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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

To be taken care Of by . blue-coated
officer meant but one thing to Tom
the station in that precinct-and the
lad had wholesome terror Of the Law.
The words brought picture Of himself
and Dave dragged through the streets
IS he had more than once seen violators
Of the law treated. There was only one
thing to be done, they must 60, and 20
1t once before the family awoke.
Tom was eight years old. Dave not
much over five. Tom had . bright face,
keen beyond its years, and self-reliant
air. Dave was remarkably pretty
child, even with his tumbled hair and
generally uncared-for appearance. And
these boys were literally homeless and
friendless. It was the old story-so old
that people become almost Indifferent to
tt-a drunken father, . murdered moth
er. Yes. murdered-not by mercifully
quick pistol-shot or knife-thrust, but BY
years Of want and ill-treatment. For
the two years since her death the chill
dren had been absolutely without care
except that given by father who was
rarely free from the influence Of liquor
and by the women who lived in the old
tenement house and who had families
OF their own to look out for.
When the father walked Oh the dock
and ended his worthless life the boys
were scarcely worse Of. Tho neighbors
gave them som ething to eat - they had
done before when the father was not
there. Tom, small rs he was, mani
tested . sort Of paternal care for Dave
that sometimes touched even the hearts
Of the dwellers of Ford's court. II. be
earned penny by an errand the larger
part Of the red apple or the striped
candy stick went to blue-eyed Dave.
As for Dave he had no one but Tom, and
his confidence in his brothers age and
wisdom was unbounded.
So when he was awakened It was with
unquestioning obedience that he dressed
and left the house with Tom. No one
WAS astir, for 1t was Sunday morning
and the occupants Of the tenement house
slept late.
It was q bright Sunday, late In April,
Easter Sunday, though the homeless
boys did not know that. Although the
sun shone there was chill in the air,
and Dave soon complained Of being cold.
A horse-car station offered . temporary
shelter and tho children were unmo-
Tested for long time. There WAS {
lunch counter in the room, and from the
rear came the appetizing smell Of coffee.
Dawes lip quivered, he was so hungry,
but Tom comforted him by bidding him
wait little while. Tom was hungry,
too, but there was . sturdy independ.
ence about the little lad that forbade
begging. At last the car-starter told the
boys to go-not unkindly-for they
were 30 small and so quiet he could find
no fault with them.
Out into the streets again went the
homeless boys-streets that were flied
with people now on the way to church,
many with the desire to display their
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

Easter finery; some with . sincere love
for the Master who had burst the bonds
of the tomb and whose followers were
promised that because He lived they, too,
should live. The chimes rang out IN
Easter greeting; in church and chapel
flowers sent up their incense to Christ
who died but rose again. And while
Easter anthems were being sung and
Easter sermons preached the tired,
hungry lads walked from street to
street, looking into store windows where
the curtains were lifted, Tom doing his
best to interest and amuse weary little
Dave.
just as they reached . great stone
church the worshipers were coming
out and the boys, from . doorway
across the street, watched the long line
Of richly-dressed people.
At last every one was gone, the little
groups that fingered in the vestibuls
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

wear the bonnet
~ the mirror she will don II,
And I'll see her smile Of triumph
As she, blushin9. turns TO show
Ne that lovely Easter treasure;
How her eyes wiildance with pleasure
Al my gaze of admiration
And the praise / shall bcstow.
Then Til walk beside that bonnet
0lanc' ng. o. 20 proudly on II,
Up the aisle on Easter morning
With the dearest ono on earth,
And Ill notice the attention
(Which / afterwards will mention)
That the other women pay II
For It's beauty and it's worth.
o. all worthy Of . sonnet
Is the dainty little bonnet
That till Easter must be hiding
AL it's glory on . shelf;
But the sweetest thing about u
Is-though other husbands doubt it.
That my wife, 70 save my pocket,
Planned and made II all herself.
H. G. Dodge.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03
EpitOme Of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FTY-FlRsT CONGRESS.


