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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-25

IF education is the great buckler of human
liberty, well developed industry is equally the
buckler and shield Of individual independence.
As an unEtiling resource through life, give
your son equal with good education good
honest trade. Better any trade than none tho
there is ample fold for the adoption of every
inclination in this respect. Leafhed profes-
sions and speculative employments may fail a
man but an honest handcraft seldom or never
--if its posessor chooses to exercise it. Let
him feel too that honest labor crafts are honor
able and noble. The meu of trades-the crea-
ture of whatever is most essential to the ncces-
eities and welfare of mankind cannot be dis
pensed with; they above all Others iii whatever
repute they may be held by there more Eastidi-
Gus fellows, must work at the oar of human
progress or all is lost. But a few brown hand
ed trade workers think of this, Or appreciate
she real position and power they compass.
Give your son a trade, no matter what fortune
be may have or seem likely to inherit. Give
him trade and an educational any rate
With this he can always battle with temporal
want, can always be independent, and better is
indcp ndence with moder ate education than
all the learning of the colleges and wretched
temporal dependence. Bat in this free land
there can be ordnarialy no difficulty III secrt=
ins both the education and trade, for every
youth thereby fitting each and all to enter the
ranks of manhood defiant of those obstacles
which intimidate so many trade-less and pro-
fessienless yonnS men. Such are the peculiar
tiles of fortune that no more outward pesses
sion can be counted so absolutely secure Or
protective to man. Hoardcd thousands may
he swept away in day and their once posses
sors left with reither the means of independ-
ence or livelihood
He was q wise Scandinavian King whu de-
elared that bis sons must learn useful trades or
to be cut off from their expected priucely for
tune. They demured but obeyed the decree.
The eldest as the easiest trade to learn applied
himself to basket uaking. III time he reigned
in his fathers stead In time also revolution
came upon, and overthrew him, and he fed dis
guised, wandering and companionless save
his wife and children, his sole source for livel-
hood a recurrence to his humble, but honest
and useful trade.
The sons of the rich as well as the poor
should be strengthened by this possession, Ii
never used beyond the learning no harm is
/, done-while possibly it may be Of incalcuable
good. It's a weapon Of assault or defence,
which only fairly seized, can never be taken
from mans grasp. Think of it parents; ex-
. anime your boys bumps or rather study the
bent of their minds and tastes,-and as of
the best and most lasting services you can do
for them, apply them to the learning of honest
trades
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-25
The Drowning of s7icnic Party in
South Carolin5s

/ The Sumpter Watchman brings us the sad
particulars of the drowning of twenty y-seven
persons, mostly females; while on picnic and
! fishing party, nire miles from Camden S. C..
1t appears the early part of the day was spent,
by large company, in trIlloys3 ehio5ment
but in the afternoon about thirty ladies, with
q few gentlemen, enberked on large fat boat
! for the purpose of passing around large pond
In this manner they enjoyed themselves for
some time, and until the boat, while in the
middle Of the pond. unfortunately struck
snag, held fast, and began to leuk. The wild
est e3citenent and fcaF seemed to seize every
heart, end but few if any were sufficiently col
ected to enable them to employ their efforts
for rescue advantageously. In 6 fsw moments
more she sank, when the scene may be better
imagined than described Piercing shroks
aud calls for help, both from those on shore
and those OH the unfortunate boat. filled the
air. Sisters and brothers, PARENTS and cAjl-
dren relatives and friends, whose hearts were
bound together by the nearest and dearest OF
earthly tics, and animated by the wdrmcst
aud most tel der affection, were tiers some on
the sinking boat and some on the shore. OH,
how ru'iely @efe those con6ding hearts torn
asunder and ravished with wild aid aching
griefi
The boat seems to have committed them to
the bosom Of the water, huddled together,
Hainly, i'll mass. The water is supposed to
have been about twenty feet in depth. T'hta
thrown together, one cnging to the other;
with tkGt grasp which belongs only to those
in drowning condition, there was little OPP
portnity for the males III the company 10 res
cue the ladies or even save themselves. Et-
forts to rescue the bodies Of the unfortunate
drowned weFe immediately employed. Some
were taken from the water-others couh not
be found. Mr.. S. S. Rchburg lost his lie in
endeavoring to save the lives Of the females
On Sunday the bodies of eight of the females
were conveyed to the NJ. E Church at Stump
ter, where their funerals took place, in the
presence of a large congregation, The town
of '-riden, where realty all the victims resid- |
ed is slEouded in gloom, and many Of its citi- /
zens o7c -whelmed by the most severe affection
and beres e1lent.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-25

