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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25


The Sheridan Guards last evening
elected John Fleming Captain, T. b
Murphy First Lieutenant, and Dennis
Hogan Second Lieutenant. The form
er Captain, Con. Dougherty, it will
be recollected, was elected Major in
the regimental contest.
The Rev. Mr.. Welty, of Missouri
Valley, Harrison county, called to.
day. He says the young grasshop-
pers, that are now ready for business.
are devouring everything green in
that vicinity, and that not fourth OF
them are yet Matched out. They are
only about the size of a grain of rye
now, and what destruction they will
commit when they are full grown
He says they are Matching out as far
east a. Atlantic In Cass county, and
south to Clarinds, in Page county.
and the farmers in all that region have
. gloomy prospect for a crop this
season.
DR.. Paul Caster held one of his &C.
customed psychologist exhibitions at
his Infirmary last evening. The par
lors were crowded with people and
the DR.. seemed to have three gentle
men and three ladies so completely
under his control that he caused then
to do many amusing things. Tht
power manifested by the doctor ovel
these persons was really wonderful
We were not acquainted with any o
the parties he controlled, as they wer'
all from abroad. We could not, how
ever, but be fully convinced, fror
what we saw and from conversatio
had afterwards, with some of the b
ologized persons, that they were ful
ly controlled by the DR.. at will.
That the magnetic power of d.
Paul Caster, exerted upon cripple
persons and upon various forms Q
chronic disease has, often times. won
derful remedial influence, cannot b
successfully contradicted.
Tho writer of this paragraph drov
outinto the country, Sunday, with
man well M in the science Of wealth
or signs, who informed him that OF
that day the moon had changed AM
that everything indicated q dr.
moon and an early Spring.
All that science, however, didn
prevent the writer from getting soak
ing wet with the rain on his retur
home in the afternoon.
AoRAL--All signs fail in we
weather.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

Are requested to take notice that am
prepared to grind Corn and Rye at
my mill, foot of Wapello Street, OF
tumwa. All kinds of feed chopped
on short notice. j. N. LAMME.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

The Turks are carpet-baggers in
Europe, having only been there q
few hundred years, hence in the eff.
fort Of the Russians to drive them
out, the latter may expect the hearty
sympathy of Wade Hampton & Co.
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From KirkvIIle.

From ktFkvllI0.
KIRKvILLE, April II, 1877.
EDITORS COURIER :-Glancing over
your columns this morning, the
thought struck me that few items
from Kirkvillc would be acceptable
to you, as well as to the readers OF
the COURIER in Kirkville and vicin.
ity.
Things are quiet and trade is lively
as hard times will permit. The citi.
zens of Kirkville are highly elated al
the idea of getting
A RAILROAD
through their town. Excitement has
been ruuing high since the project
was first talked of and the railroad
meetings began. Itwould undoubt.
eddy be great benefit to Kirkville,
opening up trade, and giving coal mi.
ners an opportunity of shipping their
coal. But since the railroad has be.
come sure thing the excitement Il
abating and some of our most penn.
rious citizens begin to talk opposition
to the township tax. They are few
in number however, and their oppo.
sitiOn cannot effect anything. Three
Kirkvillians volunteered and have
gone to assist the
SURVEYING PARTY.
They are John kirkpatrick, one OF
our Oldest and most esteemed citizenf
"a railroad enthusiast, by the way)
Erastus Eichclberger, q young gen.
tleman of high scholarly standing
and literary distinction and favor.
lite among the ladies, and John Nc.
Glashon, another one of our towns.
men. We expected to see the
party here to-day "Wednesday but
owing to the heavy ram they will
probably be detained for some time,
There is q great deal of
PETTY THrEvING
going on now and it is dangeroul
for any person to leave doors un.
guarded even for short length Of
time. This is very disgusting to ed.
ucated and refined people who, wher
they steal, want 10 take in big haul
OUR PUBLIC fCHooL
commences on Monday next. A
young gentleman by the name of Bi
erly, is the principal. The churches
are in a
THRIVING CONDITION..
The young men and boys of Kirk
vile and vicinity, met and organized {
| BASE BALL CLUB
last Saturday evening, this will be ,
capital chance for the Ottumwa boy
to come up and get skunked.
The farmers are all busy at work
with the prospect of good crop
which will come if the hoppers don't
Yours respectfully,
w. l.. CALHOUN.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

