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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-26
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
ON NEW YEARS DAY.


Aoh. where are you going. Brother Philr
Cried little Hal on New Years Day.
Ell going calling on the girls"
And saying this, Phil went away.
But Hal was puzzled why he went,
And turned TO mamma: Mamma, say,
What makes Phil and my papa
Go making calls on New Years Dayv'
And mamma fondly stroked his curls.
Its just the custom" she began.
"For boys to call on girls to-day,
And men on lAdies, little man.
And little Hal looked satisfied.
And as he turned away he thought,
II guess I'll go a-callin1, too:
really. truly think ought"
So on went coat and tippet warm,
And then his gloves and cap OF fur.
'sNow. where shall / go firstr' he said.
There's May Chapel; I'll call on her"
sBut Brother Phil had calling cards;
I'll get some on my mammals tray"
So thus equipped. he left the house,
And rang the door bell Of Miss May.
els May Chapeil at homer he asked.
The servant smiled and answered Eyes.
ave come to call on her you see,
But Ill just leave my card, guess"
He gave the maid his card, which read,
..Leander Ross" and then retired,
TO cali upon another friend,
And gave his name as Horace Myard."
But as he turned away again
TO make call on Bessie Rue,
Who should he sec but Brother Phil.
Who asked, Are you out calling, too!"
sOh, yes" said Hal; indeed am:
had six cards. but I've used half
got them on mammals tray
Why. Brother Phil. what makes You laugh.
Birdie Kane, in Interior.
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1t has been frequently stated in print
that ex-Congressman William L. Scott,
Of Erie, Pa, smokes cigars that cost $40
each. The other day was in . tobacco
stand and saw him buy four cigars for
81. He lit enc and pulled it vigorously
and seemingly with great relish. Later
asked friend Of the ex-Congressman ii
the latter was trying to retrench by
smoking cheap 25-cent cigars. He said
that Mr.. Scott once bought some costly
cigars, and the report got out that he
paid 81. 40 for each. They may have cost
over dollar each, but after the box was
used no more high-priced cigars were
purchased. ..Mr. Scott" he added, ''is
constant smoker, and, although he
knows good cigar, believe that when
he becomes absorbed in business he
would not know whether he was smok'
ing 2-cent cheroot or 50-cent import
ed Havana. His cigar bill yearly is quite
large, but not extravagant for man Of
his means. Cor. Chicago Herald.
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PRAISE WELL BESTOWED.
II Consists Not Of Unqualified Commends
ton Hut Of Just Discrimination.

II Consists Not of Unqualified Commonda-
tion Hut Of just Discrimination.
just praise is never i'll bestowed. But in
discriminate praise is only one grade better
than ihdiscriminate censure. The undis-
terminating critic-if such thing can be-
soon loses all power of being helpful
There is a sense in which truly discriminate
ing praise is always high praise. Many
chlld-Eany man, indeed-is Kept upon
low plane Of life and is practically USE
less and hopeless element in society be-
cause he is treated as though he had no
higher aspirations, no finer sentiments, no
worthier motives. 1t is not unqualified and
unstinted praise that such q person asks
and needs, but just discrimination. Many
foolish and fiighty young man lin society,"
would be lifted up and made useful by the
mere knowledge that his family and ac-
quaintances could discriminate his sense
from his nonsense, his better instincts
from his worse. The boistcrous praise Of
his foolish or low-lived companions, who
goad him on by calling him a good fellow"
Is, to his own heart, incomparably less well
come and less satisfying than would be the
calm and discriminating dispraise of his evil
ways, with praise of his latent and hidden,
| but higher and nobler, instincts and aspira-
tions. Regard me as capable Of being
| something BETTER" thinks many q child,
many youth, many man, land shall
soon do better" II you have q child who
| seems wanting in spirit. il you know q
young man who seems "good for nothing"
perhaps one difficulty is that you have never
shown that you recognize that child's better
spirit. or that you have never evidenced
| your belief that that young man Is really
| good for something s. Times.
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PHIL AND ROY.
Something That Happened when Uncl

