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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05
Notes Upon the Angora Goat.

For three years the Maine Agricult-
ural Experiment Station has been ex-
perimenting with the Angora goat and
sums up it's experience as follows:
Angora goats are quite hardy and
thrifty and can be kept with the same
winter care that sheep demand. 1t
takes about $50 pounds of hay to W nter
one goat With plenty of young wood
land or brushy pasture there will be no
food cost in summering them.
They are effective in clearing up un-
derbrush i'm woodland covered with
birch or evergreen. They will likely
DESTROY other varieties except very large
trees. They will clear out bushes and
waste growth in pastures, in preference
even to grasses.
Ordinary fencing will not hold them.
A fine mesh wire fence of such height
that they cannot rest the front feet up
on will hold them, even in small areas.
They do not Jump, but are good climbers.
The flesh has flavor between that of
lamb and venison. The carcasses are
small and there is no market in the East
for the flesh. The fleece is called mo-
hair, and that from crosses brings a
somewhat higher price than WOOL. Inc
purer the breeding the better the mo-
hair is and the heavier the clipping.
Three pounds per animal is about all
that can be expected from clipping
from seven-eighths bred goats.
They are very dOcile and intelligent
and make excellent pets. Their bush
eating proclivities would make them a
nuisance among decorative shrubs. The
Station does not recommend them for
most Maine farms.
The bulletin (9S) in which these notes
are given can be had free by addressing of
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station,
Orono, Maine. The u. 5. Department
of Agriculture has published Farmers
Bulletin (No. 1877 on the Angora goat
which can be obtained free of cost by
any one from their Congressman.
CHAs. ID. WoODS, Director.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05
British Local Nfcknames.

The residents of the English counties
have nicknames the meaning ana orl-
Gin of which are not always obvious.
WHY the inhabitants Of Liverpool
should be called "Dcky Sans" is not
very clear. But nearly all the counties
have tleir distinctive nicknames. The
Glaswegians are "Keelies.' the Lam
cashire men are Tim B0bbins,' while
the Lincolnshire folk have long been
called yellow Bellies after the frogs
which once abounded there. Yorkshire
men. again, are everywhere "Tykes.' a
nickname the etymOlogy OF which is
not easy to trace. The inhabitants OF
Suffolk are designated "Dumplings,
those of Kent Hogs" and the Isle or
Wight people Calves
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05
NUMBER ID.

r2vpn-r. ti.is f.:i.,y OF creating Il new
yiiia.r. anly ;.n oa;con:e Of some SOCK
arising CT, of tie disaster itself. when
he had long since forgotten!
He was looking from the window.
"Coom," he said. I've are near der
blace. will show 1t to you" He rose
and passed out to the rear platform.
We were i'm the rear car, and new
panorama Of the lake and mountains
dashed upon us at every curve OF the
line. followed him. Presently he
pointed to what appeared to be sheer
wall of rock and stunted vegetation,
towering 1000 or 5000 feet above US,
which started out Of a gorge we were
passing. "Dere il vos," he said I saw the
vast stretch OF rock face rising upward
and onward, but nothing else-no de-
brs 10 ruins, not even swelling or
rounding Of the mountain flank over
that awful tomb. Yet, stay! AS we
dashed along the gorge and the face
of the mountain shifted, high up, the
sky line was slightly broken as il few
inches, mere handful, Of the crest was
crumbled away. And then-bOth gorge
and mountain vanished.
was still embarrassed and uneasy
and knew not what TO say to this man
at my side, whose hopes and ambition
had been as quickly Overthrown and
buried and whose life dream had as
quickly vanished. But he himself, TAX
ing his pipe from his lips. broke the
silence.
IL vos a narrow esgabe"
what was?'
Ivy, dis dings. If | had stayed in my
fader's house would haf been det for
goot and perried too. Sometimes dose
dinGs cooms oudt apout right, don't
ltp
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05
Young Plants

