The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-06-27

unh rMAMA,rtM kkEtvNE~
MsStr w Tn A s~lrrs~a suisn,
made \ lat and Intellectual ar,~Mi |.
shr ritl ~ his ri,assr, a. they ws~ sisl
inr taprshrf near Nr~atk, Ohin. MI,
,ula ham ihat she certainly ~cuiI nv,ri
change her mini Then | watt h
HE, w. sa,i ~ r,,s n,,s IN the wagon,
took the cheek rein fsum the hutse
WALKED siAnr, distance into Nj. ~sA~l.
and hanged iimscli The pisl. after
waiting awhile. w,snt ~ laak fof him
ahd found him drai.
"T'Ms AMERICAN Tntnsrr." a small
fonr. wheeled wagon. drawn hy tyr
goair. AMI containing helpless
shrivcled.mp remnant II man, dressed
IA loose garment ~ coarse cloth and
wearing large straw hat, attracted nj.
tentiom IN HaTrr~town. Md, RECENTLY
The man gave his namc M David uricve,
frwn Tncssille. Ohio H. SAYS he was
furmeri, stout. active man. about flve
feet 1--we inchcs high. but that Ii. has
been brought ~ Its present condition
by paralysis. lie has travelled in the
present manner for many Years, md
calls himself "ihc American tourist. .
lie iscntirci, helpless, md his shr,vclc.l
limbs and pnrhcd conntrnanrc arr
| pitifml. He has wife aud four chill.
drem. who accompany him and attend
"a his wants. He II q temperance ntlyo.
cate, bitter Ia his denuncintion al
spiritnouS liquors, and derives small
\ revenue from the sale III temperance
song and other small articles.
A Ngwsnoy BENvvAcTon. =. John
King, cripple, II y Cincinnati ncwsl,oy,
but now somewhat more noted than
others VI his calling. For ton years liz
has lived In cramrcd and comfortleHs
room In the old Museum building, III
Third and Sycamore streets. Hc has
NIL this time been alone cooking. wasl,
inv and ncndinH for himself "A hard
life, u may BE- sail. hut John from
thu first took 4 different view ol the
matter. III was al np,imixt, Nature
hnd kicked HIM nt tho start? Very
trna, The world cutlcd him on thc
wayY Correct, Nevertheless, John DO.
gan 70 collect books, working MI day
FIR bread and the means 10 satisfy his
h,lliomnnia. Al night he would read
l.nAt Tuesday the numerical devoted
u column ~ Johns presentation Of 2,tOn
volumes IT, thu Public Library ii Gin,
cinnati. All the books are good: many
~ them choice. old volumes with Lon.
don imprint, the classics. histories, and
NJ on.
| JomN's LOVE-. There died IN Austin,
Mimi, ono day Inst week. an old man
called John, tho woodmnn. He shut.
fed the coil through poison self admin,
istered. John lived In i bit 81 wood,
near Austin, his place 81 abode being /
cabin. Though surrounded by game
fcathered aud fnny. he never sought IL
but lived from lightwood and charcoal
sold 10 the townspeople. He VIA
good old man. He was not ambitious
Year after year he visited the house o.
u widow lady In Austin, she hciag on,
III his constant customers. The widow
WAS fond of simple John. with his a In
xly.gray beard aud coal.begrimcd face
, aud frequently talked 10 him. One da,
, she naid, half In Jest: John, I'm 20
. ing To bc married soon." The word
affected the old fellow No that he III,
, not bid tho children good.by. liz wen
70 the woods and searched for roots
, many Of which hc pulled mp, takini
them ~ his cabin. Selecting what Ii,
/ thought the poisonous ones, no IL
! Thorn and died. This IL Ayonched b.
tho Transcript, Of Austin.
! Mac ~ TrLAMx.~- Among the weed
and tiles III TnlMrc lake, In California
may bc found man who has cut him
Hclf OIL from MI but Wild lilo. Hc !
\ known ~ tho N0at Hermit Of Tulart
! HiK name II jaime. Mac. Whether whc,
I ~ made ono n thu throng the Mac W
! follow "a by Adams. Duffy, Cnllough q
my ono ~ tho othcr hundred name
that usually 60 with tho prefix h. cMn
!: not b. lcd ~ NY. liz calls himsel
\ James Mac. Ill spends night and d.
|, In his boMt, ~ ordinary lake craft, will
! out sail Or rnddcr. In fishing Or trHt
ping hc u No expert that those vi.
! know him understand tho by-phras
"Ar lucky ~ Mac" This cAmrActe
served IN thu navy during tho Mexica
war, and In 10 Joined tho exodus ID
\ The gold fields 81 tho Pacific coaAt. II
helped ~ survey Han Francisco when
|. contained less than i score ol shsntiel
! He joined several hands Of pioneers an
J marched through tho mountains IN
forests for years, returning 70 Han Fran
. cisco "a Ind that II had become : larg
2 city. TulMrc lake. In tho distance. W
the only natural leature Of tho c0untr,
!, : part 81 which had bccn claimed M
:. stakcd Of by him, 70 hc built boat On
vowed 10 pans his life among the bnl
J, PUSHES.
EccxxTRIc CALVIN HiLL.--Capt Ca
vim Hill. who recently died In 6omer
: Mass., ~ the aRc ii ~, WAS ono Of d
: most occcntric farmers In WeAtcs
! Massachusetts,. Hc would never lcg,
!. y piece III work on Friday, would o.
|, his hngcrnails nj stated tlmes. woul
! |. never Nil = hog for his own nse uule,
!. tho moon was growing larger, NJ thu
!. the meat would swell while cook,nl
! would talk % burns 70 cure the paii
: and hAd ~ many snperstitious motion
~ q heather. To look up and scc !
J, odd number ri crows MAS 10 him !
3 omen u bah luck, and " sce tho NJ
= moon over his right shoulder indicate
= that good fortune lsy In his p~thwa,
}, ile became Hpintnalist when III
/. table ippings attracted attention thirt
years Mgo. liz sold bis farm, distribute
his property among his heirs. keelin
only what DO supposed hc might naet
\ and thAt b. put into thu hands III trn,
. tees. and soon became 4 Arnt elias. nj
' dunn. III bnilt church In hin tow
for thu wornhipeys 81 the new faith, ~
for many years, until incapscitntcd b
!. ngr. hr was leader IN thu sect, CLAIM
! ing the power III heal tie sick and pal
form mirMclrs,
- y
TME Cxar haa approved TIN schem
\ III reducing military service III Hussi