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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12
THE ERA OF ELOcuTioM.
The Teachers OF fi.e Art iseapins a Rich
Harvest.
New York NaiI and Tyfrass.l

New York sTaiI and Esnrass.i
The opening of the fyeaaa school Of
acting has given III impetus 10 the ssnly
Of elocution even among those who do
not intend to 90 on the stage. \ pro-
fessor Of e!ocution up town said to a re-
porter that the ma osl.y of his pupils
were not stage STRUCK, hut took lessons
to improve them III speaking and road
ing.
''What class OF people take lcs sons"
''Nhy, have large c,ass OF young
society ladies. who otna in the middle
of the day to avoid beng observed.
They enter into the study with ca.
Teach me how to spea, well. saist oAa1
i do not care to express passion, h.strrsi,
scoen or anything o. that Kin! bilt
wish to CONVEX 0 iit,eatiy. 10 narrate al
incident with proper chic. 10 nave !ia
correct III lection at the close of ea 4
sentence, and above all TO DC 10 s4s'
OF sufficient verse 10 keep from grown
insipil. ian | gle Il ,al Scrt. or
chi: ! don't say no ID theta | snap
teach them natural netho 4. sni IL =
few weeks the most aN.ssstrl aa 4
taincl polish o. manner in Iiu"l II
of spec Ii that tire really surprising.
ladies with weak seiceS, aztec it2 ,
or four lessons, summon ii il enet / =
practice cali:tlciics and soaa have I'll,
clear yoiees. quite II laetam n .osis
from what they we're before tAe j
such healthful exercise IKE os
years ago it was a rare TIM tar III 10
have one Of the ie.sur. sI.i,5 .sS 4 tt.
Now | have j lsfse An.aesr. r.E
tablcagx and theatrical, cause I " 4
come 10 get posted on estaia ; ~ ~.
that is seldom. The IL. orlts co.4
for general cultivation.
WHAT other CLASSES asseni
] s.ln the afternoon 4 levi duts2 a.Eti
miscellaneous gcattsia come IN l,e
vote an hour to prart.ee. Iaer lafe IN
special aim, and are .ltl4as Il taa tim.
In the evening taa se a "!:p H's'a,l
business attend. hey aft rla " Y,
lad. hool tea hers, anl iEeir ccf !
to learn and teach others. somc oE
them are quite advanced in years, bat
they display all the interest and vim
necessary TO nia,ter difficult lessons.
Like the society ladies', have no tronht
in teaching them, ami tiiey make rapl
progress as u general thing. think
though. that some of the younger teaea
crs, have a notion to Try the stage Il
some future time, but they conceal i
from me. ]"
/ You seem to have more laiy pupil,
than gentlemen.
aOh, yes. Gentlemen who do not
think of going on the stage do not ear,
to study elocuties. \ les bachclor
and widowcrs Try 10 leara how 10 rsa,
short love poems and tliat class of liz
erature, and hence attend. MF grea
trouble is with the hos w.a3 comes sc
cause he expects to DO al orator somt
day. His father rather thinks 80, ant
sends him.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12
Industrial villages.

Tho Society for Promoting Industrial
Villages is tho name Of q recently incor-
rorated English association having for
its object the relief Of the congested dis
tricts in the large cities by removing the
surplus people into the country, paying
the cost Of transportation and providing
means Of employment. In several cases
small towns have been started with these
people, in which weaving, dressmaking,
candy manufacturing and tho like are
carried on, and next spring market gar
dening will DO tried. Several very
wealthy philanthropists are at tho head
OF the movement.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12
Religion oi GilsenlanLers.
Sew Snk 1 a.e.,e at!eat.

tNtW Ntt \ 4 ts.iFV fEtTA.1.l
Nearly all tho r.squimanx Of Green
land are adhercnts OF the Lutheran faith,
having been converted through tho mis-.
sionary enterprise OF the Danish church.
They have neat little eharehes, where
they hold religious services every un-
day. 10 ail appearances they are happy
and conisnted people. The Morati.ns,
also, have been missioni..iug ii this lit.
tic scabound world for ahoa, l,1 years
and have recently lost their leading mis-.
s;onary there, Pastor Brodheck. who has
laborcd very successfully on the eastern
coast Of the island. From Greenland
the Morayians are now also trying Il
extend their labors TO Alaska, and sys
tematio work will BIZ commenced there
with tho new year.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12
COny1nsiDaasisr..
W5 : ~ = = = 2
NAV Eli..,a.ias 5s3.. eystt:t

- I-N1H kFTTFVta Z Ns.-Eftt
Ionyentionalism rules the world. In
tic conversation ol these "ao are ordi-
nariIy ca'iel cultivated peep!e the Same
c'ti eai and dried opinion, tile same old
stoss 81 silica; sta5t.st.ons, AMI SET
it#Hs. ~ even, axe lapeetea al natise,3,a.
u Il, CHI suppose taaf people sot their
ia, ..s the par 'la dos ais manners.
On Q. Il hanl 5o9.t Of etiquette.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12
The Rainfall Of yTe.tsrn Kansas ..

