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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

v Il .
E. r. Cougar, Esq, writing from
San Jose, California, to The Manchcs-
ter Press gives the following advice to
his Iowa friends:
81 want to say to my friends, farm
ers, mechanics or business men, COM
fortably situated in Iowa--especialIy
in Delaware county-who are longing
or looking for milder climate, they
had better 60 slow and make careful
examination of all the resources aud
conditions of any country before MAX
ing up their minds to change location
or leave the State of Iowa, either for
climate, pccuniary profit, or the general
welfare of themselves aud families.
am aware Of the annual discomfort
and uneasiness, during the long cold
winter months, which are bad enough,
and one Of the draw backs; but have
yet to learn Of country that does not
have serious drawba ia some parti-
cular. That Iowa is one of the hest
States in the Union, with agricultural
and business prospects second to none
other, can be demonstrated by compar-
ison and observation beyond a doubt
To make it possible to produce the
great staple Of the country, the latitude
including your State, cannot be inn
proved, If health il made one Of the
considerations. From what / have
seen on this coast, to me it is no small
item that country has enough and to
spare Of more than one OF the staples
necessary for man and beast. When
confined principally to wheat, which
is the case here, one or two unfavora-
Bile seasons leaves the farmer without
any alternative. Hence / conclude
that productions Of every climate are
suited to the needs and adjusted to the
wants Of the people In that climate
When we all find the promised land
flowing in. milk and honey--at first
sight--we shall soon discover the bal
ance is there maintained been good
and bad, between advantages and dis
advantages. 1t you do have severe
winter and long ones you have an
abundance of feed to fattcn your stock
all through such seasons, which is not
condition to be deplored when COM
pared with the necessity Of driving
stock hundreds Of miles to range
or . less distance into the canyons, for
subsistance. a
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

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This is what the Louisville Folks
blaM tGerman) says OF President
Grants inaugural address:
"rhis document will not fail of
making an impression throughout the
whole country, aud millions willagree
with us in hoping that all that is con-
tanned therein may be fully realized.
II certainly does honor 10 the Prcsi-
dent that, in his short address, he has
repeatedly expressed the determine
tion that 1t win be his honest effort to
only serve the best interests OF the
country. When we think Of all that was
said about Grant during the election
campaign; Of all the calumnies
thrown in his face BY Democratic pa
pcrs, and then read these noble words
of his inaugural, SO thoroughly inn
bued with the spirit Of genuine patri-
otism, we must come to the conclusion
that the honor Of the country iii
Grants keeping may be regarded as
Axfe for tho next four years. Filled
With this conviction, even h0ucst
DeulocrAts will BE- grateful to the Re-
publicoIs that thef elected man Who
" TIA most worthy, wns also lhb h1st
gpAl ite nm the kle hes lin Iii tho
Ef3tf11 3I5I1. s ssSS as9s
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

The birth place of organized Liber-
allsm, Cincinnati, makes a poor show
Ing for the flaternal affection existing
between Liberals and Democrats. In
less than = twelve month they fall out
and nominate separate tickets. New
Hampshire furnishes another example
Of the want Of fharmony between these,
two political factions.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

One Dodds, who was sent 10 Con-
gress last fall, by the Democrats and
Liberals Of Cincinnati, TO fill out an
unexpired term, has made q good
thing out Of If. He only served three
months which entitled him to years
pay, 5000. Then he voted for the
salary steal, which gave him $3.50
more, or $500, besides perquisitcs and
other steals, for three months OF serv-
icel Dodds has retired, plethoric aud
happy Btcakmorc's I0scu Demo
cl0t.
Dodds only lived up to his Liberal
Democratic instincts, and a. the DEM
ocratic State Printer Of Indiana, said,
when caught ina 10000 steal, whom
Dobbs scanght black cat he skinned
Il tall and ALL
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20
SELECT COMMITTEES.
ion-af tho Rnles--Fe,