Every farmer knows that
some plants grow better than
others. Soil may be the same
md 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
md 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
# food, but because the food
loes not feed.
SCOTS Emulsion reallyfeeds
md gives the child growing
,trength.
Whatever the cause of weak
ness and failure to grow.
SCOTS Emulsion seems TO find
it and set the matter right.
Send for free sample.
SOC and ti.oo all druggists.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05

up SO tar. 1t Is no g0Ot until | VII
tunnel make or de grade lefel. Dert
vOs mine fader's house; dere vOs del
church, der schooll.ouse; dot vos de-
burgomaster's house." he went on
pointing to the respective plats in thi.
odd curving parallelogram Of the noun
tain shelf 80 vos the fllage when ]
leave him on the fiftht of March. eight
cen hoondred and feefty. Now yol
shall see him shoOst as Will make him
ven | 20 back" He took up another
plan, beautifully drawn and coloret
and evidently done by professional.
hand. 1t was practical yet almos'
fairylike transformation Of the SAME
,spot. The narrow mountain shelf wa.
widened by excavation, and a boule
ward stretched on either side. A great
hotel, not unlike the one In which We
sat, stood I'm an open terrace, with gar
dens and fountains-the site OF hi,
fathers house. Blocks Of pretty dwell
ings, shops and cafes filed the inter
mediate space. laid down the paper.
"How long have you had this idea!
"Efer since | left dere, fifteen years
ago"
But your father and mother may oe
dead by this timeT
80, But dere will be odders. Ano
der blace-it will remain"
But all this will cost fortune, anC
you are not sure
II know shoost vot it will gost, to
cend."
"And You think you can AFFORD u
carry out your idea|
II will affort it, Ven you shall make
some moneys and go to Europe yoL
shall see. will infite you dere first
Now COON and look der house around.
| did not make ''sOme moneys bu'
| did 20 10 Europe. Three years after
this last interview with RuCtli | was
coming from Interlaken to Bcrne by
rail. had not heard from him. ana
had forgotten the name Of his village
but as locked up from the paper
was reading suddenly recognized hin
in the farther end Of the same com
partment ! occupied. His recognition
Of me was evidently as sudden anc
unexpected to himself. After our frs
hand grasp and greeting | said:
"And how about our new village|
"Dere Is no fillage."
what? Have you given up the
idea?"
"Yes. There is no tillage. olt oi
new"
aI f1nn'f updersta nd "
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05
PRORATE NOTICES.

r0 qu pers0ps interested In either of the Estate ,
rereinafter named
for the County of oxford, on the third Tuesday OF
March, I'm the year OF our LORI one thOusanu
nine hundred and four. The tonowtog matte, nnat'er
having been presented for the action thereupOh
Hcreinafter indicated IL Is hereby ORDERED
That notice thereof be given TO ali persons ih-
tgr.-ted by causing a copy OF this Order 10 oe
published three weeks successNely IN lhS IN, IN
fIr,I Democrat a newspaper published at >outh
Paris, in said County, that they may appear at
prolate Court 60 be held AT said Paris, on
the third Tuesday of April n. ID, 1904, al .
of tine clock In the forenoon, anu Oe heaEu 'NSiS
on NJ they see cause.
OLIVER CURTIS, late OF Paris, deceased
will and petition for probate thereon presepteV
los Ellen NJ Curtis, the eNecutrlN therein named'
SARAH f. TUTTLE. late of Buckaeld, de:
,.ca-,.i. will and petition for probate thereOt
presented by VIM W. Tuitle, the executor there.
iu named.
LYMAN X MARTIN, late of GREENWOOD. dc
ceased; petition for the appointment OF James :
Wright or some other su table person aS aUhiu
i-tratOr presented 10y Charles ii, hartlh' son
and heir.
JnHN ID. DFCOSTER, late of Hartford, de
reaae,I. petition that Virgil Z. DeCoster or some
other 81 table person b. appointed a. aiminlS-
traitor of his estate pr sented by James T. lrish'
guardian.
ELIZABETH b &. KEENE. late of Hartford,
UIp.p8 -tf pgtitOn that Henry 4. hlckeF OF Soiie
other suitable person be appointed as admins
TRAITOR presented by Harriet +. Kicker, heir al
law
RISPAH 2. wADSw ORTIZ, late OF Hiram,
deceased. first and dual account presented Tor
allowance by Peleg T. Wadsworth' admins
TRAITOR.
STEPHEN ID. HUTCHINSON, late OF Paris,
deceased, first account presented for allowance
by sumner +. Newell, administrator Ge Oohis
non etc.
CHARLES +. DAY, late of Hiram, deceased
petition for license 20 sell and convey real estate
presented by Llewelyn A. Wadsworth' a'hlin'
istratOr.
CYNTHIA r. ATKINS. late OF Peru, de-
ceased. petition for order to distrib te ba ance
remaining In his hands presented by JOhn H.
Trask, administrator.
ARTHUR L. NEWMAN, of DiNfleld, ward
final account presented for allowance by Henry
IL. Luce, guardian.
HORACE ID. NEWMAN et ais. of DiNneld
wards; fourth account a eel for allowance by
Henry n. Luce, guardian
HENRY NEWMAN, of Dixield, warli
final account d'ed for allowance by Henry h
Luce guardian.
ADDISON +. HERRlCk,
Judge of said Court.
a true cOpy-AtteSt;-
ALBERT ID. PARK, Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05
wellington ON Napoleon.

