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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
THE OPEN BOAT.
At the Mercy OF the sea-stephen Crane
Describes His Sensations.

At the Mercy OF the sea-stephen Crane
Describes iii. Sensations.
In the meantime the oilcr rowed, and
then the correspondent rowed, and then
the oiler rowed. Gray faced and bowed
forward, they mechanically turn by
turn, piled the leaden oars. The form
of the Lighthouse had vanished from the
southern horizon. but finally pale star
appeared, just lifting from the sea. The
streaked saffron in the west passed be.
fore the all merging darkness, and the
sea to the east was black. The land had
vanished and was expressed only by the
low and drear thunder Of the surf.
IF ! am going TO be dIowned-if ]
am going 10 be- drownod-if am going
TO be drowned, why, in the name Of the
seven mad gods who rule the sea, was
allowed to come thus far aud cOntem.
plate sand ana trees: Was brought
here merely to have my nose dragged
away a. was about TO DIbble the sacred
cheese of lifc?
The patient captain, dropped over the
water jar, was sometimes OpIlReu U
speak TO the Carsman.
Keep her head up! Keep her head
upr'
keep her head up, sir" The
voices were weary and low.
This was surely "a quiet evening. All
save the oarsman lay heavily and list
lessly in the beats lotion. As for him,
his eyes were just capable of noting the
tall black waves that swept forward in
a most siniaer silence, save for an oc
casional subdued growl Of crest.
The cooks head was on "a thwart. and
he looked without interest at the water
under his nose. He was deep in other
scenes. Finally he spoke. Billie, " he
murmured dreamfully, what kind Of
pie do you like bost?"-"Tbe Open
Boat" by Stephen Crane, in Scribner's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
England and Russia.

Many believe. says Benjamin !.
Wheeler in The Atlantic. that COnstan.
tinople has been systematically forti-
fed against the English to the west, but
not, at least by land, against Russia &c
the east. \ Russian army can enter
Constantinople without great difficulty.
When the question Of forcing the Dar-
danelles with an English fleet was agi-
tated last winter, the English naval au-
thorities estimated that Of the 10 ships
lying at Salonika must be sacrificed
TO do it, The cards have been stacked
for Russia II looks today a. If the ul-
innate occupation Of COnstantinople
by Russia were foregone conclusion.
What has England to say? The mat
ter concerns her. 1t seemed for time
that the discovery Of the route by the
cape of Good Hope would provide an
evasion of the eastern question and free
her from the necessity Of worrying about
the Egean. But the opening Of the
Suez canal has changed things, and, "a
il by jealous interposition Of geograph-
ic fate, drawn the issue back to the old
fighting groCnd in the eastern Mediter-
ranean. II she is to bold India and Aus
tralia, England must control the Suez
canal and its approaches.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
ADVICE FOR CYCLERS.

For the benefit of those who cOntem-
plate the purchase of their first wheel
and the scorchers an English cycle psper
suggests to all cyclists the observance OF
the following ten rules:
l. In purchasing bicycle take as
much care to have it fit you as you
would In obtaining a gown or suit OF
clothes.
2. Be sure that when sitting upright
you do not have to reach to maintain
the ball of the foot on the pedal during
an entire revolution. In other words,
when the pedal has reached the most dis
tant point from the body, be sure there
is slight bend in the leg at the knee.
3. Adjust the handle bars at level,
which, when the arms are fully extend
ed, will keep the body In an almost up
right position. In riding long distances
the handle bars should be dropped a
trifie, so as to increase the leverage by a
backward as well as forward push.
4. Before purchasing bicycle make
an arrangement with the dealer where
by YOU may be allowed to make trials OF
different saddles until you find one that
Is perfectly comfortable, for properly
fitting saddle is the most necessary ele-
meut In safe and comfortable riding.
Incline to saddle that Is stiff and mod
erately provided with springs, and which
Is broad and short, rather than long and
narrow. A solid saddle, whether Of pad
ded leather or inflated rubber, will al
ways chsfe when ridden long distance.
The most important object to be attained
In the adjustment Of the saddle Is to have
the pommel high enough to give the
body slight tendency to slip backward.
8. The average woman should never
ride wheel geared higher than sixty
inches, the average man than sixty-eight.
Remember that the higher the gear the
greater the power required to move
given distance.
6. After having become accustomed
to the use of bicycle, never take ride
so long that good nights sleep will
not entirely remove al traces Of fatigue.
Twenty five to fifty miles day, accord.
ing to the surface Of the country, should
not be exceeded by the average rider.
z. Always walk up steep hill; II
will save your heart.
8. Never ride simply with the Idea Of
arriving at the earliest possible moment
at given destination; ride for the
pleasure that 10 TO be derived from II.
8. While riding use the same sense Ia
drinking that you would IN watering q
horse. Also, like horse, stick closely
to water as beverage. Remember that
alcOhol stimulates the heart and circula-
tion in much the same way that exercise
doea, and that II you use Il 10 any form
while wheeling the reaction ID speedy
and long-reaching.
10. Never ride on full stomach; Il
will interfere with the hearts action and
respiration.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
FIftx Miles TO Market.

