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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
WHO SETS THE FASH oNSi
Evi,ence That the Royal Ladies' of Eng
land DO Sometimes.

The late Mr. Worth, tho Parisian king
of dresslnGkars, once said that IL fire.
quently took him as long rs three years
to educate the public up 10 one Of his
fashions, and 10 have IL adopted. He Of
course has set Il great many fashions IN
his time, but the dressmakers are not re-
sponsible for most Of the changes that
take place.
II IL simpler thing for man like
the Prince If Wales, who is generally
admitted 20 bc the best dressed gentle
man in Europe, 10 change IA fashion III
men 5 clothing than il is for Lady IN
society To change the fashion of the time,
or to hiring in new one. But any Of the
rec gniacd fashion leaders, such as the
d. ..-.5 - .tc-lard, tie CoGntcSs 4
Dudley, Lady Brooke, the Countess Gros-
ven7r or NJ CORVALLIS West. can, i
they persis; long enough, bring in
fashion whicl VIII soon become general
ly popular.
For instance, the Duchess of Poetlsnd.
after her marriage, had a strong Inc ina
tion for MalmGiiUn carnations rs button
holes, and w21e them on every possible
occasion. Before that time they were
not much soaght after, but very soon all
the f. i-s IL Bond street and Regent
street h:!d a great display of them In
their windows.
The Princess Of Wales is not fashion
setter, but is one of those most sensible
ladies who favor comfortable costumes
and tailor mrde gowns, and who does
not run 10 the extreme modes. She
dresses, however, with excellent taste.
Another matter in which the royal
family are very conservative Is theway III
which they wear their hair. AT the time
when the "hun chigaon" came i'll not
one of the young princesses adoptedst,
although il vas extremely fashionable.
Curled fringes, as is well known, are
very popular with the royal family.
Sometimes the fashions are introduced
quite by chance. A few years ago, when
q we'll known beauty was married to a
young nobleman. the bride decreed that
her bridesmaids should wear dark velvet
hats with ostrich feathers At first ev-
cry one was very much surprised, but
the idea caught on, and during 1892 at
two thirds of the fashionable weddings
dark velvet hats were worn with light
dresses. .-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A Van Buren, horse had hard bunch
on his shoulder. Ii was opened and e
silver dime was taken from the center OF
the bunch. How did IL get there!
The hearing before the governor and
council in the Stain and Cromwell mur-
der case will be held in August, and it Is
expected that il will be two days dis
cussion, both interesting and exciting.
A Hermon lass lost her temper the
other day in quite unique fashion. She
caught her former lover riding with an
other girl and then the tragedy was on.
She got long, timber alder switch and
with il she gave her rival a drubbing
that made her howl with pain, spoiled
her new hat, and drove Cupid mile
into the woods. She had TO pay fine
In court, but doubtless thought the sat
isfaction she got came cheaply.
A Bath couple were married the other
day aud their friends learning that they
proposed TO take carriage drive in TIE
state for their wedding trip decorated
the back of the carriage with old shoes
tied on with white ribbons. But through
some chance the grOom's father and
mother took that carriage for a ride 10
Winnegance. To Winnegance they went
with the old shoes humping about, and
the white ribbons fluttering in the
breeze.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02

