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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-22
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Naming the Chickens.
%, MR. Ia. BACON.

There were two little chickens Matched cut by
one hen,
Aui the owner of both was our httle boy Zen.
"a. hc 81 him Ia work, - soon 50 they came,
o.. ,.,akc them a house and ind them a name
A COO building = house, Benny knew very we'll
That he couldn't 10 that; but his big brother Phi
Must DC handy at tools for he "a been 20 college,
Where boys are supposed 70 learn all sorts OF
knowledge.
Phil MAS very good uatureI, AMI soon his small
brother
Had a nice coy home FOR his chicks and their
mother;
And a happier boy In the country Just then
Could not have been found than our dear little
Ben.
But a name lor his pets ii was harder to find
Al least such As suited exactly his mind
W mother Of twins was ever more haunted
wth trouble - ind Just the ones that che wanted.
There were plentr of names, NO doubt about THAR
Bur name that would do for q dog OF a eat,
Would not answer for chickens 50 pretty as these;
o, else our dear boy Vas not easy 10 please.
These two tiny chickens looked Just Ike each
other;
To name them 50 Young would be only bother
But with one in each hand, said queer httle Ben.
al want Ais one a rooster aud thGt one a hen
Benny knew them apart by httle brown spot
On the head OF the one that the other had not
They grew Up Ike maglc, each TAT ieaihercd chick
one at length was named P,Sgy and the other
named Dick
Benny watched them so closely no: a feather
could grow
IN the dress OF those chickens that he did not
know.
And h e taught ,hcm so well they 'yooll march at
command,
tly up ON mis- shoulder, or eat from his hand.
But funny thing happened concerning then
names
Rushing into the house one DAY, Beuny eNcl0im-
"Oh mother oh Phil such a hlunder there's
been,
for Peggy'sthe rooster and Dt,tis The Aeil "
CHRISTIAN JH,0a.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-22
Training Horses to Step.

never draw carriage up to horse
when he is about to be hitched before it.
No matter how awkward and laundering
he may be, he IS always taught TO step
over one thill to the desired place between
the shafts. Before u horse has been
trained to step over one shaft the two
shafts are placed on bench. eight or ten
inches high. The animal Is led along
the side Of the carriage and taught care
fully to step over one shaft with the fore
feet, aud then to place his hind feet be-
tween the shafts. If he IS awkward at
first, exercise patience with his stupidity
and lead him forward again and bring him
around until you induce him to under
stand what is desired of him. A tractable
animal If his driver knows half as much
as the horse can easily be taught to step
between the thills and never touch them
with his feet Herald Correspondence.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-22
Wholesale Salmon Fishing.

One of the chief industries of Oregon
i the canning Of salmon at the fisheries
on the Columbia river. 1t is probable
that more salmon are canned there than
at all other fisheries in the world. Last
year no less than 100000 pounds of
salmon were caught on the Columbia
river. The London Times has estimated
that the total catch of Great Britain and
Ireland for 1876 was 100000 pounds.
Thus. according to that calculation, the
product of one Oregon river was more
than four times the catch Of the whole
United Kingdom.
Of the forty millions Of pounds caught
in the Columbia last year no less than
sixteen million pounds were cured and
canned for expectation. Fifteen Gamer
les in the neighborhoOd of Astoria cured
upon an average fifteen hundred fish daily
each fish weighing about twenty pounds
This year seventeen eanneries are at work
but according to Oregon papers all of
them are not running up to their full ca
paeity, the fish not offering in sufficient
quantities. The season lasts from April
until August, about one hundred DAYS,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-22

