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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05
K. n. Pepper Esq.. ON the Comet.


These heavenly bodies resemble snakes
in being all head and tail They are unlike
snakes in having very frey appearance
red snakes, much to the regret of naturaiists
being astonishiugly rare. Comets lead a
very irregular life, and are a scandal and
disgrace to all their connections We
have seen the eagle descen nd from a great
height, and take the newly acquired means
OF subsistence from the Industrious hawk,
flying away from the astoffisbed Bird as
quickly as he came. Before the hawk re-
covers the ordinary use of his senses, the
eagle is lost to sight, and not particularly
dear to memory. The efforts of the cot1ef
are attended with the same disgraceful suc-
cess. Watching his opportunity, he rusbes
down when the sun is so distracted b$ his
many cares as to see nothing apart from
them; and taking from That unsuspecting
lumlnary as much ere-wood as would last
him, iffrugally used, twice the LENGTH OF his
natura! life, flies away to his own country,
wasting Incredible quantities of light and
heat as he goes, in vulgar and ridiculous
display. Ee has the unblushiug audacity
to come back again. after a few years, some
times very much shorn of his spfendor, and
presenting a very ordinary appearance in
eeed. Wren sufficiently near, he repeats
his disgrace, and provides himself with a
tail. Comets frequently rise to that pitch
of vanity and exlravagance, and theg will
unfeelingly sport two, three, and even six
tails at one and the same time faunting
them III the very free and eyes of the in
jnred sun. But justice at last osert6ees the
offender; six-tailed comets are never seer
but Observation-Disclosures .e see es.aa
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05
AG RICULTU.R,A'''Ll..'..''7...''.'7-.''''' e.


4 i@n " utsH 70 4sSA8s : Atl0lAfs. d.
AEssRs EpEToRs:77-It Pesta lhat Jscobs
Carroll. Of Texas, owns 10000 acres of
land, or Bearly 400 miles sqasre. on his !
home plantation st 8,0oe acres, he raisesaa-
\ nuaNy about 800 bales oi cotton aud about
ao'ooe bushels of corn, Ga his Immense
ranges OF pasture lind he b45 about LOCO
b0rses and n7uies, L.000, ,beaJ o/ c9ttJg, G0,0 +
nogs and other stock 10 soasvhat similar
portion His astual insons from the sale of
stee3 IA sAld to amount 70 from s. 600 10
\ SIoNNO NNA GOM NE sGla St No,loN GssM
/ Sl5,0eo to 20, 900. st-fs ss7l
To eedHteraes aaz baa results from these
fgnres scti2g as flel TO passion for farm. - =
ing on large scala, and aiding acre to sers. r..
which 70 quite toe prevalent IN his country. Q
it nigh. be welt, perhaps, thai you shsuid
also-put upon record on your pages some
itolns Of informqfioa Istel7 firF;stsd By tbs
CalUorRSa Earnz@r,,iH ref5Fe7ca to z Small
farm well titled, near, Ssc.5ees-lt6 ia that
State. The substance OF ths t1formd:i6n as %
TO this farm or garden furnished 81 that pa. "a
per, is as follows: Nr. A. p Smith eUlli.a-s@
red last year about sixty acres; Hfty in Or =
eho<d, pursery and flower gardeH, and, ten
In avegetable garden. Mr Saith enDIsys 80
from twenty to forty men, runs teams ts d -
mines and to 'Ae city, with Vegetables and s' q
fruits in their season, and SENDS peaches 10
San, Francisco, MaFysville, stockton aadF
Sacramento. The gross amount Of his ssles
n 1857, exceeded. the round sum Of $780, 50
700, which is one half more ths u the iarges
yearly receipts from the large $50 Gee acre
farm Of Col. Carroll. 5+ 2 9 'sA '.sas ...,
= The lesson, for incalculstihg whieh these
facts are chiefly yaoable IS thus pofRtssly q 81
,ut By the Fdrmsr. This shoals teach
nen who are Iaooting on lheir Thousand Or -
i've bundled acres, that il 70 ire 'liule farm
zeH tillsd,' and not the ore,t saaa,{{sh gfsnt sa
la, covers all ont doors. In, 1askes ,bs mn So
y or brings prosperity Tf all oor large
pa nts were cut up into small farms. our ="
slate and all othera would be be,ter off,"
By laying the above facts and observations -
'efore } our readers, you may furnish food &
0F profitable reflection to not few - o.! 'l'
errcr, IN Country Gsnt'emea.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05
m ExtFa Passenger.

