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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10

drenched wet and tough, ! know. !
looked so tough that the brakeman
grabbed me the minute l opened the
front door and tried to kick me out.
l turned snarlIng then, crazy as wolf
all In a second, and somehow backed
the brakeman against the water cooler
with his windplpe twisted In my bony
fingers like q corkscrew. The train
was moving out. had been cuffed and
kicked till l would rather kill somebody
than not; this seemed fair chance for
q homicide. When the poor fellows
wind went off-he wasn't much Of a
scrapper, l fancy-he whipped around
In the aisle like dying rooster. AS he
struggled in my grip there behind him
In the doorway stood Dave, lantern IN
hand, looking on with new face. This
time he was smiling. Dawes smile
meant Just the parting Of his lips over
row Of gIistening teeth, perfectly even
teeth and under his black mustache
whittier than ivory. 1t appeared to
amuse him to see me killing the brake
man. The instant I saw Dave let
90, and he watched the crestfallen
trainman pull himself together.
"Guess you'll let him alone now,
won't your said Dave pleasantly to
my ratified assailant "Sit down." be
growled harshly at me. stringing his
lantern on his arm. He walked uncon'
cernedly down the aisle, and I dropped
exhausted into the front seat facing
the Baker heater. 1t was heavenly hot;
red hot. l have loved a Cur heater ever
since, and Baker to me Is hardly lower
than the angels. My toys began to
steam, my blood began to flow, the
train boy gave me wOrmy apple, an
Irishman with bottle Of rank whisky
gave me stInger. and / wanted to live
again.
curled up in the seat, and In five
minutes was roasting-Oh, such
heavenly roast and doing - Lord.
what heavenly doze-before that
Baker heater. All night the forward
truck beat and pounded under me. All
night woke and slept in the steaming,
sinking air of the hot car. And when
ever l opened my eyes ! saw always
the same thing-a topping tall con-
ductor looming In the aisle, his green
hooded lamp like semaphore under
his arm. And above in the gloom q
bush Of black beard and pair Of deep
set, shining eyes back under peaked
cap. Dave often comes back as l saw
him, waking and dreaming. that night
| in the smoker of No. 1.
1t was breaking day when he Den'
over me.
"We're getting into the Bend" be
said grufiy. Got any money fol
breakfast!'
IL haven't cent on Gods earth
| He put his hand in his pocket and, pull
Ing out a handful Of loose bills, showed
one into my fingers.
"In take 1t from you, and gladly"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10
Advancing Maine Agriculture.

The usual promptness on the part oi
the Maine department OF agriculture
is again evinced by the fourth annual
report of Commissioner A. w. Gilman
This is a substantial publication OF over
400 pages, and is now being mailed
Among other things, Commissioner
Gilman calls attention to the following
points: We are gratified to be able to
state that a good degree of success has
attended the efforts of the farmers oi
Maine during the year 1908, and the
work of this department in their behalf
Maine is undoubtedly destined to be the
great agricultural section OF the east
Her soil and her climate are in her favor
Farmers are becoming awakened to the
possibilities of our agriculture. There
never has been q time in the history o
the state when the agricultural people
were SO thoroughly alive to the develop
ment of our agricultural resources as a.
present.
Many factors are at work along the
line of the development of agriculture
in Maine. The experiment statioI
stands ever ready to explain any new
proposition and also aims to assist th'
farmers in every way possible. Th'
grange, too, has done great deal to
wards the advancement of agriculture
The methods employed by farmers ar
changing somewhat to suit the demands
of the times. More extensive and inten
siye cultivation is being practiced
More land is under the plow than fiv'
wears ago and the farmers are tillint
moro intensively. This annual volume
of the department of Maine agriculture
also includs extensive reports Of tn
state dairymen's association and th'
state genealogical society. Full ac
counts of their meetings, together Will
the principal addresses are included
New England Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10
Orchard Cultivation.

