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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-11-30
HANCOCK
STARKSBORO.

Monday,evening,frof. Markham gavea con
cert in the Methodist church which was well
attended. Fred Swift returned Monday.
He has been in Mexico during the summer.
Carrie Hilton is expected home this week.
A little girl has come to Frank Hulct's TO
stay.-Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hayes rejoice over
the birth of a son.
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GRANVILLE.

George Wilson and Jessie Blair and Mr.,
and Mrs Allie Briggs spent Sunday in
Waitsfed. Y Z. l.. A. will meet at
+. W. Ford's Friday evening December $.
Mrs. \. j. Lamb is home from Bellows
Falls.
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EAST MIDOlEBURY.

Stella, only daughtr of German Hope,
was buried Saturday.-Mr and Mrs. Fred
Larocll have lost their only son, George
Henry aged IS months.-Nlrs Nellie Ar
mold is still confined to her bed. Mrs f. j.
Rogers is quite sick.
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Continued on the ith pagc)
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Mr. and Mrs j. F. Smith have returned
from the Wcst.-Anthony Hagar has moved
to Wilmington and begun lumber job
thcrc-MlS. Emily Higgins has gone to
Hoosic Fails to spend the winter with her
son.--Thc religious meetings at the Union
chapel last week were well attended. They
were conducted by Rev c. r. Seymour and
Miss Hartig
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-01-24
lfo N coNTNUInl
A Strange Death.

Thomas Odell, Q young man Of TWEEN.
ty.two year, living seven miles back OF
Greenup, K;,.., has met death In strange
manner. He had been o puzzle to ply.
sicians for SEVERAL years. He was affected
by what he ate to such IN extent that
when he indulged In beef eating about
an hour afterward he would become
restless and wander out In search OF
cattle and below as an OF, and would
get down on his hands and knees and
eat grass like q cow. When he partook
Of mutton his actions were those OF n
sheep, and he would plaintiyely bleat
like o lamb. When he ate chicken he
would 70 out and scratch for worms,
which he would devour apparent
relish.
After eating fish he would wander to
the creek and go In swimming. One day
his father killed several squirrels, OF
which the son ate heartily for dinner.
He left the house shortly after and was
followed by the father. The father saw
him enter an oak grove, and soon saw
his son jumping nimbly from limb to
limb, at the Same time barking like .
squirrel. He called for him to come
down. but this only seemed to make the
boy want to escape, and he attempted to
Jump from ono tree TO another. but
missed and fell to the ground. q man.
gled, breathless mass Of humanity, and
expired In less than fve minutes.-At'
lanta Constitution.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-01-24
IN THE DAYS THAT ARE GONE sY,
SOME ERRONEOUS OPINIONS THAT wERE
ENTERTAINED ny AGRIcULTuRisrs.
GRAPHING AGAINST NATURE AMI
SCRIPTURE.

1t is interesting, when one can md
time, to look over the agricultural Jour'
nails of the past and note the changes
which have taken place In the public
mind regarding theory and practice. Ia
Horticultural magazine published 10
Boston, and which was considered
standard authority Of the time, 1868, ]
notice writer says that "rhe roots OF
all trees, conlfers not excepted, run
down into the subsoll, and appear to
draw their greatest amount OF nourish-
ment from that source; hence we can
run the plow close to their trunks with
out damaging their roots"
In the same number another writer
gives his method Of making q lawn. lie
trenches the ground eighteen or more
inches deep and places heavy dressing
of manure In the bottom. Another
writer, an agricultural editor, strongly
opposes and ridicules specislties In
farming. Even "dairying gives the
house look Of dllapidation and frequent
grease-spots on the front door," The
editor objected to this last sentiment,
but had not q word Of criticism on the
others.
The day has gone by for burying
manure eighteen Inches under the sur
face for raising grass or any other crop,
and the Idea that trees get most OF their
nourishment from the subs0il is not now
generally believed. Were the subsoll
the chief source Of food supply for trees
I see no reason why they could not
make much greater growth than they
do when growing near one another. A
mammoth oak Is only found where
there has been ample room for root
growth near the surface. Available
plant-fo0d Il found mainly In the upper
foot Of soil, and II is In this that the
feeding roots Of trees are chiefly found.
The deep running roots help to anchor
the tree firmly and doubtless draw
moisture from the lower strata.
Another writer haillng from Illinois
claims that all artificial propagation OF
trees by budding aud grating Is con.
trary to both nature and scripture, and
therefore wrong. lie says that each
tree "was ordained to bear fruit after
Its kind" and although further on says
that "winds and insects are doubtless
the chief instrumentallties by which 80
to say, this law Is rendered dead let
ter" yet he does not seem to see that
insects and winds are q part OF nature.
In an Issue for 1869 Mr.. w. G. Strong
describes In detail how he grew over
eighty bushels Of Early Rose potatoes
from six pounds OF seed planted. or
course Il was by hot house propagation
and getting plants from slips taken OF
the tops Of growing plants. Seventy
thousand plants were secured but many
died by "dsmping OFF, In the propagate
ing beds before they became hardy
enough to plant out In the open field.
No longer ago than 1870 the prices OBJ
tained for pears arc given as S2.OO per
bushel for third class, et to s5 for
second class, ss to $40 for frst class
and "Extras" at 81, 83 and 85 per
dozen. I well remember at about that
date Capt. Austin Of Dorchester sold
winter pears at 80 per dozen In the Bos-
ton market.-New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-01-24
Written for the Oxford Democrat.
HIRED MEN.

