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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15

Here we are now 10 the midst of the
garret. The old barrel-shall we rum
mage it2 Old newspapers, dusty, yellow,
little tatteredl IT'S the "ColumJian
Star" How familiar the type looks!-
How il reminds you of old times. when
you looked over the edge Of the counter
with the "Let!ers or papers for father?"
And these same Stars. just damp from
the press were carried one By one to the
6re-side, and perused and preserved as
they ought to be. Stars? Damp. All!
many star has set since then, and many
new turfed heap grown damp with rain
that fell not from clouds.
Dive deeper in the barrel. There! a
bundle, up it comes, in cloud of dust. -
Old Almanacs, by all that is memorable!
Almanacs, thin leaved leigers Of time,
going back lo-let us see how far: l84-
183-, 1872, before our time l80-,
when our, mothers were children. Aud
the day book-how blotted and blcared
with many records and tears.
There you lave hit your head against
that beam. Time was, when you ran to
and fro beneath it, but you are nearer to
it now, by more than the latitude of a
chopping," That beam is strewn with
forgotten papers Of seeds for the next
years sowing; dis,af1'. with some few
shreds Of flax remaining, is thrust in a
crevice Of the raflers over head; and tuck
ed away close under the caves, is the lit
tie wheel, that used to stand by the fire
in times long gone. Its sweet long song
has ceased, and perhaps-perhaps she
threw those faxen threads-but never
mind-you remember the line don't you?
"Iier wheel at rest the matron charms no more.'
Well, let that pass. Do you see that
little craft in that dark corner? 1t was
red once: it was the only casket in house
once, and contained a mothers Jewels
The old red cradle for all the world. And
you occupied that once; aye, great as you
are, it was your world once, and over it
the only horison you beheld bent the
heaven Of mothers eyes as you rocked
in that little barque of love, OIL the hither
shore Of time-fast by mothers love to
mothers heart.
And there, attached to two rafters, are
the fragmeuts Of an untwisted rope. Do
you remember it, and what it was for, and
who fastened it there? Twas the chill
dren's SWING You are here indeed, but
where are Nelly and Charley? There
hangs his little cap by that window, and
there the little red frock che used to wear.
A crown is resting on his cherub brow,
and her robes are spotless in the better
land.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15
Looking Backward.

tits a melancholy business. 40 Time
rows Us one way and VIC look the other,
to See no sunshine sparkling 90 the wake
of our hfe-boal. Better 10 navigate Letbe
than 10 lie haunted with dismal .recollec-
uons. But on the other aud brighter
hand, what pleasant thing it is as We
near the Great Harbor, TO look astern
upon a shining course. To contemplate.
in The rearward distance, through which
we foated buoyantly and swiftly in the
summer tide of life, the light Of our good
deeds still lingering like moonlight on,
the sea, to sit, as ii were, in the serene
and mellow twilight of Age, and review
through the telescope of memory, the
thousand isles oI Hopes green archi.
pelas0, and the scenes ofearly friendship,
and early loves, which are even nov
cheering With their maturod blessings
our peacelul decline. There is 10 book
more pleasant TO read than the records
Of well spentpast. no sermons more con-
sollng than those preached from its soul.
chBering texts.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15

Mr.. Thaddens Hyatt, Las been travel
Ing in Kansas, an has written apampblet
or the Famine:
OF over a hurdred thousand people, he
says, "upOn Kansas soil six months ago
at least one fourth or one-third have left;
Of the remainder it is saie to say thalforty
houSQnf at this moment see nothing bm e1.
o1us or starvation al The end of the sizty
dayS non just before them; from ten to
twenty thousand look with only despair.
ing eyes upon November; thousands can.
not subsista month longer unaided, 9th
er thousands are living upon the little
which the neighbors deprive themselves
| OF IT, give tc them-neigIibors equally uu.
fortunate, and with whom the storvation
IS merflyd question Of but fsw days long
er; while still oihtt thousands, if not a,
once relieved, must perish from hunger,
| or the diseases that follow in its train.
Some haze already died, others are daily
dying: while the hours grow darker and
the days ax,lOnger for the living, to whom
relief comes not, snG whose eyes are ach.
ing with watchiDgs tor the succot that
delays"
| The unprecedent drou'h which has
caused all this suffering, has afflicted the
territory for upwards Of fourteen mouths.
Vegetation in Kansas can stand great
dead { dry weather, but as early as July
The thermometer up to I30 degrees in
the SUM the ground was parchsd, the
corn suffering badly, the wheat, which
was ripe, yielding next to nothing, cats
almost a total failure, and the best wells
were falling, and some entirely dry. Pei.
August brought no rain, except a f.w
scanty showers, aud no hope The
ground had become so dry that it crack
ed 10 large assures, even ON The tough sod
of the uubroken prairie. Cattle were dy-
ing, 10 some districts, for want of water,
No dews fell during the month. Pota-
toes wers dying, and buckwheat. the last
hope OF many farmers, promised DO re.
turn. 80 a..
September came, and all kinds OF crop,
were past re lem2tion. Cornfelds were
harvested, but the meager return was Of
ten only coJ with kernels from a quar-
Ter ofan inch to an inch apart. On the
Waukarusa there were thousand acres
Of corn that did not produce even pound
Of fodder. Many families were liying on
n scanty allowance Of corn bread and wafer.
In the FIVE towns ofTopeka, Monmouth,
Soldier Mission Creek, and Tecumseh,
in Shawnee county, 1884 acres of whea,
were sown, which yielded only 435 bush.
els. or an average of about one seventh of
LusheI TO tie acre, In the same towns
there were planted 1919 bushels of Iudi-
an corn, which Welded 5,l97 bushels.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15

