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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-14

John Irish and Charles Dudley's
Legislature will probably adjourn
about the 18th proximo." This we
get from tho Ottumwa COURIER, a
paper that under tho influence of a
special scholastic dispensation,
speaks 80 often in enigmas that it is
difficult to be understood. When it
will got down from its stills, Heaven
only acknowledgements Gazette.
The Davenport Gazette is an amia.
BILE paper, but it has one fault to.wit:
it can't tell a joke from u funeral
procession.
An ordinary amount of gunption
would have enabled il TO discover in
the above quotation from the CouR-
Ter, an innocent bit Of pleasantly
leyclled at the two principal takers
of the Legislature, but tho Gasetfe
finds it to be an enigma" too deep
for it's comprehension.
The Gazette is ovcrdrawing its
account with us, when it requires
us to furnish it all the information it
evidently needs upon the question
of"enigmas" as wellas on everything
else.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-14

STRATEGY, My DAUGHTER A
loving couple-ho 25, she IL years
-eloped from Illinois the other day
and brought up at st. Louis to get
married. A Justice was summoned,
but noticing the sizo and youth Of
tho would-be bride, refused to tlo the
knot. Love laughs at locksmiths,
and in this case, did at Justice, and
procuring another knot-ticr, she
darkencd tho window, lit tho gas,
and mounting low stool, with a
long dress, deceived the Justice as To
her height, and was spliccd. "Whcn
n woman will, she will, and that's
tho end ont"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-14
DEs MoINss, Iowa,
April 9th, 1870.

Eds. COURIER
The Legislature is do.
ing its work with a will, and it be-
hooves it to do so for the accumula-
tion of business on hand is immense.
In the House especially is there !.
very large amount of work To do
The Senate passed bill for the gov
ernment Of the Insane Hospitals Of
the State and also providing for the
method Of determining the question
OF the insanity of a person by the ap-
pointment Of three Commissioners in
each county, one Of whom shall be a
Physician aud another u lawyer
these Commissioners to be appointed
by the Judge OF the Circuit. The
bill is one gotten up after careful labor
and dilligent study by the Trustees
Of the Hospital Tor the Insane at Mt.
Pleasant, and | think will be of great
practical benefit. The Senate also
passed the bill creating Depart
ment Of Insurance for the State; also
a bill legaliziGg the sale Of the Public
Square in the city of Bloomfield,
Iowa also a bill appropriating $751;
900, providing for the wants Of the
Iowa soldiers, who will assemble ut
the Capitol in June next at their great
reunion. understand this is to be
made the event of the year in this
State, and will be a grand day OF
socil reunion for the patriots ofnoble
young Iowa, who SO gallantly and
nobly represented their State in the
great Rebellion.
Several other bills passed the Sen.
ate today, but none others that now
recollect OF particular note.
The House was engaged tor the
most part OF the day in tho discussion
ola Railroad Commissioner BILL.
The exact provisions of the bill au
not conversant with, but its general
import Is to appoint . board of Com
missioners defining their powers and
duties, and looking towards the OBJ,
jest Of providing a remedy 50 iar as
The union Democrat., 1870-06-25
Importans Election Law.