HIRED MEN.
In n recent Issue OF the Democrat
there was o list Of the principal dis
couragements on the farm. CHIEF among
them was the trouble Of obtaining COM
petent help.
Did you ever notice that some farmers
are always complaining Of that, while
others never have any trouble about iti
OF course the pay is the main thing, but
not wholly. Many farmers who cannot
afford to pay big wages can always get
good help.
The chief cause, I believe, Il In the
way they treat them. You can't treat q
hired man In Maine as they do In Cali-
fornla, where he Il expected to sleep 10
the barn or q tent, do his own washing
and mending, and be put on . level
with the "heathen Chlnee." A decent
hired man In Maine, expects to be treat
ed like a man, with some reason
and regard for his health, according to
the number of hours he works, the food
he eats, and the bed In which he sleeps.
II costs nothing to introduce him to
company, and does not hurt them. 1t
pays to give him holiday occasionally,
when there comes dull day and work
is not rushing. These things are fully
as important rs his pay. f.
I recently heard q man who had
'hired out" for sixteen years, say to his
employers wife: "T'his is the hrst
place ever worked, but what the man
or his wife sc0lded. Guess I'll stay
here till I'm Il. I tell We, II makes q
feller feel queer every time he comes
Into the house to hear some one Jawing,
even when they don't Jaw ut me-"
That farmer never has trouble In get
ting help, and ! do not think he pays
big wages either.
Buckfield, Jan. 10.
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It tpds Ike a fndsQierddtng scene.
II was like masquerading scene. Ny
handsome friend and the elegant young
Lady bending together over four cracked
cups and a. many plates Of coarse earth.
enware spread upon the shawl on the
dry grass. The circle Of wagons, the
groups Of saints about their supper
fires, the cattle and the fort In the dis.
lance, made o strangely unreal back.
ground to woman whose proper place,
for open air, was In the ancient avenue
Of some ancestral park. or standing on
the terrace to receive groups Of brilliant
ladies coming up the lawn. But char.
scter IL superior to circumstance, and
Miss Clitheroe's self possession controlled
her scenery. Her place, wherever 1t was,
became her right place. The prairie,
and the wagons, and the rough acces.
sories, gave force to her refinement.
Mr.. Clitheroe regarded the pair with q
dreamy pleasure.
"Quite patrisrchal, IL II noty said he
to me. IL could fancy myself Laban
and my daughter Rachel. There Is q
trace Of the oriental In her looks. We
only need camels, and this would be a
scene worthy Of the times OF the eastern
patriarchs and the plains Of the old Holy
Land. We Of the Latter-day church
think much Of such associations, more
suppose than you worlds people,"
And here the old gentlema. looked at
me unessily, a. II he dreaded lest ]
should ding In . word to disturb his
Illusion, or perhaps ridicule his faith.
~ have often been reminded here Of
the landscape Of Palestine" said l
"snd those bare regions Of the orient.
Your friends In Utah, too, refresh
the association by their choice Of Biblical
Names"
"Yes; we love to recall those early
days when Jehovah was near to his peo.
pie, chosen people, who suffered for
faiths sake, a. we have done. In fact,
our new faith and new. revelation are
only revivals and combinations OF the
old. Our founder and Our prophets give
m the doctrines Of tho earliest church,
with larger light and . sursr oOna.
dence."
He said this with the manner Of one
who 10 repeating for the thousandth
time lesson. . formula which he must
keep constantly before him or its effects
viii be gone. In fact, his resolute asser-
ton Of his creed showed the weak belief.
Az he paused hs looked at me again,
hoping, ~ thought, that ! would
dispute or differ. and 70 he might talk
against contradiction, Tar les subtle
enemy than doubt. A did not imine.
distsiy take up the discussion, he passed
lightly, and with the air Of one whose
mind dos not love TO b consecutive, TO
another subject.
"Hunters, are you notr said be, turn
ing 70 Brent. ~ am astonished that
more Of you American gentlemen do not
prodt by this great buffalo preserve and
deer park. We send you . good shot
occasionally from England"
"Yes," said my friend. ~ had . cap
itsl shot and . cspiral fellow. too, .fos
oomrads this summer In The mountaiua
AoountryinAn Of yours. 6if Biron BID
luiph. he was wrstohsdly out OF sort.,
pooe fsllow, whom ws started. Fresh
sIr and boid life quite ct him up. A
mouthb gallopiug With The bu6A!o and
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-01-24
JOHN BRENT
By THEODORE vIITHRol.
icesrhsA. IN. s' A.: A.;'s.a rr'- A,''si.'
CHAPTER II.
yArHHR AND DAUGHTER.

