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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-02-11
Hints to Farmers.

N dressing your helds, cut your
coat according to the cloth-that IS,
don't run in debt for fertilizers. "a
When your sheep are fceced. DON t
lst the wool. dealsrs pull the wool
oyer your eyes as regards its value.
Never take to bed in your house
in, the, daytime. while there are
plenty Of beds in your garden that re-
quire attention. "~. :.
The 6rst investment of al! farmcf.
should be in plow-shares. Nothing
pays . surer dividend, yet not always
large; but il il certain. ..-. e.. .r.e
When yon feel like currying favors
70 into your stable and curry . your
horses and other stock. That pays
best d, + q ..Jr.r.rE III
Do MT. as money brokers do with
stock, soil your stock of ''short -
IL better to have several tons left
over till another season. '.' ..us
The time to shear sheep u.s., when
you throw of your own ovcrcoat for
the season '.5 -
When q. farmer hcars,a sermon. on
mSndiDg ones way, he should.looL 10
his lanes and bridges, and see If all
10 safe for loaded teams. 81 "a s-s.s ss.r
Gardens should always be put tuna
der picket guard, or. his, fowls will
come up 70 the scratch, if he does
The only kind Of stakes that
farmer should hold arc fence stakes.
iAfter'raising the best crops you
can, the next best thing to raise is
the mortgage on your farm. When
this is'saken up, y farmer feels
first-rate.
Never harrow the feelings of PEG.
pic BY oncovcring old evils; but bar
row your fields as much as you please,
and nobody will find fault. = s,..-s
Rainy days may be well spent in
practicing dentlsty on rakes and
harrowss A.. w4
If a farmer feels like travelling, let
hiu plant hops, and he can then 60
from POLE to POLE without much ex-
pense.
The farmer who can't do without
his lager beer, in few years finds
another kind Of BIER necessary.
No farmers wife should crow over
her chickens till they arc grown up,
as many little brood has disap-
pcared, one by on, the work of rats.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-02-11
.VICK'5
Floral Guide for 1870.

The first Edition Of ORe Hundred and
Twenty Thousand copies of vlck's !. ID.
lllstrnted Catalogue Of seeds
und E.Oral Guide, is published and
ready to send out. Ii is elegantly printed
Oh fine tinted paper, with about 200 ine
wood Engravings OF Flowers and vegcta.
bles, and II beautiful Colorcd Platc--con.
sisting Of seven varieties Of phlox Drum.
mondii, making fine t...- rs
BOQUET OF l'lILOXES.
1t is the most beautiful. a. we'll 40 the
most instructive Floral Guide published,
giving plain and thorough directions for the
CULTURE or FLOWERS AND vE0ETA.
DLES. --#.
The Floral Guide is published for the
benefit Of my customers, to whom it is sent
free without application, but will b
forwarded to all who apply by mail, for Tea
Cents, which Is not half the cost ~ i..g
Address, JAMES WICK, sssa
12] Rochester. y. 7.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-02-11

sHAysttesl county has one insane
person, 1Y4 s. costs them $50 : week
70 tsksRlfs az him. .s.s.ss
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-02-11

s136n 1ewias q farmer - West
LihAy:s NJ, cleared 81. 100 By .Logt
TIPS 4sAfQAeau W. i sa.a sa' s-FgJ
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-02-11
$50 for IS.

We do not expect Pc
ters' Musical Month
~ TO pay NJ as . Maga-
zine, because We give
too much for the mon.
;ey. II is issu ed
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-02-11

Purchasers ofN,u-
SIC witt consult thcir
own interest by sub
scribing to Peters
Musical Monthly 1t
is issued on the first
of each month, ant.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-02-11
The I07v0 Plain Dealer
Business Dtrectory.

Cards in the classified list Of trades vii
cost 5 for each line for one year.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-15
Reasons tor going 10 Church.


