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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-11-16
asnral ara 1onsestit.
"A ( r ic u1t uIr al.
A shiftless Farmer.

S--A4A-S1S
Just take a glimpse at him. He throws
his manure out under the caves Of his barn.
and let's it lie in sun iiii cir, teaching away
half Of its streng Il in the nei hboring streams.
He negiects, also, to make use of many other
useful matters whitH Hight go to inercase the
compost hoap-such as bones, ashes, ch:p-Iirt,
contents OF privy, forest-leaves, droppings of
hen-roosts, etc., etc. Yet at the same timei
he buys ma1ute at the -nei6hborine town, aud
carts it home at considerable expense.
He allows noxious weed to overrun his Land
white daisy, snap dragon, burdock, yellow
dock, quack- grass, Canada thistIes, and many
other vile roots too numerous to mention&7-
The time was, when most of these could have
been exterminated by little labor When
they first appeared ip small numbers, very
littlework with wecding-hoe or dock-extractor
would have headed them off entirely. But
now, havirg had full swing for several years,
they langh at the shiftless mans puny efforts
and windy threats. But this is not the worst
of the evil. The peehboriug farmers are .ae-.
tive, enterprisng men, and have done their
best to keep their land clear of foul roots, but
the seeds blow over, in clouds from the shift-i
less mans fields, and they are almost ia des-
pair What cati they do -
He keeps poor fences. When he sees a
rail broken here, board off there, or a post
rotten and fallen down beyond, he is very sor-
y. and hopes good time will come for fence
nending; but he don't, repair, it at once.--7-
Bad becomes worse: hungry cattle leap the
Offering fence, and down it all Genes wheat
h Ids, and corn-felds, and hay fields are tramp
q. down; the farmer. suffers loss, and, very
likely. he and his neighborS are soon having
rlightful law suit
These are only a few broad lines of our
ortrait; the likeness will probably be detect
d without any further touches of the brush.
American Agriculturist.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-11-16
ID o IN & = e l. G o n O m " .

CoCOA-NUT CAKE.-One pound sugar, one
hair pound butter, three quarters of pound Of
flour, five eggs, one-hulf teaspoonful of soda,
one grated cocoanut.
FLOATING IsIAND-A nice dish for tea may
BE- made IN the following way Beat the
whites of two eggs TO stiff foam. which pour
upon quart of milk previously set to boil,
When tlre hiilk boils the foam is done, and you,
may take it off. Beat the yolks of five and
whites of three eggs together, with sugar and
salt to taste, and stir into the boiling milk;
let it boil and place in your sauce-dish, with
the foam floating on the top. You may sea-
son with lemon and vanillG..'
NICE AND NAMELEss CAKE.-Two cupfuls
of sugar, small lump of butter, half pint OF
milk, four eggs, one eoeoa-nut grated, tea
spoonful of soda and two teaspoonslul ofcrcans
Of tartar
BREAD CAxE.-Five teacups of well-raised
bread dough, three beuping cups of sugar, two
even cups of butter, five eggs, glass of syrup,
and nutmeg fruit as you like.
YEAST FOR BRRAD OR CAKEs.-fn q quart
of boiling water, stir sufficient wheat fionr to-
make & tIiiet batter while hot stir in il four
ounces of white sugar and teaspoonfnl OF
salt. When cool put in sufficient yeaseIspy
near teaspooninl-to cause the mass to fer
meut. Lay it by in covered jar for USE
Half a teacupfll is'epough to make two largo
loaves To renew iiie yeast when used up rc-
serve teacapful. II is simple and efficient
for raising buckwhea cakes and bread-very
light and very white iFtlie -four is gce3k
SWEET APPLE PUpDING.-Pare and cut in
thick slices, or quarter and core, sweet apples
sufficient TO fill the dish you wish TO bake the
budding in. Put them in kettle and add
new milk sufficiently to scarcely cover tfitin.
heat it boiling hot, and stir iii Indian meal
enough to make it n stiff batter. Salt, sweet.
en-, and spice to suit the tasle. Butter your
dish, put in the pudding, spread little cream
over the top To keep il from scorchng. BuSc
three hoNrs or more, according to the size:--'
Serve with cream or butter.
70 PRvspRvr PtaFR1Ns.- Take good, ripe
pumpkins, pare and stew as dry ms possible.
place in the oven on sheet, and lot il reffuitf
until thoroughly dried, not baked then stow
away in a dry place, when il will keep an in
dcfi,2ite Ttng(h of tiySe only requiring to Be
soaked in milk few hours before using,
GINGER BxER.-Tho following is very
good way TO make it: T'aSe of ginger, 6t1fSi
cd or sliced, one aud half ounce cream 81
tartar one onnce loaf sugar, one pound;
lemon sliced put them Into a' pan, and pour
six qtafts of boiling water upon them. When
nearly cold put in little yeast, aud sur It for
about minute. Let il stand till next day,
then strain and bottle it. II is 6t to dfIdR m
three days but win keep good longer than q
fortnight The corks should be tied down.
snd the bottles placed upright in cool plses|
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-11-16
Use tho Fanni q Mill thoronehIa

