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The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-09-17
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quiet.
St. John N. B., Sept Is.
The fire q Halifax on Friday hight destroyed
Motifs building on Hellis street, occupied by M
Ashurst, Auctioneer, Mr.. Simmons, stove store
and @. Mott, spice dealer; Uhamberain's stove
store, Hunters, Taylor. -four store, and the SINH.
lar establishment Of Whetall on Granville street,
the stores Of Mr. Murdoch, dry goods, Mr.. Her.
ron, Taylor, Mr.. Webb, druggist, Mr.. Rogeers
Hammer, Mr. Richardson, confectionery, Nc
Kinley's boot store, Loudon's boot store. Wet
more, Vaux 4 Mccullough, dry goods, Mr.. Ken.
| sec, Matchmaker, Creighton L AnsweI. dry
| goods, Mr.. Combs shoe store, J. B. Benefits
dry goods. Also, Duffreys 3 Co., Delasare &
Raynor's Roman store building, M. Good wins
WOODEN mill. M. Chipmans dry goods store, Mr..
heymonds hat store. Creighton's book store on
bvghal street There we're also several houses
destroyed, including the printing Offices Of NJ.
BlacklAder and Messrs. Bowes 4 Son. The dss
truction Of property vas immense and The
damage will reach u 100000. taf4
- ST. Louis, Sept. a..
1 Fl The overland mail with dates to the 22d has
arrived. Business generally unchanged.
Mining news, good accounts from Carson and
| Washey valleys and Walker river digKinks are
favorable: ta aa85
The overland emigrants are arriving in large
numbers. Good health prevailed.
Horace Greedy addressed letter to his poli,.
icsl friends urging them 10 vote for McKibben
anti Lscompton candidate for Congress. Also
advising fusion ots opposition parties by com.
bining on best candidate Of each. which he be.
licved would render il practicable TO carry tho
election, 70 the total defeat Of the sdministra-
ton.
Vineyard, SD. says Mcjave Indiana show no
signs .. submission, and stiil lnrk around the
fort with hcsssls intentions. No hopes OF pcsoe
until they are severely chsssisrd.
| Chicago, Sent. Ia
| FnR, TaIaD DAr.-The weather con,;nns.
very favorable. The books were closed ves,er-
day. UP % which time upwards Of s,ouO en-
iries we're made, including nearly 1900 neshan-
ical and agricultural impls ments. The pecsiDes
tof the hFst TIVE days. including The fee for u :
htoition 81 artclee amounts 10 nearly $4,000.
The number 81 viaitOfs 90 sbe ground o dAy y
estimated - $1,000. 8sstag
I'LL Flora Temple and Psine>ss arrived this morn.
US md VIZ contend for the citi.sns pprss Of
etavtss steam plough, nom Nsv York, and
Waters iron psstola wsrs brought Into the
ground to-day and sFblAlaed }6sy we're The
decided feature cf tho fog00Qce. ssaas
The Pre- = well repEseented. numhoee ho1ne
present frQm q pAEts of ne Stats.
II Nsu Osleana 0spl. Ii.
An arrival furnishes adyicss ~ ~ Cty IL
Mexico % ths 1eth, which STATS thss llisaiea
- ssill - ~ sasisal aanes taaaa Lab Heeeol|
~ tspostse.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-13

