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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01
r.p.s T,r~. r.r BIey.Iss.

The writer has visited the experimental
shop Of the parties who are working out
the idea Of making tires from paper for
bicycles. A pressure equal 10 40 pounds
was brought 90 bear upon q rubber tire
wheel In the presence of the writer. and
the tire sunk In st the bottom. Then
the same kind of wheel was treated In
the same way NJ regards pressure, hut
the tire was made Of paper. The same
weight did not cause the tire 10 sink In
~ much NJ In the case OF the rubber one.
Thus the paper tire can bs run over cob
biestones, sandy roads. mud. etc. and be
lees affected. The continual squeezing
together and initiating Of the rubber tire
has tendency 10 wear the rubber and
causs fracture. The paper tire. being
less liable 10 fatten or sink In. Il Dot sub.
ject TO this wear.-Boston Commercial
Ilullattu
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01
fro EE ooSIlSuED.l


The Rev. X X Hawkor. In the course
Of some "reminiscences ~ an aged friend
% his quotes an ancc'lo,e which this
friend. himself u clergyman. was fond
~ telling II IL about u marriage orc-
mony and pinch ~ snuff. and In the
narrator's own Language runs thus:
1T was always the custom In thc-c
day. for clergyman after the marriage
o. salute the bride first before any other
pcrson. Well. II was so that had Just
married q very buxom, rosy young lady.
and when II was over ] prccssded 20
observe the usual ceremony. But ] hal
Just taken an enormous finger and
thumbful II snufY. Sono sooner hal the
bride rcceiyed my kis--and gave her
q smart ki-s for her gUpi looks-than
she l-gan to snccze. The bridegroom
Kissed her. IL courss. AMI he began also
Then the best man advanced to the
privilege. Better he hadn't. for he be-
gan 20 rnccze awfully. and by and by
the bridesmaids also. for they were all
Kissed In turn. till the whole party went
sneezing down the aisle. and the last
thing heard outside the church was
'Tchu. tchu. tchu' till the noise was
drowned by the bells from the tower ="
-Iondon Tit.Bits
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01
A Nsturai surpri.~.

Information was given TO the police
authorities at B-that amaster tailor
certified 10 In dead and buried with due
solemnity many years ago was still In
the land of the living For the purpo-e
of o gigantic swindle doctor had been
britcd to make out spurious certificate
In order 10 obtain payment of the insur'
ance money. amounting To 80, 600 marks
Further inquiries having established the
accuracy Of the facts as alleged. the cof'
fin was exhumed and was found to con-
tain nothing but stout ironing board
At the sight Of IL policeman standing
by exclaimed In astonishment. "Golly.
how he has altered" Deutscher
Reichsbote
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01
OBITUARY.
BrxIANiS W. DEAN.

BENJAMIN whitney Desn, who died at
Worcester. Mass, April :, at the age OF
20 years, WAS born In Paris, Maine,
April n, ls3i, and lived there until he
wss ~ year. old. lie then went "a
North Brookheld, Mass, where he ~
mained until n years sgo, when be re-
moved 20 Worcester aud engaged In the
bushes. of building and moving. lie
conducted the business alone until ls..,
when he took his sou, W. II. Dean, Into
company with him. aud . short time
sfterward they purchased the buildlng
moving business of Z. n. Babcock.
This business csrriel the deceased Into
all ~ the New England states.
An interesting fact In Mr.. Deans life
WAS when he arrived In North Brook
field. 20 year. ago, be had Ju.t 10 cent?,
which va. the sum total of his worldly
possessions. By dlnt of hard work and
adaptability Ia his business Mr.. Dean
accumulated a snug property. Mr..
Dean was married twice, the first time
10 Mis-. Eupheny VI. wlthan of klLg'
field, Maine. In lsts. There were six
children born of this union, three of
whom are now living.
lis fret wife died twenty-four years
ago, and three wears later he married
Miss Martha J. Potter Of Concord, n. H.,
Who survive. him. There WAS one sou
horn of this latter union, II. W. Dean,
Jr., who lives at home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01
wiusa f.r the o,fsri Dsmerat.
GRAZING IRtES.

