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Ine Postmaster General Explains
Why He Went Into Hayes SaDihet
What the south wants,
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08
l.OOO.lDOO Bottles
OF THE
Cent a auR


have been sold the last year, and not one complaint
has reached u.s. that they have not done all that Is
claimed for them. Indeed, scientific skill cannot
go beyond the result reached in these wonderful
preparations Added to Carbolic, Arnics, Men
tha, Seneca-Oil and Witch-Hazel, are other In
gradients. which makes family Eminent that
defes rivalry. Rheumatic and bed-rdden Grip
pies have by it been enabled to throw away their
crutches, and many who for years have been at
nicted with Neuralgia, Sciatica, Caked Breasts,
Weak Backs, &C., have found permanent relief.
Mr. Josiah Westlake, Of Marysville, o., writes:
"FOr years my Rheumatism has been so bad
that have been unable TO stir from the house.
have tried every remedy could hear of, Finally
learned of the Centaur Liniment The first three
bottles enabled me to walk without my crntches.
am mending rapidly. think your Liniment
simply II marvel" {"
This Lniment cures Burns and scalds without
scar. Extracts the Poison from bites and stings
Cures Chibains and Frosted Feet, and is very
eflicacious for Earache, Toothache, Itch, and Gu
taneons Eruptlons.
Wrapper. is intended for the tough nbers, cords
READ! READ,
Rev. Geo. W. Ferris, Manorkill, Schohare Co,
\. Y, says:
'My horse was lame for a year with fetlock
wrench. All remedies utterly failed to cure and
considered him worthless until commenced to
use Ccntaur Liniment, which rapidly cured him.
heartily recommend it.'
II makes very little difference whether the case
be "wrcnch." sprain, SPAWN. or lameness Of any
kind, the effects are the same. The great power
of the Liniment is, however, shown in Poll-eyil,
Big-head, sweeny, SPAWN, Ring-bone, Calls and
Scratches. This Linment is worth millions of
dollars yearly to the Stock-growers, Livery men,
Farmers and those having valuable animals to
csre for. We warrant its effects and refer to any
Farr1er who has yerused it,
LABORATORY. OF j. d. ROSE 4 Co.,
aG Dey street, New York.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08

How II LOOKS ABRoAD.-The Hart
ford Courdnt has "seen" the West
failure, and has an opinion of il, IS
follows: can interesting incident of
the B. F. Allen style of finance lately
occurred in Des Moines. One F. r.
West, Aliens brother-in-law, was
when Allen failed, President of the
National State Bank there. At that
crisis the bank gave up its national
charter. and Mr.. West established q
private banking house, Deposits
were energetically drummed for, and
a show of business kept up until
about week ago, when, West being
in Chicago, draft for $4,000 came
and could not be honored. The clerks
then shut the doors. For some days
they absolutely refused to open the
safe, but at last were persuaded by
threats. The creditors took posses.
session and found $S12.2l in cash
though the books showed 5000 on
hand the night before, and 81, ,M
had been deposited in the previou!
three days. Among the assets wer,
notes of Vests for $4,000. The book
show that the capital was $4,000, o
which West put in $4,000, and eacl
clerk $500. The depositors, accord
ing to the Chicago Tribune, will los
100000. 1t is held that the banker
knew they were insolvent, and still
incurred liabilities, and that if SO
they are subject to criminal law"
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08
Prerequisites Of Success.


Integrity of character and truth in
the inner man are the prerequisites of
success in any calling, and especially
so in that of the merchant. These
are attributes which never fail to
command respect and win admiration.
No one fails to appreciate them, and
if they "do not pay" in the vulgar
sense of the word, they bring an
amount of satisfaction and peace 10
the owner that all the wealth of Cre-
sus could not yield.
There is no better stock in trade
than these principles no capital goes
SO far or pays SO well, or is so exempt
from bankruptcy and loss. When
known they give confidence and cred
il, and in the hardest of times will
honor your paper in bank. They
give you an unlimited capital to do
business upon, and everybody will
endorse your paper, and the general
faith OF MANKIND will be your guar
antce that you will not fail. Let
every young man, upon commencing
business, look well to these indispen.
sable elements of success, and defend
them as he would the apple of his eye
If inattentive and reckless here, he
will imperil everything. Bankruptcy
in oh q ro cfer is saldorn roma trad in q !,
ordinary lifetime. A man may suffer
in reputation and recover not so the
man who suffers in character.
Be just and truthful. let these be
the ruling and predominating princi'
Piles of your life, and the reward will
be certain, either in the happiness
they bring to your own bosom
or the success which will attend upon
all your business operations in life, OF
both.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08
TAG TRAMPs.

