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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05
10 SEARCH FoR DIAMONDS.
A Promising Yield For Them Believed 10
Exist In Alaska.

From tho Alaska News il is learned
that John g. Brady, one Of the most
prominent citizens Of Alaska, has .
scheme on foot to explore Mount Edg,
combe with diamond expert and scare.
for diamonds, which are thought 10 e.
ist there. Late last fall a hunter an.
prospcctor brought in some brilliant
looking lava ashes 20 Sitka and showed
them 20 Mr. Brady The latter sent
them 10 an expert IN san Francisco
who returned word that an invest -
ticn should he made at the earliest -
portunity. The contents Of that lett,-
contained astounding information -
pumice stone and scoria had all the ele-
ments for the presence Of diamonds.
Mr.. Brady has perfected plans TO reac.
the extinct crater Of Mount Edgecomh,
as soon as tho snow and weather W
permit, with the help Of the expert,
search the lava beds and Fumico stoHe
high and low, and will delye into tbs
earth with searching scrutiny to lca:r
If nature has had the clements there 10
crystallize carbon into its purest GEM
the diamond II they find diamonds cn
Mount EdgCcombe, there will certainly
be rush "a people TO Sitka.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05
FARM FAGOTS.

A Maine paper states that the number
of persons going into insolvency In
Aroost oOk County i alarming. Twenty
six are recorded for November.
The Wisconsin management OF farm
ers' institutes issued 10000 copies OF its
work the past year. Wisconsin appears
10 lead in institute work.
The value Of corn canneries to COM
munities so far induces their erection
that some writer's are fearful that the
business is being greatly overdone, and
so they are sounding the alarm.
Hon. Alpha Messer, the lecturer of
the national grange. has been succeeded
as master Of the Vermont state grange
bv c. j. Bell of East Hardwick. Mr..
Bell il now state senator.
The Lewiston Journal finds that there
are 775 persons furnishing cream to
creameries Of the state. These cream
cries sold in June last $4,000 worth OF
butter.
think the farmers garden is gener-
ally too small, necessitating too much
hand work which never gets done. 1t is
plsuted TOO close in order to economize
spaee. liz should spread out and give
the horse room.-Winefred j. Wright in
Practical Farmer.
There has been generally expressed
desire that the resolution introduced into
congress, providing that the secretary
of agriculture shall publish the records
of the breed tests at Chicago, be passed.
And now il Ii said that one OF the
powerful combinations OF the country
has formed grain trust locating Its
headquarters in Chicago, where the ele-
vator capacity is thirty-three millions
bushels.
One Of the hopeful signs Of the times
Is found in the widespread demand
throu ghout the nations that fairs be put
on higher moral plane. The next
generation will not believe that the
senses of this were so blunted as to sell
gam bling ground at our public fairs.
| The cattle received In Kansas City in
creased from l20,Sa7 in the year 1871 to
$50 1893; steady increase having oc-
CURED from the start.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05
OPEN CONFESSION.

The preacher was having a sort OF
test meeting by asking the congrega-
tion questions on their conduct.
.Now, BRETHREN" he said, "all OF
you who pay your debts will please
stand up"
In response to this there was an ap'
parent unanimous uprising.
''Now," said the preacher, asking the
Others to sit down, 'all those VINO DO
not pay will please stand up"
One man alone arose.
"Ah. brother" said the preacher,
.swhy is it that you. of all this congre-
CATION of brethren, should be so dif-
ferent?"
IL don't know, parson," he replied
slowly, as he looked around over hie
friends and acquaintances In the meet
ing, ''unless it is that amt a liar. =
Detroit Free Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05
Written FOR the oxford Democrat.
WHAT HALF AN ACRE OF CUCUM-
BERS WILL Do

