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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
HORSES HORSES! HORSES

wish to call the attention OF horsemen to the
fact that / have constantly on hand choice
string OF horse suitable for any business from
light driving Il heavy teaming. l guarantee
every horse sold o. be Just as rcpresented, " noI
retarn him ami set your money.
N. 4. PHILBROOk, Bethel, Maine.
stable near Grand Trunk Depot
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
Not Much wit In These.

Not Much wit In The~e.
The following are said 10 DO the nine
sngcst words in the En9lish language at
he present writing:
Subconstltut.onaliss
Inoomprchcnsibility.
Philoprngcn;riyencsa
Honoriflcibilitudinity.
Acknowledgements
Observation-Disclosures
NelocApedcstrlanistical
Transsubs;antiationa
Observation-Disclosures
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
STeDMAN GOT THEM IN.

John Hawley, author, journalist, poll
tician and traveller, after discussing the
marvellous diction Of Abraham Lincoln,
and the great presidents lack OF educa-
ton, said:
IL never knew really good writer or
speaker who lacked q college education
who did not regret 1t and lament it as a
serious loss. Nevertheless we have had
many remarkable examples Of what
Americans may accomplish In literature
without having college training. Not
long ago, Edmund Clarence Stedman
was walking down Fifth Avenue, New
York, with Thomas b. Aldrich and
William Dean Howells. As they caught
sight Of the University Club, Mr.. Sted-
man began to expatiate upon the pleas
ures of belonging to the club and urged
that he be allowed to put up the names
of Mr.. Aldrich aud Mr.. Howells as can
didates for membership. Finally one OF
them-Mr. Howells, l think-responded
with the confession that, AS he was not .
graduate Of any college, he was not
eligible to membership. The other fol-
lowed with q similar confession. Mr..
Stedman WAS astonished that two OF the
most polished and distinguished writer's
10 America had not received a college
education. But Mr.. Stedman did not let
the matter rest there. He was determin-
ed to have them 10 the University Club.
As q result Harvard and Yale shortly
afterward conferred degrees upon
Aldrich and Howells and this removed
the bar TO their membership 10 the club."
-Chica9o Post.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02

WONDERFUL WOOD FIBRE.
now TO RE UTILIZED FOR THE MANU-
FACTuRE OF ARTIFICIAL SILK.

When wood fibre Is still filled with
life, as part OF growing plant, 1t Is a
wonderful thing, and the student OF
botany Is amazed To find that 1t can take
so many forms in diaphysing Of its cells,
from the beautiful patterns which de-
light the eye In birdseye maple 10 the
delicate and perfect spirals which may
be discovered by pulling apart the leaf
stalks Of geranium.
But IL Is when II comes into the hands
OF the chemist and the manufacturer
that wood fibre develops its remarkable
properties. The manufacturer reduces
1t 10 = pulp and uses thousand Of tons of
that pulp every week, In thin, dried
sheets, To disseminate the news Of the
world. Ii Is the Indians talking
leaves" but In the mole striking shape
Of talking trees"
So far, however, there has been moth
ing but mechanical change In the
fibre. All the manufacturer does Is To
grind il TO powder. IL Is still cellular
matter. The chemist takes IL and d.
gests II in acid, and, presto ii Is capable
Of being formed into articles OF clothing
and of the toilet, toys for children, or
explosives many times more powerful
than gunpowder. The chemist gives
this new power TO the wood fibre by
completely digesting il in liquid, until
It's cells are broken up and 1t Is as unlike
IL IL exactly AS IL the chemist had discov
cred a new substance.
The wonders of wood fibres in this
state as celluloid, as exhibited by the
celluloid collar, the comb, the child's
ball, the penholder, and the napkin ring,
are an old story. But the latest form OF
celluloid fibre, known as artificial silk,
is the most novel and remarkable OF all.
This artificial silk, 1t Is said, is equally
as beautiful and durable as the silk
produced by the silk worm. A company
with large capital has been formed to
produce 1t in unlimited quantities. The
machines that draw and spin II have
been modelled after the spinning organ
of a spider. and are both cheap and
simple. The factory where this strange
product will be made is located In Swift
erland, because there Is no tax there on
alcohol, which Is used In large quaint
ties in making artificial silk.
The visitor TO the next worlds fair
need not be surprised il he should see Ii
spruce tree being fed In at one end Of II
monster machine and coming out at the
other end in the shape Of finished news
paper. Nor need he be surprised at see
ing such tree being devoured piece
meal by another machine aud changing
under his eyes into web Of dainty and
brilliant silk.
What he may be surprised at will be
in case some chemist should be clever
enough to give durability to the paper
made from wood fibre and non-inilamma-
bility to the silk made from the same
substance. Like most things which
modern genius has invented, these
things have their drawbacks. 1t is said
that the paper Of modern books and
newspapers will fall to powder in less
than century. And 1t will not do for
the new woman to strike light on
neither garments made from the new ar
tificial silk.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
DIR. Swans Nerve
and Blood Tonic.

