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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-01-19
AN ENSllAGE INQUIRY.

A correspondent Of Hosrd's Dairymau
writes: II filled silo last fall and did
DOT put any water on the corn as IL WAS
being run In, or after. The silsge now
seems too dry for ground feed 10 mix
well with. Would IL be advisable To put
little water on il now In the pit: The
silsge was made from whole corn cut
from crop planted for corn, yielding
about ten barrels OF corn per acre. Have
been feeding silsge with bran and
ground oats aud cob meal, and all the
shredded stover the cows would eat.
The cows seem 10 be good deal consti-
psted aud are taking on too much fat
Can you suggest remedyT
Would not advise putting water on the
ensilsge in the pit, as IL would do no
good. viii not soak In but little way.
IL would be well 10 take out enough
silage for DAYS feed the evening
before, and wetting IL down little, mix
the ground feed with it.
IL Il evident that you are feeding slto-
gether too much corn and other car
bonaeeous material This Is clearly seen
Ia the fsttening OF the cows. Leave out
either the oats or the cob meal, increase
the bran and add pound of oil meal 10
each cows ration. Make the grain ration
about eight pounds a day per COW and
report progress
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-01-19
WITH suTrEe AT "a GEMS.

WITH BUTTER At % CENTS.
5. ID. l.. Of Maine writes that he ha.
100 acres Of cleared land, 40 acres O
it la pasture and the remainder undel
rather poor cultivation, but will producs
fair crops OF early corn, oats, buck
wheat, peas, etc. He has nine cows
Corn meal Is si5 ton; whest bran sl6
hay SIS; meadow hsy 81; cotton seec
meal S2i, and butter - cents by con
tract. He wishes to know whether
under such circumstances, IL would pay
To continue dsirying.
We do not like the circumstances and
think he can change them. CD We
would test those cows and every one
unless II be likely heifer, that viii not
give evidence Of producing $50 10 3pt
pounds of butter year, We would get
rid Of. (2) We would build silo 10
one Of the barns. (3) We would grow
peas quite considerable; oats and peas
for hay, and enough of the same a:
grain to feed In place OF corn meal and
cotton seed, using the meadow hay cut
early In the place of the timothy. selling
that for Sl5 ton. With peas and oa'
hay, peas and oats ground, and bran
together with the corn silsge, We could
make the GO acres keep Is 10 20 cows
But under no circumstances keep any
that will not. as we said at the begin
uing, yield $50 to 300 pounds Of butter
Then we would buy small separator
and tread power, using the bull or 4
horse 20 do the separating. That would
enable US TO get all the butter fat the
cows put in the milk. Good cows, such
as we name, and raising all the feed we
could, would make good profit, IL vel
handled, with butter at q cents
unard's nairymAn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-01-19
CLIPPINGS.

A subscriber wishes his subscription
discontinued because We print 80 much
grange news, (which and meny Others
care nothing about as they have never
done eny good and noboddy nose what
thay are trying 10 do"
II NAV seem a triaing thing at a fair
for boy to win jack-knife by tossing
ring over Il, but that same boy will
90 sgain next year with his earnings
and take his chance at the same or a
more questionable game. An occasional
lucky throw may bring him prize, and
the foundation is laid for nights AT the
gambling table. or bid at the horse
race.
The grating machine ranks in the
same class with the milking machine,
Just one class below aerial navigation
and rain-making, and two classes below
perpetual motion. Various devices have
been proposed from time to time, for
substituting mechanical exactness for
the manual skill required In making a
good graft; but most OF these contriy-
anees have been so bulky or bunglesome
that they have made no progress In pop
ulsr favor.
Most OF US can talk 10 our neighbors
for hours on practical farming, and
with little practice We can get our
thoughts together for print. We don't
know what We can do until we have
tried. A good way 10 form habit OF
writing would be to keep account OF
your business transactions. The most
important part OF any business Is the
profit, and il is necessary that we know
Jus, what that is. This is very good
time to begin thinking on this subject,
and it will soon be time To act. AT the
beginning Of the year is the best time to
close mp the last years work and arrange
| for the next.
Upon farms having soil naturally
adapted TO grass, the farmer naturally
raises large quantities OF hay and de-
pends upon this 20 considerable extent
as a source OF coarse feed. Very un-
fortunately, there are few farm:
where land is favorable 10 production OF
large quantities of hay, because OF the
lack Of moisture. Upon such land
should be grown Indian corn. because
II
the corn plsnt extends over longer
period Of growth and will withstand
droughts better than grass. Upon soil:
naturally dry, one can secure a great
deal more food from the corn crop thar
when the same land is devoted to the
production of hay.
The common purslsne is one OF th'
wonders Of botany. as far as seeds arr
concerned at least. A single seed o
this plant will produce about twenty
seed-pods In a season. The aversg'
number Of seeds in each Of these, b,
actual count, is 5000, making l2O, 900 IL
all. As far as We have been able u
learn, there Is no instance OF simils
fruitfulness in any plant found growing
in this country. A single plant o
either the jamestown weed Gimson)
the butter weed. the rag weed ant
some of the vervines produce an enor
nous number Of seeds, but IL Is doubt
ful II any one OF them produces one
fourth as many In year as the pursian
dnQs
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-01-19

