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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09
yaluable Inseets.

Perhaps there are few substances con.
tributed by animals to the materia med
lea Of greater value or more extensively
beneficial tLan certain species Of insects.
OF these there are none more highly e.
teemed for medical purposes than those
beautiful, shining, green colored insects
known as blistering beetles, or cantha'
rides. Their corrosive action Ia 30 great
that they frequently infiame and excori.
ate the hands Of those who collect them,
and ON this property their chief medici'
nal virtue depends.
They are generally used in the form Of
plasters or ointment, and In cases OF vio'
lent visceral inflammation their exter'
nal use can scarcely be supplied by any
other medicine. Tons Of these insects
are yearly imported, principally from
southern Europe.-London Tit.Bits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09
PROGRESS IN AGRICULTURE.

At no time In the history Of agrlcul'
ture was Il ever advancing with sucl
rapid strides ss at the present. IL ha"
been drawn Into the progressive current
of the age ami moves onward with tn.
general drift. Not only Il the knOwledg,
heretofore belonging to the edurated
few taking root In the minds OF the
m,~ses, hut the acquisitions Of scientih,
know le,lge have been rapid and great
beyond all previous precedent. The
foundation of agricultural knOwleigs
laid by Sir Humphrey Divy and Justu'
I.i.big has been greatly broadened and
huilt upon, until we now have a respect
,ble and generally accurate chemistry ol
,yrirulture, and never before was thi'
broadening and upbuiliing so conspicu-
ous aud noticeable. The last decade has
given the work wonderful impetus,
under the fostering care Of the general
government and yet We recognize the
fact that we are In the inclpient stages
Of development. That which Is to come
In the near future will be OF practical
and astonishing nature as compared
with the past, which has given Us hope
and strength to grapple with the rising
problems of the future. Whereas In the
past the Intelligent farmer has been the
exception to the rule, In the future the
ignorant farmer will be considered a
phenomenon Indicating the low condl-
ton from which the great mass has
risen. However desponding and gloomy
the agricultural outlook may have been,
we have now the greatest reason TO take
a n. n. 10. NI.a
contamination that evidently lies In
store for the world. II viii bring bet
ter era In all things else-morally,
socially aud politically. Ii Il a reform
aud progress beginning at the very
foundation Of human affairs, and the
elevation Of agriculture must necessar-
ily elevate every Oth"r human interest
which In turn will reach and crown 1t as
the source Of all the material prosperity
and blessings OF mankind.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09
,xh.r. A.he.,u. Pound.

Asbestus, which has come to be largely
utilized by electrical engineers, Is one OF
the most interesting substances employed
In the arts. Many new beds Of this ma
terial are being discovered. but except
from the Canadian and Italian beds the
specimens secured are practically useless
for manufacture. Large quantities OF
floss and powder asbestus are obtained
from the district Of ths Susa valley,
Piedmont, and in the second district.
about 30 miles long, In the Aosta valley,
the deposits are said to be practically In.
exhaustible. A third district, which Ia
still more important, centes at Valtel.
lima, the route to which passes Milan and
Como to Colico. The Canadian deposits
are In the Black Lake district. between
Quebec and Sherbrooke.-New York
Telegram.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09
Over the Telephone.

He-Hullo.
She-Hullo.
He-Is that you. Miss Barkeri
She-Yes. I'm me. Who Is thisi
He-Shall you be at home this even
ing?
She-That depends on who you are.
Who are you?
He-Don't you recognize my voicei
She-I don't know. 1t sounds like
Charlie Higgins voice. Areyou Charlie
Higgins?
He-No. I'm not Charlie Higgins. I
am Mr.. Browne.
She-Jimmy Brownel
He-No. George.
She-Yes, I'm home. Are you coming
aroundi
He-I don't know. Shall II
She-Oh. I don't care. Very glad to
see you II you come.
He-Then I'll be there about 8.
She-All right. Come early.
He-Yes-er-do you think you'd care
to go to the theater with my mother
and me!
She-I don't know.
Hs-well-if you'll say you'll 90, I'll
stop on the way up and get the tickets.
She-well-I-I can't say, Mr..
Browne. don't think IL don't think
I can, but-hullo-say, George, you
might get the tickets anyway.-Harpers
Raxar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09

