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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-05-03
The ON G e holders Me citing
Me-. York.

The Chicago Tribune has the follow
ing relative to the mass meeting of the
of6ceholders and their friends at Cooper
Institute, New York, on Wednesday
evening:
The great Grant demonstration came
off at Cocpers Institute, New York,
last evening. 1tappears to have been
a crcditable demonstration, rivalling, as
it was intended to do, III point Of NUM-
bers, the recent anti Grant meeting Of
republicans in the same hall. Great
pains were taken to make it an i'm
prcssive demonstration, and letters
were obtained from the most authori-
tative representatives of the admins
tration wing, viz: Hon. Roscoe Conk-
ling, vice-President Colfax, and Presi-
dent Grant himself. The contribution
Of the last named official was printed
by us yesterday-one of his inimitable
Pickwickian executive orders on the
subject of administrative reforms
orders which serve for use many times
over, like the economical housewife 3
frosted cake which is never cut. Speech
es were made, which we print at great
length. Resolutions were also in order
and of course one of them "dwelt with
pride" upon the reduction of the pub
lie debt, which the severe taxation laws
of congress have compelled the admin
istration to continue, though commerce
groans and Lect thrives. Another of
these resolutions, which must have been
furnished by very warm partisan of
the administration-perhaps by Leet &
Stocking themselves-capped the climax
Of sycophantic adulation by coupling
the names and characters of Grant and
Washington, each of whom, it is alleg-
ed, "accepted the presidency at man
ifest sacrifice of interest and inclination,
with modest misgiving," etc., etc.
10 make the parallel complete, it is
obvious that Messrs. Leet & Stocking
should have shown that Washington
went through careful equation of the
salary of the general of the army and
that of the president, and demanded
two terms of 500, 600 salary each, as
an equivalent fer relinquishing his life
interest in the generals salary,-or
else they should have disproved Colo
mel Forney's statement that the other
mans modest misgivings," etc., took
precisely that form of expression.
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M u nu1a e. turer W.. Money.
LENDER.

Suppose two men locate in town, each
having 500, 900 in cash. Then let US
suppose that one of them loans his mon
ey at ten per cent interest, together
with the proceeds for ten years. and
let us suppose that the other invests his
$lO0, 1000 in good manufacturing bus
mess, and gives employment to one
hundred mechanics for ten years.
Which will have added most to the
prosperity Of the town? The money
lender will have $500, 900, and own it
all himself. That 100000 profit will
belong to one man, and those who paid
it will have nothing to show for it, but
many who paid ten per cent interest
will be bankrupt and broken in fortune
while others will be no better off than
when they started at the beginning of
the ten years. They have lived and
the capitalist has the proceeds of ten
years of their hard and honest toll.
The manufacturer in that ten years
will have paid for labor $4,000, and
as much more for taxes and material,
and probably added 81, 900, 900 to the
taxable property Of the town by reason
of the earnings of his employees, and
the advance in property, and left his
labo,ers with happy homes and general
prosperity, because he has given them
the money they have earned, instead of
taking it away from them.
If this be the result of the two diff
ferent modes Of using money, why do
not our capitalists use it to the advan-
tage of the town, and not to it's detri-
ment.-Exchange.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-05-03

The Decay OF fEOlitcn G IS.

In olden times,-not SO very old,
either,-when the stagc-coaches were
our best and readiest means of travel
ing, women commanded the care and
attention ofthe gallant. In case ofrain,
gentlemen relinquished their comfort
able inside places and mounted to the
roof in favor of the ladies' Coats,
cloaks, umbrellas, every available con-
venience, was at their service. They
were waited upon at inns, handed in
and out of the coach, assisted with their
luggage,-taken care Of, in short. Now
the sight of woman in railway car
riage sends the knight further. He
rushes from the compartment until the
obnoxious flowers or feathers that
alarmed him are absent, and he gains
that luxurious divan appropriated to the
stronger sex, and called a smoking
carriage" If the warning whistle
precipitate him into the company
of the fair sex, he leaves it as quickly
as he can, and does not tarry to offer a
hand or protect band-box. 1t is just
possible that those ladies who have ta-
ken to cigarettes may find more favor
with the masculine traveller. The ur-
banities of domestic life and the civili-
ties of society are equally lost in smoke.
Men herd together in clubs, where the
pipe, emblem Of low life in the last
generation, in the calumet Of peace of
this Women who unafectedly dislike
the odor of tobacco need not expect to
be liked by the men. They are simply
bores. Thus, if men prefer clubs to
drawing-rooms, and pipes to ladies,
women asserting their rights in turn,
form separate societies. They have
their clubs They become what is call
cd "strong minded" and the other sex
'who make chimneys of their nos
es," as James l, not inaptly said, puff
out ridicule instead Of putting out po-
liteness. Temple Bar.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-05-03

