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STEAMERS FoR NEW WORK

The steamers JOHN GIBSON aud n. o,
MICH alternately leave Pier al East ffs~
River. New York, AZ q O'Clock u. m. Lt6Xh
every SATURDAY; Gesrgetown every Son1
SATURDAY AZ O'Clock q. m, and Ale 4 andrss
same day.
Freight taken AZ lowest rates. For tnforuatisu
Apply ~ once Metr0pnlitan Bank 18th strr.sf
Georgetown.
ap2i-tr SAMUEL BACON. President.
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HOLIDAY GOODS.


!
HOLlDA1 GOODS.
--.------------ -----------=--
. O
LARGE ASSORTMENT OF HOLIDAY GOODS
ursrprcr,v,n
just hhcfi'fp'
500 bottle. II LuBrx,s EXTRACT. a. SOC. sod
Besarifni line Of sifsk iHANpKERcHrEFs and
y Lsa, g Gsntlepen's and chIldren's white
shades, cheap:
Large stock OF Ladies' CLOAhS. Elegant
C, .n , tor -, %, -
VIDE 20 S, only se c..,,,.,.s ,,x m.
100 pieces of new Prints bought nj auction. only
4He-' Ie ef nd% e ssfi eoons cosr
so pieces OF Smoked White Linen frsm the large
20 pieces OF T5c. Linen, at &sc.
10 do. H.sS DO. S5c.
wIsW.II GwySS
,O5 MARKED Snoce.
2d door from W. b. Moses.
the dsy our ssS5s win Ss Kept open unit, os,set
Invite attention TO their large and varied collection
BOOKS,
SUITABLE FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS.
In Cloth, Calf and Morocco Bindings, and COM
,,- the works Of the hest authors in
PoLTR6, Fiction, THE DRAMA, HISTORY,
URAL HISTORY, SCIENCE, sc.
r>,cvc, o,rn -
GALLERIES OF ART,
BOOKS. and PRkYERs and HYMN AIS. in +"
JUVENILES md roy ROCKS.
dhEEHISaES% dSs a M SEM YEARS CARDS,
h PdSTFoLI5s ALBUMS
oecll-u IAksrANDs, Ere, Enc:
FOR THE uo,rn,vs
All the usual favOrs Fancy Creams and Rasp-
Merry Ices in f,sure no,s. r,n.r,o,t. D.. -
&C.. at 1927 NEW YORK AVENUE. dI5-lm
------------
SfESlAL FOX HOLIDAY TRADE.
-
TOILET SETS and VASES: new designs at all
prices.
Decorated CHAMBER SETS. h.,r,,,,i s,,.,.s
~ W" "suieS'
TF. SETS. en,iraIv naxr r,a.,a,,,s ., .s...,,.,.,
figures " PS "' ~''o"isnins
,,,.-
Artiul designs OF COASTERS. BUTTER DISHES
4 large variety Of ROGERS, TABLE CUT
Lhhl, fokhs, sfooNS, ETC.
All thasa gooas 7 will call =, .s,,,,s,t , nm,
rio ohEo.
II uorhNnrp
n hoLLANDEh>
x,s s.r.,,n .,...,
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NoRTH GERMAN LLOYD.

A MEXICAN LINE OF STEAMSHIPS
"a sail every Thu RSDAY direct -
from Philadelphla 20 LiverPoo',
Cabin, intermetiate and steerage passage tickces
can be had NJ II. ID. COOKE. JR. eco IS Rank
ers, 1429 street. Also. Agents for the Red Ssar
Line to Antwerp. my22-a
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WTNTER ARRANGEMENT.