WHAT HALF AN ACRE OF CuCUM-
5sRS WILL 90.
Last wear | was induced 10 plant one
half acre not guessed At, but measured)
of cucumeers for pickling purposes.
received for them sllO per 100 pounds
for fiue and 80 cents per 100 for coarse,
delivered az the railroad.
Many people have the idea that Gu
cumhers will grow almost anywhere.
and act accordingly. The consequence
is. i, takes but little time To gather and
deliver them. aud much less time to
count and spend the income. My expe-
rience has taught me that there are sew
erai things TO consider In raising cucuul-
bers:
l. 10 avoid planting on too dry
ground, a. August and September are
the bearing months, and also the season
most liable To drOuth.
,. That IL pays To be liberal with
dressing.
| spread on four loads 10 the half
acre. which gave the roots something To
work on outside of the hill. placed a
good shovelful of dressing in each hill,
With a sprinkling OF phosphate upon
tNat. ne uilA> WIZ ANGa AttN NaSh "sS'
with three OF four vines TO the hill.
Bugs and woodehncks are the great
est enemies TO the little vines. For the
bugs | sprinkle plaster or air SACKED
lime upon the leaves; for the rodent u
good steel trap IL wanted.
The product from my half acre sold
at the factory. brought me S94.l1, the
extra coarse cnes fed out 10 my stock
and otherwise disposed Of, estimated AT
slO. made the total sl0i.l7. Now what
i there that could raise on halt-acre
that would purchase me thirty barrels
of flour..or 100 bushels of corn or 26o1
pounds " sugar;
But hear some one say, "lt takes
,rork Ia raise and pick cUcumoers.
haye come To the conclusion that II
takes work TO raise any crop-even
money sometimes. believe II Is work,
and ulouotonous work too, TO stand IN
our shops from seven in the morning
until ,iN at night and drive pegs day Ia
aud day out. month in and month out,
year Ia aud year out. Give me the pick
ing OF cucumbers few hours every
other day.
There Was premium offered OF slo
for best half-acre, which i yet 10 be
heard from. Y. L. pEIosihR.
Bucktield. Feb. 20, lS9j.
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fugitive from his view his yisage was
distorted from the expression OF good
nature usually stamped upon 1t to one
which can only be called demoniac.
His eyes were wild, that portion Of his
hair which extended below his forage
cap seemed to glow with unusual red
ness, his body leaned forward like q
jockey in a race, the whole forming o
picture Of eager ferocity. In short. Cor
poral Ratigan resembled an escaped
lunatic chasing flying fiend who had
been torturing him.
On the crest Of tho second rise he
strained his eyes after Miss Baggs.
Nothing appeared to denote her presence
on the landscape except horse in har-
ness, which he dragged in the dust,
trotting back toward heap OF rubbish
on the road. A sudden dread took pos
session of the corporal. 1t was plainly
evident thero had been an accident. he
had been chasing Confederate tele-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05
IGNORANCE OF THE BIBLE.

Take this matter Of ignorance OF the
Bible. Recent statistics show that II ex-
lists. To an extent Uncomfortable to any
person generation ago, In college stu
dents. And this ignorance Is disclosed
NOT in attempted religious instruction,
but In the study OF the ordinary branches
OF literary education in our universities
and colleges. The pupils are entirely
unable To understand great mass OF
allusions in the masterpieces of Eugiish
poetry and prose. Some OF these pupils
are victims of the idea that the Bible
should not be read by the young, Tor
fear that they will be prejudiced In
religious way before their minds arc
mature enough TO select a religion Tor
themselves. Now. wholly apart from
its religious or from It's ethical value,
the Bible Is the one book that no iuteiii-
gent person who wishes To come into
contact with the world of thought aud
To share the ideas OF the great minds OF
the Christian era can afford To be igno-
rant Of. All modern literature ana all
art are permeated with IL. There Is
scarcely great work In the language
that can be fully understood and enjoy
cd without this knowledge, so full Il u
of allusions and Illustrations from the
Bible. This Il trueof fiction, OF poetry, oi
economic and philosophic works, and OF
scientific and even agnostic treatises. IL
l. not at all question of religion, or
theology, or OF dogmt, II Is question:
of general Intelligence. \ boy or girl nj
collge. In the presence OF the works sci
for either TO master, without fsir
knowledge Of the Eible, Is an ignoramus,
aud is disadvantaged accordingly. III Is
I'm itself almost liberal education, as
many great masters OF literature nave
testified. II has so entered into law, nt-
erature, thought, the whole modern iiir
Of the Christian world, that ignorance oil
it Is "A most serious disadvantage To the
student.
How this l. TO be overcome in our ma
chine system Is grave question. III re-
suits partly from the discontinuance oi
the use of the Bible in the public schools,
but more especially from the change IN
the estimation in which II Is held In the
family. la comparison with its position
In the family generation ago, II Is nov
a neglected book. i, is neglected az lit
eratare. There are several suggestions
for reyiying interest in 1t. One OF them
is already 10 operation In Sunday school,
work. Another is It's study as literature
In the schools aud colleges. But we be-
lieve that the change will only come ell
fec,ively by attention TO the fundament.
al cause Of this ignorance, the neglect oi
lis use in the home in childhood. III Its
great treasu are not part OF growing
childhood, they will always be external
10 the late possessor. In the family l.
where this education must begin, and II
will then be, rs IL used TO be, an
easy and unconscious education, a
stimulus to the Imagination, and n ready
kew to the great world OF tradition, Gus
tom. history, Observation-Disclosures Dud-
lev Warner Ia Harper's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05

