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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-26
Glover Not Appreciated.

There are but few farmers who are
not aware of the fact that red clover in
some mysterious way has the effect of
fertilzing soil upon which it is grown,
and vet the extent to which clover is
rotated with other crops leads us to be-
lieve that its merits are not always appre-
ciated, says Farmer and Stockman.
When we stop and think that nitrogen
costs from fifteen to twenty cents a
pound, and that all crops require the
element in greater or less quantities,
and when we take into account the fact
that clover has the power to tap the un-
limited atmosphere supply of nitrogen
and store it in the soil for future use, it
will be apparent that sensible agri-
cultural system will include the grow
ing of this crop in large areas.
Glover is very deep-rooting plant,
and its character in this respect makes it
a most economical subsoiler. The roots
penetrate to depth of several feet, thus
aerating the lower soil and bringing
about that condition whereby mineral
matters are liberated, as the result of
root decay, after which they are brought
to the surface by the forces of capillarity.
By growing a crop of clover on a soil,
therefore, we bring into use not only
the surface eight or nine inches, but
actually extract constituents from the
soil to depth of three or even four feet.
Glover properly saved furnishes one of
the best forms of rOughage grown on the
farms of the corn belt, with the possible
exception of alfalfa. 1t is rich in flesh
forming constituents, and is in itself
practically balanced ration. 1t is ex-
ceedingly palatable, and is therefore
consumed by all farm animals, even in
cluding hogs and poultry. As it is or
dinarily cured, it does not make very
satisfactory horse food, owing to the
fact that the form of dust associated with
it is liable to effect the equine's wind un-
favorably. This difficulty may be avoid
ed where one is in position to run it
through the cutting box and wet it be-
fore feeding. When this is done it
makes an ideal horse food if fed in con-
junction with little grain.
We sometimes make the mistake of
thinking that only worn out lands should
be seeded to clover. While it is true
that clover growing is an excellent plan
for bringing up such lands, yet our aver
age soils would be more productive if
they could be given a turn in clover every
four or five years. No crop responds to
the influence of good culture and good
fertilization more freely than clover. If,
for example, one-year-old meadow be
given surface dressing of eight or ten
tons of farmyard manure per acre some
time during the fall, winter or early
spring, it will invariably add one ton
per acre to the crop the following year.
In fact we have seen instances where it
apparently added not only one ton to
the first crop, but almost this amount to
the second crop. The growing of red
clover may generally be taken as being
symbolic of an intensive, sensible sys-
tenn of agriculture, and we cannot help
thinking that it would increase the
wealth of our country if the area sown
to clover annually could be greatly en-
larged.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-26
Docking and Tight Check Reins.

The Secretary of War has issued an
order forbidding the docking of horses
used in the army, and President Roose,
velt announces that no horses with dock
ed tails will be admitted to the stables
of the White House. The Marquise de
Fontenoy writes:
1t may be of interest to state that in
Europe there is no more strenuous op.
ponent of the practice in the Old World
than the Duke of Portland, who as mas,
ter of the horse to King Edward, is the
principal dignitary of the latter'S house
hold and in supreme control OF the
stables of the British sovereign. There
are few better sportsmen in the United
Kingdom than this peer, who maintains
one of the finest racing studs in Europe,
has twice carried off the blue ribbon OF
the turf by winning the Derby, and who,
although he never bets, figures at the
end of nearly every year as the highest
winner of stakes, every penny of which
is employed by the Duchess in building
almshouses. The Duchess holds views
quite as pronounced as his own on the
subject of docking, and throughout the
season may be seen driving about
London magnificent horses with un-
docked tails and free from all bearing
reins. With regard to the latter the
Duke, in his capacity as master of the
horse, issues each year at the beginning
of the London season strongly worded
appeal in the Times and other great met
ropolitan daily newspapers, protesting
against the use of tight bearing reins for
carriage horses. His demand has the
approval of all sensible people, who
cordially agree with him when he de-
clares that ill-applied and tight bearing
reins give vulgar and ridiculous APP
pearance to turnouts that may in other
respects be faultless. Carriage horses
are hard worked enough, in all conscience
during the London season, and tight
bearing rein adds hundredfold to their
labOrs and to their distress.
There are no equipages in England
that are more finely turned out than
those of King Edward, thanks to the
Duke of Portland. Yet none of the
horses of the sovereign, nor those of the
Duke himself, are ever seen with any
thing but the loosest kind of bearing
rein, in spite of which they carry their
heads magnificently. The same may be
said about the horses of the Earl of
Lonsdale, a past master in everything
relating to driving, hunting and equine
appointments. Emperor William holds
analogous views on the subject of bear
ing reinS and of docking tails, as does
also the ruler of Austro-Hungary, while
in Russia such forms of cruelty to horses
are virtually unknown. The Duke of
Portland has already caused the prose-
cution aud fine of several well-known
personages in London for the abuse of
the bearing rein, Col. Adrian Hope being
among the number, but it is not until
the managers of the great horse shows
on both sides of the Atlantic take a leaf
out of the book of kennel authorities in
England in the matter of ear clipping,
and announce that no nag with docked
tail will be eligible for a prize, that a
definite end will be put to this stupid
practice, which dates from the most
artificial epoch of the eighteenth CEN
tury.-New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-26
RU7,S

