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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09


with Aunt Dolly. an old rheumatic ne
gress whom she had bought twenty
five years before. When Aunt Clara
was younger woman Dolly had be-
longed to a Mrs. Bacon, with whom
Aunt Clara boarded. Mrs. Bacon died
suddenly and everything she had was
sold at auction. Dolly had become at
tached to my aunt, and begged SD hard
that she buy her that my aunt actually
paid the last dollar she had in the world
for her. Then she rented the cottage
and there my aunt and Dolly had lived
for twenty-five years, and grown old to-
gcther as mistress and slave. But very
little Dolly knew about slavery. /
guess it would have been hard to have
told which was mistress in the cottage.
Aunt taught in the public schools for
number of years, and Dolly cooked,
took care OF the cottage and sold hot
coffee. sandwiches, pies, cakes and APP
plies at the depot. Her round. black
face had been familiar sight there for
many years. My aunt's health had been
such that she had ceased teaching fully
ten We ars before and Dolly had proved
the prop of her declining years. Aunt
Dolly met us at the door.
Dress your souls, honeys! Is you de
nieces OBJ my ole missus? You ain
come none too soon. She nose gone
to de Hebbenly sho'." Tears were roll
ing down Aunt Dol;y's checks. She took
US directly to Aunt Clara's bedside,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09

possessions consisted of small house
and about an acre of ground in Sheldon.
but the long period of i'll health of our
parents. together with the funeral ex-
penses. had put three hundred dollar
mortgage on the property. so we could
hardly say the roof that covered us was
our own.
Mollie was but sixteen: l was four
years her senior. Being well educated.
! succeeded in getting the public school
in our town. and though the pay was
small we managed to live on it. Mollie
was determined should keep at her
studies for year or two more. Some
how we couldn't save cent to pay on
that mortgage. and it kept growing
larger all the while. One day John
Easton. the man who held it, came over.
] had just returned from school. He
said:
Miss Anice, | thought Id call and
tell you | can't carry that mortgage
any longer. Ineed the money 1t was
due last fall. but thought I'd let it run
as long as could. but must have the
money the 1st of October or | shall
have to foreclose. which should might
lily hate to do. Times have been So hard
with me the last year or two that ]
must have il. The interest added to
the mortgage will swell the amount to
SI20 October L..
Now couldn't see for the life of me
money. II seemed that we must lose
onr home. and that night | told Mollie
all about it.
We'll. Anice." said she. LII have to
quit school and go TO work
Yes" said /, but what work could
you get by which we could save money
enough to pay that mortgage by Oc-
tober l" can't see any object in your
stopping your studies. Wen have to
let the old home go, if go it must Per-
haps we can rent it of the party who
buys it.
OF course we had crying spell over
the prospect before us. We had been
born under that roof. and it seemed
sad indeed to have it pass into other
hands. The next evening when came
home from school | found letter there
that Mollie had brought from the office.
1t was from Aunt Clara in Nashville.
She was the only relative we had on
on earth. to my knowledge. She was
my fathers old maid sister, and had
lived in Nashville all her life Now she
was an old. old woman. She had visit
ed us once or twice while father was
alive. The letter read:
DEAR n ECE: am dying. Come at once
and bring Mollie CLARA EVANS"
| managed to scrape money enough
together to pay our way to Nashville.
We found Aunt Clara in humble cot
tage near the depot. She was evidently
near deaths door. Poor old soul, Sh.
had been for years an invalid. it seemed.
and all the money she had laid by in
her youth her later years had found use
for. She lived alone in the cottage
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09

Where but few cheeses are made, it
is not absolutely necessary to buy .
cheese press. A very good long lever
press may be constructed by simply
using a twelve-foot scantling as lever,
one end passing beneath a cleat upon
the wall of the room. A good, firm
platform should be used for the hoop.
and blocks of different thic knesses pro-
vided to make proper adjust ment of the
lever during the process of pre- ssing As
the follower settles, the lever will pitch
or inc line, then block should be placed
beneath the cleat to bring the lever to
q horizontal position again. Add
weights gradually rs the pressing pro-
cseds.-Western 4 ural.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
STANLEY'S SERVANT.
How He Was Taken for Prince by Sol
Titled Ladies.

