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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
srRAHS

Winter d. ths time Tor the farmer to
cultivate hi mind; summer for him "a
cultivate the soil
Teach cal,r. aud colts to D. lei from
the beginning; Il save. halter breaking
Ia a double sense.
Are YOU treating your stock this win
Ter a. Nell as you know hos and have
"a. means - doingt
Work a. much a. possible Into the
pr.,tier of doing businsss on cash
basis; you ave Interest.
when yuu - home from the village,
take With YOU a load ~ the manure uhat
.ome frllos doesn't want.
The New Dairy says: ~ good >weii-
srr ,hec-s should have an eve for every
inch and tear In every eye.
Tarm Stock aud Home says; Fowls
,rr noe good painters of farm machinery
and tools" No; they are daub..
Col. y. u. Cur,i. says: "slx quarts
Of .ss,l 10 the acrr arr al We should ever
Ne "a get tile best fodder corn.
Don't map oui a course for man and
sNre,t him to follow u. Give him a
chance o. map out course for himself
Bv saving the liquid dropping. Of your
animals. you help prepare yourself 10
liquidaie any claims against YOU
Ifall hmbs are grown To be pat on
the market In summer, wherc u TIE
lamb for the winter market To come
frums
To show the difference, you cannot
fced down corn az yoa do gas, nor
nov h. and have Il grow another crop
Hop growing may D. profitable. ba'
Ne know farmers Who have grown hops
all their live. aud are not very rich yet
The Laws of nutrition are quite nexl-
HE ami the ration can b. considerably
narvowed OF wlien~l without doing W.
jury.
No branch % business requires more
varied and wider knowledgc for its In.
telligeut practice than the busine-. oil
agriculture.
Mix your grain feed 20 that u viii o.
a fair balance to your hay, stoyer, AZ
LACE or other more bulky food. and give
the animal what IL VIII eat up clean OF
] the latter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20

"ohr' aid the sergeant. "who u Mr..
Templetoni What do you know about
him.
"Not very much.- replied the bar.
keeper. "Comes Into our place pretty
often. Usually stops In on his way up.
town of an afternoon. Sometimes comes
In at night. but not often. lie was In
our place half an hour ago"
'liad he been drinkingr'
"Sot much In our place"
"was be intoxicatedY'
"0h no. he never gets drunk. Very
careful drinker. There were some
friends with him. They all went out to-
getner."
"ws there any quarreling among
them
"So. very friendly and Jolly
"siill II might have been Que of them
who lnifci him.
"So." said lIolbrook. II saw this man
standing on the corner ~ Fourteenth
street and broadway. lie parted from
them and came this way; the other.
wen, down four,ecnih street toward the
NORTH river. Tho are lights made every.
thing clear 90 me. AMI there were few
people In the square
"yos. that l. - remarked wcs~ing.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20

