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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

Boise Cry, June 22.-Parties from
Fort Hall, via Wood river and Big
Camas prairie, report having seen
two hundred Indians on Wood river
about 200 miles east of this place
who claim to be friendly and on their
way to Fort Hall agency. These In.
dams are scouts and struggling rein.
forcements on their way from the
east to join the main body, now in
the neighborhood Of STEMS noun.
tain. They are keeping up regular
line of communication between the
Lava Bed region and the place OF
rendezvous, and watching the move
ment of the troops. Major Sanford,
who is tonight at Canyon creek, forty
miles east of this place, will arrive
here tomorrow night, and go with
Gen. Grover to join Gen. Howard in
Malheur county. Gen. Howard with
about 400 men will proceed to-mor-
row in the direction of Stein noun
tain where it is understood the Indi-
ans have encamped, and decided to
make stand.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

MAGOLD PLATED wAFrUDa. Cneene1l
~ IN the known world. 60sn00 V0ack In g
VOAoerss. Address 4, CouIrsH I CO, chieaGN
NY N-wly
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26
WEEKLY COURIER,
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

y
For Secretary of State,
i. A. T. HULL,
OfDayis County.
For Auditor Of State,
buren, II. SHERMAN,
OF Polk County.
For State Treasurer,
GEORGE w. BEM1S,
OF Buchanan County.
For Register of the State Land Office,
j. X. POWERS,
OfCass County.
For Justice of the Supreme Court,
... j. A. ROTHROCk,
ofCedar County.
For Attorney General,
j. +. MCJUNK1N,
otwashineton County.
For Clerk of the supreme Court,
Z. J. HOLMES,
OF jackson County.
For Reporter of the supreme Court,
JOHN S. RUNNELLS,
of Polk County.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

democrats alone; they were most cul-
pable, but there We're merepublicans
who We're guilty also.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

AN industrious Congressman who
has been carefully looking up the
gold and silver question gives the fol-
lowing as the total amount ofprecious
metals now in use in the world:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

THE action of President Hayes in
the appointment of the Silver Com
mission to attend the International
Conference, is unpardonably offensive
and inexcusable. The voice of the
people of this country has been ex-
pressed overwhelmingly against the
views of the President upon the ques-
ton of what shall be the specie STAN
dard i'm this country, and the Presi-
dents conduct in putting this com.
mission into the hands of those who
are opposed to the expressed will Of
the people is even violation of or.
binary decency. We have no patience
with it and will not withhold charac
terizing it as deliberate outrage or
the part of the President. We car
attribute it to no other source thar
that itsprings from petty contempt
ible spite INDUCED in by the President
against Congress for passing the silver
bill overhisveto. The Chicago Tib,o,'
speaking of this matter says:
cit is useless to disguise the feeling
that the President is clearly censura
bic for the part he has taken i'm this
affair. Hestarted out with the knOwl
edge that the reconciliation act, pro
viding for this Conference, had beer
passed over his veto by three-fourth:
of both Houses of Congress, and wa:
approved by fully nine-tenths of the
American people. He had been very
properly rebuked by the immediate
and overwhelming passage of the law
over his veto, without any reference
to committee or further considers
ton. This rebukeshOuld have taught
him that he had erred in setting W
his own preference rgainst that o.
Congress and the people. His plain
duty thereafter was to do everything
in his province to carry out the law
i'm the spirit i'm which it was passed
and to lead up to the realization OF
the purpose at which it was aimed.
In selecting the Commissioners to
serve at the Conference suggested by
the United States Government, it was
clearly his duty TO appoint three men
who would be thoroughly in sympa-
thy with the maintenance of the
double standard i'm this country, and
who would do everything in their
power to secure an international
agreement upon the relative proper
tions of gold and silver coin as the
surest means of sustaining the double
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26
'otal gold and silver used as


OF the above total the United States
possesses about $500, 0O0, 900, one halt
of which is used as money and the
other half in plate, jewelry and the
arts.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

