.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

SIX million acnes of land have just
been purchased by the government
from i.he Cherokee indians. The Cher
okee nation numbers thirty thousand
souls md is reputed to be highly civ
ilized and Industrious community.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

As II Connecticut were not sufficient
" afflicted with epidemic and endemic
diseases, the tidings now come from the
sad sea strand that clans are bound TO
be very scarce this winter. Clans, say
the discouraged diggers, not only are
few and poor, but they are pretty near
" exterminated already all along the
Connecticut, Rhode Island and Long Is
land shores
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

Kitty Winslow-Thsy say yop can tell
Q girls character by the way she holds
her hands.
Tom De Witt--H'm; can tell more
about it by the way hold her hands
Puck
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
And sho winked the Other Eye.

Henrietta (who had been sitting on
the sofa with Algernon)-You might
shut the window, Algernon. 1t would
be better il it were warmer here.
Algernon--fes. aud closer too-dont
you think so:-Haryard La4npoon.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
A Great Record.

'Clara-How did you get oa at the
church trimming?"
Maude-Very well. l got three en-.
gsgsweutyjpgs.-Judge.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
APPLES:

For s.. so, $500, 50. so and 800 a bar
rell. For them call ut Asa Belts
wagon shop, south of the Van Slyke
House. 12t3
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

For pain Ia the stomache. collie and
cholera morbu, there ~ nothing bet
ter than Chanberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhna Remedy. For sale by
j. J. Lowry.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
She Had Read tho Papers.

Papa" said young Mrs. Honker.
won't you please give George and me
GIG. OO0?''
"Wkat do you want that much money
for?"
I'VE want to LsiL a $1,000 house.
Jury.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
Nothing French About Hin

Mrs. Callahan-I want to get PAL,
Of shoes for the little bye.
Clork-Erench kid?
Mrs. G. Observation-Disclosures not.
He's noe own son-born and bred in
Amcriky.-Lifc.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31

Mousy Loaned on Real estate In
Howard Go. q, Usual rates of Inter-
est. s. +. cor. Berg Block
Call on p. c. HOWE
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-31
IL Probably skipped Out.

II Probably skipped Out.
Customer Ito waiter)-Some cheese,
please.
Waiter-Beg pardon, sir. Sorry, sir.
Cheese out, sir.
Customer-That so? When do you
expect it back?-Texas Siftings.