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Oxford Democrat., 1903-09-08
PROBATE NOTICES.

To all persons interested In either OF the estates
hereinafter named:
Ara Probate Court held at Rumford Falls, In
ami for the County of oxford. on the thirtt Tues
dsy OF Aug In the year of our Lord enc thousand
nine hundred and three, the following matter
having been presented for the action thereupon
hereinafter indicated, IL Is hereby ORDERED:
That notice thereof be given to all persons In
terysted, by causing a copy of this order to be
published three weeks successfully IN the OS-
ford Democrat, a newspaper publshed at south
Paris In said County, that they may appear at
Probate Court to be held at Paris. on the
third Tuesday Of Sept A. ID. 1903, at nine OF the
clock In the forenoon, aud be heard thereon W
they see cause:
GEO. l.. MELLEN late of Paris. deceased
will and petition for probate thereof presented
by JsmesS. Wrigh., the executor therein named.
EMMA NJ. SWIFT late of Paris, deceased; !;
petition for the appointment OF Chandler swift
or some other suitable person as administrator,
presented 10y Chandler Swift, wtdower.
FLORENCE f. NEWMAN, ward; petition
for license to sell and convey real estate pre-
senIed by Henry II. Luce, guardian.
HARRIET f. BLAKE late OF Dix1eld. de-
ceased, first account presented for allowance by
Henry T.. Smith. trustee.
SIMON s. STOwELL late of Paris, deceased; (;
final account presented for allowance, also peti-
ing In his hands, presented by James ). Wright,
administrator.
ADDISON f. HERRICK, Judge of said Court.
'''' wy ALBERT D. PARK, Register.
Oxford Democrat., 1903-09-08
frutn, ana lie strOve ~ revive ,ne~siint-
tered man withs words of glittcring

frutn, ana lie strOve ~ revive ,ue~siint-
tered man withs words Of glittering
cheer.
Just think Of It." he bawled above
the stunning uproar-"you're a made
man now! Think OF the Midway up
yonder! Think Of those great big
crowds streaming In from all America,
and you alive and the biggest thing OF
all, the biggest inducement In all the
bunch, the man who went over Mag
ara! No fake about this show, and
your managerw Thus he gabbled to
the m; n before him, and the other WAS
gabbling something about green girls
who swan In the water and tirned the
lights out when one fell off the world.
Meanwhile the solemn cataract above
thundered on increasingly. Indifferent
to US and our small tragedy. Once
Curley Bowers turned toward 1t and
exclaimed. with touch Of respect he
rarely showed. II guess 1t doesn't pay
to monkey much with you" | am dis
posed to agree with this opinion. for
indeed those giant things OF nature
would seem to have certain stern re-
sentfulness. and Niagara. like the Mat
terhorn. took vengeance on h"r con-
querors mt last.
But think Of that situation! He, B.
G.. Skitters, Of all the men on earth. Is
forced by the might OF ciicGm tanirs
to shake his head and deny knowl"d,;"
of q feat as to whose possibility the
world is arguing. He has tho pncu-
matte suit all ready for exhibition: he
has, il he could produce him. tie only
man alive who ever saw N!a@arl (: IN
a point on the middle Of the IIor 'e%ii3e
fall, yet the public waits in va;n. and
the harvest hours are passing.
Oxford Democrat., 1903-09-08
How Lincoln Won a Case.

Lincoln's greatest legal triumph was
the acquittal of an old ncighbor named
Duff Armstrong. who was charged
with murder.
Several witnesses testified that they
saw the accused commit the deed one
night about II o'clock. Lincoln at
tempted no cross examination except
to persuade them to reiterate their
statements and to explain that they
were able to see the act distinctly be-
cause Of the bright moonlight. by sew
eral Of the prosecuting witnesses he
proved the exact position and size OF
the moon at the time Of the murder.
The prosecution there rested, and Lin
coin, addressing the court and the jury,
announced that he had no defense to
submit except an almanac. which
would show that there was no moon
on that night. The state attorney
was paralyzed, but the court admitted
the almanac as competent testimony,
and every witness vas completely I'm
peached and convicted Of perjury. The
verdict was not guilty.-"rhe True
Abraham Lincoln"
Oxford Democrat., 1903-09-08
SPORTING FISH.
The Jacular II the sharpshooter OF
the Flnny Tribe.

