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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
Did the Ant. Talk2

Sir James Boyle, the great Irish nat
uralist, always contended that ants bad
a language Of their own, by which they
made known their wants and fears 70
others Of their kind. One day he en-.
countered a colony that was evidently
moving to new quarters. All appeared
in the very best Of spirits, and when
ever two meg the naturalist noted that
they put their heads together as though
chatting very earnestly. To settle the
matter in his own mind as 10 whether
they were really talking or not, he
killed one OF them to observe the effect
il would have on the others. The eye
witnesses TO the murder hastened TO the
rear and halted every one OF the advanc-
ing column by laying their antenne to-
gethor. The column instantly separated
10 the right and the left, none Of the
marchers afterward passing within less
than six feet Of their dead companion,
though the remains Of the insect were
directly in the beaten path. st. Louis
Republic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
The Watch Adiuster,

Perhaps tho most highly skilled and
best paid men in the Matchmaking bust
ness aro the watch adjusters. One ad-
juster in great factory used TO receive
$40. 900 year.
The adjuster's work is one OF the i'm
portant elements Of cost in the making
of fine watch, and $40, 900 adjuster
should be competent 10 perfect any
watch, whatever its delicacy and cost.
IL is the business Of the adjuster to take
new watch and carefully go over all
its parts, fitting them together so that
the watch may be regulated TO keep
time accurately to the fraction Of a
minute a month. Regulating is very
different process from adjusting, and
much simpler. A watch that cannot be
regulated so rs TO keep accurate time
may need the hand of the adjuster, and
if it is valuable, the owner will be 'ad-
vised TO have it adjusted. There are
watch adjusters in New York working
ON their own account and earning very
comfortable incomes.
To the adjuster every watch that
comes under his hands gets to have a
character of its own. He knows every
wheel and screw and spindle that helps
to constitute the watch. He knows its
constitution as physician knows that
of an old patient. He can say what the
watch needs after an accident, and can
advise as to whether it is worth adjust
ing.
No new watch can be depended upon
until it has passed through the hands Of
the adjuster, for however admirable the
individual parts Of the works, their per-
feet balance is to be obtained only by
such study and experiment as it is the
business Of the adjuster to make. The
adjuster is q highly skilled mechanic,
with wide knowledge Of his trade and
the utmost deftness in its prosecution.
New York Sun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
Lost-A Point.

Historic are the instances Of points
missed in the retelling of good story.
Who has not heard Of Charles Lamb g
BADLY tired" wheel twisted into bad
" wearied," with a consequent loss Of
the point? And here is one that was
overheard at one Of the little French
restaurants.
One of the habitues Of the place had
Just returned with coat Of tan that
spoke even louder for glorious vaca-
ZION than any words.
"I've been roaming around through
the upper parts Of the state" he said,
"and many quaint and curious things
have seen. One Of them was an inn,
old as the hills, I guess. It's name. too,
was particularly appropriate for ho-
tel, Dew Drop Inn.
His hearers commented on the apt
ness, and later in the evening, when a
stranger joined the party, one Of the
number tried to tell about this hotel
and could not understand why the late
conner did not see the aptness when be
told that on the signboard were the
words, please Walk In. New York
Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
NUMBER Al.
CHINESE HAIR SOAP.
It IL Disagreeabie to Look at, but Has
Excellent Effect.

