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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
GRooT.
WHAT is NEEDED

u, II srnrn.. BosroS, Feb q ISL,
in feeble condition from gem oand myself
NE6EIlNE was strongly recon siai deoliity.
use. procured The article p'' M benefited by it's
eral bottles, was restored to , ~ uter using sew
imned It's nso feel quite cam,,dant t.t
for which il IA esuecialiv .tfor those complaints
eheeriuly recommend j 4, p',uhparea, ahl would
they need something tt restore ihe my ,eel .nas
f" afnlly yours,
Firmofs. NJ. Pettir gin Co, ostatest sI nasin
NJ II . CINCINNATI, Nov. &c, 1872.
Der sir,-The two bottles OF vEGETINE fur
g raa me by your agent, my wife has used with
For long time she has been troubIea vii,
aiz2lhess and costiveness these troubles are
nov entirely removed by the use of VEGETINE.
She was also troubled with Dysnensia and
heneral Debility, and has been greatly beneflted
Ilios. GILMORE, 229iia Walnut street.
FEEL MYSELF A NEW MAN.
NATIcK, Mass, June I, 1872.
Mr.. II. II. STEVENS
Dear sirnrhreugh the advice and earnest per-
been taking yEGETINE Tor Dyspepsia. Of
which have suffered for years. ~
l have used only two bottles and alrea5v raaI
DR. j. ". CARTER.
Report from a Practical Chemist and
Apothecary.
BOSTON, Jan. 1, 1874.
Dear Sr--This is to certify that have sold at
retail l5iia dozen Qs52 bottles) of your VEGE-
TINE since April II, 1870, and can truly say that
u has given the best satisfaction of any remedy
for the complaints for which II Is recommended
that ever sold. Scarcely n day passes without
some oil my customers testifying to its merits on
themselves their friends. | perfeptIy
infant of several cases of Scrofulons Tumors
being cured by vEGETINE alone in this yicin-
lily. Very respectfully yours,
Al GILMAN, 46S Broadway.
To II. Il. STEVENS, Esq.
Prepared byH.R. STEVENS, Boston, Mass.
NEGErINE Is SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
CORRALLED.
Daring Attempt and Wel1-nigha
Successfi0l Forgery at
OsceOla.
All the Parties Captured.
The Case UnravelIed by our :own
Major Wood.

Condensed from the Hawk Eye of Saturday.
An ingenious and somewhat novel
scheme to swindle an Osceola bank
one day last week was nipped in the
bud through the bungling or mis-
management Of one of the party.
Last evening, Major John f. Wood,
chief of the police service employed
by the C.. B. Il @. railroad, came up
from Keokuk accompanied by Cole,
the Osceola banker, and in charge of
Ball whom the Major arrested in
Kcokuk as an accomplice in the Os-
ceola forgery.
THE FORGERY.
Mrs. A. T. White, the woman who
presented the draft at the counter of
the bank in Osceola, had gone up and
down the road from station to sta
ton for several days. On Wednes-
day morning, June 9th, being in Os-
ceola, she requested the hotel keeper
to tell her exactly when it was ten
o'clock. This he did, and she went
Immediately to the bank and present.
ed the draft for $9,4OO, signifying her
willingness that Mr.. Cole should tel
egraph to the kentucky bank. Mr..
Cole retained the draft and as the
woman departed he stepped into the
sheriff's office and told him the cir
cumstance, and requested him to shad-
ow the woman and not let her leave
town. Before a reply was received
to the telegram she attempted to
leave on a train, but was arrested
and held, and soon after the reply
came that the draft was forgery.
knowing that she had accomplices in
the crime, an effort to induce her
to reveal them resulted in her charg-
ing half-dozen innocent men with
the crime. They were successfully
arrested and discharged. Finally
she was held to bail in the extremely
low sum Of $500. and this ended
chapter l.
Thus matters stood until last Tues
day, when c., B. Il @. telegraph OPP
orator reported that the
COMMERCIAL LINE HAD OPENED
very suddenly and unaccountably,
and after some trouble the break had
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20

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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
HOW 1T WAS DISCOVERED.

