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Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-10-03

As suddenly as the brow of the youth
in the ancient palm leaf hat had relax,
ed, so suddenly had it now turned back
and scowling as ink, and scowling mali.
ciousIy. His blue. eyes snap like a
brittle pipe stem snapped by the hand
of Hercules! The maiden with the
ia1en hair and frcckled shoulders
shrinks back in alarm. Ha the youth
in tow trousers speaks. What says
he1-lstcn.
81 wonder what in thunder that con,
founded jim Sparks wants with my
Jamina? I've hearn Of his bein' up
once or twice afore, and if | know OF
his bein' up here again, I'll know the
reason ont"
Thus speaks, through his set teeth
the youth with the old straw hat And
now he passes the maiden with the
beautiful pug nose, with whom but q
few short moments before,he had joined
in mrth-passes her sternty and mod
eslly. Well may the maiden with thu
little grey eyes shrink back in alarm 70
she aw wakened the wrath of one VIII
knows no such word as forgive,
CHAPTER VII.
Sparks, the DeceiUer.
Slight and daPper is the form @
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-10-03
THINGS THAT COST NOTHING.

SUNRISE and sunset cos, US nothing.
all glorious as they are. Colors that
are only TO be seen in the heavens, and
brightness beyond description are pro.
tuseIy spread, and We have sight to be.
hold them, pulses to throb, hearts 10
beat, and minds to contemplate with
wonder, thankfulncss and Joy. Rising
and setting suns are commonplace exhi-
oIllons, when, were there only one such
exhibition 10 be witnessed in a century
multiplied millions, nay, almost half the
population Of the globe, would behold
it with rapture.
We give money and time and labor
for many things of little value, but we
never give either The one or the other
for the cheerful sunbeam and the great.
!uI shower, the gray of the morning,
The twilight of evening, the broad blaze
Of the MONDAY and the deep silence
and darkness Of the midnight hour
The poorest of the poor have these,
and they have them for nothing.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-10-03

ORIGIN OF BLANKETS AND OTHER
WOODEN CLoTns,--ln the year 1883
one Thomas Blanke! established loom
at Bristol, in England, for weaving
WOODEN for beds Others soon follow
ed in his plan, and the cloths SO made
took his name. The manufacture of
double thread wooden called wors,ead,
was about this time introduced into
England from Flanders. Linsey was
cloth named from the town where it
was made, and being made from wool
was called Linsey woolsey. kersoy-
Mere was cloth named from the
Two towns in Suffolk ofthoso respective
names.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-10-03
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If not paid before the end Of the year, 90
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-10-03
LEMUEL, THE AVENGER-
A NOVELETTE,.
BY GEORGE LIPSALYE.
CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER I.
The Young Maiden and the old House
A lovely maiden sitting on the steps
of an old house! An old house that
had withstood the storms and tempes,s
of century! and young maiden of
scarce twenty-five summersl! An old
house and young maiden!!
CHAPTER II.
Jemina--the Maiden.
Tall and slender in her forml Tall
and slender like the Eole that bears the
slender hay! Like uncombed fax is
her hair falling in beautiful confusion on
her freckled shoulders! Like lightning
bugs do her small grey eyes flash be-
meath their thin arches! A beautiful
pug is her nose! Her twin breasts
heave beneath her calico gown. Like
pair of blacksmith's bellows, do they
hcavc And beneath them beats her
little gizzard! l, beats, and struggles.
and thumps like somebody knocking
a, the door!lr
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

II has been computed that the United
States have frontier Of l0,75O miles, a
lake coast of l,l60 miles. One of its
rivers is twice as long as the Danube,
the largest river in Europe. The Ohio
is 600 miles longer than the Rhine, and
and the noble Hudson has navigation
in the Empire State,' one hundred and
twenty miles longer than the Thames
Within Louisiana are bayous and creeks,
almost unknown, that would shame, by
comparison, the Tiber or Seine. The
state of Virginia alone is one-third lar
ger than England. The state of Ohio
contains three thousand square miles
more than Scotland. The harbor of
New York receives the vessels that nav
igate rivers, canals and lakes to the ex-
tent of three thousand miles, equal 10 the
distance from America to Europe. From
the Capital of Maine to the Crescent
City is two hundred miles further than
from London to ConstantinopIe, route
that would cross England, Belgium, a
part of Prussia, Germany, Austria and
Turkey.-National IntelKgencer.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21
The First Poetry Written I'm Amer.
fcR.

