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The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-02

from the St. Louis Democrat
The immense demand for the articls.ICephalic Pills.
rapidly increasing.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-02
FROM NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH.
From the Portsmouth TranScJfp Of Tuesday ]

Vice-President Stephens, Of the Confederate
States, left w eldon yesterday for his post
Of duty in Montgomery
We would again urge upon our farmers to de-
vote large amount of their best land and labor to
the production of corn, wheat rye, oats, peas 20
| tatoes aud vegetables In the present aspect of
public affairs, it becomes much duty of patri-
otism as of necessity. Upon the score Of profit, it
holds out better prospects ofremuneratiOn than to-
bacco, the great staple of the State. This article
is very low, and there is little prospect of its be-
| coming higher.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-02

BRIGADIEE GENERAL q. S. HARNEY.-The public
generally of the arrest Of this officer OF
the United States Army, by the Virginia forces
near Harper's Ferry, and of his being afterwards
brought before the Governor, at this place. The
interview of the General with the Governor was
followed by his discharge, and he yesterday pro-
ceeded to Washington. Gen. Harvey, at the time
of his arrest, was On his way from ST. Louis ia
headquarters, to report. The following facts con-
nected with bis detention may be relied on :
Ga Thursday, the 25th, despatch was received
the coming train. Brigadier General Carson,
commanding a. Harper's Ferry, Immediately gave
orders for his arrest, and communicated with Gen.
Lee and Gov. Letcher, who directed him to send
llarney to Richmond. The following escort was
Nelson, commanding; Major Patter; Captains Kim
ney, Holiday, and Marshall, of Staff. Gen Rar-
nev made no resistance to the arrest.-Richraond
Uispatch.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-02

BEVERLY MASS. Dee. Ii, 1860
r. G. SPlLpINC, ESQ.
wish for circulars or large show ILLS, to bring
Crphac Pills particularly before customers
II YOU have anything -! tIc tlLd, Please ne.
One o! snbJcc: severe Sick Head
ache casually lasting dal - Of IN GgcI;
IA one hOaT' b. n92T p'iiS, wGcn sent ler.
Respectfully yours. VI. g. WILKES.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-02

from the Southern Path Finder, New Orleans, LaI
Try thcm you that afflicted, and we tina
your testimony be added the already lis
that has ievd benefits that other medicine pr
duce
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-02

From the Western z. Gazette, Chicago. NIL
We heartily endorse Mr. Spading, and his unriValled
Cephalic Pills.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05
Pleasan, 10 Tobacco Chewers

A letter from Petersburg, Virginia. to
the Schenectady Star. give. the iOlIosIns
drligh.iul d-.,ripuou u the manner Of pre-.
paring chewing tobacco 10 that region.
"Commeucc upon the upper l'or which
i. as dirty a. CIV stable. In ,hc corner,
are large heaps OF tobacco. \, one end is
a large cauldr0u. in;j which j. pu, liquor.
ice. run and tonca bean. On one eide the
room is lars, space like mortar b,d, in.
10 which .. pa, the weed 10 be sPriuklci
with the above dec1ciiln. Two OF thrse
darkie. are stirring the tobacco with their
feet. 80 tha, all portions may bccone saiu.
n,cI
&" After this operation it is dried on poles
over bead. until it i. Ct for working IN the
rOon below.
'.On the second STORY, the leaf i dlSe't.
ID Of IL. ,,em by numerous black women
and children. Il il. then, in a supple state,
made into rolls an inch or two IN hes in di-
ame,er, and Of any required length.
"Ou the ground door. the rolls are
squeezed into plugs aud carefully packed
Cor transportation to the tobacco ljvins peo-
pie OF the North. Sams may lhink part Of
thi, description highly coIorcd, bat i, is li,'
orally true account OF what more than
- a -. - l. ,..,. 49,.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05
rrOa III, Rural New yo,l,r.
On Cheese. Making.

