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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-22
TIE HAY CRoP.

| There are some considerations In re-
lation to the problems Of stock feeding
at the present time, which must come
home 10 the feeder with much force
| Conditions are somewhat different than
for some years past. and only those who
nut much care into this work ctn hope
10 make success with their farm
animals.
With hay only about 20 per cent OF al
average crop in Maine, and command
ing good price in the market, both for
home uses and for shipment abroad, ii
seems but the part OF wisdom To manage
To use other coarse folders as much 4.
possible to supplement or take its place
1t Is also probable that present market
prices may be fully maintained, aud per
| haps increased, as we learn that the hay
crop In England Is almost an entire fall
ure. but trine more than half tn,
average. There ought 10 be large de
msnd for American hay in England
| Glover sells well In the London market
and bright. well-cured article will
surely bring a high price. The Ameri'
can hay crop is also reported light,
particularly in diary sections. There
should not be any scarcity OF fodder IN
Maine, however, as our abundant grain
crop, our increased acreage and average
yield of corn, together with an increased
number Of silos, ought 10 bring IL fairly
up TO the average. In extending our
hay crop, let US depend as far as posi-
ble upon some Of the crops OF our own
production, putting time and reason
able amount of expense into preparing
them for our stock, thus saving the pur-
chase OF as large an amount OF Western
grains as possible. Even with the pres
ent low prices OF these grains, let us not
lose sight OF the value Of the foods from
our own farms, seeking 10 economics, not
by shortening or lowering the quality OF
our daily ra,ions, but by increasing the
amount and variety of our home pro-
ductions.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-22
MAINE APPLES.

| MAlNt AllLtN.
We have given the conditions OF thi
crop and its market possibilities muc
consideration, and as fair statement o
what appears TO Us TO be truthful req
resentation Of these conditions, W
quote PORTIONS Of the New Englan
Homestead's latest special crop report,
this covers ali the apple growing dis
tricts of the United States and Canada
at is too early at this date 10 deter
mine the proportions of the crop, but al
indications now point TO total GRO
probably somewhat larger than that o
last year.
Such statement, however, while IN
doubtedly about correct, Is in measur
misleading. The crop last year wa
largely In the West and South. wher
summer and fall fruit is mainly grow
and where the facilities for taking car
OF the winter fruit are not such as TO In
sure the saving OF the bulk OF the crol
when the yield is large. On that accoun
last years large crop was wasted 10
large extent, rotted in orchards, was fee
10 hogs and went 10 the cider mill, 81
that the commercial supply was by n
means In keeping with the large aggre
| gate product. The relative scarcity o
good fruit during the late winter an,
early spring was a surprise to thos
| who had failed TO note the lesson which
the distribution of the crop should hav
taught and some who should be bette
posted are now inclined TO believ
that the crop was smaller than 1t reall
was.
This year the distribution is entirel.
different. The heavy crop is in tn
northern home of the apple, wher
orcharding is conducted on busines
| PRINCIPLES and where there is every dis
position and facility to take care OF tn
crop, however large it may be. On thl
account even il the total production b
no larger than last year, the resulting
commercial supply Of apples will b
considerably larger.
The present returns show a prospec
little short of perfect in New Englan
and the provinces, while the great ma
ioritv of orchards in New York, especial
lly in the great apple districts around tn
lakes in the western part OF the STATE
are full of fruit. In northern Ohio
especially in the counties making up tn
old Western Reserve, the crop Is tn
largest in many years, and the qualit
is unusually good. In the central pal
of the state prospects vary with locs
conditions, ranging from good crops t
practical failure, while in the souther
part of the state the crop is poor.
In Michigan the reports would ind
cate that every orchard is full, old tree
supposed to be past bearing seeming I
have taken on new lease OF life.
hulk the state never had larger Gro
and the quality is better than might
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-22

Next door TO National Bank. F. W. Fauuce Clerk, Norway
Maine
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-22

BUCKFIELD-We have had no ex'
perience in feeding unthreshed grain,
but large part of the grain raised In
this vicinity il fed unthreshed and Is fed
in connection with English hay silage
and dried corn fodder TO dairy cows
with a ration Of purchased grain night
and morning, with good results. Have
sown Hungarian instead OF grain for
several years. and like IL very much a.
the most OF our land Is wet and cannot
be worked in early spring. Use thirty
tive pounds of seed to the acre when
seeding down and fifty pounds wher
sown alone. Does Hungarian make good
ensilage:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-22

