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Arizona republican., 1903-10-08
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MESA MOVES.-It was learned yes terday that the town council of Mesa appointed it's committee of three to confer with the Phoenix and Tempe. board of trade and board of govern ors committees respecting q freight road to the Tonto dam site. The names of the gentlemen appointed, however, were not learned.
 STILL BUSY-President Fowler is still busy with his desk work that ac- cumulated during his absence and is composed mainly of correspondence. Yesterday also witnessed a continua- ton of the mapping out of new work for the clerical force and further con- ferences respecting irrigation matters generally.
 RACE HORSES FOUND.-Jack Gib- son yesterday found his race horses. Beliadonna, Little Joe and the Ace of Clubs. in a pasture about six miles down the valley. Evidently they were not stolen but got out Of the pasture on Grand avenue some way and stray ed around till they were recognized and taken up. The weeps that follow ed their disappearance therefore are all G9od raw material wasted.
 LEFT FOR DAM SITf-Arthur P Davis left on last nights train for Globe and the Tonto dam site. to in spect the progress of preliminary oper- ations now being rapidly prosecuted. He may return to Phoenix in q week though it is likely he will have to go to New Mexico first to lock after the work going on there. in which event it will be several days longer before he returns. He is now making Phoe- nix his headquarters. however, and probably will for an indefinite time. He has secured a desk and other office necessities which have been placed in the rooms of the Water Users Associ- atiOn. Fred Mauk is also employed as stenographer and typewriter.
 NEW EXHIBITS. .LTwo new and pleasing exhibits were added to the board of trade collection yesterday One was quantity of cotton grown by Joe Bush on hi-h0me place in the Murphy addition. It shows the blos- soms, the green polls and the open bolls. Some of it was put in pickle and will probably find it's way to St Louis. This has never been advertised much as q cotton growing country but it should be borne in mind that every thing will grow here from Whiskers to fortunes. The other exhibit referred to is q collection of Indian baskets and a monster bow and arrows loaned to the board by G. w. Mardis. The bas kets are of Papago. MaTicopa and Apache Mohave maufacture. They are all baskets that have seen service and show what they were made for. Among them is a cooking basket of remark ably fine weave, and an Apache water bottle covered with pitch inside and outside.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-08
IN TUCSON.

Going in for the Kneipp cure in Tucson She walks out with bare feet. when the dew is on
 But the cacti ct cetera, Soon prompt her to get her a Special permit to put shoes on.
 Puck.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-08
SOMETHING TO BOOT.

Pawnbroker's chest swelled.e
 "Hortense is worth her weight in gold" he announced proudly.
 The count looked quite disappointed. Cant you make it radium 2" he anXiously inquired.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
An EARLY Norman Dinner.

An early Norman Dinner.
The Saxon dinner arrangements were
orderly compared with those Of the
early Normans., when the halls and
passages were frequently the scene Of
q free fight between the servants bring
ing In the food and the crowds Of hang
ers on endeavoring to snatch it from
them. This nuisance became at length
so intolerabe that ushers of the hall
and kitchen were established by King
William Rufus to protect not only the
cooks bringing -. the dinner, but the
guests arriving to partake Of it. Upon
the occasion of his great feast at West
muster 300 of these officers were on
duty. some to guard the visitors as
they ascended the steps and others to
defend the threatened dishes.
Such was the unciviiiZed state Of So
ciety at this period, but when later on
the marauders disappeared from the
great houses it became customary 10
carry in the dishes in procession, some
times preceded by music and headed
by the steward with his wand of office.
1t was the duty of an ''asseeur' or
placer to arrange them upon the table:
the ewers and napkins with which To
perform their ablutions We're present
ed to the guests by the esquires and
pages. willie it fell to the lot of the al
mOner to say grace.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
They dug us out, and slammed It to

