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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-25
Fhsn 1tAyasA.---Dy 4 letter 10 A
gentleman Iii this city, brought by the

FHsn ltAsasA.--Dy 4 letter 10 A
gentleman Iii thh city, brought by the
Gandaldniyer. III II STATED That Count
Mirasol had arrived there, and IN ept'
sequence great excitement was pros
dueed In relation 10 The fuiiorod in.
vasibf. All wbs. however. quiet
when. The str anef Fbiled, cot 81
Blythe EuAialu,tiver wehase reeei'
| we'd Havana papers Of the 10th inst,
inclusive. From lhe toae Of these
papers we should suppose Tint the
authorities entertain not the slightest
suspicion 81 a contemplated revolt.
II We may believe them, every thing
II quiet is ifihe CubaiA were really
e@anteuled With The rule Of The SPAN
Isl, Government. On the ptl, ihHfs
the bishop Of the diocese celebrated
che re Ueum In honor Of The iofiui,s
nte circumstance Of he Queens be.
Ing In a delientr situation, The next
day PRAYER. fuf q fortunate issue were
to he offered up.
The cholera Is raging 70 d great ess
tent in Cuba. aud public prayers were
%aolrtnnispd IL order to implotd lleav.
eli to cause n cessation Of the epidea
mic, s.E s4@ ...#g-=
Tile Gaeeta de III Habana OF the
18th says that On the day previous
tho steamship Pisarro. Capt u Man
uel Sibiis, arrived IN iwenty.sis days
from Cadis. ha vine oil board the Lieu
tenant General Count Mirasol! Cap
tain Of Cavalry. y. Antonio Dorali
Field Marshall y. Casetano, Garcia
Oloqui Antonio Maria del Val, COL
onel Of Engineers. Thomas O1sian.
Colonel Of Infantry. Juan Muhot.
Lieutenant Colonel Of Engineers f!
Capt Jose Campos. Jose tie Lenoeraa
rIosae, Of the Treasury Department
Ulysses Fernandez. attached TO the
Spanish Legation in Mexitoi Manuel
lingo Nlera. ah1 Manuel Garcia and
Pablo lIay'e, Aids Of Count Marasol
On The II j inst. two ilres oteurr.
ed III Havana. but neither ofthem did
much damage.
The weather IN Havana has been
opptessively wanht#=Pte.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-25

CONGRESSIONAL BALfiMohh. My
i5-ln The Settatc. thIs morning, n mo.
ton to lay Mr. Clay's Compromise
bill on no table was ~lost-=yeas ~.
nes.s. gS-=,nniorty !. Among the
Senators who voted against killing
The bin, by laying i oh the table. are
nerrien. BorlhnJ. Downs. Clements,
fillmore. slunsen Martin. Soale. RuslS
and Houston, Benton. Corwin. Sc.
ward, Walker, Webster and Yulat
voted 10 hill the bill
The remainder otihe day wae spent
IN discussing an amendment offered
BY Jefferson Davis, OF Mississippi, pro.
hlbE,tng The Territory of New Next
90 from passing any laws interfering
with alaee property,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-25
70 tho patfona Of the Gazette.

We take this opportunity % ans
puunee 10 our patt1nB ai1 nithds
generally, that CIR connection with
che Gsaate viii tease Oh The publiea-
Of The next number. We have diss
posed Of tha office and arptrtrnnnees
to W,bt,AM r. Ap.sh, llsa. late Of
the Matches 1oBrtef '"'
We would be- falling III our duty,
were We, IA reiirins from the arduous
dntiea we had assumed, 70 neglect 70
return eur sincere thahka IA those
who have ~ kindly ra'fbnised and
sustained ,s insouf eetrsrt We have
IN All times advocated boldly The print
eiples Of the cause we have e%apnnsaa,
on we'll ~ thu interests Of the town,
and ef this and neig'borIhe parishes,
and tht liberal patronage we have
freeived has been sufficient proof
that our course hes been approved
by the community IN which we have
abored sf ut"
Our successor WllL,Aa II, ApsAH,
tspa. II not unknowa IA an able aud
spirited writer The Natthts Courier,
pvrr VIII age columns he has presided
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12
The Ynvention OF this Age.

