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, 1868-08-28

TIE POLEcAr.-There is a beautifully
mercifu provision in an apparently cruel
habit of the polecat, by which the creatures
that are doomed to fall under its teeth and
claws are spared from much suffering. The
first bite which polecat delivers, is gener-
ally sufficiently powerful to drive the long
canine teeth into the brain, and to cause inl
srantaneous insensibility, if cot instantaneous
death. Its habit Of drawing the blood from
the veins is another preservatiVe against sui
fering, for the wounded animal is thus de-
prived of life while it's senses are deadened
by the injury to the brain, and the possibility
of lingering death prohibited. Nearly all
the members of the weazle tribe are remark.
able for this development of a sanguinary
nature, but in none of them is it more con-
spicuOus than in the polecat. The poIecat
does not restric. itself to Terrestrial game,
but also wages war against the inhabitants of
rivers aud ponds. Frogs, toads, nevis and
fish are among the number of the creatures
that fall victims to this rspacity. 1t has
been known to take great numbers Of frogs
and toads, and to lay them up as living
store of food in a corner Of its habitation,
and to guard against their escape BY bite
upon the brain of each victim, which pro-
duced kind of perpetual drOwsiness, and
prohibited them from any actual exertlon.
, 1868-08-28

To SEE THROUGH A GRINDsToNE.-The
following curious optical illusion may be new
to some of our readers Roll up piece OF
stiff paper in the shape of a tube, with
one end just large enough to it round the
eye, aud the other end rather smaller. Hold
the tube between the thumb and finger of
the right hand (do not grasp it with the
whole handy put the large end close agains
the right eye, and with the left hand hold
a book, or any convenient opaque body,
against the side of the tube. Be sure and
keep both eyes open, and there will appear
to be hole through the body, and objects
are seen as if through the hole instead Of
through the tube. The right eye sees
through the tube, and the left eye sees the
object and the two appearances are SO con>
founded together that they can not be sep
arated.
, 1868-08-28

In the days of Frederick the Great,
Sergeant Of the Life Guards, very vain, but
possessed of much bravery, wore a watch
chain to which he had fastened a musket
ball, being too poor to buy watch. The
King, having heard ofthis, wished to expose
him to ridicuIe. Stepping up to the soldier,
he said, Sergeant, you must have been
economical; see you wear watch mine
tells me it is FIVE 'clock-how much is yours?
The soldier, guessing the intention of the
King, but nothing daunted, Immediately
drew forth the ball, saying, Your Majesty,
nv watch is neither five nor six o'clock, but
it tells me, as often as 1 look at it, that l
must be ever ready to die for your Majesty
Here, my iriend,' said the King, much
moved, take this, to know the precise hour
also in which to die for me;' at the same
time giving him his own WATCH studded
with Jewels.
, 1868-08-28

A General Council ofthe Catholic Church
throughout the world is authoritatively an-
nounced to take place at Rome during the
next or the ensuing winter. This Council,
it is stated. will be deliberative in its charac.
ter and will be the first General Council OF
Catholic Chnrch that has been held since
the famous Council of Trent. The objects
Of this Grand Council are said to be political
rather than religious Cardinal Manning
iu England, asserts that the Church Is TO
take ground, once for all, against the alleged
infde and revolutionary tendencies OF the
times, and interpose as a bulWark against
anarchy and the dissolution Of society.
, 1868-08-28

NOVEL RELIGIOUS UNION PRoPosED.-
DR.. Natbaus, Jewish rabbi, proposes, in a
communication to the Christian Register, q
union between Jews and Unitarians. He
says: ave are living in United States ;
NAV we not live all, too, 10 united religion 7
As in upion there is strength, therefore
saw. a combination Of Jews and liberal Unita-
risps would enable US to disseminate through
out the world those truths in religion which
are advocated by all rational men, and well
come 10 all the children Of God. These
should be in the form of tracts, pamphlets.
and such like, which we find written BY
Spinoza, Mendelssohn, Charming Norton,
Clarke, and others. Judaism has always
hesn a true vindicator of pure, clear Uni-
,Srianism and will, under scientific and
rational reform. join to fulfil the closing Of
the prayer. 'On this day may the Lord 1;s De
one and His name (Which exists in Hli
peoole) be one"
, 1868-08-28
A GENTLE WORD.

