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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-20
Wisconsin Republican COnyen-
tiOn. - .r.,.

The Republican State Convention,
which met at Madison OH the 11th
inst, nominated the following officers.
i GOvernOr-Wm. e. Smith, of Mil
waukee.
Lieutenant Gouernor-J. M. Bing-
ham, Of Chippewa.
Secretary Of State-B. Warner, of
Pierce. ly
State Treasurer Richard Guenther,
Of Winneba.
I Attorney Generat-Wm. e. Carter,of
Grant. -. -. = 80,
Superintendent of Public Lastruc-
tion-W.C. Whitworth, OF Rock.
The following resolutions were a
dopted: That; we reaffirm the princi-
pies which have guided the national
Republican party hitherto; that we
declare 1t to be the steadfast purpose o.
the Republicans Of. Wisconsin to CO
operate with all good citizens In
maintaining, in the letter and spirit,
the constitutional amendments framed
to secure equal rights and protection to
all i'm maintaining the plighted faith
of the nation, and in promoting re-
forms to secure economy and efficien-
CIV In every branch of the Government;
that most earnestly desiring the pacifi-
cation of the Southern section of our
Union, and Its speedy return to mater
ial prosperity, we are iinu nai snae .ii -
can DC gaineu vnly py Je,enou, "
law, py prS.ecsl1n 70 al III evely
right, Dy careiui regnru loI .nat class
Oh citizens leasI aose 10 PrVcece Mlc
selves. In the eHorts OF tne Presens
Nationai admlnistration 10 res'oIe
peace ana concord 70 tne SOUTH, We
recognize magnanimous poIPose 70
remove every seanplan ss, =, law less.ess
anovi0ience wesuoPo ,nis mug nsn. ~. !.
" VIII DC uu,y aPPleo.as1u anu Snt'
the reciprocai pleusss n,aue ry Pso ..i.
nent citizens anu ollclais vi we nVu ~,
VIII De Iaitn l kep.. VIZ VIZ .Ma ~,
reJoice n yne oousneIr Polcy ", .le
freslnen. tms - tSals rs,'Its
OF order ana peace nut - tnsse resu,!s
shouid net pouow .ne expeailnent, ~
uemsnu tnat yrier .,ssn on 70 tsap
co wncn snan sevue - I'll viIso 49, !,
wiInou. - ~ ~
Iuliess enJoyou. Va 'nsat eoesso :,
a. rignss. 4 W emT 1ot g. ra,das AZ -
sne n slusea 1870 en-, =. lee. oh
sss'.r s-~rrsts,,ss,,- ,ssasrs,c,,r anne
M .sn..seotssa., 30 80 ,,staf,, ~
val. - ~. nf the - ~. - ;uanor.
svvtelI ,.s;es St :, ' hn =, and al, afs6rts
IAN. .S Sue S,,act,or shn,,Id 10 Sssr,v
c 90 sHss neither ' hastily appr5yed
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-20

Professor Carson of Cornell Univer.
sity, writes that he shall appreciate
our own country better than ever be-
fore for Ills European tour. 0fhis
stay in Paris he says: II think It
costs far more to live in Paris than II
does in New York city. A bunch of
grapes costs q franc, a tomato twenty
confines, glass Of Ice water fifteen
centimes. Ifanyone takes q seat any
where In the public grounds, o woman
Immediately appears, who demands
three sousl There Is nothing cheap
but omnibus riding, and steamboat
riding up and down the Seine"
"There Is no Sunday hereir he says,
further:-"The heavy work of the
world goes on asusuai. Stores all open;
teams drawing huge blocks of stone
men at work on buildlngsl Without
q day when the goinRs On or ordinary
life are suspended all the rhythm Is
taken out OF time. Give me the n1ost
bigoted Puritanism in preference,u z
Attic cattleshow Gentleman, with
solemnity Miss Florence, do you
love beasts % Lady, with vivaciiy-
IAN Ito considerthat as a proposal2"
II Parisiap vii. x0o 1fi ,ssibs.T
W. q "a ~. a L. u
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-20

WIN. III. Vanderbilt has agreed 10 guar
antee four per cent upon the Canada
York Central. The Canada Southern
people are willing to accept this, and will
20 on and complete the road To Chicago
as soon as possible.
engagements have so far being made
at the Michigan Military Academy at
Orchard Lake, as to insure the opening
with full school. Major Rogers, the
superintendent, orders roll call the lotk
inst, at IL o'clock IN. ~
A street msil-box was broken open -
Grand Rapids Saturday night and IT.
contents stolen. sHse t~4t<8 ~
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-20

