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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-21
Queen Victoria and the Bible.

1t was a noble and beautiful answer
of the queen--the monarch of free
people, reigning more by love than law,
because seeking to reign in the fear of
God-it was noble answer she gave
to an African prince, who sent an en-
passage with costly presents, and asked
her in return to tell him the secret of
Englands greatness and England's
glory, and the beloved queen sent him
not the number of her feet, not the
number of her armies not the account
of her boundless merchandise, nor the
details of incxhaustible wealth. She
did not, like Hezekiah. in an evil hour,
show the ambassador her diamonds and
her rich ornaments, but handing him q
beautiful bound copy of the Bible, she
said Tell the prince that this Is the
secret of Englaud's greatness. "--Iows
State Register.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-21
TERRORS OF TUNNELS.
Enginemen In the Darkness Cannot Tel
Which Way They Are Going.

which Way They Are Going.
In his report to the London board of
trade on the collision which occurred at
st. Johns Wood-road station, on the
Baker street and Gresham line on the
Metropolitan railway, in foggy weather,
Mai. Gen. Hutchinson says: This very
extraordinary collision was caused by
an engine and brake van running back
wards for at least six hundred yards,
down a steep incline of one in sixty, in
the tunnel between st. Johns Wood
road and Marlborough road stations.
the driver, fireman and guard being all
under the impression that they were
running forward until they had again
reached the mouth Of the tunnel-which
they had entered about four minutes
previously-too late to prevent the van
from coming into collision, at a speed Of
five or six miles an hour, with the engine
of passenger train which was pulling
up at St Johns Wood-road station
rather short of its regular stopping
place, the driver having noticed through
the fog the brakeman running back
towards his engine. Charlton and the
fireman were then both intently look
ing out for the home signal, two hun
dred and thirty-one rods beyond the
distant signal, Charlton giving the en-
CINE sufficient steam to keep it, as he
thought, in forward motion, the revers-
ing lever being in the second forward
notch from mid-gear. Instead, how
ever, of seeing the home signal the en-
CINE must have first stopped and then
gone backwards without either of them
being in the least aware of it, and they
were quite unconscious of what had
taken place until the daylight at the St.
Johns Wood-road end OF the tunnel
| made them realize what had really hap
pened. Charlton gave his evidence in a
| very truthful manner, and, extraordi-
nary as it seems that he should not have
noticed the stoppage OF the engine be-
fore it began to go back, there is no
| good reason to disbelieve his statement
or that of his fireman, which is much to
the same effect as his own. The brake
man in the van had felt the engine
stop, but had then then thought that
they had again gone forward, and wa.
only aware of the retrograde motor
when his brake van came to the St
Johns Wood-road end of the tunnel, too
late for him to. apply his brake i
wonld almost seem as if device were
wanted to show which way an engine il
going when in tunnel!--Chicago Jour
nal.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-21
Living Fountains.

The swamps Of the bay Of Campeachy,
which are on level with the sea, be-
come SO completely parched during the
heat of summer that the huntsmen, who
losc themselves in the extensive forests
with which they are covered, would be
in CANCER of perishing with thirst were
they not provided with living foun .ains
in tie wilderness where there ar. no
springs or running water The trl nks
Of kind Of pine, indigenous to the soil,
are covered with species of fungus
called from its peculiar form, pineap.
pies. They resemble q packet Of leaves
piled one upon another, and are SO fu1
of sap that on piercing them with I.
knife, at the base, nearly pint of clea.
and wholesome juice Immediately dis
.ils-Vick's Magazine.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-21
They DO Not Expect Too Much.

