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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-17
DAIRY NOTES.

A correspondent Of Hoard's Dairyman
relstes his experience 10 feeding pump
kips TO milch cows two different years.
The irst year he fed with, say, corn iod-
der and ensilage, and he found that 81
worth OF grain would 60 farther than a
ton OF pumpkins. He sent his butter to
a dealer in Cleveland, o, and he wanted
10 know what was the matter with the
butter. Ii h I'd no flavor and could scarce
" be sold at any price, but the butter
was all right sgsin as soon as he stopped
feeding pumpkins.
Last year he had 25 tons of pumpt ins
left tha. had been grown for canning
factory, and he tried them agsin, incress-
ing the quantity until each COW was eat
ing four bushels of cut pumpkin q day,
and be was unable to increase the flow OF
milk beyond what they had been giving
whilnt,e was feeding grain. Tried them
by hsv.lg seeds taken out before cutting,
but it made no difference. When they
were fed in large quantities the butter
had deeper shade Of yellow than usual,
and even deeper than the buyers liked,
but there was the lack Of flavor and
quality as before. Has had similar
trouble when cows were allowed to clean
| up tomato field.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-17
FARM FA6OIS.

Test the seeds before plsnting time.
Do not allow the milk TO get cold be-
fore strsining.
Don't buy lot Of stuff at the public
sale you have no use for because II Is
cheap.
About two-thirds of what a cow con-
sumes goes 20 her bodily support, the
balance 10 milk production.
The way TO secure the best quality OF
butter is TO pave the way by providing the
best facilities.
The smaller the globules can be made
Ia bringing butter the easier IL will be TO
free from outtermilk.
A few dead limbs hanging in the shade
trees spoil the beauty. Carry the work
Of trimming up such trees TO the orchard
also.
II cows are not allowed TO go dry and
rest short time before calving, AS u
rule. they will milk poorly for some time
sfterward.
all that she will consume readily OF a
good variety Of food that is easily di-
gested and 20 give her pure water, air
and good attention.
You are thinking and planning now
more than at sny other time during the
| winter. Go over the entire matter sew
eral times before you fully decide what
,ha sesson,s work will be.
Shorter trees better stand the storms !;
and then, in order TO use the sprayer
effectuSlly, we should train our trees 10
low hesas, shortening in the branches
annually, so as TO produce low, spread
ing tops.
Much more corn could be raised per
acre IL good, strong and sound seed oe
selected and planted. A stunted pig
| never makes big, thrifty, rapid grow
ing hog. A stunted grain OF corn VIII
not produce a vigorous plant.
Two Philadelphia merchants are In
i,il for selling oieomargarine for butter.
IN ALI the merchants were sent 10 jail Tor
selling soultersted foods, the capacity
OF every Jail In this country would have
TO be very greatly increased.
Let the young orchard contain first a
diverse supply suitable for home use, Tor
there is IA much profit in these "a In
those gathered for sale, but co not plant
sny unless YOU intend to feed and eulti-
ate them. for it will be useless.
| plsced two or three buckets OF coal
ashes around each currant and goose
berry bush last winter to see II could
keep worms away. As result had
bushels OF berries of excellent quality
land without smut. l never noticed q
worm on them the entire season.-Home'
stead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-17

