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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02

The happiness of mau is .till prime ques-
ton. What j. il? Where is it? How shall
we reach il? And while it is a question it
will show that we have not yet found it. Man
kind is usually divided into two classes; some
times as rich and poor, or healthy and unhealthy
or workers and idlers, or fortunate thickskulls
and unfortunate geniuses. or borrowers and
lenders; and the author of each new clessifca-
tion may be safely set down in the miserable
half; we may be pretty sure that he considers
himself an unfortunate genius, and has borrow
ed money which he cannotpay. Perhaps wri-
ting is good safety valve for his misery.
Many persons wish to have repose without,
fatigue; mind interested without an aim; tn
sunshine Of the morning without the previo oss
darkness. which is its foil. This. Of course,
cannot be; we must search for our own honey.
because we brize very lightly that which is
got without effort. ar z-f-r
| am as happy now as ever have been
and have lived thirty years. The reason IL
| simple: and out Of it comes a new lc assifc ,tion
those who begin life humbly, and those who
begin life proudly. Thegenerality Of unhappy
people whoom have seen, are those who
have been too happy when they were young;
and the poor, regretful song is. from Goethe
downwards, "Give, give me back nv youth ,
When sitting down at the feast they, have
begun at the desert, and rendering their stom-
achs unfit for plain food. They imagine they
were to live always ON wine and sweetmeats; |;
and they got disappointed when the brown
bread was set before them. The best way, if
| we could have the choice of it, is to begin low
down. To me youth appears very miserable
time, full of poverty and hard usage. School
| ed in adversely, began early not to expect too
much, and for the mostpert have been agree
ably disappointe the result exceeding ny
expectations; the good wine has, providen
! tally, been kept TO the last.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02
The Smack In schtjot.

The following incident in district school Is told by
WILLIAM PITT PALMER, Of New Pork, President of the
Manhattan Insurance Company, in poetical address
before The Literary Society,"" in Stockbridge, Massa
chusetts, bis native home: 1lfs'3J E&@7'sAh 7@'at
d district school, no. far away, - HsE Of "@s7.
Mid Berkshires hilis one winters day ETH "
5Washumming with its wonted noise ri. -r..-I. ..
of ,threescore mingled girls and boys, ... .a.sr
Soma few upon their task intent.
But more on furtve mischief bent
The while the masters downward look .."
Was fastened on a copy-book: '.7tJ sGB Di
When suddenly, behind his back. a..t ge sss
Rose sharp and clear rousing Smack! ..s
As 'swere battery Of bliss
Let of in one tremendous kiss! .'i .'.
~ "what's that !" the startled master cries;
''That thr," little imp replies, i#s~ e.
t.whath william willth, IL you pleasthe-- eaE
i thaw him kith Thuthana Peathe .t ..........
With frown to make stature thrill
The master Numbered, "Hither will!''
Like wretch oertaken in his track HE"H
With stolen chatties on his back, ..z- r#s
Will hung his head in fear and shame
And to the awful presence came ....-.. t...-
Agreat, green, bashful simpleton,
The but Of all gocd-natured fun
with the smile suppressed, and birch upraised,
The threatener faltered; 81 am amazed, Z a@la
That you, my biggest pupil, should G.. n7fe7g sa
Be guilty Of an act so rude! s..s.--... f.,
Before the whole set Of school to boot
What evilgenius put You toy ~ 81 .a'
ssTwas she, herself, sir" "sobbed the lad, ha6 g
1 didn't mean to be so bad; II bus ra-gulH
d But when Susannah shook her curls, -5s- ~ -g,,
And whisperedI was 'fraid of girls, -. e.. ...t
Aud dursn't kiss baby's dolls,
couldn't stand it sir, at all, '' .''s
But up and kissed her on the spoti .-'t "sE gE@t
g I knew--boo, boo--I ought to not, % -rgg EuaHEs
q But somehow, from her looks-boo, boo Ao.,4.,s
thought she kind O. wished me to ~ . r..
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02