How He Was Taken for a Prince by Sore
Titled Ladies.
You know said Milward Adams, of
the Auditorium. that Stanley has an
Arab body servant whom he picked up
in Africa. This persons name is Sail,
and Stanley thinks great deal of him,
for once in the interior of Africa Sail
saved the explorers life. lie is good
looking. swarthy young fellow, though
not black like a negro. On Stanley's
trips three times across Africa, Sail
was with him nd the two became much
attached to each other. So when Stan
ley came back to civilization he brought
Sail with him. and he carries the Arab
youth everywhere with him.
Sail has nothing to do but wear
picturesque toggery of the Arab sort,
with red fez which quite sets him off
and gives him really distinguished air
One time shortly after Stanley had re-
turned to England he was the honored
guest at lawn party where only the
biggest Of England's social lions We're
invited Stanley takes him everywhere.
and would stay away from the queen
castle if Sail were barred. Some
how it got whispered about among the
titled ladies present that Sail was an
Arab or African prince, and, the idea
having been suggested, gossiping
tongues quickly accepted the fact.
Presently, greatly to stanley's surprise,
he noticed Sail with the duchess of SO
and So on one arm and the Baroness
Blank on the other, parading up and
down, while other titled ladies followed
them about. When luncheon came Sail
took one of his new found admirers in
to lunch and responded to the your
highnesses' that were showered upon
him with perfect equanimity. lie was
smart enough to take advantage of the
error and to be for little while mem
Der of royalty himself.
"After luncheon number of the
ladies confided to Stanley that they
were charmed with Prince Sail, his com
panion, and asked to know all about
him. Stanley, with an amused twinkle
in his eye, told them that Sail was "A
model servant and that he thought
everything of him. The ladies were
fearfully mortified and fastened to Sc
clude themselves for the rest Of the
afternoon. You see. in England it
makes all the difference in the world
whether you are charming in yourself
or whether there is a handle to your
name. Chicago Post
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
How q Chinaman Uses an Iron.

It is curious how differently China
man uses an iron from the method en-
ployed by women. When q woman
uses an iron she begins with it at the
right heat for use, and consequently it
soon cools, and she consumes much time
in changing her irons. The Chinaman,
ON the contrary, gets his iron very hot,
much too hot for use. When he begins
to use the iron he plunges it quickly into
cold water. This cools the surface for
Q moment. The heat from the interior
then begins to come to the surface. and
continues to do SO for some time, about
as fast as it is cooled by use, SO that the
necessity for the frequent changing Of
irons is obviated.-American Home
Eraphic
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
Dancers In Thibet.

Dancing enters into great many of
the religious ceremonies in Thibet,
where the inhabitants spend great
part of their time in worship and it's at
trndant festivals Prince Henry of
Orleans, eldest son of the duke of
Chartres, recently returned from jour
ney of exploration in Central Thibet.
With NJ. Bouvalot, the noted explorer,
and company of guides and servants,
he crossed the desolate country between
lakes Lob Nor and Tengri Nor, mar
rowly escaping loss among the glaciers
In Lhasa, the sequestered capital of
Thibet. which they reached after many
hardships, they saw many religious
dances. The most striking of these
was dance by masked priests, deco
rated with the ropes with which they
are accustomed to flagellate themselves.
Despite the fact that Prince Henry was
announced as Il person of high degree,
he got an occasional cut with the rope
when his curiosity led him to crowd too
near the dancers.--N. Y. journal.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
RULES FOR YOUNG GYMNAsTs.
Dangers to he Avoided In the Cultivation q
the Muscular system.