MONDAY, March 24-Tho bill for tho
suppression Of trusts was discussed
in the Senate. The report Of the ma
jority Of the committee on privileges
and elections upon the Montana cleo
ti0n case decided that Sanders and
Powers (Reps) were duly elected
to the United States Eenate. In
the House bills were introduced
to remove tho Limitation for tho
payment Of arrears Of pensions; to in
corporate the National American Wom-
IN Suffrage Association. and to amend
the interstate commerce law in favor
Of giving commercial travellers reduced
rates.
TUESDAY, March 25.-Senator Sher.
0aA's aati-tsust hill was further dis
cussed In the Senate. Bills were in
troduced to pension Mary Crook, widow
Of the late General Crook, at the
rate Of $4,000 per annum, and TO estab-
lish IN educational fund from the pro-
ceeds Of public lands. In the House tho
worlds fair bill locating the fair In
Chicago, the opening to take place May
l, 1893, and close October 50. 1893, WAS
passed BY vote Of 209 to -. Bills
were introduced for the payment Of .
bounty Of 500 to soldiers and sailors or
the late war who received no bounty;
providing pensions for soldiers and
sailors who are dependent for support
on others
WEDNESDAY,, March 26.-In the Sem
ate the Sherman antitrust bill was
further discussed and the worlds fair
bill was reported. In the House bill
was introduced granting . pension Of
$4,000 per year to the widow Of General
Crook. The rest OF the day was spent
in discussing the bill for the admission
Of Wyoming into the Union % State.
THURSDAY. March 27.-The Sherman
antitrust bill was further discussed
in the Senate. The House bill for
the admission Of Wyoming - State
was presented. The bill sppropriating
$25. 900 for the purchase Of 2.5O0 tents
for people driven from their homes by
floods in the South was passed. The
bill authorizing the President to ap-
point and retire John G. Fremont as .
Major General was reported favorably.
In the House the bill admitting Wy.
oming Is State was passed By . vote
Of 180 to 12a
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

1T appears that the past winter was .
sort Of centennial celebration of the
same season In 1890. A Connections
man has been consulting the weather
records kept by his grandfather, and
finds that in February one hundred
years ago but one and half inches Of
snow fell, while in March the fall was
1s11 inches. with good sleighing for
several davS
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

The ex-soldier, John McKeough,
who was accustomed to stand guard
over the Burnside monument in Provi-
dence, r. l., with drawn saber, saying
every now and then: II followed you
at Newberne and will not desert You
now" was killed by railroad train the
other night He was perfectly sane,
with the exception Of this eccentric
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

QUEEN VICTORIA has written two
books which have never been published.
They are volumes of travel, and recount
her impressions Of various places on
the continent She has been 50 annoyed
at the criticisms Of her published works
that she has refused to have these
manuscripts put into print They will
be published after her death.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

OLD GABRIEL, the mission Indian. the
oldest man on the Pacific coast, prob
ably the oldest in the world, died the
other day in the almshouse at Salinas,
Monterey. He is said to have attained
the remarkable age OF $50 years, the
record of his birth having been found in
the mission at Monterey. He has been
standing advertisement for the glori-
Gus climate OF California for these many
vQQra
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03
FROM WASHINGTON.

THERE were 1850 pension certificates
issued from the Pension Office during
the seven days ended on the cath.
In the United States tho visible sup
ply Of wheat and corn on the gath was,
respectively, 27,6SS, $50 and 1s,1t6. S27
bushels.
The President ON the 25th issued .
proclamation announcing that the new
British extradition treaty would 60 into
effect on April l. BY the terms Of the
new treaty the crimes Of manslaughter,
counterfeiting, embexzlement. perjury,
rape, abduction, burglary. kidnapping
and piracy are made extraditable.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

CAPTAIN WILLIAM REED. who has
been on the police force Of Pittsburgh,
Pa. for forty-four years, claims to be
the oldest police officer In the United
States in point of service. He recently
celebrated his SEVENTEEN birthday. OF
the twenty-four policemen who consti-
tuted Pittsburgh's force forty-four years
ago Captain Reed is now the sole sur.
viv0p
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

TIE hen Of the United States was
worth to this country on her own per-
sonal account last year 500, ,0OO, 900, 90
cording to the bureau OF industrial sta
fiofi0Q
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

A WESTERN clergyman recently an
nonnccd that he would preach sermon
on Looking Backward" He kept his
word, for he delivered discourse on
Lots wife to the great congregation that
assembled to hear him.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03
the EAST.


