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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-04-08

TLere Is fashion we have Of putting the
ends OF two ropes together on board a ship,
that in nautical parlance we call ''marryimg.
Bob Trent was at this particular JOB one
DAY, on the quarterback, when his delicate
n IN pa atio4s o.ihe rope attracted the atten
ton OF one ofour lady passengers, who asked
~ hat are YOU dong there, Jack p
''Marrvin this ere rope, man.
Marrying a rope? Why! that's funny.
Is it strong? Win it hold together in that
way. Jack ?'
Well, dye see, man, is pretty much Ike
folks ashore gi,tIn' married--as long as you
pull straight in end. and don't kink and get
foul, and keep the sarvice ftom chatin', the
splice holds iirstrate. Bot if YOU g to drag
gin contrary and agin the lay. and low
every thing to chate the service through, the
ends Ill be pretty sartin to draw, and both
parts !! 60 u the devil"
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& Tribute TO Oar. Soldiers.

The following extract from a Lent lecture
rp7n Sacrifices" delivered by Rev. Dr..
DIX. rector Of Trinity Church, New York, IS
a noble tribute to our soldiers:
Think then Of the calling oF the soldier
" at sort OF a life IS his? Reflect upon the
hard.hips Of the camp, the hardshiPs Of the
I.nr marches. the toll and the wunlcriuES.
Remember the hour of battle, the chance Of
death. or Of imir.sDnment which the cru
cantor NAV make worse than death Con-
slider the chances Of manning and mutt
la.ica; the home sickness, the desire for
rcturn, the scant comfort ofthat hospital tent.
What Is tie soldiers pay, as an offset TO all
that he dares, and braves and suffers
Who works as he does, who faces such
perIIs. who sustains such harlshiPs for such
a pittance? The life Of such a man is cvi-
lently a sacrifcial life He is a victim, Of
fer.d on the altar of war for his country ;
honor. safety and advantage. 1t has been 50
in all times and among all people. War is
itself the elimination OF sacrifice. Il Is the
Offering OF nations bravest and best that
tae nation ma, bc secure. Ii is the g; in 0.
safety and peace by the loss Of treasure,
blood. limbs, and life, and the soldier is the
victim, the willing victim, filed with q noble
arior, spuIred on by lofty thoughts. place
hIm among the first on the roll of sacrifice.
He leaves wife. children, friends, homes. COM
fort, TO 90 afar and risk his health. his
strength, his life, for his country; and il is
with dee pest interest his course Is watched
The hearts of those be left behind are with
the men in the field. Their prayers are for
their safe return: and if these PRAYERS are
not answered. they send and bring back. il
they can, their bones, as men would bring
back the relics of martyrs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-04-08
One Of the city colno,,eurs Of :Cincinna

One of the city colporteurs Of sCincinnati
some time ago when engaged in distributing
tracts among the poor benlghted ones about
the town, met with an amusing incident.
Coming to an isolated building of humble
pretensions. he opened the door without the
ceremony of knocking, said,-
"Will YOU accept tract of the Holy
Land?' meaning the four pages of the letter
press he had in his hand. The man of the
house instantly Replied
"Yes, be jabers whole section, if you
give good title: but I'd like to know if there
be much fever 'n'ague there to bother poor
divil?' The coiportuer retreated.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-04-08

The closing paragraph of Patrick Henry S
will is worth OF record, and shows the venera.
iion lie felt for the religion fthe Cross.
Il have now disposed OF all my property to
my family; there Is one thing more wish |
could give them, and that is the Chr. r.stian
religion. If they had this, and ! had not
given them one shilling, they would be rich ;
and if they had not that, and l had given
them all the world, they would be poor"
Tiis paragraph, coming from one of the
most gigantic minds that ever investigated
the trLht Of revelation. speaks volumes in
tavo: OF that religion which Is despised by
son e-neglected by mllions-and is the one
thing neediul to fit US Tor heaven and pre-.
pare US Ior enduring bliss.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-04-08

At meeting, year Or two ago, in this
country. a gentleman was speaking on 4 lues-
ton not strictly within the range of business
then on the tapis. Becoming animated as
his remarks progressed, he exclaimed, with
something Of melo-dramatic solemuity,-
Mr.. President, my bowels year4 tor the
miserable victims"
"Order! order! shouted several voices
from the opposite corner Of the house the
gentleman bowels are ont of order.'
The point of order Was sustained by the
chair, and the speaker was commanded to
his seat.
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GAVE IN ILLINOIS.
The New Law Concerning il.
The following law was enacted by the re

