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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-09-13

The TROUBLED FAR EAsT.-The
"cradle of mankind" as the far east is
called, was recently rocked by an earth
quake and this suggests the fact that
within the past few months, that portion
of the earth has been visited py repeat
ed and terrible disasters. Looking toward
the garden Of Eden, says an exchange, is
after all, not so heartsome, and to be
compelled to live anywhere near the
once famous spot, would not be regard
ed as quite so pleasant as cosy home
in our own land. Persia again repeats
her cry for food, Antioch sinks beneath
the earthquakes shook, Bombay is
washed by great ocean wave, and a
thousand Of her citizens are drowned,
and Vuesuvius pouring out redhot lava
in streams like unto great river which
carries constrenation and destruction
wherever it goes. This is very shaky
planet at best, and when we hear of
such an accumulation of disasters one
cannot escape the conviction that, as a
solid habitation it bears about the same
relation to the universe at large as does
a south sea shanty to the Capitol at
Washington. If any one has doubts
of the event known as the Deluge or Of
that which will result in the destruction
of the earth by earthquake or fire, he
can readily see how possible they may
be, in view of the stupendous forces
which have caused these recent disasters.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-09-13

me. Edith gave me one pair, Mr.
Raymond; this pair, see!'
Then he took my hand and held it
just as father used to, and his voice
sounded like fathers little, and he
SAID, but l could never tell what he
said. It seemed to walk home on air.
The children foated around me as
though they were borne along with
wings. Mr.. Raymond went to the
door with us, and said he should see
my uncle that day, when he lifted his
hat, and his eyes took in my whole
soul and bore it away from me.
When Edith met me in the hall look
ing 20 pale, and asked me what all this
meant, I could only say, II didn't
know, but it seemed like heaven" l
think it was in part heaven, for Edith s
scorn or aunt Maria's anger failed to
disturb it. Little May and l nestled
in the glory Of it all the afternoon, and
when later my uncle sent for me to 60
to him in the library. I almost few.
heard him say as he drew me to him,
II trust you, Raymond, to make her
happy; she is the orphan of my only
brother" Then knew that my un-
demonstrative uncle loved me, for his
brothers sake.
And now, I have no cause to regret
the lost gloves, for 1 am very happy,
and have as many as I want.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-09-13
THE KID GLOVES

I never understood why was born
with elegant and refined tastes, when
1 could not indulge them. 1t was a
daily perplexity to me that l should
admire SO much that l might not haze,
and not only admire, but actually reel
the need Of much that [ never dreamed
of possessing. Forms of beauty filed
me with ecstatic happiness; a glimpse
of perfect line, whether in statue,
vase or moving cloud, lasted me whole
days; and well it did, for since my
fathers death my opportunities had
been few, even to watch those fitting
forms Of beauty hung out upon the blue
heavens by an artist who paints for rich
and poor alike. "
The days since dear father held my
hand so tenderly, and looked his silent
farewell into my terrified face, had all
been spent in Aunt Maria's elegant
stone front, on the third floor, rear
room, overlooking tier upon tier of
brick and mortar, at the base of which
were little boxes of yards and narrow
alleys between. l think l never but
once tried to see the ribbon-like bit of
sky far above; that attempt almost dis
located my nee X, and | satisfied myself
with the memory Of what it used to be
when father was alive. All the days
were passed in that room teaching the
young children, or sewing for my eldest
cousin. ..
I loved the children. l suppose
everybody does; but it was strange l
I could not learn to love sewing; all |
had crowded upon me did not bring to
me the love of it. The nursery maid
rang me up at six in the morning, to
finish odd bits Of work left the night
before; and when l secretly hop ed to
get run with the children in the park
after dinner, there was always new
job to begin, so that 10 o'clock found
ME more ready for my pillow in the
uppcr-room than star-gazing But des-
pite the stern facts of life, I still wor-
shipped beauty Of form and color; the
glimpses snatched Of my cousin Edith
as she flashed into the sewing room to
try on the tasteful garments had help
ed to finish, were to me like visions of
an angel, so perfect was she in motion,
form and face, and the seanty words Of
promise she gave were repeated again
in my dreames, 50 little had my heart to
feed on.
I was passing through the hall one
day by the door within arrayed in the
loyeliest new suit, all ready for ride
with one whose name had heard whis-
pered through the house as talented.
wealthy, and every way desirable to
cultivate. His voice deep and rich,
had come up through the rooms, ming
ling with her'sin song, night after night,
and the sounds rested me as l listened
Oh the stairs. Nor would look in her
face when his name was mentioned by
my Aunt Maria, l felt SO shy Of her.
thought she must love him. Edith
heard my steps as passed, and said.
"Kitty, where are ycu going! Out for
Il walk, child? Well, just hunt mp my
gloves for me first. Why, Kitty, when
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-09-13
IIufnors Of the Canvass.

