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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14
PARIS, ME-,
rD~ the American Asrieuhu'ia.
How 20 save Ammonia.

The best par, OF all nAnures in our barn.
yard Is ammonia. and thi. evapora,es u we
do nothing TO avei.. IL goes or in tic
shape OF volatile gas, very puneen, to the
smell. Hence the strong odor abou, stalls.
baru.yAri,, sink drains and privie-. How
TO catch this fugitive and make him DO
Justice 10 our gardens and fields. is the qucs-
ton. I, cannot be done IL We keep our
cattle at the s,ack.yard all Winter. There
Is "a dead loss OF Eve dollars on every ami.
NAL 80 kept. hut II the cattle are stabbed
or kept under open sheds. mos, OF The ma.
nurs may be easily saved. 4 bedding Of
dry muck two or thrco fee, thick will
absorb an enormous quantity Of liquid ma.
nurc, and will no, ncSd to BE- removed more
than once before spring. Tho solid manure
should be removed every day aud covered
with muck or old litter.
In the stables. IL they arc cleaned every
day, 1t isa good plan to sprinkle on plaster
Of Paris every day. abouta punt, each
stall. II this i, not a, hand. dry muck
made very hne will answer good purpose.
The foules, stable door will lose Il. puuscn,
oior in few minuic.. int b. covered with
pulyerred rcat. Tho Guer and dryer
this earth /, made, the greater it. absorbing
power. II tins is lain over one season 1, u,
readily prepared Tor this purpose by shovel.
Dried clay b. also an excellent article for
this use. lft srartially burnt, i, /, .,ill
better. For this purpo-c make heap Of
driel sod.. or brush, or any combusiiblc
material. and cover 1t with lump. OF clay
% clayey soil. leaving hole. enough Tor
ventilation. Thi. mas when il i reduced
by burning, make a powerful absorbent,
and i much Ices expensive thao plaster Ir
It - no, burnt, the lumps should bS knock.
81 Gno with a hammer or mallst
Every place aboa, The house and harms,
where there - the smell OF ammonia, should
have these coar,r or fnc ab.orbrnu Many
farmer. lrsc one. twn. and three hundred
dollar year ior want Of them. according
% the number Of animals they keep. The
money 60, streaming OF into the air ~
pllpAbly AZ Il a wbirlwind took up pile %
hank bills. Tho n1s' take, c5:nis.nce of
10. but hccausa farmers arc not accustomed
70 reckon money by their olfle'orie.. they
30 not perceive their los, Tho lo., never.
,bsl,ss j. ~ real a. II their pocssu bad BEEN
picked. Wise farmer. ave their ammonia.
FARMER
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

BEDpiNG TOR CArTLE. All stock that is
fastened in stalls should have bedding Of
some kind. 4 led Of loan or sand !. bet.
ter than timber Of ans kind bat when cell
lars are made under the stalls, plank floors
are wauted-ani these should be covered
with something moro compact than straw.
Sawdus, is a good article ioI bedding,
and when q, is nigh by, it il more convcn-
len, than loam. as i, is lighter and may be
procured when loan is frozen. Sawdus,
alone is no, valuable a' manure, but as a
retainer Of the eIcrcmsnts Of cattle, 1t is a
good article for vegetable growth.
Tho feet Of horses mus, not rest on dry
planks. The fore ico, in particular shouIt
be kept moist, thu, the hoofs may hold the
nail. better. When a farmer keeps bat one
horse and has room enough. he may have a
stall ten feet square, With no door bat the
natural soil. Then throw on any kind Of
straw or litter, enough to keep his horse
clean, aud the stable need no, be daily or
weekly cleaned out ; bu; good lot of such
manure may be found under the horse. Ii
will not heat ln case he stands on il.
Massachusetts Ploughman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