Mr.. Hardy woke about 8 o'clock rest.
ed. hut feeling very lame and sore
from his exertions OF the night His
first thought was Of Clara. When he
went to sleep. the girl seemed to be
resting without pain, only that strange
mark across her face made them all
anxious. ft was not a bruise. but h
lay like brand across the eyes. which
had not opened since her father found
her lying by the frozen stream.
James had insisted on staying In the
house to be Of service, and Mrs. Hardy
had felt grateful for his presence as
she watched for returning conscious
ness from Clara, who still gave no
more sign Of animation, although she
breathed easily and seemed to be free
from pain. Every doctor and surgeon
In town had been summoned 10 the
scene Of the accident. But Mr.. Hardy
felt so anxious for Clara as he came In
and looked at her that he went down
stairs and asked James II he wouldn't
run out and see II any of the doctors
had returned.
"Yes, sir; I'll go at once. How Is she
now. Mr.. Hardy?" James looked him
In the face with the look that love
means when II Is true and brave.
MY boy" replied Mr.. Hardy, laying
his hand on James shoulder. II don't
know. There Is something strange
about Il. Get a doctor II you can. But
know there must be many other sad
homes today In Barton. oh, 1t was
horriblew
He sat down and covered his face.
while James with brief God help US.
sirr' went out In search Of doctor.
Mr.. Hardy went up stairs again and
with his wife, knelt down and offered
n prayer Of thanksgiving and OF ap
peal 20 Lord" said Robert. gram
that this dear one Of ours may be re-
stored to us again. Spare us this an
guish, not In return for our goodness.
but out Of thy great compassion for
our sins repented Of"
VIII and Bess lay In the next room,
and now that the reaction had set ln
they were sleeping. VIII feverIsh and
restless, Bess quiet and peaceful. as II
nothing had happened out Of the usual
order Of things.
where Is Georger' asked Mr. Her
dy as he rose from his prayer.
IL don't know. Robert He started
down to the train little while after
you did. Haven't you seen himy'
mo, Mary. God grant he may not
Mr.. Hardy did not dare finish hit
thought aloud.
His wife guessed his thought. and tc-
gether the two sat hand In hand,
drawn very near by their mutual trou'
bic and by all the strange events OF
that strange week. and together the!
talked OF the accident and OF Clara and
James and their eldest son, and then
Mrs. Hardy said as she trembling drew
her husbands face near to her:
Robert, do you still have that I'm
preston concerning the time left you
here to live? Do you still think this
week Is TO be the endr
Mrs Hardy had n vague hope that
the shock Of the accident might have
destroyed the impression Of the dream.
but her hope was disappointed.
my dear wife," replied Robert.
'there Is not the least doubt In my
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-17

mind that my dream was vision OF
what will happen. There Is no ques
ton but that after Sunday shall not
be with you. This Is Wednesday. How
lightninglike the days have flown!
How precious the moments are! How
many Of them have wasted In foolish
seltishness! Mary. should 60 mad
with the thought II did not feel the
necessity Of making this week the best
week Of my life. only ! do not know
what Is most important to do. II II
had been seven months or even seven
weeks. I might have planned more
wisely. Oh. It is cruelty brief. the
time! But I must make the wisest
possible use Of It This accident. so
unexpected. has complicated the mat
ter. had not reckoned on It."
How many Of US do reckon on acci.
dents? They always come into our
lives with a shock. Yet II seems posi-
BILE that a man who lives very close to
God every day might be SO ready for
everything that not even the most ter
rible catastrophe could make much
difference to his plans for daily life.
least Of all deprive him Of his reason.
as II has so often done. Robert Hardy
was Just beginning to realize dimly
that life Is not one thing. bnt many
things. and that Its importance Is the
Importance which belongs to the char
acter Of God himself.
He began to talk calmly with his
wife concerning what he would do that
day and was still talking about II when
James came In with doctor. who at
once went up stairs. He was just from
the scene of the accident and bore
marks Of q hard nights work. His
first glance at Clara was hard and pro-
fessional. but as be looked he grew
very grave. and an expression of seri-
Gus surprise came over his weary face.
He laid his hands on the girls eyes and
examined them. raised her hand and
dropped II upon the bed again. Then.
turning to the father and mother. he
said gently:
"You must prepare yourselves for a
terrible fact resulting from the acci-
dent to your daughter. She has suffer
ed a shock that will probably render
her blind as long as she lives"
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy listened. pale
faced and troubled. It was hard to
think Of the girl. so strong willed, 30
passionate and yet so capable Of noble
impulses and loving desires. a. all her
life shut up within the darkness thus.
It was bitter to think Of this for her.
What would 1t be. to her when she
awoke to the whole consciousness Of
It?
The doctor spoke again slowly:
'There is another thing you ought to
be prepared for. In rare cases like this
1t happens sometimes that q loss Of
hearing accompanies the loss Of sight
Then, after pause: And with the
loss of sight and hearing 1t Is possible
the peculiar shock has deprived your
daughter Of the power Of speech. ! do
not know yet whether this has happen
ed, but prepare you for the worst"
blind and deaf and dumbw mur-
INJURED Nr. Hardy, while bis wife sat
down and buried her face In the bed
clothes and sobbed. 1t seemed terrible
to them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-17