An net enforcing the Fifteenth Amendment
Of the y. s. Constitution. and putting safe
guards arnnnd the hrllnt hox, has Just pass.
ed both Houses Of Congress- brief synop-
ais Of whirh we apreni
|. Nh State shall make anv distinction Of
race, .coler, or condition of servitude be-
tween voters.
2 If.conditinns to he fulfilled MS prerpqui-
site fhr voting be imposed nv JAW. all citizens
shall have an equal opportunity to fulfill
them.
3. Judges Of elections. etc. who refuse le.
gal votes NAV he punished by fine Of $500
and in'pris onment of one wear. n..s ep
4. Bribery or intimidation by any person
have the same Tpnal'ies.
S. To threats to discharge lahorers. eject
tenants. etc to prevent them from voting,
the same penalties ara attached.
6. Conspiracy and assault in disgnise {,
intimdate voters. may he punished nv fine
not exceeding $500. and in,rrisonment MT
exceeding 10 wears. and nff,ndars shall he
forever disabled from holding Office under the
United S.ates.
l. The United States District Courts shall
have exclusive cngnizance of crimes commit
ted against this act
3. United States Marshals. District Attor-
nevs. etc.. are required to institute proceed
ings AGAINST offenders
9. United States Marshal NAV call upon
the band and naval forces nf the United States
ard malitia 10 enfrrce the act. This is a
verv imnnrtant section
10. Psrsons who ohstruct officers in the
discharge "f their dutv. or conceal offenders.
NAV he punished hv fine Of nne thousand
dollars and imnrisonment Of six months.
IL. The President m.v call out the army
and navv to enfarce the net.
l2 All rights ard all penalties shall be
wi'hont respect tn color. etc.
IL. ANY person who. under aav rretext nf
S'ata laws. etc. shall deprive anv citizen Of
anv righ, hcrein guaranteed NAV be fined one
thnnsand dollars and imprisoned one year.
II Persons who ut Congressional elections
vote illegally. or hrihe. in.im;aa.a and inter-
fer" with citizens may be fined $500 and i'm
pr;soned three years
Is. Anv person who shall fail to he elected
in any nfire except Congressman or State
legislator. hecanse of the unlawful denial of
the right Of anv ci,izAn tn vote Of color, etc..
shall he entitled to the vfice by proving tie
grievance
The union Democrat., 1870-06-25

BEEcHER's RRiNGIxc UP-I thank God for
two things-ves. for a thnrsand; but for two
among many I: first that was born and bred
in the country, IF narents that gave me a
sonnI constitution and a noble example. /
never can nay back what got from nv pa
rents. If | we're to raisea monument of gold
higher than Heaven. il wonld he no express
ion Of the debt of gratitude which owe "a
them, for that which tbev INCREASINGLY
gave. hy the heritage os the body and the
heritage Of their sonls. to me. Aud next to
that. am thankful that was brought np in
c'rrur stances where never hecame acquait-
sd with wickedn-ss.
| know great deal ahont IL; for IL I hear
man saw A. ! knnw the winnie alphabet of
that mans life, hp which can imagine all
the pest. | see a single limb. have the
Psychologists talent nv which know the
whoIc structure. | never became acquainted
with wiekedness when was young. by cam-
ing in contact hit meter was snllied
in act. nor in thonght. mar in feeling. when
was Young. grew .nr as rnre as woman. !.
and cannot exnress to Gid the thanks which
owe to nv mother. and to nv father. and
to the great household of sisters aud brothers
among whom lived. =; sa
The union Democrat., 1870-06-25

tie way from our left flank. As | said. We
were doing nothing, FOR the cavalry were un-
der the brow ref .rming for third attack,
and were being peited by their artillery.
| 'D-n il. kercer.' said the cid man, blink
ing as a man 6aes when facing a gale af
Wind. 'yeu have hos work of it here Yes
sir, pretty bot; and was proceeding with
an account Of the two charges We hsd already
discnnfired, ard the prospect of a third.
when g!ancing that way / perceived their
Leading squadron ALREADY on the plateau.
There they are again. exclaimed, and
darling from Sir George sans ceremonie, was
just in time To meet them with the same de-
struction ms hefare. This time. indeed, il
was ch,ld's play. They could not even ap-
preach as in any decent order. and We fired
most deliberately il was folly to have at
tempted the thing. / vas sitting on my
horse near the right Of my battery as they
turned and hegan TO retire once more. In
soxicated with success. was singing out,
Beautiful beautiful and my right arm
ives fiourishing shont. when some one from
behind. seix;ng il. anid quietly. Take care,
or you u strike the duke aud in effect cur
noble chief. with serious air. and apparent
ly much fatigued. passed close by me to the
front. without seeming to take the slightest
notice nf the remnant of French cavalry still
lingering on the crnnnd. ~
And here Ia fragmeos from the sod scene
hy moonlight. whirh Is almost gratesqne in
It's horror: IInrsas, too. there were To claim
our pity-m;ld. natient. en1nring. Some Law
on the ground with their entrails hanging out
and vet they lived These would occasional
" attempt to rise, hut like their human bed
fellows. quickly falling back again, would
lift their poor heads. ard. turning wistfnl
gaze at their side. lie qaicklv down again. TO
repeat the same nn.il strength no longer re-
mained. and then, their eyes gently closing
one short convulsve struggle closed their suf-
ferings. One Moor animal excited painful in
terest he had lost. h@Ii-v. both hind legs;
and there he sat the yhn's night through. on
his tail lnoking about as il in exnectatcn nt
coming aid. sending forth from time to time.
long and rratracred melancholy neighings.
Although knew that killing him at once
would he q mercy. I could not muster cnnr-
age even to civ" the order. Blood enangh
I had seen during the last six and thirty
honrs. and si,tanad at the thnnght nf she'd
ding mnre. There. then. he still sat when
We laF' the ground npighing after US. "a if
our desertion Of him in the hour
Of need.
The union Democrat., 1870-06-25
sToNKwALL JAckseN's WAY.

