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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06
vaIuable Recaipts.

BLACKBERRY W1NE.-There is no wine
equal to the blackberry wine when proper
" made, either in flavor for medical pur
poses, and all persons who can conveniently
do so should manufacture enongh for their
own use every year, as it is invaluable in
sickness as a tonic. and nothing is a better
remedy for bowel diseases. We therefore
give the recipe for making it, ard having
tried it ourseffes, speak adfissdly on the sub
iect: "Measure your berries and brsise them
to every gallon adding one quart of boiling
p+atefs Lct the mixture staHd trscttty four
iiotsrd; stirring &c casiofally; lief sttaiti of
The Eduor Into cask. to every gaiich adding
two poundf Of sugar; Cork tight, and let it
stand till the following Ocsobef, atid you
will have wine ready for use. without strain
ing or boiliHg; that will make The iips smatk
under similar influence before ."==t Germaf-
towtf rel
B1AcKBEKRT JAa.-Gathef the ftuit in
dry weather allow half u pound of good
brown sugar to every pound Of fruit; boil the
whole together gently for an hour or till the
blachberries afe swift, stirring and maslling
them well. Preserve it like any other jam,
| ard 1t will be found very .iseful in families,
particularly for children, regulating their
bowels and enabling you to dispense with
catharticss IT may be spread on bread oI
on pidditgs, 'ifstead of butter. Even W hen
the backbetries rte bought it Is cheaper
| than butter. =
! PIcKLED ToMAToEs.--Takesm small, smooth
tomatoes, not very ripe scnld them until the
skin will slip off easily and sprinkle salt o.
yer them. After they have stood t%ehty-
four hours, drain off the juice and pohr on
tcilihg hot pickle, composed Of otie pound
of stigat to every quart Of vinegar and
two tea-spootffcl each OF cinnamon and
cloves. Drain off the liquid, scald /, st;t
pour it on them again every two days for q
week. and they will require no further care
Palliative foE TOOTH AcHB.--A little
horseradish scraped and laid on the wrist o.
the side affected will, in many cases, give
speedy relief. N better W aY is to place 1
little scraped horseradish in the metish o.
the tooth, or just around the CHM. II re
lieves rheumatic pains ia the gum and FAC,
! also. The mouth may afterwards bo rinse,
with little camphorated water, lukewarm
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06
MATTER 70 THINE OF


The number of languages spoken is s.
064. The number of men is about equal to
the number of women. The average of hu.
man afe is 80 years. One quarter die be-
fore the age of II. To every 1000 persons
one only reaches one huad ed years. fo
every enc hundred. only six reach IS years ,
and not more than one in Eve hundred, will
reach eighty years.
These are on earth ore billion of inhabi-
tants- O'f these, s3s, 553s ,sss die every
year; .s27 die every day; 1850 every
hour, and sixty every minute, or c+rfe in each
second. These losses are about balanced
By an edsIal numberof births: The married
are loDsssr lived than the single; and hboVe
al those who ehserve sobef ard iadustrio.ss
cofiducs.
Tall sseh I've tcngef tl:ah sffof: otles-
WomeH hare more chances of life previous
to the age of so years than men, but fewer
after. The namber cf marriages is in the
proportion of seventy FIVE to one hundred
Marriages are most frequent after the eaui-
noxes, that is, during The months of June
and December. Those bore in spring are
generally more robust than others. Births
and deaths are more frequent by night than
by day Number of men capable OF bearing
arms is calculated at one-fourth Of the pop
uiation.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06
&uicHiE9.

