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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-07
THE SHOTE WAS THERE.
why One Old Farmer Thinks lie
wOuld MIKE m Good Detective,

would make uOOu DetectiSe.
"Guess wouldn't have much trou-
BILE gittn on the 'tective staff In De-
troit ef | wanted ter make appercla-
tion," and the old farmer kicked log
in the open fireplace so that he could
see his ncighbors better. They were
assembled to hear him tell all about it.
when | missed that shote outen the
pen, next mornin it jest came ter me
sudden as lightnin that it had been
stole by that ther George Washington
Pepperville what had been workin fur
me. He knowed the dog so 1t wouldn't
bother him none, and he was the pow
erfulest man fur fresh pork | ever
see. So | goes inter town and tells the
head man of the 'tectives, and he puts
a couple of fellers on the job, and they
reports that they was no shote about
Peppervilles shanty, and they was no
case ag'in him. lowed | might be
follerin the wrong track, but kim
home here and sot my own stakes, and
| was to Pepperville's afore sunup.
"'Wash, ! says, why didn't you
keep that hog when you had him?
Wasn't lie fat 'nough yit ter suit youT
"Who you talkin toT he muttered.
I'll hab de law on you ef you make
me any mo- trouble bout dat hawg.'
Now. Wash. says |, don't sit your
dander up. That there shote kim
home in the night and went ter squeal-
in ter cit inter the pen. put ole Ras-
tus on the scent. and he landed me
right here
"'Dog gone dat Rastus,' he shouted.
I'll fay dat dog alibe"
"And he sprung ter the middle OF the
room and ripped up the foorin. and
there was the shote. Wash would
have jumped on me. but jest kivered
him with that ole muzzle loadin pistol
of mine and tole him ter go gentlelike.
"Well, sir, he begged and whined so
let him off, him agreein ter tote the
pig home in bag and ter chop wood
fur me three days fur my trouble
Detroit Free Press.
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The True Mission of Luxury.

No luxury is justifiable that ends In
simple enjoyment. 1t must be turned
TO good account by adding to our pow
ers Of usefulness. 1t we enjoy reading.
are we enthusiastic for the public libra
ry? If we enjoy outdoor life, are we
anxious for parks and pleasure
grounds for the people? II we revel in
art or music. do we long that picture
galleries be thrown open or good music
be attainable by all? Do we strive
whenever possible to share our luSu.
ries, whatever they may be, with the e
less favored than ourselves, or are we
satisfied with our own enjoyment as IN
end instead Of using It as a means to
bettering the lives Of others also!
Truthful answers to those questions
will speedily tell us also whether our
own special luxuries are building up
character and life or whether they are
the means of lowering the one and
narrowing the other.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-07
THE FARMER BOY.

We have not the language to express
our admiration for the rugged, intelli-
gent farmer boy, who has love for
farming and is taking it up as life
work with zeal and courage; neither
have we language to express our con-
tempt for those who would lead such a
boy away from the farm. If there is any
person in the world who can be envied
his independence and happiness it is the
young farmer of sound body and active
mind in love with his business; and if
there is any person entitled to pity it is
the one engaged in any calling that he
does not like, however lucrative or hon
orable the calling may be. We all must
get into the right places in order to be
prosperous and happy.
In these days of great mental activity
and stupendous business combinations,
we are apt to forget the Importance of
simple and unpretentious things, and
the advantages of quiet life upon the
farm are in danger of being overlooked.
We hear a great deal said about the op-
portunities for wealth, distinction and
power that await the robust farm boys
in the various avenues of business and
professional life, but the real facts are
that four-fifths of such boys would be
better off in every sense of the word if
they would turn their attention to the
farm and be contented there. The great
cities and great enterprises need strong
men from the farms to lead in their
growth and development, and likewise
the agriculture of New England needs
men of strong mental and physical pow
er to develop that industry, and We wish
more young men could be induced to
take it up.
The uneasiness and discomfort of the
farm boy of American parentage is due
more to craving for social pleasures
than from financial reasons. This. we
take it, is the result of inherent proclivi-
ties causing mental activity that cannot
be satisfied with so quiet life as the
farmer experiences. The various con-
veniences in the form of trolley roads,
rural mail delivery, farm telephones, and
grange organizations are contributing
somewhat to the cOntentment of active
and ambitious boys upon the farms, and
yet we do not expect to see very large
proportion of such boys settle upon the
farms in the future, desirable as such
action might be, both to the state and to
the boy. When we come across such a
boy, prosperous, cOntented and happy,
we feel like telling him that he ought to
be the happiest man in the world. We
wish there were more like him, and there
would be if our agricultural colleges
would do their full duty in bringing
about such results.
Unwelcome as the fact may be, more
and more of the farms of New England
are passing into the hands of foreigners
many of whom make excellent farmers
and are making money every year. They
are content to take up the mode of liv
ing practiced by New England farmers
half a century ago and practice the in
dustry and economy in vogue at tha
time. BY the aid of improved machin
cry and markets, they are able to make
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Makes the food more delicious and wholesome