BETHEL-There will be large yield
OF sweet corn in this vicinity unless an
early frost does injury. Corn has filled
well and there is considerable more than
the average 10 the acre. There were not
so many potatoes planted this year as
usual, but the yield will be good.
4. ID. ELLINGwoOD.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-17
4 SCOUTS REWARD.
w.yl.r Gives 500 Ia tbs Nan Who fs-
tnbIlsh.d the Identity of Niaceo's t;ody.

Havana. Dec. l5.-Captain General
Weylcr today presented 500 to the
scout of Major Cirujedas $ column who
took from the body of Antonio Mscco
the articles which the Spaniards claim
established the identity OF the corpse
us helms that of Macco. cirujeda. II
IS omcially announced in a dispatch
frum PuutH Braya. dated Dee. IL. con-
graduates Captain General Weyler on
the success of his rycent "combina-
t!unS. adding that results obtained
were buy the natural outcome" OF his
tCiruJ"da'-l own strict compliance
with previous instructions from the
captain general and the Marquis II
AhuWsdl. who acted "a captain gem
"ral during General Weylcr's absence
fr'n Havana. The captain general.
replying Ia the message II Iajor Ciru-
jeda, has assured The 1attcr that he
viii be- rewarded for the splendid SER
vir"s' which he had rendered To- Spain.
a nulGttp woman manner Francisco
Horrorcn will be tried by court martial
tomorrow. She is charged With rebel
Ion nnd incendiarsr. Francisco is
described as an amazon and formerly
belonged 10 Capsillo's band of insurg-
yuts
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-17
A SCHOONER WRECKED.
The Crew saved. but Their Feet Were
IiadIy Frozen.

Hull. Mass, Dee. l6-The three
masted schooner Ulrica, which left
Hillshoro last Friday for Hoboken. n.
j.. with IA cargo OF plaster rock. WAS
wrecked ON Nantasket beach Just be-
fore noon to-day. Captain John .. Pat
tUtson and his crew of six men were
rescued I'm an exhausted condition after
undergoing n terrible experience. A
furious northeast gale. accompanied by
snow struck the vessel before daylight
this morning and all her sails were
blown away. Captain Patterson threw
out his anchor. but the sea was running
high and they failed to hold. The wind
gradually increased To hurricane and
the thick snowfall made 1t impossible
To see vessels length away. Mount
anous waves broke over the vessel
and thoroughly saturated the clothes
of the crew. The temperature was far
below the freezing point and the men
were badly frost bitten. AT IL 70 o'clock
the l'lriCa struck ON the big sandbar
uff the beach and In short timc broke
cuWpl 'tely In half. Several OF the top
spars went overheard.
The life-savlug crew OF Stony Beach.
headed by Captain James. launched Il
boat out could do nothing at first In
the sea. The second time the boat had
made considerable headway when IL
carslzcd, letting the crew into the
water They narrow ~ escaped drown
nF but finally reached The wreck and
took on Captain Patterson and all ~
hia crew. who were lashed 10 the after
part ~ the vessel. The men we're COM
plctoly exhausted. the hands and feet
Of several being frozen. II was late
this Afternoon before the men were able
10 tell the name of their vessel and of
their experience. The life-savcrs them-
selves were almost exhausted when
they reached lard
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-17
STORM IN new YORK
A HowHng Gel, and Sniv Send The
Mercury Away DOwa.
MEN ARE FROZEN TO DEATH
Fifteen Hundred Lsborers Are
Cleaning the streets, Which IL
IS Expected VIII Re Cleared
by This Morning.

