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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-10
A HYPER-suPER-s R-sENsITIvE MAN.
10 was good, he was brave, still was sadly
ar a

10 WAS good, he was brave, still was sadiy
That women priced only HIS rental;
e;iic.l devotion he sought In maid.
For the goose was. Won SEQ, sentimental
The darlinvcst girl In the cityl
such a plain, quiet fellow. could never compete
With his rivals both handsome and witty.
His love with his fears cruel warfare long wag ed
When one eve, In the course Of his woony,
lie forgot TO he frightened. proposed, was en-
Ere either knew what they were doing.
Two hours swiftly passed, dream without
In soft words that won't bear repeating,
And NJ Lc arose his departure TO take,
both were struck with tho sense OF the meet
Ing.
l!e turned In pretensc Of inspecting some toy,
but twtnged with sharp melancholy:
To imagine my life could be crowned with
Oh, @ worse than fool in my folly,
Tis my ", alth that she nets, while my heart She
Such jewel demands rich setting.
Aud her raptaons smiles are bn, feminine
As III iind when 100 late for regrcttins"
Aud meanwhile she stood there sdoring his
back,
And fcl, her poor heart beating faster.
AT tho touch OF her destiny's master.
IuWh Hasu VI nsiug easc WhIHiAI " uats
but to weep would, she thought, be atrocous
So she doubled her fists to fight down her tears
Assuming frown quite fcrocious.
Her kittenish carer he Plainly behcld.
In the pier glass tcsldc him refcctci:
Making faces at him! So hts last hopes wer,
foled.
Thank heaven her deceit I've desccted!"
TOO hurt for relria Ii. HI hnrrieily LETT.
And a letter awaited to discover,
That an accident. hapless, her life had hercft
Or her supcr-scnsitive lover.
sne answered the idiot whose heart she ha,
wrecked"
That since he had failed to believe her,
So suspic ous Il man she could never respect,
Then took tn her he'd with fever
He sailed With spirit 80 heavy II near
Sunk the ship III mid ocean;
hut returned; they were married early las
wear,
And forgot IL their courtship's commotion
NJ Louis RepabticaH.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-10
SELF.STARyATION.
Death OF u Woman Who Lived Fifty three
Days without Food.

Days Without Food.
IAtchison tkau. ,.tclegram.l
Lizzie Brasley, Of White Cloud, Doni-
phan County, Kan, the woman who started
to commit suicide by starvation, succeeded
Sunday morning ut } o'clock. She wholly
ahst.,ined from food for period
of iifty-three days. during which time
she also stuhbornly refused TO speak.
Before beginning self starvation she had
lain seven weeks ON i bed of sickness. and
her system WIS therefore much reduced
when she began. An autopsy revealed the
fact that her organs We're all perfectly
healthy. The formal verdict of the physi-
clans WIS death by starvation. When she
took the strange freak she had been in an
unpleasant quarrel with her father, aud the
loss of little niece whom she had reared
discouraged her. She resolved upon
suicide. She first tried chloal, and, that
falling, quit eating.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-10

IT is always sign OF poverty in the
mind where men are ever aiming to ap.
pear great, for they who are really
great never seem to know ii, Cecil,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12
STILL A STAKEHOLDER.
A Rip Van Wrinkle from the Wilder.
ness with Two Serfs to Sell.

A Stauntou letter in the Baltimore
American says: A strange reminder
of the ante-bellum days was witnessed
short time ago in the busy streets of
the peaceful city of Staunton, in the
Valley of Virginia. A sturdy mounts
aineer from POcahontas county, West
Virgins, had made his way from his
secluded fastness in an outlying dis
trict across the Cheat and Allegheny
mountains, $50 miles to the nearest
center of civilization, to make sale OF
some stock, the huctuatiop in whose
value once sent "a thrOb through the
commercial world. In his high and
isolated eyre, enjoying the independ-
ent freedom and simplicity Of rural
life, he had not heard of "war's
alarms" and none of the confusion in
cideut to secession had disturbed the
peaceful rounds of his life. He had
tended his flocks, cultivated the soil
and prospered until the surplus was
beyond bis consumption. Reckoned
among the wealth that could be dis
posed of as no longer necessary for
his needs were Two timely. built color
ed men, and it was more particularly
to sell these that he had gotten the
consent of his mind to make the per-
ilous journey to the nearest point
within the pales of civilization.
Arrived in Stanton, he asked for a
slave dealer, and tried in vain To sell
his slaves. He could not be convinc,
ed that there had been H great war,
| and at last he left in disgust. When
last seen he and his dusky property
were on their way back home to en-
10y life free from the vices of All un
real civilization.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

