The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23
PLAIN DEALER.
EVERYTHING IN fBE LINE OF
JOB WORK,
Bill Heads, Cards, Pos
ters, Circulars.
satisfactisa 10 Meatasss, PrOnptasss aal
Pfics 6uaraatsed.
e~Giye us trial before tGisrinG e'sewhese.
MISCELLANEOUS.

dressed Mulcheads. -HOfseteet-. cn.
I'm the hands Of men entirely
great the pen j, mightier than the
sword. II is the same way with
parasol in the hands Of woman. II
will stop Il horse-car.- o. Picayunc.
Master Of the house lslapping his
clothes vigorously Bridget, why
didn't you dust my study chair.'
Bridget Sure. sOrr, Oi knew yes
would be sittin' down in ii presently
aud Oi thought IL wasn't necessary.
Napoleon l. declared that agricul.
ture was the basis Of all natural pros
perity. and set aside million francs
for the establishment and maintenance
OF six experiment stations for the de-
velopmcnt OF the beet sugar industry.
The New York Sun says that laws
intended TO check the use Of tobacco by
children are we'll meant. but inefect-
ual. and that ..Only the establishment
OF public and the multiplication Of pri.
vate spankeries" will accomplish any
thing.
An lrishman. having stolen 4 watch
from burning building and left
large sum of money 10 be consumed.
was asked why he took the one and left
the other For the want Of time, yer
honor he laconicaliy replied.
eler's Weekly.
A Washington Territory farmer
was digging a post hole on the bank.
of Smoke River when he uncarthed a
skeleton richly dressed in old fashioned
clothing. The coat was especially fine
and was adorned with velvet collar
and cuffs. The place where the skele.
ton was found had been used as horse
corral for the past fifteen years.
A clever horse thief. who had beer
stealing many animals in Queens
County. New York. was arrested. when
considerable difficulty was experienced
in identifying him. Witnesses stated
that while trying TO dispose Of his
stolen horses ne had two eyes. When
arrested he had but one eye. glass
eve Was found in his clothes and wher
placed in the socket every person
recognized him.
LIN 1890 some thirty young women ir
Berlin started an Old Maids Club. with
provision for a fine Of 1000 marks
upon every one who married. The
club was Il great success. hut Suddenl!
an expidemic Of marriage set in. and
at the annual meeting this year only
/ ono member was left. and she found
| herself called upon to dispose OF 2S,t
4 al xsf - Enn
paid By the former members. She took
| the advice of the cA-lnembers. and IL
! was decided that half the sum should
go 10 hospital! and that the solitary
old maid should have the rest for her.
self.
The natural soap mines of Owens
Lake. Cal. are thus accounted for by
one of the company now working
them. lie says that the waters OF the
lake contain Il strong solution of
bOr;ax and soda. In these waters there
breeds grub which becomes Il fly.
The flies die in the water and drift
/ ashore. covering the ground 10 the
depth Of foot or more. The oily sub.
stance Of the fiies blends with the
borax and soda. and the result Is
layer OF pure soap. These strata re-
peated from year to year form the soap
mines. where large forces Of men arc
now employed.
Here was Il private soldier who
would have made a good Judge. He
would have known how TO ''construe
the law. As the phrase is, SO as to get
Justice done. Two men were cooking
Il IA, fowl II their campfire. when Il
n corporal snifTed the nnaccustomed
oior. Hello. boys. where did yon
get that chicken %. We confiscated
him for talking treason. Talking
treason. What do you mean Chickens
can, talk. NO. hut they eau crow:
this rooster. thi. very afternoon. crow
ing with all his might for Jcff Davis. =
The corporal passed on. Youth Conn.,
panion.
Belief in yoodooi>m has not yet
died out from among the colored breth-
rcn. In Macon. Ga. there is an edu-
Gated negro who. when he grew i'll.
consulted woman with some reputa-
tiOn fOrcures. She gave him medicine
and cuffed him. and then drew from
his side live frogs and worms and bugs.
He therefore hegan to make II mental
survey Of his friends to see II he pos.
sessed an enemy, and. finding that he
did. knew then and there that it was
! he aud no other who had put powdered
/ frogs aud snakes heads into his whisky.
, The enchantress keeps herself in Sc
. cl.,sion aud none of her patients ars
willing to betray her whereabouts.
/. -One Of The keenest things ever said
On.the bench is attributed 10 Judge
Walton, Of Georgia. While holding I
/ term Of Supreme Court at Augusta. HI
sentenced man TO seven years i,
{ prison for grave crime. The prison
|. cr's counsel asked for !, mitigation .
. the sentence, on the ground that tn,
j, prisuntS's health was very poor
/ ..Your Honor said he. Il nm satisfied
f; that my client can not live out half tha
. term. and beg Of you to change tn
sentenee.'.. well under those cir
y cumstances. said the Judge, Il wi
I change the sentence. | will make
!. for life. instead Of seven years I'll
, prisoner chose to abide by the origin;
{ sentence, which the judge perynittc
!. him To elect.
Applying the Bastirado.
!. Witnessed this punishment IN fro
!. OF the Pasha's palace at Dam,.scu
II The .culprit was lying full length !,
the ground. with brawny Turki
/ soldier sitting cross-legged on
<, chest. like nightmare, by way,
- MAKING him comfortahle while \,