Something That Happened When Uncle
was . Little Boy.
TELL US = story, Uncle Phil" said
Rob and Archie, running to him.
..What about?" said Uncle Phil, as
Rob climbed on his right knee ard
Archie on his left.
''Oh, about something that happened
to you," said Rob.
Something when you were . little
boy added Archie.
s'Once when ] was . little boy, said
Uncle Phil, asked my mother to let
Roy and myself 60 play by the river.
WAS Roy your brother?' asked
Rob.
mo, but he was very fond of playing
with me. My mother said yes; SO we
went out and had good deal Of sport.
..After awhile took a single for .
boat and sailed it along the bank. At
last it began to get into deep water,
where I couldn't reach it with stick,
then told Roy to go and bring it to
me.
He almost always did what ! told
him. but this time he did not. began
scolding him and he ran toward home.
Then was very angry. picked up
stone and threw it at him as hard rs
could"
20 Uncle Phil!' said Archie.
''Just then Roy turned his head, and Il
struck him right over the eve"
20 Uncle Phil!' cried Rob.
'"Yes. it made him stagger. He
gave little cry and lay down on tho
ground.
but I was still angry with him. I
did not 60 to him, but waded into the
water for my boat.
''But it was deeper than thought.
Before knew it was in q strong cur
rent. I screamed Is it carried me
down stream; but no men were near 70
help me.
"But, as went down under the deep
waters. something took hold Of me and
dragged me towards shore. And when
/ was safe on the bank saw that it was
Roy. He had saved my life"
GOOD fellow! Was he your cousin?'
asked Rob.
NO" replied Uncle Phil.
"What did you say to him?" asked
Archie.
II put my arms around the dear fell
lows neck and cried, and asked him to
forgive me-"
'What did he say?' asked Rob.
He said Bow, WOW, wow!"
"Why, who was Roy, anyway" asked
Archie, in great establishment.
He was my dog" said Uncle Phil
s'the best dog ever saw. have never
been unkind to dog or to any other
animal since, and ! hope you never will
be. Sydney Dayre, in Our Little
Ones.
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Two Same People who Took Each Other
for Incurable Lunatics.
People intending to visit an insane asy.
lum must be prepared to meet with curious
experiences. An English gentleman tells
the following story Of his experience on
such an occasion:
Il don't wish to go over the asylum in
the usual way" said the visitor, but to
minglc with the patients as II were IN
officer, surgeon, or even one of them
selves. By so doing shall be better enabled
to Judge Of their intellectual state, and of
their progress in the direction Of sanity"
with pleasure" said the doctor. ut
is Saturday, and we usually have q dance
on Saturday night. II you 60 into the ball
room, Is we call it, you will see them dane
ing and talking without reserve
"Would it be Objectionable il I-a-danced
with themln asked the visitor.
Not at ALL was the reply.
The stranger walked into the ballroom,
and selecting the prettiest girl he saw for a
partner, was soon keeping up worry ami
mated conversation with her. In the course
OF the evening he said to the doctor:
do you know that girl in the white dress
with blue spots on it Is very curious case
I've been talking to her, and can not for
the life and soul OF me discover il what di.
rection her mental malady lies. OF course
saw at once she was mad-saw 1t In the
odd look Of her eyes. She kept looking .,
me so oddly. l asked her il she did no,
think sh. was the Queen Of England, OF
whether she had not been robbed OF large
fortune by the Volunteer movement, OF
Tilted by the Prince Wales, and tried to find
| out the cause Of her lunacy, but could not
she was too artful"
Every likely" answered hedoctor. "You
see. she is not patient; she is one Of the
house-maids, and as sane as you are"
Meantime the pretty housemaid went te
her fellow-servants and said:
Have you seen the new patient! He.
been dancing with me. A fine, tall man
! with beautiful whiskers, but as Rad as
March hare. He asked me if l wasn't ths
Queen Of England, il Volunteer hadn'l
robbed me OF q large fortune, and whether
the Prince OF W ales didn't want to MARI,
me. He is mad. Isn't it q pity-such fine
young man."-London Telegraph.
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THE STATURE or THE MAN,


Does any one know Of reason. pray
u . good solid reason. mean
Why one who must labor may not when q
play.
In the fair nelds OF poesy gleani
And Who need complaia 4 his hoe one shall
ding
From hand that Is horny with toll
And III. from his brain, With . steel pen. to
Ering
VIVA. he never can dig nom the soils
II nay be, indeed. that when muscle and bone
With fatigue are all aching and sore,
The brain, though with knowledge il thickiy
be sown.
With reluctance viii yield mp it, store,
And yet il vii yield-if the treasure be there
As OF old at touch OF the rod
The rock in old Horeb roured forth, free and
fair,
It's cool stream for the people Of God
But II from ones youth brain all faliov has
lain,
Ard II only with bone ana with Drawn
One tolls Is the or, then tits greatly in vain,
For his intellect stu waits its dawn.
And what Of the man II his intellect sleep
Who but works, eats and slumbers away
The days OF his years. He IN darkness must
creep
Who should walk in the white llsh, Of day.
THE mind one has writ is the stature OF
man"
Little worth are ones lands and ones gold
II soul must be stunted-if brain must be ban
II the man may not ever unfold
The wealth OF the Indies can mot make amend
II re miss all ths treasures that hide
In books, which the hands OF the masters
have penned
70 console. TO instruct Us and guide.
Tia: man surely isbors with skill none the
less
Who, In leisure, the wide realm surveyA
Where thought seeks forever Ill minds 20 In
Where the lightning Of genius plays.
Then shun the drear lowlands, with foes over.
lain:
Climb the bright, sunny highlands .. life,
Where vast pleasant prospects the fancy en-.
chain,
And forget IN the pleasure. the strife.
-. B. Walter, u. D., in n. T. Tribune.
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OR some while / sat
with bowed head. and
the last bitterness Of
shame sank into my
soul. This, then, was
the end! For this ]
had betrayed my oaths
for this / had told the
secret of the Pyramid /;
for this ! had lost my
Crown, my honor. and.
perchance. my hope Of
Heaven! Could there
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-26

