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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05
SHE WAS HONEST.
A boarding House Mistress who was oi
tho Right sort.

A Boarding House Mistress who was Of
the Right sort.
A gentleman who passed the autumn
some fifty miles from Philadelphia pays
tribute to the honesty Of the Quaker
lady with whom he boarded. He
passed several weeks at her house, and
when the time came for him to leave, he
packed up his belongings, paid his bill.
and said goodbye, leaving the house by
the stage-coach. which, in primitive
fashion, was to take him to the nearest
railway station.
The stage stopped for few moments
ut the village post-office, while the mail
was made up, and the gentleman, sit
ting on the box. saw his landlady COM
ing down the street. The driver came
out and mounted to his place, but the
Quakeress made signs to him to wait,
and IN moment she was at the side Of
the coach.
II found this in thy dressing-table,"
she said, extending something wrapped
In wisp of paper.
What is it," the gentleman asked, il
being rather difficult to reach down to
where she stood.
| She unrolled the wisp of paper with
the greatest gravity: and showed-a
discarded quill toothpick.
'sOh, thank you.' the gentleman said,
endeavoring not to smile. 1T is of no
value. You may keep it."
| 1T is of no value to me-" she re-
sponded, with unmoyed seriousness,
and standing upon the step she reached
to him the wisp of paper.
There was manifestly nothing to do
but to take it, and SO the ridiculous
scene was ended by the gentleman
pocl1eting the quill, and thanking the
bringer as gravcly as if it had bean .
gold watch Companion.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05
Professional women Nurses.

Many women are entering the profess
sion Of nursing whose sense Of honor
is not high, and whose appreciation Of
the dignity Of labor is not great, but
who sees in nursing either the means of
gaining livelihood or way to escape
from the rather dull and petty routine
of single girls life at home. They like
the eclat Of doing noble work and tho
independence which is essential 20 It,
but are unwilling to do more work than
they can help to attain their desire.
There are, however. other women, who,
in taking up nursing, often rs means
of livelihood, do SO with the highest
motives, and who, in rendering them
selves independent, have 1t the same
time the great pleasure Of helping
others in their struggle through life.
From this class says Murray's Maga-
zine, come all our best matrons, sisters,
and nurses, and to them is due the high
position nursing holds as . profession
for women.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05
hogs, cattle and horses had been killed

hogs, cattle and horses had been killed
to prevent its spreading.
THE death of Senator e. II. Wilson,
of Maryland. occurred on the cath at
his apartments at the Hamilton house,
of heart disease, in his roth year.
FIRE swept the business portion Of
Edna, Mo-, causing a loss of upwards
of 500. 900.
AT Covington. Ind. hundreds of acres
Of bottom lands were under water,
caused by the overflow of the Wabash
river.
JUDGE r. NJ. MONTGOMERY, Of Grand
Rapids, was nominated for supreme
Judge at the republican convention at
Jackson, Mich.
A HEAVY vein of silver was discov-
cred on Grayson's farm on Silver creek,
in Clark county, Ind.
Gov. EAGLE has signed the bill passed
by the Arizona legislature providing
for separate coaches on railroad trains
for negroes.
FIRE nearly destroyed the town of
Fennville. Mich.
AT Fort Logan, Col, eighty soldiers
were in the hospital and four deaths
had occurred from the grip.
THE Edison building. the Lumb Der ex-
change and adjoining buildings at Min
neapolis were burned, causing a loss
estimated at S5oO,O00.
MASKED men attacked the Jail at
Abbeville. Ca, and took Allen West, q
colored prisoner, out and shot him to
death.
DAVE SEVILLE knocked out Arthur
Majesty in glove contest at Nelson
vile, o., and the latter died two hours
later from the effects of the blow.
In a wreck on the Pan Handle road
at Hagerstown, Ind, four persons were
killed and large number of passengers
were wounded.
In the Two Medicine mountains in
Montana four Of party Of Eve labor
ers in search of work were frozen to
death.
GOLD was reported to have been
found along the streams of Brown
county, Ind, since the recent freshcts.
THE region near Jeffersonville, Ind,
was visited by tornado. The greatest
udHdS,C Ndo AoaC dl lACus NACIC u1uAy
dwellings and business buildings were
demolished.
In the cars near Athens, Ca, John
L. Sullivan, the pugilist, was soundly
thrashed by train hand for using in
sulting language.
FLAMES in Counselman's grain elc-
vator in Chicago caused loss OF
500. 900.
THE chief sanitary inspector of the
state board Of health announced that
there were in New Orleans twenty-five
fully-developed cases of leprosy.
AT Irwin. Col, Mrs. Ed. Clarke and
child, Supt. Ropell and Engineer B. f.
Smily were buried beneath snowsiide
The Michigan democrats have re-
nominated John w. Champlin for su-
preme Judge and Charles s. Williams
and Arthur A. Clark for regents of the
state university.
BY vote of 70 to q the Kansas house
defeated the proposition to resubmit
the prohibition amendment.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

