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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06
NATURE STUDIES.

We cannot but feel that an elementary
knowledge Of plant growth and OF other
processes of nature will some time be
considered a natural part Of the educa.
tion of all boys and girls In the country,
and this not simply because 1t will make
them more successful farmers, or fruit
raisers or truck raisers, but because as a
matter of mental discipline It Is an ex-
cellent schooling for anybody, helping
to train habits Of observation which
can be used in any field OF life, and Civ
ing a knowledge Of facts and processes
which will furnish pleasure and enter
tainment In all after life, even II 1t Is not
made directly profitable In work on the
farm or the garden.-Garden and Forest
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06
.AIol.annmesi's Mare.

The mare which conveyed Mohammed
from earth to the seventh heaven was
named Borak. She was milk white, had
the wings Of an eagle and human face.
with horses checks. Every pace she
took was equal to the farthest range OF
human sight. This was one of the ten
animals admitted to the Mobammedan
paradise.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06
All He Asked.

"And do you really want to be my
son?' asked the widow Mullins Of young
Spudds, who had asked for her daugh-
ter's hand.
81 can't say that l do, " replied the
truthful siIitor. Il want to be Helen's
husband "
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06
MADE MONEY.

do not know Of an abandoned farm
in any Of the towns In this vicinity, nor
do know Of young man that has COM
menced farming in this vicinity, but
what has made money-that Is, II he at
tended 70 business.-Joseph A. Conant,
Fort Fairfield, In Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06

In HarDor springs, Micn.. there Is
large and fourishing weed toothpick in
dustry. White birch is exclusively used
in the manufacture Of the toothpicks,
and about $500, GOO are turned out
daily
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06
Pale and Thin

Could Not Help herself for Three
Months =. Impure Blood Causes
Great Suffering - Now Relief
Came. Better than Ever Before.
"I have been III poor health owing to
impure blood, weak stomach, biliousness
and sick headaches, ever since i was
child eight years old. ] have suffered
everything for the past IA years. l got 90
low that could not help myself for three
months, and was pale and thin. MY
neiphbors did not expect me to live
through the winter. asked my doctor
I'll could take Hoods Sarsaparilla and he
said that could take - much OF it Is
liked. very soon found 1t helped me
verv much. continued its use until
I had taken six bottles, and at that time l
looked better thsn ever did since can
remember. I shall never be without
Hoods sarsaparilla a. long a. can get IT,
II helped me more than any other medi-
cine that have ever taken. Iadvise any
one who is in poor health to try tnia
great blood purifier, Hoods sarsapariia'
lowe nv life to this medicine" ELIZA
A. RuxR1I1, Box IT'S, Claremont, y. 4.
Audruuists. eii siz fos eA 0etonly Hooqs
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06

Notice of Assignee OF hts Appointment.
At Paris, IN the County OF oxford and STATE
of Maine, the 18th day ot June. A u. lss..
The undersigned hereby gives notice OF hi.
appointment a. Assignee OF the insovent estate OF
JOSEPH A. JACKSON OF Rumfori.
In the County OF oxford. insolyent Debtor. who
has been declared insolvent upon his petition by
the Court OF Insolvency sor said County OF
oxford
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06
MAINE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE CASE OF
THE FAMILY AT BLCEtliLL.-ftLL
INVESTIGATION No TUBERCULOSIS
FOUND IN ORGANS or THE CHILDREN
or TIE COW.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06

The following is fair sample OF SEN
sationsl articles which have recently
appeared in various papers:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06
A DOOMED FAMILY.

Is wirING our A FAMILY AT
RlrEHrLL-rHREK OF LUTHER BRIDGES
CHILDREN DEAp.-rHRkt WILL pik--siLh
FROM h,pLr DISEASED COW THE CAUSE
ONLY oNE CHILD ESCAPES.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06
AMONG THE FARMERS.
~srxED rHs rLov."

