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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-07

A iiIyr IN GRirr CuIruKr. We noticed
las, September, 10 the grounds Of friend
who i. largely interested in grape growing,
tha, hi. l-abellas standing on level ground
bad not begun TO color, while on one vino
standing on hank or terrace, the berries
were rrpcning up finely. What means ,h's'
we asked our friend. lie could only explain
!, by saying that originally this vine was as
low .. the others. and then uatured its crop
no earlier. Bu, within the PAS, two years.
the ground has been graded and cut away
near 1t, leaving this vine high and dry above
the others. and since then it had become an
earlier grape.
Thi. afforded good illustration OF what
We have often enioiped, viz the Importance
Of drainage for grape growing. and We pu,
il on record here for the benefit Of Others
Nov. every man cannot plant bic vines on
banks or terraces. bot he can see TO IL that
the .ubsoil Of his vineyard has no standing
water in II. In choosing . place for plant.
ing grape, or lot Of grapes. BY oil means
,.lec, dry spot with sunny. open aspect.
And " there Is any doub, about the dryuess
Of the sabsoil or if q vet soil must bc used,
give i,s thorough draining. Free circula.
tion OF air. if the vine be sheltered. greatly
promotes the ripening OF early fruit.
lam. Agriculturist.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-07

AG.s.u AND oKrs DINING on PorAron.
An interesting fact, not without its moral,
!. told by Asas'ir. Of his Wait. when young
man. TO the grca, German naturalist. Prot.
LorenI Oxen. The Professor received his
guest With warm enthusiA-m. but with APP
parent embarrassment lie showed his ,i.i.
tor the laboratory, and the students at
work also. bis cabinet: and. lastly. his
splendid library Of books pertaining to 400.
logical science, q collection worth soms
seven thousand dollars. and well worthy che
glow Of pride which ,h. owner manifested
a be eIpIiiated on iis sIcsllenes. The
dreaded dinner hour came. and now thetm
barras-men, Of the great Germsn reached
its maximum point. IN. Asi.-ir." said
be. with evident perturbation, TO gather
and keep up ,hi. library exact. the utmost
hu.haniry OF my pecuuiary means. To ao'
eonpl,.h this. allow myself no lusury
whatever. Hence my table Is restricted 10
the pliinsst fare Three week our dinner
boast. 81 meet, the other day. We have only
potatoes. and salt. very much regret that
you. visit has occurred on u potato day"
Aud so the splendid sw,trsr. and the erea,
German. with HI, s,adeu,', dinei together
on potatoes and sali.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-07

LIrr on TUX TsSrrp frrtp. A soldier Of
one Of the rs,urnod companies encsmp~d in
the suburbs OF Mar,in.horc, Va. relate. the
following melting incident;
Shortly after the arrival oi the regiment.
tho squad messing in certain tent near
dwelling. were listener. 10 the most besu''.
fol music. The unknown vocali., sang in
tones % soft. % tremulous. and % mslod'ou..
that tho volunteer, strained their ears to
drink in e,.ry note Of the air. In the day.
time they wen, by squsd' past the dwelling.
but saw no soul. Once they pursued =
ylph like figure to the very gate, bu, alas I!
she Vas no, tho lady sought Tor. And -
they lived on, each night hearing the music
repeated; and when IL ceased. ambition and
wJrldly interest. wen, out with them. 50
that their dreams were filed with faneies OF
the unseen face.
One night. gathered together. the voice
struck up again.
Z" By Jovs ?" said one. I" thi, 10 agonis.
ing. I can't stsnd 1t. She must bs d'scov.
ered!"
A dozen eager voic.s took up the remark.
aud c"rts,n amor,us youth ~as delegated
t. r~conno'tra the place lie er.p' on tip
toe toward the dwelling. leaped the garden
pales. and finally. undiscovered bu' very
psilid an rrmor,sful. gained the easement.
Softly raising his head, he pe"ped within.
The room vas full Of the mu'ie-bs seemed
to gro~ blind for BE moment.
Io! prone on the kitchen hearth. at the
mysterious soos'tress-an obonyhssdnegre''
securing he tin tsiii,s
The soldiers limbs sank beneaih him,
and the discovered musician. looking NJ,
said:
"Go way dar, won't ys. or III 'hy d'
fryin' pan out O. de ~indsr'"
The soldier lsit. bot not to dream, per-
chascs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-07

