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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-20


Az money maker On The farm the pig
takss The Md Ia Indiana, writes W. ".
Stevens In a exchange. In some parts
OF TIE asate, on lands that are faFmed ex-
cluaively 70 corn, hogs arc The only stock
thai are fatted. and 10 this way the great
bull; Of the corn crop b marketed with
the least labor and expense. Good
farriers, With good stock. calculate that
II pounds Of pork are made from bushel
OF c,fn, and when there are dairy slops
20 supplement corn ratious, 10 pounds
can Do made from every bushel Of corn
fed. The average farmer, with his scrub
stock and careless manner Of feeding,
docs nos do 20 we'll, but I am glad to note
the .act that scrub farmers % we'll %
scrub stock are gradually being weoded
across the country In any direction viii
prove this assertion. And Il seems that
NOR, improvement has been made In
swire breeding the country over than In
any other kind OF stock. This II due to
the TACT that hogs bring cash return at
any season Of the year, Q farmer readily
sees the advisability OF having his pigs
Of the very best kind and In the very
beat possible condition. Moreover, Il is
much easier to breed up swine than any
other kind Of farm stock. With an Inn
proved sire, and even Indifferent dams,
the improvement ID marked from the
very frst, and seeing such rapid im-
provement, the most improvident farmer
is encouraged to make better selections
for future breeders.
Besides being the most remunerative
crop OF our farms, the pig IL the most
convenient. II may be turned into ready
cash any day In the year, no matter what
Its condition. IL 10 convenient on the
farm because Il can be used ~ sort OF
scavenger, consuming al the wastes Of
house, and such refuse or sorted grain
as may be found at barn or stables. A
few pigs on every farm are clear pro6t
up to the time for fattening, a. they will
pick up living about the manure shcd,
10 clover pastures, or stubble fields, that
would otherwise be wasted. No other
stock on the farm u 90 economical when
Il comes TO the item Of shelter. Il 10
never advisable to build for them any ex-
pensive barns, and this great saving
amounts to considerable. In the matter
Of fences, these must be ''pig tight" -
hogs are . nuisance when allowed free
range Of the farm, but they need not be
''horse high or bull strong"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-20

wen. DICK, nsed hdrdty ds* tovo
"dd goo" "s"
were 70 gam ne, iove ~ mus, 70 ~ my
own individuah'y' roran M.e.onAte
we w. s,S," nos Sne ~o .nn.;s"-..,o.s 49, Ma No.
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must nave 'noMeu - Ip. % .hs. ny '' Ie.Ls "a
ss, % NO 80.
s.W.m ~ n..d L.,a,v ..l 20
"e -,
Jou 70 Aau 49,
IeS, sooa ne"s,
rhrker' saiu .no siu"'.oi' e"nns
up Just fhsn' you re JUST tine man m
looking Tor. have you nad kettieiui
OF newsl Good news hope' iha's
right weu' wnst wanted 70 'en you
= this; Theress . oo ton ketca coming
op the macarthur fiver WIN IRON. WIZ
aho genera. s'ors iot 'ne '.s.'on,
want you " asep 'aiIy VI .ns oaiso
iou IL 90 WIN . eoup'e Oh wagon
eight horses IN each. III aira'd' osVis
you'll have to 80, too, Tor you re the
only one who has ever been throuSstnis
country before. BESIDES, az luck VIII
have It, I've gos 10 make little excnf-
sion southwark myself 70 meet parry
q surveyors .ravenns ovaAha ilon
ooutn Aus1sha 30 W hnu ou' 80
" where my country n IN so,hs !"
take Chlicot ana another man WIN nc
We can Keep the cattle above the gap
now that we've run the fence across
hear the police magistrate and his wife
have arrived at the Macarthur rver'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-20
BIG CORN CROP IN PROSPECT.

