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KEOKUK IOWA: MONDAY, MAY &C. 1862

to blend instruction with entertainment.
TO move on children's hearts 90 az TO pro-
Fduce . lasting effect, it is comparatively
easy to msrely interest them. Almost
any one who has resd or heard good
story, can retail it to the children 50 as
to please them. If amateur speakers
would be willing TO be more simple, and
attic empt = less grand affair, they would
ofensr succeed in interesting the audience.
Whenever Won see an appropriate story
in paper, cut it out, and put it away
for future use, II you hear an anecdotc,
write down enough to recall it to you. II
you VIII merely tell two or three stories.
tending 70 one moral. and tell them well,
your speech will be voted success, and
Be very likely 10 do good One who would
draw from cask, must fill it. Hc who
would present all elective address, must
first prepareit. il can easily be done at
odd times, otherwise lost---those spare
moments which fare the golden dust OF
time" f
Usually II is unwisc to have the regu-
lar lessons of the Sabbath school interfer.
ed with BY speeches. 1t ist particularly
dangerous 70 allow gentlemen TO address
the school whose abilities you are unac-
quaiIied with. 1t breaks into and affects
the influence Of the lesson. Regularity
is ali-important 10 dealing with numbers.
The superintendent own judgment must
determine when this rule shall be sus-
pended.
Speakers must not count too mnch on
doing vast deal of good all at once
They mus not be disguised If they can
not move the audience to tears. II Is not
likely that they will hare many datin..
their conversion from the day of the speak
er's maiden effort. Sunday school work
ers must be willing to labor without any
present reward. This is their honor Il
IL for this. that they deserve their credit.
They will see but little success, and will
often be discouraged.
We have read calculations Of the nun
ber of pounds weight Of lead and iron in
battle expended to kill each man, and
have been astonished at the quaLtity
wasted-utterly lost. If it takes so much
labor TO kill man, what must be reauir-
cd to save him Think Of the number
Of sermons preached, and the few conver-
sions. Wha. list Of wasted sermons
would be exhibited IN !; ca eulalion of tue
number delivered to each convert! We
must not copn, on doing much--that is,
on influencing many. One of our shots
may tell, and penetrating some iron-clad
heart compensate for the useless enes. -
But our guns arc not Of heavy caIibre,
and We are inexperienced artillerists. We
win keep up the fire, however, as long as
We have round Of ammunition left and
can reach the enemy. But we must not
be disappointed If we merely check his
advance. There are many aMerrimsco
hearth, and but few Monitors TO meet
them. We are to do our work, trusting
to Providence for its effect. 1--WE are
put here, not to date God 3 works. but TO
prepare for their forthcomipg."
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ITHE GREAT WABASH VALLEY

Fare ~ low Is by any other Route!
UJs AK for Tickets by way Of the Great WAba, b
Valley Route, and be sure you get them -
IT New and Elegant Sleeping Cara are run from
Quincy 10 Lafayette. 2G0 milssj that psase :,
can get good nights resi-, hils pursuin
ney-
AT Baggage Checked from Ksekuk toAli i'm per-
tant places, East and South.
N.B...Ttckets Tar sale at the corner OF
Aaiasnd I'd streets, keokuk, Iowa and s't be Com
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Qntncy Illinois.
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TALKING no CHTLpREr.

