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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
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Told at the Club.


"It's this way" said T. Willie Rock
ingham, "Brown-Jones asks me down
from Saturday to Monday. Want to
60 and 60. Haven't seen B.-J. for
months; not since he got married to
money. Poor old chap" T. Willie
sighed and took another observation In
his glass.
"Find B.-J. looking well Seems Q
bit nervous, though. You know his
forid style. Scatters your wits and
keeps you from thinking. Mrs. B.-J.-
well, l can't help seeing she bites her
lips lot. Squally sign. Thinks l,
T. Willie, little old New York Is good
enough for you. You were in better
place there. Nothing happens though
not yet-and l begin to forget. Nice
country place. Dinner, billiards and
the downy. Then it's Sunday. Morn.
ing goes. Afternoon comes. B.-J.
sends for the horses. Begins to crack
on q bit as we stand In the window
watching the brutes come up the drive.
Been talking quite tall all day about
his place and his plans Mrs. B.-J.
biting her lips all the time. Now he
let's on about his quadrupeds. Trans.
parent bluff. What do care? l like
to see a man happy. B.-J. prattling
along. Mrs. B.-J. bites her lips some
more. Out we go to the vehicle. Like
to let you drive, old man. says mine
host. Know you're Al with the rib
bons, but always think my horses
like my hand best Storm breaks.
"'My horsesr says my lady. scream
ing out the first word
"B.-J. turns pale. Then he straight
ems up.
"'Yes. your horses he says. You
own them. You own this place and
all that goes with 1t. You own me.
Will you assist Mrs. Brown-Jones.
WillieY"
T. Willie Rockingham shuddered.
Marry money" he gulped out "Ex.
cuse me, I'd rather work."-New York
Sun
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
CUT BONE FOR POULTRY IN COLD
WEATHER..


1t has become a well known fact
among successful poultrymen that
green cut bones are necessary for fowls
during the winter. When nature ceases
to supply insects on which poultry thrive
in the warm seasons Of the year, the
poultry keeper who Is up with his busi-
ness must do what nature cannot do In
winter, and that is to furnish his, fowls
with food to take the place Of insects,
and / know of no other feed that an
swers that purpose better than fresh
ground bones. They are rich In nitro
gen and therefore serve as food. In
fact, bones answer several purposes
when used for poultry. Being phos-
phste of lime, they are capable Of being
digested, which is not the case with
oyster shells and grit, and they supply
the birds with elements that may be
lacking in food. They also assist in
grinding the food, taking the place of
grit, and are readily eaten by all kinds
Of poultry. In fact, 1t is safe to claim
that there is nothing that can be used as
egg producing food which serves the
purpose so well as fresh cut bone. Its
combination Of qualities, nitrogen, lime
for eggshells, cost and adoption to all
fowls and all ages, give it a place even
higher than meat, which contains nj
trogen, but no lime or other mineral
matter. or course when bones have
considerable meat adhering to them
they are all the more valuable.
There are several makes Of bone cut
ters all do very good work and are sold
at price that places them within reach
Of poultrymen in general. And the
green bones can almost always be got
from the butcher for moderate sum.
With view to increase the strength
and vigor of the hen or developing its
egg producing organs, such food should
be given as science and chemistry have
demonstrated to be component parts Of
the structure to which they are offered
as nutriment and sustensnce. And l
believe none possess these qualities to
a marked degree as does green BONE
&C., in Practical Poultryman.)
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
GOV. HILL.
Text of the Inaugural Address,
of the New Executive.
Gentlemen Of the Senate and House of

