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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
A Dangerous wife to joke with.

The Fort Worth (Texas) Democrat
says: marshal Courtwright, of this
town, thought of joking his wife. Ar
irving at home at late hour, he en-
tered the front gate, carefully closing
it. Cautiously cropping his way
thither, what was his surprise to see
the right hand of his wife lying on
the sill of the window. On her fin
gers she had two gold rings, one of
which he proceeded to take oil. 1t
being rather loose he experienced but
little trouble, and succeeded i'm the
operation without waking her up.
The remaining ring was much tight
or fit, and in his efforts to cxtricate it,
his wife awoke, finding her hand
grasped from without by some one
whom she at once concluded was a
robber. Quickly pulling her hand
away, she was about to scream, but
thinking of convenient shooter
under her pillow, she again placed
her .jewcled hand on the sill, which
was grasped by the supposed burglar,
and with the other she quietly reached
for the pistol. and, rising suddenly,
brought it to bear upon her husband,
and but for his presence of mind in
calling her, she would have shot him
dead. Mrs. Cartwright displayed
great presence of mind, fortitude and
courage, and the Marshal should be
proud of possessing wife so fearless
and brave. His narrow escape has
completely cured him of any further
| desire to play the role of midnigh,
lrobber.'
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
A Hairy Child.

We must say that the child, Oracle
Gilbert, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Giles Gilbert, who reside lG
miles east Of Angola, in Northwest
township, Williams county, O., is the
greatest living curiosity we have ever
seen. The child is about Is months
of age, finely formed, bright, spright-
ly and healthy, and almost entirely
covered with hair. The hair OH it,
head is some twelve or fifteen inches
in length, and is very heavy. Its
whiskers are three or four inches. in
length. On its back, body, arms and
legs is thick, heavy. but fine, silky
hair, covering almost its entire body,
and some two or three inches in
length. And, strange to say, there is
no responsiveness in the sight, no de.
formity, and, moreover, no humbug
Barnum, with all his grand splurgc'
and big blowing as to the curiosities
and humbugs he exhibits, never has
had real. genuine actually, living
curiosity, human or otherwise, tina
surpasses this pretty little child, Ora
Gle Gilbert.-Steaben RepuLlicdp.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
A Remedy for Hog Cholera.

Prosaic as it may seem, there is
hardly a scourge to which farmers
are subject which does more damage
than the malady which is known as
hog cholera. The Galesburg Register
has received from North Carolina
the incloscd letter, giving a remedy
for the disease. Considering that
dog fcnncl grows over this country
by the thousands of tons, the remedy
can be easily tried:
SwANNANoA p. o. August 6, 1876.
Having seen in Western paper a
cure for hog cholera, l told several
neighbors. One tried i! on a hog
that could not walk and would not
eat. We have since had occasion to
try it on our own hogs. "Dog fen
nell is the remedy. Boil the weed,
take the tea and pour it in the swill
tub and give twice a week, to pre-
went, and drench with the tea if too
far gone to eat. This will certainly
cure it. The hog above mentioned
was walking around and eating on
the second day after being drenched.
l am, respectfully,
ALEX s. Lone
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
eghorns.

The Leghorns are said to lay 200
eggs per year on the very best of keep
ing and care. On an average they
will not do it. Mr.. Kinney, of Wor-
cester, announced in his circulars of
a few years back that his celebrated
"Lignovia" Gan imported Brown Leg
horn bird), at the age of sixteen
years, had laid 1000 eggs. Mr.. Kim
ney is particularly Brown Leghorn
man. At his ratio this is about 200
eggs per year. Brown Lcghorn birds
are short-lived. This one bird is GER
tainly an exception to the general
rule. They usually expend their egg
production in amount the first year,
The second year their eggs are larger
and finer, and make better and larger
chicks, but are less in number, and
the bird rarely goes over the second
mott; if she does she seldom RECEIVERS
her wonted vigor, and is not worth
her keep for eggs. Mr.. Kinney's &C.
count is very exorbitant maximum,
which we can never expect to reach.
We must with this desirable and val
liable breed be satisfied with a ratio
somewhere between the maximum
and minimum average.-C. b., IN
Country Gentleman.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
A Man Under the Bed.