NEARLY all so-called dog skin gloves are
made Of sheep and lamb skin. Af,,w gloves
are made Of horse skin, and these cul more
than srl gloyes,
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TIE PLAN or CHARNIoS; Confession or
CHARNioN. AND ANSWER OF HARMAcHIs.
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CHAPTER XIII.

Illustrated BY NIcHoLL. after CATION WOOD.
VILE knu >sREIFFENHAoEN.
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CLEOPATRA.
Beiag IN Account Of the Fall and
Vengeance Of Harmachis, the
Royal Egyptian,
Az SET FORTH BY HIS OWN HAND
By II. RIDER HAGGARD,

Author OF King Solon1on's Mines, |"
she" Allan Quaternaain.'
Etc, Etc, Etc.
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NATURAL CONCLUSIONS.

no BE Continued
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bitter Jealousy. rather than would see her
thy welded wife and thou her loving
lord, counseled her most strictly
that she should cou4c to Antony,
well knowing, for / had had speech
with Dellius - that if she came, this
weak Antony would fall like a ripe fruit at
her feet, as indeed, he has fallen. And to-
night have shown thee the issue of the
scheme. Antony loves Cleopatra and Cleo
patra loves Antony, and thou art robbed,
and matters have gone well for me, who Of
all women on the earth tonight am the
wretchedest by far. For waen / saw how
thy heart broke, but now my heart seemed
to break with thine, and no longer could l
bear the burden of my evil deeds, but knew
that must tell them and take my punish
ment.
Sand no more have / to say, save that ]
thank thee for thy courtesy in hearkening,
and this one thing l add: Driven by my
great love, have sinned against thee unto
! death! / have ruined thee, / have ruined
Khem, and myself also have ruined. lie,
death reward me! Stay thou me, Har.
machis! Gladly will die upon thy sword
~, and kiss its blade! Stay thou me, anG
go; for il thou slayest me not, myself will
surely slay!' Aud she threw herself upor
HeF Knees, litlng ner IalF breast LOWarC
| me, that might smite her with my dagger
And, in my bitter fury, minded was te
strike, for above all | thought how, when
was fallen, this woman, who herself was
my cause Of shame, had scourged me witt
her scorn. But hard it is to slay q fail
woman; and even as l lifted my hand Z.
strike remembered that now twice haA shs
saved my life.
.Woman! thou shameless womanr'
said, s.arise! slay thee not! Who am !
that should judge ths crime, that with
mine own do overtop all earthly judg
menti'
''Slay me, Harmachis !" sne moaned; "sla,
me or l slay myself NY burden Is too grea
for me TO bear! Be NOT SO deadly calu,
Curse ne and slayr
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-08-15

Fifty years ago the famous surgeon Of
London was Sir Astley Cooper. He was
remarkable for his manual doxterity and
also for the quickness and accuracy with
which at glance he took In tho whole
situation. A striking proof Of bis pene-
tration was given ON his being called to
attend Mr. Blight, who had been shot
by an unknown assassin
The moment Sir Ashley examined thu
wound no saids "A pistol has been fired
at you with the left hand"
On seeing Mr., Patch, Blight's partner.
he was 90 struck by the peculiar expres-
sion of his countenance that he whis-
pered: "if that gentleman were Ieft
handed should suspec. him Of being the
murderer"
Patch was iefs handed, and, on being
tried and condemned. confessed BIZ
guilt-Youth's Companion
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x,4lHJRl;s1 ES.

