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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-06
Fashisnabls Dinners

A lady writer gives the following descrip-
tion of the way fashionable dinner is eaten
at Washington
A dinner which l attended at Senator Sew
ards may.serve as an illustration of the style on
such occasions. At o'clock we were srt
down at his residence; found number Of
guests already asscmbed-the others arriving
not long after. A formal presentation to the
gentleman who is to be your escort to the
dining-room takes place you have pleas
ant cbit-chat in the drawing room, during
which time, according to etiquette. you re-
main standing you are then led into the dim
ing room waiter in white gloves meets you
at the door, designates your seat, where yoa
find your name attached to the napkin placed
by your plate. The host then mentions the
names of his guests, to see if they are proper
ly seated then the courses in regular order,
seventeen in number-the plates being chaugS
ed for each course wine glasses, Eve in mum
Der, of different size, form and color, indca-.
ting the different wines to be served. The
meats are carved by the head cook. in sep
arate apartment, and, being placed in silver
dishes, are handed to you by waiter in whits,
gloves always at your left hand.
Upon entering the dining-room you per-
ceive the table laid with perfect taste, contain
ing the confectionery and eonserves for the
grand finale; beautiful pyramids of iced fruitss,
oranges, French kisses, &C., all beautiful to
look at. but dangerous unless your digestive.
organs are stronger than mine.
You are conducted back into the parlor in
the same manner that you entered-when coE-
fee is served and liquors Of different kiuds.-->
A short time is spent in conversation, whenS
the guests one by one begin to leave.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-06
MORTALITY IN TRADES AND
PROFESSIONS

The Edinburgh Review for January opens
| with curious and entertaining article on NOR
tality in the different trades and professions,
which startles the reader with the facts it pre-
sents. Civilization indeed, would seem to oe
hardly worth the waste of life, which is required
to maintain it; and one is rather inclined to de-
sire a relapse into that state of nature where
nobody is required to dry-grind steel, or dig
coal, or work in lead or quicksilver. There
is one trade largely followed in England, which
is as absolute death as consumption or cancer
this is the dry-pointing of needles and forks;
the sharpening of these instruments on a dry
grindstone, by which process fine particles of
flint and steel are constantly emitted, and re-
ceiyed into the lungs of the workman. At
twenty y-nine he dies of what he calls the grin
der's rot His lungs examined after death are
found perfectly black, and cut like piece of
misunderstanding none of that spongy
character of the healthy organ. The English
coal miner works for the most part in a horri-
by cramped position, which any gentleman can
illustrate for himself, says the reviewer, by get
ting under the table and striking at the board
with pickaxe This brings on heart disease.
The coal dust and had airzt the miner illhaies,
clogs his breathing apparatus. He dies at the
average age of thirty. After death a black
fluid taken from his lungs and put through
the gas-making process, affords a brilliant and
cheerful light The artizan whose skill gids
the interior Of your silver cup, pays FOR this
'giddy pleasure of the eye" with his life at an
early age. The most terrible disease, to which
ST. Fitus' dance is repose, twitches ard tor
lures every muscle of his body. The quick
silvering of MIRRORS, produces similar mala-
dy. The workers in lead suffer from pafaiy-
sis. The printer dies from want of exercise
and ventilation at about thirty. And SO on
through the whole catalogue.-Oh Ohio State Jour
9loi
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-06
gnra1 aud dloi,l estie.
1r1 @ u1 tu re.
Rotation Of Crops in the Garden

