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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-05-29
FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
ALWAYS FORGETTING.

uavn you ever, pray, met with this style Of
boy?
Ton may find him In country or city:
Has he bccn your companion In play or en-
ploy?
You are truly . person to pity.
He fOrgcts every toy and forgcts every tool,
Through constant and careless misplac.
Torgets half his books TIL he's fairly At
school,
And his questioning teacher Is facing.
He completely forgets when on errands he
runs,
Or, II al il not wholly neglected,
For the bread he was sent for brings back
with him buns.
And lard for the butter expected.
lie forgcts-but can not begin to relate
The things he ID ever forgetting,
The few he remembers 'twerc easy 70 state
Yet he's always resolving, regrctting.
lie meant nothing wrong tfor at heart be i
kindly.
But. alas, Il was loaded-tl,at rific;
The salt and saltpetrc got mixed In his
mind;
All, forgetting 10 often no trine,
So ! urge should you know some forgetful
young lad,
Tell him, sure as the sunrise to- morrow,
Unless he soon conquers this habit most
bad,
1t will cause him yet bltterest sorrow.
Philip b. Strong. In Golden Days
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WOMEN TELEGRAPHERs.

They Have Ono Great Advantage Over
the Ordinary Gosstpor.
An expert woman telegrapher was
telling odd things connected with her
profession yesterday.
do you know how many moro ways
telegraphers have of communicating
among themselves than ordinary NOR
tails have?' she asked. mo? Well.
I'll tell you. Not long ago, in . crowded
house, l saw an associate to whom
very much wished to say few words
She was within easy hearing distance
of ME, but could not get close enough
TO her to whisp.r what wished to say,
and could not even catch her eye.
Suddenly l thought OF something. l
noticed that the frame OF the chair in
which was sitting was iron. took
my latch-key out of my pocket and
striking the frame of the chair tapped
out her full name. Her practiced ear
caught the sounds at once. She turned
and saw me. Then tapped out my full
message on the rim OF my chair. She
took her latch-key from her pocket and
sent an answer in the same way. Not
word was spoken. and only two or
three persons noticed the clicking, and
these did not understand what it meant.
"Then there are other ways in which
conversation may be carried on be-
tween telegraphers without word. =
she went on. In fact, IL l am sitting
next to an associate in an audience room
never speak. Isimply tap my message
on the hand of my friend. ! once sat
down in church directly behind friend
to whom ! told long and important
story during tho prayer by tapping on the
back Of her shoulder.
Its great fun to have 50 great an
advantage over the curious world, and
one can tell the most profound secrets
in that way without any risk Of being
overheard. ~. Y. Evening Sun.
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doing with that shovel, Tootr' and
said: Put the Goals In 1t for Minnie's
head" when mamma began TO laugh.
and Uncle Jack h0llered right out, and
| began to cry and threw tho shovel -
hard as | could, and 1t went over by tho
window and hit mammals Gala lily, and
broke OF that bud she had been watch
ing 80 long. She stopped laughing pretty
quick when she saw the bud on the
floor, but Uncle Jack said: ''T0ok you're
brick" and picked mo up and put mo
on his shoulder, and galloped ont Of the
front door and played riding horse al
over the front yard.
That afternoon Minnie had . head
ache and was lying on the lounge In
mammals room. looked at her long
curis on the pillow, and kept thinking
how mad she would have been II mann
ma had put the Goals on her head, and
what smell her hair would have made.
Did you ever smell hair burning? Il
smells awful funny. Then ! went into
tho dining-room and took Gu, and
spoon of the table, and carried them
into the kitchen. and opened the stove
hearth, and filed the cup with ashes
there wasn't any fire in the stove or
would have taken coals-and walked
softly back to mammals room again and
poured the ashes on Minnie's head. She
screamed and screamed, and cried some.
But laughed and said: 'Will you slap
me again, cry-baby?" But don't you
think mamma, after she said put fire on
her-and | didn't put any thing but
ashes-took her slipper and whipped
me! hut wish you could have seen
the ashes fly when mamma combed Min
MES hair.
One day the minister came to SEQ
grandma. She Is sick with roomticka
Mr.. Smith is good man and l like him,
SO | went in grandma's room and said:
allow do you do, Mr.. Smith? That was
a buful apple you brought me the other
time you came here" And he said:
''How do you do. loot? have brought
you two apples this time" And was
so pleased said loud as / could, like
Uncle Jack: you're . brick, Mr..
Smith, You ought to have seen how
funny the corners Of his mouth jumped
up when l said that! He looked just
like Freddy's Jack-in-the-box, and / told
him so Then mamma said: "Toot,
don't you want to 60 and pick mo nice
bouquet of dandelions?" And l went
and picked it--Bessie G. Hart, in De-
troit Free Press.
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FRANKiNG PRIVILEGES.


