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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-04-28

A YOUNG Iowa farmer writes to hrs
friends in the East who have been urg-
ing him to marry that he cannot keep .
wife on thin wind and pond water and
sleeping on . rail fence.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-04-28
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Hon. Daniel F. Beatty has been
reelected Mayor OF Washington, Il. J. This
will b. his third ternl
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-04-28

VOL. XXI. NO. q
horGLs.
ErlAsDsM aouss,
Q. =. ftandess, Proprietor,
MonHscoA, Iowa.
Msss sAs Steamboat Landing.
RA'twAr HOUSE,
Prairie du chisn, Nis.
l}A'LwAr aovsA
Z. n. ohosWln, psopvloess.
NEVER DEN'S
NEW
FURNITURE ! !
WARERo
Two Doors North Of TrambMlls Stors,
cRgsco, IOWA,
FuRSiiuRE cf I'll dsscriptions, and Il tho Ssss
srAaN Aad qualities ever offered il this market
Evervthins New---Latest STYLES.
NO OLD GOODS.
oeAaissiug q
EXTENSION TABLES,
SECRETARIES, BOOK CASES.
wARDRoBEs, BUREAUS,
DEDSTEADS, CHAIRS.
SPRING BEDS. MATTRESSES.
LOUNGES AND SOFAS.
BRACKETS, wHAT.NoTs,
LOOKING GLASSES,
PICTURE FRAMES,
CURTAIN OoRNIoEA.
Ana adapted 10 sAe wants q IL ssaAuntty.
UNDERTAKING
II ~ ~ ssAasAss prcapsy attended 10 either day
Nc Sas . lasss a.sessMssss 4
Collins, Burial Cases and Oaskets,
Which - h pseRAreA 10 trim aAA furstsh On ahoss
NoAtce. AuA IN eNc0 style and MANNER - urlcre q
| eAe Nuae reeaoNahle prtces>
TAAAGtng eAe public Tor fAvegs "a ~ ccnAdencs
h tAs paa y eaes 10 AseMss ~ lVteA1s that ~
0e1eA ssa0ese 80 eeattANsA paatsaaeA
@. ukvERDEN.
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4 DA 0A Am mA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-04-28

which - b pRepAreA 10 trim Ana surutsh On ahoge
Nostce. AnA IL sNcA style and MANNER - ordered q
ehe Aluae seNaaNAhle prtcee,
TAAnAtne the public foe lAvsgs 0nA ~ confidence
M The paaA - 9eee 10 AseMee A1o 1l1enAe that ~ 10
determined more than ever - merit their co00
1eAea. esaDese AAA continued paAtsaAeA
@. uEvERDEN.
0ssosA - &. i0sA
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01

As indicated by the announcement
published among the new advertisements
in to-day's CHIEF, Mr.. Bernard Lemann
has formed a co-partnership with his
younger brother, Myer Lemann, Esq,
and the business will be hereafter con-
Quoted under the name of Bernard Lem
ann s. Brother. Owning the finest BUSH
ness establishment in this section-in
fact, one of the finest in the State-and
controlling a large and valuable trade,
the rev firm can not fail to succeed.
Both it's members are capable, enterpris-
ing and energetic young men, worthy Of
the highest rewards which business sa-
gacity and integrity can obtain or Dame
Fortune bestow.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01
Wanted.

A FIRST-CLAsS Manager for the Evan
"a. Hall plantation. Apply to MCCALL
RROS.. Donaldsony;,ie, La. dIl-Im
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01

The report that Mr.. james Teller was
on the eve Of winding mp the rolling sea-
son last Thursday week, proved crrone-
GUS. He expects to be grinding until
the middle of January.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01

DR.. P. J. Friedrichs, the gentlemanly
and skillful dentist who has been loca-
ted in Donaldsonville during the past
eighteen months, has returned to New
Orleans and opened an Office at 142 Car
ondelet street, where he will be glad to
greet and serve his friends from the
country. We regret to part with the
Doctor, bnt trust that the change of base
will result to his advantage. He was a
popular citizen both i'll private and
professional capacity, and many of our
people will take occasion to have him
do their dental work when they visit
New Orleans.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01

The editor had the pleasure, one day
last week, Of sampling the tirst-class oys-
tersaand specially fine brand Of white
wine dispensed at tue bar-room Of the
Robt. E. Lee Hotel, and although not
protesting the taste of cosnaisseus III
such matters, we can safely pronounce
both the oysters and wine, tip-top. For
veriication Of this opinion, we recon-
mend our local readers to call upon Mr..
Lafargue, the genial host Of the Lee, and
test The good things named. ~
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01

