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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07

The captain was seated by the open
door of the dining room in the rocker
with the patched cane seat. He was
apparently very busy doing something
with piece Of fish line and pair OF
long legged rubber boots. Captain
Perez, swinging back and forth in the
parlor rocker with the patchwork cush-
ion, was putting deliberately ut a
wooden pipe. the bowl of which was
carved into the likeness Of very
rakish damsel with a sailors cap set
upon the side Of her once iiaXen head.
In response to his companions remark
lie laZily turned his sunburned face to-
ward the cane seated rocker and in
Quifed:
What on airth are you doin' with
them bo0ts?'
Captain Fri tied knot with his fin
gers and teeth and then held the boots
out at arms length.
why, Perez" he said, "I'm aver
agin' up. same as l told you. Provi-
dence made me two legged critter, and
two legged critter needs two boots.
I've always been able to find one Of
these boots right off whenever / want
ed it. but it's took me so plaguy long
to find the other one that whatever
wet there was dried up afore l got out
of the house. That's why I'm splicin
'em together this way. l don't want
to promise nothin' rash, but I'm IN
hopes that even Jerry can't lose 'em
now."
"IIumphw grunted Captain Perez.
81 don't think much of that plan.
Stead Of losin' one you'll lose both Of
'em"
"Yes, but then shan't care. II
there amt no boots In sight I'll 60
barefoot or stay at home. It's the
kind of responsiveness that goes with
havin' one boot that's wearin' me out.
Where is Jerry!'
"He went out to feed Lorenzo. l
heard him callin' a minute ago. That
cat amt been home sence noon, and
Jerry's worried"
A stentorian shout Of "Puss! Puss!
Come, kitty, kitty, kitty" came
from somewhere outside. Captain Eri
smiled.
I'm 'fraid Lorenzo's gittin' dissipat-
ed in his old age" he observed. Then
as fat gray cat shot past the door:
There he is! Reg'lar prodigal son.
Comes home when the fatted cars
ready"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07

"Yes." little impatiently. "Why
shouldn't they? So many blocks till l
got to the main street or road, and so
many more till 1 got somewhere else.
and then straight on"
Blocks, hey? That's Joe Bartlett.
That boy ought to be mastheaded, and
I've told Perez so more'n once. Well,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07
Oat Hay for Cows.

A Stafford, N. H., correspondent
writes: We notice that some OF our
farmers have devoted considerable at
tention the past season to the raising OF
oat hay for cows and young stock.
This prevents feeding so much straw
which is done when the grain is allowed
to ripen, and adds to the variety of feed
To animals on the farm. If it is intend
ed to make this crop into hay, it is bet
ter to SOW little thicker, so that the
growth will be finer and of better
quality. The fodder should DO cut
while the grain is in the dough and the
straw green. If the crop is heavy, 1t
takes more time to cure it than hay.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07
Advocates Field Corn.

Corn is the most profitable crop for
our New England farms where stock is
raised. After 80 years experience |
have found the kind that grows in ninety
days, or Canada corn, as it is called, the
best. This variety in that time after
planting is ready to harvest, aud in ten
days more can safely be put IN the crib.
The fodder is we'll cured before frost,
or cold storms. and is of such superior
quality animals will eat nearly all.
fed the fodder from nine acres last year,
and the waste could all have been put In
an ordinary horse farm wagon.-George
Peck, New London County, Ct.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07


@d duty it is to see the train
tESIs-sJ come in. The committeeman
receive no salary for their services.
The sole compensation is the pleasure
derived from the sense Of duty done.
Mr.. Squealer Wixon, a lifelong
member of this committee, was the
first to sight Captain Fri us the latter
strolled across the tracks into the cir
Gle of light from the station lamps.
The captain had mOored Daniel to Il
picket in the fence over by the freight
house. He had heard the clock in the
belfry of the Methodist church strike
8 as he drove by that editice, but he
heard no whistle from the direction OF
the West Orham woods, so he knew
that the down train would arrive ut
It's usual time that is, from fifteen to
twenty minutes behind its schedule.
"Heyw shouted Mr.. Wixon, with en-
thusiasm. Here's Cap'n Eri! Well,
cap, how's she headin'?"
"'Bout no'theast by no'th," was the
calm reply. "Runnin' fair. but with
lookout for wind ahead"
"Hain't got IL spare chaw nowheres
about you, have you, cap'n" anX-
iously inquired Bluey Batcheldor. Mr..
Batcheldor is called "Bluey" for the
same reason that Mr.. Wixon is called
"Souealer," and that reason has been
forgotten for years.
Captain Fri obligingly produced IL
black Plug OF smoking tobacco. and Mr..
BatchclGor bit off two-thirls and re-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07

