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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-04

A Calvert citizen has offered to put up
one-haf the amount necessary for cotton
mill. Citizens like that are rare and few
in the hill but they weigh AGAINST ton or
two OF the ordinary kind when it comes to
building n city,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-21
A Cold Wight In Canada.

The sky at night is a deep dark blue,
and the stars are like dropping balls OF
fire. SO close they seem TO be almost
within reach. The northern lights look
as II titanic paint brush had been
dipped In phosphorescent flame and
drawn In great, bold strokes across
the heavens.
AS you pass the electric lamps you
see very fine particles OF snow caught
up by the wind and glittering high In
the air like diamonds. But II is a cold
night, and you are not sorry to get into
your room. First Of all. you take q
blanket or so from the bed, for there
are people In Canada who sleep all the
year round with only a sheet over
them, to such pitch Of perfection
have they brought the heating OF their
rooms.
After you have tucked yourself In
the stiffness Of the night Is broken oc-
caslonally by a report Ike cannon.
Have you ever been inside a bathing
machine when mischievous boy
threw q stone at It? And, II so, do you
remember how you Jumped1 When the
walls Of a wooden house crack In the
bitter cold, the effect Is similar, only
magnified. But you know what II
means here, 80 you only draw the
clothes closer round you, thankful that
you are snug and warm. And 50 good
night.-Blackwood's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-21
ComplI.d With the Law.

"a certain well known Mobile law
yer. who was lame and had something
Of a reputation as a fighter" said q
southern gentleman. was at one time
attorney In a suit that caused much III
feeling. He won the suit for his client,
and the loser vowed vengeance. In
pursuance Of that same in the Ian
guage Of Truthful James, he one day
went into the lawyers office and sub
jected him 10 a TRADE OF abuse that
would have caused a salt water cap
tain to die from pure envy, such was
his talent in vituperatlon.
"The lawyer answered him nothing.
to the surprise OF two or three men
who were present, but, getting out OF
his chair, began to hobble backward.
His enemy, thinking he was retreating.
followed him up, with more abuse and
threatening gestures
THE lawyers foot finally struck
against the wall, when he suddenly
Strengthened up and saying. Gentle
men, l call on you to witness that. on
account OF this wall, | have retreated
as far as possible 0he general law Of
homicide), drew out a derringer and
shot his opponent.
"At the trial be was acquitted, bis
witnesses being the men present at the
time OF the killing, who testified 10 the
lawyers having retreated as far as
possible. York Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-21
The eFuture Of Our Legs.

Professor Yung OF the University Of
Guef. Switzerland, entertains great
fears concerning the future OF our
lower limbs. This sage is OF the opin-
ion that within the next thousand
years human beings will have forgot
ten how to use their legs, and that
these limbs, II evolution will not do
away with them, will serve as mere
ornaments TO the rest OF the body.
Professor Yung states that at the
present age human beings show a de-
cided aversion to personal or physical
locomotion, and this is more manifest
every time a new automatic travelling
instrument is invented and rendered
practical. Steam, electricity, cable
power and the different yelocipede ma
chimes all bear an influence over Us
and create dislike for walking. and
the future generations will likely have
the convenience OF steerable airships
at their windows and electric auto
mobiles al their doors, and these con-
veyances will be so cheap that almost
every one can own them, and this
means the doom Of our legs.
The latter will be regarded as super
auous appendages, no use will be made
OF them. and who knows but that they
may disappear altogether? But so
much more will our arms develop In
length and strength. These are the
cruel laws OF evolution. and IL VIII be
due 10 their pranks that future gen.
eratlons will again resemble the apes.
There will come another epoch OF short
legs and long arms.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-21
euTuRs NEW sNGlsNp.

