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Griggs courier., 1892-01-29
MlNNoWs IN PoNps.
Facts About the Little Fish that II Used for
Bait.

Facts About the Little Fish that II Used for
Bait.
Many persons have noticed the re-
markable changes which often occur in
the life of ponds and streams. In some
cases these are readily explained by the
influence of settlement, with its neces-
sites and caprices, and their demands
upon water-courses and reservoirs. But
again there is an element of mystery
about some of the transformations dur
ing generation. As an illustration, we
may refer to a recent conversation with
q correspondent
Near this gentleman's home at Welles-
ley. Mass, there is small sink hole
about one hundred feet in diameter,
known as Schoolhouse pond. During
Mr.. Denton's boyhood this was full of
catfish or horn pouts and contained no
other fish.
About eight or ten years ago fishing
party, on their return from q trip, had
q pail Of bait minnows left over. One of
them said: Boys, it's too bad to throw
these minnows away; let's put them in
Schoolhouse pond"
Into the pond they went, and to-day
the water is filed with them; they can
be caught in enormous numbers and are
just the size for bait; but not single
horn pout nor any other fish, except the
minnow, is to be found there. Water
plants are plentiful and frogs, too, but
the minnow fills the category of fishes
and supplies the neighborhood with
bait. These little fish resemble the
shad in shape The same fish abounds
in Waban lake. near Wellesley. and
keeps the bass and pickerel SO we'll sup
piled that it is difficult to catch them
with live minnowa
As an illustration of their abundance,
Mr.. Denton remarked that on one occa-
sion, when he and his friends had ex-
hausted their supply of bait they took
up all the captured fish lying in the bot
tom of the boat turned them head
downward. shook them, and obtained
enough in this way to continue fishing
half the afternoon.-Forest and Stream
Griggs courier., 1892-01-29
What Wears Out the school Girls.

What Wears Out the School Girls.
A lady recently told me that her
daughter who was attending school was
nearly worn out with her studies; she
told me how many books the daughter
was studying and how many hours she
was poring over them in school and at
night, and that it was too much for her.
asked the mother to examine her
daughters school satchel and see If it
did not contain other than school booka
She did so, and gave me q list of several
exciting novela I then told her to SEQ
what book her daughter had under her
pillow at night, whether it was her
English grammar, English literature or
novel, and it was always novel So
it was plain to me that it was not by
her school studies that this young lady
was worn out, but by loss Of sleep and
the excitement of novel-reading, and
that is what wears out great many
young people. Besides this continuoui,
novel reading, the young girl must ge'
to q party once or twice week and
stay up until twelve or one o'clocl1;
then she must be in school the next.
day and with the trying to keep up.
with her classes and to keep up with
the demands of society and fashion,
her health gives way; and yet, the
breakdown is always charged to over.
study, when, If she would live simply
and avoid unnecessary excitement, it is
not likely that her school work would
do her any harm--From a lecture by
DR. ]. 81. Kellogg, of the Battle Creek
Sanitarinm.
Griggs courier., 1892-01-29

IT LACKED ONE MINUTE OF TWELVE.
miles from Ballston, apparently few
overhead, and the party dashed down
the long straight stretch of descend.
ing grade that ends ut the Saratoga
station.
Now the lights Of the village ap-
peared, but still the throttle was left
wide open. and the engine rushed on
with undiminished speed. Not mo-
ment could be spared in running slow.
", or the whole effort might be of nc
avail Past the freight-house. past the
streets, and almost to the station tn
speed was maintained
Then a quick shutting of OF steam.
the air-brake applied, and quietly,
promptly the obedient engine stopped
States hotel
The rain had ceased. The passenger
and the superintendent both jumped to
the ground, looked at the watch, and
found the feat had been accomplished
It still lacked one minute Of twelve!
The gentleman was successful in hia
business, for the Judge, inasmuch a.
he had arrived before midnight, heard
him, and granted the order required.
The engineer who drove the engine
that night carried . Testament in his
pocket then and always. He was even
then studying for the ministry, and 10
now popular pastor in one Of our
northern churches, no doubt doing a.
thorough work for his Master to-day
as he did then for the railroad he
served.
The superintendent has grown older
since that night, and would probably
hesitate now to order IN engineer to
make such trip. He certainly would
not unless he could go himself, and en-
Joy another such q wild 'ride.-Theo-
dors VooEhsea in Youths Companion
Griggs courier., 1892-01-29
HURRICANES At WAR.

