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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-05
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A correspondent of the Brooklyn Times
furnishes taat paper with an srnusing ac-
count OF his experience with terrier which
Ahe bought from dealer on the TecoDmen-
dation that he was .'suci,F ratter." He
had some trouble at first in getting = rat on
which to try bis ''pup." He, succkeded at
last, and says: .r.rsr, .., f..sss.,
However, the next day was. 80 forsu-
nate as TO secure from boy in the market
fine old line bob-tail rat, whose furious
efforts 70 chaw every thing within reach,
gave promise Of glorious sport to Nip. Took
the rat home, called in my dog, and told my
wife, if she wanted to see the way that ter
rier did rats, to come down in the tbase-
ment She came down and shut the door,
just in time, too !; for as soon as Nip saw, rat,
he, Nip, my ratter, for which paid the old
gent five dollars, made a most unmi stakabl
coward1y movement toward the. hall,
wife, on7a chair, said the dog did not ap-
pear to see the rat
Told wife to keep her breath. Thought
would no. give, Nip any reason for seeing
the rat again so, ! tied the string that
held therat to the dogs hind leg He saw
the rat that time, and jumped on the chair by
wife, Wife laughed and showed him oG
Tried the stove next. Got off the stove
without being showed. The rat however,
being an old stager, and not being used to
Nfp's ret reafn aafnspt, made demonstration on
Temple ever made 6esttbelieve little Flora
limits than dog, and rat made f5afa same
room: ..f F...s, .s...,.,...s ~
First heat dog had the lead, cIosley fol-
lowed by rat, who, on. striking the halt!
mile pole (foot stool in the corner), broke
badly !; in fact, nearly broke his back, and
before he could oe brought down Che was
sliding on his back. dog led him by whole
length off the string. Didn't stop for wind,
but started off on the second heat. Got off
well together (tied) and went finally
around neck and tail, until they reached the
judges stand (wife standing on chair)
against which dog brought up solid, bring
ing judge down in a style pre- emlnently
sudden, if not dignified and that heat was
decided against dog you may bet, and it
was only after much persuasion that the
Judge would again take her stand. r,
,r The third heat may be .aptly termed
dead beat. They got off as well apart as
the dog conveniently could. and sailed
lively until just as they struck the last quar-
ter, when the rat which ran about as well
on his back as on his legs, SHE'D the track;
and got rather queerly wound around
table leg. Dog kept on as fast as the string
and length of his hind leg would let him.
On raising the rat he was found noncompos,
totally defunct, in fact, dead. Nip was
much better off. rp "
Wife said that dog couldn't kill mice.
Told her that he had cetainly killed thatrat;
but on viewing the feat in scientific light,
must confess did not feel quite satisfied
with the performance of my pet, and the
next morning gave him away to railkman,
who wantd a ratter to free his stable from
the depredations Of the vermin. have not
been able to ascertain which left him first.
the rats or the dog.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-05
An Arab Story.

In the tribe of Neggeddeh, there was a
horse whose fame was spread far and near,
and / Bedouin Of another tribe, by name
Daher, desired extremely to possessit Hav-
ing offered for it, in vain, his camps and his
whole wealth, he hit at length upon the fol-
lowing device, by which he hoped to gain
the object of his desires. He resolved TO
stain his face with the juice Of an herb. to
clothe himself with rags, to tie his legs and
neck together, SO ss to appear Ike Jane
beggar. Thus equipped, he went to wait
for Naber. the owner Of the horse, who he
knew was to pass that way. Wien he saw
Naber approaching on his beautiful steed. he
cried out in a weak voice, 81 am poor
stranger, for three days have been unable
to inove from this spot to seek food. am
dying; help me, and Heaven viii reward
you." The Bedouin kindly offered to take
him. upon hisahorse, sand take HIM home;
but the rogue replied, 81 cannot, ! have no
strength left" nl Hsdaarsg ytsya
, Naber touched. with pity. dismounted,
led his horse to the spot, and, with great
difficulty got the seeming beggar on his
back. No sooner did Daher feel himself in
the saddle, than he put spurs to the horse,
and gallopcd off, calling out rs he did so, s'it
is !, Daher, / have got the horse and ! am
off with it," Naber called after HIM to stop
and listen. Certain of not being PURSUED,
he turned and halted a short distance from
Naber, who was armed with spear. s.You
have taken my horse" said the latter. "and
since heaven has SO wlled it, wish you
muchjoy of il; butt conjure you not to tell
any one how you obtained It," "And why
not ?" asked Daher. Because" said the
noble Arab, ..'another man might be really
i'll, and men would fear TO help him. You
would be the cause Of a refusal to perform an
act Of charity, for fear of being duped as |
have been" Struck with shame at these
words, Dahsr was silent for moment, then.
springing from the horse, returned it to its
owner, embracing him, inviting him to his
tent, where they spe1t few days and be-
came fast friends for life. - Lamartine
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-05

