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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-09
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Bethel. q. :. Page, Canton, owner of the
fast-trotting stallion 4. :. a., aud John
Haynes. the driver of Jack sprati, were
present.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-09
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MONEVe.n Be saved By ordering
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-09

Collie In horses and colts Il readily
cured BY uslng Browns Instant Relief.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-09

For pain use Browns Instant Relief.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-09
A FRIEND IN NEED.

Win what ahsftty ~ANFOHps st>ofn ~
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1fartps f..-l iapurr water. unhcanhY climate,
uust.sl.ouas f,-st. malaria, spitemif ahl t"nA
gvous diseases, shoera mefhu-, sfampes lalh.'
Indigestion. cokis. shills. simpls fssers, eshsss
tiaa psr,oasnes. 90 ks.s - slosp. that tssst the
tfatrlsF 81 hausshali a this ssasan. afv nothinE
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-09

OXFORD COUNTY.
COURT DIRECTORY AND COUNTY
OFFICERS
ssprsms ysaisiai Cssrt.
Seooad TUESDAY 81 rsbruary.
first Tuesday ~ MAJ.
SQUAD Tuesday ~ nstalsr.
Probate C.srs.
Az rsHIs.
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AT fHtTprHa.
Tir.t Tue..isy. - June sni i,-osmisr.
tsssivsssy Cesrt.
AT raHis.
Ce~@iss,sssrs' CssSs.
n..u,., Session. At r'A'''
sesend Tuesday - Msy.
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Last Tuesday ~ p,-smhsf.
COUNTY orpICERs.
ALBEKr :. AUSTIN. Parts.
Cisrk -aprvws Iuiisisl Court-
osCARuL IERsEI. Bossasd.
Couniy Ati"Fpsy.
JOHN y. sTANEN. fsrs.
Register ~ nys-is.
TLBRIpGE q o~.OoD frysburE.
Register ~ Dve.is. Western Distritl
GEoRGE 4. WILSON. south ran.,
juisv - Probate.
IINRRICk &. DAVIS. fahs,
Register - Probate.
GEoRGE n. ATWOOD. Paris,
Iouuty Tvasurvr.
c. NJ. woRMrLI.. hs,hsl.
cesssy Cemaississsrs.
". ". wIIiTMARsii. ChairnAa. Norway
JOHN BARkTR. Wet nsthsl
WILLIAM wOoD>uN. Wet rsru.
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Jo.ish " whatsn. nssshsti
Chandler Csrisn'i. i'yruty ami jailsr. Paris
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yn.h. s,sn.. south Part.
Jonathan Hale Norvay
John " Chs,ihourus. oxford
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wliusm 7 Grvsn. Waterford
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-09
$. RICHARDS, JR..

Jeweler and optician,
South Paris, Maine.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
Daprcdators Upon Our Farmers,

The pecuniary loss inflicted upon Eng
fish farmers by birds alone has been es-
timated at 81 per acre of the whole Gull
tivated area of that island. The total
is thus not much short of $50, 900. 900.
AS compared with perncious insects,
birds are scarcely to be counted as costly
pests. How much loss, then, is occa-
stoned over the broad area of the United
stutes by the myriads of insects which
prey upon our crops, from the risky
grasshoppcr to the sly, night walking
cut worma The chinch bug, of unsavory
odor, costs $50, 600, 600 per annum the
Hessian fly costs some years half as
much; the potato beetle adds SD pei
acre to the cost of the potato crop, or a
sum of $ 100000 for the 1900, OOJ
acre in this crop. The cut worm doubles
the cost of planting and taxes the farm
ers flu ly fifty cents an acre for all the
corn grown. or n sum of S35, 600, 900 in
the aggregate. Lesser depredators will
easily add to the damage enough to make
up round 800, OOo, 900, and as yet no
one has any practical suggestion to make
as to any means of escape from these Sc.
rious loss.s.-Ne,o York Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
President Grants Humble Cue,