Correspondents on practical agricultural topics
II solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department 10 HENRI ID. HAN
MoNp, Agricultural Editor Oxford Democrat
Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06
SOME RAMBLING THOUGHTS.
BY "NEMo."
- n.,~n a Talxr

DaWc
Like specked apple In a barrel OF
good ones, Is an idler In community oil
workers powerful to produce . simi-
lar condition In others and that only.
I.oafcrs are enemies TO society, for they
do not suffer the loss of moral backbone
alone, but they fash the discovery be-
fore their fellows that it is possible to
scramble through the world without
much effort. As Mrs. Josephine Shaw
Lowell says: "The world Is divided into
two great classes, not the rich and the
poor, but the workers aud the idlers.' y
The frowsy beggar OF sturdy frame
whining at your door, aud the child oil
the wealthy, killing time In every con-
ceivable fashion, belong 10 the same
class. Dirt and daintiness, rags and
responsibility blend In one common
downfall of all that is best 10 human
nature. The race has hitherto gained
solely by the sweat Of the brow In some
form or another, aud we who toll see no
other way to assure further progress.
But these easy-goers tell US, In effect,
that we are fools; and they are always
gaining fresh listeners. You who are
halting bet ween two opinions, strong in
capacity, but weak In will, undetermin-
ell whether to expend the minimum OF
effort In the world. or whether to give OF
your capacity 10 full measure be the gain
yours or not,--let toiler speak TO you
out OF full heart.
Nav he be confounded who would per-
suade us away from work. IL always
has been n blessing In disguise, or a.
Whittier says:
"The curse OF earth's morning
Il the blessing OF lts noon"
To work IL to discover the happy, the
healthful, the hopeful way through lie /;
for definite labor puts the nerves at rest
and auiets the feverish heart. III bowed
down with sorrow. stricken because y
beloved voice is silenced forevermorc
Go, Work, and the motions OF daily duty
will solace your spirit. Ifbewildered nj
the apparent confusion in the world.
misery where there should be JOY, crops
Of disappointment from generous seed
ing OF hope: Go, Work, and the con-
centration Of purpose needed by your
brain, and clearer understanding OF the
laws OF life will be yours. The baisnce
Of the worlds wide brain Is kept by toll.
With nothing TO do. and boundless time
for thinking and puzzliDg over the mys-
teries of our ending, we should become
a universe Of melancholy fatalists. hut
the rhythm Of work constantly recurring
keeps us wholesome minded, just as the
ebb and flow OF the ocean purifies the
world. Work Is the anodyne for suffer
ing. 1t Is the great sanity-idleness, the
inssnity-of life.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06

N0ky0 - MvoE : ut3s
Dr.. Miles, Remedie
Dr.. Niles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under . positive
guarantee. hrst bott,a
benefits o. monsy -
funded. Book on d.
eases Of the heart and
norvos freo. Addreoov
Or uQD uSpyoA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06
Railroad Engineer
TsstiAss to Benefits Received From
DR.. Miles Remedies.

1HERE q no moro FeSpOnsible positloh
on earth than that ofa railroad engin.
eer. On his steady nerves, clear brain.
bright eye and perfect self command. do
pend the safety Of the train and the lives
Of its passengers Dr.. Miles Nervfne and
other remedies ere especially adapted TO
keeping the nerves steady. the brain clear
and the mental faculties unimpaired.
Engineer 3. ". Mccoy. formerly OF lsz7
Broadway. Council BluRA but now residing
st sll1 Humboldt St., Denver. writes that be
suffered for years from constipation. caus-
ing sick. nervous and bilious headaches and
was fully restored to health By DR.. hilss'
49, 4 H.. nul. haa rkilu aoN0lnnonfad
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06

