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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-17
MEMORIES OF SCHOOL DAYS.

Searching In mtss OF discarded liter
ature for something of different stamp
from the daily newspaper, have found
. prize In the shape Of an ancient and
lor2 coveted school reader, and at sight
Of the familiar old pages, the 'tide OF
the years" seems to roll back ward, and ]
am "child again" 10 the little brown
school house with It's narrow aisle and
high, straight-backed seats, where we
studied and recited, qusrreled and made
uP, and strove with diligence for the
head OF the spelling class.
Again the bright faces Of the scholars
are about me and hear, a. In dream,
the voice Of some youth or maiden re-
pesting:
"On thy fair bosom. silver lake,
The Wild swan spreads his snowy sail,
And round his breast the ripples break,
As down he bears before the gale"
Or
"wake your harp's music higher.
And pour your strains along;
And smite again each quivering wire,
In AL the pride Of song!'
Now comes one of the younger pupils,
and find myself listening. with fearful
eyes, to the sad story Of Nancy Ray and
her little dead bird.
Then there IL the school yard and the
road beyond, where We played "prison"
and other exhilarating games, and far
ther on, little brook comes rushing out
from Its hiding place among the ferns
and alder bushes, and goes singing away
through fields and woodlands to-n0-
body knows where.
But, speaking OF quarrels, think the
most exciting times we ever had were
shortly before the civil war, when the
whole community, without regard to age
or sex, was In the political arena. | do
not recall any Of the arguments used,
but without doubt the situation was ably
discussed, while epithets and other mis-
siles were hurled back and forth between
the lines, In q manner that would do
credit to modern congressman; and on
one occasion, in the midst OF an unusu-
ally heated debate, when one OF the
larger girls mounted the desk and COM
menced singing Democratic campaign
song. the wrath of the opposing party
was beyond control, and Il is uncertain
what the fate Of that young lady might
have been, had not the teacher, st that
moment, appesred on the scene and put
IN end to hostilities.
Later on, It Was with feelings OF
thoughtless pride that we saw our Older
brothers march away to aid 10 putting
down the great rebellion; for, st that
time, the place Of honor among us wai
held by the one who could boast the
greatest number Of relations" In the
army.
But when we come back to the present
and find north and south united heart
and hand In one noble purpose, with the
old dag waving over al, We begin faint.
" to realize what the "boys In blue
have done for this nation. PRUDY.
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have seenS young man with good
stock Of common sense settle down on
the farm, and by the exercise OF good
judgment and fair amount OF we'll
planned work rise 70 the very highest
success as a farmer and n citizen. There
is no end to the possibilities OF the farm
Never were those possibilities greater
than nj the present moment. Success
fairly beckons the energetic farmer on,
IL will be his own fault IL he fails ol
attaining an honorable competency
= l. Vincent
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ney and gained the fireplace, where he
was clumsily retarding Miss Colyer's
efforts to get out of her wet waterproof
and muddy little rubber shoes by awk-
ward assistance He was quite content
to leave Seth to cope with the pretty.
white faced owner Of that peevish voice
and with the famished child whom Ma
mie had called "a young fiend +"
How many mo- Of you is they:' VI
ney asked, with sour inhospitality.
Miss Colyer turned placid face up
on her.
"Only two more Of rs, auntie. Young
Mrs. Adrien Strong and her little boy.
promise you we will all be as good as
gold if you don't turn us out into the
storm again"
And into this area Of speechless sur
prise Seth surged at that moment, his
crimsoned face and hatless head envi-
roned by the flying fists and gyrating
heels of the young fiend, whose disgust
for these nocturnal proceedings was
boundless and outspoken.
no BE CONTINUED.
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NECK OR nothing.
D. JEANETTE y. VALvoRrH.
tcopy-sh,. ~. By the Asshes.I
CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIII
While the fire burned strong Martin
mused Outside . pelting. persisting
rain was falling. No Eleam of sunshine
had illuminsd the gray lichen crowned
roof II his cabin al that day. Through
his uncurtained, shutterles windows
he could see the rain dropping In trans
luocnt beads from the black, decsyine
shingles that overlspped the roof rs for.
bidding. shaggy eyebrows overlap the
withercd cheek of old age.
The cliffs that clasped Neck or Moth
ing i'm an everlasting embrace had long
since shut out the last pallid ray Of the
twilight wh;ch still fingered ON the up
per plane like belated wrath.
In front Of Strong's hermitage stretch
ed the dun expanse Of the river, racing
saward with resistless energy that
bent the pale green crests Of the willows
on its margin until they shivered in
chilled contact with the rushing waters
-soundless sullen waters in these war
begirt days! No peaceful passenger
packet to churn them with the bolster
Gus whirl Of hinge paddle wheels, no
white winged pleasure craft cleaving
the current with shining prov in friend.
ly contest Of speed
Instead an occasional transport,
dark with swarming masses OF blue
soated soldiery, being conveyed from
one strategic point to another, or recur-
rent gunboat, its dipgy sides pierced by
forbidding portfolios stealing warily
past, with lookout alert upon the bridge,
deserving In every tender green crown
of water, willow or cottonwood possi.
BILE sharsphooter or ambushed guerrilla.
For nearly year now the din OF tu-
multi had been piercing the silence OF
Neck or Nothing with distance dulled
reverberations, causing its lonely ten
ant to vince under sense OF his own
sluggish insignificance in q world where
every man had u destiny Of one sort or
another TO carve out for himself.
Every man but himself. His attitude
toward the world that hsd misjudged
him was one of morose resentment to-
ward the question which had at his
country afiame-one Of supine indiffer-
ence outwar ly.
Seth had just delivered himself Of the
latest war news. aud both men were
pondering it with knitted brows aud
lips tight shut
Seth, gentle. anxious eyed, accepting
al thing rs directed by some mysteri'
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a SllO AND MILK.