My DEAR NEpnEw-I have often
of late heard you accused Of takiug
particular care of your relatives, and
| take this opportunity to refute 50 COM
mon an error. 1t must he evident to
all honest, thinking men, that you have
neglected your poor old uncle, and l am
sure he has claims upon your con-
sideration. In my more prosperous
days l educated you at one of my best
schools at my own expense. and since
have always kept you in agood position
when your conduct would warrant it.
In fact I have made you all you are,
and would have made you all appear to
be. The following are few instances
of your neglect, and hope, that in the
future you will be more considerate Of
the sufferings aud infrmitics of a poor
old man
asked for bread. You gave me
Seneca sandstone and this. with
few murphics and LEErs, and little
disgusting PORTER, have been my diet,
though you know my poor old stomach
cannot stand such powerful depletives.
My teeth failing through age you
gave me set of fausses dents that arc
eating out my very vitals.
l needed clothing, but you sent mo
only STOCKING that ought to be
darned. You used up the wool, gath
cred by the Freedmen's Bureau at
my expense, to make yourself comfort
able nest for the next four years.
You promised me Cuba for winter
residence, but that met the fate COM
mon to Cubas in your hands-lt ended
in smoke.
Oh Ulysses! will you not shake off
the sHARps that surround you and at
least make comfortable the last days Of
your poor old
UNCLE SAMUEL.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-09-13
The Know Oath
taken by the Hon. Henry
Wilson In 1854,
To The Editor of The Sun.

10 the Editor Of The Sun.
SIR: I have received from Gen. Hen
ningsen a copy Of the oath taken by
the Hon. Henry Wilson in the fall of
1854 in Boston. Here it is:
In the presence of the true and ever
living God, and on his Sacred Scrip
lures, His holy word, l do declare that
I will truly fulfil all my obligations to-
ward my brethr en- of the order of
Know Nothings, and that l will keep
sacred all the signs, tokens, pass, aud
and degree words, grips, emblems, and
proceedings. And l further declare,
and solemnly swear, that l will not
knowingly vote for, appoint or elect
any person Of foreign birth, Or Roman
Catholic, to any Office in the local or
general administration of the American
Government. And further declare
and swear, that l will use all the means
IN my power to counteract and des-
troy the influence of foreigners and
Roman Catholics in the administration
or the Government Of the United States
and in any and all parts thereof, local
and general. 10 all this free aud
voluntary obligation On my part, with
out reservation l pray that l may ever
be able to remain true and steadfast,
so help God.
According to the Massachusetts,
formula Of that time, the President of
the lodge where the oath was taken
said the following in his address to
those who took it, previous to their do
ing so.
AS member Of this patriotic lodge
it will become you to disregard all per-
sonal interests and predictions, in the
service Of your country, iu order that
the corrupt and evil influence of for
eigners may be effectually combated
and destroyed, and here it will be un-
derstood are included sons Of foreigners
and Roman Catholics. 4,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-09-13

WENDELL PHILLIPS declares that he
"knows the defects Of Gen. Grants
administration as well as any man"
IF he knows all its defects his knowl-
edge of that sort is simply prodigious.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-09-13

TIME undersigned is prepared to drill
Il Wells in Town. or country or reasonable
terms, and with Large or Small Bore
Long experience warrants him ia guaran-
teeng good work and perfect satisfaction.
He is also fully prepared with all neces-
sary apparatus for moving buildings.
Call ut his fiirm three miles South East of
Cresco, OF address
DANIEL WHEELER,
n3Sm3 Cresco, Iowa.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-09-13

