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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17
A Child That did not Die.

Ninety-seven years ago little girl ten years
old was hopefully converted to God, in Lee
New Hampshire. That little girl is still living,
in good health, and apparently as likely to live
a number of years as other aged persons.'--
Her mind is unimpaired, although her sight is
gone and hearing affected. On other than re-,
ligions subjects she does not incline TO CON
verse. but delights to speak of divine things,
dwelling upon the justified, pardoned state of
the true Christian, and the precious promises
Of Gods word. She has Surprising famili-
arity with the Scriptures" and her memory
is filleG with a store OF pious hymns. Our
young friends will please take notice that all
the good children do not die in youth, bu, Of
ten live and grow old, yes. even outlive multi
iudes who are borne after them. Their adj
vanced aye corresponds to their early years,
and their whole life thus becomes continual
'hankoffering to him who at the beginning
called them by his grace. The oldest woman
in New Hampshire, perhaps in New England, J,
is also the eldest Christian there, and began her
pious course almost century ago. F
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17
The Boy Makes the Man.

Ills Honor, Mayor Rodman, accompanied
by Rev. Mr.. Richards and other gentlemen,
paid visit to the Eighth Baptist Sabbath
Schohl, on Sunday evening, who seemed par
ticuiariy delighted with the exercises. Among
other things, Mayor Rodman related in his
peculiarly graceful manner the history Of a
small boy who quite number ofyears since
was sitting one Sabbath morning upon door
step, friendless and not knowing whether to
90, while the other boys passed along, snugiy
dressed, to the Sunday School. A gentleman
stopped and asked the little hoy on the steps
to 60 20 Sunday School with him5 but not
wishing to go until he was washed and looking
smart, he consented TO be there on the mex.
Sabbath. He war; became interested, finally
chose the better part, sought and obtain
ed the pearl Of great price, grew in the esteem
of those who knew him; we add this, and he is
now the Mayor OF Providence. This simple,
yet touching little story was highly interest
ing to the little folks, who seemed not little
surprised at the denouemeat.- Providence
Tribune. #aesAs aet ~ ess
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17
An Honest Man is the NObIesf
Work of God.

What! Honesty the perfection Of virtue
What Is that the noblest creation Of God
which is consistent with the most consummate
selfishness, and which may exist In unjarring
harmony with imriety towards God and cruel
ty towards men9 II rigid justice in cne's
dealings with his fellow-creatures the highest
excellence Of moral character? Why, /. is
the lowest on the list Of the. virtues. 1t is no
compliment. to maA that he is honest, because
it is so shameful to be otherwise; and to say il
Of the dead, as the most that can be said of
them, is veIy much like an insult to their mem
ory. Such feeble praise is heavy censure.-
He must be poorly off for virtues who boasts
of his honesty. But let it be understood, as
the poet hath said, that honesty is the pcrfec-
ton Of virtue, and we know the con.equer ce.
Most men are salts fed to approach perfection.
To be all but the noblest work of God, they
think, is Going well; for, according to this
scheme. the man that is all but honest, is all
but at the summit Of virtue, all but the noblest
work OF God. The truth is, it is no very
agreeable doing to give every man his legal
dues. II is our duty, and our glory, and ON
happiness, to give to others much more than
their Iues.-[ Neyirs.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17
WheelbarrOvv Map Man.

The Baltimore A nerican gives an account
OF new method of surveying:
The "wheelbarrow man'' is a surveyor,
busily employed in measuring the length and
taking the course of roads, location of build
ings, boundary lines of farms, &c., prepara-
tory to getting up map of the country
Dispensing with chain, his wheel measures
IN acertain number of revolutions, exactly one
rod on the surface of the ground. To the
wheel is attached clock-work arrangement
and bands, and by inspection, the distance from
point to point is noted as he rolls his
barrow along. To the barrow is affixed a
compass staff, and at every crossing and change
Of direction in the road, he sets hls compass
staff, and at every crossing and change of
direction in the road, he sets his compass and
notes the course. Then, this solitary individ-
uai, dispensing with the usual paraphernalia
OF chainmen, aagmen, axemen, chains, pins
and stakes, by trundling his little machine
around, will, in due time, present an accu-
rate map of the country, showing all the roads,
streams, mills, churches, schoolhouses, dwell
iags, farms, with their owners name, and also
plats of our towns and villages, and this, too
at a moderate cost to the purchaser of the
map. - sst
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

