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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-02-12

COMBING PAPA'S HAIR.

| How Edith's New MOnkcy-Skin Nun
Frightened Her Sister.
Where's mamma?"
Dotty stole down from the nursery to
see mamma for little while; but man.
ma had gone out
| 1t was twilight. and the sitting-room
! was nearly dark, except for the glow
which came from the fire in the CRATE.
"Who's zis?" said Dotty, going toward
| the lounge.
There was quite heap of things on
it. Edith. her big sister, often threw
her hat and cloak there when she came
in from school; and now they were
mixed up with the slumber-robe, and
some body must be sleeping under them,
for bit Of black hair peeped out from
one end.
Poor papa" said Dotty, going up
and stroking the hair with her soft lit
tie hand Hes tum home wiz head
ache again. I'm sorry. I'll tomb his
head. and won't 'sturb him one bit"
She brought comb, and carefully
| worked away at the black locks. whis-
| pering to herself:
Papa always likes his head tombed
when he's dot a headache.
Hes fast a'secp, | dess." she went
on, finding that he did not move. She
put her little face close down to the
hair and half-whispercd:
Papa. does sturb 'ou?''
But papa did not answer. SO she kept
on combing. saying to herself:
"Iiow g all he'll be when he wates up
| and finds headache all dom
But just then the comb caught in q
tangle.
20 papa, did that pull?"
No answer, and the combing went
on. Another pull, and the head moved
a little.
20, papa. I'll be more tareful; 'ou
see if DON'T
But a harder tangle came. The head
moved toward her and-fell upon the
| floor at her feet.
''O-o-o-o-o.' What scream went be-
fore Dotty as she rushed into the hall!
whats the matter?" cried Edith. who
was just coming down stairs.
whats the natter" asked mamma,
who was just coming in the street-door.
''O-o-o-o-o." Dotty was too much ter
rified to answer. but Edith caught her
in her arms as she tried to run up stairs.
"What is it. dear?" she asked.
''O-o-oo-o." cried Dotty, sobbing as If
her heart would break. Papa. Papav'
What about papa? He's down town. :"
"No-I've-pulled his head off"
Nonsense. Dotty. What do you
mean?''
! '.Oh, l have-I did. In there" she
pointed to the sitting-room, but kicked
and screamed when Edith carried her
toward the door
Papa isn't here" said mamma.
Dotty hid her head on Edith's shout
der as mamma lit the gas but took a
little peep out as Edith said; ''See. Papa
isn't here"
| "O-o-o-o-o. Yes he is. he's on the
lounge.
Mamma tossed over the things on the
| lounge. No papa was there.
Outlook on the floor" sobbed
Dotty.
Mamma picked up the thing of long,
| straight. black hair which lay there.
Its my new monlley-slsin huff, )" said
Edith.-Sydney Dayrc, in Youths Com
panion.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-02-12
FROM YOUTHFUL MINDS.

Little Dick Mamma mayn't I
have some of that black coffee"
Mamma-'Mercy! No; it will make
you Jump out of your boots "Oh, no.
mamma: my boots is awful tight.
Good News.
--''Johnny, You may give me the
name of some wild flower" said the
teacher in botany. Johnny thought
awhile and then said: well. reckun
Iniun meal comes as near being wild
-four as any thing know of."-Baby-
hood.
-"Oh. dear" exclaimed BERTHE. that
cat won't stay with her kittens: she has
left them again. YES" said little
Nellie" but she has hired another cat to
stay with them; saw t."-Arkansaw
Traveller
Mamma" said Harold, what does
papa go downtown for every day?''
| .He goes to make bread and butter for
us to eat" said mamma. do you think
he would take MS down to his bakery
some day:'-liarpers Young People.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-02-12
THE DAIRY.

