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LIVE AS THE SOLDIERS FARE.-Let every Family
practice rigid Economy in reference to the Table and
live upon plain diet that food may be plentiful for
tne brave men, that have gone to defend the SOIL
The use of luxuries should be abolished entirely,
until the War is brought to a close, and there is no
knowing when that will be-. They that posses much,
have no light to indulge in waste, but they should
practice the most rigid economy, and devote their
surplus to render the Volunteers comfortable, with
lood and clothing as they deserving. Live your
selves upon "Soldiers' Fare" which is the hardest
and prepare and send deicaces to the Camp for the
use of your defenders. .-..-.. ....
When you sit at your tables, and retire to your
warm beds at night think of the thousands of brave
men, who have left the endearments of home and
gone forth, exposed to every hardship, and death
Itself, to protect your homes and your proper ty.-
what we ask, is there anything in your power that
you should not be willing and ready to do for them
HEARTLEss MEANNEss.-The Press of this City,
Newbern, Wilmington and other places in the State
are denouncing in justly severe terms, the spirit
manifested by heartless, unprincpled men, to de-
mand famine prices for every thing to eat. We are
ashamed to hear that dealers in this City have asked
tAe brave soldiers who have volunteered to fight for
Them and their property, the most enormous prices
We heard the Captain of one Company say his men
mad been charged % cents per pound for bacon
sfty cents! per dozer for eggs, % cents per pound
r Coffee and Sugar. 80 cents each for canteens, &C.
Can this be possible ?-Raleigh Spirit Of the Age
TRUE PArR1or1sM.-Mr. C. D. Everett, of Albe-
marie county, has applied $500 to finish equipping
t1e volunteers Of that county, and authorizes the
governor to check on him. through the Monticello
Dank at Charlottesville, for $500, to be applied to
ue defence of Old Virginia, and as necessity may
require to prevent the Old Dominion from submis-
Son: The Governor is authorized to repeat his
tneck for similar amount one hundred times, and
@e checks will be honored. 49,.
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WIN. J. SAUNDERS,

ED. GRAHAM HAYWOOD,
Counsellor and Attorney at Law,
RALEIGH, n. c.,
Will attend the County and Superior Courts of Wake,
Johnston and Chaham the Superior Courts of New Han
and Sampson and the Terms Of the Federal Courts
and Supreme Court of North Carolina at Raleigh.
Office, the one formerly occupied by the late Hon. Will
q. Haywood, Jr.
Raleigh, May %. 52-sw.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-05-15

u "a II w 4
FULL LINE OF NOTIONS,
Together with every class Goods to be found in Whole
sale Houses, North and South.
The Merchants of Virginia and Tennes-
see invited examination of Stock, which will
be found specially adapted to the wants of their customers
and will be offered for CASH, the usual credit at
such low prices cannot fail to the views of the
CLOSEST BUYERS
~ Orders respectfully solicited and promptly exc
cuted. s. W. co.
September 81, 1860 76-E
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23

TIE POWER OF HEAETY LAUGHTER.-The
Nesc Harsn Palladium is responsible for the
following:
The following incident comes to us
thoroughly authenticated, although we
are not at liberty to publish any names:
4 short time since two individuals in
this city were lying in one room very sick,
one with brain fever and the other with an
aggravated case OF mumps. They were so
low that watchers were needed every night,
and it was thought doubtful if the one sick
of fever recovered. \ gentleman was ell
gagged to watch one night, his duty being
to wake the nurse whenever it became
necessary to take medicine In the course
OF the night both watcher and nurse fell
asleep. The man with the mumps lay
Watching the clock, and saw that it was
time to give the fever patient his potion
lie was unable TO speak aloud or to move
any portion of his body except his arms,
ut, seizing pillow, he managed TO strike
the watcher in the face with it. Thus
suddenly awakened, the watcher eprang
from his seat, falling to the hoor and
awakening both the nurse and ieyerpatlent.
The incident struck the sick men as very
ludicrous, and they laughed most heartily
at it for fifteen or twenty minutes W hen
the doctor came in the morning, he found
his patients vastly improved-said he mad
never known so sudden n turn Tor the bet
;er-snd they are-now both out and we'll
Who saws laughter Is rot the. best OF
medicine?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23

