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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08
THE tjCK WAY.
Balxac's Avenue Of Escape From His
Creditors.

Balxac's Avenue of Escape From HIS
Creditors.
In the year 1873 or thereabout, be-
ing worried by duns In Paris, Balzac
took lodgings in Passy. then village
in the environs, ut house In the Rue
Bassc. There Is little remarkable
about the front Of the house. 1t Is just
q plain. white. two storied French
dwelling of hundred years ago or OF
today for that matter.
But ut the back Is garden and at
the bottom Of the garden Is doorway
leading into one Of the Oldest lanes In
the world, from the look Of 1t. Truly
this ruelle, with its crumbling walls OF
stone and plaster, its ivy and its shade
of overhanging trees, is as happily de-
void of suggestions Of modern "im.
provements" as anything to be found
within the girdle Of the Notifications.
BY means of this byway Balzac,
when insistent voices from within the
house reached his ears as he worked
in his little pavilion at the end Of the
garden, could avoid the unpleasantness
Of an Interview with any holder Of the
overdue bills which throughout bis life
were the only tangible results Of his
experiments as printer and type.
founder.
1t needs but little Imagination to sec
him hurry off down the lane, hatless
and in slippers, to await events, while
he dreams Of exploiting the jewels OF
the Golconda or the silver mines OF the
new wOrld.-W. II. Helm In Critic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08

he. There is one Of those simple
birds. They are the largest Of their
kind. and yet have no way to protect
themselves except to run away. Just
look at him now. with his head down
in the sand. shall advance slowly
upon him. grab a handful Of feathers
and my fortune Is made
Mr.. Arab stole up softly. creeping on
hands and feet.
Mr.. Plumetail chuckled to himself
under tie sand and i:cpt very still.
"Oh. how eaay,' said Mr.. Arab. 1T
is simply ridiculous how easily some
animals are fooled" And he reached
out his hand. grasping two of the long
plumes.
In an instant the message had gone
along the nerves Of Mr.. Plumetail that
the time for action had come.
He jumped high in the air. throwing
the sand squarcly in the face Of the
swarthy Arab. and then dealt him two
fearful blows with his heavy feet.
Mr. Arab fell backward and seemed
to see two suns in the sky, and 1t SEEM
ed to be raining sand.
When lie came to himself the ostrich
stood grinning at him.
"When you size man up" said he,
remember that there are two ends to
him."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08
CLOTHES IN KOREA.
Changed According to the Calendar
and Not the Weather.

Changed According to the Calendar
and Not the Weather.
A characteristic Of the Koreans
which has helped to their undoing as
nation was the fact that they were
guided wholly by precedent. When a
new situation presented they did not
cope with it in the light of the day
they were living, but were guided en-
tirely by the old saws and the ancient
maxims Of wise men who had been
dead a thousand years or so. A strik-
ing Illustration Of this national trait
was furnished in the matter Of their
wearing apparel, which was changed
according to an ancient calendar and
without any regard to the temperature
Of the day.
Korea is q land Of great extremes OF
heat and cold, and the man who draft
ed the calendar by which all clothing
is changed, though Chinese sage, 1t
is said, was not success as weather
prophet, unless, as some maintain, the
climate in the course Of the hundreds
of years which have elapsed has chang
ed. When the calendar announces now
begins the period Of greatest cold the
conservative Korean, although the air
may be soft and balmy, pads out hls
white garments with six or seven
thicknesses of cotton wadding, until
the thin man becomes fat man and
the stout party swells up to such enor'
nous size as to block up the streets
when he walks. or, rather, rolls, abroad.
Again, though spring and early sum-
mer may have come and the heat pre-
vailing be almost tropical, the Korean
swelters about In his wadded clothing
in perspiring veneration OF bis heredi'
tary calsndar.-New York Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08
Resolutions of Respect

on the death of Sister Lepha M. Bennett
of Mountain Grange, No. 1874, P. of II.
Whereas, The Great Master has called
our loved and respected sister, Lepha NJ.
Bennett, to that "bourne from which no
traveller returneth," therefore be 1t
Resolved, That in the death of Sister
Bennett Mountain Grange has lost true
and devoted member, one who always
brought a cheering smile and words of
encouragement to the sick and genial
greeting to all.
Resolved, That while we bow in sub
mission to the Divine Will, we extend
our most heartfelt sympathy to her sor-
rowing relatives in this hour of their
grief.
Resolved, That in remembrance of our
sister our charter be draped for thirty
days, and copy of these resolutions be
placed on our records, and the secretary
be directed to forward copies to the
family of the deceased sister also to the
Oxford Democrat for publication.
N. ABnIE HARLOW, on
MARTHA V. DUNN, Resolutions.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08
Peculiar
To Itself

