Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-10-02


division of The Philadelphia, Wilmington
and naltimor. rallroad oos grts fairly In.
,slllg,ni imprc.ziou q tho magnitude OF
mach culti va,ion In the Delaware peninsula
A few nils l-iow Ssw Castle an abandAnt
growth q trses AMI the large numsrr ~
vaguns and u,en scattered here AMI there IN
The ot~n nelds indicate thu coniinencsmeni
% the great rsach lslt. anil a. the train Isf's-
tr.i.. stlll further thsrv l.s grcatsr densisy
~ tre.-. hemmlng IN the track uVon either
side until they ss.m a. srT~ni into an Inter
minabls wilderness ~ INTERVIEWING trunks,
boaxhs and raves. Weighted dosn sith
fruit Long line. % oars are side tracked .,
tho different stations loailng wiih crais.
and BASKETS for shipment 20 Philadelphia
New york anil the eastern mar1sts. The
frul, coming no, only frum Tho prolino
orchards skiTting Tho main stem. but frum
the NUMEROUS fessiers -hich ramify tho
country.
Every mile ths train cover. you e, DEEPER
AMI deeper into the region IL 10 pssches.
t-aehs. e,eryvhsrp. until you b~rons af-o
lutely surfeiteL The very Atmosphere 70
lmprrgusis.i with the aroma that 10 saft~i
through tho chr windows from The DEPTHS ~
the orchards Numerous little urchins, a.
most tsfors the wheels have cca>sd 20 ~.
rate, arr climbing GA thu carr Ike pirAies
boarding an co.an priSa They impo'isnty
thrust their hasksts In your face and wolf
croasly lmportuns you % buy u their stock
Every other man on tho car l. . grover, .
luyer, q worker 90 Q sIsculAtor, or IA sons
way interested In tho basinr-.
lN.N~a 49, fnr IA2N.F
shouts the brakeman
A. twilight the train coms- % halt AZ the
station AZ Lswes. tho historic csi town OF
Sus.st county. With ia antique, NOS CIV.
,rri bous--, almost hidden from view In Tia
fnii,t % grand OIL f0rv-; % CAL and Pima
irr.. While looking stoat for . suitable
Conveyance. q veDsrshis iooking negro. driv-
ing . oadaverOus on attAchei b. . ricks,y oh
hncsboani. cans along | found The oil
fellow % - quito communicative, and reai.
ily agrr~i to iAks me for a consideration,
and Ia abort time vs wcrv % for tia Caps,
leaving crowd q p~cpls gazing euri0usiy
after "a.
Al lat 10 reAchei opcn country and ar
rived at caTs iIsnlopsn light houss Hsrs
Tor miles. stretching along the ocean fruit,
.a graf pine forest inhAblt~i by conmn'
nifty - people who's manners and customs
srv similar 81 tho-s u tho 'cracksrs" q
IgcorsiA Near the light tower tbe rad a..
v.rEs. 90 The right ami runs parallel With
the occan tssrh for . long dls;aDoe We
followed % Tor q mile and half. When -
turD~i abruptly into BY Path and plungci
into ths dismal locking place soddsnly No
w,r. grsstsi BY the shouts % . troopof dirty.
raxgri looking children. who secn~i b have
sprung up cut ~ ths bushs- The driver en-.
rlalnei that 90 hai struck the 'elArins,'
which interpreted a. meaning The clear
Ing, AMI ~ thsy proved % L.
Ths-. clsarings arr lccatei a. short inter
vals, AMI ooasisi % from one-haf 20 an acre
q arabls Land In q comparatively gu.od state
a cultivation Upon this ground 10 rais~i an
ahundAnos % vegs,Ahlo. and cabbage. s~ss,
| anil ruuni I-otAt0s- ar s,ovci away IN lArgs
| QUANTITIES for winter uss Tll~rc ar, cherry.
appls. T.ach, pear AMI plum trrs-, AMI souns
| q ,he morv s.thstic AMI intelligent dsiight
Ia loglins IN tho ,hA.is - the silver maple 90
Gathering exquisite bouquets from the lurn.
