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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-27
- 80 AnE rOOrrsH.

A great many foolish things are said
and done in the world, among which
an unknown writer classes the follow
ing:
For a young man to think he does
himself credit by hanging around
stores and taverns, smoking bad cigars
and paying for whisky and oysters,
in order to be called Liberal by a
set Of men as soft In the brain as him
self. For a lady to be annoyed be-
cause gentlemen do not always give
her the best side Of the street and the
incest seat in the public assembly
She should not forget that these con-
FentionaI courtesies are not her right
any farther than they choose to con-
cede them. For an unfeged clerk
to think that he must buy extrava-
CANT gloves and cravats for every tes-
tival occasion, because Jones, whose
father is worth thirty thousand dol
lars, does so. The best way of prov
kHg his manhood would be to leave
such things entirely alone. For a
girl to stay away from party because
she has worn all her dresses and can't
have a new one. Isn't it something
akin to selfconceit for her to imag-
inc that people have nothing to do
but to think about her dresses. For
a man to be extra fastidious about CO.
Iognes, diamond-fnger rirgs and seen
ted pocket handkerchiefs, and then
set society at defiance with his cigar
ease and tobaceo-box. For a girl to
think that she is establishing her
charatcr as young lady of fashion by
allowing her mother to toll through
all the drudgery Of the house, and
investing her money in gaudy brooch
es and artificial flowers. For man
to suppose himself q gentleman be
cause he touches his hat to party Of
splendid dressed young ladies, while
he scorns to lend helping hand tC
the woman who is struggling across
!, the street. For a simple working
girl to buy imitation jewelry because
her wealthy neighbor spends small
fortune in the real. For an elderly
lady to think she renews her bloom
by dressing in the style of seventeen
with pink roses in Ter bonnet and
carmine roses on her check.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-27
A Fortune Made By Farming

John Johnston, himself one Of tho most
successful farmers in New York, makes the
following statements in the Boston Cuttfcq-
tor:
Some sixty years ago, man came from
Western EdWs Il orls TO Kew England or New
jersey, | am not certain which, .axg and u
little loose change being about all the pr6pefty
he had lie worked several years for different
farmers and then bought land for himself lie
now has farm of six hundred acres or more,
has given his two sons a good farm, ,EtfR pgT8
taxes Oh two hundred thousand dollars Of per-
sonal property. lie has never had any business
but farming. q
knew another man whose father left him
farm Of about two hundFed acres, something
over thirty years ago, with some inphmbfSlY
ccs Oh it in the shape ofegacies to other heirs,
who now has oyer four hundred acres Of land,
and fifty thousand dollars at interest. lie also
has done no business but farming.
Several Pen have WORKED Cor me, who,
though they had nothing when they came arc
now well off. a young sco4cbiEsaigwosk for
me over thirty years ago who had but three
cents wien he began, but who now has a good
farm of Two hundred acres, we'll stocked, and
he is free from debt. lie knew how 70 DO 'the
mechanical part Of farming thoroughly, but
knew nothing cf speculation. 1 codld name
others who have acquired fortunes wholly by
farming, a1 ..4g t-
A iarmet Of sniati nseahs sllotla be oconom-
ical, and still very liberal. lie sho6ld be eco
nomical in dress for himself aud furniture; he
should be literal in feeding his stock, mnnur-
ing his land, and in supplying lsbOr 70 work
his land. have seen many farmers who were
kept always pogr. by trying to do too muck
work for the number Of Iaborers employed,
whereas if they had hired dosble the labor i
would have paid abundantly. ..,-,i IA.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-27
A GOOD NAME.

Have You not found 1t so, young man,
9 vau whose well-known virtues have
placed you in position which you
occupy with feelings of commendable
pride. And you whose fame has
been the target of eEvious tongues,
have you not seen good name to be
the only breastplate that is impervi-
GUS to the poisoned shaft of calumny?
: Gold and talent, what are these with
ont character? A light to render
darkness visible; gliding, which by
contrast makes the substance more
revolving? Cherish it, then, all ye
who possess it; guard it carefully, for
depend upon this, its purity once tar
nished. the unwearying effort will har
dly restore it to its pristine lustre-
Let it attend you through the journey
of life, crowning your days with peace
and happiness. The rectitude which
won it will engrave upon your face &
letter of recommendation to people
of every nation and tongue. Ant
when the treasure is no longer need
Eul to you, it shall descend to you
posteFify, a legacy with which mil
lions on millions would not bear to b'
compared.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-27
Maxim gpr:ne for Beet.

