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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-08-19

Origin Of the Prairies.

Prof. wilbsr. State Grolo.l., of Illinois,
has receutly delivered a SERVES OF admirable
Lectures on his favoritc science. We copy
from the Genesee Republican the following
abstract oi bis theory on the origin AM for.
nation ol th' prairir,.
Prof wilher adopts the theory, tha, a,
one time-very far back in it, hi.,orv-,his
vas, country ior,aed portion Of the bottom
Of the ocean-ihrough the srurtioos caused
BY internal heat, together with the labor
and activity Of thoss master Easous, the co.
"a insects. our continent was raised 70 its
present. position above the water. To prove
Ihl. hold proposition be refers % the many
Indications oi sali water rryssuce, the ire-
qusnt occurrence Of shells which legitimate
u bflons only to animals of the seattle
evidence furnished by the rock. OF the labor
Of the roophyt-s. unmi.iakahl. in its deyel.
opmeut; the frequent discovery of the rr-
mains of monsters of the sea imheIded in
our limestone system. the existence upon
our suriacS Of huge houldrrs, the former ap-
renlascs Of polar shores, drii,ed far away
o. the southwest. imbedied in huge frames
OF ice and dropped down at length upon the
ocean'- bed. whence they arose with our
continent. The Arguments, II not quite
conclusive. are emineutly suggestive, and
should open the eyes OF thinking men to the
wondrous my-,crie. hurried deep in the earth
upon which We 81 f,mlliarly tread.
The existence Of our prairie- j. accounted
for in this wise. The result Of the " drift
system " vas 10 give to this part Of the
country a soil Of unparalleled fertility. and
arising IRON this, were the very large gr,s-
.es. which are peculiar to this soil alone
luHurnnt. and undi.turbed, they grow to
great hight. and fairly wove the surface Of
the earth with a thick. almos; impenatrahle
covering. In the autumn, when this mass
Of eombus,ible matter was dry, how easy
ior shaft Of lighining to send a conaigra-
ton FROM one boundary Of the country TO
The other. The sprouting twiss ot siurdier
growth would perish By the occurrence OF
the-s fires. and hence the ,reeless appear
ance of the West. To aid the idea. IL is
claimed that The Indians, when they did ar
rave, which is supposed to have been long
subsrquent 10 the 6rst period mentioned,
regularly buroed the prairie grasses. ioF the
purpose Of driving the game into more car.
euhser,bed quarters 80 that il might fall an
easy prey 10 their arrows, and to lessen the
difheulty Of travelling.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-08-19

MaEErNc SHEEP. wish TO know the
b., method Of marking sheep, 20 1t will las,
from one shearipg to another. ssh.
We .ulpin several modes for performing
this operation, and ;. ;. b., with any 9TH
srs desiring like information may adopt
whatever seemsth good in their sight:
In France sheep are marked with figures
in India ink on the under side Of the ear, by
which number they are registered. The
process Is very simple one. easily and rap
idly performed. The operator has a ut Of
numbers. three o., each, the face Of which
are small points which will make slight
runc,urcs in the skin, when pressed upon
It. Suppose the sheep to he marked is No.
72l. he sets these figures in pair OF PIN
GERS, and then ruhs Y little prepared ink.
vermillion, or indigo, on the smooth skin Of
the ear. gives it pinch, rubs 1, moment
with the finger. aud 5al Is fIed forever up
on that pot. Thus changing figures, with
a SIMPLE little machine, sheep can be mark
ed any number from to 900 ssS 600.
Rural New Yorker.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-08-19
From the workiug Farmer.
Tolls on Manures.

We are glad to see that some Of our leg.
i.l,turcs are paying attention to this sub.
Jet. and in the granting charters to rail.
ruai-. iurnpikss, etc, render It obligatory
on the PARTIES to charge a lower rate Tor
toll, on iertiluing materials, In England
no toll is charged on any turnpike road for
a wagon carrying salt or bones to BE- used
as fertilizers, or for any other fertiliIing
material. Al the railroads are compelled
20 carry fertilizers at lcss rate Of freighI,
always as low a. Goals and salt In Sis
country nineiy.eight per cent. ol all the
charters are without any such reserve; we
have occasionally Published this TACT TO keep
the legislators in mind OF the necessity Tor
such regulation. Thousands Of tons OF usc.
les salt have accumulated ahout the va'i-
Gus salt works in the United States, simply
because the tolls on public works themselves
dehar their being moved for agricultural
purposes Why should not the Erie Canal
permit the transrnr, Of this salt to be used
as manur-. without toll = even the canal
itself would gam by it. for the increased
amount OF produce that would as a conse-
qaence he transported, would pay profit.
The farmer Who pays a dollar Cor load Of
manure will crase % use il, II he has 10 pay
City cents toll hot he would not ohrct to
pay four times that toll upon the excess Of
crops u might produce.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-08-19

