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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-07-25
How Discharged Soldier can Get His Pay.
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Reliable data have been placed in MY pos
session, from which / am enabled to state all
the routine it is necessary for soldier 10 pass
through from the time he becomes a Ct sub
ject for discharge until he receives his mon
! ey.
l. Under The late General Order No. so,
all soldiers are required 10 report at camp
Chase for examination-transpo being
furnished upon application TO Quarter Mas
r-General 9. B. Wright. Should the Post,
Surgeon pronounce a soldier unfit for further
service, be VII be provided with duplicate
certificates Of disability: These are to be ta-
ken TO Csptain Albert Dod, who has bis Office
IN the city, and he viii make out bis dis
charse- :. If the Captain is furnished with a
descriptive roll giving the time of enlistment
the amount 2f cloIhing drawn, and the time
last paid. the iinal statement will be immedi-
ately made cut Furnished with these and
his discharge. ahe-saldier win then 60 to Ma
JOE HowaEd,zs :. PayIIIusees-.-l.n viii pay
him the aiaoHat to which he is entitled
But should the soldier not be provided
with the dccriplive roll, he is nevertheless
discharged;but Captain bod sends to the
company o''uma nder an order, under author
ity Of the Secretary of War, to furnish, with
out delay, (he necessary facts. When they
are received, The final statement, in duplicate,
is made o1t and forwarded to the soldier, who
in the meantime can return home. When
received ny he soldier, the statement, with
the discharse, Is sent to Major Howard, who
makes there-from the pay account in duplicate
which be sends for the signature of the soldier
When these are returned TO the Major, the
money is at once remitted, with the discharge,
IT. at the time OF bis discharge, the soldier is
con1peiiedrto wait for the reception of the de,
scriptive roll before he can receive his pay
and would like to return home, but has not
the means to do SO, he will be provided with
transportation, on application to Quarter
Master General Wright, which will be indors-
ed on the discharge
By4he above it will be seen of how little
advantage there "caim agents" really are
10 the soldier. BY one process it win cost
the latter from two to FIVE dollars, and by
the other only few cents for the postage;
but wil this advantage. he will receive his
pay mach sooner. If the papers of the State
would only give Circulation to some of the
above facts the fees of these men may be-
come less numerous.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-07-25
Good Farming

| We are acquainted with farms of twenty
acres. says the n. E. Farmer, where the annu-
| al income is not less than $4,000 to $4,000
and with farms of 100 acres where the annual
cash income. is scarcely twice as many dollars
as the number of acres. A man on large
farm can raise Just as much corn or wheat per
acre as a man on a small farm. He ought not
to feel obliged to cultivate land merely because
he owns it. Herein lies the error Like the
boy with the oranges, he attenpts to grasp
too much, and looses profit on the whole
Slight manuring aud poor cultivation. on an
extensive breadth of land, is like the manage
nent of the merchant who tuifds a large
store, and fills it with rods of shelves upon
which he places ouly a few goods. He must
remain there and superintend it, and at the
call of every customer travel four times as far
be ought to, in banding d6Fn the goods
wanted; so that his own superintendent and
The interest on the capital united in the store
and goods exhaust al the income. and he grows
poorer and poorer, as each year rolls away
While the farmer practices this kind OF econ
only, he laughs at the poor merchant or man
ufacturer who is daily exhausting his means
by it. The phrase has passed into q proverb,
"that we undertake too much for our means, -
and still there are few who do not err in this
respect. We forget the actual cost of travel,
blowing, narrowing, seeding, cuIlivating, hoe
ing and harvesting twice as mich land as is
necessary for given crop, and pursue IA coCTse
which five mnntes investigation will show US
is fatal to our profits.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-07-25
Treason Must be Dumb.