brightly. The silence was oppressive; un.
broken only at intervals by the snatches
Of drunken song In the distance and the
occasional rumble u the trains on Third
avenue.
Ilolbrook mciitaici on the uncertainty
Of life. The man Tcmpleion was young.
strong. In health. and In moment be
hal l-cu struck down and was dead. lie
walked the s,rrcis late at night himself
ai times. and the same fate might NJ
easily have bccn his. Hut this manif,stly
was not murder Tor the purIsse u rob
b-ry. And was u wanton blow struck
In sheer wickc,lnes- through lust for
blocli Hardly such thing. do no, occur
In our civilization. There was a motive
for the act. a strong one doabtlcss. The
discovery - the motive would lead o. the
discovery % the murderer. The first
effort - the police would doub,lcss b. To
discover tina, motive.
~ he siooI something spaIklcl. under
,h. sudden fiaTing ~ n distant electric
light. at his feet.
lie picked up the shining object
II was q cuh huti0n-a round. gold
button with diamond imb~ldc,l la it,
top.
llolbrook looked about him. The
numbered man must have lain upon u.
"whsn was that losty' be muttcrrd
to himself Discs t have any conncc.
ton with this murder
"P.haw. be- nddrl. "lt mas have lain
there all night. Bu, stop Thr strcct
sweeping machine passed over this sJot
twenty minutes 90 l,s. hcforv the two
met AMI would have swept IL away"
lie examined u cl0-cly.
"rio huiion belongs to q man Who
commands money and - particular In
his dr,ss. Gooil Blr keeper. AMI -
liccinsn 10 not war diamond buttons ~
thu, Kind. nor cabbics. nor tnmps ,lccp-
ing IN the PARK, nor indeed many law.
yen. II belonged either o. the mur.
dcrcl man ~ hi. murderer
lie felt pleased with himself and
thought b. would make a shrcsd ds.
tectiye.
perhaps it belongs to the coroner. be
aid Aloud. Not probable. be added.
on anolhcf thought n coroner avail
ened In the middle % the night % view
t.piy rcccntly Killed would hardly az.
ray himself with diamond huiions At
all events I Suppose mus, turn IL over
% the auihori,ir. IN the meaniim. {
.l.all go to t.-d.
lie pu, the buiinn in his purse and cn.
tsr~i his hotel
IL was q cur,ou. ooincidsncc that ai
the moment llolhrook p4ekr,i up the bat.
ton young man or fashion. Who had
Just rrturnci from his Grub % his apart.
mcuts. half mile distant. took on hl,
cnat and discovered that the buitonhols.
~ hi, right cun we're torn out and his
cun button gone.
iie lookci a ~ q moment. mutterc,l an
oath and Asked himself. "llow ~ns that
doneF'
Then h. prucce,lcd with hi. di,robins
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20

A curious incident IL HANDED down
from the boyish life Of Schiller. ons
day. In q tremendous thundersiorn, the
family gathered together In III dissui-od
tcrrOr But Pntr Wa missing. and the
father. alarmed for his safety. sought
him In vain in al tbs rooms ~ thu hoasr.
TIe went outdoors % sesrch for the
truant. and TO his surpris. found him
pcrched on a branch % . solitary trc.,
eagerly watching the boavcns and the
flashes which lightei up the gloom. lie
was wholly indifferent 20 the rain, which
had wet him 10 the AKIN. and 30 the dan
ger he incurred To thu sharp reproof
q the father the boy replied with .
glowing face;
Tho lightning l. 80 beautiful wishei
% 80 where 10 came from. --Bo~ton
Herald
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
Lin. rh,.-,.s Con.

Another addition 10 the list Of recently
invented life saving devices IL the shoul.
der line throwing gun. invented by Capt
DArcy-Irying. Of the English royal navy.
The invention consists Of shoulder gun,
having the cop or coil Of line. suspended
In case, earned under the brccch Of the
gun. A rod IL inserted In the barrel, ths
fore end VI the rod being connected with
the end Of the line. which h In the center
of the cop. The line II IA yards long.
and the charge Of powder used u two
drams Upon the gun being fired at q
high elevation the rod h projected mp
ward and forward, carrying the line trail
ing after It. The object Il, Of ,ourrs. 10
land the line over the ship OF other object,
the rci dropping behind H. by THU
means . rope can be made last TO the tail
end Of the line BY the succoring party. and
b hsulcd on board BY sAoss In distxsss
New York Commercial Advwdsw.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20

