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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05

The United States Department Of
Agriculture has published In pamphlet
form information concerning the Angora
goat. There are 100000 Of these animals
in the United States, and their useful
ness has been manifested in various
ways. The fleece, "mohair," furnishes
some of the finest fabrics among goods
worn by our mothers, wives and daugh-
ters; the milk is richer than cows milk,
and the tanned skins, though not as
tough as those of the common goat, are
used for leather. They are great
hrowsers and IL given time will clear
land of thick underbrush. The Angora
breed of goats originated in the villayet
of Asia Minor over 1000 years ago, and
the hair was spun by the Isrselites for
costumes and other purposes Tor use 10
the Temple. There are numerous calls
for information regarding this industry
and all parties Interested should secure
copy Of this pamphlet.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05
po.cbinr In London Parks.

Nearly all the London parks are well
stocked with eatable birds. and 1t Is
the easiest thing in the world for the
loafers to kill them, clean them and
carry them off to the nearest hot plate
for roasting. A story is told by Lon.
doners Of n couple Of impecunious
Scotch black and white artists who
took a garret in Lincoln's Inn Fields
and lived for a week on Law court pi.
geons. which are plump. lively. plenti.
full and tame and would doubtless
make a good meal. In addition to
poaching In the parks, there Is also
good reason 10 believe that many Of
the rare birds sold to shady bird deal
srs are shared there.-Glasgow News.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05

Mason stood trans6xed. For here
was another mystery presented to his
mind. The witchlike old woman, who
had been reported to speak no English
and who had, indeed, never until that
morning uttered word in his hearing,
was speaking as intelligently and as in
telligibly as any Of them. Her beadlike
black eyes, too, whose unblinking stare
had been one cause Of the dislike she
had inspired in him, were now full Of
kindliness and feeling.
There was nothing for him to do but
to cross the floor as quietly and unob-
trusively as possible and, retreating
into the background Of the corner be-
tween. the fireplace and the front door,
to wait until they chose to give him the
confidence which he felt sure was i'm
pending.
It was Tom who broke the silence.
He put his arm, awkwardly but kindly,
on his sisters shoulder and said:
Don't take on, Gwyn. Tell the gen.
tleman, tell the doctor all about 1t.
You can noww
And then he went out Of the room,
nodding to Coch Tai, who reluctantly
followed him. The old woman trans
ferred her gaze from her granddaugh-
ter to Mason, and then said, In low
voice:
Maybe she'll find it easier to speak
to YOU alone, sir. And to tell you what
you'd better know. I'll come back
presently"
And then she retired in her turn. and
Mason and the girl were left alone.
For few minutes she remained in
the same position, with her head bent
over her hands. He did not even feel
sure that she was conscious Of his
presence. But at last she raised her
head and showed him face which
was drawn into strange Fuckers and
lines by stress Of deep feeling.
Perhaps" said he gently. "you
would rather not speak to me. am
quite content to go away without hear
ing anything more. Indeed, can
guess for myself much that you may
have thought 1t necessary for me to
know"
But Gwyn bade him remain, making
an imperious gesture Of command rath-
er than entreaty that he should be
seated. So he took the chair on the
opposite side of the fireplace, clasped
his hands loosely together and leaned
forward with his arms upon his knees,
so that he could listen without appear
ing to watch her face.
"You must know; you must hear"
said she in faltering voice, "for all
our sakes and for your own. You must
not 60 away thinking that we are
body of murderers and thieves. We
are not. You must not come back or
send detectives back to hunt out the
mystery of your brothers DEATH"
"Do you think would?" began Mas
son hotly, but she silenced him by q
gesture and went on:
Eyes. you would, il we let you 60
away without knowing the truth. You
might think yourself bound By some
tie Of kindness, Of gratitude, to keep
silent. But in the long run you would
say something or do something; you
would come back or send some one In
your behalf, and we should at any rate
all lie under the disgrace-my brother
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05
Trafalgar Hats.