"lou remcmbcr old Captain Chilvers, "
began Captain oc Nicholson. Gle ran
the first steam ferry on the Detroit.
When Grant was n Lieutenant stationed
Mt letro.t, Captain Tom knew him, and
when Grant got to be President, Cap
tain Tom called on hi.l Mt the White
House. The attendant opped him in
the ante-room and asked him for his card.
says The Detroit Journal.
&C c-cnrd, suffered the captain,
Il amt got no card
Then stopping to think; he pulled
out little blue ferry ticket
r" That's m-myc card; you t-t.take
it TO him..
$50 the card went in, and the captain
followed IT. Grant came forward, shook
the old man warmly by the hand, and
said:
''I'm pretty busy now, but I've time
to talk to you Where are you stuyingl'
N-nn-national, stnmmered the
surprised visitor.
Gan right said Grant, quietly.
I'll send down for your things, and tn 3
will be your hotel while you stay in
Washington
"'oh, no; you DID. don't mean itp
gasped old Tom.
= Yes. | do,'" was the steady reply,
and so 1t was. For ten weeks Captain
Tom Chilvers was n guest at the White
House; for month after he got back to
etroit he held levee on the docks
every day to tell the crowds about his
trip to Washington.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
ANIMALS SHOCKED.
THE EFFECTS OF ELECTRICITY
UPON WILD BRUTES.
Remarkable Operations on tho Wild
Beasts ut tho Cincinnati Zoo
logical Gardcn-Surprised
and Alarmed Animals.

Dir. James o. Shiras. prominent Gin.
! cinnati electrician, has been applying
currents of electricity to several of tho
animals in the Geological Garden of that
city. The experiments were witnessed
by an Enquirer reporter, from whose ac-
count we quote as follows:
"All ready" said Mr.. Shiras, who
appeared holding his battery, which had
resistance of 10, 600 ohms. 1t was first
decided to operate on Tom, the malo
leopard, who is twenty years old, and
about as vicious an animal rs one would
wish to run across. Tom was sick, hav-
ing contracted lamencss in his hind
quarters SO that in walking across tho
stage his feet gave way and fell under
him. Billy, the keeper of the carniyora,
separated him from his mate, and then
by the insertion Of partition after he
had lured Tom to the front, succeeded
in getting him into confined space just
big enough for the brute to turn around
in. From the battery ran two insulated
wires attached to long poles. at the end
of which were two wet spongea.
Billy, armed with long rod of iron,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
Recipes.

OAT MEAL GEMS. Soak over night in
in one pint of sweet milk, one pint of
oat meal; in the morning add two beaten
eggs. two aud Il half teaspoons OF baking
poA der, one teaspoon OF salt; bake in
gem pans N quick oven.
CHOCOLATE .IELI.y.-Four half a pint
of cold milk over half package of gela-
tine and let it stand. Boil enc mint of
mi k, dissolve eight teaspoons of grated
chocolate in half pint OF boiling water;
stir the dissolved chocolate into the
boiling milk, with tn ee tablespoons Of
sugar and pinch of salt; let boil few
minutes, then pour on the gelatine;
flavor with vanilla.
CELERY CREAM S,rP.-Boil small
cup of rice in three pints of milk until it
will pass through a sieve. Crate the
white part of two heads of celery three
if small, add this to the rice milk after
it has been strained; put in quart of
strong white stock, and boil until the
celery is perfectly tender. Season
with salt and cayenne and serve. If
cream is obtainable substitute one pint
for the same quantity of milk.
Toast OF EGGs AND CrEEsE.-Beat
three tablcspoonfuls of bread crumbs
soaked in. cream into three well. beaten
eggs; add three tablespoons of butter,
melted but not hot, one tablespoon OF
mustard, q little minced parsley, salt
and pepper, and half pound of ngIish
cheese. Beat very light spread smoothly
on delicate toast and brown quickly on
the upper grating of the oven.
APPLE BATTER PupDINc.-Put into
n bowl half q pound of -four, add a
pinch of salt, and stir in very gradually
half pin. of new milk. Beat it until
smooth, then add three eggs. Pour
about half the m xture into q buttered
pic dish, and put into tho oven to get
firm. Then nearly fill the dish with
apples pared, cored, sliced and slightly
stewed with n little sugar and lemon
rind. Four the rest of the batter over
them, return to the oven and bake one
hour and half.
SALAD DREss'Na.-One heaping tea
spoon each of salt and mustard. two
tablespoons OF thick, sweet cream, one
tablespoon of butter, three of sugar,
one third of n cup of vinegar. the we'll
beaten yoks of two eggs; add mustard
to eggs. beat well; add sugar, salt,
cream: stir all well together and place
over the fire and stir constantly until
it thickens; add vinegar Inst, pouring
che dressing over the salad and mixing
it we'll. This is especially nice for cab.
bage salad, but can be used on other
salads also.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
TIE LEOPARD ELECTRIFIED.