In that excellent work, the Superhunoz
Ho,ticasltqsria. Mr. Loudon recommends th,
adoption of regular system of rotation in thu
garden, and lays down the following rules fol
its regulation
! 1st. Crops or plants belonging to the same
natural order, or tribe, or to the natural order
or tribe most nearly allied to them, should not
follow each other Thus turnips should not
follow any of the turnip tribe, sea kalc or horse
radish peas should not follow beans.
/ I'd. Plants which draw their nourishment
chiefly from the surface of the aoil, should not
follow beets nor onions potatoes.
Sd. Plants which take much of their nour-
ishment from the soil, should be sncceeled by
those which take less. Hence crop grown
for its seed, such as the pea, or for its roots Or
bulbs as the potato, or onion, should be fol-
lowed by those which are grown solely for
their leaves, such as the common bore-cole, the
celery, the lettuce, &c.
4th. Plants which remain several years in
the soil, such as the strawberry, rhubarb, as
paragus, &C., should be succeeded by those of
short duration. Hence, in well managed gar
dens, the strawberry compartment is changed
every third or fourth year, until it has gone
the circuit of all the compartments; and even
the asparagus and sea kale compartments are
included in the rotation.
5th. Plants, the produce of which is collec-
ted in Summer, should be succeeded by those
the product of which is gathered in Winter or
Spring, so as TO prevent two exhausting crops
succeeding each other
9th. Plants in gardens are sometimes al
lowed to ripen their seeds, in which case such
crops should not be allowed to succeed each
other.
The following is an example of garden rota-
tion.
lst year-Peas and beans succeeded by |
broccoli. Savoy, winter greens, and Spring cab |
bage. I'd year-Carrots, parsnips, beets, scro-
zenera, and satisfy. Sd year-Onons, cauli-
fiours, turnips, succeeded by spinach, Spring |
onions, and other secondary crops 4th year
Savoy, broccoli, cabbage leeks, &C. 9th year
Potatoes. 9th year-Turnips, cabbage, bro
coli 7th year-Celery, &c. 9Th year
French beans, &c. We recommend this mat
ter to the notice of our agricultural friends.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-06
washoe silver Mines, california.

The reports of the richness of the newly dis
covered Washoe silver mines in California
would appear fabulous if not backed up by ao-
tual results. The San Francisco correspon-
dent of the N Y. Times states that during
January last, $4,000 ounces, or 2 5-l2 tons of
silver from Washoe were deposited in the mint.
and these two tons contained $l3,2l3 Of gold.
He says:
People begin to speculate upon the pros
poets Of q arrangement of the exchanges OF
the world by the products of that region
within the next three years. From Calayeras
County, yesterday, letters came down report
ing rich gold and silver leads in that unpros.
pected vicinity. And 80 the excitement j.
ksps up.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-06
The Charleston Convention.

The New York Herald in discussing the
policy of holding the "Charleston Convention
at Charleston says:
Charleston could not accommodate 5000 per
sons unless it sent them to the cabins of the
negroes. 1t is absurd in every way to hold a
national convention at Charleston. Cincinna
ii was bad enough. The charges there were
as high as ten dollars per day, and many of the
poor loafers who went to the convention held
there in 1856 found it difficult to get back
again. Indeed large class of men who go to
such conventions have to depend chiefly on
charitable contributions by the way. Now
Charleston is further away, it is more difficult
to get there, and it is harder to get back from
than Cincinnati. Besides, there is considera-
bic danger of those who never wash their
faces being mistaken for niggers and detained
as slaves Then where is the food to come
from, unless by miracle, like that which mul-
tiplied the five barley loaves and the two small
fishes so as to feast great multitude? They
might get some pork and corn dodgers, but
they would have to send to New York fol
their beef
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-06
A New Organization for the Exten-
sion of slavery--1Meeeing of the z.
~
Gal Confede1acY saws

