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The Washington times., 1904-02-02
Information for Fishermen

The condition OF the water at Great
Falls is still cloudy, registering~5.
Reports from Harpers Ferry state the
Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers are
still cloudy at that point.
The Potomac was frozen over most OF
the day yesterday and few FISHERMEN
ventnred out. No catches were re,
ported.
Major Sylvester has issued an order
preventing the snagging OF fish near
the asylum trestles. During the cold
weather as many as forty bass We're
caught In a day by a single person By
means OF snagging. The warm water
from an exhaust pipe running from 81
Elizabeth's attracted the fish in great
numbers, and because Of their sluggish
condition al this time OF the season
they are easily taken. Major Sylves.
ter's action in the matter Is heartily
approved by spOrtsInen.
The Washington times., 1904-02-02
WASHINGTON VS.. BALTIMORE.

a game of basketball of great interest
IN Baltimore and this city is scheduled
for tomorrow night between the Big
Five" Of Baltimore, and the Washing
ton Light Infantry teams, at the home
Of the latter In this city. These teams
have met before, with victory falling TO
the infantry boys. in Baltimore. The
teams are represented by Wall, Vick-
ers. Jenkins. Manning, and Nalsorks, Of
Baltimore. Taylor. Wallace, Shreve. Loft
tus. and Devlin. of the Infantry. During
the halves. II. Il. Heating will meet the
two Henley boys In "A wrestling match.
endeavoring 10 throw both.
The Washington times., 1904-02-02
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION =
LOSES TO INFANTRY
First Battalion Basketball Team Wins
Clean Game.

In clean game the First Battalion
basketball team won from the Athletic
Association. in the National Guard
League, last night. by the score 1871 to
1055. The game was filled with sensa-
t'onal plays. which ehcited applause
from the spectators.
Kirby. Shedd. and Frankell made bas-
kets that were nothing short Of phe-
nemenal, while Prospect and Scroggins
added to the Associations score in grand
style. Wallace. who was so badly in
tured last Wednesday. appeared in the
second half and played exceIlently
Kennedy was the stumbling block for
the Athletics in the entire game.
The Hne-uD-
The Washington times., 1904-02-02
OFFICERS CAPTURE TWO
FROM SOUTHERN TEAM

The Officers. in the Railway Relief
Association Bowling League. demon
strated that they are improving. by last
night winning the second and third
games OF the set bowled against the
Southern team in the Association alleys.
The last game. the rubber" was close,
aid IL was not until the last man had
oowled that the result was decided the
Officers winning by only sixteen pins.
CARRIER. with 200. had highest single,
aud Ham was next with 1876. The scores:
The Washington times., 1904-02-02
FAT MEN AND SAENGERS
TIED IN THE DISTRICT

The Jolly Fat Men and south Wash
ington Business Men. in the District
League. met on the alleys of the latter
last night. The Fat Men Won the fun
set and by so doing tied the Saenger-
bunds for first place in the league.
The Fat Men were In their best form
rolling two games over the 200 mark,
while the third was only twenty-seVen
pins below that figure. Following were
the best scores made: Harlow. 2l6 and
20l: Lansdale. 20, and Crist 20l. The
SCORES.
The Washington times., 1904-02-02
BOXING BARRED I'm PORTLAND.

PORTLAND. Ne. Feb. "A ban was
placed boxing in Portland whe,s
the committee on public buildings voted
not 10 lease any building owned by the
city for sparrkng exhibitions This
hlbitions in the auditorium, the only
building in the city suitable for large
bouts. Several bouts had been arranged,
including a meeting between Terry
McGovern and Jimmy Briggs, in
March.
The Washington times., 1904-02-02
Where Huntsmen
Bag Their Game

The game laws of Maryland have
closed the season on all kinds oG-gamf
in that State. and there are 5nly two OF
three counties in Virginia where ducks
can now be shot. Even IN these cOunA
ties game is scarce. and but few hunts
men 20 a-gunning. most Of them having
put their shOOting-pieces away for next
season.
The Washington times., 1904-02-02

CAPITAL COUNCIL
OUTCLASSES 0URAY

The Capital Council demonstrated it's
superiority over the Ouray Council in
the Royal Arcanum Bowling League
last night, by defeating the Ourays with
q four-man team The scores were all
below zoo. but the loss OF one man -
the Capitals held them down TO small
figures. Ecksteia did the best work OF
the set, having scores Of III, 1s2. and
1913 The totals.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23

