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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29

dom wants for credit, while those who
are called good" vet only pay whor
obliged to do so, sometimes find i,
difficult to obtain accommodation.
Plain and automatic as are these
princin!cs, our law makers have prac.
tically ignored them altogether, and
have placed upon our statute bool;
laws which unqucstionably keep mill
ions Of much needed capital from seek
ing Investment in our State. A prompt
business man needs to negotiate loan
for one or more years. lie has un-
questionable security, but the law de-
nies him the right to execute valid
contract which shall ensure the pay
ment Of the loan when due, and as a
consequence he is compelled to pay a
higher rate Of interest, because of the
unccrt..inty of prompt liquidation of
: eic IuLt.
Ii there ever was any excuse for
such collection laws as are now in force
i'll this State, there is surely none now.
Every business man isinjured by them,
and more especially the poor, in whose
behalf they are falsely supposed to
have been enacted. Illinois has what
is termed stringent collection law. As
a consequence, money is easily obtain
cd by any one who can furnish adequate
security One of the Hartford Insur-
ance companies has loaned $4,000. 600
i'll that State during the last few
months, while private capital is
abundant at reasonable rates of inter-
est.
On the contrary, here in"3owa the
debtor who 50 elects, can fight off the
payment Of debt from twelve to
eighteen months after it becomes due.
and for this privilege honest men arc
frequently c@n PEELED to pay from twen-
ty to twenty-five per cent interest
Is it not time the citizens of Iowa
were cmancipated from the provisions
Of Il law which treats them as incom-
petent to make their own contracts. and
appoints guardian for those who are
not at AL thankful for such interfer-
encc with their freedom? We sincere
ly hope the General Assembly at its
approaching session will 50 modify the
law as t. icgalize waiver upon writ
ten contract Of the unreasonable DELAY
now incident to the collection Of debts.
If this he done, capital will pour into
Iowa BY millions, and the rate of inter-
est will be lower than our people have
ever enjoyed.
a BORROWER.
Dcs Moincs, Sent. 25, 1872.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29

Some sensible, old fashioned man.
who hasn't an ear for the inharmonious
''stuf' nowadays called music, gives
it the following splendid lick /:
1t was young woman, with as
many white muslin founces around her
as the planet Saturn has rings, that
did it. She gave the music stool a
whirl or two, and fuffed down on it
like whirl of soapsuds in wash basin.
Then she pushed up her cuffs as if she
were going to fight for the champion s
belt. Then she worked her hands and
wrists to Timber them, I suppose, and
spread out he, fingers till they looked
as though they would nearly cover the
keyboard, from the growing end to
s1ucaky one. Then tlnnsn two hanls
of hers made jump at the keys as if
they were couple of tigers coming
down on flock of sheer, and the piano
gave great howl as if it had been
tread on. Dead stop-so still you can
hear your hair growing. Then another
jump, and another howl as if the piano
had two tails and you had trod on both
of them at once, and a grand clattcr
and scramble, and strings jump up and
down, back and forward, one hand over
the other like a stampede of rats and
mice more than like anything l call
music
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29
Riches.

The man with good, firm health is
rich.
SO is the man with clear con-
science.
So is the parent Of vigorous, happy
children.
So is the editor Of a good paper.
with a good big subscription list.
So is the clergyman whose coat the
little children Of the parish pluck, as
he passes them in their play.
So is that wife who has the whole
heart of good husband.
So is the maiden whose horizon is
not bounded by the "coming man."
but who has a purpose in life, whether
she ever met him or not.
So is the young man who, lying his
hand on his heart, can say, Il have
treated every woman | ever saw as l
should wish my sister treated by other
men,
So is the little child who gees to
sleep with kiss on it's lips. and fol
whose Weakening blessing waits.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29

Observation-Disclosures you bow to a
lady i'll the streets, permit her to de-
eide whether you may or not, by at
least lock of recognition.
Excuse my Gloves is an unneces-
sary apology, for the gloves should not
be withdrawn to shake hands.
When your companion bows to a
lady You should do so also. When a
gentleman bows to lady in your CON-
pany, slways bow to him i'll return.
\ letter is to be answered, unless
you wish to intimate to the writer that
he or she is beneath your notice.
A visit must be returned in like
mannT. even if no intimacy is intend
ed.
4 smiling countenance is pleasant,
but excess of laughter should be avoid
ed especially when it is possible for any
one TO suppose himself to be derided by
it.
Whispering in company is always Of
fensive, and often for the reason that
per ,ons present suspect that they arc
the'suhjocts of it.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29
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Chaf:g:ass aEic subject.

