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n 4 present place of residence Is unknown, is
hereby notified that Alvina EweIl did, ON the
9Th day of September, A ID 1878, file her peti-
tion in the Office of the Clerk Of the Court of
Common Pleas within and for the County Of
Portage and State of Ohio, charging the said
Halbert T.. Ewell with habItual drunkenness
and gross neglect of duty for more than three
years last past, and extreme cruelty, and ask
ing that she be divorced IRON said Halbert L.
lcwell, and for custody OF minor child which
petition viii stand fer hearing at the next term
Of said Court ALVIEA EW ELL,
BY Rockwell n Norris, her att'ys.
September IL. A. D., 1873. 2d4 CIV.
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ToTICE-To the creditors of William
In Stout. deceased. fse1g
, On the 2d day of september, In tho year 1873,
the Probate Court of Portage county declared
the estate OF William Stout, deceased 20 be
probably insolYent, Creditors are therefore re-
quifed to present their claims against the estate
to the undersigned for ailoWanca within six
months nom the time above mentioned, or they
will not be entitled to payment.
aksei W4LLIAM lsAULUS, Aamif ii
ss4ts of Wm. Stout. rdeceasefi.3
Daaed at Suhield, September 3d. 1878 263-6w
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Particular Attention
To Our Customers.

paid to cutting garments for ladies to make up
by j. S. Walker, opposite Citizens Hall.
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Fall Styles.
We are now opening immense stock of
Fashionable Goods in n departments of oar
business. and would invite all our old custom
ers. aswelI as the public in general. to come
and look at our goods before buying.
Sept. Is, 1872. FLATH POE.
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-15

James Wright, wealthy farmer of
Jefferson township, and his wife were
recently brought up before the crimin-
al court in Chicago, charged with cru
city to their daughter, Kate, aged l6.
They told strange story. Immedi-
ately after the great fire in Chicago,
some unknown hand commenced to
fire, at decent intervals, Wright's barn,
out-houses, hay-stacks, &C., until final
ly $4,000 worth Of property had been
destroyed. Last fall, Wright detected,
as he says, his daughter Kate setting
fire to his residence. The neighbors
complained that he treated her badly
on that occasion, and he and Mrs.
Wright were arrested. She confessed
to her father that she was the incendi-
ary, and stated that neighbor, alleged
to have no kind feelings toward
Wright, promised to give her $4,000
to do the work of obstruction. Brought
before the justice, the girl fatty con-
tradicted all she had said before, and
denied that she was the criminal. The
next proceedings, was an indictment
brought against the father aud mother
by the grand jury for the cruel treat
ment Of their daughter, and their pres
ent appearance in court is in conse-
quence Of the indictment. The case is
one of the most singular on record, aud
If the girl be guilty, as alleged, her
guilt can be accounted for only OH, the
supposition that the influence of the
Chicago fire unhipged her mind, and
directed her attention to the science of
arson, with the destructive results de-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-15
CAKES AMEs.

The Hon. Oakes Amcs, who was
struck down with paralysis, at his
home in North Easton, Massachusetts,,
last Tuesday eve, died last night at
8 80. He has long been known to the
country as o great shovel manufacture
er, amassing all immense fortune there
in. He was member for two years
Of the Executive council, of the State
of Massachusetts, and in 1862, was
elected representative to the 3Sth
Congress. He has ever since contin-
ed to represent his district and though
no talker, he wasa diligent and effici-
ent working member. The country,
and the world has been brought TO
know the man more generally in the
past five months, in connection with
the Credit Mobilier investigation.
Though at ono time he was thought
to have lost his all in the Pacific
railroad enterprise, it finally turned
out, that by hard struggling to get
through the embarrassment of that
time, he had made large sum out OF
the enterprise. He was sixty-nine
years old at the time of his death.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-15

