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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-12
Beautiful Indian Women.

Many half-breed Cherokee women III
the Indian Territory are. cultivated in
mind, beautiful in person, industrious
in habit and will compare well with the
more favored woman in the North and
East. They have magnificent heads Of
hair, long and black, all their own, and
with jet black eyes and pearly teeth,
dressed in that fashionable attire in
which they al love to appear, they
would not be recognized in Eastern
drawing-rooms as that part Of the orig
inal inhabitants Of our country known
as squaws, a name long since repudiated
Let it be known, then, that white men
of worth and character are popular
among the beauties Of the Territory,
and four ont Of five who come to make
home among them marry these dusky
maidens, get a citizenship, surround
themselves with ample acres and the
comforts OF life, participate in the
affairs Of government and become the
most active and wealthy citizens of the
Territory. A chief trait in the char
acter Of many white men both in this
country and out Of it is to get possession
Of its productive lands. BY committing
matrimony, they can kill two birds with
one stone-get wife and farm too
Cor. Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-12

The London Spectator contained tho
vehement protests OF mn English travel
er against the want Of polish in the man
ners of the Germans.
He declared that tho wisest Of men
and fairest of women were to be found
among them, but that they all ate with
their knives and slipped their soup nois-
ily. He had seen, he said, . whole
family eating soft-boiled eggs with
knives and forks, and that, say what
you would, speak to whom you might,
the universal answer was stupid, star
ing .JTas.' (What?) "The English I
beg your pardony and the French
Plaitil 2 which indicate that yon arc
not understood, were trying enough to
foreigner, but this blunt Vas ? is in
tolerable No wisdom, no domestic
virtues, will atone for it. It meets you
everywhere, like slap in the face"
Thus for the Englishman. Now hear
the German. Herr c., sayant,
who visited London a year ago, and was
admitted into the highest circles, wakes
indignant at the coarseness Of English
manners.
"It is the habit in the clubs for gem
tlemen to 'chaff' each other; vulgar,
school-boyish trick. The Englishman
is arrogant even in his hospitality. He
patronizes you, if he is your equal, or is
sveophantic il nm Inferior
An American in Paris complains that
the French eat untidily, champ their
food and leer at women whom they pass
on the street.
Each nation criticises other nations
sharply to an exaggerated degree, to be
itself in turn condemned.
The lesson which our young Ameri-
can readers may learn from these re-
marks is that man or woman is usu.
ally judged by strangers not from his
real worth, knowledge, piety or wit, but
hy those unconscious small habits at the
table or in the drawing-room that arc
acquired in childhood, md which prob
ably seem to him insignificant.
The manners Of well-bred people art
easily acquired in youth, and will serve
us as a letter Of introduction to sucl
people through life. But, if neglected
by the boy or girl, the man or woman
will find it almost impossible to gain
them -Ioufh's. Companion.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-12
THE BOTTOM DRAWER.
ny MARY A. BURR.

In Tho best chamber OF the house,
Shut up In dim, uncertain light,
There stood mn antique rhert of drawers
or foreign wood with brasses bright.
One morn woman, fiail and gray,
Stepped totteringly across the floor
Let In" .she said "tbc light Of day,
Then, Jean, unlock tic bottom drawer.
Tee riri, IN all youths loveliness,
knclt down with eager, curious facet
Pcrchance she drcamt OF }pdian silks,
or jewels and Of rnrr DID lace.
BUT when tho summer sunshine fell
Upon the treasures boarded there,
The tears rushed to her tender eyes,
Her heart was solemn ms prayer
"Dcar grandmema,n sha softly sighed,
Lifting n witaercd rose and palm;
Bpt On The elder face was naught
But sweet content and peaceful calm
Leaning upon her staff, she gazed
Upon baby's half-worn shoe:
A little frock Of finest lawn;
A hat with tiny bows OF blue
A ball, made Atty ycHrs ago. 49,,
A little glavc, tassclcd cap:
A half done long division sum;
Some school books fnstened with strap
"How innch," she said, the heart can bear.
All, JeaEl ] thought that | should die
The day that first laid them there.
But now II seems 40 good to know
That Though all these weary years
Their hearts have been untouched by grief,
Their eyes have been unstaincd by tears.
Dear Jean, we see with clearer sight,
When earthly love is almost DER;
Those children wait me In the skies,
For whom locked that sacred drawer"
The Continent.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-12
How Could He Have known II !!