IL Is the common opinion Of dairymeu
that the food exerts great influence
upon the quality Of the milk, although
experiments have loag since shown that,
10 most cases, the quality OF the milk Is
dependent upon the individuality OF the
COW and is very little affected by the
food The first experiments leading 10
these conclusions were made In Ger
many, but several of the American eX-
pertinent stations have experimental
along the same lines and in general have
confirmed the results of the foreign ex-
perimenters.
These experiments, for the most part,
have been made 10 show the influence OF
rations relatively rich or poor in nitro
gen upon the quality of the milk.
Comparatively few experiments have
been made 20 show the influence Of
rations relatively rich or poor in fat
upon the milk. This is no doubt due 10
the fact that IL has long been conceded
that the nitrogenous part Of the ration Is
the source of large part, IL not alt, OF
the fat Ia milk. There have, however,
been some experiments made upon feed
ing foods rich in fat. The most impor-
tant Of those made in this country were
msde bv Wood of the New Hampshire
agricultural experiment station, in
which cottonseed oil, palm oil, eOcoanut
oil. oleo oil, and stearin were added 10 a
ration composed of hay and ensilsge aud
a grain ration OF eight pounds Of equal
parts of ground oats and middlings.
The oils were fed in turn 10 three differ
cnt cows in periods OF two weeks each.
Daily analyses Of the milk were made
and the conclusions arrived at were ~
follows:
That the first effect OF an increase of
fat in the COWS ration was 20 Increase
the per cent of fat 10 the milk.
That with the continuance of such a
ration. the tendency MAS for the milk 10
return 20 its normal condition.
''Ihst the increase in fat l. not due 20
the oils. but To the unnatural character
of the ration.
That the results Of feeding oils tend
20 confirm the conclusions that the COM
position Of a cows milk i determined by
the Individuality of the COW, and that al
though an unusual food NAV disturb for
"A time the composition Of the milk, it,
eti,Ct Is not continuous
We believe the lessons TO be drawn
from these conclusions are TO feed a
plenty OF nutritious, healthy food TO
cows having a natural tendency to pro
duCe rich milk, aud thereby cause =
large production OF the article nature
designed the animal should produce.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
LONG ISLAND LOSING IT'S TAIL.
Inroads OF the Sea Causing Alarm tn Prop
erty Owners at Orient Point.

crty Owners at Orient Point
Long Island, which looks on the map
like big fish about 10 swallow New
York city. is apparently being slowly
swallowed by the ocean. Portions Of It's
shores have disappeared beneath the
waves, and now the northern fork OF It's
huge tail Is vanishing. About two nils
Of Orient point, that formed a $
beech two years ago. ~ now under -
feet If water. The lighthouse on the
point was SIX rods from the sea few
years ago II has since been tOpplea over
by the sea, and only a small part Of the
surrounding beach is visible.
The bluff on both the sound and tho
bay side of Orient point have been sink
ing nj the rate Of about 10 or ~ feet
year. The same state Of affairs Il true
of Montauk point, but there the bluffs
iut up so abruptly and 50 high above
tho sea that the rising Of the water is
not so noticeable A rise Of foot or
two on the low shores near Peoonic bay
will submer2e acres of land. Much Of
the threatened land on Orient point
forms fertile farms, and the steady adj
vance of the shore line Is causing no
small concern TO the owners. The water
has in several places found lis way
across low spot on the point from the
sound TO the bay The result will he to
ultimately divide the peninsula into
series # sma.. islands. similar u Plum.
Little Gull and Great Gull islands, all
Of which were doubtless once part OF
the mainland and We're cut Of by the
rise Of the sea The village Of Orient is
situated in particularly narrow and
low portion Of the peninsula, and the
next serious inroad If the ocean VIII
probably occur there In that case 1000
acres If land and village Of 200 peo-
pie will have to be abandoned. New
York Sun
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
r,. A nronrh, III, Ca, Back.

SIR-I lost a valuable cat-lost, strayed
or stolen. l advertised for it in prom
inent newspaper, but didn't get the cat
back. Then / tried Tie News. You told
me, us you put the cash for the adver-
tisement in your money drawer, that
you had no doubt the cat would see the
ad. in The News and come back Of her
self. Within SO hours from the appear
ance Of the advertisement the cat ap-
peared at my window and scratched to
come in. / am not prepared to say
whether the cat saw the ad. herself and
acted on it or whether some one found
her, picked her up and dropped her in
my yard after seeing the ad- At any
rate the cat came back, and feel CRATE
full to The Newsletter in Providence
News.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
EHAPTER VII.

We had bill been warned to appear be-
fore the magistrates upon the Thursday,
but when the Thursday came there was
no occasiolifor our testimony. A higher
Judge had Iaken the matter in hand, and
Jefferson Bbpe had been summoned be-
fore tribuA Aal where strict justice would
be meted oJt to him. On the very night
after his CAPTURE the aneurism burst, and
he was fouId in the morning stretched
upon the I'D |or Of the cell, with placid
smile upon his face, as though he had
been able iA his dying moments to looE
back upon q useful life and on WORK
well done.
"GregsoH and Lestrade will be wild
about his dlath," Holmes remarked rs
We chatted it over next evening. Where
will their gland advertisement be now!''
II don't Zee that they had very much
to do with bis capture" I answered.
"What ybu do in this world Is mat
ter Of no consequence. returned my
companion bitterly. "The question is,
What can ybu make people believe you
have done? Never mind" he continued
more brightly after pause, II would
not have missed the investigation fol
anything. There has been no better case
within my recollection. Simple as 1,
was, there Were several most instructive
points aboul it."
"SimplelI / CALCULATED.
well, r4ally. it can hardly be de-
scribed as otherwise" said Sherlock
Holmes, smiling at my surprise. "Ths
proof Of it1 intrinsic simplicity is thai
without amy help, save very few or
dinary dediLctions, / was able to lay
my hand upbn the criminal within thre'
days"
"That Ia }rue, said L
"I have already explained to you tha'
what Il out pf the common . u!ually
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02

