Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-09-08

AT a Now Jersey abattoir they
have sort of concern revolving over
shaft, which catches hog after hog
by the hind legs bauls them up squeal-
ing with their throats cut, and dex-
trous hands have different parts hang
ing on hook, ready for market, be.
fore the hog gets through his astonish-
ment.
Nightly now she says-"Jotham,
wake up, hear noise in the back
entry there's burglar in the house."
Nightly, also, he remarks: mo TENT
neither; the winds got out nor'east,
and them blinds is baugin' again"
Then he mutters to himself, 81 don't
believe they'd get anything, if it was
tramps, an one piece of that squash
pie we had to-day would fix 'em,
sure"
A case of chronic laziness is re-
ported at Washington. A young man
appointed to a clerkship in the Treas
ury Department was conducted to his
desk and informed what his duties
were. The chief of the Department
discovered him, short time after,
comfortably reposing in his seat, with
his feet-characteristici resting on
the desk. "Hcllo' said the chief, don't
you expect to do any work." Work
the DEVIL" exclaimed the astonished
youth, II had to work enough to get
here"
The simple truth is that the jury
system is outlived and ought to be
outlawed. 1t does not help the cause
of law and justice, and ought to be
kicked out the way. 1t is oppressive
to the juror, it is anomalous in our
system of government, it makes the
uncertainty ofthe law still more I'M
certain, it is expensive, and it is ut
tcrly unnecessary. There is nothing
sacred about it. 10 be tried by mans
peers is not half go good thing as to
be tried by mans intellectual and
moral superiors.-- Holland in Sep
tender Scridner.
The Rev. Josiah Tyler, a mission
airy at Natal, South Africa, writes to
the Observer letter about snakes.--
Snakes are over plenty there, the py-
thon being the largest, often growing
twenty feet long and eight inches thick
in the largest part. 1t 10 not much
feared, however, because it is not pois-
onous. The natives kill it with spears
and clubs and eat parts Of Its flesh. A
python will attempt to swallow any
living thing, and Mr.. Tyler AYERS that
recently ono of them began on sleep-
ing boy, drawing in one of his legs be-
fore discovery and release. A more
dangerous snake ia called inamba, and
will attack human beings unprOvOked.
Il is usually ten to fifteen feet long,
aud is yenomons. "The appearance OF
snake in a native dwelling he says,
''is always regarded as bad omen. -
Ordinarily after such a visitation, an
OK is slaughtered 40 a propitiatory
sacrifice to the spirits which have sent
the snakes on some evil errand. A
part Of the beef 10 generally laid aside
especially for these reptiles"
The funeral party had retired from
the bnrying ground, but he fingered
about like . loving widower, to see the
last cod put on. With his black clothes,
his black silk gloves, his black border
cu uauuhOAOhACt SosS"SSy -.
his left hand, his somber visage, and
half yard of black bombazina wreath
ed around his black hat, he seemed the
very picture of melancholy. Present.
ly he awoke from the rcverie into
which he had fallen, and said to the
grave digger: II hope you think she
is comfortable down thur. I've put in
all the style knew how prime rose
wood coffin and trimmin's, an seven
teen carriages. She oughten to be on
easy" ooh, she'll never bother you
again." cheerfully replied the brisk lit.
tic spokesman, stepping back to see II
he had built up the mound SYMMETRY.
cally." "Well, now, I'm glad to hear
you say that" added the bereaved
man, "cause, you see, ! expect to have
another one afore Christmas, and /
don't want the sperrit Of this here I'M.
fortunate to come roamin' round the
house." Then he turned and walked
out of the cemetery with tho express
sion Of . man returning from the per-
formauce of benevolent deed.