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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
GlEkNlNGS.

sunlight is the most destructive sgent
10 poisonous germs and microbes. Cows
in well-ventilated stables where the sun
shine streams directly into their stalls
will not have tubercules IL they them
selves are fed and exercised Ia the open
air.
II Is now accepted by all that In the
rotation OF crops the farmer only fol-
lows nature. When pine forest is
cleared oaks at once spring up In their
place. and vice verss. When gap oc-
curs In a hedge IL Is useless to attempt
70 refill il with plant OF the same
species, and some other kind must be
used.
when the horses are idle most OF the
time in winter they will sweat easily
when driven 20 town, both because OF
the exercise 'and because they have on
their winter coats. Do not let them
stand In the wind after the drive unless
blauketed; indeed, they will be better
out OF the,wind, even though theyihave
a blanket on.
Sheep kept only for scavengers are
not the sort which prove themselves OF
value. They do we'll on poorer food
than will other animals for the reason
that they will masticste better and get
the more sustensnce from IL, but this Is
no reason for Withholding good food
from them. For all the good food they
get they will give return.
Now is the time 10 spray for apple
scsb fungus. The experimenters say
that the winter is the time when the
work must be begun, IL good results are
10 be expected for the coming year or
wears. There are many mild days in
winter that can be utilized for this pur-
pose. The spores of the fungus are cast
off In the fall and find their Judgement
on the trunks and limbs Of trees.
A few years ago we found sugges-
ton 10 harden Off seed potatoes by ex-
posure In open air for n few days, in
other words, BY ''greening" them. IL
seems an excellent method. Perhaps
many among our friends have often
observed how well and how long these
.greened' potatoes viii keep without
rotting or sprouting, although they may
shrivel somewhat. Leave potatoes in
single layer out doors, until they have be-
come tinged with green, and they will
be able 10 withstand even a slight touch
Of frost aud keep well into the spring.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
Animals' Fright II short.

A question that has often been asked
is, How long does fright last in wild
creature? The close observer will be
surprised at its brief duration. They
are not subject to NERVES" like human
beings. A partridge after running (or
rather flying the gantlet of half dozen
guns-if we may be allowed q mixed
metaphor-drops on the other side Of a
hedge and begins calmly to peck as If
nothing had happened. You would
think rabbit after hearing charge Of
shot whistljng about its launches and
Just managing to escape from a yelp-
ing spaniel would keep indoors for u
week, but out it pops quite merrily as
soon as the coast il clear. A fox pur-
sued by hounds has been known to halt
and kill fowl in its flight, though we
may assume that his enemies were not
close to Reynard at the time. We have
been led into thinking about the matter
by noting what took place at cover
after being shot over.-Pall Mall Ga
xette.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
ASHAMED or FARMING.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES pIsCLAIMING
CONNECTION WITH THEIR INTENDED
WORK.

When the general government under
took 10 aid in the establishment Of agri-
cultural colleges il was expected that
their work would be to dignity farming
by leading 70 the better education al
farmers and general development OF
agriculture which should make IT more
profitable. The addition OF mechanical
aud scientific instruction Was an after
thought The Providence Telegram
notes that lately there has been a dispo-
sitiOn 10 turn the new Institutions into
rivals OF the old colleges. and signs Of
SHINE on the part OF their managers At
any connection with agriculture.
These indications are numerous In
New England. One Of these state col
lpges has in its less than = quarter OF a
century Of life turned out more pro-
fe sional men than farmers. The col
lege in Maine has had its name changed
20 1.-The University Of Maine" omitting
any allusion 20 farming, snd will add y
school for the production Of lawyers 10
It's equipment. The state continues 10
be taxed for its support. The profess
ors OF the Mass ,chusetts sgrlcultur !
college are ashamed Of the name and
want Il called the Massachusetts college
Professors In our Rhode Island college
OF agriculture and the mechanic art-
have not waited for legislation, but
quietly talk about the Rhode Island col.
lege, a title which would belong to
Brown IL ,it was TO be assigned 10 any
institution.
How can these men be expected 10 SC
complish much for the elevation OF farm
ing snd the farmer when they sail under
false colors and do not like 10 have II
known they are connected with an In
stitution where il is taught They have
no enthusiasm for their work, and how
can they succeed without II:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
Written for the d
A PARIS FARMER.

