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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
RiIMEORn cEMIaE

The Grand Army hold services here
May 3lst, with bean dinner, Ellis River
band, etc. A. X. Aayberry will deliver
the address.
F. w. Graham Is rebuilding his barn.
q. T. Thurston has built an ell to his
house.
Isaac Small has bought stand here
Of r. H. Bartlett.
G. H. Graham has the post Office
about completed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
NEST PERIL.

At West Peru station last Monday
Herbert Andrews four-horse team got
frightened at the passenger train and
ran, throwing Mr.. Andrews, and the
wagon passed over him, hurting him
quite badly. At last reports he was i'm
proving.
School commenced last Monday under
the instruction Of Mrs. NJ. Hall Of Peru.
whooping cough is prevailing In our
village.
Ward Towards 1-yesr-old daughter
broke her arm while playing.
Married, In Franklin Plantation, May
IL, by Rev. A. Abbott, Josiah Hall, Jr.,
and Miss Alice Atkins. both OF Peru.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
RlJMEORD

Mrs. Olive Haines from Bethel Is In
town.
Mr.. Isaac Small has sold his place at
the Corner to Florus Bartlett and moved
to the Centre.
Mrs. Blodgett has moved to the Corner.
Mrs. j. w. Stuart Is In Portland this
week.
MIR. Farnum commenced gathering
cream nights the 10Th inst.
Those who have potatoes 10 sell were
given the chance to haul them to Locke's
Mills for % cents per bushel.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
SHEEP.

Any one that would like 10 see a good
flock Of sheep and lambs, can do so, by
calling on A. E. Stevens Of Milton Plan
tstion. Also his registered Oxford
Down Buck, Guelph Duke 10Th, Num-
bered l0705; bred by Henry Arkell,
Arkell, Ont. LANDED March 1895; sired
BY The Mob, No. 1883; dam, Puslinch
Maid, No. 1857. Guelph Duke sheared
10 IA lbs. Of wool. Sheared and weigh
ed by Henry Russ Of Woodstock.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
THE OXFORD BEARS
THE oolNcS OF THE WEEK ~ AL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.


rrsi Baptist Church. Rev. II. A. Roberts,
Pastor. Preaching every sunday At II A. =.
SUNDAY school at II NJ Sabbath Evening Ser
vice at 7:oo ?. n. Prayer Meeting Wednesday
Uniyerssi,ss Church: Rev. 4. w. Pierce, Pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday at II A. =. sun
day School at L u. Meeting of Young Peoples
Christian Union, Sunday evening at 30 O'Clock.
Col. aud Mrs. Albert 8. Austin arrived
Tuesday from Boston, where they have
been for several months.
Mr.. Lewis M. Brown and family ar
rived At Old Brick for the summer Tues
day.
All those interested In the spring
house cleaning at the Universslist
church are requested TO meet ut the
church TO attend to that duty, Thursday
morning at O'Clock.
Our boys played ball with the Norway
BOYS on the circus grounds Saturday
afternoon. That Is, they called 1t ball
game TO start with, but they got so
ash med Of Ii that they agreed 10 stop
at the end Of the eighth inning. Norway
got Is scores, and Paris Hill got some
where from Is to 80, according TO the
care with which the scorers attended to
their duty. The Hill boys don't feel
very badly over IL.
Some changes as well as repairs are
being made on the sidewalks. A walk
has been built where there was none be-
fore, ia front of Miss Cushmsn's on NJ ain
Street, and the walk In front OF the At
wood and Perhsm places on Lincoln
Street, Is being moved from its old place
near the houses and fence TO line nearer
the road, SO as To make IL pretty nearly
straight for the length OF the street.
Vim. h. kimball Post, G. a. r., and
Relief Corps will attend service ut the
Universaiist church here next Sunday at
30 Z. NJ, snd this service will tske the
place Of the regular forenoon service.
The sunday School will be nj IL o'clock
as usual. The band will play tao or
three selections at the afternoon service.
Arthur W. Hammond and wife Of Ber-
| lin, y. H.. visited Mrs. Ill mmond's
mother, Mrs. c. III. Ripley, last week.
+. Stowe Crocker, Esq with his wife
and child, are expected here this week.
Mr.. Croker has been in quite poor
health the past winter and hops to re
cuperste by the change of climate FROM
Georgetown, Mass, 10 Paris Hill.
The Little Androscoggin Valley Sur
day School Association will meet here
June 81. Full programme will be given
next week.
The band put In few hours OF prac'
tice on street work Friday afternoon
greatly 10 the delight of the small boys
as well as TO the profit of the band.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
PERU.