A Miss Johnson, of Evanston, New
York, has immortalized herself. She
has become heroine. Henccforth
her namo will be treasured by all the
female portion of creation. Byron
awoke one morning to find himself
famous. Miss johnson has done the
upon solving mystery, instead of
resting, like Byron's, upon IL literary
achievement; decision Of character
and nerve are Miss Johnson's charac-
teristics. 1t is well known (by broth
ers and husbands, at least) that wo-
men are continually looking after
The search is never CIV
Ell up. In place like Ottumwa il
is safe to estimate that at least 1000
women look under 1900 beds nightly.
They look there for 1000 men. Now
this search has been going on in all
lands for ages. The experimental
mathematician could find amusement
for several hours day in computing
the number Of times woman of a
certain age has looked beneath her
couch for the mystery she is so anx-
ious to solve. Miss Johnson's age is
set down at forty-three years. The
New York Times thinks she might
have performed the ceremony at least
10000 times. This looks like start
ling computation at first glance, but
the figures are tame in comparison to
figures that might be made, say in a
family like that of Secretary Evarts,
who has twelve grown up daughters.
Tho search for the man mist have
great significance in the household OF
the Secretary. Then, again, see what
startling figures can be produced
from an estimate made on all the wo-
men in o large city. Figuratively.
the subject grows bewildering, and
the mathematician would have to Law
down his pencil from sheer exhaust
ion.
Miss Johnson, it appears, is an I'M
married lady, keeps milliner's shop,
and lives alone. II is recorded that
she has no pcts-no dogs, no CATS
Living alone, as she does, Of course
Miss johnson is self-reliant and
watchful, and her desire to see the
coming man leads her to look under
the bed every night. Thunder-storms
may leave impressions upon her mind,
mysterious noises, under the shadows
Of the night, may startle her some
what, and the coarse voice Of men af-
ter dark, may awaken fears, but the
women in the mel gQborhood in which
she lives. never heerd Miss johnson
speak of loneliness pr fear.
One night last week Miss johnson
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
CHARLES SUMNER.
Tho Tritiing Accidents that Some
times Change the Whole Chan
mol Of q Great Mans Life.
How MIR. sumner Escaped Wcss Point
10 Nee anc n Famous senator.


Something also ia Regard TO .Icif Baris.
Special Correspondence Inter Ocean.
WASHINGTON, Aug ~, 1877.
There is on file al the War Depart
ment a most remarkable document,
the existence of which was unknown
until day or so ago, when ii was ac-
cidentally discovered in looking over
the files. The neglect of this docu-
mcnt undoubtedly had a great intlu-
ence upon the destiny of this nation,
and it may be used with advantage to
illustrate the triiling accidents that
sometimes change the whole channel
of great mans life from its intended
course. This letter, which is given
below, was written by Charles Pinck-
ney Sumner to the Hon. Phillip Bar
bour, of Virginia, "Secretary at War
under John Quincy Adams admins
tration, asking for the appointment Of
his "oldest son, Charles Sumner" to
the Military Academy at West Point.
The application was ignored, Charles
Sumner went to Harvard University,
instead, and died famous Senator
Of the United States, instead Of dying
a disgruntled Major of Infantry. The
reader may embrace this very advan-
tageous opportunity to moralize and
exercise his Imagination in laying out
the probable condition of American
politics had Charles Sumner become
a soldier instead of a statesman.
The letter is written on paper of a
fine texture, yellowed with age, OF
course, and the penmanship is fine and
neat, and resembles very much in the
formation of some of the letters the
manuscript of the famous Senator
The Endorsement on the hack is az
follows:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
Scandal Denounced.
From the Austin, New, Rcveille.

fToh inc tAustiup NcNs, tcSeAc.
In the Rereille reporters wander
ings about town, last night, he heard
lady, talking across the street to a
neighbor, thus deliver herself on the
subject of scandal: "Of all things |
do hate in this world it's scandaliz-
ing woman. Now, there's Mrs. jim
glctongue that everybody know isn't
bit better than she ought to be, and
whose daughters cut up SO shameful
that no decent woman oughtto speak
to them, and whose husband gets
drunk, and they do say he owes for
that grenadine she puts on SO many
airs in over her betters. If l was to
say any mean things about people as
she does, l would pull my tongue out
by the roots, the nasty, scandalizing:
stuck-up old cat"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
To Consunptfves.

