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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-08
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A small library may make learned man;
bot 1t requires large one to satisfy him.
"Are you older than your sister p asked
some one OF lady, who, In spite Of sixty
wio,er., .,ill made prsiention' TO youth aud
beauty. Z" oh. only little. )" said she, Two
or thrce months, or So"
A very pretty woman. bu. Of little Wit.
was complaining to Madame Genli' that she
was constantly tormen,ed by her admirers.
{" All. madame, said she, Z" IL 10 the easiest
thing In the world to get rid oi them IL 10
only to ,p,ak."
a physician having a'sei Bourdalons
wha, kind Of die, he prie,iced. said. 81
make one meal a day" take care. said
the doctor. " not to make your secret pub.
lie. for you will take away all our prie,ice."
An A,hsnlan noble, seeing Dlogene. walk.
ing in a graveyard, enqured what he was
looking for. The bones Of your father"
said Diogcne., " bu, they are 50 mixed up
with those Of tho eommon people that l
cannot distinguish them."
Baron Sioubcn, the creates, di'cipliuarian
tin, country had IN the Revolution, gave the
la., dollar be possessed at the close OF iLs
war, to poor negro to help him on hi'way
home.
No,hu: equalled the eoolnes. Of General
Cu.tins in battle one Of hi. aid. wa,
reading to him dispatch, while the soldiers
were fighting. 4 bail whi.,Ied aud picrcsi
tho paper in hi. fingers. "Go on,' siid
Cnsiinc. " IL /. no more than \ single word
that the ball ha. carried away"
Some one having asked Of poor devil Of
an Euglishman. wha, were the three ,hins'
he would like best. hesaij, First, should
like rs much beer as could drink" What
next" We'll. as much butter As could
eat" GOOD: and vha, would be your
la, wish2" My faith, everything being
considered. I believe should like little
more becr.''
Arstophane,. in Play entitled tho
Knights. compares demnsosue' to men
catching e-l. When the water Is .tIll they
catch nothing, bu, when i,I.-,Irred up they
catch their prey. 50 ina quiet state OF
altar, the demiso;ue has nothing 70 gain;
bat in the mld.t Of disturbance be rrO.pers.
A French oticer having received ball in
hi, thigh. was carried home. aud ,h, fr-t
physicians were called. Foresh, days thev
could only probe and hun, Tor the ball. Tho
officer who suffered very much, AZ last asked
them what they were huntn, after. 4" We
are .elrchn, after the ball which wounded
yon." ~ thousand bombs" cried tho
oiicyr. Why didn', you tell the ,ha. be.
fore. have it in my poke, "
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-08
Nails. Nuts. Screw, and Bolts.

Oue Of the component parts o! a good lar
m,r IS mechanical ingenuity. Some lose
half day's valuable time. for wan; Of know.
in: how 70 repair brcakase, which an IN.
rsui5us person could 10 in Eve minutes. \
tam GA! two or three men ars sometimes
stopped q whole day, a, critical season,
4rpant Of little mechanical skill
I, -yery well ior every farmer to have at
hand the heil,ie. i1r repairing. In addi.
ton to the common tools, he should keep a
supply Of nails o. dGsren; siE,s, screws.
bolts and nuts. Common Gu, nails ara too
lr.tI!s lor repAirin: implements. or for 9th.
,r similar purposes. Buy only the very
D., ani anneal them, and ,tey will answer
oil the ordinary purposes OF the bcs; wrought
nails. To annsal them. al that is ncccs.
slry il 20 beat them red hot in common
fre, and cool gradually. l., them cool, for
instance. by remaining in the FIRE while il
burns down and GOES cut. one such nail.
well clinched. will Be worth halt DOZEN
urannealed.
Nothing Is more common than Tor a far
mer to visit the blacksmith shop to get a
broken or lost bolt or rave, inserted, and Of.
ten .usle nut on a bolt. This mus, Be
pad lor, and much time is losi by pro-
vil.us asuPply Of bolts, uuts and ri'e'',
much time and trouble may be saved. They
may be purchased wholesale at low rate
Theso should all be kep, In shallow boxes,
with compartments made for the purpose,
furnished with bow.hALils. for eonye.
nisncs in carrying them. One box, with
halfa dozen divisions, may Be Appropriated
to nail. Of different sizes, and another with
a' many compartments, to screws, bolts,
riysis &c.
Every farmer should keep on hand sup
ny OF copper wire. an I small pieces OF sheet
copper or copper straps. Copper wire Is
better than annealed iron wire II is most
Is a,zible As twInc, and may Be ben, and
twisted as desired; aud il will not rust
Copper straps nailed across or around a
fracture or split N any wooden article will
strengthen IL 10 a thorough manner. An
nuAl Register Of Rural AGairs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-08
Trcm the Amsricaa AgriculSur',.
Top-Dressing Moving Land.

