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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-01
Make the Best of Life.

That moral philosopher, Bill Nye,
whose words of wit and wisdom have
come to us in our hours of sadness and
despondency like the sunlight through a
rift in the clouds on a rainy day, and
whose death was the cause of mourning
on two continents, never put more prac-
tical common sense into fewer words
than when he said, 81 intend to get all
the pleasure and enjoyment out of this
life legitimately can, for expect to be
a long time dead" The same writer
gave expression to one of the most pa
thetic scenes described in the English
language in his account of his interview
with a Western farmer who had tOiled
all his life, reared his boys on the farm,
every one of whom had left him for a
more attractive life, and who, coming
home one night, found his wife ill, and
she said to him, "John, am going to
take a long rest. 1 have been weary for
many years." and the farmer went on to
say, ~ stopped over and kissed her.
Twas the first time had taken time to
do so in twenty years, and she put one
tired hand over t'other tired hand, gave
me loving smile, said 'Good-by, John,
and went to her long, long rest, the first
she had had for years."
The farmer of the twentieth century
has no right to lead life like this.
Twentieth century methods have so far
advanced over those of our fathers that
a use of the means that are placed with
in our reach and intelligent labor upon
the farm will bring such returns that
farm life may bring with it as much of the
enjoyable things of this world as fall to
the lot of men who engage in the other
ordinary vocations of life. God made
the farmer. He ordained farming as
vocation. He placed within the soil ele-
ments that, properly utilized, will bring
such returns that the man who faithful
!y and intelligently engages in it, with
reasonable effort, ought to be able to
surround himself and his family with
the comforts, the necessaries and a
reasonable amount of the luxuries OF
this world. He never intended we
should wait until We crossed the Dark
River before enjoying the good things
He has in store for us. This world was
made by the same hand and was con-
ceiv by the same mind that framed
and adorned the streets of the New
Jerusalem, and He made no more mis-
takes about the construction OF this
world than of that for which we look in
the hereafter. The mistakes are ours,
not His, and if we fail to utilize the
means and the powers which He has
placed within our reach, the fault is
ours, and it is cowardly for us to at
tempt to lay it at the door of Fate, or at
the feet of Providence.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-01

II say, lasste, tUhGur arc ye gdunf'
fashion. For a moment she started at
the apparition as he emerged from the
darkness. Then the sound Of his words
seemed to reassure her. Her fuce
cleared, and strange smile lit up her
large blue eyes.
Gomez she said. "Come! l was
looking for you. You must go away
from here at once or they will hurt
you. You must 90 home again"
Her voice was low and sweet, with
q little Scotch accent and tone like
that of a child who thinks herself Ill
used that was infinitely sad. Then she
held up the lantern and looked ut me.
YES" she said, nodding her head,
"you are the soldier. But where Is
your red coat: wanted to see a red
coat again-only once again. There
was a curious half sob in the last
words that made Menzies look ut me.
I looked away. Then she turned away
and led us into the passage by which
she had come. We both followed her
in silence.
At last she stopped and looked back
at us. "Its time to put the light out
or they will see It." she said. Menzies
nodded, and she blew out the light.
It took some seconds to accustom my
eyes to the change, but then l knew
that we were once more In the open air.
I could see the stars overhead and the
moving leaves of the palm trees, and
I could feel the soft night breeze fan
ming my cheeks. There was deep
shadow where we were walking close
to q high embankment on the right
hand, but few feet of the gray star
light showed the outline Of the trees
distinctly. Our guide stopped ut last
at the foot of a rude ladder set against
the mound. Motioning to US to follow,
she mounted to what looked like a'ter'
race some six feet wide, bounded by
low parapet Of the same gigantic
blocks Of rough stone that had formed
the side Of our prison.
"Eh, mon," Menzies exclaimed In a
low tone as we felt the breeze from
the lagoon, which lay almost Mt our
feet, with the gllmnering light of stars
on Its surface, "isna this mair like the
thing?"
The figure in front made quick
gesture of warning, and in a second Of
two more we reached spot where tn
ton of the second rude ladder showed
dimly above the outer wall. Withou
word she led the way down th'
rude steps, and we found ourselves II
a Jungle of tropical shrubs and plants
through which ran pathway tina
seemed but little used Of late. Som
fifty yards farther, and the path cam
out upon the shore.
Lights glimmered from one Of sem
small huts on the edge Of the beach
and the chorus of what I took to be
drinking song burst from 1t as W
passed It cautiously. A few yards far
ther, and the dim gray light showe'
| a little wharf, at the end Of which
boat was moored. We followed OH
another on tiptoe over the creakin
boards of the crazy pier, and In a mir
ute more we stood above the boa
which swayed gently on the tide bt
low.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-01
The walking We Do.