Gentlemen of the Senate and House OF
AT the dawn Of a new century, bright
with hope and promise OF the Iuture' We
have assembled here to consider the eon
dition and requirements One, OF tne S'11e. he.
vouly grateful for tine many blessings
which we have received through the pc
nefcence Of Him who ever watches oSe. ,Is.
us with fatherly care, We implore s ths
guidance and aid In the discharge Oh tno
important duties devolving upon us.
The decade Just passed has been one Of
great prosperity for the State: Ihe oeve,'
opment of new Industries, and the grown
Of those already established, have gwen
employment to large numbers OF peopIe;
wealth Of those towns which have been
the centres Of activity. More than nve
hundred and twenty-eight miles OF new
steam railroads, and over two hundreo anu
twenty miles Of electric railroads nave
been constructed, giving the communities
through which they pass greatly improved
transportation facilities, and aiding I'M
measurably In the development OF those
portions Of the State thus opened up 10
easy and convenient travel.
a long time been idle or nearly so. have
again started Into life. and today this In
dustry Is In the most satisfactory condi-
tion for years. With the passage OF the
Frye shipping bill, so ably advocated by
our distinguished junior senator, Maine
tIon Of vessels Of every kind. which ths
skill of her builders and mechanics ana
her favorable situation as a maritime state
entitle her to hold.
Our State has become the summer nome
of thousands of the well-tO-do people OF
other sections Of the country, and tne
pleasure resort Of many more, who appre-
cIate the health giving qualities OF our In
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
THE FARMER AND FARM LIFE.
FREE RURAL MAIL.

The annual report of the postmaster
general devotes much space to the Tree
rural mail delivery and makes very
prominent the success the movement
has had wherever put In operation
This branch Of the service which, but q
short time ago, was considered expert
mental, is no longer experimental,
but q decided success. During this
wear there have been more than
three times as many Of these delivery
routes iu operation as there were year
AGO. It Is reassuring to have all the
benefits confirmed by the official testi-
mony Of the postmaster-generai. These
benefits are economic, educational and
social. They make farms more valuable,
knowledge more accessible and rural
existence more tolerable. They bring
all classes and sections into closer touch
with one another and with the WORLDS
activities. The postmaster-general estl,
mates that deducting the savings erected
by the discOntinuance OF fourth-class
offices and star routes, and the increased
mail receipts on account OF the service
for about IA, ,0OO, 900 annually, In round
numbers. the rural free delivery
system can practics lily be extended over
the whole country. Even this sum
might iu all probability be gradually
reduced by the stimulus to the use OF
the mails which it would provide. There
are some routes already which are seL-
supporting.-Mirror and Farmer
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
On. Rsoa For Money.

"If 1t is not true that we Americans
regard money making as the work for
which life was given to us, why. when
we have millions, do we 20 on strug-
Cling to make more millions and moreT'
writes "An American Mother" In The
Ladies' Home Journal. 1T Is not 30
with the older races. The London
tradesman at middle age shuts bis
shop, buys an acre in the suburbs and
lives on a small income or spends the
rest of bis life in losing 1t in poultry
or fancy gardening. The German or
Frenchman seldom works when past
60. He gives his last years to some
study or hobby-music, a microscope
or It may be dominos. You meet him
and his wife. jolly. shrewd, intelligent
jogging all over Europe, Baedeker in
hand. They tell you they have a Gu
rioslty to see this fine world before
they 90 out Of IT."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08

But the Onlu creature IN the 70 I'M aDds q
tctticred aud bent old tDonlar.
took In all the details Of the strangers
appearance and then moved round
again slowly toward the glowing logs.
Mason, bewildered and dazzled by
the change Into light and warmth, al.
most staggered when he found himself
once more on q level floor.
The farmer had advanced to the
fire and, bending to warm his hands In
the blaze. said a few words to the old
woman. They formed q question,
Mason knew by the tone. But he
could not understand It, as It was In
the Welsh language.
As the farmers thin, muscular hands
were stretched out over the flames
Mason caught sight of a ring on the
little finger Of his right hand which
caused him to shudder with a horror
which chilled his blood.
It was an old fashioned ring, of sim
gular design. In q broad band Of gold
deeply and heavily chased was set .
circle ol plain gold half IN Inch wide.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
WHY SEEDS FAIL TO GROW.