i oNsF ilNo lVtto.
Allow me TO give YOU few thought.
upon grating trees. fully realize that
this IL q branch ot farming that We are
neglectlng more than We ought. There
are thousands of trces growing by the
roadside. around our fences, that are of
| 20 benefit whatever. They are not only
sspping our coll, but making a breeding
place for borers, that will In the course
of time fioi their way Into our culti'at-
ed orchards.
No cheaper and In no way can We get
fruit as quickly as by grating our nat
ural fruit trees. Even old trees can be
rvtopped aud made 20 b. . profit TO us.
Thousands Of barrels of apples can be
added to cur fruit record In this way.
4 tree that Il not worth grating or
being cared for should not be allowed To
grow.
Fear aud plum trccs should be graft
ed earlier than apple trees; the sap
starts much earlier. | have noticcd
many Flemish Beauty pear trecs which
are allowed To grow and are no benefit
whatever. These csn BE- grated Into
Clspp'. Fsyorite. and I believe II is an
Improvement To the Clapp, especially In
the color.
Happened to have some pomegrans'e
tr,e. grown from the seed which graft
ei into Lombard and Green Gag. plums,
which have proved succcss. They
should be grated when small, aud near
the ground, AZ the scion grows much
faster than the original tree, and unle-.
well protected will blow out.
notice many allow two seions to
grow In a stump or limb. IL should no,
be allowed. The second year one should
b. cut out. They seldom grow together,
aud after coming into bearing Que of
them will b. crowded out aud break
down. Nv leaving them until the second
wear n doe. not give them "a rank =
growth and prevents blowing out.
N.P. pEtosTLR.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01

alton he II az cnoo assailoi ~ an ally
of communists, an enemy Of property
and disturlsr of the proper relations
between capital and labr.
II was ever thus Martin Luther said
that the popc and the priests did not
give him half as much concern ~ th"
Wild men like Storch ami Munler. Re
ligious fanaticism has also Become a
feature of crankory Ia this city, and
with brilliant schemes to mako every.
budy rich with paper money are min.
gle,l equally brilliant One tO scare them
60 heaven hy Law of congross. Allthis
time the CoNoy cohorts and allied bDd'
ies continue % advance. and puzzled cit
izcns continue to ak. What will they do
when they gct horc' II l. symptom,
only symptom. of a general disease pro-
dnccd ly the peculiar conditions and
much Mooding O,eI their troubles by
our supersensitiye and neryously organ.
iz.d American people.
J. H. BEADLk
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01
cAhpoR ANp COURTESY.

Hawthorne used To say, "God may
forgive sins, but awkwardness has no
forgiveness In heaven or In earth" IL
for awkwardness we substitute undue
candor, We might still be speaking tenn
perately. You do not Invite 10 the
christening the caller who looked kindly
but firmly at your pretty baby, and said
she thought this child would be rather
good looking, as he resembled his Ia
Their. family. Il may be safely said
that The person who assures us that we
have fallen OF hye years In one will
never he dear In memory. She has
spoken the truth, but henceforth we
shun her az II she were \ modern Sap
phira. II we feel self-eiected to tell our
friends the unpleasant things which
have been said, no matter how truth
fully. about themselves or those dear To
them, We must expect To share In the
odium Of the message delivered.
By the laws Of some occult sclence not
vet formulated we become In measure
what we are told We are. To woman
Who has said we look dead aud faded
every tinge Of yellow In our akin 10.
spends, and We believe that much time
passed la her society would convert us
lotto a mummy. when with those In
whose love and appreciation we have con-
adence. We bring forth the answering
fruits Of worth and loveliness, while the
consciousness that our associates consider
n. ,tupld aud uuamiable has tendency
10 psralyre every brilliant attribute and
unselfi.h action. "kindness kindly ex-
pressod," like the witch-hafel wand,
makes the dessert blossom like rose,
while the follower OF undue cand0r loses
half the sweetness and fruitsge OF life.
Are we to Infer, then, that candor and
courtesy are anita gonlstics BY no means
but we believe that veraclty should be
governed by the rules Of the old nur.
sery game Of slow, when, and where
The manner Of speaking the truth d.
yinely taught held this Injunction, "in
love-" The csndor that puhllcly criticize.
or that points out defects at the time and
plsce where these defects cannot b
remedled IL objectionable. The sum OF
the whole matter IL thls: while the love
of truth should be the cardinal point OF
our religion, our creed should be broad
enough TO embrace the gracious ptece'
dent OF the heroine Of wisdom In whose
lips was the Law Of kindness.-Harper''
Baxzr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01
Written for The oxford D-mcsrst.
OXFORD COUNTY As A SUMNER
RESORT.