Italians love to converse with Amerl-
cans, and listen, like children. to what
is told them about the United States.
They are SO ignorant that anything that
is told them about America is received
with expressions Of surprise and delight.
Mr.. Story. the sculptor, says he never
knew III Italian staggered by anything
he narrated. hut once. and then he
stated a simple fact:
/ was walking with my respectable
old padroae, Nisi, about his little gar,
den, one day, when M ambition to know
something about America infamcd his
breast
Are there many mountains2' he
asked.
"Yes.'
"And have you any cities?'
.Yes, few little ones"
He was evidently pleased that they
were small, and, with a feeling Of natural
pride, said, Large rs Rome, Of course,
they could not be- And rivers, too,
have you any rivers?'
"A few
But not 80 large rs our Tiber,' ha
replied.
I'VE have some rivers 0,UUU miles
long," answered.
The effect was disastrous. The good
man stood and stared ut me, as if petri-.
fed, for moment. Then the blood
rushed into his face, and, turning on hia
heel, lie took off his hat. and said sudden
", "Good morning. and carried my fact
and his opinions together to his private
room. From that time forward no
asked me no more questions about
| America.
A monk once informed me that Col
umbus was an Italian, and that he had
discovered America, and that he was a
remarkable man; to all of which / as
sented as being true, if not new.
But now severe abstract question
began to tax my friends powers. Ha
said, But how could he ever imagine
that the continent Of America was there ?
That's the question. 1t is extraordinary,
indeed!"
| At last his face lightencd, and looking
at me he said, Perhaps he may have
read that it was there in some old book,
and SO went to see if it were or not"
Vainly I endeavored to show him that
this view would deprive Columbus Of
his greatest distinction. He answered
invariably, But without having read it.
how could he ever have known it?"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-12

own looks. OF the jewish nose the
same observations a.ra true as with re-
gard to the Roman nosethat y. when
the nose is large. Occasionally though
not very frequently this nose Is beail-
tifully formed, and not too large for our
modern notions Of feminine loyelincss.
1t may then be treated rs / lave sng-
gested in remarking On the Greek war;
iety.
rhe tltrn.iip nose may lie adorable,
or it may be trial! Much depends on
its complexion; much on II. preclsc
degree Of upward curve. This curye
should be similar to tlrose at the cor
ners Of the lips, and. when it is, what q
piquant harmony is the result! Oh,
lucky girl with such nose, what Q
queen Of hearts You may be! Add but
the instinct of coquetry to this nose and
YOU have creature as dangerous us
Helen to the peace Of man. It must
not be 4 shaky, hesly. fiabby thing; q
curt decision and spice Of dainty self
assertion must characterize il. It was
such an ideal nose that inspired the fol-
lowing sentiments: I'VE. confess q
lurking pcnchant, u sort Of sncaking
affection which we cannot resist. for the
celestial nose in a woman. It does not
command our admiration and respect
like the Greek, to which we could bow
down MS to goddess, but it makes sad
| work of our affections. The snub, too,
| is not SO unbearablc rs in man. 1t Is
| q great marrer of beauty, undoubtedly ;
| but. merely regarded as an index OF
weakness. il claims our kindly consider
| alton. A woman, moreover, has gcner-
| ally tact sufficient to conceal loften to
| their entire annihilation) those iinprc-
possessing characteristics of the snttb
| and the celestial, which in weak man
become every day more and more
strongly marked. A celestial nose in q
woman is frequently an index of wit. :
| And this, he it remembered. was written
| long before the apotheesis Of the turned
| mp nose.
And what style Of architecture are We
to construct our dress upon? ask the
owners of such noses. Anything CO.
quettish and airy, frivolous and quaint.
Severe simplicity consorts not with the
snub. A little insolence Of ornament
suits it; floating ribbons, a rampant n
grette; head Stunning over Will
curls;' flounce turned back and forth
hat twisted north and south, east and
west. Such as these would be incon
gruous with the Greek. on insult to TIN
Roman, an injury to the Jewish, and ;
fiat contradiction to the cogitatiye
With the "tip-tilted' they make happ,
/ boro,opy
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-12
wol,len's Noses.

