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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
OLD IDEAS ABOUT GEMS.
Pearls Were Thought to BE Dew.
drops Caught by the Shell.

tuuGht ny thc
The Indians called rock crystal an
"unripe diamond" and until the begin
ming OF the eighteenth century India
was thought to be the only land which
produced that precious stone. 1t was
not, therefore. until the discovery OF
India that the diamond was known to
us. Yet as far back as 500 Ii. G. a
"didactic history" Of precious stones
was written, and in Pliny's time the
supply must have been plentiful, as he
wrote, I'VE drink out Of a mass or
gems. and our drinking vessels are
formed Of cmerads." We are also told
that Nero aided his weak sight by
spectacles made Of emeralds.
But is very difficult to determine
whence all the gems came, as discov'
crers took care To leave no record. Inc
nations who traded in them were
afraid Of their whereabouts being
known, and even the most ancient mer.
chants would not disclose any definite
locale. All sorts Of myths have ac-
cOTulllSll SlII uuS W. NohNS'h'hS sN~
origin Of gems. Diamond was the
name given to youth who was turned
into the hardest and most brilliant OF
substances to preserve him from "the
Ills that ilesh Is heir to-" Amethyst
was Il beautiful nymph beloved by
Bacchus, but saved from him by d.
ana. who changed Amethyst into q
gem, whcreupon Bacchus turned the
gem into wine color and endowed the
wearer with the gift of preservation
from intoXication.
The pearl was thought to be dew
drop the shell had opened to receive.
Amber was said to be honey melted by
the sun, dropped into the sea and con-
gealed. According to the Talmud, Noah
had no light in the ark but that whlch
came from precious stones.-Gentle-
mans Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
LET if
Alone: :: +.

SCOTS Emulsion is not q
good medicine fer fat folks.
We have never tried giving ii
to a real fat person. We don't
dare. You see SCOTS Emul-
sion builds new flesh. Fat
people don't want it. Strong
people don't need it.
But if you are thin Scots
Emulsion is the medicine for
you. 1t doesn't tire you out
There is no strain. The work
is all natural and easy. You
Just take the medicine and
that's all there is to it.
The next thing you know
you feel better-you cat better
and you weigh more. It's
a quiet worker.
Send for free sample.
| SCOTT q BOWNE, Chemists. 400 Pearl ST.. N.
/ soc and Si.oo; all dTugSt.s
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
MOTHERS OF GREAT MEN.

Gounods mother was fond Of paint
ing and music.
Chopin's mother, like himself, was
very delicate.
Schumann's mother was gifted with
musical ability.
Spohr's mother was an excellent
fudge of music, but no musician.
AIilton's letters often allude to his
mother in the most affectionate terms.
Raleigh said that he owed all his
polteness of department to his mother.
Goethe pays several tributes in his
writings to the character OF his mother.
Wordsworth's mother had charac-
ter as peculiar as that Of her gifted
son.
Sydney Smiths mother was a clever
conversationalist and very quick ut
repartee.
HAYDN dedicated one Of his most I'm
portant instrumental compositions TO
his mother.
Gibbons mother was passionateiy
fond of reading and encouraged her son
to follow her example.
Charlie. Darw!n's mother had a decid'
ed taste for aN branches OF natural Ills
tory.-Philadelphi Inquirer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
THE MEXICAN EDITOR.
II Is Very Easy For Him to Get Int
Serious Trouble.

serious TrOuDIos
The newspaper laws Of Mexico are
very stringent. II any person is men-
toned in newspaper article and fsols
offended about 1t, he can easily send
the editor Of the paper and the writer
of the article to prison. The state
ments may have been far within the
limits of truth and justice, but that
makes no difference. The editor in
communicate has chance to think
about the law, and the aggrieved per.
son smiles pleasantly. After awhile
the law gets in its work, the case is In
yestigated, and the editor Is punished,
for even the truth Is libelous, and libel
is one of the offenses most severely
condemned.
According to the theory Of the Mexi-
can law, every person has a right to 80
about entirely free from annoyance by
other persons. If the person violates
the law, the newspaper has no right to
say so. 1t can lay information before
the courts II II wants to, but 1t must
not say in its columns that 1t has done
so. Then the law will step In and take
charge Of the offender, but the repre-
sentativcs of the paper will not be al
lowed to attend the trial, and only the
bare result, after weeks of waiting,
can be told to the public.
II the offense charged against the ed
itor is regarded by the first magistrate
to whom the complaint is made as be-
ing especially grave, the paper Is gen.
orally suppressed. The complaint has
been received and passed upon. Then
squad of police descends upon the
printing office Sometimes all the en-
ployees are arrested, sometimes only
the editor. Then the doors Of the
building are closed, official seals are
placed upon them, and guard Is sta
toned to see that no one tries to en-
ter. For three days the editor can DO
nothing. The laws under which he II
arrested are modelled after those of the
code Napoleon. and for three days he
Is held incommunicado, while the au-
thoritles hunt up evidence Then he
Is given n hearing. In the meantime
his paper has been suppressed, and IN
many cases ii never comes to life again,
even though the editor may eventually
clear himself Of all blame.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
A NEW RECIPE BOOK.

