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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25

Tx DurIrs or ARNr NuEEs. An "ar-
nv nur.s /. no, q s'necure ora pleasant
Office. 1, may seem romantic enough TO
some young ladies, whose dreams are OF af'
minis,ering cordials TO wounded officers, but
le, them listen TO the description OF the du'
,ie. Of n nurse "a. depicted ny an army sur
gcon a, Pittsburgh Landing
"The duties required Of an effective nurse
are no, the administering H'POOuial OF w'ne'
nor bathing an officer. temples with
sponge. These require no sacrifice OF iee''
inc. Nor tending upon a Colonel or MAJOR
in a state room. bu, comblng matted hair.
washing dirty faces. hands, and feet. bind
ing putrid wounds, and numbers OF things
which canno, b described. Tho lady who
cauno, with smiling face roll up her sleeves.
and 60 on her knees amongst the black
boiler. and we, straw TO wait upon an un'
fortunate private soldier, rcrul'ive IN his
manners and words. il here sadly on, OF her
proper sphere. IL isa noblo sigh. to wit
ne.. one who bears the impress Of natures
nobility in every expression. highly eda'
Gated lady. accustomed TO every indulgence
that wealth can furnish, thus employed;
with dl,orderr! hair. hooples'. lna sollei
calico drcss. be-pli,cred with blood coal
smut. AMI grease, lorss,lul Of every ieeIin:
bu, the one Of seeking aud helping the moss
ureiehcd and neglected. God has blessed
my eyes with the sight Of such one Tho
name Of the noble minded lady shall not
soon be forgotten. Send US ladies' OF this
calibrc. or send u. negro servants. Bes OF
tho dainty miss. in humaniiy'S name 70
remain at home until parad, days. when va
shall all be glad to see her. Keep idle gen.
ilem,n ut home also"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25
The First Contraband.

The following incident Of the war between
the children OF Israel and the Amaleki,cs
will be read with interest at the prcsen, time.
withou, dsresrect to either David or Gen.
IIalleck. We call attention to the difference
between the course OF the former and that
marked out by Gen. Order No. 3 4;
And DAVID pursued, be and four hun.
drel men Tor two hundred abode behind,
which were 80 faint that they could no: 81
over the brook Bcsor; and they found an
Egyptian in the field, AM brought him TO
David, aud gave him bread, and be dad
eat and they made him drink water; and
gave him pieeo Of a cake Of sSs and two
cluster. Of raisins. and when be had eaten,
his spirit came again 70 him Tor he had
eaten no bread nor drunk water for three
day. and three nights. And David sad
unto him. To whom Belongs; ,hOu' ani
whence art thou? And he said, i am
young man Of Egypt, servant to an Amalc.
ki,o and NV master left me, because three
days aso I fell sick. We made an invasion
upon the south Of the Chere;hiic', and upon
the cOA., which belonss,h unto Judah, and
upon the south OF Caleb; and wo burned
Ziklas with Ere.
Aud David aid unto him, Cans. thou
bring me down 10 this company? And no
said. Swear unto the by God that thou wilt
neither kill me nor deliver mo into tho hands
o. my master. and will bring thee down TO
this company. and when b, brought him
down, b, hold, they were spread abroad up
on oil the earth, ea,in, and drinking and
dancing, because Of all the great spoil that
they had taken out OF the land Of the Phil.
i,,ines. aud ou, Of Judah. And David
smote them from the twilish, even unto the
eyenln. Of the mex, day ; aud there escaped
no, man Of them. save four hundred young
men, which rode upon eamsls and ned. II
samuel NXX. l0-l5.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25

SNAIL Lrp. H. W. Bccchcr. IN recent
sermon on laithfune., IN small thinc-, said:
- d. no, know Of any buyer that pays
such prices as the devil pay. when he buys
men. Here i.a man who sells himself Tor
about one eighth Of u pound OF chiesory in
a pound Of coffee. IL prepares his COM
modify with lie. and retails IL with an
other lie. Every time a man commits
known dishonesty, be sell. his soul and
thousand. are selling themselves by l''le
Lrible,.. And think that man who sells
himself thus cheats himselI-no, he cheats
the devil; the devil pays too much Tor him.
am informed ,ha, before the cOmmuiation
system was abandoned by the ferry compa'
ny. men Of property and standing in society
would boldly declare ,ha, they bad a com.
mutation ticket IN their pocket when they
had none. for tho sAko OF going through
without paying They liei for one cent
I pity the devil. do not know what he
does with such men. 1, IL awful to 10
chief magistrate Ola parcel Of men Ike
these. cannot understand how these eii.
rouse, thrice squeezed men can be managed
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25