USEFUL MEpIcAL UIyrs-We find the
following remarks (by the editor) in the
Cincinnatus, scientific and agricultural
journal published at Cincinnati, Ohio:
If a person swallows any poison what
ever CT has fallen into any commissions
from having overloaded the stomach, an
instantaneous remedy Is a teaspoonful of
common salt and as much ground mustard,
stirred rapidly in teacup OF water, warm
or cold, and swallowed instantly. 1t Is
scarcely down before it begins to come up,
bringing with it the contents of the stom-
ach; and lest there be any remnant OF poi
son, however small, let the white Of an
egg or teacupfull of strong coffee be swal-
lowed as soon as the stomach is quiet; be
cause these nullily many virulent poisous
In case OF scalding or burning the body,
immersing the port Ill cold water gives en-
tire relief, as instantaneously as the light
ming. Meanwhile, get some common dry
-four, and apply it an inch or two thick on
the injured part the moment 1t emerges
from the water, and keep sprlnkllng on
the -four through anything like pepper
box cover SO as to put it on evenly. Do
nothing else; drink nothing but water;
eat nothing until improvement commences
except some dry bread softened in very
weak tea of some kind. Cures OF frightful
burnings have been performed in this way,
as wonderful as they are painless. We
once saved the life of an infant which had
been inadvertently drugged with lauda-
mum, which was fast sinking into the sleep
which has no waking, by giving it strong
coffee, cleared with the white OF an egg
a teaspoonful every FIVE minutes until it
ceased to seem drowsy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23
VOL. AAI---NO. 81.

IHs RELEASE or BooTH.-Sb.r,nap IT
Booth was convicted .ornc wear. a,o -.
fore the federal court of Wi-co,.in of T.
violation of the Fugitive Slave Law. He
was sentenced to be imprisoned ORG mont,
ana to pay fine cf enc thousand dollars
ana stand committed until the fine wa.
paid. Almost immediately the prisoner
was taken from the hands Of the marshal
oy wit of A'5ec2 corpus issued by tb.
ehle coprt of Wisconsin. Subsequent
this exalted tribunal DISCHARGED him
ii0r,' ~, tue custody Of the federal oflicers
IhIs case WAS taken to the Sn,r.r,.
court, and under the decision of th.t
court, Booth va. 70 arrested by the mar
shall and lodged in jail After hav;,o
oeen In prison for some time, he escap.d
and for several months lodged round tho
state, but was eventually captured and
again put i'll prison. The prisoner could
not pay the fine, and he having represent.
ed that fact and prayed executive clenen-
cy, and his prayer having been supported
by the representatives of various parties.
PRESIDENT buchanan. on the second Of
March, issued a proclamation ordering his
release
Booth had in all been ten months !,
prison, and the President took the ground
mat 10 keep dnan who could not pay his
hne III lall Until he did pay it, would
amount TO perpetual imprisonment. and.
therefore, he released him This is tho
end OF the great Booth case, which has
so long asitated political and judicial cir.
cies III lsconsin.-tHL IJa
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23
Directions for TraIspiautinG.

