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Kscss Oil for Boots and Harness.

Some practice and good deal Of reasoning
from analogy, has proven that the -erS best
oil for all applications to leather, is the COM
mon castor oil tf'om the bean of the Palma
Chrsta plant and identical with that which
careful mothers sometimes nauscates their
children Onc cftle reasons Of its value is,
that it has less affinity for water than any
ether oil, and less tendency to harden or
thiek.n the leather, as neatfcot and other
animal oils do.
Leather that his been repeatedly satura.
ted with any kind of animal Fat, and exposed
10 water, as boots and harness are, instead Of
remai!in- piible, becomes hard and dry
losing its elasticity, and finally becoming
Irittle and worthless but that which is oil
cd with tie extract of the Palma Christa
bean appears to retain its fibrous toughness
a great dea lnrg,r. The oil is NATURALLY
vscid, containing some glutenous matter,
which stryes better purpose than animal
oil to tx-lude the water, which, when ab'
sorbcd by leaih r, is the real cause of its
non elasticity. Castor oil, if bought by the
gallon, is not expensive. 1t was manulac-
trred few years ago, in Illinois, and sold at
fifty cents per gallon, and the beans were
grown as Il fed crop, at fifty cents per bu,h.
Il 1t is well worth the whi!e for farmers to
give castor oil trial as iubricator Of leath-
err
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-11-29

House. DREAMING AND STEALISG.-About
the 9th of October, the room where the
goods belonging to the estate of George
Steel, deceased, are kept, was broken into
and about s100 worth of goods taken.
Mr.. Loag the administrator, informed one
or two fiiends of the affair, and they kept a
strict watch over the actions Of certain per.
sons in the place. On Wednesday last, the
officers arrested James McGriff and N. l..
Bradley, in this place and the Sheriff artess
ted Joseph Myers, few miles south Of Bir-
mingham Two sacks full Of goods were
found in Myers possession. He was brought
here and the three are now confined in Jail
on the charge of house breaking and steal
ing. Some goods were also found in the
possession Of McGrif Nothing was found
in Brad!ey's possession to indicate that he
had assisted in stealing the goods, but Mo-
Grif says that the goods were kept in Brad
iey's stable until Myers took them away.
They are all young men and reside in this
place, with their parents-L Fairfield Ledger.
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Ar;emus Ward Visits Brigham
YOnng.

1t is now goin on too (2) yeres, as very
well remember, since Icrosscd the Planes for
Kalifomy, the Brte land of Jold. While
crossin the Planes all so bold, | fell in with
sum noble red men ofthe forest On. B. This
is rote Sarcasticul. Injuns is Pizin, whar
ever found,) which thay Sed was their
Brother, e. wanted for to smoke the Calomel
of Peace with me. Thay then stole my jerkt
beef, blankits, etsettery, skalpt my origin
grinder, & Scooted with wild Hoop. Durin
the Cheat techin speech, he sed he shood
meet me in the Happy Huntin Grounds. II
he duz, thare will be fite. But nuff of this
ere. Reren Moose Muttons, as our skool-
master, who has got Talent into him, cussy.
cally observes.
arrove at Salt Lake in doc time. AT
Camp Scott thare was a lot ofU. S. sojers,
hosstensibly sent out thar to smash the NOR
mons, but really to eat Salt vittiles & play
poker & other butful but somewhat onsartin
games. l got acquainted with sum Of the
officers. Thsy lookt putty scrumpshus in
their Bloc coats with brass outings onto um,
& ware very talented drinkers I; but, so far
as fitin is consarned, Ide willinly put my
wax figgers agin the hull party.
Ny desire was to exhibit my CRATE show
in Salt Lake City, SO l called on Brigham
Young, the crate mogul among the mormins,
and axed his permishun to pitchmy tent and
onfurl my banner to the jentile breezis, He
lookt at me in austeer manner for few
minits sed: de
"Do you bleeve in Solomon, Saint Paul,
the immaculateness Of the Mormin Church,
and the Latter Day Revehshuns.
Sez ], Zine on 1t I" Imake tia pint tc
git along plesnnt, tho didn't know what
under the Son the old feller was dryin at
He sed mite show. ls8ga
''You air marrid man, Mister Yung,
bleeyes' sez !, preparin to rite him sum free
parsis. rh
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Common castor oil is now said to be the
best possible application Of the fatty char
acter for leather shoes, and harness. 1t has
two prime qualities Ct superiority over ami
nal fat, in that, first, il keeps the leather,
p,iable, not after long use, drying the fibres
or making it brittle or liable TO crack; and,
secondly, it contains enough glutinous mat
ter to rem Ter i viscid. filling the pores. and
in degree water proofns tho lea'her to-
which it IS applied.
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How TO CArcH RATS. Rats are not the
only species of tenants that outwit their
landlords, as they viii shun sometimes all
bats and traps. As many modes of getting
rid Of them cause them to de on the premi-
ses, and taint the atmosphere, or are dan.
gerous to human life, it may be well to re-
member that if the center of cage is sprin-
ked with few drops Of oil rhodium "a spe-
cies of couvolus, from the Canary Islands,
fifty pound, Of the root yield one pound of
the essential oil. multitudes are irresis,ibly
attracted to tie SPOT, to be disposed Of as
Will
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-11-29

