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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23

A BosToN publisher says that he still
sells thirty thousand copies year of
Uncle Toms Cabin" Several seasons
ago he got out special edition of the
book and sold sixty thousand copies of it.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23

which is to DO
70 u n d on the
island of Borneo
IS a large frog, a
spec i'm en- OF
which one of my
Chinese work
men brought me.
He told me that
he had caught it
flying down from
a high tree" This
is the first report
made Of a flying
frog, and gained
G:-an <la- <Iso
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23

ONE of the streets of Palermo is
named after President Lincoln. This
was done by order of the Marquis di
Rudini the new premier of Italy, who
was mayor Of Palermo at the time of
LincOln'S assassination
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23
WHAT A WOMAN EATS.
The Unhealthy Diet Of . Large Majority
Of tho Wsmen Who Work.

Of tho wsmen Who Work.
OF twenty women lunching at a pop.
nlar restaurant q few days ago, five or.
dered ice-cream and cake; three piece
Of pie and cup OF coffee each; two had
bread and butter. followed by dark
fruit cake, and the eight remaining
women were divided between eclairs,
cream cakes, jelly tarts and donghnnts,
with an occasional cup of coffee or tea.
The one sensible woman had SOUP a
sandwich and light salad. with piece
of sponge cake and a cup of chocolate.
! fingered over my own luncheon, so
that the twenty women all changed
during my stay, but the proportion Of
majority of these lunchers were work.
ing women. They had probably, at
the least calculation, been at work
since . o'clock that morning, and had
yet some four or five hours more of la
bor before them; during that time they
expected to sustain life and nourish
their body and brain upon one piece of
pie and cup of coffee. Among the
harder working class the same thing
fuse to avail themselves of cheap and
nutritious food, preferring, instead,
worthless, harmful pastry. It's scarcely
necessary to add that among the forty
odd women who came and went during
my luncheon, there was scarcely one
with a clear, rosy complexion
such as every woman should have, or
who gave the impression Of perfect
health. One saw instinctively they had
no appetite, had headache and nerves, !"
and were heiresses to a thousand natur-
al but unnecessary ills that the exer-
else of little common sense would
avert-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23
Lawrence Manufacturing Company, Low
Repartee.

He-You look positively pretty.
What's the matter?
She-Nervous prostration from fear
Of q call from you.-Munsey' Weekly.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23
WORDSWORTH'S HOME.
Dove Cottage in Which the Poet Liz
lsecnmcS Huhlic PrOperty.

Dove Cottage in which the Poet Liss !
becomes Public Property.
A committee Of Englishmen has done
VordsWorth-lover the world over q
favor in buying the cottage at Gras-
mere where some of the most original
efforts Of his muse took shape in verse.
A care-taker has been appointed and
the property will be held as public
trust. The English lake region Of Cum
bcrland and Westmorland is hallowed
by abiding "reminiscences Of meditative,
idyllic and lyrical poets who there made
their homes, in the early part Of this
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23

THE most reasonable answer to the
question: Where did you get that
hat?' would be from Danbury," as
there were over 6, 100, 900 hats made in
the little Connecticut town last year
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23

HALF dozen New York ladies earn
a handsome living by holding converse
ton classes and giving private lessons
in that art
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23

A BOsToN scientist declares that only
the microscope can discover the differ
ence between oleomargarine and but
ter. Few boarding houses can afford
microscopes as side dishes.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23
Epitome of the Week.
NEWS COMPILATION.
FROM WASHINGTON.