AS long as the wires and connec-
lions through the clandestine instru-
ment were complete the current pass
ed through it and on to its destina-
ton, the circuit being complete. OF
course the rascals would leave the in
strument thus in order to avoid de-
lection, and as long as it remained
intact messages would come and go
as usual, and nothing would be sus-
pected at any of the regular offices.
But at last knife, which had been
stuck into the fence to hold some
strings in place, fell down, and the
circuit was broken. At once business
was interrupted, and the investiga-
ton followed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-23

Cottage Pudding.-One cup of sugar;
one-half cup of butter; two eggs; two
thirds of a cup of milk; three cups of
flour; one teaspoonful of soda, and two
of cream-of-tartar.
Sauce.-One cup of sugar; one-half
cup of butter; one tablespoonful of
corn-starch. Mix together; then add
two cups of boiling water; boil two
minutes; then add any iavoring you
choose. The success of this pudding
depends upon the sugar, butter and
eggs being well beaten, and, that it must
be served the instant it is done.
Remedies and Reliefs.-For Weak
Eyes-Bath five or six times a day in
pure cold water. For Toothache-Ap-
ply frequently oil of sassafras. To De-
stroy Slugs-Sprinkle with white he'll
lebore, dissolved in water. For Cabbage
Worms-Sprinkle with lime, or warm
water, or flour. To Set the Color in
Crayon Painting-Immerse in a solution
of sweet milk and water.
Chocolate Caramels.-Mary B. wishes
a recipe for caramels, "such as one
buys" The following we have found to
make this palatable compound, rich,
crumbly and delicious: One and one
half pounds dry brown sugar, mixed
with one-half pint of rich, sweet milk,
and placed in a porcelain kettle over the
fire; one-half pound of butter and one
fourth pound of bakers chocolate are
melted and added to the milk and sugar;
as it comes to a boil tote the time, and
for twenty-five minutes boil steadily;
stir in one tablespoonful of vanilla ex-
tract; pour into buttered tins, and when
partially cold, block off into small
squares, with the back of a knife.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-23

shade of a tree, in the cool of a porch
or at the north side of the house. Your
horse would do the same, if he could.
Cows overcome by fatulencs, oc-
casioned by over feeding on green clover
and similar food, are filled with gases,
the nature of which a French chemist,
NJ. Reiset, has been investigating. He
found that the gas present in the rumen
of a cow which died two hours after ac-
cess to a clover field consisted of nearly
three-quarters carbonic acid, and about
one-quarter %carbonated hydrogen, with
a small fraction of nitrogen; hence he
suggests the employment of alkaline
bodies for remedies, ordinary burnt
magnesia being specially recommended.
Diversity in Farming has so many
advantages that it should find favor in
the practice of every sensible agricul-
turist. 1t puts on the home table a great
variety, and prevents the necessity of
many purchases; distributes both the
labor and cash receipts pretty evenly
throughout the year; prevents over.
stocking in any single department and
SO tends to keep up prices; is favorable
to the rotation of crops, the advantages
of which all appreciate; and finally, il
an insurance against heavy loss by dis
tributing among many products the
risks of failure of one.
In the United States the Olive ha.
been cultivated successfully as far NORTH
as Charleston, South Carolina; but il
South Florida it is said to be a failure
on account of the heat of the summers
the trees not bearing at all. Three bar
rels of olives are considered the averag,
yield of a tree, though we have tn,
authority of Mrs. Shaw, the daughter o
Gen. Nathaniel Green, for saying tina
thirty bushels have been gathered from
a single stock. One bushel of olives ex
pressed, produces a gallon of oil, ant
taking the first estimate as a basis, tn
trees being set at the usual distance
two hundred and twenty-five gallons ar
the product of one acre, worth, accord
ing to the market, $500 to $1,000. TIL
pickles sailed down sell at about fit
cents per peck.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-23
Horace Greeley's Birthplace.

A correspondent who has been visiting
Horace Greeley's birthplace in New
Hampshire describes it as follows: The
house is brown from exposure to sun and
rain, but in excellent repair. 1t stands
with its ives to the road half way up a
steep hill, and is like all the early farm
houses of New England. Around the
immense chimney stack are three rooms,
each with a gaping fireplace, and a little
hall in front opens into a parlor and sit
ting room, with the kitchen in the rear.
The sitting in which Horace
Greeley was born has two windows in
front and one on the side. The huge
fireplace beside which he used to read
during the long winter evenings is still
standing. The frog pond back of the
farmhouse is still unreclaimed, and the
old orchard beyond the marsh still bears
the "spicy fruit" mentioned in the
"Recollections." The present occupant,
William Brown, bought the estate one
year after Zaccheus Greeley was com
PEELED to abandon it. He has livedther
fifty-three years.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-23
Secretary Sherman.