The incorrigib,e "Scout" of the True
American, in view Of the certainty Of the
election of Abe Lincoln, makes the follow
ing humorously pathetic appeal to be re-
tanned in the Philadelphia Custom House:
"If my handsome & gentlemanly friend,
Colonel Lincoln. should succeed to the
Presidency (by the sinking of New York
bel ween this and election of course some
changes will have to be made among
those having Offices. The noisy, abusive,
Thoroughbred partisan will have to take
up his bed and walk, to make way for his
successor Of the same stripe. But if the
exquisitely and b nevo!enily chiseed fea-
lures Of Col Lincoln are the indices of
his character. he will never permit one of
my meek and mild political disposition TO
be rudely thrust from that crib which |
have so long adorned with my presence. =
Should prose fail to reach his bowels Of
compassion, and move them in my behalf,
| shall try what virtue there is in verse,
whereof the following is sample:
"ABRAM SPARE THIS HEAD!
Abram, spare thishead,
Touch not single hair
Offs official life,
Por"old Buck" placed 1t there!
'"lfvicms you must have,
Strike ~ my friend 10 Yard;
Josephus Shaun and Speer-
Deaf Abram, hit 'em hard!
"But spare this head OF mine,
And 1t will never fail
To bless 'that same old Coon
a SiuiR' on a RAIL!
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15
Is il a Halter or ExileI

Ex Governor Wise, Of Virginia. declar-
ed in braggsdocio speech at Portsmouth,
that, $50 help him God. hs would never
submit to the election Of Linco In" Other
persons before him have declared lhsic
intention not to surrender to the suprs-
macy of the laws. Oh John Brown, for
instance, took tha: position when lie made
his at'emp:at l!arper's Ferry. No man
was more instrumental 10 getting him
hung than this crazy orator, Did he
enjoy the spectacles SO much that be de.
sires to see il repeated? Is he enviOus Of
the fame Of the hero Of exploit? Or does
he suppose that the hemp market is ex.
hausted? Or are we mistaken in the
meaning which we ascribe TO his threat
so that his simple intention is TO sail away
into foreign lands? The latter is Gle arly
the most charitable Interpretation. end
the best far Wise, as it will save both his
word and his neck, and so we Adop, il.
Wise is going into ax;le.-NeW York Post.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15
ENrERrArNING "DEvILs" UNAwAREs. =

ENTERTAINING DEVILS UNAwAREs.- -
We scarcely open a paper in our numer-
ons exchanges withou, finding notice Of
an elopment--some girl running off with
married man--some destruction to the
hopes and prospects ofa poor young wo.
man, and inconsolsble grief to her family
Is it not time to ask ourselves whether all
the blame should rest or the shoulders, Of
tho abducted? In this country no female
is carried off by violence. She goes with
her own accord, persuaded, no doub', TO
elope; but there is no violence used. Why
will rot parents in towns and villages be
cautious ia extending hospitality to itin.
Grant stTangers9 The very worst conse.
quences have resulted from this misplaced
confidence entire strangers, who came un>
known, unheraded-slngls or msrried.
A travelling dentist, mesmerizer or sing
ing mast4r, is snre to be received with
open arms, while the young men of the
village, well known, are neglected ant
cast aside. 1t is from this cause that We
see so many wives eloping and siLge girl'
ruined. A little caution, little inquiry
/ making these persons inmates of families
would prevent many domestic calamiiies
Surely young woman, properly and Fl
ously educated. need not be In such
hurry to marry the first man that ask
her, or run away with the first fellow VIII
lis willing to carry her off No homes
r man runs away with a girl, for he ca
marry her with her parents consent,
his character is good.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15
Blondin,s Last Feat,