A bright light was reflected in the sky
southeast Of DonaIdsonvilte' last night.
As the sugar-h houses are not in operation,
we fear the light was caused by the
burning Of some residence or Store.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01
List Of Letters

Remaining in the Post-office at Donald
sonyille, Ascension parish, La,
January I, 1881.
Acosta, A Henry, William
Adams. Joseph Hagan. John
Benjamin, Joseph Iolnson. Jerry
Baptiate, ,ohn Kennedy. Mrs A
Barchi, Augustine King, Lev
Clement, Mrs Norbert Mil e. Miss NJ
Casandre, Mrs L Mack, Dairy
Carter. Mansfield Ortiz, Lucius
Coleman N2 Person, Mrs Amanda
Curly, Allen Pearson, james II
Croliia, Julia Robinson, Edward
DeBlanc. Victor RELY. Dizzy
Durel, Louis 2 Sampson, Miss Va
Gibson, Gibson Smith, JOSEPH,
Harris, Miss Cora Weiner John
Woodside, Miles
If not called for in four weeks will be sent
to the Dead Letter Office.
W. G. WILKINSON, P. NJ.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01
Notice.

Prof Tice's Almanac for 1881 is out. Be
sides the usual Almanac Matter, it contains
the forecasts of the Weather; their Wonds'r
full Verifcatinns IN 1880; how to Guard
Against Lightning; When it is Unsafe to
Enter Deep Wells, Mines &c; how TO Bake
and Roast; Cause of Flight in Fruit Trees.
and much other valuable matter Alto
gether the present. anrpasses amy former
issue in practical information. For sample
copy and terms to the trade. aend % canta
to THOMPSON. TICE & LILLINGsTnS. Pub
lishers. $40 Pine Street. st. Louis, Mo.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01
Now Well and Strong"
crYD1F4 W Yp:

SHIPMdN, Illinois.
DR.. R. " PIERCE, Buffalo, N. T.:
Dear Sir wish to state that my daush-
ter, aged 10, was pronounced incureble and
was fast failing as the doctors thought, with
consumption. l obtained Il half dozen hot
ties Of your Discovery for her and she .oE:-
meuced improving at once, and is now we'll
and strong She took the Discovery List
fall. Very truly yours,
REV ISAAC N. AUGCSTIN.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01

A breaking of the pump of the vacuum
pan at Mr.. j. G. Cofeld's sngar-honse,
Monday night, brought the mill to a
stand still, with only seventy-fve acres
OF cane remaining to be ground. The
broken piece Of machinery was at once
forwarded to New Orleans, and returned
in good order on the Cannon. The s1ine
steamer will bring up IL new shaft for the
mill OH Bnrnside's Donaldson. place to-
night.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01

Cold WEATHER.-A driving rain Wis
tied this section Tuesday night, followed
by freezing weather, and for the past
three daye the temperature has been
about as low as it ever descends in this
latitude. A slight fall Of snow was visi-
BILE Wednesday morning, and ice in the
cutters, ponds and puddles is a copious
commodity As result Of the cold spell,
work has been suspended on all the su-
gar plantations, the cane being frozen so
thoroughly that it gives no juice and is
SO brittle it breaks to pieces when run
through the mill Should the freeze be
succeeded by spell Of warm weather,
most Of the cane remaining to be ground
will be ruined, as fermentation of the
Juice will ensue in short time. With
moderately cool temperature, however,
we believe the portion of the. cane crop
still standing and in windrow can be har-
vested with satisfactory results.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01
On Dit.
On Dit.
That Bill Buforsl says that his COW.
rap,o.I,r o,;uf worth q


