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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17
nEfnlsSS TAXES


II l. a chronic habit of some farmers,
aud some dairy men are In the lists, To be
forever complaining about their taxes.
Ia many Instances they pay a larger tax
to some Of their defective prsctices than
to the state, the taxes paid to a leaky
stable fioor; manur. piled under The
caves Of the barn, coNs Ia the Winter
eating high priced hay and grain. and
giving nO returns Tor their food; pigs
~eighing less In the spring than the
previous fall; calves al year old worth
less than az 80 days of sgr. cows giving
J.OOO pound. % milk year When they
should give 500; fed on purchased grain
~hen the bulk of the grains should be
grown on the farm; butter made 80 poor
and white the grocer would refuse toex-
change Goldfish for II, pound Tor pound.
and so on through the lisi. Congress
can pas. no Law that Will Increase the
amount OF quality 10 milk COW would
give, or wash the buttsrmilk out of but
ter. much less substitute the foods q
co~ .hould have, for the dear, expsn-
siye hay and grain that she does no,
ed.-Praciical Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17

lie uouid stop now and then 10 listen.
Mr.. Raymond. must say that have
thought this matter over: that ] cannot
give you the love wife should have
for her husband. and that. while
might set aside my personal wishes to
further my brothers welfare. ! have No
right 20 be burden upon you"
1t IL no burden. II you never
change toward Ine. there will be solace
In your friendship that will atone for
all"
"You have that already"
"But the companionship I have not.
I cannot proceed until you arc my wife.
The very mention Of this In the pres-.
bringing you and the convent into pub
iicity. would create q sensation painful
TO Mother 81. Gertrude. How can
explain my interest In this case Of his,
risk my personal and political standing.
II I fail and scandal ensue, without
something TO fortify met Let me be
candid. I am not doing this for Lau-
renee 20 much as for you. You can
hardly appreciate what II means to me,
AMI Il il not likely that Laurence would
resent my interference. But u you
aay ~. 10 you ask me TO make the sac
rifce. I will do 10. ! will give mp all
for the hops Of winning your love"
Love In dead with me-, she an.
swered. Affection survives, the af.
fection that springs from gratitude. ]
will consult with Mother Il. Gertrude. y
Raymond was gaining his point at
every turn. lie saw that the deep lsve
Isabel had for Mangan ~ lover and
the affection due to q brother had blend.
sl. Mangan was dearer than ever to
her now. There was nothing she would
not dare for him who was torn from
her-aye. torn from her. for she wept
at night and worried by day that be
had been blotted out Of the pictures she
used 10 draw Of the future--blotted out
from the most striking scenes, show.
Ing up only In the background Of the
newer canvas placed upon the easel OF
her dreams. She longed to keep him
ct the front. her hero still. but fact put
. weight On fanny and would not let u
soar.
Laurence Maagan was dead. She
could never love another N she had
lowell him. But l.aureuce Leland lived.
The cavalier garment Of romance had
dropped from his heroic figure, but yet
be appealed stronger to her sympathies.
Since Il would be this only way 10 dem
onstrats how strong her love had been
and how attached she still wrs TO him.
and that the new relation would have
In it some Of the sweetness Of the old.
she would crown her sorrow at parting
with q sacrifice for q reuniea.
"I will 20 10 Mother -. 0ertrude. "
Label continued. II want 10 meet
her alone. - connds In hsr. 70 appeal
70 hsr. to pray Tor Eaidaaee"
"6hsll ! waitf"
NYasV
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fro Bg CONTINUED
HUMAN DETECTIVES.
Ms,hsds sf Trsstasst suggested fss Ger
tslu Cis.s~. of Pubiie Deps ndsats.