One reason why marriage is SO often
a failure is that the average man falls in
love with woman because she has two
or three of the qualities which he at
tributes to the ideal woman, and never
gets tired of blaming her afterwards
because she doesn't have the rest.
Women don't make any such mistake.
They don't expect to find in the average
man any of the qualities possessed by
their ideal, and they are very seldom
disappo;nted.- Journal.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-21

In the shops of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton railroad at Hamil-
ton. O.. is a cracked locomotive bell that
has history 1t was attached to q
locomotive presided over by strong,
.panly, handsome engineer. whose great
objects of pride and alteration were first
his sweetheart and then his faithful
engine. He loved them both devotedly.
though of course, in quite different
ways. One day at Hamilton he stood in
the cab of the engine, bell rope in hand
ready to move the lever and start the
train, when he saw bridal party ap-
preaching. He glanced at the bride; it
was the girl he loved. His heart stopped
beating, he gave groan, and dropped
dead. As he fell with the bell rope in
his hand he gave the bell loud ring
that cracked 1t from top to bottom, and
il was found afterward that he died lit
orally of broken heart The bell in
the shops at Hamilton is still called
''the bell Of the broken heart"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-21

-She-'I could never marry a man
until he had done something brave and
heroic" He'll take you at your
word, my deaps I ask You to 10 Hy
wifs."-L4A
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-21
A SiRniAcsnt Present.

Mrs. Bronson-Nhat did your hus.
band give you as present for youl
wooden wedding?
Mrs Hicks-The mean thing gave ma
. handsomely painted decoy duck
Nuusay's Weekly.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-21
A Sad Drawback.

Zone could be weasonably contented
In New Yawk II it wasn't faw one thing,
Chappie."
"What is that, Cholly?"
1--WE have to use Amewican money,
doncher know. Judge.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-21
JEWELS FOR AN ANGEL.
How Pretended spirit Medium TRAD
IN r Eafher.a Ioxe for llls hand Chill

| How . Pretended spirit Medium Traded
on . Fathers Love for Ills Dend Child.
1.-The smartest trick that ever heard
Of" said a spiritualistic medium yestcr-
day-a medium who loves to gossip
about the frailties of her professional
brethren and s:sters-s'was PLAYED not
long ago upon millionaire living very
near to the big Vanderbilt houses on
Fifth avenue.
THE gentleman had lost q little
| daughter. the idol Of his life, and a man
and wife-a pair of frauds-got hold of
him and made him believe that they
could bring him into communication
with his little Eva by means of the dark
seance.
Numerous private scances were
given to him at good round price, and
he was made to believe that the spirit
of the child materialized for him. It
came little way out of the cabinet and
permitted him to kiss and to stroke its
soft hair, and it lisped loving syllables
to him, which gave the stricken fathers
heart unspeakable comfort. O, tell
you. they were artists. that pair.
We'll, one night when he had got to
implicitly believe in the genuineness of
/ the phenomena, he found little Eva in
a mourning mood. lie pressed her to
know the cause. and she said that she
! felt grieved to think that she had no
jewels to wear in the spirit world, while
the spirit of little playmate of hers
who had died before her had many
| The father told her to weep no more as
/ he would remedy that. So he went to
/ Tiffany's and had beautiful crown of
diamonds made. worth fully forty
] thousand dollars, and at the next
seance he placed it on the brow of what
he thought his spirit child, of course be-
ing rewarded with many kisses and ex-
CARNATIONS of delight For some time
after that Eva was very happy. but at
length she expressed q wish for dia-
mond ring. and he bought her beauti-
full solitaire
Il few days after he had placed it on
, the finger of the child he called un-
expectedly ut the house Of the medium to
arrange for private seance and caught
sight of the ring on the finger of the
mediums wife The truth dawned on
him in fash. He is powerful man
and he was furious He caught the
woman by the arm and almost broke
her finger as he tore the jewcled bauble
from it. Then he threw her across the
room with curse.
Il will give you and your man twenty
four hours to get out of the city," he
said: IF you arc here ut this time to-
morrow ! will have Inspector Byrnes
on your track"
They took the hint and fled, but
they took the diamond crown with
them. and rather than publish that he
had been tricked he let them go. So
you see they made fine haul after all,
but might have made their fortune il
they had not let greed and vanity over
come their discretion. N. Y. Herald.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-21

-Jaysmith (gloomily)-"Larkin said
was a liar to-day" Mrs. Jaysmith lin
dignantly)-"Didy you tell him to prove
it%' Jaysmith-'It wasn't necessary"
-West shore.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-21
PLUCKY NEWSBOYS.