Wellington's judgments Of men and
history are singularly just and correct.
He used few words and never fenced
his meaning about with qualifications.
When Lord Ellesmere mentioned GER
tain writer's low opinion Of Napoleon
the duke replied: Napoleon was the
first man of his day on field of battle
and with French troops. | confne my
self to that. His policy was mere bully
ing. and. military matters apart. he was
a Jonathan Wild."-London Review.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05
Wheat Acreage in the Northwest.

At this time the probabilities favor
an increase this year in the northwest
wheat acreage. Farmers in all parts
of the northwest are arranging for a
larger sowing of wheat, due in part to
the price, which is an incentive, and
also to the fact that some diversified
tion is desirable from coarse grains
which have been sown largely for two
or three years.
The estimates are that the flax acre,
age will be decreased from one-fourth
10 one-half. In some sections the bar
ley acreage will be increased. Weather
conditions will have great influence iu
the acreage, because no matter what
farmers may decide on for policy al
this time, they may be forced to change
plans when seeding begins. With
favorable spring, however, a larger
wheat acreage seems to be assured
New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05
The Fretful Poreupine.

In the woods Of Keewaydin there
once roamed very discontented por'
cupine. He was forever fretting. He
complained that everything was wrong.
till It was perfectly scandalous, and
the Great Spirit, getting tired OF his
grumbling, said:
"You and the world have made
don't seem to fit. One or the other
must be wrong 1t Is easier to change
you. You don't like the trees. you are
unhappy on the ground and think ev'
erything is upside down, so I'll turn you
inside out and put you In the water"
This was the origin Of the shad.-
Ernest Thompson Seton In Century.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05

"You do not oonderstand." he said
forgivingly. Some days shall dell
to you it. 1t is a story. You shall make
it yourselluf for dose babers dot you
write. 1t is not pretty perhaps. amt
It? But it Is droo. And der endt is not
yet"
Only that Ruetli never joked. except
In ponderous fashion with many in
volved sentences, l should have thought
he was taking a good humored rise out
IF me. But it was not funny. | am
afraid | dismissed 1t from my mind as
revelation of something weak and
puerile. quite Inconsistent with his
practical common sense and strong SIM
plicity. and wished he had not alluded
to it. never asked him to tell me the
story. 1t was a year later, and only
when no had invited me to come to the
opening of IL new hotel erected by him
at mountain spa Of great resort. that
hp himself alluded to it.
The hotel was wonderful affair
even for those days. and Ruetlfs out
lay of capital convinced me that by
this tine he must have made the
"m0och money" he coveted. Something
of this was in my mind when we sat
by the window of his handsomely fur
nished private office overlooking the
pines Of a California canyon. | asked
him If the scenery was like Switzer-
land.
Zach, no!' he replied. But vii
puild a hotel shoost like dis dare"
"Is that part Of your revenge"
asked, with laugh.
"Ah, so-a bart"
felt relieved. A revenge so prac
teal did not seem very malicious o.
idiotic. After pause he pulled con
templatively at his pipe and then said
81 dell you Something's Of dot stor!
now"
He began. | should like to tell 1t II
his own particular English, mixed will
American slang, but it would not con
vey the simplicity Of the narrator. HI
was the son of a large family that hat
lived for centuries in one of the highes
villages in the Bernese Oberland. H
attained his size and strength early
but had a singular distaste for th'
rough regular work on the farm, al
though he was great climber ant
mountaineer. He had an insatiabl
love and curious knowledge Of plant
and flowers and knew the haunts o
edelweiss, Alpine rose and blue gen
tian and had brought home rare ant
unknown blossoms from under the ic.
lips of glaciers. But, as he did thi
when his time was supposed to be oc
cupied in looking after the cows in tn
higher pastures and making cheeses
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05