Walter Baker & Co. Ltd, Dorchester,
Mass, the oldest and largest manufact-
urers of Cocoa and Chocolate prepara-
tions are about to issue a new and great
" enlarged edition of their booklet of
Choice Recipes, prepared by Miss Parloa
and other noted teachers of cooking. 1t
is a very attractive publication of eighty,
pages, illustrated with half-tones and
colored Autographs, and contains the
most complete collection ever made OF 81
recipes in which Cocoa or Chocolate is
used for eating and drinking. Nearly
every state in the Union is represented
in the collection. Yassar College and
Smith College contribute their famous
recipes for making Fudge; A copy Of
the book will be sent free by mail to any
applicant in the United States or Canada
Address, mentioning this paper, Walter
Baker & Co. Ltd, Dorchester, Mass.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
HOOD FIRM
Condition POWDERS

Tone and stimulate the digestive or
gans, enabling animals to get all the
nourishment possible from feed con-
sumed. They make stock of all kinds
do better on less feed. They
Make Horses Eat
and are of special value for feeding
when extra work is required OF
farm teams, race or driving horses
also after distemper. They
Make Cows Healthy
And profitable, because they keep
the digestive apparatus in perfect
condition. All the nutriment con.
tanned in food is then secured ano
turned into dairy products. The!
Make Hens Lay
Keep them healthy, vigorous ant
productive. They make young
chicks grow and thrive, and are ex
cellent for fattening stock Of all kinds
Four s;zes-2sc. &c.. 81. IS lb. box. g,
| Hood Farm Liniment. for man and Deasl
| The remedy for Inflammation. colds, dissen
per. Sc. soc. 81 and T.
Hood Farm Remedies are sold BY
+, A. SHURTLEFF & CO.,
South Paris, Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
Somnam bullsni.

Farmer Jones was awakened by q
suspicious noise in his barnyard, and'
going out with a club and lantern, IN
an angle between the chicken coop and
barn he saw colored neighbor stand
Ing bolt upright, with his eyes closed.
After receiving sharp blow OH nis
head the intruder opened his eyes.
"Wherc is I?' he asked. "Is dat you,
Farmer Jones? l spect Pze been walk
ing In my sleep again. often does
walk in my sleep and JUS stand round
and don't know where l is."-NeW
York Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
A Feminine Sherlock.

Mrs. A.-Why in the world do you
leave that little puff Of powder on your
chin?
Mrs. For my husband to blow on.
You know he is such an observing man.
Mrs. Ais there any reason why
YOU should wish him to blow 1t ONT
Mrs. Z.-Yes. can detect his
breath.-Chicago News.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
The Labor of Her Life.

The two men were talking ABOUT
their domestic affairs.
do you keep cook at your houseT
inquired one.
"Um-er, ah," hesitated the other,
tive try to."-Detrolt Free Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
Peculiar
To Itself

In what it is and what it does-con-
tanning the best blood-purifying,
Alternative and tonic substances and
effecting the most radical and per-
manent cures of all humors and all
eruptions, relieving weak, tired
languid feelings, and building up
the whole SYSTEMS true only OF
Hoods Jdrsdpdrilld
No other medicine acts like it;
no other medicine has done so
much real, substantial good, NO q!
other medicine has restored health
and strength at 80 little cost.
"I was troubled with scrofula and came
near losing my eyesisht. Fer four months
could not see to do anything. After takini
two bottles of Hoods sarsaparilla could So:
to walk, and when had taken eight bottles
could See as we'll a. ever" susie A. HAIRS
TON, Withers. N. @.
Hoods 0araaparlIia promises se
eurs and keeps the promise.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
Right, Jamesl

Teacher-James, you must tell where
the Declaration Of Independence was
signed.
James-Please, ma'am, at the bottom.
indianapolis News.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
COWS THAT DO THEIR BEST.

