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Col. Mitchell, of the Democratic Egis, has
disposed ofslis establishment to Mr.. Bennett, of
the DeSoto Columbian, who will consolidate
the establishments and publish neutral paper.
We regret that friend Mitchell has retired from
the editorial chair, and trust that he will be
speedily restored to health.
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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

A NOVEL QUIp Pro QUo.-Some few days
ago young lady, accompanied by her broth
er, whilst riding in an omnibus from the city,
to the West End, was struck with the appear
ance of one Of her fellow passengers, who be-
sides being dressed in the height Of fashion,
wore a magnificent diamond ring, circum-
stance which naturally attracted the attention
of the lady. On arriving at their journeys
end, the sister was very anxious to know from
her brother whether he had noticed the pseu-
do gentleman with the magnificent ring. The
circumstance, however, had escaped the BROTH
er's observation. In the course Of the after
noon the lady, having occasion for her purse,
which contained in the morning Els, discov-
cred alas that it was gone, bui in lieu there
of, the Identical diamond ring, worth sixty
guineas, was left in its stead. There is no
doubt that the diamond ring was the result OF
som. previous robbery, but being too large for
the thief's finger, it slipped off wh,e abstrs ct
ting the purse from the lady's pocket.-ILon-
don Times.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21
Getting the ADVANTAGE.

Two Christians walking together, met with
an inciulity. One Of them withstood it. but
the other gently gave place. Some remark
was made by the first upon his way Of treating
the annoyance, when the latter explained him
self by simply remarking, ssTam alvays watct-
ing 10 get the .Adrnntage." Nothing more was
said, but this remark produced many an after
reflection. 1t is no. uncommon for men to be
on the lookout, and that habitually, for ssthe
advantage" Of their fellows. Their modes, as
well as their motives, are various. Some seek
"the Advantage by shrewdness and deceit,
some by complalsance, fattery, or sabseyvien-
cy; but the most part alike seek it for their
own ends. This man sought it as an agent of
CHRIST, and by means which are the proper
graces Of the Christian character. He had
"watched for souls so habtually and long,
that it had become second nature with him to
seize every opportunity, even while walking by
the way, to gain moral advantage over any
one, and to put himself in position to exert
an influence for his--the other's, not his own
advantage" A gentle reply, kindly act !;
a fertile ingenuity never at loss for modes Of
approach or Of argument--all these were con-
stantly in readiness, and hourly in use, aud to
many now converted sinner have they been the
humble instruments Of salvation. .He that
winneth souls is wise p and ssthe servant of
the Lord must not strive, but be patient toward
all men,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21
Transmitting money by Mail.

"A number of our exchanges are advocating
the adoption of the British postal money under
system in this country. According to the En- /,
glish plan, every post Office is money order
Office for the transmission Of sums under five
pounds, ($25) the charge being one-half per
cent, in other words, the post offices to that
extent are authorized to do an exchange busi-
ness. The system there has worked admira-
bly,. In this manner, it is said over ten mil.
lions Of pounds sterling (s50, 900 ,OO0) are an
nually transmitted through the British post Of
flee to all parts of the realm, without the loss
Of two pounds to the million, by peculation,
robbery, fire, or any casualty whatever.
Experience has shown that under our polt-
iical system, at least, it is generally unwise to
unite, further than is absolutely necessary,
two very different fonctions in the same indi.
vidualor department. A successful merchant
might prove but poor lawyer the attempt
TO unite the two professions would probably
be worse experiment still; so good post
master o. post Office department might do but
an Indifferent exchange business. Still the
money order service is simple, easily and
clearly defended in the theory and practice,
and we are not sure but Judicions system, re-
sembling, so far as applicable to this country,
that of England might be practicable. It has
certainly worked well there, and in modified
form in Canada also, and why not, under pos
sble notifications, if found necessary, in the
Union likewise.
) 1t il quite evident at least, that something
should be done. The transmission or money
by mail ought to be rendered more safe, or
abandoned altogether. We have not now the
data at hand for satisfactory estimate Of the
annual loss by pecuiaticn, robberies, miscar-
riages, casualties, &C., but it is known to be
very great. Scarcely a mail comes to hand
but brings accounts Of some new rascality-
As for the system of registering money letters,
now in operation, it seems to have been de-
vised for the very purpose of facilitating pee
ulation and robbery, giving notice beforehand
OF the departure and arrival of money, and
pointing o4t the very place even where it may
be found. Every consideration Of public in
terest, public morals, and national credit de-
mand that at least that should be abolished
We speak no. now for any particular class
the mercantile community long since learned
the superior safety Of private expresses-but
for the masses of the people, who daily, in their
ignorance, enrtust their hard-earned savings
TO the mail, only to find their confidence be-
trayed.-Ne,c Orleans Pic.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21
To Mucl. Land.