My desire is to give you one or
two good reasons for going toChurch
which do not depend upon the au-
thenticity Of Christianity or upon
the Christian Sabbath at all.
My first reason is, that unless a
man puts himself into a fine shirt,
polished boots and good clothing
once week, and goes out into the
public, he is almost certain to lapse
into semi-barbarism. You know
that unless you do this on the Sab
bath, you cannot do it at all, for you
labor all the week.
There is nothing like standing a.
lone, with no place in the machinery
Of society to tone ones seltrespect.
You must be aware that you are
looked upon as an outsider, because
you refuse to come in contact with
society on its broadest and best
ground.
I tell you, is is a good thing for a
man to wash his face clean and put
on his best clothes and walk to the
house of God with the children on
the Sabbath day, whether he believes
in Christianity or not. The church
is at least a place where good NOR
ais are inculcated, and the vices Of
community are denounced. You
can afford to stand by so much of
the church, and by so doing say:
"Here am J, and here are mine,
with a stake in the welfare of socie-
ty, and an interest in good morals"
Ny dear friend, this little opera
ton gone throughwith on Sunday,
would give you self respect, help
you to keep your head above water,
and bring you into sympathy with
the best society the world possesses.
DR.. Holland.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-15
A Funny Bird.


A recent traveller in Australia
thus describes the performance Of a
tame cockatOO, known by its pet
name Of ''the Doctor"
''It pretends to have a violent
toothache, and nursed its beak in its
claw, rocking itself backward and
forward as if in the greatest agony,
and in answer to all the remedies
which were proposed, croaking out,
"Oh. it amt bit Of good" and,
finally, siding up to the edge Of its
perch, and saying, in a horse but
confidential whisper: "Give US 8
drop of whisky, do" 1t would also
pretend to sew, holding little piece
OF cloth underneath the claw which
rested on theperch and going through
the motions with the other, getting
into difficulties with the thread, and
hnally setting up a loud song IN
praise OF sewing machines as if it
were an advertisement. The sDoc-
tors best performance is when he
initiates q hawk. He reserves this
fine piece of acting until his mis-
tress is feeding her poultry; then
when all the hens and chickens, tur.
keys, and pigeons, are in The quiet
enjoyment of their breakfast or sup
per, the peculiar shrill cry ofa hawk
is heard overhead, and the Doctor
is seen cireling in the air, uttering a
scream occasionally. The fowls
never find out that il is a hoax, but
run to the shelter, cackling in the
greatest alarm-hens clucking loud
" for their chicks, turkeys crouch
ing under the bushes, the pigeons
taking refuge in their house. As
soon as the ground is clear, cOeky
changes his wild note for peals Of
laughter from a high tree, and, final
ly, alighting on the top Of heDcoop
filed with trembling chickens, re
marks in a sufocated voice, "You'l
be the death of mep
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-15

A TTORNEY AT LAW. viii attend to profess
A sional business in Sandusly and adjacent cOun
ties. Ofioe, with 81. ". WiuzlO Tyler's Block.
FREMONT, OHIO.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-15
To Prevent a Place from THRIVING

To Prevent Place from Thriving.
If you wish to keep a town or city
from thriving, don't put up any
more buildings than you can con
veniently occupy yourself. If you
should accidentally have an empty
dwelling and any one wants to rent
it, ask him about three times the
the actual value of it. Demand a
Shylock price for every spot of
ground God have given you stew
ardship over. Turn a cold shoulder
to every mechanic or business man
seeking a home among you. Look
at every new conner with a scOwl.
Run down the work Of every new
workman. Go abroad for wares,
rather than trade with those who
seek to do business in our midst,
Wrap yourselves up within your
selves with a coat of imperviousness
There is no more etfectual way to re-
tard the growth of a town than ac-
tions like these enumerated, and
there are people in every town who
are pursuing the above course every
day of their lives, and to whom the
above remarks are respectfully Of
fered for their careful attention.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-15
$1,000 REWARD.

