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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
VALUE OF REGULAR MILKING.

The practical value of regularity in
milking has long been recognized, but
very few dairymen observe it strictly to
the letter every day in the season. Some
wears ago q series of tests showed me
that cows milked at irregular intervals.
although twice within twenty-foar
hours, shrank in yield on an average to
each animal of half a pound daily, or
three and a half pounds during the pc
riod of q week. During this time, other
cows in the herd MIXED with the ut
most regularity as to hour, morning and
night, maintained an even flow without
shrinkage. Not caring to render the
first number wholly Improbable, re-
turn to regular milking was made at the
end of week, but even with this it
took three weeks subsequent time be-
fore they regained their original yielding
status.
On even so-called first-class dairy
farms this subject is not given the i'm
portance that il merits, as witness how
over-sleeping in the morning, or pro-
longing evening labor in the field, are
made to infringe on the milking hour.
Bear this in mind: That if you milk
cows at all, no other work on the farm
that YOU are called to do is more i'm
portant than this self-same milking. If
on stay an hour late in the field at
evening to finish planting a crop of po-.
tatoes, while your herd of cows stand
at the pasture gate waiting to be milk
ed, what have you gained? The few
extra rows of potatoes would grow as
readily if planted the next morning,
while what you have lost in milk yield
may not be regained in many days OF
renewed vigilance.
On this subject cow is wiser than
some of her masters. Milk her at GER
tain hour few days, and while she car
ries no watch, animal intelligence guides
her unerringly at the self-same hour to
the accustomed milking place.-George
f. Newell in Nebraska Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
New ENGLAND RuiIdine.

The New England building in the
Court of State and Foreign Buildings
at the Pan-American Exposition re-
minds one of q fine old colonial man.
sion. Its broad piazzas and terraces
are typical Of New England home Of
the Revolutionary period. The design
Is plain, yet rich. The building Is 104
feet long by 81 feet wide. The walls
are covered with staff, painted to rep
resent red brick with white marble
trimmings. The shields Of the six New
England States are placed in colors on
the front, and there is staff for each
state flag. On the ground floor is q
large reception hall, nearly Al feot
square, supported by four columns, and
at the rear are colonial stairoases
leading in two directions from the first
landing. On the right Of the reception
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
CLIPPINGS.

Mr.. II. B. Gurler, the noted dairyman
OF Illinois, says he has never yet seen
pasture good enough to keep COWS from
shrinking when taken from ensilage.
A correspondent of one of our New
England exchanges, in exploiting corn
as a farm crop, deliberately asserts that
IAN acre of corn might just as well be
made to produce $50 bushels or more,
as the ordinary yield of 80 bushels" Is
that so? We take the liberty to doubt
the assertion. There has been great
deal of good work done in growing corn,
and we know of no authentic record OF
a full acre producing corn at that rate.
Experiments at the Geneva expert
ment station in spraying fruit trees
when in blossom indicate with q good
degree of certainty that more or less OF
the blossoms are destroyed by the appli-
cation. While this cutting short the
fruit that might otherwise set would Dc
no damage, perhaps, in a year OF bounti-
full fruitage, yet on the other hand there
are quite as many seasons when there Is
mo fruit to spare.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
MILK AS POULTRY FOOD.

Variety of food cheapens its cost, as
there is more product when the food is
varied. Corn and wheat are standard
foods for poultry, and farmers have con-
tented themselves thatgrain is sufficient;
hut 1t has been demonstrated that when
fresh milk is given chicks intended to
be sold as "broilers'' the gain, when
milk is added to the grain ration, is
nearly twice as much as when grain
alone is used. For laying hens it is bet
ter to give milk literally also, as milk
supplies the albumen of the egg, and a
large share of the mineral matter, which
is deficient in grain. Skim milk is cheap
and can be very protitably used for both
hogs and poultry.--Exchange.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
TESTING THE SEEDS.
EXPERIMENTS TO BE MADE At THE
PAN-AMERiCAN.

