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Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1866-09-07
CHAPTER G6.
COAL MINES.

. An ACT 10 amend chapter 81 of the
lars passed by the Tenth General Assem-
bly,. entitled "An Act granting the right
Of rag to open and drain Goa! miass."
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Iowa, That Chapter 81 of the laws
passed by the Tenth General As
sembly, entitled "An Act granting
the right of way to open and drain
coal mines.' be and the same is
hereby amended in the title thereof,
as to read as follows: can Act to
provide for acquiring, by the own
crs Of coal lands, the right of way
to open and drain such lands, and
to construct wagon roads or railway
tracks thereto.
SEC. 2. Whenever in the said
Chapter the words "wagon road"
occurs, there shall be and is hereby
inserted Immediately following such
words, the additional words "or
railway track" to the end that the
same right and means shall exist to
procure right Of way for a rail-
way track to such mines, as in case
Of wagon roads.
Approved March Goth, 1866.
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
Circulating the Wrong Paper.

AT recent temperance meeting an amusi pg
incident took place. A strong exhortion had been
delivered by speaker present, ana the pfesd mt
requested the secretary to pass round The pledge
for signatures, and taking from his pocket what
he supposed was the document, he, without look4
ing att gave it to the secretary for that purpose
large number Of names of the gentleman and
ladies present were enrolled; and the document
rtfIrned. II was observed 10y the secretary,
while passing around the paper, that conside,ns
bic tttering prevailed amcng the ladies, who
took the prccaGton TO read the contents Of the
paper, Willie those who did not read it, and de-
sired to sign did so. After going through the
congregation, the secretary on.his way back,
looked at the paper to see what was the cause VI
their amusement, wh>n it was revealed TO hin,
that, instead of the temperance pledge, he. had
passed around ana received signatures 70 doc
ument setting forth the pedigree Of celebrated
stdllfn. In II. ~. .!.s...' .#.i. go. 's.i q 4
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
They love the "Boys in Blue,

ES The Radieals lpve .thsu ..boyis in
blue but somehow they love the sal
mighty dollar, better. lisa failing they
have, and twill stick on. There's. Mr.
\. r. Appleman, candidate on their
ticket for the Legislature. he loves them,
don't he =? =, His love even extends to their
children too. Their childrenl f.Whymot?
TAeif children make capital nurses fDrhiS
children. He loves TEN thatfr, at least
Besides the children's parents may fbe;in
want and Mr.. 4. will take the chi.4ron as
an accommodation to- himself. I Some
of their parents have been in want before
and Mr.. Appleman took peculiar delight
in minis stering to their wants. a a.,,.r.r,i
The .'boys" wanted money tp supply
the necessary wants Of food anl raimrrt to
their little ones. They had spent tA,i
"last dollar" in defence of what they be-
lieved to be the right Mr., Appleman
had the money, ..- He had stayed at home
TO take care of the ''last dollar" He had
grown fat, with Importance and opulent
with contracts. o.. But the boys" had
claims against the State for bounty which
Radical Legislature had promised, bat
provided but no meaus to pay. Mr. A
knew the ropes ''--kn ew the thing was
"good as old wheat and would shortly. be
come-at-ablc, He therefore, very Jdisin,
tcrestedly,. relieved their pressing wants
by relieving them of their claims. Moth
ing wrong in that, But here the loet
comes in. 1t seems, that in making the
xehange, he somehow. mystcriously for,
got to give them by ten,, twenty or. thirty
per cent the amount the State promised
they Should have. This was queer kind
of love to Che "boys," but "gaunt famine
vas knocking at the door, aud, the pound
of Acsh' was yielded. Now many of .th5
boys VOW TO have it back again, am
they generally do what they vow. .The5
intend, they tay, to discQast the Lesisla
tive portion Of the Radical ticket ope fifth,
or twenty per GENT, which, We take it
means Mr.. Applemans name. They
deem his loce for them as not entirely uT
to the "goll Standard" and say. they
learned he lesson of discount in hi,
school at a steep price, and that he is a.
good subject to practice upon as may
soon fall in their way, We rather gues.
Mr.. A will find his accommodations to tbs
boys politically, loves labor lost"
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
Traitors Gate.

