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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-10-15

The premiums in this class having been an.
nounced, matched an single driving horses were
brought in and tested ss 10 speed and doeility.
Mr.. Porter, OF Mt. Pleasant, received the first
premium Tor matched horses, and Mr.. Durant,
OF Iowa City, (whos team was driven by, his
daughter, six years old,) the second. M.
Morrison, Of iowa City; DR. Brooks. Of Fort
Des Moines, Mr.. Lucas, Of Iowa City. Mr..
CovilIe, Of Muscatine, and Mr.. Groenendyke:
OF Washington Cunty, also exhibited some very
good pairs. Among the single horses, the
most conspicuous were two, entered BY Mr..
Cannon, Of Davenport, one by Mr.. Wolf, Of ee-
dar Rapids, and one Mr.. Hershey. In testing
the speed Of these horses, Mr.. Cannon's two
horses took the lead,-one making . mile In
2.59, and the other in 500.
Next came the exhibition OF roadsters, who
were also tested in regard to speed. By this
time the crowd were anxious to see fast trot-
tisg, and this portion Of the exhibition soon
degeneratsd into a race, which continued for
q long time. Not being particularly interested
In this kind Of nonsense, we went to snc&hsr
portion Of The held aud examined the agIicul-
tural tools and machinssy % exhibition. AZ.
ter the racing was eoac3sJsd, asses and males
were brought in and examined, and their pre-
miums given.
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CATTLE STRAYEn,

ST1AYED from the subscriber living miles
- below Ottumwa, about the middle Of September
Two head o. work cattle, two years Old color red
white faces well matched, spots around the ewes sSe
one pale red, 10 the smallest, and his right horn
dropping They are marked, but mark not recoliect-
ed Any person giving information where said csttIs
can be found, will be suitably rewarded Address me
at the Ottumwa, p. o. 1''
Sanford DAVIS.
wapello county, Oct 18th, lS57-8tnoss.
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MONEYS MoNEYu morEyI,,

MONEY! MONEYH MONEYIlg
ME undersigned having disposed Of their Stock Of
~ Goods to G. q. Warden q Jos Havne desire 4
seement with all their customers All those who are
,nnensed TO US BY note hook account which Il due
costs. r. II. Warden will be on hand at the ola
s'snd 70 make settlements. r. H. WARDEN & co.
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G. Read the story on FIRST page.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-10-15

vuNwo Houses for Rent or Sale: also number Of
loI lots for sale in 0ttumwa. Apply to,
n3s-4w j. W. DIXON
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-10-15

GREAT ATTRACTION!
10 see the new Patterns Of Stoves at J. Pugh's
- crovE DEPor The best variety Of Stoves.
Cook and Parlor, ever brought to the West. -
THE DIMOND, AIR TIGHT pan
LAR COAL DEW DROP
: CYLlNDER CRATE.
CoaE KEOAUk open front, COALs
RUSSIA IRON STOVES.
AIR Tight GASS burner. we
viii have In few weeks. Sample al Hackworths
EMPEhOS, Z "oed Or C CsH!
~ ROSETT. - IS
J. PRUGH.
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burlington, Cnmbsrland & ealen Bunk M :.
Farmsrs 4 Mechanics Band, Mich.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-11-25

kMlassorted pieces of Stone Ware, inst re
CtSVeeved AZ the Cheap Stwcuf
Z. ENfER1S
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-11-25
ARCADE ffOTEI,-
HENRY FOSTER. PROPRIETop

iE---'I'I y Tx, / NtI -hIEIUR
The subscriber would respectfully iliono g.
citizens Of Cambria county and the ,rsr.'r.
public generally, that le has leased f,,r rn-,I
of years the above Hotel, and fIrnisE-s = :,
manner eqaal. if not superior to nlasv rr.....
Western Pennsylvania, and il being .lrg.,-i +,
one oi the most business streets in .Iyi,ps,,,-
makes it a desirable stopping pl.ye far 5r,,.,
men, The Bar will be furnished witb rba :
liquors the Philadelphia Custom Iious, g. II :,
Attached Is large and commodjols Sl,,7
the basement story, where every delfearv. vii I
served up. Every attention vii b. paid 20 "
ors. HENRY FOSTER
Johnstown, Sept. 3, 1S5G-tf
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LOGAN HOUSE.
CORPORAL JOHN KZEFER

