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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21

A Bio SnlP or rnE AScIISrs. The Boz
ton Herald says;
How true was the remark Of the Royal
Hebrew sage -" There !. nothing ns~ On.
der the sun" While We are talking OF
the enormous dimensions OF the Great Eas-
tern, and are filed with wonder at the
vast undertaking. a record Of over Two
thousand years ago !, produced which
shows that then, in the infancy Of pavig.-
ton and in the rudest condition Of naval
architecture, vessels were bulls which we're
nearly equal In sire To the ocean steamers
built previous to the Great Eastern. while
in point Of comfort. costumes Of material
and elegance Of internal arrangements, they
surpassed our modern steamers. The sire
Of the largest vessel Of the aneisnt., ~ de-
scribed by an ancient author vas 80 cubits,
or $50 feet.
Description of grand and magnificent
war ship, built by PtolOmeus Philopator.
King Of the Grecian.Egyptian Empire. from
the year 22l to 2oi before Christ its con.
sructiOu, equipment. the process OF launch
Ing IL. etc.
"PhilOPater built n ship with 10 banks
Of rowsr., being $50 cubits $500 Eoglisa
feet long and 3s cabits &c fect) from one
side to the other; and in height up 10 ths
gunwales IL was IS cubi.', COS fest) and
from the highe., part OF the stern TO the
water line. 53 cubit. (iO6 fos,) and is bad
four rudders "a eh 30 eubit. go fset) long;
and oar, for the tharnite, the largest 3s
eubits &C feet) in length, which from hav-
ing lead in their handles. and because they
were heavy IN the part inside the ship, be-
ing accurately balanced, were In spite Of
their bulk. very handy to use. And che
ship had two heads and two sterns, and ssv.
en- beaks, one Of which was larger than ell
the rest It had IL undsr.girshs 10 support
the keel, each 500 cubits IN length. And u
Was we'll propOrtioned to most ersraordi.
nary degree. There was great store Of
every kind Of eqaipmsnt to supply all parts
OF the ship that might require any. And
when 1, put to sea IL held more than 1000
rower.. and 400 'upsrnumsrsries; and on
the deck were 5000 marines, or At least $3.50.
And besides oil .hese there was large bo-
dy Of men under the decks, and q vast qusn.
tiiy OF provision and supplies"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21
VOLUME 26, NO. 4S.
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the threshold. utterins ordinations Of vel.
come and delight.
With an awful sob. . horrible sense ep-
pressing him as be looked on the thing that
was 80 beautiful, snd ys, deemed her 70 be
% black and 'in-'po,ted, lie held her back
with his hand, saying. "Ths ring the ring.
the ring with which I be,rothed thee
where IL it7"
81 have IL not" she said, shrinking back
In fear from him.
Then thou dds, giss Il to Gmy" cried
Prince Meredith.
~ did," she .aid "you bsdc me-"
She never spoke word more.
There fell on that forehead, % pure, .
blow m from an AZ, from his iron gloved
hand. A crash, . scream, . collapsed bur
den, oil white and bloody on the a,or. And
fsO cOrpss' were borne away by the horror
stricken handmaidens-the mo,her.snd tho
babe-in that death agony. neither of which
would smile upon him. or bless him mors
with their presence, their smiles. their su-
braces.
From that day he became Meredith GoeA.
or Meredith the Red
For tim., his frst stupor vanished in
the storm that broke upon hi. head. The
father Of Ada made head against him, and
much other blood vas shed in the .snguin-
AIRY fray. that followed. In one Of ,he.s hs
took the luckless Italian prisoner. The vile
wretch confessed the fraud-ths lie that hs
had acted and all the tormens that ings-
nuiiy could invent were acted upon him In
the dungeon Of the castle, which echoed and
re-echOsd to hi. dreadful .hriek.. Meredith
VA. indeed fully rvysngod-li repri.al be-
yond the power Of words to describe could
satiate his boundle-- thirs, for vengeance.
But these could not bring back the dead
When the father and friends Of the hap
les lady knew the crai, that had been prse-
liced upon him, and when they saw that no
punishment they could inaiet could equal
that which the mans own remorse indicted
upon him. they prosecuted him no more
they lett him 10 the working Of that which
never dies within. till the heart DO withsr-
et. ,ilI the BRAIN bc.apTed, ill the silver
cord be loo,ed, anil the pitcher broken At
the fountain "-uutil that hour ofunbr,Ak-
ing rest come "a him, aud release him from
hs pain forever.
fOrlorn, heart broken. de.olate. the sad
phantom Of hi. siis. with that bloody gssb.
cls.ping her pure brow, forever-evor-
-.alkci beside him. IL wore no smile. IL
looked no pardon-,hough his breaking
heart was yearning Tor some ray Of hope.
lie withered away, a spectacle that shock.
ed to behold, until one morn they found
him dead on his couch 'uiile-the FIRST
FOR yesrs-on his lips, and his hands firmly
elaspcd in supplication upon his breast.
lie looked like one forgiven at the last mo-
ment--ODe whose ,orturcs bad etpialed his
crime.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21
PARIS. ME-,
Toads and their Skins

