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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02

BEANS roa 6HE.P.-Bean straw Is valuable
for sheep. and when properly cured they eat it
with avidity. In chemical analysis Of beans,
u Il found that they abound with a greater
quantity Of the elements Of wool than any
other grain or vegetable, to make sheep pro-
ducs heavy feeces. They viii eat them with
avidity, whole or ground, even in = damaged
stats. Toiom store Aocks during the winter
season we generally give pint of beans per
day, and potatoes. Corn Il good FOR fattening
sheep, but not 20 valuable - beans. peas, oats,
and most other grains, for the production Of
wool.-Woss Grover s~d ateek Register.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02
YAIUE OF sHEEP.

{ It is Of more importance than is generally
supposed that certain proportion Of farm
stock sheuld consiat Of sheep. They are
cleaners after .othar stock, snd win help keep
pastures in good condition by estlng the coar-
ser plants left. They earich the land. There
is no manure 90 fertiliziny as that Of sheep,
and il does not % readily wsats by exposure.
Sheep may be made exceedingly useful 70 pre-
pairing land for crops. The droppings from
1000 during 9 single night would manure an
acre suffeisntly. 'aE q 1af s>s I"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02

,Prxrv.-sSal,"' cried gtrl locking out Of
the upper story window Of a small grocery.
and addressing another girl who was trying
to enter at the front door, ''wssve oil been con-
verted, % when you want milk on Sundays you
will have to come in the back way.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02

Many years ago shoemaker, in small town
near Bamberg, sent his apprentice to get a bot.
tie Of Bamberg beer, (small beer,) which was
sold in that place; but the boy, not knowing
this, went to the city itself. On returning. he
met an acquaintance Of his, who told him thai
when he would come home his ssboss'' would
whip him for staying out 50 long. The poor
boy, who was frightened at this, thought il
better not to 60 home at all, but took his bottle
hurled it under tree, ard ran away. He then
went among the soldiers, where he distinguish
ed himself, no that, in short, he become IN Of
.fcer. When one day his regiment was quar-
tered in this small town, the officer thought
proper to pay visit to his old boss, but moi
before he had got the bottle OF beer which be
had buried some years ago under the tree. =
When he entered he said: AWell, sir, here
bring you your bottle Of Bamberg beer that you
sent me for" The shoemaker, not knowing
what this meant, was told by the officer all
about it. The bottle was then opened, and the
beer was found to be Of superior qualify
When this fact was known, some Of the brew
ers built deep vaults, where they put their bee,
in, and called this, sitter il had lain there some
time, lager, which means nothing more than ly.
ing. The officer Afterwards married the daugh.
ter Of the shoemaker, and drank good dea
Of lager, receiving, in that occupation, the -.
sistanse Of his fa:hsr-in-law. E7 gsE heoEH
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02

Thsrs iaa aglats Of Cicassian girls sow ID
the Constantinople market, and she price el
handsome ones has come down from $500 to
SIS.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02

To YOU'VE MEN.--Young men save that
penny-pick up that pin-let that account be
correct to fa,thing-fnd out what that bit Of
ribbon costs, before you say you will take it.
pay that half dime your friend handed you to
make change with---an. word, be economical.
be accurate, know what youars doing-be hon
est, and then be generous, for all you have or
acquire thus belongs to yo, BY every rule Of
right, and you may put it to any good use you
please. 1t is not parsimeny to be economical.
II is not miserly to save pin from loss. It 10
mot small 10 know the price Of articles you are
about to purchase, or to remember the little
debt you owe. What il you DO meet Bill Pride
decked out in much better suit than yours,
the price Of which he has not yet learned from
his tailor, and who laughs at your faded dress
and old-fashioned notions Of honesty and right,
your day win come. franklin, from penny
saving boy, walking the streets with loaf Of
bread under his arm, became the companion of
kings. -. ,.sgs ag
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02
CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP.