A gentle word is never LOST
o, never then refuse one
1t cheers the heart when sorrow tost,
Aud lulls the care that bruise one
1t scatters sunshine o'er our way
1t turns our thorns to roses,
1t changes dreary night to day,
And hope and peace discloses.
A gentle word is never lost;
The fallen brother needs it;
How easy said, how small the cost,
With JOY and comfort speeds it.
Theu drive the shadow from thy brow,
A smile can well replace it,
Our voice is music when we speak
With gentle words to grace it
, 1868-08-28

EASTWARD, HO We noticed train Of
perhaps a dozen wagons passing through
town yesterday which had just arrived from
Oregon, after three months trip. They
represent the climate and soil of that region
as all that could be desired, but assign as a
reason for leaving there, that the price of
farm produce is SO low they could barely get
living They say they could ouly realize
from forty to fifty cents bushel for wheat.
They are going for the East, to their old
homes, and in the spring intend to settle in
the Platte valley What particularly attrac-
ted our attention was their stock. They had
averaged from twenty-five to thirty miles a
day for the last ninety days their wagons
we're what we call four horse, while they only
used TWO horses to each, and small animals
at that, yet they were in fine condition and
looked as fresh as if they had only came from
the Elk Horn. This remarkable strength
and power of endurance is attributed to the
breed, which is cross Of the Cayuse Indian
pony with the American horse Omaha
Herald.
, 1868-08-28

ABOUT HAIR DYE.-Somebody subscribI
ing as "a Reader wishes to know how to
color the hair without injuring it. Here
is q receipt that will color it a jet black, and
makes the hair soft and thick. have used
it myself and know whereof l speak. One
draebm OF sugar lead, one do. lac sulphur.
one OF. oil glycerine, any kind of Perfumery
you wish, or none, as you prefer. Put it in
pint bottle, GIL with soft water; wet the
hair once q day for a week, shaking the
hottie we'll before using. Then twice day
afteruard, or as often as you wish. 1t does
not cost half as much as any patent hair dye,
and Is Just as good, and l think better, for
I have had both.
, 1868-08-28
NUMBER ~.
Animal Gratis

A brilliant French novelist not long since
wrote curious tale, recently translated for
the American public, with the original title,
:" The Man with the Broken Eear' The plot
was based on the scientific truth that yiabi-
ity 10 the part aud system eau be retained
when function eeases-that what we call
life is but function in action!
Plastic surgery recognizes this life in
part, and gratis one portion of the body on
another, or replaces a portion of a nose or a
finger when Topped of, and witnesses its
growth; In the lower animals this princi-
into dozen pieces, and each fragment will
develop itself into an independent and per.
feet type of the species. A French natural>
list, NJ. Vulpian, cut of the tails of tadpocs,
and saw them not only live but grotO for ten
days, indifferent to all theories of nervous
centres, digestive apparatus, or circulatory
systems. But the member that seems to
have the strongest dose of the " vital prin-
ciple is the tail Of rat This is the very
ideal of life, aud here, if anywhere, we ought
to locate the seat of vitality. The following
experiment was made by Mr.. Bert: He
dried a rats tail under the bell of an air.
pump, and in immediate proximity to con-
centrated sulphuric acid, so as gradually to
deprive it of all moisture. Then he placed
it in Theoretically sealed glass tube for five
days. At the end of this time he subjected
1t for number of hours to temperature of
9S degrees, centigrade, in a stove, and SUBJ
sequently sealed it a second time in his tube
-Four days more having elapsed, he united
this tail by its cut extremity to the freshly,
cut stump of a living healthy rat, and quis
etly awaited the result His success was as
complete as it was marvellous. 1t commenced
to expand and perform the natural duties of
a tail and, three months afterward, be
demonstrated by second amputation, and
careful injection, that it was furnished with
proper vessels, and was living part of the
second rat.
What rich lessons practical surgery may
learn from such experiments, can be imag.
ined. A careful anatomist has transplanted
a fragment of bone from the skull of one
rabbit to the skull Of another, and found it
form adheSiOns and replace the lost portion
perfectly. A piece of perosteum taken from
a rabbit twenty -four hours after death, grew
aud produced bone when grated neatly on a
living animal Of the same species Nerves
have also been removed from one body to
another with success, and some very singular
results noticed where portion Of motor
was excised and supplied by fragment of
a sensory ilnment. The diseases to which
grated members subject, after they have
been exposed to certain reagents, are also
full of hints for the patholOgist and the ply
sician. But we must refer our readers, cu>
rious in such matters, to the papers of the
writer's entioned.-PhHd Med. and Surg.
Reporter.
, 1868-08-28