They dug us out, and slammed 1t tt
old IS for dear life. l knew passenger
train 10 was somewhere behind me
and l wanted to get by the only switch
there was between me and home with
out sidetracking for her. I got by it all
right, and while bucking little pile OF
snow that had fallen on the track
since the plow passed she came up and
coupled to our caboOse.
We went in the rest Of the way fly.
Ing. 1t was thirty hours after Christ
mas dinner time when we stepped of
her at the ash track, but told Harry
to come ON up to the house and wed
pick the bones anyway.
When we turned the corner, there
was the house all lit up, and as we
stamped the snow off our feet in the
entry the dining room door flew open
and mother and Katie, who had be-
come as thick as thieves, and little Bob
shouted a chorus Of merry Christmases
ut us.
The table. whose snowy linen con.
trasted sadly with our begrimed over
clothes, was pulled out full length in
the middle Of the floor. In its center,
his drumsticks held defiantly aloft. lay
the great brown turkey, with not a
brack in his glossy skin. He was sup
ported on one side by massive dome
of mashed potatoes, whose generous
white eXpanse was mottled here and
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Progress I'm Dairying.

Ex-Governor Hoard states in his Dairy
man it has been twelve years since he
first gave an address upon dairy ques-
tions in Maine. And he goes on to say
that ''the progress in good dairy Judg-
ment and sound practice in the Pine
Tree state since that time has been very
marked. There is no state in the Union
where advanced dairy thought and
education will bring better returns than
in Maine, for her farmers are a brainy
lot of men, even though at times they
are little conservative"
Thanks for the compliment from our
contemporary beyond the Mississippi.
No doubt his good work with us was
substantial aid in giving an impetus to
the dairy progress we have since been
making. And the end is not yet. Our
good friend and well wisher will be glad
to learn that we have now just launched
good strong State Dairy Association on
to the field of active dairy effort which
our ''brainy men" intend shall be a
power in pushing on the progress he
aided in starting, and If little "conser-
vative," it will prevent our stumbling
over errors.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Foot and Mouth Disease.

The Vermont station has sent out g
statement in regard to the foot ano
mouth disease. which is now causing
so much alarm in New England. From
this it appears that the beginning OF
the disease Is marked by dullness
shivering and loss Of appetite. followed
by high fever. Blisters appear in anc
around the mouth. which in time burst
A yellowlsh. ropy, blood stained saliva
oozes from the mouth, which ulcerates
and becomes so raw and sore as tc
cause the animal great suffering. More
or less liberation or soreness of the ud
der and teats may occur. The milS
flow generally stops early In the at
tack. When the feet are attacked. the
animal moves them uneasily about
When the fever subsidies, the affected
parts peel off. The attack lasts about
two weeks and does not give immunity
as animals may have four or five at
tacks in the course Of the year.
Other authorities add that. while the
disease seldom proves fatal, the after
effects are lasting and serious. and
sheep and swine suffer more acutely
from 1t than cattle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24

There has never been prepared at
any feast bigger bowl of punch than
that which was brewed by the Right
Hon. Edward Russell when he was
captain general and commander In
chief of the forces I'm the Mediterra-
mean seas. 1t was made in fountain
I'm garden in the middle Of four
walks, all covered overhead with
lemon and orange trees. In every walk
there was a table the whole length OF
It. and on every table was cold COLA
ton. In the huge fountains were the
following ingredients: Four hogsheads
of brandy, eight hogsheads OF water,
25. 900 lemons, twenty gallons Of lime
Juice, 1.3OO pounds of fine Lisbon
sugar. five pounds Of grated nutmcgs,
300 toasted biscuits and pipe Of dry
mountain Malaga.
Over the fountain was placed great
canopy, while In the midst of this lake
of liquor there sailed a little sailor boy
who filled the cups and replenished the
glasses of all those who had a desire
to drink. More than 6.000 men put In
an appearance at this feast-London
Tit-Bits
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24

there by little dabs Of delicious golden
butter. Delicate, feathery fronds OF
celery nodded jovially to the fat glass
dish Of cranberry sauce. while delicious
odors Of coffee and plum pudding were
waited through the open door from the
kitchen.
What a sight for tired and hungry
railroaders!
I'VE waited for you. pa! Pa. we
waited for you" shouted boisterous
Bob. and so they had. Katie had worn
a path through the snow to the switch
tower and had timed our arrival home
to the minute.
/ noticed after that. during the win
ter, Harry had way Of hanging out
Of the gangway as we approached Bel.
knap's, so | made 1t my business to
blow a crossing signal there, and as |
peered slyly from under the peak OF
my cap | would see girlish figure
wave white cloth from the back
piazza. Harry was promoted the fol.
lowing spring, and the next Christmas
Katie and | and Bob stretched out our
toes under the hospitable mahogany Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mervin.
Yes; as | look back at II now | think.
take It all In all, 1t was the very merri-
est Christmas ever spent, and know
Sue and Harry do.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
The Feet OF ChameleOns.

