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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-11
ANOTHER CAUSE

may be assigned which may have ad.
ded somewhat to her already depress-
ed state of mind. Her brother-in-
law went on visit to Europe, and al
the time Of the lady's death was on
his way home, bringing with him his
ceased made efforts to obtain work
in several families in the city. because
of the increase of her sisters family
on the return of the party from Eu.
rope. The lady did not succeed in
obtaining work, and this failure nc
doubt added to her troubled mind
thinking she was burden to her sis.
ter's family who are only in moderate
circumstances. The saddest part ol
the story is that the deceased leaves 8
beautiful and
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-11

WASHINGTON, July 2.--Thc COM
mission Of John l.. Thomas, Collector
of the port Of Baltimore, in place OF
Mr.. Wilkins, suspended, was signed
by the President to-day.
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Don't you think. Philip" said Mrs
Schottguhn, as she drew the darnin9
block ont of the completed stocking,
:. that its awful mean we've got TO pay
out so much for baby carriagef"
i do, indeed, Cynthia" said Philip as
he stopped 10 pick up the apple and the
paper box. but / think (picking up the
spool and listing) that it would (red APP
ple) be a good deal doll and spoon
meaner (shears) if we had (braceleD no
baby basket, tin pail cover, and rattle
box to buy one for, and L"
Here the baby made one grand sweep
of everything on the table, and while the
Majors back was creaking with the eff
fort TO pick them all up promptly, he
heard a cry, and looking round he saw
the baby, who had in some mysterious
way freed herself, swinging in the air,
suspended by her head. which was
jammed between the edge of the table
and the top of the high chair. The stock
ing flew one way, the work-basket an
other, and before Philip could straighten
himself up Cynthia had the baby safe in
her arms.
"Philip," how could you do that and
the baby, too, safe on her mothers breast
turned reproachful look on the dumb
founded Major, and then, signing deeply
turned 10 her mother again. nestled down
closer, flung one little hand up against
her mothers throat. and. still signing
went fast sleep.
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Packard Retires-

Packard in retiring from the contest IN
Louisiana wrote letter bitterly the
course pursued By the general government
and concluding rs follows: Had the General
Assembly continued in session in the State
House ! should have deemed it my luty to
have asserted and defended the government to
the last. notwithstanding the withdrawal of
the troops, but with the Legislature disin-
tegrated and no prospect Of present success, 1
cannot task your tried fidelity by asking you
to longer continue TO aid me in the struggle l
have thus far maintained. / therefore announce
10 YOU that am compelled to abstain for the
present from all active assertion Of my gov
eminent. waive none Of my legal rights
but Weld only to superior forces. am dis
couraged by the fact that one by one the
republican State governments of the South
have been forccdtO succumb to force or fraud
or policy Louisiana, the first State re-
habilitatcd after the war is the last State
whose government thus falls and l believe it
viii be among the first 10 uprisc itself again to
the place Of equal and honest representation.
| advise that you maintain your party organi-
zation and continue to battle for the rights
~ citizenship and free government. We
strive for these and not for man or men.
II grieyes me beyond expression that the
heroic efforts you Es,c made and the cruel
sufierings Won have undergone TO maintain
Republican principles in Louisiana have had
this bitter ending. To those who have 50 gal
lantIy stood by me in the long contest we have
passed through l tender my heartfelt thanks
and 10 all cOusel peace, patience, fortitude and
a firm trust that eventually right and justice
will prevail
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Keen Satire.

