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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

While the minds of the farmers OF
the west are actively engaged in the
consideration Of ways and means to
increase the profits of farming, we
trust they will give attention to the
subject of concentrating the products
Of the farm as q means to Tie end they
seek. This Is q means almost entirely
In the hands Of the farmers Themselves
and is independent of any reduction In
railroad charges. Putall the value you
can into pound, is motto that II
would be well for the farmers of the
west to adopt. To illustrate our idea
suppose that the charge for carrying
freight from here to New York is one
cent per pound. It would then cost &c
cents to ship bushel of corn on the
cob. Shell the bushel of corn and II
would then cost Sc cents to ship it,
Reduce it to five pounds of live hog and
five cents would ship 1t. Make four
pounds OF mess pork OF it and four
cents would ship 1t to market. Con-
verted into pound of cheese one cent
" ould pay freight.
Corn is the principal crop of Iowa
and 1t is SO bulky that it is almost out
of the question to expect to raise it to
ship and receive pay for raising it,
This fact has all along been recognized
and acted upon by Iowa farmers and
their plan has been to put 1t into hogs
and cattle. 1t strikes us that the bulk
might be still further reduced with ad-
vantage and loss in shipping obviated
by putting the hogs In the barrel be-
fore shipping. Why may not slaugh-
tering be done in every county in lowe
as probably az In Chicagos
Experience has demonstrated that
Iowa is good cheese country, and we
doubt not the business of making cheese
will be extensively carried on here IN
the course Of few years, for our far
mers can compete with producers near
er market better with cheese than most
other farm products. In cheese the
products of the farm are condensed to
very small compass the value of q
bushel Of corn into q single pound.
Butter is another product Of the same
nature, which, If properly made, could
be probably shipped. .
Upon the same principle we believe
wool 10 destined to be o staple product
Of the State, notwithstanding the raw
ages of the dogs and the disastrous re.
suits of the sudden decline in prices al
the close of the war.
Whatever reductions may hereafter
be made in freight tariffs, the same ad.
vantage will always exist In favor Of
condensed products. Therefore il
seems reasonable to conclude that the
profits of the farms will be increased
In the ratio In which (other things be-
ing equaD the rule is lived up to, "put
all the value possible In pound"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

1t is said that ex-senator Pomeroy
Of Kansas, will enter the arena a. ,
candidate for Senator. He promise
to show most clearly that he has beef
much abused man, and. that the Yorl
Frnnrgcs-s1nfss-t ss4ns nrc- rora1ry fafse.-
This he is to do before the court in To
peka, Kansas.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

Mrs. Brinkerhod. The Woman's
Flights lecturer, has left Battle Greek.
Mich, with her affinity Mr.. Squires.
Mrs. Squires and Mr.. BrinkerhofT,
II is said, are satisfied with the de.
partnrA Of their respective sponses.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

They do say that goose is the only
bird that bankers after potato bugs.
len geese VIII clear an acre of potato
hugs in abont the same time Con-
gresham would ask 10 grab stolen
Interpretations 90. Gazette.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19
The Courier,
a, NJ, HAMILTON
K. ri. WARDEN. EatFShs'

1
We notice that we have some critics
who seem to aim a special blow at us.
"nd the criticism seems not to be tem-
pered with the best OF feeling towards
sis. We have in mind certain parties
not extensive in numbers. though
'toNbtless hefty in calibrc in their own
estimation, who as they peregrinate
through the comfy find the COURIER
especially in their WAY in their ATTEMPT
io capture the Changers for the acmoc,
ra'y. IL rs iaverite way with these
critics 10 represent ,is rs wolves in
Sleeps clothing rs cunning hvpocrites.
Some of our good friends, and We
&"o'r that they mean well. have said To
as that they thought we ought to show
up The character at tic house these
men live in what manner nf men they
are.
II is perhaps one of the incest dis
iineiions Il man is called upon TO make.
as 10 who he shall notice Nv a relslS OF
the many he wilmeet with in life. thai
will seek TO disparagc his reputation
aud misrepresent him. Lii most eases
il is better aud most conducive 10 sue
cess 10 pay no attention 10 such calum-
niators. A little time makes suci
things usually all right in cases where
the retailer OF caiHmnies has little OF
no character. and where The injured
liarty has reputation III years stand
ing upon which to rely. The cvi
words about a person spoken hy som,
men is far less harmless than ihei
praise. and the bad character OF Ia
slandcrer is sure TO hcrome known il
me tint. As the story he sets atloa
is talked about. lac is also talked abou
aud his reliability is soon known
Nothing pleases the evil disposed be,
ter than TO draw their victim into nc
tlcing them. We will only add
conclusion to our readers il any ma
seeks 10 he your adviser examine we
5ntn his character and his motives be
fore You follow his counsel tits wei
10 be on our guard in these time
in whom VIC trust since those long al
ieated for their bad deeds seek victor
in assuming new co1ors, by covert,
mp the ASS skin with The lions II.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