The walking sick, what
a crowd of them there are:
Persons who are thin and
weak but not sick enough
to go to bed.
"Chronic cases that's
what the doctors call them,
which in common English
means-long sickness.
To stop the continued
loss of flesh they need
SCOTS Emulsion. For the
feeling of weakness they
need SCOTS Emulsion.
1t makes new flesh and
gives new life to the weak
system.
SCOTS Emulsion gets
thin and weak persons out
of the rut. 1t makes new,
rich blood, strengthens the
nerves and gives appetite
for ordinary food.
SCOTS Emulsion can be
taken as long as sickness
lasts and do good all the
time.
There's new strength
md flesh in eyerv dose
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-26
HOOD FIRM
Gdrqet Cure

In garget the udder becomes iniamed,
hot, red and painful, and the milk seems
thick, stringy, bloody or watery.
A tablespoonful Of Hood Farm Garge.
Cure mixed with damp feed two or three
times a day will cure any ordinary case. :,
"One OF my cows had bloody garget and
/ fed her Hood Farm Garget Cure, night
and morning for six days, after which the
milk was all right" A. Z. LOOMS, North
Wolcott, vt.
Prices 81 and $3.50.
Hood Farm 5alve - especially pre-
pared to be used In connection with our
Garget Cure. Also excellent for cracked
teats, sores, bruises. 81. Call for treatise on
garget and its causes. Prepared by G. 1.
Hood Co., Lowell, Mass. For sale by F. A.
SHURrLEFr 4 Co., South Paris, Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-26

dered upon tenderness. again speaking
I'm Indian.
Beverley clutched the disk as soon as
he saw it gleam in the starlight.
white man going to have little girl
for his squaw. eh?"
"Yes. yes" cried Beverley without
hearing his own voice. He was trying
20 open the locket. but his hands were
numb and trembling. When at last he
did open it he could not see the child
face within. for now even the starlight
was shut off by scudding black cloud.
"Little girl saved Long Hairs life.
Long Hair save white warrior for ittN
girl
A dignity which was almost noble &C
companied these simple sentences
Long Hair stood proudly erect like
colossal statue in the dimness.
The great truth dawned upon Bever
ley that here was Il characteristic act
He knew that an Indian rarely failed
to repay kindness or an injury, stroke
for stroke, when opportunity offered.
wait here little WHILE" Long Hair
said, and, without lingering for reply,
turned away and disappeared in the
wood. Beverley was free to run if he
wished to, and the thought did surge
across his mind, but a restraining
something like hand laid upon him
would not let his limbs move. Down
deep in his heart calm voice seemed
to be repeating Long Hairs Indian SEN
tence "Wait here little while"
A few minutes later Long Hair re-
turned bearing two guns, Beverley's
and his own, the latter a superb waap-
on given him by Hamilton. He after
ward explained that he had brought
these, with their bullet pouches and
powder horns, to a place of conceal
ment near by before he awoke Bever-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-26
Eastern Steamship Company.
PORTLAND DIVISION.