National forms Of solutions are true indicps
Of national character. The whole history OF
race may be found in the dictionary of its
language Words and phrases are the off,
spring of previously existing objects, thoughts
ard circumstances, and their paternity is easily
traced.
Thus among all savage and warlike people
the common saIition conveys a wish or a
prayer that the person salutcd may enjoy
peace, the greatest good of individuals and
of nations, aud the boon most frequently with
held in that phrase Of life. Throughout the
Bible this is the invariabe blessing-shalnm
and the wandering Bedouins OF the desert
have, to this day, the same form OF salution.
Another phrase of theirs 'sIf God will, thou
art well, betrays the dogma Of the Islam.
"Peacc be unto thee" says the fluent and
facile Persian; 81 make prayers for thy
greatness; may thy shadow never be less. y
This last form smacks of Sumner and South.
Such salution would make northman shiver.
1t shows, too, great respect for fat-for a
dignifed, aldermanic rntundity.
The Greeks, joyful people, fell of the
vigor OF IA life of action, expressed the salution
In single word-"Rejoice.o
The commercial and enterprising Genoese
OF the middle ages used to say, Saaefata gued-
agno-"Health and gain"-than which no
phrase could be more characteristic. ID
in similar spirit the s'swaggering Holland
err salutes you with Hoe scfa,s ge? SHOW
fare your" a
The easy, phlegmatic German says, Le5en
sic acoi!-"Live thou well ?''
The Frenchman's Con,met rous por-te- rous
--"How do you carry yourself ?"-reveas
the very soul of the French character. Ho,c
is the formularly, and not rhat. And the
portes rous, how well it expresses the ca ger
restlessness and vivacious manners Of that
nation! Comment ca-va-t-il? is of the same
tore and character.
John Bull and Brother Jonathan, in hearty,
but business-like tone, greet you with slow
do you do?" What could be more character
istic of the great and potential Anglo Saxon
race? To do, OF course-of this there is no
question-it is the all of life; but show Go you
do?" Show are you" This embraces all
health, wealth, power and knowledge. What
more could one say? Here it is. all in three
words, Show do you do?n Again the an
swer is, "Well''-I do well Reader, SHOW
do you do ?"-[ Life Illustrated. X -
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17
An old Adyertisenle eMt-Erank-
lin's BreeCllcs stolen.

SroLEN.-Onithe laih inst., by one Will
ham Lloyd, out Of the house of Benn Frank
lin, an half worn Sagathe coat, lined with
silk, four fine homespun shirts, and a fine
Holland shirt, ruffled at tae hands and bosom,
a pair of black broad-cloth breeches, new
seated aud lined with leather, two pair of good
worstea stockings, one of dark color, the
other Of a lightish blue, a coarse cambyi, hand
kerchief marked with an +. IN red silk, . new
pair Of calf skin shoes, a boys new castor hat,
sundry o.her things.
NJ D: rhe said Lloyd pretends to UNDER
stand Latin and Greek, and has been "a SCHOOL,
master, he is an lrishman, about 30 years Of
age, tall and slim; had on lightish colortd d
great coat, red jacket, a pair Of black silk
b,eeches, old felt bat, too little for him, and
sowed on each side of the crown with white
thread, end an old dark coloied wig; but may
perhaps wear so,nc OF the stolen clothes above
mentioned.
Whoever secures The thief so that he may
be brought to Justice, shall have thirty shil-
| liags reward, and reasonable charges paid by.
b. FRANKLiN.
Philadelphia, Feb. -, 1859.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17
A Great Truth illustrated.

The late Rev r. Tolier, of Kettering, in
fiscoursing from I.aiah XIII S-s.Iet him
take hold OF my strength, that he may make
paace with me; and he shall make peace with
me,"-remarkcd g. think can convey the
meaning of this passage, so that every one may
understand it. by what took place in my own
family within these few days. One Of my
children had committed fault, for which
thoaght il my duty to chastise him. | called
him to me, explained toll him the evil OF what
De had done, end told him how grievelI was
that must punish hun for it.. lie heard me
in silence, and then rushed into my arms ant
bul st into tears. cauld sooner have cut of
my arm than have struck him for his fault
He had laid hold of my strength, and he hat
made his peace with me."-I Memoirs of Mr.
Ieller
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17
North Carolina witness.

