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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-10-18

At late funeral, the undertaken
arranged for the husband and mother
in-law to ride in the same carriage
Must l." said the moken-heartsd
man--''must ride with that awful
woman?'' II think you will have to-"
answered the undertaken. Well, If I
must" said the stricken man, "but TO
ride with her destroys all my plsasursss
on this occasion" .sE ..a-. 21+
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Fhystcta1a 01sd Surgeon,
vlln4l New. Oregon, Iowa.


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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-10-18

A gray hair was espied among the
raven locks Of fair friend by . lady.
''Oh! pray pull it out" she exclaimed,
eff / pull it out, ten will come to the
funeral'' replied the lady who made
the unwelcome discovery. PLUCK It
QUA nevertheless. said the dark haired
damsel, "lt's no sort of consequences
how many come to the funeral, provi
ded they all come in black"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-10-18
SMITHS AND BROWNS.

Peter Smith, and he emphasized the
remark by wise shake of the fore6n-
ger, "things have got into very bad
way. The farm is mortgaged to the
last cent it is worth and I owe a heap
besides-more, by long shot, than l
know how to pay. What is to be done?!''
"Im sure l dom. know, Peter"
replied the bothered wife, "but it
seems too awful bad to be turned out
of house and home at our time Of life.
Now if our son John would only marry
Jonas Browns daughter Sally, it
wouia lielp US amazingly. Thu D'vwas
you see, are well off, and the con.
nectiou would be perfect gold mine
to us. Of course they'd give Sally
the hundred acres of land and things
they have always said they would"
"That's a good idea, wife," said
Peter, Frightening up amazingly.
You always were cute woman, and
the notion does you credit. But dc
you think that the young folks would
take to it,"
Il don't know, but it seems to me
that they have always taken great
notion to each other ever since they
were children-been more like brother
and sister than anything else.
"But suppose the Browns should
object, las most likely they would!
You know we amt on good terms,
thick as the young folks have BEEN"
"I'll tell you what, Peter, is just
the thing for us to do. put up Jehn
to elope with Sally"
"Agreed. I will leave it all to you
to manage"
Thus the matter was settled, and the
scheming couple went to bed to dream
Of speedy release from their financial
embarrassment.
Coincidents arc sometimes of the
most serious character, almost surpass-
ing belief in some instances. About
the time of the above conversation be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Smith. their neigh
bors, Mr.. aud Mrs. Jonas Brown, held
an important conference.
"Do you remember that note for six
hundred dollars l gave for stock last
spring. asked Jonas.
"Yes," replied his wife.
"Well, it's coming dne in about a
month. and how under the sun we're
going to pay it l don't know"
Mortgage the farm"
.'We'ye done that until it can't be
mortgaged another cent. Pm clean
discouraged; and there's Sally wanting
a piano. Where the money is coming
from is more than l know. We're on
the verge Of bankruptcy"
Il wish Sally would marry John
smith-gracious knows they are togeth.
or enough to take notion that
way" e...........
"Yes, but I don't see how that
would help US any,"
"You don't, eh? Well, I do. Ain't
his folks rich? and wouldn't they set