Titanic Combats Wsged Between Flsrss
West Indian Tempests.
We all remember Virgil's vivid de-
scription of the Cave of the Winds
where King Eolus sat on lofty throne
Of rock, and with the waving Of his
potent scepter calmed the fury Of tho
imprisoned tempests, roaring impar
tiently around and round to find place
Of escape from their confinement, until
1t the command of Juno he let Eurus
and Notus and Africus and kquilo-the
southeast wind, the south wind, the
southwest wind, and the north wind
loose to roll up the sea from its very
bottom, and overwhelm the ships Of
Eneas.
This personiacation Of the winds was
universal in ancient times, and curiously
enough, the modern science of meteoro-
logy seems to furnish some Justification
for it. There actually is kind Of in.
dividuality in winds and storms, and
sometimes they contend with one an
other in manner that would naturally
induce lively imagination to liken
them to struggling giants of the air.
A striking instance of the aversion
occasionally manifested between two
great circling storms was furnished
1t the end of last summer by the terri.
BILE hurricane which devastated the ISL
and Of Martinique on the 2sth of August
and another hurricane which, having
On the day before passed Bermuds,
spent its fury in the middle Of the At
lantic Ocean q
The. ordinary course Of West Indis
hurricane is toward the northeast, up
along the United States coast. but il
was noticed that the Martinique storm
abandoned the usual track, and moved
of in an uncertain manner toward the
northwest, finally dying away in the
Gulf of Mexico without getting out into
the Atlantic.
This extraordinary conduct and ig.
nominious ending of.a hurricane thai
had started with almost unexampled
strength and ferceness, is now ex-
planned by the fact that, in attempting
to move along the regular course toward
the northeast, it came into collision, 20
to speak, with the other hurricane, that
had passed east of Bermuda and was
just crossing the usual track Of the
West India tempesta
Forming two great eddies in the at-
mosphere, these storms, with their dy.
ing clouds and canopies of streaming
vapor, repelled one another, and the
result was that the Martinique hurri-
cane, as if baff1ed and weakened BY the
Bermuda storm-giant, retreated into
the Gulf of Mexico. and there ended its
career.
What word-picture Of such battle
royal in the atmosphere Virgil would
have given us!-Youth's Companion.
Griggs courier., 1892-01-29
PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS

-Jess George says mysvo3ce = -
well-seasoned timber. Bess How
could he tells-by the crscks s. IT
N. Y. World.
-He-"My dear friend. havs you rsod
my last novel?" she--..YeAs = Ho
"How did you like it7" she..I laid
down the volume with intense pleas-
ure."-N. Y. Truth. ss5 ,s
Charlie (who has been blowing tAss
cornet for an hour) Med, do you
think there Is any music Ia me7" Nod
II don't know-there ought 70 b. I
didn't hear any como out It'd Bits.
Are you pretty well racquaintsa
with your mother tongue, my boy1"
asked the school teacher OF the new
scholar. eyes sir" answered the led,
timidly. INA jaws mo good deal, sir."
The Critic
His Alleged Mind. nd.-Husband-"Tve
changed my mind about that sealslsin
sacque, Mrs. Briggs" Wife-'.I'm glad
you've changed it, Mr.. Brigga You've
needed new one for the last ten
years "-Brooklyn Eagle.
Mrs. Newman-"Thats stupid grocer
is always making mistakes got some
bread this afternoon. and he charged -
on the bill as wood" Mr. Newman wig.
orously saving at the loaf.)-"Well, he
wasn't far wrong, after all."-Harper's
Bazaar.
mo" exclaimed the lady from the
West, I'D have you to know that was
not born in Chicago" mop was the
reply Of her dear friend. II ought to
have known better. Chicago is q new
place, comparatively speaking."-Bos-
ton Transcript
Worse than an 1nquisition.- Young
Wife-'I don't like that cooking.scho
teacher at ALL She has neither patience
nor consideration. She's actually cru.
sl"-Husband-"Great suakesl She
doesn't really make you eat the things,
does she?"-N. Y. Weekly.
The Old Masters-De Brush-''I
always feel like standing with bowed
head in the presence of the old masters."
Bond-''That's just the way used to
feel. In fact, after an interview with
some of 'em, sitting was out Of the
question."-N. Y. Herald.
Now, 'said little Freddy, "1 know
what the clergyman means when he
speaks of the lay members" 'What 10
it?" asked his aunt, while the passon
smiled approvingly. II heard him tell
pa that there were a lot of tiresome old
hens in the congregation" n."-Demorest'
Magazine.
Papa, Adolphus has proposed to
me!'' what! Adolphus, that silly
fellow? Surely you are not going to
marry him? First he came out al .
painter; then he tried to invent flying
machine; after that he was confined in
lunatic asylum, and now he actually
makes you an offer of marriagep'-
Comic.
Time for Repentance. = Wife-
"John, dear, wish particularly that
you would come with me to church this
morning" Husband-"Why this 60
licitude regarding my spiritual well
fare?" Wife gently = because I
overheard you putting up the hall stove
,ast evening. ."-Pittsburg Bulletin.
I'D like to be where the grass always
grows lsnee.deep." she sighed in poetic
spasm. I'D like to be able to see,
every day, the clovers shaking their
heads at the bees that have kissed them
and flown away" 20, would you?" re-
turned the practical young New Yorker.
'Well, your fathers railroad man;
why don't you ask him to get you pass
to Observation-Disclosures Star
Griggs courier., 1892-01-29

