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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-29
MILWAUKEE, April 3. iseo.
EHior Deaecruf:

Editor DrmpTfWs
since writing my paper upon the de-
cadence ~ New England the supreme
Court of tile United States has changed
or partially reversed lts decision rendered
In is;3 In the case of what Il called the
.Potter Law" lis late decision IL that
the legislature either directly ar through
q commission cannot prescribe the nate
of freight which railroads must adopt
regardless of whether those rates are
reasonable or unreasonable, but q dis-
puie arising between the railroad compa-
nv aud the commissioner In regard to
whether the tariffs reasonable or unrca-
sonable must be decided by jury aud not
by the commissioner; In other words u
gives the company the right tn Judicial
Investigation by due procrss of Law.
Yours truly, T. A. CHAPMAN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-29
AI...nl, o,.r /. Hen.

Two rather queer cases have been tried
In q Columbus justice court. The nrst
was a pos-.ssory warrant case and the
property involved was one hen. The
contestants were negroes, and each en-
ployed an attorney. After much wran.
Cling by the attorneys the magistrate
made hi. decision. The defeated party
4. displeascd with the result and viii
oertiorari 10 the superior court. The
other case involves the title 10 a cooking
stove. Much time and good temper wer.
wasted over these two little maitsr--
Savannah News
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-29

A new transparent Aim fos the uss Of
photographer VII soou Be- placed on The
market which. it 10 claimed, vii prove
superior to any now fos sale. IL v made
BY chemical rather than By mechanical
mssnA Ths inventor y bostooian.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-29
AMONG THE FARMERS.
~.fttp rHtrIow.

CoFrv-l-en.,sscs 90 pr.rtlsAl Agricultural topic.
a. satIiissi. Adsifv-s al cutnfn anir atluns In
tfuilssi tuf this islssftnaeut a. AoHlCVlfNRAI
butnts, oNfof,i nsuiosrst. Parts. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-29

A new meteorological and volcaais
observatory vnl b opsusd u Ppupsa
n Nay, q which ums thsrs vtll bee
hrgs Gashssing q ssiDeisb - esashra1s
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-29
MiLwArkrr, wl.., Mar. ~

]
"Tb. dcca,lcncc of New Engiani."
Tho.c are the words ~ dolcful Import
that have frequently confronted news
paper readers IL late. and have arrested
the attention ~ all Who look fondly
hack To New England q. their early
home. sm 10 that number snd ] can
no, believe that INV nsii,. region has
entered upon q Pcrici of irrctr'"'ablc
decline.
New England will occupy q place In
history q. distinct aud a. proud n that
~ ancient Gr,cc- ar Rome. The men
and women whom .he has bred hsvc
made their Imprint on the history ~ the
race, and lei one 20 the most important
era. In n. development. In the domain
of phy.issl achievement, no le.s than Ia
thos. of political snd moral progress,
they have been among the greatest forccs
Ia all the ages. They tanned Wilder.
ness. sulslulng the savage men and ssN-
agr beast. wbo were It, original iniahli-
ants, lc,rllng dark forests a. make way
for varied crop., sni compelling adverse
clrcum.isnc,-. Ca WELD material prO.pcr-
hy. Thp.lng off the CALLING yoke ~
for,lgn government they coui.ndc,l on
tftf fAttlfUfNl ltf ffENN N'aA" NNH ~
train-l .oldlcrv ~ Europs, and lnallN
victorious, .'s up government ~ their
own that ha. In the brief space of a
CENTURY spread prosperity AMI mppl.
ne.. over q vast con,ineni, and !. to-day
the wonder aud admiration 20 the world.
There was M though, 81 = hecadcncc ~
New England prior io our late civil var.
IN. .eai ~ the prr.ent dl.ir-.s, what
ever u. causr, I. among the agricultural
population, hui prior io the lat. var the
history ~ agricultural New England
va. one ~ steady growth. q. the crnsus
figure. for the ihr-- listlnctl'cly agrictl-
turai states. Maine, New Hampshire aud
Vermont, viii show. Intend, however,
a. confinr nav r-msrk. ~ ID. state of
Maine. Ia which va. horn. The growth
~ Maine In population from l'po io isop
Nas a. follows:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-29
4 IIEhhI
Dentist.