brought Major Thornley, had always
| the first lCOk ut it.
There, he has come! He won't ring.
Tommy Ashton met him and is bring
ing up the MAIL" COrnelia called from
the window. The major hobbled to the
door, upon which there came n re-
sounding thump and through which
Tommy cried in the raucous glee of 13:
1.-TWO slim ones and fat one fer
Miss Nelyer; reckon that must be from
her sweetheart!
Cornelia's lips parted in little shiv.
cry sigh. She reached for the fat letter
and tossed it aside. 1t was MS.-but
| not the MS.-and there, plain to view
| in her fathers hand, she saw the i'm
print of The Blush Of Innocence in the
corner Of an envelope. Impulsiyely she
held out her hand for 1t. Major Thorn
ley waved her away. With tremulous,
clutching fingers he slowly opened it,
unfolded and ran his eye down the
page, then sank back in his chair with
a little whimpering sob.
"They-they-won't have-your beau
tiful story. The editor writes to say he
is sorry, and you will get it back by
messenger. Daughter, what can we do?
| What will become Of US? Must we
starve-we who are so ready to workT'
mo, we shall not starve. Pappy,
pappy! Don't cry. You break my
heartw Cornelia said, STOPPING over
him and pressing her lips to his fore
head. do believe in me little longer.
/ shall do something-just what do
not know-but something-depend on
that"
1--WE have no money-nothing-and
! the rent coming due. How are we to
live" the old man moaned. Cornelia
stroked his hair. She was very white.
and her eyes burned, but her voice was
sweet and even as she said:
"Oh, what tragic pappy! Dearest |
shall find n way through. have done
it many times before. Now let me
make you comfortable, then must go
away. When I come back, | give you
my word our affairs shall wear more
satisfactory complexion"
But how will you do 1T" the old
man persisted. Cornelia drew hard
breath, then said, still in that even
voice, Governor, don't just know
how, but do know that shall do it."
Some little time after she sat tremu-
lousy facing Major Fyfer, head Of the
| publishing firm. John Desmond's book
had been out two months, but q certain
| shy pride had held the writer Of 1t
from making single inquiry as to its
progress. 1t had given her q turn in
| fact-the seeing of posters at the l.
stations. But to her mind that argued
nothing-everything had its poster
| nowadays. Still she was glad Of the
| sight. BY this time it must be some
| what shown, whether or no the thing
had any vitality, and that was all I'M
portant to her who had come intent up-
on asking Fyfer & Co. to buy it out
right.
"If they will give me hundred dol
lars" she was saying to herself as she
| answered Major Fyfer'S ilquiry fol
her father. "But, no-that sounds eX-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-07
BOLTON'S LAST YEAR.
The Way He Spent It Preparing For
His Death.