Il The Central Railroad of Iowa seems
to be infested with swarms of tramps.
We hear from q gentleman recently
from Marshalltown, that last week
the citizens fed something like hum
dred tramps on crackers, on the pub
lie square of that city.
We cannot learn the nature of these
swarms Of idlencss. We would like
to sec an analysis of these aggrega-
tions of humanity, like as we analyze
compound substances into their SIM
pie clements.
If q careful history was taken of
these men as well as the manner and
means by which they so congregate
together, we think the remedy for the
evil might be better found. 1t must
be that crime is at the bottom of the
trouble in the main. If so, some
wholesome medicinal punishment
must be administered to put stop to
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08
A Horse that Had a Habit of
Kicking,

The following incident is stated to
have actually occurred by Bangs"
who sends it to the Boston Globe
"a woman with face SO awfully
plain that the flies wouldn't light on
her, drove into shed in the rear of
Green lstreet, Cambridge, last Tues
day, with load of whortleberries,
and while the stupid old horse stood
at the manger, champing provender
and trying to kick marsh-hy off his
ear with his hind foot, he threw him
self and before he recovered his feet
he knocked the dasher and the end of
the ancient wagon out and sent per-
feet shower of berries almost down
to Fort Washington. The woman,
who was negotiating with Central
square provision man for her load,
rushed back and yanked the old ami
NAL on to his feet, and after planting
three or four tremendous blows on
his skinny sides with her fists, she re-
marked to the crowd that had gather
ed to see the fun: "This blasted hoss'll
never git over the habit of kickin'.
Last week he kicked bee line over
barn. Two years ago he made me
q wilder; my ole man went to hitch
him to harrer and he pasted him in
the abdomen with his hoofs, and the
poor man was with his Redeemer be-
fore he struck the ground" And tn e
old lady backed the horse out of the
shed and gave the lines jerk that
must have loosened every back tooth
in the animals head as she started to
return to Littleton.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08
Not That Way.
Detroit Free Press.

Seated on the extreme end of q
narrow bench in the Central Market,
yesterday, was boy who seemed to
have made up his mind that life was
a sham and happiness myth. He
was solemnly and intenly gazing at a
collection of four cabbage -heads, six
beets, bushel of onions and three
cucumbers, when along came young
man and asked:
"What ails you 2"
"Struck p was the answer.
"Have, Ell? How'd you come out ~
81 was working for dad for fifty
cents a day." sadly explained the boy.
Il was the only hand, and / thought
that if l struck for dollar a day he d
have to shut up shop and be busted
or come to my terms"
"And did it turn out that way ?"
queried the other.
"Not quite. The old man didn't
seem bit terror-stricken, but he
bounced me through window and
hired another boy to do my work at
three shillings day !"
"And what will you do now?"
"Well, l s'pose lllhave to go round
telling the boys that capital has
ground me into the dust" was the
fearful reply.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08
A Good Year for Farmers.

