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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04
From the Bo.,oa Cuhi,a,or.
Can Perfumes be made by Farming

IAN fortunes oe made by Farming
Some sixty years ago, man came to
Western New York from New England or
New jersey, attn no, certain which. hi. axe
and u little loose change being about all the
property he had. lie worked several years
for different farmers. and then boush, land
Tor himself lie now hasa farm OF COO
acres or more, has given two .cIs each
good farm. and pay. taxes on two hundred
thousand dollars Of personal property. lie
has never bad any business bu, farming.
know another man whose father left him
a iNrm Of abou. two hundred acres. some-
thing over thirty years ago. with some en-.
eumtrancc, on il in the shape Of legscics TO
other heirs. who now has 100 acres Of land,
and CITY thousand dollar. a, interest. lie
also has done no business hut farming.
Several men have worked for me, who.
though they had nothing when they came,
are now well OF. \ young Sco,chman
worked for mo over thirty years ago who
had but three cents when he began, bat
who now hasa good farm Of 600 acres, well
stocked, aud he is tree from debt. llo knew
how to do the mechanical par, Of farming
Thoroughly, but know nothing Of speculation.
could name others who have acquired for.
tunes wholly ~ farming.
4 farmer Of small means should he very
economical and s,ill very liberal. He cssouli
he economical in dre.. for himself AMI his
family. aud in hi. dwelling and and furni..
,ure be should ~ liberal in feeding his
stock. manurinc hi. land, and in surplyin:
labor TO work bis land. have seen many
farmer. who were kept alway. poor BY try.
iuc TO 30 too much work Tor the number Of
lahorers employed, whereas IL, they had hired
double the labor il would have paid Abun-
dan,ly. Thi. is very common mistake.
JOHN JOHNSON.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04
Hints on Building Stables.


TIE Americ,r Agriculiuris, treats the
suhi-ct in this wise -' The recen, improve
m,uts in American arehitecturc have not
reached thc stable. TO the extent ,ha, could
BE- desired. Brown stone fronts. high CELL
ios', marble man,cl pieces. costly fatn1ccs
i5r Warming aud vcn,ilaiing tho dvSlliu :.
may please The eye ani promote the hcalIb
AMI comfort Of tLc occupants. while the
valuable hor--- oi the proprietor are suffer
ius from poorly evnsrroeted and poorly
ventilated stable.
The fault often lies IN two directions. The
stable may Dc too light, or TO open. \
horse ue,t, light. as well as air aud suitable
warmth and food.-the vegetable structure
hardly need. ishi more than no dos. rGre
air i. ESSENTIAL. Ills blood can NJ, become
purified while the air which inaatcs hi,
laus- i. full ot foul ea.e- from fernen,ipS
manurc.. Nor j. IL enough to keep the
s,alI, clean. II they are - ,ish; tha, the
harse j. obliged 20 breathe h.s own breath
over aBi over again. Digestion j. .intsrrerci
with. and All the functions Of lile are Im'
reisd Lazy grooms declare that a close.
warn stable. helps 20 make hJrs''s coat
fre and glossy m winter a, we'll as in sum.
mer. Butln winter such a coat is not 20 Dc
desired Mature provides tie animal with
longer hlir and moro Of it, 10 defend him
from the sJll n the horse i. well groomed
aud blanketed, his halr will be smooth and
glossy enough al! the year round. The ~.
tolsni groom ought himself u be shut up
f1r twenty -four hours ia the hot, steamin:
air in which be confines his masters hor.e,
aud ssc bow hc would like u. Open the
door of such a stable IN 'ho morning, where
several horses are kept, and the hot air and
the hAri.horn are almo., suiEeisn, 70 knock
a man dJvu. wha, wonder, then, that
hOrsss - used should .ufF,r from inaamed
ewes, coughs, slanders, and other ailments
The wonder i. ,ha, they bear the abuse -
long and 50 we'll.
Now. the 4" Improvement = is simply this;
rr4ii'ais fis 0ai., ven,ilats, both in win.
ter ard summer. The outer air should Dc
brought IN at certain place. near thc floor,
but not in the immediate neishb0rhooi Of
the horse. 50 as 70 cause hurtful draft, Of
wind Immediately upon hin. Impure air
mus. - ejctei, as well a. pure air brought
in. THIS can be done in summer very well
by leaving several windows open IN diaergn,
parts Of the barns Buta better way /, to
insert yentila,ors 10 the hishes; parts OF the
bulldius. into which vsnuduci., ('luar e
wooden tubc.,) shall lead from the stalls,
and which can be opened and closed At
pleasure These ven;ilaiors shoall be GOV.
cred with a cap, to rreveu, downward cur.
rent, and the beating in Of riiu. By This
plan. the foul air i carried or directly from
The stall wi;hou, mixing with the lay 10
lois"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04