the potato makes tic best seed on this ae.
count some potato growers use the crown
for seed, and the remsinder Of the ,nbcr for
feeding stock, &c. have planted from time
to time. ten acres will reed having only one
eve to each set, thirty acres with whole po-
ta,oes. and hundreds ti acres with seed cut
from large potatoes having two, three or
four eyes on each set.
The seed with one eye produces tubcrs Of
large and uniform sire. but few and far
between. The whole tubcrs produced largo
crop. but the tnbers were uneven. some were
very large, and some ury small. Tho sets
cut from large potatoes produced best fall.
and where manure and soil and all things
are equal. would be c,nGden, OF obtaining
the most profitable crop from seed Of tho
latter description. When potatoes are dear
and seed scarce, plantirs sets with one eve
each, is an economical method; for the
crown being the best OF the ,uber. and hav-
ing several eyes, can he divided INTO several
parts, Will the rest Of the potato can be US.
ed for culinary purpo.cL
have always found the crown set the hes,
part Of the tubcr for scci. II produces po.
iAtoss which ripen carlir and are Of better
shape and quality than th,sc which are
raised from sets taken fiom any other par,
Of the ,ubcr There isn difference Of opin.
ion As to the merits Of two disiinc, modes Of
eultiva,inc the potato, amely, drilling and
hllling. in my opinion the frs, mentioned
- by far the bc-, system, as the greater part
Of the work can be performed by the plow.
and the plants being separated from each
other, and having an eqt al portion of sun,
air and soil shoe, upwarl and strike down.
ward, spread on every sUc and produce an
abundant crop. Every euluva,or Of po,a.
toes should procure the bcs, seed even At a
very high price. Plan, large sets, and al.
ways bear in mind that l'mall potatoes are
" small potatoes.
To insure COOP crop, the SEED mus, he
in the ground early, wec,s totally eridica-
cl. anil the after cnlturc Il the crop attend
ed to with care and eSictness.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-13
FIFTY CENTS IN ADVANCE.
VOLUME 26, NO. 25.
Tnr Back DOc1OH. Ch.npiOanier,'.

Tnr BLACK DocroR. Championniers's
Journal of Practical Medicine and Surgery.
a well.known Paris medical periodical.
..hieh Is now regularly re-publi'hed In this
country by A. Williams 4 Co.. contains an
article giving some account Of mulaito
known as the black DOCTOR" who 10 crs-
ating sorno stir In Paris by his pretensions
to eject n radical cure Of cancer. The At
,sn,ion Of the faculty was drawn TO this
empire by a communication IN the Moui-
tur d's lIopi,auI from DR.. Declat young
medical practitioner. who gave an account
Of the alleged cure ola cancer Of Eve years
standing upon the lip Of Mr. saI. the in.
ycnior Of the saI.horn. The tumor extern
ded upwards as far as the nose. and OBJ
.truc,ed the right nos,ril. Below IL descen-
ded to the two.thirds OF the lower lip, and
on tho left reached as far as the labial COM
missure. Mr. Sax was under the necessity
Of raising the tumor to INTRODUCES tube BY
which liquid, might be imbibed. lie pla-
ecu "'%'s' u"',' '"e s1' " W. o 60
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-13
"A French Woman at Home.

She helps to cook the dinner she has
boush, - FOR servants are wasteful with
coal, and she knows to an inch how little
she can use. In that marvellous place. a
French kitchen. where two or three little
holes in stove cook such delicate dishes,
and perform such culinary feats as our
grea: roaring giants Of coal fires have no
conception OF, she iits about like a fairy,
creating magical mcsse, out Of raw materi.
al OF the mos, ordinary description. Yes,
though lady born and bred, refined and
elegant, and agreeable IN society, belle in
her way. she does not think il beneath her
dignity to tighten the household eIpeuscs
by practical economy and activity. The
dinner ola French family is cheap and sim
pie. There !, always sour, the mca, OF the
stew pan-'ometime', II not strict in eS.
penditure. another plate Of meat-senerally
two vegetables. dressed and eaten separate
ly, and sometimes, (not always.) sweet
dish u not that, little fruit. such as may
be the cheare', ahd the ripes, in the season.
But there !. very little Of each thing, and
IL !. rather In arrangement, than in ma,eri-
al that they appear rich. The idea tha, the
French are gourmand. in private lie is in.
couccct. They spend little in eating, and
they eat inferior thlngs though their cook.
cry ], rather science than u mere accident
Of civilization. At homo, the great aim Of
the French is to save, and any self.sacridcc
that will lead 10 this result is chcerlully
undertaken, more especially in eating and
in the luxury Of idlcnes'. No French wo
man will spend shilling to save herself
trouble. She would rather work like a
dray.horss to buy an extra yard Of ribbon,
or a new pair Of gloves, than lie on the soft
Is, sofa in the world, in placid fine lad dyism
with crumpled gaute or brc hands.
Iiady's Treasury.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-13