Mrs. Sabra Robinson has returned
home from Sumner where she has been
at work.
Miss Maggie Castle has gone to Mexico
to work for Mrs. Kidder.
Miss Ada Gerrish Is teaching school In
District No. 2.
II. w. Babb has got done planting.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
NORTH BuCkFlGlD.

Fred Harlow, who has been at work
for John Childs Of Floral Park, \. Y,
Is ~ home for while.
J. II. Carey, wife and son, OF Salem,
Mass, are In our place for a short vaca-
ton.
Gideon Fletcher has sold colt TO
South Paris parties.
Olin Pingree's wife of Bethel Is with
her sister, Mrs. Ed Damon, for while.
Norman Bessey has traded horses
with Bert Millett Of South Paris.
q. ID. Warren Is AT home for a while.
There seems 10 he quite a call for beef
cattle In this vicinity just now.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
EAST BETHEL.
Apple trees are In bloom.

Apple trees are In bloom.
Frank Harmon Of Lowell, travelling
agent for the Oxford County Advertiser,
was through this place last week.
Vim. +. Brown has rented his house al
Bryant Pond and gone to Berlin, n. ii.
Mr.. Brown Is in this place for few
weeks now working for c. c. kimball.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. B. Howe spent last
Saturday and Sunday with friends at
Birch Lodge, Towards Pond.
II. +. Bartlett has gone to Andover
to work.
Miss Hattie Thomas Is working for
Mrs. Eugene Bean.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
WEIchvILlE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Jordan Of Me-
chanic Falls visited their daughter, Mrs.
Nellie Kendall, last Sunday.
Mr.. Arthur Staples Is moving Miss
Emma Washburne's goods into her tene-
ment opposite s. E. Kings store. Mrs.
Seth Ames Is assisting her.
Mr.. Ezekiel Pinkham had paralytic
shock last week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
COMING EVENTS.

MAY 25-wcst oxford Sunday school Assccia-
ton. Centre Lowell
june Norway high school graduation.
June State Assessors Convention, tryeburg.
June 9.-state Assessors Convention, South
Paris.
June :. s.-Oxford Congregational Conference,
Norway Centre.
June ll.--Stafe A assessors Convention, RumfOrt
Pals
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
Commisstoners' Notice.

OXFORD. IS: May 18th, A. ID. ls9i
We. the undersigned. having been appointed
i,y the Honorable sewari ;. stearps. Judge OF
Probate within and for said County. Com.
missioners 10 receive and decide upon the claims
OF the creditors OF MARSHALL WALKER,
late OF fryeburg In said County. deceased.
whose e.tate has been represented insoivent.
hereby give pnblic notice agrccaby 20 the order
Of the said Judge Of Probate, that six months
from and after April sDth, lss, have been allowed
10 said creditors 10 present and prove their claims,
and that we will attend to the duty assigned US
nj the Office OF r. Hastings In Fryeburg. In said
County. an Saturday, June esth. lsg'. Saturday.
July sl-t, lss1, AMI Saturday, september 18Th,
Is9I, Ia ten u the clock In the forenoon OF each
Of said days.
ALBION p. GORDON, Commissioners.
EDWARD T.. HASTINGS,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25

rxRns ;-Sl-5 50 year II paid strictly In advance.
Otherwfse ea.oe year. single copies cent?
ApyKRrIsEAKxrs ,-All legal advertisements are
given three consecutive insertions for 81 80 per
Inch In length Of column. Special consrActs
made with local, transient and yearly adverus
ere.
jon PAINTING New type. fast presses. steam
power, experienced workmen and low priccs
combine 10 make this department Of our ousi
ness complete and popular.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
SWEDEN.

John Evans had the misfortune to get
both bones of his left arm broken one
day last week. The fracture was set by
DR.. Packard.
Francis Woodbury., now Of Hartford,
Conn.,, IL making three weeks visit at
the parental home, D. H. Woodbury's.
He is accompanied by his friend, Mr..
Clayton Hotchkiss Of Hartford.
The circle Of last week, which was
postponed on account Of bad weather,
came of Friday evening, and was well
attended. The farce "Thirty Minutes
for Refreshments, was well acted. and
several selections Of music were given.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
CANTON POINT.

