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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-01-08
EWIDKxTEs ER.REP-50 Kegs purs fore sale
w by s. Z. G ILBERT h 30.
NEW DRuE ETORE.

The undersigned having purchased from n. B.
Thompson his entries took iu trade, will continue
the business at the old staud, corner Of Main and
Second Streets, where he viii keep constantly on
hand 4 fresh and full supply Of Drugs. Medicines
Paints Oils, Daguerrean Stock and all other arti-
cles con Dectod with the bus mess. am prepared
to offer unusual inducements 80 cash buyers.
iune24 HES EK y. ssMLAEPFER.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-23
The Best He'd.

OF the eight pounds which q man eats
a-.0 urinAs IA i day, II !. thought that no
less than five pounds leave his body
through the skin. And of these five
pouuds Considerable per centage escapes
daring the night, while he Is in bed
ihe larger part OF this Is water; but, III
addition, there Is much eiie,c and poison
Gus matter. This being IL great part
gaseous In form, perMeates every part OF
the bed Thus, all parts uf the bed, ,.at-
trass- blankets, as well as sheets, soon
become foul, and need publication. The
inattrass needs this renovation quite IS
much as the sheets.
10 allow TIE sheets to be used without
washing or changing three or Sax mouths,
would be regard. is bad housekeeping,
but 1 Insist that Ii a thin sheet can absorb
enough OF the excretlo..s OF the body 10
make 1t uutt for use In few days, o thick
mAttrass, which can absorb and retain !
Thousand times as much OF these poisonous
excretioiIs, Leeds to be purified as often
certainly once in three months.
sheet cannot be washed; a uattrass
cannot be- renovated in this way. Indeed
there Is no other way of cleaning mat
trass but 10y steaming it, or picking it to
pieces, ana thus In fragments exposing it
w hhC oAiSSs AaS Va VIC Suu AS these
processes are scarcely practicable, with
any of the ordinary mattresses, | am de-
cidedly of the opinion that that the good
old fashioned straw bed which .an every
three months be changed for fresh straw,
and the tick be washed, is the sweetest
and heaithiest OF beds.
If in the winter season the porousness
of the straw bed makes it little uncom-
Portable, spread over it a comforter, or
wOOlen blankets which should be washed
as often every two weeks. With this
arrangement, if you wash all the bed CO.
vering as often IS once in two or three
weeks, you will have delightful, healthy
bed
Now, if you leave the bed to air, with
open windows during the day, and not
make it up for the night before evening,
you will have added greatly to the sweet
ness OF your rest, and in consequence to
the tone OF your health.-lDr. D. Lewis.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-23
A Patriotic Spider.

cerIn,h correspondence Of the Cinncinnati oasette
knew that to absorb" this paragraph
will require considerable amount Of faith,
SO it shall be perfatorily bolstered up with
all the authorities at hand. did not see
the spider or its wonderful web, but l did
see q reliable gentleman who saw it Dith
his ot0n ayes, and who averrec tha during
the dry yesterday, fully one toousand
people came to ace the same wonder. But
to the story. Yesterday morning some
one discovsied wonderful sp ider and web
on branch in the camp in the Twenty.
second Ohio. His attention was first di-
rected To the colors Of the spider, which
were plainly red, white and blue The
web was Of the usual circular form with
sectors. But in three Of these sectors were
woven ,oords, actually formedin plain
Boman letters, being the spiders own
workmanship. But what sort of words
would red, white aed blue SPIDER
weave? The first sector, beginning at the
center with small letters, and increasing
their siz, to the circumference, bore tho
word Warrington The second in the same
manner, Peace, and the thiro UNION
Reader. il the story too hard TO believe!
Then don fatigue yourself trying on my
s;rsla testimony, but wait for more.
Ian that an ARTIST took . drawing Of it,
which will doubtless fnd its pay INTO The
,,aDers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-23