HAPPY RELIEF FOR YOU'VE MEN from
the effects of Errors and Abuses in early
life. Manhood restored. Nervous debility
cured. lmpediments to Marriage removed
New method of treatment. New and re.
marknble remedies. Books and Circulars
sent free, in sealed envelopes
Address, Howard ASSOCIATION, No. .
South Ninth ST., Philadelphia, Pa
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-09-13
The Cleveland Herald saws:

The Cleveland Herald says: ut is
a fact worthy of notice that all the inle-
cent publications are for Greeley, and
all the religious papers for Grant. This
simply goes to show that the indecent
papers are religious and that the re-
ligious papers are indecent.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-09-13
Lime! I4iIne.!

The undersigned will keep on hand a
his kiln, two miles north Of Cresco, constant
ly supply of fresh burnt Lime of choice
quality, at As cents per bushel.
Lime from the same kiln viii! be kept and
sold by John E. Peck at the lumber office
Of Peck q Seargent in Cresco.
Sept 7, 1871.
46m3 HUGH OWENS
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-09-13

TO grown-up beauty men are fond e
Of singing frequent praises; E6
Alike they laud brunette and blonde.
With pretty, high flown praises.
To me, though such ripe loveliness,
No doubt. is far the rarest, E
Of all things fair, must confess, Ia
The children seem the fairest.
The children, with their happy looks,
Their little joys and sorrows, Ill.
Their frank delight in story-books, h
Their wealth Of bright to-morrows--
What heart but in their tiny hands
Is soft as wax for moulding2
What eye that 9 ees their elfin bands
But joys in the beholdingl
Would those kind powers that dispense
Aladdins-gift befriend me,
No thorn-crown Of pre-eminence -
In letters should they send me-; r.
Only the skill to wake delight -
Like some old story-teller,
That for the darlings might write
Such tales as ''Cinderella.
No bland reviewers suavity 90
Of eulogy I'D covet:
They, with their eager gravity,
Should read my book, and love it,,
And they should come about my chair.
Their fondness all my glory,
And climb my knees, and pull my huir;
And thank me for my story.
To them, when summertime was bright
Among the cowslip meadows,
Or round the winter-fre at night,
While rose and fell the shadows
Their faces all toward me bent,
Their eyes with pleasure glisteniny,
Their cheeks aglow with wonderment,
And all intently listening
Would discourse of gallant knight
Their triumphs and distresses;
Of giant foes, and tournay fights,
And beautiful princesses;
OF wide enchanted wanderings
In distant tropic prairies;
OF fairies, and all fairy things,
TO them that are my fairies.
And when, in far-ef after-days,
My tales should all be over,
Though no rich cenotaph Of praigs
My memory should cover,
In some few hearts my name should wake
A touch Of old affection,
And kind remembrance, for the sake
Ofearly recol,e ection.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-09-13
EDWARDS.

Would respectfully announce that he is
prepared to give his attention to
MAKING & REPAIRING WAGONS,
at Cresco, Iowa, and all work of his trade.
Plows constantly OH hand of the best
patterns, cheap for cash.
RB- Shop south of the Empire House
Cresco, Oct. %, 1869. 23tf]
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-09-13

HENRY Wilson joined the Knownothiag
lodge in Ward Four, Boston,ia 1854 and
did not join the Republican party until
September, 1855. He attended the
State Council of Known Nothings in
Springfield, Mass, Aug. 7th 1856.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-09-13
g G. CANFIELD.

CANFIELD MINN.
Justice Of the Peace and col
lecting agent. Will attend to collections
and pay taxes for non-residents in any part
Of Fillmore county, Minn.
Refers by permission to Hon. Reuben
Wells, Preston, MINI
Peter Veie, Lime Springs station, Iowa.
j. II. Easton, Banker, Decorah, Iowa.
c. s. Thurber, Cresco 'owa.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-17
Insurance. Notice.

