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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
TIE CASE OF FOODS.


All cooked foods should be stored In
glass, china, or earthenware vessels,
and should be carefully covered.
Eggs should be kept 10 dry, cool
atmosphere. feggs are packed in dry
salt, pointed end down, they may be
kept In good condition for several weeks.
Fruits and vegetables, ss general
rule, keep best in cool. dry atmosphere.
Lettuce, cress, celery, and parsley are
test preserved by being wrapped In n
towel or napkin wrung out OF cold water,
then in paper, and kept 10 cool place.
Berries and all soft fruits should be
picked over carefully and scattered on
plates or sheets Of white paper. They
should not be piled high in deep dishes
until shortly before they are TO be sery-
ed.
Imperfectly ripened or partly green
tomatoes may be thoroughly ripened by
being wiped dry, wrapped In paper or
cloth, placed in basket lined with paper
or cloth to exclude the light, and set In
a warm place for twenty-four hours.
All kinds Of meat and poultry should
be kept in cool, dry atmosphere, and
should be suspended from hooks In such
manner as not TO rest against any
thing.
Milk and cream should be kept apart
from all foods that emit odors, and
should be closely covered. Butter also
should be kept where II cannot absorb
odors, and IL kept in large quantities,
should be covered with brine or with
several inches Of dry salt. A great deal
of milk, cream and butter is ruined by
being put in refrigerator or closet with
n variety Of other articles whose odOrs
they quickly absOrb.-Good Housekeep-
ing.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
GETTING HIS DESERTS.

There was big. co,rse-voiced fellow,
with red face. n superiority OF beef about
his head, aud mn Unsuitable desire To hear
himself talk, that was nicely come mp
with In = barber shop the other day.
He was Il ,shily dressed and seemed
aggrieyed that every man employed In
the place did not rush 10 help him get
ready for the chsir. He had assistance
10 having him ,elf brought down to con-
dition for being shaved, declining 10
handle anything from his hat TO his col
lar and necktie.
While being lathered and shaved he
told boisterously and profanely about
the degeneracy OF the times. Men who
had to earn their living didn't know
their places, and acted az though they
were just as good AS those who hired
them The greatest mistake this coun-
try ever made was when II did away
with slavery instead Of extending IL TO
every state and territory In the Union.
After he had insisted upon half dozeh
additions and extra touches from the
knight OF the strop, the big man stepped
from the chair and produced fat peck.
etbook, while still holding forth In his
offensive vein.
"Nevah mine dat" said the propri-
tor, who had known life on the plsnta-
ton In the old days. I'VE don't make
no cha'ge To- takin' de bris'les of OF
ANIMALS like you"
The bully WAS about TO break loose
like an unherslded cyclone Of destruc-
ton, but he saw half u dozen BARRIERS
about him, each one whetting a razor on
the palm Of his hand and looking solemn
"How do you make money at that
price," he asked, with sickly grin.
ave make 1t up often ge'men, sab,
and 1t WAS wonderful to see how sOon
the big man was dressed and away
Detroit Free Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
A ELY SCHEME.

Now that fly time Is at hand, and pru-
dent housewives are taking every pre-
caution against the winged pests OF the
summer time, here Is a suggestion COM
ing down to as from last season, which
may be found valuable.
Screens placed over the doors and
windows keep out the greater number Of
the little pests, but few always man
age TO find an entrance through some
crevice or Granny, and half u dozen en-
terprisiDg insects can cause about as
much annoyance to bald-headed man
during his after-dinner nap as the whole
brood of them could do II turned loose
In the room. In order TO rid the house
Of the few flies who straggle past the
screens, fiytraps Of various sorts are fire.
quently resorted to; but 1t IL now found
that these are not necessary. The secret,
which Is bound to be o boon to suffering
humanity, has been dlvulged by dealer
In fiy traps, who, when Q customer CALI
ed day or two since, was out Of traps.
In this emergency he impaired to his
would-be customer the following recipe
for keeping house clear Of flies:
Near the tops Of the screen doors and
window screens punch several holes from
the inside with some instrument about
the size Of lead pencil, thus leaving
slightly funnel-shaped spertures, having
q rough, jagged edge on the outside.
This renders It Impossible for the dies
to enter through these holes, while the
6ies which have strayed into the house
the fret time they light on one OF the
screens crawl 70 the upper part, and zee
ing these holes, impagine there 10 some
place where they are not wanted on the
other side. and out they go.-Good
Housekeeping.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03