Did you ever see our baby ,s2.
-o'l s,s ,ss Little Trot? .e,s
With her blue eyes sparkling bright,
Lucious cheeks of rose and white,
Lips of glowing ruby light, Il fffst
Tell you what,
She is just the sweets est baby,
$50 e Of the lot
You don't think so !? You ne'er saw. her
ag.a "A s'ss y 1 Ifyou could, Il ii ra
Mong her pretty playthings gathering,
While her little tongue was chattcring,
And her nimble feet a pattering, I
rgT Think you would
Say with me, she. was the sweetest, ]
-, Ifyou should.
Every grandma''s. only darling.
sa,e asa suppose,
To her eye (it's not pity).
Is, as bright and fresh and pretty, 9..s,s
Is sascunning and as witty ,s'gnt I
-gtrg fg VI m As my rose, -hre
Heavenly Father spare them to US,
.. ,.. sln sSg s. ELL life's close, !, .ssa 81
Frances D. Gage. .i9ho3 aikhAt
IN b f -. .ftsaF. -as = 4.H.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-05

The Portland Advertiser says: "In the
warrant for town meeting in . neighboring
town, few weeks since, one OF the articles
was to see if the town would authorize the
erection ofa flag staff. One old Copper.
head patriarch. on the day Of the meeting
was heared to ask his freni what kind Of
a flag it was proposed to display, upon ths
staff. "rhs Stars All Stripes ofcolrse."
repliel the trien1, ~ thought So" sAil
the oil sh,ll back; II knew 1t was sons
I'D Ba,k R,lu5liiln project" -
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holders, that beleve in God this country
has. come to what it has, having slavery ev.'

holders, that believe in God this country
has. come to what it has, having slavery ev.'
erywhsre. 57in' e'a'''e ser assdT d.
Sir, great justice, late IL not early, will
be heard. These men who voted to repri.
mand and insult John Quincy Adams living.
when he was dead could not find 5rds to
express their reverence for his memory
And the same thing nas taken place during
the present winter in reference to one Of the
Heading abolitionists 10 this country. You
called him y his lifetime = keeper of an un-
der, ground abroad You exhausted the
catalogue Of vile epithets to hurl against him
And when he was dead you mourned for
him as for one who had stood up for the
truth before God; now the Pariah. marble is
not white snonghfor his monument. j
I would not, sir, have thus digressed in
remarks but that may never again lft up
my voice in this Chamber. and 4 desire to
have. it known by my children and men who
come after me that one descendant from
those who for three hundred years have
struggled and suffered for. rational liberty
never heard STAKEHOLDER boast of his mas.
terry and take pride in his defense of traitors
without standing up, to rebuke him, to say
With full voice 70 his face, "Get thee behind
- ,Satan.'' ,s.,,.r,. ,.syJ " ,.,-...... q 81
's"' "'o' ~--7-'- : f.nouaue in ref
erence o'slavcholders, do not mean ~
-clude all in this House who may fall within
that category. do not allude TO all these
gentlemen from the border States. 1 do not
include aA those gentlemen. Ay, sir. ard
myyheart warns toward them when think
Of that State that has recently given her
voice in favor Of emancipating her slaves.
Your beroism commands the admiration Of
the country, denonncing. the wrong, and be.
ing ready to give your slaves, and let them
60 to fight the battles Of the country. And
1 could almost forgive the boastings of the
member from Maryland when he toldus that
he had been a STAKEHOLDER, but that his slaves
had all run away. i was glad when I heard
that he, like myself, was obliged to cultivate
q few acres of land by, hired and paid labor.
And. when he said the patriarchal relation
had been, destroyed by General Butler, I
said to myself "Thapk God for General But
ler -
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-05

Like everything else, our common schools
are working great revolution. The dim
twilight is fast reced'ng, and the bright day
so long and so anxiousty hoped for is near
at hand. The sold dispensation" with Its
advocates is almost played ou.,'' and the
improved methods. are beirg adopted with
success We are a fast people We live in
fast age, and happily, our common schools
are keeping up with the times. 7' w E
The advantages of the system, and dis.
advantages of its absence, are to be seen in
the different sections Of our Union. Upon
the success of our common schools depend
our liberty, our government, and the per-
petuity of,our institutions. f1.
The masses must be educated. Every
school must become an academy, and every
teacher professor. A higher standard of
qualification must be required, and higher
salaries paid. Will these things be They
will. There is evidently "a good time CON-
ing 'ar.A .aR ts.-.HE at.. az- j.. u. ~
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-05
GENERAa MEADE.