We were fishing Oh one Of the kes'
wick lakes one spring. ana our eaten
had been enormous. About 3 o'clock
In the afternoon we heard peculiar
noise on the bank Of the lake like tear
iny of roots. SO we went ~ investigate
and on nearing the shore were sur.
prised to find large black bear dig.
ging ND the ground to beat nine OF a
kind. We lay low To watch. and what
do yon think he was doing: Why. he
was digging worms. and after putting
nice fat angleworms on each OF his
forepaws he ventured out In the lake
OH an old sunken log, put down his
forefeet I'm the water and actually
scooped out huge trout so thick ana
fast that lie almost darkened the sun.
After awhile. thinking there was
enough fish for us, we put an ounce
ball In his head Talk about fish!
Great heavens. There lay trout two
feet deep Oh which two young cubs
were gorging themselves. Well. we
skinned that bear. and. wishing to sc.
cure the cu6s alive. l just threw the
bearskin over me and got down on all
fours, and those cubs followed me
right into camp. thinking it was moth.
or bear. The cubs afterward sold for
S25 each, and the hide Of the mother.
which was very large one. brought
me S4O-not so bad days work. Oh,
yes. about those fish on the bank.
Well. we went back the next day and
barrelcd up twenty-four barrels OF the
best OF those trout. The rest were left
&c rot I'm the sun. Maine Woods.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23
THE END.
TYING KNOTS IN JAPAN.
II IL q Serious Art, ms q Mistake May
Nran an Insult.

II IL a Serious Art, as q Mistake May
Mean an Insult.
Like the arranging Of flowers. the
tying Of knots has been carried to the
point OF complex art by the Japa'
nese. There Is one way-one right
way, that ls-to knot the cord that
confines birthday or New Years pres
ent. There is one way to tie the bro
cade bag of the tea jar when the lat
ter is empty and another when II Is
full. Not only general ignorance OF
social customs but deadly insults may
be communicated by the way Knot IL
tied, foreigners often making dreadful
mistakes either through not knowing
or from ignoring the niceties OF knot
etiquette.
Hooks and eyes. buttons and buckles
are unknown so far as japanese dress
Is concerned. They do not have mucl
to fasten, but what they do have they
fasten with cord. That is why they
have carried the tying Of cord so far
The Japanese have hundreds of 0rna
mental knots. some Of them so old thai
they antedate written history.
japanese children are taught to MAKE
knots just us they are taught to write
and draw. All sorts Of llower anC
animal forms are copied. There Is th'
chrysanthemum knot, the iris Knot
plum blossom. pine tree and cherr!
blossom knots. There is stork knot
turtle knot. knot named TOT th'
sacred mountain Fujiyama. An eas!
knot is called the 'old mans Knot.
There is also an "Old wOman's knot"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23
Tn. x.r.eman,. Na.trond.

The Noresman's hadcS is us unlike
,he orthodox place of r@!i: Gment as
II Is possible for one to l.: .,sine. This
place of torment for the reprobate sons
of the north is called nastrond ana ls
situated far toward the frigid north
and is directly under nihheim, the
Scandinavian mythologist's purgatory.
A description Of nastrond as II ap-
pears In the prose Edda" written IN
Iceland In the thirteenth century, ID
Ms follows:
"Yn nastrond there is vast ana
lireful structure with doors that race
the north. This building Is formed
entirely of the backs and scales OF ser
pents wattled together like wicker
work But the heads Of the serpents
themselves are turned toward the In
side of the hall, and they continually
| vomit forth floods Of venom. In which
must wade throughout eternity al
those who commit murder or swear to
lies" Another description OF mas
trond IL similar to this. but adds tna'
the evildoers are occasionally pit'el
Iby the great dragon Nidhoss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23
Seeing Distances.

