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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01

most have ru,ilef around In it. and could
not have controlled u at all. for he was
but little whiffet of Q fellow. while ]
am Of the gooily sire . man should be.
30 I "bounced him. morally speaking.
sympathetically but firmly. and was Just
about taking mp my old quarters when ]
wAs interrupted.
The door opened suddenly and the un.
dertaker came In. accompanied by his
son. waited 20 zee what they werv
after. Mr.. tablets look did not please
me. lie was . muscular fellow. short
but strong. with broad. square lower
Jaw and . Asloping forehead which spread
away gradually In wide bald area of
skull fringed at the back with short rcd
hair. Altogether he seemed IN ugly
person 10 argue with, and judged he
had been drinking.
They don't get this stifI away from
me" he was saying 30 his son ~ they
entered. "uniil they put mp handsome.
Busiue-s L. bad and he comes along ~
windfall. lie has, judging from what
was found ON him. friends who are well
hIei aud mean to work them"
! felt that tablet, II he thought me W.
viving. might be quite capable of knock.
ing me ON the head 10 prevent what he
counted upon a. fat Job slipping
through his fingers.
"Oh. ther. aint much In it." replied
.hs son indinerentiy; mot more than
forty or hfty dollars, and do the best
you can with It."
"Aint. chr You're not smart. Danl.
You don't know the bushes. yet. I'm
soing 10 give you . pointer you'll ind Of
use some day: maybe I'm a-gcing 10 em.
balm him."
dad. you'rs . daisy. ididnt think
of that
"Cour.s you didn't. But you Amt me-
I'll load him mp with eight shilling.'
worth % fluid and get seventy i've dol.
lars and the thanks of his friends for
the Job. Go AMI get the nuid Jug and
we'll do him mp now. His friends may
come for him In the morning"
The son went out and the old fellow.
standing by my body. slapped II on the
leg with insoient familiarity. chuck.
ling "yes. sir; we'll hI you mp Fix
you up 10 the queens taste. Nothing
like style for q oorIse-when there's
money To lay for IT," fairly boiled
with rage. but what could do, Were
I to enter my body at once would but
precipiiats my fate. for In the numb and
.tif condition my muscles were certain.
ly In ! could not hope 20 whip those
two sturdy rascals. Judge % my In.
finite relief II you can when heard the
son call out from another room At lit
tie distance. Dad, the Jugs empty"
"ls that sor responded the old man
regretfully. well, then. We will Jet u
20 tonight; but you must get mp early
In the morning. start the hre and max.
some more fuid. lie will have 30 b.
fixed before the morning train gets In"
Father and son went out together.
closing the door behind them. Present
ly I Leard them lock the front door aud
40 away. Then ! Immediately resumed
my body. Words can convey no idea of
how horribly cold II was. In my astral
form I II course hal no sensations %
temperature. and the body. being with.
cut consciousnes while ! was away.
had no, suffered. but when IL aud were
joined our common suffering was In
tense. seemed to have arctic winters
in my veins. AMI was really afraid my
fingers and toes would snap on like
icicles when attempted TO use them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01
uAssAcsIlsI11s CROPS.

The report is.ued from the Office OF the
N...schu.e,t. state Boari OF Agricul-
ture. covering the full month OF septen'.
Der, came 90 hand too late to be noticed
last week. IL gives a summary OF the
reports received on the principal crops
Of the autumn harvest la that stale
Corn I. reported full average or above
and secured In excellent condition
Po,stoe. are reported from below an
average down 10 half = crop, qualify
good, With rot In some limited sections
APPLES, report. are variable. but on the
whole the crop IL better than expected
earlier Ia the season. The larger part
Of the report. are To the effect that the
crop /. a light one. A census OF the
cranberry crop shows the total acreage
In the state $50, aud With an estimated
Weld OF lD,s50 barrels. Bsrnstsbie
County ha. q crop Of y 800 barrels, aud
Plymouth County = crop Of 81, ,lD bar
r,l.. The berries ar. rather small In
.i,. bat Of good quality. In the towns
Of we.tford snd Medneld peaches have
been abundant and . very profitable
crop.-Msine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01

An English gentleman met IN Amer
cen traveller In France and spsnt . few
days with him IN Paris. When thsy wen
parting the American admitted that hs
had cleaned out his purss and must per.
force remain In Paris until be coald got
more money frou home. The English.
man lent him twsoty louis, and the
American In rstusn gsvs hs watch -
security. taking st The ssms time bis ID.
drsss on . card. The oynio VIII sur.
mise that the watch turned out 70 b
WORTHLESS, bat, 20 faS from that, 10 has
bssn valued q above thirty pounds.
Possibly The ownsr Of it misisid his
crsditoe's sddrss; hs hes nsvss rspaid
~ noosy % rselaimsd ths witch
LsnAsA Tu1k
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01
n. c.s.,.,s,. rvs.es.

