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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-06
AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION.
IT Is NOT ADAPTED TO MODERN PARK
ERs.-coNcENrRATroN.

The possession Of land 10 natural
desire OF the human family. There ID
stability about It which creates On
indeflnable longing for ownership, and q
fascination which can only be satisfied
by title to It. Land IL so cheap In this
country that any one with . spark OF
energy can becomea real estate owner to
a greater or less extent. To be farmer
does not necessarily imply large owner
ship Of land. Mr.. Cbeever some time
ago told US about the profits that can be
secured from small area, but this Is
possible only where markets are ut ones
own door, and the cost Of transportation
is eliminated.
Back In the country, here 10 central
Vermont for instance, the tendency has
been, and now is, to try and cultivate
TOO large areas to make IL profitable.
While In former times aud under other
conditions the larger farms could be
handled to advantage, under the changed
conditions the advantage is not 80 appsr-
ent. Reliable farm help could then be
secured at a reasonable price. Cattle,
sheep and horses were raised with good
margin Of profit. Store cattle were win
tered on coarse feed, II need be, turned
to rich pastures In the spring and sold
for beef In the fall, with but little care
and anxiety. The sheep farmer had but
little care and good margin Of profit In
his business. The farmer who kept u
good "horse dairy" found much delight
in his business and received long prices
f,r his high steppers. These times
hsve passed never 10 return, but perhaps
Just as good times are before Us, II we
are able TO suit ourselves TO the changed
conditions. The next generation will
know nothing about the ups and do wns
in farming during the past thirty or
forty years, except In story, and they
will easily adapt them. selves to existing
conditions. IL Ia the transition from old
10 new conditions that troubles Us to-
day. Many farmers have not settled In
their own minds just what Is best to do
shout farming, nor how to meet the new
issues that are forced upon us. One
thing, however, Is certain, whatever may
be the advantage or disadvantage OF
territorial expansion asa nation, from
governmental policy or from destiny, II
seems 10 be certain that II IL not profit
able for the average farmer TO spread
himself over too much land. Contcntra-
ton Ia the watchword Of the day, and It
applies "a much 10 New England farm
ing as 10 anything. Concentration in
thought, concentration IN purchased
plant food and In stock feeds, less acres
for cultivation, more machinery, less
help, more thorough tillsge, and larger
crops, better stock with larger returns
per head, and more careful supervision
over all. Smaller areas for cultivation,
with more intensive farming, not only in
New England, but elsewhere, will give
this country more prosperous agricult-
ure than the method Of poorly cultivat-
ing large areas, which IL prsctised by
mxny farmers In all sections In the couu-
try.-Alphs Messer, Lecturer National
Grange, In New Englsnd Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-06

TO AL persons intsrsssed In either Of she ssaase
hereinafter namei:
Az Prohase Court. held q Paris. In ana
for The County Of Oxford. on the third Tssssiay
eight hundred and ninety nine. The following
sssIsopea Ssrssnsfssr ndscsssa. Il Is sereS,
Thai ne<ice thereof be given 10 al persona In
seressed BY causing copy Of this order 70 b
pnbnshed three weeks succeesively IN the Ok
fort Democrat, newspaper pubfshct - so1ti
Proesse Court 10 Be held as said Paris. on ths
third Tuesday OF june A. ID. 1ese. ~ nine Of The
CLOCK In the forenoon. and be heard thereon Il
they see cause
HIRAM HUBBARD, late Of Paris. deceased
VIII and petition for probate thereof prcrepteSl
by Hiram r. Hubbard and Jeannie Hubbard
the executors therein named.
JOHN wooDMAN, late Of Norway, deceased
VIII and petition for probate thereof presented
by y: Dayton Bolster, the executor therein
named.
CoLENANF. LORD. late Of Norway deceased
Win Ahd petition FOR probate thereof presented
by Eugene y. smith. the executor therein
named
ELviRA :. THOMES. late OF Denmark, de-
cessed. VIII and petition for probate thereof
presented by Nelson ). Thomes, the executor
therein named.
JOHN BACHELDER, late Of Fryeburx, de-
ceased. Win and petition for probate thereof
presented by J. Louvilie Bennett, the executor
therein named.
JoEL D. THAYER, late OF Paris, deceased.
Petition for d-trib ution OF balance In the hnnds
% the administrator presented by Arthur 4.
forbes. administrator dc eonis non with the
viii annexed
PHEBE CUsRMAN BRAGG. late of Anioyer,
deceased. ftnai account presented for allowance
by ingalls, Brsgg and tirsm Abbott. executors.
ALBEIT WARD, minor. OF Brownaeld.
fo1rth account prescntcd for allowance by
kd~in l.. Poor. guardian.
0Rl> J. I.ONEJoY. late OF Roxbury, de
ceased. Petition for license to eeil and convey
real estate presented BY y. IL. Loyejoy. adminis-
trator.
CHARLES CROCKETT. Int. of sumner. de
ceased. Petition for an allowance out OF per
so0al estate presented by rhershy Crockett,
widow.
SAMUEL NJ kEENE. late OF Hebron. de-
ceased. Petition tor license ~ sell and convey
real estate presented by Aeraaa- NJ. Forg, al
mintstrator.
SEWARD 5. sTEARNs. Judge Of said Couri.
A true eopy-Attest -
ALBERT u. PARK. Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-06
THE COST or eATTeNING.