A correspondent OF the "Greenfield
Gazette" discusses the future OF rural
New England and deplores the passing
OF our once prosperous farms into other
hands than those Of New England birth.
He asks the question: ITO whom shall
we sell our abandoned farms - IL the
new owner comes from the city and
brings with him city ways and customs,
will II breed discomfort and unrest? Can
those who see beauty in tield OF golden
rod mingle on equal terms with the
farmer who sbhors IL as a sign VI poor
soil and neglects On the other hand,
what will be the influence on the future
IL the farm Il sold 10 the foreigner with
a large dock Of children working hard
according 10 methods In vogue tifty
years ago, without the Puritan character
as basis of civillzationg The CORE
spoudent answers these questions by
saying that there must be an assimila-
ton Of these elements to produce growth
or our rurzlity is doomed 70 become a
landed estate occupied By tenants and
the rest turned into game preserves. In
duee the right kind Of buyers and when
they come take them into the inner life
OF the community.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-21

"Oh, mddemofsells, uhdt an occurrsncer
ton. She read it carefully to the end
with astonished little "mon Dieusr
and INA foisl' at every sentence
Finally. forgetting all about the cus
toms officials. she tripped toward bel
mistress, newspaper in hand.
'Oh. mademoiselle, what an occur
rencei' she exclaimed, pointing to ths
article in the Gaulois. 1t was long
article, and 1t described in truly Gallo
fashion the presentation to Mile. Patte
en-haut from Fl. 8. II. the rajah oi
Bundleapore, through the medium Ct
the rajah's obliging friend, Captain
Richard Assheton-
Miss Dunham gasped when she read
this revelation Then her fine eyes filled
with tears, and she turned sadly to hel
maid.
"Oh, Clarissei' she whispered, land
I refused him for that and cut him 80
cruelty at Waterloo last year, and-and
travelled all the way over in the same
ship without speaking to him once.
And all the time ! have loved him.
What shall / do, Clarissei"
Here Miss Dunham sank back upoT
the dock railing.
.Clarisse's eyes frightened. "Mor
Dieul" she cried. 81 have scheme II
mademoiselle will only consent to a lit
tie innocent deception-a little private
theatricals. Us it were-all will b,
well F"
II will do anything in reason, sob
bed Miss Durham.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-21
CHOOSING BROOD SOWS.

IN the sows are - be taken from your
own herd IL is an easy matter TO choose
them, as they can be watched daily Tor
several months. The record OF the dams
Is known ana there Is no reason why
one cannot pick from those which have
proven the best mothers and produced
the best pigs. But where one buys from
another herd the conditions are some
what different.
when the pigs are four months old Is
a better time 70 choose than when they
are carrying their milk desh at four or
six weeks Of age. Those which have
long bodies, straight backs, thick
through the shoulders and hams, short
legs, broad between the eyes,. dished
faces and with rather coarse hair and
bone will make the best brood sows. The
stock boar needs to be somewhat the re-
verse OF this, and while thick through
the hams and shoulders with straight
back, should be somewhat shorter In
body and with fner hair aud bone.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-21


In his prime the late Mr.. John Cook,
the great tourist agent, was a man Of
iron frame. But when years OF rail-
way travelling. which averaged annual
" some 10000 miles, produced certain
alarming symptoms, he made dis
covery that may be worth giving to
the public. He found that the threat
ened trouble, something spinal, dis
appeared when he no longer sat with
his back TO the engine. he always
thereafter faced It, and that the prin-
ciple Is sound will be borne out by
others whom he advised to DO the
same. All who are called upon to DO
much railway travelling will be wise to
cit ''facing the horses"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-21
The money value Of rain Is the subjec,

The money value Of rain Is the subject
of some exceedingly interesting cslcula-
tious by crop experts In the West. In
Kansas two weeks ago IL looked as II the
weld of corn would not be more than
so per cent Of the average crop, but u
single days rainfall improved IL so great
ly that the output viii be fully SO per
cent OF the average. This means that
the crop will be 100,0o0,0o0 bushels
greater than had been expected, or a
cash increase Of $35, 900, 900 to the
farmer for one days rain. In Nebrasks
teu days ago IL looked as though the
corn would be only half the usual crop,
out twenty-four hours Of rainfall has 80
grestly improved it that its market
value Is estimated to be S5l sos $50 more
than il Was on July 1. In other words,
the corn in these two states Ia worth
more by s., ,OOO, 900 than it would have
been but for days rain at time when
it was most needed. These dguren show "
that il it were possible TO cause copious
rsinfalls By artificial agencies the In
ventor Of the process would surely not
20 unrewsrded.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-21
THE GRASS CROP. ITS IMPORTANCE
IRoN-cLAp RULES WILL NOT APPLY TO
ALL CONDITIONS. ABOUT roPpRgss-
ING.

