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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-03-04
Chapter First OF II ROna na0nCo
Founded On Fact.

The Boston Herald tells the story
Of a young married pair who came 10.
grief through the operations Of the
bold robbers'' of the Boylstoni
Bank. 1t seems that a young uran
of steady habits, who was In ., largs,
wb olsalc house on Devoushirs street
had accumulated, as the result u
years Of frugal savings. some $1,000,
which he had put into the Boylston
Bank for safe keeping. His asu had
been to take unto himself wife, 7
considering that $1,000 WAS 4 pretty
good basis upon which to erect i
matrimonial altar, and 20 into tbs
business Of domestic bliss. Accord j
ingly, on Saturday last he married.
the girl Of bis choice, aud laid out to
start with her, on Monday, on tho
usual wedding tour. In the forenoon
Of Monday the newly made Benedict
went to the bank just in time to n. =
sist in the astonishment that lifted
the cashier hair on end at the sight
Of daylight in the back part Of tho
safe. His money, along with that o.
others, was gone. Tue fruits Of
years Of self denial were swept away
The basis of future ease and comfort
for the wife he loved and promised to
cherish and protect was destroyed.
His money was gone. The cherished
tour must be given up. Life luust be-
prosecuted uuder the ban Of strug-i
Cling poverty. He returned TO- his
bride in an unenviable state Of mind
He told her ALL What did she do,
weep? No. Like brave girl, she
cheered him with words Of comfort y
said, wedding tours were, after ALL
recent inventions; she was willing to
sacrifice even the wedding prose nts
that were to come in shape Of . set
of furs. gold watch, diamond earrings
Sc. Was she not bis wife, and should
she not share his fortunes? A true,
heroine This couple will yet be
happy; will yet be rich in worldly
goods--for have they not the courage
to meet adyersity? That is half the.
battle! - r...n.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-03-04
Thoughts Of Other Days.

When the hours are long and lonely
Full of shadows pale
Then l wander back in fancy
Over hill and vale
Sit again beneath the branches
OF the lofty trees;
Feel once more the silent kissing
OF the summer breeze.
near the laughing and the murmur
Of the woodland stream,
As it glides beneath the glimmer
Of the sun-gold beam.
And my hands are full of fow'rs
Varying in hue,
And l tell my fortune over
Thinking, dear. Of you.
Thus, whenever flowers fail me
In the present days,
1go buck and find them blooming
In the winding ways. .-.-
Climbing over rustic fences,
Noddins by eash cot,
In the days fondly cherish, g..
Days that now are not.
There the wild-brier sends its perfume
On the gentle air,
As a spirit meek and lovely
Offers up prayer.
In those snnny days Of summer,
Lying far behind,
Branches Of the woodbine lingcr
Waving in the wind. ..
Scattering their tender blossoms
Thro' the messy ways, ways,
As they flutter still gather
Sweets Of other days.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-03-04
Josh Killings as q Philosopher
There seems to be four stiles vf

1oere seems 10 De tour stiles vi
mind. .-.
1st. them who know it's so !
I'd, them who know it amt so
| Sd. them whe split the difference
and guess at it ~.. .--~
| 4th, them who don't care which
way it is. 49,, ..- ...
There are but few men who haz
character cnuff to lead life of idle
ness. .aa. .sa- E. .....-.. .-
True love ia spelt just the same in
Choetaw as it is in English.
Those who retire from the world on
account Of It's sins and peskiness
must not forget that they have yet
to keep, company with a person who
keep company with q person who
wants just as much watching as any
body else.
Necessity begot invention, in
vention bsgot convenience. conven-
ience begot pleasure. pleasure bcgot
luxury, luxury begot riot and dis
ease. riot aud disease, between them
| tesot proverty, and poverty begot ne
ccssity again-and this is revolution
Of man, and is about all he can brag
on. fegssHA al s'es ss "a
| Mestpeople decline to learn only
their own experience. And l guess
they are moro than halt right, ! do
not spose man can get perfect
idea Of molasses by letting another
fellow taste it for him. ~ s-
! An individual, to be 6ne gentle.
man, has either got to be born SO, OF
be brought up 50 from infancy; be
can't learn it sudden. any more than
he can loarn to talk Injun correctly
by practisen on tomahawk. .s.
/ | wonder If there was ever an old
maid who ever heard Of . match that
she thought was suitable.
| If man wants to get his dimen.
sions let him visit graveyard.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-03-04