The following facts were taken from
the archives Of the Historical Society,
Boston:
"The first poetic effusion ever produ-
ced on American soil, originated in cir
cumstance which was handsomely ex-
planned by one of the full bloods of the
Jibwa Tor as we-call them) the Chippe-
was. All those who have Witnessed the
performance of the Indians of the far
west in our city, must recollect the cradle
and the mode in which the Indians bring
up their children. Soon after our fore
fathers landed at Plymouth, some of
them went out into field where some
Indians were picking strawberries. and
observed several cradles hung upon the
boughs of trees with infants in them.
novel and curious sight TO any Europe
an. A gentle breeze sprang up and wa
we'd the cradles to and fro. A young
man, one of the party, peeled off
piece of bark and wrote the following,
which has been repeated thousand times
and by thousand of American ma,rons,
very few OF whom ever knew or cared
for its origin: t5
'Lul by baby upon the tree top:
When the wind blows the cradle will rock:
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall.
And down will come lullaby baby and al
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21
NO. SO.

walk, but my faculties were wide awake,
and my brain and heart full to overflow
ing. | heard voices in an adjoining
room. 1t was my little nephew Harry,
talking with his mother. She was tell
ing her boy of God. The merry little
fellow was hushed into silence by the SOL
emnity of the theme: and when, a short
time afterwards, he knelt and repeated
his evening prayer-'God bless Harry,
make him good boy; God bless Aunt
Haddie and Carlo could restrain nv
sell no longer. but burst into tears.
thought OF my own mother, of her gen.
tie ceunsels to her wayward daughter,
of her noble character; and I wept still
more. The last and best of woman's
rights-a mothers love. To shadow
forth in your example what you wish
your child to be, is, indeed right-often
abused, it is true, and seldom clearly un-
derstood, but still right and noble one.
The little being who reposes so confident
ly on your bosom will become whatever
you choose 10 make him. If you mould
his mind to high and lofty aspirations
after truth, if you teach him to know
his duty and to perform it, great, exceed
ing great will be your reward; but if you
teach him to submit to passions sway, to
sneer at everything that is right and good,
TO check every noble impulse, the sin be
upon your own head.
That night, when Aunt Debbie enter.
ed my chamber to bestow the goodnight
kiss, accosted her with
Aunt Debbie, you did not tell me all
of woman's rights-one right you omit
ted.'
What was it, my darling!'
Hold down your head, will tell YOU,
if you promise not to say anything to
TOm.'
well, promise-only don't strangle
me. What is it, my dear!'
'The-the right Of conquest, Aunty.'
'Oh, fe! what naughty GIRL! and
Aunt Debbie tripped lightly from the
room.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21
The Deptl, or the Sen.

How deep is the sea at lis deepest
part, | wonder! is question which al
most every boy has put TO himself or
to somebody else.
This is question not very easily an
swered. But it has been supposed, that
as the highest mountains are about five
miles high, (that is, if measured straight
up.) it would not be far from the mark to
say, that the depth of the deepest sea is
about five miles.
The sea-shore, as we know, generally
slopes gradually, and ships sometimes
cast out their anchors many miles from
land; but there are other places where the
longest rores that have been made cannot
reach the bottom. From this it seems
clear, that there are hills and deep val
leys in the ocean similar to those upon
shore.
1t is not young people alone that have
asked this question. 1t is among things
useful to be known, and therefore some
trouble has been taken to find il out. Not
very long ago the officers of the ship
Venus, of France, while on a voyage of
discovery, spent much time and labor
about it.
AT one part Of the Atlantic Ocean
they let down lead and line to the depth
of nearly two miles, without touching the
bottom. In another place, in the Pacific
Ocean, no bottom was found at the depth
of nearly two and half miles. This
no doubt is the furthest depth to which
the lead has been sunk; and il is said,
that although the weather was very calm,
hauling in the lead took sixty sailors up
wards of two hours!
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