FOR NORFOLK, FoRTREss MONROE AND
THE SOUTH.
The swim and elegant iron Steamer LADY o.
Ihk LAhk, Captain j. WHITE
ther nctics. every MONDAY, WE'D
NksDAf. and FRIDAY. n o'clock D. m. csn-
other Northern Points. Returning, lcaves Norfon
every TUESDAY. THURSDAY and sATUDr
DAY, 81 O'Clock .. m.
- FOR rOToMkC RIVER LANDINGS.
Steamer JOHN W. THOMPSON. Captain goUN
X. WOOD. leaves her wharf, foot Of 49,
s glG : ~ !, three time, : week.
Lone river; THURsDANs. a O'Clock q. m, Ter
oufrioman and Leonarstcvn. SATURDAYS. q q
O'clock a. NJ. Tor Currtoman and Isepnar,ltown,
=, for infther Information. Apply AZ the orhce
netrnfontan Bank. knox's Express ofhce. g
Bsggage called FOR on application a. knox's Ex-
press once. sANtrFI, RACoN Pn~,I
3. ]. ACCINFIIY. ArrnI. NVN'
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TTNHE ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
Il 800 18th STREET. CORNER II. NV.
j. REMINGTON FAIRLAMB. Director,
With able assistants. Circulars at music stores.
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ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG
kAILWAY AND ALExANDRIA AMI

EVENING LESSONS IN PHoNOGRAPHY
II q the EMERSON INeTITUTE 01l lAth 6.
northwest and q Mr.. DAvIDSoN's school, O..
ner ID and High streets, Georgetown.
A1rE0 Text Books nor extra study.
n0v1s-e JAS. CORRIDzN. rsachsr.
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rUNARD LINE.
~ NOTICE,
With the view OF diminishing the chances Of o.
ision, the Steamers OF this line take A sts,ci0a
course for all seasons OF the year.
On the outward passage from Queenstown 70
New ork or Boston. crossing the meridian Of e
a. 43 lat, or nothing 20 the north OF As.
On the homeward passage crossing the meridisa
of 90 At AZ lat, nothing TO the north OF AZ
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- ROYAL NAIL STEAMSHIPS
BETWEEN NEW pORK AND LIVERPOOL.
CALLING Al cox HARB0R.
FROM NEW foRk. From NEW YORK.
Abyssinia- Wed, Jan. AhySSnis. We'd. Feb. 3
Parthia We'd. Jan. Parthis. =. Wed. Feb. .
China. We'd. Jan. 10 China ..... Wed. Feb. =
Scytha Wed. Jan. IS scythia 80. Wed :, Feb. -
Batavia W ed :. Jan. 80
And every following "Wednesday from New York.
Steamers Marked do not carry steerage passengers
RATE OF PAssAGE.-Cabin. $50. $50 and SlO0
gold, according TO accommodation. The go pss-
Tickets 10 Paris. SIS. gold, additional, ReturI
tickets on favorable terms
steerage tickets TO and from all parts OF Europe &C
very low rates. Through bills of lading given fur
Belfast, Glasgow. Havre. Antwerp. and other ports
ON the Continent and for Mediterranean ports. For
freight and Passengers apply at the Company q
once, No. Bowling Green; or, both steerage Hnn
cabin. 20 OTIS BlGELoW, 6o6 eth street.
yan2S-1y CHAs. q. FRANCkLYN, Agent.
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TO THE NORTH. WEST, AND SOUTHWEST
Double Track. Steel Rails.
Splendid Scenery, Maonifcemf EQaipwsene.
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and She was off like the swift-fying deer.
John Rollins watched his friend with sort
OF lheNpllcable satisfaction. RanchtOwn had
been sketched from all available points, aud he
July expected Carroll to have been Disguised
long ago but still he fingered. The artist could
but he gradually fell into the habit of going to
see old Barring and playing endless games of
chess with him. On these occasions Katharine
would invariably absent herself going either
with or without a pretext as soon as he APP
peared, and remaining until his departure He
was baii1ed at every turn, and provoked at him.
on the spell that seemed to bind him to Ranch.
town aswith iron bands. But fate one day sent
crisis in the most unexpected manner.
Up the valley, where noisy brook flowed.
where the slOping hills were gay with violet
gold crimson cactus flowers. and the snow
cad "sliver-heels peeped over two noun
sauntered past a deserted mining village that
lay, in its weird desOlatiOn, like blot upon the
flOwer-gemmed hillside.
the opposite direction as he caught glimpse
OF her charming face and sunny hair: and then
and there he told her of his love and his desire
for her improvement.
You are lovely fairy princess" said he,
under a wicked spell-cast it of, Katha-
rlne. and come to me, my ideal of all that is
Thank you very much, sir" replied the
princess, with mock courtesy but l am
quite satisfied with myself as am. AS to
have certainly given you no reason to sup.
pose that cared a paper of pins about YOU"
Carroll could not deny this; and with an air
OF inefiable disdain, Katharine was pursuing
her way-when, happening to glance over her
shoulder, she suddenly turned and flung her.
At the same time bullet whizzed by, graz
Of crimson on its snow.
With q thrill Of horror Chase Carroll un-
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II ESSONS In GERMAN (native tongue) Latin
II and Greek, by FREDERICK MtsSAEUS,
formerly lns. OF Languages, College Of st. james,
Md. Circulars In bookstores. Address 40 81 st.
northwest. o23-tr
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n llOl.E Nt'NnrR ~.

