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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

While you religiously exclude all
obnoxious and questionable books
from your family circle, also have an
eye to the kind Of newspapers you ad-
NIT. Though most of them may be, to
great extent, unexceptiOnable in
tone and character, they nearly all are
guilty of those morbid repetitions Of
criminal horrors" " The indiscrimin-
ate publication Of crimes, overstrained
in their details by the sensational par
agraphist, revolving in conception and
execution, is yet q disgraceful feature
clinging to our daily journalism Rig
idly guard against their admission-or
at least rigidly essay to cOunteract
their deleteriOus influence.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

tice to them. But the fearful peril of
that balloon ride SO far above the
unconscious world, had turned my
black hairs as gray as the frost of win
ter, and in a measure affected my natu-
raj buoyancy of spirits.
At Paris I sock a painful leave of
the daring, noble De Lacy. I never
saw him again. He died within year
Of our extraordinary adventure, and
while I was journeying In my own land
bright America
The body of NJ Canon was subse-
quently found shapeless mass-and
buried in a lonely grave near the spot
where he had fallen. He had long been
crazy upon the widely different sub
jects of ballooning and riches, though
at times he had short rational periods.
am old now, very old, but I shall
never forget my fearful balloon ride
with a maniac.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02
A Tragedy in the Sky.

I am an old man now, but there IS
one incident which occurred during
the course of my life that l shall never
forget. I was only about twenty years
of age when it happened, and the fear
full peril of that one occurrence caused
many of my Chem black hairs to as
sumo the gray of age.
A Well-knOWn aerOnaut residing at
D. named DeLacy, was among the
first of those scientific men with whom
[ became acquainted after my arrival
in that city. He owned a large, ele-
CANT mansion In RuO--, and being a
great man among the Inhabitants, his
rooms were almost constantly filled
with scientific explorers, interested
citizens and eminent scholars OF all
grades. As he was not a married man
he threw open his doors to all, and pa
tiently answered and explained the
numerous inquiries that were pro-
pounded to him.
By degrees 1 became his bosom
friend-his affable manners, generous
disposition, and ready intellect gradu-
ally drew me into his constant society.
He evinced a great liking for me, and
at certain hours of the evening he
/
all visitors, and leading me to his pri-
vate library, bring forth wine and ci-
gsrs, and thus spend hours in cheerful
/ volatile, conversation
Tt was by these means / remained
much longer in D than I at first
intended, but as my business did mo-
prevent the passing of a few days leis
4 ure at each place visited, I was in nj
great hurry to resume my journey tt
Paris.
Thus three weeks slipped by befor,
/ I was hardly aware of it, and fnall,
one pleasant clear morning L announc
ed to DeLacy my intention Of leavin
his gay city for Paris.
He expostulated with me, begger
and urged me by turns to postpone m,
departure a little longer but / wa
graoiously firm in my decision, AM
then he proposed that l should allOI
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02
Pere Ia Chaise.

Rev. Wm. w. Patton of Chicago,
writing to the Independent, from Par
is, says =
" You have heard much of the cele-
brated cemetery of Pere la CHajse. It
is no great loss not to have seen it. It
will not compare in beauty with Green
wood, Mount Auburn, ard many other
American cemeteries. It has a few
interesting monuments, commands a
fine view Of Paris from the east, and
has one or two good avenues of shade
trees. The rest is quite commonplace,
except the mere singularity of the taw-
dry, playhouse appearance of the
crowded monuments, each fitted up as
little oratoire or chapel, and filed
with crucifxes, garlands Of immortelle
flowers, plaster statUettes, dolls, pho
tographs, playthings of children, and
odds and ends of all sorts. One even
had a glass front, with lace curtains
inside, as though to a drawing
French taste combined with Romish
superstition makes a strange mixture.
/ am told that under some of these
tombs, are vaults fifty feet deep, to be
filed up by the successive generations
Of family and / saw in the earth
thrown out from neWly-dUg graves the
remains of the old cofins that had
preceded. Thus in Paris, gay Paris,
death Is ever BY the eide Of life, and
the city of the dead hard by the city
of the living.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