His Death.
BILLY Bolton, the Lansingburg brew
er, was very rich man and one with
host Of friends" said an up state man
to the New York Sun. "iis brewery
In Lansingburg was profitable con-
Germ, and he practically owned about
all the saloons In that town.
"One day after consultation his ply
sicians tod him that he had Bright's
disease and that he surely would not
live more than a year. Billy took their
word for it and made up his mind to
make the fur fly while life was left.
He had never travelled much, and SO he
decided to go around the world.
"He took with him a congenial friend
and plenty of money, and away they
went. They left trail Of fire and ash
es through all the capitals Of Europe
and the queer and strange places OF
Asia and Africa. After nine months
they came back, and Bolton brought
with him the most marvellous collection
Of souvenirs and presents that any
man not n professional collector ever
brought into this country. The duties
amounted to $1,000.
arrived in Lansingburg. Billy hired
the town hall. sent his packing boxes
filed with these oriental and European
treasures up To the hall and had them
all taken out and put on exhibition as
though for church fair. Upon each
article he marked the name Of some
friend whom he wished to remember
with a gift. There were hundreds In
this category, but Billy had presents
for them all
"On the day appointed for the pres
entation he invited his army Of friends
to the town hall To each he turned
over the present selected for him, and
amid the cheers of his grateful and ad-
miring fellow townsmen the hall was
stripped Of its beautiful things.
"When the last present had been
placed in the hands Of its recipient,
Billy went back to his home and lay
down to die Within the year his ply
sIcians prophecy came true, and the
town gave him the finest funeral that
any man ever had"
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fro BE Continued
The Rehenr.ed wedding.

The wedding was, upon the whole,
nm artistic success. The bride particu'
larly evinced unmistakable talent. She
trembled with all the technical accu'
racy Of an aspen leaf and the emo
tional intensity Of startled fawn. Her
trembling indeed was irreproachaDle.
II she cast down her eyes with some
thing of amateurish gawkiness, the
fact is easily attributable to her mex
periepce. this being her first wedding,
rather than to an essentially defective
method. She was fairly we'll support
ed.
The bridegroom rose from his knees
too soon and had to be knocked down
by the prompter. but otherwise the
minor parts were carried out credita
bly.-Detrolt Journal.
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woman has written for the last Blush
of Innocence Such things count.
They get one into the literary gossip
which makes up so many peoples
minds for them. Yet don't know but
l am rather glad not to have them.
Climbing alone may be tiresome; still
1t gives a sure foot and head not
easily turned"
"Still it would be better II you were
not so secluded" Major Thornley, pro.
tested. II wonder often why you do
not 60 more about with Alice Gil
christ. She knows all these influential
people. have heard her mention them
familiarly a hundred times"
Cornelia got up decidedly. my deal
gossip must excuse me now," she said
"Unless he does-well, we will have pt
supper-and that is the one catastroph.
that would completely upset me-"
Yet she ate sparingly an hour later,
when she had spread the round table
at her fathers elbow with delicate old
china, attcnuated family silver, and
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-07
Felt Familiar.

Bennett Burleigh related a pleasant
story in the London Telegraph. The
incident, which happened In bis sight
and hearing. was as follows: Two oiii-
GERS. total strangers. new arrivals
from up country, rather lonely and
bored, were awaiting luncheon. The
elder having proposed that they should
sit together, n mutual friendliness de-
veloped so rapidly that at last one
said to the other: DO you know. l
rather like you. and there's something
about you that seems familiar. as II
we had met before? I'm Major s. OF
the Blanks" Indeed! Are you? l
thought SO. And Pm Lieutenant 8. OF
IS staff. Just joined-your youngest
brother!
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Nv.
right nOlUf COrnslid Sdd.
tortionate-maybe | had better say
ffty-we could barely squeeze through
on fifty-but, oh, if only was not
forced to askv'
"You are Just in time, Miss Thornley,.
We were on the point Of sending up to
you several letters which eamc in this
morning for John Desmond" Major
Fyfer said, with genial smile.
"They must be from very good peo-
pie who have found "A Rope Of Sand
| wicked, | did not see the wickedness.
Did you, Major Fyfer" Cornelia said
lightly, though her breath came short.
mo, did not find it wicked, but read
ers may be different We have sold
two editions Of it and have third of
1000 in press" Major Fyfer returned,
with twinklng eyes. 81 want to con-
kratulate you he.. .tily upon your sue
less, which is, l MY tell you, the sue
cess of the season"
For a full minute Cornelia could not
speak. Things danced before her in
The maddest whirl. Major Fyfer look
ed at her keenly-so keenly he could
not help but note the faded decency OF
her gentlewoman's figure. Perhaps he
read there a story Of poverty, trim
and we'll brushed, but poverty none
the less. He looked carefully over her
head and said offhandedly:
"Sorry the major has been I'll: sick
ness is a great worry-expensive TOO
If you need any money, Miss Thorn
ley, we shall be happy to advance
"Oh, might l have hundred dollars
right now?" Cornelia said, and for the
first time that day her eyes were
misty.
Five hundred II you want it, MaJol
Fyfer returned, smiling. I'VE mus
treat you beautifully, you know, ol
YOU will be going off and making the
fortune of our rivals"
fro BE CONTINUED.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-07
FARM NOTES.