Twenty nationahties are repre-
sented in New York public grammar
school Thore are in the primary and
grammar departments Of this school
|. 300 children, and at the last census
there We're represented among them He
brews, Italians, Germans, Irish, Greeks.
Russians, Poles, French, Scotch, Eng
lish, Welsh, Swiss. Chinese, Silosians,
Assyrians, Tunisians North Africa),
Javanese, Kongo West Indians, Cubans,
Norwegians, Swedes. Austrians, Hun
garians, Herzegoviuians, Wallachians,
Moldavians, Egyptians, Danes and Ar
menians. Not over 10 per cent Of these
children speak English i'll their homes,
the proportion in the primary being un-
der and that in the grammar department
over this estimate.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
CUTTING TIMBER.
REASONS N FAVOR or SUMNER FOR
LTNBERING. SEASONING WOOD.

win YOU Inform me A. 10 the be-; time of year
10 cut yellow pine trees Tor ill timber for home
uscf r.
There l. great difference of opinion
among woodmen regarding the best time
for cutting timber. Most of the timbe.
in this country l. cut in winter for the
reason that labor is then cheaper and
more abundant. With many lumber
owners winter is about the only time
that can be spared for such work. IL Is
also the only time that teams can move
over swampy lands, and on rocky hill
sides IL Is usually easier hauling logs
upon sleds ia winter than on wheels IN
summer.
For cutting the kind of trees that
sprout freely from the stump, the early
winter is much the better season IL IL Is
desirable 10 have the same growth re-
newed. IL the land is TO be cleared and
il is desirable 10 destroy the roots then
the trees should be cut in mid-summe
or soon after the leaves are fully grown.
It is dissgreesble work to cut and
handle pitchy trees in summer or at any
season when they are not frozen. but II
were seeking for
TIE LONGEST KEEPiNG TIMBER
I should fail the trees in summer when
in full leaf and active growth and LET
them lie till the leaves had drawn out all
the surplus sap. Fallen trees with the
branches and leaves left on will season
more in ten days in hot summer weather
than in several weeks in winter. The
decay of wood is due in part 10 the
presence Of acids in the sap. The evsl
oration through the leaves removes this.
The acids may also be soaked out by
keeping the logs in water several
months. Immersing logs also keeps de-
structive insects irom laying eggs under
the bark and thus causing serious injury
Peeling off the bark will also prevent
insect depreciation and hasten she sea
soniug.
Wood has been so cheap in this coun
t-y that few people have paid much at
tention TO the best time for cutting lum
Der. but it Ia subject well worthy ol
more attention. DIR. Fisher in ordering
chestnut stakes for his grape trellise'
insists on having the trees cut in sum
mer as he fnds they are much more du.
able cut then than in winter. am thii
summer using birch bean poles cut las
wear after they were in ,ull leaf. Hat
they been cut in March they would hard
| ly last one season.-New England Farm
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
ODD ITEMS.

A writer for the Indiana Farmer who
has been South and tried his hand there
az farming writes discouragingly of the
so-called new South. He says that most
northern men there would be glad to get
back 10 their northern farms. He re-
ports that northern men are not really
well received.
Prof. Plumb, a native OF Massachu-
sets. who Is now connected with the
department Of the Indiana
agricultural college, purchased during
the past year a farm of $50 acres in Mas.
sschusetts for the sum OF 500. He told
the press about IL, aud the trade is the
wonder of the western press.
When the kicksp0o reservation was
thrown open there were, it Is estimatf j,
twentv-five claimants for each claim,
which ,urther confirms statistics and OBJ
servatiou i'm relation to the desirable
lands still In the hands Of government
for settlement. New England has q
plenty Of lsnd cheaper than free lots In
The Kickapoo reservation.
Farmers, why not be business-iike
men and conduct your farms In a busi-
ness-like mannerf There would be money
In it for you.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
TREATMENT OF THE DROWNED.
INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY THE STATE
BOARD OF HEALTH.

