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sW ANS BANK-NOTE LIsf AND
DErECTER,
Published soni-monthiy, at Montgomery, Ala.,
tSO0 Per Anuum, in Advance.


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JANIS HopErTsos, General Agent.
ssg- Subscriptions received. by J. Is. FRANCE,
agent for Washington, d. G., and Virginia.
sep 25--3m 10 ~ 114@
ORANGE COUNTY BUTTER, ENG LIsH
Dairy Dairy Cheese, Newiy-hniied Buckwhent
III ANDING this day from schooner William M.
- Dodge, from New York, one dairy, contain
ing
AZ Kegs Orange county Butter, which we war
rant 10 please, as IL is fresh, and sent to us
exclusively for table use Est
so boxes English Dairy Cheese, selected
10 cases Pineapple Cheese
150 boxes Goshen Cheese
1 case Sap Sage Cheese
1900 pounds newly-hulled Buokwheat Flour
100 bags extra newly-hulled 3uckwhea' :.
containing % pounds each, ex floni .l
family use. H Sressy 70
just received and for sale by
X. f.. WHIT AZ et
No. So, iron front, Louie ~ a CO.,
f.. between t.ana avenue,
~. <, .g-A 0pposp 9Th and 7th streets, . !.
nov 9T-etif2awTuf 20 the Bank Of Wash'ns'0
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BUSINESS CARDS.
MISS s. a. FAULKNER,
$50 DIR ESS MAKER

South side Pennsylyania avsnme, opposite u. s.
ass Hoteh 6et'oee's Sd and La sts., Washingtor.
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The fearful effects on the mind are much to be
dreaded--Loss of Memory, Confusion yof Ideas, De-
precision of Spirits, Evil Forebodngs, Aversion TO
Society, Self Uistrust Love Of fsotude, Timdiy, &c,
are some Of the evils produced.
Thousands Of persons Of all ages, can now Judge
what is the cause of their declining health, losing
their ygor becoming weak, pale nervsus and emaci-
ated, have singular appearance about the eyes,
cough, and symptoms of Consumption.
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Take Particular Notice.

DIR. j., addresses all those who have injured them
selves by improper indlgenoes and solitary habits,
which ruin both body and mind, uniting them for
either business, marriage, or society. t
These are some Of the sad and melancholy effects
produced by early habits of youths viz:
Weakness Of the Back and Limbs, Pains in the
Head, Dimness of Sight Loss of Muscular Power,
Palpitation of the Heart Dyspepsis, Nervous lrita-
bility, Derangement OF the Digestive Functions,
General Debility, Symptoms of Consumption, DC.
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DIR. Johnston,

Member of the Royal College Of Surgeons, London,
graduate from One Of the most eminent Colleges OF
the United States, and the greater part of whose life
has been spent in the hospitals ofLondon, Paris Phia-
dephia and elsewhere has effected some of the most
astonishing cures that ever were known many trop-
bled with ringing in the head and ears when asleep
great nervousness, being alarmed at sudden sounds,
bashfdlness, with frequent bushing attended some
times with arrangement of mind, were cured imme-
diRtely. S .f.lri tsslst ~ g llftA
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Young Men

Who have injured themselves by certain practice
indulged in when alone-a habit frequently learned
from evil companiong or Mt school, the effects Of
which are nightly felt even when asleep, and If not
cured, renders marriage impossible, and destroys
both mind and body, should apply Immediately.
What pity that young man. the hope of his
country the darling of bis parents should be
snatched from all prospects and enoymens of life,
by the consequences ofdeviatng from the path Of
nature, and indulging In certain secret habit Such
persons, must before contemplating
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JAMES RoBsR4sos, General Agent
\ ~ Subscriptions received by J. *. FRANCE
agent for Washington, ID. G., and Virginia.
sep 25--gm Hf ~ 1Et3
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sTOPHAM a. NoRFLET,s
NEW AND CHEAP

Saddle, Harness, and Trunk store, 4,
400, Seventh Street. opposite Odd.FsllotSs Hall
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20
- OTTUMWA, IoWA, DECEMBER 20 ls55:.