succeeded in punching the leopard to n
corner so that forepaws and nose pro-
truded. Then Mr.. Stephan and Mr..
Shiras, each holding n pole, succeeded
IN getting the two spongcs under tho
leopard's hind feet. The animal ap.
peared dazc3. and DIR. Knight turned
vigorously Mt the battery, and the effect
was almost instantaneous. The animal
actually liked it, and instead of jumping
and cavortng, rs was anticipated, lie
quietly sat down on his launches and
received the current with evident pleas
ure. I lie doctor turned quickly for n
few moments, and, then stopping sud
denly, the flesh OF the animals abdomen
and thighs was noticed to culver and
shake like an aspen. Billy grabbed
TOMS tail, which Hoped to and fro,
and the electricity was applied for about
five or eight minutes. Tom looked rs
meek rs Moses, and when Mr.. Shiras said
that's enough and the sponges were with
drawn lie skunk to the rear of his den and
gnashed his teeth viciously Mt the lockers
ON, but it was noticed that his hind
quarters had lost their weakness and the
animal walked naturally, and Stephan mt
once sad: THAT'S what lie needed !;
could he have electrical shocks twice n
week believe he would be all right"
The next experiment was tried on the
snakes. The boa. constructor Law cuddled
up close to the West African python On
sandy floor. Neither snake had been
known or seen to move for three months.
They lay listless, close together, like two
blocks of marble. The sponges were wet
and applied to the boa, but, not work
ing successfully, Mr.. Shiras placed two
sheets of tin-foi in the cages, and con.
ncctcd the insulated wires to them.
Care was taken that the plates of tin foil
was kept apart
Now the circus began. Stephan, with
long pole, put the boa on the tin-foil.
Dr. Knight turned vigorously at tho
battery. Soon the snake began to move,
slowly at first. then more lively, till at
last he opened his mouth to its fullest
capacity, something no one had ever seen
HIM do before. and shot around the
cage. butting his head against the glass
'front.' and up to the roof with such RAPID
motion that the eye could hardly follow
him.
''Thats enough; he feels it." and tho
snake was poked into corner off the
tin-foil.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26

TWAS little more di 7 cult to get the
python onto the foil. and it took great
deal of punching and roking to get his
Shiny body onto the shining leaf At
last the efforts of the experimenters we're
crowned with success, and the huge py-
thon's body lay we'll across both lIietes.
He suddenly became the liveliest snak @
seen for long time. He stretched out
his full length. but the cage wasn't big
enough. ms tail went up Tie size anu
over the ceiling. Such wriggling and
wiggling ensued, with his head bobbing
from side to side, until at last he got of
the foil, and no amount Of coaxing could
get him back there.
In the adJoinlnS cage were two nice
companions, a gila monster, q species of
lizard from the canons of Nevada. whose
breath is said to he poison, and rat.
tlesnake about five or six feet long. Tho
sponges were applied to the gila. one to
his neck. beneath, and the other to the
top of his head, and he lost no time in
awakening from his repti!ian stupor,
and crawling around in the sand with
horrid mouth gnping open-seeking for
the enemy that was hitting him, he
didn't know where. The rattlesnake
was enjoying nee. afternoon siesta.
aud. though stick was poked in under
the sliding glass door, yet he never re-
sented the intrusion, and fell limp and
hstless in the sand. The two ten-foot
plates were laid in by his side, and he
was gently placed upon them by means
OF stick hat Stephan held in his hand.
The current was t'rned on. and it was
ten seconds before Mr.. Eattlesnake was
up and ready for business HIS tiny eyes
flashed fire. his fangs ran in and out
viciously, he squirmed over the tin foil
back and forth, striking the glass till it
fairly qulyered, and then making dart
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
Hints on Seasoning Meats.

