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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13
rHE MowaKp ASSOCIATIONS
The Noblest ~ Asaertcna l1stisasten
It's History Rau Organization


Its History nnJ Orssstzafscs
This association which has laborel
50 successfully and done 80 much to
relieve the sick and ease the sufleriags
of the dying, WAS originally instituted
in 1887. II is au institution Of nearly
forty years growth, aud had lis start
first out of the direful necessities OF
the people of New Orleans. and has
ever sIuce maintained its position as
chief nurse, and conservator of the
sick throughout the Southwest during
all seasons of general Of epidemic
sickness. The association was first
organized in 1887. Its original eorpor-
ators,. as the New Orleans Tunes iu-
forms us. were Thomas n. Morgan
j. w. Andrews, G. Kumsheed, J. u.
Breedlove, aud =. W. Leslie. These
gentlemen, most of whom have pass.
ed away of the stage Of action. were
true philantbropists. They achieved
a great deal of good in their day.
There is tradition that as far back az
1888 the principal which animates the
association was realized in New Or.
leans by four young men, clerks in
different banking houses OF that city.
who combined together for the nurs.
ing of the sick, but the distinct organ.
ization was not effected until some
few years afterwards. Since that
time tue Howard Association has been
an active agency Of relief. There is
scarcely house in any part of New
Orleans where the infection penetrates
but has sacred traditions Of sickness
tended, Of pain assuaged, or death
beds sOitenea by the mlnistrstions OF
that grand Fratcrnity.-S. Loats
Times.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13
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Whether witty, OF grave, or gay
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13

John P. Irish, the valiant young
rebel sympathizer of former days
IN Anti-Monop at Des Moines and q
Democrat in johnson county, in the
latc political campaign, takes hold OF
the ribbons to run the new party in
Ane style.
The following publication in his pa.
per shows how he does it:
"To NEWSPAPER MEN.-Sober, sens.
ible and industrious printers, with
Judgment aud experience enough tc
edit q country paper, and with from
8OO to $1,000 capital to invest, can
hear of good locations in the bes,
eounties in Iowa, where there are ad.
yantageous openings for organs in the
interest of the Free Party, by address,
ing the undersigned.
JOHN p. IRISH,
Daily Press, Iowa City,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13
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l,ronl ihe Intltanarolls senuuel


a large number of stock-men OF
were present yesterday ut the opening
Of the packing-house OF Holmes, Pet
lit 4 Bradshaw. At the slaughterins
or The first hog there were prolonged
cries for a speech. Colonel Hughes
Fast, Of Greene county, the Oldest
stock-inan present. being called upon,
responded somewhat a follows:
GFNrleMr> :--Iou have called up
OF, me for u speech, but ! must say,
thai like The hog that lies before IL
wcltcring iii hi. blood, I'm stuck. !"
These are squally times. gentlemen /;
times that make men "gruni. We
are all in the woods in search Of fl.
nancial hole from which TO gain reict
from being hard up; aud while wa
may laugh while sitting on the fence
of expectation, yet what may he con
sacrcl good Joke for some, would
be no laughiu. matter /" Others if
fully understood. While this financial
trouble is poking lis in The : ribs We
are Nil ehdcsyeriug 10 save our .ha-
con. and hope to come ont OF the
difficulty on the 'sclear side. onr-,
gentlemen, Is at present an "oHal
bnsiuess: and what we want Is back
bone We must work together, cheek
by iowl," and not attempt 20 succeed
oyrr the shoulders, "f Others. There
| is no reason why we should ''go il
! biiul !" bnt an The other hand there is
{ TOO much al stake for u> te attempt
to .splsy II alone while the bankers
/ ..hnid the edge L, will not do To
buy pig in a poke, Vel wr mnsi
know whether we '.boid a inIl hand
OF moi see onr spots and 'ralis onr
neighbor., who hold our contracts
I.etua hope. senileuen. tina. The trade
will soon .hristie" mp; bur il WE are
compelled 10 "sqnealf over the
moncyless hog, le, Ne ''cheese it, like
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13