.ss ss y y !. ss 81, :.
giving instant relief. An Indian treatment YOU
pared only for Piles, and nothing else) Thousands
already cured. .----s
Mr.. Jos. NJ Ryder. Cleveland. o, vrites-- sui.
tried remedy sftsF xR%sSy edys{issa consult,
nsg 4AoMnspdn1nd ms city, and spent hum
. box Of DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment some
f'S. T ss e 1SsS s., me 3 Completely
~ last resort went 10 the noted Hot Springs. Ar
kansas, for treatment He informs me that the In
dian Ointment has also cured him Of the piles. IL
nsed by the many theusfnds VIC Es suffering
TOT more cerlncxses o. cure zee large circular
generally. Sold By Farrand. Williams Co., whole
sale druggists, Detroit
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-20

Flour-Choice white SO 1900 s5 me-
dunn, 80 25@6 SO; ambers, 5000 so (;
low grades to superfine, "a 50@5 90 ;
Wheat-White extra 81 4i@1 All No.
1 white, 81 38@1 403; Mol white, 81 30 /;
amber, 81 25@l g.. s,r..,lsrlga
Corn-49@5Oc.
Oats-29@32c. tftsTl Ei.'l VT
Barley-State 81 1901 40 per GENITAL.
Apples-Cholce 1902 25 per Dbl, Cook
ing,$ 50@1 IS.
unpicked, 81 2501 20. %
Butter-Prime Is i'm demand at 10000.
Lower grades 13@17c.g ~ t"N'li1 Z,
Cheese--11i Ia l2c. ~, -js,i,s., fes'f tC
Eggs-Ready sale at 10 cts, 1890.
Foreign Frnits-L Lemons, Us 1907 90 per
box; oranges, ~ 5O@7, % per box ;
layer raisins, 81 65; seedless, mat, "a
25@4 40 Valencia, 7ic; muscatels, y 10 I;
sultanas II "a 12c;if London layers
81 Is !, dates, 6l@7c; figs, in drums,
new, 11@12; do. layers, 13@14c; do.
bags, lO@1lc; French prun6s 11@13c ;
Turkey prunes, 5000; prunelles, lao 15c;
currants,, new, "a; citron, 22@23c; lem
on peel, isc. Cocoanuts, Baraco, 70 per
! Hsy--Baled ,sl2@14, loose sio@ls.,ile.
Hides Green country untrimmed,. Ga
@7c; green trimmed, 7(@74c,i green city.
6@61ciI cured, s@Sc; dry flint, 14@l6c ;
dry salted, l2@l3c, green calf, l0@llc;
cured calf, 10 dry calf, 10000 deacon
skins, 25@40c; green kip, 5000; dry
kip, l5@lSc. Horsehides, tl@l 90.
pelts. 6Oc@$2. Bulls, stays and grubby
hides one-third off.
Honeys-13@A lac. ls PIP .y2n
Pototoes-None bought for shipment.
On the street 30@35c is hard.
Provisions - Clear pork, &106116 70
mess pork, ga 26@14 20 lard, 8t0sAc'l
for tierces, and 9a@10c for packages.
smoked hams, 10 breakfast bacon, II a
lilo; do. shoulders, Sc; new extra mes
beef, 81 80, dried beef, Ac. osU nae, sdl
Salt -Qnendaga. 81 Is per Dbl; Mich
issn. Y Is PET Dbl syracuse, dairy, pc,
lbs sack, 81 Is IA, s,i',,f, "a
Seed. Timothy, 81 cool 65 per bu.
clover not moving; nominal ut HOS7 so
JdWood--eS@6 per eords,ii 80 70 Innrl'
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-20