ma ! am building 100 much on the mere
sccumuIslicn Of wealth, as a means OF
happiness, and you are permitting yosr
eyes 10 be dszzledoy The surface glitter
Of The weird around you. We are plac
ing our highest good in mere external
things, 10 the almost total negIec, of what
Is internal, and therefore more real
What are wealth and elegance? what
are honor and reputation? what afe fine
houses and grand villas, if The hear, be
dissatisfied! Ii each returning New
Years Eve ind US sadder than before.
are we not living in vain!"
"Dear husband!' said Mrs, Andrews
''let Us begin tie New Year in a wiser
and better life. Come home to me, as
Of old, leaving the world and lis cares
behing you, @aad | will strive. with an
earnest spirit, 10 dispense all clouds. SO
that the sunshine ay come in, as OF
old. Let us find, in every passing day,
the t~ressnreit brings 10 our door, and no,
lose Tire blessings we have, In a vain
longing after some mere ideal good"
As they talked, the weight Of sadness
was lifted from their spirits. Even in
.ruer thoughts and better purposes, there
come a measure Of peace 10 the troubled
heart; how much more, if though, and
pn rpose give birth TO action?
The evening closed more brightly
than ii begun. Peace 1ut,ered again a
bove their hearts, seeking therein a nes-
Ting pace. '
1--WE win NOT forge, the world within
us, for the world without" said Mr..
Andrews, closing the RACES Of a book,
in which he read aloud 10 his wife, az
on their first New Years Eve, ".he in
@ternal, for the external; The. riches Of
mind and hear., for the wealth that per
ishes il the using. Our feet have gone
as,ray; but we are no: such distant wan
derers from the right path. that we may
not fnG i. again!'
Have you wandered, like them. read
er, f:om he pleasant ways Of li:e?, Have
you made the external Of more import
nee than the internal? If SO. pause, as
the year wanes, and resolve 10 begin the
mex, in a wiser suborGina,ion OF tkiags
natural and worldly, to things moral, in
telf*ctual, and spiritual. Doing 20, you
will find, that, while you have seemed
TO see dimly, in the far distance, the
beautiful garments Of Peace. The fair god
dess vas Knocking at the door Of yoar
heart, and vainly seeking an entrance.
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20
MISCELLANY
TREE NEW YEARS EYES.
BY r. s. ARTnva.
EVE FIRST.

sd aaars E
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews had been mar
ried only a few months, AID this was
their first New Years Eve. Theirs
was truly a marriage OF affection, and
cnngenial tastes drew closer ine bands
by which they were unfled. FAMILIAR
" with the bes, authors had developed
the mind Of Mr.. Andrews Intellectually
while a thorough business education
gave him a confidence in his " ability
10 make his way in the world, and lef.
him undissarb bed abou, the future. Mrs.
Andre VS. had been carefully raised by a
widowed mother, now yemoved from
her by death, and had experience juei
enough Of the trials Of selfdependencs
10 feel the real comforts Of her new posi-
ton. fgg ~
The home in which they found them
selves an this, the frat New Years Eve
Of their married life, suited, in all respects
their u%nambitious tastes. Il was no,
large, nor elegantly furnished, in the
modern acceptation OF that term; butligh,
from their happy hearts, was reflected
on every object. moklug all beautiful in
their eyes.
The intellectual tastes Of Mr.. Andrews
had led him, in the arrangement of hIs
new home, 10 set apart n small rooE
as a library, and here most of the even
ings Of The young couple we're spent
And il was here they had shut them
selves in from the world on their frs
New Years Eve. the husband reading
aloud from a iavori,e bouk, and the hap
py young wife listening 10 his manly
voice, and treasuring in her memory the
sentiments tina, felifrom his lips. while
her fingers busted themselves with some
elegan, needlewosk. 8Bg al ,as4
This home was their Paradise, into
which the iempter had not ye. found an
entrance. This was their world. beyond
which though, had no, yet assrsyed. nor
imagination pictured a scene more desir.
able. Without was the idesnlation OF
win,er-but within. The sunshine OF love
made all bright as an Arcadian summer.
Thus If was on their fret New Years
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20
GERMAN SILVER.

