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Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-13
REVOLUTIONARY ANEcporE.-A CO

REVOLUTIONARY ANEcDorE.-A cor.
respondent of the Manchester IN. H.,)
Mirror, furnishes the following:
"When The British were in Bos ton. in
l7G7, my father was in barber's shop
waiting to be shaved. A British officer
came in and wanted to be shaved, pro-
vided the barber could do il without
drawing blood. and saying if he did not
he would run his sword through him.
The barber was frightened aud dare not
undertake the task. A little boy sitting
there spoke up and said he would do il.
He looked up at the boy with as,onish-
ment. but the boy stripped off his coat
and told him to take a seat. He took
off the officers beard without drawing
blood and was paid guinea for his
trouble. The officer then asked him
how he ventured TO do it, as he had been
to every barber's shop in town and no
one before dared to do it. The boy
replied 81 thought / should see blood
as soon as you would. and. if had.
would have cut your throat to the neck
bone in one moment" The British
officer hung down his head and left,
amid shouts Of applause for the boy.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-13
The Case of "BiI, Ncwcom."

A young damsel of Missouri, who
disguised as man, passed inspection
enlisted in The Missouri volunteers, and
served eight months in Mexico before
her sex was discovered, has been voted
by the United States Senate full pay for
her services, three months extra pay, and
go acres of land. The military serv.
ice was rendered under the name of Bill
Newcom;' The Congressional grants Civ.
en- to Elizabeth C.. Smith. which turns
out to be the true name Of this modern
Joan of Arc. We have not heard the
whole history of this lady's military ex.
PLOTS, ont she is said to have made a
good soldier, and we congratulate Lucy
Stone. Rev. An,oinette Brown, and their
sisters in the cause of Woman's Rights,
upon the accession to their ranks Of a
military champion so honoIed.
Nearly all The professions, says the
Philadelphia Bulletin, have now had fe-
males in their order-Anioinetie Brown
in the ministry; Elizabeth Blackwell in
the medical faculty; e. g. Smith in ihe
in the army; and We have had occasional
addresses from the ladies at the bar, and
quite number are constantly appearing
on The rossrum of the lecture room. As
for Bill Newcom,' alias Lizzie Smith,
she is gallant woman though we hope
no. what The French call femme ga
lante. Herelaim TO her pay, and the extra
compensation voted by the Senate, has
been subsranlia,ed by good testimony,
and she has undoubsed served her coun-
try as well as some thousands OF the
stronger sex. Blu. the precoden. thus
established is not without danger. We
may have thous ands Of marshal damsels
smuggling themselves into the army,
aud raising commotions among The men
Of The regiments, which will not do much
COED against an snemy--all, too, with the
hope OF being rewarded as .Bill New
COM has been. But as we have said
the case furnishes capital TO Woman's
Rights advocates, and with this argu
Dae"t,tm adfeminam to prove The cour,
age and powers of endurance os their
sex, they need no. despair Of the ballot
box, seats in Congress, or the Presiden.
tial chrir.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-13
$3.50 PER ANNUM, in ADVANCE.
Mason and Dixon,s Line.

"What is meant by Mason and Dix
on's line?" asked bright. blue eyed
girl of twelve years of age, when sitting
al her fathers table few days ago.
The answer was.
"ll is phrase usually employed to
describe the boundary between tie fres
and the Slave States"
"But why do they deccribe il in this
way" she inquired,
The answer may be worth giving 10
some Of our readers: rs
"ln the seventeenth century, James I,
Of England, then the Duke of York,
gave certain lands to Lord Baltimore and
to VIM. Penn, and a difficulty soon
sprang up as to the proper owner Of
these lands on the Delaware. Again
and again was the affair carried into the
courts. Till in the year 1860, when
George III came to the crown, the Lerd
Chanselor of England made decision;
bat new difficulties sprung up in drawing
the b,undary lines. Tine Commission.
ers finally employed Messrs. Mason and
Dixon. who had just returned from Cape
Of Good Hope, where they had been to
observe the transit Of Venus. They
succeeded in establishing the line between
Delaware and Maty land, which has ever
since been called MASON and Dixon's
llne. "-Watchmaa and Reflector.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-13
THE TWO SPIES.
AN INCIDENT OF FRONTIER LIFE

