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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26
An Adventure with n E,,,;e-.


1t was Movers turn, saws Max AL
Ter, for an invention that caused the
disaster. Mover designed . new kind
of a "patent, inflated gossamcr bustie"
for ladies. Tt was thin bag of In-
dia-rubher, which was to be inflated
with gas to give it the proper distcn-
sion and sufficient lightness, When
the model was complete, Mrs. Morer
determined to try it. She went into
the yard and tied the machine under
her dress, while Meyer turned OH the
Kitchen gas TO fill the bag, 1t worked
wen enough for few moments, when
all once Mr.. Meyer began to ascend
with frightfOl rapidity. She had bare
ly time TO scream down to Mover to
put the children to bed early, and tell
Mary Jane to set bread, aud the next
instant she was twenty miles beyond
the snow line. 1t was embarrassing
for Mrs. Moyer--very embarrassing
especially rs she could not reach
around to the hustle TO turn OF the.
gas in order to come down. So She
floated abont up there among thunder
storms and clouds and crows and
aurora borealises for several hours,
tiiS SGCiCfl 2itu llig TIC
air currents and wishing she had
brought her mufl and o book to read.
Then she commenced to descend grad
ually, until she came to within couple
of hundred feet OF the earth She
then screamed some as she iioated
along, and several enthusiastic students
of natural history tried to bring her
down with shot-guns, under the i'm
preston that she was some new yarie-
ty of ostrich or hamingo. But sud-
den gust of wind struck Mrs. Moyer
and blew her against the Presby-
terian church steeple with such
force that the Undated gossamer bus
tle' exploded violently, imprcssing the
sexton with the conviction that the sa-
cred edilice had been struck by light
| ming. But when he came out and saw
| Mrs. Moyer caught by her panier on
the weathercock, with her parasoi
pointing east or west as the wind hap
pened to shift, he eompyehended the
| situation. 1t cost 5000 to build scat
folding to get Mrs. Meyer down, and
even then Meyer did not introduce his
hustle into the market. He win sell
out his patent rights cheap. Mira.
Moyef wants him to.
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

Selma, Ala, thought the absence of
gentleman from that city unaecount-
able until the vault of his bank was
forced open, and only S4,70O found to
pay debts amounting to 100000.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26


The Inter-Ocean arraigns the Chi
cago Tribune in very severe language,
as follows:
The personals of the iS.tnday Tri-
6une drag virtuous women down to
moral death, and add new degree of
degradation to the sinks in iniquity
from which they come; they bring
the worst features Of prostitution to
the very doors Of the pure-minded,
and thus remove one of the barriers
between vice and virtue. and they
either confer their infamous character
upon the journal In which they APP
pear or borrow decency from It's as
sumed respectability. Which?
When any great journal OF the
country by its peryerseness and am
bition takes q course that compels
the best portion of the people of the
country to discard il, as has been the
case with the Tribune in tho past
twelve months, it naturally drifts into
mercenary and unprincipled con-
Germ.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

Those portraits of "prominent schol-
ars" that have, of late decorated the
pages of Frank Leslie's Boys and
e1frls Weekly only cost the boys faith
ers 800 each. Such is fame.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

Benjamin F. Butler, is thoroughly in
earnest after the Governorship Of Mas.
sachusetts. We do not as rule favor
the application Of fippant names To
public men, but Butler himself is pre-
eminently given to such course and in
the record he has recently made boldly
defying the popular will upon . very
grave public question, we think he
justly merits the cant phrase applied
to him of "three cent Butler" We
shall watch with deep interest the pro.
gress Of the guberuatorial contest in
the old Bay State and we do earnestly
hope that Mr.. Bntler may meet with
one of the most crushing defeats that
any public man ever experienced, for
the reason that he richly merits it and
the credit of Massachusetts demands
Il.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

