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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-07
An Infuriated Monkey.

A tame monkey, belonging to a baker
named Hartz, in Atlanta, Ca, fiercely
attacked little child, two years old, of
a citizen named Harris. A brother, five
years old, was carrying his two-year-old
sister, when the monkey assailed him,
tearing with fearful force the child frem
his arms. The alarm was soon given,
and several parties came to the rescue.
The animal seemed terribly enraged, and
was tearing the child 's'fesh with horrid
ferocity. He was attacked with clubs
and sticks, but only after severe beat
ing would he relinquish his grip. 1t
was found that the enraged beast had
torn the flesh terribly ON her left arm,
and inflicted very severe wounds. They
We're not considered fatal. but it is cer-
tain that but for prompt aid the child
would have been tom to pieces by the
infuriatea beast.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-07
Mrs. Lofty anu 1.

Mrs. Lofty keeps a carriage,
So do L;
She has dapple- -grays to draw it,
None have 1;
She's no prouder with her coachman
Than ami,
With my blue-eyed laughing baby,
Trundling by.
I hide his face lest che should see
The cherub boy and envy me.
Her fine husband has white fingers,
Mine has not;
He could give his b. ide palace
Mine, cot.
Hers comes home beneath tho starlight
Meier caresses she;
Mine comes in the purple twilight,
Kisses me,
And prays that He who turns life's sands
Will hold his loved ones in bis hands.
Mrs. Lofty has her jewels,
So have I;
She wears hers upon her bosom,
Inside L;
She viii Lave hers at deaths portal,
By-and-by;
/ shall bear my treasure with me
When die,
For have love, a,-d she has gold
She counts her wealth. mine can't be told,
She has t'lose who love her-station,
None haeeI;
Bnt Nv" he true heart beside me
Glad am 1.
I'd not change it for kingdom,
No, not Il;
God will weigh it in His balance,
By-and-by,
And then the difference He'll define
'Twixt MIS-. Loftys wealth and mine
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-07
The Leech. .

Recent observations on the compare.
tive anatomy of this little animal, have
made known to us that just within it's
mouth it is furnished with three little
jaws, triangularly arranged, on each
side of which are inserted row of very
minute, sharp pointed teeth, much re-
sembliDg the teeth of saw. Each Jaw
has its appropriate muscular apparatus
for it's peculiar action, and thus is, ex.
planned the constant shape Of the wound
observed after the application of this
very useful animal. Annals of Ohensis.
try.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-07

Were all the towns and villages OF the
State sifted out, the rural increase would
be found to have been much less than
166 per cent. Ohio is fair average be-
tween the old and the new States. After
scanning all the townships of Ohio, and
separating the village, town and city
population from the grand total of the
State, we have reached the following re-
c11ltp.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-07

The Empire Of Japan is taade Of 8, 800
islands.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21
Avan Buren, County Man. Saw.

FARMINGToN, Aug. Z, 1873.
Mr.. EDITOR Not being prophet
nor the son of q prophet, still ! think
can see as far into mill stone as
the man that picks it, and with your
permission l wish to say to the readers
of the COURIER that am q Southern
man, born and raised in the sunny
South, and l love the South and
love the people; but God knows do
not like their actions. They are too
much like a hound pup. Give them
the door and they will take the house.
l heard man drink toast when
Grant was elected first, said he:
"Here is to America, as good q
country as ever laid out doors and
Americans enough in it to take care
of it and all that dom. like it."
Now, where are they all? Have
they gone to Europe or are they
dead? And is the country left to
the tender mercies of disloyalists,
scalawags, communists, greenback-
ers, and the like? If so good bye to
the much boasted home of the free.
But do hope that we have all seen
enough to open our eyes.
love good democrat but he il
not found with the modern democrat.
ic party. The Keokuk Consultation
says to Weaver, "Come out of your
hole and explain" but think he has
explained too much now, and the
best thing for him is to crawl further
in and draw the hole in after him
and etay there; and l think that all
greenbackers might as well save
their breath to cool their broth
Greenback bait is too thin. Look out
or the gars will steal it. Now, boys,
there are too many pusillanimoui
deniagogues at work trying all they
can, by any means, to get q nip q
Uncle Sans crib. They stop at moth
ing. Why, some of them are meau
enough to lick the butter off of a sicl
nigger's filter if no one was ookiuQ
Look at Potter's jug-handle investi
CATION it reminds me of the fellow
shearing the hog, heap Of fuss fo
little wool. OLD DICK.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21
CROPS In THESE PARTS.
A Chicago Estim ate Of the Spring
Wheat Product In the. North.
west.