A MoDEL JUpGE.-In one of the old
Dutch settlements of the Mohawk Valley,
a very honest old farmer of the Little
-Four Corners was elected Justice of the
Peace. 1t was not supposed that Squire
V had amassed much legal learning
but he was noted for his unsophisticated
honesty and frankness-indeed, blunt
Dntchman, whose heart never erred, but
whose head had very little connection
with it in the administration Of his official
functions. 1t happened that his FIRST case
was quite hotly contested by lawyers on
both sides They summed it up elabo.
from Cowens Treatise. the bar room Of
the hotel (his ofice) being crowded with
eager spectators to hear the first decisiop
Of the new Justice, the old man delibe.
rally folded up bis docket. put it under
his arm. lit -his pipe. and said: "vell,
shentlemen, shall take four days dc.
eide, but shall eacntually ind shDseneHl
for the .pasi.A!ss ,14W asiss. ~, 30
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-23
The BrOken.Hearted,

George D. Prentice is, perhaps, bes
known - wit, punster, and pelitica
writer But from his facile pen dow alsc
the sentim entail and the beautiful Some
years have passed since we laid aside his
description of the brok en-. hearted" but
II has lost neither its freshness nor its
beauty.
About two years ago / took up my
residence for few weeks in the country
village in the eastern part of New Eng.
land Soon after my arrival became
acquainted with young lady, apparently
ABOUT seventeen years OF age. She had
lost the idol of her hearts purest love,
and the shadows of deep and holy memo
ries were resting like the wing of death
upon her brow.
first met her in the presence of the
mirthful. She was, indeed, o creature to
De admired; her brow was garlanded by
the young years sweetest flower, and her
and low upon her bosom, and she moved
through the crowd with such floating, un-
earthly grace, that the bewildered gazer
looked almost to see her fade away into
the air, like the creation of a pleasant
dream. She seemed cheerful and even
gay, yet saw that her gayety was but the
mockery OF her feelings. She smiled, but
there was something in her smile which
told me that its mournful beauty was but
the bright reflection of a tear, and her
eyelids at times passed heavily down, as if
struggling to repress the tide Of agony that
was bursting up from the hearts secret
urn. She looked as if she could have left
the scene OF festivity, aud gone out beneath
the quiet stars, an laid her forehead down
upon the fresh green earth, and poured
out her stricken soul, gush after Gush, till
1t mingled with the eternal fountains Of
purity and life
l have lately heard that the young lady
OF whom have spoken is dead The close
OF her life was calm as the falling Of a
quiet stream. gentle as the sinking of the
breeze that fingers for a time around a bed
OF withered roses, and then dies for very
sweetness
1t can not be that earth is mans only
abiding place. 1t can not be that our life
is bubble, cast up by the ocean eternity,
to float moment upon its surface, and
then sink into nothiDgness and darkness
forever Else why is it that the high as
pirations which leap like angels from the
temple of our hearts are forever wander
ing abroad unsatisiied? Why is it that
the rainbow and the cloud came over US
with a beauty that Is not OF earth, and then
pass of and leave US to muse on their faded
ioveliness? Why is it that the stars hold
ing their festival around the midnight
throne are set above the crap of our limited
faculties, and forever mocking us with
their unapproachable glory? And, FINALLY,
why is il that bright forms of human beau
ty are presented TO the view and then
taken from Us, leaving the the thousand
streams OF affections TO flow back in an
A lphine torrent upon our hearts
We are born for q higher destiny than
that o! earth. There is a realm where the
ainbow never fades, where the stars will
be spread out before us like the islands
that sluniber and where the beautiful
beings that here pass before us like visions
will stay IN our presence forever"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-23

How TO GET ALoNG-We have some sug-
gestions to offer which will enable our
readers to get through life in the most
easy manner. Ifa lee has the audacity
to sheathe its sting into your cuticle,
justice demends that you should instantly
upset the hive wherein the offender has
his headquarters, and exterminate every
bee therein. II a dog should bite you in
the calf of the leg, s'ern justice demands
that you should bite the dog in the Gals of
his leg On the same sublime principle,
if Jan irritated donkey rudy elevates his
extremities against your yerson, the true
way is to kick back. If a horse fall upon
you the same principle of lee taionis re-
quires that you should fall upon the horse.
Ii Joggs calls you a liar, the treatment is
to call him liar and thief into the bar
gain. If you are farmer, and a neigh bors
COW happens to get into your young corn
your instant mode of satisfaction is to turn
all your cows, hogs, ect, into his own. By
following out these sublime ideas of justice
and selfrespectyour daily life will be full
Of sweet peace, and you will evidently be.
GENE as docile as kitten.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-23
The Failure OF the Experiment to Max.
Soldiers out Of Niggers.
Hurnv Hean &