wrITETIrLp ASD wstrY. Very accu-
ra,ely has n writer in the North British
Review compared and contras,ed whitefeld
and Wesley. lie says: Few characters
could be- more completely the converse and
in the church's eXiscneies more happily the
supplement Of one another than were those
oi George whiIescld and John Wesley and
had their views been incidental. aud their
labors all along colncident, their large ser
vice. TO the gospel might have been repeated
Paul and Barnabas. whitcfeld was soul,
and Wesley was system. Whi,e6eld was a
summer cloud. which burst at morning or
noon fragrant exhala,ion over an ample
track, and took the rest Of the day TO gath.
er again Wesley was the polished conduit
in the midst Of the garden through which
the living water glided in pearly brightness
and perennial music, the sane vivid stream
from day to day.
After a preaching paroIyism. Whi,eGeld
lay painting on his couch, spent. breathless,
dea,h.like (; alter hi. morning sermon in tn,
foundry, Wesley would mount his pony
and trot and chat, and gather simples, tall
he reached some country hamlet, where he
would bait his charger, and talk through
little sermon with the villagers. and re-
mount his pony and trot away again. In
his nrial poise, whitefeld's eagle eye drank
lus,re from the source of light, and loved
TO look down on men in assembled myriads
wrsleys falcon glance did not sweep 50 far,
but i, searched moro keenly, and marked
more minuicly. where IL pierced. A mas.
ter OF assemblies. whi,efeld was no match.
for the isolated man. Seldom coping with
the multitude. but strong in astute sagacl.
,y and personal ascendency. Wesley could
conquer any number, ono by one. All
force and impetus. whiseteld was the powder
blast In the quarry, and by ono explosive
sermon would shake district, aud detach
materials for other mems long work deli
cate and pains taking Wesley loved to split
aud trim each fragmcn, into uniform
plInths and polished stones. Or taken 9TH
eraise. White6eld was the bargeman or
WAGNER who brought the timber To the
house and Wesley Was the architect who
set /, up. whiiefc!d had no patience for
ecclesiastical polity. no aptitude for pas,o-
raj details with beayer.like propensity
for building. Wesley was always cons,ruc-
ting societies, and, with a king.like eraft
Of ruling. was most at home when presiding
over a class or n conference. IL was their
infelici,y that they did not always work to-
gether il was the happiness OF the age and
tho furtheranee Of the gospel. that they l''-
ed at the same time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-13

ScARE CRows IHu,riNG NATURE. The
practice Of s,niiing old article. Of male or
female attire, as pantaloons. dresses, or 9th.
er fabrics Of that ilk. has. We are credibly
informed, hccn long in vosue-perhaps u
ccntury-in England. But we think an
improvement can be made on il, aud one, 4,
too, that is better adapted TO this continent,
in consequences Of the preyalenci Of the hre
material rendering the means more access
bic with US than in the British islands.
Our suggested improvement consists in
s,uiing hawks, owls. and other birds OF
prey, and suspending them in such attitudes
Us they are mos, dreaded in when alive, by
the small birds, in similar positions, as in
cherry trees, &C., &c. The skins OF carnrv-
orous animals, as cats, &C.. could also be
stuffed and suspended in like manner.
IL ,hr use OF tixidermy and the simula-
ton Of their enemies to the birds that are
troublesome. DO skillfully rcsortcd to, | have
little dodbt but that it will be found an et.
fce,ive means, and perhaps the next best
thing" to the "lise presence" Of such OF the
smaller carnivora, us prey upon, and are
naturally "a terror and snare " to the gem
orally useful. but some times mischIsvous
songsters and deniIens OF the woOds.
Country Gentleman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-13
OLD SERIES

