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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01
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Mrs. Frances ID. Gage writes TO the Fieifl
Notes that she has seen hundreds of the farm
ers' wives of Southern Illinois dressed in cot
ton of their own raisiug, spinning and weaving
The women come in to market their garden
vegetables. bring in berries in the summer,
or nuts in the autumn, and they speak Of their
cotton as something they set heap fIE,'' and
often tell you Of their raising right smart
chance > but as it is Claimed Us exclusively
womcn's work to raise the cotton, only small
spot of the garden usually is appropriated to
its cultivation. Mrs q. further saws -.--
Ono widow woman who had raised cotton on
the banks Of the Mississippi beiow New Or
leans showed ME with great pride. her blue
and white check cotton dress all the work Of
her own hands, and declared that she had rails
I'd just as pretty colton ''aS ever grew out
doors, on her farm in Jackson county. fifty
seven miles above Cairo, and affirmed she had
not missed ysar for a long time till the sum
MGR of 1860, when the neighbors hogs broke
through her garden fence and destroyed it
when foo late TO plant more. She was fall OF
amentation over the loss to herself aud CHI
dren.
| asked come of these women why they did
not pIamt more cotton tIie reply was, Its
mighty hard work without niggers /; ot+r nreIl-
folks rather plant corn cIs,s that needs mighty
little taking care on-kimla Il grows itself like. ="
That cotton has been for the last fifty years
raised, not only in Paulask, but in William
son, Union. Jack ion, MasSac Alexander, Pope,
Gallatiu, &c., / think is a certainty, 10 what
extent and with what profit, to the growers, IL
dare not affirm. But if good cotton that can
be made into garments can be raised almost
every year on rood square Of ground why
not ON fifty acres? -knd suppose it now and
then fails, do not the corn and wheat, OATS and
grass do the same thing
1 have seen cotton raised in Ohio, near
Marietta, in Washington county, so that its
balls were picked and used, but it was dwarf
ed, and gave no promise Of successful cultiva
ton
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01
&ced do.ra-How 90 Produce Early Gcrmia
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tiOU. ls"'
IF you did not as you have so often been Al
yiscS to do, save your seed-corn by selecting.
the best ears in the field, don't-lose another
day, but go at once TO your corn cribs and
pick out The handsomest cars that you can
find. and store them up in some dry loft. no
naiter if il is very smoky one, aud as hos
as JuIy sun it wont hurt the vitality u the
seed. .., r.-.a ..-... ...,, .....- -.s..
1t is Of the highest Importance that your
seed Should gernIinate Immediately after you
plant ii. That is of more importance tIAn
early planting. Termination can nndoabted-
ly be FASTENED 5y artificial means. Dr..
! Chamberlai uf Burcan county ILL.,, has made
some Important discoveries in this direstioh.
The Rcpubli can says: ".fT l't .''.s
Last year Dr. Chalnbcrlin Of this plaos
made some practical experiments, and demoR-
strnted that nearly half the time may be'sAT-
ed in terminating the seed by the use Of
chloride Of lime. faa 81 nuitssvao)
"Not satisfied with the success OF last SesF.
he is again experimenting. In bis Office he
has four boxes ia the first Is { ,rn planted
with ut soakiuy and the seed not germinated;
III the second, the seed was soaked in warm
w.ltcr which has just commenced to gerEDin-
ate iu the third ii was soaked d asoIutiOn OF
lime, and green blades are just pSepflg from
the ground in the fourth is seed soaked in 4
solution of chloride of lime and copperas, in
cqial parts, and the blades are now nearly
| three inches above the ground All the
seeds were planted at the same. time In the
same quality of soil, and taken from the same
car. The boxes have al had an eqnal share
of heat ane light, neither allowed advantage
over the other. an l4itasf3 -no7iav
This experiment should attract .ths altsp-
tion of farmers We conclude from four 70
six weeks may be saved by the use Of cloriae
Of lime and copperas, which is matter of no
orIinury m3iheHt wten we reflect that delay
of gernuaiion Of the seed Of two weeks IRE
| quenty p'a-es tlc crop within the. reach or
| frost in The Fail. Another fact of some I'M
| portance may ais, be mentioned The cor
peras used in soaking Ill pre-, c t the bi de,
Squirrels, wurnis, &C. from eating tho seed.
"D- Chaniberlain assures US that one pound
of chloride of lime and one pound Of copperas
in water will soak enough seed f1r twenty
acres. The cost will not be over twentt-6vS
cents. Every farmer eoul3 sff.rd to make
the experiment, even if Ie should fail to de-
rive any bencfl from it.--N. Tn bunS.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01
The other side.

