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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11
HE SQUANDERED MILLIONS
The Wildly Reckless financial Career of
Bsron Albert Grant.

The Wildly Reckless Financial Career OF
Baron Albert Grant.
One Of the most dramatic IL not ac-
tually one Of the largest failures, so far
as the liabilities were concerned, was
that Of Baron Albert Grant Of Emma
mine" notoriety. Grant was the un-
crowned king Of the financial world OF
his day aud generation. He made mil
lions almost as def.ly as the late Mr..
Barney Barnato, and he spent them
right royalty. He bought Leicester
square and presented il, free gift, to
the people Of London. He gave din
ner to nearly a thousand city magnates
at cost which was popularity reputed
at the time to have exceeded 100 guineas
head, and which, in any event, un-
doubtedly established record in ex-
travagant dinner giving which has yet
to be beaten.
And he started out to build palace
in Kensington which should KNOCK
spots of" all other private residences,
past, present or to come. Everything
was got up regardless Of expense. The
ballroom walls were inset with panels
of pink Italian marble, costing 500
guineas each. In the entrance hall were
four pillars Of porphyry, worth $4,000
The building was scarcely finished
when the crash came. and 1t remained
for long brick and mortar white ele-
phant on the hands Of the trustees in
bankruptcy. Eventually most Of the in
terror fittings and decorations were dis
posed Of piecemeal. The grand staircase,
which had cost to build some f40, 600,
being acquired by the representatives,
Of the late Mime. Tussaud for trifie
over fourth of that sum. ItDow forms
the main approach to the upper and
principal suit Of rooms Of the new ex-
hibition buildings in the Marylebone
road. London Mail.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11
EARLY FALl pLowlNo IMPORTANT.

EARLY FALL FLOWING IMPORTANT.
The proper time for fall plowing for
wheat Is In the summer as soon rs pos
sible after the removal OF the preceding
crop. Scarcely summer passes with
out perioi Of drouth be tween July ]
and Sept. l. The Kansas station Is
studying the effect Of various modes OF
soil treatment upon soil moisture. That
the we'll known effect Of mulch can be
sppr oached by proper tillsge Of soil : a
fact not As widely acted upon as good
farming dis sates. One OF the station
fields, which contained In round numbt rs
~ per cent Of water In the first foot OF
soil, on July 4, 1898, had one portion
plowed, another disk-harrowed and a
portion left untrests1. The ensuing dry
weather In the course OF four VIC ,ks, not
withstsnding several light rains, reduced
the moisture OF the untreat d part to 10
per cent and that Of the disked land to
is per cent, the plowed ground ret lining
Il per cent. The last two we-e In ex-
cellent condition for seeding, while the
frst would plow up lumpy and unsstis-
factory.
The weight Of an acre Of the dry soil
to the depth Of one foot may be taken as
1000 tons. Each per cent OF water In
soil to that depth represents about l6
tons Of water per acre, or one-seventh
OF an inch. The water apparently lost
by the untreated soil was l76 tons per
acre equivalent to over one and ole-half
inches OF rain. This Is about one-hslf
what the soil would bold after soskipS z
rain. The real loss Was much more than
this, since as water escaped from the
upper foot, other would be drawn mp
from below by capillary attraction. The
figures given are minimum quantities,
therefore.
Stubble ground should upquestionably
be plowed while the moisture Is still In
the soil. The experiments show that
simple plowing Is quite as effective for
moisture conservation as any tillsge yet
tested. II time does not permit plowing,
the speedy work Of the disk harrow
compares favorably In efficiency. In
either case II rain follows sufficient TO
start the weeds, kill them with harrow.
This will at the same time break up any
crust and preserve the soil mulch. This
treatment not only insures q perfect
seed bed for wheat In respect TO moisture,
but the soil has time TO settle 20 the firm
condition so advantageous 10 wheat, and
the baroness, warmth and moisture are
most favorable TO the formation OF
nitrates from organic matter. Nitrates
are highly important for successful
wheat production.-Homest
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11
RICHNESS OF THE kLoNOIKe.

