The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-01-14

to commissions, when she laid down.
rolled over few times and killed the
animal that got above its business
She now wears puckcriug string.
Annie James, Of Alton, H., is ad-
rertised as the handsomcst peice of
fhninine :ovcliness in the West. A
paper says she has hair like "wax-
ed mass Of golden feathers That
the goslinest description of hair we
have seen yet.
At a Sabbath-school at Burlington,
Iowa, a pupil said that children wore
Christ's lambs. Then, if the child
zen are lambs, what are the old folks,
asked lady teacher. "O.d bucks
answered a boy ofthe period. 1t APP
peared to be useless to argue the
question.
= One of Brigham Young's old Dante
band has made cofession Of 400 muir
ders which he has commi tied for the
beDe6t ofthe church. AS Brigham
would say 1T Il id poor religion
that can't stand that"
Frank Pell minstrel, and not minis
ter, as VIC have seen it stated, has
been in Cincinnati hospital, to get
come snakes out of pair of boots lie
owned. They have been extracted.
RS AsUtica paper has six reasons why
Dan Sickles should not be confirmed,
as follows: Adultery, robbery,
fraud. mutiny, theft. and murder"
Don't mention it, or they will confirm
Shin ina minute. n s=@
81 Suicides are becoming SO prevalent
among the girls in Indiana that every
family keeps stomach pump in the
house, ready for business. However,
they are Of no use in case Of drown
ing.
y The Cardiff giant in miniature, with
a fig leaf where the fig leaf ought to
III grow, is nice thing for mautelpiece.
-, Beccher is to assist at the dcdica-
ton of a church at Indianapolis. where
Mrs. Richardson got her divorce.
Y Bcccher is at home in such things.
Elder Smiths son died in Salt Lake
from the effects of kick of a mule.
1t is pleasant to know that the mule
belonged to the Mormon Church, as
ifit had been q Gentle mule, there
would have been terrible muss made
about it.
4 militia officer at Humbolt, Tenn.
) who a year ago had man tied up by
the thumbs to telegraph pole for
eight hours, has been sentenced to pay
$25, 600 damages. The act which he
]. committed is no more than General
Custer has done dozens of times while
narchins througo Texas in '65 Some
one sue him
A Pittsburg oroide young man ask
edA girl, whom he had been follow
ing, and an entire stranger to him, 20
see her home, She accepted, and on
arriving at her home. set her dog on
him. He left his hat, coat-tail, and
piece Of round steak inside the yard.
lie now sits down with difficulty, and
hasa pillow under the spot. .,-~
Ashley, Of Ohio and Montana,
thinks Ulisses is the best government
the world ever saw, mot by tam
sight
Omaha claims the finest billiard
hall In America, and won't let women
dance in undrcss uniform.
Twenty-Five niggers have been ar
rested at Savannah, Ga, for murder
ing policeman On Christmas, during
2 light. The niggers always like to
have fun on Christmas.
The lady principal of a school, in
her advertisement, mentioned her
lady assistant, and the reputation
for teaching which she bears;' Tut
the printer left out the which," SO
tho advertisement went forth com
mending the lady's reputation for
teaching she bears
a little girl, looking at statue of
Eve in Boston, told her mother she
should think that woman would be
afraid Of grasshoppers. The mother ex-
planned that it wasn't grasshoppers
s"ss "4o noos Iu0 AudttcT Win
Eve 1t was low-cusses.
~ 1t has been reported that Robert
Bonner bad given bell to church
vt Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, but the
pastor Of the church says he will be
Beaver Dam'd ii hehas heard any
thing about 1t. They wish he would,
Falling from six-story window and
lighting on an iron hydrant is con-
sidered suf6cien: cause for death in
st. Louis. Mr.. Jean Jourdc did it.
The popularity Of "Shoo Fly" is
on tho wane, 1t is said that Grant
sings it in his intervals Of sobrioty.
Greeley is paid by the yard for his
writing, and it is measured with
surveyors chain.
Senator Fenton is to pay $3.50 per
week for board at Washington this
season. A country editor RENE bers
when the same gentleman was mighty
glad to got his hash at dollar a day,
and not long ago, neither. lie has
struck oil since.
Olive Logan rubs her hands togcth
er when she speaks until they ale red
hot. Then she handles girls" most
affactionately.
Twn Indians that l.va ;uSt orr;yel I