How much wc loved the wondrous wand
In childhood's story told.
Which, waved by the magiclan's hand
Turned everything 10 gold
And changed the cottage mean and low
tntoa palace great,
And made. .grimed Cinderella glow
In robes OF royal state
Yet we too have magic wand.
Which stranger changes shows,
And makes the dreary desert sand
To blossom Ike rose.
So let us lift our power on high
We may not, dare not shirk.-
And move the very earth and sky,
by simple, honest work.
Let 1t not be supposed that riches bring
happiness. The owners are only happy
II they have some definite duty In life
Many Of the wealthy toll away under re
sponsibilities that would crush the In.
experienced. But the indolent among
them are most miserable: the men ont
of-sorts with themselves and their com
rades, following evil to drown reflection
aud being Of such little importance tc
the world when they pass away thai
they become nothing more than worth
less names to occupy valuable space on
maidstone; the women, wrapped up ID
soul-shrlnking ambitions and devoured
by petty jealousies unworthy OF human
ity. They dress for dress sake, having
more worth without than there is within
and strut their little day like puppets on
parade. No soul gets satisfaction from
that sort Of life, any more than the prod
igal could find nourishment In husks
SO spend no time pining for condition
of ease that has more dangers than pov.
erty.
tell you that 1 see more happiness In
the faces of shop-girls hurrying home
from work, than in whole room-full OF
idling women. The girls toll, rest, take
their wages and look at the duty Of life
with an air Of independence. But the
idling fashi0nables are scarcely raised
above the standard Of q Turkish harem
they have been bartered for with dow.
ries, bought with social prestige, and
then shut up to an objectless life OF
social inanities. Happier than they
and freer to choose fitting mate, Is the
poorest child Of toll, barefoot beneath
the burning sun.
FOR OTHERS.
In aching thought pondered deep
On life's mysterious maze.
And why the world must ever weep,
The wicked prosper In his ways
For ever.
Asleep fell. full weariy.
Still gazing on the maze,
And 10, an angel beckonod me
To vertant heights light touched by rays
OF sunlight.
And thence saw the tangled web
Stretched out in beauteous plan,
And marked the sea of trouble ebb,
Revealing there that man and man
Were brothers
And meath the picture written clear,
read life's secret sign
The one allhcaling panacea,
The rule that makes each life divine
FOR Others"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06

Jack noticeo III sylvia movements
and her great anxiety for Mr.. Wicks
safety aroused all the bitter feelings he
had experienced when told OF Mr.. Wicks
coming, and there was just q shade OF
coldness in his voice when he said:
II am going to walk into town t(
make inquiries, and hope to goodnes,
that we shall find Mr.. Wicks safe and
sound somewhere.
All this time Sylvia had been lean
ing against the doorpost with her hands
behind her back. but at this moment
she suddenly ran forward, with little
cry of joy.
"Oh, Mr.. Wicks, my sweet little Mr..
Wicks, you are safe after all. !"
Very slowly and with extreme digni'
ty n small fox terrier walked beneath
| the tall trees toward the house. Will
head erect he looked from side to side,
but no sooner did he hear Sylvia's voice,
that well known voice, than his whole
attitude changed in the twinkling Of m
eye. His ears sank down fiat; his little
stump of a tail waeged frantically. HI
gave one sharp, delighted bark. ant
then few toward Sylvia and positively
wriggled with glee.
"Well, Mr.. Wicks, here you are q,
last, - cried Sylvia. taking the puppy
up in her arms and caressing him.
you've grown little. think" she
remarked thoughtfully. "and you an
Just rs beautiful as ever; but, dear Mr..
Wicks, how did you get here all alone
without the carriage?"
And Mr.. Wicks tried hard to explain
in his own peculiar way all about hii
strange journey.
Jack gave deep sigh Of relief. 81
this was Mr.. Wicks.
"Now, Mr.. Cherryton, you must &C.
knowledge that all We said was true.
Isn't he handsome? And he proves him
self clever to have found his way here,
and Sylvia looked up at Jack with
large, wide open blue eyea
"You and my aunt will both be glad
to hear that have been completely
taken in," said Jack. laughing. BE
was 20 delighted to find that Mr.. Wicks
was not man that he felt pleased with
,ssssSsS scSsSss aaf sSfE'sn'w sSaE a wcis is s
fectly beautiful. !"
There. do you hear that. Mr. Wicksf
said Sylvia.
Mr.. Wicks evidently saw that Jacl
was speaking Of him, and no wrinklet
up his little nose. no doubt to acknowl
J edee tbs cnmulimant
The herald., 1897-06-27
KITTIE'S LUCK
A Kind Friend Offers Her a
Home
A MUCH ENTANGLED CASE
A MERE SIDE ISSUE TO THE
LEONIS TROUBLE
The Seibert Insolvency Case Being
Strengthened Out-The Eveling
Divorce-Court Notes