A Greek journal states that SO great
is the quantity of wine now in stock or
the island of Cyprus that last yea.
crop remains a glut on the market, and
II we are to believe further accouI -
wine there has become cheaper than va
ter. In the village of Tschakistra amgr-
chart who was having house built IS
said to have provided the masons win
wine instead of water to mix with It's
mortar. Public Opinion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05
Worked at Greeley. Elbow.

Uncle Joshua Barstow, undoubtedly
the Oldest active compositor in the cCu-.-
Try, celebrated his eighty. sixth birth y
in Norwich, Conn. recently. His ye
is undimmed by age, and he reads re- =
lily without glasses. Uncle Joshua WIS
one Of Horace Greeley's most intim e
friends. He set type at Mr.. Greeloy ;
elbow all through the Harrison and ~
|, campaign and recalls with pride ne
many times the two raced to the & ~
hook for a particularly fat" take. {
the recent G. A. r. encampment Uncle
Joshua was the second oldest veteran n
line. New York Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05
AN IMPORTANT POINT.

"Been buying saddle horse for my
daughter" said the fat man to the man
with the spectacles.
"So?' said the spectacled man.
ayes. l picked out nice bay.f well
broke-tried him myself-and brought
around for her approval. She looked
him over with as fine critical air as
ever saw, but I'll bet the cigars for the
two of US you can never guess what she
asked me after she got through"
"No, can't guess. What was ity'
"She wanted to know II | was sure
the beast would never fade"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05
CHAPTER XII.

Corporal Ratigan bad been worked
~ to such fever of excitement BY the
.hase and his complicated feelings to-
ward the object Of 1t that when he shot
over tho rise in the ground that hid the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05

The Connecticut state agricultural
society, so says its secretary. was the
largest in respect 10 exhibits that II mas
ever held. and he excuses the society on
the plea of necessity for the character OF
some of the side shows permitted on the
yrnnnHs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05
Written for the Oxfori Democrat
MY NATIVE HILLS.

MY native hills. with native rills,
And valleys at their feet.
Ar siearer far than others are,
Where youth had joy complete.
'Tis walking whore the very air
A woodsy perfume knows;
Where In the spring, lovely thing,
The pink arbutus grows.
Then place me where no foreign air
Unfcelingly can blow;
But give 90 me home scphyrs free.
To soft caress my brow.
A. +. REED.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05
wAsMlnG pouL1RY FOOD.

Experienced breeders appreciate the
importance of warming the food for
poultry during the cold weather, but
many farmers as well a. noVices do not
seem 10. - they do not practice 1t. Our
method l. To warm all jhe food, whether
mixed or cracked or fed whole. ln ieed-
mo whole corn, warm il thoroughly IN
the oven. nearly psrching il, aud then
let il cool of sufficiently 20 admit OF the
fowl, eating it without discomfort. The
cooked food which i fed from time To
time should be- given warm, aud, when
necessary. warmed over from time To
lime. Ii i surprising what difference
warm food will make In the supply OF
eggs during the continuance of coid
weather, aud especially so If the iow i
are well sheltered and properly cared
for otherwise. There l. even more IN
he care aud food than there Is IN the
mere breed, and II this fact were borne
In mind there would be less dissaiisiac-
tion with the results from The poultry
i'm the winter. IL will take but a f,w
minutes 70 do this warming of the feed
before each feeding time, and II l. time
well spent. and il repays manyfoid for
the trouble. Agriculturist'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPkKp THE PLow."

on practical agricultural topics
a solicited. Address all communications IN
tended Tor this department "a HENRY ID. HAN
MoNp. Agricultural Editor oxford Democrat,
Paris. Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05