1t is some years since farmers could
afford to be as complacent as they
can be now, says the american Ag-
ricultm1st. Generally this season
there has been, and is now, little to
complain of. Wheat and rye and
oats, where cut, have done well; if
not very well, hay has turned out bet
ter than it promised in the spring !;
potatoes are good crop in spite of
the beetle; fodder crops, corn and
roots, are doing well, and outside of
the farm business is looking up. We
have got over the furry of artificial
values; we have come down to hard
pan, and those who are out of debt
feel as well as ever. Confidence is
returning; it is wonder that it was
ever lost; and if any man in the world
should feel confident, it is the farmer
who is out of debt, and who knows
how to use his farm well. Unfortu-
nately there are comparatively few
such; but the experience of the last
few years ought to add greatly to the
number of this class. The. great
study of the farmer now should be to
add to the capacity of his soil by ev-
cry appliance known to science. How
we have changed during the past few
years! No men are now more eager
for scientific knowledge than farmers,
and years ago the idea that science
could do anything for the farm was
secuted by the great majority of
them. But what has been done is too
plainly seen, and it is too clearly un-
derstood now, how much more re-
mains to be done before the farmer
can say that he is satisfied. We are
just beginning to know how to learn.
This is the first step in all education,
and it is pretty certain that in the
next few years we shall sec great
advance in our system of agriculture
and in its profitable operation. Now
is the time of our necessity, and ne
cessity being the mother of invention
a way to arrive at the needed end
will be soon reached. And the end
we need to reach, is simply 10 bring
the productive capacity of the farm
to an equality with that of other in
dustries which have, for years past,
shot head OF agriculture.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08
Lincoln's Legs.

The late Peter Harvey once called
upon President Lincoln and immedi-
atcly began his favorite topic-Mr.
Webster and the great and glorious
past-thc statesman who had died
and left no successor: the glorious
past and the degenerate present. He
lamented with great fullness and
feeling the lack Of the statesmanship
now, as compared with the genera
ton of giants the men of this gener-
alton were pigmics, and so Oh and on
at great length. The imperturable
Lincoln listened patiently and with
downcast eyes and solemn face till
Mr.. Harvey had finished and paused
for reply. "Mr. Harvey" said the
President, drawing long breath, and
looking at Mr.. Harvcy's short legs
and stroking his own, 81 was think
ing how much longer my leg is than
yours" II is needless to say how
the great soul of Harvey was shocked,
not to say stunned, by this remark
He arose and went his way, and on
the evening that he arrived in Boston
he was heard giving an account Of
his interview with the "boorish
President"
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08
sMlscEMANI.
CREMATION.
The Body Of the Late Charles F.
WinSloW Crenoated at Salt Lake.

WinsioW Crenated at Salt Lake.
Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean.
SALT LAKE, Utah. July 3l.-The
cremation of the body of the late DR..
Charles +. Winslow took place this
evening. A great concourse of peo-
pie have been in constant attendance.
Al 5p. m. the pall-bearers and few
friends escorted the remains from the
undertaker's to the furnace.
Speeches were made by DIR. Hamil-
ton, General Bane and DIR. Smart.
Mrs. Judge Mexican and few lady
friends put wreaths and bouquets. of
flowers upon the body, and at twenty
minutes past six the remains, robed
in a white dressing gown, was put
upon an iron plate and placed in the
furnace. In an hour there was moth
ing left but the skeleton, and in one
hour and twenty minutes the bones
were in heap in the center of the
plate. In two hours and thirty-five
minutes the burning was completed,
and all that is mortal of this good
man is quantity of pure white ash.
es, which DIR. Hamilton will vigi.
lantly care for and forward to Mt
Auburn, to be placed in the grave
with his wife, in accordance with Q
special request and the desire of hi'
will. DR.. Winslow died on the 7th
of July, and every preparation
worthy of cremation was com.
pleted on the 10th inst. The
furnace was built in six hours ant
fires started, but delay has beer
made by the interference of his fam
lily, who were at first very much op
posed to it, but have now given their
consent. The whole affair has beer
most carefully managed by DR.. Ham
ilton, and has been almost a complet,
success. In life DIR. Winslow weigh
ad 1S6 pounds and before the burn
ing weighed l26 pounds. The weigh
of the ashes cannot be determined il
season for this dispatch.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08
Oueer Fish.

