Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-03-25

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S-,lag that i've 50 ar from oKfofi
Cssniy. sui an ankuosn O. most of yoar
readers. can SPEAK more freely about
natter, personal 10 MYSELF What pro'
p,sc sfiung B.. suggested by the excellent
AHlci- in thc DEg1CE,r % fco. isih, -
' Ncci of Taking an lavo.ce. When q
yoaug boy Nofklng on my f,ihefs farm.
chsncei o rad " Lie 10 Amos Law.
rcnce That good man. shortly hefof,
hi. death. gave hls little grandson a &C.
couri book a. birthday present with sas'
gc,il1n. a. follows. a. I rccollcci them '
" 700 have BOW arrived a. an agc that Wi.
enable you - kocp q strict accoani o. al
your eSpcnf.i1rcs All rccelpis habit,
that, lliglng ifom my own experience
slll be OF lncalulabie beaeai to you through
ne. trust ia, you will like my saggss-
ton ans will thus carly form the valuable
habit % keeping record of your personal
expenses And let me earnestly besecch
you. rsrcr isrur an srpssss itsi you w1uli
.,,i p, asirnoi ~ ~ Ai' you wouli hllsA
O. uriis ilra ~ fis ifis BOOB"
What stroke % practical wisdom VA.
ihl. from the emlnen, phllanthroplsi. who
lived. f I may use such an expression, 10
execute bis 0Nu iasi Will ani testament
he gave - noble charities over SEQ, ono
With as own hand AZ a perioi u our Ma.
s.snal lie. when mlll.oniaFe- were scarce.
The resolution then formed led " The
sccplng Of accounts fif over twenty
years. ln ny own case. AMI has been ~
great value. All later - The habit ~ TAX.
Ing yearly account OF stock, when the
tine came TIA, there was any stock 10
take account o.
Ny own habit Is 10 pay as ! 90, AMI a
strict account % al expenses i entered 10
book, day by day. A. the end Of the
year. l rule large sheet % wrap
ping paper AMI make headings Ike The
following Amusemeut-. Animal Feed,
BreAdst1n.. Crockery, Charities, Church,
Coal. Clothing. Fruit, Garden, Help, Lights,
Meat, Medicines aud Doctors. Music, News
papers. Shoes. Sugar, Taxes, Tools, etc,
etc. AL the receipts are A. carefully kept
Fowls, eggs. hay, calves. butter, milk 8
and In regard 10 the garden and dairy.
each item l. specified 90 that one may cas-
ny determlne whether potatoes, onions,
cabbage. turnlp., sqaashes, asparagus, etc.
have paid OF not. II does not DO 10 irus,
20 ones guess wOrk. II one runs market
wagons be may nnd IL best 70 have large
variety, not only for the sake Of ones own
table but 10 suit the taste OF nj. custom
ers. O0e learns by inspecting bis accounts
that IL l. not best 10 carry all his eggs 10
market In Que basket. IL Is well for a
growing family 10 understand the care OF
oil kinds OF domestic animals, bees, fowls,
aud pets. and also how 10 grow all kinds
OF vegetables. and 10 understood their
preparation for the table. IL Is great
thug 10 have children look back upon
their home and farm life as the center OF
thrin and interest II they have colt,
calves, pigs. chickens, puppies, Kittens. TO
pst-hOney, currsnts, Strawberries, rasP-
berries, asparagus, peas, caulinOwer, let
tace. spinach, etc. etc, 70 eat, great deal
has been done toward educating them, aud
At the same time toward keeping them
eontented with home.
IL has no, been an unpleasant experience
that my older children, less than sixteen
years OF age have sometimes asked wheth-
or ssch and such department OF our bus
mess has paid, OF DO you think, papa,
We will be able TO Afford thus and so, this
year; for the income ~ shown by our
books must regulate our expenditures As a
general thing.
Some people "cannot afford " newspa-
pers. We have twelve In our family. IL
Is not uncommon 10 get single hint worth
more than the price OF the psper-hence i
a. no, cut down but rather increase ny
newspaper expenditures. A little Item 10
The DMocRAr years ago saved me several
head OF cows. That season the old grass
was thick amid the new spring grass and
iry marrsln prevailed aisrmingly. l had
oct one COW. when an article In the DIM
DcRAr told me not 10 be afrald,-in such
;sses TO administer from one 10 three los.
Epsom salts, dissolved. I saved all my
;attls nom that time on, also some for my |