Mssh.ds sf Trsstasst suggested fss Ger
tsia Cisss~s of rabiie Depssdss,s.
DR.. Jane. W. Walk. In q lecture on
"Defectiyes' before the University OF
Pennsylyania. defined the detectives M
those nembers of society having serious
mental OF physical defects, either con.
genital or acquired. This group com.
prised siI cla-scs-Grst. the blind; sec.
ond, the deaf mutes; thir,l. insane:
fourth. the feeble minded. or idiots;
fifth, the where drunken.
ness has become disesse-and sixth.
the epileptics.
Dr. Walk took up each Of these clasa-
Cd and stated what he believed TO n
the best way to deal with them. O the
blind and deaf he said; Blind. deaf
and feeble minded children have as
much claim 20 an education as Others,
and since their defects prevent them
fIom receiving II Ia the ordinary public
schools IL IL only Just that they should
be instructed In schools especially adapt
ell 20 their condition. such schools are
also most economical investment ct
public money. for by means of the train
ing they give the great majority OF the
blind and deaf muts become self sup
porting In adult life.
ITO ft blind children for .elf support
10 IL necessary that their discipline
while ut school should 10 rigid. 10 NJ Ia
impart thoroughne-s In the practice OF
the few industries, such a. weaving and
music. which are open TO them. The
managers Of the best schools for the
blind now insist upon this rigid train
ing, and In this way sometimes incur
unpopularity among th@e who do not
understand their teal motive.
"for thoss Of the adult blind who
cannot maintain themselves In open
competition with normal workmen
there should 10 founded In zach state
industrial homes where they may reside
and labor. the deficiency In their earn
ing being supplied by benevolence,
Where such hospe~ are we'll cmducted
they are nearly self supporting.
"Under the stimulus of the populai
interest excited by the eloquent nd
dresses Of the great I,hilanthropist. Doro'
thea Dix. Pennay ylvania many years ago
undertook 10 mako adequate provisior
for the insane at pablic expense. Th'
6rst Institution for their care In the
commonwealth Wa the insane depart
ment OF the old Pransylvania hospital
We have now many asylums for thes'
people. but not enough yet 10 accommo
date them all. Asylums should be y
regulated that the inmates can worl
and Be self supporting"
Dr.. Walk tboaght that idiots, or tb'
l feeble minded. should not be permittet
to marry. Of epileptics be thought th'
\ same. a. their defects ara hereditary
\ Inebristss sh,uld bs confined for loni
\ period. during which they would b
d forced to atstain totally. This trrst
ment. hs ssid. results often In permn
u cant cure. --.PhiIsdsiphia Prsss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17
NITRATE OF sooA ON GRASS.

The charm of q Lawn consists largely
IN n. dark green color, luxurisnt growth
and freedom from weeds. Many try "a
secure this result by covering their
lawns with rotten manure la the fall OF
early winter. A much plesssntef
method Is tO sov mixture of Ia
pounds 90 nitrate of soda, 50 pounds oi
powdered phosphate of lime, and lu
pounds of soda ssh. Apply the above
mixture 20 an acre Ia the spring. SOW u
broadcast a. evenly as possible. The
eost will be according Ia the quantity
from sS.s5 To sG.i5 per acre,
The above application will not only
greatly improve the lawn, but will also
give Increased luxuriance To the trees,
shrubs. roses aud iowers that may be
on the lawn. For pasture lands there IL
q profit ss ~ell as pleasure In using ",
a. Il not only Increases the quantity, bat
improves the quality Of the grasses,
making them more noari.hing to ths
cattle.-Nsw York Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17
full INSTRUCTIONS.

