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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-21
NINE TIMES IN TEN BREEDING
TELLS

II you keep only one COW II Is very
necessary she should be good one, or a
great portion Of the year the family VIII
have TO be supplied with butter from
some neighboring dairy: or the grocery
store will kindly furnish you with some
OF Its notified, streaked product.
II you keep dozen cows 1t is OF even
more importance that they should be
good ones, bred along dairy lines. Then
YOU have a partial assurance at least,
that the increase of your herd (presum-
ing, of course, you use a male OF undis-
puted diary parentsge) will be even bet
ter than their ancestors. do not wish
to be understood as saving that from
this breeding you will always get good
cows any more than | would say COW
OF unknown origin never WAS good
COW. But do say that In nine cases out
OF ten YOU will get good cows, while tn
taking your chance with any kind OF
breeding happens 10 be convenient, In
nine cases out OF every ten your COW Will
be failure financially. You can't afford
10 keep a cow that does not pay her
board and leave you surplus. IL costs
no more 10 keep good COW than poor
one.-New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-21
CHAPTER ".

II was sultry noon, and Jefferson
vile was brisk. As Jacksonville Is
brisk only during the court week, when
the lawyers from Macon ride down TO
look after the warehousemen's mort
cages, and the leading attorneys from
the adjoining counties run over TO look
after the Macon lawyers and attend t.
the criminal docket, it may be inferred
that court was in session.
About the large, white square frame
building, with its green blinds and three
entrances, little groups of farmers were
gathered and many unhitched teams
were visible Within the one great room
that takes up the whole Of the first floor,
and from which ascend steps To the
various county offices above, were the
usual courthouse habitues-jurors who
hope in vain to get of, and citizens
of limited income who yet hope to get
ON. " In front of the door was the judges S
elevated desk, with the clerk lower
down. whose feet rested i'll a chair while
his mouth twisted toothpick- The
midday meal had just ended, and the
court had not re-entered To the right
and left were the jury benches. The
front half of the room was devoted 10
the bar, which by courtesy included all
leading citizens, and the rear to negroes
and the promiscuous crowd on curiosity
bent.
Apparently there was nothing excit-
ing Oh hand just then, though murder
trial had been interrupted by tempo
rary adjournment. But the defendant
was a negro, and negro murderer Is
not novelty. While the court was as
sembling, the curious might have no.
ticed the prisoners points. His face, If
it had any marked characteristics, was
noted chiefly for its singularly mex
pressiye lines, and his attitude was one
of supreme indifference. His stout,
heavy frame was clad in common
leans suit stained with months Of wear,
and his kinky hair was literally sprin-
kled over with gray. He sat quietly in
his place, not even affecting stolidity,
but suffering his eyes to roam from
face to face as the genial conversation
drifted about in the group around him.
He was evidently not impressed by any
sense of peril, though when the court
had adjourned a clear case Of murder
had been proved against him, and only
his statement and the argument remain
ed
Slowly the court assembled. The pris-
oner's counsel had introduced no tsti-
mony. A man had been stabbed by his
client, had fallen dead, his hand clasped
over the wound, and from beneath this
hand when conyulsively loosened knife
had dropped, which the defendants wife
seized and concealed This had been
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-21
H PARIS. MAINE, TUESDAY. JULY II, 1896.
lINseeo MEAL.

