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Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-04
Diet of Old Farmers.

In regard to food, the evidence is SO uni
formly one way that those who advise sim
pie diet, and these who cry out against meat,
must either hold their Z eories to be above
facts or give them up. There is certainly
nothing simple" about the diet of q New
England farmer. It consists Of salt and fresh
pork and beef and all sorts of common fish
and vegetables, almost always poorly cooked,
and pies and cakes of the most indigestible
sorts. The food is ''plain," truly, and gives
the digestive organs an abundance of work
to do, but it is not such food as theorist
would recommend to one who desired to live
near up to the century mark. Teaand coffee
have certainly proved that they do not tend
to shorten life, even il they do not prove that
they help to prolong it. The generally ac-
cepted theory in relation to stimulants, that
in excess they are not life sustaining, receives
strong support Tobacco appears to prove
itself harmless, at least on the temperament
Of these people, Whether it be help to live
long requires other evidence.
While the farmers Of New England and
their wives are cleanly people, they are not
much given to bathing. This neglect may
not have proionged their existence or made
them more healthy, but it is to be presumed
that it has no. cut of many years or caused
much disease Neither are the members of
these households well informed in relation to
sanitary matters. They know little Of the
unseen dampness to which the human system
is SO constantly exposed, and, knowing little,
care little. May not this be an influence in
favor Of Q prolonged existence, paradoxical
as the supposition may seem?-Clement N.
Hammond in Popular Science Monthly.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-04
THE FATHER OF WATERS.

Recent Visitors to Itasca Basin Correct
the Old Maps.
Last fall two men, Messrs. j. v. Brown
and w. A. Avery, left Saint Pau! to explore
the source of the Mississippi river. Mr..
Brown has made some correction in the map
laid down by Nicollet in 1886. Nicollet
named three lakes as existing in the region,
and selecting the largest feeder of ltaska
lake, designated it the "Infant Mississippi"
The stream rises in small lake further up C1)
on the map, and which is the true source of the
Nicollet's third lake does not exist
OF the three great branches of the main
trunk of the Mississippi, extending from
Cairo to New Orleans-the Ohio, the Upper
Mississippi, and the Missouri-the Missouri
is by far the largest, originating in British
America some 500 miles from the Pacific
Ocean. That branch which is called the Mis-
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-04
Gladstone,s secret Of Health.

It is reported that Mr.. Gladstone ascribes
his splendid health and longevity, says The
Sanitary Era, to having early learned the
simple physiological lesson, namely, to make
twenty five bites at every bit Of meat. Al
though the twenty five bites might not make
any impression on the meat in some cases,
the interesting process Of counting in every
mouthful must be species Of rumination
very diverting to the mind, and congenial to
the statistical bent Of the great treasury
minister: For the purpose Of mastication,
however. shaving the meat off thin across the
fiber with sharp knife would be moro
effective aud more favorable to sociability
at meals.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-04
Gen. sheridan After Gravelotte.

The headquarters now became the scene ct
much hustle, dispatches announcing the vic
tory being sent in all directions. The first
one transmitted was to the queen, the king
directing Count Bismarck to prepare it for
his signature; then followed others of more
official character, and while these matters
were being attended to I thought would
ride into the village to find, If possible, some
water for my horse. just as entered the
chief street, however, was suddenly halted
by squad of soldiers, who, taking me for a
French officer my coat and forage cap re-
sembling those of the French, leveled their
pieces at me. They were greatly excited, SO
much so indeed that thought my hour had
come, for they could not understand Eng
lish, and could not speak German, and
dared not utter explanations in French. For
tunately q few disconnected German words
came to me in the emergency. With these
managed to delay my execution, and one Of
the party ventured to come up to examine
the Suspect" more closely. The first thing
lie did was to take off my cap, and looking it
over carefully his eyes rested on the three
stars above the visor, and pointing to them
he emphatically pronounced me French.
Then, Of course, they all became excited
again, more SO than before even, for they
thought was trying to practice ruse,
and question whether should have lived to
recount the adventure had not an officer be-
longing to the kings headquarters been pass
ing by just then, when, hearing the threat
enings and Impressions, he rode up to learn
the cause of the hubbub and Immediately
recognized and released me. When he told
my wrathy captors who l was, they were
much mortified, Of course, and made the
most profuse apologies, promising that no
such mistake should occur again, and so on;
but not feeling wholly reassured, for my uni
form was still liable to mislead, I was careful
to return to headquarters in company with
my deliverer. There / related what had oc-
Cured, and after good laugh all round, the
king provided me with pass which be said
would preclude any such mishap in the flu
ture and would also permit me to go wher-
ever pleased-a favor rarely bestowed
Gen. Sheridan in Scribner's Magazine.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-04
TEA GATHERING IN INDIA.
Coolie Women Plucking the Leaf-In the
whitening House-Fermentation