Chameleons. as no doubt readers are
aware, all belong to the old world, and
particularly to Africa. In their tongue,
their feet and their eyes they differ re-
markably from other lizards. Their
feet. though possessing five toes, are
divided into two grasping groups, look
Ing like hand in mittens. and only by
close examination you perceive the
presence of the two or the three oppos'
Ing respectively. but so close together
us to appear like one broad one.
On the padded soles or palms OF
these grasping limbs you can feel ana
see the small-may one say-palpi'
which enable them to grasp so nrmly
that 1t is difficult to detach n chameleon
from its foot I'D. These clinging feet,
together with their prehensile tail, en-
able them to sustain themselves on the
branches in the strongest gale.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Paving n Call In China.

A Chinese bride called upon foreign
lady. says missionary. On entering
the room she deliberately turned her
back upon her hostess and made an
elaborate obeisance. OF course the for
eign lady was amazed and annoyed
but she found out the reason or the
strange proceeding afterward. The
brides conduct had cOnformcd to {
nese etiquette.
She had performed her obeisance, her
k'o-t-ou, to the north because that Is
the direction of the royal abode. II the
foreign lady was so ignorant as to
stand on the south side Of the room.
that was not the brides concern. She
knew, if her hostess did not, In what
direction to bow her head.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24

still raging with undiminished fury,
the sandlike snow continuing its end
less horizontal drive.
Seventeen would be due in half an
hour. There wasn't time to get to the
next siding ahead of her. but there
was cross over switch mile ahead
where decided to back over and let
her pass My flag. the head brakeman.
had gone bs * to the caboose. a trip
over the top Of that train that | would
not have taken for controlling in
terest in the road. commenced
whistling for the switch as soon as
| got to it. Ten minutes after II
was due Davis emerged from the
whirling SHOW, seeking information.
His faculties seemed to have become
benumbed. | had to go into all the
details before he could understand
that wanted to carry the brakeman
out ahead to protect us when crossed
over.
carried the man out half a mile,
gave him q bucket of fire and told him
to burn fence rails or anything he
could get hold of to keep himself
warm. but under no circumstances to
desert his post until called In.
After q lot more whistling. fuming
and fussing l got the train backed
over, and we closed the cab tight and
ate our lunches. While gnawing at
the kiln dr.ed boarding house sand
wiches and laughing at Harry's non
sense about white or dark meat II
came putting along, almost noiselessly,
like a polar bear towing a string OF
icebergs.
I had lost nearly gauge OF water
through the leaky flues while lying
there. A broomstick inspection showed
less than six inches IN the tank, ana
the nearest water plug was five miles
away. Again / worked the whistle
cord. After awhile Davis came ahead.
He was muffied up In all the old rags
the caboose lockers could furnish ana
was a perambulating mountain OF
snow and Ice He was mad at last, as
mad as had been all night.
"Gosh almighty" he roared. so loud
that I heard him above the noise OF
the gale. Couldn't the fireman get
down an open the switch 'thout calm
man all the way up from the hind
end? Mebbe you think it's fun to
waller round In this snow"
I told him to cut the engine of and
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Fattening Cattle.
PRACTICAL WORK AND EXPERIMENTS AT
MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