Consumption, that scourge of humanity. Is
the great dread Of the human family In all civil
lied countries.
feel confident that am in possession OF the
only sure, infailihls Remedy, now known to the
profession for the positive and speedy cure of that
dread disease, and its unwecomc concomitants,
viz: Caiairh, Asthma, Bronchitis, Nervous Debit,
SC, Sc Twenty eight years experience, as
busy practitioner, 10 the best Consumption Hos.
pitfalls of the Old aud New world. has taught me
the value OF this medicine In ire cure OF all
Throat and Lung CompIsnts.
Those suffering with Consumption Or any Of the
above maladies, by addressing me, giving symp-
toms, they shall be put in possession OF this great
boon, Difhoa charge, and shall have the benefit
of my experience in thousands OF cases success
fully treated Fun directions for preparation
and use, and all necessary advice and instruc.
ton for successful! treatment at your own home,
will be received by you by return mail, free of
charge, by addressing
Dr. jain 81. BURNETT,
1877 Jefferson Street,
apll WHY lOUISEILIE. ky.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
I transcribe this quotation from the

transcribe this quotation from the
columns of the Interior:
at was proposed that the Edin-
burgh Council should unite in COM
munion service, and the proposition
met with such earnest opposition that
the Moderator had!to disavow the re-
sponsibility of the Council for it.
Some Of the commissioners held the
errors Of other commissioners to be
OF sort so mischievous and hcrctical
that they would not cat and drink in
remembrance of the crucified Lord
with them. So the dead of the past
which ought, generations ago, to
have mingled with the dust, sit as
grinning mummies between brethren
at the feast. We do not notice this
for the purpose of throwing a stone
at the house Of our United Presby-
terrain brethren in particular. Such
things are, for the most part, more
misfortuncs than culpablc faults"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12

A Michigan trappcr furnishes a
clue to the mysterious fate of Donald
son, the aeronaut. lie writes to the
Chicago Inter-Ocean that while he
was looking for trapping grounds on
the south branch of Big Manistce
river, soon after Donaldson disap-
peared, he found piece of white
ash about five feet long with five can
vas ropes and five feet of good line,
and "some other kind of goods made
fast to that" Not far off was IA
corpse lying face down, no coat or
boots on Near by was an envclop
post-markcd Detroit, Michigan"
and addressed to some one in Chica-
go, and there were pencil figures up
on it showing the direction of the
wind. The trapper supposed at the
time that the man had been murder
ed by Indians.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
The latest, greatest and most r.

The latest, greatest, and most reliable
remedy eyer put together by medical science for
Rheumatism, Wounds, Swclllngs. Burns. Caked
Breast, &C., is the Ccntaur Liniment. There are
two kinds. What the White Liniment is for the
human family, the stronger kind-which is yell
low in color-is for spawned, lame and strained
horses and animals. Their effects are wonderful.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
Dirtiuess of War.

"A danube correspondent says that
one of his hopes that all war will
soon end is that as people become
more civilized the dizziness of it will
become uncomfortable.
What characteriZes an army in the
field above everything else is dirt.
One is clothed in it, one cats it, drinks
it, smells it. Officers who once were
doubtless brilliant as butterflies in
uniform, spotlcss as the lily of the
field, become draggled, stained and
rusty. Their coats have holes, their
boots are patched. As for the SOL
diers, they are simply filthy. You
will meet them more ragged than the
poorest Irish laborer, and those who
were once snowy white Of vesture
have fallen to tho lowest depth of
darkness. As for some further de-
tails of the sort which / must not
dwell on, hint should su1lice--ev-
erybody cuts his hair just as short as
scissors will do it before entering on
campaign.
A moment arrives, after no long
time, when soldier servants give up
washing in despair, and accept all the
dirt that comes to them. Then they
cease to observe whether their mas
ter's things are clean or no, dcspise
the humble duty of washing cups and
plates and forks, ignore the use of
soap, and all that civilization has la
boriously impressed upon the mental
instinct. They return to the customs
of primeval man, and we follow of
necessity. Thus forks and spoons are
ignored at an carly stage, plates and
dishes somewhat later. At this very
moment grimy wretch, upon whose
hand one might plant mustard seed
with reasonable hope, is employed be-
side me in cutting up sugar. lie has
brought forth a snowy lump and a
butchers knife, and upon the bare
earth he is hacking off chips. These
he collects and ranges in a greasy tin
box, popping each alternate lump in
TO the black cavern of his mouth.
All is done with the foul fingers, up
on the native soil, between whitls of
| tobacco: and no one protests: the
greater number do not even observe
such things now. We arc all so con-
scious of dirt, so resigned and hope
less about it, that little more or less
is not worth disputing. / shall not
lingcr upon this theme. Let your
readers turn up the passage of ''Lon-
don Labor and London Poor" in
which the dens of st. Giles are de-
scribed, and the way OF life in that
quarter. The manners and customs
pictured there are not SO filthy Us
those we necessarily adopt. This ar
my is but little worse than others.
War itself is foul. There are more
wounded die of dirt than OF lead OF
iron
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
HOW IT IS DONE.