The ClevelGnG Herald well says The
question as to guarantees for the rights of the
South are like the handle of jug-all on one
side. In all the discussions upon this subject
we doinot see that syllable has been uttered
by the South as to aEording protection to
Northerners residing or travelling in Slave
States. Now an6 then We hear of mob in a
Free State rcscuing "a fugitive slave, and hall
the PFesent clamor has its origin in these cx-
ccptional cases. But it is Of daily occurrence
that mechanics, business men, teachers, women
and even helpless invalids from the North are
driven from the Slave States, after receiving
the most shameless indignities and yet not a
Southerner raises his voice in assurance to the
North that such outrages shall be redressed
Have Northerners no rights that Southerner'
arc bound to respect ?"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01
Interesting Episodes.

The correspondent Of the Cleveland Her
aid, who attended the demonstrations on Mr..
Lincolu's Journey from that city to Buffalo, re-
Iates the following interesting episodes
A little incident, lot without its moral, oc-
Cured at the dinner table in Erie. a gen
tleman offered some wine to sir. Lincoln
and urged his acceptance. The President
elect replied. Il have lived fifty years without
using licEtor, sud | think it is now rather late
to change my habits. E.
At West6eId (N. " there was grea4
gathering. 4 large banner, with the inscr$p-
ton, Welcome to the Empire State, tioatcd
over the heads of the crowd. Mr.. Lincoln
spoke from the platform of the car and made
some highly complimentary alIusions to the
State he had just entered. AT the close ef
his speech he said
During the campaign last fall, received a
letter iroAf this place-and very pretty let
ter it was, too 1t was written by young
girl, whose name, if remember rightly, was
Bedell. Among many other things in that
letter was recommendation that should
let my whiskerS grow, as 1t would I'M
prove my appearance. 1t was partly from
that suggestion that have dore so. If that
young lady is in this crowd should very
much like to see her" .f
An exceedingly pretty young girl, proba.
bly, about fourteen or fifteen years old WAS at
once pointed out by several Of the bystanders
and IA passage was soon cleared for her. She
came forward modcstly. AIR. Lincoln step
down from the car, advanced to meet her, aud
gave her couple Of hearty kisses. a tre
menduus shout went up from the crowd
the President elect regained the cars
which Immediately moved away, leaving tbs
crowd jubant, and Miss Bedell rosy with de-
light at the unexpected honor.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01
VANITY OF LIFE.

When look upon the tombs of the great,
every emotion of envy dies within me when
] read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every in
ordinate desire goes out; when l meet the
grief of parents, on a tombstone, my heart
mclts with compassion when see the tombs
of parents themselves, 1 consider the vanity
Of grieving for those whom we must quickly
follow when see kings lying by those who
deposed them when l consider rival wits
placed side by side, or the holy men that di-
vided the world with their contests, reflect
with sorrow and astonishment on the little
competitions, factiors and debates Of man
kind when l read the dates of the tombs
of some that died but yesterday, and some six
hundred years ago, I consider that great day
when we shall all be contemporaries and make
our appearance together.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01

4 Our Charleston correspondent, says the y.
Y. Post has furnished us with frequent ac-
COURTS Of tie great raft which IS now buiItFfrg
for ;he attack on Fort Sumter. II is TO bear
heavy cannon. its artillcryinen are to be shell
tered by cotton bags, ami its perpendicular
sides arc to be covered a.rtb iron plates. 1t
is to be showed ahead by ste:'hiboat, end
when it gets under the walls, scaling party
is to lmount them ON ladders, and the thiFg is
done. Perhaps Some military men enter
tain the opinion, however, that it will prove a
foatng sarcophagus. and certainly, If tTistory
ie any teacher or experience any guide, we
may predict f6= this Scher:e the same fate
which befel the batteries and RATS which were
employed at the siege of Gibraltar in 1881.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01