That Bill Buforsl says that his cow
bnncle remedy a'int worth
That the young lady who made Grum-
my a present Of a monstache cup, forgot
to send the monstache with it.
That the Whisper sometimes delivers
passengers wrong side-up with care, and
That it is a shame for folks to say
George was tight when he bounced off
the stage plank and caroMed down the
ieyee.
That the festive larks who upset
Grilhe's fruit stand Christmas eve, can
hear of something to the proprtet"''s
advantage 10y reporting their identity.
That saving you slipped on the levee
is one way Of accounting for Christ
mas eye.
That Senator Lenmas will favor the
passage Of a general Sunday law SO lie
can have two holidays week.
That this is til. season for turning over
new leaf.
That the swearing off crop will be UNI
usually large this year.
That Mr.. Cofiela's last cane will be
better than his first.
That the chap who wanted to know
the identity Of Penelope, and where his
wife is, hasn't found ont either. .-
The people of Dul,altlsonsille and Vi
ciDity are to l- congratulated upon tie
opportunity afforded them for again see
ing and hearing the Fay Telnpleton
Star 4 lliance. This troupe is known all
over the country as u firssclass opera
and comedy company, and their enter
tainments during the coming week will
be a genuine treat to all who visit Pho
nix Hall. The Combination have recent y
,nttle tour Of Mexico. and while there
received the high, 5! esiconiittIrs Of praise
for their excellent performances, both
from the Spanish press and notable indi
vidnais. Tie Cplnra,is, press. where the
troupe hive exhibited, speak Of them in
highest terms. As all example, the Col
orado Springs Gazette says: F" We do not
exaggeEate when we say that the Star
Alliance Company is in every respecI
superior to the Church Choir Company
which appeared i'll this city recently,
No one who saw and heard HayerIy'>
Church Choir rinafnre Company can
dnnIt their merit, and to assert that the
Fay Tenpieton troupe Is snrcriorsis say
ing considerable. To quote further il,
their praise, while doing" the West III
dies, the Nassau (Bahama) Guardian said
of them: "No company visiting the
West Indies have ever been honored !ik.
the Templetons by the continuous pa
tronage Of the Governor and our best so
Getty" Tickets for sale at the post
Office.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic restores the sppe-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01
LOCAL JOTTINGs.
cures chills and fever

Phoenix ball last night, Fay Temple
ton troupe tomorrow night, Thornton's
circns Monday, Hoax and Ladder ball
next Satnrday-who says Doualdsonville
is dull place
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01

The new St. Charles Hotel begins bus
iness with good prospects for success.
Offering excellent accommodations both
as to rooms and table, and charging low
prices therefor, the establishment prom
ises to become favorite resort with tl1.
travelling public. neat and we'll sup
piled bar-room has been opened in con
nectioIi with the hotel.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01

Donaldsonville, Monday, January 3,
VIM. T. Thornton's Famous Berlin Al
lied Shows. Come to town early to see
the great Mardi-gras parade. This is the
biggest show tina. has been in the South
for many years. Don't forget the date,
Monday, January 8.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic cures chills and
fever.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-01

Our good friend and former fellow
townsman, Mr.. Joseph Hiss, arrived here
from his new home at South Bend, Kan
sas, a few weeks ago, and will spend the
Winter in Donaldsonville, his "old
stamping ground" He is we'll pleased
with his Western home, and it is very
interesting to hear him describe the
country and the condition Of society Of
Western Kansas. We shall take early
occasion to favor the readers of the
CHIEF with synopsis of these descrip-
tions.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-05-25
When TO Eat

Never eat till you have time to digest,
for digestion requires leisure; we cannot
asslmIlate our food while the functional
energy OF our system is engrossed by other
occupations. After a hearty feed. animals
retire to quiet hiding place, and the ''af-
ter-dlnner laziness." the plea Of our system
io1 rest, should admonish us to initiate
their example. The idea that exercise af
ter dinner promotes digestion Is mlschiev-
Gus fallacy. Jules Virey settled that ques-
ton by cruel but conclusive experiment.
He selected two ours of the same size, age
and general physique, made them keep a
fast-day and treated them the next morn
ing to a square meal of potato chips and
cubes of fat mutton, but as soon as one of
them had eaten his fill, he made the other
stop too, 10 make sure that they had both
consumed the same quantity. Dog No. /,
was then confiLed in comfortable kennel,
while No. 2, had to run after the doctor S
coach, not at a GREATNESS rate of speed,
but at fair, brisk tr1t, for two hours and
a-balf. As soon as they got home, the
coach dog and his comrs-de were slam and
dissected; the kennel dog mad completely
digested his meal, while the chips and
cubes in the coach dogs stomach had not
changed their form at all, the process oi
assimilation had not even begun. Rail
road laborers, who Dol. their dinner during
short interval of hard work, might a:
well pass their recess In a hammock; II
weakens instead of strengthening them,
till 1t is digested, together with their sup
per, in the cool of the evening.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-05-25
AFTER ALL.