Secretary Sherman made a speech at
Mansfield, Ohio, on the 18th of August,
giving his views on the administration of
public affairs, the withdrawal of troops,
civil se.vice reform, specie payments, and
the %resuption act. He does not speak
decisively with reference to the resumption
act. We can not infer from his remarks
that he is in favor or opposed to retaining
the date fixed for resumption. He remarks
that if Congress does not repeal or modify
the act, he will do his part toward enforcing
it. He says the Law as it stands is defective.
1t authorizes him to sell bonds for gold, and
to use that and the surplus revenue to re-
deem greenbacks. 1t does not, in his
opinion, authorize him 10 sell bonds for
gold, and gold for greenbacks, and hoard
the latter. Some people have put this con
struction upon the resumption act, and
urged him to adopt il, but he respectfully de-
clines. He will accumulate gold gradually,
and in that way prepare for resumption.
This may be done, he thinks, if the ship
ments of gold can be checked, and it looks
to him as if the balance of trade would bring
gold into the country, instead of taking it
out. He evidently does not consider it
necessary to have as much coin as
paper money in order to resume.
What Mr.. Sherman means by the term Gre
deem" is distinctly stated. When the re-
sumption act was under discussion In the
Senate he could not say what the word re-
deem meant; but now he says it means to
Keep the greenbacks afloat; that is to say, to
redeem them in gold Mt one counter and pay
them out at another desk. He is very
emphatic in the opinion that the greenback
currency ought to be maintained, as part Of
the circulation. He favors the retention Of
the greenback and national bank currency
regulating the volume of both by the law
of trade as may be indicated by the demand
for specie. TOE Secretary discusses the
recent railroad strike with a full apprecia
ton of its gravity, but without any hys
~terics; deprecates the excessive power o
the railway Kings warns disorderly persons
of the penalties of the law; points out tn,
constitutional provision that enables Con
gress to get hold of this matter, and hopes
"That Congress will pass laws to establish
and limit maximum rates of freight, so tina
the production of a farmer may not be il
danger of confiscation by exoribtant rates
that it will limit and restrain the cutting an
reduction of freights so as to destroy tn
ability of railroad companies to pay fi
prices for honest labor, and prevent tn
companies from making paupers of me
who perform essential functions in con
merce. Congress may thus, by wise geners
laws, controls the most powerful corporation
as well as the humblest citizens"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-23
NATURALIZATION and Creamery.


This was the subject of a paper read at
the last meetingof the Wisconsin Dairy
mans Association by J. J. Smith, who
handled the subject in an able man.
ner. He went on to show the difference
between farm and creamery-how each
was made. He says that in order to
make good NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have
to get the best Of everything and use
with the greatest pains. His way of
making creamery is as follows:
The butter-room is divided into three
compartments-milk-room churn and
work room, and cellar. In the first there
are two watts that hold six hundred gal
Ions each, in which the milk is set; the
deeper the milk is the better. The milk
is cobled with cold water and ice above
and below; have it the coolest above if
possible. The milk stands twenty-four
hours, or until it becomes thick; then
skim from three to four inches deep,
going down wellinto the sour milk, with
a light common curd scoop. Set the
cream in a cool place, stir occasionally
until the next morning; then cool or
warm until the temperature is sixty or
sixty-two degrees. We use the common
upright dash churn, as it allows the gas
to escape. Gas we consider very inju-
rious to the lavorof butter. Do not al
low the butter to gather in the churn,
but remove when about like wheat kerr
nels into a tub of cold water where it
gathers beautifully. After it is sufi-
GENTLY hardened remove from the water,
add one ounce of salt per pound of but
ter, and work very lightly, or only
enough to get in the desired amount of
salt. Place in tubs well covered, and let
it stand twenty-four hours; then work
again carefully so as not to injure the
grain. Pack in white ash or spruce tubs
of thirty to forty pounds each, and we
guarantee that butter to keep in a mod
erately cool place one year, and be as
sweet as the day it was packed. The but
termilk and sour milk is fed to hogs or
sold back to farmers at two cents per
gallon. 1t takes about twenty-seven
pounds of milk to make one of butter,
from the COW that gives two thousand
pounds of milk in a season, while the
cow that gives four thousand to six thou
sand pounds will require but twenty
three to twenty-four pounds of milk for
one of butter. The milk is brought to
the creamery once a day, and nights
and mornings milk mixed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-23
Official Report From Gibbon.

