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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
Hope and Religion.
tProf, Swing on last snrday.l

Hope is one of the vital
forces that are ordained Of God to
move society. Within the seed of oak
or wheat or pine vital force lies
which puzzles the scientist and de-
lights the religionist. When the seed
is placed in its lawful surroundings
this vital quality within asserts itself
and the seed rises up and sets out up
on it's career as oak or palm or pine.
In western city, some workmen
having, in sinking shaft, thrown
some alluvial soil, found that under
the warm sun thousands of mulberry
trees sprang up in that old black dirt.
These seeds had lain in the the ground
for centuries, perhaps for thousands
of years, holding their vital principle
till the happy sunlight should come.
But the God of nature must be more
truly and more kindly the God of
man, and hence it must be that he
who has put into little seeds such
laws and powers of action must have
placed in the soul some potency of
leaf and flower and fruit. 1t was a
primal law of nature that there should
be on all sides forces empowered to
move and change and combine things
till dead elements should be trans
formed into life, and inorganic into
organic form. 1t is said bleak form
less rocks came first. But God as
sailed them with the rains and frost s
and winds, and with whole battery
of chemical forces and pounded and
melted them into soil. Then into the
seeds he placed other forces, and thus
onward moves the world, urged for
ward by inside impulses to many
sided destiny. Opening the human
heart this immense scene repeats it
self, for 10! there lie gronpe of
forces ready, like soldiers, to spring
forward to obey any command. AM
bition, love of fame, love of money.
love of learning, are some of these.
and lofty and beautiful among them
is st. Panrs ideal hope. 1t is one of
the forces sent by the Almighty to
lead man along from the earth to the
leaf, from leaf to flower, and from
flower to fruit. 1t is not the storm
or the earthquake to smite rock and
melt it into soil, but it is the sunshine
to WOO the vital powers into life. An
old general after dreadful defeat,
called together his staff and inquired
about the condition of his troops. He
was informed that they were suffer.
ing from nothing but want of heart.
They had food but would not build
fires to cook it; had all they needed,
but had no heart for the hour. The
general replied: "Unlcss we can fill
their hearts with hope all is lost
Those words might be repeated al
ways along all the paths of mankind,
for unless the heart be filed with
happy anticipations all is in a sad de-
cline"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

FIVE CHILDREN LOST WITHIN A
WEEK.-A Massachusetts, paper says
that a fatality almost unprecedented
in the history ofa single household,
occurred last week in the family Of
Peter Reeves, North Andover. One
of his children died Monday, of diph-
iberia; second died Tuesday: Fri
day two others died, and, on Satur-
day, whilc the four who had previous
ly died were lying unburied in the
receiving tomb or at the house, the
death Of tho fifth occurred. The flu
neral services over the remains of all
five Of tho children were held al the
same time, and they were buried to.
gcther at the cemetery. A sixth
child, the only remaining one Of the
family, and the father and mothc,
are now i'll with the disease. Tho
cause IL believed to be defective
drainage.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

A lady took her son, of some five
years to church. After tho minister
had been preaching about half an
hour, the little fellow grew sleepy
and began to nod, the mother arous-
ed him into attention several times by
pushing, but as it seemed hopeless
case she concluded to let him sleep
undisturbed. After q while the little
fellow had his nap out and saw the
minister holding forth. He looked
up III his mothers face and innocent
ly asked Mother, is this Sunday night
or next Sunday night 2"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

A CoIN EMBEDDED IN A Rock
People have heard and read of toads
being found embedded in rock, but
now comes another curiosity to be
added to the list. Mr.. John Adri-
ance, Of this city, has Mexican coin
dated lilo, which was taken from the
center of a piece of rock found in the
bottom Of the Rio Grande. The gem
tleman who sent the coin to this city,
with the particulars in connection
with its discovery, lives at Laredo,
and not having q specimen Of the rock
in which the coin was found embed
dcd, has been asked by gentlemen
connected with the Historical Society,
who are interested in the matter, to
do so, in order that theories as to the
time the coin found its way to the
bed of the river may be deduccd,
The finder of the coin writes that the
rock is very hard and almost trans.
parent.-Galresto't Ncrs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
TWO sTRoNcHoLos.
The Key Of the Black Sea and the
Key ofthe Mediterranean.