On and after the tenth day of April,
1872, The Home Reserve force of Insur-
ance Agents belonging to "The Pennsylva-
mia Central Insurance Company" will leave
Pottsville in heavy force, and occupy ten
different counties of the State, where they
will continue to act as the Company's
Agents until full line of Local Agents
can be appointed, when they WILDE recalled.
AS a body of men, believe they are supe-
rior Insurance Agents, and most of them
speak the English, French, Welsh and Ger
man Languages. The City Insurance
Journals, with all their sneers at Mutual
Companies, and continual cry of Fraud
Fraud &C., cannot muster any better In
surance material! Why don't the City In
surance papers tell the public that no Mu-
tual Company broke or failed during the
last ten years? Why don't they tell tho
public that more than half the Stock Com
panies started within the last ten years
haveP 1t is well-knowIl fact that Mutual
Companies cannot fail
JAMES ii. GRIER,
Secretary of Pennsylvania Central lnsur-
ance Company, 9 16
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-17

Nearly all sick horses and cows are made
food or too much of it. As soon as the
owner finds any Of his animals sick, it is
the common custom to begin dosing with
medicine. "We mustn't leave the animal
to die we must do something - and so all
manner of hurtful drugs and poisons are
thrust down the throat--saltpetre, copper
as, turpentine, etc., quite sufficient to make
any well animal sick, or kill a sick one.-
"You didn't give the poor thing enough
you should have given it oftener--you can't
expect your beast to get we'll if you don't
do more for it ~
Our rule has always been to give moth
ing unless we know exactly what to do |;
and in the meantime attend to every exte-
rior comfort practicable. If the weather
as cold, place it in warm quarters, avoid all
exposure, and attend to pure air and strict
cleanliness. But there is one medicine that
can never do harm, and is commonly bene-
ticial. This is pulverized charcoal. AS
we have just remarked, nearly all sick ami
mails become so by improper eating, in the
first place. Nine cases out of ten the di-
gestion is wrong. Charcoal is the most
efficient and rapid corrective. 1t will cure
in a majority of cases, if properly admins
man came in with the intelligence that one
of the finest COWS was very sick, and kind
neighbor proposed the usual drugs and
poisons. The owner being i'll, and unable
to examine the COW, concluded that the
trouble came from some overheating, and
ordered teacupful Of pulverized charcoal
given in water 1t was mixed, placed in a
Junk bottle, the head held upwards, and the
water with its charcoal poured downwards
In five minutes improvement was visible,
and in a few hours the animal was in the
pasture quietly eating grass.
Another instance of equal success oc-
CURED with young heifer which became
badly bloated by eating green apples after
hard wind. The bloat was so severe that
the sides were almost as hard as barrel.
The old remedy, saleratus, was tried for
the purpose of correcting the acidity. But
the attempt to put it down always caused
coughing, and it did little good. Half a
teacupful of fresh powdered charcoal was
next given. In six hours all appearance Of
bloat had gone, and the heifer was well.
We disapprove of quackery, where with
out a precise knowledge of the disease,
powerful remedies are given at random, in
discriminatory. The objection to quackery
cannot extend to the use of charcoal, for ii
can do no harm and goes directly to the
seat of the trouble in most sick animals,
snd if timely applied effects cure.-Stock
Journal
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-17
Pickling Pork.

Some thirty years ago lodged from Sat
urday till Monday with an inn-keeper in
the country, who was also a farmer. On
the table for Sunday dinner, there was a
nice piece of picked pork, boiled the day
before. On tasting it, thought it the
most delicious / ever ate. l requested
mine host" to to give me his recipe for
curing pork. He replied as follows:
GAS soon as my hogs are dressed and
cool enough to be cut, pack the sides in a
barrel or cask, with plenty of salt on all
sides of each piece, and when my barrel is
fun Immediately roll it to my pump and
pump in water until can see the water
cease to sink in the vessel or to moisten
the salt on top of the cask. then lay a
fiat stone, as large as the vessel will receive,
on the contents, so as to keep the pork al
ways under the salt or pickle. | put it in
my cellar, covered so as to exclude the flies,
and there it remains until piece is wanted.
Care must be taken to keep the meat under
tie pickle, otherwise it win rust"
Here is the whole secret of making good
picked pork for family use. We have used
the above method, and we want no better,
easier and economical plan. 1t has often
happened that when we wanted to put
down new pork there remained some Of the
old in the bottom Of the cask. In that case
we poured off the pickle, took the undis-
solved salt, packed the fresh pork on top
of the old, using the salt which had been
the cask, with the addition of fresh salt If
necessary, and then poured on the old pickle
or water. In this way we have had pork
for three or four years in the bottom of our
pork barrel, and when used it was as free
from rancidity as it was three weeks after
it was put down. Indeed we seldom empti-
cd our pork barrel, except when it wanted
hopping. We believe that boiling pickle
is useless, If not injurious. Pork ought
not, if it can be prevented, to be frozen be-
fore it is put down, aY gdta Is
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-17
Professional Cards.

