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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-15
run III, Rual New Yorker
Hints for June.

should that fekla Jade, the weather, sr.
ray herself m summer gNrb, banish to polar
rs,ons her iriciiiiy, and wear hsamiug,
,unshiny eountcnatce, constant attention 10
growing crops will be aueccssity on tie part
Of the gardener during the rrc'eu, mou,h.
The time % q" lay down tho shovel and the
hoe" will be Tas,, and labor. steady and
unc,a,inr. become the order Of the season.
while on the subject Of Implements, we
would remind tho.e u'ipg them, thai poor
tool. are dear though they cos, nothing
The hoe. by % many supposed TO be an in
s,rumcu,. in the construction Of which lit
tle mechanical skill or ingenuity is needed, +,
should be properly made. Justly proportion
cd, neither too large nor too heavy. This
- The more imporan, as YOU are to follow
il through the day,-it . 10 he lifted a
thousand or mere times, and the ounce too
much In the mcrnin: will attain the dimcn.
sions aul influence of pound ere night.
=" Carrying too much weight has di''ancci
many clever fellows, and your row will iall
bshlud if you assume too grsa, responsible
iiy IN this respect.
" the season j. backward, much can be
done toward. having foil supply Of vcse-
tables, by the exercise Of judicious fore;hot
in the selection cf such varieties Of sc'I as
arrive carlic., AZ maturity. This action
must. however, receive the ail Of clean and
careful culture. Tbe weeds mus, Be kept
down-thc insect enemies e1terminatsi, and
pouri,hmcut f5r the plants supplied bounti.
fully and at an times when needed. should
TIE weather 10 conc exhibit any Of the pe-
eulhritie- Of ;hs " heated tSru, it Is al
IisAbI- 10 apply thi, food in the liquid form
Bects sown this month will ripen by win
ter. They will Be found moro tender aud
les ,irinsy than those planted earlier. II
there are vacancies la The rows already up
transplant, or tepo'it 'rcsh seed.
The transrlantins Of eAbbae., eaulaov-
,rs, tomatoes, etc, can now be performed
quite readily. ItwilIbe.found advantageous
TO Dip their roots 10 mud as soon a. ihsy are
mO,,d.-,he moisture thus obtain,! ena-
blius them TO better Withstand heat. The
ground in which all vegetables are % be re-
planted, should receive thorough stirring,
rroyil,i it is Dry enough TO PulveriIs ircc-
~ through the agency Of :he spade.
Cucumber and melon vines need care aud
watering let The bug, for,close, and these
lu1urio. take the form ~ invisibhity. At
The close Of the mouth the plants will need
ho,ius and thinning lf tie ground j. rich,
three or four are sufficient ior the bill.
Look over the orchards and destroy the
worm ncst',-sraIicaie the grass aud weed.
that may BE- growing around the roots Of
young trce- and your reward shall be "!rui,
in due season" waiehiulncss IS required
until the iruis ripeus
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-15
Glass MIX Pans.

r., i5,l5w.u: extract from M5rton's
Hand Book or Dairy Ilushaniry, rcruni'y
pu.n,hel in scotland, relative 70 the merits
OF glass milk pans, ia worthy Of cOnsid.ra.
iion.
Au immense amount of discussion has
taken place on the SPECIAL merits Of diaerrn,
sort. % milk pens. Probably the greatest
quantity Of milk in this couatry is -, for
cream ia lelied cistcra, about four or eve
inche, deep the next eonmonsst pan Is Of
brown sarthsnwarc, white inside, some
tWeuty.Onc inches across 40 the top, and
four inches deep or ,hSrca50uts. anI foot
or more WIDE az the bItt0m. Vessels Of tin
mel iron 0i similar shape ara also very CON-
mon Tor The purpose. Zinc, which is much
more easily acted on than tin by The acid OF
milk. though occasionally used, is therefore
not 20 good material. GIa. milk pans
ar, much more ia vogue; exceedingly clean,
a. Cir, Is % much more easily seen on them;
they are. Of course, mor5 brittle than the
eartheuware.
Captain Stanley Carr, who farms largely
in Ilol.,s.n, employs these glass pans almost
exclusively lie says .-' In my dairy,
which contains upwards of lsO COWS. the
rla.. vessel. have been used fsr four years /.
and give them decided preference over
all others Their form is good. bSing six.
ten inches broad a, the top and twelve at
the bottom The ela.. :. dark bot,ls-green.
transparent, and perfectly smooth. about
ons.e gbth OF an inch thick. aad provided
With q rounded rim At the upper Edge, which
makes 10 easy 20 retain a saie hold Of them
even when full. Thcy contain eight quarts,
but never receive more than ak. They eOss
eight pence apiece, and their Durability may
b. estimated by d, fact that to sne,uras,
earctulnos, each dairymaid i, allowed one
dollar Per annum extra as pan money. being
bound a. the same time to pay ten pence Tor
each one she breaks; yet hitherto no girl
has broken to the extent of her dollar. IL
is ssli.g,ilea. sha, asiii,y cannot Be com.
nuniated to glass; and The ease and rapid
iIy with which they are cleaned, requiring
merely to DO fs. washed with lukeWarm
water, then rinsed in cold water and Placed
IN rack TO dry, eject great saving in fu-
el anl labor. diminishing the number OF
our dairyuaiIs BY at least two" Captain
Carr stated that Mr. Thomas Peterson, Of
Triaiiy Chambers, Waisrlane. Tower st..
LONDON, had undertaken to supply the Ger
nan milk pan, in any quantity at =. each,
or al els. Per doIsn. The sar,hcnware Tss.
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FIFTY CENTS IN ADVANCE.
VOLUME 27, NO. 80.

