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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

Jules Favre assumes tho executive
department OF the government of
France. He Is self made man; an
eminent lawyer, and said to DO very
popular with the people. We do
hoPc that whatever form Of govern
mont may yet DO sottled upon in
France, that brains and integrity
and ut caste, shallow patednees and
sristocratic knavery, may have the
control of it.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

The Legislature Of Delaware il evil
IDENTITY shutting down on tho divorce
business. Thus far thirty Ono appli.
cations have been made and only six
granted. Three are still! pending,
and tho remainder have beon re-
ieotCd.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

Tho Register has announcements
Of four candidates for Mayor Of Des
Moines, and six candidates for City
Marshal. There are . good many
individuals here who arc willing to
be sacrificed for the good of the city,
but they don't let anybody know il
through tho papers.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

The Harper House in Rock island,
one Of the most elegant hotels in
the west, costing, with furniture,
sl45,O0O, is to be opened by grand
banquet on the evening Of the 2lst
inst. Among other fine things they
have 5000 omnibus for the accom-
mediation of their guests.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23
What IT. q. Knows of Saints.

From the New York Tribute.
The following is tho note addressed
by tho editor of this journal to tho
friends who celebrated his Goth birth
day, at gainesville, O., on tho 3D.
inst:
Now York, Feb. ], 1871.
DEAR Sir: Yonrnote OF the Both ult.
is Just o. hand. am rot able to
attend your celebration for several
reasons, one Of them bong an en-
gagemont to lecture on that evening
at New Rochelle. And besides, |
have dread Of all honors paid to
those who have not yet passed be-
yona the possibility OF discrediting
them. / admire tho policy Of the
Roman Church in never canonizing
any person who has not beon dead
at least fifty years. 1t helps to keep
tho catalogue Of tho saints within
limits. lwish my friends
would let mo go my way to tho house
appointed for all the living, and
then say any good OF INC that they
could. But, regarding your meeting
- a personal tribute, l venture to
propose this sentiment "1he Re.
forms of the Future and the Men Tho
hall impeithem." Yours,
HORACE GREELEY.
II. G. Gray, Esq, gainesville, Ohio.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

SAFETY or THE TENNESSEE. The
Steamer North America arrived at
Now York, yesterday morning, and
brought tho glud news Of the safety
of the Steamer Tennessee. 5
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

"That little Church around the
Corner" which did not assume the
Pharasaical holiness OF that other
Temple Of tho money changers is IN
luck for its christian charity in
rendering its use for the rights OF
sepulchre to the actor Holland. The
actors Of St. Louis send it $500, and
from benefit matinee 1t tho Crosby
Opera House, Chicago, it is TIE rich.
or by $1,000.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

