The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

cry of mineral spring. The water
drawn from we'll belonging to
respected citizen, possessed flavor
sufficiently disagreeable to convey
the idea of great healing qualities.
But after the decomposed bodies of
one dog, one cat, three chickens,
four rats and blacksnake had been
removed from the well, tho flavor
disappeared"
The German papers declare that
DR.. Won Dollinger has recently had
numerous Overtures from emissaries
Of the Pope to modify his views on
the doctrine Of Papal InfallibiIity,
but that their petitions and iattery
have proved of no avail. Pho Mono,
Antonelli and the Jesuits are greatly
alarmed lest a dangerous schism be
formed in the Roman Church, and
are making every effort to move the
recusant Doctor, who, however, stands
firm as a rock.
The wife of Samuel Hamest, of
Carthage, ILL.,, was kicked on the
chin by'a mule a few days since,
causing her to bite off the end of her
tongue. Since that time Mr.. Hamest
has been besieged by husbands for
the purchase of that mule but a
thousand dollars wouldn't buy him.
He thinks he has an invaluable prize.
A western paper thus sings the
requiem OF a departed contemporary,
which lately went the way Of nearly
all country papers
Leaf by leaf the roses fall.
Dime by dime the purse runs dry, l
One by one, beyond recall,
Mushroom papers droop and die.
Little six year old George, having
been instructed by his aunt Katie to |
pray for his papa, and being one eve-
ming Interrupted in his devotion and
being told by her that he must now
pray for his mamma, replied "Aunt
Katie, you just hold your horses now.
Whose running this prayer, you or
me?
Josh Billings says :-"Most ennyl
man will conceed that it looks fool |
ish to see boy drag heavy sled up |
a hill for the feetin' plesher Of ridin' |
down again; but it appears to me
that the boy is sage by the side of
the young man who works hard all
the week, and drinks his wages on
Saturday night"
The Supreme Court has lust af.
firmed the judgment in favor of Mrs.
Collins against the city Of Council
Bluffs for $4,000 damage, by the
breaking of leg caused by pile of
snow and ice on the sidewalk over
three years ago.
Tom Hughes thinks that the Unit
ed States is in the unique position of
'nation heaping up wealth very
fast, without having been educated
in the time honored ways of spend.
ing any amount scientifically"
The Parkersburg, Butler county
Times tells of farmer in that vicin-
lty, who has threshed crop of Nor.
way oats which yielded over one
hundred bushels to the acre.
In Hamburg, Fremont county, the
other day, Rev. DR.. Cox appeared in
the street with a revolver in his
hand, challenging one Putnum to
step out and fight him.
A young man recently married in
Van Buren, county, helped his wife,
While counting, sew together rags
enough to make sixty yards of car
pet.
The Boston Post starts new SO.
RIGS of arithmetical tables. Its first
equation is: 1.-TWO cobblers and a
cocktail make one sunstroke,"
The Montana Herald is SAID to be
the most expensive daily paper in
the world. Its subscription costs
$50 a Year.
A newspaper correspondent tray.
cling in North Carolina, was amazed
at a lady who borrowed "a ..chaw ter
hacker" from him.
An indianapolis merchant has
been in business thirty.two years and
never advertised. H. runs peanut
warehouse on curbstone table,
A son Of Bale, tbs com poser drives 4
IN express wagon IN New York. !,