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Year: 1869

The7 prevalent cry for more thor
oughly prepared teachers, is SO com.
mon as not to need special mention.
And, in order to meet the demand for
such teachers, ,rsomething must be
done to furnish facilities for better
teacher training We must look to
State Legislature for the necessary
aid.


With this ns.view e..,late .State
Teachers Association unanimously pas.
sed Eresolutions1,to memorialize that
body at its next session to grant as
follows:


1st. An appropriation of $4,000 to
aid in the further Development of the
Normal Department of the State Uni
vcrsity.


Cd. To establish at least one other
Normal School in some suitable place


where it can be done on conditions
most advantageous to the State and
| the Schools thereof, and to make such
an appropriation as will place it upon


a permanent basis.


The State Association also passed
the following resolution:
| Resolred, That we request the Coun
| ty Institutes to be held before the
next meeting OF the Legislature to set
apart one evening of the Institute
week for the discussion of the subject
of Normal Schools.


The special attention Of the citizen:
of Tama county is called to this ques
ton, SO that our Representatives may
go up thoroughly instructed upon this
one of the most vital topics upon which
legislation will be asked during the
coming winter. An effort Of this sort
is now being made in nearly every
county in the State; and it is particu
lar!y desirable, that we should signi
fy our feeling on the matter also.
Year: 1869

In addition to the ordinary assess
ments, by taxation, for the mainte.
nance of our commons schools, which
annually amounts to over four hundred
thousand dollars, there is permanent
endowment fund Of more than tour
millions and quarter of dollars be-
longing to the State. Over two mil
lions and..;l half Of this tund is interest
bearing, averaging about the rate OF
six per cent. The other million and
three-fourths are still in wild lands,
wlnch are rapidly increasing in value,
and will soon reach twice that amount
if held few years.


The income arising from this per
manent fund is divided semi-annually
among the several counties of til,
State, in the months of April and Sep
tember. The apportionment tor thi,
month amounted to s66,SS9,I3.
Thus in round numbers, less than
the actual figures, I'VE have shown how
magniticently the common schools OF
our State are endowed Iowa pro-
vldes as literally for her SCHOOLS as any
other State in the Union, and in pro.
portion to population and wealth is
ahead Of Massachusetts, the school
State" OF New England


With this great resource at com
mand, and the continued,enthusiasm Of
oar people upon the subject of educa
ton, which is not confined to the larg-
er towus with their splended houses
but it is felt in the most sparsely set
tied district, We can say with pride
and assurance, to all who are dcsirous
OF settling in State or community
where schools are well provided, and
| educators are alive and thorough
come this way.


1t is a fact known to philosophical
instrument makers that if metal wire
be drawn through glass tube, a few
hours atterward the tube will burst
into fragments. The annealed glass
tubes used tor the water gauges OF
steam boilers are sometimes destroy
in this way, after the act of forcing a
piece of cotton waste through them
with wire, tor the purpose OF clean
ing abe bore. This will not happen il
a piece Of soft wood is employed. The
late Andrew Rossonce stated that ON
one occasion, late in the evening, he
lightly pushed piece of cotton wool
through number of barometer tubes,
with piece of canc,for the purpose
of cleaning out any particles of dust.
The next morning he found most OF
the tubes broken up into small frag-
ments, the hard silicious coating OF the
cane proving as destructive as he had
previously known wire to be- In
these times, when glass lamp -ehimneys
are in such wide use, it is OF no little
Importance that this fact should be
made known.
Year: 1869

has been analysed by the distinguished chemist Probes
Chiffon and his certificate Of whoesomeness may
be soon at Cristodoros Astor House, New York.


CR1srADOROs HAIR PREsERVATIVE as Dress
ing acts like a charm ON the Hair AFTER Dyeing Try It,
Year: 1869

OF EVERY VARIETY
NEATLY, PROMPTLY AND
CAREFULLY EXECUTED,


IN THE BEST STYLE OF THE ART.
Ar THE OFFICE or rHE MONTPELIER DArLr


JOURNAL.
We have sot only dressed the columns Of tho Dali,
Journal and the Waterman and state Journal In an en-
urely new Dress but furnishing our job Dcpartmon
with all the materials necessary Tor the execution 10


