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Group, WhoOplng Cough, InfIuonEn.
HIRAM ooNKLS.Mp
ma or Phthisic, and Bronchitis.

WEST MANCHESTER, PA, Feb, {, 1856
Sra Your Cherry Rct0ral is performing marvellous
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ing symptoms Of consumption, and s now curing man
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last forty years. HENRY l.. PARKS Merchant
A. A. RAMSEY, NJ. D., ALBION, MoyRou Co., Iowa
writes Sept Q, 1866 During my practice Of many years
I have found nothing equal 90 your ClcyV Rc0rll for
giving ease and relief to oonsumptye patients or curing
such as are curable'
We might add volumes of evidence, but the most con.
vincng proof Of the virtues Of this remedy is found in Ia
effects upOn trial.
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ORLANDO SHELBY, OF SuElUEVI
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-10-08
Shaving and Halr.Dressing.

I EREMIAH NORRIS respectfully announces
~ to his friends Of Clcarield and vicinity that
he has returned to his old stand and is well pre-
pared to render the most perfect satisfaction to all
who may desire his professional services.
Clea.fed, April ?, 'C2.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-10-08
Consumption,

Probably no one remedy has ever been known which
cured 50 many and such dangerous this, some
no human aid can reachi but oven to those the Cherry
Rctoral affords relief and comfort
AsToR HOUSE NEw YoUE CITY, March o. 1855
DOcroR AVER, Lowell: l feel it duty and pleasure
10 inform you what your ClGTg RdOd has done iormy
wife She had been Ave months ab0rng under the dan
gerous symptoms Of Consumption, from which no aid
could procure gave hermuch relief She was steadily fall
ing, until Dr. Strong Of this city whore We have come ior
advice recommended trial Of your medicine. We bless
bis kindness, do your skl for she has recovered
fom that day She is not yet as strong as she used
be- but is free from her cough and calls herself well,
Yours with gratitude and regard,
ORLANDO SHELBY OF SuElUYuLLE.
C5nsumptirsS, do not despair til You have trei AYERS
CHBRRY PEC1ORAL II 5 made by one Of the best medical
chemists In the world and its cures all around us besps
the high merits Of It's virtues, Philadelphia LCdger'
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

DISMAL Howl FROM SEcEss!oNDoM-They
have their grumblers at army movements
in Secessia as we'll as we at the North.
The following from the Memphis Alpcat
is equal to the choicest in that line from
either 7rijlnG or Loyejoy himself:
Price is in full retreat southward. Price
will probably continue in full retreat, for
there are seyeral-indeed, no less than
three-federal armies, each as large, better
armed and better equipped, converging
upon him. His past victories have been
rendered valueless Federal forces have
been massed in Kentucky too great for a
man of Sidney Johnsons calibre to ven
ture to attack, and the paralyzing Of Price,
through the withdrawal of McCulloch, has
rendered the overrunning OF Missouri to
the Arkansas frontier an easy task for the
federals We are forced to back out of
Missouri checkmated IN Kentucky
Chase has obtained his money in Wall
street.
Tie J'ockade is mJreakajte Jy rs as get.
In one ,oord, ,cs re htmmcdm Ucre aHo,ced
tie moment of rictory 10 pass We were SO
anxiously watching the operations OF Eng
land that we stand aghast on turning our
eyes homeward again to find ourselves
tenfold worse oil than we were ere the
commencement of Frices last forward
march, and that accursedly used sensa-
tionism. the arrest Of Mason and Slldell.
Day follows day, and in lieu of being
weakened we tind the federal armies, at
all points. being strengthened, almost
every article OF manufacturing and do
mesiic necessity quadrupled IN price, and
our money will soon be exceeding scarce
for tack Of paper and pastboard ,cheresriih 10
make IT,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08
\ Letter IL TIE Lord.