Old MANUSCRIPTS RErRoDrcED. NJ. Silvy
Of Paris, has recently reproduced photo.
graphically one Of the curious old manu-
script, Of early literature. lie states that
not only is the copy more legible than the
original. bu, certain passages which could
no, be deciphered on the old parchment
have been actually revived; and this is par
,ieularly visible on tho last page, where q
note, written in German under the sigma.
ture, has become both visible and legib!c,
while there is not trace Of it left on the
oririnal. This curious circumstance is ex.
planned a. follows: Daring the photo
graphic process. the brilliant and polished
part. Of the parehmen, reflect light much
better than those where the INK has been de-
posted. However cOlOrless il may appear,
the ink has not lost It's an.i.photosenic
qualities, opposed to the phO,Ogenic ones OF
the parchment; and thanks to this opposi.
,ion. black characters may DO obtained on
the sensitive surface. IN return for much
paler ones on the original"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25
rom the American Asricullur,.,.
Summer Pruning.

Now Is the time TO attend 10 this work.
Yet II can hardly be called "work." for II,
consists chiefly in pinchng OF the ends Of
growing shoots, and can be done mostly with
thumb and finger. Mr.. Barry ap,ly styles
1t anticipated pruning" Surely. 1t i'
better to prcrni the growing Of a limb in
u wrong place. than frs; to allow it to grow
all summer. and then cut il OF; for In tLc
latter case, there is both loss Of time and
a waste OF the trees forces. by preventing
the growth in one direction. we .end It's
strength into another channel. We accom-
Plush results IN one year, which it would
otherwise have taken two 10 effect.
Here is pear tree, on which the limbs
.eem perver-ely inclined to push out unduly
on one side, Le, Us head them OF a, once,
and encourage the development OF buds and
wood on the other side. We wish 20 train
our pears into pyramids, with one central,
leading shoot; and often n side branch grows
more Justify than the central. ly pinchinc
/, back several times We can keep i, in place.
Here i. grape vine with several shoots
pushing GU, strong from single join',
while a, another, equally Important. there
are none, or very weak ones. Pinch on,
all bu, one from that cluster OF buds, and
pinch them second time. II they start
again. Here, al'o, Is a irui, tree which
makes an abundance, yea, a superabun'
dance Of wood growth, bat yields no fruit.
What can we DO. ,ha, will tend TO throw II
into iruiins state? Try roo, pruning. or
try summer. r.pruning. By some means
check the over growth Of wool buds this
compel. the accumulation OF saP IN the re-
mainder OF the buds. and converts them into
frur, buds. English frui,raiser' practice
what they call ,purriHg.in, on their trained
,rcc-. aud end that it makes them very pro-
dueuvo. THIS is founded on the principle
We now advocate. Doubtless this r'actlee
was suggested by observing the fact that
when the sni. Of limb se, broken or brG''
cd during summer, ii often becomes a fruit
bearing limb the following year.
There Is another sort OF pruning which
may be we'll done in mid summer, VIZ tho
shaping Of all kinds OF tree, by the removal
Of limbs and iwig.. large and small orna'
mental and iruii.,rccs are sometimes ne:'
leetsI in their early growth. aud It becomes
necessary 10 take hold Of them with ''S'
orou. hand, and bring them into good !orm'
Thi. /. often done in spring, bu, not wisely
The injury from bleeding, the poisoning OF
the adhceu, bark and wood. and the slow
healing Of the wound arc oil against severe
pruning in the spring Prnne in mld.-um-
mer, and ,hess difficulties are oo'iaicd.
With fact. and principles like these IN his
mind. we counsel the reader TO irv his hand
a, pruning. wc,hink he will not 50 Am''''
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25

