Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-15
THE SCISSORS.

THE SCISSORS.
The farmers Of Southwest Missouri
have prodigious crop of peaches
on their hands.
New Orleans papers say there has
not been as fine season for fruit in
the South since the war.
Rome, N. V, will be brilliantly IL
Illuminated on the night of August %,
in honor Of the seige Of Fort Stanwix,
100 years ago.
Senator David Davis, of Illinois is
not sick as reported; and as for the
''cancer in the stomach, there is moth
ing in that, either 80 far as he knows.
The Collector Of Customs for the
district of Alaska has resigned, and
though it is summer time there are
no applicants for the vacant position,
A man who is counting the number
of dead men in the riots as depicted
in Frank Les-lies picture-ials, has
reached the Thirteen hundred and Sec
ond.
During the year just closed the
United States sold LOG, 100000 yards
of cotton goods abroad, ten times
more than was exported the year be-
fore.
Blue Jeans Williams intends to
turn the Indiana State Prisons into
Summer gardens or something. He
is pardoning out the convicts with
unusual industry.
Foreign papers believe that Europe
can take 2,0OO,O head of cattle from
the United States every year, the lin
it of collaborating having been
reached in many parts of Europe.
A very precise person, remarking
upon Shakspeare's lines, "The good
men do is often inferred with their
BONES" carefully observed that this
interment can generally take place
without crowding the bones.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
will hereafter conduct the express
business over its own line, the Adams
Express Company having withdrawn
from the service in consequence of
the unwillingness to pay the rates de-
manded.
Paterfamilias Tomorrow is the
tutors birthday; what can 1 get for
a PRESENT." Charley twho has been
watching the dogs in the street,
"Get him q muzzle, papa he is al
ways biting the governess in the
check!" .
A couple applied recently to
magistrate in Kentucky to join them
in the bonds of wcdlock. The man
was hatless, coatless and shoelcss, and
the woman was nearly in the same
condition. They had no license from
the County Clerk, and no money to
pay for one, but desired the J. P. to
issue the license and perform the cer-
emory needed, and promised in pay
ment therefor "to gather him half
bnshcl of walnuts this FALL"
Questions of importance by 4-year
old: "How do they get our souls out
of our bodies when we die---cut 'em
out?" "Why don't we see the yell
low envelopes the telcgraphs come
in, goin' long the telegraph wires 2"
eff the Bible calls bad old folks
goats, bad children are kids, amt
they?' as it too late for me to have
twin brother?' "Any rate, me and
Billy Green twin cousins, amt we p
''If you was me when you was man,
would you drive hcarsc or join q
circus ?"
Bristol, II. l., dates back nearly two
centuries, and long before the Revo-
lutionary War her strets were laid
out by royal engineer, who did his
work so well that no modern macad-
amiZer has been able to improve on
IL. 1t IS asserted that this is the only
ancient town in America, with the ex-
ccption of Philadelphia, where the
streets were all made con the square,"
and where, for the whole distance of
each one, they run as straight as an
arrow.
The Bishop of the Roman Catholic
| Church for the diocese of Cleveland,
Ohio. has issued the following order
to the clergy and laity of his do
| ceses:
"All kinds of round dancing, night
dancing, dancing in halls or ball
rooms, for the purpose of raising
money for church purposes or public
charities, are strictly and unqualifi-
eddy forbidden. The sale of wine,
beer, or any Intoxicating liquors at
church picnics, excursions, festivals
and suppers is also strictly forbidden.
and will not be permitted under any
pretense whatsoever"
The best authority on railway in
telligence, in this country, is Poor's
Manual. The last issue says there are
Sll different railroads in the United
States, and that only 1876 of them paid
any dividends at all last year-that
no less than G15 of them got no re-
turn whatever for the money invest
ed. Now it will not be forgotten
that the strikers alleged that their
wages were cut in order to maintain
the usual dividends. 1t would have
been truer statement to have said
that their wages were reduced in or
der that the stockholders might have
any dividends at all. There is some-
thing in these figures. that all of us
may study with profit Dubuque
Times,
The stay of Gen. Grant at Lake
Maggiore, Italy, one of The most
beautiful spots in nature, has been
ceaseless round of festivities. Sere-
nades, concerts, fireworks, addresses
and personal compliments have at
tackled the General from every quar-
ter: but he holds his own and is will
ing, if need be, to eight it out on
this line if 1t takes all summer" He
has made one speech, in which he
thanked the people for their hospital
ity and praised the beauty of their
country, especially the grand and
lovely scenes that had met his eyes at
every turn since he had crossed the
Alps. He closed saying: "There is
one Italian whose hand I wish espe-
cially tn shake, and that man is Gen
eral Garibaldi." This was greeted
with applause.
The employment of women in the
telegraph department has been a
complete success in England. Over
LOO have been employed in London,
and there has been but one dismissal
in four years. Their hours Of work
are from Sa. IN. to p. M, each be-
ing on duty eight consecutive hours
out of these twelve. In the estab-
lishment there is a kitchen and dim
ing-rooms, and the girls have thor
oughly good dinner for 20 cents.
The pay begins at 81 week, which is
raised to $3 when girl is competent.
Girls may enter from Ii to Is The
average pay received is $i.50a week,
and the highest is $3.50 week. A
clerk who has worked for thirty
years t$7.5O a week would have &c.
Is q week pension.
l Farmers
Arc requested to take notice that 1 am
prepared to grind Corn and Rye at