The following law was enacted by the re
cent legislature OF Illinois:
Be it enacted by the people OF the stat
of Illinois, represented IN the General Assem-
bly,:
SgC~Ioy l. That it shall be enacted uu
lawful for any person to Kill, trap, net or en-
snare any deer, fawn, wild turkey, grouse
prairie hen or chicken, or quail, between th'
first day of January and the fifteenth day o.
August any woodcock between the first day
OF January ard the first day OF July, or am
! wild duck, grouse, or brant between the ff
teenth day of April and the fifteenth day o.
August, in each and every Year.
I SEC. =. This shall be unlawful for any
/ person or corporation to buy. sell or have ia
/ possession any OF the before mentioned ami.
mails or birds, between the first day Of Jan
uary and the fifteenth dav Of Augu t, in each
and every year as aforesaid, which shall be
killed, entrapped, netted or insnared contrary
to the provisions Of section Of this act.
/ SEC. ,. 1t shall be unlawful for any rer,
! son or persons to destroy or remove from the
/ nest Of auv prairie chicken. grouse or quail,
/ the egg or eggs ofauy such bird, or for any per
sons to buy, sell, have in possession CT tratii c
in any such eg-s, or wI..tuly destroy the
/ nests Of said birds, under the penalty Of five
! dollars for each and every offence, t. be sued
, for and recovered as provided in sect on FIVE
of this act.
SIC. 4. Any person who shall 20 upon
the premises OF any person or persons or cor
pora,ion, whether he same be iuClJset or
not, with the intention to insuare, trap OF
net. or he found insua.lp-, trapping Or ne,
ting any Of tn before mentioned animals O.,
birds. or to hunt or b found hunting or kill
ing any OF the above mentioned animals Or
birds a OF Within he time atJr-s iii, shall
be deemed guilty Ot trespass, and may be
prosecuted before any justice OF the peace Of
The county wherein the saii premises may he
by .ac r"uer or person N possession OF TIE
same, N any action Of .rcsI.ss, aud f.e1 IL
any 81 nssS OF less than five dD.a.s nor more
than twenty dollars, - 20 II the owa:r "
occupant OF sand prem ses pr3r.tsI, how
ever, th4ta judgment b. obtained - Es.
am person Tor violation Of trts at
SEC. ). AM person who snail willingly
violate any provisions 70! this act shall forfeit
and pay q Il o. fifteen dollars Tor each deer
or tawn thus killed, cat-agp.d; easuar-I.
bought sold, yr held N possession, a. afr.
sad. and the sum ~. i've DO lors Iyr each aud
every WI ;--key, -ru4-c, lr~Iric Len OF
chicken, 4gal. or wyy.c-cN thus eutraI pei.
shared, melted. Jy.Ea: or =,.! or heli In pos.
session, .yr each al.l e.-gy one Of them. t.
b. sued :.r a.lraco. red before an justice ef
lie peace ~! tG- county ia which this az
shall lave been violated, in AL action o.! L-o-
W ae-.ge aag curt having Jar..t.- Ion there
..: Que -4.: ID. a4.- r-ua.t. shall ~ ~ the
comp 4.-aG. AMI tie other halt ,J tie s.-.o.
trustees ~ the township u VIC. It's o.,
-... ls0, been violated, . be .ci-t :. ,.a
s-.yp. .... u. u tJs..4...., -l- action g. .-
d !. f..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-04-08

An old resident of Philadelphia has fan /
" horse which has dore good service tor
twenty years. For some time past the horse
has evnced a tendency to stumble, and to
strain his sight at objects close by. The
kind-hearted owner judged the animal by hi
own case, and ordered of an optician a pair
of unique spectacles A pair of pebble
glasses, about the size Of the object glasses
of large-sized lunette, were set in frame
over the horses eyes. He appreciates the
convenience wonderfully. and has never
stumbled since Be donned his spectac.es.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-04-08

BrrrLER.-Apropos of tue apology OF the
New York Evening Post, for Buffers failures
in arms by ofset;ing his merits in other re-
spects, one of which is tha, he prevented the
yellow fever from visiting New Orleans
whilst be was there, the Providence Post says
this phenomenon can only be explained on
the ground that there could not be two pest
llences in the city at the same time.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-04-08