EDs. RuE,L INV YcRkER In late is
sue oi your valuable p'pCr saw an article
on uskrns cheese. 1ha, being my busi-
ness. will give my mode, aud 1t considered
worthy Of notice, you may insert the same
tor the benefit OF new beginners in the art.
use tin vat, fitted inside OF wooden
one. with one inch Of space between. The
obsct f5r this is TO use cold water Tor cool
ing the nights milk. and also warm water
10 heat the milk to the desired ,emperaturs.
strain. my nights milk into the vat, and
then turn enough cold water into the space
between the vats 10 cool the mi K and pre-.
vent the same from souring in warm wealth
er. then strain the mornings mix IN
with the night. milk. 90 not take the
cream or the nj :ht'. milk. a. am not IN
favor Of skim milk cheese. The cream wall
NIX with the milk At 90'.
After the mornings milk is in the vat. {
draw OF the cold water and add warm va.
ter enough % hea, the milk TO 90. ! then
aid rcnne,i enough TO coagulaie the milk
in thirty or forty minutes. let 10 stand
until u will break short aero.. Ihe finger.
then cut itup With common wooden knilc ;
let ,taui a short time, and cut again with a
curi cutter. made OF tin. eutting fnc. The
curi should b. cut carefully. - az not %
break the piccc-, and should be handled
carefully until It - well scslded. M no
time should IL be pressed IN the hand.
After the curd i. cut LEI IL stand and set.
lie. A. .oon a. It !. settled. - that the
whey rise., commence dippin: OF the whey
into heater. A. som a. 70 bscom-. warm,
dip from the heater hack into the Sa,. STIR.
ring the same gently with the hands. aud %
con,inue, dipping back and forth, increasing
the heat gradually until the same !. li0'.
KcP the heat up o. that Poiu, about one
hour. draw "a the warm water from the
vat, then the whey. and a. soon a. the whey
.. all on, turn railiul OF cold water upon
the curd o. cool the sane, 50 that il will
no, mat together. Weigh the curi anI adj
one ,ea.p,onfpl Of good hnc .hl, TO twenty
u. OF curl. then work the same together
carefully. The euri should he worked a.
fne q. kernel. Of corn. working until itI.
COL. Put % press and prs. m mpisra,cly fOr
two hour. then turn the cheese and add
more weight, pressing a. hard as the hoop
wlll b.er. Turn again in SIX hours. chang.
ing s,raincr every time that the cheese !,
turned. Aftcr pressing - hour'. take the
cheese from the pres. grrise and bandAsr,
and turn every day until cured. hanilin:
carefully, 80 a. not 10 brrak the edges OF
the cheese ID HONE
or!eAn. Co.. y. Y, lsGl.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05

\ QrEES CRorcuEr. Tie Augusta cor
rspondcn, Of the MathIa' Republican 're
.pon.ible Tor the following
Quite an amusing court-.cenc occurred
the present SESSION. IN thi, city. which !.
M, without it, moral. The circum,tincc-
wrr. ihc-c ~itnr-. VA -'min'nri -
testify h. an nr-pn ease. brought from Hal
lux-u, whb refused Gather ly oath or aihrn'
alton ~ render ~ testimony. assigning a.
4 Trl-n that be WI, -Ilrltulli't. and
could only act frpm imprf,aoHa' prom T'ins-.
Jnlgr RE. informed hilu that h- excuse
sa. entirely iu.Inissl'ig, ~ as much. that
il un and another ~. eNrg - upon such
grounds, anarchy IN. cirIu.iin would IN.
sue. and the rights AID praprty ol men
would he a, the mercy Of anv a. Who mlshi
.ot up .n,h ar ab-uri plea i"s not gi'ins
hi. eT'd.nce. lie persisted. bose'cr. that
a. there were lying, "a, veil ~ truthful
spirits. he was fearful they might mlkelim
violate h,. oath. The Judge told hlm that
the court. al.p. was moved by certain i'm
prcssions, which he might find much more
Inconyenirni 10 eyade than iha, Of the lying
spirits Whercopon be ordered the sheriff
I1 take the witness 10 prison during the
pleasure OF the court. IL took. however.
only Ahont txcnty minutes sllitiry rrfec.
ton. between tour granite walls, where all
egrcss va. barred by massive iron dor.
10 enable him 10 obtain some sort OF plenhry
iniulgence, eSempt'n; him from his spirit
ua! impressions. aud allowing him to give
hrs testimony IA the case.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05

