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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13
From the wOrkip. rsrps
Cheap Cisterns.

In all soil, where hole OF the requisite
depth may bc dus, without the earth cavins
in a, the sides, ei.,erns may be cheaply made
in the following manner -
A ei.tern required to 30 ten feet In diam
e,er. .hould have a hole, Tor the first esh'
teen inches Of its depth. twelve feet diane
ter, aud beyond this, ten feet. thus leaving
a curb Of earth Of one foot surrounding the
ei.,ern. When the hole Is cxcavatcd, the
bottom and sidc- should ee coated with a
magma made Of Rosentale Cement and wa
ter. Of about the thickness OF cream this
may he put on with whi,ewash brush: the
wa,ery portions will sink into the soil, leav'
ing coating Of ccuen, on the surface to
this We may apply, with ,rowel, TO the
thickness OF one or two inches, mortar,
made Of one par, ROsendale Cement, and
two part. Of sand the sand should be clean.
el free from lime. aud well washed before
its use. This mortar may 10 OF such con
.is,ency as to be readily applied and smooth
81 with an ordinary ceiling ,rowel, aud
should evenly cover the side- and bottom.
When 4 pump. intended to be introduced.
one large Ga, stone should be placed on the
bottom. on which the pump may rest. And
II sst at eighteen inches below, tho surface
should be covered with tier Of brick, well
laid in the same cement which forms the
ei.iern. 90 this may res, frame aud
flooring, or brick arch may be sprung up.
ON il.
Rosendal, cemen, is now sold in q finished
state, finely ground, at SILK: bushcl, and
the expense Of building a ei.iern in the way
We have named. i. much les than any other
method When once &c, and hard, it, cir
cular form deses The outward pressure OF the
soil. We have known such cis,erns TO las,
for a greater number Of years than the best
wooden eisieru.
Iu soil. which are 80 sandy as no, 20 Per.
init the entire eis,srn TO be dug a, one time
without q shelter. build q eis,crn loosely OF
wood, place IL on the surface OF the ground.
without bottom. and with only rim sur
rounding its lower edge, and loaded with
stone then dig Gu, the soil from the inside,
passing i, over the top. aud permitting the
ei.,ern 10 settle until a, the proper depth
then pour in srou,ing between this wood
en- cylinder and the outer coil, Of Roscniale
Cement. mixed very thin With water. This
will Gil all the inter.,iec.. and will help 70
give strength to the ci,,ern, and II the soil
should not lean asAins, the cisiern. but PER
nit the magma 10 settle with the soil. this
outer coating will form perfect cement
coating. The bottom may then be cemen'et
with one par, Rosendilc Cement, mixed
with two parts Of sand in the manner ~
commented above.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13
VOLUME 20, NO. 80.

him. beckouins and sess'cSla,iug to him ct
q fearful rate.
Excuse mo moment, Mr. Lee, and bo
was a. the door. where no MAS seized by
Marian, and pulled uneercmOuiously into
tho garden.
Now keep still,' sbe exclaimed 10 the
brea,hlea man. II. is oil mistake, Q
humbus, tba, practiccd just to plague you.
am engaged TO Mr.. Lee. not n wife. for
the homes, man could never be persuaded to
comm, bigamy, but as soVerness to bis
children. Now DO behave and not talk 90
to the poor man. Guy indulscd in wick.
ed smile.
'Ahem! suppose you remember. Mad
am. ths, you kissed mo without an invita-
ton when you came home
Guy. you but he gave her no chance
'Ahem! l.upposc you know tha, at
my invitation I have since been treated with
any number Of deleetabls Kisses
Sho started TO run into the house.
'Ahem l suppose you know that I
shall kiss you when ! please, and ,ha, you
will have to receive IL as q matter OF course
oil Of your life. Ahem! Doyou hodrr
She was in the house now, but she bad
heard IL oil, and-why, ahem Mr. Lee bad
10 secure another governess.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13
From the GArdcnet's Monthl ly.
The Fru,t-Tree BoreY.