whitening House-Fermentation.
The five grades of Indian teas-hroken
Orange Pekoe, broken Pekoe, Pekoe, Pekoe
Souchong and Souchong-are all procured
from the same plant When a shoot is
plucked from a tea plant it bears three or
four leaves and bud. The smallest bud
and leaf on the stalk make the finest teas,
and the lower leaves on the stalk, when
sifted, make the coarser kinds of tea The
coolie women. who are constantly employed
from April to December plucking the leaf,
are mustered between s and 6 o'clock in the
morning, and then go out to the portion of
the garden where the leaf is quite ready to
be plucked, which is, as rule, once every
eight days. At II o'clock the women are
brought in to weigh their forenoons leaf.
and get leave to have food and rest till l D.
m., when they go out again and come in for
thed day at 6p. m. On an average day women
will pluck thirty to forty pounds, which they
carry in baskets on their backs, with strap
on the head, which leaves them both hands
free to pluck the leaf from the plants which
after three or four years grow to be large
bushes.
The leaf, when brought in and weighed, is
carried up into the lofts by the women to the
factory men. who are told off to spread it on
whitening traps or schulnies," which are
placed in tiers all along the length of the
whitening house, which allows of the leaf
getting the quantity Of air required to wither
1t properly for manufacture next morning.
AS rule, when the weather is favorable for
whitening, tea manufacture begins at q. M
The leaf is put into rolling machines, which
are made with such perfection that the mo.
of t1o Ill
dens before machinery was adopted-is now
obtained by the use Of cranks and cog wheels.
The leaf is given light or heavy pressure,
according to the state it is in during the time
it is i'll the rolling machine. It is then taken
out and spread on fermenting tables to get
the necessary fermentation, which gives the
tea the red coppery color infused tea leaves
have.
After getting the proper fermentation, the
leaf gets second roll Of short duration to fix
the color Of the fermentation. The second
roll being finished, the rolled leaf is taken to
the drying machines to be dried. The most
skilled factory hands work these machines.
and they give the leaf the proper amount
of drying, which gives the tea the black color
as you see it. The tea is now ready to be
sifted into the different grades. After the
whole tea has been put through tea
breaker, it is then passed through sitting
machine-a long revolving cylindrical frame,
with the varied sizes of wire meshes attached
to it, worked at q slight angle, so chat the
tea as it revolves falls through the different
meshes, under each of which are sheets which
convey the tea into boxes, each grade of tea
being kept separate. The tea is now ready
for final drying before packing.-Cor.
North British Advertiser
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-04
History Of the SO Cents:
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One of the Widest
most thrilling adventures Of the WarEyeing Post New Yk

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"Despite it tragic termination it shows
what handful of brave men could undertake in
America. ''-Comte de Puris's History of the Civil
War IN A1aeric0.
"This book is unsurpassed for its sus-
tanned interest One cannot begin it without
reading it through. THE Hartford Courunt.
Gone ofthe best and most exciting books
we ever read."-Boston Grand Army Record.
Daring and Suffering should be read by
every American boy that he may see what deeds
Of daring Americans will do for love of country"
Washington Republican.
sIt is a romance as thrilling as any ex-
plot in the days of chivary and the fact that it
is true does not dull its brilliance ."-Cleveland
Leader.
"The enterprise was the most daring
The above book (paper cover) will be Civ
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Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-04
A sic UNION DEPOT.
lt Was Recently Finished in indianapolis
and Is Fine Structure.

and Is Fine Structure.
indianapolis has recently completed her new
and commodious central depot, which was
badly needed, as the city is distinctively a
railroad center No other state has capi-
tai SO central in all respects, territory, popu-
lation, wealth and lines Of travel, as Indiana.
It is almost exactly equidistant from the
boundaries GU all sides, it is in the center of
the great central plain of the state, and
owing to the peculiar shape and trend Of
streams, the natural routes Of travel appear
to tend toward indianapolis Enterprise has
seconded nature till fourteen lines of railroad
diverge from it, and 60 many Of these branch
near the city that it may be said that twenty
lines center at indianapolis
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-04
An Atrocious Falsehood.