WARSING so LADIES TRAVELLING ALONE
A lady travelling without male companion,
should be very careful how she accepts ia
vors or assistance proirered by strange men.
Even in such common case as where the
lady has young children, it would he better
for her to request the conductor 10 assist her
in changing cars, or to perform these scry-
ces from man who isa total stranger to her,
and who may be one of the greatest scoun-
drels ON the face of the earth for all that she
may know 10 the contrary
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x Notable c0iaciIeHcc.

On this day, when the cause of free speech
and free labor, is celebrating signal and de-
ci>ive victory, it is interesting to recall one
OF the beginnings ofthe movement which has
just vindicated itSpower and its permanency.
In the year 1886, Rev. Elijah p. Loveioy,
man of singular earnestness ana fidelity to
his convictions, established, in the s,avehold.
ing city of St. Louis, a newspaper callel the
ST. Louis Observer. 1t took substantially
the ground now occupied by the Republican
party on the subject of slavery. 1t also de-
voted much attention to the vast resources of
the mighty wes., iRviting immigration to the
rich lands Of that tfavored region. It's efforts
in this field were Of signal service to the west,
and secured general appreciation. But its
crime against the oligarchy was not to be
tolerated, and so the mob of ST Louis, Incl
ted by their masters, the shareholders, twice
rose and drove out their best friend, throwing
his press and types into the Mississippi
lie tten went to Alton, Illinois, and there,
with new materials, recommended the publ
cation of his paper under the tile cf the
Alton Observer. Here, after a short time,
the malice ofslavery followed him, and mob,
not less ferocious than slave State could
produce, once more destroyed his Office
Ags;a his small band of friends rallied to
his side and in a short period purchased
new press and new types, and stored them
in the warehouse Of Messrs. Godfrey, Gil
man & Co., Of Alton, the leading business
firm of the city, intending quietly to remove
them when opportunity seemed favorable, to
the Office of the Observer. But these peacea-
BILE precautions were destined to avail moth
ing against the bgoted and bloodthirsty fury
of the minions Of the slave power
They began to muster in great strength,
and on the evening of November 7th, 1887,
commenced an alta k on the building where
the printing materials were stored A small
band of resolute men placed themselves at
the side of Mr. Lovcjoy, resolved with him to
submit only to superior force on the part OF
their brutal assalants, and to defend their
legal rights at any cost. After contest in
which firearms were used on both sides,
whle Mr. Love]oy was standing on the
steps OF the warehouse to ascertain the num-
Der and position of his besiegers, he was shot
through with three balls, fired almost stimuli
'ahoouSiy uo'n an "uousii, anu ieii iii'o tue
arms OF the writer OF this article, who assist
ed him into the bniidjpr rnca;ved his Iast
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-11-29

