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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-13

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Paris, With nd for the Coanty OF Oxford 90
the thirsi russdsy OF Apr A. ID. i->t
ALONLO .. kOwE. nsmei Executor IN q Ger.
sad Tsslamsat of Eissfr Rose. late OF Bethel.
10 ssi1 Cosnty. dscessef, having presented The
same coz Probate
Ordered, Thai the ssld kteca'or gise sot.ss
order % pahlshed fhree weeks ssec<~sisey - The
Onfsrd DEMOCRAT printed 81 Paris, that they aay
sppssf 81 Probate Coer 20 ~ bed Al tars
a 3 O'Clock ~ the forenoon and show cause n any
thsy nave. whs the said ! sstrumsst shyuld not b
proved, spprovei and allowed as the last VIII
and Testansnt u sslf fecessef.
GO. A. WILSON. Jatse.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-13
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ner. No
L-CuknApn
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choose
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him.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-13
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
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IN endssi for thi- A. psrtfnent 20 Nj Nckccn
~ fryehurr. Maine
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-13
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Carcstone. e.. Sklmpole. %. Brsdlsl
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-13

foH NEtnfN - WARS htNc hr'n VIC
iim ~ Catsrfh have tri~i many rrms-
dic-. receiving little or M relief | bought
ous bottle of Ely's Cream balm ani derived
more real benefit from that than al the
rvsi sfied together loa eau recommend
IL a. bslng . safe sni valushle medicine
"A. l. FuILER. Danny, \. \.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-13

S<ro MsrcH THAT BoSNEr' fcaih'
ers. no1oas. velvet eau all os coiorvd %
match that ncs bat BY us.ng TIE Diamond
Dye Toe. Tor Aay color Al he druggists.
Wells. Rlchsrdsoa 4 CO Barilngtou, ".
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-13

A Louisville siri grts a small fortune
Tor speaklng kiudly - tramp. Hereafter
before you sst The buiidog on tramp turn
his pockets out - ~. n Ne IA. any mon-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-13

Il cannot sp-sk TOO highly ~ Bnrioci
Hood BRfers they have hen Erva'
pleasing % me- Cured me- of hiiioosues.
and dyspspsis from which | bad suffered
fsr years Nr J. Marsh. Bank 81 Torou'
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-13

Just thirk. hahby. dear, said the VIE
% one n our prominent lawyers, we've
been marrisi nearly q year arf our hens
haven laid a rotten sgg yeti
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-13

De- Mary walker ssys she Will wear
troasers % nothing We guess 10 l. bet
tsr A. 10 i she nav keep them on.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-13

u.-ENleMA
Composed % "a is,ters
Nv 3. s. NJ. !, Il very large.
Nv ~. D. N l. an aromatic herb
NJ 5. =, i Nnything that leats o. a
discovery.
Ny 4. .. N l. wrath.
rrhs shove fsrms one important bransh
20 iutustry. TIE following Auoihsf
Nv "a. ~ ~ 4 use,i BY spor,smsn.
Nv l5. 10. -. ~ i one.
Nv n. "a %, n i 10 on 10 The AZ
most
M C.i7.Itis most used In The hottest
srsth.r COrsiS JOE.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-13

NA-NAt ANANAAtANh
RehsAf a wr.ngie. and leave = cor
Ger.
BsAeai 10 wanier and lcsve ssmall
irough
g. Rsheai = rarrow hand. ani leave an
,uimal
Rsheai hard wood. and leave fall
n bones
Behsai gloomy. and leave hinder
most
g Beheai imaginary. and leave tis,fi'
~ .ion.
Bsheai ku0sicige. ant leave some
th'ug Deg from the earth.
nrhrat conh fence, snt leave % cor
rode
n BsAeai shinlug sni cave correct
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-13
For SALE I
FARM FOR SALE.

To ne r,'u "a. q sus,'ci al vicinity
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
THE DAIRY.

