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i've years, .ass1 miles ri railroad
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fully 7.0O0,sOo. The greater part ol
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Territories. A corresponding demand
hAe been created for the products ol
manufacturing and commercial in.
lastrics IL tile Eastern States. Isalni
is in fnct more productive In Tho ncw
| States aua Territories than In the Older
States. With the general recovery Wit.
ncHscd on every hand. and with mn en-
ormonS balance vi trade with forcigu
countries In our favor, there il over,
reason Ia believe TINT the country, and
| particularly lin railroads. In entering
upon career of unwuntcd prosperity.
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transportation charges the earnings
from freight increased Sl7.76I ,523. ol
Al per cent. ~ compared with 1877
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Western States. The freight earning,
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of S!,hls,l.O. or , prr cent; In th,
southern States MI increase III sl,7l7,
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Ulu.3lh, ors PER cent, aud in tho Paciti,
States gain of sl,53l,llh, ar over "A
per cent. m compared with is77. tn,
Pacific railroads show Il falling of d
| $Tsa,iiI7 In freight eMrninea,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-08
IL II Really Mot |!

~ G1u6VN 0OlHk UNNlHN6N iii NtT1NWOIat
street hnA given this weather question Il
great dcAl of thought. Mnd yesterday he
began i sericA II experiments 10 ascer
tain whether Imagination hAsn't ~ much
10 10 with 4 hot day IN tho thcrmunac.
tor. Al y o'clock In tho morning he On
tered his Office. built brisk tirc III the
stove, closed tho door, aud nut down ~
lis newspaper, having his chair close 10
tho stoyU. In : low minutes ono u his
customers opened tlc door, and before
hc could express his surprise tho official
called out;
"Comc inl What 4 change In the
weather since last night ! hated to
build tirc. but II wAA positively like
November IN here. Come over by the
stpvc."
HAS hN thr weather changed r.
hesitatingly inquired the caller.
Changed! Why there's Il difference
of III degrees since IN o'clovk lust
night Hear what tho weather report
says. Nortlcrly winds, great change In
temperature, will, indications of i ~.
we're frost NJ night ! wish llul
brought down my spring overcoat."
"Well. | felt the change, but ! didn't
realize tl,e full lnwvr ii L. said The
other, " he edged over ~ the stowe and
rubbed his hands.
"Yuu should watch these things and
drcxs accordingly. Iwonlsln't dare come
ont in that thih coat. First yon know
yomll have chill"
III know I'm rather careless. bmt
must look ont for myself In iuturc
This ARE feels rather good
Yes, II d0gs; you'd better gct thor
onghly warmed up before you 50 out Il
| ~ nv cir
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-08

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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-08

IN nearly thirty years of experiment
ing and careful culture Mr.. Hull, II Con.
cord, ha. raised 22.OlN seedlings 81
grnpea, from which hc has saved twenty.
Two viNes worth keeping. aud 10 has :
descendant M lh0 fSnnennl Nhlch Siuang
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-08
2oLirICAL POINTS.

Republican State Conventions have
hcen rale,l iu Nebraska for uct. |, In Mime.
sosa sept I, anI III Massachusetts Aopl IN.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-08

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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-08
eMeSsSeNt t'tasl.n.

