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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-02
Hyfalutin.

Perhaps the following may not amuss
either yourselves or your readers. bat il did
me In our drug store have fellow clerk,
somewhat celebrated among his acquaint-
anecs ~ a concoetor Of pun. and the utter
er OF dry jpkes. Ile is boyi.h-IOokins
youth. aud oihciate-, when hi. services ara
required, behind the soda fountain. A lew
morning. since. a la,hionAbly dressed, poet.
ical.looking young gentleman entered. and
seating himself on a stool ia front Of The
counter. in u choice selection Of terms, re-
qucstcd tho clerk TO prepare him -eidl''s
powder.
The following conversation, ridiculous in
it, carncstncs-. resulted
CI,rk-With 'yrup'
Cus,omcr-(.luwly and methodieallyl-f
requlre i, not As rcfrcshmen,. II the syr.
u, yl,iatc not the eject Of tho compound.
you may minge with il such nm amour, Of
the substance rs will render the potation
palatablc. or. To be better under,tood-
Clerk - (ipterupting) II comprehend
YOU perfectly Permit mo to assure You
that the tendency Of the 'yrsp will rather
be to enhance than diminish the pursa!l's
virtues OF the drug.
Cus,omer-(indignant at observing that
his style is affected by the o,hcr)-rhen
proceed, miracle Of medical literature and
wisdom
Clerk with dispatch, cOniOunder Of
fools.
| Cu.tomer-Then II not struck mO,iOnlcs',
use haste.
All thi. was 50 quietly, so politely said.
that, although amused beyond expression at
the conversation. stared in wonder at tho
parties The clerk was evidently cut at tho
las, remark Of the other, but miIed tho
powder, which tho stranger ,riumphan.ly
swallowed. paid for. and started to leave tho
store. when
Clerk-Should you feel any unea'ine'' in
the region Of the stomach within the period
Of fifteen minutes, illustrious patron. ~.
tribute the cause TO the accidental iniroduc-
ton into the drink YOU have just taken OF
some drug Of vigorous efec, aud painful
consequences.
CG.,omer-(a trile frish,ened)-Iffdo do
blame you, III break your heal
( Clerk thought could bring You to
plain English but | guess you will find tho
powder all right. Euf customer, 'ciih coat
tail aieking ardigh out
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81. PARIS, ME-. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1859.

which impc!s Americans "ahead.' lie bad
but very small means at any time. ard has
expended all no had in the world upon his
invention, with some nine or ten thousand
dollars OF good friend who has stood by
him from the beginning. IL wa. 20 this
friend that he carried the model Of his in.
vcntion in handkerchief. aud asked him
what he thought OF IL. The friend examin.
ell It carefully and told him at once to Sc
curc a patent; he said be- had not the means,
when his friend advanced the necessary
amount on the spot. Aud that was the be-
ginning Of the beginning.
MIR. Fawkes was born a mechanic. II was
innate, and he could not have resisted the
impulse II he bad tried but tried he was
by very limited education. and s,ill more
limited means. enough to have dAmped the
ardor OF any common man in any OF the
pursuits OF lie requiring both education
and money. hut Mr.. 7. Is no common
man his unahssins spirit-his indomita.
ble rcrseVerance-haekcd by tho mechanism
within him, have enabled him to achieve
that which men Of the highest social posi-
ton and OF tho most commanding scientific
attainment, with every accessory at their
hands, have failed to accomplish.
Success TO Fawkcs' Steam Plow-to Penn.
sylyan,a soil that produces a natural grow tn
OF science TO asiounl the world.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-02
George Washington as Rejected Suit