In.describinS the famous tower of London,
Rev. DIR. Moore mentions the pISowing,I which
shows that the best characters may be considered
and treated by the Government as traitors. He
says: ..T.' '''
"One gate in the Tower wall s.caei the Traitors
Gate, because all state criminals were brought
through il on their way from Westminster Hall
and it is a curious instance of the impotence q
power over names TO remember that some ofcthe
noblest men that England ever produced and
some Of the most heroic martyrs for her liberties
were those who passed through the trait
ors gate, so-called.'' ...f.. iGa'ri sroj
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
1RT,. MID, THURSDAY, OCTOBER rs, 1866.

the first blood who is responsible for the
beginning of conflict. But we have it
from Radical authority (the Pittsburg
Conventiop) that Sumpter was not the be-
ginning of the coudict. They have declar-
ed that Harper's!Fsrry was the place and
John Brown the man hat'opened the con-
Aict. And surely John Brown had no
connection with the Democratic party
was By them never canopized, The near
est distinction to that he received at their
hands was the gibbet. 7r.l 30 9yrai
But seriously, did not the Democratic
party always advocate an amicable settle
ment of the difficulties between the sec
t ions contend for pacific measures and
oppose all resort to arms? Have they moi
been. and are they not now, denounced foI
these things, and yet at the same time
charged for being responsible for the wal
and the debt resulting therefrom? How
can both of these things b.? ,,glo- rod,
Again what Democratic Presiden
sanctioned the appropriation of one dollaI
of this thousands of Millions of debt? Or
what obligation that mortgages your farms
appears the. name of Democratic official
How in any manner, shape or form yo,
can connect any Democrat, much less til,
Democratic party, with its conception. it
creation or its expenditures, we eanno
comprehend .at la BE-, ana .i"ryvrg
The people when they fully conceive th'
ruin which stares them imthc face viii
possibly calmly investigate these thing
and arraign the true culprit before the ba
of public opinion and pronounce the sen
fcuce condemnation. $500 IT. ,red'.'L
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
From the staunton Spectator.
THonrToN, TAYLOR Co, W. ", |
- u. Scptember 23I. 1866.

.i.FE ... ." III. 3 Eocplenb5f 23i, 1865,
Mr. EDrros:-I undertake TO give an imper-
feet account ofan occurrence tpttook place al
the Widow. Wills, az the time of the death ether
son, who was Captain In the Union Army.
will give it to yot just as ii was told to me,
which was in these words: ..'.'
The Union forces were all out ofsinht, andtben
the Rebels came in view-camc on and hurried
nfer-and then came morc-and more st!l-a man
Ian officer, evidently, .cor he had his staff with
him, paused at the gate, asked question OF
two of some one, alighted from his horse, threw
the bride rein over post and, with slow ster
scemn rncin and revcrentlv uncovered head
passed the threshold into the room Of the dead
the loved and the lost; He was not old he wa.
lntyouns stern he was in look, not comely, YET
there was something of benigniiy, and kind
ness and sympathy that cleaned ont from undci
tifc faded old Gap drawn down over his forehead
lie gave calm steadGtst lou,s at tie dead sold
dier-strong feeling was battling with the soul OF
tae RGhei officer for tremor played with hi.
lips, and u trunni tear wandered from his eve and
hrGeweaihis. check. Acalnl steadfist look on the
dead soldier, on the widow; on the maid, and
then he, said softly, kindly, "let us pray
Ahd'o the depth Of the fceiing-the strength
ofthe subducif' earnestness in that stern looking
poor clad, dust covered rcbebas he commended
in low, but eloqueut words, tie widow and Lei
lrotheress child TO the care, and the projections
and The c6hifdftItfthe 'mrrciful Fstlicr of all
Api ohl how he prayed that The angry surgeJ oi
tbs eeeFn 0; war mi ght soon be hRshel by the
still small voice Of the All-wise, and love be bori.
q ,uihult TO the nov discovered sections. twas
deeply, tod,hnsly pathetic. 1t was not long,
hutverpnpPropriataj'v very affecting very sincere
lt4gose'-tpucled the e.haud cfthsdsrl spllier--
grArel.r, loYy buwej TO the. .distonso.ate widow
with Il compassionate, Cod bless you," hid his
broal, wea;her.stainei palm, lovingly on the
Lowed head Of lda, With n quivcrins lip, saying
heaven bless you, 'sterped nolsolesslt from the
ROOM, Out Of the house.. moupted his stccd and
his horses hoofs were Gathering down the road
~"Wh6 is tha?' asked the Chaplain of some
one standing hchri What officer is tllatwno has
just taken his horse. thd ridden away? Stone
@aA Jaeks6n,'' was the reply. K. [,
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
Anecdotes of DR.. Archibald Alexander

