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The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-30

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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-09
DEATH
Il An article on Death " in the New Cycl
pedia has the following:

sar An article on Death in the New Cyclic
3 pedia has the following:
As life approaches extinction, insensibliity
superyencs-a numbness and disposition to re-
pose, which do not ae NIT of the idea of suffer-
ing. Even in those cases where the activity of
the mind remains to the last, and where ner-
yotls sensbilites would seem to continue, it is
surprising how often there has been observed
state of happy feeling on the approach of
death. " If had strength enough to hold a
pen, Pwould write how easy and delightful it
is to die were the last words of the celebrated
William Hunter, during his last moments.
Z, Montague, in one of his essays, describes an
accident which left him so sensless that he was
taken up for dead On being restored, howev-
er, he says L" Methought my life only hing
upon my lips and I shut my eyes to help
thrust it ont, and took pleasure in languish-
ing and letting myself go" A writer in the
Quarterly Review records that a gentleman
who had been rescued from drowning declared
that he had not experienced the slightest feel
ing of suffocation. The stream was transpar-
ent, the day brilliant, and as he stood upright
he could see the sun shining through the water.
with q dreamy consciousness that his eyes
were about to be closed on it forever Yet he
neither feared his fate nor wished to avert it.
A sleepy sensation, which soothed and gratif-
ed him, made luxurious bed Of a wateLy
grave"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-09
ALL ABOUT MARRYING.

The world is just now in the midst of its
wedding season. and it is a favorable time to
whisper a word in the ears of the fluttering ex
pectants. 1t is really not as much an object
for jesting as for serious thought. We look
upon it in that light, and have saved some cap
ital reflections from the Sandusky Register and
practical pen of Mrs. Victor
1t s mournful fact that this world is full
of young men that want to marry and dare
not. Deny this, as some will, it is neverthe-
less true, as we can easily show. In this town
for instance, there are some thirty or forty
young men, well to do in the way of salaries
and business, yet who refuse to take the step
which they all want to take, but do not, and
why.
Now, the first question to be asked by any
sane man is, can properly support a wife if I
take one? Then he counts the cost of living
as the woman of his preference would wish,
and 10 ! he finds to his amazement that his in
come is vastly too small to support even n
modest modern establishment; and somewhat
saddened by the reflection, he plunges into Ia
Dor {; and courts business with an assiduty
that takes away his health eventually, in hope
of attaining an income that shall enable him
to marry and have home of his own. And
this is the secret of all the hard, unending toll
of the young men of to-day who are fast ap-
preaching thirty years of age-this is the rea-
son of so many disappointed and waiting men
deny it or hide it as you may.
But, says some good woman, you do us in
justice for any woman who truly loves man
will adapt herself to his circumstances with the
greatest pleasure But what man of any sen
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-09
The Cost of roreign Travel.

We extract from volume just published,
entitled From Wall Street to Cashmere" by
Mr.. John B. Ireland, the following ipforma-
ton as to the expense of foreign travel. 1t
will settle dispute in many mind in regard
to question so nice yet SO important
Travelling in England, with moderate speed,
in frst-class rail carriages, coaching, or occa-
sionully posting, when in out-ofthe-way places,
always putting up at the beet hotels in London
with rooms at Longs and with ineils there, or
at the clubs costs about nine or ten dollars per
day. This is an average expense for gentle
man to travel on and live comfortably, with a
reasonable quantity of good wine for dinner.
On the continent the same can be done III
Guiding the living in Paris or any other capital
for Sc per day. at the hotel or good lodgings,
and dinning at the best restaurants In Syria
ou the Nile, if travelling alone, the expense
woudlbe IS per day, or if with ong friend
about $6 30 and two or three, from 81 to s..
Usually every one travels there with one or
two friends always did, except the last
time, when [ went TO Palmyra Then beyond
Suez, the steamer charges are on an average
se5 or $s25 per day, including wines, beers &c,
and the expense of the route known by the =
tance as these vessels never average over $50
miles day. In fair weather, under the mos
advantageous circumstances, they reach nine
to ten and half miles an hour, and [ have
had an experience of eleven different steamcrs,
and mostly their best.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-09
What Constitutes a Rich uran.

