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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16
USEFUL HINTS.

CoMMoN I've Of wood ashes will soften
hard putty in few minutes.
THE fine siftings Of coal ashes are Ok
cellent for securing knives with.
DISHES should always he rinssd in
clear cold water after having been washed
in soapsuds.
To REMOVE grease from wall paper.
lay several folds of blotting paper on tho
spot, and hold hot iron near il till the
grease ia absorbed.
To STAIN floors To strong lye Of wood
ashes and enough cOpperas for the re-
quired oak shade; put this on with .
mop and varnish afterward.
Tn MosQUrTo PEST. PROF. Fontaine
gives some hints for abating the mos
quito pest which is sure to come with
the advent Of sunny days. First, he
says, mosquitoes require water for the
deposit Of their eggs and the rearing Of
their larv@ or wiggle-tails. Therefore,
oil cisterns should be made close and
covered with close-woven brass-wire net
ting, to prevent them laying into them.
No old tubs, barrels or receptacles Of
water ought to he permitted, and no
bt88uHut pUOib lclV ulluA 0AAOu WAt0Au d
mile of any dwelling. Then they can
I've killed by the cheapest and most album
dant Of alkalies, common lime. There
fore this ought to be poured into every
cesspool and spring. A pound Of strong
lime to every 100 gallons Of stagnant
water is sufficient. But even . pound
to 1, 200 gallons Of cistern OF drinking
water win kill them, although it will
probably give the water an unpleasant
flavor, and make il too "hard for do
mestic purposes.
To CLEAN MIRRoRs.-Take . news
paper, or part Of one, according to the
size Of the glass. Fold it small and dip
it into basin Of clean, cold water; when
thoroughly wet squeeze it out in your
hand as you would = sponge, and then
rub it hard all over the face Of the
glass, taking care that it is not SO wet
as to run down in streams. In fact,
the paper must only be completely moist
cned and damped al through. After
the glass has been well rubbed with wet
paper, let it rest for few minutes, and
then 60 over it with fresh dry newspa-
per folded small in your hand) till it
looks clear and bright, which it will al
most Immediately and with no further
trouble. This method, simple as it is,
is tho best and most expeditions for
cleaning mirrors, and it will be found
80 on trial, giving cleanness and pol
ish that can be produced BY no other
rnncAaa
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16
When 10 Use Gestures.

A writer in the Golden Rule rebukes
the tendency to gushing and overtime
style in literature a. well as in oratOry,
and emphasizes useful hint as follows !:
A young lady in France, placed under
the tuition Of I'VE think) Madame Clarion,
was constantly offending her teacher by
excessive action with her arms. She
was in the habit Of dinging them about
in q supererogatory way, which tore
passion to tatters, !" in Ercles vein. !"
After many admoritions, the lady re-
solved to tie her pupils hands to her
sides with piece Of string.
"Now." said the girl, II can't move
them at ALL"
"Go on with your part" kindly re-
piled the other, smiling.
And 90 on she did, with elocution all
the better for action the less. At last,
on reaching the climax Of her part, her
excitement nerved her little wrists, she
burst the strings, and, as your
Chairwoman would phrase it, she
!" gestulated" with great vehemence.
When it was over, she apologized, with
tears in her eyes, saying she really
"could not help it." To her surprise,
her instructress praised her action this
time.
"That, mon cnfdnt, is what We want.
Reserve your vehement Displays Of feel
ing till you cannot help making them,
and they will be both appropriate and
successful"
Surely the lesson is large one. Quiet
energy, with readiness to strike the iron
when (but not before) it is hot, is the
secret Of success in most UNDERTAKINGS.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16
Cheek.

No, my son, cheek is not better than
wisdom; it is not better than modesty:
it is not better than anything. Don't
listen to the siren who tells you to blow
your own horn or it will never be footed
upon. The world is not to he deceived
by cheek, and it does search for merit.
and when it finds it, merit is rewarded.
Cheek never dcceivcs the world, my son.
II appears to do SO to the cheeky man.
but he is the one who is deceived. Do
you know one cheeky man in oil your
acquaintance who is not reviled for his
cheek the moment his back is turned?
Is the world not continually drawing
distinctions between cheek and merit?
Almost everybody hates cheeky man.
my son. Society tires Of the brassy glare
Of his face, the hollow tinkling Of his
cymbaline tongue, the noisy assumption
Of his forwardness. The trinmphs Of
cheek are only apparent. He bores his
way along through the world, and fire.
quently better people give way for him.
But SO they give way, my boy, for man
with paint pot in each hand. Not be-
cause they respect the man with the
paint pot particularly, but because they
want to take care Of their clothes. You
sell goods without it, and your customers
won't run and hide in the cellar when
they see you coming. Huntington
H0mkpue
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16

