Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-31
the OWNING 400.

Editor Democrat:
All phases and factors with which man
has to do have their periodic seasons OF
discussion, pro and con. We suppose
this 10 - It u that We may have On op..
portunity TO exploit our knowledge OF
what zoe thiak zoe knoc OF man and mat
ter. But how often we discover that
some mans theory CONFLICTS with some
other mans theory, while both are hon.
est In their convictions, and yet TO
another both may seem 70 be In the
wrong.
Apropos Of the above, Il II related OF
Sir Walter Raleigh, that while he was
political prisoner In the Tower Of Lon
don, being engaged In writing History
of the World, one afternoon, looking
through his window 10 one Of the courts
Of the tower, Sir Walter saw two men
quarrel, when one actually murdered
the other. Shortly after this occurred,
two gentlemen came 10, disagreeing
materially In their version Of the fight.
Sir Walter, disagreeing with both, In \
rage took up the volumes Of his manu-
script, throwing It into the IRE, ex-
claiming that It was not for him to write
a history Of the world II he could not
verify or relate what he saw q quarter OF
an hour before.
Now the magic wand, for the locating
Of water, appears to be before the peo-
pie; and for matter that seems 80 fool
Lab and irrational, it either is or 10 not
Of considerable importance, from the
fact that II current OF water can be
located by the twig, II ID 90 much better
than digging the old haphazsrd way and
obtaining nothing but surface water.
Having had some experience 10 the mat
ter will here mention briefly my ex-
perience.
At one place I owned, nearly thirty
years ago, I was possessed q portion Of
the year of dry wells. obtained the
services Of two men To locate ut different
times. They designated the same places
Trying the twig myself, found that
too, was wizard. As the vein came toe
near my front door, moved . little u
one side, and the water came from the
direction indicated, and In abundance.
At another place later on there was nc
well. and a. the most Of the wells In the
vicinity were deep, It was natural TO sup.
pose that such would be the case there
A neighbor and myself located, both
making the same discovery. We dug
and found water In abundance.
Where am now living Is well, but
as people are becoming more fastidiou'
In relation to water rations, II being neal
the house, commenced early after my
purchase to prospect. got another
man TO do so. How did he happen u
locate two places just where | had
There was no collision, he knew nothing
OF where had been. have . vel
about i've feet deep with water coming
through rotten rock, which, believe, Il
~ pure ss any spring, and though IL II
low now (the driest time within thu
memory OF NAM still II 10 running.
| might mention one or two more case,
but ~ this In part Ia q repetition OF wha
| have written few years since, ! vii
let these suffice. As have never made
failure In this direction should sure
ly be governed by the same II possible
II called upon to dig for water.
People make fun. and do not wonder
To me it IL one OF the most inexplicabl'
conditions mentiopable, and ! never
want TO be called upon IN locate. for II
slwavs seems to me that sm willing thu
motion. No well or surface water vii
affect II. What IL IL?
have seen men appear really provok
ed when the matter was under discus
sion, and this greatly amuses me, for
do not wonder that they can see naugh
| but folly and unreasOnableness In IL, bu
Investigation, without prejudice, soma
times will change our minds.
| G. TLToN.