The highest market price paid for
produce at the grocery corner of
Court and Second streets, Ottumwa.
JoHN G. STEVENS,
may 29-wtf. Manager.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

The avenues leading to an early
grave have often been opened by o
cough or cold. Thousands have been
cured and saved by DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
Two Children Lost.

Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Wick
ham, living in the upper part of the
city, very generously allowed her own
little son and also a little nephew,
I.oed respectfully six and seven years,
~ INV. .."all on the hill sfa~S. in
the suburbs of the e;tv in search a.,
wild flowers. The little fellows prob.
ably finding a flower little brighte,
than the one plucked before, just /.
little beyond, followed on, taking n,
heed of time, or their location, ant
when the storm came up the ''@re
completely beYila-scd. Every one
Of their liAde steps supposed to be d.
rected toward home only carried
them that much farther away, and
when night set in they were COM
plctely lost in the woods. The storm
in all its fury burst upon them when
they were north Of Harrow's branch
in the rear Of Paris Caldwell's, and
every gust of wind and rain only
the more drenchcd their little forms
until worn out, wet to the skin, and
benumbed with cold they concluded
to make the best of it, and backed ur
to the largest tree to wait dcliverence
OF daylight. In the mean time the
parents had become alarmed, reused
their neighbors and some eight or
ten men searched the woods,
nearly all night but met with
no success, and this morning
they concluded that probably they
were drowned, as some boys reported
they had seen the children fishing
near the dam yesterday evening.
This morning, however, Scott Bailey
searching for the little fellows in the
woods north of the the Fair Ground
found them homeward bound, nearly
chilled to death from their long cx-
posure in the rain. They were bro't
back to their homes as soon as posi-
bic, and were soon made as comfort
able as ever.--Daily 18Th.
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Mr.. pJ.ras

"Tot" is quite sick and cries all the
time for her "Billy" to come home.
Write Willie and money will be sent
you to come on before it is too late.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
SLAUGHTERED

Strawberries are retailing at
cents a pound in San Francisco.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
For Btomschs out Of Order.

NO medicine will 10 e6ectualiy improve the tone
o. the stomach q these Pills; they remove al aid
~ occaSloned either byintsmpfrence or improper
dlet. They reach the liver and reduce Il "a 4
healthy action; they are wonderfully eficacious IN
cnses OF spssm. in fact they never fail In curing
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS are the beat known in
the world for the following diseases: Ague, Asth-
ma. Bilious Complaints, Blotches on the skin.
~. 1rysipelas, Female IrregnlarttieS. Fever 81
al KINDS, Fits, Cont. Headache, Indigestion. In.
1ammation. Jaundlce. Liver Complaints. Iuinba-
1ls Of Kings xvii, Sore Threats and Sfayci
I!c-D ol0uIeux, TumorB, Ulcers, Worms OF ri
klndss weakness from any cause. etc.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
Mark These Facts !! !!
Tho Tessimen ofthe whole wor !.
HOLIOWAYSP Pill 6

~ ~ had no appetite Holloway's Pills gave M,
s'YO0f fills are marvellous
house." y '"''" q" 'n'
" - chronic" " '""
II gave one OF your Ills 10 my babc for chol
day." :"
my nausea Of . morning In now cure.i
.four box Of HollOwsya Ointment cured me
Ointment behindihe cara, and the noise mas ieit
family" WV
~ enclose . dollar; your prics a 25,cents but
the medicine to me 70 worth . dollar. D
Send me 1ve boxes OF your pills.
Let me have three boxes OF your. Pills by re-.
turn mail, for Chills and Fever. :"
have over 200 such testimOniala m thasa INT
want OF space C0MpNla me 70 c0nClnda
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