CHICAGO, Aug. IA. - Howard,
White, Cromwell Il Co., publishers of
the Daily Commercial Bulletin, will
tomorrow issue an estimate of the
spring wheat crop of the Northwest.
Returns have been received from 27l
counties, in Iowa, Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas,
Missouri and Dakota. The aggre-
gate acreage in the counties reported
is {, 1874 600, against 1858, 600 last year
an increase of 34.SO per cent. The
estimated acreage for these States on
the basis Of these returns is 100000
against 7,l5S,OOO last year. The aa-
gregate yield is estimated at 12l $685.
COO bushels against 127, ,423, 600 bushels
last year, q decrease of 5, 75S, 600 BUSH
els, nothstanding the greatly increas-
ed acreage. The States of Minnesota
and Wisconsin show a decreased pro-
duction of eighteen millions bushels,
at the same time showing An increas-
ed acreage of 2,05S,OOO. The average
yield per acre is reported at 1871
against II 5 bushels last year. The
quantity in Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Iowa is generally reported poorer
and about one grade lower, while
that of other States exhibits little
char ge from that Of other States.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21
Geese or Gooses.

The particular kind of smoothing
iron known among tailors as i
goose" came near upsetting the rea-
son Of a bright young clerk and the
proprietor Of . Chicago tailoring
establishment, one day this week.
The manager wanted two Of the in
struments mentioned, and SO told the
clerk, but after the latter had sat for
some time writing out the order, he
looked up in bewildered way and
asked:
What !, do J, you call the plural of a
"Why, geese is the plural ofgoose,'
said the master.
"Well, you wouldn't have me write
an order for two tailor's geese, would
you?"
"That doesn't sound hardly sensi-
BILE in this CONNECTION" replied the
proprietor; show would it do to say
two tailor's gooses p"
The boy turned to the dictionary,
and shaking his head remarked:
"Webster doesn't give any such
plural as that to goose, and l amt
going to-"
The situation was growing serious,
when the clerk suddenly set to writ
Ing with the exclamation "Now I'll
fixitw
And the order which he soon hand
ed to the head of the house to sign
did fix it, for it read;
"Messrs. Brown \ Co., hardware
dealers, Fifth avenue: Please send
me q number one tailor's goose, and
by the eternal--send me another
just like it."
But further than this, the question
Of what IL the plural Of tailor,
goose has not yet been settled in thil
Itown, or any other that we know of
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21

WHEN JEFF Davis talks treason and
glorifies rebellion, the Southern pa
pers prate about free speech and indi-
vidual rights. But when a republic
an proposes to talk patriotism and
republlcanism in districts republican
or democratic, the tune Is changed.
A proposition was made to send Jere
Harelson into certain counties of Ala.
bama to make republican speeches.
This calls out from the Selma Gala.
Times the following, addressed tc
Harelson:
Eve know exactly what we are
talking about, and have weighed well
every word we here put in print. You
are in danger, you devil, and before
you know 1t, will bite yourself with q
snake. You cannot longer go ovel
Dallas county making incendiary
speeches to the negroes, and using ev.
cry means In your power to create ri
|ot and bloodshed. In doing such acts
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21