METHODIST at the Methodist Church
every Sabbath at IL a. IN. and 7-30 p. IN. Rev.
D. Scott, Pastor. Sunday School at $50 a. m.
br.J. II. Combs. Superintendent Teachers meet.
Ing $50 p. NJ. Prof. J. K. Pritcbett leader Young
Mons meeting, Tuesday, 7-3o p. m. Preyermeet-
Ing. Wednesday. 7-3o p. M. Service Tor me Ladies
Friday, 4 p. nj. Woman's Aid Society, Thursday
lp. IN. Woman's Missionary Socie'y, the First
Friday In tho month, 4 p. n. Singing. Sunday,
t4-3op.m.
BAPTIsT.-Preaching at the Baptist Church
every SUNDAY. Rev, ". d. Beverley, Pastor
Sunday School at $50 a. m. Young mems prayer
meeting Tuesday night. Congregational prayer
meeting Wednesday night.
PRESBYTeRlAN.-servic 2nd aud 4th Sundays
each month. Rev. &. J. McMurray, pastor. sunda
School every Sabbath at $50 am. PRAYER Meet.
Ing every Thursday at 1880 p. M. All aye invited
to attend.
cHRIsTiAN.-No regular pastor at present
Sunday school al an. \ cordial Invitation ex-
tended to all.
PROTESTANT TRPIsC0PAL.--Rev. j Galbreath
Pastor. Services the 2nd and 4th Sundaya in eacf
month. Sunday school every Sunday.
CATH0LlC,-services tth Sunday In each month
hev. Pather Smith Pastor.
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Optimism.

I hold II sinful to despond,
And will not let tho bitterness Of life
Blind me with burning tears, but look ba
yond
Its tnmult and It's strife,
I lift my head above tho mist,
Where the sun shines and the bland
breezes blow,
BY every ray and every raindrop kissed
That Gods love doth bestow.
Why should I hug lifo's ills with cold re
serve
To curse myself and oil who, love me
Nay,
A thousand times moro good than deserve
God gives me every day.
And In each one of these rebellious tears
Kept bravely back he makes rainbow
shine.
Grateful I take His slightest gift. no fears
Nor any doubts are mine.
Dark skies will clear; and, when the clouds
are past,
One golden day redeems weary year.
Patient listen, sure that sweet at last
Will sound His voice Of cheer.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-08-15
Geo. Clark on Cleveland.

Judge Clark in bis interview with
the Dallas News among other ques.
tions was asked, Show do you stand
on Cleveland's renomination,' when
he gives the following answer: 81
oppose it. He is not my sort of q
democrat. I don't like q democrat
when he is bigger than his party.
Mr.. Clevelands opportunity is gone,
and there is not much use in trying
to galvanize him into life. On going
into Office he demoralized his party
in the hour of victory, snubbed its
sages and leaders, attacked its f.
nancial position on the silver ques-
tion in the interest Of eastern money
bags, embraced the doctrine of the
mugwumps and left the augean sta
bles as full of republicans as he found
them. He was elected on the cry
that we wanted o sight at the books,
and then keep the books chiefly in
their old hands. A man who thinks
this government ought to be run un-
der the rules of the civil service has
not sufficient sense to appreciate the
policy and institutions of his coun-
try, and needs rest I hope he is
enjoying his and I would dislike to
see him again annoyed with official
cares. He is q demagogue and o
charlatan and the sooner the party
ceases to discuss him the better for
the party. That is my opinion Of
Mr.. Cleveland.
The above contains some truth, but
it comes with an i'll grace from a
Southern democrat who last year was
one of Cleveland's most obsequious
servetors. 1t reminds us of the abuse
which was visited upon Mr.. Tilden
by the politicians Of the South,
after tie counting in Of Hayes. But
Clark we trust is not u fair represen-
tative of Southern democratic senti-
ment.
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A Law Ahider.

II don't want TO break the law, be
said, as he stood IN the presence oi
Capt. Starkweather at police head
quarters the other day.
"You are very kind" replied the
captain. "What is your case 7"
My wife has skipped"
HIndeed."
''Yes skipped out two days ago
As / said, / don't want 10 break the
law. What is the customary rule in
such casesi
"Let her skip
Il am not expected to pursue her
and shoot somebody
"No."
Thanks She has skipped. Lei
her skip. Ifsbe returns, / overlook
and forgive II she does not I mar
~ the hired girl Perfectly satisfac-
tory. SIR, all around, and / thank you
for your kiudaess-Detroit Frcc
Press
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-08-15