John z. Penley, South Paris, is quite
hustler In the stock business. He has
had a good trade the present winter,
especially In cows, having traded and
sold about fifty. He has at the present
time some nice Durham and Holsteiu
cows he would like TO trade or sell.
He recently sold pair Of oxen girth-
ing feet. inches, and weighing 1900
pounds, to Mr.. +. II. Ingalls,, OF Den
mark, for SlS5. 1t will be remembered
that these oxen were the champion pull
ers at the Oxford County agricultural
fair last fall. Mr.. Ingalls, Intends To
keep them until another fall. Those In
tending to pull their cattle then better
be exercising them as Mr.. ingalls, won
several prizes with the goad AT Rigby,
Maine State Fair, and several other
fairs last fall
Mr.. Penley also sold pair OF twin
Hereford calves, well-matched, girthing
5 feet. TO Osgood Noyes, Of Harrison,
for s65. Tie thinks 1t pays 10 feed well
as these calves grew six inches in
girih In two months and one-half, and
the oxen grew nine inches In girth IN
five months.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
WANTED, SOME BURGLARS.
They Were Requested to Call and Steal
Valuable HcirloomS.


Valuable Hcirlooms.
A man rushed into the business Office
Of one of the daily papers and stopped
at the advertising window. There he
secured pad Of paper and a pencil with
q string to 1t. He wrote and erased. and
then tore up what he had written, chew
ing the fragments savagely while he
made another copy
There" he said at last, as he
thrust the paper into the hand Of the
advertising clerk. count the words and
tell me what they will cost for one in.
sertion reckon that will fetch them. "
This was the advertisement:
Burglars are requested to call some
night this week on Mr.. and Mrs Eras.
tus Brown, Ash court, y door and win
dow will be left open and every facility
offered for removing the spoils -
"But this is very unusual form OF
advertisement, said the clerk, with
troubled look. II don know whether
TO put il under the head Of personal or
educational What is your motive, may
ask;'
my motive?' said the advertiser,
'is to get rid of an awful incubas OF
inherited truck without any RESPONSE
bility fastened upon me- might burn
the house down, but in t!ia; case |
would be expected to save the hcirlooms
or perish with them. Say, young man,
were you ever the victim Of lcgacy!'
NO" said the clerk. with friend
IL grin. What funny question.
"No old maid aunt ever died ana left
you n dozen battered silver teaspoons
that had come down from Oliver Crom'
well?'
Never"
Lucky chapl Never had n solid sill.
yer punch bowl bequcathod 10 You ~ u
bibulous old uncle who was disgrace
to the family while he lived. bat prola
ised To return and haunt you II You
didn't entertain his comrades oaco n
year ont of that bowl?'
II should say not
"Nor q great grandmother who left
you silver soup ladlo wiki u Goa, Of
arms Of soiac unknown dead AMI 4 ne
ancestor which must be placed under
your pillow every night for safe keep,
ing?''
NO" said the clerk Il belong TO
plain, everyday people. ard we haven I
q coat uf arms to our backs. "
BE thankful, young mIn. You little
realize what blessed lot is yours. To
crown our misfortuues, another relative
died in Paris last week and left u her
diamonds But ! draw the line ut dla
monds. and so does my wife. We take
turns now sitting mp with the silver.
After the burglars come and clean us
out wc shall begin 10 live Put that ad.
vcr,isement in good place, and III Let
you know If we hear from it. S'long.
Chicago Times. Herald
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
TEAS AND TEAS.
Things Once Used or Now Used as substi-
tutes For the Chinese Herb.

