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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
olIEEN OF Ihe DAIRY.

First In butter, first In milk and first
I'm cheese, the Jersey COW comes home
from the Columbian dairy tests the
crowned queen of the dairy world.
That she would be victorious In the
butter tests Was generally expected.
That she would lead In milk, unless
quality instead Of quantity was con-
sidered, was not conceded. BY sur-
passing her competitors In the cheese
tests she has doubtless surprised the
majority Of dairymeu, although her
most Intimate friends for several years
have been claiming that the best butter
COW is also the best cheese COW.
Dslrymen cannot but admire the great
sagacity of the breeders who selected
out OF the thousands OF cows, the herd
Of JERSEYS that competed successfully In
All the Columbian tests. IL ls one thing
10 select q herd Of Jerseys to make Z
high butter record, but II is quite an
other thing to select one to make the
highest records all around-in cheese
aud milk as well as butter. When the
first test was concluded and the results
published. dairymen saw that the rec
ords were not extraordinary at all. In
deed, it looked very much like horse
race where the winner trots just fast
enough to get under the wire first, so a,
10 keep his speed record down. But
when all the Columbian tests were con-
cluded, the Judgment Of the breeder,
who selected cows that could do good
work In all the tests is fully apparent.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
COLOR OF BUILDINGS.
How . Taste For Harmony IL steadily
Gaining Ground.

How . Taste For Harmony 10 Steadily
Calming Ground.
Especial Corre,pondence.l
CLEVELAND, Dec. 2i.-Whatever may
be the cause, II Is fact that the love of
color on the part Of Americans Is steadi.
ly gaining ground. In no way Is this
change Of the national taste more plainly
observable than In the painting Of the
buildings. Forty years ago red and yell
low houses were often seen IN country
districts, but by the beginning OF the
civil war few Of them were left, and es-
pecially among the well to do white be-
came the dominant paint.
In the suburbs Of the cities II was tho
same, while public and business build.
ings and pre'entious residences were al.
most all Of gray or brown stone or brick
of a dull, red color. Often the brick was
painted Q somber tint, and sometimes
white. Bright coloring was practically
not thought Of In buildings, and when
Il began to be introduced was frowned
upon from all directions as evidence OF
extremely bad taste. Now the white
house Is so extremely rare as to excite
surprise, and year by year the coloring Of
all sorts Of buildings Is becoming gayer
and more diversified.
The most modest house builder Of to-
day devotes much time 10 the considera.
ton and selection Of the paint he shall
use on his residence, and more than one
contractor Of my acquaintance who
makes the erection Of moderate priced
houses u speciality employs constantly q
man OF recognized artistic taste to lay
out color scheme for single houses and
groups. One of these men, with whom
I had n conversation today, displayed
good knowledge Of values and contrasts
and explained very logically why he had
painted two houses built on the same
plan quite differently. One was sur.
rounded by trees and shrubbery, aud the
other was In q street closely built mp
and In proximity on eac" side to houses
of rel brick. The colors chosen In each
case were such as would harmonize with
the environment.
Il Is difficult TO locate all the reasons
for this change. The peoples OF warm
countries have always shown greater
fondness for color In building as well
~ IN clothing and decoration than
those Of cold lands. English buildings
are soinber, while the structures OF
southern Europe abound In bright col.
ors. II IL held by q certain meteorolog'
ical authority that the average teinpera.
ture Of this country has risen one degree
In the past ~ years.
The same authority holds that this
change, stylish though 1t be, Is produc.
Ing vast notifications Of our usages,
tastes and manners. Possibly II has
lome bearing upon the point In ques-
hon. The large influx of European blood
may also have something to do with 1t.
The gradual tightening Of the national
character, the increased attention to
amusement,, the greater general culture,
sll are contemporary with the change In
ie cOloring Of the buildings, and quite
tobably all are resultant from the same
tauses. c. d. BoLLEs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
LIGHTNING CALCULATION.
Vow the Cube Root ofAny Number May BE
Given Instantly.

