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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

One spring not long ago we had hen
that Matched quite brood OF little
chicks, some speckled, some brown.
some white. When they were a few
days old the mother hen became so sick
that she could not scratch for her fluffy
little brood. In the flock Of big chickens
was little red rooster, which had al
ways been a selfish fellow. He would
drive all the others away from their
food and eat it himself, and we called
him mean and greedy. lie was getting
pretty old, too. But tho meanest crea.
lures have some redeeming qualities. II
one can only find them out. So with
this little red rooster; when he found by
some sort OF instinct that the mother
hen was unable to care for her little
chicks. he took entire charge of them:
stood by them in danger and never let
them go hungry. At night he marched
them to roost and staid with them. They
grew and thrived under his watchful
care until they could care for themselves.
Now among these wards OF his there
proved to be several pullets. When
they were old enough to look around for
nests, in which to lay their nice white
eggs, the faithful little rooster followed
them. As they sat on the nest he would
settle himself near and remain until
Miss Pullet announced with furious
cackle that new egg was in the nest
He lived to BIO quite old, and by his
kindness to the little family he had
voluntarily taken charge Of, he won tho
kindly interest Of the entire household
He was sick several times and we
nurse him back to health. But at las,
he died. This Is every bits true story
American AgrirnlturieE
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12
HER NAME

How shall tell youi She has 50 many.
As for her sponsors. how could they know
in naming that baby, their worships may be.
Entitled OF women score or So!
When see her whore flowers are blooming.
And ther blossom 50 fresh and sweet,
J can compare her 10 nothing fairer.
icail her my Daisy" my Marguerite"
When SEQ her with hands 50 busy.
Arust.c maiden In homespun dressed,
A household fairy. with steps 50 airy,
HomeIy Maggie describes her best
When she greets me with mirth and laughter,
Meg think, Is tho sweetest name.
or rcguish wofingfon she reminds me:
Then she 10 Peg" my merry dame.
Ah' there arc hours OF gloom aud sadness,
When earth 10 sown with cold. gray rain,
When hearts are weary and life SO dreary.
One scarce dare hope for the sun again.
Then she comes with her mien 50 gentle.
Calm. serene mid mad worlds whirI.
OF jewels the rarest the purest, fa.rest
know why they named her Margaret"
Pearl"
Chsnccful lady what sprite hath lent ron
This magic power that We see you WELD:
Now tears now smiling. now fond beguiliqg,
None can oppose you. for oil must yield.
But stop. One name that mean to give you
Will fetter nnd bind you all your life.
You need not guess II: will confess II:
Ny love. my lady, I'll call you wife"
MARY + Vandyne, IN Hsrper's Weekly.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

viii venture to relate > story which ]
can vouch for rs q true tale, writes . Boe-
ton Post correspondent A gray horse Of
some value owned At = town about twenty
miles west Of here was stolen one night,
and inasmuch as no trace of the animal
could be found elsewhere, it was assumed
that he had been taken to Boston. A de-
tcctive was employed, and every public or
dealers stable in the city was visited, but
without results. Finally, just At dinner.
time one day, tue detective dropped In at .
largo hotel much flequented by market
men, teamsters and the like, and 40 il was
the winter season, q great number Of top
coats were hanging up in the hall. The de.
tective examined them, and found that two
contained white horsehairs, although he
had previously ascertained there was but
single gray horse in the stable, and that
not tho one OF which he was in search. 40.
cordingly he waited for tho owners of the
coats 10 come out from dinner. The first
ono went straight to the stable and ordered
his horse to be harnessed. Tho second one
put on his coat and went out into the street.
Tho detective pursued, and, after tracking
his man for an hour or SO, finally followed
him to small stable in IN obscure street.
where he found the missing horse AID ar-
rested the thief.
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ASTHMA.
Causes Of the Disease - Treatment snd
kcmetlioe.