I'm the great empire Of China you run
across some very odd things, writes
Margherita Arlina Hamm. One Of these
is what we might call hair soap and is
used for shampooing purposes. How 1t
is made never could find ont, but from
the mere appearance Of the article
should say il was composed Of fine cnrl-
ed hay, oatmeal, wheat husks, grease
and little borax. IL looks for all the
world like some Of the oil cakes which
dairymen feed 20 their cows in winter
time. In the market il Is sold by the
.ake, or to those who cannot afford the
luxury in small pieces. The cake is
round or elliptical in outline, from an
inch 10 2 inches in thickness, from IL
inches 10 2 feet in length and from to
) inches in width. It must weigh two
Or three pounds.
In using it your maid breaks of
pieco about ne large as an ordinary cake
Of toilet soap. When applied 20 the
hair. il produces fair lather. and the
hay and husk separate and work their
way into the scalp. The rubbing causes
them 10 polish tho scalp as we'll as the
hair itself The subsequent rinsing car
rics away all these vegetable ingredients
and leaves the hair and scalp III beauti
ful condition--the former soft and silky,
the latter pink and warm. While the
hair soap is very ngly to look NJ and
seems altogether ridiculous, yet If you
use it once you arc simply charmed
with your new acquisition and employ
it regularly thereafter.
Equally odd and useful are the tongue
scrapers They are made Of tin for the
very poor. of silver FOR the prosperous
and Of gold for the very rich. They are
about tho general dimensions Of a
whalebone, excepting they are much
shorter The shortest are four inches IN
length, and from that they run up 20 a
foot One end Of the metal ribbon is
attached 70 silver ring, by which the
scraper can be hung from a nail in the
bathroom when not i'll use.
The edges are not sharp, like a knife,
but resemble that Of q screwdriver.
What is wanted is an edge that will not
cut on the one side, but will remove
any coating from the tongue upon the
other. Besides cleansing the tongue It
is also supposed to strengthen that use
ful member and to keep il free from any
eruption. The blade is usually plain
and FURNISHED, but in the more expen-
sive styles it is chased in patterns that
are almost Greek in their beauty and
Dracp
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
Wrrtched London Houses.

The majority Of London houses are
unfit 10 live in, quite apart from their
defective drainage. About questions OF
foundations much mere nonsense has
been written recently, and all the while
death is allowed 20 be continually ac-
tive in the roofs. Houses are mostly
built with some part Of the outer walls
bat one brick-of nine inches-thick, and
workmen's houses, self contained, y
are wholly built with merely nine inch
work. Yet bricks are seldom made so
dense that moisture cannot penetrate a
nine inch wall, and Ii inch is the
least that should be used for the main
walls Of dwelling houses. This slight
extra thickness and the joint Of mortar
at corresponding little extra cost tend
10 obstruct both heat and cold, both
damp and sound.
The heat in summer time and cold IN
winter never are efficiently excluded by
nine inch, one brick wall. and in the
winter freezing outer walls condense
the moisture III the rooms, which thus
become unwholesome. Roofs are con-
structed with extreme tenuity; an inch
Of slate and plaster is the wholly insult
iicient covering and protection Of an
average London house. The attics, low
pitched and extremely hot or cold, are
quite unfit for servants sleeping rooms.
No wonder that so many Of these girls
are stunted, narrow chested and ane-
mic and that consumption has become
a national disease. The servants sit or
work in basement rooms in 20 degrees
Of heat for several hours, then going up
to these cold attics they experience an
immediate fall Of 80 degrees or even 20
degrees And in that frost and chill
they lie throughout the winters night,
while in the summer the excessive heat
is painfully eAhausting. Quarterly Re-
view
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
IhE GRANGE ON IARlFF.

We notice that some of the subordi-
nate oranges are still passing resolutions
on the relation of tariff 10 agriculture.
The last state grange 10 act on the mat
ter was that OF Missouri, this grange
demanding that an export bounty, so
long as protection holds, be given to
farmers. This is equivalent 10 demand
ing protection for farm products, al
though il operates somewhat differently
from a protective tariff. Since the
movement began for eQualizing agri-
culture with other industries, so far a.
legislation can affect the problem, it has
grown and given evidence of being an
earnest one. Since the national grange
i about 20 meet IL will not be inappro-
priate 10 quote the resolutions passed
last wear. as we have not formerly laid
them before our readers. The resolu-
tjons in question were as follows:
THAT farmers will insist on and de
mand the same measure OF protection
and benefits derived therefrom as are
accorded other industries OF this country.
I'VE emphatically insist that IL Is un-
Just 10 the best interests OF agriculture
that any agricultural product OF our
country should be on the free list, while
the manufactured article made theretrom
and which is largely purchased and con-
sumed by the farmers who produce the
said agricultural product, is protected
by duty.
That as long AS the protective tariff
is in operation for the protection and
benefit of American industries, we de-
mand an equal measure of protection
and benefit therefrom for all agricultural
products.
Nearly every county, except Eng
land. imposes an import duty on staple
agricultural products. We, therefore,
demand that reciprocal trade treaties be
entered into by this country, when possl-
ble, with other nations, which shall al
low the products Of American farms To
enter those countries free of duty, or nj
less duty than that paid by other COM
peting nations; and for said concessions,
this country can afford TO allow those
countries entering into this reciprocal
trade relation TO import into this coun-
try, free of duty, or at reduced duty,
such products of any such country as
are not produced in this country. BY
this means American farmers will en-
large their markets and avoid the ruin
Gus competition of cheap labor on the
cheap lands of the semi-civilized
countries Of the world. d."-Mirror and
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
FARM FAGOTS.