The success or failure of the dairyman
will generally depend very largely upon
the care that is given to his herd, and on
the comfort and favorable conditions
with which he surrounds his cows. Good
dairying requires comfortable stabling,
good bedding, strict attention to cleanli-
ness, such ventilation as will furnish
good air, the kindly treatment of the
COW, with, we think, exercise in the
open air, except when the weather is
quite severe, says the Live Stock Indi-
Gator"
Good milking is an important factor
in the management of cows, for many a
good COW is prevented from doing her
best by the unkindness, or even the
roughness that is not meant unkindly,
on the part of the mixer. The milking
should be done regularly at fixed hours
each day, milking the cows in the herd
in the same order and so far as possible
by the same mixers. The milking
should be rapidly done, as rapidly, in
deed, as is consistent with gentleness,
and the mixer should get all the milk
each time, otherwise he will find the
yield gradually decreasin. AS means
to secure the best yield of which the
COW is capable, feeding is of the highest
Importance. 1t should be liberal and
proportioned to the yield of milk that
each COW gives. The concentrated food
in the ration should constitute from a
third to half of the total dry matter
fed. In quantity it should amount to all
that the animal will eat up clean, and in
quality should be mountaineering, but
varied in accordance with the feeding
quality of the animal. For example,
cows that have no constitutional tend
ency to lay on fat can, in the West, be
very safely fed larger portion of corn,
while cows that have this tendency
should be fed less corn, the difference
being made up by the use of some high
ly nitrogenous product such as gluten
meal, oil meal or other similar feed
stuffs. The feeding should be as regular
as the milking, and SO far as market con-
ditions will permit should have variety.
1t is also very decided advantage to
have succulence in the feed, and herein
lies the value of the silo in times when
there is no pasture. Water is an iu,-
portant part of dairy management, and
the rule should be that the cows have
plenty of water and of kind that the
man and his family could drink them
selves without distaSte.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22

During the year 1901 the champion
trotter Cresceus was shipped over
~ 600 miles, and was driven fast miles
every week from the middle Of July un-
iii the last exhibition on Jan. l, 1902, at
Dallas, Texas.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
BEFORE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT,
rRANERsE luRY.
GEORGE NJ. ATWOOD,
Treasurer Of oxford County.
COUNTY TREAsuRER's OFFICE.

COUNTY OF ONFOKD.
COUNTY TREAsURER's OFFICE,
South Paris, Maine. Apr. 5, 1902.
The following list containing the aggregate
amount of costs allowed In each criminal case as
audited and allowed at the March a'D term
1892, of the Court OF County commissioners Ior
salI County OF Oxford and specifying the court OF
magistrate that allowed the same and before
whom the case originated Is published In ac-
cor,iance with the provisions OF Sec. ~ OF Cnap;
ll6 and OF Sec. IL OF Chap. l36 of the Revised
Statutes OF the State OF Maine;
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22

TRY Chamberlain's Stomach & Liver
Tablets, the best physic. For sale by
Shurtleff & Co., E. P. Parlin, South
Paris; Stevens, Oxford; Noyes Drug
Norway.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
AeTEe SEVeNTY-FlVe YEARS.