An ExtfR PASSENGER. |
An amusing scene took place OF the
steamer Baltimore, just as she was leaving
fct Cleveland. A rough looking customer
came aboard with a powerful looking bull
dog at his heels. Walking directly iht5 the
oficei the individual said te the clerk.
"sstrunger. want to leave my dog in
this here Office; till the boat starts, am
afraid scme cne viii steal hifis."
"You can't do it," said the clerk, "tuke
him out
"s%er stranger, that's erhcls bit SSd afe
both dispoationed alike, and he's kinder
company for you"
"Take him OUT" roared the clerk.
"Well, stranger, deh't think you're hon
est and you want watching. Here, Bull, set
down and watch that fellow sharp" and the
inLJviGiaal turned on his heel saying-"pu.
him out. stranger, if he's troublesome"
The dog lay there when the boat started,
IL: ;,e clerk giving him the better half I: the
office. ...=.--
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05
Written for the Delaware Gazette.
RAFN.GONING


bY JoNGTHAS JAcK-s3 3TFK!
One morning, as Wake 1 down town
Huge posters met my eye, -r-.
An ercna ut OF great renoWn,n
And on the bIif a hinge b.Hoen
Was sweeping u p the sky
The day came on, OF course wer.ti
The crowd was vast, ana packed. ana pens, 3
k4a napeh ~ sdo sios ana sreath all Wers apen,,
To get the nearest view
1 went, and took .'friend.' at one
The thing was going then.-
Ia hope 10 iearn. see some fun,
And haHs rassd slqs s IRs Roqi Reri was not begun,
And 50 I studied men SO
Istudied men and WOMEN tE5;
1 talked With zone, S, I stssg@ for few,
Some false end vain, some frank and trueI
That meet one, at such places:
Tie gas for the balloon was slow,
But gas, enough spent, know.
In sssnseless gassing there, 1E
20 lift it 10 perpetual snow,
Ahd yet have gas to erafs
Tits dandy, with his CREASED y.r.stashS,
with brairs t1e mir: f,ff spoonins,
With voice like catcan tuning,
That's Whsi 1 cali s.5ais5rasing -
This country Jake. :, ii l.ewt.sheep's gray"
He's out ball5ofihg, TOD. to-day.
'.It beats the drsce!', 1 hear him say. .=a-
And all his dads plantGtion.''
That "br0ken merchant and his wife,
Talk largely Of the "city;''
While country consinsr stare for life,
In wonder at the ditty,
Of city PRIDE and crime. and strife, --.-
And sigh ''lai whata piiyl'
This pedlar has patent ''trap,n
A wendrouE combination,
"You only have to pullthAt strap.
And quickern kalkylation
IT viii sIsaee the bushisst, wirelest chap,
In ali this t4rnal natiou.i'
But all this time The m igity bag +1s
They strove 10 fill with smoke.
And filed it, partly, when snag - 1'-
On The supporting OAK,
Ripped through the patched and dngy rag,
And then the people "brcke-''
II would have made the sphynxes grin,
To'ye seen the general rout; --s
And heard The hustle, blow, aud din
OF cfiers all about:
The thou sands who had stru ggled in,
lt Now struggling to get r A
unused, as slowly home moved,
Borne with the rushing mass =%ft
On what that days experience proved,
And what it brought pass:
And judged, that men have always loved,
BalloOning. - "pniis, - and gas
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05
Durable Wooden water Pipes,