Sir Edward Thornton. British Min
ster, has secured grant of twenty
i've thousand pounds for, the con-
sfrnction of Legation mansion in
Farragnt Square, Washington city.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

The State supreme Court, in a case
from Decatur county, held that, where
a person accepted an Office for which
the salary or compensation is pre-
scribed by law, be is presumed to have
agreed to discharge all the duties per
tanning to the Office without further
charge or compensation. I
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

1SDatins Donnelly, OF Minnesota, is
| a fair specimen of the class OF fellows
who are trying To turn the Grange
movement TO their personal advantage
He is operating To be the Farmer can
didate for Governor, provided the
dodge is likely to win. He SAYS the
! Grange must not act, for the organiza-
ton is no, political, but he admits that
q spirit is being educated in the Gran
ges TO get mp a Farmers movement
outside of the Patrons. This is the
way the devil is whipped around the
| stump by these juggling schemers.
Donncily has played the demagogue
until he is politically bankrupt. He
was formerly a Republican member of
Congress, aud distinguished himself as
a tirst-class bIackguard in personal
debate with Washburn. When his
term expired, the Republicans of his
district thought they could do better,
and nominated another man. Dom
nelly immediately received new light.
and took the field as boiler, with a
Democratic endorsement But the
| dust was handsomely whipped out of
his jacket, and the crest.fallen Dom
nelly appeared in the next Republican
State Convention as a penitent, where
he perpetrated a number of Jokes Illus
tratiye of his shame, greatly to the
amusement Of the crowd, concluding
with TIE statement that he had come
back among his old friends to stag.-
This was in the fall of'7l. Having re-
ceiyea absolntion he presented himself
as candidate for Congress again the
following year; but finding that the
delegations were against him he sud-
denly discovered that Greeley ought
to be President, and made flop over
among the. Liberals, much to the
! amusement of all who had witnessed
his recent return to the Republican
| camp. crawling in at the rear on his
knees.
This is the characterless, trucking
hack, who is now fishing 10 be the
Farmers candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, and who thinks '.new
party necessary to secure reform" 1t
IS easy to see what chance there would
DC Of reforming anything with such
| men in power, aud they are precisely
the sort who are trying to place them
| selves at the head of I" farmers .
movement in Iowa as well as in Min.
nesota.- Dorenport Gazette.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

Henry Ward Beecher has nearly
completed the second volume of his
ellie OF Christ"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

Lord Chief Justice Cockburn has
just made q joke. A MIS-. jury being
examined as witness in the Itch
borne case. stated that she had eleven
children. whereupon his honor oh.
1erved he had always understood that
1t took twelve TO make a jury. Eng
land is still echoeing the laugh which
convnlsed the court.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19


The Order OF the Patrons of Hus.
bandry is bound ny lis organic law not
To NEEDLE III politics ms an order. This
is granted on all hands. The Demo
cratic journals of the country are, how
eyer, continually and pertlnaciously
insisting That Order shall resolve
itself into political party and make
its own nominations. There are a.few
questions that might be pertinent here.
Hat the Grange in the State been or
ranized hpon u political basis how
many members would it have had at
this time! How many tens Of ihaus-
ands Of the very best Changers at Ibis
lime would have never not oniv moi
Joined IL, but upon The day it is basely
prOstitntea will leave il NJ once
Again: the agriculturalists Of Tue
country though numerous and COM
pfising many of the best people of the
country, nevertheless constitute only
about one-seycnth Of the pop,,!a.ion.
and how successful is il possible fo,, a
secret party Of all The agrirulturists 70
be against the res! Of the people. Sc
1ret political societies are iustly nm
popular; they are opposed TO the ge-
Mus of our free institutions and when
coupled witha class party also, viii, in
all Eases. be as Short lived. ~ they arc
The very height Of folly. IL the Gran
gers would perish ia far less time than
they have been organizing, let iheIn as
sume the form and the acts OF a politi-
cal party. 1t is 10 aid in avoiding this
and solely IN the interests Of The Pat
rons that we write thus.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

