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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-03-02
Maine Farmer.
An oLEOMARGARINE LAW

A bill has been introduced Ia Congress
looking 10 the manufacture aud sale OF
imitation dairy products, and proposing
20 deal with the matter In . way that has
been proposed by some OF the agricultural
papers and by some OF the large gather
ings OF the dAirymen OF the West The
bin was introduced 10 the House OF Repre-.
sentatlyes by the Hon. A. j. Hopkins, OF
Illinois, on the 2ls, OF December. was
read twice. referred 10 the Committee on
WAYS and Means. and ordered TO be
printed. =,
The bill provides for the registration OF
ALI manufacturers OF these products, aud
their giving bonds TO the collector OF 10.
tsrual revenue that they will not dodge,
or attempt 10 dodge the tax; second. that
every manufacturer shall put out sign,
with letters not less than three inches
high, giving his name and business; third,
that every maker OF the oils that are used
In the manufscture OF counterfeit butter
and cheese, shall keep certified record OF
his sales OF such stock, and furnish
statement OF the same 10 the collector
fourth. that manufacturers OF adulterAted
butter and cheese shall place on theif
boxes, tubs. and other packages, printed
labels, like those now attached 10 cigar
boxes, tobacco packages aud the Ike, set
ting forth that such manufacturer has
compiled with ell the requirements OF the
Law. and warning all parties against using
the same package q second umei nnn,
that the tar shall be paid by stamps snlxed
20 the packages; and sixth, that sduiter'
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=. \. Tribune.
SENSE IL SELLING.
nYEp CURTIS,

The bgtehers buy 20 make money, and
they are a shfewi lot of men. They know
how 20 rad character. and when farmer
goe. ln with long face. and umidly IN
galrr. wha; the hearty fellow, full OF oasi'
ness thrir, will give for this OF that, does
ne imagine that that bnycr does not take
Iu The situation, and ofcr price accord.
luglyf lie does most Assurctly, aud gets
ire pork. mutton OF beef Al bis own price.
lie isis The other bayers know u, oui not
his Customers. aud down goes the market
TO the lowest ngure.
1 bad twelve old hogs 10 market sud
looking into the papers made up my mini
that they were worth 81 per handfei'
dressed. II kept them Alous = mouth 70
accOmmOiAts the hatcher With bis reiAl
market. The nrsi man offered - ani
Asked him o.. lie told me ihAt The week
before Ne eoui have bought S1O pourd
porker f1r a. 50 per huutrei. aud All The
man askci was g. lie dii not tell ne
the man was foolish enough 10 klll such
heavy hog between the HOLIDAYS, and when
the weather WAS very warn, and then
start lor town with his big hos. The neri
butcher talked about hogs being plenty,
ani one last week WAS hauled all over
town ard the man could not get " hun
dred. lie would. however, DO better Than
TIA, and give s. IS. wnen be found be
coaii not get my hogs for less than - he
agreed u take them aud then asked The
favor of my kseping The three best onestll
washington's birthday, which 'gfecd
20 DO.
A farmer told me wAs foolish 10 thus
keep them. a. would get nothing Tor The
feed. This cannot be so. am sure u
will pay me 10 boy feed for hogs when The
pork will sell for six cents pound and
have a GOOD warm place 20 keep them -
Another farmer. who Is not panie-stricken'
SAYS they will DO as well In the winter
quarters / provide ~ n u WAS sumner.
Not qalte, a. they DO not get the grass, bot
they 90 get feeding two or three times
week OF mAngels. and IL does them great
deal OF good.
Nv father, q good farmer who made
money in the plain. Straightforward ways
OF the olien time, insisted IL paid 20 faiten
hogs when corn cost no more shilllngs per
bushel than pork would sell for dollars per
hundred. My corn costs CO cents per
bu.hel and there i thus margin on my
side OF ala cents per busheL l do not
feed much corn, bat the rule IL Jusi As
good with the wheat middlings two par,s)
ana corn meal Zone part) which Is my kind
OF hog feed, and the sense OF IL IL, the hogs
grow. as well ss fsitsu, and there is no
trouble with founder or scours or any OF
the disorders hogs have 80 frequently when
fed nothing bat corn. Manure is worth
more now than 10 used 10 be, and this form
OF food makes more. and costs no more
and increases the weight as last
RlrJy Homestead, v. u.
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yyrpIsc HOGS.