Some wooden pipes laid down for ccn.s
dncting water at Springfield, Mass. sbyi
Charles Stearns, Esd, appear to denisn-
strate the fact that they are more dura Bile in :
certain situations thana pipes made oi9Iead.-
This plan is to lay the m a such depth as
TO prevent atmospheric action upon themF
In sandy porous earth, he lay them ak
feet deep; in compact soil four feet deep, in
peaty swampy soil three feet deep. IDa;
one place heavy dead pipe was laid through
wet meadow, and it required repe RS in foU1S>
years, and had to be hftod in ten Ia W as
replaced by wooden pipes which hGVe wv
been twenty years in use, and are in q ,oa
condition yet. The agaednct pipes VIII eh
supply Springfield with water have been in
use fourteen years, and are still in good ".
der. They bored logs, the opening bein gE
four inches in diameter, aud chaued Oh the ~
inside sucFsces BY forcing fame through
them. The charring Of the, surfaces Of
wooden pipes or boards las wonderfuEt
effect in preserving them from decompo. :
sition.
1t is undoubtedly true that timber sunk
deep beneath the surface of the earth, and
kept from contact with air, endures for cen
turtles. We have seen an oak log taken's
from the bed OF river, in which place il
must have remained for hundreds Of years,a
owing to tho depth Of sand which covered it,
and yet it was as when FIRST submerged.
Cedar logs takcn from the Jersey swamps,
in which they have rcPoeed for ihousand.a
years, are found 70 be fresh snd strong
Wooden pipes are cheaper than those of
metal, and are preferable if they cam
be rendered as dura5le.-Seionudc Ameri--
can.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05
PERSONALITIES,

4 s. T
= P ersonalities are often regarded as the
izest, but mostly as the bane OF conversation.
For experience seems 10 have ascertalued,
or at least usage has determined. that per-
sonalities are always spiced with more or
less of malice.
But you would not have mixed conversa-
ton always settled into discussion of ab-
sstract topics. Commonly speaking you
might as we'll feast your guests with straw,
:chips and sawdust. Often. too. it happens
sthat in proportion. as the subject of conver-
sation is a mere alb ;,ract, its tone becomes
more harsh and doe,malcal. And what are
the; women to do! ihey whose thoughts al
ways cling to what is personal and seldom
mount into the cold vacant air of speculation
unless they have something more solid tc
climb round. Y ca must admit that there
would be a dear1h of entertainment and IN
terest and life il conversation without an
ecdote and story. .a.se...-.r
"a Doubtless. But this is very different
from personalities. Conversation may have
all that is lively and pleasant, without any
thing that comes under the head of person
aiitv. The house in which, above allothers
I have been the intimate of, the life ant
spirit and the joy of the conversation have
lcbeen the most intense, is house in whicI
. IN hardly ever heard an evil word uttered q
eainst any one Gnesses at Trath
80 The man who threatens the world, is al
ways ridiculous, for the world can go on wit
out him, and in short time ceases to mis-
him.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05

Show carelfss fodder. ana ne glect Of
their comfort. A p,g wants regalar feeding,
thrice daily by the clock \ ly lodging
place, with plenty Of clean straw, changed
once week, a pig thus treated, never be-
comes lousy. But when they become lousy
by neglect, dose Of sulphur in the feed,
and washing in tobacco water about Che
parts OF the body most infested, will e 'ect
a-cpre.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05

fsFThe reports from Trinity Bay, with
reference to the telegraph cable, are extreme
ly gloomy. The previously arranged pre-
concerted signals have entirely failed.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05
Ta.ta in F,rninR