1t Is safe to say that every man
walks two miles day, II only In stir.
ring about his room or Office. II man
lives to he thirty years old he Will
walk q 900 miles. The man who be-
iieves in a daily constitutional Of five
miles will walk 54,15O miles. The cir.
cumference Of the earth is 2l.S00 miles.
Walking FIVE miles day. n man who
has walked for thirty years Will walk
around the globe twice and have few
thousand >dd miles to his credit.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-01
THE ATHLETES HEART.
In the Rowing Man II II strong and
Well DevelOped.


A prominent member Of the faculty
of the University of Pennsylvania Med
ical school has made study Of the
heart action Of athletes. lie has ex-
amined a large number of men In ath-
leties. especially rowing men, and he
has o,me to the conclusion that no man
In perfect health who has been proper
ly trained is injured by rowing, but
that, on the contrary, his heart Is 80
strengthened that, with q moderate
amount of exercise after he has finish
ed his rowing career, there Is no rea-
son, so far as the heart and lungs are
concerned, that he should not live to
very old age.
"The heart" said he, "is both a very
delicate and very strong organ-that
is, II II is we'll developed It will stand
an enormous amount Of strain without
any perpan9nt injury. but II 1t Is not
we'll developed it is very easily weak.
ened. Violent exercise, like rowing,
places great deal Of strain on the
heart because when the body Ii being
exerted 1t requires SO much more pres
sure to force the blood through the
body. Like any other muscle that Is
worked, the heart under the added Ia
Dor becomes larger, and most athletes
have extra large hearts, just as they
also have larger muscles throughout
the body.
III the strain is put upon the heart
suddenly 1t dilates-it becomes larger.
but not more muscular-and tina Is the
danger In athletics. II man exercises
gradually then his heart also increases
In size gradually because the muscles
become larger, and this Is perfectly
normal condition. 1t simply means
that the athlete has stronger heart
than the average and can cope with
the extra strain that Is put upon 1t. A
man needs larger heart to row
race, and II gradual exercise has so
provided him with one then he can
safely undergo the most severe tests.
1T is the same way with the lungs,
and they must be developed gradually
until they can undertake the extra
work. A man with his heart and lungs
we'll developed is In no danger, no mat
ter how hard the race. He may COM
pletely keel over at the end Of the race,
but 1t will likely be from sheer exhaus-
ton, and his heart Is so strong that the
effect is not at all injurious. He will
be rs good as ever I'm few moments
Philadelphia Record.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-01

gray, uncertain light was a little
stronger, and, peering into the dark
ness, I saw what appeared to be the
faint crimson reflection Of dying ire
somewhere beyond the passage. DARK
er shadows seemed to fit across 1t, and
the sound of voices reached me.
stopped to listen, but again Menzies
voice whispered urgently: "Dinna stop
yet. Maybe they'll pass US BY" We
went cautiously forward Into the
darker shadows. 1t seemed to me that
the place stretched indefinitely before
us. We must have gone for some dis
tance, for the voices that had seemed
to be coming nearer died away into
silence.
We both stopped and listened, but
there was not a sound. "We'd better
gang forrad, Am thinkin'," Menzies
said at last. "Ah wudna wonder but
acres SON road cot O. this near by"
, took the hint and moved on, but we
had only gone few yards when we
stopped again by n common impulse.
There was a sudden band of light
which crossed the darkness before US
at no great distance. 1t was evidently
a light. and it was coming toward US.
We waited breathlessly. and after q
minute or two that seemed to be more
than as many hours 1t came In sight.
It was q ships lantern, and woman
was carrying 1t.
She came suddenly out Of a GROSS
passage and stopped. Then she held
up the lantern as high as her face and
peered forward into the darkness. 1t
was strange face which the lantern
showed, a girlish face, with a pale,
clear skin and fair hair, eager, anxious,
wild and almost beautiful as 1t looked
out Of the mass Of her loosened hair,
but with strange, vacant eyes, in which
all the time there was a gleam that
looked like fire. 1t was Menzies' low
whisper at my ear that brought me
back from my wondering question who
she was and what it could mean.
"Eh, mon, isn't yon sicht" There
was low, fierce ring even In the
whispered words. ITS the lassie All
saw in yon deevils den. Am thinkin
she's English and she's game clean
daft"
I felt sure he was right. She came
toward us as II she saw US, although
the strange, far away look in her eyes
seemed to forbid the idea. At any rate.
she would see us directly. Would she
scream then and give the alarm? The
same idea had evidently occurred to
my companion, for he suddenly stepped
forward and spoke.
81 say, lassie, whaur are ye gaun"
ne said clearly in his usual deliberate
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-01
The Dinner Hour.

