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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-03-12
Ths Navajo ShaWls.

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The following description, taken from,
the New Mexican corresP sPonlencc Of Prof
Go,uRIck, 10 the Rocky Mountain News
will be fouua interesting
Before leaving Mr. Maxwell's, where lhe
coach changes. horses and the passengers
take a free meal. no one should neg!eci
seeing those few Navajoes (who as we.
as the Ctes, love to linger about his plac-
he beng formerly their Indian AGENT at
worl. weaving beautiful blankets. II ow
iucomparably remarkable it is that these
untutorsd savages Of the snowy ranges can
succeed so slliiltully ri these looms which
history fails 10 find out who got a patent
for and how passing strange it is that
those sgulws-with Nc more expression
Of istellect than n whip-sawed butt q g
cottonwood log and no more style or shape
to them than Cache q la Poudle stack
Of hay-ro.sess the science and the art
Of dyeing inthe brightest and most beauti-
full diversity &C colors, which last as ever-
lastincly as the strands OF fine wool them-
selves, their blanket yarn, and are so per-
feet in the practice OF weaving them as
that they are able TO hold water as well as
leather and to wear almost forever! Chem
ists and artists on this side of the Ailan>
tic and on the other, have signaliy tailed
in finding out the formula from which to
G-ure and to follow after the patterns Of
,Lasa red women of the mountains They
can manufacture, from the raw material
On the live sleeps back, making their own
shears, mixing their own secret dye stutfs.
made out OF certain herbs, spin from their
own antique wheel, and weave from their
own ante-diluyiaa fashioned loom, extra
ine fabrics in the shape OF superb sarapss
or blankets, which cannot be excelled fer
beauty, art and attraction by anything ex
ported from even London or from Peris
Just think Of it, how those unettered and
unsainlv unfathful and insatiate Nava.
oes have preserved by tradition, in theory
and in fact, the ski!lful art, which oentu-
ries of research cannot sainsay, Of colering,
arranging and weaving the most costly
fabrics of their size and weight which the
civilized world can produce! Stewart, Of
Broadway, may be proud Of his one, two,
and five hundred shawls in his show wins
dows but yonder goes Navajee souaw,
bare footed and without anything to break
her fast upon, save piece of sassacred
mule or a tiefunet poodle dog, as she sport.
without either vanity or ostentation, a
shawl Of beauty unexcelled, and for which
she will refuse perhaps, a two hundred
dollar "red back as it cost her year or
two's industry to bring it to its present
finish aAd perfection!
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let us have 10 more uoDs.

The Eagle, Democratic paper, publish ed
at Lancaster. Ohio, having been t.cs.roy cd
by tolitionists, the dwellings Of the
leading iauatics in the place were attack
ed and gutted The telegraph did not
intorm us of al these facts; but it is we'll
that they should be known. Oue kind OF
lawlessEcss begets its counterpart, and is
just as sure to 90 so as there is resentment
and revenge in human nature. In times
like these every citizen should stand by
the laws as the only safety, and should re-
member that lawlesspess, particularly Of a
partizan character, under whatever name
or pretaxt, is inevitably the precursor of
disorder, anarchy and crime, at which So
ber humanity cannot but shudder. Re-
member the French Revolution, and by
avoiding the excuses and violence OF that
period, avert a!so from our country Its
ghastly horrors Remember that human
nature is the same the world over The
Philadelphia Age, commenting on the re-
cent destruction Of several Democratic
newspaper establishments by mobs, says:
"Things have come to such pass that
as against the acts of the loyal the law.
afford 20 sufficient. protection. In every
Democrats are fully match for their as
sahaneS. IA A0nheJ lfdnia, iST cAAthpIe, III
it came 10 blows we could drive the mem
bers of the League into the Delaware with
in twenty>four hours after the first blood
was shed. lfthsy are such fools, then, as
to attempt to inaugurate q system of
Lynch law here they must be prepared to
pay the penalty For the last three years
the Democrats have made almos. every
Conceivable sacrifice to maintain order
They will continue to do So - Tong es
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-03-12
!. SNAKE. STORY.