Amos Fish, one of the queerest men
in Albany, N. ", died lately, leav.
ing an estate of $4,000 to charitable
institutions, and cutting off his wife
with dollar day. In describing
his manner of life to friend, he once
said: ~ buy shank of beef from
;he butcher, which costs me 10 cents.
My wife makes enough soup from
this to do us one meal, then the meat
cut from it afterward makes two
more meals, or one days food for 10
cents. I split the bone and get the
marrow for cooking purposes, and
my wife finds sufficient fuel in the
bone itself to do considerable cook.
ing. Then i'm an iron box save the
ashes, which l use for manuring a
few plants that realize for me 6 cents
cach.' Yet when extra taxes were
put upon his property, he very rarely,
if ever, demanded more rent from
tenants than what they had been pay
ing. He married widow who had
two children and little money. He
offered to borrow the money and to
allow her per cent. His wife ac-
cepted the proposition, and he was
in charge of the property for long
time. One day he forced settle
ment with her, bringing in bill for
her own and the ohildren's hoard,
and leaving her in debt to him.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08

The Mississippi Pilot, published
at Jackson, a sound reliable Republi-
can journal, hich being at the capi-
tol, only saves it, probably, from be-
ing destroyed, makes the following
clear cut criticism on the democratic
party and weakened republicans
1t says:
"Riots are prevailing in many of the Northern
States, and the civil authorities are compelled to
call the President for troops to aid suppress
ing them. as aA4ltG.
In 1875 riots prevailed all over this State, and
men were murdered by hundreds, the main object
being to kill and intimidate Republicans, while
the main object of the strikers-or rioters-of the
North is to compel an increase, or prevent de-
crease. in their wages; and if not interfered with
no lives are endangered When riots prevailed in
this State and Gov. Ames called on the President
for troops, a great cry went up from the senti-
mental and doug faced Republicans of the North
not to send them; Let him call out his militia
and suppress his riots This time the shoe Is on
the other foot, and the sentimentalst's money and
property are in jeopardy, and We venture TO say
that in nine cases out of ten. they the first to
to cry for national interference, for they are the
last ones to endangcr their lives or money by try
ing aiding in the suppression Of the riots
They now cry, Give us soldiers to protect our
property, but when Republican lives were en-
dangered, and their rights were being taken away
they cried, DO not interfere; let them call out
their militia and protect themselves. -,
There is no evading the Pilots log
ic. No man from the President down
can give one valid reason why U. S.
troops should be denied in the one
case and furnished in the other. =.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08
BOYS 1t Homo.

Make home a pleasant place for
your boys. Do not be afraid Of your
best parlor that they may not use it.
Let them have plenty of warmth and
light, and entertaining books to read,
and musical instruments and any par
lor game they like. Girls will stay at
home if it is the dnllest place under
the moon, but boys will not. II their
young companions are banished, If
they are checked when they laugh or
sing, or make noise, if they NAV not
have the innocent freedom they need
under their parents roof. then they
will have freedom of some sort else
where. And there are always plenty
to beckon them to places where thu
bloom is brushed from youths round
cheek. A young man will squeeze
little "fun" ont of his life, and if you
want him to be credit to you and t.
himself, make it possible to enjoy life
at home. Let the home be q place to
live and breathe in, not merely q ROOT
under which he may eat and sleep.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08
The 1vamps.

On Saturday we published dis
patch from Des Moines in regard to
tramps being in possession of the
Central Railroad. Troops were call
ed for to disperse them and Deputy
U. S. Marshal Ankeny hastened to
Acklcy to rout the rioters. The fol-
lowing from the State Register ex-
plains the situation on Saturday night.
"PEAcE, wHITE-wINGED PEACE"
About 1ark Mr.. Fleming received
the following, and the war was end
ed:
AcKLEy, Iowa, Aug. 4, 1877.-W.
II. Fleming, PyiUate Secretayy:.-
There is no mob here, except the Cen
trail Railroad of Iowa brought fifty
harvesters here the last two days and
refused to take them any further with
out full pay. They boarded freight
train last night wishing to 60 north ;
the company refused to go out with
them, and side-tracked the train. The
citizens fed them, and think that as
the railroads brought them here they
ought to take them away. There has
been no disturbance to property Of
any kind. They appear to be peace
able otherwise except that they board
trains going north.
[Signed] JOHN RATH, Mayor.
THE --LATEST.
The following is the latest account
from the seat of war, received last
night at midnight:
GRINNELL, Iowa, Aug. 4 - Tht
tramps at Ackley have been cOmpell'
ed to leave the captive train. They
are going north peacefully. Marsha
Ankeny and assistants are returning
j. B. GRINNELL, Receiver.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08