tsft"f IA T'f'fs isi'
T,laddeus Rich. the former valet of
John l.. Sullivan. when tha, erntleman
was sporting editor of The illustrated
News. had five yrar' experience on The
Chicago trains of the New York Central.
II did fairly well with the company,
said Thaddeu., II hal only tljamon'h
salary. but my ,iTs made it M % about
ga imade good many friends. Twas
trca,od with especial kindness 10y the
vandcrbilts. Mr.. Armour, Of Chicago;
Col lIarkcr. police commissioner OF Gn
cinnati. and don't know how many 9TH
err. The most liberal Traveller l ever met
was Mrs Williams. % Cambridge. Mas.
| mean Irs. Williams. the sister of
George Lewis. th.l.evis who j. oelebrat-
ell Tor giving diamonds away. This lady
no, only tips the porter but tips the div
er. the guard. the fireman, the cook, the
waiter. AMI every servant on the tain.
not with raltTy nickels OF a dollar. but
with A. bills anil sometimes tens.
"Spcaking u liberal people | mustn't
forget 10 mention John l.. Sullivan. lie
never gave me les than e. for blacking
his boots un the car. lie often gave me
morr. Esrccially ono morning when he
hal jumped onme. You he was talk.
ing In his sleep and rolling about rest
le-sly. went toward him and tricd 10
make him comfortable. The moment ]
touched him. however. he leaied mp and
We both fell of heap on the floor. and
with such a racket that everybody wax
sned up. JohnL l.. woke up. too. and Was
much disgustsd when he surveyed the
circus. a. the leielothes had come with
him from the iopbcrth- gathered my.
self togcther the be-t way | could and
crept 90 q corner. while John L. got back
into be.l and wa. soon sleeping again In
the morning when he left the car he
handed me a go b4ll.'-Sew York
World.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20

Tue ssise' ~" " 80. ,
w., u'ih k''s k'.'..'', n',n - , ~" - ~ A..
'"e '.'p1s' .'.,'.. .s.',..'",... ss'''
tongue 70, ''- 80, 49,. ,..v "a,
""l u" ''' "''' NM '
bryan'
"bccanse he fe'us'' 70 sn az, ou''
ness IN Ne" io'A o''l' ''P'"' w" ~
grant
'hs' "au' 'Vu'''""s ''e 49,
r sn' e'''' u VIZ % ~
maze "'' ""'''
very '"ukh y" 'n' " .@' :" "" Wy
bus'hs-' s'e'l "''' '''''' '"''s'
Town =,
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prcc'a'e ~ Nn'n "l 49, ,I' ,,'' = W,
80" ~ w - ,,.I-' y - -, -.
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'nl u'-n' - - go .,'1 ne
p''itI'!' ',' ','''''s '',','',''' ~ ~
An'" lu' '.'s'' s''' '''' ~ s''hs
NY mo,her' Toe certain reasons To-
licvcs slie J. TIE beaT'st h'h, " hot we
sole ofe--tliAt - she ih,nAs siie u VIA
tive have come to rev i~A ~ h'r
rcqucsi, INIT to ldohtliy the dc.'.''''d
man WIN our '','"'s |" M, ''''' nav
ing established th' 'u'n,,i'eA,l'h' 70 ue'
lef'n'n' "ne'h't ny uio'h,' " an p''''
nave - h''l' ta''" ~ w, 'H''' l''''s
myseli' ! don want any pupi'e'ly' Ahd
again. publicity would not help my
scafuh. II there Was anything IN a.
Tho. facts you can verify by telegraph.
tn to uiy mother ~ the lawyer wo con.
sulied. lie u man Of high standing AZ
the Philadelphia har III give you the
address Whenever yOu want hsm.
The sergeant and the coroner consulted.
aud the coroner aid.
MIR Wrssing. your statements viii be
verified. AMI u found a. H. true, Ne shall
not dctain you. bat wr shall exact the
prumi.s that you Will not leave the city
until after you have given your te-'i.
mUny at the inquest
Ihc promise sAs f'ad'iy gwen
The coroner lrit' anu TIE s'fsrAh'
found bfyan "ai'ins ior MN
"Ihi. vii turn cat to 10 mysier'oa.
ease sergcani' said bryah.
IL hoIH io have track of u by 'o-mor'
row night
II don't think YOU Will know some
tlhng ~ this man I'mple'on. lie was
an upright man. not given 20 dissipation
OF 20 having alliances Whsch"ould bring
him into trouble iis was real ,i,. s,ia,s
pfoA'i' n"is A'''' "''''''N'' '''Ns 49,
" so'ns 'n'I !, '''D ,,'l,,. -, 49,, 80, -, - :,
l''' N-'' ''''' W ~ '".-' %
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70 , W 49, 'tI1t,a 80, ",'ia a.. -
ush'A' D,' 'l'"A ~ - - " - ~ - -
l''''h' ~ VI" ''' ~
they met "
Mh! u'You 'n'hA 50 --,,- a..
ne e'''un','Ah..s :, .ui'OIn''"s l'S !, .. Wy
u'e'' 'h' '."'r'e ~ ~. '''', "a. -,
- -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
CHAPTER III.
rir ooRoSrR TAXES CHARGE.