Az early as the year 1890, the block.
house and slockade above the mouth vi
the Hooking river. was frontier post
for the hardy pioneers Of the northwest
ern terrilory. There nature was IN her
undisturbed livery Of dark and ,hicH for
es.s. in,erspersed with green and flower
ing prairies. Then the torres, had not
heard the sound Of the woodman's axe,
nor the plow OF the husbandman open.
ed the bosom OF the earth. Then those
beautiful prairies waived the golden
plume to The God of Nature; aud The
most luxuriant OF these were those lha,
lay alcng the Hooking Valley, and espe.
cially that portion oi u on which the
town of Lancaster now stands.
Here the tribes of the north aud wes,
met in council, and from This SPOT led
forth the wal. path in different directions.
Upon one Of these occasions, when the
war spirit moved might,ly among the
sons OF nature. and The ,omahawk leap,
ed in its scabbard, and the spirits of their
friends who had died in the field Of bat
tie, visited the warrior in has nightly
visions aud called loudly for revenge, i.
was sscerlained a. the garrison above
the mouth Of Hooking River, tina, the
lndians were gathering IN grea. numbers
for the purpose o: striking blow on
some post OF the frontiers. To meet
this crisis, Two Of the mos. skilled and
interchangeable spies were despatched 10
watch their movements and report.
M'Clelland and Write, two spirits tha
never quailed at danger. anG as uicon-
qaerablc as the I.ybian lion. in the noah
of October, and on one of the balmy
days of Indian summer, took leave Of
their fellows and moved on through the
thick plum and hazel bushes with the
noiseless tread of pan,hers, armed with
their unerring and trus,y rifles. They
continued their march, skirling the prai-
ries, .ill they reached that mos, remark
able prominence. now known by the
name OF Mount Pleasant, the western
termination of which is a perpendicular
cIid OF rocks of some hundreds Of feet
high, and whose summit, from western
view, towers TO the clouds and overlook,
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-13

An interesting work has recently been
pablished in London. entitled "rhe Rifle
and the Hound in Ceylon,'' containing
The adventure of Mr.. S. w. Baker. du-
ring his residence in that island. The
following is description of his first buf
falo hunt. He had arrived with his
brother a, Minnera. beautiful Lake "a
bou; eighty miles from Handy, enclrcled
by luxuriant FORESTS, abounding in game
of every description. Carried away by
their enthusiasm the two novices sailed
forth. imperfec,ly supplied with ammu,
milton. to attack herd OF buffaloes -
Mr.. Baker. leaving his brother TO extin-
guisli wounded bull. followed another
which finally turned al bay. He fired
two balls into the animals chest, which
had only the effect of maudening him
lie stood motionless, his eyes glariug
with fury-and at this critical moment
the uulucky hunter found himself ou, of
bullets. Every thing be.okene a disas.
srous finale, when a brigh, thought flash.
ed across him. He drew from his pouch
three shillIngs' worth of six-penny pie.
ces, and making rouleau Of them bv
wrapping them IN piece Of his shirt,
ramDed them into the barrel. At this
juclure The bull sprung forward. and
throwing away the raT rod he fired his
gun as the muzzle barely touched The
forehead of his grizzly foe. Instead of
paying The deb, Of nature he received
three shiIlings' worth oil small change.
Tho silver raitled into the hard head of
the bull. and down he went stunned; and
away went the sporlsmen (his brother
had then come up) as fas. as their feet
could carry them.
The frs, time Mr.. Baker fe!l in with
elephants, he singled ou, a fne bull, aud
severely wounded him. then taking an
other gun be fred two more shots, which
much TO his surprise, far from relardIpg,
seem TO increase the speed of the AMI
mai. and upon cooler examination he
found ,hatin his hurry he had taken
his fowling piece instead Of his rifle. and
had been shooting an elephant with snipe
shot. II is hardly necessary 20 say ,ha,
he did not .'bag" him.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-13