. A Suuru CARoLINIAN SHARES HANDS wGrfi
Ma. LINcoLN.-A gentleman from Charleston
very cordially shook the hand of Mr. Lincoln
at the reception in New York. Great laugh
ter was caused by this proceeding, ard song
one, unable TO contciiS himself, roartd out,
" Oh. he is South Caroliniau.' The Mayor
supposed that the President did not consider
thut out OF the pale of his jurisdiction. MIR.
Lincoln replied, will shake hands with
South Carolinans if they will shake hands
with me. That is not a very technical ques-
tiou." In the midst Of the merriment the
Charlestonian had passed, aud given place to
an indignant individual who exclaimed,
9 Please to take good care of the Collector of
Georgetown, South Carolina he is in prison
awaiting trial for treason"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01
RUBBING 1NTo WoMANEoop.

'sa' There is touching beauty in the radiant
look of girl just crossing the limits of youth
commencing her journey through the check
cred space of .womanhood. 1t is all dew-spar-
4 kle and morning glory to her ardent, buoy
s ant spirit, as she presses forward exulting in
blissful anticipations. But the whitening
heat of the conflict of life creeps Or; tht
dew drops exhale the garrands of hope
scattered and dead, strew the path; and toe
often, ere noontide,the smooth brow and sweet
smile are exchanged for the weary look o. one
longing for the evening rest, the twilight, the
night.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01

The Rochester (N. y Democrat puts on
fecorl one of tTTc skating feats of thtBhason.
Oa Tuesday last Mr. James Jones Of that city,
gentleman wlo had passed his sixtielh year,
skatcd from that city TO Holly, for the pur
pose OF paying a visit to his son-in-iaw, Prof
d. w. Allisf On the mkt day he returned
10 Rochester on skates as he wcnt, having in
company his grandson Chester Dewey AIIis,
little fellow only twelve years Of age. The
distance is twenty-five miles, and The travellers
skated it in two hours anI nineteen minutes
The average r;.te Of sI5tef was LITTLE less
than mile in five minutes.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01
chinese augar Gaze.

4 vast difference is found in The value oS
Chinese Sugar Cane for MAJ ufacturing PUP
poses Not only is there al ryl.co 10 guam
tity produced on similar soils, but great de
parity in sugar afFarliug propertlos.' An az
tensive manufacturer thinks this is owing 70
difference in seed, pure seed producing the bSsa
and the most JaHl
From conversation held with manufacturers
we believe great improvement can be made BY
only planting the best seed--sced, the cane os
which gave syrup that crystaliSed or grSfAed.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01
BEAUTY AND LOVE.

But bless me, things may be loveable that
are not altogether handsome, 1 hope? have
q friend or two whose class of features is such
that the Apollo curl on the summit of their
!. brows would be decidedly trying yet to my
certain knowledge tender hearts have beaten
for them and their miniatures -fattering, but
still not lovely--are kissed in secret by moth
lyiipss I have seen many an excellent mat
ia who ecoald never in her best days have
beel handsome, and yet she had packet oi
,lelloR Iove-letters in a private drawer, and
sweet children shower kisses on her salow
eheeka g And believe there have been plen.
" Of young heroes, of middle stature and fee
Bile boards, who have felt quite sure they could
neTsr love anything more insignificant than a
Z Diana, and yet have found themselves in mid
die life happily settled with wife who waddles.
ssiY e human feeling is like the mighty rivers
that bless the earth it does not wait for beau
islay---it flows with resstless force, and brings
g beauty with it. "a
ia.a All honor and reverence to the divine beau
ty of form! let US cultivate it to the utmost in
men and women, and children, in our gardens
and in our houses, but let us love that other
ssbeauty, too, which lies in no secret of proper
fiou, but in the secret Of deep human synpa-
Thy. Paint us an angel, if you eau, with a
floating violet robe, and face paled in the
= celestial lights paint US yet ofteLer Madonna,
turning her mild face upward, and opening
her arms to welcome the divine glory but do
not impose upon US any aesthetic rules which
shall Danish from the fegions of ant those old
w0wenseraping carrots with their work-worn
hands, those heavy clowns taking holiday in a
di1gy pot-house, those r u ide,i backs and stu
pid weather-beaten faces that have bent over
q the spade and doue the rough work Of the
swmld-those homes with their tin pans, their
. brown pitchers, their rough ours, and their
clusters of onions Adam Bedde
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01
LIFE WITHOUT TRIALS.