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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-12-21

I.frHas, prepaid ~ stamps, Sets. each y o.. Or
Isacsion thereof 10 oil parts of the United ktAtes
forwarded % another lost0fAce without charge. on
request " ths person sddrcss~d u not called for
returned W Tho writer FREE. u indorsel with that
REQUEST Tho sssmp 4 omitted, the Letter IL for.
waFded to the Dead Letter once, and returned to
Tho writer. For ksaseviag letters the charge 10 Ia
CO. additional. Drop or Loeai letters cta. cach
o., prepaid. stamped rssfut Curtis Furnished
cnly hy Government. y. each Y anything eI.e y
Esss*a o tossaa sss1. lstess pxseaNc u charged
fosaA4s on all Stwgapevs and evtedleais can't from
newspsper ohAcca " any part Of the United ktAsea
% regular .ahsrribcrH. aauss hc paid Ia advance A
The nItee III mailing.
FoAkiaN PosrAuG.--To France, Germany. Aus-
trh, Hungary, Belgium, Denmark (nrlndinR leo.
land and rho Farce issndsl. Easpt, Spain tinend-
ING the NAlearc lalea, tho Canary lsans the apan.
sh posse.sons on The northern coast Of Africa and
tho pcatAl establishments III spain upon thu western
coast o. Morocco,. ureAt lirtAln lincluLin9 tho
Island u MnltAl. Greece. italy, fnsfinhonrr, Nor.
way, the NetherlAnds, Portugal (ineindina Madeira
and tho Asares,, lseasnana, lsnssA. Finland, s<r-
VIA, sweden, Switzerland and Turkey, for prepaid
letters Ct. per n o.. Unpaid letters. ID censs.
Postal Cards, cts. each. Newspapers. not over
four o., cts. each. Dneka, either printed matter.
patterns legal documents, photographs, etc. . oss.
Tor eArh %. Registration fee on Ill corrcspcnd-
ence, 10 ceutn.
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NJ sNMMxss#A @Mse@@ -
dass tasls lssaasasss "A shs stusNfnusas
wisat# stm sesIuesauns lAss hs#a ss~Msss
ssasassisaA ~ will w. sssa ~ sae NaMysv
taisaH. Mss sass Ixs~wsass e~s tit# White
HWassa, sls4 ts~aa1st~ lssrestmsfts aspa
sass AGRICULTURAL IpvtAs4w~pt Tie ~.
ssrars nslfsl IN hs The fv~alens n ia
ras fs# A.iiaisanAi rlrsks VI tsAn&ars ~
s~ssrv@tsuhslsnes. and In she innA ~ sl,e
payment II ss,nsinFsst esp~nsrs. The
increase ask..l ias the rs~suffs~ Depart
saeni ia n, ras Iat additional mail f.rsli.
itcs hi nassi isas iu~sveA#~i demand INT
l#sssaI sesviee ahnnrhsni the rsAntfy.
anil III paw slsIsrs~Heaee inenffsl. The
tummi ssiunsr NJ Agriculture nsks als'as
So. .1AN additional h inerres~ the l'rnr.
tiss ii that department. Necs~tafy Nc.
C1Afs sases the mo~i. the ,iihernee be.
i~esn his estimates for the present yeAF
anil for the next hcine tli.oO,DN A
gr-as saving II heinR made annually In
ihe interest paid on the public debt.
marv than II realized Ivy ihe public.
Between thc years ls1s anil ls1v the
mere interest alone Ina l~sn FcAnceL
from saa, ,uDn.non ~r annum 10 eSs.-
Nn. .0on. or more than IL per cvna in
tcnr years
I'll. following table will show thr
amount III interest pail IN the public
slslst for the YEARS named:
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a#Ass w8s#Ns $3.50 Ms sAs assTssM#s a 1850
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WARRINGTON xorEs.