THE Raslroad Gazette publishes
some valuable statistics of railroad
construction for the first five months
OF THE year, with very sensible COM
ments thereon. Taking the period
referred to. for the last five years,
which includes the psaic year Of 1873,
we find that the total construction
was smaller this year than in any ex-
cept 1876, being 03, against 542 miles
last year, and 260 miles in 1875. In
1873 II was 918 miles. OF the total
mileage so far constructed, 27 per
cent 10 narrow gauge, and is, of
course, intended only for local use or
o. feeders to the main roads. Fifty
four per cent. Of the increase was in
the two states Of Texas and Californ-
ID, while Ohio-chiefly in narrow
suage roads-WAs next. The Gazette
points out that there is now very lit
tie work reuaiafng to be done on
long roads, and that we may look
forward to . comparatively small rate
Of increased mileage for some time to
come, and It adds that this is . return
10 something like normal activity in
railroad construction, not retro
eression to unhealthy stagnstion.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08
Fifty Thousand More Troops
Called for i'm Cnba.

KEY WEST. Fla, Aug. 6.-Advices
from Havana says rumors are current
that Gen. Jouvellar will resign and
be succeeded by Gen. Blanco. Gen.
Martinez Campos has sent dispatches
to the king explaining the situation
of the campaign and stating that the
insurgents are SO well supplied with
information and their facilities for
disbanding when pursued are such
that it takes five hundred soldiers to
look after ten insurgents. Gen. Cam
pos therefore requires $4,000 more
troops to crush the insnrrection.
Campos further says the insurgents
will only surrender on receiving
their independence and recommends
the Spanish government to adopt one
proposition or the other.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08
Riding the Niagara Falls.

The st. Thomas (Unt.) Journal is
responsible for the following state
ment: 1t seems that Rlondin and all
the race Of acrobats are to be outdone
in daring feats at the Niagara Falls.
One venturesume fellow is now con-
structing raft with which he eX-
poets to be able to ride the Falls in
perfect safety-going down with the
flood and floating away like one of
its own bright bubbles. The raft is
being built on scientific principles,
and 1t is expected by the inventor
that it will prove complete success.
Arrangements are being made with
the several railways terminating at
the Falls to run cheap excursions to
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08
CaStoriia.

complete substitute for Castor Oil, without its
unpleasant taste or recoil in the throat. The re-
suit Of 20 years. practice by DR.. Samuel Pitcher,
of Massachusetts.
Pitcher s castoria is particularly recommended
for chiliren. II destroys worms. assimilates the
food and allows natural sleep. Very cflicacious'
In Group, and for children Tcething, For Colds,
Fcycrishness. Disorders of the Bowels, and
Stomach Complaints, nothing is so elective, II
is as pleasant TO take honey, costs but a5 cents
and can be had Of any Druggist.
This is one of many testimonials:
CORNWALL, Lebanon Co. Pa, March IL. IA.
Dear SRI have used your Castoria in my.
practice for some time. take great pleasure in.
recommending ITO the profession us n safe, relia-
bic and agreeable medicine. 1t is particularly
ADAPTED 10 children where the rcpugnant taste or
Castor Oil Tenders ii so difficult to administer
E. A. FINDERS, M. ID.
Mothers who try Castoria will find that they
can sleep nights. and that their babies will be
healthy.
j r. IoSE8 CO., New York.
May 81 3mw
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08
"A Domestic Tragedy.


\ RocKFoRD, Iowa, Aug. 5.--Our cit
izens we're thrown into a feverish ex-
citement yesterday morning al the
announcement of the killing Of Mrs.
j. A. Hall by her husband. The par
ticulars are as follows: Hall has been
away from home for about two
months. Mrs. Hall has been in the
habit of staying with the ncighbors
OF nights. AS she entered her house
this morning he (HalD sprang upon
her, threw her to the floor. and stab
bed her with a knife until he suppos-
ed her dead. He then left the house
and went two miles south of town,
where he was found half an hour at
ter by pOssec of the citizens in the
last agonies of death, having taken
poison. Mrs. Hall is still alive, but
her situation is considered preearious,