A BuNBLEBrE SroRr. Mississippi re.
ioicss in the possession Of the rude talents
that distinguish a baekwooispreaeher known
as 4" Uncle Bob"
On ono occasion Uncle Bob went 10 min.
is,er to the spiritual wants OF some bre'h-
rcn who convened semi.occaslOnally at .
little out Of the way church known by tho
very classic name Of Coon Tail" In
spired by q crowded house. Uncle Bob turned
himself loose in his tragic style. lie beat
and stamped. vociiera,ing terribly. for
some time previous tho rude pulp! had been
unoecupied. Invited by the apparen. 'e'
curi,y and quiet Of tho place, community
Of bumblebees had built nest beneath.
Uncle BOb's mode OF conducting the services
had disturbed the insects; and just as he
was executing one Of his most tremendous
gestures, an enrised bee met him halfway.
and popped his sting into tho end OF Uncle
Bob's huge nose. lie stopped short gave
sundry vigorous but Intellectual slaps, when
he heard q suppressed litter from some mer'
~ youths in a far corner OF the house.
Turning towad them. with ill'concealsd
rage. he exclaimed. {" No laughing in the
house Of God. allow no laughing in my
meetings. III thrash the fret man that
laughs u. soon US the service Is over !" This
threat checked the incIpien, merrimen'.
Uncle Bob regained hIs composure, forgot
the bees. and soon warmed up at two forty
lick. Bat again IN the midst OF the i'm
pas.ioned ges,ieulation, . bee s'ung him
full in the forehead. lie bowed. dodsed
and bea, tue air frantically. until roar OF
laughter arose from the congregation. I'm.
clio Bob looked q, them momen, with
mingled feelings Of rage and disgust. and
then shouted, {" Mec,in's dismissed Go
home-jus. 60 home every one OF you But
a. for me. (,aking OF his coat,) don't
leave this place as long as there's tumble
bee about the house. IIlarper's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25
rc,m The Scientific American.
Venetian Water Cisterns.

The city OF Venice is wholly supplied with
rain water which il retained IN eisserns'
The city occupies an area Of Abou, 1900
acres. The annual average fall OF rain 10
81 inches, the greater part OF which Is COLI
lec,ed in s.O7T cl' terms. l7I Of which are
rublic. Tberain is sufficiently abupdan, to
fll the ci.terns Eve times in the course OF
the year, 80 tha, the distribution Of water
!. a, the rate Of 3la gallons per head. To
construct cls,crn after the Venetian fash.
ion. large hole is dug in the ground to the
depth o, about feet. The sides OF the ex-
cavatiOn are supported by framework
made OF good oak timber. and the eisiCrn
thus has the appearance Of square trun'
Gated pyramid with the wider base turned
upward. 4 coating OF pure and compact
clay. one foo, thick, is now applied on the
wooden frame with great care this opposes
an inyinciblc obstacle TO the progress OF the
roots Of any plants growing in the vicinity,
and also the pressure OF the water coming in
eOn,ac, with il. No crevices are lci, which
nigh, allow the air TO penetrate. Thi'Pre-
liminary work beng done, large circular
s,oLe, partly followed out like the bottom OF
kettle. is deposited in the pyramid with
the cavity upward; and on this foundation
n cylinder Of well baked bricks is construct.
Cd, having no inters,iccs whatever. excepia a
numbrr Of coulcil holes in the bottom row.
\ large vacln; space remaining between tho
sides Of the pyramid and the cylinder, Is
filed with well secured sea sand. 4, tie
four corners OF the pyramid, they place
kind Of stone trough, covered with stone
la pierced with holes. These iroueh' COM
municaie with each other, by means Of a
small rail- made Of bricks. aud resting on the
sand and the whole /. then paved over.
The rain water coming from the roo's OF the
buildings runs into the toushs. penetra's'
into the sand through the rill', and Is thus
filtered into the well hole by the conleai
hole. already described. The water thus
supplied is hnpii, swce, and COO.
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rron the work,u. raom,r
Death 10 the Weeds.

In these days OF improved farming sue
ec.. mus. be prop0r,iona,c 10 the prompt
determination Of weeds. and TO 10 this prae'
ucally aud successfully, the most econom''
cal mean. should ba used. The Michigan
Farmer says
IL, i. calculated that single plsweed
(Chnopodrm Gij,OU) II LET: und'''ureed'
will ripcn more than 10000 seeds, each
capable Of producing successor ihe
seed. Of the dock sometimes number over
IL, 900 on a single plant, and the toad
aax (Limaria Tulcdri') leaves provision Tor
more than $1,000 rlaut- the following year.
Burdock will multiply l,OOo fold. aud the
common stineins uc;,lo (Iri'ca d'o'oa) rip
ems 100 600 seeds. Scarcely weed comes
70 maturity wi,hou, scattering from 1000 to
10000 or more seeds. to injure crops and
annoy the cul,iyator.'
wha, prospect for lazy farmer, or
even an industrious one, who knows moth
inc Of the small sub soil litter. horse hoe or
carrot weeder! The old crooked'baek Vo'
,ares Of the hoe and harrow, should laugh
with deligh, a, the newly improved horse
tools for the determination OF weeds. Under
the old system we had twenty men Tor thirty
acre, OF garden during the busy season; We
now have. for many times that number Of
acres. but seven or eight hands, aud half Of
these arc boys.
Among the many articles which have APP
peared in our columns concerning the cheap
est methods Of cultivation, ex,crmina,inS
weeds. ETC., wo would especially refer the
reader to Working Farmer, vol. xii. Up. %,
So, and %.
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OLD SERIES,