The department of agriculture has
been gathering some information on re-
suits of different treatments of orchards,
/. g., cultivating vs.. cropping The de.
ductions to be drawn seem to be that
trees in clean cultivated ground suffer
less from drought and hot winds than DO
those in pasture or grass lands; that the
fruit from cultivated orchards Is larger
than that from trees in grass and that
tree roots extend more rapidly than may
be generally supposed. Instances are
cited of trees five years old with roots
extending in various directions 10 feet
from the trunk. The roots of trees
which have stood In sod since planting
were found just beneath the surface Of
the soil, while the roots of those In cul'
tivatsd soil were nowhere less than
eight inches from the surface. This
makes it clear that If orchards are to 6e
cultivated from at all they should be
cultivated from the first; otherwise even
shallow blowing will seriously inJare the
roots.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10
The Interior of the Earth.

A frequent remark IL that mankind
dwells OH thin crust encircling
molten mass and that the journey OF
life is practically on a fire ball incased
in fragile shell that has cooled and
that, as 1t cools further, contracts with
earthquake shocks. Much virtue In
rhetoric, II the purpose Is to elevate
the hair and induce cold thrills ana
goosehesh. The internal fire OF the
earth is un inference and, In any large
sense, historically harmless II true.
Persons who worry over cosmic prob
lens might also keep awake OF nights
over the palpable truth that the earth
moves through space without any vlsl'
ale means Of support. On the planet
are the plain marks Of epOchs OF Ice as
well as of Intense heat. Scientists
agree that glacial ages will come
again. hut geology teaches that they
are gradual and Of limited extent geo.
graphically. st. Louis Globe-Demo'
Graf
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10

Tbackeray could write the Lords
Prayer Oil sixpence. which is the
size Of dime, but it is now possible
to write the prayer on a surface so
small that one grain Of sand would
hide it completely. Microscopists sell
copies of the Lords Prayer written In
circle only the five-hundredth part
of an inch in diameter To read the
prayer it is necessary to use lens
magnifying 800 times. Writing so In
credibly small is accomplished by
means OF levers six feet long. These
levers are SO adjusted that the motion
is gradually lessened as 1t travels
along them till, when 1t reaches the
delicate end, armed with minute dia-
mond pen that rests on glass surface
II causes the pen to register Oh the
glass writing SD small AZ to be inrisi-
ble.-New Orleans Times Democrat.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10
Il Il + 4 It t Il It tt It It It It Il

Derore without cent or rrlend on
earth outside the old country, and
hadn't mind to bother the folks at
home any more, come Conan or the
devil.
The night was bitter bad, black as a
Fuzzy and sleeting out Of the foothills
like manslaughter. When the train
stopped ut Rosebud for water, what
with gripping the Icy hand rail and
trying to keep my teeth steady on my
knees l must have been hard sight.
Just as the train was ready to pull out
Dave came by and poked his lantern
full in my face.
If 1t had been headlight couldn't
have been worse scared, and found
afterward he carried the brightest
lamp Oh the division. looked up into
bis face, and he looked into mine.
wonder If in this life 1t isn't mostly In
the face after all? l couldn't say any
thing. ! was shaking in a chill as
climbed down into the storm.
Yet | never saw face harder In
some ways than Dave Hawks. His
visor hid his forehead and a black
beard covered his face till it left only
his straight, cold nose and dash OF
olive white under the eyes. His whis-
kers loOmed high as Cossack's. and his
eyes were onyx black with just such a
glitter. He knew it was no better than
murder to put me off in that storm ut
mountain siding. l knew it, but i
didn't much care. for l knew before
very long l should fall off anyway.
After l crawled down he stood looking
at me, and. with nothing better on.
stood looking ut him.
IF you get up there again I'll break
your neck" he promised, holding up
bis lantern. l was quiet. The nerve
was out Of me.
"Where are you going?" he asked
shortly.
"Medicine Ben
"Get into the smoker, you fool"
How it galvanized me. For twenty
four hours ! hadn't eaten. was just
out of a hospital bed and six weeks
Of mountain fever, but l braced at his
words like Sioux buck. hurried
back ahead of him to the smoking car.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10
Crop Conditions.
(Reported by Maine Bulletin.) }
ANpRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