MINERAL oil exports from the United
States during the month of March last
were S3, 400, $50, against sa,s95,65 dur
ing the same month Of last year.
THE president and his party left
Washington on the 18th for their tour
through the south and west. The train
in which they are to make the trip was
described as one of the finest that had
ever been fitted out in this country.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain on the 18th was: Wheat,
~, SIS. .637 bushels; corn. 1888, 3S7 bush
els: oats, 2,593. .614 bushels.
IT was stated that Italy had not linn
tied the time within which Mr. Blaine
should reply to Rudini's note, and also
that the reply had not been sent.
The death of Gen. L. B. Spinola,
member of the house of representatives
from the Tenth district OF New York,
occurred in Washington, aged 20 years.
SECRETARY BLAINE's reply to the
Italian government on the subject of
the New Orleans massacre on March IA
was made public. Mr.. Blaine says
aliens can claim nothing rom govern
ment which it does not afford to its
own citizens, but says that, under cer-
tain conditions. congress may be asked
to help the widows of the men killed.
The secretary quotes Daniel Webster to
sustain the position taken by the United
States.
THE VIE of f. w. Halford, the presi-
dents secretary, died in Washington,
aged about 40 years.
DURING March exports of breadstuffs
were S12, 3s2, l30, against Sl5,77s,229 the
same month last year. Exports of beef,
hog and dairy products were $i2. .304, l53,
against $40, ,565,653 during the same
month of 1890.
A BULLETIN has been issued by the
census Office giving the population of
cities in the country containing 5000
inhabitants or more. The total urban
population in 1899 was 1925, ,67O. or
20. 13 per cent. of the total population.
In 1880 the urban population was H.
3l3, ,547, or -. 81 per cent. of the whole.
A TWO DOLLAR counterfeit silver cer-
tificate was received at the treasury
department of the series of 1886, check
letter Il 1868. The note bears the por-
trait of Gen. Hancock, and is signed by
w. 5. Rosecrans as register and James
w. Hyatt as United States treasurer.
The Il" in register is not dotted and the
- in states is not crossed.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23
THE GIRLS HOME TRAINING.


How It II Possible by Gradual Process
to Make Good Housekeepers sf Your
Daughters.
There are the studies that must not
be interrupted-social exchanges to be
duly met, certain amount of sewing
and reading to be accomplished; out-sf-
door life in abundance, and enough
sleep to insure health, to be secured.
The most efficient, ambitious mother
Is often necessarily absorbed with other
interests than adapting her spare mo-
ments to the intervals of her daughters
leisure; and the completion of house
duties is imperative, and can not wait
for the hand of a novice.
How would it do to begin the house
keeping lessons when the daughters are
5 and q? Teach them to handle their
toys nicely, and to arrange their play
houses conveniently for dollie's COM
fort. As they get older, show them
how to dust and how to sew, using
dolls patterns; and. when the study
hours begin to grow longer, let them,
once or twice q week. do some genuine
honsework. like the thorough sweeping
Of their own room; or making a certain
kind of bread; the coffee for breakfast:
from time to time a staple dish--des-
serts will easily follow. During vaca-
tion with lots of fun in betweenl let
them make ont the programme of two
or three days work. submitted the day
before to the mother, to be carried
through by them, with the exception Of
emergencies.
Let them contribute share in the
hospitalities of their home. Who is q
more attractive hostess than the accom-
plished daughter. gracefully and intelli-
gently entertaining guests in the home
of her parents? And how easily and
naturally all her growing duties will
fall into line in the home that follows
that of her maidenhood. od.-Rnral New
Narkar
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23
Mrs. stowe at seventy-Nine.

Harriet Beecher Stowe still retains
her physical strength. Every morning
she leads the devotions at the breakfast
table, praying, reading the Scriptures
and singing hymn. She occasionally
writes to some member of the family.
and one day in two months is set aside
for letter to the duke of Argyll, the
two writing to each other in alternate
months Mrs. Stoves letters to the
duke are said to be vigorous, and from
them her correspondent gets no idea Of
her mental health. The two discuss IN
ternational affairs of all kinds, and
even Mrs. Stoves daughters are oft
times surprised to see hcw thorough
is their mothers knowledge of every
day affairs as she learns of them
through such newspapers As she cares
to read The author of Uncle Toms
Cabin is now nearly seveuty-nine years
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23
Payment Deferred.

~ tell you the wages of sin is death. V
"Yes, and death is like some other
closefsted wage payers--doesn't pay till
the very last minute. Jury.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23
THE FLYING FROG.