N..WAN MANI
va.a -i .arrsr ltaafarth.
.. E.t.
o. ,rrt.sf rai., f.r e.. vsrraut-i D. -
....t t.@tr go -arI-.f ala.is.
.s.t.r slsnrt.ei in .,ery I.ar'lsu.af sr
.fa. tI-.is st r,s-.fsI,s rrise--
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-29


Tie s~ip u -heslins sBt sissmias.
rhe brsDs 10 hrOsn IN its bsd.
Rain fron the elo.si |. streaming.
And the no- tsnd- overhead
n. skAsn - Ae .intsr is broksni
rhs l-s, a shs sgsii is s~iii
rhs eel In the posi s quloseains.
The srsylln Io.I- IN the sir.AmI
whAi n ne ciosis are thicsesiasf
80 hoe tho mssso.s gisAmi
rhs sT.ll q the winter s shakeai
TIE ~osti s.sk.s frVm . drrAai
rhs fr pa. cot rr-~n nn<r~
rhe Tear tr-s sfily biOss
rhe 20. IN her dAfs boser nnreN
bsst her curtAlu. -il sron uncioss.
n. Alsc ~tn shsks hsf rinxl~ts
Over ths bls.h - ths ro-s
II. s-ir y -h-sliax sni sls~mias.
The -osis ar i-xtnninx n r,ns.
Rain from the slooi y .tru.miaxs
rhsr-. where The bos i0,h cling.
eamnsr l. smiling sfAr a.
Over The sho-llier ~ spsinxi
-EOl~rt IhlrhAAAA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-29
SIMPLE AND VALUABLE GxPsRl
MgNJS.

The observing farmer may learn much
that l. valuable by experimenting La q
snail way with different methods of cul-
tiyating his fields. The common dlfii-
Guilty j. that lac applies the particular
Treatment Ia the whole Held, not leaving
a portion for comparison, AMI be gue.ses
AZ the result instead of weighing and
measuring. We would not ask him TO
y. labOriOu-ly accurate, but q ressona-
ble amount of care may De taken. sup
pose. for example. that be wi.he. To as
certain the comparative advantages of
two or three different modes of planting
az rai.ing corn, the number of stalks 10
the hill. what variety IL most productive :
he may adopt two modes, either of
which will require little or no additional
labor. and at the same time give him
valuable information. The simplest
mode will be when cutting up the crop,
Ia make several shocks of each Kind, or
with each mode of culture, all having
the same number of hills, and then In
hu.king "a obtain the average product of
each. by trying In this way the aver
age product of half dosen shocks of
each. any material advantage of either
will be al once discovered. The knowl-
edge thus obtained NAV be worth hun
drr,i. of dollars eventually, Ia cuitivatlng
field. OF forty ar ffty acres for sue
cc..lOn Of years.-Country Gentleman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-29

Cattle at the stock-yards at Chicago
have advanced tribe. and are from for
~ 20 sixty cents . hundred higher than
a year ago. This. of course, is encour-
aging. az far ne II goes. but IL is In
mighty small measure. Whether the ad-
vance will continue To make progress
wlll depend on the supply. That there
has been Q falling on In numbers
throug giout the great corn belt therr IL
NO doubt. bat how IL Il beyond on tho
rangess There h where the question OF
supply IL scttled.-farmef.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-29
IN.ANp-lN BREEDING.

III YOU think the system of in.brcc'i-
Ing l. advisable for dairymsn 10 adopt
aud how FAR can u bc carried bencficlaliys ?
Do you think sny ~ our breeds have
been improved without IL. aid,
nee.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-29
RAILROAD RATES.
ONE CAUSE or THE "ptcAoGNcs
OF NEW ENGLAND"
A. ss,perssss Lss'ss ns~ ss osssss
Cssssy nsy. Whs ssss wsas Isss
Gsst sss ts che West.

Iu~ ie~is.,n Journal pabll.hs. he fe'hs~tns
isstsr frvm Nc. q 4. .,h.l'nsa et hiiusnAe.. {
native 20 Oxferi tosuty, ns~ st the hssi ~ ons
% ne brE..t tir, Eo--ts s"u-s- ~ hhwsuhes
Mr. tha ransn nes.ls NJ intr.iustion a. osf.f,'
County VsopA. On the lsttrr accompanying thi.
eommaulcsiian ~ say. maine I. my native
state. I "a. The scn sf Maine farmer. snsl
sftsr Spending my hsybo-ei In The h.as 81 w
tnfansy. I'm thew fssty years sxo purtnF ths
past tso yssr- hs,-lssa snsl.ssoftns q ." efins
sp'' the oh hssse-tssi farm In '.ilssl. psfeF'
sssanty. TIE pises wss run sissu. The fsncr.
sntirsly ssspe. the baiiiins. diispiistci. sl-ni
monsy fr,ely. snd sNIsst~i ~ hs,s lus I'm
eany ln sshissins my al,le.t. ilut feapsi that
stsrythlas that 4 uaaisrtsssk ts do vss eh- k-i
Slsai q. frvsiy az Night. spt wefk as hsr'i o.
ipks.el. . fetni that ] s"ahi nj prglu.s .sen
I-sun.l 20 l-sf 80 hafisr AMI msrka n In iisston,
ssests AZ q ko... Thsn ! hss'As.i srcund o. .ss
What xas ths resssa Zoe this state ~ thiass Tbs
atisl whish I -sn.i hsfv~ith. fet pahlisaiion in
year ,slashh Joarnsi. ssahs.iiss ths esai
- NJ ois-efN siisa. o. D. ths ptnsiIal csu.ss ~
the dsprvs.s-i rslniiiton ~ sErtrutuFr ~ Nalne
ani ths means ~ whirh. IN Q niessarr. AZ lessi,
ths 80 tine prsst-rity couii 10 rvstorci"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-29