1t was a rather striking and excep-
tional scene in Judge Aliens court yes
terday morning, when further investi-
cation was made into the case Of Kit
tie Ransom, the Pasadena girl whose
mother gave her such a shady character,
and it's finale was also unusual, although
eminently satisfactory.
Miss kittie loomed up in court as
debonnair as ever, her manner being
tinged with defiant bravado. But she
was alone, and no one save girl COM
panion spoke a good word for her, while
several Pasadena witnesses testified in
favor of the mother.
Assistant District Attorney Williams
first put upon the witness stand Charles
H. Arthur, the man whom Kittie charged
her mother with living in adultery with.
He stated that he is a blacksmith, sin
gle, and with four children. For about
a year he had intimately known Mrs.
Ransom, but denied anything wrong in
the acquaintance that had existed. He
conceded, however that most of his idle
time was spent in the society of Mrs
Ransom, his children being grown up
and away from him. He knew her as
a noble, pure, industrious woman,
struggling to fight the poverty staring
her in the face" and he made her house
his home and she had done the mending
and the many tri1ing services of which
the benighted single man stands in need.
The witness testified to having heard
Kitte use most abusive language to her
mother when the latter would be up
braiding her for her behavior.
"She used the most abusive language
] ever heard man or woman use" said
Mr.. Arthur, "and 1 know the girl con-
tracted disease"
How do you know that?" inquired the
prosecuting attorney
Because her mother told me So" was
the answer
"Oh, that doesn't cut any figure" in
terrupted the court, "if her mother told
you So"
We'll. she told me herself" and wit
ness thus amended his answer.
What time did a fourteen-year-ol
girl tell you such a thing?" queried Judge
Alien IN apparent astonishment.
The herald., 1897-06-27
part of her property from those who
exploited 1t for their own benefit. Lau-
rent Etchepare was her confidential
a oanf q nd with him aha he N m q In Y0lYed

part of her property from those who
exploited 1t for their own benefit. Lau-
rent Etchepare was her confidential
agent, and with him she became involved
in trouble. and in large measure It is
him she blames for all the disaster that
has overtaken her fortunes. When the
friction first developed between the old
lady and Etchepare the latter, it is
claimed, prompted Antunez to go and
squat on the land from which he had
legally been elected He did so, and
rented some eight or ten acres Of it to
Branscomb. Juan Melendez. as repre-
senting his mother, ordered Branscomb
not to plow or make use Of the land, as
Antunez had no right to rent the land
or use it himself. AZ matter Of fact.
Branscomb did not need any such infor-
nation, for, his 100 acre tract adjoin-
ing that Of the Sonora Leonis. he knew
the exact stateus Of the whole case.
He just chose to play his part in the
little game to the end. He plowed the
land and sowed it to barley. A short
time ago Melendez went into the field
with ihs team to cut 1t. True, he hadn't
planted the grain, but it was on lis
mothers land, and the man who had
planted it had no right to do so. The
field of grain was just adjacent to the
PLACE where Antunez had lived, and
where Melendez had been living since
the time when Antunez was elected.
Branscomb got wind Of what was being
done, and came to Melendez and pro-
ceeded to carry things with high hand.
He cursed and swore around and threat
ened the horses standing by with a piece
Of gas pipe with which he had armed
himself. Deputy Constable Hughes, who
had witnessed a part Of the fracas from
the house Of Melendez, where he had
|ensconced himself, ran out and took the
weapon from Branscomb and called a
halt to the impending hostilities. In
order to get revenge, Branscomb swore
to a complaint charging Hughes with
battery, and Justice Barclay inflicted a
fine of $50 From this judgment Hughes
appealed, and yesterday Judge Smith
granted a new trial of the case in his
department, on the ground that the
judgment was contrary to the evidence,
and that a great deal Of illegal and ir-
relevant testimony had been admitted
in the trial court.
The herald., 1897-06-27