1t will pay to clean grain thoroughly be-
fore offering it for sale. A careless or dis.
honest rIi4n has little reason to congratulate
himself upon having sold quantity of chaff
cookie seed and other foul stuff, for the price
of wheat. Dealers in grain have sharp eyes
for anything that affects the market prices,
and they readily detect wiliful or careless SegL
fect to clean the crop, and reduction OF from
two 10 four cents or more per bushel is tliS
consequence. 1t requires but few pounds
weight OF refuse ano6yg g-si. to greatly in
jure its appearance. An amount which would
bring fifty cents if sold at the price of wheat
will r"duce the market value of twenty-five
bushels from four 10 FIVE cents ,per bIiskel;
thus entaiiug actual loss, instead of gain, as
some, by their practice, seem to suppose
Grain merchants sometimes take advantage
of The fact that foreign matter in greiT de1
terioratcs the msrkct yalne below the actual
damage caused by its presence. They put
llrgc quantities Of poorly cleaned grain
through the tanning mill, take out one or two
cents per bn<hel in foul seeds, &c, ara sra
thus able to sell the improved grain at four
Or five cents advance per bushel, all of which
might be realized by the producer in return
for few hours extra labor.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-11-16
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John III. Bolts at LYnchburgh.

MIR. John M. Bolts, Ot Richmond, an eccen
trio but acute politician, recently made s
speech at Lynehbargb, Va. Some passage,
in it we think, must have told with effect up
on Virginia audience. After discussing TIE
right of States to secece he said
Il have been talking about the right to dis
solve the U.uion. now core TO tie PbGoiceJ
to do so. Have you the power to -secede II
the United States Government, numbering
80, ,000, 900 people. is clothed with the power
l think ii is. ard that Madison said it was
and which you find during the Administration
of jackson actually was, think it wohld be
very difficult matter to oppose OF resist the
United States. There are 32,000,000 of
inhabitants including black and whites, and
suppose abont 28,OOO,OOO free whites in the
United States.
We are in the habit of hearing gentleman
on the 4th of July, making patriotic speeches,
declaring that the government of the United
States is able and ready to cope with the
world in arms if necessary and yet it has not
the power to resist little South Carolina,
[Applausc.l That is blowing hot and cold
in the same brcatl.-it does not doyetail to-
gether well.
What is the power and what are the re-
sources of the United States?
When you talk abent all the Southern
States combined competing with the Federal
Government, IT Is all moonshinc and norsense
when you cometo put it into practical opera
tion.
Suppose you all go out what do you carry !?
You carry nothing but you leave everything
behind you. Veu' Ieave the P6Effc 'f'ftasiify
There is not much of that Just now. however.
under Mr.. Buchanans Administration but
it is coming in by degrees. Iaugtter.l You
leave the army, the navy, the pnblic lands, the
fortfcations, all the dockyarls, all the pub
lie property of every description, munitions
of war and all. And what have you got to
fight with.
Tirginla could not furnish clothes for her
men. L has taken all our money TO hang
John Brotf4 ana his confcderates. laughter
What do you propose fe-eatYy oa aeah you
Nothing And acliat aeiH yo~ fight upon =
Nothing. Aiabama is an state Of actual
starvation. She had to call the Legislature to
proride the common necessities # life for the
people. l viii tell yoer my opiffofi on the sub
jcct. l mean no personal disrcspect to any
gentleman. ] doubt not as Mark Anthony
said of Brutus, they are all, all honorable
men; men who are very bold. chivalric and
patriotic possessing any amount of physical
courage; but do say, more base unmanlv
and cowardly proposition was never submit
ted to an intelligent, people on rkt flee of the
earth. [Applause.l What is their PROPOSE
tion? 1t is to run away, not only before we
are whipped, but before we are even struck a
blow. Great appIausc.l
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-11-16
surrES FOE THE DELAWARE GAZETTE.
RIEN NDs HIP