II Is q curious fact that with almost
every generation the dinner hour has
undergone change, the principal meal
Of the day being eaten at different pc
Rods, from 10 O'Clock In the morning
until 10 o'clock at night. The author
II 'sThe Pleasures Of the Table" points
out that In England 400 or 500 years
ago people took four meals-breakfast
at 7, dinner at 10, supper ut and hv-
cry at 8. In France in the thirteenth
century 0 in the morning was the din
her hour; Henry VII. dined at IL. In
Cromwelrs time / o'clock had come to
be the fashionable hour and In Add.
sons day 2 o'clock, which gradually
was transformed into 4. Pope found
fault with Lady Suffolk for dining 30
late as 4. Four and 8 continued to be the
popular dining hours among the aris-
tocracy until the second decade Of the
nineteenth century. when dinner was
further postponed. from which period
It has steadily continued to encroach
upon the evening.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-01
Young Plants

Every farmer knows that
some plants grow better than
others. Soil may be the same
and seed may seem the same
but some plants are weak and
others strong.
And that's, the way with
children. They are like young
plants. Same food, same home,
same care but some grow big
and strong while others stay
small and weak.
SCOTS Emulsion offers an
easy way out of the difficulty.
Child weakness often means
starvation, not because of lack
of food, but because the food
does not feed.
SCOTS Emulsion reallyfeeds
and gives the child growing
strength.
Whatever the cause Of weak
ness and failure to grow
SCOTS Emulsion seems to find
it and set the matter right.
Send Soe free sample.
Scott q BOVINE, chemisls, Io9 Pearl S., New Yosi
sc. md ts.ees ~ dkuggisiA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-01

