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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
DENMARK.

The corn shop 10 ri. place has donc q
gooi business his year. The last eorr
was canned The 2Ji Inst AFTER run OF y
DAYS A good amount 81 corn hss beef
put up 10 excellent condition.
Tae nrst social dance % the season cams
Of IN evening % the pa. Al Oii fsliow.
U.n. under The direction % y VI Giles
AMI y T. Bennett; good company Wa
present. oy ster supper al intefmlssion.
Mary Gray. Who has been Al &. u. fen
de1,cfs since July, hss returned u Ut
home In Wakefield. Mass.
l. A Iugalls has been spPointei f'st
master a. Denmark vice J. Benneu fe
moved and &. W. Bialsieil AZ Etsi Den
msrk. vice Chi-. p. Walden resigned.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
No HARTFORD.

Dr Stanwooi, who has been eonnned 70
a. house with a trokcn lcg. i nov Aoie
- ,ite shout the village. lie viii soon
s..une the care OF his patients. ,,
Ne. John Hall. who has been qaiie Ia
f,r some time. Is Improving. al,
TIE Canton Driving AssOclatlon WI
h,'s. C.ttie Show All Fair, Octo)er -
Ba..ne.s a the corn factory j. lively.
Owiug 20 the lAteness OF The corn. "o,k
wIl continue several weeks longer: As
-, =. he sweet corr Is disposed OF they
wliI commence canning beans aud apples.
AZ PEABODY. who has been reported a.
s..,ri.IIx embarrassed, has made salts
factory arrangements with bis ereal.o'''
81 wiu continue his Business A. before
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
BROwNFIELD.

Monday AMI Tuesday evenings q, The
Congregational church, lecture on relig'
ion ana temperance. by Rev. Mr.. williams
= man with disturbed brains.
Al the town hall, Friday evening, Z
dance.
Erule Prink aud Will Boynton, from
the Centre, are attending school a. Frye
burg.
j. l. Frlnk has been quite sick, but Il
quite sick. bat Is Improving.
have cat that has more brains thai
some OF The oxford County lawyers. Why
that cat will lie down and play sleep wher
hungry; n not noticed will get up and hs
down again and roll over and over, until
his wants are supplied. lie u the mos
Intellectual cat ever knew.
Hiram Sesyey has moved his house from
Main 10 Church 50.
Linnle frink Is having atwo weeks va
cation. which she Il spending a. her home
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
GILEAI

Oae % the worst storms Tor thc season
that las bssu knoWn f1r years 81 Ia Wed
ucsday forenoon AMI lasted at DAY ln tbs
ansruo1u 10 wAs mostly snow AMI Ihafs
fsy m1fuiug the mountaius we're white
With snow. We think this vii pass fo'
OCT lice storm.
4 large caribou cane oai Toto The pas
tarr. I4si vet ~ the house % The writer,
ani af.er Surveying the premises 10 sifucA
az. a. gals down through ne nr.i' leiv.
ing tracks A. large ~ a three year-old
steers
All Lays yeAriing bull Jumbo got
one lcg caught Ia between two rock 10 IN,
pasture. ani broke 70 - badly that 70 bal
u be- ALLIED. ~. carcass ant hiic weighed
nearly s00 lbs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
OXFORD

-. - slmrar guests from The CITY as
.g tae stages are laden With pas
.,i' AZ Strstogas
t..iif Hayes lad his eye badly iuiarcd
Pas d 1ase ball.
-. laise was poisoned BY lay az An
-, corn he sas eating In some of ~
-. uset in his shop. out aetfs
- preveutsi any serious couse
-. flsg hti bis pears stolen ron hi.
,''. Mr. FoEg : Improving.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29