1t must be confessed they sometimes mee
with rare specimens of human nature in som,
of the courts of North Carolina. Almost ev
cry body remembers the celebrated 'sCousir
Sally Dillard" case-and here is one recently
reported for the Nashville Spectator-not IA
behind it:
The writer gives II under the head of 81 E
GAL PROCEEDINGS"
Action for work and labor done in cuttins
ditch on defendants land, Plea: paymen
and set-of, in bacon and corn meal.
Plaintiffs son on the stand-recollects the
ditching perfectly, but seems to forget all abou
the bacon. 'ae s
"You say your daddy done all this ditching
Doyou know what he got in pay for ii ?' en-
quired Col. G. Tor defendant.
"He never got nothing as ever | hearn on
that's what he never got," answered the wit
ness. -tstl a
"Didn't your daddy get corn and bacor
from defendant; in pay for that dltching p'
"Never hearn of him gitten no corn or ba
con. faga N1l6htatGsa -a '2E
"What did your daddy and his family live
on, last summer2' a@ afsA
Hyictuals, mostly' 7al 9a aT5 H
"What sort of victsals?'' s'S a rs
swell, meat and bread, and some whis.
key"
"Where did yoa get that meat ard bread p.
''Well, fust, from one place and iust from
pother.o
'.Didn't he get some Of it from defendant %
"He mought.'
II kno" he might; but did he, that's th'
question ?'' IN 81
swell, he mout, an l then agin you know hs
mougtn't."
(With considerable excitement, and in tone:
of thunder.)
"Answer the question, sir, and no more tri-
fling with your oath. Did your daddy, or did
he not, get corn aud bacon from the defeadan:
for ditchihg?' .s-
swell, now. he mought, it don't occur ad-
zackly, You know. .a..,. -.-...
Here mis- honor in.erferes and with stern
juditial frown, addressed witness thus:
witness, you must answer the question:
or the court will be compelled to deal with
you. Can't you say yes, or MOP"
81 reckin.v
swell, then, answer yes or no Did, oil
did not your daddy get corn and bacon from
defendant ut the time referred to e' enquired
the Court, fa .} 1lass t r
(Now fully aroused and conscious of his
-danger,) = 7. 2 q
swell, Judge can't adzacklv remember
you know, seein's how it's all dun, bia gone
and eatup; but" (planting himself firmly as
one determined to out with il, } to the best OF
my reckerlection, il my memory serves me
right, be mought, and then agin he mougtn't' .
The plaintiff saved his bacon Verdict ac.
cordingly.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17
5OLD SERIES, VOL. 3, NO. 29
TERMS, Sl.5O im Advance.
BY Mss SUSAN ARCHER rArLrY.

The leaves are still. the breezes hushed,
Or sing drowsy number,
> And all throughout the silent day,
The golden hours suinber.
The ripples idly lapse along.
Beneath the noon-sides e.eaming-
Oh, sure the drowsy Summer time
Was made alone for dreaming, e8
Within my open window hcats
slumberous breath Of roses,
And in the softly shaded room, ss 81
Silence itself reposes:
And liquid lustres the wall
Cool, rippIing waves resemble,
As TO and fro. with motion SLOW,
The leafy shadows tremble 81
sense Of silence and repose,
or slow and tranquil motion, 1
murmur, as Of sleeping winds
Upon sleeping ocean:
And softly DER my senses steals
luxury Elysean, ga.s4t.ssr
And all delights OF drowsy thought
Are mingled in my vision.
Oh, chdng voices, wake me not
Nor turn my rhyme to reason;
For life is mingled, work and play,
And each must have its season.
The winter time for study's toll,
The Spring for pleasures scheming;'
Autumn for the poets thought,
And summer time for dreaming igs
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17
A Lesson to a scoiding Mother