Al the yard he found a special train
Just ready to go to the scene OF the ac-
cident II consisted Of wrecking car,
a caboose and one coach with tender
and engine. He mounted the engine
with feeling that II was little near
or the fatal spot and would reach there
first. At the last minute no more def.
mite news concerning the particular
persons killed and injured had been re-
ceived.
Mr. Hardy felt almost glad Of the un-
certainty as the engine pulled out and
started on It's run Of u miles, soon at
tanning a speed Of 30 miles an hour.
The snow was falling In large, moist
fakes. 1t was growing warmer and
would rain before morning. He gazed
At the narrow band Of light on the
track ahead and leaned forward as II
TO help the engine go faster. He did
not speak. and so the train rushed
through the night.
And so the second Of Robert Hardy's
seven days drew to close.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-17
EARIY CHICKS.

V. z. DeCoster Of East Buckfield be-
lieves there Is profit iu early chicks, etc
He hss just disposed oftwenty-one pigs ;
has tventy-two fat lambs, and had three
hens come off with thirty chickens
March 18th, and three more hens with
chickens the third OF April.
As there are ten more mother biddies 10
be heard from before the 2lst OF April,
II they do "a well "a the others his
chicken coops will be well filed. Good
strong stock and early pullets are the
secret.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-17

DEATH OF LYMAN F. ABBOTT.
tt was with surprise and regret that
We read OF the death OF Mr.. Abbott
agricultural editor OF the Lewiston Jour.
nsl. The death OF such y msn will no,
only be n loss 10 the many readers Of th,
Lewiston Journal, but TO the entire
farming community OF the whole state,
Mr.. Abbott was practical farmer, and
an able writer, and all his commuuics-
tons TO the press on agricultural topic.
were written In an able and interesting
manner. He WAS fond OF horses and
esttle and took great interest in our cat
tie shows, aud noted. the Improvements
In the farm stock from year TO year.
We shall miss him At our annual fair,
where we have met him so many times,
always attending 70 his duty ss re-
porter for the Journal. He was cour-
teous and agreeable in his manners, and
a very pleasant man TO meet.
From the Lewiston Journal we learn
that Mr.. Abbott was born In Audover 10
this state, and was seventy years old
He lived on farm in Andover until he
was thirty-four years old. While living
In Andover he commenced writing on
agricultural matters for the Democrat,
and later he was frequent contributor
20 the Lewiston Journal.
In lSS2 he became editor OF the sgri-
cultural department Of the leading paper
ot Maine, the Lewiston Journsl, and has
tilled the place with marked ability.
AGRICULTURAL ED.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-17
SOUTH PARIS MAINE TUESDAY APRIL II. 1900.
THE "PoET lAuReATe'S" PLEA FOR
THE BIRDS.

I heard the skylark's heavenward note,
The throstle greet the day,
And watched the white gulls wheel and hoat
About the briaht blue bay;
The kinglet flicker round the rose,
The woodpecker alight
A moment where the wDodbine blows,
Then ripple out Of sight.
And then another sight SAW
Tossed p!umage. crimson streak.
The shattered wing, the crippled clay,
Mute breast and dropping beak;
And round this havoc creatures fair.
Not sad. but eager now
With the dead spoil 30 deck their hair
And ornament their brow.
o, tender maiden, trust nj wife,
Nurtured In bliss and ease,
The self-same heaven that lent you life
Gave nfe no less ~ these.
And when, mid wintrv frost and rime
To Yule- log hearth you cling,
In the sweet sprngtsme,
The birds again viii sing.
Then with their lays your love viii thank,
II you will only spare,
And once again 70 willowy bank
The kingfisher repair.
D, let the tern complete the nest
Its tenderness begun.
And oriole plume ana cgret crest
Clean, sacred, In the sun
Alfred Austin In the Independent.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-17

Rev. John Reid, Jr., Of Great Falls,
Mont, recommended Ely's Cream Balm
to me. can emphasize his statement,
II. Is q positive cure for catarrh II used
ss directed. Rev. Francis w. Poole,
Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena,
Mont.
After using Ely's Cream Balm six
weeks believe myself cured Of catarrh.
Joseph Steward, Grand Avenue, Buff
fslo, N. Y.
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at 30 cents,
or mailed by Ely Brothers, SO Warren
Street, New York.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-17
fro BE CONTINUED
Originality.