III . garden Of Berlin, canary bird
was found, beariH. ON its neck small
note The address was unusual" An
den 6e6re cot to the good Lord The
finder broke the seal, and found a sincere
message, in accordance with the direction
1t was written by lady, an inmate of q
private lunatc asylnm. The unfortunate
pleading for relief from her sad situation,
asked a speedy death. She complained
that the nIisrulc and self will of a rude
female attendant were the cause of her
suffering. All explanation to her relatives
was vain. because the attendant attributed
her complainings 10 diseased mind, and
punished her for attempting to make
known her situation. The benevolent
individual who found the note determined
10 investigate the matter. The lady's
name was subscribed in full, so that her
friends were easily found She was re-
moved 10 another institution In few
months the best wishes of her friends were
gratiiiel She was fully restored So the
letter WAS no. rEisscnt
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

Ihd Chicago TLgHc gives US the follow.
ing piece Of Washington gossip:
Ben. Wade the Chairman of the Joint
Committee to inquire into the conduct of
the war Is reported to lie very uneasy and
not satisfied with the progress of the war
He does not give hint OF what passes in
committee, but il is easy to perceive that
he Is not in a pleasant frame of mind. In
endeayoring TO get President Lincoln to
look out at our national troubles in o
sober manner the other day he became
discouraged. Nr. Lincoln laughed at him,
or told him n pleasant story in reply to
Wade's bad predictions $50 the story goes)
until the ohio Senator drew up stihy with,
Sir, you are not a mile from Tophet, and
you are ridin5 Il swift locomotive at that y
Indeed replied Mr. Lincoln well !,
there is one cOnsolation--I shall not long
habe to part from my senatorial friends.
\ ou Will be along 10y the next train.
Wades gloom arises from the unwilling
ness of the President to 90 the whole
hog" with him in the niger business.
The President would hardly be in q mood
to tell pleasant stories" if he entertained
such gloomy apprehensIons of the result
of the war as this pernicious piece Of gos>
sip would have us infer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08
VOL. XXlI---NO. 25.
The Esorse.Iyair -

In Professor Agassizs interesting paper
on Methods Of Study in Natural History"
ne second OF the series in the atlantic
-HonMIy, we find this anecdote OF an animal
known to almost all country boys:
gentleman from Detroit had tho
Kindness to send me one of those long
thread like worms (Gordi,s) found often
III brooks, and called horse.hairs by the
common people. When | first received
it, it Y a coi!ed up in close roll at the
bottom of the bottle, filled with fresh
water, that contained it, and looked like
u tangle OF black sewing.silk than ANYTHING
else. Wishing to unwind it, that might
examine its entire length, placed it in
large china basin filed with water and
proceeded very gently 10 disentangle its
coils, when perceived that the animal
had twisted itself around bundle of its
eggs, holding them fast in Il close embrace.
In the process Of unwinding, the eggs
dropped away and foated to a little dis.
tance. Having finally stretched it out to
Its fuii length, perhaps half yard, sat
watching to see if this singular being, that
looked like long black thread in the
water, would give any signs of life. Al.
most Immediately it moved toward III.
bundle OF eggs, and, having reached il.
began to sew itself through and through
TIC little white mass, passing one end of
its body through it, and then returning
to make another stitch, as it were. till the
eggs were at last completely entapgled
again III an intricate network of coils II
seemed to me almost impossible that this
care Of offspring could be the result of any
instinct Of affection in Il creature of so low
an organization, and ! again separated it
from the eggs, and placed them at
greater distance, when the same action
was repeated.
on trying the experiment n third
time the bundle Of eggs had become
sooseHed, and a few Of them dropped off
slngiy INTO the water. The efforts which
the ANNA! then made 10 recover the
missing ones, winding itself round and
round them, but taiing 20 bring them into
the fold with the rest ecause they were
too small, and evaied all efforts to secure
them, when once parted from the first
lille compact mass. convinced ME that
there was definite purpose in its attempts,
a7d that even being so low in the scale
Of animal existence has some dim con.
scousn5ss oil a relation TO its offs spring
atterward unwound also the mass OF eggs,
which, when coiled up as | first saw it,
made r.ll Of white substance about the
size OF coffee bean and found that is
consisted of string Of eggs, measuring
more than twelve feet in length, the eggs
being held together by some gelatinous
substance that cemeuted them and pre-
vented thcin from filling apart. Cutting
thls string across, and placing q small
section under the microscope, l counted
on one surface Of such a cut seventy
five egg; and, estimating the entire mum
ter 0. eggs according 10 tha number
contained on such a surface. | found that
there were not less than eight millions Of
eggs in the whole string
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