In what it u and what It does-oon-
tanning the best blood-purifyinS,
Alternative and tonic substances and
effecting tho most radical and par
manent cures Of all humors and all
sruptions, relieving weak, tired,
languid feelings, and building up
the whole systsm-is true only Of
Hoods Jdrsaparilla
No other medicine acts like It;
no other medicine has done -
much real substantial good, no
other nsdictne has restored health
and strength ct 70 httls COST.
II was trs1hlsd With serofuls and cane
nsa. losing ny syssisht Fer four months ]
esuld net 80 70 Do anything. Altar taking
Two botalss q Assd's Darsavarills I ssuld ~
b waIh, nd vhsa I haA taksn eight bottles !
could ~ ~ ven y svsR" eusu l. HAns'
gos. WitAsEs. u. q
HooA'o easoapasilla promises -
euso Aao eoet0 ~ pr6snsee.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08

had caught the white kitten, his hand
was seized and held between two
small palms, and the eyes Of Miss Bet.
ty Carewe looked into the very soul of
him.
"Nop' she cried. mo! Fearing with
sick heart that you might not GOMEZ!
Her pale face, misty with sweetness,
wavered before him in the dusk, and
he lifted his shaking hand to his fore
head. Her own went with it, and the
touch Of that steadied him.
"You mean." he whispered brokenly,
"you mean that you
"Yes, always" she answered, rush.
ing through the words half in tears.
"There was little time when loved
what your life had been more than
you. ALI, it was you that saw in him!
Yet 1t was not what you had done aft
er all, but just you! l knew there
could not he any one else-though
thought it could never be you-that
night. just icfore they gave the flag"
We've little time. Yanrevelr' called
the voice from the porch.
Toms eyes filled slowly. He raised
them and looked at the newly come
stars. "Crailey, Crailey~ he MUIR
INJURED.
Her gaze followed his. "Ah, its he
and they-that make me know you will
come back 10 r!c"' she said.
THE END
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08
What Do You Think of This?

What actual good can an act from the
Merchant of Venice do farmer or his
family? Will it tell him how to raise bet
ter potatoes or better corn? Can he raise
better cattle or would his hens lay more
or larger eggs? l believe in good read
ing, the best We can get, but every man
to his trade. Where will you get a
broader or more liberal education than
in the newspapers? Keep abreast OF the
times! Know what the world is doing
to-day, not what was done century
ago. History is a good thing, but the
world moves to-day and We must move
with it. For practical common sense
give me the farmer every time. Schools
of to-day are inclined to give dab OF
this and dab of that like Joseph's coat
of many colors. Children know Evange-
line BY heart, but not the multiplication
table. They can tell you all about Swiss
Family Robinson or Robinson Crusoe
but can't tell what the interest on a
given sum at a given rate Is. Farmers,
stick to clean newspaper and Ameri-
can Agriculturist, study crop conditions
and let the Merchant of Venice still ride
in his gondola or get his pound of flesh,
and we will hold our own with all in th
land.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08
A Grass Ouery.

In reading the article in the Farmer o.
March 20 on "Home Mixing and Use of
Fertilizers" find light dressing of
stable manure narrowed in, or 300
ID. application of commercial fertilizer
recommended as grass stimulant. l
should like to inquire if it is practical to
harrow grass ground? Don't the harrow
destroy the grass roots? Also, how can
any one improve a field already in grass
by narrowing?
Cumberland Co. Subscriber.
We have found narrowing a grass
field with light smoothing harrow,
preferable where the teeth were given a
backward slant, quite beneficial at times
in connection with an application of
dressing. The light stirring of the
ground pulverizes both the soil and
stable dressing and stimulates the plants
to start and to make a more vigorous
growth. Any plants that have not
sufficient root-hold to Withstand such a
light stirring will usually amount to but
little if left. 1t is necessary to use good
Judgment in the matter, however, for if
the grass is largely killed out with
numerous large bare spots apparent, no
great improvement can be expected from
any treatment except by thorough till
age and re-seeding.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08
LAND OF THE PARIS cAeMAN
Place to Which He Returns With Hts
Savings to End His Days.