Il il not an uncommon thing In
France to sec farmer 10 or so miles
from home in wet weather with heavy
load. II he sees prospect OF three
days rain. he puts his tarpaulin over
his load, cover over his horses and q
waterproof coat on and starts of to mar
ket. He may go 90 miles before he finds
market that suNs him, or he may
know in advance just where he isgoing.
You do not often see anybody driving 80
miles through rainstorm in the United
States to find market for load Of
hay, but it is not at all uncommon to
pee farmers wagons 40 or so miles from
home in France. They choose the wet
weather for that purpose. Their roads
are just as good then as at any time
General Roy Stone.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
BRICK TRACKWAYS.
MARROW WHEElWAYs TO BE lAIO IN
THE MACADAM.

Would Wear Long Time aad Decrease
Traction - Details of Construction and
Diniculties to BE Overcome Many Good
Features OF the Suggestion.
General Roy Stone, director Of road
inquiry, department of agriculture, in
circular No. % quotes from The En-
cincering News regarding the laying
Of strips Of brick paving in macadam
roadways. The News says:
1T appears to us that this combina-
tion Of brick aud macadam Is the most
promising plan for the improvement Of
suburban streets and country roads Of
heavy traffic that has appeared In n
long time and deserves consideration by
adam roads. There are thousands ot
miles Of city streets where the admitting
owners can i'll afford the assessments
for the cheapest Of block or asphalt
pavements, and on the other hand the
traffic is such that the maintenance Of
present macadam streets is heavy bur-
den. Cannot the needs Of such cases be-
met by placing brick roadway in tie
middle Of the street and covering all
the rest Of the width between the curbs
with broken stone?'
The News also makes an additional
suggestion in the direction Of economy
which may we'll lead 10 further expert
ment in this method Of construction. II
saysi
But IN localities where there is a
long freight haul on paving brick the
expense of even foot strip Of brick
in "a road might be probibitory. In such
localities the scheme is worth consider
ing, il appears TO us, Of laying two par
allel narrow strips Of paving brick
through the middle OF u macadam road,
as illustrated in the accompanying Cross
section. Thee strips might be 10 TO 20
inches in width aud Of such gauge that
vehicles Of all classes could follow them
rs they wonld line Of rails. The de
creased traction On such u surface would
be practically rs great us il steel rails
were laid in the macadam, as has been
proposed, and if properly laid they
would wear very long time under any
traffic where u macadam road is justi-
fable ut all.
There ere thousands Of places where
a short piece Of roadway is subjected to
u very heavy traffic. such roads occur
around factories, mills, mines, qunrries,
railway stations and many other places.
In many Of these places an ordinary
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
THE APPLE CROP.

The apple crop Of this state this year
will be almost clean failure, as antici-
pated before the spring opened. An un-
expected show Of bloom In Its season
raised expectations somewhat, but the
old saying that blossoms are no sign OF
fruits proving quite true this time.
The blossoms did not ''set" to any ex-
tent, and even on trees that showed a
full bloom, the young fruit is extremely
rare. Maine will not realize much out
Of its orchards this season. The cause
OF the failure of the bloom to fruit is as
usual a matter Of speculation. The
weather was almost continuously rainy
and cold during bloom which gives
plausibility to the theory that fertiliza-
ton was thus prevented and barrenness
ia the result. On the other hand is the
fact tina. it Is against. Nature that apple
trees can give bountfful crops Of fruit
every year, hence the great bearing OF
last yesr was the certain forerunner OF
the dearth Of fruit now apparent
Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
STEERING A STEAMSHIP.
sRuaning the Time and Distance" n
Enrsy Weather.