At Jones' Wood, New York, on the
18th inst, BIondin performed one of tue
most dangerous as all his break neck acts
the silt promenade--at an elevation of
ESQ feet. Tie TriJune says after the i'm.
patient crowd had waited an honr or so
beyond the appointed time ''ths little grea;
man appeared, driven in triumphal state
in an open carriage. lie assembled the
taller mast, and walked gaily over the
hempen course. this preliminary journey
occupying just five minutes. He then
prepared to DO the stills. which are about
three feet high. having each three long
iron propgs on the bottom, which are TO
prevent tue loothold from slipping, a con
summation not devou,ly to be wished, at
that particular elevation. He startled eau
tiously and picked his way with great
care, experiencing difficulty when be en-
counered an obnoxious guy line, but 9th,
erwise seeing as completely master Of his
position as though he had only huge
wheelbarrow to trundls, or a moderate
sized man on his back, or some tride OF
that agreeable sort. He performed the
journey of 200 fse'in precisely nineteen
minutes, without slip or tumble, and :hen
singing his stills TO his shoulder. he trot-
ted back over the line at quick pace, a
mid the cheers of his crowd. This i,
the most perilous as well as the most el
ftctive performance he has yet given"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15
Populatlon and Na,.onaIllies Of Ru.,Is.

reputation anu NaliOhaiilleS OF huaSla.
The last census shows The following to
be the population and natiOnalities Of Rus
sis: Great Russia $4,000. .000. Little Rus
sia { (Dossacks) 7,59O,Ooo. White Rus
slams 100000, Bulgsr$ and ServiAns TO-
900; Poles 1000. 900, LithuauiaDs 800
600, Wallachiahs 500 coo, Greeks 80, 600,
Armenians 100000 Osssts $4,000. Per-
sans 10000, Georg ans 1000, 900, Gip-
sis 40 900, Jews 9,5O0,oO0 Baskirs and,
Meshtchraks 100000. Kirguis 500. 900.
Fins 2,O0O,O00, ins proper 6iO, 900. Ger
mans 75O, 900, Caucasian tribes l.000, 900,
Persian. Turkomans $50. 600, Mongolians
800. 900, Tungous-s 40 other Siberian and
American tribes 200 900, 900. The whole
population is now 66,4i2,OOo. From,
these are O,57O,O0 OF Slavenian stock.
and 15,S72.O0O Of other races.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15

LEATHER MANUFACTURED OUT OF RoPE,-
A firm in Amherst, Mass, are manniac'
turing about !, 500 pounds of artificial lea
ther daily from scraps OF leather and old
pieces ofrope. 1t has not been introduc-
ed out Of New England, yet the demand
is reported to be greater han the supply
The process Of making is similar to that Of
manufacturing paper.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15

EgThe sale by auction Of the late Ba-
ron Homboldts goods, in Berlin, produc
ed between 5000 and 10000 thalers.-
The writing table at which he usually sat
and at which he wrote the "Cosmos,
was Knocked down at 15o thalsrs.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15
From the ,Centuryl
MY ito ME.

have beautiful home
Beside the freshest sea,
And angels are wont to come
On neighborly visits to me.
They come 10 the morning grey;
They come in the evening red;
They walk with me BY day,
And at nigh; sit round my bed.
I've an orchard smoothly limbed,
And cattle sleek and clean
A garden neatly trimmed,
And lawn forever green.
And tho house within is sweet
.sy As milk yet warm in the pail;
There's the sound of childrcn's feet
But never Of childrcn's wall.
And the chamber where sleep
Is perfe ct eastward room;
There the mornings earliestpeep
With an ordor Of clover bloom;
.Ns
My study the daintiest nook
On the wall no idle mark;
And II l want book
i.f can find II In the dark.
When neighbors OF heat complain
There is GOODNESS in my hall;
And no matter how hard The RAIN
.H sunheam ON wall,
I've nothing to do but enjoy;
Work does itselfi in my plan;
Hive like a needless boy,
And dread TO be man.
see the night draw on,
. And the sweet stars open their eyes
l see tho morning dawn
Without thought Of surprise.
see my cattle fed
In tho pastures dewy green;
see men moving the mead,
And believe that l have seen.
Such Is my beautiful home,
Beside beautiful sea,
Where angels are wont to come
On daily visits TO me.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15

