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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22
Maxim. sor . xoung Man.

Never be idle. II your hands can
not be usefnlly employed attend to
the cultivation OF your mind.
Always speak the trnth.
Keep good company or none.
Make few promises.
Live up to your engagements.
Keep yonr own secrets If yon have
any.
When you speak to person look
him in the face.
Good company and good convcrsa-
ton arc the very sinews of virtue.
Good character is above all things
else.
Never listen to loose or idlc CONVEX
sation.
Yonr character cannot be essentially
injured except by your own acts.
Ii any one speaks evil Of you lot
your life be 90 virtnous that none will
believe him.
Drink no Intoxicating liquors.
Ever live, mistortnnes excepted,
within your income.
When you retire to bod think over
what yon have done during the day.
Never speak lightly Of religion.
Make no haste to be rich If you
would prosper.
Small and steady gains give compe.
tency with tranquility of mind.
Mover play at any kind OF game.
Avoid temptation through fear that
you may not Withstand it.
Earn your money before you spend
IL.
Never run in debt unless You soc q
way to get out again.
Mover borrow II you can possibly
avoid IL.
Be just before yon are generous.
Keep yourself innocent IL you
would be happy.
Save whom you are young, to spend
whom yon ARD old.
Never think that which yor
do for religion is timo or money mis-
spent.
Read some portions OF the Bible
every C0unsels for Life.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

MURAT HALsTEAD, of the Cincin-
natl Commercial, Sam Bowles Of the
Springfield (Mass.) Republican,, and
Henry Waterson, Of the Louisville
CouTier-,Jou,uol have recently been
in close communion at Washington.
They have lost the fourth man, Hor-
ace White, formerly Of the Chicago
Tribune, which made up the quadri-
lateral newspaper ring, that stood
sponsor for the Liberal fiasco of 1872.
Minus the latter named gent, they
may now properly be designated the
triumvirate; the three
black crows sitting on limb hunting
for the buzzard's meal. Sam Bowles
is, of course, for Charles Francis
Adams, and Halsiead, they say, is for
Halstead; at all events he has got in
to print as an aspirant for the first or
second place in the gift Of the people.
The status of Waterson is in doubt,
out from tne TACT OIL ms near nelgh-.
boring to Halstead, we fear Bowles
will again have to mourn the loss Of
his favorite Charles Francis. But to
treat this conyocation seriously, we
think the people have had quite
enough Of the services Of these gem
tlemcfl in trying 10 boss the job of
setting up political matters to their
personal liking. and for their gloriii-
cation and benefit. The fact is these
journals have cried wolf too often
when it was false alarm, and even
If the wolf was in the fold, their bel
lowing about il wonld fall on the
public ear unhecdcd. They are lit
tcrally without any credit with the
people.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22
| Wing Fung writes letter to the
New York Post setting forth that there

Wing Fung writes letter to the
New York Postsetting forth that there
are now about SOC, 900 Of his people In
America, and that in few years there
will be about . million that they will
eventually outnumber tho Irish, and
be richer, because they are more fru-
gal that they will have children, who
must be educated that the nonsecta-
rian education of the public schools
win not do, because 1t 10 the custom In
China, and q moot necessary thing
anywhere, to educate them in the
beautiful tenets of the Buddhist re-
ligion; and that the Buddhist priosts
are the only persons capable Of proper
ly conducting educational affairs -
These roasons seem to Wing Pung
quite sufficient to serve as q base for .
demand that portion Of the school
fund ahall DO set apart for Chinese
schools. Hc honors the Popc OF Rome
~ good man who ID unhappiiy blind
to tho religion Of Budha; but he urges
that II the Popea priests are allowed
. share Of the school money, the Chi
nese priepta are equally entitled to It.
Eve are willing" says hc, ITO pay
our taxes for education, but we claim
the right to direct how the money
shall be applied. We would give II
to our religious teachers, the Bouzes,
II You who are for goddess schools in.
sist on forcing Ms TO maintain them, we
give You notice that ron aro no better
than atheists, and that the moment VI
ars strong enough we shsll overtuyu
! your aSrangementa. s.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