Exhibit Of the Division of Botany of
the United States Department Of
Agriculture VIII Deeply Interest
the Agriculturists.
The progressive agriculturist will
be interested in the exhibit Of the Di-
vision of Botany Of the United States
Department Of Agriculture at the Pan
American Exposition, as it relates to
one of the first essentials Of his call
ing. The exhibit will be restricted to
only one of the numerous lines Of work
conducted by the Division Of Botany
namely, pure seed Investigations. It
will represent the work Of the Seed
Laboratory at the Department Of Agri-
culture, where samples of all seeds dis
tributed by the Government are now
carefully tested for purity, germina-
bility, and freedom from seeds Of nox-
ious weeds.
Thousands of samples from farmers
and seedsmen in all parts Of the coun'
try are also tested at this laboratory.
The work is of special interest to farm.
ers, gardeners, seedsmen and expert
ment station workers, to whom the sub
ject Of pure seeds Is Of vital impor.
tance.
The Seed Laboratory Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture is well recognized
as the most important seed testing sta
ton in America. Its methods, stand
ards and most important pieces Of ap,
paratus have been adopted for seed
testing at many of the State Expert
ment stations. The methods now In
use and many Of the instruments and
larger pieces Of apparatus have been
devised and perfected by the men In
charge to meet the necessities OF the
work.
On entering the space devoted to this
exhibit at the left Of the main aisle
one sees first in glass case a purity
separating table with magnifying glass,
fOrceps and other tools used by experts
In separating a sample Of commercial
seed into it's component parts Of pure
seed. chaff, sand and other foreign
matter and weed seeds. Next Is pail
Of fine balances on which samples are
weighed, all percentages in seed purity
tests being based upon weight. Be
yond the scales Is q new combined
mixer and sampler. In this quantity
Of seeds is quickly mixed and a sample
of the desired amount delivered which
will fairly represent the entire lot. One
Of the most attractive pieces Of appa'
ratus used in purity testing is the blast
impurity separator, which is also new
device. The air blast is furnished by
modern blower driven by an electric
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
A curiou. CAinese Custom.

According to the rule sanctioned by
centuries of Chinese observance, no
document can have the authority OF the
imperial throne Of China unless 1t bears
a red spot placed there by the sover-
eign. To the grand council the tsung-
l-yamen and all other departments OF
state take their business, and the grand
council in its turn considers all docu-
ments and attaches to each a piece OF
red paper on which its own decision is
written. Each morning at daybreak
the grand council proceeds to the pal
ace to submit the papers to the sover-
eign, who as each document Is pro-
duced signifies approval by making a
small spot with a brush on the margin
of the red paper. With the red spot
upon 1t the paper Is the most sacred
thing In the world to Chinaman; with
out 1t it may be torn to shreds with im-
punity.-Leslie's Weekly. >
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
STATE OF MAINE.

COUNTY OF OXFORD. SIS:
Boart Of County Commissioners, May session'
1901.
UPON the foregoing petition, satisfactory evi-
denee having been received that tine petitioners
are responsible, and that inquiry into the mer-
hs Of their application Is expedient, 1T Is Ok.
DERED, that the County Commissioners meet at
the Post Uffce at East Waterford, In said
county, Monday, July 1, 1901, al nine
OF the clock A. NJ, and thence proceeu
W view the route mentioned IN saiu
petition, Immediately after which view, a
pearing Of the parties and their witnesses VIII
DC had at some convenient place In the vicinity,
and such other measures taken In the premises
g the commissioners shall judge proper. And
u Is further ORDERED, that notice OF the time,
place and purpose Of the commlsstoners' meet
mgaforesaid be given to all persons and corpo.
tasions Interested, by causing attested copies OF
sati petition and Of this order thereon to oe
served upon the clerk OF the town OF
Waterford. In said County, and also post
Ell up In 3 public places 10 said town
and published 8 weeks successfully In the
v1tord Democrat, newspaper printed AZ Paris
~ said County Of Oxford. the hrst Of said puonea
uons, and each Of the other notices, TO be made
served and posted at least thirty days before SAID
ume OF meeting, to the end that all persons ano
corporations may then and there appear aud shew
cause. any they have, why the prayer OF SAID
peutoners should not be granted.
ATTEST CHARLES y. WHITMAN, Clerk.
A, A true copy Of said petition and order OF cour'
Attest y. WHITMAN, Clark.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
aAYETY AND oLADNEss.