Reduced Rate. Fare Sl.O0, Portland
10 Boston. Staterooms Sl.0O TO Sl.3O
Steamers leave Franklin wharf, Port
land. and India wharf, Boston, daily eX-
cept Sunday at ! p. NJ.
Freight always as low as other lines.
An freight via the steamers of this Com
pany is insured against Fire and Marine
Risk.
!. F. LIsCoMB, Agent, Franklin
Wharf, Portland, Me.
CALVIN AUSTIN, V. P. & Gen'l.
Manager.
A. H. HANscoM, 6. P. & I. A.
General offices Fosters Wharf,
Boston, Mass.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-26
A Question of Time.

"Do you take this woman for better
or worse began the clergyman, but
before he could proceed further he was
interrupted.
"Its tco early to tell yet" answered
the groom. you'll have to give me
time. sir."-Boston Post.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-26
CHAPTER XVI.

FATHER BEkET 3 Ol.' BAilLE.
"HE room In which Alice was
now imprisoned formed part
of the upper story Of a build
ing erected by Hamilton In
one of the four angles Of the stockade.
1t had no windows and but two oblonG
portfolios made to accommodate a small
swivel which stood darkly scowling
near the middle of the floor. Day aftel
day her loneliness and helplessness be
came more agonizing. Farnsworth, 1t
Is true, did all he could to relieve the
strain Of her situation. but Hamilton
had an eye upon what passed and soon
interfered. He administered bitter
reprimand. under which his subordi
nate writhed in speechless anger and
resentment.
FINALLY. Captain Farnsworth." h :
said in conclusion, you will distinctly
understand that this girl is my prison
er, not yours; that l, not you, will d.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-26

A Missouri farmer who means busi-
ness has put the following sign on a
fence post in front of his house: want
ed-TOo bye mule, fifteen hands high
iff you can trade come and let me see
you. Don't keer for meeness. Kin
handle any mule this syde of hell"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-26
AMONG THE FARMERS.
SPEED THE PLow." !"

on practical agricultural topics
is solicited. Address all communications in
tended for this department to HENRY ID.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris, Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-26
Livery Stock for Sale !

20 horses, two-seated carriages,
10 top buggies, 4 surries, 4 bicycle
carriages (open), nice three seated
wagon, harness, whips, robes, etc.
VIII lease stable to run livery busi-
ness. This is a nice, clean livery
stock and excellent opening. No
competition. VIII sell on easy terms.
F. B. FOGG,
May 3, 1905. South faris'
Home Telephone Call, 1855.
Andrews House stable Call, lOS-l2.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-26

There is no law against laughter. You
are here on earth and entitled to is
sunsbin"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-26
FIN .Ancient Foe

To health and happiness is Scrotula-
as ugly as ever since time immemorlal.
1t causes punches i'll the neck, dis
figures the skin, inhames the mucous
membrane, wastes the muscles, weak
ems the bones, reduces the power OF
resistance to disease and the capacity
for recovery, and develops into con-
sumption.
"a bunch appeared on the left side OF
my neck. 1t caused great pain, was lanced,
and became running sore. went into
general decline. was persuaded to try
Hoods Sarsaparila. and when l had taken
six bottles my neck was healed, and / have
never had any trouble OF the kind since.'
MRS. X. T. SNYDER, Troy, Ohio.
Hoods S T0rSGpdrilld
and Pills
will rid you OF it, radically and per-
mauently, as they have rid thousands.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-26
ALICE Of OLD
VINCENNES
By MAURICE THOMPSON
Copyright. 1900. by tn. BowEN.MERRILL COMPANY

ts T.. ..
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-01-01
REcoNcrLeD IN A HOSPITAL
oid-Time AniHosities Forgotten in
Presence Of Misfortune.

Oio-Time Animosities Forgotten in
Presence Of Misfortune
In the early days Of North Dakota
Senator Jud La MOure and Alexander
Mckenzie. the latter famous as the
most daring sheriff in Bismarck, were
bitter personal and political enemies
Whatever one wanted done was sure
to be opposed by the other. and they
carried their enmity 70 each other TO
great and sometimes ridiculous ex-
tremes for men as level-headed as
they were in ordinary matters Each
had q host Of friends and these were
arrayed in hostile camps. political. so
cial and business. The two men have
become reoOnciled, however Some
time ago Mckenzie got into trouble
in Alaska. and narrowly escaped a
prison sentence for contempt OF q
local judge. from whose jurisdiction
the Bismarckian removed a prisoner
After a hard fight Mckenzie was re-
leased and returned east, broken in
health For months he has been "
ing in a St Paul hospital, lowering
between life and death and deserted
by a majority Of his former friends
Here his old enemy, La Moure, found
him and at once took up his station at
the bedside Of the stricken man, min
istering 70 his every want with the
sOlicitude Of a mother. Mainly owing
to La Moure's careful nursing McKen-
zie is recovering his health and ex-
poets TO leave the hospital in a week
or two, when his old-time adversary
viii escort him to Bismarck II is
safe to say that the friendship thus
established viii never be broken Nc
Kenzie a few years ago was a perfect
specimen Of physical manhood, stand
ing feet 4 inches and being built in
proportion.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-01-01