the plan; j. was agreed that The girl
should 60 foremos, from her intimate
knowledge of the localities, and another
might be gained in case they should fall
in with any of the parties or outposts.
From her knowledge of the language,
she might deceive the septinels, as the
sequel proved. for scarcely had they de-.
scended hundred yards, when low
whist from the girl warned them Of their
danger.
The spies sunk silently on the ground,
where, by previous arrangement, they
were TO remain till the signal was given
by The girl to move on. Her absence,
for the space Of quarter of an hour.
began 10 excite the most serious ap.
prehensions. Again she appeared. and
told them she had succeeded in removing
two senlinels 10 a short distance, who
were directly on their route. The de.
scent was noiselessly resumed, and the
spies followed their intrepid leader for
half & mile in the mos, profound silence.
when the barking Of dog a, short
distance apprised them of new danger.
The almost simultaneous click of the
spies rifles was heard by The girl, who
stated tba, they were now IN the midst
OF The lnGian camps, and their lives de.
pended on the most profound silence,
and implicitly following her footsteps.
A moment afterwards, the girl was ac-
costed by squaw, from an opening in
her wigwam; she replied in the Indian
language. and, without stopping. still
pressed forward. In short time she
stopped and assured the spies that The
village was cleared, and that they bad
passed the greatest danger. She knew
that every leading pass was guardd-
safely by the Indians, and at once resolv-
ed 10 adopt the bold adventure Of the pas
ing through The centre Of The village, as
the least hazardous, and the sequel proc
ed the correctness of her Judgment
They now s,eered course for the Ohio
river. and after three days. travel arrived
safe at the block.house.. Their escape
and adventure prevented the Indians from
making their contemplated attack; and
the rescued girl proved to be the sister
of the intrepid Corneal Washburn, cele.
brated in the history of Indian warfare.
and MS the renowned spy Of Capt. Ken
tons bloody Kentuckians.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-13

= o.
w--obiit Feb. 18th, 30 act. 6 an.
No lip hath music now for me.
No eye hath light of love,
No tily arms around me thrown,
A child's affection prove!
For deep dark sleep hath overcome
The eyes that lit with glee,
And dust encompasseth the arms
That once encompassed me.
He passed away one winter morn,
When all the world was cold!
The round full moon lay in the West,
The East was red with gold.
Scarce sunrise to waiting world
Its wealth Of light had given,
When he was standing, fair and pure,
Within the light oil heaven!
Oh blessed sunlight of that land
When shall my weary eyes
Behold thy glories, and thy stars
Upon my vision rise
The stars, which are such boys as he.
With radien, brows and fair;
And eyes that gladden., as the winds
OF Eden wave their hair!
Oh blessed mercy of Gods love!
When shall my weary head
Find rest, calm rest, upon the ground
Beside my brave boy dead
When shall this thro bling heart be dust
This burning brain grow cold.
These aching arms their long desire
My boy--once more enfold!
Peace! peace, my soul there is no dream
So full Of oeep delight,
AS in that land of light and love
Shall beam upon thy sight!
Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard,
Nor heart conceived the JOY,
That shall know, when God see,
And heaven. and my boy
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-13
Donations Of Public Lands.

In compliance with resolution adop.
ted by the House of Representatives on
the 3Oth of January, 1854. calling on
the Secretary Of the Interior to commu-
niea,e to that body statement, showing
as near as practicable. the number OF "a
cres OF the public lands which have been
donated by the government. and for
wha. purpose, the following table was
submitted on the 18th of February '54:
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-13

HARD 10 PLEAsE.-A lady went into
|a grocery, lately. and asked for sons
|eeIs-rslsing -four. The clerk was I
green Irlshman. who. opening = barrel.
showed her some Of The superine.
This u not what want" said the
lady with some pique; II want. sslf-
Dising -four.
!" said Pat. with promp.ness. -
On bis will you find fault with iss not
rais ahe whole basfel went up this
morning Qm nine a 4lexen dollars. and
II that don'tas~ ~ IN hard 10 Place,
'in'irely." The lady disappeared in q
huff.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-13

kEyIvINo.-Asaftsmsn who had drank
a lislle TOO freely. fell from the raft and
was drowning. when his brother seized
him by the hair, but the current was
strong. and the brothers strength being
nearly exhausted. he was about relin-
gushing his hold. when despairinp, the
drowning one raised his head above the
wafer, and said:
"Hang on, Sam hang on-l'Il treat
lswear l will" !"
His words were stimulating. and tho
other at length saved him.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-13

D Every man carries a little world
with himself. BY Knowing which, he may
know all ,he rest OF mankind, aud form
a just estimate of human nature.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-13

DSr W. Temple says, that ,he first
Ingredient in conversation is truth, the
next, good sense, the third, and the 4th,
wit.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-13

Some idea Of the immense patronage
Of the Heads of Departments under .he
Federal Government may be had from
the following statement. showing The a.
mount of salaries paid 10 each Of the
Departments in Washington, no, includ-
ing the army OF Possmas,ers. land agents,
Pension agents, and other officials scat
tered through the country. and all depen.
den, on the Executive:
Stale Dept, annual salaries $4,000
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-13