Henry A. Wise, Of Va, has found
the II that solves the question why the
South did not succeed in the rebellion.
In recent speech of his, he said al
the Mississippi had run cast and west
the South would never have been
whipped" In recent letter he also
denounced both the Republican and
Democratic parties, and offers that If
either the one or the other OF these
parties will not nominate candidate
for Governor he will take up the con-
test against the one who does nomi-
nate and make the race independent.
He says he cares not which party
nominates or which abstains from SO
doing. II, however, both the parties
nominate, he announces in that event
he will not be candidate at all. We
are OF the opinion that the ex-Gov-
.ernor and ex-Rebel General should
rest upon the lanrels he gained in the
John Brown raid and as Confederate
General aforesaid.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

The jackson Republic says the COM
pany that will purchase the Des
Moines Valley Railroad is . strong
and wealthy one, and propose to push
the construction Of the road up the
valley Of the Des Moines to the State
line with the utmost speed, and will
arrange for connection at some point
with the st. Paul and Sioux City r.
II. They expect to get most Of the
work on tho road to the State line com.
plsted the present season.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

The Iowa editors at Cedar Rapids
adopted the following resolution ON
certain changes in the postal law:
Resotced, That, masmuch as the pro-
hibition of the free circulation OF news
papers within their respective counties
is derogatory to the Interests of the
Country Press, not required ON the
score of economy, and not asked for
by the people, we ask privilege, and
demand as right for ourselves and
the people, that the late postal law be
so amended as TO permit the delivery
of weekly newspapers, free of postage
In the counties where they are pub
lished.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26
PHYSICIANS.
Or. ]. LOCKWOOD,

EeTyHE GREAT HEALER CURES DISEASES
- WITHOUT MEDICINE. He can show a
diseases, but he don't claim to cure ali. =
Dome and see him for yourself, and let him
tsll you where y6u are diseased, without ask
Ing question. Residence In Blskes Addi-
Non, Ottumwa, Iowa. VIII be at his rssi-
denoe the nrst twelve days OF each month
during the year OF 1875 dian4d&wIy.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26
The Courier
A. III. HAMILTON.) p,.
II. II. WARDEN, Eol1ors.
BLOwING ONES oVN u0RN

bLOWING ONES OWN HORN.
liza man ostentatiously boasts of his
honesty, his independence of character
and parades this sweet song Of himself
on all convenient occasions, the wise
man and the man of experience at
once knows that that fellow will do to
watch.
When will men learn that their past
life, their deeds done. are the evidence
upon which the world makes up its
verdict in regard to a mans indepen-
dence and integrity. When you see a
man radically asserting and maintain
ing with vehemence one set OF princi-
pies, and in the short space of day or
two under certain influences, singing
an entirely new and contrary song and
eating his own words completely, the
community rightly estimate him, by
forming an opinion of him upon the
basis of his acts, and the louder and
moro frequently he asserts his honesty
and independence, the more thoroughly
convinced do the people become that
he feels his reputation for these quail
ties needs bolstering up, and finding
no other convenient party to do it, he
applies himself to the task, even though
no man assails him. ~
It's conceded to be safe rule to
judge by, that those who make
parade of their chastity when no one
pursueth, take this method to publish
the fact of their want oft.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

So far as we can learn, the Illinois
f coMpfy rs ffs iasra lee r., Witt tiis Hsw & N
tariff railroad law OF that State and as
we have before published according to
railroad authority it is going to make
a great revolution in freights in the
towns of that State.
Weawait with much interest the re-
suit. We know just enough about the
probable workings of law of this
kind to believe that the best one ever
yet framed when put in execution will
startle thousands of people by the
revolution it will make and in ma1y
instances The hardships 1t will bring
about. We believe that there is not
a man living who can make law at
once without much trial and number
less changes after it is tried that will
give any degree of satisfaction. We
would not convey the idea that great
good cannot be brought about after
long experience by some general pro-
visions in regard to tariffs of rail-
roads, but we do believe that reducing
such a lazy to niceities can never be
made successful. We look forward to
this trial in Illinois with great interest
and we merely say this much in ad-
vance as venture to see if we shall
not be found to have correctly judged
the result.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

