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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15
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BURDOCK BLOOD BlTTERS
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frrciing BlrioCk Blood Biiicft that u 10
che hrsi mciiCiuc | ever took | suffered
two or thucyCau from stomach troubles
a.i dytpcp.in AZ well az from liver AM
kdncy complaint Vas not able 20 A..
fcnltomy business NJ wife Vas afflicted
in much iho sane way. Wcflai ofyour
nrcu ln ihc plncrs anl made up our
mlais that SIC would Nv A01. The result
be- my wife and began t1improvc AZ once.
rnl I am uoa able tD 40 moro hard work
than lcfofo in Cen years ltf,licycd ny
kdlcy trouhi.s afwrll We both w.sh
YOU. tAc makers % BE-. Gottpcct
JOSEPH LANDOS.
Chelsea. VI
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15

Fried SguasA Pare squash and cut In
thin slices. dip In q thin batter OF Hour and
water. Lay int frying pan In hot butter
and lard. sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Fry brown on both sides
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15

ApIca 4 oil Linlment Is equally good
for man and beast q and DOC. ao0tiie.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15

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lines daring ihF nis.I hNr| F...H ...H l..
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15

Thousands walk the earth today who
would be- sleeping In 10 bosom but for The
Timely use Of Downs Elixir.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15
LIVING TEsTIuONY


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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15

Cigar aches will stop heartburn. but
What the cigar Itself will DO depends on
how many you got for nickel
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15

YfTs All nts stopped nee ~ pf kiine's Great
Nerve RESTORE - lis amer ffst dals use
Marvellous cufss. Treaties uud o. trial bottle
ffcs 90 ~ cases send to Or. Kline. ~ Afch
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15

Mackersl are 80 plentiful and chsaP that
the fishermen don't care whether the school
Keeps OF not
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15
OUR PUZzLE CORNER.

fcommunication. for thi- Department should
= H. sent ths ciiloT. ". II. kssrnAs, hasf sun
ner. Me-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15

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Find a word OF thirteen letters that con
tslns without irsusposltl0n the following
words
An Abbrevlailon Often used In busi
urss circles.
Q. To mediate.
d. Above.
4 Uuyieltiug.
S. A bird
6. A bird.
+. People living uuder one goverument
:. A boys nickname.
o. Near by.
10 Upon. tlhiI
m -uIAdONp.
I. A consouaut
2. A beverage.
q An Orb.
4 To rccsde.
s. vowel
MuJENoKA.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15

Know THYsEfF, by reading the "Scl-
cuec - Lie, she best medical work ever
Published. Tor young ard mlddle-Aged men,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15

The reason . woman Il continually look
log In the glass, Is because she wants 10
see herself a. others sec her.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15
TONIC AND BITTER

Il Is UEGQlalki 10 Results ai PTngm
N rs cln
The Southern herald., 1885-11-28
cHILDREN's HAIR.
Its Regular Brushing Improves the APP
pearance Of Child.

Its Regular brushing Improves the APP
pearance Of q Child.
Frequent and thorough brushing of
the hair is extremely desirable. 1t not
only improves temporarily the appear
ance Of child, but tends at the same
time to keep the scalp in healthy con-
dition. 1t stimulates the growth Of the
hair and prevents it from becoming
dry and harsh. Care should be exer.
cised in selecting thick, soft brush.
and due attention paid to the manner
IN which tits used There Is right
way and a wrong way OF doing many
things. and in hair brushing the latter
Is too frequently employed The mother
or nurse who assumes this important
duty must take plenty OF time and give
her undivided attention to it. If the
operation be performed hastily or care.
essly, the child soon learns to dread IL:
while, on the other hand, Il 1t is ALWAYS
associated with few pleasant words, a
short fairy tale or something of the
kind, the operation viii give pleasure
to both Of the parties concerned, and
the beneficial results will soon become
apparent
A comb is an implement of doubtful
utility in the nursery, and certainly
one which is capable Of doing as much
harm as good. For parting the hair a
coarse comb with blunt, rounded teeth
may be used, but for dealing with the
inevitable snarls which so often occur
N the best regulated locks, a brush
supplemented by gentle fingers should
only be used. Under no Consideration
should comb be allowed to come in
contact with the delicate scalp Of 4
child, and the use Of fine-toothed in
strument Of torture, such as was for.
merly in vogue, ought in this enlight.
ened age to be relegated from the
nursery to chamber Of horrors
BdbyhOod.
The Southern herald., 1885-11-28
THE DEVILS FOOT.
A Superstition Prevailing in Connections
and Massachusetts.