Few realize us putty alu powell
IL cures palpitation, or fiuttering
cs the heart, nervousness, sleep
lessness, dizziness and all disorders
of the nervous system. IL enriches
the blood and leads you back to
health. While You are taking this
medicine you can consider yourself
under the personal care of DIR.
Swan and can consult him either
In person or by letter free of charge.
We enclose n BANK CHECK with
every bottle. OUR GUARANTEE that
this medicine will do all we claim
or it. Full pints, 81. All Dealers.
Scates 1edicsl Co.. Westbrook. Ne
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02

Key To the Puxrl-r.
No. 5l3.-Anagram: Mystifcation.
No. 5li.-lllustrated Refuses: !. Hon
tsty Is the best policy. 2. A bird In thu
hand is worth two In the bush. 8. Store
walls do not prison make, nor iron bars
q cage. T. Ease succeeds great industry
No. 5l5.-Charade: Obey.
No. 5l6.-A Motto Acrostic:
PIT TAG Us
Phil
BIAS
sol on
PERI ANDl1
ono LUIS
No. 5l7.-A Diamonds:
B A d
C A n D
B A X o n f T
c A n on C A L
D Z NIZ EN-
d E C E N
T A n
l.
No. 5is.-Li,tle Riddles: I. BOX. Q.
Appendix.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02

No. 5ls.-Little Riddles: /. BOX Q.
Appendix.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02

The shok Campaign Was the Turning
Point the War and Shaped the His
tory Of Europe For Twenty Ysars-The
Austrishs Five Minutes Late.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21

beginning the ascent of the mountain,
which will be attacked on its northeastern
flank. A line of steamers will be put on
between the bay terminus and the City,
thus making the new road Independent of
existing lines, but at the same time accessi-
bic by means of them. Fortunately album
dant water has been discovered near the
summit. A hotel and observatory on the
summit will complete the scheme.
1t is safe to predict an immediate and
rapidly increasing profit for the undertak-
ing. The views will be the finest of all
that are easy to secure hereabout, and can
not be surpassed by any other in California
with the exception of those from the sum-
nit of Mount Diablo.
We hope that the awakened spirit of
progress in Oakland will be made to con-
template such scheme for Diablo as that
which has been practically decided on for
Tamalpais. 1t is not at all to the credit of
Alameda and Contra Costa counties that
they have never constructed wagon-road
over the Contra Costa range from Oakland
to the base of Mount Diablo on Walnut
Creek. Such road would open the way
for an electric line connecting the two
points, and would make ITS extension to
the summit of the noble mountain practi-
cable
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
A SERIOUS SUBJECT.

A discussion is now going on in Eng
land concerning the advisability of send
ing consumptives to the Riviera, and out
of it there has come some information that
it will pay California health resorts to con-
slider with more than ordinary seriousness.
1t is conceded in the discussion that the
climate of the Riviera is excellent, and
that when it first came into notice as
health resort CONSUMPTION was almost I'M
known there. But consumptives have
come and gone by the thousands in later
years, and now it is said the dreaded
bacillus of the disease has established
itself in that beautiful land and contaml-
mates the air and the soil. The natives,
particularly the washerwomen, have been
attacked, and, so far from being a health
resort any longer, some authorities main
tain it is really a dangerous place for per-
sons with weak lungs to visit.
This is the substance of the discussion as
it comes to US in our London exchanges.
1t is certainly a matter of serious import
to US, for nearly the whole of our State is
health resort. If the statements con-
corning the Riviera are true it behooves the
local Boards of Health TO be extra careful
and watchful in localities where consump-
tlves most resort.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
PLEA FOR SKINNED MILK.