Merritt, ]. w. Knowlton, r. l. Hin
on, L. G. Carpenter, e. p. Brooks,
]. ]. McElhone.
Committee on Invitations. L..
Crounse, o. X. Harris, p. Morse, l.
NJ. Myers, 4. II. Riley, James II.
Young, s. v. Noyos, W. G. Ovorton,
W. IL Clarke, w. G. Mcbride, j.
Webster, Il. V. Smalloy, and w. o.
Brien. Ne
Committee on Banquet. - G. s.
Noyes, w. B. Shaw, U. II. Painter,
J. mcfarland, I. N. I,urritt, Justin
e. Colburn, II. K. Evans, F. A. Rich
ardson, and J. j. Gilbert.
Committee on EGercises.-G. W.
Adams, J. M. Morris, Walter Allen,
d. w. Bartlett, M. w. Barr, l.. @.
Washington, H. v. O'Connor, G. A.
Townsend, D. r. Mckee, and III. A.
Preston. | f&
Committee on Headquarters. u. w.
Forney, Jr., q. l.. White, w. Z. Cope
land, S. Fl. Kaufman, J. G. Holland,
Jr., ]. p. G. Poulton, Clifford War
den, W. P. Saville, r.. F. Boiseau, and
A. B. Talcott.
bub.Erecutipe Committee. - Ben.
Perley Poore, G. s. Noyes, ID. G.
Forncy, J. M. Morris, 0. X. Harris,
Il. A. Gobright, In. Burritt, T. b.
Florence. and Arthur Shepherd,
- IA IOWA AssocIArIoN.
Tho Iowa Republican Association
now has cighty-one members, about
fifty Of whom are in Government
employ. A mcoting was held last
Tuesday evening, at No. 62S, Penn,
Avenue, and tho following named
gcEtlomcn woro admitted to mombcr-
chip: Hon. w. q. Donnan, T. l.
Mosick, II. N. Ewing, L. o. Crosby,
James w. Nightengalc, e. G. Bow
doin, w. M. White. Col. A. G. Cam.
eron and Thomas Irvine. Tho fol
lowing Executive Committee was
choscn--ono from each Congrossion-
al District:
First District, Judge II. fitzpatrick,
Mt. Pleasant.
Second District. Hon. A. II. Cotton,
Clinton.
Third District, Hon. S. j. W
Tabor, Independence.
Fourth District, ]. Il. g. Wilson
Iowa City.
Fifth District, Capt. G. II. John
son, Osccola.
Sixth District, Hon. J. Orr, Mon
taua.
The thanks Of tho Association
wore rendered the many editors o
Iowa newspapers Tor iavors shown
| PERSONAL.
Hon. Samuel Merrill, governor o
Iowa is in tho city. Ho is stopping
at the National, which by tho way
is now tho best hotel in Washington
ACCOMMODATIONS and prices consid
cred. OF course The "Arlington'
puts on more style but tho guests
bleed at tho purse severely.
Hon. A. II. Cotton membcr-elec
from the Second District arrived las
night and will stop at No. 713, DO
tween G and II streets with Mcssn
Palmer, McCrary and Wright. Judg,
Wright is daily expected.
Hon. Silas A. Hudson OF Guate
mala is in the city.
Capt. G. w. Edwards of tho Ha,ck
Eye has got enough of Washington
He shook the dust from his sandals
this morning and started westward
Col. W.T.. Sapp of Council Bluffs
and y. Stanchfield Esq, Of Dubuque
are at the National Hotel.
Potomac.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

A fish twonty feet long and some
six feet in girth inhabits tho Upper
Blue Lake, in Lake county, Nevada;
and the Indians will not fish therein,
believing that the sight Of tho mon.
stcr would be u warrant Of death to
them. eI
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

The editor of tho San Diego, (CaD
Union speaks thus Of some late OBJ
servations in Sweetwator Valley, ton
miles from that town.
Eve saw fig trees ton feet high,
with from twelve to sixteen branches
each, which had grown from cuttings
in twenty months. We measured u
beet Of ave feet seven inches in cir
conference, and another of four feet
circumference; we saw over twenty
sweet potatoes, OF from eight to ton
pounds weight, taken from q single
hill"
IAN whatll you lay it's u lie, sir 2"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23
A Riot

Occurred at UnionvilIc Appanoose
Go. on the ovcning of the 18th
brought on by persons who had sub
scrlbed aid to tho Southwestern road,
and who had become incensed at the
company for demanding the pay
ment of their subscriptions before
as they profess to have understood
the matter-thcy wore due. They
allege that they gave their notes
with the understanding that the
road would not DO completed until
1872, and that their money would
not be required before that timo.
The rioters tore up tho track con-
siderable distance, upset an, engine
and burned baggage car. Mr.. II.
Il. Wright, Sheriff of Appanoosel Co.,
offers reward ofono thousand dol
lars for the arrest and conviction of
any ono engaged in tearing up the
track and burning the car. From
oil appearances the pcoplc are deter
mined to make itpretty hot for the
great sec-sawer, and tho contractors
Smell, Aiken 4 Co. until they got
their money for labor and provis-
:.
ions furnished. At last accounts
they had solicited Judge Townsend,
Of Abba, as arbitrator to settle tho
dispute between the claimants and
The contractors, but he has refused
10 servo, and thus matters are no
nearer a settlement than they wore
shree weeks ago. This lawlossness,
however, on the part of the rioters
will not accomplish the end they de-
lire, but will end with somo of them
'eing landed in DURANGO vile at TT.
Madison.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

In Columbus, Ohio, Annie Smith
for one week lny without eating,
drinking, sleeping, or speaking, and
then died, aged one hundred and five
yenrs. .s.-r5 ~,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

Small oucouragcmont--to como
home and tell your wife your oars
arc frozen, and DO advised to got
circus tent or something TO cover.
Thorn up. @
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

The aggregate valuation of the real
estate and personal property of Mus
catine county is $685., 224..' Tax for
1870, 1854, 04S.4l.
The rate oft is over Al per cent.
What do you think Of that yo Wap-
clio County men, who howl about 2
per cent. tax
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