Next to the poor, the railroad AID
insurance companies have suffered
most during the past TWO weeks. The
weather has made railroading very
expensive, and the great nu aber of
fires throughout the country have
cost the insurance companies much
money. The suferings of the poor
in some cities have been terrible.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

Mr. 1il introduced "A hill in the
House of Representatives Wednesday
to require government building to
be constructed in every town and city
in the Union in which the postmaster
draws "A salary Of $1,000 and over.
He says this policy will save the gov
ernmrnt 81, 000,00 per year in rent.
We nave long thought that the gov>
ernment ought to adopt this plan, and
we hope Mr.. Hills bill will become
a lhw
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12
HISTORIC WEATHER.
Some Of the Very Coolest Weather In
the Worlds History.

IL is n bit Of a coincidence that the
comet upon which Napoleon's soldiers
gazed seventy years ago. when they
were making that dreadful march
from Moscow, which resulted in the
death from cold and exposure of AGO..
900 men, should he accompanied on
its temperance with bitter cold
spell Of weather. When it swept out
of sight the world witnessed an un.
usually severe winter. The incident,
AS we'll as the present cold snap. re.
calls other severe winters. In Octo-
her, 1853, and February, 764, the
ienizens of the cities of Mosques and
Minarets were astonished by n cold
spell Of weather, aud the two seas at
Constantinople were frozen over for
twenty days. In 1863 the Thames
was frozen over for fourteen weeks.
In 1907 the cold sointense in England
that all the small birds persisted, and
1888 the large fowls of the air were
driven by the terrible cold into the
towns and cities Of Germany.
In 1893 the winter was so severe in
Flanders that the wine distributed
was cut with hatchets.
The year 1868 was noted for cold
weather in England. Thousands of
forest and shade trees were split by
frost, birds and stock persisted, a line
of stages ran on the Thames for sever
al weeks, and shops were built on
the ice in the middle Of the Thames.
In 1891 the wolves were driven 10y
the cold into Vienna, where they at,
tackled men and cattle on the streets.
In 1910 quicksilver froze in the
thermometer bulbs at Moscow. One
of the most remarkable changes OF
temperature was witnessed at Horn
sew and Hammersmith, near London,
in 1867. The thermometer was &c
below zero on the 4th of January,
and seventy>two hours later it had
| Leaps t. 90 aupve zero.
With respect TO America some OF
the remarkable cold spells were as
follows: In 1870, and again in 1921,
New York harbor was frozen over sc
that teams were driven across the ice
to Staten Island. The neighboring
State of Indiana saw weather colo
enough to CONCEAL the mercury in 18'
So. The winter of 1881 was made
memorable ny cold weather. On the
18th and 26th days Of January many
deaths occurred from the intense cold
and the residents of Mobile saw thu
thermometer >ink Ia zero.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

A considerable number of English
and Hungarian ldhorers have arrived
in Pennsylvania recently to work in
the mines, or at coking, and, accord
ing 10 common report, they have been
specially imported under contract.
This is pauper labor competition,
with a vengeance. And the worst Of
it is there is nothing in the we'll
known Pennsylvania character to
suggest that the rumor is false. No
where ;s more to be heard about the
dignity of American labor than in the
gathering, Of Pennsylvania states
men. Aud nowhere are the wages of
labor brought down more inexorbly
40 the lowest market price than in
Pennsylvania furnaces and mines.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12
Rather PrOhibitiye.