About 200 miles In every direction
ia the distance a man can see when
standing on q clear day on the peak
of the highest mountain-say al d
height of 28,66S feet, or a little over
Ave miles above the level Of the sea.
An observer must be at a height OF
a. .867 feet above sea level to zee OBJECTS
at distance Of 100 miles, The DIS
tance in miles at which an object upon
the surface Of the earth is visible is
equal to the square root Of one and
one-half times the height Of the OBJ
server In feet above sea level. Some
allowance has to be made for the ei'
feet of atmospheric refracdon, but az
the refraction varies at different heights
and Ia affected by the various states OF
the weather, no precisely accurate fg'
ures for general purposes can be given
Probably from one-fourteenth to one
tenth Of the distance given BY the
formula would have to be deducted
owing to the refraction OF the atmos
phere.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23
Sic ,ras ctusped to his heart.

had no relatives in this land. she left II
to you. 'as'-I quote her own words
n true and noble gentleman who hon.
ors any cause. however mistaken, to
which he may give his allegiance
quote them. but they are my own
words as well. You are II rich man,
John. and the two estates will come to-
gether. as father and Madam Talbot
had hoped. after ALL"
81 am glad, Kate, for your sake"
ut Is nothing. l should have taken
you il you had nothing ut all"
A young man ran down the little pier
and into the house at this moment.
kate" lie cried, where are you! 1t
is so dark here can hardly see. All,
there YOU arew He ran forward and
kissed her boisterOusly. you'll have
to forgive me; l could not wait any
longer, Captain Seymour. Father rode
down the hill after Lord Desborough
galloped by me and met me there
waiting. Oh. l was so glad to know
YOU were dllNc dbuius We AS's AA~~ :"
pair Of murderers, didn't we, Captain
Seymour? Father told me you were
here, Kate, and then We waited until
now to give you a little time, and then
[ couldn't stand 1t any longer; l had to
see you. Fathers coming. too, but
ran ahead"
"Why, Philip~ cried Kate as soon as
nc gave u-l un uppv, ,unn,!, AiSsinx niI1
again and laughing light heartedly, al
she has not done for days. How you
have grown! You are quite a mar
noww
1T Is entirely due to Philip, kath
arine, that | am here" said Seymour
"He commanded the little brig which
ran down to the Yarmouth at the risk Of
destruction and picked me up. DIS
obeyed orders, too, the young rogue
He brought me into Charleston. nursec
me like a woman and then brought me
here. l should have died without him.
"Oh, Philip" said the delighted girl
kissing the proud and happy young
ster with more warmth than he had
ever known before, promise me al
ways to disobey your orders. How car
I thank your
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23
Was be making love TO you berel"

Was be making love TO you berer
"Yes."
And youg You praise this man; you
like him: you
Il think him the bravcst man. the
trucst gentleman in the world-eXcept
this one she said. laying her hand
upon his sLosider and her head upon
his breast. No. no: he pleaded in vain.
| only pitied him. Lowell you. DO not
be jealous. foolish boy. No one should
have me. am yours alone.
but II had not come back. Kate
how them
1T would have made no difference. !
told him So"
Neither " them in their mutual alb
sorpiion lad noticed that horse had
stopped in the road opposite the boat
house and "A horseman Lad walked 10
the door and had halted 1T the sight
which met his eyes. Desborough recog-
niaei Seymour nj once, and he had un-
Willingly heard the end Of the CONVEX
sation. He was the second. The man
was back again. Ii WAS true. The
gallant gentleman stood still mo
ment. making no sound. then turned
back and mounted his horse and rode
madly away with despair in his heart.
"Oh, Katharine" Seymour said at
last, do you know that | am poor
man now. Lame! See. | can no Ion
ger walk straight" He stood up.
Poor surgery after the battle did
that"
THE more reason that in the future
you should not go alone" she said
softly. standing by his side.
And with but one arm" he con-
tinued.
mo. three" she said again. "for here
are two"
"Hpsides, my trading ships have been
captured by the enemy. my private
fortune has been spent for the cause.
l am poor man in every sense
Nay. John. you are u rich man." she
said gayly.
"Oh. yes. rich in your love. katha-
rine"
Yes. that Of course. il that be riches,
and richer in honor too; but that's not
ALL"
What else pray dearest:"
Did you kpow that Madam Talbot
had died." she answered. with appar-
ent irrelevance.
NO. but am not surprised at It..
After her sons death l expected 1t.
poor lady. He loved you too. Kate.
We fought about you once" he said:
and then he told her briefly Of Tai
bots end, his burial. the interview he
had with Talbot's mother. and the let
ter.
II have seen that letter since | re-
turned" she said. 1T is at Fairview
Hall now awaiting you. awaiting Its
master like the other things there-and
here. Shall we live there. think you.
.Tohh:"
Awaiting me! Its master! Live
there. What mean you. Kate" he
cried in surprise.
"Yes yes. it is all yours she replied,
laughing at his astOnishment. "A codi-
ell to her will. written and signed the
day before she died, the day after you
saw her. left it all to you. 1t was to
have been her sons and then mine
And when she believed us dead. rs she
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23
The Source of Fat in Milk.