names Of Ontario, Ohio, and more
than twenty other names in which one
or both Of the words occur.
AS those Indian words are merely
descriptive and have been combined to
make beautiful name for one of the
best states, it is wrong that an errone-
Gus Specification should be given. Iowa
was spelled in half dozen different
ways for over 200 years in relation to a
tribe cf Indians, before Iowa became
a state, and then merely referred to the
country which they had occupied for a
part Of the time for nearly $50 years.
The best definition of the word Iowa is
Beautiful Land, an expression alike
significant to all Indians since they first
saw white men on this soil in 1878, and
to the 1900, 900 white people who oc-
cupy the same land to-day"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-05-03
The Feather In Grants Can.

All of the Administration press laud
General Graut to the skies, because the
National debt has been reduced under
his Administration, and give this fact
as the great reason why he should be
reelected President by the people. At
the same time they pronounce the Ad-
ministration of Andrew johnson. fail
ure and the most corrupt of any in the
history Of the country
Let us look at few facts. In three
years and one month, Grant reduced
the debt $299, 900, 900. In three years
and seven months, johnson reduced the
debt over $470,0OO,000. Who did
the better, Grant or johnson? Follow
the Republican argument to a conclu-
sion and, johnson is entitled to the
Presidency in preference to Grant by
over one hundred millions of dollars.
But they will not carry their argument
to logical conclusion. On the con-
trary, they denounce the Administra-
tion Of johnson as UNANIMOUSLY corrupt.
johnson could not control the thieves
and why? A Republican Congress
passed the Tenure of Office act, and q
Republican Senate refused to allow him
to remove rascals from Office.
In one case, that of Callicutt, Col
lector Of internal Revenue in New York
State, johnson suspended him; but the
Senate held him in Office. Judge Mel
son tried him on an indictment for de-
frauding the revenue, and sentenced
him to States prison, and he remained
in prison for six weeks, before the Re-
publican Senate would consent to his
removal from Office.
The corruption under Johnson's Ad-
ministration was almost wholly commit
ted by Republicans, whom johnson
! could not remove. because his hands
we're tied; and nearly all Of those msn
are now in Office under Grant, and he
, could remove them If he would. Lei
| the truth be known, and what an emp
, lty, false and delusiye bubble will ap
> pear Grants claim to the confidence o
. the peoplc.-Chicago Daily News.
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Pleasant Dreams.

A dif6dent youth was paying his ad-
dresses to gay lass Of the country, who
had long despaired Of bringing things to
crisis. He called one day when she
was alone. After settling the merits
Of the weather, the girl said, looking
slyly into his face ..,.4-s .sn-
Il dreamed Of you last night"
did you? Why now % sb wsf :
Eyes; | dreamed that you kissed
me." =, .,
why, now! What did you dream
your mother said?'
'sOh, I dreamed she wasn't at home. I"
A light dawned on the youths INTEL
lect,a singular sound broke the stiffness.
and in few weeks they were marri 4.
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A True Story.

An old lady, the other day, standing
in Union square, hailed passing omni-
bus, which pulled up at her call.
"Good-bye, then, my DEAR" said she
to female friend who had accompanied
her. ''rll write and tell you how I
got on, directly I've got there. You've
got my address, haven't you? No! why,
l thought l gave it you. It's in this
bag, l suppose, under my pocket hand
kerchief, and my keys, and my packet
of sandwiches. Oh! I'll come to it di-
rectly. I'd better give it you now,
else, when I write, I may forget to
send it. That's not it, is it? No, that's
the prescription. There-there you
are! Aud you won't forget to write? If
you see Mrs. Brown, you must remem-
ber me kindly. She's sweet woman,
isn't she? And to think she should be
married to such a brute! But that's the
way of the world, all over. It's just
like my poor dear dead sister Maria;
she was as meek as lamb-never did q
bad thing, or said bad word Of any
body, that ever | heard Of Drat that
'busman's impudence! if he hasn't
driven on again! Now l shall have to
wait for the next"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-05-03
Rain at WiM.