f&sAso8-
Incidence il one Of the wu-t mil:
| dews knO ov--it IL the crate leak
that ha7 let thousands ov men hrizzlc
away.
Lazyness IL not positively a crime.
but they look and akt wonderfully
alike.
LazyBess IL not ornamental even
tew an old man; but lew Young one
IL il = shining disgrace
| tlav seen lazy men that ! thought
waa innocent, but I never felt like
warrRnting one NJ them for more
tkan 80 days.
THE NERVOUS MAN.
One of the most unkumfortabel
krittcrs in this world IL the nervous
man. lie discounts all hiz griefs. and
suffers more from troubles tha. do
cum.
HH ears arc like a rabbit. always on
end for sum disaster, and biz nostrils
are like the asses. snufliug misfortune
out Of the cast wind.
He steps az though he waz walk
ing on eggs, and lays down like a
kat In frunt Of a rat hole, reddy for q
spring.
Thezc poor phellows suffer without
sympathy, and enjoy without satisfac-
shun.
The nerycns man il 4 long-liyed
bird, though hiz nerves are alwus
strung, he lasts like an old phiddlc.
Altho | kant help but pity the ner-
Gus man, l am aware that lie has mo-
Inents of plezznre that are equal
tew whole hours, they are 80 intensi-
fled.
Whatcvcr he does enjoy he enjoys
the whole Ov, passing the bounds ev
reality, he reycls IN the illimitable
fields ov Imagination and fancy.
think would rather have more
nerves than could manage than not
tew have emmy, and mopc on thru life
% sum men do, with nuthing about
me 80 oxeiteablc NJ mi relish for pork
and beans.
rHE DIGNItiED MAN.
II liz often the kase that the dignified
man IL nothing more than owl among
humans. ,z.e
He don't alwuz kno but little, but
when he duz he has to be karcful Ov
that little, and looks wizc even il he
don't prove tew be 60.
One good hoss laff would spile him
for life; il he lets 70 ov his dignity.
biz kapital IL al gone and he IL ruined
forever.
The dignified man that am talking
about never takes emmy chances: he
weighs every word before it il utter
ed, meazzures every ackshun before it
IL expressed, and IL generally az free
from blurders, or hits, az n tud-stool
il. II he ever duz XIX up and frolik.
he IL like the elastik elephant land gay
and kussed like the hippopotamons or
wild sea-hoss.
Dignity IL often substituted for Wis
dun, and IL quite often mistaken for
il, but there IL az much difference be-
tween, them az there IL beIwccu u
putcr l0-ccnt piece and genuine hail
dollar
decided long ago moi tew give en-.
ny man krcdit for being wize just be-
cauzc he wouldn't bend his back Oh
laH whom he hadn't right to be tick
| eled,
Some OF the most suckcessful phooi,
hav ever met were az grave as a knl
stone, and most all truly wizc thai
hay had the honor to be introduce,
tew, were alwus hunting for goot
place tew roll on the grass.
Extreme gravity, in mi leSicen
stands for sn extreme phool..
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13
VIRGINIA.


Some of the insectiverous journals
of the "putrid reminiscencer order,are
just now making a great fuss about the
election of Kemper, commander of
kempers famous division in the rebel
army, as democratic Governor of Vir-
ginia.
just how great victory that is for
the democratic party, let the Chicago
Times of yesterday tell:
"The contest in Virginia was not
very unlike the contest between the
Tammanyites and custom houseites in
New York. 1t was contest between
rival gangs of politicians longing to
disembowel each other for the spoils !;
between INSCRIPTIONS "carpet- bag
gers and no less INSCRIPTIONS politi-
cal saurians OF q more remote age in
political geology.
There was something significant .ia
some speeches made ON behalf Of the
ancient saurians by those medieval
politicians, Mr.. r.. Nj. T. Hunter and
Mira. II. III. Stuart; tho fret deman.
ding that the north shall be taxed to
pay the late slave-owners $400, 100000
for their lost niggers, and the second
proposing that the niggers, if they can
not be remanded to slavery, shall be
banished to some other portion of the
planet. Both these propositions, from
two ancient and trusted leaders OF the
pro-slayery democracy" have high
SAVIOR of the genuine old-fashioned
democratic" political commodity that,
in case the New York Tammanyites
shouId urevail in their effort to resnr-
rect the ''pntrid reminisecnce," would
shine and stink like John Randolph's
rotten mackerel by noonlighD with
renewed lustre and augmented
strength OF odor. In resurrection of
the historical pro-siavery party, such
men as r, M. T. Hunter, A. II. H.
Stuart, A. LII. Stephens, and Robert
Toombs, like the duke Of Chambord
in any possible restoration of the an
cient regime in France, would of
course step to the front with 'fthe mis-
sion of authority.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13