When feeding for a test, the food
should be increased very gradually. A
month is not too long to wait for resultA
If too rapid increase is made, it is al
most certain to cause indigestion, Of
which the least bad effect is waste Of
food.
Keep mp an intimate acquaintance
with the calves. Keep them clean and
treat them kindly. Teach them to lead
readily with a rope. The lesson now
given will never be forgotten, and will
prove very useful when the animals are
natured. American Dairymen.
because a cow is pure bred is no
reason to suppose that she is absolutely
profitable COW. There are many pure
breed cows that are not worth pinch
OF snuff in the dairy. Individual merit
should always be sought as well as
purity OF breeding. Western Rural.
NO dairyman should purchase ready
grain fed. lie may not be deceived, but
it is one chance out OF many that he will
not. The waste of the oatmeal mills.
the bulls only, are largely used for mix
Ing in ground feed, and the rest consists
mostly OF the poorest corn and mill
screenings. The very best is the cheap
est in buying feed.-Practical Farmer.
Animals should always be allowed
to have as much salt as they want. The
old practice Of sailing once week is a
bad one. for animals will often get too
much. They need it is much as they do
food and drink and dairy cows that
have it constantly before them will
shrink at once in their milk it it is taken
away The simplest and cheapest way
of giving animals what they require is
to have rock salt where they can have
free access to it.
The value of the thermometer in
the milk room is too little appreciated.
This is forcibly shown by the investiga-
tions OF Professor Henry with regard to
the proper temperature in setting milk.
lie reports that milk set at 40o for
eleven hours threw up all but 44.100 Of
one per cent, while milk at 45 > left IT
per cent Of butter in the ski,n-milk.
Setting at soc as compared with Is .
showed loss Of from 3.s to ten per
cent. and IS . showed that the range OF
loss is from 1910 to 80 per cent. over that
set at IS Guessing at the tempera.
ture would not enable one to take adj
vantage of such results as these.
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coming in with an armful OF wood.

coming in with an armful Of wood.
Here! What does this mean?" he
asked, sternly.
I'm going back to work." replied
Roswell. flushing up, but laughing at
the same time.
1t is not possible you are tired Of
play?"
No not tired: but"
But you think it is more fun when
sandwitched between work."
YES. SIR
Il am glad yon have made the dis
covery for yourself" said Mr.. Hofford,
with smile. Fun or play is never
thoroughly enjoyable unless we have
earned the right to it by hard work. A
perfectly idle boy or man is never happy.
and no person knows the absolute pleas
ure in work until they are deprived Of
it. 1t is good lesson to learn, my son,
and | am glad you have learned it SO
carly. karl Winship, in Golden Days.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-02-12

DO near to corrall, md when tho bel
lowing Of tho angry beasts confined
therein reached his cars no knew that
bis snrmises were correct
Pretty soon he heard medley Of
voices. and he was Immediately taken
| from the cart and carried into one OF tho
three mud huts, which appeared to be
tho abiding place that his captors hal
designated for him. Now, for tho first
time in five days, his bonds were re-
moved. though his captors still kept 4
careful watch over him. This, how
ever, was quite unnecessary. for had
they left him with the door wide open
he could not have escaped. Hc was too
badly crampod after his long. rough ride
in the cart to make move. and 1t would
take many hours Of rest to loosen his
limbs.
Never was . rest more welcome to
him. and, Notwithstanding that he lay
in dirty, miserable hovel. surrounded
with filth and squalor in Its worst form.
he enjoyed his sleep as we'll as though he
had been in his comfortable room in
New York.
lie vas carefully watched through tho
night and no chance was given for him
to escape in the event Of his awakening.
Hi, watchers we're the vilest-looking
men it would be possible TO meet even
in South America, and look at them
would have been sufficient to drive
sleep from most people. Still Percy had
not needed them, but slept as soundiy
as man dog-tired could sleep. 1t was
rude awakening for him. however, for
tho carly morning brought all tho hands
on the farm who could spare the time TO
take peep at him. But he needed
them not and longcd for bu. one thing,
and that was some one to speak to in
English. Yet no ono came At last n
burly Hollandcr. who had charge OF tho
farm Tor cstancia as 1t IS called in tho
language OF that country. came in.
He understood English tolcrably
we'll, and asked Percy in the tongue
which he SO longca to hear il he
wanted any thing to eat. Percy told
him he was nearly fami she'd, and tho
Dutchman ordered his wants attended
to- These few words were all that
Percy heard spoken in English that
day. and ~nen tho next came he was
too sick to listen to any. Ills head
achcd and his senses swan. lie felt
rs though some great and severe illness
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-02-12

America" she replied. To hear this
from her lips delighted Mr. limerick,
for it meant the sale of the Amiens
property, and there was no desire nearer
his heart than that
">till. we need not hurry he said.
1--WE will spend short time in London
this season. 1t is going To be very
brilliant one AMI shouia not be missed
since we arc SD near"
That will he IL very pleasant way to
spend u few weeks. Still. | should
like TO sever my connection with this
old city. For. delightful us it i, and
full of So many "reminiscences Of pleas
ant days and hours, there is now no
more pleasure in it for rae. Why, some
times / am afraid to walk about for
fear some Of my angry relatives should
leap from concealmtnt and Stay me in
broad daylight, 80 great Is their disap-
pointmcnt 1T not being able to wrest
the property from mc, said Mrs. Bregy.
in an alarmed ton".
Then tho best thing To do is to dis
pose of your bricks and mortar and
have nothing but the hard cash to take
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WITH RULE AND PluMMET,