A writer in the New York Century, says
of the lady who won Washington's young
heart, and whose father rejected the tall
young soldier because he had no carriage
for his daughter to ric about IN:
~ shall go back in her lite u number ol
years, and speak Of the event which made
her name one Of curious interest. Before
she became Mrs. Edward Amber she was
callol Mary Cary. ller father was Wilson,
E,q, Of" Celys," in the county OF Eliza
both City. descended from the noble family
OF Iluusdon, IN Ensland. His relative,
Col. Archibald Cary, OF " Ampthill, in
Chesterfield, was the heir apparent OF the
carldom. The worthy old gentleman seems,
from all we know OF him, to have bcen us
proud as the Coucys Or the Somersetis, aud
to have thought his family the noble't in. the
land. lie lived in great state with char
Tot and horses, plate and velvet aud en-
broidery-a worthy Of the old school. full
" satisfied with tile order OF things en-
joyipg sercnely the good gifts OF Providence.
Ills beautiful daughter was great hcirc's
and had many suitors--the accident which
befel one OF them has made her remember.
oil in many books. lie was young man
OF very high character, relative Of Geo
Wm Fairfax Esq., who lived at Belyoir,
on the Potomac; and here be met wish Miss
Cary, who came to visit Mrs. Fairfax, her
elder sister. The young man ut once pro
eeeded to fall in love, which he did with
an ardor characteristic OF his nature. When
Miss Cary went back home to Celcy', on
James river, he followed her like courage.
Gus gallant. and laid open siege to the for
tress. Ia the good old times however,
something more was necessary than the con.
sent Of The young lady, and so the youth duly
asked private interview with the awful
old lord of the manOr, who listened TO him
silently throughout. When the lover had
finished, Mr. Cary ross, made him low
bow, and said that II this were young Mr..
Wa.hing,op's errand at Celeys,' his visit
had better terminate his daughter, had
been accustomed to ride in her own chariot.
aud with this allusiOu to the poor eondi'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-02
OLD SERIES. VOLUME 20, NO. Al.
the lruit Of Of the cbildren's penpies," be
often said laughipgy.

the lruit Of Of the children's pennies" be
often said laushipsly.
Yes, with him, it paid To bs polite; 10
always pays. Itpay' the merchan, I" we'll
a, the mechanic, and the lawyer as well ~
the physician. Urbane manners have been
the means Of many fortune. while the
cros-grained have wondered why they did
not get along The roughuO's that speaks
i.s mind a, all times. and in oil places.
boa.,ing itself ,ha, II is only honest. blunt,
and straightforward, is habi, that demor.
all,es as we'll n. Insults. Ask any man you
chance to see. " he remembers those who
treated him politely when he w.a child,
and he will recall his name with . throb OF
pleasure Perhaps, too, hs will couple
somo other n,ms with the epilhst OF
F." old rascal :" and - never liked that man
Il wouldn't have dealings with him."
IL paid the grocer to be polite. The rag
ecd boy, the drunkird's son. became . great
as we'll as a rich man. lie established bis
-ad mother in handsome residence Of her
own and sent in unlimited orders ~ tho
grocer. twas his influence that gave Wy
man several posts Of honor in his native ei-
ty-for the town became q thriving city
and when silver hairs hung on the .houl-
der- Of the old man, and the young Con-
grc-sman's name runs far and wide, spoken
by Aduirins tongues, praised by men ofwi'-
dom. and sterling worth. IL was not an Idle
boast Tor him to cay, with smile OF ,ri-
umph, :" told you .O!" pOlitene'' pays.
life illustrated.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-02
BENJAMIN Franklin's Integrity.

Bat few have /, in their power 10 do 90
much good or EVIL as printers. We know
they all glory in DR.. franklin as a father.
and are won, to mention hi. name with ven.
Grafton. Happy would j, 10 Tor them II
they would read the following with a re'o-
luton 10 initiate il
som alter his establishment in philadel-
phia, Franklin was offered q piece to pub
lish in his new.paper-beIng very busy, ho
begged the gentleman to leave IL for con.
sideratiOn. The next day the author called
and asked his opinion Of i..
Franklin replied:
why. sir. | am sorry to say think IL
highly scurrilous and delaInatory. Being
at loss. on account Of my poverty wbesh-
er to reject it or not, though; | would put
il to this i-sue--at night, when my work
was done, bought two'pcnny loaf, on
which with mug OF cold water, l suppei
heartily. aud then wrapping myself In my
great coat. slept very .oundly on the aoor
ill morning when another loaf and mug
Of water ohorded me breakfast. Now sir.
since can live comfortably in this manner
why should prostitute my press to person.
al hatred and party passion. for moro luz
urious li,lng?"
One cannot read this anccdots Of our
American Sage without thinking OF Socra-
tes' reply to King Archelaus, who had pres
sed him to give up preaching In the dirty
streets Of Athens, and come and live With
hun in his splendid court;
Meal, please your Majesty, Is halt pen
ny peck at Athens. and water can get
for nothing. Printers News Letter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-02
FROM the ohio Fa,mer.
Country BOYS