Calling on = farmer friend, few days
ago, I found him feeling qlite badly a. TIE
loss OF one OF his pigs, and the probable
loss OF The other. lie could not think OF
any cause OF their sickness. GA iuqairing
n be had given them their food hot, he re-
piled yes, bat ~ there was Ice In The
trough mos, OF the time, be thought II
would DO no harm. II be could have In
fused logic enough into the pigs To have
waited while II would have been all right
but IL WAS "whOle hog or none with
them until the mischief was done. A prse'
tlce OF giving food TOO warm will klll every
time.
A nelghbor OF niue had mise pig that
had run on the dressing drier the stable
during the summer. being fei on skim
milk with little meal thrown In. Wish
lng 10 give him few extra pounds OF lard
before slaughtsring. he pat him In snug
pen and commenced giving him corn meal.
nr-, scslding n. The pig died covered
with rash. About that time my own PIG
commenced 10 be siek-lost his sppetite,
would lay down. seemed IN have no use oi
his legs, and when did drive him up, be
would apparently have the blind siaggers,
f.ll down and hAi difficulty Ia breaihlng
I thought he was gone for II sure. Not
having had much experience l went ic
whom I considered the best farmer among
rs and asked his opinion. lie said a.
once, "you have been giving hin bis food
too warn. lie has got the hog measles
lost two before was aware OF the cause
did not think mine would live lie dit
aud made . nice porkeri but hs did no
ge, any more food more than blood warm
w. n. q la Home Farm.
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Home Tarm
THE GRANGE