Il cannot b doubled that In numerous
cssss Of cataleptic trance the sppsrsntly
lifslsss patient has bsen acquainted with
sll the arrangements bsing made Tor his
intsrmsnt several instances ars ~
corded In which. although The body prs,
ssutsd svssy sppsarancs Of d.sth. ths
patient vs. conscious Of svssything ~
Ing on sroupd him. bat sbsolutsly ~
able 70 raiss . limb or In any way con-
nunicsts With thoss near his bsd-
Yankee n1aAA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01
ruE END.
A Pvsaisn % yssth.

"Mamms. when you grow old win you
look like little grandmar aaked . little
boy Of three OF four years OF his pretty
young mother.
"Yss, dear" answered his mother, ''if
You mean TO ask II my face viii bs
wrinlled and thin. and shall have lea,
some Of its fairness Yes. shsll grow
10 look - little grandma does Why do
ron want 10 know. Henryr
"weli. mamma, I'll try hard. but !
am afraid I can't love you then - well
- do now"
There is something In this trifiing In.
cidsut that In spite Of sll reasoning viii
saddsu. for the child told frankly that
which thoss who have grown even 10
middle ags must count - true-thsrs Y
always Q prsuium on youth.-Dstrois
FREE Prsa.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01
Mps IlRtp WAGONS.
WHAT orr CORRESPONDENTS rii>N
oy ruIM A. An AID ro Goop ROADS.

WHAT orr CORRESPONDENTS riii>h
oF ruIa A. An AID ro GooD ROADS.
Ne~marke,, y. H.: Wide tired ~ss-
on- help roads. ~ SC
East Pcseham. VI: Wide tires for
pro,ection, narrow Tires for free trade.
.. X.
North Lyme. Conn; think I, would
- good plan TO compel heavy tram. to
use vide tires. W.
starks, Ne: Where there Il heavy
teamlng vide tire. might save the road
some. &. u. w.
North Epping. y. H.: Wide Tires
would make but little difference a our
road. are so poor. We had better im-
proy. them frst. y. o..
East Iitisford, VT: Wide tlrcd
wagon. are Just the thing for the pro-
motion of good road.. They are used
ia ,hl. section altogether. and have been
for the last eight or ten years.
North Hampton, y. H.; \ t~o aud q
half inch tir, 4. about what We need
here. Except for very heavy work In
the spring I think narrow tires are best
a. II |. lighie.t for the horse. A. %.
Newport. y. H.; Every man who
drive. a heavy team should have wide
tires. We do not have such teams her, ;
IN. railroad hs. bsnished them. ! s-l-
dom .se more than two-horse tesm..
VII. ws had io cart Ia market We had
foar. six aud eight horse teams; nov
two are blg enough. see u proposed
,o h.y. IN. state make and repair the
roads. II would b. curse. II would
increase the taxe. which are enough Ia
break all the farmers In the country.
Let the towns build such roads s they
xi.h a. 4. j.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01

There was one novel feature nj the
Mou.on fair this fsll-a drawing match
between oxen that weighed $3.50 pounds
and the same weight Of men, twenty.six
In number. The drzy load weighed
600. The oxen were the first To try.
After several attempts they succeeded
In moving the load but few feet. Then
cam. the men, every oue , swede. "A
rop~ vas attached to the dray and the
men took their places. The captain
gave the word: one, two, go--and away
thev moved down the street. Thirty
feet the fret pull. Another pull, and
thls time it was my feet, with ELK men
ON the load. Then the crowd Got en-
thu.iastic. The oxen were beaten on
their own ground, but we should have
,nIoyed seeing it. whereupon the Bath
T,mxs r~msrks: I'VE have often
shousht we should like to take the same
propIe Who engage In this hldeous pas..
line and hitch them TO the same load
and have the manipulation Of the goad
.sick. II IL one Of th- oldest customs,
and IA considered one Of the most harm
Ir.s. but It's hard To make oneself be-
iIeye Il Just the same. Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01
xs.s. .f ....,is.,l...