Farmers are rushing their spring
work.
C. NJ. Packard exchanged horses one
day last week with Mexico parties.
Our trader Is seen daily on his wheel.
Our blacksmith Is slowly improving.
Mrs. Peter Russell was taken to the
hospital at Lewiston for treatment.
The Maybasket business Is booming.
The young folks are having fine time.
A social dance at Union Hall Friday
evening, May Il. Music by Richardson's
team, five pieces.
C. NJ. Packard was at Rumford Falls,
May Is, on business matters.
T.. II. johnson has been at at work for
B. b. Daley farming.
Dennis Russell Is at work for A. X.
Foster.
Al Bartlett Ia In want Of a white hat.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
HARTFORD,

Mrs. Frank Allen broke her leg last
week.
Mrs. Amos Purkis Is very low.
The mud Is not quite as deep as 1t was
q week ago.
Adelbert Alley has moved on to the
farm that was occupied by the late
Moses Alley.
Albert Sampson has sold his farm In
South Hartford.
VIM. Hayford has bought Herbert
Irish's farm.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
ANGLE COPIES.

Single Copies OF the Democrat are four cents
each. They viii be mailed on receipt OF price by
the publishers or for the convenience Of patrons
single copies OF Of each issue have been placed on
sale az the following places In the County:
south Paris, Sturtevant's Drug Store.
Shurtlefs Drug Store
Norway, Noyes' Drug Store
Buckdeld, Alfred Cole. Postmaster.
rryeburS. A.F. Lewis. Insurance Once.
Paris HID. NJ. l. Nellen. Post ofice.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
IocKe,s MILLS.

The following property will be sold 1t
auction at the home OF George w. Water
house next Saturday, May 10th, at IL
o'clock: l top buggy, farm cart, NOW
Ing machine, l portable horsepower
engine, ] separator, and ! hand cider
MILL
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
EAST peril.

Mrs. Marcia Hall Is teaching school at
West Peru.
Miss verds Ludden of Dixheld Is
teaching school in this place.
Miss Grace johnson has gone to Au-
burn to work.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25

Bangor police made raid on the side
walk bicycle riders Saturday night and
Sunday, and SIS In fines and costs was
paid In court Monday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
McCOR MICK ..ss;..:s
The Mccormick. New Steel Mower.
The Mccormick, Folding Daisy Reaper.
The Mccormick, Vertical Corn Binder.

l.: of the grain and grass cutting
machines i'm use were manufactured
by the Mccormick n. M.
Co., which fully proves that they
take the lead. There's nothing
cheaper than the best.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
EAST HEBRON,

Caterpillars are very industrious and
plenteous.
II. /. futile from Chelsea, Mass, IL
visiting his daughter, Mrs. A. E. Robin
son. His numerous friends were all
glad to greet him.
Mrs. A. G. Roberts dropped hot lime
into her eye from her brush and is suffer-
ing from its effects.
Frank Roberts, from Auburn, started
to visit his uncle, A. G. Roberts, of this
place, lost his way and found himself
at LivermOre Falls, came from that place
to his uncle's, and returned home the
same night. The journey was taken on
his wheel.
|. 7. Saunders has two cows that are
losing the use OF their limbs. Several
have lost cows from the same disease.
Mrs. Erastus Hayes has had an opera
ton performed on her eye and 1t is doing
finely.
Farmers are busy; but few have plant
ed much, the land being too wet.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
DENMARK,

Mr.. Joseph Bennett is very feeble and
In very poor health.
MIR. l.. A. Ingalls, is improving, and Is
able TO sit up little.
Mr.. Ed Emery, United States Deputy
Marshal, was In town again Tuesday,
but did not find what he was after.
Mr.. E. Swan and wife and Steve
Jewett spent the day 10 Portland Thurs
day, Governors day.
MIR. Fred Smith was In Portland Tues
day and Wednesday as delegate to the
X. Z. convention.
The district surveyors are busy on the
road repairs, and none too soon, either.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
Come In and let ~ shOw
You these MACHINES.

Mower Knives, Section Heads,
Guards and Rivets for all makes OF
Mowers. Horse Rakes, Tedders,
Horse Hay Forks, Steel and Wood
Track Carriers, Rope and Fixtures.
Weeders, Level Set Spring Tooth
Harrows and Cultivators. Agri-
cultural Implements, Wind Engines,
Pumps, Tanks and Fittings.
Prices right.
G. II. PENLEY, Agent.
south Paris, Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
HON. HORATIO KING

DEATH OE THIS HONoRED son OF
PARIS IN WASHINGTON THURSDAY.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-01-14
POISON IN ROSES.
Scratches from Thorns Often Cause U1-
slightly and Painful Sores.