Tie cutting Of grass or hay Is an artificial
process. and mus, DO more or les. damage 10
n, roots. II stops the growth Of the plan;
10 il. greatest luIurianec, and removes the
shade from the roots a, the season when they
NOS, need il. II the weather Is dry they
remain exposed TO the burning Sun Tor
weeks. Timothy, esrccially, i'a long time
,r sending up new shoots, and Is often killed
outright by elose moving. The bulbs dry
up. AID il O. quite likely that winter KILN:
gets the blame for injury done by the scyihe
in summer. In ras,urinS land the gris. i
removed very gradually. and II Is a,
no time bare Good land not fed too close,
wil remain IN grass, giving Eemunera,iye
crops Tor a century. But moving lands, as
they are generally managed, need TO Be re'
s,clei every fourth OF ffih year. Where a
rotation i followed this may be the wisest
course. But a farmer often has some lots
TIA, be would like 70 keep IN meadow con-
,uuaIy lie may DO this by toP-iress'ns
Immediately after moving. This Is e-Pe.
e.ally desirable with lands seeded TO timothy.
IRON several experiments we believe this 10
be the bes, time TO apply well made CON.
ro.;. Or any coarse manure, and should al
way. attend to i, now. IL the hayin; were
20, - pressing. But with moNlue'ma'
eairss AMI horse rake-, farmers can aceom?-
lsh much more than was possible twenty
YEAR a.o. The manure 'aSts as q mulch
% d, roots Of The grass Immediately. IL
make, Ihe mos, Of every rain and dew that
falls. aai soon changes the bare meadow 70
a rr.en fcll. The aftermath is much more
lu1uriAnt. and we sct. in the increased bur
dsn OF. grass, return for the manure with
in two months Of It's application. We be-
l,.yc meadow land may be ksp, up to yield
Of three tons to the acre, by the annual ap.
rlicaiion Of compost as soon as the grass Is
cut.
We have before u. a strip Of meadow ma.
rurcd at this time two years since, and an
other by rs side treated in the ordinary
vay, O., moved and LEI, to take care OF it.
sell. The one has q promising growth OF
timothy. and upon the other this grass ani
the rel top have mostly given place to sor'
rel. We snow Of no reason for the difer.
encc c1ccp; in the TOP dressing in July lSGO.
We now apply manure to meadow land
more or les. at all seasons, but manage TO
iayea good supply FOR the land a, soon as
,b, lay crop is gathered. BY this course,
" ezpsc, 10 keep some fells 10 grass per.
pcia,lIy. With no falling oG in the yield.
\ Connecticut farmer. recently speaking
% the very grea, value Of seaweci, pariicu'
hr.y rockweci. told us he had employed an
o.! man with an old horse 10 draw rock.
weed last year, and 'rroAd 4, daily upon
m5Wipss. iron-Ausust TO November. The
lJlls were small. \ very great elec, was
seen. bat mos, markedly by far, where the
application was made ear'Ies, in the season
-equally 'hosn in the frs; crop and in the
aftermath this year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-08