VOld Ricketts, was a man of labor.
and hadli,,le or no time to devote to spec.
ulations on the future. He was. withal,
rather uncou,h in the use Of language.
One day, while engaged in stopping
up hog holes about his place, he was
approached by acolporseur, and present.
ed with tract.
"Wha,'s all this aboasf's dsmaadsd
az sir. i 4 book describipe ,hs -
\ 1lsl ssate, (" was the reply. sss
n Celestial State. said Rckelts. ~ here
NJ devil is ihsi!''
Ny worthy friend. fear that 80
have not--'
! = We'll. never mind" interrupted Riok-
eth 81 don't want to hear,aboat any
hester State than old Pennsylvania. I
intend e lise and die right here. il [ can
only keep sheus Did hogs OUT
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-13

BLIND CONSERVATIVES Swedish
Chamber Of Mobiles have declared Rail.
roads 10 be "things unit To- = 's
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PO ID TIC A L..
Widowed and Childless.n

a BY JOSEPH WILLIS.
WALTER w--obiit Feb. 18th, 80 act. 6 an.
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Total ofsalaries p'd in Wash. l. 1871 .OsO

1ln Australia there are said to Ia
$1,000 moro males than females.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-13

I. ~s,..A
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VHB CLAIMS OF REASON. Never do yioIeftoe
to your rational nature. He who. in any case.
admits doctrines which contradicts reason. has
broken down the great barrier between truth
and fslsehood, and lays open his mind to
every delusion. The great mark of error,
which is Inconsistency, ceases to shock him.
He has violated the first law Of the intellect,
and must pay the fearful penalty Happy
will it be for him If, by the renunei alton OF
reason, he be not prepared for the opposite
extreme, and do not, through a natural reas-
ton, rush into the excess of incredibly. In
the records OF individuals and of the race, it
is not uncommon for an era Of proud and Iicen.
tious philosophy; nor will this altern alton
cease to form this history OF the human mind
TIL the just rights Of reason be revered.-
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5o 81 ~TR1AsuRr DEPARTMENT, August 28, 1854
Notice is hereby given to the holders Of the fol.
lowing stocks of the United States, that
this department is prepared to purchase, at any
time between the date hereof and the Doth day Of
November next portions Of those stocks, amounting
in the aggregate to $Ss4O, 900, in the manner and
on the terms hereinafter mentioned, to wft: 49,.
In case Of any contingent competition, within the
amount stated, preference will be given In the or.
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certificates, duly assigned to the United States by
the parties who to receive the amount thereof,
must Be transmitted to this department upon the
receipt whereof, price will b psi:, compounded
Of the following particulars: b. -.
l. The par value, or amount specified In each Ger.
tifcate. '.rss 4.ar r.. s.r
2. A premium on the stock Of the loan authorized
by the act of July, 1885, redsemabls November IL,
1856, Of per cen :; on the stock of the loan an
thorized by the act Of ls42 redeemabe 3lst Decem.
ber. 1852, of ii per cent; the stock of the loans
authorized by the acts Of 1847 and 'S8 and redeem
able, the former on the 3lst December, 1867, and
the latter On the s0th June 1868, Of 16 per cent
and on the stock Of the loan authorized by the act
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commonly called the Texan indemnify six Per
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g. Interest on the par of each certificate from the
LIST OF July 1884, to the date ef receipt and settle
ment at the Treasury, with the allowance tfor the
msney to reach the owner) Of one days interest in
addition.
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| the parties may direct
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the Treasury On OF before the said 2eth day of No
vember next
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| aug 28-dt20Nov Secretary of Treasury.
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(FS,o doors aboue McGusTes Auction Store)
HAVING served regular apprenticeship of owe,
LII FIVE years at the Gas Fitting business a
il one Of the largest establishments in Phil -
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UNDERTAKEN.

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past patronage and say that owing to the FREQUENT
calls in the Undertaking branch Of my business, /
have been induced to discontinue the manufacture
OF Hurniture, and turn my attention fully to the
UNDERTAKING. have spared no pains to have
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an therefore fully prepared to meet any order after
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FIRE GLIDING. GALvANJZING, AND
ELECTRO SILVER-PLATING,

ON ALL KINDS OF INITIAL. &.
u LABARRE would respectfully inf,rn the pub
Il lie that he has opened Shop at the corner {
and 10th Streets in the above business, and is now
ready to receive orders in any branch, namely:
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on all kinds Of ornaments for churches, chalices
Jewels and regaia for Free Masons, Odd Fellows
and other societies, military ornaments, DC. Also,
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'LUMBING, GAS-FITTING, AMI
THINNING

'IWE undersigned, having added Gas-FittinS to
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PLUMBING and TIMING done as heretofore.
hne assortment Of STOVES, Tin and Sheet Iron
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