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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02
HOOD FIRM
Condition P0Wders
The Best Conditioner.

Make horses eat. expel worms, when fed az
directed, increase the milk supply In cows
make stock healthy, prevent sickness and
distemper, keep young stock on the gain
prevent and cure Indigestion, make hens lay
By increasing the appetite and aiding the
digestive and assimilative functions they
enable all kinds Of stock to get the greatest
possible benefit from feed consumed.
I"My horse had scratches and was run
down. gave him Hood Farm Condition
Powders and noticed q change for the bet
ter In few days." A. A. Cow, Montpe'
lier, VT.
Prices: 25c., SOC. and 81. A IS ID. boz
sells for $5. Prepared by C. I. Hood Co..
Lowell, Mass. For sale BY +. A. SHuRr'
LEFT 4 Co., South Paris, Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02

1t will not do in this country to plant
fruit trees along the public highways,
as is done with great success in many
European countries. The great state
farm of Hungary distributes $4,000
choice fruit trees without cost to town.
ships and communities which will
plant and care for them until bearing
age. The characteristic American boy
would never permit a fruit Of any sort
that can be eaten to reach the age Of
maturity unless full grown bulldog
was kept chained to each tree.-Farm
and Ranch.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02

Clean the land as soon as the crop is
harvested; and If the land lies open In
the fall, till it occasionally. Many per
sons keep their premises scruPnioasly
clean in the early season, but let them
run wild late in the fall, and thus Is the
land seeded for the following year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02

Harrow the land frequently when It IL
in farrow, or is waiting for crop. har'
row it. if possible, after seeding, and De-
fore the plants are high enough " o'
broken by the implement. Potatoes
corn and other things can be narrowed
after they are several inches high; ano
sometimes the land may be narrowed oe
fore the plants are up.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02
NOTICE.

In the District Court of the United States for the
Dtstrict of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter OF
CHARLES x. DOYEN, In bankrupscy
Of Rumford, b ,nkrupt-l
To the creditors Of Charles K Doyen' In sne
County OF Oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice Is hereby given that on tie l6tn uay oi
May, A. ID. 1905 the said Charles x. Doyen was
duly adjudicated bankrupt. and that the nrsi
meeting OF his creditors will be held nc the Cours
House, In south Paris. on the 10th day OF Jpne
A ID. 1903. at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon. az vi ~
time the said creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint trustee, examine the bankrupt
and transact such other business as may properly
come before said meeting.
South Paris, Nav SS, 1903.
GEO. A. WILSON,
Referee In Bankruptcy
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice tnat sne nh
been duly appointed executrix Oh sne ia's WI"
and testament OF
MARY D. TIBBETTS, late Of Hiram,
In the County Of Oxford. deceased, and given
demands agsinst the essate of said deceased art
desired to present the same for settlement, anu
all indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately. n,,pD
May 18th, 1903. ETTA SIAhni"D'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02
Varied knowledge.

Mamma asked Nellie what she had
learned in Sunday school. and she re-
piled:
'That l must sell three tickets for
the concert next week, give 20 cents
for the superintendent's present and
that Noah built the ark."-Little Chron.
icle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02

Bessie" said the teacher to q small
pupil, "can you tell me what memory
tsp
After a moments reflection the little
one replied, Memory Is the thing peo-
pie use to forget things with"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02

Inquisitive Person-What are those
peculiar looking thingsf
Dealer-Pressed family skeletons Tor
the closets of fiat dwellers.-Judge.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02
AvOfding Il.

1--WE women" she was saying again,
'suffer In silence"
II can readily believe that you do
suffer in silence" the man replied
"You take 80 much pleasure In talk
Philadelphia Press. g.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02
An onh.nd Answer.

"who. can tell me the meaning or
leisureY asked the teacher.
"It's a place where married people
repent" replied the boy at the foot OF
the class.-Philadelphia Record.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02
Thing. to Think About.

