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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-30

Mr.. J. I. Tnbby was chosen Secretary pro
tenn: He resides at Des Moines. The election
OF permanent Secretary Of the Board is de-
fered week, till they can better assign his
duties. aF1 ,a#
The Report ofth Superintendent Of Instruc-
tion, Hon. N. L. Fisher, has been read, and
twenty-six hundred OF It, with the accompany
ing documents, ordered; also FIVE hundred
copies Of the Journal Of proceedings. Also
800 slips Of the Iowa S,atssmaD, and 900 also
Of the Iowa Citizen extra, ordered Cor the
use Of the members instead OF the usual papers
The cost Of these slips is two hundred dollars
while usually, each session Of the Legislature
over two thousand dollars have been expended
in newspapers for the members Of both Houses.
The Board, It will be seen, are disposed to
economics, as well they may, siuce the legis-
lature has made no provision for contingent
expenses, only for per diem Of members and
mileage, by some omission aud oversight. So
that the body is dependent upon the Stale officer
in charge of the Capitol, Mr.. Secretary Sells.
for janitor, stationery, and postage arrange
ments.
Sundry preliminary resolutions and debates
have transpred, but nothing to require special
notice as yet; suffice it to say that the rules Of
the Senate with verbal alterations and change
Of standing committees have been adopted, and
work Iald out. Judge Mason Of your city 10
chairman OF the Committee on Revision, on
which will devolve the digest Of the new School
law, now the act OF the legislature is null and
void. Mr.. Cooper is chairman Of the Com
mittee on School District orginlzation; Mr..
Garfield, Of that on the University; Mr.. Hill
dIsth, of that on printing; and Messrs. Mitchell
aid Connolly, OF those Oh engrossed and en-
rolled bills; respectively. The SuperintenAent's .
Report has been sent in, and 1900 copies or
dersd 10 b printed.
Governor Lowe has bssA confined to his
private lodgings, by a cold, agsravatng ehon-
ic affection Of the throat, and is under the
Doctors care. He sat up to day and is i'm
proving in health. His counsel in the Board
as er-cficio membe-, 10 most desirable.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-30

1t is announced for the benefit Of
those persons who did not get sight of
the comet, that it viii appear again be-
fore the public, for few nights only,
u Ne s1ssAa of the year 2l47. Sand
when It next doth ride about, may we
be there to see." ,s.4,;,,s "a
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-30

The N. Y. Tribuse's Washington
correspondent says that the Republic
an Senators in caucus /" were unani-
mously opposed to backing Douglas in
his fight with his own party" z
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-30

The Upper Mississippi river pirates,
or such Of them as have been arrested
have just been tried and sentenced at
McGregor, Iowa.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-30

Effects Of the cold weather-Forty
three marriage licenses weree granted
by the clerk of the Cincinntsi probate
court last week. tE
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-30
The WatroMs l~peAohnont
Case.

This case, which occupied the atten-
ton Of the House Of Representatives
tor q week, has been disposed Of. The
resolution 10 impeach was superseded
by one declaring the testimony insuf
f.cient to justify the prefering Of i'm
peaehment. This resolution was passed
by vote OF lis to SO. The charge
against Judge Watnous u. 8. District
Judge for Texas, was that he had se-
cretIy and fraudalently becom . interes.
ted in land claim, with . view tolit.
sigating it Mi. own court. N. ao.,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-30

Douglas stock has fallen rapidly in
Washington since the Virginia Demo-
cratic State Con, ention pronounced so
decisively against him.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-30
The BEAUrIFUL.-All the worlt
worships beauty.