In the days Of Andrew Jackson, during
hotly contested political conflict, in
front of village store were gathered a
squad of workers-the village wire-pul-
lers men who were spending their time
and breath for the party, and who were
looking for office. every one of them,
engaged in discussing the prospects of
the situation. While they were thus en-
gagged in feeling self-confident and jubi-
liant, an old stager of the opposing party,
named Sam Belkoop, came up. Ordi-
narily Sam was reserved, and mindful of
his own business, but in exciting times
like the present when he had . a few
glasses aboard he could be loquacious.
The party of politicians, all known TO be
hungry for government pap, hailed Sam
rather ironically, asking him how went
the battle on his side. Said Sam:
/ don't know. gentlemen, as | can give
you any information on that subject, but
| can tell you bit ola story"
All, that was just.th thing" Fire away,
Samuel, let us have it,"
Sam, took seat upon an empty nail
key, and told as follows:
Once upon a time there was great
King who had philosopher in whose
judgment he alwass put the utmost con-
fidence. On certain morning the King
took it into his head that he wanted to
go out a hunting, and having summoned
his mobiles; and all the chief men of his
court, and made necessary preparations
he called his philosopher and asked him
if it would rain during the day. The
philosopher said it would not; so the
King and his mobiles, and all his great
men departed. Upon approaching the
forest they met cOuntryman mounted up
on iackass, who advised them to return
assuring them that it would very soon
rain +" BAH" cried the King.
docs this fellow know more than my
philosopher Let us ride on
So on they rode and had just entered
| the forest when the rain came down in
torrents, driving them to the nearest shell
| ter which they reached drenched to the
skin, bitterly lamenting that they did not
1 take the rustic's advice. When they re-
turned to the palace the King sent for his
philosopher, and having soundly berated
him for letting himself be outdone by a
country rustic, dismissed him. Then he
sent for the countryman, intending to
install him into the vacant office.
''Tell me- said the King, when the
man appeared before him, how you knew
| it would rainln
Il didn't know, sir" replied the coun-
! tryman," my jackass told me-"
"Mercyr' cried the monarch in great
establishment. "How did he tell you!"
It's a way he has, your majesty, OF
picking up his ears and snutfling the
air."
And thereupon the King sent for the
jackass, and allowed the countryman to
go home; and the jackass was installed
into the office made vacant by the re-
tirement of the philosopher All" con-
cuded Sam, with a woful shake of the
head, "the poor King little dreamed the
calamity that simple act was to bring up
on his kingkom!"
g How sol" demanded the auditors
eagerly.
Why" replied Sam, very gravely
= from that day to this every jackass Ii
clamoring for Officer
Samuel Belkoop was invited into the
store to take something, but he did not go
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A Good Mother.

From the San Antonio Herald.
Look here" said an excited Fourth
Warder to neighbor who had a biting
dog, you have got to kill that dog Of
yours or III do it. He nearly bit my
mother, and old lady of ninety-five years
and in feeble health. It's simply in
famous" The owner of the dog looked
sorry and said he did not wonder at
the other man for being so anxious
about the health of the author of his
being, to whom he owed so much.
i" Taint that, replied the kind son, but
she isn't long for this world, anyhow, and
f she gets dog-bit at her time of life she
will never split another stick of wood, or
fetch another bucket of water and his
voice actually grew husky and he wiped a
tear from the end of his nose.
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The Equitable Life Assurance Society
Reports.