A writer in Science, discussing tho
subject of rainfall in Kansas, finds that,
while this has increased 20 per cent. in
tho eastern part Of the state since its
occupation by the whito settlers,
western Kansas has little increase Of
rainfall to boast Of and little to hope
for. He greatly doubts, indeed, whether
half of the state, lying outside the i'm
mediate track Of vapor-laden winds can
ever have rainfall adequate to main.
tain successful agriculture.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12
An Infant Of tiss Modern Athens.

TU1-.- fT.---4---- --
II saw beautiful little baby on the
street to-day, obssr,ei Miss Gusier.
spid you speak TO it.
Indeed, i did. tickleed it under
the chin aud said, .oh. 90 pity title
tootsic woot ,ie
what did the baby do''
''Do. 1t Strengthened up and yelled
like mad. never saw such badly
behaved young one. What was, tho
matter with i do you suppose:
u don't know, but suspect it didn't
understand you. 1t probably was 4 Sos
ton baby"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12

y correspondent tells Of L highly de-
Iectable apple d,ip,lins, each pieyo D.
apple Which it contains icing Il differ
ent variety. IN tl4is way lie tests the
stewiug qualities Of .lany di.erent va
rieties OF apples. The diierent pieces
are markell liy piercing them
in different directions with one or
more pieces Of broomeorn brush.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12
A well preserved 1861 cent recently
sold in New York for 5000.
Mr.. Eeecher's Cauar.c..
lsaieaga Herald.

Mr.. Bcocher has three golden throatei
canaries in his study. They hang in the
sunny bay WINDOW, il gil. cages, cov-
cred with rosepink tarlatan. Every
morning tho great preacher feeds then
and talks to them, and they sing whiiG
he thinks of his Sunday sermons. ia
says they help him to think, and Often
Civ him nsw idxsn.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12
Very Fortunately.

rhe paragraphs. sat III his chair tap
ping his forehead with the handle Of his
rsa, and mnsins Terra cotta--tersa
e@tga coda tesrt caught cold :
attU1ate.f. ii. o.p iiq eadla finish his
a.;'=et5sssi= Il II the ely editor threw
.wal9ta1 paper wei.hs and Knocked
u.a Oh nlo ci,ss.r.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12
Al raiFs or EhoWa EYES.

TLonise Cha-d'er Mon'toa II The independently
Wuat il tie hops with waica you arc shin
ing,
Glad brown eyes in love with the light
Shining rs stars shine out of the hi int,
kinlied with alory tor ctr dtyinlng!
What Of worship arc you enshrining-
Vi*:ons Of what unknown delight,
WHAT ii the hope with which you are shin
ing.
Giai brown eyas in love with the light!
Youth ana hope iii yaur look combining!
Nh. be glad of them. eyes, tonight
Cad III yoiitt.-time, OF youtn's delight
LIT Us .-c:iasr, weary with pining.
What is tho hope with which you arc shin
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12
SCOT as nm Absorbent.
-

People who arc forced to live in cities
which burn soft coal will 10 pleased to
hear that al Englishman declares that
scot Is useful in absorbing germs OF dis.
etsa and i'll preventing tie spread OF
eiAtiemics by its diffusion Of carton AMI
sul2Avr.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12
e.lit4n.s telegraph Lines.
I "a - Trlht,na.

Four years ago there was but one
short sine u telegr ph il hina. Now
i,e eal.Gss! ol soat.cgn china is .oinel
with tire metropolis ia the norsh, and
iAe I'll graph now stretches III Ill IN
lgoaen line from i'ckin ID the southern
boundary OF the empire.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12
I,vsin;,n., I.eas

\ celebrated physician says that he
has Heard the same professional servics
performed is the same doctor rated at
50 in indianapolis, sleo in Philadel,
phia, and $500 in New York.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12
A Funeral Feast.