Causes Of the Disease Treatment and
Rcmcdioe.
This is q paroxysmal obstruction Of the
smaller bronchial tubes, caused by spasm
Of the muscular coat. The attack may be
sudden or ii may be two or three hours in
coming on, the patient being aware Of it,
approach by peculiar sensations.
The paroxysms differ in severity. Even
when they are mild they cause much suf-
fering; when severe they are agonizing
both to the patient and to his friends. They
may continue . few hours only, or for
several days. Coughing and copious ex
pectoration come on toward the end Of the
paroxysn, and It's termination IS followed
by peculiarly sweet and refreshing sleep
The intervals between the attacks differ
in duration in different persons; but with
each person there is, in general, much reg
ularity. Irregularity results mainly from
special causes.
As a rule, those who are subject to the
disease have inherited predsposing sus.
ceptibility to It; but the attacks, whatever
che form they take, have each q specific
cause. such causes are many.
Among them arc morbid condition Of
the pasal membranes; bronchitis; Q COM
mon co.d: atmospheric changes; dust Of
various kinds; carnations from feathers or
from the bodies OF animals; the pollen OF
plants fhay-asthma); indigestion; constipa.
ton: mental emotion.
The severest paroxysm is never fatal, II
the patient is not affected by other disease
or weakness. Yet it tends to lower the vi
tally, ana may TINS give rise to fatal dis
ease.
According to DR.. Williams, Of England,
children under fifteen, with well. formed
chests, whose attacks tend TO diminish in
frequency aud intensity and whose lungs
are free in the intervals. may be expected
with care to recover.
When the disposing cause u IN . defect,
i've development Of the frame and lungo,
the system should be invigorated By AZ.
propagate exercise, cold bathing and pura
air.
In every case, the exciting cause should
be ascertained and removed. The supper
should always be light. The stomach should
never be overloaded. The bowels must b
kept in order. Bronchitis should be cured
J The nasal passages should be looked after
A simple change Of climate is often quits
effective. In some forms Of asthma thu
closest and smokiest cities, and the very
worst parts Of these, furnish the most 70
lief.
Remedies for the relief Of attacks must
vary largely withthe individual. Trial aloN,
will determine the kind needed; but az Il
their use, physician should always be con
sulted.-Youih's Companion.
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FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
PLAYING KING AND QUEEN,