From that time Ruetli and ! became
firm friends, and long after | had no
further need of his services In the re-
captured house | often found myself
I'm the little tea arbor of his prosperous
nursery He was frugal. sober and in
dustrious. Small wonder that In that
growing town he wax ID rich and pres
emily opened Il restaurant in the main
street. connected with his market gar
den. which became famous. His rela-
tiOnS 10 lup never changed with his
changed fortunes. He was always the
staple mar.:rt gardener and florist who
bad aided my first housekeeping and
stood Ey me in an hour nf need.
or all things regarding himself he
WAS Sinyularly rrticent. ] do not think
/" had any conii,antS or intimates.
ven among; his own coiIntrymen. whom
/ D.ieved 10 bc German. But one day
hc qri;c accidentally admitted he was
Swiss. :, y youthful admirer Of the
race | WAS Delighted and told him so,
VI u ltIt' t.'l tIdk
could not u;iitp understand his iEde.
pendrncc. Wit his devoted adherence
to anothcr's cause. He smiled sadly
and astoIishcd me- by saying that lie
had not heard from Switzerland since
he left. six years ago He did not want
to hear anything. He even avoided his
countrymcS lest he should was con-
founded.
But" eaid. surely you have
longing to return to your country. All
Swiss have. You will so back some day
just to breathe the air Of your native
mountains"
IL Shall 20 back some days" said
Ruetli. "after | have made mooch,
mooch money, but not for dot air."
What for. then?"
"For revcnge-to get efen."
Surprised and for moment dismay-
ed. as was. could not help laughing.
Ructli and revenge. Impossible! And,
TO make it more absurd. he was still
smoking gently and regarding me with
soft. comp!acent eyes. So unchanged
were his face and manner that he might
have told Inc he was going back to be
married.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05
How Long Should a Cow Go Dryp

G.. w. B., Mount Jewett, Penn: Kind
ly tell me how long a cow should be
''dry" before ''coming in" There seems
to be great difference of opinion on
the subject, but have never happened
TO see yours.
Answer: You ask question no man
can answer. This you will readily see
when you take into consideration cows
as they are. The old, original cow only
gave milk about four months; but man
deaconed the calf and became the calf
himself, and then was not satisfied to be
weaned, so he commenced a system OF
breeding and feeding and care of cows,
so that we have some of them capable of
giving milk for periods of varying length.
Hence, if we have a COW whose indivldu-
al nature is such Created by breeding)
as to produce milk when being reason
ably fed for eight months, then she
should 90 dry at the end of eight months;
if for ten months. then that marks the
time to dry her off; if for eleven months,
then let her dry at the end of eleven
months. But if, being reasonably fed,
she shows no signs of going dry at any
time, then, she being bred TO be an in
cessant mother, it would be violation
of her individual nature to dry her OH.
In all such cows it is better to feed them
than to run the chance of injuring them
by trying to dry them off. 1t becomes
case where the owner must exercise his
judgment in the matter and not try to
lay down rule that all cows must be
governed by.
know some will set up the cry that
COWS MIXED year after year will wear
ont. To this will answer: Cows don't
wear out milking, as men think they do.
IL fed very narrow ration OF concentrat-
ed foods, like gluten, malt sprouts,
brewers grain and cottonseed meal to
excess, a cows digestion might become
impaired i'm working so much proteine
food into milk but when fed oats enough
to keep up her muscular tone, with
wheat bran, a little linseed oil meal and
some succulent food during the winter,
don't believe there would be any wear
out to her. Now, | know again some
will say, "Bosh, that fellow doesn't
know" Yes do. have in INV life
MIXED one COW continuously for eight
cen years lacking few days, and she
was fed grain food of some kind every
day in the year; when nearly twenty-one
years old she had to be killed on account
of an accident Yes, she had strong,
healthy calf every year; and have
granddaughter of hers | am treating
about on the same line. 1t is either
lack of feed or overfeeding that does the
wearing out in cowhood--a push and
pull class of feeding that unbalances the
system, which brings on troubles. So
my advice is. feed the old COW along
lines that will keep her vitality up, and
let her go dry when she gets ready.
D. Smead in Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05

