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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-11-26

and'all arrangements Of tAe digestive
functions. For debiIitatcd pei sons
they are particularly recommended,
giving an appetite asd strength to the
whole human frame.
These bitters are scientifically pre-.
pared, and are made ola rare comb ma
tlon Of Roots, Plants. Herbs, Banks and
Seeds, which have been found most cf.
fectual by long Medical EIperiepre
to possess the requisite Tonic Proper.
ties In reiievind and
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-11-26
From, the Men, yo.E. ohs..r.,

From TIE Reir York obserrer
We have had In use for months past one of Vests
Pumps, which has given more satisfaction as a
force and hitting pump than any we have ever used.
II Is one Of great power, aud well adapted for ships
decks. mines factories green houses. graperies, &C.
SAYS.
1t Is recommended for its extreme simplicity or
construction. great strength and consequent dura-
blity and cheapness ofrepar. There is no stuifing
box-the pressure being held by cup pucking like
that upon the working piston, working in a cylin-
der fitted for the1purpose within the upper air cham
her-which think great improv eme ut, as STUN
ing Is liable to be deranged and leak under strong
pressure to say nothing Of the loss by friction inc
dent thereto. IL has also two air-chambers thus
the action OF the valve Is cushioned upon both sides
by air-preventiug water-hammer, and vacuum
and chespy repaired. They work much easier than
any imp we have seen; the inch cylinder
being worked by children in wells 100 feet deep, and
~ they are extremely cheap rs well as simple and
strong, we freely recommend them.
Ct. Neck /. l., 1860.
Ihave used this namp for one summer and winter,
exposed 10 the North West wind coming over Long
Island sound. being the coolest possible exposure
and at time did Il freeze, nor we're we unable at
any time to pump water with great ease.
The undersigned, having TO use "west's Improv-
cd Pumps" cheerfully recommed them as simple,
durable aud powerful In raising and throwing water
and for their OF action, secarity against frost
and low price, believe them superior to all others
Warren Leland, Met. Hotel, New York.
J.W. Pomeroy, Yonkers, N. Y.
Jno. Messereau, N. Y.
Domnck Lawrence, Westchester.
Cambridge Mine, N. c., Juno Is 1861,
d WEST 4 Co.
Gents-The pump which ordered for our Mine In
received aud put to work In our underlay shaft.
which We are sinkfng, We ind that one man Wis
with ease lit 80 gallons per minute, We Hred 10
three and half hours all the water in the shaft
which measures seven by twelve feet and 80 fees
deep, and IL was full when commenced. It an.
swers our expectations in every respect, and our
worknen are highly pleased with Il. 1t will do
great service With but trlhing expense for REPAIRS
Yours. respectfully, BURR HIGeINs
We have plenty such certificates, hut think
these are enough. For Pumps, Hose, Pipe. &c., adj.
dress or gall upon
]. D. WEST L Co. 49, Broadway n. Z
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A Polish Amazo,n.

A letter from Lemberg, publishedin an
English journal, contains the following:
Before leaving Brody I visited the
hospital, and found among the wounded q
young lady of 10. She had received u
wound in the calf of the leg, from which
the doctors had successfully extracted the
ball the day before our visit. | was in
formed that the young lady's name was
Stanislawa Pezylecka, and that she had
left situation near Warsaw, and joined
the insurgents in the hope sof avenging
herself on the Russians for sending her
fatherato Siberia. Those who were near
her in the battle affirm she shot three Cos
sacks with her own hand before she re-
ceived her wound The story Of her es-
cape from the field Of battle is romantics
in the extreme.R Having lain hid for some
hours in the tall reeds by the side Of d
pond she at lasttook courage to look about
her, and at no great distance perceived
the head of man, with long beard, pro-
jccting out Of the water. Feeling Con-
yinced that like herself, the owner Of this
heud was hiding from the Russians, she
managed to attract his attention, and
learned from him that he was an, Italian
called, Antonello,i aud survivor of Ho-
rodyskps p rash enterprise. The Italian Of
course, at once offered his assistance to, the
young lady, who, notwithstanding her
wound, accomplished on foot the distance
-7-about two English miles--tO the Aus
triah frontier. sss5 IL sisea
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The Gutta-percha Tree.

