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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
FIGHT FOR LIFE.

with fear that our arms could make
only Intellectual efforts to paddle rap
idly.
"We're lost" groaned James, ''un.
less we can brighten them"
Our guns not being loaded proved
practically useless: but we both
jumped up and tried to strike tho
saurians with the paddles. The crea-
lures stopped for a minute and swan
in circle round the canoe. They
knew that they had cornered their
prey, and they seemed to be gloating
over their coming feast. Our attempts
to frighten them, however. were inef-
fectual, and when we struck one on
the tail, he turned around and snapped
savagely at the paddle. We saved the
canoe by jumping back and giving
the frail craft a slight lurch to one
side.
Our brave fight would soon have ter
minated disastrously for us had not
another creature appeared on the scene.
There was slight ripple in the water
a short distance of, and then the huge
fins Of an ugly-looking shark glided
throus Z, the water. The heavy floods
had made the water in the inlet SO deep
that the finny monster had ventured
far inshore after food. The noise Of
the battle had attracted his attention,
and he was approaching the scene.
The five alligators waited expectant-
~ for the new enemy, and when the
huge shark turned over to seize one oi
the creatures the heavy saurians re-
turned the attack. The battle was evil
IDENTIFY surprise to both parties. The
shark was unaccustomed to such tough
skinned enemies, and after the first en-
counter he regretted his rashness.
But it was too late to retreat then.
The alligators, pressed on with hunger,
surrounded the huge fish and soon tore
him to pieces. The red blood dyed the
water for many rods around, and the
splashing of the heavy tails told the
| story of the fierce conflict going on.
The shark was gamey to the last. and
before he succumbed one of the huge
saurians was floating on his back dead
and another swimming painfully toward
the mangrove swamps badly injured.
We lost no time in getting away from
the scene of the conflict, and when we
reached the camp we were completely
| exhausted. The remembrance of that
race, and how the shark saved US, il
always before our minds when we
think of the sunny land Of Florida
George E. Walsh, in Yankee Blade.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
PuN0ENT PARAGRAPHS.

THAT messenger boy will be presi-
dent of the United States some day"
Never "Why not?" Hell never
run. Chic
did the grocers make anything on
: sugar." asked Lam|xin. Yes, said
Broker Margin. those who had any
sand did. "--lsoston Bulletin.
Would you permit me to read You
my last poem. my own young lady?'
IF it is your last really, certainly
Fliegende Batter.
A woman at IIagerstown. Md. has
goo which came into her possession
when she was married twenty -one years
ago. The fowl is in good healthy.
Y. Sun.
Chess is game that requires great
deal OF ENTHUSIASTICALLY on the part
OF the chess-players wife.
journal.
Making Hims Known. New
clerk-"Are you customer of ours,
sir?' The other-"Well, I should say
SO. Why. owe you over 500. Cloth
Ter and Furnisher.
The man who never can find time
to do anything you ask of him may gen.
orally be seen looking out at the win
dow when there is a brass band going
through the street.-Ram's Horn.
-Pennoyer-''My horse always seems
jaded, although l use him SO little
Prettiwitt-"Isut You must remember
that you board him in riding acad-
emy.'-Week's Sport.
Now. you must not let this go any
further" said Watts to Potts after re-
failing choice bit of scandal. 20. GER
| tainly not" said Potts. ''IIow did you
hear it?' MY wife told me. She's
| just like any woman-can't keep Sc
| cret, of course. Indianapolis Journal
An Unexpected Ingredient. --Goslin,
"Yahs, ! always make my own ciga-
| wettes, Mr.. Spatts. You know how to
make them. of cowse?" Spatts-"No.
don't know how" Goslin-"Weally?
Well, you take some tobacco" Spatts
(interrupting) - ''What! I IN. Y.
Sun.
| Little Eddie Ito his papa)-"Papa,
here comes a policeman" Papa Ia bank
cashier)-"What. Here" Little Eddie
NO. he's walking past the house,
Papa tresuming his paper)-"lou little
imp! The next time you see an officer
pass the house keep it to yourself. ~
Epoch.
| No Wonder She was Indignant
Miss Ophelia-"What queer weather we
are having this winter" Gongoslin -
''Yes. but, if you remember. Miss
| Ophelia. the winter of 1859 was very
much like it." Miss Ophelia (who is
lust twenty')-"Sir. Inter Ocean.
| -Dapper-"What is the greatest lie,
Snapper, that ever expressed itself in
your experience?" Snapper-"Well. by
all odds, the worst lie ] ever heard was
the one your quartette perpetrated last
night, when they came round to the
house and sang There's music in the
air. '"-Boston Courier.
He Didn't Get It.-Hardup lin need
of a loan)-You must enjoy your great
wealth, Pursefull. With an iucome of
a thousand dav the bills of the
plumber, and butcher and iceman have
no terror for you, while l." Purse
full-Yes. yes. Hardup, but you see you
are not in daily terror of the chronic
beggar nor compelled to refuse hun
dred men day the loans they beg for;
| SO You see we are quits"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16