Horace +. Clark, Vanderbilt's som
in-law, is to succeed John f. Tracy In
the Presidency Of the Chicago North
western road. II this should be the
the case Vanderbilt will have contin-
uous line from ocean to ocean over this
road-the U. F., the New York Gen.
trail and the Lake Shore.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

The people of Knoxville, Marion
county, are wide awake to the project
now being agiiated by the Chicago,
Rock island 4 Pacific II. r. Company
to extend their line from Sigonrney TO
Knoxville eia Oskaloosa. Ex-Gov-
ernor Stone has been TO Chicago. Iii
nois, in the interests of the Marion
county people to confer with the Off
GERS OF the Company, and returns with
u very favorable report.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19
Miss Anna Dickinson. a. We

Miss Anna Dickinson, as well as
Whitelaw Reid, is greatly ANNOYED at
their notices of intended marriage
through the press. Reid writes TO
Miss Annie for authority to deny it,
and she writes back that ii she can
stand It be ought to- The fact Is If
these parties can't make up match
themselves they ought not to complain
Of the press for helping them along.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19
q Y z ~ ~ : = = n n
COlrNTr FAIR.

Below win be found a correct list
OF the officers of our Conuty Agricul-
tural Society. The Fair ID to be held
Sept, l5ih to Goth inclusive. The Pre-.
minm Last, which is very liberal one,
Is now in the hands of the officers for
distribution, and can be had by parties
desiring them on application to any one
of them. In printing The Premium
List. the name of Col. Summers was
inadvertently omitted. The following
ia the correct list of officers with their
=. o. address:
Prcsident-Henry Garfield. POLK
Up, Ottumwa.
MISUNDERSTANDING I.add, Center
Up, Oltumwa.
Secretary. NJ. Randel, Center tn.
Ot!umwa,
Treasurer--L. +. Newell. Aeenc,
Up. Agency City.
Cor. Socrctary--S. w. Summers. OF
tumwa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19
DIRECTORS

Confer Up, N. G. Hill, Ottumwa
Polk Tp.. Dominick Slangatcr, Ottu,a-
wa: Agency, J. r. Mynrs, Agency
City: Washington, George Creath
Ashland; Colnmbia, Jas. e. McGinitc,
Eddyvillc; Adams. Arch Dorothy
Blakesburg Green, George Crane. OF
tumwa; Dahlonega. w. H. Kitierman
Dahloncga kcokuk. VIM. pcdrick
Ottmnwa: Pleasant. John Mcdowell
BIadensburg Highland. h. f.. GRAY
Ottumwa; Eass. George W. Myers
Chillicoihc; Richland. Jacob IIouck
Comstock Compctine NJ. Mercy
noi,ls. Hompe,ine.
Chief Marshal, 5. IL. CeEMtR, 4. gene,
City.
Assistant Marshal. w. III. KlrTEn.
MAN, Dahlonega.
Superintendent Of Grounds. BrNJA
MIN RANDEJ, Oitumwa.
Assistant Sup't. WM. II. FARMER
Ottumwa
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