Come, stack arms. mea pie on the rails.
Stir up the can,r- IRE bright!
No matter IL the cantpen fails
We'll make roaring night.
Here Shenandoah brawls along.
There hurlv Blue Ridge echoes strong.
To swell the hrigs.ie's ruu-ing song
OF Stnnewsil Jacksnn's way.
We see him now: the queer. .louched hat
cocked DER his eve ask@w;
The shre~d. dry smile the speech % pat.
30 calm. &C blunt trnei
Toe cute old Eider knows them we'll;
SAYS he That's Banks-he's fsHd 1T she'll;
Lord save his nj. Well give him'--wsni
That's Stonewsll Jacksuns way.
Silent Grnund arms. Kneei ALL Caps ori
nd B,ue-iight's going to pray;
Strangle the fool thar dares 20 scod
Attention, IT'S his way.
Appealing fr"m his native sod,
In frma pauperis. To taof-
t'Lay hare Thine arm stretch farth Thy rod
Amen That's Stonewall's way.
He's in the saddle now. Fall ini rs
Steady the whole Brigade.
Hilf's af the lord--cut OF. Well win
His way out. hall and blade
What matter IL our shoes are worttf
What matter if our feet are torn
Quick stepi We're with him befare morn 4.
That's Stonewall Jacsson's way.
The suns bright lances rnut the mists s
OF morning and. by George!
Here's Is,ngstreet struggling In the lists,
ss iiemm.d in an ugly gnrge.
Pope and his Yankees whipped before.
.'Ray NETS and grapei hear Sfnnewsll ror,
Charge. Stuart! aav Oft Ashbv's score.
In Stonewail Jsekson's wayi
All, madeu wait, AMI watch. and vearn,
For news Of Stonev alPs band; ~ n
III, widow read with eyes that burn,
That ring upon tbv hsnd; e
All. wife sew on. pray on. hope on,
THY life shall not he all fOrIorn, -
The foe had De'rr been b.rn.
That acts In Stonewalfs way.
The union Democrat., 1870-06-25
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The union Democrat., 1870-06-25

Punch pnfolds a heavy. looking letter.. ii.
tied on the outside. "Advics to Younr
Man at,out to get Married" and, exr.ctine
many enod suggestions. the young man ca.
eerly opens the folio. and reads. 10 large let
tera drawn .across the center ef the page
The union Democrat., 1870-06-25

oTRUE EMARRIAoE.--s. Whehever. - saws Gail
Hamilton, "man pays reverence 20 woman,
whenever man feels the in f fuance of an, woman
rnrifying, christening. aba~hing, strengtben-
ing him against, temptation, shielding him.
from evil. minia'ring to his selfrespect. me-,
dicing tis wearinesF, peopling his solitude,
winning him from sordid PRICES, enl;venine
hrs monotonons days with mirih, or fancy. or
wit, flashing heaven upon his earth, and mel
lowing it all for spiritual fpr,iity--there is
the element Of marriage. When.ver woman
nays reverence 10 man-wheneyer woman re-
lo'ces in the strength of any man. feels IL to
be Gods agent, upholding her weakness.
confirming he. Purpose, and crornine her
power; whenever he reveals himself to he,
Just. upright, infexibe. vet tolerant. mefci-A
fnl, benignant, net unruffled. perhaps. but
mt overcome bv the world a tarbuience. and
responding to all her gentleness. her feet ON,
the earth. his bead among the stars, helpinp
her to hiAd her eonl steadfast inlthe right. to
stand firm against the encroachments of
frivoIi'y. vanity, impa'ience, fatigne, dis
enlargement. helping her TO rreserve her
good nature, To deveh,p her energv. ID CONGO
lidate her shadehts tn ntilize her beneyolenee.
to exalt and illumine her life-there in thu.
essence OF marriage. Ite love is founded en-
respect, and increases asif-respect ut the veryn
moment of merging self in another. Its love
is mutual equally giving and receiying al,
every instant 0f iis action. There IL neither
dependebce nor independence. Ycars cannot
weaken its' bonds, distance scannet sunder,
them. Il is love which vapqn;shes the
grave, and tfansfgures death itself into life.
The union Democrat., 1870-06-25