Place to Which He Returns With HIS
Savings to End His Days.
It Is a popularity of Paris, which ev.
cry visitor who knows enough French
to tell one dialect from another must
have noticed, that nearly all Paris cab.
men come from the same part OF the
country. The same thing is true Of
coal merchants and Of dealers In roast.
ed chestnuts, who come from Au-
vergne; of the goatherds, who hawk
their milk about the streets, who are
Breton peasants, and Of many other
trades.
The cab drivers land is probably lit.
tie known to Englishmen. 1t Is down
In the Aveyron, and Rodez Is Its capi-
tai, tiny village, where the worst lam
guage and the best hearts In all France
are to be found. The eldest Of each
family In Rodez takes the land and the
paternal cottage. The old folks live
with him until their death, and the
younger sons 60 to Paris and drive
cabs.
For years they drive about In all
weathers, scraping together sou by sou
until they have garnered enough to 60
home and pay for their board and lodg-
Ing for the remainder Of their dayr.
They 60 with the eide brother to q
notary OH the first day Of their return
home and sign n deed by which he Is
bound to keep them for the remainder
of their days In idleness In return for
their savings.-London Standard.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08
THE NASAL OF AFRICA.
Queer Race Where the Men Be-
come Old at Thirty.

4 Queer Race Where the Men Be-
come Old at Thirty.
The young men of that African race.
cte Nasal, are al warriors. theoretical
ly, between the ages approximately Of
seventeen ana twenty seven. When In
this stage they are known in their own
language as el moran. They pull the
head hair out to its greatest length.
even sometimes twisting and plating
fiber and string into their wool. The
hair is then thickly coated with mutton
fat and red clay and tied into perukes.
All hair OH the face and body is pluck
ed out by iron tweezers. The skin is
kept constantly fabricated with NUT
ton fat mixed with red clay. but as q
rule the body is not disagreeably oily,
and this fabrication only has the result
Of giving beautiful polish to their
statuelike forms.
AS regards the body there is proba-
bly, 10 more beautifully formed type OF
man than the young Nasal warrior.
The face is sometimes In keeping with
the body, but more often has rather
brutal aspect. The Nasal are not pure
negroes. but obviously received very
long while ago slight infusion OF
Hamitic blood from races dwelling to
the east Of the White Nile. While they
are in the young-man-warrior stage the
Nasal live principally on milk and on
blood drawn from the veins Of living
cattle. They also occasionally eat the
meat Of oxen, goats or sheep.
When a Nasal decides that he has
had enough knocking about and has
accumulated sufficient property on
which to retire he decides to marry.
This is usually about the age of twen-
ty-seven to thirty. After marriage he
shases his head, or ut any rate keeps
the hair Of his head very close cropped.
He ceases to anoint himself with NUT
ton fat and definitely ranges himself
with the old men.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08
An ApimAI Story For
Little Folks
The TaIe.of a Kicker

One day young Mr.. Plumetail was
squattIng In the sands of the desert,
summing himself and dressing his beau
tiful tail feathers.
"What funny kind Of things men
are!' he said to himself "They pull
out our beautiful feathers. which are
so useful to us, and then stick them on
the hats of their wives and daughters
and try to make them look like us, and
then they turn around the next mo-
ment and dcsplse us and say We are
simple Simple little ostriches,' they
say, who hide their heads in the sand
and think themselves safe Here comes
one OF those simple men now. do be-
lieve he's after my tail feathers. Watch
me as teach him something"
Thereupon he stuck his head deep In
the sand and waited.
On came Mr.. Arab, Drowned with the
sun. with turban on head. "Ahw said
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08
And Great was the Fall Thereof.

W. L. Bailey of Newport thought an
earthquake had struck him the other
afternoon or something equally as
terrific. He had carried about two
cords of wood all prepared for the stove,
upstairs in his shed, an armful at
time, when just as he deposited his last
load the floor gave way, taking floor
timbers, wood and Mr.. Bailey to the
floor beneath, and tho washing machine
followed, striking him upon the back,
also a cupboard containing food and
canned goods mixed freely with the
debris. 1t took Mr.. Bailey fully half an
hour to extricate himself from the mass
of ruins, there being no one at hand to
lend him assistance. 1t is great won
der that NO bones were broken or more
serious injury done to his body. A
slight lameness is the worst bodily
harm done, but the state of his mind, as
he thinks of the length of time it takes
to transport two cords of wood upstairs
by the armful and the rapidity with
which it will descend, is appalling.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08
Resolutions of Respect.