THERE is a tradition among watch
makers all over the world that prior to
the year 1870 all clocks and watches
We're made with w., the proper char
acters to mark 4 o'clock. In that year
q clock was made for Charles ", of
France, who was not only a crank, but
q great fault-finder The clock was a
beauty, but Charles had to find fault.
He examined it critically and finally
broke out in storm of rage because
the hour 4 had been marked ''IV.,"
insisting that IIII's should be put on
instead. This was done, and in order
to perpetuatc a kings mistake has been
kept up ever since.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

UNTIL quite recently all of the author
ities concurred with each other in the
opinion that lightning flash was in
stantaneous; late experiments show
that the flash is not infinitcsimal, but
that it lasts a measurable period of
time. This interesting fact was ascer-
tanned by setting camera in rapid
vibration and exposing in it Il plate SO
as to receive the impression of the flash.
Upon taking out the plates it was found
that the impressions seemed widened
out on the negative, showing that the
negative had been moved during the
time the flash was in existence. Several
tests proved the theory q correct one.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

CONSERVATION has been occasioned
among the yegetarians by declaration
of leading Philadelphia physicians that
tomatoes are hurtful diet. The speci-
fication of ills derivatiye from this
luscious fruit includes injury to the
walls of the stomach, interference with
the action of the salivary glands, and a
generally impaired digestion. 1t will be
remembered that this view is repeti-
ton of the early prejudices which as
sailed the Jerusalem apple" as the
tomato was first called. The tomato
survived its early persecution, and if
any vegetable can resist this second on
slaught the tomato can.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05
hUMO OROuS.

-Hicks-"You must not pull the
dogs tail. sonny. You know what be-
comes of bad boys, SUPPOSE" Boy
''Oh, yes. They gets to be Governors
out West"
"A Preventive Measure.-Miss Prude
Eddie, you ought to be ashamed to
meddle with grandma's spectacles.
You'll have to wear them sometime"
Eddie-'.Well, / guess not, if smash
'em.'-Jewelers' Weekly.
What did you break the window
for?" asked the Court Il didn't intend
to do it, Your Honor. Ask the police
man il did" mo, SIR corroborated
the officer; ''he was throwing the brick
at his wife. ."-Philadelphia Times.
How old are your asked justice
of the peace Of Jim Webster, who was
under arrest for stealing chickens. Il
dunno" said the darl<y. when were
you born?" .'What am de use oh me
tellin' you bout my buff day; you amt
gwine to make me no buff-day present"
AT the Montuk.-Member-[At the
Chinese dinnerl-''What is this dish?'
Wah Shin - ''Oonga-thonga-weelou-
cheel- sunghi- boolahv' Mem ber-
What's that in English?" Interpreter
''Singed cricket lungs garnished with
cold, boiled mosquito eyes and grated
beetle-tongues."
AT the Junior Ball.-Freshleigh (for
the fifth time)-"May l have just one
more dance, Miss Slyder?" Miss Slyder
Yes; but this must be the last"
Freshleigh-"I hope you will excuse my
asking you so many times, but really
you are the only girl I know here
Columbia Spectator.
-Ebb and Flow.-Three successive
kilograms from young man staying at
Monaco, to his anxious mamma, who
has sent him there for his health. ''Send
me some money. Have lost my pocket
book" mo need Of money. Have
found pocket-book ''Send money.
Pocket-book found, but nothing in it. !"
-Fliegende Blatter.
Miss Summit (facetiously)-"I am
not going to meddle with your affairs,
Mr.. Dashaway, but as was driving by
q well-known pawnbroker's yesterday I
saw q certain gentleman who, must
confess, bore strong resemblance to
YOU" Dashaway-''Indeed. Did you
see his face?" Miss Summit am
afraid that did," Dashaway-.Then
it couldn't have been me. l had my
back ed.'-Tit- Bits.
-"Why do you live in the country
anyhow?" asked New Yorker of a
suburban friend ITO save money
us the cost Of living less?' mo.
Slightly higher" Then how do you
saver" mo opera, $50 season. Nc
concerts, S25 q season. No theaters
$50 a season. No big dinners to friends
800 year. No fun Of any kind, $500 q
year" Say" said the city man, seized
with an inspiration, wouldn't you save
money If you diedY'-N. Y. Sun.
I'm lesson in parsing the sentence,
MAN, counting capacity of bliss" ETC.,
the word counting came to pert young
miss of fourteen to parse. She com
| menced hesitatingly, but got along vel
enough until she was to tell what II
agreed with. Here she stopped short
But as the teacher said: Every we'll
what does counting agree with?" Eller
blushed and hung down her head
ELLEN, don't you know what thai
agrees with?" "Ye-ye-yes, sir!'
"Well, Ellen, why don't you parse tina,
word? what does it agree with?'
Flushing still more, and stammering
Ellen says: ut a-agrees with ell thu
girls, SIR"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

