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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-30
Estray Notice

Vaken up, by John 8. Bacus Of Pleasant Township,
u Wapello County, Iowa, on the 18th day Of May,
1859; one yoke OF Work Cattle four and five years old
The 1--WE year old Is marked with crop OF the right
ear, and an underbit in the left; color, yellow and
white pided-pont Of right horn of. NJ marks or
brands perceivabe the other color red and white;
point OF left horn Cd. Both appraised ut thirty five
dollars, by John II. Carter and James Whitmore be.
fore Robert b. McClain, Justice OF the Peace.
JOSEPH HAYNE, Co. Clerk.
Ottumwa, June 7th, 1S59.-niS- Sm
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-30
Ottslanwa City Mills.

"UNTER Sewers, having purchased the inter-
III est Of Mr.. Charles Hendrie In the 0ttumwa City
Mills will continue the business under the above Arm
Thankful for the favors extended the firm they
solicit a continuance of the same to the new.
EI-Cash paid for wheat.
Ottamwa jan. 18th I6o0.-n1.l
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-30

lust RECEIVED, q full assortment OF
e. Queens and Glass Ware at
C wARDEN'S
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-30

DEMEM0ER that the CouRisa once Is THE
~ place 70 get your Job Printing nsssly executed
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01
University of Nashville.
MILITARY COLLEGE.

J. BERRIEN LINDSLEY, NJ. d., d. D. Chai
eelor of tbe University, ssue i',s''s"s.p
Chemistry ard Geology.
Col. b. r. JOHNSON, snper'utenaar,es1 v Y
Military Coiiegeald fApless'f 81 hhgf"'
ING,
JAMES +. HAMILTON, A. NJ, fFsif.ei
Mathematics, and Natural Phiespts
j. II. STEWART, A. NJ, Professor e'si
aud Latin Languages and Litera'aie
GEORGE :. bLACkiE, a. NJ, ~ - '3.i
sor Of Botany and Natural History
REV. J. W. HOYTE, A. NJ, Al. D., fIi'ss'g''
Mental and Moral Philosophy, and b'' c
Literature.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01

Hence the Importance and dignity Of
tho teachers mission. We are not to
Judge Of his profession by Its common
aspects, or by its every day dry and mo.
notonous repetition Of task work. The
school.room, no less than the church it.
self, opens upward into Gods boundless
heaven; and, humble though It be, it is
nevertheless link in the chain which is
securely fastened at the throne of the
Eternal. He who does not, at times,
catch some such heaven glimpses Of his
tolls and conquests, is no true teacher
Amidst troubles without and trials with
in, battling for the good old cause of
truth, and yet opposed, nay often defeat
ed, in his honest efforts to be useful; an
ardent lover Of learning and Of his fellow
men, yet thwarted often in his noble pur-
poses by self.sufficient and stiff.necked
parents, and resisted in the exercise of
his authority by disobedient and migrate
full children, the teacher, above all men,
has most need Of that "grace divine, /"
Of that meek and lowly, yet radiant and
beautiful spirit, which can look beyond
death and the grave for its reward, and
| to the life TO come for peaceful rest
from its labors. Happy, thrice happy
the man, who, in his appropriate sphere,
finds his choicest delight in striving, to
the utmost, to benefit his fellow men for,
in this, he is noble, though humble imi-
tator of Him, who, "chief among ten
thousand and altogether lovely" spent,
in "going about doing good" the few
brief years Of his ever glorious life on
earth.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01
DEATH NOT PAINFUL.

1t was the opinion of Sir Ben. Br0die
that death was, by no means, painful
process In most. instances, even the
fear OF it is entirely wanting as we ap-
proach the final struggle. The great Au-
thor of our existence seems to give us
the fear of death only when it is intended
that we should live, and mercifully takes
it away when it is intended we should
die. eff | had strength enough to hold
a pen, l would write how easy and de-
lighiful it is to die" were the words Of
the celebrated VIM. Hunter, during his
last moments. Montaigne SAYS in
oneN0 his essays: IN et b GU q b t
N.Y. hung only upon my lips; and l
shut my eyes to help thrust it out, and
took pleasure in languishing and letting
myself CO." A writer in the Quarterly
Review records that gentleman who had
been rescued from drowning, declared
that be had not experienced the slightest
feeling Of suffocation. +" The stream was
transparent. the day brilliant, and as 1
stood upright could see the sun shining
through the water with a dreamy con-
sciousnesss that my eyes were about to
be closed on it forever. Yet neither
feared my fate nor wished to avert it,
A sleepy sensation, which soothed and
gratified me, made luxurious bed Of a
watery grave"
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01