In a short article in the Farmer abou,
,oad,, |, say. "he rolls up his old coat IN
pile, and swallows IT,"
Now, as have seen him take OF hi. coat
and pants, and a friend has seen another do
the same thing in precisely the same man.
ner, /, may be interesting to others to know
the process.
About the middle Of July, found toad
on a hill OF melons, and not wanting him
to leave, hoed around him ho appeared
sluggish aud unwilling TO move. Present.
ly, | observed him pressing his elbows
agains, bis sides, and rubbing downwards,
lie appeared 50 singular that ! watched to
see what he was up TO. After a few smart
rubs, hls skin began to burst open, straight
along his back. Now, said I, old fellow,
you have done il ; but he appeared TO be
unconcerncd. and ke3, on rubbing until he
had worked down all his skin into folds on
his sides and hips, then grasping one hind
leg with both bis hands, he hauled oil one
lex Of his pant. the same a.anybody would,
then stripped the other hind leg in the same
way lie then took this cast or cuticle for
ward. between hts fors-leg-, into hls mouth
and swallowed it then, by raising and low.
erin. his head, swallowing as he came down,
he s,ript Oh the skin underneath, antil il
one Of these with the opposite hand, by
couaderabl, pulling strip, or she kin
changing hands, he strip, the other, and by
slight mouJn Of the head, and all the
while swallowing, be drew /, irom the
.hroa, and swallowed the whole. The op.
Grafton seemed to be an agreeable one, and
occupied but short time.
lCor. y. T.. Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21

How BurrEE Is MADE. A correspondent
Of the New FORK Times. who is staying in
the country. has been partially initiated in-
10 the mysteries Of butter making. lie
says. IL always used TO bother US where
butter came frOm. Our idea was that il
must have come from u salt mine, mixed up
in some inscrutAble way with tubs. But it
appsar. that butter IL made by women. We
happened one day to be out in place call.
Cd the " wood.house." when very singu-
lar occurrence took place. 4 woman who
was there put on an apron, and then pro-
eeedvd towards singular looking ins1iIu-
tion with a stick in it. Taking bold OF this
stuck. she began working It up and down as
though her very lii1 depended on the opera
tion. What in the name of wonder are you
doing there?" said we. Making butter,
you fool" Being 10 pursuit Of knowledge,
We disresarded the superauou' apPella'lon'
and mildly asked her the rationale Of the
process, when, to our astonishment, she
wheeled upon US and delivered herself OF the
following remarkable sentiment; " Naow'
look here, Mister. | don't warnt none oi
your Gas. You We been aiollering the areound
aud around ever since you've been here,
aui | won't sieand i, no longer. Naow
CO." We went. but we know one thing
but is made by women in some way OF
ether.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21