They Mako Thlngs Interesting for Park
Row Rough.
The newsboys who gather on Park
row every afternoon and wait for the
Mail and Express to go to press are a
pretty sturdy lot of little fellows.
Most of them are obliged to take care
of themselves. and, by the same token.
are well able to do it. They very fire.
quently have an odd fight among them
selves. but. aside from that, are as
clannish as Highlanders.
There is one rough in this town who
found this out the other day in q very
thorough manner, and to the huge sat
isfaction of many spectators. lie is .
great hulking fellow. who for some
time past has been in the habit OF loaf
ing about Park row in the afternoon
just about the time the boys are wait
ing for the evening papers. Sometimes
he would be sober, but much oftener
he would be drunk. But, drunk or
sober, he was fond of giving exhibitions
of humor of a very peculiar kind.
Ills idea of a good joke consisted in
swooping down on small newsboys and
cutting and hustling them, pulling their
ears or HAIR, or In showing their bundles
of papers so that they would fall in the
dirt. lie had q number of other little
tricks of the same kind, and, take him
all in all. he was very Industrious,
painstaking, ingenious sort of brute.
The other afternoon the boys them
selves took hand in the fun. When
they began to gather on Park row it
was evident they had some business
out of the common order. Every boy
of them had either in his hand, or where
he could quickly reach it, some kind of
q long thin stick. Some had barrel
hoops Strengthened cut, some laths,
some broken canes, some old umbrella
ferules.
They gathered about and waited, say
ing no word to any one, and, for once,
forgetting their favorite game Of
''craps" and refraining from their sham
battles among themselves, with which
they sometimes entertain the onlookers.
Then came the humorous gentlemen
before referred to, and in the space of n
few seconds he had cuffed couple of
the boys and knocked off the caps
of as many more. out of sheer wanton-
ness. Then there was an explosion and
he was in the middle of it.
In an instant he was surrounded by
throng Of boys, each with stick, and
the way these sticks did play tattoo
on that rough's legs was simply gor-
geous. Every blow was meant to count,
and it did, too In vain the hulking VIC
tim would dash ut his assailants, in the
hope of catching some of them. They
were too nimble, and each dash would
only attract charge of fresh enemies.
It was q remarkable contest, and the
commander of the boys, ragged urchin
with red hair, covered himself with
glory as with garment.
It could end in only one way. The
bully found the odds too great. He wa
vered and then fed, holly pursued by
his diminutive foes until he took refuge
in the pos. Office. Then with q cheer OF
victory the boys threw their sticks
away and hurried down to get the pa
pers that were just coming of the
presses.
The bully has not been seen on Park
row since. He may have changed his
ideas of humor.-N. Y. Mail and Elk
press.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-21

