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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-11
u. 4ND q. AFFAIRS.
Probably nm Investigation OF the Physical
Condition of the Railroad.

BALTIMORE. Dec. l0.-Sieps will probably be
taken before very long to determine the physical
condition of the Baltimore and Ohio with special
reference to the necessity for expenditure OF
money on the property. The Importance of
accurate knowledge on this point is evident in
view OF the charges for construction on the
main and leased lines written to income nc-
count by Expert Little. One-half OF the total
over-instailment of net income, as shown by
Mr.. Little, Cunsistsof Expenditures of this kind
charged by the company u capital, but which
should have been charged against income. II is
evident that IL there is n good deal of work TO
be done OF this kind the earning power will not
be so large as has been represented. Hence IL
is thought that the time Is propit!ous for II re-
port by an expert engineer, which should deal
Hs eXhaustively with the com pany's condition
as MIR. LIttle's report did with the company's
finances,
Counsel have agreed on Jan. 10 rs the date
for hearing the suit instituted against the re-
enforce payment OF the dividends on the first
preferred stock OF the company. Attorney
General ClhbAlgh may represent the states
ownership OF this stock. The State owns l.lSl
STOCK. 81. 900. 600, belonged to the State. and rep
resented an issue OF bonds OF this amount to aid
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
The state received the stock for these
bonds, and proceeds, for the 'ne OF
the latter we're used in building the rna,ruad.
An ACT Of 1885. under which the stock was
issued. is now in question ms to its intent. and il
the cause Of tho controversy. When n decision
t. reached in the United States Circuit; Court,
the side defeated will at once take the case 10
I will. II possible. no carried to the United
States Supreme Court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-11
nooDLE TRIAh JUroR man.
Teets Became Violent When n SHERIFF.
Jury Found Him Lnanne.

Albert Teets has been declared insane by n
Sherif's jury In a proceeding Instituted by his
wife. Louisa W.. Teets. He lived with his wife
and three children at 9ls Ninth avenue, a house
which he purchased for SAC. 900 on March 9th
last. paying $l4, 500 in cash. He was arrested
next day at the instance of his wife to have an
adjudication of his mental condition. He fought
the proceeding before tho Sherin's, Jury by
%counAel, setting up that he had made a good
bargain OF the house and had otherwise done
nothing irrational. ,Ho owns a house worth
$4,000 at Sheepshead Bay.
Teets was the foreman of tho Jury before
whom Treasurer Kerr Of the broadway Rail
road was tried in connection with the grant
way by. the Poodle" Aldermen. it was
shown mat he has been talking OF the great
,Ssd 9d u favor Of Kerr. and has Kept SAYING
would help him against the enemies by whom
no thinks he has OF late been surrounded. He
also believed that his wife 10 insane and that
she Kept hidden a bottle, OF carbolic acid to poi
state. 1t took tive men TO remove him after the
nearing ana he said he would cut the heart out
could get at him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-11
A won.n Shoots at a burglar.

WINFIELD. L.. l.. Dec. 1O.-Mrs. Cruise. wife Of
Charles Cruise. a builder and contractor of this
village, was awakened about 2 o'clock this
morning by the ringing of the burglar alarm.
low. in one hand and n lamp In tho other she went
TO tho lower floor. She saw a man. apparently
a negro, In the store. He ran for tho door. She
She fired three shots at phim. The shooting
aroused her husband, who started In pursuit of
escaped.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-11

Some boys who were playing yesterday after
noon on the flats at the head Of Twelfth street.
Jersey City. near the Erie Railroad, discovered
a man lying dead at tho foot of the hill. They
notified the police ut the seventh street station,
and the body was removed TO Suecr's morgue.
The man appears to be about sixty years old.
He is dressed in n dark suit Of good material.
white shirt. rundown collar. black necktie,
and Congress CATERS. There was nothing in his
pockets hut n nickel. The police and the physi.
pf aNnoSlrp
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-11
trolley Accident. In wmuaus.ursh.

While 4;year-old Christopher Cooper of 4sl
Knickerbocker avenue, Williamsburgh. was
crossing the Myrtle avenue car tracks at Knick-
erbocker avenue yesterday afternoon he was run
down by car l,733 OF tho Myrtle avenue line.
The fender scooped him In, and the only injury
little Christopher sustained was a scalp wound.
avenue. Williams6nrgh. was run down by troll
10y car Ala OF the Ralph avenue line at Hooper
ing the tracks behind a Ear gning in an opposite
direction. Tnr wheels crashed lls left foot, and
he was taken 10 the Eastern District Hospital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-11
n READING RnonG4y1zArIoy.
An Attempt by PENNSYLVANIA Attorney
General to Interfere.