PAINE's HYDRo-ELEcTRIc L1eHr.-
Mr.. Paine, OF Worcester, Mass, accor-
ding to the Boston Post has succeeded
in bringing to perfection his new gas,
manufactured from water by means of
electricity, to be used for light heat, and
motive power. Of late exhibition Civ
en- by him, the Post says:
"Mr. Haine had his house brilliantly
lighted up. although he used only one
small burner for each room. The light
was exceedingly strong and white, and
so pure that the most delicate shades of
blue and green in some colored prints
could be Instantly distinguished at dis
lance Of several feet from the burner, Ia
common gas burner,) which supplied
with gas from a pipe whose diameter did
not exceed one-quarter of an inch.
At the same time that the light was be-
ing exhibited, the mode Of using the gas
for heating the gas was also shown. A
small jet of pure hydrogen, between two
circular plates of iron, raised a few IN
ches from the floor was lighted, and in a
few minutes an equal and genial heat was
diflused throughout the apartment.
Thus the astonished party had the light
and heat together, supplied from the
same source below, and their expressions
of admiration were unbounded; nor were
they abated when they were led down
into the cellar, to examine the exceed
ingly small machine by which the gas
was made. The box containing it was
about l8 inches square, and in depth. :"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

SAND AS Is SAND.-The black sand of
California is found to be worth % so
per pound. The Boston Journal states
that small quantity of this sand was
placed in the hands Of Mr.. Drew, gold
beater, for inspection, and the result
OF this investigation proved its val
ne to be about two and one-half dollars
per pound. Half an ounce carefully
washed yielded the same amount OF gold
as the same quantity melted.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21
No More CHINESE IN CALIroRNrA.-

No MORE CHINESE IN CALIFORNIA
Tao Nouang, Emperor of China, has
heard of the discovery of gold in Cali
fornla, and is determined that his subjects
shall not be tempted there. The last In
dia mail brought copy Of new paper
just issued at Pekin, which contains an
ordnance of the Emperor, forbidding
any OF his subjects to emigrate either 10
California or the State of Costa Rica.-
Why he has included the latter, it does
not appear. Large numbers of the Ce-
lestlals have already made their appear.
ance in the land of promise, and prove
to be among the most frugal and indus
trious Of the population.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

DRAINs.--All drains should be as
straight as possible, as this shortens the
distance and renders the sides less liable
to be worn, and the waters less apt to be
obstructed. They should be made mod
crate fall, as where inclination is great,
the bottoms are liable to be worn by the
water. They should penetrate the sub
soil or hard pan asufficient depth to con-
tain all the water that comes from above.
The sides should be sloping according
to the nature Of the soil; the more porous
and spongy this, the greater slope re-
quired.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

Joe Pentland says he know q youth
who every time he wishes to get glimpse
of his sweet heart, has TO s.holler fire.
right under her window. In the alarm
of the moment, she plunges her head out
of the window. and exclaims swherer
when he POLITICALLY slaps himself on the
bosom and exclaims. "here my Hange-
lima"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

Mutilating shade trees is penal of
fence in some states; should be punished
with ear-cropping everywhere. Willis
says, 'every tree is worth man, and it
will hold true from loafer to president,
from dog-wood to maple. To muiilate a
lofty oak or elm, should be deemed high
treason. "a
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

LITERATURE AND ECONOMY. .--If far
mer has taste for literature. and virtu-
Gus and intelligent society, his economy
will be thing of course; because his
pleasures will not be expensive, and not
dependent on the caprice of fashionable
and extravagant associates.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

A young man at Burlington, N. ]. ate
a piece OF honey comb, in which bee
was concealed. While in the act Of
swallowing it, the bee stung him il the
throat, which swelled so as to occasion,
within half an hour. his death by suffo.
cation.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

CANNIBALIsM.--According to the Min
esota Pioneer. the Chippewa or Musk,e-
go Indians. who live in the northeastern
part of that territory, are in such desti-
tute condition as to be compelled to die
or eat their fellows. unless they get aid.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

BooTs,-Mrs. Swisshelm, OF the Pitts
burgh Visitor, is going to get pair of
boots! She says: "The only part Of
gentleman's wardrobe we covet is his
boots, we intend 70 have pair. and wear
them too"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21
MASONIC.