hHroS HrAD, S. c., Aug. TO-
1t has fallen to the lot of other CORES.
pondents to chronicle the rise and progress
OF the negro brigade to follow the con.
trabands from their organization as sol.
diera through the many weeks of drill to
narrate to greedy listeners to the welcome
intelligence of their unequalled proficiency
in the use of arms, their precision of step.
their manly beaLing, their vetersnly air.
and terrible earnestness with which thew
had entered the ranks of the army, To
deal death and vengeance to their mas.
ters. 1919
1t is my lot to record the fact that the
negro brigade is disbanded. .aL
This event occurred last evening. It
was very quietly brought about Very
few. indeed, of the officers or the civilians
on the island were aware of the fact until
they saw the recent arm-bearers in their
scarlet trowsers suddenly scattering them.
selves IN picturesque attitudes about the
post, or Fastening to catch the first means
of transportation to their homes on The
adjacent islands. They received their dis.
charge from Uncle Sans service with,
evident delight, and rejoiced with simple
glee at the liberty thus afforded them.
The experiment of the negro soldiers
has been tried They will not answer the
purpose for which they were created
Whether General Hunters course was
adopted with q view to strengthen the
army, or to benefit the contrabands. or to
build up popularity for himself, it has Ger.
tainly proved unsuccessful; and SO. with
less ceremony than attended its beginning.
1t has been abandoned. The conservative
po.lcy OF the administration has not been
without its due effect in closing the mill
tary career Of the negroes but l never.
theiess believe that General Hunter had
become thoroughly convinced that thew
would never be Of any benefit to him or
his command Placing them on q level
with white soldiers, who came hither from
their comfortable homes to fight for their
country at thirteen dollars month, had
no good effect upon the volunteers. The
negroes, before insolent and supercillious.
became more SO as they were elevated;
and instead of being treated kindly, as
they had formerly been, the spirit of dis.
satisfaction begotten.by their gay uniforms
and fine airs, vented itself an sundry and
divers kicks, and cuffs and ieers, which
kept both whites and blacks In an un.
pleasant and continual foment Now that
the negroes are returned to their planta-
tioRs and to the workshops, where they
belong, and the work Of ending the rebel
lion is recommitted TO the hands Of white
men, we may hope for better state of
feeling, not only in this department. but
throughout the country
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-23

The Present Navy Of the United States.
From our resume it will be seen that the
entire strength of our navy is close upon
three hundred vessels, nearly all of which
are propelled by steam and that among
these are two iron-clad frigstes, twenty.
three Ironclad gunboats, and q good
stock Of the highly effective naval weapon,
the ram. Of the latter the number can
be iu' reased indefinitely, and At any mo-
meut, as they may be needed. All we
have to do, is to 6t beak on to any
staunch steam craft, plate its most vulne-
rabie parts and it is ready for service in
sinking and destroying wooden walls or
whatever else it can get . drive at. In
this way the magnificent ocean steamship
Vanderbilt was fitted up in short time
in this port, and sent down to Hampton
Roads for tilt with the Merrimac the
river ram feet Of Col El.et was also turn.
ed out in the same way. In case of q con-
test with naval Power, the ram, We
believe, would be one Of the most formi.
dable weapons. Fifty of them, stout and
swift, cruising along our coast, and it
would be hard work for an enemy to land
troops anywhere On our shore. II the foe
sent mailed convoys with his transports
the rams would simply dodge the iron.
they could not quickly destroy both.
We believe that these three hundred
armed vessels are match for any naval
force that any one or two foreign Powers
could send to these shores; and that at
in easy check. We have, or will have
directly, larger number of iron clad ves-
sells than England and France combined,
and OF far more available and destruc.
tive kind. Upon these We look as the
best guardians of our Liberty, our Union
and our Independence, from any and all
foreign Intermediates.
The speed with which this splendid
naval force has been gotten up and put
into service is one of its most remarkable
characteristics. The greater part Of it has
sprung into being within the last year.
Twelve months since, we had but eighty
vessels of war of all kinds, only one third
Of which were steamers. But thirty then
three hundred now! For of these, all
save some Of the ironclads aud steam
frigates are actually ahoat. Within the
year we have constructed alone nearly as
many vessels as the entire number of
ships on the naval register of 1861. We
had but 5000 sailors and marines a year
ago; now there are over $4,000 in our
naval service. Certainly these things ex-
hibit an amount Of energy and of work
deserving of notice, and show forth the
resources Of the country in light not
less striking than was shown in the rising
Of our armies If Mr.. Welles has seemed
to be direlect In some of his duties, and
has been censured by the press and the
public for want of push and yigor, it must
be confessed, that in the long run. he has
made a grand show, both of deeds and of
York Times.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-23

