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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20
A Beautiful Reflection.
Bulwer eloquently says:

Bulwer eloquently says:
81 cannot believe that earth is mans abb
ding place. 1t cannot be that our life is
cast up by the ocean Of eternity, to float a
moment upon the waves, then sink into Moth
ingness. Else why is it that the glorious
aspirations, which leap like angels from the
temple OF our hearts, are forever wandering
about unsatisfed /? Why is it that the rain
bow and clouds come over us with beauty
that is not of earth, and pass off and leave
Us to muse upon their faded lovclincss p
Why is it that the stars who hold their fes-
tival around the midnight throne, and si'
above the grasp Of our little faculties, forever
mocking us with their unapproachable glory!
And finally, why is it that bright forms Of
human beauty are presented to our view
and then taken from us, leaving the thousand
storms Of our affections to flow back in
Alpine torrents upon our destiny than thai
Of earth. There is realm where the stars
will spread before us, like islands that slum
her on the ocean, and where the beings tina
pass before us like shodows, stay in ou'
presence forever
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20
sketch Of Victor Emanuel.

The following sketch of tie King of Sar.
dinia, from the pen of Alexander Dumas,
appears in the Independent Of Naples
"Vlctor Emanuel, who looks like man OF
forty years Of age, is frank, sincere, vigorous,
temperate, an early riser, and a keen sports
man with gun and dog He bears the IA
tigues of long days shooting better than
many Of the most active mountainecrs, ana
he generally starts on such excursions before
sunrise. He makes very light breakfast,
merely a slic, ofbrea1 and a slice of cold
meat, which he eats Ike a. peasant, with
out sitting at table but he always makes a
hearty dinner, laying aside all etiquette,
without court or chambcr!ains. On Sunday,
the day Of general receptions at the palace,
the doors are thrown open at eleven o'clock,
and any body who feels disposed may enter
till three If any person desires private
audience, he must apply by letter, aud on
the morrow or following day he viii surely
obtain it, for Victor Emanuel opens all his
letters himself One day, when out shoot
ing, he met pea asant, Who, on seeing the
king bring down two partridgcs, right and
left, with his double barrcled gun, went up
to him and said, ''You shoot well, you do"
"It was not miss, was it p responded the
king. perhaps you could rid me Of fox
that steals my hens "Most willingly"
"If you do will give you two mute (sev-
enty cents.) agreed" said the king 81
will come to morrow morning with my dog
and shoot your fox Give me your hand
on it, said the man. The king Immediately
shook hands with him, and true to his word,
went the next morning, found the fox, and
shot it. THANK God for that y exclaimed
the peasant you have fairly earned your
two mute, and there they are. The king
took them, and said, This is the first money
| have ever earned Then, tossing up the
pieces in hand, he added, "Tt is a pleasure
to receive money one has fairly gained" -
The next day, in exchange for the two mute,
his majesty sent a dress, necklace, and ear
rings for the PEASANTS wife. 1t is impossi-
BILE to be more easy of access than is Victor
Emar uel. He goes out alone on foot, aud
enters the theatre at the public door, One
day the FORTRESS of the Angenncs Thea.er
caught gentleman in the act Of putting the
smoke Of his cigar at her eat, which he had
fovnd in a corner and kept there Rushing
forward to rescue her favorite, she seized the
tormentor by the arm. and on his turning
round, recognized the king"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20
Washington News Executive
APPOINTMENTS.