THE hrm Of Cole q Knott silk man
ufacturers at Paterson, N. j., failed on
the cath for 500. 600.
THE Susquehanna Coal Company's
mine at Nanticoke, Pa, would, it was
said on the gath, resume April /. giving
employment to 5000 men, who, with
their families, had been for some time
ON the verge of starvation.
On the 25th the grand jury at New
York reported that the sherif's ofice
was disgrace to the city and shame
to civilization.
SHERIFF FLACK, Of New York. sent
his resignation to Governor Hill at Al
bany on the 26th, as . result of Flack's
conviction for conspiracy.
The force at the Philadelphia mint
was ON the 26th working night and day
to meet the demand for silver dollars, of
which 1t was expected to turn out l, ,s00.-
600 during March.
FOUR engineers and four firemen OF
the Reading road at Shamokin, Pa,
were discharged ON the 26th for drink
ing intoxicants.
A VERDICT Of So 600 was recovered by
Rev. DR.. Joseph Il. Rylance, Of New
York, on the 2oth against Nicholas
Quackenboss for malicious libel
ON the 27th John A. Davis, city treas
urer Of Rochester. N. Y, who embezzled
900. 900, pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to Ave years in Auburn prison.
AT Red Rock, Pa, three broth ers-
Deidrick, John and Henry Bakeslee-
oil of New York City, were killed by
the cars on the 27th.
EDWARD SPAULDING and William
Slattery and his wife were arrested on
the 27th at Buffalo, N. Y. for counter.
feiting They had been flooding the city
with hogus ten.cant mecca
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

1T has been computed that between
81. 600. 600 and 81, QUO, 900 babies are born
in the world each year. The rate Of
production Is, therefore, about 70 . min
ute. or rather more than one for every
beat of the clock. With the one-a-min-
ute calculation every reader Of this
journal is familiar, but it Is not every
one who stops to calculate what this
means when it comes to . years supply;
1t will, therefore, probably startle good
many persons to find on the authority of
. well-known hospital writer that could
the infants Of . year be ranged in line
in cradles, the cradles would extend
around the globe.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

STRIKING oil continues TO be -four
ishing industry in Pennsylvania Dur
Ing the past month 476 new wells were
opened, adding 10, 459 barrels to the pro-
duction Of the oil regions.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

A FRENCH student who has been en-.
gagged in translating German novel
into French has received warning from
the police that he Is looked upon 40 ,
suspicious character. and must leavs shs
country or get two well-known stsisens
to vouch for his future good behav,oA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

ONCE waterspouts were regarded by
seamen with terror, but it appears that
now they are looked upon as compara-
lively harmless freaks. which vessels Of
the larger kind need not fear. On its
last voyage from Hamburg to New York
the steamship Slavonia encountered one
Of these rowing monsters near tho grand
banks, but nothing disagreeable hap
pened beyond harmless shock to the
hull. In fact the collision seemed to
demoralize the waterspout, for 1t trav-
eled away with its cone parted in the
middle; in other words, its backbone
was broken. Waterspouts are Of fire.
Quent occurrence on the China sea.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

HERMAN GUTEN has for more than
seventy years lived in fish boats on the
Cumberland river. He says he was born
near Lubbock, Germany, in 1773, which.
II true, makes him III years old.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

EIGHT varieties Of leprosy arc recog-
nized in China, and the disease is re-
garded as contagious, infectious and
hereditary. but is said TO disappear in
four generations.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

GEORGE MURRAY. . colored man Of
Baltimore. is one hundred and fifteen
years Of age. He walks about and is in
possession Of all his faculties The
most remarkable thing about him il
that he never saw George Washington.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03
DAWES EASTER PRAYER.
How It Was Answered In q Very
Unexpected Way.