Fogxy Weather.
Gustav Kobbe has an article entitled
"SteeriDg Without Compass" in st.
Nicholas. Mr.. Kobbe says:
The degree of A. b. is not confined TO
college graduates Aboard ship it means
liable bodied" seaman
Every nautical "A. b." knows how
to "box the comp-ss" and how 70 steer
by il, but you will be surprised 10 learn
that no good helmsman will steer by
compass unless all other things fail
him. Among those 'otber things" are
the horizon, the wind. the wake OF the
ship, the stars, the soundiDgs and the
line Of the surf when running along the
coast And 80 the able bodied seaman,
when greenhorn takes his trick at the
wheel. hands over the helm 10 him
with this caution, Keep your head out
of the binnacle "
am speaking Of smiling vessels.
Steamers, especially those that travel on
regular routes, steer by compass. They
run their courses" from point 10 point
--lIbIb 4lpDtI ItAr' W iipHAB'uett ilkut
ship. day mark, buoy, hell or fog whis.
tie. In thick weather they know, tax.
ing wind and tide into consideration,
how long they should stand on each
course aud try never to pass the "sig.
nal'' at the eud Of IT, When they have
seen or head that signal, they start on
the next run" or course. This H. called
running The time and distance.
have gone into Eilifax ON steamer
that met with thick fog from Cape Cod
down. One morning the captain said &c
me:
eve ought to pick up Sambro in hall
an hour "
Surely enough, about half an houi
later we heard, through the fog. a can.
non shot. the distinguishing fog signal
of the Sambro light station on the Nova
Scotian coast.
Real sailCrs-tbe Jack tars that mar
sailing vosscls-actually prefer, as ]
have said, 10 steer by signs rather than
by compass, and there are times when
the steamer pilots have to-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
LIGHT AHEAD,

The long years OF business depression
that have hung like q cloud over the
business OF the country cannot and will
not continue indefinitely. IL Is In the
nature OF events that better times are
somewhere ahead. The paralyziDg hand
Of hard times has laid over the live stock
interests Of the country with special
weight. For years has IL been borne
under the hope that the end was not FAR
away. A glimmer Of promise has from
time 10 time broken through the dark
ness; only TO disappear again without
lasting effect. The bountiful crops OF
corn and grain OF % were no. har-
binger of hope 10 the live stock Interests.
Low priced grain has been synonym
OF low priced beef and pork for many
wears. And when the great crops OF %
were supplemented by similar bounty
10 90, il brought no promise to the stock
man of the better times looked for.
But ii is the unexpected that always
happens. At no time since the panic OF
1898 fell upon US has the stock feeder,
whether east or west, farmer or ranch
man. made so much money from his
feeding operations as during the last
wear. or since the great harvest of '91.
Low priced corn has not resulted in cor
responding low priced products. The
Maine farmer is now realizing a substan-
tial benefit from this condition OF things.
Choice beef, pork, mutton, lamb and
veal are now bringing, and have for the
past six months, prices which stand up
well beside other lines Of business. And
this in the face and ewes Of facts and
conditions which ordinarily would be
expected to have the opposite effect.
Behind all there must be a substantial
reason for this. There Is light ahead.
The long standing depression Is wearing
itself out. Present improvements have
come to stay, and as the time goes on
will tend upwards. Stockmen will do
we'll then to see to 1t that their herds and
flocks are kept in shape, or put In shape,
to gain the advantage from the improve
ment that is now 10 sight. IL In the
right line now, then hold on. IL no,
prepared to take advantage Of the better
days coming, there will never be better
time to stock up with what Is wanted
than the present. There Is light ahead
to the live stock industry. = Maine
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
THE BROKEN TOY.

A broken toy-whnt memories cling
Around this half forgotten thingi
What baby laughter seems TO risc.
Like old, delightful mcloiicsl
What shouts Of wordless, tuncful Joy
At sight II this poor broken toyi
Oh, tiny feet that would not resti
Oh. dear head pillowcd On our brenst.
What would we give 10 lo'd again
The form We lost mid tears and painl
All, child. the empty cot IL ours,
But thine the sunshine and tho flowers!
What could We give thee Shouldn't thot
come
To smfc again upon thy homcf
Such little pleasures ns we know
In this our twilight life below,
Some fragments Of oarth's paltry joys,
A handful of its broken toys!
How calm thy lot, forever blesti
How exquisite thy happy rest!
How changclcss, joyful snd serene.
Compared with what thy lot had been
With us, whose ilce;ing, cloudcd joys
Arc nj their best but broken toys!
--Chambcrs' Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
A Hard swallow.