This is the age of new discoveries in
all directions. The rail-road has become
The magician's rod, the electric telegraph
wire of wonders, and ether and chloro-
form mysterious alchemies. A tooth can
be extracted, a leg cut off, an incision
made into the most sensitive parts, and
The patient at the close ask if lhe,opera-
tian had begun. Speeches uttered al ten
O'Clock at night are printed while we are
asleep. and they appear in beautiful type
on our breakfast tables at eight o'clock
in the morning. The rapIiity with
which change follows change i, also re-
lnark4ble. Things tha, took century TO
do some time ago, are now finished of in
The course ola day. A pew feature,
however, is that men cease to be afraid,
rs they used to De, of the discoveries Of
science. Religious men, on contrary hail
them. They used to be in fear lest light
from the stars should pat out the sun Of
righteousness; they used to be apprehen-
slye lest the hammer of the geologist
should break the rock of ages, or lest
some arrangement among strata of the
earth, discovered by some Buckland,
shoald discredit the train OF God. DO
noi bs afraid Of the discoveries Of sci
ence: do no, stald in the way of truth
with your silly fears. Lei ruth emerge
from the mine. Let il come from The
laboratory of the chemist; let it descend
from the observatory of the astronomer;
it will fail in with and not darken the
truth OF the gospel Another interesting
feature is, that mind, genius aud talent
are much more appreciated in the present
day, under whatever guise, or garb, or
denomination they appear. Galieo
saved his life by recanting the conclusive
mductons of science. Locke was ban
ished from Oxford; Selden was thrown
into the Tower; Milton sold his copy
right of.Paridise Lost for five pounds
la coatras! with this, it is only needful 10
refer to the immense sums received for
their writings by Scott, Dickens, Macau-
ly, etc. Such is the force OF real genius,
that il will publish itself, though lis pos
SCISSOR should be dumb, and command
"ohiaoo Va ai's "niO IL aPPOaiS f." oo VIC
willing servant of all. Once it had no
chance OF emerging from obscurity, ex.
cept by being tied to some great patron $
tail. Now, the noblest patronage is fair
opportunity. Mind is admitted be com-
ponent elemen, of true greatness. Cor
onets, prebends, purple robes and lawn
sleeves. NJ. As and ID. ID. S are more and
more lel! to be mere wrappage, while The
goods are in the inner man, the substance
is the soul. Scientific .4merican.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12

IsTHE EARTH FULL OF SEEDs.-That
the earth or soils brought up from diff.
erent depths Of the earth, have, when ex.
posed To the sun air, become covered
with with vegetation, has led many to
suppose that the earth. from centre to
circumference, is full Of seeds.
This cannot be the case, but there are
nevertheless remarkable instances of the
fact above named. We once threw up
10, of coarse gravel, late in the fall. from
depth of nearly ten feet, and early next
spring it was covered with pig-weeds,
(Chenoditiiuns) which grew very luxuri-
antly.
The greatest depth that we ever heard
of seeds being buried. we find in arecent
exchange paper. In boring for water, at
a spot near Kingston, some earth was
brought mp from depth of three hum
d-ed and sixty feet. This earth was
carefully covered over with a hand glass
10 prevent any other seeds being deposits
ed upon it,. yet in short time plants
vegetated from it.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12

