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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
A Great Potato Crop.

Perhaps the readers of The Tribune
Farmer would like to know the condition
of the potato crop in this wonderful
county of Maine. We are now harvest
ing one of the heaviest potato crops this
county has ever produced. We have no
rot and few small tubers. The quality
is the best this county ever sent to mar
ket. The farmers are paying $3.50 to ~
a day for hired help, with board inciud-
ed, and are marketing their produce at
the low price of 50 cents barrel or 81
cents bushel, and yet farmers are ad-
yised to increase their acres. Twenty
years experience in Aroostook potato
culture has convinced me the business
will never create millionaire, with
farm labor at $40 month and fertilizer
S35 a ton. The above figures are very
conservative estimate for this part OF
Maine. Cheap potatoes should reduce
to some extent the demand for high
priced flour. 1t is to be regretted that
all cooks don't possess the secrets OF
their possibilities as table article
Cor. in Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18

cause for Ii and often looked, as sne
did then, with distressful wonder at
her grandmother when she seemed to
hold her sister so slightingly.
Here Is Catherine, grandmother"
said she, land she has had narrow
escape from being pressed as Maid
Marion by the morris dancers" Mad
am Cavendish made a slight motion
and looked not ut Catherine, but turn
ed to me with that face Of anxious
kindness which she wore for me alone.
Saw you aught OF the Golden Horn
this morning, Master WingtieldT ask
ed she; and replied truthfully enough
that I had not.
Then. to my dismay, she turned to
Mary and inquired what were the
goods which She had ordered from
England. and. to my greater dismay,
the maid, with such light of daring
and mischief in her blue eyes as
never saw, ratified Off. the while Cath
crime and | stared aghast at her. such
a list Of women's folderOls as | never
heard. and most Of them quite beyond
my masculine comprehension.
Madam Cavendish nodded approx
ingly when she had done. "'Tis a
wise choice" said she, "and as soon as
the ship comes in have the goods
brought here and unpacked, that ]
may see them" With that she rose
stitfly. and. beckoning Catherine. who
looked rs If she could scarcely stand
herself. much less serve as prop for
another. went out, tapping her stick
heavily on one side. on the other lean
ing on her granddaughters shoulder.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18

A stirring, hard-working farmer, who
six years ago was advised by the writer
to break up his sulky and sell his trot-
ting horse, or trouble would come, came
to me not long ago and after cordial
greeting, called attention to the state
mept mentioned and said, "In these six
wears, from my fruit, poultry and crops
/ have supported my family and put
four thousand dollars where it will stay
and pay good interest, and, with
nudge of the elbow, al still keep the
trotter but he isn't in the races any
now" Here is a record to be noted
for the farm is away from town, the
rocks are abundant, but the hens and
fruit trees have "jined drives" and the
vegetables are abundant. lizard work, y
YOU say? Oh yes, such results never
come without hard work, but it is nc
such work as the average business man
must put in to realize any such returns
What the farms want is partnership fol-
business. Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18

slave cabins had begun to thrust IT.
self athwart the honeyed sweetness Of
blossoms and the salt freshness Of the
tidal river, as the .hOmely ways OF
life will ever do athwart the beauty
and inspiration of 1t, maybe to the
making Of its true harmony, when Of
a sudden we both stopped and listened.
Mistress Catherine turned palely to
me. ana | dare say the thought Of In.
dams WAS in her mind, though they
lad long been quiet; then her face re-
laxcd and she smiled.
"'Tis the lst day of May" said she.
And they are going to set up the may
pole in Jarvis field"
This d'I they every May Of late,
because some Of the governors and
sonc OF the people Lad kept to those
preju ices against tie May revelries
which had existed before the RestOra-
ton and frowned upon the maypole
set up in tie jamestown green as II 1t
had heen. as the Roundheads used to
claim. the vcritable hcathen god Baal.
jarvis field was a green tract. clear
Of trees. not far from us. and present
ly we met the merry company proceed
ing. thither. First came great roll
licking posse of lads and lasses linked
hand in hand. all crowned with flow
ers and bearing green and blossomy
boughs over shoulder. And these were
SO swift with the wild spirit and jol-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
IcoNTrNuEp.l