There are two ways Of doag tang Welt,
that is TO say economically, loI to mention},
more. One has no lrefeIehce OF regard " hat. =
ever to how it will look Only utility and
economy being studisd. The other A4srs-
ference-to both Of these, and the dosr is also .
Influenced by taste, always having refsreBca
to how it viii look, and giving the preference
ever to that way Of doing thing which shall =.
most directly promote the beautiful ia uni on
with the useiulj fer they are not at war " ith
each otheFy but were made 70 dwelI toge Their. =
and Palsied be the arm that would wiillglly-s
seek to divorce them.-zs,.- =, ..ro.,5..5,' ,. 4
Taste displays itself in lheselection ofthe
size for building, the plan and style of archi-
lecture, planting trees, making fences, lay
ing ont grounds, the coloring ofbuiIdiugs, sc.
Some in these things display utaste; others.
seem TO show ga utter want Of, or disregard
for it, everything seeming 70 be done with !.
reference only to the most short sighted 4,
utility. Attention 10 foattsrs Of the kind
mentioned, would soon producs 8 faYora ale u
change in all our rural regions. Much lTss
been done already toward the bringing about 4
of the desirable change. Farm -houses aro-
now generally in much uIore otnfortsbl
and cornely condition than they were quar-
Ter OF century ago. Thea bot few " ere
painted; what then was the rule has now be-
come the exception; bat few now are not
painted; then but few csrfisges were seen;
now lhey ore eongnoa; then bat here and
there a pidnoforie3 orsah or other parlor iu-E
strument was seen or heard now they are
quito common everywhere in News Eng land; y
then carpets were few, row they are COM
mon. And SO win regard TO almost every
thing else e5Bentialto comic and domestic
happiness, What we would say then is-let
every farmer sthdy to make his home bssu,i-A
lul and attractive as his farm is uscful and
productive. Olive Branch. ssa
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05

Philosophers say that shutting the eyes
makes the sense Of bearing more acute 4
wag suggested that this accounts for the
many closed eyes which are seen in our
churches every Sunday.
Certain trifing flaws sit as disgracefuily
on character OF elegance. as ragged but
ton on court dress,
The Prussians have wise maxim, that
whatever you would have appear in a+nations
life, you must put in it's schools. %
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05
T-5,en sor he Delaware Gazette.

Written Tor The Delaware Gazette.
0LET ME FORGET
r,xnTCAFED TO MY EARLY FRIEND e..
s4s y By EELEE NAB
O. let me forget the sweet days ofmy ehildhood;
@kn daar Old school-house that stood on the bill;
ba aoWers o beauty pIucxed from the wildernessi
me many loved sports side the mnrmqring rllls.
q 1et re forget those days Of bright pleasure,
me rows hlled heart with delight
sweet youth aat why did I Treasures
We All have persisted with times witheri-g blight
0ylef1ue f0yyef krlgdf h0pesAzaf hsge faded ~
For remember brings tears ofre2rek-
Ny pathway now with deep gloom Is shaded,
Those bright golden hopes, o let me forget
o. LEI me forget the many happy hours. 8
Ispent with my loved ones, In days OF yoze7'
Jays OF my youth ye faded Ike flowers!
o, love Nehked past haunt me no more
Fer The friends Of my youth are scattered afar,
The friends that loved W ith Affection so pure
OeRrer than life, and more precious By far,
The memory ofIu lost ones 4 cam o. ende1re
o, yes-I'U forget remember were n1adness,
III faFTy longer memory 5 shoFe=s = ~
fheast fi lis my spfrfr Win sadness
%, yes-I'H forget IN rememberno m0Fei ~ s
" WMsxEIElD, ONO.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05

An Lrishman being sent to greuse the car
rage, returned in about an hour afterwards,
and said "L'ye creased every part of the car
riage but them sticks where the wheels hang
on"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05

Bravery is misunderstood lew men are
brave enough not to fight duel.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05

We heard good story ofa RUSTIC youth
and his girl, who sat facing each other at
the supper table of husking party. The
youth, smitteu with the charms of the beau
tiful maid, only vented his passion in sly
looks, and now and then touching Patty's
toe with bis foot under the table. The girl,
either fearful for the purity of her stockings
determined to make the youth express what
he appeared SC, Wartnly 10. feel, bore his ad-
vance Il little while in silence, when she cri-
ed out--"Look here, if you love me tell me
SO; but don't dirty my stockiugs.n
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05
Making the Best oft.