A National Agricultural Congress
will be held at indianapolis, Ind, on
the 2Sth day of May. Each State and
Territory is entitled to two represent
atives for every State organization fos-
tering agricultural pursuits. The
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Agricultural Schools and Col.
leges, with an endowment of not less
than $40, 900 and Agricultural and Hor-
ticultural Societies ofnot less than fifty
members, contributing to the support
of this Congress. arc entitled to one
representative each.
The constituent bodies which have
appointed, or may hereafter appoint
representatives, are requested to mott.
fly the Secretary, Chas. w. Greene
Jackson, Tennessee, who will in due
time advise them of the subjects to be
presented for consideration.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-15

PEANUT GRowING.-W. A. Dysart,
Iuwa.-As wish 10 raise some pea.
nuts this season, if they will grow and
do well here, | write for information
as to the kind to plant, when and how
to plant and tend them,and everything
else that is necessary for boy to know
in order to get a good crop. l live in
the central part of Iowa.
You can hardly expect very large
crop of peanuts in your latitude, and
the quality Of those grown will not be
equal to those raised in Africa and in
the Southern States. Still, if you get
good seed, and plant them on an early
piece of ground, and tend the plants
well, you will probably get enough to
pay you for your trouble. Most any
good corn land will produce crop of
peanuts, but as the pods will be nearly
the color of the soil in which they
grew, light colored soils are to be pre-
ferred. Unless the soil contains con-
siderable lime, some should be added.
A dose of salt, at the rate of two BUSH
els to the acre, is also beneficial. The
soil should be free from weeds and
grass and well pulverized, though deep
blowing is Objectionable for this crop.
The pods grow underground, which
they penetrate till firm bed Is reached.
If the soil is penetrated to great depth
the pods will be so far from the sur
face that they will not ripen, and will
be very hard to harvest. The nuts
should not be planted till all danger of
frost is over. The ground should be
prepared in the same way as tor corn.
I'M, :, ,h1,,lI ho from, fhroo 10 fnv. -
feet apart, and the hills from foot to
eighteen inches. Two shelled nuts
should be put in each hill. Occasion
ally it is well to put in a larger mum.
Der to supply plants for places where
none come up, or where the plants are
destroyed. If not wanted they should
be thinned out at hoeing time. The
seed should be covered about an inch.
In good weather the plants will break
ground in about ten days. Care should
be taken to procure good seed. The
nuts grown in Tennessee will be best
| for your latitude. A sharp boy will
not plant nuts that have been roasted,
as some boys have done, and failed to
got crop. In shelling them, be very
careful not to break the skin around
| the nut, or even to rupture it. The
| cultivation consists in keeping down
weeds and keeping the soil well pull
verized. 1t is a good plan at the first
hoeing to remove some of the soil
| which is around the plants and subse-
quently to draw it back. 1t is not q
| good plan to work the soil after the
pods have begun to form. The har-
vesting should be done as soon as the
first frost kills the vines. The digging
may be done with fork or pronged
hoe. In large field plow may be
used. Peanuts should be harvested
when the ground is dry or the dirt will
stick to the roots. The vines should
lay on the ground day or two to dry
before they are put up. They should
then be taken to the barn or open shed
to dry, or may be staked like beans =
When quite dry the pods must be
picked off by hand. These should be
spread OH a floor till they are so dry
that there is no danger from molding
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-15
HOE OUT YOUR ROW.

