Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-11
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Another attorney spoke up.

Another attorney spoke up.
Your honor, the clock is too fast"
The judge looked confused. Every
man in the court room who had a
watch pulled it out. Some others
looked expectant.
The first attorney studied the face
OF his old reliable intently for min
ute. then held it cautiously to his ear.
He flushed and look of dismay
spread over his face.
Your honor, my clock has stopped
forgot to wind it,
Proceed with the case gentlemen.
the attorney may so home to dinner by
the courts Clock
Objected to Jowls.
Capt Chas. P. Brown, of this city,
in going over some old army papers
the other day. ran across the original
OF letter which was addressed to
him as adjutant Of the post and the
defenses of Memphis in 1865, by Ma
lor Geo. L. Paddock. of the 18th U. s.
z. Infantry, which will be read with
much interest by all old soldiers. 1t
shows that Major Paddock made Wig
orous objection to receiving from the
commissary department ''jowls" in
place of Plain pork or bacon" Major
Paddock is still living and is success,
fully engaged in the practice of law
IN Chicago. Certainly his experience
in the army would well fit him to take
up the case on behalf of the govern
ment for the prosecution Of the beef
trust. The letter referred to above
reads as follows:
Headquarters II, U. s. G. INIT.
Memphis, Tenn, June Il. 1865.
Capt Chcs. P Brown. A. A. G.,
Captain:
have the honor to report that the
Post Commissary at the last issue of
this regiment for the 10 days com
mencing today substituted sailed pork
"jowls" in lieu of one-half the allow
ance of "oork or bacon" An inspec-
ton of these fowls" shows about half
their weight to be made up Of:
1. Jaw bone.
2. Skin.
3. Teeth
A. Hair.
5. Salivary glands and cartilage
Unless there be good reason to the
contrary, 1 respectfully suggest that
the Post Commissary be instructed not
to issue, or offer to issue, these an
atomical preparations to the troops I'M
der my command.
remain, Captain,
Your very obedient servant,
Geo. L. Paddock, Maj. IL, U. s c.. Unfit
Commanding.
Nixon Waterman has collected q
number of old saws which he labels
"cross cut saws" and tells about them
as follows:
Though "a rolling stone gathers no
moss" SO they say,
We must never infer, just from that,
1t is better to cling all our lives to one
thing.
For "A setting hen never gets fat"
"a bird in hand" so the sages have
said,
rs worth two in the BUSH" but one
scans
From new point of view and a sad
der one, too,
The elephant" left on his hands.
Its a long lane" they tell us, with
out any turn"
But he who goes early and late
Through the angles and curves of our
byways observes
IT'S the short lane that's apt to be
straight
Begin at the bottom and work to the
top"
Is the motto most people should
heed:
But if we'll diggers tried by that rule
to abide
They would find it perplexing. in
deed.
One time a man thought that by dig
ging his well
Still deeper more water he'd own:
But thereafter twas dry, and the man
used to sigh
That he hadn't Let well 'nough
alone"
Constant Reader-In reply to your
inquiry of. yesterday, the concluding
chapters of Cardigan appeared in the
Courier of January 81. We are greatly
indebted to you for your enclosure and
thank you for same. Almost any book
store can furnish you G standard spell
ing book. 1t is easy to notice that
some Of the words in your own are
I il.