N.ruRsL B,RoNrrrR. The spider, says
an eminsn, naturalist, 1. almost universally
regarded with di.gus, and abhorrenec yet,
after all, IL is one OF the most interesting. II
no, one Of the mos, useful, ot the insect
tribe. Since the days OF Robert Bruce. it
has been celebrated as model Of rerseycr.
ancc. while IN industry and ingenuity /, has
no rival among insects. BIT the most ex.
traordinary fac, m the natural history Of
this insect. is the remarkable rresentiInent
It appears TO have oj on approiehin; change
in the weather. Barometers, at best, Only
iore,ell the state Of the weather with Ger.
tainiy for abOu, twenty.four hours, and
they are very frequen,ly iallible guides par.
iieularly when they pom, to Sft'd fair.
Bat We may be sure that the weather will
Be fne twelve OF fourteen days. when the
spider makes the principal threads Oiit'web
very long. THIS insect, which is one OF the
mos, eeOSonieal animals, does not commence
work requiring such a great length OF
threads, which 1t draws out Of Its body. un
les' the state OF the atmosphere indicatas
with certainty that this great expenditure
will not he made IN vain. Le; the weather
Be- ever - blJ, W. may conclude with Ger
,ainty that it will soon be changed to set
tied far when wo see the spider repair the
damages which his web has resolved. /, is
obvious how important this inialhble inii.
cation Of the state Of the weather must be
in ,aany instances, particularly to the as
rieul,urist.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-08

MAKING FREE Win TnE COMMITMENTS.
DR.. Loekhar, once. on journey. stopped
to pass the Sabbath at public-hoass. On
entering the parlor Sabbath morning, as he
vas a5ou, setting ou, for church, ho found
two gentlemen preparing to play game OF
ehess.
Gentlemen" said he." have you locked
up your carpe,.bags carefully?'
"No. What. are ther, thieves in the
house," they asked.
81 do not say that " replied the doctor;
" only was thinking II the servants come
in and find you making free with the fourth
commandment, they may think Of making
free with the aghth."
The men though, there was something in
this, and laid aside their game.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-08

CHARCOAL ~ ACMcutruEE. In an old
garden. once under the writer's care, worms
and yerm,n OF various sorts infested tho
ground. IL was almost impossible TO
raise crops Of radi.he,, bse,s, onions and
eabbasss. Lime and sal, we're tried, bat
with little apparen, benefit. At length. We
spread coating OF charcoal dus, and salt
over the entire surface. and worked the mix
,ure in thoroughly. From that day to this.
the worms have diminished. and now are
few aud far be,ween-killcd or driven away
by the treatment. we know not which. An
other year, We mean to use the same COM
position under our currants and gooseber.
ries. to see II !, will not kill out tho moths
aud around our young irui, trees to drive
away the borers. oryoung eyersreens, an.
all trees We presume charcoal dust would
prove an excellent dressing
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-08

ANEcporE or MAJ DouTr. A corrc.pon.
den, Of the Bangor Times, writing from
the Maine Cavalr1, gives an instance Of tho
pluck Of Major Douty. Of tia, regiment.
which we think worth recording. Major
Dou,y has proved himself " trump" as
the boys cal! him. On arriving at Balii.
tmore. he was told to &c, out Of the cars.
no,w outstanding the aereemen, Of the road
to carry him to Washington. lie refused
to DO il. They then threatened to turn him
out by force. Ile told them IL they thought
they had more force than hc had they had
better try il. They soon gave that up, but
told him he had no locomotive and could
no, move. "Tbere stands u locomotive.
said the Major, "api shall take it,"
{" But we will farni'h you no engineer"
said the railroad Official. "Nor do want
YOU to-" .aid the Major. f" for have got o
man hero in my battalion, jus. out Of
locomotive and he can run US to Wash.
ing,on in half the time that the beet OF your
men could do 1t on race :" The oiheial
then surrendered. and the cars moved on.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-08
fMhinc Farmer.