San Francisco has the honor OF be-
ing the residence of Mrs. Mary Thomp-
son, q lady eighty three years OF age,
who can remember when George
Washington ssdandled her on his knee" ]"
Up to two years ago, Mrs. Thompson,
was under the impression, and often
stated that she dandled George on her
knee, but the excessive mortality that
broke out among this peculiar class of
old people about that time, combined
with frequent remarks by her numer>
Gus male progeny Of the third gener-
alton that, this statement was not Of
the required thickness to be believed,
caused her to go over her memorandum
George who was the dandlcr,,' and
she the "dandied." She was only sew
en- years Of age the last time Washing
ton called on her, and of course does
not remember many of his sayings -
She distinctly recollects, however, of
hearing him remark to her father that
'seggs would be cheaper as soon as the
hens began laying" and she thinks that
there was some talk about Chicago
being the great entrep0t for the hen
product of the West, especially the adj
died portion. She remembers that the
back Of Washington's coat-collar look
ed soiled at times, whore the gweue
rubbed against it, and Of seeing her
mother benxine the greasc-sp0ts for
him OH several occasions. She also
noticed, among his other traits, that he
had decided weakness for mush and
milk, and as the ssFather of his coun-
try" gradually filled up with this
cheering but not inebriating combina-
tion, he would unloose the buttons OF
his s.wcskit,n and smile swectly upon
those around him.
Now that Washington's cooks, body
servants and coachmen have become
nearly extinct, we are glad to find q
new class of beings springing into ex-
istence, like Mrs. Mary Thompson,
whom we should cherish tcnderIy, for
In . hundred years or so they will
haye been thinncd ont by the remorse-
less reaper with the pruning hook, and
we shall be compelled to fall back upon
those who knew those who were per-
sonally acquainted with Washington
and whom such period arrives, we
are ready to go West.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

Geo. VIM. Curtis, the able political
editor Of Harper's Weekly, Is better
Of his Illness, but will probably on the
advice Of his physician, abstain for
some months from mental labor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

Senator Bnckinghem Of Connecti-
cut, succeeds ex-senator Harlan as
GhairMan Of the Con,mmittce OH Ia
dian Affairs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20
FeedlsaS CSias.
A correspondent Of the MGsae For-

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Once week they receive = warps
mash Of brand and oats, and 0nce =
week they also rcceiya three or four
pounds OF potatoes, each IN Hen 0f usn-
Al feed. They would yet other roots
preferably carrNts--if | hal them. NY
farmer neighbors look at my colts aud
wouder 1T their size. power snd spirit
WlIen there Is no cause Tor wonder 1t
all. They have not only warm. clean.
aud ample boxes 10 move abOAt in. but
they are curried and exercised every
day. To this end che youngsters are
daily compelled to 4 halt hours GAL
lop in large yard while two and
three year olde receive regular work
upon The road.
They are all handled from their
birth. II may BIC objected that the
farmer cannot afford 70 feed 70 high.
l reply that he cannot afford 70 40
otherwise. lie docs not keep MS grow
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

Senator Logan, of Illinois, has allow
ed himself to get upon his ear in re-
gard to Senator Caldwell's case. AZ
ter agreeing to the report of the Chair
man Of the committee, Mr.. Morton, he
violently opposes il, and vehemantly
denounces Witnesses of whom he had
before spoken well The mercurial,
fiery temper Of Mr.. Logan leads him
to hasty conclusions and impctuous ac-
tion totally unwarrantable. We. may
be in error, but we think we are right
In saying that Mr.. Logan's positions
in the debate in this case are indefens-
ible, at all events we are certain that
he cannot be justified in much Of the
abusive language used by him.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20
President Grant has signed the bill

President Grant has signed the bill
for the encouragement of the growth
Of timber on the Western prairies.
The bill provides that any person who
shall plant and protect for ten years,
forty acres Of timber trees on quar-
ter section OF government land, shall
be entitled to patent for the whole
'fcore-ss at the. aad AT the ten years.
Tho bill further provides that every
person having homestead under the
Presumption or Homestead law, who
at the end of the third year shall
have cultivated one acre of timber
trees for every 160 acres, shall receive
patent for the homestead which
shall be exempt from execution for
debts.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20
PECULIAR PATENTH.
Sesae Of the oddities er lnveNtiye Gen.
isss- More Laughler than Prosfs.