Mir,h !. heal,biul. and q Ots has before
now done good like neiieibe. DR.. John
Brown, for instance. tells the following
story:
- may give 40 Instance, when q joke
was more and better than it-elf. A eomely
young wife. the exposure Of her circle.
~A. in bed. apparently dying from swelling
and iuaamation Of che throat, an inaecessi.
bic ab.ce-. stopping the way; she could
swallow nothing; erytbiog bad been tried.
Her friend. we're standing round her bed in
misery and bslple-a-s. Try hu ~i' a
oO-nphB.>ni,' said her husband. ina not un.
comic despair. She had genuine huuOr,
/. veil ss be and as Psychologists know.
there is . .ort Of mental tickling which 10
beyotd and above cou,rol. being under the
reasI system, and instructive a' well As sigh
Ing. She laughed With her whole body and
soul. and burss the sbscsss, aud vas well. "
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-07

Rrr IN rms PsrcE ~ Corros Gooos.
When the Confederate States formed their
league las, spring. and the political horizon
became eloud,,i, most Of our manufacturing
companies purchased large quantities OF
cotton. in anticipation OF the supply being
eurtailed. All ~ho parchA.ed laI eely then
have made imnen-e prOhts by the rise in
the price. o, cotton goods. Fine Lowell
brown .hesting. 81 inches vide which .oit
last May q, l2 cents per yard, wholesale,
now sell. at IL l2 cents. Stou, brown
brown drilling. ~ inches wide. which cold
at 81 csnt. per yari, nov sells a, 10 cts Z,
which ). an ad,atee Of IL = per cent in
the former case, and 81 Per cent In the lat
ter. The average rec in the price OF plain
cotton good. !. 6S per cent. The riso IN
prints has not been 50 great as 10 plain
goods. the average being ~ per cent. A.
most Of the stock Of cotton which was on
hand, has beeu worked up, dear,h Of this
material stares our manufacturers IN the
face. as the prices Of l, have nssn iron
and i2 cents per pound to &c and 20 cents,
and lately small quantities h''e been i'm.
ported from England. IL !. estimated tha,
there is not . stock Of cotton on hand to
keep our factories running two months.
wha, then 10 to be done when thus Is oil
worked up' This Is now q subjec, OF seri-
ou- though, 90 our cotton manufacturers.
The Lowell News states that large orders
for cotton have jus, been sen, to England.
[Seienti6e American.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-07

Nor THAT MAS, hrr AsornKx Man. An
inc den, occurred during the last sitting OF
an ecclesiastical body IN this city, which
we cannot refrain from giving TO our read
sr.. although 10 partakr. rather more OF .
profane than . sacred nature. A worthy
m.mb.r Of the body referred to. me, gen
ilenap on The .tr.s'. and nl.,aklns him Tor
. brother clergyman. ran fJr~ari and clasp
ed him by ,h. hand, sIelAimlns IN the iull
i,rvor ~ religious enthuHs.n
Dear brother NJ, am truly glad
,o see you How pro'psr' the good CAUSE
in your ..c,,oo'"
The gentleman thus addressed. who hap.
peoed 70 h. . Cincinnati merchant, 'uppos-
ing hi. new found TREND TO be gentleman
To whom be bsd been introduced i'w days
pre,iou.ly on Change In Toledo, promptly
replied " the question propounded.
NV dear fellow. ib,nss down our way
just now are mos, dannably mixed. wh''-
ksy has the blues. oils are picking up lit
tie, ba, the hog market has sot is Jack
broke" Detroit Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-07