4 Smart Witness.
Two kinds of witnesses are often encoun
tered in courts of justice-the unwilling wit
ness, and the too willing witness. Here is one
/ that does not come under either category
! The Prosecuting Attorney thus addressed him
MIR Parks, state, if you please, whether
the deiendant, to your knowledge, has even
followed any profession"
He has been professor ever since 1 knew
him.
| "Ah professor Of what? ?"
"a professor of religion"
| "You don't understand me, Mr.. Parks
What does he do ?''
well generally what he pleases."
"Tell the jury, Mr. Parks, what the defend
ant follows"
Gentlemen of the Jury, the defendant fol-
lows the crowd when they go to drink"
"Ir. Parks, this kind prevaricaton will
not do here. Now state, sir, how the defend
: 5ssI1 .sz5s1ooi,e t,a -lls;.sse]G,,'
Il saw him last night supporting himself
against lamp post"
MAY it please your Honor, this witness
/ shows an evident disposition to trife with the
Honorable Court"
The Court-"Mr. Parks, state, if you know
anything about it, what is the defendants occu
patton. The Court let me state, has no idea
that you mean to be disingenuous."
"Occupaton did you say, sir ?''
"Occupation." said the Court.
Yes" echoed the counsel, what is his oc-
cupation."
IF am not mistaken, he occupies garret
somewhere in town"
That's all, Mr.. Parks. l understand you
to say that the defendant is a professor of re-
ligion ?H
'He is"
Does his practice correspond with his pro-
fession ?"
81 never heard Of any correspondence, or
letters of any kind"
You said something about his propensity
for drinking. Does he drink hard ?"
No sir think he drinks as easy as any
rfafi ever saw"
'-One more question, Mr.. Parks. You have
known the defendant long time: what are
his habits-lose, or otherwise ?"
"Well, the one he has on now, think is
tight under the arms it is certainly too short
WASTED for the fashion,
you can take your seat, Mr. Parks"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-25
Nee,1sI Rrannhes.

A writer for the Virginia Farmers journal
is highly delighted with his success in starting
branches on his pear trees wherever he wishes
a limb to grow. He says, careful examina-
ton will show plenty of dormant eyes Or kurls
on the stock. To produce shoot at the point.
slit cash is, made over the eye and into
the wood with knife or fine saw, which, by
checking the flow of the sap, starts these dor
mant eyes iuto life. and three times cut of four
q branch shoots forth.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-25
Soan Suds.

Remember that soap suds has ingredients
that make it most capital manure for cur
rant bushes, gooseberry bushes grape vines,
pear trees, &c. Instead of being thrown away
as is most generally done on washing days, it
should be allowed to cool, and then, in connec-
tion with the chamber lye of the house be
poured around the roots of the pie plants,
grape vines, SC A trial OF it ode season will
satisfy any ore of the good results to be gain
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-25
BEAUTlFY YOUR HOME.

- 2 Every man should do his best to own d
80 BONE. The first money which he can spare
should be interested in dwelling, where his
family can live permanently. Viewed as a
matter of economy, this is important, not only
becatlse he can ordinarily build more chesply
than he can rent, but because of the expense
caused by frequent change of the residence
- "A man who in early life builds house for him
- self and family will save some thousands ofdol-
lars in the course of twenty years. besides a
voiding the inconvenience and trouble Of re-
= inovals. Apart from this there is something
agreeable to our better nature in having a
home. It is form of property that Is more
% than property. 1t speaks to the heart, enlists
the sentiments and ennobes the possessor.-
& The associations that spring up around it as
tie birthplace of the children-as the scene of
- life's holiest emotions-as the sanctuary where
- the spirit eherishes its purest thoughts-are
such as all value wherever their influence is ex-
erted. The greater part of our happiness in
this world is found at home but how few rec
oect that the happiness of to-day is increased
. by the place we were happy in yesterday, ana
that, insensibly, scenes and circumstances gath
-r erup store of blessedness tor the weary nours
of the future! On this account we should do
al in our power to make home attractive
Not onfy should We cultivate such tempers as
- serve to render its intercourse amiable and af-
~' fectionate, but we should strive to atiorn it
with these eharmes which good sense and re-
fuementse easily impart to it. Wesay easily
for there are persons who think that home
n cannot be beautiful without considerable out.
lay of money. Such people are in error. II
49, Costs little to have neat flower garden, and
=. to surround your dwelling with those simple
beauties which delight the eye far more than
- expensive objects If you let the sunshine and
80 sky adorn your yard they will do more than
esq any artist,
- Nature delights in beauty. She loves tc
brighten the landscape, and make it agreeable
to the eye. Size harss The ivy around the ruin
and over the stump of a witbered tree twines
Y! t@sthe graceful vine. A thousand arts size prac
tices to snimate the senses and please the mind
Follow her example, and do for yourself what
she is always laboring to do for you. Beauty
is divine nstrumentality. 1t is one of Gods
chosen forms of power.-Southern Times.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-25