Scratches from Thorns Often Cause Va
slightly and Painful Sores.
BE careful and do not scratch your
hands with the thorns on those roses.
They are poisonous and the scratch
means painful and unsightly Sores"
The speaker was the wife of we'll
known florist on Wabash avenue. She
was exhibiting to customer lot OF
American Beauty roses and had laid
large bunch on the counter. The
customer in his enthusiasm attempted
to take them in his hands, when he re-
ceived warning.
The florists wife held out her hands.
They were covered with dozen or
more large round spots, whose angry
red color showed how painful they
must have been.
"My husbands hands are as bad as
mine, and we have both suffered great
ly. American Beauties have not done
well this year, and the growers, in
order to kill insects or in some way
10 help the growth of the flowers,
have sprayed them literally with q
substance that contains more or less
poisonous matter. If the stems are
carefully washed there is not much
danger in handling them. But we do
not always have time to do that, and
In less than week after the Beauties
began coming into market our hands
were in the condition in which you see
mine now"
"Does the same danger exist in all
roses?" inquired the customer.
Not always" was the reply. "But
it is safer" she continued, ito avoid
being scratched by rose thorns in any
case. OF course, nothing more serious
than an ugly sore results, but that is
bad enough"
just then the florist himself came in
and corroborated the statement made
by his wife. He said there was, more
year than ever before, and it was ow-
ing to the fact that insects were I'M
usually troublesome. He always
warned his customers to be very care
full, and he washed the stems of all
roses before they were sent out. Ils
added that there was sometimes dan
ger in eating rose leaves and people
ought to drop the habit. He had known
women, he said, to have sore mouths
from eating the leaves of flowers that
had been sprayed with poisonous sub
stances.
While the danger is not present in all
the flowers that one buys of the florist,
Co. NIL To nn e,l1 fn fol ,n.
and to stop eating rose leaves if one
would be entirely on the safe side.-
Chicago Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-01-14

much to say that very great proper
ton of these cribs are inconvenient.
MANY are dark and one must reach over
into them when feeding grain ration.
at the risk of encountering ths horns
of the animal to be fed.
A convenient swinging cris is shown
in the accompanying illustration. 1t is
triangular in shape and is hinged at the
point at the bottom just on the edge of
the feeding floor. When swung for
ward into the feeding floor, rs shown,
it is in most convenient position tc
fill with hay, or to place in it grain ra
ton. 1t is then tipped back into the
space before the animal and is entirely
out of the feeding floor, and in most
convenient position for the animal to
eat from. The bottom of this crib is
three-cornered piece Of timber. This
gives rigidity and prevents there being
a narrow space at the bottom, into
which an animal could not get his nose
IN. Y. Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-01-14
BOTH FOOD AND POISON.
Something About Tapioca That You EIay
Not Know.

Something About Tapioca That You EIay
Not Know.
Some of the plants that poison man
are very curious. Many persons are
poisoned if they merely pass near
where the plant is growing or if the
wind happens to be blowing in their
direction. There is plant in the West
Indies SO poisonous that if the rain
drops fall from it upon a mans skin
great blotches Immediately arise. So:=e
of these plants do their deadly work
very silently by sending q numbness
through the entire body, while others
cause terrible commissions.
There is a curious plant, a native OF
South America, that poisons or nour-
ishes us according to the part Of it
we use. 1t is called the manioc, or
cassava. Thousands daily eat prepare
tions of this plant without knowing
anything of its strange properties.
There are two principal species
spoken of by botanists, the bitter cas-
sava ard the sweet cassava. Both are
highly important sources of food
starches. The bitter cassava has been
introduced into most of the tropical
regions. 1t is cultivated in the East
Iudian archipelago, in Brazil and in
nearly all the states of South America.
This plant is shrub, which grows
to the height of six or eight feet. It's
roots are very large, often weighing
30 pounds. They grow from three to
eight in cluster, generally one or two
feet in length. The root, as well as
the rest of the plant, contains an acrid,
milky juice, which is so poisonous that
It will cause death in q few minutes;
but as this poisonous acid may be
destroyed by heat, the juice, thickened
by boiling, forms an excellent sauce
called cassa-reep.
The root, when grated or pounded
into pulp, is placed under heavy pres
sure. The poisonous juice is thus
squeezed out. 1t is then dried and
forms what is known as cassava bread;
or it may be heated and stirred ON metal
plates, when it forms the well-known
tapioca, which is sold in all our stores
and served up in hotels, restaurants
anu Oh Our ldiiiiy capiSS do 'uPioS"
pudding.
From the bitter cassava root many
different kinds OF food preparations
ere made in Brazil. The roots are pre-
served for use by being cleaned, sliced
aaid dried, and from them manioc or
cassava meal is prepared by rasping.
Thus, we see, life or death comes to US
from this plant according as we know
how to use it.-Philadelphia Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-01-14
REALLY GOOD MIXERS.
They Are BY No Means as Numerous ~
They Should Re