Constantinople is to the Black Sea
what Gibralter is to the Mediterra-
mean. 1t is the key of the east, as the
latter is of the west. There is great
plausibility, to say the least, in the re-
port that England proposes to seize
Constantinople now, as it did Gibral-
ter LA years ago, and holding it, al
low the other powers to carve the
rest of Turkey in Europe to suit
themselves.
Gibralter, as everybody knows, Is
an insulated rock, the southermost
promontory Of Spain, connected with
the mainland only by a low sandy
slip of land between the bay of Glib
ralter on the west, and the Mediter-
rancan on the east, forming one of the
"Pillars of Hercules" Ceuta, on the
African coast, being the other. It is
400 feet high, accessible only on the
northern and western sides. Proper
ly gafrisoned, it is absolutely imprcg.
nablc, and, what is more to the point
commands completely the passage be-
tween the Mediterranean and the At
lantic. In a word, England, by hav-
us-l
mistress of the commerce ofall South
ern Europe. The Moors held it in the
days of their power. England wrested
it from Spain in 1902 by surprising
the garrison. Several attempts have
since been made to deprive England
of this rock, which is indeed one OF
the most precious stones in the crown
of Jewels of Great Britain. The mos
memorable attempt was made by the
French and the Spaniards in Its. S3
That was perhaps the most deter
mined siege and defense Of military
history. England guards Gibraltel
as the very apple of her eye, and just
ly, too.
Constantinople, ancient Byzantium
is situated on the BosphOrus, where i
commands the Black Sea. It is q tri
angular peninsula, with the Colder
Horn on the north, and water on every
side except the west. 1t occupies
seven hills. Properly garrisoned, i
would be as impregnable and com
manding as Gibraltar. Founded by
the Emperor Constantine, 1t is mos
admirably situated for being the cap
itol Of an empire embracing the TIVE
continents. 1t is stated that the city
has been subjected to no less than 2.
memorable sieges. The Crusader
took it early in the thirteenth centu
Try. The Turks won 1t in the middl,
Of the fifteenth century. 1t is cit,
of over 1000, 900 people, about half 0
them Mohammedans and the res
Christians and Jews. A city of abou
10000 has sprung up about Gibraltel
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
IOWA THANKSGIVING.
The Thirtieth. Day Of November
Designated a. Thanksgiving
Day In Iowa.
THE STATE OF IOWA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.


In compliance with the custom es-
tablishcd by our fathers, and so often
repeated by their grateful children,
! request the people OF this State to
observe
THE 3OrH DAY OF NOVEMBER,
as q day of thanksgiving and praise.
And / do earnestly recommend that
we, as q people, cease from our ac-
customed pursuits and rest from the
turmoil of our daily lives in rcvcrcn-
tial acknowledgment of our depend
ence upon the mercy and goodness of
Divine Providence.
1t is bcfitting that in this particular
year we should renew our covenant
with Almighty God and render all
praise for the blessings of a free gov
ernment; for the continued prosperi-
Ity of our State and Nation; for the
blessings of peace and our exemption
from pestilence, famine, or other
national calamity: for our progress
in knowledge and liberal Christian
sentiments; for the generous manner
in which the earth has responded to
the labor of the husbandman !; for the
substantial increase of industrial en-
tcrprises; and for the increasing
evidence of our advancement in ali
that pertains to State and National
greatness. Let us, therefore, on that
day assemble at our customary places
Of public worship, or gather around
the family circle, and, banishing from
our hearts all malice and uncharit-
ableness, dedicate ourselves anew to
charity and good works; that we
may, through the influence of such
sentiments, be better prepared to per-
form every duty to God and our fell
low-men, resist all evil. overcome all
temptations, and become more devo-
ted to every Christian and patriotic
duty.
In testimony Whereof have here
unto set my hand, and caused to be
affixed the Great Seal of the State of
Iowa.
Done at the city of Dcs Moines this
third day of November, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-six, and the Inde-
pendcnce of the United States the one
hundred and first, and Of the State Of
Iowa the thirticth.
SAMUEL J. KIRKWOOD.
BY the Governor
JOSIAH T. You've,
Secretary of State.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

The death of Ossian +. Dodge is
announced from London. Mr.. Dodge
was born in Cayuga, N. ", in Oct,
1920. la early life he taught music
school in Massachusetts,, and was for
long time engaged in giving con.
ccrts with Covert, which made him
famous as a humorous singer all over
the country. On the first appearance
of Jenny Lind in Boston he made
himself somewhat notorious by pay
ing $500 for a single seat ticket. In
1861 he went to London as q delegate
to the worlds Peace Convention. In
literary and journalistic circles he
made many friends, his sketches on
Palestine, Egypt, and Assyria, over
the nom de plume Of EVAN Ort," hav-
ing attracted muck attention in
Europe.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
FROM LouIsANAAND FLORIDA,
The White Leaguers and Ku-KIux
at Work.