The late william J. Gibbons, OF VIII
mington, Delaware, Was known In his
day for q number OF things, and not the
least Of thesc was his great fondness for
a Joke. lie MAS president Of 4 company
having considerable trade with the ANA
yon and other south American rivers.
Part of their work Mas the building Of
boats for these rivers, called In the Ian
guage Of the shop "knock-downs," that
l., boats set up in the yard OF the COM
pany and bolted together In shape, and
then taken down, packed aboard sailing
yessels, and shipped to their destination,
where they were put together finally aud
for good. On one occasion this operation
Was pei formed according to programme,
aud the captain Of the schooner that was
10 take the boat Was about receiving his
final orders. Among these Was an order
not on the regular programme, TO stop
At A certain wharf near the mouth OF
the Christiana Greek aud take aboard
about two tons Of dynamite. The cap
tain MAS q little disturbed when he
learned the nature Of hls diversion, and
said:
swell, I don't know, Mr.. Gibbons,
about the Internal stutf. What Will we
do II it should 20 ofif
Quick 40 thought came the answer
"Pr,eat nay regards 10 Sdinf Itfer,
please"
Hut the dynsmlte vent ell right
.EdItor's Drawer" IIarper's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17

"How do you account for the antip-
athy Laurence entertains toward youi"
1T is hard"
"I think he is too candid, too honest,
10 persist In his enmity u . frank state.
ment were made to him."
"Dut where IL he nowi"
"I cannot say"
81 know he has been pushed during
the past few days and IL likely 10 he
arrested. lie 10 30 high minded AMI
sensitive that he might resort to means
We would deplore. lie strikes mo as
one who would prefer death 20 dishon.
or"
"Tie would never shun danger BY
courting discrelit."
~ hope you are night, mother. but
his absence and his silence are Aignih.
cant"
Just then label pcered In nom the
corridor. She wanted to zee Mother ~.
Gertrude and had been directed 90 the
reception room. Raymond had seen her.
and she could not withdraw bsfare the
mother superior said;
Come In. Isabel"
She obeyed. Her face told of the
nights of worry she had passed through.
The change did not escape Raymond
lie attributed u 10 the secret that che
was hiding from Mangan and that she
had impaired TO Mother 81. Gertrude.
"You are looking H." he said toh her.
~ am not feeling well." Was her
only reply.
II hope" he continued. that you
are not frrtting over things that will
ultimately lead to happine~-. though
little perpleling now"
IL wish u would end quickly. Why
cannot you tell Laurence nowi"
II would like 90 please you" he an.
swere,l. "but I cannot find him. lie
was per-ecuted by the pcople of whom
I spoke and has probably gone away TO
some other city. will take steps 20
tind him. In fact, that's what brought
me here today"
"Oh. how good Of yOu'" exclaimed
Isabel. and the sparkle Of hsr eyes spoke
her appreciation.
There ale . few matters that must
b. attended to inside" said Mother ~.
Gertrude. II will be away but few
moments. Meanwhile try 90 devise
some scheme 90 reach Laurence.
what would you suggesti" queried
Raymond.
w. must trust TO you. but Ill 10
over the matter when ] return"
"what L. your opinionf" Raymond
asked of Isabel when the nun had gone.
1T is as Mother ~. Gertrude says.
Wei trust 10 you.
II have an idea" be- said. 1T must
not b. mentioned 90 the sister unle-s u
is acceptable 20 you"
What 10 III"
Laurence will never settle down.
He will fly from place TO place until the
prosecution ceases. You know that ]
love you. ] know that In time my de-
vution will awaken reciprocal feelings
In you. Let your love for Laurence
guide you. have discovered property
both of you may claim. I have taken
steps 90 hold u Tor you, as Mother ~.
Gertrude will explain. Surely there is
In all thi. something that must give
you an assurance that nothing can do
will H. left undone 90 make you and
him happy have told you how and
why his character eau b. yindicated.
reconciliaiion effected. and your lives,
with mine. enter vista more propi'
tiOu., PROSPEROUS and peaceful"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17

sequence, especially those dealing with
the army records. and Is no longer IN
active work. lie was succeeded on the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette by the
now veteran Fred Mussey, who l. assist.
ell by Albert Halstead, younger son OF
the we'll known Murat.
other veterans, by comparison with
new men at any rate, are John VI. Car
son u the Philalelphia Ledger. y. \.
Richardson ot the Baltimore sun, VII
liam G. MacBride II the Cincinnati En'
auircr. Perry :. Heath ~ the Indianapo-
Ii Journal ami other payer, BarOn seek
endorff of the New York Tribune, jacob
J. Noah of The Rocky Mountain News,
the lsraelite of the pres gang, and-bui
the li.t II men who have been here many
years would stretch out tOo long.
J. II. BEADLE.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17