Things Once Used or Now Used os Substt
tutes For the Chinese Herb.
OF course every one knows that we
drink a good deal that isn't tea when
we drink cup Of tea. We drink-or
are supposed to drink-some tea, some
lead and some straw. But there are sew
eral teas" that the drinkers know are
not made Of tea leaves and yet are not
adulterated.
In Peru they drink mate, tea made
from the Hex paraguensis, a species OF
holly This is the only mate tea, but
there is Brazilian tea, gorgonba, call
ed mate there; another tea used in Aus
tria, called Brazilian tea, and several
other 20 called mate teas are made from
different varieties of the lick In Lab.
rador they make tea from two species
of ledum. Oswego tea was made from
the scarlet mouarda, and mountain tea
from the dwarf evergreen, Gaultheria
procumbens Then clover tea and tansy
tea and catnip tea and mint tea are
used. though not as beverages.
In Srmatra they use coffee leaves tc
make tea out Of, and the beverage is
said to be very refreshing. In Mauritius
the leaves of an orchid, Angroecum
fragrans, are used. The Tonquinesc
have teas Of their own, made OF leaves,
berries, barks and woods. The Abys-
sinians make tea ont Of the leaves Of
the Catha edulis When sentinel can'i
leave his post to get q cup Of tea, he
can chew leaf or two of this plant,
and he won't feel like going to sleeT
all night. In Tasmania there are said
to be more than 200 substitutes for tea;
In England they used TO make tea Of
sage, betony or rosemary and Of rasp
berry leaves; in France they use black
currant leaves and borage to make tea,
and century or 90 ago they gathered
in English gardens and fields ash, elder
and sloe leaves. and the leaves Of white
thorn and blackthorn, out Of which te
make tea. So 1t IL evident that thers
are tees and teaa New York Sun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
NUMBER 6.
OLD CATERER ON TERRAPIN.
When IL IL Ready, the Satisfaction Is In
"EatinR IL All Yourself"

James Prosser, n famous colored ca
terer of this city, dead long ago, fur
nished the following formula for pre-
pairing and serving terrapin, which was
published In a gastronomi journal at the
time when he was on earth:
"You can't enjoy terrapin unless the
day is nippin. Temperature and terra
pin go hand in hand. Now, as to your
terrapin. Bless you, there Is all the
difference i'm the world in them. The
more northerly is the terrapin found the
better. You eat IA Florida terrapin-yOu
needn despise il, for terrapin is terra
pin everywhere-but you get Chesa-
peake one or a Delaware bay one, or,
better still, Long Island one, and there
is just the difference between $40 a
dozen and s36. Warm water kinder
washes the delicate flavor out Of them
Don't you let Mr. Bergh know it. but
your terrapin must be- boiled alive.
Have a good big pot with hot fire un-
der it, so that he shan't languish, and
when 10 has got on full head Of steam
pop him in. What | am goin to giveis
recipe for single one. II you are aw-
fully rich and 70 in for u gross Of terra
pin, Just use our multiplication table.
Just as soon as he caves in watch him
and try his hippers When they part
when you pry thom with your finger
nail. he il good. open him nicely with
knife. Bilin of him dislocates the
snuffbox. There amt overmuch Of it
more's the pity. The most Is IN the
jints Of the legs and side lockers, but If
you want to commit murder just you
smash his gall. and then your terrapin
Is gone forever Watch closely for eggs
and handle them gingerly. Now. hay.
in got him or her all into shape, put
the meat aside. Take three fresh eggs-
you must have them fresh. Bile EN-
hard and mash EN- smooth. Add 20
that tablespoonful Of sifted Hour,
three tablespOoniuls of cream salt and
pepper tred pepper to tcrrapin Is just
dcpravity) aud two wincglasses Il sher-
~ wine. Wine as costs 81 30 bottle
ain bit too good There never was a
gotega in all Portugal that wouldn't
think itself honorcd % have itself mixed
ap with a terrapin. Now you want quite
quarter Of a pound Of the very best
fresh butter and put that IN a porcelain
covered pan and melt It tirst-mustn'i
be- Drowned. When It's come to be- oily,
put in your terrapin, yolks Of egg, wine
and all Let IL simmer gently. Bilin
up two or three times does the business.
What you are after i To make 1t blend.
There ain tnothin that must be too point
ed in terrapin stew. Ii wants to be- a
quiet thing, a suave thing, just pcryad-
ed with most BEAUTIFUL and natural
terrapin aroma You must serve II &c
the people that eats 1t On hot plate,
but the real thing Is 70 have IT on
chafn dish, aud though man ought
not 70 be- selfish there Is IA kind Of divine
satisfaction in eatin it all yourself. -
Philadelphia Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
RO sRING IAE CALVES.