and gives employment during that time to
large number of persons.
This industry has grown to its present
dimensions in eight years. The first ex-
periments in canning salmon were tried
on the Sacramento river in California, but
the business was not successful. The
failure WAS not due to any faults of the
men who embarked in the undertaking.
The trouble was the fish would not run
T., gularly enough, and SO the canning III
duStry was removed TO the Columbia,
where 1t has been found that the salmon
are very regular in their habits.
The canned salmon of Oregon Is sent
q, a luxury to ali parts Of the world, but
the bulk goes to England. OF last year
catch England took l05,6OO cases, the
Australian colonies Il 100, New Zealand
2,4OO, South America 1900, and the
Eastern States 1851. The value Of the
fish put up on the Columbia river alone
last year was S2,500,000 The question
arises whether this industry will prove
permanent enc. The large hrms on the
Columbia river have invested several
hundred thousand dollars in the business
So far, during the operations OF the can
ming establishments, the miraculous
draught of fishes has practically remained
the same, varying, of course, occasionally
in quantity. There are prolific seasons
with fish as with fruit or grain, but early
settlers in Oregon declare they have no
ticed no perceptible diminutiOu III number
taking one year with another. The In
dams located around Astoria state thai
the fish run in the Columbia to-day al
they did thirty years ago, The cod fish
cries off Newfoundland and the herring
fisheries Of Scotland, have been steadily
drawn upon for hundreds of years, anC
still keep up their supplies. SO it may
fairly be anticipated that the salmon fish
cries OF the Columbia will remain an I'M
portant permanent industry of Oregon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-22
Hiring S,cdrmS IN High Trees.

A writer in the Gardeners Chronicle
SAYS: IL have used for some time for
this purpose bag made with stiff, black
leno. stitched. Around the mouth | attach
a little very thick wire, to prevent 1t clos
me when being used the bag Is then
fastened or nailed near the top Of long
pole made Of deal wood, about 9 feet in
length and > inches in thickness, or like
a clothes prop, but at the s-nmlt about d
inches above the bag, | had bit OF wood
to prevent the pole from splitting, as well
as to act as a hammer, to beat OF shake
the bough on which the swarm Is settling.
To the wire ring, if desired-although 1t
will act far better without "A string may
be tied, and held in the hand Of the oper
ator. and, when the bees are shaken into
the bag, by pulling the cord they are
prevented from escaping. | make use OF
1t thus: Having got 1t in readiness,
when the bees are observed to begin clus-
stering, Of course the first thing to be at
tended TO Is the hive, and the table on
which they are to be placed for a few
minutes after hiving, before they are final
" removed to their permanent stand
Then suddenly shake the bough with the
end of the pole, the bees will drop into
the bag-yery few will be left on the
branch after a vigorous shake. Slowly
bringing them down to the table, hold the
bag for a few minutes beside the hive,
which should be slightly raised on the
side nearest the bees, TO allow of free H.
gress. The bees seeing home in readi-
ness, will not be long in taking possession
of the new tenement. You need not fear
securing the queen at the first shake, and
if any of the bees are disposed to take
refuge agaiu on the bough, lay across 1t u
smoking or smouldering rag, which will
quickly drive away every bee TO the hive
below. The table should be placed be-
meath the tree, if possible. 1t will not
ta.,e long to hive them in this easy way.
| have succeeded in securing them, per-
suading them to settle in their new home,
and removing them TO the stand in fifteen
minutes in half an hour afterwards they
have commenced working as II nothing
had happened
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agricultural.
-
Hoe FOlCIS are Patterned.