Every weed has a good appetite which
will be satisfied at the expense of the
growing crop.
The stock should be kept in good con-
dition, but not fat, as in the latter con-
dition they feel the hot weather more.
Aim to have better garden this year
than ever before, and do not think your
work is done when the seeds are planted
Do you feed your soil as you feed
your stock? Starved land is no more
profitable than starved stock. Feed your
land, that it, in turn, may feed you.
1t does not pay to use inferior or out
of-date tools. The best are none too
good. Those doing the best work are
the ones to which refer as the best.
A man who has succeeded in paying
off mortgage on his farm gives the fol-
lowing sensible advice: Don't buy ma
chinery when you don't need it, nor fan
cy buggies and give your notes. Maine
Farmer.
Don't forget to salt the flock twice a
week. The best way is to get stock of
rock salt, to be bought for half cent a
pound by the barrel, and keep suffi-
cient number of Jumps scattered abou t
the sheep pasture.
If cream is churned at low tempera-
ture, the butter yield will be larger and
of better quality, but will take longer
time than if at higher temperature.
The proper temperature is about fifty
eight or sixty degrees.
Where there are summer boarding
houses and hotels near, they furnish a
good market for all prime eatables. 1t
will be found to pay to grow only the
best; there is not much made in selling
second-class products.
Never overlook the fact that the stand
ard of value in pure-bred cattle, as we'll
as in grades, is the individual. Pedigree
carries no merit only as it represents
and leads back to animals of high indi-
vidual merit Many young man of linn
tied means, starting out with desire to
find good cattle, has paid dear for pedi-
gree when it was good individual ami
mails that he wanted.-Maine Farmer.
A large part of the fences once needed,
as farms were formerly managed, are
now found useless. How much better a
farm looks where these unnecessary
fences have been removed, leaving broad
stretches of field unincumbered! A farm
is worth more with the fences off and
out of the way. In this direction there
has been vast clearing up of Maine
farms in the last few years. There is
still call for more of it.-Maine Farm
er.
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STUDY THE ECoNoMlcSl

In all branches of money-making, sue
cess depends on carefully watching ex'
penditure as much as on securing salts.
factory returns; and, in many directions,
the former is the more important of the
two. Wherever we are dealing with any
industry in which operations are upon a
small scale, it is very easy to make ex'
penditure greater than receipts. 1t is
the simplest thing in the world to spend
money, and perhaps one of the pleasant
est But we have to learn to spend
where it is necessary, and to avoid ex.
penditure which will not bring adequate
return.
Not infrequently the truest economy is
to add largely to the debit side of oul
ledger. One of the most successful poul.
try breeders know once gave hundred
guineas for single bird, and he after.
ward said that it was the best investment
he ever made. The stock thus secured
sold for high prices, and insured him the
premier position in the breed. If could
tell how much stock he afterward sold,
and how many prizes he won, it would
be seen how justifiable was his action,
to many at the time savoring of reck.
lessness. What was true in his case is
equally so, but perhaps to a less degree,
in many others. Of course, in the hands
of not few breeders, such bird would
have represented the loss of a hundred
pounds. Not only must we have the
money to spend, but the knowledge and
judgment necessary to use it Alright
Money is not everything. 1 know of an
other case where a man spent nearly
el5O0 on high-class poultry, thinking he
had only to buy the best exhibition
stock in order to attain handsome prof
it. But he was lacking in skill and ex.
perience, and, at the end of three years,
when he cleared out, his loss totaled up
to more than four figures.
1t is not, however, in the way of great
expenditure that many poultry keepers
fail to attain that measure of success
which is within their grasp, but rather
in the neglect of small economies, which
steadily top their possible profits. Such
leakages, small in themselves, make a
formidable total in the aggregate, and il
is these which need to be carefully
watched. They can best be defined by
the term ''waste." This is always a
loss, bringing no return, and often en-
failing greater loss than is represented
by the immediate depletion of cash
Capital expenditure is necessary for our
operations, and, when wisely made, is in
itself an economy, but waste can never
be conomical.-Stephen Beale, in Coun-
try Gentleman.
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NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he
has been duly appointed administrator of the
estate OF
ANDREW NJ MERRIMAN, late of Norway,
IN the County OF oxford. deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate Of said deceased are
desired 20 present the same for settlement, and
all Indebted thereto are requested to make pay
meut immediately.
April 10th, 1901. WALTER l.. GRAY.
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NOTICE.