TAMES II. FERGUSON, Attorney -at-Law
- New Bloomfield, Perry county, Pa.
eS- Office with Hon. G. j. T. McIntlre 356#
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-17
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

We tnUtte conmunicdtionsfro from all personstcho 10 are
Interested In matters properly belonging to tbs
department
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-17

The Home Reserve force of The Penn
sylvania Central Insurance Company of
Pottsville, Pa, will be in Perry county in
considerable force, and act as the Com
pany's Agents until a full line of Local
Agents can be appointed when the reserve
force will be recalled.
JAMES Ii. GRJER,
Sec'y of Pa. Central Ins. Co.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-17
Incorporated by The Court Of Common Pleas, In
1863; 6y the Legislature, in 1871,
The Pennsylvania
Central Insurance Company
OF PoTTsVILLE, PA.
Capital and Assets, $156,OOO.

DIRECTORS:
John D. Hadesty, A. p. Helms, Benjamin
Teter, A. Sutermelster, James II. Grier, E. F.
Jungkurt, Elias Miller.
AGENTS:
H. II. Hill, Edward Fox, John A. Kable, Ed
ward Wesley, Charles II. Deibert, VIM. X.
Griffith. E. F. Jungkurt, General Agent.
Arrangements have been made with other
flrst-class companses to re-insure risks taken
on the cash plan in such amounts as desired.
Liberal commission allowed agents, and cx-
elusive territory, If desired. This Company
confines itself to fire insurance exclusively.
FICE:
No. 101 CENTRE ST., PoTTsvILLE, Pa.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-17
TuIn0r OF ~ Years Growth
Cured by Railways RcsOlvcnt.

BEvERLr. Mass July ls, ls5g
Dr. RkrwAV have had Ovarian Tumo IN the ovaries and
bowels All the said there help itn
every thing that recommended but nothing helped
your Resolyent and thought would try but faith
10 " beeauie had suffered for twelve years took ak bOea
Of the Resovont, boz Of Railways Pills. and
ties Of your Ready Relief; and there not Sign Of bs
felt, and feel better, smarter and happier than have
for twelve The worst tunor In the len side of the
bowels the groin. write this you for the benefit Of
others You eau publish II II you choose
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-17

GBr The berries of the mountain ash are
employed in some Of the forest regions in
Europe for the manufacture Of alcoholic
drinks, -" SO
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-17
Q + F l G /
NOTICE.

No. 1Ol CENTRE ST., porTsvILLE, Pa.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-17
HEALTH! BEAUTY!l

STRONG AND PURE RICH BLooD-INCREASE
or FLESH AND WEIGHT-CLEAR SKIN AND
BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION SEC URED TO ALL.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-02

Short-Line are at hand. The train was pre-
eipItated into a creek by the breaking OF .
bridge, and almost all the passengers were
more or less seriously injured. Strangely
enough, out of the sixty or more VINO were
hurt, only two died. The scene at the liiiae-
ed spot is described as being narrowing IN tne
extreme. When the crash occurred, the en-
,ineer Jumped from the locomotive, rusneo
down to the wreck and extlnguished the
fires with water scooped from the creek.
This act undoubtedly prevented Inc traln
from being consumed aud saved scores OF
lives The most critical part of the WORK OF
snccor Law in extrIcating the wounded from
the wreck. Some of the wounded craWled
ont and assisted others to do the same. Others
were 80 involved with the broken 'timbers OF
the bridge and of the cars and seats, that SELL
extrlcation was impossible, but all behaved
nobly, even those from whom frlghtful lacera-
tions of the face and body and shattered bones
forced painful outcries. The wounded were
carefully removed to relief train and con-
veyed to CoviDgton, where everything tnat
could be devised to alleviate their pain was
provided. The cause of the rupture OF tae
bridge cannot yet be fully ascertained.