Or all things IL wh ich oae soUiG locl;
fer sagacity, Il snake = oi ne last; yet
nr story l. OF a sna <e ans wise one, too
Men have studied them uHkindiy since
the creation, when The GIYsr Of life pro-
nouuced them the me-; subtle OF all the
beasts 0! t.:c field and the consequence
that /. cir wIE3o.n and inPor'aUc. Laye
been greatly overlooked and deriGcd-
T. Dali oua stupid as they apparently are,
yet they far excel, IN intelligence and
something like reason in emergencies.
rlsny animals supposed to be akin TO man
in the nCaler attributes Of physical life, az
| shall prove.
] got isteres;ed III the study Of ssrreuts
Gown il Arkansas. where spent lnc<t of
las. year, deaf know whv. bat was
constantly watching them, and constantly
testing their sa.aolty, 10y placing them in
Eew situations and su,IoundHg them
with novel ezpedier-s Of al Kinds, !
exrer'cEeH,co mos. With Ealtlesuakes and
co?perheads.
oae af,eraoor ! seated a,yssl: on lit
tie knoll in the woods TO s..ekc and read
for | si.xsys had 4 book or ne.y-ps ger
with ne aud had been enjoying myself
Ter some tinle when espied copperhea
making Ter hole within ten feet Of whe: :
aud cigar. and preceded - Try a new ex-
pertinent. "a soon as stirred, the rascal
made grand rush for the hole: but
caught his tail. as he got reaiiy in. and
lerked him scu,e twenty feet backward -
lie thre;T himself into q coil in re t:.1s.
and waited Ter me 10 pitch in ID. i COZ.
ciuCed TO let him try the hole sgair-
After While, he started for il, s;oppin =
when | stirred 10 coil himself mp; lut as |
kept pretty quiet lie recovered ccnfierce,
and again went in. Again / jerSsd him
out No sooner did ne touch The ground
than he made another grand rush for the
hole, IN stral7ht ArC for my legs But that
didnt work, fer | got su, Of the way, and
gave him another fllrt
This time he lay still for awhile, appear
lss to reflect o, the course TO be taken
After time he tried it again, though
rather slowly. After getting his head a
little way in, he stopped, and wieglesl his
tail as If cn purpose for me 10 grab it
did so; and quicker than flash he drew
his head out saI came within about
quarter of an inch Of striking nae in the
face! However, ierkel INN quite dis
tance, and resolved TO look out next time
Well he tried the sG;ae game again, but
it wouldn't work; was ton quick for him.
This time he lay in a coil perhaps with
out stirring At last, however, be tried il
once more He advanced 10 within Eve
feet Of the hole very slowly. eoiled again,
and thea, by Heavens ne got the start OF
ME b. one Of the outest Tricks you ever
heard of
How was it?' we all exclaimed, IL
breath
Why, said the narrator, sinking his
voice Ia the acme Of solemnitv, and look.
ing as honest and sober as man could
lock, why, lie just turned his head to-
ward my hand, and reat do,cn Mat ho1s tail
first! saw the rascal's eyes twinkle as
he did it, too, as much as to say, What
90 you think orthat, eh ? and since then
lave believed that snakes have souls
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-03-12

GtN CRAST--'Fhe following anecdo.ei.
told Of this officer: When Gen G;at
entered y est Point and Was assigned to
a company Of cadets, he was subjecte} @
some Of tnose practical jokes with wiz eh
tie older scholars always torment be
green 'p!ebs" After enduring severalo
thesejo w!th exemplary patience, urtt
determined 10 put q stop to them aud hEe
peace. So one day, on short paraIe
when another joke was attempted, GrInt
stepped cut oS the ranks, threw Of lis
jacket, and challenged the captain I'd 4
fair f.ht he captain accepted the T(i-
tatien, and was soon soundly viii tel
Grant then offered the same challen5 o
the fist lieutenant who shared the ka,.
tain fate Then putting himself in .ts,
tion again, Grant expressed hD willingness
to fight the whole company, Go by enc
all for the sake OF peace. Aithis whole
sale exhibition Of pluck the ,oys raised !;
great shout, aud shook Gian by the hand
declaring, "yeu'll DO. I'VE ron't bother
You any more" and words o that effect
Whereupon Grant put on hieoat, took his
place in the ranks, and was ever troubled
after that, but WAS always caed Company
Grant" in honor Of the ocsion.
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PRICES OF NDIsY AT
RICHMOND.