II is a wise man these days who
knows what he eats unless he pro
duces and manufactures his own FOOD.
Horses diff.< In mental power. just
as men do Some are sensible, some
are idiotic and some are maniacs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02

To remove pasted label from can
or bottle hold over the steam Of ket-
tie for a few minutes. when 1t can b.
easily removed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02

Use clean seed, particularly OF crops
that are sown broadcast, and which,
therefore, do not admit tillage.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02
A UniverssI De.ire.

! OF course the ant has admirable
qualities, but might wish that her in
dustry displayed itself in some other
fellows pantry.-New Orleans Times.
Democrat.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02

HE who has nothing to do may Try
to rig ship or take wife" is a Por-
tuguese way Of expressing comparison.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-06-02
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLow."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications In.
tended for this department to HENRY ID.
HAsN0ND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem.
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
The Florence daily tribune., 1903-01-14
Parrots in a Trust.

New York, Jan. l4-All the parrots
canaries. monkeys aud other Gagged
birds and animals sold in America are
henceforth to be handled by trust.
The wholesale dealers and importers
of feathered songsteIs and four legged
howlers in New York, Chicago, San
Francisco aud other leading cities
began conference in this city today
to perfect a combination with S400, GOO
capital to control the trade.
The primary object of the combina-
tion will be to centralize the efforts
of the various importers and curtsil
expenses In addition to this it is the
purpose of the dealers to make it un-
comfortable for the agents in Europe.
who have monopoly in the sale of
monkeys, parrots, canaries and bull
tinches. In this country they will
probably refuse to patronize the com
biDatiou which controls the sale of
glassware OF to handle any of its pro-
ducts. With the leading dealers
embraced in it's membership it is
believed the new combination Will be
ina position to dictate to the various
agents who now have them at their
mercy. 1t is proposed to make an
equitable distribution of the supply
without raising the price to the pat
ron. When this is done the talking
of the parrots will be under the direc-
tion of the combination.
The Florence daily tribune., 1903-01-14
NO CHANGE
IN SITUATION
Ants Banquet and Swear
to Stand Pat.
Committee May Not be Ready to
Report on Saturday Senate
May be Split by Action
of House.

Denver, Jan. l4--It is not considered
a Certainty that the house elections
committee will be ready to make a
report to the house on Saturday. The
report will unquestionably recommend
firing some of the democrats, but just
how many no one will attempt to
predict. 1t is the opinion OF some
that only six changes will be made,
the four Arapahoe floats and the
two from Las Animas county. This
would leave republican majority of
two on joint ballot. However. should
the senate throw out the republican
Floats" the democrats would then be
in the majority. Others say that all
the Arapahoe democrats will be throw II
out of the house. At any rate 1t is
claimed that the report of the com.
mittee will show that there was no
deal between the seventeen ants and
the democrats to seat the Arapahoe
democrats
Chairman Breckenridge says he
will not reply to the threat of the four
Arapaboe float contestors that they
will refuse their seats unless all the
A hoo
These four contestors are said to be
inclined to Wolcott, and the ants
claim the letter sent is nothing more
than Woloctt scheme to coeIce the
committee.
The seventeen house members who
supported Sanford for speaker held a
banquet at the Adams last night, and
renewed their vows not to enter a eau
Gus as long as Wolcott was candidate
for United States senator
1t is sald that should all the Arapa.
hoe contestors be seated in the house,
the senate Will arbitrarily throw out
all republican members. This will
make two senates. Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Haggott said today he would
recognize the twelve republican SEN
ators as the regal body and with them
they would join with the house in
electing senator. AT O'Clock this
afternoon Lieutenant Governor Hag-
gott presided for the first time over
the senate. He created good i'm
preston and promises to make very
satisfactory presiding officer.
The Florence daily tribune., 1903-01-14
Boon for F armers.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. IL There
will be no more dreaded plaques Of
grasshoppers or of locusts. The de.
partmeut of agriculture has discovered
a plague to kill the plague-the germ
of an extremely contagious insect
disease that can wipe out the vastest
swarm of locusts or of grasshoppers in
n single night. rhe discovery is the
result of years of patient investigation
on the part of the department ento.
mologists. and the practical value of
the discovery has been demonstrated
by government agents and private in
dividuals acting as such, all over the
world. The discovery is held to be of
immense value to farmers in those sec
tions of the country, notably the mid
die west and southwest, where the
locust and grasshopper plagues have
for years been one of the most dreaded
disabilities against which the farmer
has to contend.
The Florence daily tribune., 1903-01-14
State Board Meet