him up handsomely? Then We would
stand some chance Of getting help
through Sally"
That's good plan," was Jonas
conclusion, after profound meditation;
''but the difficulty is that tho Smiths
are not ON good terms with rs, and
would be likely to oppose the match. -
"Then the best plan is to set the
young folks up to an elopement.
So it chanced that the Browns and
the Smiths planned to dispose of their
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"I'll tell you what I'll do. Sally
han't marry the beggar; 'llfollow 'en'
Squire Jones, and get there before
theceremony."
With this he hurriedly hitched up a
horse, and spun away to 'Sqire Jones
house, about FIVE miles distant.
The other important scene mentioned
was at the Smith residence, and was
opened by the precipitate entrance Of
Mrs s., with the breathless excla.
nation:
"Has he gone?'
"Who?" inquired Mr.. Smith.
"John!"
EYES," and Mr.. Smith rubbed his
hands with glee. ''He went all Of hall
an hour ago."
Don't stop there rubbing your
hands," screamed the lady, 'but har.
n.ss up the old mare just as quick a.
you can, and follow 'em. The Brown,
amt worth dollar in the world; Mrs.
Robinson just told me so-and mort.
gage on their farm going to be fore.
closed. So Sally won't get solitary
cent"
Smith hurried the old mare into he,
harness, and ratified away toward Squire
Jones residence.
John and Sally had proceeded leis.
urely about four miles, the former dri.
wing with one arm and holding Sally or
the seat with the other, when they
heard the sound Of wheels short dis
tance i'll the rear. They had just
passed long bend in the road, and.
looking across, they saw, revealed
by the moonlight, the pursuing
Brown.
"Why, that's pa" exclaimed
Sally.
"Yes, and he means mischief, I'll
bet," said John.
"I'll show you," said John.
Jumping from the wagon, he remove ed
a long rail from the fence, and placed
it across the roadway. Then he drove
on again at gait which made the
horses steam like boiler.
Brown came on at q furious rate,
only to be summarily checked by the
rail. The horse jumped the rail,
but the front wheels of the wagon col.
lapsed under the collision. Brown was
tumbled out, and the frightened
horses ran off with the wreck of the
vehicle.
Just as Mr.. Brown was picking him.
self up from the ditch, he saw the
acci.lant raraatAa; this t;"a Mr. S".;tl,
being the leading actor, and Mr.. Smith
mare galloping away with the fore
wheels
Brown and Smith were inveterate
enemies, and neither would speak; but
both started on rapid run for the
'Squire's, about mile off, where they
arrived very much out of breath.
They burst into the house like a
whirlwind, just in time to hear the
words:
Il now pronounce you man and
wife"
"IIold on!' yelled Brown. Il
object"
$50 do l." screamed Smith.
"You are little too late, " remarked
the Squire. Nothing but divorce
can fix it now."
The parents fumed and glarsl at
each other.
"I'm sure, pa" pleaded the
daughter, "that You and ma both
said" ..
Daughter" hurriedly interposed
MIR. Brown. turning very red, but
striving to appear digni6ed, Il am not
disposed to be tyrannical; now that you
are married, shall not refuse my bles-
sing"
"And you, father, said John, 1--WE
would never have eloped, if you and
mother hadn't said"
"Never mind, my son." interrupted
Mr.. Smith; Il will not be hard with
you; | forgive you both"
Brown and Smith thereupon became
reconciled, and all rode home together
in the elopers' wagon.
Il.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-10-18
JUST OPENED.
New Flour & Feed Store,


