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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-11

"GooCH!' HE CALLED OFT TO THE CLERK.
such an unmeaning, CHASTITY smile COM
pared with what smiles arc generally
understood to he, that there was moth
ing pleasant about it.
Again he called out: ''Gooch," and
met another ready response.
60 over to Staten Island and find
Mr.. Bellew. Tell him to come to the
Office without a moments delay. no
matter how interesting the game may
be-"
"All right, SIR" replied the clerk.
''iut before you 60 ring up a District
Messenger boy. want to send note
to Captain Dacre. ! am going to sail
for Buenos Ayres on the Trinidad to-
night, and there is not minute to he
lost Take a cab TO the ferry and do
not let any thing interrupt you. Use
every effort TO find Bellew, at whatever
expense. will be here in the Office to
meet him at five o'clock"
Gooch went of to fulfill Emerick's
bidding and tho merchant sat down TO
write a note to send over to Captain
Dacre at the brooklyn dock, telling
him to prepare quarters for himself In
few moments the note was on its way
and Mr.. limerick busted himself for an
hour strengthening up various matters.
Then he walked out to send . cable
gram to his partner advising him that
no could now leave Buenos Ayres st his
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-11
RUNAWAY TOMMY.
His Mamma Found Him Curlcd Tn In a
boat Fast Asleep.

His Mamma Found Him Curlcd I'm In a
Boat Fast Asleep.
Once there was fat boy. He lived
by river. Ills name was Tommy
Tied to the bank OF tho river was a
boat He said to himself: Il am going
down to that boat, see il don't Per-
haps | will have a sail in it
One morning he slipped slyly out Of
the house. not saying word to his
kind mother. | am sorry to say.
He was small. he was round. lie did
not wish his mother to see him, and he
ran down the hill. II he had lain down,
think he might have rolled to the bot
tom, this round, fat boy.
He wore a bright plaid frock. 1t was
red and black. lie may have thought
he looked very fine. Nobody doing
wrong looks we'll.
oh. good" he said, at the bank Of
the river. Here is the boat. II"
What did he say he would do, think
you?
Stop here and look at the boat 1t is
not safe to keep looking at any thing
We ought not to have. 1t is better to
run from it.
iii just step into the boat put one
foot in" said Tommy: and in went one
fat foot 1t is not safe, though, to give
one leg to wrong course. Take your
two legs. or let them take you. and run
away from what tempts you.
Bawl. bawl. bawl.
Somebody up on the bank was Shout
ing to somebody else. Was it Judge
Smith. the great man OF the village,
calling to Tommy? Down into the boat
dropped Tommy And then-we will
find out what comes from looking too
long and from giving one foot to a
wrong course.
where's Tommy said Mrs. Parlin.
his mother. about ten that morning.
Nobody knew. She tried to find him
upstairs: he was not there.
''Ile is in the garden" she said No:
guess again. Mrs. Parlin. ''Iie is in the
barn." she said. No; guess again. She
stopped guessing, put on her bonnet and
6ew down the hill.
Tommy in hcrc?' she asked at the
post-ofiice. the hotel and the one store
ct the bridge over tho river.
''Then-thcn he is in the river. Oh,
Tommy" she shrieked. She ran down
to the water. saw the boat, and CHANGED
to look in. What was it she saw under
bench? A strip of green baize hung
down from the bench. and peeping out
Ut one corner Of this curtain was bit Of
red and black plaid.
Mrs. Farlin lifted the curtain, and
tucked away under the bench was
Tommy fast asleep When he gave two
legs TO the boat he crawled down there
under the bench lest some one might
see him. Then he went down still
further into deep slumber.
A very sheepish Tommy went up the
hill, ! can tell you.-Rev. Edward A.
Rand, in Our Little Ones.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-11
SELF-WiNDING CLOCKS.
How the Accurate Time Pieces Obtain
Their Motive IOwer.