! !. First, have a good, deep, dry soil
| well underdraiHed if wet Bad fruit is OF
ten caused by hidden water standing be
low the surface.
. If not very fertile it must be enrich
ed by manure, which is best done year
or two before planting, as fresh, unmlxed
manure should never touch the newly set
roots. Or strips of land eight feet wide
tor each row, may be deeply plowed with
the dead furrow in the middle Ito pro-
mote drainage half load or less OF old
manure or compost, placed for each tree,
and thoroughly narrowed into the soil be-
fore setting
g. If the ground has been well and deep
ly mellowed and enriched, the holes need
be only large enough to receive the roots
without bending; otherwise they should
be five or six feet across, and a foot deep.
On heavy land, inverted sods are good in
the bottom. Large holes, filled with rich
earth or compost, will cause young trees
to grow rapidly. Never place manure
near the roots
4. Pare off with knife all bruised parts
OF the roots to prevent decay. Place the
tree no deeper than it stood betore-les.
deep is better than more. FIJI the fine
earth carefully among the roots, spreading
should ever be left among or beneath the
roots, and the earth may lie well settled
among them by pouring water when the
hole is part filed All except small trees
need stalking to protect from the wind.
D. autumn and spring are both good
seasons for transplanting-e except that
tender trees, as peach and apricot, do best
in spring, uless on dry bottom The
autumn is the better season to procure
trees from distant nurseries, even for
spring planting. They may be safely win
tered hy burying the roots deeply in the
earth, in q dry, sheltered situation. Trees
should be always we'll shortened or cut in
at the head, when set out.
6. Good, clean cultivation, is Of the ut
most importance. Neither corn, potatoes,
nor fruit trees can flourish surrounded b.
weeds and grass sod.
! Watering usually Injuries young trees
by baking the earth. II necessary, lay
the roots bare, pour on the water and re
place the earth. i rich soil. kept mellow,
viii not need water. Young cherry trees
often die out about midsummer unless
mal~kod or with the earth about them CO.
vered several inches with old straw or
other litter Trees dried by long carriage,
may be restored by immersion for a day
or two in water.
DEraTUA-ons AND DISrAsEs-3.ico are
excluded by banking w foot around
every tree, late in aUtugna-C,r-uEoa,h hy
iarring down on sheets daily, and by turn
ing in pigs AID geese-ipDIs Tree Eorae I.
by punching to death in their holes with a
small twig-and the PeacL Horn bv cut
ting out with q knife Ere Flight in the
pear must be instantly cut OF far down. T.
and the branches burned-and the Back F.
knot may be kept of the plum by PROMPT
and continued amyutation, beginning IN
time.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23

Srr,wREralls-!IILL CUITUEE.-Cuiture
ys. no culture j. the question now with
strawberry men i u established that
strawberries can be C9owa-Erowu rs easily
and surely as any crop the prairie farm
produces i j. established that they are
profitable. That after a careful prcpara
ton Of the ground. and setting ont OF the
plants. nothing more is necessary for three
years, except, perhaps. scar!iylng with
the harrow, and 4 winter mulch. But
there are men who assert that good tho
rough culture pays-that there l. DO need
of replanting so often-jhat $500 per acre
annually expended in the cultivation of
Strawberries pays better, in Droport on to
the investment, than &jl For instance
Mr. J. J. Knox, of Pittsburgh, recently
raye the Ohioans his mode of managing
a strawberry plantation. He has about
30 acres in Strawberries The soil is a
light clayey loan. The ground Is prepar-
ed by deep rlowiug and subsoiinG. 1t is
then narrowed smooth, and the plants are
set in rows b feet apart, and 10 to 10
inches apart in the rows-the larger grow
ing sorts wider apart than others. With
a small cultivator and hoes the ground i
kept entirely free from weeds. No run
ners are permitted to grow. They are
piached off by women and boys Each
row Is covered lightly in the fall with long
straw. which Is removed in the spring and
land under the sides OF the plants TO keep
the fruit clean The Weld of fruit is in
credible-the average being estimated at
500 bushels per acre; some varieties gave
the past season as high as Goo bushels per
acre He does not name the varieties
however. The annual cost of cultiyating
and picking his fruit he estimates at 500
per acre His beds at or years of age
are as good and productive as ever, and he
believes they will -tinue good or 10
years This culture pays Mr.. Knox not
only in the immense quantity OF fruit ob.
taincd but in its quality-size, beauty and
flavor.
We doubt not there are plenty of prai
rie culturists who will assert that such
culture would not prove profitable here,
but will not some one try ltI-lrairtt
Farmer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23

DWARF Broom CoRy.-We continue to
see testimony favorable to this plant
The last Otio Farmer contains a communi-
cation from correspondent who has
grown it five years, thoroughly tested it
and asserts it far eXcels his expectations
every year He further says:
1t is equally hardy with the tall kind,
and grows very rank, but not high. 1t Is
easily raised and harvested. One hand
can Sather one-half more in a day than Of
the common kind 1t requires no tabiing
nor cutting. The brush are pulled out
and this is done very fast by taking hold
of the leaf with one hand, and the brush
with the other, and pulling opposite dl-
rections. The first joint below the brush
is very tender, and snaps oil at sllght
Jerk 1t is entirely free from leaves 1he
brush grows in pod, and tins prevents
its growing crooked. In order to have
green brush it must be harvested at the
right time and properly taken care of
Those who raise for seed, must expect an
inferior quality The proper time for har-
vesting, is when it begins to brown or red:
1t should be spread on scatioid in sued
to dry. / have no difficulty in obtaining
green brush ! raise from eight to twelve
hundred pounds per acre, ana Set oe''ei
nrice than | do for the common brush.
Brooms made of it, are Of good quality
/. and sell high,
After the brush is pulled out, l have a
crop of fodder which nearly pays the eS
rense of raising, either eaten IN the field
or cut and cured. Cattle tnrned upon it
even after the frost has killed the leaves
will eat it to the very ground. When pro
perly cut and cured, it is equal to the best
of hay for horses, cattle or sheep The
stalks are small and sweet; they will ea'
butts and all.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23