ern part of the peninsula was especially
flooded. and many of the low-lying man
grove swamps had the appearance OF
forest trees growing in the middle OF
the sea.
We were spending the winter along
the coast, making occasional brief ex-
cursions into the interior to obtain
whatever of scientific interest that we
could find, or to enjoy few days sport
in hunting the wild game.
James Walton was fellow student
with myself, and through the advice of
a physician we had both exchanged
books of natural history for study in
the field. South Florida opened up a
field that was rich in every department
of science. and when we were engaged
in studying the fora or fauna of that
region we never failed to make obser-
vations and discoveries that interested
and instructed.
In the course of time. however, the
continually rising waters forced us
from dry land, and we had to construct
rude platform for our home. This
was built by driving heavy stakes in
the ground. and then putting 4 log
platform on the top of the stakes. The
water never rose quite up to the top of
this platform. but once or twice it
reached within several inches of it.
The platform, with our rude shanty
on it. was situated close to huge man.
grove swamp. and near enough to
Jupiter inlet to give us distinct view
of the ocean. We could thus reach sa 1t
and fresh water birds and fish with but
little difficulty.
Shortly after the holidays the water
reached it's highest mark, and we found
ourselves living, as it were, right in the
midst of large sea, and with here and
there forests of trees growing out of it.
With our little canoe we could paddle
far up into the interior, and we FREE
quently spent days in exploring the sub
merged country.
cove in one of the large mangrove
swamps, or lakes, as they really
were, some two or three miles from
the camp. We shot a few wild
ducks to replenish our stock Of pro-
visions. After padding around for
some time we startled up flock Of wild
birds. which scurried out of the brakes
SO rapidly and suddenly that we could
not get good glimpse of them. To
prevent any great prize from escaping,
we shot Unfortunately into the flock,
and brought three down.
The three birds were wounded and
their cries soon attracted the other
birds of the swamp. They proved to be
pelicans and they made desperate eff
forts to get beyond our reach. We
picked up two of the screaming crea-
lures, and then started for the third
Before we reached the last one our
attention was attracted by ripple in
the water, and then by the black head
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
HIS WEAK SPOT.
How = Knowing Drummer Won Fifty
Dollar Wager.

How = Knowing Drummer Won = Fifty-
Dollar Wager.
One evening four or five drummers
and agents who had been working
Quincy, ILL.,. to no purpose v ere discuss
ing their i'll luck in the Office of the
hotel. when one observed: :
There's an old shad down here in
hardware store who makes me tired.
This is about the fifteenth time I've
tried for an order. and it's no CO.
"Old chap with big nose on him?'
queried one of the others.
Yes
Ordered me out doors, confound
him.
.'And he told me" said third. that
he never bought Of an agent, trusted
stranger, or got caught on any mans
game"
That's old Blank to dot" put in
the landlord. Hes as sharp as he is
stingy."
Considerable more was said in the
same strain, but by and by man who
had registered from Chicago put in:
..Roys. it's all in understanding human
nature. Bet you fifty dollars even up
that can get ten dollars out of him in
fifteen minutes, and that without value
received or signing my name to a paper"
His money was covered instantly. and
next morning he took one of the crowd
down to the store, introduced himself,
and said:
''Mr. Blank. the governor of this state
gave me your name as prominent
resident of this neighborhood. Our
house is publishing county histories of
Illinois Every subscriber at twenty
five dollars has full-paged portrait
and two pages of reading matter.
shall take only Ave in this city, and
you being the most prominent resident
have called upon you first
. Well, sir. in just twelve minutes he
had old Blanks order for book and
ten dollars paid down as a guarantee
that he would take it. He had hit him
in his weak spot. and our money fell
into his pocket with thud which could
be heard clear across the hotel Office
NJ " SIM
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
ON THE STAIRS.