Original things are not always good.
The best that any writer can do is to
absorb facts and SMILES as a COW does
grass-then give as good quality Of
the milk Of comon sense as possible
New York Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-17

Eczema, scald head, hives; itchiness OF
any sort instantly relieved, permanently
cured. Doan's ointment.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-17
THIS OUGHT NOT TO BE TRUE

When woman calls her husband up
By telephone, without his knowing who
she is, she Is always surprised to see
how politely he addresses her at first.-
Somerville Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-17

Mr.. Spelter-Oh, you may talk % you
please, Jane; but you were IN Ignorant
woman when you married me. 4rs.
Spelter-Yes, that probably accounts
for Il.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-17
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"spExp THE FLow =

Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
IL solicited. Address all communications IN
tended for this department 10 HkSKf ID. HAM
AoSD, Agricultural EDITOR oxford Democrat
Paris. Me.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-09
When Alithc World is New.

If you were little girl again,
Mother Malone, Malone,
What would you do the long, long day,
Playing alone. alone?
If l were a little girl again,
Nora, my own. my own,
With just one long, long sunny day
TO play alone, alone,
Il 1 were a little girl again
And fairy folk were true,
If paper dolls and human hearts,
And all the world were new,
All. listen, listen little one,
Iii whisper what I'd do:
To the Violet's lips I'd put my. ear
Aud hush my heart that l might hear
The secret OF its sweetness;
I'd scratch beneath the fungus shelves
For glimpse Of SobiinS, gnon,es, or elves;
I'd run j race with the laughing brook;
Or chase it TO some witch-kept nook,
Whose spell would stay its fieetaess:
I'd hide in the haunt of the nocking-bird
Till l learned its melody word for word;
Full length upon the moss I'd lie
Content beneath the changing Sky
In that one days completeness.
If I were little girl again,
Even as you, as you,
II fairy folk We're truly folk,
And all the world were new.
Ia just be happy little one.
Till the long, long day WAS through.
Mabel Leta Eaton in ST. Nicholas for
June.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-09

been brought by Albert S. Harvey,
administrator of the estate of Jeanette
May Harvey, deceased, VS.. c. Z. and
c. L. Sauer and Elizabeth Sauer Duns-
ton: damages, $500. The damages are
claimed because of alleged defective
plumbing at No. 21I1 East Broad Street,
which. it is alleged. caused the death OF
Jeanette May Harvey.
The suit of the Gallego Mills Company
VS.. the city of Richmond, for $4,000. will
be heard in the Law and Equity Court
on next Monday. This suit arises out of
damages alleged to have been done by
the bursting OF a sewer some months ago.
Judgments were rendered ii, the Circuit
Court yesterday as follows:
T. NJ. Workman US. W. G. Goodman,
for s151.25; b. d. Chalkley 6 Co., VS.. w.
T. Ciegg & Bro, for S22..12
Wickliffe Y. Abraham qualified as guar
dian for John 3. and Annie L. Abraham in
the Chancery Court yesterday.
In the case OF John Young a small
colored boy, who was charged with mdlic-
ious assault, Commonwealth Attorney
Richardson was satisfied that it was an
accident, and, by permission of Judge Witt
nolle proseuui was entered
John Foster tcolo-edl was found guilty
in the Hastings curt yesterday, of carrying
a concealed weapon and given thirty days
in jail and fined $50
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-09
WESTMINSTER SCHOOL.
Closed With Interesting Exercises
Yesterday Morning.