C. cs
! The Atlanta (Ga) Confederacy says:
! The order known as the K G. c. held q
meeting in Atlanta on the evening of the 18th
: inst. Gen. George Buckley, of Virginia, who
first addressed the audience, said the K. 6. c..
or knights of the Golden Circle. is a military
organization founded in 1854, by Southern
men, and was originally intended to advance
the rights and interests of the Southern States.
This is yet one of the leading objects of the
Order. From the unsettled state of affairs, in
our sister Republic of Mexico for many years
past, they find that they can better subserve
the interests of the South by armed interven-
ton in favor of the Liberal or Juarez party,
than By any other plan. The United States
Government has already recognized the Juarez
party as being the Government of Mexico
The Juarez party have invited the X. G. G..
to assist them in establishing permanent
Government.
He stated that the object of his present Wis
| it to Atlanta, was to raise men and means to
aid them in this noble undertaking. Other
| Southern .Statss had responded nobly to the
call for aid. Maryland, Virginia, North Car
olina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama. and Texas,
had from one to two regiments each, in the
field, fully armed and equipped, ready to march
at a moments warning. He expected the
! State of Georgia would raise two regiments,
of her gallant sons, furnished with ample
means to place them ready for field service on
the soil of Mexico. Should Georgia do this,
she would come up to the expectations of her
sister States of the South, and could then
claim an equal share in the rich glores and
and blessings of the future. This organiza-
ton, he remarked, embraced Southern Cover
nOrs, Senators, members of Congress, and
many of the best citizens of the South as well
as numerous membership in the Mexican Re
public.
Col. r. j. COwart reviewed the past history |
of the Slavery question between the North
and the South, showing that we have, time
and again, been encroachcd upon in our con-
stitutional rights, and had submitted to aggres- /
sions without humber. He submitted we'll |
known facts in our political history, to prove
that the breach between the anti-slavery fac
tions in the North and the people of the Slave
States, was widening every year. While the
North was growing stronger under the FEEDER
al compact, the South was growing weaker
The time had bow come when we must be
freemen or slaves. He approved of the OBJ
jects of the K. G. C.s, because in this organi-
zation he saw the nucleus of principles which,
if carried out would ultimately result in the
expansion and perpetuity of Southern institu-
tions and Southern independence. Col. Co
warts effort was one of the ablest of his life,
and did honor to his head and heart. His
facts and arguments were unanswerable.
The meeting closed in the best of spirits
We understand that the results were perfectly
satisfactory
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-06

rightly by bis side. Her face was very pale
but her eyes flashed proudly as she replied, anG
there was spice of bitterness in her tone.
"May ask the name of her who has beer
honored with the offer of the hand of my noble
friend ?'
First let me describe her. She is beauti
| ful girl, and possessed of a warm, loving heart.
She has but one fault-if fault it may be call
ed. She delights to tease those who love her
best, and, often she has given me severe heart
pang. Yet, Nettie, l love her deeply and fer
vently, and it shall be the object of my life to
guard her from harm, to protect her, as far as
l am able from the slightest breath of sorrow,
and / shall be abundantly rewarded by her
love. Nettie, I have never offered her my
hand, though she has long possessed my heart.
I do it now Nettie, Dearest. can you ask her
name ?"
Nettie gave one long, inquiring look, as
though she but half comprehended his words.
"Will you be my wife, Nettie?'
'What," she replied, half lfbewilderingly, ''are
you not lost to me ?"
Not if you consent to be mine p
She realized what it would be to lose him.
her head sunk upon his bosom, and bursting
into tears, she murmured:
"Yes, Charley, I will"
Soon Master Dick came bounding into the
orchard, one hand filed with a large slice of
bread and butter, while with his other he
tossed his cap into the air showing that he fully
comprehended the state of affairs, and shouting
at the top of his voice:
"Hello, Mr.. Grafton amt you glad treed
her for you ?"
Both greeted this sally with shout oflaugh-
ter, and soon all three were engaged in wild
romp upon the green turf
We hardly need add that the same autumn
witnessed right merry wedding at the old
mansion of farmer Gray.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-06
The Speakers Page.

A Washington correspondent writes:
At present the main stay of Speaker Pen
nington is the page who stands upon bis right,
youth of fine appearance, and something
near l9 years of age. This page was first
appointed to Office by Speaker Boyd, and hos
ever since continued to discharge the duties oi
"page to the Speaker" among which dutiesi is
now reckoned that of prompting the Speaker
and directing him in an under tone how to
put every motion, and how to decide points oI
order as they rise. "Thaddeus" is known to
all the politicians of the country as the most
remarkable pariamentarian of his age living
With the construction Of the rules of order he
is perfectly familiar, and every precedent he
has at his fingers ends
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-06
rsr rTnpEr TREASURE.