Apples are ravenously sought after a
@l5 to 500 per bbl The orchards O
Virginia would surely afford fruit enough
to satisfy the demand of soldiers and 9th
ers, were it not for the fact that so mucl,
OF the product is used in making apple
jack and peach brandy. The retail price
OF nice apples is 81 each. Send in you!
apples, farmers, and get the big prices
while you can. Dried fruit is also IN grea.
demand at s35 10 per huxhel-some ask
ing more. Onions S3S per bushel (Tell it
no'ln We etherstfeld) Good gracious, far
mors why don't you raise 'Inguns" by
the ton! Potatoes are selling at s. to SIS
per bushel. We hope that the next crop
will be very large. Let US have abuad-
ancs potatoes-both Irish and sweet
Iurnips are going at Sc per bu.hel-
supplies diminishing Peanuts. or "Goot-
err, are scarcely ever seen. The retail
price is S64 per bushel "Did nybody
ever as the ladies say. Peas and beans
are in good supply, bu: prices are well
maintained. We quote peas at $50 SO
per bushel; beans, $35 to $38
Flour is arriving more freely. Persons
other than commisien merchants are re-
ceiving it in lots Of five to ten barrels,
whether on speculation or for their own
uec VIC Na"i'ot tsii- tSt ttl!il s!I II, iiSTs Il
more flour coming in, but sellers are stiff,
and are generally asking S235 per barrel
for upeliine-cqua! to 80 in gold. We
are a great people" Cernmeal is So per
hushel, and hard TO get at that price
No wheat coming in. Corn SO per bushel.
Seed oats very scarce
Sugsr-ah whats the price OF sugar =?
Well, We suppose that 500 Will tUy about
ID lbs Of brown or 10 lbs OF crushed No
iasses i $50 per gallon. 4 short time ago
We oere told tina! the laud wa. overlooking
with sorghum, bat the y!e.d has either
dried cp or the farmers have selG.Lly de-
termined that their city cousins shall have
no more Of it Soap has advanced - per
cent since lst February. Caudies are held
ut sja6 per H. Let the roc- thank God
that the days are growing ,o1c5:
Salt is cheap We are glad that some
thing IS The auction price is 23a25 cents
per ID. Black pepper 81 per H. Vinegar
s. per gallon. Leather has advanced
Dealers say stocks are very light, ard
quote sole At sSay; upper at 29-l0 For
tunateiy the season Is approaching when
people can afford to 90 barefooted. VIII
leather then come down? No!
The lowest price al which beef BY :he
quarter can now bs had ID - % We saw
q aray load Of mutton Yesterday, for which
the receiver was asking 81 10 Bacon i
81 5Qs 5 per ID Butter Is : per ib-tirnI.
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ORIGIS GE 1RAEDY.

Brandy began to be distilled in France
about the year 1913, but it was prepared
only as 4 medicine, and was consdereaas as
possessing such marvellous strength a. il G
powers that the physicians termed itkus
~ We the WAFER Of life \ name | re.
,ains, though now rendered one of lifes 5
most prevalent destroyers. Be!orfj the
true means Of determining the quantity OF
alcohol in spirits were know n, the dsllers
were in the habit o! employing verytude
paetEod Of forming a notion o the
strength, 4 given quantity of spiris was
poured upon a quantity Of gunpowdt, in
q dish, and set on fire. If at the :eed Of
combustion the gunpewder centinuea dry
enough, it took fire and exploded; bu! IF
il had been wetted by the water in tie spf
its tie fame Of the alcohol went out witt
eut setting the pow der Ell fire. This was cfl
ed the. proof Spirits which kindled CUB
powder were said 10 be above proof; thfe
that did not set fire to it were said toEe
below proof From this origen ofthe tel b,
proof it is obvious that its :neantg
must have teen very indefaite
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Private Fortune. OF King. sna Princes.