How the Accurate Time-Pieces Obtain
Their Motive IOwer.
A chain of synchronized self-winding
clocks is being established here through
the efforts of Henry Denver, manager of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. The time-pieces do not obtain
their motive power from electrical ac-
ton, thus being subject to hindrances
resulting from entire dependence on
electrical currents, but instead gain
the necessary force from the action of a
fine spring, as does an ordinary clock.
Two small cells OF battery are placed in
the top of the case. connected with q
magnet secured to the lower part Of the
movement. As the center wheel driven
by the unwinding of the spring ad.
vances. lever Is raised that unlocks
the armature and allows it to
spring back into position ready
for winding. When the lever drops
the circuit is instantly closed, the
spring being wound by the pawl fast
ened to the armature. The action of
winding breaks the circuit when the
winding is completed. The contacts
are made SO short that the action of the
battery is very slight thus enabling it
to perform the work of winding for over
year without renewal or alteration.
Each clock is provided with simple
attachment by means of which its hand
may be controlled automatically by cleo
tricity. To secure absolute uniformity
OF time throughout the city the clocks
will be connected with time wire just
before twelve o'clock each day. During
the brief period of connection, the
standard clock at Washington through
the repeating lines takes possession OF
! the wire, temporarily controlling all
clocks in its circuit. Re'
publican.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-11
FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
"PI" AND "PY."

There were only two little boys In the class,
Two fat little fellows with eyes OF blue;
And one was Johnny. OH. listen to this,
The other was Johnny. too.
''Spell pie" said the teacher with smiling
lips,
wow, johnny Jones. you must try"
lie looked very solemn and wise and GOOD
And lie spelled It, ..P.i, pie"
'Come, johnny smith. will listen to you,
While johnny Jones has his cry"
A CLEAN Of triumph In Two blue eyes,
Anu he stralgntway spelled Ply"
Together the Jnhnnics came out from school,
Their brave little spirits aneiled,
They were wondering, wondering, wonder.
ing
What pi and Ply spelled,
Il. X Baker, in st. Nicholas
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-11
BEDTIME.

Our little Lucy was tease,
A curly headed bother
And yet she couldn't help but please
Kind hearted old grandfather.
He shared her sorrow and her play.
And was her faithful slave all day,
From early morn till bedtime.
She had him up and dressed before
The humble bees were humming
And kept him wide awake till DER
The lea the cows we're coming.
Such walks they took Such 70 mps they had
That little rogue was never glad
When darkness came and bedtime.
But when the summer twilight fell
On wood and fragrant meadow.
And sleepily old Blossoms bell
Changed in the purple shadow,
Grandfaiher'd seek his big armchair,
And call from meath the hop-vines there:
Come. Lucy, dear. It's bedtime"
Into hts lap she'd scramble fast,
And there with sleep would wrestie,
Cntilt the curly head at last
Would on his bosom nestle.
How gently have seen him rise
And say, with love in voice and eyes:
Mamma, it's Lucy's bedtime"
One night he called her not; but still
And motionless was sitting.
Though cried the plaintve wippo'will
And bats went dinly fitting.
And when the red moon fired the dew
Across the lawn to him she fiew
With: Grandpa. Why it's bedtime"
Oh, Youth and Agei Oh Death and Life,
One stopped and one beginning;
This side and that OF all the strife,
The praying and the SHINING
Mother, with startled cry, draws near,
Then murmurs half in awe, half fear:
.Ah, yes, my child. it's bedtime
George Horton. In Journalist.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-11
NAUGHTY TOMMY.
WHY His Teacher Sent Him Home from
School tho First Day.


School tho First Day.
Yes, it was Tommy Foster, and this
was his first day in school. Tommy had
started out quite gaylv in the morning,
in spite OF the fact that he had tied his
old gun to Fido's tail, and shut him up
in the attic. Poor Fido. who loved him.
and licked Tommy's hand even after
Tommy had abused him.
Tommy's big sister had left him feel
ing very proud of the pretty, curly
headed brother in his scarlet fez. with
its scarlet tassel bobbng and bowling
and waving at every turn of his curly
head, and the lovely Scotch plaid
dress with embroidered collar. Tommy
felt very large and important as
he sat down among the other little
folks. The first thing he did was to call
out across the room to little girl who
lived in the next street. She looked
very much frightened, but the teacher
told Tommy that he must not talk in
the school-room, 50 gently that the lit
~ girl looked pleased Tommy frowRed
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-11