BURNED TO DEATH.-A' fire Of Gin
ton, Iowa, yesterday morning, burn
cd frame building occupied by q
German family, and two children,
aged 4 and 6 years, were burned to
death. The mother of tho children
is said TO be insane,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

A kiss, says . French authoress,
gives more pleasure than anything
else in the world. But Puck declares
that that woman evidently never
experienced the childish rapture of
descending the parlor stairs by
sliding down tho banisters.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

A correspondents from Marshall.
town to the Chicago Evening Journal
says they are already experiencing
the results OF being . first cIassi rail
road town; that they are getting
coal from Oskaloosa at four and q
half dollars per ton, which is less
than the price of q cord Of wood; that
lumber from Minnesota costs four
dollars less per thousand than. for
merly; that the population now
shows four thousand and one hun.
dred souls; and that the growth Of
last year has been very prosperous.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23
An Arkansas Fathers Advice
to Ills Sen.

Bob you are about leaving homo
for strange parts. You are going to
throw me out of tho game and 90 it
alonc. Tho odds arc agin you, Bob
remember that perseverance, and
industry arc the winning cards, rs
they are tho "bowers." Book learn.
ing, and, all that sort of thing, will
do to fir up with, like small trumps,
but you must have the bowers to
back them, or they amt worn shucks.
If luck is agin you pretty strong,
don't cave and look like sick
chicken on rainy day, but hold up
your head and make believe you are
flush Of trumps; they DOM play so
hard agin you. Eve lived and trav-
eled about some Bob, and I've found
out that as soon as folks thought
you held weak hand, they would
all buck agin you strong. So when
you're sort'r weak, keep on bold
look; but play cautious; DO satisfied
with pint. Many's the hand I've
seen 'em euchre cause they played
for too much.
Keep your eyes we'll skinned,
Bob; don't lot 'em mig you; the
game lays as much with the hatds.
Be temperate, novor get drunk, for
then no matter how good your hand,
you won't know how to play it
both bowers and the acc won't save
you; there's sartin to be "miss
DEAL" or something wrong. And
another thing Bob, (this was spoken
in q very low tone) don't 60 too
much on the women; queens are
kinder poor cards, the -tt1ore you
have of Fem the worse tor you; you
might have threo and nary trump, !
it's all good and there's sortln to be
one out Of four, And above all,
Bob, be honest; never take mans
trick wot don't belong to you, nor
"slip cards or Mig" for then you
can't look lit your man in tho face,
and when that's tho case, there's no
fun in the game; it's regular "cut
throat" SO now Bob, farewell, re-
member wot l told you and if you
don't, it will servo you right if you
get "skunked."
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

A tooth fifteen inches in circum-
ference and weighing two pouads,
which was dropped by some in-
mense animal in Marion county,
some thousands Of years ago, was
found the other day near the Des
MOincs river. @ e"tii
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

Tho FIRST railroad ID Honduras is
progressing. The FIRST section has
been leyclcd and the larger bridges
finished. .a TfftF
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

The Blblo Society has opened q
store in the Roman Corso, where the
sacred volume is sold in eighty idi.
oms. 1'| 3.f
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

Nearly tbs. ontiro village oGTioga,
N. Y, was Destroyed b. fire . few
days ago. s@ M
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

A medical gentleman of larry
town, Pa, has restored to life, by
very gradual thawing, eomo perch
hc cut out of leo. .o
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

The Wintcrset Madisonian reports
a pig sold in that market, thirty-onc
months old, weighing over 1O4O lbs.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

Aboilcr explosion did 81, 600 worth
Of damage in -four mill ut Monroe
tho other day.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

The Dubuque Tines says that "the
greatest incubus on q county that
we know Of, is five hundred men
who run 10 debt for their county
paper at 81 per annum till they owe
a thousand dollars, that the editor
needs to make his paper better, and
at the end Of the year discontinue it
because he don't make a better pa.
per.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

Josh Billings Almanac for. 1871
has paid it's author 80, 900 profit.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

Chicago has 1000 unemployed
servant girls.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

A disastrous fire occurred in Bnf:
falo, N. Y, on the morning Of tho
18th, which destroyed a fino block Of
five buildings on Washington street,
occupied BY the Evening Post, Null
Ter 4 Haddick, frame manufacturers;
Howard & Co., tobacconist; the edi.
torial and news room of the Buffalo
Courier; J. L. Churchester, book.
binder; Hofstctter 4 Stratus, cloth.
ing, and number of othcr smaller
establishments. Loss about $780,
900. The origin Of tho fire is I'M
known. .se &
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

An impossible quantity--Too much
money.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

Kitchen dresscr-Bridgot on q
Sunday.
Hush money--The price of fam
lily cradle.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

4lst Congress-Third Session
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23
A woman's ring-A sowing circle.