Now the Cube Root ofAny Number May Re
Given Instantly.
One.third memory, One.third practice
and one.third trick-that Is the secret OF
most OF the rapid calculators who figure
before the public. There are very few
calculations Of which there is not short
way to the solution. but perhaps none 0f
them Is SO easy aud nj the same time 40
surprising to the ordinary mind as the
instant ntaneous extraction Of the cube root.
This IL q feat which has gained great
applause for Its performers from the
days Of Hutchins. "the lightning calcu.
lstor." till now. The extreme rapidity
with which II Is worked and the Difficult.
ty Of the solution by the ordinary meth.
DDS render It one Of the most taking OF
feats.
Before explaining the method OF per.
forming this extraction OF the cube root
Il may be well for the benefit OF those
readers who have forgotten some OF their
early school knowledge to explain what
a cube root is. Multiply q number by
itself and the product by the original
number, and the result Is cube. Thus;
lox0-si (ths square Of V; 81 x9- 7%
(the cube Of o.. Then 0 Is the cube root
Of 729.
Now for the method. First You oh.
tain from one Of the audience an exact
cube Of not more than six places OF hg.
ures, though with moderate practice the
latter condition need not be insisted on.
Say the cube given IL i40,oOe. OF which
the root IL SO. You know the cubes OF
the units by heart. thus:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26

Oh, TO bs alone!
To escape from the work, the play.
The talking ever, day;
To escape from all lave done
And all that rrmains to do;
To escaps--yes, even from you,
Ny only love, and bc
Alone and free.
Could I only stand
Between gray Inoor and gray sky.
Where the winds and the plovers cry.
And no man Il at hand.
And feel the free wind blow
On my rain wet face. and know
lam free not yours, hut my own
Free, and alone.
For the soft flrelight
And the home Of your heart, my dear.
They hurt, being always here.
Iwant to stand upright.
And tn cool my eyes In the air.
And TO sec how my back can bear
Burdens-to try, to know,
To learn, to grow.
lam only you!
lam yours, part of you. your wifel
And have no other life.
Icannot think. cannot do;
cannot breathe, cannot see;
There Il "us," but there IL not "me"-
And worst, at your Kiss grow
New York Tribune
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
FOR ONE ONLY.

FOR ONE ONLY.
The industry 10 distributed all over
the country. but New York state. the
New England states and the west have
the largest number Of factories. Through
the south the manufactures are smaller,
and In the far west AMI ,on the Pacific
coast the industry Is less important.
The most prominent places Of manufac.
ture are New Haven, Amesbury. Mass;
Cincinnati. Chicago, Buffalo and New
York.
The trade 10 represented by half doz.
en- journals. and voluminous catalogues
are issued by the manufacturers To AL.
vertise their work. The American car.
rage has become famous and leads the
world In beauty and construction.
q. =. SMITH.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
CHAPTER VII.
OLD JEZEBEL.


Il was q serious question with me
whether I should speak Of the startling
experience Of the evening. At first ! de-
cided to hold my peace. The excitement
would soon pass, and Portia and her hus-
band would be none the wiser.
But I reflected that they might catch
o whisper from the tattling negroes and
demand the story Of the occurrence.
Then they would blame me for not hav.
ing told them. decided that 1t would
be better to tell the father and mother
at the first opportunity.
Breakfast next morning was late.
rose at an early hour, but chose to wait
and eat with Portia and the colonel.
After they had come down and had re-
ceived q glowing description OF the revels
of the night before. as quietly and briefly
as possible told Of the fright we had re-
ceived in the arbor.
"The most awful face I ever saw"
was saying when Portals glass fell from
her hand and shivered on the table.
thought she was going to faint and sprang
to her assistance.
"No. no." she said weakly, ''it is moth
ing-never mind-only the alarm one
would naturally feel"
"She does love her child, after all"
said exultantly to myself.
As for the colonel-hs swore roundly.
"That devilish old hagr" he cried,
bringing his shapely brown fist down on
the table. "Tll have her chained up. She
shan't 90 round my plantation frighten'
ing people out Of their senses"
"Oh, You know who 1t was thenT
eagerly cried. -.
"Yes, from your description 1t could
have been no other than old Jezebel, q
nigger at least 100 years old. She be.
longed to my father. She has never had
her freedom, but carries on a. II she had.
She won't stay ON the plantation-has
built herself q wretched little hut of In
the swamp and lives there. doing God
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26