From the y. y. Evening Post, April H.
The reports which are published in the
EreniRq Post to-day with respect TO the
condition and management of the Equita-
BILE Life Assurance Society scarcely need
extended comment. 1t is manifest that
in these reports we have an exact and full
setting forth of all the facts mich can
possibly concern the public; that there has
been no disposition on the part of the so
ciety's officers to shun examination or to
make concealment; and that the voluntary
committee, from which one of the reports
comes, have not hesitated TO criticise free
V whatever they have found in the man
agement deserving of censure. In a
word the reports are what they ought TO
be, and they have the fullest weight with
the public.
The conclusion to be drawn from them
is that the company is entirely sound, and
that it has never been otherwise.
They serve even at a time of much un-
certainty and suspicion, to restore full
confidence in the society, whose manage
mentis thus exhibited to the public; and
the management we must confess seems
to have been characterized by great en-
terprize and energy coupled with much
skill. Even the large expenditure on the
buildings of the company in New York
and Boston is found to yield a combined
return OF IL per centum net. Presum-
ing that everybody has read the reports
it is not necessary to quote from them
here, but they must be very gratifying
reading to the policy-holders, who thus
find their trust has not been misplaced.
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Take one pint bowlful of salt Goldfish
picked up very fine, and two pint bowl
fuls of cold raw peeled potatoes; put to-
gether into cold water and boil until the
potatoes are thoroughly cooked. Remove
from the fire and drain off all the water;
mash with potato-masher; add piece
of butter the size of an egg; two well-beat
en- eggs; pepper and salt to taste. Mix
we'll and fry in hot lard, butter or drip
pings. Do not freshen the fish before
boiling. These cakes meet with much
favor wherever made.
Hop Yeast.-A large handful of hops
boiled briskly in three quarts of water
for full half hour. Then mix in half a
cup of brown, sugar, one spoonful of gin
ger and one of salt. Boil all together
five minutes and strain. When milkwarm,
and one cup of yeast When risen light,
use. Allow, as in potato yeast, cup to
each loaf Put in three raisins, and a
pinch of soda in the yeast that is corked
and reserved for another time.
The Nec England Farmer says: Zone
great drawback to the profits of farming
in our latitude is the long, cold winter
when we are obliged to consume the stores
laid up in the summer, but if we would
take little more pains in preparing for
cold weather and in protecting ourselves
and our cattle, our profits would be in
creased more than we might at first sup
pose. Our barns are too cold, and it will
pay to make them warmer. Boards are
cheaper than hay"
BrocHed PotatOes-Peel cold, boiled
potatoes and slice, neatly, one-fourth OF
an ince thick or less. Lay out each slice
flat upon a griddle, or the bottom of a
frying-pan, barely rubbed over with an
oiled cloth, so that they will not stick;
even that will not be necessary. if it be
very smooth. Cover closely until brown
on one side, then turn and brown on the
other, covering again, TO prevent their be-
coming dry and hard. Mashed potatoes
may be neatly sliced ami Drowned in the
same manner. Serve warm They al
palatable and wholesome.
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Running a Rapid i'm a Birch Canoe.

incidentally 10 his narrative of Sea
Trout Fishing in .Scribner for May, Mr..
A. r. Macdonough gives the following
description Of necessary experience
on the rivers that feed the st. Lawrence:
In this sort of surf, half stone, half
water common wooden boat would be
bumped to pieces in five minutes. The
only thing that can float in it, the birch
canoe, is one of those marvels of clever
adoption that look like genius. Such a
canoe is really nothing but basket with
pointed ends and stiffened sides You
sit, float, and toss in her as you would In
a basket, and without most watehtul per
pendiculaIity and tiresome tention OF
nerves in balance, you tip out OF her as
you would out of a basket. She is a mere
single skin of bark sewed together with
deer-sinews. trimmed with slight ash or
birch strips, and connected across at top
by five slender thwarts, or "bords," mod
eled in all her lines so that the deepest
point is along the middle bottom, and she
turns in the water every way as on apivot
The draft, with two men aboard, is three
to four inches. Buoyant, of elastic frame,
unsteady to the lightest touch, endways
or sideways, she answers to skillful con-
troll, like a sentient thing and throws a
clumsy rider like mustang. With her
light grace and delicate color she is the
lady OF water-craft.
The skill of these canoe-men is Won
derful. only gained by long practice from
early childhood Nearing the foot of the
rapid, while yet in still water, the guide
drOps the paddle, stands erect with his
setting -pole in the extreme stern, his boy
in the same attitude at the point OF the
bow, and studies the eddies and stones
intently. In a moment she IS swung
alongside a rock, her peak thrust just
round it across the stream-then with
mighty drive from the poles she darts dl-
agonally through the torrent and whrls
her tail down stream, under the lee OF
another rock few feet higher up. She IS
again held hugging the granite by main
force, and edging forward till the beat OF
the water boiling up astern OF her center
helps to lift her on, and with another
powerful send she shoots across upward
again to the next covering point. She
threads her intricate way among the
powders by repetition OF. these zigzag
dashes, sometimes missing the aim and
crashing back against rock, sometimes
beaten aside by the pole slipping on the
bottom, with the guides eye quick at
every turn, and his muscles steadily
braced. The mems pose, alertness and
strength form a study. At times she
must be thrust up by sheer power against
the dead rush of the torrent, gaining inch
by inch.
David's cries to his boy rise above the
noise fthe water" P0usse drrete tanes
Teauf hale reaui Gtttre b0rd pOusse,
mousse au Ioinfn Accidents occur, but
seldom from miscalculation- If pole
should snap while the stress Of the flood
beats on her, the canoe may be whirled
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Corn Culture.