SoUAws.-We daily wonder at the SUI
periority OF the squaws over the male
Indians, in all The business avOcations.
The Sioux frequent Saiat Paul, very
much for the qualification of curiosity,
or for carrying on small trade. Whea-
ever sack of corn. or cranberries, or
venson is to be carried. it is invariably
carried by seuaw. The males never
carry anything heavier than a rifle. As
The trading is done by the squaws, the
males sitting by and smoking with slolid
Indifference, All The talking is done by
the sluaws, who seem to possess much W
vacity and shrewdness and enjoy a good
joke and laugh with all their souls.-
Whether they ever take part in the poll
lies of the tribe, we cannot say. but that
they manifest more capacity for the Sci
ence OF political economy than The males
il quite certain. Whether there are any
Abby Keliy's amongst them to act as the
champions OF womeus rights, we do not
know. A participation by the women
in their councils, might possibly produce
some of the queer results lha! would rea-
sonably be anticipated as consequences
of extending The right OF suffrage to white
women.-llinnesota Pioneer.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12
Cut,ing il Thick.

Many years since, there did dwell in
certain town, not hundred miles from
that far-lamed place where orthodox di-
vines are fitted up for their profession
and calling, certain d. d., notorious
for his parsinoniousness, which would
occasionIly run into the widest extremes.
..Like peach that's got the yallers.
Withits meanness Dustin out. "--BIGELow.
One day This doctor of divinity chan
cea iulo h.t store in This city, and after
ru managing over wares, selected an ofdi.
nary-lookny lllt-put i, OH his reverend
head --oyled himself in the glass-.hen
asked the very lowest price OF it--te!ling
the 9enler that if he could ge. il cheap en-
ough he thought he might buy it.
..Bul, said the halter, ,''lhat hat is not
gond enoagh for you to wcar--here is
what you want showing one of iis best
beavers
"'Tis the best can afford, thou Oh, :"
returned the lhcologan.
"Well, there, doc,or-I,ll make a pres
ent OF that best beaver, if you'll wear it
and tell your friends whose store il came
from. | IL warrant you'll send me custom
ers enough TO get my money back with
in,erest-you are pretty extensively ac-
quained."
"Thank yoa-ihank you!" said the
doctor--his eyes cleaning with pleasure
81 raising castor SO cheaply-how
much may This beaver be worih!'
I'VE sell that kind of hat for eight dol
lars" replied the man of na).
Sand the o,her!!" continued the rever-
end gentleman.
.'rhree."
The man of sermons put on the bea-
ver--,ooked in the glass-.hen at the
three dollar hat.
Il think, SIR" said he, taking off the
beaver, aud holding it in one hand, as he
donned the cheap ..iile," II think, sir,
that this hat will answer my purpose full
as well the best"
"But you'd better take the best one,
sir; it costs you no more.'
"I}-u-t--b-u-t," replied the parson
hesilaingly--"l diGn't know-but-pef
haps--vou would as lief would take
the cheap one-and leave the oiher-and
perhaps you would not mind giving me
the difference in FIVE DOLLAR BILL"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12

The following account of the manner
i'll which Mahomet's heart was cltansed
from all impurlty. is taken from WASH
inglon Irving's lates, work, the History
of the False Prophet"
al The age of three years, while play
ing in The fields with his foster brother
Marsroud two angels appeared before
them in shining apparel. They laid
Mahomet gently on the groual. and Ga
brel one OF The angels, opened his breast,
bnt without inaicling any pain. Then
taking forth his heart, he cleansed it from
all impurity, wrnging from it lhnse black
and bitter drops of original sin inherited
from our forefalher Adam, and which
turks in The hearts of the breast of his de-
eendants, inclining them 10 crime
When he had thoroughly cleansed it he
filled il will. faith aud knowledge, and
prophetic light. and replaced ii in the bo-
som of the child.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12
OTTUMWA, IOWA, APRIL ID, 1850.
watching her moment, she struck her
pony SMART, aud started of across the