II you are looking for cheap foods tha,
will fill the pail with good milk, and
that can be grown on the farm, you
ought TO have = silo, SAWS II g. Man
chester in the Rural New Yorker '
When you see = man who says that ensi-
lsge Is no good, you'll generally find
that he has never had one, or somewhere
or other, has seen a little decsyed ensi-
lsge that frightened him. We like the
octagonsl form best, because IL requires
less lumber, keeps the ensilsge better,
and can be cheaply built. We covered
our eusilage last fall with sSwdust, and
the ensilAge has never come out better
So would advise you. as the old minis
ter did the lazy young man who imsgin-
ed that be continually saw the letters
p. c., and thought he WAS called TO
preseh. The minister said, "P. Z. is
plant corn, and lots OF it."
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have made great mistake by being
too ready 70 follow the advice Of others
for while respect their advice, It ID
often siven hastily and nearly always
without that knowIedge Of ones stock OF
farm that b gained only By years OF ac-
ouslntance. TIE advice Of one who hsa
BEEN successful In farming (or othes
cAlling) u often sought after and blindly
foIlowsd ignoring the iact that no two
farms are exacly alike, and that hor:ei
and cattle have, like persons, each IL In
dividnality. No one knows my fArn q
ven q do; no one knows my cows ~
van a do.-Pactical Farmer.
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Now that the war ID on, It ID rsviving
the war stories BY the score. A good
one ID told Of member Of . Maine regi-
ment that served In the civil war. The
man suffered, and Was also considered
rather queer. One day ~ be wss about
20 20 into battle be said to his captain :
s'6-s-say, captain, g-ger.Kuees l viii
g-ger-go TO the rear. LII don't f-te-
feel well. You c-c-ccau take 4 out Of
m-my pay"
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MORE GOOD CATTLE.