In Iarper's flr August, under the head
in: n " Legal Wit" is the fine anecdote
OF that severe Judge Lord Ellenborough,
and by a singular commission the story j.
spoiled. The real anecinte !. this. Lord
Z. wa. sure to hang every one tha, de.erv-
Cd 20 be-. and It is said some also that did
not. One day a, a public dinner, he asked
Jeckel II dish before the latter wa. " hung
bcyf'-ior 50 dried or smoked beef was
called. Jeckel said he did not know.
e Pass il this way, said his Lord'hip,
'' and will try ii." "Ohi" said Jeckel
" II your Lprlship iris, Il. It will certainly
be hung beet" Boston Journal
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-08-19
Be,sey Bakers Bonnet.

The collection IN the rooms Of the Rhode
Island Socieiy for the encouragement Of Do
nestle Industry. Ia. received an interesting
addition--a bonnet braided by Mrs Be,sey
Baker. in exact imitation. braid. SHAPE and
trimming. Of the first straw bonnet ever
braided in this country. sirty.one years
ago when this venerable la'ly was bloom
ing maiden. she determined To have straw
bonnet! No, knowing any other way 10
get IL than 10 hrsId IL herself. Mrs B-tsey
M-,cslf that WIS her maiJrn name. saw an
imported Dun.uahle straw bonnet In Col.
whiprle's store, and being true Yankee
gIrl. she sat her.elf 10 work To initiate 10.
The interesting memoir upon straw braid
ing. contributed by Judge Staples to tho
last volume Of the transactions of the Do
nestle Society. shows how she succeeded.
With no instruction, without the Oppor,u-
nifty Of unbraiding specimen OF the work
TO see how il was done. she perseyered till
she made bonnet that was the envy Of tho
other girls. Thence sprung business which
to-day employ. 10000 people, and turns
out 5000 900 bonncts and hats annually.
in the single State Of Massachusetts,.
The public attention was fr.t directed to
the subject. and to the service which ons
Young lady's ingenuity had rendered to tho
community. by the memoir Of Judge Sta.
ple-. the Secretary Of tho Society. ller
portrait, PAINTED by Lincoln, and present.
ed 10 the Society by Gov. Dyer, hangs upon
the wall Of the Secretary's Office. 4 few
days since she presented TO tho Society .
tao .imile Of the fret bonnet that she braid
ed. and it will he preserved rs 4 memorial
OF a most interesting incident, connected, :,
with arcs and important branch Of do
nestle production. The bonnet IL may bs
supposed. differs materially from thu.s now
IN use. For the information Of our fair rea-
ders. We may state thar the fashion in 1893
was dccldeily larger than the previlen, ono.
to-day. and that the new bonnet after tho
old style Of which We speak. would not fail
! To crate a sensation on Westminster street.
II they doubt IL, let ons Of them try IL.
We dare say IL might he borrowed for the
experiment. Providence Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-08-19

A LrG,L ANEcDoTE. Elisha Williams.'
formerly Of Columbia County. Wa, some
wha, noted Tor his eloquence and power Of
moving jury. On one occasion he made
a plea which produced n marked eject up
on the jury and upon the Court. lis legal
opponent was q mere pettIfogger. but
shrewd. and it 50 happened on ihe occasion.
succeeded in laying out the eminent coun-
.ellor. When Mr. Williams had cluse6 his
eloquent appeal, the pettfogger arose and
said:
Gentlemen Of the Jury and your Hon.
ors should despair Of the triumph OF my
client in this case. after the eloquent Ap-
peal of the learned counsel, but for the fact
that common law is common ssnse. No
man could like better the piece which the
learned gentleman has spoke, than what
like the piece. He spoke It good. I've
heered him give It four times afore--ouce At
SchOdack, in burglary case; once a, HI.
ak, on a suspicion o'.,ealin'; onca at
Poughkeep.ie. in murder case and tho
next time at Kaklac, about the man who
va, catched countsrieiting Well. he az
Gays spoke il good, bat hi' time he's really
bc.t himself. But what does it all amount
To. gentlemen Of the jury? That is the
question. and you can answer IL Us we'll as
kin, and better. tew"
And 80 they did, and quickly BY yer.
dict for the petifogger's client.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-08-19