Why He Didn't See Him.-Binks-'I
didn't see you at church Sunday, Jen-
kins" Jenkins-'No? That's strange.
I was there in my usual place" Binks
-"Probably you were, but wasn't -
Detroit Free PresA
Griggs courier., 1892-01-29

ing over his lnanlmate body. Another
man was packed in an envelope OF
moist clay, with no part of his skin ex.
posed but that which covered his nos.
trils, and thus he lay for six hours be.
fore returning life became apparent.
The third at empt was by drowning.
Dams and bratticcs were constructed
across the tunnels. Two dams of brick,
laid in the best cement, were built
across No. 6, and one on the other. side
across No. Z, which cuts all the veins
and extends right through the entire
mountain. Water was poured in. but
year after year there were surface indi-
cations that the fire was still raging.
Wherever these indications appeared it
was q sign that that there the fire was
getting air, and clay was piled upon the
spot by men employed for the single
purpose of watching for these manifes-
tationA At one time an effort was
made to destroy the atmospheric air by
the introduction through drill hole of
lime and nitric acid gas, and at other
times other gases have been manufac-
tured high up on Locust Mountain side
and forced in upon the burning mass,
but without having the slightest appar.
ent effect upon the energy of the flames.
Thus the unequal contest was waged
increasingly until 1890, when all hope
of extinguishing the fire was aban.
doned, and it was decided to cut the fire
of or rather to confne it to definite
area, 2.6oo feet long. by deep cuts trans.
versely to the vein.-Philadelphia Press
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-26

A.an snsoura gvm.nt Ia farmers boys
attention l. called Ia the fact that gu,
po.i .uc,rssful men serc the boys ral''i
on /. farm. Ths r-cord-, of coufse, tAA.
c,snly ,pcr Of meu In publIc lfr' hencc
tb.-,f name. aud doiug. appear oft.Der
than tlso.e 20 men who occupt "ny
civilian position, whcthsr Pf"ie-""'.
ar mercantile; aud Yet the .u1ee>-.' o'
the latter ar. equal, both VA hun"''.
snd ability. Ia those of the iotmr'' 'hu
IN wrarr not vastly mistaken much uiv'e
80. hi. taOaght 10 suggested bi th.
tolIoulng. ~hlch include. lev Only oi
rh, many ~hIch might b. mentlousi
\..rly thrrs-foarth. of the m~n ot ihr
Tnit.d Stale. Who have becoms fsinou,
v,,,,. th. ans Of farmers AMI slrnl
,..rtian Of their lives on a fartn' f"'
example, iincoln, Grant, oafheid' iAu,-
lin ,.r,.leV, Tilton. Cleveland, uart'-
IN Rl.ine and many others sini"''
,,,,,,lly ,ou.piytloa. In current event. OF
u,Iny msDary. ". II. Vanderbilt ~s-
l.orn I'M a small New jersey town i'n.-
III -. ~a. horn In a New York VII
80. Law Gould spent III. early year.
Goa hls fath-r'. farm In Ne~ iorA s'a,e.
Whittier and Howell. .p"ni thr,t youths
ia Villages. the former spending h,
l.,,r. h.t~.en farm employ ment and
bi. .tudie.. Jncinnatu., on. "t u'
mo.t slorious Chtrartrrs IA isoman n,'-
t.ry. turned from affair. of state y"
Guide IN. piow, aud our own nob's
abingdon aud Jefferson retired ir"'n
the hIrr.t oiiice. la the gift OF the pee-
~, "a .p,oy the peac- aud disnliy oi hir
an the fafm.-MirrOr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-26
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About I o'clock yesterday aftsrnoou
. man without y hat or coat, carrying .
small valise slung over his shoulder.
rushed through the crowd at q promi.
nent corner near the court house square
and began hurriedly TO climb up the hrs
escape Of . six story building. Before
anybody could prevent him bs had got
half way up To the top. Then he stopped.
stool with one foot on u round OF the
ladder. held on with one hand. hung out
rs far as he could. and looked with Wild.
staring eyes at the excited throng below.
IIis long hair. thin about the temples
and gray with age or suffering, blew
about his face. and his gaunt frame shiv.
ered In the scanty garb that clothed u.
MY friends" he said 10 the horror
struck crowd watching him as he opened
with trembling hand the valise that
hung down In front Of him. III any OF
you are suffering from a Lame back,
sprAins, bruiss<. neuralgia. cons, In.
growing toenails or inhamed eyes. ono
application oi this magic salve. which !
have the pleasure ~ offering Ia you ut
ten cents n box"-
but HE audience had ned In wild dis-
may.-Chicago Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-26