(, The voung ladies do not look half SO well
without hcops az they do with them. We
like them withnut hoops. however, because
va can get closer. That's the only reason.
The union Democrat., 1870-06-25

A Young lady in Mon.or. Mass, recently
refused an Offer OF ST 900 for her hair, which
Iaeks bat an inch Of being six feat long.
The union Democrat., 1870-06-25

a lady whose hu-tard, an officer in the
armv. was ordered to Fort Larned since the
Indian trouhles. refused to accomnar,y him.
as she said "she had bat very little, hair on
her head, hD' what she had abe prafarred 10
keep"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-11-10
A CHINESE GREASE TREE:

They have in China what is known
as the grease tree. Large forests of
them grow there, and the oleaginous
product has become an article of traf-
fic.2 It appears from Notes and
Queries on China and japan, y that
this tree was not long ago imported
into India, and the experiment of
cultivating it there is said to have
proved quite successful. In the Pun
jaub and northwestern provinces gem
orally, it grows as rapidly and viger-
ously as in its native soil, and there
are already thousands of trees on the
Government plantations, yielding tons
of seed admirably adaptedto a variety
of commercial purposes. DIR. Jameson
a chemist in the Punjaub, has pre-
pared hundred weights of grease from
this particular tree, and had forward
ed on trial a portion of it to Puniau5
Railway, to have its qualities tested
in a practical manner as llubricating
material for those parts of machinery
constantly exposed to friction. Tho
grease thus obtained forms an excel
lent tallow, burning with a clear, bril-
liant, white light, and at the same
time emitting not the trace of any
unpleasant odor, of the ordinary dis
agreeable accompaniment of combus-
tion-smoke. - =. - - ---l-l
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-11-10
A CANINE BASE BALLIsT..

20 We have frequently had occasion to
admire the skill with which the man
in the rear of the striker, in base ball
parlance called the catcher, will catch
the ball, no matter from which, side it
may come, how great the serial dis
tanes it may traverse, or how dizzy
the height from which it may descend.
To our surprise, when walking
through Lafayette Square yesterday
afternoon, we saw a bevy of boys
playing base ball with-think of this
manifestation of progress, ye friends
of the national game Ia dog in the
capacity of catcher--a middle-sized,
yellowish dog, the offspring ofa,point-
en- but only materially pointer, the
sire having been of q less noble race
catching the ball in her mouth with
an accuracy that was really astonish-
ing. For half an hour, during which
we witnessed this novel game of base
ball, the dog did not miss the ball q
single time.-Nec 0leanS PicayWne.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-11-10
HOW THE CHINESE CAME TO WEAR
,--. PIG-TAILS. r.

1t is curions how Chinese came to
wear pig-tails. Several hundred years
ago the inhabitants of China wore
their hair as we do ours, but there
was war between China and Tartary
and the Chinese were conquered.
When the first Tartar King of the
present dynasty came to the throne
he determined to humble the pride of
the Chinese. He began in 1914 by or
dering everybody to shave off all the
hair except tuft on the crown; that
being the way he wore his own hair.
There was great many proud and
high spirited gentlemen in China who
would not obey the command and the
result waa they had their heads
chopped off. Iti rather an uncom-
Portable thing for man to have his
head chopped off. The Chinese
thought so and concluded to shave
and braid their hair into pig tail, al
though it was an act of degradation.
they felt it keenly, but as years rolled
on they forgot the humiliation and be-
gan to rather like the fashion. AS
soon as pig-tails became fashionable,
the young gentlemen of China tried to
get up the longest, neatest and glossi-
est tails possible. They cultivated
them just as the young men of the
United States and every part of the
world, cultivate their moustache. and
whiskers, greasing, brushing and fin
gering them all the time. .. rgsfraT
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-11-10