How They Wero Abused by English Log.
isiatOrs In Days Gone by.
The system of "franking" letters in
England in the high-postage days led
to an appalling abuse. of that privi-
lege, which belonged to peers and men,
bers of the House Of Commons 1t was
no doubt originally allowed to enable
members to correspond with their con-
stituents, bpt under the circumstances
it is perhaps not surprising that the
plan soon became abused and was ulti-
mately used to cover all kinds Of corre-
spondence, not only members but
other peoples as we'll. At one time, in
deed, all sorts Of curious packages
passed free under the ranking privi-
lege, such as dogs, COW. parcels of
lace, bales Of stockings, boxes Of medi-
cine. flitchcs Of bacon, etc. Sometimes,
indeed, frankcd covers were actually
sold, and they have even been known
to be given in lieu of wages to servants,
who speedily converted them into ready
money.
This abuse. taken together with the
illicit traffic in letters SO openly and
widely carried on. formed, OF course, .
most important argument in favor Of
the proposals for cheap postage formu-
lated by Rowland Hill, and no doubt
did much to damage the cause of his
opponents But there is one other
abuse to which Londoners were subject
which may just be mentioned. At that
time the twopenny post was in opera
ton in the English metropolis, and
would have fairly served the inhab-
itants in postal matters il it had not
been for the practice which existed Of
allowing commercial houses AMI other
firms who were willing to pay for the
privilege to have their letters picked
out from the general heap and delivered
by special postmen, and SO enable them
to get their correspondence an hour
earlier than those who did not pay
the ''quartcrage," as it was termed,
of IS. (per quarter). and which, it ap-
pears, went into the pockets of the
postmen concerned. many OF whom we
are told, and it can easily be UNDER
stood, thus made incomes Of from $500
to E40O year. However beneficial such
a system was to commerce and t ] Q in
London. it operated most unfaSly on
ordinary correspondents, and it was
certainly not the least of the evils
which the Introduction of penny postage
swept away.-Chambers' Journal.
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came; but, when he looked at the child

came; but, when be looked at the child
he shook his head.
HE will live. doctor?' asked the
General, as though commanding the
surgeon to save the boys life.
Again the surgeon shook bis head.
The General turned abruptly away to
hide his emotion.
Il want to 60 fur to see my pop" said
the boy. feebly.
The commander turned and took him
in his arms, carried him out to the am
bulance. and gently laid him in it. The
surgeon got up on the seat with the
driver and the General sat at the rear
end with his feet on the step, while
On orderly leading the Generals horse.
And thus they went slowly to the boys
home.
When they arrived they found tho
house surrounded by Confederate caval-
rymen. The Lieutenant whom the boy
had met two days before came out a.
the ambulance drove up to tho door.
That morning, before daylight, he and
his men had surprised Tom Lane and
half dozen Union gnerillas who were
sleeping there. A fight had ensned.
Tom Lane was killed, and his men
three Of them badly wounded were
prisoners.
The cloud on the Generals brow dark
ened as he heard the story. He had
!, brought death wound to q child. and
now he was bringing that child to q
home where lay the dead body OF his
father. killed by the men whose cause
the son had served SO nobly-killed by
his own order.
The General lifted his charge tender
~ from the ambulance and carried him
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For Peace has sil~nced bitter Hate,
The b.ue and gray together mate.
And BY each Others hearths have safe
Since the long strife was Ger.
Thank God for this. and from this day
May love and prayer keep clear the way,
And make Us one In heart fyr aye
One country evermore!
II was woman's tender thought:
Her slender hand the first wreath wrought,
And she grateful Nation tauylt
To garland thus the dead:
So long us gallant knight shall ride
To win by valor lovely bride.
And music st Rs the true and tried,
Shall this OF her be said
And when We vaunt OF greatest fray,
Wen ne'er forget that far away
Our wives ard mothers prayed each day,
In safety God would keep
The soldier clad in gray or blue.
As comes Memorial Day anew
Let woman's hard the flowers strew
Where battle heroes lie.
George B. Griff,th, in Christian at Work.
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ACQUIRING A TRADE.