Domestication modihes and oftso
changes the Instinct Of Wild animals 10
psrsscuts OF st least neglect the sick or
Injured. perhaps because the lesssned
strain of the struggle for eHistsncs
leaves room for sentiment 10 grow.
Both dogs and cats often aid their kind
when SICK. and strange alliances spring
up between pets Of different species.
Perhaps the bsst known instance V that
Of the raven which Dickens saw at Hun.
gerford, which used 30 carry bones 10 .
broken legged rvtrisvsr. And the quick
nsss With which dogs learn that thstr
master u III and show sympathy 10 well
established. sd.-Loudou Spectator.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01
coNiINIMlNf I'M NAfVaG.

l~oaid sos change ny joys Zoe ,bass
OF emp>ross and tinss
What hes my gentle friend. the russ.
Told them. n sasLt. do you supposs-
The ro.s that tell. mo thihssi
What secrets have they had With trs>s,
What romp- With gras.y .pssri
What kno~ tksy % the mysteries
Of battsrri-s and honey b~s.,
Who -hi.psr In my earl
what says the snnbsam unto themf
What tale. have brooklsts toldf
IL there within their diA4ism
A single rival Ia the sem
The de~y dAi.ie. holfi
What sympathy hay. thsy ~ith birdA
wbo>s sonss sr. sons. % minsi
IN they s'sr hear. ss though IN words
.Tvss lispsd. the message % the herds
Of grazing. lowing hins,
All. mo- Give mo m lofty thsDas,
but jus, ~hst Nature yislds
lat me- bat sander 90. slons
if heed b.. - that all my o~n
Are woods and dAlss aud nsld.
}. X. Hang. IN iisrpsr's wsshiy
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01

In getting into the right path. Then q.
a clas. Americans are too tickle and too
prone To change from one thing To an
other. had . good Illustration OF this
given m. . short time ago by the wife of
oo. OF The beat known farmers Ia New
u.mp.hirp. >he and her husband have
built up a firsi-clsss trade In fancy fruit
..ut 10 retail dealers In Boston. They
have an orchard % twenty-five acre. OF
excellent apples. The best summer aud
f.ll fruit bring. as much by the bushel
a. most msn get by the barrel for their
slntsr apples. IN. shipping boxes are
light aud neatly painted and sisnciied,
b.,. hlng,d cover and locks, and are re-
turned by the e,prc-.msn Who handle
them. they ar. made Ia hold just four
LAYERS, and each LAYER and each apple is
Intended Ia he perfect. such fruit IL
virtually sold before 10 is shipped Tor
IN. bayer knows just what Z" expec,
and knows lust what 20 do with u.
Nov 20 build up such reputation
and such trade ID
<or ruE WORK or A SINGLE SEASON
4, 4. the result % growth, growth OF
confidence ss well as growth of business:
But men and women grow old As vel
a. Do trade. and trees. The owner of
thi. orchard, ~hich I. bat q part OF the
thrifty farm, three years sgo leased the
.bols estate to former employe who,
A x.s presumed, had been familiar with
IN. farm aud H.. market long enough to
make a success by the Transaction
m. toos hold ~ith enthusiasm but the
a,.t wear the crop Was light, the second
but little b~tter. The seasons ~ere simply
unf.,orahl. and there VAS Dot much
nront coming In. Now Instead OF keep
I'm. along tIlI . good year should act
him right. this unstable tenant, who is
bat sample of q large class, got dis
eoar.gei and without consulting the
gamer threw M his lease and Invested
al mn. capital In a herd 81 cows aud
~.nt ,o making milk for the wholesale
city trade. Of course he failed In thA'
A. N was a comparatively new business
.Dd he got cheated In buying his COWS
and met dissppoln,ments all along the
line. Nov this IL good year Tor truit
In that section and prizes are ruling
high. and the orchards vii pay large
profit. but IL ~ili not 90 To the diseouf-
40 not forget thai one of the rclui-
lite. 10 .uccess IL the ability TO adapt
one. elf TO prevailing sarroundinks
and 20 changing conditions. IL h come
time. necessary to change, but u IL oe',
ter 20 bend inside cf CERTAIN lines ana
cousinue In the ssme general course tnAn
no he continually jumping from one
thing TO another. Poultry, eow. ana
fruit are all profitable when rightly
managed, bot advice sticking To that
~hlch one beat knows how 20 manage
New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01
COrrON-seeO MEAL,