!. Speeches should be brief. Length /,
not strength. Few persons can hold th,
attention Of children for more than T.,
minsses. Mere attention on their part
or even their assertion that they under
stand subject, il not ut oil reliable.-
They will often stupidity listen, withoa
interest or grasping = single idea. Ash
them If they comprehend il, and they vii
say, AYes." Question them, and you vii
say, "No-"
ii 10 very common to ask children Ques.
hons during the remarks, to keep their
attention. This Is good plan. though
IN some respects dangerous. unless you
are familiar with the school. You may
sometimes receive answers not anticipated,
which will probably alter the eject you
were intending to produce.
A gentleman was addressing the chill.
dren Of mission Sunday school, in . very
solemn manner, and ask ed them what Nod
6rst made. A ragged urchin, Who hsd
not : due regard ior propriety, shouted
out, *Catsl"s Whether the remainder Of
the address was serious or nos, it il eer-
tain that it required serious efforts to pre-
serve proper sobristy. .
This ID not quite 20 unfostanate % the
s141Ti6knes ~ aSlergy nss IL Maine, WIS
was opposed % hsving any mirth in Sun
dsJ seheol. He thought it isjarious to
III Ard nunscsssary for the entertainment
Of tn children. He offered TO address
ne school and shoN that thsy could Is
vol entsrtainsd seriously. Fam crodibly
axsn1ed that the following dialogue en-
suedl:I stIh s ii hDJl 1E
children, am going to tell you about
Peter. Who knows Who Psser uas!?
Go answer WAS made.
'Can hot any one-those large girls
tell Ne who Peter was?"
Still no reply. 3I 81
"Can any little boy or girl in the school
tell NJ who Peter VAST" G A T
II can said 4 Lille fellow in the
further corner. s .8 Saes.
"Ah, that's good boy. Now you come
up on the platform BY my side, and stand
up in THU chm, md tsll shoss hrgS gisslS
who Pc OF was
jimmy did as he vas bid, and in lie
shria voice Of childhood repeated,
Peter, Peter, punklp enter. as Ass s#56t II
had viis I'D eosia q keep A.p--.
At this point he WAS stopped, but not
before tho full point was taken by the
scheol, and Mother Goose's posm appre-
eiated, IN Il
Its dangerous asking questions Of chill
dren. They are what. we Yankees ell
"cute;" and will often throw an inexpefi-
encsd speaker into confusion. StilL il
one is sure Of his audience, or 10 SO ready
as to be able easily to turn any nal q
pr0pos remark to account, it sometimes
hesrs .c ksSr :hhsiI attention to let them do
part .of The talking, M
No person has night to make astupid
address to children, if he can, by pra-
paration. make 2 good one. Whether 1t
be humorous or solemn, it must be good.
"a solenn nothing il - wicked q wit
ty nothing" Every dry address isa posia
tive iniurT y them, for mankind are but
too ready to connect stupidity With ssli7
gion. There is usually 6dt littIs excas{
for not interesting cAil9En,s ftrsNlils i
may require superior and varied psWsss
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a RRIYALS AND DEPARTURES
LA OF
RAILROAD TRAINS

Northern Train isssss daily ds,s exec ped at
ITO n. M. and arrives nj 40 y. m.
Mssssin Train leaves daily tnundsys excerted} si
1Nc = m and 20 p "a And arryes At I2.eD NJ. and
500 p. m.
At Hamilton Depot, T rains on the WsLasb Valley
Railroad arrive daily, except spndsys, ai4eelsekp D.
M. and depsrtdaify y,Eundsysexcepted, sts.3o 4. M
Eusses conpeet with this city
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On NIGHT TRAINS TO
Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore.
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OF Ohio, Kentucky, lndisaa. uiiDois, Wiseorefp :
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The P0nnsytvnRIA Raflfs,ad aiso connects n Pitta
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To and from any po1nt la The Wes, Jy the Pennsyl-
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Two Trains each way Daily.
On and sftsr TUESDAY, nay OtA, 1889, ana
until further notice, I'VE 4ASly TrssSs viii
run each wsy Sundays e1csl'tsd) asSellovs:
ExHRESS and NAIL TRAIN
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sat kddyyttts at....-.. - =. =
Leaves Enayviiie at.--.-......,.,. 500 =. -.
Arrives at ksoknk u -. ". re 90 =.
aau asaGi MlXED TRAIN anH af
LoAses ksOknk kAt.....,......... 49,. 3eo0 49,
Anlvcs q Eaoyslils at tsOO =. -
Leases AdAyvtiis tt... .......... 1YsS0 4. ~
ARRIVES 1t Aeoklk At'.... 7;1o - -
IL Passenger from Ksokuk nsk cure con nsr-
ioAs xish sagea for osk ,pss AotAas
points,
Through tickets - low q tho lowest
Por pointsin Middle, Western an rn lows.
kansas, NsbfaskA, -. ,ean b hsA q tAe Once.
m TlCkET OHRHCEy 1sEa
Atthe Depotofths sconpesy, ,fess s9s!.lnees ssrssk
may6-d&w 9s,ass. Spperints tsndsnt.
AHAVlNG SALOON.
~ s4@ fess gyFs1slTT7.
III. DCPnGh has NOV ID Into ihS room formerly
occupied By Dinner, ON Tbtid-st.
Sharing and Aair Cu1tins done vnA naatnsss ard
dispatch. ,tss ~ n - ---. /.
:, Asspara.e room hasessn at,ed up for kadissAnd
Children. u Ma H57F~-g
UTCuatomers sreinvited to cali. ;nhsd
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(DVnT-OFFICE DIRECTORY.