New YoRy, March | | The Herald Wash.
circles wer. feycriShly excited Sunday, by
the report that the evacuation of Forts Sum-
ter and Pickcns, were determined upon in
Cabinet Council, Saturday night. 1t is now
certain that the stock Of provisions is almost
exhausted. Several Republican Senators
repeatedly declared that such policy was
decided upon, while leading Southern Dem.
ocrats called it a master stroke of policy.
The leading appointments for New York.
are said to be decided upon. Hiram Darney,
is said to be Collector, Wakeman, Surveyor
Webb, Naval Officer, II oxy, Postmaster, and
Nye. Marshal Delafieli Smith, it it is said
stands fair chance to be appointed District
Attorney.
The Times correspondent says: I heard
distinguished Secessionists confess to night
that if Mr.. Lincoln does withdraw the troops:
from Fort Sumter, Secession is dead, and
every leader in the movement ruined.
George G.. Fogg, late Secretary Of the Ma
tional Republican Central Committee, has
been rendered the position of Commissioner
of Patents.
Iliinoisians say Mr.. Lincoln's intimate
friend, Col Lamon, is certain to be Marshall
of this District
Hon. Eli Thayer is urged to accept the
Governorship of New Mexico,
John J. Defrees, of Indiana, will probably
be Superintendent of the Public Printing
Office in this city.
Secretary Welles contempIates disposing
of the patronage Of his Office at an early
day.
The Michigan delegation have agreed to-
recommend the following appointments in
that State n G. Isbell, of Livingston, for
Collector Of Detroit Hon. w. A. Howard,
Postmaster of Detroit; Hon. c. Leach, In
dian Agent Col. Dickey, of Calhoun, Mar
shall Mr.. Stoughten, of st. Joseph, District
| Attorney.
Ben McCulloch and his followers are Or,
sanizing for a decent upon the Northern
Provinces of New Mexico, with the expecta-
ton of uniting them to Texas by conquest,
and setting up an independent government,
detached from the common Confederacy-
This scheme has been planned for some
! time
An animated contest occurred yesterday
over the District Attorneyship for Northern
Ohio. Robert Paine, of Cleveland. was final
| ly accepted through the influence of Senator
Wade. Mr. Ballard will be Collector, and
Mr.. Coles Postmaster of the same place.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20

A few weeks after a recent MARRIAGE, tie
doating husband had some peculiar thoughts
when putting on his last clean shirt, as ne
saw no appearance of washing" He
therepon rose earlier than usual one morn
ing and kindled fire When hanging on the
kettle he made a noise on purpose to arouse
his easy wife.
She pecped over the balankets and ex.
claimed.
"My dear, what are YOU doing?'
He deliberately responded:
I've put on my last clean shirt; and am
going to wash one for myself"
Every well" said Mrs. Easy, ''you had
better wash me one too"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20
Sailing Meat.

A French professor denounces the use of
saltpetre in brine intended for the preserva-
ton of flesh for food. That part ofsaltpetre
which is absorbed by the meat, he says is
nitric acid--a deadly poison. He as
cribcs to this chemical change all the disease
which are common to mariners and others,
who subsist principally upon salted meat
such as scurvy, sore gums, decayed teeth,
ulcers, ets., and advises total abandonment
Of saltpetre in pickle for beef, the best sub
stitute for that article being small quantity
Of sugar, which renders the meat sweeter
and more wholesome.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20
Cheating the Devil.

Squire H., living in the town of A., was a
man in easy circumstances, with everything
enough, in doors and out. In his yard was
huge pile of wood, sawed and split, and
sufficient in bulk to keep dozen families
through the winter, with enough more where
that came from.
Across the street,from Squire II. lived Mrs.
W., poor widow woman in Strengthened
circumstances, with four mouths to feed, and
four little bodies to warm, besides her own.
Squire II. do'ei on his big wood-pile and
was in the habit oftaking a peep at it through
the closed blinds of his window before re.
firing at night. One night he saw a female
hanging around the pile, and opening the
door partially, to get better view, saw her
stoop, pick up large armful, and start off.
She had not proceeded far, however, when
she stopped short, and he overheard the fol.
lowing: "I cannot steal-the eye of God is
upon me )" and down went the wood, and
she walked off few steps, and stopped
again: 81 have not stick of wood in the
house, the weather is bitter cold and my
poor children are freezing. The Squire has
enough, and will never miss it." Sosaying
she filed her arms again with the coveted
fuel.
Again she started. and again hesitated.-
"What steal never did such thing
and God forbid that should do it now y
and down went the wood upon the pile again
But the thought Of her suffering brood
brought her once moae to the pile, and she
filled her arms the third time with wood
Once more she started, and again turned
back: 81 wW not steal will trust in God;
and if it is His will we'l perish together. y
So Saying, she threw down the wood upon
the pile, and the Squire saw her enter her
dwelling and close the door. He retired to
bed, but slumbcr was slow in visiting his
eyelids. He thought Of the poor widow and
her suffering children, and perhaps when
he slept he dreamed Of them.
Early the next forenoon Widow W. was
surprised to see the Squire's four-ox team
loaded with wood, haul up in front of her
dwelling, and the Squire commence pitching
it off,
whats this, Squire H. ?" said the as
tonished and half frightened woman 81
didn't order that wood, and God knows
can't pay for it."
''It's yours, and all paid for, ma'an,'
sung out the Squire, tugging away at big
log "you cheated the devil last night |"
The poor woman insisted that there must
be some mistake about it.
~ tell you it's yours, for cheating the
devil last night" said the Squire, "and there
comes man to saw it up, split it, and pack
it away in your wood-house."
The widow began to ''smell rat" and
stammering her thanks to the Squire, re-
treated into the house. She wanted no moro
wood that winter.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20
A True Woman.
From the Mcbil Advertiser.