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE
Indiana State Board of Commerce
began its annual meeting here today
with President G. NJ Kimbrough pre-.
siding. The session will continue
through tomorrow. The organization
PROPOSES to devote much attention this
year to securing the passage through
the Legislature of bill extending to
the smaller cities of the state, that is
those from 1900 to 23, 600 in popula.
tion, the same form of government as
that of the charter cities of Iudianapo.
lis, Evansville, FIT Wayne, Terre
Haute and South Bend. Primary
election reform, good roads and the
enforcement Of the pure food and drug
law will also be given a prominent
part in the boards programme.
The Florence daily tribune., 1903-01-14
Commercial Clubs Meet.

New Orleans, La, Jan. IA two
days convention of representatives of
commei cial organizations throughout
Texas. Louisiana and Mississippi was
begun in this city today. The gen
eral purpose of the meeting is to dis
cuss ways and means for promoting
the industrial and trade development
of the three states Numerous ques-
tious along this line are scheduled for
discussion.
The Florence daily tribune., 1903-01-14
APPEAL TO COURTS.
Detroit Coal Operators Infringe on
Antitrust Law.

Detroit, Mich, Jan IA State
Prosecutor Hunt filed bill in the
circuit court today for the dissolution
of the alleged coal trust, local coal
combine, 1t is said that none of the
dealers is allowed to sell coal under a
cretain price, This is contrary to
the antitrust law and trouble will
follow.
The Florence daily tribune., 1903-01-14
After Coal Combine.

jefferson, City. Mo. Jan. IA Rep
resentative Murphy of St Louis in
troduced resolution in the house to
day, directing the attorney general to
investigate the reported coal combine
of the operators of Missouri.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27
Say All the Stars Are AgIow
Scientists Declare That Like the Sun They Are Masses
of Burning MaHer-Fires Die Down and Then
Blaze Out Again Of Yore.

During the last sixty years search
ers Of the heavens have made the
discovery that the celestial bodies
known to us as stars are similar in
many respects to the sun. some CON
siderably larger, others smaller, but
on the average not much different in
size and nature from the sun. They
are-at least the visible stars are
great glowing globes Of gaseous mat
ter.
AS rule these vast furnaces burn
steadily Sometimes, however, the
fires seem to die down and then blaze
out again as Of yore Three hundred
such stars are known to astronomers,
says Chambers Journal; they are
called variable stars because Of the
waxing and waning OF their light.
Now and again the seething fires
prove too strone for the bonds of at
tractive force which hold the star
together, and with one mighty up
heaval the vast globe is shattered
into fragments, blown into atoms,
veritably dissolved into thin air
Thousands Of years after this ex-
plosion the record of the catastrophe
reaches the earth and solitary
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

proper musical note-one Of the
sounds OF the scale. This Is most
interesting experiment and easily yeri-
fed by any one inclined to skepti-
cism.
1t is said that the ear can dlstin-
guish eleven octaves OF sound, but as
a rule those made BY quick. short vi
brations are more easily conveyed. For
instance. the whirr Of a locust makes
more distinct impression than the sigh
ing OF the wind through the trees. A
whirlwind in its approach Is noiselesss
It is only when II strikes some OBJ
stacIe that the volume OF sound be-
comes terrific to us. Then we receive
the secondary shorter waves from the
destruction OF this obstacle.
Tyndall says ali friction is rhythmic.
Flames are notoriously sensitive to
sound. They will bend and flicker, and
even respond with a leap Of quivering
light to a high shrill sound. This is
another interesting experiment. II we
use a glass tube with a small Jet OF
gas, by lowering or raising It 70 GER
tain points, we can cause II to shrek
out shrilly or 10 answer sympathetical-
~ 70 It's own keynote when sung or
spoil ~ BY the Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27
Many Made Idle by Trust
Case Point Shows One of the Great Evils in the Oper
alton of Industrial Combinations England
Village Wiped Out