The American stockmsn gives this
good advice To farm readers: The busy
season IL about to set In. There are
many Who read but little, even when
they have plenty of time at their dlspos-
al. When work IL pushing and so
many other things claim attention the
matter Of reading Is discarded entirely
BY too many. IL Il st such times as
these that the papers especially devoted
to ones business are full Of the best
suggestions and helpful hints. Article.
az such times as these are generally the
most practical and timely, and Il IL to be
regretted that 50 much good matter
practically goes To waste. IL may take
some time to peruse all that IL found In
the papers that come into the hands of
those Who have great deal of work
which claims their attention during the
busy seasons, but IL Il often true that a
few moments spent In perusing the
columns of paper devoted entirely to
his own line of business may be worth
more 20 a man than a whole days work.
The IDEAS and experience OF the others
are always valuable to q man, even II he
does not adopt them or agree with them.
One suggestion may be worth more To a
man than all the time it takes to read .
whole paper through, and yet u ls hard
to read an article or column without
getting many ideas that are helpful and
useful. The man Who drops his reading
In the spring to sgsin take II up after
the working season IL over loses msny
good things that he cannot AFFORD to
miss. There are lots Of spare moments
la the busiest season that can be put to
practical use by reading and carefully
stud wing the views aud Ideas Of others
enga ged la the same work that he IL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17
wnssea Zoe the oxford Democrat.
WHEN THE ROSES ARE BLOOMING
AGAIN.

when ths ro-es srv blcomiax again
10 clusters On iattice AMI vail
WHEN the blue lake Eiesms bright In the sun
wuh the -oft skies of Jane over ail.
Then Away W the obi piscs III stray,
Meath the trces In the long. shs'iy iase,
Hut my l.sei ere VIII grr<t me no more
WHEN the rv>es arv blccminG again.
To grave In the ehurhyari III bear
Her ro~es In cluster. - sweet
wrath Go rrst DER her hcAd.
A ervs. o. lay down at her frst.
Oh. hsw lonely the obi place VIII te--
A meeting % silence ami palm
With her tscr ever hid from my sight,
wben The ro-es are blooming again
pear heart, loving. faithful AMI true,
shall whisper nv messAse In tainI
win you know that weep e'er your grave
when the ro-~s are bloosaing aTsinf
ALMA ftsDsxfts iiArpts'
IIaxerhiil Mas.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17
Tn. Old aud ,h. S.~.

Powerful anil large as are the great
sst Of modern United States warhips,
they are all of low stature compared
with the towering structures of 90 or
10 years ago. The United States steam
ship Pennsylvania, built about lsss anil
supposed az the time 10 b. one ~ the
largest wsrshiIs ever launches. sas 2sO
fe,t long and - broad. She carried 22O
guns AMI lowered aloft with i've decks.
Her complement Of men was l,1OO.-
Detroit Free Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17
Written Cor the Oxfori Democrst
JUSTICE FOR WOMEN.