The Grange Is farmer organization; /;
organized BY. Of and for the practical.
-orling sgrieal,aris,s Of the eoun,ry.
No, long ago. a shresd bushes. man Of
this State wAs giving - bis views uPoL
,he Grange Notwithstanding Al Il
from bis standpoint. The standpoint was
that cf careful. prudent, bushes. man.
Of elo.e habits Of observation. who has
had Intimate business relations With farm
er. in al part. Of Maine for the past
twenty-five years, who can Judge fairly
and discriminate wisely. Said be:
"Yoa may take sll the Agricultural
Societies. the Board Of Agriculture. the
Stat, College. and the agricultural press
Of the State have done for agriculture
durins the pas, half century. and the
Grange during the pas, ten years OF i''
history and work in Maine has done
more for our farmer. and their families
than The whole Of them put together.
This. We thought. stating the case
With undue strength. though We are no,
unmiadfal Of the breadth and force OF
the Grange work IN Maine during the
past. Tia, work has been good and
generally well done. The Grange has
given our farmers q certain kind Of eda-
cation and training which none Of the
other agencies named were primarily de-
signed 10 give. and IL has brough, The
members Of the farmers family out Of =
horrible pit Of sslh,hness and isolation,
making them a greater social force, and
oae which they have every way the quail
iheAiion. TOR becoming.
The pres has done = good work, but
| il ha. no, reached down and brought up
the social standing Of the farmer and his
wife. a. has the Grange; Fairs and soei'
s,ie. have helped on the general i'm
provsmsn,, bu, their good work has been
Intermittent. /, has only lasted for Sc,
iime-while the educational. social and
busine.. influence Of the Grange has been
one Of lasting permaneney. Shut up eV.
sry Grange hall in Maine to-day, and
the good influence Of the Order would
live in happier homes, warmer friend
ship., more reliant manhood. better bus
insss qualities. And greater self'respeel
that have been educated and developed
through il, sssney-~s say il would live
through these virtues for generations
The Grange ia not seciArian or politi-
cal. II brings together sarne., men and
women. prompted by a high purpose
having no hostility fOr any inieres, or IN
du.,ry, whatsoever. but having . siron.
desire Of ,leva,ing agriculture to the ran'
TO which il !. fairly entitled among tn
sre., industries Of the country. Their
Is 10 good or valid re.son-~e say
from q full knowledge Of the fae,'-~h!
every Intelligent. progressive, .arne:, ear
mes, farmer In Maine. and his vile a
vel, should no, be members Of q orans'
Of Patrons Of Huseandry.
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though he ought not under any cIrcum
stances 10 appoint Incompetent or NJ
worthy men 10 once. yet between WORTHY
men OF equal capacity u is his duty TO se
lect those who concur with him In oplnior
~ respects the measures beet calculated te
advance the public good"
There Was twinkle 10 the old gentle
mans eyes a. he closed the book. aud hs
said
~ had mind TO copy that oui and send
10 20 Cleveland. Hut guess it's too late.
lie began wrong, for be never asked the
oplnions OF any man he gave once To. II
the man called himself Democrat aud
had indorsers who called themselves Dem.
ocrats, he didn't stop To ask whether he
the man coneurrsd with him in opinion 80
respects the measures beet calculated 10
advance the public good. lie didn't care
whether be was q silver or an antisllver
man, proteetionist or . tsrif rsformer. .
friend OF economy or devoted 10 large ex.
pendltures. Mr.. Cleveland is well mean.
lng mar. but he has himself TO blame thst
he has not now party behind him bat
bowling mob st his heels. IL Was bis main
business 10 make Q party--s Democratic
thlug which calls itself Democratic par
~. aud which did poorly even In the mi.
nority, would 20 20 pieces just ss soon as
II came into power aud was r,ponsiole Tor
action. To carry oui policy there must
be men OF like opinions. There are men
enough OF the Presidents opinions 10 the
country. II was his duty 10 hunt them
ou,. TO advertise for them, and 10 say TO
them
"'You are Democrats; you will trust
snd call on 10 help me. Those who DO not
believe as do on public policies are not
Democrats, and I will have nothing To
DO with thsm.'"
what, then, Is in the future, /. you
look at itf'
ct is difieult 10 tell. The thing which
calls i.self the Democratic party here is, ~
I see u, only . badly organized rspseity.
II wants ofiees and plunder. 10 will. In
my belief. slough OF its honest and really
Democratic members 10 20 on without
them"
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Ixsrixcrryx fxAR or rus TAx.GArHxz.
KR--"I haven't Q cent" said Q handsome
faced. neatly dressed young Egyptian who
arrived as Castls 0srdsn last week In The
National Line Steamship Rspublie from
Liverpool.
lie said his name was Francis Isrsne.
and he had with him his wife and littis
boy. His wife wore jewels and vas IKE
wise handsomely dressed.
"IIsvs you any friends IN this eountryi =.
Questioned Clerk Sllberstsin. Francis said
be had not
"Then yoa mus, 20 back 70 Cairo" said
the CLERK.
"0rsst Prophet" cried the EgYptian, ~
thought you wanted 70 tax me, 20 said !
had no money"
Ne prodsced Q roll Of English bank.
notes and enough gold 70 bay railroad,
and was allowed 70 continas bis journey
70 philadelphia, where, be said, hs was go
Ing into business.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-03-02
for the Democrat.
A WINTER MORNING.
ny = nlKuL