There Ia stored up In every seed q
latent germ, the embryo of new life,
the development of which Is conditional
upon other natural causes. The influ-
ences that act upon the seed to cause
growth are heat, air and moisture, and
without proporti0nate quantity Of
each there can be no plant lie. Now, it
follows that when seed is put into the
ground and loosely covered with light,
dry soil, 1t does not come In contact
with sufficient moisture to soften It's
outer coating; neither ia there sufficient
heat, because Of the too great circulation
of air around the seed 70 produce the
chemical changes upon which vegetable
growth depends.
The feeding roots Of any plant are
delicate white fbers, 80 small as rarely
to be seen by the naked eye, and are
never seen by the casual observer. Now,
when these roofs are formed, If the soil
is not pressed firmly around the main
root, these feeders have nothing to live
upon; they must come In Immediate
contact with moisture, or the warm,
dry air will destroy them and the whole
plant will stand still until new roots are
IOImeus VI III buO uuCou eiuiC PSiiSh'
Hence, the necessity Of pressing the soil
firmly around the seeds.
Deep planting Is another frequent
cause of the seeds failure to germinate,
or to make rapid growth after. The
importance of more care In this direc-
tion cannot be overestimsted. Take for
instance, sweet corn, and, in planting,
cover one-half to five inches in depth.
The former will germinate without q
loss Of 8 per cent, and the latter will not
grow 8 per cent, and the exact ratio will
be kept up. The cause for the difference
is, that the conditions Of growth are not
complied with-the deficit being heat,
which, at the season of corn planting,
does not exist at so great depth from
the surface. This same rule will apply
to the planting Of most other seeds.
Proper care in planting, and the too
common practice of burying seeds Is
Just the difference between success and
failure in the termination and growth
C. l.. Allen, in American Agriculturist.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
Two Great Objects.

'They say" remarked the very Gym
ical person, "that In this corrupt and
superficial age the great object Is not
to be found out"
THAT shows you have very little ex-
perience with bill collectors" answered
the impecunious friend. "My great OBJ
iect is not to be found n."-Washing-
ton STAR
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
SuiuuterB.

Unmarried women are called spin
sters. or spinning women, because 1t
was a maxim among our forefathers
that a young woman should not marry
until she had spun enough linen to fur
nish her house. All unmarried, old or
Young. were then called splnsters. q
name still retained in all legal docu'
r,apfa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08

A story first heard at mothers knee
is seldom forgotten. and the same may
be said Of other things received at q
mothers knee, which will readily recur
70 the reader.-Chicago News.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
A Fetehins Compliment.

She was not from Chicago.
do not anger me-" she said.
"How am | to know when you are
angryY he asked.
81 always stamp my feet" she an
swered.
he looked down at her dainty shoes.
Impossible" he said. There isn't
room for stamp on either Of them"
That fetched her.-Cleveland Plain
noa1nr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
In which was an amethyst Of a deep

In which was an amethyst Of q deep
purple color.
A most singular ring, not to be mis-
taken for another; old fashioned,
quaint, clumsy, handsome, with an old
time beauty of good workmanship and
Of old association.
For Reginald Mason recognized It
az Q ring which had belonged to bis
own grandfather. a ring which bis
brother Granville had worn always on
the little finger Of his left hand.
fro m ooNruurD,l
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
r-,,,.It o. tn. building.

Markleigh-Your office seems Daoiy
mussed up. Have you no janitor?
Barkleigh-We have one, but since
he became a faith curist he has been
giving the office ''absent treatment
Baltimore American.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
Pat's Retort,

Pats Retort.
An Irishman passing store In Lon;
don saw nothing inside but a man al
q table. The thing struck him as being
very odd. 30 he went In and inquired
what was sold there. "Asses' heads, u
said the man at the table. "They must
be In great demand" said Pat "for J
see you have only your own left"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08

The vegetable ivory Of Ecuador u
the nut Of q native palm. The exports
amount 70 l1.bOO tons per annum.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08

Every royal palace in Europe has It's
special private police, who, In one
euise or another, are always on the
lookout for suspicious persons.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPRED THE PLow."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY ID. HAN
MoND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Democrat
Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
FOOTWEAR! !!

Perfect fitting and unexcelled wear
ing qualities make the EMERALD
the most desirable up-to-date Lady's
shoe on the market, selling at $500.
The ALL RIGHT and KING
QUALITY for Gents in Vici Kid,
Wine Calf, Valore Calf and Cor
dovan, the most popular $3.50 shoe
Of the season. We also have a full
line of medium and cheaper grade
footwear for ladies, misses and
children, men, boys and youths.
Call and be convinced.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08

The stauncb and elegant steamers. "Gov.
Dingey" and "Bay State" alternately leave
Franklin wharf, Portland. and India wharf
Boston, at 100 r. NJ, daily. Sundays excepted.
These steamers meet every demand OF mooer5
luxury OF travelling. u
Through tickets for Providence, Lowell
Worcester, New York, etc
7. II. Darsls1A Agent.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
'sBrevfv IS the
Soul of M."