No SO -Riddles: A hat, the tongue, a
tree
No ga Perfect Diamond NJ. Job.
Jones. Monitor, Betel Sol, r
No 54-Numerical Enigma Pome-
granate.
No 55 -Metagrams: l. Dace, race, face,
mace, lace, pace ? Peat. heat. meat.
beat, neat. feat
No 56.-Easy Picture Puzzle: Initials
Tart Words-Trident, angel. roller, tun
No. 57.-The Red. White and Blue;
White-cap, blue-cap, red-cap,
No. 5s.-words Transformed: l. Wine
2. Vine 3. Fine l. Kline 3 Pine q
Mine Line s. Nine.
No 50 -Anagrams / Roast beef q.
Peach fritters 3 Caraway cookies T.
Orange pudding 5 Cream toast o.
Broiled sweetbreads. T. Coccanut cake.
5. Fricassecd chicken = Ginger snaps.
10 Chocolate caramels
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
The Monkey.

The monkey is u charming animal,
amusing and playful. He Is found IN
every part Of the country, but fiourishes
chiefly ON Broadway. New York. where
he promenades blithely and fiirts assid-
uously.
The monkeys greatest pleasure IL to
initiate. He initiates everything which
il "HIinglish, don't you know. -" He
talks and walks with an accent. leaves
the last button Of his vest unbuttoned
and rolls up his trousers on the slight
est provocation.
But few monkeys support themselves
The majority are kept in cash by mann
ma or papa and the rest live on cheek.
The monkey is an unconsciously hu-
morous animal. aifording much amuse-
ment wherever he goes He possesses
many peculiar physical characteristics
some Of the most striking being that he
is narrow chested, pigeontoed. noodle
beaded and addicted to cigarettes. He
has q peculiarly constructed mind $50
called), in which there is room only for
thoughts pertaining TO dress and t. de-
fusion that he is peerless "a capli's;c:
Of feminine hearts.
Monkeys, rs rule, don't live long
Either they die Of cigarette smoking CT
their papas make them lac-le down 10
work, when, in most cases. they cease
to be monkeys.-New York World.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
HI. Journ.il.,,c Creed.

Alfred Harmsworth Of the London
Daily Mail is quoted as confessing to
this journalistic creed in The Bookman:
IL believe in hard work, but hard
work is not enough.
~ believe In travel.
IL believe that half the journalistic
notions Of what the public wants to
read are wrong.
~ believe the public is far better
critic than is usually imagined.
II believe that the public does not
care one iota about size; II anything. u
small journal is preferred to big one.
81 believe that price has very little
to do with the success Il q publication.
II believe the attractions Of illus
trated journalism are enormously over
rated
~ believe the value of colored illus
trations is grossly exaggerated.
II believe party journalism to DO
practically dead.
II believe in Independence.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
Can, r,n Their Husband. Apart.