"Creaturo comforts"-Good wives.
A woman's bow ideal--Tho mar
riago tic.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23
ADJUSTMENTS.

/ S"'oo AeaA NiuSoEo 0Ec ~ Ouu i u.
lows Hall and will remain the bal
once OF the week. Mrs. Scott-Sid.
dons is on The boards at the National
Theatre playing with the miserable
stock company the cnterprising (?)
managers insist upon keeping before
the public. Yesterday was tho Ia.
dies reception day and among others
who "recived" were Mrs. Colfax, Mrs
Secretary Fish, Mrs. Speaker Blaine,
Mrs. Secretary Boutwell,, Mrs. Ores
we'll, Mrs. Delano and others. The
immense throng attended and their
names appear in the morning papers.
The-great States of Wisconsin and
Minnesota gave q joint entertainment
last evening in Masonic Temple
which was largely attended. Dan
eng was tho order of the night.
This evening the we'll know female
advocates of Woman's Rights, Mrs. |
Victoria Woodruff and Mrs. Hooker
will entertain an audience in Lincoln
Hall. They will reply to Judge
Binghams recent opposition to 10. |
male enfranchisement.
Professor Pratt is giving free
moral entertainments in horse train.
ing. lie claims to out Rarey- Rarcy |
himself. ..
/ Wendell Phillips will lecture on |
"Labor, temperance and Women"
next Saturday evening. Four grand |
balls will take place during tho Car
nival and several fairs and festivals |
are already in operation. Hundreds
are already arriving to witness tho
Carnival. Times have not boon half
90 lively since tho war as now. The
Press Of Washington will give
grand banquet TO the visiting men,
bers of the Press at Masonic Temple
on tho 22d inst. The following CON-
have been appointed:
Committe on Reception.--L. A. Go.
bright, Finley Anderson, I. b. Flor
once, Charles A. Pilsbury, d. d. Gone.
8. F. Dawson, Tompkins G. Grey,
Dom Piatt, w. w. Warden, H. C.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-03-16

The McConnellsvllle Herald
Says:-Rev. Cooper OF the Pres.
byterian Church took an ad.
vanced position on the temper
ance question last Sunday. An
advanced position for a minis.
ter even. Before The morning
began the deacons of
the church made their annual
report and announced that the
books were open for subscrip-
tons Tor the coming year. AT
ter this announcement was
made, Rev. Cooper instructed
the deacons as follows: $40 re-
ceive no money on subscrip.
ton from families, any part of
whose income is derived from
the sale of intoxicating liquors;
to mark all such subscriptions
as paid, and charge the same to
his account; that if the amount
allowed HIM as a salary could
not be raised from other
sources, the salary might be
reduced just as much as the
subscription from these doubt.
full sources amounted to-
These Instructions were given
by Rev. Cooper that his pre-
ceptS may have the weight OIL
example. Consistency is a
jewel wherever found.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-03-16
A DOCTORS motto is supposed
to be "patlents and long suffer


Or the new House of Rep
resentatives, one hundred and
twelve representatives were
members of the last House,
and one hundred and fourteen
are new members. Five oil
the members are negroes, one
having been reelected. Yer
mont and Massa chusetts return
the old delegation entire, while
Minnesota and Rhode Island
are the only States with more
than one representative that
return all new members.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-03-16
Removal of Sumner.

