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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-20

TOW COX POST, NO 132 G. a.
] meets every second and fourth Satur-
day nights of each month IN Muesse- Brook
blDrk
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-20

Chocolate ~ Medium Of Exchange.
Chocolate is still used in the interior
81 South .aner'ca fer currency. as are
coco~-t md e~-S
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-20

NAMP or l. o. o. 3. meets lst and Sd
~ Mondays OF each month at 1880 =. m. In
Odd Fellows hall.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-20

ToM COX CORPS w a. meets ev-
y cry second and fourth saturdays OF
each month al D. III. In @. A. K. hall.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-20
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.

The vision or Goa, holy. great, wise,
but as good and loving as he is great,
IS the beginning of new life, and
worthy service.
II is not by denunciation 50 much IS
by n vision Of God OF Christ, OF love.
that men are convicted Of sin.
The burning coal from the altar Of
Christ's love Is sent bv God : messen-
gers to those who feel their sin.
The Conservative, 1898-10-20
Che Conservative.

some e~nterprlSlnS FARMER VINO mas neard
my speech today will conceive the pro-
ject of combining most of these factor
les and making a complete butter and
cheese trust, and if he succeeds, and the
result is similar to that which has fol-
lowed many other consultations of cap
ital, we shall have better butter and
cheese, an even wider market, cheaper
prices for the product and higher prices
for the farmers milk.
Denounce combinations of capital as
we may, we cannot deny that they have
produ ced great,
oNN 'ooD good results-far
surprising any
possible evils. In no industry has so
much capital been invested and in none
has consolidation of capital been so
marked as in that of transportation.
The railroads of the country are only a
little more than half a century old.
With a very few exceptions they have
been entirely built and equipped by
private capital. They now penetrate
every corner of the land and bind it all
together in one close embrace. They
have al invested capital, actual money,
of over Sc, 1000, 00O, 900. They employ
100000 men. They operate over $780,
600 miles of track. They carry over
500, ZOO, 900 passengers and over 700 ,O0O,-
900 tons of freight annually. They have
become as essential to commerce as the
circulation of blood is to the human
body. A brief cessation of operation
paralyzes business and industry. These
great enterprises were not originally so
closely associated as now. They had
distinct and separate organizations.
They were independent in their opera
ton. Each charged it's own freight
rates and passenger fares. They o
saw the necessity of closer alliances.
Capital and railroads were combined
into great railroad systems, until today
a comparatively few systems control a
majority of the mileage in the country.
This consolidation began early in the
history of railroads and the extent to
which it has grown is indicated in the
fact that in 1870 it required nearly fifty
of the largest railroad systems i'll the
country to control a majority of the
mileage, while now it does not require
more than twenty. These twenty sys-
TENS, acting in harmony as they often
do, WELD tremendous power-but has
the result of railroad consolidation been
an increase in rates, a deterioration in
equipment, or a cessation of railroad
construction? Quite the contrary. In
1870 it cost 33 cents to ship a bushel of
wheat from Chicago to New York by
rail in 1895, only IL cents. In 1870
there were sc, 900 miles of railroad in
operation in 1896, $50, 900 miles. In
The Conservative, 1898-10-20

ITle1luS, he would nave tUTleu Wnlte dU
the revolution threatened by such a la
bor-saving device.
You farmers knoY what labOr-saving
machinery has done for you, and if some
men have grown
rA"A i"rAhnDNi' rich selling agri-
cultural implements, I am sure you have
no grievance against them. 1t is within
the lifetime of men standing before me
that mowers and reapers We're invented,
so that one man can NOV in a day now
thirty times as much grass as he could
with the old scythe. You no longer
thresh your grain with horse power, but
save time and money by mutually join
ing and getting a steam thresher. l
have seen it estimated that it would re-
quire the entire population Of the United
States, working six days in the week
and one hundred days in the year to
shell the country's corn crop by the old
hand process of Smelling. Modern rakes,
hay forks, steam plows and steam reap
ers and harvesters have also cheapened
the cost of producing crops and light
ened the farmers tasks. While all
these influences and the opening of vast
areas of agricultural land in the West
have also cheapened the price of cereals
and other agricultural products, the de-
crease has not been so great proportion
ately as it has in the cost of necessaries
of life which the farmer is compelled to
buy. Wheat may have fallen 30 or 40
per cent in twenty-five years, but sugar
has dropped over 80 per cent, cotton
cloths between 60 and so per cent, nails
IS per cent, boots and shoes over 40 per
cent, and other articles correspondingly.
1t is no longer necessity for the wife and
daughter to pass a large part of their
time at the spinning wheel or the loom
for invested capital now furnishes much
cheaper and better clothing than can be
made OF the farm.
These are the results of identically the
same tendency as that which has given
rise to larger financial combinations and
some of them are the direct result of
these combinations. To remind you
how the spirit of cooperation for mu-
tual benefit has extended / need only to
recall the system of associated dairy
ing as it exists in New York state.
Wall street mel would probably call it
the butter and cheese trust. Instead of
each farmer making his own butter and
cheese and finding a limited market for
it in the village near which his farm lies,
his milk and cream are carried to a
cheese factory or to a butter factory
and there made into dairy products,
known according to the particular dairy,
not alone i'll that locality but through
out the world-for this system of asso-
ciated dairying has put New York but
The Conservative, 1898-10-20