Grandma's story Of the Things She Made
When Learning to Write.
Harry came running in with great
glee to show his new writing book, the
first he had ever had.
1T doesn't look much like the first
one had" said Grandma.
''Why, isn't it as good?" asked Harry
YES. it is much nicer though it
doesn't make you any happier than
mine did me-" said Grandma. looking
at Harry's bright face. And then, my
boy. you haven't any plunmet"
'.Plummet. What is that?" cried
Harry. II shouldn't know what to do
with it if ! had one.
Grandma laughed. "You don't need
it. my dear. but when ! went to school
every child had rule and plummet, for
the books were not lined like yours. and
we had no lead pencils. My plummet
was fiat piece of pewter, pointed at
one end and with a hole in the other
end. through which string was put
and tied to the rule. / can remember
that my father made it. the night
before school began, melting the
pewter in the open fireplace. At
the same time my older sister
made my writing-book. She took large
sheets of unruled white paper, folded
them to the right size and sewed them
together with dark covers. The next
morning when started for school with
my new book. my rule and plummet,
my quill and "A bottle Of ink. was as
happy as Queen. Then came great
event-the setting of my first copy by
the teacher: for in those days the teach.
ers always set the copies and made the
pens q. the times We're very different
then" said Grandma, as she handed
Harry's book back to him.
Il should say So" said Harry. "And
I'm glad live now, for I'm afraid
should never learn to write if had tC
use quill and plummet. American
Agriculturist.
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1t will preserve rs from censorious.
ness; will lead us to distinguish circum-
stances; keep us from looking after Wis
ionary perfection. and make us see
things in their proper light. 1t will
lead us to study dispositions. pcculiari
ties, accommodations; to weigh conso-
quenccs; to determine what to observe,
and what to pass hy; whom - be i'm
movable, and when to yield. 1t will pro-
dnce good manners, keep Us from taxi
ing freedoms, and handling things
roughly, VIII mover a.itato claims OF
superiority, but teach us to submit our.
selves one to another. Good son % will
lead persons to reg, .rd their own dutic ),
rather than to recommend those OF
others Y. Ledger.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-02-12
The Height Of Dignity.

Sanso-Is he dignified man?
Rodd-Wcll. should say he is. Why,
that man could step on banana peel
without losing his disnity.-Munsey's
Weekly.
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The Delsarte Entertainment.

The entertainment given under the
auspices OF the ladies of the Presbyterian
Church proved to be one of the most
successful of the season. A large audi
ence was gathered and anxiously waited
to be initiated into the mysteries of
the Delsarte movements. The irst part
ofthe evenings entertainment, however,
was no less interesting than the other
Miss Mabel Straight's cornet solo was
well rendered and highly appreciated,
Miss Johnston's readings were the best
given in Hillsboro for years, the rendi.
ton of "The Minuet" being especially
fine and capturing the audience from the
utterance of the first words until the
last graceful step and bow of the stately
dance of "long, long ago." was finished
The operetta Bobby Shaftoe was rend.
cred with great credit to the principal
performers, Misses Hughes, Shaw and
MIR. Shepherd. The attraction of the
evening, the Delsarte drill, made up the
second part OF the programme. The
beautiful Delsartean poses were given
under Miss Johnston's direction in a
way that showed most careful and con
scientious preparation and delighted the
audience. To specify those that did
well in gracefully portraying the
emotions, would be to name all uf those
participating, while to specify those that
did especially well would be hardly
possible as there were so many.
The profits of the entertainment, fiftv
or sixty dollars, will go the Presby terlan
Church.
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Probate Court.