A feeble gllmmer OF the day
steals sony o'er the snos.
Afsr upon the mountain tops
Appears rosy glow.
The ali IL chiIl. 90 white shd cold
All nature seems Al rect.
A. when the dead enshroa,ief lle
wiih ever pulseie.s breast.
suii brighter beam. the growing ilshi.
Tin O'er the mountain high
The sun iifts M his golden heal.
Par In the eastern sAy'
Then all the earth at once IL bright
Win vOnirOus silvery sheen.
A myriad jewels gicsm and ntss.
inurought with pearls bttseen.
- winisr morning pure sna fair.
Yet cold ant white snd dead,
80 like tha cheek whencf lilies irssh bloou
A. touch of death has rei
Thy fro.t wreaihei btightnes. dasSies me
"a some vast gem m.decsed bower,
Unveiled 90 nOosis ~ shining lighi
by touch ofmAsio power
Yet though thou att 90 teautlfui.
woald not stay thy Night.
norn Of thy fading winirY charms.
Their. comes vision fright.
ofmisi wrcaihed hlll. sni seeplng oiou' a.
And earth's brosn bo.ln bare.
Of bloom and yeriure -aksd to llfc,
In spring times bAimy air.
10 when Tho lovcsi. the bs'auioous deal,
Their cold. calm slienfe Keep.
In their chill whlieness shroudeii lie.
Like natarcs vinier sleep
Tho l0veliness to ne so f,lf.
Like this bright frost gemme.i mora.
~ beam % life like lusue shells.
or warmth 10 fesd love on.
neyoni the grave. vhefs wasting bloom
IL hidden from AL eyes,
Tairaf than sprlng 90 earth there dssus
Tue spring time of The skies.
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A Cows SoLILoouY Well. this is ter.
rlble weather. To-dsy l tfudged OF,
through the long, muddy lane, TO the pas
ture long ago closely picked. Soon the
cold rain began 10 pour down, and before
I bad got half enough TO eat, sleet began
10 pa,ter on my back, and now, as 1 retnrn
20 the muddy bsrnyart, driving snow o..
mos, blinds me. I would not mind all
this so mach. bad ss IL IL, II my owner
would only provide good shelter. But
now must pass the night standing, or
living down In mud and snow. with no
protection only the side OF the barn, with
the snow coming In heavy drifts all around
and over me. IL Is Q sad, sad night 10 me.
I am cold and wonder how can live and
endure such suffering. 1 AN 90 reduced
In nesh that strangers as they pass by
count my bones. III venture TO scramble
into the barn TO steal mouthful Of hay,
nv master swears and beats me with the
pi,chfork. One day when was almost
starving, and the wind blew the old fence
down, I went into . neighboring neld.
where could at least nnd little dried
grass along the fence corners, but Slocum
soon came running. kissing his big dog II
me, which tore OF my ear. and almost Hill.
ed me before could get awsy.-Sioeum''
COr.
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>e- York star.
COMMISSIONER coLMAN's WORK.