CAPITALISTS, says the Boston Her.
slld, shave about as much to complain
about as working men. Many who
thought themselves capitalists have
been ruined. Others have seen their
property steadily shrink. 1t is esti-
mated that the 'lecherous bondhold-
era, who hold railroads bonds and
stocks to the value of $2,5OO, ,O0O, 900,
are not getting cent for the use of
the money, have not for years, and
cannot guess when they will again.
The 'slimy' and 'serpent-like' owners
Of 500, 900, 900 worth of iron furnaces
and manufacturing establishments
have seen their money sink out of
sight. The midnight assassins' who
owned $500, ,OO0, 900 worth of shipping
are moaning by the shore, waiting for
their ships to come in. Yet these in
vestments have employed labor, and
some of them will permanently bene-
fit the country, though the investors
will never see the color of their mon
ey again. Meanwhile how can the
shorny-handed sons of toll make a
dollar by denouncing the men who
organize enterprises and employ la
bor? We advise them to pay no at
tention to blatherskites, and to vote
for honest and intelligent men for Of
fee, with the assurance that, when
capital can be most profltably invest
ed, labor will be best rewarded"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21
SWIFT SUICIDE.
A ManIac's Freak.

GREENFIELD, O., Aug. 12.-On the
Springfield, jackson and Pomery
Narrow Gauge Railway, No 2, .
through train from jackson to Spring.
field, arrived at Bainbridge at IL m.
to-day on time. The engineer and
fireman left the engine at the same
time, but for q moment. That mo-
ment was fatal. Albert Teppe, q
resident of Bainbridge, saturated
with whisky and with an already i'm
paired mind, the result of . drunken
life, approached the waiting train,
cut tho engine loose, boarded her,
pulled the throttle wide open, and
before anyone could speak or act, en-
gine and rider were flying over the
rails at the rate of fifty miles an hour.
Therace was short. Around the curve
across the long fill, to and across
Paint Creek Bridge, around the next
bend they flew, but in the next curve
it was too short and over went the en-
gine, wrecking herself badly bruis-
ing and fatally mangling the maniac.
He lived but q short time. The dis
tance run was about mile, the wreck
being on the bank of Buckskin Greek,
which the road follows for several
miles. Cutting the engine loose from
the train was providential there
were about thirty passengers aboard.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21
Liver in Kinr.

The liver is the imperial organ Of
the whole human system, - Il con.
tains the life, health, and happiness Of
man. When it is disturbed In its
proper action, all kinds Of ailments
are tho natural results. The digestion
of food, the movements of the hear,
and blood, the action of the brain and
nervous system, are all imme edistely
connected with the workings Of the
Liver. 1t has been successfully prov.
cd that Green's August Flower is un.
equalled in curing all persons afflicted
with Dyspcpsis or Liver Complaint
and all the numerous symptoms thai
result from an unhealthy condition ot
OF the Liver and Stomach. Sample
bottles to try 10 cents. Positively
sold in all towns on the Western Con,
tinent. .Throe doses will prove tha
it ID just what you want. Sold by J
L. Taylor b Co.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21
A special Washington telegram to
the Inter- Ocean says:


IA number of prominent Tennes-
seeans have been in Washington fol
several days, and it develops that their
mission here is to consult Judge Key
in regard to an independent party
movement in their State. The DEM
ocrats, it is claimed, are badly broken
up over republican issues, and it Is
probable that an independent conven-
tion will be held to nominate opposi-
tion candidates for a State ticket. The
gentlemen who are here say that II
the Postmaster General will accept an
independent nomination for Governor
the Republican Convention will en-
dorse him; and his election will be
certain. Judge Key is now holding
the matter under advisement, and the
chances are very favorable that he
will give the movement his approval.
He will not seek the nomination, but
if awarded him with any great degree
of unanimity, and if the republicans
are disposed to accept him, there is
no doubt he will consent to run. The
President, it is said, encourages him
to do so, although he will regret to
have him leave the Cabinet, but the
President thinks with Judge Key as
q leading candidate on an Independ-
ent- Democratic ticket, his Southern
policy could be subjected to very ia
vorable test"
That is all well enough, perhaps;
let the trial be made made, but ifany-
thing can be made out of the ex-rebel
element of Tennessee, but so-called
democrats, we shall be most agreea-
bly, surprised.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21
CONGRATULATORY.