GcncrnI to Interfere.
HARRIsBuRG, Pa, Dec. 10. Attorney General
Mccormick has not proceeded agaipgt the
Reading Railroad Company to prevent tho re-
organization, as reported. Having learned that
the Reading Company, chartered IN 1871, with
m power. was to be utilized by the
Reading Railway Company and the Reading
Coal Company to combine tho two corporations
under one management, in violation Of the Con-
stitution, he has decided to interfere to prevent
this. On the 9th OF November the capital OF
the Reading Company was Increased from
500. 900 10 $780, 900, 900, and the Attorney Gen
eral learning that IA further increase to Sl4O,-
Treasurer not To accept any further bonus on
such increase. The Reading Railway Company
will attempt to prove that the RcAdilg Compn-
ny was a bona hde corporation, doing business
at the time OF the adoption OF the new Com
lawful authority.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-11

DETROIT, Mich. Dec. l0,-Governor.elect Pin
gree, in his inaugural message to the LegtsIa-
ture, will recommend among other things tho
repeal OF the present law under which railroad
property lie liable for u percentage tax on gross
earnings only. In place OF this lie VIII ask the
enactment Of u law taxing railroad property for
local purposes the same as all other X nds Of
property are taxed. In the matter OF fare he viii
recommend the Immediate passage of u hill Ak
Ing the maximum rate Rt Two cent prr mile at
least IN the lower peninsula. and perhaps in the
whole State.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-11
A SPIRITED YARN sPoILED.
Another Fake" of New Journalism Dis
solves Under Analysis.

Willie Green of 407 Ocean avenue. Charles
Freeth OF o Stevens place, and Ralph Benedict,
all OF Jersey City. are bad boys who steal rides
on freight trains. They got on u Central Rail-
road OF New Jersey train Tuesday. and It
spurted and went SO fast that they were afraid
10 get of. This was the excuse for q wild and
woody story on the part of the newest OF the new
J%Ournals, The three boys were made the heros
Of a ba ! OF bold adventures who had lived
IN a cave for q week defying the police. and had
finally started Vest to rob railroad trains and
scalp Indians. IL was n masterpiece of new
journalism. 1t lacked only the truth to make It
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-11
ALu,urlou. Trnru for rre.,dent D,nx.

DAYTON. Dec. l0.-President Diaz OF Mexico
has placed an order with Al car company here
for the construction Of n palace car train. The
order covers dining. sleeping, and library cars.
and such other cars rs Will make up n mngnih.
cent train. No limit IL placed on the cost, and
It is understood that the desire Is TO have the
finest equipped railway train in the world.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-11
The Columbus Southern Railway sold.

COLUMBUS. Ca, Dec. TO-. Special Master
James English yesterday sold tho Columbus
Southern Railway for S75O,OOO to j. X. Ander-
son and +. r.. Williams. acting In the interest OF
the Georgia aud Alabama Railroad. which road
wall operate the Columbus Southern.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-11

Ihs ~ ociock noon train for Boston has been dis
mskl.G ths run in s hours and 40 Minutes. due IN
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-11
IN EASTERN WISCONSIN.

Our section OF Wisconsin is overbur-
dened with crops. The hay crop is abun-
dant, both tame and wild, and Is well
secured both in barn and stacks. But
there are few stacks, compared with
former wears. The past three years of
drouth and light crops left the land with
much productiveness that has shown II
self in this much moister season.
The barley crop is the most burden.
some ever grown here. Oats are second
in productiveness. OF these two crops
vast fields can be seen miles in the dis,
tance, aud distinguished from each other
A. now barley il in shock and some In
stack. Wheat 5 rather thin on the
ground, but has put out sound heads and
Is filing remarkably well. The weather
remaining good, all the grain now stand
ing in the fields will be in shock and
stack before this letter appears.
Early-planted potatoes OF the early
varieties are grown much to tops ana bu'
medium yield; what later planted anc
later varieties have rather diminished
tops. and EIve the appearance OF rust OF
the les. yes, aud tubers very small as YET
With all the brood acres planted. al
preseu, appearances there will be NJ
more than an Ordinary crop.
t'utter and egg remain very low. RAJ
hogs, $3.50 To SO per 100 10. Beef eat
tie, 81 to 81 2j per 100 10. The wheaI
will be all used up at home, while tn
prospect for prices Of oats aud barley i
almost nOthing-probably not more thar
10 cents for oats, and l5 10 20 cents To-
barley. We can go through the year, fo
there are but few farmers paving interest
The merchants aud mechanics com
plain Of short sales and but little work
and manifest much fear OF the near fu-
ture, for they know that, when the farm
ers ere poor, all other classes must sui
| fer the same fate. However, it Is hope6
that there will be better tunes than tn
present indicates. Cor. Country Gen
| tleman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-11
KEEPING APPLES.