A Franklin, Me-, resident would like
to know if the squirrel families all froze
to death last winter. In 2O-mile
tramp through tine forest one dsy not
long ago, he did not discover single
squirrel and has not seen but one this
YEAR, and that one was Juggling acorns
from tree near his home. Are they az
scarce throughout other sections OF New
Enuland2
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07

The other day asked noted breeder
who practices the plan of inbreeding,
what will be the result in time? See
the results of the intermarriage of
royalty in Europe?" As to the latter, he
replied: THAT is the result of the
heredity of vice and riotous living; not
the kinship. I notice that nature has
been a most persistent inbreeder for all
time, and there is no deterioration going
on among the beasts and birds. They
are duplicates, one generation with an
other. Breed from strong, healthy
stock; make harmonious hicks, never
violent ones; have an ideal of type; mate
excellencies; avoid monstrosities and
defects and you will soon find out that
Bob Ingersoll was right when he said:
IF We understood nature, good health
can be made catching, instead OF
disease
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07
WAN Ed.

Peeled Pulp Wood, Spruce, Fir, Hem
lock and Poplar, delivered on cars Al
any r. r. Station from Pownal to Bethel
the coming year.
E.w. PENLEY, West Paris.
j. NJ. DAY, Bryant's Pond.
May 80, 1904.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07
Likes Merin0S.

After a number of years. experience
with sheep, will say that prefer
Meriuos. am partial to fne wool
sheep. Merinos are more easily fenced.
They can be herded in larger fiocks.
On our rocky New England hills they
will grow and thrive where the coarse
wool breeds will barely exist. They
have heavier fleeces, more pounds oi
wool being obtained considering the
feed and care expended in raising TT
b. Hanchett, New Hampshire.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07
AMONG THE FARMERS.
SPEED THE PLOw."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
Is solicited Address all communications In
tended for this department 10 HENRY ID.
ocrat. Paris, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07

All bills contracted against the town OF taris
on the highway either labor or material. we
want presented for payment on or before the lat
day OF every month
Respectfully,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07

The only thing short this year, except
the bear spectators, is the apple crop.
But old Virginia and northeastern
Arkansas are yet to be heard from, and
they raise mighty nice apples in those
sections. We hope the average may be
kept up BY the outlying sections, az 1t is
too bad to think of a scarcity Of apples
when all the other things are 30 abun-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07

Drive nail in each side of the stall.
high enough up to be out of the horses
reach, and hang the lantern on this
wheu cleaning him off in the morning
before daylight. Always hang the Ian
tern up; never set it down on the floor.
Farm Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07

When one sees the swine OF Gentry,
T. z. Orr's hens and Hart'S cattle-each
after more than twenty years of the
closest inbreediug--and then sees the
cattle on a thousand hills, of all shapes,
form and color, and with many dona-
tions, hardly able to pay for food con-
sumed, the result of fresh OutcrOsses
each generation, or each year for that
matter, it seems that tradition and be-
lief cannot make very strong showing
in self-defence. Dues Hart raise every
thing for breeders? No, the defects are
run out and are sold as veals, or as culls,
without record or guarantee. Defect
i've cows go for beef-sure. In this way
natures "survival of the fittest" is
carried out to the letter. | said to this
expert: "How can common farmer
with few dollars secure something like
this uniformity" "Oh, pick out some
of the best cows with longest milking
periods, get the best bred dairy bull you
can get and keep him ten years If You
can and breed back to him for three
generations. The first calves are half
what you wanted. The next generation
will be three quarter bloods, and the
third 81 per cents. PrepOtency will be
three times confirmed; eighty-seven rela.
tivss, with their influences, gone and
only a dozen left. Get another bull OF
the same family and keep on raising the
best all the time, and with the outlay oi
$3.50 for a first sire you have secured
your prize. Mind this; be sure your bull
is beast of quality, of dairy heredity,
health and vigor." "Do you think that
the dairy man will be likely to take up
with this later idea in dairy COW de-
velopment and hereditary establish
ment?'' ''well, not until he gets the
idea out of his head that mixing breeds
will result in combining the excellencies
of each and eradicate all defects; tha
any COW will nick in all right in the
dairy, and that beef is what dairymar
is after first and milk is secondary. "
John Gould, Ohio, in Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07