john r. Penley, Of south Paris, the
noted cattle dealer, is still doing business.
lie has bought and exchanged over q
hundred head the past ~in,er. He has
~ tht present time four pet black Hel-
stein cows which girt from ak feet to
six feet and six inches ~ith calves by
their sides--one pair % Durham Oxen.
nve years old, girting seven FRET aud
hve inches, handsome As pictarcs- lie
recently sold to Mr.. fcsser. the overseer
Of the True farm Ia Poland, . pair of
steers. thr~s years odd. black eth White
f.ces. that gtrscd six feet and eight
inches for els5. siso sice pair ef Here
ford oxea. slx wears old, ~sixhias thir-
ty-slx aandevst. Tor slsa.
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The FALLS.

How smoothly Gov The waters - they roll
Their Idle burden toward the rounded sleep.
Beyond which. plunGtns thundehns 10 the desp,
The food falls heavy 70 tie spray swept bowl;
Theo bubbling. sWiriing. sparns she bank's Con-
And glides In brinming falness 70 where slscp
The hReering e<idies. o. n suxhs could keep
goal
swess days Of ma By chiiihood's gathering rlls.
Of boy heod's plarid strcam. bashed In The san.
of nAnhoo<i's ude-if -. With God 70 tall.
Or, n n shan he. calm heseash she hills
Move seawari sileus al its coarue he run.
love you and shank Him for yon all
-frof. Henry Johnson Of Rowtoin College
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AMONG THE FARMERS.


Corespondence ON practical Agriculture topics
10 solicited. Address all communicasionsi In
tended for this department 70 HENRY ID. HAN
PArfs. No
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fro BIZ CONTINUED I

The north Of Ireland is justly famed
for holiday resorts, for it's beautiful
scenery and many spots Of historical In
terest.
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Extremely Nervous
nsresv Abso 20 Crawl Around -
Novs Perfectly Cured and Doing
A.. R.sSa haoasnne0eoTk.

Novs Perfectly Cured and Doing
nee Own houssvsesk.
"I was extremely nervous, barely eole
70 crawl around, with no strength or am
hilton. I could not sleep. would nave
v.ry bad spells with my heart, and my
stomach was in Q terrible condition. i
had dreadful neuralgia pains in M side.
and would be dizzy. In the L. y OF
n all I had malarial fever. l was mis-
~.bIe for months after; could not ait up
over half an hour without being al s1-
h.usted. At last one Of my nsishDon
wanted me to try Hoods earsapefina. !
was persuaded to do % and IN ass,e
while could eat and slsep better. tn's
encouraged me to continue. l have no.
taken ave bottlss, and am pssssesiy e~o' ~
am doing my housswork elons' -
FnEp Tu1xR Barre, VI. h ssars "s''
Hoods 's.:s. s::!!!. ~.
The Best-in fact The o.s rrus Blood fuzn3'
sofa By Al drusgisss. q; sx 1or y
Hoods Pills ava An Assgissa -
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Dc. 3neo' Remedies
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fore which even kings must surrender.
When his last hours were nearing he
called his faithful friend, Lord Douglas,
to him and said, "Sir James, my dear
friend, vowed to God that II should
live 20 see the end Of war for my cOun-
try, would 20 and make war against
the enemies Of my Lord and Saviour.
Never has my heart ceased to bend TO
this desire, but IS the Lord has not con-
sented thereto, / will, therefore, that u
soon as sm dead you take the heart on!
of my body and carry 1t with you and
deposit It 10 the Holy Sepulchre Of oul
Lord, since this body cannot 60 thither. y
And what tragic ending to this last
tragic chapter Of = tragic life! Obedient
to his masters dying request the Lord
James departed for jerusalem on bis
fsteful errand. He bore the kings heart
In silver casket about his neck, but On
the way wars overlook him and he wat
surrounded by q cloud Of h0rsemen
lTaking from his neck the casket be cast
It into the thickest Of the enemy, saying
"Now pass thou onward ~ thou wert
wont. and Douglas will follow thee Of
diet" and making 90 furious 90 onset hs
| SOOu CicoICu y SPeS0 eVVes Nsssss AS
bis val0r Was 10 vain against such over
whelming numbers and he fell. Not fAl
from his dead body lay the precious
casket. His sorrowing knights tool
both and brought them back 70 Scotland
| The heart Of Bruce was deposited II
Melross Abbey, and the bones Of th.
loyal Douglas buried In his own church
Iof Douglxs which We have Just passed
and which still preserves grand ole
Theare Castle, . mighty and majestic
stronghold Of the D0uglases. A fev
years ago, the workmen engaged 10 clear
; log for the foundations Of new church
/. among the ruins of Danfermline Abbey
came upon the tomb Of Robert the Bruce
! A lesden coating shaped to the body On
closed it. A crown wss on the bead
and fragments Of rich cloth Of gold
which had been spread over Il, were stil
. Visible. On examining Il, Il Vas fo0nt
, that the ribs Of the left breast had 6eel
sawn ssunder 70 take out TIE heart. H
Idied In 1880.
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Honolulu Star.
Could anything be finer than the
conduct Of Uncle Sans boys yes
terday! Cooped up as they have
been in the transports, given free
shore leave in Il town that they
were strange to, among people
they did not know, there was every
temptation to cut loose and show
the worst side Of their nature.
But this town saw what probably
no town has ever seen, and that is a
couple of thousand men given lib.
erty and not Il case which called
for police interference.
OF course this comes from the
peculiar material of which these
troops are composed. They are no
ritirah, no sweepings Of the pur-
lieus ola city. They are the pick
and choice of the growing West
ern States. Had not the call of
duty come, these youth would one
aud all have been filling the hon
orary positions and laying the
foundations of their own prosper
ity and that of the community in
which they lived.
Other nations have sacrificed
their dearest and best, but it is
very doubtful indeed whether any
nation would send forth to the
grimmest Of war such rank an | file
rs IRE today marching our streets.
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Mr.. Julian j. Trujillo, Kelly, n. NJ