lost, but 1 followed them up. and pres
emily found the horse right on the edge
Of precipice, at dend statidstill. He
couldn't move an inch. When / got
closer 1 thought strap had caught
round his fetlock and one end also round
a tree. I went to pull the strap, and
jumped about ten feet, for burst me
clear open if it wasn't rattlesnake that
was holding the horse. He had wound
his tail around the horses leg, and his
neck was turned three times around II
sapling, and his teeth were fast in the
wood. He was twelve feet long, sir, for
| measured him right then and there. A
few pounds more Of strain would have
snapped the snake clear in two. / got
the horse away from the precipice. And
l might rs well tell you the whole truth.
The snake wasn't over five feet long, for
when l took the strain off he came right
back to his natural size. You know how
elastic q snake is. The child is years
old, and wasn't frightened in the least.
II You put this item in the weekly send
me four copies-I want 'em for relatives
III the East. Carson (Ner.) appeal.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16

found tho Ioyeliest spot on earth,
Where sweet and odorous blooms had birth;
caJpcd my hands for very glAdnesa:
..:yi-by." ! said, ITO ills and sadness"
when ", there sprung from out the gfeen
4 hidcous imp upon the acenel i.
cred. dread lorm what u your namss"
IN knocking tones, tho answer came
Ned unto the nearest town:
Here resolved 10 settle down,
Mid dirt and CRIME, mid dust ana mortar
Myself, my Vile, my son and daughter.
The people crept about like anails,
Or lsRging shilN herrft 81 sails.
I What n thr matter hcref' cried,
And msny trembling voice replied
Malaria"
From out the lated town we sped;
W. ciimbcd the monntaina; overhead,
Where thu proud eagle builds her nest,
We pitched our tent 10 take our rest
woke. and cried. I'm hot !" !" I'm sold;"
burn: j" ~ freeze" "What can II beT
The answer came from era 81. and tr:s-
The docsors, nov, Who lack the skill
II diagnose each pain and III,
IT, this one thtnk they al agrecs
with " Hem and Hswi' aud look profound,
Your tongue they scan, your lungs they sound.
Aud then exclaina, my friends, luti tuti
Your case, ind. ID nothing but
Malariai"
I've chartered now big balloon;
I hope To occupy II soon.
n cit" comes there to ache my homes
And waste my flesh, when meath the stones,
hoI~ my better part may soar
To sone fair land, some golden shore,
Where may never hear the cry,
That haunta me like ghONtly sigh
Malaria"
Mrs ~ 4. Hidder, IN Bdidris's Monthly.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16
A Yentriloauist's Joke.

Frederick McCabe, the ventriloquist,
is great practical joker. Several years
ago he was on board Mississippi river
steamboat, and, forming an acquaint-
ance with the engineer, was allowed the
freedom Of the engine-room. He took
seat in . corner, and, pulling his hat
down over his eyes, appeared lost in
reverie. Presently certain part Of the
machinery began to squeak. The engin-
Ger oiled it and went shout his usual
duties. In the course Of o few minutes
the squeaking was heard again, and the
engineer rushed over, oil-can in hand, to
lubricate the same spindle. Again he
returned to his post, but it was only .
few minutes until the same old spindle
was squeaking louder than ever. 'sGreat
Jupiter r he yelled, 1.-THE things be-
witched." More oil was administered,
but the engineer began to smell rat
Pretty soon the spindle squeaked again,
and, slipping up behind McCabe, the
engineer squirted half-pint Of oil down
the joker's back. "There," said he,
II guess that spindle won't squeak any
morep The joke was 90 good that
McCabe could not keep il, and he often
tells it with as much relish as his audit
ors receive it.
At another time McCabe was con-
fronted by highwayman, on one Of the
lonely streets Of Cincinnati, - he was
returning to his hotel from a moonlight
picnic. The robber presented . cooked
revolver to the ventriloquist's head, de-
handing his money or his life. Nc
Cabe's quick wit saved him. He threw
his voice behind the robber, exclaiming,
Hold, villain, you are my prisoner |"
The frightened scamp turned his head,
and McCabe dealt him blow that
felled him to the ground. He then Sc
cured the revolver and marched the
scoundrcl Of to police station.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16
The Utilization Of Blood, Bones, Etc