Z IL "a .. "a
= An enthusiastic revivaist felt that he had
mission to talk to the doctor. He called was
kindly received, and began conversation on
religions personal experience. The doctor heard
him quietly, moving his right leg; and mouth'in
that peculiar way SO well known and so omnous
to his students. The man waited for a reply
none came. He went on expatiating on his
feelings, his call, his tokens of9spiritual life, hut
still the doctor moved his leg and MOUTH AT
last, ifritaed, he broke out, with, i.Dr. Aiexan-
der have you no religion 2" ..
."None to speak Of sir.' ''' .'7...'
oi The man left {gs L Joe E3 u' ..I'..F.. 1863 .
. The General Assembly pesscd a resolution that
the students of the Presbyterian church should
be, exercised in naemorstcr or extemppraneous
preaching. In obedience to this resolution the
doctor directed that the students should preach
before him without manuscript" Among The
first to- preach. before him under, the new .rnle
was one B77r77. HIe nssended the pulpitwith a
confident air. ANNOUNCED his text ''None, Of these
things move me-" and came to,a stop. Memory
had failed him. ''None Of these things more me -
Again a halt. None Of these things move me-
was his third utterance. &; ul 3 nE 80 et.hEr't
The old, doctor looked up and quietly obser-
we'd, 'Ahd pray, sir, what viii move your"
f. During the Washing tonian movement, stu
dent whose mind was excited on. the subject Of
total abetnance, thought it to be his duty to call
on the doctor and stir him up on the subject
The mouth opened, the leg moved, but not a
word from the doctor until the young man Lad
finished his imDertinent lecture. .%.
h fare ybu through, sir2"lza ~ hns .I'F''
"les, SIR il ,.srm 81! ius .j.'icT"-g
''rll be happy to, see you again, sir, when you
have any business .n'-CArisiian Wat.Amon.
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
THE.FREE PRESS.
ANDREW G.. BOHID, EDITOR.
winiamsport, Md, october 60: 1860.

RD~Subscribers who hereafter receive
their papers directed in red win know that
their end is near at hand-that is. the end
of the time for which they have paid in
advance, Such as wish to continue their
subscriptions must remit the cash-$2 per
annum, 81 for six months. Bear in mind
that we send no paper unless paid for and
discontinue promptly when the time paid
for expires. '.'.a'. .''' '". :.
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
, Keepit Befors the People.
THE OBJECT or THE WAR, AS
j ~ DECLARED BY CONGRESS,
" JULY, 1861.