MUSCULAR TRAINING. Under this head
tho last Temple Bar has some sIcsllsns
criticisms on dancing. Il 10 violent
enough iu oil eoa'sisoes, bs' entirely IN
the wrong direction the ohsst being con.
aosd. while breathing 10 raised to the high
est pitch OF r.pIdi,y. is"dins 90 cir Of the
hottest and staisss kind, loading with dust
and perfumes, the heart s'irrsi till 10 beats
like tha. ofs frightened bird. AL this
ssfsl vssss OF ssossoss. shis eoosss'"g
Gre iu The systsm. 10 nsds more dsstrus'
,i,. BY choosing the hours Of Nature de-
,ssnds i0r slssp and innovation. II this
fsvoriss smussusns must b bad, and no
doubt is 10 10 nature thst u must, then We
oush, 10 have dancing rooms - cool and
we'll vso,ilsssd - symnss'uu, instead OF
shs quad Turkish hsshs 70 which ws have
esosrsily 70 sabuit."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-07

u replying 70 ny ioquirins look. although
! bad not sstsd question. nor sven spoken.
u An Obliged to sssdy economy. siues my
poor husband's dssth. A shilling. did you
cay. Mr.. Hyl,on1'
The instant she spoke s,ery cloud Of
doub, rolled away from my brain; Ire
memb-rvd is all-,bs old school. houss, the
in,erchsns-d presents Of twisted nose' and
dark red spplc', the boy and girl Loves OF
long ago. knew that the pale Joung ~'d-
ow was nv Fanny Ellis
Fanny have you forgotten usf I
could no, refrain ffom sIcIsiming.
The rsdian, Andalusion eyes were 6rcd
on me with wondering surprise for an In
slant. then her face Frightened as u . sud.
den lish, bad flashed up in her heart.
''Hsary Lynn"
Il walked directly over three yssr.old,
woman. baby and all. and took both the
quiveriog hands 70 mine.
Yes. I vas right. ibo.e Balmoral' never
could have belonged to any but pretty,
tim,d. creature like Fanny Seymour. I
carried them home for her. and I'm very
much AFRAID I didn't hurry myself on tho
way. How could with the little glove
resting % soi,ly on my arm Gentlemen
stared and opened their eyre to Gee Harry
Lynn walking with anything the, wore bon
net and shawl; their wives turned back to
look second time. as though the fret te.-
,imony o. their eye sish, were no, 20 10
trusted bIt whs, did cnreI Not . red
c~,t
We'll. I can tell you .ha, Marquee Hotel
never looked trcarisr than IL did on that
stormy su,umnal evening. when cane
HON. from my business cares. Nothing
soiteirns. Books vsrr unin,ere'tips. smot'
ing bore. and concluded 10 spend the
evening With Fanny
There I.uppo.e you ioond Il plsasantsr
'She told me her whole life. and when |
heard the cares and trials through which
.bo bad passed ceased TO wonder at the
p-n'iv. drOop OF her sye.la'hs.. ] drew my
chair little closer TO her .ofa-it WAS pret.
" close before-snd said. sof,ly:
Then you have not been happy vile.
Fanny
.sho shook her head. with . scarce per-
c-p,ibl' 'ish.
..wsll. don'i you think vent on. N.
.inua,ingly. that II you wers to try the
experiment, . second time It nigh. bs more
suecesfui,'
'ilsr soit eyes said, in their uplrited Won.
der:
- What can you meanr
~ mean that want TO marry you.
aid I. pi,hily. Fanny, I love you. will
you have me-
And IL you're 10 spywiss curious to
know wha, she said. ask my dear little wife.
,l,'ll tell you about IL. and show you. IN
tho bargain. tho very B.lmorsl boots that
haunted my 'lumber on that Wild October
night. Nor. do You wonder .ha, the win.
dow, Of shoe-.tore have mysterious At
traction icr me' II 90 you are destitute OF
romancc. tha,'s all I have TO ay
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-07
su..,. III. Li.ehscld Eoquir.r states

