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agricultural.
A Canadian Way Of Packing ROH
BUfteF.

The method given below was eommu-
nieated 10 the Canadian Farmer by % pro-
duce merchant Of Montreal;
IL offer the following directions to my
friends, which, If fully complied with,
will enable them 10 realize the highest
market quotations for their butter, instead
of the lowest, IS Is most generally the
case. which is not t6e fault Of the con
signee. There is nothing SO unstable as
hadly-packed butter but, on The contra
~, # packed nicely, IL sells readily, and
generally from two 90 five cents per pound
more than the same quality packed solid
in frkins. Use none but the very best
new barrels, and be sure that they are
not burnt or dirty inside. The end YOU
intend for the head you should turn down.
and take ont the bottom head. and cut a
piece Of 6ne white muslin, the size OF the
head of the barrel which will be the head
wheu opeu.l Commence 20 pack your
finest and smallest rolls first, being SURE
70 pack each roll on It's smallest end. Be
careful TO select rolls that viii pack snug,
so that there Wi, be no space for he rolls
TO shake about. Continue packing in this
way until the barrel Is almost full, then
shake the barrel Wei 90 settle the roli,)
and then FL II rs snug as possible. In
packing the last one OF the ayers, pass
all of the rolls on ,bc;r ends II possible,
but il there IS no room, il viii not m,t,ar
if they are packed on their sides, II they
will pack suus.y and make .uiI barre
The object IS TO have the rolls close AMI
tight. - that 'hey wi. no; snake aud
break. Each 90. mus, be- wrapped iu %
piece OF white muslin OF cheese Gaping
De sure and have 70 large ca0rgh TO cover
the rol entirely. The w.>u should .c
soaked 10 strong brine before u,.u. D..
AMI rut IN the roll we; II Is mpos>io
10 send rolls to mars,t in good rides with
out wrapping them 'u uuS IN, aud 100 wa.-
ter what the muslin w,., c.>t, n wa. more
than repay the outlay i1 the iucr asset
price the rolls thus packed will bur-.
Before beaduEup the barrel, POUR oa tvI
quarts Of strong pickle Cover the last
layer with a piece OF muslin I'm the same
manner as YOU did the head. Nail mp
the barrel Be sure TO drive three nails
into each hoop. Then urn the barrel
over two or three times, So as 20 lc, the
brine YOU have poured in work between
the rolls Mark the TOP in plain letters,
Roll butter, also the gross weight, To-
gether with the tare of the barrel, address
Of the party 10 whom You send 1t, and
the initials Of The shipper. Rolls should
he made in the ob.ous shape, ana not
weigh over two or four pounds
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-05-30
Hereditary Disease in Horses.

