The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1880-07-01

Americans and Titles.
Ambitious Americans WIN have The
misfortune ~ possesses letters ~ rrll, ~
very limited amounts manage u ollu,in
titlNs anil decorations l,s ways TINT mr.,
dark nnh mysterious ~ thnen III tl,e
heather Chncc. SOME little MT ~ pnl.
lantry ~ any member NJ ROYALTY, II
worked ~ anil manipulated hi nli ril,c.
tive mnnner. II r.rc ~ bring IT. reward,
The story In told III Il lucky American n
Rome Who recently earned Il decoration
ai.d title by rushing Ia tile rescue II tho
queens lA.sllr II wns hi p,ssl fortune
tul~ walking IN Tho rincian Hill il, the
same hour tle queen WIS taking hef al,
trrnun promenade. Her ~. r4Alle ha,l
wandered d short distance frum hcr when
| II Wa~ to,lnesd upon by n hig hull.ang.
nnh would have l1rn rl,.Mvd III nlnl
swallowed whole silver collar. piuk riL.
An and nll Init fur ih. timely rescue
| by the American. M ce,,r~u tho a,,rpn
screamed and tainted md wins .nlt r..
stored to consciousness u, hu,inn her
insnrite placed III her arms nnlmrm.d NY
the gallant foreigner, Win Ind The prs.
rrc. II minl ~ present her NAnl llinh.
Hers III the snnie time lii rnrl nii,l ud.
dress. II Nas n lnnuni,fa VI luck IL The
man IN iii. fashionable world. The III.
suit WAS Il decoration. nnd ever sinrr
wherever h. RMas, Hueleiy throws aisl.
nlsan its ,lnur FIR his entrance N NIL
II ilie swell dinners given ls inelaisls
VI ihe American rnluilirs In l'arin. Hunp,
and flnfrne., tin hlns aud r.l filtla,l
In Iii. bustsn.hule il ile envy II his less
fortunate e.,l,ntrsm"ii.
recently m., III Mnfetilles All Aneri,
can whom Ind knnMn s.nrH apu. iiret
~ captain II trading ,.Hnei, ninl utter.
ward ~ u successful rilip chandler H.
had begun lii. ~ IA p,sr cabin h,s In ii
rnnstinp aehppnuf, anu Ind Worked him.
srlf M tlin ladder Until fortune hal
smiled upon him mil hs hnsl l.eeume thu
pinned IL his cent collar il small ral,isd
rn~ettr which was proninrIlil, displayed
~ III insignia III rank.
''llnll,n.' lexrlai,nel will, .ume sur.
prise. pointing r. the rsutte. .Nlai
have YIN hvrn dnnRY"
"Oh! nothing nothing particular. liz
answered, evidently not Wishing III enter
into particulars ~ VIVA not aware, hui
IL oll.'' aud. unldnning II, Ia placed i,
carefully IN lila wat lneknt,
.'tlnt YIN have H,A decorations. su,
have lHeil made knight or u prince" |
said.
"NonscnHel nothing ~ ile kind. il
MnA given mc IN u mark III esteem, i.
recognition. yntl understand. fWllAl, |
knew, Int W. Americans do foolish
things noInetlmeA. lnlt plrnAe don't men.
tion u when yon Rrs hoIn".
''Of course not, hut such fnvufs nfe
never bestowed prnmise,lo'.sl, withpns il
ca,lse. Ynn must hn,a saved Tie lifr u
Nome member II tho roynl family. .
mot much, lc naii, giving inn u ~,
rnliar twinkle Will, hix figh, rye, III
want such i,nl IN b. throw mysell IN.
dor tho l,oolA VI The kings hnrm,s, there
" = cheaper way II getting these
things,
saw that tl,e subject ri titles. and
tho manner Iii which ln obtained Ills,
wrre not favorin topics Will, linn. md NJ
turned thu conversation. | learned III
/ tHrMnrd, however. IN 4 fact, that Ii. hnd
/ paid tin ls,im several thousands II dol
| lars lnr tiilr which allowed him ,h,
privilege II displaying tho small rascii,
On his coAl collar,
I.lghtMlag Tralaa n Inc Failure.
Tho gMp between New York aud rhil
aielphia IL tho stretch over ~hirl
| American railroad engineers puzzle ihpi
vita ID ineruAxe thu speed III trains, jnH
M The run lHlween Liverpool n,nl lam
DIN, In England. hns hun III. onn Il
which Ennlixl, rnilrMsl engineers has,
| given their attention since tho slnys u
Brunei. At present the Flying Dutch
man." tho express ffnm London IL Liyur
lNnI, IN 4 iaHirr train thnn my IN iii,
stretch III railroad frum Ncw York Il
Philadelphia. III 4 rrcrnt paper r'ul II
Philadelphia. barnet L. Van. u rnilrMs
engineer, predicts TINT Ia fse yearr ili'
twp American cities viii IN Int nin.,,
minutes apart. u speed which will rrqnir,
mere thnn 4 milf Il minute. Thu iiil
timn m,w required II two hours. nnd III,
extra thirty minutes isto ln saved lay Vii,
Hudson Hives tunnel, alterations hi III,
railrnAA. STRENGTHENING md sinking III
track, where II gsHs through eitieH, MI.
the construction II heavier locomotives.
A DnOLL fellow M la Connection
| iiHiinl Il rich ull nnn ont I'll ti,s mill
lnntl, mud refused til uiir ii ~ cent,
ffnln thu rssc,lr.l miaer 'iDll, ilut'i
tm much II exclaimed h.. I tain
y It'll II |" md lr handed buck II .ul,.s
,a,ying calmly, y \" pH'lrted 4 cents,
That's abnnstig ht.'