The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-23
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All god and suitable sGores are welconn-
q, and ~ necessary freight and charges
paid on them BY the Commieefon, and are
distributed by delegatea Of the Christian
Commtsoi0n personally. ia49
WHAr 10 6.ND.--Aonsy. By Al means,
Il pcseibae. .Toinvsst money In articles to
he Commi:aion can purchase exactly
what = wanted, at the vary moment when
needed mos, and a. Commission atwhole-
aAle cheapor than others. ai n. "
CLoTHiN0. xfC.-Cotton shirts, Cotton
drawers, Cant0n Gannel shirts and draw
ers, Surgical shirts and drawers (vith taps
strfnes 20 tho instead Of oeams at tle siies.)
Larg0 cotton drawers (to wear in.dooss .
pst or cloth, With thick solss, ) Sheets, PHI
1ow-casea, Bed-ticks (single, for filing with
stnw,) Pillows, Pads for fractured limbs,
Ring Pads for wounds, Fans. Netting to
protect from 6les, HOUSEWIFE stored, With
lsedlee. thread, buttons, pins. Dc, Hand
kecchieas, Wash-raSs, Old linen. s.st. 3
FooDs HTC.-Oat-m FArins, Soda bis
u Crackers, Boston Crackers, Pickles,
jams. Onions In barrels, Apples In barrels,
Cranberriess Dried fruits, and good butter.
Butter, In ,carm s0eatAer, should be in cans
firmly soadered, or in tight kega. .s
E00e ara always needed, and little care
and expense will give them 70 us safe at al
seasons They should BE- carefully packed
n Ia To h<1A A1,
dozen, made with handles projecting from
each end, made strong and packed full, well
shaken down a. they are packed, and in
warm weather sent to Us by express.
For BEvH4AGEs.-Good black tea, Choc-
olate, Lemons, Syrups. All preparations
Of the blackberry are of double value.
wine, Port wine, Cordiais. Domestic wines
are excellent in winter, apt to spoil in sum-
mer. s
Coon READING MArrER.-Sendn no trash.
Soldiers deserve the best. A library 10 .
valuable hygienic appliance. For the able
bodied, good publications are mental and
snirituaI food. For convalescents, lively,
Interesting books, the monthlies, the picto-
- wen = thoee for moral and spiritual Gull
ture, such = you would put into the hands
Of brother recovering.
Aationssy e MsseA xsedsd, paper, envel-
opes, ard pencils.
How % PAcK.-Pack in boxes. Barrels
aEe not =. good. Secure well. Boxes should
not 3 20 large that two cannot convenient
y lii them Into : wagon. Pack setables
~ themselvoD. Never pack perishable ar-
6clee, ouch . oranges, lemons, bread, cakeaI
nor jars Of jellles and jams, with oEher
goods. Bottles and yars shou1d whom poe
dble b packed in boxss BY themselves;
well Ansd with sawdust ar straw.
sssr,s ssa nm risA goods 'hai ~ liable to break
Tn csns should b soidsrsd; all other
modes fAsl Stone jaEs should ~ corked
nd 6rm1y bound With oiled linen leather
ever tho cork, and packed closely IN aaw-
9u1t or hay, Ia boxes never exceeding .
loasn and 2 half IN : box, and nailed
q tn@6iers, covered With paper. and wines.
cordials, DC, In bottles, With paper or 9TH
Or poor stoppers are liable 70 spin out. and
i packed With other things, sure to injure
How 10 MARK.-Mark in plain letters
and figures, with peintor ink on the boards
cards rub on. On one corner, the num-
BY you IN all, numbering your first box II,
your second =, third q, and 20 ON ftom the
6rUt sent 70 the last. On another corner.
mark each box - from your Society, Civ.
ing the name, and conspfcuously also mark
= loll0w1: "U. g. CHRISTIAN COM
\ MISSION Rooms. under Lindell Hotel.
10 secure acknowledgements. and to save
trouble, also send m invoice or list BY mail,
on paper, the common letter sheet size,
written only on one side, specifying each
box or barrel by number, and giving the
contents Of each by ITSELF Give your own
name and post-oldce in full, with the name
Of your State. Place also another list or
invoice or the Same kind in the box under
aA envelope addressed to yourself, with .
postage stamp upon Il, You may sometimes
mot alwayt-have IL returned to you thro'
the mail, with the signature Of the delegate,
and tho name Of the hospital camp where
be distributed it. sA 8.
! Write plain. Above all, write your own
name distinctly, and to save embarrase-
11e0t, give your address In full. especially
whether Miss or Mrs. or Rev.
81 Send Invoices and Bills Of Lading to
\ Isaac g. bmyth, Chairman. Money should
l b sent 70 Edwin TiCknor, Treasurer, and
letters to ]. FL. Parsons, Cor. Secretary,
Christian Commission, st. Louis, Mo.
!, A SINGULAR INc1DENr.-The Boston Ca
sette tells the following story: s
Twenty years ago gentleman Of this
aty regolved @ remove ont West, and
1tarted for his destination. In New York
~ stopped at . second class hotel. and,
4 while there, was robbed Of I purse con-
t.ining some =. 900 in gold. In the course
q his peregrinati0ns he was successful,
snd had forgotten all about his loss, hav.
ing accumulated . handsome property
When the war broke out, he was too old to
Y enlist, but feeling patriotic, he offered his
,Doeyices 70 Gen. Logan, and acted as quar-
t4maeter to q brigade. !.
One night, on the march, the army ar
fived at . small town in southern Alaba-
"a, 6nd, according 20 orders, he took pos-
eo1llon Or the INN for general headquar-
\ tes While talking with the landlord, hs
S!seovefSd that he l6tmet4y kept hotel in
NV York, and upon pressing his inqpi-
: : -, fbund that he wao the identical land
ND q The house Ia which he had been
Seohed. In the. course OF the evening he
Il sazongsd b mock court martial, and
J e.ouSht the landlord before #, charging
. Nm am0ngothef thing, with the robbery:
auch 70 hi1 1surprise tie landlord confessed
" robbery, and he had his choice-to re-
i aofe the money or die at sunrise. The