WASHINGTON, June 24.-The Potter
investigation committee resumed its
session to-day, Potter presiding
Mrs. jerks on entering the room
made very dignified bow to the
members of the committee and took
seat in the witness chair.
Springer commenced her cross ex.
animation by referring to the state.
ment of witness Saturday, that no one
except herself knew aught of the orig.
inal document known as the Sherman
letter.
Off no one excepting yourseli
knows aught Of the original docu-
ment you must have written itp
Al did.
Witness said she dictated the letter
and positively refused to say to whom
she dictated it. She remembered the
names of some of the people who
were in the parlor at the time tho let
ter. was written but refused to tell
them. Witness being again asked il
the letter was in her hand writing
said, and l again refuse TO answer
whether it was in my hand writing
or not: You must draw your own
inferences in that case.
Witness then stated that she alone
now knew any thing of the original
letter, adding 'Ferhaps some one has
died since.
Springer-Yes, Mr.. Weber has
died since.
Witnesses sir, il is q great pity.
Continuing witness said the letter
was addressed on the face DAM
Weber and James Il. Anderson.
; Springer requested witness, hand.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

l Ausos AASu AsAbS w CoCb VuuL BIG uaU
never received any money whatever.
Gen. Sheldon had requested witness
to visit Mrs. Weber with view to
having her come to Washington.
Springer-Is it not fact that Shell
don wanted Mrs. Weber to come to
New Orleans and make affidavit that
there was no such document as the
so-called Sherman letter in exist
ence?
Witness-No, sir, you are entirely
mistaken about that.
Springer inquired if witness receiv.
ed any other consideration from Gen.
Sheldon excepting her actual ex-
penses.
Witness-(Very sharply No sir, il
was but four dollars. You need not
distress yourself aboutit.
Witness was asked if she would
produce the letters desired Tomorrow
morning If they arrived:
A-Oh, yes, if they arrive l will
produce them.
Gen. Henry v. Boynton, cores
pondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette,
was recalled and said the President
never, during their conversation,
gave him to understand that Anderson
was in possessiono of political secrets.
He derived the impression entirely
from newspapers. Gen. Comfy was
present during the entire CONVERSE
ton and heard all including the An
derson matter.
Gen. Butler inquired if witness ev.
er had an interview with any one in
Washington regarding Anderson
and had stated that the President
had appointed Anderson and others
connected with dirty work in Louisi.
ana, in order to keep their mouths
closed.
Gen, Boynton replied that he had
never talked of the matter in that way
to any one.
Witness stated in answer to maui.
ries that when the McYeagh Commits
sion was appointed he had conversed
with Messrs. Hawiey and Harlan
both, before they left Washington for
New Orleans and after they had re-
turned.
Gen. Butler requested witness to
state as nearly as he could the CONVEX.
sation which transpired between him
and these gentlemen concerning the
La. commission.
Gen. Boynton said he had no con.
versation other than that which per.
tanned to regular newspaper work
and would he pleased to answer any
particular question Butler might
ask.
Rptler-Was there any thing said
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

Witness said size had met VIM. f.
Chandler, and he had read her some
thing that sounded like the Sherman
letter, but Chandler discredi'ed its
a MT tinifu
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

Each package contains DR.. Sanforda Imnyoycd
lnhaling Tube, with full directions for use IN all
cases. Price. $i00. For sale by all Wholesale and
Retail Druggists throughout tho United States and
Canadas. WEEKS Il POTTER, General Agents
and Wholesale Druggists. Boston Mass
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-11-28
GIVEN AWAY! f. :
A Book to Every Subscriber!
The Home Guide, !

A Book by 900 Ladies
Is the title Ola volume of 16C
pages, bound i'm cloth, contain
ing about 1000 practical re-
ceipts aAd llinIs,, on Cookery,
Household, Toilet, Sick Room,
etc. 1t contains more informa-
ton than the $3.50 anu 81 cook
books, besides possessing the
important advantage OF being
Practical Experiences Of Proc
Gl"Home" Keepers. 81 81
These select, original and
practical contributions from SO
many ladies, have never before
appeared in book Iorm. Good
judges have predicted its sale
to be hundreds of thousands.
Ten thousand copies were ORDER
ed before onencopy came from
the bindery. We have exclusive
controLof the book inihis local.
ity, and it cam be lobtained only
through this Office. &, M
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-11-28
Brains on a Farm.