How TO MAKE APPLE PIES, Pare core
and slice thiuly. tart apples; line your pie
plate with short crust. lay your apples
evenly in the plate, cover with sugar;AddI
a littls butter, some grated nutmeg END
A linle water; cover and bake, aud J prom
ise Won will have good pie.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15

CREAM SPONGE CAKE--Bea. two eggs
in teacup. fill the cup full with thick
sweet cream, one cupOf white sugar. one
of -four, one teaspooniul of cream tartar,
half one Of soda, season with lemon.
bake in long tin.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15

GEAn English paper a'vertises for
sale "a perfect lady's horse.' We don't
care about the horse, but the perfect lady
would bc worth having.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15

"There is no place like home'' said a
brainlsss fop the other day to pretty
young lady, "Do you really think so?'
said the young lady. "0h, yes!' was the
reply. "Then," said calico, ''why don't
you stay lhere?''
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15

REA Frog was killed in Centre Grc-.
ton Massachusetts, last week, while atr.
tempting to swallow chicken three weeks
old: the frog measured 10 inches inlsnesa
How large was the chicken? !fc
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15

w Faith is the key that unlocks the
cabinet of Gods treasures; the Kings
messenger from the celestial world, to
bring all the supplies we need out of the
fulness that there is in Christ.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15

II is rumored that the Prince of Wales
has agreed TO write a description of his
American tour for the Ledger, on condi.
ton that Mr.. Bonner will pay off the Ma
liOual Debt Of England ga, 200, 900, o,oOO)
within one year from the first day of Jan
uary next, The terms will prob,bIy be
accepted
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15
BooK AND JOB PRINTING.

we are prepared to execute all descriptions Of
WORK: such as CARDS, ,'ClRC"LARS, POSTERS.
AND FANCY oBBING, with new and superiortype,
and on short notice.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15

How can leopard change his spots?-
Answer-lf he don't like the spot, he is
in, he can remove TO another.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15
Eyidences of a Resurrection.


Transformations, as wonderful and mys-
terious rs the resurrection of the dead, lie
within the limits of every days observa,
ton.
The trans formation Of the dra gou fly Is
beautiful and wonderful Creeping up
from the Shiny bottom of some pool it as
ceuds, in its first and uusghtly form, some
support which will raise it above the wa
ter. The sun shines warmly and brightly
upon it. By degrees it emeIges from lis
outer covering. and the beautifully comes
forth with wrings OF gauze, and coors
which flush back, in more thsn the varie.
gated hues Of the rainbow, the sun rays
which fall upon it. Laying aside the
shrivelled. homely body, io which it pass.
ed its first life, aud assuming another,
adapted to lis new stata of existence, it
floats through the air with new beauties,
and form almost as unlike its former self,
as the glorifed body Of Moses. as he stood
with Christ on Horeb, was unlike thai
body when it wandered in weariness and
fainlness through the sands oi the desert.
A similar, only more glorious. transfer
nation occurs in the life of the butterfly
In its chrysalis state, it is neither thing
of flight or beauty. Slowly and awkward
Iy it crept along, ungainly aod uusightly
it seems; but, by and by, there comes
forth from this first body another, of such
rare beauty that the world has not many
things so lovely. He would indeed be an
artist who could equal, on canvass. the
fine pencilings the harmonious tinIs, the
delicate shadings, the gorgeous brilliancy,
the rich colors, and their tasteful d stri-
button, as seen IN its wings. ..
"The painted populace ...
| That lives in fields, and lead ambrosial lives"
reach our highest conception of the boAu-
tiful, and present to the student of nature
transformation as wonderful as that lhro'
which man may pass at the resurrection Of
the dead. The soul Of man leaving its
J chrysalis stale, winged for an upward
J flight, and a higher sphere, and more
glorious and enduring existence, is parti
ally typifed in the butterfly.
, Vegetable life has similar foreshadow
5 ugs. The single wheat grain, falling up
I on the earth, mostly dies; but a living
germ bursts forth from this corruption
: and. shooting up, gives the blade, th'
/ stalk, the ear, and the full corn in the car
f rewarding the husbandman thereby thirty
/ sixty, or hundred fold The acorn, bu
n ried in the earth, from its tiny beginnin
i becomes great tree, with roots SO wide
e ly spread and deeply fixed that the storr
: cannot overthrow it. Other seeds, NOR
y mysterious still, give, not only trees, bu
e blossoms and fruit Erchonge
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15
TERMS oE ADVERTISING.