death was surely claiming her, as many
fearful spa,m about the heart admonished
her. II che forsook it TO follow her hus-
band. the same doom awaited her. yet more
speedily and, hateful thought before then,
probably. q return OF the hateful di.6sura'
ton, TO DO free from which she ehoss a, she
had chosen. She did not. even now. re.
pent that choice. and she perved herself now
to accept the 10, che had deliberately select.
cd. IL had come little sooner than she
had expected-that was oil. The uncer.
tainty was gone, and with it tho despair
which had shaken her being 10 It's center ;
a disnided conpo'ure was percep'ible in
her manner. u. in her spirit.
She calmly and efficiently assisted her
husband in completing his arrangements
packing up with her own hand. most oi bis
personal effects. remembering to add those
tribes 80 essential to q mans comfort when
away from home. which only thoughtful
affection can suggest. and no. forgetting
many fond. tender little token. or dear
mcmsn,o, whose meaning was only known
to those two. AZ last. oil was ready; and
the husband and wife sa, together alone. on
tie las, evening they should ever spend in
that beloved home.
Never before had Ida 50 yielded TO the
tenderness Of her nature-bescr before had
even her husband seen the whole unveiled
love Of her heart. and never. never bad sbc
seemed 20 dtar-ani never. even u. u bride,
had he seemed to love her - fondIy Did
any din. prophetic feeling warn him OF tie
approaching doom?
Tic usual hour Tor parting came. but rs
ho was leaving her, lGa detained her hg'-
hand to cay layially. You will not iail to
take me with you Tomorrow
'Of course no,--a strange thought, my
love-
You promisc?'
'Ay. swear 1t, IL you will, retained the
Count. careIessly, as he lott tho apartment.
A. soon a. lie hai gone, the Countess
rang Tor her maid.
Did YOU procure tho water from tho
spring. a. desir. ~
Yes. my lady replied the girl and
leaving the room. she speedily returned,
bringing a gobl, on a .alver.
Place /, on the table, and-good nigh, '
shall no, wan. you any more, my poor
girl"
Tho girl withdrew, and Ida proceeded to
array herself in ,ha, simple white robe IN
which, at her fathers dea,h.bei. she had
given her hand to hlm whose slightest ~i'h
from that time TO this had been dearer to
her than her life. Then placing herself on
her couch. .he raised the bTImming goblet
to her lips. and murmurine' ~ least
have had tao years Of perfect joy she
drained the fatal soble, To the 5o,,om.
On the morrow. Notwithstanding the bus
tie and confusion in the castle, occasioned
by the preparation. for the journey. the
Countess ,lcp, late, and her maid reported
that she could no, wake her. The Count
went TO her himscll-wha, wonder that,
gazing on all that wealth Of beauty, and on
those cheek, It'll dye! with a brilliant red.
he could no. believe that he looked on DEATH
Bu, che was dead. The peoal,y had been
paid
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25
FIFTY CENTS IN ADVANCE.
VOLUME 20, NO. 36.

"very well. very WE'LL" aid he. and
reading q single verse, he knel' down and
prayed;
"Oh, Lord. we are very poor and needy
creatures. and We know that thou art able
70 .upply all our wants, but Cousin Will
liam ,.y. that Judge Cons and hii wife,
from Nashville. are here, and are not used
to family worship. and however needy w'
are. there !. no time to spare in telling Thea
our wants. Amen"
The Judge vas taken all aback' and %
wa. cousin William. They both pressed
the old gentleman to conduct the services IN
his own way. which he did to 'heir great
silfcation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25

a SHORT MErRE PRArER. The Rev. Mr..
Dcrwell, pious and curious old Methodist
preacher. wen, from tennessee to Kentucky,
1912. to visit the his relative. the Hon. Wm.
Bolton. The man was not religious man,
bu, be wa. gentleman. and invited the
minister to have family worship every even
ing. While he was visiting there, Judge
Cone and his wife. from Nashville. arrived
there to pass the night, and Mr.. Bolton, be.
ing a little embarrassed, said to the old
minister. as he brought out the Bible, that
he had better be short. as the judge was not
probably accustomed to such things.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25