VOC ARE A lRicx. A certain college
Professor had assembled his class at the
commencement Of the term. and was read.
ing over the lis, Of names 20 SEQ that oil
wero present. IL ehancsi that one OF the
number was unknown 70 the Professor hay-
ing Just entered his class.
"wha, i. .your name. sir p a'sed the
Professor. looking through HI. 'pectaele'.
You are brick" was the startling
reply.
"Sirr' .aii the professor. half starting
oat or his char At the supposed imper'''
nence. bu, not quite sure rhs, he UNDER
stood him correctly. "Slr. did not eI.
ae,ly understand your answer"
"You are brick" wa, again the COM
posed reply.
"Thl, i, In,olsrable :" said the Professor.
hi, face rr,ldenins. Z" Beware young man,
how you attempt to in,ul. me-"
"In.ult YOU" said the student, in turn
as.oni.hed, " How have done is''
"Did you no, say was a bries'' re-
turned the Professor. with s,iaed indigns.
tim.
"No, sir, you asked my name, and an'
.wercd your question. U. r. \. Brick
Uriah Reynolds Anderson Brick. '
"Ah. indeed" nurmured The Professor.
sinking back into hi, .ea, in confusion.
III, wa. mi.concsp,iOu on my part vii!
you commences the lesson, Mr.-shem Mr.
Brlek?"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04
OLD SERIES VOLUME %, NO. 4e.

the fight OF Stop" and Rachel's brace
lei. "It va, that bracelet made my for
tune. determined TO restore it. and Prov.
idence has aided me. Wealth hss flowed 10
upon me rapidly and unexpectedly. have
now only to do my duty 10 my relations.
and I hare come back 10 Boston. to give
them cake for cake. I wanted, frst OF sii,
10 ascertain whether years had sol,ensd
their hearts. I have read how Marco Polo.
the iamou, veniiian traveller. returned TO
hrs country with immense wealth. and as
sum,ng the garb OF = beegsT. presented
himself a, the hou.co bis relatives, and
they ipsul,ed. and even stoned him. You
have now proved my friends that such
story is no, necessarily fictitious. And you
may learn that much may be hidden be-
meath the .ordld garb Of becsary."
AZ ,bi. par, OF bic speech. Jules 'olemnIy
uncovered the enormous cake. and disclosed
to the a.,opished galc Of tho Bro~nsons.
tbs cloak. wig. ha, and Hageolst OF the
poor old man whom they bad so often and
90 recently driven from their doors. They
we're de.irou. Of leaving without further
ceremony, su, Jules begged Of them to bear
a little further.
"You see very plainly" he continued.
=" that the old blind man va. Thirteen ';
hi. guide ". poor STOP who lett you TO
follow me"
Generous in his vengeance. the host then
distributed the cake and iu ornaments,
which u va. -al,e 10 the wounded 'elflo'e
OF the Brown.ops 20 hhd consisted OF verv
valuable prcssn,. OF jc~elry. Rachel alone
had no portion Of this cake. To her Jules
offered plain ring on piece OF dry cake
"Aud now" continued Jules. " We are
quits let U. hereafter meet - friends, let
ting bygones be bysones."
When Uncle Paul concluded, his wife
had retired.
DO you worder, my friends, said he
gravely. that was moved at the accident
which gave me the bean. IL you do, you
must have failed to discover that jules and
NJ. Paul. and Rachel and Madame Paul.
were in fact tho same persons"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04
Feeding Meadows.

The question IL s,ill discussed, in some Of
our exchange. whether moving grounds
should be feed in the fall? One writer AZ.
hrn, that he obtain. twice a. much hvy
when he keeps he COW. oF Of his mowin;
ground, IN the tall a. when be feeds them
Another afisus that i. better TO ted them
than 10 le, the grass and weeds run or aud
leave foul se,j' TO multiply.
We often hear the assertion that moving
grounds will continue 10 produce much
more and much longer in case we could
Aaori to keCp cattle from feedios on them
in Autumn. Butour own experience proves
th., 10 he iallacy.
We have succeeded in keeping our cows
iron tyorite moving grounds, year after
year, bat We have never found i: profitable.
lt Is often the eA-e that weeds and Wild
grass are found intermIcd with pure Eng.
lea. Cows will "a, tho weeds and the
Wild grass thus mixed aud the next crop
will be rurer than II LETT uuied.
Bot farmer. will need the second growth
Tor ihe,r COWS. September and Oe'ossr arc
the month. for f,ll butter; and the second
sr5sth Of srl.. i, the b,s, article that cows
can have - yield the article. Hay never
makes such butter as We ge, from green
grass ieel.
we can never clrsen; 10 feed COWS on hay
In the tall IA order 70 save the r0wen VI
meadows. to lie in tie way 1t the sey'hC
the bsxt year. 1t would BE- better policy io
pat on a top dressing annually.
lPloughman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04