Would you wish to live without trial p
Then you would wish to die but half man
Without trial you cannot guess at Your OWE
strength. Men do not learn to swim on a ia
BE they must go into deep water, and buf
fet the surges. If your wish to understand
their frue eharacter-if you would know theil
whole strength-of what they are capable
throw them overheard Over with them
and If they are worth saying, they will swim
ashore of themselves.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01

NolTu CAROLINA MILITARY BILL.-A bill
to arm aud equip 10. 90 volunteers has pass
ed the House Of Commons of North Carolina
and was. on the 9th inst, on its third reading
II the Senate. The bill provides that the
goFsmtccrs thus enrolled shall be subject to the
call Of the Cummander-in-C Chief 'iIi cases o.
emergency provided, however, that the Gov
ernor sh,dl be authorized to enroll 10000 ad
Cliti0mul men in case of war.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01
Growing OLD.

Did you ever consult the mirror to aseer-
tain, whether you were growing oid-to detect,
II you could, pair of feet, and crolrS ut
that, at the corners Of your eyes-to see, that
If gray hair somebody ehaig ged you with hav-
iig Festeulag WAS nothiBg butgg peculiar re-
ksRcctinn Of the light, and not much winter than
the ace Of sp ,des after all But the mirror
ia nothing to go to for information; it reflects
to very little purpose. If you wonld know
what age is doing for you, lnok upon the face
Of d friend you have not seen in ton years, and
the story is as plain as pike staff. There is
soatsthing or other abont him you cannot quite
un,lcrss and lis features are a little sharper,
the OPPRESSION of Ills eyes a, little colder, of
hj<brow q little harder, of his mouth aThule
- /6rmer. To be sure his laugh hasn't gone, but
then tooth or Two has. He is the same, yet
-ssof- the same, but somewhat harder and roaglE
er, andsnot SO snlaclI of hiurgs Of old.
81. But the strangcst Of all is his hand. That
hASrgrown Old faster than his face. How soft
AMI smooth it used to be, you remember, and
plump as a partridge. There a tracery OF
blue veins upon the back of it, and you and
he used To read each others fortunes, and life
journeys, in the fiteandering currents that flow,
al ON SO quietly just andcr the surface. But
it is more like a cl,t1c now, as If he used it in
digging; then it is brown as 0ctotSeri the full
rounded muscle has shrunk away from the
veins, pni they stand out like ridges in fall
low. Veins indeed Thy lock like hand
.rfufof whipcord. There is a knotty looA and
knotty feel about the joints, as if you were
grasping handful Of walnuts. Then again,
his hair has grown wiry or bristly or gray, or
thin, or somthing Chat it was not, for the truth
is, II is growing upon an old head.
You think as you look at him, lis it posi-
ble,'' aud he keeps you company with his won
der how it can be-" AID in that look, you have
seon yourself-as he secs you-as they all sec
you as you are.-B T. Taylor.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01

A number of young Southerners
left Schenectady this morning for their
homes. They tried to elevate the
PalmcttG Flag on the Skating Park
last evening, hut were driven off
But during the night. they placed it on
the Liberty Pole. and then cut the hal
yards. It was taken down this morn
ing.--1ltony E'reninJ Journal.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01

THE U. :. Government has turred one
cheek to South CarUiiaIv anti Fut Il s'apped,
and is now hrsitating whether to turn the 9th
e. We would recommend u. =. Gov. TO go
the whole Christian pr cccpt; but after both
cheeks are slapped, don't turn anything else;
it isn't eommaadrd.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01

There has been a heavy fall of snow in the
East. The roof of house in Brooklyn n.
H, was crushed by the weight of snow and
q whole family destroyed.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-01