As soon as creeks TO be stampeded be-
gan to run out, attention WAS turned 10
quartz, and there have been some as
founding results. II Is shown beyond =
doubt that as there Is gold In some
quantity in almost every creek, so Is the
whole country uuderlaid with veins and
lodges Of quartz. When the snow goes
off, greater results will follow. Ii the
gold In the placer has come out OF
quartz near at hand, as everything points,
then, after the placer is worked out, We
may expect to see quartz-mines on s
scale correspondingly larger.
The evidence thst the gold Is not from
one, perhaps distant, source, brought
hither by glacier or river, Is that the
gold In creeks adjacent is dissimilar and
easily distinguishable. FL Dorado gold
Is paler, being more silver, than Bonanzs
gold. Hunker Is purest OF all. The
gold has come from the disin,egrating OF
the quartz In the immediate vicinity.
There Is one curious thing: the "bench"
claims, on the side Of the hill above the
creek claims, are paying sometimes more
than the creek. This Is especially so
about the Skookums, Just below FL Do
rsdo. The largest nuggets, one OF $3.50,
found this winter, came from bench on
Skookum: another, OF s262, came from
bench on Ell Dorado.
In consequence Of these finds, the whole
side Of the creek. from the lower num-
bers Of Ell Dorado down TO Little Skoo-
KUN, has been staked out TO the fourth
tier, holes have been sunk TO bedrock,
and the most sensational discoveries have
been made. The singular thing Is that
even though sbutting on Bonanzs, they
bear Ell Dorado gold, showing that at one
time the old bed of FL Dorado ran across
these benches. Ia further corroboration
of this belief, which prevails here, 1t has
been observed on Bonanza that ledge
crops out every few claims on the creek.
The claims at the crossing Of the ledge
are barren, but just below Is the gold,
coarse gold, and the farther down one
goes the finer and more scattered the
gold, until It peters out. Below the
next ledge the same is repeated. AT the
present time, below the ledge, scores Of
men are piling the dirt into large dumps.
As one goes down, the dumps grow
smaller and there Is less work being
done, while at the end the men have
thrown up their lays, leaving the wind
lssses and dumps.-Harper's Weekly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11
PRACTICAL GOODWILL.


IL goes without saying that . farm Ii
the most wholesome place, both from
moral and physical considerations, for
children TO grow mp In. Acting upon
this idea, and actuated by cesire to
save from worthless lives multitude OF
children who are left friendless In the
word, q self-sacriicing clergyman in
Maine q few years ago started out to
establish farm-home where small boy 5
who have b u left friendless might have
chance to grow ur into intelligent, in
dustrious and honorable men.
From the smallest OF beginnings, and
amid great discoursgsments, he secured
sufficient funds TO purchase q farm In
Fairfield, little north Of the city OF
waterville, and here he located the few
small boys who were To form the nucleus
OF what has grown to be q most sue
cessful experiment Ia the line nj saving
for useful lives class OF bows who other
wise In many cases might drift into evil
and thriftless WAYS.
No boys with evil dispositions are sd-
mitted, for IL is In no sense reforms
tory that has been established upon this
old farm In Maine. Ii Is run on the idea
that IL IL as valuable q service TO human
ity TO keep bows from becoming worth
less and possibly evil men, as il Is to ro-
form those who have already become
familiar with the ways OF evil.
Goodwill Fsrm-for this name has
been very appropriately given to the
place-ls carried on In the most system
attic way. The boys there are great
49,. rA,..N -. l,y;Ia1 into anna
families, with mstron, or housekeeper,
In charge OF each family, which occupies
a cottage by itself. Each boy is factor
in the work Of the place, some having
work at the barn assigned TO them,
others taking their turn In doing house
work, washing dishes, etc. There Is in-
struction and practice In woodworking
and other mechanical arts, while some
Of the bows are becoming proficient In
printing, this giving even more than
valuable instruction, for the little print
ing office affords method OF commuui-
eating with the outside world aud max
ing the needs of this farm institution
known. The boys are, of course, en-
ployed about the farm during the sum-
mer, where they will be- well grounded
In practical sgriculture; but with all
this training Of the hands and eyes, In
struction In books Is not neglected, and
q systematic plan Of school work Is car
ried out-s new school building being
now nearly provided for. | cannot be-
gin 10 describe In detail all the excellent
features OF this unique Goodwill Farm,
that Is saving 80 many boys from lives
that, 10 say the least, would be profitless.
am only trying TO give bare outline
OF this scheme that has here proved so
successful. The Institution has been
built up wholly by the self sacrifices Of
the promoter and those associated with
him, and by the willing gifts, usually in
diyiduslly small, Of those who are glad
to have some part in so good a work.
There are friendless little boys In every
other state whose future lives might be
made of value 70 themselves and 10 the
world. There Il q chance for great
many more Goodwill Farms throughout
the land.-New York Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11
PROFIT IN PORK.