New York. Dec. l6.-The northwest
storm which struck this city at 10
O'Clock last night. grew In violence
until at & o'clock this morning a howl
Ing gale Of 30 miles an hour ragged. At
daylight this morning Ave inches Of
snow had fallen and was being whirled
about by the wind. As the day wore
ON, the wind abated and the snowfall
diminished. At O'Clock the sky be-
gan to clear and the wind disappeared,
moving ON towards New England.
About eight inches OF snow fell. The
lowest temperature reached during the
storm was % degrees above zero. Sur
face and elevated roads and ferries
suffered much inconvenience. but are
now running as usual. Fifteen hun
drcd men are cleaning the streets and
by q o'clock tomorrow morning. the
snow will have been removed.
Probably not much damage was done
to shipping Three deaths. due direct
~ or indirectly To the storm have been
reported up To this time.
James Gully. an elevated railroad EN-
pl0yc. found dead on the track.
Louis Brcssler. "A tailor. found frozen
to death in hallway in Pell street.
Moriarto ZananO, "A laborer. struck
by a Pennsylvania train while work.
Ing on the track near Waverly y. j.
In addition to these, William Becley
was found unconscious In a snowdrift
In Jersey city. 40 badly frozen that he
cannot recover. and George W. Fears
was picked up In this city unconscious
with the cold. lie cannot survive.
New London. Conn, Dec. i6.-This
expansive harbor Is crowded with
sailing craft of all sorts, which have
sought refuge from one OF the ugliest
storms in years. The sound steamers
succeeded In reaching this city not far
behind their schedule arrival hut no
navigation was attempted today. The
snowfall still continues
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-17
wHoLs B0AR1 ARRESTED.
County Commissioners Cited to Purge
Themselves OF Contempt.

LrHdyily. Cot. Dee. ls.-While the
board ot commissioners OF this (LakeD
county were Ia special session tonight
they were arrested by the sheriff on a
mandate from the state supreme court
commanding that they be brought be-
flrr that court 10 purge themselves OF
contempt Judgment Tor several thou
sand dollars against the county was
reyyutly obtained and affirmed by the
supreme court, which thercupon or
der~d tne commissioners tu levy a tan
of mills 10 satisfy lt, As there was
nearly enough money in the county
'fyasar} 20 pay the Judgment. the com
mission rs lgyied bur mill ard. not
liking th' attorney for the claimant.
ava not notify him of the f1cts When
hr saw hy the official report that the
'J'l . t1.l.s had not been levied he ad-
FIs'l th' supreme cNUri of the matter
which caused tce action taken tonight.
" 'a SAID ny the county attorney that
lh. board viii be uNlc l1 purse Itself
NJ contempt "ithou, swing " Denver
10 charge vi the sheriff.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20
SAME OLD STORY.
FRENCH CABINET AGAIN IN A
STEW.
A Vote of Lack of Confidence Reaf-
firmed and a Collapse Is Ac-
cordingly in Prospect

Paris, Feb. 16.-The senate has by a
vote of 1879 to 70 readopted the resolu-
ton passed by that body February II
(after Premier Bourgeois had demand
ed a vote of confidence on the question
of the Southern railway scandals),
deprecating the Irregularities disclosed
and demanding searching inquiry. 1t
is now rumored that the ministry in
tends to resign in spite of the fact that
the chamber of deputies Thursday last
voted confidence in the government on
the same question. After the council
of ministers had asked President Faure
to decide what was the best course for
it to pursue, the president promised to
give a reply today. 1t is probable that
the French ministry will be remodeled
next week, Richard, the French min
lister Of justice, and Combes, minister of
public instruction, retiring from the
CO binet
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

for the four best rough and smooth
coated ST. Bernards owned and entered
by one owner, and the ST. Bernard club
of America offers silver medals for the
best American bred smooth coated
bitch over four years, rough coated
bitch over three years, American bred
smooth coated dog over three years,
American bred, smooth. coated bitch
over three years, American bred
rough coated dog under three years,
American bred rough coated bitch
under three years, American bred
smooth coated dog under three years,
and American bred smooth coated bitch
under three years.
Rough collies-Tne Collie club of
America offer it's trophy, silver cup,
value $500, for the best American bred
collie exhibited by a member of the
Collie club, and also a silver medal in
commemorative of the award; the Pres
ident's cup, value $780, presented by
Jenkins Van Schaick, for the best collie
exhibited by a member Of the Collie
club, and several other less valuable
prizes.
Bulldogs-T. L. Park offers the graz
trophy, value $3.50, for the best bulldt
Or bitch in the show. z. Sheffield PO2
ter offers the Porter cup, value $40
for the best in the show in the oppositt
sex to the winner Of the grand trophy
DR.. n Rowe offers the American Fiel[
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20
THE PLOT THICkENS.
ENTER PRIVATE COACHMAN UPON
THE SCENE.
Says He Drove the Murderers to the
Place Where the Tragedy Was En-
acted on That Fatal Night.