They Are BY No Means as Numerous ~
They Should BE.
Almost anybody can milk after
fashion, but really good mixers are not
as plenty as they might be. A good
mixer is patient and gentle Of touch.
not only incapable of lifting milking
stool at COW, but wise enough and
thoughtful enough never to show an
irritability or harshness of manner that
might excite or disturb nervous ami
NAL. Milking should be done as rapidly
as possible without worry. 1t should
be done thoroughly to the last drop;
otherwise a little milk carelessly or
unintentionally left in the udder will
begin the work of "drying OFF, the COW.
Milking should be done regularly, be-
ginning at the same hour, and the milk
er should go through his stint of cows
in the same order, thus making it cas-
Ter and less disturbing for the cow that
from habit knows when to expect her
turn. To the good mixer, cleanliness
is indeed next to goodness. The hands
should be clean, the clothing clean, and
the skin and udders of the cows should
be kept clean. Hard milking cows are
much less valuable than their yield or
test would at first blush seem to indi-
cate. They require more time. Onco
in awhile this might be endured, but
when the milking is a test that recurs
regularly twice day for 300 days in the
year, it becomes an important item.
1t is hard to milk with the rapidity
that good milking requires, and it is
difficult, too, to milk as clean as the
maintenance of the milk flow requires,
and hard mixers are much more liable,
other things being equal, to fall off in
milk flow and dry Off early. They be-
come nervous, too, as a rule, and very
frequently develop into kickers. They
are not perhaps to blame for this. The
milking disturbs them and makes them
irritable, and they naturally come to re-
sent anything that irritates them. Their
irritation reacts, too, upon the person
who does the milking, and he in turn
is liable to be less valuable as mixer
because less patient and gentle. Good
milking bears so important relation to
the best results which constitute profit,
as compared with results not quite so
good, that it is faculty which everyone
who has to handle cows should cultivate.
There is more in the cheerful, good
humored, picturesque milkmaid idea
than mere poetry. The cheerful, whole
some, womanly millSmaid is, as rule,
much more likely to harmonic with the
disposition of a good milk cow than is
the ruder and less patient farm hand
Western Farm Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-01-14
DAIRY ESSENTIALS.
Summarized by II. A. Pierson, U. s. De-
partment of Agriculture.

Summarized by II. A. Pierson, U. s. De-
partment of Agriculture.
A roomy, clean, dry, light and well,
ventilated stable or cow house. To pro-
duce good milk, COWS must be comfort
able, and these conditions not only add
to their comfort, but are absolutely
necessary to keep them in the best of
health.
Healthy and clean cows, which ap-
pear well-fed and contented.
An abundance of pure water to which
cows are given access at least twice a
day.
Feed of good quality; the grain and
coarse fodder should be free from dirt,
decay, or a musty condition.
A spirit of kindness toward the stock,
exhibited by everyone employed about
them, and gentleness of the animals
themselves.
Provision for washing and steriliz-
ing or scalding all utensils which come
in contact with milk.
Provision for straining, aerating and
cooling the milk in a clean atmosphere,
free from all stable and other odors.
This treatment should take place i'm
mediately after the milk is drawn from
each cow.
Facilities for storing the milk and
keeping it cold.
Especially great cleanliness IL re
gard to everything connected with the
dairy. The atmosphere of the stable
should Nbe pure and free from dust
when milking is being done. Employees
should carefully wipe the udders and
wash their hands before milking, and
should be in clean clothes. White
wash is q good disinfectant, and should
be seen in many more stables, and land
plaster should be sprinkled about to abb
sorb moisture and odors.-Farm News.