An old but vigorous-looking gen tie
man, seemingly from the rural dis
tricts, got into a car and walked Its
full length without receiving an in
vitation to sit down. Approaching
one gentleman, who had whole bench
to himself, he asked: q s this seat Oc-
capiedfD 'l"lYes sir, 1t lisp imperti-
nently replied the other. "Well," re-
piled the broad-shouldered agriculture
LIST, 81 will keep this seat until the
gentleman comes.u The original pro-
prietor withdrew himself haughtily to
one end and looked insulted. After q
while the train got In motion, and still
nobody came to claim the seat, where
upon the ,deep-chested AGRICULTURAL
turned and said: "Sir, when you told
me that this seat was occupied you
told me 3 lie, "--such was his plain
language. IT never cit near q liar IT.
can avoid II; would rather stand
up.u Then, appealing to another
party. he said: tfSir, may / sit next
TO YOU /? You don't look like 1iar."
We need hardly say that he got his
seat, and that the original proprietor
thought there was something wrong
about our social system.--[ Baltimore
Gazette.
Dead potato bugs are sold AZ eusiosi-
ties in LONDON f5r b dollar snt 4 quar-
ter each.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-20

AN INTERESTING TIME FOR Gel les.
rIAL OBsRRvArIoN. e ~, 3
< 80 -.
aentemhar viii ba asxra1a ma ~
|oeleSfial annala. and ff}ss xe864ks vi7l
10 me-, n,osk kriIlIanf - a. -
erand r. ~ III ~ ~
h ~ ~ NJ {1 >Ef0 = IN ksta
fbrok51 h0Iik n = - 10 ~ =
Art on The llSt 81 IL = q (. ~ D6rtaIa6 q
Tor III famous Operation With ~ ~
occurs on the fifth, when 7{S NOE tiok, \
a. the word imp}ies. viii Be- opposil
Tie sun. and 1t then iises h4fl3 vh6
the sun sets, is only Rbut Ithift4 To- "a
mfflions OF miles disfanf. r. n fiv
,elinsfed for observation. g and }tS Sdisc
ie being scanned by astronomers "a IL
never was. before: for the -opportunitv,
hos been anxiously anticlpated for
thirty years. The disooverv Of three
iMarfian. moons has given < new I'm
pulse to the INVESTIGATION. and human
Ingenuity will do its utmost 10 inter
pref every line and feature on the face
Of our planefarv brother. No one who
gIances az fhe southeastern skv in the
evehinc can mi n recornize This rid
dvansi. hearninr nIanet = D57Si'TT'i ~.
Saturn is An inferestinu obiect dur.
ING the month. for IL comes into oppo-
siti6n with the sun on the ninth. IL
is a few degrees north, Of Mars, and a
fine onporfunitv ia afforded for the
studv az the Deculiarities az the two
plenets. the contrast in color. size. and
brilIiancv bein0 very marked Z While
nofinC fRe cononarafjve insignificance
of the more !, distant nlanef' we can
hardly helm fancving the cIorious sight
that wouId meet o,Tr ewes. If Saturn
with its wondrons ring-system and
moons were onIv senarated from us nv
the thirtv- f0ur millions of miles that
span the distance between the earth
and Mars. -
Jupiter IA losing the prestige IL has
enjoyed during the summer months.
for II Is receding. and its BRIGHTNESS Ia
constantly decreasing. 1t still holds
its GOLDEN head high among the stars
i'm the southwest. until It shripks be-
low tile horizon. about eleven O'clock.
during the first mart Of the month.
Venus reigns In the west for an hour
after sunset and will grow brighter
and stav longer above the horizon as
| the month advances. It is passing
from superior conjunction to its great.
eat eastern elongation. which It will
reach on the nth of December. and
will become a greater object ofinterest
as it approaches the earth, and in
creases In size and In the soft, pensile
beauty for which ir is noteworthy.
There are other features of celestial
interest to diversity the sky during
the first autumnal month, The new
moon of the 7th is the lovely harvest
moon, and under its full-orbed SPLEEN
v Il, he radiant with silverv light. 'The
Oneen IF Night nronises n s.IccessIon
IF tahIea,,x in which Ale will lead off
In fhe nicture. with the planets for at
tendants On the 9th she appears in
Fl q west as n charming crescent' with
bright Venus and rosv Mercury follow
mo close fo her silver car: on the I4th.
at her first quarter. she is seen higher
T., Ar hoo,,a,,s xy;tb Al Ioy,lIy Tnpitar
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-20
IpETRoIT LIVE STOCK.