A large acreage of corn land In the big
surplus states Of the middle and central
west was last fall sown 70 wheat and
grass with the Idea Of getting . wheat
crop while the grass Was catching. But
the severe winter not only destroyed this
enlarged wheat breadth, killing out grass
with Il, but 90 badly winter killed old
meadows and clover fields that when Il
came time TO plant spring crops it was
necessary TO make use OF . tar larger
area than vas originally intended.
Practically this area must be given
70 oats or corn, or else left TO
grow up to weeds, and a. the
season for oats seeding VAS not wholly
favorable, the extent OF the corn acreage
Of the year really depends only on the
question Of how much can be plowed be-
fore IL 10 too late for planting.
Preliminary reports from our CORE
spondents At this time indicate that the
acreage Of the corn crop this year will
largely exceed the highest record here
tofore made, aud should the next few
weeks be even moderately favorable for
plowing Il viii certainly pass the N,-
WO,VVV hCrc maIk. Op W tuo piOsVhs
time the season has been decidedly un-
favorable In the west both for the work
Of propagation and for the growth OF such
zelda as have been planted. Unusual
complaint ID made from all the states
Of the central valleys Of the quality OF
seed corn available, resulting In very
poor stands, necessitating replauting to
an extent that justi6es apprehension OF
serious impairment Of crop possibilities
from this cause alone. Cold, wet weather
has rotted the seed, cut worms are un-
usually active, and In the southern part
the belt weeds are getting . start that
will interfere later with the proper cul-
vatiou. West Of the Missouri River
there 10 less complaint from any OF these
causes. With the enormous acreage
only the most pronounced disaster to the
growing crop can seriously curtsil the
dual Yield. Meanwhile old corn Is plen-
tiful. western markets poorly supported
md New England and the east generally
supplied with all required.-New Eng
land Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-20
Why He waited.

A hungry traveller, stranger In BED
Bank. N. j.. entered restaurant in
that town and ordered ham and eggs
- that seemed to be the only available
dish. After be bad waited bali an hour.
staring impatiently at the bottles in the
caster. he ssmmoned The proprietor.
whom he questioned regarding the do
lay. ''Ths ham is al cooked. /" was the
reply. ''but my little girt b still ont in
the yard waiting for the hen 70 lay an
okheP e9R. p al ~ salk a vs.ssuF
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-20
NUMBER 25.

some few small iegscies 70 MS more I'M
mediate relations, made mo his residu-
sry lsgatse. and the property would
produce abbout 81. 800 year.
Fifteen hundred yeari A minute
and q half ago pennies bushman.
now Q man Of independent means'
7 And she. whom only few hours be-
Tore had been striving 10 banish from
my thoughts. telling myself In Q spirit
which was false to my own convictions
that I was simply the victim Of pass
ing infatustion. could not approach
her Is q suitor nowi II ! were not from
Q monetary point Of view match for
her. still was I not her equal by birth.
and. trust. those attributes which give
10 one the dignity Of gentlemanf
The other letter was from my mother
Il begged Of me 10 como home now that
I had sufficient for all my needA
All cares as 10 my future worldly wei
fare were removed But was ! going
back TO civilization againi lneed hard
" have asked myself that question No
n had been left the wealth Of the
Rothschilds, I would have continued -
! was-getting my weekly wage and
working for IL too. II told any one in
camp of my altered prospects, the fact
Of my remaining under such circum-
stances might appear significant BY .
premature declaration l might also ruin
- Sk.r~, - ,r-,po;p1 the ova Oivl IN
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-20
CHAPTER vu
I'M yuaHgEADowuo q lDoom1soUU

b - 1v0t2
Ths Asst thing ~ sgusttw did a
arriving at ~ ststioa was 70 writs
some letters and send than 10 Bufks-
town. sosns S35 mile distank WITH .
Trustworthy meDengse, who va 70 ~
turn again With any nail that had bssn
ssnt AFTER our party. ltWps too uncee-
.tain work 10 walt until ~ boet sams
round 70 ~ Macarthur siy9 With sup.
pNo ard esAsEal sbugsg tsen Nosnan-
Ton. Ard now 0ibsoa. ~ d1UVoes hAa
han6ed Ovw ~ cott1o ~ tglDtA NJ
depaTtura thrss q ~ - Sotne VITA
him. Thsy. nks 81 ~ NJ q poma1ic
Aus1ra1lA16 q ~ tna iatqnled y
Nv : Ioek q ~ ~ ~ d1elto =
WeeeEA Ans6aliA 0h!lpst NJ ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-20

/ believe that the dual-purposed COW
can be bred with ss much certainty a.
either Of the other classes OF cows oy
men who understand the principles that
govern animal breeding. SHAW,
University Of Minnesota.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-20
AMONG THE FARNRIIS.