eyes. when the Telephone came real
"HsItford has outione himself rgsin
hope the Telephone editor will rot Guido
himself In his prosperity. soon learned
had not committed an act where there
was no forgiveness Hartford was placed
In a position 10 be- noticed In the Postal
Brigade. C. Of Hebron SAID q iIartfors
wouli consult more he would know more,
etc. lie knew the convinced story about
"A Family Affair" could be bought for q
low Sun, n they could secure the splendid
engrs,lngs why an not G. notify Parks
OF Mexico Of bis sin by plsclng hundred
lines on q postal carti II & has been
psrsonallg aeqaaiutcd with the present. 81.
ltor of the DEaocR,r, no doubt he Knows
he l. cOmpeient 10 run bis paper good
word from Middle lntcrvaie. Bethel, On
ford. Upton aud Denmark. gives NE 10 one
who knows he Il 10 bis second childhood.
I notice the death % captsin william
Chliis Al North Turner. september ooh.
agsd - years. Most Of bis chlldfen were
my pupils. ani his hons often my home
Tie vas 90 me fficu inicci, mach.
lOvct toNu.mAu The last tine ] visited
North Turner, he appeared over'annlou,
Tor me 10 larry over night Al bis house.
ssvr him my word would. harmed bis
aifs whom I knew. vas dcii-lni bic
present wins hlsbani was dad. ! tu.
I,ycd an excellent visit q, this good home.
When rrafy. q good team was rsiy. lie
hid the rslns with q skillful hsni. lie
told me- his paper. The LsirisfoH yoaFadi,
always gave him 10y me- timely notice
whsu the Uulssrsalists' fund w0uli en-
ploy q preacher Or him AMI Others 70 hear.
IIos on have seen him among the anxious
hearers
Mss r u. Kicker of Hartford. Pfin.
ci9al % LNilcs' Department In the Cobufn
Classical In.tltute. accompanied ~ sarah
burrows. Who | vel knew Al East Sumner
Wien taagh, school 10 hat place before
.hs len for the missionary neli-haylng
hsari she hal returned. AMI that Mss
Kicker Va condnei BY sckness laige OF
my hsppr surprisc on this h-aatfal s'ih
dsy OF ) ptember - receive call from
thsm HARTFORD.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
NEWRN

Thar.day morning. the mountains are
r,~-...l ,.Ith snow Yesterday Wa aNefy
boI.tsrous time. guess 10 viii pass iof the
Toe ea,e. A good many apples we're bloNn
from the trees. and the Indications are OF
very harl frost tOuight
q A. Thufsi0n. our trader a. Ncsry'
49, rIiing up Bear River last sunday,
with bis family. when bis horse took iflsa'
Al sorpc white clothes mar the foai"N,
.pt oyerturulng the carriage saecesdcl 20
e,earing himself and ran away ~ steafn'
s.-.-'r..I hir, ana took hin back 20 thurs
an he latter. STOPPING down 10 examine
A.. scr.tch on TIE horses leg. received Sc
- tick in the head Hat DC been III
a. f,rther from the horse u must have
tf-ef hin. 4 narr0s escape
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29

IL s,ow. toiay. bat stil no vegetation ?
has yet been ALLIED - ifost -. go vhics
has seemed % prevail A. every s ~. -
IS prevented The crops being kl,'eo. 40,
Democrats say u l. citie,,'.- 49,
his i The case Ne hope - 49, 's -.
doinxs vii be attended WIZ s sV'' ~
salts. - ~ ,ics
Ambrose Curtis has an ofcn.Iu y. -. -,
apples Of various Kinds Nhlen - -. -" -,
worth going 10 see. he tearing 'sA' '''
III. orchard comes the "oh year
Hiram Bacon has been Al wotk ioI -
In C,resnw00d This sumner, oaiini'& s''"'
- A Al 50 per rod.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
RnXRI

sept % there wss more frost
TIE lrrnchmen are busy moving o.
taelr ncs h,catiou on the real % ne upper
part of SsIn River
" ~ jcnuc has q common deii pnmp.
k.u Weighing a. ihs believe the usua.
seIglt il nnt more than l0
frci Merrill has Two pairs OF nIce steer
calves that D. L. tssiuing prcsamahly f,r
the Aui1Fsr Pair.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
I BROWNFIFLD

sunday. sept %. a Temperance meeting
was heli. ant the programme arranged by
the W. e. T. e., carried out A. near A.
possible. Al extract % Dr Nashs. The
pioneer of temperance, was rad ~ Mary
Suckusy an outline OF the W. & T. 4
By Della spring. and an original paper by
Adtlc Allari Rev. Mr Liucoin of North
bfltgton wts present., and made some very
Interesting remarks. lie exchanged With
Rev, Mr Jordan on that DAY
Congregational Circle met Win Mary
Wentworth. sept %.
a &. Bean and wife sailed Tor : uih
AmffIca. Wednesday. Sept IS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
HARTFORD.