Irefused TO accept a penny Of IT,
more especially a magnificent diamond
necklace, was in the safe that night.
The cold blooded villain went still far
ther. He declared that she had left
gas jet lighted for his convenience, and
that she had suggested chloroforming
Lady Dudley to give him full swing.
He even declared that che commanded
him 10 kill the woman when she arose
from her he'd and discovered them.
Those who heard Ben Johnson's testi'
mony said that he looked the judge
straight in the eye and never hesitated
or blundered. When he was through,
nine. tenths Of the people in the court
room regarded her as the more guilty OF
the two. Then came the defense and
the reaction. Lord Dudley himself tes-
titled to her long and loyal services. He
said the key of the safe happened to be
irf his own pocket that night and for
three days and nights previously, as he
had taken the necklace to jeweler for
repairs and was waiting for its return.
There was no money in the safe, and
indeed but little jewelry. There was no
gas in the room. as her ladyship objected
to il. There were marks on the sash to
prove that the catch had been sprung
from the outside. There was no chloro-
form about the house, nor could Mary
have got any ut the drug store without
an order. The servants at once denied
what they had said regarding Mary. and
she was promptly discharged from GUS
tody. The police evinced their disap-
pointment and chsgrin at the outcome
of the case, but were probably solaced
by the fact that had no lord to testify
In my behalf.
You have guessed my line OF defense,
and you know that had half dozen
witnesses. II shouldn't have been q sur
prise to the police, but it certainly was.
This was due to the bold faced lying OF
the villain johnson. The story he told
when put into the witness box against
me made me pinch my legs to see II
was awake or dreaming, and his man
ner Of telling il almost satisfied me that
I was an accessory. Such calm, cold
nerve was never seen before. He began
by stating that he had met me in Liver.
pool O fortnight before and told me OF
the "job" and that l had readily agreed
to join him. He claimed that ! had
been In Dudley three days; that he was
the one who entered the castle while
kept watch outside; that ~ we were
making our escape by boat ] charged
him with playing me false and struck
him down before he could defend him.
self-all this and much more. and a
man telling the solemn truth could not
have assumed more honest demeanor.
We showed, of course, that the Hindu
was still at sea ON the date he gave and
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-01-19
CHAPTER iii.