Portals 0ldss fell from her hand.
knows what-muttering incantations,
weaving spells, gathering herbs and
brewing witches broth, I reckon. The
niRgers are as afraid Of her as they are
Of the evil one. They won't even pro-
nounce her name II they can avoid 1t,
and a. for venturing In theswamp, why,
Miss Prudence. all the eoverseers In Geor.
gia couldn't drive any OF my people
there. And yet I have heard In many
quarters Of darkies who 60 there at dead
Of night for unholy orgies. The popu.
lar tradition IL that II Is meeting place
for voodoos. believe I'll break mp that
nest. I'll tell you what will do. When
Maurice comes. some night I'll take Jake
and one or two stout niggers, and wei
20 over there and see what's going on.
As for old Jezebel. I'll burn her alive II
abe touches Q hair Of Daphne's head"
During the colonels long speech Por.
tia's eyes blazed with defiance and anger.
Once or twice she seemed on the point OF
speaking, but bit her lips a. II to re
strain the impetuous speech that trem.
bled behind them. But when her hus-
band spoke Of visiting the swamp with
her cousin the absolute terror which
| frose her features wa, awful to zee. She
half staggered to her feet.
mo, Jermyn. nor she cried wildly.
"Do not 20 In the swampi Keep AWAY
from Il, beg. ! iinplore you'll Don't 80
near them. They will tear out your
heart"
"Tear ont my hearth cried the colo
| mel oontemptuously. ''rd like to scs
one Of that crew tear any part OF my
anatomy. Silly girl, your terror OF the
voodoos IL something ! cannot compre-
bend. Did you ever hear anything 20
ridiculous, Miss Prudencef But It 10
slwaysso. can'tmention theswsmpor
repeat the rumors Of what is supposed to
TO on there but my wife straightway
calls to groaning and shivsring. Por.
da, you used to have moro sense"
Though Colonel Marchmont did not
speak unkindly. his impatience with his
| frightened wife was scarcely yelled. Hs
rose, put on his hat and stslked moodily
out Of the house.
Later, when Daphne ran about the
grounds, shs was closely followed By
Jake, one Of the brswny ovsrsesrs, and
- snpensus blspdhsuad WIN 6opas
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A FAMILY srRRy.

man In busy with big sheets OF paper
working out new ideas. which every year
show finer results and approach nearer
the ideal Of the future In the admirable
perfection Of the present.
In the wheel shop the machines and
workmen turn the hubs and spokes aud
bore the holes In the rims and hubs,
driving them all together In q perfect
wheel to DO rimmed with iron, and q
steel tube Is driven In the hub for the
axle to rest upon.
In the smith department the ponder.
ous trip hammer and Changing anvils
shape the glowing iron. and dusky forms
move among the white, wooden. skeleton
carriages, fitting and fastening the iron
10 the wood. welding the aIles, hammer.
ing out the connections and the dash
frames. fastening the springs and bolting
all strongly together. At last 1t Is all
fled smooth to be ready for the paint.
To q room redolent with the odors OF
Ceylon and the pitch woods Of the Car.
olinas the carriage goes to receive the
pretty colors and glossy varnish.
The painting is one Of the most impor.
tant processes Of manufacture, ~ It de-
pends greatly upon how this IL done
whether It suits the public taste. The
graceful outlines are covered with har.
monizing color and decorated with fne
lines In an artistic manner. and over all Is
spread the transparent varnish that scin.
tillates and flashes at every movement.
The carriage receives half dozen differ.
emit coats Of paint, besides the final coats
OF yarnish. At last, In room papered
and made dust proof. where the temper
sture IL constantly kept ut about ~ de-
grces, the last coat Of varnish Is flowed
ON and dries In q mirrorlike surface.
Then the Job Il ready for the upholster.
ing and trimming department.
On long. low benches the hides OF
leather and webs Of cloth are spread,
cut and fashioned by skillful fingers.
Clicking sewing machines make accom-.
paninient to the rst-tst Of the tack ham.
msr and swish of tearing cloth. Leath.
or, broadcloth, silk. satin and morocco
ara used. The back and sides OF the
sest arc first cushioned and made sprngy
with spiral wire springs behind the
squads. The leather IL stitched on the
dasher, and the wood bows that give
form to the top are put In place. This
u called "setting the head" and 10 .
very delicate Job. It takes Q skillful
hand to get II level and true. The bows
are held at the lower end by iron SOCK
cts, turning on IN arm or goose neck.
The rinishiag roushss-
OF course different styles have differ.
snt trimmings, but sll bow tops arc
trimmed much the same. Over the cor.
ners Of the bows . long cushion OF curled
hair u tackled to hold the leather out
plump. Thsn the wooden cloth or head
lining Il tackled TO the inside OF the bow.
The leather u cut for tho top In four
pieces and stitched together, a. is also
the back and sids curtsins. After the
lamps are pat on Il u ready for ship'
mont and u taken apart, II to be sent
Grated, BY removing the wheels, shafts
and top, and packed In small compass.
n u u to b ssnt on platform car Il ID
merely covered With cloth.
From the Wholesale manufacturer
] thsv - - Ne salssreous q the dealers,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26