Brain work, and that of tho
Iclearest kind, comes into prof
table play quite as well on q
farm as anywhere else. Look
ahead-get a fair view Of the
position; have plouslting, SOW
ing, harvesting, and selling, all
done at the proper time; never
hurry, but always drive work
ahead. Know in the evening
what you intend to do next day.
Have your rainy day and your
clear day work designed before
hand. Always bring into req
uisition the full means for CON-
passing the desired end, in short
study and understand your bus
mess, and you will enjoy it and
thrive on it. .-......,-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-11-28
DrIVii, gofSnakes.

Every species of snake may
be permanently driven away
from an infested place By, plan
ing gcraniums.l Iii South At
RIGA the Caffir people thus rid
their premises of snakes. 1t is
related that a missionary of
Africa had his parsonage sur
rounded by a narrow belt Of
geraniums, which effectually
protected the residence of Iall
kinds of snakes. A few yards
away from this belt a snake
would occasionally be found.
1t is well known that the whole
geranium genus is highly redo
ientol volatile oils emon-scen-
ted, musk-scented and pepper
mint-scented. What, therefore,
is aplcasant nosegay for d man
Is repugnaiit TO the serpent
tribe. eaH a ~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-11-28
ODD-FELLows.

Calhoun Lodge No. 90, Jas B Wilson, N
g.; G. B. Boyles, Rec Sec.-meets every Fri
day night.
Lincoln No. 80, Lynchburg, J. L. Ashby,
n. G.; W Holt, Rec. Secretary--meets LIST,
3rd and 9th Saturday nights.
Unity No. 81, Petersburg, +. B. Terry,
n. g; II. H. Talley, Rec. Secretary-meets
every other Thursday night.
OAK Hill No. I39, Norris Creek, T. L. VIII
hanson, n. g.; w. H. Wright, Rec. Sec
meets every other Saturday night.
Mulberry 148, J. A. d. Middleton, n. c.;
j. C. Sebastian, Sec-meets every other
Thursday night.
Surprise No 153, Flyatville, G C Pierce,
N. g.; Geo w Counts, Secretary-meets
every Thursday night.
Chestnut Ridge Isl, D Foster, N G.;
w 3 FREEMAN, Sec; meets every Saturday
night.
Evening Star No. ISL, Pleasant Plains, j
FrankL5s Smith, n. G.; II. NJ. Beasy,
See,-meets LIST and Ord Saturday nights.
Kelso 1T2, n. N. jenkins, \. e.; G
George, See.-meets every other Saturday
night.
LIyoBia Lodge No. =, Daughters Of Re-
peeea, Flyntville, J II G Duff, n G; Mrs
Carrie Beckett, v G.; G w Counts, Sec'y-
meets 1st Saturday each month at O'Clock.
Serene, Ne. 1885, Georges Store, J Col
den, n. g; 81 A ksefng, Sec.--Ineets every
Saturday night.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-11-28
seoret Orders
MASONIC-


Jackson Lodge No. 6s, F. and A. NJ.
Fayetteville, T.. j Bruce, W. NJ; B. M.
Hatcher, Sec.--meess 1st Monday night in
each month.
Petersburg No. 1913, W. r. Runaway, W.
VI; w. +. Smith, Sec.-meets LIST Monday
night on or after full moon in each mohs6.
Blooms Hill No 16l, I w Clark, w NJ; w
w Wilson, Sec.-meets Saturday before the
full moon, at 10 A. N.
Pleasant Plains No sos, J. A. Holland,
W. N; James +. Byers, Sec.--ineets Fri
day night before each full moon.
AIt. lIebrsn 344, Norris Creek, F. N.
Cole, w. D.; Thos. L. Williamson, Sec
meets Friday night on or before full moon
each month.
Sulphur Spring No. 400, Oregon, j. j. Co.'S
ton, w. NJ; w. L. Parker, Sec.-meets
Saturday att o'clock on or before the full
moon in each month.
Mulberry 4O4, E. T. Parks, W. 81; ".
w. James, Sec-meets LIST Tuesday night
on or before full moon.
Macedonia 459, near Goshen, T o Gill,
W. NJ; VIM. a. Gill, jun, Sec--meets Fri
day night on or before full moon.
Kelso No. 400. Coston, w N; JnO 7
Gordon, Sec-Tneets Thursday night before
each full moon.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-11-28
Egg Eating.