DEivr>e Mllcu Cows plirymen are ev-
erv wear as,oui.hed at the rcmarkable yield
claimed ior some dairic-. reieh,ue Eve or
~ hundred pound. u cheese and butter pr
eow. and even higher than this, the COWS
being i,d on hay aud grass alone. 10 prove
the truth Of thc.c statements, We referred
20 the book. Of The merchant Who has re
cci,cd The produce, aud it !. found correct
Good COWS, good feed, a careful dairyman.
are the most obvious reas1ns thar must
unite in producing this result. These arc
at the command ol any one who earnestly
80. about il. Yet how d,scul, it Is to At
tara ihe.e hi:he-i yields oI the dairy
The truth -, many minor causes, apTar-
entity too triaiug Tor notice, mu.i operate
together, or tail. lnquirins out one Of the
three large reports, We iounl ,ha, the own.
er-. the mao and be wife, not only dId all
,tc,r milking bu, they ahray' 5'oggh and
ar.r, fl,ir otrn ooirt.
R-llttc-> IN o4lNiuss - 'S''''t "''''
udl,r- are !ull. b. Of the utmost import
aues. 4 broken bar AMI sWelled tea, are
often the only indication. the owner sc,' OF
inc5n,iiera,e haste in driving COWS \
~ilo gate, or taking ol; the bars entirely,
i safer than 10 let them down at one end.
\ dairyman complain. Of the season a'
had for The dairy. bu; hi. neishbor' say,
the training of shepherds dogs are worse
than the season.
Two boy, and a DO: are As unf' for drv'
in. COW. a, they would be - drive a NOW
TO-, machine or locomotive. We have .eeu
a 10y and a d.: urge them To the BAR and
another watch outside 10 give them god
,,lre aol make them jump as they came
through. Yet the good dAirywoman d'd
n, know usy ber cheese was smaller 'h'
next lay. lIl9mes'ead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05
From the Amerieaa Asricuhusi.i.
Prlyerize the Manures.

Few farncr- comprehend the impOrtane,
Of attending 70 this item in the preparation
or their stock OF fertilizers. They are often
carried 70 the field in the Spring, in ,bS
co,r.cs, form possible. the hay and straw
no, iermentci at alt. and the coarse elod'
carriel into the yard las, Summer. not brok'
en-. They are spread in this state and the
large lump. are rlowed under - that they
are not Immediately available for the susie
nance Of plants. Plant. feed mainly at the
the e1trcmitic. Of the roo,lc,s, through
mouth. too small to b. seca BY the naked
eve. The finer the manure Is made, the
more easily il is Dissolved in water AMI the
sooner ., IA>sss into the circulation. Thi'
d5uhtlcS. b. one reason o., the almos, immc-
date ,i.isl, effects OF Peruvian guAno. IL
ba. been pas.ed through the digestive sP
Iar,ius Of birds. and reduced TO much Il
rsr powder than 1, couli 5c by any mcch.n-
i,.I means. - small quantity az a hun.
drei pounds, .rryai upon an acre Of nov.
70. ia a vet May day, will improve iis az
rcarancs IN very shor, time.
Al ob-er,in: farmers haze noticed thai,
,hc fue., AMI most thoroughly worked COM
pct. other thing, being equal, gives uni.
iormly tie sane results The minute diS'-
lon Of the particle. i. favorable TO the chsu'
zeal combinations that take place IN the
s5a. 1, become. much sooner available.
and the clltlvAtor gets an earlier return for
M. Investment IN fertilizers
Fortunately. at thi. season, We have a
powerful asen, ,ha, ~e can pat 10 th''
wo-k Of commlnu,ion without any eIPensc.
The frosi, with fair chance 10 work j, bs,.
Ter than any elod-eru,her or mill TO powder
.eomplH heap. Onc Of the be.; means Of
ec0nomiIius iro.s Tor this purpose. i to
rlov Up the yard whenever ,here CONES a
,haw. or say twisc month. Every turn
ipr OF the CONTENT. Of the ward exposes new
surfaces TO the action Of the irOs,. We
have found iia very prchlaole employment
10 fOrk over the compost heaps IN the barn
cellar and in the Geld. during the Winter.
Where the heaps are large. this can be
done quite rapidly, even in freezing wealth
er and the more IL irceres and thaws, the
finer IL becouc. Heap. thus turned and
thoroughly beaten up with shovel, come
out in the Spring, fne homogeneous mas.,
good to .prcad and plow in. admirable for
lrorpin, ia the hill. ani hr,i rate fJr top
dressing grass lAud
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05
OLD SERIES