Whereas, Buckfield Grange, No. 43S,
is saddened by the death of Brother
Abel Irish, we can but remember the
still greater loss sustained by those who
were nearest and dearest. Let us not
think of him as dead, but gone before.
Resolved, That in the death of our
worthy brother, the Grange has lost a
true and faithful member. We mourn
for one who was worthy of our highest
respect.
Resolved, That while we as a body
mutually express our regrets of this
great loss, we will not forget the home
circle where the affliction falls heaviest
Resolved, That our charter be draped,
that these resolutions be spread upon
our records, that they be printed in the
Lewiston Journal and Oxford Democrat,
and copy be sent to the family of the
deceased.
Respectfully submitted in faith, in
hope, in charity.
MRS. CELIA PARSONS,
MRS. EMMA j. COLE, Committee.
TIMOTHY II. LUNT,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08

Crailey, 50 that could lelp to make 1t
surer that he'd come back ~ you. But
I've only annoyed you. And you were
here-away from the house-avoiding
me and fearing that r.
"Vanrevel.' shouted William. (Nrs.
Tanberry had not told Lieutenant
Cummings where to find Miss Betty
Fearing? YcsT
Fearing that might discover you"
He let his eyes rest on her loveliness
once more, and as he saw that she still
trembled he extended his hand toward
her in a gesture Of infinite gentleness,
like a blessing, heaved one great sigh
and, with head erect and body straight,
set his face manfully toward the house.
He had taken three strides when his
heart stopped beating at an ineffabls
touch on his sleeve, for, with sharp
cry, she sprang to him, and then, once
more, among the lilac bushes where he
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08
Experiment in Feeding for Eggs.

1t is still commonly believed that
wheat is better grain for egg produc-
ton than corn. Numerous experiments
have shown that if the fowls receive
some such animal food as beef scraps
or animal meal, and some vegetable food
such as cabbage, beets, cut clover rowen
or ground alfalfa, both corn and corn
meal may be freely used with good re-
suits.
The hens in this experiment were
kept for several months in two fiocks of
20 each. One flock had the ration rich
in corn; the other the ration rich in
wheat. The hens getting the more corn
laid more eggs than those getting the
more wheat and the cost of feeding was
less.
The averages are: Cost of food per
month for 20 hens, corn ration $3.50,
wheat ration S1.9s. Cost of food per
dozen eggs, corn ration II cents, wheat
ration 92 cents. Number of eggs per
hen per month, corn ration 1912, wheat
ration 1924.
You are not advised to feed corn ex-
clusively, but it is believed you may
wisely use it largely in feeding your
hens. 1t is cheaper than wheat in New
England and the hens getting it freely
seem not only to lay as well; they often
lay better than those getting large
proportion of wheat.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08
Hog Notes.


Sows, Of all animals, require the
least help during parturation, and the
wisest course is to leave them to them.
selves.
In managing the brood sows it is
never a good plan to make radical
change of food just before or after far,
rowing.
Pigs never grow so we'll az when they
can fill their stomachs with suitable
food and lie in the warm sun on dry
bed.
A SOW will rear litter of pigs when
she has the run of good pasture on
half the food she will require If she is
deprived of this important condition.
1t is not so much of a question as far
as profit Is concerned, how much pig
will weigh when dressed, as how much
it has cost.
An old SOW does not cost as much
for keeping as young and growing one,
and her pigs are worth considerably
more. They are larger when born and
never lose this advantage.
The longer the pigs can be made to
stretch out, the deeper the sides, the
more muscular the hams, and the firmer
the legs, the better meat they will make.
While it is always best to market
stock in a good condition, 1t is of NO
advantage to feed for excessive fat.
Market when fully ready, as soon as
possible.-Live Stock Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08

FARMERS CAPACITY FOR MANAGING
HELP.-oNE MAN WORKS AT DIsAD-
VANTAGE.