A web-Footed Creature Which May Yet
Develop Feathers.
Traveller Wallace wrote: Zone of the
rarest and most remarkable 'poachers'
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23

The bulk of p. I. Barnum's proper
ty $4,000, ,oOO) went to Barnum Seeley,
his only grandson. Barnum paid taxes
on about 81, ,OO0, 900 worth of real estate
in his home city. Bridgeport, Conn.
When he had by the accumulation of
wealth passed all question of financial
trouble, he used what his foresight had
secured to him for the benefit of the
poor people of Bridgeport. He estab-
lished the system of building houses
and selling them to the working people
on long payment, and hundreds OF the
pretty residences now owned by the
working class in that city were Sc
cured through Mr.. Barnum's generosity.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23

"They made about three thousand
dollars out of the fair ut anr church
last night"
"Any arrests2"-Pucl.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23

A ST. Louis justice has decided that
a young woman is bound to return the
gifts of a rejected lover.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23

A DowNEY Gal editor is in trouble
from having published the following:
Miss Jones. who came here before
the flood, is still the guest of her
brother" He found it difficult to con-
vince the lady that he meant no refer.
enss 10 her age.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23
A Good Weight AnYhnw,

Mrs. Cubbage-Do you know the Mr..
Hunter that Miss Cora is engaged to?
Cubbage-Yes
Mrs. Cubbage-Is he a good man?
Cubbage-Yes, indeed. He weighs
two hundred and fifty posnds. ds.--JudSe.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-23
Some Tall Cllinlneys.

The following table gives the exact
height of all the tallest chimneys in the
world, taking into consideration all Of
those which are 200 feet and over:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
The News Cnn,Ienseh.

Fire at Niroqua destroyed business
block Loss. S75, 600: insurance, SIS, 900.
1t was reported that five cheese-deal-
ers in Green County closed the year
business with $500 profits.
Great quantities of spruce wood are
being shipped to Kimberly from the
woods in North Wisconsin to be ground
up into pulp.
Indian Agent Kelsey visited the
Oneida reservation to pay off the In
dams.
At Florence Joe Heidep and John
Neumer fought with bowie knives, and
Neumer was fatally hurt.
Green Bay capitalists will erect a sum-
mer hotel
James Fitch, brakeman on the st.
Paul railway, was caught in frog at
Monroe and crushed to death.
Florence people expect that a pulp
mill will be established at the mouth of
the Michigamme river in 1891.
Charles Meade crushed Andrew Brus-
tells skull with a hand-spike in quar-
rel near Waupaca.
Mr.. Michelsy an old settler who lived
near Belgium. was found dead in the
woods by some of his neighbors
Silas Coryell, of Center, was killed by
his team running away and throwing
him out. He leaves five children.
An explosion during fire in a saloon
at Fremont killed Orrin Ennis.
Mary Gilbertson was thrown from a
buggy in the village of Orfordville and
killed instantly.
II. II. Ames, of Hayward, who was
convicted on two counts of selling
liquor to Indians, was sentenced to ore
years Imprisonment
Evansville is excited over the mar
riage of two of her oldest inhabitants.
The parties are 5. J. Cain and Mrs.
Cathrine Harmon. Mr.. Cain is rs
years of age and the bride e.
Three suites of doctors Offices at La
Crosse were burned out and Z. D. Loom
is bookstore, John Deutz's cigar
store, and Elmore Bros rubber-stamp
and novelty Office building were dam.
aged
a man named Graham was sent 70
State prison from Ashland for thirteen
years, he having committed robbery
Graham now asks TO be released on the
ground that the sentence was a longer
one than the statute of the State allows
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