Arrival ~ the MAkls. b
Eastern nsiIarriv daIly tSsndays excepted Vi.
Plymouth, ats o'clssk. p.
~. Louis and Soathern Mail arriye dali,
excepied3 ~ s,p.m.
Western Msiiarrirsf dali, ts1esi suiea, 90
o'clock, M.
Bariiagion Asiiarrives daily leAe:Yi sunAays 1t
~ pm.
CsrthaEe and Plymouth Nail asrivs Aaiiy sAaaAs,
sxesstsd1 stk,pm.
Charleston mail u ri-psskIyj arrives rani.ys
Ihursdays and ssturdays.At7 pm.
ClosinE OF The MALTA.
ksstsrn NAH cioses daily texcsI Saturday ep.
n.
d. Louis and Southern Maieloses daily (HxtuYdar
sxcsptsd)at6p u.
Buriington MsiIcioses daily texcertsstnrdays) u
or.n.
Western Mall closes daily tesespt Sol urdsy d at
o'clock y. M. &
GArhaRsand Piynsa.h Nail cios-s iiy fsaturds ~
Fwxe.rted, st ep. m.
chafieston AAiInri-~eekfy3 closes Mondays We'd
nssdsys and Pridsys. .ntGam
III The Post Once viii be open on Sundaysfron
pte ioo'eiock,a.n. J.E HOW ELL,P.
The national Republican., 1862-07-30

PINEY POINT.-Some OF our friends Just re-
turned from Piney Point, are quite rapturous
In their descriptions Of the natural and artf
cial attractions of that long favorlte place o.
resort. Shade, sea. breezes, fish and fishing
oysters, bathing and boating, are refreshing
even to hear Of under the broiling sun o.
Washington.
Among the new accommodations at Pney
Point, are the cottages put up by the propris'
tor OF the Pavilion Hotel" now eight in mum,
Der, and to be increased. His guests have, at
their option and without extra charge, rooms
10 these cottages, while taking their meals at
the Hotel.
A new, splendid and fast boat the Keyport,
goes down to Piney Point from this city every
Saturday, arriving there at six o'clock In the
evening, and leaving Piney Point to return on
Sunday afternoon. This gives those who make
the round trip nearly twenty four hours at the
Point, in addition 10 the sail and the enjoyment
OF the scenery Of the majestic Potomac
The national Republican., 1862-07-30

WAsHISoroN NAVY YARD. Our people are
hoping that the Secretary OF the Navy will
order the construction at the navy yard here
Of one or more Of the new steamboats, needed
for the service. Construction Is nowhere more
economical, aud the machinery and appoint
ments OF the yard for work are very COM
plete. Most of the necessary timber can
be obtained In the vicinity, and the amount of
disengaged labor here is very great ln the
commercial places at the North, the business Of
ship bulldog, and especially OF steamboa,
building for private account, has become SC
active that all sorts Of labor connected with
them are In good demand and command high
wages This is not so here, and the Govern
ment can therefore do a certain amount o
work at the Washington navy yard cheaper
than any where else.
The national Republican., 1862-07-30
y BY TELEGRAPH
FROM THE sOUTHw e EsT .
skirnAA d Bolivar, Tennssase'
GRAND JUNCTION, MISS, EVACUATED
THE REBELS I'm POSSESSION
The Memphis and Charleston Railroad MMtly
In their Possession.
The ssesssser Guy OF .lssos Fired
tse1O.
numsolds taken Pssssssio. Of BY asssis'
THEY HOLD THE MOBILE AND OHIO RAILROAD,
AND HAVE TORN Up TEN OR TwELvR MILES
OF THE TRACK.

