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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-12-15

particular attention to the form and
quality of his animals. The most
profitable type will be one which along
with good breeding has plenty OF bone,
good size, and, at the same time, quail
ity and early maturity. The females
should be of good size, have good
lines, have a straight and slightly
arched back, the short, broad head,
large, deep heart girth, we'll sprung
rib. strong back and loin, with large,
deep hams, and standing on good feet
and strong legs of medium length.
Some will prefer young sows and
others old. On his point successful
men differ. Much depends upon con-
ditions. Where one is producing pork
for the market young sows may be
most profitable if properly mated with
a mature male On the other hand, a
tried brood SOW is usually to be de-
pended on, and a breeder of pure
breds will not give her up until she
has begun to go backward. The breed
ing of young and immature animals is
likely to lead to undesirable results,
such as lack of size, lessened vigor,
impaired breeding and feeding quail
ity.
Having selected the foundation it is
important to breed so the pig Will
come as near the same time as pos
sible, as uniformity means much, both
in feeding and on the market. Here
again the time of breeding will de-
pend on conditions and surroundings.
If a breeder or Snowman, very early
spring pigs are worth two or three
4: oI, 1otn q
can we'll afford to provide suitable
shelter and sufficient protection to
save the youngsters in severe weather.
The pork producer, on the other hand,
will doubtless find more profit in pigs
which are narrowed after the severe
weather is over, as they require less
care and attention.
In the matter of conveniences in
the breeding, shelter, ETC., we use a
breeding box of our own construction
with very satisfactory results. There
are several principles involved in hog
houses, such as temperature, moisture,
sunlight, ventilation and exercise.
These features are most easily and
economically obtained in portable in
dividual sleeping houses with a CEN
trail feeding floor or shed. The pure
bred men find narrowing house de-
sirable and profitable. In my opinion
much of the disease among hogs is
due to dust, dampness, too much corn,
lack of exercise and parasites. Bet
ter sanitary conditions will mean the
saving of thousands of hogs-fresh
bedding, clean floors, sweet troughs
and pure water will work wonders.
to 1ncir 10 hou a q
and female in a thrifty, vigorous con-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-12-15

PROMINENT VETERINARY USED 1T
TWENTY YEARS
Waldron, Ind, May IS, 1904
DR.. J. B. Kendall Co.,
Enosburg Falls VT
Observation-Disclosures Spawn cure is all
right have been using it for twenty
years and if used according to directions
it proves a success.
Very trly yours.
James B. Thompson, V. S.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-12-15

USED FIFTEEN YEARS SUCCESSFULLY
Henfryn, Ont, Feb. 26, 1904
NEVER FAILS
Renfrew, Ont, April 2 1904
Dr. j. b. Kendall Co.,
Enosburg Falls, VT.
Gentlemen-I have used your Kendall s
SPAWN Cure for some time and have always
found it an excellent remedy. 1t has never
failed
Very truly yours,
Thomas H. Calbeck.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-12-15
Success With Hogs