Ina receai issue we referred to most
important work 20 which the Admins.
traiion il dsvoiing great deal Of thought
and effort. II Is work in which the
whole people are concerned. for Il
touches their daily live. and relates 10
their closest interests. The sdul,era,ion
Of food in this country is attaining gisan-
tic proportions. II is beginning TO Affect
almo., everything We ca, and drink. 10
touch the soufcss Of our vitality, 10
taint ,he blood Of our ehildrsn. |, men.
ACES ,bA, dsare., possession Of humAni-
~. health. and spreads over the land the
blight Of it, s,eal,hy aud terrible inau-
ence.
The Dspar,men, of Agriculture has
taken up The matter in earnest. We
have already alluded to the snihusiAsm
With Which Commissioner ColmAn Is
combating the abuse. and have given
some hints a. 70 The methods whereby be
propose. 10 promote the end be has in
visw. lie ha. enlisted in the good cause
the oeicial chemist. Of the difersn, States,
and those gentlemen are nos engaged In
The preparation Of report. 'hA, -ill -.
forth no, only ell The various forms OF
food adal,sration coming within ,ksir rr-
speciiye Jurisdictions, ba, will. in Addi'
ton. prvsen, suggestions a. TO the mos,
praesicable way Of auss,ing the evil.
Further than this. however. and possibly
s,ill uore important. "a the fac, that Pro.
fs.,or wyhe. The chief ehemis, % The
Department. who j. now returning from
bushes, mission in Europe, will bring
with him full information a. 10 the
methods adopted 10 France, Germany,
and ether oon,inehiAl nations, fof the
suppression Of food adal,srAiion. Those
naiioa,. France especially, have had
valuable experience 10 The direction msn-
tiOust. and. !, i believed. have attained
a. nearly 10 perfect efficiency as could
be expected. Professor Wylis'' report
will be a most imPor,An, contribution 10
the ~urk In which Commissioner ColmAn
Is snglged.
IL y no; possible 10 Over-raie The
o. this enterprise. The poo
pie a. large. The consumers, sfe being
made the victims Of a colossal. organ
irrd fraud. Tho.e engaged in the legi,-
innate business Of supply are being oP'
pressed sad injured BY dishOne., COM
petiiors. The situation i' dsPlorable.
from every poin, Of view. AID il should
be = matter Of pride 10 all Democrats
that the Admini,,raiion Is found 10 be -
promp, and sArnes, in the work of ALE
waiting is AsPeriiies.
We are a, the mercy Of Adnl'eraied
milk, butter. cheese. sugar. molAsses. ard
a hundred other articles Of daily con-
.ump,ion-no, excepting Infants food
and from this Abh0rvn, predieameni the
proposes TO eIiriea,e u'.
We believe that Commissioner ColmAn
will Be able 20 formulate bill sfeeiually
eovefiag the whole groand. and po,n,ins
out q way by which food adal,srAiion
may te robbed Of iis NOS, Injurious fea-
,ure.. II no, wholly aud permanently
We DO not doub, ,hA, Con-
srss. will. in The Interests Of the public
welfare. enact the lAw almost without
voice.
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PARIS, MAINE. TUESDAY, MARCH 2. 1856.

s,ed butter or cheese imported from for
elgn countries, shall pay the same tar
as the domestic product, In addition 70
the regular Import duties imposed thereon.
The tar IL fixed a. 10 cents . pound
fJr butter limitations and > cents FOR
cheese. Severe psu,lties are nxed for vi.
olaiions Of the law whether the bill will
ever come out froa the hands OF the CON-
mlttee n which II was referred remains 10
be known. III pretty certain that AZ the
present time little Of the stun would md
purchasers ifofefed on lts own merits aud
With q full knowledge Of what the ariifle
IL, and With q tar Of 10 cents pound
taken from present pfodts the Interest In
~. manufacture would be seriously de-
nressei
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Is THERE A DEMOCRATIC PARTY,


lwashington Correspondence y. Y. Herald
"what Is the matter with the Demo.
cratic partyi" your correspondeat asksd
an old.fashioned Democrat now out OF OF
dee. but who watches aralrs and move
ments with the eye OF experience.
1.-THE matter" he replied. lis that ther'
is no Democratic party. There IL body
of men In Congress calling themselves
Democrats, aud there Is an admlnistrailon
which has in IL some very true and capa'
bic Democrats. A party is an organira'
tloa 10 eject certain purposes, 10 carry
out certain public policies. DO you see
sny such party heref II 30, you see more
than I DO. Look here, ,"-and he took W
from his library table Q book he had been
readlng-"Ive been looking over Ham
moud's History OF Political Parties In
New York. IL IL an Instructive book foi
men who take IN Interest In politics. TEL
upon this passage yesterday and marked
t." aud he read
can honest and patriotic citizen win,
from conscientious motives, attach him
self to that party which be believes VII
pursue those measures which in his Juds
inent are best calculated 10 advance Tho
prosperity and happiness and most eject
ually preserve the liberty and independence
OF his country"
"Tha, seems just, bat measured in thal
way can anybody see Democratic party
To be Democrat OF the sort you nnd her
old DR.. Hammond's honest and patriotic
citizen would have 10 be both for snt
against On eighty cent silver dollars h'
would have 20 he both high tarin maj
ana free trader; he would have 70 favo
great economy and liberal appropriations
lin fact, he would have 70 be two-fsees
creature, and even then be would DC tor
70 pieces by bis party's dlsagrsements.
"But walt q moment" he added ~
have not finished that quotation from Ham
mond. The old fellow goes on
"'If vested with the appointing power
Il therefore becomes his daty'-the dat.
OF this honest and patriotic eitifen' yo'
undsrstsnd-'to confer offices on such mel
a viii use the influence created by sucl
ofics TO increase and strengthen that par
" the ascendAncy OF which, In the oplnlol
OF the person sp3 p3ointlug, II Identified Wit!
the best interests Of the State. Hence, q
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Carehorh the Children