Pack your beef. qlesssiaiea'the barrel, therN
take three ounces Of saltpetre, ten pounds Of
salt and twelve quarts Of wuier for every oRey
hundred pounds of beef. Pat these into your
kettle and boil until well dissolved Then polg.
boiling hot upon the beef; cover the barrel
close 10 keep in The steam. II you want to
dry any portion you can take it out Of the brine
in forly-eight honrs ami hang up. In tho
spring take out the beef and cleanse the brine
adding one-half the original quantity Of salt
aud saltpcire and rs much water as will cozer
the brofwleu repaesed, letting the brine stand
until cold b fore pouring il on the beef
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-27

The renort;of Commissioner Edwards, Of the
General Land Oftics, Is a work OF great labor.
It has been in prenaratiOii some months past.
learn that il exhibits the astonishing fact
that, notwithstanding the political difficulties
of the country actual settlements on the pubA
lie lands have greatly, Increased, and that du-
ring the year forty thousand new farms, of
eighty acres each, have been added to tho
wealth of the Republic. i,.,...s .,l.r.5s,
It is reported that Parsoa Brownlow was ar
rested on the 9th and cofnhiittsd 70 Jail at
Knoxville, Tenn. The Knoxville, '(Tenn)
Register, says the rumur of an order from the
G. S. War Department, for RrQwnlow.s safe
conduct North, had created intense excitemsntt
The Philadelphia North American publishes
a letter from an Army Officer, dated 'sAA4 4ltoh
Head, Dec. 4th.. which lsays: Last night affect
arrived at this point with 25, 600 troops Sa-.
vannah and Charleston will soon be ours.
A brief dispatch reported that Louis. lNapo7
leon had oneTd to mediate between Ehgida4
and this country. and the latest advices affirm
that the French governments is in no hurry TO
recognize the Confedcrates since an amicable
adjustment is not improbable. The Geiman
Press it is sal III, sides with England.
Clevland. Dec. I6.--A fire in Elyria on auh4
day night destroyed % frnnie liuildings, prins
cipally barns and shops. Loss Sl0,O0Oi insured
81, ,000. +seys
1hegR llcigh. INC Standard of the 4th
lsArns from a reliable source that a FodefRl
regiment had taken Portsmouth, NC and
there are ten Yankee steamers in Pnmlieo
Sound .i,hs-
"And am very sorry for this rebellion; ~
prevents my. going South" said an English
man the other day, dining at club Iffftlshihas
delphia by invitation "They tell me.'' he
continued THAT the American gentlcman is
only to be found at the South How II that.
pray? Can you explain it?' ri cant = re-
piled his host; lit is no more to be explained
than the statement so often made that there
ara tir.ut lef3ef in England but that none Of
them ever come 70 u1ss eoe'i'rgt jsestS aaleq
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-27

TIE PRESS.

s,.s :, That truly eloquent clergyman,
Rev DIR. Fuller, of Baltimore, in re-
1cent address at one of the religious
anniversaries in New York, paid the
following tribute to ''the Press"
WHO can measure the power of
.efhe press. An ounce of lead mould
ed into bullet, and put into Min
ME rife, with few grains of powder
beneath it, viii go two miles, and do
its errand in an efficient manner, ifit
encounters no obstacles. But that
ounce OF lead made into types, and
put into one of Hoes lightning prin-
ting presses, will 60 thousands of
NsMiles and do its errand effectively,
not on one man merely, but on mill
ions, and that though oceans, rivers
and mountains may intervene. A
steam printing press Did you ever
n 90 down in one OF the spacious vaults
~ beneath your sidewalks here and
watch the monsters. Why, my friends,
sssL feel something like awe in looking
at them. | feel like taking of my
hat to the huge machine. laugh
teri 1t seems to me to be living
thing-One of Ezekiel's living crea-
ttrcs with athe hand of q man, and
thursound of many waters, and the
living eve in the wheel" 1t asks no
nourisnnnent, knows no weariness.-
fHow it strips itself to its work and
tolls on with a strength that mocks
to seorn the might of the giant, and
with clamor as if it would shiyer to
pieces every substance in its grasp.
And yet with delicacy and preci-
sion unattainable by human muscles
srfitlreceives fabric so delicate a rude
touch would rend it. and imprints up
on it in the twinkling of an eye that
which it cost hours to compose. II
filings off sheet after sheet to enter
tain, instruct, regenerate and bless
the earth. None Of us have yet be
gun to begin to appreciate the infu
ence of the press as an agent for diff
fusion of knowledge whether it be il
volumes, pamphlets, or above all
through the daily newspaper, the NOR
al institution which has revolution
lied not only the literary, but th'
commercial and political world. l
you have read the Constitution, yol
will remember that there arc onll
two estates in Congress, the Senat
and House of Representatives; but {
third estate has sprung up, occupying
during the session of Congress a sea
higher than that occupied by the Sen
ators and Representative themselves
and which continues in session Ion:
2-Hafter Congress adjourns, everywher
and at all times. 1t is composed G
the representatives of the press.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-27