1t is dreadful thing 10 be old and poor,
and have no home; but there is = deeper
depth OF human calamity than this. 1t is to
have, In addition, an old age of wasting,
wearing sickness which is often superin-
duced BY that constant depression of mind
which attends the consciousness of being
alone and friendless, and in want. One Of
the very best means of avoiding an old age
of desti,utiOn and boldly suffering is to cul-
! tiVate. chile young. all the benevolent and
pesserous faeli-o~ OF our nature; never. bv
any possibility, allowing any opportunity y q
pass of befriending a fellow traveller as we
are passing along life's journey, for sooner
or later the reward will oOme-the reward of
happy heart, and oftentime a comfortable
provision for declining years.
10 1912 a wounded soldier was lying help
less on the plains of Chalmette, few miles
below New Orleans. A youth passing that
way knelt by his side, inquired as to his
wants, conveyed him to a shelter, and re-
mained with him until be was able TO leave
for his home in the city. Nearly half a cen.
tury later the wounded soldier died, but old
Judah Touro never forgot the youth who.
helped him on the battlefield, and left him
$50, 900 in money, besides some duties 10
perform which eventually yielded Mr.. Shep
herd 100000 more.
While living in New Orleans, about the
year 1850, poor young doctor, with large
family and a small practice, often came into
my Office. He was always courteous, always
kind, aud always sad aud who could be
otherwise when anxiety for to-morrow's
bread for wife and children is always press
ing on the heart But there came q letter
one day, with the English postmark, making
inquiries for certain young Am srican doc,
tor, who had befriended an English gentle
man, during long and dangerous attack of
sickness, in New 0rleaus, a number of years
before. This greatful gentleman had died
and left our poor young doctor large estate.
Ten years ago and less there lived in the
city of New York clergyman whose name
aud memory are sacred to thousands of grate-
full, loving, revering hearts. He has not
been dead long; he will never die out of the
holy affections of the people before whom he
came in and went out so many years. Among
his people there was one man, and he was Of
large wealth, who seemed to make il spec
ial business, as it was, to see that his rever>
end pastor wanted nothing. 1t did not spring
up in May aud die long before December
came, but, through weeks and mouths, and
long years, it was always like never'fsiling
spring.
The pastor died his loving watcher, by
no fault d his own, failed for almost millions;
any recovery was absolutely hopeless The
grief thatpressed him was the loss of ability
to help'tIe helpless. Men looked on and
wondered and began to question IT PrOvi'
dence woild let such man come to want in
his gray hairs But there was an eye upon
him. A man of very great wealth said "He
must not suffer, who cared so well, so faith>
fully and SO long, for my old minister. lie
is inst the man l want to attend to my
estates, and shall have all he asks for as
compensation for his services" - Halls
journal of Health.
, 1868-08-28

where's my wife p inquired our friend
Nil, on returning home early one evening,
and missing his better half: She has gone
to bed with the toothache,' was the reply OF
some member of the family. We'll, said
the indignant Nil, IF she had rather go to
bed with the toothache than to go to bed
with me, let her go;' and he settled himself
TO the perusaI of the latest news.
, 1868-08-28

The following is the latest fashionable in
telligence from the Turf; Field and Farm :
Last week we chronicled the birth of
daughter to Flora Temple and this week
we record the birth Of full sister to
{ Dexter"
, 1868-08-28

In is an awful thing to feel that all we
possess is continually wasting away, and at
'ae same time to set our hearts upon It,
without iuquiring after something more solid
aud durable
, 1868-08-28

CAPrIoUs.. prisoners, under sentence
of death at Sing Sing, have broug ht suits
for false imprisonment against the Warden,
because they were not hanged on tie day
, 1868-08-28

ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS A MINUTE =
The New Haven Register, with an array Oh
tacts and figures TOO formidable to deny
shows that radical rule is costing the people
one thousand dollars a minute, night and
DAY the year round.
, 1868-08-28

lob PRINTING ofevery description done
j to order and on reasonable terms. Orders for
nv of the following srtcles will be promptly hlled
BOOKS BLANK CHECKS,
PAMPHLETS, NOTES OF HAND,
RINpBILLS, ORDER BOOKS,
BALL TICKETS, STEAMBOAT BILLS,
orRrrLkRS STEAMBOAT CARDS,
Invitntions Bills of Lading,
BrstSE.S CARDS CEErIFICATES,
BfLLHEADS, SHOW BILLS,
CONCERT BILLS, CHECK BOOKS,
PROGRAMMES. BLK RECEIPTS,
Address CARDS, DRAFTS
BLANES OF ALL KINDS.
~ ;oh Work must be paid for before being taken
t--r, he Office
, 1868-08-28

IT has been ascertained that lightning
strikes more women each year than men.
Their attraction is the death of them.
, 1868-08-28

We like to see farmer Increase the
S;OT'A OF useful plants and shrubs around
~ uOme, but do not like to see him use
aus poles, and boards to propagate with.
, 1868-08-28
To City Subscribers.