| he had chosen for workable the top
of one of the empty water. ask, that
stood on deck abaft, and under the
shelter of the bulwarks.
While he worked through the day,
you were sure to see him surrounded
by some Of the passengers or sailors
The amount of industry he displayed
was truly wonderful. for he was invari-
ably ut work in the early morning,
long before any Of the other passengers
thought Of turning out Of their snug
bcrihs.
4Ns | have already. stated. we were
but six days sail from Melbourne. For
the first time in our experience of him
the pleasant passenger appeared at the
dinner table with q solemn, downcast
expression of face and silent tongue.
Before dinner was over l asked him
what troubled his mind and caused
this unhappy change in his wonted
cheerful manner.
At first he tried to evadc nv queries
by replying that it was nothing: but
pressed him persistently until l won
from him an explanation.
Perhaps. after all, it is only fair
| that should explain little" he an
swered THE fact of the matter, my
friends. is that my watch has been
stolen"
stolen we all exclaimed.
| "Undoubtedly. But pray you, cap
| TAIN he said. turning to me, Il pray
you not to say one word about it. The
only thing that renders the loss OF
consequence to me Is the fact that it
once belonged to my poor mother. On
that account alone l would not have
lost it for any amount of money. How
ever. it cannot be helped. and therefore
it is useless to cry over split milk, as
the old ndagc has it.
My only request in the matter. my
dear captain, is that you will leave the
thing entirely in my hands, and think
it very probable that l may recover it.
This request am sure you will oblige
me by granting"
why. certainly. my dear sir" l re-
piled; but still"
Exactly he interrupted. with one
of his pleasant smiles. 'You would
like to take the matter in hand and in
vestigate 1t to the utmost of your
power: l know that, my dear captain,
full well. But can trust You to keep
your promise and leave the case en-
tirely in my own hands, can not?"
How could refuse him?
You may readily imagine what con-
stcrnation this event gave rise to
4
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-28
st. Louis Produce.

ST. LOUIS, July 27.-Flour unchanged.
Wheat-The whole crowd, both bulls and
and bears alike, had surprise this morning
in market that turned strong. and advanced
in the face of the largest receipts of the sea-
son. Prices were 5s0s4c down at the open
ing. Everything in sight was quickly taken.
however. and offerings decreased rapidly,
when it was seen that other markets were
advancing. instead of declining. and quick
rally took place. 1t continued, and the mar
ket kept on the upward track. with scarcely
a skip until the close. which was 2@212c
above Saturday; No. 2, cash, S5Ac; July,
S6s4c; August, S6l2c bid: September, S71sc;
December, 9O12c. Conan urgent demand
developed at the opening, and the offerings
were small. A quick advance took place.
Late in the session the market again became
very bullish, and prices shot up rapidly,
closing at 2@?5sc above Saturday; No 2
cash, SOC asked July, SOC bid; August, SIC;
September, 56l5c. Oats-Corn advanced oat
futures also, but speculation was light; No.
cash, 29l4c: July 9l2c; August 27I2e bid;
September, 2712c bid Rye nominal. Bran
lower; on track, 60c. Flaxseed higher, Csc.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-28
New York Produce.