What does he mean by that! What il
mulching? There are many of cur readers
doubtless, who ttknew oil about il, !" bit there
are few farmers that would have TO loOk
III the dictionary to find out what it meana.
II is supposed BY many to be seme scfehtihG
| application in husbandry that does not cons
Germ them and never will, even II Il 10 not
Completely beyond and above their cOmPFes
henfsTon. When we tell farmer n tres
ought TO be mulched, and he asxs ehowl" &d
honestly and innocentiy sif he never saw
it doffei of did net practice il himself uncon-
sefohsly are we bound to laugh nc his igno.
faffce, or chide him for his stupidity? WodYd
il not be betraying our own waRt of senaeF
OF course it would. And il is with che be-
Iiefthat there are tsahy farmers tasa would
Ire grateful for the information that Ms h9ve
set about tetslag what muIcl1iBg is.
Spread straw fEfck e.sf ire ground about d
rfee, and yott mufcts n. Cover a meadow
with coarse straw, and Son mulch il. Cover
the groutd eboat yoH1 shrubbery with tad
bark or chip mahdte and you are muIchihg,
fSature does her own mulching in the forest.
Tire covering of leaves that fall and decay
each successive season is a mulch. What
is the use OF mulching! IL prevents evaPor-
alton of water from the soil; il protects the
sc'f from the loss of ammonia, keeps il light
aHG :''cfst during drought, prevents baking
Ri!ls weeds. We have seen whole uFehardR
nsnfcksd with stotse% e%-Particufaf1y peach or
e1taffs. Snow is uIGlchi il prevents fraez4-
ing. You know how bright and green the
earth is when deep snow disappears after
having been on late. 1t is generally reeaF2s-
ed as of little disadvantage to vegetation. II.
retains the heat in the earth, confiaing as
well aa feeding ammonia. II You find ie
Necessary 20 send your seed orchardftl graan
you mulch. 1t will pay both IN the growth
Of your trees and ttReff 1fodGctiveness. We
have seen good crop Of potatoes grown OH
lnplowed meadow land, simply by being eov-r
sred on the surface with heavy straw mulch
Both heat and moisture we're supplied: they
aad no other cultivation.-[Em Emery'f Journal
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06
tJses Of the Potatu,.

In France the farina is largely Used for
culinary purposes. The famed grasies. sau-
ces. and soups of France are largely indeht-
ed for their excellence to that source, and
its bread and pastry equally SO; while n
great deal of the so-called Cognac imported
into England from Frafce is the product of
tlte potutUe. Throughout Germany lhs
saff1e uses afe cottfmon; and in Poland the
ntanhfacttre of spirits from the potatotoe is-
nrust extensive ftades "Stettfh brandy"
well-known in cduu1etesj ia largely import
ed into Eng land, and 10 sent from thence
to many of its foreign Possessions as the
produce ofthe grape, and is placed on many
table in England as the sGtne; while the
fair ladies' of our general country perfume
themselves with the spirit of poiastoe un-
der the designation Of Eau de Cclogae.-r
But there are other uses whish this esculent
is turned to abroad. Alter extracting the
farina, the pulp is manufactured into 0rna-
mental articles, such as picture frames, snuff
boxes, and several descriptions of toy o; and
the water THAT ru1s from il in the process
of manufacture is a most valuable sccurer.
For perfectly cleansing woolens, and each
like articles, it is the housewives panacea:
and if the washerwoman happens TO have
chiiblainss she becomes cured by the oper%
alton.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06
Warning to incorporates.

Charles Lamb tells his sad experience, as
d warning to young men, in the following
language:
"Ths waters have gone over me. But
out OF the black depths, could be heard.
would cry to all who have set a foot in the
perilous flood. Could the youth to whom the
favor OF the first wine is delicious as the
opening scenes of life, or the entering upon
some newly discovered paradise, look into
my desolation, and be made to understand
what dreary thing it is when he shall feel
himself going down a precIpice with open
eyes aud a passive will; to see his destruc-
ton, and yet have NO power to stop it, and
ye. feel it all the way enianating from him
self; to ses all the godliness emptied out O
him. and yet not be able to- forget when 1t
was otherwise; to bear about the pitfeou
spectacle of his own ruin; could he see m
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06
NfuEft, TRifins,

Mrs. Polly Beenman, OF Birmingham,
Connecticut, is in her cad year. Her hus-
band; Tracy Beeman, died short time
since; he was two yeats the senior of his
wife. They had lived in the same faffn
house si&ty mine years. They had fartily
OF nine children the Oldest of whom is now
seventy three, and was married when she
was fourteen. Ofthe grand children, there
are now forty nine the eldest of whom is
ffty-six years. There are one hundred and
fifty great grand children, and eighteen
great great grand children. The family en-
Joy iron constitutions. This venerable Wo-
can call two hundred and thirty Of her ped
igree aropnd her thanksgiving table. Their
utfited ages amount to 7,724 years; 80 that
if this family had followed each other conse-
cutiv ely, first might have been an old lady
of ofseventeen hundred summers ut the day
Adam woke up and eat forbidden fruit with
his partner. Our Connecticut old lady in
tends to take long journey ne1t week be-
hind the "fron horse'' She ought to have
a free ticket Hartford Comantt
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06