On and after thiN date, the Sr,TESNLN will be
served to City Subscribers at 50 cents month, pay
able to ble carrier. Those who have paid IA advance
will have heir papers continued until the time ex
pres.
, 1868-08-28

PaospER1rY is generally based upon
knowledge and industry; the s"lne VIII
always get most. that nose most.
, 1868-08-28

LARGE horses are generally most admir-
ed by farmers; but farmers are most admir
ed who pony up.
, 1868-08-28

BUTTER MAKING The market is so gen.
orally disgraced with bad butter that we are
inclined to heep it before the people-that is,
how to make good butter. A writer in the
Rural American, who has made butter for
three score years, says: My mode of making
butter is this Have pals, pans, churn, tray
and ladle well washed, scalded and dried be.
fore using them. Set the milk in tempera'
ture where it will get thick in thirty to forty
hours, then either churn the milk, or take
the cream off and churn it. Milk should
never be permitted to stand until it begins
to whey, as that will impair both quantity
and quality. If cream or milk is too cold,
put into the churn warm water; if too warm.
put in cold water When the butter is pIop-
erly gathered, put in a tray, and put on cold
water, and work with ladle moderately. Pour
off the water and continue the process until
the water looks quite clear. Then salt with
good Ashton salt, working it through the
butter evenly. and pressing out the water or
milk. Set it in a cool place; let it stand
twenty four hours, and work again and pack.
We milk generally from ten to twenty COWS.
In the winter we make just as nice butter as
in summer. We take two carrots. wash them
clean, scrape of the skin, crate them and
pour on half-pint of water; let stand few
minutes, and pour into thin cloth. and
squeeze into the cream before churning.
This is for fifteen pounds of butter. My cows
are kept in a warm stable, aud fed about a
peck of coarse shorts per COW per day. !
put sixty pounds of shorts in tight box
pour on four pals of boiling water, let it
stand short time, if convenient, and then
add six pals of cold water, when mix and
feed. consider this as good as twice the
quantity fed dry.
, 1868-08-28

Iris good plan to pelt sheep with
knife when they are dead, but bad plan to
peEt them with stones when they are awe
, 1868-08-28

II farmer engages in importation he
had better let Bourbon and Monongahela
alone, and take good supply from Turkey
, 1868-08-28

BECAUSE a man who attends . hock OF
sheep is a shepherd, makes it no reason that
a man who keeps cows should pe q e0e-d'"'
, 1868-08-28

THE attempt to start system for useless
vonno men failed as no building could be
constructed large enough.
, 1868-08-28

THE best thing a man can do when his
boots are full of water is to use his pumps.
, 1868-08-28
VOLUME VII.
Walla Nalla Statestuatl.

PUBLISHED EvERY FRIDAY EVENING, BY
WILLIAM HI. NEWELL,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
, 1868-08-28
Office Statesman Building, Third Street.
U. s. Official Paper for the Territory

s-TERMs INVARIABLY ~ ADvANcE~
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-06

Day GooDs,-The attention of the
readers of the JOURNAL will be at
tracted by the large and snowy adj
vertisement of Messrs, f. Hopkins &
Co., dealers in staple and fancy dry
goods. All the latest styles Of goods
may be found at the above named
house, at prices which cannot fail to
please and satisfy all Their stock is
full and complete, and they are almost
[ .ily receiving new styles of goods to
which the attention Of the ladies is
inviteds Give tnem a call. at No. Il
First Street. s. 1sbrn zaizroH
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AWOrd,to. our BusIness Men,.

~ L ~ LA[LA rs EALrL - 81 LaAE SIS
We desire simply to remind you
that the circulation of the Evansville
Journal is now larger than at any
previous time in its history, and was
never more able.to aid you in ~increas-
ing your trade than at present Our
circulation 10 the city and also in
Southern Indiana, is more than
double that of any other paper pub
lished in Evansville, In Kentucky
and Illinois it is larger than all other
papers combined; being the only
paper in this city which has any con-
siderable regular subscription list in
those States, Advertising is q Of
the cheapest and best methods Of
securing and extending trade The
merchant or manufacturer of Evans
vile who desires TO reach out into
the regions visited by the JOURNAL,
will find it the best medium of intro
ducing himself to the people. ..ass,t
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AD MEETINGS.