NPBusiness cards ofabout linesby the year, IS Ou
ff,PAdvertiseme nts, not marked on the manuscript
will be continued at our terms until forbid
m, Legal adv sements, Administrator nouces
&csmust be paid for IL advance, for reasons which
we Will explain at the time.
IrTsThe above terms strictly observed In all cases.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15

Why is spendthrift's purse like a
thunder.cloud2 Because it is continually
lightning.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15
TERMs oE SUBSCRIPTION.

The Gazette will be published every Thursday' on
The following terms: ~
One yearin advance ."..........."'''.'''Si oU
Amer the expiration OF Q months ....'.''':'' 00
For less time than one year, at the rate Of. 5O
per annum, but invariable in advance.
:TPNo discontinu anee until ilarrearages are PAID
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-25
Douglas serenaded.-His Speech.

"ANhiN" ihN. June "a 1901.
Late bet night, procession formed at the iIu-
uinaist Douglas headquarters and proceeded 10 the
railrosd station to receive the Illinois aud other Ba-
more Convention Jelf gates who were accompanied by
the Great Wesern Band and came by special train
They reTaired 10 the residence of Mr.. Douglas and
krowledging these evidences OF their friendship, he
said:
FELLgw-CITIzEss: thank you for this maiiies'
tation Of your kindness and your enthusiasm. The
circumstances VI der hich this vast crowd have as
.eub!ed spontaneously aud without previous notice
denonsraie- an ,arnrsiness of feeling which hs my
heart With grsiitude To he chosen standard bearer
of the only political organization which is conserva-
tive spd powerful enough 70 gave our country from
any citizen nav be proud. AN fully impressed with
tie re-por sbiliy and the position, and trust that
Divine Providence uill mpaIt to strength and wis
dom 70 tsnply with NIL its requirement.. Applause.
Our beloved country is threatened with q fearful sec
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-25
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

LosDoN MuAEY DAEKET.-The demand for dig
count grye business done in the open
market tie bauf minimum cent The transfer books
m onsos closed preparatory 70 the payment Of the df'
d, nds The hat but The fluctuations were sghL
LIvERPOoL CoTTuN MABKET.-Ihc sales OF Cotton
for the three ending TurdHy l1 bales Including
500 on speculation and for export The market closed with
declining tendency with but little inquiry and prices wesA
Quotations irregular. -,
STATE % 1EADE.-T1e odvic from Manchester
are uIfsvofable Quotations barely maintained
LIVERPOOL BRFADsTUFFs MARKET.-Ihe weather
wa usyorabe for the crops Ricbardson spnc. Co report
Iour and I'd 4 higher Western, ~ Philadelphia, rs
use Wheat and 2d3d. better; NJ ~ auk-c Rcd II l.
Com quiet and I'd lover VI betif inquiry Mixed ~ a.
- IS; Yellow s2t0a % White, 81.
LIVERPOOL PhoNIsIOS 1ARgET-l'eef quief Pork
quiet; Bacon .tesdy Lard quiet nTu Tlow s'eody Hnd
quiet. - ~
dn Paris s0s. COFFEE qul, g. Rice Resin steady
mon 4 sdfie: Spirits TuTpepiDe dull OF 81
L0sbos MaHKEIs-N Wheat upward, and advanced,
aI pr quarter SrGAE steady COFYEF hrIn. Ira steady
81 81 Tor Coumnu Can.ou RICK hru and tendus upsGrd
TAlIliw Sal LnssEFD OK lsi3 IHOs--ScOfch Pig dali
Iospus MuSIr MAREET.-Thercis brisk deulud,
but g-neIay unchanged Conso closed on Iuesia
AZ yss for nccOubt eg dividend
LATEST Nj AEKITs-If0 L0nd0RderTy.
ItvKKr0o l4I n ~ COTToS-sslrs two days 1000 baes,
rludiur 800 20 scuisto and eSpsnr the nafkt clo-las
5u and UNCHANGED Imports ssS bulos pevionsiy 2S2l'
RrrApsTryys-f Flour s.esdy. Wheat, Npvnd tendency.
Cam dovuws1 Prio rasiI. bat not qsniey ehangod
PrCyisoss Quit Hud eedy LAID rD aud N good demand
BeNpOS TbuflGsy CoNsoIs closed o. W az" 'oi eec'ul
sA-dSicend