The great political excite.
ment Of the past week has been
the removal Of Senator Sumner
from the Craftsmanship of The
Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions. The disorganizers have
seized upon it, and are using 1t
to the injury of tho party by
representing that it is a part
of the Presidents game to force
his San Domingo policy on the
country. We hardly think the
Senate would have consented
TO his removal if The difference
on the San Domingo question
had been the only grounds. But
1T is we'll known that Sumner
is not on speaking terms with
either the President or the Sec.
rotary Of State, and that his
sentiments in regard to the AL
ALBANIA claims partake too much
of the spread eagle to be con-
sidered by the Joint High
Commission who now have
that matter in hand. There
can be no doubt, judging from
the past, but Sumner would OPP
pose what IN all probability
will be the settlement agreed
upon by the Commission with
all the vehemence of his ma
lure and perhaps defeat or de-
lay the final settlement of this
question, to the injury of the
country. Add to this Mr.. Sum-
ner's personal unpopularity
among hic colleagues, and it is
not strange that he should be
removed fran the head of the
Foreign Committee, any more
than that a dozen other
changes in the heads of the
other committees were made.
We have heard regrets that
Cameron should be his success
or, but we have heard no re-
grets that Mr.. Sumner should
have made his exit.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-03-16

ON Thursday Mrs. Tommy
Robinson, Of Sidney, instituted
three different suits against
three of the saloon keepers OF
this place-one against Will.
liam Alfele for $4,000, and
against G. Stuber for So, O00, and
one against Charles Wolf for
$4,000. The suits are brought
to recover damages incurred by
furnishing liquor to the hus-
band of the lady, Sidney
Journal
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-03-16
Loss by the Portsmouth Fire.

Loss by the Portsmouth Fire.
Taylor House valued at $780,.
900, No insurance.
Massie Block valued at $25.
600. Insurance, $4,000.
Same on Second street, Zoe.
cupied by Mrs, McCord,) $500.
No insurance.
Oliver Cakes; Occupied by
V. Rinehart,) $4,000. No in
sura nee.
NJ. Il S, Tlmmonds, building
and machinery $4,000. In.
Sured, $4,000.
Mrs. Redinger $4,000. No
insurance.
E. Ward, (saloon) $4,000.
ii. Vincent, $4,000. No in.
surance.
II. Eberhardt & Co, $4,000.
T. NJ. Lynn's livery stable,
81 900. No insurance.
Mrs. Guthrie, $500.
The City Council Chamber,
U. S. Collectors office, three
law offices, one Artists studio,
one bank, one music and piano
store, one sewing machine
agency, two clothing stores,
one printing office, one book
store and picture depot, three
barber shops, four saloons, one
livery stable, one stove store,
tin and copper ware manufac
tory, one jewelry store, one in.
surance agency, one hotel, one
tobacco and cigar store, one
grocery, provision store and
bakery, one candy manufac-
tory, one boot and shoe store,
one fruit and confectionery
store and one boarding house
were burnt out.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-03-16

A CLERK in Il. B. Clafn &
Co.'s, who has charge of Dne
department, and his employers
regard him Of so much value
that they this year pay him a
salary of twehty five thousand
five hundred dollars. Last year
and the year preceding it was
twenty-five thousand dollars.
He prefers this to accepting a
partnership in the business.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-03-16
An Old Document.

Thomas Murray, OF BuckSkin
township, showed us on Tues.
day a commission given his
father as a Colonel in the Con.
tinental army signed by Benja.
min Franklin on the 9Th day of
September, 1776. The hand.
writing Of the great statesman
and philosopher still stands up.
on the parchment, bold and
legible, and looks as though it
might be read a hundred years
hence if preserved Chilli,
c0the advertiser.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-03-16

A CORRESPONDENT writes from
Milan that the reason Rossi,
The Italian tragedian, was
averse to coming to America
to play, was that he did not be
lieve the civil war was over,
and that he had some fear that
the Indians would invade New
York and take his scalp.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-03-16

A BILL has been introduced
in the Ohio Senate providing
that no insurance policy shall
be forfeited for n~on-payment
Of premium after one annual
premium has been paid, and
secures to the policy holders a
paidup policy, or a cash value
of their policies.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-03-16

A CURIOUS wager has recent
ly been decided in Washing
ton. Mr.. B. Trautman bet that
he would eat one partridge
each morning between the
hours of nine and ten for thirty
successive days, while MIR. W.
H. Scott wagered $50 that he
could not perform that CASTRO
nomic feat. In Europe similar
matches, pigeons being substi-
tuted for cartridges, have been
common, and those who have
attempted such performances
have generally suffered severe.
ly from nausea, fever, and pros.
tration after having continued
their experiment a short time.
Mr.. Trautman succeeded in win.
ming his wager without expert
encing any Ill effects; but his
is an exceptional case, for he
is a man who must have a d.
geStion equal to that of an os-
trich, as he has been known 10
eat at a single sitting thirteen
dozen raw oysters, one dozen
ears of green corn, and five
dozen raw eggs.