The BEAUTIFUL.-All the world
worships beauty.
The infant exhibits unmistakable,
though inarticulate delight, on percei-
wing certain motions, and is attracted
by any bright color or dazzling glitter,
be it ofthe costly jewel or gewgaw, the
painted daub, or the marvel of art flow-
er or star. s.s.s. -g
"a The young man, when ''she comes
whom God sends, " finds the whole face
OF things more lovely, nay, glorifed.
for her sake -beauty-"amid all beau
ty beautiful, Having made for itselfa
silence in his heart.
The old man, after gazing in silcr t
wonder on the setting sun, speaks kin
dly to those merry children who have
been gathering buttercups and daisies
His thoughts wander away and dwell
with a lingering f,nlness on "thc
days that are no morc;" and as he
gives the little ones his blessings, the
sw eetness which beams from
his face tells that q chastened heart is
filed with the "beauty OF holiness.
Titan. .5s,.Fg .......-a.
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'Twas . mother thus lamenting
Her own darling child,
- .s1or ehA hsd bis little sosU
The lonely hours begued;
90, And the bat, % worn and tattered
r.G g. That hung upon the wall,
s.s44e's Brought fresh into her memory
-',t The chsrished Of al.
ps ohs veeps and smiles aiternate,
xs che Views II DER and Ger,
Per o happy thought comes 70 her,
gs.e 80 3 Y Though she cannot see him more
Ia this world where tiesare severed.
She win meet him once again, t s
Gau :. And dwell nearer to her darling,
Whore there's neither sriefnor pain.
~ ''As.'' -Boston Post.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-30

The Hannibal Messenger learns from
MIR. 5. T. VANNoY, Of the State Board
of Public Works, who has recently
made a trip over this road, that it is in
successful operation, at the Western
end, to q point five miles East of Ham.
ilton, in Caldwell county, and fifty6ve
miles from st. Joseph. The road bed
is prepared for the rails as far as Utica,
seventeen miles further, and the track
is being laid at the rate ofthree-to,Hths
ofa mile per day. The bridge over
Grand river is being erected. AT the
Eastern end there is a length of los
miles in operation Only As miles re-
main to be finished, and that gap will
be filed up by May.-[St Louis
News. ~ ta n1f iNs p
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-30
Song of winter.

EurIggEI. - 10 EaEHf. uEf
.af. ~ 'r 'AAEs zusoI,'0nD. H1n' a caf5.u,
The winter winds sre wailing .,.ef.rr.
Everywhere,
Like mournful death bells pealing
Through the air; efF
They tell Of vanish hours,
Of pale and withered flowers, 90" s"p .'.
OF sweet, blooming Boz wers, ra! Z Oh -
Bleak and bare. -r
Thus, In my bosom knellins, ee
Deep and lone,
Bad menory's tones are swelling aA
81 ld Ever on; so ..UEsggaE gt.E
They tsiio days departed, gi-rlr
OF loved ones broksn-hearted,
OF hopes which youth impaired, $3.50. IL
Dead and gone. aEa
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-30

The man Who tried to ,wsetsa his tea o
he slniles of his wife hes fsilsn bsck % sueas
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-30
synopsis OF the Reports Of the
Heads Of the Department..

The Secretary Of the Treasury recommends
no material change in the Tariff. He favors a
Stable Tarif, that the interests OF commerce
may not De interferred with. He thinks the
present tariff will yield sufficient revenue to
meet the wants Of the government, and prefers
resorting to Iosns until the revenue comes up.
The Post Master General says that after
the lst Of July the mails from New Orlean ms
to Washington will 60 through in three days
and half. The expenses continue to increase
over the receipts-but the postal service has
greatly increased; and now extends from one
ocean to the other The Post Master General
proposes, that instead Of the franking privilege,
the members shall be supplied with postage
stamps, which shall be paid for out Of the con-
tingent fund Of the House and Senate All
letters to msmbers Of Congress to be prepaid.
A uniform postage OF five cents IS proposed.
The Secretary Of the Interior re, orts in favor
Of reserving gold and silver mines from sale for
the use Of the people Of the U. S. under such
regulations as Congress may prescribe, leaving
lead, copper, and coal lands, to the ordinary
course Of settlement. Herecommsnds opening
the lands in Utah for entry, and establishing a
land Office there.
The Secretary Of War considers the war
with the Indians in Texas is just begun, and
promising to be fierce and protracted. He says
the turbulent spirit of the people of Utah will
require strong force to keep them in subjec-
ton. The expenditures in the Q iarter- Masters
Department to nearly $l0,00O,0O0. The esti-
mates of next fiscal year smoun, to SIS O0J, 900.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-30
Antiq uities and CuriOsities

