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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27
NOW A MULCH ACTS.
NATURE PROVIDES BRAD LEAVES, NAN
PROVIDES STONES AND rAPER.

The value % mulch IL only partially
appreciated by Americans, and there is q
vide field Tor development In using
mulcbes of all kinds. We obtain ou'
Ideas of mulches from the pralries and
forests, where nature forms her own
mulch. The dccaylng leaves and stems
soon form q mass on the surface, which
prevents the soll from losing much of its
moisture. This leaf mold aud accumula-
tion of vegetable matter acts ne protect
Ing covering for the soil, aud II will b.
found around trees In every forest, and
around the roots of Wild grasses on every
meadow. In Initiating nature, a she
works In the field and forest, we adopted
the artificial mulch around our fruit
trees, and found that u worked 10 their
the moisture In the soil, also secures Z
more uniform temperature and adds con-
siderable plant food 10 H.. The nature of
the mulch l. an Important part of the
work. Plat stones may be used around
tr-.s, forming a permanent mulch. but
their actisu Il merely mechanical. IL ~
talns the moisture and temperature of
the soil. hat u adds nothing tn II. Saw
dust IL but little better, but straw and
new mown lawn grass form rich mulcbes
that sdd plant food 90 the soil.
The exact change that takes place In
the soil when covering l. placed over
the surface u not generally Understood.
some chemical change take. plsce, and
the .oll !. enriched Tor time. In some
of the gardens of France the benefit de-
rived from shading = portion 90 the .oil IL
understood aud carried out successfully.
Tiles cover IN. strawberry beds, With
holes made through them here aud there
for the vines to grow out of. Flower
gardens are likewise covered With tiles or
c-msnt. leaving no part ~ the .oll sx-
posed except where the plants come
through. Expert horticulturists there
find this method ot great sdyautsge. In
lees expensive way parchment paper
can b. used for covering garden soil.
brown paper dipped In sulphurlc acid
should y. used for this purpose, "a II L.
then made tough aud waterproof. In
times of drought thl. mulch acts splen-
didly. II rrtsins the water, accelerate.
the grow IN 10 the plants, and keeps down
the weeds. More experiment With mulch
- Will In time make gardening much
easier and morr profitable. The psrch-
men, paper mulch, however, for small
place. l. the simplest, cheapest, sud mos,
sfisCiusl that has yet been experimental
wuh.-New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27

"prociscly. and suborned the manager
Of the Hotel dcs Etrangers "
"But why should he do thatf"
Can't you seci' said Merrick impa'
ticntly. Felix wants to put . stop to
your following up this case From your
story IL l. quite probable that he kiilc.l
hi. brother through Strent The whole
circumstances of that lone inn are very
suspicious. Your Unforeseen arrival on
that night complicated matters. You
saw how unwilling they were TO admit
You Hal you not arrived Francis would
have vanished from the world, and non,
would have been BIT wiser. But when
you came to Bellin Hall Felix saw
new source of danger not only to his
character, but TO his life. He asked foI
q nights grace During that night he
went himself TO the Fen inn and hid the
corpse In some hog hole"
"Impossiblef" =.
"Tli stake my life that IL is 10. =" said
Mcrrick calmly. make inquiries ~ te
tho movements of Felix Briarfield on
that night, and I'll lay anything you'll
find he went To the Fen inn"
THAT, then" said !. 'was the rca
son no was 80 ready to 90 there mex
morning with me"
Exactly He knew well. thanks u
his forethought. that there was no evi
,lence there to convict him OF crime
and he could still keep mp his imp"
ture. SO far all was In his favor. bu
your obstinacy RAISED . new danger
You said you would 70 to Paris and sat
isfy yourself Of the existence Of Felix
Now. then. you remained two days IL
London
"Ysa Iwas nos quite sure whsths'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27

doctor about my hallucinaiion, rs he
chose to call H. took that advice aud
saw Mcrrick. Mcrrick hal nullifed all
his plans by solving the riddle with
which Felix was trying 10 battle me
II was har,i on Felix to thus ts the
means of pointing the way 10 his own
destruction. hut then fate l. 80 ironical
That afternoon ] rvceived answers 20
my kilograms The first. from Paris,
stated that Mr. Felix Briarheld hal
started for Italy; the second, from
Marshminster. informed me that Fran.
els Briarheld was staying at Bellin
Hall
mo-" said I. ON reading these iele-
grams. "feliI Briarfield did not leave
Paris for Italy. but for Mashminsier.
and Francis Driarfield. poor soul. isnot
at Bcllin Hall. but lying In the Esser
marshes Z"
That night at 8 o'clock I left for
Marshminstsr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27
fro M coSrxuKp.l
MAxiMuS.