while hi. franc trenbled with excitement:
30. father! all the JOY isn't come yet.
Wal. till ysu know il all Shall 20 and
lead tho proud eOuquersr to your bet'id'.
faiber7'
An eager sign OF assent was given BY the
invalid. and Alfred ha'tened as Ear as his
lamshess would permit, from the room.
With a step less firm. and varying cheek.
Agnes, led by her brother entered Sir Hen
ry's chamber. Her visor was closed. Com
ing forward. she knslt beside the bed.
At an eager sign from her father. sbestro's
to undo the fastening. but her trembling
dngpr refused to do her bidding. The
Earl Of Dudley, who still kept by her side.
uDdld the hst,ning., and Alfred threw
back the heavy helmet, disclosing the blush
Ing asi,ated face Of Agnes Ly'ls.
The shock was great, and effected cure.
for SIR Henry rose up in bed and exclaimed;
Agnes my Agne. 10 armor. coming
here victorious ="
"Yss, father" exclaimed Alfred. Gag
nss IL is surely"
Mortimer Dudley her. stepped forward.
Gently, Sir Henry, lay back upon ysur
pillow. Like hero, your daughter dOpnsd
armor. and brarsly comba,tsd for your
rights, and unhor.ed mo. 7. the proudest
nobleman in England, am here to say IL. I
yielded to her all-sll my heart and for.
tune, the devoted love OF lifetime, here ia
your presence. lay at her iset. praying
,ha, she may not give ns my d.a,b.blow.
for refusal will kill me-"
With deep. devoted love shining from bis
eye. the naughty Mortimer waited his an
.wer. Rising from bsr knee. all clad IN
clankins armor. and her face brilliant with
happiness, Asne, Ly.ls came forward and
placed the tiny hand snca'sd in q mailed
gauntlet in the hands Of the young Ear,
saying. with her fascinating smile,
"If vanqui'hed you, Mortimer Dudley.
you have conquered me Tor all time"
Mortimer folded the young girl Ia one
fond embrace. then turned to Sir Henry.
who lay upon his pillows, smiling but weak.
Thus Agnes Lysls became the VIII, Of one
Of the proudsst MOBILES in England. and the
memory Of her fca, is still cherished. for
the crest Of the Dudlcy'' is out Of dueal
corone, Of gold, woman's bus,, her bair
di.chcveled, bosom bare. a helmet on her
head, with q stay or throat lash down. and
MS. in possession Of tho Dudlsy'' Of
Northamp,ou'hirc, preserves the story Of
e" Tux UNESowS CuIsrloN."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-15
PARIS, ME-.
From the wo,kios Farmer.
Weeds.