Brother Aminadab, stiff Quaker, on re-
ceiving from worldly n:En' q 61o% on the
face, turned the other check, to which a SINH
lar salute was applied. Friend, said AmiHa-
dab, scripture injunction being now satisfied,
I viii proceed to administer to thee a little
wholesome correction" Artf he gave him a
Tremendous E'allopping.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-25
Taking an Invitation.

taxing an 1nV1C4C1o1.
There used to be worthless drunken fellow
named Dick, who wandered about the small
village of Moon nuisance to every one, but
he was pitied and borne with on account OF
his good humor and cool impotence. He
Glanced in at lhe house of Deacon Derby one
cold wintry morning just as the family had sat
down to breakfast. The Deacon purposely
abstaned from asking him to the table, and he
stood warming himself at the fireplace for
some time without any one saying word to
him, looking very lengingly at the table, in the
meanwhile. At last the old Deacon looked up
and said !:
:" It's pretty cold out doors, amt it, Dick "
"Thank you" briskly replied Dick; " l
donst-ee..e, &c do and drawing chair TO
the table, he made breakfast with great deal
of gusto and great deal of dis-gusto on the
part of the Deacon.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-25
H rtic 1tur al.
CurcuIio.

CurcuEo.
It is stated that Mr. John Bush, Of Brook
lyn, n. Y, has saved the plums on number
of trees, the present season by binding bunch
es of tansy upon the Limits in several places
Tue fruit upon the trees thus treated ripened
to perfection, while that near by, not thus pro-
tected, was entirely destroyed by the insects.
Try it by all means, and everything that
promises we'll" For ourselves, the only
piums saved this season, from the srch des-
troyer have been few sewed up in milIinet !
Ho TtlcuLturiSt.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-25

Two sons OF green Erin were standing by
hydraulic press, superintendent by friend
of mine, when one called out to the other,
Jim, I'd like to put you under and squeeze
the diuH out o ye."
Would ye, indade my boy?" was the au-
swer. "Squaze the divil out o you au' thered
be nottzn left.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-25
4 Difficult SubjeG55.

The following question is said to have crca-
ted tremendous excitement before the Hard
scrabble Debating Institution -" What is the
difference between there being conscience
enough in all women and women enough ii
all conscience ?" After three weeks discus
sion, the president decided there was differ
ence, but wherein it consisted was quite un
certain"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-25
Fast Walking Horses.

Training horses to walk fast is proposed
as e r1stter of premium for Agricultural fairs
The Country Gentleman thinks horses Train
ed TO aealk fast would be a greater benefit tc
farmers in general than fast trotters as almost
all of their work has to be done with walk
1 once knew man in Massachusetts, who, be
fore the railroads were built, kept from two to
four teams at work on the road, and never al
lowed them to trot at all, and made in the dis
tance quicker time than his neighbors, who
made their trot at every conyetiient place
He said that when horse commenced to waik
after trot, he walked much slower than his
conr1oh gait if he kept on a walk, and there
by last more than he gained"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-25

Paddys description of fiddle cannot be
beat ut was the shape of turkey, and
size of goose he turned it over on its back
and rubbed its belly with a stick, and och, St.
Patrick, how it did squale !"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-25

Chemical analysis shows that tartar on the
teeth is the product of "a living insect, upon
which neither vinegar or tobacco juice has
any effect, but which is instantly destroyed by
soapsud@- hence plain white soap is recon-
mended as the best dentri6ce.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-25
THE GIRLS.
God bless the girls

God bless the girls
Whose pretty curls
Blend with nur evening dreams !;
They haunt our lives,
Like spirit wives,
or--as uiads haunt the streams.
They south our pains,
They fill our brains
With dreams Of sunny hours,
God bless the girls,
God bless their curls,
God bl IS our human flowers
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-07-07
:: s y; es.s.' see's'.'is.