The question of hired help is again
disturbing the minds of farmers who
are dependent upon the "hired man"
in the cultivation of their fields.
ITO hire or not to hire" that's the
question into which the matter seems
to resolve itself. The high wages de-
manded by farm help, together with
the inferior quality of almost all avail
able men, is certainly legitimate cause
of fdiscouragement when the question of
hiring a man is considered. 1t Is
thought by some that the farm hand at
present wages of from $1S to $25 per
month for six months, is making more
out of the transaction than his employer,
and, in some cases, this may be true, as
there is vast difference in farmers by
way of managing their help to advantage.
There are those who can handle four to
six men and get the best they are cap
able of from all, while the majority are
unequal to the successful handling of
one. And this, in my opinion, accounts
in large degree for the assertion so fire.
quently heard among farmers, "It don't
pay to hire" If farming is the business
it is represented to be in point of i'm
portance by the agricultural press and
institute speakers, and am firm be-
liever in it, it certainly ought, like other
branches of business, to pay the ex-
pense of conducting it in legitimate
way. That some farmers are improving
their farms and increasing their revenue
while employing two or three hired men
is proof that farming is not necessarily
behind any other branch of business in
the point under consideration, but when
intelligently, industriously and capably
conducted will rank with any other.
If, on the other hand, the hired man,
if he is of the ordinary
stamp, is left to work alone good
part of the time without specified d.
rections and perhaps never called to ac-
count for his stewardship, thus getting
the idea that he can run the business in
his own way, as is too frequently seen,
it will be hard problem to figure a
profit from his labor.
As to the matter of hiring at all, or
how much to hire, this must, of course,
be decided by the farmer himself; but
should not be decided too hastily. One
man alone works to a great disadvan- |
tage in many kinds of work, even If he |
is provided with modern machinery,
and his farm operations are necessarily
restricted the best he can do; and he is |
placed in the position a merchant would |
be in who employed only fractional
part of his stock. His farm is suffering,
or part of it, from neglect and he in
danger of affording an example of "New
England thrift" spoken of in Mr.. Whit |
aker's recent letter carried to repre- |
hensible extreme"
There are two sides to the hired man
question. The hired man is not always |
TO blame for the failure to secure profit |
from his labor. Don't expect him to
run himself, neither allow him to run
you or your business, but direct and
instruct him in his efforts and see If he
will not pay you protit.-Otis Meader
in New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-08
PARIS, MAINE, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1906.
East Oxford Local Union.

The annual meeting of the East Oxford
Local Union of Y. P. s. G. E. will be
held with the Congregational Society al
Mechanic Falls, Tuesday and Wednes.
day, May 80. Programme "a follows:
TUESDAY MORNING.
HOO. Devotional Service,
.----.--..-..-Rev. j. W. Chesbro. South Paris
Ills. Words Of Welcome,
.-----....-.-..Mr.s 8. L. Hawley. Mechanic Falls
ll.30. Business and reports.
1900. Dinner.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
200. Praise and Devotional Service.
............-.-..Re Rev. w. 0. Keirstead, Dix 6eld
2.l6. Topic: What G. e. Stands For.
]. Cooperation Of Effort,
Rev. Frederic Newport, Oxford
Q. Better Prayer Meetings,
........:....--.Rey. j. W. chesbro. South Paris
L. Personal Work,
$50. The Missionary Problem in our Societies,
Field Secretary Rev. G. D. Crane, Waterville.
Discussion.
40. Junior Rally,
Conducted by Mrs. T. 8. Barnes, South Paris.
TUESDAY EVENING.
7So. Praise and Prayer,
Rev. B. Il. Tilton, Canton.
74o. Paper, Profitable Reading for Young Peo.
ple,.....Re Rev. G. n Gleason, Bethel.
SIS. Address, The Woman with the Broom,
.....-.--. Rev. Merritt L. Gregg, Lewiston.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
9.S0 Devotional Service,
Rev. W. T. Boyd, East Hebron.
$40. Reports and Business.
1000. Paper, Is the Conservation Meeting on the
Decline? ?.-....Rev. B. H. Tilton, Canton.
Discussion.
1880. Quarter Century Memorial Fund.
Rev. G. d. Crane, Waterville.
10.45. Three.t thirds an Endeav0rer,
lilo. Sermon,
Rev. W. O. Keirstead, Dixfeld.
1l.40. Committee Conferences.
l2. Dinner.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
100. Conservation Meeting,
Rev. b. 8. Ride0ut, Norway.
l.3O. Address. -. Rev. NJ. j. Twomey, Portland.