THE Gate CITY, in its Thursdays
issue, closed its continued treatise up
on Senator Harlan. and dismisses. as
ii says, the subject. That journal in
writing the Senator down, in its
opinion, as 20 thoroughly corrupt
man." virtually and unavoidably, TO
q large extent, condemns other emf
nent men in the State and nation. We
have no disposition to now speak in
extenso upon this subject, and we
will simply say that we most emphat-
ically disagree with the Gate. We
have heretofore. months ago, referred
to the Gates attacks upon the Sena-
tor, and deprecated them. Then we
did not believe that the Senator would
be candidate, and so said, and we
candidly thought so, but it seems he
has been very favorably mentioned
for the position by many journals,
and is now, properly to be consider
ed as in the field. The statements
which the Gate makes in regard to
the Dnrant matter, have been long
before the people, and a very great
many good men take an entirely diff
ferent view from that of the Gate, and
very few, indeed, go to the extreme
TO which the Gate does in its sweep
ing allegation of corruption
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

New YORK, Dec. 17.-WestOn, Ellis
and Thompson. colorcd men, were
hanged in the Toombs prison at 0:35
this a. IN, for the murder of Abram
Weissburg,a . pcddler, in September
last.
At an early hour great crowds
clamorous for admission, bcseiged
the doors Of the jail and blockaded
the streets in the vicinity. When the
doors were opened for the reporters.
despite the most active efforts of the
police, many gained admittance who
had no right there. After admission
to the outer gates had been gained a
most disgraceful struggle cnsued for
entrance to the inner yard. many re-
porters being kept out BY tho roughs
pushing ahead. The prisoners walk
ed out in company with the clergy
men.
At 10 - the sheriff gave the signal,
and the bodies OF the three mnrderers,
Weston. Thompson and Ellis were
lifted high in the air.
Weston died easily. Thompson
struggled considerable Ellis disar-
ranged thc'knot at the last moment
and the rope caught under his chin.
He struggled violently, attempting 10
raise himself on the scnffold ana
clutching Thompson, who hung near
him, and he exclaimed s>sAve me-
while the audience shuddcred and
called out to .'cut the rope" BY his
struggles the rope was shifted again
and he was soon strangled.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

BEFoRE the rebellion, fifteen years
ago, our army stood at about seven-
teen thousand, according to our rec
objection. Then our population was,
IN round numbers about 10000, 600 !;
now il exceeds 10000 600, with a vast
increase of new territories, requiring
protection, and the whole South just
emerged from rebellion, but with
frequent terrible instructions occur
ring, and our army now numbers 25,-
600. We understand in this state OF
affairs, that one of the first measures
to be introduced by the Democracy
will be for the reduction of the army
say to 10000. Thus far the late rebels
have not been able to get possession
of the army, as they have the Lower
Honse of Congress, and it is a happy,
soothing thought that they now have
a blow at the union army. Try 1t on,
gentlemen; il iss natural enough that
you should do so, but it win hardly
pan out that in these days it viii be
thought that we hare TOO large an
army to properly take care Of things
Certainly if the last Democratic ad.
administration, fifteen years ago, want
led a standing army of seventeen thou,
sand, it can hardly be extravagant te
have twenty-five thousand now. Os,
tensibly II will be attempted, fiat all
lin the name Of reform, but that will
| be far from tho proper name for It,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22
DEmounATuc EcoNomY.