A Superstition Prevailing In Connections
and Massachusetts,.
lIAtchheld Comm Cor. N. Y. star.l
On the farm OF John Mix, on the Cheshire
road, two and a halt miles from Water.
bury, there is a rock bearing the perfect
impression OF the human foot. As curl
osity this in itself may not be remark.
able, but with 1t Is connected legend
which is interesting as showing the Gre.
dulity Of early New England ideas. Mr..
Mix tells the story as it was handed down
to him BY his ancestors, who have occr-
pied the farm from the time Of The flsas
settlers. 1t is that there once dwelt there
about devil; that he went about on one
foot and one hand In he'll or lake of fire
and birthstone, and by stepping on rocks
heated to softness left this impression.
The imprint is known to this day as tho
"Devil's Foot" The case Is closely anal.
ogous with one mentioned by DR.. D. N.
Prince in his autobiography published in
1873 He states that in Ipswich, Mass,
"there was ledge of rocks in front OF the
Methodist Church on which there were
Some curious figures or indentations,
among them print Of q human foot, very
perfect. And there was q tradition among
the schoolboys that at some past time the
devil, TO show his activity, hoped over
the weather vane on the church steeple
and came down with such force as to sink
his foot into the solid rock and leave its
print as It then appeared. A short dis.
tance from this was another somewhat ir.
regular print, which was said to be the
scloven FOOT"
The Southern herald., 1885-11-28
ENDED IN DEATH.
A Demented Woman Lives sixty Days
without Food.

A Demented WOman Lives sixty Oaya
without Food.
Lsyracuse IN. " special.l
Mrs. Veronica Bulla, whose remarkable
fast attracted so much attention, died this
morning. Her fast began Atty nine days
ago, and from that time she did not touch
q morsel OF solid food, living entirely
upon water in which small quantities Of
morphine were dissolved. When she first
declined to partake of food she weighed
one hundred and forty pounds. As she
ley upon couch this morning her bones
nearly protruded through her skin, which
lay in wrinkles, and her cheeks were ter.
riblY sunken. Many people visited the won
an. Mrs. Bullawas a widow whose husband
died eight years ago in lunatic asylum.
She was born in Germany and was sixty
six years old About sixteen years ago
her mind became impaired and she tried
to take her life several times, but was al
ways frustrated till her last attempt by
starvation. Her friends have watched
over her very closely ever since she be.
gan her fast, and they say that they are
willing to make affidavit that her fast has
been genuine. They have tried many
times to force food into her mouth, but she
has always frustrated their designs. She
frequently called for fruit, but would sim
ply smell Of It and throw IT aside. She
suffered great deal during her last days,
but refused medicine Of every kind and
fought the physicians when they tried to
ascertain her pulse and temperature.
The Southern herald., 1885-11-28
COTTON SEED.
An Experiment In Cattle Feeding of Great
Interest to Southern Farmerss


An Experiment In Cattle Feeding of Great
Interest TO Southern Farmerss
Prof. +. A. Gulley, of Mississippi,
has been conducting a series Of expert.
ments in cattle feeding that ought to
be worth thousands Of dollars to the
farmers Of that State. Probably nc
product of che Southern farm has been
rated as low as cotton seed. Years
ago it was actually thrown away,
dumped into the rivers to get rid Of Il.
Every farmer and planter in the cotton
belt knows that cattle will eat cotton
seed, yet few appreciate the real value
of the total seed crop. Prof. Gulley's
experiments were conducted with
view to finding out something of the
real value Of this seed as compared
with corn and other feeding stufTs.
Two ordinary steers in poor condition
were housed and carefully fed all the
well boiled cotton seed and hay thew
would eat No other fed but oat straw
was given. These steers were fed for
ffty-six and forty-nine days respec.
lively. The average gain per day was
AGA and 4.S9 pounds. Cotton seed was
worth thirty cents per hundred
pounds, and hay, ten dollars per ton.
The average daily ration was
about fourteen pounds Of cotton and
eleven pounds Of hay. The gain in
weight cost two cents per pound.
Two other lots Of steers were fed ia
determine the Comparative feeding
values Of cotton seed and cotton.seed
meal. Silage and hay were fed with
the seed and meal. Five steers fed Oh
cotton seed gained 672 pounds at an
average cost Of 2. Is cents per pound.
Four steers fed on cotton-seed meal
gained 6S5 pounds at cost of 3.2Q
cents per pound. The entire profit Of
the experiment, allowing manure to
balance labor, was S76.46. These ex.
periments ought to provide much sfood
tor reflection" for Southern farmers.
They certainly show that stock grow.
ing and feeding, added to the cotton
planting, will enable the farmer nearly
topay the costof growing his crop from
a product that is considered OF small
value. The introduction Of this branch
Of husbandry will necessitate the build.
ing Of sheds or stables and other com.
forts for stock At present. during the
winter or rainy season, the Southern
planter fs obliged 70 remain idle, while
his expenses 60 on as usual. Stock.
feeding will provide employment fol
his workmen and produce supply q
much needed manure. It looks az
though the real value Of the cotton
plant had not been discovered yet II
is possible that cotton win come nearer
to the threne than It ever has before.-
Rural New Yorker.
The Southern herald., 1885-11-28
The SEA MONSTER.
The Story OF a Sea Captain Who En-,
cOantsred the Terrible Reptile.
IN. Y. specIail