Ex-senator George w. Jones, whom
the Democrats of Iowa were wont to
honor in their palmy days of power in
this State, thus wades into the editors
of the Dubuque Herald and modern
democracy, in card denying report
published by the Herald that he was
about to establish Republican paper
in that city:
" ! am free to admit that I would re-
joice in being the owner of such an es-
tablishment, that / might, if had the
power of such an editor as Alexander
II. Stephens, of the Atlanta (Ga.) Sun,
to skin alive such men and democrats
as you profess to be, for the thousand
and one ISLANDERS You are publishing
to the world against President Granf,
and men, who like myself could not
go with you in your efforts to nomi-
nate Horace Greeley at Baltimore to
the exclusion OF old and long tried
Democrats for the Presidency of the
United States.'
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

The Tama Citizen of the 18th inst,
contains the proceedings OF the Board
of Supervisors of Tama county, and
among other proceedings we notice
the following:
Moved that the following be adop-
ted:
WHEREAS The Hon. M. M. Walden
has donated to the School Fund Of this
County, two hundred and thirty six
and sixty-five one-hundredths dollars,
as part of tho proceeds of what has been
called the "salary grab,"--therefore.
Resolued, That believing the parta-
ker in unjust gains is as bad as the
principal, we herewith instruct the
Auditor to return said donation, pre-
ferring to trust in Providence and our
own efforts for the education OF our
children, rather than to dishonest gain,
however obtsined.
This is the fifth county in the old
fourth district that has returned SIM
| liar donation.
1t is remarkable that men acting in a
corporate capacity for counties, should
thus legislate, but it shows how deep
seated is the just feeling Of indignation
upon the question at issue. In REFER
ring to similar action by the Board OF
Supervisors of Wapello county, the
Citi=ea says:
Good. The partaker is as bad as the
thief. 1.-THE money belonged to Mr..
Walden be should have kept il, if not
return IL to the United States Treas
ury. Men who get into Congress dis
hon1rably, the choice of no one in the
district, and who are overwhelmingly
repudiated at the very next election,
don't give away money without the
expectation of a return.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

There is "A man called General Boyn-
ton, somewhat known to fame. who,
having nothing else to do, or what is
more strictly correct, having a PEN
chant to NEEDLE with other men s
business in a sensational way, appears
in print as n libeller as often as any
other man we know of
Il has grown to be profession with
some men employed by certain news
papers equally as INSCRIPTIONS as their
correspondents, to come down upon
prominent public men in the role
of blackmailers, and If their VIC
tim kicks against their demands, they
startle the unwary populace, with
some sensational scandal through such
venal papers as the Chicago Tribune
ct. ais. and thus crafty their insatiate
desire for scandal, and the papers sell
rapidly and are extensively advertised
by their meanness. This man Boyn-
ton 10 the ghoul for certain Gin
cinnati papers as Don Piatt is
for some of the Chicago journals.
They are in reality more dangerous to
q community than the villain who Fat
midnight sets fire to the roof which
covers the slumbering family. II they
could only give vent to their natures
by engaging in some manual labor,
scavenger work, they might do the
world some good.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

ton that they are pursuing danger
Gus policy. Woe be to the day when
the men of this land shall organize
classes and parties based upor. the diff.
ferent callings which they follow. II
makes an antagonism wholly nnneces-
sary, and leads to bitter warfare alike
destructive to all parties.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

We notice by the Iowa Rsvis,c of
Sigourney, Iowa, that the Working.
men's Convention Of Keokuk County,
assembled on June 18th and NOM
nominated full county ticket, as fol.
lowe: For Senator, ii. X. Norton, OF
LAFAYETTE Township; For representa-
tives, J. T. Harper, of Benton To-.
and David Archer, OF German To. !:
For Auditor, A. A. Davis, of Lancas-
ter Twp; For Sheriff, j. e. Williams,
Of Washington Twp; For Treasurer,
VIM. Hursey, of Steady Run; For Su-
pervisor, Goo. w. Morgan, of Lafay.
ette Twp; For School Superintend-
ent, David Todd; For Surveyor. Geo.
Halferty, and for Coroner, A. C. Har-
ris.
A set OF resolutions was adopted Sc.
we're i'll terms, denouncing the Presi-
dent among others, and generally aim
cd at tearing down with the promise
Of Dig results effected by the new
order of things. Nothing good to be
gained In this new move is possible
but was far more possible through the
medium of present party organiza-
tions. We will add that the day
will come to all honorable Thinking
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