Inc lluxAtlOn VI DlOOU, bones, Etc
In our city abattoirs very little of a
slaughtered animal is allowed to 90 to
waste. The hoofs are sold for glue
stock, and bring about 40 cents a set,
Pates, for the same purpose, bring |
cent to IL cents per pound. The tallow
is generally rendered ut the abattoirs
and brings from 6. to 81 cents per
pound. What is called "hog fat -
that is, fat taken from the breast and
kidneys Of the animal while il is vet
warm, is sold to oleomargarine manu-
facturers ut Al cents per pound. The
bladder, wien, reed and hung gut are
sold for about s cents set, and made
into skins for wrapping sausages in.
The head brings 80 cents, and the meat
is taken Of it and canned, while the
bones are used rs fertilizers. The flesh
tail, worth 5 cents, is made into soup.
and the hair tail. which is used for max
ing mattresses, or mixed with lime and
sand for building purposes, is sold at 4
cents. Horns, which bring 10 cents per
pair, are converted into hone buttons,
handles for cutlery, etc. The blood is
dried by steam, which separates the
water from it, and then baked in q dry
ing machine and sold for sugar refining
and fertilizing purposes. OF late years
it has also been manufactured into but
tons by means Of chemical process.
A number Of consumptives come to the
slaughter houses daily and drink the
warm blood from the freshly killed ami
NAL. with very beneficial results in many
cases. The stomachs are used for tripe,
and bring l2s to Is cents each. The
tongue is worth 90 cents to GO cents, and
is usually smoked. The heart and liver
together bring 30 cents. and, although
sometimes used for human food, are gen.
orally sold for cats and dogs meat.
Scientific american.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16
An Intelligent Reptile.

II want to tell you how my child's
life was saved up in the mountains, =
said an old farmer who came into the
appeal Office. You don't mind m
item with snake in it, do you?" Hear
ing no reply. the old man continued: II
was coming down from the lake with
my little girl, when stopped at a spring,
my bottle having given out. While |
was drinking the horse got frightened
and dashed down the road with the child
in the wagon. l only have twelve girls,
sir, and wouldn't spoil the set for worlds.
Well, ] gave up the horse and child for
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16
SDhore.J Jumping.

An indianapolis woman, speaking in
behalf Of female suffrage, says: "There
is no joy like sphere-jumping. The
woman who does not want to vote misses
this most ecstatic Of all delights. With
her feet on blue zephyr dog, her eyes
on the fashion-plate, and quenchless
love for her sphere in her heart, she
hears the mad mob Of equal suffragists
go bowling by. Supported and sustained
in spirit by crochet-work, bric-a-brac,
and beautiful dissatisfaction, she has
no fear Of falling a victim to the cpl
demic Of advanced thought"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16
The Bank OF England.

AS safe as the Bank Of England" is
All assurance Of safety which is never
questioned. No one has ever lost money
by the Bank Of England. Its notes are
good oil over the world. Many strangers
60 to see it. Only few persons can go
round at once with guide. In one
room notes that have been paid have the
corners torn off and holes punched
through them. Over fifty thousand
notes, worth one million pounds, are
paid every day, and thus cut. They
are kept five years, and, if you give the
number and date Of note, in less than
dive minutes it can be found 80 that ii
You paid note you owed, aud man
said you did not do 50, you could prove
that you had paid it. The largest note
is one thousand pounds. One hundred
and twenty men are in the room where
paid notes are clipped, and twelve hun
dred in all the bank. All the notes are
printed in the bank, and the printing
machines keep . register Of every one.
Here pensions are paid to crippled sol
dicrs. Here gold and silver plate pri-
waite prcperty-is kept. Two things /
heard interested me. "Gold is very
brittle, said our guide. eff you throw
a good deal about upon counter-that
is, n number Of good pieces-and then
sweep il off tho counter, you will find
that the fragments count up. We are
very careful Of them. In the weighing
room, all gold sovereigns that You put
in your pockets in the morning with
other pieces Of coin ut night will not he
just the same. We know that, and we
weigh every sovereign that has once
been out OF the house. The bankers
lose the difference. We have sent boxes
Of gold coin to them by express that
have come back to us unopened, yet the
rubbing Of the gold has worn of five
pounds WORTH We came away agree
ing that this great bank is one Of the
worlds wonders. Exchange.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16
ORGANIC WEAKNESS