| Sept 16-Wholesale arrest of members o
Maryland Legislature.
/ Sept 20-Surrender of Col Mulligan, d
Lexington
Sept 25-Occupation of Romney, Western
| Virginia.
Oct 5-Unsuccessful effort of rebels tc
retake the Hatteras Inlet forts.
Oct S-Attack of rebels on Santa Ross
Island, and repulse by regulars and
Wilson Zouaves.
Oct 16-Successful skirmish near Harper's
Ferry. Capture of rebel cannon by
troops under Col Geary
Oct 2O-Partial blockade of the Potomac
by rebel batteries
Oct 2l-Part OF Gen. Stones Division cross
the Potomac at Balls Bluff, and aitei
severe fighting are driven back with
great loss, by the enemy. On this
occasion Gen. Baker fell.
Oct 25-Gallant charge Of the Fremont
Guard under Major Zagonyi, against
d superior body of rebels at Spring
field.
Oct 3l-Retirement of Gen Scott
Gen. Mcclellan appointed Command
. er in Chief
Nov. 2-Removal oc Gen Fremont from
command OF the West.
Noo. .g-Engagernent at Belmont, No.
Nor. -Disbandibg Of rebel troops in
Accomac and Northampton counties,
Virginia
Noe. 23-Bonbardment OF the rebel bat
teries by Fort Pickens and the ships
otwar Nsqgara and Richa0nd
nee 2-NeetIug Of Congress.
Dec i--Occupation Of Ship Island BY ma.
tIonal troops
Dee 6-Occupation Of Beaufort, s c., by
the national troops
Dec li--tireat fire in Charleston. Loss
estimated at SI,OJJ,UUO.
Dec l2-Occupati"n Of Tybee Island by
National troous
Dc Is Large bodies of rebels dispersed
by Gen Pope in Missouri Capture
OF rebel camp with 300 prisoners
--tialiaut affair at Drlinsyiile Re-
treat OF the enemy
De 20-Sixteen old whalers sunk By the
national forces at the mouth Of Charles
tcn harbor
Dc. 222--Skirmish near Fortress Monroe.
De. 2j-Rerreat OF the Rebel Gen. Price
10 Arkansas.
Dec 2S-Adiustment OF the Mason and
S!idell difficulty. Suspension OF spe-
Gle payments in New York
Dec 3O-Deli.cry of the rebel Commis-
sioners, Mason and SijieiI, to the
British
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

AGUE CuRE-This is something OF
science as well as medicine. The supreme
difficulty of the science is to accomplish
its end without injury to the health-the
supreme excellence of the medicine Is IN
accomplishing just that. Fever and Asus
has long been cured by Quinine, Arsenic.
Bismuth. Mercury, bat the mischief was,
the deep and often painful footprints they
have left on the constitutions treated BY
tnem. Doctor Ayers new remedy cures
without particle Of either of these or
any other deleteriOus substance. And he
promises not only absolute safety but per-
feet certainty of cure, with which we may
mention another quality of excellence NOS
TO be overlooked in these times, and shas
is his low price, which puts this crowning
glory of his art within the reach OF all
Herald Lnkc Co, led
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

lawyer once came into court drunk,
when the judge. said TO him, Sir, am
sorry to see you in situation which is .
disgrace to yourself and family, the couyt :.
and the profession to which you belong,
This reproof elected the following collie
guy
" Did your honor speak to me p
81 did, sir ! said, sir, that in my
opinion, you disgraced yourself and family.
the court, and the profession, by your
course OF conduct"
May hit please your honor, / have
been an attorney in-in in this ourt for
for fifteen years; and permit me to say to
your honor, that this is the first correct
opinion | eyer knew you to give!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

BUrToNLEss SoLDIERs-The Federal pri-
soners returned from Richmond got into
Baltimore buttonless, and persons inquir-
ing where they went received the answer ::
" Oh thats the way we got our papers
The newsboys furnished two copies of the
morning papers for one of the metal but,
tons of the soldiers, and as the men had
not beeu paid off, and many o. them were
consequently out of money, this currency
came in very opportunely
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

UoNnpArHIc PHYsIcIANs-The Military
Committee of the House have Instructed
Mr.. Dunn to report a bill granting one of
the government hospitals at Washington
to Homeopathic physicians for the intro
duction of their practice A very large
number of the enlisted soldiers, especially
of the Germans. are Homeopathists, and
it is though just to provide medical treat
mems such as they prefer,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

