Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-03-28

dancing rays of attic wit and humour.
DIR. r. does not seem to fnd himself al
home as politician, among the republic
cans of modern times. He frequently de-
claims against the republlcanism of the
present day; snd refers continually TO the
administration Of Thomas JeflersoD, as the
golden age of oar republic. On Eeces.
occasion think he bit off his own chsrac~
ter as statesman, IN few words-with
great accuraey-aItbough, in the act of
quoting them, he disclaimed their appli.
cability to himself-yiz: 6 Di6icitis. quer.
ulus fduddtor femporis acti." He Is In
fact exceedingly prone TO find fault with
The ;f-esea. state Of things and 10 praise
the times that are past. One reason for
this. may be, that be was then conspicu-
GUS leader Of the majority but now, be-
longing 10 reality to no party, be criticises
upon all sides, and, like Momas in the
fable, he must find fault with the goddess
of American liberty, though it be only
with the clatter of her slippers.
Mr.. LowsDEs, Of South Carolina.
WI. huWuuCs, ID undoubtedly lut IlfuSk
influential member of the House of Rep
resentatives. His eloquence is neither
snowy nor graceful; but bis mildness and
caDdor, superadded to the useful informa-
lion which he brings into the discussion of
every important topic, win upon the con-
fidence of the House, and give weight TO
his opinions which can never be acquired
by declamatory yehemence, nor pointed
sarcasm. Mr. l.. stands as it we're, on the
isihmus between the contending parties. in
the halI-and by means of his influence,
which he has obtained, is enabled to mod
crate the dashiug Of the pillows on either
hand. A suggestion from him, will often
times avert proposition Of menacing as
pect; aud change the direction OF debate
which promises nothing better iilan angry
repartee, or noisy harangue. Such men
are not only valuable TO their immediate
constituents, but to the nation at large"
Agricultural Societies. good eff
iects resulting from tie formation of these
societies, are unfolding themselves daily.
The premiums offered for the best horned
cattle that could be produced al their an-
lnual fairs, have excited laudable spirit
of rivalry among the farmers in this slate,
and have had the effect 10 fill our market,
this winter, with beef far superior TO any
lever before exhibited here. A pair Of
these prize cattle, raised by Mr.. Fink, Of
lOrange county, and purchased by Mr..
Thomas Gibbons, at 25 cents per pound,
we're driven through the principal streets
of our city, this forenoon, decorated with
ribbons, accompanied by band of music,
and headed by cavalcade of victuaIlers,
mounted and dressed appropriately A
finer pair of oxen, we venture 10 say.
never were seen 10 this city. They are
Iestimated to weigh upwards Of 5000 each.
N. York Epe. Post.
| To the Ladies. The Agricultural So
ciety Of Montgomery county, in the state
of New York. among other premiums,
have awarded the following To the La
dy, who shall attend the next annual Fair,
in the best h0nleSpun dress 20 dollars, Sc
Icond hest, l8 do. Third, is do. Fourth,
IA do. Fifth, l2 do, Sixth, 10 do.
SUBSTITUTE FOR COFFEE.
The Baltimore Chronicle mentions, that
IA merchant of Philadelphia retails forty
bushels of roasted rye per week, as sub
stitute for coffee. The Chronicle adds
Rye coffee is much used 10 Baltimore
already, and we have no boubt that the
more generally ii is known, the more the
substitute will be adopted, and economy
of this kind, aud at this time, deserves to
be patronized by every patriot"
BARLEY COFFEE.
| A western paper mentions that barley is
much superior to rye and wheat as sub
stitute for green coffee. Take clean good
barley, and wash it we'll through two or
three waters, then put it into boiling wa
ter over the fire, and let ii boil until it
sweIls sufficiently TO burst some of the
grains, then take il off aud drain it aud dry
T il in the SUI, in an oven after baking, or
slowly by the fire. 1t is then ready to
parch as coffee. II must be boiled and
cleared in the same manner as green coffee.
MAKING BUTTER.
The operation of churning may De much
shortened by mixing little distilled vim
egar with the cream in the churn. The
butter being afterwards we'll washed 10 two
or three changes Of water, the whole OF the
acid will be carried of, or if any remain
it will not be perceived by the taste. A
table spoonful Of vinegar to gallon OF
cream. -
MOTIVES.
1t is the inward motive, not the outward