their own snares, and their violent dealings re-
turn upon their own pate. Haman is hanged
on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai,
and similar plotters find their devices return
ing to plague the inventor. The following in
cident happened in connection with camp
meeting held by the Rev. John CLARK, late Of
Chicago: afA7 's " p.
"a curious ease occurred at one OF his
camp-meetings; young man Of the name OF
c., who was rich and wild, attended the
meeting. Having fine pair Of horses aud plea
sure wagon, he usually brought with him sew
eral Of his wild associates; and they often Wis
tied the tavern in the village. about mile dis
tantfrom .he place Of meeting: There they
INDUCED in the use Of the fiery beverage, Of
which they were quite fond, till they choSs to
return to the ground. There was young min
ister in attendance who was very gifted, and
active in the prayer meetings, where be proved
himself useful. Such meetings were often
held in front OF the stand, and hundreds would
unite in the devotions. The young preacher
was very neat in his personal appearance, and
wore very good, nicely-6tting coat. c.
told his companions that he would cnt off
that preachers skirt in the evening; and they
were oil resdyto urge him on to perform the
feat. Accordingly, they were in waiting; and
C--watched his opportunity. When, in
the prayer. meeting, the young man was en-
gagged in prayer in the midst of the ring, and
oblivious to al but the work in which he was
employed, pressing cautiously through the
crowd Of kneeling worshippers, he reacded
his position. But it was necessary to proceed
with the greatest caution, lest some one might
chance to detect him in the act, and 20 he
partly kneeled back to back with his victim.
Taking out his knife, which he made keen FOR
the purpose, he put his hands softly behind
him, and gently holding the skirt, he cut il
OF. Then quietly creeping from the circle,
saving, sBoys, have done it; and they rode
OF to the tavern to drink and make merry
Having obtained aud drank the inebriating IL
quid, C-turned from the bar, and his
posterior appearance arrested the attention Of
the bAr-keeper, who exclaimed, C, they
have docked you!' And sure enough, he bad
his own skirt carefully placed in bis bosou
while his intended victim had escaped all
harm. The laugh was turned, Of course; and
poor c. -s--heard not the last Of it for many
years. But he formed the resolution to refrain
from mischief at camp-meetinss; and many
years later, when be had become teetotale
expressed his strong conviction that God gsi.
ded that knife.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02

To Be suecsssfuI aud happy costs something
Assure yourself, that i you yisid to edeninats
sueSsedons, you sink. sgss kne -
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02

SThe reckless Rochester was once taken
very III and sen: Tor confsssor. When the
holy man arrived, he expressed IN sarnest de-
sire that God would spare bis lie until he
could pay his creditors. The eonfessor was
astouishsd and delighted 1t the reformation,
and, az the motive was good, prayed that his
wish mightbe granted. Rochester turned to
. friend, and said. 1R God would grant me
this msrcy-I sfOuM xsuer dis!v s44esa a 81
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02