Let us remind our readers OF tho necessity
Of ksepiu. the horse hoe and the carrot
veclcr actively employed among their crops.
Keep down the weeds BY destroying them
early. DO no, rai, until they are visible,
bu, by tho continual stirring OF the surface
increase your fertility, aud prevent the weeds
from repeating themselves.
Those who treat their stable manures
properly, so as to destroy weed seeds. and
those who use artificial manurss, may, by
greater industry, in single season save
half the eTpsns, Of future weddings. Foul
corners Of fields containing weeds, should
be thoroughly salied, 30 as to kill all plants,
and II the soil contains trace OF lime, i,
will be restored 10 fertility and entire clean
lines. the next season; bat to secure this to
a certainty, light top.dre'sng OF lime may
be applied late in the Fall For such pur.
pose. neither salt or line should ever be
plowed under. When placed on the surface
the SAT- viii ut 0AEIlth w ol NVNs 'hh is'"''
drst, a, saturated solution, killing seeds
and insects a, the surface, and then by be-
coming diluted with the moisture Of the
soil. Lime, from the peculiar shape OF its
particle. will worry its way between the
rar,ele. OF sand and other constituents Of
the soil, passing downward until !, reaches
the surface Of the sub soil, where il will Do
detained. and in 80 doing neu,ralires the
Aeility much better than u plowcd under
the surface, and 50 missing contact with all
particles Of soil above itself. some weeds
may be got rid Of BY mere plowIuG. even
when Of large sire but many 'ccd out at
30 early date after their fret appearance.
tba, W, are compelled to destroy the germi.
natrn. power OF the fallen seeds, before the
land eau be made truly clean OF them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-15
Fmn the Working Farmer.
Carrots.


let ne remind our readers again Of the
value Of carrots. Two bushels Of oats and
on- Of carrots. are better food for horse
than three bushels Of oat, and when used
for ligh, y ork the quantity OF carrots may
h. increased and that Of the oats diminish.
ci. With such food horses will enjoy good
health and spirits. loose hide and shinin:
coat. and improved digestion. The usual
method Of feSdlps horses with cats neither
ground or crushed, i' wrong oats fel whole
are seldom thoroughly diccs,ed; being held
in suspension with large amounts Of water,
the reristaltic motion Of the inte.tines can
no, take hold Of them. and thus W. find in
the dung Of the horse whole oats. anl l,r.,
quantities Of the starch OF tie oats. which
IN, horse has failed 70 appropriate. This i
never the case when carrots are fcd with
oats, for th. ree,ic acid OF the carrots has
the power Of rc'a,inirinc the contents Of
the stomach, thus enabling the process Of
digestion TO he moro perfect. The valu, Of
carrots does no, consist altogether in the
amount OF nutrinent they furnish, bat m
enabling the horses to appropriate larger
proportion Of the nuuiufen, contained in
the hay and oats. The dung Of the hose
80 fci presents no vhol' oats. bu, Is homo.
rcncous in its character. while he e su'.
tained with les. amour, OF gram and hay.
The Bene plant has similar properties; n
thin slice Of this plan, thrown into glass
Of water. render. !; rory and erlatinous,
aud f1r this reason specific for summer
complaint for children.
For htt,nins animal. carrots are equally
valuable. and for milch cows they surpas'
any other food. when fed in mid.winier
the milk is equal IN favor to ,ha, produced
from clover in summer, while the butter
mad, from the milk is fnely colored and
and highly favored. 4 thousand bushels
OF carrots are sometimes raised on an acre
OF land. and when We remember that their
value when "a with oats j. equal 70 that Of
the cat, themselves, Of which City bashcls
Is fair crop Per acre, We can readily see
how profitable the carrot crop mus, prove
to every farmer for hi' homo consumption.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-15

HArsi~c GH,ss Srrp. I wish TO .ay few
words, through your columns, ~ farmers,
in regard to raising their own grass seed
which think they can do as well as raise
their seed oats. wheat, rye or corn, as they
almos, invariably DO. IL isa fact tha, nine
farmers out Of ten save all the other Geld
..els that they want 10 'ow or plant, anil
We. persis, IN buyins ,hsir own timothy and
clover seed, and pay the price which they
are sold Tor AZ the sccd stores. Now, this
j. a very POOR practice, a' they are never
sure Of getting good, pure seed. In fact, |
think that many farm has hnd foul sscd
scattered upon i,s surface. mixed with pur'
chased timothy aud clover seed thus leav-
ius the farmer to wonder how 50 many rank
weed, and troublesome grasses came to ret
40 deeply rooted upon his farm, which was
free from everything Of the kind.
In view Of what have sAil above, | will
now proceed to give my way o, saving grass
seed. In June. while my timothy grass u
growing. select an acre Of the bss, and
most promising, and then | 50 carefully
over it, and pull up all the weeds, and rake
them or the ground. then leave it until
it is quite ripe; then in the morning, while
the dew Is on, 20 and now it down, let
ting il lie in the swaih until the next morn.
ius; then I rake i, up, and draw /, to the
barn, putting /, on light scaaold. where |
let it remain until Get ready to thrash and
ami clean It up, which do as soon az cold
weather eomes.-hs regards clover sced,-l
proceed the same way as abov. stated, with
the exception OF saving it from the second
crop, commonly called e" after math."
Rural Am.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-15
TERMS, TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR
NEW SERIES. VOL. II, NO. 90.