Two little cousins were Johnny Wing
And Mary Merriweather;
And they talked OF almost every thing
And they always played together.
Down ~ the pond and up ia the hay.
And ont where the men were moving
They wandered many q merry day,
With checks that were red and glowing.
But they came to Mary's mother one day
with disconnected faces:
And asked: win we always have to stay
In such common, homely placesr
I'VE arc tired OF being Johnny Wing
And Mary Mcrriwcather-
W. want 70 be Queen and King,
And live in state together
.Why. then" she replied. THE very hos,
Hali.ile help we can borrow.
VIII he TO ptny you are Queen and King
We will try 10 begin tomorrow"
Then mammals fingers grew busy indeed,
TO prepare for grand ovation;
And the ncighbors werc hidden TO come with
speed
To witness the coronation.
She made them crowns OF paper Of gold.
And throne with crimson cover,
And dressed them In robes that were fold on
fold
OF tinsel and lace all over
She placed on his chubby finger ring,
And in Mary's hair feather;
You wonld never have guessed 1t was Johnny
Wing
And Mary Merriweathcr.
There never were hearts more glad and gay
Than theirs, when their uncle crowned
There never were monarchs more proud than
When the, subjects knelt around them
.'Long live the Queen. Long live the Kingi
Long reign they both together
Cried fat and jolly miller Wing,
And farmer Merriweather.
Then all OF their friends such homage paid,
And gave them respect so duly.
They quite forgot that they only PLAYED,
And thought they were reigning truly.
Then they sat in the parlor hours each day.
While other chill !r'n were PLAYING,
And they bowed and smiled in the stateliest
way,
At the dull things people were saying.
And both oftheir papas were mobiles great,
Who came with others beside.
And they sat and talked Of affairs OF state.
Till the children nearly cried.
Soft all went on from day 10 day.
Till OF sitting around they were tired:
They we're weary Of clothes so stin and gay,
And they dreaded 10 be admired.
They rode in carriage till they were sick:
They hated the company fine;
And they wished for q bowl OF bread and
milk.
When asked upon daintics 10 dine.
Well. Marys mother came In one day
With same royal guests from the lawn:
And Your Majesties she was going TO say,
Hut the King and Queen were gone.
The splendid coat, the shining gown,
In corner were thrown aside;
i vacant throne and broken crown
Were the only things she spied.
But calico dress and an old straw hat
In the wood yard soon were seen:
"And what" she cried do you mean BY
that,
And where are the King and Queenr'
Then the answer came from Marys lips
As they stood with downcast eyes:
'Why. Johnny is going to pick up chipA
And am to make mud pics.
1--WE arc tired of being Queen and King.
We arc going to quit together;
We want to be just Johnny Wing.
And Mary Merriweathcr'
Anna Henderson, in Wide Awake.
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With tears in her eyes Marian ran out
to the lot in which the pigs were kept.
and searched eagerly. But the gruntcrs
had made quick work Of their luscious
meal, and no ring was to he found.
More slowly she went back, and looked
about the kitchen with a forlorn hope
that the ring might have escaped. But
Deborah's scraping had been vigorous.
and she went upstairs again with woe
begone look.
''Shc's a dreadful careless little
piece, said Deborah. looking after her,
always a-lcavin' her things round. But
! amt a-goin' TO say 1t to her now she's
a-fcelin' 50 bad"
.'Ha. ha--you thicyin' rascal! Two
caught You at last. amt r.
Mrs Graham and Marian hurried out
at sound OF Deborah's excited voice, to
see Jim struggling in her grasp. He
was uttering sharp. angry cries and do
ing his best to free himself.
Il was just a-washin' my dishes. "cried
Deborah. when this limb come a-peck-
in an a-pryin' round. | mistrusted no
was up to somethin', an KEEP my eye
on him and seen him pick up one O. my
teaspoons and sneak of with II. took
after him, and just got hold o. him right
here-see? He was just a-slippin' that
spoon into that hole fer to hide it,"
Mrs. Graham looked curiously at the
hole. small one near the ground In
tho Notwithstanding of the spring
house.
bring an axe and knock that OF.
Deborah" she said.
Deborah did SO. and the three bent
over what they saw.
I'm blessed il there amt my pepper
pot exclaimed Deborah.
More than the pepper-pot was there.
Keys. nails. screws, bntton-hook, .
gimlet and as they turned them over
Marian gave scream of delight and
snatched up her pearl ring.
Then she made quick rush for Jim.
and Rugged and fondled him until he
bit her to make her let him 60, when he
few to the top of the spring-house. and
stood there chattering his discomfort at
such rough handling.
"You dear old crow" exclaimed Mari
an. IF you hadn't stolen my ring of
the table that day never should have
seen it again. O Deborah. you have
pulled out half his tail-fcathers."
Never mind" said Deborah, "theyll
grow gain.'-Sydney Dayre, in Youths
Companion.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12
THE DAIRY.

