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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
THREE ROWING CLASSES.
THE wgLL-To-DO, sHIFTLEss AND
YOUNG LEAVE THE FARM.

There are three distinct classes which
have been moving from rural commu-
n ties to towns and cities. The hrst Is
the hard working well-to-do farmer
who has passed his three-score or more
Of years, and with his moderate wealth
aud economical ways, chooses the town
or city-but preferably the town-to
spend the remainder Of his days with
freedom from the cares and excessive
labors Of the farm. The second Is the
discoutented shiftless class who are
never satisfied with existing conditions,
good or bad. The third class, and by far
the larger class, are the young people
from the farms who have, In various
ways, imbibed false views OF country LIE
and are attracted TO the city by the glitter
aud excitement which IL seen aud felt on
the rosy side Of city life. While it is
true that the citks demand certain
amount Of brains and vital force from the
country 20 supply the wear aud energy
caused by the rush and excitement In
cident 10 city business life, there IL no
demand and no legitimate place In the
cities for the large numbers who have
ftIt tie Ctuuttl. hhc PaSSNue w"
gested condition OF the wage earning
population OF the cities, from the sala-
ried clerk TO the day laborer, and the
extreme poverty Of large numbers IL
positive evidence that the great move
ment 10 the cities Is uncalled for, that
uiue times out of ten IL l. unwise for the
individual. and detriment to the best
interests Of the country at large. The
prime factor in the exodus from country
to city Is faulty education. not Ia
books, but in false views Of life and
erroneous opinions Of what constitutes
real happiness. Happily change Il
taking place In this direction, and the
farmers bovsnd girl are beginning to
appreciate life in the formation OF char
setter and the producer at happiness.
The grange has been OF untold value
in this connection. and Its work in social
snd educational lines IA highly appre-
cisted by all who have given the matter
any attention. With the present trend
Of thought | think that the movement
towards the towns and cities viii de-
crease until an equilibrium Is restored
The rural population IL too sensible as
a whole. 10 long continue movement
that Il detrimental 10 their persousl In
teresfs and an injury to the country
New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
Mot Tn He Buu.toed,

The president Of one OF tie leading
eastern colleges was recently journey
ing toward New York and found him
self in the same seat with an old ncl
whose general appearance betokehcd
the farmer. They soon fell into coDver-
sation, and after saying that he was on
his fist visit TO the metropolis the
farmer mentioned the name of the lit
tie village up among the hills Of New
Hampshire from which be came aud re-
marked that he supposed his friend had
never heard Of it. "Oh, yes, said the
man. ~ was born there. Imasins lis
astonishment when the country man,
after staring at him several seconds. ex-
claimed, "See here, I've heard all about
you bunko fellers. and you can't get a
chance to bunko me-" SO saying, he
grabbed his carpetbag and. marching
down tie aisle. took "a seat oil the other
side of the car.-New York Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
STUART, THE PAINTER.
Curious Hits Born Of Ills Faculty For
Ecnding Faces,


II don't want people to look at my
pictures and say how beautiful the dra-
perry is. The face is what care about"
said Stuart, the great American painter.
He was once asked what he considered
the most characteristic feature Of the
face He replied by pressing the end OK
his pencil against the tip OF his nose,
distorting it oddly.
His faculty at reading physiognomy
sometimes made curious hits. There
was person in Newport celebrated for
his powers Of calculation, but in other
respects almost an idiot. One day
Stuart, being in the British museum,
came upon bust whose likeness was
apparently unmistakable. Calling the
curator, Ee said, i see yon have head
of 'CalcuHitirg Jenny"
Calculating Jemmyp" repeated
the curator in amazement. That is
the head Of Sir Isaac Newton"
On anolhtr occasion, while dining
with the Duke Of Northumberland, his
host priyily called his attention To
gentleman and asked the painter If he
knew him. Stuart had never seen him
before.
"Toll me what sort of a man he is. v
81 may speak frankly?'
"By all means "
well, if the Almighty ever wrote
legible hand he is the greatest rascal
that ever disgraced society,""
II appeared that the man was an at
torney who had been detected in sundry
dishonorable acts
Stuart's daughter tells pretty story
Of her fathers garret, where many OF
his unfinished pictures were stored:
"The garnet was my playground, and
beautiful sketch Of Nine. BoDaparte
was the idol that worshiped. AT last
I got possession Of colOrs and an old
panel and fell to work copying the pic
ture. Suddenly heard frightful roar.
ing sound. The kitchen chimney was on
fire. Presently my father appeared, &c
see If the fire was likely to do any dam
age. He saw that locked very foolish
at being eau uyht ut such presumptuous
employment and pretended not to see
me. But presently he could not resist
looking over my shoulder
"'why, boy, said he-so he used to
address me-'you must not mix youi
colors with turpentine. You must have
some oil. ,"
IL is pleasant TO add that the little
girl who thus found her inspiration
eventually became portrait painter OF
merit. Youths Companion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
Iriond.l,in In Kentucky.