hold him srvat who, for loves sAhe,
Can give. with gcnerOus, esrnsss W.
Yet he whs takes for loves sweet -aks
think hold more gcnerous stix
bow tsfore The noble mind
That freely rome great wrong forgivs|
Yea nobisr is the one forgiven
who bsars that burden well and iiye~-
10 may te hard 10 gain and stili
To keep . iowiy, stesaifAst heArS
Yet hs who lo~s has ~ fiil
A harder and trusr part.
Glorious 10 IL % wesr tbs crovn
OF ds-srved and pure succes~.
lie who knows how 10 fail has won
Acrvwn who-s iuster is not i~-sA
Great may he te Who can command
AMI rule with Just and tender sway.
Yet is diviner wisdom taught
better by him vho can obsy.
Bie~-sd sre they Who die for God
And earn the martyrs crown Of light
Ytt he who lives fos God may b
4 Agrsssss eosqssses n ~ dGAk
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27
u, APPLE nARkI1 AGAIN

The apple market Il the dullesi aud
most completely demoralit.d Ne have
known Il In many wears. There seems
to b. no other way but for Maine growers
ho did not sell early to walt, and then,
too, without knowing what may be dis
clos-,, later on.
Southwestern spples, s has before
been claimed Ia the Farmer, have become
. factor In the trade not encountered
yrsr. sgo. These ar- showing up TIT.
year. and As W. before indicated might
be expected. arr fully taking care of the
market In al that section. and leaving
them a measure II surplus that can be-
spared to an . shortage la other lo,'sli-
ties, IL any such can b. found. The
effect hss hardly been anticipated, that
l. nov helng realized, ~ the lniroduc-
tion aud propagation ~ the Ben Davis
apple. the first to meet . full success In
the great Mississippi valley.
Colmsn's Rural World (St. Louis lets
the light on Ia this mstt.r la informing u
that ~. Louis u one "a the largest apple
distributing centres In the country, and
a. such handles q great number of bar
rel. ot this fruit daily. Week before
last. from Monday 10 saturday, there wss
received by boat and rail-, according 10
figures furnished by the Merchants Ex-
chsnge. ls,O31 barrrls, exclusive of those
received by wagons from the orchsrd.
~ Missouri and Illinois, and e.,imstei
II tn barrels more. The week before
the receipt. we're l9,sg9 barrels.
The bulk ~ these large receipts were
Missouri spple., wher. but comparative
IN fe~ years sgo was great outlet Tor
Michigan aud Western New York fruit.
And they were mainly Zen Davis. Local
dealer. bought literally of these Offer
ing. aud placed them In cold storage.
The large cold storage warehouse. are
nov fillci % overlooking.
Thi. take. care ~ that southwestern
market for some time 10 come, for u 10
further sts,ed that the run l. not yet
over, and literal receipts are expected
for many weeks tO come.
Al of this goes to show that there IL
no outlook In that direction for Eastern
frult.-MAine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27
A slnosRoARrtH LEADER.
Mi.. Iilr.h.,h Hsrti.on ~ rhiesro .. ss
Ispon.bt "a If"sbsi.

IrIfIlAl 'HrrtHi .lltn's
CnIcAGo. Nov % Los than toL
years ago Mi.s Elilab.th Harrison bsgan
s,fl,s q lecture. on knd,rgarten
m'tho,l, o. y cla.. - five young women
aud two m0th,r, There afo now 80
GLASSES fofmoi On Nh" sarn" plan IN
nughbofiug aud distant state some 90
wum'n who have completed this kinder
gatien oours" are now ~ th" h''u ~
ift. classes in the suburbs 80 a. ghiot-
ing town, iDr women les iaYOfe'i than
tham.el,,, IN some q the p1or dls-
mt. ~ T. n0t an unusual sight % see .
mother going to take her le,slu with
three % four children In hand
Fourteen years ago Miss Harrison
finished iu 'hi, city her studies 90 lin.
d,rgarteu work and Immediately h'gan
teaching m The L0nng school a WON.
an ~ g0uIu. and ~ fne sympa'hi,s sho
.aw az once tho Il..iblliti', u this 'du.
ea,iou.i method asd l., gaH 10 supple.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27
CHAPTER VIII.