The department of agriculture has just
issued its report on the production and
distribution Of agriculture products OF the
world. We look over the figures regard
Ing the dairy and lind In the part devot-
ell to the United States this report: No
annual statements Of the production OF
butter and cheese are available. In this
country, where the products Of the
dairy are larger than In any other, with
the machinery aud men gathering and
conn piling trade statistics, IL seems a pc
culisr fact that We have none since 1899,
when the last census was taken. Our
,-nsu. ofilre l. one Of rhe department =
that seem Ia he run on the principle oi
not doing snythlng YOU can defer. The
butter production for 1889, according to
the c-usus returns, was, made ON the
farms, III ,2JO, ,2s7 pounds; In factories,
y, ,lli,7st pounds, u total production OF
SO6, ,6s2.01l pounds. The gross inaccu-
racy of these fgurrs Ia shown by the re
turns made To the Elgin Board OF Trade
af the amount made lD th,t district Tor
1891, viz. 30,i06, 81 pounds. Now II
that amount WAS produced In one year
In the small territory represented by
the 300 factories, IL Ia reasonable to pre-
sume production In the 1000 factories OF
more In the country ought to be at lea.t
five times - much, which would aggr--
gate over l5O.O 900 of pounds la factories
IL the same discrepancy were found in
the farm production, We would have In
stead If over seven hundred million,
over three thou sani tive hundred million
pounds. 1t IL n wrllknOwn fact that Ne
are the greatest butter consuming nation
In the wOrld. Great Britain impOrt-
over Ave pounds per capita In addition
to her home production, which IL e.
tlmstsd at the same, making the con-
sumption 10 pounds per capita. On the
ssm. basis we should consume over
&c, 100000 pounds annually. This
shows how easily statistics may no,
prove anything. When the magnitude
of this Industry IL taken Into account we
wonder at the very slight recognition II
has received at the hands OF the law
making powers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09

In 1891 AN experiment Mas tried with
10 cows to pasture TO see II grain feedlng
In addition to the pssturage was profit
.ble. Eight cows fed grain gave, from
May n to October -, 1880 81 pounds
more Of milk than eight similar cows
that had nothing but good pasture. The
grain fed cows Also gained 166 pounds
per COW In weight, while the cows on
pasture alone gained but ll3 each. II
was then proposed TO zee II this grain
feeding In 1891 would have any effect on
the cows In ls93. They were therefore
all pastured last year, and an accurate
record OF their milk taken for ak
months. As q result Il was found that
the cows that were fed grain the year
before gave $50 pounds Of milk more
than those not fed grain. Itis assumed,
and we think fairly, that this difference
Il largely due to the better feeding OF
the previous year. The cows went Into
Wiute--Qusrters In better condition, and
In the spring, were better able to con-
sumo and make use Of the pasturage. lu
younger animals the good effect OF pre-
yious grain feeding was very apparent,
ss the erain-fed helfers were developed
into noticeably better animals than
thoss having no grain.-Mirror and
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09
AP..h..io BANKRUPT.

There are few things in real life more
pathetic than the speech Of Mr.. Munro,
who three years ago was worth 900, 600.
and was prime minister Of Victoria. At
q temperance meeting In Melbourne he
"a reported to have said: ~ came to Mel.
bourne over 30 years ago with hardly .
penny In my pocket. Iworked hard -
q workingman, and received every honor
which . free state could confer on any
Of its citizens. until at last ] had the
highest position In the land. Now I
stand before you. 81 years OF age. with
out . shilling In my pocket. For the
first time In my life, through liabilities
which ] undertook. never expecting to
b called upon TO meet them. ] am I'M
sbls 70 pay 20 ahiilings In The pound
o. Jams 0assttA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09
asp..tm.as % A,. ~. Ten ..p.aa:s in Aa.sl,as

