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Color Of Houses.

A valuable correspondent in Michigan,
who has had much, experienced ir rural affairs,
and is a true appreciator OF beauty and harmo-
| ny, has sent us commnEic alton to the effact
that he is surprised at the want Of taste and
realization OF picturesque effect which ia. dis.
displayed in the coloring of houses; and we
must confess that we wish persons building a
house or painting the outside would jnst pause
moment before beginning, and think what
style or color will best harmoniza, with the
surrounding scenery, Thus, ne truly remarks
that gray, drab, or buff for cottages, and for a
large mansion with broad roofs and spacious
verandahs, gray or drab or if built Of brick
orstone, aersy is most suitable. No color
gives 80 much taste and refinement, as a light
buff, with the castings Or cornices q shade or
two larker. Z. st, =. ~, .,fg.5s..
Strong, positive colors, sach as white, red,
green, etc !, are usually in bad taste, especial
y when surrounded by green fields. nmbra-
geous orchards, and golden fruits; while a
mild ne,,tra, tint lends charm which the rest
do not afford. ''a -s u .a'''a a'iH @sir'4l
A singular fashion prevails in this country
cf clothing every dwelling. no matter what its
situation. size, or character, in sepulchral
white, whether It stands on the rising knoll OF
some pleasant plain, or in the qniet country
embosoned in groves; and u is difficult to exs
plain the popularity Of this, color il il not
cheaper, nor yet more durable than others,
and u only suitable where II is almost entirely
secluded among the trees,
:, = In whose tactosed shadosc there vas set
fair Pavilion, scarcely to be Seen"
says Spencer, and this is the only situation
where white does not violate all principles Of
harmony and beauty. We shonld look a little
more closely at the position Of the house we
wish to paint, should study more minutely the
harmonious relations OF color in natural OBJ
jects, and ehonld endeavor to appreciate more
truly the divine principles OF. beauty which
everywhefe surround Us. and then in coloring
large buildings we should not make the glar-
ing and offensive mistakes which everywhere
disturb .he eye Of him WIN has just and
trne idea cf the harmony Of nature.-lS Scier-
tlfic American. iSfa tsi's y 1Anes
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Written espressly for the Ottum,ca Courier.
ARTHUR HAROLD;
s3sH OR.
OBJ Geerano familp
CHAPTER SIXTH.
By ADoLpHus.

slat CHAPTER SIXTH. a.s
How on is virtue blasted, honor sold,
By the dread omnpotence Of gold !-Asos.
We must now go back 10 within few
weeks Of the time when were acted the scenes
OF the third chapter. Lawyer Jewett had
overcome his conscientious scruples. and pro-
ceeded to execute the conditions of his obliga-
tions. He had found broken Ink in the
chain Of Legrand's title, but conld get no trace
of the wners who stood between him and
those deeds that were on record back Of his.
But this difficulty was overcome. Lane brought
from distance man who acted as heir Of the
last proprietor on the record, and his identity
was proved by hired witnesses. Strong efforts
were made by Legrsnd's attorney TO impeach
the witnesses. but failed, because they, as well
as the pretended heir, had sustained a fair
reputation where they had lived for many
years. Large bribes had induced them to act
the perjurer's part. The case was decided
against Legrand as before mentioned. But the
law gave him the assessed value Of his inn
provements, which amounted to fifteen thous-
and dollars. This sum was furnished to the
successful claimant BY Salter, who took a
mortgage Of the premises as security for it's
payment. In the meantime Salter had heen
practicing the forger's art, and had become SO
skillful in writing Legrand's hand. that his
most intimate acquaintances could not p,ove 1t
forgery. Bills were accordingly drawn in
his name BY Salter, payable to Charles Tay-
lor, or bearer, on demand. Taylor negotiated
them at New York, where Legrand was known
-obtained the full amount they called for and
left the country. The bills were now in the
hands Of an attorney for collection, and as Le-
grand found Il utterly impossible to establish
defense in : suit for their collection, be paid
the ffteeen thousand dollars, as before said,
upon them, without contestirg them. The
anoent paid the principle, but the interest wss
still behind, which was not exacted, after his
misfortune become known to the holders. y
Thus with little trouble, except the war
with bis own feelings, Jewett obtained the
twenty Thousand dollars for his services, which
placed him at once in independence. He was
prudent enough to keep his good luck in OBJ
tanning wealth to himself. He purchased a
neat cottage in town married the lady to
whom he addressed the letter at the close Of
the third chaptsr, and moved into It. 4 Neither
he nor Salter had, a. yet, been suspected by
their acquaintsnces Of anything wrong, and
they bore themselves with their usual eclat In
that fashionable community.