Condition of grass, compared with
last season, 90 per cent. Acreage OF
grain, as compared with average, 81 per
cent. Trees have wintered we'll; but
very little injury from mice is reported
Varieties of apple trees which are being
most generally planted. Baldwin and
Ben Davis. Blossoms of fruit, as com
pared with average, 92 per cent. Jap
anese millet is not grown to any extent
One trial is reported, with good results.
The raising of colts is increasing in most
sections of the county. The number Of
sheep will not be increased.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Condition of grass, 80 per cent. Acre
age of grain, SO per cent. Trees have
wintered we'll. Some injury to nursery
trees from mice is reported. Baldwin
Mcintosh, Wealthy and Ben Davis are
the varieties of apple trees most general,
ly planted. Blossom of fruit trees, "
per cent. Japanese millet has been rails
ed in some localities, with very salts.
factory results. The raising of colts Is
increasing slightly in most sections. Nc
increase in the number of sheep is re-
ported.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Condition of grass, as compared with
last season, 90 per cent. Acreage Of
grain, as compared with average, 9S pei
cent. Trees have wintered we'll. Nc
material injury from mice is reported
Varieties Of apple trees most generally
planted, Baldwin and Ben Davis. Bios
som of fruits, % per cent. One CORES
pondent reports fine results from thu
raising of Japanese millet, large yield'
having been obtained. The raising o.
colts is increasing to quite an extent IL
some parts. There will be but little In
crease in the number of sheep.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Condition of grass, 50 per cent. Acre
age of grain, 10l per cent. Trees have
wintered we'll in most sections. Quite
extensive damage to small trees by mice
is reported from few localities. Varie'
ties of apple trees most generally plant
cd, Baldwin and Ben Davis. Blossom O.
fruits, 1O6 per cent. The raising o
colts is increasing in many localities
The number of sheep will not be ma
terially increased.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10
A British Dlunder.

There is IN old story Of the foreign
office In connection with the small
French colony Of Chandernagore. This
tiny possession Is situated on the
Hooghly, twenty y-One miles from Cal.
cutta. 1t extends two miles along the
river and one and half miles inland
from It. During our wars with France
the settlement was taken and added to
our dependency, but when terms OF
peace were arranged our minister OF
foreign affairs, I'm total ignorance OF
Its position and Of the Importance OF
It's retention, agreed to lis being re-
stored to France. II turned ont that
he thought II was smiil Island I'D
the West Indies and OF no eonse-
ouence!L Westminster Gazette.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10

II you are working for profit, see that
the hogs have an abundance OF iooa
above the necessities OF life.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10
Telephone I3f-1l.
A new Lot

of Plumbing Goods. The best of
oak woodwork for closets. No old
goods. Call and see this line. OBJ
bing promptly attended to. No
charge for team.
L. M. LOnE1ey,
Norway, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10

Usually q SOW will raise better pigs
when from two to four years old tnan u
any other age.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10

NEVER found it very
hard to get into trouble.
AS far back as l can re-
member that has come
dead easy for me.
When this happened l
hadn't been railrOading
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLOw."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications in
tended for this department to HENRY d.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10
A Positive
CURE
Ely's Cream Balm
A Busy Medicine for Busy People.

IS quickly ABSORBED.
Gives Relief at Once.
1t eleanses, soothes
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane. II cures Ca
tarrh and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re.
stores the Senses oi
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10
.AIARRh

Taste and Smell. Full size so cts, at Drug
gists or by mail; Trial Size 10 cts. by mail.
Ely Brothers, Sc Warren Street, New York
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10
Hardware, Stoves,
and Ranges.

All Kinds of Pipe Repairing, Lead
and Iron.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10
G. JONES.
Smith and Machinist,

SOUTH PARIS, MAINE.
u.nutscturer Of general machinery, steam en-
"a mill work, spool machinery and tools,
t,Its set screws, taps. dies and drills made and
pusUrs,red. Sewing, moving and threshing ma
mines. pumps Of all kinds, presses. guns, pis-
gu. Lniyes. traps ETC., neatly and promptly re-
Ho,r-1. steam and water piping done to order
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-25
OUTBURST
SOLD OUT