The question il often asked In agri-
cultural journals, "What is the best
substitute for milk in feeding calves:'
That is question that comes too near
the vitals OF dairy farming 70 be light
ly passed over. Any person who can
not afford TO raise cow and feed her
well from start 10 finish, cannot afford
10 raise her At all. One writer says he
is having some pure-bred Holstein
calves. Well. he Is all right so far, pro-
yided he has the right strain, but when
he saws he is selling milk and cannot az
ford TO feed them milk, he is all wrong.
have been raising Holstein cows for
ten years and selling milk all the time,
and have always found Ii the best
economy 10 feed the calves milk enough
10 keep them doing well, letting them
suck three or four weeks. When they
will take hold and eat the same feed the
cows eat, they do not require so much
milk TO keep them growing. The main
thing Is TO keep them growing summer
and winter until they get 10 work, when
they will pay me back in milk with big
interest. Our animal helpers should
have some slight chance OF living useful
and happy lives and their owners need
not become the victims Of their own
greediness.
The docile cows will always say,
As they calmly MUNICH the grass and hay,
| use Us right and treat US fair,
| Then we'll give all we can spare"
Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
A Natural Query.

II am getting upa little article about
men Of wealth, " expAinod the reporter,
AS he entered the great merchant 5
Office, las sort Of lesson for the young
men of today. Would you mind telling
me how You got your first real start in
life!'
mot at all. not at all. replied the
old man pleasantly. do you want the
truth, or the regulation biographical ro-
nance that is ordinarily used? It's i'm
material 10 me. Chicago Post.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
De Iessena Statrc.

NJ. Fremiet has finished the head Of
the enormous statue Of the late Comte
Ferdinand de Lesseps which is to ba
placed at the entry of the Suez canal.
The canal projcctor is to be represented
standing, covered with an Arab bur-
moose, and pointing toward the new wa
terway opened up to navigation. On one
of the sides Of the pedes.al-which is te
have granite foundation-will be
medallion containing the portraits o,
the khedives who patronized the canal.
Boston Transcript
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08

Is the time approaching when every
producr of the farm will be football
FOR the spectators in the same way that
wheat and cotton are to-day: Ii will be
weeks and months before some OF the
staple crops are in the ground, yet mid,
winter finds operators Offering to sell
ofutures' of canned corn for delivery
next autumn, at = named price. The
practice of selling canned goods futures
quite in vogue the last few years, l:
doubtless responsible in part for the 10"
prices paid TO farmers Who grow corn
tomatoes, etc., for canning purposes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
SEEING Oneself.

Next to the power of standing outside
oneself and looking at me as other
folks see me the most remarkable Is
this Of ;by the insight Of genius and i'm
agination) becoming you. Tho first
makes one sometimes only too reason
able, too humble; the second warns the
heart and enriuhes the soul, for it gives
the charm of seiIhood to beings not our
selves. Ipgelow.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
SONG AND SEQUEL

sIs,ne lane without turning,
Bu.-kecp the end in sightI
far of the fires are bnrning
Like bescons In the night.
"Far OF tho bells are chiIningl
Away with sigh nli tearl
The hill was hard IN climbing,
But the SUBMITS $ cool and clcafi
"The sun'l rise tomorrow
And all the dark destroy.
30, leave the house Of sorrow
And clink q cup with Joy"
(Taat's what the poets sing us
They'd have us DC content
But all the songs they bring m
Don't settle up the rent,
And NIL the bright suns rising
In sweet tOmorrow's skies,
With golden beams surprising,
Don't make the biscuits riseo
Atlanta Constitutions.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
Drying Clothes.

The drying Of clothes in frosty
weather is sometimes. in the case of
delicate fabrics, attended with tearing
because Of the quick stiffenilg in tie
very cold air. A simple precaution
which will prevent any such trouble is
10 dissolve three or four handfuls OF
coarse salt in the last rinsing water.
thus making il, In fact. q weak brine
Articles 50 rinsed will not suffer from
G stifYen with the cold.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08

Oysters after they have been brought
away from the SEA know by instinct
the exact hour when the tide is rising
aud approaching their beds, aud SO OF
their own accord open their shells to Sc
ceiye their food from the sea, as II they
were still at home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
The Meanest Man.