2 Jewett now began to obtain sufficient busi-
ness to maintain his household respectably.-
He affected > becoming gayety Of disposition
with his fond companion during few months,
then sunk into kind Of melancholy. which
wasanything but agreeable to her vivaci.y Of
fseliaes h absnisheA ahimsslf a. much rs
possible from allsoeiai intercourse with others,
and settled into : cloud Sfgloom, which his
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Sem, Haley ON Federal Politics.
The following passage is taken from the el-
oq,ient speech delivered in the United States
Senate BY John p. Hale, OF New Hampshire,
or the 18th inst: ''''l,'Ti ~ ''a'''''s.'o5 /,
poustAs REAP our OF MS rAnrY. Cd I
This brings me TO another part Of nv snb-
iect, IN answer to question which the honor
able Senator from Illinois Mr.. Douglas pro-
pounded when he asked il he was 70 be read
out of the party for a difference on this point9
have great regard for the saeacity Of tina,
honorable Senator but confess II wa3 a
little shaken when he asked ..that question: is
a man to beread ont OF the party for depart
ing from the President on the great cardinal
point? Why. sir, he asks, is a man who dif-
fers from, the President on the Pacific Rail
road to 60 ont Of the party? Oh, M, he may
stav. If he differs on Central America, very
good; take the first seat II yon please. You
may differ with the President in anything or
everything but one, and that is this sentiment
which 7 shall read Mr. Buchanan hail speak
MS own creed. on tne lso August io4.'
in the Senate Mr.. Bnchanan used this Ian
guaee: 'as's1i'otei' = hsfaaT ass'r' ssi
81 might here rspeat what have said on a
Former occas'on"- -
you see 1t was so important ne mnse repeat
II .1i
--'that all chr'stendom"-- 1t
mark me WORDS w q 2" =.
lis leagned against the South upon this
question OF domestic slavery."4 ''a
All chr'stendom includes a great many pe"-
pie. IL that De true, and II yon nave got any
allies It's manitest they must De outside OF
Chrlstendom llaughterJ oecanse Mr. buchan-
an says all Christendom is against you; but
still ne leaves you some allies. and you will
ses--it is az plain as demonstration can make
|it-that your allies are not incinded IN Chris
tendon. Where are the aii'esf Will read
The next sentence: re tie7 falf rs
"They have no other allies to sustain their
constitutional rights except the Democracy OF
the North" fa2 saF 5aa' o'fsIs
There isa light fer you: all Christendom
on one side, and the Democracy OF the Morn
on the otner. tLausnterj mat rs nor my
Version-H = MT. nuenanan,s. lH inat Is 'ne
way n" oacks MS Ir'enos' zen TOT ne went on'
Ter having mace TN en's aVo"a'' 20 cial pecu'at
consideration rrom oou.nern gent.emen' Ie ana ana
lneimated tna' ne m,sn' speak nttle more more
treeiy' having prevlous'y ENDORSED ne tnen' SO
ngn'y as TINS. We'' SUI wheh an onris'en- rl'-
aom .sle was on one sue an" 20. ne"ocracy e rae o.
NORM on 'e otner' ana 'ne neoerscy era OF 're
Nor'h gro"'hs ''ss ana ess every pay-a snial'
minority N 'ne .ew Is''.u ''a'esIno" ssts'
coua a Tue oeia'o. i,on in'"o.. oe 30 ."k'hu hi'
OF now c'uio nc ao"D.' n' ." ,"'s ,'ai q"es-
'lon' ne deserted 'ne democracy and wen' ov-
= 20 on''s'e"uVl"' Haus"e,I =. 20 no" m 'ne
q".s''o" wo''u y. ans".'Fu '',' wHe,ne' nc was
20 oe 'ea' o''' OF 'i'e parry. neao o9.. sr =
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G. wag, observing on the door OF .