sells cost about the sam. price, 10. ID. to ..
apiece. II made Of clear glass the pans
cost Is. apiece.
Mr. Duncan. OF Dradwell, near Stony
Stratiord. writs. thus When first took
to dalryins on large sale, | laid ou: COO
in rlas, pans. because they looked 50 well
in a dairy. On farther acquaintance with
them, I have come TO the conclusion that
they are the chsapss, thing, (cvcn at Is.
each) that a farmer can use for they are
washed, and wiped, and keP, clean a, 500
per cent. less trouble than leads Ny
glass pans are abou, twenty inches in diam.
eter; DO not like larger ones. They hold
about I've quarts each"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-15
Maine State Az. Society.

The Trustees OF the Maine State Agrieul.
,ural Society have decided to held the next
Exhibition and Fair Of the Society in Port
land. IL will commence on the last Tuesday
Of September next. and continue four days.
The citizens Of Portland, and the clty gov
eminent, came forward with characteristic
energy and liberaliiy, and offered advanta-
ges, as It regard, grounds. halls, police, &C.,
which will very essentially aid the Society
IN carrying Ou, the programme Of the rru'-
tees.
The Schedule Of Premiums aud the List
OF Awarding Committees were made out at
a previous meeting and will soon be put to
press and be ready Tor general distribution.
Everything, thus far. looks prosperous and
II Providence should favor Us with good
weather, the farmers and mechanics Of Me
will at the time give another grand demon
siration Of their progress IN the industrial
arts Of life.
Bear It in mind. aud e, ready TO do your
part promptly in tie peaceful 'ir.js Of useful
Improvement. Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-15
Mr.. L!ncoln's Apo'trcphe on the Dec
laration OF Independence

The Chicago Pres. and Tribune re-rnb-
lish,' a. follows. q portion of one Of Mr..
Iineoln'' campaign speeches in 1858, eur
braciog an eloquent impromptn on the De-
esration of Tndepcndenco -
"Thc Declaration Of Independence was
formed by the representative. OF American
liberty from thirteen State, Of the confeder-
acy-iwelvc Of which were slaveholdlnS
communities. We need not discuss the way
or the reason OF their becoming sla'eholdins
communities. I. !. sufficient for our pur-
pose that al Of h,m greatly dsplored th'
evil. and that they placoi provision in tho
Constitution which they supposed would
gradually remove the disease by cutting OF
il. source. This was the abolition Of tho
slave trade So general wa, the conviction
the public detsrnination-to abolish the
African slave trade, tha, the provision
which have referred to as being placed in
the Constitution, declared that ii.hould not
be abolished prior to the year lSOS. a eon.
sti,utional provision was necessary to pre-
vent the people, through Congress. from
putting stop 10 the traihc Immediately at
the close Of war. Now. slavery had been
a good thing. would the Fathers Of the Re-
public have taken step calculated to dl-
mlni.h It's beneicent influences among them
selves. and snatch the boon wholly from
po.teriiy1 These communities, by ttsir
representatives in old Independence Hall.
,ald to the whole world Of men. " We bold
these truths to be .elfeviient; that all men
are created equal that ,hey are endowed
by their Creator with certain inalienabls
rights that among those are life, liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness This was
their majestic Interpretation Of the economy
Of the Universe Thi. was their lofty, wise
and noble understanding OF the justice OF
the Creator 10 his creatures. (Applause.l
Yes gentlemen. to al Ills creatures, 10 the
whole great family OF man. In their en-
enlightened belief. nothing stamped with
the Divine image and Likeness was sent into
the world to be troddeu on, and degraded,
and mbruited by its fellows. They gra'ped
not only the whole race OF man then living,
but they reached forward and seized upon
the larths.t po.terity. They erected bes.
con to guide their children and their chill
dren's children. and the countless nyriads
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-15

