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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-16

Total ........... -. ........ Sl2, eG5, 900, goo
This calculation excludes the allied
expedition against China, the Indian
mutiny, and the Abyssinian and Asian
tee campaigns, These items may be
included in the general expenditure
against Great Britain upon war debt,
and warlike preparations since 1851,
which amounts to the large gum OF
Sc, SIS, 1853, 995. 1t is estimated that
the enormous sum given in the ftre=o
ing table would, if divided, allow
about SO for every man, woman and
child on the habitable globe. 1t would
make two railways round the world at
the rate of $3.50, 900 mile. 1t would
provide a freehold farm of 100 acres in
this country to each of the so, 900, 900
of adult males in Europe.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-16
THOR SALE.

No =
"a me E.after Of the guardianship Of the estate
N Aflne kste Gillette. pending IN The Coaniy
Coan Of 'fr.xlg eoantE, Tenn,
TIE STATE OF TEXAS, 40 AZ pers1ls infer-
Williasa ~ Gillette, guardian o. h4ld So
tafe. has AIed Ia sEia cqart ets applie stlqn 10
have koid the Interest ID Sad cefate ~ and 70
certain real estate. 80 appears in said applies
ton SAID application vii be acted on ~ ths
next ciEll terra Ct said court. commanding on
the sescntssnth dsy Of keptkmber, 1911. AZ the
court hOake thereof IN ths city o. Ausfinl 81
Ei5rh terra al persons lnterraied In said estate
nav nppceF and maize objections thereto.
Wflne1s. Prank Blown, clerk Of county court Of
:. Trails county. 0Iven under my hand
ana TIE zeal q eaid foarf II ny once
RI. 81 1aaAbsisns flIs eievsnih eaT ~ a..
gust. A. j. 1871
PRANK BROWN,
Clerk Coaafy euuu Trans eounfys
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-16
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28
Keeping Winter Fruit

The following suggestions abou
keeping fruit for use in winter. ar
given in the last number of the Com
try Gentleman.
The scarcity of apples this year
throughout the country generally
suggests the importance of making
the most Of what we have. They viii
keep much better and their decay be
retarded if they arc not taken to tn,
cellar till the near approach of freez.
ing weather. If to be placed in him
in the cellar they may be stored in an
clubhouse. If barreled they may be
placed outdoors on the north side o,
building or under shed. Or, III,
barrel may even remain in the orch.
ard, kept from the ground by lvinp
on their sides on couple of rails
If corn-stalks are piled over the bar
rels they will Withstand a freezing
night, should one occur before the,
go to their winter quarters. Some.
times aples have been left in heap
on the ground in the orchard, proper.
ly covered, without injury until tn,
ground has been frozen; but in ali
such instances it is better to err h,
housing them q few days too soon
than to have them injured by freez.
ing. From repeated experiments. W.
find that as general average an.
Piles will keep from four to six weeks
longer il thus not removed to the Gel.
lar through autumn, than if placed
there at once as soon as gathered.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28

y
That earthquake has shaken the
sense out of the community. Here is
q student ofthe Institute Of Technol-
ogy, Boston, dissecting an old pin.
cushion, and finding CSC needles by
count. Then there is a lad at Deck
er's Corners, in Ulster county, who
shoots himself through the heart with
rifle, after hiding in the leg of his
boot a letter, in which he begs his
mother to bury him in an old pack
ing-box, as cheap as she can find, be-
cause funerals are expensive, and an
old box ia good enough for him any
way. Then there is bridegroom in
Reading, Pa, who is taken sick at his
own wedding and is corpse before
he has been y husband twelve hours
Then there is man ia Montana, who
ha- invented an electrical auton atoI
dog with vulcanized head, a bras.
spine, sheet-iron ribs, copper-toed
feet, cast-iron tail, gutta-percha
skin, and an interior where tht
wheels of an eight-day machine g
round to the tune of two miles {
minute. And then, there is woman
in Newburg, N. Y, who is called te
testify in a law suit, who can neither
be coaxed nor intimidated into open
ing her mouth. IT'S a mad world
nv masters
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28
Poultry Notes,