BY c. L. HEAENWAY.
How choice blessing from above,
Is Friendship, near akin to love:
A sweet eonsoler, ever fair,
To cool the feyered brow of care,
To tighten grief and sorrows weight,
And Danish jealousy and hate;
Its rays dispell the deepest gloom
The savage wilds like Eden bloom
The fiercest fiend it will make mild
And unsuspecting as child.
When dark despair our souls enshrotid.
And when the storm is bowling loud:
When ali the dearest ties are riv'n,
And fearfully our barks are driv'n,
Amid the foaming pillows roar
. Which lash the rock be-girded shore {:
And DER the angry surge's roll,
And lost appears the shipwrecked soul.
Then Friendship lends its willing aid
The tempcst's fury then is stayed
And calm appears that boundless sea-
That dimly seen Eternity
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-11-16

"LIFE IS SHoRT."-Almost the last words
Mr.. Ball uttered yesterday before the fatal
mistep which cost him his life, were those
which head this paragraph. 1t was singular
coincidence. Standing on the platform at
Francisville, upon the arrival ep the passen-
ger train north, he remarked to friend in re-
{ lation to some unsettled business at Winnemac
81 had better go up and settle it life is
short you know" and turned to step aboard
the train which was already in motioas The
next instant he was rolling undes the trucks
Of the car, mangled and lifeless corpse.-La-
Jayette (Ia,) Courier.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-11-16
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4 . aBY Il. CLIFTON FRENCH.
.s o. cans of beauty thionE our life-course.
5 ss =. from the craile to the grave;
Z AaA, tho' hidden, sparkle ever,
- the pearls beneath the wave
There are gems the day-king hideth,
u In the azure-vsulted sky;
Yes they glow in fadeless beauty.
In their dwelling place on high
And await the frown of Evening
10 disclose their hidden rays;
Brightest shining when the night-shades
Hide the stitt's last struggling rays.
Thus are stars of peerless lustre
Hidden in the moral sky,
Beaming only when the darkness
Of temptation draweth nigh
Gems of untold thought lie hidden
. In the minds prolific soil
SonRiess in their native glowings,
TIL transformed by mental toll.
Then forget not in thy praises
OF the pearls that glow in life
There are gems that live unnoticed,
With thousand beauties riffs.
D. W. o., November, 1860.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-11-16
Five Persons Bur med to Death on the
Prairie.