Iwish-to give your readers a
little of my experience regard
ing egg eating. r once had
lot of very fine chickens. and
thought a good deal Of them,
but after all the care / gave
them they were meanfenough 10
eat their eggs as soon as laid.
Day after day ] went 10 my
coop for eggs, but in vain; | did
notgct so much asa sight of one.
Itried almost every thing that
/ could think OF, but still in
vain. At last ] thought ! would
play q trick on them, SO | got
an egg and broke a hole in the
butt large enough to let the in-
side out. Then / mixed up some
good strong mustard and filled
it full, putting a piece of shell
over the part broken. / went
to my coop and put the egg in
the nest. / had no sooner drop
ped the egg than one of my
hens bounced en- it like cat on
a mouse. She stuck her bill in
it and dropped the egg on the
floor (not waiting for me TO re-
tire.) No sooner did it touch
the floor than the. rest of The
fowls went for their share: they
got If, all Of them. They soon
walked off, wiping tLeir bf ak
against everything they came
across. They left a little Tor
manners sake. resulted (the
joke,) in my. gathering their
eggs the pprepxtt day, and / 1 have
not had occasion to. repeat the
experiment until last week,
when / tried it witllthe same
result, and since then | gather
Al ~. q saa 81 .ars 4 f g
my eggs daily 81, +. .s,..
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-11-28
FAYETTEVILLE, TENN

WE wouid respectfully anrounre that
w we have bought the drug store OF
Nj Price, dec, west side public squire,
and will make regular ad'iiti' IFS TO cur al
ready well selected stock, ana that YOU Will
find in our house everything usually kept in
a first-class Drug-House Ne deal in the
best goods of every Kind ,Grlil 1ii. I.
We would also state that We have secured
the services OF DIR. Il. l.. Drake, aho
will take charge of our Pr; .rptiOn Depart
ment. and Il ON his known iGt5grity and a.
bi ity as an accomplished Chemist and
lharm aceutist we confidently assure those
!svaripg as with the;t1rrcscripiionS, that
they viii be pat up with ueatntss accuracy
and dispatch -, en- .-ifni.lsI fgff
We hope by strict integrity and fair deal
ing in business TO merit i large CUSTOM =
jan. 1870 YLNING &rSrRANE.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-11-28
ANOTHER PAPER GIVEN AWAY !!
THE FARMERS REVIEW..

The latest addition 10 our ex-
change list is the Farmers Re
uieac, Chicago. ILL.,, and a most
welcome addition it proves. It
is as full of departments as the
government at w ashington, and
they all bear evidence Of Unusual
skill and industry in their man
agcment. II is eInphatically a
model farm and family monthly.
1t is, withal, THE NEATEsT AND
BEST MONTHLY OF THE KIND
THAT WE KNOW. We viii fur
nish the ReUiesc and our own
paper, each one year, for tleo
dollars III ddrdnce.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-11-28

1t i, without a doubt, the best Liver Med
icine in the world There isn't the slight
est doubt about that fact II has been tried
sufficiently in this country to have no fur
Their doubts aboutits curing Dyspepsia, Liv-
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Sick Headache, y tramp Colo, Heartburn.
Jaandice, Rush Of Blood 10 fhe Head, Sick
Stomach. all female v eakness, and a gen
eral family M edicine. For all diseases aris-
ing rom a disordered Liver or Stomach.
it has no equal. DR.. PoweIps Liver Medi-
cine will regulate every disorder of the
Liver and stomach II is ths cheapest
Medicine now IN our country; it is pure
and. fresh, has been but few weeks since
it was compounded. All i ask is for the
people TO give it fair trial. lift fails to
do what sayrit will you can have your
money back. Colo yiniBg & Stane's, in
Fayetteville, il you want to find tho gen.
uine Powelps Medicine. Allison & Co. at
Mulberry, have itfor sale. Hiles & Holt at
keep il for sale. To find il at
Oak Hill go to H. L. Moore. At Shelby |
vile, JIG WardIaw e. Co. have the genuine
In fact, it is for sale everywhere. at s1.OO !
per box, Beware of counterfeits--such as /
the cassin. The only genuine PowelPs
Medicine is put up By B. F.INGbE,
march a. Sya-,i4 Mulberry, Tenn.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-11-28