DENocRArlc EcoNoxy.-Ths- LeSlAn
at Tatcher's Island is to be rebuilt, ssl q
would naturally suppose that the Rsehp1
qnarries, which are close 1t haad. well !
enabled to furnish tie granite with ~ Il
facility and cbeapness- But this j sot alss|
the way OF doing things under TIN tte1e1t
al administration It is sid that thee6ant
has been given to somebody 10 .Quiley; =
subject to another. who procures tie maha
in Chelmsford, whence il Is tsnspertai
the rough to Lowell, and there dressed ~
BY railroad to Salem, thence BY vista Z
Tatche,'s Island. The .Rockportqsannss
within ar hours sail Of the locatsss ~
lights. Query-Hnw much time . av1s
the government operation! Is thisAtR
mate business Transaction, OF is&it -
specimen Of the J. B. awardss We Mkh
information, As the aLvious facts q le1sG
have a curious look to those unacqmod
with the prel,minaries.-SalAw kRiav.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-07-07

OLD ABE ON THE BArTLE-F,ELD. Til.
following story Of the FIRST aid last mill.
tarv exploit Of Abe Lincoln is told b,
the Toledo Times:
At the time Of the Black Hawk war
abe enlisted. The company numter-
ed eighty mounted men. They started
of IN fine spirits to engage in the deal
ly fray. Arriving At a point on the pral-
r'es about two hundred miles from 'i,r
ludian lines, the party bivouack'd Cor tn,
night, picketed their horses and slept OF,
their arms. The method Of pickering
the horses was that in common use
fastening a huge rope, some eighty fee,
IN length. to a stake firmly plaulrd, aud
then u. ny smaller lines of con>ide: adj.
length. one en-. attached to the animals
neck and the other to the III. in rope
During the night sentinel imagined lie
saw the Indians, and immediately dis
charged lis large fu>se. The camp was
aroused III an Instant. nd each sprany
to his saddle. odd Abe shot out in
the darkness on his charger like a light
"'"g. until the ropes move taught" When
over he went, horse and himself, head.
long. Thinking himself caught in an
Indian ambush, he gathered up, mount,
"d, and putting ~rurs to his horse, took
The opposite 3 ute, but snon brought ~,
rs before horse aud rider tunbIiny head
long 'OM Abe got up, %tLi"kine he
was surrounded, aud shouted. "G-n,I,-
men Indians, I surrender without a word
have not 3 word to offer. All want L.
quarter"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-07-07

~ The Bossier Banner has taken
the trouble Of p!acing the Sugar P1ante,
on the list Of papers in this State favor.
ing DOUGLAS, anu denuuncing the course
Of the seceders At Charleston. We have
fought Mr.. DouaLAs and his squatter
Sovereignty heres'es to the best Of our
ability, for more than four years, and i,
is scarcely probable that at this late day,
We could take back all that we have
said and done in that time against him.
So far IS censuring the seceders at
Charleston is concerned, our remarks
upon the subject we're limited to the sim
gle expression Of "..hat we thought they
were wrong 10 so doing" and for The
ma&er of that think so still. We do MOI,
suppose the Banner wilfully attempted
to place US in a wrong position, but in
ferred that because We have ever Tough,
Democracy, in the Know Nothing ranks
that We must perforce, be a DOUGLAS
worsbipper. A very small number Of
the American party have gone over to
DOUGLAS, compared tqeshose who joined
the slidelI wing Of that party. As for
ourself. we are fstill aloof from e;tho,
wing. and as yet have not the slightes,
disposition to change. Will the Banner
do US the justice Of taking our paper
from it list Of those favoring Mr.. Doue-
Last
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-07-07

DouGLAs PRESIDENTIAL COMMUTE rs.
A dispatch from Washington, The 26tb,
says:
The National Democratic Douglss
Committee met to-day for Organization,
and to prepare for the campaign. Au-
guste Belmont. Of New York, - chan
man and Thomas Cotman, of Lnu.>ia
ma, +. 0. Prince, of Mas<ach u els. john
\. Harmon. If Virginia, and High j.
Jewett, of Ohio, are secret ri-s. The
Executive Committee il AS follows: Bel
mont, Of New York Jewe't. Of Ohio.
Dick, Of North Carolina; Converse, Of
Connecticut Il. Haldeman, Of Pennsvl-
wanna; C"tlman, Of Louisiana; and Fol-
let, Of Michigan.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-07-07