B. F. Johnson of Champaign, H.. fur
nishes an article to the published, Trans
actions of the State Board of Agricul-
ture,n ON the varieties, culture and most
profitable use of Indian corn. The best
variety in any region is stated to be that
which fifty years of cultivation have
shown to be the best for that locality, al
ways giving the preference, if any, for
procuring seed to more southern lati-
tude. The cultivation recommended is
in accordance with the practice of the
best farmers; the enriching, instead of
looking toward manure or artificial fer
tilizers, is TO be the turning under of
green crops-clover, timothy or blue
grass sod To fortify this position, Mr.. J.
gives two or three experiments of his
own and their results. He planted five or
six acres on old prairie, after manuring
heavily the previous autumn and winter
with cow, pig and horse manure; planted
nearly four feet each way, cultivated
as usual, and in September good judges
estimated the coming crop equal tn
eighty-five or ninety bushels per acre, the
ears being large and numerous, seven or
eight feet above ground, on stalks aver
aging eleven or twelvs feet high. But
after husking, the scales corrected the es-
innate, and cut it down to less than fifty
bushels per acre.
Another field, which had been under
drained, and heavily MANFRED previous
years, was planted in nearly the same way
the year before, which was accompanied by
a severe drought, and it brought less than
forty bushels per acre. In the third ex-
pertinent, the field was lightly manured,
and planted, not in equal rows, but in
drills four feet apart. The stalks were
nine inches in the rows. When few
inches high, each stalk had small hand
full of ashes-over ton for the whole
field. 1t was cultivated repeatedly
through the season. 4 storm in Septem-
Der Frustrated third or so of the stalks.
The growth was about nine feet high, the
ears numerous and heavy. After husking,
weighing the ears, and estimating eighty
pounds to the shelled bushels, the field
was found to have yielded over eighty
our bushels per acre. Mr.. j. ascribee
this heavy product to the application OF
the ashes. This may have been correct in
part; but we have found invariably, when
the measured experiment has been made,
that % per cent more is obtained from
well-managed drills than are from what
are termed hills at equal distance each
way. Very frequent cultivating will
acre.-C0untry Gentleman.
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neport orthe LouI.Iana lommi..Ion.

The Louisiana Committee has submitted
i report to the President announcing the ter
mination Of their labors. The following is the
salient point made: ~ matters stood on OIL
arrival here, the legal title Of the respective
claimants 70 the office Of Gov nor depended
upon the question we have stated There was
no judicial tribunal acknowledged to be au-
thOritativc by.both parties BY which il could be
solved. For reasons already given, the only
hope 81 practical solution was by union Of
- many members Of the rival Legislatures as
would make a Legislature with constitution
II quorum in both Senate and House. Of men,
acrs whose title to seals Is valid under either
view of the law. With a Legislature Of undis-
puted authority, the settlement Of other ques
lions could, as stated in the letter Of instruc-
Bion TO ou Commission from the Secretary Of
state. be gradually worked ont by the prcva-
lent authority which the Legislative power
when undisputed, is quite competent TO ex-
ert n composing conflicts in the coordinate
branches Of the government. Within the last
three days this first great step in restoring
peace To the State has been accomplished, in
consequence Of the withdrawal Of members
from the Packard to the Nichols Legislature
The latter body has eiShty-seven returning
board members in the House and thirtv-two
returning-board members ia the Senate. Six
ty-one members constitute a constitutional
quorum in the House. and nineteen in the SEN
ate.
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The Liverpool Courier's London CORES
pondent telegraphs that the British govern
ment has resolved to interfere between Russia
and Turkey. I have the highest authority
for stating that Her Majesty's government has
just been called upon by Austria to fulfil her
engagement under the tripartite treaty Of 1856
for protecting the integrity Of the Ottoman
empire, and that decision has been come to
at a Cabinet meeting. The Cabinet resolved
as a first step, to make formal request to the
Russian government to state the object OF
military operations now being undertaken
against the Ottoman government and define
the extent to which it is proposed to carry
those operations The correspondent also
learns that the Austrian government viii adj
dress an inquiry Of the same purport to Rus
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broadside on, and capsized Then there
is a rolling and tumbling upon the rocks,
struggling for footing, sometimes with
hard bruises,-or if near the foot of the
rapid, one may be swept into deep water
and must keep clutch on the point of a
canoe till she drifts into shadows.
cept in the larger rivers, there is notmuch
danger of drowning. The guides prefer
ascending to going down rapid, as the
risk of the canoe getting beyond their
control is much less when the water
drives against her in sight. They are very
cautious too, to avoid straining or bruis-
ing the boas you act as if this canoe
belonged TO YOU" David would re.
proach MS boy at a careless movement.
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followed each other in bright succession,
till it was little wonder that my sister
and I went TO bed thoroughly exhausted,
to pass night of mingled dreams and
sleeplessness, under the canopy of our
queer old dingy ur-poster.
In the morning, we woke TO find a
smart little snow-storm going on, but
none the less CHEEKY was the breakfast
with Mr. Dickens; for his was
gayety dependent neither on weather, nor
hours, nor people.
Through the softly falling snow we
came back together 10 London, and on
the railway platform parted with hearty
Misunderstanding from the man who will
forever be enshrined in our hearts as the
kindest and most generous, not 70 say
most brilliant, of hosts.-F'rom ''Our Let
ter" st. Nicholas for Nay.
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Fire I'm Montreal.