We learn from the Story County (Iowa)
Advocate of the lst inst, that Daniel Swear
'ingtoh, recently from Tnsearawu$, county in
this State, passed through Ncvade with his
family OH the NJ, nday previous, his wife
and four children on his way TO his farm near
Fort Dodge. They were overtaken by fire on
The prairie. The Advocate says:
Without other warning than d moment s.
sensation of heat as felt through the cover Of
the wagon in which they were all travelling in
fancied security, they were ovcraken by fire
on the prairie. Before any measures could be
taken for protection, the wagon cover was in
flames. III moment the betldiug and other
infamable material in the wagon was on fire,
and before Mr.. S. could make his way out of
the wagon through the flames. his clothing
fire. Unfortunately as he fell out Of
the wagoH.' he As.t kicked by one of the hor-
ses, and for a time stunned beyond ability to
help the others. lie revived in time to SIZE
his wife fall from the wagon, burned to death,
and to drag from the flames one 6f his chill:
dren. already dead. His OWE clothing Was
burned entirely from his body and he is Sc
vcrely burned, especially in the head, face and
hands. He is at present sightlcss, but hops
are entertained of his recovery. and that his
cyesght is not DESTROYED. Two of his children
were literally burned up in the. wagon. or
one nothing could oe iountr UiIt tte skull the
other a charrcd mass, in which no trace of hui
manity left.
One of the horses was burned to death in
the harness the other succeeded in freeing
himself, but is badly burned.
The dead are Mary Ann, the wife of Dir.
Swearingen, aged 80 years Sarah Jane, Re
beca, Ellen, George Dalton, and Sabrind, lis
children, aged respectively, eleven, nine, seven,
and two years.
The calamity oecnrred about seven miles
northwest of this place ON the Fort Dodge road,
in small BASIN, or commencement OF a wa
ter channel.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-11-16
TO ISABEL.
Dear Isabel Clark,

Dear Isabel Clark,
Your eyes dark.
Which shine like II spark of fire, love
Have made my heart glow,
And pal pitatc so,
AS if it did go on wire, love.
Sweet Isabel Clark
Ny cherished one--hark.
And carefully mark my words, love
Oh, your voice to me,
Has melody,
Like songs of glee from birds, love.
Loved Isabel Clark,
When l freight my afk
A safe little bark, and fir love
Will you sail with me,
O%er life's sea,
Smoothing way each care, love?
Understand we'll enough now, why sh'
was so careless of this little gusfI of melody
wrurg from my heart-strings. Oh Isabel Is
abel how could you treat me so? Well
thank fortune, still have faith enough to be
lieve that they are not all as cruel as she, SO
wiH don my g fancy fxins - and go out into
the world again. and sec if | cat find Che owlr
er Of those bright eyes, that .: rare and radiant
mliden,' who's smile was to me, this morning
lise spring of clear, cool water, to travellers
in thirsty land"
Poor man how needless he was, not to taxi
warning from his past m5s-fortunes and W.
all three bfeathcd an involuntary sigh of pity
as we thought Of his rushing into danger
greater than any he had yet experienced, as {
deeper exploration into the mysteries of th'
Portfolio duly informed us, and with whicl
reader-shall be duly acquainted.
Litchfield enquirer., 1860-06-14
 NEWS OF THE WEEK.