Jawss unnnsss nssssss hss returned
~ Americas Aeil anil Newport
ArrnAsfs ussshn ps,fss will
sI~na naest ~ ths ~smme, In Washing
ton.
Hos. El,nr MssnnrMss In. ~ish hi.
family, spending shs sammef II NJ. Al
hans, w.
vt,s rnfs,rrsr Mnvrlrn will Wait
Colosxdn this summer tos The benefit NJ
Ill. health.
HENArph HArnsniAn CuASnLrn has
been male an Ill. ". by Ilillsttale
Mich.) College.
Nh. 1sskavkLlow il very courteous
to pilgfiins, literary uf journalistic. Who
call on him Al Cambridge.
SECRETARY MrCMAny will remain M
the national capital AL summer. and ~
~ Iowa about the i.t III q, tohcs.
SENATOR HLAla. ncwly.el-cied from
New Hampshire. IL man ~ years oll.
tall aud slender. and wearing chin
whiakcrs.
SENATOR HANNIBAL uAMLIN newer r,,l.
On gloves In the winter tinar lint 1avcs
them IL protect his hands from the n,n
In simmer.
Msnk TwAS has realized more
money from his play, "The aildcd
Age tlan dill Shakespeare from ail II
his dramas.
lr II sail thai Mr.. booth and Mr..
Jefferson will continc their theatrical
lal,nrs ~ fuur cities next season New
fnrk, Boston. Philadelphia aud Chi.
cago.
WV. M. TwEsp'S heirs arc unable 10
secure that &S.0tkD insurance held On his
life. His running away 10 Spain with
ont giving The insurance companies
notice IN the cause ~ the forfeit.
Nov. ALLEN oilcc told friend TINT
the llat,l.at duty he hal 10 perform. W
Governor III Ohio, was 10 xay "no' 70
women and children who appealed To
him ~ exercise the pAr,lontng lowcr.
Mn JANIS unmnoN BrSNrrr. on his
ilrnt visit H. his ncwly.arriyrd nephew,
lilo first chila of his sister. now Mrs.
lsa,c BELL, laid In the cradle II the In.
fnnt Inn United States bonds ~ III ,NNl
each N christening gift.
A GRANDSON pf Henry Clay, who
bcars his name. In the Prosecuting At.
torney of the City Court " Louisville,
Ky. Tho other lay hc assaulted r..
porter, who hal made comments upon
his official conduct, and was fined s.O
for the oilcnSc
SENATOR'S SAUNDERS, ri Nebraska,
Wnd AnitlslMry. III Delaware, are the
same Rgc IT, Senators Harris, of Ten.
iesHce. and Johnston. III Virginia. nrc
VI while Senators Sharon, III Virginia,
and Witherx. of Virginia, have lived 81
years.
TMr late Baron Lionel ,lc Rothschiltl
LETT his family In comparative comfort,
his estate being estimated at t6O,ihO,.
mo. II II said that there ara thirteen
Jews In shoreditci, London, who are
worth over million sterling each,
One II these Ii mn old clio pcddlsr, whn
follows Ills vocation.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-08
Owing ~ the Weather.

a lily ueWkbuy wAh yesterday uOnUlMt
over \ bench n tho City Hall Market,
too Hick 10 movc. and too discouraged
to care what became III him. Two or
three of the motherly mArkct-womcn
fixed him mp doses Of pepper, aud.
when hc VIVA little better. ono III them
s&id
boy, yon want ~ lot harsest'applca
nlonels
4lIarvest applcs!" hc sneercd; do
you think eight or nine harye.t-npplea
conld double up big hoy like meps
y saw yon eating cherries" put In n
second woman.
" know yon did. but hAint used u,
chcrricsi Hnmphl Why, I'm Nifty
times ~ big ~ = quart of cherriesl"
And he bonght two cucnmberA of
my stand III hour Ago!" sqneAkcd 4 lit.
iie black.eyed woman.
Yes, l did" answered the boy, "hut
they didn't make only ! monthfnl
T'other night ste tcn MI at once, and
they didn't hurt me bit
And nav him eating tomatoes and
tnrnips!" solcmnly remarked . tail
man with green glanscs on.
"B'poSin You dial- walled the boy ~
tho colo got frosh grip, wasn't To-
matters and dtnrnips mAsle 10 eatY Don't
yon folks want 10 give hoy any show
10 get AlongY I tell yon IT. thi. here
storm what affects me. and, II You
women had any mercy on me-, you'd
hiring mo some plums, and green corn
mud bologna. aud pears, and dish ol
iec cream, 10 take the pepper.tAste oal
III my mouth - Detroit Free Press.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-08

Mr.. Aioughton assigns ill.hcallh ~
ihs rsason ~ seslenlns ~ misaiaA - AnsslA
y = s>ole1 u aAnlnlulsAtloa olssle ~ VI
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-08

TME nian who waa hit In thu cye with
lump of anthracite explained 10 lis
lrteada thss he hA4 mogsly gos cosled
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-08