Tho Jacular II the sharpshooter OF
the Flnny Tribe.
Certain fish have been termed sport
Ing because they shoot their prey with
great precision. The jacular fish OF
Java Is Of this sporting tribe.
Several Of these fish In the possession
Of q Javanese chief were placed In
small circular pond, from the center OF
which rose O pole upward OF two feet
IN height. Beetles were put on top OF
the pole on sharp pointed pieces OF
wood. The fish then came out OF their
holes and swan around the pond. One
of them came to the surface Of the wa
ter and rested there. After fixing his
eyes steadily on q beetle II discharged
q small quantity Of water from its
mouth with such force and precision as
to knock the beetle Off the twig into the
water. In an instant the beetle had
been swallowed.
After this another fish came up and
performed O similar feat and so the
sport continued until they had caught
all of the beetles. II fish failed to
bring down its prey the first shot It
swan around the pool till 1t came op-
posite the quarry and fred again. In
one instance q fish returned three
times to the attack before II secured Its
prey, but usually the fish were very
expert marksmen, bringing down the
beetle at the first shot.
The fish frequent the banks OF tho
rivers in search of food. When 1t spies
a fly on the plants that grow In shal.
low water, It swims to a distance OF
five or six feet from 1t and then. with
surprising dexterity, elects from Its
tubular mouth q single drop Of water.
Exchange.
Oxford Democrat., 1903-09-08
Opening of Boston Cattle Market.

The opening of the Brighton and
Watertown cattle markets again to the
trade, without restrictions, is hailed
with satisfaction throughout New Eng
land by all hands in any way connected
with the cattle industry. The restric-
ton on trade in stock, amounting in
effect almost to an embargo, in conse-
ouence of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth
disease, has been heavy blow to the
stock industry of the states affected by
the quarantine. 1t has borne especially
heavy on the state of Maine for the rea-
son that Boston market is, in the nature
of trade, almost the only outlet for
stock of all kinds raised, grown or fat
tened in the state and sold therefrom.
With the exception of the few fat steers
left over from the sales Of last season
movements in cattle in this state have
been almost at a standstill during all
the time Boston market has been closed
against them. Naturally there has been
an accumulation of cattle on the farms
that otherwise would have gone to the
market in exchange for needed money.
Fortunately there was plenty of hay to
carry this stock through the winter, and
enough of early summer pasturage to
keep them along. The cows paid we'll
for their keep and the heifers and steers
kept up their growing. So far as these
conditions continued farmers bore the
situation as best they were able. When
the parching drought was advancing in
to June, cutting off the pasture supply
of feed and every day destroying the
prospect of the hay harvest, farmers
could see possible crisis ahead, and
began to grow panicky over the situation
and ask what was going to be done with
all this stock on hand. 1t was for few
days a critical time. Fortunately, how
ever, the rains came, and now the quar-
antine is off and trade will resume its
wonted channels.
There has been no complaint on the
part of farmers over the damaging re-
strictions to trade occasioned by the
government quarantine. They have ac-
auiesced in the decision of the authori-
ties that the disease must be stamped
out at whatever cost, and that the
quicker it was done the less would be
the cost to the cattle industry and to the
people in the end.
Dul luc Oii tiauV ho'0 ASAe
their mark. In the one direction OF
money alone, to show the extent of its
bearing on the farmers of this state one
has only to look over for few weeks
the Boston cattle market reports in the
files of the Farmer to see that in the
time the quarantine has been on, the
loss to the cattle. trade of Maine has
mounted up to large sum. But this is
by no means all. Thousands of veals
that should have been raised to come
up into the places of mature cattle sold
off have gone to the slaughter and are
lost to the industry. Then furtherthan
these losses, it will take long time for
trade to get settled back into its former
channels of activity. 1t is feared that
in some respects it never will. OF this,
however, time alone can show. For the
present it is enough for congratulations
that disease so damaging to the stock
industry has been completely and so
promptly cleaned out, and that trade is
again at liberty to resume its needed
channels.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat., 1903-09-08
How the Dust.Mulch Acts.

When Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson was in Salt Lake City he told of
an incident in his personal experience
that perfectly illustrates the value Of a
dust-mulch in conserving soil moisture.
Mr.. Wilson said:
1--WE have invited the young women OF
the normal school in Washington to
come twice each week to the green
houses at the department of agriculture
to study plant life and soil physics.
During one of these visits happened to
drop into the greenhouse and was at
once besieged to explain what the young
woman of the class called mystery.
1.-TWO flower pots of equal size had
been filled with soil and weighed a few
days before this visit. The pots had
weighed exactly the same at the start,
but now one was two ounces heavier
than the other. The young woman
could not explain the discrepancy, and
appealed to me to enlighten them.
Upon examination l found the sur
face soil in one of the pots packed and
cracked open, while in the other pot
there was layer of fine dust covering
the surface. The lesson was not lost
upon the young woman, and they learn
ed then aud there that two ounces more
of water had escaped from the pot that
had not the dust surface than from the
one that had it."
Oxford Democrat., 1903-09-08
Animal Accidents.

Whales, elephants and eagles come at
the head of the table of creatures which
longest survive the Ills to which they
are heir, yet whale has been found
dead Of a dislocated jaw; an elephant
has died Of gangrene In one of its feet.
set up by a gunshot. In Scotch deer
forest not long ego stalking party
came across a magnificent golden en-
gle dead, caught in fox trap. He had
been caught by the center claw OF ono
foot and had died Of exhaustion In ut.
tempting to escape. BY his side were
two grouse and q partly eaten hare
which other eagles had brought to sus-
tain him in his fight for life. II rat
had been caught by his leg In trap ei-
ther he or his comrades would have
bitten off the imprisoned limb and re-
leased him. The poor despised toad Is
not built to stand physical violence.
but he would fatten on the imprison-
ment. Toads imprisoned In rocks for
years-no one knows how many-come
to light from time to time fat and well.
Unless microbes carried to them through
the pores Of the imprisoning rock have
been their fare II Is certain, according
to naturalists who ought to know, that
they have eaten nothing for an unthink.
able period,
Oxford Democrat., 1903-09-08
C0|lSu|llp pti0n

The only kind of consump-
ion to fear is neglected
consumption"
People are learning that con-
sumption is a durable disease.
1t is neglected consumption
that is so often incurable.
At the faintest suspicion of
consumption get a bottle OF
SCOTS Emulsion and begin
regular doses.
The use of SCOTS Emulsion
at once, has, in thousands of
cases, turned the balance in
favor of health.
Neglected consumption does
not exist where SCOTS Emul-
sion is.
Prompt use of Scott's Emul.
sion checks the disease while it
can be checked.
Send for ftss sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists,
<os4is Pearl Street, New Yosk
soc. and t,.oq III druusss.
Oxford Democrat., 1903-09-08
Organized Capital and Labor.
POSITION WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN BY
THE FARMERS OF THE COUNTRY.

At the meeting of the New York State
Grange recently, an address was given
by Nahum j. Bachelor, Governor OF
New Hampshire, in which he said:
1t is the duty of people engaged in
any industry to promote that industry
by all legitimate and honorable means.
The capitalists of the country have
recognized and acted upon this principle
in every industry in which capital is in
vested, and so far as combination for
economy of production is concerned,
there is nothing to be said against it;
but when combination of capital goes so
far as arbitrarily to fix prices and rob
the people, under the power given by
combination, it becomes an evil OF the
worst type. The organization and COM
bination of capital have forced the
organization of labor, and under exist
ing circumstances it is not only the priv
ilege but the duty of every laboring per-
son to become connected with the organ
izatiOn representing the industry In
which he is engaged. Nothing can be
said against labor unions, so far as they
are kept in their legitimate fields of
action, but when, under unwise leader
ship or ill advised action, they 60 so far
as to say to you and me whom we shall
employ and whom we shall not employ,
and prevent their own people from work
ing such hours and at such prices as
their ability and the support Of their
families allow and demand.
The farmers represent both capital
and labor in the ownership of farms
and in the operation of them, and it is
their duty, above all other things, to
organize for the protection of their capi-
tai and labor from any unjust demands
made by the organizations representing
those two great forces; and if they are
wise in the formation and promotion
of their organization they will make it
the power that will stand between the
greed of organized capital and the un-
just demands of organized labor, for the
protection of the people. No farmers
organization to-day is to be for moment
compared with the grange in its compre-
hensive scope and conservative tenden-
cies. These qualities will yield power
for good during the next decade hereto
fore unknown in American history.
Other speakers were Professor l.. IL.
Bailey, of the State Agricultural College,
Mt Ithaca, whose subject was "Agri-
culture in the Public School" and ex-
Congressman James Wood, of Mount
Kisco, who spoke on the canal problem.
Oxford Democrat., 1903-09-08