The first object in life with the
American people is to "get rich" the
second, how to rsgain good health.
The first can be obtained by energy,
honesty and saving the second, good
health), by using GREENS AUGUST
Flower. Should you be dcspond-
emit sufferers from any of the effects
Of Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Indi-
gestion, &C., such as Sick Headache,
Pslpitation of the Heart, Sour Stom-
ach, Habitual Costivencss. Dizziness
OF the Head, Nervous Prostitution,
Low Spirits, &C., you need not suffer
another day. Two doses of AUGUST
FLOWER will relieve You at once
Sample Bottles 10 cents. Regular
size rs cents Positively sold by all
frst.class Druggists in the Us.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
A communication appears in I'll

A communication appears i'll the
State Register, signed BY fifteen citi-
zens of Clear Lake, refuting the ac-
cusaiions made by a correspondent
of the Dubuque Times against Rev.
j. Hogarth Lozier in the management
of the Clear Lake camp meeting
ground. They state the writer of
the Times article is a professional
dead beat and drunkard, who was
compelled to pay his way and behave
himself while at Clear Lakc--hence
his ire. They also say that Mr.. Lo-
zier has no personal interest on the
grounds except in the two lots on
which his cottage stands,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12

GEORGE II. PENDLEToN in his OPEN
ing speech in the Ohio campaign, told
the whopping big story that there
were 100000 unemployed workmen
in this country. Ever since George
got fee of $4,000 out Of claim of
100000, which he Struggled through
the Departments at Washington, he
has been given to telling big stories.
Taking up this statement and analyz.
ing it, the Philadelphia Times says:
sThe census Of 1870, taken as basis
of the calculation, shows that the total
number of males over ten years OF
age in that year, was 14,25S, S66, and
tho number of females of like age
l3,970OH, making a total of both sex
es Of 2S,22S,945. OF these there were
employed in all occupations, 1885,
1923 persona of both sexes, distributed
as follows: In agriculture, 1922, All
in professions and household services
Of all kinds, 2,6S4,T93; in trade and
transportation, l, l9l ,23s, and in man
ufactures, mechanics, mining, ETC.,
2,7M,42l Allowing an increase of 20
per cent. in the population since 1870
and assuming the proportion in the
various kinds of employment to re.
main the Same as in that year, We
would have the present laboring pop.
ulation divided, at this time, into g.
riculturists, ,lO6, 965 !; professions and
domestic services, 1921, Isl trade and
transportation, l,429, 4S6; manufact-
ures, mechanics. mining. etc. 3,24S,-
905, making total of 1901, l07. The
unemployed of course, are to be found
among these fifteen millions. There
are none Of the agricultural class un.
employed unless it is because they
will not work, the cry going up ev.
erywherc from the farmers for more
help to secure their abundant crops.
Professional men and people en-
plOyed in various household occupa-
tions have about the usual employ
ment, No complaints come from this
class, When both of these are de-
Quoted from the total number, there
are left 4,67S,39l from which the
unemployed must come, if at all. If
there were three millions unemployed
two-thirds of all the males and fe-
males in the country over ten years
of age, who usually find employment
in trade, manufactures, mechanics
mining, railroading, steamboating
and other forms Of transportation
would be out of work. The mere
statement of this proposition is it
own refututation. If the statement o
the number of unemployed is limited
to males, and the number put at three
millions, it is still more prepostcrous
for deduction of the number of &c
males employed in these branches
would leave but enc male at work il
every four"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
Excursions to tho ROCKY Mountains