ABOUT he best known preparation for
friction matches consists OF gum arabic, l6
parts by weight; phosphorus, 9 parts; nj
ter. IA; peroxyd of manganese, in powder,
Is parts. The gum is first made into
mucilage with water, then the manganese
then the phosphorus, and the whole is
heated to about 1902 Fab. When the
phosphorus is melted, the inter is added
and the whole is thoroughly stirred until
the mass is uniform paste. The wooden
matches prepared first with sulphur, are
then dipped in this and afterwards dried
in the air. Friction papers, for carrying in
the pocket, may be made in the same
manner, and by adding some gum benzoin
to the mucilage they will have an agreea-
BILE odor when ignited.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23

Po*DER FOR RaTs--H H. Ballard, Owen
% hentucky, writes 10 the American dy-
r'''-.ar's' that with one quarter Of pound
Of guhpo"der he can keep every rat from
MS premises ior year. The powder is
not used to drive bullet or shot through
the animals, but is simply burned in small
quantities, say t'asroo1ful in a place
along their usual paths. and at the holes
where they come out with proper precau-
tons to prevent accidents from fire. He
Gays he has proyed is efficacy by repeated
trial. The rat has keen sense of smell
ana II he has sense enough TO know that
he IS not waited, when he perceives tho
oior ci the burnt powder, the remedy
VIII be OF great value Lei our friend. re-
port, II the va.1e OF this method can be
rat flied
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23

How pAEELT GOT TO tASIoE--4 .'e las
ton Et1'rsSs relates the io..o".nG incident
OF how darkey got TO L-sioA O" Tie Lei
y!dere road:
\ genuine son ot liam. some sixteen or
seventeen years oi age aNkeI the c@nauc-
tor, Mr., =, to let hIm ride TO Eas'on'
but he refused to 40 so As inc ,'a.h vas
about starting however: one q tae hS'.Is
employed ON II toid Sahoo 20 Jun on
which he dl+ Alter me ti"'h i''d beeh
some time on rs WAY. the coN"ac'"r, IN
passing around /" So"ect ldie c~He L"
where Sanbo sat, when tie io-ioEinG DID
loguo en7ued
,onGueior-h mere l"dF ue"e'
Simgp-'7t none, -tass'
Sonduet2r-" 10 'o1H YOU 20 s'' on
sam iGo--be -gui.iia" %" &c 4--'''- -
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23

An INGENIOUS WAY or DESTROYING Gao
CoDlLE.-The river Indus, in the East IN
dies, was infested by a large crocodile who
carried Off two or three natives, one OF
them being woman. Its skin was SO
thick that no ball penetrated it, so some
young artillery officers formed the follow
ing plan for destroying it: They killed
sheep, and in its body placed bag filled
with gunpowder and some other com6astl-
ble matter, to which long wire was at
tached, with decorating powder at the
end. Presently the crocodile saw the prey
and seized it, aud carried it to hole which
he was know to frequent. Time was al
lowed him to swallow the sheep, when the
wire was pulled, the water then became
violently asitated, loud report was heard,
and up came the crocodile, dead, and his
stomach blown open.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23
How TIE JAPANrsr RryIYT TLowEr