CAIRO, July 2S,-There was q skirmish at
Bolivar, Tennessee, between our forces sta
toned there and party Of rebels yesterday
No particulars have yet been received.
1t 10 reported that our forces have evacuat.
ed Grand Junction, Mississippi and that the
place is now occupied by rebels. They have
possession Of almost all that portion oi the
Memphis aud Charleston Railroad and be.
tween Menphi, and Coriuth.
The steamer City Of Alton OH her way from
Memphis, was fired into twice yesterday, just
just before reaching Columbus.
CHICAGO, July 2sth.--A special despatch to
the Times, dated Cairo. says that the rebels
have taken possession Of Humboldt, and now
hold the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, and thai
they have torn up the track some ten or twelve
miles.
A special dispatch 10 the Tines from Mem
phis says that Captain Gwin, Of the gunboat
Tyler, reports eight killed and seventeen
wounded on bis boat during the late engage
ment with the ram Arkansas. He accuses
Lieut.. Hunter, commanding the Queen Of the
Wees, with behaving In most cowardly man.
ner, having made no effort whatever 10 bring
his vessel into action. The officers Of the Lan-
caster say that the Queen Of the West was the
first boat that discovered the Arkansas, and
ran for protection to the fleet without firing o
gun, and In disobedience to signals 10 aid the
Carondolet. while the latter was engage
at close quarters with the Arkansas.
The national Republican., 1862-07-30
Communicated.

WASHINGTON, July 20, 1862.
noticed Id your paper of this morning an
article headed " An Order" purporting to be
from the semi ds,rusted Star OF last evening
that deserves q passing remark. The repre-
sentation Ia, that II emanates from one of the
public Offices in this city, and that the head
thereof is sadly "psined " by the " indiscree,
"gratuitous declarations" and 4" discussions Of
doubtful propriety and pertinacious tendency u
that are said to occur frequently among the
clerks in that office, and therefore, the said
chief of this unfortunate and incongruous bu
reau orders, that " during the business hours
the clerks OF this Office are expected to pursue
that plain path hof duty which cannot be mis-
taken"
1t is quite natural for party that cannol
maintain Its position by fair reason and argu
ment, TO seek such an austere and arbitrary
style Of defence. Men who daily utter ssnti-
ments that ARE more betting Richmond than
Washington, In the Offices OF the various De-
partments, go unrebuked, but 1t is always the
same as in this case, the complaint is all
against one side. Truth never suffers, but
grows bright under discussion. Not that l re-.
commend these discussions In business hours,
but this partial censorship is wnat merits the
protest Of A CLERK
The national Republican., 1862-07-30
VIII Negroes Fight

10 We EuuOT Q We htptOncun
Dogmatically, as II behooves senility, the
National Inteligeneer, In It's issue Of Saturday
last, asserts that the negro is not fighting
race.
1t Is altogether useless, nay, 1t Is impossible
to discuss the above, or any other question,
with highly respectable and decorous paper,
whose general comprehension is some two hun.
dred years behind our epoch, whose reasoning
powers are atrophisd, and for whom any (what.
ever) results Of modern science are a terra In.
cognita.
We propose the following solution:
The influence Of the National Intelligence,
with the Administration 10 paramount.
Will the Inteligsncer use II to get for us q
permission 10 raise regiment, or at least a
company, Of Americans from African descent
After six weeks drill Of company, say one
hundred and fifty men, we will challenge one
hundred and sixty foot or horse Of the best
F. F. V.'s, the numerous relations Of the Ma
tional InteLigencer therein included G.
The national Republican., 1862-07-30
EMIGRATION TO MISSOURI,
Correspondence OF the National Republican
JEFFERSON CRY, No,