Mr.. Julian j. Trujillo, Kelly, N. M.
Santa Fe, n. M. June II, 1885,
Dear Sir. | beg to acknowledge
the receipt of your favor Of recent
date lnquiring of the meaning Of
of the provision of the school law
of 1891. That in school districts
where the majority of children are
of Spanish speaking parents teach
ers should know both English and
Spanish" In reply | have to say
that the only construction that
can be placed on said provision is,
that in such cases the teacher
should have a knowledge of both
languages in order that he might
be able to use Spanish books a.
doptod by the territorial board of
education. AS to whether Span
ish can be taught in the public
schools [ have to say that while
there is no specific provision of
law requiring that Spanish should
be taught, still section 1920, of the
compiled laws of 1887, provides
That it shall be the duty of the
superintendent of public instruct
ion to recommend the most ap-
proved text books, in English and
in Spanish, for the common schools
of the territory after the same are
adopted by the territorial board of
education, etc" in view of the fact
that the said territorial board of
education adopted text books in
Spanish and English a list is en-
closed herewith it becomes the
duty of teachers to use said books
in the public schools and, there
fore the teaching of the Spanish
language is compulsory in order
to carry out the plain provisions
Of the law authorizing the adoption
of text books as above stated. Very
truly yours,
NJ. G. de Baca, Supt.
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The
TOLEDO WEEMYBLADE

Every intelligent family need
in addition to their local paper, a
good national weekly. The great
est and most widely known gen
eral family newspapers the Toledo
Weekly Blade. For thirty years
it has been regular visitor in
every part Of the Union and is well
known in almost every one of the
10000 postofhces in the country
1t is edited with reference to ma
tional circulation. 1t is a Repub-
iican paper, but men Of all politics
take it, because of its honesty and
fairness in the discussion Of all
public questions. 1t is the favor
ite family paper, with something
for every member of the house
hold. Serial stories, poetry, wit
and humor; the Household depart
ment, (best in the world). Young
folks, Sunday School Lessons. Tai.
IMAGES Sermons, the Farmstead.
Question Bureau (Which answers
questions for subscribers), the
News of the Week in complete
forms. and other special features,
Specimen copies gladly sent on
application, and if you will send
us a list of addresses, we will mail
n copy to each. Only 81 n year.
II you wish to raise a club, write
foy terms
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BRYAN'S DAY
At The Omaha Exposition.