We recently called on friend who is "a.
nous for the .uece.. Of bis apple crop. lie
is no believer in the generally received opin.
ion. abou, the change. Of climate since the
days Of our iorefa,her-. wearing ou, OF coil,
degeneraey Of varieties, and the theories that
are satisfactory to mos, people for their Ill
success, and we asked him FOR bis recipe iha,
We nigh, add i, to the number We have al
ready on Gle. My plan, said he. is simply
10 keep away the bOrsr. The borer, he con-
,iaued. weakens trees, and once weakened,
the irui, drops before i, is mature. ori, can.
not recover from the slightest injury ,ha,
any insee, iniicts on il; moreover. the tree
becomes siekly, and then insects prey upon
il, Tor they DO no, like healthy trees. In
sec,s have al Office in nature TO perform,
which is 10 hasten TO decay what nature has
intended to remove from living families, jus,
as worms soon take away ,he life Of q .ickly
pig. Easy enough talking, observed q friend
With us, but how do you keep away the
borsrr Tobacco stems! No. Lime? No.
Ashes? No, mono Of these, Pray what
,hen' Now you give i, up, will tell you,
! merely keep the soil .erapei away from
the trunk down to the bare roots all the
year rouud-.ummer and winter. Ny com.
Panion laughed inereduhu.ly, il no, con.
,emp,uously aud. be said, friend c. have
given you eredi, for better understanding,
than to suppose any amount OF freezing oil
roasting will kill borer once domIciled
within the trunk Of tree. do not sup
pose /, will, he replied, have no such Oh
jee,. IL I can ever find one in, trus. iC
my aekniie or wire for his destruction. and
no, to hea, or frost. This was q poser.
wha, then is your object' was the next in
quiry. i, is n keep the bOrer out. Did
you ever see the borer enter In the stem oI
the tree, At any height above the ground
No. And whyI lsrequires soft moist bark
for the purpose and whenever you remove
the sol! and render the bark hard and firm
to the collar, the borer ins,inctively goes ,C
other more favorable places for the secur,
rising Of its young. Blu, will they not e
into the main leading roots' ! have found
them to avoid these roots as II they were un
ht to rear their young in fact have never
known them to attack mine.
Nor bad they. ,ha, was evident. A clean
hcalthial Orchard-ue,er cropped. annual,
top dressed. grass KEEP, away several fee
from the stem, 90 that no insect could fpt
cool and moist hareOr for IL. lar,e, anC
every success following. Certainly tn,
borers did not attack these trees and ,h,
novel reasoning struck US as 90 ph,losophi
cal thA, We have thought II worth recording
in our pages, fer further observation, and
Tor we want to bc repaid Tor the suggestion
report in these pages.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13

Scn,rISo TRKrs. Will you. or some Of
your writers. inform me wha, ESPECIAL benefit
10 trees i. the scrapips or the loose bark or
moss from trees abou, twelve years old' II
Of any benefit, at what time OF the year
should i, be done. A SUBSCRIBER.
REx,Rxs.-while We were engaged in re.
pairing damages to young apple trees. on
Saturday last, Oeca'ioned by mice or mole-,
We had the assistance Of practical orchard.
Isl, whose views Of the management, Of trees
We considered especially sound. Among
other questions put to him was this: what
advantage is gained to the nce by scraping
il?
The reply was: "Not any, to my know.
ledge. Some persons say that insects find q
harbor under the bark and moss, bu, do
no, believe they hurt the tree. Ii seems
to the that this rough bark is provided by
nature for the protection OF the tree"
His attention was then called to the ap-
pearance Of the south side OF two or three
hundred trees, and it was found that on
that side, almost uniformly. the bark was
very rough, rising IN scales from where tho
limbs start out, TO the ground-~hilc on
the other sides Of the trees the bark was
comparatively smooth. We cannot see how
the tree is to receive any benefit BY the re-.
moval OF this bark.
Moss on branches is usually an indication
Of slow or stunted growth. Washing this
ofI with strong soap sud'-cultivatins about
the tree. and encouraging it bv the applica.
ton of manure. will be very useful.
IN. Z. Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13
Tho Miser OF Harlaem.

