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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-06-10

In ascending or descending stairs with la
dy, it is proper to offer your arm, provided the
staircase is sufficiently wide Git seldom is now
a-days) to permit two to go up or down
abreast. But if it is not, which should 90
first? Authorities disagree. Usage is not
settled. 1t is general rule Of etiquette to give
ladies the precedence everywhere. Is there
sufficient reason for making this exception?-
One says that if you follow lady in going
down stairs. you are liable to tread on her
dress, and that if she precedes you in going
up, she might display large foot or thick
ankle which were better concealed He
thinks gentlemen should go first. Another
calls this maxim of prudery, and the legacy of
maiden aunt. Col. Lunettes, our oft quoted
friend of the old regime, speaks very positively
on this point. s'Nolhing is more absurd -
he says, 'sthan the habit of preceding ladies
in ascending stairs, adopted by some men
as if by following just behind them: as one
should if the arm be disengaged, there can be
any improperly. Soiled frills and unmended
hose must have originated this vulgarity.o-
Let the ladies decide.-Life Illustrated.
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The Birthplace Of Mr. Ham.
mOnd. .s.. ......-

The New Orleans 'Commercial Bulletin,
commenting on the story of the Yankee par
entage of Senator Hammond, who calls North
ern laborers ''white slaves" shrewdIy OBJ
serves:
GIVE know nothing as to the truth Of the
statement in regard to Senator Hammond's
Massachusetts extraction, but it reminds us Of
the statement of southern contemporary, that
pending the discussion upon the compromise
measures Of 1850, the fercest brawlers in the
South against them were either Irishmen,
Massachusetts or Ohio Yankees! And this
also calls to mind what distinguished gentle-
man of Arkansas once told US, that some OF the
worst drunkards and gamblers and some OF
the most ultra nullfers he had ever known in
the South were natives of the Northern States.
'We think the truth of this observation will
be confirmed by many besides the Arkansas
gentlemen referred to. in fact it has become
common remark that Irshmen and Yankees,
when they take to agitation in the South, are
more Intensely patriotic, (7) and boisterous
than anybody else, especially if they own no
slaves! They fairly out -Herod Herod him
self. 1t is rather curious and somewhat
suggestive circumstance. They seem to be
constantly laboring under the idea that their
fidelity to the South is suspected, and hence
they appear to think it necessary to exhibit an
extra amount of spiritual devotion to It,"
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Another Hzenagerie in Tornado.

The London (Ohio) "Democrat,' furnishes
the following in regard to EIdtidsc's Menage.
rie in the storm of the 14to inst:
The performance commenced as usual, but
had not proceeded far when sudden gust of
wind ripped one side of the canvass; this was
quickly followed by another, which lifted the
pavilion up, tearing it from its stays, when it
suddenly settled down on the hea of the de-
voted few, like the broad wings of huge bird,
while the centre pole fell with crash to the
ground. Then followed scene which baf-
fles description. The crowd tumbled head
long off the seats, and rushed pellmeIl out into
the ''pittless pelting of the storm"-.he wom-
en- shreked, the men swore, the horses neigh
cd, the '!earned mule brayed, the clowns laugh.
ed. the hyena howled, the monkeys chattered,
while at every occasional boom of the thunder.
the lightning would reveal glimpse of the
wreck-hatless heads, inverted umbrellas,
crushed crinoline, draggIed skirts, and mud
died coats, etc, all iumbled together in one
vast Heterogeneous mass. To add 10 the al
ready "confusion worse confounded,n the cry
was raised that one Of the wagons was upset,
and the lions had broken loose! This. howev-
ar, proved false alarm, as all the animals re-
mained secure save the elephant who, with
the accustomed good sense for which that an
imal is noted, broke from his moorincs and
sought shelter near by. Aside from damaged
clothing, lost hats, broken umbrellas, ruffied
tempers, nothing serious occurred. A demon
stra:ion towards upset,ng the ticket wagon
was made by some persons present, but the
timely interference of the proprietor prevented
the accomplishment Of what might have. re-
suited In a serious difference.
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ney shall file in the Office of the county Judge
his opinion in writing, with his reasons there
for. e.s t... a.a. d - ~. ra ...
s 3s. 1t is hereby made the duty of the Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction to transfer
to the Auditor of the State al books, papers,
and documents relating to the School F md
now remaining in his office, and to transfer to
the Register of the State Land Office all books 3
papers and documents relating to the School
and University land. f.. ....... as
80. This act shall take effect and he in
force from and after its publication in the Iowa
Citizen and Iowa State Journal. s
-....E STEPHEN B. SHELLEDY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ORAN FAVILLE,
President of the Senate.
Approved March 14th. 1853.
saH e RALPH p. LOWE
Office Of Secretary Of State.
Des Moines, March 14th, 1858. !
hereby certify that the foregoing in true
copy from the original roll on file in my office e.
... ELIJAH SELLS.
Secretary of State.
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The sculpture of Habit.
Did you ever watch sculptor slowly ia