10 We perceive that DR.. a. w. Rich
ardson has been unanimously elected
Principal Of the "Okolona Male Acade-
my" See his advertisement in another
column. We trust that all will be re-
joiced at this arrangement, and that our
friend and esteemed relative will meet
the highest expectations Of all the pat
rcDs of the institution. His acknowl-
edged capacity and skill, together with
his long experience as teacher, should
not only secure to him the confidence of
the entire community, but ought to ena-
tie him to build up school of the first
order. This is just what is needed in
Okolona Indeed, were we wise, we
would lend every effort t. the building
up Of two first class schools, Male and a
Female. These would do more to ad-
vance the prosperity Of our Prairie
City" than the railroad, half dozen ar
tesian wells, or any other enterprise that
has been projected.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01

THE exercises of this institution, under the
1 charge Of DIR. A. w. RICHARDSON, will
be resumed on the first Monday in September
next.
The elementary branches Of good education
will De faithfully and thoroughly taught. Young
gentlemen will be prepared for any class in our
colleges. Special attention will be given through
out the entire course to orthography, English
Grammar, to Arithmetic, written and oral, and
to Composition and Declaration.
Terms per Session Of Months:
Urinary Classes, $500
Preparatory /" 1000
advanced $500
Contingent Expenses, 100
One half payable in advance, the remainder at
the close Of the session.
No deduction for absence except in cases Of
Competent assistants will be procured as soon
ployment. 800
Aug. "a. SO. 51..u
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01
poWrR OF IMAGINATION.

DR.. Noble, in a very able and analytic
lecture at Manchester, I" On the Dynam-
10 Influence Of IDEAS told good anec-.
dote Of Mr.. Courthouse, q French savant,
in illustration Of the power ofimagination
AS DR.. Noble says:
Mr.. Courthouse served IN Napoleon's
army and was present ut many engage.
ments during the early part Of the last
century. AT the battle Of Wagram, in
1900, he was engaged in the fray; the
ranks around him had hee terribly thin
ned by shot, and at sunset he was nearly
isolated. While reloadng his musket he
was shot down by a cannon ball. His
impression was that the ball had passed
through his legs below his knees, sepera-
ting them from the thighs for he sudden
y sank down, a foot in measurements
The trunk of the body fell backwards on
the ground, and the senses were complete
ly paralyzed by the shock. Thus he lay
motionless among the wounded and dead
during the night, not daring to move a
muscle, lest the loss of blood should be
fatally increased. He felt no pain, but
this he.attributed to the stunning effect
of the shock to the brain and nervous sys,
TEN.
Al early dawn he was aroused by one
Of the medical staff who came around to
help the wounded. What's the matter
with you, my good fellow T. said the sur
geon. "Ah touch me tenderly,' replied
NJ. Courthouse. II beseech you, can
non ball has carried off my legs" The
surgeon examined the limbs referred to,
and then, giving him a good shake, said,
with a joyous laugh, "Get up with you,
you have nothing The matter with you"
M. Courthouse Immediately sprang up in
utter establishment, and stood firmly on
the legs which he thought lost forever.
4" | felt more thankful" said M. Bout.
house, Ethan had ever been in the
whole course of my life before. had,
indeed, been shot by an immense cannon
ball but instead Of passing through the
legs, as | firmly believed it had, the ball
had passed under my feet, and had plow-
ed hole IN the earth beneath at least
foot in depth, into which my feet sudden
ly sank, giving me the idea that | had
been thus shortened by the loss of my
legs" The truth of this story is vouch-
ed for b. DR.. Noble,
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01
LARGE SALE
OF
VALUABLE TOWN LOTS
I'm oEOIsONA.