TIE HAsuEESu EATERS One EFFECT OF THE
DRrG--The curious effect OF hasheesh, or
Indian h.mp, in proloneing the appart mt
duration of time, is well described by one
P. C. Randolph, relation to the Randolph,
of Roanoke, as f"llows,
He says that on one occasion, when he wag
completely under the influence Of this drug,
counted the gears that it took him oput his
pen in ink and carry it to the paper on which
he wrote and in this short space Of actual
time, which was but he fraction Of Il nins
ute, he distinctly numbered six hundred and
fifty years, and during the time the fanta il
lasted, which was about four hours, he had
a dis inct consciousness and experience Of
many thousand years.
Every year, month, week, day, hour, min;
ute a1d second was pa'pably distinct, and
the individual experience Of each moment
was clear and definitely marked. This
comes nearer to realizing the drsam Of the
Eternal Progressionists" than anything we
have yet heard, though certainly it viii be
for them SLOW eternity. The description,
however, exactly reproduces the feelings i'm
partsd by an overdose Of hashcesh on sin.
gle occasion, or its continued use for any
length of time. Intolerable languor, accom-
panied 10y sort of divine placidity, takes
possession Of both mind and body-the only
surviving desire being to hear Alfred Ten
nyson's song of the ''Lotus Eaters" read OF
hummed in low, musical voice, by some
one sitting by the side OF the sofa on which
the hasheesh eater lazily reclines. 1t is a
delicious madness, but onc most dangerous.
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YEARLY MEETING OF FRIESDs IN IOWA. The
0skaloo<a Herald states the gratifying intell--
gence that the Quakers, al their yearly meet
ing recently held in la, decided in favor Of
yearly meetin oftheir denomination in Iowa;
the first t. be held in 1868. This dccisiotr
will favor the emigration Of Friends to iowa,
and be ofmuch benefit 10 OSkaloosa, at or
near which place the meetings win be held.
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The following incident, which has just oc-
cured III the family of an Episcopal Clergy
man in one of cur Western capitals as illus
trating the habits of self reliance an fear.
lesSness taught by Western life, may be
interesting to our readers:
Edward a boy about fifteen, was left at
home during the. visit of his father aud
mother to their friends in the vicinity of
New York, and every night slept alone in
the house, which was situated in piece OF
woods a mile or two from Ft Des Moines.
Though the situation was isolated, it was
looked upon as safe, no one supposing that
anybody would be wicked enough to attack
a boy or foolish enough to look INTO coun-
try parsons house for plumber. But one
night last week, Ned, who slept in room
on the second floor, at the head Of the stairs
was awakened by noise in the rooms, be.
low. Listening moment, and all being
quiet, he went to sleep again, supposing that
some Of the dogs might have disturbed him.
After while he was again awaked, and lis
tening, he heard soft step on the carpeted
stairs approaching his room. He sprang up,
seized his shot gun, which he always kept
loaded, and springing to the head of the
stairs called out:
& Stand, or I'll fire y
All was dark, but noise on the stairway
told him that some one was not standing, bat
moving, and he aimed the gun down stairs
and fred. Almost immediately he heard
the noise Of something falling over in the
parlor, and running to the window, saw a
man running away through the woods. He
then struck a light and went down stairs. The
door which opened at the foot ofthe stairs was
perforated with the shot; and in the parlor
was everything Of any value tied in bundles
ready for removal. All the clothes, silver,
linen, cutlery, and everything movable, had
been, packed up in parcels.
How many boys of that age would SO,
promptly and efficiently defend their homes?
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GABLoSskY, in his General Dictionary of
Arts and Sciences" (page 2ol, says the an
cicnt naturalists Observed that snakes who
often suffer from blindness, eat fennel and
recover their sight by its use. German ply
sicians say an excellent eye water may be
made from fennel
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-11-29

Dr. Lyman Beecher, who cast his first
vote for Washington, was taken by his sen
(Rey Henry Ward Beacher,) on Tuesday
to the polls in Brooklyn that he might cast
his last vote for Lincoln. As the venerable
man, with flowing and silvery locks, entered
the room the crowd parted right and left,
and silently made way for him.
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A PO'iticO.Poclicai Parody.