The collector OF relics will, perhaps, feel
interested in the subjoined statement OF the
prices paid within the last few years for vari-
Gus objects Of historical curiosity The Ivor
Arm Chair, presented by the city Of Lnbec to
Custavus Vasa, sold in 1925 to the Swedish
Chamberlin, NJ. Schmekel, for the sum Of 5S,-
coo forins. The Prayer Book used by King
Charles the First, when on the scaffold, WIS
sold IN London, in 1926, for ITO guineas. The
coat worn by Charles XII, at the battle of
Pultowaa, which was preserved by Col. Roscn,
who followed the King to Bender, was sold in
1925, for the sum Of SOL 200 franks. A frag-
ment OF the coat worn BY Louis XVI, at the
alter, was announced in the catslougue Of sale
in 1929, and would probably have fetched q
very high price, but it was withdrawn. The
Able di Tersan paid very high price for q
par Of white satin slippers which bad belonged
TO Louis XIV.
A tooth OF Sir Tsasc Newton was sold in 1915
for the sum Of 1901. The nobleman BY whom
It was purchased had 1t set in ring, which be
constantly wears. Apropos Of teeth, 1t may
be mentioned that at the time when the bodies
OF Heloisa AID Abelard were removed to the
Pe:its Augustine, an English gentleman offered
l0O, ,O0O france for one Of Heioisa's teeth. Al
the sale ofthe library Of DR.. Soarman, st Stock
holm in 1920, the skull Of Descartes sold Tor .
considerable SUN. voltsire's cane was some
time ago sold in Paris for 500 francs. An old
wig, which belonged 10 Kant, the German PHI
loaonhsr ,ras nold after his daath in 90a for
200 francs. In 1922 Sserne's wig was sold ii
public suction IN London for go Euiasas. In
1924 the two pens employed in signing the
treaty Of Amiens were sold for 50Ot. The hat
worn By Nepoleoa al the ssttls Of Eylaa was
sold Ia Paris ia 1855 forl920 francs. ? 1t was
put up At 500 francs, and thsrs wsre thiny.two
oeQoee = Asa ~ - As-a. e fs3ta
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-30
The Rule to be worked Both
Oh a... saae.r ways. ..-;....,.,

Origon, with population Of about
10000, wants to come into the Union,
and Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, is pre-
pairing a bill providing for its admis-
sion. All the Democrats favor the
measure, because Oregon will send to
Congress Democratic Representative
and two Democratic Senators. The
Republicans, on the other hand, oppose
the admission of Oregon with only 40,
600 inhabitants, while Kansas is requi-
red to stay out until Its population
SO, 400. Thew insist that both Terrific
ries shall stay out till each has popu-
lation Of SO, 400, or that both shall be
admitted, each with its present popu-
latiOn. -.-..
The chalice they prepared for others,
has been presented to the lips Of the
Democrats sooner than they expected
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-30

The natives are swarthy in color, Of medi-
um size, and exceedingly robust, though 1.-THE
and active. They are very intelligent, readi-
ly catching 1t European ideas. but not having
the perseverance, Of the Chinese, are outdons
by them in mechanical and commercial pur-
suits. In temperament quiet, taking the world
easily, but when excited, violent to frenzy,
stopping It nothing to crafty revenge. Mn
gul.r enough, they possess none Of the char
teristics Of feature or character Of the Chinese,
although % near neighbers. Indeed, there
exists strong antipathy between the two peo-
pie. This class Of the population a7s employ
cd either in agricultural or In sea-fariLg pur-
suits. Making most capital sailors, quick
and active, and sssdy upon emergency. they
are preferred BY ell ship- matters trading ID
eastern ssas. They Invariably 70 m compa-
riss OF 6vs a. elk. aessmpssisa By contra
nas.re, who makes their Bargains eor wages,
and through hin they receive their orders
when aboard ship. Although generally quiet,
steady man, woe Be unto the ship master who
treats then inhananly Tor when reused. they
are devils incsrnats. Many' Of them act az
houss-ssrsaats, aad aeaal thsnsslsss veil !,
ssd likewise nsehaaiea. ~ wAaa they srs
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-09
sTUPIDITIEs.