cOantered the Terrible Reptile.
IN. Y. specIal.l
captain AN. Smith Of the schooner E. H,
Hartman, which arrived some days ago,
after twelve.days' voyage from Nuevitas.
reports that the vessel met the genuine sea
serpent on the fourth day out. The Cap.
tain tells the following story of the meet.
ing with the great marine monster: "In
latitude 81 degrees and 10 minutes, longi-
tude IA degrees and 80 minutes, saw
what at first thought to be a school Of
whales, but by close observation knew
that 1t was some other great thing. 1t was
coming toward us without spouting, and
with more than railroad speed. 1t came
up from the leeward, and as soon as 1t got
within half a mile Of us 1t sank and again
made its appearance two miles to wind.
ward. now discovered that It was a
sea serpent with three very large humps
on his back, each being about seventy FIVE
feet apart. The whole serpent must have
been at least three hundred feet long, of
a black color, and Is doubtless what so
many sea Captains have reported to be an
island in the gulf stream. now believe
in the sea serpent. 1t may look like fish
story, but It was certainly more than
three hundred feet long. Wonderful
things are in the Bible, and also in the
sea, but this Is as great a wonder as
have ever seem" The 2. h. Hartman
also encountered on the second day out
two waterspouts half mile apart. They
were funnel shaped and swept along at a
terrific pace. They passed within guar
ter Of q m lie Of the schooner and soon dis.
appeared below the horizon.
The Southern herald., 1885-11-28
FaRM 40 aOUsEHOLD

To remove lca stains from euns
and saueers. scour with ssheS
A good laying hen win lay her
own weight in eggs in from thirty-dve
to forty-hYe days-Tr0y Times
An open she'd win be preferred By
poultry in preference to closed house,
even in severe weather. .NoWls are
partial to fresh air, but require shelter
hom rain and eold oldEinds--Erehanqe.
A very little extra meal given 10
the cows morning and evening while
on pasture will make all the difference
in the world. not only in the quantity
Of milk but in its richness and the addi-
tional amount Of butter it viii make
Albany J0urRGL
Hot potato salad: Slice thin eight
boiled potatoes; cut up white onion
and mix with the potatoes; cut up some
bacon into small bits. sufficient to I'll
q teacup, and fry it brown; remove the
meat and into the grease stir three
tablespoonfuls Of vinegar, Pour over
the potatoes and serve hot-Bestoa
Budget
Roast mutton: Take leg ofwel-
kept venison. wipe thoroughly, rub 3
little salt over it dredge with Hour.
Place il in a dripping-pan with ragged
piece you have cut of and a little
water. Put small bits Of butter here
and there over the meat, set in oven
and haste frequently until done.-Iae
Household.
Potato stalks should be left through
the winter where they grow. They are
rich in fertilizing value, and protect the
surface from blowing and loashing
through the winter. 1t is sometimes
recommended to carry them into the
barn yard for manure, but they are Of
more value where they were grown
Prairie Farmer
-0ne of the best and most conven-
lent receptacles for table cutlery is
Canton flannel knife case tackled TO the
inside Of a cupboard door-to be so
constructed that there will be a sepa-
rate compartment for each knife or
fork. The flannel is sure to absorb
any moisture left on the knife by care
lessness or by accident, and the whole
affair is ornamental. White Canton
flannel bound with scarlet dress braid
is prettiest Toledo Blade.
I'm sowing pasture a mixture
of grasses is better than a single kind.
Some are needed which spring forward
rapidly in spring, in order TO furnish
an early supply, while those coming on
later serve for the summer. Among
the favorite kinds are orchard grass,
blue grass and red-top One bushel Of
the latter to two Of the other kinds is
an excellent proportion. The land
should be put in good condition and
the seed narrowed in. In some sec
tons the seed may be sown in the fail.
IN Y. Post. Ht aai
Silver spoons that have become
aiScOlored from contact with cooked
eggs may be easily frightened by rub
bing with common salt. A lump OF
gum camphor in the closet where sill
yer or plated ware is kept will do much
toward preventing tarnish. Coal gas
and the near presence Of rubber in any
form are two things that cause silver
10 tarnish quickly, The rubber ring
around the neck Of fruit jar will tar
nish whole closet full Of silver in the
space Of one night. while silver spoon
left for an hour in the mouth of such a
jar will be found possessed Of truly
rainbow tints next day.-Detrot Post.
The Southern herald., 1885-11-28
Curing = Man of Snoring.

