Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-19

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Eastern papers are advising tramps
to Ego West" to Illinois, where the
laws against them are unconstitu-
tional.
Washington will be the next Terri
tory to knock for admission into the
family of States. Its population now
is 10000.
The savings banks of Massachusetts,
show a decrease in deposits Of about
sc, 1000 in the last six months of the
bank year.
A stranger stopping at one of the
hotels asked the proprietor what the
people lived on. "We," said the pro-
prietor-"why, we live on oysters and
strangers."-New Bedford Mercury.
"My DEAR" said husband in start
ling tones, after awaking his wife in
the night. ~ have swallowed q dose
of strychnine /" "Well, then, do for
goodness sake be still, as it may come
up"
An Atchison (Kan.) editor thinks
there is too much money spent for
whisky, and not enough for bread
and meat. He would, therefore, like
to see the price reduced to FIVE cents
glass.
The Railroad Gazette for Novem-
Der 30 no:es the construction since the
1st of January last Of 1916 miles Of
completed railroad in the United
States, against 2, 102 miles reported for
the corresponding period in 1876.
Representative Price, Of Iowa, who
introduced the resolution forbidding
the sale of liquor in the House, has
received invitations to lecture by To-
cal temperance societies which will
require two weeks to fill. He has ac-
copied.
Recent severe storms in the Adri-
attic were the cause Of some very sue
cessful fishing in the lagoons of Ven
ice. The fish were driven up into the
shadows and taken in immense guam
titles. At one single point 100000
cells were caught in couple of
nights.
The DEBORAH Iowa) Republican
remarks: Let farmer sell his wheat
out not more than one bushel In all
to any one person, then try to collect
the money, and after multiplying his
troubles by five he will about have
the experience of country editor in
collecting money for his PIPER.
A country fellow went one night to
see his sweetheart, and for q long
time could think of nothing to say.
At last, snow beginning to fall heav-
lily, he told her that his fathers sheep
would be lost. "Well, "said she, kind
ly taking him by the hand, an take
care Of one Of them. 81
A negro was sentenced in Floyd,
Ca, to be hanged in September. and
he asked the Judge to appoint an ear
lier day. His Honor remarked. that
propriety prevented change. "Nev-
er mind the propriety, judge" said
the prisoner, "I'm the man that's GO
ing to be hanged, and ! ought to have
something to say about it,"
The Cincinnati Gazette says that if
there is not cnange in that city soon,
the public theatricals will be limited
to variety shows, with liquors" The
failure ofthe Boucicault combination,
which has been playing Marriage"
at the East, is announced, and combi-
nations generally are tumbling to
pieces about as rapidly as the banks.
At the opening Of the theatrical sea-
son there was general craze to or
ganize travelling companies and to se-
cure places in them, but that epidem-
ic is at an end.
The Boston Post says: "The preva-
lence of diphtheria brings out many
new facts in connection with the orr
gin and spread Of this dreadful mala-
dy. A New Haven paper says 1t was
introduced into that part of the coun-
| try about twenty-five years ago in An
exceedingly virulent form by the ex.
humation of remains in West Haven.
| Nearly all who were exposed to the
exhalations from the graves died in
spite of all that could be done to
save them. The poison that arises
from drains and other receptacles of
refuse acts in similar, even If less
violent, manner, and the subject Of
ventilation has its extreme impor-
lance freshly illustrated by these
facts.