When Judge Pendleton grows reminis-
cent, he is always interesting, and when
Mr.. Henry Iompkins walked in he said:
"Mr. Tompkins, your cousin, Louis
Garth. was the only bully l ever saw
who was brave man He was the most
overbearing man ever saw. He was in
a poker game in camp with Lieutenant
Forrest, brother Of General n. b. For
rest, and be called Forrest liar. For
rest pulled his pistol, double barreled
weapon, aud, placing il TO Garth's
breast. he pulled the trigger. The car
fridge failed to fire, and Garth spat out
a chew Of tobacco and without moving
a muscle said, Lieutenant, you had
better try tie other barrel. Fl" Forrest
put his weapon up and said, Garth,
you are brave man, and / will not
shoot brave man." They Were insep.
arabic friends forever afterward. -
Owensboro Inquirer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
MIDSUMMER.

why rail against the radiant summer sun
Because Il beats too harshly on some days,
Because it brings mot JOY 70 every one,
Nor peace, nor comfort 70 Oil human ways,
Because With sudden potencies it boats
Upon the city In death hardened heats!
What season Of the year has not its sting?-
Winter II glorious. yet may frcexe the heart;
There 10 subtle poison In the breath OF spring,
And autumn harbors an envenomed dart:
Each has Its charm, each feels Its own desire,
As every soul its own imperious Are.
These days of summer are 80 rich with bloom
so sweet with perfumes Of the nowers and
trees,
So wonderful Wish starlights haxed In gloom,
So full Of mystery on meledious seas,
So tender dreamful, with bird .hauDted moons
And songs Of soft winds under yellow moons,
That VIC who live them with lovcl lighted souls.
Gather their sweetness 10 ourselves and grow
Beyond the commonplace of common goals.
Beyond the duh restraints that all men know
And we are thrilled with divining sense
or love and its supreme omniposence;
Now earth seems like garden where our thought
Blossoms anew In fresh and tender guise.
Where beauty has the power Of life fun wrought
And youth sees far with wide, enchanted eyes
And where the air II scented as II flows,
With fragrance OF the Jasmine and the rose.
-Harpcr's Weekly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
FEED IhE CLOVER.

| have never advocated growing
much clover In New England to plow In
for improving the soil, for believe it Is
far better economy to feed it to cattle and
then apply the manure 10 the land. ln
this way there Is double profit. am
sure. however, that not nearly as much
clover is grown in New England as there
should be. This conviction Is made
doubly strong since the scientists have
learned Just how clover growing in'
creases the fertility Of soils.
The best time TO SOW clover Is the last
OF July il the weather il at all favorable
TO seed termination. Ii Is also the best
time 10 SOW all the grasses. The nex'
best time is Ia early spring, but on many
farms the annual weeds are so abundant
that the clover sown then would be II
danger Of getting smoihered by them
Clover is we'll worth growing AS sep
arate crop to be cut twice and then tn
sod turned in for improving the condl
ton OF the land for succeeding crops
But here in New England the common
red clover that all are familiar with is
good enough variety.-New England
| Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
SIGNS oF TIE TINES.