The nose is the most prominent feat
ure in the face, and is more faithful
indication of the character than is gen.
orally supposed. In dress, il gives the
keynote to the whole structure by its
size or shape. Every woman is, or
ought to be, cathelra says poet Of
Yesterday, and nj. kaanc also compares
dress to kind Of architecture. through
out which primary idea should be
consistently carried, and no mingling Of
STYLES allowed.
When woman possesses q Roman
nose she must he extremely careful as
to her style Of headgear and hair-dress-
ing. Neither of these must belong to
the frivolous or coquettish order.
Neither must be inadeqnately small. II
tho wearer Of the Roman nose fall into
this error, that useful organ will look
larger than ever. Our aristocracy are
given to large noses. The mir of pal
aces seems 10 be favorable to the devel-
opment Of that salient feature, and,
we're there to be no mesalliances, the
highlred type Of nose would soon reach
very terrific size indeed. | always
look on the bright side OF things, and
when hear man Of gentle birth mar
rying bar- maid, or modern Copetus
and beggar maid, always bethink III.
OF the probable modification Of the lord
L. noses OF the next generation. With
Greek nose woman may wear almos
anything. She will be sure to have tn.
| taste to divine whnt il suitable and be
coming, and grace enough to put 1t OF
straight--san accomplishment more rart
than might be thought. But, alas
Greek noses are not exactly III fashion
Our national taste has proved degener
ate, and our tickle fancy has turned +
the nez retrousse, which has even foun,
It's way into the poets. "riptilted lk
o flower" says our Laureate OF such
nose. Ii tho cogitatiye nose appear il
full development on q woman's face, sh
will probably he strong-minded and ui
terly careless Of chiffons, il not Of he
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-12
Wol,lan's Work.

The quiet fidelity with which wom-
nm will dishwash her life away for her
husband and children is Q marvel Of
endurance. Here is the servitude of
woman heaviest-no sooner is her work
done than it requires to be done again.
Men take jobs, work on them, finish
them, and they are over for good and
oil. The prospect of ending them and
drawing pay for the labor is alluring,
but no such allurements are held out
for the wife. She washes Monday after
Monday the same garments until there
is nothing more of them to wash; then
they are replaced by others of new ma
terial Just like them, and the rubbing
and wringing goes on forever. She
mends the stockings with tireless fideli-
ty, tho same holes meeting her gaze
week after week. for if there is a darned
place in sock "he" invariably puts his
irrepressible toe through it. Every
morning the rooms are put in order,
only to he in the widest disorder by the
time night falls. There are no jobs, each
one different, no terms, no pay. The
same socks, the same washing, the
same room every time. There IS toe
little brightness in the lives Of women
in the country. They have too little
help in their domestic occupations
The nurse in house where there j.
baby to care for ought to be set dowr
rs one Of the regular expenses rs mucl
as the potatoes for the family.
mothers health both Of body and mind
is worth more than additional acres O.
land, or finer live stock. The hear
should not be allowed to grow old
Life should not have lost its charm, til,
heart its spirit, and tho body its elastici
ty at 40 years. And yet how man,
women are faded and wan, and shat
tered in mind and health, long befor
they are forty. All the JOY of life j
not in youths morning. five SO will il
we can, to the last moment Of life, be a
least negatively happy.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-12
Looking l'D Glucose.