Congressman springer, u lllinoir, claim.
tl0.000 from tho Government Tor securing the
retnrn to the treasury Of tho Centennial loan
Of II 200, ,0O0 by thu philAdciphiAns.
Tho cum nission of naval officers appointed
last year 10 examine tho reports made by Tho
officer. who explored the various routes for Nh
inter-occanic cAnAl agreo that thr Nicaragua
ruato Il tho most practicable.
Tho Republican members of tho Foreign
Affairs Con,nittcc, after carefully siftng thu
voluminous testimony Of army officers and
others rotating 70 the lsio Orsnde question,
exprcsa IN opinion that there " no danger of
international complications. sosne u the
DrmocrAtic members of the committee, how
ever. Arc d opinion that war IA IL bo appru.
hendcd, and that Il possibly canuot he avoided.
Judge Iosing, " the United states Court IT
Claims, has retired on full pay, ON account of
age. and the President has auloint.d !. 4.
Bancroft Davis to succeed him.
After IN exciting canvass tho nominations Vt
Mr. Hayes for officers At the port of New York
were rsjccted BY tho senAso ny vote u IN
against confirmation 10 10 In favor.
Military Committee 10 testify regarding tAe
condition u sRAEs along tho no urande. liz
gave II ~ hla opinion that therc II no danger
of ! war with Mexico. and thAt tho troops n.
ready stationed on the bordcr. together with
those 20 bo scnt thsrc, will bo sufficient 70 pre-
serve order.
4 dispatch 10 the Chicago Triba~ aaya lilo
8enais's executive session of the iiih WAS thu
scsns Of N eAe,tlng Dialogue between senator.
Cc~lon and Conkling. Tho account says
Gordon VAS bitterly opposing the confirmation
Of Wads, . Republican. ~ Collector u tho
Third district of Georgia. Mr.. Thurman tn.
sssTuptsd 10 NY that. II tho relations oi
the North 70 the South were 70 paas Ia te.
visw a length on every confirmation, buai-
nsss could not b. expedited. Al this Mr..
Conklins and several others spoke ont, ~ !.
usuAl ia 1 session where business IL pressing.
"do on With tho calendar" Al thia 0ord.,
exclaimed In vsry offensive manner The
oeostns from Nsw York II issuing orders 70
~ oAssr," AE. tiopkAss aft.s sstiay Cor
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MISCELLANEOUS oLEAN1Nos.

Failed John q, Hodge 4 Co. whocsal.
stationtfs, Han Francisco, Cal. ihe IAsae
County Savings Dank, Ottawa, ILL., tho s.mt-
son nsnk, TIM oldest banking institution ii
Lawrence. Kan.
Tho isoy. ]. j. Dloomer. pastor of st. Pat
riek's Catholic Church. In ElnairA, N. i,, has
been committed 10 Jail for contempt of tho
Recorders Court, IN r.fnSin. IL answsr 4
question pnt by tho conr, In reference to case
Of alleged hlgamy. Tho pastor stands on ths
ground Of professional confidence, nu, church
discipline.
Tho safe In tho Essex Count, TIoasuroa'-
office, At Windsor, Canada, was robbed cf sln.-
900 recently. The safe WAS blown opcn and
completely wrecked.
The case of alleged improper ealc of ntamrs
by tho Postmaster At Stockton, NJ, which wa.
carried before tho United states Court At PORT
land ~ tcst case, has resulted In thu coAs.e-
sian and sentence u ]. T.. Frye, Postmaster.
Tho court Il reported ~ holding that an.icr the
present Postal laws l'o-tmasters making illegal
sales 81 stAmps hy dirconnt Or exchange for
gooda can 10 punished.
I.ynching IL reported ~ foilows In Tcn-
nc.scc, Of negro named Alexander boot fur
tho murder II white man named Daughts !,
In Georgetown. Col, OF ono kchnmn,,. 4 no
lorious outlaw,
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DOMESTIC 1xrxLLroxxcz.