He looked at NE moment. "io
have not heard!
NO"
He gently picked up little lora
guidebook that lay in my lap ami
turning its leaves, pointed to paG'
and read as follows:
rs NJ. beyond the train passes Il curve
r., where fine view of the lake MT!
he seen. A little 10 the X. rises III,
steep slope of the -, the scene OF 4
terrible disaster At o'clock on Marcl
8, 1880, the little village of -, lying
midway of the slope, with its popula
ton Of $50 souls. was completely de
stroyed by a landslide from the top OF
the mountain. So sudden was the CT
tastrophe that not Il single escape il
recorded. 4 large portion OF the noun
tain crest. as will be observed wien Il
Is seen in profile, descended to the val
ley, burying the unfortunate village Il
depth variously estimated at IRON
1000 to 1,SUO feet. The geological
causes which produced this eXtrnor
binary displacement have been fully
discussed. but the greater evidence
points to the theory of subtcrranear
glaciers. ) NJ. beyond - the train
crosses the X. bridge
laid dcwn the guide In breathles'
astoniShmCn;
And you never heard of this III al
these years"
"Nefer. asked no questions. rcac
no pooks. lave no ledders iron
home"
"And yet YOU stopped. l conIt
not call him fool. Neither could |. ii
the face of his perfect composure anC
undisturbcd eyes. exhibit concern
greater than his own. An uneasy rec
objection Of what he confessed hal
been his mental condition immediatel!
after his accident came over me. Ha,
he been the victim of strange halluci
nation regarding his house and famii!
all these years? Were these dreams o
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that hi
has been duly appointed administrator OF th'
FRANK l.. MOORE, late OF oxford,
In the County OF oxford, deceased, and giyer
bonds a. the law directs All persons having
demands against the estate of said deceased arr
desired 10 present the same for settlement, ant
AN indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately. - ,,.n,,,,,,,
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NOTICE.

The spbscr,ber hereby gives notice that he
mas been duly appointed executor of the last
will and testament OF
John WHITMAN, late of Paris,
I'm the County of oxford, deceased, and giyer
bonds as the law directs All persons haVlns
demands against the estate of said deceased
are desired 10 present the same for settle
ment and all indebted thereto are requested TO
make payment Immediately ,>,
Mar. 18th, 1904. CHARLES +. W WhlIMaN'
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NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that sne
has been dnly appointed administratrix Of the
estate OF -.
SIDNEY I. BROWN, late of Denmark:
In the County OF oxford, deceased. AMI given
bonds as the / w directs. All persohs nasme
demands against the estate of sait deceased are
desired 10 present the same for settlement, and
a indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately. ..,,,.,
Mar 18th. 1874 AUGUSTA Z. hhO"N.
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Lowell, Mass, March "a, 1904.

In 1911, the sale of horse meat for
consumption was forbidden in Paris by
a special ordinance. During the siege by
the German army, taste for such meat
was developed. In 1900, the number of
horses eaten by Parisians was 10000;
in 1901, it was $4,000 and the follow ing
year nearly $4,000.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05

The subscriber hereby gives notice that ne mas
heen duIv appointed executor of the last will and
testament Of
MARY A. RIDLON, late Of Porter,
In the County of oxford, deceased. All persons
having demands against the estate OF sa'u Ie
ceasei are desired to present the same for settle
ment. and all indebted thereto are requested u
Nsr I5,b igat JOHN 5. RIDLOS.
GEO. 4. DAVIS, Agent
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NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives motto that ne nsss
teen duIy appointed administrator of the estate
OF
EMMA NJ. SWIFT, late of Paris,
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 TO present the same for settlement, ana
an indebted thereto are requested to make pay
meut Immediately. ,,n,Cur
Mar 18th, 1904. JAMES D "hi1hA'
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WANTED.

A capable farmer and his wife
Good wages paid. Apply by lettel
with references to
DIR. Charlotte F. Hammond,
The Beeches, Paris Hill, Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-05
That
Tired Feeling
q Cannon Sprlng Trouble.

10 a Common Spring Trouble.
It's sign that the blood is deficient
In vitality, just as pimples and other
eruptions are signs that the blood
is impure.
It's q warning, too, which only tho
hazardous fail to heed.
Hoods Jdrsdpdrilld
and Pills
Remove it, give new life, new eour-
age, strength and animation.
They cleanse the blood and clear the
complexion.
Accept no substitute.
"I felt tired all the time and could not
sleep. After taking Hoods sarsapariiis
a while could sleep we'll and tho tired
feeling had gone. This great medicine has
: also cured me OF scrofuls." Mss. G. N.
Roor, Gilead, Conn.
Hoods SarsaparIIIa promIsss 70
cure and keeps the promise.