department has been expended In hustiing
the private exhibitions Into placs.
A have said, the crowds Of this second
day of the fair spend most ot their time
looking at ths exterior show. An acre of
people stand near the Administrators
building, with their faces turned upward.
A workman has climbed one Of the tall
nagstafis on Q corner Of Machinery hall
He Is all alone, and has no helpsr st the
base. Neatly balancing himself In his lit.
tie swing. he pulls mp By cord golden
ball, which he attaches 10 the top Of the
staH. II IL q simple operation. and here
very commonplace one; for workmen
clambering about at dizzy nights, on
domes and iron arches and towers and
spires, have been familiar scenes for many
q amonth. Yet with all the wonders Of the
world spread out for their inspection ten
thousand people preferred 10 stand and
watch this rigger at work.
In front Of the Art building another
great crowd was seen. What could b at.
tracing their attention theref Investiga.
tion showed that they were watching the
Frenchmen unpack the big cases In which
the Paris pictures had been shipped serQss
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09
FEEDING cows WHILE MILKING.

FEEDING cows WHILE MILKING.
Mr.. p. Mcconnell In the Agricultural
Gazette, an Engllsh contemporary, in re-
lation tn the opinion, pro and can, 10 the
United States regSriing the advisablllty
of feeding cows while they are being
milked 90 as TO keep them munching
away during all the time, reasons 40 fol-
lows: The arguments In favor Of this are
welghty and convincing, as, to put the
matter generally 1T is quite easy to un-
derstand that COW with an appetixing
mess before her, which she Il consuming
IL In q pleased frame of mind and there
fore VIII let down her milk easily and
quickly aud . lot OF Il. We have long
known that the milking function is in.
timately connected with the nervous
state Of the animal, that animals which
are naturally irritable or OF easily ex-
cited natures are either bad mixers or
liable to have their milk yield suddenly
decrease every time they are upset, that
calm-tempered COW Il the best and that
everything which tends to keep COW In
n pleased Qulescent state is u gain In
both the milk and Its richness In butter
fat. One Of the very few enjoyments the
lower animals are capable Of appreclat.
Ing is that of consuming tasty food, and
as we know that with the human kind
good dinner Is the surest means OF put
ting such In q genial mood, II IL likely to
be so In greater degree with our cows.
Very naturally, therefore, our friends
across the water have come to the con-
cluslon, both from theory, experiment
and regular practical experience, that
feeding and milking should 90 on stimuli
taneously. A good, quiet cow will do
her best and kicker or nervous animal
will unconsclously become quleter and
let down her milk When her attention is
taken up with the contents Of her man.
ger. When We come to think Of Ii, how
ever, it Il not while eating his dinner
that man Il at his best-ln fact, there
IL good deal Of the savage In him while
annexlng his "rations"-but IL Is after
the dinner Is eaten, when the walnuts
and other etceteras come on. that he
feels at peace with all mankind and ex-
pands In q general way. And the same
principle must hold with other animals,
aud it does not take much observation to
see that COW IL In u very comfortable
frame of mind when she Il chewing her
cud, perhaps more so than when "bolt-
ing" her food the first time, 50 that IL
we give her something to chew the cud
with, aud have quiet, careful mixers,
We will probably get as good results as.
u not better than, We would were Ii pos
slble to feed rs We milk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09
REpRooF IN LOVE.

Because We are shut out from Light
Each Of the Others look and smila
because the arms' and lips delight
Are past and dead weary whilss
Because the dawn that Joy has brought
Brings now but certainty Of pain,
Nothing for you and me has bought
The right to live our lives In vain.
Take not away the only lure
That leads me on my lonely way
To know you noble, sweet and pure
Great In least service day By day.
Wives and Daughter
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09

A dairy authority says Il is safe rule
TO keep the cows In such condition that
q months feeding will make fair beef oi
them; n there IL not sufficient fat on the
inslde there will be deficiency OF fat in
the udder and there is where the butter
comes from. A good dairy COW converts
q large proportion Of her food over and
above maintenance Into milk; this Kind
of COW it pays to feed literally at oil
times. II she goes dry she may store up
some TAT, but thai viii be help to her
when sne commences to give milk again
II acts as reserve force and will all b
proiitably utilized at the proper time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09