Darwin says. Even /, no SINGLE fact
had been known with respect te the IN
heritance Of disease and nallormationS
by man. the evidence would have been
complete in the case Of the horse. and
this might have been expected, as horse.
breed much quicker than man, are match
ed with care. and are highly valued.
have consulted many works. and the unau-
unity of belief by veterinarians OF all
nations in the TRANSMISSION Of various
morbid tendencies Is surprising Author,
who have had wide experience give in de-
tail many singular eases, and assert that
contracted feet with the numerous con-
tingeut evils of rirgbones, curbs, splints.
SPAWN, founder, aud weakness Of the front
legs, broken aud thick wind, melsno,is.
specific opbthalmia, and blindness 1.-THE
great French veterinarian. Hugarl. going
80 far as 20 say that q blind race could
soon be formcil, crib-biting. iibbinc. and
ill-temper-all are plainly hereditary.
1ouatt sums up, saying that there is
scarcely 2 ma,ady % which the horse IS
subject that Is not hereditary, and Mr..
Hugard adds that tue doctrine "that there
j. scarcely . disease that does not run in
the stock. Is gaining new advocates every
day. may add to these facts, establish
ed By such weigh, of concurrent testimo-
NJ, what have before remarked in gen
efal, namely, thar it Is not the actual all
ment-, such a. contracted feet, ringbOnes.
curbs, splints and SPAWN, but the predis.
posing causes that are transmitted The
disposition Of parts, the imperfect shape
and .ize, or the faulty texture of any ten
don, bone or muscle, most favorable 10
any particular disease. ale transmitted
from sire 10 son. The same may be said
OF those disorders hat s. feet the internal
organs OF the whole body. The abnormal
condition Of the blood, aud not the >croi-
ulous symptoms It produces, /, hereditary.
The weakness in some Of the muscles Of
the larynx that causes roaring, has AN
hereditary tendency. The narrow .oins
and fat sides, that give u proneness to at
tacks Of disrrh@a aud colo, belonging 70
4 certain lineage.
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OXFORD, $ BOARD OF County Commissioners
Nav Session \. II. lS7t.
Upon thefOreg0ing petition, satisfactory evidence
having beeurcceivcd that petitioners arc cspor
sible and that inquiry into the merits OF their ap
plicaton T. eNVedient itls ordered that the County
Commits sioners meet M the Post Office, North
Bethel ub Monday August -, 1915,
az ten of tlc clocs \. N. aud thence pro-
coed TO view the route mentioned in said petition ,
immeli ateiy alter which view, hearing OF the
parties aud Witnesses Will DE had al some cOnyeu-
iDnt place in the vicinity aud such other mes
taken In the premises as tbe Commissioners shall
iudg, proper. Audi il further ordered. that uou,e
ottuc time place abd purpose OF the Commissioners
,sc, tuc aforesaid tc given 90 Blt persons ana coz
porltiuus Interested by causing uttcsted copy of
lid petit on ami OF this order thereon to De- served
upnl tbr rc- pectyo tIerhs of Tho towns Of
Bethel aud NrND, amt also posted mp
iu tar,e public places C.rh oi SAID towns, mt
published 81 Wgeks sucr- -.rClf in the kpme
brc journal, newspaper prln-cd go Augusta
N ibc County 90 ktuuCbCc, DIS
the printers % The set , aud also puIiishci
three week, excessively in the ONfoul
Democrat, newspaper printed a.
Paris. IN said County oi oxford
the last Oi said publications ana each 90 "a,
ot tcr AOticCstC hc made, served aud posted, 90
least tirty DAYS before ,t,Jtm % needing. 90 the
end ti1t ~ persons and r0. orIJiCu. may tIea aud
there nrYeaf aud shew Clu .r 10 ans thpJ hat' Why
the gri ut said petition-gs >huutu hy grJuicd
Attest. JAMES WRIGHT, ClrIL
trac copy oisaii petition and ordcr Of Court
thereon.
Ar.s.t. JAMES ~ WRIGHT Ci,rl
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potttp.
The Long Days.
BN ", ID. HOwELLS.


Yes. they are here again, the long, Ions lays
After the DAYS of Winter, piuched and whi.e;
soon with thousand mn strels, comes the lisht
Late the sweet, robin haunted dusk delay.
But the long days that bring Us back the iowe =.
The sunshine, and the quiet-dripping rain,
AMI all the things we knew Of spring, again
The long DAYS bring not TIE long los LONG hours,
The hours thar now seem TO have been, each ore,
A Summer in Itself, o whole hfe's bound,
Filled fun OF deathless ioy-where, in Ms rouud'
hSve these forever faded from the sun
The fret, the fever, The unrest endures,
But the time aies-Oh, try my little lad
Coming so hst and play.worn, 20 be glad
And patieHt Of the long hours that are yours
--ffiautc Noath'y.
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10 Clean a Rusty PiOtc.