BLus LAws.-At Dunstab BILE, Mass.
in 1861, dancing at weddings was
forbidden; in 1860, William Wsiker
was imprisoned one month for court,
ing maid without the leave Of her
parents; in 1865, because ''there is
q manifest pride appearing in our
Streets" the wearing Of long hair Or
perl-wigs. and "superstitioua rib
bons' was forbidden; also men. were
forbidden to. keep Christmas. 4 - il
was Popish custom. :" In 1877.
cage vas erected near the meet
ing house, for the confinement ef
Sabbath breakers, and Johs Ather.
ton, soldier. was fned forry ahil.
lings for wetting pisco Of old bat
to put in his shoes, which chafed hiS
feet while marching. 5.s"t. .teE&@
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-03-04

Gods hand had guided mo there,
dearest, he said, impressiveiy. My
noble girl! were it possible to 1--we
you better thanI did before, this
act Of self sacrifice would movo me
to do SO.
From that hour Mrs. Elton cher.
ishcd and rcverenced Miss Chaloner
as if she had been saint; for TO her
there seemed something more than
human in tbcsnoble self.a bncgation of
Juliet's courage ,L--.--
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-03-04
JCLaET'S COUs.AGE.

The level sunset light was turning
all the little pools along the shining
~ beach into drops Of gold. Far OF
against the horizon, the great sea
seemed to melt imperceptibly into
liquid western 6rc; while here and
there white sail glcamed up--man's $
mark written on the pages of the
deep. .~-.. s... = .s-..
Yes, it is very niac. said little
Mrs. Elton plaintively. as she sat on
the long, low piazza Of the hotel.
swinging a gypsy hat by its broad.
white ribbons, but should much
have preferred some inland place for
the summer. You see | am never
at ease about the children, and Mr..
Elton never comes down only once
a week. '-~ =
Your brother soems to enjoy the
beanties Of the sea-shore very much,
said Mrs. Dorsey, rather roguishly.
think I1never saw Mr.. Seville ia
better spirits. II
| y, that's because Miss Chaloner
is here, said the small matron, cury-
ing her lip a little superciliously.
He is SO absurdly infatuated about
Juliet Chaloner.
think she is lovely girl, said
Mrs. Dorsey, quietly wondering why
sisters were never willing to acknowl-
edge the merits of their brothers af-
6ances, --
Lovely? 0. yes, I suppose she is
lovely enough, only Incver did fancy
the blue-eycd faxen- haired style Of
beauty.
! Mr.. Seville does. it seems.
! My dear, didn't I tell you tAa,
Clarence was completely infatuated!
/ don't suppose ho would be willing
to own that she has one fault in the
world! l did talk to him seriously
one time. about those coquettish
little airs and graces of hers, but
saw At once that might As wcll have
sGlked to the wind. You see, l think
she is disposed to be selfsh- thos.
only daughters eften are; and ther
she is such an egregious coward!
How do you mean? questioned
Mrs Dorsey, rather amused.
She wont 60 out on horse back, be
cause she is afraid Of being thrown
she'won't ride. lest she be run ava,
with; she is terrified out of her sense
+ at the apparition Of . mouse and
wish you could have heard her &C re am
the other day. when : spider droppe'
, on her bonnet. i've no patienc
with such miserably balanced char
actcr.
II Mrs Dorsey smiled.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-03-04

An inveterate stammerer oncAaay,
upon a journey, stopped to dine At .
hotel. On attempting to help him
self to pepper Mt dinner, he found, af.
ter violent shaking that there was
no pepper to he had. He turned
around, and, beokoning to the waiter,
commenced: s 1ess Gzrs
"Wa-wa-wa-waiter, this pcp-pep
p-p-p-pep pepper is som--som--som
something like me"
why SO, sir?"
| "Po-po-po-po-poor delivery.
That pepper bog wss soon flled.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-03-04

"Petsr, you are such . bad boy
that you are no: 6t to sit in the com.
pany Of good boys on the bench.
Come up here and sit By me. sir.
Greeley declares that ''in Mormon
dom ladies form rather larger pro-
portion Of the family circle" leaving
the contemplative mind wholly ID
doubt as to- whether II. G. . delicacy
or ignorance prevents him from rs-
vealing tho exact proportions Of Brig
hams family circle" %+
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-03-04
EPlTAPkaS