CHICAGO, August 13.-The following dis
patch was received at military headquarters
to-day:
BIG-HoLE, Pass, August 11.-My loss in the bat
tie of the 9th was seven officers and ffty-three men
killed and wounded. l am satisfied the Indians suf-
fered much more, for the surprise was complete,
and many were killed in the tepees, on running
out.
Forty dead Indians were counted on one-half the
battlefield. Howard has just arrived, and l believe
he can catch them again. As soon as he arrives,
and l can get the services OF a doctor, l propose to
move to Deer Lodge, and take most of our wounded
to Shaw. They are all doing well, but fear Lieu
tenant English is mortally hurt.
GIBBoN, Commanding.
HELENA, Mont, August 13.-The follow
ing are the names, as far as ascertained, of
the killed in the Indian fight on Big Hole,
on the 10th, in which the Seventh Infantry
was engaged: Officers : Captain Logan,
Lieutenant Bradley, and the Fort Shaw
scout, named BOstwick. Company Ser
geant Hogan, Corporals Mccartney and
Edgewerth, Sergeant Martin, Corporal Say
Ter, Corporal O'Connor and private O'Bryon.
Company K-Sergeant Startz. The courier
could give no further names.
SALT LAKE, August 13.-A telegram from
Pleasant Valley, Idaho, this evening, says
the driver and a passenger in the stage from
the north tonight report that a messenger
came in from Horse Prairie, when they left
Lovelfs Station, this morning, and reported
that the Pierce brothers ranch was burned,
and firing heard in the vicinity. 1t is twenty
miles from LOvelPs Station.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-23

Gamewell & Co., manufactures of the fire
alarm telegraph; Emery, Ivey & Lee, dry
goods, $50 Broadway, S200,000; Spellman
Bros. notions, 1863 Broadway.
The town of Gayville, two miles from
Deadwood, D.T. has been almost entirely
destroyed by fire, only one or two houses
being saved. The fire originated in Varne's
restaurant. There being no water for fire
purposes the flames spread rapidly, and in
three hours destroyed about two hundred
houses, ranging in value from $50 to $500.
The total loss is estimated at $4,000; no
insurance.
There is a sensation among astronomers,
caused by the discovery by Prof. Hall, in
charge of the great telescope at the Naval
Observatory at Washington of two satellites
to the planet Mars. The astronomers of the
observatory say that they consider
this discovery as ranging among the greatest
telescope discoveries of the century, and
that only two, in fact, can be said to nave
exceeded it-that of the Asteroids, in 1901,
and that of the planet Neptune, in 1876.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-23
Terrible Atrocities Charged Against
the Russians,

The Turkish Legation complains hat the
Russians near Kars fired upon a flag of
truce and wounded Osman Effendi.
Twelve unarmed Mussulmans of the vii
lage of Soukoulou, near E~ski-Sagra, sur
rendered to the Russians, and seven of them
were massacred by the Bulgarians, and three
by the Cossacks. At the Balak village, ex-
clusively Mohammedan, in the district of
S;stova 100 houses were burned, and 200
men and 800 women persisted. 1t is believed
that seven inhabitants survived. At Balo-
van, a Mussulman village, in the district of
Urnova, $50 houses were burned. Seven
hundred men and 1000 women persisted.
One person, it is believed, escaped. At
Caba Bonuas 100 houses were burned, 200
men and 800 women persisted. Two persons
escaped. At Kestambal, $50 houses were
burned, 300men and 600 women persisted. At
Chems, a mixed village, sixty Mussulman
houses were destroyed. One hundred and
twenty men and two hundred women per-
ished. One person only escaped. At
Tundia, a mixedvillage, one hundred houses
were destroyed. Two hundred and fifty men
and four hundred women persisted, there
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-23
Mrs. Grapes Trip.

Mrs. Grape, who with her husband has
just crossed the ocean in a boat, writes
home to New Bedford confirming the
story of their hardships. She slept on a
wet bed all through the voyage. They
had several gales, the last being very
hard; " but" she says, "God was with
us, and He Gained the sea so that we we're
able to make sail. The next morning
God spoke to me, and said, Il am with
thee; don't fear. Trust in me, and l will
land thee safe On the shore The tears
dropped down my face like rain" Mrs.
Grape complaines of pains all throughher
body, and she tainted twice on the
passage. The husband, too, was badly
used up, and both have quite enough
dory voyaging. eve would not under
take this voyage again for considerable.
Nothing could make us CO."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-23

being only three survivors. The villages,
abandoned upon the approach of the Rus
slams, were given to the flames, and nearly
five thousands houses were destroyed. The
Legation concludes, from information re-
ceived, that the Russians have adopted the
uniform system to try to seize defenseless
villages, and after destroying them with
cannon shot, to massacre the unarmed inhabi-
tants and carry off the women for the pur-
pose of o%utraging their persons when they
are not killed at first. The Russians threaten
the Christian villages with the same fate if
they do not surrender, or if their inhabitants
refuse to be enrolled.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-23