The drama of THE Prodigal Son
Wa enacted over again when lreturne,
To Marshmin.ter. Ny aunt- hal great
ly resented my sudden departure for Far
IL ami announced that they this tim.
intended Co keep me with them fol
some weeks had no objection Ia thi'
arrangement. as I anticipated . Ions
and lalprious task In fcrrcting out ovi
denoe against Felix The frst thing 3,
b. done was to learn ell that hal takcr
plao, in my absence. and the informa
ton was ably supplied by Aunt Jane,
sccondcd by her sister. Inquired about
Briarfeld and his hancce
'Bcllin Hall Is to bs shut MP next
week. " said Aunt Jane. Tho Bellin'
arc going 10 town and with them Mr.
Briarhcld."
II wonder they staid hero 80 lonr
when the season was ON in London.
said Aunt Sophia. but IL was oil that
foolish Mrs. Bcllin She chose to cor
slider herself III and - insisted upon ~
naming hcrU Now she can't resist Oh,
attractions % town life any longer and
go- next week. "
Ssh. has 10 arrange about the wed
ding. sophia You know IL takcs placs
IA July. Iwonder II Mr. Felix Dria-'
field will h. hack In time 90 D. b~'
mas.
"Tha, I can safely say is impossible, "
aid dryly.
"Dut whyi" exclaimed both the old
ladies. soonting news
well. bc has gone To Italy and from
there go.s 90 the east, answered. un.
willing to tell the truth II don't 49,
how he can return In time for the we'd
ding II IL takes place In July"
My female relatives looked signih.
cantly nc one another.
"what did tell you. sophiar" said
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p.p.r water Pipe.

Tho making ~ water pipos out o. IA.
per pulp j. receiving much attention
and is said 10 b. successful, even In the
crude manner in which all hrt AZ.
tempts arc undertaken. They are said
to h. a. durable as iron, and the process
Of molding them j. about the same In
both cascs Hardware.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27
NILL SOON BE tanned
klAoAREs ENORMOUS POWER Al
MOST RGtoY ron USE.
TIE Gses, Tsssi.s wheels 60, Cp-On.
Iiuadrsd Thsassnd iiorspo~sr Ca Ne
Ds,.ispsd seoa = -Pressbis Lice, tpoa
the Faii.-The Great Tanpsi.
lsrs,I.l Corrt,pn llsneel }

NIAGARA FAILS. Nov. 2?.-I, l. en-.
pccted that II will b. IN the neighbOr
hod II siS weeks. maybe two mouths
and possibly three. before the enormous
turbine wheels that have been set MP at
the bottoms of the shafts hewn ca, u
the living rock by the Niagara Power
company will begin 90 turn. The ofii.
cials ~ the construction company do
not like 10 make any definite predic.
tions n there are no scriou. bitches,
they say. the water ought 20 be on by
the II, ~ January ~ ,hereabouts. but
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27
Teeth extracted without pain
by use % odontunder.
Artificial teeth So. Der set
Warranted 20 fit the mouth.
All our best work warranted.

rt.. sari ths ts.t FOUNTAIN pm In ~
ua-t1t ..i "a thi. si,crti-smsnt ani -cui n
81 To-. u,.IAr.. b. BARRows' TNrk
NEITtE A1E>CN. n kNChanec .trr.t f"r'
49, Ni.us. ,ni yea oil rvcsi,s BY r,'sru uAi
iE.rIu wEfrER fvuntsin Isn, -hich :. an
asrJ.-ary suarani-s-i All n In any -sy IN
a1sfs tr1 - ~iu mo-t s,sily sschAnTc ~
We. We osn sait yog All Ar, t-ssnd q
rst.s .a. r,gsriis-. - trvubls o. srr~e-s D.
ls rt, rabnshsr- ~ this I'spsr oil tel yos
al o. ary r,habls The r,sular pr'ce u ~
mats We msls thi. e-er ~ iutrvius'
~ ..r snd. Incidentally. ~ nnd out n ai'sr
l.s. Iar. ststs ~hsthsr yoa ~ani = oo.r-'
r. g. "a.
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A NlaiIrr nIIn.ia-

she-But bow can you think I'm
pretty when my moss turns up sol
Hc-Well, all I have to lay u that
IL shows mighty pOor taste In backing
away from such lovely mouth. Stand
ard
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"srtkp raE PLow. :"

Ccrrvseea'isncs 90 prsstissi Agricultural topics
s soheitsi. Aisirc.. ali Communications tn
tsnsie.i for IN. tsrsF,msnt D. aN>st u. uAs
Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27
KEEPING ICE.
roo uUcu VENTILATION u RAD. saw
pusr l. MOI A rREsEgyATIvE.