Sheep-Quiet and steady. e g 75Q4 p
for rood 70 10 90 lbs. average ~ ''''s''
Hoes--Pricss are Irregular. ytsrss4srs
may be quoted easy at "a 1904 ~ hut
corn fed firm at 20 1905 Is. A sale,
however, is reported a. high as % 50. wy
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-20


Suleiman Pasha telegraphing from
Schipka yesterday, claimed that his Cir
cassians penetrated to Elena Thursday
where they defeated body OF 500 Rus
SLAMS, killing 81. Several more Russian
cannon In the pass were dismounted Fri
day. x sfia Hr-t tlet '5DsUN {,
The Russian police have discovered a
Nihilist conspiracy to assasslnate the Czar
on the battle field.
The famine stricken provinces OF North
China are now further afflicted with
plaques Of locustss sig - i sie e..lf
YOKOHAMA, Aug. 30.--The final battles
of the Satsurha rebellion were fought
August IA and Is near Nabuska, In the
province of Hugla. The insurgents were
totally defeated. 4iago, with $50 men,
broke through the imperial lines and is
now q fugitive. The remainder. of the
Insurgents, several thousand in number,
have surrepdered In 8 body. Baigo Is
now hiding ID the mountains.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27
Breaking the NesCs.

q, love, az tate never bicker more,
For the stars Ger us shall flicker, more
Bright than when
In the moonlit glen
We sat meath the grand old sycamore,
And murmnred in the twilghts mellow charm,
Words that now start TO fre my spirit calu.
Naught, dear, but love, stall weary US;
Pray drown that look 50 serious,
Let thy warm cheeks glow
And thy bushes dow
To those passionate eyes imperious;
And eclipse the tender, enyied flowers that rest
TremulOus on that snowy, innocent breast.
D, ehaste and fair Miss Mallory
Meath heavens bejeweled gallery,
Pray let me tell
That all is well,
Your fathers pleased with my salary,
And I'm the hsppiest mortal, dear, on earth.
a diamond ring / wonder what One's worth II
-Seri6Rer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27

MR. Thomas A. EDISON, well known
electrician Of Newark, n. j., claims to
have invented but not yet periected) an
instrument which he calls the Phonograph,
~ meaos of which human speech can be
permanently registered and reproduced
with every tone exactly as uttered, at any
time. The instrument is not unlike the
telephone Ia construction and the vibra-
tons, somewhat after the manner Of print
i0g 'e.ec-aphic messages. These iuientcd
>pS bearing the photographic record Of
words uttered are then run through what
Is termc! q reproductor, very similar in
principle 10 the first apparatus, and this
causes the vibration OF another diaphragm
70 correspond 20 the iulenta;ions on the
paper, reproducing exactly the original
tones Of the speaker. Mr. Edison has 50
tlv Experimental upon MS invention As 10
lee. ooudleu, of It's practical utility, aud
expects soon SO b. able to put it to public
test The wonderful possibilities OF this
Invention, by wa.ch the actual tones Of u
great orator or singer, or z dear parent
or friend, can be transmitted to po,terity,
render j, the browning discovery Of this
age of scientific progress.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27

WNTERISG ROsEs-Perhaps my pan
Of wintering roses may be useiui to some
other amateur | had a hot-bed tran.
not in use, and after losing my rose, p.
the house year after year, coacEi-l &C..
improyise a small cold pit sank Il 80
ground a very large dry goods b-z
Over it l placed a hot-bed ram. ..d
sash, put the potted roses IN rh- b-X J
the thing was done. As the cod ..,R
intense / drew up earth around ,he ..l.>
Of the frame, and covered the sash ~ l.
az old piece Of carpet. and did not then
see my roses until spring, when tHey were
simply watered, the carpet removed ana
the plants left under the sash for two n
three weeks before removing. have
practiced this method for three or four
winters, and with perfect success. The
plants fairly jump when she sun strikes
them in spring, and they are il healthy,
growing condition when I transplant to
the border.-N. Y Cor. Country Gentle
man
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27