One Of the great evils in operation
Of industrial combinations. from the
point Of view of the wage Garner,
Is their power to scatter a community
to the four winds or starve its peo-
pie into submission to the demands
of capital. It has been pointed out
that perhaps one man or a small
group Of men, by the mere act Of sign
ing an order to close up a plant. could
exercise a power of life or death
over thousands Of human beings.
Something akin to this happened in
the beautiful New England village Of
New Hartford, Conn. last August
and September, when the compare
lively large cotton duck mills Of that
place were ordered closed. Nearly
1000 persons Of the 1900 in the place
were compelled to leave the town.
Nearly a hundred houses we're board
ed up and rents we're offered free to
the mill hands who remained, for
soma men who had worked thirty,
forty, or even fifty years in the plant
were too old to get work elsewhere.
With the population cut almost in
half. the merchants Of the place
thought they saw ruin before them.
The pay rolls Of the mills had been
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27
SUFFERED roR HIS FAITH.
Incident Caused colored Brothers
Temporary FaIl from Grace.

Incident Caused colored Brothers
Temporary FAN from Grace.
At the recent anniversary dinner
of the Clover Club Of Philadelphia DR..
Edward Bedloe said:
"One winter night attended a
revival service that some colored
friends OF mine were holding in a
little church on South street The
church was crowded. The exhorting
and the singing was spirited. But all
Of a sudden the stoyepipe fell, and.
being hot. It began to burn hole in
the carpet. Brother Smith fastened
to the pipe but hesitated about pick
ing It up. The preacher from the
platform egged him on. 'Brudder
smith. what yo fraid Off he exclaim-
ed. Pick up dat pipe, Brudder Smith.
Doan be afraid. De Lord won't let
It burn yo'.
tn simid brother accordingly took
heart. He believed the preacher and
lifted the pipe with his bare hands.
But he dropped II again Immediately.
"De debbil he WON'T! he was
heard to mutter. as he FASTENED out
Of the church to get some salve FOR
his burn. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27
The Curiosities of Sound.
Everything Heard Can Be Placed lis Proper Musical
Note-Some Interesting Experiments Which VIII
Determine This Truth

u gery high OF mountainous regions
sounds become diminished in loudness
so that a conversation cannot be car
ried on IN an ordinary tone OF voice. In
mines or in a diving bell the reverse Of
this II the case Speech becomes SO
startling that II must be carried on in
whispers 70 be al all endurable to the
ear. Sounds OF an kinds become musl-
cal II the vibrations Of air are uniform
rand rapid enough says the Baltimore
American. II Is said that the puffs Of
Y an engine would make tremendous
organ peal OF music II they could be
made to attain the rapidity OF so or SO
a second
Everything In nature has its Key
note, as It were, and attuned to one
particular musical sound. This fact
can be very easily verified IN everyday
life Stand near an open piano and
speak in an ordinary tone; while
speaking you will suddenly hear a
string within reverberate 20 your
voice. The tick u watch. the sound
Of every human voice. the bark OF a
dog. the new Of a cat the noise OF a
wagon, the roll Of thunder. the fall OF
rain. the running Of water: In fact.
everything about us can easily be
placed BY an attentive ear on its
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

watcher in the old barony Of Bon
nington. in the year of grace 1901
sees a new star suddenly blaze out il
the midnight sky, to fade away only
as its predecessors had done. leav
ing, perchance, not trace in ths
sky to tell the spot where once {
world existed Among the millions
Of stars are to be found bodies in al
stages OF development. Some ar,
glowing with an intensity OF heal
and light far beyond our utmost con
ception; others are slowly cooling
down-already they are dull red ir
color; some are cold and dark anc
dead.
No telescope will ever perceive
these latter bodies and no Gamers
will detect them. We only know thai
they are there by their influence over
the light and motion Of bright stars
One Of the most interesting sections
Of the new astronomy deals with
these dead, dark stars, and, although
no eye has seen them. or ever vii
see them. still we are able to ascer
tain their size, weight and position
just as if they were in the zenith o.
their glory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27
a nENrlsr FoR cRocoplLEs.
zoo Should Get one to Amuse the
Children,