indeGnable hope, rs that hope sank within
him, " an emigran, ship after ALL" and
deep Sigh came from hs bosom Tor he has
a near and dear friend on board tho little
Packet. I" An emisrant ship" said
another; " how can any captain Of an emf
grant ship know 80 well his way into ,hi.
harbcr?" Z" Besides, emigrant ,hips do
no, come to Liverpool" A pause su.oed,
during which one with quick eye was ga.
ring through the bes, glass the town afford.
ed he was on one knee. resting his teles-
cope. when no suddenly spnng upon his
feet. and declared that Captain Bass was
among the passenger. 4" Nonsense :" was
tho incrcdulous cry; captain Bass and
the Liverpool packet are at the bottom of
the sea. and will there remain till the day
OF resurrection "
No, daun,ed by their incredibly. he said
Give mo the trumpet, I will speak the
brig. In few moments she will be near
enough" 'what brig is ,ha,7'" The
response wn. given. "Are you Captain
Ba.F" YES" was the reply A few
words suficed TO reveal that the vessel had
been blown OF. and for many day. went
before the wind with great rapidity. A.
the gale Abated, Captain Bis, found no
could better reach the West Indies than ho
conld &c, back with 50 small and 80 crowd.
ed vessl. Using their provision. eco.
nomically, and shaking their thi-.t with
the cider and tho barrel OF apples that was
on board. they reached Barbados. There
the captain sold his sloop, bought the brig,
and came hack sale with al has pdsSs1gers
The joyful news sped through the town
with the imps,uousiiy OF lightning, and
ere the vessel could be brought to the wharf
the entire population OF the place had a'.
scmbled 10 embrace their frients. II would
be in vain TO attempt 10 describe such a
sccne-all were In mourning-yet all with
a smile Of JOY beaming in their countenan.
cc.. A. the long los, friends and relatives
lcapcd on shore. fathers. mother. and broth.
er,, were locked in each Others arms. and
then the smiles became tears OF joy.
But how wa. such a scene to end-how
could IL, or how ought l, to end with a NOR
al and christian people' There is in the
depths Of the fountains Of the human heart
an everything spring from which flows it,
purcst and most sacred emotions. There
arises the principle Of religion, tho sense
OF accountability 20 God and love for all
his goodness. This ilnpnlsiVe feeling came
forth in gush Of spontaneous gratitude,
and the tears and .obs had scarcely ceased
wien, with one sudden impulse. the whole
asssmblagc sank on their knees. and in n
burst Of pious lervor poured out thanks TO
the great and merclful Being who had 20
sinsularly preserved them and who holds US
I In the hollow OF his hand.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-13

A SnRtwp EproR. Editors often get
into trouble by conforming to some Of the
cro,chets Of influential patrons and friends,
but the editor mentioned below had ssnsi-
bic ideas Of shielding himself. and allowing
mischief makers To sutIer tho consequences
OF their own wronsheadcdness
There are persons who seem to think
,ha, editors regard /, US one Of the greatest
intellectual luIurie- to "?i,eh into some
body. and they suppp., themselves TO have
conferred great favor by furni'hin, bel
ligcrent contributions, IN which some per-
son. corporation or society is .oindly aba'-
ed. Such people may take hin, from the
following;
4 noted chap once stepped into the saae'
tum Of venerable and highly respectable
editor. and indulgcd in = TRADE against .
citizen with whom he VA. on bad terms.
" | wish, said be. addressing the man with
the pen, '' that you would write very So
verc article against R, AMI put it ia
your paper"
Very we'll" was the reply.
The next morning he came rushing into
the orice in violent state Of eItitsmens.
What did you put in your p'per' have
had my nose pulled, and been kicked
twice"
IL wrote severe article, a' you dssir.
ed" calmly replied the editor. 4" and ngasd
your namsto a."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-13