LATEST STYLES,
Of all kinds Of fine and coarse printing


from the


SMALLEST CARD


TO THE MAMMOTH POSTER
IN EVERY COLOR OF INK AND BRONZE.
ALSO hooks AND PAMPHLETS PRINTED IN THE
NgATEsr STYLE on THE ART, AT THE
MOST REASONABLE RATES,


AND PROMPTLY.
~ SEND IN YOUR ORDERS Il
Year: 1869

The action of respiration should
never be carried on through the mouth
"God breathed into mans mostrils the
breath of life" The correctness of
the inspired writer of old is fully sus-
tanned by modern philosophy and
physiology. The mischievous habit
of carrying on the the action of respi-
ration through the mouth instead of
the nose is the origin Of almost all the
the diseases of the throat and lungs
and even of consumption ITSELF
Medical writers tell us that the ex-
cessive perspiration to which some
are liable in their sleep and which is
SO weakening to the system is mainly
the result or sleeping with the mouth
open. Whether you walk, sit or read,
write or sleep, keep your mouth shut
except when engaged in conversation
or necessary vocal reading. e".


The philosophy is this. The veloc-
ity of the blood through the body, and
the heat of the body ITSELF depends
mainly upon the quantity of atmos-
pheric air taken into the lungs. Ma
ture measures that quantity by the
nostrils, not by the mouth. When
the mouth is employed the measure is
too great, but just sufficient when the
nostrils are nsed. An excess of air
over heats the body, while its passage
through the mouth otherwise injuri-
ously affects the throat. +, The habits of
children in this respect, should be
carefully watched and regulated.
Open mouths produce vacant and
unseemly appearance, and may be re-
garded as very sure precursors of
habitual colds and sore throats.
Year: 1869

cation in his own writing at this early
day for the removal of his disabilities.
it is crime in him Until his brObatiOn
has satisfied his loyal neighbors to ask
any such privilege at the hands Of the
Government of the United States.
His loyal neighbOrs may sneef at him.
but his loyal neighbOrs shall not be
sneered at with impunity in the Sen
ate of the United States.


To whom shall go but to the GRANT
and COlfaX clubs of Virginia, and of
the whole country for information in
regard to the removal of the disabili-
ties Of men who have been in the re-
bellion? We went to the Grant and
COlfaX men-I mean the loyal men of
those States-fOr aid and comfort du-
ring the rebellion, and it is natural
that we should go to them now. I do
go to the Grant and COlfax ttien;
because that is the name of their or
gahizati6n, but because they represent
the loyal element of the country from
which they write. / say again that
where a man is repentant rebel he
will not ask so early any participation
in the active labOrs of suppurtitig G6V-
ernment in the United States. Find
me rebel who has repented and he
says himself, My crimes have been
of such magnitude that it is not Fiktit
and proper that I should force myself
upon the men who have had to spend
their money and their blood to subiu-
gate me, and therefore / will as an
honest ffiap, show by my works and
by submission to the Constitution, and
by submission to the law that I have
repented." say when a man writes
his own petition and presents it here,
with me it is prinl0 .fdcie evidence
that he is yet rebel and a scOundrel,
and has no claim to the clemency of
my Government, that Government
that poured out the blood of its loyal
people to sustain our Institutions.
There may be possibly one honest
man out of a hundred among them.
Let him bide his time. Let him wait,
as his fathers waited and showed their
patriotism. Let him wait as his neigh
bors have waited and shown their de-
votiOn to the country before he comes
here, and himself comes to the cOnclu-
sion that he pdT excellence is worthy
to receive the clemency of the men
who gave their brothers and their sons
and their fathers to subjugate him in
the days of his infamous treacherY.
His own petition, fOrso6th! That is
the greatest crime of all. Let him
stand until his neighbOrs bring him
here, and until they forgive him, and
then I will forgive him, and not be-
fore.
Year: 1869

Food makes blood blood makes the body. If
the blood be pure, the blood is healthy. So if
we are not in health, we know some impurities
are lurking about which must be removed, and
the sooner the better.


Bran dreths Pills remove all from the system
which nature needs no longer.


The wonderful cures effected by Brandreth's :
Pills have arrested the attention of Iightened
physicians. Upwards Of Ave thousand now use
them in their daily practice, and two hundred
have given their written testimony us to their
innocence and value as cleansers Of the bowels
and blood.


Their untold value is to these living in settle
ments where doctors can only be had st great
expense. For if you are sick you have only to
tato one or more doses Of Braudro,h's Pills to
get cured Full directions are with each box.