Calabasas store and saloon located at
the tract. and had been paying rent to
the Leonis estate. But as soon as the
homestead matter was settled he refused
to pay any further rent on the ground
that 1t was government land. His hold
ing comprised about 81 acres, and a
suit in etectment was brought against
him by the Sonora Leonis, and finally
he was thrown out. Then the old lady
took possession, and her son, Juan Me-
lendez, has lived with her.
But the fates were against the old Sc
nora. Old and worn, .illiterate, and not
speaking English, she possessed the sim
pie virtues of the old-time Spanish race
and could not cope with the schemine
Americana. Worth about 81, 900, 900 not
50 very long ago, she ia now not worth
dollar, albeit II justice is not altogether
a farce, she will yet recover the major
The herald., 1897-06-27

got $50 the worst Of it, there lies little
scrap of a story which forms part Of
the infinitely larger and more import
ant story of the vicissitudes of the Le-
onis estate.
Juan Melendez is the son of old Espi-
ritu Leonis, widow Of Miguel Leonis,
one Of the brothers whose fortune has
been the cause of SO much wrestling,
both in and out of court. When home
stead was set out Of the general estate
for the old lady, 1t was set out on what
is either government or railroad land,
the exact status OF it having yet to be
determined by the United States gov
ernment. Just above this tract of land
Branscomb has for some years held 160
acres.
At the time the homestead was set
out for the Sonora Leonis. one Antunez
was and had been in possession Of the
The herald., 1897-06-27
THE sE1BERT INSOLVENCY.
Judge Shaw straightens the Matter
in an Opinion

in an Opinion
In the matter of the assignment Of 3
F. Seibert, an opinion was rendered yes
terday by Judge Shaw. The account
submitted is settled and filed except as
follows: ~ That the assignees be al
lowed $301S.32 as commissions. instead of
$4537.63 as charged. (2) That there be
charged against the assignees for inter-
est on balances Of cash kept by them the
sum of $2zl7.Ss. making total Of inter-
est charged against them of $4,000, in
stead of $7S2.61 as charged in said ac-
count.
It 10 also ordered that the assignees
be allowed $500 on account Of the serv-
ices Of Messrs. Brosseau & Montgomery
as attorneys. and $1,000 az balance
due for services and advice OF
Victor Montgomery as attorney
for the assignee from 1882 to the
fling of the account. It Is further order
ed that the assignees proceed to distrib-
ute pro rata among the creditors the
balance remaining in their hands, and
that they pay into court $698. 05 remain
ing uncalled for from former dividendl
declared by them
The herald., 1897-06-27
Asbury Methodist Picnic

Yesterday the Asbury Methodist
church of East Los Angeles held their
annual Sunday school picnic at the
South Pasadena ostrich farm. Upwards
of 200 were present (parents and chill
dren), enjoying the refreshments. the
hay piles, the alfalfa lawns and swings
and the curious antics of the strange
birds in their new California home. Boys
rode the ostriches for the amusement OF
the young folks. Before leaving the liz
tie ones were presented by the manage
ment with bags of candy and souvenirs
thus filling their cup Of happiness to the
brim.
The herald., 1897-06-27
Sunday School Convention