The December number Of Frazer's Maea-
zine contains an article on .sScotch Peculisri-
ties" in which is the following simple and pa
thetic passage
The Scotch are not demonstrative raee.- -
do not believe that among our laborinE class
here in the country, there is any want Of real
hear and feeling; but there is a great awkvard-.
ness aud stiffness in the expression Of it. Peo-
pie here do not give uttersnce to their emotion
like your volatile Frenchmen; they have not
words to say what they fell; and they would
be ashamed (blate, in their own phrase) to use
these words il they had them. have had
touching instance of this within the last few
days. Do you remember our taking walk
together ore beautiful afternoon to the cottage
dying Of consamation? You sa: upon ! stile.
recollect, and read proof. whiIeI went in
and sat with him for few minutes. 1t SEEM
ed to cheer him a little to have visit from
the baird, and often went to see him. After
You left Us be sank gra dually; ii was just the
old story Of that hopeless malady; till. at last,
after few days il bed, he died. I hate all
reality in the simple faith which made my,
humble friends last hours 90 calm and hope
full. When he felt himself dying he sent for
me, and went and staid beside him for sew
eral hours. The clergyman's house was some
miles off; and apart from private regard, IL was
q part Of my duty an elder Of the kirk to 20
and pray as well as could with the poor Eel.
low. He was only thirty-tWo, but he had been
msrried eight or nine years, and he had four
little children. rnsss 1G y b 8Eg gae fSaseSs
After laying silent for awile, he said he
would like to sse them again; and his wife
brought them to his bedside, knew well that
no dying father ever felt more hearty afec-
tion for the little things he was leaving behind,
or more sincere desire for their welfare after
he had left them. He was not so weak but
that he could speak quite distinctly; and I
thought that he would Inv and saw somethine
to them in the way of a parting advice, were
8 II only to bid them to be good children and be
kind and obedient to their mother. Yet he all
did was to shake each OF the three elder chill
dren by the hand and to cay 'sCude-day. "-'
As for the Youngest. wee thing Of two years
old, he said to it: evil you gie me hit kiss?''
and the mother lifted up the wondering child
to do 50. "Sav Ta-ta to- your father,,' she
said. ''Ta-ta," said the yoor little boy. in a
loud cheerful voice, and then ran out Of the.
cottage to play with some companions. The
story, feel, is nothing to tell; but the little
scence scene affected me much, L believe Il
have told you the exact words that were said;
| and then then the dying man termed way his
face and closed his eyes, and saw many tears
running down his thin cheeks. knew it was
the very abundance of that poor man's ! q It
7 that chokrd his nfferanc<, and brought down
1 this last farewell TO a commonplace greetin.
like that with which he might have ma tied
from q nelghbnr for few hours, s.Gnie day''
was his farewell Forever. sst. sssegara
1
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02

A farmer about $50 niitSs south Of Chicago
got ont Of coal, and as the roads were in bad
condition, he thought be would Try the virtue
OF corn in the ear to supply the place Of coal.
II worked SO well that subsequently, he pur-
chased load Of coal and tried II BY measure
in contrastwith corn; and the experiment de-
veloped the fact that corr fuel scIs the chsop-
e. and the best. The corn and the coas were
worth the same price per bushel, 30 cents each.
and the corn went furthest and made the
cleanest and best 6re.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02

- Tm6 n3tnSn 10 A0mS8S.
I Kansas 10 filling up with amazing rapldity.
All the valuable claims within twenty miles
OF the river ara taken and are selling % new
scomers st rates varying from five hundred to
five thousand dollars.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02
"YOu Love me SO Dearly.''

There are times when we learn as much
from our children as they learn from u.s.
There is something's in the artless simplicity
Of childhood that proves stronger than the
careworn severity Of mature years.
was sitting on the piazza at evening, mus
ing too doubtfully upon the future, and letting
the clouds of care darken the beauty Of bril-
liant sunset. I will, not say what burden
weighed upon the spirit. nor. what doubt has
risen as to the course Of Divine providence.
just then little feet were heard and my child
ran gayiy to my extended arms. Catching
the playful spirit of my girl, seized her in
my hands and held her over the railing as il to
let her fall. Astonished at her want Of fear,
asked, "What, not afraid? Why don't you
cry? Won't let you fall7' "No. papa lors
me 70 deariyt" was the instant reply. -.
cannot tell what instruction distilled like
cordial through my SOUL The words Of per-
feet confidence fingered in my ears and entered
my heart II y impossible that fathers love
should let fall the child who Hes smiling in
his arms. How then can the Heavenly Faith
er let fall the children who trust in him.
Every doubt is rebuked, and every dark fore
boding put to the blush, by the lesson which
child has uttered. Are we not the sons Of
God? And Is our future destiny too sublime
for comprehension, 90 II Goth not vet appear
what We shall be; and still shall we fear to lie
passive in our Fathers armsp-Does he moi
love us too dearly to let us fall? II he did not
refuse the greatest boon, but delivered Him
up for US ali,'' will he not also freely give as
all thipgs2 With an adequate idea Of our re-
lations to God as his adopted ones, can we
justify one doubt, can we harbor one fear as
to the future? II God ID our father does he
not love US too dearly to let any evil befall ms?
viii hs not make al things work together for
| our good?--N Y. Observer. ' s5a
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02
ResIsnation ~ GOV. GearY.