Westminster School closed yesterday
morning. The exercises were held in the
schooI-rooms, at No S16 Park Avenue
and the programme consisted of the fol-
lowing recitations and awarding of dis
tinctions:
Boys Wanted" by Chas. Trueman and
Dennison Staples.
Little Boys Walk in the Meadow by
Misses Lucille Cullinsworth and ImoSene
Hogle.
Forget Ne Not" by Miss Kate Sta
six Times Nine by Mary Irving.
..Old Clock on the Stair" by Miss
Phoebe Culingworth.
Zone, Two, Three by Henry Staples.
Rev r. P Kerr, D. d, the president
of the Board of Trustees of the school
made a very Interesting and Appropriate
address to the scholars and patrons
Special distinctions were awarded TO
Misses Mary Irving. Imogene Hogle
Phoebe Cullingworth, Lucille CulIingworth
and Masters Henry Staples, Dennison Sta
pies. John Munce, each of whom received
for the session an average OF 50 per cent.
or more.
Distinctions indica ting an average OF 50
per cent. or more were awarded TO Misses
Kate Staples, Louis Thompson, Margaret
Bryan and Masters Charles Trueman,
VIM Easley and Hobart Hall.
Special prizes for high average during
the entire session were awarded TO Misses
Mary Irving, Phoebe CullingWorth and
Master Henry Staples.
Prize for special improvement during the
session TO Master Dennison Staples.
Prize special work during last month or
the session to Misses Mary Irving and
Phoebe Cllingworth and Master Dennisou
Staples.
The geography class had made scrap
books of maps and pictures of the coun-
tries studied. A prize for the completest
and neatest scrap-book was awarded Miss
Kate Staples.
The school was given a picnic at Forest
Hill Park Yesterday afternoon
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-09
sATrRpAY. JUNE 8, 1900.
THE CHINESE QUESTION.

This country cannot, if it would. ignore
the condition OF things now existing in
China. 1t is entirely possible that the
events now transpiring there may produce
such a condition of things as will amount
no practical anarchy, certainly the eNpul-
sion from China OF everything connected
with Western civilization. The other great
Powers of the earth are not going TO stand
idly by and see such 4 condition of things
as this arise. II matters go much farther
in the direction in which they are now set
ting. England Russia, Germany, and
France VIII certainly irlterpose for the
protection of their citizens and their COM
mercial rights, and when that interference
takes place the probabilities are over
whelmins that the Chinese Empire will
be dismemhered and parted up, allotments
being made out Of it to those Powers, re-
spectipeiy.
When this condition of things arises. if
II does arise, what is this country going TO
say and do2 Upon ti,s one hand her traGi-
iional policy of non-interserence with for
eign Powers forbids us TO have any con-
necticn with The subject. Upon the other
hand. we are forced TO take notice of the
fact that We have Very large and grow
ing trade in China; that we have certain
important and valuable rights guaranteed
10 us 10y treaty in the Chinese Empire, and
that such partition OF China amongst the
great Powers of Europe as We have
ferred to viii end many of our rights,
dwarf our commerce with China, and put
us al enormous disadvantage in the future
in securing Chinese trade What are we
going To do in view OF this condition of
things? Are We going 10 sit tamely by
and permit ourselves TO be kept out Of the
great advantages that viii accrue to us
from free Intercourse with China because
traditional policy forbids us to have any
thing 10 do with foreign afrairs9 Or shall
we put our traditional policy behind us
and deal with actual conditions as our in
terests demand of us?
This would be a pressing practical ques-
lion if we had never acquired the Philip
pine Islands. but it has come to be of a
thousand times greater Importance in view
of our acquisition OF these islands. 1t is a
subject to be dealt with calmly, seriously
and without political gush or stump ora
Tory for purpose. II is a serious question,
and should receive serious treatment
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-09
Labor Organizations.

Editor of The Times:
Sir,-I read The Times with much inter
est and, 1 hope, profit. do not agree
much with all it says but | like TO get
the best of what there is on the other
side, and the honest sentiments OF gen
uine Democrat. I like your independence
and your heroic efforts to get your own
party back on it's old track when it gets
off. But there is one question OH which
l would like to have you write. me great
bugaboo of trusts" excite the demagosues
in all parties to fierce denunciations. but
the worst of all of them are mentioned
very tenderly. l refer to the labor trust,
or so-called labor unions. They are caus-
ing more trouble than all the others; yet
no party man apparently desires to say
a word.
If a man or woman is not satisfied with
the work or pay, no one questions the
right to quit, but the attempt TO coerce
others by force or violence is an offence
against human liberty, and should be
prevented by the whole power Of the
State where it occurs, and if that is in
sufficient, by that OF the nation.
notice in a late act of Congress against
trusts a provision was inserted that it
should not apply to labor unions. The
amendment was agreed to by all parties,
members of my own party as guilty as
the others. But with all its faults 1 love
it STILL
JOB. HANNHURST.
Fairfax, Va, June 9th, 1900.