SouZ of va.
wit Is uisdom. Blood Is life. Impure
Blood Is lpng death. Health depends
on good Blood. Disease Is due to bad
Blood. The Blood can BE purified.
Legbns say Hoods Sassaparza Amer
ds,s Greatest Blood Medicine, panfies It.
A bntf story but It tells the tale.
Hoods S0JqbMM
Hl3277 ;lE5:lll:nfE
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08

Smith h Machinist,

SOUTH PAkls'
,.,pf,rturer OF general machinery, steam en-
,.in work, spool machinery and tools,
sinss' ~ .c,ews, taps, dies and drills made and
Oo.s,rsd Ooa1,, sewing, moving and threshing ma
rsP-4. rpmps OF all kinds, presses, guns, pis-
chluvS, - traus. etc, neatly and promptly re-
tois, t;.sd steam and water piping done to order.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
ANIMAL ODDITIES.

1t is said that hornets never use the
same nest a second season.
The largest egg laid by any European
bird is that Of the swan; theismallest
that Of the golden crested wren.
The silkworm is three inches long
and is well provided with legs, having
no less than sixteen Of these valuable
members.
A French farmer has made expert.
ments which show that caterpillars
avoid black objects, but are attracted
in numbers by white.
Greyhounds are pictured on Egyptian
monuments carved 5000 b. Q. The
Arab boarhound is the oldest type of
domestic dog at present existing.
Mosquitoes were unknown in Swift
zerland until the completion Of the st.
Gothard tunnel under the Alps. The
tunnel gave them n short cut to the
land Of William Tell
A pigeon I'm harvest time eats its OWL
weight in grain day, and a blackbird
or thrush will eat its own weight daily
of ripe fruit. Many kinds Of birds exist
IN summer largely upon plants raised
by man for his food.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05

: Notes From WOman'S Realm
20.esoa0a0a0a0a0e0.0.e

stairs, playing hide and seek, Sweeney
looking like an animated SNOWFALL as
he apparently rolled downstairs, i'm
PEELED by his own momentum, regard
less of feet, in response to a whistle
from his master, who would jump out
at him from unexpected places.
Then Gene would set Sweeney in a
chair beside the piano stool and sing
to him, stopping to wipe away Sween-
ey's imaginary tears at the pathos of
Poor Old joe" and really the little
thing would seem impressed by the
sadness in Genes voice as he sang the
pathetic song
Then Sweeney's little white feathery
bunch of a tail would wag joyously at
Where oh, where has my little dog
gone? o. where. oh, where is he?"
The whole morning passed in fun
and frolic.
The bridal couple with rare unset
fshness had invited the st. Joseph
bridesmaids to go with them on their
homeward journey to St. Louis and
spend two weeks of their honeymoon
with them. So that afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Field. accompanied by the whole
bridal party. took their departure from
st. Joseph. followed by showers of rice
and good wishes.
Then followed fortnight of merry
making in ST. Louis, in which Eugene,
as leader. was a host, indeed.
So Eugene Fields wedding, while
conventional in form, was as original
and delightful as he made everything
i'm which he took part.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
sponge Fishing.

Sponges are gathered by means of1a
long pole with hook attached to tine
lower end, with which the sponge fish
erman is very expert He lies upon his
stomach in the stern Of boat looking
through an ordinary water bucket with
glass bottom, which does away with
the glare from the water and allows
him TO survey the bottom lelsurely
while the boatman rows or sculls the
boat. A schooner lies at anchor near
by, from which half dozen or more
OF these small boats fish. 1t returns to
port when 1t is loaded, or at night, as
the case may be.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
No Tick There.