The fertilislng value of cotton seed
and cottop-seed meal IL 90 great impor-
tance not only 10 the cotton planters and
stockmen of the south, but to farmers
Of the north. Prof. Henry says: "in
order to show the high msnurAl value Of
cotton seed, I have gathered Into the
following table the fertillring constitu-
ents In = ton Of some of our lesding
feedstufis:
rhe.phsric vslaa.
asii rcsA.A Nnosva. uea.
oai ssrsv, igIh.. Ceih.. ;slbs 0 "a
shslle-i corp. isi ~. ;slh4. rs he. al
What bran. 81 ~. re lhs. G5 Ne. nle
Lis-~~i ~esL 80 NJ. fis he. i"s lbs- si.i
Coston .s<~i
meal. 40 lh.. ps he. iot lss. 80
We see that cotton-se~d meal IL even
richer than lin.eed meal. twice NJ rich
AZ bran aud more than four times Ne
rich ne corn In the element ot fert.lity :.
4 fsttenlng animal does not take over
~ per cent of the fertiliring elements
given Ia the food. A dairy coz may
take out ss much ss ~ tn Is per cent.
Prom this we can readily understand
why eastern farmers Who look to the
fertility Of their fields are ready pur-
cha.ers of cotion-secd meal, and Why
the southern farmers With q soil not
strung In itself, should carefully harbor
all Of the fertilifing resources of their
cotton-.e.d and not allow Il to be vast
ed. II Was q Yankee schoolmsster Who
taught On. southern people how 20 sep
srate the lint from the cotton-seed by
machinery before the var. After the
war northern talent and capital found
the cotton-.eed behind the Clubhouse
and only used ne beat for manure to
sprinkle along the cotton rows, when
rott.d. cut of the se~d u expresses
millions of gallons of valuable oil every
year, leaving an enormous residue. IL
xas northern enterprise that helped In
starting the fe~iing of cattle the waste
products of the cotion-seed mills. IL
has been northern young meu In the
southern experiment stations that have
given va about all the available data on
the feeding value aud effects at coiton-
.e-d and hs products. When asked
shat science has done for agriculture
one eau point to no liner example than
the utilization % the sod ~ the cotton
plant a. no~ being put In prscti~.--
Mirror and Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01
AMONG THE FARMERS.
-srssp ru1rlov.

Cerpspssasrse 90 rvscsscAi aSrssaharsl tepics
10 sshcfs~d- Adirvss ell ecnmuf icafsons is
tsade>l for this iersrsmest ~ tlksay u. uAs
fArs Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01

Ther, never viii come . time when
brosd delds Of knowledge viii not b
open To every progressive mind.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01

Th- graded Income tAx is being dls-
cussei by farmers, who view u a. tax
ON profits and not on endeAvor.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01

A uan can do some things, bat they
Are fsw when compared WIN tnose ovsF
which b has 20 control.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01

Error must ultimately overcome, bat
It rcsanis progress and lessens oy ~
mu,h the happiness OF the world.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01

rnrr- beef creatures can be grown and
disposed Of While one butter amman ~
being fully developed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01
FcklINtss Is OFTEN A CAUSE OF
hucN Loss.

LrAH> A SPECIALITY A>p r,tNN SICK
~ u.-ciiA>Gt>o fgox rouLrRf
OR WITT RAISING ro pAiktt>..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01
A GO-p JERsEI COW

should give twelve quart. 90 milk day.
N -four quarts Of milk will Yield pound
ot butter, t~elsr quarts ~ill Yield thru
pounds. Three pounds day is ninety
pounds a month, aud there are twels.
month. In q year. Butter ssll. la the
store At thirty cents pound. Ten cows
will call for no more labor than thou
aud chickens. And yet ! advised my
friend 10 stick Ia his poultry. told
him that battermaking vas many, many
times more dii'icult than VAS raising .
bruoi of chickens. told him that II he
found hi. onc COW really profitable aud
could take car, % snothsr and hnd q
market for her product st satisfactory
price. would recommend buying the
..cond CIV, and n he ~ss equally sue
c...flI With that, sud liked co~. and
buttermAking then he could gradually
Increase his business. IL u much sAfer
20 gro~ into bu.ln~s. or Ia grow up
With II than to launch oat nj the
start. Most Of the failures la thi. world
ar, the result Of men undertaking To do
What they DO not kDow how to do.
Many men are impatient, they cannot
walt for legitimate results, but Walk
bliudly into the dark,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01
Dentist,