Remember that Dat culture b best for
dry soils and ridging Cor vss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-29

,,vr, Wright.
Attorney q Counselor.
r,EiS. NAINE
,...,..,. t..i.... .s.i Csl,s,tns /. .rs,iasy.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
The Imprisoned puok.

A young duck, by some accident,
mad its leg broken, and the wounded
limb having been put in splints, the
juck was placed under a small crate
Or rallied coop, to prevent it, for
time, from running about. The poor
prisoner looked very forlorn in this
cage, and was evidently an object OF
pity to its brothers and sisters
around. They tried to release their
companion by forcing their necks I'M
der the crate and so lift it, but the
effort was beyond their strength.
On ascertaining this, they held con-
sultation and then they marched
away in body. Presently they re-
appeared with all the ducks belong
ing to the farm yard, amounting to
about forty.
After a great deal Of quacking they
surrounded the crate, and every neck
was inserted under the lowest rail;
they then made united effort to
raise the crate, but alas! in vain:
their strength was not sufficient. An
other consultation was now held,
and, after another storm OF quaek.
ing, the whole of them came to one
side of the crate; as many as posi-
bly, could now thrust their necks be
meath the rail, the rest pushing them
forward from behind. This time
they succeeded; the crate WAS raised
their imprisoned friend was liberated
and noisy were the greetings she re
ceived as she lilnped, once more free
int2 their midst.-New York Mai
and Express.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
Painting the Face.
From the Berlin Courier.

From the Berlin Courier
The art OF identifying the com
plexion 10y artificial means is very
old. The women OF gray antiquity
knew how to give their cheeks the
rosy hue which nature had denied
them. In Ninevah the practice oien-
ameIing was quite common. The
skin was made smooth and clean
with pumice stone, and then covered
with a layer of white chemical pre-
parations. A toilet case found in the
ruins OF Thebes contained n whole
nrsenal of little bottles full ofperfum-
cries and complexion medicines. The
women OF Athens painted themselves
with white lead and ycrmilion. The
poet Ovid describes various paints
which were used by the Roman ma
irons, and complained that the wom-
en- tried to initiate with cosmetics
the rosy complexion which health
alone could give. de also spoke OF
the deceitiul pallor lent to their
cheeks by white lead, and OF curious
methods they had of identifying
their eyes. Again he mentions that
pale face was n necessity for every
woman wh2 aspired to good form. :
plinv speaks OF a concoction OF flour
of peas and barley, eggs, hartshorn,
etc. which fashionable women in
Rome wore on their faces all night
and part of the day for the purpose
OF clearing their skins. The custom
az painting the face was brought to
Gaul and Germany by the Romans.
A few centuries later 100 different
salves for the complexion were sold
in the German aarket. In modern
times France has been the great
manufacturer and consumer OF cos
metics. In England, too, the use of
them has been general. In 1879 the
English Parliament found iteXpedi-
ent to consider bill TO the effect that
"all women, without distinction as
to age or rank, maidens as well as
| widows, who should deceive the male
subjects of his Majesty, and mislea,i
into marriage by means OF paint,
salve, beauty water. false teeth. false
Spanish wool, eorsets or padded hips,
should be punished under tn g pro-
visions of the law against socery,
aud the marriage should be declared
null" A German statistician, who
has accurate data concerning the
use of cosmetics throughout the civil
lied world, estimates TINT themoneN
which American women pay every
wear for cosmetics would pay for tho
painting of 81 900 houses at an eN'
pense of SIS per house.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
Queer Boston Husbands.