\ correspondent describes a new III
vention carried on to some extent by
chicken raiSerS, making what they called
patent fed fowl The process Is French
and the results achieved are amazing
To say that tough old fowl that has
done laying can be made, in an exceeding
" short time, something like spring
chicken, with the additional advantage Of
being thrice as large, Is 10 give only
faint notion Of what the "patent feeding
will do. But it is fact that the Oldest
aud most unprOmising duck GU the farm
can, in almost three weeks, be made 10
all intents and purposes, tender young
canvas back Or II q black duck is pre-
ierred, the transformation Is equally SIM
pie in short, any kind of favor, includ-
inc that Of FISH, can be impaired to the
bird.
For the present, however, the proprie-
tor contents himself with making young
fowls Of old fowls. The process Is i
strict imitation Of the way in which the
"squab" or young pigeon Is fed by the
mother; digestion Is, as far as possible,
dispensed with, o. rather the food Is first
digested and aiterward given to the bird
under treatment, so that the latter has
nothing to do but grow tat and tender.
On the farm all the patented fowls
are confined in small wooden boxes, their
legs strapped to their sides, and their
heads and necks protruding. Every box
holds one fowl, and the feeder, taking
them in turns, puts brass pipe FIVE inches
long down their throatS. This pipe Is
the termination Of long elastic tube, the
other end Of which connects with small
portable hand pumo, communicating with
vessel containing the food upon which
the fowls are fed. This Is boiled and
pounded. so as to be virtually digested.
1t Is OF the most nutritious kind, being
chiefly Of barley, Indian meal, and new
milk with the cream uDdisturbed \ duck
may be fed upon mashed celery for three
weeks, and its weight will be doubled,
and it will have all the favor of a canvas
back
Having inserted the brass pipe down a
fowls throat, the keeper gently turns the
handle Of the pump, and the digested food
enters the craw without any effort on the
part of the bird. That the fowls are
leading eontented life, if not a very
long one, is perfectly apparent. No force
is used in giving them the food, nor Is it
necessary, for when they see the feeder
approaching they open their mouths to
their utmost capacity, throw their heads
back, and close their eyes, evidently in
dreamy rapture This Is especially noti-
eeable of the ducks. When a step is
heard in the passage leading to their boxes
they expand their bills as far as nature
will permit, without waiting TO see whether
it ia the feeder or not. Young fowls by
this process can, in three weeks. be made
far fatter than in as many months By the
natural way. In the same length Of time
two pounds can be added to the weight Of
an old hen. or in other words, she can be
made about twice as fat as she was before
and the newly acquired flesh is as white
and tender as that Of spring chicken.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-22
In o., town oi futon. and County of oxford,
the wear i-55.

In Oh, town of luton. and County of oxford, for
the wear $50.
Tho following lIst ct tlN"- uu fttl r-tltr 90 non
resident owners iu tine town oi Upton ar thc year
le15 900 bills committed tu Charlie ti-., collector
ct taxes ct sail town, on tie 18th of Ju.t. u,
l,.t, BIAS been tru. uvtl d. him 10 me 80 remain.
ing unpaid uu the i.th dat oi l.ur, \ -, l~.p. by
his certificate OF ,hl, date aud u0w remain unpald
and notice D.. hereby given hat DO said taxes, in.
t,rc.t and charge, are not pli into the Ircl-ury
Of said town within eighteen months from hc
date of commitment OF the aldb.l-. 20 much OF
the real estate taxed a. viii bc -uti sent 90 pas
the amount cue therefor inciudlu- Interest and
charges, will, without further notice Doe sold 40
public auction 20 thr store OF EuUCh Abbott, 90
sad town, ou Friday. me 18th day Cd January,
lsi7. at , o'clock T. VI
David Hammou-. owner OF East part OF state lot.
known a. swift ana Fryc lot, lui acres. value
$40. real estate tax - 80, deficient hisnw ay
tax - UO-totai tax - ~.
Franklin smith owner OF lot T., known a. the
Proctor lot, ranges i3 AMI 10, - acres, value
Sl3. real estate tax. - j., lot --. known e. thc
Cash Dot, ranges Us and 10, lOp acres, value 500.
real estate tax 81 81. lot -, known a. the : T.
More lot range --, - acres, value 80, real cs-
tate TAX o.. ccLts-tDtal - ~.
CHARLES ABBOTT,
Treasurer of Upton.
Upton, August II, l,7G. ID ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-22
.ASTORIA,