#.. E ...
The door isjust opening, and the General
steps without, clad for departure. A tall
almost slender, well-knit frame; some J.
what swarthy, but refined face; black
whiskers and mnstache, now well mixed
with gray; eyes in which the quiet repose
of meditation would seem more natural
than the quick and severe glance Of inquiry
which has become their habit, hands t hat
move with something Of nervous impatience
in the process of drawing on gloves--this
is what an observer perceives in a passing
look ata commander who does not pos
sess the love, but who has the almost uni
versal respect of the army which he has
led on to one important victory, and which
he has not betrayed, like others before him,
INTO single blunder. As he mounts his
horse, with number of his staff beside
him, and rides through the broken sun.
light among the pines, the salutes of the
guards are given to an officer,too lpunctli-
Gus and observant to omit one lift Of the
hat or acknowledgement, by the hand due
from theshigtest in the army to its humblest
soldier.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-05

We have now in this Office for printing
Algebraic questions and solutions and in
this number propose afew practical ques-
tions in Algebra and Grtmmar, and if the
idea is received with favor, andtbe teachers
assist this part of the column can be made
interesting. Teachers, students and all IN
terested in the subject are solicited to con-
tribute. 7N haH hra a-nl ts afuz
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Life Is a. school, a busy school, .....
And we are scholars all '"'
Time measures out the study hours, I'd.
And holds us at his cali.
r. Some heed his words, and some are late,
s Some do their duty weli;
ia And others ever haste away, so .at.a ua@
Like truants from the bell
grn The husy hours ar aging on. F.a .fUa
And each one something brings,
Some needed work, some lesson-task "a Ci
To every NJ oment clings.
10 God never formed the school of life fE.H.
For man to loiter through, -
But all its duties and its tasks sTgafHuIuz
Each one should strive to do.
a The sun is sinking down the sky ers
Lies school viii soon be done,
The Teacher waits to give the prize H.
BY faithful pupils won. ,-,..
~ Then hurry on, work with will, fGl Frg
Nor idle, nor delay .r.
~ That each m ay re nder his report, ,t2ft
Perfect through all ths day." -...-,
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EO.DD@KE WS,,.

! wish 70 make II haowp TO the public that have
engaged the services Of In accomplished eastern
.Photographer, who will take the - II rae8 SIR
LA7ESTSTYLES OF PHOTOGRAPHS.
which are 20 much admired. all upon ali those
that wish 10 have their Photographic Albums orna
tmented with fpe Photographic, TO give us CALI
" L also wish to announce to the people, and espec-
slihahds' aad bsve resamsd the -
81 AMBAOTNR RE El3JSINESS
myself, and expeet " justiceto all who wish to
e al n ION me for pictures Don forg et che place
al N, H,NUNAMAMER'e R'eJEwkLRfeT0Rk z go
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= The nightcap would be the cap Of lib
ferty if it were not for curtain lectures. +
The pen tipped with delicate ccursssies
hath quickensa more joy than womao's
smile. s,ys ...,s 81 81, s, = - :
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-05
EDUE47IDNAL EDLUNX.
THE SCHOOL OF LIFE.

All communications intended for this col
rmn should be addressed to IT. L. McG;ir itie,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-05

Who were the first gamblers? Adam
and Eve. They threw pair-o' dice for an
apple. 3o' z. w s.S eofq o
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-05

Young ladies il you have got a beau to
dispose Of. nows your c,iance--cxpose him
TO the draft. - sldss s A-ts1 ,uo{Nsfs
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-05
Gems, Grant and Meade.