In the New England Farmer IL an in-
aairy hov To keep Ice best.
Will give you an experience OF 3o
years.
We had an lie house just below dam
In = vet springy place. n ventilator
va. In the centre OF the ridge pole, but
we could never keep the Ice.
IL would melt at the corners nearly
half ,h. thickness of tie cake. Air hole
would form nearly large enough to adj
init man. That Was on account OF the
mol.t air coming from the bottom OF the
ire house up out of the yentilstor.
Three year. ago We built larger house
With three yentilators on top. We found
In warm weather that we could not Keep
the Ice. We closed the second ventilator,
and left the one In the middle open.
We cover with meadow hay al out tive
feet deep and the Ice keeps splendidly'
Don't put an Ice house In damp place
but on dry gravel soil. Have just ven,
tilation enough 10 keep the air cool and
dry aud no, let the Ice sweat. Don't
cover With sawdust ss when the sawdus'
gets wet the Ice will melt faster thsu
when Il Il dry. by watching the Ice
when the warm weather comes on little
experience viii tell whether there u
covering enough or whether there u toe
much air passing up through.-Ne~
Ergl md Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27
rf,nino APPLES

We have never been able to get po-I'
tive evidence of results from feeding
apple. 10 cattle sufficient 10 compensa,,
for the labor involved. We have fed
them under regulations carefully drawn
aud Tigidly observed. but every time
with effects too trifilng Ia warrant 4
continuance. We reaware that anal.
ysls shows the presence OF small
amount of nutritiye matter. Hut th,
feeder shOuld flnd a marked effect from
their use, or be cannot afford To iced
them.
Prof. saunders, In an address To the
Canadian fruit growers, stated that the
food value of apples depends In meas
urs on the condition ~ ripeness OF TIE
fruit, also on the variety of the appl,
from which the supply ]. TO be fur
nished. European authorities consider
the money value % the fodder con-
.,ltuents In ordinary varieties OF apples
aud pears "a somewhat higher than
those coutalned Ia an equal weight ol
turnlps, and those of the apple pomac'
a. about one-,hlrd hlgh.: In feeding
value than the whole apple, which has
served for it, production, and about
equal IN value to the sugar beets
Nevertheless, their effect ne food cat
only be measured by trial In the stomach
Of the animal. We would nke u II som,
Of the stations would make trial ol
apples for stock food.-Maine Farmer
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27

Offspring born q mothers under 20
year old do not have A. good chance of
healthy life A. tho~s born Of mothers
over 30.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27

The world 4. full % people Who live
beyOnd their means, aud from year To-
year some one pays PORTION oi thelr
rent. grOc,ry, DRY goods and all other
bIlls. They are civilized barbarians, ~ho
forage In civilization, and they are found
In ali grade. of society. The causes vary
bot the principal one Is the attempt Ia
keep up Appearances. The misery that
come. upon people because OF their NV
Ing hsyoud their means IL enormous
Rev. q. II. NOsburgh.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27

when the agricultural depression be
gan 10 be felt 10 Holland a commission
sas appointed 10 Investigate The causes
They recommended, among other things
the e.,abli.hmsnt ot experiment, stations
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27

Fall work IL not complete until the
pig pen IL made warm and enough peu-
ding provided.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-27

The popular demand for smaller
cheese. has I'D some % the New Nork
chss.e fsctorie. % mske them and the,
are turning some a. small as i've pounds
weight.
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I0wrIIyo \ nYNAuO rAsF

the rather moro than four years they
hay. ie,n lab0ring to hasten the glad
day ~ completion have b,on spT'nklol
with hitcho- of all sorts.
To the inexperienced eye ~ the lay
man 4, seems as II the work remaining
90 io done b.fofc tI1 gAics nay ls
opened would require 'ix months NJ The
lra,i. set Il ist,ai.y l-; abiding j .h
con pared with wi has already ban
sDcsmpll .hsd
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noea.s 1uis cure an Liver ms. biiioasnsss'
IsrsSisA isaiessusa, sssh usalaSAA -
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r,-k tsv msrs ~th btssk p.iut. wsishl
t.HrI s. tssunli.. year- eat ~frssi hY Nuluts
So Noiuniesr. VIII D. soii ,hsap. tah 81
Al HOLMES. >oais Part.
Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-25
THEY BROKE TaE QUORUM
Republican Members OF the Utah LegIsla-
ture Being Pursued by Officers.