Sidney Norman has sold the Out
burst to the Walton-Gilbert COM
pany for a consideration named at
$1,000. according to a bill of sale
filed this morning In the Office of
County Auditor Stewart.
Mr.. Norman agrees not to engage
in competition with tho new pro-
prietors in the weekly newspaper
business for a period of two years
from date OF the instrument record.
ed. In event that Mr.. Norman en-
cages In the publication of a daily
newspaper in Spokane, such daily
cannot publish weekly edition
until the years have elapsed.
Here is seen somewhat of the
plans of the emocrats for the in
stallation of a daily Democratic
morning paper in Spokane. Here.
also, Is to be seen suggestion why
the existing morning daily has seen
tit to tie itself up for the support
or the entire Republican county
ticket, with the RELOCATION of Fred
Leghorn to the rear in public life
as the compensation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-25

anger through the main timbers OF
the bridge at stated intervals Of 18
inches, and found no unsound ma.
terial.
Rotten Section Revealed.
Today there was shown as the
cause OF the collapse a section of
II inches, sheated by iron and
which was not bored, showing rot.
tenness.
What kind of inspection can the
taxpayers or bridge crossers trust?
There were tons and tons of as
phat on that crushed structure
The street car company was re-
sponsible for putting whatever was
placed for the space between the
outer rails of the double tracks,
and for Ave inches beyond both.
The city was responsible for the
rest of the roadbed. Who ever
heard Of such a burden on a wooden
structure beyond the years which
are allowed by transcontinental
railway lines?
The strengthening Of the bridge
was accepted, according to Wash
ington Water Power authorities, by
the city.
Post Street Bridge In Danger.
Regardless of any connection
with the Washington Water Power
company look at the Post street
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-25
WORK GUT OUT
FOR CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, June 25.-Con-
gress will probably dispose of the
following legislation this week:
Rate bill, passed by house, pend
ing in the senate.
Meat inspection bill, passed by
senate, amended in house; now in
conference. :. 80.
Pure food bill, passed by senate,
amended in house; pending again
in senate.
Ant-campaign contribution bill,
passed by senate, pending in house.
Lock canal bill, passed both
houses in separate measures.
immigration anti-immunity bills.
Public buildings appropriations
are also pending.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-25
CORM|CK
QUITS JOB
CITY BRIDGE SUPERINTEND.
EMIT REFUSES TO STAND BE-
RATING FROM PRESIDENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS.

]. ]. Mccormick. city superin-
tendent Of bridges, asked that the
board consider his resignation this
morning.
e. F.. Weymouth, president Of the
board of public works. berated Nc
Cormick for allowing a morning
paper to interview him last night
when he said the engineers office
had condemned the action of the
city council In allowing the Wash.
ington Water Power company to
reinforce the bridge.
A rather heated argument was
going on during which Mccormick
asked that he be paid off and an
other man appointed in his place.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-25
HOW BEEN
WAS SAVED

The north span of the middle
bridge crossing Howard street over
the Spokane river, just above the
falls on Howard street, fell without
a moments warning at $40 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, just after one
of the Washington Water Power
company's street cars had passed.
In another 80 seconds the car fol
lowing would have been on the
bridge loaded with people.
John H, BEEN, young man liv-
ing at Honey Creek, Wash, went
down with the bridge, nearly los.
ing his life before aid reached him.
BEEN lay stunned In the debris
with only his arm keeping him
from dropping into the whirlpool
underneath.
James Ryan, a fireman, heard the
crash of the falling bridge and
went to the scene on his bicycle
and was followed by Joe Fitzgerald,
another fireman, Detective Weir
and Captain McClelland, reached
the demolished structure and work
ed his way down to the pros trate
and stunned man, who had Just
enough strength left to grasp the
rope thrown him by Fitzgerald.
BEEN was taken to the police
station, where DR.. George A. Rob-
rer ordered him to Sacred Heart
hospital. Though badly bruised and
scratched, it is not thought his in
juries are particularly serious.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-25
CITY ENGINEER M'INTYRE AN.
SWERS QUESTION BY DE.
FAILING HISTORY OF RE.
PAIRS DONE ON FALLEN
SPAN BY COUNCILS DIREC.
TON.