This is the ninth day Of the session
of Congress, and there are yet no
committees appointed in the House.
Report has it that Speaker Kerr will
not be able to announce the commit
tees before the Goth inst. Should this
be SO, two full weeks will have passed,
and legislation virtually blocked be-
cause of the incapacity or Incidence
Of a Democratic Speaker. The Senate
was ready for business Immediately
following the reception Of the Presi-
dents message. Never before, in the
history of the country, to our remem-
brance---certainly not since the Re-
publican party gained power, unless
it occurred during protractcd con-
test in the election of Speaker--has
there been such q delay Of legislation
by the failure Of the speaker to
make up the committees. Should the
committees not be announced until
the Goth, it will precede the holidays
by SO short time that no legislation
will be effected until after the first Of
January next. I'm the meantime hun
dreds OF thousands Of dollars will
have been expended in the payment
of Congress and It's officers, for doing
nothing, or next to nothing, and all
because the Democratic party, which
is SO horrified by Republican corrup-
tion and want of economy, fails, thro'
it's Speaker, to appoint the commit
tees. Had any such inexcusable delay
ever happened in the Republican
party, the country would never had
any cessation of the howl from the
Democracy. 1t is, indeed, a shameful
sqnandering of the time and money
which belongs to the people. The
Democratic members of the House,
while drawing their pay from the
people, are now chiefly occupied in
holding caucuses, to shape a. line of
policy for legislation, which they as
sumo to call such as will best conduce
to the interests of the country, though
in fact they arc seeking that policy
which will best conduce to their par
ty interest. They are trying to head
the ex-rcbel element so that IL will
not iniure The party. These caucuses
are TO tone this element down 10
proper state of exercising caution,
lest they kick the fat into the fire, and
to give ample time for this school Of
correction and advice to operate, the
Speaker withholds the appointment
of the committees.-Daily Of The 18Th
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

FEARS are entertained that Speaker
Kerr will be obliged to resign on ac-
count of i'll health. In any event he
will have arranged the committees of
the House, and that Ia more than half.
The mere matter of presiding from
day to day over the proceedings of
that body is not 40 very important.
Mr.. Kerr can call to the chair at any
time any member he may choose.
Gen. Banks is thoroughly acquainted
with parliamentary rules, and supe-
rior presiding Officer. As sort of
Speaker pro TEN. he could make him
self useful. On the floor of the House
he is nondescript, being politically
neither flesh nor fowl, belonging TO
no party, and therefore shorn Of pow
er.--C Chicago Journal.
The above calls TO our remembrance
the idea that if the Journal would
apply TO some Iowa soldiers in the
late rebellion, Col. Shaw, for instance,
he might relieve that paper of its di-
lcmma az to where Gen. Banks be-
longs by giviag ii the information
that he has belonged TO that ex-rebcl
General, Kirby Smith ever since he
made his supply train almost or quite
hia advance guard when marching ur
Red River In ls61.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

THAT dapper little gentleman, Geo.
r. Pendleton, OF Cincinnati, Ohio, is
swinging around the circle in the
South. He meets with applause from
his southern Democratic friends. He
deserves this, for few men of the
North were better friends of the
Democratic rebellion than was PEN
dleton. II is hardly probable that
George can win the Democratic nom-
nation. He may, however, be i'm the
business of selking the Western and
Southern Democratic rag money
nomination, on the plan of the De-
mocracy running two candidates for
the Presidency, for the purpose OF
throwing the election into the hands
Of The Democratic Lower House OF
Congress. III this policy shall seem
best to the Democratic party, the
knocking Of their trotters from under
them is assured from the moment OF
its adoption.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22
MEAN Nor FUNNY.

The New York Graphic says; The
following is an extract from a poem
supposed to have been written by Mr..
Jennings, Of the Times, in the 'caven-
~ 'eyday of his youth;
How happy he whose hearth and heart
Have held his hottest hopes apart.
He hath his home, his hopes are high
His naughty hart holds heavenly JOY.
Weakly we wandered when we stray
Where withering winds Wild, whistiing. plas:
When from our homes We wanton 20
Glad in habiments OF woe.
The way in which he read This
poem before the Allahabad Curry
(Baboo Chuder Jones
presiding) struck all with admiration,
and was very fine. 1t was thus:
'Ow Apply % 'ooze earth and cart
Ave 'eld Is 'oltest opes hapart
e atb ig one, " opes are Ugh.
'fs aughty cart 'olsis 'eaveniy joy,
Weakly We wander ven vc Stray
We're yithering Winds, Wild visiting, piey
Ven from our 'omes We vaHtnn 90 6
Glad in abiimenis Of FOe.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