We often notice in the papers, state
ments in regard 10 heavy hogs. The
msn whD produces q 900 pound pig
seems TO take considerable satisfaction
in the achievement, and there are car
eumstsnces which would warrant man :
producing a heavy hog, but IL he Is sim
ply feeding for the profit In pork he can
not afford TO produce hog weighing
more than 200 or 80 pounds, as the fol-
lowing illustration, produced by the
Wisconsin Experiment Station, will
plainly show. These careful expert
ments have demonstrated beyond doubt,
thar the maintenance ration is IN very
nearly equal proportion TO live weight,
that while 100 pound pig requires IL
pounds Of food simply 10 keep IL, with
out gain or loss, 500 pound pig, under
the same conditions, requires pounds
OF the same food for its support. The
food used was / pound OF whest mid
dlings and ; pounds of corn meal.
Prof. Henry further showed that
about } pounds Of this same food would
make pound Of pork. Ii will be seen,
then. that ! pounds OF food given the
100 pound pig would maintain him and
produce pound gain, but with the ooo
pound pig, il would require s pounds
Tor his support and 70 make gain OF
! pound. If we call this feed worth s2U
a Ton or csnt a pound IL will be noticed
that the pound Of pork produced by
the 100 pound pig cost ! l.. cents, ana
the pound of pork produced by the
5O0 pound pig cost cents.
Supposing we feed pigs weighing
100 pounds each about % pounds OF
iced costing % cents. We should have
a pain CT little more than 5 pounds OF
pork. or the pork would cost Us about .
cents a pound. FIVE feed the 20 pounds :
of feed 10 600 pound pig, we should
find gain of about 8 pounds, or the
pork would cost US in the second case
shout 5 cents a pound. This Is certainly
a great difference in the cost OF produc-
ing the meat. The younger the animal
after he is old enough 70 consume the
right kind of ration, the less the PORK
will cost. Many others among the most
relisbleexperimenters Of the country nave
reached the same results that Prof.
Henry has, and not only that, but the
markets of the country are demanding
and paving better price for pigs welSh.
ing from rs 10 255 pounds. Since iaId
brings 40 much less than IL formerly dio
the excessively fat hog Is no longer 10
demsnd.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11

Never In our recollection have tho
barns been a. full a. the present year.
In every direction Is heard the statement,
CIV barns are 90 full / have no room
for nv grain," and the farmers, 90 f.r
a. practicable, are threshing directly
from the field, for want Of storage room.
The Farmers exhortati0n last spring, to
put ia an the seed possible In order 70
make up for the shortage Of last year,
Vas well needed, snd nature has re-
sponded generously 70 the edore. Provs-
dence helps those Who Try 70 help them-
selves.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11

Salt Lick. being progressive town. had
the Coyote County bank some distance
down the street on the opposite side
from the saloon. "You IRE liar!' roar.
ed the champion. whereupon all the
boys grasped their guns and were ON
tho lookout for trouble.
Hickory Sam merely laughed, strobe
to the door. threw 1t open and walked
out TO the middle Of the deserted thor
oughfare. "I'm bad man from way
back |" he yelled at the top Of his voice.
I'm the toughest ouss In Coyote coun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11
Watching Plants Grow.