Ii Is q very easy matter TO take half
starved or young animal and make 1t
gain In weight very rapidly by liberal
feeding; but the amount the animal
gains when 10 THE condition Is no critic
rion as to how much fat given ration
will produce In day or week. 10 the
first few months the steer will gain 80
rapidly that every pound Of feed given
will pay a big profit. Then comes time
when the appetite Of the animal seems
to stop, and the fst-making process
halts. 1t is not strange that many would
consider something wrong with the AMI
NAL, and begin to dose It with medicine.
The fact Is that It Is In the first few
months that the animals gain most OF
their weight; then 1t takes longer and
more labor to make more fat. Every
succeeding pound comes slower and
costs more. The question is TO know
lust when to stop. When the animal has
reached the point where 1t is losing
investment to feed further for fat. There
certainly is a point beyond which It will
not psy TO feed for fat. The cost Of the
food for each additional pound will b.
greater than the value Of the fat.
Recent experiments have been made
which help to show the relative gain 0i
steers on given ration at different pc
RODS Of their lives. Thus during the
first two months 1t requires tribe under
500 pounds of grain to lay on 100 pounds
OF weight. During the next month II
requires 10 per cent increase Of ths
food to make the same amount Of gain
The fourth month shows Q still slower
gain, and to make the same gain II
weight the grain must be increased Il
per cent and the next month the increast
must be nearly Is per cent. In the fol.
lowing month and half the food has u
be increased to 81 per cent.
Here we have the steady decline 10 fat
producing power until the amount o
grain fed must get so large that 1t would
be q waste OF time to attempt to fattei
further. Up to thousand pounds th'
steer can be fatteRed ct pro6t, but
after that the process 10 doubtful with
some and certain enough In others. A
good deal depends upon the animsl.-E
P. Smith 10 Exchange.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-06

...How did you know came from
theref" asked In some astonishment
~ suppose it may be accounted for
by the gypsy In my competition. she
answered. laughing. - she saw the cha
grin ON my face that Jack'sinjudicious
peech had called mp "But soberly
psaking." she continued, "your ques-
ton shows that you still have certain
amount Of modesty left You see. all
sorts Of people como ont here, and 20 70
study dialects there d no place like the
colonies In Inverness they speak the
English language IN IT. best and purest
form. I'VE NO iutcntion Of paying you
compliment; indeed Il was more dim
cult Tor me to tai whees you came from
than foe yoa 70 suppress that lecture
On cruelty 70 animals dmmering IN
your mind VIXEN ! kilIsd TIE snake yD-
taday."
.sYou oaa hAvs Il nov. II you Rks. .
! hastensa - ny.
ssecne othx tima' - uisd !,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-06

There are many COWS that have the
habit of giving milk up TO very few
days Of calving. and It ID almost imp0s-
sible to dry some Of them on ct al. To
obtain the best results year In and out .
COW needs eight to ten weeks Of rest
before calying, and when this 10 not alL
lowed the COW will not give very large
Yields OF milk At any tine during tie
year. On the Other hand tho COW should
not b allowed to 70 dry one-third %
one-hah Of the time. Constant milling
ten months IN ths ysar brings n god
returns.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-06

The superintendent Of . city Sunday
school WAS making IN appeal for . collec-
tion for q Shut-in-Soclety and he said /:
"Can any boy or girl tell me Of any
shut-in person mentioned In the Bible!
All, zee several hands raised. That is
good. This little boy right In front OF
me may tell me. Speak up good and
loud, 20 that all will hear you, johnnie" +"
"Jonah I" shrieked Johnnie.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-06

STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF OXFORD.
COUNTY TxEAsuRERs oFFicE,
south Paris. Maine. May Is, lss.
The following list containing the aggregate
amount of costs allowed In each criminal case a.
sustited ana allowed A the May term lsss. oi
the Court OF County Comm'rs. for said County
Of Oxfori and specifying the court or magistrats
thst Allowed the same and before whom the case
orfxinstei Il published IN accordance with The
proyf.sons OF Ses. - Of Chap ll6 and OF sec l.
Of Maine:
ngyoxE RUNYoRD FAILs MUNICIPAL CoUkr,
A wrrIARp JOHNSON. JUDGE.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-06

"You've started housecleaning early"
"Yes We had to or wait until I'VE fam
lies got through with our steplsdder.' y
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-06
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"srrnD rus ROW"

Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
Il solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HxxkI ID. HAN
noSp. Agricultural Editor oxford Democrat
PARA, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-06

Having audited and examined the foregoing
accounts. We certify that we allow thereon the
following sums respectively:
To Geo. W. Ridlon. u ~
To John VI. PhiibrOok, ,:
To Jonathan Bartlett, sw
JOHN :. HARLOW, County Attorney.
CHARLES y. WHITMAN. Clerk s. j. Court
true copy-Attest:
CHARLES 3. WHITMAN, Clerk 3. j. Court.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-06
NOTICE.

NOl1(ks
The subscriber hereby gives noxce saas sns ;,, nsS
been duly appointed sdministrA "'" '"e "''
annexed Of the estate OF :. r,xs.,a
cxROLINE A. BuRSHAM. late OF pixneia,
IN the County Of Oxford. deceAssd: ana s,en given
So1as SSoSs s-ssrss she essste Of SAID deceived are
aesired 10 present The came for secSemsnt, Ana
All indebsed thereto are requested 70 MAKE PAY
ment Immediately. aurruAv
rbe subscriber hereby E1ves nosace - -. ns
has been duly appointed exor
"a" - NxRY A. JACK. lsie Of Ds.nAft,
In she County Of Oxford. deesessa: sso ss v;ss
ho..is - thc Iaw direcfs. An pereoae vlns
oos - s~~,.ss tAe 1890 Of sazd deceoeed Ar
dssirei % Drssens the snns f0r sssss.9sk - -
N i.Sshssf sSsrsao 30 Dq1ssesd = Dass PAY
n,ss ssi ,1ssdsssS ,ss - EDWARD snALI4
Asy RssslAnds II.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-06
"Only the First Step
is Difficult. :"

The first step in Spring
should be to cleanse Natures
house from Winters accanaa-
lations. Hoods Sarsaparlla
does this Svork easily. 1t IS
Americas Greatest Spring
Medicine. Hpun1fes the blood,
as millions of people say.
Il makes the weak strong, as nervous
men and women gladly testify. II
cures all blood diseases, as thousands
Of cured voluntarily write. II is just the
medicine for you, as you will gladly say
after you have given it fair trial.
Rad hood" Although past 20 years Of
age / am thoroughly well. It was three
bottles of Hoods Sarsapsrilla that made
me 20 after spending over go in medical
attendance. Ny trouble was raw sore or
INV ankle" MRs- LouIsA MASON. Cour'
Street, Lowell, Mass.
Rss,n1n1 eoeoe "a After worrying foul
months I fave my children Hoods Sarsa'
n.rilla and Il cured them Of running sores
Eood's Pills cured me of dyspepsia and
constinat}on." ms. kan e. THOMAS, 81
Governor ST., Annapolis, Nd.
consGnnUtive cough Five year'
.ro I had { consumptive cough which re
dnced me to Q skeleton. Was advised q
take Hoods Sarsaparilla which did ans
recovered normal health. have been vel
ever since" MATILDA bnDokuAIs, Los
psarl and Chestnut Sts., JefIersonviile. Ind
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-06

The price Of medicine in Prussia b
regulated by the state, q new prios VI
being published every year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-06
STATE OF MAINE.

STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD. S.
May II, ls99-
Personally appeared the above named Geo W
Rilllon, John NJ Philbrook and Jonathan Bartlett
aud severally made oath that the foregoing &C
counts by them subscribed are true.
Before me.
CHARLES h. WHITMAN,
Clerk Sup. Jad. Court
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-06

READ DOURSEIGHBoRs' s'ApvERrIsMESTs
Then come and osy General MerchAndi-e Of US
Z. B. ATWOOD q Co. BUckFrkLp. Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-06

WHEN In Lewiston you viii fnd the very onest
IN the eSrinx Inc A. Longs Restaurant
S. Lisbon 81 Near Music Hall. LkxIsroS. Nk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-12-29
ZONE OIcIsITY.
Happy New Year.