Dangers to I've Avoided In the Cultivation Of
the Muscular system.
Much benefit can be derived from
gymnastic appliances If they are used
Understandings. No advantage is to
be gained by exercise that is carried on
in careless manner. Neither too much
nor too violent exercise is beneficial,
though constant and regular work is
necessary. 1t is better to work for q
certain length of time every other day
than to devote all of one week to exer-
else, and not 60 near the gymnasium
the next
To use any apparatus carelessly is to
use it dangerously. ] have had many of
my worst falls in doing some Of the
simplest tricks, because was careless,
and did not put my entire mind upon
what was doing. There is something
besides and beyond the mere pleasure
of being able to perform tricks in gym
nasium; there is q lasting benefit to be
obtained in careful gymnastic exercise.
Let me impress one fact upon your
minds you are laying the foundation
of splendid manhood at the same time
that you are gaining skill and grace.
You are laying up for yourself a store
of health that you can draw on when
you are grown men, and the days for
gymnastics are passed. /.
In begipn ming your exercises there are
two points that you must always bear
In mind. Stand erect, and before be-
ginning any work draw a long deep
breath. Breathe from the abdomen, SO
that the lower part of the lungs are ex-
banded. You will find by following
this simple device that anything you at
| tempt will be much easier for you than
| II you go about Y our exercises in care
less or slouchy way. There should be
no round-shouldered gymnasts, and l
have yet to see any one who has
achieved distinction as a gymnast who
was not as straight as an arrow, and
across whose shoulder blade yard
stick could not be placed without touch
ing his back.
In your exercises avoid devoting toe
much time to one kind of work. Dc
not spend all your time, for instance. on
the horizontal bar, or on the parallel
bars. What all would-be gymnasts
should strive for is symmetrical devel
opment of their muscles. You do moi
want to have legs like piano, hard and
knotted with muscles, and arms like
pipestems. Nor do you want to have
the arms and chest of a blacksmith ant
legs like those of a crane. You want Il
have all your muscles developed alike
not one at the expense of another. II
avoid this lop-sided kind of growth i
the reason that gymnasiums have sucl
variety of appliances -Roland Mo
Nnesux, in Harper's Young People.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
The Swiss Guards Mistake.

Masquerading is allowed during car
nival time in certain Italian towns be-
tween sunset and sunrise. but not during
business hours of the day. Cardinal
Mazella being lately at Pisa, and having
an official visit to pay to some dignitary
who lived close to his hotel, set out on
foot in his scarlet robe and beretta. A
policeman, unaccustomed to see prince
of the church unattended and walking
in the street, stopped his eminence and
severely informed him that it was for
hidden to go about disguised" in broad
daylight. He had taken the cardinal for
mumsner. This was better, however,
than what happened to a cardinal at the
last ecumenical council, when a great
crowd of bishops We're pressing into st.
Peters, SO that the Swiss guards could
not keep a way clear for the pope and
his suite. One of these men, impatient
at being showed about. lifted the stock
of his halbert, and ramming it behind
him hit cardinal in the pit of the stom-
ach. A moan from his eminence caused
the guard to look round. upon which he
humbly excused himself on the ground
that he thoughtiae was hitting bishop
Pail Mall Budget
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
AUNT CLARA'S DOLLY.
She Left Her as q Legacy to Her
Two Orphaned Nieces.

'STER NJ OIL
LIE and | were
orp h a n 5. We
lived in I h e
town Of Shell
don, in middle
T en- n e $ 5 c e.
Father died in
the spring of
1856: III . I h Z r
followed him a
III o n I h later,
and then Mol
lie and | were
.
alone in I h G
world. Father
had been a min
lister an q Of
course di G d
poor. All of our
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
THE SUGAR ORCHARD.

spouts and Buckets That Have Proved
Very Useful.
The spout use in my sugar orchard
is of my own design. The bucket may
have an ear large enough to slip on the
spout into the groove shown, or a wire
hook may be placed on the spout as
shown to hold the bucket. A wire on
the cover of the bucket springs under
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09

Waiter Ito Blossom, who has just
wiped his knife and fork on napkin)
You appear to be very particular
sir" Blossom-''A person has To be
particular in restaurant" Wait ,r-.
What shall bring you, sir?' Bios
SOMA plate Of hash. Epoch.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
THE FARMING WORLD.
ORANGE WRAPPING.
A Machine That Simplifies the Work TO
Wonderful Extent.

A Machine That Simplifies the Work TO .
Wonderful Extent.
One Of the most toilsome portions OF
the labor Of preparing oranges for
market is the wrapping in tissue pa
per. which is essential for enabling the
fruit to reach the market in the best
condition. In this state the wrapping
is all done by hand, but it appears
that machine has been introduced in
Florida which is said to do the work
perfectly. From the accompanying
illustration good idea can be gathered
Of how it works
1t is run by steam power, and sim
gle machine will wrap 100 boxes day.
A large vertical drum with openings in
it picks up the orange as it comes
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
The Silk petticoat In Vogue.