In a pspcr read before the Oi.eg"
County, y. Y, dairymen'- association,
prof. 10. ". syott said: IL is the duty of
p.Tents To make home pleasant, cheerful
AMI attractive. Children should not he
required to remain quiet during the long
e,sulng., b-caus. the stern father " ishe.
"a read the newspaper undl.iurbed. All
p.rrut. .hoald feel Obliged to furnish at
least one PAPER or magazine expr-.sl,
for the chlllT,n. Not a .ombre Journsl,
bat Que full of light Jokes, Interesting
stories, and such information ss children
desire. Reading aloud by parents aud
children l. a very useful source al
amu.smeni la every home aud especially
the farmers. How quickly and pleas
anilv the long wintrr evenings pass.
The family tie. seem more closely united
aud our love for home grows stronger.
Another element to make home attractive
i. education. Farm life would be more
attractive IL greater attention were paid
to thi. important subject. We need
scholarly and Intelligent farmers, and
the farmers need intelligent wives.
Therefore parents should make special
effort. that their boys aud girls receive =
literal education. The capacity of the
.oil for employment Il proportional Ia
~. Interior development. knowledge i.
10 the mind what health ]. Ia the body.
Il makes more of "a; II enables us to
ha,. keener perception of all pleasures,
and In View of these facts an e,lucsiei
home u more attractive than an uneiu-
Gated oDe.-Mirror.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-26
NAVE YOU WEAK LUNGS,

n YOU have, don't walt until the trouble
becomes so aggravated that nothing can
help you. when you may 50 easily learn
what will be of Immediate aud per.
msnent benefit,-to YOU or 10 any Of
your friend. having pulmonary trouble,
through reading q splendid paper on
'.Ihe Con.umpiives' Cline" published
In Democrats Family Magazine Tor Nay.
hi. article IL Handsomely illustrated
with numerous views of health resorts
and other beautiful places IN Colorado,
aud will interest every robust person, as
veil ne those seeking q congenial cline.
An Illustrated paper on "ihs Grape
Fruit" II also scssonsble, furnishing
valuable Information regarding this-t"
many--unfamiliar fruit, especially about
its beneficial qualities ss an Alternative
in the spring. "In Persia's Palaces,
with its many Illustrations, gives = CON-
prehensiye Idea Of woman's life In that
Eastern cline; "Next Summers Gar
den'' IL just In time 90 be Of practical
use; there IL q Decoration Day story,
.Ihe voodop Charm" and Decoration
bay poem, "Our Truce" beautifully w.
iustratrsi, besides other good stories
.Chat" tells about the latest fads; from
.'llome Art" you can learn "ilow to
Frame Pictures" yourself, and all the
other departments are running over with
seasonable matter; aud, besides three
full.page pictures, there are nearly Dl
illustrations. Indeed, every member OF
the family IL sure 10 lind something ol
personal Interest In every number OF
b-morest's Family Magazine, and IL u
published for only ~ q year, by w. Jcn
nings Demorest, la T.. nth St, New
NoTk
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-26
fro M coFnsrrp.l
A cosriclso NAN.
o.. Pa, Ii,. vsi,h is ,h. Pssi,s ed N
Wss All Hight