Cincinnati, Feb. 16.-George Jackson,
to the headquarters of the police and
told a story of driving a surrey to the
place where Pearl Bryan was murdered.
He says he did not know what was go
ing on. His fares" put pistol to his
head and said that they would kill him
if he said anything about it. Jackson
ran away then. He lives at Mount
Auburn and says he was to get S. for
the job, but he never got it.
Jackson says he was accosted on the
street by man who wanted to know
if he wanted to make five dollars by
driving a carriage. He accepted. In
the carriage was d man and woman,
the latter moaling continually. He
drove to Newport and then beyond
into the bushes. Here the carriage
stopped and two men took the woman
into the bushes. He then heard
scuffling sounds and a woman's cry
Becoming frightened, he ran away and
did not reach home till 4:30 in the
morning, walking the entire distance to
his home. All three, Jackson says,
wore dark clothing. The woman wore
a veil so that he could not see her
face His evidence is considered most
important. At midnight Jackson was
taken to Jail and picked out Jackson
and Walling among thirty other pris-
oners. He positively identified both of
them as the men who took the woman
out to Newport the night of the muir
der
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

New York, Feb. 18.-The twentieth
annual dog show OF the Westminster
Kennel club will be held at Madison
Square garden four days beginning this
week. Among the more important
prizes offered in the various classes
ale:
Mastiffs-The American Mastiff club
offers the Westminster challenge cup,
value $780, and diploma, for best dog
or bitch under three years of age,
owned by member of the American
Mastiff club. Also the clubs silver
challenge cup, value $3.50, and the clubs
diploma, for the best American bred
dog or bitch.
The Old English Mastiff club offers
it's challenge cup, value forty guineas,
for the best mastiff dog or bitch the
property of a member of the Old Eng
lish club.
ST. Bernards-The Westminster Ken
mel club offers two prizes of $50 each
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

bulldog cup, value 500, for the hes.
American bred bulldog or bitch, owned
by member Of six months prior to
the date of closing entries. J. H. Mat
thews offers the puppy bowl, value 500
for the best American bred dog or bitch
under fifteen months. r 3. Sawye,
offers the Sawyer cup, value 500, for
the best novice dog or bitch which has
never wen q prize. Besides these there
are several gold and silver medals and
valuable cash prizes offered in this
class.
Fox Terriers-The American Fox tey-
rier club offers the grand challenge cup
value $500, for the best rough or smooth
fox terrier in the show
The regular classes number 246, the
aggregate Of the prize money being
about $4,000. AS an inducement &c
foreign exhibitors the Westminster
Kennel club will add 50 per cent. 10
the amount of prize money won by any
dog wholly owned by a nonresident
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20
JACKSOrJ'S SUIT.
Twas Worn by Walling When He
Murdered Pearl Bryan.

Cincinnati, Feb. 11.-JacksOn, under
arrest in connection with the murder
of Pearl Bryan, has made statement
about the bloody coat found in sewer,
to the effect that Walling wore his
Jackson's) clothing on the night OF
the murder.
indianapolis, Feb. 11.-Miss Hol-
lingsworth, who processes to know
considerable about the case, says that
she will be able to clear Jackson. She
declares that Jackson was responsible
for Miss Bryan's condition, but not for
she had learned from young ply
stefan what drugs it was necessary TO
take, and, knowing Miss Bryan, told
her Miss Hollingsworth declined to
give the name of the doctor who gave
her this information or the druggist
from whom the medicines were
bought.
Miss Hollingsworth made another
confession last night. She says the
death of Miss Bryan was caused by an
abortion Miss Hollingsworth says
she performed the abortion at the re-
quest of Miss Bryan. She also claims
to have received a letter from Jackson
in which he explains how and where
the woman was decapitated. The
police believe Miss Hollingsworth is
notoriety seeker, and discredit her
story.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