Country lads often feel that their loi is y
hari one they see city bred youngsters, on
their travels and their sprcc-, at the ago Of
fourteen ycr,tab'e young gentlemen, with
a finished exterior, cigar aud cane.
The young farmer a; tho same age, ends
hims-'g with a hoe in hi. hand, and cheap
straw ha, on III. head, .Scatins among the
bill, OF corn. llc !, frequently enSious Of
this city brother whl'kins pas, him in the
cars, with kid gl1ve', delicate rinslc,s and
plenty Of money IN HE pocket.
Mind your corn, boy; hoe it ont clean;
keep steadily to the labor YOU have in hand,
DO i, we'll, and in time your good days will
come too. Il you Gnd farming is not suit.
cl @, your taste, or your strength, or your
circumstances If you like mechanism bsi.
Ter or have a capacity tor business what
ever eventually YOU may engage IN, It Is all
the sane, YOU have begun right The city
blades h'yo begun wrong; aud in due time
YOU will see il. Their father, and mothers
will in the end, .cc it too Do 40, feel en-.
vious Of the pleasure, that hot house man
enjoys, but remember, not In a malicious,
but sober spirit. that such plants wither
early By the time YOU have acquired fixed
habits Of industry, and acquired cores
p1rdius perfection Of mind and boiy, your
Jsli,a,sly reared cotcmPnrary Of the town
begin. 10 feel the dcbilitatins effects OF idle
ro,. and dissipation. lie !, no, alone to
blame Tor a weak holy and pro6t'cs'
mind; it i. the result of a system, but be
cannot escape from i,s ,f-ct,-;hcsc be mus;
endure ior himself in his own psrson. Ills
r,.hcr may DO a professional man. Or a mcr-
chant. or may be merely rich. the chances
are City asains, one that the son will not
replace hi. father. Such i the rcsul, Of
well settled experience; buslncs' falls into
,he hands or those who are most Competent,
Il, doo- not descend to heirs. IL is the coun-
try boys after all who 10 the city business.
Observing men have oiten stated thls TACT
and inquire into the origin Of cleveland,
or Boston, or New York, you will find il to
be -. All external Circumstances are in
favor Of the son or the clerk succeeding to
the trade Of the old firm, but tho son sci.
dom. almost never. die, in the position Of -
PARTNER oC the house Why it? Simply
because babitual industry is wanting, and
habnunl indulgence Is not wanting. With
all the external odds against the country.
it furnishes the cities their principal busi-
ness men. II intelligent, faithful, and per-
seycrine. and above all. cheerful and con-
tented. the chances are that ,h5 lad with the
bo, will eventually do the business OF the
father OF the lad in gloves, who is now lux
uriating in his travels.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-02

CLIMATE OF TEx,s. Tho o,e ,.ionll want
Of scas,nablc rains at the period tn crops
are maturing las discouraged many plant
crs. The climate, u Is feared, is ~ varia-
Die, or rather the danger Of drou,h is 30
great. that ordinary agricultural products
cannot, IN some sections, be relied ON with
absolute certainty Thi. fear has led to an
investigation Of the character Of the sum-
mcrs TOR series Of years, as novel as it
seems TO be satisfactory. This consists in
dciucing the character Of the seasons from
the thickness or thinne.s Of the eonccntric
rings which constitute the years growth Of
the lures, trees Of the country. The suppo.
.i,ion that a moist or wet sason gives u
thick ring, Will, dry one elects only the
growth Of thin one, has been found to DO
true In many cases OF examinations Of the
growth years. the character of which was
known. These Investigations would seem
TO show that Texas is not as subject to ex.
,reme drouih as the fears Of many lead them
to suppose: in fact, that il Iaibits as large
proportion Of wet seasons a. most sections
OF the Union. The comparison OF the rings
Of trees from the time Of exauination back
100 years, shows 10 dry, l. very dry, IL
extremely dry years. On the other hard,
there were % average, II wet, and 50 very
wet years. IN. o. Picayuno.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-02
Poli,eness Pays.