IL you have little money that you
want to spend In profitable manner, a
good way to do II Is to lay in supply OF
linseed meal for the coming winter. IL
Is much cheaper now than u will prob
ably be In the winter, and II IL AN excel
lent thing TO have In the fall when the
fall calves are expected. | never knew
of a case of trouble ut calving when a
little meal had been fed for short time
before, and while this Is not SO necessary
In summer as 1t IL in winter, when the
feed Is almost exclusively dry, still lit
tie is very good thing to use at such a
time.
A neighbor of mine some time ago,
asked me what was the best thing to
give a COW that had failed to drop the
placen,a. told him that did not know,
as | never had any trouble In that line,
but could tell him what would prevent
It., and recommended linseed meal.
The medical profession generally rec
ommends dose OF physic as first
course In certain cases OF ailments that
affect animals, and while EPSON salts
may have their place, yet 1t Is much bet
ter, think, to use linseed meal, and do
away with the need OF such medicines.
The above mentioned medicines are cali
ed ''cathartics," ;" which Is derived from a
word in some ancient language which
means to kick. The idea Is that when
these medicines are taken into the stom-
ach and iutestines they irritate the lin
ings to such degree that In the efforts
to expel the foreign substance, wstery
secretion IA poured out In such profusion
that the desired end Is accomplished, or
Il Is Kicked out. Now, II seems 10 me
that II Is better TO use some feeding stuff
that has value as means of giving
nouri.hment and will at the same time
act as cathsrtic does, than To use n
cathartic which only affects by irritation
the system into which 1t Is taken
National Stockman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-21
EARLY HARVESTING OF HAY.

Millions OF dollars worth OF feeding
value has been lost in the past by allow
ing grass TO stand In the fields until
oyer-ripe. There Is a time In the growth
of grass when it, feeding value is at thu
highest point. That Is the time when u
should be cut and made into hay foi
winter feeding. II delay In cutting en-
sues the digestible portion OF the hay be
comes In part indigestible, and Is there
fore wasted.
Many farmers will tell you that theil
Young stock thrives best, and their COW:
give the most milk. when eating the hay
that was cut first. Well, why not have
IL all cut "tirstg" In other words VIII,
not have it all cut at a time when IL vii
be at It's best: The same farmers vii
be found going on year after year walt
ing until the whole crop OF grass Il In
proper condition 10 cut, and then con
suming two or three weeks In securing
the crop, half Of it, at least, being thus
cut after II has passed It's prime. Study
the condition OF the different portions OF
your fields, for some parts will come tf
maturity more quickly than Others
These can be cut first, and the less ad
yauced grass taken later.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-21
IMPROVING LAND BY oAlRYlNG.

While all stock growing tends 10 re-
cuperate by checking the waste OF fer
tility carried away In the crops sold OF
from the farm, dairying is the most ef'
icient, and also the most profitable
means Of recruiting worn out farm,
and butter making l. the best line OF
dairy farming for this purpose.
Though In stock-growing the waste oil
fertility is brought down below the slow
increase of available plant food by rea-
son of the constant decomposition Of the
soil. there Is still lnconsiderable loss
from the accumulation OF plant nutri-
ton In the bodies Of the animals grown
upon and formed out Of the substance oi
the soil. The bodies Of animals are but
accumulations OF plant food, and when
they are sold of the farm, they carry
away the richness OF that farm, accord
ing TO the extent OF the sales made.
The loss OF fertility from this source
il generally less than the increase OF
fertility from the decomposition OF soil,
which continues on the cultivated farms,
and hence land devoted largely 20 stock
growing, generally grows richer Instead
Of poorer. as Is usually the case when
devoted exclusively 10 grain-growing. IL
must be evident, however, that exhausted
land would grow rich faster II even the
drain upon IL from selling of the flesh
and bones grown upon IL, was stopped.
This Ia effected when butter production
takes the place Of grain and stock grow
ing.-National Live Stock Journal.
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grasp as naru ana pIoody as on tnat Ia
tai night, Yonder it would fall, she
thought, straining her eyes 10 where the
black night rested upon the cold, pale
sheen Of waters, and 10! 80 it seemed to
fall. There came back from the carpet
ed gloom the same splash! She gasped
and clutched an overhanging vine.
En- de valley an de shadder, thy
rod an thy staff, an er-fearin nuthin, {"
she whispered brokenly, and so, half
moaning, she let herself down into the
silent water. The chilly food rose to
her armpits, but she moved forward
straight into the gloom Once she stun
bled. and the food rolled over her. but
straight ON she passed with precision
seemingly supernatural. AS she moved
she felt with her bruised and torn feet
III the soft core and in the slime, slow
ly and patiently, for she fancied she
could tread every foot Of the dark depths
until the knife was found.
But there is limit to human prog.
ress in Black Ankle swamp. and just rs
the spot was reached 10 which she had
calculated that her strength could have
hurled the bloody weapon the ground
passed from under her feet Frantically
she clutched ut "A cypress knee to draw
back, when instantly a sharp. swift pain
ran along her arm. She had touched a
snake, and he had struck his fangs into
her clinched hand. She must not lose
her hold. She did not But her lips
opened and sent up one wild, frenzied
cry from that dreadful place, "Oh, my
Godr'
But what was that? There WAS no
serpent in her GRASP, only the long keen
blade of knife thrust into the teuder
cypress. Ignorant and superstitious, her
frame tremblcd with terror. Then
the truth was upon her. The weap-
on she had hurled into the night had
stuck where it had struck. The splash
was the plunge Of = startled cooter
She drew il from It's rest and rushed
from the place, as when brown deer.
the hounds pressing hard, breaks
through the swamp and the cane and
the treacheruus ooze into the clear fields
beyond.
But gone now fatigue. The woman
passed the cabin, with its crib and its
memories. almost without knowing 1t
and took the road back 10 the city. 1t
would have been rs well To crouch there
and wait for the buggy or TO have sought
the village. but wait she could not.
The fever was upon her. She must move.
So she ran cityward 10 meet the gray
haired rescuer Mile after mile passed,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-21
GlEANINGS.