OrD AND Nav FrrrcE. Many farmers
have an opinion tha, thcr, !. no difference
in the growth VI wool. or in other words
that there is no time when the new fleece
b.sius growing and the Old one stops. Now
i, i, we'll known ,ha, IN winter the growth
Of wool i. less rapid than in warmer wealth.
cr; "a, with the return OF spring new i'm
petu. u given to the animal system, the
wool grows more rapidly and is called the
Hrr f,,os. In speaking of the proper 'imc
fur shearing. Youat,, in his 4" Sheep Hos.
bandry." ?. liG, say. "Thc sheep may 10
said to ba ready br shcarIus when the old
wool hl, fairly risen from ,hc skin, and
new wool covers the ssin." Again, atvo.
eating the plan Of deIerrins shearlns until
the end Of July. Tor the purpos' oi obtain
ing heavier fleece. be make, the remark,
that ." the oid f,cce will have separated. and
a portion OF 1, fallen on" THIS would seen,
u settle the pom, ,ha; tAc staple has At,
iainei l,s yearly growth during the pa.tur-
age OF the late summer and iall months, and
that tue remarks Of Youa,, concerning the
Old aud noc fsooe are correct, Farmer
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-08

WAsHING CARRIlsIs AND WAGoSs. 1t is
erea, annoyance to have a nicely PAINTED
carriage scratched by careless or iguorant
hands IN washing 1t. Ye, how often this is
done \ broom and pail OF water some
times constitute the whole equipment; pos.
.ibly, an old rag is thrown ia. The broom
or ras is wetied. and dashed on the smooth
surface Of Ihe vehicle, and the scrubbins
proceeds. until the mud is washed OF, and
some Of the varnish and paint. beside. Now,
the right way Q; dong this is very simple.
Firs, Of all, give the mud thorough sOak
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-08

MoRE ABOUT CoEN SrcErEs VI. Editors
l was no, satisfied with your answer to ; 4,
respecting removing suckers from corn. in
the Farmer Of July 9Th.
Let u. examine the sahjec, AMI So IL We
cauno, find somc other use Tor suckers than
the amount Of corn and fod Ter they produce.
Every kernel Of corn i. furnished with silk,
which mus, b. imrrsna'ei by the tas'el or
twill not GIL hence We often find spots
Of bare cob. the kernel being entirely want.
ing. The silk starts iron the lower kernels
first, which consequently GIL first.
Now for the use Of suckers. Before tho
ear i. iilled to the tip, the secl from the rc:.
ular tas.cl j. gone. Tho ,ucker. come now
in play, being later than tho main stock,
they furnish scei Tor the end Of the ear. and
your inquirer " 5, had better le, the suck
ers grow. ions II. WILLARD.
Wilton, July lSCa
Name Farmer.
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Some voice, arc no. .lmp.y dsfen.ive, ba,

Some voices are no, Simply defensive. but
oiien,iye.-s perpetual assault and battery
but In every voice should be possible cut;
and IL We miss this metallic force and edge.
/, sound. doughy and in'ipidly 'ofs. Every
one has heard voices with whole park OF
artillery In them, though they might not bs
loud, nor in any degree robbed Of human
sweetness.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-08