Sham skirts are trimmed in front,
two broad breadths of material hang
straight down the back, attached to
these being strap which was formerly
used for carrying the train upon the
arm. BY the means of this strap the
skirt is held up, little to one side, and
10! the browning glory of a woman's
toilet in the present time-a silk skirt
is revealed in all its beauty. This silk
petticoat is no longer constructed Of
dark colors, but the fanciful shades of
shr mp pink, ashes of rose, pale blue
and canary are intensely chic for visit
ing or walking.-Detroit Free Press.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09

per Mollie and ! were sitting in the
front parlor crying when Aunt Dolly
came in.
Oar now, you chillen, ! knowed suth-
in was de matter. What is it, honeys?
Tell ole Dolly"
So told her all about it.
-Four hundred and twenty dollars!
OATS "a heap, amt it, honey?"
Yes, Aunt Dolly. it's great de al
when we need it and have nothing"
Hole on minute. honey" and she
went hobbling out. Pretty soon she
came back carrying a bundle in her
arms. She knecled down on the car
pet and unrolled il till she came to two
of her old missis' stockings. filled with
something and tied at the top. She
united them and emptied on the floor to
our astonished gaze "A shining heap of
gold and silver coin.
Twas all saved from sellin' dem
sandwiches. an cakes. an pies, an cof-
fee, an apples fer de pas twenty-five
years. Twus all fer ole missis when
cher she need it. But she neber need it
now" and the tears started from dear
old Dolly's eyes. Now, honey, it's
yours. Is dar enough?'
'-Oh. Dolly we both exclaimed, 1--WE
cant take your money"
Hush, chillen, hush. ISM belong
to you?"
NO. no. Aunt Dolly" and we were
both crying harder than before, 1--WE
belong to you And somehow we got
mixed up and our arms were around
Aun, Dolly's neck.
We'll, count dem, honey, count dem. y
And we counted out Sl.2S0. There
were coins there that had not seen the
light of day for twenty-five years. The
next day we paid off the mortgage
shortly after Dolly wished to go back
| and visit the cottage, and we locked
our house and returned to Nashville
| The Sunday after we arrived there we
three visited the cemetery. Aunt Dolly
sunk on her knees by the side of hel
old missis' grave and bowed her heac
on the green sod that covered it.
Here's Dolly, ole missis; here's Dolly
Mars Jesus, won't you take me 'long?'
We heard few sobs, but did not dis
| turb her till we thought it was time t.
go. / put my hand on her shoulder.
! Aunt Dolly, dear Aunt Dolly She
did not hear me. Jesus had taken hel
along. too. We laid her at rest beside
her mistress. At her head is a marble
slab on which is inscribed:
Aunt Dolly.
Faithful and True"
The next year our railroad share.
brought us $4,000. We often visit the
grave of Aunt Clara and dear old Dolly
and it's hard to tell over which grave
the tears flow most freely.-H. +. Scott
| in Chicago News.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
ARCH

two arches, as shown in the cut, and 80
arranged that one fire will boil both
pans, or fire may be kept under both
pans If desired. In case it is wished to,
only one pan may be used. The second
pan is six inches lower than the first,
to allow the boiling sap to flow from
one to the other.-Farm and Home.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09

Mr.. Fondlover-I am over head and
ears in love with your daughter.
Sarcastic Parent (who is wealthy)-l
was not aware of that. All the infor
nation have had about you heretofore
was that you were over head and ears
In debt.-Texas Siftings.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
Thought He still Had 1t.

Brownly-See that man in the con-
servatory?
DE Borro-Yes Who is he?
Brownly-They say he swindled q
client recently out of $4,000.
De Horro-The rascal! Introduce me
ut once.-Light.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
A Dinner Delicacy.