Jim Hiscy. aged 4s. is q prosperous
grain dealer in Yale. He has u wife,
two sons and daughter. Will Hisey,
aged 4s, his brother, lives ut Sparta.
He il also married. The two men are
twins, and all through life have been
the living duplicates Of each other. So
near alike are they even their wives
cannot tell them apart They dress
alike, their voices are alike and their
hair and mustaches have the same color
and curls. When boys, they bad TO be
tagged NO that their parents and teach
ers would know the difference. When
Jim gets n crick in the back. Will IL
liable 20 have the same complaint, and
when Will gets the rheumatism Jim al
30 gets IL precisely in the same place
They were formerly both engaged in the
milling business and served nm appren-
ticeship under the same man. They
were born In western Ontario, their
parents being Jacob and Betsy Hisey.
Jim wife has only one way in which
she can tell her husband from his broth
or. He has slight curve in ono OF his
fingers. which has to be held up in full
view. Then he must give u password
before he Is received into full fellowship
of the home circle. Many amusing in.
stances Of mistaken identity are told Of
the two. Detroit Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
The Cook Who Disiikes PcaA.

This Is merely a catch pun ON the word
peas (p's) Each member Of the COM
pany Is told that the cook does not like
peas and is asked what he will order for
dinner II he orders anything without
the letter ''p' in II, IL should be- suggested
that he might wish for something In addi-
tion-tor instance, Wouldn't you like 10
begin with soup," II he says he would,
he Is ruled out And 20 the catch goes on
partridge pheasant pie potatoes, pork,
pickles. being suggested to the various
diners Those who are in the secret Of the
catch are to be separated from those who
are not One part Of the joke is that those
who are ruled out cannot imagine what
mistake they have made until at the end
they are reminded that the cook doesn't
ike 'p's. and IL they order anything
with one or more peas In II the cook will
refuse 10 serve IL
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
AN ANEcooTE OF THE DEATH or
LAWRENCE GARRETT.


The sudden death OF Lawrence barrett
was great shock and crest surprise TO
Booth. His friend had recovered from
the serious operation performed year
or two before, and he was, seemingly, In
robust strength, likely long to Outlive
Booth, who was beginning TO become
conscious Of his own physical decay.
They were playing together successful
engagement 10 New York, when Barrett
was taken III and was Obliged 10 leave
the theatre before the close OF the per-
formsnce. The next night he did not
appe. r, and the third night his name was
taken out OF the bill. Booth, who had
no thought Of anything serious, asked
Mr.. Bromley, the manager, to call at the
Winds Hotel and see how Lawrence
was getting on" An hour later Booth
was sitting at his supper OF bread and
milk 10 the grill-room Of The Players
when Mr.. Bromley entered and said,
simply and seriously, "Mr. Barrett has
gone.' Booth, still suspectiug nothing,
asked, "Where tor supposing that Mrs.
Barrett had carried her husband of to
their home In Boston. He was naturally
Ntfy moCu utpfCrSCu tot eOnV ssusS'
Indeed, he never fully recovered from
the blow. He closed his theatre ut once,
although he continued the salaries OF his
campsny aud finally he pl ,yed short
engagement In Brooklyn, which proved,
ne so many Of his friends feared, his last.
During this engagement, n copy OF the
death-mssk of Barrett was sent 10 the
club. II came as Booth was starting for
the theatre. He saw II In the hall, learned
from whom IL had come, and told the
boy In charge TO '.carry II upstairs"
The lad. not understanding the order,
took IL TO Booths own room, removed
the wrsppiugs, and placed II on small
table BY Booths bed. And there, wh'n
he went upstairs and turned on the
electric lights, In all the CHASTITY white
ness Of the fresh plaster, he found Il.
This WAS, N possible, greater shock to
him than was the death of Barrett itself.
Laurence Hutton In Hsrper's Mags-
zine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
RECIPES.
cREANED CABBAGE.