The Grand Jury this morning found
an indictment against one Edwin 8.
Springer. 1t appeared that some time
ago he game from Weymouth to the
Richmond House at the West End,
where be put up for the night The ac-
cornmodations furnished him included e
bed with another lodger, who snored re-
markably loud. Springer, after trying
the usual methods Of arousing him, SO.
cured q stout stick and gave him beat.
ing, which 50 effectually reused the sleep.
er that be rushed from the house and
procured q police officer to arrest his as.
sailant The Court seemed to think that
the provocation was q great one, and or.
dered the prisoner TO be discharged On his
own recognisance.
The Southern herald., 1885-11-28

IB0BE0n U0uFIetI
What you want, ? said the barber, as he
ran his fingers through the few remaining
hairs on the head ofa customer, "what you
want is bottle Of my hait restorer."
"Whst want,D replied the customer,
rs diyorce.D
Ana The barber said no more.
The Southern herald., 1885-11-28

1T is absurd to assert that mar
riages are 0ohsuinmated with view to
bn easy dissolution Of. the tic. The
bond Of matrimony, almost without
exception, is entered into in good
faith, but not always in the exercise OK
good judgment. -HaverkiH Balletis.
The Southern herald., 1885-11-28

The United States has thirty-nins
ships in its navy.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-09-18

how his right name and former
position were ascertaincd, and with
tears trickling down his cheeks,
said:
"For Gods sake, sir, don't pub.
lish my degradation, or my name,
at least, if you are determined to
say something about it. 1t is
enough that l know myself how
low l have become. Will you prom
iso that much? 1t will do no good,
but will do my friends a great deal
OF harm, as, fortunately, they think
l died in South America, where l
went at the close of the war;"
lntemperance and the gaming
table, he said, had wrought his ruin.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-09-18
HUMOROUS.

They had been quarrcling. "Be-
fore we were married." she sObbed.
you would go with me any where
Well, what of it!" "Now / don't be-
lieve you would even go to my
funeral "Ah, wouldn't ], thousl!"
This new recipe is given by
Western practitioner: "The way
to raise mOustache is to rub salt
on your upper lip before retiring
at night, and place tub of water
at the side Of the bed. If there is
any mOustache in embryo 1t will
crawl out to get a drink. k.'-Bar.er's
Gazette.
School Director-s'Waal mister
kin you teach bot:.nyr School
TeaCher-''Certainly, if YOU desire
it, bat l do not think your school
is sufficiently advanced to take up
that study. DirectOr-'Well I want
my son Sam to larn itsO he kin doc
tor old Sue, That old mare has
the bots every summer.-"Ncw-
man independent.
A girl who had become tired of
single blessedness, thus wrote to
her intended "Dear Jim, come
right off if you are coming at all;
Edward Kelderm is insistin' that
I shall have him; and he hugs and
kisses me so continually that /
can't hold out much longer
A gallant wag was lately sitting
beside his beloved, and being un.
able to think of anything else
to say, turned to her and asked
her why she was like a tailor. II
don't know" said she, with a pout-
ing lip, 'sunless 1t is because am
sitting beside goose"
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-09-18
DON'T SKIP THIS.