"Ha! Engleese," the captain said
iavagely.
"Weel, Am thinkin' ye're no vera far
Dot. Ye might hae guessed 1t by what
happened, Am thinkin'." Menzies re-
piled, looking him In the face.
For several moments the captain re-
turned Menzies' stare. but then the
full meaning of his allusiOn seemed to
dawn upon him. The fierce, drunken
glare grew more intelligent in his
bloodshot eyes us he half rose, holding
OH by the table.
..Ha. dog! You dare?' he gasped ut
last, as if half choked.
.DaurY echoed MenZies, with an in
ternal chuckle as near u laugh as l had
ever heard from him. "Weel, mon, All
wudna wonder. Am thinkin' it's no
sae great an eXhibeetiOn o daurh tae
tell the truth tae wheen meeserable
pirates that wad be hantle the better
O. hangin'."
| confess Stood aghast myself Mt
my companions tactics, but their erect
ON the pirate leader was startling. HIS
bloated face seemed to puff and swell,
while ut the same time 1t turned to a
mottled purple color which was truly
hideous. He had sunk back In his
seat, and as he stirred and choked l
thought he was going to have fit.
His companions watched him with
looks that wandered from him to Men
gies, us If to discover what had passed
to produce such an effect. Presently
by an effort he recovered enough to
speak, and then In few fierce SEN
tences he seemed to tell the others. AS
he spoke his rage appeared to commu-
nicate itself to the rest. More than
one sprang from their seats and grasp
ed the daggers at their belts. In an
other moment l thought the end would
have come when an angry roar from
the captain recalled our would be as
sasslns. The few stern, fierce words
he spoke in tones which showed that
his excitement had sobered him for a
time seemed to meet the sullen mp
proval Of the others, for they slowly
took their hands from their knives and
resumed their seats with looks Of say.
age satisfaction.
A moments silence followed, and
then the captain exclaimed hoarsely
"Ah! Tomorrow It shall be that we
shall see II. ze Engleese shall make &c
good carbonado." The tone was bitter
and cruel, but 1t was as nothing com
pared with the repressed rnge that
shone out of his bloodshot eyes as he
spoke. ~
I, AIenzies laughed a short sudden
laugh. "Ye puir. meeserable deevil!
he exclaimed. "Div We think ye car
! frichten me WI yere bloody threetsi
Ma, ma. Am tliinkin' it's no the Lords
wull ye should max q. carbonado OF
anything else O Sandle Minglss the
moo"
The puzzled look on the captains
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-01
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voices. outls und snatches OF hoarse
singing. A few steps more. and. turn.
Ing a corner la the broad passage. the
scene burst upon us. 1t was like a
cave. yet hardly cave Of Natures
making. On each side the walls were
formed of the same gigantic stones l
had noticed already In the glance l
got of tie cave In which had recov-
cred consciousness. What the roof con-
sisted Of I couldn't tell. but 1t was
blackened with smoke which rose from
fire In the center Of the place.
There might have been nearly hum
drcd human beings visible. Of whom
perhaps sixty were men. Most OF the
others were women. while here and
there IL child lay coiled up in q corner
on the soft sand. 1t was evident that
many races were represented among
the men. Spanish desperadoes. ori-
entail negroes with black. ape-like
faces. and yellow faced outcasts OF
China and Japan with fierce animal
eyes and bloated features could all b.
distinguished at glance.
We were dragged between little
groups of men and women. who seemed
to be drinking. till we reached the
farther end. where little knot OF
men were drinking at table. Mt one
end Of which We were placed. facing
a large dark man. with bloated face
and bloodshot eyes. who sat drinking
at the other. He was dressed In a
blue uniform coat. with epaulets, and
a broad sash of crimson silk around
bis waist. while he wore on his head.
though tilted very much to one side,
q cooked hat. with large white plume
Of feathers. 1t was evident be was
intoxicated, for the look he threw at
me was at least as stupid as fierce.
while he asked some question In Ian
guage which took to be Spanish or
Portuguese. MenZies. who was now
beside me. shook his head. and | fol-
lowed his example. The captain looked
stupidly from one to the other or US,
and then he exclaimed with what
sounded like an oath:
where come from. dogs!"
Before 1 could make up my mind
what to reply Menzics answered In his
usual cool. cynical voice: "Weel, moo
that ye speak In something like a
Christian language. Ah dinns mind
tellin' ye-we're last frae Hongkong."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-01
The Apple Crop of the Country.

Such are the facilities now for rapid
and cheap interior transportation that
one has to take into consideration the
available supply of the entire country OF
any commodity in order to make up an
intelligent judgment of prospective
values. This holds true of apples as
well as other productions. Whether
the crop of our own state be large OF
small is now a factor of limited impOr-
tance in affecting the price per barrel
that may be realized for this commodity
in commercial transactions. 1t is not,
however, an easy matter to get at the ex-
tent of the crop of apples in the country
at large at any time with any degree OF
accuracy. This is especially true before
the harvest-the time such estimates are
usually made for trade circles. Even
in the limited territory of our own state
last year the Maine Farmer was the
only paper that had any adequate appre-
citation of what proved to be the extent
of the crop, and we fell short of the
actual harvest. The best an advance
estimate can be is to learn whether the
crop is general or restricted-large, me-
dium or small.
The National Apple Shippers Asso-
citation is an organization with the lead
ing purpose of learning, so far as prac-
ticable through its members, the extent
and condition of the apple crop of the
country, and after obtaining the infor-
nation, they practice the open-doOr
policy of giving it to the public. We
have watched the association for years
with close interest, and have come to
look upon it as the most reliable author
ity in the country on the matter in hand.
This association held its annual conven-
ton at Niagara Falls the 5th and 9th of
the present month. The press commit
tee issued the following report on the
quality and comparative estimate of the
crop in the country at large:
Maine, fair to good, 70 per cent.
New Hampshire, fair to good, 70 per
cent.
Vermont, fair to good, so per cent. :
Massachusetts,, poor to good, 90 per
ceut.
Rhode Island, poor to good, so per
cent.
Connecticut, poor to good, so per
cent.
New York, fair to choice, so per cent.
New Jersey, good, 100 per cent.
Pennsylvania, good, $50 per cent.
Maryland, good to choice, 800 per
cent.
Virginia, good to fine, $50 per cent.
West Virginia, good to fine, $50 per
cent.
Tennessee, fair to good, 120 per cent.
Kentucky, poor to fair, 80 per cent.
Ohio, poor to fair, 10 per cent.
Michigan, poor to fair, 95 per cent.
Indiana. fair, 100 per cent.
Illinois, poor, 30 per cent.
Wisconsin, poor, 80 per cent.
Iowa, fair to good, 100 per cent.
Maryland, poor, 100 per cent.
Kansas, poor, 80 per cent.
Nebraska, poor, so per cent.
Colorado, good, 100 per cent.
California, good, 100 per cent.
Oregon, good, 100 per cent.
Washington, good, 100 per cent.
Delaware, good, $50 per cent.
Ontario, poor to choice, so per cent.
Nova Scotia, fair to choice, 800 per
cent.
Arkansas, 80 per cent.
Montana. ITO per cent.
Utah, 1l0 per cent.
Idaho, 10 per cent.
Number of barrels of apples in United
States, in 1902, 47,625, 900; do. in 1903,
4S,614,OO0. In Canada, 16,120,OOO and
1890, ,000.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-01
1.ner.o. and the Patent once.