Three-year-old Harry. who lives in .
village, was going with his mamma to
visit in the country. While waiting on
the doorstep for the stage-drive-. with
whom they were going, the stage went
by with every seat filled.
With tears of disappointment in his
eyes. Harry ran into the house and
called out: Mamma. mamma. that
screw-driver has gone off and left US. !"
Youths Companion
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-11

and under such circumstances . wife
would be burden. Moreover, my
thoughts are SO intent upon the work OF
running her fathers murderer to earth.
that in my abstractedness at times she
might think that ! did not love her.
Then there is another matter quite
worth consideration. Suppose she would
not have me?'
Hardly any fear that she would re-
fuse you, my boy. cant see through
q brick wall. but can SEQ through .
ladder. and IL that girl Is not In love
with the secretary ] am very much
mistaken" remarked Mr.. Wilcox.
You have never heard Armida talk
about an Englishman's love, though"
remarked Percy.
Cant say ! ever did was the reply.
'.Why, she says an Englishman's love
is the most cold-blooded kind Of love in
the world. One night she became quito
enthusiastic. She had been reading an
Italian love story, about a young couple
who committed suicide In each Others
embrace because their parents would
not let them we'd said that thought
an Englishman's love was as true II 1t
was not as demonstrative as any other
mans; but she put her hands on my
shoulders and looked me in the eyes
and said with an intensely dramatic
effect: You Englishmen do not know
what love is. Love which is love Is only
fathers native land Her words had
quite an effect upon me for time and
| almost felt as though ! really did not
know how to love. but when | have &C.
complished. with your assistance, the
desire OF my heart, ! will prove to her
that ! at least can love-"
As Percy uttered his last words Mr..
Wilcox looked at him with an aemiring
glance AM said: Percy, my boy. be-
lieve YOU"
BY this time each had finished his
cigar and they parted for the night-Mr.
Wilcox promising to take good look
at Mr.. limerick next morning.
But when the next morning came he
was doomed to disappointment, for on
inquiring for Mr.. limerick at the hotel
office he and Percy were told that the
gentleman of that name had left on the
early morning train for New York.
Neither could have explained exactly
nhy, but each felt keen disappoint-
ment that they did not see the reputed
wealthy ship-owner again. Besides they
were puzzled to understand why he
should have made such hasty depart
ure. They did not gain much satisfac-
ton from the clerk. for that functionary
said he did not know the reason, except
that Mr.. limerick had told him he was
called to New York on business
In an hour the ship-owner had almos
passed from their thought and they be-
gan to make preparations for their own
departure on the following day.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-11
ESTABLISHED 857.

A third of century of experience
and progressive improvement is rep
resented in THE LEADER LINE
of STOVES and RANGES.
The line embraces an extensive
variety of RANGES, Cook STOVES
and HEATING Stoves for hard coal,
soft coal and wood.
They are all models of perfect
modern stove construction, and meet
every known requirement of the uses
for which they are intended.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-11
TO BE Continued

IT is reported from China that during
storms in the Chekiang province hail
stones OF such enormous size fell q 70
destroy houses and animslA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-11
CHAPTER VII.

In one Of the darkest parts Of Pearl
street. New York. section Of the street
made dark by the elevated railroad. not
great way from tho Battery, there is
an old-fashioned building which doubt
less has history OF its own, but which
was many years ago converted into mer-
camille Offices. Not SO very long since.
on the glass door of room on the sec
ond floor, the following lettering might
have been read: limerick Il Co.
South American Merchants" On the
left-hand corner was printed in smaller
letters: Julius limerick" and on the
dicating that these were the names Of
the Two partners in the firm.
Inside this room, seated at his desk in
private office partitioncd of with
glass, sat julius limerick, the senior
member of the firm. 1t was the after
noon Of the day on which that gentle
man had made hurried departure from
Long Branch. His sudden return had
upset the calculations of the clerks.
and two out of the three whom the firm
| employed were away to q baseball
game at Staten Island. The discovery
of this fact when he came down to the
Office after lunch had irritated Mr.. En-
erick beyond measure, and the solitary
clerk who had been left in charge was
having rather unpleasant time OF 1t
with his employer. limerick vas natur-
ally an irritable man, and to-day he
acted in an excessively disasrceable
manner.
'Gooch." he called out to the clerk.
''Siro" was the submissive response.
''llas the Trinidad clearcd?"
"Ycs. sir. she cleared this morning.
| and every thing is ready. She sails this
evening at SHUTDOWN"
Have we received any dispatches
from Mr.. Howe lately?"
'Only the one lying on your desk,
sir, which has not yet been opened. 1t
| came in about one o'clock, after the
other clerks had gone away"
Mr.. limerick walked to his desk, and
at once called out in sharp tone:
There is no dispatch here"
1T must be there, placed it on your
desk myself, sir"
Then the clerk began to look for it
| and found it almost Immediately. 1t
was covered. up by pile of papers
which Mr.. limerick had placed on i,
| himself. The clerk went back to his
desk and Mr.. limerick sat down to read
the dispatch. 1t was to the effect that
Mr.. Howe, his partner, who was down
at Huenos Ayres, was sick and wished
to return to New York. As Mr.. limerick
read, something almost amounting to a
smile beamed on his face. only that
when he smiled his personal appear
| ance was not at all improved, for it was
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-11
TWO DOG STORIES.