Baby footsteps pattcr.
UP the winding stair:
Mother watches, smiling
At her baby fair,
Thinks: I'm this world could there be
Baby quite so sweet as hef"
Now he reaches landing,
Takes his lofty place,
Secs way down below him
Mothers smiling face,
Says, through red lips eyes Of blue:
Mamma. amt oou tummin ton'''
Mother running swiftly
Up the winding stair,
Catches little baby.
Kisses golden hair,
Whispers in his tiny ear:
Mamma loves you far too dear
Twilight shadows gather
All about the room.
Mother by the window,
Sitting in the gloom,
In her hand no more to use,
Lie pair Of tiny shoes.
Now the sunset glories
Battle the western skies
Mother looks up sadly
Through her teardimmed eyes,
But for her the sun shaft bears
Just flight OF golden stairs
Far up on the landing.
smiles o baby's face,
Little hands are beck'ning
Through the airy space.
Calls clild's voice sweet and true
Mamma. a,nt oou tummin tool"
-Rosamond Hoyt, In Youths Companion.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16

1t is curious fact that there is moth
ing which is SO wholly unanimous as the
desire that other peoples daughters
should be cooks and chamber-maids
We never think of it as thing des;ra-
bic. or perhaps suoposable. for our own:
and this fact seems to damage most of
orr arguments for others. Artemus
Wand was willing to sehd his wife's re-
lations to the war. but we are not in
clined to contribute even these to the
kitchen. for we should hold, rightfully.
that it was '.menial service" Now il
we draw the line at mental service for
ourselves and our relatives. why
should we speak severely of those
who draw the line at just that point for
themselves and their own relatives?
The whole difficulty of this much-vexed
question seems to lie precisely there
i. w. Higginson, in Harper's Bazaar.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
Homicide In China.

The Chinese distinguish five degrees
of homicide, of which accidental homi-
eide is one. Thus, if gun goes off of
itself in mans hand and kills q
bystander, the holder of the gun is
guilty of homicide: but were the same
gun lying on "A table. it would be re-
garded as the will of heaven. Similarly
IA man is held responsible for any death
caused by an animal belonging to him;
though in such cases the affair can
usually be hushed mp by money ray
ment. no notice being taken of crimes
i'm general. unless ut the instigation of
a prosecutor, at whose will the case
may be subsequently withdrawn Where
the circumstances are purely accidental,
the law admits of money compensation.
From Strange Stories From Chinese
Gfulin -
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
Unexpected Obstacles.

I'm pretty good at tinkerng with
finances" softly chuckled the bank rob-
Der as he deposited his booty in a bag
and turned To go. What's to hinder
me from going into politics."
''Some other fellow may have big
ger barl," responded the watching de-
tectiye, coming forward and submitting
for his close inspection the muzzle of q
44-caliber gun.--Chicago Tribune.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
PURSUED BY SAURIANS.
az, I1mely Arrival Of Another
Deadly Enemy Saves Us.

n THE winter
of 1So9-90 the
r al n I a | ] o +
south Florida
was somewhat
re m ar k a b lie,
and all of the
rivers, lagoons
andlow swamps
became greatly
changed in APP
pearance owing
to the quanti-
ties of wat e r
rushing toward
the sea. L h e
extreme south.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16

A Terrible Threat.-Mrs. Brian
"Phat are We maxim, Michael?" Mr..
Brian-''A bit of boat for the little
bye" "A boat, is it? Faith, it's fire.
wood III make of it." NO We won't
aither Rather than let We do that, III
burn it up."-lankee Blade,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16

Mrs. Blobbs-Don't you enjoy a good
dinner, John, when go into the
kitchen and cook nice things for you
myself?
Mr.. bbs-Yes-er-that is. to a
certain extent. But on such occasions
! always know you're going to ask for
some money.-West Shore.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16

Its Original Quality Not Evolved
Out of lt.-McGuff - These orange
trees are beautiful. Did you know,
Sambo, that oranges We're once Der.
RESP" Sambo-"Mos' like. massa, mos
like Dey am berry good now."-Chi.
cago Times
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
Couldn't Risk 1t.

mo SIR" said the coal dealer, whose
patronage was solicited for little
manly art" contest, II like sport, but
] can't risk my business The last oc-
casion of that kind l attended some
body got confused and introduced me AS
the champion lightweight. Washing
ton Post.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
Looking Ahead.