Children feel he dsblliiy oi the changing
.ea,ons. even more ihan adults. and they b
cone eross. pee,ish. and uneonirouAhie.
The blood should BE- cleAnsei and the system
lnvgOraied BY the use q iIood'' sAfsapAi'iiA
-IAst Spring my two children were ,aeei-
mated. soon after. they broke al cot With run-
ming sores, 90 dreadful thought should io'e
them. IIOod's sarsapAnIla cured them con-
ple,siy, and they have been healthy ever
since. I DO feel that iioods sa>sparllAA
nyed my children 70 me-" MRS -C.L
THOMPSON, west Warren, MAsl
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CLIMATE AND CONSUMPTION.
nv pio Lkwis


Give New England the climate OF South
ern California, and she would soon osgin
~ lose her most precious tressures-hsf
patience. prudence. forecast, Industry.
perseverance. strength and endursnoei In
brief, her exceptional vitality. Our sam
mrr- are hot sni sxhaustlug IL IL the
cold season that gives 10 The people OF the
Nor,h their Characteristic force. Every
medical man will tell you that whatsver
tends 10 invlgora,e IL good Tor the con'
.umptlve. and whatsytr tends - snsrvAie
Il bad for him.
IL would seen wrong. then. to remove
weak psrson from an lnvigorstlng To sn
eueryatlng cllmats. This though, aud
much observation lei doctors IN seni their
exhausted patients - winter la Minneso-
Z. ami llke localities Ol late they are ~.
yifci between warn and cold climates. l
have N doubt that In genuine consumption
the Northern climate is q good one. l an
snrs II IL better than that OF Southern Cal.
lf1ruia Though " the choice be between
life In stove aud furnace heat here. ani
life In tae shsie OF pepper ue' there. TIE
latter 1. better.
Hut II The choice IL between the swsei
air ofopen CRATE nrcs AMI dressed In sbnn-
Jan, nannss, mach ne out OF doors In The
saddle In all weaiher-, II the choice be be-
tween these here aud swlnter In South
ern Csliforui,. I urge the patient 10 remain
Ia New Eaglani. The money repaired for
. Journey across The continent Will ~ up
bis sliiing.room with open CRATE aud fnrn'
l.h IL with wood or coal The money re-
qaired % pay boari Away from hone VII
supply . ssiilc.hor.. aud The extra thick.
ness Of wooden garments for the legs aud
feet
Bcglnuiog with an hour day on swalk.
The p,,lsnl will soon sPeni I've or sr
hours day In the saddle. Ills palse al
the beginning 4. ssy 100, within month
II will fall below eighty. Here IL strong
impalsc toward recovery. Twenty years
Observation among cOusumpiives In New
England. and three years among consamP'
tive. seeking restoration In California. coo.
nfm these statements. Those Who nod
fault with sSsw Hampshire winter DO not
need new climate 30 much a. they need
new idea. About pare air ani genue ,r'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-03-02

FxuIrruL CHrrIcrsN.-The criticism
the agricultural press has indalged IN on
the management Of agricultural colleges
seem. to Be doing good. There Is an sv,
dent sndeavor in more than oae oi
them to give ssriculturs some little sho~.
II the agricultural pspsrs had taken them
in hand ten years ago, and spoken oa'
boldly. the schools would not be the Tall.
ures they Are.-Ex.