One day last week lame soldier limped by
a hotel in Rockford, and Iounging fellow on
the portico inquired the nature Of his injury.
Il was wounded at Pitisburg Landing" said
the volunteer proudly. "Served you right,
rejoined his interrogator. ''I wish every id
man of you bad been shot" The wounded
soldier. stung by the insult, felt more keenly
than ever the disability OF his wound, and so
assured the seoundrel, who would not have
been personally safe had the volunteer been
armed But it was not TO end thus. Strong
hands were laid upon the knave, stalwart forms
Hfted him, and stout boots accelerated his pro
gress, to a grove near tue outskirts where
convenient limb and highly suggestive cord
were the pharaphernalia in waiting. The
traitor was drawn up thrice until he felt bis
coward soul wei nigh its departure. He beg
Ged and prayed. and filed the air with his sup
locations, and The moose wss rrfaxed. He was
made to repeat the oath of allegiance, and
then a stout rail was MS conveyance out Of
town, whose precincts he viii not be likely
soon TO cross again. The Rockford patriots
were thoroughly reused, and the lesson they
gave a good one, and words Of treason in that
place must be low and of secret utteraueo here
after. And this is the right feeling. 1t is
quite time for loyal men TO declare that Tred-
son mast be dumb, either in spoken words, or
in newspaper columns that reek with disloy-
atty. It is not the mob spirit that we would
rouse, but if we arm our brothers and send
them to the fed to punish rebels with bayonet
and ball, are we to permit in our own com
munitics, home traitors to decry the holy cause
Of the country, and aim TO weaken patriotism
among US? The people of Rockford were
right, and the people OF Woodstock will doubt
less take good care never again to allow a
secession villiier OF the Government to hiss
his treason in their village 1t is more FORUM
ate for him than he can again expect to be-
that he came safe home 10 Chicago. His
GRAND in McHenry county will do good. a
missionary Of treason, he plainly laid before
his audience Of patriotic hearers, forcible
Illustration of the present dangers of the
country from the disseminator Of treason in
the loyal States These men must be stopped
Treason must be dumb, in the Northwest.
even if terrible examples be needed to enforce
the lesson Chieego Tribune.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-07-25
AG RICU ULTURAL
Sheep and wooI-sheep- Breeding Should be
Encouraged.

Sheep and Wool-sheep- Breeding Should be
Encouraged.
Wool growing interests US all. Every
citizen of our country has an interest directly
or indirectly, in the subject IF we are not
breeders Of sheep, we certainly are Consumers
of wool herce. we are all Interested, more or
less, in sheep husbaRdrg. The She p a pecu-
liar creature, embracing more valuable points
than any other domestic animal; and the Breed
ing Of them should betencourged by Govern
ment, as we believe tie country If benehte-
more by tie sheep than by the horse. the ol
or the cow. The horse is. only valuable for lax
Dor. Tbe COW and OK are both valuable for la
Dor and fscd. Sheep furnish US with healthy
and ,Saluable food in their fine mutton, and al
so IN their fleece, with an indispensable article
Of cloIhiDg. There Is no other that could sup
ply the place Of the sheep in the latter respect
and there is no other material that could be
used to supply the place Of wool as an article
OF clothing; hence The sheep is indispensable
to the comfort Of mankind. In some parts Of
Europe the sheep is for It's milking qualities.-
do not recolect Of ever hearing Of butter be-
ing made from the mi L 1T eewe; butI hay3
lsnown ofits heing used for akeing cheese
The King Of Naples formerly owned an exten-
slge flock os Spanish Mariuos, Numbering some
$4,000 head. The ewes were allowed %
suekle their lambs until eight weeks old, when
they were washed and the dams were
MIXED by the shepherds the balance Of tho
season, and the milk made into cheese, which
is said to be very rich.
Wool growing has. always been the safest as
veil as the most profitable branch of farming.
Il is true it has its ups and downs, like all 9TH
er business; but we have found by experience
that whenever we have a Tcriss either fnanci
al or political, and the whole business OF the
country is deranged; when all kinds OF prop
sEty. is deprecated in. vslne7 when business Of
all kinds is at stand-stil; the wool growers
interest is sure to come out first; and is always
right side up, The. gdtrre prospect of the@ool-
grower. never looked brighter than to-day
1t seems 10 be.a settled question that wool
must bring good price for some years to
come Ohio Farmer.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-07-25
In bad Company.