Nrw EiVp or C,rrLE Foop. The English
beet breeder. are always on the lookout Tor
cheap and nutritious iced Tor their stock.
Thy u.e up everything that they can grow
at home, and import millions Of tnns OF
different kind. Of feed to supply the deGcien.
cy. Morc than 100000 tons u oil cake are
imported annually into the island, the
greater part of which is obtained in the
United States. The London Farmers Mag.
alinc gi,c- an account of new specie, OF
cattle f.ud which j. beginning 70 BE- import
ei in large quantities, and u-cj by the f.r.
mers. ltis called the '' Locust, " or locust
beans. IL Is the fruit Of the locus, tree
(CroioHia Sigpa) which grows in Spain
and South Of Europe. IL states that IN 81.
cily the quantity gathered amounts TO elev.
en- or twelve 'bousand tons in a year. They
have long been used a. cattle FOOD IN Spain,
and are even reli.hed by .he inhabi,ant.
when ircsh and ripe, from tho sweet pulp
they contain. According 20 careful an
nly,i. these Carole or Locust beans give 81
per cent. Of sugar and gum, aud about 2j
per cent. Of nutritious vegetable matter.
Rural New Yorker.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-08-19

WEEDING BEANS wITn SHEEP. The cul-
,ure Of beans is still pursued to a corsidera-
bic extent. though less profitable than when
the market ruled prices double the average
Of late years. Some farmers simplify their
culture and reduce its expense by feeding
down the weeds with sheep, instead Of hoe
ing them - specially il grasy-,urning
them on as soon as they need hoeing, and
watching carefully 20 turn OF rs soon as
their work is finished. The sheep should
not be very hungry when FIRST turned in, or
they will take grass. weeds, and beans to-
getner they will not usually touch the lat
ter while the supply Of the former holds
out. When the beans get SIX or eight in.
ches high, they should be cultivated, with
the implement 50 arranged as to throw the
dirt under the hill-ibis will he all that is
usually necessary. If the weeds come Up
again, the sheep may be turned on for a
few days, though the beans by this time are
generally large enough to cover the gronnd
and keep down all injurious vegetation.
lCountry Gentleman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-08-19

Chief Justice fancy Of the U. S. Supreme
Court is in his eish,y-third year Of his age.
His eight associates in the Court with ono
single exception, are oil three score years
and ten, some Of them considerably exceed
that number.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-08-19

CuUpNG U>pER rnE COLLAR. 4 gentle
man who h,s tried the plan successfully for
Eve years, communicates the annexed meth.
Oh Of preventing horses from cha6nc under
the collar. Ilc says he gets piece Of
leather and has what be terms false collar
made, which i. simply piece Of leather cat
in 'uch shape IS To he, 'inely, between
the shoulder. Of the hor-e aud the collar.
Thu. tends of al the friction, as the collar
slip. and move. On ,he leather. and no, on
thc shoulders of the horse. Chafng 1. caus
cl BY friction, hence, You see, the thing Is
entirely plausible. Some pcrsons put pads
or sheep skins under the collar, these, they
saw. DO a. much hurt as good, for they aug.
mrnt the heat \ single piece OF leather,
like that composing the outside Of a collar,
without, any lining or s,ufins, he assures
u. is better than anythin: else.
lB,ston Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-08-19

VICTORIA BRIDoE. In an interesting ar
tlcle on the Victoria Bridge, th. Montreal
Gazette gives the following facts
ave learn that tube No. |. which is 2i0
feet long, shows a contraction and expansion
Of one-tenth Of an inch to every variation Of
8 degrees OF the thermometer. the greatest
movement observed being 8 Ia inches, Ow-
ins to the influence oftemperature between
1907 and 500. Both ends of the central
tube are fixed on rollers which moves as ID
contracts and expands with the variations
Of the temperature. 1t being always In mo-
tion. The other spans have two sets OF
rollers to three piers. We believe that tho
heaviest trains will not make any visible
DETECTION. The bridge Is two miles long
from end to end. One single coat Of paint
covers 80 acres space"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-08-19

The manufacture Of crude Kerosene oil
has been Commenced at the new minufae-
ORGY in Cape Elizabeth. aud the refined
oil will soon BE- made there.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-08-19

On the thirty.hrst Of the next October,
Conrad met his friend. radian, with joy.
You seem very happy" said Tancred.
"Yes. have been very successful Of late,
and have just bought me small country
house near 81. Grmain en.Laye.
" How much is !. worth ~
Thirty thousand francs"
The sardonic smile q the lawyer began
70 re-appear. Thirty thousand francs
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-08-19