II is Useless to attempt the cultiraGi0i of
any of the small fruits, wititott particular att
teh;ioti is paid to the Keeping OF the ground
around the stalks perfectly clean Of grass.
and all foreign vegetation. The raspberry
ahd blackberry, especially, require looBe.
lg hit rather moist soft, and this can be se-
Cured in almost every situation, by once or
twice year, and always In tire spfine care<
fully forking it ever, ttrning any sod upside
dewn, aud applying q good malching of
leaves, light manure, grass, weeds, &c.
This application should be repeated whenev-
er there is any trash, surplus grass, or any,
thing else that can be converted into ma
nure. There is nothing. perhaps equal to
leaves, and these should be pfentifully ap-
oiled in the autumn. The mulching will
make the soil loose and friable, and keePit
in fine moist state. The same thing may
be said in reference to the cultivation Of
goosberries and currants. We shoi46. like
to see she person who has ever raised al good
crop of either Of the foregoing fruits. By neg
lecting these conditions. He may think hsf'
has, merely from the want of knowledgs
of what goods crop is. .=lGermantowHA
Telegraph.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06
"A woMAN,s GRowrH IN BEAUTY.

IF women could only believe it, there is
wonderful beauty even in the growing old.
The charm of expression arising from soft
eued temper or ripenedintelleet, often amply
atones for the loss of form and coloring;
and, consequently, to those who never could
boastof the these latter, years give much
more than they take away. A sensitive per-
SON often requires half life to get used to
this corporeai machine, to attain wholesome
Indifference, both TO its defects and pss ssep-
tions, and to learn at last, what body
would acquire from any teacher but expert
ence, that it is the mind alone which is of con-
sequence; that with good temper, sinceri-
~ and moderate stock of brains-or even
the two former only-any sort of body can,
in time, be made useful, respectable and a.
greeable. as travelling dress for the soul
Many one who was plain in youth, thus
grows pleasant and well looking in declining
years. You will hardly ever 6nd anybody,
not ugly in mind, who is repulsively ugly in
person after middle life.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06

There Is something very wonderful in the
Law Of arifhmeticaI progression. when it is
first presented to the mind. That one or
two insignificant digits, BY short series of
simple Observation-Disclosures, should grow into
number to vast for the human mind to grasp
seems almost incredible, until the expert
menf has been tried. But strange as this is
there 10 something in the moral world anal
agous to it. which, if clearly apprehesded
ought to excite emotions in our minds far
deeper than curiosity or wonder We al
lude to the law Of influence. .None of US
liveth to himself, p sa id st. Paul; and there
10 profound truth in the remark. Every man
is linked to those around him by a tho usand
unseen ties. Let him amind his own busi-
ness. ever 30 closely. and Withdraw himself
from bis fellow-men SO far as it is possible
to do 80, and yet there viii be those whose
character, life and destiny are sensibly af-
fected by him. Nay, more, there will be
trains of moral influence started by him,
which will spread and widen, like the circle
produced by dropping stone in still lake
until perhaps thousands feel the wave with
out knowing whence il came. He cannot
rid himself of this myster ious Power-this
fearful responsibility. No resolution of non
intervention in the affairs of others will in
sure against it. Consciously or unconsci-
eusly, willingly or unwillingly, he must
WELD an agency which will make others bet
ter or worse. He cannot live to himself.-
Even death will not open to him a door of
escape from this responsibility. His infau
ence viii live after him, in those whom he
has associated with, in the words he has spo-
ken, in the letters he has written, in the pla-
ces he has haunted, in the house where he
dwelt, in the works which his hands have
made. "Oh, that my infuenc could be gath
cred up and buried with me.nexclaimed dy
ing man.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06
GsH, WSFh tr on the Ea HaIctty Gf rhe san'nts
trnffGR.