Great Abundance on the PaA.AAs1.
lean Midway.
The Midway Of the Pan-Amerioan
Exposition will have the choicest Of
the worlds amusement novelties. A
visit to the different concessions will
seem like a peep into foreign countries,
the representation of life will be 10
true. There will be Trip to the Moon,
Beautiful Orient, Colorado Gold Mine,
Glass Factory, Scenic Railway and
Rivers, Captive Balloon, Darkness and
Dawn, Dreamland, War Cyclofama.
Around the World. Turpin's Panopti-
con, Bostoek's Wild Animal Show, Old
Plantation, Cleopatra, Cineograph, Je-
rusalem on the Morning Of the Cruel
fixion, Diving Elks, Indian Congress,
Old Nuremberg. Infant Incubator, o.
trich Farm, Venice in America, Nov.
ing Pictures, Thompson's Aerio-Cycle,
Roltaire's House Upside Down, Johns
town Flood, Hawaiian Volcano and
Theater, Streets Of Mexico, Miniature
White City, Miniature Railway, Gypsy
Camp and Filipino, African, japanese
and Eskimo Villages.
The Midway covers an area Of more
than 40 acres. The cost Of building 1t
was $3,OOO,O00. The amusement pal.
aces are set close together, and the
long intervening distances which have
wearied pleasure seekers on other Mid
ways will be agreeably lacking here.
The concessions have frontage Of
something over mile. More than 50,-
600 incandescent lamps will be used In
the illumination Of this amusement
quarter. There will be 1000 lights up
on the Thompson Aerio-Cycle, which
will be operated by Niagara Falls pow
er. Such tempting amusement feast
as has been provided for visitors to
this Exposition has never before been
seen. The wonderful Midway Of the
Pan-American Twentieth Century cele-
bration is the elimination Of colossal
enterprise.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
TheyWere All Tired.

The parlor entertainer has some anus
ing experiences, although he Is not nj
ways good natured enough to tell them
against himself. One who appreciates
a Joke, however, relates that on a GER
tain occasion he had been performing
at nm "at home" and responding to SO
many encores that the programme be-
came unusually long.
After 1t was over his hostess with her
young daughter came up to him and'
after congratulating him on the success
of the afternoon, said most cordially:
"Oh, Mr.. Blank, come and have some
refreshments and sit down for awhile.
I know you must be awfully tired"
EYES," chimed in the sweet young
daughter, with the best intentions In
the world; "Tm sure we are."-New
York Mail and Express.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04

most friendly.
WORT, II pair Of sweet blue eyes and
a mass of yellow hair had not claimed
q share Of his dreams.
The next morning he said to himself,
"If 1 can corner that memory Of mine
and choke the truth out Of 1t, I can
have IN excuse for calling upon Annie
Hubbard"
But memory refused to be coerced.
and he was still struggling with 1t, q
week later, when to his great surprise
and Joy he received note from her.
"a singular thing has happened" she
wrote. I'VE have found Mr.. SAINT.
voort's card among my aunts papers.
There Is an address upon 1t In my
aunt's hand, but no one at the house
indicated has ever heard Of the gen.
tleman. Can presume upon your Of
fer of assistance and ask for your ad-
vice regarding further investigation"
Mr.. Jaffray took all the money that
he had in the world and all that he
could borrow and went out to buy q
suit of clothes, but there was not one
In town that was big enough.
The best that he had was the one III
which she had first seen him, but 1t Is
probable that he was the only person
on earth to whom that made any diff
ference.
Annie greeted him in manner that
was most friendly, considering the
breyity of their acquaintance and Its
exceedingly unconventional beginning.
She was the mistress now Of the big
house in which her aunt had lived, and
she made her visitor welcome with a
good grace.
plunging at once into the business OF
the hour, she described how the card
had been found, which was very ordi-
nary, and then she put 1t into his hand.
He glanced at 1t and uttered an excla-
nation Of astonishment.
"This is most remarkable" he said,
"The address is a house where l used
to live"
$50 we were informed" replied the
girl gravely. "The address Is in my
aunt's hand. She probably intended to
communicate with you, but the card
slipped in among other papers, and she
could not find It."
"With mew cried Jaffray. with
Mr.. Santvoort, you mean."
T cannot help entertaining the sus'
picion," said Annie, "that you and Mr.
Santvoort are one"
"And swear to you by all that Is So
cred to me that we are not" he replied
"What conceivable motive could ! have
| for denying It? am so poor that beg
gars on the street offer me aims instead
| of asking them. Do you suppose
would not claim this inheritance II II
were mine"
The questions were hard to answer
but the young mans obvious sincerity
was more convincing. The theory tha'
hs was Santyport was dismissed, an(
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
true copy-Auest:- -,