SINGING N THE FAMILY Cultivate
singing IA the family. Begin when the
chud Is not yet three years old. The
song, and hymns your childhood sang
bring them back 20 -FOUR memory and
teach them to your little ones; mix them
alt sethcr, % meet the similar moods, as
la after life they come over US so mys-
tericu~ly sometimes. Many q time and
off, u The very whirl Of business; in the
sc-SliH, aud gaiety of Fifth Avenue,
smil .he >pleudor of the drive in Central
p.Is SINE itle things wake up in the
memories Of early yonth-the old mill,
cool -p-in2, rbe shady tree by the lit
-.L..- house and the next instant we
almost sAe again the rudy cheeks, the
SI,nng .cc-s. and tle merry eyes of the
,>..l.Il -, -cme gray headed now, most
-. 80. .sing in the grave" And anon,
..., - tbs mother sang" springs unbid
ia q. o.. .ys, ard >Oothes and sweetens
Cd ,hc5- memories. At ether times, amid
a.. o-- -Liog mishaps ofbus'ness, merry
dizzy 9. tie odea times pops out It's head,
bfea s., ia upcn the ugly train Of thought,
throws the mind mo another channel
.ight Dre2k> from behind the cloud in the
SKY, and ue~ courage is given US. The
honest man goes singing to his work
and when the days labor is done, his
tools laid aside, and he is on his way
home, where wife and child and tidy table
and CHEEKY 6reside await him, he cannot
help bat whistle or sing. The burglar
never sirg.. Moody silence, not the merry
soug. weighs down the dishonest trades
man, the pCridiOus clerk, the unfaithful
servant, the PeUurcd partner.-Hall's
Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27

Or Door ExgRcIsE FOR WONE.-
Mrs Sawin OF Kansas Is n plucky women
who has a farm Of 100 acres Of prairie
land. This spring she harvested tea acres
OF wheat Of her own blowing and sowing.
and put down twenty acres more, and be-
sides some sorgum and broom corn. She
Is not a strong-bodied woman; on the
contrary, when she began her blowing
she was so feeble that she had an easy
chair st the end Of her furrow. and was
obliged at every second row to stop and
rest. She chose this life because she had
more fitness for 1t than for anything else
that gave promise of future for TWO lie
tie sons whom she desires 10 educate TO
Her health improves, and a
sheep raiser in the neighbOrhood has en-
gagged her to plOw ten acres of land for
Inn and take her pay in sheep.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27
NONRESIDENT faxes,
IN the town Of Sumner, in the County of Oxfor'
for the year 1876.

IN the IUNn OF summer IN The county OF UNfOfN
tor the year 1876.
The following list OF Taxes on Real Estate of non
resident owners in the Town OF Sumner for
the wear lS7G, in bills committed To Samuel q.
Cushmau Collector OF said Town on the ~, day of
AUG 1875, has been returned by him TO me as
remaining unpaid on the ~. DAY OF July, 1871,
by his certificate of that date, and now remain
unpaid and notice Is hereby giyea r.rt u The said
taxes and interest and charges IA NOT paid into
the Treasury OF the said Town, Nlthin eighteen
months nom The date ui the commitment 81 the
saiI bulls. 80 much of The real estate taxed as
will he sufficient 10 pay he amount due therefor,
including interest aud charges, VIII, without tur
thrr notice, bc sold ~ Public Auction, at the
Office OF n. Il. Chandler, in said Town, on the
10Th hAN OF ftbnnrN. lNlN. at one O,clOck =. Nj.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27
Maine Steamship Co.
Semi-WeckIy Line 20 New York.
Steamers EIeanora and FranoOnia.

Steamers EIeanora and franCOnia'
VIII until further notice leave Franklin Wharf,
Portland, eycrv MONDAY ami Thu RsDAf
ats T. ~ and leave Pier 80 East River, New
York, every MONDAY AMI THURSDAY at 4
Il. NJ. 49,, 49,.
The Ecanora rs q new steamer Just builtioT this
route aud both she and the Francunia are httedul
with fine accommodations for passengers, making
ths thcinu-t convenient and comfortable route FOL
travellers between New York and Maine. These
steamers will touch IT Vineyard Haven during the
summer month"; on their passage 70 andIrom New
York
Passage in State Room $500, meals extra.
Goods forwarded 20 and from Philadelphia
Montreal Quebec St..iohn and all parts of Maine.
as-Freght taken at the lowest rates.
Shippers are requested To send their freight Is
the Steamers a. early a. {, y. VI. on days they
leave Portland For further information apply 70
HENRY FOX, General \ gent. Portland.
J.F.AMES. Ag't Pier 81 b. r., Sew Ork.
Tickets and state rooms can also be obtained al
D. ENcha &c Street. lulY2Iu
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27