Little Mary had heard her father
instruct her older brothers and siste,
that when. in the course of conversa.
Itlsn, a subject came IN that seemed tc
b lisagrceablc to any one arescDt,
iluotte demanded that it should be
Ielangcl as quickly as possiblc Some
| DAYS after her father said to her as he
Iltit tie house:
"Marr. papa wants vou to be very
e.rcsul, if YOU rlay in the garden to-
dav, not 70 touch the hyac;ntbs VIII
vaa remember.
)f course she would. but on nana's
return in the evening he found the
Ity4cintEs picked and the mark Of little
Ifett in the garden bed.
Calling Narv IN to him he looked
yt,r crave and said
INV dear, YOU remember T told vo,,
particularly not to touch the hyaciuths.
anl I find them picked, and no one
| elp has been in the garden but Won
l1az is th;s?''
lIary lauabcd and said.
| "lh pana it was splepdid in the
rar,.a to-day, saw a beautiful little
/ bird i nest and there WAS a GREAT bio
bn{3orliy-o
Wait wait nv child am talk.
ina Il, YOU about sometime else now
Doa.t Won understand ma2 Tam COP.
;o,g s,,,easel with YOU. I told YOU
.l ,;.L l ~ ,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29
The Wisconsin Journal of Education

The Wisconsin journal of Education
gives seven maxims for teachers, which
are worthy of consideration
"Neyer teach what you you don't
quite know. Never tell a child what
you can make him tell you. Never
give piece of Information without
asking for it again. Never use hard
word if an easy one will convey your
meaning, and never use any word at
all unless you are quite sure it has q
meaning to convey. Never begin an
address u a lesson without clear !. lew
of its end. Never give an unnecessary
command, nor one which you do not
mean to see obeyed. Never permit
any child to remain in the class, even
for one minute, without something to
do, and motive for doing it..
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29

IOWA G0AkEGTRON LAWS.

1t is generally approved maxim
that ''that country is governed best
which is governed least - in other
words, that the law should interfere
with the acts of the citizen only when
positively necessary for the general
good. . If this be true, our laws which
nullify all contracts for the payment of
debts at a stipulated time, are sadly in
need of revision.
Unfortunately, here in Iowa, we
lack capital; and many of us find it
necessary to borrow of our more veal
thy neighbors in the older States
Now, it is well known law of finance,
that the rate of interest for which
money can be obtained is largely de-
pendent upon two things, viz: The
character Of the security offered, and
the certainty, or uncertainty, of prompt
payment when due. We frequently
find money quoted in our great cities at
mere nominal interest. when secured
by such collaterals as Government
bonds, and payable upon call Gov.
ernments also can usually borrow al
lower rates than individuals, because
Of confidence not only in the security
of the loan, but of the prompt pay
ment of interest and principal at ma
turity. The same principle will bt
found to govern every commercial ane
monetary transaction. The individual
who pays his obligations promptly sci
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29

MERRY's MUEEuM has been united
to the Youths Companion, of Boston
a union of the two oldest of our youths
publications. Nathaniel Willis, father
of N. P. Willis, first published the
Companion nearly fifty years ago-and
to- day it is one of the sprightliest and
most enterprising sheets in the country.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29
Care OF the Ey es.