.'EuE SLAVES AND THEIR MAsTERs,-,lhe
tplk all along wilh ccFl9iR neEspapers'has been
that the slav,s of Inc South have not and do
not desire liberty, but the Port Royal CORES"
pondenis Of all the New York papers speak
in different topcs tEseg 5e writer for the
Herald saysif
Contnbztb slaves still flock into the camps,
and at once find profitable employment and
plenty TO sat from Uncle Sans representatives.
1t is highly amusing 10 'e these poor creatures
after their days work, give expressions OF their
cxuberanI spirits at the change in their con-
di,on from that OF the Hnimal to that OF the
human being. At night greups ofthem gath
or together; they dance, sing and otherwise en-
joy themselves, aud seenl gratclufto our troops
for their unexpected delivery from the hands
Of Their tyrant masters
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-27

TnE Postmaster at New Orleans advertises
that letters for uny part ofthe United States,
TO go by Costa foreign mail, will be received
at the postothce, if sent in open Tho rate Of
postage will be ST.. 5 per half ounce. Double
and triple rate in proportion. This enormous
rate must make the letter-writing SocessioniSts
vince.
Thirty years ago, says the st. Josoph Register,
cotton was successfully cultivated all through
Central Illinois Next Spring 3,Oo1 ocers will
be planted with cotton in one county. Like
sorghum we hope it may prove success.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-27

DIR. r. J. Breckinridge said in his late mas
terly paper on the civil wal: y ~.
There "are conditions in which vast bodies
Of slaves may be considered n very powerful
element in the military strength Of the South;
the chief of which considerations are, first,
that the military force Of the United States
should not be able TO penetrate the heart Of
the disoyal slave region, and secondly, thar
after penetrating that region, the General
GovernmeAt rbaa.l be weak enough 10 treat
slave property. IA tho RanIs ol rebels and tru !.
tors, as If il werv sacred"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-27

Cor OVER THEIR CONTEMPT FOR T'fr Cow
ARDIY NANKEEs- The Richmond Dispatch Of
the 20th uli,, has header deprt'cuti'g the de-
prvciaIiag Of the couruge Of the euemy-r
rcsentias then rs a race OF cowLuls Il says;
-"By such rcpr ~~~aiions we induce 6hr
brave soldiers TO rlax their Vigihncc, aud
when victorious. as they almost always are,
the laures won from pnsilhnimous tOe can
neither t.o very brilliant nor enduring. The
great masses of all races Of men are endowed
with physical courage, aud tho Yankees form
no exception"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-27

ONLY Two STATES LEFr.-The National
Cog now floats over the soil OF every seeded
State except Alabama and Arkansas. In Vir.
ginia il floats over oae-third Of the State; in
North Carolina. at Hatteras lnlet; in South
Carolina, at Port Royal and halEdozsn
nrighboring Islands; in Georgia, on 1ybee Is
land; in Florida, at Key West, Santa Rosa To-
land and other points; in Mississippi, at Ship
Island; in L,uisiana, at Chandeleur Island; in
Texas, at I'll Passo; and Tennessee, at Bristol,
ElizabeIhlown, and other points III the eastern
part e the State. .
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-27

In three battles of sacred history, $40, O0O
arc mentioned as having been slain. At Marat
tn, Thermopylae and Platea, $40, 900.
In Pittsburgh on Saturday there we're over 45,
OO0 hogs waiting shipment East over the Penn
sylvania Central
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Times
writing from Cheat Mountain, Va, says thai
a sentinel of the Ohio oath froze to death upon
his post and was buried the 10Th inst.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-27

the north star appeared in the south asked
Mr.. Overturf why the north star was in The
south, he replied by saying we had Travelled SO
far, we had got tother sids of it.
J. D.
Standard please copy.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-27