A nose is a good and useful organ,
but was never intended to talk or
sing through.
Speaking of American beef Punch
says: "The Bosphorus is the Bos
Americanos."
That woman is considered q poor
stick in Utah who can't support her
share Of q husband.
IL Ia hnlinund Tho pnnn,a hnal4h m III
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IMPORTANT CAUTION

| None arc genuine unless the signature o !
rounds each box Of Pills and Ointment A hama
some reward will be given TO any one fenderiua
socn Information - may lead TO the detection 81
fious. W sfs'
300 Of the mandatory OF Professor HoI-
sowAI co, New York, and BY al respectable
dr1ggnts and dealers In medicine throughout the
c,Vulzed world, In boxes ct Is cents. % cents and
larger sixeo - = 80
NB.-Directloos for the guidance of patients
IN every ds0raer are afixed TO eacn box.
OFFICE He, Llbertv H., New York
y Nov q d&yIv
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PETTY THrEyING

going on now and it is dangerous
for any person to leave doors un'
guarded even for a short length Of
time. This is very disgusting to ed.
ucated and refined people who, wher
they steal, want TO take in big haul
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
For Cutaneous niaordeE

ana orupti0ne OF the skin, this Ointment ID mos
invaluable. i does not heal externally alone bu
penetrates with tho most searching effects to thu
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-28

linnei

word of only four letters, yet how much
OF significance is contained in it. Gone J
what depth of meaning that little word
conveys to the heart, is only known to those
who have fcit, rather than seen its power.
The vacant seat at the table, the empty
chair in the parlor, are silently saying
gone, gone from the paterna roof to seek
home elsewhere--to be an actor in the
scenes of life. The empty coat-sleeve hang
ing by the side of him who has literally
given part of his very being for his country
is constantly saying, gone. The pallid fea-
lures and emaciated form of him who, hav-
ing sacrificed health and vigor on the altar
of freedom, has just as truly given his life
for his country us one whose life is already
extinct his manly strength, and firm elias
tic step, are gone and he looks forward al
most with eageness to that time when he
will be called to that better land where
there is rest for the weary. Desolate homes
and grief-stricken hearts speak but too
plainly of departed loved ones; the flower
which God has lent to us for short time,
not given--that mother or sister, in whom
we always have found ready sympathy
either in joy or sorrow-has gone to meet
her reward that father or brother, upon
whose strong arm we have leaned, lies pow
erless-these do all say to us in ever to be
remembered tones-gone, gone to that coun-
try from whose bourne no traveller ever re-
turns. Nor is this all. Most of us who
have reached years of discretion can see, in
glancing back through the vista of years, OPP
portunities for doing good passed idly by.
Those opportunities are gone, and though we
strive never so hard to redeem our character,
time once past never returns. Does some
enthusiastic boy or girl say, if | had mint
of money you should see the good | would
do. 1t is true, money is source of great
good if properly used, and it is equally true
that vast amount of good may be done
without it. Be our circumstances ever so
humble, we can render some service to those
about us, and every time we benefit another,
even slightly, we benefit ourselves far more
partly because it helps to cultivate our
virtues, and partly because it is more blessed
to give than to receive. A pleasant smile
accompanied with a word OF cheerful SYM
pathy, bestowed upon one who feels that the
world is wide, and he is alone; a word of ad-
vice given in right spirit to a wayward
one few words of Christian encourage
ment to a sin-sck soul and hearty God
bless you-these are not without their re-
ward Then let us fervently ask God for
ready hearts and willing hands to do His
work. for we read, lnasmuch as We have
done it unto one of the least of these my
brethren, we have done it unto me-
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cry of the world is "Be sincere in what you
believe and it is all right" And If the
devil can only get you to believe lie and
be sincere about IL, that is all he wants to
do. asked man the other day what he
believed and he said he believed what his
church believed, and then | asked him what
his church believed, and he said his church
believed what he believed. You laugh at
him, but there are q great many OF you like
him. am a Congregationalist, because my
mother was. Another man is Methodist
because his father was. He don't know
what the Methodsts believe. Now let us
ask ourselves what we believe. 1t makes all
the difference whether we believe the truth
or lie. Two men were going up in a bal
loon, and one thought it was fastened i'll two
different places, and he went and unfastened
one cord, and to his great surprise the other
was unfastened too. And one of the men
got hold of the car and was saved, and the
other got hold of the rope and was lost. So,
my friend, If you lay hold of lie, you may
be terribly in earnest about it, but you lose
your soul. Have faith in truth, and see
that We believe in the truth" Christ is the
truth. | am the way, and the truth, and
the life No man cometh unto the Father
but by me-" No soul will go down to hell
trusting in Jesus Christ. No one that will
lay hold of the Son of God in faith shall
perish But if read my Bible right there
is no hope out of Christ. No other founda-
tion can man lay than that is laid" Let us
see that we have the foundation right. Let
us see that our faith lays hold of that Risen
Man that was raised for our justification,
and is now sitting at the right hand of God,
If our faith lays hold of Him we are saved
and il not we are lost.
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A Beautiful Sentiment.

