The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-05-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

I'm cemetery near Detroit arc the
graves OF three husbands Of the same
9oman-all in . row.
A prisoner in tho Albany peniten-
tiary, whose term was about to expire,
asked permission to remain for . year
and care for the flower beds.
What are you working It now?''
laid one young man to another. "Noth-
ing" 1T strikes me you ought to have
had that done by this time. Washing
ton Post.
Some people get into the habit Of
running in debt. They have actually
got the habit and never feel so happy
IS when they are owing somebody
Western Rural,
A French paper says Of recent
murder: THE miscreant was evidently
il search Of money. but NJ. Durand had
prudently deposited all his cash in the
bank and consequently lost only his
life.''
Photographers have ways Of commu-
nicating to each other unknown to COM
mon folk. Said one of them: IF I am
sitting next to an associate in an audi
ence room, never speak. ] simply tap
out my message on the hand OF my
friend"
Boiled Spinach: Pick and wash q
peck Of spinach, put in pot without
water, sprinkle with salt, and let cook
half an hour. Season with pepper and
large teaspoonful Of butter. Take up,
pour hot cream over. garnish the top
with slices Of hard-boiled egg. Ladies'
Home Journal.
Ohio freight Office in THIN, has water
spaniel which acts as messenger be-
tween the division freight Office and the
depot, often carrying important mes
sages. The dog is frequently seen trot-
ting along on an errand Of this kind,
looking as proud as small boy with his
first pair Of boots.
In 1871 . man living at Porterville,
Cal, set slip OF ivy at one end OF his
store. To-day 1t covers the whole build
ing and has climbed upon large oak
tree. The first occupants were pair
Of mountain linnets, who were not dis
tnrbed, and their descendants still breed
there in immense numbers. They sing
as we'll as the German canaries.
Tho North Pole may at length be
reached, all on account OF q pair Of
trousers-oil skin ones-which were on
board the ill-fated Jeanette. The gar
ment is said to have been found on the
coast Of Greenland, showing that on
their journey from the Pacific to the
Atlantic, the breaches must have passed
the pole, carried that way by current.
A Knoxville lTenn.) barber shaved
man recently who resides in the Smoky
Mountains, and whose beard had been
growing since the battle OF Chicamauga.
in the Confederate army, and shaved
the day before the battle, and had not
shaved since. He said he had got tired
of wearing SO much hair and wanted it
removed.
The Complications Of Modern So
ciety.-Clara-"I thought you had de-
cided that every thing was over between
you and Harry, and yet you've oeen
sitting there for over an hour thinking
of him." Maud (Geiectedly)-"Well, /
can't make up my mind whether it would
be better to sue him for breach OF prom
Use or to make up with him, marry, and
then sue for divorce and alimony.-
brakes Magazine.
"A fog signal prematurely exploded
recently at the famous Bell Rock light
house, off the east coast Of Scotland
The dome was shattered by the explo-
sion, and the light was extinguished for
the first time since the lighthouse was
built in 1911. After the explosion q
passing steamer had a narrow escape
from being wrecked on the reef, owing
to the absence OF the light. She was
warned just in time by fog signals and .
tdisaster was ayerted.
A case came up in st. Paul court
the other day in which big colored
woman was witness. She testified
that she had whipped her little boy very
severely, and as she went on with the
story Of the exceedingly stiff beating
she had administered, the Judges clear
brow grew little darker, and he in.
terrupted her to ark II it had been
necessary to chastise the boy SO severely.
The colored lady looked astonished al
the question. Gazing intently at the
Court, she inquired: "Jedge. was you
cher de father of wuthless mulattel
boy?" mo, no, said the Judge, hastily
Then, ledge. you don't know muffin
about de case. Minneapolis Journal