yAfHKR AND pAU0HrKR
"Come, gentlemen" said the father In
q lively way. 1--WE are al campaigners.
BIT down and take . cup Of tes with u.
No ceremony. A II guerre. CONNIE . u
guerre. Icannot give you Sevres porce-
lain. I am afraid even my delf 10 . little
cracked; but well fancy It whole and
painted with roses. Now plenty Of tsa,
Ellen dear. Guests are too rare not TO
be welcomed with our very best. Be-
sides, expect Brother Sixsum after his
camp duties are over"
Il was inexpresdbly dreary, this feeble
conviviality. In the old gentlemans
heart It was plain that disappointment
and dependency were the permanent
tenants. His gayety seemed only .
mockery-a vain essay to delude HIM
self into the thought that he could be
happy even for Q moment. His voice,
even while he jested, was hollow and
sorrowful There was . trepidation In
his manner, half hope, half fear, a. II he
dreaded that some one would presently
announce to him desperate disaster or
fancied that some sudden piece Of good
luck was about to befall him, and he
must be all attention lest IL pass to an
other. Nothing Of the anxiety Of
guilty man about him-of one who hears
pursuit In the hum Of . cricket or the
buzz of o bee; only the uneasiness OF
one flying forever from himself and hop
ing that some chance bliss will hold his
flight and give him . moments forget
fulness.
We Of course accepted the kindly In
vitation. Civilization was the novelty
10 us. Tea with gentleman and lady
was Q privilege quite unheard OF. We
should both have been ready to devote
ourselves to . woman far less charming
than our hostess. But here was pair
tho beautiful daughter. the father
astray-whom we must know more OF.
I felt myself taking very tender inter.
cot in their welfare, revolving plans In
my mind to learn their history. and, II
Il might be done, TO persuade the father
out of his delusion.
"Now, gentlemen" said our friend,
playing his part with mild gracefulness,
like An accomplished host. "sit down on
the blankets. cannot give you grand
armchairs. as I might have done once In
old England. and hope to do II you ever
come to see me ut my house In Deseret.
But really We are forgetting something
very important. We have not been for.
maily introduced. Bless mel that will
never do. Allow me, gentlemen, to pre-.
sent myself, Mr.. Hugh Clitheroe, late OF
Clitheroe Hall, Clitheroe, Lancashire-a
good old name, you zee. And this Is my
daughter, Miss Ellen Clitheroe. These
gentlemen, my dear. will take the liber.
ty to present themselves to you"
"Mr. Richard Wade, late Of Califor.
mia; Mr.. John Brent, . rowing Yankee.
Pray let me aid you, Miss Clitheroe."
Brent took the teakettle from her
hand and filed the teapot. This little
domestic ofics opened the way to other
civil services.
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Hxxum. who IL, - you zee, quite man
OF society, - well - an elect apostle Of
Q great cause. We are quite selfish In
asking you TO repeat your visit. Besides
the welcome We should give you for your.
selves, we welcome you also asa novelty"
And then he muttsred half TO himself,
"0od forgive me for speaking after the
dcshf"
"Come, Wade, !" said my friend. And
be gripped my arm almost savagely.
"Until this evening then. Mr.. Clitheroe."
A we moved away from the wagon,
where tho lady stood, 20 worn and sad,
and yet 20 lovely. her poor fathers only
guard and friend, we met Murker and
Larrap. They were sauntering about,
prying into the wagons, inspecting the
groups, making observstions-that were
perhaps only curiosity-with . base,
guilty, burglsrious look.
"He, her laughed Larrap, leering At
Brent "rll be switched ef you're NOT
sharp. You know where to look for the
pooty gals, blowed Of yer don'tr
"Hold your tonguer' Brent made .
spring ut the fellow.
"No offensei no ofenser' muttered he.
shrinking back with . cowardly. venom.
ous look.
"Mind your business and keep civil
tongue In your head or there will be OF.
fenser Brent turned and walked OF In
silence. Neither Of rs was yet ready to
begin our talk on this evenings meeting.
Our horses. II not their masters, were
quite ready for Joyous conversation.
They had encountered no pang In the
region Of Fort Bndger. Grass In plenty
was there. and they neighed Us good
evening In their most dulcet tones.
They frisked about, and neighing and
frsking informed US that, In their opin.
ion, the world was all right-a perfectly
jolly place, with abundance to eat. little
to do and everybody friend. A CAPT.
tai world, according to Pumps and DON
Fulano.
We shifted our little caballada to fresh
grazing spots sheltered by brake. We
meant to camp there apart from the
Mormon caravan. The talk OF our
horses had not cheered Us. We still
busted ourselves In silence. Presently,
a. looked toward the train, observed
two figures In the distance lurking about
Mr.. Clitheroe's wagon.
"See," said I, "thers are those two
gamblers again. Idon't like such foul
vultures hanging about that frendless
dove. They look villains enough for any
outrage"
"But they are powerless here"
"In the presence Of steadier villainy
they are. That foul Sixzum IL quito
sure Of his prey. John Brent, what can
be donel / do not know which I feel
most bitterly for, the weary. dsluded old
gentleman, doubling his error. or that
noble girl. Poor. friendless souls!"
"Frendless!'' said Brent. "She has
made friend In me. And In you, too,
II you are the man ! know"
"But what can we dor
~ will never say that We can do
nothing until she repels our aid. II she
wants help she must have It."
"Help! howy'
~ will find q way or make ons."
! determined not 10 perplex myself
yet with schemes. I knew my friends
bold genius and cool judgment. When
be was ready to act ! would back him.
ITO m Continued
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-01-24
A Military IIandLsrshlsG