Soar SroSE.-A prominent bachelor ply
sician remarked to Young lady that soap
stone was excellent to keep the feet warm in
bed. "Ycs." said the fair one, " but some
gentlemen have an Improvement on that
which you know nothing about" The bach-
elor doctor turned pale and maintained a
wistful silence,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-04-08

Game is having q holiday down South.
Deer and bears are reported to have reap
reared in districts where they had not been
seen for many years prior TO the commence
ment Of the war Quais and rabbits literally
swarm in the deso's.te settlements OF Virgin
ia. and il is stated that last summer PartrIdges
actually made their nests III some OF the
streets of Charleston.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-04-08

AHoUT PoTATCEs-Tne tendency Of pota-
toes to sprout in TIE early suring is reported
to be prevented in Scotland, and BY so doing,
their full edible qualities are preserved, and
" "meaiv" potatoes can be had all summer
from the previous wears growth. The cx-
pertinent costs but little. and Is worthy Of
Icing tested by cye~y one who doubts Its et-
ticacy. Obtain from a druggist oae ounce OF
liquor Of ammonia, lhartshorn) to a pint Of
water; let the potatoes be immersed IN thI.
mixture four or five days; dry them. Their
substance Is thus consoIIdrtcd, and mhch OF
their moisture extracted without the slightest
injury for ali table qualities, bat their yegets-
tive power Is forever destroyed. Ii spread
out after immersion, so as to be well dried,
they will keep good for ten months.
Baked potatoes are easily digested, requIr-
ing only Two hours and half, but one hour
longer If boiled If baked in the ashes and
eaten with butter and salt, they are sweeter
aud more healrhful than by ANY other mode OF
preparation. The sprouts of potatoes un-
covered with earth contain solanurn. a power
orfUi poison, the potatato becomes green. and
then unfit for even animals. To have
mealy potatoes for the table. boil them until
the fork easily penetrates; pour off all the
water: cover the vessel With cIoth near the
fire, until d" steamed dry.-Halc& journal Of
HpIIfh
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The E,ettiEOac Lineage.
From the April Alta autic Month

ton of nv name with Il positive staten mt,
am not unaware that catastrophe hes coil
ed up in the uxtaposit on. But | cannot
help writing plainly that | am till in favor
OF :. distinguished family tree. Este prps'lq
To have somebody for great-granimotheI
that was exciting. To be able 10 look Oh
long lines OF .ceStrv that were rich, but re
spectacle, seems decor0us and al right. The
present Earl OF Warwick, think, must have
an idea that strict Justice has been done him
In the way Of being launched properly into
the world. l saw he Duke OF Newcastle
once, and as the farmer in Conway described
Mount Washington. thought the Duke felt
a propensity TO "huEch mp some" Somehow
1t Is pleasant 10 look down on the crowd aad
have conscious right - Do 50.
Left an orphan al the tender aye of four
years. having no brothers or sisters to prop
me round with vouug affections: and Synpa-
thies, fell INTO three pairs of hands. excl
len: in th-ir wav, LTJ peculiar. Patience.
Eunice ard Mary Ann P@tribone were my
nuuts on NV fathers SIDE MI mv mother ,
relations kept SHADY when the lonely orE.Uaa
looked about for protection: tut Patience
Pettibone, in her sc.:.,v Va. said: Ia.
Dos belongs TO q good family. guI he sh-l
never want wi...r his three a.T-s can sap
port him - ! went - live with ~ plain.
but beuisuaut F-,.ec.".=, IN tbs Safe o.. ..-.s
Hampshire.
During NV J,yHo.l. ,'.lv-. drilled lesson
that fzI. 70 ii. ha-:..aE va die: ' 'E~-Ise'
Yourself We cone o.: more tlau o~i.aar.
narentara. Sf-.--8- blood 49, rr,l.'.-
;oncer..cl II --,:...- ~ a.. peJ.I8eae. iIy.G
yOur head e-..r- aYI ,0u- G.v,Jr 81. Lave.
rro1f ,f -..l-- If.-. Irra.r.--
rsmer,f-a- one. or. I,--t.,, ,oTi hat ma.
not share my fuv-ri;.e sport with tie butch
c-'s three little beings. Jng-e. ,p know wis
uo.. Aunt hum. Is5E.i IL Pt....s-. a.. +.
Mar Ann know La, e.. ,,...--.
NJ chilli" slowly l...-.r..-eJ ...e - I.s.
sister. ..5r.. t.-,,-. -., .lr.f. r...- .. . .-..
oil s,9cl,. r.r-..-- r. r.'.---, IL. 3. .-..-.
Orr,aucc--s-5. Il s. -t...-.-. ...... over .. IT,.
with hDagrs. and NO a...,r were ..s...---. So.
with richie t:,..,,l lie. 7 .-.,. ....
.Iy-InG!.! I'm lie larse Of ,....-=. H---...
Yourself. and y...a vl,: crow ..r sol! vii. NJ.
re-ret tLa. o'I naf c..-.li naut d..
not wish vi % UI.- w--- i..g'.--,' o..
sprinr.''
/ irlt mortified ti.at hal e-e- ,li Z. de
sire TO '.kuucII. M wiz a-r ,..- a-aE's sons
or sultan l-ttle bows ] lJ..s- G.. ..- among
INV EQUALS II. ,-.. ur.,-a lar. a... i. .ar l..;-
win ONLY L-.. ..,-n Youngsters
T.us .i,.. IT, q Constant .,ca. ar --'E
c,rEa-+-ra-r- 80, tho r,-- .- -s,r. s---r-- ,,.,.
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i r..f'.r.,.., r,-...s H.. ,..,.-.- p....g...- 4
s-ra,la- ;, ro-n. fa,tag .a-,r. tIei- din.
o.. o,s La, .,-.,. f.rr.-..-s r..v ,,,..s,
as and = General .,r..-J-ar Of soue $ r..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-04-08