s'h''iNifNNan
up ai this mo-
meni andthe scr.
! lgsant gave him
all the facts In hi-
ps-ss'ssion.
n'codciai. ho
wasa physician,
examined the
body.
"uIaih was In.
s,aniancas." b.
aid. "the knife
passed lstwcen
tl,.filRanfluieFt,.
81 the heart. a
powerful blow"
The tNnnnllcc.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
wro IS rrU MOST POPULAR LADY
IN OXFORD COUNTY,

let the Democrat reader. decide. On
February 1t the Democrat will present
~ the lady Who receive. the most votes
Nicc Roll Top Dcsk, and will In zach
issue of the paper prin, coupon, which
when cat out aud forwarded 10 the
Democrat Odlcc, Paris, Me-, will be
counted Que Ia the contest.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20

"Dsttsr late than never was used over
900 years Ago 10y Thomas Tucker. In his
"Fiye Hundred Poin. % God Hns-
haniry.- Later an Bunyan used u u
Lis Pilgrims PrUgroa~"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
CHAPTER M.
a Srw enAE,crrA rsrri,s

~ a. unihffna
left the station
house the coroner
and tho sergtani
entered into q
cunsultatlonasto
the l.st method
% prucc,lurr
The sergeant
thought be- saw
an opIor,unityt
gain credit q
himself by the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
A BORN ECONOMIST.

or hiils flr~ hss b~>n b~vsrti NJ
In . meaASr thAis modest;
Asd y~s ne da~s Indulge IN fights
of fancy tssi The cissst
Mamma. q coar>e has taught ths ~
iteas es.rnotnic,
Dat nss.s Attils- than IN q say
That's oftiiIs>- Truly oomsh
Ou- simmer eve ~heu yenns sboos
whlls stsii he dsyllsht daiissi.
A qlesn slth0' tn slas nerus sS
Hal IN hsr siishiiy pAiiid.
We 40 that tho tis r.-f al SAs~i
Ain in aimirntbon.
Bes' dainiy htfie fesiur,- -ors
kl-ps - fspr~'Aiioa
-Ar~any foS var thoaxht~- : nd 1
Thsa rfassly sT.oks car Eifiyi
I nnk they're sivafNgant IN kssvsa
To hsht lamp - sAfiJr'
-Eschsns-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
IIR.T FRiZE.

The lady having the hrgcs, numbsr
~ vote. to her cr-ili II the clo.e % the
contest on saturday. Jan. 3l.t at q
o'clock in the afternoon. will receive .
nice Mahogany Finish I.oll Top i.adie.
Drsk.
The de.k I. on exhibition la the show
window of the Norway store of the
Atkinson House Furnishing GO.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
AMONG THE FARMERS.
+" "srHHp rLo~.'

ea praetical Agricultural toVic.
l. s,lfitsl AtiifV.s al c,slasaanisstioas In
tsusissi Tor this deYartnssnt ~ AeHlsUtrrHAi
tpffO9. oxtori petnorFat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20

TIL. Coaidst Have uspps.si las, tssr.
Mrs. Bingo-l wonder wha, makes me
feel - uncomfortable
Mr. Bingo-Judging by the fruitlos
soarch made in the bupau drawer this
morning. l should cay you hal on ons OF
my shirts -Cl0thisr AMI furnisher.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20

Itha shlftiess farmer that furnishes
his wife green wood 70 burn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20

NONEVe.a ~ sssei ey erisrias
MONE IT, I yss,x gI,s:..s ros..i i'fs Ss.,s. :. n.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
WANTED.

