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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01
TEN HEN AND CHICKEN RULES.

The following ten rules applicable
to setting hens and young chickens
were contributed to the Mobile Reg
ister by lady:
1. Never set hen in close box;
give her plenty of room to turn about;
she will not do well if cramped or
crowded:
2. Always set her on the ground, if
possible. The eggs will hatch best
with the nest directly on the ground.
3. Don't give any hen more than
thirteen eggs for a setting. know
fifteen is the rule, but experience has
taught me to consider fifteen just two
to many.
4. Be careful to mark the eggs, for
other hens are apt to lay in the nest
with your setter, and unless the eggs
are properly marked you might not be
able to identity the aep eggs. You
understand that eggs laid to a setting
hen must be promptly removed.
5. Make a record of the time when
you set your hen, in order that you
may be looking out for the Matching.
6. Some eggs will invariably hatch
q little sooner than others. Remove
the young chicks at once, and keep
them from the hen until all are hatched.
If you do not, the hen will be likely
to quit the nest with the first comers,
leaving the unmatched chicks to chill
and die.
Z. Don't pick at the bills of the little
chicks in an effort what some people
call the 'pip." 1t is all right, and will
disappear soon as nature requires.
8. Never undertake to feed your set
ting hens on the nest-it is poor way.
Let them come OF for their food
They will not stay off too long. Ma
ture knows what she is about. | am
not sure'b the eggs require about the
amount of airing they receive while
the hen is off for food.
9. See that the hens do not run about
too much while the chicks are yet
young-it will cause them to droop,
and will sometimes give them dis
ease called "spraddles.'
1. 10. Feed your young chicks on corn
meal mixed with pure water, and don't
mix it too wet. You want 1t so it
will crumble.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01
Lxe ror AppIe Tree..

We notice in the columns of your
paper great deal of questioning as to
whether strong lye from wood-ashes
can be used as q wash for destroying
insects On apple trees. We wish to
state, If it will be of any benefit to
your readers, that we have an orchard
upon which we have used strong lye
washes for thirteen years.
The application was made every
year between the middle of May and
the first of June, in order to destroy
the bark lice. 1t has accomplished
fully the purpose for which it was
used, and the orchard is considered the
finest collection of apple trees in the
town. The trees are thrifty, bear every
year, and are almost entirely free from
lice. M. G. HAWKS,
4. WHEELING, March 26.
Prairie Farmer.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

A Baptist gentleman was engaged
in marriage to Presbyterian lady.
They were sitting together OH the eve
of their contemplated union, when the
gentleman remarked: 81 have been
looking forward with sweet anticipa-
ton to two events in our future life.'
What are those events? inquired the
lady. ''The first is when you and |
shall be united i'm holy matrimony,"
said the gentleman. "And pray what
is the second" continued the lady.
"When onr first child shall be bap-
tizcd," responded the gentleman. "My
child shall not be baptized said the
lady. "My child shall be baptized"
replied the gentleman. II have only
to say in conclusion remarked the
lady, ''yow child shall never be my
child"
Good evening, SIR and she left.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

The OccsdeHt states that . great re.
religious awakening is now going on
in California.
The number Of hopeful conversions
In Dubuque, Iowa, during the late re-
vival, 10 estimated ct 1--WE hundred
All the Evangelical churches have
shared IN the ingathering.
Connecticut has two Unitarian So
cieties, ono with 80 600. The former
thinks itself the richer Of the two in
the services Of Rev. Celia Burleigh.
A young and handsome curate mar
ried Z lady who was not very young,
and very plain in person, but In purse
very rich. It was said among his par
ishoners that he had now provided
himself with . perfect cure.-Punch.
A conscientious deacon In Franklin
county, during . revival In his church
recently said 81 do not believe in
forcing religion ppop the people, for /
read In my Bible that man convinced
against his will d of the same opinion
sfill.
A. Christian brother was lately Civ
ing in . religious meeting the expert
ence OF himself and family, saying
among other things, that his first wife
was 8 very good Woman, but she sick-
eued and died ii . happy frame OF
mind, and he should rejoice II his pres
eat partner would 60 just the same
way.
To show the bitterness Of religious
feeling In Switzerland It % stated that
4 number OF young women belonging
TO Tablat have rssolvsd to banish all
young men from lociety who incline
to Old Catholic opinions; not only
- they phrase twill they not marry
them, but they win not even dance
with them. 49,
. An intelligent Aberdeen preacher
recently took for his text: Adam,
whore art thou Z" md divided his sub-
jset into thrss disttnet pasts--lrst, Ill
men are somewhere: second, some
mon are whore they ought mot to be,
and, third, unless they take care they
will soon hnd themselves where they
would rather not b..
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