Duringa visit to one of the suburbs
ofBoston few facts came to my no
tice which thought might strike
some Of your readers as rather odd.
Surely woman rights prevail here TO
great extent, at least in one direc-
tion-that is, as regards the weekly
washing. / called on a lady one
afternoon and she complained of
being $50 tired" Her husband, she
said, had the grip and had done the
washing the night before; but he real
~ was too i'll to hang out the clothes,
and she had done it that morning,
and was totally used up. ! was so
surprised that suppose ! must have
shown my feelings.
/ finally said it was the first time
had heard OF the men doing such
things; that is, American men. But
she uniformed me that a great number
OF men in the place did the washing,
and other work, too, which I had al
ways considered belonging to wom-
ans domain. This is how it was
managed. The husband did the wash
ipgin the evening. and if tine weather
was at all dubious in the morning
would go to work as usual. But if.
inthecourse ofthe morning, it should
clear off he would ask for little time
off, and rush home and hang out the
clothes. And no one seemed to think
it either funny or odd.
The wife can outwalk any woman l
know; and was always ready for
/ days shopping in Boston, which is
/ so wearing to most ladies.
But then" she said, Fred was
sure to get home by little after .
and have nice hot cup of coffee
ready, and an oyster stew, or some
thing else nice and warm, knowing |
would come home cold and hungry"
And that man was not considered a
first class fool, either, strange as it
may seem. ] thought the twenty
sixth verse of the fourth chapter of
Esdras very appropriate to him. l
am not interested in my laundry, but
will mention thatit only costs thirty
six cents per dozen here TO have
clothes done up very nicely. One
lady informed me that her sister said
it was such a trial to her to go over
theclothes, and if they We're not clean
throw them back in the tub for her
husband to rub again. / don't think
l could ever get up particle OF re-
spect for man like that.
These are not only cases in this
place that | know of. as one lady in
formed me that not only her hus-
band did the washing on their street,
but there was only one man who did
uot.-Cor. Hartford Times.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
Her Duel with the Doctor.

An extraordinary duel is reported
To have taken place in Vienna A
few DAYS ago girl, agcd 10, chal-
lenred n young doctor who had Of
tended one of her friends and refused
70 apologize. He was challenged in
The usual way by two seconds, a stu.
don't and nm officer OF reserves, and
when he ridiculed the idea the girl
threntened to horsewhip him publicly.
The challenge was then accepted
md n meeting, with seconds and doc
tors took place in Tired room in q
Vienna suburb. All the rules for a
duel with swords were strickly OBJ
served The doctor first acted on
Tho defensive, but was soon obliged
~ fioht in earnest, and left off after
tb, second round with n wound in the
init side. which was declared not to
ha dangerous. The girl, n Croatian
eJncntea In South America, is said
~ the seconds to be the best fencer
tbev ever saw. After wounding her
adversary she left tho place without
cnstinr another look at him.-Vie'
ner Tngblatt.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
Teach Love of Leaves.

Asimple yet effective way of saving
the trees which should adorn our
landscape, would be to teach children
in the public schools TO respect and
preserve the leaves and shoots of the
shrubs, vines and other plants plant
ed as ornament or shelter in the
school grounds. We have here large
schools with but narrow play
grounds: vet after talk TO the little
ones on the nature and uses OF leaves
and trees by the principal, and after
they found that he cared for them,
they began to care, too, and it was n
beautiful thing and a fine tribute to
the teacher to see how safe the little
vines and plants remained all the
season in ground beaten bare and
hard by hundreds of rushing feet
The same care is noted in German
aud Austrian school.grounds, where
the classes often meet around some
plant or bed to observe how n detail
from their number proceeds in plant
ing, and in S.yelve years experience il
American schools one teacher founC
all tendency to vandalism among
plants soon banished by the interest
easily,excited, and the lessons, OF sue.
evident usefulness, and which aiC
rather than detract from the book
lessons.--N. Y. Tribune.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
The Romance of the Beautiful
Hand.