Permission for soldiers to carry pocket
handkerchiefs win now probably be
given, for ! SEQ the war Office authorities
have sanctioned Q military handkerchief
being patented by Lieutenant Colonel
Fulton.
On this handkerchief u printed all
sorts of useful information concerning
the use and construction Of the Lee Met
ford rife, the alphabet used by army
,ignalers, general rules TO DO observed In
any position In which soldier may find
himself on campaign, tho various bugle
calls and other things, many Of which
are 90 nicely illustrated that It would be
o thousand pities to use II In the manner
naturally prompted by . cutting ''nor'.
easter."-Leeds Mercury. .
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-01-24
Railroad wreck.

"ssy, these things are mighty funny
sfterward," said tho baggageman, "but
when they happen It's nothing to laugh
about. When we bumped into that
freight Just out Of Chicago three years
ago was sitting back In the car check.
Ing MP. II threw me down and then I
started to crawl for the back door. The
tender telescoped and cane through st
me. II didn't stop till ] was within four
feet of the back OF the car. and sat there
waiting for II to catch me. ] remember
Il had '4ST In red figures, and - 1t came
grindin through st me every figure
looked ten feet high. When It stopped
] could rsach out and touch it"-Chcago
NswfRecord. 4
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would have been pretty talk for an after
dinner rhapsody st the old mansion hs
had spoken Of In England. There. - hs
paced with me, . guest. after pointing
out the gables. wings, oriels, porches
that had clustered about the old build.
Ing ago after age, hs might have waved
u away into . vidon, and spoken With
disdAin Of civilization and with delight
Of the tent and the caravan.
Speaking Of Lancashire, ws fell upon
the subject Of coal mining. was sur.
prised TO find that Mr.. Clitheroe had .
practical knowledge OF that business.
He talked fof the hrst time without any
Of his dreamy, vague manner. His In.
formation was full and clear. He let
daylight into those darksome pits.
~ am . miner, too" said ], "but only
Of gold, q baser and les honorable sub.
stance than coal. Your account has
professional interest TO me. You talk
like an expert"
~ ought to be. II once saw half
my fortune hy up . factory chimney, ]
saw another half bury itself In o coal pit.
I have been buried myself In one. ! am
not ashamed TO say II; I have made
daily bread for myself and my daughter
with pick, shovel and barrow In dark
coal mine, In the same county where ]
was once the head Of the ancient gentry,
and where saw the noblest In the land
proud TO break my bread and drink my
wine. am not ashsmed Of II. No, I
glory that In that black cavern, where
daylight never looked, the brightness OF
the new faith found me, and showed the
better paths where I now walk, and
shall walk upward and onward until !
reach the earthly Zion Arst, and then the
heavenly"
Again tho old gentleman's eye kindled
and his chest expanded. What o tragic
life he was hintingi Ny heart yearned
toward him. I had never known what
II was to have the guidance and protec.
ton of . father. Mine died when I was
child. Ilonged TO fnd compensation
for my own wsnt-and . bitter one It
had sometimes been-in being myself
the guardian Of this errant wayfarer
launched upon lethal currents.
"Your faith IL a. bright a. ever,
Brother Hugh" said rasping voice be.
hind me, as Mr.. Clitheroe was silent.
"You are an example to rs all. The
church Is highly blessed In such an earn.
est Disciple"
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cuLTivATlNo COLT COURAGE.
FEAR MAKES cOwARDs or Us ALL,
TIE COLTS AS WELL AS REST OF Us.