oh. this weary world, with its restless toiling,
And its ftful fever of uncessing care
Oh. this selfish world. our kindest actions
soiing,
SO that our stained souls can scarcely rise
in prayer
"Pesce !" l hear the preacher-poet call,
This world is Gods world. after all
After all"
Oh, this weeping world, full of pain and sor-
row,
Full of treaking hearts that once were
strong and brave,
Full of dark despair that hopes for no to-
morrow,
And love whose memory is but gravel
Peace :" hear the prescher-poet call
This world is God world. after all
After all"
This is Gods world so the birds are singing
So tie happy fields are glad with golden
wheat
So the sun is shining, 60 the Howsrs are
spriDging,
So the heavy heart again with JOY may beat
Only listen how the strong words fall,
This world is Gods world, after all
After sll.
II It's Gods world, why should We work
weeping?
Why should we go heavily by night or day 7
HE giveth His beloved while they are sleep
ing"
He loves the cheerful toiler. who can say.
II fear no grief, no wrong that can
befall
This world is Gods world, after all
After all"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-05-25
An Engineers Dog story.

The boys finally drifted onto the subject
Of dogs, and an Illinois Central engineer
took the floor SAID he; ''It's better than
a circus to see the fun | have on my run
from Chicago to Champaign and back with
the express There are dozen dogs that
know my train and my whistle as well as
they know their masters house or voice.
You see the law requires us to blow two
toots at every country road crossing. and
these farmers dogs lay il wait for the ex
press, and when the whistle sounds they
get down on the line and lay for us. One
dog in particular down on the section be-
low Kcnsington Is as regular as the time
table. know him, and believe he knows
me. He is a long bodied, long-legged,
lop-eared cuss, and seems to take as much
solId comfort out of quarter-stretch
against the express as Splan says his mare
takes in three-mile dash. This dog hears
the whistle, and at once takes MS position
on my side of the engine, just outside the
company's fence. He don't need any
starter, and don't take any advantage.
For year or two l didn't pay much at
tention 10 him, and, being good track, |
always distanced him ON the first quarter,
but after l got better acquainted, met him
so regular, and saw he enjoyed t, kind
of humored him. So when ! pulled in to
ward his starting pole | got to slowing up,
as it were, and gave him a chance. He
would stand with his mouth open, ears
Hopping, and tail pointing south until the
cow catcker was abreast then he would
gather his legs under him like the horse
men say Parole does, and of he'd 60. 1t
was jolly good run as long as he could
keep up, and if | did lay myself liable to
being sids-tracked, l say for many run
he had fair show. How fast did he run2
Oh, well, my time-card is tkirty-five miles
an hour; I'd slow up to about twenty
seven, and the old dog would loll his
tongue, and laugh, and bark, and keep up
for twenty or thirty telegraph poles. Then
he'd quit, and as pulled the throttle open
and looked back, the old rascal would be
up ended ON his launches, blowing and
laughing like a country jake who'd just
won foot race"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-05-25

Judge Harry Weber, one of the bonanza
kings of tine camp, had an encounter with
large cinnamon bear last evening, and
came out victor after hard and desperate
struggle. The judge had been visiting his
San joaquin property, some distance from
the city, up Cooper gulch, and was return
ing when he met his Dearship between
John Roberts tent and John Ross cabin.
The Judge fortunately had mis- Winchester,
and Immediately opened fire upon Mr.,
Bruin. Three shots took effect in his
head, but did not cause death before the
wounded and infuriated brute reached him.
The Judge, hnding escape impossible,
entered into a hand to hand fight with his
enraged foe. He struck him twice over
the head with his gun, without any appa-
rent effect, and thinking that blows could
not ward off the outstretched strong arms,
that would probably give him his last
embrace, he dropped his gun, and, retreat
ing backward as fast as possible, drew a
large camp knife that he always carries
with him, and, springing to one side,
plunged his knife into the throat of the
monster as he sprang at him. Already
weakened by the shots and blows, Mr..
Bruin was forced to succumb. The Judge,
somewhat excited and very much elated,
went to Roberts tent, where he obtained
assistance and carried his game to the tent,
where it was dressed. Having no scales,
the weight could not be ascertalned, but
was estimated at 700 pounds. The Judge
now considers himself hero.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-05-25
Old Scottish Society.