In all the multitudlnous talks and
writings about the rights and wrongs oil
woman, there has never been sufficient
prominence given To the universal ex-
istsnce Of one wrong which the COM
mone.t principles Of justice ought TO sc,
right. mean the disproportionate
compensation of men and women teach
ers.
Teaching Ia a calling for which woman
has an undisputcd aptitude, and there
have been many Instances Of her attain.
Ing emlnepcc In that profession, even at
q time when the lingering superstition
Of her intellectual aud natural inferiority y
To man made emlnence In any calling
much more difficult Of attainment by her
sex than IL Il now. That superstition u
rapidly disappearing, and '. only kept
alive by the aggressive acts OF unsexed
women who mistake their own love OF
notoriety for q deslrc 10 be useful tn
their ser. One unobtrusively useful
woman Who really sccomplIshes good
work does more Tor her sex and for the
other sex than = score OF noisy pro-
clsimer. upon fantastic platforms. The
memory Of Mary Lyon. the preceptrcss,
~ill last a. long 40 that of Matthew
Arnold, though both ~ere In the broad
est sense of the term teachers, who aid.
ell the development Of the whole natures,
moral as we'll a. Intellectual, OF the
young people Who we're To the number
of hundreds placed In their care.
Hut In teaching. Ne la almost every
thing else In which women have shown
themselves efficient laborers, great
wrong Il being continually perpetrsted
In the matter Of compensation. IL would
seem 20 be self-e,ident that woman
Who deyotes the same number of hours
or DAYS Ia q given employment aud
perform. u as efiiciently NJ q man,
should receive the same compensation
that the remuneration should not be
governed by her sex but by what she
accompli.he.. 4 bushel OF ofpotAtoes dug
out of the ground by . woman. labor
would b. worth just as much In the
market s though the labor had been
performed by man, aud there u no
reason Why the same logic should not
apply a. the impartation of know ledge,
of the really objective work of education.
the Quickening of Intellectual power aud
the strengthening of the ability 10 con.
ceiye and express ideas.
Neither AZ to quantity or quality in
teaching doe. Ne work of a woman a. a
rule conc short of thst performed by
man. aud IL needs no argument to prove
that her remuneration should be the
same; but bad rule prevails which
make. sex pay q penalty by diminished
wages. Il would seem to bc . manifest
right of womsn tn do whatever she can
do we'll, and receive for II the same re-
munerstion that = msn would be paid
for doing II. This L. q practical Kind of
woman's rights about which there ought
"a be- no dispute, aud II does not argue
well for the superiority Of men. for their
eon.cientiou. adherence 20 the exact
principle. Of justice, when they seek To
override what Il so pslpable right aud
substitute for IL q wrong, because in one
case the sufferer IL q woman and la the
other the gainer IL = man.
II. FRANK PRAY.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17
llarbor, Maine.
nAo PHILOSOPHY ON Her sloe.


"spell toes" aid the mother, who was
teaching her little daughter, seven year.
old, Ia spell.
"r-o-i-e," answered the child.
"No, dear, that's no, right. Toes
spells toes"
"Bui Il sounds like tore"
~ know Il, but you cannot 20 by the
sound"
Then In order to enforce this PROPOSE
tion the mother called on her daughter
to spell fro,e.
"f.r-o-e-., said the child.
"No, you're wrong again. This time
We do use the aud spell the word fro
re-"
"IIuh." grunted the child.
"Now, spell rose" said the mother.
The child hesitated. Finally she said ;
III don't know whether to say r-o-t-c az
r-o-e-., and really don't know that
either way would be right"
"spell II r-o-s-e," said the mother,
Though there IL another word pro-
nounced Just like II that's spelled r-o-e-s.
That word IL the name Of the spawn Of
fishes"
The poor child looked very miserable.
Just one more word," said the moth
er. "Tell me how you spell blows"
"weli," said the child, who had had
quite enough nonsense, as she viewed u,
from her mother, and had suddenly made
up her mind to pay back 10 kind. I'll spell
lt three ways. I spell IL b-l-o-s-e for
breakfast, b-l-o-e-s Tor dinner. anil b-l'
o, ,-e for supper"
IL spell it b-l-o-w-s all the time" said
the mother.
The child said nothing for q minute
or two. Then, looking up, che solemuly
remarked:
II think, mamma, that the English
language Was made for persons very,
very we'll educated. ."-Selected
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17
SOME LESSONS FROM A oAlRvSAs's
REPORT.