One OF the most favorable "signs OF
the times" In the horse business is the
fact that most Of our crack performers--
especially the pacers-are 10 the hands Of
gentlemen and genuine sportsmen. The
king-pin PAGERS, John X. Gentry 90 Ia,
and Robert j. 2 :0l Ia, belong to Banker
Tewksbury, gentleman OF culture and
= true sportsman. Star Pointer :02 l-2,
is owned by Jos. A. Murphy, another
wealthy gentleman sportsman, while MI.
Marks, the new owner Of joe Patchen, is
q wealthy business man, possessing q
high estimate Of true sport, and against
whom no word Of criticism has ever
reached the public ear. The great tro,-
ting stations, Directum 2 :05 1, william
Penn 2 :07 4, Arion 2:07 81, Stamboul
2:07 IL, kremlin 200 81, and Lock
heart 2:0s l.2, though probably perma-
nenily retired from the turf, are each
owned by gentlemen OF high repute as
men and sportsmen. II can therefore
be truthfully said that not one Of these
great light-hsrness kings Is owned by 4
man Who prizes an ill-gotten dollsr--or
hundred thousand OF them-lbove
the prerogstives OF true sportsmanship.
Plainly, then, the trotting-horse bust
ness and the trotting turf sport is grad
uslly, but surely, drifting to higher
plane Of human gentilities. True, very
true, wealth Is not an infallible stamp
OF rvspectability, but culture. with
wealth behind it, IL much more potent
In Its influences than culture without
wealth, and though this country Is full
Of true hors.men aud sportsmen In
mediocre circumstances, the more cult
ured wealth the trotting turf has behind
IL the greater are the assurances of Its
prosperity and perpetustion.
The maiutensnce OF the trotting turf
and the trotting.horse business, from
first To last. has depended on the timely
appearance Of gentlemen fsnciers OF
means. In the earlier years OF the busi-
ness, Robert Bonner. with his ample
means and unselfsh love for great
horse, was the msinstay Of the business.
Later, when the breeding crsze, now
generally recognized as mn arch enemy
In the disguise Of benefactor, struck
the country, mIlliopaires by the score
throngri the sale sr-nss and laid down
hundreds Of thousands for trotting
stock. This was great bonanza at the
tim. for breeders, both great aud small,
but 10 after years this same move cost
them five dollars for every one they got
out OF il. Fortunately the gentlemen
breeders have subsidized. and in their
stead have appeared gentlemen owners.
who, instead Of spending ten thousand
dollars 10 the breeding Of thousand
dollar horse. are liberal buyers OF the
msture article at good wholesome prices,
and the business Il sgain well on the
road to prosperity. Tewksbury, Marks,
Murphy and few others have counted
out their thousands and got what they
wanted, while their opposing bidders,
by the score, with just as high impulses
and plenty OF '.coin," are still unsupplied
and on the anxious seat for "something
better. The Western Horsemen.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
o. G.. CURTIS.
1868
(STANDARD,)
SIRED ny
ELECTioNEER. Is,



Arion &c 81: Palo Alto Os l-s: sunol s0s 10;
/ and lSs others frnu ~ 10 2l2. Daughters are
dams % Crafty. Is Il, and as others
lst dam Helpms,e. Cbv Dam Of Hugo. ss7 IL,
/ brother o. Planetser). hy Planet. sire of the
cams Of 8. including PslO Alto, soe ls. and )
/ others.
81 dam Fun Cry. by vandsl
81 dam >pr,ngbrook. by Lexington.
| ELECTioNEER l.s by Hambleto,ian. 10; sire
90 Nettis. ais, and 81 others Daughters are
/ dNn,S of il0 Including Stsmboul. O. l-s. RAJ.
Il Iona N I ?. Greenlander. sle, and champion oi
/ two miles IN harness 81 and grand sire of l6ll.
/ Including Nancy Hanks. 2os. Mascot. sos nr-s
tam Green Mountain Maid. who has nine IN
- 3 and better making her the greatest brood
mare, she is also grsndam OF Ia. tneiudin Z
| Arion ~ "a. and hohler % the two year Old
record. sloS 81. by Harry Clay, Is, second dam
Shanghai Mary. not traced.
| PLANET got name Winnie. dam OF Palo afo,
sGsl.s; PaolA els. Aiiro. ais l.2. Gertrude
Russell. 2 = is: and Big jim. ? = IL and Is
/ full brother u ENcheduer, $751; Sire OF Lucille.
9 Il. and Rizolet,e. =.
vaNDAL got the dam Of Praetor, s.ss ls. sire
/ Of Charley Green, 20 L.
IMP. TRUSTEE appears a. frequently In
| trottin- resiirre,s a. almost any thoroughbred
horse remote crosses of MS blood being fonnd
! IN Palo Alto. o. IL. Hopeful. ia -, Antieo,
sls Ia. and others
| IMP. GLENCOE thoroughbred, got the
second dams Of Faronia. IS. and J. r. Richard
| son , l. ?. while his thoroughbred son Rine-
man got Col. Lewis. Is 81; and Col. Gray son,
another thoroughbred son, got the dam OF Lor-
eta r., 2lsl
BOSTON twice above got the second dam OF
Maud = 2Os 50, Nutwood, els "a. (greatest
living sire, and others
LEXINGTON. the CREATES, central figure of
running pe,iigrees, contributes onee,ghth OF tne
blood of Jay Eve see 2lO trotfipg. s@ Ia
pacing. Sunol so> 81. Ciingstone. IL. and one
quarter OF the blood of Ansel. $50, Nora Bel
mont 2 q IA. Lady Frewitt. 80. and Temple
$50.
4 PLASErEER. bay horse bred oy Gov saniorl'
| Msnlo Park. Cal. foaled ISIS, lSs hands high'
weighs l0ss lhs. out OF harness This Is com
pactly built horse with the best OF feet and legs.
| with erfect disposition. His speed has not
/ beer ~ Nv develcped, only being In training
/ short time when he met with railroad aociient
which threw him out of training. He has shown
his ability 10 beat 2 -. and had tt not been Tor
/ the accident he now would have been IN the hst
/ Being own brother % Hugo. 2-S "a, and bred
the same ~ the great Palo Alto, sOe Il, We iook
for him % prove great sire.
VIII stand for the season Of lsg,,.
AT CHARLES PREsCorT's STABLE.
| SOUTH PARIS,
! Except Every Third Saturday
At BETHEL.
Every third Saturday. beginning June Il
TERMS. slsOo To WARRANT.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20