I
Many a farmer is losing money
every day of the week and every week
of the year by keeping cows whose
whole product is not worth as much as
the food they consume and the labor ex-
pended on them.-C Cleveland Leader.
The cheesemaker who guarantees
his cheese is very foolish if he does not
insist on a guarantee of good milk, nor
should he be compelled to RELY on his
Judgment formed in the haste of receiv-
ing the milk. A tricky man may juggle
bad mess of milk on to the best expert
IN. Y. Times.
i'm the matter of catering to the APP
petite of dairy stock. Delmonico himself
never devoted more thought to the
service of his customers appetites than
do some of our best dairymen to the
feeding of their choice cows.-Elgin
Adrocdte.
There seems to be an accepted
notion that butter cow must of neces-
sity be thin in flesh. and that they usually
are is argued that this is symptom. -
That she is poor in flesh is due to the
fact that she is not fed to her full
capacity, and is drawing upon her
system.-Colman's Rural World.
Color in the skin indicates color in
the butter, a writer in the Americon
Agriculturist affirms. have never seen
a yellow-skinned COW that gave pale
butter. or very rich-colored skin in a
cow that did not give yellow or yellow
ish butter all through the winter. When
the yoik. which gives this color in the
ears, tail and skin, begins to show in a
calf. it will probably never show less.
and what butter the cow gives will be OF
rood color
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
Scalding Milk.

Scalding milk is prolific source of
white specks. 1t is cooked caseine, not
specks of sour curd. In scalding milk
above the natural animal heat, we re-
verse the conditions of gravity, and the
caseine becomes the lightest element
and rises to the top in the form of a
wrinkly. leathery scum. When the milk
cools and the fats have the ascendancy.
they are obliged to absorb the film of
cooked caseine, and when this cream is
churned there is not enough fluid matter
in the form of water to dissolve this
caseine: it remains to reappear in the
butter, the largest particles being visi-
Bile to the naked eye, the finer portions
visible to n microscope. If milk must
be scalded, stir it continuously during
the operation, so that no separation OF
the elements takes place. Why scald
milk any way? No cream can rise
while the temperature is going up in the
milk, and scalding it is a cooking opera
ton at best. and quite as good a result
is obtained by cooling it down to
forty-five degrees as speedily as pos
sible. This avoids expelling the deli
cate aroma by undue heat. and prevents
raising the gravity of the GASEOUS
matter and the danger of its reappear
ing in specks.-Cor. Ohio Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
A WANT SUPPLIED.
A True Story Of the War That SURPRISES
Many Old Ficticns.

A True Sto-y Of the War That SURPRISES
Many Old Ficticns.
"Too Strange Not To Be True, y
wrote Lady Fullerton, when she desired
title for her novel which should dis
tinctly express her ideas on the subject
of improbability. ''Too Absurd Not to
Have Happened, might be the watch
word of the humorist, who knows very
well that the incongruities of daily life
are far more remarkable than anything
he is likely to invent. used to think
that Cornelius O'Dowd's story of the
enthusiastic old lady who sent an enor-
nous pin-cushion to Garibaldi in
prison was a delightful piece of nom
sense that must have emanated from
the writer's brain. l dare say now
that she really did send it, and pair
of silk covered toilet bottles to match.
Some time ago l CHANGED in CONVEX
sation to allude to one of the charities
practiced during the civil war by a few
ladies in Philadelphia, who were in the
habit of sending food and clothing to
the Southern prisoners at Fort Della
ware. Those were DAYS when the most
simple necessaries of life had risen to
an enormous value, and the shoes,
stockings and flannels, to say nothing
of tobacco, pickles and jellies, all cost
more than it was pleasant to contem-
plate. Thanks to the unfailing courtesy
and kindness of the Federal officers,
these offerings, though sent by South
ern sympathizers, were always safely
delivered to the sick and wounded
prisoners, who watched for them
with a grateful eagerness that well re-
paid the trouble and cost. Speaking
of these things, lady who had list
ened with great attention now claimed
for herself similar work of mercy
''But we used to send our boxes to
our own soldiers at Libby prison." she
said, with gentle assumption of SUI
perior patriotism that could not suf-
ficiently admire, though doubling
greatly that it had ever been worth
their while to risk their goods on such
perilous and uncertain Journey.
"Why, l remember" she went on,
chow we used to spend hours and hours
making pocket pin cushions"
Pocket pin cushions!'' 1 repeated
family.
yes" she said, with tender and true
feminine sympathy for distress. 1.-The
poor fellows had not even place to
put their pins"
answered nothing. Garibaldi and
his tribute melted into insignificance
before this thoughtful charity. Those
who recollect the condition of our cap
tured soldiers, the starved and ragged
prisoners of starved and ragged enc
my--those who remember them when
released. who heard their statements,
or who even saw the highly sensational
photographs of gaunt and haggard
skeletons that circulated freely through
the country-can perhaps appreciate
the grimness of the joke-fit for the
pages of Deaths jest Book''-that
these fevered. desperate. DYING men
''had no place to put their pins. Lip
pincotfs Magazine.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
MAKING DOLLS.