Do not deal with travelling photo
graphers who would confer distinction
npon you by giving you free photo
graph because you belong to the four
hundred of your town.
Dealers Of milk in Philadelphia have
been putting borscic acid into 1t. A
recent law forbids the use OF this acid:
The use of water with it formed one OF
the chief objections.
The grange is showing some signs Of
Increased activity in the West. There
has been quite a large addition to the
number of oranges that have organized
or will organize in Indiana.
T.. w. Bull, the originator OF the
famous Concord grape, who recently
djed. has been very widely noticed oy
the press of the nation. Kindly tributes
have been paid to his memory.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
EARMsRs FAVE IlMs FoR STUDY

FARMERS HAVE lime RON = lOOf.
Farmers. some Of them, claim they
have 10 time for study and for reading
that hard labor commands their full at
teution. True, farmers must work, but
they can think while they work. Since
the work aud the study are allied to
each other, the one aids the other
rather than interfeTes with IL. We
know hard working farmer. and
one we'll schoOled in the principles In
yOlVed 10 his business, who saws his best
thoughts are born while his hands are
employed in his work. II i a common
practice with him 10 carry pencil aud
paper In his pocket, and from time 10
time 10 note down ideas a. they occur,
ana conclusions a. reasoned out.
20. too. reading, even extensive read
ing. NAV not interfere with work. Read
ing NAV De done Ia snatcheS of time
otherwise not taken up and which oc-
cur with every one, hoNever busy work
ers they may be, almost every day.
They can resd in these leisure moments.
then think IL over and study lis teach
ingS while al work. We hSye in mind a
well-knOwn writer Of our time on agri-
cultural topics, and an acknowledged
authority. OF whom il WAS said by a
domestic in the family, We'll may he
know something, for he never sits down
a moment in the house without ooos
or "a paper in his hands.
This reading and study Is much as the
individual cultivates taste for It. IL
the farmer really desires knowledge oil
his business he can easily find the time
for reading aud study, aud that, too
without in any degree interfering with
his work. Ia fact labor Is pleasanter' l.
lighter and easier with the mind engaged
in STUDYING the secrets otherwise in-
volved in The work carried on. 30, too,
The farmer reads and studies 70 best sd-
vantage who is carrying on the work he
i Al the same time investigating. That
farmer also succeeds best who knows
most about his busineSs.-Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
Won tho Cup.

"What are these cups fori" asked a
well dressed man Of jeweler, pointing
to some elegant silver cups on the coun-
ter.
These are race cups, to be given as
prizes.
'If that's SO, suppose you and race
for one?" And the stranger, with the
cup in hand, started, the jeweler after
him. The stranger won the cup. Pick
Me Up.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19

Dolor-There's not much for me 70
live for; l don't suppose l have friend
In all the world.
Philo-Not much to live for? Non
sense. II you have no friend, You have
nobody 10 borrow money Of you. nobody
to call when you are in the middle OF
an interesting book, nobody TO tell stor-
les about you to other people; nobody,
in short, to bore you before your face
and to abuse you behind your back.
And you say you have nothing to live
for Boston Transcript.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
lMpRONE IHE lime.

The weather this autumn has been un-
usually favorable for completing the
harvest. and also FOR pushing the other
farm work. The cold nights remind Us
that a brief time oulv remains in which
to round ell the work on the farm for
the year. Every farmer, then, who
means business should see 10 II that no
time il allnwed to pass by unimpreved
in PREPARATION for next years cropping
Every furrow wanted should be turned
and every load OF manure spread upon
thc land where needed, in preparation
for the cropping Of another year
Everything possible should be done to
forward the work of spring time. Any
uegIec, now will discount from ,h'
operstions another year. The success
ful farmer is always on time Win Ms
Work.-Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
The Treatment of Headache.