A fire in Montreal on the Goth of April
broke out in the Montreal Novelty Works
building, South Turbin street. All efforts to
save the building were fruitless. 1t was five
stories high Soon the walls fell out with
crash, breaking through the roof of store,
and completely demolishing number OF
sheds and Out-hOuses. Eight firemen who
were playing upon the roof of the sheds and
when the wall fell in, were buried under the
ruins. Eight men were killed outright and
ten more or less badly injured. Loss Of
buildings about $4,000.
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Hayes'IndIan Policy.

The extra session of the Board of Indian
Commissioners, now in session in Washington,
accompanied by Secretary Schurz and Indian
Commissioner Smith, called on the President
for the purpose Of learning his views on the
Indian peace policy. The President said he
knew no reason why the Indian policy of the
late administration should not be continued.
Secretary Schurz remarked that while in pri-
vate life he has given his earnest support to
this policy, and he saw no reason why he
should not sustain it as Secretary of the In
terior
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Tn. wneatrpx,ana has Received.

The following statement of the Bureau
Of Statistics shows the imports of wheat into
the United Kingdom during the fifteen mouths
ending March 21st, 1877: From the United
States. hundred weight, "a 299,162; from Rus
STA, 1OIl2.44 from British India, 1886, 200;
from Germany, 2.92S,O13; from France, 81 ,s67;
from Egypt, 2,452, O7O; from Turkey, Wallachia
and Moldavia, 1,44l, lS3; from British North
America, 2 ,4S2, 059 from Chilli, 994,6l9; from
other countries, 36s3691 Total, 52,956,S5s or
nearly one hundred million bushels, of the
value of e2SOS5.OO7. During the same period
there was imported 749O51 hundred weight of
wheat -four. of which 2,749579 was received
from the United States.
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existing treaties with all Indians; appropria-
tons for consolidating agencies; generous APP
preparations for educational purposes; discon-
tinuanee Of tribal relations; extention Of the
law for the protection Of life and property;
allotments Of land; establishment Of industrial
and agricultural boarding schools; compelling
the attendance Of all between seven and eigh-
teen years Of age; issue OF supplies to be made
to the heads Of families; increased salaries to
Indian agents.
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In the South Carolina Senate ID. L.
Walker. Republican Senator from Chester, I'M
der Indictment of larceny and brcech Of trust
sent in his resignation. This leaves the Senate
sixteen Democrats, sixteen Republicans and
one independent. In the House twenty-one
contumacious members, who refused to recog
nize the constitutional House, were admitted
to seats and sworn in, after first being brought
to the bar and made to apologize for contempt.
There are still about thirty Republicans in con-