The tree called the Isonandra Gutta,
which furnishes the gutta percha, is a
native of the Indian Archipelago and the
adjacent lands. A few years since this
substance, now Of such widely extended
use, was totally unknown in Europe, for
though from time inImemorial the Ma
lays employed it for making the handles
Of their hatchets and creeses, it was only
iu the year lS43 that Mr.. Montgomery,
an English surgeon, having casually be-
come acquainted with its valuable proper
ties, sent an account of it, with samples,
to the Royal Society, for which he re-
ceived its gold medal The fame of the
new article spread rapidly throughout the
world; science and speculation seized
upon it with equal easerness; it was inn
mcdiately analysed, studied, and tried in
every possible way, SO that it is now as
well known and as extensively used as if
| it had been in our possession for centu-
ries. ... I.I ..g ay# u..,
The Isonandra Gutta is large high
tree, with dense crown of rather small
dark green leaves and round smooth
trunk. The white blossoms change into
a sweet fruit, containing an oily substance
for culinary use. The, wood is soft, spon-
gy, and contains longitudinal cavities
filled with brown stripes of gutta- percha
The original method of the Malays for
collecting the resin, consisted in telling
the tree,which was then placed in slant
ing position, so as to enable the exuding
fluid to be collected in banana leaves
This barbarous proceeding, which, from
the enormous demand which suddenly
arose for the gutta, would soon have
have brought the rapidly rising trade to a
suicidal end, Fortunately became known
before it was too late, and the resin is
now gathered in the same manner as Ca
outchouc, by making iucisious in the bark
with chopping-knife, collecting the thin
white milky fluid which exudes in large
vessels, and allowing it to evaporate in
the sun, or over the fire. The solid re-
siduum, which is the gutta, percha of COM
mercc, is finally softened in hot water,
and pressed into the form of slabs or fiat
pieces, generally foot broad, "a foot and
a half long, and three inches thick. ). ID
Gutta percha has many properties in
common with caoutchoac, being complete
ly insoluble in water, tenacious. but not
elastic, and an extremely bad conductor
of heat aud electricity. The uses of gut.
ia percha are manifold. 1t serves for
watey pipes, for the reception of alkaline
or acid liquids which would corrods metal
or wood, for. surgical Implements, for
boxes, baskets, combs, and variety Of
other articles. Hartwtg's Tropical World
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The Old Monks Picture.

An old Mexican monk in his cell paint
ed an allegorical picture which may now
be seen in the public libraries Of one of
our cities. 1t represents beautiful young
maiden, standing on narrow island with
only room for her feet to rest upon, and
all around her dashes and RACES lake of
fire, The many tongues Of flame leap up
and almost lave her feet, yet she smiles
on all, unconscious of her danger. More
dreadful still, upon each billow's crest
rides a malignant 6end, and they have
closed around the seemingly defenceless
girl, and are winding their foils about
her. one seeking to fasten chains to her
limbs, and others tugging with all their
fendish strength to drag her into the
burning pool. The muscles Of every arm
are knotted with the struggle, and the
hate and malice of the pit is written on
every brow. Yet .serenely the maiden
smiles, for she sees nothing of her danger.
A golden cord of grace, descending from
above is twined amidst her sunny hair,
but death stands overhead ready to cut
the thread A hand of help is reaching
down to her, which she must take or be
lost in the abyss. A company Of attend
ant angels, anxiously waiting her decision,
complstes the picture. .s.,....,..
This is no fancy sketch Of the old
monks brain, but true picture of the
condition of. every one out of Christ
"They stand upon slippery places, and
fiery billows roll beneath them Thou
sands Of tiends are busily at work to en-
sure the SOULS ruin, and the offers Of iner-
cy and pardon must be cut short by
death. Grace is a hand reaching down
from heaven offering US salvation, and
faith is the hand reaching up to receive
it, "rhey that be for US are more than
they that be against us" Oh, will we
not make friends of these blessed attend.
ant angels, by enlisting under the same
great Captain ? Who would stand for
half an hour in such position as this
young girl is represented as standing p
And yet if you have not accepted of sal
vatiou, you are in an immeasurably worse
one. Oh, hasten to take this proffered
hand Of help, Or you must sink in those
burning waves forever p Presbyterian
| Witness.
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Longevity of the Antediluvians.