SHARP. The Li.ch6cld gnquirer states
that . tax collector. somewhere In Con.
Dse,icut, collected taIss amounting TO just
one dollar from . poor widow. She had
ninety y.pins cents, oil the money she had,
which she offered 10 the tax ssthersr. The
man wss exact In ell his deslings-it
would no, do 10 cheat the town be Vas
poor and had family-it was too much to
expect him TO mako up the de6ei' the poVr
woman had no, money enough By one cent.
Madam said he. do 700 keep hsnsf SIC
repl,ed that che did. 'rnso,' said the
ananeisr. u v;1 ssls ss sss and sgssr ssr
sooousi.'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-07
r.rrrsrss su,,r ~ wnrrs. When an.

F.rrxsiSs Suxfr IN wNrrs. When an.
im.l. are in the process Of being is'tsned.
several things should be observed beside tha,
Of giving them as much io,i s they will
eat. There are certain conditions in which
the food itself may be placed 90 as to make
IL more or lees nutritious and valuable TO
the animal using il. Ia very cold weather
its value would De enhanced u the drink aud
TODD we're warmed. or better .till. IL It were
cooked. II root. are fed. they are taken
with lea labor. aud consequently are better
dise.ted. than II the animal fol, Obliged To
swallow them in large pieces. These ,tins'
,sDsld be % arranged o. to allow 10 70 re-
main in aquIet condition, and % that i,
may stand or liz down at pleasure. All
these, with regular feeding as TO time and
quantity, are Of little less impOr'ancs than
the quality Of the food itself. Mr.. sil.s
Bush, Of Stanes,eles. y. Y, In sieAkins OF
iit,ening sheep IN winter. says; 81 put
them in q dry, warm place, aud le, them
have plenty Of AR; give them one quart OF
oats each, morning and evening. With hay
and pure water. | icd one in this way 'A.t
winter for three months. and l, WAS admit
ted BY eomps,en, Jadsc' to b. As fa,a sheep
as they ever saw. sold II to butcher for
sll.O0." The reader will no, fail to oo.
servo that tho animal had dry, warm
place. and plenty Of fresh air.
". L Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-07

The Boston Post tells OF . voter In Sierra
county, CAL, Who Vas ehsllene'd and ahoos
TO swear bic vote IN; when the election
Judge sorr,ly cried ou,: "'ats od your hs'
haven :, you 60. no r''p'ss for ne nor God
Alnightyf
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-07

A little girl hearing !, aid fhst she vas
born on the queens birthday. took no notice
Of i, at the time. but day or two after ask.
ed her father II she and the queen were
twins.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-07

To DnsoIvr rHru BOWS. Pound them
up fine and feed them 10 h,ns. This 10 the
b.., time Of year. though 1t Is good q. oh
SEASONS.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-10-16
tlsthisg for the Soldiers

We invite particular attention
to an article in this paper headed
Condition of the Army The
peeple must move in the matter,
and that quick, too,' or Southern
soldiers will freeze. Every yard
of heavy goods that can be posi-
bly, spared is needed withom delay.
A subscription paper was started
in this place last Saturday morn
ing, and in one hour sufficient
sum lad been subscribed to pur-
chase about one hundred suits of
clothing, if they can he had at rea-
sonable prices. Those having
Jeans for sale viii find a pureha-
ser at 7. G. Goodlehs. Bring 1t
in quick, and don't--as you va'ue
the life and healthof a human be-
ing who is exposed to the perlis
and hardships of calnp-don't dc.
mand more than q fair price. AID
ditional subscriptions are needed,
either in clothing or money.
Ladies, it is true (says the
Huntsville Adeocqte) that cur brave
soldiers in Virginia are shoeless
sockless, shirtless, almost naked
have been half.starved, and the
SPECTATORS and extertnners are
trying to destroy them all, ant
thereby enable Lincoln to conquel
end enslave us. Go to work-takt
Ill the wooden goods YOU can fine
pay fair price for it, (the Gov
erament will repay,) and make i
up into clothes for the naked sol
diers. If the heartless Speculation
Object, hang them with your gar
tiers or corset-stripgsl Ladies, you
aid is needed now to save our arm,
in Virginia from the horrors of
Valley Forge. The soldiers, you
sons, brothers, husbands, sweet
hearts, are fighting to save yo1
hsurrection, and they are your or
~ defence. They are now desti
flute of clothes to hide their naked
ness and keep warm in the com
ing winter. Is this time for fash
ion or money making?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-10-16
SOUTHERN NEWS.