STATE FuNDs.-State Auditor Rus
sell has issued the following circular
to county treasurers throughout the
State: {5.ra t..,.n4 ,e,5, -.
DEAR SIR ;--The financial condition
Of the State is such - to warrant the
the expectation thatithe State TreasuE-
or will have enough funds inland to
enable him 70 promptly pay, ell de-
mands against the State for some time
to come. Under these circumstances
It is deemed best for the public c0u-
venience to authorize and request
County Treasurers to redeem oil Aud
itors warrants presented to them when
they have the State funds ON hand suf.
ficient for that purpose. 3oa
You will therefore please do 80 un-
til otherwise ordered.
M Yours truly,
JOHN RUSSELL, State Auditor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

Ths State Leader, Democratic, and
u State Rsgtstsr, the political Sia-
msse twins, arc fighting in couple in
behalf Of Mr.. Walden's distribution
Of hask pay. We use this method Of
stating the case in keeping with the
Rssisssr's language toward rs. But
The case Of the Rs0isteE's and Leadsr's
relaaonship goes .much further than
this. TIE former has been feeding the
latter for more than : year past with
It, tslseraphlc dispatches, and has
been, in fEct, tho illegitimate father Of
the Democratic concern. It il not
often that an honest editor can run
Apaper for both parties. We ksos
Shat tho Leader has been virtually
controlled by the Rsgistsr, and believe
that II stills, and therefore tho Lsade,
now sings it, little piece to the key
note Of the Register about the Walden
distribution.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

Boston, now that her Hoosic Tun-
mel is nearly completed, is looking to
making a consolidated railroad interest
to the West and SO compete with New
York for the Western trade. If car
ried out in spirit and truth, it will be
an excellent thing for the West. We
hope diversity of interest may lead
these two great commercial points to
forever compete by through lines for
our trade.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

The New York Herald Is frantic
over the rumored death of its Cuban
correspondent. 1t says; off our
Commissioner has been assassinated
in this way, we will know what course
to take. twill be the death-knell of
Spain in America, and many a Span
lard, too"
Send Stanley after him. Stanley
will clean out the Spanish army and
annex Cuba to the New York Herald.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01
Good evening, sir,' and she left.

Wall street gossip intiinates that the
Erie and Atlantic 4 Great Western
roads cannot be consolidated on close
working or running arrangements, or
o pro rata basis be established between
them. 1t is also said that Gould,
Bisch0fisheim and Goldsmith, have
opened the regular Erie campaign
Gould having gone short of stock on
sales to the latter, who are long. The
campaign is to be further enlivened,
according to the same authority, by q
war to be waged by Bischoffsheim,
Erie's London banker, OH President
Watson.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

A BABY INTERVIEWED.

TO LITTLE ONE, JUST A WEEK OLD.
Only baby, thout any hair,
'Cept Just little fuzz here and there.
Only baby, name you have none;
Barefooted and dimplcd, sweet little one.
Only baby, teeth none at all;
What are you good for. only to squal'?
Only baby just week old;
What are you here for, you little scold?
BABY's REPLY.
Only baby what should be7
Lots o. big folks has been little like me.
'Aint dot any hair 'es have too;
Spose'n Haven't. dess 1t TODD grow.
Not any teeth -wouldnt have one;
Don't det my dinner by knawing bone.
What am here for. 'at pretty mean;
Who's dot better right, 7 ever you seen?
What am ioot for7 did you say;
Eoer 80 many good things, every day.
Tourse squall sometimes; sometimes / bawl;
Zey dsssant spant me, cause Use SO small.
Only baby, 'es sir, ats 20;
N II you only could. you'd be one too.
'Ats ali have TO say; you're most too old;
Dess det into bed, toes dettin' cold.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