Some hou ekeepers think seasoning
food is the easiest part of preparing a
dish and they hastily throw in n lump
Of salt and pinch of pepper without
thinking Of the amount Another will
use too much seasoning, because some
one has told her that the best French
cooks season their food highly, and her
soup, stew, or whatever it may be, imi-
tatcs French cookery only a. far rs salt
and pepper go, and finds itself rejected.
Salt was never intended to disguise the
taste of anything. but to tone down the
flavor or to increase it. In my opinion,
thu most particular part of cooking is
the seasoning and ilavoring 1t is worth
remembering that meats that are 10 be
served cold will bear more seasoning
than those intended to be ser cd hot.
Beclsteak should not lie seasoned while
Cooking, but just before serving. Veal
may be seasoned while cooking, or if
you have outlets to be prepared "a la
fried oysters" the seasoning should be
done before dipping in the egg. In
roasting meat, do not put salt aud pep
pc on the meat, but put it in the pan
with the water and haste the meat occa-
sionally with it. BY so doing, you will
find the meat to be well seasoned and
more Juicy than by sailing the meat
before cooking. -ia"iirie fd mer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
AustrIn's Resources and Wealth.

Vienna is city of ono million three
hundred thousand people. Budapesth
has about four hundred and twenty-five
thousand; Prague has one hundred and
sixty-two thousand; Trieste, one hun
dred and forty-iive thousand; Limb rig,
one hundred and ten thousand. No
other city of Austria touches one hun
bred thousand inhabitants. Tho ex-
ports of Austria are about $3.50, QUO, QUO
year. The imports are less than the
exports somewhat. The principal OK.
port is grain; next, timber; next, sugar.
sugar is exported to the amount of S24,.
o., 900, and this is nearly equaled re-
spectively by watches and instruments,
wool and woolens, and living animals.
OF curse, the German portion of Austria
is the most active in business. The
great port for exports is Trieste. They
send 10 Great Britain about S5. 500, 600
worth of grain and -four PER anaum, In.
Guiding hurley. The British return tc
Austria cotton manufactures, iron and
machinery. Niucty-four per cent. OF
the area of Austria is pro-
ductive; Austria proper has GEO.
acres OF vineyard. This kingdom has
yearly million and half of horses and
about eighty-five hundred thousand cat.
tie. Hungary produces annually $780,
600, 600 worth of wine and has nearly
two million horses and about five million
cattle, with ten millions of sheep They
export horses, cattle and sheep from
both the Kingdoms more than they i'm
port. The mines. including salt, pro-
duce for Hungary Sli,0or,OO n year.
They employ over one hundred thousand
persons in their mines and metal works.
In Austrin are cighty-iive hundred miles
of railroad; in Hungary fifty. eight hun
dred mi!e'. They have only about one
tenth the railroads owned in the United
States. The navigation of the river
Danube is controlled by the Berlin treaty
OF 1873; it is considered an international
highway from its mouths to tho iron
gates, and Austr' a. Bulgaria. Roumania
and Servia, assisted by the supervising
great Powers, control the river. Going
down the river there are some thirty-two
hundred of all kinds of vessels per an
mum; coming up, about twenty-nine
thousand. = Cincinnati Enquirer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
A New Material

new, delicate and durable material
for fancy work is sheet cellulod. 1t lie
of soft creamy white tint, with fine
graining which makes it resemble ivory.
1t is used in combination with plush,
velvet or satin, whenever it is possible.
for panel of any shape to be used.
The edges arc finely scallopcd or per.
forated with n small tool made for this
purpose, and the panel is then fastened
IN place by tiny stitches or, more fire.
qucntly, by small ribbon bows passed
through the perforations. These panels,
un ess they arc very small, are always
painted, and the deli nc material makes
a very effective background for floral
designs of all kinds
All manner of fancy goods, of which
the outside is made of plush with deco.
rated cclInloid panels, and the lining of
satin, command p.icc largely IN excess
OF the cost. Any lady who can paint
flowers can make this article. The eel
inlo:d comes in quite large sheets, and
has a lining Of linen or muslin to make
1t durable. 1t harmoni cs with any
color, and is therefore adapted TO many
purposes. -Uu, eho Il Eilot
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26