BARlEr TOR FATIENlNC Hoes. The Maine
Farmer pablishss communication from a
correspondent At RocklAnd, in regard to the
relative value OF corn aud barley for the
purpose Of iaitsnins hogs. We give 'h"
follOvin: paragraph from h's letter From
What experience l'bavs had. hundred lb'.
Of barley IS worth as much as 4 hundred
pound. Of corn but it musi be clean bar
ley. no, half oats. as barley generally i' as
rai,ol by many Of our farmers. | think
barley better adapted to Iat,eniDs hogs than
any other grain ever gave them. as It seems
to make them quie, and sleepy. and this
hogs reqairs 10 order 10 iaiien we'll"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04
ponnkin,. boiled and mixed with cor,

Pumpkins, boiled and mixed with corn
and cob.meal. make cool feed for swine.
Green pumpkins are watery and innu'ri-
,ious, bu, as soon as they begin to ripen.
they may bo fed to good advantage to all
kinds OF stock. either raw or cooked. When
fuel is high, 1t may, perhaps. DO questioned
whether cooking pumpkins Is economical.
Farmers, however: will decide this point for
themselves. IL they can afford the eIPcuse,
the TODD will certainly be increased in value
by the process.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04
Ham on rus r.sulos.Btrs. VIII,

HARD on ruR TAsuios,BLEs. When .
certain Oriental potensase wants to ruin
one Of his principal subjects be makes him
q present Of q white elephant, which the
poor man !. obliged to keep. and BY which,
therefore he 1. room financially eaten Up.
In this country the fashionable mamms,
~ho con,ri,e. to inroigle soft young man
into marriage with her expensive daughter,
saddles him with an incumbranee CORE
spending exactly to the white elephant, IN
very speedily reducing him to ruin. and -
|, were, eating him ou, Of house and home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04

G,sGET. A correspondent Of the Prairie
Farmer says; Z" 1 had few days since q
new milch COW, whose bag was very badly
cased, 90 much 20 that cold water. soap
sud., spirits Of camphOr. &c. had no effect
upon il. Iasked our family physician for
a prescription, and he gave mo this one
par, aqua ammonia; two parts sweet oil,
rubbed In twice daily. In two days she was
cared"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04
Corn coekle and Tanrleweed.

Why sit that this plant, Lychn, Ghid.
60. is almost invariably found growing with
wheat Farmers generally take special
pains 10 ersdcats it. and We, i, may be
found 10 almost any field OF wheat. and
rarely elsewhere. I, would seem a- III, w.
specially fond of the wheat, and found
among /, conecnial home. Solitary il
grows among the wheat, like = lone bach.
elor in numerous family Of children.
among whom he seem. 10 End a home.
though doing nothing himself to enlarge the
population Of the globe.
There !. another plant, the ,anglewecd,
Jp,rsuii arr,Hsis. which invariably accom-
ranie- lax wherever it is .own. We have
known the u;no-, pains taken 20 gc, rid Of
il. and then enough Of il would be lei, TO
annoy the farmer. There aro strange afin.
i,ics in the vegetable as in the animal king
dom. JONATHAN.
fOxtOrd Democrat.
SEEDS may be freed from ainiS,urcs, par.
ncllarly Of the parasitic kinds, 10y being
reVulyed in cylinder with il axi. eccentric
10 It's center-. Th,, machine known as the
Caiarae, Washing Machine. where inner
and outer cylindcr- nrc revolvci in opposite
directions, will cause seeds. by rubbing each
other. % cleanse themselves free OF all par.
as,iie matters. - ,ha, any alter winnowins
wall separate them. We think some care in
ihl. direction NIGH. do away with many Of
the difficulties which whea, and fax grow.
crs fni in their practice.
Working Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04

SwEEr AFFLEs ToR SWINE. No better
food can DO supplied to .sins than sweet
apples. Bot in the prcsen, unprOdue,ivs
state o. our orchards, il would scarcely b.
Ad'isAbla to APPROPRIATE 50 valuable pro-
duet TO such a use.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04

ouilp ,ay., when 10 sees kisses between
women. 1, reminds him Of two handsome
unmatched gloves-charmins things With
their proper mates, but v0t good for moth.
log IN that way.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04

The bes: christians generally make the
best soldiers. A man who has faced the
devil successfully will not shrink from
mortal foe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04
fmmers' department.
"srEEp ruE FLow."

