Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
CLIPPINGS.

WndC lew kTdsSnOppere Lnere were IN
Southern Colorado have departed.
The value of the crops in Kansas
this year is estimated at t6O,OOO, 600.
One field Of wheat is four miles long.
1t is estimated that 100000 buffa-
10 hides are awaiting shipment from
the trading posts VESTS Of Dallas,
Texas.
1t is said that with favorable wealth
er, the wheat crop in Ohio and In
diana will be larger than it has been
since 1864.
Boys are engaged by farmers in the
northern and western portions of
New York to pick potato bugs at five
cents a hundred.
People climb a 2O-foot ladder to
get sniff at the century plant bloom
ing in a New York hot house, and
the smell isn't very good, either.
A Philadelphia school am has
been reproved for pounding pupils
over the head with slate. Some
people are not at all particular what
they hit with.
The st. Louis Republican depre-
Gates 'gallows religion" and believes
in the doctrine that the prayers of
all the Christians on earth cannot
save the soul of murderer.
The purest specimen of cheek re.
corded of late is that of the Syracuse
man who has sued the city for dam
ages by falling down on his own
sidewalk.-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
A London special says that the let
ter of Secretary Sherman, declaring
the new 4 per cent. bonds bonds pay
able in gold, has had the effect to
strengthen the loan greatly in Lon.
don financial circles.
The statement is made that 80 fac
tory is established in Kansas City,
Mo-, for the expectation of preserved
rats meat to China. This new food
will be timed in the usual manner
and sent to its destination"
The specter of a Monaghan over
flow again frightens the Californians.
Last month over 5000 Celestials sci
themselves down upon the San Fran.
cisco docks, and surveyed the Land
of Promise with lateral glances.
A Muskegon (Mich.), Spiritualist
had a revelation that q pile of gold
was buried in a vacant lot, and has
dug into the lot good ways toward
China. with the assistance Of posse
of hired men, but finds no gold yet
A Cattaraugus county, IN. W Cir
has sued her father for $500 fol
breach of contract. She says thai
while he was widower he offered
her $500 to get him wife. She go
him wife and now he refuses te
pay.
A son Of VIM. Mead, living neal
Manchester, had a close call on tn,
18th. A bolt Of lightning which
struck his fathers house, tore boo
of his foot, but did not injure hin
aside from slightly blistering hi.
trotter.
An Advent preacher in Missouri
named Harris, shaved his head 80 a
to secure the venerable aspect tina
badness imparts. The trick was de
tected by members of his congrega
ton, and he was expelled on q charge
of deception.
The successful temperance evange
list, MIR. Francis Murphy, has an en-
gagement q little out of his ordinary
line. He is engaged to appear a
Martins Ferry, o., in few days ant
be married to Miss Rose Wood,
beautiful woman of that place.
The St. Patrick's Roman Catholi
Church, of East st. Louis, ILL.,, ha
gone into voluntary bankruptcy
This society is corporation organ
lied under the law of 1869, and, as i
owes $4,000 and has only $l5, 600 as
sets, it takes this method of obtaining
relief.
]; The new Solicitor of the Treasur,
at Washington, Hon. Kenneth Ray
nor, is 70 years of age, and of lat
years has been q resident of Missis
sippi. He was formerly o Wing, an,
was member of Congress in 1885
, lie was also one Of the leaders of tn
"American" movement in 1876.
i The Boston Globes correspondent
at Kara, writes: 81 have done som
tall travelling in mystime, but all tn
things known in America as print
tive are illuminations of the 10Th cen
tnry compared with the pre-Adamit'
conveyences to be met in these desc
late, and. was going to say, devilisl
regions"
} Lead, Bismuth and Zinc are i'm
mensely useful in the industrial arts
. and as immensely injurious whel
applied to the skin to beautify it o
to remove pimples, blotches, etc
!. from it. DR.. Bulls Blood Mixture
the great purifying agent of the bloc,
giving clearness to the complexion
and removing pimples, etc.
"But I pass" said q minister, ON
Sunday, in dismissing one theme o
his subject to take up another
, "Then 1 make it spades I" yelled ,
man from the gallery, who wa
dreaming the happy hours away in al
imaginary game of euchre. It j
needless to say that he went out OF
i the next deal, being assisted by ont
of the deacons with a full hand O
, clubs.
John Southworth and Mrs Car
eloped from Pownal, VT, and rode il
carriage across the line into New
York. Mr.. Carr pursued them OF
horseback and overlook them in Rens
selaer county. He drew q revolver
seated himself in the carriage, by tn
side of his wife, and returned hom'
with her, compelling Southworth Il
walk ahead all of the way. Once bacl
in Vermont he had the offenders ar
rested.
Il A gentleman, rather given to con.
VITALITY, DESTROYS that the effects o.
!, slight over-indulgence should no.
] be noticed by the groom who wal
holding his pony's head for him K
mount, sprang SO lightly into the sad
die as to land on the turf on the 9th
err side. John, advancing to NEE
him where he lay, exclaimed, "Ech
sir, i hope you're no hurt?" "NO
. john" was the reply, "but never
knew the beast to do that before ~
London Hornet.
The situation is not pleasant to con
template. There is great apprehen'
sion of incre asing disaster from food
at Canton. The Government is en-
deavoring to supply food, but the re
sources are insufficient. The arsenal
at Shanghai and Foo Chow hav,
!, stopped work for want of funds. TIT
Government is absolutely paralyzei
by the internal political disorder ant
the calamities of flood and famine
There is no abatement yet of the sui
| ferings from the famine in the Nor
thern Chinese provinces.
| The hospitality of Mr.. Pierrepon
cxcites the wonder of the Londol
World, which surmises that he mus
have an enormous fortune to ensbl'
him to entertain SO lavishly, an(
adds: Perceptions half the day, and
dinners and balls at night-when viii
itall stop? It is enough to ruin al
Astor. Mr.. Pierrepont should mod