Hon. Hugh j. Jewett is announced to stamp
the State Oh recruiting tour with Denuison,
who achieved, according to his own party press,
such an unenviable reputation during his one
term as Governor that his party would neither
rc-nomnate or endorse him. Surely Mr.. Jew
EFT has got into bad company. No prominent
ma in the State, of any party, has less the
confidence or friendship Of the mass of the peo-
pie than ex-Gov. pennison. IfGov Tod re-
ally desires TO raise recruits, lie should put
some other man than lis predecessor on the
stump to arouse the people. Why not send
Payne out with Dennison?- Dayton EmpnS,
July I7th
The loyal people Of Ohio vi ! not BE- at a loss to
know what the above means. 1t is the sneer
of traitor at loyal man for standing by his
country at THE juncuIe and doing that which Is
likely to be most useful The Empire and all
/ the Valandigham tories are against the re-
cruiting, and are working insidiously to embar-
rass the service. Not a word have these Val
landighamers ttercd to animate the martial
and patriotic instincts of the people in this
time of trial. And when the Hon. HUGH J
JBwETT, well known Democrat, takes the
stump to call his countrymen to arms, Mr.
VALLANDIGHAMs organ SCOTS and sneers at
him. Would it not be well to read Mr.. JEW
EFT out Of the party? Loyal Democrats-men
who esteem country above paFty-iookat at it
Cincinnati Commercial.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-07-25
War Exnenditures.

The war debt, according to Hen. H. L.
Dawes, actually incurred by Mr.. Lincoln up to
the present time is 1851 10000, or S7O4578,-
600, less than is estimated by Mr.. Voorhies,
the friend and supporter of James Buchanan.
Mr. Dawes further proves from record, that
taking the civil expenditures of the two Ad-
ministratious, Mr.. Buchanan in his frst year
spent SlO,0OO,OO0 more than Mr.. Lincoln; in
mis- second year, $7OOO0OO more; in his third
year, $1,000 90 more; aud in his fourth year,
S773 900 more. The Nashville Union won
ders why Mr.. Dawes did not remined Mr..
Buchanans friend of the Utah war. The cost
of that famous war, conGstiny of one expedition
| under Gen Albert Sidney Johhston,was some
thing over S6,OOo,00s. Now if one expedi-
lion of say 10000 men cost Mr. Buchanan Sc
100000. very simple calculation viii show
that more than a dozen expeditions ofupward
of 400 900 men, in the aggregate, would have
! cost the Sage of Wheatland, the particular
idol Of the economical Vorhies and the virtu-
ous valiandingham, the shandsome sum Of 81
8sOOO0OO0 We lea We Mr.. Vorhies to show
how Mr.. Buchanan would have paid this debt
| Perhaps his Secretary, Johd B. Floyd, could
have devised some plan, or he might have a
dopled Jefferson Davis plan aud repudiated
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-07-25
sopnd woras ffom General Rosgeap:

At the recent banquet given at Louisville,
to Gen. Rosscau, of Kentucky, that patriot
soldier made speech, in which were these
words, which are IN noble contrast to the
tracking to sluvery which distinguishes too
many Border Stale Uuionis,s.
Gen. Rosseau said:
II have warned our Southern friends of the
danger of continuing it much longer; and tell
you tonight that if this war confines year
from this day, there will not be slave on this
contineat. The great revolution will take
care of itscH-lhe dead will bury Its dead
and those who are causing all the bloodshed
and desolation around us, under the false pre-
tence that we desire to free their negroes. viii
if they persist. one day find slavery snuffed ont
as you would candle. Slavery is not worth
all the precious blood now being poured out
for freedom. 1t is not worth the free naviga-
ttion of the Mississippi river No; VIC must
still have our government--if not as it now is
with slavery in it, still we must have our gov
ernmcnt. We cannot be slaves to jeff Davis
F& Co. We must ard will be free. We must
have the free navigation of the Mississippi
river; andif slavery gets in the way Of any ol
1
way. That would be the last resort, and |
should be sorry to have recourse to it; but |
am for he government OF our fathers against
all things and everybody. While the liberties
lof tue people are secure under it, as they ever
have been | would allow nothing bat death to
prevent my unfolding it. And 10Th as yo1
may be to decide, you will soon as 1 believe
be called upon to do so, In spite of your en-
treaties the issue viii be cruelty thrust upor
you, and you viii be forced to decide between
slavery aud your wives and children.
As for me, I am ready for tbe responsible
ty. Southern man rs 1 am, born aud broughl
up in the South, with all my sympathies with
the South, l could not hesitate one momen
when the issue is presented between the Negro
and the government of our fathers. l am 70
the government of the United States agains
all its enemies. hope and pray that ou
friends in the South will not force us TO ex
tremes on this sensitive point. We deprecat
such a result, for we want our rights unde
the Constitution, and we are ready to fight fo
theirs under the good old government.
; would to-day most willingly grid on my swor
and fight for any right Belonging to them sla
very included, but they must not put SLAYER
between me and the government and laws
the United States. l will not consent to be
come slave that the negro may be kept
/ slave. l viii not sacrifice the happiness Of m
f wife, children and friends, the welfare of IN
, beloved State, and the glory Of my countr,
/ on an altar dedicated 10 the Ebony IDOL"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-07-25
Cultivation Of Wheat.