Procure little collomia seed. Take
one Of the seeds, and with razor cut
off very tiny slice, place it on a slide,
cover with a glass and place under the
microscope. The instrument must BE- in
vertical position. When il is well TO-
cused and lighted, moisten 1t with
drop of,water. The seed will absorb the
moisture and throw out very large
aumber Of spiral fibers, giving the APP
pearance of veritable termination. Be-
ginners will find it easier if one applies
the moisture while the other looks
through the instrument. -Microscopical
Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11

OF all houses, the farm house should
slwsys show q fine flower garden a.
well ss vegetable garden. Flowers
are easily cultivated, are Iu.
expensive, and lend great enaru,
10 the rural home. The love OF flowers
seems to be general, and the fArme,
surely cannot ignore all the natural
fondness for blossoms and folisge that
shows itself in his wife and children
New York Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11
sandy's Rstort.

The parish minister OF c. Is .
practical though not cultured preach
er. The other Sunday, when ON his way
home at the close Of the afternoon serv-
ice, he overlook Sandy Smart, the vii
lage half wit, slowly trudging along,
and, being o bit Of q wag. addressed
him as follows:
you've got IN excellent pair Of
shoes on, Sandy; but, losh, man, they're
sadly in need Of blsoking!"
AYE, SIR" readily replied Sandy.
They're like yer sermons-unco desti.
tute o. polish l''-Dundee Peoples Jour.
Nal. ~ segf-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11
A Peculiar Problem.

The Longbow gives some amusing
pieces Of Lewis Carroll's humor from
the forgotten pages Of Oxford pamphlets.
During the election at Oxford in 1865
he gave vent to the following Euclidean
definition:
"Plain super6ciality is the character
of q speech in which, any two points
being taken, the speaker is found to lie
wholly with regard to those two
points"
A note is also given on the right ap-
probation of examiners: "A takes in
ten books and gets third class, b takes
In the examiners and gets . second.
Find the value Of the examiners in
terms Of books; also their value in
terms when no examination is held"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11

There is . story current in Washing
ton Of q charming girl whose partner
said TO her ~ In waltxing they just
missed statue Of the Venus Of Milo:
I'VE mustn't dance too near that OF
somebody will accuse NJ Of breaking It, !"
The girl turned her lovely eyes on the
statue. why" aid abe "soasbody's
broken it already"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11

II the fowls are being prepared TOT
market sweet corn is par excellence, Anu
field corn. IL fed when 10 the miIk ol
dough. Is not much behind. Break tue
ears into pieces and let them peck IL on
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11
mo BOXES SOLD HERE"
A Sign Displayed In Shops which Guard
Carefully Their Regulations.

A Sign Displayed In Shops Which Guard
Carefully Their Regulations.
"No Boxes Sold Here" is the sign
that hangs in one Of the principal
jewelry establishments in the city. The
sign made it, appearance after the shop
ping OF one Christmas season. But there
Is no time Of the year in which the de-
mand for boxes is quite discontinued,
and the sign serves its purpose always.
The demand for boxes was prompted
by the amiable desire 10 deceive some
friend or relative into the belief that
the article presented TO him came from
the best establishment in the city. Sim
liar attempts are made at the well
known glass and china shops, at one OF
the well known French coHfectioners
and at all of the establishments which
have made reputation in some par
ticular field.
Nearly all Of these answer such ap-
plications with the words Of the sign,
"No Boxes Sold Here" but there are
some few which sell them as regularly
as they do other objects Of merchandise
and are quite indiiereDs to what be-
comes of them 50 long as they get their
rather high prices for the empty boxes
bearing the name Of the firm. Similar
indifference is shown by well known
English pickle factory, which allows
It's labels 10 be sold here and pasted
over any sort Of stuff that the pur-
chaser Of them happens to concoct-
New York Sun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11
Tn. Evolution OF tn. sideboard.