| sat me down on Il glittering ridge
II rock near the river bank and watch
Vi the blue run of the water and twist
I'd the matter this and that way In
my mind. for l was sorc,y perplexed
Never did | feel as then the hamper
Of my position. for man who was
held in such esteem as / by some and
contempt by others, and while having
voice had no authority to maintain 1t
was neither flesh nor fowl nor slave
nor master.
Madam Cavendish treated me In al
respects as the equal of herself and
her famiIy--nay. more than that. she
deferred to me in such fashion as ]
had never seen in her toward any
one-but Catherine treated me ever
with iciness Of contempt. which at
that time conceived to be but that
transfcrencc of blame from her own
self to scapegOat Of wrongdoiHg
which is a resort Of ignoble souls.
rhey will have others not only suffer
for their own sin, but even treat them
with the scorn due themselves.
And not one man was there In the
colony. excepting perhaps Sir Hum
phrey Hyde and Parson Downs and
the brothers Nicholas and Richard Bar
ry, which last were not squeamish, and
Harry Winsiield 5azins
at the water
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
NUMBER ~.

WAS like to the Hash Of fire from gun
powIcr IN -et:.!g tindc.. Then size cried
out: "Quicl; then. quick, | pray thee.
Harry Win-iicld. 10 the wharf. For II
ever saw sail saw that. and the tide
will have turned m. Quick. quick"
She waited not for any LelGscar. but
forth into the May sunlight she rushed.
and / with her. and shouted Ut the top
OF my lungs to the slaves for my horse,
then went myself. having no mind to
wait and hustled the poor beast from
his feed bin and was OH his back and
at hard gallop to the wharf. with
Mistress Catherine following as fast as
she was able. Now and then when l
turned saw her slim green shape ad-
vancing. looking for all the world to
my fancy like some nymph who had
been changed into a river reed and had
gotten life again.
When | reached the wharf, with my
horse all afOam. there WAS indeed the
Golden Horn down the river, coming
in. The tide and wind had been against
her or she would have reached shore
ere now. Then along the bank urged
my horse. and I'm some parts, where
there was no footing and the tangle OF
woods too close, into the stream we
plunged and swan, then mp bank again.
and so on with a mighty splatter OF
mire and water and rain OF green
leaves and blossoms from the low hang
of branches through which we tore
way. till we came abreast of the Gold
en- Horn. Then hallooed. first max.
Ing sure that there was no one lurking
near TO overhear. and waved my hand
kerchef. keeping my horse standing to
his fetlocks in the current. until over
the water came an answering halloo
from the Golden Horn and could
plainly see Captain Calvin Tabor on
the quarter deck. The ship was not
far distant and | could have swan TO
her. and would have. though the tide
was strong, had there been no other
way.
"Haloo." shouted Captain Tabor, and
two more men came running 10 the
side. then more still till II WAS over
hung by whole row Of red English
faces
"Halloo" shouted /.
What dye lack? What's afoot?
Halloo.'
Send boat" l shouted back.
"News, news, Keep where We be. Do
not land Send boat
lis it the convict tutor. WingtieldT
shouted the captaln.
| called back Yes and repeated my
demand that he send boat.
Then | saw Il great running hlther
and thither. and presently a boat
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
Harry tells Catherine
he will save Mary

little bitterness, for sometimes won
an by persistent goading may almos
raise herself to the fighting level ol
q man.
"But how?" said she.
"That l must study"
"But l charge you to keep 1t from
Madam Cavendish."
"You need have no fear"
"May God forgive me, but l tolt
Madam Cavendish that the Colder
Horn had not arrived" said she. "Bu
what have they done with the res
of the cargo, pray"
started. had, confess, moi givel
that a thought, though 1t was but rea
sonable that there was more beside
those powder casks. If the revenue
from the crops had been so small.
But Catherine Cavendish needed bu
q moment for that problem. "'Twil
return" said she. Captain Tabo
hath but sailed off little distance tina
he may return and make port, as i
for the first time since he left England
and so put them off the scent of tn
Sabbath unlading Of those othe
wares" She looked down the burnish
ed flow of the river as she spoke. ant
cried out that she could see sail, bu
I. looking also. could not see anything
save the simmer of white and greer
spring boughs into which the rive
distance closed.
"'Tis the Golden Horn." said Cath
crime.
81 can see naught Of white save the
locust blooms" slfid |.
"Locusts stand not against the vino
in stiff Sheets" said she. "'Tis the
sail of the Golden Horn, but that mat
:ars not. Harry, Harry Wingield, car
you save my sister?'
II know not whether can. madam
but WILL" said l..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
lro ss cosrm;urD.l
The Honeybee.