Mr. Ringo-We may as we'll talk over
over this question of getting the house
painted.
Mrs. Bingo-Hut. my dear. it doesn't
need to be painted for at least year
yet.
Mr. Bingo-True. But you have got
to decide what color you want.-Mun-
sey's Weekly.
The first passenger ears for this
country were merely stage coaches on
the rail, and in other countries they
still k ep som thing of this form. In
America large, airy ears for passengers
were early introduced, and the parlor
car. the sleeping car, the hotel car and
the dining car are all of American ori-
gin. and are little used elsewhere. The
street tramway, or horse railroad, and
the elevated railways for rapid travel ip
cities. were first used in this country.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16

You can't tell how valuable a girls
affections are until you are sued for
blighting a set of them. Martha ! Vine
yard Herald
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
A wealthy man was asked not

A wealthy man was asked not long
ago to subscribe to a worthy charity.
Il should like to contribute" said he.
''but | have eight hundred thousand
dollars in bank not earning cent, and
really can't afford it.''-Boston Trav-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16

III thought you told me your father
.'<s a retired merchant?' $50 he is.
When the sheriff took possession he
had to retire. "-Indianapolis Journal.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
Portraits of Great Men.

1t would be a great help if with every
picture of man could be published
little table setting forth his height and
weight and other physical characteris-
tics. Sheridan on the $40 bill looks as
large as Hancock on the So bill: but
Hancock was head taller than Sheri-
dan, and would have made two of hi:..
Grant was not a tall man. Oliver Wei
dell Holmes isn't five feet six: probably
five feet three is nearer his height.
Maurice b. Flynn, always depicted in
evening dress, was short and slender.
Powderly is short The caricatures OF
many well-known men misrepresent
their size, possibly with intention.
George William Curtiss is tall, big"
man, not in the least wasp-waisted.
Sir John Macdonald. the ruler of Cana
da, is not the tall man that his pictures
make him. but is short, slender and
STOPPING Stanley, the explorer, is very
short. Longfellow's leonine head
seemed to imply large body. but the
poet was short man. So one might go
through a long list of famous persons
whose photographs show their faces,
but do not give any real idea of the men
who own the faces. Y. World.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
A Popular Monarch.

The king of Italy is a master of the
art of popular royalty. A house fell
near the Quirinal garden and his majesty
fastened to the scene and directed the
operations of the rescue party among
the ruins. When the last buried work.
man was extricated his majesty returned
to the Quirinal on foot, the crowd
naturally cheering him to the echo.
The prince of Wales is popular, but one
can scarcely imagine him emulating.
King Humbert That would be more
in the line of king Charlie" as they
used to call Lord Darlington in Aus
tralia, who is now staying with his
royal highncss at Sandringham. He,
indeed, is another master Of these arts,
and a mining accident never failed to
bring him to the spot by a special train
10 condole with the mothers and kiss
the babies with genuine kindlincss as
conspicuous as his official tact.-Chieas.
News.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-10
"Not 4 True BIIi."