A dairymAn In Madison County, y. Y,
In nine months of last year took To q
neighboring factory, from ~ liolstsin
cows, 10000 pounds Of milk that
averaged j. per cent fat, equivalent To
at least an average Of go POUNDS of
butter per COW. In addition he sold Fat
calves and butter made al home which
brought him In sljJ.
A !. quite too common, when dairy
products were lowest his milk supply
VAS largest; namely, In June wnen tne
daily Weld Was ~ pounds per COW, test.
ing IS per cent fat-equsi To one ana
-fourths pounds Of butter. Then,
too, like . good many other so-esli.i
dalrymeu, he neglected TO provide
against the drought and short feed 10
the latter part Of summer aud through
the fall, and In consequence when dairy
products we're highest his yield va.
lightest. Thus there MAS q two-edged
sword cutting Into his profits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17
ni.iInsnl.h.

Auniie-well. did Uncle George tell
you an interesting storyf
Little Niece tIcm BOston)-f.s,
auntie, u was full of delightful Won
der-. but some visitors called, and j
hadn't time 10 inquire whether II was .
fairy tale ~ th,osophical hypothesis.
-(,,od Ness.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17

A correspondent In Ohio writing TO an
Eastern paper OF Farmers Institute
work, says: "we have one or two state
speakers In Ohio who have finer repu-
tstion as farmers away from home, than
among their nelghbors. One man IL
given over 10 preaching, and you would
not suppose, from his important manner
on the platform, that his farm is 10 .
somewhat dilspltated state" IL 10
easier for some men In the East, 80 we'll,
to preach than IL IL To put their doctrines
In practice. Hut well conducted farm
l. sn educator 10 whomsOever may come
within its reach. and = perpetual ex-
horter 20 good works.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17
WHAT ne THOUGHT.

Down In south Carolina (said the Hon.
W. J. TAibert, OF South Carolina. In .
recent speech In the lIouse,) there MAS .
man who hired . lawyer TO conduct .
case In court. As the lawyer Was not
talking exactly to suit him, he Got up
to make few remarks hlmself. The
Judge, of course, made him take his seat.
lie got up sgaln and the Judge made him
take his seat agsin. A third and q
fourth time this happeped and nnally
the old farmer got up and sah:
swell, Judge, II you won't let me talk,
won't you let me thlnkr'
"why, certainly" !" replied the judge.
.weil, judge" hs sald, ~ think you
and oil these lawysss are . 81 es--ns'
cals."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17
ON NEWSPAPER ROW.
RELATIONS or JOURNALISTS WITH
PUBLIC MEN IN WASHINGTON.
vrs~ . Ciss- AIiis.e~ ,s Ops. Hostility
esd Theses to isdidsrese~-ssms Vet
sr.a Cssr.spseas.,.--C -C.ssr~s.@ss whs
Are AppsesshabIs bIs-Hsrdw.rkiss Mes.


Especial Corr,spondebes.l
WASHINGTON. March i5.-The relation,
Of Washington journalists with congress
men aud other public men are constantly
changing. They are subjec, 10 u singular
ebb and flow or an alternating sequence
81 good viii and almost open war. Some.
times there j. quite close alliance L..
tween a party's representatives In con
gre.s and journalists Of the same party.
Their c@idness springs mp, and 10y and
b. there Is such pronounced hostility
tia, the harshest epithe,s are rc-eryed
no, for the common opposition. but foi
certain congressman ~ th. writers own
party. And II IL - curious fact that
these periods ~ extreme hostility b"
tween the two sets % public instructors
have generally prcc~lel some great ma.
tional scandal. 80 that one might easily
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17

The growth Of oranges has 80 inere.s-
ed In California and Florida that the
boom prices Of land have dropped out
aud farmers are questioning the future:
Consumption IL. however. enormous ana
growing. Prices are nov within the
reach Of those Of small revenues, thanks
10 FLORIDA aud California.