A lively correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial, writing from, headquarters Of
the army Of the Potomac, near Culpepper,
gives the following description of the two
principal officers:
A little way on, at the end Of the, street
beyond which is again seen. the open
country liberty pole stands, withouta
flag. A house comparatively new, and, IN
good repair, sits few yards back, on the
right side, the yard in front being filed
with the tents Of staff officers. Lieutenant
General Grant is inside of that house eat.
ing his dinner. q It, would seem that the
Lieutenant General has as little time to
spare for that important business. as he has
for suffering the ,pangs of lionizng at the.
great Metropolitan Fair, for in q very few
minutes indeed, he rises from a board pop /,
ulous with good victuals not half eaten, for
sakes conclave Of sub hungry officers, and
repds the heart Of a black waiter bearing
dessert, by emerging from the dining-room,
crossing the hall into his office, lighting a
cigar, aud going to work He has very
quiet way with him, this commander-in
chief Of the armies Of the United States
Wears his old clothes, and does not sit,
straight in the saddle. The straps of a
Major General still linger on his shoulders.
Probably he has forgotten to buy new
ones," sail an officer, of whom it was asked
why Gen. Grant did not don the three stars
appropriate to his rank .,sso5 eI ts~ES
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-05

The telegrapb did not report the Presi.
dents short speech, at the opening 'of the
Baltimore Sanitary Fair, either correctly or.
or fully. We find it, ii, full in the Baltimore
papers, and. give it below: f@59'i inaai
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-05

OTTUMWA MALE AND BE-
: SMALE.sEMINARg.
rPnv. j. NJ, MeELRaY,
Mr.. Y. L.McGINITIE, Principals.
Miss M. @. HALL0wAY,l
Miss NJ. q. WILSON, Assistants.
uiss MATTE LASWELL, Teacher OF Music.
sNhe Sixth year CO mme nces On Monday, sEPTEM
FER 7th, 1855, ,atthe Presbytef Church androoms
Ettached. - 80 800 5glys1 +
Four terms often weekseachin the year. -
Tuitionf from 33to 80, ,accordngto branch lied
Plano Meiodeon or Guitar, IS per Term, Il t
specalfaciities . oHered to perso wishingt quail
try thems elves for teaching.
NPupilss admtts6d at any time, and charged from
date OF entran No Reduction, however, will be
made for occasional absences specisiagree
me mt in case of sickness. Gf i =. fni vte.1
Boar ding can obi ed at pr!cestosult thetime
Z mo ono Admitted for less than half term'fs - .
Fer further pastichlkrs all on or address either
Of the Pfihcipa III I5atatl &sB gss siteA sod
~ Aug. 6.iAe3gaassa ~ uaiIbbH ssnsxaa epH ssh
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( Speech Of MIR. Grinnell,
On the Resolutioe to erpez Mr.. Long, I
sIuh Ohio, for reasonable sentiments, -

- va D,i, '. ~ o.Po' III. Lo"y, "
"'"' -" " '0' l''' ''0a''"'0'' 90" ''"''"'"'s,
Mr.. Grinnell. did not anticipate few
hours. since taking any part in this debate.
and I shall not ietain the House lonc now
as have agreed 10 divide portion Of NV
hour with gentleman who viii, address the
House upon this question. Ta'lad 'ar : .
Before r proceed with nv reroarks an
the question. allow me To sav chat the oen !
tleman who has lust taken his seat fMr
Winfield nag not even Kinte,l at tie rou.s.y
sion under discussion. which was bis r;phtn
and Iconclude that the speech has been
laid away long prepared, and, that the first
opportunity for bringing it to light was this
occasion. He left me entirely ignorr ant in
regard to his position upon the question
now 'inderrdiscussion.s He has not inform
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-11-11