There was one remarkable circum-
stance In the execution OF Smith, for
murder, at Louisville lately. With
his eyes appropriately closed, he stood
upon the gallows and made p long
prayer, all the time protesting bis in
nocence but when having finished his
excnlpatory ejaculation, hs opened his
syss and nav the rops-he confessed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

Our able and newsy cotemporary the
Sigourney Ne,rs, hits the Hon. Samuel
McNutt, of Mnscatine county, hard
rap over the knuckles. 1t also makes
q very just showing ~ to the animue
Of Congress in making those taking
papers published and circulated In .
county, pay postage, at the same time
they abolished the Franking privilege
Having done this, Congress then pro.
ceeded to relieve itself by voting mem.
bers more pay. la s-is.l a-]
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

Hon. George McCrary, Republican,
representing Iowa in Congress, has in
his possession q receipt from the Unit
ed States Treasurer to the amount Of
$4,127.sO, showing that one more share
in the back pay has been handed over
to where 1t belongs. Such little
receipts should be preserved. They
will be valuable for reference.-Chica-
90 Journal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

Latest reports from George w.
Curtis, say that he lies dangerously
i'll at his Staten Island home. He has
not written word for Harper's Week.
N for near two months. The editorial
matter Of tho Weekly shows he is not
around. Mr.. Curtis is very dispas-
sionate, forcible writer, and is 80 de-
void Of abuse and severity in his
language, that his editorials mako q
deep impression even on his political
opponents.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

The author of circular on sweet
potato culture says: "The quality of
the sweet potato greatly depends upon
the soil it is grown in. On our COM
mon uplands of light, clayey texture,
they grow short and of light color
and excellent quality. New land, if
dry, produces bountiful crops of fine
potatoes. In our loose prairie soil
they grow long and of a darker color.
Wet or very rich soil produces plenty
OF vines and few tubers. In all cases
the ground should be very well work
ed and finely pulverized to moderate
depth. If worked very deep the'tub-
crs grow long and stringy. When the
ground is worm and moist, and your
plants are ready, throw two burrows
together with large plow and form
high, sharp ridges three feet apart, 60
ing up and down hill. If the ridging
is done in dry weather, and two fur
rows thrown together, the center of the
ridge will be dry dirt, not fit to plant
in until wet aud settled by rain. If the
soil in the ridge is quite moist, the
planting may proceed all day without
watering, if properly done.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

The St. Lonis Globs thinks this is
not q very good year for conscisntious
Congressmsn. Thirty.eisht of them
had conscientious seraples against vot-
ing the money for themselves, but on
ly half q dozen have had scruples
about keeping it. "Don't 60 fishing
on Sunday my SON, but II you do 60,
always bring home the fish,"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

Ben. Butler, Of Mass, who mailed =
three cent stamp to . constituent who
complained about his voting for and
drawing retroactive pay, Is now de-
nominated IS ssthree cent Butler"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

A New York female who read that
the Hoosac Tunnel cost $500 per yard,
said she would have dress pattern off
from that piece If the old man did not
lay up q cent for two years.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

Carl Schurz, with heart bowed down
bv its weight of woe. is going to Eu-
rope, whore his family already are, to
spend the summer. We don't know,
ss Mr.. Mast would put it, that there is
any constitutional provision to oblige
him to stay in this country.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

B.F. Allen, Des Moines, has been
elected . member Of the Board Of
Finance for the Centennial, At Phila-
delphia.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

When Shakespeare wrote about
patience on . monument, did he refer
to doctors patience? no. How do
you know he didnt2 Because you al
ways find them under . monument.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

The Abba Spirit puts Judge Dashiel
forward asa candidate for Supreme
Judge. Geo. w. Rudduck, of Bremen,
Judge Rothfock, Of Cedar Rapids Dis
trict, and Judge Beck, are also named
for this Office. Senator Dysart, of
Tama, and Andy Felt of Chickasaw,
and r. M. Cole, of Henry county are
being talked Of for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. 40 ls".,.a
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01
, COUNTY. IOWA. THURSDAY. MAY /, 1873.
MARSHAL p. O., CLAY Co., NER.,}
April Goth, 1873.