ter jine the army"
At the first sign Of dawn Mark awak.
ened his companion. who was sleeping
90 soundly that 1t required a good shake
to rouse him. Jakey sat mp and rubbed
his eyes with his fists while Mark looked
about him. He could see down the river
for half mile, where he noticed bluffs
to the waters edge. and thought 1t was
lucky he had not been forced to land
there. Beyond were the Raccoon noun
tains, while close to the southwest Look.
out mountain lowered above him.
After Jakey had completed his hst
toilet-the only toilet either made-Mark
led of on the railroad ties to Chatta-
nooga. The railroad soon left the river
bank, and they proceeded In north
easterly. direction. striking the town
from the south.
A great many tents were IN sight a.
they passed along. and Mark judged at
once that there was large force con-
centrated there. He was tempted to
turn and retrace his steps, for he knew
already what he was sent to discover,
but to get out was moro difficult than TO
get In, and he was not willing to risk an
attempt In the daytime, 30 he entered
the town In which citizen and soldier
were alike asleep. and without meeting
. soul walked about till he came to q
hotel called the Crutchfeld house. Al
he approached the door opened. and Q
negro boy with broom In his hand
,tood In the ,pening.
"Can ! git ! roomY' asked Mark.
"No, sah. not till dc proprietor wakes
up."
"My little brother is tired; be must 90
10 sleep at once"
The boys eyes opened wide ct . dollar
bill slipped In his hand. Without q
word be took a key from the rack above
q desk In the office. and In few min.
utes both travellers were safely lodged,
with no ono but the negro having ssen
| them enter the town or the house.
$50 far, 70 good" said Marx. "Now
comes the real racket By this time To-
morrow morning I shall b either safe
across tho river again, OF wouldn't
give Q Confederate bond for my life"
After fow hours' sleep he rose. and
,ailing Jahsy they made toilet and
vent down to breakfast Mark had pur'
bosely neglected to write his nsme On
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09
CHIPS or TIe OLD sLocks.

Colonel Ingersoll calls Lincoln "the gen.
tlest memory OF our world"
Congressman Curtis Of Kansas was .
jockey till he was 10 years old.
Dr. wielobycki, president Of the Society
for the Study Of Ipebriety In London, IL 100
years old.
Mr.. Gladstone occasionally smokesa cigA-
rette, but a. rule he prefers that II shall
be dry smoke"
Senator Quay's purchase Of $4,000 lot
In Washington will be covered by rcsi.
dence costing twice a. much.
General Joseph Wheeler IL the youngest
Of the Confederate commanders OF promi.
nencs who are still living. being now butH
years old.
Professor Y T. Barnard OF the Lick OBJ
seryatory often devotes ~ hours out OF the
~ to work at the telescope and In the com
putting room during clear weather.
Mr. W. X. Vanderbilt has leased man.
sion In Chicago to bs occupied by his fam.
ay and friends during the exposition. lie
ID TO pay $4,000 rental for six months.
Charles de Lesseps. In the Mazas prison
at Paris, IL required to make his own bed.
clean up his cell and wash his dishes-diAs-
grseable duties for ~ man Of the world"
Eight men elected governors OF Masss-
chusetts since George 8. Boutwell, held that
position have died Mr.. boutwell, Il -
active and vigorous - hs was % years ago
When DR.. Brooks was commanded" ~
the phrase goes, TO speak before the queen.
some one asked him II he was afraid. "No,"
be replied, smiling: II have preached before
my mother"
Professor Goodwin Smith was asked to
resign his life membership In the 81
Georges society at Toronto because he "a.
vored the annexation Of Canada To the
United Statea
Alex Kennedy Of Blount county, Tenn.
resides In the house In which he was born
% years ago. He II the father OF % chill.
dren, ell OF whom grew up TO maturity. and
IA Of whom arc now alive.
One OF the oldest officers In her majesty's
navy 10 Sir Lewis Tobias Jones, who II 70.
Sir Lewis. who entered the service at very
early age. "smelt powder at the hattie
Of Algien In 1910, where hs was rather -
vsrsly wounded.
Chris Magcs. the Pittsburs politician.
owns an estate from which be was often
driven a barefoot boy. In the rear he has
built fins residence, but has kept the front
Of the house and the lawn N they were
many years ago.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09
THE sPARRoWa