DeBing's Via Fuga cures all Lfrer. KID
neg and Bladder Diseases, Organic Weakness.
Female affections, General DebHity and ali
complaints Of the Urinary Organs, in male
and female.
$1,000 viii also be paid for any case of
Blind, Bleeding or Itching PILES that De
BNG's PILE REMEDY fails to cure It has
cured cases Of 20 years standing Try it, and
get rid of the most troublesome disease flesh is
heir TO. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
La6arat0ry-l42 Franklin st., Bait, Md.
22-ly
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-15
Qoetrp


The Christian Monks of the middle ages
who amused themselves in emblematic poetry
preferred for their hymns the form of
THE CROSS.
Blest they who seek,
While in their youth,
With spirit meek,
The way of truth.
To them t4c sacred Scriptures now display,
Christ as the only true and living way;
His precious blood on Calvary was given
To make them heirs of endless bliss in heav'n.
And even on earth the child of God can trace
The glorious blessings of his Saviours face.
For them he bore
His Fathers frown,
For them he wore
The thorny crown;
Nailed to the cross,
Endured its pain,
That His life's loss
Might be their gain.
Then haste to choose, s-
That better part
Nor dare refuse
The Lord your heart,
Lest He declare
81 know you not"
And deep despair
Shall be your lot.
Now look to Jesus, who on Calvary died,
And trust Him alone, who was there crucih'd
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-15

o n Il-l-IN III
4 TrORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
"A Office over d. Garvin & Co.'s Store. corner OF
Front and CToghan streets,
FREMONT, o,
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-15
Some idea ofthe Religion of Charles
Dickens.

Dickens.
Those narrow minded persons who
so little share the intense human
ity of Christ that they cannot ap-
preciate its spirit in Charles Dick
ems, and know only that if he is a
Christian, they are not, ought to be
treated to a course Of New Testa-
ment reading in alienation with the
Dickens novels, from the old Curl
Osity Shop through the long list.
They would not find in literature
more exquisite embodiments Of the
gospel than this man has given,-if
they could only bring their eyes to
see it. For only one touch thereof,
read from the "Bleak House" about
the death-bed of poor Joe=
After watching him closely a little
while, Allan puts his mouth verv
near to his ear, and says to him in
low, distinct voice:
"Joe! Did you ever know a prav-
er?' Not so much as one short pray
erY'
"No, sir. Nothink at all. Mr..
Chadbands he was a-pryin wunst at
Mr.. Sangsby's and l heerd him, but
he sounded as if he was speakin' to
hisself, and not to me. He praved
a lot, but l couldn't make out moth
ink on it. Different times. there
wos other genlmen come down to
Tom-All-Alone's a-prayin, but they
all mostly sed as t'other wuns pray
ed wrong, and all mostly sounded to
be a-talkin to themselves, or a pass
in blame on the t'others, and not a
talkin to us. We never knowd
nothink. never knowd what it
was all about"
1t takes him long time to saw
this; and few but an experienced
and attentive listener could hear, or,
hearing, understand him. After a
short relapse into sleep or stupor.
he makes, of sudden, a strong ef-
fort to get out of bed.
''Stay Joe! What nowg'
''It's time for me to 90 to that
there berryin ground sir" he re-
turns, with wild look.
"Lie down, and tell me. What
burrying ground, Joe?"
''Where they laid him as wos very
good to me, very good to me indeed
he wos. It's time for me to 90
down to that there berryin ground
sir, and ask to beput along with him
l want to go there and be berried.
He used fur to say to me. 81 am as
poor as you to-day, Joe,p he ses. II
wants to tell him that I am as poor
as him now, and have come there to !
be laid along with him"
"By-and bye, 10. By and by"
"Ah! P'raps they wouldn't do it
If | was to go myself. But will you
promise to have me took there, sir,
and laid along with him?'
Il will, indeed"
"Thank'ee, sir. Thank'ee. sir |
They'll have to get the key Of the |
gate afore they can get me in, for
it's allus locked. And there's a step
there, as / used to clean with a |
broom. It's turned very dark, sir,
Is there any light a coming?'
at is coming fast Jo."
Fast. The cart is shaken all to
pieces, and the rugged road is very
near its end.
$40, my poor fellow!r'
Il hear you, sir, in the dark, but
Pm a-gropin-a-gropin - let me
catch hold Of your hand"
"Joe, can you say what I say?"
"Tll say anything as you say, sir,
for I knows its good"
"Our Father"
"0ur Father!-yes, that's very
good, sir"
(Which art in Heaven"
cart in Heavens the light a |
comm, sirY'
at is close at hand. Hallowed be
Thy Name"
"Hallowed be-thy-"
The light has come upon the dark
way. Dead
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-15