"Sccm' to me YOU irra, that little ragged
bra, with moro poIiicness- than sho"!d,
said a rou sh.looking man to a young shop
keeper, who had jus, done up three cents
worth Of sugar very neatly, in brown pa
per, and tied it carefully.
The boy in question had presented \
marked phy'iosomy. From under h'' rim.
les hat projected wide. full brow, deep,
sparkling eyes. and features full Of ener-
~ and resolution III, iaeo and hands
hands were scrupulou'ly clean, bat his
clolhc, werc poor aud patched in many Pla'
COS, though not "a. the man had in'inuatei
ragged. Ills mother was woman posses.
sing much forci orcharIc era hard.work'
inc wornan-who had boon reared in appar'
emily better circumstances than those now
surrounding her, fur she was the wiie OF a
drnnkard.
The grocer was busy, and he evidently
had not heard what was said, so the rough
looking man remarked again
81 -ay wyman. you are queer one.'
How queer, GrOss - asked the grocer
throwing u sOop ol tea into tho scales.
why YOU irea: all the bcegar- about
here with ~ much consideration when they
come with their pennies, as IL they bought
by wholesale"
And why shouldn't II" said the gro
Ger looking up with his honest eyes vide
open and clear.
80. don't know It's queer. that's ALL
you're the only man that does 1t, reckon
in these parts"
"well, III tell YOU" sail wyman de-
liberatcly unwindlng the spool Of cord and
twisting the string abouta package IN his
hand: The fact |. if wasn't naturally
tender toward the children, | should treat
them as | DO from motives Of policy. You
see I'm but a young man, and these brats'
as you call them. are growing fast. Many
of them, of little worth rs they seem now
will become men Of business. Now, want
to retain their CUSTOM" he said laughing
ly =" their pennies in the course OF few
years will turn into pounds, their threo
cents worth OF sugar into orders by the bar
rel. shall have many good customer
among the 'bra,s, besides, l have always
found that politeness pays
Something in that" CIRCULATED the
coarse man, thrusting his hands IN hispoek'
cts, " something in that hut | never look.
ed at il in tia, light before"
"The boy that bough, the sugar." con-
tinucd the grocer. - is ono of no ordinary
mind II AIN not mistaken. lf his father
was dead Id take him in with me IN tho
store and make man OF him-thongh |
reckon nature will do better for him than |
could - and the far.seeing grocer sniilInsly
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ed large part Of the religious exercises Of
the morning. Every movement was taken
in the mos, quiet and orderly manner. and
while there was the most perfect concert OF
action, there was no motion to indicate the
pluscs or commencement Of the different cx-
esciscs. No reasonable man can question
the sincerity OF the Shakers IN their own be-
lief; the manner in which they conduct
their religion. ceremonies, marked as !, Is
by great solemnity, is evidence sufficient
that they believe what they practice. And
tins ia apparen, from another fact, that Ihe
spectators manifest the closes, attention,
and no ono appears disposed to smile a,
wha, nigh, at the FIRST glance appear uu.
meaning ceremony.
Bu, you remark a peculiar physiosnomy
among the Shakers, as you will amonr oil
denominations Of christians. politicians. &c,
who are absorbed in the pursuit or one idea.
We have often queried whether men OF Pc
culiar, marked physiognomy are prone to
cultivate ono idea, or whether the culiiya-
ton Of one idea crimps aud confines the lines
OF the face. We leave the question to the
philosophers 10 determine.
The men and boys were dressed in cos.
tune, the only ihins being uniform with
them was the vest OF blue stuG,-,ay Mana.
rene blue. The pants were Of all shades Of
brown, and the coats Of all shades Of drab.
But the women wcro dressed in white--a
white Grape or muslin cap-a white drcss
coming up in the neck and ending in a col.
lar or dickcy which was tightly bui,oned
around the mock, with a muslin handkcr-
chief pinned over the shoulders. and each
female bore in her hand linen harhker.
chief. We thought the females looked un.
healthy. bot We are inclined 70 believe that
the rallur OF the countenance was moro due
IN the dress than 10 the mode Of life.
Tho STYLE of dre., was after that which
We announced last week As abou, to come
int, vogue IN Fnncc.-no hoop..-and the
waist under the arms. Tho drc.. was plai.
tel around the waist. the plaits extending
10 the bottom Of the dres. and a. innocent
of hoop, steel and starch. rs when il laid
=, IL. ORIGINAL f,ld... IL came from the
loom !, hung rich, down, and q bs hon.
e.t We must comics, that we believe a lit.
al, IN hoops. sincs we attended the Shaker
Meeting. Strange It /, that fashion should
b,.,t A DISCUS, Of nature. The women
,o,, ,ho bi..b.h..,.1 shoe. If J,v, of vor,.
ana ,oor, Inclined n ,bink ,b.v aid them
:, ,,,i, .,on n, ~. a,,, III. d,mu,,
.,nn,.,,r.c. and ,,.,i.s f,rmaIi,y So, we'll
n,on the elder. orbo,b .cse.. bu, upon n,
h,v. morn than upon the Girls. thc.o pro.
dn.. a.. C,,n,..t s,J.c,. ,,.,ibl, the b5y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-02