= Is farmer Who was about to die, called bis
|ehildren to lis bedside. and spoke thus: Be
loved childres, I am about 10 leave you, all
tIlat { have you win ind in that ground. p
me sons sr,posing that their father was q
.s,.;aer set to.sork TO dig the hidden treasure
s. soos as the man vas dead they turned
- so;I oxes saa over sgain, but the treasure
- aoa. TO 8 found. At last, one Of the som
Iconaprebendng ne fathers meaning, wrote up
s. tbe baralIoof: Ibdastry is in itself q
szs,,sasnrs 3, Il d needless to state that the
,.s,,',,,g men were amply repaid for all theil
ss,.,,sis. fsra finer crop never was yielded be
foFs. Ths II died rich,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-06
xnlshinr xvsrrrssn..

William Brighton an experienced nurseyman
near Philadelphia, in communication to the
Farmer and Gardner, says that all evergreens
or ornamental trees should be heavily mulch.
ed with litter, leaves, tan bark or charcoal
for two or three years after transplantine
them, both in summer and winter. Indeed he
says the mulching may be continued many
amears with great advantage
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-06


A good man is almost always cheerful
one. 1t is fit that bad men should scowl and
look blue, and be melancholy. but he who has
Gods smile of appreciation upon him should
show his radiance in his counIenance. DR.
johnson said he never knew a villain in his
life who was not on the whole, an unhappy
dog" AMI well he may be. But in an hon
est n,an-the man with good conscience
let him enjoy his sleep and his dinner and the
love Of his wife and the prattle Of his children
and show beaming face to his neighbor.-
Surely there is no worse theology than that
which teaches that he who has given such full
ness OF joy to beasts and birds delights in tht
misery of men; or that, having filed oul
heart with gladness we ought to give the
lie to bis goodness by wearing faces beclouded
with woe, and furrowed with pretended unhap
piness.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-06
LONG FACES.

What a sad mistake to suppose that man
should be gloomy because he is devout, as if
misery was acceptable to God, on its own ac-
cunt, and happiness an oftnse against his
dignity. A modern writer of much wisdom
and pith of writing, says: There is secret
belief among some men that God is displeased
with mems happiness, and 50 they slink
about creation. ashamed and afraid to enjoy
anything these are the people ofwhom Hood
snvea-
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-06


us.zzzz roz 1as n.axAaz sazsIrn.
~ HzARD A nEBK.1sD sINe. m0zHzR
BIZ AzaE
hard : lue-bird Il, nothsr,
And knor nov Z be e ssS. sss fass 2other
VIA merry daneie Iss1g, - ..,,s
% desolata and bari
With music for the ff1sn rilis,
And flowers IN her bif.
fssIshe south winds tlsus mother.
2 softly on my chekf
And not q fake Of snds, mother,
Has fallen all the psk
4ne dark winged clcu1 ffat Er4pRed the skyi
Have drifted out of sshts
And wailing winds no u're sweep py
Through all the drear aighf-
The buds begin to swell nothers
Upcn the lilac tree
And IN each sunny deli, eether,
Fair flowers soon willie
The violet with eyes OF bine,
81 ins 5sna3.;aa @SaeoW daisy ss-sd ,.b eu
We soon again win gset.
Fresh, tiny blades or grss, mother,
Are springiRg up geen,
- And the south winds as hey pass, mother,
i49En merrily betwen
And whisper--ob, so s6f aud loWS
= = Is 4e = welcome g how d. ye de5
- Al, very well the soufA winds Know
The sweetest way to 700
ne sun shines out so usra, mother,
And Oh, the wretchef poor
That through the winters Storm, motAer,
- sach want and woe esdure,
1ss @.,s sp and hal y its ,,s EsasaI asss beams
- z On, beautiful may be oar Dreams
But theirs are far more bright
Adeep and holy JOY nnesher,
Is Thrills through my heart to-day
Since that blue bird so coy, motner,
Tfiiled forth its joyous lay
go And grateful thoughts % Hin arise
whose own kind hand doth bring
The glorious beauty of The skies,
The birds and flowers OF Spring
DzIawAnE, March 80, 1890
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-06
Fho zsfsor. of the slave rr.a..