Suggested by the prevalent causes
Of death, while travelling on most OF
our railroads: a
"A sudden pitch,
From misplaced switch,
Laid me dead in this aitch.n
"Of the track the engine rush ed
Some were drowned and l was crushed"
"What is life! 'Tis but vision.
Here died by a collision;
Twenty more died by the same:
Verdict-'Nobody to blame
Sister, mother, aunt, and mo
We're run over. Here We be.
We should have had time to mizzle
Had they blown the engines whistle"
'Sweepihg round curve
Whose outer Texture bordsrcd an abyss,
The cars were canted down the precipice,
Aud seven Of US killed. But what of that
Twas the curve did it. \ nd the euginee,
Being upon bender. was excused"
"Train-borne traveller. rushing by.
AS thou passeth pipe thine eye.
Here car, we'll filled with freight,
Killed sixteen and wounded eight
For moment, friends, be weercrs,
As you pass the railroad sleepcrs.
You ma. share our fate-why net2
Ere vnu 70 oh ha nay lapat
Here are deposited the bones
The flesh being torn off
OF An unknown man,
Who, being deaf, blind, and Lime,
Neglected to obey ihe customary signals,
And was run over as punishment
For his csntumaey.
The engineer promptly stopped the engine
After it had cut the body in two,
And, with most exemplary humanity
Conveyed tie re,nlius to an adjacent wood
shed,
Where all mems Of resusciation were tried
Bu. alas
The vital spark had fed y
For the humanity they displayed,
The engineer and sigual men
Were presented by the company
With u service Of plate.
Go thou and do likewiss'
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-03-04

An antiquary who examined the
helmot Of the great, giant. found
lately in Pennsylyania, discovered
on it some mysterious marks yessm.
bling tho trado mark Of the Water
bury Brass Kettle Company. Grave
doubts Of tho gsnuiness of this spec
linen have since then been Aoatisg
through bis mind.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-03-04
BAN KING.

BANKING. .r
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
DECoRAB. Iowa.
$4,000, CapitaE
7-3O U. S. Notes and all other Govern.
ment Bonds bought and sold, also County
Warrants. Notes, Mortgages and other Sc
curities.--DRAFTS on al points bought
and sold.-MONEY deposited for six
moths or longer will draw six per cent in.
tercst.
DIRECTORS
ALosxo BR.DTsH, G. u. DrcKERSAs, er
Jas II. EAsroN, w. MArrrsox
c.. N. GoDDARD
JAS. II. EAsroS, T.W. BuRp1CK,
President Cashier.
Wins June 7 1866
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-03-04

TO RENT.-A good dwelling house
ia Cresco, near the school house, ON reason
able terms to agot tenant. Enquire Of D.
W. OWEN, or ut this Office (Gtf
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-03-04

RhxER,
BL ACKSMITH,
WNNds Of Elm street, adjoining Ed
w&dywagon shop,
CRE4CO -g-- IOWA.
Wodf0 respectfully say that he is prepar cd
toelyaghis entire attention to blacksmith
inR19rll Its branches.
n0sor more. experienced horsc-shoers
cafra$tly employed to give particular at
tcAAtAD to that department
Hs repaired promptly and satisfac-
tidR Njarantsed- nclm6
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-03-04

10 B. Chaplin will receive orders for
the above mill ut his store ia Cresco. (29
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-03-04

Ga su0t yOu WcIc COWoTu.
The soft light Of shaded lamp
fell across Juliet Chaloner's eyes as
she opened them with vague sense
Of having passed through = wild.
troubled dream, and a dim remem-
brauce of laundering tides and the
| dizzy rise and fall Of waves. -
Where am l? she murmured. You
nere, Clarence? Have We crossed
the river ef death. and is this Heav.
en-?
J My own love. tenderly responded
the deep, wcll-known tones, take
courage; there are years Of hope and
happiness before US yet. .
But how came here? she asked
shuddering., as she remembered thu
slippery sands aud the sounds Of ma ny
waters.
! Aud then Clarence Seville told he,
how, coming from the nearest railwa,
station by boat, instead Of the stere
!, o,yped stage route, he had caugh
sight of a-white object on the sand
: at Blydsn's Point, where the risin,
; tides were fast circling round the in
let of ground. Bidding the boatma
row up to IT with all possible speed
! he found himself just in time to res
, cue Juliet Chaloner from q deaf
; more horrible than one could we'll in
agins.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-06-15