narrow lands. and the water.iurrows care
fully cleared and free outlets provided, -
that all surface moisture may at once drain
away. Unless this is attended to. It is OF
little use to plow low lands in the fall. II
covered with water until spring, the fros,
has no mellowing elect, and very little de.
composition takes place-,be soil is only
hardened by It's exposure.
>. In fall plowing, the iurrOws should be
deep and narrow, 50 a. to expose as much
surface a. possible TO the action OF the irOst,
and 1t matters little how rough the work
may be. provided the whole surface DO in
,srIed by the plow.
In conclusion. we would again urge the
importance Of preparing beisro winter sets
iu, as far as may be, for another year. We
hear the complaint very frequently tha, late
seeding ha, injured Que or moro OF our
spring crops, and that the most successful
growth has been made upon lands plowed
in the hll. Spring plowcd land can also be
given more attention, with the lessened dc.
mauI upon the team and time, aud all
branches Of farming feel the influence Of toe
Workmen who - eheaply aud faithfully as
sisi in forwarding the lahors Of the farm.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21

UsE or CHECK RnN. The n. Z. Farm.
er makes some excellent suggestions upon
thi. subject; "Any person whose attention
has been called to the subject, and who still
persists IN the use Of tight check rein,
ough, to have his head placed in similar
position to that which he has cruelty sub.
jee,ed the horse. II were the Grand Sui
tan, every man who torments his horse with
a check rein. should hold hls arm a. righ,
angles with his body for an hour at time,
once in twenty.iOur hours, as long rs he
continued the use Of the check rein. The
practice OF drawing in the heads OF team
horses, by means OF this pernieiOus strap, Is
especially cruel. The horse, in endeavoring
to eIpend his strength, needs the free and
natural use Of bus head and neck"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21

BoNS And WuLr. According TO Sir
Rob,r, Kane, the distinguished chemist,
say, the Scientific American, one pound Of
bones contains the phosPhoric acid Of twcu.
iy-eight pounds Of wheat. \ crop of wheat
Of forty bushels Per acre, and sixty pounds
per bushel, weighs 2,iOO pounds, and 'hi.
requires about e.ihty.siH pounds Of bones Il
supply il with that essential material. The
usual supply Of bone dust (thrcV to four
cwt. psr acre. supply each Of the crops loT
four years with ,uticiency Of phophoriC
acid. which j. given out as the bones decom,
pose. |, may, therefore, be conceived what
would te the effect Of a double dressing o
bones. renewed each year from time to time
by adding doses, all giving out the phOs
phoFie acid by the slow rroees. Of decOmpO
si.i0n.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21
Profitable Cow.

Mr.. c. NJ. Morgan Of GorhAm. y. H.,
own. COW whose milk Tor three seasons
pIst has s1ld for the following sums respect.
lively From March /. 10 Nov. NJ. 1857,
$500; from March I. to Nov. -. lS5S,
$500; from the sr,, Of February 20 the
fret OF October 1859. S50.97. Beside the
amount soli. Mr.. Morgan has used What he
wanted in bis family, from the same COW,
and during the pas, ssason, in addition to
hi. regular family Of four persons, he has
bad II regular boArdsrs.
The greatest amount Cor a single month
Was for March, Isjs. when the sale. amount,
81 TO Sl2,GO For the corre.ponlins month
in 1850. they amounted o. SlO..S.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21

RAILROADS ~ ASIA. The New Nork Eve.
ming Post gives detailed and quite inter.
esiinc account OF the srea, railway enter
pri.o. now in progress in Asia. After the
enumeration It adds These are gigantic
projects. But there are rich and populous
regions to be tapped a trade famous from
immemorial times for it' preciou. and cost
ly products to DO secured, and powerful em.
plres in competition Tor it. The OrdiCary
limits Of the possible fade away while we
look at the prospect.
one thing is certain, a new era is inau.
suratsd ia Asia. The caravan routes, over
which the camel. mulc and donkey have
slowly ioiled for almost forty centuries, will
soon be replaced by the railway and the
steam engine. Distance and 1t. ,.consequenee.
inlrequent intercourse, which have "mado
enemies Of nations" will be annihilated.
The Ashtc races will be made better &C.
quainted with one another and with Europe
and America. knowledge will be diiuscd,
thought awakened. a familiar acquaint-
anee with Christian lands, laws, homes.
and the whole ineOmParably higher civilira-
ton Of Chrisisndom will cier, powerful
influence in remolding aud reeeneraiing thu
political and social condition Of that ancient
region where the career Of humanity began,
aud whittier il seems about TO return, as II
to carry back all that it has learned and
gained in its wide wandering, and adyen-
tures. to decorate and enrich the old home
stead of the race.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21