This metel is composed Of one par, OF
nickel. one part OF spel.er or zinc, and
three paris Of COPPER; bu: oil these SUBJ
stances have TO be paie. aad be exposed
TO q great heat before ;hey mix among
themselves. The zine metal. which is
Of q volatile nature, is mol pu, into the
poi until after the first two metals have
been well unred .ogether. The ~relrac-
tory nature Of nickel and the difficulty
Of obtaining The metal free of arsenic,
ron aud cobalt are causes thai not unire.
quently we see German silver spoons of
gold yellow color, while German silver
prepared from pure me'als, will equal 40
Wilderness alerling silver, and will no,
iarnish. Tea and table spoons, knives
and forks, pocket combs, musical, and
surgical instruments, firemen's and ship
Captain speaking irumpets. poke, book
clasps, tea sets, lamps, and gun mount
lnss, are now mostly made with German
Silver. Upwards of 10000 lbs. OF this
composition is manufactured in this eouu-
Try annually, for which the nickel is inn
ported from Germany and England
There are but three. localities of nickel
ore ia this ;ounsry;-an ore from Cha,
than. in Connecticut. yields abou, three
per cent nicke!3 another GRE from, the
mine La Mote, IN, Missouri yields about
Ten per cent nickel, aud lately a nickel
ore has been discovered among The cop
per ore on Lake Superior. 4 3,s,
German silver was introduced into the
United States BY DR.. Feuchlwanger Of
New York. who was obliged 10 pay On
his arrival in this Country, the cus,om-
house duues oil silver, the inspectors no,
knowing any oiiIereurc. He is the frs.
manufacturer Of the German ell yer in The
United States. $500
IN 1897, The Doctor petilioned Con-
grcss 10 grant him permission of issu-
ing 100000 worth Of pennies made Of
his composition, as an experiment. to
substitute the German silver for the
copper currency; and AIR. John Quiaey,
Adams in the floase aud Mr.. Benton of
the Senate. spoke 10 the highesr terms Of
this propositions, and il met with The ap-
probation OF the Prcsiden, OF the Uni.ed
Slates Mr.. Van Buren,. and the mem
bers Of both Houses. He faxed never
theless, in that also on account Of the I'm
favorable report from the Director Of The
United States Mint, who stated that the
right of coinage belongs TO the United
States government. aud that il required
some skill 10 snalize the German silver.
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20
HusKlNo CoRN-FrAr n \ Hoosrr,

~ The value Of the audible repu,a
ton may-be estimated from the annexed
prices. which the autographs ofnolos,ous
aad G~is.ipgaishsd men brought hsnsolc
by aucsioa, in N. York. a lew days since.
Washington, SO 90, Webster, % cents
Robert Fulton. 81 90; james X. Polk
40 cents. AKRON. Burr. % 90: Benedic,
Arnold. 81 %: John Jaw 81 81; Bar
NUNS 81 cenisisJobn Van Bureh, l2a cts.
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20

CURING BEErAND PoRK AT the re-
quest III a number OF subscribers. We
Hrepubl,sh, fos The fourth or lihh time, our
mode Of curlng beet and pork, which has
obtained SO generally 10 This community.
and which we believe TO be the very bcs,
now in use Il j. this: al cav
ITO one gallon lof water. take one and
a half pounds Of sal,, hail pound sugar.
and halt ounce OF saltPetre. Ia, this ratio
the pickle TO be increased 10 any quanu
~ desired. Let these be boiled together,
until all the dirt from the g (which
will not be alitie, rises to the top and
is SKINNED OF. Then throw il INTO a
tub to cool, and when perfectly cool,
pour il over your beel or pork, 10 remain
the usual time, say four or five weeks
The msa, mus, be we'll covered with the
pickle. and should not be pu. down for
al least Two days afler the, killing, during
which time il should be slightly Sphinx
led with powdered sal,pere. 'e
p. S. Several Of our friends have
omitted the boiling Of the pickle and
found tito answer quite az well, how
ever. By boiling the pickle you purif.
it-for the monn Of dirt which is
thrown of by the operation. from The
sal, and sugar. would surprise one no,
acquainted with the facl.-G ermaatou1s
fstsgrapa. 81 A aqas1ns .
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20
n Barnabus Bales, Q professional inc,

q Barnabus Bales, Q professional ins-
briass in Albany. having twice suffered
ten dollars costs for INDUCING. tried to
make az arrangement with the magis-
10 pay the year. He calculated 10
be drunk twice a week on an average,
and proposed for q discount of ten per
cent to- pay sasysar in advance. The
proposal WAS rejected by the JusiicsIk
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20

DECLINE IN LAND WARRANrs--The
New York Tribune OF Tuesday says
LAND warrants are, very plenty and the
demand 10 moderate. The rates range
from, 95 /, Q lose. per acre. The 100
acre warrants are most plensy, and sell
at the lowest fates. Spectators have
been buying and holding large amo.n,s.,
and indiDe the demand far consp.ppiion
.nol,equal 70 their expectations, are throw
ing them on the Market"
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20

q An edition OF the Bible has been
Published st Nashville The Soufhern
Christine AdUqcate thinks II is the first
that has been published South Of the
Ohio and Potomac Rivers. sAas q aaisi
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20

a good book and 4 good woman
Ns!sxcellens lhings fus hose who. kpow
low Justly 10 appreciate their ~yalue,--
There are men however who Judge both
from the beauty Of their covering, ,,,,a ]
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20
y. w. Norris,
HI'IORNEYATL Lar.