July 10, 1852
We are pushing on the cause Of emancipation
here. We want emigration from the free States
to help u.s. Every free white male citizen Of
the United States, who may have attained
the age Of twenty.one years, aUd who shall
have resided in this State one year before an
election, the last three months whereof shall
have been 10 the county, Or district, In which
be offers to vote, shall be deemed qualified
elector Of all elective officers: Provided, That
no soldier, seaman, or mariner In the regular
army or navy Of the United States, shall bs en-
titled to vote at any election 10 this State.
The emigrant then may be q voter within
one year after setting loot on the soil of Mis-
souri,.
do not believe that this State is excelled BY
another 10 all the elements of greatness and
prosperity, aud II offers extraordinary induce.
mants tn capital and free labor.
This emigration can settle the question for
us, aud should like to see II encouraged by
the friends Of emancipation everywhere.
The national Republican., 1862-07-30
From Fortress Monroe.
Rebel Movements.

FoRrRrss MoaRoE, July 2s.---Soms days ago
ss wss reported in this correspondence, In
formation was obtained that a large rebel force
was being concentrated In the neighborhood oil
Petersburg and along the banks Of the James
river, between the junction Of the Appomattox
aud James rivers aud Richmond.
On Friday, the 25th instant, when the Union
prisoners were being conveyed from Richmond
to City Point, at every side track and turnout
they passed trains Of cars ladsned with rebel
troops headed towards Richmond, and some
rebel officers offered as an apology for bring.
Ing down our prisoners In freight cars that they
we're using all their passenger cars 10 moving
troops to reinforce jackson. II 10 more than
possible that this was all merely movement
Intended to disguise the fact that the rebels are
now In strong force between Richmond and
the Appomattox river, and that they are still
collecting forces 10 that direction. What
strengthens this view Is the evident pains taken
to inform our prisoners and officers In charge
that the movement Of troops was to reinforce
Jackson.
The mail steamer from Harrison's Landing
b rings no news.
The national Republican., 1862-07-30
--latest from the Army of
the Potomac.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY oY THE PoroNAc,
Jnlv 90 1880


July 80, 1862.
DR.. Williams, who has been held prisoner at
Salisbury, North Carolina. for several months
and whs arrived here on Saturday, having been
unconditionally released. states that for ten
days after the battles in front of Richmond
one thousand rebel troops passed through that
town daily on their way to Richmond, and
more were on their way.
The DOCTORS window overlooked the railroad
and depot, giving him q good opportunity Of
ascertainng what was going on. These troops
came from James Island and Eastern Georgia
Among other facts that the doctor ascertained.
was that IL 900 troops were at Charlottesville
awaiting transportation to Richmond that
$4,000 conscripts had been raised in each OF
the States Of Tennessee and Georgia since the
9th Of July, and proportionate number in
each Of the extreme Southern States. He heard
the adjutant Of Col. Goodwin, who commands
the post at Salisbury, and who had Just come
from Richmond, state that the adjutant Of
Gen. Hill told him that the rebels had l73,OOO
troops engaged in the seven days battle.
He was accompanied by DR.. Stone, who wa
taken prisoner at Ball Rup, and who corrobo-
rates the statement 20 far as relates to the
movements of troops. On their way up to
Richmond they passed long trains Of empty
cars on their way south. II these stsfemeuts
nit u"e, auu tuero is every TtasOH 10 DeneVe
they are true, II shows that the rebels are stalk
ing their all in this State, by concentrating
within It's borders an overwhelming force.
General Mcclellan spent the entire day yes
terday In visiting the different hospitals, speak.
Ing words of encouragement to the sick and
wounded, and seeing that their wants were
properly administered to.
The boats to day brought down 495 wounded
from Richmond, leaving about seven hundred
yet to come.