That the father Of our country wrote wisely
in the above quotation, as indeed he always
did, we have not the least doubt. We shall
venture however, to differ with the GermantoWn
Telegraph in part, though inthe main we agree
withit. The error of Americans is not exactly
in having more land than they can, but more
than they will cultivate.
A man without capital cannot cultivate much
land, and do it WELL The necessity Of float
ing capital, equal to something like half the
value OF the land, has not yet been considered
by the great body Of American farmers. We
insist, that with a floating capital adequate to
the business, kept always at CONTROL an ener-
getic farmer, who understands his business, can
cultivate ten acres, and make good business
of it; he can cultivate fifty, and make better
business of it, or five hundred, or one thousand
Ability 10 cultivate is not to be measured by
mans physical strength. On this scale five
acres near city, or fifty far inland, would be
enough for any man. II is to be measured
rather by ones knowledge Of soils, crops and
markets, and by his ability of keeping coed
many irons hot without letting any of them
burn. Ii farmer is master of his trade and
has business capacity, why limit him? 1t is
as true now as it was in Washington's time,
that "a little farm, well titled, y is good thing
But it was true then and is now, that farmer
Of sense, intelligence, judgment, skill in his
business, energy and ambition, should not be
limited. Don't let us talk about how much
land be can cultivate well, but how much he
will cultivate well. Let him have as much as
he will keep in highly productive state, be it
ten acres, or one hundred, or one thousand.-
Ten acres is the best figure for one man, a
hundred for another, and a thousand for an
other just as shop only large enough for
one person to work in, is the best for one
shoemaker, and one large enough for hundred
to work in together is better for another. If
successful farming depended solely or mainly
upon mere physical strength, if the farmer
were doomed to be an ignorant Or iGge, as
some people seem to think. we would commend
small farms; but we believe no such thing. It
is business for the loftiest intellect as well as
the lowest. Let those who will, rise by it to
the highest position in society. Some at least
can.-Piough Loom and, .dnpa
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21
Exercise for Women.

Work in the garden, with thick shoes, sub
stantial nitts, and sunbonnet ther wider than
the present fashion, is health giving and
beauty creating employment for woman
Think of this ye mothers and daughters
Riding on horseback is an exercise In which
all women in the country, and as many as
possible in the city, should be adopts; and il
these two things are not more attended to
among us than they have been, then the days
in which American women will be regarded as
peculiarly beautiful are waning. More Of this
another time Plough, Loom, and .anpil.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

BLACK CuRaANr WfNE.---Pick anI squeeze
the currant when Iuliy ripe. To one gallon OF
juice acd six quarts Of water, and 70 each
ga lon OF this mixture add three anl half
pounds of brown sugar. Mix veil together
and strain. Put into cask, and let it be eyeh-
tilated till il shall have passed the active, or
vinons Fermentation, when it may be well
corked. As it viii improve BY age, It may be
we'll to let it stand undisturbed for years, .un-
Tess wanted for medical purposes Rural Nsw
Yorker.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