trnttoIf,
The Washington Union recently contra.
! 6feted the assertion made ia several speeches
by General William Walker, to the effeel
shat certain COMMUNICATIONS and oyertures
were made to him by member of the Cab.
ne;, with the authority OF the President. pro-
posing that il he would tufn his attenrci, to
Mexico, he would be sustained by this CIV.
ettfnTents The General meets tlris derfsl
by card, written July 18th in the Mobile
Register, from which quote the following
point blank statement:
ain the month of October last | was in
New OrIeaHs Preparing to return to Nicara-
qua. Aboua the middle of the mon tn Cen.
Ree1ingseH arrived from Washington, and
soon after We met he Informed me that he
bad iftiPortaHs rews to Communicate. he
Then proceeded TO state, that while he was
In WassirstofI he had held several contet-
satiofts with the Secretary of War; that I'M
the cosrse cf cre q! the INTERVIEWS the Sec
fetdft had Informed him of the aetefhgfnation
On the part of the President TO arrest the
expedition to Nicaragua, adding, at the same
tune. that the acquisiliou of Cuba dursfs his
Administration was object dear to the
heart of Mr.. Buchanan. Tire Sectstnry
further proceeded to say, according to Cen
Henningsen's report; that if we world turn
our attention to Mexico and enter into the
service of Comonfort, we should have the
support of the U. S. Government: that
while in the Mexican service we might by
some act, such as tearing down the flag of
Spain, bring about war between Mexico
and Spain, aud Cuba might then be seized
by the former Power. The Secretary ac-
cording to the report received informed Gen.
Henningsen that means would not be lack
ing for such an enterprise, and when pressed
by the General TO state how the means could
be had he replied, 81 have gone to the length
of my tether; before can say more it will
be necessary for me to see person above
me-" In The next interview the Secretary
the General thar he was not author
ized to go further, but that he might rely im-
plcitly on the means being provided if the
enterprise were undertaken. When Gener-
al Henningsen made this communication to
me was shocked at its nature, and remark
ed that the Government could hardly be in
earnest. He said that he had been authoriz-
ed TO place before me the character of the
conversations held with the Secretary OF
War. and TO communicate them also to a
friend of the Nicaraguan cause residing in
New Orlrans.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06
improvement of Pa1sures

The best pasture lands. line the grass and
cultivated soils, in general will in tine be-
come sterile; the more valuable kinds of
grass will ''ruu oths'' ard be suppIanted by
Others of less desirable kind or entirely
worthless class. Nature, ia This, seems to
sorrcbofate the importance OF a rotary sys-
tenn Of ctrltitation with resPest to all the more
valuable productions. After producing GER
tain class of plants for q sisted or defiuite
period tire soil appears to weary of il and TO :
demand charge. We see IN our fnessts
That the OAK Succeeds ,e3 ssne Fs.ne and the pins
the nass So the minor productions.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06

PREseRvING EGGs--T am convinced
from numerous experiments. that eggs may
be better preserved in corn meal or bran than
in anything else. Mrs. ----, the lady
knitting ia the other corner there, last fall
put down soffis twenty dozen. small end
dow n, and only two came out worse for
resting. 10 thSa present sitting. some four
months, they are "good dis new" Salt dces
not do aswell.~-J. r.. g., an Country Geatis-
man.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06

ToMAT6E CATstr--Take ote.half h&hs
ell of tomatoes, scald them and press Them
through a common sieve. Boil them DOW ~
one half; then add two taHiespconsfdf ce
salt, one of black pepper. one teaspoontnt
of cayenne pePperi one-half of mace. MIX
well, and add one teacupfIi Of tlnGgGf--
Bottle and seal and and set in cool place.
Preserved in this way, they retain their nse@
ural favor.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06

fesered eye. feserisR With last nights drink
ing. and feverishly looking for to-nights repe-
tition of the folly; could he but feel the
body of the death out Of which cry hourly
with feebier outcry to be delivered, it were
enough 20 make him DASH the sparkling bev-
rage to the earth in all lRe pride uf its
mantliag temptation
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06
THE HEART ANn HOME.