How's your hay! Keep an eye on II,
and harvest 1t quickly when ripe.
When the plow is In the ground or the
harrow tooth is over IL, speak kindly TO
your horse; he will appreciate it.
New methods are moving along with
rapid pace in the hills of the East, and
the era of more prosperous agriculture
is upon US, when compared with the
past quarter Of century.
Trials at the Missouri experiment sta
ton showed that where corn had S5 per
cent of perfect stand 1t was better to
let it remain than to replant it or fill out
the missing hills.
Said a very conservative farmer not
far away, who has tried one Of the rev
machines, mo mistake about 1t, labor
is too high, and modern machinery must
be used by u.s."
Is the present depression in farming
due TO vast expansion OF production
hv the use of modern agencies bevond
statistical recognition, or is II, as claim
ed, due largely to the business depres-
sion:
| Apropos Of hays yours smothered
bv daisies? The fields of the southern
counties of New York are white with
them. We have seen In the past week
acre after acre of hoped-fOr grass hay,
turned over to bury the daisies out OF
sight, but their saucy heads still peer
up.
The hills and the valleys and "the
roads that run between" are beginning
to ring with the merry laughter OF the
"prisoners. from the city. Have word
of good neighborliness with these tran.
sients for they are only enjoying sense
of freedom they know nothing OF except
during these glorious days Of summer.
| As summer advances the horn fly Is
gathering In force to put In his work
Probably the pest will increase from
now on through the hot months Of July
and August. Any cheap oil or grease
will keep off flies Of whatever kind
That which will stay on longest Is best
to use.
Cattle business on the range has beer
unusually successful the past winter
The annual spring roundup Is now just
over. The calf crop Is found to be large
and scarce single animal has been lost
during the winter. All accounts give
cattle as In excellent condition. Some
owners are to begin at once the round.
ND for fat cattle. 1t Is unusual for fai
cattle from the plains to be taken r.
market 80 early In the season.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-21
The FARM HORSE.

A horses collars and harnesses should
be as well fitted as we fit shoes on ou'
feet or coats on our backs, before buying
them. Many in buying a collar look only
to size and price, while shape and quality
are quite as important. The best ho'
weather top pad have found Is com
bination Of sole-leather and zinc, STRIP
of zine being fastened snugly inside the
leather.
have had horses backs CALLED by
simply neglecting to lengthen the back
band a hole on either side, and have
had them rubbed sore by twisted crup'
per. All these little things must b,
watched. In working n colt watch thu
shoulders and back and mouth; favor
and relieve II all you can; horses are moi
lacking In appreciatiye power; rub tn,
shoulders gently with the hand; wasf
them frequently with salt water.-Nea
England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-21
TO MAKE FARM LIFE BRIGHTER.