There was a dispute among three
ladies' as to which had the most
beautiful hand. One sat by a stream
and dipped her hand into the water
and held it up, another plucked
strawberries until the end OF her fin
gers were pink, and another gather
ed violets until her hands were fra
grant. An old. haggard woman
passing by asked, Who will give
ME a gift, for am poor?" All three
denied her: but another who sat
near, unwashed in the stream, I'M
stained with fruit, unadorned with
flowers, gave her a little gift, and
satisfied the poor woman. And
then she asked them what was the
dispute, and they told her. and lifted
I'd before her their beautiful hands.
beautiful, indeed" said she when
she saw them. But when they asked
her which was the most beautiful,
she said, at is not the hand that is
washed clean in the brook, it is not
the hand that is tipped with red, it
Is not the hand that in garlarded
with fragrant flowers; but the hand
that gives to the poor is the most
beautiful. As she said these words
her wrinkles fed, her staffwas thrown
away, and she stood before them an
angel from heaven, with the author.
ity to decide the question in dispute.
And that decision has stood the
test of all ime.-Daughters of Amer
! lea.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
The Husbands Part.
Prom the Christian Union.

from hhs Ihfiblian Union.
The home ought to be harbor of
rest, but if the wife ought to make it
so for the husband, none the less
ought the husband to make it so for
the wife. Ifnhe should greet him with
a restful presence, he should bring to
her a cheerful one. The man who
holds his umbrella over himself and
leaves his vile to take the drippings,
is boor, but that is what not few
of us husbands do in running under
shelter from all household cares and
having our wives to take the pitiless
rain Of peltIng perplexities.
1t is said ot Gov. Jewell that when
he was carrying on his shoulders the
burden of a great business, and all
the political anxieties of a great
presidential campaign, he always
brought to his home n bright face
and CHEEKY word, and seemingly
light heart; so that care few out OF
the window whsn he entered the
door. In this as in all other phases
of life, unselfshness is the truest and
best service of self.
The man who takes the best care
of his wife finds in that very act tho
best refuge from the stinging cares OF
his own business. The wife ought
always to feel the load lifted off her
shoulders when her husband crosses
the threshold in the evening. But
she does not always. Sometimes il
even settles down upon her shoulders
/ heavier than before. What say you
pentlemeb9
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
a LAMENT.


:, 1,eary distant northiaha
I " z, usie6ty och lid sroN
70. esImssrsd psareul Summers
q 2 hu59ii n did the sot winds blow
lpi0ir pn6rel isugihy skaters
eie IN III cold, ahits siioN
es 4 ~ ,oys.i the doughty ch'eiiain
S .sa,i, n. dnsky love hs wood
Nhls ~ .tataIy grew the OAK gre~
o9 ~ northern solitude
~. mighty now have fallen
r IVA w 6on their high estate
~ ~ ,,syements Of the city
~ u ,hs oak tr-e banged 81 late
Wy ny M alr 10 graceful motions
S 49,, erie and yfate
~, al has lsFn made into
i q e.s Y. Rat ars u,r,l ~ the dudes;
- (. tbe mighty monarch
NM northern s0liiniss
New York HrFau.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
Identified by Her Laugh.

The pcculiarities of detection ard
identification were being discussed
by several gentlemen when one OF
them said: Il know OF remarkable
case that occurred not long ago.
My vile was down town shopping.
While in a Farnam street dry goods
store something occurred that caus-
ed her TO laugh heartily, whereupon
two or three ladies issued from an
adjoining room, and one OF them eX-
claimed. much to the surprise OF my
wife: That Mary Rhinecker! | know
that laugh. She was right. My
wife's name before we were married
nineteen years ago was Rhinecker.
This lady had not seen her since she
was a girl, but remembered her laugh
well enough to know its familiar
tones instantly. Don tyou call that's
remarkable incident? "-0maha Bee.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
Our Queer English.

A ship called the David L. Ward
put into San Francisco in distress,
and the papers of that city speak OF
cher" long voyage, cher" loss OF
spars. her" arrival after many dan
gers, etc. The English language was
evidently invented to sell as apuzzle.
Had the ship been the Jenny 7, Ward
she would not have been referred to
as She" ,Rut why not2
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
Providence Knows Best.

An English author spent twelve
years on the manuscript ola book on
the history of dead races. When 1T
was finished his dog ate it up, and, IN
his despair, the man almost died.
Six months later he discovered That
he was all wrong in most othis state
ments and deductions, and that the
publication of the book would have
made him laughing stock. Detroit
Free Press,
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
Farmers Ale.

From Religious History Of the World
One OF the strongest instances !
have seen otsuch a deliberate practice
of the "Dum vivimus, vivamus, was
mentioned by the clever and humor
Gus surgeon, Mr.. Wadd. he was
called to a respectable, lusty farmer
who had INDUCED in his strong,
brewed ale till serious illness came
upon him. After some attendance
his medical friend told him that it
WINS clear that, unless he left of his
iavorite beverage, he eolld not live
six months. lis that your serious
professional opinion2" Il am GER
tain of it," The farmer thought n
few minutes: tears came into his eyes;
he sighed heavily, and at last said;
II am sorry for livery sorry; it's
very sad but lcannotg give up my ale. "