TTlHE STATED communication Of Oh
i've Branch Lodge, U. D., will be
held at the Masonic Hall, in Agency Cit.
y on Monday the 22d day of July. a,
9 o'clock p. M. A punetual attendance
of all the members is requested. Breth-
rem Of good standing in all regular Lod-
ges are respectfully invited to attend.
JAMES WEIR, Sec'y.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21
N = W H OF e L.
AT ANHL.AND.

NTQH good Accommodations, house large,
" hood rooms well furnished with fur
nitu1e, And no pains spared to make the
trayelli4g community comfortable. Call
and Try. THOS. PING.
Dec. (4th, l849.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

Friendship Division No. SO s. T.
MEETS Saturday evenings, up stairs in
IN tie Court House. Brethren from a
distances are invited to attend. A pune
tusl attendance of the members is request
ed. ~ order Of the Division.
G. C. WARDEN, r. S.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21
MAsONIC.

r THE stated communication of Or
NY ruMwA LODGE No. l6, will be held
N at the Masonic Hall, on Thursday
the 18th day Of July, at 6 o'clock p. M.
A punctual attendance of all the members
is requested. Brethren of good standing in
all regular Lodges are respectfully invited
to attend. Bella WHITE, Sec'y.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

A new luxury-the dried breasts of
wild pigeons-has appeared in the Gin
einnali market. a
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21
r.. L. POsey,
j. ID. Devin,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
oTTUMwA, IOWA

OTTUMwA, IOWA
WILL practice in the Courts of Wappello
and other counties of the Third judicial Dis
trict, and in the Supreme Court. Prompt
attention given to the collection of claims in
the river counties, and the sale of land war
rants. Aug. 8, '4S.-ly.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21
bertrand Jones.

n 4 4 U X " r. 7 II r. IL II NJ,
oTTUMwA, IOWA,
MILL practice in the Courts of the Bird
wv and 9Th Judicial Districts; and the
Sppreme Court of the State.
tOttumwa, June 9th, lS49.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21
ID. #. GAYLORD
A u CTIO N E E r

OTTUMwA, IOWA.
wv ILL attend to making sale of personal
w property or Real Estate, at auction
at any time. for reasonable compensation.
He may be found in Ottumwa, unless absent
on business May 10th, l849.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21
q D q = 81

HEt'Wapello, Store Room and Ware
y ho{se. The best stand in Ottumwa.
Knquireof ]. d. DEVIN.
May 14th, l85O.3w.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

"A kufor sale, q large lot of James Medi-
"A CO, BY GA4INcn + SxopcRAss.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-29
ITALY
ThinEs In the Roman States.