Thirty years ago, says New York CORES
ponJent Of the Charleston Courier, man in
New York was extremely rich who was worth
$500 coo, and very few in New FORK were
worth that There fTas old Nat Prime, of the
firm Of Prime, Ward & King, John e. Cos
ter, Robert LenneNs Stephen Whitney, men
worth d Quarter of million. Old John
Jacob Astor vas worth three or four millions
The richest men were connected with COM
merce. There were then fveor six leading
commercial firms, such as G. G. & S. Howland
Goodhue & Co. Grinnell, Mnturn & Co., and
Spoford s. Tilesofi. Nov there are as many
hundreds of leading firms, ard man only
worth S250,00 is considered man il: i" nloder-
ate,'' not to say "inligent," circumstances
VIM. B. Aster worth about tlfirty -Ase mill
lions !; George Law is worth ten millions so
is Stephen Whitney. Commodore Vanderbilt
will not cut upless than eight h1ilfiofis Dozens
of people are worth five millions, and mere
{" naiAionaireS are quite common and to fur
nish the Courier with list of this poor lcass
would use up several columns. Our old mer-
chants, who became very rich never made it
in trade. When they had done good year, s
business, they drew out $4,000 Or $4,000 and
bought real estate ] passed lot yesterday,
that the present owner ofice paid $4,000 for, and
has refused S200,000 for it dozen times.-
The profits of the merchants, small or large,
invested from year to year, years ago, have
made them vastly wealthy, without their ex-
actly comprehendng how il was. .'
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-09
g rs au RICH r'

How often has this question been asked
Has an acquaintance married a husband" Is
he rich ?" is the first inquiry of her friends
Not g is he honest, industrious, sober, and hon
orable," but, I" Is he rich?" Not, q" Has he a
mind that distinguishes him among his fellow
men, and calls forth their homage and adora-
tion,' bnt, q Is he rich-has he collars and
cents?" He may have everything eise-a
manly heart, master intellect; he may be up
right, steady and industrious, but if he lack
The dimes and dollars, the dollars and dimcs,''
he is but as sounding brass, and a tinkling
cymbal.' The great sin of our country is idol
atry-and idolatry as degrading, yet as COM
plete as that of the Hindoo or Pharsee-yes
more degrading for there is something awfully
grand and impressive in the majestic river,
ever moving onward, yet silently, to the great
sea, and in the gorgeous luminary of the day,
as he comes forth from the chambers of night,
heralded by streaming fire ; but We bow down
to the dollar the dull, seuseless dollar, and
make it god.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-09
Tho etench of the Thames.

we WHO live on the margin of sweet waters
cannot understand the miserie5 of dwelling on
the banks of a river which is continually send
ing forth fnted vapors, as the silver Thames
does where II flows past London. The London
n.Gssratcd Tins says: Aa
The stencil from the Thames on Monday
night, about o'clock, was something hidaons.
Take this fact as an illustration In the neigh
borhood Of tie river there was quiet party
dining -paterlamilias, materfamiIias, three or
four olive branches and couple of friends
The second course was on when suddenly. the
party became aware Of the presence of the de-
mon. Of course the windows were shut down
Immediately, and the doors closed, but it was
all to no purpose; The foul fen1 had got pos
session, and there was nothing to be done But
to fly. But where were they to go? That
was the question. Every room in the house
was in the hands of the enemy 0utof doors
the atmosphere was equally possessed, and there
seemed to be no alternative but to start off In
a strait line from the banks of the river until
they could obtain something like pure air.
And this they did, postponing the remaining
acts of the dinner performance to latterape-
riod of the evening. In about an hour they
came back, and finding matters somewhat
mended they finished their meal, with what
appetite you can irrEgiIFeH sle --r'1 sfT
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-09
HABIT.