A little girl who had witnessed the perplex-
ity of her mother OH certain occasion when
her fortitude gave way under severe trial,
said:
smother, does God ever fret or scold ?''
The query was SO abrupt and startling. it
arrested the mothers attention almost with a
shock.
s.Why, Lizzie, what makes you ask that
question:
"Why, God is good-you know you used to
call him '.the good man'' when was little
and should like to know il he ever scold-
ed.o
"No, child, no.
"Well am glad he don't-for scolding
makes me feel so bad, even if it is not me in
fault. Idon't think could love God much il
he scolded me-"
The mother felt rebuked before her simple
child. Never had she heard SO forcible a
lecture on the evils Of scolding. The words
of Lizzie sank deep into her heart, and she
turned away from the innocent face Of her
little one to hide the tears that gathered in her
eyes. Children are quick obser. ers-and
Lizzie seeing the effect Of her words, hastened
to inquire:
"Why do you cry mother? Was it naughty
for me to ask so many questions?''
ssNo, love, it was all right. was only
thinking how bad l had been to scold so
much, when my little girl could hear aud be
troubled by it. a
$50, no, mamma, you are not bad; only !
wish there were not so many bad things 10
make you fell aud talk like you did just now.
1t makes me feel away from you so far, like
could not cone near you, as can when you
smile and are kind; and oh, sometimes fear
I shall be put OF so far never can get back
again."
"Oh, Lizzie don't say that" said the mother,
unable longer to repress the tears that had bren
struggling in her eyes. The child wondered
what could so effect its parent; but instructive
ly feeling it was case requiring sympathy,
she reached up and laid her little arms about
her mothers neck and whispered:
'sMamma, dear, do, make you cry?" Do
you love me2'
4 so, yes, love You more than can tell =
replied the parent, clasping the child to her
bosom. "And ! will try never to scold again
before my little sensitive girl"
s'Oh, Ian SO GLAD. l can get so near you
when you don't scold; and do you know moth.
er want to love you so much?"
This was an effcctual lesson, and the mother
felt the force Of that passage Of Scripture
"Out Of the mouths Of babes have ordained
thee strength" She never scolded again.
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B. The Courts have decided that refusing to take pc
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uncalled for, Is FAcIA evidence OF Intentional
fraud.
cne- Postmasters neglecting to inform publishers,
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For the Courier
M usings.

How mildly beams the pure pale ray
or yonder lovely orb oflisht;
3 love TO mark her starry way r .s
Through pathless fields Of Tranquil night.
love to sit alone beneath a. se "a
Her siiv'y beams so clear and cold,
While the light zephyr gently breathes
A sacred calmness to my soul.
How Oft in chldhood's fairy days
dreamt Of future, happier scenes,
While sitting meath the moons pale rays;
hut, Oh, they re proved unreal Dreams
Now have done with earthly hopes, r@
dream no more Of earthly toys,
Bqt faith to my wrapt vision opes
vista to immortal joys.
- And now the clear chaste lunar ray
isfiEgs holy feelings to my mind
Attract. my thoughts from earth away,
10 a far purcr, happier cline.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

Green are thy waters. green as bottle glass,
Behold them stretched thar; Ia 81
Fine Moskolonges and Oswego bass 5s
Is chiefly ketched thar. .,s,- ...s 10.
Wunce the red Injuns thar tuck thar delights,
Fished, fit and bled;
Now most ofthe inhabitants are whites,
With marry red.
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c. The Atlantic cable was l1-l6 OF an
inch in diameter--about tho size OF dime
The outside is composed of Is strands of small
wire; next is 6 strands of yarn; next three coats
Of gutta percha; inside Of all are copper
wires for tsIegraphing. The aggregate length
Of smaller wires required in the manufacture
Of one mile Of the cable is 126r miles. It
weighs 1900 pound to the mile, is quite nexi-
Bile, and it was estimated to be strong enough
to bear in water over six miles Of its own length
! IL suspended vertically.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

cyA city missionary visited an unhappy
man in Jail, waiting his trial for State prison
crime. sSir," said the prisoner, tears running
down his cheeks, 81 had good home eGuca-
cation: it was my street education that ruined
me used to slip out Of the house, and go off
with the boys in the street. In the street |
learned to lounge; in the street | learned to
swear; ia the street learned to smoke; in the
street learned to gamble; in the street l
learned to pilfer.
Oh, SIR, il is in the street the devil turks to
work the ruin of the young"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17
A Female Murderer.