house, the name Of two physicians, remarked
that i pat Kim in mind Of double -bareled
gun, for is one missed, the other was snre 70
kill ~ A@H3f'fa x''aH' s@a ~ ifa3 fel ~
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G. The tweuty-four letters OF the alpha,
bet may be transposed 620. .4Ol, ,733, ,2as,-
360, 900 times. All the inhabitants OF the globe
on thorough calculation, could not in thou
sand million Of wears write, out all the trans
positions Of the twenty-foar letters, even sup
posing that each wrote forty pages daily, each
Of which pages contained forty different trans
POSITIONS Of the letters. ~, fesj - ,.eof gs..
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q We had,a very pleasant call on Sainr-
day from Prof. James Hall, the eminent Geol-
ogist, who was on his way to Desmoines to
report the progress Of the Geological surve,-
Of Iowa to the Legislature Of that State. We
saw some of the plates Of the fossils, which
for beauty and accuracy we've superior to ony-
thing Of the kind that has faNen under our
observation. We also saw several Of the
advance sheets Of the work now in course Of
publication. The survey, we learn, is pro-
crossing as fast as the nature Of the work
win permit, and our Iowa neighbors may con-
6deptly exrect results which will do honor
to their noble State.-Chicago Press.
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b701 Soma oftheJ Democrats papers areon
one side Of the Kansas question:, soms ueitAer,
and some on both !; and these latter, if the guess
tion had do zen sides to 1t, would Be On than
all
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@ Miss Tuckel says il is with old bsrhs-
loFs as with old wood it is hard to gst them
started, but when they do fame. they burn
prodigiouslv.
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g. Ladies arAlik~ waiches-- sweet faces
aad delicate hands, but somewhat difIicnlt 40
'.regulate, !" when oEcs set !. going. ~
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eF there is anv.hinc that win make !
woman swear, it is looking FOR her Is night
cap" after the lights ex,ingmshed. q
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e Prom the Atlantic Monthly. 49,

80 20 From the Atlantic Monthly. t ~
THE CIHAMHERED NAUTILUS.
~ author cf NE Assoerat teftAs Brea15ass- Table.
This Is the ship Of pearl, which, poets feigns
Sails the unshadowed main,-N 4J
The venturous bark that fings
On the sweet summer wind Its purpled wings
In ruiss enchanted, where the siren sings,
Aud coral reefs lie bare,
where the cold seamaids rise TO sun their streaming
Its webs Of living gause no more unfurl;
wrecked Is the ship Of pearl!
4s And every chsmbered cell,
where it, dim dreaming life aswont TO dwell,
AZ the frail tenant shaped his growing shell,
Before thee lies revealed
Its irised ceiling rent its sunless crypt unsealed
Year after year beheld the silent toll
That spread his lustrous coil;
still, as the spiral grew, q
lie leit the past years dwelling for the new,
Stole With soft step its shining archyay through
Built up its idle door,
Stretched in his lastfound home, and knew the old
Thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee,
Child Of the wandering sen,
Cast from her lap, forlorn!
From thy dead lips clearer note Is born Is
Than ever Triton blew from wreathed horn
While on mine ear II rings,
Through the deep caves Of thought hear q voice
that sings - ~ 49,
Build thee more st,teiy mansions, o my soul,
As the swift seasons roll
Leave thy low-vauited past a
Let each new temple, nobier than the last,
Shut thee from heaven with dome more vast,
Till thou at length art free,
Leaving thine out-grown shell by lifes unrestingsea
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e The man who ate hi. dinner with n.
fork Of rivef, has been endeavoring to spin 4
mountain ton.