Take quart Of water and pour slowly
into : half pint Of suIphuric acid The
mixture viii become quite warm from
chemical ac,ioa, and his Is the reason
rhy the acid should be poured slowly In
o. the water. rather than the water into
the acid, and let it remain on the iron till
ii eysporsies. Then wash 1t again, The
object Is to give the acid time 70 dissolve
,6r rast. Then wash with water and you
will perceive whore tce worst spots are.
Apply some more acid, and rub on those
spots with brick The acid aud the
securing will remove most Of the rus,
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CUMBERLAND. sat- tlc Court of CouuN
Co..iu.~ -inver- begun rad holden go Portland
vLlI. anil tar tHr County so Cumberland, ur
thc first Tuc~dss ot l8nuuy, Ammo DOmlai 1876,
% Wit. SO san adjournment thereof ON the hrsi
1u--ly ut N4r, Ammo Domiul, l~,f-
On trc foregoing Petition 10 being satisfactorily
shown o. The Cont that ,hc Petitioners size re~p0n-
-ihle -,I thar hearing D. eNpcUeut. u is hereby
ordered that thc County Cumui- I'd nuerr viii meet
tt tGs Town House in Is i'-rou, ON Tuesday, june
2o. & n l>.-. 90 lu O'Clock ", and that the Peti
fiOutr~ give notice tu all per-ou> Interested. OY
..au-iu- r-t.-te.i coI i'sti -IIt petition and 'uis
order ~ Count thereon. Co De served uPou ne
Town CiorA- uf ti- towns or Erii-ton, Deumark,
~el8-1 u~.I Ui...l. riur,~ ..i also Ike copy oi
tae Same ul.D upon The ch irmau OF tl' COUNTY
commissioner ct tte County OF Oxford, and as
uv goes, .u. up copies On. che me in ia ee public
pisces n each OF S,id i"Wr-. aud publishing The
,rmC 'hr e. weeks ,I .ce--Iv'y IN The kcnue &C
Journal. being ile ~trlr pepper the B'idvi"n News
neW-rHltr lrI. teJ i1 l. ilston aforesaid, 1u'
-ts ONt.rd Drm"crs-. newspaper printed %
Paris boz .l ourt. ot ONintd aforesaid. The Il =
1r said f.rIir -i'rS .ni t+rh Of Pee f beer uril't-
r De- FOO I-.t-t tlrry dty- before the r'W- "i ~n'd
u.r'iu.. Vf-. fu.i where 900 per-"n- aud curp"-
at.nu- il-c r,-,l u ~ lpp.t- ami sh 'w ctu--. 70
.,y tu-, hove. why tie pr yer az sad petition
- h,u.d ut be- granted
Au,-r. =. LIrTLEFIELD. Clerk.
C.pN ui the petition +rd 't.,i-rn. Count thereon
itt,~- F.J.LITTLEFlELb, Clerk.
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STATE or MAINE,
10 the Honorable Board o. County Commissioner
FOR me County Of OXFORD.


FOR me County Of oxford.
We TIE undersigned citizens OF the town Of New
nv and Riley Plantation IN the County OF Oxford
would respectfully represent that common con-
vqn fence and necessity demand that IA highway
should be located to lead from the present high
Wv or road uesr the house OF Timothy Hastings
in Bethel, thence mp sunday river past the house
OF Joseph Littlohale in said Newry; thence past
the house Of Sulman Littlehale ia Riley Plantal-
lion; thence = near the house Of Luther Little
hale IN said Riley Plantation. Wherefore your
petitioners pray that YOU may proceed TO view said
route, and ii deemed eXpedent lay out md locate
A highway over said route according To law.
STfLLNAN y. LtTTLEHALE
Riey. MdrCl . "a. Sud > others.
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Ann FOREIGN PATENTS
Gilmore, smith = Co.. Successors TO chip
man, Gosmer s. Co.

p..tut. procured I'D AN countries No fees IU
Vance NO charge Tor ~rrv Cr~ until pateut
granted FrH in~ry examinations free. Our
yaiu u.e rapi'e let sent free upon frceut OF stamp.
Nl..r..- GILMORE, SMITH x co,
Washington, ID. G.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS!