In the case OF street railroads, where
the same tendency towards %consolida-
ton and monopoly
~ has been visible,
the results have
been equally beneficial to the public.
In New York and Brooklyn, less than
ten years ago, a dozen or more compan-
les in each city controlled the street
railway tracks and charged a separate
fare over each line. Now they have
been combined into a few systems and
one fare over all the lines of each sys-
TEN is now the rule. Combination of
capital has in this instance saved hun
dreds of thousands of dollars each year
to the people of those cities besides do
ing much to build up the cities by bring
ing the outlying sections into close COM
munication with the heart of the town.
Perhaps no greater monopoly exists
in the country than the Western Union
Telegraph com
pany. It's capital
N0' is 800, 900, 900.
Stretching over a large part of the land
it has gradually purchased or leased all
it's important rivals until today nine
tenths of all the telegraph lines are
within it's system. 1t controls $40, 200
miles of wire as against $4,000 in 1870.
Yet monopoly in this case does not
mean eXtortion. Combination of CAPT
fo1 hos NOT irn,NocoI NOW, h,,,,ln,,c ,>O,
the people. The average cost of each
message sent by the Western Union
company in 1870 was 751s cents, while
in 1896 it was only 800 cents-a reduc-
ton of 80 per cent.
The shipping and navigation interests
have shown the same tendency of all
large enterpri ses
in the matter of
combination of capital and effort, and
lower freight rates, speedier navigation,
larger, safer and more comfortable boats
have followed the merging of financial
interests.
The Standard Oil company, harsh as
it may have been in competition with
rivals, has certain
' ly not taken adj
vantage of its monopoly to exact higher
prices from the public. So thorough
and so comprehensive has been the or
ganization Of this tremendous industry
that oil is delivered by the company di-
rect to the door of nearly every villager
in the land at the lowest price ever
known. AS al example of successful
business organization after the modern
method of combination this immense
corporation has no equal.
We have heard a great deal said about
the sugar trust-which is a combination
of formerly independent sugar refiner-
les that alone by themselves could
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27

has made the fortune Of many farmer
In Bermuda and St Vincent, and there
Is no reason why 1t will not do as we'll
in this island. Like the native cassava,
from which -four and oassareep are OBJ
tanned, the arrowroot grows best in the
fertile soil Of the many steep activities
II ID estimated that our imports Of
fruits and nuts. NEARLY all Of them Of
tropical growth and many Of them from
these very islands," amount 10 ei7,.
600, 600 per year; Of fbers (jute. sisal
hemp, etc. }, about $l2, 600, 600. and Of
cacao, $S, 900, 000 The fbers can be
produced In such barren spots a. the
Bahamas and Yucatan, where the soil
is too poor for anything else, and 1t 10
doubtful il they could be made profit
able cultivation in this island. But
rice, Of which we import to the amount
Of 100000 annually, grows well,
though most of it is Of the SO called
mountain variety" and ia consumed
here.
Two Of the great staples, sugar and
tobacco, should not be overlooked.
though it is believed that lands suita-
BILE for their cultivation have been
mainly occupied. Sugar is at its best in
the coastal lowlands IL was introduced
early in the sixteenth century, probably
from the Canaries. and has found here
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27