CcsssaIon1eass q pracsasAi agrisannral sspa<s
u soneeood. Add1oaa ali oonnunloasto oIA b
tended for thts deparsDeus 70 HRunv D. Han
noxD. Agricultural Editor Oxfoed Ds,aouras
Paxis. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-20

NHEN in Lewiston you Win and the very rnes'
In the eating line NJ Longs Restaurant
S. Lisbon 81 Near Music Hall. LEWISTON. NE.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-08-04
PRICES OF SHOES TO AID
VANCE.

Look out for a rise in the
price of shoes. The move
ment started BY the shoe
manufacturers Of Cincinnati
and the adjacent territorvh has
reached New York. There
is no doubt that prices will be
advanced, though the new
prices will not be fixed before
August Sth. when
of shoe manufacturers will be
held in Philadelphia. The
shoe men say that the advance
in leather is the cause. Gin
cinnati manufacturers met
several weeks ago. and after
long discussion Of conditions
sent circular letters to manu-
lecturers OF other cities re-
questlng them to organize
and send delegates to the
Philadelphia convention.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-08-04

taking place at the North in
behalf of negro criminals. 1t
will not amount to a row OF
pins. The negroes alone can
put an end to a condition of
affairs that is growing worse
every dav. They owe it to
themselves and to their color
to take some measure CalCu-
lated to convince negro crimi-
nails that they will find no
friends or svmpathizers in
their own race.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-08-04
BANKS OF THE STATE.

Incorporation commission
yesterday completed a sum
mary Of the bank statement
up to June 3Oth. There are
IS State banks, some of which
have savings features and
these show resources aggre-
eating SS,55S, 1O1, loans and
discounts aggregatingS5, 1885,
2SS. Sixteen private banks
report resources ofS1,35O,2 POL,
loans and discounts S77O. 1913.
Five savings banks report re-
sources of 1,S47.212. loans
and discounts 1,O40.5SO.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-08-04

ISSUES AN APPEAL TO
STOP LYNCHIEG.

Coy. Chandler. Of Georgia,
Monday nightissuedan appeal
to the people of that State to
ioin hands and put an end to
mob violence in Georgia. He
SAYS:
The purity of the fair
mothers and daughters Of
Georgia must and shall be
preserved. and at the same
time the lives and liberties Of
all the law abiding negroes in
Georgia must and shall be
protected. Arson and bur
glarv and assassination and
robbery and rape must stop.
The good of both races and
the fair name of the State de-
mand this
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-08-04
ANOTHER RESTRAINING OF
DER

Judge Simonton grants a
restraining order forbiddiny
the corporation commission
from assessing the value Of
the Western Union Telegraph
Company property in North
Carolina at $1,000. 900 and di-
reCtlnS that 1t be assessed at
5000, 900. The orderi is return
able before him at Asheville
September SOth.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-08-04

Polk county Will Thursday
vote on the question ofisSuing
500, 900 bonds for the building
of a railroad from CITY
to Columbus. through Reedv
Patch Gap to Hendersonville
or some point in that neighbour
hood. The proposed line will
connect with the Seaboard
Mr. Line. II the bond issue
Is voted upon favorablv at next
THURSDAYS election the Sea
board Air Line people Will be-
gin building the newline RIGHT
away. Thevareh holding speak
lng> all over Polk county this
week in favor OF the bonds.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-08-04

Just received fresh shipment Of Kin
gans Hams and Breakfast Bacon.
MAY * LANE.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-08-04

Commenting on recent
crimes and lvnChings in the
South. the Atlanta CoustiIu-
ton SAYS: "After all that has
been said and done, after all
that has been suggested and
hoped for, there IS an increase
instead OF a diminution, in the
desperate crimes that are
made the excuse for desperate
remedies. You cannot open
a Southern newspaper but YOU
find accounts Of some horrible
outrage credited to GRIM
mails. and manv that come to
hand chronicle three or four.
What Is at the bottom Of this
remarkable situation? What
ever other comments NAV
be made of it. we are of
the opinion that the honest.
Industrious and >elf-reSpect-
ING negroes. constituting the
greater body of the race.
should take some measure
calculated to deter the crimi-
nails of their color from their
horrible work. What that
measure should be we do not
know. but a. the negroes have
i very clear understanding
with one another IN matters
affecting their political inter
e>t>. they would have little
trouble in reaching the ears of
the criminals. What with
Northern ignorance and pre-
JUDGE aroused by Republican
politicians nearly every negro
..riminal who Is taken red
tnded or who is hanged on
confession Is of the
&elief that he Is dving for
IN banetit Of his race. Let
noyenf@ro be deceived by any
nent that may seem to be
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-30
HUMOROUS.