How much honey does a bee ind IN
flower? \ naturalist says he has OBJ
served n bee extract whole drop OF
honey from one flower. and again he
has watched bee visit hundred
flowers without getting load enough 10
return to the hive. Bees work ad-
yautageously within a radius OF three
miles of the hive. but they will go
eight miles to get honey from Held or
buckwheat. They are very partial TO
the buckwheat bloom. Bees have q
most delicately developed scent When
a bee leaves its hive 1t rises In the air
and scents honey bearing flowers In
the wind and follows the scent to the
NnwprS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18

Why did top-dressing grass land, so
much talked about forty years ago, be-
come unpopular Why not stimulate the
growth of the grass roots already in the
soil, as we'll as to buy grass seed to make
new ones? Two years ago l dug some
muck right from the bog-it was muck,
not mud-mixed ashes with 1t, one
bushel of ashes to six bushels of muck,
and spread it on plot of ground that
was badly run out. That plot bore q
good crop of grass last year, and this
year it looks still better, while the grass
surrounding this spot is very thin and
light. This dressing may be applied
any time after haying or very early II
spring. 1t pays.-W. w. MAXIM.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
Ough.

A correspondent of an English paper
points ont nine ways Of pronouncing
the letters cough" These are. written
phonetically. as In coff. cauf each Is
allowable,. enuff. thaut tho. throo. hic'
cup the Irish lough and the Scots pro-
nunciation OF sough. such" the two
final consonants in the last Two words
representing the corresponding guttur-
ais I'm German. The editor in comment
adds. There Is one other-'bolsn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
Value of Skim MIX.

The we'll known dairy farmer, Mr.
Goodrich, of Wisconsin, writes the fol
lowing to Hoard's Dairyman:
l bought l2 thrifty shoats, l think
about five months old. They were
vory even lot and averaged in weight l2t
pounds. divided them in three lots a:
nearly equal as possible. Five weeks
fed one lot nothing but skim milk; ant
for each 100 pounds of milk they made
a gain of five pounds, as shown by beini
weighed once a week. Another lot had
nothing but corn and water for the same
length of time, and they gained ter
pounds for buShel of corn.
The third lot l fed corn and skin
milk, both, each day, in the proportion
of 100 pounds of skim milk to one bushe
of corn. This lot gained eighteen
pounds. These are of course, live weight
gains.
Now It will be seen that when fet
separately, 100 pounds of skim milk wal
worth half as much as bushel Of corn
So when corn was 40 cents a bushel
skim milk was worth 20 cents hundred
But could a man afford to sell it TO
LnaC anu Rot oiOuS Withoue ="
Let us see: A bushel OF corn made II
pounds gain, but when 100 pounds o
skim milk was fed in connection with 1t
the skim milk added 8 pounds, so tha
it would bring him in return the valu
of 8 pounds of live hog. If hogs sole
for cents pound that would make the
skim milk bring him 40 cents hundred
The hogs that were fed the combined
feed ate more feed daily and gaine'
much more rapidly than the Others
Their average gain was just two pound
day for go days, when they sold for
cents pound, I bought them for 5 cents
What was skim milk worth to me then
According to my arithmetic it would
have been q losing operation II I ha'
sold my skim milk for 4S cents hun
dred, and fed my hogs nothing but corr
for the reason that It would have takel
| a longer time for them to have attaine'
the weight at which sold them, an,
consequently have taken more time an
work in caring for them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
,,,,r.. Tn National Features.

Whether we look at portrait gnlleries.
like Hampton court. or turn over Illus
rations In old books. It is evident that
some physiognomical change has been
taking place. The stout. plethoric.
muscular ruddy faced man Of stolid
expression is becoming exceptional. and
his place Is being taken by II thinner.
more alert. active type. The modern
face Is more keen. leaner and or less
coarse mold than that OF the older
pioncers who laid the foundation OF
their country's greatness.-"Aspects OF
Social EyUlutions.'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
A lInupy Life.

The secret of Happy life does not
lie I'm the means and opportunities of
indulging our weaknesses. but III KNOW
ing how to be content with what ~
reasonable, that time and strength
NAV remain for the cultivation OF our
nobler nature.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
Forever Silencesl.