A Place Where More Than Twenty-four
Millions of Dolls are Made Every Year.
1t has been stated that in one district
alone-viz.: that of Sonneberg, in
Thuringia, there are employed no less
than thirty-two thousand persons in
the manufacture of toys. and that of
dolls alone there are exported
from the same locality more
than twenty-four million annually; but.
unlike the ordinary occupations of a
toy-making village, the absence of
male workers in respect to the manu-
facture of dolls is everywhere to be
noted. The business falls exclusively
to the women and children. The carv-
ing of the heads and bodies. painting
the faces and necks, preparing the legs
and arms, adjusting these limbs to the
bodies, and cutting out, sewing and
fitting on the dresses, etc. each form
a distinct department of labor as per-
formed by as many distinct classes of
workers: nor is the business of any one
of them encroached upon by the en-
ployers of another. And this peculiar
handicraft further resembles the great
clockmaking centers adjacent to the
Rhine, inasmuch as these separate
branches of a thriving trade are never
executed under the same roof. or even
in what might be termed doll fac
tory. The subdivision of labor is in
every case executed by the villagers in
their own homes; following which the
wholesale dealers, so far from requir-
ing their stock of dolls in perfect
form, buy up the finished fragments in
their respective stages with view to
their being put together in an economi-
cal manner, and at a comparatively
trifiing cost in locality not far re-
moved from the port whence it is in
tended to ship them into the foreign
market. Under these circumstances
the ordinary German dolls with which
we are familiar can be offered, not only
to the wholesale buyers but to the pub
lie at large, at a price that would be
considerably less than would be posi-
bic to command the practical operation
of such an industry here, the value of
hand labor in remote districts on the
Continent being considerably below
that of our own country.-N. !.
Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
Gain by Loss.

Lord Thurlow. one of the sblest o
English Lord Chancellors. was th,
most uncomfortable man to be associa-
ted with. He never learned self-con.
troll. and his explosions of temper, on
the slightest provocatiol, were appall-
ing. No fiSherwoman in Billingsgate
indulged in grosser epithets than this
leader of the bar and bench. Scenes
took place in his own dining-room
which made noblemen hesitate before
accepting his hospitality The greatest
men in the realm shrank from an en-
counter where they were certain to be
overwhelmed with foul words
But King George I'LL was a privi-
legged person from whom even the great
Lord Chancellor must accept 3 rebuke
without a reply. And the monarch
managed to infiict it without violating
courtesy. with a sharp wit worthy OF
Talleyrand. Lord ThurloW came late
to an important cabinet meeting. and
apoiogized for his hardness by saving
that he had fracas with cabman and
lost his temper.
The King answered. quietly: Lost
your temper, my Lord? congratulate
you heartily. l hope You mar never
find it, for it was the most viilainous
temper that / ever knew"
The next day the bon mot was told
in every drawing-room in London
Youths Companion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
BONE FERTILIZERS.
The Need and value of Their Application
to Dairy Pastures.