BoYs.-Boys when they are boys, are queer
enough. How many ridiculous notions they
have. and what singular DESIRES which in
after life change and shape themselves into
characteristics. Who knows when he would
not have changed his dirthnght for rocking
horse, and his new suit of clothes for 4 monk.
ey? Who forgetS the sweet face girl older
than myself, against whose golden hair he
leaned and wept his griefs away? Who re-
collects when he thought that to lie a circus
rider wss greater than to be president; and
how jelously he watched the little fellows who
wore spangled jackets and turned somerSaults
and prayed to become ike them? Fmemory
se-ve not these caprices, or something
similar, the boy is lost in the man. Happy
visions, tIey come but once, and 90 quickly,
leaveing Us ever to sigh for what can never
be again.
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wiz and Wisdom.
Aliment is easily changed to ailrnent.
Words are women, and deeds are men.

Alment IS easily changed to ailrnent.
Words are women, and deeds are men.
q Pc. lamb always makes q cross ram.
} When we have celaboratoratelvarm agains
temptation II il disappointment not to Lc leC
into it.
| Wit is wisdom at play, while humor is only
good nature in irolc.
| Nobody bat fool gets bit twice by the
same dog.
aalways give narrow-ninded man very
wide berth.
Many minds that are not far-reachng are
| over reaching.
Poor consolation for Us suEyivors-that
the good die first
The less writer knows Of subject. the
more Ink he USES III telling it.
Digging trenches is said to be the ground
work Of military education.
Many heads diffuse less light that pump
I kin-shell with tallow-cand in it.
An idle man may groan beneath an hour
as Atlas gIoaned beneath the world
The nIne muses. are 50 called not from
their number but their sex-leui-uiue.
Why l. the devil gentleman? Because
the imp Of darkness could not be ,np-o lite.
DR.. Franklin SAID 4" 4 good kick out Of
doors : better than al the rich uncle: n tie
world
You cannot dream yourself into q cLarac-
ter; you must Hammer aud -.-.z- yourself
oLe.
II ey.., come not rl.r eu- f-ars ars '-ia:
And - t-sy d.. .e-- Ut .-s4.a--s tie p..l
4 man behind the times J., apt u spea.; II
a. fy m Ir..i...- -r., 1 .g.5- Sf.. rom
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-23
CONGR ESSlONAL.
MONDAY, Januarv %.

SENATE.-Mr. Chandler presented the ere.
deptials Of Hon. Jacob Howard, reelected
Senator from Michigan for six years, from the
4th of March next
Mr. Wade presented joint resolution Of the
Ohio Legislature in favor OF the constitutional
amendment abollshing slavery; and Mr.. Brown
presented similar resolutions OF the Missouri
Constitutional Convention.
MIR. Wade presented petition OF citizens OF
Ohio favoring the exchange Of prisoners. Re-
ferred to the Military COMMITTEES. Also, a me;
mortal Of the Ohio publishers, praying repeal
of the duty on paper. Referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
Memorials tor increase Of compensation from
officers of the army and clerks in the Govern.
mont Departments were presented by Messrs.
Howard, Wilson and Sumner, and appropri.
ately referred.
ference on the disagreement Of the two Houses
on the deficiency bill, made report that they
failed to agree. He recommends adherence on
the part Of the Senate to its amendment striking
out the appropriation for increasing the com
pensation OF the employees Of Congress. he
said that those employees get more than per-
sons employed in the Executive Departments'
and the line officers OF the army had been re-
fused an increase as well as the CLERKS. Inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-23
THE OSBORN CASE.