rs congenial home as in Cuba. and
the methods OF cultivation and mann
facture are the same There are more
"trapiches do buey"-ox or bullock
mills-run by natives Of small means
than there are vast "haciendas" and
'ingenios. as in Cuba
There is. Of course. no region like the
famed Vuelta AbaJo Of Cuba tor the
raising Of high grade tobacco but the
weed az Porto Rico is said to press
II close IN quality The peculiar soil OF
the Abalo is found here in many rich
valleys, such as Palmas. Cagnas and
Cidra. and the climatic conditions are
similar and favorable As most Of the
tobacco raised on the 200 ''estancios'
goes To Cnba, there is more than sus-
picion that Porto Rico's product may
be found Incorporated in not few OF
those genuine havana" for which the
gilded youth Of our country pay fabu-
lous prices
To recapitulate the chief products Of
Porto Rico and their zones Of cultiva-
ton Along the coast are the cocoa palm.
pineapple. banana. nearly all tropical
fruits and vegetables The palm will
bear in six or seven years from plant
ing, and continue at least 60
The sugar cane. like the banana.
nourishes in this zone rs tar up rs o
thousand meters above sea level Under
favorable conditions IL natures In from
II To IL months, and reproduces itself
during five years thereafter The cotton
plant hourishes within the same belt.
produces in from seven 20 nine months.
and endures for three or four years
The yucca is likewise in the coast belt
living tor years
Maize. found everywhere up TO 3, 900
feet above the sea, rtpens in from three
to five months and must be- planted an
nually
Tobacco. which fiourishes within the
same area. also requires annual plant
ing and natures in from four to six
months.
Coffee and cacao flourish anywhere
above 800 feet The latter Is best at
1000 or 800 1t requires three or four
years for first fruits, and endures tor
10 years. or the average length OF man .
life. FREDERICK 4. 0BER
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27
PROBATE NOTICES.

To all persons interested In either Of the estates
hereinafter named:
At Probate Court, held nj Paris, in and for
the County Of Oxford, on the third Tuesday OF
Aug, In the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety eight. The following
matter having been presented for the action
thereupon hereinafter indicated, Il Is hereby
ORDERED:
That notice thereof be given to all persons In
tercsted by causing copy Of this order TO be
published three weeks successfully In the Ok
ford Democrat, . newspaper published at South
Paris, In said County. that they may appear at a
Probate Court 10 he held at said Paris, on the
third Tuesday of Sept, A. ID. ISIS. at nine OF the
clock In the forenoon, and be heard thereon II
they zee cause:
WILLIAM II. BRADBURY, late Of Paris, de
ceased. Final account presented for allowance
by Hannibal g. Brown, administrator.
EDGAR r. SWAN, late of Paris, deceased.
Petition for distribution OF balance remaining In
his hands, presented by Horace l.. Swan.
executor.
SEWARD 8. STEARNS, Judge Of said Court.
true copy-Attest=
ALBERT d. PARK. Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27
The Dl.apprarinx Coin.

There arc several simple ways Of max
ing coins disappear In handkerchief.
Take an ordinary large handkerchief and
stick little soap on one corner Then
spread IL out on the table before the audi
ence, keeping the soapy corner in the RICH,
hand. Place dime In the middle Of III.
handkerchief, fold the right hand corner
down, pressing the soap firmly on the coin,
and then fold the other corners in the
same way Every one will be SURE thu
coin l. untouched Then with IA quick
movement hiring the handkerchief up and
shake II II done properly, the coin AL
herring To the soap will slide easily into
the right hand, and from there IL can IL
Slipped unpcrccived up the coat sleeve.
Practice and patience arr all that one
needs 10 make this trick successful. An
other similar trick is To sew coin up In
one corner of the handkerchief 81 that nc
one will notice it, Fold the handkerchief
up loosely in any way, bringing the coin
In the middle. Grasp this through the
linen and lct the audience feel Of IL ~
make sure that there is coin inside.
Then throw the handkerchief into the air,
catch IL and shake it vigorously No coin
will drop, ~ 1t Is sewed in the corner, and
the wonder will be where it has gone to-
Country Gentleman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27
TESTS PATIENCE.
The Most Patient People Most
Show Annoyance at Times.