A simple and safe vermifuge
consists of powdered rust of iron.
1t expels the worms. strengthens
the constitution. To a child six
years old. twenty grains may be
given. An adult may take a quar-
ter of an ounce. 1t may be given
in molasses or in beer. Followed
always with an aperient-senna
for child, castor oil for an adult.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-11-28

There is a curious state of
affairs at the mouth the of Sac
ramento river, which is fairly
blockaded by large school of
pike who take in all small fish
who try to get out-so strict is
the embargo, that it seems inn
possible for any small fish to
escape these privateers.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-11-28
Recovering Waste Places.


Recovering Waste Places.
How man,, farmers have ever
taken the trouble TO make a
-carefullestimate Of the amount
Of uAutilized land on their
farms? There may be several
acres overgrown with british
and each year becoming more
difficult to clear off and put in
productive condition, or there
is 4 considerable area from
which the timber has been re-
moved but which has not been
suitably cleared of the brush
and resulting rubbish. 1t il
left TO produce berry bushes,
and d great yaIicty of weeds,
until the soil is SO abundantly
supplied with the enemies to
profitable culture that it will
require years Of patient toll &c
eradicate or snbdue them. There
arc on many farms acres Of val
liable land rendered utterly
worthless by permitting The wa
ter from springs to run over the
leach through it. 4 small out
lay in draining would put tho
land in a productive condition
and in many cases the spring
water might be conveyed to dis
tant pasture fields, or the house
or barn, where its presence
would be worth more than the
cost of the Improvement.
In close times .like-the pres
ent il behootes farmers to have
a careful regard for the princi-
Piles of true economy. If an
outlay of five dollars will make
a return 6fstwiee 5tlfat amount
in a single season then surely
hard times furnish no excuse
for neglectingthe improvement,
butrather are all argument and
incentive for prompt action.
ButIhe conspicuous waste pla-
ces are only a part Of the land
which year after years. permit
ted to lie idle, or worse, to pro-
duce only weeds. The iunutil-
lied land along the fences about
our grain fields amount to, con-
siderable in the aggregate and
close economical management
will reduce this loss to the min
imam. Careless ploughers will
leave much more untitled land
next to the fences than there is
any need of leaving; on a large
farm, fenced into small fields,
it is plain to see that a strip of
a few feet will amount to sew
eral acres. The loss of this
land should be charged to the
cost of fencing, which is made
needlessly high on most farms.
Much land is rendered almost
worthless by shade trees in
fields where they are not need
el Stumps and large stones,are
left to cucumber the ground
aud impede work. Land from
which an early crop is taken is
permitted to lie unused for sew
eral months when it ought to
be producing something. Farm
ers are regarded as very eco
nomical class, but there are
many lessons of economy TO lie
learned IN our farm managemen
and one of them is to utilize
every acre and every rod of orr
farms to the best possible adj
vantage.-We Husbdndmdn.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-11-28

An Iowa farmer worth nine
teen thousand dollars started
out four years ago to secure le-
gal revenge on neighbor. The
lawyers have all of it now,
while he Las the revenge.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-11-28

The prices of some articles are
eighteen per cent. lower than be-
fore the war. Corn has not been
SO low since 1916. excepting in
1861, cotton not so low in twenty.
three years, and mess pork not
since 1914.
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A Boston child was on the point
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It's parents would not consent 70 a
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The different lines Of railway
brought to Chicago during last
week 6 SIS car loads of grain and
tae Illinois and Michigan canal
32l0n0 bnsheis. a total Of about
5 .eC0, 600 bushels.