The OXFORD DzxocRAr, which l had
Rad many years before the present editor
controlled It's columns, came before TIE
set OF SOU on the 22i. opened II 10 see
III had committed an objectionable sln.
Having heard by others, before my Iele.
phoas came, that IIartfords items could
not be published 10 the OXFORD DkNocR.r
according TO what the editor OF the Tee
nLoas said. I had penned many articles
for the Telephone which were Published,
not knowing they had used microscopic
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29

cold Spring Water. Far distant be The
day when bis rlgh, hand shall forget It's
cunnlug
topper who hal rcdaess Of yes ssked
advice of a Quaker about the remedy.
Amiuldab told him 10 ''pat bis brandy on
hi. eyes and his goggles on his mouth.
fIHWFIIYS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
RROWNEIFID

Al. Btrrows aui family started f1i
Nch. the 2lst last, where they inieud O.
sptui The ensuing year. Dr.. McAllstei
aui wife 90 Portland accompany them -
hoping that the climate nay be- OF ben,al
O. her health
Mr.. John LYuch has been W Al q n
Beans tn past week, bat has 80 ar o..
covered that she was able 81 return home
The llst
tirn. John Lynch wss in toNa, Suniay.
Ms Paris Gibson has retained % MIN.
urappiIs
Hiram Scavey has rs house moved %
Church ~ ani e. = whitney has he stable
nn al sh-nallI-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
PORTER

We have had some very foe weather for
harvesting.
Potatoes will be q fair crop, but they
are rottlng quite bad 10 some localities.
The line storm OF wednesday last wAs
very cold and windy, clearing on quite
pleasant
oscar Edgeley Is putting up nice build
ing, 2sxiC.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
A CORRECTION.

b. @. Hall, Thomas Bakers lawyer, 10.
forms me that Mr.. Bakers allowance In
the settlement OF his estate was s5Oi his
sister Rebecca WAS allowed eI5.
Cora Grant dli not have three hngers
smpa,sted as stated In the Dxuoc Ant last
week. The palm OF her hand was BADLY
hurt. bat her fngers were not injured. and
there IL no occasion for cutting them on.
oxford. 9.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29

NcY cold storm 10 hal aui suos, On,
gruunf d, covered Fo The cAiue come =
ffr barn
" n Go1iari of lewiston has bought
na.i a Con uf wool I'M Upton ana yicinliy.
l1r lir aln. ttnrtrct .u Bethel
iHtu hfafg II repairing h's tuiifIngs
A ircst IL nluiIng she'd fsfley
wight IL nli.i.tg holsc tac work bflre
farr hF Mr nakc Cf Milan.
Nnr.ss.e Aannit of thIs place. who "a.
tatan fn t1e iasare Asyilm at Auglsta
fnm NnrNar. s reported hT the nr A..
IurrnFrg
Nrs O. o. nngg s ql.tc silk slih
UuIamHrIa
s.rf n-oHts. VI, hts hrtn vrfY lea
ufh ffrI.I nnl.mHrIa. ID hfftCf
nnfu-fhr H.1 inst t1 o. alfe ~ CAS-.
f.iaaa.I 500
Ihrrmnutfrr registered 81. shove f.fo
Itarsiay uHrn.ng
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29

10 20 I0FH % ffUHfIIUl N " '|l'IT y ~
f1rii, fnr the rear l-,i
Thf follnNlnE lIsi of ttft On feAi f'.Aif
q n1n rrsIifnf owners |n ihe tutn ~ ..enfh a. b
a. tt. esar fssl 10 tIis committed o. liItnn NJ
AlNsfsr. Collector ~ SAT t0er, On tne 80 daf
u Innf, i.si has tesn returned ~ nm 20 ne a.
remaining unpal ON fhe llih iaY ol Innfi l-'A, ~
hIs csuilotts of ma late ani nlN tfAa.l ~
r.Iil ant nsfIrs Il hsrrhT FIFrn that ID ne al
farsa Intfrrst and rn1rErs are nos rall lntl ~
TrrafurT offhs sail i1su within riEhietn s'nt.'
from ne date I'd fhc commitment oi aall tNs
- mach ID ths real estate taxed AZ d fu.ififnt
ID uar ne amount iuf therefor. InrlniinE Intfff
ID ani charges. sll. sithuut iurihff nlille ~
s1if al Publlr Aurtnn. AZ the Treasure . ~ 20
la saId iosn. - fuf li.n ltf ti To- 'nNf'i =. ~
L.. ID Lal .--l--L ID De u-Inl-l-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
sTlTH VI MANI