The farmers mellenium must be near
at hand, for one of our Western smart
men, Edward Powers by name, asks
Congress to make an appropriation to
carry out his plan to produce rain at
will, and just when it is needed. He
asks for three hundred cannon, with
sufficient powder for them. and bases
his theory on the fact, as he asserts, that
all extensive battles are followed by
heavy storms. We presume . farmer
who happens to be unprepared, can sue
for consequential damages. . We are
afraid, after all, that we must still plow
deep,i if we wish to avoid the bad effects
Of dry weater.
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She did.


The Gazette has to 60 all the way to
Egypt to find simile strong enough for
Iowa office holders appreciation Of
Grant, and says it would have been
easier to dam up the waters Of the Nile
than to have restrained the outspoken
demand Of the pap-suckers to have the
man reelected who provides them with
their bread and butter. But, while paying
SO much attention to the great African
stream, what is the Gazette's opinion, Of
the political Wacht am Rhine? Won't
that take considerable damning, too, to
bring it out right side up?-DavenPort
Democrat. 4
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Methusaleh died of liveer complaint.
Lots wife Of salt rheum. -
Absalom fell q wig-time to hairysipe-
las. "~-.-. ses,,ux..sZt.4.. -.
Goliah died ofthe stone.
Hanan Of the idrop-sy
Nebuchadhezxar Of too much vegeta-
bic diet, leaving Mrs. N. grass Wild
Ow. ~ ~rr
John Bunyan troubled by corns, took
his pill-grimly, and progressed.
Desdemona took to a, pillow.
Samson was killed by pillar, too.
Montgolfier was (s)pilled cut Of a
balloon. . - s-2-'<.&a ol. ssEa
Julius Caesar was skilled in war;.
~ John Rodgers died Of un overdone
stsak. .,-a
Romeo died Of Heart disease.
Gov. Hoffman dyed his mustache.
Artemus Ward was joked to death.
Nepoleon the Great was crushed BY
a rock. ." .s. 9-."
Napoleon the Less fell from Sedan.
Napoleon Bonaparte Forrest died in
the "Pillow-ry." -.*.r-'
Montezuma died of taking arrow
root.
Louis XVI died under an amputa-
ton (of the head). %' ". ...
Old Par died of paralysis p. rr.
Joe Miller of light tumvr. sir.
Red Jacket died of whooping cough.
Tecumseh Of scalp disease.
Baptists tend to dip theory.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-05-03

Il don't care pussy, if I am sent to
bed,' said Lucy Ann, sobbing. II
told the truth anyhow, and Tn glad l
l did. And won't mamma be glad,
too, when tell her all about it to-mor-
row!''
Pussy didn't answer, but Lucy Ann
was comforted just the same.-XeurtA
and Home.
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.Iowa,,-what Does IL slcnn. 4

The Council Bluffs Times crises to
explain that some of the Iowa newspa-
pers do not yet seem to understand what
the name of our state really means.
Some say ''sleepy eyes, ""dusty noses"
and drowsy one," sc. "The fact is, .
says the Times, ''the terms 10 and wa,
forming the word Iowa, are common in
the dialects Of both the Iroquois and
Algonquin Indians, and each mean
beautiful. grand excellent. Those
terms. as adjsctives, are parts Of the
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-05-03
The summer = showers.
BY MRS. NARY A. GILBERT.


How softly falls the summer rain
On the roof above my head,
As | in dreamy wakefulness
Lie sleepless on my bed;
There is charm can't explain
About the summer showers,
A sense Of sweet refreshing rest,
That calms our troubled hours.
In sorrows sad and gloomy hours
1t whiles away our grief,
As we listen to the me asured beat,
To other sounds 50 deaf.
AS the rain beats gently on the roof,
So grace falls on our hearts,
And calls the grief Of stricken ones
Who feel the Christening darts.
Christ sends our woes to cleanse our heart
He wounds us but to heal,
That we may his great mercv know, =
His sovereign power may feel
Then may we open wide our hearts,
The windows of our souls,
That grace may enter in, and we
May reach that heavenly goal.
And as the gentle summer rain
Refreshing everything,
So may the gentle dews of grace
Sweet consolation bring;
And may the tinny sparkling drops
Sink deep within my heart,
Until with sanctifying power
They form of me part.
RAvENNA, O., March 18th 1872
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A G. WOODWARD,
PhystciUle and Surgeon,
vlln4l New Oregon, Iowa.
OT .W.aRKZ.AG Il.