Prohibition means something in
Pottawatomie county, Kansas. Sa'
loon keeper Hulen, having been conr
viJted Oh twenty counts, was fined
800 on each count, and on the Dist
count the court committed him to
i4il to stay until all the money is
paid Saloon>keeper Shaw, also hav-
ing been convicted ON thirteen counts,
was sentenced to pay 500 and cost
on each count and to spend thirty
DAYS in Jail, and stay there until he
pays up Saloon keeper Pittman got
81, 100 fine and a month in Jail. Up
ON twenty dealers the court imposed
fines aggregating $500 and $4,000
cost an ninety days IN jail.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

A Huntingdon correspondent of
the Nashville World says: "Suit
has been entered by Maj f. I. Me,
GIN, whose family reside here, but
who Is himself a'drummer for a Cin>
cinnan notion house, against w. H..
E son, Esq, for Islander aud for dams
ages To the extent Of thirty thousand
dollars, for Mr.. Eason saving, SO it is
reported, that he (McGilD robbed
hi, safe some time ago, OF four hum
dred aud seventy>five dollars in cash.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

Something New Under the Sun
A new erea is dawning upon women.
Hitherto she has heen called upon to
suffer the ilisof mankind and her own
besides. The frequent and distress
ing irregularities peculiar TO her sex
have long been 10 her the "dlretul
spring ui woes umumhejei In the
mansion of the rich aud hnvel of pow
erty aliae woman has been the con
stantyet patient victim Of IA thousand
ills unknown to man-ud without a
remed, "Oh Lord, how longl' j.
the agony of her soul, hath she crird
But now the hour Of her redemption
is come. She vii sutf r no more for
BradGelfs Female Regulator, "Wo'
mans Best Friend" is sold by all
Druggists
DE-. j. Bradfeld, Prop. Atlanta,
Ga. Price rs cents and sl.5O per
bottle.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

H. B. Payne was nominated by
the democratic caucus of the Ohio
legislature last Tuesday night for U.
$. Senator. He received a majority
on the first ballot. This seems to he
a victory for the standard oil monop>
oily, and one which will do the party
little or no good at the next election.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12
Vick's Floral Guide.

For 1884 is an ELEGANT Book Of $50 Pages 8
Colored Plates Of flowr sand Veg italics. and
NOR. IA y l00 l.lustratiou-, i the choic II
tions for gro ing. II handsome enough f r
the Center Table ora Midday Present. cend
ON YOUR name and Post Otflee ress, with 10
cents aud will serd Won copy, postage
paid Thi. i not quarter o. its cost. Ii is
printed in both English and GermHn If YOU
afterwards order seed deduct the 10 cent
Wick, Seeds are the Best IN the World! The
Floral Guide will tell how TO get and grow
them, Nick's Flower and \ equitable Garden
l75 Page, 6 Colored Plates. 500 EngraynRs.
For 20 cen Is in paper covers; 81 w IN cloth. In
German or English Nick's Illustrated
Monthly Magazihe--32 PAGES. Colored
Plate in every number and many fine Engrav-
ms Price 81 Is year; Five Copies for $500.
Specimen Numbers sent tor 10 cents; trial
copies for 20 cents.
JAMES WICK.
Rochester, n. Y.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

The President has sent in Il special
message to congress urging an im>
mediate appropriation for continues
ton Of the work of improvement of
the Mississippi river. He will re-
ceive the thanks of the Valley PEG,
ME for il.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

1t is said that the cold weather has
damaged the fruit trees very badly in
the north, and that the crop this
year will certainly he short.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

A fire at Hickman, Ky, Thursday
morning of last week destroyed fur
niture factory, the Planters Hotel
and the old city hall. Loss about
S25. 900.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

Dir. Wood, Professor of Chemistry
in Bishops College, Montreal, reports
forty.seven cases of acute articular
rheumatism cured by falting. Time
required, from four to eight days.
He regards rheumatism as a phase Of
indigestion.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

Frank James, the notorious high
wayman, is reported seriously i'll at
his home in Missouri.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

The house and lot ill Milan known
as the Central Hotel building" AL
so some valuable land, lying near
the college building. Apply to W.
Y. Williamson, or the Milan Ex'
change.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12
A Great Bargain.