A correspondent recently wrote to us
inquiring what kind Of stuff was glu-
cose. We didn't know. We had heard
a good deal said about glucose, and
somehow we bad imbibed the impression
that it was some kind of q newly-dis-
covered glue. However, being anxious
to please our readers, and give uniyer-
sal satisfaction all around, we started
out to investigate the subject.
A Saginaw man once told us that
brewers put glucose in lager beer, SO,
in tho interest of pure science, we
bought glass Of beer, and while watt
ing for the sea foam to cool off little we
remarked casually: "Of course, you
put plenty Of good, pure glucose in
your beer, don't you?" And may we
be blessed if that bartender didn't come
round the end of the counter as mad as
hornet and rs red III the face as .
boiled shrimp, with big, brass faucet
in his hand, and tried to tap us on the
nose, but we fed with mocking laugh.
A Wisconsin school-marm had limited
that she labored under the impression
that the candy manufacturers used glu-
cose in the preparation of caramels,
butter-scotch and sugar monkeys, so
we went in and asked candy-butcher
il he had any vanilla larrycodope Dreaded
with glucose, and the man looked SO
bad for q moment that we were sorry
we had said anything about it, and then
he pitched his coat into tho coal box
and his hat into an apple barrel, and
came for us on the dead run, and we
had to out and seek further in the pur-
suit of the desired information-
We spoke to retail grocer about
Mving barrel Of standard "A coffee
sugar, and told him that of course he
would sec that there was the right guam
tity of glucose in it, and we are ghost
if he didn't try to stab us with butter
tester. Then we went home. We are
obliged to give up the conudnrum. II
the correspondent could only ask us an
| easy one, little one for . cent, we
would try and wrestle with it. But there
is every appearance just now that we
shall have to acknowledge ourselves
stunrped. Every day We hear Of some
town or community which wants to
establish glucose factory, but what il
the use of starting a mandatory to turn
out something which nobody wants, OF
knows anything about, and which seems
to drive people into frenzy when you
speak to them about it? No, we donY
know what glucose is, and, what's more,
we don't care continental.-Cheek.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-12

4 medical commission was appointed
some time ago in Germany to study and
investigate certain questions relating to
the construction Of school buildings.
In the matter Of ventilation, the com.
mission states that each pupil III a
school ought to have ,, laO cubic feet Of
fresh air each hour, at the least. 1t is
stated also that light from the rear is
admissible, hut it is not recommended,
and windows facing the pupils are pro.
hihited
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Scarlet Fever
Cured.

venssrrhiN unlvcrsity. Nashville. Tenn.
testify 70 the ncst excellent qualities Of Prof
Dashys pscphyla,ue fMd Al dtsnte,,an, and
detergent Il il both theoretically and practically
superior TO sny preparation with which am ac.
qaalnscd,~-N T. l.erroN. Prof Chemistry.
narhys Fluid l. Recommended hy
Hon, AlnxANnne III, STEPHENS, IL GcoerIas
Rev, CaAs. T. DEgNs. DID,, Church II The
Stranger, N. Y,
Jos, LsCasrs. Columbia, pr,f University sc,
kev, A, ] RAsrls, prsf, Mercer University.
Rev. S1a. 7. Fasece, Bishop A. 4, Church.
lNnlSrENSAnlE TO EVERY HOME.
Perfectly harmless. ussa intcrnally or
externally Tor Man or Beast.
The Fluid has been thoroughly tested, and We
have abundant evidence that il has done everything
here claimed, Iaf fuller Information YET oi your
Dsass's, pampale, o. send 10 the prop,te.oss,
J. n. gEli.lN 4 Co,
Manataetassne chemists, PHILADELPHIA
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Eradicatss
MALARIA.

all (ssMtN ylosls Dlscn,
tho Sick should use Il n,
nrvcr been known to ~.
used. yellow Fever has
black vOsnlt Ind tat
cases OF l,trhthcria yield
1scecrcsl and Sick Per.
HoMs refreshed and
nrd sores prevent.
cd BY bathing with
Darbys Fluid,
] m pure Air made
llarlaless and purified.
For A0re Throat Il Is a
sure cure.
l'ontMgion destroyed.
Fur Frosted Feet,
s'lhllblAlns, Pile =.
0'hAllngs, etc.
1theusnnllAlsa cured.
Soft white Compiler
IONS secured by la use.
ship Fever prevented.
IN purify the lsrrNth,
Cleanse the Teeth,
|, ean's be surpassed.
CMtArrh relieved and
cured,
lerysllpclAs cured.
ls,lrns relieved Instantly.
SeArs prevented.
lpysentery CURED.
Wounds healed rapidly.
NcArvy cured,
An AnllslOt0 FOR Animal
" Vegetable poisons,
Stinrs, etc.
| used the Fluid during
our present atllietion with
Scarlet Fewer with. de,
.iaed advantage II Il
indispensable ~ the sick
room, = wv. y. SAND,
sua,,, E,sic, Ala.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-12
The Value OF Willow Wood.