Sold by all Druggists. septi9dwlm'
Year: 1869

Although the oppressive tariff is crushing
labor beneath its mighty weight, and al.
though two.thirds Of the people and nearly
the whole business interests of the country
imperasvely require its modification, there
is every reason to believe that the next ses-
sion of Radical Congress will still further
pile up the height and add to the weight OF
this burden upon the people. A congress
sional committee having this subject under
consideration is soon to NEE. in New Eng
land, and will almost certainly resolve that
in order to guarantee Republican form of
government and prevent the validity of the
national debt contracted in suppressng the
most wicked rebellion the world ever saw,
from being called in question, the tariff on
almost all articles now manufactured IN
this country should be increased, and Con
gress will execute the behtst Of this com
mittee


A respectable Republican journal makes the
statement that more than twothirds OF the
members VI lUe DeuhlS are pSIsbuhlIl lhNtI
ested in some branch of manufacture or
production which is affected by our present
tariff laws and the same authority very
naturally concludes that, these Senators
when they vote for an increase Of the tariff
do 40 with the wicked pre-determnstion t
put money into their own pockets by shapin
the law SO as to 6lch ii from the people.
This twolhirds Of the members of the Sci
ate, of course, all understand to be RepuI
lican in politics, for there are only eight


nine Democrats in the Senate. Thus, a
cording to Republican authority, the r.
publican party has inaugurated and persist
in carrying out scheme for the enrichmen
of themselves and the robbery of the peo
pie.


These tariff burdens will never be lifted
from the oppressed taxpayers till a Demo
cratic Congress shall be chosen; and the
hope Of those Republicans in the West who
oppose the iniquty, that the Republican
parry itself can be educated out of its errors
on this question, will prove delusion. The
Chicago Post well says, that until the at
tention OF ne country is turned to this sub
ject, TO the xclusion of all other issues
and men elected to Congress under sacred
pledges that they viii give the people relief
We shall have noting to hope for in the
way Of reform but ne Of the snomale.
of the times is that RehbHcan editors fro
quently write excellent losc, aud then yot,
into office men who they now couteun ii
Year: 1869

Its to be hoped that the democrats
throughout the county will commence at
once the work of organizing for brisk and
resolute campaign. To this end, let it be
seen to that township meetings are held ev'
erywhere to appoint delegates to the county
convention, and let only lire men be ap
pointed. who can be depended upon to be at
thnir most on the day Designated.
Year: 1869

TE death of Senator Eessenden has


made more generally known than before the
fact of his illegitimatc birth. Referring to
this the New York independent says: at
is mistake to suppose las some have as.
serted that he suffered a perpetual pang at
the remembrance Of his iliegtimate birth.
No civil tie can constitute, nor the absence
of it nulIify, the natural and unshsmed al.
legiAnce which a manly son must ever bear
to his mother. Not till mans estate did
Mr.. Fessenden come to the knowledge Of
his shadowed origin; but when he suddenly
discovered that there was living in New
England lady Of whose existence he had
been utterly ignorant, bnt who had brought
him into the world, he made haste to see
her face, to fall uron her neck, and to min.
gle his tears Of JOY and sorrow with her
own. Nothing in all his career was nobler
than the filial affect on and respect which
he never ceased to render to this superior
woman during her remaining years on
earth
Year: 1869

All dentifrices had their draw. backs until the
salubrious bark Of the Soap Tree was brought
from the Chian valleys, to perfect the fragrant
sozodont the most wholesome, reliable and de-
lightful article for the Teeth that brush was
ever dipped into.
Year: 1869

CHEF JUSTICE CHASE left here this morn.
ing for a visit to Rhode Island, and to attend
the Alumni celebration at Dartmouth College,
where he was educated. The counsel in ths
Ierger haheas corpus case did not. up to toe
time be let. receive any notification as to his
opinion on that case.
Year: 1869