Osborn, the newspaper correspondent, ar.
rested in New York on charge of publishing
contraband information of value to the rebels
in relation to the late expedition against Will
mington, was brought out for trial to-day be-
fore Gen. Doubleday's military commission
Osborn asked an extension OF time, in order tn
procure counsel and witnesses, which wss
granted him. and the case set for "Wednesday,
sooner. s'
When brought before the court to day hs nd .
mitted having furnished the information for
publication, but assigns as a reason for doing
go that he was under the impression that other
correspondents intended giving the same news
He declined, however, to tell from whence he
received his information o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-23

SOUTH CAROLINA SPKCULATIoEs ON SHRR-
MANS MovBMEETs.-The Columbia Is. o.
Cdrolinidn comforts its secesh readers by re-
hearsing the number Of obstacles to be over
come by Sherman In advancing through the
State. 1.-THE most practic able route of ALL" it
says, through the valley formed by the Com
bahee and Ashepoo rivers, supposing the enc
my's force to have passed Coosawhatchie and
classic Pocotaligo, presents serious Difficult
ties-innumerable little streams to be crossed
heavy, miserable roads to be travelled over,
and but few scattered homesteads to be plum.
dered.
"In front OF Branchville, which we suppose
| to be General Sherman's first objective point
his troops will be forced to uncover in small
numbers. 1t is estimated that not more than
ten thousand men can, with any prospect Of
advantage, be placed in order of combat there:
they will have to effect one of the most diff cnIt
river passages in the State; the troops must
approach the Edisto over an impenetrabIe
swamp, and after having landed in safety on
the otner bank another swamp has to be
passed, under the entirely uncovered fire of
artillery and unerring musketry from behind
formidable Notifications !"
Topography having done so much for the
State, the writer thinks Sherman will storm
BranchvilIe. rather than attempt to cross the
Santee and Black rivers to march on Florence,
and adds;
Therefore we think Charleston and Will.
mlngton in no danger. 1t would NOT hsva
been thus bad the Federal armada taken Fort
EH,n, and with 1t Wilmington. While we at
anu n uStd would nave had moth.
ing to fear, Charleston would have faIIan
Weldon would have been In the enemy's hands
in few days, the grand Federal combination
would have been near contamination with the
appearance Of General Sherman in the rear of
General Lee. We have, therefore, much rea-
son to be thankful. The great combina alton is
now postponed, if not defeated, and if we have
to suffer instead we should do so cheerfully,
because to the benefit of the entire country, a
serious danger to Gen. Lee and bis indomitable
army has been averted.
Cotton and everything else that can be of
service to the Yankees must be burned, and
Sherman taught that he cannot again venture
on anything brilliant.
cat Augusta he will meet the returning vet
Grams Of Hood, as well as Cobb's and Smiths
reserves; at Branchville he will be welcomed
by Beauregard and Hardee, and at Florence
he will be received by Bragg.
General Sherman, foiled for the first time
by the failure of Butler before Fort Fisher, is
now determined to push General Hardee to
the wall before reinforcements, now Fastening
to the scene OF conflict, can arrive"
But the grand combination having miscar.
ried, the CdroIinidn thinks it will consider him
a great general If he ever reaches Weldon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-23

RIVER NATURALIZATION OF MAIL BOATS
Owing to the heavy ice on thu lower Poto.
mac, not single boat arrived up yesterday
from point further down than Alexandria
Several boats came up on Saturday, all of
which were more or less injured by the ice;
one o. which the Manhattan) is now at the
Sixth street wharf, ..... .inR badly.
The mail boat City Point, which left here M
Saturday, encountered large bodies of ice. and
up to noon yesterday had not succeeded in
getting farther down the river than distance
of forty miles.
The mail boat Webster, Capt Deering, due
here yesterday morning at O'clock, had mot
arrived at q. m. o.day "