Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18
"A Little Fun Now and Then.


The Mormons have petitioned the
territorial authorities for the suppress
sion of the liquor trade in Salt Lake
City.
The fires Of the iron mills Of Pitts
burgh have been lighted. The man.
ufacturers say that q satisfactory
number Of orders has been received,
and that marked improvement is
perceived in their business.
Ofthe 23e members Oft Vermont
Legislature l3S arc farmers, Is mer-
chants, II manufacturers, 13 lawyers,
8 physicians, 8 clcrgymen and s edi-
tors; 2O6 are natives of Vermont, and
of the rest but two are foreigners.
A large Centennial party who visit
cd the White House tho other day,
asked to be shown tho kitchen. Upon
being told that II was private, shrill.
voiced female exclaimed, II guess it
belongs to the United States, don't
it?'
A young couple in Collinsyille,
Connecticut, are having a mournful
honeymoon. Their marriage notice
accidentally appeared among the list
Of deaths in a Hartford paper, and
the bridegroom's waggish friends put
Grape on the door.
In single district in Japan seven
ty-one Buddhist temples have been
converted into dwelling houses or
used for other purposes since 1873,
and during tho last six years upward
Of 600 have been diverted from their
original object.
A gentleman standing ON the Boody
House steps, this morning, was ac-
costed by a boOtblack in this manner :
"Shine, SURF" "Nol" "Shine 'em up
quick, sir. Dot in three diffrunt
languages = Publican, Demmycratic
and Grcenbacks.r He got the fob
Toledo Blade.
Prof. Blackie in a recent lecture
said: "A woman is naturally as diff
ferent from man as q flower from q
tree. She will be fitted for the rough
and thorny walk OF the masculine
professions when she has got rough
beard, braxen front, and hard skin,
but not any sooner"
A traveller in Egypt In 1866 visited
number of Arabian schools, in al.
most all Of which he noticed they
kept silk cap. Cpon asking why
this was done, he was told It was the
greatest punishment that could be In.
f1icted upon any Of the children to be
compelled to wear It.
1
| An English magazine says: "Scat-
tered about the earth there is supposed
to be 10000, 600 or II, 100000 Of Jews
alive. Thousands Of these people are
rich, some of them own colossal for.
tunes. Rothschild could buy up the
tee simple OF Palestine. Goldsmidt
might rebuild the temple Of Herod
Montcflorc has money enough to cas-,
q golden statue Of King Solomon. Blu,
of these wealthy Hebrews not one /,
willing to 60 back.
The leaders Of Mormondom have /,
very simple and effective way OF re-
plenishing their depleted cxchequers
An elder was sent on holy commis
sion to Arizona the other day, anG
after he had gone the bishop, VIII,
fitted him out, laid claim to a city 10
of his, to recompense himself for hi
trouble. The elders father held tn
title. but his fanaticism chimed wit
the Bishops eloqucnce, and the latte
was soon in possession Of the lot an
deed.
\ A descriptions of A[ormons q
church, by q correspondent Of III
Louisville C0urier-J ournal: "Not on
prctty woman but one hnc-lookin
man all ignorant, dull, honest peo
ple-hard-working low born. No ii
tellect, no style, no refinement, no lii
and animation in tho whole throns
No smiles or bows Of recognition, d
settling Of drapery and rattling {
fans no delicate perfumed handke,
chiefs. Nothing like what We q
used to seeing In a modern chprcl
The women camo In, dressed In cal
!, |, leo, many wearing sun-bonnets, q
without gloves; there was dogRe
: look on every face, l began to rea
ize how the elders practiced polyg
my as religious duty. For nothin
!. but the strictest dictates of duty couI
( urge man to provide for o hs
Q dozen Of these duly prosy women.