J l.
A correspondent Of the y !. Herald, says:
Another little practice would mention
here for the benefit Of those who love to
decorate their rooms with flowers After
= bouquet IS drocping beyond all remedies
Of fresh water, the japanese can bring it
back to all its glory ly very simple and
seemingly most destructive operation
had received some days ago delightful
bunch Of flowers from Japanese acquaju-
Jauce. They continued to live in all their
beauty for nearly two weeks, when at last
they faded. just SIS | was about TO have
them thrown away. the same gentleman
/ (Japanese gentlcman} came TO see me.
! showed him the faded flowers, and told
him that, though lasting long time they
I had now become useless. "oh, no. said
he, only put the stem ends into the fire
. and they Will he as good as before
was iucredulous. So he took them him
self and held the ends Of the stems intc
the fire until they were completely char
red. This was in the morning; at even
ing they were again looking fresh aud Wig
oTous, and have continued SO for another
week. What may be the true agent in
this reviving process | am unable~to de
termine fully: whether it be the heat
. driving once more through eyerv lcaiiei
/ and vein or whether il be the bountifu
/ supply of carbon furnished by the char
ring. | am inclined. however, to the lat
ter cause. rs the full effect was not pro
/ duced until some eight hours afterwards
and as it seems that, if the heat was the
/ principal agent, it must have been soonel
1 followed by visible changes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23

IHE artificial propagation of fish ha.
proved complete success in Europe; the
lay breeding boxes. established in 1857.
turn out 100000 young salmon every year;
the IRISH breeding places hare also sue
ceeded admirably; the artificial lake at
Huningne, near Basle, covering 20 acres.
IS doing much TO re-people the exhausted
rivers Of France with fish. Encouraged
by European artificial pi.ciculture. several
gentlemen on Long Island. at their villa.
III estchester county, and up the Hud-
son. have tried il, and make no more of
taking a string Of The fine trout cut of
their ponds than would an old fashioned
farmer pallet from his harnyard
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23
a YicE W.now-TLo following is from

4 NiCs Winow.-TLc following Is from,
DR.. Holmes new novel:
ne widow Rowans Was row in the full
boom OF ornamental sorrow. A yerv
shallow grape bonnet. frili.d and froti,.
like, allowed the parted raven hair tn
show its glossy suoo;hness. A ie; min
heaved upon her bosom with eysry SIR
OF memory. or emotion Of unknown orr
Ein. Jet bracelets shone with every move
ment OF her slender haud.. cased in clos.
fitting black gloves Her sable dress wa
r!dgei with manifold i0unces from beneath
which small foot showed itself from time
70 time. clad in the same hue Of mourn
ing. Everything about her was dark e1-
cePt the whites OF her eyes aud the en.nr-
el Of her teeth. The effect was con,rlate
Grays E.egy was not more perfsc; com
position.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23

The SOLAR SYsTEN-Some notion NAV lao
obtaIned OF the comparative size of H..
principal objects of the solar system. by
7ulpposing a globe, two Feet in diameter.
placed IN the centre Of plain. to repre-.
sent the sun; grain Of mustard seed
placed at distance Of eichtv-two feet.
would represent Mercury; "A pea at a dis
tance OF l42 feet, would give q represents.
tlon OF Venus; another pea. not perceptiblv
larger, at a distance Of 2lj feet. would re
present the earth, the scene Of mans ex-
lstence, his cares, h;s ambition. and bis
glory Mars Is less d;2niiied SIN for n
pms head, placed at a distance Of G27 feet.
would afford true representation Of its
comparative size, and four minute Grains
OF sand, at n distance Of 5000 feet. would
convey some perception &C the POI itio1 and
size OF Nesta, Deres, Palms. aud Juno 4
moderate size orange at q quarter OF a
mile, would relresen; Jupiter: a small
orange, at nearly half n mile. would reprs
sent saturn; and the faroti' planet IIer-
schei dwindles into 4 Cherry. moving al a
distance OF three quarters of a mile from
tie central globe. representing the sun
D- NlehoLs : Lecture 81 As.rsagUn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23

ONE very cold night, jolly old fellow,
who had partaksn rather freely OF Zip ut a
tavern, started for home in sleigh. and
on the way was upset, and left by the side
OF the road Some persons passing the
same way short time after, discovered
the old fellow in q sitting posture. holding
his feet up ID the moon, calculating to
some invisible person, named John:
Pile on TIE wood-it's laundering
cold tIe!'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23

NOTHING PEEsoNAL-General Butler. Of
Lowell. is a wit. lie was III Washing gton
the other day, and during a conversation
with Southern men, 4 Georgian said, a.
do not believe there is ali honest man in
Massachusetts, 4 After a moments refiec-
ton he added, 81 beg 10 assure YOU. Mr..
Butler, | mean nothing personal" The
General responded, a. believe there are a
great many honest men in Georgia; but in
saying So sir, do not mean anything per-
sonal Boston Courier.