"OULD respectfully inform his ols e..
W and the travelling public that r.. : =. -
ed the Logan House, Holhdsysburg. a..
pared to entertain all who NAV favor br, =
their patronage in unobiectionable sfris ~
The HOUSE has been newly furni>Lsd ..
out In style not surpassed by any estak,i.lr'
in the interitr Of the State. His TAPTP
always be supplied with all the substaI.,' -.
deiicacies of the season, and attended iv =.
tive servants. In = word, no pains viii ~ --'
to make the Logan first class house ar3 -
ing viii be left undoue TO render i:s cps.s, ~
Portable and happy.
The STABLES, which are extensive MIL.
attended by honest and faithful hostI.rs
RESTAURANT.-The basement /, oocr,:
as a Restaurant, where meals will ha ssr,.-55
at all hours of the day. together With NV.
wild game fish and all the delecac;as "a -
n2eIIts of the season. JOHN ETrEtu,'
! June 4, lS56.-32tf. --''
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LOOK HERE I! I!
NEW AR RIy l.

gUSr RECEIVED AND FOR SALE By
- ROBERT DAVIS,
4 lot Of Pure White Lead.
4 lot Of Linseed Oil.
A lot of Putty,
4 very large lot of Bar from and Nails, all of
which be viii sell on very small profits. for cash
nr country produce. CALL AND SEE. Also,
DON'T fp.get that lie continues receiving fresh sup
plies of Flour and Provisions generally. OF the
e=ss ssslity. every fsw days
Essa4hasg. Sssaes, Sss.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-11-25

Cabinet Sare-HOoni.
- THE undersigned having purchased the
entire stock o: furniture, Tools, &c of Ste
AEa pheu Lloyd Jr., would respectfully is-
form the citizens of Ebensburg, and vicinity, that
he Will manufacture all articles of Furniture TO
order on the most reasonable terms
The stock now on hand is large, consisting OF
TABLES, BUREAUS, STANDS, ,BEDSTEADS,
CRADLES, &c. &c.
All articles manufactured in the establishment
will be finished in a workinalliike manner, employ
ing none out experienced workmen.
ROBERT EVANS, & Co.
Ebensburg April 2nd, 1856.
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NOTICE.
TAVERN STAND
a " = 4, r q X sS r N II .

THE SUBSCRIBER, WISHING TO RETIRE
to private life. ,ffers for sale that well known
stand. THE SUMMIT MANSION HOUSE,
in S,rInmitvilIe borough, Cambria county, about
oue s,Ic from Cresson station the Central
Rail Road. The House is roomy and commodi-
Gus, with gool stabling and necessary out-build-
ius,s. well Of good water at the door, &c. IL
not sold soon. the property Will be rented on rea
ssma!le terms. For further particulars apply to
the subscriber the premises.
JAMES NJ. RiFFEI.
surpmityle Pa,
Sept. l5, iei7.
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Fountain Inn.

THE subscriber respectfully informs Ii, fIis..
and tie public generally that lie has aga,a ....
possession OF tiIc Wei known tavern stand F.-
tain Inn," situated on the turnpike il Bar
Gap, where he will at all times be vropa7s.
wait on his friends and customers
Thankful for past favors, lie can .,Surs
people of Cambria and Blair .orutir>. sh.;
pains Viii be spared to gain merit Of the. p
ronage
JOHN Fries
Feb. 4, 1857.
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New Clocks, watches s. Je eiry.

New Clocks, watches s. Je eiry.
TIE subscril er hereby pro
] claims to the inhrbitants OF -
Johnstown and the surroundings ~GAssa
country that he has just returned from New York
with the largert and best assortment of
CLOCKS, WATCHES & JEWELRY
ever brought in their midst, which he knows he
can and viii sell cheaper than any dealer in the
town county.
His cheap Breast Pins, hitherto sold at 81, viii
now be sold at S so; such as were sold at 81 25
offered at 81 CPL &c.
His ine plated Ear Drops, which were sold AZ
l,75 sold at 81 ,25 others held at 81 81
will be scd at 81 90, and AL other articles of his
sold stock remaining on hand will lie disposed of
at ike discount His new stock consist in part
of
| 9S silver hunting case Levre Watches;
! 1S cases richest style Of Clocks;
$50 Breast Pins; l2O Ear Drops;
| 200 Finger Rings, together with variety Of
/ shirt studs, Wrist and Neck Buttons, Gold Pens
/ and Holders, Fob and Guard Chains, and many
I minor articles too numerous to mention.
lie has also added 4 number of new and impor-
tant implements TO his already large collection ot
! tools, whereby he is enabled to execute work with
greater dispatch and less cost.
! Thankful for past favors, and haping for a con-
tinuance Of tbs same, lie trusts that his friend:
! will not forget the one priced store of
JOSEPH G. HOLMES.
Main street, sign Of the big Watch.
] February IL, 1857.
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new BLACK SMITH suop.