A Wilmington. Conn.,, dairyman. writ
ing the Jersey Bulletin, says: Cows.
good ones, are scarce and high. l
notice the cows in farmers herds are OF
better quality now than ever, and the
farmers are carrying more cows now
with the help of the silo. The farms
are showing less brush, cleaner fields,
better buildings. Why?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07
fro BIZ CONTINUED
All For Him.

"Your fiancee seems to have a Will
Of her own."
"Yes, and sometimes | half regret
that I'm the sole bcneficiary."-lhila-
delphia Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07

This is in no sense an advertisement,
but is written to call attention to this
fact: that there is far less danger in the
farmers line breeding their dairieS and
raising the best produce than in intro
ducing a new sire each year and bringing
in as many more outside influences,
good, bad and often vicious. A man
remarked that lit was ones relatives
that he needed TO look out for, rather
than his neighbors" and when one sees
the thousand and one crossbred dairies
of mixed breeds and no breeds, with all
sorts and kinds of relatives, with good,
bad and high and low degree habits. by
the ten thousand, to contest with the
three good COW habits we do want, 1t IS
no wonder that the census of dairies all
over the country shows something like
$500 pound milk return yearly as an
average a cow-about what the feed is
worth-aud only third of the dairies
are in the 1000 to 5000 pounds OF milk
class, and the fat percentage is frac-
ton above O.3, individual dairies except
ed. This herd of Mr.. Hart's is not a
solitary one in this line of breeding
Fred Wilson of Southern Ohio, has a
herd of similar breeding and uniformity
of conformation and yield and high per-
centaSe of fats, and other herds are not
wanting.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07
NOTICE.

Paris, Maine, May ss, 1905.
All persons are hereby forbidden
trespassing on the premises of Column
bia Paris by dumping refuse or TAX
ing stones from the stone walls
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07
Good Roads First.

We have arrived at such high state
of civilization and invention, says the
Baltimore American, that we are talking
of the near solution of aerial travel, but
we have not yet got 30 far as to have q
general system Of good roads.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07

Noiabl.E EAAMfLrss that TEND ~
SHAKE OPPOSITION TO INBREEDIN6.
At the st. Louis fair tradition was
rudely "jolted" over the fact that every
thing in the way of first prizes, herd con-
tests and sweepstakes on hogs went To
Y. W. Gentry, of Missouri, with herd
of swine that in twenty years had never
had any fresh outside blood introduced
"a herd line bred, inbred and cross
bred upon themselves. At the following
fat stock show in Chicago other men,
bers of the same show captured about
everything offered in prizes for that
breed and inbreed contests. The belief
that line or close inbreeding Is source
of rapid deterioration of breed, lead
ing TO weakened vitality and serious de-
fects, is general; but if breeding in this
way is confined to mating health, vigor
and excellencies, the belief and verdict
against it are not we'll grounded in fact.
IL is well known that the chicken fan
ciers are great line breeders of their
birds, and have been for years, and with
out question as to its benefits in estab-
fishing continuity of form and quality,
as well as productiveness.
Has this any suggestion for the dairy
man and his common practice of breed
ing dairy cows, as governed by common
belief, that every generation OF stock
shall be from fresh sires? A parallel to
Mr.. Gentry's swine breeding, and his
unmatchable results can be found in
Painsville, Ohio. Recently the writer
was one of a party of about seveuty-hve
men from all parts of the United States
even Texas-to visit the farm and see
the herd of Frank Hart near that city.
This herd of Jerseys now numbers over
$50, and by the best judges of cattle are
classed as the best large herd in the
United States, if not in the world, in
symmetry of outline and uniformity of
size and markings, and in production OF
milk. both in amount and quality, they
have no rivals; yet for twenty-five years
Mr.. Hart has inbred, cross bred and line
bred this herd until relationship among
them is past solving, and they actually
have no relations outside. The health,
vigor and stamin of the herd are re-
markable. As sample of the close
breeding | mention King of Hart's King,
the now head of the herd, with his fifty
one tested daughters in the twenty-five
and above butter class. His breeding Is
like this: A strongly inbred full sister
and brother were mated, and the produce
was Hart's King. He was bred back to
his own dam, and the result was the
King of Hart's King, as fine bull as
stands, and a bull that carries life
insurance policy for $4,000. There are
other bulls and cows as closely bred as
is the King and as destitute of relations
and as standard in every way. The
showing of duplicates in this herd is
remarkable. So close has been the breed
ing that prepOteucy is assured. Dupli-
cation in form, color and production is
counted upon as certainty. A great
cattle expert was present, man oppos-
ed to line or inbreeding, and he had to
confess that he had not a word OF, ,criti-
cism TO offer. Not trace OF deterio
ration could he detect, but rather mark
ed lines of superiority.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07
To Breed a Dairy Herd.