A writer IN the Country Gentleman says,
in addition to the gram and meal given to
growing hogs in tho sty, they should havea
daily allowance Of green clover, or in win
ter, when this Is not available, liberal al-
lOwancc Of hay seed frcm tie barn, mixed
with their slop, which they will eat with
ayidity. lie knows Of no mo 10 by which -
eroa! an amount OF growth aud weight c,a
be induced, US by this haying process.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-02

AIl th- ,fts anl scienrrs pertaining o. lilr. are
c'o-el, ik-i tsyrthrf, anI are Intimately c..unr,-
~ with AgricuituTc.-A ACEtCoIA.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-02

II your are buying a carpc, for durability.
choose small figures.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-02

FEnD CCcuHuERs. Take large cucum'
Der. Cu.t before they begin to turn yellow)
Iare anl .htlsngthwisc, place ihem in clear
water anil boil ell tender, take them out.
Dip in a thick batter, and Try in butter t'll
brown. Serse hot, and you will have a
dish equal 10 oysters. lRural New Yorker.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-02

Nr,r EcGs ToR lSGO. Lay up the old eggs
that do not hatch, on the plate or beam oil
sUme out building in a col. Try place until
next sTuug, when they vii bccome dryel
W. uo danger oi bursting. aud you Will
have the real hens egg for nest egg.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-02
farmers department.

DARIUS FORBES EditOr.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-10
.sLittle viIlian'' Morgan and his White
washers.
To tho Editors ofMe lMinnssolian

To tho Editors ofke Minnesotian:
As was to have been expected, the SLAM
derers of j. H. Baker, Esq, are wincing un-
der the exposure which has been made of
those who have resorted to the disgraceful
and dastardly business of defaming an hon.
est man by peddling the interested libels of
such political debauchees as Little William"
Morgan Of Ohio. And you may well believe
that was not at all astonished at finding an
indiscreet champion of Defaulter Breslin's
friend Morgan coming to his rescue, and, in
endeavoring to whitewash him, falling him.
self into the same dirty puddle occupied by
the original slanderers and falsifiers.
A correspondent in Sundays Pioneer, in
attempting to relieve Morgan from the gibbet-
inG he receives in the Ninnesotian of Satur-
day, denies that when he resigned the Office
of Treasurer Of Columbiana County, Ohio, he
left deficit in his accounts, and that por-
ton Of this deficit, through a legal techni-
cality, still stands recorded against him. -
He says: .a..~ ..r... ..rr
There is not a shadow of truth in this
charge. There never was deficit in Mr..
Morgan's accounts. When he settled with
this county, after his resignation, he paid over
to his successor every cent that was due, or
claimed to be due, and the records of the
county will show these facts" 9.fa G9cs +.
The man that could make this statement,
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-10

you long" and he didn't. Then followed one
Mr.. Porter, an old man, who would be Re-
publican were it not that he has passed near
ly all his life in Virginia. He spoke for lit
tie while of the past success of the party,
"but, gentlemen" said he, "were used up
now-the Republicans are going to clean us
out this time, and we nay as well open our
eyes to the fact Why, one can't get enough
Democrats together to hold meeting; and l
have always noticed that when we have to
coar and drag Democrats out to our meetings,
they viii not come out to the polls, except to
cote for the opposition! Mark my words,
gentlemen. we're whipped next October !"
The Republicans were hardly prepared for
such an announcement from that quarter, but
it is nevertheless true.
There was a cry for "Tom Cowan," but
Tom had slid and was not to be found. Nor
was Lamberton, the funny man." shout
But General VIM. B. Dodd," of Watanwan
war notoriety, commenced his old spread.
eagle speech; but as most of the audience
knew his speech by heart, having heard it al
every Democratic gathering for the past fou,
years at which the General was present, the
audience withdrew and the affair closed.
On the whole, the meeting was one grand
fizzle. Not the least enthusiasm was mani
tested from first to last-the audience neve,
cheered but ONCE, (when Porter declared
"we're whipped, W which clearly foreshadows
the victory awaiting our ticket in October.
More anon, 0. SHANE.