been duly appointed executrix of the last
will ami testament of
SAMUEL h. BRIGGS, late Of Paris,
In the County Of oxford, deceased, and given
bonds a. the law directs. Anspersons having
demands against the estate of said deceased are
desired to present the same for settlement, and
ali indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately.
April 10th. 1901. LOUISA j. BRIGGS.
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NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he
has been duly appointed administrator of the
estate uf
ROSCOE T. MERRIMAN, late of Norway,
In the County of oxford, deceased, and given
bOnds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate of said deceased
are desired TO present the same for settlement,
AMI all Indebted thereto are requested to make
payment Immediately.
April 18th, 1901. WALTER l.. GRAY.
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ROSCOE +. STAPLES.
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he has
been duly appointed executor of the last Will
and testament Of
SARAH ID. MARTIN, late of Greenwood,
In the County of oxford, deceased. and given
demands against the estate of said deceased are
desired 10 present the same for settlement, and
al Indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately.
April 10th, 1901. WILLIAM III. MARTIN.
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NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he has
estate Of
JAMES q. DAVIS, late of Woodstock,
In the County OF oxford, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate OF said deceased are
desired 20 present the same for settlement, and
al Indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately.
April 10Th, 1901. MIN0T 5. DAVIS.
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MINOT s. DAVIS.
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he has
been duly appointed administrator of the estate
Of
CATHERINE C. STUART. late Of oxford,
In the County of oxford, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate of said deceased are
desired 10 present the same for settlement, and
all Indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately.
April 10th, 1901. ROSCOE 4. STAPLES.
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"My hero dies In the middle OF my
latest novel;" said the young author.
That's a grave mistake" replied the
editor "He should not die before the
reader s."-Atlanta Constitution.
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEHD PLUw

Correspondence ON practical agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications IN
tended Tor this department TO HENRY ID. HAY.
AoND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Democrat
Paris, Nc.
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The imperial family Of Russia pos.
sesses the most valuable collection OF
precious stones Of any reigning house
In the world.
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The favorite theatrical play In In.
dia is the presentation Of the exploits
Of some god.
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spray with Bordeaux mixture from three
to five times. Have used Bordeaux MKT
ure six years, with the result that we
have increased the value of our crop at
least 81 900 per year, above all expense
of material and labor. l think Mr.. Ter
ry's lectures in this county were worth
more than the total expense of the Board
of Agriculture for two years.
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VOLUME IS.
JONES,
c. JONES,
smith 81 Mschl mist,

SOUTH PAKls' -. 80, -,
,,..,,,.,turer Of general machinery, steam en- en-
Manu- ul'1Il yr0rk, Spool machinery and tools,
gues n, mn, .,rSWs, taps, lies and drills made ano
8oI, n sewing moving and thresn,ss Sna ma MIA,
repAI','. INNS of an kinds, presses, guns, Pis'
chimes t.' tt,,rs etc, neatly and promptly re-
tos. >''''s steam and water piping done TO oruer'