The best Lucerne seed comes from the
south of France, and is known under
the name of Province; the color is uni
form. The best red clover seed is raised
in Hanover.
Farmers, provide pure water for
your stock. Water that is not pure
enough for you to drink, is not fit for
your horse or COW. Do unto them as
you would have them do unto you-in
the matter of water, at least.
During these hot days, hitch your
horse under the shade of a tree, and do
not keep him out in the broiling hot IL
to await your convenience. How care
full you are yourself to get under the
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-23
NEWS SUMMARY.
waahfnQtOns

A dispatch from the United States Min
lister to Greece asserts that the United States
can now and henceforth control to a large
extent the grain markets of Europe. He
says: Russia has been our only competitor
in this trade. Under the most favorable
circumstances for Russia the United States
has the advantage of that great cereal pro-
ducing country. Anticipating the future
course of this trade, British capitalists are
now building six of the largest sized iron
vessels for the transportation of breadstuffs
from our shores on English account.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-23
The Markets.

CINCINNATI.-Flour-Patent, ss@s 50; fancy,
Sc 1907 TO; family, IS 90@6 10; spring, S7@7 so;
extra, IS 40@5 70; supertne,, s5@5 p; low grades,
prime to choice red, s. l5@1 %; prime to choice hill
and amber, 81 goal q; prime to choice white, 81 30.
Corn, 47@52c.; rye, No. 2, 57@sSc.; oats, 24@3Sc.
sisS15 BF %. LARD / sIG sH@ sOe'D6t Cotton, io@1s1cip '
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 81 1895; extra
family, IS 25@6; A No. 1, S. 50@6 IS; fancy, SIG
I 50. GrainSWheat, 81 2Oa1 80. Corn, 4sG6Oc:;
sis 1914. Lard, 10@1lc.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Sc 75@7 rs;
family, s6@6 50; extra, IS 5O95 70; low grades, s.
@25c. rye, 5O@52c. corn, 42@45c. Clear rib sides,
6A@7c.; shoulders, SC. Sugar-cured Hams, 10c.
Lard, prime steam, $780,; prime kettle, 91a@s4e.
Hogs, $5a5 90.
New YORK.-Flour-No. 2, 81 25@3 so;
superfne State and Western State, So 9O@4 65;
common to good Western and State, 81 S595 10;
good to choice Western state . 15@s com common ION
fancy white wheat Western extras, Sc o5aS;
common to choice extra Ohio, IS 2.@6 s.; COM
mon to choice ST. Louis, 70 259s 70; Minnesota
to double extra, s7@9. Rye Flour, 81 1895 IS.
Grain-Wheat, 81 3s@1 sou; rye, 69@7Oc.; corn,
52@59c.; oats, 25@.2; Mess pork, new, slS 60.
PHILADELPHIA.-Flou = Western s~uperfne,
81; Western extras; SIS Is; Pennsylvania extra
family, s7@7 80; Minnesota eXtraiamily, ss@s;
red, ST 8 a A. Corn, yellow Western, 609601ac.;
mixed, 5S@6Oc. Oats, choice white, Ss@4Oc.; white
Western, 35c. mixed Western, SIC. Rye, Penn
sylvania, Csc. Mess pork, new. sl4 75@15 %.
Petroleum, refined, 1876: crude, in barrels,
g34c.
STOCK MARKETS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to medium, s2@
8 IS; good to choice butchers grades, 81 a IS; fair
to good shippers, s595 so. Sheep and L~ambs--Com-
mon to choice sheep, 81 5O94 so; fair to extra lambs,
s4@5. Hogs-Common, 81 50@4 rs; fair to good
light, IS 1Oa5 Is; fair to good packing grades, 81 50
@5; selected butchers. IS 1905 20.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES togOod clipped, 81 Esq
4 60. Hogs--Good Workers, S. 37h; fair heavy
grades, IS As.
PITTSBURG.-Bee Cattle-Fai TO medium steers,
s5@5 so; stockers, So 5O@4 SO; bulls, so 5O@325.
STRENGTHENING in price from S. tO@5 %; stock
ews, s2@3 IS. Hogs-Philadelphias, IS SOFAS 60;
Workers, IS 1895 so for common and IS 20S5 30 for
grass.
NEW YoRK.-Beef attle--Transactions in cat
tie made at 1896. for common to prime native
Western steers, WITH a carload Of poor mixed Vir-
ginia cattle at &c., and s@9Ac. for ordinary to very
good Texas and Cherokee cattle. Sheep and
Iambs--The market dull, with a light trade at 4@
SIC. for common to prime sheep, and 45496Ac. for
lambs; fair to good sheep mainly 5kg6Ae.; fair to
lambs, EAs6Ac.