Thurlow Weed. in q letter TO tho Albany
Evening Journal. says:
Nine,y.two years ago rich mi.er named
Lylaer lived aud died in this city. Ills pas
sion for boarding grew with his years. and
became finally intensified. Ills only susie
nance for two or three years before ho died
was pint OF milk with a piece OF dry bread
daily. by law Of the city. milk purchased
for servants. and taken in at tho back door,
was in larger measure than that used for
the rich. Tylaer, therefore. purchased half
q pint at the front. and the samc quantity
a, the back door. lie had been twice mar.
ried, but had los, his wives, and never had
children. iIc lived alone.
But the great day OF sc,ilemen, finally
came TO him, as IL come. TO all. Ia his will
tho estate was tied for hundred years. In
amount. computed by weight. IL VA. equal
to niaeiy.,ron tons in goH' HIS executors
were instructed to eIpend the in,erc-, in
erecting suitable buildings for the aged and
indi:sn, females Of good repu,c. and IN the
establishment, and maintenance OF philo-
sophieal and scientific institution for the in
s,rucnon Of the youth and the benefit OF oil
classes.
The homes Of the old women arc mos.
comfortable ones. and their inmates are as
cOry and harry, as nca, and cheerful as they
could be they were a. rich as the mscr
who endowed them.
Several attempts have been made by tho
heir. to break the will. but without success.
and as IN eieh, years more the century will
expire. all are now waiting with proyerbial
Dutch patience. The heirs number somc
10. for each OF whom, when the dis,ribu.
ton is made. there will be between thirty
aud forty thousand dollars.
We drove Ou, this morning to the palace
occupied. half century ago, by the then
King OF Holland, father Of the prc.en, I'm.
peror Of France. I, was presen, 10 Ma
pOleon ,hc Fir, from Mr. Hope, the banker.
Another grca, feature Of ilarlacm is its
reclaimed lands. Over 10000 acres have
been rescued from the sea, and are now pro-
duc,iyc and valuable.
wlndmills. too. are onc OF the ins.itu.
ton, Of Holland. You go them, in almos.
counties, numbers, wherever tho eye wan.
dsrs or rests, They are employed in raising
water. saving timber. grinding grain, &c.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13

GRATING TnE GkIrE viNr. We have
me, with many experienced persons who
have never seen the grape vine grated. Tho
process is 80 easy, tha, Thousands who arc
anxious to possess the new varieties, should
especially take care Of their old roots and
in.er, scions Of the new. No clay or COW
ering Of the grated par, i. necessary, be-
yond the natural coil. below which the graft
is to bs inserted. Saw Of your stalk and
put in your scion with two or threo buds,
wedge fashion. as IN the clefI.grafting OF
fruit trees, and then cover up u few inches,
leaving one or two bud. above the ground;
where the stalk is very large and convenient
20 split, q simle,-hole 50 made as to bring
the two birks together answers. The
sprouts o. the old stalk, as they spring up
to rob the graft, mus, he pulled of. Gratis
often bear some fine clusters the frs, season
OF growth. aud many more the second. In
this way the old stalk Of wild grapes re-
moved from the woods, are very useful with
due care. We have lately seen an old Ca
tawaba vine tha, was wanted for shade
forty feet OF. lAii down for one year till I.
had rooted we'll, and then was grated with
pericc, success. aud irui,Od the fire, year.
lllorticul,uri'..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13