THE BEST FRIEND.-"What do you
do without a mother to tell all your
troubles to ?" said 2 child who had
no mother to one whose mother was
dead.
Mother told me to whom to 60 be-
fore she died, answered the little
orphan. II 60 to the Lord Jesus
He was mothers kind friend, and He
is mine"
The other replied, "Jesus Christ is
in the sky; He is away of, and has a
great many things to attend to in Hea-
ven. 1t is not likely BE can stop to
mind you"
''I do not know about that, said
the orphan all I know is he says he
will, and that is enough for me"
The orphan was right. Gods ear
is as open to babes and sucklings as it
is to the Givines and senators. Oh,
that all children were told as much and
believed it.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

Ristori's costume is fairly georgeus,
On a recent promenade on Broadway,
her dress was of the heaviest black dam
ask silk, with large white silk stars
woven into the texture of the fabric in
a manner which made the stars look
as If they were made of silver. The
head dress consisted of white lace lap
pels of the most. costly and fairy like
workmanship, hung pendant and Gov
ering the ears, reaching down to where
the dress was fastened at the throat
The head dress was surmountedb by sew
eraI beautiful marabout feathers, and
from each ear hung pendant a string Of
diamond drops, four in number, valued
at Sl2,O00--very massive in their ap-
pearance. The parasol was one of the
finest and heaviest white silk. In her
hand she carried a fan Of intricate
workmanship.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

The English language must appear
fearfUlly and wonderfully made to a
foreigner. One of them, looking at a
picture ola number of vessels, said,
s. See what a flock of ships" He was
told that flock of ships was called
feet, but that a feet of sheep was called
a flock. And it was added, for his guild
ance in mastering the intricacies of
our language, that a flock of girls is
called a bevy, that bevy of wolves is
called a pack, and a pack of thieves is
called a gang, and a gang of angels is
called a host, and a host Of porpOises is
called a shOal, and a shoal of buhaloes Is
called a herd, and herd ofchildren is
called a troop, and troop of partridges
is called a covey, and a covey of beauties
is called a galaxy, and galaxy of ruff
ans is called a horde, and a horde of
rubbish is called heap, and heap of
oxen is called drove, and a drove of
blackguards is called a mob, and a mob
ofwhales is called a school, and aschool
of worshippers is called a congregation.
and a congregation of engineers is call
ed a corps, and a corps Of robbers Is
called a band, and band of lOcusts is
called a swarm, and a swarm Of people
is called a crowd, and a crowd OF gentle-
folks is called the elite, and the elite Of
the city's thieves and rascals are called
the roughs, and the miscellaneous
crowd of city folks is called the cOmmu-
nifty, or the public, according as they
are spoken of by the religious commu-
nifty or secular public.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02
Beaux of Former Times.

We question Wether the celebrated
Beau Brummel, and even the equally
celebrated Romeo Goats, were not
mere Quakers in their dress, compared
with some of the distinguished dress
ers of the former days. Sir Walter
Raleigh wore a white satin p!nked vest,
close-sleeved to the wrist; over the
body brown dOublet, finely lowered
and embroidered with pearl. In the
feather of his hat, a large ruby and
pearl drop at the bottom of the spring,
in place of a button; his trunk or bree-
ches, with his stockings and ribbon
garters, fringed at the end, all white !;
and buff shoes, with white ribbon.
On great court days his shoes were
so gorgeousIy covered with precious
stones as to have exceeded the value
of e6, 600; and be had a suit of solid
silver, with a sword and belt blazing
with diamonds, rubies and pearls.
King James favorite, the Duke Of
Buckingham, could afford to have his
diamonds tackled so loosely on, that
when he choose to shake a few of on
the ground, he obtained all the fame
he desired from the pickers-up, who
were generally les Danes de Ia Cour
for our Duke never cOndescendcd to
accept what he himself had dropped
HIS cloaks were trimmed with great
diamond hat bands, cockades and ear
rings, yoked with great ropes and knots
of pearls He had twenty seven suits
Of clothes made, the richest that en-
broidery, lace, silk velvet, silver, gold
and gems could contribute, one of
which was a white uncut velvet, set
over both suit and cloak with dia-
monds, besides a great feather, stuck
all over with diamonds, as we're also
his sword, girdle, hat and spurs.
When the difference in the value of
money is considered, the sums thus
ridiculously squandered in dress must
have been prodigous.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