NEW York, Nov. 10.-The Tribune
says the following is the substance
of the latest news and comments fur
nished at the headquarters of the
National Committee. Information
from Louisiana and Florida shows
that White Ieaguers and Ku-Klux
arc making raids on the ballot boxes
and the canvassers. This. of course,
proves they have lost these States.
Gov. Kellogg and Gov. Stcarns are
informed that leading friends of Mr..
Tildcn are on their way 10 Louisiana
and Florida and invite prominent
men of National reputation Of both
parties to be present. They ask that
the situation and the facts be thor.
oughly known. They say ''we know
we are right and will stand or fall
by the record
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
Hunting Jurors in Utah.
Salt Lake Herald.

S1tit Ldke deThlu.
The Poland bill provides that 200
names shall be furnished on the first
of each year, from which the grand
and petit juries shall be drawn. The
clerk of the district court provides
half this number, and the probate
judge, in the county where the court
is held, the remaining hundred
names. or course the clerk furnishes
gcntiles, while the probate judge
makes a list of Mormons, three
fourths or four-fifths Of whom arc
regular old blood atoning polygs.
In securing the attendance of these
last named persons the marshals have
troubles such as confront the officers
Of the law in no other country under
the sun. One of the difficulties to be
met with is to find the polygamous
juror at home. He is drawn and ap-
pears on the list as James Harker, OF
Coalyillc. Summit county. The off,
Ger proceeds to Coalville, and, after
searching out the jurors domicile,
goes to the door and is met by large
red-faccd woman, surrounded by
enough half-grown children to stock
a ranch. "Docs Mr.. Harker live
here 2" inquiries the officer. "Yes,
SIR is the reply in a voice more fe.
line than feminine. SIS he at home 2
is the further question. "No, sir, not
here" is the answer. "When will he
return ?" 81 don't hardly know" i:
the reply; 'it was his turn here last
week, and he's got an almighty lot Of
'em fore he gets round here agin.
"Um-um, muses. the officer, drop.
ping his head. "Where is he now ?
''Wall, he's now down to the other
house-down to James in Kaysvillc
but he'll leave thar tonight, and sto,
over at Becky's, on Cottonwood, ant
then he'll go on to San Pete, and tn,
Lor' knows how long he'll stop will
that Soandihoovan." The officer sec
he has dropped in week too late /.
find his juror at home, and he hope
in his innermost soul that the mex
time Elder Harker is drawn for iu
ror, the probate judge will give hi
domicile little nearer to the centc
stake Of Zion, or else at some of tn
towns along the line of the railroad
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
A Philosophic Husband.

A European correspondent tells the
following amusing story:
l hear of story Of an elopcment
which fills me with alarm for the
morals Of such Of our diplomatic
agents as are quartered at st. Peters
burg. A certain Blank had persua-
ded o wife of q friend 'to fly to other
climes" with him. BY some miscal-
culation of time and trains the fugi.
tivcs were detained in the Russian
capital for some four hours after the
lady had left the usual explanatory
note considered necessary in good
society ON her husbands table.
The guilty pair, surrounded by
travelling apparatus, are awaiting fol
the moment of departure in Blanks
house when the husband is announced
Naturaliy the fair one bolts into q
neighboring room.
The husband comes in with his
wlfe's letter in his hand. "My dear
Blank" he says, "my wife tells me
that you are going to be good enough
to escort her over the frontier. ]
have therefore come to thank you in
kCA oVA Ava S1AC SlC0tCoS oVAN NlSC WAlCl
any man has ever done me. Finally
as l have some regard for my family
I must beg that when you are tired o.
her as must soon be the case, you vii
not bring her back again, or WI
might disagree. Bon coyage," and
he left the room.
understand that a gloom was cast
over the excursion by this speech
which resulted in separation soor
after the travellers had arrived il
Paris. So Blank returned to Russis
alone. The first person he meets i,
the husband, who says, "What bacl
already! told You it would be so."
eyes, my dear fellow" replied
Blank, "but yon quite forgot to le
me- into the secret of your wife's
COMPOUNDED temper"
"Come and dine" laughed the hus
band, 'sand remember that there ar,
secrets in every family which, whel
found out, generally burn the finger
of the discovercr. AS it is, lool
upon you as my truest friend"
All of which is very immoral il
theory but moral in its bearings, fo
it ttoachcs us not to gather forbidden
fruit without counting on its unrip
properties.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