ne Pa, tiis vsi,h ia the Pasiis esd "
We. AL R'sh.
Tier, wa. . young man about twenty
y.ars old walking up and down Park
place a. II looking for something special.
and . policeman who had l~en ob-erv.
ing him for some time finally asked him
what hs wanted.
Il left my saichel In doorway along
her. somewhere" was ,h. reply.
"you left your sstchel In doorway
Yes. wanted TO run upio the post
os,ice and IL was pretty heavy 10 carry;
hal two suits oi clothes In IL.
And You left IL in doorwayr
"Yc-. put my wallet containing
ninety five dollars In II. and also watch
worth about thir'y.hv- dollars. ] wa
afraid they might ge, los,. ], was night
along here somewhere.
"well. You ar. about the greenest
chap have seen for the last ten year-r
exclaimed the officer
Why
Don't you know that some one picked
that saichel mp within Two ininutrS
"oh, guess not. I've allus conhded
in the public. and never got robbed
yet"
swell. this IL rial old fashioned limo
c-nce. and no mistake" laughed the OF.
hc.r. There IL about one chance In
million 81 your ever seeing"--
"Ah, hereis the place and here's the
satchel!'' interrupted the young man. a.
he sisptei aside into . doorway and
lugged IL out. II knew u was along
her. somewhere. Much obl-eged for
your kindness. Allus conhded In the
public and never got left yet"
And as he shoulder-i II and went Oh
down the street the officer looked after
him In blank amAIement AMI muttsredi
"l,y Jim! but I really believe ! ought
20 have tapped him once with my clubr
New York Evening World.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-26
IIsa AAN roR noaSls.

Hay in the manger al the time r-suli.
In SERIOUS Disorders; the anim,Is si.-
ten l. derangvd aud often broken down.
4 Young horse, weight ics. than le'l, u
.oand vet a .laggi.h traveller ordinarily.
Month. $50 a neighbour told me fed him
too much hay. lrrplled tia, though,
not. that hc only Got half a. much a.
my other hor.e.. Lately ] DISCOVERIES
hs should not have one-quarier a. much
Il came atoat thu. Ny oat. having
been al fc.i. was buying. Cat. werr
dear. aud ground oats su.plCi"u.ly full
af haIl.. l reasoned Whether could
not compound an honest ani cheap
r,tion from wheat bran, oil meal or cot
tou. ..--i meal aud corn meal Tor al nv
horses. I wrute rrut. T.. W. Stewart.
lIr rrpllrSi that for roadster. oil or cot
ton-.es,i meal two parts, corn meal Ia"
part. aud bran IN parts. With Ten parts
~ cut hay or straw, all by weight, ~ss
,laut right for twenty -four hours In
three fr.is. Well, I stopped bniing
oat. and have saved money. Hut have
doue morr-the particular horse men.
,lon.i has improved az a driver ani
coniinue. Ia improve. lie hook. sni
act. more ambitious aud has bett.r
disposition. For this ! credit mv.elf.
The weighing lei me to try le.. ani les,
~hIl- not INCREASING the grain ration,
. i'm IA. al.oy, favorable rcsuli. The
horse had a good appetite ani only a
email stomach. ~ consequence u.
"a. uncomfortsblc, cross aud indlsPosesi
hll. on the road. Nos. ! IN not only
saving money la grain, but In hay, ani
have a letter driver.
A short time ago valuable horse, an
lmtar,rd draft stallion, was fed all the
h.y n. would .at-sith dire result. u
took an experienced hor-em,n months
10 correct ia. mischief done by scs-
.on'. .iuffiug With hay. slnc- that .e-
we're les.on ~e have have had constsntl,
the care of work horse. aud have found
that fully a. good results In feeding
Nrr, had where gooi bright straw. oi
uhich the auim.l. ate little, MAS u.ci
for roughne.. and variety. but no greater
quantity of graiu was TEL thsm wh-n
hay va. lafg- aud constant part of the
diet. An opportunity to Inspect TIE
feeding of horses Ia a large stable D.
longln, to a STREET cat COMPANY rvNctled
tIlg fNlt tIlNi lil' -
twenty-fOur mile. pet day st Jog tr"'
In heat. of .lx miles each, ~er- Tel al
mo.t entirely a grain diet, being given
only hay enough Ia secure COOL dlsr--
iion. The common ration wss cru.he''
corn aud wh.at-bran mixed With clo..
cut hay. Of this about half bu.hrl
was f.d DRY at one mes. Whole hay
Vas sometimes f-i aud the graln rail"n
wa. ,aris~i to m ,intain q ,lgorou. app
tlt-. With thi. feeding the horse. are
k.I.t In exc,lleut condition under the
constant and severe labor of the car -srN'
ic-. All .imilsr observations of scl"n-
tlnc feeding aud my Own experience c"il.
nrm mr Ia th. belief that f,rmer. would
Get better service out of thsir team. ani
al the sam. time keep them In better
condition by feeding less hay aud With
out increasing the quantity OF grain
i ieui.ton Jourual.