NIFederal Officers. soldiers snd ,ilors wOuud-
e.. iuptured or iurei IN The line of duty in the
late war and tis 2b.ed thereby, can obtain pen
siOu.
WifOw7. lro miuoy children oi GMcers, SOC iers
and Sailor-. Who nave divd since discharge Of
disease contracted, or wounds aud injuries re-
reired ia tnc service lld ia line If duly. can pro-
cure pensions. uv aid .cssing GILMORE 4 60.
IucHe8 sei rate, for PENSIONERS obtain d Boun-
fv I..Ci Warrants procured for service in wars
prior 20 March @, lS1J. There are no warrants
granted tOr service ia the late rebellion.
send stamp 20 GILMORE & CO.. Washing
fO.i. a.. a., for fuil in-trnctluns. maY23u
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Federal Onirers. soldiers and sailors OF the lare
war or tr,Ir leirS aIe in MANY cases entitled O.
none. from Che Government which has been
found % be- due since final payment Write fun
history of service. and state amount Cf pay and
bounty received. CCrutCtIe- OF Acjutaut Genera!
L. : a. showing service and honorable discharge
tberrfr0m iu place or discharges Lost, procured
for a small fee Eue Ose stamp 10 Gilmore q Co
ami fun rcp.v. with blanks, win be sent free.
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rEEiARTp IN
Dr. J. &. AYElt x co.. Lowell. Mass.
practical t>u hN,ilrICAL CH'Wsr>,
Sold gaH Ysuggi.'s rAd Isai,l-, ,H N,dic:Ge.
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For the luHaa-aut, of the Town q &
E-i.-t.u. Apr. -iJd, 1895. u'
, 1876-06-23

A Curious OLD CUSTOM. of the
singular customs which still prevail in
England, was observed upon Good Fri
day, in the oldest churchyard of London
City, namely, that of the Church of st.
Bartholomew the Great, Smithfeld.
Twenty-one sixpenees were laid upon a
gravestone for the same number of poor
widows to pick up. This curious legacy
was left by lady who bequeathed a
sum of money to pay for the annual SER
mon on Good Friday, and for the distri-
button Of these sixpences from her
tombstone. In the course of time her
tombstone has disappeared. The money
is therefore placed upon the tradition
ary spot. Upon the day previous, Holy
Thursday, the ancient Royal chari-
ties" were distributed, according to
custom, during special religious ser
vice at Whitehall Chapel. The recipi-
ents were fifty-six aged men and fifty
six aged women, the number of each
sex corresponding to the age of the
Queen. The gifts consisted of clothing
and money.
, 1876-06-23

THE AUNr's REMEDY.-The Dubuqe
Herald says of a resident of that city:
He and his new wife visited his good
old aunt, and she asked hundred ques-
tons on the all-important subject to her.
he was profuse in his answers, being
only too happy to extol the good quail
ties of his young wife. He concluded
the eulogy by telling the old lady that
his wife had wonderful sweet voice,
and 'mezzo soprano of extraordinary
compass The good aunt looked over
her spectacles with concern in her eyes
and said; 'Hez she2 Well, now, your
Aunt Lucy used to be troubled with
Jest such complaint, long while ago,
and she used to put a mustard plaster to
the soles of her feet and take catnip tea,
and it gave her a sight of easiness. Jest
have your wife try that and I'm sure she
will git better"
, 1876-06-23
Is Medicine a sieeuoe {,

