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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-07-29

There are two kinds of girls; one is the kind
that appears best abroad, the girls that are good
for parties, rides, visits, balls, &c., and whose
chief delight is in such things; the other kind
are best at home, the girls thst are useful and
chserfals in the dining room, the sick room,
and all the precincts OF home. They differ
widely in character. One is often = torment
at home; the .othsrlis blessing. One is .
moth, consuming Al shout her; the other is .
sunbeam, insPinisg hfs and gladaess al along
hsr'patliwayss! SKI, svEal ca 7asasofsI sfsf 4
Nowpit dos not naaesaasily follow that
there shsll be two classes Of girls.,s The risht
edaeationwill modify both iittle,y and unite
their charaetsrs In one. q Girls IRE not made
altogsthsr foe home, any more than hoys are.
Society would be OF bat little worth without
girie, without women. 1he first pleasure and
duty should be Ut home her rext should be to
the refinement and well being Of society. But
in order that she may benefit and ,adorn soci-
ETY., she must know how to benefit and adorn
home. Hence all girls, rich and poor alike
should be taught early and well in all the duties
and cares Of home. From the~cellar to the
garret, she should know all that is 10 be done.
From the kitchen to the parlor, she should be
complete mistress. All the interests Of home
should be as Familiar as household words
Neither fdlehess, folly, or Indifference should
prevent her from engaging heartily in all the
concerns Of home life. This will be to her a
school more valuable than the seminary or the
ladies, college.
It behooves mothers, therefore, to feel tha,
they are teachers Of The FIRST dignity in posi-
tion. Their daughters win be much wha,
they make them The home educ alton viii
lay the true foundation af character. II will
fix ID. true principles Of life in the young grip.
mind. II win give her an insight into iomes.
tic duties, and teach her that to be useful is
one great end Of life. Book education car
sssiiy follow a good home training; but !,
good home training is not apt to follow the
education Of the schools. Girls well taugh,
1t home IRE the girls that appear well esery.
where. Give US the well read girls, and We
shall have no Assd Of aay other. Thsy viii
make the true women. .s's1 sn'a Yaf' ss'sls
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.a4ssns5D From the Atlantic Monthly. L
The KinlDchEsl and how 1t
was Settled. 80,
|. I.CHAPrRRFI.s "a. : 90


s.MiIdred, my daughter, | am faint. Run
and get me glass of cordial from the buffet. y
The girl looked It hesfaiherlash sat in his
bambopchair on the piazza, his pipe EIust fell
Oh The floor, and his face covered with a dead
ly paiiof. Shssan for the cordial, and poured
it out with a trembling hand.
"Shan.t go for the docter, father 2" she
asked. s3sM sas gslys an ssa at d : iissie af.
as.No, my dear: the spasn will pass of pre-
sently." But his face 6 ew more ashy pale,
aud hb jaw dsoopsd. gRDgN y
,.bdarf faihss'; said the frightened gid.
'whaA shall do sor yop?, On, dear. If moth
eyswere only at home, or Hugh, to run for the
dds gs7G .NGT a E
ASfiidred, my daughter" he gasped Win
dIiicuity, 'sthe blacksmith, ,Isend Tor Ralph
Hardwick,-qu quick In the ebony cabinet,
middle dywSr you Vill fndi Ohi oh!-1od
blessyos, ny dAughAers- s-God bless'-
The angles, only, heard the conclusion of
the sentence for the speakers, Walter Kim
loch, was dsad,1 sdmnohsd to the Invisible
,Sofld without aaxarntns and with hardly q
N0osSf n 4 n 4 r
But Mildred thooghthe had Tainted, and,
raising the windows Syaisa aloud Tor Luck
Ransom, the only ! sqnestic then in the
house. asa s'sssAss a'.'a aaE'
Lucy, frightened out of her wits ct the sud-
dsacAlL. sPns rWhipg to the piaEz,. fst;lrop
f6h6, I'd aoo4 risbeS tos ~ mt lNIias
she first saw the features on which the awful
shadow. .oi dsath had settled. lsia stass aA
Grub bis hands, Laskw said MiIdree.--
"Rne eQr sape waiettoGe me thsa sYeslipG-
salts = -
once, ana therefore did nothing.