Rule /. Remove all distractions to
breathing. Instantly loosen or cut apart
all neck and waist bands; tur1 the pa
tient on his face with the head down hill ;
stand astride Of the hips with your face
towards his head, and locking your
hands under the body, raise the body as
high as YOU can without lifting the
10 ehead from tire ground, and give the
body smart jerk to remove the mucu'
from the throat and water from the
windpipe; hold the body suspended long
enough 10 slowly count one, two, three,
four, five, repeating the jerk moie gent
lv two or three times.
Rule 2. Place the patient face down.
ward, and maintaining all the while your
position astride of the body, grasp the
points of the shoulders by the clothing,
or il the body Is naked, thrust your fin
gers into the arm pits, clasping your
thumbs over the points Of the shoulders,
and then raise the chest rs high as you
can without lifting the head quite off the
ground, and hold IL long enough to
slowly count one, two. three. Replace
him on the ground with his forefngers
on his flexed arm, the neck Strengthened
out. and the mouth and nose free. Place
your elbows against your knees and your
hands upon the sides Of his chest. over
the lower ribs aud press downward and
inward with incr asing force long enough
to slowly count one, two. Then suddenly
LET go, grasp the shoulders as before and
raise the chest; then press the ribs.
These alternate movements should be
repeated 10 or Is times a minute for an
hour at least, unless breathing is restor-
ed sooner. Use the same regularity as
in natural breathing.
Rule 3. After breathing has COM
menced, restore the animal heat. Wrap
him in blankets. apply bottles of hot
water. hot bricks, or anything TO restore
heat. Warm the head nearly as fast as the
body lest convulsions come on. Rubbing
the body with warm cloths or the hand,
aud slapping the ileshy parts may assist
to restore warmth, and the breathing
also. II the patient can swallow, give
hot coffee, tea, milk or little hot sling.
Give spirits sparingly. lest they produce
depression. Place the patient in warm
bed. give him plenty OF fresh air and
keep him quiet.
The foregoing Instructions will be Is
sued from Secretary Ioung's office this
week and will be posted and distributed
throughout the entire state.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
Fixing m Watch,

Il dropped my watch today. and it
has been gaining ten minutes an hour,
said a man, at the same time handing
the watch to jeweler. The jeweler
stuck glass in his eye, looked into the
interior Of the watch, poked something
with small instrument, set the watch
by regulator, and handing it back,
said, "It's all right now, and I've set il
by the correct time. How much?'
said the customer, relieved. Nothing, y
was the answer. But l can't let yOu
work for me without pay" I'VE never
charge any one for such service; why
should we charge you? The hairspring
was doubled, and that made the watch
run fast A single touch set it right.
New York sun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
NUMBER u.
WORKING FOR PAY.
Are We Making Progress Toward Bquaii-
~ OF Opportunity

Taking the whole number Of pessons
engaged I'm all remunerative or gainful
occupations, find that in 1880 such
persons constituted 90. 10 per cent Of the
whole population In 1870 this percent
age bad increased ~ 32 90, III 1880 to
"a. Gs. while in 1890 IL was 36.3l, an
increase Of more than 10 per cent, rela-
lively, in one generation, the period
from 1860 10 1890. This. it should be
borne in mind, is the percentage Of the
total number Of persons engaged in
gainful occupations Of the total popula-
ton. II We examine now the percent
age which this total number Of persons
engaged in all gainful occupations is Of
the persons 10 years of age and over,
which is the truer comparison, we find
that the increase has been az regular,
but little greater. for in 1850 IL was
SO. ~ and in 1890 A. %. an increase of
over II per cent, relatively, in the 80
years named This fact alor~, II seems
70 me. answers concluslyely and def
nitely the question we ARE considering. III
the total number Of persons engaged in
gainful occupations stood still relative
to the population, the argument would
rot be 80 clearly carried. but with a
constant and persistent increase in the
relative proportions Of this class Of peo-
pie 20 the whole number Of population,
and to the whole number 10 years of
age and over, there can be- no other an
swer than an affirmative one.
These figures prove conclusively that
We are not only making real progress
toward greater opportunity, but To-
ward greater equality Of opportunity
in social and industrial life, and they
completely kill all arguments made TO
prove that machinery, the influence Of
invention, displaces labor, so far as So
ciety as q whole is concerned. IL yo1ld
be absurd 10 argue for single moment
that the introduction Of machinery has
net in many instances displaced indi-
viduals and reduced them not only TO
relative poverty but to pauperism. Tho
answer cannot well be made % the in
dividual, but the facts cited prove that
50 far rs the whole body Of the people
IL concerned there is no such displace-
ment, and study Of the expansive in
fuence Of machinery and invention by
the statistical method further proves the
value Of the argument. The vast num-
Der Of new openings, never before
known, resulting from inventions, offers
the best proof in this direction, and it
offers, too, proof that one line Of oppor-
tunity will be abandoned when another
Of more profitable nature opens. Car
roll d Wright in Forum.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02