orTuMwA, WArEt4o Co, Iowa.
MILL practice in Wapello county, and at
tend TO any professional business, agen-
cses, collections, entering lands, paying taxes,
&C., entrusted 10 him in adjoining counties in
Touthern Iowa.
Oct. 17,h, 1855 35-tf
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20

n "Don't you want q real primo lot
OF butters' askec peiIer, who had
picked i up at fry different places.
"What sort of butter 10 sshatFi asked
the merchants saa Gs.Ar ND.
The clear. quiu-mado BY ruyg villa
from a dairy Of forty c~ows--only TWO
cbufnings. ~
"what makesi IL Of 50 many cotsrsi'
81 guess replied The YANKEES. .yoai
never would have asked Mai ques.ion il
you had seoA,my COWS. tor. they arc 4
darned sigh. speckelder than The hdttes
is" ~ Afo34 sesa y sFW fafN MsS
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20
D. II. Gaylord
A U OTTO N E Z 4
OTTUMwA IOWA

OTTUMWA, -
~ WILL attend to making sale of personal
property or Real Estate, at auction at any time,
Tor a reasonable compensation He may be
found IN Ottumwa, unless absent on business.
May 18th, 1851.
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20
NOTICE.

EEREBY tender my thanks to my custom
IS for the liberal patronage hitherto,giycp
ask ! CONTINUANCE Of the same, and as /
oneY l wish all who are indebted to me
= forward and square up their accounts
1t delay. n ss ID. SANDS. ri
mwA AprilE4th, 1855. 1 II W
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20
EVE TIE SECOND.

They are IN the warm library, as on
the last New Years Eve. The husband
|. sitting with a book before him, bu,
uoi seadlng, though thought seems bust
eG in its. pages. Yet, thought is far a.
way from that quiet place, busying itsel:
with some scheme oil worldly gain
Since I~as,.year, he has became .moie alb
'orbed in trade. and more ambitious 10
ris. 10 The world; and, as a consequence,
less interested in thugs purely intellect
NAL. Many times since that first happy
Nsw Years 20, has his wife gone up
10 her chamber, after parting with him
for the day. and wept as ii her hear.
would break. And why! He had fer
gotten the parting kiss. or laid his liPs
10 hers so coldly, ,ha. the touch chilled,
instead Of warming her heart. Oh! how
many times had a doubt Of his love
cone over her, filling her soul with an
guish.
The pleasan, library has another in
mate--a babe sleeping in lis warm era
die. Aud above this angel 'isiiant, the
mother bends and feas,s her eyes upon
its beauty. A new spring OF Joy has
gushed forth IN her spiril-new ca2ac'-
lies Tor enjoymen, have been created
therein. 4,-. ~f&8 f8tt Il
In some ,hings. this eve is happier
.hsn he last, yet over the brightness Of
the scene a aiuing shadow P~asses-lor
the world has come with its tempting
bribes. and The heart of Mr.. Andrews is
not proof against them. va.
4. What we love, ONE 10 the lips in
speech. Mr.. Andrews desire 10 achieve
large success in business, often led him
TO speak oil what came first in his
thoughts. Many times be- had talked
with his wife about his future, and graz
dually iaspired her mind with some,hlng
ofihe ambition thai filled his own. Ans
this evening. while the babe slumbered,
they talked sf the coming year, and the
large gains that were expected by The
husband. More than once il was on his
lips h speak OF a better Eouse. and
more .elegan. home-surseSudings, bns y
recol:es,ios Of tho happy hours they had
spent IN the pleasant. room they cesu-
pied. caused him to repress the words.
ffsat EVE THE THIRD.
Three more yeaSs have passed with
,heirjoys and sorrows. ea hsGs Y
I'VE are oh The Hast hours Of the ear"
said Mrs. Andrews. wiiha shade OF sad.
ness in her voice.. as she took up some
needle work, and drew near the light,
where he! husband sat with a, n ewspa.
per in HE hands. apparently reading
She had just returned from the chambers
above, after seeing their three children
safely in bed. aFsa alaBEt&sf iEdi aE
"Yes." repeated Mr. Andrews, gloom-
ly, .4on the last hours Of the sycar.'s =
sIt has not been as happy q year as
were the previous onas,'.said Mrs. AM
Crews. "You have had more trouble
in businsss, snG. somahow, things have
been going wrong "A home alLths time.
| don't know wha:'s cone over me. bu,
little matters. that once had no power 10
disturb. now rufie my feelings ssdly.-
And. then, there's no concesling Me fact.
thar the childfsn grow more s8goyerna-
bic evsfya day. aud what isaworse. quar-.
ri dxssdtully among themselves.r
Mr.. Andrews made no reply, Cor he
wards af his wife lhrapghl up ffon shs
past images Of home-scepess ~siAgal,rly
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20
N. WACHTLER,
cot & 8 b o 9 Maker,