Mildred hsld SIS enrssi,ting .' hand. ut Is
warm sne ssia. bat tne Puise'-l can't
hnd IT. = : - - -
"Deary, o,9Essads Lucy, tsyouA WON'T find
n''sa ~ ssosaasisai s'siqGea s'lW
"Why, you don't usanS
N"Yss, Mildred, he's desdp, And she let
TALL her fat.iron, and covered her face with
ser aPlOn. R
But Mildred kept chaing her fathers tenn
pies nd.hsSds, Aesifng ptteously,s n hopes
to get IN answer from the notionlsss iips.-
Then she sank down q his feet and clasped
his knees in he's agony ol, grisf.
"a ssFtsgs stored at the door, and = hasty
albahkAt18&alk. sBsS2&seess
"Lacy Ransom" !" said Mrs. Kinloch. (for il
was she, just returned from her tdrive,) "Lucy
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. n the step.mother made anv difference n

n the step-mother made any difference in
her treatment Of the two children, II was in
favor Of the gentle Mildred. And though the
Squire naturally felt more affection for his
motEsrless daughef, yet he was proud Of his
step son, gave him the advantages Of The best
schools, and afterwards sent him Tor Y year to
college, But the lads spirits were too buoy
ant Cor the sober notions Of the Faculty. He
was king IN the gymnasium, and was infinitely
learned in the natural history and botany Of
the neighborhood at least, he knew all the
hannts of birds, rabbits, and squirrels, as well
as the choicest orchards OF fruit. eS-s sdl g..
After repeated admonitions without effect, a
letter was addressed to his step-father by vote
at Faculty-meeting. A damsel at service in
the Presidents house overheard the discussion,
and found means to warn the young delinquent
Of his danger FOR she, as we'll as most people
who came within the sphere Of his attraction,
felt kindly toward him ,;,.. ...,,.,.s,. n Z,
The stage-coach that conveyed the next
mornings mailto Innisfeld carried Hugh Bran
ming as a passenger. Alighting al the post
Office, he took ont the letter superscribed in
the well-knowp hand Of the President, pock-
e.ed il, and returned by the next stage to col
lege. This prank only moved the Squire to
mirth, when he Heard Of it. He knew that
Hugh was'a lad Of spirit, that in scholarship
he was BY no means Ounce and as long as
there was no positive tendency to vice, he
thought but lightly OF his boyish pecc adilioes.
But i was impossible for such irregularities to
continue, and after while Mr.. Kinloch yield
ed to his step-son's request and took him home.
Next year it vas thought bestshat The young
man should go to sea, and a midshipman's
commission was procured for him. Now, for
the second time, after an absence Of three
years, Hugh was at home in all the dignity OF
naval blue, anchor bnttohs, glazed cap, and
sword asEl hlbfv tslEFssiH. .a3 q = }i83y Y NT
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The ThunderyStOrlm.
wgBf as'McCHssssr.

The Thunder2StOrln.
r.gBi Joas 'McCHssssr.
Hark the distant thunder rolling, -
See the clouds In wild array, 49,.
9G0ds-the elements controlling ssssaa
Now his power doth display 7il
gssSss ths yiFis lshtuing hashing q Yrgw Va,
e.. And the winds are rushing tree; ~ f,re 81
,sIa NDv the rain in torrents dashing, sssyqs haa
As the xhirlwind BEND the tree. ,''ai sSaF
sss .tb.s1f9 .s afsstgef ssaS s9ass,E iEeedSta ~
sa Overhead. aildark and lowering. ~ s,.
s,sas Hanss the mighty thunder cloud; si's.ls s
7e s'Pon she earth, ,in,masscs showeing, u
All die weight Il doth enshroud. : ',lia "a ,y
at PQwer above! thou art mysteriouss ssI2R YasI-x
- In tine lightnings OF the storm sSeaiiiN 8
fAou dost reign n might imperious; ~. 80 ,g
Let US all thy praise proiong.
shieidus when he'lishtning dasiies, & ga s
with our natures prone TO sin - att Z'"N
.a4lRsw spisit's lightning flashes, ~ ssE ~ q.
.si,sa4.We would all thy nercywip. gta
And to thee the praise ascending, =
Thee, ,ts'e mighty God above;
.,.As we thus N praise are bending s. sstrg
~ erShi cid ~, Father, with thy love. B I,ssF
xEN4 - - 49,.
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- "a dsndy is = chap who weuld b a
iaAy Z - sssld y but ashe can't, doss a,la
can to show the world he b not q unan. as Il
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The ignorance OF this country among other
wise well informed English folks was curious.
ly illustrated in the case Of General W.
q good fellow, but bogus general who, visit
ed England few years ago. Having occ aston
to pass few days in provincial town, which
boasted its literary coterie, he received al, in
vitation through an acquaintance from Miss
Blue Stocking to attend soiree. The gener-
al, Of course, went, and being ine, handsome,
agreeable fellow, he was quite lion.