: April 10th, 1873.
EDiToRs CoURIER -
If you will give space to q few lines
| in your welcome ''home visitor" the
COURIER, 1 would like to say a few
words to the many. friends in old Wa
pello, ~ many have requested full
description ofthis part Of Nebraska, !
should be glad 70 give them . few hints
at least. I bid farewell to old Comp
tine ON 18th Of February last IN com.
pany with four other Of my relations,
snroute for Nebraska. We endured
blue, cold, stormy weather the most oi
the way ont here, but arrived al safe
apd sound on the 18th Of March. We
found . country the most beautiful in
appearance Of any We have ever seen
the land lays In gradual slopes for
miles IN sxisnf. TIE soil is dark san
dy loam covered .ovsr in most parts
Win such srAss = b found in Iows.
We found ths ground II thawed out
and dry, the most Of the farmers SOW
ing wheat too. We all found locations
in township 9, range 8, mostly in sec'
g. We find timber scarce e-have to
haul wood about Il miles, but We can
ret one load : day, Chat was all we
could do in Iowa). Water 10 scarce in
dru.cs for stock, but we can get plenty
BY digging from S5 to 100 feet, Our
well is 81 feet deep, but plenty DIVA
ter, good and soft - rain water. !
think there are some advantages here
over Iowa: Not having to fence, the
continued good roads, the pure, dry,
wholesome air, and we never find
'mud- -holesn On the hillside this time
Of the year like In Iowa; but we. have
some disadvantage, like unto Iowa.
We have some stormy weather here. -
We have Just had one Of tie WORT and
most destructive snow -storihs l have
ever known In any country ct this sea-
son Of the year.
J, On last Sunday eve about sunset .
dark and ugly elosd arose in the wost !;
in few minalo darkness prevailed
followed by Wind and rain and con-
tinued until 8 O'Clock in the morning
when Il gave us Q good turn Of hail ;
the wind got round in the north and
came with violent force, accompanied
by snow which found its way through
every place where the air could CO.
Then Il was, that the suffering began !;
we hadn't very good quarters and OF
course suffered some, but not like our
stock, which had but little shelter
We at once took measures to protect
our horses, by covering them with
blankets, quilts and carpets, but the
storm was so terrible that We could
hardly keep them on even with ropes
The storm continued and grew
worse. We hoped that il would soon
cease, bat NO, itcontinued until 1t had
lasted seventy-two hours; snow drift
ing in places TO the depth Of 20 feet. -
On the morning OF the storm We STAR
ted towards the Little Blue river, in
search OF eur COWS that had been driv-
en- away by the etOrm,-and oh it was
awful to see the nice horses and cattle
that had perishsd II the storm. There
arc thousands Of them that died, and
hundreds Of mon, women and children
that Hrc Ien de6tltufe. We lost two
hefses and two COWS; they seemed to
strangle and chillit death they could
= y 1.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

Minister Jay anticipates being over
whelmed by his countrymen during
the progress Of tho Vienna Exposi-
ton.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

JEFF. Davis and Gideon J. Pillow,
are vestrymen of st. Lazarus Church,
Memphis. "Of such is the kingdom
of Heaven (?).n a a tA6a
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

A National convention Of producers
and consumers 10 called to be held at
New York on the 9th Of May, to con-
slider the matter Of freight Transports
ton between the West and the sea-
board. III r3s I'll
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