DREAMED CABBAGE.
Slice half head Of cabbage and stew
In salt and water until tender. Drain
of the water and add to the cabbage
cupful Of milk, . tablespoonful Of
-four dissolved In little Of the milk,
tablespoonful Of vinegar, salt, pepper,
and q pinch OF sugar, and just before
serving, tablespoonful Of butter.
CORN FRITTERs WITH SAUCE.
One pint Of -four, one pint corn meal,
teaspo0nful soda, teaspoonful salt. Slit
together and mix In moderately thick
batter and fry rs griddle cakes. Have
ready u sauce made Of milk thickened
with little -four and cooked to the con-
sistency Of cream, and seasoned with
salt, pepper and butter. Stir into this
sauce anything you may have left from
the day previous. There 10 wide latitude
from which to concoct an appetizing
dish. Sometimes we have little fish
left, and shred 1t and carefully remove
the bones and stir Il into the sauce. Once
used the remnant Of dish Of stewed
onions and made an edible onion sauce,
aud once few stalks Of celery trans
figured 1t into celery sauce.
LUNCH CAKE.
One third Of cupful OF butter, one
cupful Of sugar, whites OF three eggs,
three-fourths Of cupinl Of milk, two
cupfuls of -four, two tesspoonfuls OF
baking powder. Very pretty baked In
square pan and iced, with English wal
nut meats laid on top.
OATMEAL oNELET.
Stir together one cupful of cold oat.
meal (left from breakfast) and two
thirds Of cupful Of cream or sweet
milk. Salt and pepper to taste. Add
three well-beaten eggs and fry 10 hot
butter.
STEAMED BREAD.
mixed quart Of -four, pinch Of
salt, two teaspoonfuls OF baking powder,
with sweet milk enough 10 make stiff
sponge consistency. ! put II In n two
quart pan and put I, In the steamer and
>tes med IL for about two hours, and
when took II oil IL was light ss 4
feather, and Charlie pronounced II
away ahead Of light bread"
EASY PUDDING.
One quart Of -four sifted with one tea
Cupful Of sugsr, pinch OF salt, two
Ieaspoonfuls OF baking powder. Nix 10
stiii batter with sweet milk and bake
about hslf an hour. When done slice,
put In sauce dishes and serve with a
warm sauce made as follows:
One pint Of hot wster and half cup
ful of sugar. Stir into this hesping
tablespoonful OF corpstSrch wet With cold
water. Let il cook on the bsck Of the
,,ove for halt an hour, stirring occasion.
ally. Put 10 pinch OF salt and flavor
With vanills, lemon, cinnamon. table
.poopiul OF vinegar, or any h,voring
you happen TO have. II have II ] also
i'd tablespoonful Of butter TO this
sauce just before serving.
This pudding and sauce makes a sur
piisingly good dessert, considering i,s
rheapness Good Housekeeping.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
No. 63.-A Pusriing Game

Helen tossss a handkerchief to William.
who catches IL and quickly says. "A fas-
tcner, and losses the handkerchief to
Chsrlcs, who says. A receptacle. Toss
ing 10 In his turn Ia Anna, the latter
SAYS. a collection Of sheets OF paper.
and tosses IL To Amy. who says, a hrcast-
pin" In his turn Arthur says, A piece
Of burned clay and sand. As Carrie
catches the handkerchief she laughs n lit
tie nj Arthur. who l. studying law. and
saws An ahridgment 81 n clients case.
Harold says. a mode OF conveyance
and throws tho handkerchief To Frances,
who says. A fastener. Hattie says, =
soldier not old enough 10 lead his follow
ers into battle with banner This Is
said with an arch look az ES.w ard, who Is
threatening 10 enlist Edward says, "A
newly married woman. ms be tOssss 1t Ia
Mary She quickly says, An article used
for putting on colurs, and tusscs 4, "a
Ethel, who esclsins. An inflated hollow
vessel
Not one has failed TO catch the handscr-
chief ar Immediately 10 name an article
commencing with the letter -.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
NOW 70 aIIv cHeAp THINGS