Res 'LvED, That this war is not waged
on our part in any spirit of oppression. or
for any purpose of conquest, or for interfe.
ring with the rights or, established institu.
ti'ons of these States, but to defend ana
maintain Mesupremacy q the Constellation
and to preserve the Union with all the dig.
nifty and rights of the several States unim
paired. ,.....-... ..... ..........,,... .,..
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
Josh on waterfalls..

o.I rather like waterfalls '77"' !" 'i.'.. s"l
! kent tell Why like castor ile---but kastor
lie is good for laziness in the system.
donitlike lazyness .of no sort-not even in
,muskeeters. . ,... rt,,.arB "i,.rr
" want mHv n,uskeeters lively. '' ,'.
But all this Is foreign lew my phrp5osn. '''''''
like, ,waterfalls--thty are so cas- Y and natural
They attack all the, sex. ,...,. &, ;..,... ,..,,
+ . Some they attack with great fury while others
they approach more like q siege workcng up
slowly.
saw one Yesterday ~ 7'f' 'Tf '-'.''.
1t was no bigger than a SIN III French tur.
up. :. 4'.s -. r. ..t.'.. .. .a :
1t had attacked a small woman of, ,enly o sum.
mers duration. ~
|. She waz fiA of recreation, and when she bodn-
dcd along the side walk iii was on the west side
of st. Clair street, in the city Of Cincnatti for.
nest Baker & Davis, ycller soap store) the water
fall hi sE'eRcd up and down in an ossilating man
ncr, resembling mutch the Sportve terminus of q
bobtait lamb in II gLeat hurry. .n: r... '.t:
I also saw another one pretty soon, which be-
longed TO amature matrD1 - r'' -'
She might have slw Is summers, her hair wuz
white ms flower PERKINS ':An worth Giieeu dol
lars barrel, deliveredl but tie waterfall was
Ll&cls, ..., -. .........r ..,...:,...,
asked a bystandcr how he could account for
that. f-rs~.
lie said Kit WAS younger" ~t ,..m"
also saw another one pret Y soon, which waz
tho property of u gusher '' 'Hs'Hr '.'i
She wtz about 10 years old, and waz as ripe
as n year reach. "' go
She swept the streetslke thing ov life
Men stopped TO gaze as she passed, and put in
a new chew of tobacco "
Little boys pocketed their marbles in silence.
Her watorfall was aboutthe size oy u korn
basket tdr ned inside out
1t was inkiozed in csmmon skap net, htld
kivrered with blazn diamonds of llaSS.,g
1t shone in the f'iskey sun like the tin dome ON
the Court houteeNlare the super visorS meet
But rather like waterfalls. =.
1t has .heen said that tho y would run out, but
this think iis 'tn error, for the tarEph things
don't show leak yet.
In the Ian guage of the expiring Cdnadian say
=" Wge Ia bag-q-tqlel .. r., IL ut 80. :
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25

FEMALE BooKKgEPEs IN NEw ,EsaLAsD.-
shoe and leather Reporter says: "During recen
trips through the shoe manufacturing town, We
notice that majority Of tie manufacturers had
young hdics employed in their counting rooms
as bookkFepetf and. accountants. They are more
gepcraly reliable than the other sex, careful cor
respondents, are not liable to have loafcrs id the
counting room, smoking their employers cigars
not least, don't spend his money playing billiards
drinking, or driving fast horSes."u =" '.".
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
Nery True,

: The sttEiGlsst qN seerfance of constitutional
forms is our only source ofsafey. There is nIth-
ing Which the people Of all parties should SO per-
t'haconsly Insist on; nothing which all lovers Of
liberty should SO jealously demand. If those Of
refide tolerate, for their own purposes, VIOLA
tions Of the Constitution and the laws, they will
live to see them violated il the interests of their
opponents. We shall presently come to the sad
PISS where, as in Mexico, the party in power will
do waa, It pleassees regardless ofconstitution and
laws and where our liberties will fall prize to
tro FIST ambitious and Inscriptions leader who
cbosiesFtd snatch them and to.sffGr wearied ma
teaptace and order in exchange for freedom."- :
NJ. y Post. s,...:..,..,,,.,, @ ,,,., ..,....r 8
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
THE RESULT &C.