Does your husband find any fault
with your cooking"
Certainly not" answered Mr.. Meek
toms wife. my husband has the char
Ing dish habit and is not In a position
to find fault with anybody's cooking"
Washington Star.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
She Wasn't Eishty-ons,

This conversation took place over the
telephone line ut Richmond: "Hellor
"Hellow "Are you s12" mo; I'm not
sixty yet" She hung up the receiver
like hitting the box with rock.-Rich-
mond Missourian.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18

.ouched the water from the side Of the
Golden Horn with Il curious tapping
dip. and was off my horse and tied
him fast To tree on the $ank with
loose rein that he might crop his I'LL
of the sweet spring herbage, and when
the boat touched bank was in her and
speedily aboard ship.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18

Die and store the potatoes as soon a.
ripe, and now the field for winter grain,
| or harrow and SOW to rye for early spring
pasture, soiling or green manuring.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
SCOTT'S
EMULSION

SCOTS Emulsion is the
means of life and of the en-
ioyment of life of thousands of
men, women and children.
To the men SCOTS Emul-
sion gives the flesh and
strength so necessary for the
cure of consumption and the
repairing of body losses from
any Wasting disease.
For women SCOTS Emul'
sion Goes this and more. 1t is
a most sustaining food and
tonic for the special trials that
women have to bear.
To children SCOTS Emul'
sion gives food and strength
for growth of flesh and bone
and blood. For pale girls
for thin and sickly boys SCOTS
Emulsion is a great help.
scoTS aXIbwNE. Chemists.
N0sas'e 500. e.uu Have sSi s'i druggists. ss% ss
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"SPEED THE PlOw."

on practical agricultural topics
Is solicited Address all communications In
tended for this department TO HENRY ID.
HA@A md, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem.
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18

HIS Umbragsous Past.
"He talks great deal about bis fam
lily tree
THAT may account for the tales I've
heard about his shady past."-Philadel-
phia Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18

When the heart Is won, the under
standing IL easily convinced. = sim.
mons.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18

Fowls must be we'll fed. But an overfed
fowl is not we'll fed ono. Remember
that.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
CHAPTER VII.

MISTRESS CATHERINE and
kMI returned together to Drake
~ Hill, she bearing herself with
C&J sharp and anxious c0ncilia-
ton. and l with little to say In
response and walking behind her
though she moved more and more SLOW
" that l might gain her side.
We were not yet In sight OF Drake
Hill, but the morning smoke from the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
Itching Skin
Distress by day and night

Distress by day and night
That's the complaint OF those who
are go unfortunate as to be afflicted
with Eczema or Salt Rheum-and out
ward applications do not cure.
They can't. ~
The source Of the trouble is in the
od-make that pure and this seal,
ing, burning, itching skin disease Will
disappear.
"I was taken with IN itching on my
arms which proved very disasreeable. l
concluded 1t was salt rheum ana bought
bottle OF Hoods SarsapaIi'!a. In two days
after l began taking 1t felt better and IL
was not long before I was cured: Have
never had any skin disease since" MRS.
IDA f. WARD, Core Point, ND.
Hoods SarsdpdrIlld
and Pills
rid the blood of oil impurities and cur
ell eruptions.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
ZONES,
Smith & Mschiuist,

SOUTH PARIS, MAINE.
v.nutturer of machinery '.nS sssA% tSos en-
snes' mn ,SvSs iaps, lies ami drills made and
os,sg o.s, ~ sewing. moving aud ,hresnlns , ma
6n q 81 snss nssy PrsssssT sss prS@p. sans Pfs
to,s, Ah''Ss s,eam and water piping done to order
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
CHAPTER VIII.

nY0 LOOKED at Mistress Mary
ISs and she at me. We had with
SSess1 drawn to the deepness of a
(SsSJ window, while the black
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-23

pital for several weeks past. He will
enter upon his duties tomorrow.
II your watch don't run, run to
Hames' with 1t. .
Frank Roberts left this afternoon
for Greer where he will superintend
the shipping of his printing plant tc
Pierce. Mr.. Roberts expects to begin
the publication Of the Pierce Patriot
at that place within short time.
Advertising Agent F. f. Maxwell OF
the r. L. Polk Directory company is in
the city renewing contracts for the new
directory which his company will issue
in the near future. The statistic force
will follow in a few weeks when the
active work of collecting data will
commence.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-23