"TAR on ms llEEL" This n hvori,e
saying down South. 4 friend tells us
wha, It means. lie recently visited plan.
taiion near Memphis, Tennessee. and at
night, when ~ darsis.' work wa. done.
they assembled to pitch copper'. The cent.
gradually disappeared in very mysterious
manner. The most rigorous search revealed
no clue 70 them. The stock of coppers had
dwindled fcarfully. when light SEEMED 10
break upon one Of the darkies. ani hc yelled,
Dar's q niger got tar on his heel :"
Great confusion followed the announcement,
and the darkIes commenced seating each
other violently upon tie gr,und. At one
time twenty dirkies were seated on the grass,
while twenty more had their !egs in the air,
and looking at their heels. The mi.creant
was at last found. The black wretch. who
sought to bring ,ime.honorcd and health.
iul game into disrepute. was soon discover
ed. An old negro. who was too lame to
indulge in the game, and who had been,
like Gen. J. Cmar's wife. &" above susp-
eion had covered his heels with tar. Under
pretence OF seins far play, this elderly col.
orcd person had male himself very con.plc-
uous among the pitchers. volunteering his
services as judge on all the disputed points,
and all the while the sly old coon vas tread.
ins on the eopPsn. They stuck and when
his larry heels were turned up they revealed
"a rist smart chance Of cents.
There are some white people up North
by the way, who have &" tar on their heels
ba. they tread on gold instead Of copper.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

Eurcr or SMOKING on ruE lNrulrcr. In
the september number Of, The London Phar-
maceuti, Journal for 1850, it i. stated that
On di,iiin: the pupils Of the Polytechnic
school. in Paris. into smokers and non
smokers. il is shown that the smokers have
proved them elves, in the various eomPe,,.
tive examinations, Ear inferior 70 the Others.
N5touly 10 the examination on entering the
school are the smoker. In the lower rank,
but in ,he various orieals they have to pass
through in year, the average rank OF the
smokers bad constantly fallen, and not in
considerably, when the men who did not
smoke enjoyed cerebral atmosphere Of the
clcarcsi kind.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14
Total

When carrots are iel upon tho farm, \
large proportion OF ,hc.c inorganic con',itu-
euis end their way hack to the soil, AMI IA
% progressed condition. that the amount
parted with IN the form Of milk, animal
hc,h, etc. can readily be spared, Tor they
are fully compensated Tor BY the Progressed
condition of that portion returned to the
s,il. aided TO the consequent progression Of
the inorganic matters contained in the .oll
it.slf
I, should not be forgotten tha, the car.
rot, while growing. throw. or matter.
which. although inferior TO the portion AZ.
simulated by the carrot, is superior in 'ta,u.
to tho condition a, which /, was received in
the organism, and thus tits prepared to
furnish higher results for the future.
Working Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

BoNE MANuRE. Almost every farmer has
on hand, or could have. collection Of bones.
The Irish Farmers Gazette recommend.
that they Be broken up as small as possible
with heavy hammers, and placed in tubs, or
on tie barn aoor, aud saturated with water.
Then add City pounds Of ,ulPhurlc acid to
every hundred pounds Of dry bones, and stir
the mass frequently, as in making mortar.
In about week it will be Ct for use. BE.
fore using il should bo mixed with dry
earth and charcoal dust, until it becomes
50 dry that it eau be conveniently disiribut-
ed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

C,HEar'. We have frequently had oc.
casion % define the value Of carrot. as food
ior cattle, hors-, etc. and, We think. have
established the fact. that one acre Of car.
rots will more than represent, IN ViIuo oi
product, ten acres OF oats, AMI .ull the
amoani Of progressci inorganic rAbulum
taken from the soil by iwsn,y tons Of root.
aul four tons OF the leaves VI carrots, i, a,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

ESoLlsu HEDCLs. Nothing can exceed
the beauty aud strength Of well trained
hedge. but the most Of ihcm are in bad
order. and q nuisance to the country.
Iron fences are fast coming into use, and
are much better. lCOr Ohio Culsi'a'or.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14
farmrrs' department.
"sFEEb TuErLOw."

Al the afts aal scisncrs p.fisiairr q, lif., are
sla'sly l'aAsi tegsths'. sud srs 'utnsle, csaDcct
81 18th Agtic,liss,. --AeEtCoLa.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

Az IrEN AccouNr. Many year. ago. a
poor man living tn Virginia, fell sick OF
rheumatic fever. Tic spell wi,a severe
one. lie VAS attended during hi. long IT.
ness. by docicr Of the ncighborhood,
we'll known fr his eIprbtAn, charges.
But being tho only physician m the vicinity.
the poor man hal no choice. IL was DIN.
or none. The patient recovered, and IN
due time the doeter presented bis bill some
what m this form
Mr.. So aud So:
To DR.. y. DR..
Medical attendance - { "a large sum-
The poor man protested agiins, a charge
80 outrageous. The docter refused to Abato
il by a dollar. The poor man refused to
pay is. The doc,er instituted a suit. The
case came up before Judge Y. Tho defen.
dant admitted the medical attendance. but
demurred TO the monsirous charge. Judge
Y. decided that the plaintiff should put
down in writing the items VI MS OIL. Dr.
y. refused Judge Y. threw tho case ous
Of court. The same day, as the Judge vas
going from the Court House to the tavern.
he va. aecosted by Or. ". who was much
enraged a, the Judges decision
DR.. X.-"Judge. that was an homes, ae-
count"
Judge Y.-"l know nothing about 4, sir
nothing ABOUT it,"
DR.. y. t'Olcmnly.)-"Judgo Y. we will
have to give an account hereafter for the
deeds done in the body"
Judge Y t'a:castieally } II know It, sr;
| know it. But 1t will be an tom account.
sir-ilem account"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