Main ST., 6elop Spdflding's Shop, :
OYTUMWA, IOWA. 8ote "a
nTTHE proprietor keeps constantly on
hands a good assortment OF Leathers, and is al
ways ready to accommodate customers with
good work in his line OF business.
Novcnber 9th, 1854 vi s.. AeAEGk.k III
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20

n A Roben Gray. aged ninety five.
has Just beau married in Hayanna ,coun-
81. Na..ioa lady aged ninety two ears.
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20

e. WOULD inform the ladies of Ottum-
WA aud vicinity, that they work at the Milliner
and Matchmaking business. All work will
be done in the latest and neatcst style.
Residence l door above the old Court
House. Nov. %, L85i.-6m 4
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20

saGH During aihe yeari654s tl65 men
were hung inlthe G1iled States Cor muir
der. ,Of this number, only serep could
read aAd write -E1,
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20

The FIRST PAYMENr.-Yesterday
the Ifeasnrer OF Tie Illinois Central
Railroad Company paid thr Hon. John
Aloorssd 'rea of this State, iweaty-
nine thousand dollars, under the proyi.
sion Of the ,lSsh section Of the charter.
whereby the State becomes entitled 10 a
portion Of the earnings OF ms rod Has
just been opened. and that II lie y stsin.a
compie. We are agreeably snrpriseds ~
the laigeness7 of the sum. ana baa
Without an outlay of a dollar from her
own coHers. without q dollars r~esponsi..
bIiity, Illinois from this time hcfceforth.a
will be The recipient Of a eonssanay Gin-a
crossing aravenue ffom shiaa quastsL-l
WEhics ten years the gums so paid will
meet the annual interest on the then re-
manning State debt, without a. dolia.ss
taxation Of the people. And 40 seSnsssa
Illinois .se,s up" for herself, and isasblss
t1shake off her yassalage to. 'lhe Eask"
whereby . direct exchange Of tie FRO.
duets of different latitudes will be ssimu.
lated, the Stete revenue ffcm this road
alone will every year meet the ordinary
and Acknowledgements of the State
Govefnmen,-Chicago Tribune.
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20

a The Mouson Bank. Msss. ! die
credited for a time, is again all righls /.
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20

a. What 10 stronger in death than In
lifse mold ellew-legsedshsnae lfyeup
6on't believe i,,elry 10 dissecl one whiis
boiling. a
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20

sv promising boy, not more than
five Years old. hearing some Gentlemen
at his fathers table ~fdiscuss,ng the la
miliar line .~essas8aS (
An hopes. mans the qoblssi work Of
God.
Said he knew II wasn't -l.uc-.hiss
mother was better than any man thai wass
ever made. assa WsA bn 6sas,6sl xa
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20
h. a.. s o N
ID Il N r. IT.

eS.rspa. HAVING permanently located
in Ottnmwa, offers his services to
F1uD The citizens Of town and vicinity.
y Al work warranted. Ladies waited on at their
esidences if desired. Teeth insertedfrom one
|o all entire set, either by means Of Springs =
atmospheric pressure. Tie may be found at the
USioN HOTEL, on the lst Monday in the month.
December 10Th, 1859. g
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20
w. Clement,
j. q. POTTER, M. d.,

e. HAVING located in Otttimwa, ten
deis MS professional services TO the citizens Of
own and vicinity. q sssst9
Ofkce and residence on Second street WI
doors East OF Green. Aug. Ist, 1885.
Demoine courier., 1855-12-20
$50. d. pEviH. Jas. d.

u. & j. Devin,
ATTORNEYS Al LAW,
OTTUMwA, IOWA. fc
@ WILL practice in the Courts of Wap-
clio, Jefferson, Van Buren,, Davis, Appanoose,
Monroe Lucas, Marion and Mahaska.
Having the advantage OF a long residence in
the valley they will give particular attention to
securing and collecting claims, sale Of War
rants, Entries of la..l on time, buying and SELL
ing Real Estate, Settlement of Titles, payment
OF Taxes, &c. February 10Th 1854.