But here comes the most interesting part of all
When the polls were closed it was found there
was ocv tpea,y.fee iuaRred Conservative votes
out ofsome seven thousand. This is a great tri-
umph for that party. question if one thousand
Of these same would have voted for Conserva-
tive one year ago. The Register of last year
were too careful TO put on their books none but
Radicals. s.4 .... ''... .' ."a. '- .
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25

The EXISTENCE OF THE S6x.MIt viii he most
gratifying to or readetssto know that AN emil
nent mathematician hasldIinolished various the
oriesoesoIar heat and demonstrated that for
$1,000, oo9 ears TO aans the sita wiloontinue to
afford sqfciegt cal9ric 70 human life up
ohsthe surface of the earth. This is about as
long as any ofus Will Be personally interested in
tlIeiaotter, 'hnd The prospect Of our deceniant
being aosento death is too remote toitausc any
vAEiious nneasiness. noitsat trrr. l- acnlLnr
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
DEDUCTION, sc.

The whole strength OF the Radical party was
out to a man, without question. There are $4,000
names registered this year Although every
means will be used to keep Conservatives away,
enough will vote TO carry n:s city, of this no
one can well entertain doubt
These are The incidents coming under my OBJ
servation during short scjourn here ~ ''..'''
........- ... .. i.t.. SoJoURYER
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25

-7"'Whcn goes a shoppip,, n said an old l'l-
dy II alters asks for what wants, and if they
have it, and it is suitable, and feel inclined to
buy it, and it's cheap, and can't be got for less
most alters takes it without chapperjng about
it all day, assome people do.",I.l sn !.' -9.
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25

nId irP PebnsylVahia) a)oths" Democracy Ell,
down upon an increased vote the aRaRcal
majority neorly eight tbousand!.ia In o0RiO
over ten thousand,v votes. so In Indiana over
eight thousa6dsivotesJ and in Iowa over
two ithousand votesn 1nwonmor such REL
ductionsi will make the'balancsl count on
our side, sy,hr,&' a.'hn2'g 9fH
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25

,dESrLet it be remembered, that every
one Of the Confederate ii States nicqn- enter
Congress next: ,Decembes, if they choossi
All they have to do istor1agtnei DO negrn
sgfSags. n Thst,is Iall the. Radicals ASH
This is shown by theInrompt' admission of
Tepnessee on its.adcptionlby heE Should
Maryland hesitate some pretgxt will sdpubtl
less be Matched upon which to kick and
keep her, out until she complies with the
black Command ~ Mote forsRranlf Thomas
and dltryIit ON s13iToqqrs 1ied' hns t'41''
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
TIE ELECTION &c.

We now come to the day Of election. To be-
yin with, ths.was very quiet day. The tragc-
dies were over, and this was the farce All the
Chapman roughs, were made special police, ana
armed with clubs, and the lar, were powerful
machine to aid the fraud. The judges were Of
the vile, the vileSt, and none but those on the
old Registry conld approach the ballot-box that
luiet now attendant upon this farce was ap-
parent
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
--------%-N-N-+-Ti-yr---... -.

A Jersey City negro girl, Tel! DISTANCE OF
twelve feet, head foremost, striking her head on
sorne rocks. She was iuseusible f)r'a few mo-
ments,, bat recovpred in season to attend a color
ed ball that night, and danced till morning. !
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25

A gentleman hiring female servant in New
York;, a!tef patientlw'enduring the us,ial cate
ehism prQPoundra, byyt 'hela,p nwheH asked
"Apd haye you many ,children?rn = rcPled- -''Yes,
I have fite, but I can drown two or three ofthem
if yoa Insist Oh iE"hra - y'''HI 4"'"'''''
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
EY' Now when men ar, draining en-,