Did you ever watch a sculptor slowly fash
oning a human countenance? 1t is not mould-
ed at once. II is not struck ont at n single
blow. II is pai'fallv and laborionsly wrought.
A thousand blows rough-cast it. Ten thou
sand chisel-points polish and perfect it,-pn,
in the fine touches, and bring ont the features
and expression. 1t is work of time; but at
last the full likeness comes out, and stands
fixed forever and unehanging in the solid mar
bic. Well! so does man under the leading
Of the Spirit, o. the teachings Of Satan carve
ou, his own moral likeness. Every day he
adds something to the work. A thousand acts
Of thought, and will, and deed, shape the fea.
lures and expressions of the soul-hablts OF
love, aud purity, and truth-habits of false
hood, malice, and uEcleaaness, silently mould
and fashion it, till at length it wears the like
ness Of God, or the image aud saperscription
of the Evil One.-[ Plain Parochial Sermons.
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"MANY SLIP BETWEEN THE Cur AND
THE LIp."-Thls saying was supposed to
,ake is origin from one OF Penelops's woers
being shot as he was going to drink. But il
arose us Ainswofth has it, thus
"a king of Thrace had planted vine, ard,
whe,, one Of his slaves whom he had much
oppressed at that very work, prophesied that
he, the king, would never taste the wine pro-
duced by it. The king disregarded his prorh-
ecy, and when at an entertainment he held the
cup full of his own wine, he sent for this
slave. and asked him insultingly what he
though. of his prophecy now? The slave on-
ly answered-'There's many q slip between
the cup and the lip.' Scarcely had he spc
ken when news was brought that huge boar
was laying his vineyard waste. The king arose
in fury. attacked the boar, and wss killed
without tasting the wine"
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A good Digestion I.

A good digestion is essential to good health.
The necessary agent in digestion is called the
gastic juice. That which, of all liquids known,
is more nearly allied to gastic juice, is vine
gar; its action on the food, whether in the
stomach or out Of it, being very much alike.
Hence it is that little vinegar, or pickle, re-
weak stomach will digest handful OF cold,
raw cabbage, cut up fine, with a tablespoonful
of strong vinegar on it, about as soon as any
thing that can be eaten. Dyspeptic persons
had a thousand times better stop off" with a
few teaspoonfnls Of strong vinegar, than with
a plum pudding, or mince pie, or a glass of
wine, brandy, or champagne. Halls Journal
of Health,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-06-10
Spring Wealth er.

1t shines, it rains
Then shines again,
What does the weather mean?
II hangs in doubt, ..-.
The sun comes out,
With drizz;ing mists between
Now dark, now light,
Like day, like night,
'Tis changing, fickIe weather,
.. IL mists at times, .
.. Then rains or shines,
And sometimes all together. .
Oh, now see,
II is like nae, ..
A wise head and a Ounce,
fret, I smile,
Then cry awhile,
Then sometimes all ut once.
Ipcut, pet,
Well pleased I get,
Both diligent and lazy,
In my own way,
Il such day,
When rainy, shiny. hazy.
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LAW Of NEwsPAPERS.

l. Subscribers who do not give express notice To the
contrary are considered wishing continue their
Inscription.
If fsubscribers order the discontinuance of their
periodicals the publisher may continue to send them
until all arrearages are paid.
If Subscribers neglect refuse to take their pc
riodicals rom the Office to which they are directed
they held responsible till they have settled the bin
and ordered them discontinued.
A. If subscribers remove to other places without in
forming the publishers and the papers are sent to the
former direction. they are held Responsible
B. The Courts have decided that refusing to take pc
r'odcals from the office, removing and leaving them
uncalled for is PRIMA FACIA evidence of intentional
fraud.
,7S Pastmasters neglectng to inform publishers
when papers are not taken from the Office lay them
selves lasle topay the subscription.
1T also tseir duty in such cases notify the pub
fisher that the not taken out by those they
are senl to- and the why they not known
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LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS.