; DrGHERD, Tenn. Oct. THE
enemy, two thousand strong
AID two batteries, attacked our
forces at Lavergne early this morn
ing. Our forces fell back about )
miles. The enenly'did notpursue,
but left fer Nashville by nine
O'Clock, A. NJ. They burnt five
cars and two houses at Layersne.
We lest only two killed, several
wounded. Eneny's less I'M
known. We capturtd Major and
Lieutenant.
Gen. S. r. Anderson was in
command.
Gen. Forrest left Nun freesboro as
soon as he heard of it. When he
got there the Yankees had left
We lost all our baggage and sixty
prisoners, among them Lieut.. Col
Maury,- Quartermaster Montgom-
cry, and Captains Thompson and
Kmball, with most of tier com
panies, belonging to the 32d Ala
regiment.
WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. So
Our arnny2is qniet, restingsand re
ceiving eensclipts and stra9glers
who are coming in daily ard rap
idly, building up eur forces. Tbs
army is III a far condition to-day
than it was when it entered Mary.
land. The enemy shows no dis
position to cross the Potomac s;nce
the disastrous affair at Shepards-
town.
The weatheris highly favorable
to the wounded, and most Of them
are being sent 10 Richmond and
.Staunton.
MOBILE, Oct ia special dis.
patch to the Advertiser and Reg.
lister, dated jackson, Miss, Oct,
9th, says: Gen. Van Dorn's army
has fallen back to the neighbour
hood Of Holly Springs. Tie enc
my are concentrating at Ripley,
and are supposed to be in pursuit.
Another battle viii probably oc-
cur soon.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-10-16

By number in the column Of remarks. oppo-.
site the Fame OF the person exempted
No enrolling officer can exempt any per.
sol On the ground Of physical dissLility, bat
such person, N ablssto ,rayel mast sproceea
to MeldinnvifIe. aid he examined hy the
Surgeon expressly appointed tosthe puFpuse
In case tlie rerson is coIfi ed 80 his led; OF
his fe m gii be sendsneered BIZ travelling, q
physiciar mus make sfidavit 10 that effect.
and rresert it to the erroihr sirer. and he
sFer On must make a written affidavit that he
will present himself to the enrolling of6ccr
as soon as be shall be well enough
Persons discharged from the service afe
not exempt except bs reasof-0ff hariae far.
ished a substitute. and their subs itute, and
their discharge (signed By the commanaiag
officer Of the regimen, of~eonsE. nlSisfis of n
camp al Instruction. must state that they were
DIS charged by reason ofhssieg furnished q
substitute.
s As soon as the person shall b, enrolled. the
eBroiiins officer will furnish him with 8 trans
Crypt from the muster roll giving his descrip-.
ton and enrolm mt. and order HIM 10 rep ut
at the mp Of instruction at McMinnville.
fh's transcript presented TO any Quarteruas-
Ter. VII -enablethe person 10 get his ,rsnspor-
'tafio.. s@.se :
Persons enrdlled who fail to rcport in a
reasonable time will lie ltreated a. deserte,s,
unless satisfactory excuse be given for tho de
Law.
q Shouhi any person liable 70 CONSUMPTION
refuse 10 De enrolled. or shall refuse to i,,rp-
: iSil - tfame. age, dc the enrolling officer
wilt Gail upoHth-s sh.r # to ars..t such pers N
or persons, who will, when it beceunes recess
sary, apFiy 70 the commanding ofiirerof 4 st.
department for such militalv force as he
may require. Slrouli the sheriff tail in the exe-
cuiIon OF his du:S The enro ling eficer will
report the fact immediately to the superir-
te'stent of the recruiting service or command
ant OF camp of Instructor at McMinpyille.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-10-16
an Able ir;i,le-