A PAIR OF GIANrs.-The two gi-
ants, whose wedding attracted attcn-
tion in London several years ago,
Capt. Bates and Anna Swan, are now
living quietly near Rochester, N. y.
ilo is seven and a half feet high, and
she is AN inch taller, and each weighs
more than four hundred pounds.
The rooms OF their house are eigh-
teen feet high, and their doors twelve
feet high. Their bcdstcad is ten feet
long, and all the furniture is proper
tiOnatClv large.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
The Last Of the Centennial.

PulLADELpHIA, Nov. i0.-Dcspite
discouraging weather and rain, one
hundred thousand people were inside
the Centennial grounds TO witness
the closing ceremonies. President
Grant and Governor llawley ascend
cd the platform followed by Centen-
NAL Boards. The Thomas Orchestra
performed Wagncr's Centennial In
auguration March. Rev. Jas. Reese
offered prayer, after which the orr
chcstra played a chorus and sang the
fuguc by Bach. Hon. Daniel j. Nor
rell, L. 5. Centennial Commissioner
from Pennsylvania, then delivered an
address.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

The following letter from DIR. Oil
yer Wendell Holmes, written some
twenty years ago, is quoted to show
the difference between the charges OF
lecturers now and in former days:
"My terms for lecture, when
stay over night, are these: /" Fifteen
dollars and expenses, mattress to
sleep on--not feather bed. As you
write In your own capacity, tell
you at once all my habitual cxigen-
cies. am afraid to sleep in cold
room, can't sleep on feather bed,
will not go to n private house, and
have fixed upon the sum mentioned
at what 1t is worth to me TO go away
for the night to places that cannot pay
more"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

II is stated that for some reason the
Iowa City Methodist church declined
to receive the pastor appointed to
that chargc-Rev. j. S. Anderson, re-
Gently presiding elder Of this dis
trict--and that he has omit the minis
try, and purposes locating at Rock
Island, Ill.,, In the practice Ofmedi-
cine Homeopathy for which he has
long been preparing himself Dnr-
export Gexette.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
A pastard,y Act.

SrRINGFIELD, Ill.,, Nov. S.--A most
dastardly attempt was made last night
to steal the bones of President Lin
coin from the cemetery vault here.
The plot was suspected some time
since, and Elmer Washburn United
States Detective and his assistants
watched the vault last night. The
scoundrels broke in the outer and in
ner doors of the vault, opened the
several cases of the Sarcophagas, and
were about to make OIL with the re-
mains when the Detective sprang out
and by the accidental discharge Of y
pistol alarmed the robbers and they
fed rrecipitately escaping in the
darkness. a slight clue to their idcn-
tity remains, and their capture is
probable.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

LONDON, NOV. 9.--Pall Mall Gasette
commenting upon the Presidential
election in the United States SAYS
I'VE think it is craze or calumny to
assert that Tilden, so distinctively Il
representative of the business men in
the Eastern States will extend any
favor to the crude projects of the in
ilationists or to unintelligcnt dishon-
estN of renudiationisl.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

This is from Boston: She came out
of Music Hall last Sunday, her intel
lectual countenancc bcaming with
unusual excitement, and, as she took
the protlcrcd arm of her escort, we
heard her exclaim in an ccstatic tone,
"Oh, Harry, wasn't that the boss
PRAYER"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
4 Po,l,ica, ouarre, Ends in a Murder

Nr0Httcdt QUdTT6IeUuS III q WuTuer
CHICAGO, Nov. l0.-Sandy Richard
son, colored waiter at the Palmer
House, was killed last night by Mike
Scanlan. They quarreled on account
OF the Republican sentiments which
the former expressed, when Scanlan
terminated the disagreement by deal
ing Richardson terrific blow on the
head with an ice hatchct. The wound
cd man crawled away to the stable
where he was found dead this morn
ing. Scanlan was arrested.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
FOREIGN.