The fire is still confin "a to the limits
named above. The losses cannot be
estimated very accurately, but they
Will probably so above quarter of q
million Of dollars.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26
ssbe @ltshlp Courier.

nfiaial Paper of the War De.
partment.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26
IATER--FIyE O'CLOCK

The fire has now extended as far
north as Court street, the lumber ward
OF Duncan & Hosford on the corner
of Main and Court is burning with a
fearful heat, but it is hoped the further
extension OF the fire north will be pre-
vented. Efforts are being made to
save Duncan & Hosford's mill, but
the wind is now high, and there Is but
little prospect of saving anything on
that square. AT present the flames
are confined to the -four squares bound
ed on the east by Front, on the south
by Washington, west by Third and
north by Court
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-08-15
MFRS. @. H. MARSH,

Dealer in Fancy Goods of all descrip
tons, No. 1856 Broad street. Stamping, Pink
ing and Machine Stitching done to orde
All kinds of Patterns or hand. d14t
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-08-15
A SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT.

Miss E. J. Bennett, of Norristown,
died at twelve o'clock on Sunday night
from an accident of a very peculiar char
acter. On Thursday last a passing To-
connective frightened young mare as
she stood tied to fence in that borough.
She broke loose, tearing board from
the fence, and raced up an alley to La
fayette street. the board swinging to the
head strap. At this moment Miss Ben
nett was in the act of crossing Lafayette
street, and had barely stepped from the
sidewalk to the crossing as the mare
came racing down Lafayette street. Mr..
Henry Hughes called to Miss Bennett
to look out, and she had only time to
look back over her shoulder when the
animal was upon her. The board hang
ing by the head-strap swung around
her, and the mare stumbling and stag
gering to the sidewalk, dragged the un-
fortunate lady distance of twenty yards
along the sidewalk and fell on her. Mr..
Henry Hughes ran to her rescue, and
found her under the mares feet. As he
lifted her up the blood spurted from her
mouth, and she was unconscious until
the moment of her DEATH Philadel-
phia Telegraph.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-08-15
EXERCISE.

The New Brunswick FREEDMAN be-
heves in outdoor sports, and wishes
they were more generally INDUCED IN
by people. True, some of the games
now in vogue are exceedingly hazar-
dous to both life and limb, but that is
no reason why the milder and less ex-
citing pastimes should be neglected.
Base ball playing, and foot racing are
of all sports, perhaps, the two requiring
the greatest amount of exertion and
most likely to injure the system.
There are many less violent sports that
can be engaged in and which if prac-
ticed would build up the enfeebled
constitution and give robustness to
all. 1t is not necessary that violent
OF prolonged exercise should be in
dulged in. The former is very apt
TO injure before benefiting the system,
while the latter instead Of strengthen
ing only weakens. Walking is one
of the very best of exercises, and
properly performed, will build up a
persons constitution so as to fit him
for the heavier work when he may feel
like enjoying it. Did our women walk
more they would be healthier and bet
ter able to bear the burden of life
than most of them now are, and in
stead of employing new-fangled de-
vices to give the appearance of robust
ness to their figure would ruin the
market for these so-called indispensa-
BILE articles. "The Bloom of Youth !"
would be brought back to many cheeks
in more durable manner by living
up to natures flaws than by patroniz-
ing the druggist, and were all our
people now following sedentary pur-
suits to devote an hour OF two each
day to some gentle exercise, such as
walking, rowing, running, ETC., where
all the muscles of the body could be
brought into action, we sh&hld see
fewer of the clean kind" in our
midst, and the general health be great
ly improved. A man will rust out
sooner than he will wear out, and be-
tween the two we think most men
would rather go "out" in the latter
way.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-08-15
HOME COMING,