Mr.. Brush--''I wonder why Morton
always speaks Of his wife as dream?"
Mrs. Drush--"I suppose because she al
ways goes by contraries." = Harlem
Life.
Henderson tells me he means TO
name his new boy George" "Old or
new styie?' "Mhct do you mean 2"
Washington or Dewey ?"-Indianapo-
lis Journal.
Hicks-.I understand that that new
cold storags company is making LOT
of money. You are in il on the ground
floor, aren't you?" Wicks (mournful-
ly)-"No; they hoze me out."-Somer-
Vile Journal.
Caught.--"Cousin Clara has just an.
swered a letter i wrote her year ago."
That's queer" mo. IL isn't. You
probably didn't mail it until YOU got
ont your winter overcoat this week" -
Chicago Daily Record.
Eeonomy.-"Mrs. Wigs is the closest
woman on the block" What has she
been doing?" "Why, she won't have
her leaves raked up; she says they can
be shoyeled up with the first snow
Detroit Free Press.
Artist-"My next picture AT the acad-
envy will be entitled Driven TO Drink ("
dis Friend-"Ah, some powerful por-
trayal of baflied passion, suppose?"
Artist-"Oh, no; it's a cab approaching
water trough."-London Iit-Bits.
Wiggs-"Why does Bjones have that
photograph going all the time? It's
awful" Waggs-"Well, you see, his
wife's away, and when he has the pho
aograph going he says he doesn't miss
her so much."-Philadelphia Record.
A Necessary Requisite.-Dorothy had
never seen any pumpkin pie until her
first visit 10 the country, and TO her
grandmother's asking her If she'd have
a piece the little girl replied: mo,
thank you. / never eat pie without q
roof on it."-Judge.
"How much do one and one make,
dad?" asked the boy. 1.-TWO, for you,"
replied the father; but II on an cleo
ton returning board" Which shows
that the father wasn't an election Off.
Ger in n river ward for nothing.-Phila,
delphia North American.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-30

ter, and cut like the design shown. Cut
the yoke from the piece that comes out
OF the body Of the cap. Gather the cap
from II TO G, having IL plain from G TO ID.
Sew on the yoke, which must, OF course.
be double; hem the cap; make a but
tonhole and put n button on the yoke.
A narrow edge OF lace makes neat
trimming. The measurements are
From A TO j 25 inches; from
G to i, IA inches; from ID TO l.,
ten inches: from G TO ID, four inches
from IL TO G, 10 inches. The length of
the yoke Is 25 inches; the depth Is an
inch and three-quarters. OF course. the
yoke must be made larger or smaller
TO fit the head.
This cap is intended TO cover all the
hair. Let the band come down on the
forehead and then fasten II securely un-
der the hair AT the back of the head
Ladies' Home Journal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-30
FILIPINO INFANTS
American Correspondent Describes
n Christening He Witnessed Ia
Town Near Manila.

Twelve little Filipino babies were
baptized the other day in the bap-
tistry of the Santa Cruz church, in the
Santa Cruz district of Manila. 1t was
after the ten o'clock mass, and all the
finely-dressed personages who knelt
on the marble floor of the great
church and faced the altar of white
and gold were gone. Only few peni-
tents lsnelt around the outer edge OF
the nave beside the great pillars and
groaned aloud.
The baptistry, at the left of the en-
trance. was crowded. however, chiefly
by women, who stood In semicircle
about a young prizes, whose tonsurs
was the size of a silver dollar and
whose hands were rs delicate as a
woman's. The padre wore the vest
ments of the church and read from a
Latin book, passing from left to right
OF the line, and repeating each phrase
until he had said the words IL times
One for each of the candidates for
baptism.
These candidates Mt first cried with
all the strength of their week-old
lungs and grew as red MS IL Is possible
for duslIy Filipino baby 10 grow.
They puckered their mouths and
screwed up their eyes and struck out
with fists and feet. But the mothers
and th& women who stood as sponsors
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-30