CALcuTrA, Nov. 9.--District of
Backcrgungc was ravaged by Cyc-
lone Tuesday last. 4 thousand
native houses were DESTROYED, the
town of Dowluttkan was submerged
by waves and five thousand persons
arc believed to have pcrishcd. The
Government has sent relief TO desc
lated sections.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
Train Thrown From the TRACK

ST.. LorIs, Nov. "a westward
bound passenger train on the III. &
st. Jo. was thrown from the track
near Brooktield this morning. A man
and an infant were supposed to be
fatually injured. and about twenty
passengers slightly injured.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
TELEG RAPHIC.
Further News from tho Franklin.
Peter Cooper Sick.

NEW YoRK. Nov. l0.--Capt. Bcr-
nicker, of schooner Norma. who pass
ed, off Sable Island, Nov. 4th, a steam.
snip resembling man-of-war and
thought it to be the missing United
States steamer, Franklin, bearing
back the fugitive. VIM. NJ. Tweed.
He says he passed within three ships
lengths of the steamship. and noticed
that she rolled heavily as if water
logged. He was positive that her
guns alone would not have caused
her to roll SO heavily. There was at
that time strong breeze but the sea
was moderate, and the vessel in good
condition would not have been
seriously affected by it. The steamer
rolled from side to side so that her
gunwalcs were almost or quite. under
the wafer. 1t was bright moon
light night, and his observations OF
the vessels movements were as accu-
rate as they could have been by day.
light. The ship was making very
slow progress, but the Norma being
compelled to beat up against head
winds, the steamship was soon lost
sight of. Capt. Bernicker did not
offer any assistance nor hail the
steamer, as he was so near her that il
assistance had been wanted it would
have been asked for.
Peter Cooper. late candidate for
President of the United States. is
confined to his house by sickness.
New YORK, Nov. l0.-A Washing
ton telegram states that Secretary
Robeson. after consulting several
naval officers last night sent orders to
Capt. John II. Russell, commanding
United states steamer Powhattan ut
Norfolk to proceed without a mo-
ments delay in search of the Franklin
and tow her TO port.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 9.-The orders
for the Z. 5. Steamer Powhattan to
proceed in search of the Franklin,
have been revoked, put she is directed
to be in readiness.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

A man brought in the other night
said he wasn't drunk but had cold
heels. The hot soapstones We're all
mislaid, so they pounded his feet with
a stove lid and laid him away in the
coal bin until he came too enough TO
tell what city he was mayor of.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

New YORK, Nov. 9.--Thc bark
Norma arrived to-day. She reports
that on North / in latitude -, longi-
tudc q, North longitude 62, latitude
2 west, passed large man-of-war
heading west, apparently in distress
supposed to be the Franklin.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

Arizona has no politics to speak of
The population does not exceed T..
600, (excluding the Indian not taxed, J,
of which about one-third arc Amcri.
cans, the remainder Isxicans.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

CAIRo, Ills, Nov. 9.-John Nickcrs
a white man, shot Chapman Lewis,
colorcd, this afternoon, iuflicting four
wounds likely fatal. Vickcrs was
arrested. Both are kentuckians.
Quarrel about nations politics.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

foundations in the interior Of the
island OF Cuba are reported which
have caused great damage in some of
the richest districts.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
$40 $50 $lO0 5000 $500.

ALEXANDER FHOTHlNGHAH A ~ e. 60.
Bankers and Brokers, No. 12 Wall So. New
No -, make for customers desirable invest.
ments OF large or small amounts in stocks OF a
legitimate character, which frequently pay from
fve TO twenty times the amount invested every
thirty lays Reliable Sock privileges negotiated
at favorable rates. stocks bought aud carried as
long as desired on deposit ofthree to i've per cent
Circulars and Weekly Reports sent free
OLA 10 dty
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

Springfield, Mass, Republican,
Card in bank window, signed by
one Of the clerks, "Wantcd. d girl TO
90 to dancing school,