Tin Z 1z-f-s =t1 -sl
Its hardly the thingIto be witty a5biiJt
~ II you are decidedly young; iguedf -
A girl may be eharmingly pretty ttfg.s! Z
And yet haze the duce-of q tongue, .ls,;
Sharp answers are rather engaging, yflsf..
y When uttered with piquenGy cool; i.,,- II
Apda girl may be sweetIy engaging,
80 And make man look like fool.
70 81 bHgUe 2nI!icT h88 lfe4lst.'9 3zis
I, To women who hunt and are horsey, III. {,
80, fAll feminine softness forget,} sln Es1fa
= A ell7behayed man may be sancy- III {.
He's surely q spoon if he's not;, s4a
They fancy livery delightfu1 ST. a-.,s,.,
= To strike ont path of their own,
I But tho world Is uncommon1y spiteful,
'ioi And never wiil let them alone
. To, though I don't wish tosbe rude. dears,
y n To yonzby the slangy called 'ffast;'5fao
/ Though often the first to be lwoeed 7dears, 9,
! =. You'll find that you're married the lasti a.
Your sentiments rather too cushing,
Your wit little too free, , - ,.....,- +,
/ 4 And women who understand blushing
/ 10 Men ike for their wives. don't you seei
ny To try, by your airs to Guido men susS,Ji1
.f,l Is really . wonderful plan sfoqs7 gBo
!. The 1oudest and fastest Of women 4, slga-
Hould make such 2 very slow mani 't5s
And stwou1d be the same with us men, dears
II we try this mimiery poor, -. -
T eishouId be as ridiculous then, dears,
? what girls we would make to be surei p
aGf SHfJ1 10 e2> aJ5i. i.f4zaf fAs , i /.
:, Then dopot consider it vexing ffar-ad
-, Your lives are such different things, ysf
And never attempt at unsexing- e,z
: Sure queens are as royal as kings! --
1oa Soon would lind out what distress is,
s2 without 1ss strong arm and advice;
n Without goar quick wit and earcsses
oiiI He wouldn't ind life half so nice.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-11-10
The 1ll NE sEwK1SG AND QUEEN OF SPAN.

J bafAmid the greater excitement of an
active warrbetween two, of the great
est of European powers, the selection
by the Spaniards of king attracts
but little attention. The young man
Who is called to the perilous eminence
Of the Spanish throne, and who has
accepted the honor, is Prince Aman-
deus Ferdinand Maria, the second son
and third child of King Victor EN-
manuel of Italy and of the Queen
Marie-Adelaide, who was an Austrian
princess, and died in 1855. .l-T7Eaz''
Prince Amandeus was born in Turin
on the 30th of May, 1S45, and in 1867
married "a young lady two years
younger than himself, who rejoices in
the elaborate name Of Victoria Car
lotta- -Henrietta-G Gianna dal Pozzo della
Cistema. She is the daughter. of Prince
Charles etcetera. .Cistema and of
Countess of Merode. Both of her
parents. have died during the last few
years and during their lives could
never have dreamed that their daugh-
ter. would sit on the throne of the Is
abellas. rf.g5I .f5,t.l 19f .nE 10
b Prince Amandeus takes his title Of
Dude of Aosta from a shabby little
town which lies in the north of the
Piedmont, under the shadow Of the
Alps, and at the foot of the we'll
known pass of st. Bernard He is a
lieutenant-general in the Italian army
and commands a brigade of cavalry.
By his elevation to the throne of Spain
the governing houses of italy and the
Iberian peninsula will hold unusually
close relations, for the Princess Maria
Pia, a younger daughter of Victor
Emmanuel is Queen of Portugal, hav-
ing in 1852 married King Louis. The
eldest child of the italian King, it
will be remembered, is the Princess
Clotilde, wife Of Prince Napoleon.
The new King OF Spain is young
man, little over twenty-five years of
age, and SO far has seen but little of
public life. In Italy he is very well
liked,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-11-10
A DIG AT THE RADICAL PARTY.

Senator Carl Sclurz, of Missouri,
who has been acting with the Badi-
Gals, up to the present, in his recent
address to the people of Missouri said !:
"a party cannot live on the glory of
ts,past achievments alone. Itcannot
quaater itself like an Idle and hungry
pensioner upon the public crib on the
ground that it has once deserved we'll
of the Republic. Itmust come up to
living exigencies and obligations of
the present and the future, or it will
go under"