HAPPY RELIEF FOR YouNa MEN from
the effects Of Errors and Abuses in early
life. Manhood restored Nervous debility
cured. !mpediments to Marriage removed.
New method Of treatment. New and re-
markable remedies. Books and Circulars
sent free, in sealed envelopes.
Address, HawARD AssocIArION, No. 2
South Ninth st., Philadelphia, Pc.
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Lime. Iinne!!

The undersigned will keep on hand a
his kiln, two miles north of Cresco, constant
ly Il supply Of fresh burnt Lime Of choice
quality, ut As cents per bushel
Lime from the same kiln will be kept and
sold by John E. Peck ut the lumber office
Of Peck & Seargent in Cresco.
Sept Z, 1871.
46m3 HUGH OWENS
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~ III. MILLER .
cREsc0, IOWA.
WE'LL DKILLZ.TG.

TIME undersigned is prepared to drill
l. Wells in Town. or country or reasonable
terms, and with Large or Small Bore.
Long experience warrants him in guaran-
tseing good work and perfect satisfaction
He is also fully prepared with all neces-
sary apparatus for moving bnildiRgs.
Call at his farm three miles South East OF
Crssco, or address
DANIEL WHEELER,
nSSms1 Crssco, Iowa.
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SPECIAL FEA-UREs.--
l. Rates Low, and no inc rease from any
cause
2. Surrender and Loan Value endorsed
on each Policy.
8. NJ ,ssachusetts Non-forfeiture Law
LIBERAL1zED.
4. Dividends on Contribution Plan.
s. No restriction OIL Travel in any part
Of the World.
6. Dividends Non-forfeitable; and Poll
cies incontestib.e.
Rates Low. Expenses Low. Security
Absolute.
The HOPE is Economical, Liberal, Pro-
gressiye and Successful. 26tf
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We give more attachments than any other
machine in the market and better
time to responsible parties than can be
obtained elsewhere.
Sample oHNchIMe can DO
seen at Mrs. Ames' Millinery Store.
H. b. SCHRINER, AGENT,
~ II ly CREsCo, Iowa.
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g G.. CANFIELD.

CANFIELD MINI.
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, Minn.
Peter velie, Lime Springs station, Iowa.
J. H. Raston, Banker, Decorah, Iowa.
C. 8. Thurber, Cresco IOWA.
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X IL. WOOD,
} E. BEERS,

n e. BEERS,
Takes this method of notifying the public
that having purchased the
eWE.aT MARKET
Atthe South end of the Brick Block, that
no effort will be spared to moro than main
Grin it's reputation. under the management
its late proprietor. He solicts share of
patronage, promising to spare no effort to
deserve it. l3-ltf
CH. MILLER
CREsCO, IOWA.
- PAINTER AND GLAZIER.
South side Of Market street West Of Elm.
Fine work on Carriages, &c. and Papering
= specially.
By prompt attention to orders, superior
work and reasonable prices he expects to
command o share of the business. 8 Is If
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WILLIAM EDWARDS.

Would respectfully announce that he i.
prepared to give his attention to
MAKING & REPAIRING WAGONS,
at Crcsco, Iowa, and all work of his trade
Plows constantly on hand of the bes,
patterns, cheap for cash.
nS Shop south of the Empire Hous.
Cresco, Oct. 20, 1869. [2stf.l
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WITH { quiet, orderly kept Billiard
" Room, NEW BRUNSWICK TABLE
and careful attention to the wants Of his
patrons, he solicits share Of the patron
age. Rooma West side Of Elm street, ad-
joining Wsbster's Fruit Store.
N. llcNAdARA. :
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PORT OF NEW YORK, MAY !, 1872
CLEARED.