WHO THE DEUCE WAS IT ?-Brown tells
us Vermont story which he says is as au-
thentic as the best of the Post anecdotes, and, ,
certainly, nothing more can be required
A respectable gentleman in Windsor county
many years ago, had an ambition to represent
his town in the State Legis.a Though man
of good character, and every way able enough
FOR the Office he sought, he happened, as Aunt
Peggy used 70 say, to have 'sgreat many win
ming ways to make folks hate him. and was
in fact the mos. unpopular man.in town. Co
ing to Squire X an influential man who hap
pened to be friendly to him, he laid his case be-
fore him, and asked his influence /; saying that
he didn't expect help. without paying for it,
and that il ne could get KS influence he was
sure to be elected. The. Squire ssput in his
best jumps" for his name but when the bal
lot-box was turned, another man was declared
elected. The disappointed candidate called
out to know how the votes stood, and learned
that he had got just three votes! 'sBat don't
it." said he turning to the 'Sqaire
with a chop-fallen countenance; sHsNor either
said the Squire, 'sI put IN my, vote, you put
In another, but who the ID put in the
third is more than | can imagine !''-I Boston
Post . - -.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02
Curing Hams.

AS the time is at hand for preparing these
useful stores of rich and savory, a few words
will lynot be cul of place in xegard TO them -
The legs of hogs, short in the heck, are the
best for hams, and should be chosen in prefer
ence to lanky legs. They may be salted by
immersion in clean pickle containing little
sugar and saltpeter desolved, or they may be
salted by rubbing ground solar evaporated salt
over them, turning them every day, and giving
them good rubbing. A little sugar and
ground pepper aided To the salt will much i'm
prove the flavor of the meat. 1t requires
about month to salt hams by the wet proee s.,
and three weeks by the dry system. At the
end of this period, they should be hung up
for few days to drip. and then they are ready
for smoking. Much depends on the kind of
material used for smoking them, so as to Sc
cure a sweet flavor. Whatever fuel is used
for this purpose, one condition should never
be overlooked; il should be perfectly dry, else
il will be liable to irpart bitter taste to the
meat. Dry corn cobs, and some dry sweet hay
are superior to all other agents that we have
seen employed for smoking beef and hams.
Mutton hams may be prepared in the same
manner as those of pork, and they are exceed
ingIy palatahle when the meat Is good, and
care exercised to smoke them slowly.-[ Sclea-
tiic American.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02

ANsARrrun Done Ea.--A late English pa
per relates that one evening young man had
just fitted on pair of new boots in a shne
store, when alrough looking fellow stepped in
and struck him'a blow upon the head.W -sls.
sWould you stand that ?" said the eust omer
to the storekeeper, who, by the way is known
"That l wouldh't, - he replied. ais ~ egss
; The young man, thus encouraged, started
after the assailant, and he must still be in full
chase, as neither he nor the, boots have since
been recognized in Nottingham. Il is need
less to, say that the new boots were not paid
for, and a pair of old es were left behind.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02
What They Think Of Him at !
-.s.. a-.-. The South. a,.r, ..-..-.

The Jackson Mississippian, the organ
ofthe Democratic party of Mississippi,
thus speaks of Judge Douglas:
The telegraph returns indicate the
election ofthis unprincipled renegade,
and the question will arise, is he to be
taken back into full fellowship with the
Democratic organization. reeking with
the fumes Of his Woody Head associ-
ates, should he have the impueence to
seek renewal of his former relations
with the party? .u d.
Speaking of the honest and patriotic
Democracy of Mississippi, we can con-
fdentially assert that they want none
of him. They are willing for him to
keep his squad of profligate retain ers
where he lead them in the hour of our
greatest need and severest trial, during
the fierce sectional contest of the late
session of Congress.
But if he presists in thrusting himself
and his vile faction into our camp, we
will be satisfied with no terms of rec
oncilliation short Of the following,
which are suggested by staunch Dem
ocratic contemporary and amended by
ourselves: .sa
l. That he shall first be disarmed.
IL. That he shall be reduced to the
ranks.
III. That he shall be compelled to
read all his speeches since the opening
of the last Congress, rehearse his con-
ference with the Black Republican
leaders. stra IS e-assa 81 a..
w. That he shall utterly abjure
the infamous heresies which comprised
the staple OF his speeches in the late
canvass. 7F--.s@o9 ssgrt3 sfgae1
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02

O. The Senator who won the $500 at
the Faro Bank of the distinguished sportsman,
recently deceased at Washington, is said to
have been the Hon. j.. A. Pierce, of Mary
land. e .rF 81 F -
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02

The brave man is not he who feels no fear
for that were stupid and IRRATIONAL; but he
whose noble soul its fear subdues, and bravey
dares the danger nature shrinks from.-Jo@-
na Battle.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02