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a. DR.. Franklin says: "if ! nan smptiss
hisparse into his head, no onss can tsks u
from him. sei8SsefH a& 3 81 g8asE =
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e"Mr. W., is, your Gu toner,
B, man 70 be trusted ?" 81 know OF
no one more so. He ss to be trusted FOR ever
for be never pays!. sfff tcHg ha'gss9a
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q Kindness, like the gentle breath oe
sprias melts the icy heart. s,a5 gsesss - y
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0F The Oskaloosa Herald takes .he ro- /.
nance out OF the story Of the Walled lake
after the following fashions sgs q ~. as
A rather interesting paragraph taken from . !
correspondent of the CINCINNATI Gaxette has
been going the rounds OF the press, conserving
a wonderful lake surrounded by an artificial
wall of stone. which is said to exist somewhere
in the northern part Of this State. We dislike
to spoil 90 pleasant story as this, which,
while it interests the reader, aud gratifes5 q
taste for the marvellous, does no one particular
harm. But lest some curious traveller should
go far ont OF his way to view this magnificent
work OF art. we volunteer 10 correct this fcti-s
tions tale. zsskst 7ssag a8r, ilrshilr5 Eas Assss
We dothis upon the information, sobtaised
from our townsman, Judge Crookhan, who
owns land lying upon the borders Of this n
nous lake. and who is well acquainted with
the face Of the country in that region. Thss
Judge tellus that he has often walked around,
this "pond, has bathed in its waters, AMI care,
fully examined its walls AMI that no man who.
understands "2hilosophy, geolsgy or commca
sense,' woult ever think of pronouncing them
a work Of art. II, asmaif portion Of the lake.
the water is from ten to fifteen Zee. deep, and
along about fifty yards ofthe shore, the wind
has blown the sand from the ssboulders,s 20
that very respectable s'stairway is fotmed
for geese todescend to the water, !" and TO give
the stone jnst enough Of artificial appearsSeeo
to suggest good story 10 vivid imagination.
And this isaltof that wondrous piece Or me-
chanism which has so excited the CURIOSITY
OF antiqnarians. Surely IN this. SIN some
other circumstances, sDistance lends enehaut-'
rnent IN IRE viayv % SOS atfcg 81 .&4efsase-rz
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e Why Is a Four snart Jug hike ! LADY,
side taddies Because itiholds aeales (gsDu.)
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Ia 4 writer in The Religions Telescope is
in favcr Of steam in prcpellipg church organs.
The writer says he approved Of it es5ecause
sfsam never winks at some one across thc room
Just before tn, piece is started; never filters
and and laughs At each turn Of the music; never
bushes nor sticks up its fan befors is face,
nor hangs its heai; never whispers during the
sermon: never turns over the leaves of, The note
book to find the time dnriIg prayer, nor gazes
over the congregation to see whois kpeelns;
never writes notes and passes them while the
minister is preaching. "For thesereasots. y
says the writer, "H singing is TO De done by
proxy, let us employ steam y '''as'4 ? { g .
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1T The best sssleigh' bells - ever invented
afeS pair Of rosy checked girls. W. get this
from Dobbs. vs. s'hJ ~ sFs
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cratic Of fhe town Hisappafent weslth gave
him full fellowship with the upper qcirele.
|and:while Legrand in his poo, retreat on, d
reated farm nd in log hohse was sshunned,
Weiden was coEted and fattered.l That honse
which had 50 long been the abode Of mno-
cence, beauty and 1intelligehce--efs souls that
reached upward for more OF true divinity, was
now desecratsd by the display Of fashion, vanity
and the resort OF frivolous and perked-np gos.
sips That table, which had been for 80 long
a time, the model of ftemperance--where the
crystal wafer which flows gsparkIingly along
the cool retreats Of nature, and gives clearness
60 the mind, virtiio,is emotions to the heart,
lane health 70 the body, bad constituted the
only beverage, now was loaded with sll those
fiery finids-mansfactnte BY the perverted
arts and knowledge of man. which intoxicate
the brain, corrupt the fountains OF the soul
destroy the mind-dim the senses, and send a
/ fiery fever through the whole frame ,--and
around that table after the choice viands had
been set aside, couin frequently be seen young
men gamb'i nefor large amounts, while anotll-
er party were'revaiing like beings Of inferior
or.,er--ndnieing in the r,nst groveling cons
versatior, until the carousine was hushed by
the simplifying influence Of the deadly bowl
No wonder, then, that The premises assumed a
gloomy apprenticeship wonder the virtie.in-
spring flowers Of the garden dropped their
heads ss in s,rrow-no wonder the chaste
| moon, upon the desecration, seemed to blush
with deepest crimson--no wonder the breeze
ceased to watt fragrance and perfume--no
wonder all nature around seemed to mourn
their departed worshipers. e8f as4.ag g
TO RE coNrIyuEp. ffgGs
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The new Iowa senator

The election ofex-Governo- Grimes to the
U. s. Senate. to snpersede Gen. Gov. ". Jones
in 1859, will be hailed by the Republicans
throughout the country as a suspicious re-
suit. Without meaning to disparage the mer.