ES Now when men ar draining emp
y, pockets, to pay taxes it is well TO look at
thc, tcxtravagqnce of Congress, .1.'...".,,q
The $4,000 bill to pay Congressman
passed by but one majority. Frank 'Th,0m-
as vote in the negative would have defeat
t.2, JI N.yN,, NtSNe@itNl NtsN tiit b1Af"l h"'
ed the swindlc.
That bill takes about three-qpartors Of a
million dollars Of tho peoples money to
satisfy. the claims arising. under it. Sane
ton This BY your votes and oil Frank will
feel encouraged to draw again and draw
with a vengeance. Rememb he, can
draw bigMhe can draw with hi Mr , HOrsfq Fl f
power. ...;..,;... t.,'
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25

..--LMaidens in white were formerly
and arc still used on "big occasions" to
represent the Uuion. The Radicals from
this place wentlto Hagerstown 'on saturA
day with thirty $iea,' done up"Fiin wlitc
and packed in hay ladder5' Would il not
have beenimore appfopriatef5r that 'po,ty
had theirhabili nehts at least have beenio
alnore sombre color? POM bna ,lat2l ON
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25

ESr The wards Of the Nation" Should
be, INFUSED to be, thclwiges an,l1ehildfcn
ofthe dead Isaldier,a or thei worn out anil
disablcdI soldier himself. Butlwhoare they
now2 Golapd ask Frank Thomas Ffeed-I
mems Bureau, si,e ,6a.sss 5,ll ui y!4,s
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
ES-Fraank Thomas IS asks the, soldier

ES- Frank Thomas, asks, the soldiers
to ''siek is ar's to him and give. hin their
votes; DID he Yst stick ISj to the he's soldiers WISH
the Bounty, Bill came. , up? ;H9W tcan
he. ask a soldier to vote for him when be
refused f to to 70 vote for them? He voted for
the negro's bounty hill, let him now de-
pend on the negroes, ,rfor, his, q re.elcction
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
we arc Cousins.

N t.-..r5iH .uH - ...i ..t, 'l-E
Hes M cousin, go what harm t,! 81
For his strong and tender arm a., ~,
Round my willing neck to twiner 1...
And his kind and gentle, eye .. ,...
10 meet mine so Lovingly?
He's my cousin, so what fear ....
That lie to me can be too dear7
Nosister-has he, nor | brother, @ s.
Then may we not ,1, ..'.-.F ..r
So love each other? s..t. -,.,f p,
'".I-n.m .''-.FF. '''
ID. Let Madame Gundy, shake her head
Say Hal nndyI are s'soon to wed;" . r.
"a fact. that's "fxed' it ne'cr can be,
For we are cousins, . .,.....
and hel
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
ri Dr.. o l-H.. 1000" 1900.
Treason Made Odious,

Lsr'svILLr, Oct. l3.-The indictment for treas
on against gon. s, f. Bullett, Gin the United
STATES Court, Nas qriashcd 10 day the'uhitet
Slstes Att 9rney offering y aOVls frosdquf.d ipo
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25

ill :. xuEtb lf9fiiVii sTIT ~ II f3gI a.i ~
ESTlf Congress can prescribe one test,
it can prescribe another test and thus,by
legislation, dostroJ the right of represen-
tation,
Maryland free press., 1866-10-25
The Day After the Fair.

E1some Of the Radical papers arenrg-
ing their bought witnesses toq appear be,
fore the Registers on Tuesday, and + Wed
nesaay next, to urge. objections, to such
parties as have been already registered
with the view Of having their names strick7
en- Of; But they are "a day .afser d the
fair" These daysAro only appointed, ,R
correct the list for. errors and to supply
all omissions. This was the construction
they themselves put upon the law last year
and upon which they acted very generally
throughout the Stale fit was good law
then. it should be good law ,now,I no. de.
cisiOn to the contrary having been made,
GSr Frank Thomas is in favor of in
creasing the Government 4 tax the pseple
have to pay to maka-up his extra s., 600
annually, Butts Unwilling that Bond hold
ers shall pay any part of it. Such things
as taxes areluxuries! he thinks should ON.
ly. fall, to the lot Of the merchant; the me-
cha tic. the farmer and the lab@ing man. :,
How grateful the latter classes should be
to their Representative for these nantes
tations of profound esEaanship. '''"