GRATING OLD FRuIT TREEs. j. Tanning
NJ. d., OF this County, recommends cutting
or the limbs OF old trees, and covering th'
ends with grating wax, the spring before
the gratis are to be set. The stock will
send out many shoots, all Of which are ,c
bc LEFT until the following year. Then Sc
lect the strongest shoots, and as many oI
as are wanted to form well shaped top,
and put the cuttings into these by splicc
grating, using the usual precautions to ex'
clude the air. Remove about three quar-
,ers OF the other sprouts, and the following
year prunc the rest away. In this way. hc
says hc has had great success.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-13

them about to receiye the foil benefit Of the
falling water. II the fall Of water is con-
siderable-.ay iron two to six fec,-a cOu.
pie Of turns and good sQuecrc Of the wool
all rOund will be sufficient to remove all i'm
puritics.
Aner washing. the sheep should be turn.
cl into a clean pasture, and allowed to re-
main a, leAs, week before sboarins, to en-
able the wool to acquire enough yOlk or oil
to confer tha, sof,ness and elasticity - much
prilrd by the manufacturers, and which al.
- adds to the weight OF tho fleece.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-13

How different is the view Of past life, in
the man who has grown old in knowledge
and wisdom, from that Of him who is grown
old in wisdom and folly? The latter !. like
the owner Of q barren country. that flls lis
eye with tho prospect Of naked hills and
plains, which produce nothing either pro-
iiiable or ornamental; tho other beholds q
beautiful and spacious landscape. divided
into delightful gardens, green meadows,
fruitful fields. and scarce casts his eye on a
single spo! bu. has plan. or flower.
[Addisons Spectator.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-13

PErER MS OWN JupoE. Tho following
amusing incident, communicated by q friend
in RoIbury. Mass, occurred in that city
A lad whom We shall call Peter for tho
sake Of a name, playing tuani from that
school, and wishing an excuse the next day
altered over note (Which bad been used
for the same purpose on former occasie'1)
by expung'ng the old date and Substituting
the present. The master immediately de-
tec,ed the trick, and IN the presence OF
the school, impressed upon him tho dan
cerous character Of such frauds. Ile then
told Peter that he would leave him IN the
aisle for hall an hour to reflect upon this.
and bc his o,en Judge. as to the punish-
inent due the ofense. The half hour hav-
ing elapsed, tho whole school was called to
the +" third position the attitude OF st.
tention-and the teacher said, Now, sir.
you yourself are the judge In this case;
what is your decision 2" Peter hesitated
a little, then, hanging his head pronounced
in whining voice, the following impartial
verdict:
Way. as It's ihs first tune. ihiak you'd
bsfir kt The poor .fsiiO~ goF'
fGlea.on's Lins-oi.Battis Ship.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-13

A STRANGE CoScEu. The insane oftsn
entertain the mos, ludicrous ideas ol their
own condition. There Is a man 10 al asy-
lum ia one Of the neishborins States who
became insane In consequences Of failure
in business. lie explains the reason OF his
incarceration as follows: +" am here boz
cause ola mere mistake in business. |
wrs engaged during the winter in makins
mosquitoes wings which expected To sell
IN the summer. | had ten thousand OF
them on hand when she season opened, but
unfortunately had forgotten to make them
in pair. They were all lsfs handed wings
and consequently Lost tho sale Of then.
and was compelled to suspend payment" !"
lie relates this story with n gravity and
earnestnes. which tes,iGes to ih, sincerity
OF his own belief in the explanation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-13