1dppy NoW leal'
Smoke the Admiral Dewey,
Miss Helen Palmer is spending the
week with friends in Bay City.
Mems felts and rubber at Pettyjohn's.
Cheaper than last years prices.
Chas. Fishbeck has been confined to
the house this week with the mumps.
j. J. Kirby, assistant passenger agent
of the A. A. r. r., was in Alma Wednes-
day night.
Miss Mertha Peters of Detroit is spend
ing the holidays with relatives and
friends in Alma
MIR. and Mrs NJ l.. Osterhout of
Beldipg spent Christmas and the first of
the week here with relatives.
The employees of the Alma Roller
Mills and the Alma Electric Light q
Power %. received nice fat turkey for
Christmas.
Decatur Coleman is recovering from
the effects of his accident as fast as
could reasonably be expected, consider.
ing the nature of his injuries. The
members Of the l. o. o. +. remembered
him Christmas by presenting him with
one of those handsome reclining chairs
that we're Displayed IN tie windows OF
Stevens furniture store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-12-29

ID. r. Moore has been on the sick list
this week.
You can't match Pettyjohn's prices
on felts and rubbers.
VIM. Howe of Omer is in Alma this
week visiting his parents.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stone. on
Monday of this week, boy.
Mr.. and G. o. Trask spent Christmas
in North Star with relatives.
Fred Nicholson, manager of the Hol.
land Touring mills, spent Sunday in
Alma with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Knox of Grand
Rapids spent Sunday and Christmas at
the home of Mrs. Knox's mother, Mrs.
ID. Reid.
r. +. Green, the photographer, took
an elegant view of p. T. Banghart's
meat market as it was decorated for
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs Robe and little daugh.
ter, Mildred, are spending the week
with Mrs Robes parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ McLaren.
You can save from 20 to 30 per cent.
on your purchases of dry goods. carpets,
capes, jackets, furs, blankets, shoes,
etc., during the great January clearing
sale, at f. f. Pollasky's.
Job Sleight has sold his sixty acre
farm southeast of Alma to Henry Mona
mara. Consideration, $4,000. Mr..
Sleight states that he intends purchas.
ing another farm near Alma as soon as
possible.
The January Century will contain a
poem by Rudyard Kipling, "In the Mat
ter of One Compass. Dr. Mitchell's
story, "The Autobiography of Quack, "
ends in that issue, but another serial by
DIR. Mitchell will begin in the March
number. 1t is called CDR North and
His Friends" and one who has read the
manuscript calls it ian epitome of the
science, culture and common sense OF
the nineteenth century.
The McKanlass Comedy 90. and the
Giant Quartet appeared at the opera
house last Thursday night and were
welcomed by large audience. The
company is the best, most refined and
up.to-date colored company that has
visited Alma in some time. Mckanlass
as violinist is all he claims to be and
more. He truly makes the violin talk,
pray and whistle. Miss Perry, the phe-
nominal singer, has every note OF her
great range thoroughly at her command
and shows years of hard study. She is
Justly called the champion cake walker.
Her every movement is grace itself
The quartet was not quite as good as
usual owing to the fact that the bass
singer was i'll and Mr.. Moksnlass was
obliged to sing his part,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
THE HEMP INDUSTRY.
1t Has Lost Its Former POsN,on
Among American Rural
InduatPIes.

The hemp industry is already estab-
lished. though it should be extended
in order to recover its lost position
among American rural Industries.
Where in the past we produced 10000
tons of hemp in the United States we
now produce less than a fifth OF this
quantity. The cultivation of flax in the
United States before the days OF the
present factory system was so wide
spread that it was of national simpor-
lance. Its manufacture was largely a
home industry. however. conducted by
the fireside. and, as in ancient Greece
ard Rome. the work was performed by
the women of the household. With the
advent of the factory system came COM
petition: the housewife laid aside her
spinning wheel, the clumsy homemade
loom fel, into disuse, and the farmer
grew no more fax fiber. Then the flax
seed industry was extended. and after
the close of the war a large demand
sprang up for coarse fiber for the
roughesr of uses-for bagging and up
holstery, in connection with hemp
and hundreds of little tow mills came
into existence in the middle and west
ern s.ates.-C. II. Dodge. iL Appletons
Popular Science Monthly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
THE SENATORIAL INSTINCT.
4 Detroit Cat That Was Likened
Unt0 the Luxurious
Stateaman.