As cold weether approaches, says ,
writer in the Karat Neac Yorker
some reasonable care Is required Of
the poultry keeper. On farm, in
mild weather, many young birds
roost in all kinds of hooks aud cor.
ners, as well as on trees and fences
and before the weather gets down &c
the freezing point, their winter quar-.
tiers should be got ready, by thor.
oughly cleansing, fumigating and
withdrawing the buildings, If they
have been occupied before. Broken
windows shol;ld be repaired, nests to
accommodate laying hens prepared
as well as dust bath in which they
can clease themselves. When this il
done gather in the stragglers, espe-
cially from Off trees, as in their leaf.
less condition they do not afford the
shelter they did during the summer.
just at the time leaves fall old birds
are moulting, and require more
warmth than before. These should
should be looked after in time, for ii
left too long exposed to cold nights
they may contract diseases that will
hang to them all winter. Far from
being Objectionable, however, roost-
ing in trees is very beneficial in sum.
mer and early autumn, and should
be encouraged.
1t is job that requires some pa
thence to get the birds in the first few
nights. 1t is better to do it before
dark by driving them to their proper
home. If lifted Off their roosts after
dark, they do not see their way to go
in, and the same thing has to be done
several times, before they can be in
duced to 60 of their own accord; but
if driven in they will soon find their
way, and after few times will 20 in
readily, especially when they see yon
coming after them.
Gull out all small, stunted, runtish
birds that do not thrive, as some late
Matched chickens will prove, or they
may bring disease into the house,
Any other fowls, too, that have any
appearance of disorder, should be
either kept away by themselves or
killed. If eggs arc the consideration
do not turn lot of cockerels with
the hens and pullets; they bother
them too much with their restless
ness.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28

From CENTENNIAL HEADQUARTERS
81 find DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup ex.
cellent, having ready sale and rem.
dering more satisfaction than any
Cough Syrup have ever sold."-A.
Il. Mallory, M. d., Fifteenth and Car
penter Streets, Philadelphia, Pa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28
kN10T LIFE.

What q truly beautltul world we
We in2 Nature gives ue grandeur OF
mountain. glene and oceans, and thou
sands Of means for enjoyment. We
can desire no better thsn when in per-
feet health but how often do the ma
jority Of people feel like giving II up
di.heartened. discouraged and worri-
ed out with disease, when there il
no occasion for this feeling, "a every
sufferer can easily obtain satisfactory
proof that Green's August Flower will
make them 40 free from disease a.
when born. Dyspepsia aud liver
complaint ie the direct cause Of 75 per
cent. OF such maladies as Biliousness
Indigestion, Sick Headache, Costive.
ness, Nervous Prostitution, Dizziness
Of the Hsad, Palpitation OF the Heart,
andother distressing Symphonic. Three
doses Of August Flower viii prove its
wonderful effect. Sample bottles Il
cents. Try 1t. J. l.. Taylor Il Co
keep 1t.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28

Is 1t not better to have a good breed
of cattle and take good care of them
80 that you can sell your yearling
steers at forty or fifty dollars head,
than to keep the common steers three
years and get no more for them p
Good feed, good shelter in winter,
and kind treatment, will enable the
man who raises Short-horns and their
Grades to get such prices.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28
THE TRAVELLING MEN
Fay Their Respeeis TO Judge HUB
bard I'm Answer to His Noted SIN.
Preme Court PhiliipptC.