The year 1905 was memorable one,
as on Oct q was fought and gained
the battle of Trafalgar. and then. as
now, fashion complimented heroes by
devising toilets named in their honor.
So Nelson was commemOrated by a
hat-the "Trafalgar'-and every wo-
man and child adopted the wondrous
structure. which would outdo even
the headgear Of the present day, for
these hats were Of enormous width
and breadth. something of the size Of q
round table. and so loaded with plumes
that the wearers must have looked all
hat-Gentleman's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05

"You must not 90 dtpdH thinking that zoe
are q body of n,,lrderers and thieves"
and granny and poor Merrick, and all.
So 1 am going to end 1t. You won't ex-
pect me to be too hard, and you must
try not to be hard yourself. Listen! l
don't know how your brother died. l
can't tell you that. Nobody now living
can. The only man who could have
told you can never be brought to &C
count by any human judge"
Mason bowed his head without any
appearance of astonishment. This was
the confession he had been prepared
for.
Nobody else is to blame. Nobody
else knew anything about it till you
first came. But the moment Merrick
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05
SKIM MILK PROBLEM.

Within the last five or six years the
fierce competition in the creamery busi-
ness between the different plants has
compelled the manufacturers and the
creamery men to look into the question
of utilization of what has been practi-
cally waste products in the shape Of
skim milk. We recollect quite num-
Der of years ago when we heard u gentle
man make an address at one of the dairy
meetings that the milk sugar was worth
more than the butter from the milk, that
set US to thinking right along that line
of what WAS possible in the utiliz ,tiOn of
the by-products of the creamery. AT
that time the utilization Of casein had
not been brought TO snv great prOm-
nence, and had not become an industry
st all. Milk sugar was then worth about
% TO 40 cents per pound, and with four
or five pounds of milk sugar in 100
pounds of milk, it brought the price TO
more per 100 pounds than the creamery
men would get for their butter. How
ever, things are moving, and to-day
there are many factories that are utiliz-
ing their skim milk so as to make il gel
their patrons 20 to % cents per 100
pounds, much larger value than has
oeen gotten from it by the patrons in
the matter of feeding.
The difficulty with the skim milk gen.
orally is that it is delivered to the farmer
in such condition as to make it of but
little value, actually worse than nothing
for his pigs and calves, because of the
kind of skim milk delivered.
Scientific experiments at different
places by scientific men have proven that
the value of skim milk, il properly FED
TO the right kind Of either pigs or calves.
will be worth to the farmer from 20 to
30 cents per 100 pounds. But there arr
good many Ifs" in this proposition OF
feeding, and unless all of the conditions
are right, the results will not prove very
economical. OF late the utilization OF
skim milk for the manufacture of dried
curd has come into prominence, and as
the uses of this article become more gen. |
eral and more varied, the demand will
increase, and the result will be that the
factory men will be able to sell their |
dried curd at price that will realize to
the farmer more than it would realize
to him for feeding purposes under the |
ordinary conditions that prevail.
Taking this view of the subject We |
think it would be we'll for creamery men |
everywhere to become posted on the |
methods Of preparing dried curd, so as
to be in position to utilize the hitherto |
waste products for the benefit of their |
patrons in the most profitable and eco |
nomical way, for both the factory man |
and the patron.-Elgin Dairy Report.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05

Clean and pure butter can only come
FROM clean pure milk. Once filth OF any
sind gets into milk, its essence stays
there. Strainiug, serstioD, separation,
each does something, and all may 90
much TO ard cleaning milk, but the only
safe or satisfactory way Is never 10 let II
get in. Purity is indeed cleanliness, anu
cleanliness is health.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05
order OF Notice Thereon.

DISTRICT OF MAINE, 80.
ON this 10th day of Feb, a. ID. 1901, on reauinS
the foregoing petition, II Is
Orlered by the Court, that hearing be hau
upon the same on the 5th day of Mar, A: ID.
l0l before said Court at Portland, In said Dis
trct at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon; and that no
uce thereof be published In the oxford Demo
Crat. a newspaper printed In said District, and
that all known creditors, and other persons In
interest, may appear at the laid time and place,
and show cause, II any they have, why the
pra er Of said pet toner should not be grantei'
: And il is further ordered by the Court, That
She Clerk shall send by mail To all known cred
iI0rs copies OF said petition and this order, ad-
dressed 10 them at their places OF residence Us
stated.
Witness the Honorable NATHAN WEBB, Judge
Of the said Court, and the seal thereof. at Fort
and. In said District, ON the 10th day OF reo''
A. ID. 1901.
lLs A II. DAVIS, Clerk.
A true copy Of petition and order thereon
Attest: a. II. DAVIS, Clerk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05
A NEW ENGLAND BUILDING AT PAN
AMERICAN.