Nothing spills good constitution
quicker.
Nothing taxes mans patience
Like any itcliness OF the skin.
Itching piles almost drive you crazy.
All day it makes you miserable.
All night it keeps you awake.
Itch. Itch. Itch. With no relief
Just the same with Eczema
Can hardly keep from scratching it.
You would do so. but you know II
makes il worse.
Such miseries are daily decreasing.
People are learning they can be
cured
Learning the merit OF Doan's Oint-
ment.
Plenty OF proof that Doan's Ointment
will cure piles, eczema, or any itchiness
OF the skin.
Mr.. II. K. Hamor, OF p Hancock
street, a respected citizen OF Ellsworth.
Me-, says: Il used everything recon-
inended to ME by friends and acquaini-
ances. and bought innumerable rene
dies said to be sure cures for itching
piles. bit FOR three year nothing OBJ
tanned made the least impression upon
them. In the evening and at night TN
never ceasing annoyance simply meant
torture. and many night. unable TO
sleep. ] was amos: driven crazy With
very little faith in the preparation. but
suffering annoyance which an ul;ed 10
torture. / procured Doan's Ointment. a
part OF so-ccnt tox cured me. I could
rot believe IL. Ii is hard To understand
how couple OF weeks treatment OF any
ointment will trirg about the result Is
obtained. aud it is much harder to ex.
press my acp-ccia len OF that iac.. I
icel so grateful tina. recommend Doan's
Ointment - everyone requiring su.h q
preparation"
Deans Cin.m,nt, for sac by Eli i a! :
ers. Prize. 80 cents PER box. Mailed
on receipt Of price by Foster Milburn
CO., Buffalo, N. Y. Sole agents for the
y. S. Remember TIC name oan's-
and take no other.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27
Notice Of Sale of Real Estate

Pursuant to a license from the Hon. Judge Of
Probate, for the County OF oxford, shall eel ai
public auction. on the fifteenth day OF October,
A. ID. ls9s, Mt ten O'Clock In the forenoon. on the
premises, all the right. title and interest which
stephen n. Fessendeu. late OF Hiram. In sad
County, deceased, had In and IN the following
described real estate situate In -aid Hiram, and
bounded on the north by land Of James Hart
fori and the road eadipg by James Hartford
residence 10 Bull Ring road, 80 called, on the
east by land OF said Hartford and land Of h.
l.. Allen: on the south by the road leading from
Teardrop road, so called, TO VI. g. Hayes; and
on the west by land OF said Hayes, containing
sixty five acres, more or less.
Dated this nfth day Of September. ISIS.
EDWARD l.. ALLEN, Administrator.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27
STATE OF MAINE.
rREAsURER's OFFICE.
Au~uska Au0 n 1ooo


Aususta. Aug. 81, 1888.
Pursuant 70 chapter 8, section Is, Of the Re-
vised Statutes, I will at the State Treasurer
once Of Augusta, on the twenty eighth day OF
September next, ut II O'Clock, A. n. sell and
convey by decd 70 the Highest bidder, all the
interest Of the State In the tracts Of land herein.
after described, lying In unincorporated town.
ships. said tracts having been forfeited 70 the
State for State taxes, and county taxes cersined
20 the Treasurer Of state Tor the year 1888. The
sale and conveyance Of each TRACK will be made
subject 70 right In the owner or part owner
whose rights have been forfeited, 10 redeem the
same u any time within one rear after tho sale,
by paying or rendering TO the purchaser his
proportion Of what the purchaser paid therefor
at the sale, with Interest ~ tho rate OF twenty
per cent per annum from the time Of sale, and
one dollar for release, or such owner may redeem
his interest by paying ~ aforesaid 10 the Treas
urcr OF State, N provided In chapter 8. section
Is Of the Revised Statutes.
No tract, however. will be sold at price less
than the full amount due thereon for such un
paid state and county taxes, interest and cost
a. described in the following schedule
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27

IT HAS BEEN FULLY demonstrated
that Ely's Cream Balm is n specific for
nv sal cstsrrh and cold 10 the head. This
distinction has bet n achieved only as the
result OF continued ccessful use. A
morbid condition II the membrane 10
the nasal passages can be cured by this
purifying and healing treatment. Sold
by druggists, or II will he mailed for 30
cents by Ely Brothers, So Warren Street.
New York. II spreads over the men,
brane, is absorbed and relief Is imme-
date.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27
OUR TROPICAL COLONY.
Porto Rico the Beneficiary Of
Prohigate Dame Nature.
THE PRODUCTS OF THE ISLAND.
Cone. which II q . Very Fine Quality.
Heads the List with Sugar and Tobac-
co Respectively Second and Third.
some oe tho other Profitable Crops.
Ill.