On the subject OF keeping apples Mr..
| -. ". Hawden of Worcester, Mass, In a
recent address said: III apples are ex-
pected 10 keep well they must be picked
from the trees and handled carefully.
Barrels and boxes are found the most
convenient packages for apples, but
should be washed and thoroughly cleans
ed and dried before using; care should
be taken that no nails protrude through
the slaves. The fruit should be careful
ly placed in the barrels and gently shak-
en- and pressed into them as compactly
A. possible 10 prevent any motion of the
fruit after the barrels are headed; each
sort should be marked and placed where
the temperature Is low and uniform II
possible. IL apples are 10 be stored for
winter or late keeping the sooner placed
in a cool and uniform place the better r.
4 fruit house or cellar made with view
for the purpose is best, but most grow
ers usually have 10 resort 10 their Gel
lars. The chief requisites for the pres
ervation of fruit from October 10 May or
June following are a uniform low TEN
perature, which in autumn may be OBJ
tanned by giving abundant ventilation on
cool nights, 10 be closed when the atmos-
phere i warm. Fruit should be main
tanned or kept in as nearly as possible its
condition when gathered. The gradual
ripening process, or the fermentation OF
the Juices premonitory TO decay, should
be checked and kept in dormant con-
dition. when maintained nearly at
freezing point the mellowing or ripen-
ing process ia the fruit nearly ceases.
Fungi and mildew, the primary causes
of decay, do not germinate under these
circumstances the best late keeping rt
suits are promoted thereby. The prices
al which apples are sold differ very ma
rerially between October and June aud
are often AS one 10 five; thus the grow
ing price in the cellar is fully as much
Importance as the growing fruit in the
orchard "
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-11

ut Is the hand ot u murderer"
and the bravest, finest man on whom
Gods sunshine ever fell That is why l
took my wife and two baby boys and
fed into this wilderness. That is why l
thought the shadow of these everlasting
hills would shield my face from men
and my sin from heaven. But the very
solitude that promised relief has but IN
tensified the consciousness Of the crime
that has blasted my life. s"
Overcome with emotion. Valentine
Kyle kneeled beside the bed and buried
his face in his hands. This startling but
indefinite confession overwhelmed Louis
for a moment, but only for moment.
Springing from his chair he went over
and knelt beside his father. and, encir-
cling his neck with his right arm, he
raised his face with the other, and,
kissing it, said:
malice never acts rashly, and your
life has atoned for your rashness. have
heard your sin, and, looking back on
the past that has resulted from it, ! feel
that reparation has been made. But, be
that as it may, know this, my father,
my heart has gone out more and more
to you for this confidence. God pity the
man who ever refuses the hand Of the
old father that cared for him as you
have for me. Do not draw it away. l
shall take it. See, father, see! l am
pressing that right hand to my lips as l
often did when q child, and / am bath
ing it white with the tears Of my love. !"
Louis Kyle did take the trembling
hand and he did kiss 1t, and the hot
tears Of his pitying love fell on 1t like
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-11
fro BIZ CoNTINUED.l
S.rvou,ne,. ana pny.ic.I Injuries.

A certain proportion Of the cases OF
nervous disease which the physician sees
are due to physical injury. II man be
hit on the head with a club, the inevi-
table result, if the blow be hard enough,
will be "A break Of the skull, bleeding
from the torn vessels beneath and crush
ing Of the substance Of the brain itself
Ii the blow be lighter, the brain may
still be injured, but the injury will be
less severe. A blow upon the back may
break the spine and seriously inJure the
spinal cord. Tie injury may be sigh.
merely a pressure upon single nerve
for few hours, yet that may cause trou-
BILE for weeks. Between these two ex-
tremes the nervous system may suffer to
almost any degree from injury. In none
Of these cases need there be any previous
nervous.weakness or overstrain. The ef'
feet is purely physical If, therefore, we
note in the neighborhood Of Donnybrook
fair great increase in nervous diseases,
such increase may be due, not to the
greater demand which the conditions OF
modern life make upon the human brain,
but 10 the shillalah. DIR. Philip Z.
Knapp in Century.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-11
NEW ENGLAND FAIR.