SfallE subscriber would respectfully inform the
I citizens of Ebensburg and the vicinity that
he has rented the SMITH SHOP formerly occu-
pied by Michael McCague, where he intends to
carry on the eBLACKSMITHINGi in al its branch
es Persons entrilsting work to his care can rest
assured that 1t will be promptly attended to and
at moderate rates. He would also inform the
citizens that the business of HORSE -SHOEING
viii be superintended by himself personally
Owners of valuable horses will not be under the
necessity of sen ling their stock to a neighboring
village, as his experience in this line is widely
known. ISAAC SINGER
Htsnshure. April ., 1855
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NJ. ID. MAGELLAN.

w. Highland Division, No. s4, Sons of TEN
WAN peranceneet at their Hall every SATUR-
49, DAY evening. in the upper story of r
Davis building
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NsH-A fresh lot of Salmon Macker,I, Her
n rirg and Goldfish, foi sale by
R. TUDOR
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RASkETS-Gloth Toy and Work Baskets
n at j. M'Dernit's
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-08-07
LOUIS 0. COWAN, Editor and Proprietor.

at brother-ln-law's, when nelghbOrlng
hor-e- dealer, seeing the animal, demanded
the price-our friend unthinkingly answer
sd, "l5O dollars" The brother-in-law in
quired. aside, with some surprise, "what'
do you want to sell that horse 50 low-tha'
man will certainly call on you, for he has a
match for your horse"
"Indeed why would not part with him
Cor five hundred dollars r' "Yes, he will
call ON me, without failure, to know the
character Of the horse what shall say to
him. and tell the truth ?" "Say to him
that am "A brOther-in-law Of yours, on
friendly terms, and that you would not say
anything about the horse. The joeSy CALI d
as e1pected-the proposed answer was made,
and suspccting this was proof Of some secret
fault, the jockey was glad to give up his
purchase.
THIS cure may have been owing to-oiher
CAUSES than his peculiar drink, yet the ex-
pertinent is one that is worthy Of attention.
and II oily or greasy substances mingled
with the drink have any influence on the
disease, the fact is worthy of testing by tri-
al bUHiry Gentleman.
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Hints about Saving Fodder.

Farmers, now is the time 10 secure u good
supply of fodder for the coming winter
Many Of US were obliged TO buy hay and
even straw, the past spring, merely boeaus,
We did not improve the proper time to Sc
cure a sufficient quantity OF our own.
There are but icw E,rmcs of one hundred
acres chat would fail to produce an amount
Of hay Sufficient TO winter one COW, even
from the fence corners of the grlinfeld, and
now is the time to secure 1t, before the bulS
of the hay ON the farm is cut. By ~ doing
we destroy many weeds, aud preven: THEN
seeds from being distributed about the
farm.
Remember the old adagc, take care Of
the cents, and the dollars will take care O.
themselves Upon the SIme principle,
take care OF the small patches or grass abou,
the farm first, and you will bc sure to dnu
time to secure the large meadows, Many
farmers thnshed their grain in the frld'
last fall. and set fire 10 the straw or stackeo
1t 50 poorly, that the rains rendered it near
ly worthless fjr fodder. THIS, gentlemen,
is poor economy.
Every particle of straw should be put un'
der shelter, or stacked with as much care a.
hay, and ed out to stock upon the farm
The manure will pay for all extra trouble
"a word to the WISE Is Sufficient d. c
Cor. Country Gentleman.
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Bugsaad Potato Rot.