There are so many causes for head
aches and 50 many conditions that lead
up 10 this distressing malady that II Is
often very difficult 70 diognosticate the
case properly, said medical man of
wide experience "Of course, If the root
OF the matter is not reached, medicines
avail nothing and may do more harm
than good. One thing, however, is quite
certain, and that il that congestion Is a
very frequent accompaniment Of head
ache, and the pressure on the brain be-
comes extremely painful and may lead
% dangerous consequences. lt - eyl-
dent, therefore, that any course Of treat
meut that relieves the oyerfull blood
vessels Of the brain must BE- desirable.
1t is always best 10 consult some relia-
BILE physician, if one Is within reach'
but this great many people are ayerse
10 doing. and some are so situated tflat
medical aid is not within call. For this
class Of persons "A simple remedy may
be mentioned that has been the means
uf relieving many a sufferer and Is 30
easily applied and so absolutely harm
less that II is well worth knowing:
"When the beating, humping sensa-
tion begins in the head, take equal
quantities Of pure cayenne pepper and
flour. Mix them up with water to form
smooth paste thick enough 70 spread
like a salye. Put this upon piece Of
soft paper and apply it 70 the back OF
the neck just below the edge Of the hair.
In warm weather il is best 20 wash the
neck with cloth wet with soap and
water, as the oily perspiration may in
terfere with the action of the plaster
One great advantage Of cayenne pepper
plaster over mustard is that, while the
latter frequently blisters, the former
never does so, no matter how strong 1t
is applied In the use Of mustard, If the
skin is broken. all treatment must cease
until il heals, but with pepper, when
the plaster loses its effect, another may
be applied without unpleasant conse-
ouences. New York Ledger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
WhERE ABE WE All,


Winter Is approaching, and dairymen
have their milking herds 10 care for dur
ing a long confinement at the barn. 1t
has long been popular theory, and one
easy to comprehend, and therefore gen
orally accepted, that cows must be pro-
yided with warm quarters, and studious-
ly shielded from the cold during this
long season OF low temperature. II we
would have them furnish Us a liberal
dow Of milk, aud pay Us generously for
their care aud keep. Boards and
shingles are cheaper than meal;" "no
farmer can afford TO warm his cattle
with hay and grain keep the cows
In the barn protected from the outside
zero temperature ''every time YOU
I turn the cows out into the outside air for
water discounts their milk, aud calls for
just that more feed To keep up the
natural heat Of the animal" cant
Afford 10 burn hay and meal to warm the
/ barnyard-" these and many Others of a
Ike purport are the expressions that
have been sounded from the platform of
dairymen's conventions, and filled the
columns Of dairy journals. No one has
yet arisen 10 pronounce them improper
or inconsistent.
Now, disease i abroad among the
COWS. tnsound ard unhealthy milk Is
the theme for discussion, aud We hear
aud We read Giscourses on sterilization
aud on Pasteurizing of milk for the pro-
lection OF the people from resulting dis
ease and consequent death. And the
remedy against this condition of things
is. ventilation" More ventilation of
stables Is wanted :" give the COWS pure
air 20 live 10" "pure mir is n preventive
of disease :" ''pure air Il curative
agency" better ventilation must be
provided these are the expressions
nov heard on every hand. All this Is \
rational theory, and no one rises To Tt
flute it.
But how Is the farmer going to put
this and that together in his practice:
The laws of ventilation are fixed, and
unfortunately are such that they cannot
be made 70 fit both cases. No other
way is known in ventilation than To
draw away the foul air and supply it,
place with fresh, uncontaminAted air
from the free circulation outside. This
outside air is cold In winter, aud II
drawn freely into the cow stables, must
refrigcrate as well as purify the quarters
Of the stock so long As the temperature
l. governed only by the radiation Of
heat from their own bodies. Thus the
extent 10 which this puriticaiion Of the
quarters in which the stock is kept con-
fined j. carried. l. dependent on the
volume Of air removed on the one hand,
and supplied by the inflow Of frigid air
on the other. Every one who has
handled stock knows that IL requires a
free movement of air in order 10 keep
their quarters pure and uncontamiuated.
Hence, both warm quarters and pure air
are impracticable Ia winter without arti-
fetal heat; and fire heat, Il Is well
understood. i cneryating and unhealthy
because unnatural % domestic animals
Hence. 20 De consistent in the rational
care 81 our stock, something OF the
popular theories and platform lectures
10 farmers must be given up. What
shall il he:-Maiue Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
OVER THE SEA TO SKYE