4.s3 e.,. -,
uie pains 10 n"ifi UP ,iie icco'us VI uie
Patent Office and investigate the lu-
dicrous element in patents-showine
- :
"he'e se''i"s nas Dee'' ''i'sa pt''ie' 7''4 aus
where common sense has been want-
inu We eony its dascription of some
u ''ese "io'"''''n. y .ose ia"o'
lost:
In Is7o ,ba ow,ar ~ carta;. he..
hives irritatcd nv The loss of honey hy
the hee.moth. asked for ,,atent on 4
combined hcn.ronst aud hen hive us
had nn,;ced that The mo,l, travels a,
n;gbt wills tho hee. wnrI nv .lar u;s
desire tharafnra was for a daS;sc flat
should admit the workers by day. and
Keen ont thc thief In ni.bt. Th;s h;s
inyenn;,y effected by the erection ar !
hon. roost n;voted nna bee.h;va nro.
vided will, yates. The hees were Az
pecfed 70 he In their cells ;nsf before
siusk. the hens l;ohtino m their roosis
closf the gates of the hiye.rand Leen
them closed ali nipht. The early ia.
iug of thc fowls womid antomat;callv
oman the Gates aoaip and .atnr,, tha
bees--the;r honev ail safe to,tha a;rs
nf heaven and tle. tlowera Of Garth. He
rot his natnnt !
Another ! sked fnr natant ,.,0ht ,nr
an art;ec;aI moon that shanld I;oh,
each town that nsed ii wi,hnnt 'er.
nense Ills eve had offan haa, s,rneL
IN The reNact;ons from d;stant VII
dows Al sunset and hnw far ihat
light travelled. In therefore nrnnosea
4 balloon for each town ,uf,s,;eniix
large Ia raise large reflector thai was
10 he hoisted every evening Al dusI.
The reflection of the SUMS rave cas-,
downward npon the village, was sure
to light II through all the darkness al
the night. Fortunately for himself.
this inventor presented l,is annlieat;nn
thromoh q natent attorney who tnld
him Il was very donbtf16if II conId H.
obtained.
Only three wears have passed away
since = very invenious oentleman from
the rural districts applied for a patent
to prevent cows from switching their
tails. lie presented two models one
shaped like a bottle. around tho necE
of which the cow tail was m ha cnrI-
cd the other consisted nfa sauara
block, with hole through the center.
ih.o l. MMcn tne Ia'i was 70 oe put, ana
could not withdraw Il On the he nrese,,. @
tation Of the annlicat;on the ntf;c;a.
.ryaminer thought Il conlI NOT no
oranted hecanse ofa similar device In
.Ilon s!ulxotte, Whcre oancho Panza
irving 70 sleep III the hay-loft, was
kept awake 0y the Drawing OF his dom
Key beneath. His wakefniness gave
Sancho time to reflect that when rid
ing, the animal switched his tail when
ne prayed. descending hastily nom
the hay -loft, The Squire tied a block TO
the donkey 8 tail to prevent him from
praying. But as the device origi.
mated with Spahiard. and had
never been repeated in this country,
the officer decided to grant the patent.
Dur reader, will therefore remember
that they cannot tie q cows tail to pre-
vent ITS switching without a payment
OF ROYALTY to the owner OF the privil-
ege.
An appiieant ior patent tor wood
en- pavements proposed TO mount each
oiock e...o o. W. Wood on springs. ie claim
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

a regard to the Bounty Land Bill,
20 soldiers, which was reported sd
seFsely upon by the Senate Committee
On Public Lands, there Is matter Of
1noerest connectsd with lie investiqa-
Hon tn the shape Of letter from
Commissioner Drummond, reviewing
the history Of similar land grants
during the entire existence of the ma
tion. He says Athat since the act of
1882 the proportion Of location Of warl
rants by bencdciaries thereof or by
thelf heirs has not been one in q hun
dred and he Is fully convinced that
Asyseneral proposition The soldiers
nAve never appreciated tho national
bsnctaetions in the form Of public
Isnds. and that tho bounty hind sys.
tenn has failed TO answer the design Of
~ projectors, cither Is a means Of
the settlement Of land or the compensa.
tion OF soldiers. 81 q
That IL the right talk exactly. such
grants are but round-about way Of
placing the public lands Of the couD.
try In the hands Of rich nabobs or
wealthy corporations. Tho result is
fully as deleterious in this regard as
mo granting of lands to railroad or
other corporations, without the re-
deeming quality Of the latter method,
w; the building OF i great thor.
onghfarc through the lands donated
~ which they are opened 10 10 sci.
tlement.
Reward the soldiers say we: do ii
generously; but do II BY paying them
n cash, X you desire the goycrn,nent
price Of the 16O acres or land you
would give them, and not by tlistrib-
uting among them this land to tind lis
WY 70 . very large extent into The
hands of spccuIators al an average al
say nifty per cent, less than tho govern.
I snsnt sells its lands At.
q advocated this yiew ~ M
9oesfipn when * was fls1t IOroeehed IN
( ysese, alld NJ nut only seeins III u
81 IN richt, kQt II III! (lsef etrl ~ ~ ~
n I Y A ansk df sHesa
1 1 fie ~ sssl 4 Il m ~ Sxll f6
s I'D 'sH3
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