Buy an orange, ma am ? said soft Ital
ian voice. The two ladies made demi-
rausc. phase ma'a'n, by an orange re-
peated the timid voice p!e,dingly. ..aa
Miss Dainty Slipper raised her rich silk
in disgust, and moved on disdainfally Her
companion, gazing moment at the fruit sell
Ter, drew closer to tie half-clad, barcfooted
orange girl, and in tone of the most mex
pressible sweetness and compassion, she
said: r-
"Yes, yes; my little one, that will Give
me one' ~ .s
The poor girl endcavored to lift the has
ket from her head but the tiny armes
trembled, and seemed unequal to the effort.
You are tired, child, let me sit it down,
and the beautiful gloved hand of the noble
women raised the burden from the bonnet
less head, and placed it on the sidewalk
Now rest your wee feet awhile; and here
she almost covered the palm Of the extended
had with shining half dollar.
The sad heart of the begsar- girl melt
ed, and the tears stole down her sunburned
checks. rs
%, YOU are so good, ma'am, so good =
sobbed the child " #.5. 2v.
Why do you cry child? p why do you
cry and the angelic woman stopped down
and patted the uncombed head with her
aristocratic hand
20, ma am mother, is dead, and father is
sick and can't work, and-and no one
cares for me-
The tender bosom of loviiness rose and
fell, and rose again, and a pearl from the
hearts fountain dropped from the tips of
her long eye lashcs. rs E"
i care for you indeed do. I have a
sweet baby myself younger than you
Give me another for her. and another gilt
tering halfdollar found its way among the
oranges. b
The outcast plaything of fortune hid her
young face in her fruit, while the peerless
daughter of beauty turned away, TO conceal
the glorious soul that would speak through
her face, and rejoined her lettering and impa-
tient friend. .... .
God bless the noble souled woman. Tl.ou
didst thrill the cords OF a heart long untourh-
ed by sympathy for its fellows. Thou diast
wake in one, who saw thy deed of love and
heard thy words of pity, feelings to which
his heart had long been stranger. Il know
thy works and charity and thou, o Dsin-
ty Slipper-thon self righteous Pharisee =
do not know thy works and charity also?
Verify, say unto you, even you, Dainty
| Slipper, who didst scorn the miSeries Of a
| wretched child of thine own sex--you i'm
maculate Dainty Slipper, have your re-
ward
| The large eyes of the sorrowing italian
girl followed, with mute blessings and thanks
givings, her gentle and queenly benefactress
! until her form was lost in the distance
When the friendless, motherless bantling
had called back her thoughts with her gaze,
she replaced her we basket upon her bare
head and her delicate feet, brown, scratch
ed and bare, commenced again their weari-
some round. I withdrew from my window
with sensation in my throat, and an u,l-
wonted moisture in my eye.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20

The Charleston Merc1ry's Washington
correspondent says of Senator Andy John
son OF Tennessee :. @
Abuse from Judas Iscariot could not be
more welcome to John, the beloved deciple,"
than Andrew S foul denunciations to gallant
and free people. Low-fung wretches never
forgive gentlemen for being gentlemen. It
is said by these who know him. that thor
ough ablution would remove so thick coat
ing from Jol,nson's hide that his clothes.
wouldn't fit him, and the actual contact Of
clean linen with his skin would give him an
attack Of acute inhammatory rheumatism ins
less than thirty minutes. He hates those
who differ from him in those respects, espe-
cially Carolinians.
Mr.. johnson hates traitors, wherever they
may be found. Ed. C.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20
WV WIFE.
BY 8. A. FRAx.