4 casapstsut Girlsr ui.iils Nssi wesnsn q 10
r~nsrai IIsusTaark ln snail fasally. a peftnant
sltlafisn fsr . ssfisfartury rertI
AdiNss, Box tiss Anburns We
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
Dentists,
IlRIw pAyIs.
Dentist.

DAVIS uingK sot-rU PARIS.
E.Hfsr Plate tatt Nfsr rl1ies fsuti ifHri
prEf.r Tfstls tr.Iaa.Ii t'lstrs ani ~sli tsnI.
pIsfss t..EI Nunr ArpH-ia. trHsns 80
49,. W.-k 4. .r..fsft. Hiti.af 49, 90 a.iriir
f.t.-.I ~ ttT rIsltrtr Ftnratar u-sl shsn iefif
e.i No tfvIsaHlr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
sICONp RUN.

The lady Who ha. the .econd largest
number ~ votes al the close ~ the con-
test will receive an llXlI oil Portrait of
herself of any other person whom she
dc.irc.. Tho portrait io b. painted by
Chase ~ oxford, the we'll known artist.
That u. .bc may send either Ia Va, or
direct to Mr.. Chase, AZ oxford, any pie
turc .hs chooses aud Chase will enlarge
Il to ilNiI Sire With a good nat aud
paint Il In durable oil colors az our ef-
pense.
4 sample picture l. on exhibition With
the prize desk AZ the Norway storr of
the Atkinson House Furnishing 60.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20

iIE place WAS unioo
square; the ,imc. an hour
after midnight
Three men. leaving
,hrrc different points on
the square. me, n little
north II the monument
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20

Dentist,

Dentist,
NORWAY, MANI
or.s a. NNn ~ ooruef panforth.
ru. uaa a..
o., Arut.iaI Fissr. 90 o.. sauauiei b -
tss f.s.t tssth aa.i rihfgr na.is
ssu.f,ruaa saannte-i b. ever par'isu.af %
aa pay.
FiHur. asaIkin.i. ~ rva-snabis rriess
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20

oaass. sf a. H. ue.sh,e". ps~''
stsss. sad Hardware. -
tartlsu. Malnf. Nuf. = ~
NJ = EIrharIs 10Th Isarls, ihyar -ir
Tts IFa aias-ss ressiFesi -atarltY. u -,
tsstsi ttrrn sinrs that tiuis at sci thssn go
Gt anl an rla-.si 9Th tiletn aptl can ti,ssI
r-rourngud 49, ene a. nss-i - -hfiI'. " -. ~
siss Vuu trtsl fssnnx rendsieut zee can NJ ".
q tileir safIsftrtian. "a arV ~ absry :" fetet
any ens o. ms.
CR uOUcuro>.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
InIRn rRIEE.

The lady having the third largest mum
bcr of votes AZ the clo.e of the contest
will receive a nice pearl handle gold Pm.
The pen I. on exhibition q, IA" store OF
lIills the jeweler, Norway.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
SEVENTH rRiLE.
ErLIs ron yOTING.

1. Cut out the ballot below aud write
plainly on the blank lines the name and
residence Of the lady for whom you de-
.lre to vote. and send the ballot Ia the
Democrat Ofilcc, Paris.
2. There Z. M restriction a. to the
lady voted for, except that she must
reside In oxford County.
.. All vote. will be- received and
counted at the Office ~ the Oxford Dem
ocrat, and the result of the balloting
will be plbli.hei In each Issue OF the
Democrat.
4. Every copy % the Democrat dur
Ing Dccsmber and January will contain
one ballot. and orders for extra copies
will b. promptly filled by the publishers
at four cents each.
s. No reduction will b. made for large
quantities, and no coupon Will be fur
nl.hed or printed except In the regular
Issue. of the Democrat.
g. The polls will hnally close at Q
o'clock on the afternoon of saturday,
January Ji.t, ls9i.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
THE DIAMOND BUTTON
PROM ritE DIARY or A LAWYER AND TiiH
SOrr BOOK of REfoRTER
By BARCLAY NORTH.