A horse that IL naturally courageous
may be made cowardly by abuse. IL he
often receives blows the fear OF them is
uppermost. The man abuses his horses
is often rewarded by the destruction Of
his property and injury to himself, the
result OF runaways. IL Is hardly saving
too much to assert that II the colt is
properly treated Il will never run away.
The horse should be trained, not broken
and training requires frmness, mixed
with much Kindness. The man who has
no control over his temper, and whose
Judgment 10 warped by anger, 10 not q
1t man to train q colt. The basls OF
courage Il confidence, and the hrst point
10 10 secure the confidence Of the colt.
The next is to make the colt sure of his
surroundings. Watch closely, and when
ever he shows fear OF anything, allow
him to smell Of Il. IL he has confidence
In his trainer this will not be dlflcult.
II he shles at stump or rock, ride or
drive him up to Ii. Drive him nearer
and nearer the cars until he 10 no longer
afraid OF them. Have the whistle sound
ed when his head 10 turned toward Il,
and repeat this I'LL he ceases to start at
the sound. Handle his limbs and touch
them with strap until he no longer
shrinks.
The courageous horse, the one with
spirit trained, not broken, 10 the horse
that does the most work. Il does not
Lax; !: has the spirit, the courage, TO
exert Itself to the utmost. Il 10 the one
with trained spirit, with hne temper,
that does the most work, the least harm,
and In danger acts quickly and iutelli-
eently.-American Agriculturist.
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whtssa Tor ~ Oxford Democrat
A WORKING HERD.

The following account Of the years
work Just past given BY 8. n. King Of
his herd Of Cattle Club JerSeys VIII
tell is own story:
Had for the year ave COWS, two
helfsrs.
Cream raised, 4Sil inches.
Divide BY two gives at factory, reck-
oning two Inches for . pound Of butter,
2420.5 lbs.
Divide BY seven, s40.7s average for
the seven.
Add to this . lbs. of milk per day for
family use, $50.
Add milk fed to six calves, 872 lbs.
This at 7.8 lbs. for pound Of butter,
87.8 lbs.
Add 10 inches per day for II days at
the fair, 22i inches.
Divide by two, liz lbs.
Total butter, 3620.l lbs.
Divide by seven, 374.3 lbs, average
for the seven II all the milk had been
set.
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A FINE FARM.

There ID farm connected with Phil
lips Academy at Andover, Mass. Their
chief product is milk. They feed three
quarts Of cob-meal with oats ground in,
three quarts Of bran and one peck car
rots and mangolds day 70 each COW,
% well - al the good hay they want.
They keep eighteen cows, and with the
mercury st Toe below xero have made
loS qusrts Of milk. 1hcy raiss their
own coru, the Longfsllow variety, ct
ting 90 bushels grain per acre, and also
raise about 1000 'bushsls Of roots year,
sowing the Klnver Yellow Globe Tor
mangold, and The Danvers carrot and
having over 800 boshsls o. ths later On
: half acrsv-NsW England rarner.
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A Bssstifui reast.

On . grand day In the old chivalrc
times, when the Lady Of each knightly
heart was pledged By naue. when 10
came TO st. Icons turn hs lifted the
sparkling cup on high and gave them
this. ~ drink TO one" hs said, "whoss
image never may depart, deep carven on
the human heart, TIL memory b dead"
With that be paused - u be would mot
breathe hsr name In careless mood thus
lightly 10 another. thsn bent bis noble
hesd - though TO give that word The
rsvsrsucs dus, and gently said-'my
mothsrr'-Loudon HtBita