watching her moment, she struck her
pony smarlb aud started of across the
plain.
AT the same mompni, a mnsket Bate
ry five hundred yards in Vance, had
opened upon our regiment. which aiter
being half moved down. began to return
to takeup position in the ravine under
temporary cover, mill they could be
reinforced.
Yet right across the field of slangter
and winged iron. | saw the lady gallop
ON her w.;iie pony. avoiding the platoons
OF retrealing men. by sem-eircle round
their flank. The next moment she was
coarsing over the ground in their rear,
the bal.ery in full play. Half our men,
seeing her, stopped lnrgetful OF the storm
of iron 10 follow her, Ia follow with their
eyes wha. seemed To them nappariton.
kept my eyes on her and so did the
officers. expecting each instant TO see her
struck down. But on she went gallop-
ing al Top ,eetl .er air fearless.
The wonian's love for her son has
made her Wild said the dragoon captain
She will perish!'
"A molhers love is stronger than death.
replied. Il believe she will reach San
ia Anna in safety, aud get TO see her
hOy.'
She deserves it, he answered. The
same momenta reinforcement came up
aud we were ordered To take the fort, and
we did take it.
After we had taken the city, learn
ed the fate Of the American lady
.She was killed Of course said en-
phalically the man IN the broad hat.
.l'll bet twelve to one on her., said
Tennessee strongly.
''fhe last gentleman is right. She
wen, over the field through the hottest
fire OF that day, and reached old Santa
AnnI as sound as roach. He was not
a little astOnshed To see her, you may be
assured; but he received her politely,
and when she told him in French her
story, he told her he would not oblige
/ her merely because she was a woman.
but The more because she was Mason's
widow. For said he. Il am Mason
myself, and know the obligations of the
order in war, as well as in peace. Your
son shall I've liberated. though he wound
ed my maternal nephew SD that he has
since died, when he was captured. But
TO The power of letter you bear have no
power orefuse your demand.
.Ile then gave her an escort to the city
with an order Tor her son 10 be given TO
her arms The order was obeyed, and
that very day, as she bad promised, she
embraced her long lost boy. 50 much
ior a woman Standing fre. gentlemen,
and so much for being a Mason's wild:
ow."
! Al his crisis of the story we reached
Smithianl, and our group was al once
broken up and dispersed. each going a.
way with greater reverence lor wonan's
courage and greater reverence for mater
nal love-"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12
CoLLEoEs, Schools AND CuuRcuEs..

COLLEGES, SCHOOLS AND CuURcHEs.-
There are in The United States, of col
leges and professional schools, teachers
and students as follows: There are 100
colleges. containing 9l7 teachers and %,
672 students; 40 theological seminaries,
with lis teachers and l,340 students.
l2 law schools, with % teachers and 434
sludcnls-35 medical schools, with 230
teachers, aud 4,554 understanding a
total of 900 colleges and professional
schools, with 230 teachers, 1888 teach
ers. l0,965 students that is, supposing
the population Of the U. S. to be $4,000
600, one siddent in the higher institutions
10 every l,4i3 Inhabitants.
In New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa-
chusel,s, Connecticut New York, and
Pennsylvania, these are 81 ,225 Common
Schools, containing l.652,247 scholars,
out Of population lin lS49) 5,777,l5S,
ana supported at an annual expense oi
S2,227,446 81.
The number of churches in the United
States is now 30,004, ministers 26,4l6,
and mmunications 4,4SO,425, this
shows there are 353S churches which
havs no pastors.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12
Sailing Stock.