LIFE WITHOUT LovE.-We sometimes
meet with men who seem to think that any in
diligence ia an affectionate feeling is weak
ness. They will return from journey, and
greet their families with distant dignity, and
move among their children with the cold and
lofty splendor of an iceberg, surrounded with
its broken fragments. There is hardly more
unnatural sight on earth than one Of these fam
iIies without heart. A father had better ex-
singuish his boys eyes than take away his
heart. Who that has experienced the JOYS Of
friendship, and values sympathy and affac-
ton, would not rather lose all that is beauti-
ful in nature, than be robbed Of the hidden
treasury Of his heart? Cherish, then, your
hearts best affection. Indulge in the warm
and gushing emotions of dlial, parental and
fraternal love.-r Mullock.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02

The following "notice" is said to be posted
up in the news-room OF country tavern =
Gentlemen learning to spell are requested
to use Yesterdays paper."s = s@'t'taaHA HAA fs.a'
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02

Error soon passes away, unless upheld by
restraint on thought. History tell Us (and the
lesion is inyaluable) that the physical force
which has put down free injury has been the
main bulwark Of the saperstitipns and illusions
Of past ages Channing.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02

George, you are looking very smi-
ling. What has happenedg" .,.
"Ths most delightful thing.
caught my Jenny by surprise, this morn
ing in her..wrapper, and without hoops;
and got the first kiss I've had since
whalebone skirts came into fashion"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02

OPPos1TIoN.-sAc certain amount Of
opposition" says John Neal sis q
great help to a man" Kites rise
against the wind, and not with the
wind; even head wind is better than
none. No man ever worked his pass
age any where in dead calm. Let
no man wax pale, therefore, because
ofopposition; opposition is the thing he
wants, and must have to be good for
anything. Hardship is the native soil
ofmanhood and seif.reliance. He that
cannot abide the storm without finch
ing or quailing, strips himself in the
sunshine, aud lies down by the way
side, to be overlooked or forgotten. ssa
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02

cT Not long since client came to Law
yer D-.and said:
esquire D., Virgins, the livery stable
keeper, shaved me dreadfullyi yesterday, and
l want to come up with him.
estate your case" said D.
Client-"I asked him how much he would
charge me FOR horse and wagon to go to
Denham. He said one dollar and half.
took the team, and when came back paid
him one dollar and half, and he said he wan
ted another dollar and half for coming back
and made me pay it, 1.
D-gave him some legal advice, which
the client Immediately acted upon as follows:
He went to the stable keeper and said-
SHOW much will you charge me for horse
and wagon to 60 to Salem ?"
Virgins replied: .'Five dollars" d
''Harness him up"
Client went to Salem, came back by railroad
went to the stable, and said:
"Here is your money" paying him, five
dollars. s-s
'Where is my horse and wagon ?H-says
Wiggins.
"He is at Salem," says client; "I only hired
him to 60 to salem"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02


Nothing but leaves the Spirit grieves
Over wasted life;
: Sin committed while conscience slept, A
: Promises made but never kept,
Hatred, battle, and strife;
Nothing but leaves
Nothing but leaves no garnered sheaves
OF life's fair, ripened grain Hs't
Words, idle words, for earnest deeds
We SOW our seeds-lo tares and weeds;
4 We reap with toll and pain ss...r,s.
Nothing but leaves.
Nothing but leaves memory weaves
No veil to screen the past;
: As we retrace our weary way,
Counting each lost and misspent day,
We find sadly at last Si8Es s& $50
Nothing but leaves.
And shall we meet tn Master so,
Bearing our With cred leavesf 10 Ha
j, The Savior looks for perfect fruit
We stand before Him 6umbied, mute;
Waiting the word Hes3re ahes-N ~
- I "Nothing but leaves" Z
I Christian Enquirer.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02

Then N. Y. Courier and Fnquir-
er proposes Mr.. Seward for the Repub-
lican candidate for the Presidency IN
1860.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02

1LL VOTE FOR THE OTHER MAS.-lhe
following story is told of Revolutionary SOL
dier who wa. running for Congress: ...
It appears that he was opposed by much
Younger man, who had neverssbeen to the wars'
and it was the wont of'' Revolutionary to tell
the people of the hardship he endured. ...
Says he: ..s..s .. .........
Fellow citizens I have fought and bled for
my couutry-I helped whip the British and In
dians, have slept on the field Of battle with
no other covering than the canopy of heaven. g.
Ihave walked over frozen ground till every
footstep was marked with blood.
Just about this time, one of the "sovereigns,
who had been very much affected by this tale
of woe, walks up in front Of the speaker, wip-
ing the tears from his eyes with the extremity
of his coat-tail, and interrupting him, says:
'sDid you say that you had tough. the British
and the injing?"
eyes," responded Revolutionary.
"Dd you say that you had slept on the
ground while serving your country without any
kiver?"
s,Yes, CTR, did,"
CDid you say you had followed the enemy of
your country over frozen gronnd till every
footstep was covered with blood?"
s'Yes;" exuting replied the speaker.
"Well, then,'' says the fearful s'sovereign,''
as he gava sigh Of painful emotion. "Pll be
blamed if don't think you've done enough
for your country, and I'll vote for tho other
man >, Ha -Ea a. Ga
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-02