49,
d ne stsIl and quiet chamber
sf Taarsin empty eradle-5ed,
With pgint upon the pillow
rf,-w -- OF habyla shining bead
rs fairy dainty Grade,
DoWny, saft, the pillows white,
Hlt within the blanket folded
L4as lfttls form tonight
Once ths mother sat beside IL,
Whnn the day WIS growing din,
And her pleasant voice was singing,
Soft and low, cradle hymn
Now there's more need Of singing
When the evening shadows creep,
For the or adie bed Is empty.
- And the baby gone 70 Sleep
Lftls head that used 70 nestle
In the pillows white and Eoftt
Little hands whose restless fingers
Folded there in dreams oil,
Lipa We pressed with fondeSt kisses,
ETes We praised for purest ray,
SO EndeFneath Che ehuTch-yard daisies
They have hid you all away.
An ne empty, useless eradiel
We viii put it out of sight,
Lest hearts should grioTe too snTelT
Fer ths litrls one tonight
We viii thtnk how safe forever,
sv II the better fold above.
That youae lamb FOR Whieh we sorrow
Resteth now N Jesus love-
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-27
! remain Yours &c,
JouN VAN Dixie.

n. B. bought 100 bushels corn for l dol
lars and ton ofhay turl8 dollars, coffee lbs
for 81.
When l arrived, had lost my reckoning;
, 1861-07-04
sTEILACOOM, WASHINGTON TERRITORY, THURSDAY JULY

blank part of letter from his pocket, and tore
of the corner to wrap up his tooth; the re.
mainder he dropped on the carpet, and it bore
the address -
"Capt Ii. Ellis -th Regiment
E, DeVonshire.'
Here, then, was the explanation Of my poor
friends monomania. He actually died the VIC
tim of somnambulism. And such was my first
adventure as executor of q will.
, 1861-07-04
/ Remember.

Irsmem6er. remember,
Mnen : ln,' began 70 creep.
Aesl efaNrd straight into mlsehieI-
q, 10y noeidnt 80 70 sleep
win y. contents, on The hoor;
haI ~ mother sPAnkea me Tor 70
A ny Usnaer uesh vas sore.
w,tem19est tememners
knc~.,an k nrs! oegan lo taik'
In ~ xen Isns,noer
1,rn sns.a ~ ~ ss'sn % vsh
, 1861-07-04


,s are born with silver spoon In their mouth and SON
! silver ladlS.-0Oldsnlith.
as ps born With TN rips' In their noses, and some vii
onss.-ollVsFsmlIh.
Who ruined ne ere uas born,
eOld every acre, grass or corn,
And len the next heir all faFlnrnf
My Grandfather.
Who sald my mother vas no nurse,
And phySeksd ne and made me worse.
Ny Grandmother.
Who IeA me IN my seventh year,
comfort TO my m"ther dcAr,
Aud Ar. Pore, the OVSrsesTf
Who let me starVs 10 buy her Gin,
tn ell my bones came through my shIn,
Then called me "ugiy little sin'"
Ny Mother.
Who said my mniher vas . Turk,
Aud took me home and made me work,
And managed half my meals 10 'hirkf
Nv Aunt.
Who, Of al earthly things" would boast
"He hated others 6rats the most"
Aud therefore made me fed my Pastf
Ny Uncle.
who rot In seFApss an endless score,
And Alvays laid them at my dccr,
I'm many bitter Pang hore'
Ny Cousin.
who took me home when mother died,
Again With father 70 reside,
Black boots, clean knives. run far and widsH
NJ stsppOtheT.
Who marTsd my steallhy urchin Joys,
And when played cried " what q noise |"
Girls AiEays hector over eoysi
, 1861-07-04
JOB PRINTING
A Lay Of Real Life.

Some are born with silver spoon In their mouth and some
with silver ladls.--lOldSnith.
Sons nrs bnru with tin rings In their nOses and With
OlVsr enesg-olversmth.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-04-12
rERMs--rwo DOLLARS PER AHNuMl
BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON, JR.
THE HOME OF MY cHILDHooD.