The distinguished astronomer, Faye
(of Faye's cDmet), endorses a novel the
ory of DR.. Blandet. 1t is generally ad
mitted that the solar system originally
formed one vast nebula, from which the
planets were separated, and that the
great central mass gradually condensed
into the present bulk of the sun, which
even now, by reason of its fiery gaseous
envelops, is much sw. lien beyond the
bulk of its solid core. DIR. Blandet be-
lieves the sun did not reach its present
size till a period in geologic history, and
that in the carbeniferous period il was
still q nebula Al degre 8 in diameter;
that is, when fairly risen, the sun at
that time would have reached more than
half way from the horizon to the zenith.
Its light would have bseu q little vinlet
and very favorable to vegetation. The
heat need not have been much greater
than now, as it would have been diffused
through the whole mass, and by famil-
lar laws would have become subsequent
ly intensified by condensation of the
suns mass. This theory would explain
the occurrence Of a tropical carbonifer-
Gus flora in the polar regions, but not
the late discovery of an abundant Arctic
flora as late as the chalk il not the ter
tiary. 1t is curious that this theory, il
true, agrees with the Mosaic record that
the sun was not created till the fourth
deniurgic day; that is, till long after the
carbOniferous period.
Year: 1869

The two volcanoes, Etna and Vesu-
vius. have nearly always seemed entire
ly independent Of each other, but the
recent eruptions indicate that a unity of
action has been established between
them. The cooling of one seems to have
been the signal for an eruption of the
other. On the night of the 26th of No
vember, the last current of molten fluid
descended from Vesuvius, and on the
9th dazzling crest appeared on the
Sicilian volcano.
Year: 1869

The New York State Workingmen's
Convention agreed to present to the
Legislature bills making 1t lawful for all
Trades Unions to meet peaceably and
establish necessary bylaws for their own
government; providing forth abolition
Of the prison contract system: providing
that no State work shall be done unless
and providing for an apprenticeship
system. The Convention alse recon-
mended 30 all labor unions of the State
to Join the National Union.
Year: 1869

The indianapolis Journal admins
ters a sharp rebuke to the Board of
Trade of that city for its action with
reference to the State Fair disaster.
The Board passed resolutions that
nobody was to blame for the accident,
and expressing sympathy for the un
fortunate victims. The Journal
thinks word sympathy is not the most
substantial kind, and that the Board
Of Trade would have acted more
credi.ably if it had made a liberal
subscription for the relief Of the poor
and suffering.


Tt seems to be very well settled that
somebody is to blame for the accident
and Jet the blame ought not forrest
altogether upon the officers Of the
Fair or the the exhibitors Of the IN
gines and saw mills. Everybody is to
blame. Nine -tenths Of the accidents
which ,ccur with steam grow out Of
SON ivalry which is encouraged by
the people at large. 1t is so on the
river, and wherever else rival inter
ests are brought into contact with
each other. When the people learn
to set their faces against contests Of
this character, will accidents be less
frequent, and not before. We boast
of this being fast age" and every
thing that goes at al must 60 fast to
satisfy the demands Of the public
who are eternally complaining Of slow
cars, slow boats, and slow steam
engines. 1t is but little worth ou1
while to 60 into Mysteries over some
particular accidents resulting from
what seems to be a settled policy OF
the part of the people, 50 long as W.
are determined to sustain the policy
What we want is the education Of The
public mind to such an extent that


ray correctly estimate the value Of
single human life. When that worl
is accomplished We will, to a grea
extent, have removed the possibilitie


of disastrous accidents Of the kim
mentioned.
Year: 1869

s GENTLEMAN from Arkansas in
forms the Memphis San that the cot
ton in that country has been seriously
Injured by the worm. He says that
one-hals crop would be large esti
mate for that section Of Arkansas in
which he has travelled, and it is one
of the finest cotton sections in the
world. A similar report comes from
Lowndes County, Miss, and also from
Georgia. In Lowndes the worm has
nearly ruined the crop within few
days past. The destruction has been
SO rapid and complete that the people
are represented as utterly ruined and
dispirited, so far as this crep is con
cerned.
Year: 1869

CoNFIDEHcE is plant of slow
growth, and Wall Street in its reca-
Derative efforts enforces the truth of
the axiom. Still, decided improve
meRt is noticed daily, as the fact be-
comes manifest that the panic is but
a repetition Of that Of 1864, which
affected the stock market only, and
did not, like the revulsion of 1857.
extend to the commercial and indus
trial interests. It Is curious that In
this crisis the greenback currency
was the salvation Of the general trade
of the country, for had the circula,
ting medium been gold and silver, the
panic would have ended 10 a grand
crash of all interests, az in 1851
Pittsburgh Commercial.