7 IOONOU' UP UIIo' DOHW Wl15
busily sewing, her whole strength
going to the present duty, her little
wrinkled mouth pursed intently as
usual, her gray eyebrows arched
mildly above her spectacles, and her
sweet old face more paliid than ever.
Adelaide Proctor is with the an
gels now. The tumult of this busy
world shall never more disturb her.
But she is a gladder, more blessed
angel, we may be sure, whenever
that dear old woman reads her little
song.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-15

The poet Longfellow on one oc-
casion at a dinner party at which
Nicholas LOngworth was also pres
ent. Some one remarked to Mr..
Longfellow that his name and that of
Mr.. Longworth's started out alike,
but made very dissimilar ending.
Yes, replied the poet, "and it affords
only another proof, I am afraid, that
worth makes the man, the want oft
the fellow"
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-15

A lady in marlborough has been
bereayed of a daughter, who died at
the tender age of eighty. The
mother has been q widow for eighty
years,
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-15
HO, YE LOVERS GF THE WEED.
LANDFOR SALE

TNHE undersigned offers for sale IS acres Of
land on the east side of the River, within half a
mile of the corporation, on the River Road. Two
thirds Of il is tinbered. The land viii be sod in
one lot in lots Of five more acres, to suit pur-
chasers. Price and terma reasonable, Enquire on
theprenisss Of q H,R' FOSTER
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-15
DaNTrsTRX,
aoTaLs.
K1ESSLFR HnnS

KESSLER HOUSE,
T B.BELDING, Proprietor. Passengers carried
%. to and from the House free Of charge. Situ-
Rted corner of Front and State Sts.,
FREMONT.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-05-20
Long and short DrssscsS

The New York Post is admitting to its
columns the opinions Of lady correspond
en.s in regard to long and short dresses for
street wear. As general thing the alb
surdity of the long trains is admitted, and
their use rebelled against, while their ad.
vocates, if any exist, are silent. Neverthe-
less, the prodgious nppendages ar" making
their appearance on the street and in the
theatres aud concert rooms, and the Post
relates an instance occurring not long since
where lady in her carriage, returning
from the opera, completely enveloped her
escort in the immense folds If her dress. A
Country Girl" writes, asking that her city
cousins do something desperate rather
than be trampled on by fashion and have
their dresses trampled on by man and
beast; fight against the new style, and
never lay aside the short dresses until they
reach the very last ditch.' "Mary" will
not wear long dresses even il she has got
large feet, and thinks that the comfort,
convenience and usefulness Of short dresses
will prevent their beirg given up without
struggle. "a Brooklyn woman intima,es
that it is disgraceful that American women,
who abroad are admitted to he superior to
foreign women in most points, should Of
their own free will acknowledge themselves
inferior, and that on point so dear to
every woman's heart as taste in dress.
Why, at least to such an extent as to sacri.
fee a custom so truly admirable and cou,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-05-20
Cries for Help.

From Once Week.
There is n want of sonorousness in the
English language which is especially felt
when we desire to make ourselves heard at
a distance in giving an alarm. The "hoyl"
or ''hi T. to which we have recourse, or the
'cooey" of the Australian settler, answer
we'll enough to call attention in ordinary
cases, but do not summon the hearer in
stantly to our assistance, "llelp!' "po-
lice!' are not open sounds, and do not carry
like the French "a moi" or "au secours!"
which will ring through the air. 1t would
be a great advantage if any one would in
vent good resonant cry which should be
understood to mean urgency. The consta.
bic who at the recent Bristol tragedy shout.
ed 'Fire!.'t to alarm the mob, showed his
sense and presence of mind, The word
strikes strongly on the ear, and car
ries the idea Of danger at once with it. The
late Mr. Charles Sheridan, in attempting to
land from steamer, one dark night, fell
into the water and escaped with some diff
Guilty from his perilous position. "What
did YOU do?' asked friend to whom the
accident was narrated. "Why, what do
YOU think?" answered his niece, Mrs. Nor
ton. "Instead of screaming 'murder' or
fire! as any one Of sense would have done
under the circumstances, he only swan and
called 'boatr OF course no one went to
his assistance"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-05-20
WHOLE NO., 254.