The youngest son stood with his FAIR
bride upon the the Threshold of the
old farm house. He was the last of
four brave boys who had gone forth
from that humble roof to work their
way up manfully to a place Of honor
and usefulness in the world. Perhaps
there was little dimness in the old
mans eye, and may be little tremor
in his voice, as he spoke the farewell
words. But he took from the old side
cupboard his parting gift; bright,
new hoe, and as he placed it in the
hands of the youth, the accompany
ing admonition sounded cheerily on
his ear, sHoe out your row."
1t was fourth time similar pre-
sentation had been made in the old
homestead.
Everybody will find his row to hoe
in this world, George, and sometimes
it is mighty tough one; but it is only
COW ards that shirk it, whatsoever
thy hands find to do, do it with all thy
might and never forget to look up"
The old man wrung the hand Of his
SON, and stopped down to kiss the
cheek of his fair, new daughter while
mother busted herself with the dozen
'last things" which every one but a
mother forgets. :.
The lingering farewells were all said
at last, and the old coach rolled away
with the two hopeful, sunny hearts
just entering LIES bright and beauti-
full summer.
The old homestead seemed deserted
and dreary as a last years nest. The
aged pair sat down by their own
hearthstone alone, as when they
began life together.
How these old walls had rung to
the sound of childhood's mirth, and
childhood's steps, and in later years had
echoed with the tread of manly feet
Now they must live more in the bur-
led past.
But to George and Ellen life seemed
all one bright future, with rainbows
of hope arching all their plans and
projects.
Their Western home was an humble
one, and plenty OF work for willing
hands within it. The young farmers
chief capital was his strong arm and
stout heart, and the sound working
day principles he had been taught from
childhood. Sometimes he grew dis
couraged at the prospec. of paying fol-
the place he worked, but he was sure
to meet with hearty encouragement
and words of cheer from Ellen; a
glance, too. at the parting gift of his
father, as it stood on the mantle in the
family room, was as good as q sermon
any day. There it stood, every ready
to give encouragement or admonition
as the case might be. Strangers might
think it strange, curious ornament
for chimney piece, but it was soor
regarded as one of the household treas
ures. Dust or rust was never suffered
to mar its brightness.
"Ellen, it is no use trying" sale
George, one evening, quite despond
ingly, as he turned away from some
figures he had been making on scral
of paper, II can't make out the pay
ment this week, and / may as wei
give it up"
Ellen looked up cheerfully from hel
work and nodded toward the mantle
II have hoed and hoed, but this row
is too much for me. The wool will
J pay the next installment, and the crop
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-15

Harlan would rather lie than tell the
ruth for cash, any day in the year.
Bt. Louis Democrat.
j The above we clip from the issue Of
ehe Democrat of the 7th inst. !; ex-Sen-
htor James Harlan being the gentle-
man referred to. It appeared in an
Editorial paragraph at the head Of the
EDITORIAL columns. We unhesitatingly
pronounce It OF the lowest grade Of
blsng, totally beneath the dignity of q
great journal. Itisan epitome of low
breeding, folly, and falsehood; reck-
- declaration spread broadcast over
hs country by set Of men whose
would, as we verify believe,
I y greatly improved were they
levated to plane of morality equal
b that Of Mr.. Harlan. It 10 the basest
e prostitution to thus convert great
ewspapcr into . sluiceway of idiotic
An6Ar
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-15

The Ottumwa Courier says no news
paper in the District endorses Mr..
Walden's course in giving his part of
the salary raise to the school districts.
I 1--Oshaloosa Herald, Nay Sth.
Boys, we know you ought to be fair,
and we are inclined to have charity
enough to think in your dispassionate
moods you would be fair, but In this
thing you are not fair. On the 30th of
April we clipped from the Gate City,
a paper peculiarly friendly to Mr.
Walden, the following, and published
it, with the credit therefor:
$50 far as we have observed, Hon.
M. M. Walden has not pleased one pa
per in his district by his disposition of
his back pay.-Gate city. y
That is all that has ever appeared in
the Courier about or even squirting at
the subject matter for which our
friends arraign us; we made no COM
ment whatever upon it. The Herald
proceeds, after making the above state
ment, to say many naughty things
| about us for ourpresumption. We re-
spectfully inquire If the lecture would
not have been better applicable to the
Gate CityS
Notice the Gate CITY says "Mr. Wal
den has not pleased one paper" that is
to say, if we understand the meaning,
no paper fully comedies with this man
ner of distribution. 1t is amusing to
note that the Herald folks themselves
in their issue of the oath of April,
quoted approvingly from the Gate
city in its article upon the subject Of
| Waldcn's conduct in this matter, in
which the Gate City said that McC Crary
had been urged to SO distribute his
back pay, but that he did not do so,
and nowhere has the Gate City said
it was pleased with the distribution
made by Walden. The Herald refers
to several other papers as endorsing
Walden's distribution, among others,
the Abba Union. The Union took ne
side until after the Gate City's article.
The Iowa City Republican is referred
to. In its article on this subject 1t
says; "While we wish he (Walden)
had adopted one of the other methods
named, yet we are unable to see
wherein he is justly open to the GEN.
sure visited upon him. Does the Re
publican say that it is pleased with the
distribution? The Vinton Eagle is
named also by the Herald. If it has
said that it was pleased with the act,
we have not yet seen it. The whole
gist of the matter is this: we publish
ed what the Gate city said, and on
the same day, to-wit: the 30th of April
but the Herald says on the Sth OF
May, over a week afterwards, that we
were publishing the statement that no
paper endorsed Mr.. Walden's course
We are very sorry that our friends
should SO misrepresent us and do in.
jury to themselves.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-15