TIME undersigned is prepared to drill
= Wells in Town.o country or reasonable
terns, and with Large or Small Bore.
Long experience warrants him in guaran-
tseing good work and perfect satisfaction.
HSis'also fully prepared with all neces.
sary apparatus for moving buildings.
Call at his farm three miles South East OF
0resco. or address
DANIEL WHEELER,
AS0mS1 Cresco, Iowa.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-10-18
WILLIAM EDWARDS,

Would respectfully announce that he il
prepared to give his attention to
MAKING 4 REPAIRING WAGONS,
at Cresco, Iowa, and all work Of his trade
Plows constantly on hand Of the best
patterns, cheap for cash.
- Shop south Of the Empire House
cresco, Oct. -, 1859. (23txl
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-10-18
s. G. CANFIELD.

CANFIkLD MINN.
Justice Of the Peace and col.
lecting agent. Win attend to collections
and pay taxes for non-residents in any rari
Of Fillmore county, Minn. NM
Refers by permission to Hon. Reuben
Wells, Preston, Minn. tfif
Peter Velie, Lime Springs station, Iowa.
J. i. Easton, Banker, DEBORAH, Iowa.
G. s. Thurber, Cresco. IOWA. ~
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-10-18

She always Stood upon the sssps,
Just by the cottage door,
Waiting to kiss me, when sa0s
Each night home from tAs sssrs
Her eyes were like two glosioss stars,
Dancing in heavens o~n biss;
"Papa," she'd call, like . - bird,
"ps lootin' out for you."
Alas how sadly do our lives
Change as we onward ROC; y
For now, no birdie voice cxDo1S Sge
To bid Inc welcome home.
No little arms stretch out to me,
No blue eyes, dancing brio1s, !
Are peeping from the cottage door,
When l come home at night \
And yet, II os~forts me to think
That VIXEN I'm called away
From scenss belo to N.ose Of bright
And everlasting day.
A little angel at the Oate,
With eyes divinely blue, II
VIII call with gieerul voice. Papa,
rs lootin' out for you"
-
The Roanoke TINES, publishes th
following bit Of rhyme, evidently from
the pen Of some fellow-mortal who lust
ly appreciates the great sin Of cheatin,
the printer:
The man who cheats the printer
Out Of single cent,
Will never reach the heavenly land
Where old Elijah went.
he will not gain admittance there,
by devils he'll be driven,
And made to loaf his time away
Outside the walls of heaven.
Without man to greet him,
Without q pleasant grin,
The happiness that he will reap
Will be almighty thin.
He'll have to eat the thistle
Of sorrow and regret,
He'll have to buck around right smart
With cussedncss, "You bet ~
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-10-18
$1,14O,

Total 81, 140, SIG
1t will be seen that Of this million of
dollars, in round numbers, more than
onc-half, Or $Gl7, ,lO7, has been ex-
pended during the last eleven years.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-10-18

The following shows the progressive
expenditure in keeping up the establish
ment of the President from the begin
ming Of the century to the present year.
The items included under each Ad-
ministration are what has been appro-
priated for furniture, repairs, fuel, at
tendance, Presidential grounds and
greenhouse fences, stable and conting-
ent expenses. 1t does not include,
under any administrator, the appropri-
ations for the Presidents secretaries or
clerical service Of any kind.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-10-18
Lime! IiIne!!

The undersigned will keep on hand a
his kiln, two miles north OF Cresco, constant
ly supply Of fresh burnt Lime Of choice
quality, ut 45 cents per bushel.
Lime from the same kiln will be kept and
sold by John E. Peck at the lumber Office
OF Peck 4 Seargent in Cresco.
Sept Z, 1871.
l6m3 HUGH OWENS.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-10-18
= III. w OOD,
"ITCHELL f. MCNAMARA
ss,sAuCTl OILERS,

CRESCO, = --- Iowa.
Will attend and make sales Of Real or
Personal Woperty in any part Of the
country. SO
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-10-18

Administrations. White House.
John Adams, 1797-1eOO $4,000
Jefferson, lso1-1sOs $4,000
Madison, 1S09-1S16 43,OO6
Monroe, 1Sl7-1S24 Is, 239
J Q Adams, 1S25-1S2S 10000
Jackson, 1S29-1S36 II, ,16O
Van Buren,, 1s37-1S4O 39,245
Harrison Il Tyler, lS41-1644 1859
Polk, 1s45-1s4s 35,O3s
Taylor & Fillmore, 1S49-1S52 81, ,2G5
Pierce, 1s53-1s56 lOO,O33
Buchanan, 1S57-1S60 94, 900
Lincoln, ls61-1s64 1Os, 1873
johnson, 1S65-lS6S 1s4, 500
Grant, 1sG9-1s72 323, ,s34
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-10-18

WITH quiet, orderly kept Billiard
and careful attention to tho wants Of his
patrons, he s0licits share Of the patron
age. Rooma West side Of Elm street, ad-
joinir e Webster's Fruit Store.
VI. MCNAMARA.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-10-18
"M. BALLARD,

Will repair Clocks, and guarantee
satisfaction. Every clock warranted to run
ION time, or no pay. Bring along your
defective clocks to his residence, on High
street, west Of the Webster House, and he
will set them right. Charges reasonable.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-03
Personal Intelligence.