n yOu want the best FOUNTAIN PEN In the
market. cut out this advertisement and send n'
with Two Dollars. 10 BARRows' TYPE
WRITER AGENCY. % Exchange street. fors
hhd, Maine. and yeu win receive by return mall
aRAPiD WRITER Fountain Pen. which 10 un
cohditonally guaranteed and II In any way un
satisfactory we win most gladly exchange OF
refund. We can suit Jon and are bound ID
Please you. regardless Of trouble OF expense u
u'. The publishers Of this paper win tell you
that We are reliable. The regular price Of th<
pen ns sljo. We make this ofsr to introiuos
the pen and. incidentally. 10 nnd oai u sdver
u.ins pay. State whether you want coarss
er nne pen.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
I'VE shsEP INDUSTRY,

IHe Snccf INOOoINV.
A Minnesota firm dealing In wool,
hides, ETC.. In It's November circular
gives Its customers the following timely
advice:
"On account Of the excessively low
prices, a good many Of our customers
have been discussing the sheep industry.
The present prices Of wool, compared
with similar grades OF foreign are as
low, except the finer grades; therefore,
II free wool bill ls passed, as seems
likely, wool cannot decline any more ex-
cept these finer grades. II wool Is put
on the free list, there IL no reason why
YOU should not write your representa-
lives and senator's In Congress often
after December 5th, to insist that wool
ems be put on the free list as well; be
cause the present administration Was
elected to furnish lower-priced woolens
to the toillng classes. Now Is the time
To go into the sheep Industry, because
sheep can be bought at the 'grOund-hO0r'
prices, aud at such prices they will still
pay large per cent Of profit at present
prices Of mutton and wool, besides the
good they do the land. DO not get dis
coura ged and 20 out OF the sheep busi-
ness; there Il better time In the future
for the sheep grower, even though hr
has to walt two or three years, and he
can increase hl, focks rapidly In th'
mean time, with proper care"
Free wool will place the American
wool grower In close competition with
the Australian and South American, who
have the cheapest pastursge In the
world.
The American grain grower Is just rs
much interested In the future OF the
wool industry In this country "a the
wool grower. An immense acreage Of
arabic land II now used for sheep past
urage. As the WOO, industry declines,
more and more Of this land will be turn
ed to the production Of grain, with the
direct effect Of cheapenlng prices. The
grain grower, the cattle raiser, the dairy
man, who assists In destroying hi-
ueighbors' wool industry, Il inviting a
dangerous competitor Into his own field.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
IT IS IN THE BREED.

The cumulative testimony Of ex.
perience, experiment aud observation
all point to the one conclusion that breed
Il stronger than feed, says the Jersey
Bulletin. Although breed and feed ars
both essential factors In any large dc.
gree Of success, breed IL much the mort
potent factor. A Shorthorn COW car
never be fed Into anything resembling q
Jersey 10 form or butter-maklng powers
neither can Jersey be fed Into Short.
horn. Scientists inslst almost unsnl
mously that Fat cannot be fed Into milk
that Is to say, that the fat per cent Of 9
given cows milk cannot be Increased BY
any kind Of feeding, but all agree thai
gradually cows may be bred up, genera
ton by generation, to an increased rich
ness In their milk.
Improved breeding Il the only roya
road to permanent Improvement. Thll
being 90 the higher plane We start from
the shorter distance we have to travel Il
get to the top.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
DREssMAKING.

b. inform the Ia. ies of south Paris and vicinity
that he u prepared to do Dress AMI Cloak max.
Ind al - IIish 81. south Paris, Ne. share OF
yVur patronage solicited. Yours with respect.
c. A. ELLIS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26

There are In the United States Q, ,000, 900
farms, upon which thirty millions OF
persons live. Thus the farming
people constitute not far from one
halt Of the entire population Of the
country. According to facts recently
gathered, three-fourths Of the farms OF
the country are owned free OF all In
cumbrauce. The average mortgage on
the rest represents only one-third Of the
value Of the farms eucumbered.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
ing and many groans. sophie related the