New YORK, July 27-Flour- Receipts, Is, 47S
pkgs; exports, 1888 sacks; firm, fairly act
i've; sales, $4,000 bbls. Cornmeal dull.
Wheat-Reeeipts 197,3O0 bu exports, none;
spot market higher; moderately active for ex-
port; No. 3 red, S1@1.014 i'll elevator,
SLO1A@102l2 afioat. S101%@1.03S f. o. b.;
ungraded red, 96s4c@S1. 06; NO. 1 northern,
to arrive, S1.09s4@L10; No 1 hard, to ar
rive. S111@1.12l2; No. Chicago, Sl;O6.
Options are 1l2@2c higher on better cables,
unfavorable weather, short covering and re-
duced offerings, closing barely steady after a
LOLA closing at Sl0l14 August. 065s09SsBc,
closing at 9S1Sc; September, 96l299oAc,
closing at Csc; October, 97l209SS4c, closing
at 9S54c; November. 6Sl2W9yS4c. closing at
g9a4c: December, 99I2c@Sl. O07s closing at
Sl.0O%;, January. Sl.0lsS@LO2, closing at
S1.02: May, Sl.04611 .05Ss, closing at Sl.O5ss.
Rye firm, quiet; Western, September deliv-
cry. T0s0c. Stocks of grain, store and
afoat, July %: Wheat 624,2 200 bu corn. PSI
165 bu; oats, 456, 1857 bu; rye. s,74S bu; malt,
Corn-Receipts, $50, $50 bu: exports, 80, 59l bu;
sales, 1,49S,0OO bu futures, $1,000 bu spot;
spot market higher: moderate business, part
export; No D 71A@7ls4c elevator, 71l2@73c
af1oat; ungraded mixed, 71120S0c; No. 2
white. Soc: options 1!l2@3?sc. higher on
frightened shorts covering light movement
and higher Western markets; July, nA@
7lS4c, closing at 7lS4c; August 6907Oc, clos
ing at zoe: September, 6555167S4c, closing at
67I2c; OCTOBER. 66l9@656sc. closing at 66c;
December, 557s@56l2c, closing at 56l2c. Oats
Receipts, 122, 900 bu; exports, none; sales
165, 900 bu futures, 1900 bu spot; spot market
quiet, unchanged; options fairly active
stronger; July, closing at Ale: August. 35l4@
3556c, closing at 353sc; September, 3l2@
339Sc, closing at 335sc; spot No. white, 47c;
mixed Western, 3s0i3c; white Western, AS
@69c; No. 3 Chicago, 42c. Coffee-Options
opened irregular, points up to Is points
down, closed steady. 5 points up to 10
points down; sales. 20,5OO bags, including:
July, 17.20c; August It, 25@16 40c; September,
15.3C@15. 40c; october, 1430@14.40c; Novem-
Der. 13.65c; December, 13.50@13 .55c; spot Rio
dull. nominal; fair cargoes, 19c; No. Z, 17I2
@175sc Sugar-Raw, dull; nominal; refined
dull, weak. Eggs quiet, firnler; western TO
17l2c; receipts, 4.045 packages. Pork steady,
active. Cut meats strong, dull. Middles
strong fair demand; short clear, September,
S7.02I2. Lard fair.demand strong; Western
steam, $500; sales. 1000 tierces; at $3.50
$50; option sales, 5000 tierces; July closed
at $500; August, S6.S2l2069O, closing at
$500: September, 655@6.72, closing at S7.02
@7.05; December, closing at $3.50 Butter
Fair demand; Western dairy, 1l@14c; West
ern creamery, 14@1Sc; Western factory, 11D
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-28
PILLAGE AND PIRACY.
BIoodthirsty Cinnamon Need a
Dose of Hot Shot.


Dose of Hot Shot.
SAN Francisco, July 27.-Advices
just received from China give particu-
lars of fresh depredations by the Chinese
against the missionaries. The latest
attack was make at Yankao on June 90,
when the Catholic mission was methodi-
cally looted, the crowd passing things
from hand to hand in a chain. The
buildings were afterwards set on fire.
A few days previous four chapels were
DESTROYED in KiangSi, near the city of
FuchOw. The chapel, school and resi-
dence of the priest were looted and
burned on June 26. On the same day
some predatory bands completely de-
stroyed French Orphanage at a place
called Haimen. In addition to the de-
struction of the orphanage, eight or
nine of the wretched little children
cared for in theibuilding were carried
off.
A correspondent writes to the China
Mail that there is rumor in Canton
that a disturbance has taken place in
Fukien province. 1t is stated that the
rebels are several thousand strong and
have captured a city. The intelligent
Chinese, he adds, think it will be diff
cult for foreigners in Canton to escape.
A Junk containing three merchants. a
crew of seven and nine passengers was
attacked shortly after dusk by five
junks containing armed men on June
Is off the port of Kingho. The assault
was resisted by those on board, and
fierce battle ragged for half an hour, in
which two of the passengers were
killed. two were shot and three were
stabbed so seriously that they died
within few minutes. The remainder
of those on board, seeing no other
chance for escape. jumped overheard,
and after swimming some distance were
rescued by a fishing boat. The pirates
seized the junk and sailed away with
her
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-28

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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-28

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Rochester, Duplex or a Stu
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Do they work satisfac-
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Do your Lamp Chimneys
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sort
The RIGHT ones are the
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chimney, which have given
universal satisfaction.