Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-04
"a Little Fun Now ana Then.

lie IITSu SHOW vi INC season is re-
ported. "a heavy fall of snow" oc-
Cured at Budenel, Rcnfrew county,
Canada. Wednesday morning.
The founders have nearly COM
pleted the statue which is to be erect
cd i'm Paris in commemoration of the
anniversary of American Indepen-
dcnce.
Au Indiana man has expended
$1,000 in law suit over yoke of OK
on, and the suit is still in the courts.
Strangely enough this mans name is
| Wiseman.
A little tivc-year old of Dorchester
somewhat surprised his mother the
other day with the following re-
mark: God is everywhere /; he is all
over me, and when you spank me you
spank Cod
Proudly observes the Detroit Free
Press: american genius is recognize
ed the world over. The Japanese
Government has bought Rhode
Island cider MILL and is trying to
grind wheat in it
For writing something on the back
of n postal card, a Philadelphia Young
man had to scrape together 500 or
go to Jail, Notwithstanding he told
the Judge that he was very sorry for
what he had done.
During Colorado Patterson's re-
marks at Tilden meeting in Virgin
ia, he bawlcd out: "Who is Govern
or Hayes? Who knows him ?" A
johnny Rcb, sitting in tree near by
yelled out: 81 do, d--n him.! /
shot at him during the war;
An Atlanta man walked around all
day recently with a grasshopper in
his ear. When his wife discovered
it, he said he hao been hearing Pc
culiar noises all day, but thought a
new steam saw mill had begun ope-
rations somewhere in the neighbor.
hood.
/ A coasting vessel of 400 tons, now
at Hartford, Conn, is owned and
captained by woman, her two
daughters being the crew. When the
husband died, five years ago, there
was a debt of $1,000 on the vessel
but the plncky women have paid that
of.
. Observation-Disclosures: "Tm pleased
to say, Mrs. Fitzbrown, that Shall bt
able to vaccinate your baby from 9
very healthy child of your neighbor
|, Mrs. Jones's." Mrs. Fitzbrown: "Oh
dear doctor, could not permit that
We do not care to be mixed mp Will
the Joneses in any way"
1t takes 654 bites to satisfy flea
according to the Investigations of tn,
/ celebrated entomologist Herr Scheek
elheimer, SO that when you can coun
654 feeding spots on your body yo,
: can know that that flea is satisfied
and has gone to take nap. In real
: ity @ mosquito is much cheaper t
board than flea.-Syracuse, IN. r.
5 Journal.
The next elections to be held ar,
. the town elections in Connecticut
: which occur on October 2. Follow
ing these will be the Georgia electio,
for Governor, Legislative and coun
ty officers, on the 4th prox. The
!. State belongs to the ssolid South.
: On the 10th of October Ohio, Indi
ana, West Virginia and Colorado vii
vote
A correspondent, writing from
, Chcnoa, H., says: "The wife O
: Christopher Zeher, living in Pix,
township, about six miles northwes,
, OF this city, has given birth to fiv,
, children within year. The first
! triplets, all girls, were born on tn,
: evening of September 25, 1875, ant
: on the morning of September %
: 1876, she had pair of twins, a DO,
, and a girl, which are living. TIL,
| triplets died"
A lady examining the handsom,
display of gloves and hosiery at TIL
fair yesterday, wisely remarked, a
her eyes rested upon pairot ten but
8 ton kids, 'Yes, they arc very hand
: some, but Que doesn't want to weal
them unless she has handsome arm.
! "And likewise those,' significant,
| added her companion, as she pointed
to handsomely embroidered pair o
; stock---wc ask pardon, did som,
one say ooh !-Rocheste, Democrat
The innocent trust of the Sioux In
dian, when engaged in making {
treaty, is truly touching. Said one O.
them at the late council: "We wan
the Great Father to give us food t6
eat and clothes to wear, besides gooG
tents, horses, cows and wagons, anG
our annuity money every year, will
presents of rifles and large stores o
ammunition" Then adding: sUgh
ugh! War Horse hath spoken h,
glanced longingly at Bishop Whip
pies venerable scalp, and wished Il
gracious he could get tho old mar
off alone. #5
A gentleman caught negro carry
ing off some of his fancy poultry til,
other night. "What are you doing
; with my chickens 2" he yelled. q
I WIZ gwine fer ter fetch EN- back, Dos
Derc's niger 'roun' here what's bin
'sputin longer me me bout den
CHICKENS. | said dcy wuz Coachin
: Chyniz, an he said dc wuz Alabamal
pnllets, AMI wuz jes takin 'cm roun
fer ter 'stablish my nolledge, Dey
n don't lay no aigs, does dev, boss? e