f--sH-'- - IA -l------' a.s..- fafrff
! light have the sense to understand thu
use OF shades to protect the eyes
We see persons sitting holding tfeil
sewing or other work before and near
to a lamp, while the light is blazing
full into their eyes. 1t is plain that
the object that they work upon, cannot
be seen with 81 great distinctnsss while
the field of their retina is alre ady oc-
cupiea by blaze. But they work ON
for hours, and though the next morning
their visual organs tell Of the abuse by
rodness and inflammation, the workers
are too dull to learn the lie sson of ex-
pericnce offered them. Gu cular paper
shades can be obtained for few cents,
and these not only protect the eye from
the excess Of light, but Sc rye as re-
hector behind the blaze, Increasing the
illumination one-half.
Beside the above-ment ioned, there is
that of the varying qmantity of light
thrown into the eye by it's being sud-
denly and alternately directed towards
the blaze, or obliquely away from it,
by which the pupil has not time to
adapt itself to the increase of glare :;
whereas with the use of the shade, the
illumination would be uniform. The
number of persons IN the community,
having light or dar k spots. in their field
of vision. and arising from injury to
the retina by the i'll usages which we
are mentioning is greater than is COM
monty imagined. 1t must be borne in
mind that these spots are a serious step
towards amaurosis and guttasercna, such
as plunged i'll darkness the latter years
of the great Milton, and many others
more eminent FIR their talents than
their caution. Look wei to the pres,
eryation Of our vision.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29

A fond husband boasted to friend,
"Tom, the old woman came near call
ing me honey last night" '.Did see,
Bill? What did she say!'' "She said,
We'll, old Bees-wax, come to supper"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29

A Terre Haute girl exclaimed, when
she saw Thomas feline elevate his
back: "Oh, wouldn't he make lovely
bustle?''
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29

i gentleman did not always agree
with his wife, nor she with him. On
me occasion she summoned a physie-
an, declaring that her husband had
nisoned her. The husband loudly pro-
tested his innocence, and offered as
dincher this test: doctor, open her
nght here on the spot; I'm willing
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29

Oregon bridge "A so % so
'' material for same Is 81 Is 81
D L Potter, one days service
Sup. day on bridge milag
% IN at 10 cts 10 GO 10 60
A B Smedley, 1 day Sup.
| day on bridge 8 90 8 90
II Wood, l day Sup. l day
on bridge, and mileage 8 Al IA
Motion made and carried that MIR.
Horton be allowed ten per cent per
annum on bridge warrant No. 81. Amt.
S15G4.G7.
c s Thurber having resigned the
office of Auditor, his resignation was on
motion accepted.
Motion made and carried that W w
White be appointed Co. Auditor, viee
G S Thurber resigned
The following bonds on motion were
approved.
" w White, Auditor
H Prico, Deputy Sheriff.
Thos } Gibbons, Justice.
Laban Hassett, Town Clerk.
On motion, Board adjourned until
Tuesday the 18th, at s o'clock a. M.
Nov. II, So'CLoCK A. NJ.
Board called to order by the chair
man, all the members present.
In the case Of NJ 3 Doolittle the
board decided that they have no au-
thority to grant more than ten per
cent in case of redemption, when lands
were sold by error.
Motion made and carried that tho
tax of 1871, on the ne or sw or sec 18
tip 90 range l3, be refunded. Amt
$3G4; sold to Bulls, by error.
On motion the Treasurer was order
ed to rebate the interest and penalty
on the following described property
providing the principal is paid inside of
sixty days.
Lots / . = 9 10 and Il, in block
IlOWaIu NelllcT.
Lots l 2 3 / II and II in block l3,
Howard Center.
All of blocks II Is 1G % % "a 25
and 2G, in Howard Center.
On motion the Auditor was instruct
ed to redeem the north half, lot 16,
block IA, Beadle & Strongs addition
to Cresco; by payment of the amount
Of taxes and ten per cent interest; said
salc neAnS "il eltOf.
} On motion the Auditor was instruct
ed to procure the release of j Bennetts
land on sw Inf see is tp 80 range IA;
sale being an error.
Resolved, That after this date the
bounty OIL wolf scalps shall be FIVE dol
lars, instead Of three dollars as hereto
fore.
The petition of I r Perry and 9TH
ers for bridge ,across Turkey river was
referred to supervisor A B Smedley.
The petition of Jas Greenleaf for a
bridge across the Iowa river was re-
fe-red to supervisor G II Wood.
Moved and carried that an appropria-
ton Of S25 be made for the relief of
Miss Kinney, who is sick at Mr. Went
worths, subject to the order Of the
Township Trustees.
On motion supervisor c Fl Wood was
instructed to carry the election returns
to the Secretary Of State.
Notion made and carried that the
bridge at New Oregon be accepted.
Minutes read and approved.
On motion the Board adjourned
Attest W. w. WHITE,
Auditor.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29

Beavers are damning the mill steam
ers in Kansas, and the people are serv-
ing the beavers in the same way.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29

The husband who deyoured his wife
With kisses found afterward that she
d.sa greed with him.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29
I4iIney Iinlevy
n office.