From the last annual report Of the
Commissioner Of Industrial and labor
Statistic. of Maine We CLEAN the follow
Ing relating to Oxford County summer
resorts and places Of Interest to the sum-
mer tourist:
"Tbe railway facilities for reaching
Oxford County are now of the beat. The
Grand Trunk road bl.ects the county.
aud L. q thoroughfsre through some of
Its grandest scenery, As well as some of
its most charming summer retreats.
"The mountain division Of the Maine
Central on lts way through the notch OF
the white Hills passes through the
towns of Hiram, Brownfield aud classic
Fryeburg, while the Portland and Rum
ford Falls traverse. Hebron With its
famoas seat of learning, Buckfeid With
u. delightful village, sumner. famed
for lts mountain Views and fertile hili'
aide farms, Canton for its beautiful lake
(Anasagunticookl aud picturesque VII.
lagos, Peru aud Dixheld With their broad
belts of intervale and the forest back.
ground, aud lastly Rumford, the ancient
Pennacook, which after the lspse of
more than y century since the first set
tiers came has aroused from her Zip
Van winkle sleep, and promises In .
very short time to become by Tar the
richest and most populous town In the
county, and smons the most important
In IN. state. Connected With these
three lines OF road, At convenient points,
are stages tn convey passengers to all
points intervening. and beyond Into the
regions of forest and lake"
Considerable space Ia honorably given
10 mention the peculiar Interest attached
10 the beautiful aud pleasant localities
found In fryeburg, Andover, bethel.
Bryani's Pond. Norway, and Psri. iiill.
One aud one-hslf pages are given To
briefly mention the latter place. which
IL .tylcd very appropriately AZ "besati-
ful for situation and grand for ob.ervs-
tion." Honorable mention IL made of
its early history aud the names that
made Il famous aud reyered.
We think that II Commissioners Mat
thews could once gare upon the grand
panorama of natures lovellness from the
snmmIt 81 "Old streaEed Mountain"
that d. would issue an appendix To bis
valuable report In which 10 describe the
almost lndescribable grandeur aud sub
Unity seen from this lovely height. One
need never To leave old Maine In order
Ia see the grand and sublime scenery OF
nature. =. RoBINsoS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01