The 81. Louis Democrat, Of the l7th, pub.
fishes statement Of Gov. Geary. in relation to
the affairs Of Kansas, accompanied by bis re-
siguation, the cause OF which is the failure OF
VI. Pierce to fuI6ll pledges made to support
him at the time Of his appointment.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02

To PARENrs.-Ths following extract is
worthy the attentios OF parents, - well a.
youths. Its truth is apparent and should be
needed, viz; >w sog fai' ar sisE nsaas .ssa
One Of the erossest neglects Ola youth, pro-
ducing incalculable mischief and ruin, 10 the
misspspding Of his evenings. Darkness Is
temptation to misconduct; sufsring the young
to be out, when the light Of day does not res
train them from misconduct is training them
to IL . $50 -ga.fav ~ 90 1tf rtli
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02

HARNEssED WoLvEs.-A span Of wolves
regularly trained to harness were drawn. amid
crowd OF yelping. apparently indignant, dogs
and wondering people, down Fourth and Pins
street on Saturday.-N Losis (Mo.) Dem.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02

snaii pfovi0e ~ law TOT me eiecuon OF ueie-
gates 70 such Convention.
ARTICLE l1.-auscELLANEous. 7ssIa
SECTION 4. The Jur;sdiction OF Justices OF
the Peace shall extend to all civil cases (ex-
'cept cases in chancery, and cases where the
'qusssion Of title 10 any real estate may arise,)
where the amount In controversy does not ex-
coed one hundred dollars, and by the consent
of parties may be extended to any amount not
Isxcesding three hundred dollars. - t-'N - Z
Sec. 2. No new county shall be hereafter
created containing less thanlt tour hundred and
.thirty-two square miles; nor shsil the territory
OF any Organized county be reduced below that
area, except the county d Worth, and the
counties west Of It. on the Minnesota line,
may be orgaalzsd without additional territory.
SIC. ;. No county, OF othsr political Or
municipal corporation sham be allowed to BE-
coms indebted in any manner, or for any pur-
pose, to sA amount in the aggregate. exceed
Ing Ave per centum on the salae q the taxable
prsPsrty within such county q corporation
to - ascsytained BY the last state aud eousty
tax lists, prsviods 70 the incusrins ofsuch In
debtedness.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-01-08

him that Mr.. -- had sent his boy John
on the stage that morning to be delivered
at the pen. and that he had jumped from
the top of the stage and taken to the
woods. His reply was: 1--WE will hunt
him for you tomorrow The driver
said he wished only to notify him of bis
being in the woods.
As we drove on, I made the INQUIRY,
How long have you been driving ON this
road? He replied. about fifteen gears
Do you frequently take negroes down to
the.slaye pen? Yes. frequently. What
viii become Of This boy Johnf lie replied,
He will skulk about the woods until he is
nearly starved, and will some night make
his way up to his masters house, and in
about two weeks I shall bring him down
again to the slave penin hand cuffs. At
ter pause, even this driver. feeling his
degradation in being the instrument of
such misery. broke out in exclamation
This is cursed business; in this case this
is not the worst feature in it. The man
who sold him is his own father.-N. y
Independent
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-01-08
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5el1tt JAisrrllanlI
The Drnnkard,s Death