A brilliant idea has just been conceived
among the nabobs of New York, three OF
whom appeared on Sunday at church on
the Fifth avenue, having their front teeth
set with diamonds! Such luminosity was
visible when the trio opened their precious
mouths that the vulgar people followed
them home in staring wonder The old
adage of pearls before swine" was well
illustrated
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

Another SUNDAY DEFEAT-The Cincin.
natl Ehq'4irer says that those of pious ten
denotes who believe in n strict and reli-
glous observance OF Sunday, will have
another illustration to enfo ce their views
of the divine displeasure being visited
upon those who desecrate the day, in the
result of the late battle near Somerset,
Kentucky The rebels made the attack
upon the Federals, and wero severely
beaten. At Bulls Run the Union troops
made the assault, and they were defeated.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08
The Propcsed Illinois Slip CaEa'.

This subject is at last fairly hefore Con
gress, and its great importance as a war
measure, TO say nothing Of its commercial
necessity appears to be appreciated. The
Military Committee in the House is said
TO have reported favorably to the enlarge
ment of the Illinois and Michigan Canal.
connecting Lake Michigan at Chicago with
the Illinois rive. at Peoria
This subject has already been fully dis
cussed and is utility and necessity demon.
strated IN these columns, and we refer to
it now merely 10 congratulate the West
upon the progress that the measure has
reached in Congress. and to urge the
Western members OF Congress to do their
utmost<o push il TO a passage.
Lyen in peace times, 4 ship communi-
cation between the Lakes and the Missis-
>iVpi would be a great desideratum for the
accommodation of the vast and continually
increasing commerce of the North West :;
but as military necessity, in time OF
war, its Importance to the Nestand to the
Government cannot be over estimated.
Let Us have the Ship Canal by all means.
The West has asked for but few public
favors of the National Government, and
received still fewer, and when she asks for
the proposed inter lake-rirer ship channel
and for National Armory and Arsenal.
she only demands what the public exigen-
cles plainly require.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

SAKE says Vermont is famous for four
staples, men. women, maple sugar and
horses" and that .the first are strong, the
last are fleet, the second and third are
exceedingly sweet, aud all are uncommon
" hard to beat"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

"SoUYp."-A "Suckers" idea Of sound.
ness is aptly illustrated in the remark o
an old beeho!der in one of the Egyptian
counties The times We're the topic ot
conversation among group OF villagers
at the store" and the soundness OF the
various Illinois banks was under discus
sion Among them is the Castor Bank,
owned by Smith, a popular man among
the " "coperas breeches' thereabouts.
is Smith sound p inquired one of the
party.
Uncle Milt, an old pioneer. taking M
pipe from hole in his face. like slit In
q side of sole leather, broke out
.Sound Smith soundi Well he IS. ne
never wur sickin his life, weighs more
$50 pounds, voted for Douglas, and believes
in iinmersion-sme, / call that sound
some r
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

The following Is from the Sisc-t.
The dispatches which announce the
favorable solution Of the conflict between
England aud the United States have pro-
duced genera! satisfaction in Paris. The
prospect of Il war which would necessarily
lead to the most serious complications
would fiji with mourning all those who,
like us. would wish to see all nations
proceed regularly and unshackled toward
liberty and PROSPERITY. In accepting the
consequences OF the act of Capt. Wilkes.
the Cabinet of Washington would have
us-le--iy compromised the future Of the
two heEispheres and the cause of the
American Union. To yield under such
circumstances, L. on its part, proof OF
strength rather than Of weakness. II
renders hon aEa to :he principles which it
has Itself defended Tor 80 many years and
Yields to the wishes so unanimously ex
pressed by the European governments.
All had adopted the arguments 20 clearly
developed by II. Ihouyeuel; all condemn
ed the conduct Of the comnaudart Ot the
San Jacinto as contrary TO the law Of
nations bnt what is remarkable Is, that
no power. in presenting considerations on
an isolated iact, called in question the
good faith, the intelligence and the pat
rioti-m of the government of the American
Repubiic 1t has rallied round il sympa-
thes which were about departing; and
Messrs. Mason and Slideli, set at liberty
by its orders, may, without danger to it,
resume their voyage 10 Europe