n Il finally tnrns ont that the law
passed increaaing the pay Of the mem
bers Of the And Congress, 10 not de-
fective IN form, 80 as to preclude the
payment Of the members. II now be-
comes important to note how many
refuse to receive the extra compensa-
hon. We shall be glad to note the
names as they shall appear.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

The Chicago 1ribune's dad (Trum-
bully Is under the hay ii the Congress-
ional salary swindle, and therefore 1t
draws the thing very mildly in its
remsrks. These reform organs and
their patron saints among statesmcn,
arc superlatively virtuous-over the
lazy &.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

While the magnificent pageant of the
inaugural procession was passing
through Pennsylvania avenue Tues
day, Colonel Frank NJ. Thomas, of
MarshalltOwn, Iowa, lay dying at the
st. Marc Hotel. He has been afflicted
for some months with hcmorrhage Of
the lungs, but the foundation of his
disease lay in the exposure and suffer
ing which he incurred in year aud a
halfs confinement in rebel prisons.
His father settled near Spirit Lake,
Iowa, just previous to the wen-remem-
bered massacre Of the colony by Ink
pa-du-tah's band Of Sioux Indians in
the spring Of 1857. The house Of Mr..
Thomas, Sr., was surprised aud at
tackled, but the inmates made stout
resistance, and finally drove the In
dians of with some loss. When the
Indians fred their first volley Frank
stood before the door with his hand
resting upon the shoulder Of his little
brother, who fell mortally wounded,
and died half an hour later. Frank
had powder-born strung under his
arm, which was shot away. After a
fight Of some hours the family escaped
under cover of the night. On this
trip to " the settlements Frank made
the acquaintance Of Governor Carpen
ter, Of Iowa, who was private IN u
company of militia sent to relieve
these settlers. When the war Of the
rebellion broke out Frank enlisted as
a cavalryman, aud did very active and
rough service until he had leg shot
of aud fell into the hands of the reb-
els near Atlanta. He languished in
their prisons for year and half, suf-
fcring everything but death. After
the war he was appointed to clerk.
ship in the Treasury Department,
where he remained for two or three
years. meantime graduating at the CO.
lumbian Law College. Returning to
Marshalltown, he was elected recorder
of deeds, which he held until last au-
tunan, when he was chosen clerk of the
District Court, which Office he held at
the time Of his death. When Cover
nor Carpenter, of Iowa, was inaugur-
ated he selected Colonel Thomas as q
member of his staff. In Marshalltown
he had proven himself very useful
citizen, and, notwithstanding his en-
croaching disease and his disabilities,
was succeeding finely in the accumu-
lation Of property. He spent last year
in the Rocky mountains for the benefit
of his health, and came here some
weeks ago in the hope of securing
some Government employment on the
Pacific coast, In the hope that his health
might be benefited by sojonrn in that
quarter. But, as soon as he arrived
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

sa Our good German friends Of the
Berlin press flare up considerably be-
cause President Grant said in his in
augural address that it was his firm
conviction that the civilized world
was tending towards republicanism or
government BY the people. We are
Horry to see our German friends act so
'uhperdonably silly. Certainly 1t cam
not b the sentiment Of the German
people, te iifid fault with our president,
because believing Il TO DO true, that
republican governments are becoming
more popular, he should so say. We
think the less the German press find
tAult with what the President has said
In this regard the better for them.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

The HAsckeye has not learned that
We have elected all three Of the Con-
gressmen in New Hampshire. Bu,-
liHgtop Gu1ette.
n Nor has the Gazette yet found ont
that the Republicans have elected two
Of them, both gains. It will find out
perhaps when Congress again assem-
bles. or the next Greeley almanac is
issued.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