To the Honorable Board of County Commission:
ers FOR the County of oxford, and state OF
VI Inc,
The inhabitants Of the town of Albany. by their
Seec;meu duly authorized, hereby respectfully
repre ent 10 YOUR honorable Board that common
convenience aud necessity require new To-
cation and discontinnance In the highway as
now located aud also as now travelled IN the
town of Albany, between the following points,
VIZ. Commencing on the county road leading
from last Waterford to Hunts Corner, at or
near the point where the road leading to \: NJ
SCrlbner's house forms a junction with the ABOVE
named County road; thence In northerly di-
rection 70 connect with the above named county
rOai al some point between the junction OF the
North Norway road and the above named County
road and the house OF lanes Flint. Also so
much ot the County road leading from Albany
town house to Bethel Iill as lays between the
Junction OF the above named County ROAD
anil the County road leading to West Bethel, ana
a point near the road Leading To- Calvin Cum
mings' place. and make such new location as re-
qgire'i for public travel.
Wherefore, your petitioners ask that aiter
proper notice you will view the premises, hear
the parties interested and make such new loca-
tons ami discontinuances In said premises as
may to your Honorable Board, seem to be
demanded by the public.
AUSTIN HUTCHINSON of
c. &. BECKLER. Albany.
Dated at Albany, May 9th, 1901.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04

hall are the bureau Of information, tho
coatroom and custodian's quarters.
On the left are lounging and writing
rooms, from which q beautiful view OF
that section of the Exposition Is possi-
BILE. In both these rooms large colonial
fireplaces are arranged, and the fur
nishings are all in accordance with the
colonial idea. The arrangement on
this floor is simple, thoroughly convsn-
lent and withal decidedly in keeping
with what the building will be used
for. Up stairs there have been arrang-
ed six large rooms. Each New Eng
land State is allotted one. and 1t Is used
for a rendezvous for people from that
particular state.
This building is located on a street,
or path, connecting directly with the
Grand Court and is in almost as CEN
tral position as the New York State
building. 1t is near the lake, In the
midst of over 10000 transplanted
shrubs and trees. The cost Of the
New England building was $4,000.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
Ont of His Latitude.

He understood all about the sun and
the moon and the stars and something
about the weather. Indeed, he was
popularity supposed to regulate this
last, and bis indication Of probabilities
was received as gospel by his admiring
fellow citizens In q certain southern
colony of Australia. He went to Eng
land for O well earned holiday.
He was shown over q celebrated fruit
garden there. He was observed to be
shifting about as II something were
wrong. They asked him what was the
matter. "Well." he replied. "these fun
ny fellows have trained their peach
trees against the south side Of the wall
to get the midday sun instead OF
against the north. London Truth.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
CHARLES EDWARD LLOYD.
requirement. of Good Stroke oa,