Awriter In the Farm Journal states
that according "a the latest statistics the
Weld per acre among the farmers In the
United >taies follows In the rstio OF in-
telli,ence or llllteracy; that Il TO say,
tho.s farmers Who take pains To post
Themselves and know what science and
the intelligent practice of other Farmers
are doing for their business secure the
largest Weld per acre. II follows then,
a. day follows night, that they get the
largest profit for their labor. he-ide-
keeping up the yielding power OF their
land.
All this 4. equivalent To saying that the
man Who IL wI.est knows most and the
one Who has more kDowledge can ap-
nly more to his business. This IL all
very we'll but there are cases where the
fact of illiteracy IL no sign of lack of
Intelligence. There are men whose
natural tact VAS Tor practical business
rather than book learning and they have
learned by experience and observation
aud have continued Ia learn In that va,
aud kept their eyes aud ears open for All
improvements aud been successful, while
men Who depended on book learning
thought when they had mastered the
books they knew Il AL and were soon left
behlnd. One of the most prosperous aud
progressive farmers aud dslrymen the
y ritsr ever knew could not read al all.
lie VAS not built that way. lie thought
more of the cattle aud sheep than he did
of hi. hooks when be VAS a boy, and.
growing up With them, learned thelr
needs. lie was the first man In hi. town
10 set his mark al 3i5 pounds OF batter
psr wear from each Of hls sixteen COWS
and he got there. lie was a pioneer Ia
packing aud supplying butter Tor Guy
customers, and every part OF III. PREM,
I.es bore evidences OF progress. W
course this IL an exception but u VII
show that judgment and common sense
will pull msu through In some cases
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01

"Then yon have not come In answer
20 this notei You are not the Mangan
he knows Mangan Of brooklyn"
IL am the Mangan he knows u he IL
the Mortimer who knows that rascal
Raymond"
The same"
Then am sorry to meet you as q
friend IL either
"Mr. Mortimer talks not that way Of
you. lie said you were the one man 10
unravel the incidents that the death Of
my father have shrouded In mystery. !
have dcpended on you 20 restore me 20
my sister. Mr. Mortimer may give
you some clew."
"why does he do thisf"
"Iie came to understand Raymond's o
character and the nature of his own
work for him by recent news received.
In looking over the home papers he
saw he had been sent out here 90 bs out
Of the way. lie is acquainted with
Raymond's schemes 90 gain control of
property my father owned. lie be-
lieves Raymond knows where my sister
IL. AMI since he wrote the letter you Say
you did not receive he has read In Tho
Bugle q story of the work of the COM
mission that will select the lands my
father left and have the city purchase
them and pay Raymond. But th.story
did not e1po~e tho scheme fully. and
Mr.. Mortimer said you could not have
written It,"
IL did"
Then you did not know"
II did, all that you have told md
more. hut the ends of justice would bc
bet sut-ery,d by delaying its publica.
ton"
"fiavc you any clew 10 my sister,"
"she isali,e and well, worthy of the
wealth she Is heir,ss ~"
Where 10 shei"
"You can learn no more until ! see
how matters stand. II IL tho old story;
When rogues fall out. honest peoplc get
their due.
II would not ssy that. said Or. Le.
land. 1t might travel and pain his
sister. II you knew her well. you
would understand how sensitive she Is,
aud as be has not long To live his acqui.
esconce to Raymond's schemes should
not Ia made known 20 her,"
II would do anything for inex Nor.
timer"
"Ycs. che was telling mo about you.
That's why I spoke. She said she
would like o. see you when she learned
that you were coming hero On news
paper mission. ] must pay u visit a
little lator-a professional visit-and
arrange for an interview with Mort.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01
Agea Iisrs~s.

with modcrate care and good usage q
hor-o's life may BE- prolonged 10 %. 81
or 40 years An English gentleman had
three horses which died In his po~~es'
sion ut the Agcs Of IS, ~ and 30 year.
respectively. The Oldest was In car
riage the very day he died. strong and
vigorous but was carried Oh by spas
modic collie, TO which he was subject.
A horse I'm use at q riding school In
woolwich lived TO be 10 years old. and
. barge horse Of the Mersey and Irwell
Navigation company Il declared tohavs
been In his sixty-second year when hs
died. .-I.ondou Answers
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01
wnsses Zoe The osfori pemecrat.
MOTHERS COUNSEL.