During the civil war he was the chap
lain Of a Connecticut regiment. and on
several occasions was the inmate Of
rebel prisons, but upon his release he
invariably returned TO his regiment
He was born at StOningtOn, Conn.
jan 8, 1890, and received his educa-
ton at StOnington Academy and Viii
istOn Seminary. He was ordained a
Congregational minister in 1862, pre-
viOus to which he had been in the
railroad business. After the close Of
the war he became secretary Of the
American Sunday School Union, and
in 1873 he took charge Of the Sunday
School Times He made an extensive
trip to Egypt and the Holy Land in
1886, and two years later was Ly-
man Beecher lecturer at the Yale
divinity school. DR.. TrumbuIl was a
cOpiOus writer, chiefly on religious top
les. Among his best-knOwn books are
War Memories Of an Army Chap
lain" Friendship the Master Pas
sion,' and "Kadesh-Barnea,' % the latter
being the outcome Of Oriental investi-
cation touching the wanderings OF the
Israelites in the exodus
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-01-01
A Western woeIare~sr.

Newcastle. Wyo-. Dec. 21.-There IS
q man in this place who claims that no
one need suffer with backache, as he
has proven in his own case that IL can
be completely and permanently cured.
His name is S. c. Hoist, and he IS
q stock raiser and WOOlgrOwer-
= was shearing sheep al the time
the first pain came on, says AIr. Hoist
I was so bad for two years after
wards that 1 could hardly sit down,
qnd when once down II was almost in
possible for me 70 get mp again
Il tried all the medicine I could hear
OF and several doctors without help,
not even for a moment. used Dodd's
Kidney Pills and they made q new
man ont Of me. felt as If there was
new blood in my veins I am as stout
in the back as q mule and can lift and
work as hard as please without an
ache or pain in any part OF my body
1T is now over year since they
cured me and / can say there IS not a
healthier man in Wyoming than an
and before using Dodd's Kidney Pills
there was not a more complete physi-
cal wreck in the whole country than J
vas"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-01-01
GOOD JOKE ON GOLFERS.
Girls Have Fun with Members OF
Aristocratic Club.

Girls Have Fun with Members OF
Aristocratic Club.
n. B. Coles and Daniel Bacon. two
enthusiastic members Of the new and
aristocratic Country club Of Lake
wood. n. J.. had a match game Of
golf for 81 900 a side recently Each
had a good record on the links. but
neither was able TO cover the ground
in anything like good time, both ex-
Deriencing great difficulty at two OF
the halves. Just as the match was
concluded they discovered that to-
mato can had been fitted neatly into
one OF the holes and that row OF
pins had been stuck in the hard
ground around the other. These OBJ
structions had disastrous effect on
the work Of the players. II was dis
covered that some girl members Of
the club were guilty of playing this
Joke. and formal complaint has been
lodged with George J. Gould, presi-
dent of the club. The fOOzlers are de
termined that some one shall suffer
for the infamy, but it is not thought
likely that any punishment will be
inflicted.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-01-01

The yearly report Of American street
railways read Ike the budget Of an
empire. Last year, for instance, they
carried three times as many people as
there are in the whole world They
ran their cars eleven times the dis
lance from the earth 70 the sun
Their capital is more than twice as
grsat as the bonded national debt Of
the United States Their gross earn
inEs we're S250, 100000. They paid over
S13 ZOO. 600 in taxes Their army OF
employees is larger than the whole
United States army. including the sol
diers now in the Philippines.
The terrible side Of the street car
business is shown by the fact that
LIS people we're killed and 1873
we're injured last yesr-a casualty list
that makes some wars look harmless
and humane in comparison
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-01-01

Of his nose, and stood four feet high
TO the tor. Of the shoulder
The peculiarly Of this beast is that
he has a tigers body and lions head
the stripes. OF course, not being so
distinct as in the common tiger
Princes father was a Senegal lion
and his mother a Bengal tiger. The
first successful experiment I made in
the crossing Of animals" said his own
or, was about seven years ago. when
/ crossed a leopard and puma ]
an now busy endeaTOring 70 obtain a
new variety OF sheep by crossing the
giant sheep Of central Asia with our
common domestic animal Scientific
American
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-01-01
Thouobt Frohman Was cbezp.