The Sheriff fees for serving notices
must be paid horeafter in advance, and fees
on safes paid on the day Of sale. All back
fees will be collected immc. c.liately, with costs
of e xccution ii not paid without Attorneys
will take due notice. and he governed ac-
ordingly. These rules VII be enforced
b. law from this date Nv. I1tl. 1872.
t j. L. POWELL, Saeriff
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29
a BORROWER.

Dcs Aoincs, Sept. 25, 1872.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-11-29

VI Bruner 2 90 , 90
BabcOck Moore, livery to
inspect bridges II 90 II 90
Babcock & Moore, livery to
take corpse of paup.to Mimi 8 90 600
Vernon Springs TIP pauper % 90 25 90
A Stone TIP clerk so so
Hanchett & Lomas, coal % 26 25 %
J Clemmer, stationery 81 Is 90 Is
A Thurber, to going for
Alton TIP election returns 90 s 90
c S Thurber going to Chester
for elcctiOnretur 3 70 $40
Emmett Barber, leveling New
Oregon Bridge 6 so 8 so
c II Wood, Grading New
Oregon bridge 110 60 l10 g.
g in case Of Ham
vs county 50 so 50 50
- work on bridge 12 90 12 90
IS material for New
Oregon bridge "a so "a so
' material for same Is 81 Is 81
l,.,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-25
A short Article on den. Grant.

A Short Article on Gen. Grant
Frcm the Sex York Htmes.3 Zz.
IA The Republicans are generally salts.
ned with General Grants administra.
|tion. and inclined to renew his lease OF
power. There is very general con-
victiOn that he is "a safe and prudent
Executive. 81 v * AM Is u
General Grant has been not quite two
years in power. During those two
years many war clouds have loomed
on the horizon, yet peace with foreign
nations and with Indian tribes has
been happily preserved. The taxes
have been largely reduced, yet two
hundred millions of the national debt
have been paid off and cancelled, though
we are paying one hundred and twenty
millions per annum for interest, and
thirty millions per annum for pensions
20 the widows and orphans of our greet
struggle. We doubt Whetherany Gov
ernment ever before devoted so large a
proportion of its annual incomes to the
of debt. He misunderstands
human nature who fancies that these
facts will not tell in q Presidential con-
{ Lest it should be supposed that the
are the utterances of"an or
gar" We may as well say that it is
quoted from leading article written
byMr. Horace Greeley himself, only a.
few months ago, and published in the
Tribune. Gen. Grant has continued to-
keep "peace with foreign nations" and
with "Indian tribes" to Tighten the
axes, and to pay of the debt. Conse-
Iuently, he must still be worthy of the
praises which Mr. Greeley bestowed
lpon him in 1871. How is that?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-25

The editor of the AshtabuIa Sentinel
has just discovered how. to dispose of
the 1.Lo' question. He would make
shepherds of them, by having the gen.
eral government engage in wool grow
ing. He says: 1--WE could raise sheep
in vast herds, If eur G0vernna ent would
foster the enterprise, upon cur Western
Plains, by employing the Indians that
cost us so much to kill, by herding the
sheen as the Mexicans do BY making
herdsnen of the Indians, we could CIV
iIize them, save the expense Of keeping
up frontier army, and raise all the
wool we should need. But this is too
sensible thing to expect it to be soon
reduced to practice. And, why not
turn to use those other ahorigines of
the Western wilds by sending out
EpiOws, attaching buffaloes to them and
Icultivating the prairies? Enough corn
might thus, be produced to make mush
l for the whites, hoecake for the colored
people, and. whisky for the red shep-
herds. :, AS the Cincinnati Convention
schemers are anxious for "pianks' upon
which to rest their sore heads and shiv-
ering limbs, would it. rot be well for
them to avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity to appropriate this patent plank
ing material? Itwould be soft, at least,
and would doubtless have a. soothing
effect upon the politicafhy pochendriacs
who will do the carpenter and joiner
work for the Convention. Toledo Cona-
m1rciGl.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-25
Result of Schurz's Malice.