RE details duu ulo OuOlllOOo ophiAIJ
breeding and raising hogs is just as
mich a business a banking or any
other commercial enterprie.
The successful hog men of the
country are big, broad-minded men,
full of push and enterprise. More
over. they are enthusiastic students
of their business. There is no place
for a man in this work unless he is
willing to give it his time and put
much hard work into it. 1t is not the
most pleasant task to sit up all night
with a SOW, but it is frequently neces-
sary. For the man who likes the
business and is willing to put time
and energy into it there is no other
livestock business any more profitable
and pleasant. The profit is good, with
quick returns
The producer of pure-bred hogs is
interested in three important things,
viz: the breed, the individual and the
pedigree. All modern breeds are
good; all have a place; no one has
monopoly of all the good points.
The man who goes into the breed
ing business should be governed in
his selection of breed by surroundings,
the trade or market demands and op-
portunities for sales. These precede
his personal liks or dislikes. 1t may
be that the location in regard to 9TH
ers will determine or help determine
the choice Frequently community
of breeders will be an advantage in
selling In some instances 1t may be
better for the beginner to take up
different breed from that found on
neighboring farms and thus take ad-
vantage of the opportunity always
open for new enterprise.
One need only look over the hogs
that appear in any of our large mar
kets to be convinced that there is
great need for more careful selection
of parent stock in case OF market
hogs Other evidences of the neglect
of this most important matter are to
be found in the small filters, lack OF
size of bone. Pure-bred hog men give
much more attention to the work OF
selection than the men who are pro
ducing for the market; but too lit
tie attention is given the matter by
both classes of breeders. They have
ignored this essential point to the
detriment of the breeds.
In selecting breeding stock one OF
the first and essential considerations
is the breeding 1t is important alike
to all classes of breeders The knowl-
edge of the breeding and ancestry OF
the breeding herd enables one to tell
to reasonable degree of certainty
what tn offspring will be. Further
more, the profiigacy of the herd may
be influenced by selecting breeding
breeding stock from such strains as
have proved to be of value in this
respect
1t is we'll to select animals whose
ancestors have good breeding and
feeding qualities. In the case OF the
pure-bred herd they should come from
noted families and strains that have
achieved success in both show and sale
ring. These have intrinsic merit and
sell far more readily to breeders.
While pedigree and breeding are i'm
portant features in the selection OF
breeding stock individual merit should
be kept in ones mind Too many are
inclined to buy pedigrees without
anything back of them.
Having considered breed and breed
Ing, one should decide on the type or
hog he desires to breed and then pay
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-12-15

Pudding. the continued use of which
will cure Constipation, is easily and cheaply
made Send self addressed envelope and
dime: learn how made j. H. Endsey,
Box II, Elensburg, Wash.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
BRAHMAN PROVERBS.

He that committeth no evil haiti
nothing TO fear.
Mix kindness with reproof and rea
son with authority.
OF much speaking cometh repentance
but in silence is safety.
The first step toward being wise is t.
know that thou art ignorant.
Envy not the appearance of happi
ness in any man, for thon knowest no
his secret gricfS.
Indulge not thyscif in the passion OF
anger. 1t is whctting Il sword to WounC
thine own breast.
Consider and forget not thine owl
weakness. so shalt thou pardon the
failings of others.
The heart of the enviouS man is gal
and bitterness. The success of his
neighbor breaketh his rest.
This instant is thine. The next is il
the womb of futurity, and thou know
est not what it may bring forth.
AS veil addeth 10 beauty. 50 are Il
mans virtues set of by the shade
which his nIodesty casteth upon him.
AS the ostrich when pursued hidetl
his head, but forgetteth his BODY, st
the fears CT coward expose him Il
danger
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
TANNING A HORSE.
Three Articles That Will Subdue tho
Most savage Animal.

There were trouble and excitement
one day on u ranch in Colorado. A
high spirited half broken stallion was
prancing about the yard attached 10
the rancher's house. He had just
thrown cowboy who boosted there
was nothing ON four legs he could not
ride, and lie was rearing and Duckine
so that not even the pluckiest man on
the ranch dared to approach.
While the men were standing around
wondering what to do the ranchers
sixteen-year-old daughter came out OF
the house and calmly walked up to the
excited animal.
When he saw her he ceased rearing
whinnied and stood still. She just put
her hand on his name, stroked his nose
and then vaulted lightly OH his back
and rode around the yard, to the
Arrangement of the men.
How do you manage it?' one oil
them asked her. Before you tackled
him he was as savage as tiger
1T is simple enough" the girl re
piled. ANY woman can handle a
horse better than man can. See this
showing the man IL small round oh.
ject she had in her hand-"this Is
horse castor. Horses love the smell OF
it and will go up to any one who has It,
"Any horse has sense enough to know
the people who love it. That stallion
began to quiet down as soon as he saw
me. When | got near him he smelled
the musty horse castor in my clothes
for | always carry little piece in my
pocket.
THAT pleased him so much that
was able to stroke his head. While do
ing SO | rubbed his nose with a few
drops of oil of cumin, which had
poured into the palm of my hand
Horses positively love that scent. Then
did you notice that | put my hand into
his mouth? The object of that was &c
pour few drops of oil Of rhodium Oh
to his tongue from tiny vial which
l always carry.
with these three articles any horse
can be tanned. Where do you get them
Well, the cumin and rhOdium can be
bought at any drug store; the horse
castor must be cut from horses fore
foot. 1t is warty growth there
1t is fact that horses are very fond
of these scents. They are often USED
by women in the tropics and west in
the training and breaking of horses
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
Manila Not So Hot.