AVE was sleeping
80 soundly t b At
Tom hated to wake
him-he looked 20
pretty, too. with
his flushed face and
yellow, curling
b ARB u I Mrs.
Brady's words Of
the night before
still rang in Toms
ears.
Il will speak to
Officer Williams to-
morrow. Those boys
must be taken care
~ - che had aa{1
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

WHEN Samuel Feinberg eloped from
Chicago recently to Toronto with his
pretty servant-girl he took with him
&26, 900 and left his wife Ave children
and fifty cents. II he hoped to prevent
her from following him he would have
done much better to have left her .
good share Of the $40, 900. He is now in
q Toronto cell. A woman with an out
ragged heart and only fifty cents to
soothe it is winged Nemesis and the
ends Of the earth are not too far away
for her to seek her vengeance there.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

THE young Emperor OF China is dis
playing good deal of vigor rs . reform
er. He is inquiring into every depart
ment Of his Government and is issuing
orders for the removal of abuses. He
recently published q decree requiring
periodical returns relating to the
strength Of the army, in order to pre-
vent officers from drawing pay for troops
which did not exist He has also abol-
ished . large number Of unnecessary
Government places in the provinces.
Altogether he bids fair to be progress
sive and enlightened potentate. Mean
while he is at odds with his mother and
his new wives.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

AMOS +. PARKER, who was graduated
from the University OF Vermont in 1918
and Is now ninety-eight years Of age, ID
said to Be the oldest living college grad
uate In the Unlt0A Gen&oA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

CHEWING gum manufacturer
amassed fortune Of 81. ZOO, 900. Say
six sticks for i've cents; Ave into 1OO,-
200. 900 goes 10000, 900 times. Twenty
million times six equals 12O. 600. 600
sticks Of gum. Great heavens, girls!
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

THE Presidency Of the United States
Is the highest gift in the power OF the
people, but the President has the power
to make still higher one. He can ap.
point tho postmaster at Mineral Point.
COL, twelve thousand feet above the
OeA.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

THE projectors OF . tower at London
that shall be from 200 to $50 feet higher
than Eiffel's are confident OF success.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

TnE mind shoull DO allowed to d ssll
only on thoughts that are happy, seus-
flying or perfect Happy thoughts! ve
have them when We sxpeot them. asA
are In state to receive otheu.-jeubeeA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03
WEST AND SOUTH

In the business portion Of Laredo,
Tex, fire on the oath caused loss of
500. 700.
THROUGHOUT Oklahoma . severe
wind-storm prevailed ON the Gath. doing
great damage to the unsubstantisl
dwellings of new settlers. Rube John
son, wife and one child were killed BY
the falling timbers of their house.
The United States troops on the Gath
found very few settlers within the
borders Of the Cherokee strip in
Indian Territory, and all were leaving
without resistance at the order OF the
military.
In Florida the damage to young
orange trees by the frost was on the 24th
estimated at 81, ,OO0. 600
OK the oath Mrs. John Lowrie, living
near Charleston, O., gave birth to quad
ruplets Four years ago she had trip
let's and year later twins
THERE were 557 persons killed on iii.
nois railroads and 1.sO6 were injured
during the year 1889.
THE wagon in which John Brown and
three small children were riding was
struck by . train at West Berkeley,
CAL, ON the 25th and all four were
killed.
ABOUT $500, 600 loss was occasioned BY
the recent prairie fires which swept over
Rook-. Phillips and other Kansas coun.
ties.
PRoF. RICHARD DALE OwEN, we'll
known in geological circles, died on the
25th at New Albany, Ind, aged 80 years,
as result Of drinking IN embalming
duid by mistake for mineral water.
On the 25th s. v. r. Trowbridge, At
torney-Gcneral Of Michigan. resigned on
account of poor health, and the Governor
appointed BENJAMIN w. Houston, Of
Tusoola. AZ his successor.
INcENDIARIEs made an attempt ON the
25th to burn the city Of Bismarck, N. D.,
but tho flames were discovered and ex.
tinguished.
ON the 25th . skin containing John
Rickett, Louis Williams and Harriet
Lee and her four children, ranging from
to 10 years Of age, all colored, was
capsized at Arkansas City, Ark, and all
were drowned except Rickett and one
child.
NEAR Omaha, Nsb., the two aOns q Q
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

vrcKsBURa, March 3O.-The latest
news from the Mississippi levee is that
the water is steadily advancing south
ward from Skipwith crevasse, and the
towns Of Mayersville, Filters and Hayes
are being surrounded and must go u-
der in short time. The steamer Ever
green is in from second trip to Steel's
bayou, going as far as the drift would
admit and exploring the adjacent plan
tations in skifls. Her officers report
that they found NO suffering, that cat
tie and stock had been removed and the
people were safe. The Evergreen leaves
again for Steel's bayou tomorrow.
The bayou is rising fast.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03

QUEEN VICTORIA recently ordered her
baker TO make her IN American apple
-l-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03
Many Probably Lost.