The Londen Spectator gives an interest
ing account OF the private property Of
some ct tho European princes:
The clear annual income, on salary. Of
balf the ssversigns Of Europe, does not
amount to :e23, 3,455. Up to the commence
ment OF the present century the richest
sovereign family Of Europe, including
Russia was the house Of ilapsburg Lor-
raine. They possessed, and .till possess,
enormous estates within the Austrian en-
pire as private property, which, though
nlismansged in most instances, produce
above million sterling per annum.
Vastly superior to hisproperty, though
1t car net be called private in every res
pect, is that of the reigring family Of Rus.
| sia- According to Barren Won Hauthausea,
more than million square miles Of cul-
tivated land ana forests, besides some two
millions square mile. Of uncultiva.sd land,
mountains and steppes, partly in Europe
and partly in Asiatic Russia, belong direct.
~ to the inperor, and are under his
absolute control. The real revenue derived
from these gigantic possessions is unk kuowp,
bat i; is generally estimated that the ex.
penditure of the Russian Court, including
the allowance paid 10 the numerous grand
dukes and duchesses, can not be less than
three million sterling q year
The rate Of expenditures OF the 'mps-
rial family may be estimated from the ,s-
corded fact that when the late Empress
Dowagei, the widow Of Nicholas, went to
Italy, in the summer of 1860, her suit
comprised above TIVE hundred persons,
syith an adequate number Of horses and
carriages, the ccst Of maintenance of
which was calculated at the period by
German newspaper correspondents at 81
OOU per diem. The coronation of Alexan-
der the II at Moscow, in September, 1856,
IS estimated on like authority, to have
cost about eight millions Of. rubles, or
about q, 800 900 These enormous for.
tunes Of the Imperial family Of Russia as
well as Of tho House Of Hapsburg, are
gradually getting distributed through
blood alliances. Many Of the smaller
German families, for example, have greatly
enriched themselves by their matrimonial
connection with the seigning House of
Russia Czarina Catherine IL, Princess
Cf the House Of Anhalt, made present
of most valuable domains iu Southern
Russia, can. prising an area Of about two
hundred and thirty square miles to her
kinslolk at home, the income Of which
they enjoy to the present dsy. 1t is this
lavish literally which has not little con-
tributed ts the easerness with which Rus
sian alliances are sought after in Germany,
ard the consequent Influence they exer-
else.
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The n 7 Herals says that Cen McClsl.

The y. 7. Herais says that Gen. McClsl.
Ian refuses TO be a candidate for the Pres.
ilency. In a conversation with US, some
time ago, the General stated his views very
emrhatically. Said be, Il do not want 10
be President ] do net desire to be Presi-
dent have no ambition to be President.
am too young to be President. If
wsrs elected President my term Of offics
would soon be over, and then ! should be
ex-PreSident while still . young man.
And what an ex President is and how he
isrreventsd from doing anything et!ect>
lively, you know as we'll a. dc. No. Ny
desire, NY am eitien, is to be restored 10
my former position in the army, 20 that
nay help to save my country, ard if ne
oesssry, that rsay die for her." These
were noble .srds. uttered from pure and
patriotic heart Let the politicians pom
der them, aad blssh at tneir own a5ass>
nenth
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"RELONCING TO GOVERHMENT.o

New Orleans Correspondence n. Y.
World
saw negro man ana his wife .hs other
day who were huntigg q home. Asking
nis if ! eouis dhrsc. them to enc, the No-
man incidentally remarked that they
"belOn god 10 government How is ttat?'
why. @et been working for guvm
on plantation, but new they tell US We
can go free till they want us again" -
w hy did yos come away from the PLAN
tst!ou; Why not stay there?' "Oh, no.
Nothing 10 eat, no SHOES, no clothes, no
nothing" so you DO not like 10 belong
to government; but you say you are fres
nor, -hatdo YOU propose TO do? well,
sir, don'. kno'7 locking dubieusly
around, but If ne could so with mas
ss-." Where is your nastsr?' Hes
in the bush sir. oh, then your masters
plantaticn las been taken by government
and you are declared free by Mr.. Lincoln.
You do rot belong 10 government any
more than ! do Don't know, sir but
they work Us, and whe- they gets tired Of
Us they turuUs of.
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they can; but we assure the men of prop
erty ard influence among the members of
the League, that there are limits to their
endurance, and that the Democrats CT the
north vail net submit TO the destruction
o. their property without reserting to
measures OF retaliation. 1t is absurd to
suppose that one political party can enjoy
monopoly OF nobs and asassination De
necEats have shown themselves to be excel
lent eltizens-rnaryels Is OF obedience to hate.
ful iaws-mode!s OF patience under the
most offensive insuli-but after all, thsv
are only men, subject to human infirmitiea,
and very prone, when smitten on the
cheek, to hit back, instead Of turning the
other Pray, let US have no more nobs."
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THE REBEL PRISONERS At Rock ISLAND