To take exercise or walk for the health,
when every step is a drag, and instinct
urges to repose.
To guzzle down glass after glass of cold
water, on getting up in the morning.
without any feeling Of thirst, under the
impression Of the health giving nature of
its washing cut qualities.
To sit down to a table, and force"
yourself to eat, when there is not only no
appetite, but q positive aversion to food.
To take a glass of soda, or teddy, or
sangaree, or mint drops on a summer day,
under the belief that it is safer and better
than q glass of cold water.
To economlse time by robbing yourself
Of necessary sleep, on the grouad that an
hour saved from sleep ID an hour gained
for life, when in reality it is two hours
actually lost, and half . dozen hours &C.
tuRlly spoiled.
70 persuade yourself that you are de.
stroying n unpleasant odor by intro.
ducing a stronger one, that ia attempting
to sweeten your own anwashed garments
and person, by enyeloping Yourself in the
fumes Of musk, eau de cologne, or rose
water ; the best perfume being o clean
skin and we'll washed clothing.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-09
The Art of FLYING.

Napoleon I'LL. has just made a present
Of 5000 francs TO q private in the line.
who asserts that he has discovered q So
lation for the great problem in @ronau,
tics-the art of flying. He has invented
a kind OF air ship, consisting of a plat.
form of silk stretched over whale bone,
to be propelled by two gigantic wings of
the same material, placed on each side.
The aerial navigator is to be suspended
at Q distance Of about four feet from the
platform, while his feet rests on pedals,
by means of which the wings are set in
mo. ioR, while his arms rest on a lever
which imparts to the platform the dircc.
tion he chooses to give. Only a model
of this machine has yet been constructed
and it appears to work we'll. The EN-.
peror has given him the e to con.
sruct q ship on a large scale.
DANGER OF PRosPERITY.-It is the
bright day that brings forth the adder
Think of God whom the tempter says
" All this will / give thee" Trust NO
the insolvent world it has cheated eve
ry creditor that ever trusted it and viii
cheat you.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-09
Brave Little Yankee.

1t happened, in i778, that the garden
of a widow, which lay between the
American and British camps in the neigh.
borhoed Of New York, was frequently
robbed at night. Her son, a mere boy,
and small for bis age, having obtained
his mothers permission to find ont and
secure the thief in case he should again
return, concealed himself with a gun
among the weeds. A Swapping High.
lander, belonging to the British greng-
diers, came, and having filed a large bag,
threw it over his shoulder ; the boy then
left his covert, went softly behind him,
and called oas to the fellow, "You are
my prisoner ; if you attempt to put your
bag down / will shoot you dead ; go for
ward in that road" The boy kept close
behind him, and was constantly prepared
TO execute his threats. Thus the boy
drove him into the American camp, where
he was secured. When the grenadier
was at liberty to throw down his bag,
and saw who made him prisoner, be was
extremely mortified, aud exclaimed, "A
British grenadier made prisoner by such
a brat-by such a bratl' The American
officers were highly entertained with the
adventure. made a collection for the boy,
and gave him several pounds. lie re-
turned, fully satisfied for the losses his
mother had sustained, The soldier had
side arms, but they were OF no use, IS he
could not get rid Of his bag.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-09
The Sunlight Of Truth

Did you evertin walking in the fields.
come across o fat stone which had lain,
nobody knows how long. just where you
found it, with the grass forming a little
hedge, as it were, all around it, close to
its edge-and have you not. in pbediepoe
Ne-a kiadssssi III xrar YOU II had
peer lying there Tong enough, insinuated
your stick, or your foot, or your fingers
under its edge, aud turn it over as u
housewife turns q cake. when she says to
herself, 1t is done brown enough by this
time |" What an old revelation, and
what an unforeseen aud unpleasant sur.
prise to q small community. the very
existence Of which you had not expected,
uatl the sudden dismay and scattering
among its members produced by your
turning the stone over Blades Of grass
hattened down, colorless, matted togeth-
ers as if they had been bleached and
irsned |; hideous crawling creatures, tur.
tie bugs, one wants to call them some
OF them soft, but eunningly spread out
and compressed like Lepine watches.-
Bnt no sooner is the stone turned, and
the wholesome light Of day let upoa this
compressed and blinded community Of
creeping things, than all Of them enjoy
the luxury of legs-and some of them
have a good m~anY-rukh round wildly,
butting each oth6r Bnd everything in
their way, and end In a great stampede
for under ground retreats from the region
poisoned by sunshine. Next year you
will see the grass growing tall and green
where the stone lay ; the ground bird
builds her nest where the beetle had his
hole ; the dandelian and the buttercup
are growing there, sad the broad faces
of insect angels open and shut over their
golden dices, as the rhymatic waves OF
blissful unconseioasnsss palsate through
their glorious being.
The stone is ancient error. The grass
is human nature borne down and bleached
of all bis color by ii. The shapes that
are found beneath are the crafty beings
that thrive in darkness, and the weaker
organisms kept helpless by it. He who
turns the stone over is whosoeyer puts
the staff of trnth to the old lying incubus,
no matter whether he do it with o seri.
Gus face or q laughing me-. The next
year stands for the coming time. Then
shall the nature whscth mas been blauched
in its full stature and native hues in the
sunshine. Then shall Gods minstrels
build their nests in the hearts Of q new
born community. Then shall beauty
divinity taking outlines and color-light
upor the souls of men as the butterfly
image Of the beautiful spirit rising from
the dust, sears from the shell that held a
poor crab, which would never have
found wings had not the stone been lift.
ed.
You need meyer think that you 0an
turn over any old falsohood without q
terrible squirting and scattering Of the
horrid little population that dwels under
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-09
Nc NWOUPH WBBKL,Y H y R a. ID