DY Virtue Of decree rendered in the Gi, w.
ID Court Of Chickasaw County State q ~, ~
sssippi, on the chancery side thereof, on tne y.
day of November, 1865, for the purpose = wv n.
ion among the various parties interesueo = ~
property therein named, Las trustee wv, 81 4
18th day Of September, 1859, Pfoceeo = IS ~ nm
public auction, to the highest bidder, e 70, - fTs
Of OKOLONA, some FIVE HUNDhL.pL.L' :. M
suitable for business and private resasse q NJ,
continue to sell from day 70 day until - ~ N'
are sold. u ,hree
TERMS: On credit Of one, two aps ., s;rs
years, with two approved sureties notes ~
3 per cent interest from date Sale ac .ss.s
viii convey title in acccrdancc with sara y y
G. p. HERNDON, Trustee
For the Town Of Okoloaa'
July 20, SO 80 !"
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01

Holloway's Pills and Ointmenf NO medi.
cine-chest should be unprovided with these twin
curatiees. They are more eminently adapted TO
the internal and external failings Of the human
organization than any two medicines that have
yet been discovered They both attack the seat
Of disease, and not only temporarily remevc, but
permanently eradicate.
Sold at the mandatory, No. 80 Maiden Lane,
New York, and by all druggists at 25., &c., and
81 per pot or box
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01
LAND. CROP. AND STOCK

WISH to sell my farm which Il s,s :,
/ N. W. Of OKOLONA, on which no,' I ~
The tract contains AS acres, with 200 n inv y. v,
state Of cultivation. Also, my crop of =. VA
and Corn, and my stock Of Horses apa q s'u'l
l will sell my Crop and Stock On 4 cts aa;" !.
the first Of February next for an ucccn,.a a v
on good house in Mobile or New Orleany ~
my land for one third cash, and the bal,,,n' \
two equal payments, for one and two yrs,s !.
accepted bills with interest added. $50 y
For further information apply to me NJ /.
residence. B.W. HOWrfl,h y
Aug. ls, $50 40. ~
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01
WOMANnOOD.

Angels are painted fair to look like YOU"
Thus sings the poet of the fairer por.
tion Of The creation, and yet how often
does q lovely exterior but seem to cover
multitude of SINS The true woman
is : model Of human perfection--wo worthy
almost Of alteration. Her husband and
her little ones constitute her world. TO
these she sacrifices, daily and hourly, her
hearts best and purest affections. The
Lord
"is thy God, thou mine
TO know no more ia womans happiest privilege
and her praise"
In her home she centres all her love,
aud strives torender hersslfhe husband s
better part, bis purer self. She needs no
excitement, no visiting, no company to
make her happy. No noisy advocate of
woman's rights is she. Content to
dwell 10 the shadow of her husbands
heart. she strives to shine only by the
light reflected from the name she has aid
ed in making respondent. Such is the
true woman, the pure, whole-hearted wife.
There are butterflies ofsociety who dress
and visit and, apparently. live only to
exhibit their gaudy covering, but they
deserve not the holy name Of wife, are
aliens to the beautiful estate of true wo-
manhood.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01

FROZEN WELL.-The frozen we'll at
Brandon, Vermont, is still attracting
crowds Of visitors. Scientific men ascribe
the phenomenon to an iceberg, and sup
pose that at some remote period this part
Of America was the head Of the sea-
All the land near the well is frozen at
the depth OF few feet below the surface.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01
THE EDUCATION most NEEDED