The House report of the arms sale in
vestigation is the simple result of the
exhaustive inquiry made. The COM
mittee declare first, that the act of Con-
+gress of July 20, 1867, authorizing the
sale of unsuitable arms, gave, by a fair
Interpretation of its letter and spirit,
full authority to the Secretary Of War
to sell and dispose of the arms and
ordnance stores in question, and that,
i'm doing so, he violated neither The
letter nor the spirit of the law Second,
that the proceeds of the sales were
promptly paid into the Treasury.
Third, that no sales were made to any
known agent of either belligerent gov
and that no act was done by
the Secretary of War, or any of his
subordinates, that was calculated to-
impair or violate any international OBJ
legation. SFonrth, that no official of the
United States government was peaIni-
ariiy benefited in connection with the
sales. Fifth, that the only party bene-
fitted was the government of the Unit
ted States, in having disposed of un-
suitable arms, at the highest market
price, to an amount of nearly ten mill
lion dollars.
The Senate investigation of the same
subject draws its slow length along,
merely revealing, day by day, facts
confrnatory Of the conclusions reached |
with greater expedition by the House
It is safe tOsay that Schurzl
viii not carry either report with him
% eGinclnnatl.E 3HdsrZ ~
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-25
Fruit Tree Peddiers.

.sEDIToR:-Sir,m my attention hay-
ing been called to notice in the paper
several times under the heading of
"Cplerain Localsn advertising our BUSH
ness during the time we were canvass
ing this County, soliciting orders for
fruit trees &C., it has been requested of
me byanumbef of the farmers through
out the country to inform them through.
the columns of your paper, who and
where is he that takes the responsih hiIity
upon himself TO aetas guardian fol, the
whole population of this County, with
out either thanks or pay, and also
wishes to know If he thinks parties who
have purchased are not, capable of
attending to their own business, how
ever not wishing to be. too personal, I
will only STATE his name is neither
yellow nor red but some other color
living in or near Colerain Tp., whereas
any feelings are as the old lady's were
when kicked by the jackass, consider
the soaice and no BARN is done. Eez
ONE WHO KNOWS -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-25


"A Jewish Rabbi in Richmond writes
TO the Dispatch that the lightning rod
or our times was known in the thir-
teenth century, and quotes from q
work extant in 1921 the foiiowingI III
yoii want to prevent the thunders from
destroying your castle. then put on the
roof metal wire, aud it viii be saved. I"
But more remarkable Is this about the
Telegraph which a Jewish exile from
Spain in 1892 wrote: 'sWe have a good
proof (for an invisible connection) in
the magnet stone. If you break this
stone into two parts positive and neg
stive), and youllay one part on one
side and the other on the other side,
even that they are separated thousands
Of miles, but connected by, Ia wire on
Iron. then every movement which you
make on one side will be visible on the
other Ia the same moment"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-25

That we are to hayea hot and sud.
den Summer is prophesied by many old
farmers who know the coming seasons
by the appearances of animals. As
much fur on bears back and many
nuts in squirrels nest denote a cold
Winter, so, we are told, large taper
ing spleen in a pig shows that we are to
have a Summer close on the retreat OF
Winter. The Summer is also to be hot,
because the Winter was dry. It is a
fact which has not escaped the observ-
alton ofsocial theorists, that, in a hot
season the political feelings of men
rise to tn cir utmost; and perhaps it is
safe, even now, to believe that the
coming campaign is to excite some
people to an almost unprecedented
warmth. At least, the tone ofsomee of the
anti-Administratio organs indicates
that their writers, If unaccommodated
with hearts and brains, are not with
out an extraordinary and heat-genera-
ting spleen. = =