RIoTlNa AND SHooTING.--A dis
turbanoe at the Third Ward polls, in
W ashihgton, on Monday, was caused
by difficulty between whites and
blacks, during which one of the latter
was shot in the wrist. A riot occur.
red in tho Seventh Ward, which be-
came 80 serious that the mounted po.
lice officers were obliged to resort to
force. A colored man named Rich.
johnson was fatally shot by one of the
policemen, the ball ontoring the left
side. BY riding into the vast crowd
of several thousand persons, and
briskiy Using their batorS, tho mount.
ed police succeeded in dispensing tho
rioters. SOmo were arrested. With
these exceptions there was general
good order throughout tho city. 1t
ID rumoie ed that Dick Smith, 'colored
fireman, living in disreputable neigh.
borhood in the Second Ward, was
shot dead by another eolored man to.
night. Cause Of the shooting sun.
known. 49,. Baltimore Sun. n~haG
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-06-15
A Female Sheriff How She Suppressed
Q Jail Revolt.

| /" VIVA ~sVFVAVt
Much interest has been excited BY
the imPanelling of jury of women
in Wyoming Territory, and the ap,
pointment Of females as notarics pub.
lio and to other civic functions here
tofore supposed to be irrevooably ro,
served TO the masculine sex. It is
reserved to Iowa, however, to produce
tue first female Sheriff, and to Des
Moines county to be the first in the
State to accord to woman the diff
cult and trying duties of tho Sheriff
atty. 1t is true tho people have not
formally elected a lady as Sheriff of
this county, but in so far as "practice
is better than precept," the substance
superior to the shadow, and the doed
greater than the name, to that extent
Des M0ines county has lady Sheriff,
or at least lady Deputy Sheriff. Of
course VIC allude to the estimable wife
Of our worthy Sheriff, J. II. Latty,
Esq. Mrs. Latty at various times has
displayed remarkable GOODNESS and
nerve in the management Of the couu-
ty jail, over which she presides with
firmnebs Of Judgment and vigor Of
rule rarely excellcd by the best Of
prison wardens.
At one time desperate confined
in one of tho coils attempted to es-
cape by making man Of straw re-
clining upon his couch as usual, while
the flesh and blood prisoner secreted
himself in an empty cell aud waited
the advent of Mrs, Latty, who, in tho
absence Of her husband, entered the
Jail room to lock up tho prisoners for
the night. Whom she came to the
cell containing the man of straw,
very clever imitation of q man asleep,
sho called his name, and, hearing no
response, entered and detected the
cheat. Instead Of calling for help in
All emergency which plainly indicat-
ed a plot and determination upon
the part Of one or more prisoners to
break Jail, Mrs. Latty quietly pro-
ceeded to tho other cell aud marched
the prospective fugitive Lack to lis
cell and looked him up. AS he was
heavy, muscular man, and the Depu-
ty Sheriff slender, light-built wo-
man, it is evident that nerve triumph
ed over MUSCLE. Womanly courage
was more than match for brutal
force and the desperation of tho
criminal seeking to fec from the hands
of justice.
On another occasion, two young
men in cell refusing to cease their
profano and boisterous language, the
Deputy entered the cell and gave
them a sound flogging with whip,
until, with tears ia their eyes, the ras-
Gals promised better behavior.
The last exploit Of our Deputy,
and one which recalled to our mind
the preceding incidents, was the TAX
ing of o prisoner to the penitentiary
few days ago. A man who had
been arrested for stealing carpet
bag at IT, Union depot in this oity
last January was sentenced at the last
term of the District Court to two
years Imprisonment in the penitentia-
ry, and was taken to Fort Madison by
Mrs. Latty alone, without any assis-
tenoe from others, and duly delivered
to Warden Kelsey. Tho astonish.
ment Of the Warden and the Fort
Madisonians knew no bounds.--Bur.
l'ngton Ha,ok Eye.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-06-15

THE DUTcHMAN AND HIS BURGLAR
TRAP.--"I hears much dings about do
burglars, all vile !; hears dey prakes
stores into 'em very much. Veil I
dinks I fix dem, so dc odor dime they
comes to my store they no come at
all. So buys pig horse histol, and
fastens it to de door den fastens q
string nit ter trigger, and run it up
NIT der vail and pull down NIT der
floor, so ven Mr.. Purglar open himself
nit ter door Wy, Wy, if he plow de
prains out NIT dc bistel can't help
it, don't it? Veil, Won day 1 left do
door pointing ut the moozle of ter
bistol nit two pullets in itand goes
out to drink some lagar NIT ter boys.
/ sometimes drinks too much lagar.
Veil I can't help it, don't I? pore
himself into more as twenty-sixteen
klases lagar, and den Igoes home.
Won pash mine shtore, Idink I bot.
ter as look in and SOC if nothing bese
all right. That is right, don't9 If
it don't / can help it. I forgot all
about der pig 'orse bistol, and ven I
opens myself nit der door, I shoost
got Won pullet through mine elbow
and Won pullets to my hat through in
de viles. Vos I scart1 Veil, if I
vas can't help It, could ! vas
not skare, but I never any more sets n
bistol-draps for do burglars, don't I 7
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-06-15