"Heoi Tom. Glad 10 see you, old fellow
It's almost ten years since we were married. Sit
down: lets have an experience meeting How's
the wife ;"
"Ohl she's $685. same as usual,-always want
ing something can't afford"
We'll, we all want something more than we've
got Don't You :"
Yves but guess want will be my MASTER
started to keep down expenses and now lii says
I'm mean aud she's tired OF saving and never
having anything 70 show for IT, / saw your wife
down street and she looked as happy queen Z"
:" | think she is and we are economical, too
have to be. My wife can make little 90 further
than anyone l ever knew, yet she's always sur
prising me with some dainty continuance that
adds To the comfort and beauty OF our little home,
and she's always merry IS lark When ! ask
how she manages IL, she always laughs and says:
'Ohl that's my secret But think I've dis
covered her secret When We married, we both
knew we should have TO be very careful. but she
made one condition: she would have her Magazine
And she was right l wouldn't do without Ii my
self for double the subscription price We read
ii together, from the tite-page to the Inst word
the stories keep our hearts young the synopsis
OF important events and scientific matters seeps
me posted so that l can talk Understandings OF
what is going on my wife is always trying some
new idea from the household department: she
makes all her dresses and those for the children,
and she gets all her patterns for nothing with the
Magazine and we saved j oe when lac was so sick
with the Group, by doing just as directed in the
Sanltanan Department But can't tell you half"
"What wonderful Magazine is 1t ?"
"DemOrest's Family Magazine, and"
What Why that's what Lii wanted so bad
and told her 1t was extravaganza"
"Well, my friend, that's where yOu made a
grand mistake and one you'd better reciify az
soon as you can. I'll take your sub right here,
on mywifes account: she's bound 10 have a china
teaeet in time for our tin wedding next month
My gold watch was the premium got for getting
up n club. Here's copy with the new Premium
List for clubs the biggest thing out Ifyou don't
see in IL what Won want you've only 10 write TO
the publisher and tell him what you want, whether
ii Is a tack hammer or q new carriage and he will
make special terms for YOU either for club OF for
part cash. Better subscribe right off and surprise
Mrs Tom. Only $500 year-will save fifty times
that In six months Or send 10eents direct TO the
publisher, w. jennings Demorest IS East 14th
Street, New York, for specimen copy containing
the Premium List
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
Got Married aud Took Poison.

P. j, Morartv, a bartender Ash
land, skated across the bay with a pref
" young girl named Nelson, not yet
Is years of age, and the coupl. were
married. They had only b en- ac-
quaintcd few days. A wo:r an with
whom Morarty had been living, who
claimed to be his wife, called upon the
couple and made thr ats. She claimed
that Morarty had other wives There
was another storm when the girls
parents learned of her marriage. Mo-
rarity slipped ont of the back window,
went to a drug store, took laudanum
and died
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
TRADE in The OLD YEAR.
synopsis of Dun S Co.'s Weekly Review
Finances and Failures.

New YORK, Jan. 3.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says that
the new year opens with SO much I'M
certainty that there is a natural dispo-
sition to dwell upon the records of the
year just closed, which show an extraor-
binary volume of business, in many lines
surprising all precedent. Iron, cotton,
leather, boots and shoes and meat pro-
duction were larger than in any pre-
vious year Thus, 2.219,312 cattle were
slaughtered at Chicago, against 1,763,-
$40 in 1889, gain of 25 per cent, and
$685. S2 hogs, against 4,211, 767 in 1889,
gain of SO per cent. At Boston $685.
oil cases of boots and shoes were
shipped, against 1899, $50, gain of 4
per cent.
The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the last
seven days number 34S, as compared
with total of 1888 last week. For the
corresponding week of last year the
figures were 322.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

Diphtheria is epidemic at Eagle. Rich
land County. 1t was said that a man re-
fused to provide medical treatment for
his young daughter who was sick with
the dreaded disease, being believer in
Christians science, and saying: The
Lord will take care of her" The girl
died and son was taken sick: then
some neighbors stepped in and gave the
man the alternative of providing med
zeal assistance or being arrested for
neglect
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
GRADUATE OF
new YORK CITY