pNTuHu s.. -sup. Juf tnurt
urunr.ei'a T. Pass. LItf ". f1hn ". fAk-.
In = glea 81 Nhfi OBJ Aver alatkri I'D eiii a.
fl'oss a..
- mat IA u1a.isnl " Huil gFn uc hptHft.
bis 4 az b. b. Infn NET stf Nas laHilI nh
lie b he sall J0hn " Page AL hufk. .ii ll
all county aad -fa'c On tts tsfaif .lhlfi lAI ri
MAJ A %. lsiI, nat since fti lnHf -
shs has aissys cord1 tod herself =. IN go 80
f,itf I'D slis l1sar DE- hcr sald huthtnt, ~ Wa
he rersriIsss Of hls marf.sTf cofcnsnt 80 tlNf
hItIrr suff cot ahalfYi nas ffl4afl an uttict
81 h pfnFllf sunate malltfutnce ipfletL =
iIb-ilsuf thtf b. va is al llfentIle 800
tasfs n D pr0fIsIon fnf ihsif tnppofi. ani thei
ne tsenfy ski fay 90 lebrutrIi \. ~. - ne
len ard deserted yuuf All unfNtnii - 49,.
nat iIms hss f1luItliei n9th.ns I.sHil ntf
support Mhefcfore Iour all itrilant lfal
that tha b. rfa - mlff.m1nT tkisiinf u1.NtfA ~
her All hastand MAJ be ditsolsci, t,ietieE
he SAM ID 10 rlacnlhle sni Ilst lnief ne laNf
III our sali state In This bfhAli maie All plutl
cf Ard yfuf UJe liant y All llf lff lnilfm tAlH
llarofatis tluu that bis shefra1lus 80 n
saoen u Der. AL nat ne hlf sNsrci.sd i..son
abie ID ngeuce % ascefiaia ia piai pr ffsitA.'
tut has Gsfn unable a1 % 10.
pafolfhs slFcuh daf Of -tt.mpf ~
H. HENRIETTA L. fAHb
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29

The Bepl Alley thrcshing m.ehlos IS :, =, 70
motion In this vicinity, under ,ns 'S ~. 4.
tepdercs Of n. a Porter fafNeh
i very nice machine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29

sse5sTs Iasis'ai Corr. 10 Nseau,n september
:, A. ~. ~. ..-....n
hslant eve n0tcs o. fhf ttd jena W, i.tf
.ll.l.f tlart la L. hnfIrn N fNIsi Hithin anl
for me I0aafy - o. loIi 90 tle sfclnl iuts
day "a Ociotsr. a. n. t-et, ~ Fatll.hin1 ~ ~
fkrcs useis fuccssslteig in the oxf0fi DEN offs
newspaper printe.i a. faus, 10 oar coaniy n
O0f0rt. the lot gubl.cltIon % a. tHtlil l.l -
least ufiuf o. ssf 90 lni tnesiAl ft 'i','-t.
that L. nav thsfe anf thea in luf asl .afs
.t.l,sar suf sh1s eause n az ~ have sby w
ur.ter Il taId nbsllut thoul not he ranicd
Nm WIKI VIRGIN, Jusfce tup. Jai teufH
Atfue cory ~ libel ani order 81 eoift ih'''
o. A,.., ALnERr :. AUSTIN. Glas.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
,..ei,s.s s-ses,s Ia, Of sogiembsr. 4 D.
HENRIETTA l.. fA'h
STAN of MAi>E

OXgOgp. ss,-rersonaliF sppearci ihc anott
namfi lIsnfstta 4. fage an made oatl - ~
nun u tfc f1rtE1lnE ttaifment nI - 80
.r9.fff nfInfr me-
IouN 4. swAsEY JlsiIe' 90 ne fstct
Date of rrif scpf f.h, l--t. keiufnshs .'f1ea
Ilrs laF OF 81, is.i.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29