A movement is on foot for the several
New England states TO join in erecting
building on the Pan-American Exposi-
ton grounds at Buffalo, TO be known as
the New England building. Our state Is
asked to contribute the sum of $1,000 as
its share in the enterprise. We most
earnestly believe that the natural re-
sources and various industries Of our
state should be represented ut Buffalo
the coming season. No better use,
finances permitting, could be made of
the needed sum OF money than for the
state To aid in such u movement. But
we are unable TO see that the best use of
such money would be to put it into a
building erected on the grounds. Better
far, we contend, would it be TO aid ex-
hibitors in representing our resources
aud industries in the general exhibition.
We endorse the movement for an appro-
priation, but would expend it in such n
way as would best promote the object
for which it is rsised.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he
has been duly appointed administrator of the
estate 20
SARAH WENTWORTH. late of Hiram,
lH tne County Of oxford, deceased, anu given
bon5- as the law directs. All persons having
demand, against the estate Of said deceased
are gr-irej tu present the same for settlement,
anil a' Indebted thereto are requested TO make
payment Immediately.
FEBRUARY 18th, 1901. .,,,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05
WORDS.

Words are great forces in the realm Of life.
Be careful OF their use. Who talks OF hatsp
OF poverty, OF sickness, but sets rife
These very elements to mar his fate.
When love, health, happiness and plenty hear
Their names repeated over day BY day.
They wing their way like answering fairies near,
Then nestle down within our homes to stay.
Who talks OF evil conjures into shape
That formless thing and gives It life and scope.
This is the law; then let no word escape
That does not breathe Of everlasting hope.
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox In Womans Home Conn
panion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05

Even the highest personages In Tur-
key are not exempt from suspicion,
Their movements are watched and 10
ported to the palace by an army Of
spies who swarm In every quarter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he has
tyya duly appointed administrator OF the estate
ot
EpW ARD WRIGHT FULLER, late of Paris,
In the County Of ONfOr,t, deceased, and given
bonds a- the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate Of said deceased are
desired o. present the same for settlement, anu
sl indebted thereto are requested 70 make pay
mcut Immediately. ..
Feb luth 1901. FRANK A. ShU RTLEfF.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05
ou..,,o, NJ Ownership.

"Need of counsel? Come up and let
me introduce you to my lawyer"
"Your lawyer? Do you own law
yerT
"I-er-well, no, certainly not. He
owns me."-New York Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05
The selF-ReLlANT YOUNG FAF

The SElF-R6lIaNI YOUNG FARMER.
Young men should farm for them
selves and it is better TO begin young.
IL, when man is farming for himself, a
problem cOnfrOnts him which he has TO
solve by experience, he does not forget
il as soon AS if some one had told him.
There are more serious questions than
blowing and sowing which come to every
prosperous farmer He must know what
crops are adapted to his soil and what
will pay best. He must know how to
keep up the fertility OF his soil, also what
breed of stock is best adapted TO his situ-
,tion. He must know whether il pays
best TO feed or sell his crops sud how
much feed TO store for each head of
stock. All of these questions and more
ne must study out, but he cannot do this
Nhen working for Others.
IL young man expects To follow farm
my as "A mode of making living, he
should buy small ,rm il he can, and il
he i single he Shouli get some gooi
family To live with him, but il he l. IN r
rlru 10 much the better. He should
never put in larger crop than he can
tend himself, unless he sees some way of
paving for the labor without depending
on the growing crop. He should get q
few head of the kind of stock he intends
TO raise, and let them be increasing as he
becomes more able to farm on larger
scale.-Exchange.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.