A series of experiments at the New
York station to ascertain the source OF
fat in milk resulted in the following con-
illusions:
l. A COW fed during 95 days on a ration
from which the fat had been nearly all
extracted continued to secrete milk simi-
lar to tha. produced when fed on the
same kinds of hay and grain'in their nor
NAL condition.
2. The yield of milk fat during the 80
days was 81 o pounds. The food fat eat
en- during this time was 1l.6 pounds, 81
only of which was digested, consequently
at least 57.2 pounds Of the milk rat
must have had some other source than
the food fat.
3. The milk fat could not have come
from previously stored body fat. This
assertion is supported by three consider
tions. (D The cows body could have
contained scarcely more than 6O pounds
of fat at the beginning of the experiment;
on she gained AZ pounds in body weight
during this period of time with no In,
crease of body nitrogen, and was judged
10 be a much fatter COW at the end; (3)
the formation of this quantity OF milk fat
would have caused q marked condition
of emaeiation which, because of an In
crease in the body weight, would have
required the improbable increase in the
body of lO4 pounds of water and intest'
inal contents.
4. During SO consecutive days 3S.s
pounds of milk fat were secreted, and
the urine nitrogen was equivalent to SS.S
pounds of protein. According to any
accepted method of Interpretation, not
over II pounds of fat could have beer
produced from this amount OF metab
olized protein.
5. The quantity of milk secreted bort
a definite relation neither to the digest
ible protein eaten nor to the extent OF th'
protein metabolized. In view OF thes'
facts it is suggested that the well-kr Owl
favorable effect upon milk secretion OF
marrow uutritive ratio is due in part TO
stimulative, and not only to construct
i've function of the protein.
8. The composition of the milk Dor
no definite relation to the amount ans
kind of food.
i I. The changes in the proportion o
milk solids were due almost wholly U
changes in the percentage OF fat.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23

KANSAS STEER FEEDING.
Grain Mixed with RosxhaSe-Minsr
Points sS Comfort.

Grain Mixed with RosGhaSe-Miner
Points ss Comfort
The stockmah who Is feeding his tat
tening stee-s grain and roughage thor
oughly mixed finds that. with ordinary
c:n q IN feeding. his steers not only do
not have the seours. but that an animal
Is seldom OF feed. The farm depart
meni Of the Kansas experiment station
makes this assertion In n recent bulle-
tin and gives the following reasons for
Il:
Average corn contains ~ per cent OF
starch. Starch in feed Is not absorbed
into the system and used in building
I'd the body and sustaining life until IL
Is changed TO ~gar. When changed to
sugar. Il is readily absorbed and used
In the body. The saliva Of the mouth
has the power TO make this change.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23
A Bottomless Lake In Sweden,

In Thomas Nashe's 'Terrors OF the
Night" published I'm 1894. he says that
Lake Wetter. Sweden, Is bottomless.
He also tells other peculiar things re-
ypecting IL. "Over ii 10 fowle flies but
Is frozen to death nor anie mann pass
but ia mummed like statue Of mar
BILE. Awle ye inhabitants around about
II are deafened with ye hidieous roar
of hits waters when out OF its midst
as out Of Mont Gibell a sulphurOus
stinking smoak issues that we'll nu
poysons We whole countrie about"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23
Act In the Preaent.

Be not anxious about tomorrow. DO
today's Only. Fight today's temptation.
and do not weaken and distract your
self by looking forward to things you
cannot see and could not understand
II you saw them. Enough for you that
God IL just and merciful and will 70
ward every man according to his work.
Charles Kingsley.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23
NOTICE.