An eminent barrister, noted as much
for habit he had Of sucking lozenges
as for his eloqronce, was once defend
ing a murder case He was standing
with bullet in one hand and the usual
lozenge in the other, when suddenly, in
the midst of fine burst OF eioqueDce.
his face fell, and in tone Of agony Lo
rried:
"Gentlamen, I've swallowed the bull
let. "-Lonion It'll Bits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
An Expensive Product.

1t is said that the most costly product
IN the world is charcoal thread. 1t Is at
present made in Paris, but by an artisan
who carefully conceals himself from the
public the better to guard the secret Of
his craft. Charcoal thread is sold ut
wholesale by the gramme U5H grains)
and is used for incandescent lamps.
That for the 80 candle lamp costs sI2, :
600 per pound and that for 90 candles
ts, 900 per pound. New York Ledger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13

! Nriou o. 50: Palo Alto o. l 2; Sunol s.oe Ia
aud lss others from ~ tos y. Daughters ar,
dams of Crafty, , Is Ia, an! az others
la dam Helpu,ate. tby Dam OF Hugo. s-9. =
brother To Plane;eer). by Planet. sire of the
dams of 8. including Palo Alto, soe ls. and
Others-
81 dam Full Cry. by vandal.
Sd dam springbrOOk. by Lexington.
ELECrIONEKR lsS. by Hamblrtonian. 10; size
of Nettie els. and 81 Others. Daughters are
dams of no. Including Stamboul. . o. Il. Bal.
lona 2 n :. Grseulander. 2ie, and champion o'
two miles IN harness. as. and grand sire OF lsll
dam Green Mountain Msid. who has nine IN
- 81 and better. making her the greatest trood
mare; he il also grSndam os Ia. inciuiing n1s
record. 10 81: bv Harry Clay. sS. second dam
Shanghai Mary. not traced
PLANET 20, Dame Winnie. dam 90 Palo Alto.
soSls PAola. els; tlti'O. ais IL, Gertrude
Russell ssS ls and Big Jim, . l.s and i
fun brother 10 ENcheIuer, Sosi, Sire OF Lucille.
Il. and Rgolctte. =
VkNDAL got the dam OF Tractor. ?. - ls. sire
of Charley Green, "a l-s.
IMP. TRUSTEE appears as frequently In
trotiing pe,ligrees ~ almost any thoroughbred
In PAio Alto. Os ls Hopeful. sls 81. Ant!eo.
s.l6 Ia. and others.
IMP. GLENCOE. thoroughbred. 20, the
second dams OF FarOnia. 2 Is. and J. u Richa,d-
son. AZ ls, while his thoroughbred son kine-
man got Col Lewis, s1S 81, and Col. Gray sou
another thoroughbred son, got the dam OF Lor-
eta y, ais Ia.
BOSTON twice above) got the second dam OF
Maud :, : 0, 81 Nutwood, sls 80. lgrcatest
living sire. and Others
LEXINGTON, The greatest central figure OF
running pe.lisrces, contributes one eighth or the
blood OF jay Eye see. 2l0 trOtting. e6 Ia
pacing Sunol, 20> 81 Cnngstone, sl.; and one
Quarter Of the blood of Ansel, 2.sO. Nora Bel
mont, 9 g Ia. Lady Prewitt, sSo. and Temple.
sSO.
PLA~ErEER bay hOrse bred by Gov. stanford,
Msnlo Park Cal. fOaled isos, 49, hands high,
weighs los, lbs. out OF harness. This Is com
pactly built horse with the best of feet and legs,
with pc rfect disposition. His speed has not
been IN lly developed, only being In training a
short time when he met with railroad accident
which threw him out Of training file has shown
his ability TO beat 80 and had 70 not been for
the accident, he now would have been In the nst
Being own brother 10 Hugo. 2-G Ia, and bred
the same as the great Palo Alto, 20c L., we look
FOR him 20 prove great sire
VIII stand for the season of lss'.
AT CHARLES PREsCorTs STABLE.
SOUTH PARIS,
Except Every Third Saturday.
AT BETHEL.
Every third Saturday. beginning June Il.
TERMS, 1850 To WARRANT.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
conx,ct Labor ON Roads.