Tho angry mixer who manls cow
with a stool and raises general excite
ment IN tho stable is knocking. 1t may
be, dollar out of the owners pocket
with every blow he strikes.
DO not employ slow mixer. The
milk should be drawn quickly. One
man says that he does not want >
mixer who can not make froth in the
all. Pretty good rule.-Western Rn-
raj.
Every animal needs plenty OF water.
Water Pushes out the organs through
which 1t passes. thus aiding to carry of
the effcte matter. Water. then, when
given TO the COW, besides aiding her In
milk production. performs the other
Office.
In answer To query about how to
keep milk sweet, Iioard's Dairyman
SAYS: We know OF nothing that can be
safely recommended better than thor
ough acration as soon as MIXED, and
then rapid refrigeration to forty-five
degrees ere il leaves the farm. That
well done Is good enough-better than
chemicals.
The people OF Denver are deter
mined that the milk sold on the streets
shall not only BIO pure but clean. An
inspector is to be kept employed to look
after the milk offered for sale, and also
20 look after the stables where the cows
are kept. Says a dairyman who knows:
There arc some dirty brutes connected
with the milk peddling business. =
Field and Farm.
Cold water will absorb, according to
American Dispcnsatory, used BY all
druggists. about thirty-six per cent. OF
its own weight in salt, and boiling about
forty pcr cent. This makes what is
known as a saturated brine, which al
ways means all the salt that the water
will dissolve. In sailing butter the
brine seldom Is made stronger than
thirty to thirty-four per cent. OF salt.
Water constitutes from eighty per
cent. to ninety per cent. OF the whole
milk. and hence the total solids constl-
tute from ten per cent. to twenty per
cent. Prof. James. of Guelph. Can, has
found the water OF normal milk to vary
from $50 per cent, the lowest. TO 9O.5
per cent. the highest. and the average
from all animals. under all circum-
stances. to be s1.19 per cent.
"A small cow, with the right kind OF
machinery in her. writes a correspondent
OF the Rural New Yorker. can get all tho
milk solids out of given amount OF
feed as we'll as a big COW. But il you
have good. big cows and they give you
fair profit. keep them. but breed them to
the smallest dairy bull you can find. and
IL the result is . more concentrated COW,
think you are the gamer.
Drinking tho whole milk makes fine
fat calves, but calves raised on skim-milk
and oatmeal and bran, II not SO sleek at
eight months old, had better start in
bone and muscle and beat the more pam
pcred calf ut two years of age. 1t is a
waste OF cash product to feed cali
whole milk after its rennet stomach
changes SO as to call for solid food, and
it is mistake to SO feed 1t after 1t is ten
days old. Warmed skim-milk and little
oatmeal are much better.--Ohio Farmer.
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seen 50 fierce fight even in the games
Ut Rome! Wen, ] spare his life; though
it's weak OF me, womanish weak. Take
him TO his chamber and guard him till he is
healed or-dead."
Aud then my brain reeled, a great sick
ness seized upon me, and l sank into the
nothingness OF swoon.
dreams, dreams. dreams. without end
and ever changing. as for years and years
/ seemed to toss upon sea OF agony. And
through them a vision Of dark-eyed wom-
ans tender face and the touch Of q
white hand soothing NE to rest. Visions,
too, OF q Royal countenance bending ut
times over my rocking bed a countenancc
that ! could not grasp. but whose beauty
flowed through my fevered veins and was o
part OF me-visions Of childhood and Of the
Temple towers a Abouthis, and OF tho
white-haired Amenemhat. my father-ay!
and an cver-present vision Of that dread
hall in Amenti, and Of the small altar and
the Spirits clad in flame! There | seemed
TO wander cvcrlastlngly, calling on the Holy
Mother, whose memory coald not grasp:
calling ever ind in vain! For no cloud de-
scendcd upon the altar. only from time to
time the voice pealcd aloud: "Strike out
the name of Harmachis, child OF Earth,
from the living Book Of Her. who Was and
Is and Shall Be! LOST lost, loss!"
And then another voice would answer:
mot yet! net yet. Repentance is at
hand; strike not out the name Of Har-
machls, child Of Earth, from the living
Book OF Her. who Was and Is and Shall
Be! BY suffering may sin be wiped away!"
woke to find myself in my own chamber
in the tower OF the palace. So weak was
. hot I r.
seemed but to futter in my breast as flut
tiers dying dove. / could not turn my
head; could not stir; yet in my heart there
was sense Of rest, and Of dark trouble
done. The light hurt my eyes: ! shut
them; and as shut them, heard the sweep
Of woman's robes upon the stair, aud .
swift, light step that well knew. II was
that Of Cleopatra
She entered, and her football drew NIGH
l felt her come! Every pulse in my poor
frame beat an answer 10 her football, and
all my mighty love and hate rose from the
darkness Of my death-llke sleep and rent
me In their struggle! She leaned over me !;
her anbrosial breath played upon my face.
! could hear the beating OF her heart !!
Lower she leaned, till at last her lips
touched me softly on the brow. Poor
man J" heard her murmur. "Poor, weak,
dying man! Fate hath been hard to thee
Too good vert thou to be the sport Of such
. one as I, the pawn that / must move in
my play Of policy! All! Harpachis
thou shouldst have ruled the game
They could give thee learning, those plot
ting priests; but knowledge OF mankind
they could not give thee, nor
fence thee 'gainst the march
Of Natures law. And thou didst love me
with Ill thy heart-ah! well l know i'll
Man like, thou didst love the eyes that, a. .
pirates lights, beckoned thee to ship.
wrecked ruin. and didst hang detiDs on the
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12
CALIFORNIA; Fir Trees.

