Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-03-08

,essful solicitors for the Bible fund of
$50, 900, and was awarded one of the
prizes for his labors.
A series of exposit0ry sermons on the
book of Revelation was commenced
week ago by the pastor of the Method
ist church. The first sermon was intro
ductory and laid down some principles
Of proper Interpretation OF the book.
The second sermon will deal with GER
tain sacred numbers, three, four, seven
and twelve, frequently used in the book.
Greenwood.
March, and that means that spring be-
gan on the first day of the month at IL
O'Clock midnight, and will continue until
the 81 days are gone; and then it will be
April. To prove our position please
read Webster's definition, No. II, thus:
"The season of the year when plants be-
gin to vegetate and rise, the vernal sea-
son. This season comprehends the
months of March, April and May, in the
middle ATTITUDES north of the equator"
The almapacs cut the month in two at
about the goth, as they have right to,
but when Bryant wrote that fine poem
entitled March, he evidently meant the
whole month and not the tail end of it.
Hear the third verse:
"For thou to northern lands again,
The glad and glorious sun dost bring,
Aud thou hast Joined the gentle train,
And wear'st the gentle name Of Spring"
Leon Brooks, wife and four children.
of Oxford, made flying visit to his folks
Saturday, and called at the Bennett
place the next day on returning home.
Mr.. Brooks was born and grew up in
this neighborbood, the picture of health,
and the same is true of his wife and
children, whose ages range from Is to 8,
and they are equally divided in sex.
A letter from Delphon Brooks, now of
Yarmouth, and cousin of the above,
mentions his boy baby and gives his
name as Lester Edward, and here's hop
ing he will live to rival his two little
brothers for smartness and beauty.
Foul weather all the way from Satur-
day to this Thursday morning, and no
wonder if there was a general rejoicing
to see the sun shining once mere.
There was a DRILLING rain all day
Tuesday but the young folks attended
Pomona Grange at West Paris all the
same, and reported good time and big
crowd considering the weather.
Thanks to DR.. Packard of West Paris,
now in Kissimmee, Florida, for letter
last week. 1t is highly interesting, al
though not very lengthy; and knowing
he would have no objections, instead Of
quoting from it will send it entire for
publication. 1t will be seen that they
have had cold weather there the past
winter as well as here, but no snow.
KIssIMMEE, FLA, Feb. %, 1910.
Mr.. Lemuel Durham:
Dear Sir,-I promised to write you
and will do so, although have waited
some time. This has been an unusually
cold season for this country. In the
past eight weeks there have been sixteen
frosty mornings. The old inhabitants
say they never knew so many in one
winter, although there has been colder
weather for a short period. Ice has
formed three nights from one-fourth to
one-third inch thick. The weather to-
day is as warm as summer in Maine.
They do their planting here 10 Feb
ruary and again in September; harvest
first of June and November, or first of
December. June, July and August the
sun is too hot, it scorches vegetation, 80
they do not plant crops for these months.
1t is too cold to raise much of anything
in the winter months. Oranges are pick
ed from about December 1st to Feb.
18th, though there are some not picked
yet on account of poor market. There
is variety that does not mature until
April. The freeze about Christmas in
jured the crop more or less about all
over the state. In this vicinity nearly
one.half was ruined. 1t was still worse
in California, 1 see by the papers.
This is level, sandy country. Many
OF the trees are evergreen, such as the
orange, live oak, cypress, and of course,
even in the winter. This place, Kissim-
NEE, has an Indian name, which means
1 am told, kiss me. The name of the
county, Osceola, is the name of a Semi
mole chief who formerly lived here, and
there are 300 or 400. I understand, still
here, down in the Everglades country
on the southeast side of the state. This
land part of it is worthless at present
on account of being owe, flowed with wa
ter during the wet season, which is in
the summer. Notwithstanding this fact,
land spectators are making some in
nocent parties believe the land is valu-
able, and company is formed and is
selling this land for farms. OF
course the purchasers do not see the
land.
THERE'S boom in land all over the
state. There are "real estate men"
everywhere, and man does well If be
gets out of the state without purchasing
of somebody. l have not purchased
anything yet, but think shall before
leaving.
Oranges aud grapefruit are the two
principal crops. 1t takes ten months
for them to mature. They blossom in
March, SO are due in January, but the
fruit can be left on the tree a month
longer, as is being done now.
F. II. PACKARD.