p,yts BLoCK. souru PARIS.
s,,,.- Fis,s.. 1.ctt Ailoy Pls,s., ,.eii iins-,
49, rt,ts.. Cenaisai flsts- sn.i -ehi ees,
-. tali u.nhg Artiacisl VS.. 80
-. "a /, .r-.stAty tithsr snd 81. strin-
- - 49, r.srtrtc tihrster u-ri sesn aesit
= Haitisahs
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01
rknrfr nv NIsTANIs

msde and the experience gained. lie has
been serving an appr.n,ice-hip thus Tar
without a master bat has depended upon
picking NJ the trade from books, paper.
aud an OCCASIONAL ylsl: Ia th. yards of
successful poulterers. IL Ia my opinion
thrt Il would have been better and cheap
sr for him to have given 9 couple OF
years time 10 q succcssful poultry rais-
~ for lsarning the trade. IL would have
saved him much money and .rcat deal
90 disappointment. And nov he s
thinking of giving up poultry aud TAX
log up buttsrmaking or some other
branch % dairying.
lie has kept one cow for family Use
and al IN. present time has grade Jer-
.sy hsifer that has be.n In milk q yer
and half and !. giving milk that is at
least one-quarter cream; four quarts
will yicld pound % butter, thoagh AZ
shs give. bat thre. quarts day The act
ual daily Income Il not large. Hut the
slate and pencil have worked out quite
profitable butter business. IL stands
.omethlng like this.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01

An esieemsd reader. Who tor several
years has besn Engaged In poultry rails
ing, recently asked my advice In regard
to changing 10 dairying, aud think he
vas a little disappointed az my answer,
for told him that after several Year.
sxp~tisncc In producing eggs and chick
sns both ~ith and without incuhAtors,
he should have h-come so familiar Win
the business that . reasonable d~grce OF
.acce-. could ~ more easily ootainabie
than In an entirely new busiae-s. ! am
,~.rr .hat he has not made Ns much
money With bis poultry As he expected
Al the outset. lie had rad the poultry
nap.rs. had visited Mr.. Rsnkin's yards
and learnlns Of the possible profits
from the highe.t .kill of tho.e Who have
spent a lifetime In the business, he bad
asurr,i cot large annual Income. lie
hegsn With
NJ IxFIRII>CI A>p LIrrLE CArirAL
and, a. wa. 20 BE- expected, made nu-
n,sroa. mistake which coat him consider-
able money and no little disappointment.
IL found that men sometimes ~old him
~orn cut old hens for layers when he
thought hs VAS getting healthy young
pullets, that purchased eggs for setting
were not always fertile and that lncuha.
tors did not always hatch the full
number % chickens expected nor would
the ARTIFICIAL brocders always ensure
f.i. healthy chickens. lie found that
hawks, .kanks, ~casels, minks and rats
we're a constant menacc and that lice
ar, hard To get rid of In poultry house.
lie also found that thousand hens aud
chicken. required . good deal more
time and attention than be had expected
aud that when they are growing they
have wonderful spr~,ite.. when have
lnauired a. to his succc.s he has always
expressed . hope that be would have
better luck In the future than In the
past. lie has learned q good many
things worth kno~ing In regard To
poultry N he will only stick to the basl-
ness tlll b. Ia. had time to
rNnftT nv NIsTAkYs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-09-30
FREDERICK WARREN.

Additional information which has been gained
in regard to Frederick H. Warren of Montgomery
Ala, whose death in Turnpike, n. C., was record
ed last week shows that he was the fourth son of
the late DR.. John p. Warren Of this place. He
went south about the year 1851 for the benefit Of
his health, becoming a clerk for the mercantile
house of Bell Brothers, who had had previous
connection with his employers M Brattleboro'
The climate proved to be good for him. and con-
trary to his intention he located in Montgomery
permanently became member of the hrm, and
was engaged there IN business at the outbreak OF
the war Since the war he has had an ONCE IN
the city dealing in timber and mineral lands. He
is remembered by his friends as man OF pleasing
address and of sterling and upright character.
who won the confidence and affection OF all, or
late he has been in failing health, and went last
.Tuly TO the North Carolina mountains TO ma re-
lief from the extreme heat. The improvement
which took place, however, was only temporary,
and he died Sept. 10, after brave and patient
fight with disease. He leaves only WIFE their
two little children having died several years ago
OF the once large family of DR.. Warren only TWO
sons and two daughters now remain, samuel H.
connected with the war department In Washing
ton who compiled an important work on liDIa
ries In 1876 William c., merchant IN Springhed
Mass, Fanny NJ. principal Of girls school N
Great Darlington, Mass, and Mrs. james luiIS
of MuDsOn Mass