Congressman Cakes Ames, of Massachusetts, is at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Congressman Horace Maynard, OF Tennessee, IS
In town at the Hoffman House.
Commodore w. E. LIE Roy, Of the United States
Navy, Is at the New York HOTEL
Colonel T. F. Mitchell, OF Austin, Texas, Is stop.
ping at the Grand Central HOTEL
General Thomas q. osborn. OF Chicago has quar-
tiers at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Judge S. Burke of Cleveland, Ohio has arrived at
the ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Assemblymen q. T. Hammond and Theodore M.
Fowler yesterday arrived from Albany at the st.
James Hotel.
General George B. Corkhill Of Iowa. is tempora.
rly at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Ben holiday, Jr., OF San Francisco Is sojournin9
at the Sturtevant House.
Judge Samuel A. Foot, Of Geneva. N. Y, Is tenn
pOrarily d0miciled at the Clarendon Hotel.
Ben Field of Albion and George o. JONES' OF Al
bany, the well known members OF the "thlrd house''
OF the Legislature, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Colonel SIMON Mandlebaum, OF Lake Superior, Is
among the sojourners at the New York Hotel.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-03
FOREIGN Personal GOSSIP.

The Grand Duchess olga Is at present In
Naples.
Father Hyaclnthe Is now In Rome, editing q
paper
Count Beust will return to the Embassy In
London In lew days. He has been received In q
private audience by the Emperor at Vienna. Re-
port says that he and Count Andrassy his successor
IN the Foreign Office, are not the best of terms.
Daniel Strong, an American doctor ct Mar
sailles, occupying modest house fronting on the
sea, Is making reputation as o worker Of wonder
full cures He gives nothing to his patents but
pure water, which he magnetizes by few passes or
his hand; and 1t is said to be curious sight to wit
hundreds OF persons OF all conditions waiting
their turn at his door, each with pitcher or de-
canter OF water. The number VINO call daily upon
Dr. strong are estimated at an average or 900. The,
papers speak OF the Doctors charity to poor people,
but DO not tell US how much or fortune he Is max
ing by his novel process
M. Drouert de Lezey, lieutenant In the French
navy, first class, and naval STAFF officer VINO car
red OF the highest hOnors at the naval school, has
resigned and entered the famous monastery of La
Grande Chartreuse, near GrenOble lie Is barely
thirty years OF age and wears the Cross OF the Lee
giOn of Honor An elder brother, lieutenant col.
Onel In the army, resigned his commission two
years ago and has been ever since q monk in the
Grande Chartreuse. A third brother Is O mission
airy priest in pdrtibus t'lgdei,t,l and o sister
Carmelte nun. The family belongs to the ancient
nO6eSSe Of the department OF lsere
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-03

occurred in regard to sectarian appropriations
and schools in this city. utters in an article
headed ''The Duty of Wealthy Catholics the
following suggestions =
Independently OF nationality the vote OF Catnoil'
city In this country should be q unit on certain
questions now at issue. There ought to oe Catli-
Ollie vote above all things on educaton TINS Is TUE
question underlying all others, the foundation stone
OF all progress and reform. Temperance PROVE
dence and all the other schemes OF reformation or
advancement hinge on TO education. They are Tue
branches; IL Is the tree. Catholics who pay lOr euu'
cation want Catholic education; 1t Is no treason 10
ask for It, Tell those who say we want to destroy
the public schools That, instead, we want to reform
the public school system. Catholic citizens have as
schools as for reform OF the civil service. When
the Protestant mind awakens to the knowledge that
nation cannot be great without religion, and that
the want OF that essential In The public schools ana
public institutions IL destroying the morality ana
health OF their children they too, will have vote
on UNCONVENTIONAL education.
We are glad to notice from our religious
exchanges that the spirit of revival prevails
throughout large portions of the country.
This Is especially true of Missouri and Penn
sylvania, where the Methodist, Baptist and
Presbyterian Churches are holding Union
protracted meetings and accomplishing much
good in the work of grace.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-03
Financial Condition of Virginia.