THE sabserlbcr hereoy gives pugsse No,ios
al Probsls for the Counly OF OXFORD and has a.
snmsd the trust OF Adninistrst0r q the estate Of
JANIS - BAKKErT, late % sumner,
In SAT- County, Deceased, ~ sisins oon1 ~ .ns
aelseI 10 he estate % said deceased 10 male
Inn mediate pawn eat, snf those who have any ds
msnfs thsrcoa 10 exhlbh The sane -
sept IS. l<<s. dOu> v. bAhhfIFt
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29

THE subscriber hereby sises public poties thA
shs has bess daily appointed ~ me honorabie
Judge OF Probsle cor the County Of Onford, and
assumed the usst Of Administfauik q me "
HI.BRIDGE q. MITCHELL, late Of Roxbury.
In ssid County. decreased 81 giving bond a. the
law d.rc<ts che therefore rc4sssts All pefsoas IN
dkbted 10 the estate Of aid dsesasei ~ nake an
me1ists payment, and those uho have sny DE-
mands lhsfeoa 20 sxhfDIt the skns %
B<pt Is, isr5. AN8kLiNk y. MITCHELL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29

COUNTY FAIR. Tuesday. wednesds,
and Thursday Of this week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
Strawberry Plants |!

Ih.,s ssw buadrsd plssis Of The sharpisss
sad crss>sss vsrissses' mat ssa pare y order
Paris nm. Aug. IS. isss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
.,.. ALnERrs. AusrIN. Clas.

TN subserbsr hcfsbY gives puoiie notic. thai
H. has been daily appolntef ~ NE hon. jug.
of Probate Dor M CoantY olOAiofii al Assa"s'
- tru.t n Afmialstfstlr ~ The estate "a
UAERIIT PARSONS, laie Of litruori,
In SAD C0untg. drcessfd, By Eitiuf ulhl A. ~
AZ directs be therefore ilfsts Al tef sons le
detie.l d The estate Of sAld deceased 70 maAt ~
n...tl.fe natmeut anI thnse Who have anl a.
manis tfsreon 10 ekhlblt the sane 70 .
49, is 49, ExHRY PAgsONs.
mn Sub.eriber hereby gives Public >otics that
A. Ia bsea daig appointed b. the lion. JudEs %
Probate for ne C0anty ~ OAflfi, ani assume
ths trust % EkscItR Of the estate OF
MARY ALIEN, late Of Peru,
N AL CouutT, doccasst, b. giving b1ud A. TIE
lau directs. be- therefore requests All versions 10
aebtsd 10 ne estate OF tald Dec ssed % make IN
metiate payment. All those Who have any ae'
n.ra. tfercoa 10 exhibit The same %
-, III 49, WILLIAM ". HfNr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29

THE subscriber hereby gives pablo noties tnal
.hs ia. ben DALI appointed ~ The Hon. Jsdxe
OF Probate lof the Couaiy Of Osforii snd a.
sgmei he trust 81 Admiaisrs'fn o. 'hs ss'-'s
WESTON Y. WHITMAN, late q f.rif,
In sali County, deceased, BY giving b)nd A. me
las directs, she therefore requests All pefsoes 20
$3.50 40 the estate Of saii tecsassd b make I'm
MEDIATE payment, and those Who have any o.
,asnfs thsrson 20 exhibit The sane "
80 Is. isss. SARAH n. WHITMAN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
Nnn-Ite,idenI TnNes,

10 tte iosu Of stoasham, Ia 90 'osniI %
f.rI ~ fha rear Issl
Connecticut western news., 1885-01-21
An Ancient VagabOnd.

Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson amazed and amused an audience the other evening, by giving them a sketch of Q New England vagabond of a cen tury ago. He said: "Theft was the oc- cupation of the hero. For thirty years he stole everything conceivable, includ- ing wives, in winning whom he was as gifted and versatile as sailor. His op- erations extended from Canada to Vir- 0inia, and he had a wife in almost every town in which he tarried for any length of time. He had a special faculty for getting his pick from sewing circles and prayer meetings. At different times he passed himself off as a clergyman and as a physician. He deserted from the army, and led his pursuers a chase across the hills of Massachusetts,, steal ing horses for himself as often as he wanted fresh mount. For stealing a silver spoon and other small articles he was sentenced to death, but on reach. ing the gallows found a commitment which changed the sentence to impris- onmeht for life. While in prison he made record of slang and flash terms to which little has since been added. Finally escaping, he went back to his oldest wife, in Maine, who had borne him nine children, and devoted himself to doctoring, eloping once or twice, and writing his memoirs, which were pub lished thirty years ago"
Connecticut western news., 1885-01-21
Feeding Sheep for Market.