We have received line from our friend
A. Fiske of Fayette, in which he gives brief
statement of his theory OF the potato rot,at
Irritating il to the action of an insect "a bug
which is now somewhat abundant in many
fields. We d. not come into his belief in
this respect, having seen that same "bug'' on
potatoes when boy, and long before the
potato rot was heard Of
However, rs Mr.. Fiske is an Observing
man, and pretty ingenious IN his theories
and explanations, we will give an abstract
Of his Communication, and our readers can
examine and judge for themselves.
lSt, says he, go among your o,ato vines,
and you will find many leaves withered and
cooled up. Tap the leaf gently, and you
will discover rdSoa' Of bug,Or u fly, steal
ing out from under the leaf. He isa fat.
poison looking fellow with black wings dot.
ted with much of the size and shape Of a
hrse months old B d bug.
n. Look at the stem Of the Leaf and ob.
serve an enlargement on the underside,
where il had received bite from said bug.
3rd. Examine same leaf two or three
days after, and you will find it discolOred,
lake your penknile and split it cndways,
and YOU will find that it appears like lis
caSed potato, extending from where it re-
ceiyed the wound downward.
Ith. Continue your investigations through
the season and you will arrive at the 81 me
conclusion that have, viz, that this pois-
Jnous bog, makes an incision in the stem of
the leaf of the vine, and injeets poison
That this increases, and is circulated through
cut the tops Of vines with the sap, and I'm
ally finds its way to the potato through the
stem, following IN the same channel, VIZ,
about Is of an inch under the surface
through tine potato, making ITS appearance
Jn the surface whenever it happens.
Friend Fi,ke thinks the extent of the in
jury to the potato depends much upon the
kind of dressing us.d as well us the season,
Slnd of soil. &c. &c.
Ii is well for farmers to watch and study
the action Of everything that has an lnla-
ence for or against his crops. Dissertations
in regard to the operation of insects are nee
,ssary in order to know how to cOunter.ct
their attacks, remedy their mischief, and it
will not be labor lost to pay attention to the
manners and customs" of this insect, So
timely alluded to by cur friend IN Rayet,e.
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John Gordon, who died near Turrif
Banshirc, some time ago, attained the
age Of one hundred and thirty-two. AL
the travellers who chanced to call at the
neighboring inn Of TurriG, were uniform
ly directed by the landlady, Mrs. Wallace,
to the cottage Of the patriarch, "whcrc
they wad sec" she used TO say, the
auldest man + Banshirc-ay, in a the
warld.' Among the visitors, one day
about the close Of harvest, Was young
Englishnan, who coming up to the door
of:thc cottage, accosted venerable look
ing man employed in knitting hosN with.
so nv old friend, can YOU sec TO knit
at your advanced period Of life! one
hundred and thirty-two is truly a rare
age" ,
"Dcil's in the man. it'll bc my grand
father yc'rc sceking-lm only seventy
three; yell find him round the corner
o the house" On turning round the
corner the stranger encountered dcliber.
ated old man, whose whitened locks bore
testimony to his having long passed
the meridian Of lifc, aud whom the stran-
ger at once concluded TO he Gordon HIM
self. "You seem wonderfully fresh, my
good sir, for 30 old a mah. | doubt not
you have experienced many 'icissitudes
in the course Of your very long life
"What's your wull, sir !" inquired the
person addressed, whose sense OF hearing
was somewhat impaired. The obscra.
ton was repeated. 40, yell bc want
ing my father, | reckon hes j the
yard, there" The stranger now entered
the garden, where he at last found the
venerable old man busily digging pota-
toes, and humming the "Battle Of liar
low" ~ have had some officially in
finding you, friend, as succcssively en-
your grandson and son, both
Of whom | mistook for you; indeed,thcy
seem as old as yourself. Your labor is
rather hard for one Of your advanced
age.r at Vs." replied John, shut I'm
that am able fort, as the lad
d. $, poor things, are not very stout now
Glasgow Rdiipdy Journal.
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moisture which we call dew is condensed
and transmitted to the roots. The extent oil
this beautiful operation is just IN proportion
10 the looseness of the surface. Thus Cob
bett says. "a man will raise more moisture
with a hoe or spade, in day, than he can
pour on the earth out of watering pot in
q month "
We shall say nothing upon the chemical
action of the air upon an open soil, which
might involve us in some tedious disquisi-
ton, but. instead thereof, relate an expert
ment made by Curwen, an eminent asrical'
turist. lie planted cabbages upon a piece
OF ground so stiffand forbidding, that the
neishbors considered ! is labor lost. Not
discouraged by their snters, he took horse
and cultivator. and subjected the land to al
most constant stirring throughout the sea-
son. The end Of the matter was, that he
gathered sn immense crop,-some OF the
heads weighing over fifty pounds each"
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Heavss in Horses Cured.