Habit uniformly and constantly strengthens
our active exertions whatever we do often, we
become more and more apt to do. A snuff
taker begins with pinch of snuff per day, and
ends with pound or two every month";
Swearing begins in anger it ends by mingling
itself with ordinary conversation. Such like
instances are of too common notoriety to need
that they be adduced !; but at the very time
that the tendency to do the thing is every day
increasing, the pleasure resulting from it is, by
the biunted sensibility of the bodily organ, di-
minished, and the desire is Irresistible, though
the qualification is nothing. There is rather
an entertaining example of this in Fielding
Life of Jonathan Wild, in that scene where he is
represented as playing at cards with the Count,
professed gambler. Such,' says Mr. Field
ing, was the power Of habit over the minds
of these illustrious persons, that Mr.. Wild
could not keep his hands out Of the Counts
pockets, though he knew they were empty
nor could the Count abstain from palming
card, though be was well aware that Mr.. Wilt
bad no money to pay him."
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-09
The Frozen well of Vermont.

A correspondent at Rutland, Vt, gives the
following account Of visit to the frozen vel
at Brandon:
l. A visit to the frozen well at Brandon, sew
enteen miles distant, and the tertiary deposit
of brown coal in which fossil fruit is found
will reward one for the trouble Iron ore of
excellent quality, remarkably white and pure
pipe clay, and a bed of maganese make to
gethcr with the brown coal, a combination of
! deposits curious urd valuable. The frozen
well is dug on the easterly side, near the foot
of high, grayellg knoll, probably glacial
moraine, through which the road has been cut,
showing beds of clay three or four feet in thick
ness intertpersed among the gravel. The well
was dug in November last, through twenty
five feet OF gravel and fifteen feet Of frozen
earth, when water was found. The well was
then stUfed up. and has been frozen ever since.
Last winter it vas necessary to descend and
ctt with a hatcheta passage fer the bucket to
the water beneath the ice. .gaylcN
e By the aid of mirror, the sunlight can
be thrown into the well, and about three feet
from the b0tt0fn d rim Of ite, IL lesst six or
eight inches thick, can be seen projecting from
the sides, leaving barely room for the bucket to
pass through. The stones for six or eight feet
are eucfusted With frost and ice. Occasionally
a ctirrent of air can be felt, cold as snow
bank, which may come from below, or may be
the outer air suddenly cooled. The water is
excellent=femafkably pure, and of course icy
cold, This well is puzzler to the sarans,
some of whom at Burlington, have approp--
lted $500 to investigate the phenomenon, and
propose to sfnk one or more wells in the vicini-
j, to see if the same result follows. Whether
his ice is formed by chemical combinations in
he earth, whether it is caused by currents OF
lir passing over water producing rapid evap-
'ration and consequent refrigeration, or wheth-
= an iceberg stranded there long years ago,
nd was covered subsequently by accumula- !
ions of clay and gravel, being thus preserved
rom melting swar-who knows F."
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-09
Doueias in hEississippi.