1t IS a nice question, in many cases.
which has done the more hurt. the dis.
case or the remedy; whether, for in
stance, the child's health suffers more
from the intestinal parasites which vex
him, or from the destructive purgatives
employed as anthelmintics; whether the
cancer or the knife produces death more
speedily; whether calomel and auinine
be not pretty much such friends to the
sick man, as La Fontaine' s good d-natured
bear was to the gardener, whose mouth
he crushed while trying to brush off the
flies as he slept. 1t is an equally nice
question to determine whether there
ever really does occur q critical period
IN any disease, when the direct action of
actual medicine, per Sc, can turn back
the wavering life from the jaws of death
to the t1owery meads of re-established
health; or, granting the possibility of
such a rare occurrence, do we not run
too great risk, as a rule to profit by it?
These are nice questions, as 1 have
called them, nor does the present con-
dition of medicine entitle us to expect
to see them answered. For these rea-
sons, among many others, medicine can
not be called science.
1t must not be supposed, however,
that the doctors Office is to become a
slnecure because his drugs are voted
rubbish and his methods false. On the
contrary, we shall need him quite as
much, and his advice will be more valu-
able to us than ever. He will not have
it in his power to do harm, and conse-
quently can give his undivided energies
to the pursuit of good. 1t shall be his
office to teach us the fallacy of physic.
He shall present to our minds in all its
horrld array the atrocious enormity of
medicine as once it was practiced, and
shall save many a poor sufferer amongst
us from unconscious suicide. He shall
be our perpetual beacon-light against
the iron-bound, immitigable load-stone
rock of quackery, where so many fair
keels lie untimely wrecked. In fine, he
shall become to us the counterpart Of
that invaluable member of another pro-
fession, known as the chamber lawyer,
quiet man of skill and experience, who
abounds with all the wisdom and unc-
ton Of pertinent counsel, and who
never takes his client into court, where
he is bound to lose, no matter how his
case is decided. Edtoa,'d Spencer, IN the
Atlantic
, 1876-06-23
Mango in Cattle.

Mango in cattle is produced by the
presence of a minute insect, or acdIus,
which has its habitation in the skin, and
burrows its way from the surface under
meath the cuticle. The symptoms of
this disease are a constant rubbing and
itchiness of the animal, which, when
examined, will be found to have the
skin denuded of hair in places, and hav-
ing a sort of dry scurf. When this is
removed by the finger, there are found
small, raw-looking pimples, discharging
a yellowish serous fluid. On examin-
ins the scab under q microscope, acari
may be distinctly seen. The parts more
especially affected are the skin about the
neck, breast and thighs, where it hangs
loose and in folds. In the treatment of
mango, two things have to be accom-
pished- the destruction of the insect
and ova, and the restoration of the
healthy action of the skin. For the
former purpose, almost all the various
poisonous compounds of the PharmacO-
ped have been recommended and en-
ployed, often efecting more harm than
good. Arsenical compounds, although
destructive to the acdri, are often de-
structive to the animal too, and should
be avoided as much as possible. Mer-
curial compounds are equally effective,
and should be used with extreme eau
ton, as pytalism, or salvation, will
often ensue when these compounds
are brought into requisition, especial
care should be taken to keep the ami
NAL from cold and wet. The following
treatment may be pursued Soft soap,
one pound mercurial ointment, four
ounces. Let these be well rubbed into
the affected places, and remain for day
or two, when the mixture should be re-
moved by means of warm water and
brush. Oils of all descriptions, espe-
cially animal oils, are destructive to in
sect life, and having the recommenda-
ton of being safe, they may be used in
all cases when the disease has not got too
firm hold on the system. Sulphur is
also a very valuable medicine in the
treatment of skin diseases, and like oil
has the recommendation of safety. 1t
may be used in the form of an ointment,
but as greasy applications are objection
able, probable the best form of employ
ing sulphur is that of the sulphurate of
potassium, or liver of sulphur, dissolved
in water. Take liver of sulphur, one
ounce; water, eight ounces; to form
lotion to be applied twice a day. In
the Outstanding and chronic cases, the
skin will require more stimulating
treatment than any of the forms recon-,
mended, and for this purpose the follow
ing liniment may be applied, Oil of
tar, oil of turpentine, linseed oil, equal
parts. Rub well into the skin with a
brush every day. 1t must be borne in
mind, in making choice of a remedy,
that no one agent can be deemed spe-
cifc, and that, to insure success, a
change is often requisite, as after GER
tain number of applications even the
most potent remedy will appear to lose
its effect. In all cases, however, con-
slant cleanliness is requisite. The skin
should be we'll washed with soft soap
and water after each. dressing. A mild
laxative may now and then be given, and
small doses of -four of sulphur as an al
Tentative.
, 1876-06-23