Arrangements for the New England
Fair al uRigby Park and City Hall, Port
land, !tugust IL, Is, 10, 20 and 81, are
now hearing completion. A full and
choice Exhibit Of live stock, equalling or
exceeding that of last year, Is assured.
Mr.. k. Ssnborn Of Boston is 10 exhibit
some twenty-six head Of his celebrated
French coschiug stud; eight or ten
English and American vehicles and Du-
meroud sets OF harness, four Of which cost
$500 pdr set In England. G. |. Hood, OF
Lowell Is to exhibit-though not in COM
petitiok-his famous Jersey cattle and
berkshire swine. The racing program
ia upoIestionib ABLY the best ever offered
nv AMI agricultural society in the
Easterb States. There are fifteen races,
the yeIrling for a purse of $500 and the
balancx for purses of $1,000 each. Three
hu,dr,h and twenty-seven horses are
uamedIin the fifteen races, thus assuring
. hrg,i field of starters. The Adrian
Wire Cbmpsny are to exhibit carload
II will animals consisting OF buffalo,
elk. oder. bear and coyotes. w. A.
Eddy. lot Bayonne, n. j., and c. II.
I.amsCb, of Portland, will give daily ex-
hibitiobs OF kite flying, including tan
len, hid-air photogrsphing, drawing
clectriii,y from the clouds and other
noyellls in the way Of air navigation.
IL il expected a Lilieuthal flying mA-
chine ,lill be in operation during the
week N the fair Mr.. Lamson expects
his 30 loot kite will carry man aloft.
Prof. Ind Madam LaRoux will make
daily thlloon ascensions and parachute
iumnsJ A contract has been made with
+. W. Eek whereby he Is TO bring John
$. johnson. the world champion bicycle
rider. Raw Macdonald. AL weinig, and
several noted French and English
bicycljIts direct from Europe to race
and glke exhibitions at the fair. The
Portiatd Wheel Club, are to make an
eyenink parade, and predict two hundred
wheelJin line, many Of which will be
,iIdenIby ladies. Col. Brigham, Of the
Natiorh Grange, and several advocates
of good roads are to lecture during the
v eek. Olive Thorne Miller, at City Hall,
will talk upon the birds OF new Eng
land.
The lFish and G,me commissioners
will exhibit specimens Of our inland fish.
Hon. Thomas B. Reds quota Of govern
ment sked will be exhibited. Thos. A.
Lamb Ia to show large collection OF
New England minerals. There will be
aftern,)on and evening concerts by lead
ing bahds, as well as the usual exhibits
and suEh novelties as may be found OF
interesf.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-11
SWINE NOTES.

Keep the piss growing from start to
finish on a good diet, and give them
plenty Of exercise and YOU viii raise
some winners IL the foundation of tha
sock i all right.
When the clover pasture begins TO get
tough so il j. not readily eaten by the
hogs. change them 10 another lot and ruu
the mower over Il. \ new and tender
growth will soon take its place.
one Cf the most common mistakes IN
the mans cement of pigs i 10 allow some
periods of slow development 20 creep IN
between the seasons of the different
foods. The grower cannot afford these
periods of partial ,tagnation If the pigs
are TO be put upon the early market III
good form.
IC pays 20 push the animal for slav:h-
ter. saws writer, for il makes the cheap
e>t meat: extra time requires eNtra
food tor support; there u no pront
from the food which is required 10 Keep
the animal alive or 70 repair the waste oi
the system. This Is also true oi tue eN-
ira lator in feeding.
With All animals, whether feeding for
growth or 70 fatteu, il is the amount OF
rood which i digested and sssimilated
which is of benefit. Ia feeding 10 secure
the best results this must be kept In
mind. Here comes in the advantage of
grinding or cooking the food for the
hogs. soaking the grain softens II
grinding makes il easier 10 soften.
A Wisconsin farmer who has eeen
breeding and marketing hogs for thirty
wears aud keeping record of results
saws that the best market is found about
tie middle Of september, and the mos
profitable hog l. one that weighs 2V'
pounds az six months old. Hence, have
your pigs come the middle OF Mareh
push them 70 2OO pounds each oy th'
middle Of September, aud market them
The dam should be twelve months ole
aud the sire ten. II parents aie young
er than this, the pigs will be weak !
older, the pigs mature too late Tor pfo'
it.-O-egon AgriC alturist.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-11
PROBATE NOTICES.