..what a lovely pitcher" said one
woman. 'Only ten cents" replied the
other, kughing. "Ye.; but then 20.
know how TO buy" sighed the first.
To know how to buy, then, means m
ability TO resist the temptation III bus ing
a pitcher simply because IL IL cheap, and
tAking II only when, while chesp, u
offer. with itself some beauty or quSint-
ness Of form, some honest or integrity
Of purpose, aud this without pretending
10 he ANYTHING which Il l. not.
Never buy colored glsss simply he
cause Il Is cheap. You INTRODUCES toto
your house y discordant note which will
destroy the peace Of mind OF those who
are sensitive, and contsminate the taste
81 growing children. Color costs more
than anything else, and 10 hns shades
and tones are sought for they must 10
ps Id for, whether In glass, in ribbon, In
SILK, or any manufactured article. To
remember this IL TO save ones self and
To spare ones friends.
~ cheap things are 10 serve an ephem-
ersl purpose, IA ribbon for sn after
noon. for instance, or for y fancy dress
9UI UUt NHUupA w 'uN HNt'''
kind then buy the cheap, use " With dis
erection, hut feel no disappointment ~
cbsgrin " II does not ouilssts neigh
oor's expensive purchase. And do not
make the cheap price standard for AL
the nicer ribbons 10 be bought In future
Cheap articles Of dress should he In
conspicuous and unobstrnsive. One II
pretentious who buys cheap jewelry
ornaments. or cheap satins for personal
wear, hoping 10 mske sn impression
with them. II IL better ~ be honest and
straightforward, better IN go without
then no law OF good taste IL violated
Musll for dress has a quality of W.
own. and commands n respect which
chesp satin would forfeit. A dress oi
cheap muslin may, besides, be both
dainty and chrrmiug, and lend certain
dignity; but dress Of cheap satin
when one OF more richpess Is required,
becomes only vulgar and out OF place,
Chespness, allied with pretentiou.ness
Is n moustrosi,y; therefore fight shy Of
bo,h.-Hsrper's Bszsr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
70 O|den Days.
Scraps lrom The BoFly History Of
Maine, Recalled In IN Inter.
view with . Rl0nceF.

Sixty-ix years ago. towards nightfall. In
the spring Of the year = patient yet weary
yoke Of oxen plodded onward along the road
between Pitts6eld and Palmyra. They had
drawn behind them big wagon all the way
from Skowhegan containing all the earthly
belongings of q pioneer Of North Maine who
had chopped and logged in Somerset and
Piscataquis counties, and finally selected
Palmyra ~ home. In the wagon sat boy
Of some seven summers, who. II not destined
to be governor Of the State, was to hive to
become q repr sentative citizen in and around
the vicinity where he lived. Seventy-tve
years Is long period to look back upon. and
when sixty Of them have been spent IN
one locality. Mr.. ]. B. Hams,ead now knows
everybody in Palmyra and for miles around,
and everybody knows him. Amongst other
curios which are kept in Mr.. Hamseads in'
ncr shrine is the ox-goad his father used to
stimulate the jaded cattle on that never-to-be-
forgotten trip, and two or three empty boxes
Of boan's Kidney Pills. The reader can thor
ouphly understand why the goad was used,
and we will trench long enough on his time
to inform him why the said boxes OF Doan's
Kidney Pills were empty. Let Mr.. Ham
stead tell the story. AFTER suffering Tor
years, and having used everything that was
said TO be cure for disordered kidneys: 1t
afforded me great pleasure to tell Mr.. Libby
the druggist Of Pitts6eld, some time ago,
tina, IL / was not sure could get Doan's
Kidney Pills would not part with the stock
have al any price Hard work in the
woods for years and on the farm doubtless
accounts for my kidney and urinary trouble
An aching back has been so common with
me .ha, almost got used to it, and the Sc
cre.ions from the kidneys were seaniy. irreg-
ular and annoying. particularly at night.
Doan's Kidney Pills gave relief to my aching
back and regulated the annoying urinary
difficulty. Whenever feel an attack COM
ing on. I take few doses and the progress
of the trouble is a, once checked. After
wha, Doan's Kidney Pills have done for me-
I indorse them heartily" Just suca en-
pha;ic Endorsement can be had night here
At home. Call at the nearest drug store ana
ask VIA, customers report. =,
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by aii
dealers. Price, 90 cents. Mailed by Eos
ter-Mlburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y. sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name. " Doans. and take
90 other.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03