Edinburgh society was strange jumble
of license and fo-mality, punctilious obser-
vance of etiquette and semi-barbarous in
difference to the decencies. A man of
blood and position might steal horse,
where a plebeian or parrenu dare rot
look at the halter. Everybody spoke a
dialect of the Northern Doric, with a
marked hyperborean accent: but there
were ladies and gentlemen of the highest
station who seem to have prided them
selves on the breadth and vulgarity of their
Scotch Fine ladies who inhabited flats
on fifth or sixth story were lighted down
the odo,iferous common stairs, delicately
'1kilting' their robes of brocade. They
were berne to private parties or to the
Assembly Room in their sedan-chairs by a
couple of ''caddies" at "swing trot,"
along filthy closes and through ill-paved
alleys, fitfully illuminated by a faring
torch. In the Assembly Room the old
courtly style was carried into the formal
old d-fashioned dances, with an elaborate
profusion of obeisances and courtesies.
Scarcely even IN the Court of the Grand
Monarque, as described by ST. Simon,
were the rules of etiquette and precedence
more Vigorously observed. There were
self-elected mistresses of the ceremonies,
like the famous Miss Nickie Murray, who
ruled over the management and company
with an iron sceptre. We may picture the
demure propriety with which young ladies
of honorable families, fresh from the
country, received the attentions OF the bril-
liant town sparks, pronounced eligible as
partners either for minute or for life.
While, on the other hand, knowing that
the gentlemen, generally speaking, had
been launching themselves handsomely
into the ballroom with some half-gallon or
so of full-bodied Bordeaux, we suspect
that the ingenues must sometimes have
opened their eyes at the compliments and
conversation offered to their inexperience.
But 1t was not in the manners OF the time
to be over-nice. Exemplary matrons, of
unlmpeachable morals, were broad OF
speech and indelIcrte IN thought, without
ever dreaming of actual evil. So the re-
spectacle Mrs. Keith, cf Ravelstone, CON-
missIoned Scott in her old age to procure
copy of Mrs. Behn's novels for her edlfi-
cation. She was so shocked on her first
attempt at a perusal OF them that she told
him to take 'his bonny book away. Yet,
as she observed, when young woman she
had heard them read aloud in company
that saw no shadow of impropriety. in them.
And whatever the faults of old Scottish
society, with its sins of excess and its
shortcomings in refinement, there Is no
disputing that Its ladies wese strictly virtu-
Gus, and such slips as that OF the heroine
of the ballad Of ''Baloo, My Boy, were
so rare as to be deemed worthy OF record
ing in rhymes. So the reformation OF
manners was as satisfactory as it was easy,
since the foundations of the new super
structure were sound
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-05-25
Curious Scene.

\ most respectable jury-everv one of
them $50 Freeholder-wasI Impsneled at
Clonmel. Ireland, to try most important
question. During the course of the trial
the learned Judge had to retire for half an
hour, promising to be back on the exDira-
tion of that time. The Judge then retired,
and so did the jurors. In some time after,
one If the jurors returned, and stated in
open court, 10 an astonlshed audience, that
he had beer to a christening, drank the
child's health. speedy uprise to its mother,
and that ber son might be much better
man than its papa. This caused so much
surprise that those who heard it remained
silent. He asked a learned council to give
him the song called "The Low backed
Car" At this request the learned gentle
man shook his head. The juror then said,
"Y on won't, won't you? Then I'll do 1t
myself and so he did, IN excellent style,
and concluded amid the bravOs of a crowd
ed court. He theE made speech on the
duties of paternal Government and ac-
quilted himself with equal cred and was
vociferously applauded. He theI. demand
ed that the Judge should be sent for; and,
this demand not being acceded to by the
crier, he stood up and called the learned
Judge to come into court, on fine of ESQ.
This he did three different times, and in
the usual way. He then declared that as
the Judge did not come he wouldn't wait
he should go back TO the christening;
and he according left the jury-box, and
finally in an hour hereturned, and, not seeing
the Judge on the bench. he commenced
inging ''Rory OMore." after which he
stepped into the jury-box, resuming his
seat among his fellows, who appeared
quite ''glum' at his antics; bat he, seeming
not to mind the wry faces of his breth-
rem, began to hum song. He then tried
what he could do at the Kent bugle, and
succeeded to admiration; but, just as he
had concluded splendid solo, the learned
Judge made his appearance at the corner
of the bench, where he stood listening, in
mute astonishment, to the music OF the
special juror, who was equally astOunded
when he heard the cry of ''Hats of Be
pleased to keep silencel' In the meantime
something was said to the Judge, who
good naturedly adjourned the court for the
further hearing of the case until the fol-
owing morning.