In the District Court OF the United States for the
District Of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
iu the matter OF
JOSEPH DUFRESSE, In bankruptcy.
of Norway. Bankrupt
To the creditors of Joseph Dufresne In the
County Of oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice Is hereby given that on the 6th dav o.
Aug. A. ID. 1904. the said Joseph Duiresns
was duly adjudicated bankrupt; and that the firs
meeting OF his creditors viii be held II ths
Court House, In South Paris. on The SIS
day Of Aug. A. ID. 1904. at 10 oclocl
creditors may attend, prove their claims
appoint trustee, examine the bankrupt
and transact such other business ss mal
properly come before said meeting.
South Paris, August 5. 1904.
GEO. A. WILSON,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23


while the juices Of the stomach do not
IL follows. then. that the method OF pre-
pairing the feed that will induce the
steer TO chew il the most thoroughly
and for the longest time will secure the
greatest amount of saliva mixed with
the feed and the greatest amount OF
starch changed to form that will build
up the steers body.
When grain and roughage are mixed
together, the steer eats slowly, giving
much time for the food to become sat
urated with the saliva and for the
saliva to act Oh the starch. When the
food is swallowed, it goes from the
mouth to the paunch. When the food
reaches the paunch. the finer portions.
such as grain fed alone, are forced di-
rectly into the third stomach and on
ward. The coarse food and the grain
mixed with il, when the grain is thor
oughly mixed with the roughage. are
held for quite awhile in the paunch.
where the saliva and the water which
the steer drinks make them soft ana
moist and the saliva continues TO
change the starch TO sugar. After the
coarse feed has remained in the paunch
until il is thoroughly softened it is
brought back into the mouth and re-
chewed as the cud. This allows more
saliva to be mixed with il, which in
turn changes more starch into sugar,
and the rechewing reduces the food to
greater tineness. The second time
the food is swallowed il passes to the
paunch. and the fine particles 20 to the
third and fourth stomachs, where the
action of saliva ceases
When the grain is fed separately from
the roughage. the animal chews 1t but
little swallows it quickly. ii stays but
short time in the paunch, and but Il
small portion or none is brought up
with the cud and remasticatcd. This
allows for slight action only of the sa-
Iva. The starch. which forms - per
cent Of corn, is not acted on by the
gastric juice Of the stomach. and the
LARGE proportion, which has not been
changed by the saliva, passes to the
intestines undigested. Some OF the
tuices of the intestines change the
starch to sugar, but what remains un-
changed irritates the intestines. pro-
duciug looseness and securing.
The boxes used in a test Of mixed
feeding at the Kansas station were III
feet long, 81. feet wide at the top. =
feet wide ut the bottom. H. feet in
depth and were 2l. feet from ground
to top. They We're made tight ana
were portable, so that they could be
kept in the driest part Of the yard,
The steers were fed in the open air.
One feed box was required for each ten
steers, and the grain and roughase
were mixed and fed together in the
same feed box. The feeds were mixed
and Ted dry. Subsequent experience
indicates that it would have paid to
dampen the hay before mixing it with
the roughage.
When the steers began to shed their
hair In the spring, they threatened to
rub the sheds and fences down. Trees
twenty-five to thirty feet in length
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23
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of Philadelphia, Pa.

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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23
NOTICE.

In the District Court OF the United States for
the District of Maine. In bankruptcy.
In the matter of
OF Mexico, Bankrupt
To the creditors Of Bradford w. Johnston in
the County of Oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice Is hereby given that on the lSSn aay OF
Aug, A. ID. 1904. the said Bradford w: Johnston
was duly adjudicated bankrupt, and thas tne
first needing OF his creditors win be held AZ the
Court House, In South Paris, on the 3lst day OF
Aug A. u. 1904, As 10 O'Clock In the forenoon
as which time the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims. appoint Q trustee, examine
the bankrupt and transact such other business
as may properly come before said meeting
South Paris. August Is, 1904:
GEO. A. WILSON,
Rafaree In Bankruptcy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23
Human Nature.

II Il constantly said that human nA-
ture is heartless. Do not believe II
Human nature is kind and generous,
but II Is narrow and blind and can
snly with difficulty conceive anything
but what 1t Immediately sees and feels.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23
The Farmers Education.

1T SHOULD ENABLE HIM TO BE MUCH
MORE THAN MERE FARM WORKER.
1T SHOULD BROADEN HIS MIND AND
SHAPE MS MORALS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23

When trouble goes hunting him
man may dodge 1t. but when a man
goes hunting trouble 1t hasn't one
chance In a thousand Of escaping him.
|-Cincinpatd Times-6tar.