To The matter OF
Bankrupt
To the Hos NArHA> WEBB. Judge of the Dis
trict Court OF the United states Tor the District
uf Maine.
HUDSON FIElELD. OF Paris, IN the
u touuty OF o ,fOri, and state OF Maine, In sai,'
District respectfully represents that on the Z4lii
,lsy of February. last past. he was duly aGjudged
bankrupt under the Acts of Congress relating 10
Bankruptcy. that he has duly surrendered All
his property AMI rights OF property and has fuly
compiled with all the requirements OF said Acts
AMI of the Oriers of Court touching his bank-
ruptCy.
Wherefore he prays, That he may be decreed
BY the Court TO have a full discharge from an
debts pruyable against his estate under sai''
bankrupt Acts, eN ept such debts AS are except
Ell by aw from such dis narge.
Dated this sth day of Feb, A. d. 1901.
n Ran
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLow."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY ID. HAN
MoSD. Agricultural Editor oxford Democrat
Paris, Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05
SIS 90 Reward.

The above amount will be paid for the arrest
AZ. conviction of any person guilty OF breaking
,a-- in thc winsOws OF the Paris Grange horse
Per Order PARIS GRANGE.
sorth Paris, Nov. Il, 1890.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05

Belgium holds the worlds record In
canals, having 535 miles, which carry
SOOO, 600 tons q year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05
VOLUME IS.
smith q Machipist,

SOUTH PARIS "A
,,...,,,,tnrer OF general machinery, steam en-
Naut,V1T aut..ST Tork. spool machinery and tools,
yioe7' ,' @yys' taps, dies and drills made and
1.,-,i bog, ~ sewing, moving and thresning ma
repair, INNS ~ su kinds, presses, guns, pis-
chimes, ~" t,,rs etc neatly and promptly re-
TO-, Nu'''S Sirsn and water piping done to order.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05

10 the matter OF
JUD~ON FItIELD, In bankruptcy.
Raukruut
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-08
hsI1nitatidns 81 q fspe,,cia,isua.

pecialixation in every line OF ability ii
snecoming 90 increasingly characteristic Of
deavor "a which the worker has arrayell
! Eainst him the entire weight OF public
.inhuenc whenever he iss tempted to fol
low freely the inner promptings Of his
talent, and Ito try experiments, to feel
5nls way along new openings. An acto.
VINO makes 4 success of one order OF
chara cterization is debarred from essay
ing another, and q different, order. "a
live In that field thenceforward. This is
no unimportant thing, and it deserves to
De considered more carefully than we are
Won't to do The matter to be regretted
*is that modern specialism stands often in
the way Of unfolding and perfecting OF
talent even within the limits Of the one
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-08
Deafness Cannot Be cured =, /

BY local applications, as they cannot reach
Inc dlseastd portion Of the ear. There Il
only one way to. cure dea fness, and TINT ii
by constitutional remedies. Deafness ID
caused by an iadamed condition OF the mu.
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
THIS tube Is inf1amed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when It a
entirely closed. Deafness Is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
ana this tube restored to its normal condi.
ZION, nearing Will be destroyed forever: nine
cases out Of ten are caused by ,catarrh,
which Is nothing but an Unnamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces. :.
any case Of Deafness Caused by catarrhl
mat cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars: free
+. J: CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-08
AFTER EIGHTEEN YEARS

Mrs. Doty of Highland, Iowa, Restored
to Health-A Miraculous case-Her
Husband II Cared of Brisht's Die.
ease by Same Means.
Highland, Iowa, March 4, 1901.-Spe
cial.)-Friends of Mrs. w. H. Doty are
very much pleased to notice the won
;derful Improvement in her condition.
For eighteen years she has been a sui
ferer from rheumatism, and the torture
she has endured during this time is
past all description. Mrs. Doty tells
the following story:
Il have suffered for the past eighteen
years with Kidney Trouble and Rheu
matism. have tried doctors, patent
medicines, plasters, liniments, electric
treatments, and nothing did me any
good. I had nearly lost all faith in any
thing. when I sent for six boxes Of
Dodd's Kidney Pills. 4 said to my hus-
band I expected that It was some more
money thrown away, but when 1 had
taken them a week I &could see. that
they were helping me. The lameness
had suffered with for so long is nearly
all gone. 1t is not quarter as bad as
1t was. For years I had to wear a
warm bandage around my forehead to
prevent the pain. Since using the Pills
l have been able to remove this alto
gether.
Il cannot find words to express my
heartfelt thanks to Dodd's Kidney
Pills for their wonderful cure of my
case. Ny husband has suffered from
Kidney Trouble for years. Last spring
doctor said he had Bright's Disease,
and treated him, but he received no
benefit, and he kept growing thinner
and weaker all the time. When 1 got
Dodd's Kidney Pills he commenced
taking four a day. He has taken them
three months and is nearly well. His
strength is increased, and the improve
ment in his case is almost miraculous.
Dodd's Kidney Pills have certainly
been God send to US"
1t is just cases like those Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Doty that have made Dodd's Kid
ney Pills SO very popular in Iowa.
They are SOC box, six boxes for
$3.50. Buy them from your local drug
gist If you can. II he cannot supply
you, send to the Dodds Medicine Co..
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-08
Veto Enc lish ana lla,s en-.