In the course Of the evening, Miss Blue,
who had managed TO secure his undivided at
teniion, tapped him playfully with her fan,
and said: asaE
/ "Do you know that you are naughty
man ?''
''How so, madam ?'' asked the general.
"Why, FOR dsceiviEg US all so but shan.
tell on you. Of course only every one in the
room has not seen as much as T."
The general became nervous, and thought
Of course that he must have committed some
terrible .fanr pas, but as the lady seemed kind
and forgiving, he determines to probe the mat
ter. ;aiefi ia i3i s,s y ssl8El8
/ "My dear lady, 4 am very sorry IL have
been guilty Of any dsrsliction; do tell me that
may apologize" - egsof q,
"Op' said Miss Blue, s.it's only pretending
to be an Americanp'
"Pretending to Be an American! But am
an American, madam"
I "Yes. perhap, you live there; but you are
~ .
hot native, you know"
Con my honor. madam, real live native of
the great State OF New York;
"That will do for the company to think,
general" said the literary lady, sand Of course
shall not undeceive them but you must
know I had very distinguished American
gentleman, who was native, to lunch with
me this morning, and was sorry could no,
have him to meet you to night but he was no,
at all like you. His rave, hair curled in such
beautiful little riagless all around his head
and his complexion was dark-very dark---a
perfect Othello OF a fellow"
GA nigger.S Sy George % thought the gener.
al and begging our lady not to expose this
little rnse, In trying to pass off TOR an Ameri-
can, he got into corner and enjoyed his laugh
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WHERE MOSQUITOES COME gaoM.--T These
pests OF summer proceed from the animalcules
commonly termed the "wiggle-tsils." II
bowl Of water is placed in the summer's sun
for few days, number sswiggle-tails,, win
be visible, and will continue to increa sc in size
until they reach three-sixtesnths Of an inch.
In length, remaining longer at the surface as
they approach maturity, as IL seeming to live
on influenc, derived from the two slements Of
air and water; finally, they will assume achrys-
alis form, and by an increased specific gravity
sink to the bottom OF the bowl. A few hours
only win elapse when short black furze or
hair will grow out on every side Of each, ill
it assumes the form % q minute eatapiIlar.
Itsspece6cg1asity being thus oontr sctsd, itwil
readily float to the surface, snc be waited to
the side Of the bowl by the slig htest breath Of
air. In short time a fly win be hatched and
escaped. leaving its tiny house on the surface
Of the water. eoy - 4ssssss,..ttt !, 's.,
Any one who has had cistern in, the yard
has doubtless observed the same effect every
summer although be may be ignorant Of the
beautiful aud simple process Of development.
II pitcher OF cistern or othsr water containing
these animalcules is placed 10 a closs roou
over night, from which all mosquitoes have been
excluded, enough mosquitoes will breed from it.
during the night, give any satisfactory amount
ee trouble. In fact standing by = shallow
half stsgnant pool on . mild summers day,
the full development Of any number of eviggle
tails" to the mosquito state, can be witnessed
and the origin Of these distulbers Of nights
slambers thus fully ascersa,nsd. Scientific A.
merican. A tsf8 20 we.
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The Union indnlges 10 rather mild exhibi-
tion Of irony at Senator Douglas Chicago
Speech, regarding it as in effect cutting loose
from the .National' Democracy and setting
up for himself on a platform specially adap-
ted to the latitude Of Illinois. On the other
hand, The Richmond Enquirer reads that
speech ~ return Of the Illinois Senator ia
the Democratic told, il he may be judged 70
have ever strayed from il. ~ oh - @eg
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So Several severe storms Of hail and rein have
eecsntly visited various sections Of East Ten
nsssss, doing great damage to- the growing
crops. a..sIs.. .e,s 81 q ~, ,s Il,
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The old negr0's logic.

