Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-07-20
VOL. XIII.
TWO Ways ro MAKE MONEY.

conceaI1ng the real names or the parties COZ
cerned- And as the story bears its own mo-
al, We will not tire with any reflections
John Poland and Anson Lyman bough
farms adjoining each other. The land hal
formerly been owned by one man, who ha
carried on the whole, enjoying heavy force i
the work. When the two friends bought th
land it was as equally divided as possible
and after the line Of separation had been rur
those who had worked much on the land ds
clared that they would not give the "toss of
copper" for choice between the two farms
The old buildings were almost useless, so ne,
ones were erected, and at the same time bot
men commenced farming in earnest. The
were poor, having paid their last pennies fo
! their farms and being obliged to run some il
| debt to get stock and tools.
| IL all respects fae- two men commences
evenly. They were both married, and Will
Poland bad one son and two daughters, Ly
man had one daughter and two sons.
Look ye," said Lyman as they sat together
| after their farming operations were commenc
| ed. Il have set my mark to aim at 1 am de
| termined if have my health, to lay up
thousand dollars, clear of everything, in fvt
years"
"1'hat's rather short time for such pur
pose,'' returned Poland.
"Not bit" cried the other enthusiastically
Il am not going to wear my backbone away
for nothing. l am going to lay up money"
$50 hope to do" said Poland "but mo
ney is not the first consideration
What is the reason it isn't ?" asked Ly
man.
"If you have money you can have every
thing. Money is the Key that unlocks all
doors-the card that admits you to all places
o give me a thousand dollars, and l will
be content.
$50 must have thousand dollars" re-
marked Poland and then the conversation
took another turn.
One day man came along who had some
splendid young cattle. They were of pure
English breeds as ever imported, and came
very high. Poland saw him passing and hail
ed him. Our friend was anxious to grow fine
stock, and he knew he must commence the
right way.
The owner Of the stock said he was will
ling to sell, but he must have his price. He
had u iEe young pair, male and female, two
years old, which he would sell for two hun
drcd dollars. Poland Offered him + is note On
six MONTHS together with q bill of sale Of the
cattle as scc1rity. The owner was satisfied,
and the bargain was made. The animals were
brought home and Poland was not disappont-
cd i'll his purchast.
'Pliew y broke from f3vmans lirs, as he
heard the price which his neighbor had paid
for the new stock. Two hundred dollars for
a two year old bull and heiferi Why. what
on earth could you have been thinking of Po-
lend Why, would not have given seventy
five dollars no how. My COWS will give as
much milk and make as much butter and
cheese. tell you plainly you will never see
that thousand dollars if ycu launch out in that
way
But my dear sir, | am determined to have
the best stock | can get" returned Poland
earnestly; "for those farmers who have made
most money have made it from stock. / as-
sure you it is one of the greatest falings our
farmers have that they are eontcntcd with
small, poor cattle, when, by little trouble
and expense they could have much better
My stock answers my purpose, at any
rate" resumed Lyman. Il can not afford to
pay two hundred dollars for pair of two
year olds, aud one of them heller at that,
when for fifty dollars I can buy one of the
best COWS in the country"
"You have right to your own opinion"
"Aye-and I'll have my thousand dollars,
too" laughed Lyman, rs he turned away.
1t was only short time after this that the
canvasser for good weekly paper stopped at
Lyman's house; but the host could not afford
to take it.
"Hadn't you better?" venturcd his wife.
"No. You know what | told you Dolly
must have that thousand dollars !"
"Then you will not take it 2? said the agent
mo sir; can't afford it. But there's my
neighbor PolaEd-he will take anything that
anybody offers him."
al have called on him, sir, and be told me
had bettar stop here"
And did he subscribe ?"
"Yes, and paid me the money"
II tell ye, Dolly, Poland's thousand dollars
will come out minus now You mark my
words
Dolly Lyman said nothing, for she was
troubled at that moment with the thought
that her husband was exercising spirit Of
she did not say so.
"Halo! what are you doing" cried Lyman
as he saw Poland commencing to run fence
across his field
81 am going to throw out Just half of the
| field into pasturing," remarked Poland
"Whatr' exclaimed Lyman, scarcely able
to believe what he heard. Throw off hall
your field! Why, that won't leave you more
than twenty acres to TILL"
al know it-and that's all I want. l an
determined not to waste my time and energies
in swinging scythe. over forty acres of land
after FIVE and twenty tons of hay, when car
get forty tons from twenty acres"
Cray as a March hare" muttered Lymar
as he turned away.
| Ere long Lyman was met by by another sur
prise. He was at the hotel in the village ont
day, and there learned that his neighbor Po
land had engaged all their manure for fou1
years and that he was to pay for it in wood
and butter and cheese, and such other articles
as might be wanted.
dolly, what do you suppose Poland ha
been and done now ?"
Il don't know, I'm sure" returned the wife
looking up.
"Well, I'll tell you. Hes been and engag
ed all the manure made at the tavern stable
for the next four years, and he's got to han
wood and let butter and cheese go to pay 70
/ itp'
On the same day he saw Poland and aske'
him what he meant.
Il mean to bring my farm up" replied tn
latter.
But can get enough for two acres G
corn every year, and that's enough" said Ly
man.
For you it may be, but wish to manur
more. Our land was well run out when W
took it, and in order to get it up to its fulles
capacity, we must be prodigal of rich dress