The New Haven Journal and Courier thus
hits oil tue sudden increase Of human ills
since the Government announced its IN
teut!on 10 draft:
1t is amusing to see what a sudden in
crease Of practice has forced itself upon
DR.. Hubbard, the N. L. authorized to
give Ger, iicates OF exemption from mill
taro service. From morning till late at
night his Office Is crowded with those who
believe him possessed of the requisite
skill to cetect even the shadowy lurkIngs
ot disease IN the deepest lltricacies OF the
system. From the Numbers who thus
apply TO him IN atfiiction, aud who look
upon him as the man OF the times, one
would suppose we were sojOurning i'll the
midst of a world of lepeis. Canes have
suddenly become a popular auxiliary of
pcdestrianism, lungs have collapsed be.
tween two days, and the patient expiates
on his sriierngs during the intervals of
spasmodic coughing produced generally
by an internal application OF pepper lozen
ges 1t IS also noticed that visual organs
have suffered more or less since the draft
ing agitation commenced. Eyes which
have been noticeable for any unusual for
nation have suddenly been transformed
to right (or left obiique," aud the i'm
promptu squints perseveriDgly holds this
" posish' until their certificate of "defec-
tive eyes is safely pocketed. Others peel
OFT clothing aud disclose newly purchased
truss eucircling the body somewhere be-
tween the hips and throat. In many
instances these do the business, but occa-
sionally one is found upside down, when
the sufferer leaves and awaits another re-
lapse of internal weakness. The most
startling malady, however, is the frightful
increase of deafness! This hitherto anti
contagious disease has suddenly spread to
a remar able extent, and large number
Of the afflicted daily apply for exemption.
Yesterday one of these sufferers was
asked to take postage stamps in change
tor his fee-a question he very imprudent-
ly heard distinctly and repudiated prompt
ly. Indeed, the corner Of College ank
Crown streets is general rendezvous for
the lame, halt and blind, with in6rmities
varying in magnitude from soft corn to
red ink erysipelas scars under the hair
A list Of these unfortunates would demon
strate the need of a regiment of first class
surgeons being Immediately detailed to
give appetite and tone to suffering hu-
manity in this section of the country.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-23
A Confirmed Grumhler.


Some time ago there lived in Edinburgh
we'll known grumbler named Sandy
Black. whose often recurring fits of spleen
or indigestion produced some amusing
scenes OF senseless irrItability. which were
highly reiished by all except the brutes
good, patient little wife.
One Sunday morning, Sandy rose bent
on q quarrel; the haddies and eggs were
excellent, done to turn. and had been
ordered by himself thd previous evening !;
and breakfast passed without the looked
for cause Of complaint
'whatwill you have fer dinner, Sandy !?
said Mrs Black.
a chicken, madam, said the husband.
Roast or boiled 2 asked the wife.
'Coufound 1t, madam, If you had been
a good and consderate wife, you'd have
known before this what liked, Sandy
srowled out, and siamming thee door be-
hind him, left the house
Ii was in spring, and friend who was
present, heard the little wife say:
Sandys beut on disturbance to-day !;
| shall not please him do what can
The dinner time came, and Sandy and
his friend sat down to dinner; the fish
was eaten in silence and, on raising the
cover of the dish before him, in tow ering
passion, he called out:
Boiled chicken! hate it, madam A
chicken boiled Is q chicken spoiled
Immediately the cover was raised for
another chicken, roasted to turn.
Madam, ] won't eat roast chicken, ;
roared Sandy; you know how it should
have been cooked =
At the instant broiled chicken, with
mushrooms, was placed on the table.
Without green peas, roared the grum-
bier
Here they are, dear said Mrs. Black
low dare you spend my money in that
way?
They were present, said the wife, in.
terrupting him.
Rising from his chair and rushing from
the room, amidst a roar of laughter from
his friend: he cienched his fist, and
shouted:
How dare you receive q present with
out nv leayet
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-23