world, he was glad to wander back to
the old town like a child that creeps
back to it's mothers bosom, and there
fall asleep. In the last few years the
house has been showing signs of de-
cay, and recently some prominent
churchmen initiated a movement de-
signed to make a Luther memorial Of
the house, in which relics of his life
should be kept, making of it a sort Of
religious shrine, as the English have
made at Stafford literary shrine out
of the house where Shakespeare was
born.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

which have been OF great service in the
hunting fields of the west, America
probably has as high place as any
other country, but in other respects no
special excellence belongs to us. The
American competition is greatest now
in the matter of collies. So great is it
that only those who can pay fancy
prices import them. There has already
grown up a fiourishing Collie club
devoted exclusively to the interests of
this sagacious animal. The dog show
runs the horse show close second for
social popularity, and the highest So
ciety circles will turn out en- masse to
pat Towser or fondle Fanny.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20
AN IRISH DEFEAT.

London, Feb. 1S.-The debate on the
address in reply to the queens speech
was continued in the commons. Tim
othy Harrington moved an aIaend
ment to the effect that amnesty be
granted Irish political prisoners. The
motion was supported by John Red
mon, Prof. Lecky and others. Bal
four, conservative leader, moved clos
ure, which was carried, 27G to 107.
Harrington's motion was then defeated,
219 TO III
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

dogs is shown by the fact that there
are hundred tunes as many purely
bred dogs as there were twenty years
ago. England is still far ahead of this
country in dog-breeding. There are
two reasons for this. The dog-fancier
there has been watching breeds for dec
AIDES, where ours have been only years
engaged in it. Besides dogs are more
valuable there than here. In the mat
ter of hounds, settlers and pointers,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.

baraboo, Wis. Feb. 15.-Ex-County
Clerk A F. Herfort committed suicide
yesterday by shooting himself through
the brain. H held the Office of police
a prominent furniture dealer. He was
born in Germany in 1849 and came 20
Barboo in 1867. He belonged to the
Modern Woodmen and l. o. o. F., and
leaves a wife and six small children.
Business reverses and other disap-
pointments are supposed to be the
cause.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20
GASOLINE AGAIN.
This Time 1t Wrecks Three Pull
man Cars

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. TO- An explosion
OF gasoline in the Pullman sleeper
Wyndham about noon yesterday COM
pletely demolished the interior of the
car, badly damaging Pullman cars Gita
and New England and seriously injured
three persons. The cars were lying in
the Pennsylvania yards and two women
were cleaning the carpets of the Wynd-
ham with gasoline. BY some means
the gas ignited from the stove and the
explosion followed. The conclusion
wrecked the car and DANCED the other
cars lying alongside, One of the wo-
men will probably die.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

agricultural hall, London, but her ma
Jesty was averse to seeing her pet take
the long journey. Two dogs in this
show will attract special attention
They are the brown poodle Bellone, and
the bulldog King Orry, both of which
have won prizes galore. The first
show was very small affair compared
with this, tie dogs being few in num-
Der and inferior in quality. The value
Of these shows on the cultivation of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

Berlin, Feb. 18.-The most interest
ing feature of the celebration today of
the anniversary of Luther's death in
the German empire this year is the
universal wish to preserve the house
in which he was born in Eisleben,
Prussian Saxony, in 1883 1t is a two
story affair, with two rows of roof
windows, and the broad doorway arch
ing like a castle gate, after the style
of architecture of those days. Luther,
unlike other great men, was faithful 10
the place of his birth Great distinc-
ton did not make him ashamed of the
humble dwelling where he first saw
the light. After the stormy battles of
his life, that are still stirring the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20
VETERANS VS.. RAILROADS.

Minneapolis, Feb. 15.-The Mime
apolis & st. Louis road has announced
that it would make as long time linn
it on tickets to the G. A. r. encamp-
ment at ST. Paul as any road running
into the twin cities. This makes three
roads that have agreed TO the thirty
day limit and it meets the require
ments Of the commander n-chief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20
OLNEY INFORMED.

Washington, Feb. 13-Ambassador
Bayard has briefly informed Secretary
Olney by cable that the British govern
ment has acceded to the request of the
Venezuelan commission to supply all
the information in it's possession on
the boundary line between Venezuela
and British Guiana,