Zoo Should Get one to Amuse the
Children.
Il wish we had a crocodile ploveI
here. It would amuse the children
said john Lover, a keeper at the Zoo
What kind Of pird is a croco
dile ployer2" some one asked.
ITS the crocodile's dentist Lover
replied. IT keeps the crocodlles
mouth in good condition.
The crocodile, - he went on, lis
much annoyed by a parasitic insect
that enters his mouth and breeds
there. in crannies that be cant get
at. The plover feeds on his insect
and will go into a crocodiles mouth
fearlessly after it. The crocodile
seems to recognize instinctively that
the bird is his friend. He lets It hor
IN and out Of his mouth withoul
molestation. The children would be
much amused TO see such a sight. We
ought to get a crocodile plover BY al
means"
Crocodile plover. Humphl" re
marked a bystander in pointed
manner.-Ph Philadelphia Record.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27
A Strenuous Life.

Montgomery and Stone, who have
made such a hit in The Wizard oi
o." have had a long and varied ca
reer in variety. They have been in
separable for years, since they started
in together out in the boom mining
camps OF the far west.
"One of our engagements together"
says Dave Montgomery, was at
Butte, Mont, in the days when the
town was a rip-roaring mining camp.
full OF gambling houses and all-night
concert halls. We were playing at
variety house where the performance
began at 1880 each evening and last
ed until 6 O'Clock the next morning.
Our schedule was something like this
"At 1880 each evening we appeared
in the olio, each OF us sitting on u,
end That lasted for an hour and
half. Then We went on. one at a
time. and did specialties. Our special
ties came right after the conclusion
Of the olio. and when they were over
shortly after 10 o'clock we left the
theater and went back to the hotel
to bed About o'clock every morn
ing the call boy from the theater
would come around to the hotel and
pound on the door and call, Get up
It's almost time for the afterpiece'
And we would dress and 90 cn cYer
70 the theater At s O'Clock we'd
90 back to the hotel and to bed for the
rest Of the day"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

tunes or in other ways suffered the
yicissitudes Of time which come to SC
many
The act OF Incorporation, dated 1854
says that the object is ITO furnish re
lief to INDECENT merchants of Phlladel
phia. and especially those who are
aged and inhrm." and there is a com
mentary on the ironic whims of cir
aumstance in the fact that since that
time 5000, 900 has been paid out in ben
eats.
IN that first year seven merchants
we're aided. while in the year JUS
past forty-three benefciaries were OF
the roll and $4,000 was disbursed
Comparison Of these figures might at
ford matter for interesting speculation
Is the merchant Of to-day more reck
less than he Of half century ago, o.
is it that the number OF merchants
has increased, and. therefore. o.
course, the number OF unsuccessfu
merchants
More than 100000 is now in the in
vested fund of the organization, and il
is almost constantly receiving accre
tions, so that there is plenty len
wherewith to provide for the unfortu
nate plutocrats Of the future, If ths
supply Of unfortunate plutocrats holdi
out.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

Wilson Barrett is at work on an
adaptation Of David copperfeid. IN
which ne himself will play Ham Peg.
gotty.
Madame Yvette Guilbert has com.
menced a season at the Winter Gar
ten in Berlin. and is drawing large
audiences.
IT. Rostand. whose schemes are
much discussed BY the Partisan press.
is said TO be preparing for N. Cooue-
lin a new adaptation Of Goethes
Faust
Charles Richman. now playing in
The Unforeseen at the Empire.
New York. will leave the manage
ment OF Charles Frohman az tie close
Of the season, because Of the iaaar,s
inability to provide him with q SUITE
able play for starring purposes
Weber and Fields have engaged
Louis Mann as a member Of their
COMPANY for next seasor Mr.. alarn
is on tie read at present and win
join the Wehe ard Fields forces nnx.
September.