A friend informs us that his best hors
(which by the way. as we'll as himself, W,
we have long known,) was sold to him whcS
but four years old, bya prof,ssed jockey
who intended to cheat him. He found, AZ.
ter the purchase was made, what he had
some fears of before. that soon as he Wa,
placed uNon dry CoOd, that he had unmistak.
ables,mptOms Of the heayes--a rather un
promising symptom for horse so young
lie resolved, ,howevcr,t tn cure him il puSsible.
and accordingly fed him ON wet hay, at the
same time gave disl.lraisr and other grca-
~ slops to drink, which OF course he woulc
not touch till very thirsty. But he soor.
learned to like this mixture, till he consum.
cd all the slops and sour milk from tn,
kitchen, and now, at IA years Of age .he vii
gdlp down swill as readily as any pig. Til,
heayes very sOOn disappeared under the treat.
ment administered but II was nearly thre,
years before radical cure was eHcctsd,O
until there were no returning symptoms
when he was fed on dry aud dusty Dod.-
He proved most valuable animal and sine
that time for many years. accomplishco
about twice the amount Of labor. than com
mon good horses are able to perform.
A few years since the owner wa, yisitin,
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GA funny story 10 told Of man who
stole five dollars ont in Indiana. In order 10
lessen the crime, his counsel endeavored 70
prove tlIst the note was not worth Eve dol
lars, It bsing at discount. The prosecutor
said he knew tho prisoner was tho meanest
man In the State, bat he did not think ho
vas 10 all.6red moan a. not TO DO willing 10
steal Indiana money at par.
- Tho express train between Rocbsa.
ter and the suspension bridge recently &C.
oomplished its night trip in one hour and
tDsriy:fue nunuiss, the distance being sev.
enty. ak miles.
Par AfTER THE CARS. Pat was hun.
cry, and got out Of the cars for his ~.
frcshment. The can very thoughtlcssly
went on without him. Pats ire was up.
"ie spalpccn y hc cried, starting on a
run, and shaking bis fist as he flew after
the train. "Stop, there, yc ould stamc-
waggin; yo murthcrin' stamc ingine-
yc've got dpuss0ger on tuard that's iyt
1ehnd!-
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A Young Hero.

Master Walters had been much annoy
cd by one Of his scholars whistiing in
school. Whenever he called n boy to
account for such n disturbance, he would
plead it was unintcntional-'hc forgot all
about where he WAS This had become
SO frequent that he threatened severe
punishment to the next offender. The
next day, when the room was unusually
quiet, n sharp whistle broke the stiffness.
Every one asserted that it was certain
boy who had the name of being a mis-
chicf.maker and liar. He was called
up, and though, with somewhat stub
born look, he denied it again and again
he was commanded to hold ont his hand.
At this instant, little slender fellow, not
more than seven years old, come ont, and
with very pale, but decided face, held
out his hand, saving as he did so, with
the clear, firm tone of hero:
'Mr. Walters, sir do not punish him-I
whistled. was doing long, hard sum,
and in rubbing ont another, rubbed it out
by mistake, and before | thought, whistlcd
right out, sir. was very much afraid,
but | could not sit there and act lie
when | knew who was to blame. You
may fcrule me, sir. rs YOU said you should
And with all the firinncss he could COM
mand, he again held ont the little hand,
never for moment doubling but what he
was going to be punished.
Mr.. Walters was much affected.
Charles, said he, looking at the erect
form of the delicate child, who had made
such conquest over his natural timidity,
i would not strike q blow for the world
No one here doubts that YOU have spoken
the truth; YOU did not mean to whistle,
You have been a hero, SIR
The boy went back to his seat with a
flushed face, and quietly went on with
his sums. He must have felt that every
eve was upon him in admiration, for even
the smallest scholar could appreciate the
moral courage OF such an action.
Charles grew up and became dcvot.
ed. consistent Christian. Let all our read
es initiate his noble, heroic conduct
Triii9ht Hours.
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TRUE ESouou. Clark b. Cochrsne, Esa.,
delivered Fourth Of July oration at Troy,
N. Y, In the course OF which he made this
sharp, pertinent and just remark:
"lt is the distinguished glory Of tho 4th
Of July. l776. that the cardinal truth In the
whole logic Of human rights, without cir.
cumlocution or useless ornament, fr.t found
national expression and embodiment In the
Declaration Of Independence. He who at
that day had vcnturod publicly to denounco
that instrument n mere sounding and gilt.
tering gencnlities, would have found but
one place OF safety-s retreat behind the
British lines"