LEARN TO LABoR.-The question is
often asked, why is it that so few people
are successful in business, and why prop.
erty finds such equal distribution 2 This
man, they say, received the advantages
of a good English education, and that
man was educated at one of our best col
leges. Both have been industrious, hon
est and economical, and yet neither OF
them has been successful in business
Why is it : asks the New York Express
and that journal proceeds to point out the
cause, and in the course Of its remarks
observes:
The idea too commonly prevails that
a mere knowledge of books is the begin
ming and ending Of education. The sons
and daughters. especially Of the rich,
grow up with this notion in their heads,
in idleness, as it were, with little idea Of
the responsibilities which await them.
Their natures revolt at the mention Of
Labor" not dreaming hat their pareut>
before them obtained The wealth they are
so proud Of by industry and economy
How many young men, college ed
though they may be, are prepared to man.
age the estates which their fathers pos
stss, and which it may have required a
lifetime to acquire! How many young
women, though having acquired all the
knowledge and graces Of the best schools,
know how to do what their mothers have
done before them, and which the daugh.
tiers may yet be compelled tostlo at some
period of their lives 7 The children oil
the poor have to labor or starve, and as
far as that goes they are educated to be
pr tactical.
The education that SCOTS at labor and
encourages idleness is the worst enemy
of girl, man, or woman. Instead of en-.
nobling, it degrades it opens up the road
to ruin. The education which directs us
to do what we are fitted to, that respects
labor, that inculcates industry, honesty
and fair dealing, and that strips us of sci
fishness, is the education We do need. and
that which must become the prevailing
system of the country, before We can be
as people either happy or prosperous.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01
As EaItsr,s vIsi. . ahs sprIsss.

Tbs editor Of the Warrenton (Va.)
Wing, who has recently visited the
White Sulphur Springs, in Greenbrier,
says there are at that watering place, at
this time. "some 800 people, Of all sorts,
sizes. and appearance--sonle big women
and some little ones-some distinguished
nlcn, and some that never will be, and
some that are going to be--some who
como to enjoy the mountain air and drink
the water-some who come to get wives,
(they are men, and ten thousand, more
OF less. who come to get husbands, (they
are women j some TO drink and swell,
and considerable quantity who come
foS the express purpose of getting them
seIrcs scratched By Prindle's Tiger"
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01
MECHANICAL WONDERS.

In the patent Office are found quite a
number of wonderful inventions, which
American genius has produced in the last
few years. Among these is the cclebra
ted hob lock, which can neither be "pick-
ed" nor destroyed BY gunpowd,r-
Doors and shutters that cannot -he hrc.
ken through with either pick or sl,se
hammer. A harpoon is described which
causes the whale to Kill himself The
more he pulls the line, the deeper in goes
the harpoon. An ice-making machine
has been patented, which is worked by
asteam engine. New electrical machines
are described. Among these is an cleo
trical whaling apparatus, by which levia-
than is literally :" shocked to DEATH
An electro magnetic alarm, which rings
bells and displays signals in case of fire
or burglars. An electric clock, which
wakes you up, tells you what time il is,
and lights lamp for you at any hour
A "sound gatherer," which, like huge
ear trumpet, brings to the engineers ears
all noise ahead-perfectly distinct, not.
withstanding the. clanking Of the train.
An invention that picks up pins, turns
them arr und with their heads up, ard
sticks them in papers in regular rows
A cigar maker; cheese cutter; ma
chine for securing knives and forks an
other that rocks the cradle; and some
seven or eight that take in washing and
ironing. There is parlor chair that can
not be tipped back on two legs, and rail.
road chair that can be tipped back in any
desired position, without any legs at all.
There is another machine that counts the
passengers in an omnibus and takes their
fares. There is variety of guns that
load themselves; fishing line that ad-
justs its own bait; and a rat trap, that
catches the rat, throws it away, and then
bats itself and stands in the corner for
another. There is machine also by
which man prints, instead of writes, his
thoughts. 1t is played like piano.
The value of some of these is immense.
A man who had made an improvement in
straw cutters, took a model of his ma.
chine through the Western States, and,
after tour of eight months, returned
with the sum of forty thousand dollars
Another had machine to thresh and
clean grain, which, in fifteen months, he
sold for sixty-thousand dollars. These
are ordinary cases; while such inventions
as the telegraph, the sewing and planning
machines, and the india rubber potents,
are worth millions.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
Special Notice.

This is to certify that have used DR.. Clarke's
Stimulating Liniment with marked effect in Rheu.
matte affections, that from the receipt for ma.
king the Linilnent know the ingredients to be
good, and do not hesitate to recommend to the
public said preparation for further trial in all
cases of Rheumatism anc Chronic inflammation.
B. l.. HATCH
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01
D. M. McRAE & co.
General Commits sion Mercbar

For the Sale Of
Live Stock, Grain, and Country Pa
duce Generally.
Office IN North Royal Street,
MOBILE, ALA
WE respectfully solicit share Of patr,,,,p,
w and pledge ourselves to make quick sue,
and obtain the highest market prices icr any m
everything entrusted to our care.
d. Nj. McRAE 4 10
Aug. II, 80. SO. II.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01
Interesting Memento.