doubt had been street arab VINO
dreamed. a young man who picked up
a livelihood, as Curley said, doing odd
Jobs of work and the minor feats OF
daring. 1t was not the training to
make him refuse when Skitters came
with his glittering offers to fnd him
money and notoriety If he would pre-
tend to do the hugest feat Of all. West
erman was as much a piece Of drifting
wreckage in the current as though ne
had been drawn into the Niagara and
carried down to the brink from the city
up above, but the more that he watch
ed and studied the river the more did
the strange fascination Of 1t and the
longing to conquer it-and l cannot
help thinking also a certain deep hon.
esty of nature-preserve him from the
fakir's part. He and Skitters. on the
whole, were working at cross purposes
and with very different minds.
For Skltters in the meantime had
been making his arrangements for the
fraud with cheerful, tireless Industry.
Day after day had seen him down at
the scene Of action, taking measure
ments and fixing people," The pneu-
matte suit had indeed been sent sue
cessfully over the Canadian falls. Skit-
tiers. l believe, had persuaded certain
men upon that side that the same
thing would merely be done again this
day. Artful stage management and
the gift Of CAB would make 1t appear
that q ruan had been inside the suit
this time, and such, truly enough. was
the programme as Skitters planned 1t.
The one element to interfere, the In
fatuated daring Of man of the old
Germanic war breed, Skitters could not
estimate. "This kind Of thing needs a
head like mine to do It," said he when
he saw me come, and he mopped
streaming brow. "but it's all figured
ont now"
Oxford Democrat., 1903-09-08
Farmers, Race At County Fair.

The Orleans County (Vermont) Fair
association has arranged for q farmers
race and hitch-up at the fair in Barton
this fall. The former will be for purse
of $50, conditions the same as in other
races; open to trotters and PAGERS.
Only farmers owning or cultivating at
least 25 acres of land will be allowed to
compete in this race. The horse must
be driven by owner or his son. The
hitch-up race will be open to trotters or
PAGERS; purse S25, entry and DIVISION OF
purse as in other races; one-half mile
heats. best two in three. Purses amount
ing to S2275 have been offered for the
races and large number of special at
fractions have been secured. The div
ing horses will certainly prove draw
ing card. The horses dive from great
height into large lagoon which Will De
prepared in front of the grand stand.
Oxford Democrat., 1903-09-08

Curlcy approached and touched him
1--WE rolled It off'n the roof Of the
house." said he. with boy In 1t. and
1t didn't never hurt him."
THAT is pretty ingenious" said to
Skitters rs we came away, "but to drop
over Niagara falls in-do you think 1t
would ever work?"
Looks as though it might. anyway"
he musingly replied, "and that would
do Just as WELL" from which l guessed
that he had his own ideas.
Then we two got upon car and rode
down past Tonawanda and the open
country beyond. Presently we caught
sight of the river above Lasalle. with
Its waters moving onward quietly to
their doom. little restlessly perhaps,
but as Skitters had said. "Who would
ever guessY My companion viewed
this scene with complacency. and lis
tened to a dissertation from bis lips on
the utility Of Niagara.
Seems as though somebody would
have thought of 1t before" he ended.
81 wonder no one hasn't, and !
shouldn't wonder bit II they'd be do
ing 1t, following on my footsteps" He
glared around with an injured air.
This year there's big inducements to
do 1t. This isn't the year for small
fakes"
At Prospect point we found Curley
Bowers awaiting us. He was alone,
but explained that his friend was
across in Canada, looking at the river.
For myself lie had already begun to
seem almost myth, this singular be-
Ing who wanted to 60 over the falls.
We three crossed the bridge and
stopped to gaze upon the view. then
went on down the bank Of the Cana
dian side and saw there lonely figure
seated upon wet rock. staring fixedly
up at the cataract. Curley approached
and touched him. then. with graceful
wave Of his paw. said. LET me make
you gents acquainted" and did so.
Westerman was. rs l now remember
him, a short and very thickset young
man In whom tile life lay deep. He
appeared to be somewhat stOlid. yet at
| the same time interested me. The Gu
rious. absent look In his eyes impressed
me even then. and he had also an ex-
preston which IL. believe. character
istic Of those who love daring ventures
! II you have ever watched II man about
! to try. say. high dive you will know
what Westerman's constant manner
was. He spoke very little and mp
peared either sullen or shy. hut kept
turning his eyes toward the cataract
Oxford Democrat., 1903-09-08

