The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-06-09

a 7-T-T r 7---
dewdsrasym in pubic speaking, for it ems.
bTes the Speaker 10 mark out, sftnost M
staneously, some course which Is to be the
bass siss Of his discourse, or the thread Of
bis argument; and, as hc pursues this, he
naturally fails irrto some of the nunerous
paths formed by prevforss meditation =
Here occur his oratorical flight
The brilliant corruscations Of genius, dis
pfayedby him, are but the reyivifyiDg q
the track of Imagination, long since traced
ont. He eleclufies by means Of thousands
Of wires laid IN bis thoughtful moods, which
he now charges from the battery Of his
soul. sending convictions to every heart.
7hinkiny gires originality. Cen6ne'
yo,ir miEds to the investigation of given
field, IL you wish to be original. Go to;
work, measuring facts and relations. and
you will get new ideas. Yon have but to
express these idess, and the world gives you
the credit Of being original y7s'sf9s2 sti
Mind is like river; throw dam across
ITS Old channel ,and't will sseek a new one
and, although in seeking this new channeI.'
it followsa valley already proposed by ma
ture, still il is called q new one, So with
the mind henicon6nedto ths investigation
oi d given field; IL will continually seaseh
out and reveal new relations, and though
they m,y hhve been pointed out before, the
thinking mind adds q new phase and it is
called original .bsllas '3p 81
The n,,n ot mfs1s thsnsSt is ivincible
in controv rsy. f1r M has siDnsmerxhie by ?
paths through whicIi he may advance or,
retreat, and which are unknown to his on
ponent. .sGilasb9To 10
He kasfa tlfousar snares, and pitfaLslsl.
ready prepared, (which tse can shun or leap
while his foe Is eDfAngledp or sunk q md iasl
a last resort, If driven to the necessity. he
can penetrate the real MS Of space which lies
beysad The exploration Of his pursnef; flor
every 'snan's knowledge is bounded bvrthe
unkh own darkness 'bey ona. % Uoitom sri
-sh may be asked whether this thinking
which gives power s,he result Of natural
faculties, or acquired We answer, both
to some extent. for II would certainly be Inn
possib'e to think Without natural abiity;
yet it is equally true that these God. given
faculties without cultivation would remain
comparatively dormant They are subject
to the great law of our being, "Exercise
strengthens and action increases activity!
FhousaEsds not appreciatihg this great
law in its application to mind, satisfy or
attempt to satisfy the cravings Of nature, BY
opiates in The shape Of atnusements and are
ever searching for something ciownish, and
when it is not to be found, they are dying
with fstlessness. .gH :" ,tRnaaf@H# - .
II is as easy 10 contract lazy habits Of
mind as Of body, and as hard TO break them
up. II requires some effort to form habits
Of mentalNindustry, but when once formed
there win be no disposition to break them
off. The labor viii go on and, as the senses
are engaged in winuowing the chaff of pass
ing events, that ever.working. inward power
will gather up the grains of truth. enriching
the soul with wealth which cannot be stolen
nor dissipated.
Then wherever you are, or whatever you
are doing, let the mind be- engaged in
thoughts on something valuable. Ladies, be
thinking of whas you have read. il it is wor.
thy, while you are sweeping, washing, knit
ting, sewing. cooking or whatever else, and
yon cannot fail to earn the reputation of
having finely cultivated intellects. .I q.
Gentlemen. be thinking when you are
blowing or hoeing, reaping or moving, in
whatever you may be engaged, let the mind
be active, and yoy will soon be considered
as men of force. sH '@ 81 $500,
Children, be thinking when you are in the.
school-room or on the playground, at home
or abroad. At work or at play, or when en-.
gagged ir any, of the innumerable pleasing
little pursuits that are continually being
presented to you, let the mind be busy al
ways be thinking, and you cannot faa to be-
come great men and women. rsttaS ri
Let us all. then, stndiously avoid the wal
low ofdissipatien2 and ever be rocked lin the
delightful cradle Of Thought = lrom7s z
aaTaW iauraEs, .brrb 8. F.:INGOLD, z
Indianspclis, Ind, April, 1854. aoiiasasos'
I Dallas, not Dalton. as it was printed in
our dispatches yeste day, near which ,Sher-
man appears to have again given Johnston
a bloody repulse, is almost due south Of Al
toona, some distance west Of the railroad
and northwest, Of Atlanta. The position
indicates that Sherman has diverged from
the railroad. probably to reach the rear Of
Altoona srd compel Johnston to eyacuate it !
as he has been Compelled to desert all his
stronsholds hitherto. This is. our ,interpre.
tation Of the fight at Dallas. in which Nc
Pherson's corps appears to have been alone
on, our SIDE, and, as the result announced
Indicates, inflicted terrible damage on The
rebels rgg. =, s.~t. -.F.,,., {. a So
Sherman appears to be rapidly diminish
ing the distance between him and the key.
of Georgia There viii probably be terri
BILE battle, or several Of them. before he
reaches that point, for the rebels cannot
give It up without cutting, their territory
into parts a,ain. No doubt they will des-
perately defend that point, which Sherman
appears TO be resolved to take. The event
will tell us who wins.--Haok Ere.