Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-11-08

started Tor hannhttAn CITY =.
Twas two years ago-that said good oye'
Yet DER the scene fond memory hngersi
see the crystal 10 her eye,
And berry stains upon her hngers!
Alb me of go much loveiiuess
II had been much TO be the winner;
know she loved me only les
The merest fraction-than her dinner.
Twas hard to lose so fair prize,
But then Il thoughD 'twere vastly harder
To have before my jealous eyes
A constant rival in my larder
The LARGEST FAnM IN TIE WORLD II
Monster Plantation Of 500 Square Mules IN ).
.Rp,srica.-A Buenos Ayres correspondent oil
the New YORK Times gives the following &C.
count OF his visit to the grea; estancia or mon
ster farm of Senior Don Jose de UrquiLa
The only indication that We have reached
It's border ia that on each hand, at the distance
Of three hundred yards from eacl other, ma
king an avenue Of similar width, there arc
planted trees designed to form an avenue the
entire distance to the tstanciA house, eleven
miles. As we travel onward the cattle IL
crease in numbers, and ostrches, solitary or
in groups, come up near US, or slowly cross
our road These birds are thus tame, because
tie General has ordered that not one shall
be killed or destroyed. And SO abundant are
hey that as General Urquiza told me himse
he Las been efvred the cum of Gle 900 IN sil
yer Tor the privilege OF taking them. But
from humanity or from fancy he spared the
birds.
Near he residence Of the General there is a
permanent encampment OF soldiers under his
Immediate command.
Tie tsidepce has received the name of San
Jose, after it's chosen patron saint, st. Joseph
The bulldirGs are oDG story hi9f, and are
Inn
space is paved with sandstone, ard iour slde'
are occupied by the apsrtmecIs Pc .-luing tt
the dwelling house Tle margin OF tie square
tie Ten feet nearest tie house, 10 covered VIE
a freely wrought network OF iron, supported
By iron pillars and oyerspread with The
bra. Chss of fruitful trees
At he outer range o: ice buildings there =.
store near it tie chapel, next the oHce
the Secretary, men the apartment Of two AIDE
dc camp, then the extensive SErsy of parlor
and private rooms provided for The large fam
ily and memorable viSitoTs.
Ga entering The garden there was oeAuti
fu array OF exotic plants, from every quartz
Of III. globe. Aviaries filled with gay bird
OF sweet voice adorn the garden.
Feed not mentien the nsu4ss OF rare planu
hat from the extreme North, but from Au2ut
y, Cape Horn, from Africa, ASH. and iTc1
ne gardens Of Europe were gathered the fix
raj treasures mat adorp each other in tt
8!u. .rless climate, under the most exact AZ
.islie care The garden5 for vegetables su
fruits we're a study. Hear are apples, peache
pears nectarines, grapes. pomsgranstesi hg
ounces, bananas, oranges, lemons and mo-
Of these in messureless alum dance. At Ii
edge OF the orchard there is in process OF cor
strCction an artificial lake about seventy hv
rLids square, and from twenty 70 thirty fet
deep. The walls are Of the most suostanuI
toube work, aud stamped with clay. Tt
w1ter 10 to be brought about one mile from
neigtborpg river AID il 10 be elevated by ms
chlaefy. On this lake there will little steau
rr where the sons destined for the navy wi
leorn engineering and make mimic voyage
The estimated cost OF the lake is $500 900
silver
The chapel intended Tor worship by Il
family, will seat about thirty persons, and Il
costly appointments 81 vestmepts, precio
stones, si!ver furniture, me paintings, pian'
b., altogether must have cost at least beyo
tae sum vi $50 900 IN silver.
The avenue of eleven nliles leading up
the trent of the house is suggestive Of amp
tude beyond, and there is the area OF G
hundred square leagues, or nine huudl
square miles that form the uubrOken body
the lsrm. Over this immense tract Of uns
passed land countless thousands OF cattle a
herses AVID sheep are grazing. or cattle,
farm sends 10 the Strengthening establishm
OF same owner hhy thousand animals 4
nualy, His horses would supply the cava
Of large army, and ircp the wool of
sheep ships are annually loaded and sent
ret 10 Europe,
Other tracts OF land in other parts Of
province are owned by him to very large
lent; but am speaking only of the San J
estahcia, the farm occupied as the own
residence.
In all that province, though not holdin
civil Office nor on military duty, General
quisa is yet regarded as a legitimate TT
civil and military; and hardly assuming q
thing, there is not department or precint
'he province that escapes his eye. On
weeks notice he can call together an arm
twenty thousand men, ready for any ca
thst he should deem worthy of their stee
The estancia of San Jose is alone in the VI