to choose Hepburn. who has been in
the senate a few months only.
I selected him because I think him
the kind of man Washington liked and
because he Is the sort of man like.
But my chief reason is that he comes
from one Of the young states and we
want young blood In the tones that
make Washingtons words live anew
for US all once a year. We old fossils
here In the east can't get up the
requisite enthusiasm. Why, it would
do me good to hear Hepburn speak II
he didn't say anything but Idaho"
| When Mr.. Hoar heard Of the explain
alton he walked over to Mr. Hepburn
and said: Hepburn. 1 need a tonic
Come out on the steps and let me hear
you shout Idaho"
| "Ah, senator" replied the younger
man to the Massa chusetts statesman,
I'll do it. But my best tonic I'VE de-
rived from studying your career; and
the only mistake they made in naming
my state was that they left off two
letters. They should have called it Ida
boar"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-23
LATE SEEDING
IN Po7lA7CH
Farmere However Expect to Have
Bountiful Crops This
Year
Especial to Evening Teller.)

LELAND. March 21.-For some time
past we have had incessant rains. The
frost is entirely out Of the ground now
but it will be some time before any
thing can be done toward seeding, as
the ground is so entirely satura ted
from the great amount of moisture
The ground has not been so entirely
ticeable. however, along the road than
1t Is elsewhere on account of so many
places being almost impossible where
such has never been known for many
years.
| Many old residents Of this section
predict good crop on account of this
condition. though this being the case
at present it would take but week
or ten days to dry the roads and fields
with probably weather 80 that teaming
would be very easy and the farmers
could go to work.
Mr.. A. E. Robbins is on the sick list
Mr.. J. Carse Of the Honeymar
Hardware company. was doing busi-
ness in our city today.
J. W. Stoneburner. M. D., went t.
Lewiston on business today. ,ef
Mr.. Chas. Black received work toda,
that his brother. John Black. at Off
ford. was very Ill. Charles left for hi
brothers home as soon as he received
the news.
Mr.. r. B. Parks and brother. N. N
Parks, have rented the Butterfiel'
ranch east of town. formerly owned b!
Mr.. F. M. Talbot Of this place MI
Talbot has moved to the place form
erly owned by Mr.. Ben Ward.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-23
BILL TO REPEAL timber AND
STONE ACT PASSED SENATE
(Continued from page ~

CONTINUED from page ~
manned steadfast. That was at the
meeting last week. and the committee
was compelled to adjourn without taxi
ing action. This bill passd the senate
today.
Senator Heyburn's bill granting a
portion Of the FIT. Sherman reservation
to the city Of Occur d'Alene for park
and cemetery has met with some OPP
position in the department and was
last week adversely reported from the
committee by Senator Dubois. The
amount of land asked for was consid-
cred excessive and there is some mis-
apprehension as to the practice Of the
government heretofore existing. Sen
ator Hepburn will continue his exer-
tions to secure proper donation for
! park purposes. This will include am
pie provision for an addition to the
present cemetery.
Secretary Of state of Idaho. viii H.
Gibson. OF Boise. who was ex-oficio
sealer Of weights and measures. has
been requested by the secretary OF
commerce and labor. Mr. Cortelyou. to
attend a meeting of sealers Of weights
and measures from the different states
in the union to be held in Washington
at an early date. 1t is understood MT.
Gibson will be present.
The house committee on public lands
last week agreed to amendments,
| which 1t will recommend to the bill
reported to the house January Il, pro-
hibiting the selection Of timber lands
In lieu of lands in forest reserves. The
amendments agreed upon allow own
ers OF lands In forest reserves. which
lands have not been denuded of tim
Der. to exchange the same for other
vacant surveyed unmineral lands sub
ject to homestead entry.
William f. Lee Of Moscow, who was
designated by Senator Hepburn as AS
J sistant Paymaster in the Navy hal
failed to stand the physical examina
J ton Of the board of surgeons by rea
son of slight defect OF the hear
} which. however, Is not OF such serl
Gus nature as to threaten his presen
} good health. nor will 1t probably eve
interfere with his future.
} The consulting engineers of the re
clamation service. Messrs. Savage
, Wisner, and Davis. will be in bois
( for several days consulting with resi-
, dent engineer D. W. Ross, on the feas
< ibility Of one or more OF the large IT
, rigation projects now being consldere
3 by the survey.
D CONGRESSMAN French has introduce
\ o bill granting pension OF va
D month to Nelson Hart Of MOSCOW.