LONDON, Aug. 16.-The Queen, in q
speech proroguing Parliament, at
tributes the pacific solution of diff
culties in the East largely to the sup
port of Parliament and believes the
peace concluded by the Congress of
Berlin will be satisfactory and dura-
BILE. The independence of Turkey
has been secured, the integrity of her
territory guaranteed and reforms in
her administration pledged by the
defensive convention between her
Majesty and the Sultan, in accord
ance with which Cyprus has been oc-
cupied by British forces. The Queen
praises the spirit and alacrity Of the
land and naval forces and refers with
especial qualification to the conduct
of the Indian army and the loyal at
titude of Indian princes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21
DARING DEED.
A Remarkably Cool and Sue.
cessful Robbery.
50, 100 0btalned-Descvlptlon ot
Four Of the 1oldest Train Rob-
bers extant.

ATCHIsoN, Kan, Aug. 13.-One OF
the boldest and most daring train
robberies that ever occurred in the
West took place about 80 this NOR
ming, about one mile below Winthrop
Junction, opposite this city. As train
No. 4 on the X. G., st. j. Il G. B. r.
r., south-bound, left Winthrop juno.
ton, Conductor Brown noticed four
men get on the platform between the
baggage car and first coach. Not
thinking of anything wrong, at the
usual time he left the baggage car
and started to 60 through the train.
The first persons he met were the
four men, standing on the Platform.
When he stepped on the platform the
acting loader pulled out two revolv-
ers and, holding them on him, order
ed him to go back into the baggage
car, at the same time ordering him to
hold up his hands. As they entered
the cor from the dark end, the first
man they met was Griffith, the bag
gageman, and he was ordered to hold
up his hands, while pistols were held
on him. A young fellow named
Mather, who was in the baggage car,
was then reached and given the same
order. Frank Baxter, Express Agent,
was sitting in chair, in the light end
of the car, with his bills in his lap
and the express safe open beside
him, busy doing his work. He had
not noticed the scene that was being
enacted in the car. His first knowi-
edge of danger was q revolver thrust
in his face, and he was ordered to
hold up his hands. The leader of the
gang then stepped up to his safe and
deliberately transferred the money
about $5, 100 to q sack they had with
them. Conductor Brown was then
asked if he had any money, and he
replied he had not. With their pistols
in his face they ordered him to stop
the train, and having no other alter
native he pulled the bell rope. As the
train slowed up the four men backed
out of the car, still covering the 9TH
ers with their pistols, and disappear
ed in the darkness. No swearing
was indulged in and the entire work
was done in less than five minutes.
The train was filled with passengers
but none knew of the robbery until
the robbers had escaped. The thieves
were cool and collected and went at
the work like old experienced hands. |
None of them were masked. The
following is the description obtained ::
A heavy, large man, six feet high, |
weight 200, light mustache, light chin
whiskers, brown hair, broad red face
and wore broad brim slouch hat. |
The one who went through the safe
was tall, wore slouch hat and had
on light coat reaching below his |
knees. The other two were of me-
dunn stature, rather stout-built:
dressed in dark clothing and wearing
slouch hats. They were about twen-
ty-four or twenty-five years of age.
No clue Of them vet.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21

A laughable incident took place at
the camp meeting grounds near Com.
anche, in this State, last week. The
minister noticed singular looking
chap standing near tree, who looked
as though he needed consoling, 90
he stepped up to him and asked /:
"Are you Christian ?" "No, sir"
said he, II am local editor Of Re-
publican paper" "Then in the name
of God let US pray" replied the devo-
ted minister, with clasped hands,
Tribune.
This shows that a Republican local
cditor is not past praying for. If he
had been Democrat or g. B. editor,
and especially one who had followed
Judas example in betraying his par
ty. his only refuge would have been
to draw a rope over limb Of the
tree and hang himself.-Muscatine
Journal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21

The Alta Californian thinks tha,
Bessie Turner has been eclipsed BY :
Kansas woman, who claims to have
been carried four miles and married
to a man she hates, while in hel
sleep.
Making the best of it is a good rule
for everybody. "What is the mat
ter 7" asked lawyer of his coach
man. "The horses are running away,
SIR" "Can you not pull them up?"
81 am afraid not" "Then, said the
lawyer, after judicious delay, "run
into something cheap"
The Congregationalist tells story
of member Of fashionable up
town congregation in New York City,
who called at music store and in.
qnired: "Have you the notes Of q
piece called the "Song of Solomon p
saying: "Our pastor referred to il
yesterday morning ss an exquisite
gem, and my wife would like to learn
to play it."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21
GOV. CARPENTERS LETTER.