We copy the following editorial
from the OttaHna Democrat of the
l2th. 1t is IN official manifesto" and
as we desire 10 keep our readers posted
in the news, we give it the benefit of \
circulation in our columns. The arti.
cle is verbatim as published in the
Democrat except that VIC have Hayiciseo
two sentences.
WORD IN TIME FoG CHANGERS, LIB.
ERALS, sc, &C.
r In all the mougrel tickets heretofore
made and in all The combinations here
totore effected To defeated Radicalism
the object OF the mannipulator- has al
ways been 10 keep the word "Demo-
Graf out OF sight as much as possible.
ihis has been the case everywhere and
the policy has been pursued until il
has become just a little sickening. 4
haad OF premium has been piaced or
ne fcaegade repubiicups They have
been urged for Office sometimes on the
sole recommendation that they have
heretofore been Republicans, and hay
ing seen the error Of their WAYS arc
especially entitled tn favor In new par.
ties and ifew coalitions.
Aota are enA no iohger aiior such stvH
70 DC IL" and gospa for US. On tie
contrary, II any preference be made, il
should be extended TO Democrats. who
have never been wrong. and to whose
principles all must erayitatc when they
begin TO reform.
Let us bear no more then oftbat silly
talk about keeping Democrats in the
underground in the formation OF new
parties or new coalitions. WHY. we
have upheld the banner OF right while
you have been wandering after false
gods.
We have been upholding the Consti-
tWion while you are allied to the party
which delighted in tearing it down.
We have been true while they hav.
been false to the principles Of true Re.
publieaDism!
We have always been Democrats.
whilst you are just beginning to per-
cclye the truth, Therefore we do moi
P'pI'cst w tStht DdCk eBdIs any longer,
We have been right all the time or we
have been wrong all the time. If we
have always been right, you converted
Republicans We're wrong, while YOU
acted with the Republican party. and
II discrimination be shown, Won should
suffer a little probation before YOU as
sumo TO dictate the course we should
pursue Ii we were wrong, YOU
should hasten back to Your party,
hnlnbls AK forgiveness. and become
reinstaled Is quickly rs possible.
We desire il 10 be understood, this
Is not written as a special plea 10 secure
oid line Democrats The nominations
Tor Office, but.wc do desire to be un-
derstood that we consider Democrats
should take the lead in the direction
OF movements. We have tonight thc
enemy for years, and there is no ques.
non as to our loyalty. We do not
doubt The carncstness of others, vet the
name OF "DemOcrai' must 40 longer
be bar to political preferment al The
hands Of the party now in embryo
fAfnMat1 UeuaoG7,nf, .f1iae 1911. 1879
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

GE IA &1fl per day Agents wanted All
Do " 0ZV c1assss OF working people. 81
either rex. young or old. make more money
AZ Work for us "a thelx spare moment, or afl
sFss Address 9, srfNsoN : CO., Portland
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

Hsar btat slnali gtain--anu wheat a.
generally particularized--n looked
hetter al this season of the year than
Al the present time. The fact that
iarmrrs generally anticipate large
crop IS shown by ti,e disposition 10
dispose of the remaining portion OF
their old crop. The receipts in this
city are larger now than they have
been for some months past. The pri-
ces arc good. and we think the farmers
do we'll 10 sell for, If their hopes
tonching the incoming crop are realiz-
ed, they cannot hope TO do better with
their old crop than The present state of
the market enables. them TO do.
The London 7imes publishes u
lengthy correspondence touching The
Russian enterprise Of the reduction Of
khira. Ii is plain Ia he seen from the
| tonc OF the Times and lis coirespon-
! dencc that fears are entertained as 10
the policy of Russia in this war being
entirely friendly toward England.
| The Timcs publishes in its issue OF
June Sd. an extract from an editorial
published in the Prague Politik, y
| paper in the Russian interest. We
give portion of il, which is quite OF.
fensive in lis character towards En-.
| gland:
| '.rhe Central Asia question: once
kindled. all attempts of diplomat,
tiremen to quench the names, will b,
inseiess' in point of fact, all reflect
ing people in England have prett,
aceurate prcsentiment Of what is com
ling. As Russia advances in Turkesta,
and approaches India. the matter il
sure to grow more and more serious
The eoarsely egotistical policy pursue,
! by Great Britain against every peopi,
IN the world, at last begins to beal
irnit There isnot State but will
side against her in this matter
4 Ihe Times also gives extracts from
The No,"stt and the Fedomoste. boil
papers published at st. Petersburg ani
which arc said to be nnder the Censor
ship Of the russian government. On,
OF these in speaking Of the building o
the Sucz Canal. says: I'VE all know
the unworthy intrigues to which tn,
English had recourse to rcpresen
The Sucz Canal in the light of a ri,lic
nlops impossibility and then proceed,
TO say that no doub. England will op.
pose the project now on foot to build
great railroad to connect Europe and
Asia, between Orcnburg and Pc,
sllawur.'
Russia is grasping TO extend her do
m'nions into Asia, and hence favor,
this railroad project 10 offset the nava
facilities ofEngand. She remember.
TO, with bitterness. the Crimean wa.
/: England considers AT these things and
looks with great distrust upon the
,"egnnt w;.rtJKe u,uscneht OF Russia
These two nations are evidently keep
ing very careful surveillance over eacl
others acts, with not The hest OF goof
: will towards each other.
Il
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