The climate of Manila is almost iden-
tical with that of San Juan de Puerto
Rico. and is comparable with that OF the
gulf states during the warmer portion OF
the year.
1t seems less trying to most people,
however, than July and August even in
Washington or Baltimore, because the
climate is very equable one. Having
no sudden changes to fear, men can, and
habitually do, dress in the lightest of
underclothing, wearing over it only a
thin, unlined duck coat and trousers;
and inasmuch as the variations of tenn
perature are very small, people presently
become accustomed to the warmth.
The mean temperature of the year is
70 degrees, degree of heat to be found
in winter in many dwellings and Offices
of the Atlantic coast.
The cool season, coincident with the
prevalence of the northeast monsoon,
lasts from early in November to about
March /. The coolest month is Febru-
airy, and its mean temperature is rs de-
grees, but the mercury has been known
to descend temporarily to 81 degrees,
producing great suffering among the
people.
During this season the humidity is
fairly low, about rs per cent, which is
approximately the prevalent relative
moisture of the air in the seaboard towns
of the Atlantic coast in September. In
the cool months the rainfall is very
small and consists ordinarily in oc-
casional thunder showers.
The hot season at Manila includes
March, April and May, the last being
the hottest month. May has an average
temperature of between IS and Sc, and
once only, since records began, the mer-
curry rose to 100 The air during the
hot season is, as rule, decidedly dry, a
fact which assuages the seeming intensi-
ty of the heat.
In April the average humidity is II
per cent. Most of the cities on the At
iantic seaboard are more humid in June
than is Manila in April. Many of our
interior towns, however, have an average
humidity in June of between 10 and u
per cent; such are Atlanta Bismarck,
Chicago, Lynchburg and Nashville.
Hot nights are rare in Manila, and by
midnight it is almost always possible to
sleep OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
The Floods in St. Petersburg.

The heavy floods in st. Petersburg re-
Gently drove to the surface 250,OOO PEG.
pie who prey upon the tolerance OF
householders by living in their cellars:
The return to underground lodgings OF
the army of lily nourished persons has
added enormously to death rate which
was already much larger than that OF any
other Christian capital. 1t is part OF an
unwritten code that lady or gentleman
should not know where cellars, garrets,
laundry rooms, or servants quarters are,
and genuine st. Petersburg household.
or never does know from one years end
to another.
Mrs. Mccormick, the wife of the
American Ambassador, after she and MIR.
Mccormick had moved into the palace
they now occupy in st. Petersburg, 6e-
came conscious of singular smells. The
fragrance of stale herrings, onions soapy
water, boiling cabbage, penetrated to her
drawing room. AS a competent house,
keeper she made inquiry. No one would
tell her at first, but finally the butler adj
mitted the odors came from those who
lived in the cellars. Lived in the cell
lars! How could that be? To the horror
of the servants, she insisted on going to
the cellars, where she actually found
sixty -eight permanent jewellers. She
called in a policeman and had them all
turned out.
Mrs. Mccormick mentioned her singu'
lar discovery to the Countess de Monte
bello, the wife of the then French Am
bassador. "That is nothing" said the
Countess. "My sister and her children
were coming to see me. My maid SAID
Madame, l would earnestly advise
YOU not to have the children come"
"What do you mean9 Why not?"
said.
81 don't mean anything, only think
the children should not come. They
might get ILL.,"
81 asked her what she meant by such
nonsense and questioned her sharply
She was distressed, and only after long
time would she say, mysteriOuSly:
"There are fifteen cases of diphtheria
in the house."
found that more than one hundred
people lived in the cellars and that, al
the maid had said, fifteen children had
the diphtheria.
Some thousands actually live under
the winter palace. Not only that, but
recently dairy with several cows was
found in full operation in the Imperial
cellar. The cows had to go, but the
people were not disturbed. That would
have been out of keeping with Russian
carelessness and nobleSse Oblige.-St
Petersburg correspondence of Golfers
Weekly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
Training q Beagle.