think the first virtue is to restrain the ton
gne he approaches nearest to the gods who
knows how TO be silent, even though be is in
the right.--Cdto.
The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-12-10
Auditors Office, Seneca County,

Tiffn, Ohio, December lOth 1858.
Agreeable the provisions of act entitled tan act to amend
an act prescribing the duties of County AUDITORS passed February
4 1874 hereby give notice that the several of land
oS and parts of lots, contained in the foregoing list
thereof will pay the taxes penalty 1851 and the
total taxes OF 1858 charged thereon will be sold the Court House
m the City OF Ian tho second Monday January A. d. 1882
beng the Oh day of said month"; unless the taxes interest and
penalty Of 1857 and the taxes of 1885, due December 10Th 1885, be
PAID before that time. j. NJ STEVENS
ueeIo-4w County Auditor.
The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-12-10
ETsT OF LANDS

And Town lots and parts Of Lots within tho County Of Seneca in
the State Of Ohio returned delinquent by George H. Hemng,
Treasurer Of County, with the Taxes Penalty and In
thereon for the year A. D. 1851 oad the simple for
the year A. ID. 1858.
The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-12-10

II. A, BusKIRK \ BRO, have iust Tsoslvsd isr,e
and good sasorimsni q Groceries woh will Be told lsw
ioT cash oiproduee call and eKJmin lkeif rtocl
'sPN Es shawhsn Block
The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-12-10
Dr, NJ. McD. Gibson .

Office in Mrs. Snyder's New Brick,
Fer@sTH eoeuPlsdby Gibson 4 Wilson, dFueelstij now
the tne GFocefy Stoe of q, Huus navin disposed Of
my drug store lnow intend devote mysao The psaoies
Of medicine Ia Tim and veinity. Reidsnee Perry a.
East Of MSini South side. novIq n
The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-12-10

THE only reliable and substantial mode Of suspendng
Eavef0ughs, which has taken the First Premium AZ
the Ohio State Fair held Cincinnati, sepiembef, 57,
also the Mechanios Institute a. Cincinna Sept s5I,
and the New York State Fair this nodefn Improvement
focovcd Gold Medal the best premium that Committee
scientific Tin1eis con,d awufd modern improve;
ment Having purchased the Right Tor Seneca a~d W}ab.
counties, You will perceive that oct paiiics have
hight to Of put NJ this Improvement " want foni
house pouted with EavcrougE that made OF the best
n that Is imported and by the best mechanics In TEn,
cali NJ Eerkf novS.ae
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-03
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,


SUNDAY, May 81 NJ
TIC week closed yesterday with dull and ls'ess stock
market There appeared 70 be disposition o enter into
any new engagements. Occasionally see some new
project put forth BY some sAnsune speoulator. but falls
helpless ,e the ground Win AL the abundance Of money
business does rot revive the least II almost
that The cheaper money becomes, the less disposition
there to use H. Our banks fairly overloaded with
sTtoe and the socun ulson gees without the erst sign
Of o oisnrc. There "a no demand for money from any
source, n from stock speculatois TIE next bank
statement viii show beyond question, full thirty Ave NIL
Ions c tpeco in their vaul viii probably increase IN
pfivsie cepoehs Notwithstanding this accumulation,
there spptsIs 70 be abundance of gold and silver 10
circulation. In ali the channels Of trace ind plenty
specie and In wal street bankers specie for
bills OF quarter per cent discount While uis immense
amount of gold locked up In the banks and Withdrawn
from business operators, dull, inactive condition Of
trade musi continue and may be many months before
the Outward current acquires any strength Public con
fdepoe must materially strengthen BEFORE Tie distribution
CT this car al can tale place. When commences, the
eject viii spread through every dspar mcnt Of industry
with great rspidi,y and give Impetus " speculation
.Dd enterprise such az ve have not reazsd for long
Tune The contraction and economy which have marked
tie present revulsion Indicate hos hy end sound basis
for recovery The country full q wealth while every
one living al the most reduced expense More produc
ms aud less consuming going on and WITH This gain q,
both ende II oanpo be long before reac'on seu In and
return better ard active times realized The
weekly bank statements, showing increase In bullion,
very little n,sree, in financial circles looked
upon FOX the present matter Of course bat docs not
appear V b. generally understood Some stock specua
tors make tfosts " put favorable construction upon TIE
TACT q The banks holding between thirty and forty mil
Zone Of bullion ard argue that nlatou IN a., market
vNios q s'oos securities shoaid follow bat Vhen 4 s
ofrsaertd hat ps accumulation g. the result g -q,re
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-03
L,RArK LyslIy 10 1HE PuPlrC.
kTAhTf.Irg ENpOfuRE OF THE MILK TRADE
yOrk AND URfOklyN