its OF the several respectable gentlemen who
were named as probable candidates on the Re-
publican side, we cannot but regard the choice
Of the Legislature as the best that could have
been. mode. { As Governors he haspsoved him.
self to be able and faithful to the interests OF
the people OF Iowa-a man whom they can
trnst under al eircums mstanees--apd his trans.
fer tothe Senate is peculiarly opportane inst
now. He is thoroughly committed to all the
great principles Of the Republican policy, is AZ
jealous ~ he is able in their defence, and will
prove worthy coadjutor OF Mr.. Harlan.
When the term Of Gen. Jones expires. the
Democracy will have los: their last hold upon
Iowa. and she will thenceforth occupy "a DO.
litical position in entire harmony with her lo-
calisy in'the Union andhef destiay az State
Press. ie sso0s "a bott 5eassiefi, y
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Street Thoughts.

"hy-uVHt WV speak " tndt young man g
over there, who seems lingering in hope thai
somebody will hold ont Their. hand TO .him?o
said Mrs. A, to Mr.. B, in our hearing, as the !.
congregation were flooding the sidewalk in !,
their emergence from church the other. day.
"T don't know who he is.'' t,,, .,... -.
cit would be an excellent way to find ont. !, 4
"Yes-but suppose should find ont that,hs
was somebody the pleasure Of whose scquain- /,
tance shonld not desire?'' !, 49,. ...,..-,.
"There would be no great harm done, even
then, while, if you can Judge from look aud
act and from bis regularity and apparent inter-
est in church, there is small probability OF
such resut.,' .,-.....-.. & vst ,-.-.-
s"Yop know the customs Of the city are some
what rigid in regard to the matter Of. proper !,
and formal introductions.'' 5,...,..,s...; u,
"I know that men never hesitate, however.
to accost any unknow individual when any i'm
agined benefit, of consequence TO themselves, is !,
dependent on an interview. Why shouldn't
benevoIence be asregardless Of arule as SELF
ishness. and such young mans benefit be As
considerable an element in the decision of such
a question as your own?"
We heard no more, but what we had heard,
increased our already profound respect FOR the
Insight Of clear-headed, and warm-hearted I,
woman into the mysteries Of essential truth.
We have often-thought that the comfy Of the
sanctuary ought to override the etiquette Of the
drawing-room and that nobody ought to hesi- {
tate TO make the first advances toward some
acqnaintanceship with strangers who have be-,
come fellow-w -worshipers. Especially is
this the case with young men ani women,
particularly the former. They come
to the city from their distant homes with
hearts that ache at the separation from those
to whom their whole wealth Of love has b.ea
given. While hurried in their weekly labors
and trials they do not SO much mind the,
smart OF separation, but, on the Sabbath they :
have plenty Of time TO think Of home and old
friends, and it seems desoIa.e TO them to meet
Sbabath after Sabbath withgreat congrega-
tion to no one Of whom are they bound by !
the slightest tie. Of sympathy. 30 assiafsss''1
They come awhile expecting :hat somebody
will say a kind word FOR them that they may
even here find ahandrrsssure OF welcome, they
wait and finger on the Threshold Us il TO insS
! vite kind word, but il does not come They 2
lntermit attendance perhaps fan into the hands :
Of some Of Satah's cofporters who hold out :
| beth hands toward them, and, in the company
Of errorists or open transgressors, they CON-
mence their descent swift 10 ruin. = spew tgn
Had they been greeted IN their early attend
ance upon the sanctuary, with warn, wei-
come from some Christian man, VINO should
have introduced them into the sympathetic :
circle Of tn. good Of their own ge,they might
have been ssved.h 5fiia' sW -oe r.tfeos assd
DON'T sacrifice the welfare of immortal souls
to psor punctillio about property. -Coners-
gatiolalist.oiis ss@ .hagi3 svEa aW 6sldg ~sh