The grand jury of the
United States Court, who have
for q day or two past been ex.
amining witnesses in the case
of the defunct Peoples Bank
of Fayetteville, with refeTnce
particularly TO the cashier, Mr..
Elijah Il. Moore, yesterday
evening made .eturn to the
court that after a thorough in.
vestigation they had failed Ia
find a true bill against Mr..
Moore, and upon motion of Col.
Fuller, of counsel for Mr.. Moore,
he was discharged.
The case has created much
interest and q number of peo-
pie have been here the past
week from Fayetteville as wit.
pesses before the grand jury.
Mr. Moore himself has been here
for ten days. Raleigh News.
Observer. w.
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Monroe Enquirer Register.
A gentleman As years old and
a large farmer for years, saw
the first commercial fertilizer
his eyes ever beheld this week.
He was from Texas and carried
home with him a bottle of the
stuff to show his family as a
curiosity.
DAVIDSON College Commence
ment will take place next week.
The baccalaureate sermon will
be preached tomorrow morn
ing by Rev. DR.. Shearer and the
address before the Y M. G. a..
will be delivered at night by
Rev. DR.. Plunkett of Augusta.
The mayor of Charlotte has
issued an order that no poor
horses shall be driven on the
main streets Of that city.
A company is organized at
Monroe to build a canning fac
tory. $1,000 has been subscrib-
ed. 1t is proposed to raise $780,
600.
A bale of cotton raised at the
Thompson Orphanage was sold
at auction in the public square at
Charlotte recently and brought
III cents.
Anegrom man at Kings Mountain
was in court last week for throw
ing an axe at his wife because
she wouldn't make the baby
stop bowling.
The Maxton Union says it has
come to light that ID. A. Nc
Dougald, the accused murderer
of his uncle, Simeon Conley,
had, for some time before his
fight, been embezzling from
parties in Laurinburg. He is
also accused of forgery.
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Tho Raleigh Evening Visitor says
A telegram was received here Last
night, from Abbeville, 8. G.. by Mr..
w. Primrose announcing the sad in,
telligence that Mr.. VIII williams,
youngest son Of the late John g.
Williams, had been run over and
killed by a train.
To, Mr.. Don Woodell we are in
debtel Cor the following particulars
Of The rad accident: II happened
about $50 O'Clock Thursday after.
noon At place called Sandy River,
On the q. q. a N. Railroad. The
AFTERNOON was very hot aud young
Williams sought refuge from the sun
BY going npder one II tho coaches u
a train standing ON The .track. wher,
he laid down and fell asleep. His
presence there was not known 70 The
engineer, and soon after the train
was backed, running over the young
man. His left lung was badly crush.
"a md t'ho " his ribs anil the right
leg broken. lie was taken IN chargs
and every effort made 20 save hi,
life,,'but n vain, a he died after tvs
hodfs lgfIefing.
Mr.. Williams was nephew q
Mrs. Margaret Clos and Mrs. John
BERNARD, u this city.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-10

Additionr trains leave Oxfr
daily expe, / Sunday II 40 a. u, ar z
rive HendeI s1n 1905 p. M, return.
% leave Henderson 2.l0p. M, daily
xce1t sunday, arrive Oxford 8 Is
No. SO leaving GUldsboro 800 p
m and Raleigh AIS p. IN. daily.
makes connection at Durham with
No. 10, leaving at 6 p. m. daily ex-
cept Sunday fer Henderson, and sl|
points on o. d G.. and r. Il NJ.
rords.
Passenger coaches run through
between West Point and Raleigh.
uia KevsvtIle, on Nos. 81 aud 202,
and ~ md l03
Nus. I'll aud So connect Ut Rlch.
moud daily except Sunday tor West
Point and Baltimore, via York River
Line.
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE.
On Trains so aud 81 Pullman
Buffet Sleeper, between Atlanta aud
New York, Danville ana Augusta
and Greensboro, via Ashville, TO Nor
rlstnWn. Tenn.
On 50 and SO Pullman Bufied
Sleeper, between Washington aud
NV Orleans, via Montgomery and
tptwcen Washington, Birmingham.
Bicbmnnd and Greensboro, and be.
tween Washington and Augusta aud
Pullman Buffet Sleepsrs between
Washington and Asheyhie aud Hot
springs via Asheville.
II, r. BRIDGES wa. TURK.
Superintendent Div, Pass. ACT
Raleigh, NC. Raleigh, N. q.
SOL II iAS, Traffic Manager,
Richmond, Va.
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Oh Interest to Writers.

OF the many valuable improve.
ments which have been made in
self.feedIng pens a great part
are due to the skill and persis.
tence Of Mr.. l.. Il. Dunlap, oi
of Boston, who, as a pioneer in
this business, has spent the last
decade in perfecting the fo1n.
tain pen that bears his name.
The latest perfected in sention
is the Dunlap Double feed Pen.
and in this very double feed lies
the secret Of IFS success.
IL carries a sixteen.karat di-
amond.pointed gold pen, and is
"a perfect pocket-companion that
will not only prove indispensa-
BILE, but a joy and blessing as
long as life lasts. Il is guaran.
teed to write instantly, always
and under all circumstances
To introduce il among the read
ers Of this paper, the manufac.
turersoiferfora short time only,
70 send il by return mailat one.
half the regular price. 1872"
BY postinga letter, enclosing
q two-cent stamp, to the Dun.
lap Pen Company, $50 Wash.
ington street, Boston, Mass,
you will receive a beautifully
engraved ticket worth 81, and
also an illustrated price.list and
circular, telling you how Il
make S. per day.