The Need and value of Their Application
to Dairy Pastures.
If the pasture has been used for cows
for many years. tits probable that it most
needs an application of bone manure
to supply the large amount of bone ma
terial which has been yearly removed
in the milk. Pastures used for cows
giving milk are exhausted of bone ma
terial more rapidly than those used for
other cattle. For fattening or growing
cattle, bone material is only required for
growth. while for cows large quantities
of it are secreted in the milk, and the
removal of this material from the soil
is rapid. Dr.. J. B. Lawes. of England,
relates an instance where the application
OF bone fertilizers produced a decided inn
proyement in cow pasture. he says:
"a great many years ago very re-
markable Improvement Of some pasture
land in one of the northern counties was
obtained by the application of a large
dressing of bones. The land has always
been employed in the production of
cheese. for which this county was cele-
brated. This success induced others to
use bones. and people where land had
been impoverished by the continued sale
of hay could not understand why the
bones in their case produced no effect,
not distinguishing the difference in the
character of the exhaustion of the soil,
due to the sale of cheese, as compared
with that which took place by the con-
slant removal of hay" The extent TO
Il Al. L I'll IS
phoric acid by herd of dairy cows rem
ders it easily understood why it is inn
portant to apply bone fertilizers to re-
store fertility and productiveness to
such land. In regard to the amount of
of bone material removed by cows in
milk. Dr. j. r. Nichols saws: "A COW
in milk requires about eighty pounds of
bone material year; and consequently
a herd of twenty-five cows will carry of
from our pastures and the barn ton of
bone materials each year. 1t is appar-
ent that this process of exhaustion can
not continue for very long period with
out rendering our fields sterile. We
must return to them Ike bone materials
they have host. We must. in other
words, feed our hungry plants upon the
soluble phosphate of lime. and thus
give to them renewed vigor; and they,
in turn, will yield the same back to our
animals. and from them our own bodies
will be nourished." 1t is evident that
in cases where pastures have been fed
by mich cows for fifty or one hundred
years or longer. with no return of fer
tilizers except the droppings of the ami
mails. the land must be pretty well ex-
hausted of the bone materials which are
removed to such an extent in the milk
produced. Top-dressing such pastures
with bone flour or superphosphate is
clearly indicated. The application of
other fertilizers may also be required to
supply other lacking elements of fer
tility.-B0st0n Globe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
ENFORCEMENT OF PLANTS.
What Il Gained by the Practice OF Culti.
vation-some Positive Facts.

What Il Gained by the Practice OF Guilt
vation-some Positive Facts.
All our cultivated plants have.o orig
mated from their wild types, and have
been brought to their present perfection
by the art of the farmer and gardener.
Wheat, the staff of human life, originated
In plant which bears a very remote re
semblance 30 that which we know; so
remote a resemblance, indeed, as to be
discovered only by a botanist. Tae
presentcabbage has its origin in seaside
plant which forms no head, but carries
only astalk with loose leaves, and the
turnip and beet also originate from
maritime plants which have thin,
fihrvus, tap root of no similarity 10 the
ficshy bulbs which now give value to
them These examples may serve to
represent the whole list of our useful
and valuable agricultural plants and
fruits. The improvement in the char
acter of cultivated plants is due solely
TO the improved condition of the soil
BY culture and tillage.
If we take piece of the richest land
and plant upon it crop of wheat or
cabbage without turning over the sur
face, mellowing it, and exposing it to
the influence of the air, the warmth of
the sun, and the effects of frost and
rain, the product win be far inferior to
the seed sewn. II this product be per
mitted to fall upon the ground, take
root and grow, the second product viii
further depart in its character from that
of the original seed, ard this process OF
deterioration viii continue until We can
not recognize in the product any like
ness to the seed originally sown. Ii we
reverse the process snd pillow and cgiiti-
waite fhe soil. we can restore the lost
character and even improve upon the
original excellence of the seed. What.
then is lost or missed by wsnt of
cultiystion, and what is gained by the
practice of its We know how the
soil has been formed and of what it CON
sists, and it MAY be easily concluded
that as atmospheric influences have had
so much to do with the formation of ii
originally, so they are not withouf effect
In modifying its condition from day to
day. This is precisely the key to the
whole system of tillage and culture; for
masmuch as we cause the soil to be eN-
posed to the effects of the atmosphere
and atmospheric influences SO do we
loosen or unlock from it its fertile eie-
ments; and inasmuch as we permit 1t to
remain covered by hard cr,lsted sur
face SO do we render it inert and cause
1t to become sterile. We recently gave
an instance of the deterioration of a
wheat crop, mentioned by that great
experimental, Sir j. B. Lawes, and
abandoned TO nature instead OF being
cared for in the usual manner. This
neglected crop in two short years be-
came practically extinguished, while by
the side of it successive crops, grown
upon the same ground for forty years,
produced an average of fourteen bush
els per acre.-N~K Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
Assimilation of Food.