'Tis the last cry of fusion
Now floats on the air,
Each cry of disunion
Forever forbear.
No poor little squatter,
Or cracked Bell is nigh,
To toll forth death dirge,
Or give sigh for sigh.
We'll not leave yon, poor lone one,
Till the work is well done,
And Steve to his mother
Forever goes home.
There, safe from contention
AMI political gales,
Well fence in your cottage
With stout Lincoln rails
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-11-29

The Best JOKE IN TIE Horla N. W
The South Carolnians are organizing Min
ute Men. There's no use in their attempting
TO fight US, for every squad Of sixty would
be ours as soon as they attempted te STRIKE
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SAD AcciDENr.-On Saturday last, Willie
Hare aged years, was killed by falling from
wagon load Of potatoes. He was driving
the team, when unexpectedly the tongue Of
the wagon became disengaged from the neck
yoke in some way. and the team started to
run, throwing the little boy off and breaking
his neck in the fall He was the son of Mr.
Jacob Hare, residing in Canaan township
Mt. Pleasant Times Bs a "a 4a
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*Mr. Gilman is now a successful merchant OF this
city. m
Hon. Owen Lovejoy, Republican Member of Coa-
eress from Illinois, is younger brother Of Rev. f. p.
Lovejoy.--N u. Post.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-09

POLICE CoURT.-Yesterday VIM. jenkins
and George Taft, (colored) of Clinton, for as
sault on constable Haven, and depriving him
of horse, wagon and harness, which he had
attached, Feb. %, were arraigned and pleaded
not guilty. The case was continued till this
morning, meanwhile they were committed in
default of bail.
Joshua Robinson, (colored of Grafton, for
receiving and conceaing stolen goods, was
bound over to the criminal Court in the sum
of $500.
Dennis Conner, for being common drunk.
ard, was sent to the House of Correction for
one month. He appealed, and was committed
in default of bail.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-09

The editor of the Montgomery Mail, pub
lished in Alabama, announces with the serenity
OF conscious virtue that on Saturday last he
devoted to the flames large number of cop.
les of Surgeons sermons, and the pile was
graced at the top with a copy of 'Graves'
Great Iron Wheel which Baptist friend pre-
sented for the purpose" 1t causes him mn
speakabe pain that he is not able to put rope
round the eloquent carotids of the cockney re.
vivalist
A bill has been introduced into the New
York assembly to indemnify the holders OF
the fraudulent stock of the N. Y. & N. ii.
Railroad Co. 1t enacts that the company
shall, on or before the first day of July next,
indemnify and save harmless the bona tide
owners Of the stock fraudulently issued by
Robert Schuyler, or have their New York
charter repealed Immediately thereafter.
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per cent. The disposition of the road was ap-
proved by stock vote without dissent.

The BOUNDARY QUEsTIoN-TheR Rhode Isl.
and Legislature have passed the boundary bill,
with an important amendment proposed by Mr.
Farbrother of North Providence. The amend
ment, says the Providence Journal, "gives to
Rhode Island the whole of the town of Paw.
tucket, and large portion of Seekonk, or that
part which lies west of prolongation of the
east line of Pawtucket to the boundary of Bar
rington. 1t leaves the towns of Swanzey and
Westport as they now are, in Massachusetts,
and also retains in Rhode Island that portion
of Tiverton which lies east of the Watuppa
Pond, where so much opposition came from
against being transferred to Massachusetts,.
Whether this line is more advantageous or not
to the people of Rhode Island, we are not now
prepared to say but as it makes the changes
less, it removes mucn of the opposition that
existed, both in Rhode Island and Massachu-
setts -
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-09


THURSDAY, March 8.-The legislature to-
day commenced holding its two daily sessions
The Senate met at 10 o'clock. The clerk was
instructed to add Websters new uuarto die.
tionary to the Senate books of reference. The
bill to ascertain the rateable estate of the COM
monwealth was passed to be engrossed. The
report of the committee on education, recon-
mending leave to withdraw on the several ne
titions from the South Shore and other parts
of the state, came up from the House amend
ed, and was laid on the table, The bill in adj
dition to the act Incorporating the Peoples In
surance Company in Worcester, with many
others of private character, was ordered to a
third reading.
In the House variety of petitions went to
the appropriate committees. On the motion
of Mr.. RICE of Worcester, the committee on
the judiciary were instructed to consider the
expediency of making general provision to
regulate the erection of wooden buildings in
cities. Mr.. WooD of Nantucket introduced a
resolve instructing the members of congress
from this state to go for railroad to the Pa.
cific. The motion came up first in order to
reconsider the vote by which the bill concern.
ing the registry of deeds in the several coun.
ties was ordered to third reading Messrs.
Rice of Worcester, Fisk of Somerville. Has.
kell of Ipswich, and Bishop of Lenox, favored
the reconsideration, and Messrs. Wentworth Of
Lowell and Ryder of New Bedford opposed
it. The reconsideration was carried, II to GA
and the bill was then refused a third reading
The motion was then taken up to reconsider
the vote by which the House refused to order
to third reading the resolve amending the
constitution by annuling article of chap. 8
which authorizes the Governor and Council
and either branch of the Legislature, to request
the opinions OF the Supreme Court on ques
tons OF law. The motion was the subject O
animated discussion till dinner time, when the
House took recess till two o'clock
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-09