With regard TO the training of d
beagle, he has TO be treated on quite q
different plan from the setter AND
pointer. In their cases Il great deal OF
work of training is 10 conquer natural
propcnsitics. whereas with the beagle
you encourage him TO 20 Oh and do oil
he can in seeking and chasing when
found. Young dogs are usually put
down with an older one, and Il very
few lessons suffice. 1t comes rs nat
ural, to Il beagle to run scent us for /;
terrier To Kill rats, and if there is nC
apparent inclination one lesson usually
provokcs ii. The less one interferes
with beagle running Il line the better
for the dog. so long rs he is not potter
Ing in one well tested place, but casting
all about when he has lost the trail
Field and Stream.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
WANTED.

We would like to ask through the
columns of your paper, If there is any
person who has used Green's August
Flower for the cure of Indigestion, Dys.
pepsia, and Liver Troubles that has not
been cured-and we also mean their
results, such as sour stomach, fermenta.
ton of food, habitual costiveness, nervous
dyspepsia, headaches, Respondent feel.
ings, sleeplessness-in fact, any trouble
connected with the stomach or liver?
This medicine has been sold for many
years in all civilized countries, and we
wish to correspond with you and send
you one of our books free of cost. II
you never tried August Flower, try 2j
cent bottle first. We have never known
of its failing. If so, something more
serious is the matter with you. The rs
cent size has just been introduced this
year. Regular size IS cents. F. A.
Shurtleff & Co.
G. G. GREEN, WOODBURY., N. j.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
What made Winston Churchill? L


Who gave Thomas Paine?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
A VEST POCKET DOCTOR

Never in the way, no trouble to carry
easy to take, pleasant and never failing
in results are DeWitt's Little Early
Risers. A vial of these little pills in the
vest pocket is certain guarantee against
headache, biliousness, torpid liver and
all of the ills resulting from constipation
They tonic and strengthen the liver. Sold
BY F. A. Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
APPLE PLUM PUDDING,

Arrange in deep earthen baking dish,
suitable for serving, as many apples,
cored and pared, as it will hold. Fill
the core cavities with mixture of equal
parts of boiled chestnuts, stoned dates,
seeded raisins and English walnuts, all
chopped fine and moistened with lemon
Juice and sweetened to taste. Melt
sugar and butter in hot water in the pro-
portion of one tablespoon of sugar and
one-half teaspoon of butter for each ap-
pie, and one cup of hot water for five ap-
Piles. Pour this over the apples and
haste frequently, adding more water If
needed. There should be just little
rich thick syrup at the last. Serve hot
with thin cream or cold with whipped
cream.-Home Science Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
Key tn the Puxxler.

No. 40 Geographical Queries: Cape
Horn. Cape Lookout.
No. determinations l. Expand
.. Grand :. Sand. 4. Stand. .
Brand. 6. Land. I. Demand.
No. 4l2. - Geographical Acrostic
Ouse. l. Orkneys. =. Ural 3. Scilly
4. Elbe.
No. 4l3.-Diagonal: Mistletoe. Cross
words--1. Magnetism. =. Billiards. 3
Designate. 4. Boatswain. D. Land
lords. 6. Rrotherly. I. Etiquette. s
Alligator. .. Altercate.
No. 414.-Behcaded Words: F-risky
~C-rockery. PEARSON. Lawful. S-mol
dering.
No. Neutrality-suspicious. The weapon
of the wise is reason. Re sure you are
right. then go ahead. Now blessings
light on him that first invented sleep
They also serve who only stand anG
wait
No. nc Anagram: Holidays.
No. 41I.-A Literary Puzzle: Hood.
No. 4lS.-Triangles in Quadrangle:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
Rlack Diamonds.

Black diamonds are only found in the
Brazilian province of Bahia. They are
usually found in river beds and are
brought up by divers. Others are OBJ
tanned by tunneling mountains. The
largest specimel ever found was worth
400 OnR
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
The Charge Sustained.