An Episcopal Clergyman, who OBJ
jected to the singing Of the John
Brown song ON board a Cunard steam
er because there were Sontherners OH
board, was politely reminded of his
own indiscretion in urging the claim.
OF the Savior upon the congregatcj
passengers, large number OF whom
were Jews.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13

The New York World guesscs Al
things, and so gnesses rs to shape mat.
ters in the interest OF Democracy
This is lis way Of misrcprescniing and
lying 1t says:
Nearly every county treasurer in
/ Iowa was thrown out OF Office at the
1 recent election in that State. and many
of them seem TO be terribly alarmed
at the general ovcrhauling Of books
that must follow. A local journal
says: Tho Jackson county Treasured
takes time by the forclock, and an
nonncos that $4,000 of the funds in
his keeping was stolen The other night
by burglars
II so happens that Jackson county,
the only one the World mentions, is
an old Democratic county, ono of the
three or fonr in the State that always
stuck 10 Democracy, and where Re-
puhlicans never got smell NJ tho
Treasury except by accident.
IL is very significant to see the Keo-
knt CONSTITUTIONS old sympathizing
rebel sheets and now Haunting white
supremacy notices, run out their
roostcrs in this Off year in politics,
when the Republican party has here
and there been shorn of its accus-
toned victories. These same journals
croWed just as Justify, when in the
dark days OF 1862 Ohio fell off into the
arms of Democracy, electing two
thirds Of ito Congressman from The
Democratic party, and also when Sey-
mour was elected Governor of New
York, who could not find it consistent
with his political affiliations to stop
the brutal murders of New York
mob, no more than old Buchanan
the last Of Democratic Presidents
could find q warrant in tho Constr
tuition to save it. They crow Justify
because now, az in times past, they
cannot look an inch beyond the pres
ent and see how fleeting are all the
vain hopes of reviying the old party
Of prescription, of pro-slavery, of rob.
berry and general rascality, finally cul-
minating in the accursed demon work
of treason and years OF bloody rcvo-
luton.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13

The republicans have clear major
ity in both houses of tho New York
Legislature, while democracy has car
ricd the State. This is owing to the
fact that democracy is Indigenous to
Five Points soil, and flourishes where
Boss Tweed stole millions. The State
Of New York outside of the city Is re-
publican, but when you get into the
sink holes Of New York and tho scum
Of society vote, then rebel democracy
wins. Is this sufficient answer for
the result in New York?
The New York WorM says this
with the result Of the elections gcner-
ally shows that democracy Is On the
wave OF triumph. 1t counts Anti.M
nops, Peoples party men, and every
thing else as democratic. Thus ii is
seen how the Ford draws in the ehes.
nuts silly nincompoops drag ont of the
fire for them.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13

The Anti-Monopoly revolution in
this State has beaten number OF the
strongest railroad tariff men wo have
ever had in the Legislature. A promi-
nent instance of the kind is found in
the defeat of Evans, OF Muscatine
county.-Oetumaca Courier.
Yes, and for another sweet scent
ed" specimen Of their work, look at
Wayne county, where A. c. Reck, the
regular Republican nominee, who is a
farmer, good man and the master OF
Grange, was beaten (by vote OF
1882 to SSD by Lloyd Selby, a mer.
chant and odious middleman," )" and
where J II. Crawford, another farm.
or, who was known to stand right on
the railroad question was beaten by
about the same vote, by Humistop,
who had assessed the town bearing his
name in that county, at 1926 per acre
because it belonged to the railroad
company, and he wanted to keep on
the right side of the company so il
would do more for the town.--Chayi.
ton Patriot
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13