Republican Members OF the Utah Legisla-
Being Pursued by Officers
SALT LAKE, Jan. PA joint memorial to
congress, protesting against that portion of
the Wilson bill removing the tariff from lead
ores passed the house,of the territorial leg
islaturc and was made special order in the
upper house today. This branch is COM
posed of fvo democrats and seven repub-
licans, There were but five republicans
and five democrats present today, two
republicans being absent from the city. The
republican members, seeing they could not
pass the memorial, absented themselves
from the chamber. with the exception of the
president. This left but six members, one
snort of quorum. Republican members
ran through the streets, leaving hats and
coats behind, took suburban trains
and street cars and sought seclusion in every
possible way. The sergeant-at-arms and his
assistants, the United States marshal, with
fifty deputies, the sheriff, with all his depu
ties and the chief of police, with his officers
over 100 all told--wcre Immediately sent in
pursuit Their services will cost several
thousand dollars.
Up to 10 o'clock p, N. no clew to the alb
sentces was reported. The council is stlll in
session, the democrats refusing to adjourn.
Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-25
ELEGRIPHIG BRIEFS.

DIR, Joseph fIobbins of Milwaukee, one of the
foremost surgeons in this country, died yes
tcrday at Madison, Wis,
A telegram from Coffeyvlle, Kan, an
nounces that that town Is fearful of another
raid from the Dalton gang.
The mills of the sherman OIL and Cotton
company at sherman, Tcx., were burned yes
terday. Loss 100000; covered by insurance.
At Pine Blum, Ark, yesterday Andy Johnson,
colored, attempted TO kill his wifO and a man
With whom he accused her of being crminally
intimate.
Juhn B. Koettlng of Milwaukee was last
night sentenced to five years in the state
prison ut WuuDun, Wis. His case will be APP
pcnlcd to the supreme court.
Tho National Burial Case association met in
Cincinnati yesterday In secret session. Presi-
dent William Hamilton of Plttsburg was in
the chair and 100 delegates were present.
A boat containing six white men left Sulli-
van Island In Charleston IIarbor on Monday
last for the life saving station on Morris
Island. Yesterday the bodies of two OF tho
men were found on the shore OF Norris island.
In the Coughlln trial nj Chicago yesterday,
there being no more medical witnesses pres
cnt, the defense began its refutaiion OF the
evidence against lceman O'Sullvnn by calling
10 tho stand James Minuchan, who In May,
1889 worked for the iccman.
seven indictments were returned against
John Reed, president OF the western Trust
ana savings association, by tho grand jury In
the criminal court at Kansas CITY yesterday
lie is charged with taking deposits knowing
tho bank TO be insolvent Reed is under bond.
jury has returned indictments against VIII
liam Mitchell, PRESIDENT Charles Nj. Grubbs,
cashier. and Mrs Laura Nj. Bent, clerk OF the
defunct New Farmers bank, charged with
having received deposits when they knew tho
bank was insolVent
a. Il. Cheney OF Sparta, Mo, banker and
yesterday ON "A civil warrant. Mr., Collins had
$4,000 In an eastern bank and drew FOR the
Cheney IL is alleged, received the money In
due time but claimed he had not
Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-25
Predict n Eitter Fight.
MORE SEEDS REPiEvINED

Allegations Now Made by Waterloo FARM
ers Respecting stimmels Contracts.
Coroner Maui yesterday on behalf of the
farmers in the vicinity of Waterloo re-
plevined from Sheriff Drexel an additional
sixty bags of seeds found in the stock of
Phil Stunned & Co
These parties, many of whom have been
absolutely impoverished by the failure of the
seed company, are exceedingly angry with
Stimmel, claiming now to have dis
covered in their contracts with
him a clause which they allege
was inserted for the express purpose of
perpetrating a fraud upon them. This is
the clause with reference to The time of de-
livery of seeds. In the printed forms the
date was left blank and Oh the drawing up
of the contracts Il date was written in by
Stimmel and not noticed by the farmers,
which called for delivery at a time before
the seeds could ripen On delivery Stimmel
would call attention to this date and allege
that on account of failure to deliver at the
time specified he could issue only
u warehouse receipt, of course deferring
payment. 1t is in this way that many al
lege they have been kept from their pay.
The situation with many of the farmers
is hopeless They hau abandoned all other
agriculture save the cultivation of the seed
plants and had mortgaged their lands to en-
able them TO carry il on. They are now left
face to face with mortgages with no money
tO meet them