The Chicago Tribune thinks it is a
curious coincidence that the Parish
and the town in which the Louis
lana slaughter was, "should be
the names of the president and vice.
president under whose administra-
ton were sown the seeds of the omin-
ons slaughter in the enforcement Of
the illegal decision of a drunken judge
and the recognition of usurping gov
ernment."
It may be profitable to inquire what
the Tribune means by ominous slaugh-
ter. Is it possible that because the
name Of the town was Colfax and of
the Parish Grant, that therefore the
Ku Klux selected the place as the scene
Of one hundred brutal murders? If
so, does the Tribune think that the Sc
lection grew out of hatred to the pres
ident and vice-president, and that
therefore it is ominous of what these
murderers might do with the Presi-
dent If an opportunity afforded? Fit
be ominous ofa possible assassination
of General Grant, it is unqucstionably
no new thing to the good people OF
this country.
Doubtless tens Of thousands OF
Booths, at least, SO far as the will to
do is concerned, ARE scattered through
out the South, and it is only remarka-
BILE that the Tribune should have be-
come their apologist. If the Tribune
means that it is ominious of continued
massacres OF this kind, it only shows
the animus of the Tribune, which
loves to drivel upon these ominious
signs without administering rebuke
but tacitly giving encouragement to
the fiends. -g,-,.,....s
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

The st. Louis Republican recon-
mends an ambitious debating society
in Kansas, to take up as its next sub
jcct: (which is the butt end of q
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

A Des MONIES olspatcn OF the zzhu
inst, makes this showing of the finan-
cial condition of Iowa:
At the hour of the closing of the
State Treasury to-day, there was $685.
600 on hand. During the day $6, TOO
we're paid out for the Penitentiary at
IT. Madison, and $500 TO Independ-
ence Asylum. All the appropriations
to State institutions are now paid. To-
day was the last day for paying inter-
est on State warrants. The total amt
Of interest paid 80 far, 10 $2,554.54.
There yet remains outstanding about
two thousand dollars Of interest bearing
warrants. fs#
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

Our Warrington news says that gen.
tlemen are now in the Nations Cap
ital making arrangements to revive
and invigorate the workingmen's par
ty, and If possible, consolidate it with
the Farmers movement.
It is said that the same parties are in
this move who championed Judge Da-
Wis of the Supreme Court for the Lib.
eral nomination at Cincinnati year
ago. One thing is very remarka-
able about these gentleman who are
planning the scheme, viz: That NOT
one Of them in working-man. 1t Il
: very remarkable thing that those
whose ambition makes haste to place
them in power, without call from
the people, never learn wisdom and
are like the young gent who, in hii
hurry to scale q fence, got caught and
suspended by the seat of his breeches
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

Milwaukee, q perfect Gibralter OF
Democracy, has elected Republican
Mayor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

The Tooth-carpenters have . con-
vention at Davenport on the 18th of
May.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-01

The Agricultural Department says
of Winter wheat in Indiana and Him
ois: The unfavorabl- returns outnum-
Der the rOse.colorcd The dry autumn
retarded seeding ana termination, and
left the plants too weak and shallow TO
endure well the effects OF the winters
changes of temperature. Similar caus-
es affect the condition Of wheat in
Missouri, but great improvement
is reported over last year.
, 1873-04-24

Tint by 1899 !. not at MI impossible TINT they ny
amount to 20 coo or 25 900 tons snnntly. Tlia
may apnoar rahor ntarsllnR conclusion TO arryo at,
but lot Tho reader o1anup Tho growth OF our conl
himself.
--LATEST.
In tho afternoon wheat was moderately notiyo
and Irregular, ologintg 70 hlghor than q TIC
down to O. 49, nollor N1ny ofooIng nj s1.23M1,
md .$l.2d1( (@1.2018 holter June closing nt tlio
outside. Corn wan fairly ncttvo md 4 shade
f5mer; No. nold At o711@o71l seller Nlny, and
the insje. In provisions na1os voro roportod Of
800 brls Of meea pork, aoltor June, ct 1880 /;
iaril. seor June, at SOTO 2oO 600 lbs short ril,N
aollor Jnnc, at ol1o; 10000 Tbs shoulders at 0G1c
cash 100000 Lbs do nt 10, Holler May.