Good men generally reap more sub
stantial benefits from affection
than bad men do from their prosper
ity and what they lose in wealth,
pleasure, and honor, they gain with
most advantage in wisdom, and good
ness, and tranquility Of mind.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

There is nothing which goes so far
towards putting young people beyond
the reach Of poverty, as economy in
the management of their domestic af-
fairs. 1t is just as much the wife's du-
ty to see that nothing goes wrongfully
out Of the house as it is the husbands g
duty to see that a suficiency is brought
into IL.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

Good manners are the blossoms Of
good sense, and it may be added Of
good feeling, too for if the law Of
Kindness be written in the heart, it will
lead to that disinterestedness in little
as we'll as great thinRs-that desire
to Oblige, and attention to the gratli-
cation Of others, which is the founda-
ton of good manners.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

"Sir," said a fierce lawyer, do you,
on your solemn oath, declare this is
not your hand writing?"
81 reckon not, was the cool reply,
Does it resemble your handwrit-
ing?"
"Yes sir, think it don't
DO YOU swear that it don't resem-
BILE your writing2
We'll I do old hOss.
you take your solemn oath that
this writing does not resemble yours
in a single letter ]?
"Y -e-a-s, sir."
Now how do you know p
Cause ] can't write ~
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

Happy homes are found only where
the laws of health are observed, and
virtue sits enthroned, and conscience is
void of offence, and industry prevails,
and benevolence overfoWs, and a high
or end than an earthly is in every eye.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

1.-THE password is Saxe-now don't
forget it, Pat" said the Colonel, just
before the battle of Fontenoy, at which
SAKE was Marshal. Sacks Faith
and 1 will not Wasn't my father a
miller p "Who goes there ?" cried
the sentinel, after the Irishman had
arrived az his post Pat was as wise
as an owl, and, in sort of whispered
howl, replied, Bags, yer Honor r.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

Uneasy and ambitious gentility is
is always spurious gentility. The gar
msnt which one has long worn never
sits uncomfortable
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

A doctor who has been trying to es-
tablish a practice in Wisconsin says
that the village is so extremely healthy
that a man was murdered there for the
purpose Of starting a yard.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

Thirteen objections were once given
by young lady for deoliningla match,
the first twelve being the sultor
twelve children, and thesthirteenth the
suitor himself.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

tt is often better to have a great
deal of harm to happen than littlesi
a great deal may rouse you TO remove
what little viii only aooustom you TO
endure.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

The teacher of a learned horse ex-
hibited at Franconi's circus, in Paris,
attempted to make him play on the
hand organ, but the sensible animal
evinced a natural repugnance to the
instrument, and for several months OBJ
stinately refused TO touch it, although
he understood very we'll what was want
ed. At last the master caused the win
dows Of the stable to be stuffed with
hay and then boarded over, so that not
array of light was visible, and a couple of
men, hired for the purpose, beat drum
incessantly beside the animals stall,
relieving one another at stated inter
vals The struggle was continued for
four days and nights, during which the
professor returned to the charge once
every hour, presenting the handle OF
the organ to his refractory pupil, re-
newing his command to the latter to
take hold oft The unfortunate horse,
comprehending at last that there was no
other chauce Of deliverance left to him,
suddenly seized thehandle of the organ
with his teeth and turned with all the
little strength that was left to him.
/ Daylight was at once restored to the
stable, the drummers were dismissed,
and caresses and oats laYished on the
now dOcile scholar, who never forgot
the terrible lessons of his four days
struggle.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

A newspaper editor inadvertently
wrote about a woman who had not
been buried with proper Observance:
"She was buried ike a dog with her
mistake aud corrected it thus "She
was buried with her clothes on like
a dog" The third week exasperated
with previous blunders he had it thus:
Like a dog with her clothes on she
was buried He gave it up.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