venient? She therefore asks her country
women to pause and consider before they
add an icta to the length Of their new
spring dresses.
And now comes in n bachelor, who calls
himself a "CeIiba,e Philosopher" with
several suggestions which SAVIOR much Of
doubt whether any woman vii! do what she
knows to be best, when fashion tells her to
act otherwise. He thinks that If one half
of them are sensible enough to adhere to
the present fashion, they will be no more
odd and conspicuous Than the other halt
who sweep the streets in flowing trails.
Then he puts in clinching argument by
suggesting that short dresses are absolutely
essential to women's rights, because it one
half of them are not wise and brave
enough to resist the despotsm Of av,iicions
and silly Of their own sex. they can never
become great stateswomen or throw Of the
tryrant man.
On behalf Of the men who know the mis
cry Of picking their way along crowded
street among hundreds Of square yards OF
silks or satins, covering the same amount
of space that properly belongs to. the feet
Of other pedestrians, and deprecate the
unpleasant glances which they receive for
an unfortunate step on along train, we
hope that the sensible women will persist
in short dresses. They have everything in
their favor-good looks, comforts, cleanli-
ness and economy; while the long dresses
have literally nothing to recommend them
except the will Of the merchants and
modistes, whose interest it is to get rid Of
the most material possible, and have it
made up in form that will soonest be-
come worn out and worthless.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-05-20
An Invitation to the Country.

Already, close by our summer dwelling,
The Easter sparrow repeats her song;
A merry warbler, she chides the blossoms
The idle blossoms that sleep so long.
The blue-bird chants from the clm's long
branches,
A hymn to welcome the budding year;
The south wind wanders from field to forest,
And softly whispers: The spring is hero.
Come daughter mine from the gloomy city,
Bcfero those lays from the elm have ceased /;
The violet breathcs by our door, as sweetly
As in the air of her native East.
Though many flower in the wood is waking,
The datfodil is our doorside queen;
She pushes upward the sward already,
To spot with sunshine the early green.
No lays so joyous as these are warbled
From wiry prison in maidens bower; -
No pampered bloom Of the green. house cham
Der
Has half the charm of the lawns first flower.
Yet these sweet sounds Of the early season,
Aud these fair sights Of ito sunny days,
Are only sweet when we fondly listen,
And only fair when we fondly gaze.
Tterc is no glory in star or blossom,
Till looked upon by loving eye;
There is no fragrance in April breezes.
Till brcathed with joy as they wander by.
Come, Julia dear, for the sprouting willows,
The opening flowers and cleaning brooks,
And hollows, green in the sun, are waiting
Their dover of beauty from thy glad looks.
W. c. Bryant.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-05-20

PRENTICE AND HORACE MANS.-Pren-
tees style, more especially in early age,
was sharp, inc,sive, at times almost savage,
He had been college friend of the Hon.
Horace Mann. At one time Mr.. Prentice
was called away from the paper he then ed
tied, and Mr.. Mann being present, he asked
him temporarily 10 fill his place. This Mr..
Mann consented to do, being directed by
Prentice to "pitch in" and make his articles
rs strong rs he was able. Those who re-
member Mr.. Mann's furious controversy
with Daniel Webster, and other evidences
of his mastery of the power Of satire and
dcnunciation, need hardly be told that he
could WELD a caustc if not bitter pen.
Mann had Just completed a "leader," when
Prentice returned, and the Article was read
to him. Mr.. Mann had done his best 10 be
severe, and nattered himself that he had
succeeded. Good" said Prentice, Every
good; now let me finish it." He sat down
and commenced with these words: "Thus
far we have restrained our fcelings!'