An investigation of the cause OF
the accident today showed that 1t
was due to a rotted beam on which
practically all the weight of that
collapsed span rested.
Charles Mcintyre, city engineer,
was interview regarding this In
vestigation. and said:
upon examination found the
failure Of the Howard street bridg
was caused by the end of one of
the compression members being
decayed.
The blue prints Of the plans for
the Strengthening Of the Howard
street bridges, made by Mr.. Bieh-
Ter, private engineer for The Wash.
ington Water Power company, were
submitted to me. l checked them
over and found them to have suf-
ficient strength. providing all mem.
bers In the structure were In a
proper state of preservation.
Done by w. W. p. Co.'s Contractor.
1.-THE work was done by con-
tractor employed by the Washin-
ton Water Power company and In
spected by the city bridgeman,
who is an employee of the street de-
partment. The city engineer had
no one watching or supervising the
work.
This office has always been op-
posed to the reinforcement, or a
partial renewal of timber In this
class of bridge, known as a COM
bination wood and steel structure,
and has favored that. when state
of decay was found making repairs
necessary, that 1t should be con-
demned and an entire new struc.
ture submitted.
Shows cIty's Error.
"The authority for these repairs
was given by ordinance A 1901,
granting the Washington Water
Power company the right to build
and equip single or double track
electric railway along Howard
street over these bridges, passed by
the city council March 81, 1905,
which, in effect, directed the board
Of public works to allow the Wash
ington Water Power company to
strengthen the several bridges
over the Spokane river at Howard
street, IL In the opinion of the
board such repairs were necessary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-25
GIRL CATCHES
SNEAK THIEF

Miss Winifred Allen, bookkeeper
for the Barnard Manufacturing
company showed herself consider
able of a Splinter at noon today
when she ran down Thomas Ken.
nedy, age 10, a newsboy who
snatched her purse containing so
In money and a gold watch, while
she stood on the corner of Shan
non avenue and Aash street read.
Ing letter.
The two covered about 10 blocks
before she finally caught Thomas.
She boxed his ears and called the
police. Detective McDermott made
the arrest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-25
RELIEF NOW IN SIGHT FOR
M'KlNLEY SCHOOL PATRONS

On Its next regular meeting July Spokane
education wants to meet
mckinley school who have been compelled
oren across network Of tracks at the
reach the building. I
The Press secured the Endorsement G. s. Allison
PRESIDENT OF the board for
ing Director j. F. Harris also himself In favor
" and Of the board opposed up
the matter although they seemed have sight
Of immediate action {
VI this need The Press has lately
and on behalf Of the complaining grafed
results far achieved. Z
II is the Of the board comprehensive
statement OF the trouble school together with
such suggestions interested zens locality have to
With the situation thus plan Of action will be
outlined for relieving the conditions
order provide remedy before opens the fall
term. 49,
All that needed at the conference frank statement
COOL business like discussion the present
uaton and clear presentation relief needed
to save children affected repetition past dancers
inc board Is cramped for funds for buildings and
only moderate measures expected can no
doubt that satisfactory be perfected that
VIII eradicate further and danger the particular
cited n instance.
Q 90 90 Q Q 90 oo0O00ooSSoo0o
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-25

bridge. Within recent weeks tons
and tons of crushed rock have been
dumped on the plank flooring, and
on that an asphalt paving laid. Peo-
pie who cross that bridge today
note the increased tremor and agi.
tation Of traffic on the bridge since
the huge mass of weight was added
to what the designer Of II years
ago never dreamed Of having the
bridge carry.
AS to the accident Of yesterday it
is but a sample of the temporary
makeshift business which has ever
characterized those In power in
Spokane.
The Washington Water Power
company wanted to head off the
Graves lines. The city acQuisced.
The bridge fell, luckily without
loss of life but certainly with great
inconvenience to North Side PEG.
pie.
But the Washington Water
Power company can run its Corbin
Park cars out North Monroe to
Indiana, Just as they did before
they occupied the fallen bridge.
Now, the questions arise:
How long will the Division street
and Washington street bridges
stand?
How long will the north span
of the Howard street remain?
In fact, under what is now known
to be faulty system of inspection
on the part of the city and other
interested parties, how long can
any similar structure in this city
other than steam railway bridges,
which have seen service of more
than a decade, be expected to
stand?
Post street bridge trembles.
Monroe street bridge, though
built on the cantilever plan which
allows Of play, is the object Of soil
citation on the part of people who
have to GROSS them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-25
Celebrate CHARTER

A big crowd attended the social
of Federal union No. 1922 at Gen.
trail Labor hall last Saturday eve
ming. TIE social was In the nature
of a celebration Of the union receiv.
ing a charter from the American
Federation of Labor. After pro-
srom, which was enjoyed by all
present. quite an elaborate lunch
was served. A large number Of
ladies were present.