Men of ability and enterprise are
often severe taskmakers, from mlsta9-
kenly requiring from those IN their
employ a measure of energy and capac-
ity equal to their own.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

How to make good jam Crowd
twenty fashionably- dressed ladies in
to one omnibus.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

Pleasures are increased in propOr-
ton as they as they are appreciated F;
as roses when engrafted on roses grow
double by the process.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

Why are the recriminations of mar
ried people like the sound of ocean
billows ? Because they are the MUIR
murs of the tied.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

Briggs has faculty for getting
things cheap. The other day he had
a beautiful set of teeth inserted for
nothing. He kicked dog.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02

'Tis sweet TO think, when struggling
The goal Of life 10 win,
That just beyond the shores Of time
The better years begin.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02
Dissolution Of Partnership.
Removal.
GALLIHER & PERSON.

TTAVE removed to the roomf ormerly occupied
-. by J. Coop, on the west side Of Sandusky
Street, one door north or J.. Hyatt's Dry Goods
store where they continue to pay cash for Butter
and Eggs.
Feeling grateful for past Eavors, We solicit a call
before selling elsewhere. We are selling Grocer
les cheap for cash. Give us call
Apr, Z8, Is65-tf. GALLLHER s. PLEBsON.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-02
BUSINESS CARDS.
e. P o w EE


ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WETILL faithfully and promptly attend 10 q II Tessf
w bu siness intrusled to his care either IN
Delaware OF adjoining counties.
Having also established q Real Estate "A Arencv
he viii be able to render valuable alto psrsors
who wish 70 buy or sell real property.
Once 10 Williams Block, adjoining the Pro
bate Judges Office. Delaware. o. sept 1T
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-09
The E'FrOst Flower of Russia Pro-
duced in Boston.


A Boston journal describes an extra
ordinary "Frost flower" of Russia. which
has been produced, it is said, in Boston,
in a temperature of artificial cold, in
the following words: "This wonderful
plant or rather flower, is found only
on the northern boundaries of Siberia,
where the snow is eternal 1t was dis
covered in 1868 by Count Swinoskotf,
the eminent Russian botanist, who was
ennobled by the Car for his discovery.
Bursting from the frozen snow on the
first day of the year, it grows to the
hight of three feet, aud flowers on the
third day, remains in flower twenty
four hours, and then dissolves itself
into its original element-stem. leaves
ana flowers beng OF the finest snow
The stalk Is about one inch in diane
ter; the leaves, three in number, in the
broadest part are an inch and half in
width, and are covered with infnites-
NAL cones of snow; they grow only on
one side Of the stalk, TO the north,
curVing gracefully in the same direc-
ton. The flower when fully expanded,
is in the shape Of perfect star; the
petals are three inches in length, half
an inch Wilde in the broadcast parts,
and tapering sharply to point. These
also are interlaced one with another, IN
a beautiful manner, forming the most
delicate basket of frost work that the
eye ever behold; for truly this is frost
work most wonderful The anthers are
five in number, and the third day after
the birth OF the flower Of snow, are TO
be seen on the extremities thereof,
trembling and glittering like diamonds,
the seeds of this wonderful flower, about
as large as pin head The old botanist
says when first he beheld this flower, 81
was dumb with astonishment filled
with wonderment, which gave way to
Joy the most ecstatic on beholding this
wonderful work of nature, this remark
able phenomenon OF snow. To see this
flower springing from the snowy
desert-born of its own composite atoms.
/ touched the stem of one lightly, but
it fell at my touch, and mOrsel of
snow only remained in my hand.
Gathering some OF the flowers In snow,
in order To preserve the little diamond
ike seeds, he HE'D to ST Petersburg
with, 10 him, the greatest prize of mis-
life time. All through the year they
were kept in snow, aud on the first day
of the year following, the Court OF 81
Petersburg were delighted with the
bursting forth Of the wonderful frost
flower" Our friends in Boston succeed
ed in obtaining several of the seeds,
and all through the summer and
autumn they have been imbedded in
snow, brought at great expense from
the White Mountains and the coast of
Labrador; and they now have the most
unbounded satisfaction and pleasure in
announcing that all signs are favorable
TO the realization OF their iondest hopes,
the production OF the flower of snow.
The snow and ice are IN large glass
refrigerator, with the thermometer
forty i've degrees below zero, and the
solid bed Of snow has already begun
TO show little assures and slight
bullying in the centre; unmistakable
evidences of the forthcoming of the
phenomenon.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-09