ri CUES. just about have the blue-ribbon
cat story" declared one OF the employees at
q Detroit depot I'VE had big tom here
that was a favorite for months. He never
did anything worse than to whip an occa-
sional dog that came proving about. or
scratch some kid that wanted TO carry hun
of. But he became fat, lazy, seif-important
and impudent. He asserted a right to be
on top of the desks, and resented the NOISE
of a typewriter when he wanted to take HE
afternoon nap. :,
$50 another of the boys and myself slipped
Tom into box car, and sent him to Chicago.
There was no chance for him to escape, for It
was tight box car, with the doors sealed,
and billed through.
1.-Two weeks later there came carload OF
furniture from Chicago, and after it had
been shunted to a side track the work OF un-
loading was begun. The men scattered when
they saw a pair of fiery eyes working toward
them through chair legs and over carpet
rolls. While they were arming themselves
with coupling pins in order to resist the at
tack of some wild 'critter, long. lean and
hungry-looking cat sprang out. blinked till
he became accustomed to the light ard then
trotted to my Office. There he gave me an
ugly leer. winked at the clerks and curled
up on a window sill in the sun. l accepted
old Tom and now call him Senator.
"Why SENATOR"
Because he knew a good thing and was
80 anxious to get back. detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
COULDN'T FOOL HIM.
How q Colored hoy Knew Joseph
Jefferson Was Not . CIR.
Gus Rider.

Joseph jefferson and his son Tom were
walking home from duck hunt on hi, plan
ta;ion in Louisiana one evening, when one
OF the colored boys asked Tom what he did
~ the show. Tom said
Go up, John, and ask him! he'll tell
you
The colored boy went up to Mr.. Jefferson
and said:
"Mr. Joe: will You be mad if axed you
somethin':'
mo, John, what it is" said Mr.. Jesfer-
oon. ~
What do you do in de show"
Mr.. Jefferson replied that it would be
hath difficult for him to explain to him
what his particular line OF business was.
We'll. said John, '.dus yer swallow
knives
Mr. Jefferson told him he had no talent
whatever in that direction.
"Well. yer son told me yed swallowed
knives and forks and fire, and de Lor' knows
what all, and i believe he was Jest foolin'
me-"
Mr.. Jefferson agreed with him, saying
that his son was quite capable Of it.
swell, dere's one thing certain" said
John, yer dom act in de circus"
Mr.. Jefferson asked him how he could be
sure OF that. John burs: into an immod-
crate fit of laughter.
20, no; no sir! Yer can't fool me on dat.
I've seen yer get on a horse-yer amt no
circus actor. boston Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
NOT GOOD AT QUOTATIONS.
He Was Called Down for SpringiAs
Something He Dlda't Know the
Authority OF.

He came home in a bad temper.
Jane he grufiiy asked, have We such q
thing as tina constitution OF the United
States on the premises"
Why. yes, William" she cheerfully an
swered; an get It for You
Sh. came back presently with thin vol.
unme and handed it to him.
lie took it up, glanced at it, and flung it to
the floor.
There you 60. too" be snarled. That
the declaration OF independence. BY Jove!"
he bitterly added. here | came home 10
study up the constitution, and the wife OF
my bosom tries to palm off the declaration
OF independence on me-"
What's gone wrong, William" she asked.
why, this very morning" he angri.y
cried, Il was quoting at length from the
constitution, as l supposed, when fellow
yelled out: That amt tn constitution.
This took me aback, but rallied ani cried:
L mean the declaration of independence.
ILL., bat. neither, he roared. What is
a, then:S howled. It's the Bible! he
shrieked. Ny, Jane. have We got Bible in
the house:"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
THE COST OF WAR.

The destruction of stores and cloth
ing BY both armies during the civil war
exceeded Sl00. 100000. = .,
In time of war France puts $40 out
of every LOCO of her population in the
field: Germany. $40; Russia. 2l0.
During the last few mouths OF the
civil war the expenses of the govern
ment exceeded 100000 day.
The. cost of our navy during the civil
war was: 1862. $42.GOO.000; 1868. $63.-
GOO. goo: 1864. ss5.00O. 600; 1865. $l22.-
100000.
Over 100000 French women we're
made widows ind 3.Oc0. O00 French chill
dren fa,herles< by Napoleon's cam.
paiCns.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JUNE
o.e.tton OF Values.

lie knew that she was cleaver business
woman. and therefore he thought his scheme
a good one. But he did not realize that she
Was such good judge OF values :,
Il have made bet that Will marry you'
be said.
"Yex." he answered. pleased at the bust
nesslike way she took hold OF the propo-
sition.
GLOW much?"
Five hundred dollars.
She looked him over critically
TOO low" she said at last. You'll have
to get il raised to IS. 0D or you lose
she was giving him barsain-day price
Chicago :sost