There are so many causes contributing
to shorten considerably the length of hu-
man life, that we. have completely lost
every criterion BY which to estimate it's ori-
ginal duration and it would be no slight
problem for "a profound physiological
sciehce to discover and explain from a
deeper investigation of the earth, or of as
Economical Influences, which are often sus-
ceptible Of very minute application, the
primary cause ofhuman longevity. Bya
simpler course of life aud diet than the
very artificial, unnatural and over-refined
modes we follow, there are, even at the
present day, numerous examples OF a lon
gevity far beyond the ordinary duration Of
human life. In India it is by no means
uncommonto to meet with men, especially
in the Brahminical caste, more than hun
dred years Of age, and in, the robust, and
|eyen geperatiye ylgor oficonstitution. In
the laboring class of Russia, whose modes
|ofilife are sosimple, there are examplesiof
men living gtomore than a,hundred, hum
dred and twenty, and even hundred and
fifty years Of age; aud although these in
Istances form but rare exceptions, they are
more numerous there than in other Euro
pean countries. There are even renarka-
bic cases Of old inenswho after the entire
loss of their teeth have gained complete
new sett, Us fstheirs constitution had re-
|esiyed new sap Of life, and principle
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AUGUST 81. 1863. /, u 4 ]. ,o'.'..', s.,.-.
, !" Jest the Feller. /"

John j. Owens was playing an engage
ment in Boston, not long ago, and was
dispatched by the managerto perform for
a week or So In one of the interior towns
of Western Massachusetts,. One day,
while sojourningS there,a plain, goodsna-
tured son of the soil came up to him, as
he wasenjoying his after-breakfast cigar,
and addressed him thus: ~. }oags1lat.
81 say, Squire, amt you the, player
chap, that / see in,the theayter last night,
acting,out the funny feller so cute ~.
d The part alluded to was Solon Shingle,
in ''Tho Peoples Lawyer" .5,lu oG9
"Welb' replied John, with that bland
smile of his, 81 guess l am" aia Isst1g1
~ thought so,' said the farmer. tNow
I've been good many tunes to the ), the
ayter, when I've been down in Boston,
and seen a hull lot Of folks playing all
sorts of funny parts, but l never seen any
of 'em who could come anywhere as near
you, Squire! Yes, yeou dew take the
rag off O. the bush, acting out a funny
feller, and no mistake !"~Oa r4iaR sj8
uC Cuultutdu GpluC6u Ills uS0ps SeUbe
of the compliment paid him by graceful
touch of his hat; and his new friend pro-
ceeded: ,y a.iss aeHu ow RI ,15yaRo0 ,
81 never did larf so much in all my
born days; and so did my wife, and as to
my darter, Matilda Jane, L thought she
would have bust. L wonder, Squire, If
you could learn Jour SAM He's cute
sort of chap and is up to all sorts of
queer goings on. Amt nobody as don't
snicker right eout every time they see
him in his tuntrums. / guess he'd make
a funny actor, jest like you, Squire, if he
only had a'chance. 'Spose you scouldn't t
give him chance, couldn't You? If you
ouly let him try his hand awhile, shouldn't
mind binding him eout as APPRENTICE to
the play acting business, not Charge you
much nusher; only take care ON him, and
don't let him into mischief Fact is,
Squire, l think that boyd jest suit You,
for he's kihdiof natural darned fool
auy how" ena li ID I5.a -
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but rare exceptions, may originally have
been the ordinary measure Of the duration
of human life; or at least may afford us
some trace and indication of such q meas
ure, more especiallyas other branches of
natural science offer corresponding analo-
gies. On the other side Of that grea. wall
Of separation which divides US from the
primitive ages, in that remote world SO
little known to us, a standarAiof human
life very different from the present may
have prevailed and such opinion is very
probable, supported as it is by the mani
fold testimony, and confirmed by the sa-
cred record of mans divine origin. sltt
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BEL AIR. MD. FRIDAY M MORNING.

the serving out of the ratians. The wal
ters are all girls, dressed in short white
linen sacks; dark skirts, and, their hair
confined in nets. Everything around the
tables knives, forks, spoons, plate, and
waiters-are kept scrupulously clean. No
beer, wine, or spirits Of any kind can be
bad, but good coffee, soup, tea, and re-
freshingly cool water. The prices of pro-
visions coffee, sugar, &c, in Glasgow are
about the the same as those in New York,
but housc-rent and city taxes are much
lower 5...
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Gymnastics.