The Virginia General Assembly was yester-
day again occupied with the finances of the
State. According to the Funding bill, still in
force, the coupons attached to the State bonds
were receivable by all collectors for taxes.
This was considered hardship upon the
poorer portion Of the community, who had no
bonds, inasmuch as they had to pay their taxes
in legal tender for the full value, while those
possessing bonds, which had been purchased
at a considerable discount, met the collector
with the coupons, which in reality were worm
something like fifty per cent less. Inc hrs'
step toward remedy was the attempt 10
repeal the Funding bill and the coupon pay
ment for taxes by introducing bill wn'cn
should offer certain specified interest, 10 DC
paid regularly and promptly to the oondnola-
ers, and make gold and silver coin' govern
ment aud national bank notes only receivable
for taxes. This measure has already created
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-03
MIR. Boutwelps Monthly Debt s.a,eweur

MIR. Boutwell's Monthly Debt Statement.
The public debt statement up to the Ist Of
March, just published, shows there has been a
greater reduction of the debt during the last
month than in the preceding month. The
decrease in February amounted to $12, 391, 451.
The average decrease month for the year
has been nearly eight millions, or, in all,
1894, S95, 34S. The amount of surplus unsm-
ployed cash in the Treasury varies very little
from month to month and year to year. On
the first of this month the Treasurer held
In coin $l1O, 405,3l9, and in currency
$l4, 463, 1923. The coin certificates standing
against the gold in the Treasury amounted to
$32, 500, 900, which leaves clear balance Of
$77, SS5, 3l9 in gold, in addition to the cur
rency. The whole calculated in currency
amounts to nearly $1,000 900. Sometimes
there has been more in the Treasury, hardly
cent is $6, 000, 900 year. That is what Mr..
Boutwell, is losing and has been losing during
the whole term of his Office by foolishly and
unnecessarily boarding the public money.
The whole Of the Understanding debt, includ-
ing coin six per cents and five per cents, Navy
Pension Fund three per cents, certificates at
three per cent and four per cent, amounts to
$1, SS3, 1913, 200. Debt bearing no interest, in
the form of legal tender currency, fractional
currency and coin certificates, $431, COZ, 401.
The total debt less cash in the Treasury, is
$2, 225, Sl3, 497. The reduction during the last
three years has been within q fraction
$l00,OOO 600 year.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-03
Our Minister to Italy md His Unlucky
Private Despatch.

Our Minister to Italy and His Unlucky
Private Despatch.
Mr.. Marsh, our Minister in Italy, is dis
tinguished as one of the most accomplished
scholars of the day, and in every respect, and
especially as diplomat, as model of all the
proprieties. But it appears that from the
blunder of o clerk of the State Department, in
sending to the printer, with our diplomatic
correspondence of all sorts, copy of con-
adential despatch from Mr.. Marsh on Italian
affairs, this gentleman has been placed in an
embarrassing position. The Italian govern
ment has thus been favored with reading of
said despatch, and complains of it and of the
writer. 1t is expected, however, and it is to
be hoped, that little explanation will settle
this delicate affair. We know that the Italians
are sensitive people, and are quick to resent
anything that Artemus Ward would call
''sarcastikal." Thus, in the good old days of
our democratic party, when q Mr.. Daniel, Of
Virginia, was our Minister at Turin, we
remember that the publication of a
certain private letter Of his brought
about his recall Mr.. Daniel at the time
was the proprietor of the Richmond E:rami-
aser, fearless, trenchant democratic paper,
cutting and slashing right and left. He had
written to his partner in the journal private
letter describing somewhat freely the peculi-
arities of the domestic life, habits and GUS
toms of the Italians, in which he said, in
substance, or something to this effect, among
,other things:-"Talk of the air of Italy
heavy only with the Odor of roses. Why,
when 60 out here about breakfast time the
air is sickenng from the odor of garlic. Yes,
sir, all these people eat garlic, and in the
morning especially they all smell of garlic. :"
This letter was considered too good to be lost
to the world and so it was published in the
Examiner, and so Mr. Daniel had to come
home. We trust that Mr.. Marshs offence is
comparatively trivial, and that we shall have
in his case, not a repetition of the case Of
Daniel, nor Of the case of Catacazy, but an
amicable adjustment consistent with the honor
and dignity of the United States and Uni ted
Italy. Meantime oioe la bagateNe!