GorrscHALk.-A good story is told Of
Gottschalk during his late professional
tour in Canada. At his concert in Mon
treal loud calls were made for Dixie" as
soon as he took his seat. For a moment
the pianist was confused, but. soon collect
ing himself, he faced his audience and sat
in silence for few monents with folded
arms. When the tumult ceased be tprned
to his piano, and, as one of his companions
says, played Hail Columbia, the Star
Spangled Banner and Yankee Doodle as
they were never before played ON that
instrument. The audience were com.
pletely shamed. and. acknowledging the
rebuke, We're liberal in their applause
during the rest of the evening. IL may
not be generally known that Gottsehalk
is native of New Orleans. : nd for this
exhibition of his patriotism he should
have full credit. After the concert he
remarked to friend that he would have
seen the audience in Tophet before he
would have complied with their demand.
~ y. World. -t+t
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-23
SP0RTSMEN'S DEPOT!
81 uoMAa MOORE. 90

rMPoRTER and manufacturer Of increase I.ist RI
and Patent Mussle R6es Revolving Breech Cast Steel
Bsrres with Guide for hunting. and large As
& syms' Allen Thusser's. Gentlemen wil' 6nd At my
shop everything Z. upe ard to give salts
faction to ali that favor me With their pstPopaRs.
ii nvite the old friends Of r. p BxUsxS3 - kve me
can. he my agent Customers win always mad him
q Ais ye.t Ny shcpts on Main stssss nsaS tas;Bsx
River DrIdRe.ss1 fHFs+ fifW .bEG1t ed %
PevAss, ssst WsAs ,snd osps. euns let by the aay.
jsnf1 f1te.a .s;sss "a ssS8oolk1 W0o83.s
.s4se-4 aEt- -Sssf.o .s
o3 sI-sc ~
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-23

"DIsABllIrI."-Agr great many expedients
are resorted to in order to escape the
draft, but the following is the most origi-
nal we have heard of: A drayman in
Hartford. having procured pair OF oid
boots, deliberately knocked Of the heel - OF
one. and as deliberately walked INTO the
doctors Office. There was necessarily an
inequality in the length Of his iegs. ana
peculiar "dot and goe one gsit tnat cocio
tive tive limbs" was pocketed, and thsNrelieved
teamster departed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-23

"Thsre now" cried little girl, wh'e
rumunasing drawer in . bureau, there
no~, essn'pe hss gone to Heaven witaous
his sPsctacaesr -
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-23

FRANK BUTTERFI ELDsS
Sash, Deer and Blind Factory,
On tho Feeder, directly north Of the r. n. Depot
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
Farmers, Builders, Contractors, &C., are invited to
call and examine my work before making engagements
elsewhere. novlO
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-23


A SouLLEss MAN.-An Iowa orator, wish
ing to describe his opponent as u soulless
man, said 81 hayc heard that some per
sons hold the opinion that, just ut the
precise moment after one human being
dies, another is born. and the soul enters
aud animates the newborn babe. Now
have made particular and extensive inqul-
ries concerning my opponent thar. aud
find that, for some hours before he drew
breath, nobody died. Fellow citizens
wish you to draw your own inferences.
- A precocious youth. q student in an
Academy, not having the fear Of ,secesh'
before him. aud instiyate.i by the spirit of
truth, being asked in his geography what
they raised in South Carolina, replied
'' They used to raise niggers aud cotton,
but now they ars ,rsisih ! the dsyii.' .'l ~. .n..a