Omaha, July 1G.-A hundred
thousand people gave Bryan's Sill
yer legion magnificent reception
at the exposition grounds today
The men drilled in the presence of
the crowd and a constant ovation
was gwen them. After the open
airdriling, the troops adjourned to
the auditorium, where Bryan, Gov.
Holcomb and several other pro
minent men delivered patriotic adj
dresses. The troops leave tomor-
row for Jacksonville to join Lees
army for Porto Rico.
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GAME AND FISH LAW.

For the benefit of those lnquir-
ing about the game and fish law,
we publish the following sections,
as passed by the last legislature.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful to
kill or wound, ensnare or trap,
any quail, grouse, prairie chicken,
pheasant, partridge, orwild turkey
within the boundaries of this Terri
tory, except that such birds may
be shot with gun only, during
the months of September, Octo-
ber, November, December, Janua-
ry and February Of each year,
Sec, 3. 1t shall be unlawful to
kill, take, fish tor or have in
possession, any trout taken III any
Of the public waters of this Ierrito
ry during the months of Novem-
ber, December, January, Februa-
ry, March, April or May of each
year, or any bass during the
months OF February, March April,
May or June OF each year.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be unlawful to
kill or take trout or other food
fish IN any OF the waters Of this Ter
rltory, within one hundred yards
of any fish way, dam, wier or ar
titicial obstruction IN any public
stream, or by the use of any drug
explosive substance, or by
turning the waters of any
stream from its channel, or by the
use of any seine, net or devise,
except by hook and line. No per-
son, firm or corporation, shall
empty or allow the emptying of
any sawdust or other substance,
dcleterious or injurious to fish,
INTO any Of the waters of this Ter
ritory or empty or allow the empty
ing thereof, within such distance
that they may be carried into such
waters by natural causes. And
no person shall kill, cnsnarc, or
take, at any time, any fish, birds
or aniaals nlentloncd IN this act,
IN or upon any private reservoir,
stream, lake, pond grounds or en-
closure, without consent Of the
owner thereof.
Sec. 9. 1t shall be unlawful to
sell or expose for sale at any
time any of the game, BIRDS or,
animals, the killing of which is
prohibited or restricted by this
act, or to sell the flesh, hide orany
part thereof. 1t shall be unlawful
to sell any specllled trout, or other
food fish, caught IN any of the
public waters Of this Territory.
Provided, that it is not the lnten-
ton of this act to prevent dealers
and butchers from selling any
game, birds or animals killed out
side the boundaries of this Terri
tory.
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To the Voters OF the Territory of New
Mexico:
The Territorial Democratic COM
mittee of the territory of New
Mexico, disclaming any intention
to encroach in any manner upon
the functions Of the representatives
Of the democratic party when as
samblcd in convention to nominate
a candidate for delegate to congress
and to declare the principles Of the
party, in accordance with timc-hon-
ored usages deem it advisable at
this time to declare the purpose of
the democratic organization within
this territory to endeavor by all
honorable means to secure the ac.
complishment of the following re-
suits:
trst-We desire to unite in one
harmonious organization all voters
of the territory Of New Mexico
who advocate the free and unlimit.
ed coinage of silver and gold at the
rate Of sixteen to one.
Second-Wc desire also to unite
in the same organization all voters
who favor legislation so framed as
90 maintain democratic principles
Of taxation and at The same time
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NEW MEXICO DEMOCRACY.

To the Voters OF the Territory of New
Mexico:
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