So many schemes are put before the pub
lie for the increase Of new wspaper circula-
ton, which seem to be plausible and yet
are fraudulent, that when Legitimate,
honest paper, by legitimate. honest means.
people who have been so many t,mes.dup-
c., are very slow to respond to the genuine
scheme. We are led to his train of
thought by perusal of the adver isenent
Of TIE AMERICAN RURAL HoMF of ROcll-
ester N Y published in this issue of onr
paper, to which We call the attention of
our readers. We take pleasure in rec ou-
mcnding it rs one Of the very best farm.
and family journals i" this country Every
person who sends one dollar fora years
subscription to the paper receive hand
some present which is donated by the adj
vcrtising patrons of the paper. These
premiums consist Of Cattle, Land; Reap
crs aud Movers, Plows. Books, Pictures.
Organs and other valuable articles, Ii
will pay you to send for sample copy if
nothing more than to get look at this
great twelve-paSe, sixty column illustrat-
ell paper. Address Rural Home Co. Limit
ed, Rochester N. Y.
For $1,75 we will furnish you
the above mentioned paper with
the HOME ADVOCATE for one year.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-09-18
RED-TOP BOOTS.

Do you remember them-the first
pair you wore? You can close your
eyes and see them again-stiffa and
heavy soled. And what points of
beauty in your eyes were those
red tops aud bright copper toes |!
The memory of them brings you
back to that periOd in your life,
where infancy passed into boy
hood, and where dreams came to
you Of being big man. They
marked the beginning of your indie
pendence, ofyour strength, Of your
recognition as one of earth's Great.
ures. Better far, they brought
surcease ofridicule, so CALLING to
boy's pride; for they came with
pants and short hair, in place of
dresses and. curls. How often
have YOU gone sobbing to your
mother of your grief and morlifi.
cation, because bigger boy had
pulled your hair and called you a
girl! The changes came all at once.
Mother made the pants, and one
evening she brought home the red
top boots. Then she put the scis-
'sors into your soft curls, cut them
off, kissed them, and laid them
away. She was sorry to see the ba-
by become a boy; but how your souI
swelled! How you longed for the
morning, that you might wear them!
How joyfal'y you cried out to Billy
Brown across the street, that you
had "pants and boots!" And Billy
probably answered, sullenly: 81
don't care;" while all the time he
was filled with envy.
Dear little boots! We revere
your memory. You are to the boy
what the sweetheart is to the youth |
what the bride is to the man.
Shoe and Leather Rerie,c.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-09-18
NOT BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

Flush IN the crowd drinks with you;
Broke and you drink alone,
Provided, of course, you can borrow dime,
Or barkeeper yon can ''hone.'
WIN, and your friends all join you;
Los", and you are known nowhere;
A wallet full has greater pull
Than pocket-book filled with air.
BY, IN l all men will love you:
Pawn, and they turn and flee;
They're after your money, a fly is for honey,
Rut your poverty they can't sec,
Ride, and you pay the car fare;
Walk, add they all roll by;
They are quick to hear if you sing out Bcerr
But never do they call out ''Zwel"
Lunch, and you settle the ticket;
Ifyou're hungry they never invi'c;
Earr and spend, kcepup your end,
But few men will treat you right,
There is room in the gorgeous bar-room
For liquor and cracker ice,
But one by one Ye all sneak home,
If we haven't got the price.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-09-18
Informed of a Death by a Ghost

indianapolis. Ind, July 2G.-Mr
Joseph F. Brown, one of the old
est and best known citizens here,
and man whose yeracity eau not
be questioned says that he recently
had very remarkable experience,
for which he is unable to account
as he is not spirtua!ist. BE says
that on Thursday night, the 10th
inst, he retired early, and after
awakening from a deep sleep he
said to his wife: have just had
a visit fro'o our friend, Joseph
Reynolds, of Washington, and he
told me that he had died this even
ing. "He repeated the converse
ton to his family at breakfast in tho
morning, giving a minute descrip-
tion Of the personal appearance
of the apparition, although he
had notseen Mr.. Reynolds for near
~ q year. He was so impressed
with it that upon going to his Of
fice he made q memorandum of
it and locked it up in his private
drawer. On last Wednesday he re-
ceived a copy of the Washington
Evening Star of the 10th inst,
which contained an account of the
death of Mr.. Reynolds, which. oc-
Cured on the Thursday night on
which Mr.. Brown had his dream.