What is the difference between man who
keeps dogs, and one who has nine walking
sticks? One owns CANNES and the Other
nine canes.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-02-17

MINT VIC cdnnYN 4-r~wroTtDufTTVdI
without feelings of yeneration and So
Der thought fulness. The name OF
Washington is a deathlcss one, and
the day on which he was born should
cver be held in sacred and vivid re-
mcmbrace by every American. On
that day was born the Savior Of our
country" whom no danger could in
timidate, no influences bride; who
was first in war, first in peace, and
first in the hearts Of his countrymen."
lie fought for freedom and obtained it.
He filled highest office in the gift OF
his people, and now he fills an almost
worShiped grave.
Blest with Columbia's brightest lore,
Hlsdeeds resound from hist'ry's scroll -
The sage in peace tho chief in war,
Whose spirit could a host control;
How doth all hearts o~xulting own
Our patriot father, Washington!
Wake! freedoms sonsl and this day tell
Your fond remembrance Of the date;
Flingout your flags with trumpet swell,
Mid gliu'ring ranks in martial state,
And watt TO Vernon's shrine a lone
To thrill the dust Of Washington!
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-02-17
su,o,pe,-A girI,by the name ofJulia

SulcIpe.-A girlIby the name ofJuila
Warner, aged l6 years, residing WIN
her mother about two miles west OF
this village, drowned herselfon Thurs
day night last in the river. The body
was found on Sunday afternoon, when
Coroner Swaby held an inquest on the
remains. From the testimony taken
by the Coroner, il appears that she
had formed an attachment for a GER
tain worthless young man. and that on
the evening of her disappearance she
came home about ten o'clock, when
her mother rcprimanded her tor asso,
ciating with the young man alluded
to. She replied that she had heara
enough of that kind of talk, and would
hear no more of it. She then took oil
her hoopcd skirt, put on a coat OF her
b Oilers, tied a 81 4 Vi a oundhcr lead
and left the house. No alarm was
felt at her absence until Saturday,
when a search was commenced in the
river, and on Sunday afternoon the
body was found only a short distance
from the house. The jury pronounced
it a case of suicide.-Seaeca rats
Courier.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-02-17
Elk CUANGE BANK.

The Fayetteville Observer, in n
spirit Of perseverance which we adj
mirc, keeps the Exchange Bank
swindle before the eyes of the honest
yeomanry who have been so boldly
and baseIy delrauded out Of their
money. Either Spence ought to be
made to toe the mark, else made to
leave the country, since big swindlers
are generally thus lucky. A poor man
would have long since been in the
State prison for a far less onence.--
The Observer says:
Several weeks since we called attcn.
ton to the fact, that the c1pOse promised
by Mr.. Spence, Of tie affairs Of this burs'
ted Bank bad not been made public; and
in behalf Of the note holders who had
been GAanciered out Of their honest earn.
ings, we called for some sort Of aulhori.
totivo showing, in order that they might
know what to rely upon! Our queries
were taken up and repeated by the press,
and there the matter stopped. The Off
GERS OF the dclunCt institution remain as
mum as death. About the substance Of
our knowledge is that the Bank is broke,
and the prospect seems fair now for the
TO be totally worthless. If any
one has gained by the collapse, the own.
crs, ofcoursc, are the ones, and they seem
willing it would appear, judging from
their refusal to make public their knowl.
edge olthc concern, to let the whole mat.
ter lie quiet, and 50 pass into lor9olfuI.
ness, But VIC are much mistaken i(the
people are going to let this matter drop
without knowing something more upon
subject. The Report Of the LcgisIs.
tive investigating Committee shows that
there has, on the part Of sombody, been
gross swindling done; and the people owe
it to themselves that there should be q
persistent, unliring, increasing clamor for
knowledge, until tue whole management
Of the Exchange Bank is made public
When the Report Of the Committee was
published, tho people were invited to
'wait'-to"suspcnd their Judgment and
give Mr.. Spence an opportunity to reply,
when he would tell all he knew about
the matter. We'll, people have waited
until row they begin to think it is about
inc for tho "suspended juIgment,' with
all its pondrous weight, to fall. Months
-.z 80 80 al .st,, a.. -II
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-02-17