Bounteous nature certainly intended
Porto Rico to DO well provided with
every tropical product Of tho vegetable
kingdom II we may judge by the varie-
ties Of shrub and tree found there. It
will be hardly possible to enumerate
all. since there are doubtless many .spe.
cies, the peculiar virtues Of which are
as yet undiscovered. In the first place,
our pharmacop9ias are deeply indebted
to the tropics for many Of their staples.
such as guaiacum, ipecacuanha, aloes,
rhubarb. etc.. all Of which grow In
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27

And They Lived Happily Ever After.
Miss willing" began the young man,
as ne wiped the cold Precipitation from
bs brow, '.are YOU fond OF stories ~
IF they are new, Mr.. Woody" replied
the fslr msid, IL simply dote on them. F"
"But the one WAS going To tell you,
Miss willing, Is not new" said the
young man. ut 10, might say, Miss
willing-er, Clarl-;he old, old story,
tut" "Ob. never mind, George" she
interrupted; .even " 1t IL q chestnut,
I'm sure never heard IL. Go on, please"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27
Attention

cut over BIG SLEEVES and
make other alterations that need to
be made to put your last years coat
or jacket in the correct style. Also
refine, repair, cleanse and press
ladies' garments.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27
No. 2t6. -ChAradc.

No. 2t6. -Charadc.
When youn. Jones had chosen partner for
life,
Led her 20 the altar and called her his wife,
We gave him seronade.
One fellow played on the violin.
Another performed ON n mandolin,
While lwo THREE the TOTAL played.
In swcc, FIRST our instruments blended their
tones,
While colored chap kept time with the bones,
And merry music we madc:
Jones with a handshakc each one did greet,
And said he deemed /, his duty to treat,
To pay for his srrvnlde.
So he took the company To n restaurant near by
And ordered oysters, cake and pie,
Enough for every one.
He told US To eat till we had our I'LL,
And he would settle the landlords bill
When we nil wcre done.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27

Wife (sghast) Henry, where did you
get that appetite? Returned Soldier
(ravenou ely eating away)-1hat appe-
tite, Jane, Was presented to me by the
war department for gallant and meritori-
Gus service In the field.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27
STATE OF MAINE.
PUBLIC NOTICE.

In conformity with the provisions % Chapter
one hundred and four of the Public Laws OF
al ghtecn hundred and ninety i've. and upon the
petition OF Ave or citizens OF the state, and
deeming it for te best interest Of the State, the
Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and Game.
after due notice 10 all persons Interested In the
subject matter of said petition, and public hear
ing thereon In the locality to he affected. and
deeming h necessary and proper for the protec
ton and preservation 81 the Inland fish OF the
state, hereby adopt the following needfpl Rules
and Regulations relating To the Tires and place.
In which and the circumstances under which Nab
may be taken In the waters of Greedy Brook and
| its tributaries In the towns Of OXFORD, Norway
and Otisheld, In the Counties Of oxford and
a ,I.tI .aI
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27

ibid You ever think what you would
do II you had R0thschild's income?" said
Seedy to Harduppe. "No; but have
often wondered what Rothschild would
do II he had my income"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27

No need TO fear sudden attacks Of
cholera infantum, dysentery, diarrhes,
summer COMPLAINT Of any sort u VOC
have DR.. FoWler's Extract Of Wild
Strawberry n the medieine chest.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27
No. 2l9.-RrverAala.

/. Reverse stems Of grain and make
hard excresccnccs on the skin
2 Reverse vessel and make puddlcs Of
water.
3. Reverse kind Of becr and make
kingly.
l. Reverse pace and make fcndles.
5. Reverse IA falsitier and make part of
fence.
d. Reverse a shallow dish and make u
short sleep.
:. Reverse 10 whirl and make pinches.
:. Reverse a town In Ohio and make
efficient
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27

Terrible plaques. those itching, pes.
tering diseases Of the skin. Put an end
to misery. Dosn's Ointment cures. Al
any drug store.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27

Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick head
ache. biliousrcss ind sll liver ills. Price
81 cents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-27


OXFORD COUNTY
oGEO. ". RIDLON, DIR.
June y, g and -. To 3 days at Andoyer
pet. j. ID. Newton, u
To ~ miles, from Paris AMI
return, \ ~
July |, To one day at Paris, adjourned
session, 80
To l. miles travel 90 Paris
and return. "
Aug. o, Ia day session adj az Paris, zoo
To u niles travel u above
session, "
Aug. II and u, o. days at Rumford
pet. J. 4. Decker, 30
To ~ miles travel from Paris
10 Roxbary AMI n turn. ~
Sept |, : and ;, u days at RoNbury.
pet. Selectmen. -
To IS miles travel from Paris
to ROSbury ami return, ~
sept. d, ami :, to 3 days at Paris, reg
ular ~ -siOn, ~
To Is miles travel IA per
above, W
s5I a
Paris, Sept. 5. lsss.
GEO. W. RIDLON.