At mass meeting of commercial
travellers held at McClain's College
Hall, Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday
evening, Nov. 18th, 1877, to take &C
ton upon the scurrilous attack of N.
M. Hubbard, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
upon commercial travellers, the fol.
lowing proceedings were had:
The meeting was called to order
by w. r.. Stewart, of Des Moines.
J.J. Moore, of Des Moines, was
chosen Chairman, and Frank V.
Sleeth, of Keokuk, Secretary.
A committee of three was appoint
cd to draft resolutions, expressing
the object and sense of the meeting,
consisting of Mr.. Shaw, of Chicago,
Robert Flynn. of Des Moines, and
Mr.. knowles, of st. Louis.
The following resolutions were of.
fcrcd and adopted:
WHEREAS, One N. M. Hubbard, SO.
called a Judge, in case of CONNER.
cial traveller, representing large
commercial house in Chicago, vs. the
Chicago ~ N. w. railroad company
used in this argument the usual Ian.
guagc of q BLACKBOARD of the bar, un.
truthful and ungentlemanly, and in
some cases calculated to injurc The
characters, reputation and business
of the members ofthe entire profes.
sion, consisting of some eighty-sis
thousand $4,000 men, and with Q
few acknowledged exceptions, men Of
irreproachable character and ability
who represent the commercial inter.
ests Of the nation.
Therefore be aresolced, That unit
an apology, as broad as the insult, b,
given by this so.called Judge, or nn
til the Z. Il N. W. II. r. Co. shall dis
charge him from their employ, W,
will, so far as it can be done, withou
serious detriment to our many pa
irons, order our freights by any ant
all other routes coming in competi
J ton with the said Northwestern
railroad.
1t was further resolved that We
consider the position taken by The
State Register in publishing this ii
rade of low flung abuse, and after
ward refusing us the proper means
of defense through its columns, as un
friendly.
Further, That a copy of these reso
lutions be put in the hands of all
commercial travelling men as far a.
possible, asking their hearty cooper
alton, and by this means, to ascertain
whether or no the North Western
Railroad Company endorses this no.
ferrous BLACKBOARD now in their EN-.
ploy, and pay him a salary to wag
his foul tongue, to revile and mnlign
the characters Of those who most con
tribute to their interests, as it is a
well-known fact, that it is not only
the travelling public who have suffer.
ed somewhat from his villainou'
ISLANDERS.
| J. j. moons, President.
| FRANK v. SITETH, Secretary
And thirty others, residents OF
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28


Take the Atchison Topeka q Santa FL
Railroad, extending from Ksnsa City
and Atchison, on the Missouri river,
via Topeka, the capital OF Kansas, thro
the fertile Arkansas Valley, to Pueblo
whore direct connection is made with
the Denver n Rio Grande Railway for
Colorado Springs, Manitou, Denver.
Canon City and all points Of note ON
the Denver & Rio Grande. The track
is excelled by that of no road in the
West, and the passenger equipment
embraces all the modern improve.
ments for comfort and safety
Through express trains leave union
depots, Kansas City and Atchison
daily, on tho arrival of trains from
the East, and run through to the
Rocky Mountains, with Pullman
Sleeping Cars attached. For maps,
circalars and detailed Information
send to T. J. AnDERsoN.
J General Pass. Agent Topeka Kan.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28
Everything you can think of in the
shoe line at PHILLIPS,

West Liberty Reporter: One of the
young men at Wilton sat down the
other day and wrote on the back of
couple of postal cards. Then he
turned them over and directed them,
but some mischancc placed the ad-
dress on the wrong cards. The re-
suit was the shirt factory in Chicago
got = very polite invitation to 60 car.
riage riding, while the young mans
girl was made frantic by receiving
the following: "Please send me 9
sample Of the stuff your shirts arc
made of"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28
Another Good Nomination.
Iowa State Register.

Mr.. Frank NJ. Mills, of the publish
ing house Of Mills e. Co., Des Moines
will, we learn, be a candidate for
State Printer. The candidacy Of Mr..
Mills will represent much of merit
and deservingness. He has been,
from the first organization Of the Re-
publican party in Iowa, one of its
hardest and most faithful workers.
He has always given literally of his
means to advance its cause in every
honorable way. 1t will be remem-
bered that he held the State printing
for one term, doing excellent work,
and that, owing to the combinations
in heated and prOtracted Senatorial
fight he was defeated, and deprived
Of the usual favor of second term
which the party in Iowa has always
given to faithful officials. There was
no objection to Mr.. Mills on any
score, and his election was prevented
only by his refusal to combine with
other candidates. He was then one
of the proprietors of The State Reg
ister-a paper which owes much, to-
day, to the enterprise and public spir-
1t and professional pride Of Mr.. Mills
and his partners for what of eminence
it has in journalism. The Republic
ans Of the State must remember with
pleasure the good service rendered
the party by The Register in the days
of the Mills management of it. That
Mr.. Mills would be fully able to do
the printing well, the fact that his
house is doing as fine printing as any
in the country would be sufficient
guarantee. He will be strong as a
candidate, and would be competent
and faithful in the office.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28