The animal system has no power TO
create any OF the elements of flesh, or
g.uized tissue, or salutary secrellons.--
Bul the org ms of nutrition and assiinIla-
ZION have wonderful power TO modify,
the chemical constituents of the animal
body, into part of that body. when
ihey are supplied. Healthy, perfect an
in,ais cannot be raised or unless al! the
various chemicals constituents of bone.
meat fat, elc, are furnished in food or
drink, or in the atmosphere they breathe.
Common salt is important in the ami
NAL economy. 1t is contained in flesh,
IN the egg, in the milk. ami other fluids.
II is a combination in inuridlic acid and
soda. Common salt is scarcely found
IN plants, except snch as grow in salt
marshes; salt lieks, or sea water. This
deficiency must be supplied. Instinct
and appetite impel wild animals 10 seek
such marshes aud licks, where they
choose the raw material in the most con-
renlraled form they can find il in.
Demonstration prevents animals from
obeying this desire, and renders it our
duty and interest to mingle it with their
fooo or treat them regularly with ;his
lnxury, as their actions prove that they
esteem 1t.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12

ELoPEMENTs FROM LowELL.--John
II. A,kason, aged 10, second son of the
editor of The Lowell Courier, eloped on
Friday last with Jane Hoffman, daugh-
ter of Oliver p. Whipple .the extensive
powder manufactured, who is estimated
10 be worth $l50.000. The girl is his
only daughter, and is Is years Old
They were married at Nashau.
Charles Dunbar aged 10, eloped on
Thursday last with Eliza Waugh, daugh-
ter OF aconlracting machinisi, worth $50,
900. They were married at Tewksbd-
ry.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12
How TO MAKE CHowprR.-'rake 70,

How TO MAKE CHowDER.-rake for
two gallon pot, Two slices. of sweet salt
pork, and cut into the smallest squares
possible. Slice six large onions, and
put them with the pork into the fat and
Try brown. Then add as much hot wa
Ter as the pot will conveniently hold; put
in the fish in squares of CONVENIENT size,
and boil till the flesh will cleaye from
lhe bones, and no longer. Add twelve
crackers powdered, and season high with
salt and pepper. Serve UP in the same
manner as oyster soup. This is Chow
der, Yankee fashion.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12

Who can but admire The noble seni-
men. contained in The following !ines
spoken by r. c. Winthrop, July 4,
1910, upon the erection Of the National
Monument 10 Washington. Read il
and lei your hearts burn with patriotism
such as prompted The ut,erance OF ii:
'.Build it to the skies-you canno,
ou,reach the lofiiness OF his principles!
Found il upon the massive and eternal
rock, you cannot make il more enduring
than his fame! Construct il Of peerless
parian marble; you cannot make it pu-
rer than his life Exhaust upon il the
rules and principles Of ancient and mod
ern art, you cannot make il more pro.
portionate than his characlef!''
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12

OREeoN.-A gentleman writing from
Oregon. describes it as one of the heal
ihiest and most beautiful portions of our
country, and destined to one Of the
wealihiest. They have there the finest
climate aud the best water In the world,
and are never annoyed by mosquitoes,
flies. gna,s. or lever and ague. He says
it is perfect paradise for women and
cows. bu. as yet rather tough on men,
oxen and horses.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12
Educational.