Oh. msirea singing pviy
About thy household tssk'
rau.s We q uhile and answer
rbe questions woati ask.
iIav. you . whise. hairvi mother
To esmfost yea IN paini
And 10 yea prtss her dsly
for all The help yoa Fain'
Oh. bs,ie With drcsplag eyeill.
Ani SWEET fips sufvesl "a smile
Resrei,e your mosher's counsel,
AMI deem u worth your vhi'e.
fer when you've I'm The shelter
Of that fopi mcsher's earn.
lier woris uill make your buriens
The easier ~ lear.
Oh, happy hcArtei nai'iens.
80 full of ycsthfal Joy,
Ips neS kt msshsr's wi-iosa
Your happiness Alloy.
Hut hear snd hee-i, for some time
shs'il ps.s frem out year life.
AMI vou'li ~ ieu . mouruer
within this wcrti ef ssrtfe.
And. all ys maid. and matrve..
NJ not tco har~h With thoss
Who know M mothet'. tssshisrs,-
Their lives are full of uoe-.
And OH ye sr~l moshers,
Aud mothers young and sweet,
May tod dir~ct your counsel
AMI guide The srrtng fces.
10 prces IN stray and stumble.
Along hfe's ireary vay,
In paths of right ssd virtae.
rp,o the clc.inr day. .
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01
AR1 YOU RsApYi

The season for work on the land IL
nov ~ hand. ~ lat. In our state doe.
winter linger In the lap of spring. that
At he.t the season for planting the seed
/. al too short for the demands made
upon Il. With the enterpri.ing farmer.
work always drives ~ this time, aud
never can al 10 accomplished that IL de-
sired. - Il should he the aim of every
farmer Ia hs,e everything In 60 COM
plsts readiness that the most time posi-
hls may b. left IN which In meet the de-
mNnd. 90 the season. IL should be the
aim of every one Who makes the farm
his business. To so plan q. Ia leave every
say and hour practically free Ia BE- de
voted Ia production. With too many
there !. much ~ the precious time of the
planting snd growing season allowed To
be taken up ina wsy that contribute.
nothing directly % the Income of the
farm. From the time the ground opens
In early spring. TIL clean culture leaves
the crops to ripcn their harvest. every
possible hour should be left unineumber-
"a and free To be- devoted To the Increase
~ the productions of the farm. Fro
huctIye work 4 what tells In the harvest.
4 day now spent In the repair of old
fences l. lo.t time In the income of the
farm. Fences should be In more
permanent form, aud put In that shspe
II season when II takes no time from
the planting. hoeing or harvest. Road
repairs should be left Ia other hands, or
done when the labor u not needed ON
the farm.
Attention In these and all other simI-
lar directions will leave the time 10 he
devoted exclusively to the crops. THIS
will make vast difference with the In
come of the farm. The seed must be
planted In It, proper season, and that
time With us Ia short. IL should be the
sim, then, To have all other work out OF
the way, that With the labor and the
time AZ our command. the greatest
amount 20 farm work practicable can be
accomplished. aud the services OF the
farm help utilized To the beat advantage.
see TO II, then, that everything is made
ready % take advantage OF the time n u
passes.-Malne Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01

We have it on the authority of Sir J.
e. Ro.s that In the south Atlantic rain
frequently falls In torrents from the
clear sky, and he mentions one OccasiOn
when IL raincd for over an hour when
the atmosphere was perfectly clear. In
Mauritius and other parts u the south
ern hemisphere rain frUm clear ky Is
VI common occurrcncc st Louis RI
public
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01

or r.a saut m bs-t fOU>rAi> ft> In the
utk.t sui put this sissrtlssnssut and -snh ~
- Too polar-. b. BARsow>' tnft
NEIrFR AGE>CN. M tNehahge -trrst. foTt
a. NsIus. sa.i yea oil rc.siSs by rsturn mall
aEarlp WRITER fcuntsin rru. which !. an
or .aIly EaNrshicci ami " In any wAy an
s1.I.ltafy 80 win me.t gladly eNchanse 90
rfrI We osn suh yea AMI AFr eounh ~
rss-s gau. rcsar,iie-- - troahls 90 eSpsn-s -
l. Tts pubu.hsr- % this IaTsr vii 'sil you
rsi 90 ar. r,nahls. TIE rysuiar price q ths
tsr So We make an. ossr ." in'foiuss
g. "a aud. Intellectually. b. dnd eu' N a'i'c'
u..us tay. STATE whsthsr ycu -ant e"sr-'
ar ne zen
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01