GUILTY" AND NOT GUILTY"
The first thing the police OF any
country do when n murder has been
committed is to find prisoner, and
they always assume that whoever they
happen to lay hands on must be guilty
because they have got him. The officers
were not 30 far out Of the way in hold
ing her ladyship's maid for examina-
ton, for all circumstances were against
her, but in my case one hours intelli.
gent work by detective ought to have
set me at liberty. My mother, Uncle
John Hampton, Jerry Simpson and
others could account for every minute
Of my time since landing in Dudley. At
the hour the murder was committed /
was in the company Of five or six men,
all Of whom were law abiding and hon
est.
say that il would have been easy
enough fer the police to satisfy them
selves that was an innocent man, but
they never work to clear q man. On the
contrary, they bend their energies to
prove or to try to prove the guilt Of the
one arrested. Uncle John was repri-
manded for expressing his astonish-
ment. and his offers Of assistance to
help prove my innocence were promptly
refused. was pretty well satisfied that
Lord Dudley himself doubted my com.
plicity. but the police had the case, and
ii was not for. him to interfere.
1t was not until after the funeral OF
Lady Dudley that was taken to court
for examination. Being only sailor
man. and never having had to do with
law before except to make affidavit. I
own that was badly upset and could
not plan what to do. Uncle John and
mother fixed it. however. They sent me
in q lawyer, telegraphed to Liverpool
for Captain Clark aud got oil my wit
nesses together. ! cane very near hav-
ing q row with the lawyer before he
had been in my cell five minutes Al
soon as he had introduced himself he
led of with:
81 am glad to be able to tell you that
It was not murder out of hand, but
that Lady Dudley came to her death BY
shock. There is no evidence that Ben
Johnson laid finger on her."
"But what have to do with thatf"
I asked by way Of reply.
1T is necessary, il ! take your case,
that we have an understanding" he
said after giving me searching look
~ am agreeable to that. hope you
didn't come here believing me guilty
man?"
johnson persists in his declarations.
and the police evidently believe they
have q good case against you. T"
johnson and the police be hanged,
and you ON top cf them. II you haven't
more sense than the men who looked me
up here, ] want nothing to do with
you."
"What will be our line Of defenssr'
be calmly asked. paying no attention to
| my temper.
why, that had no more 70 do with
| it than the chief Of police himself.
I'VE shall have witnesses to prove
An alibi, then?"
"Of course we shall. We will prove
the hour left Liverpool and my whete-
abouts during every hour afterwasd."
gave him my story, and when ] had
6nished be rubbed his hsnds and smiled
and said:
Really, now. but this does me god.
/ I wm prepared foe hard Struggle b.
| eors the courts, and here ON 60 r
aISsady won. Halt aday'swcek VIII ~
| ouf enp 81 proper s1oDa"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-01-19
Almost =
Distracted !

~ID YOU EVER suffer from real ner-
vousnesss When every nerve seemed
TO quiver with peculiar. creepy
feeling, frst In one place. and then another
and all seemed finally TO concentrate In .
writhing tumble in the brain, and you be-
como irritable. fretful and peevish; TO be
followed BY an impotent, weakened condi-
tion of the nerve centers, ringing In the
ears. and sieepless. miserable nightss
Ne Nfilnrs Mrs. Eugene Searies,
Ia ' ITO Simonton st.. Elk
NerVtne hart, Ind. says: "Ner-
vous troubles had made
ReStOreS ma nearly insane and
u.~sxl physicians were unable
0Cdllussssss 70 help me. Ny memory
was almost gone and every little thing
worried me until vas almost diStfacted.
really feared Iwas becoming maniac. ]
imagined all sorts Of evil things and wcald
CRY over nothing. commenced taking Dr..
Niles. Restorative NeFvins and four bottlss
Of this wonderful remedy coapastely cured
ne, and I am - we'll nov - ! svse VA"
d. Miias' Neevins = so1A o. guaeantee.
~ bottis viu bsneos = 0oaee Dueonooq'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-01-19
AMONG THE FARMERS.


Correspondents on practical agricultural topici
IL solicited. Address all communications In
tended Tor this department 10 HENKr ID. HAN
Parts. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-01-19
DAIRY cRANulES.


Neither crop failure nor the "crime ol
'73r have prevented the COW owners Of
this country from jingliDg In theil
pockets more than q quarter million Of
rood lO0-cen dollars received Tor mill
during these 365 days Of depression.
Abundant data prove that corn stovel
IL equal, pound for pound Of dry matter
to the best timothy hay, and using thii
basis for comparison and calculation W
get ample statistics to show that tn
average COW will produce 5000 pounds
OF milk aud 40 pounds fat annually.
In feeding the farm animals, remem
ber that variety Is the spice Of life. And
this il not matter Of taste only; TN
system demands . change and mus
have il, or the animal docs not thrive q
is should. A little succulent food, .
roots, pumpkins or unstable apples, Y
greatly relished, stimulating the appe
lite and t0nins up ths sysee0.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-01-19

a. NJ X n. \. IRISH.
Die Blocks. sole Cutters and Cutting h"arus'
BuCkFIkLp. ME-.
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I. ". SHAW,
stoves, Hardware, Tinwsre AMI @rooenes,
BUcNFIELp. ME
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A p. WARREN y son,
Harness, Carriages. sleighs, Robes, "hiPs' e~-
BVCKFIELp, MS.
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NILTON PENLEY,
Deputy sheriff and Cruelty Agent.
BEruEL. ME-.
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fro BE CONTINUED
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l.. h. RIcKER,
Millinery and Fancy Goods.
BrcKFIELp. NE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22
BABY BORN IN PRISON.
SHOCKING STORY OF INHUNAN
TREATMENT TO A WOMAN
En- Route to the Asylum, She Was
Held in Griffin Waiting for a
train, and Gave Birth
to a Babe.