Knowing Animals that Have Found Their
WY Out Of Serious Difiiculties.
A story is told Of dog which lived on
ship The vessel was anchored in the
harbor OF a foreign port. The dog often
went ashore with the officers. and being
occupied with various doggish amuse-
ments, often was left behind when the
officers returned in their boat to the
ship. The first time this occurred the
poor dog knew not what TO do when he
found the ships boat gone. He ran up
and down the wharf barking and whin-
ing.
A boat was lying at the wharf in
which a native was sitting. The dog
suddenly stopped, jumped into the boa
and gave several short barks, as IL to
say: Il want to 60 to that ship out
there"
The man knew the dog, took in the
situation. and doubtless thinking OF a
fee, he rowed the dog to the ships side.
The man got his fee. for the officers
were glad to have their pet returned to
them. After that the dog often got
back to the ship in the same manner
The following anecdote is somewhat
similar in character. and speaks well
for the dogs intelligence:
you know how much rush about in
hanson cabs" said the narrator, land
Scott, my collie dog, always goes with
me-we travel many miles in week
together in this way: but on one 0cca-
sion / was walking and missed him.
search was in vain. The crowd was
w Il vnl4 he ~
whistle; and. after waiting awhile, and
looking elsewhere, returned to my
suburban home without my companion,
and sorrowful. yet hoping that he might
find his way back.
in about two hours after my arrival
. hanson cab drove up to the door, and
out jumped Scott. The cabman rang for
his fare, and thinking he had somehow
captured the runaway. | inquired how
and where he found him.
80, sir. said the cabby. I didn't
hail him at all. he hailed me. ! was
standing close by st. James Church, a.
| looking out for fare. when in jumps
the dog. Like his impudence, says /.
So shouts through tho window, but
he wouldn't stir. So l gets down
and tries to pull him out and
shows him my whip: but he
sits still and banks, as much as to say:
| Go on, old man. As / seizes him by
the collar reads his name and the adj
dress.
"'All right. my fine gentleman. says
]. III drive you where you're wanted.
dare say. So | shuts 10 the door, and
my gentleman settles hisself with his
head just a-looking out, and drives on
till stops at this here gate, when out
jumps my passenger, clearing the door,
and walks in as calm as though hc'd
been regular fare. '"-Exchange.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-11

Two much sensibility creates un.
happiness; too much. insensibility Gro.
stes crime. --Talleyrand
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-26
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The quarrymen in Holywell, Wales, have
struck r. sf an advance in wages.
President Harrison has appointed ]. A.
Faris Surveyor Of the Port of Wheeling.
The receipts of Egytian cotton at Cairo
this year exceed those Of 1889 by nearly 500. .00C
cantars
Lafayette Cole. of Peoria. Ill, 20 years old
and 5000 short in his accounts, captured in
New York City.
President Carnot went from Nice to ORA.
guignau yesterday. He was warmly greeted
along the route.
The Union Pacific Railroad has conceded
increase o employees ON Eastern division. No
danger of strike now.
Colonel E. w. Davis. First Deputy Sheriff
of Essex county, N. j., missing since Monday
81 1000 S'''''N
The Central Illinois Millers' Association
have adopted resolutions favorlng the passage
ofthe Butterworth anti-option bill now pend
ing in Congress.
Mr.. Tully, editor of the Roscommon
Herald has been sentenced to nine months
imprisonment at hard labor for Offenses COM
mitted in violation of the coercion act
Herr Shippel, Socialist member of the
Reichsta e. was recently arrested at Chennits
on the charge of slandering the authorities.
His trial took place yesterday. He was con-
yicted and sentenced to nine months imprison-
ment.
In view of the reduction of 81 so per car on
live stock from trans-Missouri river points to
Chicago made by the Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad, Chairman Finley. of the Trans
Missouri Association, has issued a notice per-
mitting the members Of the association to meet
the cut.
AT Ipswich, Mass, short time since, B. p.
Glazier, apparently in best of health, had q
coffin left in his yard with plate giving the
date Of his birth and the date of his death as
few days later. Glazier died within two weeks
Aaron Sanborn, a railroad section boss, had
been elected from the house for attentions 20
Mrs. Glazier, and the latter says Sanborn ar
ranged the coffin.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-26
PREACHERS IMPOSED UPON.