-ss,s- A nttle frock but slightly worn,
on blue and whIte delaine,
t-'H with edging round the neck md slesTsss
a. on Lay folded neat and plain;
-al9Ys Beside Little pair Of Shoes
"a ,s, q With here and there haws
Lay halfconcealed among the things
.Ne In mothers bureau draw.
~ Sauner had passed away from earth,
With all its sweetest ties
- The birds had left their summer hAunss
= 7i4-' For more eongenial skies
EsRass- The twilight breezes softly played
,lzaa Among the deFs Of
An angel left his home on high,
To gather flowers for Heaven
- ne angel near and nearer came,
"sstrt Where sister, eiek did lie,
.1vf Then gently famed her faded cheek
ffs 5 And pointed to the sky
49, Ehs morning shone upon the bed,
The autumn wind blew free
s.....-- The angel moved his silver wings,
And whispered, 'sCome with me-"
We gathered round her dying bed, fs
yy4 n WIth hearts to weep ard pray
And many were the tears we she'd
- When sister away.
No bitter tears had she to weep,
No sin 70 be forgiven
Bat closed her little eyes in sleep
To open them in Heaven.
9-.a We Laid her IN the Oarths green breast,
- asfDoWn BY the village green.
where gently sleePs the deEy grass,
And simmer flowers are seen
And often when dear mother goes
1TO'get her things TO use,
"A SEQ her drop a silent tear,
t.-- On sisters frock and shoes
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-05

Pr iuicDz-A MErAEE * RIA EAMg.
We stated on Saturday morning shat Ben.
lockwood, Of DAlcys Bottom. Belmont
county, had committed suicide the day be-
fore. Il WIS not Beaipmin, but bis sou
Franklin, aged about slirty-GSe year.
The particular. nr- az follows: Duriag the
last two weeks the deceased manifested
signs nr arrangement His brothers con.
cladel to take him 10 Columbus, Ohio, ia
search Of medical aid aad in going thither
stopped NIL nightnt tho house Of bis broth
er.in-law, about eight miles from st.
Clairsville. In the morning he washed
and dressed himself with more than usual
care, ate his breakfast aud talked cheer.
fully aud nationally Whilst the brothers
were preparing to resume lheir journey,
Franklin walked out to ~ out house which
he entered and closed the door. The
brothers soon after followed him and
found the floor Of the house covered with
blood but franklin WAS gone They could
only track him in zig gag course through
the fields and woods distance Of about a
mile, where they found him liCeless lying
upon the ground with strip of walnut
bark tied around his neck, and the other
end fastened to the body of a sap.lng that
stood close by the side Of leaning log
the bark only being drawn tight enough to
hold up hi, head from the ground evident
ly showing that he had crawled up the log
to fastcn the bark to the tree, but owing to
weakness from the loss Of blood he rolled
Oh aud-eIFircd, perhaps without strangu.
lstion, as he had cut the arteries of both
arms and cash upon his neck with
butcher knife sin lying by his side, all
OF which bled prorasrly In hi, flight be
took of his boots and threw them away
it Is presumed to keep them from tracking
him. The deceased was highly esteemed.
He wa, buried on Saturday by the Masonic
fraternity,
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-05

F., wlsHysTox, AusuH i-Msssrs. Cor.
man, APp.egAit aud Stsi,.Es, .sd Wasa-
ingioa ca Thuugsy Wiih = Dag Of truce,
orAriHc : Communicative from the Sscre.
h:y Var, having Tor rs object the recore-
~ OF the body Of bis brother, Col Cam.
efoa, They yesterday returned without,
sseerss, oWiss, IL aPptars, 70 tue eoumu-
uiraii0a having beeu addressed "ie whoa
II may coaeerp, and not to some pariieu-
lar prominent officer Ia the confederate
army TITS objection removed. there Is no
touhi the body can De recovered. as the
place Of intefmeot is marked aai ever
facility promised TO accomplish that pur.
pose. The geu;lemen carrying the aaE
speak in high terms OF the courteous sud
Kidd manner ia which they were treated
by Col. Stewart.
One Of the communications recently
sent hiIher under Tag o. truce from Gen
johnson was, il is understood. in rrls.
tion to 4 report which had reGehed the Con-
irtetaieS that some OF their prisoners had
been hung hy orde! u cur military author
tiles. As no such executions have taken
place it may certainly Ge Inferred thai
Gen. Mcdowell replied in accordance With
tbs fact.
wAsmSoroS. Aug. s,-Three women
we've laSra prisoners Yesterday by Serrs.
SION cavalry within one p.- OF Clouds
Mill One Of them is represented 10 be
Jeuny Curtis, OF y. Y, aud IL is said ID.
other two were from Washington, aud pre-.
tended to be friends OF the rebels