What a spectacle is this? What les
son does it teach! The destruction of
mans corporeal frame is not pleasant un
derany circumstances. The taking down
bis " clay tabernacle" even when he
hopes to enter building not made with
hands, II in the upper skies, has something
melancholy in it. But when we see
mortal stretched upon his dying couch
whose life has been spent in debauchery
and reyelrys what is there connected with
him or his, either past or present, or fu-
ture, that does not present the most horri-
BILE and forbidding aspect? Life is gone
property wasted-character blasted
wife and children beggared- he lies
upon his bed of straw, with parched lips,
bloated eountenance, and bloodshot eyes,
the very personifcation of ruin. Tossing
upon his hard and comfortless couch,
painting for breath, and calling for help
all in vain. Death marks him for bis
victim, and now, for while he is relev-
ed from frightful ghosts and demons which
hitherto his disordered Imagination, con
science. the sleepless monitor. with re
doubled vigor, assails his conscious soul
and brings up before him every act of hi
worthless life, to blast all hope, to plung
him in deeper agony, and to hurry his al
frighted spirit into the presence of hi
God. How loudly and bitterly does h
complain of himself, of life. of friends. {
t God
: He prays, but it is the angry imprect
! tion Of doomed spirit. demanding of h
! Maker speedier discharge. The vii
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-01-08


a mind to put up with hardships, to max
a good pi'neer."
Oh. Edwin has great deal Of cour
age /" said the young wife, nesting he
hand closer in her husbands. But h,
is not very strong; and he knows nothing
about work. .
i "P'r'aps you came out intendin' tc
speculate ?" added the squatter, looking
sharply at his guest. "Ef you've mo
ney to invest, maybe Beaver Creeks &
good place. You might set up store, OF
mill, or the Ike
Mr. Lancaster smiled at the ease witt
which bis host was making himself ia.
miliar with his affairs, but replied frank
| ly; Il am sorry to confess that l have
notmoney enough evea to set upa small
store. l came here because was poor.
and did not know what else to do. | sup
posed It was easy for a man to make his
fortune at the West
(Which was all mistake, of course,
stranger. Howsomever, there's land
enough, land enough to live on, and you
can have all you've mind to squat on.
You can raise vittals enough to eat: and,
Eif ever your LAND grows vaPable and
comes into market, maybe you'll gel
rich"
"Rather discouraging prospect, Mr.
Potter
"Rayther but things may. look raore
cheerful in the morning There's you,
wife droppin' asleep agin your shoul-
der, she's 50 done out, poor thing. Me-
lissy, the bed's ready, amt It, for the la
dy ?'
1t was in vain to demonstrate agains S
taking the only bed cf the good people
Mrs. Potter had put on clean sheets and
prepared it for her guests. She was to
take the lounge and her husband brou ght
in large araful of prairie hay and threw
a bufalo-skin. over it, for his couch. =
There was no curtain or division of An,
kind to shelter the bed from general ob
servation; b9f, as the lady. weary an,
sleepy as sheWas, stood hesitating wha
step to take towards preparing for slum
Der, the hostess exclaimed peter
turn your back-the lady wants to un
dress. -=s.z=.7ssz-s--s -
So Peter turned his back to the beo
and sat in the door whistling, and Iii
partner came and sat by him until th,
company" were safely. between tn
sheets; then they, too, retired, and The
cabin was hushed to profound repose.
Once, during the night, Mr.. Lancaste
was aroused by the subdued laughing o
his wife. and whispered to her with sur
prise TO ascertain the cause of her mirtl
I-he did not know but fatigue had ren
dered her hyster ica.
eve have very little to laugh at,
know, Edwin but | was just picturin.
what the effect would have been if you
naughty mother and sisters could hav
seen us retiring for the night" And th
young wife smothered her silvery laugf
ter in the pillow.
"They would have diel of horror
particularly Arabella.
"They would have tainted at the vel
least-one after the other-and sar
down in graceful group into the arm
| of their attendants. 1t would make
| pretty ta5leau uipant, would it not, if Il
cabin and drawing room could be cor
: bined in one grand effect %
= (TO BE CONTINUED. J
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-01-08

LIGHTING Cars BY GAs.-We learn
from the Chicago Press that the expert
ment of lighting railroad cars by gas was
tried on the Galena and Chicago U. R.
R. few nights since with entire success
The invention, it says, is the wor ko
Mcssrs. Hill & Demarest, Rochester, N. Y