In an address before the Indiana Wool Growers Association, Morris How land, Marion county, considered the subject of feeding sheep for market. Following are, in brief, statements and suggestions made by him and of general interest
 The first thing in order to profit in feeding sheep for the market is to so ar- range them in focks that they will not be to much crowded for space, and see that they are about uniform in size and condition. This depends much on breeds. The large Cotswold and their crosses will not bear so many together as will the Southdown and their crosses, neither will the Downs and their crosses bear in numbers as many as the close, compact Merinos, consequently it IS es- sential that these facts be kept in mind while sorting focks for feeding.
 The animals sorted, the next question is what to feed. If one has fine field of rye or blue g rass it is not necessary to bunch in as small punches as when confning sheep in closed yard and feeding on dry feed and roots. Next in order comes the preparation of sufi- cient' shed room to safely protect the animals from wind and storm, be that iu field or yard. That being done, the next step is providing suitable racks and troughs, in which the animals can feed without waste of material. The rack and trough recommended is combined affair, the hay and fodder being placed in the rack and the trough so adjusted that the finer portion slides down into it.
 When one has rye and blue grass, | nothing else is needed but good sound corn, with the necessary salt: that fed in proper quantities, the sheep will thrive. When dry feed is depended on, more care is required. Good clover hay IS fair substitute for rye and blue grass, with either oilcake or roots to supple ment it, and shelled corn, as in the other case. Water the sheep daily.
 As to the quantity of grain, one must be governed by the size of the sheep. Begin with small amount and increase gradually, until you get them to the point where they eat up clean; never give so much food that some will be left over.
 Some growers clean the sheep yards quite often. The preference is sooner given to good litter of straw every day, thereby keeping teh yard clean and making better quality of manure, which is no small item in the account.
Connecticut western news., 1885-01-21
DOMESTIC HINTS AND HELPS.
A Few Recipes that will be Found PractI-
 cal and Useful.

A boiled bread pudding is not so com. mon dish as baked one, but is equal ly nice. Let one pint and half of milk come to boil, and pour it over three quarters of pint of fine bread crumbs. While this is cooling, beat four eggs very light, add sugar to your taste, with a third of cup of butter, teaspoonful of entrants, cherries, or raisins, and half teaspoonful of grated nutmeg; then when the milk has ceased to be scalding add these to it, beat well to- gether, and put it into buttered basin or pudding dish; tie a cloth over the top, set 1t into kettle of boiling water and let it boil for an hour and half. A tin pail is better than a basin, for by its use there is less likelihood of burning your hand. Have the teakettle on the stove so that the water can be replen- ished, and the boiling of the pudding not be for a moment suspended.
 Good paste can be made of two heap ing tablespoonfuls of flour, and one pint of cold water; put the flour into saucepan, put in little of the water and stir until smooth, then add the rest of the water, and let it boil for two or three minutes, stirring it constantly. It is said that if one-third of teaspoonful Of ground cloves is added to this after re- moving it from the fire, the paste will keep long time without souring.
 An excellent way to cook potatoes for breakfast is to take some cold boiled ones, mash them until entirely free from Jumps; add enough milk to moisten thoroughly, about one cup for a small dish, and one egg, with salt and a little butter. Mix enough flour with this to enable you to roll it out on 8 kneading board, just ss you would cooky dough; cut out in the form of round cakes, and fry until brown in butter These are sometimes baked in one large cake, and it is sent to the table very hot, to be cut into pieces, and while another is being fried. If properly made, that is, without too much flour and knead- ing, they will be light and tender, no soda or baking powder being required, or in fact allowed.
 An excellent breakfast cake is made by taking a large cup of bread dough and a small cup of sugar and lump of butter about the size of half an egg mix them well, and let this rise all night; in the morning roll it out into a tin cut apples into slices, not too thin, and cover the top of the cake with them, pressing them down into it just as far as possible so that the top of the cake will be nearly smooth then take half a cup of sugar with water enough to dissolve ii and with cinnamon for favoring; let this come to a boil, and then pour over the cake bake in a quick oven. This is nice warm or cold.