features fors moment AMI then. with q
strangleS cob, no thrsw himself hesdlong
upon his a.sailan,s.
"Kill him :"
"s,ab him -
Z" ca, him down ! he's the devil himself"
shouted dozen voices.
At tbi. moment rose another and far dll.
ierent cry.
"rhe rcbsl.-,hey arc on us!" as thun.
derIns on. ,rampins ,h' cowardly ruiiins
down under the horses hoof.. came Mark
Walker, with mis- light horse troop. No
ono though, Of anything bot heh,; and
the cnraged Americans moved the dying
tories down like grain.
Then bur', forth all the emotions 81 long
pen, up. Father and rms threw themselves
into one another. arms. Grace tainted. and
Mrs Oakley stern composure melted into
a lpod Of hys,erical tears.
0ur'' was a j'yfai and yet .ad house
that night--fr though we had been drliv.
cred. a. II were. from the jaws Of death,
yet the hoiie. II the dc,i werc with W.
Oh children. children. those were very
.li ,imes-,ryin. times. There vas We'd.
ding aftsrwari. between Mark and Grace.
and ! danced merrlly as any Of them bu,
poor Mr.. Oakley wore mourning TO the
end Of her days, and the las, word. Of her
lip. were the name. Of her murdered sons.
and, greatly affected. my eranifa,hcr took
OF hls spsctaeles ani wiped hi. eyes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05
R,rclp Rrrrrn. |, b.com,. rnncid

RANCID BvrTER. IL becomes rancid oS-
lng TO the presence Of cassine, sugar or
milk, etc, IN solution 10 water, which ab-
sorh oxygen IRON the atmosphere. To
avoid thi. deterioration. melt the freshly
made butter in gentle heat, and wash 1t
in warm water. by which the ciseIne, su.
rar o. milk. etc. are dissolved oat; the
washir cs mus, bc continued 80 Ion: a. the
water cOmo % nilky. The batter is then
carefully deeanted Into an earthen or glass
ve.-.l. ami allowed to cool !, will then
keep good any length Of time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05
VOLUME %, NO. 20.
Who Saw the Steeri

The richest thing of the season, ssys The
Ne~buryport Herald, came Of the other
day In the nrishborhood Of the market.
The sreenes, Jonathan imaginable. deeked
out In . .louched hat, . long blue iroet,
and pair Of cowhide shoes. N big - gon-
dola.. with q huge whip under his arm.
.talked into q billiard saloon. where half .
doren persons wero improving tho time in
trundling round the worries; and after re-
covering from his hrs, surprise a. the TO
him) singular aspect Of the room. inquired
II any Of 'em hai .asn stray steer: a&rm-
ing that Z" the blasted crittsr got away s
he came through town ~ith hi. drove 10th.
er day and hadn't -rrn nothin oi him sine, "
The blnod- drnie,i all knowledge Of the ami
nal IN question. ard With much sly wink
ing at each other. proceeded ,o conijle With
him on his los in the ms, HEARTFELT man.
ner. lie watched the game with much in
tere.t, a. he had evidently never .srn nor
heard ~ anything VI the kind before. and
created much amusement by hi. demonstri-
,ions Of appliance whom q good SHOT was
made" Jatu-ilsm 80 being f,1orite eJac-
ulation. At last he made boli 10 request
the privilege Of trying bis skill when he .es
the crowd in q roar by his awkward move
mens. However, he gradually got his
hand In. and played as good n might 30
expected for . greenhorn All hands now
began TO rrai.e him. which 80 ela,ed him
,ha' he began io think himself second
Phlean. and he offered TO be, dollar with
hi. opponent; which Of course. he Lost.
The lo.- and the laugh 90 irrita,ed him
,ha, b. offered to play another game and
bet two dollars, which he pulled out Of . big
rull-ior 1t seems his cattle hal cold veil,
and he va. quite au'h. This bet be also
lost, as the fool might have known no
would mad as q March hare. he pulled
ont a City spot, the largest bill he had. and
offered to be, that on another game. Tho
crowd mustered round and raised money
enough 90 cover IL. and at !, they went
again; ny -,me -,rsns' turn Oi luck. gr"eny
~ou. lle now oG1r,d to pot up the hun.
drrd be bad Non as.D,, another hundred
game. - they could cos win back what they
had !o.t and fleece tho fellow Of hi. own
rpll besides They sent .or - famous player.
who hhd harp"ned u have money enough
- bet with. and another game Na' played.
which Jpn,,han bit ani won. Another
hundred 49,. nl.o r,ied and Won and Il ~as
no, until hs had bluniered through halt .
dozen games. and by some unaccOuntable
run ui Tuck. won then all drained the pocks
et' of hi. opponent. OF about iour hundred
dollar-, 80 that they began TO smell very
large &" mice" When everybody got tired
o( playing. gawk" pulled hI. irOck over his
head. took hi. whip under his arm. and
walked quietly out, turning round a, the
door. and rrmarkipc, a" Gentlemen, II you
should happ-n to .ee any thing oi that steer,
wish you would let ms know" AZ last
account. they had not seen the steer. but
they hid come TO the conclusion that iheJ
saw the elephant.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05