NOTABLE EXAMPLES THAT TEND To
SHAKE OPPOSITION TO INBREEDIN6.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07
CAP'N ERI
By JOSEPH c. LINCOLN
A.. Publishers l56 Fifth Avenue
New York.
CHAPTER l.

" 1EREZ." observed Captain Fri
IF cheerfully. I'm tryin' to
mNH average up with the mis-
fl3tfst6 takes Of Providence"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-07
CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER II.
~ HERE is IN Orham self ap-
pointed committee whose
N duty 1t Is to see the train
tSsisSy come in. The committeeman
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-23
CITY NEWS

Frank Fitzpatrick. the well known
ball player, Is in town.
Kennaugh & MOran's fail millinery
opening will begin nexf Saturday and
viii continue on Monday and Tues
day Of the following week.
The members Of the Naugatuek high
school track team. with large number
OF rooters. arrived in the center about
las, whence they jOurneyed to the
Driving park 60 try conclusions with
the athletes Of the local high school in
their first dual meet.
Mary Kalaher. daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs John Kalaher Of - High street.
died this afternoon Besides her par
enfs she leaves one brother. John. and
two sisters. Mary and Margaret The
funeral viii Be held Monday morning
with burial In ThOmastou-
One Of the most suceessful mis-
sions which has ever been held IN
Watervflle clOses to-morTow evening
a. st MichaeFs church. he mission
has been conducted bv the Connecticut
Apostolate fathers. This evening the
regular mission devotions win BE
held at Ts3O O'Clock. Tie masses TO-
morrow morning win be heid at S71
and 1920 with q mission sermen at
both services TomuxTuw eTeninE
the ci0sing services VII he bell 1T
80 O'ciock and this viii Be for both
men aud women
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-23
OFFICEHOLDERS.
1--WE Well known Salaried
Men Were Only Made
;. Voters To-day.

The board of registration is busy to-
day hearing applicants who desire TO
be made voters. The session will be
on until o'clock this evening. Some
curiosity was aroused at the presence
of Superintendent johnson of the
water department in the line, many
supposing that Mr. johnson was there
to do something with the faucets so
that all the boys could have good
libation from the Branch supply, but
when 1t became known that this was
not so and that Mr. Johnson wanted to
be made a voter people wondered all
the more. 1t proves nothing except
that very large number of first class
citizens don't take much interest In
politics. Mr. Johnson was born in Wa
terbury forty-fiye years ago and evf-
IDENTITY was too busy with his own per-
sonal affairs to bother his head about
being made voter
After this little ripple OF excitement
had blown over Delos Sweet Of Bucks
Hill, foreman on the street department,
dropped in and fell into line What's
he doing here?' inquired the knowing
ones. 'Hustling in some OF the men.
in his empIOy?p This was another
mistake. Mr. Sweet never voted before
and concluded it was time he got into
the harness.
Up to 2 O'Clock this afternoon about
200 applicants had been examined, The
rush will be on all the afternoon and
portion Of the evening
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-23
POLICE HAVE IT.
Famous Boston Dress Suit
Case-No Arrests for
Crime Yet.