The ancient Scandinavian custom o.
funeral feasts has not yet become en;ig,ls.
obsolete A wedish news aper gives III
account OF a sumptuoas one, iassia., !,
four days and nights. The relatives AMI
friends of the deceased were invited the
first and second days, the iii ems in
general camc on the third day and par
took Of all the good dishes and liquors,
while on the fourth day the leasinss
We're relished by ali the paupers of tia
town.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12
Why She Diiu't Like Him.
ff,ilian~ta I'ritlatt,, /

Ii would take wise masl to penetrate
tbs subtle and intricate processes of n
Young woman's reasoning. = don't
like atr. -" We heard one say to
another not long ago. W hy' asked
her listener 40 to begin with, he
wears lavender gloves WAS tho re.
spoGse, and to both these feminine crit.
les tho matter seemed sufficiently dia-
cnsssd and satisfactorily settled.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12
Parker's Pleasant Worm Syrup Never Fails
Vital nEestio i !! !! !! !.

1Asi the most eminen. physician
or any school. what H TIL best. thing IN the
world for G,lietiag and allaying al irritation
OF the nerves, a 81 curing al forms OF nervous
complaints. giving natural, CHI dlii1e refreshing
sleep always
And they will tell you unhcs!tatiag'y:
''Somc form o. uoifs! =
CHAPTER l.
Ask any or all 0l the most ei.i Rat lls SIC Ian
"whai Is the bea, anu only remedy that car
relied on 10 cuTa al diseases ot the .idney
and urinary organs; such Rt sht's DIS asa
diabetes, retention, or inability to restia uslns
and all the diseases and ailmtnis pccniiaf to
Women'-
ssAnI they will tell you explicitly and ehlDhat
ically .BUcHU!!."
Ask the same physicians
s.What Is the NEST re liable and snrest cure
for all liver diseases or dyspepsia; constiratio
ind gestion. biIiousncss malaria. fever, q
&C.," and they viii tel you; ''MAsDRAkE. OF
DANDELIoN ILL.,
Hence. whea thas' remedies are combined
with others equally valuable,
And c3mpouaiai auJ iDp Bltei >. sueh
wonderful and mysterious ctratiye power i
developed. which is 50 varied IN It's operations
that no disease or i'll health can possibly eNis,
or resist its power, and yet i Is
Harmless Tor the most ffai woman, HeakeS i
,Gyalid or smallest child 10 use.
CHAPTER III.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12
CHAPTER 1T.
.tlaIients

sAtm0st dead OF MANY NEiAI'
FOR years, anl givtn mp by pAyaleans. oi
Brght's and other kidney disaastS. liver eona-
plants severe coughs, called roHsatsplaa htte
been cured.
WOAES eaNF ~ aaaf tBsZr!.it
From agony IA heur5igla heiE oa at'sst N'st-
fulneSs, and VARIOUS ,lseas35 u ustaf 10
women.
People drawn ous nj shgne troln oSsiHsisst III :
panga ot rheasaaiam latlaiata3t'st3 saI tttf'nie
or Suffering trout s-tuftiia,
EIysinetas.
.sSaltrheusn, b'oaa poisoniag, dEsp psis. N
digestion. a.iti. III f.cf, 4ttas es-&stet3 if#f-
Nature Ii ne.rto
Have been cured III llco itters. rfsaf af
which can be foaai ii esris isAb1saa9i ~
the K1oWa world
sE- None genuine without a hunea OF greea
Hops on the white label sht!n al. tie viz.
poisonous stun with .tiop' cr "Ilap,' IL iattr
name. 5aa
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-12

a.la oa lllo ci,;s.r,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-04-11
SURREPTITIOUS RIDES.