Immediately cured and fun vigor restored This af-
niction-whch renders life burden and marriage
impossible s the penalty paid by the victim Of im-
proper indulgence. Young persons are too apt to
commit excuses from not being Of the dread
full consequences that may ensue Now who that
understands this subject will deny that procreation
il lost by those falling into improper habits
than by the prudent? besides icing deprived Of
the pleasure u healthy offspring, the most serious
and DE%cM lilsr1vE symptoms u both mind
and body arise. The system becomes deranged, the
physical and mental Junction. Weakened loss 81 pro-
ptaton Of the heart indigestion, constitutional de-
bility, wasting Of the frame, cough, consumption.
decay and death.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16

you must recollect that all am tell.
ing you happened 1870 years ago. !"
Sally."f.or, miss. how the time do slip
away" ..i.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE,

Dr. II. addresses al those who have injured them
sely.s BY improper lnduRences and solitary habits,
which ruin both mind and body, uniting them for
business study society or marriage. These are some
az the Had and melancholy effects produced by the
early habits Of YOUTH viz: Weakness in the back aud
limbs pain In the head. dimness Of sight. loss Of
muscular power palpitation Of the heart, dyspepsia
nervous irritabiity, arrangement Ut the digestive
functions, debility, consumption, &c.
eD- r. S.-All correspondence win receive promp
attention. Address
n. N. ElNIsDGAI.r, VI. D.,
surgical and Medical Institute,
29n6 kBuRlimx tOn, l01a.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16
MAN RlAcE.

Married persons, or young men contemplating mar
1age Of physical weakness oSs Of provocative
powers. impctency), nervous debitics, any other
disqualification, speedily relieved He who places
himself under the Of DR.. fisblAtt may religious
~ conhdo In his honor - : gentleman, aud conf
IDENTIFY rely upon his skill q phyeicjSn
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16
Or. FlsHBLATT.

Graduate Of one OF the most eminent colleges OF the
u g. has effected some Of the astonishing cures
that we're ever known; many troubled with ringing
Ia the head and when asleep, great nervousness
being alarmed ut certain sounds, with frequent
blushing, attended sometimes with arrangement OF
the mind ware cnred 1t once.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16

n In a1n pss dy :. no.s. ssnGlss sos!e . f,:s.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16
YOUNG MEN

Who have become victims Of solitary vice, that dread
full and destructfn habit which annually sweeps TO
All untimely grave thousands al young men Of ex-
allied talent and brilliant intellect, who might other
Wise have enranced listening Senate~ with the thun-
ders Of their eoqnence walked 10 ecstasy the living
lyrc. may call with full confidence.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16

Persons ruined III health by un!earned prctenders,
who keep them trininR month after month taking
poisonous and injurious compounds, should apply
Immediately,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16
NERVOUS and CHRONIC
DISEASES.

Dr. Fshblatt has devoted 10 years 10 the study and
treatment o. Chronic diseases, and hts vast expert
ence in the Hospitals IN New York, where he has sue
caasfnlly treated 10,O50 csses Of Chronic Catarrl
6crofuOus Diseases and diseases OF the lIri
nary Organs, has given him = reputation which is
world wide
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16