Cccp,rsxhi~i. is-o. by q. n DunAAna rnhliss~d
~ sy-sssi srassyraeat throask he AmsrsoAs
fre.s As-ccisticaD
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
TTut PRIZE.

The LADY having the ffih larges, mum
b.r ~ vote. At the cl0.c of the contest
will receive a year. subscription Ia De
mOrest's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
FOURTH rum.

The lady having the fourth largest
number Of votes at the close % the con-
te.t will receive year. subscription to
Harper. BaIar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20
.INtu FRiEE.

The lady having the sixth largest mum
Der of votes al the clo-e of the contest
Nlll receive Que years subscription 10
the Cosmopolitan Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-20

Winter d. ths time for the farmer to
cultivate his mind summer for him Ia
cultivate the snu.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-09
SHEEP IN HOT WEATHER.

Hot weather is one of the most critical
times of the year for all cattle, and the
mortality is almost as great among the
sheep as during middle winter unless the
owner oversees the flock. and attends to
their needs carefully. Hot weather pro-
duces the parasites which infest the sheep
and directly cause the growth of ticks,
lung worms, liver worms and stomach
worms. These enemies are especially in
furious TO the lambs, and great harm may
be done by a little inattention. The COM
blnatlon farmer and shepherd is very ant
10 forget the flock during summer. owing
TO the press of other farm work, and the
growing lambs naturally contract bad
haolts ana stop growing. If this growth
should cease, decay begins, and the nara
sites are ready for their work.
In feeding the tlocks it should be seen
that the lambs get their share, and are not
crowded away by the older eneS. Ifneces-
sary separate them from the flock during
feeding hours. They should be given
feed of oats to keep them growing and in
exeeiient condition, but if oats cannot
be obtained easily corn and bran will
answer all purposes. The sheep do not
thrive so well when the hot seasons are
wet, ana II the pastures are on the low
lands this feed of oats will be needed
ali the more. II the pastures are wet
huch OF the time the sheep will become
lame from fouls in the cleft of the foot
This should be remedied as soon as 1iscov-
cred. If one of the flock limps a little il,
should be caught and the foot cleaned ont
and the surplus hoof trimmed off. A
little powdered blue vitriol sprinkled into
the cleft of the hoof will be good in pre-
venting boot rot. The fouls are freouei,tIv
the direct causes of foot rot, and if these
are attended 10 In wet weather great deal
of injury will be avoided.
The pastures should be changed often
and the ewes and lambs should be GIVEN
the best and dryest pastures on the farm
III is the low, wet pastures where the harm
comes TO the sheep Stagnant nonds
should not be in the reach of the ilock.
Pure running spring water should be given
to them every day. and the troughs should
be cleaned ont often. Salt should he given
TO them mixed with little sulphur. to
help keep down the parasites. Attention
to these little details may seem unimnor-
tant at hrst, but they constitute the chief
charm OF good shepherd. and thew are
always probably PAID for in the long run.
u u
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-09

The funeral of the late W. II. Gladstone, ED
est son OF the great statesman, took place
Wednesday at Hawarden.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-09
IMPROVED BUTTER PACKAGES

There is no more important improve
ment needed in the dairy business than
that of the wooden butter tubs and pack-
ages. No article of the farm is 60 ant 70
take ITS flavor from the wood in which it
Is packed as butter. and during the hot
season OF the year butter frequently be-
comes rancid or loses much of its fine
navor through contact with the wooden
tub. In the early DAYS of dairving tho
farmers had plenty of wood 10 select from
and II was ali extremely cheap, and they
were always careful to take only such
woods that were naturally sweet and best
Tor manufacturing butter packages and
tups. Their tubs and nrkins were made
by hand, and not by machinery, and they
Neremade with such scrupulous care that