The striking cigar-makcrs Ia Now York city
aro successfully establishing cooperative
factory there. The workmon Ase 20 be selected
from MI tho different shops In which strikes
occurred. Ia order 10 secure tho most rkillful
worAmon Tor tho experimental effort.
At tho late municipal election In boston tho
Republican ticket was elected by = majority Of
2,i5l.
The .lye.housc and bolcr-room of tho York
Manufacturing Company wero damaged e2S, 600
BY q rcccnt hrc. Hundreds of operatives Asc
temporarily thrown out VI employment.
James INAly, ii Now York, importer n
white goods, has failed. Liabilities placed at
ti60. 900, onc.half duo abroad. Outstanding
AMess reported wsak. Trouble with Govern
mlont olliccrs and very extensive business are
Ascribed a. causes OF thu failure.
Jacob Gran, notod opera manager, disd ~
Gently In New York. aged %.
A New York dispatch reports the death, q
i,rootiyn. N. r., of tho Isev. David lngls, y.
D., who had Just been called to the assistant
pAmtos.hip IL Knox Presbyterian Church In
Toronto. Canada. DR.. Ingiia Was I man "
great ability and learning.
Weat.
The commission appointed 10 decide where
tho front of the Chicago Custom House should
10 has submitted compromise report. which
conlcmplasca not only that Clark street shall
b. fitted with - ingrsss, but that Dearborn
street shall retain what Il had. thAl still an
other public entrance shall be psovidcd Tor
Adams street. and that tho opening for mall
Wagons shall be on JAckson slFeet. Tho co,n-
mis&aon rclrescnt that no asru0snsal changes In
Tho plan os ths building ars involved In their
recommendations
n. II. Harrison, wealthy and psominsat
citissn u Keokuh, Iowa, disd recently. Agsd -
ycAra
The oerman- Amsrtsan nAaL of Chicago has
decided 20 50 out Of business.
The trial d Tho asspsraAo bssl known b bio
alias Frank Aands" has been postpoasd 70
February, u uaissburg, ~.
The nsv. Dr. HsrTis, rector o. q. james
Episcopal Church, Chicago, has been s,setsd
Bishop of tho nov Dtocsss d Quincy, H.
Miss Alilo Mckee has besn eommittod for
murder without ball, To- ~ shooelng q 0on-
Stable Moglligoss. q Chicago.
~ rseaVss u h0vs y chissyo t. ~
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4 sense of tho lmlicrons In 4 very IN.
ioyablr thing. hut II may bc too highly
developed occasionally. This seems u
bc tho case with MI English farmer who
hna recently appeared before the courts.
liz VIVA sitting Ia the parlor of Nh inn,
one evening. reading the news, when his
eye rllnncc,l 10 fnll on thc sleeping form
of man with a long beard. Hc went
10 the ilrc, and. lighting piece of paper.
deliberately applied II to tho slecping
mans beard. There wak q bright, r,lsh-
inv flame for q second or two; tho man
spr.ng 10 his fcvt IN agony: Tho joke
wns complete, and thu farmer roarcd In
ccstasy. Tho unfortunate sufferer, who
happened 10 be the village tsilor, know
TINT the farmer wn. mnn of substantial
means, and sued him for .lama0uH Dur
Ing tho entire trial tho farmer foAtcrcd
hi. sense of hnmor, and laughed up.
rtMrionsly when il WAN stated that tho
plaintiffs heard wax originally eighteen
inches long. Hc did not laugh - heart
ily when he WIN called upon to pay d ,OO0
and costa.
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Three pustdinR~ IN pule,
track nuts aud cry ulc.
Wow rroerrn trade u In request,
Fer pluns and spices ~ thu best;
uocA cheer doth With this month Aares,
And dainty chaps mnst swsetencd he:
Mrth ani nainsss doth Ab1lnd.
And strong ie~r III each house Il found;
Mined pies, roAat beef. with other cheer,