The Missouri Statesman, edited by leading
politician of the American stamp attended
the discussion at Alton, between Douglas and
Lincoln, and accompanies a report of the
speeches with the following sketch of the
speakers:
"Both of these gentlemen have more reputa-
ton as stump speakers than they merit Mr..
Douglas is far the best popular speaker of the
two, and yet he is not by any means the unri-
vailed orator the papers represent him. In
speaking he PAGES the platform to and fro, very
seldom stopping, and standing in one place to
address the people. He is very slow and a
very distinct speaker, yet earnest in his manner
and fluent in his language. Every word is
distinct and separate word, dropping rather
than flowing, elected rather than coming from
his lips. Eachsword is breath an independ-
ent effort of the voice, making Mr.. Douglas
in this respect the most singular speaker we
ever heard. Take, for example this sentence
from his speech
"' disagreed, and Mr.. Buchanan told me if
l did not go with him, every friend of mine
should lose their heads
"lnstead OF prOnOuncing this in the ordinary
flow of one word after the other, without dis
tinct and measured pause between them, Mr..
Douglas would put his whole speech in italic,
and emphasize each word as follows; dds
agreed-and : Mr. Buchanan = told one
i-Adid-not- go, oM -him-fc' Yet
he is an interesting, forcible speaker, refreshing
in his manner, with great power over the null
| titude, and able in debate much beyond his fell.
lows. Intellectually, he would be a man of
mark in any council in the world
In person, Mr.. Douglas is small in stature,
symmetrical in form, and of great physical
strength. He is just about the size OF one of
our Representatives from Boone, Mr.. Odon
Guitar, though perhaps little taller. I
Mr.. Douglas was forty-6ve years old on the
23d April last. % !
MIR. Lincoln, is spare made man, over six
| feet high-gaunt long, and awkward. Intel
| tectualiy he is no common man, but he lacks
the fash and the flame of good stump speaker.
de IS td'oyer-more of a technical special
| pleader than a statesman. His arguments are
metaphysical, and from first principles, rather
than from facts. He too abstruse for the null
titude, but with all sharp and witty. We should
judge from what we saw of him that he is a
very conscientious, high minded, gentleman
the soul Of honor, and no demogogue. Mr..
Douglas, on the contrary, is an artful politician,
good at turning a short corner, and demal
gogue of no mean pretensions
''ln view of the issues involved, and the ante
cedents and present affiliations of these distin-
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GOOD COUNSEL.

We take the liberty of extracting some good
counsel from letter lately received by us from
member of the last Congress.
New BRranroS, Pa, October 20, 1858.
To the Editor Of the National Era
You will pardon me for trespassing upon
your time for a moment. In the first place. /
wish to tender my thanks for the timely admo-
milton given in your recent editorials. to those
who would have the Republican party abandon
its distinctive and vital tenets of political faith,
so as to meet the views of men who have No
real sympathy with US. l fear that there is
oanger .nat powerful influence will be brought
to bear, this winter upon the public mind, to in
duce change in the platform of principles of
the Repubhcanparty. Suppose we should let
c c ,he pars Tor the purpose of admitting a
few stray sheep that have no fold of their own,
and the prime and flower of the flock. seeing
the bars down, should walk out by scores Of
thousands, and form other folds with a higher
and stronger fence. This is as certain to be
done, as that there shall be any essential change
IN the Republican platform. Let us meet issues
that are alive, that are vital. WHY go to the
valley OF dry bones to disentomb the dead? Let
the watchmen upon our political ramparts give
out no uncertain sounds, and all will be well.
Our principles are growing in public favor as
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TICKNOR IL FIELDS
ILLUSTRATED HOUSEHOLD EDITION
THE WAVERlEY NOVELS

"Wavcrley," "Guy Mannerng "An,iquary," an
&" Rob Roy" now ready.
r. opinions OF the Press the superiority OF cnr
Il Fields Illustrated House hold Waverlry," over o
others, see elaborate notices IN the New York TubHu
Publishers Circular, Home Journal, Evening Posi- Nj
chants magazine, Mirror, Albion Herald knck rtuc.
er, PuInams Monthly, Harpers Magazine, Boston co..
ier Traveller, Journal, Transcript Evening Gazru.
CHRISTIAN Examiner. Advertiser Posi-, Bee ana all u
other papers and periodicals published la the county
We are now publishing a beautiful Household FdIto
of the Waverey Novels, tIhe cheapest because the bet
10 be completed IN Is volumes OF portable IN Im
form The paper is Of tine qualify; the stereotype pi
are not old ones repaired, the type having been cast
pressly for This work The Novels illustrated VII
capital steel plates newly engraved the best
after draw wings paintings by The most eminent arl
among whom BIrksi Foster barley, Land~eer liar
vey, and Faed This edition will ali the lar'
notes and corrections of the author, GLOSSARY aud ndr
and some curious additions, especially IN "Guy Manner
ing and The " Bnde OF Lammermoor being the iut'
edition OF The Novels ever published The notes
The foot OF The pagea great convenience 10 the reader
but one that is generally overlooked by the publisher.
other edIiions OF Scouts Novels
The Publishers Issue two volumes-rlcganiy bound %
cloth, stamped with original ind approprale de-'u,-
eye.y month. The price Is IS cents per volume.
Any person sending subscribers name with hc
money, will be supplied regularly the volume az
published, free OF postage. d.
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FROM INDIANA.
Extract Of Letter from a Prominent Politicia,
SHELBYvILLE, IND, Oct. %, 1858.
TO the Editor of the National Era;