Convict labor in road building is be.
ing employed in Duval county, Fla,
and in North Carolina. In the latter
case 2lIa cents per day per head is said
TO cover the cost Of food, clothes, medi-
cal attendance and guards, as compared
with 20 cents per day for maintaining
the same prisoners in Jail. The Duval
Good Roads association Of Florida ad-
vocates the use Of short term convicts
on such work and makes the claim that
they would in this manner pay back
some Of the money expended upon them,
aud they would also stand better
chance of being called back to an honest
life than il they were made to associ-
ate with more hardened criminals in q
prison.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
WOMAN IN HORTICULTURE

Women are invading every trade.
There are women florists In all the large
cities and more recently In New York
city women are being employed In selling
fruits and vegetables. Perhaps some
thing OF their neatness and handiness has
no little to do with It. A market stall OF
vegetables arranged by a woman will
almost always look more attractive than
one arranged by a man-and attractive
ness counts every time. Why should not
q girl or woman sell peas, beans and
strawberries as well ss pins and needles
Why should not farmers daughter be
her father's saleswomanl Why should
she not solicit orders for his crops before
they are marketedi That's business.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
ONE ~oMAN,s REFORM MOVEMENT

Ijinksi 6ence Mary burnt my pips
The wori Is kin o. gloomy.
I've growed 10 thin an peakedlike
Daylight amos shines tn 'oo me.
Mary jes' said; "You've got to Quit
It's sech 4 narsty habitr'
An then she TUX an burnt my pipA
Land. how eetched to grab IL!
Wut sayi My pipe my own. BY Jot
It's plain you don't know Mary.
She burnt it nigh or month ergo,
Sence witch amt had nary
vaal. no more n les pun or two
Land snkcs, Don't ever tcll!-
An pcp'mint lawzcngcr artcrwuds
T. kin O. XIII the smell.
Somc day she'll ketch me at it, SURF.
Lord knows wut she'll do to mol
An NJ tria.ble every day.
Dear SUI. Tho on,look's gloomy.
~. l. Hcaton IN Tho Quilting Bos- ="
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13

and hard to keep In good sod It Is un-
doubtedly better economy to give more
attention to corn and other crops that
are more easily grown than grass. Short
rotations with frequent crops of clover
are to be recommended under such con-
ditions. Good Judgment pays as well 10
farm management as In any other OF the
affairs of iife.-A. w. CHEEvER, 10 the
New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
H,s Usual wsy.

Shells funny, but all the time ]
have known Mr.. Tigg he never has paid
me . compliment.
He-Tigg never pays anybody. .-Bos-
Ion Transcript.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13

A man will die for want of air in Eve
minutes. for want Of sleep In ten days,
for want Of water in u week and for
want Of food at varying periods, DE-
pendent on circumstances.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"srr.p rHx rIow.-

Correapondencc on practical agricultural topics
Ia solicited. Address all communications In.
tended for this department 70 HENRY ID. Han.
noxp, Agricultural Editor Oxford Democrat.
Paris, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
Scrofu|a ETuptions
Little Cid tho Victim OF Impure
Hood Suffered Intensely Until
Moods Sarsapariiia Cured.

"When three months old. my little
daughter had sruptions on her face. !
was Obliged to keep her hands tied 1t
night and it was necessary TO watch her
during the day. She would scratch her
self whenever she bad the chance, until
her clothes would be covered with blood.
We concluded TO try Hoods sarsaparilla,
because / had great faith in 1t. and after
awhile, we could see that she was getting
better. People often asked How did
that child burn her facei' and they said
she would certainly be left withscars, but
she was not. It u now year since she
was cured by Hoods sarsaparflA and her
f.ce II as smooth and white and soft
- that of any chhd." MES. WILBUR
WR1Is, Warren, Conn.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
n sold by all druggists. q; six for IS
Prepared by c. !. Hood q Co, Lowell. Mass.
/
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
SWALE HAY.

Many swales are so rough and uneven
that they must be mOwn with scythes
which makes the harvesting so expens-
i've that it is better economy to cut but
once In season. At present prices OF
coarse fodder and grain II may often be
more profitable to make but one cutting
on average fields and then buy concen-
trated feeds like cotton-seed meal, linseed
70 gluten meal and wheat bran to 60 with
the coarse fodder. Taking this view OF
the subject it may be q question whether
one can afford to use timothy very ex-
tensively for COW feed. Timothy Is not
one of the richest grasses. There are
several that are better but 1t is popular
hay In market and generally bring;
more than IL is worth as compared with
clover and some of the finer grasses,
Many farmers now believe they can
afford to sell much of their timothy hay
and raise corn and other coarse fodder
TO feed In its place In connection with
cheap grain feeds like bran and cotton
seed meal. Which course to pursue de-
pends chiefly on the character OF the
land cultivated. IL one has natural grass
land that Is too stony to cultivate with
ease 1t may be wise to keep 1t In grass
but with light, sandy land easy to ploU