LONDON, March SIT is learned that
the British steamer Gulf of Alden, from
Clyde Jan. 30, for Valparaiso, was
wrecked when 100 miles from land.
Three boats, with 81 people left the
vessel, and one of them has arrived st
Chloe, an island OF the west coast Of
South America. Two steamers are
searching for the missing boats. The
british steamer Tom Pyman has been
wrecked in the Scsw. The captain,
three officers and three seamen were
drowned.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03
AN EASTER BONNET.

WELL worthy Of . son
II the dainty little
bonnet
That my wife will wcaf
on Easter
When she goes 70
church with me;
Flowers, ribbon, lace
and feather
Blending prcttily to-
gcther
Make . poem most ex-
quisito
And = work Of art 70
mr. &AsA Al- A.
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a Disabled steamer. 5

- OlooUeeO SI0om0xs
QUEENSTOWN, March 3O.-The Inmsn
line steamer City Of Paris, towed by the
steamer Aldersgate, arrived at Queens
town at o'clock this morning. The
sccident by which the City Ct Paris
was disabled, occurred Tuesday, and
was caused by the breakage Of the low
pressure cylinder Of the starboard en-
gine, the flying pieces of metal forcing
the bulkhead and disabling the port
engine.
SECRETARY WINDOW, on the Goth, di-
rected the release Of the British sealing
schooner Pathfinder, which was brought
into Port Townsend, Wash, last night
by the revenue cutter Corwin.
ELECTRIC wires set fre to the five-
story elevator Of the John NJ. Kaufman
Milling Co., at st. Louis, on the 29th,
causing loss Of $500, ZOO.
HEAVY snow fell at st. Louis, Mo-, ON
the 3Oth.
IT was learned the 3Oth that eight
persons were killed at Dixon, KY, by
the cyclone of the eth.
PRINCE BISMARCK left Berlin for his
country seat on the 29th.
THE Washington lsgislaturs ~
3ourned on the 29th.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03
FOREIGN INTELIloENcg

OK the :4th J. s. Murphy 4 Co.. lum.
Der merchants ut Quebec, Can, failed for
$3.50, 600
CHINA advices Of the 35th say that in
. recent fire in Toxic 2,625 houses were
burned.
AT Townsville, Australia, q hurri.
cane on the 26th flooded the town and
caused much damage. Several persons
were drowned.
ON the 46th the annual race on the
Thames course between the crews Of the
Oxford and Cambridge universities was
won by . length by the former. Time,
20 minutes secOnds
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-01-06
The News Saved II.

~, ding -iner the NEw suggest
~ rhHt open barrels u water
Should p Kept around premises in
piacr- cofiv@lmnt ior ~, in ease ~
iire. Dir. I. T.. Fitch, vino has. a
eoniortab.e A@Ilte ao1ut TWO miles
rom herr, acied uldn ilic suggcs-
.tian, and .f -av'-l hi. housc y
bed Caugh li-. n some manner I'M
known y tie family and burned
almo-t enti-sl n % a~iirs; and but
sorthe r1n. aflltnCv II tito barreI, d.
waite slr- fitch thinks il would
have beef Impossible 70 have saw
"a me residence This experience
should prove valuable Ia Others.
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a Nov Market,

The Mead Paper Co, os Dayton.
OHIO, has located general agent
.ai LaGisa for tire purchase Or ma
leriat- FOR thrir pulp mill, ut Chill
lico.he, q TAes want Bnckcye,
Linn and White Poplar cord wood.
viii receive ii AT -iding7 on the
Big sandy division OF &. & o. r II.
This Is ouc Of The substantial, per-
manent iudnstrie, that has not
heretofore been introduced into our
section and will serve to furnish 4
market for materials which we
have NOT before been ale TO con
vert into cash. Mr.. l.. e. Rit,en-
house j, the agent and lac wiulpe
glad to answer all questions direct
cd TO him. Arrangements viii
probably bc made 10 have this
business handled tlroaeb the mer-
chauis along the lire Of RAILROAD.