A Marylander says that In the middle OF
that State there lives preacher who has
two cons. The elder boy, having fallen In
love, Was often teascd by the younger, who
was joincd by tho father in this fun. lhs
annoyance went on until the poor fellow
could stand i, no longer but having apro'
found rc,erenes for hi. father. he did not
wish to offend him. aud 50 hs broke out and
said
Father you and Tom tell tales about me.
and you tell them just alike; but Tom lies "
This va. q delicate insinuation certainly.
and the inference WAS very strong that the
old man lied too /; still he was not 20 charged
BY bic discriminating 500. 81 do nos say,"
remarked Mr.. Brown. "that Smith iss
thief; but I do say that II bis farm joincd
mine, I would not try to keep sheep
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13

A LARGE PAR.yrr. Large calves and
lambs are not out Of order, but as diver
sion, we will mention that Mr.. Jos. llamil-
ton. Of North Dixmout. dug parsnip in bis
garden on the 10th ult.. which mea,ured
80 l.2 inches IN length, and was broke 81
IN the ground at that. Who has grown .
larger one! Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13
BOOSTS

A frame is made and hung to the rear OF
Oh, house. which can b. set a, any desired
inclination the rOOs,s are placed length
wi.c on the frame. latdsr.like, and abou,
eighteen inches apart. M all fowls seek
the highest roosis. these are flled arsi. aud
other. in succession. This bring, them elo'e
together IN cold weather. Ia warm wealth
er. the frame must Be levelei to make them
scatter on all the roOs,s. and keep ss cool as
r5s.lblc. The Aoor being conere,ed. II is
easy to clan, and kerPs on; rats, aud makes
i, dry. Under the roos,s | place fine char
eoa!. or dry earth. or muck TO absorb The
drorpinss, q few shoveliall. addei each
dav keep. the houss free from any bad Odor.
The rcsi Of the aoor should DO covered with
saw-tss,, dry earth, ehaG or cut straw. for
10 eoli weather, hens like to keep their feet
dry and warn. Neither coal or wood ashes
should be pa, in the house, as they act on
the manure. and dcconPose the uric acid
thus wasting ammonia, aud making the
house offensive.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13

We may compare the soul Of man to
linen cloth; IL must be first washed to take
OF tho native hue and color. and to make 1t
white and afterwards il must even aud
anon Be washed 10 preserve /, white.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13

Some cotemporary. who seems to know
oil abou. the compe,cut parts Of an editor.
says be mus, posses tho constitution Of ,
horse, obstinscy Of mule, Independence OF
q wood sawyer, pertinscy Of . nun. snduF.
snos OF starving anaconda. imprudsnoc OF
q beeesr. and entire resignation 70 the most
coniounded Of all earthly trssdmills: and
we will add, says another, he must bs .
moving .srss, for svery body 10 shoot ss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13
sErrNG TuE nEN..

To insurc good healthy chicks, the hens
should be se, in March, and certainly no,
later than April. by having portable pests,
when hens desire 10 cit, aud become fsed
in the habit, in the sitting season. they eau
;! sapplied with esss, (the date OF sitting
marked on them with ink or peueil,) and
any number Of nests moved TO room Tor
the purpose. which must be kep, closed, and
well supplied with food and water. The
nests may be set side by side, for II the hens
should all leave their nests at once, to feed,
when they return they will each take nest.
although they may change places. This ar
rangsmeni insures their sitting steady, as
they are not compelled to x of for tOOd,
but return quickly to the nest. and keep up
tie warmth Of the eggs, and thus bring ou,
strong chicks. by setting q number a, one
time. II some hatch half brOOds, they can
be pa, together with one hen. When . sil-
ting hen looks palo about the bead, ii is
evidence she is lousy clean and wash the
nest, grease the ben under the wings, on the
back and runp, wash the eggs in warm VA.
ter, and return to the nest.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13

ere, Of success with fowls i' this: They mus,
be young. well fed. and cared for, and small
nunbcr., twelve TO twenty-five, pay much
better IN proportion than large aoek'.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13
TREATMENT OF CHICKS.