thought we discovered o dark spot upon
the water. 1t might be a vessel every
nerve was strained to reach it. Improved
to be an English whaler, and the Captain
most humanely took US on board, and
done everything he could for our relief
and comfort. =
when the little boat which had been
our home for fourteen days was hoisted
alongside, son,e OF Willie's remains were
vet to be seen and the good Captain
gave orders to have them gathered, +.and
prepared for burial. 1t did not take loug
to fold them in q sheet, nor long to sew
Thorn in the eanSaAs-Nhich is the sailors
coffin. Hs comrades, with such Of the
whaler's crew as coald be spared from
duty, gathered.round his remaius, and the
| Captain, reading that most impressive
service, from the book Of Common Pray.
er, q committed his body to the deep
Never, since that time" said the gen.
tleman, 4" do / see a well spread table bat
II think Of those poor famishing men,
Never do I see a crumb wasted but the
sweet, pale face Of Willie rises before me.
Many months afterwards, when ]
reached my home, Willie's mother hasten
ed to me to enquire, with anxious heart
after her dear boy. | could not tell her
all, and left her with 1.-THE impression tina
he was lost on the wreck"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-09
Mothers.

By the quiet freside OF home the true
mother, in the midst Of her children, is
she owing, as in vases IN earth, the seeds
of plants that shall some time give to
Heaven the fragrance of her blossoms,
and whose fruits will be a rosary of an.
getic d~eeas--the noblest offering that
she can make through The ever ascending
and ever.expanding souls Of her children
to her Maker. Every word that she ut.
tiers goes to hearts with a power of which
she little dreams. Solemn is the thought,
but not more solema to the pious mother
than the thought that every word that
falls from her lips, every expression of her
countenance, ever in the sheltered walk
and retirement, may leave al indeIible
expression on the young souls around her
and form, as it were, the underlying
strata of education which peoples Heaven
with celestial beings, and gives to the
white brow of the angel, next TO the grace
Of God, its crown of glory.-TraveAer.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-09
Mon-Committal.

Some years ago there was Q good deal
Of excitement among the good people of
a certain town in c. county, YER
mont, on the subject of religion. and al.
most every man in the place was more or
less awakened to a sense of his sinfulness.
and made a public declaration of his in
tention to lead a new life, Among the
rest was three of the principal men of the
village, whom we will call Mr.. NJ. B. aud
g., who being all present at one Of the
meetings, took part in the proceedings, to
the great joy of the faithful, and much to
the establishment of " the rest of mankind"
then and there assembled. NJ. rose first,
and having made a general confession of
his unworthiness, said in conclusion, that
he had always intended to be an honest
man, but if he had wronged any one he
was willing to make all restitution. B.,
followed, speaking in pretty much the
same manner, but saying that, as to res
titution, if He had wronged any man, he
was willing to comply with the Bible IN
junction, and restore unto him four fold"
G. arose next, and spoke Of his sins and
wickedness in quite as strong terms as the
others had done, but coming to the res.
titution" clause, he remarked with a eau
ton characteristic of himself
IF there is any man that | have de-
frauded, l shall be most happy to sit down
and talk it over with him p Vermont
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