But when gold and silver is the cir
euIating medium we have no such
doings as now characterize the oper-
at!cns of the Gold Room. Green
lacks may have been the salvation
Of the general trade; but are not
greenbacks responsible for the fnan.
cial situation out of which the gold
gamblers make their corners?
Year: 1869

Tue New York World complains
that any quantity Of neck, and good
ness knows what glimpsos Of bosom
are now to be seen in the Fashionable
promaaades. And wicked men wink
at each other and inquire, What
nnrt2'll
Year: 1869

SPECIAL TO THE COURIER


"ERE WE ARE AGAIN WITH A FOUR
I'll horse Wagon which we challenge any Shop
in the State to beat. We don't file our work tC
make it smooth just take look at it. Tape i:
the lucky man. SAMUEL lSAACkS.
Year: 1869

is now prepared to do general NfT
Wagon making business. All n2N61Z
styles of Wagons and Buggies made to order on
short notice and none but the best material used
1 will also do all kinds of Woodwork as hereto
fore.
Year: 1869

PASTE THAT WILL KEEP YKAR-Dissolve
teaspoonful OF alum in q quart OF warm
w ateT. When cold, stir in as much -four a.
will give it the consistency OF thick cream.
being particular to beat up all the Jumps
stir in as much powdered rosin as will Law
on q dime, and throw in half dozen clove9.
to give pleasant odor. Have on the fire a
teacup Of boiling water, pour the -four mix
ture into it, stirring well at the time. After
a very few miputes it will be the consistency
of mush. Pour it inte an earthen or china
vessel let il cool lay a cover on and put
In a cool place. When needed for use, take
out portion and soften it with warm water.
Paste thus made will last twelve months and
it is better than gum, as il does not gloss
the paper, and can be written on.


BUGS AND CocKRoAcHEs.-Boi one ounce
of poke-root in one pint of water until the
strength is extracted mix the decoction
with molasses ard spread it on plates in the
kitchen or other apartments which are n-
tested by these insects. All that have par
taken Of this luxury during the night will be
found dead next morning.


CHEAP FooD FOR OANARIEs.-Folks who
have pet canaries will find they are extrava-
gantlT fond Of the seed produced from the
plantation, which may be found in almost
every yard, the leaf Of which is known to
every school boy as an excellent remedy for
the effects Of bee sting. The birds viii! eat
these seeds voraciously, when they appear
to have a decided distaste to every other
kind Of food offered.


To CAN CoRS.-Boil it fifteen minutes
on the ear, then dry the gram in pans one
hour in rho warm aun0htna navt oalt IL mat
so much as will season 1t for the table fill
tin cans, leaving half an inch Of space. Put
gill or 50 OF water In each can, and leave
an aperture about the size Of pin in the can
for the escape Of the gas. Then place the
tins in a kettle, having in it water enough
to reach within an inch Of the top Of the
cans then boil moderately three-quarters Of
an hour, then 50 Ter up the vent. The corn
will keep perfectly sweet and good as
long as it is required.
Year: 1869

1t was ascertained that tobacco in moder-


alton lessons the destruction of the tissues


as whole, and especially diminishes the


wear snd tear OF the nervous system. The


question, therefore scarcely admits Of a
doubt that other things being equal, a per-
son can da more mental and physical labor,
and With less fatigue, under the moderate
use OF tobacco than without it, The exces-
slve use may be injurious Just as may the
excessive use OF almost any substance taken
as food or driuk. Another important phvsio-
logical effect OF tobacco il seen ia its action
uIo1 the stomach, increasing the secretion
OF gastric juice, and thus promoting diges-
ton- As soother to the nervous system,
ana promoter Of reflection, it acts with
degree OF certainty, and yet Of mildness.
which places it far above all its congeners.
Under its influence the nervous substance.
that OF the sympathetic system, is preserved
from inroads to which it would be subietecd.
The ability to comprehend IL increased, the
Judgment is rendered clearer, the power Of
the will is augmented, and all this without
the degree OF exhaustion which otherwise
follows everT prolonged mental effort.


And se now the Indian with his spipe or
peace aud the Irishman with bis peace Of
OF pipe, and Gen. Grant with bis cigar, and
the great army OF lovers of the weed gene
rally can entrench themselves against tue re-
monstrances of their friends, and reylv to
protests and denunciations by blandly stat
Ing that they do it for their health and to
prevent the destructive metamorphosis Of
their tissues