Crepcles are very fashionable. Some
Of them are extremely variegatod and
original. The shades most worn are
mordore, violet-prelat, blue-gray, We
netian red, emerald and violine. The
same fabrics are made in silk and wool.
the warp being of silk and the welt
OF some bright color in wool. This
produces transparent and very pretty
effect. White crepons with spots or
stripes and fancy patterns are also
extremely pretty for evening wear.
For fancy bodices there is n very light
texture silk, called Manon. II has been
offered in imitation OF accordion
plaids, but very small. II is generally
made with br cad stripes of two shades,
pink and cream, blue and cream or
yellow and cream, over which are pat
terms Of small garlands OF Pompadour
flowers
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-30

The queen of Italy Is stiil very
handsome woman, and certainly most
sympathetic i'm manner and speech.
But she Is growing too heavy. IIer
majesty is heavier than any other
queen in Europe. her weight being 17s
pounds, while Queen Victoria does not
weigh more than Ill pounds. Next In
weight comes the queen Of Spain, who
weighs li7 pounds, and then the queen
OF the Pelginns. who weighs 1.3
pounds. The empress Of Russia does
not weigh more than 100 pounds.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-30
NERvY BoER spy.
story of One who Displayed 10th
Bravery and Cunning at Fort
Clarence.

Here is the story of Transvaal spy
that we'll illustrates the shrewdness
and pertlnacity which have made the
Boer such tactful and able enemy
in the present war. II was just be-
fore the erection Of the johannesburg
forts The spy was ordered to report
on the defenses Of Chatham.
While employed in collecting ma
terials he came upon certain secret
subterranean passage connecting Fort
Pitt with--somewhere. He tried hard
TO find out where that somewhere"
might be, but without avail. Rumor
said II was Fort Clarence. But Fort
Clarence was then-and is now, for
that matter-used as provost prison,
and access 10 its interior was strictly
prohibited.
One way OF getting within the walls
there was. and the spy took II. He COM
mitted a somewhat serious offense
against military discipline. for which
he was reduced 10 the ranks and i'm
prisoned. As he had foreseen, he was
consigned TO Fort Clarence.
The provost sergeant in charge kept
rabbits, which were shut up at night
In n sort Of underground passage that
opened into the moat-at least, so the
other prisoners affirmed. The spy In
gratiated himself with the warders,
and after a week or two he was taken
Oft shot drill and promoted to the post
OF rabbit keeper in ordinary 10 the
provost sergeant aforesaid. He looked
carefully and conscientiously after his
four-footed charges. In fact, he spent
the greater part OF his time cleaning
out and whitewashing their under
ground apartment, with the result that.
on his release, he was able 10 forward
full plans and details 10 Pretoria.-Cin'
/ cinnafi Enuttirer
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-30

crooned and swung their charges up
and down gently until there was quiet
again. The little ones were dressed
i'm much finery. The dresses were OF
satin or Of husa cloth, frilled and
futed its whole length and trimmed
with little bows OF blue ribbon.
The priest did not wait for the wall
ing to cease. The ceremony went on,
and he repeated his questions and adj
monitions, going around the half cir
Gle in front OF the stone font. One ut
a time the mothers then came forward
with their babies. In every case there
was notable contrast between the
beribboned baby and its long dress Of
lace and the coarse cloth Of the spon-
sor, with her headgear OF hand
kerchief and her crimson scarf. The
baby squirmed when the priest poured
water on its head and gasped and
gulped in surprise. The reading of
the Latin words was repeated and
each sponsor bowed her head in ac-
acknowledgement OF the trust as she
turned the dripping head of her
charge 10 the attendant, who carefully
wiped the little squrmer's hair on n
pure linen towel. bleached and
whitened for the occasion. Then came
the oil. The priest dipped his fingers
into vessel which was carried by an
attendant and touched the baby's
temples.
An attendant then stepped forward
with an armful OF plain white hoods.
Each child was hooded. and not ono
protested against the operation. An
other attendant then lighted long cam
dies. Again the priest made the
rounds, this time placing in the hands
OF each sponsor lighted candle and
reading from his book until he had
come TO the last. Then he gathered
the hoods and candles and all turned
away toward the entrance. The wom-
en- lighted their cigars, frightened their
skirts and slowly moved away. There
were congratulations and exchanges OF
cigarettes MS the crowd dispersed.
while the tonsured padre still stood
az the Harry A. Armstrong, In
Chicago Record.