Charles FrOhman, the theatrical
manager. regretfully concludes that
his appearance lacks distinction in
some way. He bases this opinion on
a recent experience at the. door OF the
Broadway theater. 4 was passing in
on my way 70 a rehearsal, he says,
when a young man, evidently one Of
the justly hated ticket scalpers.
touched my elbow and offered me a
dollar. Say, he mumbled, do me a
little favor, win yOu2 Go up to the
box Office and buy me two 5O-cent
seats for tonight I should not have
felt so insulted, concluded Mr.. Froh-
man, were 1t not that aspire TO look
ike a man who might safely engage
a box or at least an orchestra chair
without exciting suspicion"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-01-01
wall street Reaaars.

Begging in Wall street IS conducted
on a scale commensurate with all the
big dealings in the financial district
When two well-knOwn professional
..panhandlers~ we're sent to prison the
other day the fact came out that they
lad secured IS and a suit Of clothes
from ID. G. Reid. so from William c.
Whitney and So from W B. Leeds Of
the American Tin Plate Company. Ac-
corCing to the police the prisoners
were members Of a "panhandling" cor
pOrauon which operated extensively
throughout the financial district.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-01-01

upon by Secretary Root to explain his
statement at Honolulu that war be
tween the United States and Ger
many is inevitable.
The denial by the general Of the
correctness Of statements in Col.
Jones report to Governor Carter at
Honolulu was regarded as carrying
with it the nature Of an explanation,
but it was held that remarks Of the
character delivered in private con-
versatiOn did not necessarily shield an
officer from the requirement Of an ex-
PLANTATION
1t was therefore decided, in view
of the publicity given and the import
ant bearing Of the matter to cal for
an explanation fuOm Gen. Macarthur
when he returns here the latter part
of the month
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-01-01
ENGLAND AmAzEs RED MAN.
Returning~Indian Tells Of Ignorance
Existing Abroad

Existing Abroad
An Indian stopped in Philadelphia
on his way TO Omaha He had been 70
London. participating in a wild west
melodrama there, and it was amusing
to hear him describe the ignorance re-
garding his race that exists abroad.
An Englishman.7 he said, thinks
that a red man can run from 200 TO
225 miles a day without effort He
thinks an Apache can overtake deer.
In fact. / read in London short story
describing how, in a ffteen-mile run.
an Apache caught a deer, choked Il 10
death, and ate its heart raw
The English believe that an Indian
Is so generous he would give away the
clothes on his back / was accosted
by hosts Of beggars in London, and
they couldn't understand Why didn't
hand out a half-crown to each Of them
They also think an Indian viii endure
the severest pain without hinching,
out Of pride. A young English girl
stuck a pin in my leg at restaurant
one night, and was surprised when
said Ouch and swOre-"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-01-01

cHINEsE sETTLE b. HAwAIL
celsstiaIs Are Rapidly custIng White
Men from the Islands

ceIestiaIs Are Rapidly custing White
Men from the Islands
An Investigation that has beer. car
RED on in Hawaii By the American
Federation Of Labor has brought out
some facts that are Of interest to all
American wage workers. II appears
hat Hawaii is to-day a Chinese colony,
ruled by handful Of sugar planters.
Out Of a population Of 154. 900, $1,000
ere MongOlians and only Is 600 are
Americans and Europeans Wages are
being lowered 70 the Chinese standard
ard the planters are now bringing In
10000 COreans, who win work for still
lower wages
The MongoIians have driven out the
hackmen, stOTekeepers, clerks. bar
hers, restaurant keepers and mechan-
ics- From present appearances it
would seem as though Hawaii were
to be made a halfway house between
China and the United States as soon
as the Chinese exclusion act can be
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