T"l say, Mr.. Conductor, when will the next
express train go ont for st. Louis.o
sEleven O'Clock and thirty minutes to night,
sir,' was the genllemaaly reply 10 The roagh
query.
"Eleven O'Clock and thirty minutes Go to
Texas Why, its ten this very minute, Pi bet
my boots against a jack knife the morning ex-
press is off,"
''Yes sir, il has been gone half an hours
s'Why in natu didn't you get US here sooner?
Fourteen hours in Chicager is enough to break
fellow all to smash. Fomtee hours in Chi
eager. pnifng and blowing! l've been told they
keep regular six-hnndred horse steam pow
er all the while a running, to blow them selves
hp with, and pick the pockets of every travel
er to pay the fremen and engineers! Wall.
guess can san it; five twenty that has new
er been broke, reckon that will put me
through. Why didn't you fire up, old brag,
give your old hoss another peck Of oats. tell
ye, this fourteen honrs will knock all my cal
culations into the middle of next week.o
Every sorry, sir-we've done on, best; but as
we are not clerks Of the weather, hope you
will not lay your misfortune to our account.
Snow drifts and the thermometer sixteen de-
grees below zero, are enemies We can't readily
overcome"
"Taat's so,' said the first speaker, with
broad emphasis, and good natured, forgiving
mile. "Foarteen hours IN Chicagerp'
The stentonian voice, sounding like trum-
pet had aroused every sleeper from elysian
dreams into which he might have fallen after
bis long, tedious, cold nights travel. Every
Plfead was turned, every eye was fixed on the
man who had thus broken the silence. He
was standing by the stove warming his boots.
To have warhed his feet through such mass
OF cow hide and sole leather, would have been
= fourteen hours' opeT alton. Six feet four or
6ve inches he stood in tn ,se boots, with shoul-
ders Ceased in a fur coat) that looked more
like bearing up world than yoa will meet or
dinarily. in half life time. His head Webste-
rian, his shaggy hair black as jet, his wh,skers
to match, his dark piercing eye, and his jaws
eternally moving, with rousing quid between
ihem, while smile Of cheerful good humor.
Notwithstanding his seeming impatience, at
trscted every ones attention.
"Fourteen hours in Chicager, eh? Well, 1
can stand Il il the rest can; il twenty dollars
won't carry me through, pll borrow Of my
friends. I've got the things that'll bring 'em
That's SOB
And be thrust hand a little less in size than
a common spade, down into the cavernons
depths Of . broad striped, flashy pair Of pants,
and brought up that great red hand, full as It
could hold Of shining twenty dollar gold piec-
es. ~
"Don't you think + can stand these ere Chi
cagers for one fourteen hours?'
A nod OF assent from three or four. a. d a
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21
Noetrp.
The HuAbaM oman.
ny :. STERLING.


ny =. STERLING.
Earth, Of man the bountcons mother,
Feeds him still with corn and wine,
He who best would aid brother,
{ Shares with him these gifts divine.
Many power within her hosom,
Noiseless, hidden, works beneath
Hence are seed, and leaf and blossom,
Golden ear aud clustered leaf.
These TO swell with strength and beauty,
Is the royal task OF man,
M,ns king, his throne is duty,
since his work ON earth began.
BUD and harvest, bloom and vintage,
These, like man, are fruits Of earth,
Stamped In clay, a heavenly mintage,
All from the dust receive their birth.
Barn and mill, and wine vat's treasures,
Earthly goods for earthly lives;
These are natures ancient pleasures,
These her child from her derives.
What the dream, hut vain rebelling,
III from earth We sought to Zee?
'ris our stored aud ample dwelling,
'fis from Il the skies we see.
Wind and frost and summer season,
Land and water, sun and shade,
Work with these, as aids thy reason,
For thy work thy toll to aid.
Sow thy seed, and reap In gladncss.
Man himself Is all a seed;
Hope and hardship, JOY aud sadness,
Slow the plant to ripeness lead.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

A country girl one morning went, -s
To market with pig; r
The little curl tail, not content, ~
Began to squeal jig. r 80,
A dandy who was riding by, ssy iss
Who wished 10 pass a joke
"My dear, how comes your child to cry;
When wrapped up in a cloak?''
The country girl thus quick replies
$50 bad breeding had he, NV
That, ever and anon, he cries ~ s~s.s
Whene,er he sees his daddy.s -
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21
PIERCE AT HoME.-The Independent Dem.

PIERcE AT HoME.-The Independent Dem.
ocrat concord, N. H. says.
"No retired, but successful horse Jockey,
could return from four years. absence, briug-
ing three fancy horses with him, and no, at
tact as much attention as lid Franklin Pierce.
The truth is, no man ever SO completely lost
the respect and confidence of his townsmen
and neighbors. His stay here was as the STAY
Of a stranger among strangers. His departure
was scarcely known to his most irtiinase
friendsn in - ~ EN
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

A SrRsNGE Goa poor Irishman seeing a
crowd Of people approaching, asked sswhat
was the matter?o He was answered, ga man
was going 10 be buried" sOh,' replied he,
"I'll stop and see that, for we carry them to
be buried in our country" s b
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

NEw YoRK BANK SrArsMENr.-Thel last
weekly statement OF the New York city banks,
compared with that Of the week previous,
shows an increase of SLOT, ,365 in loans and
discounts, $lsa,O5o in specie, $780, in cir
culation, and $4,000, 800 in deposits.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

Horse THIEF CAusHr.-We learn from
the Ledger, that James Gallaher, OF Fairfield,
tracked ahorse thief fram that place to the
vicinity Of Fort Dodge. recovered the horse,
which he had taken off, and brought the thief
back boaad and deposited him safely in the
county Jail.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