A special from Griffin to the Macon
Telegraph says:
Walker county is responsible for one
of the greatest outrages that has ever
been perpetrated upon suffering woman
hood, and today, if it had not been for
the courtesy of strangers, Mrs. George
johnson would be IN her grave and her
death would have left the officials Of that
county branded as worse than murder
ers.
The facts in the case, as have been
briefly known, are these: On Friday
night Sheriff Sims of Walker county got
off the train here with a woman that he
was carrying to the asylum. AS he had
some time to wait he asked Chief IsOn to
allow him place her in the station house
for safe keeping. This request was
granted, and 1t was only a short time
before she gave birth to a female child,
DR.. j. NJ Thomas being called in. He
at once ordered her carried to the hotel,
and Grifiu's big hearted chief of police
had the little one sent to his home and
procured flanDels and clothing for it,
treating it in every respect as if it had
been his own. In the meantime the very
best treatment has been given the moth
er trained nurse being employed and
all that medical skill can do has been
done for her. The consequence is that
she has recovered her mind, and DR..
Thomas states that she was only suffer-
ing from puerperal mania, actuated by
brutal treatment.
The whole city is incensed over the
matter, and DR.. Thomas is especially in
dignanJ. He said:
II have never in the course of my en-
tire experience had such a revolving case
to come under my knowledge. The wo-
man, by her own statement, has been
greatly abused and was found in the
woods crazed and in state of semi
starvation. There was no trial and she
was bundled off to the asylum, a thing
that no physician would have permitted
under the circumstances, and her body
was covered with vermiD, showing that
she had not been shown any attention
The conduct of the officers of Walker
county is receiving criticisms that are
anything but complimentary.
Mrs. johnson is hardly over thirty
years of age, and not wholly unattract-
I've.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22
THE STATES SCHOOL FUND.
Commissioner Glenn Says 1t Should BE luz
creased, Not Reduced.

commissioner Glenn Says 1t Should BE Iu-
creased, Not Reduced.
State Com missioner Glenn is very
much opposed to a reduction of the state
school appropriation. On the other hand,
he is decidedly in favor of an increase
in the fund. The following is an extract
from circular letter on the subject sent
out by Mr.. Glenn:
AN effort is being made in some quar-
tiers TO Influence the legislature to repeal
the law appIOpJi ltiDg S400,0 additional
TO the school fund OF the state. With this
$4,000 additional to the S600,0 the
direct tax for school purposes will be
one million dollars. The amount that
we receive from other sources will make
the entire school fund little more than
a million aud a halt. The million
dollars raised by direct tax is less than
y mills, or less than $3.50 per thousand.
There Is not a state in the union, as far
as l am advised, that is doing less than
this in the pay of direct tax for school
purposes. 1t will simply be an unspeak-
able shame for the state of Georgia to
advertise to the world that she is unvil-
ling to give the children of the state at
least ST 80 per thousand for school pur-
poses. Many Of the states, as you know,
make levy Of two and threw times as
much 10 the way of a general tax, and
then add to this p great deal more in
the way of a local tax. A million dollars
direct tax is only fifty cents head for
our population. The per capita school
tax in many OF The states reaches as high
as 81 to So per head. There is absolute
ly 10 grounds on which the Georgia leg
islature Will be justified in repeating
this law appropnating 100000 to our
sch Oh fund y
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22
History to Order.

" History to let; will be altered to suit
customers" That is the motto of one
John Bach McMaster, who has finally
arranged a history suitable to the G. A.
r., that is to say giving that congreea-
ton of suffers, fighters, buns and frauds
something for their money. 1t appears
that. McMaster agreed to do the work as
directed by a committee from the G. A.
r., which committee insisted from time
to time on numerous changes. But fl
nally the work is complete and accord
ing to q. A. R. specifications, and it is
pleasing to the head f the order. But
history is history and will be printed.
Nc Master cannot change it, nor yet can
the "Graud Army"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22
ELEPHANT DRAINS A TANK.
Circus Has Queer Experience While En-
Route to AN a appointment.