The machine consists of n short and
a round piece of wood. having knob
ut one end, and small hook at the
other. The rod is marked NJ certain
points with slight notches. The article
to be weighed is hung on the hook. Tho
machine is balanced on one of the fingers,
and the weight is read OFF the stick by
counting the notches. and the half-notch
if required for exactness.
The Norweg'ans en- OF a good reputa.
ton for honesty. Such continuance rs
this for weighing is we'll calculated to
improve the conscience or to ruin it, &C.
cording ms the balance is held Justly or
otherwise. = NoutRs Companion.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26

ran his head ont six inches under the
sliding glass door.
He meant business.
81 ookout" shouted somebody, "ne'll
get out"
Shiras leapcd on top of the red hot
steam heater and shouted: "He can't
climb up here"
Stephan quickly brought his stick into
requisition and Mr.. kattlesnakc was
knocked back into his sand heap in q
twinkling. 1t wasn't deemed advisable
or prudent to monkey with the rattle
snake any more, rs no one cared about
poking sticks in ut him when the sliding
window had to be raised high enough
for him TO get out.
properly, the gardeners work shop, in a
cage, tho bottom of which was covered
with saw dust. the black wolf had been
placed. He was suffering from paralysis,
or, III animal parlance, the blind stag
gers. and he skunk into n corner and hung
his head MS the scientists advanced with
their poles aud batteries. The saw. dust
was scraped from corner of his den,
and he crouched on his launches in a
dark corner. The sponges wcrc wet and
connection made with hind and FORE
paw. For few moments the animal
remained quiet as if wondering at the
tinSllny sensation that went through his
body. Then of u sudden lie seemed to
realize that something was up, and,
snapping viciously ut the sponge on his
lore foot. took it i'll his mouth, only to re-
ceive shock that keeled him up on his
hind feet Straight up in the mir he
went to the top of the cage, aud he was
very live wolf for sick one. He
learned enough not to bite the sponge
any more, and no coaxing or punching
could get either of them under his feet,
and his hair was SO thick that placing
the spongcs anywhere else had no effect.
In the monkey cage the spongcs and
tin-foil would not work, so Mr.. Shiras,
who was fertile in expcdents, resolved
upon now Que. lie procured piece
OF apple, which he peeled, and then the
circuit was made through the operator
to the apple, from the apple to tho
monkey, from the monkey to the IRON
bars OF the cage, and from the iron bars
to the machine. and this completed the
electric circuit. The contact with the
apple was through the Juice Being the
induced current it was of course diff
cult of measurement. The Brazilian
ringtals, lured to taste the tempting
fruit-as these monkeys are not very
valuable, and seldom live IN conline-
ment over year. if the experiment had
proved fatal the -oss would not have been
lrrcparable. The male of the pair came
up and grabbed the apple, and then set
up howl for all the world like II baby.
lie tossed and squea!ed, looked implor
1ngly out of his almost human eyes at the
operators, and then, rs if appealing to
his mate, who was upon the top bars
over his head, scrouched in the corner.
the picture of AFFECT terror. He was
given about four minutes dose, and he
never batcd his breath with SCREAMING
but yelled Justify till the instru.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26

The microbe is now the craze of the
scientific world, remarks the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. Pasteur has traced most
complaints to the work of this parasite,
and now we hear that some of his assist.
ants claim to have discovered the gener.
alive microbe of diphtheria. If they
discover any sure cure for this ailmcnt
that is SO frequently fatal they will
prove benefactors of their age. for diph
liberia carries off more children in thu
cities than score of other complaints