To the Editor of the San Francisco Cdlt-SIR:
In reading THE CALL of recent date 1 notice
that it is against the law made of late to sell
skinned milk. That part of the law seems TO
me to be an injustice to the pnblic. There is
large portion OF the people in this City that get
along with skinned milk, and experience
teaches that there is no harm resulting from
its use. The Health Officers claim 1 believe,
that it is unwholesome but that is not true.
1t is certainly less nutritive than milk with the
cream, but it can be proven by many
doctors that they recommend it for
different complaints. For instance,
person with a weak stomach is often
not able to digest unskimmedmilk; give him
SKINNED milk, and he can drink large guam
titles OF 1t and he will not starve on it either.
Doctors are able TO substantiate that skinned
milk exclusively will cure some forms of
dropsy and other complaints. Poor people are
obliged to subsist on an inferior quality of all
products: Flour, of which there are five
different grades. And such potatoesl What
nourishment is there in an inferior potato?
According to our medical gentlemen hardly
any They are almost all water, but we subsist
on them all the same and are glad 10 have
them. If the consumer OF skinned milk was
allowed voice in the question he would say,
You may rather ROB me of Spring Valley water
than of my skinned milk, because the water,
has such a filthy taste that it is sometimes I'M
fit to drink. Yours very truly, c. Brown.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
MR.. MILLER'S VIEWS.

The greatest land monopolist IN Califor-
MIA, Henry Miller, who has done less in
proportion to his holdings and opportuni-
ties than any other man in the State to-
ward developing its resources, denounces
the Wright irrigation law as thieving
measure, and declares that wherever it has
been put in operation the people are bank
rupt. He confesses to the expenditure of
large sums of money-used in perfectly
legitimate way''-to defeat the operation
OF The law and influence legislation at Sac
ramento. Such use of money and such
opposition to the Wright law were to have
been expected from man who has done
comparatively so little for his State.
The ground of his opposition to the
Wright law is that while all the property
OF an irrigation district is taxed to make
the law operative only part OF the property
can receive the benefits of irrigation. This
is both an unfair and strictly silurian state
ment of the case. He is willing that those
who desire irrigation should be permitted
to construct their own works, but does not
believe in forcing it upon those who do not
want it. He enumerates several suppos-
able instances in which 1t can do injury,
but they are not worthy of notice; his evil
dent animus destroys the force of his argu-
ment.
If the splendid empires of uncultivated
land which this inconceivably rich man
has fenced against occupation and devel-
opment were brought under the operation
of beneficent laws they would be divided
into small and prolific farms furnishing
homes and sustenance to many thousands
of useful citizens The Wright law Is one
that would tend to have that effect. The
Wright law is obnoxious to Mr.. Miller. As
his enormous fortune has been acquired by
securing vast bodies Of land when they
were cheap and holding them against de-
velopment he would be the last man in
the State to love the Wright law. His
| fortune has been largely helped along by
the enterprise of contiguous owners, who.
| by developing their own lands, made Mr..
| Miller's valuable
Never by precept or example has he as
sisted in discovering and developing the
strange and fine resources of the State
His methods have been those along the
| lowest levels of rural industry. His thou
sands of miles OF barbed-wire fences are O
more formidable barrier to the progress of
! California than the Sierra Nevadas them
selves. 1t will be time enough for Mr.. Mil
Ter to address the people of this State on
the subject of laws which they enact for
their own good when he ceases to use his
money at Sacramento, refrains from inter
| fering with the operation of our laws and
displays some of that public spirit without
which he is more an enemy than friend
of the people.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21