1t remained for Des Moines to de-
velopc the champion ass of Iowa. He
writes long letter from that place to
the Chicago Inter- Ocean, over the in
cog of "Scnex." In it he has the fol-
lowing:
"Just now the people of this Con-
to know what their representative, the
Hon. John A. Kasson, intends to do
with his back pay steal, and they are
all the more anxious from the fact that
he was said to have been seen by Des
Moines men on the floor of the House
lobbying for the passage of the act by
virtue of which he received it. He
has been publicly accused of this little
indiscretion by the leading Republican
papers in the State and in his district,
but so far has failed to deny it,
Intelligent people at Des Moines or
Chicago will not require it to be told
them, that John A. Kasson, of the
Fifth Iowa District, was not member
of the Forty-second Congress, which
voted the back-action pay, but that
Frank Palmer, one of the editors of
the Iater-O Ocean, was, who, to his honor
be it said, is accredited with voting
against that nefarious swindlc in all
its phases. 1868 s4 a
We are not the special champion of
John A. Kasson, and only refer to
this slander upon him on account of
our desire to witness fair play in Iowa
politics, and in everything else enc
mating from Iowa about our public
men. ee
We presume that this dirty and false
fling at Mr.. Kasson originated in the
profound brain of some one of those
fellows about the capital who have
abused him into sixteen hundred ma
jority in his own county, into nearly
eight thousand majority in his own
district, and into seat in the present
Congress. John A. Kasson is the most
fortunate man in his enemies that we
know of
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-15
Latest FOLLY IN FASHION.
How to Dress the Hafr-,BOnuets and
Jockeys How to Put Them On-How
20 Build Pannlers-The I.ates STYLES
for Funerals.
tFrom the Daily Graphic j