Shortly before his departure for India, the
lamented Heber preached a sermon, which
contained this beautiful sentiment; g. Life
bears us on like the stream of mighty
river. Our boat glides down the narrow
channel-through the playful murmuring OF
the little brook, and the winding of its
grassy borders. The trees shed their bios
SONS over our young heads the flowers on
the brink seem to offer themselves to our
young hands; we are happy in hope, and
grasp eagerly at the beauties around us
but the stream hurries on, and still our
hands are empty Our course in youth and
manhood is along a wilder flood, amid OBJ
jects more striking and magnificent. We
are animated at the moving pictures of en-
joyment and industry passing us, we are
excited at our short-lived disappointment.
The stream bears us on, and our joys aud
griefs are alike left behind us. We may be
shipwrecked, we cannot be delayed whether
rough or smooth, the river hastens TO its
home, till the roar of the ocean is in our
ears, and the tossingof the waves is beneath
our feet, and the land lessons from our eyes,
and the floods are lifted around us, and we
take our leave of earth and its inhabitants,
until of our further voyage there is no wit
ness, save the Infinite and Eternal"
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Time and Eternity.

Time is short. Eternity is long. Time
will soon have an end to every man. Eter-
nifty will never have an end to any man.
We shall all soon reach the shore of time.
Eternity has no shore. Time is measured
Eternity is immeasurable. A very small
portion of time is allotted to the earthly life
of one man. An eternity past and an eter-
nity to come are the lifetime of God. To
man time is for sowing seed, while eternity
is for reaping the harvest An inch of time
is given us here to decide whether we shall
spend our eternity in endless weeping or in
supernal bliss. A pious life, however short,
is followed by an eternity of joy. A wicked
life, however long, is followed by an unend-
ing existence in every part of which a man
wishes that he had never been born. No
man ever had an adequate conception of the
variety and brevity of our earthly life. No
man ever had an adequate conception of the
vastness and grandeur of a happy eternity
If ! only knew how a man lived, | could
easily tell how he died. Angels looking
down from heaven see no sadder sight than
a sinner wasting all his time in mirth and
iniquity; and no more gladstone sight than
an humble holy man, turning all his time
to the good of man and the honor of his
Maker. Some things in human conduct are
inexplicable. There is mystery in ni-
guilty which is insoluble. Men plan and
build and accumulate as if they We're to live
here forever; as if they were not bound for
eternity. They are nightly busted about
the uncertain present, and careless about
the certain future. Men make earnest and
careful preparations for even a short jour
ney of few days. But the same men make
no provision for a journey that shall never
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What Has Il Done for YOul