NIthr afts api sriencrs reusiairg O. hfr. are
e. 81, hnkri together. ani az, int,maiel, conncCt.
81 ~uh Agricalture -AsEtCoLA,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04

swee,cnins ones cOifco s generally the
FIRST stirring event Of the day.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-06-14
WORM CANDY,

Sa II { o min q LO 2eng,
WE offer these LoYcuEes without disguia
w their composition As their name imp
they depend for their snicsey upou Sautoniue 3
the lately discovered acfava principle Of the
ropean or LeNant Worm Sefd.
All the merit which Wc claim Tor oar med
Is ths purity Of tile ssnfonhia which 20 contain
the careful manner m which DC has been lncC
rated With and distributed through the mass
which the Lo2euees have been formed.
To he sure 81 these important points, we
them prepared AZ The Lou tsvillc Chemical "
whenr the Sautouiu- q Grst tested ior its pJ
aud then combined iu the Lo1cuce 10 such Ws
e. retain its properties aud virtues unchanged
10 the Profession We prcsenta valuable and
known medicine in a convenient and attra
form, Of uniform aud known strongth-the q
tious indicating the dosa Of santouine acc0rdin
the L. S. P.
To the public We vier remedy Tor Worms.
cacious, safe, and pleasant con DICTIONARY,
moderate price.
For sale by all reputable Druggists through
the South or Wcrt. WILSON, PETER & %
d&wGm. Main
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-06-14
"a y R H - -
Ill e. IT Z CU Il e


FOR THE SPEEDY CURE OF
Intermittent FeUeT, or Fever and Ague, Re-
n,itteat Fecer, CHI Fscer, Dumb -Ague, Pc
yiodicaI HeGdache, or Bilious Hsadache, and
Bilious FegerS, indeed, for the wh0le class Of
diSedses originating IN hillary arrangement,
caused By the .UqiaTm 81 Hiasmatic Copn-
tries.
We enabled here TO offer the community a
remedy which. while il cures the above complaints
with certainty is still perfectly harmless in any
quantity. Such remedy is Invaluable in districts
where these affecting disorders prevail. This
"CURE eXpels the masmatic poison Of FEVER
! AND AGUE from the system, and prevents the de-
velOpments of the disease, if taken the first ap
prOsch of its premonitory symptoms. 1t is not on
~ the best remedy ever yet discovered for this class
Of complaints, bus also the cheapest The large
quantity supply for dollar brings it within
the reach Of everybody and in bilious districts,
where FEVER IND AHTE prevails eve ~ body should
have it and il freely, both for and protec
ton A great superiority Of this remedy over any
other ever discovered for the speedy and certain
cure OF intermittents Is mat II contains no QUinlne
or Mineral, consequently il produces no qunism or
injurious effects whatever upon the constitution
Those cured by it are left h aathy If they ad
never had the disease.
Fever and Ague is not alone the consequence of
the miasmatic poison. great variety Of dsor-
dreas arise from its irritation; among which are
NeaTalgia Rheumatism, Govt, Headache, Blindness
IoothGche EaTache, CtItarJH, Asthma, Palpifation
PQiJtuE 4feetioR Of the Spleen, Mysteries, Pain
Bolrets, Cotic1 FaTatysis and DeTGHgenaeHt of he
Stomach, all OF which, when originating in this
cause, put on the Intermittent type, or become peri
odicel. This Z" CURE " expels the poison from the
blood, and coEscqu nifty cures them all alike. 1t
invaluable protection to imHig grants, OF persons
travelling OF temporarily residing in the malarfous
districts. II taken occasionally daily Wilde
exposed to The Infection, tia VIII he eXcreted from
the systeIu, and cannot accumulate in sufficient
quantity rpen into disease. Hence it il even
more valuable for protection than cure, ana few
will ever suffer from interInittents if they avail
tnemselves of the protection this remedy affords.
Prepared by DR.. J C. AVER G. CO.,
Lowell, Mass.
Sole Wholesale and Retail Agents ia Evans Vile:
KELLER q WHITE; BIERBOWER & PIERCE
LEIGH s CARLSTAnT;
aud for sale by all dealers and wholesale agents.
Jane 9, l8Gl-ly.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-06-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ScrOf11Ia or Kings Evil.