Any one wishing to purchase neat
little home in the edge of town will
find it to his interest to call at this
office. Will be sold very cheap fol
cash.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12
rnR MANnR BEAST

Use TANNERS Eminent 10 cure al sprains;
Bruises. swelling, Cuts, Wounds. Hurts and
Chest. Swollen Joints. all External Injuries.
For sale by Stewart 4 banner.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

The recent cold snap all over the
west and south was the severest felt
in many years.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12
SATURDAY, JANUARY is, 1884.

Congress is again in session, and
will probably not adjourn before
June or July.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12
Music Books.

Peters Burrowe's Prim ers for sale
at this Office, a city prices.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

BETTER THAN CALoMEL or BLUE MASS.
For Headache. Sour Stomach, Torpid Liver,
Sick Stomach or Biliousness--Dr. Duncan's
Vegetable Pills. For sale by Stewart Dan
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12
.iATES OF SUBSCRIPTION =:

A single copy, one year. $40
club of ten copies, m allied to one post
office, one yea , 80
CLUB OF twenty copies IN allied to one
post Office. one year. II 0G
club OF thirty copies; ma led to one
post office. one year, 24.0O
A club of forty copies mailed to one
post Once one year, 800
md larger clubs ut the rate of 70 cents per copy
per aUnuIn.
AND in addition, he eeky News will be
m alled tree ior one year to any persOn who Will
rOlse club twenty or more annual sub
scrit erS VI 'it post-office ard forward their
namcs and ADDRESS With the requisite amount
IF money, as tt. above table OF rates.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12
Dissolution Notice.

NTlOTICE is hereby given Of the disso-
~ luton of the firm Of Mayo, COvingron
4 Co.. MIR. George Threadgil retiring. The
style of the firm hereafter will be Mayo 4 Cow
ington. and they are authorized 'o settle all
the hu siness of the q firm
MAYO. ,ONINGTON a co.
Jan 3, 1888
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

1t will be a Democratic Parer, devoted TO
Politics. News, Markets, A griculture and Lit
erature, and will be edited with the view OF
ms kin & it a desirable Family Newspaper.
As new candidate for ublic favor, he
Weekly News will ca ter to the requirements Of
its readers. IL will thoroughly discuss all live
questions of the day. 1t will give particular at
tention to the gathering OF the news. E. hecisl
care, will be taken in compiling the various
market reports. In the interest of the farmer
q good space will be devoted o agriculture
General literature and various matters fitted
for the family circle will comprise important
department of the paper, and il will be the lrur-
pose of the man agement TO so edit and publish
The eekly News as to commend it to and
make it a welcome visitor il every household
The W Weekly News wi ! be n large quarto. con-
tanning siXty-tOur columns ti reading matter,
printed on fine article of calendared paper
In order to reach all classes, II will be sold az
the following low
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

Thanking my friend FIR their past liberal
pat onnpc ] respectfully ask "a con inuanee OF
the same 10 my successors. am,
Very truly yours,
GEO TURE ADG l..
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12
EASTERN. NORTHEuN AND wEsTFRN
POINTS.

diving through ticketsto all poi ts--f hicugo
Toledo, buffalo. Richmond. ew \ orb, " sh
n gton City, Philhdelrhiu and 30 ton. East
Moth and Western tourist viii find Ia Bell
River route saie. del ghtful and ecrnomical.
ates by this lire cheaper than amy other
6rst-class route. Meals and staterooms free
Baggage checked throueh.
Passengers cRa rely on splendid trip by his
line, ms the steamers are all first class, havini
been expressly built for the accommodatol
passengers.
RS- Each steamerc aries full string bErI
II. w. LlGHTBURNE,
General Freight & Ticket Agep-
NO.7 Monroe street, MetppGis
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12

PILESl PILESi PILES
This drea iful affection. so painful, SO
troublesome. quickly relieved and permanently
cured by DR.. Duncans Carbolic Ointment.
Sold by Stewart & Banner.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12
City Barber Shop.