I have a little pleasant wife,
Who nothing, nothing lacks
She keeps herself and things about
The house as neat as wax,
p And everything with woman's taste,
Seems placed expi essly for
The pleasure of n man who long
Has lived ba achelor.
Her handkerehiefs are white as silk
Her skirts are white as snow,
Her slippered feet ere small ndnelt,
+ And always ''oa the CO."
She floats about as II upborne
On gnm-elastic springs,
Or some unseen mysterious power
With undiscovered wings.
Her glossy hair is deepest brown,
2. Her eyes are softly dark, .
And from their loving depths shoots forth
Full many cheerful spark
Her smile sends speeding on its fight,
The swift-winged rosy hours,
And what was once my darksome way
Is radiant now with flowers.
My linen has glossy white
More pure than ever shone
On Parian marble, and, what's more,
There's mere button gone.
She knits me, stockings, makes m eshirts
And darns up all my rents,
And saves me half OF what was once
My bachelor expense.
Now all yc crus.y bachelors.
With life's great battle sore.
Go get wife and settle down,
And play the fool no more
Don't be too nice--they're angels all
With loving hearts and true,
The secret is, be Kind to them,
And they'll be kind I o you.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20
1 SEE THEE YET.

Oh itissad, in autumn's breath,
To see the bright flowers fade ta
2 To see the dread. cold hand of death,
On earthly beauty laid.
To me the days have sadly passed
Since thou, my love, hast died;
Yet thou art often near, as last
Thou look'dst to me and sighed.
Thy mournfuI gaze of patient trust,
Imploring help from me,
Still melts my heart, and nature must
Weep bitter tears for thee.
Isee thee in every toy
Thy tiny hands have tossed
see thee yet, in every joy
Thou hadst, and have lost.
see thee yet as when came
To greet thee at my door;
Thyjoyons laugh, thy precious name
Are with me ever more.
And then a thousand little things,
In every room and place,
Tell Of thy former glee, and bring
To mind thy pleading face.
Isee tiiee yet; and on my heart
Each feature is impressed.
But we shall meet and never part,
When with thee am bless'd.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20

"My dear husband" said devoted wife,
"why will you not leave off smokings tits
such an odious practice, and makes your
breath smell so."
EYES," replied the husband, shut onlys
consider the time have devoted, and the
money have spent to learn to smoke. II
should leave off now, all the time and
money would have been wasted, don't you
coo
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20

The RArID GROWTH OF OUR COUNTRY
Our country has increased in size more
than threefold since the close Of the Revolu.
tionary War. The United States have a
territorial extent nearly ten times as large as
that Of Great Britain and France combined.
The American Republic is one-sixth only
less in extent than the area covered by the
fifty-nine Empires, States and Republics OF
EurOne
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20

WHERE WAS TARsmsHg-Sir Emerson
Tennent in his recent work on Ceylon--a
work, by the way, Of great value and inter-
est, both to the scholar and general reader
--adduces strong grounds for the bolief that
Tarshish was in Ceylon, and probably at or
near Point de Gale Malacca, it is well
known, was the Golden Chersonese OF the
late Greek geographers, and in the Malay
Language Ophir is the generic term for gold
m,ne. Weread in Chronicles that " King
Solomon made navy of ships in Ezion- seber
which is beside Eath'--on the shore of the
Read Sea-and that his ships traded with
Tarshish and Ophir. "Once in three years
came the navy Of Tarshish, bringing gold
and silver, ivory, apes and peacocks." In a
Persian poem of the tcnty century, which
describes an expedition from Jerusalem to
Ceyon, the outward voyage is stated as oc.
cupying year and half-a coincidence
which the regular occurrence Of the moi'-
soons, and their effect on the unscientifie
navigation of the east renders Important
Gold and silver have been for ages, and
still are, produced in liberal quantities from
the mines of Malacca ivory, apes and
peacocks are the most prominent articles Of
export from Ceylon, and are spoken Of
many times in the Tamil books, in the
same order as in the Scripture narrative.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20