John Irish, of the Iowa City Press.
10 on his ear about the Medical De-
partment of the State University. He
says:
If we are to open the doors of our
Medical Department TO the little pill
peddlers of tho tenth attenuation Of
sugar OF mules milk and dog button,
why not to the Eclectics, aud IL to
them to the Indian "Yarb and root
quacks. country midwives and mira
Gle workers, give Paul Caster, of OF
tumwa, chair, and turn the Deoart-
ment over to clairyoyants and mate
rializers Of spirits disembodied aud
then let us apply the came rule to the
Law Department, and invite the raw
Justices of the Peace and circuit
judges 10 teach the principles of Law
as they comprehend and apply them,
and let onr law students ait at the feet
of the rural Gamaliels who under
stand .iirnt to mean = Hebrew ro-
dent.
If John will come here and get Paul
Castor to "ynb" him he might feel
better.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

THE BrG STEER, "RoMTo. This re-
markable animal, moro generally
known as the Seitz steer, having had
sufficient rest from the fatigue Of his
journey from Mt. Rock to this place,
his new owner, w. A. Humrich, Of
this place, opened the doors of his
menagerie yesterday to allow public
inspection of the steer. Many visited
Romeo during the day among them
our reporter. The animal must be
seen to get correct idea Of Its pro-
digious size. From the tip of the nose
to the butt Of the tail, its length is III
II inches; height, G feet 3 inches ;
girth, 10 feet 10 inches; weight, be-
tween 400 and 1900 pounds. 1t Is
undoubtedly the largest steer in the
United States.--Carlssie Pa. Mirror.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

THE reply of the Hon. Geo. ID. Per.
kins in his Sioux City daily journal
of the l4th inst, to the imputation
cast upon his character and integrity
by the Davenport Gazette, is worthy
of the excellent ability and most de.
servedly high character that gentle.
man bears wherever he is known, and
especially where he is best known
The attack of Mr.. Russell through the
Gazette, was wholly and entirely un.
warrantable, and without even the
shadow of foundation. The attack
also contained an inexcusable mis-.
statement Of facts. We congratulate
Mr.. Perkins upon the gentlemahly
tone of his complete refutation OF Sc
base an insinuation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22
only an amnesty.

aWaal. we've got hyar at last" said
an ex-rebel officer to another. az both
took their seata in Congress last week.
$50 we have TO anre, = replied the
other. "We'nns swore ter winter in
Washington or hi, 20 recomember,
more'n ten year ago, an now hYar we
are--though we've been powerful
long on the way"
And both were abont to indulge in
hearty laugh over their mutual cute
nesa, when a Union soldier leaned
over from his desk and quietly re-
marked.
Eyes. You're here now, boys. and
there will be million more in Blue
here, too, If you don't behave your
selves they won't be ten years
coming, eisher.'
The laugh which had started was
suppressed. and "a thoughtful ex-
preston passed over the two eS-rebel
faccs. one Of them leaned over. and
putting ont his hand to tho last speak
or, exclaimed.
Colonel, reckons yer, bout kerr
rncf ~
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

The Supreme Court Of Massachu-
setts, in test case, has just decided
the license law of that State to be con-
stitutional. This law has now been
in operation. about six months, and
the Boston Commissioners, after care
fully observing its workings during
this period, report that license law,
sfairly liberal in its conditions, and
at the same time very stringent in the
penalties for its violation" will be
sustained, and can be enforced, and
sthat under it all good results can be
secured which 1t is possible to attain
for the cause of temperance from any
legal enactments..
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22
D,sln.t S,o,,,e on.