A Tramp Discusses the Various Methods
of Securing Free Transportation.
"This is terribly bad weather to ride
on the bumpers" said q sorrowful look
ing tramp as he endeavored to thaw
out his hands with his breath, and by
slapping them together aud holding
them in his arm-pts. Its q hard
place to ride, because a fellow has to
hold on all the time. If he should let
90 once he would drop of, and that
would be the last of him. What do we
ride on the bumpers for? Cause that's
about the only place on a train fellow
can get these days where the brakemen
won bother him. The train men stick
pretty close to the caboose this cold
weather. If they would see one of us
gentlemen on the top of a car, though,
they'd come out long enough to put him
off. So we ride on the bumpers and
they don't see us. When the train
stops we hop off, for the men come out
then, and when it starts up we jump on
again. It's tough sometimes, though,
because bumper is not upholstered
like seat in Il palace car. Delaware
and Lackawanna cars are the best for
fellow, because they've all got little
platforms on both ends, and a traveller
can ride on them like daisy
"Some fellows ride on the trucks I'M
der the cars" continued the tramp, as
he blew on his hands again. 'It's a
hard place, though; it's so dirty. An
other place is on passenger train on
the first platform. The engineer and
fireman see us, but they don't care. It's
the brakemen who bother the life out of
us. Now, a person would think the
first platform good place to ride. but
it isn't. The cinders are terrible. We
have to fight EN- every minute. They
get in our eyes if we keep them open,
and if we shut our peeer5 the hot Gin
ders fall on our broadcloth and burn
holes in our garments.
you've heard of the baker-shop
racket, haven't you? No. That's queer.
You see we travellers sometimes get
hungry, and then we work the bakery
racket. We 90 into a bakery and ask
for job, pretending we're first-class
bakers just out of work. We 90 around
in the shop looking with the eye of
critic at the stuff the men are baking,
as if we knew all about it, and help our
selves to fresh cakes and good things,
just to try EN-, you know, The men
don't care, because we're bakers. I've
been in many bake-shop and helped
myself to all [ wanted, when if they
knew | was moulder and not baker
they would kick me out They don't
generally want to hire a man just then,
but when we do strike job we work
the boss for small loan, if we can, and
promise to be around the next morning
ready for business. The next morning
we are generally trying the dodge on
some other bake-shop. So Cleveland Her.
GtG.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-04-11
IN A pT T7TADn
How Fisherman" Tins Truthful
ness Was Vindicated.

eyes, there's been lots of storms lone
about Christmas time late years, " began
FISHERMAN" Tim; land speakin' Of
'em reminds me of one out in Dakota
les see, it must be ten years ago this
Christmas"
"Ah, come nown' interposed ''Skep''
Thompson, so called from his consistent
disbelief in everything, from .'Fisher-
man. Tins stories up to what the
parson preached on Sunday; come,
now, if you must tell a story, Tim, draw
it mild. The last fish story was most
too big. Jest for once give US some
thing reasonb BILE"
Tim had been relating an experience
of his which had occurred while he had
been shaking in the South Pacific. His
pseudonyn of FISHERMAN" had been
derived from his alleged adventures
among the finny tribes of those distant
waters, which adventures being of a
kind entirely unfamiliar to the dwellers
in the small Wisconsin town in which
Tim was now residing, were considered
by them to be largely the product of
the ''Fisherman's Imagination. Still.
they were interesting, and even ''Skep"
Thompson, the very loudest to de-
nounce their fictitious character. was
sure to be around whenever Tim was
known to be in storytelling mood
lin himself always protested that
everything which he related was strictly
true.
Some day." he would remark. 'svou
fellows will find out that you've been
abusin' me One of the South Sea
islanders or somebody else will happen
along this way, and you'll feel pretty
mean to think how you've gone for me
and my yarns all these years"
But such speeches as these were cen
sidered as only part of Tins stock-in-
trade, and as further exhibiting his skill
in the art of lying.
On this particular night-a certain
bitter cold Christmas Eve not MANY
years ago-a little knot of men were
assembled around the glowing stove in
Titus PERKINS, store. Titus Perrin s
store was the main source of the crea-
ture comforts of the little village, and
also the usual stamping-groundf for the
AiNiN lNpuOtIDlC POIJlOn VI llle GOWnS-
people during the winter evenings. No
liquor was sold there, and Titus Per-
rims wife, ''smart, and not unrefned
woman, who kept her husbands books
with care and ability, was always sit
ting at her desk in the corner at such
times, making the atmosphere of the
place distinctly purer and more whole
some for her presence.
They had succeeded in waking up"
Fisherman" Tim at an early hour of
the evening, 1t was cold and stormy,
as Tim had minated; and as the
rattling blasts shook the little store they
had listened with eagerness-but with
more incredulity than ever-to one of
his familiar shark stories. Tins pic
ture of the warm Southern seas, in which
men dove scores of feet, and leaped,
and cut up all sorts of antics, was ut
terly incomprehensible in n Wisconsin
winter. with the thermometer at ten de-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-04-11
NATIONAL HEEDLESSNESS.