Adaline Terrell, administrative Of
David F. Terrell filed first and final &C.
count
NJ III Gordon, guardian of Harrison
Peale, filed first account.
Stephen Carey, guardian of Huldah
Noble, filed fiji account.
John r, Horst appointed trustee for
the suit for Matilda Fawley in the case
"I Mary A Smith, executor of Alex
Smith, VS. George W. Smith ct al. The
execntriX was ordered to sell the real
estate to pay debts and cost of admins.
tration. James w Newell, Samuel Ed
enfield and VIM Whitley were appoint.
ed to appraise the same
Will Of Claburn Stroup probated.
Alice @ beaverton, guardian of Min.
ME and Grace Leaverson, filed second
account
IL G. Nader, executor of Louisa Nader,
filed inventory.
Calvin Andrews, executor of Nathan
O. aliont, filed bill OF sale of personal
property
jonathan Ruse, guardian of Miles
Brockman, filed first and final account.
Mary E Stewart arrested upon affida.
witt OF j b. Hill that she was insane.
She Was adjudged insane and convened
to the asylum
Joseph Stroup appointed executor of
Claburn Stroup
Philip Kramer, administrator of Cora
b White, filed report of the sale of real |
estate and received confirmation.
ID, q Morrow, administrator oe bonis
non with will annexed of the estate of
John Walker, filed report of sale and re-
ceved confirmation.
N Boggess, guardian of Abraham
Roberts, filed third account.
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We threw very small bomb over
into that primeval city, which is the
capital Of Ross county, a few days arn
amd it struck the revenue office, the
Sherman citadel of that locality, which
has been under the command of aal-.
| liant civilian for years without number
almost and this embattlement seems tn
| have been shaken from turret to founda-
ton stone and the commandant badrv,
frightened. But this is not to be wonder.
eJ at as he is unused to wars alarm. II"
The little bomb was only about two
inches in length and IN the form of an.
Inquiry ss to whether there conld not
he iound surviving veterans of the late
war, whose battle Scared forms cop,d,
not be sheltered from the blasts OF
boreas, who on the cold winter dayse.
mefclIessly pierces through their ear
ments OF blue, worn thin, and strikes
their MANNED forms, rendered weak by-a
their years Of patriotic service in defppce-
Of their country, when positions with
hue cmoluments were to be bestowed.
The able editor of the Leader vehement
iy espouses the cause of the civilian in
preference to that of the soldier, pulls
his feet down off the table, jerks his pen
down from behind his ear and thrusts it
deep down into his ink bottle and with
q brain fired with indignation at the
very suggestion proceeded to ipflict his~s
readers with long chapter in regular
McDougalish style, describing the dire,
destruction and disaster b, "partv
sreeking that would follow should the
present status of affairs be changed.
lie asks us If We did not hold the post
office here through appointment of John
sherman. We reply that we held the
Office here through the influence and
hy the appointment OF the Hon. John
\ smith, who was our worthv Cnnyress-
man At that time. We wore The h)ue
and wore the veterans badge. bnt. not
this fact, we did not Law
claim 10 life tenure nf the office TO the
@einsi9n "f worthy and well qualified
comrades who had shown their p,,riot
ism uV going forth to do battle for their
country in the hour Of her peril
/. is tn" only government office we
nave here and we keep 1t flied with ex-
soldiers. Not even during Ulevelsnd's
administration did civilian hrpak in
md IT i nuw ably managed hv brave
ina worthy veteran, Capt Z Carson, of
he gallant 73i Ohio, who is "a n. BILE
on u Ross county. W. do not consider
t d crime or misdemeapor To advocate
m r"cDgnltions of thu claims uf tie
oidl"r IN making political appointments,
nd, borrower, we believe that q soldier
houIj succeed Sherman rs u s Senator.
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That Chas. Richards is selling out his
stock of Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes,
Furnishings, Underwear, Yarns, Flan-
nels, Cloaks, Scissors, Butcher Knives,
etc, ect', at wholesale prices, al actual
cost, and he intends to continue selling
them out until all are sold You want
TO 90 and see him before you buy if you
want to buy cheap. Look for the sign
over the door that says "Selling Out"
two doors North of John Matthew'S
grocery opposite Court House square,
North High Street.
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Soldiers. .Siand BY Foraker.