TIE FOLLOWING COMMISSIONERS have been ap- pointed by Governor Buckingham under the law to prevent the spread of the cattle disease. Charles Matthewson of Pomfret; Lonzo NJ. Smith of Windsor; John B. Stewart of Bridge port Mir. Stewart is, we believe, the partner of Senator Hopson of Kent, and is an excellent appointment
 THE MEDICINE MEN had Q very pleasant time it would seem from the reports, at their Conven- tion in New Haven last week. Nearly every state in the Union was represented by larger or lesser delegation of doctors; the whole city of Films was thrown open to receive them and every attention and agreeable welcome was given on all sides to the valuable fraternity.
 They organized with the venerable Dr. Ives oi New Haven for President of the Convention, . we'll merited compliment to the city and State held short but no doubt useful discussions. read numerous reports ofinterest to doctors, but unin telligible, mainly, to outsiders, and the rest o the time threw their physic to the dogs, and en Joyed themselves hugely.
 on Thursday night they gave reception Q 'ne oap'toi' which was fitted up in style O "asnlncence' that really made the ungainl, anu unwnolesome building seem transformed tt Paradise; and thronged, as it was, by all tht beauty and grace of New Haven. it was n sigh emlnently slightly to be seen! Over four thou sand persons are said to have been nresont ,rh, supper room is reported not to have been tho lac. attractive of the suite.
 The entertainment was given by the stat. Medical Society, in connection with the Mef;o. Association of New Haven
 I The medical gentlemen were also entertaine, during their stay, blythe universal Inequalities New Haven people-visited East Rock o1 Friday. and separated at length, on Sat urday, with reluctance. for their several homes.
Litchfield enquirer., 1860-06-14
"TOmlny.o ["

"TOmmy.o
 A young lady correspondent of suscent;he if teen, writes us from Washington, D. c. .rh. "Japanese are the great topic here. I have sean them till I am sick of them. I have shaken hands with the three principal Tycoons, he. ;" sides several others; but Tommy, as thev "call him, is worth all the others put together He is the most popular of any of them; is yer, "good looking; about l7 or Is, and very smart "and lively. He speaks English quite we'll says that He doesn't want to go back to Japan "and means to run away before the Niagara sails "but if he does have to go this time, he will com, back again,and marry one, two three, four, five !" six Washington ladiesv' He said to the Herald reporter the other day, Ah-h-h! The New
 York Herald {! what it say of Tommy? an afraid he is getting quite yain!"
 And we are afraid our correspondent is get ting little yaia too of Tommys attsution What nice, dear, little darkie he must be, te have all the Washington demoisells running af ter his autograph, or lock of his pip.tail Dea, gsl
Litchfield enquirer., 1860-06-14

1r The Republicans of Maine have nomina. ted Israel Washburn, Jr., for Governor Ha hoe been member of Congress for ten years.
 1a| The Montreal Pilot praises MT. sum. ners speech: is," says The Pilot, the polaes. atiu M most uncompromsing speech on the judging from the reply of one of the Sontharu amu senators, is looked upon as the most offensive In vigor of thought and style the speech can scarcely be surpassed it is straightforward. di. rect, logical, proceeding directly to it's mark. and, by the swiftest and hardest blows, and nev. CT for moment leaving the reader in doubt as to its meaning while it is enlivened by even more than the orators usual wealth of classical and historical lore"
 D9T The Journal of Commerce intimates that Horatio Seymour's withdrawal is, after all only ruse. It says if other names can insure unity and success, "his request should be com piled with :; if not, and judgment of the party | shall indicate him as the one who can best beal the Democratic standard to concern victory, his private wishes, however earnestly entertained will have to give place to the cali of his coun. try"
 Bas~ The Albany Argus charges that Mr. Lincoln "so dsgraced himself in Congress in l848 that he had to go into retirement for eight years in order to be forgotten" The falsity of this charge is proved by the publication of Mr. Iincolns letter, dated June 5, 1850, in which he peremptory refuses to accept the renomination whereupon the Whig Convention nominated the Hon. Richard Yates, (now candidate for Gov. ernor.) who was elected.
 Bas- The BridS e2ort Ftumer, in jubilant paragraph regarding the late elections in New Haven, remarks that Father Abraham" is cer. tainly nowhere" in democratic cities, whereur on the Norwich Bulletin observes, that the reason for his being "nowhere" was given by " Father Abraham" himself some years ago to a leading democrat who had come to grief, when he said, And beside all this, between YOU and me there is great gulf fixed"
 sss"lt was reported on Saturday of last week from Washington, that a conspiracy was on foot to accomplish the assassination of Senator Sum ner. Happily all fears proved groundless through the e1ertions of the mayor of the city A slight disturbance in Mir. Summers room by g drunken rowdy of Virginia was the only founda ton for the rumor. Several telegrams were re ceived by members of Congress from Massachu sets and elsewhere, inquiring into the particu lars of the affair, and broadly insinuating that any attack upon Mr. Sumner for the liberty of speech would not go again unpunshed. His friends will not wait again for providence to meet out its vengcance
 B6~ Serious apprehensions are entertained that the health of Senator Douglas is permanent y nm aired. His friends advise him to seek repOse.
Litchfield enquirer., 1860-06-14