Why Young Men SHOULD He Sure Of .
Calling Whereby Ia Earn > Living.
An old soldier recently died whose
career may perhaps teach some Of US
not yet launched into the world thing
or two.
lie began life as lawyer, then he be-
came soldier and fought in the war. at
the close OF which he served as Judge.
Then fortune deserted him, and he
went down-hill until he became street.
sweeper in New York, and afterward =
waiter in restaurant.
Soon after he managed to 60 to Cali.
fornia, where he became miner, think
ing there to grow rich by digging gold.
Having been cured of the gold fever,
however, he went to England. joined
| the army, and served in the Crimcan
| war.
Then he went to the Argentine Re-
public Fortune again deserted him,
| whereupon he returned to England,
| worked as a railroad conductor, . po-
liceman and town clerk, until at last
he settled down to a quiet life in his
native country, dying there in a pitiable
condition
1t is all very we'll to try hand at
every thing; but it Is best to be first
proficient in one thing-to learn one
trade thoroughly - before attempting
others. We know how the great phil.
osopher Spinoza resorted to lens-polish.
ing-the trade he had learnt as boy
when he was miserably paid for his lit
| orarv work So ho WAS ahla IN m rn hts
living by lens-polishing-he was quite
sure of this-and could become writer,
always reverting to his trace when he
was in want
| II we are sure Of one trade whereby We
can earn . living. we can go ahead and
try others; though tho best policy 10 Il
consider, learn and stick.-Sants Claus
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why Mother was Hsppy.

why, mother, how bright and cheer
full you look tonight! What has hap
pened?"
II feel very happy, my dear, becaus.
my little boy has really tried to be goo
all day. Once when his sister teasct
him, and he spoke quick and cross
her, he turned around a moment aftc,
of his own accord, and said he wa
wrong, and asked her to forgive him
/ believe ! should grow young. an
never look tired or unhappy again, j
every day my little hoy and girl were
as thoughtful, unselfish and loving .,
they have been to-day"
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us YOUR FATHER UNION OR coNFED-
ERATE?'
lad started on. The sergeant was about
to ride forward and stop him, but the
officer ordered him back The troop
rode on to cross-road which led to a
wood to the right; then turned down
this road and entered the wood. Find
ing spring of water, they went into
biyouac. A man was detailed to ride
after the boy, and secure the missive he
intended to drop in the letter-box.
The soldiers picketed their horses and
cooked their supper While they were
eating the man who had been sent for
the letter came in. The officer unfolded
the little scrap of paper, and read this
scrawl in cbild's hand:
MARCH THURp.
DEERE MAGGY: want you fur to be mi sweet
hart. Wen git a man agoen fur to be q soger
Nj pop is agoen to bring me gun. He's comen
hoam tomorrer. Nav she sails I'm TO little fur
gun but reckon Ill get II any way. Yures
trcwly. TON LANE JUNYER
The officer spelled out this commune
ton with some difficulty. and put it in
his pocket 1t contained all the infor-
nation he wanted. lie had now nothing
to do but to wait in order to capture Tom
Lane, guerilla
The next morning the boy was play
Ing In the road not far from his fathers
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TooT's MISTAKES.
How She II Always Making Them, and q
Troubles They Cause Her.