One night a judge, military officer
and minister all applied for nights
lodging at an inn where there was but
one spare bed, and the landlord was
called upon to decide which had the
best claim out OF the three.
81 have lain fifteen years in the gar
rison at A." said the officer.
81 have sat as Judge twenty years at
R" said the judge.
with your leave, gentlemen. | have
stood for twenty-five years in the min
.stry at NJ" said the minister.
"That settles all dispute" said the
landlord. "You. Mr.. Captain. have lain
fifteen years; you. Mr.. Judge. have sat
twenty years. while this old gentleman
has been standing for the last twenty
five years, so he certainly has the best
claim to the bed."-Liverpool Gazette.
Oxford Democrat., 1903-09-08
NOTICE.

In the District Court OF the United States Tor the
District OF Maine In Bankruptcy.
In the matter OF
HIRAM CLARK. In Bankruptcy
OF Paris, Bankrupt.
To the creditors of Hiram Clsrk 10
,he County Of oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice Is hereby given that on the 2.nd dav OF
Anvnst A. d. 1903, the said Hiram Clark
was duly adjudicated bankrupt: and that the first
meeting of his creditors will be nelu al tne s
Cont House, In South Paris, on the 9Th
iay OF Sept, A. ID. 1893, at 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon. at which time the said
creditors may attend, prove their claims
appoint trustee, examine the -oankrup.,
and transact such other business as may
PROPERLY come before said meeting.
south Paris, August s+th, 1903.
GEO. A. WILSON,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
Oxford Democrat., 1903-09-08
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II II SkITTERS AND THE u =:
Il CllIC IT, By Mortimer 0. II
AIlN X Wilcox ~
X Copyright by Mortimer O. Wilcox '
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he K,nu oil HAMS on to the edge Of
our push. an he's sort Of queer fel-
Ter, always doin' things that others
won't, maxim long swims an dives,
you know, an jumpin' off'n elevators.
Well, one day he had some kind OF job
down at Niagara falls, an when 1t was
done he went over an looked ut the
place an asked questions about logs
that had went over. an Graham's par
rel an so forth. He's been down there
lots of times since to poke around,
whenever he had the car fare. an they
say that he'll set down over Table
rock an watch the water an think for
hours. He's Il sort Of queer feller.
He don't never say much, but I've
heard him say that with some kind OF
a rig. barrel or somethin', he'd try 1t
as sure us beans"
"Now. you listen to me-" said Skit-
ters impressively. 1--WE found the rig.
want you to get that fellow. and l
want you to bring him over to Black
Rock-here's the uddress-tomorrow at
2 p. M. I'll be there. and We'll look at
the machine toGether, and then we'll
60 down to Niagara falls and look over
the ground. You come along. too
added Skitters graciously to me. Its
a thing worth seeing"
But SOON other matters interviewed,
and Skitters and l were late to that
rendezvous. When we reached the
house mt Black Rock, Bowers and his
mysterious friend had come and gazed
and zone. They had seen the invention
and left word that we could find them
down at the falls. Gills, the inventor,
was a shambling, shy old man of about
sixty. with somewhat of cranky
glcam In his weak eyes He led the
way mystcriously around the house,
past the repair shop and to a little
wood shed in The rear. There he pulled
aside Il canvas. and we looked upon
his masterpiece. the labor Of his love.
1t will be easily understood that
cannot at the present time attempt TO
describe this apparatus very closely.
Everybody knows that 1t Is some kina
of a pneumatic suit. but In reality Gills'
much discussed invention looks rather
like huge cigar. and is an Intricate
contrivance Of rubber and steel springs.
A certain freedom and power of move
ment are allowed to the limbs, which
close in upon trunk of great rigidity'
and the headpiece looks not unlike a
divers helmet. Ignorant as / am CT
such things. it seemed to me even then
that person incased in this might en-
dure tremendous buffeting and fright
full shocks and possibly keep the breath
of life awhile amid whirling chaos.
The inventor was speaking and look.
ing at us with a childish. shy pride.
Oxford Democrat., 1903-09-08
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice tnat nc
has been duly appointed administrator OF the
estate Of
ABSER X. GIBBS, late of Porter,
In the County OF oxford, deceased, anu given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate of said deceased are
desired 20 present the same for settlement anu
ali Indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately. ~ ,,,,,s
August 18th. 1903. DWAhp 1'bno'