Speaking Of liars, Anan;as was an anna.
teur as compared to Mosely.''
Has Mosely distinguished himselfT' &
~ should say So he was telling me just
now that a tramp went into his yard this
morning and sawed half cord Of wood be.
fore asking for anything to eat y Lincoln
State journal.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-04
wen Posted.

Nj Dash-O Oh, BY the way, Mrs. High
mind. have You heard tho latest slang ex-
01Ddonsl Il Il
xrl Highmind suppose 90, dear You
ihays been hare almost an hour --F hi iladel-
phia Rscord. Il
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-04

800, paper covers, &c., postpaid
"The expedition in the daring of its
conception, had the Wilderness of romance !;
while in the gigantic and overwhelming results it
sought and was likely to obtain it was absolutely
sublime. Judge. Advocated General Hollis Off,
cial Report.
This is the story of the most remarkable
single episode Of the war, embracing full and
accurate account Of the secret journey to the
heart Of the confederacy, the capture Of rail-
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-04

~SS'ssss6
ever conceived and was carried out with euuA
courage. though i'll fated as to results"-C Chicago
Times.
$50 thrillingly and graphically told
that the reader pulses tinge as his fancy accom-.
panies this wild expedition. Buffalo Courier.
" A series of adventures equaled by no
war history, and the book will have as lasting
qualities as Uncle Toms Cabin.''- Times, Phila,
"The most dramatic and exciting affair
of the civil war. A full history of the desperate
and brilliant exploit which has well been called a
splendid failure. The story has been told before
briefly, Tut here it is complete in all its parts
The author is one of the raiders. Some books
work up to climax. The climax in this lasts for
several hundred pages, and is absorbing to an ex.
traordinary degree. For prolonged excitement
and breathless situations its equal can hardly be
found in war literature. .'-Cincinnati Gazette
en- free to all subscribers to the WEEKLY
ear in advance. Every new subscriber can
e above book for $250-paper cover 1925,
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-04

. - AAAA - A0A SVAeAAU0O3 u0 uesQ Uk55U
killed. There were five killed, among whom
were the secretaries Of the navy and state. I
tainted and did not revive until some one
was carrying me of the boat, and then I
struggled SO that ! almost knocked us both
of the gang plank. did not know at the
time, but learned afterwards that it was
the president whose life almost consigned to
the water. All the five who were killed were
buried from the White House in the con.
greesion cemetery. Iremained at the White,
House until after the funeral, and then I re-
turned to our city home, No. 43 Lafayette
place, New York. The president and Icor-
responded then and he paid me many nioe
little attentions. After lost my father I
felt differently towards the president Hs
seemed to I'll the place and be more agree
able In every way than any younger man
ever was or could be- He composed q
very pretty song about me then-sSweet
Lady Awake At last he proposed again
andI wrote him was willing this time, II
my mother would consent. She told him
that she would never consent my to mar
rtage, but it j was determined she would not
b II was in deep mourning. So thepresi-
dent told only one member Of his family,
Gen. John Tyler, and tolds my immediate
family. were married very quietly On
the 26th Of June, 1874, in the Church OF tho
Ascension, New York. 4 was dressed In pure
white lisse, with veil Of the same which
was not even hemmed. Iwore wreath Of
orange blossoms, but no jewelry. Nelly
Bly's Interview In New York World
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-04

'ge svo 416 pages. profusely illustrated, cloth.
way train in confederate camp, the terrible
chase that followed, and the subsequent fortunes
OF the leader and his party. The present is a
new and greatly enlarged edition. very fully
illustrated, at greatly reduced price.
:" 1t was all the deepest laid scheme,
and on the grandest scale, that ever emanated
from the brains of any number Of Yankees com.
bined. - The Southern Contederacy (Atlanta,
GAY. April 49, 49,
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-04
for Infants and Children.

"castoris is 30 well adapted 70 children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
Known to me-" H A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, n, 7.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-17
FRYgBuR0.