AT the last meeting of the physical
society in England an electric lamp was
exhibited which lighted itself when
darkness came on and extinguished it
self when daylight or another strong
light was brought into the field. The
lamp is worked by selenium cell on
the principle that the strength Of the
current varies with the intensity of
light falling on the selenium.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05
THE DOOM or YUMA.

Only Two Buildings Left Standing In the
Arizona Town. All Others Having been
Swept Away by the F10od-No Loss Of
Life Reported.
YUMA, A. T., Feb. cs.-The water
reached its highest point at II o'clock
Thursday night Every business house
was washed down. But two build
ings are left standing. The convent OF
st. Joseph, the Ancient Order Of
United Workmen hall, the school
house and the express, telegraph
and post Offices were leveled to
the grornd. The railroad and steam
boat Office was swept into the Colorado
river and the Southern Pacific freight
depot destroyed by dynamite to prevent
the wreckage from knocking down the
railroad bridge. The water in the Col
orado is up to the stringers of the
bridge, which is yet uninjured. The
railroad icehouse and the track
at the foot of Main street
are washed away. Five hundred
men worked Thursday night to save
property, but met with little success.
The town and property is now guarded
Oy ucmUerS Oh the UNA TluoS, WHO
have been sworn in as deputy sheriffs.
The water is now falling here, but dis
couraging reports have been received
from above and east.
Friday morning the river dropped II
inches in one hour and Yuma residents
are feeling less anxious. All the coun-
try east for 20 miles is under water and
the Southern Pacific tracks are washed
out for fully that distance. Trains are
running between FL Paso and Tucson,
but west-bound passengers are held at
the latter place.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb. 2S.-Several
deaths have resulted from the food at
Tia Juan. A Mexican was drowned
while attempting to assist others. A
druggist named Scribner was swept
away in his store by the flood. There
Is not building left standing upon its
foundation. The Russ house is tho
only one that has not been
completely wrecked, and that is
badly damaged The main current Of
the Tia Juana river runs through the
town. The valley is completely swept
of fencing, wind mills, etc. A number
Of cattle, hogs and horses are known to
have perished. There has been no
communication with the Mexican side
yet and it is impossible to tell the
damage or number of lives lost.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

THE other day a philanthropic lady
found the following appeal among her
usual grist of begging letters: Dear
madam: win You help me to get po-
sition as teacher to support myself and
two little ones? Also tell me where l
can buy parrot year old"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05
tlOn 20 the newspaper press
PI-ssTA is nuShinr for,ya

RUSSIA is pushing forward that great
railroad enterprise, the Siberian rail-
road, and it is to be completed in two
or three years. A writer familiar with
the country says it will be seven thou
sand miles in length, and the eastern
terminus will be but five days from
Japan. 1t will give Russia the trade Of
Japan and China with Europe and en-
able it to compete with the Pacific
roads of America for the traffic now
derived from China, especially in the
carriage Of tea, which loses its best
quality by sea TRANSFORMATION.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

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pointing s e n at or
i | a i r, 0 + n e W
Hampshire! minis
ter to China in
place of Col. Dem
by, of Indiana,
w h o had bee n
holding over from
the Cleveland ad.
lninistration. The
appointment W a s
a complete surprise
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05
REMARKABLE WOMEN.