| Iious flower tcls - % In one corner q the
| Clearing The manner In ~hich tho houses
arc constructed "a frum Which the apfsllaiion
q ''plns shAiisr" IL derived. AMI. inasssi, .,
4. 10 misnOmer The hou@- arp Qua story
high, built q pine slaia, soms 18th AMI -DDs
without the tark. AMI are tut togethsr sub
| s,Aniisliy. The rot IL consirlctsi ~ pine
,hais Ths-e shat. arr ths rrfu-s from pine
tr,s-, such a. ooue-, loave-, t-igs. etc, ~hich
are mlrci with a composition - bollei "a
water and clay. which forms a cOmpact mas
absolutely lmtsrvious o. water. Tie chin
roy is q harl clay snd A.seOds from the out
aide % the houss
The-e T.cple are evidently gr-at econo-
mlssrp % sFso., fur bsrr In one q thsse small
room. . ~hols family. frequently consisting
| q an aBi -Yysn T-rsans, at, sleep AMI cook.
lArs. oT-n fire place. wiih a swinging cram,
frum which "a suspended the old fAshionci
iron dinner ri, an antique b-siisai, i~o %
thr,- chAlrs and an lmnssnss chs, complets
tho furniture There l. M sigu u osusi, AMI
no attempt 10 maize AZ Interior decorAiion.
rIcspt thai the slAts have oans upon . tins
ton whiiswasls.i. for they are nov - 10
grimei With 49,, AMI smoke u Ia hard ~ dis-
tlns,llsh the pr-.eno- q the calcimlnsr. A
fs- picture.. cut frum national n.~sV.p-rs,
which. IN soms unaccountAbis manner. found
tlslr way into tho dismal Al'ois q the shat
tar. arr tsstel on the slabs, and hshing nets.
oobvsbs AMI herts are mixed w apparent In.
srtricabls coniusion overhead. elinging %
nails AMI wooden psgA Al the snd % The
houss the insyitAbls rain barrel b catch the
dripp.ns. from Tho roof 4, ussi Zoe Washing
AMI drinking purpo--, AMI besides tho barrel
the ubiquitons "goari,- - famous every
~bers In the southern country ~ drinking
utsnsll
Stating In the shads of q tree near one q
the~s houses, knitting q -siDs AMI smoking a
dirty clay plp., was thin, sAllJw fAcsi man.
tareloo,cd and harsheaiel lie vas tAlka.
tive lie ALL that b. hal hs-.n nigh onto
dsaih,- Tat vas nov "fe.lin' right smart.
A slatisraly looking woman, With . hos IN
her hand. came up ami entered At onos into
conysrsAtlon- Taking . rub % snuff
they az all lnyctsrate snuff tAkers-sbs
replaced the paper carefully Ia her pocssi
AMI began in a most Volubls tongue % Ell.
pailais upon tie family misfortuns. "Y-.
the Oh man over thar bad the agy for moro'u
year"
The community 10 diminishing. however.
for tho encroAchmsnts u progressive civil
lEAtlOn and ths dsvelopuent q internal Inn
prOyements has sunswhAt scattered them.
A grsat many have vacated the elsarings Tor
the hear by to~ns They are, comparatively
speaking. an industrious pcople, and lust a,
thi. ~ason fnd plenty % employment In ths
fruit orchards Or drying houses, earning
from % 20 ~ cent. Tsr day, AMI ys, they ars
happy ami cOntentcd and seem 10 thrive
upon this pittanoe They enjoy an Advan-
tage over the poorly paid hborr In The
cities. because during the summer they car.
make their ''Clearing' produce sIough vege-
tAble. b Last them thrOugh the winter. 10
sides. they have no hou-s rent 10 lay. and
such luKurlss a. flsh ani oysters they get foT
nothing. Few % the oil rrssdents can rva.i
or write, and illitsracy at one time presiomi.
mated 10 . great extent The younger gcn-
Grafton. however. have better facilities for
securing an education. and many % the
Yuun. attend The LeNss Arhoola PhlLAlal