l.a .--.a- .utere. tei in either Of the e-tate-
.t,s atuei
49,. art Court. held at Paris, In and Tor
.f oxford on the thirt Tuesday OF
H. rnr .ear 20 our LOr,t one th0G~ant
@ .-a. Inf nine Is -iN The foioWlnS
a- .t.u- ueru presented for the action
s.rriBatter indicatei 70 l. hereby
I.. ,., lle-rof Dee given q sll persons in
e0--. .- .au~.asa q copy OF tais order 10 De
three week stccessiyely In tn 'X
' ,rit, newspaper published ~ >outh
-' teanty that they may sppear AZ a
l.-. t.s-t On ue heii AT said Paris. on thr
..7 '.r-.i.ty ~ Aug \. ID. lsso, at nine OF tne
..e .. .re fore noon. and be heSri thereon u
..r -.s cause.
hliNDH HE WAIT, late % piNield deceased.
petition fpr probate thereof, Pre-entee
f-.rr Holman, executor therein nane'i'
,>.l>> UENLp. late Of Lowell. deceased.
'--.H trat cyrus X. Chapman OF Loveu -
Fr. ''''''
.t'tiE~ =. " NRSrDN. late 0f Andover,
-t. Petition for allowance from personal
t--i,e trs -eute,l by Clara Marston, widow
LiLIIA a LIBBY. OF Porter. minor he'll
aenry Libby. ate 0f Porter, deceased
t-t..1 f9r license o. sell real estate presented
.f sr,n.i- a. Fox. guardian
>NNJ EL DUDLEY. late % ~ Nfor'i. deceased
,...'H t"r license 20 sell real estate presenter
- ROSCOE + staples, admit ilistratOr.
L"l l>A O. u THAYER. late % Paris, lie
t-e tirst account presented for allowance by
A'fn ? Chase. executor
AARIHA FELT. ate OF Greenwood, de
4'el Final account presented for allowance
w "eprSc Z Cross. administrator.
ruANlD y. TRUE, late Of Paris. decease /
- aud anal account fled for allowance hy
'4il2ei A. True. administrator.
GEO. A. WILSON. Judge
Uue copy-Artest
ALBERT ID. PARK, Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-11

In order 10 understand clearly The
merits OF the various arguments pre-
sented on both sides OF the question II l.
necessary To take brief historical view
of money and coinage.
Gold and silver have been used Tor
money since the dawn OF civilization,
because, being metals much desired by
all men for their beauty, durability and
usefulness as utensils and ornaments,
they came 10 have a recognized value III
the eyes OF all, and were readily ac-
cepted In exchange for and as a measure
of the value Of products aud property OF
all kinds. They possessed the addi-
tional advantage of being small IN buIR
in proportion TO their value, and were
readily passed from hand TO hand. AT
first they passed by weight, ascertained
Al each transfer, and then governments
took upon themselves for the convenience
aud security of the people the duty of
stamping the metals into coin, thereby
certifying to certain weight and GER
tain quality in each piece. That Is all
that the government does in coming
money to this day.
But gold and silver have fluctuated
greatly in relative value 10 the course of
time, owing 10 variations In the amount
OF each produced and available for use
in other words, in accordance with the
law of supply and demand. Goid mas
always been considered the more vaiua-
bic in proportion 10 weight, and has held
first place in the esteem OF men. AZ one
time the accepted ratio OF value was 10
/; that is, people accepted the metals in-
terchangeably in the proportion OF six
parts by weight of silver 70 one OF gold,
aud coins were minted AT that ratio. by
the time OF Henry |. in England, the
beginning Of the 18th century, the ratio
had changed 10 Ito l, and by gradual
stages the metals drifted further apart,
until AT the close Of the last century,
when our first coinage laws were enact
ed. the ratio had reached 10 TO J..
Meanwhile, all civilized nations at
tempted 10 use both metals concurrent
ly as standards of value, changing the
coinage ratio from time Ia time, AS ex-
perience taught them that the real ratio
of value changed. We say attempted
TO use both standards" because, "a
matter OF fact, history shows that no
nation ever succeeded in keeping both In
circulation at once for any great length
OF time, for as soon AS the commercial
or real ratio departed from the legal or
coinage ratio one metal or the other, In
accordance with the law OF supply ana
demand, disappeared from circulation
as money, for use in the arts or lot
boarding, or was exported TO some
country where the commercial and legal
ratios had been made TO conform again.