On our first page we copy an ex-
ceedingly able article on the Bat
ties of the Chickahominy, from
the London Times. 1t will re-
pay perusal. The Timesis the
most influential paper in the world
and, of course, its views are enti-
tied to and receive great consider.
alton. tits often called the "Thun-
.derer," on account of its immense
power. We have seen it stated
that its leading article is regular
ly telegraphed to the provincial
towns of Great Britain every
morning, and is affixed to the bull
letin boards in tie public places of
those towns for general perusal.-
This is an unparalleled case of
newspaper influence, II the state
ment may be relied upon, and
places more power in the hands of
that paper than we suppose any
careful government would like. if
it could be avoided, to tolerate
Newspapers are important ad-
juncts to the healthy growth and
prosperity of an enterprising PEG.
pie; but there is no reason why a
newspaper, controlled by men and
subject to human impulses, should
not go wrong sometimes, and tits
as potent to do evil in its error as
to do good in its legitimate course
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-10-16
LATEST NEWS!
The War!
c0Q X 9CGo
NORTHERN NEWS.
C&0AVO

i =
RICHMOND, Oct. 9Th. The New
York Herald of the 6thl contains
dispatches from the West, claiming
a great victory at Corinth. On
Saturday morning, Price attacked
Rosencrans right wing, Van Dorm
and Lowell bis left. The assault
was made with great determine
ton. Van Dorm led his: column
over an abattis on the left, up to
within fifty yards Of a ditch
They were exposed all the time to
a scathing fire from grape and can
lister, and driven hack. ~
= Gen. Hacklen1an killed, General
Oglcsby dangerously wounded. 81
Dispatches from kemuckystate
that Bragg evacuated Bards.owr
on abe 4th. Ciiitendens corps IN
pursuit. Bragg was moving to.
ward Lexington. So. . II
Them. Y. Herald pronounce:
TIE administration a. failure, ad,d
vehemently lopposesthe election Of
Waasworti,, lRepublieall) a can.
didate for Governor. It says The
Constitution, once so sacred in
American eyes, is now regarded as
no better than prophecies of an ole
almanac. e
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-10-16
The Exemption fav-:-

The Conference Committee of
the Confederate Congress recon-
mended albillwhich was passed in.
both Houses, and is now the law,
exempting postmasters appointed
by the President and confirmed by
the Senate, and such: clerks in their
Offices as are allowed by the post
master general; such employees
of newspapers as the proprietor
shall certify on cath are essential
to the publication of the newspaper;
one person either as agent, owner,
oroverseer on each plantation on
which one white person is required
to reside by the laws or ordinance
of any State, and Oh which there
is no white male adult not liable
to military service, and in States
having no such laws or ordinances.
one person or agent, owner or over
seer on each plantation on, which
are worked twenty or more ne
groes, and on which there is no
white male adult not liable to mil
itary service; and furthermore for
additional police. for every twenty
negroes on two or more planta-
tons within five miles Of each 9TH
err, each having less than twenty
negroes, and On which there is no
white male adult, Eot liable to
military service, one person, being
the oldest Of the owners or over
seers on each plantation.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-10-16
The Railroad

The, Confederate government
has entered into a contract with
Mr.. p Flanneay for the reconstruc-
ton of two bridges that were
burned on our Railroad last Spring
by Major Darsoa. From the
well known energy and persever-
ence Of Mr.. F., we may safely cal-
culate On soon hearing the whistle
of the locomotive at the 'Fayette-
vile depot again. Mr., Fidnmery
desires to employ a number of
sod whip-sawers, to whom liberal
wages will be paid.