THE HOME OF NY CHILDHOOD.
o, give me the home Of my chIldhoodi
The scene of my early years,
Where bright visions Of bliss are unclouded
With the blight Of the exile's tears
Where sweet vows of affection are meeting,
And the halls are resounding with glee-
Where the voices of loved ones are greeting
That home Is the home for me.
have pnssad from the scenes of my child.
hood,
In stranger cline 10 roam,
But there's naught like the cheerful aspect
OF my own loyed. happy home.
Then give. me the home of my childhood,
Where from tumult and strife may flee
Where the voices of loved ones are greeting:
That home is the homo for me.
sigh for the friends OF my childhood,
For those that are near and dear;
For, Obi tits the climax Of sorrow,
The heart from such scenes to tear.
Then give me the home of my childhood
Once more to that home would fee,
Where the voices of loved ones are greeting {:
That home is the home for me.
CylYDE
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-04-12

tion. the Direction determined to apply. te
the Legislature for the loan:of the credit o
the State in the readjustment Of its debt
The application was made, and We nov
have the pleasure to report to you that the
State has, with great liberality, granted the
request to an amount sufficient to relieve
the Company Of its embarrassment. The
Act of the Legislature upon this subject il
herewith submitted for your information
From it, it will be seen that the guarantee
of the State is pledged to the amount ot
nine hundred thousand dollars, one hundred
thousand dollars of which are to b. ap-
piled towards funding the floating debt
now due, and the balance, eight hundred
thousand dollars, is to be applied to taking
up the Bonds secured by mortgage, as they
fall due. The Act, as passed, is not in the
form in which the bill was at first presen.
ted. Conditions are annexed which were
not suggested by US, and which are not ap,
proved; but it is believed that they can !
compiled with, by subiectipg the atoc, ol-
ders to ihconsiderable prisation, and that
the credit of the Company will be establish.
ed upon firm basis, and its interests ulti
lnately promoted, by accepting the guaran
tee Of the State even with-the conditions
annexed. These Bonds have not yet been
issued, nor will they be issued until afte,
your meeting, and your action thereon
Owing to the present State of financial
matters generally, It has been thought in,
expedient 10 issue them; so that, in await
ing your action upon the subject, the Com
papy will suffer no prejudice.
The guarantee by the State of the Bonds
TO be issued, will give the Company cred
it such as it has not heretofore had; and
will relieve it of a pressing floating debt
and, as soon as business shall revive, it i,
believed that stockholdefs may begin tc
realize some profit from their investment.
The officers, engineers and operatives O
the Company have been attentive to thei,
duties, and, without special distinction, We
commend them generally to your favorable
cehsideration, and We take pleasure in thus
publicly Expressing our appreciation o
them.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
BY order9of the Board,
TIos. G. PERRIN, Presiaea,
MARCH ee, 1851:
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-04-12
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ADDITIONAL DIRECTIONS .
W92TAX COLLECTORS.

feciurns Of "moneys loaned" and "rnon evs at
interest,". investment in stocks and bonds, Co..
srefto. be made with reference to tile year end
ingSlst December. 1860, and must-Le for the
pfineipsl SO invested; ..
The exemptions Of the ..Bonds and Stocks Of
thaststs, 4rom,the tax of 10 .oeu,s per S,oo
op aMeasya invested insssiocks. Co.," refers
exclasively to the Bonds and Stocks .1ssuxp pr.'
the atste Of Santh Csrolina.
.Inxsstpsentsi in tlssastoeks only Of the Banks
and sRailread COMPANIES of this STATE, are ex.
ehpt ft0h tsK; the geads Of sush Banks aud
FStpesati9ns are 'nat included iu this exoep.
TIM.
Fp&Be e4sa-af Haves or Lands sold on let
Qctobsrstie ssllsr and not the purehasss Is lis.
BE GAths;ssx; shs'iaw does not consider frse-
sionSof a day. ~ gS.% :.
Kstufhsof dogs Rspt BY slayes and free per.
ecsEsf color mpSt bsSnsade with references to
lAoSt1bsr, 1850; thess retarns ars mol sub.
jess t6tss lecsl 81 police essessmsnt.. ~.
Rs,aflss slsssly received, sEhieh have .pes
bssn mads ir conformity Rith the Isx, as
sbSys sspssfusd; and sapiaiusd should be
aEusndsd.
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