NJ heat, one of the greatest staples Of
the country If rightly managed, may
he made Qne,of the most profitable Of
our ccrels upon almost any SOIL
Twenty years experience has demon
strated to me that we hardly need
fail Of success, if the following mode
of proceeding be strictly followed.
Select none but the best seed of
bearded wheat. The white chaff is
preferable, it being worth ten cents
more per bushel in Eastern markets.
Prepare a. strong brine--do not de-
pend upon old beef or pork brine, aud
wash till all filthy immature grains
rise to the surface BY this process.
we shall expel from two to three
CHARTS Of foul seeds and shrunken
grain per bushel from what would be
called an extra" article. Seeds pre-.
pared in this manner will send up
none but the most hardy and vigor-
Gus plants, consequently Will be less
liable to winter-kill, land as like pro
duces like, we may look for an article
in the increase equal if not superior
to what was sown. Add three quarts
of dry, frcsh-slackencd lime to every
bnshel Of wheat; mix up thoroughly.
two days, or two weeks, previous to
sowing. This is important--neglect
the lime and nine times out of ten yOu
will, haye more or less smut, which
will deprecate the value ofthe wheel.
The ground if rich and strong e.
nough, may be sown after peas other
wise, after summer follows. In either
case, manure on the surface, and plow
or drag im the wheat. perIer TO
use about fifteen loads to the acre thus
prepared; then after sowing thinly, to
r5Eow it in. The seed by coming in
immediate contact with the manure.
receives a. thrifty and vigorous start,
which it otherwise would not attain.
This l think is highly important to
insure success. / have never used the
drill, but in its stead Ide's cultivator
which answers a good purpose. II
you harrow in the seed, inno case roll
afterwards, as the inequalities Of the
surface will prevent the snow from
blowing off, and the plants will be less
liable to be affected by the Frost
But if covered with drill or culti-
vator this Precaution is unnecessary,
the seeds being so much better, and
the roots less exposed. When the
ground is settled in Spring, go over
with heavy roller, it covers many eX-
pose roots and often adds five to sew
en- bushels per acre.
Have the ground we'll pulverized
before sowing; it is useless to SOW on
lumpy and badly prepared soil. In
case there is no manure to he had
overthe surface Immediately after SOW.
ingand before tn cwh al start with q
light layer Of sh0w, the wheat in a
short time will come through, and pre-
vent it from blowing of, tho straw
will act as a mulch, and the ground be-
ing shaded will retain the moisture.
and if the soil is not very poor You
may expect good paying crop. Two
and half bushels salt per acre, tends
to prevent rust, makes il strong and
bright, and gives the young wheata
dark coler. II any ono doubts the
truth Of this statencnt. I hope he Will
make the experiment, aud my word
for it, he win at once adopt ihe prac-
tice. l know -of no hetter mode q
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-07-25

The Patterson Guardian has this timely
reminiscence:
''It is fact not generally known that dur
ing the Revolutionary War, when a citizen
was drafted in Virginia, he was allowed to
find an able bodied man as a substitute, and
no distinction was made on account of color.
Very many Of the slave.owners sent their able
hands TO fight in place of themselves or their
sons, and history says these sons of Africa
fought bravely and well, spilling their blood
freely for our independence.
after the war, these black soldier patriots
desired TO be FREE MEN, but their owners
put forth their claims, in every instance, and
the blacks who survived the war, utter having
served till our freedom was achieved. found
that there was no freedom for them with their
owners consent--for the owner of a slave
seldom relaxes his grasp"
1.-The Legislature of Virginia, at the in
stance of Thomas Jefferson, in order to rem
der justice to these blacks, found it necessary
to pass a law declaring that, having served
through the mar, and imperilcd their lives
for their country, they were entitled to their
freedom. and law was accordingly passed TO
carry into effect this just and patriotic deter
mination."
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-07-25
AFTER THE FUNERAL.