A few days ago a Detroit widower,
who was engaged to Detroit widow,
each having two or three children,
and both being well OIL, determined
to test her love for him and at the
same time discover ii she was actnated
by mercenary motives, as some of his
friends had asserted. He called upon
her at the usual evening hour. and
after while remarked:
MY dear, you know | have two
children, and to-day I had my life in
surancc policy for $25,OOO changed to
their sole benefit in case of my death.
sYou did quite right, my darling,'
she promptly replied. 4 have three
children, as you are aware. As soon
as we were engaged | had every dol
lars worth of my property so secured
that they alone can have the benefit OF
it,
lie looked.
She looked.
The marriage didn't come oil at the
time set last week, and it may never
occur.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

THE Democrats nthe Lower House
of Congress, in order to kill time
while waiting for the making up OF
the committees, resurrected the corpse
of their favorite bugaboo, the third
term, and had a vote upon it, Only
eighteen voted against it, and these
did so, we doubt not, for reasons 9TH
er than because they were third term
men, probably because they thought
the resolution wholly cxiraneous
and out Of place in the House.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

THE Hon. Addison Oliver, member
Of Congress from the 9th District Of
this State. has suffered recently by
a treble bereavement in the death
of three of his children, The Judge
is very much Of a domestic man, and
this loss will be q terrible blow to his
sensitive nature. He has onr warm
est sympathies.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

WASHINGTON. Dee. Ex-senator
bill to provide for Commits
sion on the subject of alcoholic liquor
traffic, requires the President to ap-
point, subject to confirmation by tile
Senate. a Commission OF FIVE persons.
neither of whom shall be Federal
officeholder nor an advocate Of pro-
hibition legislation nor of total absti-
nencc in relation to alcoholic liquors,
who shall serve without salary, and
in two years investigate the liquor
traffic, its relation torevenuc and tax
alton, and its general economic, Grim
inaL moral and scientific aspects. In
connection with panpers. in crime,
social vice, the public health and gem
eral welfare of the people, and also
enquire and take testimony as to the
practical result. of license and prohi-
bitory legislation for tho prevention
of intemperance in the several States
of the Union. The bill appropriates
$4,000 for the necessary expenses,
and requires the Commission to re.
port the result oftheir investigation
to the President, to be by him trans
mitted to Congress.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

THAT report in regard to Bishop
Haven declaring for Grant for third
term at meeting of the Methodist
Tract Society in Boston, turns out to
be a canard. While uncontradicted
it received very severe comments
from the Republican press, and was a
nice dish for Democratic journals to
feed upon. From the very nature Of
things it ought never to have received
any credence, for it was not a sup
posable case that the Bishop would
do anything Of the kind. Its having
SO great a run, however, has forced
before the public fiat denial of the
report.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

Two OF the prominent features in
the Presidents message are setting
the Democrats TO hair pulling terribly
among themselves. All over the coun-
try leading Democratic journals and
little journals cross swords ON the
question. Right here at home, the
two democratic organs can't agree al
all. In the meantime the Solon wire
pullers of Democracy now holding q
school al Washington for the benefit
of the freshly imported ex-rebels,
have shut their eyes BY the sheer
force Of circumstances, and pretend
to swallow Grants recommendation
on the free school question. They do
this, much as they pretended to swal,
low Greeley and his policy in -.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

THE Democratic portion of the
House were very anxious to tell the
world, or rather, profess that they
were opposed to land grants and all
species OF subsidies. Men and legis-
iative bodies are best judged by their
deeds; the biggest rascals are always
very profuse with professions of hon
esty. BY the way, it would not be a
bad move to sandwich in among the
Democratic resolutions one declaring
that they win never again rebel
against the will of the people, ex-
pressed at the polls in the election of
President.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

"Ephriam, how do debbil You GIT q
livin, anyhow ?" querried black
wood sawyer TO another colored indi-
vidual who was standing around
watching him. "You never works as
sce,. an yet yous'e fat ae q poasum !:
Dressed Of believe yons'e honest"
Don't Glib me any noah OBJ dat kline
o. csckel ole man, rs as honest mig.
gah az dere 10 In dis town. Ise no
slouch, I toll you. | totes do wood
and dc water, and divides do receipts
from do washin' wild de ole woman. =