PoTATo BEErLE.-While many of our
contemporaries have been publishing d.
rectious for using Paris Green for the
destructin Of Colorado Beetles, We have
avoided 80 doing, feeling that some GER
tain and harmless remedy would yet be
found to serve the purpose BE farmer
ever 80 careful himself, his help is likely
10 scatter the poisonous compound upon
garden sauce or into ground where edible
roots are grown. Though cases Of death
from such sources have been much less
frequent than We should expect, consider
ny the large amount used, We have
thought it would be better to lose the
who.e potstO crop, than TO endaDger life
ur he free use OF such poisons. At
present several effective remedies have
been discovered, which are harmless to
mankind We recently published re-
c''ut or the use OF chimney SCOT, and
here L. another simple enough-bclng al
um T-'er When these harmless iUgre-
dierts may be employed, it is better TO
avoid THAI, which taken in small quaut;-
tbs, Will destroy human lives.
Tie Flsmers Union on the authority
q ne II. Charles Union, reports that
Minnesota farmers are many of them de-
s;roying Colorado potato beetles with
good success. by the use Of alum water.
Between tour and five pounds is put in
barrel Of water, and when the alum is
Dissolved the liquid is sprinkled on the
potato tops and the festive bug soon after
retlres from business.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27
Ts Farming in Maine Profitable ?

10 ttf ttett sfs %hAesssS - NfNe~~~-~'
Nh. EDITOR: / give you the result Of
the cultivation of piece Of land In
Leeds. The land is piece of worn out
moving land, owned by Cyrus B. Lane,
containing one and three-fourths acres.
lie hauled last fall 20 cart loads OF com
mon barn yard manure at cost Of 4 dol ~
lars, 4W
10 the spring we plowed the ground stthe
cost OF S dollars and 50 cents. 80
Then we hauled on 10 cart loads OF green
manure at the cost OF dollars, 800
making As common cart leads all OF
which we spread on the S-f acres,
lie thsn cultivated the manure In at the
cost of dollars, SW
Then planted the ground which cost him
dollars, fW
He put in the hill MOTH INK but plaster
which cost him dollars and 30 cents, $50
Then put in one-half bushel seed corn
worth one dollar, lW
Hoelng the corn the drsi time, he paid
dollars, SO
Hosiug the crop the second time, he paid
1 dollars aud 50 cents, 80
FOR harvesting The crop il cost IS dollars
aud 50 cents 1850
$50 W
The whole cost Of the crop being just
ifty dollars without reckoning, the price
OF manure which is Eot worth more than
the value Of the fodder and the ground
being in 50 much better condition that 1t
will balance the interest on the land.
For which small outlay in labor and cash,
De received Of the "a acres, amer US
Ia. what green corr the family wanted
seven bushels O! small corn 10 feed on
the ears, which he valued 40 - cents per
husltl . 80
one aud one-hslf bushels Of beans al dol.
llr, per bushei, "
Three cart loads OF pumpkins at - cents
per load, -
Aad tacu lusked so basket, of ears Of
N.oi sound corn which Will make al
least 10 bushels OF shelicd corn; sand
corr Is worth az least 90 cents uushoi
vL'r6Wil amount 10 ~ 81
ln addition t1 t1is be picked what is estt
ua-rd a. bushci, iof seed which DE can
syil Ieadil, 20 dollars per husEel, which
amount, tJ 6Vu
the whole amount Of receipts are s!25 w
Nroic cost oi crop, 90 W
Balance in favor OF The raised crop - "a
n very good crop as We say m Leeds.
Cor. Keuiebec Journal
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27
a literary gentleman, wishing to b,

A literary gentleman, wishing to be
ualisturbed one day, instructed his Irish
servant 10 admit no one, and if any one
should inquire for him, to give an equiv
ocai answer. Night came, and the gentle
man proceeded to interrogste Pat as to
ms visitors: "Did any one call ?' Yes,
sir wan gintlenan." What did he
say ~ He axed were yer honor in ?"
Wei what did you tell him p "Sure
l gave him a quiyikle answer, jist." How
ives that?" 81 axed him was his grand
mother a monkey"
At q recent spelling match, one spelt it
"pasnip, and got beet.
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Shcrin's Sale.

SOLE AGENr FOR OXFORD
So Paris, Oct. 81, ls77.
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RICHARDSON An worN ~ari aa "a
n 49,. Isianf- ss--s.- $3.50 a. ls.
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Make the best sold or used. One Dollar, lawful
money. ia each sixty pound box Two Dollars
in one OF the caddics IN each case. sold by Gro.
GERS AMI TobaccOnists generally. Patent metal
labels or trade marks on the plugs. Ask for this,
ami get the beat chew or smoke that can be- had