the integrity Of the Union and the Constitutional
aathority Of the General government; ,,,x,
7he inhd6itants Of kentucbg mldy rey apo y .Ioe
their domestic instifutons tDiH tR no manner oetn
ferfersd sritk and that they sei receive at our hdm
svsrv Constitstioads protection. have only TO re;
peat that you will, in all respects carefully regard
oommand allowing nothing but the dictatesoi mii.
tarv necessity to cause you TO depart from the spirit
Of these Instructions MCMILLAN TO BUELL..
This rebellion has assumed the characte. Of war
ducted upon the highest principles known TO Chris-
tian civilization. IL should not 90 todr toostn0 70
Me su1ju0dtion Of ihe people Of any otdte M dnv
sUent. N should not 6e atdH a todr upon Poputd-
Hons out against armed forces and political organ
Ssafions. Neither confscdtion cfProperty poatfcdt
eeecatioas of persona, ferratorfaI orgdnssdta0 oI
States nor Jorci6le abolition Of stdpcIy should Dc
plated for moment In prosecuting me 4oar,
az Dripate property and uldrmed persona shoutd oe
strictly protected. subject only to the necessity Of
military operations. All private property taken for
military uso should be paid or receipted for pillage
and waste should be treated as high crimes all un-
necessary trespass sterny prohibited, and offensive
iy rebuked Military arrests should not BE- tolerated
epcept in places tchere dctiUe hostItes esfst ana
oafhs not required BY endctnaenfs consftfutondHy
made, should BE- neither demanded nor recefUed.-
Mlitars government shoud be confined 10 the pres
ervaton Of public order and the protection OF poti-
cal rights. Ntdry potcer sould not Do do'oed TO IN
terfere 1oih the relations Of serDitde either bv sup
porting or inTdiria0 The authority Of the master
epceptJo sppressiR0 disorder, as In other cases.
| [MoCLELLAN's HARRISON LANDING LETTER.
Time and the long continuance Of good fortune
obliterated the recollection Of the calamities Of
years preceding the adoption Of the Constitution.
TAeyJ forget that common Interests, ana
be the support Of our Government. and dH ne retG
Ts Gops,msst se ours, .ohicA contaias wiiiin 0ss
tor r spiis sSosiS nsSer DO confoanded siG rssou
tio, against despotic potosr acbich refuses redres
| Of ,orongs-IM oCLELL ANS WEST POINT GRAFTON
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q-r CONSTITUTION WATER.
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SCSSENssTTiiTUTISN SSEsTiT4UTTIISSNN WATER. WATER.
aRMAT REMEDY
@ o N s TT T U T I o N ,
And the only known Remedy
DIABETES anu DISEASES of the
KIDNEYS and BLADDER.
CONSTITUTION WATER
DIABETES anu DISEASES of the
KIDNEYS and BLADDER.
CONSTITUTION WATER

Has been pronounced by the Medical Faculty and the
public be the most wonderful remedy for the per-
manent cure of all diseases of the STOMACH, LIV-
Err, KIDNEYS and BLADDER that has ever been
offered.
rience that CONSTITUTION WATER has emenat-
ed, and we now say let no man doubt, when single
bottle has been known to cure diseases which the
best medical talent in the country failed to relieve.
remedy possessing the virtues Of Constitution
Water cannot be classed under "quack" prepara-
tions as II is now used by the most scientific prac
titioners in the city. II is only secondclass phys
clans that cry down popular remedies, while the bet
ter skilled make use of every means to accomplish
cure; and the success Of the physician increases
as his knowledge Of different remedies enables him
TO produce cure while others fail in the attempt
Science is satisfied with the truth.
Give Constitution Water q fair trial-we mean you
who are under some SPECIALISTS care from year TO
year. and wo particu ularly allude to ladies who are
constantly res0rting to LOCAL TREATMENT, and all
sorts of local applications for diseases with much
chance of success there would be from local ap-
picatons to the throat for diseases Of the brain.
We have always been careful to use language in
our circular that could not shock the most delicate
organization, but we receive many communications
from persons for whom Constitution Water is adapt
ed, and of whose disease no mention has been made
that we have to the conclusion that If the
edy is capable of producing cure, no matter what
the disease may be, it should be made known. The
medicine is put up for the public and there should
be no exceptions.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-11-11

contamination is variously caused by mcrculial
disease, low living, disor'lered digestion from
unhealthy food, impure air, filth and filthy
habits, the depressing vices, and, above all, by
the venereal infection. Whatever be its origin
it is hereditary in the constitution, descending
from parents to children unto the third and
fourth gcncration;" indeed. it seems to be the
rod of Him who says, " will visit the iniqui-
ties of the fathers upon their children" The
diseases which it originates take various names,
according TO the organs it attacks. In the
lungs, Scrofula produces tubcrclcs, and finally
Consumption in the glands, swelngs which
suppuratc and become ulcerous sores in the
stomach and bowels, arrangements which pro-
duce Indigestion, dyspepsia, and liver COM
plants; on tho skin, cruptive and cutancous
affections. These all having the same origin,
require tho same remedy, viz. publication and
invsoration Of the blood. Purify the blood,
and these dangerous distempcrs leave you.
With feeble, foul, or corrupted blood, You can.
not have health with that . life of the flesh
healthy, you cannot have serofulous disease.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-11-11
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and that they may lie depended on to do all
that they have ever done.
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