The grass crop Of this country is tho
only leading crop which does not figure
largely AS an export crop, the demands
TOR hay being almost wholly OF the
home market" nature. Although the
city trade for hay Is OF enormous msgni-
tude IL Is only q drop Ia the bucket oi
what Is raised and fed on the farms OF
the nation. When IL Is understood that
more than sixty million acres are moved
for hay each year, producing seventy
| ive million tons, the magnitude OF the
hay crop can In measure be realized.
Add to this a pasturage Of 800, ,000, 900 OF
acres, not including the great western
ranges, and the value Of the grass crop
assumes enormous proportions.
With superficial glance one would
DO led TO think that the substitutes for
hay which have increased 30 largely
during the past ten or fifteen years,
would lessen the demand for it. But
the fact Ia the needs for hay on the farm
are just as great to-day as they were
twenty years ago, before ensiiage and
green cut grain became such important
factors In the feed rstions OF dsirymen
and stock raisers.
ihC sSSicb VI tuc OabtSi u tu1t hni VI
stock has increased In proportion to the
increase Of the hay substitutes.
Whether he has n silo OF not the
prudent New England farmer is always
anxious In regard TO his hay crop, and
his farming Is largely directed TO secur-
ing the greatest possible amount OF hay
from the area devoted to this crop.
Much has been said and written upon
the methods TO be used in raising the
largest and best crops OF hay, but no
rule can be given, nor can any method
be prescribed ss a safeguard for sll
farmers 10 follow In preparation Of the
land for the crop and keeping up its
fertility; because Of the widely diyersi-
fed conditions OF soil, relation with
other crops, locality, etc. With some
farmers topdressing Is great success
and the sod is not broken for a score OF
years or more. Not long since heard q
speaker at farmers institute tell "How
to raise hay" He would topdress and
that continually. No other method
should be pursued. Upon inquiry
learned that his farm was 4 river bot
tom with portion subject TO overflow !,
that he lived near a city Of 10000 In
habitsnts, wherein hay Is worth from
sixteen to twenty dollars per ton, and
plenty of manure could be had for al
most nothing.
| believe In topdressing under certain
conditions; but nv soil and other condi-
tions will not admit OF such q method OF
farming, and such institute talks are Of
but little value to farmers. With me,
topdressing old meadows for hay Is not
a success. Ny best results In topdress-
ing are on land that has been stocked
with oats or barley, the topdressing
being done soon after the grain Is taken
of. The manure gives the young grass
lots Of courage, and large crop OF hay
for several years is almost sure TO fol-
low. There Is some philosophy In this
method OF topdressing and IL Is spplica-
ole 10 almost any land that Is stocked In
the spring or In the month OF August
ALPHA MEssER in New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-21
How to Civ. . Ca. Medicine.

A New York gentleman has very
fine Angora cat, and SO hne a specimen
of her kind that she Is famous In a
large circle Of fashionable folk. She Is
not rugged In health. yet she cannot be
persuaded to take physic. 1t has been
put In her milk. II has been mixed with
her meat, II has even been rudely and
violently rubbed In her mouth, but new
er has she been deluded or forced into
swallowing any Of 1t. Last week a
green Irish girl appeared among the
household servants. She heard about
the failure to treat the cat. Sure
said she. give me the medicine and
some lard, and I'll warrant she'll be
ating all give her" She mixed the
powder and the grease and smeared II
on the cats sides. Pussy at once licked
both sides clean and swallowed all the
physic. Faith" said the servant girl,
everybody In Ireland does know how
to give medicine to a cat"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-21