The jackson MisSiSsippian, commenting up
Oil an article in the Vermont Patriot, represen-
ting that the Democracy of Vermont are al
most unanimously for Douglas, aud that the
Delegates to the Charleston Convention, cho-
sen by the late State Convention, are in favor
of his nomination, says:
IF it is really the purpose of any considera-
bic portion of the Northern Democracy to
foist Douglas upon the party as a candidate
for the Presidency, we prefer to know the fact
and to let the South know it. If we are fore
warned, WE can be forearmed.
In return fer the information which the
Patriot deigps to impart, it is due to candor to
say, that if the New England Democracy sue
ceed in nominating Douglas the agreeable duty
of electing him will devolve upon them and
as they are in a hopeless minority in every
State, we suppose they will have "a good time"
of it. Under no circumstances will he receive
the votes of Mississippi and other reliable
Democratic States of the South. The Yer
mont oflice-huntors can help to nominate him
at Charleston but how many electoral votes
will they give him in the Electoral College?
"The Southern Democracy will go to
Charleston pledged to faithful maintenance
of the principles OF State equality, which con
stituto the groundwork of their creed. These
principles they hold subordinate to all else !;
and to ask them to support candidate for the
Presidency whose position upon the practical
issues of the day is equally odious to them as
that of Seward-a candidate who is the very
embodiment of doctrines which they uni
versally repudiate, as more dangerous AMI dcs-
tructive to their rights than the exploded dog
ma of the Wimot Proviso-is to invite them
TO commit an act of folly and selEabasement
from which the basest slaves would instructive
iy rccoil If the Vermont place-hunters desire
lne South to help them to the Federal Offices,
ln,y must look to it that some worthier man
than Douglas is selected"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-09
4ssods OF zsic1ring s7csz5.5 4. Sz,I.s.if..
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I A writer in the New York Evening Post
thus describes an attempt made on her pocket
| in an omnibus
A young woman got in the omnibus ana
seated herself next to me it was raining and
she had wet umbrella which She stood up
next to me, but she changed the position Of it.
and finally laid it down under her feet. w.
mad not gone far when felt my pocket n, move oye
as II drawn slowly. l Immediately drew IT up
aud held on to it for short time sheH 'be.
gan 10 think it might be accidental, and took
my hand of Of it. In about ten minutes II he
gan to move again, and was drawn on one s;je.
then put my hand Under my dress and fnd.
ing all safe in the pocket, drew 1t under nv
hand and held it. The young Worrlatff 6Ssffnto
look in the straw as if hunting for Sometime.
and on being asked what she wahteta,g -rseAplied
her umbrella, as she wanted to get aSottitts4I
could not-be certain at the time that she had
anything to dolwith the novement eftay poeh-
ef' but on reaching home found that the pock.
ct had been cut lit, was Jagged, ,3as ifCcutaby a
Sharp hook. But the cut was not large enough
ior the porte-monnaie to fall through, loand BE-
ing SO much on the lookout saved me-. from "a
loss She no doubt expected to find the porte.
monnaie in the straw, as she knew she hau,cut
the pocket. -
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-09
Patent Knitting Machines,

1t is stated that Mr.. Goffa has invented a
knitting machine which will, with ease knit a
pair of ladies hose in ten or twenty minutes
and that it not only makes up the goods, bui
manufactures the fabric as it proceeds! 1t is
also very simple in its construction, and mert
child can work it with success. with thirty
revolutions per minute which is the ordinary
motion when worked by hand it will knit g.
42O stitches per minute. The machines are
manufactured at Seneca Falls, New York
where a number of them are in active opera
ton on a large contract for the United States
Government, it is said, for the manufacture OF
$4,000 pairs of half hose for the army.
Like the sewing machine, the knittor is a
great labor saver, and it is claimed that it viii
knit plain or ribbed work, elastic open work
compact and close, as desired, and of any size
from the infant to the adult. The Cincinnati
Gazette says the inventor, Mr.. Gofe, contcm
plates erecting mandatory in that city, foi
the purpose of supplying the Great West with
his knitting needle annihilator.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-09
xxrRs MERIDIAN.

In olden times, when men died at thousant
and hundred years old was counted young t.
marry, the lad of thirty-fve was hardly al
lowed to have opinion of his own. HI
might tend sheep under the care of an eide
brother of ninety, or 60 on errands.
The earth was porous and oozy at the first
and so was human history and humanity itself
Both are the better for being eompacted into
less space, and attaining higher specific grav
ity The man Of three-score and ten " now
a-davs has seen more, felt more, heard more
and done more than a seven hundred year an
tedilnyian, who walked up and got about his
work at the age when Newton, having discov-
cred the universal law, or Washington, after
achieving the independence of a hemispere. tel
asleep. "A glorious hour of crowded life =
was mystery to those who never knew the
nature of steam or electricity, and waited a
century for sensation.
We accept the handbreadth of days, which
comprehends more of life, though less of time.
Even seventy years is too long if misspent
and if well spent prospect opens up that
makes it better to depart than endure the labor
and sorrow of old age.
.Thirty-fve. Just half way! He that climbs
q mountain to q point where the streams run
the other way sees similar prospect sloping
down on the other side. How different here
On that side the sportive felicity of childhood,
youth, hope, and growing vigor on this,
waning stength, etern reality, death and the
grave. On the summit plateau, the foot or
: wo of high table land, one may walk little
way, but soon he begins the descent, and nev-
er is there halt or returning step.
= Even the natural man lives two lives. AS
different the prospect at the halfway place, so
different is the reality. The first half of the
journey hegets more joy from expectation; the
last half less sorrow from disappointment. And
yet, If not fool, he will have learned to trust
more and fear less about that of which he
knows nothing, and over which he has no con-
troll.
Disappointments--the past is history of
them. And is this earthly experience pre-
lude to an eternal disappointment? No, no.
Only the things of an eternal nature reaching
forward into time have been found as repre-
sented. About the earthly, the sensual, the
temporal, illusions have gathered. These are
to pass away-those to stand. Conviction
strengthens as we proceed. Faith gathers evil
dence by the way. AS illusions vanish, the
true, and the good, and the real appear more
distinctly to the sight. The shadows are be-
hind, the light before.-.S. ". Christian Adro-
cote. A
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-09
Such a Aettins nm !, a4a,,,..1 - -