Ably assisted by full corps OF ent
physicians and surgeons, treats with u ID
success all Chrpatc. Nervous, skin AZ BtOoa
Diseases OF every nature upon the late scicn-
tihc principles. He particularly invites all whose
cases have been neglected, badly treated or pro-
nounced incnrable. Patients who are doing
well under the care OF their0wn hysicians need
not call on us as our province is TO trert those
who cannot find relief otherwise. No money re-
quired Of responsible parties TO commence treat
meut
DR., HAM has attained the most wonder
full success in tee treatment of the to which
he devotes his special attention. After his past
experience he has discovered the most infaiible
method Of caring Organic Weakness, nervous
Debility, Premature decline OF the Manly Powers,
Involuntary Vital Losses, Impaired Memory,
Mental Anxiety, Ahsenee OF Will Power. Melan-
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those terrible disorders arising frem the solitary
vice Of youth and secret practices, blighting
their most radient hopes or antIcpations, render
ing marriage impossible. Take one candid
thought before IL Is too late A week or month
may slace yOnr case beyond the reach OF hope.
My methon oftreatment will speedily and per
manentiy cure the most obstinate case aud alb
solntely restore perfect manhood,
Young men who have become victims or
solitary vice. that dreadful aad Obstructive
habit which annually sweeps TO an sutimely
grave thousands OF Young men OF exalted talent
and brilliant intellect. may call with confidence.
Epilepsy or FITS positively cured by new and
never failing method
Curing OF Piles Guaranteed, VIII give Sl,900
for any case Of failure
FREE EXAMINATION OF URINE.
Each person applying for treatment should
send or bring an aimee of their urine for chem
ical and microscopical examination.
! REMARKABLE CURES perfected In old
cases which have been neglected q @SsBlilfuliy
treated. No experiments or failures. Parties
treated by mail or express but where possible
personal consultation preferred
Cases and correspondence strictly confidential
and medicine sent to part Of the United
States List OF questionsfree.
Western Address, DIR HAM,
Madison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
BaIfour Asks for Aid.

LONDON, Jan. 5.-The Earl of Zet-
land, Viceroy of Ireland, and mr..
Balfour, the Chief Secretary, have
signed declaration as to the condition
of poverty prevailing in the west of Ire
land. They describe the condition as
chronic in some districts and state that
IL no aid reaches the people the situa-
ton will develop into great distress dur
ing the winter and spring.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
BEAT THE RECORD.
Nearly Tragic Termination at Denver OF
Honeymoon.

Honeymoon.
DENVER. Col, Jan. 5.-The honey
moon Of Banker Dow's son and Mile
Price, the actress, who were married
here Friday night, came near ending in
a double murder Sunday night. Dow's
father has refused TO have any thing to
do with him or aid him financially He
was 10 have left here this morning
with the company, and several credit
ors, hearing of this, had the
young man arrested on a charge
of obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses. The trial was set for Wednes.
day, which made it necessary for him TO
remain behind, but he intended TO Join
his wife and the company at Salt
Lake City. Sunday night the
couple retired to their room at the
Windsor Hotel about 10 o'clock. Two
hours later the door was thrown open
and Mrs. Dow rushed down the hall,
clad in her night robe. screaming muir
der at the top of her voice Several
guests hurried into the hall just in time
to see the husband emerge from his
room and fire a shot from his revolver
at his fleeing wife. Seeing that he had
failed to hit her, he re-entered his
room and attempted TO blow his brains
out, but the bullet flew wide of its
mark End he was overpowered before
he could make a second attempt No
one knows of the trouble, but it was
probably over money matters. This
couple have beaten the record. They
met for the first time ON Thursday
morning of last week, were married
Friday morning and practically diaorced
ON Sunday ax-apipo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
Tab Pryor Gets OF.

Tab Pryor, charged with having been
implicated in the murder of Banker
Mead, has been discharged from custody
by the justice of the peace before whom
he was examined at New London. The
magistrate took the ground that there
was not sufficient evidence against the
prisoner to warrant his being held.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
The Presldent,s New Year,s Levee.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harrison, assisted by the
members of the Cabinet and their
wives, held their usual New Years re-
ception Thursday At noon the mem
bers of the diplomatic corps were re-
ceived and they were followed by the
judiciary, the officers of the army and
navy, heads of departments, veterans of
the war, and then the general public.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

George Hull, who left Superior few
weeks ago to spend the winter East,
died at Binghamton, n. Y. Mr.. Hull
was the originator of the Cardiff giant
hoax. The Cardiff giant was dug up
on Mr.. Hull's farm about twenty years
ago, and Mr.. Hull made considerable
money out of it before the fraud was
discovered
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
Hosts of Passengers.

New YORK, Jan. 2-Statistics show
that 81, 593 steerage passengers were
landed at this port during $780, against
S15. 222 during the year 1889 There
were 80, 1s9 cabin passengers landed,
against 80. $50 in 1889.