How She II Always Making Thorn. and the
Troubles They Cause Her.
My name 10 loot, and am i've years
old. My real name Is Susan. and first,
when was little. they called me Susie;
but when Freddy, the baby you know,
began to talk and he tried to say Susie
he said foot" And now every one
calls me loot.
Oh, dear, this Is the most mistaken
world! l am always making mistakes,
and when they laugh at me it makes
me ache in the stomach, and big lump
comes up In my throat and almost
cry, and sometimes do.
Now the other day papa was going
away with the horse and buggy, and
mamma said: 1T Is going TO rain. and
you had better put the top up and take
the boot" And papa said: foot, run
into the wood-shed and bring out the
boot" But could't see any boots in the
wood-shed except the hired mans rubber
boots, SO l took one of them up in my
arms and carried 1t out and said: Here
is one, papa; I'll 60 and get the other. !"
And then papa laughed, and SO did
IU8ulu6s OuO u0n1lMO WOuV 0u0 8OV p
black thing like Oil cloth. and papa
spread it over his lap and drove of,
laughing; but just Is he was going
through the gate he turned around said:
"I'll bring you some candy tonight,
loot"
Then the other day Minnie was prac.
ticing her music lesson, and kept play.
ing on the other end Of the piano, and
she said: ''Stop. loot" two or three
times, and didn't stop. and she turned
around and slapped me in the face, and
cried and cried, and mamma took me
on her lap and kissed the place; and
said: Mamma, won't you whip her?'
And mamma said: Wouldn't you rath'
er heap Goals of fire on her head;
The Bible says il any one is bad t.
you, and you are good to them,
that is heaping Goals Of fire on their
heads Now you 60 and kiss Minnie
and put Goals on her head" Then
jumped Of her lap and ran and kissed
Minnie as quick Is / could, and wen,
out in the kitchen and told Mary MANN,
wanted the dre-shovel, and took 1t II
the parlor and said: Here it Ii, mann
ma" and she said: why, what are 20,
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close Of Southern winter in 1856, and
the location was in s.border" State.
The child was small for his age but
sturdy. On his head was an old straw
hat. through which the hair peeped in
places. He wore short jacket, out at
the elbows, and trousers rolled up at
the bottoms. Several little toes thrust
themselves through cracks in his shoes,
and his shirt was unbuttoned at the col
lar. Despite his unreasonable apparel.
the child did not appear to be cold. He
was rudy as an apple.
Where do yon live?" asked the off,
Ger, Lieutenant, after surveying the
little figure contemplatively. The boy
on an eminence in the direction from
which he had come.
is your father Union or Confeder-
steo'
Union
The officer scowled. During the civil
war the Southern troops were far more
bitter against the Union men OF the
South than toward Northern soldiers.
Il amt no Union man, though" added
the boy, thrusting his hands into his
pockets, planting his legs firmly at an
angle, and looking up at the soldiers,
resolutely. I'm rebel"
There was burst of laughter from
the troop at his implied defiance.
whats your fathers name?"
tom Lane, and mines Tom Lane,
too
The officer turned his head and glanced
meaningly at sergeant who was close
behind him.
lis your father at homer"
mo. SIR"
'When will he be at homer"
Il dunno" The boy knit his brows
Then. with quick change of interest
and expression, he asked: "Whar YOU
uns a-goen'?'
The officer smiled. ''Where are you
going. my lad?'
'over thar" he pointed with his
finger.
''Oh, yes, forgot. And what are you
going to do over there?" Tom colored.
"Oh, amt a-goin' to do nothin' but
leave stump n in the post-ofiice on the
fence"
The ''post-ofiice" was box with q
slit in the top which had been put up
for tho purpose OF children's CORE.
spondence. The officer noticed that the
chubby hand grasped bit Of folded
paper.
Sergeant" said the officer, speaking
low, TON Lanes the man we are after
This is his boy We must try to find
out if Lane is at home, or where he is
I've orders to take him, dead or alive"
MY little man." he continued to the
boy, will you answer some questions
for the good Of your country?'
II reckon So"
'Then tell me where your father is. >
s'He Amt none O. US; he's Union"
''Ies, but where is hep
my pop amt got nothin' to do with
you-uns. Asst me some other things, m
Ill tell EN-
The officer was baffled. Indeed, he
was ashamed Of his work in trying to
induce boy to betray his father. The
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When eight Quaker ladies had IN up.
pointment. and seven were punctual,
and the eighth, being quarter Of IN
hour too late, began by apolOgizing for
keeping the others waiting, the reply
from one OF them was: Il am sorry.
friend, that thee should have wasted
thine own quarter Of an hour. but thee
had no right to waste one hour and
three-quarters more Of our time, which
was not thine own" And Of Washing.
ton it is said that when his secre.
tary, on some important occasion
was late, and excused himself
by saying that his watch was
too slow. the reply was: "You will have
to get another watch or ! another secre.
tary." Napoleon used to say to his mar.
shals: You may ask any thing Of me
but time" And Of John Quincy Adam,
it is said that in his long service in Con
gress he was never known to be late,
and one day when the clock struck, and
. member said to the Speaker: ut Il
time to call the House to order,' the
reply was: mo, Mr.. Adams is not in hi
seat yet" And while they were YET
speaking Mr.. Adams came in, he being
punctual, while the clock was three
minutes fast
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A LITTLE LESSON.