suspect that said cattle have been near or in Con. tact with animals having this contagious disease, or otherwise exposed to take said disease to give immediate notice of the same to the SelectInen of the town in which the animals are. If said own CT or keeper shall fail to make such report to the oeiectmen, he shall be guilty of misdemean- or ana on conviction thereof shall be punished 6y hne not exceeding one hundred dollars, or 1 ny imprisonnent in the common jail not exceed ing three months, or by such fine and impris.,n ment both at the discretion of the Court
 okc; S It snail be the duty of the Selecttneu ei eaen town, immediately upon rece;ving in. iormatlon of disease, or suspected d;saasss z. ueath among any of the neat cattle Inf such ;toa I ~ ,isi' Ihe same or cause them to be yis ;f ;t ITnie competent person or persons, and root thot appear or there shall be reason to sus Pect Inat the disease or ailment be the said mil monary murrian, or unless there be clonr pu;- p.; uence that 1t be not said disease. said SoIec,ma, sliali cause said animal or animals. or tbe bsrs Ill whien sad animals may be or may bavo ho.r,
 o'n or ai to be isolated or confined within Lona1. .ah poumds U, nxed by said Selectmen. which ooulos snail be such that said animols .ornas I1nle near or be approached by other neat cattle
 lhe saia oelectmen shall moreover fortL,r;th glVe notlce to the said Commissioners oS aach a anu every case of disease and of their action .aAen, ana when said Commissioners shall have vIsiled the SICK or aillng animals aforesaid tbe SpecHi authority and responsibility of inc Sc iectmen shall cease, unless said Comm;ss;onos. shall deem it advisable that said author;tv "n5 responsibility shall remain in the hands of saiJ Seectmen. VI s"'u DEC. l0. Any person or persons who shal, knowingly disregard or refuse to obey any lawful order of said Commissioners or Selectmen made under and by virtue of this act or shall sell or o1nerwlse dispose of any animal or animals wmch he knows or has good reason to suspect to nave been exposed to said disease, shall he aeemea guilty of msdemeanor, and on eonvic
 alon 1 O, the same shall be punished by fine not eAeeeulhs SIX months, or by such fine and in.-
 SEC: II. This act shall take effect from tba day of it's passage. '''' '"'
Litchfield enquirer., 1860-06-14

RS WoENs.-As this is the season of tbs rso, when worms are most formidable among children. the proprietors of MLanes Vermifuge' Fleminc Bros. P'ttsourg beg leave to call the attention of parents 10 US virtues for the expelling of these annoying and often fatal enemies of children Tt was invented by physician of great experience Tn Elrglnla, who, after having used it for several years in his own practice, and found its success Sd, universal was induced at last to offer it to the public as cheap but certain and excellent medi cine It has since become justly popular through out the United States, as the most efficient Yer mituge ever known, and the demand has been steadily on the increase since fits first introduc tion to the public.
 GH Purchasers will be careful to ask for DR M LANES'S CELEBRATED VERMIFUGE. man. ufactnrcd by FLEMING BROS of PIrrsuuRG. r,. llother Nermifuges in comparison are worthless. Dr LhEe's genuine Nermfuge. also his cele- brated Liver Pills, can he had at all rcspec- table drug stores. -None genu,ne ,cithom Me aqns. lure of FLEMING BROS