I went to the nursery with Daphne
and did not leave her until she was
sound asleep. Then. with my nerves
still considerably shaken. ] went down
to the piazza Tom. the old white headed
butler. was standing near the dining
room window. and upon seeing me came
forward.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26

The Western Agriculturist says: "If
farmers who have horses TO sell would
put them In good order, even well fat
tened, they would cell better; then cur
~ up sleek and clean, trim Oh the shag-
Nv hair on the legs, and they will cell
still better. We pee 90 many thin,
roush-looking horses sold that should
have been In better condition, and the
buyers would pay more for them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26

Ths majority Of farmers depend upon
wood for fuel, and In moot localities
they depend upon The wood growing on
ths farn
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
rnK rLow."

ON practical Agricultural topics
10 solieited. Address all osmmuntoasions In
tendet tor THE department ~ hkNRl ID. iiAh-
noxp. Agricultural E.iiter OAiosi Democrat
Paris Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26

Idleness II Vice that leads to egg
eating and feather-pullipg, preventing
that condition which promotes egg pro-
ductiou.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26

Let ths bushes grow until you know
that you are so!nS 70 nnish the Job oi
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26

II you do not raise wheat you win buy
-four; but II you do not raise grain for
your animals, they are too likely 70 90
vlfhOut H.
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Farwell's Linen Marker
For Indelibly Marking Linen

Eash eortains Name, I Initial. Q bottles lnk.
2 Fads, 4 Di.tributor. and IS blank Card. In q
heat hOx with full direetions. Price ~ cents
each, Cor o! Oa. Get up club AMI get yours
nee. Agents wantesl. -
Manufactured only by FRED I. FARwELL.
hthel, Ne. send Ice. for l3l page catalogue,
.esSihg over ioo styles Of Rabber STAMPS
Mention this paper.
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WANTED.

An intelligent young woman ef no les than
t<euty. a. second girl In private family. Wages.
nree dollars per week. Addre...
MRs. J. u. GEHRING,
Bethel. Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26

A profitable speciality 10 the live stock
business, and one that is not 0verdoue,
d the breeding Of hiGh-class dairy cows
for family use.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26

Now, as the thousands IN The CUBE
given exceed i25 and are less than slo,
the tens In the reply must be 8. For the
second figure, or units, curious trick
comes In. The cubes Of ], 4, ., and v
end In the same figures; the cube OF ah
9; the cube OF 9 ends In Z, and reversely
the cube Of 9 ends In 2 and the cube OF
Z In 8.
30 when the questioner says 10000
(hers you cay to yourself 5o) oos, you say
out loud on the instant, 30.
Take another. 8o,0ol. The Thousands
exceed ~, therefore the root Is thirty
something. The last figure is%; there
fore the roof n N.-London TitBits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
Tail usts at tho Theatsr.

Said O bright young lady who attends
frequently strictly Arst class theaters'
II always remove my hat or bonnet In
the theater II II 10 of proportions to In.
terfere at all with the view Of those sit.
ting behind me. ! certainly think there
IL great need OF reform In this matter OF
headgear at.the playhouses. The mana.
gers should formulate another rule and
strictly enforce it-that big bonnets and
hats be left at home or removed ut the
amusement houses. Other rules ars
rigidly carried into effectat the theaters,
and there IL no reason why another and
one Of the most important Of all should
not find q place among them and bs "
carefully observed.
"Ths other evening leaned forward
and asked . lady sitting In front Of me
| II she would not remove her headgear
- Il intsrfered serioualy with my view
lof the stage. She gave mo y look thai
was principally ons Of amusement
When shs had partially recovered from
lhsr sstonishmsnt, abe said that hef hall
was not arranged 10 . way permitting
| ths removal Of the article. OF cours1
| that q something to b borne inmind b,
ladies who arsincltnsd to favor this nsv
| departure at the amusement plscss."-
ohuinnxh Hmso- -Staf.
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Dentist,

DAVIS BLOCK. SOUTH PARIS.
RBhrar Plates, Gold Alloy Plates, Cold Line.
Rsrb.r Plates, Celluloid Plates and sond eotl
- Work a speciality. Either and gas admin
,,rs.l or the electric vibrator used when desir
si,ifaiyisable