A correspondent of the Y. 7. Times, dating
at st. Paul de Loando, January 25th, says -,
Improvement in other things has not COM
peled any change in the SLAYER OF his vCssel.-le
The lot of the negro is rather worse, Il any
thing, aboard of the modern slave ship, than
was formerly the case before the trade was
made piracy. The cargo is now taken aboard
in two or three hours, not leisurely, as under
the old regime no regard, of course is had
for their comfort under such circumstances =.
The water is got aboard as hurriedly rs tbes
cargo, and, OF course, in insufficient quantities.
Hence the fearful suffering and death from
thirst alone, so common on slave ships The
slave deck is laid as of old. and on a vessel
Of say three hundred tons burthen there viii
be thousand human beings slowed away
Those slavers who save two.thirls of their cars
go do we'll Often one-half of a cargo is hove
overheard before reaching the destined mar
ket." a1aA
He gives, in proof the following iIlastrs-7
tion: ~-------7 s----------'-
IA short time since Her Majestys slip viz
per captured the brig Tavernier Of New York,
America, having q cargo of near six huDdreda
negroes aboard. When first seen she was eye
ing American colors Capture being inevita-,
BILE. she threw her papers overheard and haul
ed down her flag. The scene between deckss
was shocking. Slowed in sitting postures
with their kness drawn close to their brastaS
were Eve hundred human beings whose skins
were black, mostly children and yonng persons
and some women. So close were they packed
that they could not move, and could hardly
breathe In this sufocating condition sheH
were struggling for life. The strong were kilss
ling the weak 10 make room for themselveess
and that little more Of Gods air might BE-
had. Disease was among them in many ctheFs
forms, and especially ophshalmia Sea eiekSs
home sick, starving, crying Cor Dir and waters
these poor wfetcles croasicd she floating char
nel-hoase. Eut the slNTers we're mereilnl, fora
they helped The slave 10 lie. When ono wss siclf
nigh unto death they kindly nssislee hun cr hesl
overheard, before she soul Ieff The BODY Thae
quality of their mercy wag not strained eitheess
for they would sometimes substitute ane EsNN
death for drowning negro WAS kkos I'D
on the head with an axe. Disease bskM l5Nu,
cut, it was supposed to he contassioQ a..s IA
sufferers were made awayaNiES
scraples Of chat troshaE
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-08
Midsummer.

AROUND this lovely valley rise
The purple hills Of paradise.
Oh softly on Won banks Of haze
Her rosy face the Summer lays.
Becamcd along the azure SKY,
The argOsies Of cloudaud lie,
Whose shores, with many shining rift,
Far of their pearl white peaks uplift.
Through all the long midsummer day
The meadow sides are sweet with hay.
seek the coolest sheltered seat
Just where the field and forest meet
Where grow the pine trees tall and bland,
The ancient oaks austere and grand,
And fringy roots and pebbles fret
The ripple. OF the rivuict.
Iwatch the mowers as they 20
Through the tall grass, white-sleeved row
With even stroke their scythes they SWING,
In tune their merry whet stones ring;
Behind the nimble youngsters run,
And toss the thick swaths III the sum-
The cattle craze; while, warm and sui,
slopes the broad pastures, basks the hill,
And bright when summer breezes break,
The green wheat criuklcs like i lake.
The butterfly and humb!e-bee
Come TO the plea>an, woods with me;
Quickly before me -uns the quail,
High up the lone wood pi ceUn sits,
Ana the woOdpechcf pccke anG NIts.
Swee. woodland music SINKS and swells, =
The brOUkict rings It's tinkling bells.
The Swarmiug insects droue and hum,
The partridge beats his thro5bing drum,
The squirrel leaps among the bOughs,
And chuticrs M his leats house.
Tlc oro.c flashes by aud. look
Into the mirror Of the brook.
Where the vain blue bird trims his coat,
Two tiny feathers fall and float.
hS silently. trudcFly,
The down OF l,cace descruds on Inc.
Oh. this IL peace. ! have no need
Ui friends 10 talk, OF boOA, 10 read
\ dear Companion here abiIes;
Clp>e To- nv thrilling heart He hides;
I!ir holy silence j. liI> Voice;
/ lie ...4 listen, and rejoice
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