Sing me song OF q lad that Is gone.
Say, could that lad be IL
Merry of soul, he sailed on q day
Over the sea TO Skye.
Null was astern, Egg on the port,
Rum on the starboard bow,
Glory Of youth glowed I'm his soul
Where Is tina: glory nowg
Sing me song OF lad that Is gone.
say, could that lad be II
Merry OF soul, he sailed on a day
Over the sea 10 skye.
Give me again all that was there,
Give me the sun that shone,
Give me the eyes, give me the soul,
Give me the lad that's gone'
Sing me song OF lad tina, Ia gone.
say. could that lad he II
Merry OF soul he sailed on day
Over the sea 10 skye.
Billow and breeze, islands and seas,
Mountains of rain and sun,
All that was good, AL that was fair,
All that was me IL gone.
-RoBKRr Louis STEVENSON
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
INDEPENDENCE OF LAND OWNER
SHIP.

-
SHIP.
IL is good TO get hold Of bit OF
ground, however small IL may be, and
own il free from any sort OF encum-
brance. We don't know why it Is, but
there is something in the ownership OF
land that seems to add dignity to man
hood. In the universe of which we
form a part, we know Of nothing so
substantial AS the earth upon which we
walk. Change and uncertainty are all
around Us. Above US the heavens are
bright. or dark. as the day follows night
the great sea IL calm, and anon tossed
With tempests. But the land Is at rest
FROM age TO age.
IL il good TO own land, because we
build thereon a home, and come thereby
into the natural heritage OF man, the
flowers and fruits of the earth. IL Is
good TO see thirg rs grow, and to reflect
that they belong TO Us. We plant tree,
and before we are aware it has stretched
out brawny arms, put forth Hood OF
blossoms, aud a few days later we are
invited TO banquet. Its our own tree
The children play beneath its shade,
psrtake of its fruit. and are conscious ol
Joint ownership. Buy land, young
man. and build.-Orange County
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
,nMINI>TRAroH's SALE.

ari Gri-t Nh and store. s
>.. g., ..r belonging q the Estate o
.. T... at. 90 south Paris.
r.- ....tit.i for wany years oy n
Paw. .- turrany AMI 5y The ate owner
... s.- .rr.uac- the night % huwa-e e
H.r The iau wa~ thoroughly ~
Dr.. mii - iu Spoi condition. y
r.. .-e fa. is -iii doing a gOod hu-i
.r. u-uutrty Wil bs >otd az uar
.a r.t, parties this q -P.cndi'
.... .rt. "a wei estat tiscc,i ami pay
-t Apply o.
A TRUE. Admr..
- Commercial St-,
Portland. Me.
, s. wilson. -. Paris, Me
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19

Tatterden Torne-Ic calls de mug W w'at
don't give bloke 25 cents barbarian.
Willie (the dude tramp)-Wherefo' q
barbawian, deah boy?
Tatterden Torne-Becuz he gives no
uuarter. See New York Ledger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
The Verdict.

"Did the jury find the prisoner
guilty?" inquired man concerning
burglar.
"No, sir." responded the policeman.
~They didn't find him at all He got
away. Detroit Free Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
YEARS OF INTENSE PAIN.

DR.. j. II. Watts, druggist and physi-
clan. Humboldt. Neb.. who suffered with
heart disease for four years, trying every
remedy and all treatments known 10 HIM
self and fellow-practitioners; believes that
heart disease is curable. He writes:
81 wish 10 tell what your valuable medi-
cine has done for me. For four yearsl had
heart disease OF the very worst kind. Sew
eral physicians l consulted, said 1t was
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
Only Skin Deep.

"villain!" she hissed. Deep dyed
Fillain - The tattooed man looked hurt
Indeed, ma am" said he, II hasten to
assure you that it is only skin deep. -
Catholic Mirror.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19

Those who attain to any excellence
commonly spend life in some single
pursuit, for excellence is not often gain
ed ON easier terms. johnson.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19

The fruit growers of California are
or0snizing 20 handle their own products
for the purpose Of reaching the markets i,
more directly than by the present method
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-19
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPRED +" rHx PLow."

correspondence on practical agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications In.
tehste0 Tor this department Ia HE>RN ID. HAM.
soSp, Agricultural Editor oxford Democrat.
Paris. Me.