A pEvoNsuiEE pUNPtlNG. Ga the open.
iug Of the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway,
the nayyio' aud other persons employed in
constructing the line were ent,insd ut din.
nsr, the principal feature being Devon
shire dumplins" Of unusual magnitude.
IL was IN the form Of a cone. about eight
ieet in diameter at the base and about ,hir.
teen fes in perpendicular height Itweish-
ed 2lOO lbs, and it. ingredient. we're j73
lbs Of Hour. ~ lb. Of bread, 3S2 lbs Of
rai.ins, lgl lb.. OF curran;'. 3j2 los, OF su.
ct, IS Ib.. OF sugar. 800 lemons, ~ nut.
meg. go lbs. Of milk. IL was baked IN
sections, aud then built up on wagon, the
fabric being kept together by hoops and
other mechanical devices.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21
The Teaching of Physical Science.

II the term education may be understood
in 80 large sense as 10 include all ,ha, be.
long, to the improvement Of the mind, ei.h-
er by the acquisition Of the knowledge Of
other. or by increase OF it through hi. own
eIsrtions. We learn by these result. vha, is
the kind Of education science offers TO man
IL teaches US 10 be neglected. Of nothing
not to dr.pi-e the email beginnings. for they
procsde Of necessity al great thing. in the
knowledge of,ciencc, either pure or applied.
IL teaches a continual comparison Of the
small aud great, and tha, under difference.
almos. approaching the inGnite-for the
small as often contain, tho grea, in prinei.
pie as the great does the small; and thus
the mind becomes comprehensive. 1t teach.
- to dcduea principles carefully, to hold
them firmly, or to suspend the judgment
To discover and obey law, and by i, to be
bold in applying to the greatest wha, wo
know Of the smallest II teaches us hrst by
tutor, aud book. to learn that which /. al
ready known TO Others, and then by the
light and methods which belong to science,
to learn for ourselves and Tor oIhsr.-so
making fruitful return 10 man in the 70.
iurs for that which We have obtained from
the men ofthepAsi. Bacon, in his in'iruc-
tion, tells us that the scientific student
ought no, to be a. th, ant who gathers
merely, not as the spider who spins from
her own bowels. but rather ss tho bee who
both gathers and produces.
Prof fAraday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21

Is is nigh midnight. The scene is fes'
tai ball, where tho deputation OF the Welsh
princes have met the more astute and willy
commissioners Of the Norman Henry. The
Bishop Of Hereford hath given his blessing
to the preliminarics, aud a royal feast was
gwen to the guests as pledge ot amity'
Being late in the night, the wine OF Gasco'
nv is passing round. Welsh and English,
Saxon and NOrman-fcrcely opposing foes
meet in amity; and mercenariss from
Spain and Gailla-lrom Helye,la, from the
Baltic. aud scandinavian shore-not even
forgetting the yellOw-haired Dane and the
dark subtle ltalian-mingle together
they are men OF might and prOwess-mas.
niieent specimens Of physical formation,
whatever may be thought Of their morality
Prince Meredith sits at the head OF the Ia
ble--joyous. fc'tal, relaxed, even grown
boastful. On one hand Of him sits Nor.
man noble and an Italian loader on both
aide, of the table are seated the Others.
Lamps cast down thsir lights upon the
guests who are clad in robes Of ceremony
attendants bear about the wines in jugs and
vases. Tie guests become warmed with
wine, and their talk, which had been state
ly and grave, now became moro noisy and
yoluble. by instinct, they avoided all top.
les likely to lead to discussion, and 50 lar
harmony prevailed.
The Italian is possessed OF a masculine
beauty 90 fine and rare, that hs might have
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21