MILE. LOUISE GAUTIER, . young
woman who was born deaf and dumb,
but taught by the Grosselin system, was
able to go through successfully all the
examinations-both written and oral
of the National School Of Fine Arts, at
Paris, has been appointed teacher OF
design in that institution.
THE University at Geneva has just
made an NJ. D. Of the young Polish
Countess Wanda Won Szcawinska. Her
graduation thesis was remarkably
learned paper concerning the eyes Of
crustaceous animals and the effect OF
light and darkness upon them. The
Countess Wanda will practice in Po-
land.
WOMEN are rapidly proving their
ability in the printing and publishing
business Miss May F. Seymour, Of
New York, q competent stenographer,
publishes and edits the business Wom-
ans Journal" Recently she has taken
four other women into company with
her: they own the stock and intend that
it shall be purely q woman's enterprise;
that no man shall hold q dollars worth
Of the stock.
Mrs. MAY FRENCH SHELDON, Of Lon
don, is about to conduct an exploring
party to Africa to learn the customs,
legends, and folklore Of the natives,
and presere them in book. She will
take stenographer, but will be the
only white woman in the party, and
she expects to reach Mount Kilima-
Marc, three hundred miles from the
coast, whera no white footsteps have
been heard. The exploration will occu-
py three months.
Miss j. GRACE ALEXANDER was re-
elected Secretary and Treasurer Of the
Security Savings Bank of Winchester,
N. H., at it's recent annual meeting.
She has served in this capacity for
twenty years or more, and is believed
to have been the first woman to occupy
this responsible position. Miss Alex
ander is also assistant cashier Of the
Winchester National bank, in the same
building, and she has been connected
with this bank even longer than with
the other. She surely shows woman'a
capacity for banking business.
MRS. CATHERINE BANvILLE, Of Wash
ington, D. c., has, since the death of her
husband Ave years ago, carried on his
business of horse-shoeing, and is thus
supporting and educating her four little
BOYS. Mrs. Banville is said to be q
thoroughly practical woman, and pays
her employees union prices. She has
done work for some of the finest stables
in Washington, including that Of Sena.
tor Leland Stanford; and the Sergeant
alarms, Captain Valentine, lately
awarded her the contract for this class
| Of work for the u. s. Senate
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

GEN. SHERMAN used to tell that while
travelling in Ireland he was once sere-
naded by local band in Cork. To his
surprise and delight the musicians
played, Marching Through Georgia. !"
lie inquired where they had heard the
tune. and was further surprised to hear
that it was very old Irish air, the
origin of which was lost in the mists of
ANTIQUITY.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

AT the annual banquet of the Ohio
society in New York Governor Camp
bell, of Ohio, described himself as the
first governor of that state whose par
cnts were born within its boundaries
and who had his own birthplace there.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

GREAT industries develop rapidly in
this country. Fifteen years ago elcc-
trical appliances other than the tele-
graph were little more than interesting
toys. but to-day Edison-and he ought
to be an authority-estimate that at
least 5000. 600, 900 is invested in electric
al industries.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05
Two Children Burned to Death.

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 2s.--Robert and
Lena Going, two children Of Henry Co
ing. were burned to death at 10 o'clock
Friday morning in fire which de-
stroyed the family residence at Silver
Lake. The mother had gone to neigh
bor's to spend the morning, and while
absent the house caught fire.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

The first sewing machine was patent
ed in England in 176O, sixty years before
the birth of Elias Howe, who is popu-
larly credited with the invention and
who first made it practical success.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

By actual count one hundred and
fifty young women have taken up tim
ber claims in western Washington dur
ing the past six months They prob
ably intend to marry experienced wood
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05
WEST AND SOUTH.