SHELBYvILLE, IND, Oct. %, 1858.
TO the Editor Of the National Era; #
| shall aim to secure 100 subscribers, inclu-
ding the old list here; and, although think it
not unlikely that shall fall short Of my aim, l
shall strive for nothing else. Thou
sands of copies of the Era, sent to reasonable
and intelligent men of the Sham Democracy, in
both slave and free States, would be productive
OF more good than any other expenditure of an
equal amount.
A valued friend from another county yester-
day expressed strong fears of the disruption of
the Republican party, or its emasculation of its
great vital principle, opposition to Slavery ex-
tension. | admitted to him the Willingness of
many politicians to fritter away everything of
principle, by the organization Of an Opposition
party to the one in power, for the sake Of get
ting themselves into place and poorer, but hoped
they 1.-THE poticians) could be forestaed by an
early and outspoken discussion in all the local
papers, and | shall aim to secure this through
out our State. -
l need not say anything respecting our re-
cent State election, save this: first, regard it
as rather fortunate than Otherwise that we did
not elect our State ticket for reasons that have
not time now to mention; and, second, that the
vote does not by any means show the full extent
OF the loss of confidence of the people in their
party leaders of the Sham Democracy. Thou
sands voted with them with great reluctance,
who will never vote with them again.
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FARM FOR SALE NEAR WASHINGTON.

Tor sale 26 OF land in Fairfax county, Virginia
I This Fs,m fourteen miles from Alex andris, and
seventeen miles Washington and adjos county
seat The turnpike bounds the tract on the north, the
village west and the railroad Alexandria
nearly parallel with the north line, few rods distant
Soil OF good quality, abundance Of desirable timber, and
watered with durable springs and brooks. besides well
Of living water before the door Near aU acres under
cuv aiion, and fenced sized fields and yards
Fences good, being made of good material. The dwell
ing brick, containing large cellar besides
halls, AMI feet Ut porlico. splendid grove
of Aspen and Locust surrounding the house Good
out-bulldngs in modern style, well arranged of good
materials There abundance of fruit trees such
apples, peaches, cherries Qpnces, &C., among
which are choice varieties
The above Farm is well adapted TO both grain and
grass. especially the latter. a.
There beautiful building sites the 'front.' in full
view of the entire village and ralroad and $l0O acre
has frequently been refused for single of this front
land. T I,'i..... 10. al.
The privileges of good schools churches mills stores
mechanics, &C., always at hand. healthier section
of country is 10 be found. -t ..
ready market, nj high prices, is found for all the
products of the garden orchard farm, in the neghbor
ing cities of Washington Alexandria, and Georgetown
Price Sse per acre. For further particulars address
vt W.. M. WATSON IL CO.,
Gil Columbia Land Office, Washington, ID. C.
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AYERS CHERRY PECTORAL,
fPOR THE RAPID CURE OF
Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Influenza, BrOncn'
Whooping Cough, Group, Asthma,
Ineipisnt Consumption.

Throush a trial Of many years, and through eve. .
nation of civilized men, Ayers Cherry P1iOTaI ma
fnund IN afford relief and to more caseso
monary d. ease than any other remedy known 70 "a
kind Cases Of apparently settled consumption hays
cn,ed by il, and thousands OF sufferers who were
Sevoud the reach of human aid have been resorv -,
the,r friends and usefulness to souno health and
ioyment ollie, by this all-powerfu dole 10 1 Ne
Of the lungs and throat. Here cold had seiieu ne
lungs The dry hacking cough, the CLASSY ey a "a
paie thin, feainres OF him who was lately VS. W. INK.
strong whisper 70 all but him, CoNsrM1ioN m I'D
everything; but the disease is gnawing at his III IS
shows its fatal symptoms more and more over a. IS
frame. He is taking the Cherry PeetoTaI nov %
stopped his cough, and made his breathing ~ Ga gsih
sleep is sound night his appetite returns az hroIss
his strength. The dart which pierced ms soe bs, ri
Scarcely any neighbOrhood can be found w WHY. yrss
some living rophy like this to shadow form ih' ,lsbs
which have for the Cherry PeetoraI an ,s,
renown. But Its usefulness does not END he n, coJ
accomplishes more by prevention than cure, I'D eI
less colds and coughs which cure. are he ucursos
would have rpened into a dreadful harvest o. s,s1
diseases Infuenza Group Bronchitis iioarsen ,brss
risy, Whoopng Cough, and all irrltaons o. ifas1
and lunGs casily cured by the Chery % them
in season. Every family should have ~ W The ns
they will find il an invaluable proie ~, brep NJ
ions pvoyvIer which carries Od the parsm M
uany n Aock the darling lamb from Hahy - d,treuoni
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Ayers American Almanac, OF when wo p,L, esrh.
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order IN the sick everywhere may have pe m ruc
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