Vetoes-E ng lfsh and Anne & Il, az
. One need not look for changes Of world
wide Importance to follow the accession
3of q new ruler In Great Britain, for the
power Of the British sovereign Is, after
theory, Tor example, the sovereign may
veto an act Of Parliament, ia practice
the privilege ,is not allowed. No English
King Dr. Queen, in fact, has exerci4eds the
power since Queen Anne vetoed q bin IN
11O7- almost 200 years ago. II IL worth
while 70 contrast this with the practice
and: power OF our own chief. executive.
Although Washington, indeed, vetoed
only 2 bills, and Lincoln 8, Grant vetoed
.43 and Cleveland, in his first. term alone,
vetoed 3O1.-Saturday Evening Post. 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-08

Congress Timothy Campbell was 81 con.
slant and heated action in his district.
"a political worker had played shuttle
cock between Campbell ana his opponent
until both; had lost patience. One OF
those amiable persons who; always know
people in trouble approached the double-
dealing worker one day and said: p.
Now youse got the chanst Of yer life.
Campbell says he can't turn de trick Wild
'out youse. Take spiel over to de- meet.
in t'night and declare yourself in. He'll
take youse up all right
The political worker went to the meet
ing that night. The next day, when his
friend met him, he was swathed in band
ages and walked with the aid of cane:
Hello! hello!' cried the friend, did
youse 60 to de Campbell meetin' las
night?"
Il did," was the reply.
Campbell take you up?"
No" was the funereal response: The
trun me down, an he trun me hard"
''Thrown down. was thus started OH a
career which even now shows no indica-
ton of lessening vitality.-Review of the
Republic.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-08
Pat Re2ister9.

The pompous man walked haughtily up
to the hotel register, seized pen, looked
way off over the clerks head, and in
scribed, with great flourish, the follow.
ing:
"Prof. Hewitt Howler. Phi. D., IL
D., NJ. d."
Then he threw the pei down and
stared superciliously at a man with q
clay pipe, who Immediately picked up thu
pen and wrote:
prof Pat Mccain, II. o. D. G. A. r
r. l. E. r."
After which they glared at each 9th
er, and the bellboy took the professor.
grip and died.-Lndianapolis Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-08
Penalty for Overcaution.

A curious example Of the reward OF
excessive virtue is the case Of certain
pickle manufacturers who have been
making their pint bottles hold little
more than pint. to be on the safe side
Of the English law. When these pint
bottles arrived at Canada they found that
there was law in operation which pro-
vides that any package measuring more
than pint must pay duty as quart
London Daily Chronicle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-08
What Do tho Children Drink :

What Do the Children Drink !? -
Don't give them tea or coffee. -. Have
you tried. the new food drink called
GRAIN-O? It is delicious and nour.
fishing and takes the place Of coffee.
The more urain-O you give the children
the more health you distribute through
their systems. Grain-O is made of pure
grains, and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades Of coffee, but
costs about 4 as much. All grocers sell
it. lie and DC
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-08
Novel Wager Easily Won.

An Englishman made a wager that he
could cook a plum pudding ten feet be-
meath the surface Of the Thames, and
won the bet by placing the pudding in a
tin case and putting the whole in q sack
when it came in contact with the water,
was sufficient to cook the pudding in two
hours.