STRING BEANS AND GREEN CoRN N BRINE.
Il is not generally known that string bean.
can h. KEEP, in sal,, the same as eueumbcrs.
When Of suitable siIe Tor cooking, pick md
string them. and break in small pieces, as
far ordinary boiling, and pack in Grkins or
stone Jars. using layer OF salt. two inehe.
IN depth Of beans. more salt, aud 50 on un.
Ill the vessel !. filed. covering with good
coating Of salt. Over TIN. place board
cover. kept down bs stone or other weight.
The salt soon extracts sufficient, water from
the beans to cover the whole with brine, in
which condition they will keep for a year.
II required. To prepare them Tor eookin:
soak in water over night, ani II too salt
ireshen IN more water before boiling. Green
corn ear. may also b, preserved IN ,al,, ani
when required Tor Use, soak TILL irc'hened.
and boil.
Cucumber.. for piekle-, may be IN; in
with the beans. thus saving an extra frkin
as they are picked in precisely the same
manner. frcshening in water, and putting
IN vinegar. with or without spices before
using american AcrieuI,uris,.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-08

hissins, Il Is said. was an aneien, e1pe.
Dent among kinsman to discover whO OF the
lar circle bad been drinking. as !, was cot-
''lered PROCLAMATION Of beautiful lips to
osihe them IN wine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-08

The e1cessCs Of youth are promi'spry notes.
a. compound interest, payable come thirty
years after date.
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PARIS. MAINE.

in; with water, when water from hose can
no, DO used. using common garden syringe
or sprinkling pot. Soak IL again. and not
little Of the mud will run or without any
rubbing. With the surface thoroughly sat.
urtcd, begin with large sponge full Of
water, wash gently. depending still moro
upon the water than The rubbing. A Alarec,
soi, cloth will answer, IL sponge can no,
be had. After the mud and sri, has all been
washed off, give i, another 'prinkling or two,
aud after taking OF the excess OF water with
a soi, sponge, rub the whole clean and dry
with piece Of soi, ehamois leather. See
tha, this is perfectly free from eri, or knot
" places IL will remove lin, aud dust.
and leave tie varnish clean and brilliant.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-08
farmers department.
"sFEEp THKFLow."

Aljhe arts snd scieeces pertaining 20 liis, sfc
co s', lnked together, aad az, ,at,maic, o0onsci.
81 9Th Agriculture --AeEtcoLA.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-01-18

ST. LOUIS, Jan. I7.-Navigatiou entirely
suspended here in consequence of the gorg-
ing of ice twenty miles below the city, ex-
tending to point some distance above
town. Troops are now being sent to Cairo
by railroad, but their advance is materially
retarded by inadequate means of crossing
the river here, the ferry boats not being
able to run and the ice not being sufficient
ly strong to bear heavy weights. The
weather is moderating again, however, and
there is prospect of a speedy opening in
the river.
Gen. Price, member elect from the 9th
Congressional District, left for Washington
to-day
No person will hereafter be allowed to
leave this city until his baggage has been
searched by officers appointed for that pur-
pose, and trunks sealed.
Some Of our papers are ventilating the
antecedents of the newly appointed Sena-
tor.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-01-18
CINCINNATI MARKET.
CINcINNATI, January

CINCINNATI, January Il.
Flour frmer and in good demand super
fine could not be obtained for less than Sd
at the close.
Wheat in good demand and two cents
higher; red 85@s7 wheat %.
Oats firm ct %.
Active demand for corn at 20.
Rye in active demand at So.
Whisky in active speculative demand
and &c higher; sales Of ], 200 bbls at 1904
log, the latter rate for wagon.
Hogs opened firm at 3.30@3.45, bnt
closed rather dull and not so much dispo.
sitlon; receipts 2, 400 head
Good speculative demand. for mesa pork !:
sales $500 bbls. at $50 here; 800 delivered
at points in Indiana-Terre Haute and
Cambridge City
Demand for lard has fallen of, and the
market closed quiet at 63@63 for country
and city.
Green meats &c higher aud in good de-
mand at ., 2s@38. An improved demand
for bulk sides; 10000 pounds at A. No
demand for shoulders
Coffee firm and in good demand at
1901.
Molasses 45@47.
Exchange steady at discount and par
buying, and par to ! premium selling.
The news from New York influenced the
money market fsvorably.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-01-18

