Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20


Mary Clemmer has received ''cap TO say this:
Minisers as lot, conceited set and take the
most nsuferabe airs Of condesension to women yet
there other class in the world who subsist ut
terly on the support of women-mental, moral emo
tional, MATERIAL Mrs. Cemmer used be the valued
washington correspondent of the Independent but sh0
has lately turned into furious radical and writes
letters for that wicked newspaper, the Cincinnati
Commercial, which employs Moncure D. Conway
who disputes the existence of the DIS tail and h0rns
The Maine correspondent of the New York Tribune
says that Bob Ingerso is creating perfect Juror in
that State "In his denuncations of the Democratic
party and its candidate" says the correspondent he
ofthe of Maine against the rebellion fifteen years
ago. whenever you find traitor with musket in
his hands says Ingersoll then you find Democrat,
then you find rebel and when this comes the clI-
max of long series of indictments of the Democratic
party the excitement of his audiences generally knows
bounds. Nor does Col. Ingerso confne himself TO
the denuncaon of political opponents when he points
with pride to the glorious record of the Republican,
party, and gilds with his eoquence each Of the great
epochs in its history he is equally successful in
ing those who listen with him.
Afruit-grower in Valparaiso, South America, writes
10 his local paper that he has discovered singular
property in tomato leaves. appears that having cut
down some tomato vines, he used them as mulch
around his peach trees He discovered that tho
curculio which had been destroying his fruit, had
abandoned the trees surrounded by tomato vines. Fol-
lowing up this accidental discovery he found that
the free use of ftomato vines proved perfect protec-
tion not only against the curcuo, but against other
nOxious insects. He found also, that by sleeping IN
water fresh leaves of the tomato and sprnkling
the infusion upon other plants, the innumerabe insects
which covered them weredriven away. We CONF
mend this to our horticultural friends.
The Cincinnati Commercial in figuring the result
of the Presidential election counts New Indiana,
Louisiana Mississippi North Care lina Colorado and
Florida as doubtful States Outside of this it estimates
Tlden will receive l2S electoral votes and Hayes l63
Necessary to choice 1885, Then New York alone will
elect Hayes. Or if New York for Tilden ndana'
and North Carolina will elect Hayes Or give all these
to Tden Colorado, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana
would elect Hayes on the closest estimate tne hepno
counted as doubtful while the Democrats must gain
seventy y-three.
A philosophical woman writes to the Chicago Times
to enquire "Why is it that just at the moment when
young man finds out that his girl will have him. he
wants to back out of the engagement.
Three little Arab girls have been brought from Africa
to England and baptized there and now their misery
will begin.
Germany, Cain is euogized the industrious aborer
who in killing Abel struck merited blow laziness
catOry address at the opening of the Exposition at
Des Moines.
scarlet ribbon tied about the waist is the FASH
ionable Autumn tinge which young ladies
| A Bureau county Ol) German farmer sticks mp
dizzylooking notice hispremses like this: .Shnt
no Schicken on This "a
Young women in New Granada, South America,
eat alligator steak for their compilations.
Tongue tournaments concerning the fall and winter
fashions are now in order-S Louis Globe Democrat.
Frenchman got exceedingly angry with waiter
blow your nose for you!'
country for relief number have been sent this
year with prospect Of larger shipments next
There is drinking shop in Paris to every eighty In
habitants