A dish of sailed almonds is an agree
able adjunct to dinner and serves to
pass the time between courses. They
may be prepared as follows: To cup
full of blanched almonds add table
spoonful of melted butter Or olive OIL
Str well and and let them stand for an
hour, then sprinkle with salt, using an
even tablespoonful for each cup of nuts
Now pour the nuts into a baking-tin,
place in a moderately hot oven and bake
until brown, stirring them occasionally
while they are browning. The recipe
may be increased to snit any amount of
nuts desired. They are served in a
small bon-b bon. olive or almond dishes,
and one or two dishes for dozen guests
ere sufficient, as they are intended
simply as delicacies, and are not to be
eaten in quantity. Peanuts are also
served in the same way. and are very
sppetizing.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
SQuELCHING AN IDEA.
The impressive Warning Received by
Had Man.


There were three or four young men
making considerable noise in a Russell
street saloon the other day when po-
liceman who was off duty and in plain
clothes entered the place. He heard
them boasting of doing up" this one
and that one, and of being tough and
full of sand, and selecting the most
boastful of the lot he said:
Young man you have q wrong idea
of things, and one which will lead you
into trouble"
''Who the dickens are you?" demanded
the young man.
well. apeliceman and a philosopher.
Iheard you talk of cleaning out the force.
You would only get badly hurt if you
attacked an officer. You are no fighter.
You think you have sand, but you
haven't. If you ever pitch into man
of your size it will be bad for YOU"
Don't give me no chin" shouted the
man, as he jumped up.
II am only telling you the truth. II
you will step out into the yard with me
I'll illustrate my meaning"
The other was willing enough, and
out they went, and he sailed into the
officer In two minutes he was licked
man, and SO acknowledged, and as the
officer let him up he said: You see the
idea? You are simply fighter with
your chin. You d dn't know it before
and you might have been pounded tc
death by some good man. As it is,
haven't hurt you much. Let this be a
warning to you, and hereafter you keer
quiet. detroit Free Press.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09

the small ears to hold it on and it does
not have to be removed to empty the
sap. The fange or spout between the
tree and bucket is to prevent rain
water from running off the spout into
the bucket. At my sugar house have
two pans for boiling the sap set upon
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
Beneath Contempt.

Mr.. DE Broker am a defaulter and
] want you to defend me.
Great Lawyer - Certainly. Mr. De
Broker; I'll get you off all right. Have
no fear How many millions is it7
Mr.. De Broker with dignity)-Sir,
am short only a few thousand, and
hope to pay that some day.
Great Lawyer Ito Office boy)-James,
show this vile scoundrel the door!''--N
Y. Weekly.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
Aunt Dolly.
Faithful and True.

The next year our railroad shares
brought us $4,000. We often visit the
grave of Aunt Clara and dear old Dolly,
and it's hard to tell over which grave
the tears flow most freely.-H. +. Scott,
In Chicago News
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-06-25
Fine = Haircutting,
AND SHAVING,
NFaxT UF TaE UNIvED

REAET UF TSSE UNITED
w States, Superintendenps Olhce,
Carson CITY, Nevada, May llth, 1891.
SEALED PROPOSALS w LII BE
received by the undersigned until u
O'Clock DoOo on the 3olh day Of June,
lS9i, for furnishing such supplies as
may be required from time to time by
tins Mint curing the y months G 4ding
June 30th, 1892, EN- bTacing acids and
other chemtc Is, wood, charcoal. salt,
borax, soap, oils, crucibies covers, stir
rers. buck gloves, cotton cloth, dry
goods. metals, hardware and other nee.
eS sary supplies. schedules in bIa'
form fbr p opoS S. with inform alton is
to tle quantities of each article tn at will
probably te requ red, will be fur nished
on application, Proposals VIII be n
sidered separately on each article, and
upon the COMPARISON of the prices
end samples Of articles furnished, and
will be acce 3te as to the whole or a part
as may e deemed for he best interest
of the Government, the right tn rel ct
any or all pIopos ais being reserved.
acquisitions will be mau on the par les
whose bids may be accepted, and the
articles must c fnrnished as required
without delay. Pro pos is TO receive
consideration, must be accom- mpanied
by sufficient bond, with one or more
SuretieS and by Samp pies Or lch descTip-
ton of the aTtic es as will clearly desig
nate the kind and quality. Proposals
should ne addressed 10 the undersiged,
and il closed with a copy of the adver-
Proposals for supplies" The sits will
be opened and registered at the hour
nam ed In the presence of bidder and the
officers of the Mint.
S. c. WRIGHT, Superintendent u. s.
Mint, Carson CITY, Nevada. 1aw4w