TO MAKE FARM LIFE BRIGHTER.
| We want 10 see more beauty, and
greater abundance In fruits, about the
farm house. We want TO see more con-
tentment and pleasure there. We urge the
cultivation Of flowers for the pleasure Ii
affords, and the raising Of more fruits
and better gardens for the increased
vigor and health such things impart. We
have vineyard that begins 10 ripen its
| fruit about the first Of August, when
there Is certain amount OF languor and
| listlessness In the atmosphere, time
when fevers are apt 10 take root in the
system, aud when every one feels more
or less run down. But, since our vine
ward has ben In bearing, and we
can 90 To II Of an early morn before
breakfast and eat all the fresh, sweet,
ripe grapes we desire. there comes re-
yived feeling, breakfast tastes better,
aud the system Is toned up for the day.
IL ia one Of the wise provisions OF nature
to ripen grapes just at the time OF yesr
when they are best suited TO The health
and appetite.
We urge the planting Of vineyards and
other small fruits A fruit garden Ia Of
greater necessity. In so FAR "a the heaith
I and happiness Of the family are con-
cerned. than the corn field. The peas
ants OF Spsir, IL Is said, eat fruit more
than snything else, yet they are noted
for their strength and vigor. Fresh
fruit Is filled with the verv essence OF
the life giving principle. IL Is natures
storehouse Of the most beautiful and
pleasant elements Of the soil and the air,
such a. are bound 10 impart renewed
strength To the consumer. IL Is beauty
and vitality combined and condensed.
How much more OF happiness and
pleasure there l. sure to be In the home
that Is surrounded BY beautiful flowers,
aud fresh. sweet fruits. How superior
In every respect is such home In which
10 raise our children compared TO the
barren home of the thoughtless and
shiftless, that give no heed To the better
and more elevated system OF living that
comes OF cul,ivaiing nature In her higher
branches. III. Il. Geer, Nashville, Tenn,
In Southern Florist.
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hour after hour, and still he came not.
Day broke, and the sun rose. \ pre-
scicnce II mortal danger was upon her,
family nc first, terror ut last, and mas
tering the fevered energy Of her great
struggle it slew her strength and hurled
her by the wayside To lie with hunted
eyes fixed upon the tree arched lane
overhead.
As thus she lay, an old man riding q
flying gray horse ruse in the shadowed
light Of the lane and presently burst in
10 the full sunlight there before her.
The laundering feet Of the animal were
almost upon her a She staggered diZZ,ly
10 her feet and thrust upward the knife.
Wonder shonc III the face Of the rider rs,
divining the truth, he caught the weap-
on and passed swiftly from her view.
A smile came over her wan face. =" III
de valley an de shadder, ," she whisper
ed feebly, then set her feet toward home.
Tired? Yes, tired near unto death
but leaning upon rod and staff that
mortal vision could not compass
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-21
AUTUMN.
Ladies' fair the end Is neas.
Soon will lie upon Its bier

Ladies' fair the end Is neaf.
Soon will lie upon Its bier
Every lovely blossom here.
Pus.cs cen with which the year
Strives 10 hide her swift decay
Now must pass from us away
And In death be laid beside
Flowerets that In summer died.
Zinnias, fiashin. fires bright hue;
Marigolds. whose buds pursue
Golden Sol from east TO west;
Lilies. Of all blossoms best
For IN. dying seasons shroud;
Daisies, 20 81. Michael vowed:
Dahiias. set in order priin:
Asters. loaded 20 the brim
With the weight OF tears unshcd;
Hollyhock-, pink, white and red;
Dainty columns wrcathed with bloom
vioicts OF rare perfume:
Roses, pallid-ayo, and wan
Yet so sweet; all will have gonel
Ladies fair. the end Is near.
by hg IL the sylvan yearl
st. James Gazette.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-21
FURNISH PLENTY OF WATER.