a Curious Fact in the History of Nations
The blindness of nations to the imme-,
diate future is one of the most curious
facts in history. When Germany COM.
menced her career of conquest by her
attack on Denmark, Austria took sides
with Prussia. When Prussia turned
her victorious arms on Austria. France,
though she was ruled by the usually
clear and far-seeing Louis Napoleon, re-.
fused to interfere. The reOrganized
German Empire, under the leadership
OF Prussia, next attacked France. Great
Britain, the natural ally of France,
would not lift a finger to help her neigh
Dor across the channel. France was
Inundated; she lost two fair provinces
and paid the cost of the armies that
conquered her. Great Britain's turn
has now come. She might have inter-
fered to save Denmark, the daughter of
the reigning monarch of which is a
member Of her own royal family. A
British fleet and army might have pre-
vented the formation OF the German
Empire. Had she aided France, the
latter might not have lost her provinces.
and Sedan might have been changed
from a defeat into a victory. Now the
time for Great Britain's humilia-
ton seems to have come. She
would not help Denmark, Austria,
or France, by staying the conquering
armies of Won Moltke, and her reward
is isolation and Germany
commanding her to stop annexation of
new territory and entering into the
field as competitor for the trade of
Africa and the East. Great Britain,
that claims the obedience of more sub
jects than any two nations on earth,
now rates as third-class power, so far
as military prestige is concerned Ger
many is reaching out her arms to the
ends of the earth; but England will not
profit by the lesson she has had. This
is shown by q recent incident. Prince
Albert Victor, the son of the Prince of
Wales, has just come of age. He made
speech recently pointing out the OBJ
viOus fact that Great Britain must create
armies after the pattern of Germany,
France, and the other nations on the
continent of Europe, if she wished to
maintain her power, "A hireling force
raised by voluntary enlistment could
never" he said compete with armies
levied and massed by conscriplion. "
His well considered and accurate state
ment of the reasons for British in
feriority in a military sense was secuted
and created indignation among the
British public. England is willing to
lag behind the rest of Europe in military
power. All expert authorities agree
that British army like that which con-
luered at Waterloo would be no match
Tor a German army such as succeeded
at Sadowa and Sedan. 49, Demorcsts
Monthly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-04-11
ON AN OLD SONG.

Little snatch of ancient song,
What has made thee live so long?
Flying on thy wings of rhyme
Lightly down the depths of time,
Telling nothing strange or rare,
Scarce thought or image there,
Nothing but the Old old tale
OF hapless lovers wall;
Offspring of some idle hour,
Whence has come thy lasting power?
by what turn of rhythm or phrase,
By what subtle, careless grace
Can thy music charm our ears
After full three hundred years?
little song, since thou vert born
In the reformation morn,
How much great has past away,
Shattered or by slow decay!
Stately piles in ruins crumbled,
Iordly houses lost or humbled
Thrones and realms in darkness hurled,
Noble flags forever furled,
WiseSt schemes by statesmen spun,
Time has seen them ene by one
Like the leaves of autumn fall
"A little song outlives them all.
There were mighty scholars then
With the slow, laborious pen
iPiling up their works of learning,
Men of solid, deep discerning,
Widely famous as they taught
Systems of connected thought
DESTINED for all future ages;
Now the cobweb binds their pages,
All unread their volumes lie
Moldering so peaceably,
Coffined thoughts of coftined men,
Never more to stir again
: In the passion and the strife,
In the fieeting forms of life;
All their force and meaning gone
AS the stream of thought flows on.
Art thou weary, little song,
Flying through the world so long?
,Canst thou on thy fairy pinionS
Cleave the futures dark dominions?
And with music soft and clear
Charm the yet unfashiOned ear,
Hingling with the things unborn
When perchance another morn
Great as that which gave thee birth
Di-wns upon the changing earth?
1t may be so, for all around
With heavy crashing sound,
1ib ; the ice of polar seas
Melting in the summer breeze.
Signs of change are gathering fast,
Nations breaking with their past.
The pulse of thought is beating quicker,
The lamp of fate begins to flicker,
The ancient reverence decays
With forms and types of other days;
And old beliefs grow faint and few
las knowledge mOlds the world anew,
And scatters far and wide the seeds
of other hopes and other creeds;
And all in vain we seek to trace
The fortunes of the coming race,
Some with fear and some with hope,
None can cast its horoscope.
Nap'rous lamp or rising star,
Many Il light is seen affair."
And dim, shapeless figures loom
All around us in the gloom
Forces that may rise and reign
As the old ideals wane.
Landmarks of the human mind
One by one are left behind,
And subtle change is wrought
In the mold and cast of thought;
Modes of reasoning pass away,
Types of beauty lose their sway.
Creeds and causes that have made
Many noble lives must fade;
And the words that thrilled of old
Now seem hopeless, dead and cold;
Fancy's rainbow tints are flying,
Thoughts, like men, are slowly dying;
All things perish, and the strongest
Often do not last the longest;
The stately ship is seen no more,
The fragile skitf uttains the shore;
And while the great and wise decay,
And all their trophies pass away,
Some sudden thought, some careless rhyn
Still floats above the wrecks of time.
-MdcmiiJdn's Magazine