"No doubt you see that 1 am one Of
the dlnident men," observed the drum
mer. zone OF the sort who don't COM
pare watches with the town clock and
tell everybody for a block around that
the clock is seven minutes or. / was
up In a Massachusetts town a few
weeks ago, and 1 had to make a GER
tain train or loss a thousand dollar or
der l looked at my watch and In a
furtlve way compared 1t with the town
clock. 1t looked TO me as If there was
a big difference between the two. but
l decided TO go by the clock. went
into three or four places, loafed around
and was killing time when an acquaint-
ance came along and said:
Il thought you were going to make
that 2:30 trainT
Yes, am replied.
'WhenY a. -
"'This afternoon, of course.'
"'By what timer
"'By your town clock. I've got half
an hour yet
"'Oh, you haveP he laughed. Well,
let me tell you that our clock hasn't
been running for a week, and you have
lost your train by an hour and a quar-
ter"
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
ANIMALS IN A sToRMy
They Dislike the wet Wenthersnnd
Seek "A Place OF safety.


Both wild and tame animals. four
footed OF with wings have deep seat
ed aversion to wet weather Even wa
ter fowl viii seek a dry hiding place
when It rains.
Did you ever watch the actions OF
cattle before a big storm? If so, you
must have seen them grow more and
more uneasy as the clouds gathered.
You also saw them run up and down
the field. as II seeking TO escape some
impending danger. FINALLY, when the
storm breaks. they draw close together
and with lowered heads present pic
ture of despair.
Domestic animals when it rains will
always keep indoors, or, failing that
they will seek shelter by the barn or
under trees or beneath the hedges and
thlckets-ln shsrt, In any convenient
place where they may not be entirely
exposed 10 the downpour.
IL Is the same with fowls. They dis
like the rain, which soaks their feath-
ers. They seek sheltered places and
creep under wagons or behind boxes
and boards. Chickens do not mind get
ting their feet wet, for they viii scratch
the ground soon after a shower In
search OF worms and beetles.
Wild birds do their best 20 keep out
Of the rain. Some Of them build roof
over their nests; others choose a. home
under the caves or under n projecting
cliff, where they may be safe from the
discomfort that the rain brings
But most of them are without shelter
provided in advance by their own fore
thought. These take refuge in any
place that they happen to find at hand
II you watch them before the storm
you will see them looking for such q
place. If the storm comes suddenly
the small and helpless ones seem be
wildered, flying from tree 70 tree and
from limb 20 limb, quite unable to make
up their minds exactly where to hide
themselyes.-Pltts Dispatch.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
Interesting Newark Wedding
Special to the Evening Journal

Specla 10 the HVenlng journal
Newark, Dec. 5.-The society event Of
the season took place yesterday at noon
i'm ST. Thomas Episcopal Church The
bride was Miss Georgia Bower, and the
Rev. J. j. Harrison, OF Passaic n. j.,
was the groom. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. William Harrison, OF
Sag Harhor, son Of the groom. He was
assisted by the Rev NJ. J.. Polfenberger,
rector of the church. The ushers were
George G. Henry, Joseph II. Hossinger,
Wilber L. Wilson and Walter G. Curtis.
The wedding march was played by Miss
Frances Hurd The bride was given
away by her nephew, Mr.. Bower, Of New
York city. She was dressed in gun metal
gray broadcloth. her going away gown.
After the ceremony the bride and groom
were driven to the Bower homestead.
near town. where a reception was held,
and at which only the immediate mem
bers Of the family were present. About
8 o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison took a
train ON the Pennsylvania railroad for
New York city. There they will be ten
dered a reception by friends of the bride.
They will make their home at Passaic. n.
j.. where the groom is rector OF a church.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
S1OO Reward, SIOO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreadC d
disease that science has been able TO cure
I'm all its stages. and that Is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is the only positive
cure known to the medical fraternity Ca
tarrh being a constitutional disease, re-
Quires a constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease. and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature IN doing
its work The proprietors have so much
faith IN its curative powers, that they
offer one Hundred Dollars for any case
that Il fails to cure Send for list Of tes-
timonials Address
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
The Embroidered Turnover

Girls who are handy with their
needles are busy now making no ends
of pretty and acceptable gifts for
Christmas. Among the most fascinat-
ing of these are the embroidered linen
turnovers. The linens are stamped in
simple. attractive designs, and en-
broidered in solid colors. The linens
come in white. delft, buff and pink
and done in either self or contrasting
colOrs are as dainty as can be. Among
the very prettiest are the buff, en-
broidered in blue, presenting the revo-
utionary cOlOrs. Especially good
looking, too, are those of white and
black, particularly when worn over a
stock of black peau de sole.