II i.a good rule always to back your
friends and face your enemies.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-03
wonders of tbe TcIeRrnph

An attempt is to be made the coming sum-
mer to give voice TO the silent wire now resting
in the bed of the ocean between the two cont,
nents. The company will take up this end Of
the cable, change its tel mination, and if posi-
BILE, establish an electrical current. The prOb-
abilities of success, however, are not very fat
tsring.
A London paper gives the following which,
if anything was marvellous nova days, would
seem to come under that head;
Messages are constantly being received or
sent to aud from Paris, Berlin, Hamburg, S..
Petersburg, Moscow, Pesth, Prague, Constanti-
nople, etc /; indeed, there is no town of any im-
pOrtance on the continent with which direct
telegraphic communication may not be had -
The largest stretch which has yet been taken
without break is that to Odessa, via st. Pc
tersburg-a distance, by telegraph of 1900
miles. The electric spark started from Great
Bell Alley, dashed Off along the eastern coun-
ties, leaped into the sea near Lowestoit, tTavN
ersed the bottom of the German ocean, rose up
at the Hague, crossed the Elbe, passed through
Hamburg, flew by Berlin, hastened on to st.
Petersburg, travelled to Moscow, sped along
over the bleak steppes OF Southern Russi"
looked in at Keif glanced at the busy ship.
wrights at NicOlaieff, passed over the swamps
of SimPheropol, and leaving the Crimea skirted
along the northern coast of the Black Sea, and
rang the little bell of the slumbering clerk al
Odessa, to call his attention to the winged
words of the message which was following
clOse at IFS heels
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-03
Henor 70 whom Honor D rne.

Mn EprroH hs.Ashtabuls Sentinel omit
ted to mention an important provision eonN
tanned in the bill which secures 10 married
women the benefit Of personal property exempt
from taxation.
It also secures to nnY married woman whose
husband shall desert her, or rrrn intemPsranee
or other cause become ineapacitated, or neglect
to provide for his family, the tight in her 0Rn
name TO make contracts for her own labor and
labor Of her minor children, aud In her own
name sue for and collect her own or their earn
ings.
The women Of Ohio are indebted to the
Republican Legislature Of 1857 for the PrUtec-
ton secured to them by that law. The bill to
diminish women's rivhts, and which was killed
BY the late Legislature, was framed by pseudo
Democrrt, bachelor, who introduced and
urged to its final passage a bill detrimental to
tho interests of childless widows. He is evil
IDENTIFY afflicted with womanPhobia, or desire
to disgrace the Republican Legislature.
ADELINE I. SwIFT.
Willoughby, April 1860.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-03
Third PnrtAsm.

Those who are looking towards the 'third
party" movement, revamped the other day at
Columbus, to be inaugurated at Baltimore on
the 9th cf May, as great and honest scheme
for saving the Union, may learn an instructive
political lesson by reading the following tests
mony before the CovOde Committee, sworn
to by Mr.. s. J. Megargee, Philadelphia pa
per dealer and leading Ward Democratic poll
tician:
O. Did you receive any money for political
purposes in Pennsylvania or New Jersey from
Mr. WendelH
A. did, sir, receive money at various times
for political purposes.
G. Were those moneys expended for the
promotion Of the interests of the Democratic
partyi
A. Not all of them Some of it was used
for third party, which was organized to divert
votes from what was known as 'the Peoples
PARTY" with us. The peoples party" was in
opposition to the Democratic party.
Q Was.such third party organized!
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you believe that was necessary to the
sn.csss of the Democratic party!
A. We certainly did, or we should not have
given them the money.
Q. What was that third party called!
A. The straight American party. The
straight outs"
O. You speak both of Pennsylvania aud New
Jersey!
A. Yes, sir.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-03
Hon. L. Wade on Helper and Platforms