When frs, ha,ehed. they must be fed on
bread soaked in milk; after three or four
days, feed with cooked or scllded Indian
neal. three times day ; su, finely cracked
corn or ~hea, screenings, should be always
within their reach also clean water. The
hens with chicks .hOuld b. KEEP, in coops for
several days, the coop. kept dry and clean.
and placed in sheltered places. With such
treatment, not Eve per cent. Of chick. will
be Lost 10 conclusion, let me say, the %.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13

For nests, use butter or lard tubs, (Which
can bc bad a, the groccr's for SIX cents eAes.)
ct on shelves a, the end Of the house, one
or two feet from the aoor-rortabls nests
with glass ess-) are best. They should be
often cleaned. and supplied with fresh straw
or hay. The grease on the tubs is remedy
seain., lice. Grcasing the 'OOsts az all
places where they touch the frame, and IN
fact, the inside Of The house and rOos,s With
ANY kind Of soft grease or fsh oil, is certain
to destroy them, as they eanno, live mo-
uen; IN grease. A paint brush or white
wash brush can be used for applying the
grease. which should be done early in the
,rrus. and again in the summer, II i, ap-
Isars 10 be required.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13
TuE uEN uOUsE


TuE uEN uOUsE.
Mine is lean. tO-,en by siIieen-tsn u.
high on the rear, and eight feet 'front.' lac
ips the south. \ barn stands on the east
end with glass iron,, Tor a shelter and a
feeding place in cold and vet wea's'r' The
roof. OF both prorc, three or four feet.
which kesp- the ground dry IN frOn' aud
nh,u, the entrance. The back and from, OF
the house are lined. or double BOARDED. and
,hs from, Ia. three glazed sAshes. furnished
with outside shutters, reniilaior, siiteen
inebs. square. is placed IN the roof, With a
valve hun, az the bottom, to elOsc, more or
l,... As may be required in cold and stormy
weather.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13
farmers department.
"sFETD THEFLow."

1.-The Art. and sciences pertaining te h'~' arc
eo.sly iiakcd together, and ar, intimately e0''''''
81 With Agricultafc. -AGEicoLA.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13
NoDE on TErpSG.

give only sound grain no other should
Be used; a variety Is not objectonable. My
standing dish is whea, screenings this al
way. by them, in box Slated up at the
siiss FOR the purpose. as a feeding box. In
winter. .calded corn meal or ground corn
and oats 1, gwen TO them warm IN the morn
ing. but the main food mus, Dc hard grains.
Tsey mus, b well supplied with finely
cracked oyster shells, gravel and mortar.
ali green food IN winter Mine consume
two or three bead. Of cabbage daily. They
&c; the scraps from the table. scrap meat,
etc. 10 summer. grass, lettuce and cabbage
are furnished daily in abundaneo-shey will
c.rsume a great quantity.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13
Making Poultry Profitable,

The following article, which We have iron
the Ameuc,u Aericul,uris', was written BY
J. c. Thompson. Of Staten Island
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-13
YARD ROOM.

The permanent, yard Is City BY City, open.
irs into a grazing and rambling 10, City by
one hundred, also used as plum orchard.
TIE isncc j. only Eve feet high, and by iced
in. wei. and clipping the feathers on the
wing. there Is DO trouble in ke0ring them at
oil times within Ihe yard.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-03-29
SherlG's Sale.