Interesting Memento.
We were shown the other day an inte-
resting relict in the shape. Of fine gold
watch, with the history of which are con-
nected some interesting incidents. The
history Of the time records the fact that
Capt. William Rogers made the first trip
across the Atlantic by steam. He sailed
from Savannah. After his arrival. and
when the success of steam voyage was
realized, there were great rejoicings, and
as a manifestation of the estimation in
which the successful experiment was held,
purse was made up and an elegant gold
watch purchased and presented to Cap
tain Rogers. Some years afterwards
Captain Rogers navigaied the first steam
boat up the Pee Dee to this place. He,
not long afterwards, died here or on the
river, and his effects were sold in this
place, and among other things the watch.
1t was bought by James Colt, ESQ.,, one
of the most prominent merchants of this
place. CheraU Is. G. Gazette.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01
ihty never, never wake again,
Who sleep upon y0ar bed
They never never wake ~ lin,
Hh0 steer ar0H your bed.

~ II is SAID lh;t qiiir number rf
Ulcers Of b,ih armies remained on the
.ie'| unhurird % the third day after the
battle of Solfcrino. One If them-an
Austrian-had evidently lived some time
after faling-ior he had taken his porte
nonnaie out Of lis pocket, and TAI IN
from it his visiting casd, wllicl, he placed
upon his breast that be might be idenii-
fed when his body shnll be found.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01

" The poet Rogers once observed to
a lady, How. desirable it is in danger to
have presence of mind" Yes" she
quickly replied, "but / would rather
have absence of body"
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01

This worldis all flreiilg show, "
said prizes, to a cuhrii IN The galows.
Eyes was the prumpi reply; :" but If
you've no objection, ii rather see The
show little longer r.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01

n The same ladies who would faint
to see mans shirt on a clothes line, will,
In waltz, lovingly repose their heads
on the bosom of the same garment, when
the man Is 10 It.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01

~ How Is il that the trees cen pr1 %,
a new dress every spring without open.
ing their trunks
Because they leare ont their summer
clothing.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01

ET The Oxford Mercury Of the 18th
inst. says stampede occurred among
the visitors at the Bailey Springs a few
days ago which resulted in the departure
OF most Of the gucsts--nore but the in
valids being likely to remain.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01

SAD CAsuALITy.--On the 10Th inst,
COL Thomas Brandon, the Conservative
says, was thrown from his buggy, and re-
ceived snch injuries that he died on last
Monday.
Col. Brandon vas born in North Caro-
lima. His early boyhood and youth were
spent in Tennessee. in the neighborhood
Of Nashville. At very early age, he
removed 10 Huntsville, in North Ala,
where he resided until he removed to this
place, in tho year ls46.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01


The ENCAMPMENT.--On Monday last
the " Monroe Riflemen" took up the line
ofmarch for Ragsdale Spring." to go in
to their annual encampment, and were
Joined on the ground by the gallant Da.
Wis Light Dragons" During the week,
crowds Of visitors were out to witness the
parades and join in the mirth and festivi-
~ of the Soldiers.
The target shooting on Thursday was
very good. The prize, hundred dollar
Silver Pitcher, presented to the compa-
ny by that noble gentleman, Mr.. w. H.
Tardy, of Mobile, was won by private
Mirabea Randle. The dinner given on
that day by our citizens to the Soldiers
was largely attended. The courtesy
manifested by the gallant boys was such
IS 10 show that they deserved the COM
plimcn'. - Conservative.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-09-01
Eclipse is Open I!

Nh IN il Il the choicest and best favor
n Ia II Liauors to be found anywhere.
The prorr;etor, thankful for past favors, nclS PIX
- q remembered by bis old friends The 'l'r
man can there be comforted, when s - nc
sources fail. lSAAC Lao
Ian 6. 80. 17..ly