Two GIRLS aged and 10 years were
drowned while playing on the ice at
Grand Rapids. Mich.
FIRE at Beaver Crossing, Neb., de-
stroyed the post Office, the town hall
and four business houses. All the
mail and post Office records were
burned.
A. G. OSBORN and w. j. Elliott, two
newspaper writer's, had a battle with
pistols on u public street in Columbus
o. Osborn was fatally shot. Mr..
Hughes, bystander, was killed and
several innocent persons were injured.
TEN THOUSAND settlers were said to
be occupying land in the Cherokee strip
in Indian territory.
In a collision on the Baltimore &
Southwestern road at Remington sta
ton, near Cincinnati. five persons were
injured.
FLAMES ruined eight of the principal
business houses at Meredosia, Ill.
A MOB took Scott Bishop, a negro ac-
cused of assault and robbery, from the
him to tree.
SOAP manufacturers of the southwest
met at Kansas City and formed an asso-
citation to regulate prices. Charles Ham
mond, of Kansas City, was chosen presi-
dent.
AT Parkersburg. w. Va, and vicinity,
the loss by floods was estimated at ST.
OOo, 900.
THE burial of Mrs. Margaret Tim
monds took place at Hartford City,
Ind. She was born in ireland in 1889
and was 10a years old at the time of her
death.
AT Yuma, A. T., floods had done
$3.50, 900 damage and threatened to
sweep the town away. Gus Lee was
drowned in bed.
In Chicago the case brought by Mar
shall Field 4 Co. to test the legality Of
the United States revenue law was de-
cided by Judge Blodgett in favor of the
government
In Armourdale, Kan, q fire destroyed
an elevator, owned by j. p. Campbell
& Co., forty freight ears and about 1oO,-
900 bushels of grain, entailing Il loss Of
about Sl50,000.
THE county attorney withdrew the
charge against Banker Cowles, of
Clarks, Neb., of killing his wife on
February 4.
MAY WRIGHT SEWALL, OF Indiana,
was elected president of the National
council of women of the United States.
In Brandywine township, Indiana,
hydrophobia WAS raging, aud many
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

THE man who signalled that famous
message of General Corse from Altoona:
Il am short a cheek-bone and an ear,
but I'll hold the fort" etc, died at New
berg, n. Y, recently. Sergeant Hugh NJ.
Hayes was his name--a fact which may
interest the thousands of people familiar
with the hymn, Hold the Fort" which
was inspired by the answer Sergeant
Uayes waved back with his signal flag.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

IT is proposed to unite Ireland and
Scotland by tubular bridge of steel
containing roadway, this bridge to be
sunk sixty feet below the level of the
sea and to be kept in position by means
of anchors. The length of the bridge
or tunnel will be twenty-four miles.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

At the recent meeting of the National
Publishers Association in New York,
m association embracing the publishers
OF nearly all the leading newspapers in
the country, resolution was passed
commenting the Worlds Columbian
Exposition at Chicago as National en-
terprise, and authorizing the appoint
ment of standing committee of the
association to cooperate and advise
with the department of publicity and
promotion in the relations of the ex-
position to the newspaper press.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05
Three Men Drowned During . Squal

TACOMA, Wash, Feb. 2S.-J. G. Ar
mold, guard ON McNeilrs island, and
two prisoners, Charles Oleson and
Charles Barrett, were drowned III the
sound Thursday while attempting to
reach the mainland in q sailboat, which
capsized during squall.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05
Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-The senate
has confirmed the nominations of
Truxton Beale, of California. to be
minister to Persia, and Martin A.
Knapp, of New York, to be interstate
commerce commissioner.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

BARON HIRscH has already given
about SD, 1000. 900 to the Hebrew poor,
in addition to his recent gift of $780,
OOO, and is still worth S10O, 900. 900.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

The London Lancet says the best au-
thorities estimate that the average du-
ration of human life has increased ten
years in the last century.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05

HALF dozen New York ladies earn
2 handsome living by holding conversa-
tion classes and giving private lessons
In that art,

AS PRESIDENT of the Dreycl institute
OF Philadelphia at $4,000 year Prof.
MacAlister is the best paid teacher in
the United States.