Boston, Sept 23.-What is termed
by the police as the mystery of the
dress suit case remained to-day appar-
emily impenetrable. An alEnights S
search for the head and arms and legs
of the woman whose torso was washed
ashore in bag on Winthrop Beach
was unsuccessful. One slight clew
was developed, however, to-day. This
was the discovery by a local manu-
facturer, from whom the dress suit
case was originally purchased, that
since the time of the sale the case had
been extensively. repaired. presumably
by harness maker. The police be-
lieve, therefore. that if the harness
maker could be located an advance of
some Importance would have been
made in the investigation.
The dress suit case was removed to-
day to the office Of the state police.
where it was inspected by several
persons, relatives of missing women.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-23
Alto TrRNEp Turtle

Mineola. L. l. sept BE d Shur-
mans forty horse power car turned
turtle at the junction Of the Glen Cove
road and the cd Soaring Pond read.
east Of Alhert<onfs The accident 0c-
CURED while the machine was making
the third lap Robert Jariine. who
was steering. appr0aehed the short
turn At this spot under fun bead II
IL the most dangerous point on the
course. There fs 4 hsd turn IN the
woods and IN making Il a machine is
IN danger of coming in cOntact With a
telegraph pose at the side of The rad
Cinfers and saad hsd been put q the
rusfway to keep the racers from skid-
dTnx AZ tits p1ser- When the czr turu-
ed over : ehuux went I'd frO-1 the
uperfnfe=- who feared that Jnrdine
and hIs maEhznExE wsFe kllle6 Ihs
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-23
CONVICT FREE.
Insane Nulatto is Being
Hunted by Officers
and a Posse.

Bridgewater, Mass. Sept 23.-M Minot
st Clair Francis, the mulatto insane
convict who recently escaped from the
state farm here, was surrounded early
to-day in some woods about a mile
from the center of the town, and it
was believed by the officers that he
would be captured during the day.
Francis is considered by the authori-
ties to be a dangerous man. Early to-
day an officer saw man apparently
preparing to break into a drug store
in the village square. A closer inspec-
tion showed that the man was Francis.
The convict saw the officer and ran.
The officer chased him for about a
mile. when Francis disappeared into
the woods. The officer at once tele-
phoned to the state farm and large
posse quickly surrounded the woods,
which are of considerable extent.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-23
CARNEGIE LIBRARY NO. IA.
Branch in East Ninety-sixth Street Is
Formally Opened.

Branch in East Ninety-sixth Street Is
Formally Opened.
New York. Sept 23.-The fourteenth
of the. Carnegie circulating libraries,
and the thirty-fourth of the New York
public library branches, was formally
opened at 112 East Ninety-sixth street
yesterday afternoon. The building is
three stories high and looks like the
other Carnegie libraries. Inside there
are books, 10000 of them.
The ceremony favored somewhat of
a patriotic revival. Charles H. Rus
sell, secretary of the public library
trustees, formally transferred the build
ing to the city, which was represented
by William III. Black. commissioner of
accounts. Miss Charillee Runals filled
the gaps with patriotic songs. Secre-
tary Russell recapitulated the history
of the Astor, Tilden and Lenox founda-
tions. The address Of Commissioner
Black began with an eulogy of An
drew Carnegie. He described "the CIV
ing of a few paltry millions by his
imitators" as ''the lazy lettering Of lag
CARDS"
The building is open for business to-
day.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-23
CARPENTERS S FALL.
Tracy Bros. Workman Received Seri.
ious Injuries To-Day.

This afternoon, Leonidas Biio-
deau, of Scovill street, car
penter in the employ of Tracy
Bros, fell from the second
story of the new Heminway factory
in South Leonard street and received
injuries which may terminate fatally.
With other wOrkmen Mr. Bilodeau was
putting up a derrick when something
went wrong and he was precipltued
TO the ground, striking on his head.
A passerby hastened to st Patrick's
rectory and returned I'm a few min
utes accompanied by the Rev Father
McGuinness. DIR Russell was also sum-
moned and found that the mans nose
was broken and his skull fractured.
1t was decided to send him to the Wa
terbury hospital He was unconscious
at the time Of his removal TO the insti-
tuition and rumor was set afoat that
he died on the way. but this was de-
MED at the hospital, the authorities
stating that he was getting along nice
~ and that there was hope for his re-
eovery.