IL is criminal wastefuluess ana a
wrong 10 agriculture that so much valu-
able fertilizer is burned up. The sewage
OF our cities, the sweepings OF our
streets. and the garbage, which Is so rich
in nitrogen, should be put upon the land
rhey can De disposed Of in this way As
cheaply as they are now destroyed. iis
i the time of year for farmers, especially
those living near cities or large towns,
70 look into this matter with a view OF
turning the wasted garbage into a mine
of wealth.-COuneciicu Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05

Maude-Our engagement Is a secrst.
Lena--So everybody tells me-"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05

A Maine paper states that the number
of persons going into insolvency In
Aroost ook County Is alarming. Twenty
six are recorded for November.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-05
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Tor using
CREAM BALM

'ELY'SCREAN BALM
opens and Ciesn- -e~
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N.'avs Pain and
rfamuaiiOn. Heal
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-04-06

have smothered Eugene's hopes for.
ever had he witnessed the deep genu'
ineness Of her welcome.
A moment lator the policeman took
his prisoner into the Office, aud Mrs.
Delaro and her party followed. During
all the time the prisoner did not utter
o word. lie was allowed TO sit down.
and when once he raised his blanched.
terror-stricken face, Armids immedi-
ately recognised It.
"Mother. that Is Mr.. limerick; there
must be some mistake"
mo mistake. my child. know Leon
velasquez's face too we'll 70 ever for
get It."
Meantime. cabs had boon ordered, and
the prisoner. accompanied by two
policemen. entered one, while the
others were occupied by tho rest OF the
party, and they drove away from the i'm
mense crowd. which had gathered to the
police station. The charge was enter d.
and Mira Delaro and Percy were In
structed TO appear next day and give
their evidence against tho prisoner, 90
The entire party then retuEnA'>felief
hotel together. Mr.. Dlnddein's Pain
considerAblssRygit' Is the best medi-
hear an the world for rheumatism.
eom9sale by McFadden 4 Price.
-',sano invigorates the enfeeblsd mind
Wiervous system and restores lost man.
one Of Zano cures mental and nervous
Of men. Sold by A. r. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-04-06

companions she ran towards the police
man and Glowing her way through the
crowd grasped tho young mans arm
and cried out:
percy Lowell! You alive? In Heav-
ems name. what Is the matter?"
Percy turned his eyes towards her and
In tho same moment gave tho man he
held q powerful twist which brought
his face In contact with Mrs Delaro's,
and shouted: do you recognize himT'
Did she? All. this was the supreme
moment OF years Of anxiety and pens-
up hatred. Throwing her arms back
with o tragic air, she exclaimed in Joy
full accents: "Leon velasquezi My
husbands murderer Thank Heaven, we
meet at last!"
II the words had been magic they
could not have had quicker or stronger
influence on the policeman. lie was In
stantly awakened to the seriousness OF
the situation and In less time than It
takes to write II he had manacled the
accused man, and was bearing him Of
towards one OF the offices, telling Mrs.
Delaro and Percy to follow him.
Mr.. Blodger, Armida, and Stephen
Blodger, Jr., had Immediately followed
Mrs Delaro to ascertain what the ex-
traordinary movement on her part
meant and as Mrs Delaro followed tho
policeman, Armida drew near to her
and excitedly asked: "Mothor, dear.
what DOS oil this mean?"
at means, my child. that VIC have
run him TO earth at last-oh, at last at
lastr'
"Whom do you mean?"
flush child-the man who murdered
your dear, dear father many years ago.
the man whom no trusted, Leon VAL
asqucz"
Armida had almost forgotten that her
father had been murdered, but this
was no time for explanations. and Ar
mida did not ask for one, but she did
ask: "Who Is that man walking on
the left OF the policeman, mother?'
"Percy Lowell, my dear, whom we
have so long mourned as dead"
Then, without any regard TO appear
ances. the impetuous girl rushed after
Percy, and shook his hands with q
heartiness that gave both him and her
mother great pleasure, but which would
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-04-06