Clerks once. Supreme Judicial Court.
April 2, ISIS.
Notice Il hereby given that 10 Il the intention
OF VIM. y. Jones OF Norway. u apply for ad.
mission 10 practice Law In the Judicial Courts Of
this state az the May Term lsSs, Of said court.
CHARLES y. WHITMAN, Clerk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03

AGnesy Il - Unioa Mueaai LIZ Insursses O.
9. =. sossAs, lea.ae,s.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
Tho Forum Of Trsjan.

A few years ago the forum Of Trsjan
was used as depositing place for cats
which were not wanted, but as it does
not present the same facilities OF retreat
and hiding as the forum Of Augustus
street boys and others took every op-
portunity Of stoning the unfortunate
animals Finally the authorities, after
many complaints refused to allow any
more oats to be thrown there. and In or
der to get rid Of those already living In
the forum presented one TO each sentry
box ON the walls Of the city. They all.
however, speedily disappeared from
their new homes, some returning to the
foot OF Trajap's column, where they
were either killed BY the street boys or
transferred to the forum Of Augustus.
while others, IL was whispered, were
sold BY the sentries for few confines
to enterprising young medical students
in search Of subjects for dissection. -
Rome Letter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03

Several years before the discovery Of
oil at Pithola an freshman named No
Carthy and his son Dan came to this
country from the Emerald Isle. Dan
was young man Of 30, but his father
looked upon him Us mere boy and
seemed 70 take delight In ridiculing
him before people.
"Yis Dan IL O. good bly," no would
say sarcastically, "bnt. Danny, me BY,
yez'll niver set the river on fire. !"
This was his stock witticism. and 1t
annoyed Dan very much, but no did his
best and soon surprised the old gentle.
man by securing lucrative job.
"Yis, Danny has job all right, he
said. "It's $3.50 day, but the b'y'll
niver set the river On fire. Not he. "
When oil was found at Pithole, Dan
hurried to the scene and was soon earn
ing unusually large wages as team.
ster. All the petroleum was drawn IN
barrels, and teams we're In great de-
mand He saved his money, bought an
acre Of land and soon had well drilled
that was producing 100 barrels OF oil
per day at $40 per barrel. The elder
Mccarthy joined him, saw the well, re-.
oeived liberal gift Of money, and then
shook his heal ominously.
- It's good thing. Danny" he
croaked; 'ye're dom well, but mark me
worruds. Yell niver set the river on
fire. mo by"
a few days later flood wrecked one
Of Dan small wooden tanks, the oil
ran down the river, and there was great
excitement. As Dan aud his father stood
on the bank watching the oil float away
Dan drew a match and lighted 1t.
"Fathcr, he said coolly, 1.-THE next
tonne yez say OIL niver set the rivei
ON fire PLACE reminder that Oh had
chance wanst. and-and didn't do Mt
bedadr'
Then hc blew out the match. -Har
per's Bazaar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
NO NEED OF THEM.

"Girls are becoming more sensible,
don't you Think" she asked.
"In what wayg" he inquired, for he
was wise man, and objected TO com.
hitting himself until he had seen all the
plans and specifications.
"well, for one thing" she explained
.'they no longer wear tight gloves"
"They don't need to-" he answered
"They have probably learned that they
can get their hands squeezed other
ways"
.'well. that's sensible, isn't IL? And q
great many Of US don't wear such tight
waists either"
"Yes, yes, Of course" he exclaimed
hastily.
And thereupon they went into execu-
tive ession.--ChicagO Post.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03

THE EAsTMAN SEED CO..
Chslos sssds Of our ON gspving . specially.
cssssesus free EAsf sUnrHs, Nj