Making the Best oft.
A Yankee went out walking, while 10
himself talking, experienced feeling very
strange, painful and alarmin from his caput
to his knees, he suddenly discovered he was
covered DER with bees! They rested on his
eyelids, and perched upon his nose; they
colonized his peaked face, and swarmed up
on his clothes. They explored his swelling
nostrils, dove deep into his ears; they crawl
ed upon his trowsers, and filled his eyes with
tears! Did he yell like hyena! Did he
holler like a loon! Was he scarf, and did
he ecut and run!'' Or did the critter swoon!
Meier one, He wasn't scarf mite; he
never swoons or hoilers, but hived EN- in a
nail keg light, and sold them for two dollars!
Whe n Presidents Dine.
On Davy Crockett,s return to his consti>
tuents after his first session in Congress,
patton of them surrounded him one day, and
began to interrogate him about Washington
"What time do they dine at Washington,
Colonel!"
"Why," said he, "common people, such
as you are, get their dinners about one o.
clock, but the gentry and big bugs dine at
three. AS for Representatives we dine Mt
four, and the aristocracy and the Senators
don't get theirs till ive."
"Well when does the President fodder!"
asked another.
"Old Hickory!a exclaimed the Colonel
attempting TO appoint timea appropriate &c
the dignity of the istation,) "Old Hickory
well, he dom: dine until the next day!"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05

ECOSOAiY.
No man isrich whose expenditure exceeds
bis iileahs, ana no man is poor whose in
come exceeds his oh,goings. It is no small
commendati0il 10 mangage a little thing
sell. He is a good WAGNER who can torn
q ;,,la -Aom. To live well in abundance
s,hansa;sa sAe estate, not the person.
I.:tr -, sG ...,Iso. 70 ,'A 4 good account
of my little, than how make il more.
~2T. q honesty and industry be thy constant
sScaa, paaions, and spend one penny less than
fhy ciear gains: then shall thy hide bound
sk5,o1oiks1 soon begin TO thrive, and will never
again cry with hunger; neither will credit
ors insult thee, nor want Cypress, nor hunger
bite, nor uakedness freeze thee. The whole
hemisphere will shine brighter, and pleasure
spring up in every corner of the heart, Now
therefore, embrace these rules and be happy,
Banisb The bleak winds of sorrow tEam thy
mind, and live Independent. Then shalt
thou be man, and not hide thy face at the
approach Of the rich, nor suffer the pain OF
feeling little when the sons os fortune walk
at atstllyrighf hand; forindependency whether
little or much, is good fortune, and places thee
onseyen ground with the proudest of the
golden fleece. ~ La4 a3syb
oh, then, be wise, and let industry walk
with thee in the morning, aud attend thee
until thou reacbest the evening hour for rest.
Let honesty be as the breath of thy soul,
and never forget to have penny, when all
fbysexpenses are enumerated and paid
Then shalt thou REACH the poiat ef Aappi-
ness, and Independence shall be thy shield
and buckler, thy heimet and crown; then
shall thy soul walk upright, nor stoop to the
silken wretch because he has riches, nor
pocket an abuse because the hand which
.nffars Il ,.,snrs q ring set with dinmnnds
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05
DEAD LEAVES.