A carload of two year old high grade
steers fed by the experiment station at
the university, averaging l466 pounds,
sold in Chicago last week at S6.S5, which
was more than 81 above the top of the
market for that day, and is the record
price for cattle in any market this year.
These cattle were purchased for the
fancy New York trade. The leading live
stock paper of Chicago referred to this
sale as follows:
standing up like the Eiffel tower
above other sales to-day was one of a load
of 10 prize Hereford steers averaging
l466 pounds, which sold at S6.S5. Ii
was an exceptional load of cattle and the
best seen here since the fat stock show.
They were fed by the experiment station
at Columbia, Missouri, under the super
vision OF Dean Ii. j. Waters. The load
attracted considerable attention for being
so far superior to anything else on the
market
These steers were purchased in the
vicinity of Columbia at cost of S4.1O
for the feeding experiments conducted
at the station, in which the feeding value
of cottonseed meal, linseed meal, and
bran, in combination with corn, was
compared with corn alone, on bluegrass
pasture. They have been on full feed
since July lst. These cattle were also
used by the students in the stock judging
exercise required of the students in the
agricultural college, and were used to
impress upon these young men the i'm
pOrtance of handling only high grade
stock.
Four of the best steers in the original
bunch purchased by the station were
taken out last spring to go with load
of show cattle that won at the interna-
tional fat stock show at Chicago this
fall. These steers were considered by
all authorities to be the best and to be
carrying the finest finish of any animals
that have been on the market since the
fat stock show, and were considered by
some to have been capable of winning in
that contest
The station now has so high grade
calves with which it is comparing the
influence of age upon the cost of beef.
0ne-third of these calves will be mar
keted next fall as yearlings, another
third the following fall as two year olds,
and the third bunch will be carried until
they are three years old, acareful record
being kept of all the food consumed
during the progress of the experiment.
The United States government is CO.
operating with the station in conducting
this experiment, and has special officer
located here to collect the data and re-
port the results to the government
New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
By HERBERT E. HAMBuN

20 the next siding, four miles away.
had two more cars than the siding
would hold. l backed them all in hard
against the stop block. Then l cut the
two head cars off, pulled them out of
the switch and backed down the main
track with them until the engine was
behind the two head cars in the siding
I bad the brakeman cut these two off,
and stocked" them out on the main
track ahead Of the engine. l ran ahead
were over the switch. backed them
in on the siding. leaving the other two
out on the main track. Then l came
out with the engine and went back
after the rest Of the train.
l had four mile back up in the
teeth of the blizzard. | couldn't see a
thing and never knew where was.
didn't dare so fast. for l expected ev-
cry minute to lat the train, and could
not force myself to go slow enough to
stop without punching hole in news
paper. Snow and coal dust swirsed up
under the foot of the curtain, binding
us, and the boiler might have been an
ice cream freezer for all of its effect on
the temperature. | tried to invent a
suitable reward for the yardmaster at
Tabor's for not giving me shove, only
to remember that engineers seldom
have chance to get square.
The crew had tied red lamp to the
brake rod of the head car and gone
back to the caboose. Long before got
back the lamp was transformed into a
miniature iceberg, but didn't happen
to hit hard enough to smash anything
We found the drawhead of the other
car hanging to this one by the link and
pin. We got it up in the tender after
awhile and coupled it. called the
flag, and Davis, nearly frozen, climbed
aboard. He said there was no flag out,
the tail lights being in plain sight from
the yard, and he commenced to criticise
my solution Of the recent difficulty, say
ing l should have backed the whole
train down into the yard and demand
ed the services of a pusher. There
may be q time for all things, but that
didn't seem to me to be the time to lis
ten to switch shanty railroading, so
shut him and drove him back to his
doghouse BY the time they got the
drawhead back into its place in the
car and we got away from the siding
we had been four hours coming a little
over four miles-a magnificent begin
ming truly.
"Our turkey II be cold, Alec" Harry
remarked jokingly after we had start
ed again.
Frozen" replied slowly.
l couldn't get them going over twelve
miles an hour, and from that we ran
down to about the speed Of a slow
walk. She didn't steam very freely,
which was to be expected. The wealth
er would have chilled boiler jacketed
with foot of asbestus. She kept call
ing for more water SO | was not sur
prised when while oiling discovered
her hues to be leaking badly After
that l never passed a water plug, and
the plump vision Of my Christmas tur-
key faded in inverse geometrical ratio
to my progress
Daylight showed us white Christ
mas with vengeance. The storm was
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Hood Farm Lininaent
For Man and Beast.