An Impecunious Couple Reach the End OF
Their String at Lnst-They Try to Go to
Housekeeping just Once Too Often.
The jolly ''sons of rest" have been having
a right good time during the past winter.
In fact the tramps have found lie so easy
that they have had time TO lie down and
think up new lodges for escaping that hor-
rid nightmare, work. In consequence,
many new schemes have been sprung
on the gullible public. The
latest one was brought to light
the other day by William McMahony, OF
the Home Hotel, when man named Albert
Price was caught up on it. His sin was
that he worked his game too long in one
place He has been in hard luck, and
feared that he would have to be driven to
the extremity of degrading himself by work,
when bright plan struck him, and he took
woman into the combination.
The man was clad as a iaborer, while the
woman was rather good.looking brunette,
of about 80 winters. They first visited min
listers, telling a story that they had prom
ise of work, and that they had just come to
tie city. They were going to Housekeeping,
but their goods had not arrived, or they did
not have money enough to have them hauled
to their new home. The man would say he
was promised work, and just wanted enough
to keep them alive for few days.
Many prominent ministers were visited,
and nearly of them yielded to the mans
appeals or the woman's tears. About the
middle Of March they visited the Rev. DR..
White, rector of st. Andrews Church.
They told their story, and wanted enough
to keep them over Sunday. The good
lvofh I,,t
did not have enough money with him. He
went to see Mr.. Mcmahon, who said he
would keep the man in the Bethel Home,
and they ade arrangements for the woman
to 90 to the Home for Destitute Women, on
Penn avenue.
When the pair were told about the ar
rangemenr, they became indignant at the
idea of anyone wanting to separate them,
and left. A little later, on March 27, they
again appeared at the Home Hotel, with an
order from Mr.. James B. Scoot, asking that
they be given meals for several days until
they could get to housekeeping. On the
second day they had raised some money, and
when they came in they had quite '.jag"
with them, and they were requested to leave
the hotel. Later they struck another piece
of luck, and another Gag" They again
called on Mr.. McMahon with a
letter from the Rev. David S.
Kennedy, of the First Presbyterian
Church, Allegheny. He asked that they be
given boarding until Monday. The woman
was SO drunk that she could hardly talk,
and the note was returned to DR.. Kennedy.
The reverend gentleman then began to make
inquiries about the man, who was lust GO
ing to housekeeping" and learned that he
had been getting ready to set up his house
hold goods ever since New Years, and that
nearly all of the ministers had paid to get
that furniture moved.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-26
A Tribute to the Memory of Thomas j. Graft

At regular meeting of the Board OF
Directors of the Enterprise Savings Bank
of Allegheny City, held April %, 1890, the
following preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, In view of the loss we have
sustained by the decease of our esteemed
friend and associate, Thomas j. Graf, and
of the still heavier loss sustained by those
who were nearest and dearest to him, there
fore, be it
Resolved, That in the death of Thomas J.
Graft this board Iaments the loss of an asso-
ciate who was one of the originators OF the
Enterprise Savings Bank, and who has
acted as director of said bank for 10 years,
a greater part Of which time he has been
president of this board.
Resolved, That in the death of our friend
the Enterprise Savings Bank has lost safe
and conservative adviser, whose utmost en-
deavor was exerted for its welfare and pros
perity. -'
Resolved, That we tender our sincere con-
dolence and sympathy to his bereaved fam
ilv, who have lost a faithful husband and
father.
Resolved, That these resolutions be en-
tered on the minutes and a copy be trans
mitted to the family of the deceased, as a
token of our sympathy and respect for our
deceased associate.
c. HEFFEN, JR, Cash
ALLEGHENY, Pa, April 25, 1S90.ier.