Or samuel Pitcher, OF liyanuis, Mass, expert
meutod IN hi, private practice Tor twenty years 10
produce a combination that would nave Tie prop
critics OF Cpstor OIL without It's unpleasant taste
and gripping effect.
HIS preparation was sent for. near aud far, TIT
nnally hc gave IL the name ol Ca,tptia. ami
uuI Il up for sale. 10 81 very wonderful ~ lis en-
Gets. particularly with The iisoricrcd stomachs
and bowels OF children. u Bs-imtiates the
food. cures sour stomach, and wind collie, regu
lAtcs the bowels, crpels worms, ami may be
relief upon go Group.
As pleasant. effective and perfectly safe ca
thartic remedy. IL H. superior to Castor Ol Cor
dlal- aud Syrpp,. II doe, not contain alcohol
aud j. adapted 10 any age
Ry regulating the stomach aud bowels of cross
and sicLIy chiIdren they become good-natured
AMI healthy They ciu enjoy sleep and mothers
have rest. The CastorjJ is lut up at the labora
tor, OIL. T. Rose n co, H hey 81, \cW OK.
may iO-im
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-22

in the Town Of Peru, in the County of Oxford
and State Of Maine, for the year 1875
The following list of taxes on real estate of non.
resident owners In the said town of Peru, for the
year 1875, in bills committed 10 0rville Robin son
Collector of said town, on the 18th day Of July,
1875, has been returned BY him TO me as remaining
unpaid on the 29th day Of May, 1879, by his GER
tiflcate of that date, and now remain unpaid; and
notice is hereby given that If the said taxes and
interest and charges not paid into the Treasury
of the said town within eighteen months from the
date of the commitment of the said bills, so much
Of the real estate taxed will be sufficient 10 pay
the amount due therefor, including interest and
charges, will, without further notice, be sold at
Public Auction at the Store of the subscriber in
said town, on the 10th day of January, 1877, at
two O'Clock in the afternoon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-22
In the town OF Albany, and County Of ONfo
for the wear $50

In the town OF Albany, and County OF oxford,
for the year 1873.
The Toll wing list Of taxes on real estate of non
resident owners ia the town OF Albany, Tor the
wear 1879 ~ bills committed 10 Justice Aspinwail,
Collector OF taxes of said town. on the twelfth day
of June, lssj, has been returned by him 10 mc
"a remaining unpaid on the tenth day OF June
1870 by his certificate Of that date now remain
unpaid and notice j. hereby given that if ihe said
taxes, interest aud charges are not paid into the
Treasury of said town Of Albany, within eighteen
months from the date of the commitment OF said
tax $ 50 much of the real estate taxed a. viii %,
sufficient tn paw the amount duo therefor including
interest aud charges will without further notice De-
sold al public auction nj the Treasurer once, to
Wit: his dwelling house In sand Albany. on tie
frat Monday in February, ISL, al one o'clock la
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-22

the following reasons:
lst. The pr'sser footis always raised from the
fabric when the iced takes place, thereby present
ing no resistance to seams or ridges while feeding
I'd. The needle being in the fabric, moving with
the rerticGl feed bdr-with its ful pressure on the
goods, renders the feed sure and strong, and the
stitch uniform in length.
Sd. The needle being in the goods at the time
the feed takes place. renders IL impossible 10 full
one piece while the other Is stretched.
4th The vertical feed bar being behind the
needle renders It capable OF sewing elastic goods,
making smooth and flexible seam with stitch
alike on both sidcs-thus enabling the sowing OF
any number OF thickBcsses without basting, and
operating with equal facility on the heaviest "a
we'll As the lightest fabrics.
In addition 10 the foregoing invaluable aud in.
dispensoble features, which are peculiar 10 this
machine alone, We urge the following additional
points,
lst Simphciiy-It has no under works TO be
looked amer or get out Of order.
I'd DurdJilHy.-Its working parts are made OF
the best improved steel; are compact, strong and
durable,
sd KPicichey.- 1t is the largest machine man
ufactured that Is adapted for family sewing; its
"a inch arm enables IL 10 do greater variety of
Stitching from the lighiest cambrIc through all
grades OF fabric 10 harness leather, and do il so
well that the same machine may he used either in
manufacturing OF family sewing with equal iacls'
ity.
an ffhftNh"tlttN hNA ssf"N'aiNs--tt iNNN ~ Il
high rate Of -pccl, which, combined with its pc.
culir feed, enables the operator 90 turn the work
al any angle While The machine j. in iuli motion,
without changing the tension or length of stitch
consequently IL can easily do in a given time one.
third m, re work than any rotary or four motion
feed. ~ cXccls IA hcmmug, telling tuckng.
braiing, coriing. binding, quilting, runng; u
will make wide and narrow hems. hem all manner
OF bias wooden goods, as son mcrlno, Grape cloth,
Oh goods difficult TO hem on other machines, vnd
Tor all of which IL has attachments especially
adapted For carriage trimming. shoe hitting,
tailoring, dress making aud family use 10 has no
superior.
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rosideut Taxes,
Non- 'e c'Sanwood, in the County Of