In France, gymnastics are becoming q
national institution, and in the Govern.
ment normal schools regular degrees are
given to professors in this art. One Of the
most celebrated gynnasiums in Paris, for
both sexes, is that of NJ. Thevelin, whose
school is attended by young ladies Of the
sErst distinction in Paris. In this respect,
indeed, the French seem to understand the
maxim put forth by their Government,
viz: that to improve their breed of horse
flesh it is necessary. to look after the dam
as we'll as the sire-far better as. regards
the regeneration de yhomose than that Of
the horse, and young ladies are now, al
most without exception, put through .
course Of gymnastics. Theyelin stands
irst in this class of instruction, and signs
self gymnasiarch of the first rank BY reg
ular diploma of of the Government Ecole
Normale. His bust, arms, &c, have been
drawn bYeyery artist and sculptor of Paris,
and exhibit, certainly, most extraordina-
ry development of muscular power. One
day, in his school, the celebrated surgeon,
Nelatin--he who extricated the ball from
the ankle, Of Garibaldi--was examining
his foot. Nelatin's admiration knew no
bounds, and he pronounced the member to
be the most admirably developed specimen
of power and elasticity he had ever seen
on human body Theyelin was weak
and almost puny child, aud owes his pres
ent extraordinary power Of limb and cool
ness Of head to the steady perseverance 10
the practice Of gymnastics, combined with
sober living. o,,,.. -. ,o. F...;k Il ~ n
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4oetieal>
BE THOU CONTENT


Be thou content be still before ..
His face, at whose right hand doth reign
Follness Joy for evernore:
Without whom all thy toll is vain
He is thy living spring, thy sun, whose rays
Make glad with life and light thy dreary days
BE thou content.
... e. Gr 1.I.0 VII = u. 1iE'
Art thou all friendess and alone, =. I
Hast none in whom thou canst confide2
God careth for thee, lonely one .....jt -. ,
Comfort and help will He provide -
He sees thy sorrows and thy hidden grief z.
He knoweth when to send thee quick relief:
,,r. ..a Be thou content. -
t Lay not to heart whatc er of i'll
Thy foes may falsely speak of thee;
Let man defame thee as he will, tf..
God hears and judges righteously.
Why shouldst thou fear, if God be on thy side
Mans cruel anger, or malicious pride y
'r. .H t Be thou content. ua.s .s
We know for US a rest remains,
When God will give us sweet release
From earth, and all our mortal chains,
And turn our sufferings into peace.
Sooner or later death will surely come
To end our sorrows, and to take us home:
BE thou content.
Home to chosen ones, who here ....,
Served their Lord faithfully and well
WHO died in peace, without fear,
And there in peace forever dwell;
The Everlasting is their Joy and stay, WI
And the eternal Lord himself doth say,
Be thou content Gerhard.
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MlstGllane0us.
Dining Houses for the Million.