They have big fir trees In California -
we'll as redwoods, il the following item
going the rounds Of tho press can be given
credencc: A citizen Of Alma, Cal, has tin.
ished working up Ar tree which grew on
his place. He received III for the bark;
built frame house l4x2O seet, 8 feet high,
with kitchen = feet wide ana 20 feet long /;
built wood-shed 14x30 feet; made $50 fence
ralls.lO feet long; made 3M railroad ties,
500 boards 9 inches wide and feet long,
and % cords Of wood. AL this from one
tree, and part Of the tree 10 left.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

JAPAN win shortly become entirely ,nds.
pendent OF other countries a. regards it
coal supply, since vast coal zelda have been
recoutly disooveysd In the islssAs o. Eissje
cd Ysss~.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

ND length, oil being
gone l, too, turned
n to 60, when q cunuch
. struck me on the
., shoulder and roughly
ENW babe me wait on the
presence Of the Queen.
An hour past and THE
fellow u.H.i LG~c
crawled to me on his
knees; but he had heard,
md now he treated me-
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o. THE REPKoAcH or HARMAcHie; or THE
STRUGGLE or HARNACHIS WITH THE
GUARDS; or TINE QUICK BLOW STRUCK BY
CLEOPATRA
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CLEOPATRA.
Being m Account Of the Fall and
Vengeance Of Harmachis, the
Royal Egyptian,
As SET FORTH By HIS OWN HAND.
By n. RIDER HACcARp.

Author OF " King solonaon's Mines
"She," "Allan Quatermain,''
Etc, ETC., Etc.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-04

been covered, when Rossman took the
lead. At the end of the second lap he
had a good lead. and the others were
stringing out with Huntington in the
rear and Show apparently closing
up on Hale and Belden, who
were running neck and neck. a
horsey term is admissible. Toward the
close of the third lap Belden passed
Hale. After passing the starting line
the third time there was squirt for the
lead, and until the middle of the lap it
was anybody's race. Then Belden
passed RosSman and Hale with des-
perate rush on the home stretch, came
in winner by foot or two, with Ross
man in third place two rods behind.
When Hale crossed the line the watches
of the time-keepers marked IN, 1898
Sec, which is 251s seconds better than
the time made last year.
Very little of the work done yester-
day was better than that of year ago.
Hayden, who made the 'SS record,
threw the ball / foot and 10 inches
farther this year than last, and i'm
proved two inches on the 'SS record for
high jumping, which was also made by
himself. Guthrie, who made record
of 9 feet and 81 inches in the standing
broad jump contest year ago, i'm
proved it by two inches, and Rustgard
put the shot foot and inches over
Beirbauer's 'SS record. Belden mate
rally lowered Shaw's record on the
half-mile run, coming over the line in
2:111s, whereas the old record was $50.
Hale'S time of 4:13A on the mile run
was also % seconds faster than that
made last year.
There were six entries in the half
mile bicycle race, which was run on
University avenue. 1t was won by
Hale, with Bracken close second.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-04
IN COURT.

The Exposition Directors Contend
for Their Land..-District Court
Briefs.
The case of the exposition directors
against the original owners of the land
on which the exposition building stands
was brought to trial yesterday before
Judge Smith. Baldwin Brown is one OF
the defendants. The action is to quiet
title to the property. The landowners
contracted to transfer the land to the
exposition, but the transfer, it seems,
was never fully completed, and now
they claim all the conditions of the con-
tract have not been carried out.
Nick Muller, by w. A. Kerr, his guar
dian, has brought an action for 81, 800
damages against Henry Beard and 9th
ers for pulling him from his bed and ar
resting him on the charge of hOrSeSteal-
ing and OBTAINING him in jail.
n. E. ColstrOm has begun an action
against Joseph Hughes. asking for an
Injunction restraining sO-called nui-
sance. The two are neighbOring par
ties in Wilson, Bell & Wagner's addi-
ton. The plaintiff wants screen re-
moved that the defendant has con-
structed, a vault to be filed and aban-
dOned, etc. He also asks 81, 500 dam
ages.
Judge Young filed a decision yester-
day giving Segelbaum Bros. judgment
for SIT against r. S. GoodfellOw Il Co.
for goods damaged by the removal OF a
roof of the stOreh0uSe.
Edward d. Brown has begun all &C
ton against James A. Tyler to quiet
title to lot in Wagner Il Bell's addi-
ton.