The Atchison, Topeka q Santa Fe
RAiiio DAD has arranged with the vari
GUS railroad lines in the country for
special round trip rates to the Rocky
Mountains, and thus secured the fol-
lowing rates to Denver, Colorado
Springs, Canon City, Pueblo and re.
turn from Kansas City and Atchison,
$45; ST. Louis, $50 Chicago $G5 ;Quin-
cy $50; Cincinnati sos; Buffalo SIS,
and correspondingly low rates from
all points east, north and south. These
tickets are good for 80 days as.i to
stop at all stations west of the Missou-
ri river. Tickets are on sale at all
principal stations throughout the
country. This is the new route to
Denver through the garden of Kansas
and Colorado. Send for maps, circu-
isrs, time tables, etc, to
To. ANDERSON.
Gen. Pass. Agent, Topeka, Kan.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12

Last Saturday we were shown
through the Ottumwa Courier office
by one of the editors, Mr.. Warden.
tits one of the finest it has ever been
our privilege to visit. Everything
moves like clock work, and neatness
and order prevail in all departments.
The Courier is one Of the ablest
and best papers in the state and is
prospecting finely.-Esse.r Iader.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
Send for illustrated Guide to Col
orQdo-fFoo.

6t. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY, % N0rthern
Railway has just published guide
to the famous Rocky Mountain Re-
sorts in Colorado, containing valua-
BILE information for the Tourist, In
valid and Sportsman, also rates Of
fare for round trip tickets.--Address
@. q. Lord, General Passenger Agent
st. Louis, Mo. dAwtf
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
LOON OUT FOR
I M PO6TORS.

Ali men receiving instruction from me In cast.as
ttrg ridell horses have certificate TO inat e.
feet. ! have hesn altering ridglng horses ior ;
by hundreds of good citizens of Illinois, MISSOURI
and Iowa. Now, some unprluctpled men, not
willing to pay me for Instructions, have gone 70
farmers, claiming to be experts In the businees,
the attempted operation Generally resulting in
the death OF the horse, and the wonld-be operator
has failed to trim him. One man, by t re name OF
Smith residing some four or i've miles from Ba
tsvia, I am told, hao tried number of cases in
which he has failed to castratc. However, the
trial has (so far am able to learn proved fatal
tothe horse. In Abba there is a man 81 aiming to
have my system Farmers, keep your eye on him,
he is fraud. on June 2lst, 1877, ii @. Doan,
formerly of Fairfield, now located at Ottumwa.
was pre- sent and saw me operate on the following
ridgling horses for Mr.. Downing, Mr.. II. NJ.
Brighton, aud Mrs. Stallmans, not far from Fair
field. II. O. Doan now concludes to try his han
without instruction). On or ahont the 27th OF
field, called on INF. Vim. r. simmons, near Four
Corners, in Jefferson county. Mr.. Simmons told
me that II. G. Doan claimed to be the man that
man 3 rdglng horses, and that he had been in
the business number of years, had altered 40 Or
90 ridgling horses this spring, and had Just re-
ming ridgling horses. BY these fraudulent state
ments he was permitted to try his skill on ridg
ling horae belonging to w. r simmons. Marx
on incision and passed his arm 10 half way to the
elbow. After Keeping the horse confined the
greater part of an hour, he failed to get the seed;
the horse hal not been on his feet but q few min
ntes when his bowels came down, whereupon
Doan ordered the horse to be Knocked In the head,
which was done. Now, farmers, will you en-.
years OF prscttcs If you have ridgling horse,
| can alter him. You can have any number OF
men inspect the operation, and If they say cut
charge. also operate for Rupture and 6crotal
Juniors water Seeds). can give you hundreds
OF references, which those parties cannot do
also teach this system.
I. II. aEYREBT,
aug l5-wtf II o. BOX 5Gl. Ottum y q. Ia,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
Gen. Pass. Agent, Topeka, Kan.
No Kind ola Way for Yankees

From The New York World.
Parisians can borrow a cooked
ham for the family table, and when
it is returned the dealer weighs it,and
charges for the amount that has been
used. The plan wouldn't work in
this Yankee land; the borrower
would fill the hollow bone with shot
and make out that the dealer owed
him for two pounds and a quarter of
M