The LAST vorE FOR Doue1As.-We nre.
sens below the final vote in the Douglas
Baltimore Convention:
Fol- DougIas-Msine =; New Hampshire
8; Vermont s; Massachusetts, 10; Rhode
Island 4: Connecticut 81 New York as:
New jersey 81; Pennsylvania 10: M.rv''
land 81; Virginia 3; North Carolina !: Ala
bama Q Louisiana 6; Arkansas II; Nilsson.
n II; Tennessee 3; Kentucky 8; Ohio % .
Indiana -; Illinois II Michigan 6; Wis,
consin $; Iowa 4; Minnesota 4-Totaj 1871 !
For Observation-Disclosures !; Penn
sylvania III !.
For cathrie-Pennsylvania 2 !; Missouri
u; Kentucky l 3--5}.
Ihe whole vote of Minnesota was cast for
Douglas although several delegates declined
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-07-07

~ The Baltimore Patriot offers a
reward of one hundred dollars to any
individual who can demonstrate which is
the genuine, real, unmistakable Demo
cratic National Ticket, and three hun.
dred dollars for the three best essays
showing which is, and how and why, tbr
original, interchangeable, indivisible, indies
tructible Democracy.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-07-07

"NoNE so P,.oK AS TO 20 HIM Rev
%ERENcE.' - Two Democratic Conyeu-
TONS, both claiming to- be National, hav.
assembled almost under the shadow of
the Presidential Mansion. AID yet not a
word Of commentator nf the Admins
'r'tion has been vouch>afvd tv either. at
least we have heard none. Thv setting
II" finds few d-v"tee> around the shriues
Ia week ag" W. would have said shrine)
# The fierce Dr".nc,acie." IT, view OF
the excavations Of the Covode CommiG-
zee, and the recent vote Of c.n>nre and
CONFIDENCE, passed by an overwhelming
'%naJoritv Of the II use of k-,nesenta-
lives, to withhold this s,",l.iny balm To-
the g AIDED old Buck, was a cruel nmi--
>''", an act Of black i'g'a'itndr. W.
Utmost fancy hi calling to HI, side his
faithful S.cr.,ar, of the NAVY, and
t'"u'Ing his woes into the svnpathising
ear OF tina cnng-"ial soul after the f,l-
l"w"g fashion 20 T,nr-y, 1"ucey.-
:" Had ! but served nv God with half the zeal
" srrv'd my party, he would not in mine age
:" Have left me nsked to mine enemies"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-07-07
THE CRH or mo CuANCns

The Louisville Journal says sone pllHp
who avowedly wish success to The u1n
conservative ticket, but who are sf.anh
respondent temperament, permit thenahs
to be half p~ursuaded that we hsvs 49,
of success. This is all wrong-verys -
The view is wholly incorrect. A eonss
tive sentiment, powerful and deep, naN
in nearly or quite every State in ths -
The Baltimore American reminds thsse ~
portion Of the conservatives, that then =
seventy-fve thousand national men i
York, eighty thousand nfNew E.
States, and one hundred thousand iaR
Pennsylvania, and New Jersy. Mn =
dred thousaad men voted for Fillaer0
Donelson in 1856, and three hundred as4d
thousand preferred the former - frsas1e
Buchanan, but vo:ed. for one OF the oeses
the last two, because they thought ls
had no chance. Add all these tueeta41
we have a vote exceeding Fremonts
by At least four hundred thousand -
the timid conservative men will 60
these facts, and add to them The sehefD
impo, taot facts that the, Dsmocraey
by ell manner Of disensions-shat Ia
nistration is odious, and that the ke9yai,
tionalism of the Republicans has
them imPo:ept, and it. in addidsao
the centra! body quart of consefvat5-s.
who are conservative At all and ID
irrespective Of all parties whatsveE, I
caraless, Of ell things save the ~ -.
these last can be aroused to thu aeeg
that radicalism is no pigmy in thlsl
try, but = youthful giant pert, sttsae
ing, defiant, boastfal, fearless-i
classes, can be enlisted BY TIE eqaea
we have named, then, indeed, 81
and prosperity Of tie Onion PsrtJsvr
sured seyond peradventure, asde
lisment Of the government 10 1seoh1S
tine dignity and purity will follow So
Of course.