The first patron Of our patent system
was Thomas Jefferson. who during
three years gave his personal attention
to every application for patent. lie
used to call the secretary Of war and
the attorney general to examine and
scrutinize with him. and they did IT 80
thoroughly that In one year-the first
they granted only three patents. The
very first patent Of all was given to
Samuel Hopkins In 170O for pearl ash
cs. Mr.. jefferson held that the patent
system was not one for creating rev.
cnue, but for encouraging a production
of that which is to be Of benefit to the
whole people. In the first twelve years
a single clerk in the state department
ard few pigeonholes were all that
the rusiues; of the office required.
rEen !, Dr.. Thornton took charge OF IT
and devoted himself to 1t as to hobby.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-01
STATE OF MAINE.

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, In Vacation.
Aug. Is, A. ID. Los.
ON the foregoing petition, ordered, That =
hearing thereon be had In Chambers In the
Court House at Auburn. IN the County OF An
droscoggin. on Tuesday, the frst day or Septem-
Der, 4. h. lsOS at one O'Clock p. NJ, and that
said petitioner cause q copy of this petition anu
Or,ler Of court thereon to be served on the clerk
OF said corporation at least ten days before the
SAIL time OF hearing. and also cause said petition
and order of court 70 be published twice before
-aid hearing In the Oxford Democrat. a news
paper printed at Paris In said County OF Oxford,
the end that all parties Interested may then
and there appear and be heard II they de
sire, touching the subject matter OF aid petition
and show cause II any they have why the prayer
thereof should not be granted.
A. X. SAVAGE,
Justice 5. j. Court.
A true eopy-Attest:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-01
STATE OF MAINE.

IL =
OXFORD, IS.
20 Virgil p. DeCoster of Buckfeld.
Pursuant 70 the foregoing application you are
hereby directed to notify the pew owners OF the
meeting house mentioned In the foregoing ap-
plcation to meet at said meeting house on the
eighth day Of September. next. Tuesday at two
O'Clock p. VI. for the purposes mentioned In saiu
application, by posting certified copy OF this
warrant on the principal outer door Of said
meeting house and In one or more public places
In said town of Buckdeld; both Of said not CO 10
be posted three weeks before said meeting.
Given under my hand and seal at Buckfeli, In
said county, this tenth day of August. A. ID 1908
TiiOS. :. BRIDGHAM.
Justice Of the peace.
w. DEcOSTER
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant to IN; oil
rected. hereby notify the persons herein named
10 meet at the time anil place and for the pur
poses th rein mentioned.
Dated Aug. ls. 1903.
v.P. DECOsTER.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-01
The PrettIe Of . BRIGHT Child.

At times It cannot be denied the Ques-
tions Of children become irksome, but
who would wish child to ask no Ques-
tons? Julius Sturm tells In one Of his
pretty fairy tales how a grandfather.
driven into impatence by the constant
auestionings OF his grandchild, e1'
claimed, II wish your tongue were out
Of jointw But when Unexpectedly his
wish was fulfilled and the child became
dumb how he joyfully exchanged one
Of the two years which an angel had
prophesied he was yet to live for the
privilege Of hearing the little ones prat-
tie again!
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-01
anking sure Of Him

81 think" said the thoughtful moth
er, '.that you ought to object to young
Brown paying 50 much attention to
our daughter"
"WhyT demanded the thoughusss
father. HE impresses me very favor
ably"
THAT'S Just II, returned the thought
full mother. I'VE must do something to
make his ambitious mother think We
regard ourselves little above them %
cially II we are to make sure Of him"