Mrs. Sarah f. Norton, who was {
writer for Woodruff and Clafin'l
Weekly seventeen years ago, wher
the famous Beecher trial was attract
ing atten tion, mysterously disappear
ed so that she sould not be called OF
O witness in the case. She has re-
Gently re-appeared upon the scene,
the fortunate possessor of o fortune
inherited from one of her relatives
The greater part of her fortune and
all of her time and energies she pro.
poses to devote to scheme which
has been maturing during these long
years of retirement. This is the
pensioning of all women-maids,
mothers and babies-by the general
government without regard to their
Financial circumstances. On the
birth OF every girl baby she is to be
placed on the pay rolls and receive
O certain sum at stated intervals,
which will accumulate as dot against
her wedding day, and thus encourage
eligible suitors for her hand. Wives
will have a separate income, and thus
become easy in their minds and not
resort to petty stealing from their
husbands. Young women will re-
main in the country amid its health
full influences instead of coming to
the cities to work for wages, and be
led estray by its seductions. The
money is to be raised by taxation OF
the men, who will indirectly receive
it back in the provision thus made
for their wives and daughters. The
scheme will commend itself to many
women, but the tax should be impos.
ed only on bachelors. 1t would
stimulate them to marry.-Expresa,
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A careful perusal of the circular
of Prof. o. II. Cooper, superinten-
dent Of education, appearing in this
issue, is asked at the hands Of oil who
take IN interest in the important mat
ter OF education. The large increase
in the number of children within the
scholastic age throughout the state,
and the increased expenses, renders
the public fund OF no great moment
in the education OF the number.
Local taxation should be resorted 10
supply the deficit in public scnool
funds. Good teachers will not labor
without O fair compensation, nor
should they. When a lady or gentle
man spends half Of life and o large
amount Of money TO fit her or him.
self for q proper discharge OF the i'm
portant duties OF teacher, ample com
pensation should be accorded. To
pay them and toproYide Others neces-
sary expenses for a good school, local
taxation is necessary to secure the
means. 1t is true that taxation Is
not q pleasant matter, bat the loss OF
schooling is much worse, and not TO
be thought Of. The education Of the
children must be accomplished, as
the states defense against the rule
and ruin policy Of ignorance; and Il
requires means, to secure which Local
taxation must be resorted 10. This
is the simple statement Of q very
prominent fact-Colunbus Citizen
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I1Ien-h bonE OF felulcIHk.
Hearts that were hssvy are gisd.
Women, look up and b hopeful,
There's help and there's bealth 10 Be bad.
Take courAes. q veal one derpoodcnt
And drive back fhs foe that yoa fear
witL fhs weapon that never VII fail you,
o, b q good cheer,
for uhen you sufsr fron any q TIE vc<k-
nsuua., 'sirregul1ritiss." eod 'functio1A
dsrnnesnests" pocuIisr 70 youf ssx. bT ths
uss q Or. nerrs's favorits Presciption
you can puf the easmy q M-haal1 En1
happfoeEs 20 rouA II = tbs only nedicns
for wonen. sold b drueEislz. u1du poa-
tirs cuarant.< q nEfi.f.etion h gFcrJ c1s<.
o. rIo1sy zsf1ndsd So potns-rr1F7I-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-08-15

Mr.. Blaine is evidently in entire
accord with Mr.. Harrison in one
feature OF the Presidential policy
the bestowal Of offices upon relatives
and connections. A second nephew
of the Secretary Of State, in addi-
ton to bis brother, has just been put
upon the public payroll, in the ap-
pointment of Edward Stanwood as
Special Agent of the Census. Nepo-
tism quickly becomes the fashion
when the head of the Government
sets the example.-New York World.
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where Women Take no Chance

Alabama Major-"No, sir; there
are no postmistresses in our State
Gallant Virginian-"No postmis-
tresses at oil, major. Why that's
queer"
Not at oil. You see, we shoot
everybody who reaes our postal
cards. "-Philadelphia Enquirer.
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TINES OF HOLDING COUNTY AND PREcIHoT COURTS
County Court for Criminal. Civil and Probate bus
ness-4th Mondays in January, April, July. octo-
ber.
Commit toner's Court-2d Mondays n February
Nay, August and November.
Justice Court, Precinct No. Last Monday IN
each month. at San NJ arcos.
Precinct No. 2-2d Friday in each month Mt.City
SD =" wimberley's Mill.
4-4th Saturday Dripping Springs
CITY OFFICERS.
Mayor-Hammett Hardy.
Council-W. D. Wood. N. J. Travis, Gid q. John
son, l.. H. Browne, I'D. J. l.. Green, 7. J. U
Smith, Dan Hotheinz and Vim. Glesen.
Marshal-J. M, Turner.
Street Commissioner N. T. Chastain. =,
Council m eets the first Wednesday In each month
Public School Trustees meet first Tuesday IN eacf
month at the Mayors Office.