AEoosTook MuTroN. Speaking Of NUT,
ton, Pike OF the Augusta Ago says; "Thc
beet we ever ate was during the iamou.
Aroostook eIpcii'ion-uo, tho bellisrrcnt,
bat tho editorial expedition, which came
od last year with 50 much pleasure to TIE
q corrs and with ~ much expense to some
body. The mutton VAS as sweet aud tender
as beef. and was mistaken for beef by Us,
aud was moreover eaten by Us as such, and
We should never have discovered our mis-
take u wc bad not called for a second plate
of beyi and seen told tha, II was SIMPLY nut
ton. 1, was the English variety Of sheep
grows very large, gets very fat, Is entirely
free from oigr Commend Us to Aroos,oo l
mutton. 1t We are compelled to eat mutton
at al.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21

ArrtE TKEEs on lliCu LAND. l.. ;.
Siandrins, Oi DcnmSrk, Lewis CO., y. Y,
states that they can not raise fruit in that
locality, excepting red Plums, gosseberries'
rasPbsrrie', &c. lie has repeatedly tried
to raise apple trees but has uniformly fail
ed. But on the uplands, two miles west,
where they get snow one or two weeks ear
lier in the fall, and later in the spring, they
succeed iolcrAbly in raising lruit.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21

A TRuE fsIESp. Thou mayest be sure
that he that will In private tell shss shy
faults, is thy friend, for he adventures thy
dislike and doth hazard thy hatred for
there are few men that can endure it-svs-
~ man, for the moss part, dslishseth IN
seli-praiss, which Is one OF the most uni.
ver,al follies that bewiteheth mankind.
lSir Walter Raleigh.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21

PRESERVING DMtn Roors. Takeup the
root, on dry day, after the tops have been
killed by iros,. Let them remain exposed to
the sun aud air ti,l quite dry. All the soil
should be shaken OF them. When quite
dry, put them on a shelf in the cellar, or in
blI or barrel OF dry sand. The name OF
the variety should DO written on a wooden
label, and attached 10 the roo, with wire.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21

BorLKD CIDER PIE. One cup boiled cider;
one cup -four: two cups water; two cups
molasses; mix thoroughly and bake with
two crusis. The above quantity will 10
sufficient for several pies.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21

The editor who kissed his sweetheart
saying, "please exchange. !. belie,ed not
to have exceeded the proper " libsrty Of the
press."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-21
farmers department.
"srEED INA rLow.''

~ tr- srts aud scieuccs pertaining o. lir, are
..l ',iseiiogcthrr. and arr ultimately c.,an~c,.
si sua Agricuiiufe.-AoEtCoLN.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-09-28
Franklin Academy,

THE FIRST Session Gf this Ipsti,ution
Il commences lst Monday in january
next and ends LIST June
The second session commences Isl N,,,.
day IN JGly md ends lsi December.
The Trustees have succeeded in retain
ing the services Of MIR SANIL Mc.
CORMlCK, whose proficiency in teaching
IS surpassed by few. Young men can
be thoroughly prepared to enter any Of
The higher institutions of learning In the
Southern States. The Village il very
healthy, and there is not, ut present a
grog shop or place where ardent spirits can
be obtained in il.
boarding can be obtained IN priyar. fam.
lIles at $40 per munlh.
The rates of tuition are The sam. NJ.
those in Academies throughout the State
The Academy building is now in som
plcic repairs.
The surrounding country will find here
advantages which will ut least equal those
~ other places, and To our District nre held
out such inducements as We believe will ob.
V'ate The necessity Of sending our Young
men end boys abroad.
S.B. MASSEY,
~ Secretary.
"''' 10 1000 II-tf.