MollIe.s Make Believe and Its Unpleasant
Results.
.sOh, how the sun shines!' said Mollie,
as she got out OF bed on spring morn
ing.
Il know the little wild-flowers are
pceping up in the grove. know just
where the darling little anemones and
the bluebells grow. And the violets,
too. Oh, dear! don't want to 60 to
school.
Mollie finished dressing, and looked
over toward the grove.
Il don't believe I'm very we'll. Iwon-
der II don't look psle."
She went to the glass, and was sorry
to see how rosy her round cheeks were.
"Rut don't feel very we'll, any way"
She put on doleful face, and kept IL
SO until she sat down to breakfast. II
was hard work not to smile when little
kitty ran irolicking over the door after
marble.
What is the matter, Mollic?' asked
her mamma.
Il don't feel very we'll. mamma. I
think I'd better not 60 to school to-day.
l need little fresh air.
Mollie looked more doleful than ever,
az she passed up her plate for some beef
steak and pancakes.
IF you are not we'll, my dear. you can
only eat oatmeal" said mamma.
Mollie did not like oatmeal; but she
thought of the anemones, and made the
best Of it.
II think you had better lie down"
eaid mamma. leading Mollie upstairs
''And you will be more comfortable vita
your clothes of.
And before Mollie had time to think,
there she was in bed that beautiful
morning.
Cant have my picture-books or my
paintrbox?" she asked.
mo, dear. not till you get we'll"
Oh. what long morning 1t was! The
sun shone. and the birds sang. and
Mollie wished with all her heart that
she was on the pleasant way to her
pleasant school.
When dinner-time came mamma
brought her some toast, though she was
hungry for roast mutton.
Cant Hetty and Tom come into my
voomo" she s5kca, when they returned
/ from school.
mo; you must be kept quiet" said
mamma.
How she hated the quiet. She thought
she would never again want q rest As
she had great deal of time, she began
to think that she had tried very hard to
feel sick. but it was not quite true that
she had been.
She told mamma SO when she came to
hear her prayers.
whenever you are tempted to tell
what is not true. dear, think Of this
long day in bed" said mamma, kissing
her.
As mamma went downstairs, she
smiled to herself, saying:
Il think my dear little grille hal
learned lesson. Sydney Dayre, II
Our Little Ones.
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An electric piano is the latest In
vention. We hardly see the need Of Il
however. Nine-tenths Of the perform.
aEces on ordinary pianos are shocking
Burlington Free PRESS.
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THE LITTLE COURIER.
A Plucly Boy Who Sacrificed His
Life to Save an Army.
4 ELLO! my lit.

ELLO! my III.
tie man."
"Hello."
"W h ere'r g
you going?"
"T' h 0 u Q 9
over thar"
A mou n t ed
officer in gray
uniform, at the
head OF half a
dozen troopers,
W a s speaking
W / h a b o Y
e ! Q v e n or
twelve yc ar S
old, whom h Q
had met w ak
ing alonga path
by the side Of
the road. The
fipn waC Mt Tho
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Benjamin Franklin's economy Il
SO we'll remembered that tho Govern
ment always keeps his head on one
cent stamp.-N. O. PiosyunA
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MEMoRY's WREATH.

EMORY-S wreath OF
white and red,
OF purest blue and
green Is spread.
To day. above the
patriot dead.
In song and story
blest;
Nor do we grudge the
saircst flowers
That oped and blocmcd
meath Southern
showers.
On this Memorial Day
OF ours.
Laid where the foe
men rest.
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Take Good Care Of the Cow.

Take care of the COW at this season,
especially if they be heavy. See that
they do not slip and that other animals
do not chase them. Provide box stalls
and abundant bedding. A quart Of oats
daily for two weeks before calving is an
excellent addition to the diet. Wheat
bran is also good. After calving give q
pail of warm tansy tea and q warm bran
mash, and do not let her drink too much
cold water for two weeks. II you have
q nircd man who is brutal enough to
strike cow with milk stool. discharge
him. All stock should be treated with
kindness. and especially cows Give
cows the currycomb once q week. II
will not hurt them, and they will loox
cleaner after it and do better at the pail.
Examine them for lice and for remedy
use . tea made Of tobacco stems
samuel c. Moore, in Farm and Home.