That distinguished Liberal, Gen.
John NJ. Palmer, of Illinois, in Feb
ruary last said, "That = party which
did not contain, as one OF its princi-
Piles, opposition to monopolies, had no
value to him. Upon the remark Of
some gentleman that the Republican
party may adopt the Same principle,
he said "That such move would be
looked upon with dissrust by the peo-
pie"
Il In 1869 the Legislature Of Illinois
passed. a law to regulate the tariffs Of
freights on railroads. Palmer was
then Governor and vetoed the bill, and
ia hia message returning the bill, said
~ railway charter Is an irrevocablc
contract, with which the State has no
right to meddle.'
How Il the distrust with the people
now Palmer IL one of the many
! hypQcritical reform leaders. We NAV
safely say the greater portion of them
were Of his stamp ss3.s
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

eGab-Propooea View Cos 8ose seF"
Is the heading of an article in the
Chicago Journal In relation to Alder
man Schaffner Of THAT city. The Jour-
/ nal says that on "Monday night, at the
session Of the Common Council, . re-
solution was introduced setting forth
that is the equal right Of the citizens
of each ward, through their Aldermen,
to discuss every question that may
come before the Council; that, owing
the great talkativencss of Alderman
Echaffner other Aldermen have no
opportunity of expressing themselves
on important subjects; and that the
citizens Of several wards being thus
practically unrepresented and shut
out from all participation in public af-
fairs, are becoming discontented, and
are reproanhing their Aldermen with
their silence. Therefore the commit-
tee is directed TO devise some plan by
which speaking may be equalized.-
They are also directed TO ascertain the
amount of time consumed by Alder
man Scha6ner during the last year; to
report an ordinance declaring that he
shall not talk at all until an equal
amount Of talking has been done by
al the other members Of the. Council" !"
When the Council Of Chicago get
their plan in operation, they should
get patent on it and every incorpo-
rated city in the West should purchase
the right. 1t would prove great saw
ing Of time and expense.
The following is said to be the sub
stance Of the trouble that ia likely to
cause the resignation Of the present
British Ministry:
at is proposed to form grand CEN
trail university for Ireland at Dublin.
Trinity college, the Queens colleges,
and the Catholic university, already
located at the Irish capital, are to be
attached to the new university, holding
the same relations to il as the English
colleges do to Oxford and Cambridge.
The endowment is to be $3.50, GOO annu-
ally--the funds being drawn partly
from Trinity and partly from the re-
sources of the .disestablished Irish
church. To meet the. ecclesiastical
side of the case, it is provided that the
university shall never teach modern
history or moral philosophy, and that
there shall be no instruction which can
offend the disciples of any religious
creed"
The Irish Catholics were bitterly
opposed to this measure, which is in
keeping with the views entertained by
that church, in reference TO the separa-
ton of religious, from secular educa-
tiOn.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

Oppostion J0urnals are severe upon
the administration for its sustaining
the Kellogg State Government in
Louisiana. Gen. Grant finds the Kel-
iogg Government in possession under
the decision Of the Conrts, and while
he recognizes the fact IS shown BY
by Congressional investigation, .tiiat
much which was wrong, was done In
establishing the Kellogg Government,
s.ll the same is true OF McEnery's
claims, and as Congress made no
provision to solve the dilemma, the
President is constrained in trying to
do tho best he can under the circum-
stances 10 recognize that State Govern
lnent which thc Supreme Court Of
Loni siana has recognized as such.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

A Kentucky editor received tue fol-
lowing note froma subscriber, asking
that a false notice Of his death might
be corrected: &.
'sSir, notis 3 few errors in the orbi-
trary OF myself. which appeared In
yure paper Of last wednesday, waz
born IN greenup co. not caldwell, and
mi retirement from bisiness in 1863
was not owin to iii health, but q little
trubble | had ia connection with a
hoss, and the cos Of my deth was not
smallpox, please make correction for
which enclose 80 cents
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-20

Baer thus gives his practice
j give my colts ~ many oats o. they
can At once eat up clean. ieeding three
times day. They manage to take
good care Of aboutth following guam
titiessiu day