After one of the noted London infidels
had concluded one of his lectures in vii
lage in the north of England he challenged
those present to discussion Who should
accept the challenge but an old, bent woman
in most antiquated attire, who went up to
the lecturer and said Sir, | have ques-
tion to put to YOU" "Well, my good woman,
what is it 2" "Ten years ago. she said, 4" !
was left widow, with eight children utterly
unprovided for, and nothing to call my own
but this Bible. By its direction, and look
ing to God for strength, have been enabled
TO feed myself and family. lam now totter.
ing to the grave; but | am perfectly happy,
because look forward to a life of immortal
ity with Jesus in heaven. That's what my
religion has done for me. What has your
way of thinking done for you ?" "Well,
my good lady" rejoined the lecturer, " !
don't want to disturb your comfort, but
"Oh, that's not the question: interposed the
woman "keep to the point, sir. What has
your way of thinking done for you 2" The
infdel endeavored to shirk the matter again
the feeling of the meeting found vent in up.
roarious applause, and the skeptic lecturer
had to 90 away discounted by an old Chris
tian woman.
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Members of Christ's Body.

As the limbs have no life and vigor with
out the body, so by the figure, the body has
no motion, activity, or demonstration with
out the limbs. We are not only to depend
on Christ and hve in Him, as His members,
but we are to be used by Him as His mem
bers. The body cannot undertake any move
ment without the feet. Whittier would
Christ go among men What scenes would
He frequent? What thresholds would He
cross What circles would He visit
Down into what wales of lovly life would He
descend ? The feet must bear him whittier
soever He would go. We are His members.
We must carry His presence everyw here,
according to the desire of His heart. The
body cannot work without hands. What
would Christ do for humanity What tasks
would He fulfil? What burdens would He
lift for the heavy-laden What sinking
forms would He sustain What lost little
ones would lie lead into safety aud shelter
We are His members. We must be hands
to all His gracious purposes of doing for the
needy and helpless. How shall Christ re-
cord what is i'll His heart? How shall He
tell the story of His sacrifcial love? How
shall He warn the tempted How shall He
recall the erring? How shall He cheer the
sorrowful? How shall He call to deaiened
ears and sluggish spirits ? We are His
members. We must be lips and tongues to
all this fulness of Christ's love and longing.
Else the world will miss His utterances, and
all His voices of truth and grace will be
silent. All what trust is this what a
responsibility We have not thought of this
perhaps as we should. We have not felt it
as lie would have us. We have to take up
this active service for Him as onr office our
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Ministering.

Pure religion and undefiled is minister
ing" not the other thing "being minis
tered unto" 1t is handing over the morn
ing paper to another for first perusal 1t is
vacating pleasant seat by the fire for one
who comes in chilled. 1t is giving up the
most restful armchair or sofa corner for one
who is weary. 1t is moving up" in the
pew to let the new conner sit down by the en-.
trance. 1t is rising from your place to
darken the blind when the suns ray streams
in too brightly upon some face in the circle,
II is giving your own comfort and eonyeni-
ence every time for the comfort aud convent
ence of another This is at once true cour.
tesy and real Christianity. If we mean 10
copy the spirit OF the Master we must be
ready in every relation of life, and at every
hour OF the day, to give up being waited
upon, and to Practice this self-sacrifoing,
beneficent and ministering" graciousness
OF spirit and conduct,Rev A l.. Stone, d, ID,
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One taper may light thousand; one
wave lifts another; one influence may run
through unnumbered lives. Our influences
mingle and commingle, aud our characters
are largely the result Of all the influences we
have met All lead life of unconscious
influence, Our very faces and expressions
of countenance, which are reflections of our
true character, are silent but perpetual in
fuences. 1t is generally our unconscious
influence that produces the greater effect
upon others. 1t is not so much when we
assert that we are conscientious, as when
we are accidentally discovered doing some
conscientious act, that the force of our char
acter is felt A man may talk virtuously,
but if he lives in secret an impure life, his
unconscious influence for evil will destroy
the effect of his words. Character inlu.
ences Independently of its professions, aud
this influence of character is the heaviest
weight in the scale OF life. A good life will
preach under circumstances when no words
are uttered, and will stimulate good in Others
when silently pursuing its own purpose
Christian at Work