Many Of the streets in San Francis
co have been renamed by the Chinese,
who will not use the names given by
Americans. Here are some speci-
mems of the amended appellations
Court House street, Negro alley,
Ming Yung Joss House alley, Bread
alley, Private lane, Kun hooks Res
taurant lane, Good Linguist's street,
Old Spanish alley, Conilagration al
ley, Scavenger alley, Mother of Heay-
en- street, and Street Of the How
Wong joss House.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28

Within ten years, no less than Il,
OOO, 600 acres of forest have been cut
down or burned over in the United
States. Much of the timber is used
for fuel, twenty-five cities being on
record as consuming from 5000 t.
10000 acres each. Fences use uT
much timber, and railway sleepert
require the product of 10000 acre.
per annum. The amount Of pine and
lumber timber yet standing in the
forests of the timber States is esti.
mated at 225,OOO, 100000 feet. The
sum of $l44, OO0, 900 is invested in the
timber industry, employing 100000
men.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28

IL emphatically the children's maya.
zine Of the world. No one, for beau.
tyof illustration or for the adapta.
bility OF ito stories and essays on sub.
jects giving useful information, car
compare with it. See prospectus in
another column.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28

An oldiphy sician retired from active
practice. having had placed in Nh
hands by IN East Indian Missionary
the formula of . simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and p0rmanen,
cure Of Consumption. Bronchites, Ca,
tafrh, Asthma, and all Throat and
Lung affections, also q positive and
radical cure for general debility and
al nervous complaints, sitter hayipe
thoroughly tested its wonderful cura.
tive powers In Thousands of cases, fcela
It bis duty to make II known 10 hir
en6sriug follows. The recipe will be
ssnt free of charge, to all who desire
IT. With foil directions for preparing
and successfully using. Address with
stamp naming this paper, DR.. J. q
6f0NE, A North Ninth ST., Philadel
phia, Pc. oct256mdav
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28

An Orange county, IN. W farmer
had a very sick COW, SO sick that her
life was despaired of. A novel med
icine was administered, with results
favorable, so far as heard from. The
Middlctown argus describes the pre-
scription as follows: "The directions
were to procure one or two live
frogs and pass them down the throat
Of the afflicted animal with such gen.
tlencss as to not, in the least impair
their vitality, as the cure depended
upon making big fuss upon landing
in the cows stomach. Two frog
were accordingly obtained and tn,
directions literally followed, IS j
was apparent that nothing but mir
acle could save the cow. The opera
ton was performed Tuesday after
noon, and the COW, then expected
momentarily to die, is yet living, snt
is acting as If she might get through
The frogs could be heard croakin,
for an hour or more afterward."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28
a. -. IOKTER, nIHy UF.
Attest: w. III. FETzER, City Clerk.

A colorcd man, who was lately re
suscitated from what seemed death
but only catalepsy, was entertaining
his friends with the sights he had
seen in the other world. "Plcnty OF
colored bredren in heaven, i spec,
Tomf' ooh, yes" said Tom. "And
how about hell-any down there r
asked another interlocutor. ooh yes,
massa, plenty of dem, deere, too
"Any white folks, Tom p 'Iord save
us, der amt no end on EN-, but BY
gosh, massa, cherry white man done
got a niger holdin' Tween him and
de fire"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28

The attention Of al our readers ia
invited to the prospectus Of Serb.
ner's Monthly in this paper. This is
the standard magazine Of this coan-
. try, and no one who has been accus-
toned TO read it would do without it
for twice it, cost.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28
ORDINANCE NO. 1l6.