hOns Es huue on Aelper ana flaIIOTus
On the 3Oth ult, the House went into Com,
mittee of the Whole on the Sta of the Union.
Representative WADE, of this Ditrict who
had been absent in Connecticut for some weeks
on account of the severe illness of Mrs W.
having returned, addressed the House. We
quote from the Times dispatch:
Mr. Wade, of Ohio, Rep,) justified his in .
dorsement of the Helper book, cOndemping,
however, its harsh expressions. He never
advocated or cOuntenanced the violent over,
throw of Slavery, On this subject he went no
step in advance of jefferson and other Southern
Shareholders. 1t was lie-a falsehOod of the
most malignant and infamous character, for the
Northern Democrats to say The Republicans
want to overthrow Southern institutions. Until
the hungry aud ferOcious party, which, for
aught he knew, are cutting one another's
throats at Charleston, are crushed out, there
can never be peace. 1t is not for principle they
are cOntending, but for the spoils.
Mr.. Curtis, of Iowa, (Rep.. } remarked that he
understood the Charleston Convention had just
made Platform with two faces-ihe Ciucin~
natl Platform with the Dred Scott decision.
Mr.. Florence, of Pennsylvania, (Dem.,) want>
ed to know whether that information was for
the Republican or the Democratic side Of the
House.
Mr.. Curtis replied, for the county generally.
Mr. Wade replied, that, to use a Western
phrase, the Democrats have come out of the
hole they went in at. The North will wool the
South, and the South will wool the North, and
both will 90 in to whip the Republicans if they
can. Who cares for platlormsl Did any
party ever stand by them! It is merely q
scramble for the spoils.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-03
- mea.cal- -collaEe b ohlraga.

A third Med ,al Institution has BEEN sstab>
ished in Chicago, Che "Hanheman Medical
College A Faculty has been appointed, Of
earnest thinking, able professional men. and
the isst course of lectures will commence on
tho third Monday in October next.
We trust tho new Homeopathic College of
Chicago will follow the example of the Home
opathic Institutions Of Philadelphia and Cleve-
land, in the admission aud thorough education
Of FemSie Physicians Intelligent, well read,
aud skillful Doctors Of the gentler sex are
greatly need d, especially in she treatment Of
children and women. The cities and large
towns open extensive fields fol profitable pracN
tioo and great usefulness, and Rs yet the labor
srs are few. Among them, We may mention
as one of tho deserving Mrs DR.. SEAMAN. OF
bis city, who graduated at the Cleveland
Homeopathic College at tho last Commences
mint, with honor to herself and the popular
institution. Mrs. s. attended Lectures for
time in the Philalslphia College, and closed
full course in the Cleveland, omitting no branch
all tho departments, and although 'amily cares
engrOssed much attention, Mrs S. was enabled
through application and enterprise as rare as
cOmmendsble, TO reach the goal of Degree
in Medicine, and as fairly won as by the less
encountered men students. Women possess
rare adaptation and skill for much of the ply
scian's duty, and when like Mrs. SEAMAN they
prepare themselves and enter upon the practice
from love Of the profession and an earnest
devotion to the cure of the sick, they become
ministering angels" of verify. Open the
doors of Colleges and Hospitals to Women on
equal terms with Men, aud although moving in
less pub &c spheres, the world will ere long be
blessed with many Florence Nightingales.
We rejoice to record that Womans right in
the highway of Science and Art is fast becom
ing better unlerstOOd and appreciated in this
country, and that now some of the most four
ishing institutions OF learning make no dissinc
ton between sexes in classes and degrees
Institutions with liberal endowments, and of a
high order, especially designed for female ad
vancement in the sciences, are being multiplied
It is stated that Matthew Vsssar, Esq, Of
Poughkeepsie, NJ Y, has devoted sum which
will sOOu amount to 100000 to the endOw-
ment of a College in that city for the education
of young Women, which he hopes to make a
rival of Yale, Brown and Havard. 1t is not to
be free, but the tuition rates will be very low.
In the plan, provision is made for library
cabinets, apparatus, galleries of art, botanical
gardens and the like. Ifwell carried out, this
institution viii prove of incaIculable benefit tc
the future mothers of the republic in the ecva'
tion of the standard of female education, ant
will be lasting monument to the benevOlene'
and wisdom cf Mr.. Vassar
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-03
The Fight COR 1he ChampIonshlp.