FORT MONROE, Jan. l6.-The remaining
| vessels Of Burnside's expedition which have
been detained mere by bad weather, left this
morning.
The regular Thursday flag of truce took
70 Craney Island several passengers for the
South. The boat brought back several re-
leased prisoners, among them, Lieut.. Knight,
OF the lst Minnesota. Nineteen citizens
also came overto go North. The only news
IN the Southern papers, is an exaggerated
account of the affair between Humphrey
Marshall and Col. Garfield, in which it is
stated that the former was retreating when
he was attacked. The fighting is said TO
have been very hot and the rebels, of course,
gained the victory, with small loss.
One hundred and sixty prisoners of war
are expected here, tomorrow, 90 be ex-
changed and sent North.
The gunboat, Rhode Island arrived from
Galveston, this morning. Her dates are,
Galveston, Dec. %; Ship Island, 3Ist; Mo-
bile, 3lst; Fort Pickens, Jan. I'd; Key
West, 9th; and Port Royal. 18th.
The gunboats st. Louis, New London,
and Water Witch. left Ship Island for Be-
loxi, Dec. 3lst. The result was not learned,
but as the Rhode Island was leaving the
New London was seen returning with three
SNAOOhCAo III wv
The schooner Venus was captured off
Galveston by the Rhode Island. She was
bound from Point Isabel for Franklin.
La, with cargo of tin, copper, lead, and
wood valued at $4,000 She was sent to
Ship Island. The rebel steamer Florida
was inside Horn Island.
The rebel batteries at Pensacola having
repeatedly fired at our small vessels, Fort
Pickens opened on the rebel steamer Times
which was landing stores at the navy yard on
the first. The rebel batteries responded,
and the firing continued till evening, Fort
Pickens firing the last shot. The rebel
guns were well aimed most of their shells
burst inside the fort. Only one of our men
was wounded. One of our shots made a
large breach in Fort Barrancas. In the eve
ming one of our shots set FIRE to Warrington.
The confagration continued all night and the
place was still burning on the evening of
the I'd, when the Rhode Island left. The
Are was seen at distance of thirty-fve
miles at sea.
The Mount Vernon which arrived here
yesterday for coal, left her station off Will
mington, N. c., on the 18th inst. She en-
countered the storm of Tuesday. She met
part of the Burnside fleet off Hatteras. The
Mt. Vernon reported that she burnt light
ship on New Years night, which was be-
ing fitted out for guuboat under the guns
of Fort Ledswell.
The rebel steamer Gordon is on the stocks
for repair of damages received in her en-
counter with the Mt. Vernon in December.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-01-18

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-The Bermudian of
Jan. 6th has the following paragraph:
Her Brittanic MaJestys steamer Racer,
arrived here from New York on Friday
last. Her advices are to the 29th ultimo,
and contain news Of the highest moment
The American Cabinet have acceded to
the just demands Of Great Britain, viz: res
toration to her protection of the four per-
sons forcibly taken prisoners on the steamer
Trent. This decision must we think, be
hailed with satisfaction by all parties We
are thereby spared from the apprehensions
of the horrors of international war, aud
the Americans have shown their good sense
in thus complying with the very moderate
demands made of them
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-01-18

WAsHINeroE, Jan. 1.-THE COMMITTEES
of Ways and Means is busily engaged in tbs
consideration of financial plans. The Com.
mittee is understood to adhere to the pro-
ject fan income tax, Notwithstanding the
vigorous opposition which that measure has
encountered
The General Banking Law was discussed
by the Committee this morning. The result
of the deliberations has not been announced.
1t 10 believed that the new tariff bill will
reduce the free list and greatly increase the
duties on spices.
Senator Wilson this morning introduced
into the Senate a new bill in relation to
the Office of army suffer. 1t abolishes the
office in all cases with the exception of mil.
itary ports and proposes that the Commits
saries of the General Army shall furnish
thirty different articles to regiments at ten
per cent. profit.