BE C,RKrrL TO wnOS rou Talk. Two
young ladies were once singing duet in
concert room. A stranger who had heard
better performances. turned round to he
neishbOr, saying;
doe. no, the lady in white sing wretch
edly'"
Excuse me. .ir." replied he, 90 hardly
feel at liberty to express my sentiments Dc
ing no, impartial in the case; she 10 my
sister" =,
81 bcs your PARDON" answered 'ns
stranger. in much confusion 81 meant the
lady in blue"
"You are perfectly right there" replied
the neishbor; 81 bave told her 90 myself;
shs IL my wife,"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25

Speaking OF lecturers, wha, collection o'
anecdotes Nigh, be made up from their eI'
rsriences. The Rev. DR.. Chaplin 10, upon
the Ila,iorm, very ornate in STYLE aud ant
mate in delivery. After one Of his brilliant
bur.,.. the audience broke out into loud
applause. Silence wa. restored. ard tho
SPEAKER was ON the point Of proceeding.
Wien vinegar faced dam" just in lron'
rose and ,aiI. loud enough for all 10 hear;
:. I'm a soin', didn't give my money to
come 20 a theater" Quite different wa. tho
criticism uron the Rev. DR.. s.orr'' who -
very elegant in d'ction aud quiet in m'nn'r.
" The doctor may be a very learned man.
.aii one dame 20 another, :" dare say ho
is: Ju, be don, ,arc round To suit me-"
Illarper's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25

Two passengers were cOnvsrsips in rail.
way carriage about music. One gentleman
asked the other. who appeared rather sim.
pie; d, -.
DO YOU know the Barber OF Seville ?"
"No." the latter replied, "l always
shave myself"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25

MutcH TuE ToHAfoEs. The Gardeners
Monthly says: Tomatoes 10 best when
suffered to grow "a, on tho ground; but in
such cases the soil should be covered with a
mulch Of straw or litter to keep the ,oms.
toes from getting soiled and rotten by damp.
ness. BrushwOOd is an excellent material
for them to lie on aud they seem to thrive
well with il abou, ,hsm.'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25

A black insect, very prolific. !. badly in.
juring the trees and shrubs a, Hartford,
Conn. IL Is ha'ehed ou, Of eggs laid on the
under sides OF leaves. in quantities ABSOLUTE
" enormous, and earls up the foliage, and
even the stems and small hranch.s. 50 as al
most 10 ruin the tree.
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farmers department.
"SPKYD rHErLow."

Anthe art. and sciences pertaining - hi"' are
clo.el, hnAri together, and are 'nimais1 e0"ne'''
s,l wiih Agriculture. -AsHiootA.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-16
From fredericksburg.

Correspondence of he n Y. Herald
FREDERICKSBURG, July l2.-Mayor Slaugh-
ter returned from Richmond day before YES
terday, completely disguised with affairs at
the rebel headquarters. 1t will be remember
ed that the mayor was sent by the citizens
last week to procure the release of Gen. Rev
nolds; but, to his great disappointment, he
was coolly informed the general could not be
released, nor seen, and that the secretary of
war was equally invisible. After vainly en-
deavorng to obtain an interview with the
secretary, mayor Slaughter filed his petition
and returned to fredericksburg General
Mccall, he reports, is in good health and is
situated as comfortably as is possible under
his circumstances.
The Richmond papers are received here
every other day within thirty hours of their
issue, and there is not the least doubt but tina t
the rebels have free and uninterrupted COM
mumcatlon with parties within our lines. De-
serters come in occasionally, who report that
the authorities in Richmond have taken DOS
session OF almost every house for hoSpital-pur-
poses, and that great fear is manifested of an
epidemic, so foul is the atmosphere through
out the entire city.
Col. Holmes, of the thirtieth Virginia repi-
ment was captured a short distance beyond
Fredericksburg, and was sent up to Washing
ton yesterday. This regiment was raised in
the vicinity of Fredericksburg. the colonel
having for many years resided in Stafford
county. Last week he came I'D near orr
pickets and sent some letters in by contra
band, who, in inquiring after the colonels
friends, aroused suspicion, which led to the
capture of the rebel officer.
James Redpath sent large bark yesterday
to Aqua creek and anchored off the landing
in the channel, where she awaits such refugees
as can be induced to go to Hayti The con-
trabands, however, are not delighted over
much with their strange visitor, and nothing
will cause them to skedaddle from the wharf
sooner than an intimation that they are want
ed on board the mysterious black craft swing.
ing at anchor. OF the scores of negroes
round about Aqua, but four have gone on
board the bark, and the prospect of Il full car
go appears rather less brilliant to the coloniz-
alton skipper than when his vessel first swung
round upon her cable with the tide of the Po-
tomac.