The particulars Ot Nh unfortunate Ml-
fair canAcd by love, jealousy and rc-
vcngc, which occurred ut Pine Ridge
Agency LAY before yesterday. have jnst
reached this place. II appears TINT two
brothers named lilly and Johnny Pro-
vost. employed 81 the agency, the former
~ stock superintendent became enam-
ored of beautiful Indian girl named
Hocttcwa little Bird. daughter III
Eagle Wing. snb-chici IN Rcd Clouds
hand Of Sioux. Hcforc giving hts con-
sent, ~ Ii tho custom among Indians,
Eagle Wing demanded horse ~ the
price of hts daughters hand In mar
riagc.
Billy Provost. not having 4 horse 10
give. consulted An Indian, who gave
him u horse ~ Ills own, which I'M reality
belonged TO \ man named Clement Der.
nard, who, unknown 10 him. was also
suing for tho affections of tho dusky
maiden. Following thc Indians advice.
he took the animal and delivered II to
Eaglc Wing. and was about 10 take his
prize when Bernard appeared on the
scenc, claiming his property and put.
ting stop 10 further ccrSmonies. Pro-
vost. after finding ont tla. he had been
deceived, and being elected from the
lodge by the chief. seized with grief
and remorse, placed 4 pistol 10 his head
aud blew his brains ont.
John Provost, the interpreter, on
learning Of his brothers suicide, sought
ont the Indian who betrayed him and
Bernard, his rival, intending 70 kill
them. Finding both IN the Agents
office, hc deliberately and without warn.
Ing opened fre ON them, killing Her.
narl. Several Mcxicans, countrymcn
of the murdered man. surrounded the
murderer and would have lyncAcd him
had Il not been for tho prompt action
ol DR.. McOillicnsldy, the Indian Agent
who scnt him under = guard Of Indian
soldicrs " tho military guard. house u
Camp Sheridan, where lao now await1
tho action u tho civil Autlloritics. :.
Fort Robinson lNeb.) Cor. Chicago
Times.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-08
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BoNArR, IOWA.
COUNTY SURVEYOR
AAA s.e -A
ENGINEER.

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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-08

And All eruptioMe cs ttN skin, this Ointncnt Ii ns
tnsAlu1hte u dos not lrAi externally atnns i,n
p~nsesoesa with tAe most searching slssesa " ~,
very rUOe III the evil.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-08

During July there was paid TO-
srteAfs of pensions ssne, ~. which exliAu.ss
the special fund held for thc redemption of
fractional currency. The increase NJ the ,lclt
tar ,i,s monih II sttr~,.all. showing there
would have been ,lcerva.c IL sa,u,>, ~, - il
M arrears " pcurona hal lccn rasd
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-08

lEui.ls lsslle NJ iir rAlh, Ilaliraaa
taiilraiti.s4 iblslt#t pas allie IA Law
tui pitne,i Principal ssul@ianslilntt.y silwisis
in,arri t,tfleel afl i,pt set itaii III. HItiis
ihterssi l,alsi ~ Tie / nt4, @taiss.. ta.tis I9
Interest rsisald BY transportation ii
iaatlA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ia.a'4.n.l
fasattes III iairr.Hl uahy the lntai
staiss .t.................,....., Al.iia, m
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-26
Mr.. Gladst Onr,s Weeks Work.
HAndOn TimeS

There is one respect in which no one
can refuse tribute of admiration to Mr..
Gladstone's performances in Scotland.
Having regard to his age, to the weather,
to the nature of his audiences, and to
the length of his speeches, his present
rhetorical campaign must certainly be
regarded as one of the most extraordi-
nary physical feats on record-perhaps
the most extraordinary. Last week he
delivered four speeches, occupying about
six columns each, before crowded assem-
blies. and the last was at least as vigor-
GUS as the first. On Monday he Travelled
from Edinburg through Dunfermline,
Perth and Dunkeld to Aberfeldy; and at
each stage of his journey, during the stray
half hours or five minutes which the train
allowed him, he was as ready to make a
new speech as if he had made none be-
fore. The weather seems to be as cold
in Scotland as it is here, and most men
Of seventy would hesitate before 80 much
as putting their heads out of window on
a Scotch journey. Mr.. Gladstone, too,
has more work before him. He is to-day
to deliver political speech, and it is not
until Saturday that b. will return to
comparative rest at Hawarden. English
men and Scotchmen can appreciate such
a display of endurance and energy. The
intellectual force and rhetorical vivacity
displayed are not less remarkable, and
men Of all parties will agree that Mr..
Gladstone has proved himself a more
wonderful parsonage than ever.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-26