The new Fifth Avenue H otel I'M New iaTa6rl,
has a new feature 1t consists of steaST elena.
tors located in different parts10 of thewbaIildiag
The main one is situated atefhe right ofptiIe
main entrance opposite the Office, and nearsfhe
prlneipaI STAIRCASE ItaBilbbs constant lsntnav-
ing up and dowRdronrfhe first lstos the ssixt1
feorSmakng thevupper snitcs of rd9ans asusali-
glbie' to faraliesdls those lowef aGiowrr.az Ger
.tainiy ameans tosaye womenstIe debiliaatiag
labor OF climbing several lf1ights0f stifinsgpi
pc a popAlaf contriyaueesosIt.w 1t will bsaseReral
feet Square, having sufficient space tozadeoEa-
modate all Who would be likely to be on it at
one TING, tlne, It is not spspended, bY aurope,vbut
win be firmly held on a perpendicular screw
shaft, the revolutionsof which moves it up an
down. A similar oontrivance is arranged to
!. transport buggage up and down. Anotfer
leads from Tie laundry, ETC., to the store-roorn
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-09

tilation. No use is now made Of this space
under the church and after impressing the
scene upon my mind by rejecting on the thou
sand years and more that this spot has been a
ruin hallowed with the tenderest affection, I
allowed my guide to point oOt the beauties in
the church above, which, however, left no in
delible impression, only certain general idea
of magni6cence in architecture, richness in Or
nament, and brilliancy in fresco; all minutia
were lost in the reflections which crowd around
the rough features in the dungeon vaults be-
low. Yours truly,
P. G. WILSON.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-09

sltiveness, or high sense of honor, would takt
woman from easy circumstances and a pleas
ant and well furnished l@me to adorn his little
four rooms and do his homework, as the first
principles of economy would demand of him /
Few will do it for though the woman signi-
fies her willingness to take up with such expe-
rience, we are ell such creatures of eircum-
stances that there would be complainings Oh
her part eventually, aud sickness from over-ex-
ton. and unhappiness from many cares-al of
which would render marriage ANYTHING else
but pleasant.
And SO young men very wisely think, pre-
ferring few years more of single loneliness in
order to obtain money enough to support a
modest house of between twelve or fifteen hun
dred dollars year expense, rather than to
place medernly educated woman into the
house Of six hundred dollars year, where she
must do her own work. @
Now, what is the remedy? Plainly that
women must fit themselves to be such wives as
the young men must have. Else the young
men must fit themselves as to be such husbands
as the women want, and spend the very cho-
eest years of their life III the dismal drudgery
of ceaseless toll, breaking down health, hap
piness, energy, only to give themselves up TO
marriage when the best of manhood is gone.
The women must choose for themselves which
it shall be- for the matter is solely in their
hands. Let mothers sut to their daughters, |
put on that calico gown, go into the kitchen
and prepare dinner take charge of this house
bold, and fit yourself to become wife and
the young women cheerfully con-
sent to such service and instead of lavishing
all Thought, and time, and money, upon the
adornment of the body, seek to accustom the
hands to proper industry and to school the
mind to proper tastes-then there will be no
onger complaints that young men can
lot afford to marry and we shall have beauti-
ul modest houses all around US, and women
will have loving husbands, and life shall once
more have something of the truthfulness and
5irtue which it had in the days Of our blessed
athers and mothers, when it was womans am
1ition to become the head of the home and the
mother of noble children.