b IMparoRArIoN..- Tho cry Of ttstill
they comes does not adequately OK.
press the overflow of the people Of
Europe, on our shores, for they come
more freely than ever. Two thousand
|aaay wac the average of last week,
Yaking forgeix,days d fair figure ovet
$4,000. Two incoming ships brought
upwards of 800 h.---New York
Herald.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-06-15

y iAaparisian lady recently called ,ori
her millinertto inquire tho lehafaot or
Of q servant. The morality i Of the
latter was beyond questioning, aBut
10 shS honest ~ asked thS lady. "I
an bot 30 certain of sthat, "aaf afapiiad
the snilliner: "Ithave sent herr To- YOU
with my bill dozen times, and she
has never yet given me the money"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-06-15

MOVEMENTS or "Blo INGlNs."-
Rad Cloud is at tho homo of tho
White Father. IIo has Red Shirt
aud Red Dog, big chiefs Of tho Oga-
lalla Sioux, with him. IIe has also
many chiefs Of the Bear family with
him, and four s1uaws. Red Cloud
wonders at tho white mans country.
The wh.tc man is thicker than blades
Of grass. Tho Sioux chief wonders
at the great cities and tho power of
tho white chief, but he dcspises spring
mattresses and white shirts, and he
ALREADY pines for tho wild forests. He
will have Il talk and smoke-ho and
Spotted Tail, the great chief of the
Brulo nation--with tho White Father
on Monday, and then he and the Brulo
chief will take themselves again to
the prairics and the war path, with
new hopes of driving the white ma.
tions from thoir hunting grounds.
Sanguine and sanguinary savages -
NcaU York Ue,aM.
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THE
FAIRFIELD HERALD

IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY ny
DESPORTES. WILLIAMS & co
Ttrms.--THR HERALD IL published Week.
J in tho Town Of Winnsboro, At $500 IN
varsabky in advance.
g6y- All transient Advertisements to DO
paid in advance.
Obituary Notices and Tributes $l.00 per
square.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-06-15

We look over the proceedings Of
Congress fom day TO day, and and
that nearly every question that comes
up has q Job in it"-some political and
party JOB, some sectional OF local lob in
favor ofa particular locality or class, or
somejob topnt money Into tho pockets
Of the members themselves and Of their
friends. Hardly any question, as was
said before. is considered with regard to
the country at large or the general well
fare.---NetD York He,oM. sH nhr'
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-06-15

GRAVES OF Two CONFEDERATE SOL
DlERs.-A correspondent writing from
Scott's Hill, states that near the
Scott's Hill Church, twelve miles
from Wilmington, arc the graves Of
two Confederate soldiers. Upon the
hcad-boards are tho following inscrip-
tions 81. Nj. Easter, Co. G, 18th
Regiment S. G. Volunteers, died
February 22d, lSG3"-"John A.
Mum, Co. II, 9th Regiment N. G.
State Troops, died July 10th, 1863"
These men died far away from their
homes, and it is possible their friends
do not know where their romans re-
pose. They were first buried near tho
camp in which they died, which was
situated in tho ncighborhood Of tho
church, but through tho bcnovolcnce
of Mnii. G. w. MoClammy and others,
their remains wcrc removed to thcir
present resting place and the graves
neatly enclosed.
Papers in North and South Carolina
are respectfully requested to copy this
item.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-06-15

CAPITAL PUNrsHMENr.--The pro-
position made in Berlin to abolish capi.
tai punishment except for murder com.
mi,.ed in cool malice has much in its
favor, and it ia pretty clear that If we
had ouch a law here much would be
done in the punishment Of erlrnnals who
now 60 free because Of the impossibility
Of proving that highest point of homi
eide. Ifit were nnderstood by ;uries
that this distinction was part Of the law
they would Gonviot---aDd 90 condemn to
imprisonment many whom they now
acquit because they cannot sconscisn.
oiously believe, the case sjassifes piRe
extreme penalty of hanging -.thongh
the legal definitions make it murder Or
nothing,