The AHgstHrg G0-efc OF the sth inst contains
the 10 ny, under date Rome, 3ofh uit: Dr.
Townsend, canon OF the Cathedral Church Of Oar
hsm, lste'y Presented to the Pope memorial The
doctor vas The bearer Of a letter o. recommends
ron rom the Archbishop OF Paris The Pope gave
him most coroiGl reception, and promised 70 ex'
anime tie memorial Dr. Towr send recommends
Plus IN. 10 con'oke council, composed OF eccesl-
asic and secular deputies from the different Chris
tan countries, whose object should be to devise
tie means OF uniting all the Christian sects. Dr..
Townsend received a message from the Holy
Fatie inviting him 10 a second interview. But
the doctor being on the point Of departure for Ma.
pies, requested the Pope to put OFT the audience
until bis return"
Tho OPthioae of Turin Of the 9Th, quotes a let
ter from Rome Of the 81, mentioning thar the Gov
erfmeui bad ordered the removal from the external
gate Of the English Chapel, outside the Porta del
CoVoo, Of the arms of Great Britain, and OF the
inscription, English Chapel
The " hole vigilance Of the Government OF Rome
seems 10 be exercised in stopping the English,
French and Italian newspapers at the post oihce,
which contain articles severely cricslng It's policy
or conduct One day the Times is excluded; then
comes G0ligHonis, which has indiscreetly copied
an offensive article next Turin and Florence Jour
nails are suppressed in mass so that often j
occurs that not single foreign paper is to be mad
for love or money
Attempts are being made to create a new Ma
tiona Bank, to be called the Bank OF the Pontii
cal States" to which that pre-existing, the Roman
Bank il to be united, and which is to have branches
at Aneona and Bologna. If the necessary capita
can be procured this institution is likely to pro
duce much good; but it is yet doubtful whether
the necessary funds can be obtained.
Letters from Milan, of the 18th Instant, state that
the Austrian Government is concentrating force
of $4,000 men on the frontiers Of Switzerland anc
Piedmont, in the neehborhood of Soma and Gal
lerate. Several new Notifications round Milan are
in the course OF being constructed. The voluntary
loan Of 40 millions Of lires for the LombardoV enc
tan kingdom is failure. The subscriptions do mol
exceed hve millions of Tires.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-29
American Produce Market.

The demand for both Pot and Pearl Ashes during the
pas. week has been altogether Of retail character and
The quoanons are with difficulty maintained. In Qusrc
ron Bari there 10 material alteration and the ranssc
lions Heconhned 10 few hbds Pnisde pha at lis cd,
with 4OObsgs tai fauls al Be- sd TO IS Cd For Lard fair
inquiry experienced and shout 100 have been dis
poseo efs Sis to Sis 3D. quality but these Inc
qusniiy oneipg 10 very limited Tslow continues Ia
guest s1d Tor really fine rather better prices nave eeen
psid. Bees Wax meets fair sale and four five iuns
have been taken at full prices OF grease Butter small
parcel remarkably fine, brought Is, but for fair to good
5ls " 39s could not be realised Oils continue dul
and although offered reduction do hnd ready buyers
Turpenuse IL lower &c Cd Ga 81 having ben accepted
for 100 btas Spirits have also receded r vsue and Jos must
be considered exreme price or Tar the sales
extensive amounting TO upward Of 5000 bbs al IS 10 9s6t
hut ebiet Of the former hgure from the ships aide Resin
10 more plentiful and may be hsd on easier terms Oil
Cakes arr ne elected Carolina Rice has bsen 10 fair re-
guest az $50 erces Ordinary old changed hands At 8s 81
10 i3s Cd good new 10 worth .0s 10 Flax seed or Timo
Inv seed there 10 rothing report Covsfseed has net
with new stiepou srd about - uns have been sold on
,peculalin 10 bold over al 3Ss jis.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-29

NAvAL-The U. s. ship Vincennes, Com mander
Hudson, urved at Valparaiso on the 9th OF April
last in 57days from Rio de Janeiro Ga the 9Th
of March, when of Cape Horn, she encountered a
heavy gaze, which nearly threw her on her beam
ends. TIE sea stove in several OF her ports, and
carried away one Of her quarter boats.---The U.
S frigate Savannah, Capt p. F. voorhees, soops
of war Yandalia, Commander w II. Gardner;
Warren Commander A. r. Long; Preole, Com
nander ilynni and store ship Fredonls, Lieu
tenant Commanding Nevill were at San Francisco
on the 10Th Of April. 49,. The United states
steamer Walker, Lieut. James Alden was At Pen
sacols on the nth inst. On her way to Norfok----
The U. S sloop-oi-war Vsndaa was 70 sail rom
San Francisco on the 25th Of April for Valparaiso.
1.-THE y. s. schr Z wing Lieut. CommandanI
BsrtlettOn cruise from San Francisco, was spoken
April 5, in lat 80 n, lon. 1913 80 w me y. ..
propeller Massachusetts, Commander Knox, from
San Francisco, was spoken May l, in lat Al a.
Ion. $50 %.