'h on needn'i eomeon Saturday night
or any other night" was the sooih-
Ing remark. written in deIicaie female
characters ono postal.card thai winged
its way through the Lcavenwcrth
Post office.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13

Al old resident Of Moline, H.. mr.
mel j. I. Groom, took dose OF nit
rate Of silver OH last Sunday morning
by mistake, aud died in the afternoon
He intended TO take dose of gallic
acid.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13

TIE New York Times gives as the
reason why silver is now at an unus-
ually low value, the following facts
In Germany it has recently been de-
monitizcd, ard this gives large
amount to supply the drain to India,
where it is always absorbed. The sum
being greater than usually required,
the demand in England is lessened,
and the price receded two to four
pence per ounce. This has stopped
expectation from the United States at
the very time that our production is
being greatly increased. Mexico, too,
has been extending her production
until her mines are now yielding as
much as ever they did under the old
Spanish proprietors, about $4,000, 900
annually. Notwithstanding the trade
consumption is greater than ever be-
fore by 20 per cent. yet the quantity
on the market, in bars and uncoined
is larger than the dealers can manage,
and in excess of the present means oi
tho banking interests to carry. Hence
there is every reason why it may be
coined and made to add to the volume
of circulation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13

The elections of the 4th inst, are
not materially changed in results from
what we represented them yesterday.
In New York the Democratic State
ticket is elected, the city of New
York giving upwards of 10000 major
ity. The World comedies that the Re-
publicans have elected II Senators ;
Democrats Is, and that the Republi-
cans have elected 65 members of the
Lower House and the Democrats G3
The Republicans have carried Minne-
sofa by about 1000 majority. The
fusion of some Changers and nnmee-
racy has defeated the Republican tick
ct in Wisconsin. Tho local elections
by counties in Illinois, shows a Rcpnb.
lican triumph. Massachusetts,, Re-
publican by greatly reduced major
ity. The Republicans carry New Jer-
sey by handsome majority. kmes,
Republican, is elected Governor of
Mississippi. The Fusion ticket elects
a majority of the Legislature in Kan
sas. Virginia and Maryland go
strongly Democratic. - Daily Nor. 9Th.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13
sleeping IL. a Cold Roe .a .

Hats Journal Of Iedlh says that
cold bed-chambers always imperil
health and invite fatal diseases. Ro-
bust persons may safely sleep in a
temperature of forty degrees or un-
der, but the old, tho infant, and the
frail should never sleep in a room
where the atmosphere is much under
fifty degrees Fahrenheit
AL know the danger of going di-
rect into the cold from very warm
room. Very few rooms, churches,
theatres are ever warmer than seventy
degrees. II ii is freezing out of doors,
It Is thirty dcgrees-thc difference be-
ing forty degrees more. Persons will
be chilled by such change in ten
minutes, although they may be active
ly walking.
But to lie still in bed, nothing to
promote the circulation, and breathe
for hours the atmosphere of forty and
even fifty degrees, when the lungs are
always at ninety-eight istoo great a
change. Many persons wake up in
the morning with inflammation of the
lungs, who went to bed well, and are
surprised that such is the case. The
cause may often be found in sleeping
in room In which the window has
been f0olishly hoisted for ventilation.
The water-cure journas Of the coun-
try have done an inc.lculable injury
by the blind and indissriminatc advice
Of hosting the window at night.
Tho rule shonld be, everywhere,
during the part of the year when fires
are kept burning, to avoid hosting
outside windows. II is safer and bet
ter to leave your chamber door open,
as also the fire place--then there is q
draft up the chimney, while the room
| is not likely to become cold, IL there
Is some fire in the room all night the
window may be opened On inch. 1t
is safer 10 sleep in bad tir all night
with a temperature over 20, than in a
pure air with a temperature under 40.
The bad air may sicken ybn, but can
not kill you: the cold air I'm and does
kill very often
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13