And frastnR 10th conclude the year.
--fNbf Rabin's stfHuuar FIR fkevmbev, tdTT.
There Is probably no single word that
In secn In NJ many languages M the word
vulr. How II originated Or from what
II wns derived photographers have found
ii difficult to determine. Some consider
II u corruption Of tho latin proper name
Julius, aud regard II as perhaps com,
pl,ment paid Julius cnsnr by the Brit.
tons for Introducing the Roman Satnr-
nalia in Britain during the period of the
Roman occupation uf that country.
Others, among whom is the venerable
Bcde, supposed II derived from the same
source M the word wheel, because il
marks tho time Of. or occurs n few ,inys
after, the return of the sun to tllr winter
eolstice.
Originally, il seems, the term "yulc ]"
VIVA employed 10 denote either Of two
great festivals that of "Lummns or
First Fruits, which fell on the Int of
August, of TIM Christmns.ti.e, falling,
IN We know. ON the 18th OF December.
Bnt generally II had reference 10 the lat
trr: and, IN Noah or Saturn was rccoiy.
n,zel not onlya ~ the gol of the .lelngc,
hut the patron of hnsbandry, IL was
thought meet to honor him by feasting,
mlrtll, rovelry, freedom from earc and
good.tsllowSlip, The transition III honor
10 Christ In attributed To the ,lccrctal
letters of Pope Tclesphorus. Who died
A. d. l3S. Since that time, throughout
the entire history ol tho Christian
Church, its observance hax hccn singu-
lnrly noted IN nm intermingling of the
sacred with the carnal, solemn religious
ceremonies with much that savors III the
ultra-conyiviAl, while encouraging broth
efly kindness, forgiveness, generosity,
charity and NIL the nohler virtues tint
attach 10 the human race.
Among the early Christians. Christ.
mas, or yule. was the most movable of
fcnsts. II was frequently coufonndcd
with the Epiphany. Or Twelfth Day, aud
in the Eastern Church wns celebrated In
tho months of April and May. But In
the fourth century, after urgent on.
treaties, ~. Cyril of Jerusalem obtained
nh order from Pope Julius l.. the reign
ing pontiii, Tor An investigation ~ bc
made. and some particular day 10 he do
cidcl upon ~ thAt of the bavior's nAtiv-
ity. After much inquiry and patient n.
search. and despite certain climatic and
historical objections which cast doubt
upon tho correctness of their decision,
II VIVA agreed by the thcologinns Of tho
Eastern and Wcatcrn churches TINT the
10th ol December should bc observed an
the anniversary of Christ's birth.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-12-21

Tho IndinuA papers arc making
great fuss about q man In valpAraiso
who recently picked up horse and or.
rieL il across tho road. TAe Burlington
Hank- Eye rather scolIs n TIN idca.
ut Ii caAy enough" il aays, ITO pick
up horse II you know how. The best
way II 10 lot tho line. get under his tail,
and then lift. And II will surprise You
10 40 how easily you can raise the horse
clear over the dashboard and into your
lnp, "--ErchuH0d.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-12-21

Each member of she Cabinet, IN sub
hitting his estimates 10 Congress, *
plains that he las asked for no more
than il actually required for the proper
support of his branch ot the Govern.
mcnt II has usually hecn tho custom
III advance the estimates 4 certain per
cent, with the expectation TINT Congress
wonld make some reduction anyhow,
hut In this case no such advance has
been made.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-12-21
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