via Quce own7John 9 Dale.
oaeen"ioMR R Wylis auon %n"e'"' ''''p'0'
;, steamship Assyra (Br). Smith, Glasgow-Henderson
Steamship Holsaia NG), Barends Hamburg-Kun
steamship weybosset BOlger New orleans-c Nal
Steamship Leo. Dearborn Savannah Murray, Ferris
.s!ssm;sng South Carolina, Beckett charssson-n
Steamship Ellen Terry salyear Newbcrn-Murray,
Steamship wamsuta, Fish, New Bedford-Ferguson 4
Ship Early Morn ,Br, Fnrsman, Hong Kong-A Low
Ship omba CBr), Thomson, London-Peabody. Willis 4
Bark Mako tBr, Anderson, Yokohanna-Peabody, Willis
Bark II I ROuth Martin. Bordeaux-Thos Dunhams
BARK New York dtaD, Pablo Cadiz-Tetens 4 Book.
Bark Traveller Br), Pcnneld, Montcvideo-w II T
Bark Jessie Simpson Br, Gibbs, caibarien-simpson,
Bark voant wooaman, Key west-Benner Co
Bark George Peabody (Br), Hilton Port Johnson-Boyd
Brig Joshua King Or, Smith, Rio Observation-Disclosures
Brig satenela (Br), veale Pernambuco-s Merchant
Brig Patterson ODD, Anderson, Laguayra and Porto
Brig Orbit Nash, Portland---simpson, Capp 4 Co
schr Helen Bowen, Alexander, Demarara-H W Loud
schr Charles O Dame, Beveridge, Bahamas--R Wen
schr Sawyer. Kelly. Baracoa-BJ Weinberg:
sh hr R W Petty
schr Sunny South Sterling, Baitlmore-w Chalmers.
:, schr Staples Godfrey, Port Johnson-Jed Frye
schr Benj Reed, Adams. Elizabethport-B Metcalf a
schr Elisha Brooks, Hawkins, New Haven-E Kree-
schr o C Acken Meade, Stamford Stamford Manufac-
sloop Mary Elizabeth. Start New Haven-H W jackson
AGO.
Steamer G stinor, Warren, philadelphia.
Steamer Beverly ss Pierce Pierce, 'PPhi saeiphia.
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mistaken cheers and that the generous trust
ofthe people b even larger, 4 possible, than ours.
scrm at the Industrial Han, as we already stand en-
she platform OF principles, but they deem 1t WISER
ser the moment net TO admit us. While
esce in taeir determination; but We know
a s az ud on the
and kepe that before this Convention adJOurns
you VIII send them your greetings and inform them
ali tines TO receive them, whether it be in the in
closure selected by them or on the open ground
az Ssr Toe
the same stars in the same sky above them, and IN
these stafs 10 In written that as there Is now TRUTH
there must also be open union between them. Anu
now, thanking you sincerely for the patience with
whichtou have listened to me, wait the further
pleasure OF this Convention.
The Convention then took recess.
Afternoon Session.
me Reunion and Reform Convention rcassemblcd
~ twenty minutes past three +. NJ Judge Steiio IN
~ se az e session ca Of the states re-
vealed the fact that only nine states are repre-
seated in the Convention.
nation was appointed FLORIDA, w. w. mccall; II
lnOis Charles Feinse Indiana, Henry f. Wagner;
Missouri sas 'G %eh sponSarst Ono ' 5nroin Warn
Tennessee, Frank 7. Reed; New York, b. Kilt
Mr. w. W. McGan was then invited to address the
Convention, having suggested that he wanted TO
speak when his credentials were read. lie re-
viewed at great length the condition Of affairs In
the South wider carpetbag rule declaring that the
reign OF bribery, corruption and burdcnsomc taxa
tiOn had we'll nigh Frustrated that section OF the
-sOuntry. What was needed TO restore pros
pcrity was complete amnesty and political equality
whereby the people the South would be enabled
70 conduct their own affairs, and, by encouraging
Northern capital and enterprise to come TO the
South, put the people upon their feet once more
Their hopes OF taia were based upon the success OF
the liberal movement
motion was adopted that representatives from
thc various States hand TO the Secretary the names
OF gentlemen authorized to act for the delegates on
the Committee on Permanent Organization
Calls were made for Mr. Reed OF Tennessee,
who 1t was stated, had been private solder III the
Confederate army. Mr.. Reed expressed great inter
est In the of this movement not thai II was
10 defeat Grant, but because he recognized that
movement as the only thing which could restore
fraternal feeAng and loyalty to the South, without
which it's people could never know real material
prosperity aad success. He had been heart and
soul In the movement believing 1t to be the only
thing which could save his people.
A delegate moved that this Convention declare
that 1t has decided choice for o candidate for the
but said he was not prepared 10 endorse the nomi-
nee Of the other Convention, whoever ne might be.
Another delegate said the proposition was alb
surd, and at the proper time the choice OF this Con
venti0n would be made known.
The Convention then adjourned until ten O'CLOCK
A. N. Oh Thursday