superior news service of the United Press The
editors with whom have spoken here express
themselves as highly pleased with the United
Press service.
ave have now about 420 papers on the
string all over the country, and are making
fresh accessions daily. The Associated Press
has only $50. The principal New York papers,
the Herald, Sun, Times, Tribune, Recorder and
Journal, are United Press papers. We have on
our list nearly all the papers east of the Ale
ghenies, and nearly all in the South.
"The war seems to have settled down to
question of endurance, in which the
more modern and superior methods of the
United Press are likely to prevail. The
Anticipated and expensive methods of
the Associated Press handicap them to
such an extent that they are continually on
the financial rocks
"We have had several notable beats lately
owing to the superiority of our system. The
unreliability of the Associated Press service
was amply evidenced at the time of the recent
international yacht race in New York, and its
bad break in reporting that an attempt had
been made 10 assassinate President Cleve-
land"
"There is a good story on the Examiner"
said j. Ross Jackson, the ex-newspaper man, to
some friends in the Palace yester day, "and
although I'm out of the business 1 can't over
look its merit on that account. 1t appears that
druggist named Putnam was killed in Will
lows recently by man named Sehorn. The
telegraphed report came TO THE CALL and also
to the Chronicle. The next morning, when
Managing Editor Hamilton of the Examiner
was looking over the record of the day, he dis
covered that his paper had been 'scooped' on
that particular item. He thereupon sent for
Mr.. Corey, the coast editor of the paper
"'Mr Corey he said, with dignified look
on his face, have we a correspondent in Will
lows?'
eyes
"'Did he send in a report OF that murder p
"'No'
"'Fire him.
"'How? BY mail?
emo. By telegraph. We can't dispose OF q
man like that too quickly. A correspondent
who doesn't know that murder has been
committed in his town isn't fit for the position
Bounce him.
''Mr Corey went to his record-book of CORE
spondents and presently returned to the man
aging editor.
"'Mr. Hamilton, there are certain circum-
stances in this mans favor that
"'There are no circums tances that would
justify such an exhibition of incompetency.
Bounce him, say!
"'But, Mr.. Hamilton, this case has no paral-
lei That man had good excuse for overlook
| ing the Importance of the story
"'Well, what was his excuses? inquired the
editor becoming nervous.
"'Wel,' answered Corey, scratching his chin
| moment, 'he was the man who got killed
''Mr. Hamilton lapsed into silence and went
| on reading some proofs of the story of Mr..
Hearsts latest investment in newspapers"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
THE VENEZUELA PROBLEM.

Even when the reports of British aggres-
sion in Venezuela have been largely dis
counted enough remains to justify a
feeling of irritation in this country and to
prompt a keen desire ON the part of people
to know what the Cleveland administra-
ton has done or intends to do in the
matter.
The fact that the British Colonial ad-
ministration is now in the hands of Joseph
Chamberlain is an assurance that some
thing is going to be done wherever pos
sible to extend the power and the domain
of Britain's Colonial possessions. Cham
beriain is not an idler nor a dawder. He
is one of the most progressive and aggres-
sive of modern statesmen. He took the
Colonial office under Lord Salisbury with
the intention of making his influence felt
in the Government. He will make his
office, if he can, the dominant one in the
Cabinet, and to do SO it will be necessary
for him to develop a Colonial policy of
such force and vigor that it will not only
attract the attention of Parliament but
win the enthusiastic support of the British
people.
Bold as Chamberlain undoub tedly IS he is
too sagacious a man to run against any
resolute determination on the part of this
country. The only danger in the Venezu.
ella affair, therefore, is that he may mis-
take the indifference of the Cleveland ad.
ministration for the real sentiment Of the
people of the United States and go further
in advancing British aggressions on Ven
ezuelan territory than we can permit.
Under these circumstances the delay of
Cleveland and Olney in giving a clear
warning to the British Minister at Wash
ington that the United States will not per-
NIT any European power to acquire addi-
tional territory in any part of America may
prove costly blunder to both countries
There Is nothing in the problem difficult
OF solution or requiring deep diplomatic
study to understand. The most literal and
simple construction of the Monroe doctrine
fits the case exactly. Olney has only to
follow the precedent set by Monroes Sec
rotary of State, John Quincy Adams.
Whatever land England held in this hem
lsphere at the time the Monroe doctrine
was promulgated she may still hold I'M
fretted by us, but not another square mile
OF American land shall she or any other
European power annex. Britain's dispute
with Venezuela must be submitted to arbi-
tration. Cleveland and Olney owe it 10
the people of both countries to make the
attitude of American people on the subject
fully and distinctly known. If there is
any vigor in the administration policy at
all it should be shown now, and shown in
the form OF an ultimatum.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
PERSONAL.