IF YOU WANT A NICE, CLEAN SHAVE
l. or Fashionable Haircut, go TO the city Bar
Der shop, Corner Of Nj in and Front row,
p. S.-Children's Hair Cutting speciality,
Respeetfl ly r. PERSON.
The Arizona champion., 1884-04-26
CASTLE GARDEN SCENES AND INCIDENTS.

Castle Garden, on the whole, is a sad place, says New York letter. Among the myriad of swarthy faces which meet one's gaze, it is rarely that one encoun- ters a smile or laugh; the emigrant, though he has just set foot in "the land of the free and the home of the brave"
 is still an emigrant, without home and among strangers. The Italians, of whom
 vast numbers are now crowding in upon
 us, have a pensive look, especially the
 women, that is particularly touching. The Swedish and Danish emigration jast now is beyond all precedent. As rule, the woman are as strong and sinewy as the men. If poor, they are usually neatly and comfortably dressed, and there is frank, open expression in their countenances that at once informs one they are from countries that have escaped the centuries of serfdom which have taken the spirit of independence from other populations that have been less fortunate. They can look you straight in the face without being ashamed. Their children, with which every family is liberally provided, look as tough as pine knots, and are just tie kind of human machinery that is needed to develop new country. Swedish girls, for domestic service, are in active demand by city people, and all that offer are readily taken at wage. ranging from twelve to sixteen dollars month Their imperfect knowledge of the vernacular is serious drawback, as it necessitates frequent pantomimic per formances in the kitchen and at the din ner-table; but then, as they quickly learn, the little difficulties are soon forgotten. The Norwegians are a people of coarser fibre than the Swedes and Danes. Their industry is almost a match for that of the heatlen Chidese but it is not skilled industry, and it | must find it's appropriate sphere in the field and forest rather than in the workshop and the manufactory, Hence, the great majority of them push on out West as soon as they leave the ship,
The Arizona champion., 1884-04-26
ALL SORTS OF ITEMS.

Thirty-dollar silk jerseys will delight the ladies this spring
 It is wise man who knows the proper time to shed his hannels.
 A carpet is like a small boy it has to be beaten to be cleaned.
 There is a boom in New York real estate. There are fifty buyers to one seller.
 Edison is said to be working on an electrical device for hurrying the mes senger boy.
 The young lady from Vassar does not speak of clammy sweat, but of bival- vular transpiration.
 The young man who used to sing "I fear no foe" before he was married now says, "I cannot sing the old songs"
 The prospect of a big riot bill looms up ahead of Cincinnati like a spectre. Pennsylvania knows what riot bill is.
 The Mormon women are sealed unto their husbands, but we are not informed as to the kind of sealing whacks used
 "Links of Love" is very pretty heading for wedding notice. The real lynx of love is the watchful, jealous wife of the equally vigilant husband.
 mgnorant?" said the drummer of his rival, "why, he's totally uneducated. He doesn't even know the monkey and parrot story"
 Professor-"What can you say in regard to the articulation of the bones ?" Student (doubtfully)-'I don't think they articulate very much.
 els she a capable girl?" said the in- fatuated youth in answer to the ques- tion: '1 should say she was. Her father must be worth at least half-a- million.
 The carrying of concealed weapons has greatly increased in Illinois. Scarcely an Illinois man can be found who does not have somewhere in his clothes one or two corkscrews.
 Emma Abbott says "the voice of prims donna is as delicate as a new born babe" And the voice of new born babe is as delicate as a prima dons. "That is to say, it is very loud.
 May is . proper month for weddings. The oyster season comes off at the end of April, and it is between hay and grass on ice-cream; hence it is no object for young lady to further prolong an engagement.
 According to natural history the giraffe has a tongue seventeen inches long. This only shows how valuable giraffe might be for cleaning windows, because he could lick the dust off like lightning, and wouldn't require step- ladder.