The annual county Sunday school
convention which Is to be held this year
in the First M. e. church of this city
promises to be one of unusual merit.
The convention will be held Thursday
and Friday, July 1st and I'd, and the pro-
gram for each day has number Of at.
tractive features Among the promi-
nent speakers from abroad will be Rev.
Scott F. Hershey, Phi. D.. Boston; e. A.
K. Hackett, Fort Wayne, Ind; Mrs. D.
c. Cook, Chicago, and DR.. A. ]. Frost Of
San Bernardino. A large attendance 10
expected from the county as well az
from the Christian Endeavor delegateg
who will be passing through the city ~
that time.
The herald., 1897-06-27
JUSTICES JUSTICE AGAIN
A Battery Case Springing From the
Leonis Trouble

A couple of weeks ago Deputy Consta-
BILE Hughes of Ballona township was
fined $50 by Justice Barclay for bat
terry upon Harvey Branscomb, the Cal
abasas tough, who has been either di-
rectly or indirectly involved in almost
every broil that has taken place in his
neighborhood, where everybody appears
TO go "heeled" and aching for a scrap.
Yesterday on the appeal Of the case,
Judge Smith said Hughes did exactly
the proper thing, and in so doing was
probably the means of preventing a
murder.
Behind the actual war between Brans-
comb and Juan Melendez, in which
Hughes came to grief, and. as indicated
The herald., 1897-06-27
Court Notes

Sarah ]. Mosher filed her petition yes
terday in the superior court, asking for
letters Of administration In the case OF
Ezra D. Mosher. The estate Is valued
at 5000.
I. ]. Beals. who was charged with cru
city to animals, was arrested by Con-
stable Yonkin yesterday and brought
before Justice Young for arraignment.
The case for examination was set for
July 7th and the defendant permitted to
go free on his own recognizance.
In the suit of the National Bank of
California vs. Los Angeles Iron and
Steel company Judge Shaw yesterday
held that the account Of the defendant
Puiney be allowed except the item Of
$3.50 for attorneys fees. which is cut to
$400.
The herald., 1897-06-27
THE DIVORCE MILL
The Evenings Agree to Disagree and
Divide the Property

Fred Eveling was granted a decree
Yesterday by Judge Smith, divorcing
him from Josephine Eveling. on the
ground Of cruelty. The husband Is to
pay over $3.50 as the wife's share of the
community property. and the year old
girl will by consent live with the father.
The difficulty in the Eveling household
was In its incipiency but rapidly devel-
oped into case where the hot tempered
wife tired Of the slow and probably the
somewhat stubborn methods of her
mate, who Is boiler maker in the em-
ploy Of the Southern Pacific company.
Judge Allen granted decree to Mary
M. Collett, severing the marital tie be-
tween her and c. H. Collett, on the
ground Of extreme cruelty.
The herald., 1897-06-27
4 splendfd opportunitx

To spend the 4th Of July at Coronado
Beach and San Diego is offered by tho
IS excursion Of the Santa Fe. Tickets
are sold Friday and Saturday, July End
and srd. and are good for return for -
days. There II no equal to Coronado
on the Pacific coast. and the hotel q
making cheap rates for the summer.
The herald., 1897-06-27
Grand Annual American Exposition


by visiting
that could
found retail such quoted he
at the field of merchandise
The herald., 1897-06-27

A good Stand Lamp, with fancy
chimney and No. 2 burner. 10
American Sale 4HC
Nickle Plated Stand Lamp, 10-inch
S$ssiesn sss ;ssssI ss1'si Sale s'''' burner csc
Decorated Vase Lamp, with 10-inch
dome, shade to match, o. ~
center draft burner. AI.N
American Sale Price. -. w
The herald., 1897-06-27

h H the yea W y o. lie qua
r% now IN process of o n o.
ntwth M
vide gallery % u ~
officers quarters a
no w %
S Copeland p ppr P from HON h 0 o e