was found in my yard, picked and pre-
pared for cooking, broBght hlther by q
cat which had stolen it from kitchen.
A portion Of the breast only had been
eaten and our cook slized upon the re-
mains for her own benefit To such
straits are we reduced by this cruel
war
Nov l0-Bougbt two excellent knit
undersbirts to-day of q woman who
gets her supplies from passing soldiers.
Being washed, etc, they bore no evil
dence Of having been worn, except ta0o
small. found koL-s in tie body Such are
the straits to which we are reduced.
paid SIS each; the price for new ones,
Of inferior quality, Is $50 apiece.
Nov l4-Some Of the family init
mating that stains of blood we're on my
undershirts, Second hsnd,) l was
amused to see Mrs J. lifting them with
the topgs. They have been thoroughly
washed, and prove TO be first rate ar
ticle. am proud of them, 70: they
are truly comfortable garments.
Nov IS-My wife presented me to-
day an excellent pocket handkerchief,
my old ones being honeycombed, and
unfit for another washing Upon in
quiry, (since the cost of single hand
kerchief is now $40 l sscertained it to
be a portion Of one of my linen shirts,
bought in London in 1916.
WHAT vALLASDIGHAM HOPED FOR
Mr. Vallandigham receives this first
rate notice :"
JUNE y, 1S63.-To-day I saw the me-
morandum of Mr.. 0uld, of the CONVEX
sation he d with Mr.. Vallandigham,
for file in the archives lie says if we
can only hold out this year that the
peace party of the North would sweep
the Lincoln dynasty out of political
existence. He seems TO have thought
that our cause was sinking, and feared
we would submit, which would, of
course, be Tuinous to his party But
he advises strongly against any invasion
of Pennsylvania, for that would unite
all parties at the North, and so strength
en- Lincoln's hands that he would be
able to crush all opposition, and tram
pie upon the constitutional rights Of
the peODle.
Mr.. Vallandighsm said nothing to
indicate that either he or the party had
any other idea than that the Union
would be reconstructed under Demo-
cratic rule. The President Endorsed,
with his own pen, on this document,
that, in regard 10 invasion of the North,
experience proved the contrary of what
Mr. Vallandigham asserted. But Mr..
Vallaudighsm is for restoring the
Union, amicably, of course, and if it
cannot be 50 done, then possibly he is
in favor of recognizing our indepen-
dence. lie says any reconstruction
which is not voluntary on our part
would soon be followed by another sep
aration, and a worse war than the pres
ent one
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-09
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
Here is another political entrv:

ICIV Is uIiDlHVI DUIItICai VulI
MARCH Z, lS65--A letter was received
yesterday from -, Selma, accusing
the Assistant Secretary of War, Judge
Campbell his brother in-law, Judge
Goldthwait and Judge Parsons, of Ala
bama, with disloyalty, and says Judge
Campbell is about to issue passports for
delegates to 60 to the Chicago Conven.
tisn, soon to assemble, etc, etc. He
says Judge Campbell is the Fouche of
the South The letter is dated August
"a 1864 and the President now sends
it to the Secretary for his information.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-09
Administrators Notice.

II ANING sugges ed Che insolvency Of the estate
Il 81 Alexander NoottOn, deceased, 70 the Clerk
Ct ne County Court at SEni h county, Tennessee
and order having been made for publication ia the
NashY lie Union, Newspaper published in the city
Of Nashville, Tennessee, for four consecutive
weeks, requiring ali peTs0as having claims asanst
fn.d estate 20 BE them. properly suthenticatsd,
with The e K Of sad C0urt OF before she 18th
day Of ticioher, lSs6, for pro rata distribution,
they VII be f1Teyer barred ID Law aud equity.
THIS is, therefore, notice Of the sans, tins April
2sth, 1855 MARY DOUGLASS,
mayl4tgs Admins trslrix.