MvIToS. We mean TO repca, thousand
times, or a. leis, till wha, We say has some
eGec, upon our cOuntrymsn, tha, pound
Of lean. tender. juicy mutton can b. pro.
dueed for half the cost Of the same quanti.
ty Of IA, pork; tha, it !. infinitely heal,hi-
er food, especially in the summer season,
aud those who eat it become more muscular.
and can do more work with greater ease to
themselves than those who eat fat pork.
W. know nothing more delicious than 'mok.
oil mutton hams, OF the SouthdOwn breeds
Of sheep. venison itself ia not superior.
IAN. Az.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-15

DETERIORATION or BARN-YARD M,SrnE.
Dung, IN the opinion Of the late Judge Pc
tcr,, begin, to de,sriora,s after it is one year
old. 81 have put i. on" says he. " after
lying several years, without any pereep,iole
benefit. But the practice OF plOwln: In
hot and fresh duSg, has often been to me
subrc, Of regret. 1t not only produces
,mutiy crops, in parts over stimulated, but
canno, be equally spread or covered, 50 that
much straw and little grain uppear in spots,
which often lie down; aud, IN Others,
scarcely any advantage is derived. Muck,
compO.tsd, will keep the longest, withou,
injury to its iertiliuing qualities. Dung and
muck, in confined places, from which free
air and moisture are excluded undergo de.
gree Of combustion. and become dry.rOii,a.
rnouldy and useless"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-15

Ir,ti,N Brr,. Mr.. :. II. Parsons, the
uurcryman Of Long Island, who has been
travelling in Europe for year and more
past. on some kind OF a rowing commission
ior our Government has returned and hro't
With him great number Of .warm' of iiai.
iaH Bo,s. These have becu known for some
time, aud are represented as more iniustri-
Gus than our comm1n bee, more doc,le. and
no, a. easily provoked TO use their stins.,
while their formation j. such A. 10 enable
them 70 gather honey with greater facility.
From letter shown us by friend, we
learn that Rev. L. Llns,,roih Is now with
Mr.. Parsons, aiding in the management, Of
these bees, and We presume increasing their
number by artificial 'varmins, as can easi.
ly he done by the use Of tho LdugGroh
Hrs. Il. c. OTIS, Esq., Of Wisconsin, gave
u. call few days since, on hi, way 70 y.
Y. to consul, with Mr. Llns',ro,h, and TO
examine their bees. We rather think TIN,
importation Of Italian bees will give an im-
pstu, to bc,.cul,urs. Of far more advantage
and profit than the importation Ct Linieo
curranis aud China tea Plan,'.
lRurAlN. Y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-15

Look orr TOR snoEr Hay CEor. The
extraordinary dry weather Tor month PAS,
ha, not been favorable to heavy growth Of
gras., and the pro.psc, i not now very good
Tor an abundant, supply II hay. Tho Pru.
dent farmer will save a.. .Lo moving ground
be can, by providing other feed for hi' stock.
Nothing !, better for stock, than a good lot
Of corn, ,own thiekly in drill., TO be cut up
aud f,d green. Aside from saving the mead
ov. there is great economy in having mass
Of green, suesulcnt food for all kinds Of
stock during the season Of dry, short pas
turags in tho Later Summer. 1t is well TO
set apar, field. and sow corn, or millSt, on
separate portions Of it, at successive inter.
walls OF 5 TO IL days. Thi, will keep up a
continuous supply Of green food. II there
i. an excess. all the better, tor wha, remains
when good Fall ras,urase comes on, may b,
cut and dried fer Winter. Indeed, there
should be n quantity grown for this very
purpose, which will aid in making up any
deficiency Of hay. IAN. As
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Prentice thinks too many Of our mod
ern pOets.ing Of little else than their own
personal sufr-ripg.. They mix up their
maladiss and their melodies.
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fmmus' department.
"srEED TuErLow.'

Az the arts and .cieuces rcrtaining 20 life. are
l,.e, lihkrl Together, sni ultimately cauneCt.
a Nth Agriculture .-AeHtCotA.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-15

- De sure and SOW good bed Of carrots
aud keep IL in order.
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Dig up the weed, before they 80 to seed