OF all public men in the United State
that the soldier element should stand b,
first and foremost, that gallant yonn,
highland county soldier, Joseph
Foraker, is certainly entitled to
position in the front rank.
Where can we find an instance O
boldness, patriotism and love for hi
fellow soldiers equal to that displayed ,
few years ago when Grover CLEVELAND
ordered the rebel flags in northern cap
itals returned to the South, and wher
Foraker was appealed to by our owr
townsman, Capt. E. Carson, as brave
and true soldier as ever marched under
the flag, and who for quarter of q
century has carried a ghastly wound re
ceived at the second battle of Bulls
Run, which will ever remind him OF
the treason and disloyalty of those who
sought to destroy the Union, and whom
Cleveland seemed so anxious to please i?
Did Foraker consult his staff as to
what shonld be done? Was an extra
session of the Legislature called Not
by any means but promptly an answ er
was wired to Capt. Carson's telegram,
saying: "No rebel flags shall be return.
ed while am Governor" That answer
should endear Foraker to every soldiers
heart because It is sure evidence of the
fact that in any public position he may
be placed the soldiers interest will not
be forgotten, but cared for and protected
along with the other duties of his Office.
Old soldiers should remember that
Foraker Is one of their own; that he
saw service and plenty of it in the s9th.
one of the most active in the field. a
large portion of whose members lie
buried to-day under southern soil, mark.
ing the location of dozen hard fought
battles and the dead line of the noted
Andersonville prison pen. He is bound
to you by the mutual exposures and
dangers suffered by all soldiers from 6I
to SO, and more than that, he is filed
with the same loyal inspiration that
prompted you to take up arms and crush
out the late giant rebellion.
You are certainly Interested in who
is to be United States Senator-no other
class OF men can be more so. See to it
then that your friend is chosen and vol,
will make no mistake in the selection of
one who has been so often tried and
never found wanting. That one is
Joseph Benson Foraker
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LITERARY NOTES.

Lady Henry Somerset contrasts the
slums of London and New York in an
article which she has written for the
January number OF the North american
RerieU.
"Mr. Speaker" Under this head the
North american RecieW will publish in
the January number two remarkable
articles by the Hon. r @ Mills and Ex
Speaker T. B. Reed. The question of
the quorum will also be discussed in
that number by the late President of
Spanish Deputies, Senor Alonzo Mar.
tinez, who died few weeks after pre-.
pairing this article for the Review.
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Transfers of Real Estate.

John Ii. Duvall and wife to j. w
Duvall, AZ s. 100 acres, Salem township
$500.
John H. Duvall and wife to A. C
Duvall, Az S-l00 acres, Salem township
5000.
j. w. Mahaffey and wife to ]. E. Kay
5 acres, Wniteoak township, 800.
j. F. Pugsley and wife to Hannah F.
Elliott, 6la acres in Highland and Pike
counties, 5000.
Catherine Lovett to Thos. w. Elliott,
80 acres, Brushcreek township, $l,lOO.
II. II. Fenner and wife to Amanda J
Fenner, 26l acres, Liberty township,
5000.
Chas. Kilgore Ell al. to Edward and
Laura Kilgore, lot in Hillsboro, $50.
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MI "A r RIED.

RIGHT-EMERY- the resi-.
dence oi Mr.. Hamme on North West
stseet on Christmas Eve, by Rev. r. w.
King, Mr.. John NJ. Albright, of Hills
horo, and Miss Orissa j. Emery, of New
Market, o.
HAWK BROOKS-At the residence
of Daniei Hawk, near Buford, December
Oath, 1891, by G o. Collins J. p, Mr..
John F Hawk and Mrs Belle Brooks,
late Of Mt Grab, Brown county.
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POLICE Court HAPPENINGS &

The policepau's whistle playcd a a'er
r, serenadr On Christmas Eve for tie
shoppers thai thfonged the streets, aud
the industrious coppers gathered IN u
god, big crop pf drums aud disDrderiys.
B.. twelve O'Clock the cages under ihe
to- were buiaing out with he even
ins's harvest Two or three were
SIMPLY eases OF country boys is town iar
a good time, They had their fine Int
d,n't want il published TIE colored
population reveled il dance at Oid
Fellows Hail, and some of then in.
dnlged in regular old fashioaed, kporS
down and drag out fght during The
evening. Five of them were eollared
blythe uffiGers and landed in tn .'cooier f"
Glenn Williams, Lizzie Kileore, Ell dK4va.
Mandy Williams and Marlhs Lewis
vent before his Honor in the rnoroius
were given So 70 each as Christmas
sent.
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A HillsbOrO Boy Injured.

Cash Owens, young man who
formerly lived here, but who has for
several years been on the B & 0. S..W
as brakeman, had his right arm badly
crushed while coupling cars at Chester
Park on last Saturday. He was taken TO
the hospital in Cincinnati.
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Oyster Sumner.

There will be an oyster supper held
at New Petersburg on Wednesday even.
ing, January 9th, 1892, for the benefit of
the M. E. Church of that place. The
Montgomery troupe will furnish music
for the occasion. Come one, come all.
By order OF committee.