The republican state committee, at meet
ing in Worcester, Wednesday, elected John
A. NOVEL; of Boston, treasurer, in place Of
Henry L. Pierce of Dorchester, resigned.
We reported the car vote of the Boston del.
egates and others, as it came to us by tele-
graph. The Boston Bee reports it as follows
"a marking list was opened on the special
train from Worcester to Boston, at the close Of
the convention, for candidate for President
which resulted as follows Seward 222, Banks
SO, Douglas 2, scattering TO-" We suppose
that one of the Douglas votes came from the
reporter of the Courier, and the other from the
reporter of the Boston Post.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-09
CITY AND COUNTY.

OPENING OF THE THEATRE.-On Monday
night, the 18th inst, Mrs. Barrow will make
her first appearance in the charming comedy
of Delicate Ground" and likewise in her
extraordinary performance of "Smike," in
Nicholas Nickleby." Great preparations are
making for the production OF the "Octoroon."
Part of the scenery is that recently used at
the Winter Garden in New York, and no ex-
pense will be spared, we understand, in putting
It as effectively on the stage here, as at the
Howard Atheneum or the Winter Garden.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-09

SALE OF A RAILRoAD.-The stockholders Of
the Petersboro' and Shirley railroad, held a
meeting in Boston. Thursday and decided unan-
imously to accept the recent act of the legis.
lature authorizing the sale of the effects of the
company to the Fitchburg railroad company,
for the sum of $lS2,666 Al with interest from
the first of January-the company retaining
all innds now in the treasury, amounting to
about SIT 900, and all claims it may have, and
10 pay all the debts they may owe The
amount to be divided among the stockholders
II was estimated would fall little below $780,.
wv 'ne stockholders thus realizing about Sc
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-09

The OLD SOUTH TEA PARTY was largely
attended, last night. The attractions at
Washburn Hall were varied, and were put
forth by the managers with all that tact with
out which such gatherings are spritless. Of
course there were oysters, ices, music, social
converse, &c.,-that's what "tea party" means
but there was also nice little "reminiscences
of old times, in the shape of kitchen of our
great grandmothers' time, furnished in accord
ance with historic truth, with the old folks at
home there And excellently arranged ia
bleaux were presented to the delight of ALL
To night the tea party will close. Among the
many attractions prepared for this evening is
another series of tableaux
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-09

DIR. EntOn's InfiIntile COrdiaI.--DR. EATON s
lNFANTLE CORDIAL is remarkable for its wonderful bee-
hela effects IN the treatment of children For Group
uysetey ana teethng II has never been surpassed and
mothers should at all times be provided with supply
as they value the lives and the OF their little
ones. ~
The preparations of BLOOD FooD are among the most
important discoveries Of the age. They not medi-
cines but food for the blood: already prepared for alb
soptQn pleasant to the TASTE and natural In action
and what one gains, he retains. The BLOOD FooD is
scientific discovery differing from all patent medicines
ana for consumption, throat Diseases liver complaints
dyspepsia, and other diseases incident to the human
Frame II Is unequaed for its healing and strengthening
qualltles.-C Columbus. Ohio, Gdzette.
~ See advertisement. For sale by GEO. r. SPUR,
Sole Agent Worcester. d&wlm Inch7
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-09

FowLER's LECTUREs-The course of lee
lures which Prof. O. S. Fowler has been Civ.
ing in this city, will close to-day, with lee
ture to females alone, this afternoon, at Brin.
hall, this evening. Prof Fowler is quite ear
nest in proclaiming this portion of the course
the most important Of all, an opinion which is
shared by many thoughtful persons who have
listened to these lectures. He is announced
to speak in Springfield tomorrow night.