A writer in a French horticultural
journal relates this suggestive exper-
ience: "After sunset place in the
center Of my orchard an old barrel,
the inside of which l have previously
we'll tarred. At the bottom of the
barrel place lighted lamp. Insects
Of many kind, attracted by the light,
make for the lamp, and while circling
around 1t strike against the side OF
the barrel, where meeting with the
tar, their wings and legs become en-.
tangled and clogged that they fall
helpless to the bottom. In the morn
ing ! examine the barrel, and frequent.
ly take out of it ten or twelve gallons
Of cockchafcrs, which l at once de-
stroy. A few pence Of tar employed
in this way will, without any further
trouble, be the means of destroying
innumerable numbers of these insects
whose larva are among the most dc.
strlctive pests that the gardener ol
farmer has to contend against
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13
SUM KARACTERS.
Josh Fittings in the New Ynrs We"ss.
THE Classy MAN,

! THE Classy MAN.
/ The gassy man IL kind oy timer
. ant soda fountain, a sort ov hi-presh
urc reservoir oy soap.snls. who sprout;
bubbles and foams whenever he opens
hiz mouth.
Thee Quacks in the small beer line
hav but phew blancs, but their brane;
are like yeast, they cant rizc without
running over everything.
have known them to argy 4
point three hours and half and
never offer ono good rcazon in tho
whole time.
! They mistake words for ideas. and
their tongues travel tew just about
az mulch purpose AZ boys wind.
! mill duz in the teeth ov stiif north.
wcstcr.
They are the yainest OF all human
beings that hav yit bin discovered, and
! think bekauze people kant cskape
their furios eiler ycsccnee they arc
plcazad and convinced.
] never knu one uy thczc wind-mills
yet but what Solomon waz almost
al idiot komparcd to them, and |
never knu one 10 ever diskover his
mistake.
Yu mite as well undertake tew get
the pride out Ot pckok's tail. bi
lahing at IL, az to roDvinsc these plel-
lows that what they say ain'i either
wit or wisdom.
The gassy man IL not hi emmy means
bad lnan at hart, he il often az good
natnred az he il phoolish, but his
friendship amt worth mnich more
tew yn than the Inv ov lost pup,
who IL reddy to phoilow emmy Que OFT
who will pat him on the back
THE SHARP MAN.
The sharp man IL mistaken for the
vie one, but he IL just az different
rom q wize one az he liz from an hon
est one.
He trusts tew his cunning for suck
cess, and this IL the next thing tew be-
ing rogue.
The sharp man IL like razor-gen-
orally too sharp for anything but a
shave.
Theze men are not tcw be trusted
they are SO constituted that they must
cheat somebody, and, rather than be
idle or lose good job, they will pitch
onto their best friends.
They are not exactly outkasts, but
liv cluss on the borders ov criminality,
and are liable tew step over at emmy
time.
Y b but q step from cunning 10 ras-
cAlity, and it IL a short step that IL al
wuz invitin tew take.
Sharp men have but phew friends,
and seldnm konadent. They have
learnt to fear treachery by studying
their own natnrs.
They are aIwuz bizzy. but, like the
hornet, want heap ov sharp watch
ing.
The sharp man iz alwaz a vain one.
lie prides himself upon his cunning,
and had rather do shrcwd thing than
kind one.
THE LAZY MAN.
Next to the weak man, the lazy man
IL the wust one kno ov, without nec-
cessarily being a vicious one.
lie IL too indolcnt tcw praktiss his
yirtews. il he haz got emmy, and there
fore IL konstantly open few vice,
which IL haff-brothcw tcw Iazyncss.
4 u hard work to phiad Iazynese
and virtew mkt. but there IL stitch a
thing. --~s------.--.-.,.---.
Incidence IL one Of the wu-t mil:
NaUa i Eun nv ~ ;.> III, oro,, lnoi,