would probably, for time at least, con-
tinue TO perform his duties There was
no reason TO suppose that he was going
under an assumed name. Why should
he change his name In country where
no one knew his original one? l there
fore organized my street arab detective
corps and sent them Systematically TO
every cab proprietor in London until
they ferreted ont the man that | want
ed. How we'll they succeeded and how
quickly | took advantage Of it are still
fresh in your recollection. The murder
Of Stan nyerson was an incident which
was entirely unexpected, but which
could hardly in any case have been pre-
vented. Through il. as you know. |
came into possession Of the pills, tho
existence Of which / had already sur.
missed. You see, the whole is chain OF
logical sequences without q break or
faw"
1T is wonderful" l cried. Your
merits should be publicly recognized.
You should publish an account Of the
case. II you won't, will for you. "
lyon moy do what you like, doctor,
he answered. ''oee herov' he continued,
handing a paper over to me. Look at
thisr'
1t was The Echo for the day, and
the paragraph to which he pointed was
devoted , the case in question.
1.-The pablic," it said. "have lost a
sensational treat through the sudden
death Of the man Hope, who was sus.
pec.ed Of tho murder Of Mr.. Enoch Dreb-
Der and of Mr.. Joseph Stangerson. The
details Of tie case will probably never b.
known now, though we are Informed
upon good authority that the crime was
the resuls Of an old standing and re-
mantle { ~ in which love and Mormon
ism bo-e p1-t. II seems that both the
victims belonged in their younger days
to the Lstoc Day Saints, and Hope, the
deccasC d prisoner, halls also from Salt
Lal.o City. II the case has had no other
effect, IL at least brings out III the most
stri ing manner the efficiency Of our de-
tee, ve police force and WI serve as a
les to all foreigners that they will do
wiz ly to settle their foud' at home and
not 10 car them on 10 British soil. lt
Is IL open secret that the credit OF this
SIN, It capture belongs entirely 30 the
well known Scotland Yard officials.
Mecsrs Lestrado and Gregson. The man
was apprcheHdcd. it appears, IN tha
rooms Of certain Mr.. Sherlock Holmes,
who has himself. us ali amateur. shown
some talent In the detective line, and
who, with such instructors, may hope
in time To attain TO some degree OF their
skill. It is expected that testimonial
Of some sort will he presented 10 the two
officers as fitting recognition of their
services.
Didn't tell you so when We start
ed?' cried Sherlock Holmes, with a
laugh. That's the result Of all our
Study In Scarlet-to get them testi-
monial!"
Never mind" ! answered. II have
all the facts in my journal, and the pub
lie shall know them. In the meantime
you must make yourself contented by
the consciousness Of success, like the
Roman miser-
"Populus mo sihilat, ne mihi plaudo
Ipsc domi stimuli nc nummos centemplar IN
G----.'
YfIr I'D.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
CREAM RAISING.
rHE RIGHT TEMPERATURES FoR Shall
Low AND pEEP SETTING.

Do not have your can exceed eight
and one-half inches in 6ameter-less di-
smeter is better if ice is not used and the
sooner the milk Is set at rest after being
draw from the COW the better. Iced
water for the can is better than 509 be-
low zero. why: r. &. Curtis answers
in the Prsctjcal Dsiryman that water
being better conductor cOols the milk
70 the desired temperature (39o quick
er than 500 below I'm zero air. Then we
do not want il colder than 59- for the
reason that Shrinks ge of the milk Is
What We are irving 70 produce and a. il
passes the 81 the milk begins 10 ex-
pand, and soon "bulges" up as II
freezes. Inc operator should understand
shas