80 = =
The mother IS dead, sympathlzing neigh
bors have performed the last sad Office, and
the stricken family are now left alone to take
up life's cares again. fhe husband Who has
lost his Companion, Who has stood by his side
and shared his Iabors aud cares for a quarter
of a century, is perhaps, the most to be pitied
for he can never hope to win again such afec-
tion as he has lost. Evermore there win be a
vacancy in The heart that no human love can
fill. The sons now verging on manhood, have
also lost what can never be restored to them.
None, none, viii ever look on their short com
ings with her forbearance and love. In their
hearts they will ever cherish her memory with
tender reverence. but they can no longer turn
10 her for ready sympathy as they have been
accustomed to do. The daughters, TOO, wiz
miss the quiet gentle mother who formed the
great central attraction Of home. Perhap,
their sorrow, from the very uature Of womant
duties will be the keener and more lasting
than the sons, whose more busy lives give:
less time for sad reflection. Their minds ar,
stored with tbe precepts she had taught them
and when they go forth to homes of their owl
they viii remember and repeat to their, chill
dren the precious words Of wisdom. The los
Of molher is a lifelong one to the daugh
ters. Often, often, when trouble comes t.
them, they will think, "oh, if mother wer'
only living she would know just how feel
Sad and. lonely must that home be fron
which the mother is gone forever,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-07-25
Ubedient servant,
Captain J. H. Vdn Dcn,an,
Dcnr SLr:

Dear Sir.
: I wrote to Col CEas Cady on Thursday
Of last week, requesting that my baggage be
sent home, not knowing whether you had re
Joined the company or not. l had list Of
men Of the Goth who were held as prisoners,
which loaned to the officers in charge, under
promise that they woald rctaSn It. Thursday
evening l called for my roll that might send
copy of it to Col. candy, but failed to get
it. The next morning We left Lynchhurg ior
this place. We Passed through Petersburg
Friday evening, reaching Weldon \. c., III
10 p. M, starting again Il a. m, Saturday
aud reached this place at a. m, Sunday
Oar party numbered 80 commissioned Of
ficcrs, 90 Of whom we're taken at Port Repub-
lie. The officers are qlariedin brick buildings
and are organized into messes Of y or IL
/ Capts. Palmer and Buxton, Lieut. Ganson,
4 Dunprey, Watkins and myself, Of the Goth,
and 9 officers Of the 29th Ohio, occupy the Ist
story Of three story brick building. We have
the freedom OF an enclosure OF several acres.
and are getting along very we'll The list OF
men Of company X, who were taken at Port
Republic, are as follows: Serg'ts. Jas. Jaco-
by, q. Custard; Corporals Turner, Morrison.
Frankenfeld; Privates, }. Ii. Armstrong, II.
Black, 5. Bailey, s Beekman, j. Parder-
/ q. / inch was taken above Winchester on the
occasion Of Banks retreat j. Parker had a
narrow escape, musket ball grazing his breast
peeling the skin about the size of a five cent
piece. Y GU may be proud Of the boys oil
company K, for they stood up TO the work no
bly,. When ordered to the support of Glark,s
battery, we went up on the d0ubIe quick
We had not time to correct our alignment
which had been dermged somewhat By the
rough ground, when the artjlerists came rush
ing through tie brush and brake through the
ranks Although Tie enemy had possession ol
the battery not over 30 feet in front of u
the boys elcsed up to their places and open
cd deadly fire..
The GOODNESS and intrepidity with Will
they maintained their ground, and advanced
when the order was given 10 move forward
proved that they were Of the right metal.--
You need have no fears OF their disgrscius
their State. Fhe Lynchburg papers state up
on the authority of Confederate Officer who
was 10 the engagement. that the force which
attacked the battery, was Faylors Louisiana
; Brigade, assisted by Virginia Regiment onc
Wheats Batteries.
Give my best love to the boys who are witt
the Company. 1 wish you would write and
let me know who was wounded.
> accidentally became separated from III
Company. and was hurrying forward TO rcjoi
the boys when found myself surrounded b.
Ashbys Cavalry. Seeing that there was n
chance for escape, l needed the command t
surrender. 1 hope soon to be permitted
e reioin my company and have chance to tr
it agaiu.'
n w, A. SAMPSON.