Is constitutional disease, corruption of the blood
by which this fluid becomes yitiated, weak, and
poor. Being in the circulation, it peryades the
whole body. and may burst out ID disease on any
part of it. No organ is free from its attacks, nor
is there which it may not destroy. The scrofu-
lous faint is caused by mercurial disease low living
disordered unhealthy food, impure air filth and
filthy habits, the depressing vices, and above all,
by the venersal Infection. Whatever be its origin,
it is hereditary in the Constitution, descending
&c from parents to children, unto the third and
fourth generation >; indeed it seems to be the rod
Of Him who says, - will visit the impurities OF the
fathers upon their children. "
Its effects commence by deposition from the
blood of corrupt or ucaroUs matter, which, in the
cles in the glands, dwellings; and, on tho
ton, which seuders in the blood depresses the en-
ersies Of lie, that scrofulOus constitutions not
only suffer from scrofulous complaints, but they
have far less power TO withstand the attacks Of
other diseases consequently vast numbers perish
by disorders which, although not scrofulous in
their nature, are still rendered fatal by this faint
in the system. Most of the consumption which
dec1nates the human family has its origin directly
in this scrofulous contamination and many des-
tructive diseases of the liver kidneys BRAIN and
indeed of all the organs, arise from aggra7a-
ted by the same cause.
One quarter Of all our people scrOfulous
their persons invaded by this lurking infection
and their health is undermined by it. To cleanse
it from the system we must renovate the blood by
an Alternative medicine ard inyigOTate it by healthy
food and exercise. Such a medicine supply
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Cnmn0nnd Extract of SarSanarilla.

the NEST effrctusl remedy which the medical skill
of our times can devise for this everywhere pre-
vailing and fatal maiady. It is combined from the
most active remedials that have been discovered
for the eXpurgaion Of this foul disorder from the
blood, and the rescue Of the system from its des-
tructiys consequences 1isrce il should be employ
ed for the cure of only ScrOfua, but also those
other affections which arise from it, such ERUP
TIVE and SKIN DISEASES, ST. ASTHcNY's FIRE,
ROsE, or ERTsTPELAs, PfMPLEs, PUSTCLEs, BLoTCH-
Es BLAlNs, and Bodies, TUMOES letter and SALT
RHEUN, SCALD HEAD, RINGwoRM, RHEUMATISM
SYPHILtTIC and MEEcU RIAL DISEASES, DROPsY, De-
EILITY aud. indeed, ALL CoHPLATSTs ARISING FROA
NITIATED Or I5IrURE BLOOD. The popular belief
in i1aP,fyOf the blood is founded in truth, FOR
scTOtula i degeneration Of the blood. The par
icu.ar purpose and rtue Of this Sarsaparilla to
purity and regenerate this vital fluid, without
which sound health is impossible in contaminated
rnrafitnfinns
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THE OLD RELIABLE
Popular Insurance Co. of the West

In the equitable adjustment and prompt Cash
response TO losses The Phoenix stands pre-
ensipently at the head Of ats profession qohiLe
its extensive, practical, and frstcIass business
system Of local agencies, as not ereeIEed By any
similar corporation in the sporld.
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NJ HAHnuM


Offers his professional services IN tho practice
Medicine and Surgery.
His previous success fin this place and elsewhere
justifes a hope Of able treatment. Chrouic, or
diseases Of long standing, warranted a cure or no
pay. In those diseases incident 10 boatrneu he
makes a cure without the gu effects OF mercury
Sc ofic~, Third street, opposite Crssesnt City
Building
Rs6srsnsss --asn'l Foots, obas. Dsuby. and Pre- I.
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GREAT NATIONAL ROUTE.
BALTIMORE & OHIO r. r.
IMPROVED SCHEDULE

By recent impor tant changes this road is
able to furnish unusual facilities for inter-com
nfcation, East and West. Northwest and Southwest.
Full COnnec GiOms with all through trains
70 philadelphia and New York, in the
East-wfth the South, by its Washington and
Branch Road-by Cleveland and Pittsburg, Central
Ohio and Marietta and Cincinnati trains, with the
Northwest, West, and Southwest.
Through Tickets to or from Baltimore, Philadel-
phia, New York. or Boston give the privilege of
living over at any of the intermediate cities Two
Dollars additional give the privilege of visiting
Washington City route.
This is the only route that furnish Through
Tickets or Baggage Checks to or from W shtng-
ton City
Fare as low by any other route.
Sleeping cars on all night trains.
Ask for tickets by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
J. II. SULLIVAN,
Gen'l Western Agent, Beltaire, Ohio.
W. P SMITH LIN. COLE,
hIaster of Transportat'n. Gen'l Ticket Agent.
mar25 Baltimore, Nd.