The Republicans OF the various
wards win assemble at their re-
spective headquarters tonight, to
make preparations for the torchligh'
procession and jolIi6cation on Satur-
day night.
The following are the respective
WARD HEADQUARTERS;
First Ward--McJohpston's Store
Second Rard-Lant's shop gd-ii'4
Third Wqrd-Klauss's Garden.
Fourth Ward-DeckeF pumpshop,
on Main Street. near Fifth, i.ra
l., Fifth Ward-Deoker's store, Third
Street sbgisai yehf go @ l.
Esxh Wasd-Scantlin's tin shop.
SeUentA Wayd-Kolle's storeolia5
Eighth Rard- Republican Wig
wam.I ansialuoI .%IleaHI8afJ 2 z8pIh
NintA Ward-Cassavants marble
shop.19 ;sllvdsak - sLl.YsiDoI
Observation-Disclosures .yli1
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IA When the PLANTATION BIT
TIERS were first made known to the
American people, some seven years
ago, it was supposed they yer an en-
tirely new thing, and had never be-
fore been used. So far as their. gem
-eral use in the United States is
concerned, this may be true. 1t is
also true that the same Bitters were
made and sold in the Island of st.
Thomas over forty years ago. as any
old planter, merchant or sea captain
doing business with the West Indies
will tell yon. It is distinctly within
my recollection that on the return Of
my father (who was a sea captain, and
doing an extensive trade In the trop-
ics.) he would invariably, have the
Bitters among the ships stores, and
our family sideboard was never with
out them. For any sickness. il mat
tiers not how severe or trifhing, the
decanter of these Bitters, by a diff
fereDt name, was always resorted to
rs a sovereign REMEDY.
MAGNOLIA WATER--Superior to the best
imported German Cologne, and sold at
half the price.
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9sREeoRDER's CoURT.-Yesterday, a
man named Jesse Brown, appeared
before the Recorder on charges made
by his former wife, with whom he had
a little unpleasantness. 1t is stated
that Brown after having lived with
his wife for thirty years, separated
from her. Yesterday he visited his
former partner to have a talk with
his ehildren, hence the unpleasant
ness. jesse was in fine and cost taxed
SO 90, and not having the cash to
liquidate, was sent to the city prison
to board out the amount. 1aaH
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"YoU WILL LET US LIVE, WON'T
The above question is
often put by Democrats now TO Re.
publicans, who always, with the ten
derest sympathy for distressed hui
mainly, answer, "as individuals, yes,
but as a party. no." But N the event
the Democratic party had been
successful, in all eaInestness, could
they or would they have given the
same answer to individual Republl-
cans in Alabama, Mississippi, Ioui-
siana. or even in. Kentucky LIT the
murdered Union men, whose bodies
seep in Southern soil, could answer,
a loud and fearful response would
ON up from the grave-NO After
the October election hat same domi-
nant spirit which would have ruled
or ruined this Government, was man
ifested in Evansville by devetees of
the lost cause" but now the song is
changed. This. fact, which is well
known, is simply recorded by way of
reminding the Republicans that as
the spirit of the party has been that
of forbearance, now, even though the
threats of rebels are still ringing in
their e~arssit is still a Christian virtue
as. well in conversation as in action.
1t is right to forgive. but foolish to
forget.
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RIV r. IL n u w 8
rar o.heg RaOgr Items see rhiya page.


The only additional arrival last
night was the Tarascon, Louis
vile and return..".....The packets to
Henderson, and Nashville to Cairo.
Departed, the latter with a good trip.
.........The Tarascon had a fair pack
ct trip. Her pilots report three and
a half feet on French Island bar.
There are no boats aground hence 10
Louisville, nor any on the bars below
when tie Nashville came up 1.-THE
Cumberland is again rising, with four
and halffeet on Harpeth SbOalc.....
Captain Charley Irwin left for
Madison by rail last evening.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-06


NIcH.-Mr. Mich. Reichardt pub
fishes a card in the Charter denying
that he had, on the day. Of election,
Offered to swear in the vote of a man
who himself was not willing TO swear
that he had not been In the State a
sufficient length of time to entitle
him to vote, and in othat card says
that our informant lied. MIR. was
furnished the name of the gentleman
who furnished the information, but it
has not been as~eeftained that he
called on the informant. and to his
face told him he Iied.Iti 10 not likely
he will. a4aa 1ezei
zS~@[ca SSs- 3a-Ier
EIla Eaa ~ $50