When brothers leave the old hearth
stone,
And go, each one, a separate way,
We think, as we go on alone,
Along our pathways, day by day,
OF oldeu scenes and faces dear;
Of voices that we miss so much
And memory brings the absent near,
Until we almost feel the touch
OF loving hands, and hear, once more,
The dear, old voices ringing out,
As in that happy time of yore,
Ere life had caught shade Of doubt.
If you should place against your ear
The shell you plundered from the sea,
Down in its hidden heart you hear
A low and tender melody
A murmur of the restless tide j;
A yearning born of memory,
And, though its longings be denied,
The shell keeps singing of the sea.
And sometimes when old memories
throng, jINNt-1 -|
Like ghosts, the chambers of our
soul, yt.t.. ....e.t
We feel the yearniug, deep and strong,
A longing we cannot control,
To lay our cares and business by
And seek the old familiar ways,
And cross homes threshold, and sit
down
With comrades of our earlier days.
For, though our paths are sundered
wide, Hr- f
We feel that we are brothers yet,
And by and by we turn aside
From hurrying care aud worldly fret,
And each one wanders back to meet
His brother by the hearth of home ;
1 think the meeting is more sweet,
Because so far and wide we roam.
We cross the lengthening bridge OF
years,
Meet outstretched hands and faces
true ..
The silent eloquence of tears
Speaks welcome that no words
could do.
But all, the meeting holds regret!
The sad, sad story, often told,
Of hands that ours have often met,
Close folded under churchyard mold,
OF eyes that smiled into our own,
Closed in the dreamless sleep Of God,
A sweeter rest was never known
Than theirs beneath the graves white
sod. @ 3D..
A tender thought for them tonight,
A tribute tear from memory;
Beneath their covering of white
Sweet may their dreamless SUM
Der be.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-08-15
Ice Dealers.
MO ICE MONOPOLY.

TTNION ICE COMPANY.
JAMES McCABE, Proprietor.
Is more than ever prepared to furnish his
friends and patrons with pure article of
ice, and at prices as low as any honest
dealer can afford. Contracts taken
for the season.
Ice punctually delivered under me persona
supervision of the proprietor. The last crop
has been singularly plentiful and pure, hay
ng been gathered from the finest ponds.
Patrons are requested to send their orders
as early as possible to the Office, No. 1877
Broad street, corner of East Grand, or may
be left atJ. Z. Adams, corner Of Broadway
and First street, and at Charles Russ, 1893
Broad street, E. II. Fitch, 106 First street.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-08-15
VOL. vi.
Dry Goods.
WHAT CASH,
AND CASH ONLY, CAN DO.

AND CASH ONLY, CAN DO.
Prints and Dress Goods 81 cents per yard.
Prints at and 10 cents, worth 129. Good
Dress Goods 12l cents per yard. Alpacas
and Mohairs at half-price. Poplins and Silks
at bargains. Grenadines l2s cents. Dress
Linens and Cambria. Parasols at reduced
prices Hosiery and Gloves. Kids SO cents
per pair. Shirtings and Sheetings, large
stock at bottom prices. Wamsutta best A
IS cents per yard. Good shirtings s to IL
cents. Bargains in wet Linens. Damask,
Edgings, &c. Good Linens 25 cents per
yard with great bargains in Dry Goods and
Carpets, may be found at the large and spa
less than New York prices for cash.
u. o. Magic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-04-01

cen section six Of the revised statutes relative 70
the penalty Tor placing distractions ON railroads.
Be- y enacted. dc, A. follows:
That chapter one hundred and eighteen section
N - the revised statute, De amended In the second
hne by inserting AFTER the words any part Of the
words, 'au engine, car signal, and In the sixth line
by changing the word second 20 'hrst. and In the
eighth line by changing the word thirty 20 sixty
aud ina me ninth line after the words hard labor 20
change A. 60 rad daring Lille for term years
that said section when amended shall read as iOl-
iuW-.
'SLCr. g. Whoever williully and maleiously dis
places switch or rail- d.sturhs Injuries or destroys
any part OF engine. signal track bridge OF
any railroad. or places any obstruction thereon with
intent that any person or property psssing on the
should be thereby injured, and human lite II
thereby destroyed shall De deemed guilty Of murder
of the hr,t degree, and punished accordingly. Ii
human life 9, Thereby endangered and not destroyed
or property j. injured he shall be punished by sOli
tary Confinement not more than sixty days. and
afterwards by Imprisonment and hard labor during
life or tor period OF not less than ten years.
Approved February q, 1871