The unequalled external remedy fol
sprains, swellings, lameness, infamma'
tions, and all aches and pains where
soothing, stimulating and Strengthening
liniment is required.
Best Wash for Race or Work Horses
is made by putting two tabiespooniuls
Hood Farm Liniment In quart OF water
Keeps horses sleek and glossy.
"A first class liniment." c. M. WINCH
Barre, VT.
"Best all round liriment I ever used.
C. T. McNALLY, Groveton, N. h.
BEST on the market for taking soreness
out of horses" C. H. GORDON, trainer fol
Hon. Warren r. Daniel, Franklin, n. h
L. BLHKELY, 343 Winthrop ST., Medford
Mass, farmer for Gen. s. G. Lawrence.
Prices, 25c., 5Oc., 81 and 81. Gallon 81
For sale by F. A. SHuRrLEFF d Co., Soutf
Paris, Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
ConSu|llp lpti0n

Salt pork is a famous old
fashioned remedy for con-
sumption. "Eat plenty of
pork" was the advice to the
consumptive 50 and 100
years ago.
Salt pork is good if a man
can stomach it. The idea
behind it is that fat is the
food the consumptive needs
most.
Scott sEmulsionist sthemod-
ern method of feeding fat to
the consumptive. Pork is too
rough for sensitive stomachs.
SCOttS Emulsion is the most
refined of fats, especially
prepared for easy digestion.
Feeding him fat in this
way, which is often the only
way, is half the battle, but
SCOTS Emulsion does more
than that. There is some
thing about the combination
of cod liver oil and hypophos-
phites in SCOTS Emulsion
that puts new life into the
weak parts and has a special
action on the diseased lungs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Rolled Oysters.

In Social Life In the Reign OF Queen
Anne" Swift writes to Stella, LORD
Masham made me go home with him to
eat boiled oysters" and then he oblig-
ingly adds the recipe: Take oysters.
wash them clean; that is, wash their
shells clean; then put your oysters In
an earthen pot, with their hollow side
down; then put this pot. covered, into
a great kettle Of water and let 1t boil.
Your oysters are then boiled In their
own liquor and do not mix with wa
farv
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
RaDhael's "Paul."

While Raphael was engaged in paint
Ing his celebrated frescoes he was WIS.,
tied by two churchmen, who began to
criticise his work without understand
Ing it. "The APOSTLE Paul has too red
face" said one. "He bushes even
In heaven to see what hands the church
has fallen into" replied the indignant
Daintpr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Learned to Cipher.

Aunty-So this was your first term at
school? What did you learn!
Little Girl learned how to cipher.
Aunty-You learned arithmetic?
Little Girl-NO'm. | learned how to
write cipher notes to little boys wot no.
body else could read. A little girl
taught me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Hoods JarsdpdriAa
and Pills

Remove all humors, overcome all
their effects, strengthen, tone and
invigorate the whole system.
II had salt rheum on my hands 30 that l
could not work. took Hoods sarsaparilla
and 1t drove out the humor. continued
its use till the sores disappeared" MES.
Ia o. BROWN. Rumford Falls, Ne.
Hoods sarsaparilIa promises 70
cure and Keeps the promloos
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Times ChanRes.

Father (meditating on times changes)
All, yes, the fashion Of this world
passeth away.
Daughter-Indeed it does, papa. I
shall want a new hat next week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
News and Notes.

Agricultural education" represents
one Of the great interests of the pres
ent
Alcohol from the Jerusalem arti'
choke Is the latest suggestion.
The first of It's kind in America ant
perhaps in the world Is the new Coun
ty School Of Agriculture in Dunn coun
ty, Wis.
The farmers of this country owr
about 5OO,OOO.OOO acres of woodland
ten times the acreage of an the fedora
forest reserves. Most of 1t consists Of
small wood lots from which the own
ers derive their timber supplies fol
farm purposes.
The practice Of sterilizing the sol
with steam for greenhouse or colo
frame work Is coming more and more
in vogue with large market gardeners
according to Farm and Fireside.
Kalamazoo is now reported famous
center Of the peppermint oil industry.
A German bOtanist has aScertained
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
A Source OF Revenue stopped.

A Source Of Revenue stopped.
"How many quarters did you receive
last Sunday night, HarryT
-Four"
81 thought you had five sistersT
"Yes'm. but one is engaged" d."-Town
md Country.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-02-24
Reyeraed.

What sort of man is my husbandl
Well, before we were married he
wouldn't leave the house before mid
night, and since he never enters it be-
fore."-Journal Amusant