Outside my earrst window there's root.
And there the lively sparrows love 20 coms
In wintry days, eager 20 get crumh
Though feathered warm, In brown and gray
not proof
Are they 'gainst hunger. From ledge aloof
They hurry down, alert and frolicsome,
And then again they're sober eyed and glum
Anxious that should give for their behoof.
They are abused by some, freely own;
And when gave food have seen them mar
Away awhile. - II they had fear
OF unexpected harm. but ne'er stone
Would throw at theec gossips Of the air
That the dull weather nils with chatty cheer
edward &. Creamer In New York Sun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09

Every man Il supposed to know hls
own business, the weak spots on his
farm and In his fences; and what his
harness. wagons, machinery and imple-
ments need In the way Of repairs, etc.
Forewarned is ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Rural world.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09

Il 10 poor policy to always cell the
beat animals. Good stock In breed from,
. good dairy COW, . good EARN horse,
viii paw YOU On own, ~ ~ell ~ Aus oody
else. Keep the choke and utilize their
whole earning power q homs.-Fsrn
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09

Il i.nv we'll to Be- too very economical
In the feeling business. For Instance
vou have been milking cowa this winter
that ralve.l 10 the TALL. Don't give them
mussy hay and cvrustalks without grain
md sxpsct then 70 al Tie pail every
niehs and moening.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09
fro Be cosTsurD.l
hon ar.xins In Ensiand.

Hops are chiefly grown In Kent, which
Yields moro than one.half Of the annual
crop. Nevertheless there has been =
diminution In the acreage during the last
% years TO the extent Of nearly 1000
acrss. .-0ardensr's Chronicle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09

esnor vutuy dc Nome, royal Spanish
commissioner. has received word from the
hons department that the Twelfth In
fantry royal Spanish band n coming n
Chicago. This band u composed Of eighty
musiclans, The pick Of Spain. They sailsd
on the Spanish steamer Infanta lsabells
last Tuesday, and ars dus 70 arrive In New
York Nay % and In Chicago two dAys
lAtif.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09
AMONG THE FARMERS.
.sPllp rusPLov..

Couespondeace on practical Agricultural topics
10 solicited. Address all communicAtions In
sos,, ,Vr s,sp an, r,ss.ns ~ IL. n 49,, - @
Paris Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-09
CHAT TTAN00GA
By F. A Mitchell GA.s o. g Al

Copyright, ispe, By American. Pres Associa.
uon.l
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-24
Our Friends, the Birds.

Witnessing the wanton destruction of
thousands of birds friendly to horticul-
turists, by men and boys who masquerade
under the title of sportsmen, all over our
broad state, leads us to have something
further to say about birds and their re-
lations to mans work in the field, orchard
and garden. No one who has taken the
pains to investigate, can have failed to
observe that our feathered songsters con-
sumo immense numbers of insects that
prey upon our crops. If any one doubts
the value of the help rendered to man in
his unequal contest with insect
enemies, let him spend an hour
watching a nest of young birds being
fed by parent birds. Let him count
the surprising numbers of worms, grass
hoppers and bugs, dropped by the parent
birds into the Capacious mouths that seem
never satisfied; or if this be not sufficient
proof of the voracious appetite of our
feathered friends, let him kill bird that
has finished morning meal and open the
birds craw and count the insects de-
vOured. Such course will convince the
most skeptical that among the most po-
tent agents for the protection of our
gardens and orchards are these same
maligned and abused birds. Now we
are willing to admit that birds do some
times help themselves to some of our ber-
ries and grapes, etc, and a rosy checked
apple is no doubt a temptation
which they are unable to withstand, and
a bills dips into it; but, friends, did
you never read that the laborer is worthy
of his hire? and somewhere too, it is
said, do not muzzle the ov that tread
eth out the corn; and let us add that
birds whose lives are spent in the service
of men, who destroy countless thousands
of noxious insects and who minister to
MANS pleasure by making the surround
ing forests and groves vocal with most
charming music, should be allowed to
live, and even to be permitted to feast
upon our fruits, and only be scared away
when they are too greedy-but killed
never!