ant warmth at her feet, the fancy that
all her trouble was over for the night,
lnlled her to pleasant dreams. From
them she WAS awakened by the loud
ringing If the factory bell aud by the
sound Of cries and shouts in the street
below. She cast her eyes toward the
bed--her husband was not there to-
ward the cradle--it was empty. She flew
factory boys with their tin kettles Some
great Jest amused them nightly. They
roarcd, they danced, they tossed their
ragged caps on high. they shrieked in
nnmnsical laughter, and the object Of
all this mad mirth was only too evident.
On the steps of the liquor store OPP
Posite stood Edward Holly. holding his
child in his arms and exhibiting for the
benefit Of the delighted crowd all those
antics Of which nh intoxicated man alone
il capable. He called on the grinniag
master Of the gin-cellar to '.give this
child some brandy and turned the
screaming infant about in manner that
left no doubt that he would end by drop
ping it upon the broken pavement.
Wild with terror Ruth rushed out into
the street, and made her way through
the crowd to the spot where her husband
stood. hut before she reached him the
scene had changed.
Some hoy more brutal than the rest
had thrown handful OF mud into Ed
ward Holly's face, and he, reeling and
disappearing. had dashed forward to re-
yenge the net.
The child had been flung away at the
first step, hut fortunately had been
caught by an old woman who, though 4
degraded creature herself, had enough
Of the woman remaining to save an in
FAINT from injury.
And now the whole horde of bows beset
the drunken man, pelting him with
sticks and stones and decayed vegetables
from the kennel, and reyeling in the
brutal delight with which such scene
always seem 70 inspire boys Of the lower
classes.
Ruth saw that her babe W. safe and
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-11-17
unclaimed Moner Orders.

"Is it true" inquired q NeR Yark
reporter of Postmaster Pearson. "that
there are nearly e., 600, 600 in the United
States sub-treAsury, representing Accu.
mutations from unpaid monoy.orders
for several years back ?"
"Yes," replied the postmaster. "I
suppose that in round numbers they
hold about that amount belonging to
careless persons whom it is impossible
foi Us to fnd."
"what do you propose to do with
this money, Mr.. PearsonT'
Congress will probably be asked al
its next session TO make some disposition
of it."
"Why was not this done heretoforef'
"Well, there is no legal limitation to
the time when funds of this character
may be accounted for. The postmaster
cannot tell when the parties 10 a money.
order may correct fatal mistakes in the
order and demand their money. You
know We must always be prepared to
pay on legal demand"
"Can you give me general idea oi
the way in which such a large, un-
claimed accumulation Of money comes
about?"
Primarily l. is due to lack Of
knowledge concerning the operations OF
the law under which the money order
system is organized. Then a great
many people who understand the pro
visions of this law are habitually care.
less and overlook some OF tho necessary
details in making out the order. For
instance, they may get the name OF the
payee wrong, or they may neglect to
notify him by mail. Then, again, the
person to whom the money is SAINT mas
be travelling man, who has left the
town where the order is payable, and
may mover return there again. Nc
legal provision has been made for ed.
vertising for these people. The indi.
vidual amounts which go TO make NJ
the large snm Of unpaid money-orderl
Ia this Office are. generally speaking,
small. and have no doubt long been FOR.
gotten b. the persons who sent them,
as well as by the persons who we're ID
roc I've them. All postofiices which d
a reasonably fair share OF money.ordeI
business have the same trouble 70 con
tend with. but some day OF other Con
gress may definitely settle rostai re,
apona.bility in mo matter
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-11-17
The Place Where C ats Can't Live.

Jim Townsend, Of Lundy, has been
making some experiments with an
ordinary do l.estic cat. 1t has been
repeatedly stated that cat could not
live a. an altitude of 1900 feet above
the sea. Mr.. Townsend has demon.
strated that such il the fact. On Mon
day last he and another gentleman made
the ascent of Castle Peak, which is
little over $4,000 feet high. They took
with them a cat-Thomas-that was
year old, and had lived at an altitude
of 5000 feet with no symptoms of dis
case. Mr.. Townsend had the cat in a
box, and as they went up he took ob.
servatioDs and noted very carefully its
every movement. When the summit
was reached they pitched their tent.
This was about o'clock in the after
noon. The cat partook of some food,
and, after playing an hour or so, fell
asleep and did not wake up until near
midnight. When il did recover con-
sciousness II set mp howling and ap-
pfared much distressed. Townsend
pitied IL aud endeavored TO make It
feel at home, but OF no use. II kept
up its constant meanings and displayed
symptoms of having 6ts. When morn
ing came the cat was offered food, but
it refused to eat aud acted even more
strangely than during the night. Town
send says it would open its mouth as IL
gasping for breath; would iamp about,
aud then go to sleep and wake up with
q start. All this while close watch
was kept and every movement noted.
At 8 o'clock in the afternoon the cat
died of exhaustion.