According to the statement Of the
president of the Missouri Good Roads
association, the people of that state
spent t490, 900 during 1895 for road
Improvement, while it cost them just
5000, 900 for roads supervisors. In 9TH
or words, it cost the state 81 ,090, ,00O
during the year for $490, 900 worth OF
road improvement.
In France there are "a, 600 miles Of
first class roads built by the govern.
ment, and about an equal number Of
miles have been built by the different
departments, as well as thousands oi
miles built by smaller divisions. From
the beginning Of the work 10 the end
there is q system. and responsibility ID
assured.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
EDUCATION FOR FARMERS.

The prominent attention called To
educaii nal matters through the COM
mencement exercises held by colleges,
academies aud high schools during the
past month naturally suggests inquiry
as 10 the part such education will take
In the list Of the tillers Of the sol! who
constitute nearly one-hslf the population
Of the country, snd it viii be found upon
investigation that not one in ten OF the
graduates who 90 out from these educa-
,ionsl institutions with flying coiors will
take their places in the ranks of farmers,
and we are obliged TO meet the stubborn
fact that the fundamental industry OF the
country, upon which all other interests
depend. and In which there is an oppor-
tunity for the greatest research, must
continue 10 exist under the direction
and management Of men without special
training for their business except that
scquired through the practice OF It.
This was sll very well In those times
when there was comparatively nothing
10 be learned from books, and few men
qualified TO instruct 10 the matter OF
agriculture, for upon farms Was then the
only opportunity Of acquiring kno owledge
along this line, and about the only pos
sible means Of obtaining information
upon farming matters was from the prac-
tical, successful and intelligent farmers,
who, 10 like manner, had obtained their
know ledge Of farming from predecessors.
All OF this Is changed and there Is no
profession to-day offering more inform
alton 10 the student than agriculture; and
vet the number Of doctors, lawyers, me
chanics, electricians, engineers and
craftsmen OF various kinds graduated
from educational institutions outnumber
the farmers ten TO onein a country where
there are hundred farmers to one OF
either OF the classes named. These facts
call for serious reflection by those who
have the welfare Of the country promi-
uently in mind, by reason OF holding
responsible positions in the management
OF public affairs, for the stability aud
prosperity of any people so prominently
engaged In agriculture as our own de-
pend in q large measure upon the intelli-
gence and skill Of the tillers OF the soil.
Mirror and Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
POPULATION DRIFTS LIKE THE
TIDE.
SET LAWS GOVERN ITS MOVEMENTS.

SET LAWS GOVERN ITS MOVEMENTS.
The laboring population will drift
towards the easiest place to obtain liveli-
hood and will flow back again when
from over supply In that place, the con-
ditious change. Labor saving ma
chinery is TO the lsborer, what quick
assets are TO the business man, for ma
chinery as rule does away with skill,
10 acquire which necessitates long prac-
tice nj low paw. As the farmers family
becomes too large for the farm, the
older sons try the city and find ready
means OF obtsining money that has been
go scarce at home.
They also find that money goes more
easily, but they are welded to the new
life. their children know nothing else,
so they become shop hands, whose
chance Of preferment grows less with
the establishment Of trade unions that
better their common conditions, but at
the expense of their individuality.
When, at last, the city Is over supplied
and no possible means can be found Tor
paying for labor which Is not needed
the farmers boys will begin to stay at
home and the country supply TO city
population will grow less. Farming
will grow relatively more profitable,
until once again IL Is over done. This
statement OF the case Is too broad for
present application. still 1t gives the key
to the present problem.
We have seen the price Of manufact-
ured articles declining so that dollar
will buy more OF them than formerly.
Machinery first, then an over supply
from competition with machinery ex-
plains this decline. The products OF the
farm have also declined because OF agri-
cultural machinery and because OK the
modern unparalleled facilities for trans
portation, which alone makes possible
competition amongst remote sections OF
the country. But when the population
drifts city-wards the cities become
larger and need more farm land to snip
port them, so that the present tendency
must be towards increasing the demand
for farm products and therefore towards
placing the farmers at an advantage Tor
many years to come as these changes
are slow, and few observe the turning
points, or take advantage Of them when
they see them, but go on where they are,
bitterly complaining OF their hardships
and hotly contesting for remedies, the
value of which exists only in their imag-
ination.
Few things are harder to the average
msn TO understand than when he Is well
of, and the thinking farmers boy is be-
ginning to stay at home.-New England
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
ceNreReD.
10 each man. life there comes tim. 50