A RELIC OF THE OLD DAYs.-Arter-
burns slave pens, on First street, near
Market, Louisville, in which some of
the scenes of Uncle Toms Cabin are
laid, is being torn down to make way
for some business blocks. One of its
proprietors is still living, and recalls a
visit from Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe,
who, under pretense of wishing to buy
"ikely girl" obtained an insight
into inside working OF the slave market.
Mr.. Arterburn said that he was reading
"Uncle Toms Cabin just after it came
out, when told of the escape of seven of
his negroes. He dashed the book
against the wall, and never looked it up
again, as the leaves went wide apart.
, 1876-06-23


SIMPLY sNKEHNG.-An action was
tried recently before the Lambeth
County Court, in England, which grew
out of a simple sneeze. The plaintiff
was in the army and navy cooperative
stores, Westminster, In the drapery
department, of which defendant was
manager. About ten o'clock at night,
when assisting to take stock. having a
cold In his head, he was compelled to
sneeze. He sneezed rather loudly, for
defendant came up to where the plain
tiff and others were at work and de-
manded to know who sneezed. The
plaintiff at once admitted that he was
the sneezer, upon which the defendant
told him that the next time he wanted
to sneeze he must go outside and do il.
Shortly afterward the plaintiff felt him
self compelled to sneeze again, and put
ting on his overcoat, said to defendant,
Z" Please sir, I am going out TO sneeze.
He was then told by the defendant that
if he went outside he must go alto
gether, and upon his proceeding 10 do
so, the defendant insisted on his return
ing the weeks wages he had received q
few hours previously, the weeks work
not expiring until the afternoon Of the
next day. As he declined to comply
with this demand, the defendant took
him by the collar and pushed him down
q spiral staircase fight at time. He
was subsequently marched of the prem
ises between a policeman and door
keeper. Reclaimed damages for the in
iuries he had received by his rapid de-
scent down stairs. After several Wit
nesses had been examined, and the de-
fendant had given evidence, the jury
rendered a verdict in favor of the
sneezer for e20 damages.
, 1876-06-23

A BOOK agent who has retired from
active labor, says the EastOn Free Press,
upon the hard-earned accumulation of
life of industrious cheek, says that
the great secret of his success was when
he went to a house where the female
head of the family presented herself, be
always opened saying, I" I beg your par
don, miss, but it was your mother I
wanted to see." That always used to
get 'em. They not only subscribed for
my books themselves, but told me
where could find more customers.
, 1876-06-23

CHARLOTTE CusHMAN's PARs1MoNY.-
The Boston correspondent of the Hart
ford COurant says of Charlotte Cush-
mans will; "There never was docu-
ment more devoid of generosity. Her
aged and only sister-a lady formerly
in good circumstances, but of late linn
tied in means-has legacy of Just S.
week while she lives. She was known
to be very fond of money, but her grasp
on it was not expected to be quite so en- =
during"
, 1876-06-23

On Woodward avenue car, recently.
was a man who had looked upon lager
beer one glass too much. His eyes
we're half closed, and his head bobbed
right and left as the car banged along.
Opposite him sat woman with a baby
in her arms. The child looked up and
smiled, and the fond mother pinched
its cheek and called out, "Does darling
love me?" The topper Strengthened up,
got his gaze to bear on the woman, and
in mournful voice, called out, "Mi
your darling9 D'loes 1 love you? You
iuz bezz your las dollar 1 dol'-De-
froit Free Press.
, 1876-06-23

IT was at the Astor House that Web
ster, wishing to buy newspaper one
morning, put his hand into his pocket
only to find it empty. He declared that
he hadn't penny, whereupon one of
his satellites said to him -" You must
be mistaken, Webster saw you have
800 bill just when you were going to
bed last evening, and as you haven't
been up half an hour, you could hardly
have spent it. II rather think that's
So" answered Daniel, refectively. 81
wonder what could have done with it ?
By Jupiter, ! must have given it to the
boy who blacked my boots five minutes
ago." And such was the fact.