Home is the spot where hearts are to be
cultivated. Where the affections are to
bloom in their highest beauty, and to be
taught TO entwine their tendrils about wor-
thy objects. A home where severity or even
formality reigns, is like garden in winter
il like turning hot house into an ice house.
Ssch homo will be the nursery not of no.
BILE men and women, but of mere woridlings
at the best-more likely of the openly vici-
ious and criminal. We find among our clip
pings this sentiment:
We sometimes meet with men who seem ts
think that any indulge nee in affectionate
feeling 10 weakness. They will return
from journeyf and greet their families with
distant dignity, and move amoDg their chill.
dren with the cold and lofty splendof Of Iii
iceberg, surrounded by its broken fragments.
There is hardly more unnatural sight on
earth than one of these families without a
heart. A father had better extinguish his
boys eyes than take away his heart.-C.
c. Herald.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06

To REMOVE SrArss FROM Booxs.--,To
remove ink spots apply solution Of o4s1ic.
citric or ,artaric acid. Fo'EeToye spots Of
grease. wa<. oil or fat. wash the inifUfed
part with ether and place Il between @kifS
blo,ting- paper. Then witlf mot it6Hs press
above the part stained:
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06

To REMOVE SuxBuKN-- Milk of almonds
made thus: Take of blanehed bitter sfmonds
half an ounce. sofi water half piiis; make
an emulsion by beating the almonds and
water together, stratH through muslin cloth
and il is made.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06
NUMBER 49,

remembered the oil catch WORD, Fifty fotr
forty or fght;" how it was made par, OF
Democratic platform; how it rang through
the land as "prciple" of party; how it
was abandoned by Mr. Buchanan on the de-
rsfand of the British GovernR2ent; and Row
all the noisy assertion of our unquestonable
rights, "sink into silence like tavern brawl."
x Cte6elaud Herald.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06

California has been an unfortunate place
for printers. According to the San Fran
ciacn Times no less than eighty y-fYe papers
have been started In that city ana failed
The same rule applies to the entire Sta:E,
although in a less degree:
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06
TEARS.

TEARS-
There Ss sacredness in tears. They are
not the mark of weakness, but of that pow
er. They speak more of eloquenee than ten
thousand tongues. They are The messages
Of oTerwheluaing grief, OF deep contrition, of
unspeakabie love. If there was waatiag
any argumeat to prove tka1 N an is not
mortal, woul1 look fer il in the convulsive
emotions of the breast, when the soul has
been deeply agitated;-when the foantsins
Of feeling are rising, and when tears are
gushing forth in crystal streams. O, speak
not harshly to the stricken one-weeping
in silence. Break not the soleu.fity By rude
laughter, or intrusive foytsteps. Despise
mel womans tears;-They are what make
her an angel. Scof moi If the stern heart
of manhood is sometimes melted to sympa-
thy; they are what help to elevate him above
the brute. love to see tears OF Affections
They are painfal tokens. but still most holy.
There is pleasure in tears--an awful pleas
ure. IL there was none on earth to shed
tear for me, should be 10th to live; and il
no one might weep over my grave, could
never die in peace.-Dr. johnson.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06

"Remember, Fanny" said Mr.. Lincoln;
."that truth and obedience are good seed
Plant them, and the harvest will come in
blessings -
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06

Rochester, since its incorporation, has had
twenty three may sors. and not one in the list
has ever been reelected. In New York, of
seventy ma yors; ofls siz have been re-elect-
cd
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06

The exercise of the faculties of the mind,
the quickening of apprehension, the strength
ening of memory, the forming of sound,
rapid and discriminating judgement, are of
more importance than any store of learning
knowledge, economy and labor are the
virtues Of civilized man; they form the
most durable basis of society, and the sure
spring of individual welfare. Riches con-
sequently are the fruits of knowledge, econ
omy and labor.
Are ycu not surprised to find hew indepen-
dent of money peace of conscience is, and
how much happiness can be condensed in
) the humble honnel a cottage viii not hold
shs bulky furniture and sumptuious accomoda-
ton of o mansion but If God be there q
cottage win hold a. much happiness as might
stock . palace.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-06
COOP ACTIONS.

God never accepts good inclination in
stead of good action, where that action
may be done. Nay, SO much the contrary,
that if good inclination be not seconded BY
good action, the want of that action is
thereby made so much the more criminal and
inexcusable. A good inclination is but the
first rude draught of virtue; but the finishing
strokes are from the will, which if well dis
posed, will by the superlnduction oe ill-hab-
its, quickly deface il. - South.