On account of its comparative incom-
bustibility, tho willow is eminently USE
full for the floors of buildings designed
to be fire-proof 1t grows to large
size and furnishes great amount Of
lumber. There is white willow grow
ing at Stockbridge, Mass, which, at
four feet from the ground measures
twenty-five feet in circumference, and
extends its branches fifty feet in every
direction. Tradition says it was
brought from Connecticut IN 1907 by a
traveller, who used it rs riding switch.
The Hon. jesse w. Fell, in giving an
account of experiments in tree planting
on an extensive scale in Illinois, says:
"Werc / called upon to designate one
tree which, more than all others, |
would recommend for general planting,
l would say, unhesitatingly. it should
be the white willow" Prof. Brewster
SAYS: In England, where it is often
fifty or sixty feet high IN twenty years.
there il no wood in greater demand
than good willow. 1t is light, very
tough, soft, takes good finish, will
bear more pounding and knocks than
any other wood grown there, and i
used for cricket bats, for floats to pad,
die wheels Of steamers, and brake
blocks on ears 1t il used extensiyel,
for turning, planking, coasting vessels
furniture, OK yokes, wooden legs, sho.
| lasts etc. Fuller says: 1T growetl
incredibly fast. it being hy-word tha
the profit by willows will hny the ownel
| a horse before thaf hy other trees vii
pay for saddle The basket willow
well cultivated, will yield Il net incom
OF $3.50 year t. the acre. Tn tn
whole, therefore, il would seem that tn
various kinds of willow, the economi
value Of which has been hitherto en
tirely overlooked IN this country, a.
eminently deserving Of attention, an
will amply reward those who cultiyat
them Popular Science Monthly.
/
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UNDER ordinary circumstances there
is no accounting for names, but there is
a clergyman in Illinois hearing the name
Of roof, in whose case il looks rs if he
or some one of his ancestors had be-
come weary OF u somewhat lowly appel
lation, and had reversed it.
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Diphtheria
Prevented.

The physicians here
use Darbys Fluid very
successfully In the treat
ment Of Diph.heria.
A, SrolLHNwERck,
Greensboro, Ala.
letter dried up
Cholera e,eeented.
Nlcrts purified and
healed.
In eases Of Death il
should bc used about
the corpse - Il viii
prevent any unrleas.
ant smell
The rsnlneht ply.
Hlctass, u. M ARlON
| SlMA, M. D., New
York, nays. ~ am
convinced Prof. Darbys
prophylae,ie Fluid is a
| valuable disintsctant. +"
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GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
Sparkling.

When the dcofs Ars shut and thu windo'
closed,
Then comes the sparkling honri
The silent kiss, tile stolen hug
Are mighty In their power.
Daylight Tor birds, and nywers and things
That poets write about;
Give the candle short and thin
knd wind that puts II out.
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DURING 1882 tie murders committed
in the United States averaged two day,
while the executions only averaged two
q week.
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sMAy.l..rt)x
and
picT1N0 Of Small
lsux PREVENTED

A m mbcr uf my fam.
ils was taken with
Small pox. ! used ths
Fluid the patien. wa
not dclirious, was no
pitsed, and was aboM
the house again In three
weeks, and NO others
had il. - /. w, PARK.
lNsoa, Philadelphia
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For Scarlet and
Typhoid FeverA
DlphtherlA, Ssli-
walton, liberated
Sore Throat, small
pox, Measles. and
u. perse~s Mating on
ly. Scarlet Fever has
Nj where the Fluid was
.en cured with Il after
n place. The worst
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DARBYS
PRoPHYLACTIC
FLUID.
FLUID.

4 Household Article for Universal
Family Use.
New Ulm weekly review., 1883-07-25

A circular has been issued from the
Office of the Third Assistant Postmas-
ter General officially notifying the
postmasters throughout the United
States Of the reduction of the postage
rates to take effect October l, and d.
recting them to make preparations for
it. Postmasters are notified that it is
desirable to have as few of the present
three-cent stamps and stamped envel.
opes as possible on hand when the
reduction of rates goes into effect, and
they are accordingly directed to limit
the acquisitions for stamps and snvel-
opes of this denomination to such guam
titles as, upon careful estimate, they
may deem sufficient to last until the
first of October. They are also in
structed to take all available means,
without incurrlng any expense, to call
public attention to the coming reduc-
tion so that purchasers may not accu-
mulate an unnecessary supply of three
cent stamps and envelopes.