The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-06-09
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An communications intended for this col.
umu should be addressed to n. L. McGn N6e.
We occspy more than oaf usual space this
week with lengthy communication to sfsA
exclusion of other matter Next week We
will give our usual variety. s'29lti aa 'e1at
A number Of articles have been sec'd
and wal appear in turn. '.'%d' ". s. G.
.bae H1 Thought. 81 tois5
'KnowIed,e is power" is a familiar apho-
risun, which has been illustrated in the lives
Of so many as to need no further demon
STRAIT ION. ees e
To this we may add, thiaking gioss po,o.
er; for thinking ssnti osps. Enk farther back
in the great chain Of cause and effect, and
10 the affairs Of life, is related TO knowledge,
as elasl icity is to the msinspting Of a
watch; while Knowledge is related to life, as
the handspring is, to the hands which mark
the time. az ID ajtrg~ sregg si7 F.Ht
When the msinspring loses its elasticity.
the watch becnmes sinply toy. Children
may admire it. for it may be silvered, or
galvanized, even set with jewels and di-
amends; still its place is the play house.
So q agen.lsma,s though be be well dressed,
and havoga certain kind of polish, some,
times quite popular, in, proportion as Re
ceases " think, -descends from the high po-
sitien ofa thiaking and moving power, TO
that Of a mere coz inH the great machine sef
society, y,-moving when moved, and acting
only when acted upon % 7z2iiuloss4 sdT
sThelsdy too withaut thought, sinks from
her high hgpositiop as angel of this world ! to
that Of q smers r'vsoDiag figure beautiful It
may be, but like the iwaxen figure in = store,
oalyn exhibiting the F"esshapt's silks and
paints, to . good adyantage,- ,-Ianrso ornament,
but nptsa scompae'op-l, rao1f aofssI
1t is in accordapcs with this priaciple
that we explain the fact that 50 sm,,y 8 :f,q
ted sons Of geniusy leave the halls Of their
schools and colleges drunken with esotism,S
and plunge from Their graduation stage. to
disappear in lie, like the blazing comet,
leaping from empyrean nights. is lost in the
deep vault Of the sky, leaving the fixed stars
to smile at lhe brilliant paseantry as itpas-
ses. but tormourn the chaotic end. u
On the other hand, slower student who
examines. weighs. and natures well everv
subject coming under his observation, only
begias. at his graduation. long and bril-
liant career .aae-is 81 ras bsG s1isu rosr
The man ofthought. though he have but
the knowledge of experience and observa-
ton becomes the oracle of the town or neigh
borhood where he lives. he is able to tell
more about every thing, - the crops, the
weather, the signs Of the times &c, than
many professed scientific men. ~ 3s-la
A thinking man is pioneer in the fields
of knowledge, and is ever exploring beyond
the haunts of other minds. 1t is his prov.
ince TO search out the paths which, lead to
the sparkling fountains, the variegated hills,
and the evergreen valleys, as well as to
discover the caves and pitfalls, the night
shade and the deadly upas. It is his to
drink first at these fountains, to pluck the
richest fruits, and enjoy the healthiest at
mosphere.
The advantages Of much thought are not
confined to great and learned men, or those
who have won, or are striving to win great
name; but in the more common walks of
life, the man Of thought enjoys the same
exalted sphere, compared with his associ-
ates, thtt kings and mnnarohs epjoy, com.
pared with their subjects.
IN all the ordinary occupations of life,
the man who thinks much will be the sue.
cessful man. He will ever be prepared for
new emergencies and new circumstances,
as though he had experienced them before;
because he has imagined them to exist, and
has framed his opinion as to what would be
best under such circumstances, and con-
sequentiy, can adapt himself to his new re.
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lstion, with almost MIRACULOUS ease and
readiness. I'll 3ossis 's1a sla . sg ssl
hA'boy who is always building air castles,
is sure to accomplish something in life II
he has energy. He will carry some Of his
plans in.o execution, ifhe has time and
health. sesssio sa'hA R.''' a5'F hasaF Z
7 have seen the plow.hey, whose appar-
entilI temper was the subject of common re-
marx, who would be provoked at the erratic
course "ofhis team. merely because IL com
PEELED him to call out s'haw"or "gec;" but
the i'll humor was caused by the interruption
ofhis thoughts. He was probably plann ing
some beautiful theory, which had arrived Il
the highestpitch Of interest, when the chai.,
was broken. and he was left to execrate and
lament like . man With ruined foraps.s
| have seen bin angered withs the piow,
when it struck root. throwiny him from
his equilibrium. but It was only because the
jerk had demolished one Of bic finest air.
castles. ssss,
i have SEN that boy, when grown to
manhood, striking out in some new pur.
suit in life unshousbt of by his friends
moving on to success with asmuch ease and
certainty as though he had served an ap.
p,enticeship.s & sa5Syss 7s4f, ~
The meditative cooper is mortified At the
bursting of the hoop which he Is driving,
not because of the trouble of .oest ;no . a,,,
one, for this is but the work ofa moment,