The rumor that the English Champion would
have been defeated had the fight been allowed
to go on is cOntradited by The London Tmes,O on
the authority Of the referee, WHO states that they
blosed the conflict only in compliance with the
wishes Of the Americans. When the ring
was 5roken, the referee was forced away, and
was outside the crowd around the cOmbatants
while the last three or four rounds were fought
The friends Of Heenan Insisted on his return
to stop the Eght, claiming, in accordance with
the rules of the ring, that when the inelOsure
was broken into The combat should cease
They therefore made passage for him to re-
turn to the mfr., and stop them, which he &C
oordinRlY did in spite ofthe wishes of SAyer 8
supporters, who were confident of his winning
T. z in a few minutes more. No other hostile meet
ioq will ever take place between the two men,
as the supporters of each consider that the
d = courage and endurance Of both have been suth
ciently proved and they viii therefore consent
a to the late contest being considered drawn
battle,
iss The Times, in a leader on the great fight,
remarks that nations without great qualities
could not have brogght together two men viii
ling to pass through such an ordeal as the ter
fible fight on Tuesday.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-03

Compare the dirtiness of the
water In which you have'washed when it is
cold without soap, cold with soap, hot with
soap. You will find the first has hardly re,
moved any dirt at all, the second little more,
and the third great deal more. But hold
your hand over cup of hot water for minute
or two, and then, by merely rubbing with the
finger, you will bring of fakes of dirt or dirty
skin. After a yapor bath you may peel your
whole self clean in this way. What / mean
is, that by simply washing or spunging with
water you do not really clean your SKIN. Take
a rough towel, dip one corner in hot water-if
little spirit be added to is will be more effec
tual-and then rub as if you were rubbing the
towel into your skin with your fingers. The
black flakes which will como off will convince
you that you were not clean before however
much soap and water you may have used
These fakes are what require moving. And
you can really keep yourself cleaner with a
tumbler full of hot water and a rough towel
and rubbing, than with a whole apparatus of
bath and soap and sponge, without rubbing
Il is quite nonsense to say that any body need
be dirty. Patients have been kept as clean by
these means on a long voyage, and when
basinful of water could not be afforded, and
when they could net be moved out of their
berths, as if all appurtenances Of home had
bten at hand. Washing, however, with large
quantity of water, has quite other effects than
those of mere cleanliness. The skin absOrbs
the water, and becomes softer aud more per-
spirable. To wash with soap and soft water
is, therefore, desirable from other points OF
view than that Of cleanline 1s-NoteS on Nurs-
ing, By Florence Nightingale.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-03

GROWTH OF MORMoNIsM 1T appears from
recent emigration returns that $50 souls repre-
senting 500 adults, of the disciples of Joe
Smith, left Liverpool on the 30th ult., in the
ship Underwater, for New York, en- route for
the Mormon settlement at the Salt Lake, U ah
Territory, United States OF these, Is males
and ll6 females had been married, 1873 males
and 100 females were single, 80 males and A
females were children, and IA males and fe-
males infants. A glance at the nationality
shows that Mormonism has strong hold in
England good footing in Scotland but little
or none in the sister isle. OF the Mormons by
the Underwater, AIS belonged to England,
1886 adults, 80 children, and II infahts,) SO
SEQ ch, (I9 adults, Is children, and infant,)
adult Irish. and "a foreigners, chiefly Germans,
50 Of whom were adults, 10 were children and
3 infants. This may be remarked as to the
appearance Of these Mormon emigranta, that
they appeared highly intelli6ent persons, and
seemed to be of the class of substantial farm
srs and operatives.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-03
The Red RIVER Colony.

The people of the Red River of the North
country probably will not be attached to the
Canadian provinces. but will be erected into
an independent colony. The Toronto Globe
states that bill for this purpose is about to be
submitted to tae Imperial Parliament, and ex-
presses the opinion that it will become law,
Canada has expected that the Red River Set
t!ement would be attached to the provinces
and the Globe regrets ithe movement to give
the people of that far off Northwestern region
an independent position.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-03

SPIRITUAL FAcTs-That Whiskcy is the key
by which many gain an entrance into our pris-
sons snd almshouses.
That brandy brands the noses Of all those
who cannot govern their appeties.
That wine causes many to take a winding
way home.
That punch is the cause Of many unIriepdly
punches.
That ale causes many ailings; while beer
brings m4ny to their bier.
That chamPsignsis sis the source of many real
pains
That gin sings have ''SlewOd" more than
the Slings Of old.