.I don't zee what's the use Of my be-
ing vacclpatsd agaln,- said Tommy, bar
Ing hls arm reluctantly for the doctor.
"i'hc human body changes every seven
years, Tommy" rspllsd his mother.
aYou are eleven years old now. You
were In your fourth year when you were
yaccInated first and it has run out
"well, WAS baptised when Was .
baby. Has that run oct, toov'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01
the FARMER AND FARM uFg.

We are told on the highest authority
that life .'is more than meat and the
BODY IL more than raiment." The ter
restrisl end Of all effort must be the cul.
tiyated nan and woman. This end
comes not by fat Of the will; u is
rather a growth, aud IL successful In
ratio 10 the stimulus given either To our
ANCESTORS or 10 ourselves. The condi.
tions that environ one are the stimuli
that awaken growth, that ends In culti-
waited manhood and ~omanhood. We
hall with pleasure any evidence. that
rural life IL growing more refined and
xelcome all agencies that tend 10 elevate
its tastes. IL IL not to elaborate that the
subject has been introduced, but to turn
over Ia hoped-for correspondents the
Thought 10 which Gslen Wilson gives
expression In the Country Gentleman
lie says:
ASK anv person Why he enjoys ride
through farming section ut country 10
the summer time, and his reply would
be, quite likely, because OF green fields,
beautiful landscapes, varied crops ol
growing grain, grazing herds, etc. ! but
seldom word about neat residence.'
pretty lawns, tidy fences and graded
clean roadsides, simply because they art
generally so rare that one cannot hnd
them In conjunction oftener than once ir
a days ride, perhaps. There are 1sthet
ic premises In cities and Villages; why
not In the countryr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01

With the exception Of the Indians two
languages furnish the keys 90 iSssion-
AIRY work In south America-Portugus-e
10 Brazil and Spanish Ia all the other
republics.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01

WASHINGTON. April %. Washington
is no longer the paradise ~ cranks and
deadl-ats that 10 was some 20 years
ago Beau Hickman l. dead. and Dr.
Mary Walker Is Ina rctiremont Her al.
ter ego. that mysterious woman with
gray curls who~e very name j. forgot.
ten. and who came from no one knows
where. vanished NJ suddenly from the
capital and has been heard u no more.
Colonel Maurice Pinchoycr. who tor
mented every new member 81 congr'~s
with his claim against the Pennsylya.
MIA railroad for ~. 900. 600. ofwhich h.
asserted that Tom Scott had robbod him,
bccame violent at lat and died in lu-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01

pot.,h IL valuable for fruits aud sandy
and IImestone soils nearly always nerd
H. Clay soils sometimes contain sum-
cIent potash and often they do not.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01

As leapet the kangaroo l. ahead u
all. II readily Jumps from 90 TO 20
feet. A horse has jumped 81 feet aud
Q man IS feet inches.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01

Everything sold from The farm has 70
be sent to market and everything bought
has 10 be brought home. IL costs both
Ways.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01

One great advantage Of buying seeds
direct of the seedsmen is that then We
get just what We call for. while at the
General store we cannot always do 40.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01

while cross-bred ewes make good
dams, vet when wool IL the CHIEF con
sideratlou, the faIl-blood is by Tar the
most valuable one.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01

Nedders-whst's . bonmoti
Notwithstanding you always think
Of after It's too late to ssy it-Chioago
Record
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-01

Don't be discouraged by mistakes
call Il experience and learn by it.