You charge this man with being in
sane" said the court. son what d,
you base the Charge
well, your honor" said the witness
vainly trying to choke down his emo
ton, this man is Il plumber. NJ!
pipes We're out of fix. l sent for him
He fixed EN- in fifteen minutes. Whel
| asked for his bill he said that was al
right, because it didn't take him long
and he had another job in my neigh
borhood anyhow"
a hopeless case" exclaimed his hon
or as he signed the commitment
Baltimore News.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Everything is in the name when il
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. C
Dewitt & Co. of Chicago discovered
some years ago how to make salvt
from Witch Hazel that is a specific fol
Piles. For blind, bleeding, itching ant
protruding Piles, eczema, cuts, burns
bruises and all skin diseases DeWitt's
Salve has no equal. This has given rise
to numerous worthless cOunterfeits
Ask for DeWitt's-the genuine. Sold by
+. A. Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
Dog EXercisers.

There are people in London who earn
quite respectable livings solely by ex'
ercising dogs, and some Of those who
50 live are ladies. In every suburb and
in every London park these exercisers
of dogs may be seen each day. and one
gentleman alone pays ID shillings q
week for the walking out of his valu-
able bulldog.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
list ONE MINIITE.

One Minute Cough Cure gives relief in
one minute, because it kills the microbe
which tickles the mucous membrane,
causing the cough and at the same time
clears the phlegm, draws out the infam-
nation and heals and soothes the affect
ed parts. One Minute Cough Cure
strengthens the lungs, wards off pneu-
monia, and is harmless and never-fail-
ing cure in all durable cases of Coughs,
Colds and Group. One Minute Cough
Cure is pleasant to take, harmless and
good alike for young and old. Sold by
+. A. Shurtleff & Co.
"Got any oysters?' asked the guest in
a village restaurant. "No, sah," replied
the sable waiter. "We all amt got no
shellfish 'cept eggs, sah."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19

Did You hear about the catastrophe
down ut the Browns last night"
mo. What happcned?"
"Why. Mrs. Brown gave the baby Il
bottle TO play with, and while she was
in the kitchen it fell out of the cradle
and broke its neck"
what, the baby!"
mo: the bottle
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19

Why are troublesome visitors like
trees in winter: Because it is long
time before they leave.
What is the difference between the
Prince of Wales and bombshell? One
is heir TO the throne. and the other Is
thrown TO the air.
When is it difficult to get ones watch
out of ones pocket? When it's Stick
ing.
Why is your thumb when putting OH
glove like eternity? Because it's
ever last-in'.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19

The ladies of Arabia stain their fin
gers and toes red, their eyebrows black
and their lips blue. In Persia the!
paint black streak around their eyes
and ornament their faces with repre-
sensations of various figures.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
NOTICE.

In the District Court of the United States for tn,
District OF Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In The matter OF
WARREN j. HICKS, In Bankruptcy
Of Mexico. b nkrupt.
To the creditors Of Warren j. Hicks In the
County of Oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice is hereby given that on t. 5th day OF
Dec, A. d. 1903, the said Warren J. Hicks wat
duly adjudicated bankrupt. and that the first
meeting of his creditors will be held at the Court
House, In South Paris. on the 10th dav Of Feb.
a. D. 1904, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, at which
time tho said creditors may attend, prove their
claims appoint trustee, examine the bankrupt
and transact such other business as may properly
come before said meeting.
South Paris, Jan. II, 1904:
GEO. A. WILSON,
Referee in Bankruptcy
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
The Cardiff Ginnt.

The Cardiff giant, the famous stone
man hoax of years ago, was 10 feet
2E inches in length. had Il nose {
inches long, Il mouth 1 inches wide and
a foot 15l. inches from toe to heel.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19

1--WE used to think she was lazy
girl" "Yes. That was when she was
poor" "How about it now?" "Why
now that she is rich, we merely note the
evidence of lassitude and ennui"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
4 Fearful Dream.

Bobbs-Old Ttewadd is about dead
from insomnia. Says he is afraid to &c
to sleep.
Dobbs-Docs he fear burglars?
Bobbs-No; but the last time he slept
he dreamed Of giving away his money.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19

"Does your daughter play Mozart?"
inquired the young man with gold
glasses. 81 think she does" answered
Mrs. Cumrox, sffably. "But she pre-
fsrs bridge whist"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. Z. w. Groves signature
on each box. 25c.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
NJ .io1-A Diagonal.

Beginning with the upper left hand
letter the diagonal names something
given and received ut Christmas.
CrosSwortiS: |. \ toy. >. Understand
ing. 3. To be unlike. 4. Manner of
expression. !. To urge vehemently.