as death, and locked as If he were about
to sink into the earth.
Riding close to him Jesse said: "Didn't
you know that would kill yeu for the
language you used toward my motherY
If you have anything to say do it quickly,
for you have only q short time to live"
Just at this time the wife of the appar-
emily doomed man came screaming out
of the house, begging Jessie not 10 kill ler
husband. With a stern command of
"Get back in the house, Madam, quick" "
the woman went in weeping bitterly, and
with strained nerves she awaited the
dead crack of Jesse's revolver which
would make her widow. Turning to
the trembling man before him, Jesse
said: "Get down on your knees and ask
forgiveness for your sins before | kill
you"
Dropping down on his knees in the
middle of the public read, the man
offered up such prayer to God as was
never heard in the old county of Clay.
The gentleman, an unwilling spectator to
the affair, said he never heard such a
touching and beautiful prayer in his
life. With the tears streaming down his
face, the man beseeched the Almighty to
receive his soul and take care of his chill
dren and wife, soon TO be without a
father and husband. Mr.. Chancellor,
during the prayer, glanced several times
at Jesse, who, with drawn pistol, sat
sternly on his horse looking at the sup
plicant before him.
Before the prayer was concluded the
stern lines upon Jesse's face seemed to
relax from their wonted serenity, and
hope dawned upon the mind of the gen.
tleman that Jesse would relent from his
stern purpose. At the conclusion of the
prayer the man closed his eyes and
awaited the expected shot that would
send him into eternity. But he was not
destined to die. The words of suppli-
ance had touched the better chords of
Jesse's he lrt, and the demon within him
was subdued. Addressing the still kneel.
ing man he said: II ought to kill you,
but for the sake of your wife and chill
dren I will spare your life. l will give
you six hours to get out of this country.
Go quick, before change my mind"
The reprieved man arose to his feet
and poured out such volume of thank
full gratitude that the heart of the gen
tleman present was melted into tears,
and he wept like child Jesse, az
parently stern and unmoved, listened un-
til he was through, and then, motioning
him away, gathered up the lines Of his
bride and disappeared in the field. The
man fastened into his house, and the
joyful meeting with his wife on the
threshold of the door was an occasion
never to be forgotten.
In less than the time given by Jesse to
leave, the man, his family and their ef-
fects were loaded into wagons and going
in the direction of more friendly shores.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-26
Canadian Politics.


The following story is told for fact,
and it will perhaps throw some light on
the general results of the voting at the
last Dominion elections: On the day of
the elections a woman went into a
butchers shop in Western town and
asked for sleeps head. The butcher
promptly put his hands on one, and was
giving IL to the purchaser, when she in
quired if it was Liberal or Tory
head. The man of beef was non.
plussed for the moment and then said,
on chance, that it was Liberal. cav
winnet ha' it, then," was the woman's
reply, and she was making toward the
door, when the butcher, not willing to
lose customer for the want of little
accommodation, called out to her
"Here, misses, wait minute, and Pll
soon make it into Tory for you" The
woman turned back, and the butcher al
once split open the head, took out the
brains, and handed it over as a 'reaI
Tory" The woman departed with Il
triumphantly. ...
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-26


During an excursion from this city to
Niagara Falls, and while at Cleveland.
an incident occurred which will never be
forgotten by those who heard it. The
Kennard House, in that city, was
crowded with guests. when an eccentric
and witty druggist of Smithfeld street
appeared late at night at the hotel office
and demanded bed. The clerk replied
that there were only two vacant beds in
the house-one, wherein was quartered a
Pittshurg morning-newspaper man, and
the other room wherein was Pittsbure
evening-newspaper man, who were with
the excursion. "To tell the truth, they
are both pretty drunk; so you may take
your choice as to which room you vii
sleep in" '.'"
The druggist said that on general prin
ciples he would take his chances with thu
evening newspaper journalist, as h
would doubtless be so drunk that h,
would lie dormantly quiet all night. HI
went to bed and was soon sound asleep
The journalist, however, awakened
about l2 o'clock, and thinking it lonl
time between drinks, dressed himself
unconsciously, in the druggists clothes
and sailed out to make a night of it
Ever and anon he muttered, as h
treated all present, "Fuuniest thing
ever heard of! When l went to bed las
night l only had 25 cents to my name
and now Pve got over 800 (showing
corpulent roll of bills); and Pm bount
to spend every cent Of it before morn
ing" He did.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-26
Three for rweD y-iive.

After Griswold street barber had
finished shaving stranger Yesterday the
man asked what the charge was, and
when told that it was 10 cents, he
asked:
Don't you have any wholesale rates?
Wouldn't you give me three shaves for 25
cents"
eyes, I reckon I could do dat"
"Then 60 ahead and shave me twice
more" said the stranger, as he climbed
back into the chair.
The barber lathered, shaved, recombed
his hair, and cried "Brush!" and the man
reseated himself and took third shave
without word. His face had lobster
color when he got through, but he handed
out quarter and said:
"I don't know but it would have been
better to take seven shaves for half dol.
lar, but this will do lust now."