Dabster says he would not mind living as
a bachalor; but when he comes to think
that bachelors must die-that they have to
go down to the grave without anybody to-
cry for them,"--it gives him . chill that
frostbites his philosophy.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20

Mrs. Carrie D. FIllins Bush recently went
to Shelbyville to deliver temperance lect-
ure. Being unable to procure hall, fel-
low by the name OF Alb. Cross, the keeper of
a saloon, offered her the use ofhis premises,
which the lady accepted, and forthwith pro-
ceeded to deliver her lecture, surrounded by
decanters and toddy sticks. She had Dig
nrnxrd
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20

A yonng man in conversation one even
ing, chanced to remark II am no proph-
ct" "True," replied lady present "no
profit to yourself or 10 any one e.se."
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20

The Boston memorial to Congress econ.
tanning 10000 names) is about one hun.
dred yards long, with double column o.
names. When rolled up, it is about foot
in diameter.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20

Two men made bet as to who could eat
the most oysters. One ate four hundred
and ninety nine, the othe ate five hundred
and won. How many did the winner eat ?
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20

A Frenchman, having heard the phrase,
'I've got other fish to fry" very rcdily
learned its application. One evening, after
escortlng lady home, and being invited to-
walk in he thought of The above expression.
and excused himselfby saying 81 tank
you, madam, must cook some fish"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20

"What fine head your boy has, said an
admring friend. "Yes, he's chip of the
old block, amt you, sonny?" 81 guess so.
daddy, cause teacher said yesterday, was
a young blockhead.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20

The first of all virtues is innocence the
second is modesty, and neither departs with
out being quickly followed by the other.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20
William Wirl.

1l "Thcrc is better world, Of which have
thought too little" ii1 o'1 a2"j Phi" RI
So wrote VIM. Writ to Judge Carr in
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-05-02
"srop THArcouaHING. .n-,How can do itY neo


"sToP THAT;C0UGHING.n- .n-'How can do itf go
to Keyserson Wood street and get bottle Of his Cough
Pectoia and II that don't cure you your case must be-
desperate indeed" This is specimen Of the cooquy
one hears almost every day in cold catching periods Of
the year. And we can, from actual experiment. cheer
fully concur in the advisers admonion above, for
have tried the Pectoraln in most stubborn case. with
entire success Near two went to Pittsburgh
with one Of the most distressing, contrary, mulsh,
subduable coughs experienced since our advent
upon this mundane sphere. We coughed steadily and
aboriously for one whole week. in hopes Of Hr0 out
but II was no CO. In fact It seemed rather to have i'm
proved by pracce and to have acquired strength pote
cy and dstressi6y by the operation. In this stage Of
the sege we yhed way to Keysers, 140 Wood st.
-procureda fifty cent bottle OF the Pectoraln took II
according to directions and in foryeght hour were
master Of the field, the enemy having uncondtonalyI
surrendered after brief but unequal conflict with 50
formidable an adversary as key'ers famous s.o Cough
DIR. KEYsER's PICTORIAL SYRUP is prepared and
sold by DR. GEORGE II. KEYSER, 140 Wood Street,
n , sold in Columbus by ROBERTS & SAMUEL.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-05-02
PArron Tp.. AnhI n, Ia51. !

PArT0N TFst April III ibJFs
A WONDERFUL OURH.--Some time ago, an old
neqhbor Of mine was very i'll, with bad cough which
every one supposed to be consumption. His relatives
told me that he had taken every remedy they heard Of
without benefit his brother came 70 see him de- and all
were confirmed In the belief that he could not live.
had about the third Of bottle Of your Pectora Syrup
which gave him. and It entirely cured him, to the aston
shment Of all What makes the case more remarkable,
& the extreme age Of the he being about eighty years
old. have no doubt the Pectoral saved his lfe
- J0HMN' GINNIS.