UNpARALLELLED MEANNEss.--An indi.
vidusl in this city held an execution
agains, another, which was placed in the
hands Of the Sheriff for the purpose OF
collecting the claim, but that officer find.
ingno property, it was returned ~unsatis.
fed. A short time since, the creditor
discovered a small monument at one OF
the marble yards in the city which had
been ordered by the debtor TO be placad
over tho grave Of a little child he had re.
Gently buried. Forthwith this worthy
cxamplar Of Shylock waited upon the
Sheriff and Instructed. him to levy upon
the stone. That officer very properly re.
monstratel against an act SO barbarous
and uncbristian, but without avail. lie
was threatened with prosecution unless
he performed this unpleasant duty, and
the stone was accordingly seized and in
due time sold. There was no one mean
enough 10 bid upon it but the creditor,
and ii was knocked down TO him. A lit.
tie monument Of u little child, with the
names Of the parents and their offspring
upon 1.-THE figure Of q dog, the emblem
OF fidelity, in an attitude Of repose, sur.
mounting twas bought in by this thing
in human form. As we looked upon the
stone and listened TO this little history
connected with it, we could not help think.
ing that he who had done so base a thing
against his fellow, deserved no reposc in
this world or the neIt.--BuBaLo Courier.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-02-17
KEEP YOUR EYE ON YOUR MECH,
R0RS

Take care of them. Don't let them
SUR without watching. They may do
something wrong if you do. To be sure
you never knew them to do anything very
bad, but it may be on your account they
have not. Perhaps, if it had not been
for your kind care, they might have dis.
graced themselves and families, a long
ttme ago. Therefore, don't relax any
effort to keep them where they ought TO
be; never mind your own business, that
will lake care Of itself. There is man
passing along-hc is looking over the
fencc-be suspicious Of him, perhaps he
conlemplates stealing something some Of
these dark nights; there's no knowing
what queer %lancies he may have got into
his mead. If you see symptoms Of any
one passing out of the path of duty, tell
every one else that you can see, and be
particularto see a great many. 1t is a
good way TO circulate such things, and
though itmay not benefit yourself, or any
one else particularly, it will DO something
important about some one else. Keep
something going-silence is u dreadful
thing; though it's said there was silence
in heaven for the space Of half an hour;
don't let any such thing occur on earth.
it would be too much heaven for the in.
habilants Of this mundane sphere. il,
after oil your watchful care, you can't
SEQ anything out OF the way with
any one, you may DO suro it is not be.
cause they have not done anything bad (;
perhaps, in an unguarJcd moment, you
lose sight Of lhsm-throw out hints they
are no better than they should be-that
you should not wonder if people found
out what they were after a while, aud
then they may not carry their heads SO
nigh. Keep i'll going, and some one
will take the hint and begin to help you
,f,er q whiIe-then will DO music, and
ivsrything will work 10 0 charm.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-02-17

A poets heat can pay
IF prayers in absence breathed for thee,
A thousand in an hour
II busy fancy blending thee
With all my future lot
If thou %coll'st these "(orsetting," thou
Indeed shall be forgot.
Forget thee? Bid the forest birds
Forget their sweetest tune;
Forget thee? Bid the sea forget
To swell beneath the moon;
Bid the faint evening flower forget
To bring refreshing dew;
Thyselr forget thine own dear land
Its mountains wild and blue;
Forget each old familiar face,
Each long remembered spot
When these things are forgot by thee,
Then shalt thou be forgot.
Keep, if thou will, thy maiden peace,
Sill calm and fancy free
For God forbid thy gladstone heart
Should grow less glad for me:
Yet, while that heart is still nworn:
Oh! bid not mine 10 rove
But let it nurse its humble faith
And accomplishing love.
If these, preserved for patient years,
At last avail me not
Forget me then! but ne'er believe
That thou can'st be forgot
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-02-17
NEW FURNITURE SHOP,
Nashville, Tennessee.

The undersigned would especially Inform
the Public, that he has lust opened an extern
slve stock of superior Furniture, Mattresses
Nc, in the spacious woreroom in (No. ny
togg's Building, on College street, three
doors North of A. Hamilton's warehouse. It
IS my intention to keep constantly on h'nd
the best Furniture of Home and Estern man.
ufacture, which | can afford 10 sell as CHEAP
as any other in the ma rket. ] have engaged
the services ofthe most competent workmen'
and am prepared 10 compete with the best
manufactures in the West. All orders EN-
rusied to me will be executed salisfacioral'
y and with p%romp'ncss. Especial attention
will be paid to repairing all kinds Of Furnl'
ture, and satisfaction warranted in all cases.
All desiring bargains in Furniture and Up
holstry, will find it to their advantags;to give
me a call be, ore purchasing elsewhere.
First Furniture Store on College street
North of broad. W.. FAY.
Feby 18th.