Wonderful are the interpretations Of Divine
Providence in the discovery and punishment
OF murder. DI. Dome, afterwards Dean Of
st. Paul's, walked into the churchyard as the
, sexton was digging grave, and on his throw
ing up skull, the Doctor took it into his
hands to indulge in serious contemplation
On loking at it, he found a headless nail
sticking in the temple, which he secretly
drew out and wrapped in the corner Of his
handkerchief. He then asked the grave dig
ger whether he knew whose skull it was. He
said he did; adding, it had been mans who
kept brandy shop--a drunken fellow, who,
one night having taken two quarts Of ardent
spirits, was found dead in his bed the next
morning.
"Had he wife ?"
"Yes." ~
"Is she living ?" s.sa
"Yes.o - ,,e .r..,5.f
s.What character does she bear p
"a very good one; only her neighbors re-
fleet on her because she married the day after
her husband was buried.p agsB sa. sase
This was enough for the Doctor, who, in
the course of visiting his parishioners, called
Oh her: he asked her seyeral questions, and
among others, of what sickness her husband
died. She giving him the same account, he
suddenly opened the handkerchief, and cried,
in an authoritative voice. s'Woman, do you
know this naii?" She was struck with hor-
ror at the unexpected question, instantly ac-
knowledged that she had murdered her has
band. and was afterwards tried and execu-
ted. aV 2& gaTets
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-03-30

Under tbs head tic New York Express con
Trims tho following, which snhioin for tho
benefit of those Interested in tnking u sub.
eet:
"Our advance continual aud rapd-'n tHste
for splendpr and extravaganza of expenditure
Is universally admitted. The West has become
Oriental. Tho Graccs of Persia may have given
np their hair binding nets of gold; silver bnttleaX-
=, haze disappeared from the plains Of lartary;
the ivory. wrsrd madens of Circa asia no longer
deck themselves IN celestial rosy r1d; but, ms the
Enst grows dull our own horizon br ightrns. Are
not our ceilings hesco,d, and the ornaments of
buried cities op our wail,l DO We not oufyie
llindao mugniGcencr, and attire ours elves with
the sunset l. il not or gold double. gnledl Ar"
not our Iiles painted :, richly. that they mock
the descriptions If purt>l We ARE violet
hroidared ,aitionmnniled. rosr i. golden
z'ned impaired, pink aud azure people Lam
gnnge fails t. express our gorgcousness. We
walk IN slawis from the looms of the ! aides. We
have basqae- aud bretelos of gold aud pcnrl
broidrred LACE; DIM in dove colnred iulfetu.
with five rows of tl5unces; have Raphael hoddiccs
aud Greek sleeves; emerge from ball rooms in
mnnlrs If cerulrnn, or ruby velvet, broidorcd
with silk and silver, lined with white plush or
costly fur. nnd trimmed with fringe that might
purchase farm. Our emhrrdrIes on rich ia
brcs ike rivers of pearls. or clustering bon-
ques of rubies, sapphrrs aud cmeralds. Our
bonnots are cloud of gold aud silver tissues,
embracing gold aud silver wrcath- rich pen.
dants Of flowers. Silver rainhows cnerclc our
nccks, and golden serpent. with eyes of flash
ruhies, guards the turquoise on our wrists. Oar
bellies who assert their s,terhood to the Graces.
wear Afr can jewels and Assvrian drnpery; why
not also the golden bell, of Arabia, and the MIR
rors of Barbnry. aud the noins of fariStsn! In
the Maloyan, the same term i, used for n woman
and ilcwer: here the whole floral kingdom would
not be her match; Titan in Venice would not
! have found color. enough 10 reflect her in full
| dress.
"lf the rage for extravaganza ever subsidies.
our Indies, perhaps, will study taste more and
more. fashion les; will cease to emulate the In.
dian lady who imprisoned IA thousand fire flies in
her eauze skirt, and will let the needle do some
thing in their own hands. Whnt affinity have
| real grace and refinement with nil this lacing
and founeing. and teatherng; this confusion of
epnuletts and gold buttons and velvet, and tafct-
TO, and glacc, aud chenille embroid Try, and me
dallion fringe. and the decorations deemed
essential 10 the making up Of fine lady"