The Marion County Dcnocrat comes
70 ns with quite a lengthy account OF
the Working Mems Conyeuiion held
al knoxyille. according 10 the re-
port, and as we learn from Il gentle
man who was in Knoxville on that
day, the Convention was an exceed
ingiY stormy affair. in which the pcr.
sonai character of various parties
was given public airing. The Con-
yention had hardly been organized be.
fore one Mr.. Short offered the follows
ing resolution;
"Resotred. That this Convention
VIII support no man for Office unless
he be practical farmer. :.
This resolution was discussed nro
and con and with great yigor Dur
ing the discussion an amendment was
onered 10 add to said resolution the
words cor manual laborer." A no.
ton to lay the resolution and amend.
Inent upon the table was lost. and M
ON the final vote the resolution and
amendment carried. This and the
appointment of a committee on
resolutions completed the Vhenoon's
work. In the afternoon, t,rr
committee made report OF series
of resolutions, which wero adopted.
VIM. Nj Stone then appeared upon
The scene. in the midst OF the discussion
OF another series of resolutions offered
,byJ. +. Greenlee, and offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted
Resolyed, That while we shall firmly
demand such specific measures OF leo
islation as Will eifectaially protect oar
industrial interests against the unjust
aud rninOus exaetions heretofore inn
posed upon them BY railroad compa-
mics, yet we cordially express our APP
probation OF the lasting benefits which
our admirable railroad system has con-
ferred upon the country in devclopiu.
its resources. and promoting its unriv-
allied progress, we deem il for the best
interests of MI classes to zeatollsiy en-
courage and aid by all proper means
the further construction Of railroads
throughout our State.
The convention failed to make county
nominations. and adjourned after The
passage OF the above resolution. The
j,ensocrat says that the breaking up of
The convention was The work Of Two
or three eytre,ne republicans. This is
very natural for the Dcnocyrt TO say
and we cani'o' rely upon il. One thing
is certain, that this new party nrgapi-
cation has hard roaa 10 travel. and
has developed into class organization
that will ensure its utter rout.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19


death in that place of Albert, a three
year old son Of Fred Hucka, from the
effects Of bee-sting. He was playing
near the hive when the swarm settled
upon him. The little fellows body
was so thoroughly poisoned that NOR.
tiacation set in Immediately.
Miss Lydia Msnning and Mics
Brown were drowned in the Cedar
river at Cedar Falls, last Thursday.
They were bathing, when Miss B.
stepped into q hole and screamed
frightening Miss Manning so that she
fell forward In a fit or swoon. The
water was shallow, but before help ar.
rived both the unfortunate women
were beyond aid.
The Council Bluffs Nonpariel says
Judge Reed, on Thursday, sentenced
VIM. Armstrong, Richard II. Long, land
Thomas Calvin to the penitentiary fol
one year each. These parties plead
guilty-Armstrong to defrauding the
Odd Fellows Benevolent Association
Long to stealing horse from A. j
Bump, and Calvin to secreting and
disposing of property that did not be.
long to him. Sheriff Doughty de.
parted with the prisoners for Fl. Mad.
ison the next day.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-05-07
Our Hair.

70 our surprise, we learn that the hair of
the fair sex, who are so much superior to US
in point Of delicacy and sensibilty of feeling,
is as rule coarser than that of the dark sex.
In children it is naturally finer than in
adults. Great diversity is discovered in
hairs from the same head, and even in the
diameter of the same hair, and one tested
by Mr.. Erasmus Wilson was perceived to
range between 1-500 and 2-32O of an inch.
Fiaxen hair is the foest and black the coars-
est, the mean thickness of the black being
l400 to 1850 of an inch, gradually decreas-
ing to 1850 to 1-400 in the Aaxen. The
beard produces the coarsest hair, each tube
in dark man averaging 1000 Of an inch.
Few Of US have any idea as TO the number
of hairs we possess on our heads.
Mr.. Erasmus Wilson can tell US to a
nicely. He observed on inspection, in
square inch on the scalp Of brown
haired man, 744 pores, each pore being sup
posed to give passage to one hair. Tue sur.
tace of the scalp presents l20 square inches
which would yield 89,28O hairs. The cal.
culation refers to thin heads, for in others
many, if not all, pores give passage to two
halrs. Reckoning that only half the pore:
in head should give passage to two hairs
we should find l, ,l16 hairs per square inch
or 1873 ,920 hair on medium head; whilst
if we calculate two hairs on each pore, w