A clergyman asked an old servant his reason
for blievihg in tie existence o. Cod. The
following iwas hls sage ieply. ltE 1sFq
."Sir, see one man get sick. The doctor
comes gives him medicine; the next day be is
better, he gives him another dose, Il does good;
he keeps on til. he gets about his business. An
otheI man gets sick like the fist one. The
doctor comes to see him; he gives him the same
sort Of medicine; il does him no good; he gets
worse; give him more; but he gets worse all the
time till he Dies Now, that mans time to die had
come, and all the doctors in the world couldn't
cure him. One year worked in .he cornfeld,
plow deep, dig up grass ard make nothing but
nubbings.-Ne xt year l work the same way.
the rain and dew comes and l must m ke a
crop. have been here going hard upon fifty
years. Every day since have been in this
world, see the sun rise in The east and set in
the west, the north star stands where it did
the first time ever saw it; the seven stars in,
Jobs coffin keeps in the same path in the sky,
and never turns out. It amt so with mal's works.
He makes clocks and watches; they run well
for while, but they get out OF fix and stand
stock still. But the sun, moon and stars Keep
ON the same way all the while.-There is i.
power which makes one man die and another
get well-that sends the rain and keeps every,
thing in motion"
What a beautiful comment is here furnished
by an unlettered African on the language Of
the psalmist: g rs.s sF,,s .,g
"The heavens declare the glory Of God and
the armament showe,h his handiwork. Day
unto day uttereth speech, aud night unto night
showeth knowledge. s. un
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afi Tue Bank q England holds over ninety
millions a dollars In coin. ~ ssas Aess p
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What ships boat ought to eontaia aAapp,
srsw?s The jolly boas. = s,,;D ,,.s,,,s,,s
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He entered the White House with a prom
se Of Freedom to Kansas on his lips-and a
scheme to enslave it in his pocket He de-
clared war against Circulating Notes-and in
six weeks was issuing them himself. Before
the ink was dry with which he pledged ssEcon-
omy"-he had drained TIE treasury OF the
last oollar. B,fore the printers were done
stereotyping his infexible determination never
to borrow-he was il Wall street soliciting
loan. fst}{ ] tfSN}fgss3 .fsfJF1L
He congratulated the country on the final
end of Slavery agitation-and he has been ag-
tating it ever since. He ordered Paulding to
stop the Fiilibusterers-and then recalled him
for doing it. Walker Of Nicaragua he pro-
n uacfd an Outlaw-and tenders him the hos
pitalities of the White House. Walker Of
Kansas he furnished with written instructions
and turned him out for obeying them. In
1857, he took off the heads Of all Postmasters
who could not 'hurrah for Popular Sovereign
ty." In 1853 he takes off the heads Of all
who repeat the cry of 1853. ~ .s-
He withheld troops from Utah, where be
proclaimed there was war-in order to keep
them in Kansas where he insisted all was peace
He sells Forts at the west for tithe OF their
cost in order to buy sites for forts at the east
at ten times their value--his subordinate in
both cases, pocketing the difference. He is
continually asking for new Steam Frig.tes-7
but he will not use those be has, either on the
coast Of Africa or the Gulf Of Mexico. He
serds out a steamer, ostens;bly to catch the
Styx-but with private orders in the Captain's
desk, to do nothing Of the sort. Claiming to
be the most frugal of Presidents--he has
spent more than any Of his predecessors. As
suming to be above party projudices, he makes
Partiz anship the basis even OF his. invitations
tod diuner ri Albany Evening Journal nrd{ig
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How weariIy the days passed duringa the
month after the funerals The shadow
Of death seemsa to darken everything. Doors
ereaked dismaiIy when they were opened
The room where tha body hsd been laid SEEM
ed to have grown . century older siian the
other parts Of the once bright end cheerful
house,-its atmosphere was 30 stasnaht and
full Of mould. The family spoke only In sup-
pressed tones; their countenances were as sad
~ their garments. All this was terrible to
the impressible, imaginative, and naturally
bucyant temper Of Mildred. II was like
dwelling in atomb, and her isart cried out for
very loneliness. She must do something to
take her mind out Of the sunless vault, she
must resume her relations with the dwellers
in the upper air. All at once she thought Of
her fathers last words, ,-of Ralph Hardwick,
and the ebony cabinet. She opened the door,
half expecting to see some bodiless presence
In the silent space. She could hear her own
heart beat between the tickings OF the great
Dutch clock, as she steppei across the floor
How still was everything The air tingled in
her ears as though now disturbed for the first
time. 7a s, vasa4,es ass
She opened the cabinet, which was not
locked, and pulled ou; the middle drawer
She found nothing but dried rose bud and
lock Of sunny hair wrapped in piece of vel.
lowed paper. Was it her mothers hair? As
Mildred remembered her mother, the color Of
her hair was dark, not golden. Still ii might
have been cut in youth, before its hue had
deepened. And what a world OF mystery, of
feeling. of associations there was in that scent
less a'.d withered rose bud! What fair hand
had first plucksd it? What pledge did it
carry? Was the subtitle aroma Of love ever
blended with its fragrance? Had her father
borne it with him in his wanderings2 The
secret was in his coffin. The struggling lips
could not utter it before they were stifened
into marble. Yet she could lot believe that
these relics were the sole thingsto which he
had referred. There must have been some-
thing that more nearly concerned her,-some-
thing in which the blacksmith or his nephew
was interested.