about all that had transpired during his
long absence. while Leon Velasquez and
his dupe languished In prison.
In due course the accused man was
brought up for an examination. Mrs.
Delaro IN firm voice related the his
tory Of the murder and swore TO the
identity Of the prisoner. So positive
and straightforward did her evidence
seem that 1t appeared hardly necessary
to call Percy Lowell. Still he was placed
In the witness box and gave an account
OF his adventure in South America. He
also told about the final clew Of the sill
ver-charm which had satisfied him as to
the identity OF the prisoner, and in o
few moments the presiding magistrate
committed velasquez TO Jail to await
the arrival Of his extradition papers
Tho same day Eugene Bregy was
brought up at another London police
court and. despite tho efforts Of the law
yer employed to defend him, no was
sent to Jail for short time.
All this time his anxious mother was
expecting news OF him at Nice, where
sho at last grew tired OF waiting and
came to London. Tho frst place she
went to was the address which Armida
had glvon her. While Armida gladly
welcomed the poor woman, 1t was with
sorrowful heart that they told her the
story OF the last few days. "Dut Mr..
limerick is in New York." she said.
ale told mo he was going there"
Then he did 1t to mislead you." said
Armida, "for he is now In jail awaiting
removal to America TO DO tried on .
charge OF murder"
"What! my husband . murderer"
cried the poor woman.
"Why, you surely said he was not
your husband?" said Mrs Delaro
"Buthe Is. lie told mo so. and he has
got all my money" said the now dis
tracted woman.
Mira Delaro was Immediately struck
with an idea. "Ah. he has deluded you
into believing 1t In order to rob you
Of your fortune" she said.
"No. mol" cried Mrs Breezy. He q
my husband, my Alphonse, and ! must
20 and see him."
To pacify che woman q carriage was
procured and she was taken TO the jail
where Leon velasquez was confined.
He was brought into the cage to SEQ
her and she at once approached him
"Alphonse, they say you are not my
husband. But IL Is not true, Is it?'
81 am not your husband, and never
have BEEN" he said, In almost indis-
tinct tones
"Then why did you say you wcreP"
she said.
~ wanted your money" was the cool
rejoinder. lie know his end was near
and no mercifully set the poor woman's
mind at rest But she had TO be carried
out Of the room In swoon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-04-06

Dad Boice has a pigeon that can
boast of feat that not manypigeons
would have tackled. The aforesaid
pigeon has become the mother of a
genuine chicken, and honestly so
Three weeks ago the pigeon took a
notion to raise family, and after
laying two eggs. settled down to
business. All would have been
right had not Mrs. Pigeon selected
hens nest for her own, and ap-
propriated one egg which she found
in the nest. Sunday the pigeon
must have been somewhat sur
prised when she found big healthy
spring chicken under her wing.
She is taking care of her strange
youngster just the same.-Galena
Post
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fro BIZ CONTINUED. ]
A iious.hoId Trta,ure.

d. W. Fuller Of Canajoharie. N. Y.
says that he always keeps DR.. Kings New
Discovery in the house and his family ha,
always found the very best results follow
its use: that he would not be without il. I
procurable. G. A. Dykeman. druggist
Catskill. N. Y. says that DR.. Kings New
Discovery is undoubtedly the best cough
remedy: that he has used it in his family
for eight years and Il has never failed tc
do all that is claimed for It. Why not try
anu -sdy 50 long tried and testedl Trial
Townee at McFadden & Prices drus
for sale agular sizes soc and 81.
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Did You Ever

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with dizzy spells. Electric Bitters is the
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only soc at McFadden & Prices drug
store.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-04-06

Persons who are subject to attacks
of bilious collie will be pleased to
know that prompt relief may be had
by taking Chamberlaiu's Collie, Cho-
lera and Diarrhea Remedy. 1t acts
quickly and can always be depend
ed upon. In many cases the attack
may be prevented by taking this
remedy as soon as the first indica-
ton of the disease appears; 25c and
SOC bottles at McFadden & Prices.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-04-06
Ruckien,a Arnica SalYe.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises. sores. ulcers. salt rheum. fever
sores. letter. chapped hands, chilblains.
corns and all skin eruptions. and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required /,
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price 25c per box.
For sale by McFadden & Price.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-04-06

Doctor II. r. Fish, OF Gravols Mills, No.,
a practlclng physician Of many years ex-
perlence. writes: DewItt's Witch Hazel
Salve has no equal for indolent sores
scalds and burns. Il stops pain instantly
heals burn quickly and leaves no scar.
For sale by McFadden & Price.