Route to AN appointment.
A special dispatch to the New York
Press from Bangor, Me-. says: The
Forepaugh & Sells circus, which arrived
in Bangor last week. had a queer expe-
rience IN its way, and consequently was
delayed for several hours in its arrival.
The car next to the big mogul machine
hat hauled the first animal secti n con
tanned several elephants. In the front
Of the car was the usual small aperture
for the admission of light and air. On
the way an'eephant on the end of the
trunk out through the portfolio, and,
feeling gently about, came upon what his
instinct taught him was a wa.er tank.
1t was the tank on the locomotive ten
der.
The big fellow felt about until he got
good grip on the metal cap over the
fill hole of the tank, then he gave the
cover a yank that sept it spinning off in
to the bushes by the track side. The
trunk went into the tank without delay,
aud in five minutes the reservoir had
been drained, the elephant had drink
and had genel ously given to his dusty
fellows couple of squirtS from his
trunk to cool off their backs.
A few miles further on the engineer
noticed a difficulty with his machine.
'See how much water is in that tank,
BILL he said to his fireman.
eve haint got spoonful to spare"
said Bill. Something's happened to
the tank ~
By good work and hard labor the train
got on as far as the next water station.
There the mogul was filled up. She had
been on the road about ten minutes when
Bill, who was keeping a sharp eye on the
tank, saw what looked like snake com
ing out of the elephant car. 1t swung
gracefully about for an instant, and
then, with accurate aim, plunged into
the water tank, the water in which i'm
mediately fell some four inches. Bill
shrieked and hit the elephant with he t
fire rake. Then he plugged up the fill
hole with stout board. If the elephant
had had one more pull at the tank the
circus would not have appeared in Ban
gOr on time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22
NEWS AND VIEWS.

A Maine man brought a suit in eject
ment against his heighbor for occupy
ing three inches of his land, and he
was discounted. no little when a sur
yey proved that he himself was the
tresspasser to the extent Of two feet
and eleven inches. Then the neighbor
proved to him that all fairy stories do
not exist in books by shaking hands
and telling him he need not move his
fence. Human nature may be the same
the world over, but it is evident that
different sorts Of it are often found
side by side.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22
NJ. W. FHRNUTl'
MRS. J. b. CAIN
Rlfllineruz Etc, .

Great excitement prevails tIIOIs 5i
out the country over AIasEa'
mines, but not more so than o''I
recent announcements OF MS ,t.,r 2,
Cars Great Bargains in alIl P,&
Goods. have just opened y ,3 i., D' 4
win block, next door to balo". .-.ss
Co.'S, and desire to call q. t J I
ton OF my friends to the iae .,.s lr'' "a
am better prepared than s ....nect.
give them bargains, and r LssPi
fully solicit their patronage i E4'I' csn
my stock and be convinced lI .aoJ 70
save you money. | don't , .l'' taken
be undersold, Farm pIQ0aOo.e. otfnIIr
in exchange for goods. hesP''''
yours to serve, C,pR
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22
REWARD REMEDY A FAILURE.
The Governor Has Lost Faith in Capturing
LynChera.

Governor Atkinson will not offer any
reward tor the apprehension of the par
ties who engaged in he lynchiug Of the
negro in Mac Il.
When asked what he intended to co
about the matter he replied that he did
not know that thee had been lynch
ing, his idea being that the negro was
practically dead man when strung up.
The governor did not say so, but there
is good reasn to believe that he is los
ing faith in the reward remedy as cure
for lynching. He has offered thousands
of dollars for the arrest and conviction
of lynchers, but up to date there has not
been a single dollar of the money earn
ed; in fact, not a solitary arrest, much
less conviction.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22
Ton.

Hon. Thomas E. Watson gives out that
he will retire from politics. Tom has
for some time beer picturesque person
age and has cost newspapers a round
sum Of money and they will almost be
sorry to see him 90. He has never failed
to stand up for Tom against odds, and
has done it with such open honesty as to
elicit sympathy. There are many more
dangerous men than Tom Watson. Chi
cage Inter Ocean.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22
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