Mr.. Barnet SAWYER who I. With W. -
brown At Milton, y. H., spent Thanks
giving with hi family here.
Mis- Heller Chapman has returned r.
Mi. 4. v. Pages after spending
Thanksgiving at her brothers, Prof
Ciapman's. la brunswick.
Mlss Lizzie q. shirley l. ~ home foI
tbs Christmas vacation hat viii 20 bach
~ Dllvet. Michigan, where shc 4 assist.
AMI music teacher IN the college.
Rev. Mr.. Bradstrcct, II Ipswich
Mlss.. preached AZ the Congregational
church dee. sth and will return for Dee
18th.
Misses Hattie Woodward aud sadie
i.o'ke lefi Monday for the Normal
school Ia Pennington.
cards arr cut announcing the mar
rIal,c ~ Mr. +. :. Webster aud Nis.
Julia =. Thoms on December 9TH. They
left directly for South Boston where Mr.
W. l. In business.
The winter term ~ the academy h.
gun ON Wednesday with an increase Ia
the number ~ scholars. showing apprr-
citation ~ the present teachers.
Thomas T.. Charles hegan Teaching the
school In District No. ! December 9TH.
hat has suspended on account IT the
sickness ~ hi. mother. Mr.. Elbridge
Charles. who l. falling rapidly.
Tie first lecture In the 4. l.. :. 4.
course was ON Thur.iav evening, Dec.
isih. by the little Esqulmiu lady. Miss
Olof kuwr. % inches IN height. IL
Vas attended by nm unusually large au-
dience.
The fyeburg Temperance Assocla-
ton held H.. monthly meeting az the
SWclcnborgian church on sunday even
Ing. IN the absence ~ the president,
Mr.. Dlnsmorr. !. ;. Barrows presided.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-17
GREENWOOD

Tho 1in SUNDAY night carried oh the
snow. which cause. woui luulers o. ferl
sorry. tul probably hl. oc,a.iuurl the
lpggrrs a. rrprlt some PRETTY big Worls.
Wc hauled load 10 wo~'i a. thr
school housr the other dav ~ noon, anl
ficr unloading u acyrpirl Mr. lirooks'
Invitation a. go In aud view the Interior,
and wcr, .omce hit surprised NJ The iin'
appearance which it prrsenirl. The
vail. hal hcrn lately pap"reil, curtains
hung ~ ,ll the windows, while AN organ
nlmhly fingered hy Nnnlr AMI Oracle
!,yant. alternately. poured forth th'
.Neyfr.t strains, AMI Wheu a..i.i'sl hN
three or four gooi singers, the must,
ua. ulll, enchanting. MI llwok'
pl.i.rs ani delight. hi. scholar. 10y in'
Producing variety ~ rNerri.T., tia.
avoiding the dull mouoiony produced by
continual book study.
W. received letter from u. -. Davis,
10 Minnc.ota. fcW day. age, anl ihl.
L. What BE- says about tlie weather ans
some other thing eve have not ha,
drop 81 rain herr for more than thr'
months. Ia consequence ~ which tie
.pring. and we'll. are al driving up, and
.ome faunrr. have 10 drive their cattl'
i've mile. 90 water. The ground l. -,
Try IN some places that u cannot frrclc
lnd II there i not large amount IT rail-
heforr April Il will be- no use a. plant nj
SOW ANYTHING. Fire have done grea
damage in some pafts 81 the state. liz
western country I. 80 fall 81 cattle thai
icrr they are worth hardly ANYTHING
Good four-Srar-old oxen can d. bought
tor sj1 and cows for sl0 apiece. Their
.. plenty To eat and Ia wear out here. bul
u0 money II showed herr about foui
inchc. Thanksgiving Day, bat I'LL mol
last long"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-17

r,o rainy dtys aud some warm
..,fh.r have badly injured the gv'd
.i..LIin- Whlrh was bring 40 much M
,,,,.-l hv our lumbemen. The team.
a., 81 from the mad aud cuisines, ! ~
a stand still. .t....l,
Tbe small streims thai were :" "'''''
hriIrei are all opeu nov.
cur .lck people arr improving soui..
N Hutchinson i able "a WAX NUS
81 Ia. up part ~ The time.
a.. Iayeiov 9. yarling his poplar on
the 4. a. Paine Tot. III
wm. y Thomas 81 Oxford ha- s"'.
A.. ,jal. land in Mason 10 staple, %i
g.,ton. We unlersiandit y 10 o. nsu',
"a to the Androscoggin through "''e''
Hugh Morrill, o. GRAY vas In 'o :,
Neodsg on hls way 20 Colebrook' - H.
IS Bean. mill In Mason Is to starr
frhsre 4. 10 b. Christmas festival y, =,
the chapel In Mason on the evening ~
Sewsli sni Webster Walker a'' ''''-
IN, th.Ir f,milie. % Bethel.
n Browns zig weighed - pounds
seven months old.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-17
THE OXFORD BEARS.
TIE oolsos oF rHg WEEK ~ Al,
SECTIONS oF TIE COUNTY.