In the city of Glasgow an example wor-
thy of very general imitation has been set,
in providing eatiug-houses where cheap
meals of excellent food can be obtained
by mechanics aud laborers and others. ~
These have been called "Kitchens for the
Million" They are,simply public dining
rooms like our restaurants, where whole
some aud substantial rriissss.. rriissss.. Gan be obtainod
for fourpence, sterliug--about eight cents,
These are charity institutions nor
common soup-kitchens, but healthy COM
mercial cnterprses--a great Improvement
upon old.fashioned dining-houses in sup
plying mechanics With palatable and cheap
meals; and yielding the proprietorsa hand
some profit TIE fame of these eating es-
tablishments having reached London, a
correspondent of the Times paid them a
visitand writes in high terms of their man
agement. He says :-"For fourpence-
shalfpenny got a pint of pea soup,Ia plate
sf hotiminced collops (naiaced beefsteak
s!mwed) aplatcof potatoes and half pound
# 'feal. MI. Stirling, wealthy gentle
vi'ds't.$ iAetF, Sob iUT Ghe same Sum pinJ VI
abdoull, d pate. Of cold beef, a plate Of pota-
toes, and a slice Of plum pudding. After
we had thus dined We called--in passing
through the lower roomA-for i cup Of cof-
fee and slice of bread and buttcr, and
were supplied, on paying twopeace, with q
large cup Of coffee and milk, and four
ounces Of bread, butter, &c. The remark
able feature of this entertainment was
that every article was of the best quality
Better broth, soat potatoes, and meat are
MOTTO beihad ID any club in London than
Ia these Glasgow dining,rooms. AT nc
railway station that I have ever stopped
at in Great Britain are such coffee, milk,
bread, and butter ever.sold at. ALL"
,fES These cheap dining. rooms, Of which
there are several ID Glasgow, have been
undertaken BY q company, aud the cook
ing is al performed Id d special central
depart.nent 1uhconnectcd with tie dining
rooms, where tho food is kept warm for
the customers, The diniag g-rooms are spa
cions,lyery clean and neat ;and eaeh presi'
ded over bya matron who superintends
t35t
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The WAY OF fWRITINa,MoDE Ro-
MANcEs. Accomplishing good deal in
avery little time, we should think 81 Nj
1"Albert rode.with the speeds.nf AN ar.
row to the garden, sprang from his steed,
Ikea squirrel overithe hedge, .writhed like
q snake through the palings, few like a
hawksto the arbor, crept up to her all un-
seen, threw himself passionatelya atlhlr
feet, swore frantically that he, would shoot
himself, was, howeverimmediately heard,
seated himself in blessed dslight0 At her
side, sank aon her bosom, swan in . sen
of bliss--all this was the work Of ia Sc
cond." .i,aaaoa u
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M YANKEE BATHING. Kendall, of the
40. Peayuae, relatesathe following
which occurred iu bis presence some time
ago, at Baden Baden, in Germany: haa
AT this, junction we were joined by an
English party, when the subject matter
brought under discussion was bathing 5sif
81 take cold sponge bath every morn,
ing when at home, said John Bull.
$50 do retorted. the Yankee 49,
= aWinter and summer continued the
Engfshman.. i'sa s.'p'o2'2es i.iF's'''l' 81
. IN J system exactly,a responded .the
Yankee. pug ha-n.i''e2 7''f1 gii : 1870 eNf''9
.hq"Is your. weather and water cold?',o DUE e
ried John BnfT.aiaas stsil 81 ~ syla = tsAosi'
T eRight chilly,,' coutinued Brother Jon :l
athan@ ii@ bef a8sssi NJ No. Rfgtaa5 % sss
cold ~ inquired John. aes RI
cold 'thatsthe water all 'ffeezes ass /
pourit down my back, and rattles upon
the 4foor Ii the shape of hail r responded
the ~ ankce with the same cunning twin
gof Che eye aWere You III the next
room to me in America, and could hear
me as Fam taking my sponge bath Of 4
cold winters mor1ing you would think I
was pouring dried beans down my back. =
| a. 10
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III Co., Mrs. Fitzdragon has long been
waiting to visit Highgate-wood Cemetery,
and the other Gay she said TO her bus-
band:ts on have never yet taken me 10
the cemetery No, my DEAR he re.
piled, "thatlis a pleasure I hare yet had
only in anticipation, ISomebody said
"wrctch. !" 4
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sD~ A club Of henpecked husbands met
once week--that being their only day Of
enjoyment and rest. When they adjourn
ed, they called Il the rising Of the rlEIE
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-08-21

n6S- An old lady ID Holland, whose
sole occupation was housewifery, scrubbed
her,sittingsrooln floor until she fen through
into the cellar sss5xo a.Aal. si5la
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-08-21

@ The shorthand writer Of the House
Of Commons stated ia his evidence before
the select committee on private bill legis-
lation that he received two guineas a-day
for attendance before committees to take
notes Of the evidence, and Sd per folio of
~ words for making copy from his
notes. Last year he received for business
thus done for the committees on private
bills 96, ,667, consisting Of gl, ,682 for at {
tendance fees and e4,985 for the tram
scripts; this does not include the charges
In respect Of committees on public mat
ters. He is appointed for the House Of
Lords also. So much Of the business as
he cannot execute by his own establish
ment he transfers to other shorthand wri-
tiers on rather lower terms, but he himself
keeps staff of zen short-hatid WRITER'S
Each Of these has at least one clerk who
can read bis shorthand, but the most ef.
icient' course is found TO be that he have
two such clerks, each Of whom (and him.
self also) taking in hand d portion of the
notes, dictates to quick writers, SO that the
mode of transcribing is by writing from
dictation and notify copying. There is d
great strain and pressuteiin order to get
the transcripts to the law stationers in
time for the requisite number of copies
to be ready when the committee meet
next morning. .1l3l In the height of the
season, the witness mentions, he provides
refreshments for about fifty persons cm-
ployed, at his Office during the evening,
many Of them until midnight, and often
later. saoa 231a adt tefi i&7oas aaw Il ,-fa
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-08-21
VOL. 'VII.--NO. "a.
Long Speech.

On one Of those memorable days. when
the .Kalsas Nebraska -bill,, was. being de-
bated, Senator Seward tanned Douplas on
the shoulder and whispered in bis ear
that he had some aBourbon" IN, i the Sen,
ator's private room. which was twenty
years old, and upon il he desired 70 To- ,ya get
DoucIass SD eiitiidaament aTbe Little Gianfy
declined, Stating that he meant to sneak
in few moments, and wished his brain
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