Every farmer who has kept cows in s
stable and fed them measured o;
weighed rations, must have observed
tbs: all did not thrive equally well or
the same amount or food. even if they
varied but little in size or in the auantits
of milk yielded. In fact, smalle.
animal often requires more food than 1;
larger one to keep it in good condition
TIE same difference is also frequent
observed in two horses driven an,
worked together daily, one having to b
fe,t little extra food in order to kec.
it in As good condition as its mate
Some recent experiments that have bee,
made with cows in Europe show tina
there is . great variation in the powe
of appropriating food, and that tt.
stomach of one cow viii extract NOR
nutriment from food eaten than another
In test case. both cows weighing oh
same, and fed on an equal quantity
cut green grass, one cow took up ST.
retained half pound more of solid foo
daily than tae other.-G T. Sun.
"A Texas paper says that musqunt
Etes are mod for fever patienfa.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
A PERSISTENT LAWYER.
How He Secured His Motion by Repea
etlIr rnfcrrupfinc the Court.

How He Secured His Motion by Repeat
edly Inierruptins the Court.
persistence is also good quality
for lawyer to have sometimes con-
tinued my friend "A good many
years ago L was tying an important
jury case in this city. One morning,
during the progress of the trial, the
crier had made his usual announce
ment, concluding with all persons
having business with this court may
now draw near, and they shall be
heard, when young drawing coun-
try gawk of a lawyer who had a case
jumped up and SAID: May it please
your honor, l wish tc make motion
that the case of So-and-so @s by de-
fault
~'But. responded the Judge. there
as another trial now ir progress; pre-
sent your claims at the proper time and
you shall be heard. Proceed with your
case Mr.. - (turnirg to me-
The young lawyer sat down In a
few minutes, as soon as l stopped TO
take breath, he jumped up again and
said
May it please your honor. wish
TO make motion
Sir. interrupted the Judge, there
Is trial going on here; and we can
not afford to interrupt it for yoR. Sit
down
Again he resumed his seat In a
few minutes up he jumped again. Il
wish to make a motion. your henor.'
The Judge was fairly boiling over
with rage by this time. Sit down. he
Numbered. The seat was again meek
1y resumed.
Wen, the trial went on for an hour
without interruption. When stopped
20 take q minutes rest at the end of
this time heard the same drawing
voice commence: May it please your
honor
.'.Sir, yourmotioni is granted, said his
honor, somewhat fiercely. Mr. -!
Cunning TO me) go on with your
case "-Beston Gazette.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
vAGARIES IN HATS.

The Curious HesdScar Worn by the Poo
pie Of the Fifteenth Century.
If we examine one of Filipino Lippi's
--Adorations of the Magi," in which he
has collected representatives of all the
wealth and luxury Of his age, we shall
ind abundant evidences of the varied
and curious forms of the hat which then
prevailed in Italy Here are not only
the hood simple, or turned into cap;
not only the plain fez and the fez rising
something like q tiara. looking as if
three fezzes had been placed one on an
Other the whole Supported on the head
by double roundle:, but all kinds of
fantastic forms. One resembles a mag
nificently gilded twelfth cake; a second
may be ikened to collection of mel
ems poised on the top of turban: a
third il a blse sugar loaf with the hood
tied round its base. the point cut Of and
tne round space painted red; a fourth
represents one of those enormous shells
which mark a mariners home: 4 fifth
is shaped like a beehive. being nothing
but a long roundlet twisted SIX times TO
the form Of the head and finishing ST
the crown IN kind of tendrl. Others
have enormous fan-like brims coming
oat on either side of the brow and
sfreaked so as TO look ike the petals of
q gigantic sweet pea, or the same brims
ere seen with tail crowns covered with
SIT braid And if We NAV trust Uc-
cello, still more fantastic was the head
Eeax of Italian soldiers In one of his
battle pieces at the Louvre the hats of
the combatants come out from the back
grouDd like so many great and marvel
Cusly streaked Chinese lanterns dsacing
fhrcngh dark streets at the head of a
procession in carnival time Thus the
spirit of evil sought in the fifteenth CEN
fury TO create in Italy Merry Andrew
world and so to turn mems thoughts |
rom LISTENING too seriously on the dis |
solution which threatened their Nation
al lie and Hbersies-lNagazine of ART. |