To make your dairy truly successful
and keep milk flow up TO par, you mus
furnish the cows with an abundance ol
water.
one watering place In large pasture
il not sufficient, AS the cows will not
travel a long distance to drink except In
extreme thirst. 4 well and windmill
can always be depended on to spread d
sufficient supply OF water before the
cows, aud at points most convenient and
necessary for their use.
The dairyman who plants plenty ol
fodder corn aud makes liberal provision
for watering his stock, isn't apt TO fall
behind his dairy associates In making
monev.-New England Farmer.
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ovrs,OOKING THE COW.

Every dairyman In this land recognizes
the desirability Of proper utensils to use
in this work. \ proper dairy room
proper feed, but above sll Is the proper
dairy COW overlooked quite often. SC
many writer's are telling how necessary II
ia TO have the best churn, separator
feed, etc, but entirely forget the fact
that there Is a COW In the field. You may
have a marble finished dairy house,
equipped with all the modern Dutch
Danish and other foreign makes OF dairy
tools, improved by Yankee ingenuity
and if you have not the COW your dairy
is nit" Next 10 the COW comes th'
man, or the improvement on the dairy
man-the dairywoman.-Jersey Buiie'
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"Do you not think it is timc," said
the lady with the air Of uncertainty
hanging about her age, THAT We should
stand up for our rights?"
IF you allude to the marriage rites. )"
gurgled the sweet young thing. II think
it was time long ago"
The other glared. ed.-Cincinnati En-
urfrar
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SLICK TO YOUR BREED.

The Jersey breed has been selected fol
a special purpose for great many years
They have been bred In particular way
The Holstein has been selected for
c, rtain purpose and bred in Ger
tain way in certain sections OF th'
country for great many years. They
sre very strong in certain characteristics
Cross one with a native and you gel
much more Holstein than native. Cros;
Jersey with native and you get more
Jersey than you do native, but when you
come 10 cross these two together 1t weak
ems the effect. SO stick 10 the breed yot
start with.-New England Farmer.
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guilty" and the solicitor, who bore a
scar on his own face, smiled as he re-
ceived it.
The prisoner, " said the court, rap
ping for order. is discharged.
"Yes. sab, said Ben, rising and
flashing set of dazzling worries at the
Judge Il kmowed hit uz all right soon
~ laid eyes on Marse Bob's ole gray
head. "
He went over and clasped the old colo
nel's hand in both Of his, giving expires
sion also 10 "a loud laugh. "One mo
time-me an you, Marse Bob, one mo-
timel How ole miss gittin on?" The old
mans reply was inaudible; he spoke
very gently, and with his chin upon his
breast. Ben started back, changed at
once. "Deadv' he exclaimed. Died
las week! Nobody never tole ole Ben. "
His words were heard by all present.
who were sharing i'll his joy, and silence
fell upon the crowd He regarded his
friend mutely for few moments, then
with his hand over his eyes went back
20 his seat. Young marster, F" he said
to lawyer there, gimme dat hat down
deir Oh de flo, pleas" AT the gateway
to the inner court he turned once more
and made rude gesture inclusive of all
present. Judge" he said simply, AN
gemmen, I'm ve'y much 'bliged ter you
all You stood up ter ole Marse Bob, an
you done me er good turn too" He
went with his face averted
The evening shadows gather over
Black Ankle \ young woman with
baby at her breast sits, weary OF eye and
limb, under the spreading gum tree by
the spring. Slowly the yellow rooster
leads his followers up the rail to the
shed. and the lean COW at the picket
gate lows for entrance. Suddenly out
Of the valley of the shadow--of death
| itself-a man comes and rests his hand
upon the woman's head. Then the twi-
light deepens, and We see them no more.
THE End.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-21

Handsome apples are sometimes sour
Sucker newly-grafted trees. Give the
new scions chance.
Make preparation to market the early
fruit with especial care and taste. III
pays.
Fruits save doctors bills, and save
pic-making as well. And this saves the
women.
Never plow an orchard in July oil
August, or while the trees are heavy
with fruit.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-21

An extra apple or two may disappear
from your overburdened orchard. but
what of il? You won't miss 1t. And
they are not all vandals.
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
"srKxp rLow."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY ID. HAN
MoSD, Agricultural Editor oxford Democrat
Paris, Me.
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