AN ORDINANCE to provide for
the manner of paying the rental
which shall become due the Ottum-
wa Water Works under Ordinance
No. lis.
WHEREAS, The firm of S. l.. Wiley
g. Go. to whom was granted the fran
chises and rights enumerated in Or
dinance No. lis, passed September
25th, 1877, and the Ottumwa Water
Works, the assignee and successor of
said firm, have filed their written PEE
tition and agreement stating that said
S. l.. Wiley Il Co. have conveyed and
assigned all their said franchises and
rights to the Ottumwa Water Works,
that the said corporation desire to is
sue bonds for the purpose of provid-
ing in part funds to complete the
building of Water Works as contem-
plated by said ordinance, and desire
to set apart the rental which may be-
come due from the City of Ottumwa
for the payment of the interest of
said bonds and to create a sinking
fund for the payment Of the princi-
pal, and whereas the said firm and
corporation have petitioned for the
passage of an ordinance providing
for the payment of all rental which
shall become due rs aforesaid from
tho City of Ottumwa, to the Trustees
to be hereafter named in the mort
gage of said corporation for said
uses and purposes, so long as the said
Trustees shall so request,
And whereas, the said petitioner,
Z, tim w 70, r.,
and its successors, have agreed to ex-
ecute receipts for each payment thus
paid, as is more fully set out in the
said petition and agreement now ON
file. therefore
Best ordained by the City Council
of the City of Ottumsod:
SECTION l. That whenever and as
often as the City of Ottumwa shall
become indebted to the Ottumwa
Water Works or its successors or as
signs for rental for the use of fire
hydrants, under Ordinance No. lis,
and as provided therein, and the bills
therefor have been audited and al
lowed by tho Council, an order for
said amount shall be drawn upon the
City Treasurer, payable to said Trus-
tCC6 w OC u0MCu III tItc uiUItSdke W
said corporation, and said Treasurer
shall before payment of the money
indicated in said order, take from the
Ottumwa Water Works Company a
duplicate receipt, or acknowledge
ment of such payment. as payment in
full of such order or claim, audited
and allowed as aforesaid.
Sec. 2. This Ordinance shall stand
and be in force as long as the said
Trustees shall require payment to be
made as aforesaid for the purpose OF
paying the interest or principal OF
said bonds. But the continuance OF
this ordinance in force shall be de-
Ipendent upon the continuance Of said
Ordinance No. lis, relating to the es.
ltablishment of Water Works, but
nothing in this ordinance shall be
construed to increase the liability OF
the city in any respect, beyond the
terms and conditions specified in Or.
dinance No. lis, concerning Water
Works, heretofore passed, nor to
change or affect, in any manner, the
rights and privileges Of said city
hereunder.
SEC. 3. This Ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its publication in the Ottumwa Daily
COURIER as provided by law.
Passed November q, 1877.
J. S. PORTER, Mayor.
i Affaet w IT. EETzER Gity Clark
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28

The Cedar Rapids Times has the
following: The pcnitentiary at Fort
Madison contains over four hundred
criminals, and the one at Anamosa
nearly half as many. This is quito a
cnange from the good old times OF
winch much is said. In 1912, or there
aDouts, correspondent of the N. Y.
Tribune visited Fort Madison to write
up the prison and the manner of
treating the prisoners. He learned
that there was only one inmate-a
Musquakee Indian-and on reauesf :
ing look at him was informed that
he had gone to Keokuk on some bust.
ness for the Warden"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28

The Ottumwa Courier fixes on
George William Curtis the name OF
all by calling him political ennnch.'
Bully.-OskaloosG Herald.
Oh, no you mean steery.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28

A man was arrested in Centerville, "a
day Or two ago, on the charge of sell
ing wine contrary to the laws of the
State. The wine, it was said, was
made from grapes grown near this
city by J. B. Miller, and as it was
sold outside the city limits, it is like.
" the prosecution will fail, as ii was
not made . city case where local laws
could affect the Transaction.