| TO Build Pannlers-The Lates Styles
for Funerals.
EFrom the Daily Graphic.l
1t now takes the annual production
of sixteen canal horses to furnish ma
terial foi fashionable young lady to
build her upper story with.
On top of belle, the sky -scraper is
called a belle-fry.
The hair is worn pretty snarly about
the face.
The best way to get just the right
curl of the hair is to fill it full of corn
meal and let the chickens scratch it
out.
Bonnets and jockeys are suspended
at some distance over the wearer's
head.
1t is necessary for lady to have
her top covering put on from a third
story window, unless she has pulleys
and ropes arranged overhead to draw
up her bonnet with.
1t is no uncommon thing for head
gear to be carried away by coming in
contact with telegraph wires, rs the
fair ones pass underneath them.
Az nature has not furnished every
lady with a broken back, a good imi-
tation can be built with six months
back numbers OF some prosperous
daily papers exchanges.
"There is divinity which shapes
our ends" says w. Shakespeare. Will
liam was right, and has. do doubt, read
the fashion reports of La Follet.
Lippincott's Magazine fashion editor
says: g 1t is not the proper thing for o
gentleman, on bowing to lady ac-
qHaintance, to smile with his mouth.
but it is proper to smile with the eyes,
This, however, isn't the style when
gentlemen acquaintance meet each
other. When one gentleman bows to
another, it's style to ask him Ground
the corner" when they can both smile
with their mouths.
A member of Congress who in-rests
in Credit Mobilier, or other fancy
stocks, now sports beautiful white
coat, a la ,ohitecasher, with steal trim
mings.
Striped suits were suggested for our
fortunate representatives, with beau
tiful massive chain and ball attached
to their leg, but whitewash had the
most admirers and friends, and she
won.
Engagement rings are worn as usual,
and no politician enters into any en-
gagement without first joining ring.
In the way of necktics, the Governor
has issued his Ipss Di1it. The old
style of neckties, with the knot tied
under the left ear, is not played out, as
was supposed. Sheriff Brennan has
laid in quite stock Of these ties, and
will deal them ont as fast as the law
allows.
As it is the style for couples to be
married in low comedy regalia in
theater, it is suggested that hereafter
all first-class funerals have the princi-
pal actor dressed in tights and span
giles, and placed in the attitude of some
ancient's "statoo." By charging an
admittance fee, the corps might help
pay the expenses of the funeral.
Hoping all the Graphic readers may
know how to dress properly by read
ing this report, am, fashionably yours,
HIRAM GREEN, ESQ,
Late Justice of the Peace.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-15
THE CIrrEr.JUsTICE TO he.

A very important duty has fallen up
! on President Grant to perform. by
reason of the death of Chief.Justice
Chase. Since the adoption of our
| Federal Constitution VIC have had six
Chicf-Justices of the Supreme Court,
viz. : John Jay of New York, John j.
Rutledge, of South Carolina, Oliver
Ellsworth of Connections, John Mar
shall of Virginia, Roger d. Taney OF
Maryland, and Salmon r. Chase OF
Ohio. The first three were appointed
by Washington. Jay resigned to ac-
cept the place Of Envoy Extraordinary
to Great Britain. Rutlcdge served du-
ring one session of the Court, but was
not confirmed by the Senate. Ellis
worth served about three years, and
then resigned to accept the position Of
Minister to France. Then came John
Marshalk appointed by John Adams
in 1901, and remained Chief Justice
until his death, covering period of
thirty-four years. He was sanqucs-
tioaably the most noted jurist that has
ever filed the place-liying the life of
a judge, and not that of politician.
Roger B. Taney, who succeeded him,
was also very able jurist, but the In
tense heat Of the contest between
North and South ON the slavery ques-
ton, as it were forced him into an
opinion biased by prejudice for his
section, resulting in the "Dred Scott"
decision.
Upon the death Of Mr.. Taney, Mr..
Lincoln appointed Mr.. Chase, who, in
his opposition to the administration,
even in the midst of rebellion, had re-
tired from the portfolio of the Treas
ury and gone to Cincinnati and be-
come q candidate for Congress in
avowed opposition TO the President.
Beaten in this spitefnl wild-goose
chase, Mr. Lincoln had the great mag
nanimity to appoint him Chief-Justice.
After his appointment however, he
still, from his lofty judicial position,
went fishing among his old enemies
and the recent open enemies of the
Government for the Presidency.
We think Mr., Lincoln erred in his
appointment, and we would deplore
any repetition of a similar policy. We
think The Chief-Justice ought to be se-
lected from among the profound law
yers who are of untarnishcd charac-
ter aud remarkable integrity, and not
from among noted ambitious politi-
clans. We hope that man such as
we suggest will be appointed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-15

The new found team in politics, viz !:
the New York World and the New
York Tribune are by the ears on the
tariff question. The World wants a
party solely on Free Trade, and the
Tribune objects. The fur flies lively.
Let little dogs and cats scratch and
bite, but big mammoth papers mary
a scratch"