Dull, heavy clouds hide the pleasant sky
the, atmosphere is heavy and chill, and q
faint breath languidy stirs among ihe trees.
There is sadness in the air, and it is gradu-
ally breathed into the lungs of him who OBJ
serves these signs, until he also becomes fill.
ed with pensive sadness.
The foot falls on the path but returns only
O dull sound. The course is toward the
grave of the year, and the traveller passes
with mufied step. The family stirring
breath Of aifsings with bushed voice the fu-
neral march The sorrowful trees weep
dead leaves on the path.
Dead leaves. They are everywhere
Along the path they lie inch deep, forming
a carpet softer in touch and of more deli
cate shades of color than ever woven in
loom of skillful artizan. Pale yellow to
deeprch red with all the intermediate shades
glorify the earth. One by one the leaves
tremble in the cir and fall silently to swell
the heap below. With every sigh of the
meurnful wind showers of dead leaves like
dead hopes and departed joys at sigh from
breaking heart, come futtering down
Poor heart! When the warm san, and
balmy breath of Lies young Spring shone
out, free buds of hope and blossoms of af-
lection sprung into existence. The show
ers that fell were warm and kindly, and the
cheering sunshine that followed kissed off
every glistenipg tear The soft breeze dal-
lied lovingly With the fresh foliage in that
happy spring time. aFie.a
sSummetlhas passed and gone The hopes
and wishes OF the spring have passed away.
some fulfilled, more as yet unsatis6ed. In
the broad sunshine of prosperity, when the
bold and careless breeze trolled rollicking
songs as il staggered past, the proud leaves
danced in the sunlight and rustled qaiIy as
che breeze sports with them in passing. -
That merry time will return no MORE Sum.
ner is past and gone and Winter draweth
highs 4ss taffa
The skies are overcast. Gloomy clouds
shut out the cheering sun. cold, blighting airs
creep up. OUT of the North and breathe chill
ingly on the shuddering leaves. The hour
of adversely draws nigh and the chill rea!i-
ties of life begin to be revealed in all their
grim nakedness. One by one the bright
leaves of hope wither in the bleak wind and
drop sadly TO their graves. Piece by piece
the bright mantle of happiness is torn from
the poor heart, leaving it at lastin all its
bare RefPIessness for the bitter blast TO beat
against and break down, and for the iron
STROUD of despair to wrap itself around.-
Ar Tor those WHO have no shelteFfrg trUtsr,
III friendly bank TO shield them partially
from tie rfgors of winter.
Sweep them up,--the withered leaves and
the withered hopes. Let not the idle pass,
grind them to powder with his thoughtless
heel for they are pregnant with instruction
d those who read them Alright. Pile them
carefully together. Who knows but they
rnay in time nourish plants of promise that
may bear nfading blossoms in another and
a,happier Spring.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-12-22
North British Review-Nov., 1858

North British ReV1ew-NoV., 1905.
A number unusually racy, considering the
staid and dignfied character of the North
British" generally. To our minds there are
three uery readable papers, viz: "Transla-
tions from Sanskrit," Novels by the author
ess of John Halifax" and DECAY of Modern
Satire" The latter article is, as it should be,
essentially spicy. For instance, that is a
rather pungent satire in itself, which remarks
of BALEY's last work, "TAe Age;" that Mr..
BAILEY fogs the vices and folles Of the time,
with rod of rushes picked in milk-and-wa-
ter" Such castigation we imagine will
not hurt 1.-The Age" sufficiently to take much
of the ''nonsense'' out of him. The author
deals out to RUSSELL LOWELL. some well-mer-
tied encomiums, even though he be an Amer
lean, but recommends Mr.. BUTLER of mo
thing to wear and 1.-TWO Millions" notoriety
to apply his talent to something that will in
terest a more critical and substantial audi
ence than "the idlers at railway stations"
For our part, if hankering after Miss Flora
McFlimsey makes one a member of the class
aforesaid, we are free to confess ourselves
an honorary member at least, and we hope
that BUTLER will not be very quick to follow
the advice of his sage Mentor of the North
British.