Il was natural mistake"
She looked at me with world ol
thanks in the blue eyes. Did | tel
you before they were bluef Tommia
calmly walked to his wheel.
II am glad you did It." he said. DE
cause Il has given me . chance tc
know you."
you're atrocious."- she said and
turned and fled up the road behind the
gateway.
''Tommie." said I. "you're cad"
Tommie leaned on his wheel, laughed
and whistled.
wasn't she joIlyY' he said. "rm 30.
ing to follow"
"You are not going to do anything OF
the kind" I cried. But he always Il
stubborn. and II ended by me follow.
Ing him.
The road led from the wood into Z
broad, sunny lawn which was domi'
mated by q great stone house, where
man was just stepping into a high dog
cart.
"why," said Tommie. ''irs Harry
Wharton"
At the moment Wharton saw us
"well. I declared" he cried, coming for
ward.
'Shs didn't lie after ALL" said Tom
mie. He Ii the Harry Of the Fred
and Harry probably"
Ibid you think she didY I cried
iercely: but Tommie was explaining
to Wharton that we had lost our way,
and Wharton was insisting on the hos.
pitallty Of the Merivale house. which
be had rented for the summer. he ex.
plained, and Tommie was accepting,
while I stood speechless. At the mo.
ment our lady Of the road came out Of
the house and blushed at the sight OF
us and looked a. n she wanted nothing
20 much as to take 10 her heels. which
were very pretty heels. must assure
you, topped by q delicious ankle. whar.
ton presented Us. "Miss Rose Burton"
Tommie had the audacity to say.
we've met before"
"You haveY' said. Wharton.
II don't remember" said she. giving
Tommie a glance that would have
troubled me. but only seemed to de-
light him. But she rewarded me BY
turning to me and extending her hand
and saying In low voice, II don't see
why your friend Ii 20 odIous about that
mistake"
II don't know. I'm sure" ] said.
Mrs. Wharton just then appeared. and
had her--l don't mean Mrs. Wharton
quite to myself. an opportunity ]
tried to deserve. j began to believe
that Arcadia was all the poets have
claimed for IL ! told her that knew
Il was q mistake from the first. and, to
be frank, didn't try very hard to de-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-21
1as POULTRY YARD

The poultry yard should hold an i'm
portsnt place on every well regulated
farm. Like all other branches OF mod
ern farm work, success In this line can
only be attained by careful study and
intelligent observation. The long
cherished idea that fowls require moth
Ing bur grain for their diet is now ex-
ploded. They require meat a. q part OF
their daily ratioos 10 order TO produce
the best results. In fact, II has been
eonclusively shown that they are meat
eating creatures, and will not flourish
without q reasonable amount Of meat
food. Grain Of any kind alone will not
answer. The New York Agricultural
Experiment Station has tested this mat
ter thoroughly xnd the facts are now
established. The tests were made with
chickens, eockerels and ducks. Oue
flock Was fed entirely on grain, while
another one had mixed diet Of grain,
meat and grasses. The nutritive quail
ties were just about the same so far as
chemical composition Was concerned,
but IL wss soon found that the mest-fed
fowls were fast outstripplng the others.
The care Of the birds In all other respects
WINS ttfC Ooiy uthOtNuSS
allowed being IN that OF food. The
chickens with the meat diet grew much
faster and gained more flesh, while the
ducks improved In still greater ratio.
The experiment was varied In every
possible manner with other broods, but
the fnxl result Was always the same. II
was also found that bone ash added In
moderate quantities caused still great
er Improvement.
In these tests more than one thousand
chicks and two hundred ducks were
used, and In every case the experiments
were thorough and Conclusive. Our
farmers and poultry breeders should
bear these facts in mind. During the
summer months when the birds can have
the range Of field, garden and pasture,
there Is no need OF supplying them with
animal food as they get insects and
worms enough TO meet the demand. 10
the winter they cannot do this, and then
these natural wants must be supplied.
la the feeding Of ducks the animal food
should be given In the form Of fish, when
IL Ia found practicable to do so. They are
naturally great lovers Of anything COM
ing from the water, and will always do
their best when this want Is supplied.
II you wish to NATE q success Of your
poultry yard you must adopt scientific
methods.-LewistOn Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-21
o IMPROVE AeRlcULTuRAL FAIRS

TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL FAIRS
There are those who think fairs have
deteriorsted because the agricultural
features have been neglected and toe
much money paid out for the racetrsck,
side attractions and the like. To make q
fair q success We must have something on
the grounds that will interest all visitors
Some people who visit fair see nothing
that interests them outside OF the mechan-
ical exhibit; others 60 to see dne arts,
some department Of the stock show, the
horticultural exhibit, or, from the way
the crowd always begins to swell about
the noon hours Of each day, are, simply
bent on seeing the races. So we would
say make every department OF the fair
rs attractive aud complete ~ possible,
for there will be all kinda Of people Ia
please, and IL some do not 6nd what they
expected, the word will 20 forth that the
management is very poor one and the
show not up TO the standard.
We believe iu having special attrsc-
tions, but Ii seems TO us that the matter
has been somewhat overdone Of late,
People have been humbugged 90 often
by this sort Of procedure that special At
fractions fail to attract. Too much care
and discretion cannot be exercised 10 60
curing and putting on special features
and fair managers should be sure they
have something Of true merit and thai
will satisfy visitors before they adver'
tise them. The state fairs receive dona-
tions from the state because they are
supposed TO be educational institutions
and that the public will receive instruc-
tion on various topics and In various
ways that will more than overbalancs
the outlay. 1t has been question viii
Us whether or not this educationa
feature is kept ~ prominent - IL should
be In most Instances. We notice In SOM
OF the premium lists that have reached
us this season an inclination to get bscl
to some Of the old-time methods, such a
lectures by prominent men and womel
Of the land, ploughing contests, ma
chinery tests, battles Of the breeds ant
the like. 1his is one Of the things tha
ought TO be DONE A good lecture hal
or audience room should be provided OF
auy fair ground, and when Il is knowI
that people Of . national reputation AZ
going TO talk on matters tha& intercs
sny large class Of fair visitors, we have
not only good attraction, bat We ar
scattering useful knowledge ~ we'll
and thus the fair 10 made real educa
tionsl Observation-Disclosures Agri
culturist.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-21
rue a,eHT KIND or BONE.

A hog with weak leg and poor
foot is not profitable hog for the feed
er, for, when . hogs foot Is sore and be
is lame, he does not fatten or grow,
hence the importance Of having good
feet and strong fiinty bone In our CON;
mercial hog. The butcher has no ust
for 10 or 10 pounds more Of bone to each
hog. Large, coarse, spongy bone naa
had It's day and Is not wanted now oJ
any one. The experiment stations have
conclusively proved the fact that t1s
bone of the animal can be hardened
strengthened and improved BY the food
given.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-21
A GREAT WAR AND IT'S RELATION
TO THE AMERICAN FARMER.

A gigantic war, such ~ the civilized
world has never witnessed, 10 threatened
In the East. To-day it Il difficult to zee
how such q calamity can be averted.
Whether or not our own government
can be held free from the meshes In
which other civilized nations must be
inexplicably involved rema,us to be
known. Certain IL 10 that our industries
would feel the effects OF such conflict.
Armies must be fed. Without question
our country would be drawn upon for q
large measure Of supplies. The Ameri-
can farmer, therefore, would become \
factor In such conflict. On this point
the Breeders Gazette well says:
"But IL the sword is to reek with blood
the producers OF America must take
note. The armies Of the world aneld
must be provisioned from the farms Of
America. Ten carloads Of canned meats
were shipped recently from Chicago TO
armies 10 the Orient. lt WAS the initial
order Of what promises TO prove . stu
pendous demand. Russia took five car
loads and Japan five carloads. Tue
modern commissarist is as much I'M
proved as the modern armament. An
army travels on Its belly. Thus Ma
poleon voiced the fundamental fact Of
warfare.
I'm the development Of the arts Of
peace food preparation has been so ad-
vauced that now 10 time OF war equip
ment OF commissariAts ID easy and
convenient. Canned meats, soups,
beans and other vegetables, and bsrreled
s,A AA.e 81 tAAol yafinna fnr
armies afield. Inc packers Of Chicago
can declare peace more effectively than
all Of earth's potentates combined. They
can spike the guns of the srmaments Of
the world. Once they would withhold
supplies the fighting forces would be
rendered as Ineffective as II the supply
Of powder failed. The Central West
and the Chicago "msnufsctories' OF the
meats il grows are the keys to success
ful campaigns.
III the thundercloud OF war, now big
eth portent, breaks In fury, scene OF
unexampled packing house activity will
be witnessed. America Is equal to the
emergency. Long conspicuous as the
provisioner OF the world this country's
fields and herds and nocks, It's roller
mills and packing houses, are OF ample
capacity to feed the allied armies OF
earth 10 the threatened onslaught. Nor
will IL be of short duration. The yellow
terror Is countless. The teeming MIL
lions Of the Celestial Empire are more
like ants la hill thar human beings In
state Of society, and heather bsrbarism
well aroused and multiplied by number
less units will present a problem that
will tax all the resources OF civilization
In solve"