ro,vo of Greenwood, in the county u
oxford. for the year ls.e, On real estate OF non.
,eildsnt owners in the IN 'o SiIi. committed to
D. A. On Coma 5av Of july 49, has been ,b rc, ~ 5s
Sg Tim GG to ;@nes 4s Of that d date
or June $50 p5 ~. md notice is hereby given
now remain nHP axe. interest and charge, are
that II the sa ,Ss Treasury Of said town within
gs% @oSn. from se Of l.5 9' ae iaSS
aid S g % ~ S5f Of 'ss 5s1 iaeI
n VIII be saig'yu and Charges, will without iTther
incineb s so,d at public auction ~ i J,y Of jan
noI r, ~ Sorr. in aid town. ON the ION Gay W
- 49,, at O'Clock j. VI
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-22

Ia the town OF Bethel County OF oxford and
state Of Maine, for the year $50
The following ist OF taxes ou real estate o..
nonresident owners in the town at Bethel Tor
the wear ls-i. To- bills committed 10 Eber oloush.
Collector OF Taxes OF sail town. on the twenty
sixth lay OF June, ISIS. has been returned by him
{ me as remaining unpaid on the third day of
June lssb. 10y Bis certificate Of that date and now
remain unpaid and notice s hereby given that 81
the said taxes, interest and charges are not paid
into the Treasury ut said town within eighteen
months nom the date OF the commitment OF said
bul>, so much uf the real r-tItc taxed a. Will De
sufficient 10 pay the amount due therefor luclu.i-
In interest and charges, will without further
uoticI De sold Ht public auction 30 the store of
Woodbury.. PuringtOn * CO Ia said town, ON ri
lay, the 10Th day OF January, l,,-, 10 10 O'Clock
A. NJ.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-22

The two most precious things on this
side the grave are our reputation and our
life. But it is to be lamented, that the
most contemplate whisper may deprive
US Of the one, aud the weakest weapon of
the other. A wise man, therefore, will be
more anxious to deserve fair name than
to possess it, and this will teach him so
to live as not 70 he afraid 10 die.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-22

In the Town of Sionehtm, County OF oxford, for
the year 1870.
The following list OF taxes on real estate Of
non .rcsident owners in sald town Of StonchAm Tor
the year 1873, in bills committed 10 James l..
Parker. Collector OF said Town, on the 18Th
June 1873. has been returned by him to me re.
naming unpaid on the 9Th June, 1870. By bis Ger.
iifcate of that date, and now remains unpaid, and
notice Is hereby given that II said taxes, Interest
and charges are not paid into the Treasury OF said
Town, within eighteen months from the date
OF the commitment of said bills. 80 much Of The
real estate taxed as Will bc sufficient 10 pay the
amount due therefor, including interest and
charges, will without further notice, Ue sold at
public auction AZ the Store of l. +. Evans. in said
Town, the sjd day Of December, ls16, at ten
O'Clock A. NJ
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