10 eacA mans life there comes time -
preme-
One day. one night one morning, osonesnoon,
One freiehtci hour. one moment opportune'
One rift through which sublime fulhllments
eieam,
One space when fate goes tidine with the
stream,
One once In balance 'twixt too late. too
soon.
And ready for the passing instant's boon
10 tip In favor the uncertain beam.
All. happy he who, knowing how to wait,
Knows also how TO watch and work and stand
On life's broad deck alert. and ut the PROV
10 seize the passing moment, big with fate,
From oppor;unity's extended hand,
When the great clock Of destiny strikes now!
Mary A. Townsend.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20

The real good mixer Il made the nrst
year. BY this is not meant that breed
Ing Il . matter Of no importance, but
she must be made to do good service the
first season II she Il to keep u up.
Letting the calf suck the 6rst season OF
permitting It TO run with the dam is Z
very bad way 10 make good milker.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20

The Iowa experiment station has con-
clusively settled the matter that the pop
ular fancy OF city butter tasters, that
fresh cows milk makes higher favored
butter than strippers, Is all fad. But
ter experts will finally learn that II !;
easier for them to distinguish differences
in flavor than il is for them to give tie
cause.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
k,IllNc SQUASH INSECTS.

Dissolve one-fourth pound OF saltpetre
In water. Make small ditch about the
hills OF cucumbers, squsshes or pump
kins u lille the vines are small and pour
In this solution Of saltpetre. II will
keep OF striped squash bugs and kill the
squash or fatiron bug which eats the
vines.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20

"When ! was in the lightning rod
business, /" said the drummer, in . rem
iniscent mood, "I"-
But the smoking room had suddenly
emptied, and he was an outcaat among
the travelling men thereafter. Hard.
Ware
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
SOME RAMBLING THOUGHTS.
BY "NEMo."
Copyrighted by Dave 4 Tabor.

To LIVE Il, as It were, to set sail ovei
an unknown sea over routes never Travelled
tefore, for no two follow the same course
through life. Experiences never met be
fore will be ours and storms that nc
others ever grsppled with must be en-
dured. Storms cannot he escaped by
wishing for calm weather, but must b.
me; and ridden through by all the sea-
manship we eau control. IL Is 10 tn,
storm the simple ones, brought up In
fair-w.athcr ports, 10 To wreck; 1t Is the
storms that spare the staunch and sea
worthy to ride st peace ut last In the
rippling haven, filled with those who
guided BY the stars Of beaver, have re
joiced In breeze and in calm tn do theii
best. Complain not at the fierce on
slaughts Of angry waves. They try
mems souls and wash the unworthy
overheard, to lesve behind those whose
manful spirits are glory to our glori
Gus race.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20

Ostentation has been described = the
way other people "show Of. "-Town
and Country Journal
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20

To LIvEis, as Il were, to climb noun
tain whose beetling sides defy conquest
by shrinking men. hut whose very rougl :
nesses and projections give foothold to
the fearless who look ever upward and
who strive the more. the more thev are
hindered. He who Il unsuccessful ai
one point, and draws back only TO rest
for further effort Il b,uud by the moral
uplift Of his purpose TO rise higher and
higher above the heads Of the fearsome
crowd In the valley below. But the
climber Il never safe: all his faculties
must be on the alert, his muscles braced
for effort, his eyes open for crevasses.
that with him are errors Of judgment,
his ears attent to the sound Of the
freezing avslsnches above him, that
with him are chilling criticisms, his soul
filled with the spirit Of Excelsior" and
vet never too full to resist the benumb-
ing influence Of long continued effort in
an atmosphere rsrer than that breathed
by men who stagnste.