In Massachusetts, the appropriations
for the purpose OF education in the year
1897 were less than Slo0,009--in the
1916 they were 740,940 45. During
this lime the population increased to a.
bout 20 per cent, while the appropria-
tons of money for schools advanced a.
bont 100 per cent.
In Virginia twelve counties has adopt-
ed the free school stem, where the chill
dren OF the poorestand weal,hiest parents
are classed and associated together with,
yery little of that inyidious feeling and
conduct which generally csaracterizes
| lhe intercourse of the extremes OF socie-'
| ty.
In Pcnnsylvanir. since passage OF the
School Act of 1884, $4,000. 900 have ap-.
propriated by the State and S5,000,O0
are raised by the people for school pur-'
poses. In the year 1885 there were 1872
! schools 32,5i4 scholars and no public
expenditures. In the year 1913 there.
were 7,S45 schools, 360,605 scholars
and public appropriations 10 the amount
of S505, ,505,97.
/ In New Jersy in lS45, there were re-
ported 99l districts, 5i,632 raised for
schools, and 4s.753 scholars--in lS4l,
there were reported l,447 district 500,
!67 expended aud 66,l06 scholars.
u New York has common school fund
of $6,450, ,4Sl--has more than 100000
children in her schools and nearly L,
500 000-volumes in her district Libraries.
In Ohio there is an increased interest
felt in the cause Of education and her
common school system is being made
more efficient.
In Indiana the people at their last cleo
tion voted for taxation TO support her
schools and will not have less than $500,
000, hereafter for the annual school fund
an amount far in advance of any Other
Western State.
In Michigan the number Of youth in
the State in 1913. ll7.652. and the num-
Der in attendance upon schools was 9S.
044 which was an increase of 10000 o.
yer previous years.
In Wisconsin the numbers of acres
in the school district is l,40S,000 to
which add the 100000 acres eeded by
Congress for school purposes will make
near 100000 acres in this State for u
permanent school capital.
In Louisiana at the late session of the
legislature, S550.O00 were appropriated
for common schools.
Each new state by the liberality of.
Congress is provided with about one
million aud half of acres for free school
purposes.
The statistics of crime in the various
States named, show that with the in
crease of education crime diminishes.-
What an important consideration is this
10 extend universally the blessings of ed
ucaiion.
In many of the States the poor chill
dren are sought out of the lanes and all
leys and placed in, the common schools.
The truth that the welfare the happiness
and the safety Of the State depends upon
education is Iasl becoming self-evident.--
Upon this position devolves another truth
That every child has right to education
without reference 10 the condition of its
parents and the Stale is bound to see that
this right is maintained.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12

Mr. Clay stated III his address at the
Colonization Society meeting, that the
Government of Liberia will shortly pur-
chase the remainder of the line of sea-
coast, from whence the slaves are taken.
McGurney, the Quaker Banker Of Lon
don, and a gentleman Of Cincinnati have
each given $4,000 for this purpose.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12
Courtesy.

"lrhe power of diiTusing happiness"
observes Dir. Chain rrs, "is not the exclu-
sive power of The rich. All are capable
of il. The poorest man can cheer me
BY his affection. or distress me by his
hatred or contempt Every man is de-
pendent on another. A piece OF neg
lcri. even from the lowest aud most con-
te,npiible of men, is tit 10 rui,ie the Sc
reniiy OF my happiness: and a civil al
ien,iou, even from the humblest OF our
kind. carries a must gracious and exhil-
Grating influence along viii il. Let me
nes or hear, then, that The poor have no
thing in their power. They have il in
their power 10 give. or withhold kind
expressions. They have t in their pow
er 10 give or withhold their smiles of aI-
Ieclinn and sincerity OF tender attach
ment. Let not these humble offerings
of poverty be disregarded. The man
0f sentiment knows how 10 value them;
he praises them as The best deeds OF be-
netirence. They tighten The weary anx-
ielies oil This world, and carry them on
with a cheerful heart To the end OF his
Journey"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12

Itappears from returns published by
The French Postmaster General that The
entire number ofletters distributed during
1916 announced 337, 7,55O,0OO. In the
year 1889 there were only 10000. 900
distributed.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12
New Tailor Shop.
nj. w. FOX.

HAVING otJted ID O,iumws, is pre-
Ia pared 10 90 tailo,io. in the bcsi ST 81.
Having had nunbcr O wears experience
in the business, he natters himself tlnt hc
will be able 10 please all who may favor bin
with their work. Cutting done on the sl,of-
test notice. May 3st, 1919.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-12
MEDICAL NOTICE.

VlvHE UNDERSIGNED would respect
fully Inform the inhabitants Of Ottum-
Wa and surrounding country, that they have
assotiat d thomselyes together in the prac-
tice OF Medicine and Surgery inOttumwa,
whore they wi attend all calls in the line
of their profession. Prompt attention and
reasonable charges in all cases.
Wv. COFFIN.
A. ID. WOOD, NJ. ID.
fOttpmwa Nov. 18th 1919.