NARROWING ANp RoLLrNo WnEAr. II !.
we'll established fact. that narrowing and
rolling whoa, in spring, are beneficial to the
crop, aud most destructive TO those "prsts
Of the farm " which mar the hopes Of the
farmer. The pupA Of those formidable in.
sects. the "whcat" and " lIcSsan ilies lie
buried in the earth. near the roots OF the
young plants, a, the depth Of about one
inch from the surface. when they are torn
up by the harrow, and exposed prematurcly
to cold weather, myriad. OF them are de.
siroycd. Besides the good done IN this way, 4,
narrowing break, Jumps, dis up cracks and
ii.surcs, and sOltens the soil around the roots
Of the wheat.
About the time when thi, operation
should be performed, great number OF an-
nual weeds will b beginning to show them.
selves; these will b, torn up and destroyed.
II clover or grasses are TO b. sown on the
wheat, il IL necessary TO harrow in order TO
provide a good bed for the seeds. When
the soil is IN proper order; rollin: the ground
after IL Ia. bcon narrowed will be Of the
greatest service, as It comprcsscs and pull
yrriscs the soil. and makes a smooth sur
face for the scythe, cradle. or rcAping ma.
chine. IL will DO necessary to DO careful
lest the wheat should be torn up by the
harrow; to guard agIins, this evil, il will
be proper to Use an implcment with very
shor, teeth. 10.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-13

A man having bought hundred.dollar
pocket handkerchief for his better half, an
acquaintance remarked that she must be
Z" duck Of wife," to which bystander
added" or he must be . goose Of hus.
band"
"A slothful and iuglOrious aversion to
the severe exercises Of the mind has seized
upon oil orders Of the community.
fDr. Chalmers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-13

Liberty is the souls right 70 breathe. and
when ID cannot take long breath laws are
eirdled too light. Bsscber.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-05

BAPTIsTs IN GREAT BTrTA1N-Ths Baptists
in Great Britain and ireland have 80 associs-
tions, and 0,9l7 churches, with a membership
of l0I 1867, of whom 10, were added during
the year; in which also there were % new hou-
ses of worship built, s enlarged, and Is new
churches, formed The largest individual
membership is that of the new Park street
church, London, of which the renowned Rev.
Charles Fl. Spurgeon is pastor, and which has
one thousand and forty-six COMMITMENTS
Five denominational schools for the training of
young ministers are reported, viz: Bradford,
Haverford, Nottingham, POntypool, and Re-
gents Park London. The income of the Eng
lish Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
amounts to Sl15,O0O per annum. They have
missionaries to India. Ceylon. Africa, West In
dies, Canada, Central America, Australia, and
on the European Continent. A church edifice
to hold fva thousand people is in course of
erection in London for the Rev Mr.. Spurgeon.
-CristiaR ChToaiele
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-05

NEw AMERICAN CYCLoPEDIA.-Volume ~ of
this invaluable work has been issued by Appleton
L Co., New York. This publication is, indeed, a
popular dictionary of general knowledge. Messrs.
GEORGE RIPLEY and CHARLES A. DANA are CIV
ing to the subscribers to the work, such library
of useful information as will be to them pcrpet-
ual fund and mine from which to draw food for
thought and study. The range of subjects en-
braced in the present volume extends from Ores
tes Augustus Bro8nson, the American author
whose writings have delighted their readers, to
the ancient city ofFrance, Chartres, where stands
the World known Cathedral of Notre Dame. Be-
tween these two subjects we have biographical
notes upon Bruce, Brummel, House of Brunswick,
Brutus, Byron, Calvin, Carlyle, Cervantes, and
the Charless for the Historian sketches of Bue>
nos Ayres, Burgundy, Cairo and California for
the traveller; Medical notes upon Cancer, Cspil-
larry vessels and carbonic acid, for the physician
useful hints upon BuckWheat, Butter, BucOlies,
and ButtonwOod for the farmer for the scholar
we have Calculations, Calculus, and CalcareCus
springs; with mixture of Bunker Hill and Budd-
hism, Bull fights and James Buchanan, Cables
and Calking, Candace and Carraway, with thou
sand other essays and notes upon matters and
things all over the world, which every man Of
general reading should read and digest.