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i!Lsrd Napier and family are q ths rNaAsas
House ct Boston. go 4als III
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~"Mr. Prssidsnt,,' ssid ! member Of, |.
school committee, 81 rise to get up, aud an
not bsekward to cone forward II thscsNas Of
sdieatiea. Had Il not bssn Tor sdteatisn, I
aght thsvs hssn a. Ignorant - yssEsslf, Mr.
Rseaident.s iigoI asses vsio ssss bsevss
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speak the words which were on his lip,s''
She could say no more, but gave way 10 un-s

speak sthe words which were on his lip,s''
fShe could say no more, but gave way 10 un-
controliable tears and dsspbs. ege s,aasa waa A
/ BY this time, Mrs. Kinloch's son, Hugh
Brapuing, who had beenl to the stable with the
horses and carriage, came wbistliDg through
the yard, and cutting of weeds or twigs along
the path with sharp cutssof his whipeT ~sT
(which way 10 the wind now?Y said he. 20
he approached; "ths governor asleep, Mil
dred crying, and you scolding, mother ?'' In
q momsns however, the sight -ot the ghastly
face trahsfxed the thoughtless youth, as it
had done his-mothsr and, dropping his whip,
he stood .silents awssstruek, in the presence'of
the desd.1s7 s9ng wT ut 81 t.i1s ssssq
"Hugh.v said Mrs. Kinloch, speaking in q
very quiet aone, 'ssgo and tell Squire Clamp to
come over here" VI siea ytns
In sfew minutes the dead body was carried
into the house by George, the Asiatic servant,
aided by villager who happened to pass by.
Squire Clamp, the lawyer Of the town, came
and had conferences with Mrs. Ktnloch
respecting the funeral Neighbors came to
Offer sympathy, and aid. il heed should he.--
Then the house was put in order,l and Grape
hung on the door. handle. The family were
alos>a At,~ia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-17

T INVITE CITIZENS and strangers 10 call
at my manufactorY, No. l4l, King street.
between Washington and ST. Asaph streets, ard
examine my large and handsome assortment of
SADDLERY GOODS, as do not intend TO be
surpassed in my line Of business, by any other
city. have on hand, and am daily manutac-
turing as fine and superior an assortment, as
can be found in any OF the Northern cities
My stock comprises as great variety as can
be found in any other house, consisting OF HAN
NESS, of all kinds, from the fine quill work
down to the dray, cart and plow Harness
TRUNKS, Of every kind, fine SOLE LEAIH-
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AND BONNET BOXES, and all other kinds
down to the common packing Trunks; SAD
DIES. BRIDES, MARTlNGALES, WHIPS,
&c. as fine as the finest; Buffalo and fancy
ROBES, DRIVING GLOVES, HORSE GOV.
ERS. CARPET BAGS, VALICES &c, &c, OF
all kinds. Call and see for yourselves.
Thankful for the very liberal patronage here
tofore extended, solicit continuance of the
same, and pledge myself TO spare no pains to
Give satisfaction. All GOODS warranted TO be
as represented. VIM r. fAD'hAi'
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BOOKS, STATIONERY, &C.

A NEW K-Magdaien, the Enchantres,
n by E. L. l.. Just published by J. B. Lip
pencott 4 Co, Philadelphia, complete in one II
mo- volume. Cloth, 81. Full gilt, $3.50
From the Preface "Many of the old citizens
of Georgetown ard Washington will remember
the incidents upon which this story is founded,
and at once recognize the Magdalen OF these
pages in the still beautiful woman who yet re-
sides in the last named city.
The following notice of the book is from the
Utica Evening Telegraph: "a byou for dollar
Magdalen, the Enchantress, by E. L. L., (Miss
Ellen L. LasseIe, of Washington, ID. C) This
is the engrossing topic OF the literary circles OF
the capital. 'Magdalen' is just issued, and is
founded upon some thrilling incidents OF Wash
ington life which, in their day, startled drawing
rooms and ruptured Cabinet" For sale by
aug4 ROBT. BELL.