- BY virtue of an alias ORDER OF SALE 60
IT, issued by the clerk ofthe District Court -'-
of the Cd Judicial District Of Washington Terrific
nv, and to me directed, have levied upon, seized,
and taken into execution, and shall sell at public
auction, as the law directs on the premises on
Chambers Prairie, in Thurston county, in the Ter
rtory aforesaid, on Saturday May Sd, 1862, at
the hour of o'clock in the afternoon, the follow
ing described real estate, viz: All that certain
log messuage, a cOmmOdiouS and substantial barn,
and the out buildings and wagon house, together
with the tract of land upon which the same are
erected more particularly described follows {:
Situated and being in the county OF Thurston and
Territory Of Washington, known and described on
the plat and records of the government surveys of
said Territory, file in the land Office at Olympia,
the west half of the southeast quarter OF section
thirty-three (33,) township eighteen (lS,) north
range one az west and also, the west half Of
the northeast quarter Of section a. township
seventeen 40 north range one (l ) west OF the
Willamette meridian, containing l6l 63-lOO) one
hundred and sXty-Onc and 6oxl0O acres and
also. the northwest quarter OF section four a.
less seven and half acres, donated for church
and school purposes in said township seventeen
l7.) north range one Il } west. and containing
one hundred and ifty-siX and 22-l0O (l56 22-l0o)
acres making an aggregate of three hundred and
seventeen and S7-l00 acres, be The same more or
less. The above tracts are we-watered, almost
entirely prairie, in good state Of culivation and
well fenced. The premises on the county
road leading to Eatons Mill, and within six miles
of Olympia. The said real estate will be sold, or
so much thereof as will satisfy judgement of fore
closure of mortgage, calling for the sum of one
thousand and five hundred dollars 81 ,50o,)
with Interest on the same from December 18th
1869, at the rate of two per cent. per month until
paid, together with costs Of suit and increased
costs. rendered by the aforesaid Court at its
March term, 1861, in favor ofD J. Hubbard, and
against George \. Tykcl.
WILLIAM BILLINGS,
Sheriff of Thurston county W. T.
BY r. W. Nozzle, Deputy.
Olympia, Mar. 81, 1862. 2o:4w
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-03-29

Tue rgLEuRAPH.-A nce.ing Of the share
holders Of the Oregon Telegraph was holden
in Portland on the Goth inst. The following
o.ficers were elected: W. :. Ladd. President;
:. &. Reed. SECRETARY; II. W. Corb~it'
Treasurer; John McCraken. Superintendent;
W. :. I.add. ID. +. Bradford, A. q. Richard
IN. {. \. Terry, \. l.. L"vejoy, Directors.
The wire and in>ulaiors have bsen ordered
from the last. and contracts have been let for
ia, poles aud iron work. - may say the
work is fairly commenced. The Orrgo1'am
NV. the northern terminus will be- at Nancou-
yer. instead Of Portland. the citizens Of that
plae. having subscribed suf;ieien, funds for
Intending the work to tina, place. a sub
marine cable, J.! miles long has been also or
derei to lay across the Columbia Six months
after the line is completed to Vancouver it
will be extended to this place. if We do not
mi=jud.e the enterprise OF our people.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-03-29

10y virtue Of an Execution issued by the ClJk
ID Of the District Court Of the I'd Judicial Dis
irIct, ". T.. and to me directed, ] have levied
upon. seized and taken into execution. and will
expose for public sale Nay 3D.. lee. atihe hour OF
! P. NJ, at the Cour.-hoUsc Goor IN Olympia.
the following described property. 10 Wit: All the
right title aud interest of George 4. Tykei in lot
No. !. ?, }. and zone. two, three anu four IN
Llo:k IS fbock thiri eight bounded as follows
on the north 10y Noiih street. on he east by Cher
rs street on the south by Tenth street. and on the
west nv Jefferson street also lots No. !. :, :. 4.
> a. :. aud > .iots Ne. one. two. three four. hive.
six seven aud ii .h, inhlpok 80 block 'hirty-nine
bounded a. follow. CA the south 10y mon street.
on the west by jefferson street. on the north by
Tenth-strcei ard on the east hy Cherry street all
ri which property i known and described on the
Town plat ~ what /. known as swan addition To-
IN. town of Olympia. The object ot said sale /,
to satisfy a judgement in favor "f IN " Eut-
ledge Tor the sum Of Size - principal with iner-
est II the rate If two per cent- per month. from
the a;th day Of April l-Gl. and sl6s II cost ani
increased COST WILLIAM BILLINGS.
Sheriff Of Thur.ion county. W. 7.
81 z. " H"ALtt. Deputy.
o'ynr,ia March - lSGl lswf.