Requirements of . Good Stroke Oar.
During practice good stroke is one
who Is regular in his rowing and easy
to follow. He must give the big men
plenty of time to finish the stroke out.
He must keep them swinging steadily,
and In q trial over the whole or any
portion of the course he must get ev-
cry possible ounce Of work out Of them,
so that they are completely rowed out
without having got short or flurried on
the way. In race he must know the
capabilities Of his crew and must be
able to feel how they are going, wher
they want easing Of and when they
are capable of higher pressure, while
above all he must have that degree OF
generalship which will enable him to
decide In well contested race when
to put the pressure on In order to take
the advantage Of station at q certain
point Of the course, when to ease OF
II he is holding his opponent at a
slower rate of stroke, how far 1t is
necessary for him to save himself for
an effort at the end and especially In
a really close contest the exact mo-
ment at which he should make the
sgrande attaQue."-Satarday Reyiew.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
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The will of the late Mrs. Martha NJ.
Hubbard disposed Of property amount
ing to nearly $1,000,OOO.
In its original form 1t divided the es-
tate into four parts, three Of which
were bequeathed to the testator's niece,
Miss Annie Hubbard, and the fourth to
a charitable institution.
Various codicils had from time to
time changed the name of this institu-
ton, and finally, about a month before
Mrs. Hubbard's death, she had substi-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
PROBATE NOTICES.

Tosr persons interested In either Of the Estates
hereinafter named:
FOR the County OF oxford, on the 18th day OF
MAJ. IN the year OF our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and one. The following mater
having been presented for the action thereupon
hereinafter Indicated II Is hereby ORDERED;
That notice thereof be given to all persons In
terestej, by causing copy OF this order 10 DC
plbi.he,i three weeks successlvely In the Ok
fOri Democrat. a newspaper published at South
Paris IN said County, that they may appear at
Probate Court TO be held at Paris, on the
hlrl Tuesday OF June. A. ID. 1901, at . OF the
cock IN tha forenoon, and be heard thereon II
they see cause.
THOMAS REYNOLDS, late OF Canton, de-
ceased Petition for license to sell and convey
ea estate presented by Wallace 4. Hutchinson,
administrator.
HENRY ;. NEWMAN EFT AIS, wards, OF
DiIfeld Third account presented for allowance
by Henry II. Luce, guardian
ADDISON f. HERRlCK,
Judge of said Court.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
FARM NOTES.

In the sections of the state where the
fruit trees bore heavily last year the
bloom does not promise to be a full one.
Baldwins, especially, will be light. Pear
trees are showing a full bloom, and II
the trees have been properly fed, no
doubt will bring forth a corresponding
cron. Caterpillars are rarely to be seen.
More spraying will he praotiOed than
heretofore, yet not so much as ougns 70
be.
Now for the corn planting. 1t Is
better that the corn be planted in proper
season. but better late than never. Inc
Last week in May 10 the proper time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04

A boy was asked which was the
greater evil, hurting anothers feelings
or his finger.
1.-THE feelings" he said.
"Right, my dear child" said the graf
flied questioner. "But why IL It worse
to hurt the feelings~
Because you can't tie rag round
them"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
A Sensiblo Query.

Mr.. Ashmead. Bartlett once told
good story about his going to Ireland
for the first time. "As soon as ! land
ed In Ireland attempted to look for
traces of some Of my ancestors. who
came from the extreme north OF Ire
land Meeting an intelligent looking
Irishman, l informed him Of my mis-
sion, saying that my ancestors emigrat'
ed from about that spot 100 years ago,
and l was there trying to look them up.
He answered: "Ye say your ancestors
emlgrated from our town about lOO
years ago7 Thin why are ye looking
for them hereY'-London Tit-Bita
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
An Editorial Error.

''Did anybody ever try to start q
newspaper hereY asked the intellectu-
al looking man with glasses.
EYES," answered Broncho Bill; "but
1t failed. The editor wouldn't tend to
business"
"Was he.a a dissipated manT
mo; but he insisted on sitting at his
desk with his back to the door when he
ought to have been standing with six
shooter in his hand and his, eye at .
knothole Washington Star.