A visit to the old home is one of the
most delightful experiences OF old age
In New England more and more mas
been made each year of the feeling for
the old homestead, and it is only natural
that the sold home" paper, The Youth S
Companion, should participate in this
renewal of 'sold home" acquaintance,
Last week the publishers of The
Youths Companion enjoyed visit from
one of their seventy-iive-year subscribers
Mr.. r. w. Peabody of Chicago, now
ninety-one years old, who had been
spendinc a few weeks in New England.
He is one of the few subscribers on
record who has taken The Youths Com
panion continuously since its first issue,
April II, 1927. The letter in which he
sent his original subscription was one OF
the first he ever wrote. Through young
manhood, maturity and old age, through
times of war and times of peace, in New
England and in the West, through all the
last seventy-fve years OF his lie, us
one constant companion has been the
old Youths Companion. -,
The growth of The Companion itself
from the first small four-page issue to
the great family paper of the present is
merely typical of the growth OF Tue
country during Mr.. Peabody's lifetime,
The wonderful triumphs of steam and
electricity; the great inventions tha'
made the nineteenth century what it was
nearly all occurred in the period through
which Mr.. Peabody and The Youths
Companion have passed side by side.
The regard Mr.. Peabody holds for the
naner is not because of its age, but be-
cause cause the paper, although the same in
purpose in its last issue as in that oi
seyenty.five years ago, has kept pace
with all the extraordinary developments
of these three generations, and instead
of growing old has grown young IN en-
terprise, in originality, and in the
ability to know and supply the literary
wants of the American family.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
THE VALUE OF A DAIRY COW.

THE VALUE OF A DAIRY COW.
When dairyman goes into market to
purchase cow he generally finds GER
tain valuations placed on the different
ones, governed more or less by the past
records; but to large extent he will be
disappointed in his purchase unless he
has somewhat intimate knowledge Of
the nature of dairy cows. A good many
cows are worth more than their record.
They may have possibilities which are
only slightly apparent, but which under
proper treatment might be easily de-
veloped. A cows record for producing
milk and cream must always be con-
sidered in connection with her feeding.
Cows that have good records have been
known to be such heavy feeders that
there was no profit in keeping them.
Another animal with probably similar
good record for yield will be compare
lively small feeder. Whatever she eats
seems to 90 into milk or butter fat. A
record of milk without a record OF the
daily feeding is of little value to any one.
The two questions cannot be separated.
Another point that must be considered
is the season of the year when the yields
of butter, cream and milk have been
made. A dairy COW that will make large
yields in the summer, and comparative
ly nothing in the fall and winter, is far
less valuable than another who keeps up
a pretty steady yield the year round. We
must remember it is winter dairying
that pays best, and the cows that have
to be wintered without returning much
for the food and care are not profitable
investments. One pound of rich cream
or butter fats in the winter is worth al
most two in summer. Cows with good
yearly records are known to produce
heavily in the spring and summer, but
as winter comes on they dry up, and
produce very little for five or six months.
Such COW is far less valuable than an
other whose spring and summer record
are not phenomenal, but which keeps
up pretty fair average right through
the winter. To test the actual value of
a dairy cow one must consider carefully
these two questions of yield in proper
tion to the amount of food given, and
the winter average of the milk and
cream. You cannot tell what any COW
is worth until some sort of answers can
be obtained to these questions.-E. P.
Smith in American Cultivator.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22

COUSTY OF OXFORD.
COUNTY TREAsuRER's OFFICE,
South Paris, Maine, Apr S, 1902.
The following list containing the aggregate
amount of costs allo Sed In each criminal case aS
audited and allowed at the March term
laJ! Of the Supreme judicial Court Tor sa
County OF Oxford and specifying the c urt or
magistrate that allowed the same and before
whom the case originated Is published In az
coriance with the provisions OF Sec. 10 OF hap;
Ms and ~ See IL OF Chap. 1876 OF the Revi' ell
statutes OF the State OF Maine:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22

Milk heifers pretty close to time OF
calving, they are more likely to make
persistent mixers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
AMONG THE FARMERS.
/" SPEED THE PLOw."

on practical agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications in
tended for this department to HENRY ID.
HAsNoND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22

Have some regular hour for beginning,
and ii possible for ending, the day y
work.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22

There is good evidence to believe that AT
some of the copper mines at Bluehili
which were closed down in 1880 Will
soon be again in operation. From otiier
sources it is learned that two OF the
silyer-lead mines at Sullivan and Goulds,
boro are to be- operated again. In 1873
nearly dozen silver-lead mines were
being worked in that section, but the ore
proved too refractory to be made to pay
by the process of treatment then in use.
But the application of electricity has
cheapened the cost of reducing refractory
ores very materially, and the owners
feel confident there is to-day money 'o
be made in operating them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
BEFORE NORWAY MUNICIPAL COURT.
III q DAVIS. IuDGE.

