The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-06-19

is made in this way: Take of washed
hogs lard | Ia pounds avoirdupois,
melt it by the heat of water bath,
add of balsam of Peru 2 drains, flowers
of benzon and bright palm oil l dram
of each; stir vigorously to promote So
luton for few minutes, then remove
the pan from the bath, and, after re-
pose for short time, pour off the
clear portion from the sediment, and
stir the liquid mass until it begins to
cool.
A Corean is SO polite that il you in
lnire after his health he answers:
Thanks to the honor you do me in
asking such q question; my health Is
good. A sick man says to the person
who visits him: Thanks to your visit,
feel better" II a Corean speaks to a
Japanese he commences: "You are SO
learned You are SO great;" and If
he meets 4 funeral procession no stops
it. and. going up to the coffin, says:
Il profoundly regret the death of this
virtuous man." even If he had never in
his life seen or heard of the defunct.
Representative and Senator-elec}
Blackburn, of Kentucky, was once
stumping his district in company with
his opponent. At one meeting he spoke
first and charmed the audience by tho
manner rather than the matter Of his
remarks. Then the other man got up
and turned the tide of popularity with
a single sentence, in which he likened
Mr.. Blackburn to the swan, ''that
beautiful bird, which glidcs along. the
perfection of grace, and dips and
curves in lines of beauty-but only
draws an inch or SO of water!"
A bronze tablet has been placed upon
the front of the new Pennsylvania Ma
tional Bank Building, Philadelphia,
Pa, bearing the inscription: ION this
site originally stood the dwelling in
which Thomas Jefferson drafted the
Declaration Of Independence which
was adopted by the Continental Con-
gress in this city, july 4. 1776. Erected,
1915; removed, 1883. The Ledger says
that the question whether Jefferson
drafted the document in the corner
house or In the one adjoining on the
west still is matter of dispute, but as
the bank building covers both lots the
accuracy of the inscription on tho tab
let is not disputed. -
The different kinds of dyewoods
used in this country are logwood and
fustic, from the West Indies; lima,
from the shores of the Pacific, and the
bar and cam woods from Africa. Tho
woods mentioned, with the exception
of fustic, which is yellow, are red, but
of various shades. The sapponia wood,
which is delicate pink, comes from
the East Indies. The costs of the woods
in the rough are, according to the
Providence Journal, as follows: Log
wood, from $40 to $25 ton; the red
woods, from $40 to $40 ton, and the
cam wood about $50 ton. The
latter wood comes from the interior of
Africa, costs considerable for transport
tation, and is becoming scarce. Cam
wood is used mostly by wooden manu-
fscturers in making their dyes. This
wood is drawn to the markets In Afri-
Ca by slaves, and very frequently stap-
les and chains are found attached to
the logs when they arrive in this city,
and poisonous insects of that cline are
often found in the hoilows Of the wood,
which are speedily killed.
Senator Philetus Sawyer. of Wiscon-
son, was ..raised" in st. Lawrence
county, New York, "bought his time"
of his father, and started out for him.
self when II years old. He had in his
belt 81, 200 and 500 to pay his expenses
on his way West He wanted another
dollar, and borrowed 1t Of his brother.
In a few years he began to accumulate.
He made lucky speculations in timber
lands, and his wealth increased. Re-
Gently he returned to his old home in
st. Lawrence county, where he found
his brother in straitened circumstances.
Debt had got the best of him, and to
satisfy mortgage his home was about
to be sold. "What Is the amountp"
asked Philetus. Twelve hundred dol
lars" answered Philemon. with . face
as long as the signal officers report.
20, brace up" said the Wisconsin
statesman; "rll pay you what l owe
you, which, with the interest, will DO
enough 10 straighten this matter out. F"
But" said the former, .'you don't
owe me anything" YES. / do replied
Shorty. You remember lending me 81
when | went West; well here it Is with
returns" and he counted out $500.
Every dollar | took away with me has
brought me $3.50 in return. If you
ever get hard up let me know, and I'll
help yoa out again.