DurrRScK VI ErE. As 10 ArTARENT SITE'
An excellent illustration as TO the mistakes
artists soneIimos make, in apparent s'Ie,
!. given ia an incident which lately occur
red IN Pau.. An E0slish artist. who could
not speak Frsneh, vas an a r,'ia'TGHi, aud,
beng unable 10 make the waller under
stand that be wanted some Mushrooms drew
the beet representation be could Of that az
i.e!e upon piece Of paper. The ~a''er'
after examining the sketch. with which he
VA. soasWhat puzzled. 'lli be would fetch
what the gentleman wanted. lie leIs the
roon. and ON h,. return. instead Of proda-
eng a mushroom. be handed TO the sen'I''
nan an uniirc'id.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05

Professor Fowler. ths we'll known Phren-
olosi.t Of New York. Is now IN EnslAnd.
According to . Manchester paper, the pro-
ic..or while .peaking Of military men. dur.
ing . recent lecture. drew attention to one
portrait. which he said was tia. OF q man
Who came into bl. Office about fifteen years
ago, with the question. :" what can do
bet ?" The professor asked him what he
did. he replied, | make soap Tor liv.
ing" lie then examined his head. and
told him that Of all professions military
career was the mos, suited to him, and that
II he ever had the opportunity he eOuli get
the command OF an army in the cause Of
right. Tor there bis talent. would show them.
selves to the greatest advantage. lie had
done ~. and Garibaldi. that man. 70 now
tsllin, tale on the destiny Of Europe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05

MANURE TOR Flow LR BEDs. We have
seen beautiful flower beds much di,hsurei
by coarse stable manure spread upon the
surface. and the perfume OF the flower. did
no, always conceal u lsss agreeable odor.
The dark earth found in woods, consisting
mostly Of decayed leaves and other 'egeta.
Die manure, is excellent plant food IL 10
quite extensively used in green and hot hou.
.es. IL is very cleanly. and gives tina, pleas
an, msllowucss 10 the soil 80 agreeable To
the gardener. and 80 favorable TO the plants.
For more stimulating manure. dry bono
savings mixed with an equal part OF earth
answers an excellent purpose. A solution
OF guano 10 water. though rather punscnt
10 the olfaetorie. when fret mixed. is M,
permanently unpleasant when sprinklcd
upon the ground. a mixture Of leaf mould
earth and bone saving. Is on the whole pre-
ferable.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05

How To M a MAS la. only books alone.
or chiefly, that one becomes IN all points a
man Study To DO faithfully every dotY
that comes 10 your way. Stand to your
post silently devOur the sbagrins Of life /;
love justice; control .elf; swerve not irom
truth or right; be nan OF rceiiiads, de-
eison aud eonsci'ntiousne-- one that fear.
and obeys God. and exercises bensVOlsnes to
all and in all thi. you shall possess true
Eanliue,..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05

Qr.Kss. wmE VITA a LITTLE wostD'
LIZ CuNSiNG. 4 sheriff oficsr wn cent 10
execute wri, against q Quaker. On ar
rivipg at the house. he saw the Qoatsrs
wife who 10 reply to the inquiry whether
her husband was at home. answered In the
Affirmative, at tho same time requesting MIN
70 be seated, and her husband would speed.
ily s,e him. The officer waited patiently
some time. but the fair QuAteres coming
into the room. he reminded her OF her pro.
mise ,ha, sho should SEQ her husband.
" Nay. friend. promised thai he should
zoe thee. lie did not like thy looks, there
fore avoided thee and - LETT the house BY
ano thsr path"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05

4 Gre broke on, la., November in tie cell
lar OF q candle manufacturer in Paris, IN
which were aOO tens Of oil and great guam
titles of candle-. The doors and windows
were closed ,ieh, and steam was introduced
from boiler bya pipe. when the aames
were extinguished in i've minutes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05

uorricultsri.ts aud pomolosis.s will b,
pleased to learn tina, by the new postal res.
ula,ions. sedds or eating. are cla's'd as
m,ilabls matter aad ars to be charged with
postage at she rate Of one cent an ounce
when scot under fifteen hundred miles, and
two cents au ounce wien sent over thasdi''
lance
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05

\ suspension bridge !, now being con.
.,rueted BY Mr.. J. ROebling over the Ken
tueky riser. on the Lexi4 gion and Danville
Railroad, which vail have span Of !.22i
fee, irom center ol center Of the towers, ov-
er a ehasm 800 Zee, deep. When compile
ted /. will be the longest single span 10 the
world