Ar, YOU ss.rs whs. % q min ,og p. s,in.a, Are
so1 swars lbs. nearly Ssss. .Pr-.r our rs.
traced The saeus poi.Ou c1n,snsd IN u. s.
o@nry 1Ts yo9 f Pea ns %s
xDk' .tora xnk Ac &c draw their suppbss he
Ss sSPouna Be fS an s5
pure ae exposure ssich have prepsrd Ell revsai he
horrible sssn Of yosr dsla,on ana a.,hen yoa @ sss
tbs, sbe nlns,ion, ei.;ile,y .s,,l min -.-,-,-,
~ ss s @ ss sqs,. ga
alsrmins 10Th York snd b-cos ys have ben
ssgo.t Dc ..sns., -sies Az
hS. ab sr.a M az ..s nhS S 81 ps az
di,ir ieuiien q nguld poscn pcpnlsin
order asysys he subject r.,, .A.n give pen or
ysry whore sis,sry Ilsis Manufactured;
Il: ps%ss q. q :Spsy % This
nis Is rnre cous,r, MIN '' ''pO'' ""''' '
ne names q he 2 .nsrs q ,he cow. -
-hcesope food and heir confinement Which oniy
sisses o. me morality among infsnA attributed by he
and f.l.s ns,rpaor. upos which e.ry
s,se m coarse 81 nv ns usn 1'''r
nts, been pleasing issi should ssvs ..,ss.sa
:; 90 ma .s. e
usr.iIol. .sSen on Sss. iepsr rec,s which -
horrible truths ysidy Isa enid a Picture ..
amsrraine eret evil has encouraged me 70 perscvere
The labor the details which pubnen sne veek
ia No M Of Ffanh @es Illustrated Ne Sspsper bss been
tycessve and wih much persona INCONVENIENCE
have Waited the various dlssery rih depo pene1sec
mo heir oeihaorne pea'housee ard Inhaled me chennG
milk and nv breaihing became short and diilcult
covert, oniy wide distance vas place. be
srd he sempcr breeding places NY suse have dured
M much-rev more-for A. the d'stilegy milk
nsiSs With large boards and OF excessive dirt became
swsr ,ss far -nes q thcr dsns being Transferred
10 perer they dspcsscd With great freedom IL filthy hqud
rsh N artists Only escaped BY the exercise OF consdersbls
Aer thsn 10 have their 10 truly
dertcs~d by The uperrir pencil.
h.ve taken Pure Country NM ~ayts &c,
The source ror whence they draw their pure Commodity
and In ever instance Mer trail has 70 he
Iery surrounded by s blosed dying COWS have spent
money lsvsh In order 20 DO the wot thoroughly will
erhsus the subject IN THE and numbers Of my
boe reeuh IN some public win byrat mn this
evil riot out nom city and supply eube
for this dangerous poisonous luid hat viii be
wholesome. ali who are fam liar with
subject 70 scnd me facts within their krowedge
M 70 sbaie the eicte rins nuisance.
sro ask the cooperation and assistance OF public In
81 present unaded endesvors 70 break mp ihs unhoy
fui monopol, BODY ~ their voting en-
ployter srarst Inc negligence and wu bndsess OF our
unicpsl authorities and besh officers and the hardest
all against the blind Indifference 81 The people who Their
cilisn untmey DIE who of the fearful oecima
ton ~ he youth q cities and win not from their
chsfpy n drive the pes,lent from thcr mid
sha percvere IN my enieavcrs ard tue; that the pa
tbce tnd support Of The public viii cgowp ny hbors With
success FFANk LHLIE