The dresser began service In the
kitchen AS table, advancing until 1t
was composed of top and two shelves
below, supported by four legs. 1t was
then used not so much a. a place for
dressing the meats a. serving table,
on which dishes were placed before be-
ing allotted 20 the members Of the
household At later period a portion
of the dresser became inclosed, and aft
er that an extra shelf, with sometimes
hood, was placed on 1t. 1t was not
then an article Of kitchen furniture, but
stood in the ball or living room. As a
result of the desire to reduce the guam
tity of furniture in the hall the credence
and dresser were combined a. one arti-
Gle, with q closet and shelf below and
several shelves above, the whole sur
mounted by canopy. Then it was ike
some Of our sideboards, though II was
not known by that name until the eight
eenth century, when it ASSUMED tho
long, low table form, with drawers and
cupboards below. The name sideboard
prior to this had, however, bJln applied
to tables as early as the sixteenth cen
v.-Architectura Record.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11
eAeY,s SMOOTH, FAIR SKIN

S1P0t0fui Motbcf ''''N~
Tells all about Her Troubles ~nen
s.by Broke out with Serofuls Sores
"At the age of two months my Dapy
began to have sores break out on his risn'
cheek. We used all the externai sp
nlications that we could think or near Oh
to NO avail. The sores spread all over one
aide of his face. We consulted pnsS,
c;.n and tried his medicine, and IN week
the sore was gone. But to my surprise ~
two weeks more another scroiuioos 'o0,
ing sore appeared on bsoys arm.
Grew worse and worse, and wnen NO ~
three months old, began sisinS Nm
Hoods sarssparilla. also TOOK mo-. ..,s :
sar,apariIla, and before the nls' ~ o.
v.s finished, the sores were weii ano nv
never returned. He is now Tour yesi' o'1'
hut he has never had any sign OF mos
.crofulous sores since he was eulso -
Hoods sarsapariIla, for which isei w.s
grateful. Ny boy owes his sooo n s
and smooth. fair skin 10 ths eress n,e0
,cins., NRs. 9. q. WRorEN'
ton, Delaware. o-v
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11

Frugal Girl: wasn't 1t noble In that
Vsssar Girl to save three men from
"Yes- q husband for her
self and for two other girls"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPIID rRn

Correspondence on practical Agricultural topics
is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY ID. HAN.
hoSp, Agrte IhurAl Editor Oxford Democrat.
PArts. Ne.
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Dr.Miles' Heart Cure
our.. . Prominent Attorney.

HHR. R. @. PHELPS. the leading pension
M attorney of Belfast. N. T.. writes;
A'A II was discharged from the army on
account of iii health. and suffered from
heart trouble ever since. frequently had
fainting and smothering spells Ny form
was bent Is q man of 60 constantly wore
an overcoat, even In summer, for fear OF
taking cold. could not attend TO my busi-
nes. Ny rest was broken By severe pains
about the heart and left shoulder. Three
years ago I commenced using DR.. Niles
Heart Cure, Notwithstanding had used %
much patent medicine and taken drugs nom
doctors for years without being helped. Df.
Miles, Heart Cure restored me to health. u
Il truly wonderful medicine and 1t AFFORDS
mn rnnch nlaasn "a IN recommand thl1 rom
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11

WHs> .- Lewiston you will md the very nnesi
;- eating ine st Longs Restaurant.
f- i.-.uu - NeAr Music Hall. LEWISTON, NE
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-11
me muCn pIt@uH
~a~ So owopvoua %

edy 70 everyone"
Dr.. Miles, Remedies
arc sold by all drug
gists under . positive
guarantee. Arst bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
sssss Of the heart and
narvos ffee. Addrese.
m MILF IEpIOAl
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tE1u.y RNEiGHBoRs' ADVERTISEMENTS
T-er ..Hr ant bsy General Merchandise OF US
, e ATWOOD 4 Co. BUcxFIKLD. Ne.
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o.. % rrTTLF.
E-.-. ,-,e-. Hats. Caps Gents Furnishings.
W.-...-, ,Hf l.wrIrv. BUCKFIELD, NE.
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II A. ERNDEEN. Milton Plantation, Maine.
1-..l-.cs, Dry Goods, Boots and shoes Al
R1ttom Prices
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Say.,a a,.cuiiou 20 the retrSeing Of old nnes
Ess,-4-cs furnished and correspondence solicit