6erNGL.
Mr.. Thomas Holt. Who dlssi m nj.
hone I'm IAN franci.co. cal. Nox. iath
last. Wa a native % Rsthel. having -,
hofu hen' iicc. ith. lSis. lie Wa en-
gaged In the occupation n builder Tor
.,line time ln this town. aftsrusr,l. An
NaterNllle aud Norway. IT, was for
.ome time chief civll engineer for the
Naine 'eatnl anil Eastern Railroad.
Ntoui i>iG h. went o. California wb.re
D. rvsldci until hi death. InCaliforni,
- engar~i in rsiirosding. mining ans
numbering operations AMI va. lnierc.ts,l
in them a. the time II HI death. lie
va suc,ssssfui in hi husinss. AMI pron.
lneut In rallroad aud NUMBERING cirrlcs.
l'e Vs. a man "a sirong character. of
niafked integrity, courageous aud de-
irfmine'i. fur such man therc l. moth.
ing hut succcss. Rui The close attention
which D. gave o. hi hnsiuess wore up-
on him anil his health failed. lie came
east I'm The early days ~ last season aud
passed ths summer Ia his native village.
boarding, sith n married daughter Who
accompanied him. AZ "a. Bethel House.
and hoping that tn change and r,,.t
eonld revive hi sinking hsal,h. Hut
To rcst rame tees late and I'M "A fee
weeks amer hi return 90 California d.
died. in he prime ~ life when there
was most a. live Tor. b. Was stricken
down in the miisi ~ al. suocvs.cs.
The Congregational socicty arr max
iug preparations for fair AMI cutter.
uinmCuf which viii ocrur M Ideal
linll nat tuesday evening. the 18th
mt. u u unilrr ihr most efficient mtn.
agemeut AMI promises o. D. marked
success.
VIZ. NI.P. >klllings have int com.
pletcl ieisphone Inc from thelr mill.
in thr depof. fhsrv arr quite "a Number
nf thee lines in nur village and mnre
1rv being considered Bethel l. pro-
grvssiug give "a mnrr time.
Nc. khnhall. FORMERLY 20 Thu placv
uou of Nahien, Mass. VA. herc lat
vrrk attending o. huslness natter. and
making shnrt visit.
\ Yer, happy oc,asion VA ths golden
wedding ~ Mr.. anil Mr.. Joseph \
iNiichell which occurr,i Thursdsv
evening last Their house vas wellall.
.ci vifh their many friends. and they
Werr the recipients ~ valuable presents
isesiie. considerable cud coln. Nplca.-
auf evening vns cuioywl hy al prr.eni
thr VI D. socicty arr making prcpnra-
tions for a Christmas trvs aud festival 40
their churCh Christina. evening.
The uulou Temperance meeting VA
bella .u the Jn.,cr.alisi church SUNDAY
evening. the sih int. Among the srrlk-
rr. Coz he evening were Rev. NJ hsr-
ton, rrlf iisll. Ers.. Mr. llauiy. Hutch
Iusun ani lnsk Ilrrr Uas r. full
house anil 10 L. horei th~ goo,l work viii
rnufIuur
lu Merriam. merchaut tailor. 81
Eriifrli. Ne. vhs in town n fev dhN.
iasf SEEK taking urlers o. D. hll~l no
h.. shop iu Er1ddrii. NJ Merriam
rumc. hrrr regularly ani hi. customer.
lrr mu,h pleased With hi. WORK which
l. .-- L. ----L u--------r
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-17


gllhert AMI lr.ter Warren have peel
a auf sauei 81 coris ~ poplar toe =
=. smith and l.. h lngill. and nrr nov
hauling u a. the Maine Central Al
lirovndeh. They have The contract "a
clear thr boz III some ltsu cord. ~ s,i.2i
rer rum.
Gcofgr ~ GRAY IA. bought one-hhli
ore. a. i'cnicXtrr'. valuable pine lot lu
~rlago. They do u"t prupo'" to eat u
lt prcseni.
Mr.. jacob Hatch. of Hrueuheli, l.
riu,a..iug for book in thi. town.
L. \ lugill. .aV- be- shuuld have
brought in e black fuN last week II b.
had not bern .o excited that be- fufgoi Ga
pail " hem be- had hi. gun evoked and
pointed.
Dr. Burnlnm. ~ jefferson, y. H.,
made MI. fricnds herr diving visit thi.
uc,k. IT, va. formerly IN puctlc,
here anil 0. kindly remembered hy many.
e.. u. berry ofDrcring {. whiting here.
4. ~. I'cndcxisr .old the personal
property belonging o. the c.tate 10 the
itr Frank u. Warren, the llth. Ih'
uuperfN 81. usual 40 auction brought "a
guui prir-.