J. d. Boedefeld of Colusa is at the Grand
Frank Madison of Santa Cruz is in the City.
John Pugh of Los Angeles is at the Baldwin.
Matthew Gage of Riverside is at the Occi-
dental.
j. Pentecost of Middletown is registered at
the Russ.
J.J. Burke, racing man from New York, is
guest at the Palace.
John P. Jones. the Southern Paciic's agent
at Portland, is in town.
William de Cantellan. Deputy Sheriff of Hum.
boldt County, is in town.
II. Sherwood of Fresno is in the City. He is
registered at the Baldwin.
l. lvancovich, merchant from Hanford is
among the arrivals at the Russ.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Macdonough and their
child left for the East yesterday evening.
Colonel S. Romanoff, Carl Konigsberger, his
son, Edgar Konigsberger and D. Poxotelow
are registered at the Palace from st. Peters.
burg.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
CARL ON WESTERN ORGANS.

William c. Carl, the New York organist who
was out here lately, has this to say to repre-
sentative of the New York Musical Courier
concerning his Western trip:
"How did find the appreciation of organ
music? Very keen and discriminating, but
west of the Rockies the tas te of the public is
seldom put to the test. If only continued
regular series of organ recitals could be given,
the people there, l think from my experience,
would come to demand organ recitals. At
present the curiosity excited by the advent of
a newcomer develops so quickly into an in
tenseiy live musical interest that it seems a
great pity that good organ recitals not the
rule there instead OF the very marked excep-
ton.
"With one exception every organ met with
was in a church. The exception was in a
private house in Denver where musicale was
given"
Glow do you account for dearth of organ re-
citals in the West? Is it because cabable organ
lists are rare?"
''Not at ALL" replied Mr.. Carl "Some of the
best organists in the country L found settled
there. There are great many scholarly Eng
lish organists distributed west of the Rocky
Mountains, but except in rare cases they
seem to have dropped into the habit OF playing
nothing beyond the church service. Organ re-
citels are not in vogue, and if an occasional
one be given by resident organist it eXcites
little or no interest"
'How do you find the organs?"
SIN most cases originally fine instruments.
put in by the best builders, but in some cases,
am sorry to say, in a deplorably bad con-
dtion. Except in three or four churches,
which had their organs kept in steady repair,
the remainder had not been touched from the
day they were set up in the building. The
average state of neglect was something dread
full. Whose fault, you ask. Well, that of the
church, If any one can be blamed severely
under present conditions. The church will
not pay for repairs, and the builders naturally
cannot afford to look after their organs for
nothing. But, you see, placed at such distances
fun fr,cr ~
the organs l allude TO are, it makes ii verv
difficult for the church to assume the expense
The fact also cannot be ignored that in some
sity."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
THE TAMALPAIS ROAD.

1t is gratifying to learn that the pro-
jectors of the road to the summit of
Mount Tamalpais have abandoned their
original proposition to employ the cog
system, and that route has been discov-
cred over which an electric road may be
constructed with an 8 per cent grade. The
whole scheme is admirably planned. The
road is to begin at the bay, between Sau-
salito and Mill Valley, and traverse the
thickly settled region of Mill Valley before
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

George c. Perkins, the Chicago manager for
the United Press, left Saturday evening. Before
leaving he said to a CALL reporter, who inter-
viewed him in the grillroom OF the Palace
Hotel:
81 have been studying the press of this State
since have been here, matter of six weeks.
1 find that the new CALL IS making hit all
round, and the public has noticed the change
and improvement in the paper. 1t is very evil
dent THE CALL made no mistake in getting the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21

and succeeding prosperity beyond any
thing hitherto known in the State, is an
assured fact. Glenn County will receive
the greatest benefit from this aggregation
OF money and brains. When? Well,
gentle reader. the scheme has passed the
period of speculation. Look out for re-
suits any time"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21

Eastern baseball enthusiasts are invited
to come out OF the cold and get on to our
little games.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21

Experiments are still being tried in Eng
land in preserving fresh fruit in borax. 1t
has been found perfectly successful with
cherries and is now being tried with veg
etabLeS,