GEORGE n. ATWOOD.
Treasurer Of Oxford County.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
VOLUME 50.
c. JONES,
Smith & Machinist,
C. JONES,

SOUTH PARIS, MAINE
,,.rufacturer of general machinery, steam en-
,' roiI work, spool machinery and tools,
fi,s act screws, taps. dies and drills made and
OOos,,ed OOsI, Sewing, moving and threshing ma
Il.SSSrss pumps Of all kinds. presses, guns, pis-
Ioei..I Iots steam and water piping done to order,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-22
A RARE CHANCE FOR SOMEONE.
STATE OF MAINE.

WILSON q bhAh, Sos FNrHs'
or : NJ KING near the premises.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-14
BEFORE CRIMINAL COURT
PECULIAR CAS- THAT AFFECTS
HENRY RAGsDALE.
Other Cases Upon Which Judge Al
ford Passes-The Osgood Es-
~tnte-Other Court Matters.

Henry Ragsdale. charged with grand lar
ceny and receiving stolen goods, was yes
te-day tried before Judge Afford, of the
Criminal Court. His case was continued
until Friday 10 give time 20 untangle con-
ricting testimony given to the grand jury
and in court. He was arrested with a man
named Smiley on a charge Of stealing a
bicycle. lie testified before the grand
jury that he stole the bicycle and that
Smiley had nothing to do with II. In court
yesterday he said he did not take the
wheel. but Acknowledged TO the grand jury
that he stole it upon the advice of Smiley's
attorney. in order to save him from being
indicted. The case was continued until
Friday TO have Smiley's attorney testify
Charles Meyers. charged with grand lar
ceny. was released under suspended SEN
tence. He stole 81 and his father made
the amount good. IL was MS hrst onense
and upon his fathers promise OF good De-
haviOr. he Was released.
Frank Girton entered a plea OF guilty
10 petit larceny and was sentenced TO from
one TO three years in the state Prison =,
o HOyt and Arthur Walker, charged
with burglary and grand larceny, each re-
ceived sentences of from one TO fourteen
years in the Indiana ~RefOrmatOry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-14
MASON }. OsGOOD's ESTATE
Legality of Adoption of Ida ossood
Is questioned.

The estate of the late Mason J. Osgood,
worth from 100000 to $4,000, was left to
his adopted daughter. Ida Osgood STAN
ley, as his only legal heir, there being no
will. but the right Of inheritance is being
questioned by a nephew. Charles w. Os-
good, and a sister, Roxanna Minis, of New
Hampshire. They contend that Ida Os-
good Stanley was not legally adopted. The
adoption papers show that she was adopted
IN 1871 in Hamilton county, and the con-
tention is that she should have been
adopted in Marion county, then her place
OF residence. The order of adoption reads:
Comes now Mason j. OsgOod, of Indian
apolis, Ind, and files his petition. verified
Emma Fisk, age two years, daughter of
Americus Fisk. Of Hamilton county, Indi-
ana, her mother being dead, and the father
OF said child. Americas Fisk, appears in
open court and consents TO such adoption,
and the court. being satisfied that the in
teTests OF said child will be promoted by
such adoption, il is ordered that said child.
Emma Fisk. be adopted by said Mason j.
Osgood in the name of Ida May Os-
shall be entitled 10 receive all the rights
and interests Of a natural child in the es-
tate of such adopted father"
Ii Is said that. at the time OF the adOp-
tion. Mrs Stanley's father was a resident
of Hamilton county. but that his daughter
had been living in Marion county for some
time. II is said that the attorneys for Mrs.
Stanley have rejected two proposals for a
settlement from the attorneys of Charles
and \. c. Harris drew Up the adoption
papers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-14

Ora Maud Kirby yesterday filed suit
against her husband. Willard H. Kirby. for
divorce She AYERS that he has been cruel
to her. has beaten her. and left her and
their family on the third floor OF a down
tow block without means Of support, and
that they were fed by neighbors and her
mother while he ate his meals at restaur-
ants. She charges that he was once ar
rested for beating her. She AYERS that he
has a farm worth $1,000 Or $4,000, and is
employed at good wages, but refuses to
contribute TO the support of herself and
their family.
Anna NJ. Petig told a similar story in a
complaint for divorce from her husband.
Herman Petig- She AYERS that he was ar
rested for beating her and finally left her,
taking $500 which he drew out of a building
and loan association with him. She SAYS
the last she heard of him he was in Pitts
burg, Pa. She says she received a letter
from him while there, and il asked her TO
address his mail under another name.