Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-21
Otforo Qemotrat.
The S,cedish Colony.

The new Swedish colony which the
State has planted in the township set
apart for them on the AroOstook river,
twenty miles northwest OF Fort Fairfield
and eight miles from Lyndon. is getting
along finely under the immediate charge
of J. d. league. Esq, formerly OF Tur-
ner. A recent visitor To- the colony says
he found numerous small clearings and
one large one of about twenty acres pre-
sentimc waste of ashes dotted with
stumps, on which had been erected a
cabin of considerable size for the use of
the crew of unmarried Swcdes and hired
American wood-choppers. Each settler
has lot of a given size, on which is q
log hut built by the Siatc-the huts being
on the corners of the lots and So arranged
as 10 bring four huts near each other
which makes it more social
The cabins arc all alike and about eigh-
teen by twenty-five, with glass windows
and singled roofs.
Inside they are finished with pain
wooden benches and tables, and all have
stove of pattern TO give considerable
surface for cooking, and at the same time
serve 10 give ca, great deal of heat
There arc ether little things in the cabins
which have been brought by the SwedeS
themselves from the motherland; but
much of the crockery and irou-waro is
Enthusiastically Yankee. The spinning
wheel has not vanished from the farmers
houses in Arooslook County yet, anu here
most OF the cabins contain one. There Is
use fora cradle in nearly every c>jtcnce,
and the pattern employed i of Tho very
primitive Kind used in the old country
The mother rocks her babe. using one
foo, and standing on the other, while
with her hands She prepares the frugal
rcpaSt for the family, or scrubs with the
energy OF Dame Van Wrinkle ut the
waShboayd.
None of the women and Only few ol
the men speak English As strangers
visit them, they al shake hands and drop
courtesies. The men wear stout, service
able clothing. and are covered with hats
OF peculiar style, and many wear wood
en- shoes. bat this is not universal. These
shoes are great clumps Of wood. cedar
or birch. with pointed and upturHcd toes,
q heel that is long and slopes iorward.and
very high iu>tcp They are nicely
followed ont within for The foot end are
quite comfortable in appearance, though
they must he heavy. >aw a man ut
work lashiouing them by hand out of
great block, of srecg birch. The women
are dressed in plain, coarse garments,
and their persons are destitute of any OF
the frippclie, with which American 40.
men even in these Wild woods would dcck
thcmsclycs, The cbjsuon Is not known
in New Sweden. and very li,,lc attention.
apparently, is paid 10 The manner in which
Tie hair j. dressed There Is tidy look
about them. which is very delightful to
see. a cleanliness OF person and an order.
illness about their apartments which rem
dcrs them and their quarters III for the
reception of visitors Al all times.
The people all seemed To DE contcnted
sad happy they work Ike beavers, make
no complaint OF the hardship, to which
they are subjected in thi, new country,
and wear universally 2 cheerful. coUn;g
nance. The religion of the new colony
is mostly Lutheran. There are, however
l,v-peshap> dozen-Bapti,ts among
them. All the Lutheran> arc Church
members, tor it i the custom I'm sweden
as soon rs "a child reaches thc age OF lif
teen, forlhe par,ou to 20 to the house of
him or her To see il The child can read .
and wr.,o. If il can. it Is a, once admit
ted 20 the sacrament; hut otherwise il /,
placed ON probation until il has acquired
the requisite clGga,ion. Virtually AL The .
people arc thus church members
TIE REMOVAL OF Mn. MorIw-A F.
Washington correspondent Of the Boston
T~ust.r, in i long letter gives what he
terms ''thy true history of the reasons
which Ted The President to remove Mi
Motley, which being condensed are fou'
in number, 81, follows:
l. Soon after his appointment Mr.
Motley dlcw up q paper containing his
views on the question now in controversy
between this country and Grca, Britain,
and submitted il 20 Secretary Fish. The
latter. after examining the paper, pro-
uouuced j, Inconsistent With the Presi-
dents own views on The subject. and it
was herCtorc rejected. and Mr. Motley
was furnished with instructjons cf an op
posi,e character notwithstanding this,
Mr. Motley presumed To enforce hi own
views upon The British government,
representing them 20 lie the views Of the
President.
>. The President asked Senator sam
ncr to support the san Domingo treaty,
and the latter replied that he was a sup
porter OF the administration, vet after
wards opposed tie treaty.
3 Mr.. Motley refused to appoint
Hamilton Fish, ir., assistant secretary Of
the legation.
= Nh Motley "diSgus,s English poll
ticians