DES MONIES, L., Aug. lO, 1878.
Hon. BuREN r. SHERMAN, Des
Moines, Ioaca--Dear Sir: / have
read the foregoing letter Of ex-Gov-
ernor Kirkwood in respect to the
course Of affairs In the Executive De-
partments of the State and especially
as to the responsibility attaching to
the several officers in connection with
the affairs Of the Penitentiary under
the administration of the late War
den Craig, and fully and freely en-.
dorse them as true. Yours respect
fully, &C. CARPENTER.
Could exoneration of any man be
more complete than these letters, with
the forerunning statements of our
own, as obtained from the records,
make of Auditor Sherman from all
the charges brought against him !!
And can even the democratic editors
OF the State refrain from saying to
the public that their assertions have
been wrong, and that in justice to a
man, the peer in honor aad chivalry
to any Of them, Bnren II Sherman
stands acquitted Of any and all of the
wrong doings that they have charg.
ed?
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21

THE Irish Leader and Pilot, Chica
go, speaking of the currency agitation
by a certain class of politicians, says
But learned disquisitions on the
nature of money will not help the
present unprecedented stringency o.
finance. What the country wants il
not money, but business something
to start the accumulated money into
circulation. Nothing else can heir
trade. No matter what may be the
currency Of the land, whether gold,
silver or paper; no matter what may
be the policy of the government-re.
sumption, contraction or imitation
those who have nothing to give in
exchange reap no benefit from an in.
crease in the circulating medium Of
the land.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21
Railroad Accident.

CINCINNATI, Aug. Is, 3p. m.-The
way freight on the Marietta & Gin
cinnati railroad, while on . heavy
grade near Chillicothe, Ohio, last
night, struck . horse causing the en-
gine and % cars to leave the track
Pat Shane, fireman, Aont Henry,
brakeman, were killed andJ. Batter
ton, engineer was severely scalded
and bruised.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21
PARLIAMENT pRoRoGUEp.

LONDON, Aug. 16.-The session ol
Parliament was prorogued to-day, by
the Queen until the End of Novem-
Der, 1873. In the royal speech which
was read on the occasion, the Queen
congratulates Parliament on the con-
clusion of peace by the Berlin con-
gress, and the Cypress treaty is re-
ferred to as guarantee of Turkish
independence and a pledge of re-
form. The conduct of the troops is
highly praised.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21
0t0l AHcido0t q

CINCINNATI, Aug. 15.-While four
men were engaged in putting q new
roof on the Gaylord Iron and Pipe
Works at Newport, KY, yesterday af-
ternoon, one of the centre beams gave
way and the roof fell in, carrying tho
workmen with it. JAS. O'Brien suf-
fered severe internal injuries and con-
cussion Of the brain; j. w. Fenton
had an arm and jaw broken; John
Good was injured in the legs and
head. The two first will probably
die.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21
FOREIGN.
An Assassin Heheade1

BERLIN, Aug. l6.-Emil Hoedel,
who attempted the assassination of
Emperor William, May 10th. in ave.
nue. Unter den Linden, was beheaded
this morning, in the court yard of the
new prison. The imperial warrant,
dccrecing that justice should take it's
course, was signed on the 8th of the
present month. Hoeders age was
about 81. On trial he protested that
he had not intended to take the lifo
of the Emperor, but sought to sacri-
flee his own life in q public manner
in order to create sympathy for the
suffering people; but witnesses testi-
fed that Hoedel leveled his weapon
directly at the Emperor.