To MAKE CoRE BRExp.--Twc q.s. corn
meal, oaeqt rye, one at of sweet milk. one qt.
Of buttermilk, one teacup OF molasses, one
spoonful Of salt, and one teaspoonfull OF soda
Beat with spoon until well mixed. The
crust, If not burned, viii makecxcellent coffee.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

! G. Seven is sand to be the number that
expresses perfection, because it contains the
triangle, which is three, and the square, which
is four--measures by which all others are
guaged.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

g Twas not bad saying Of the old En-
glish officer to a young one Of crack reei-
ment ordered to China. Said he, 81 hope you
will not fall into the hands Of the Chinese, for
Understand they are addicted to eating pup
pies" s. Ha
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21
Law of NEwsPAPERs.

Subscribers who o not give express notice to the
xontrary are considered wishing to continue their
Inscription.
9. II subscribers order the discontnuance of their
periodicals the Publisher may continue to send them
until all arrearages paid.
g. II subscribers neglect refuse to take their pc.
fiodicxls from the Office to which they directed
thcy arc held responsible till they have settled the bi
and ordered them discontinued
T. II subscribers remove to other places without In
forming the publishers, aud the papers the
former direction, they are held responsible.
B. The Courts have decided that refusing take pc
riodlcals from the office, removing and leaving them
uncalied for, Is rRIxA FAcA evidence Of Intentional
fraud
: tB Postnasters negecting to inform publishers,
when papers are not taken from the Office, lay them
selves liable topay the subscription.
s also their duty In such cases, TO notify the pub
fisher that the papers not taken out by those they
are senl To, and the why they not II k,own
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

THE SPHERE OF WoMEN.--Of all the pro-
jects of reformers and enthusiasts, no One
has done so much to enlarge the sphere Of wo-
men in particular way as--hoops.-[ Buffalo
Commercial. 4s4 "a
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

GV A pretty pair Of eyes are the best mir
rors to shave by. :Yes, J" replied bachelor,
on reading the above, sslnany man has been
shaved by them.n as Esa
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

60 An absent-minded woman recently
washed the face of clock, then wound the
baby up and set it forward fifteen minutes.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

q They keep deer in Logan Square,,
Philadelphia. Whenever the citizens are
"treated to horn'' by one Of these bucks,
they make the corporation pay.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

q Every lie, great or small, is the brink
Of precipice. the depth Of which nothing but
Omnipotence can fathom.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

u A census taker Of Cincinnati reports
under the head Of Getty Avocations," !" eleven
gentlemen, one ioafer, and forty-two thieves.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21

GI A rapid mind certainly struggles, the
feeble one limps, but great mind selects The
suest point, aud upon this il stands.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21
Mr.. We bster on style ofwrisius.

=
We extract the following criticism from
one of the posthumously published letters Of
Daniel Webster:
GA book might be written on this little
question: When is effect produced by general
ization-when particularlzation At least
book might be filled with apostle instance of
both kinds from our English classics, especial
ly the Scriptures, Shakespeare, and Milton.
An accurate writer should avoid generalities
sometimes, not always, but when it would re-
quire treatise to expound. I rejoice TO see
one rhetorican who will allow nothing 10
words but as they are signs of ideas. The rule
is good one, to use no word which does not
suggest an idea, or modify some idea already
suggested. And this should lead writers to
adopt sparingly the use of such words as vast,
amazing, astonishing, &C.; for what do they
mean? DR.. Watts-who, by the way, 1 do
not deem altogether bad poet-somewhere
speaks Of the flight Of an angel as being with
"most amazing speed" But what idea is con.
veyed BY the mode Of expression? What is
"amazing speed?" 1t would amaze us il we
saw ala oyster moving mlle day; 1t would
amaze US to see grey hound run mile a
minute. On the other hand, see with what
unequalled skill Milton represents both the
distance through which and the speed with
which Mulciber fell from Heaven: .
"From morn SEGA
To noon he fell; from noon to dewy eye, a
Asummer's day, and, with the setting sun
Dropt from the zenith like falling star"
"What art is manifested In these lines! The
object to express great distance and great We
locity, neither of which is capable Of very
easy suggestion to the human mind. We
are told that the angel fell a day, long sum-
mer's day; the day IS broken into forenoon
and afternoon, that the time may seem protract-
ed. He does not reach the earth till sunset;
and then, to rerressntthe ve.ocity, he ''dropt,"
one Of the very best words in the language to
signify sudden and rapid fall, and then comes
simile, sslike a falling star"