There were 81 deaths among the pris-
oners at Rock Island last week, Of which
62 were from small pox. So far there have
besn, in all, 1856 deaths among these pris-
oners, Of which 500 were from small pox.
There Is strong corps OF surgeons in
attendance, who are doing all in their
power TO improve the sanitary condition
of the post; but illhealth nevertheless
continues to prevail fearfully. Thsle ere
now eight hundred of the prisoners under
treatmen. for various diseases.
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The Detroit p.pers say that tens Of
thousand. of dollars have been made BY
cowarSly refugees in Canada, who cross Inc
river, enlist Ia the army, receive bounty
money and then desert. They make it
professional business, and the income
thus secured Insures them . snug living.
Even the negroes are ct 1t, and several in>
stances are mentioned in which they have
made TWO OF three hundred dollars day,
but nc. without some Iisk, as number
of 80 swindleIs have ts-n arrested.
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"Ah! Jenny, Jenny laid the kind
hearted DR.. Ponsorby, biSp of Derry, to
a drunken blacksmith, Inn sorry to see
you beginning yeur evil c'rse again; and
Jenny, ! am very anxiot to know what
you intend to do winh th fine lad, your
son p Il intend, sir" I'd Jenny, "to
do for him what you capt do for your
son." "Eh eh how tE-how's that'7'
To which JENNY with ,urst of genuine
feeling, said: II intenfte make him q
better man than his fatE:"
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An itinerant phrenelogi.t stopped at a
rustic farm house, the proprietor Of which
was Ouslly engaged in thr-shing. Sir, i
am phrenologist Would you like me
to examine the heads Of your children
] will do it cheap" Wall" said the far
mer, psusing between the strokes, ~
rather guess they don't need it. The old
woman combs them with q fine-tosth
comb once week"
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A rich merchant named Hogg once re,
quested q person to fetch him lead Of
corn at . stated time. which Es failed to
do, and did not take it until the next day
after that which he had promised. The
merchant, as might be expected, refused it,
"Well." replied the wagoasr, "you are the
first hog ! eyer knew to refuse corn.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-03-12

A FAcr-In q net distant city, the wife
Of one Of the city fathers presented her
husband three children st q hir:h.--The
delighted father took bis little daughter,
four years Of age. to see her new relations.
She looked st tie little beings . few mo-
ments, whom, turning to her father, she
inquired, Pa, which one are you going to
keep ?'-Nerc Bedford ksrcnr,.
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The human body, in SO advanced a
stage Of decomposition as to be entirely un,
recognizable, can now be SO restored, by
chemical means AS to present an almost
natural Appearance. This process was
lately practiced with success in London, in
the case of body found in the Thames,
which was suspected to be that Of Tn es
capped murderer who had committed sul>
eide. After the body had been subjected
to the new process, the witnesses were able
to that lie was not the supposed
murderer
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A lecturer was dilating upon the power
of the magnet, defying any one to show or
name anything surprising it. A hearer
demurred, and instanced young lady, who
used to draw him thirteen TITLES every Sun
day
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-03-12

A distinguished California divine WAS
asked, after trip 10 .ilverlahd, what he
thought of the country? Hc replied;
"There are but three things ct Washoe---
big mines, little mines, and whisky shops;
in other words, Ophir holes, gopher holes,
and loafsr holes"
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BUSINESS CARDS.
1862 LUMBER. 862-
Lumber.

FYiHE subscribers having purchased the stsck OF
& lumber and leased the yard formerly occupied by
John Hossaek on MAIN STREET, prepared to
furnish all kinds of lumber, laths, shingles sash,
doors, &c. Also a good assortment Saginaw boards
and dry finishing lumber, constantly on hand. The
public and builders particularly requested to
anime stock before purchasing elsewhere.
J. d J. w. CALKINS.
Ma
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whats -aro wages hers?' asked q laborer
of boy IL dent know sir" What
dses your father get on Saturday night p
"Gets? said the boy, why he gets a.
tisbt as q brick
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ADutch mans hearfnding eoliloquy
:. dcscribed thus: "Shoves Shon Mickle
80 peter a. /, .becauste has got eoople
tellers more as has.
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A yeung man advertises his desire for q
wife, thus Pretty, and entirely ignorant
pf ths fast" Don't We wish he may find
hsf
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Lumber Yard, Planning Mill,
AND
Sash, Dsor and Blind Factory.

"E have moved our Lumber Yard to our Planning
w MILL near the Illinois River Bridge, and are pre-.
pared to furnish former customers and all others
with all kinds of Lumber, Lath, and Shingles. Also,
constantly on hand good assortment OF DRY SEA-
SONED FINISHING LUMBER.
Having in connection with OR Lur'b Der 4 SASH Door,
ard Blind Factory, and a Glass, Nai., Paint and Oil
Dep enabled furnish each and every articie
that Buders want, saving yor the tso15!e OF
ing to number of different places to make bill
We also invite attention to SINGLE MILL,
which is now ready for operation, and furnsh
Sawed Shingles by wholesale retail
Our terms cash and sell as low the lowest.
Please call and examine for yourselves.
Office Ia salle St, opposite Van Doren osborns
Store. ldec 22I STRAWN q POWELL.