About the meanest man | ever
knew" said the steady liar, was a
fellow over in Indiana His little toy
got leg cut of in sawmill. and the
old villain had wooden leg made for
the kid of green willow. in the hope
that it might grow as the boy did and
save him the expense Of getting new
one so often. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
OF Honest Parents.

my opponent, " shouted the orator,
"has seen fit TO refer to the fact that
my mother took in washing. She did,
and what is more to the point she al
ways sent il back. p"
After that there was nothing to do
but cast majority vote for tho man
whose parent showed such evidence Of
perfect honesty and attention to duty. -
Indianapolis journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
More Proof.

O'Hoolahun-Countin the two min
yesterday. there's been ID kilt so far on
the moo buildin goin up across the
street.
O'Callahan (inpressively) - Thot's
another proof ay the unluckiness ay the
number IL. brooklyn Eagle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
TOOLS FOR FARM REPAIR SHOP.

ANY room in an outbuilding will
answer for shop. About 10 X 10 feet
il good size. II viii not be necessary
20 buy whole outfit AZ once, but 70
start with, get hammer, square, TWO
saws, cross snd rip, smoothing plane
lack plane, joiner plane, brace Win
bits from one-fourth 10 one inch, two OF
three chisels. drawing knife and good
Ak. With these any common break
down can be repaired without going 70
the town shop, thus saving much In time
and money during the course OF year
little later other tools may be added
good wise is almost indispensable.
Then gradually increase the number oi
bits, chisels, etc.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
HIS HENS
WIN ORDINARY CARE AND HOUSE
rAip Sl.i5 EACH.-BUCKwHEAT.

In nv operations in the poultry line |
have never found any breed 20 possess
80 many points Of excellence, with the
ordinary treatment of the average farmer,
as the Plymouth Rocks. They pay me.
have had dock of forty Plymouth
Rock hens average me sll5 per hen for
the year. with country market Tor
poultry and eggs They had the run of
the farm and barn with an abundance OF
sour milk and such grains a. the farm
produced This seemed 10 furnish ali
they desired. except grit, which was sup
piled In plaster scrsped from the walls
OF an old house. Now, with a larger
flock, am feeding buckwheAt mostly
rsking L deep into chat and straw with
bone and meat scraps obtained from
butchers. The hens have plenty oil
warm water 10 drink, and they take lots
OF IL. too. Nv hens are kept In what
was once hAy bav. now ntted WIN
windows and devoted 10 poultry. ~ Is
light, warm aud rOOmy, joins the main
barn floor by a sliding door, aud the
hens are let out while each day ana
given the run of the entire barn, both
for exercise and 10 save scattered grain.
IL works "a we'll as more costly ar
rangement and keeps the fowls In splen-
did visor. Last spring, there was
scarcely an infertile egg IN all my hatch'
A. r. ESTABRooK, in Maine State
Board Bulletin.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08

Look back over the year sud revie"
your work. Has il been in every way
satisfactory: Have the stock and poui'
trv done a. well as they might? Has th'
grass and frui; WELD been good, and th'
erops done fairly we'll: Look over the
expense accounts, and compare 'neu @
with the returns; and then see II yo'
cannot find some item TO take as les
con or warning for the next years "orK
The Epitomist.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08
A Great Find.

Lady of the House Ito servant girl
applying for situationJ-You were IL
the service of my friend, Baroness X.
Why were you sent away:
Servant-Please, ma'am, for listen
ing at the doors.
Lady-Ah, then will take you, only
you must promise to tell me all you
heard. London Fun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08

We built an ice house year ago with
water-tight floor slanting 10 one corner
and ran the waste into the Cooley cream
cry tank, which proved to be good
plan, a. the waste was Ice cold.-Home'
stead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-08

With meal at 81 cents one can and
ought to keep several hogs for the ma-
nure, even IL the carcasses sell for no
more than enough to cover expenses.