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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
BURIALS IN CUBA.
Customs That Remind One Of the
Parsees Of Bombay.

C0UtO"0 ne"buo OoS - ss~
Parsees Of Bombay.
Burial customs In Cuba are almost
NJ strange as the Parsee customs and
their towers Of silence In Bombay. II
seems that the reopening Of graves In
Cuba Is the result Of long established
custom VI burying as many bodies as
possible In q single grave. The ceme-
terry routine Is like this:
First some one. usually the head OK
d family, buys plot. He ut once sets
to work digging his own grave and
graves for all the members OF his fam-
ily. He digs several graves SIX feet
LONG for adults and one grave four feet
long 20 provide for the possible death
OF child. When the entire area VI the
plot Is thus In open graves the digger
turns mason and plastersr. He ce-
ments each grave. bottom and sides.
Then hs nils Ia the ccmented graves
with soil aud gus home with the salts
factory thought that be- may look upon
his own grave during his lifetime aud
that IL Il ready for him at any time be
Is ready for II.
But the weirdest part 81 this custom
Is Yet 20 t,e todd In the middle VI the
plot square grave Is dug. q hole
about six feet each way. This square
hole i ,-rmebts,l like the graves and
nlled In with soll. IL should be explain
III herr that th. bodies In the graves
ar. covered with aulcklime. When the
ncsh has disappeared and only the
BONES are !,it the bones are taken our
of the grave and thrown into the
square hoie Ia the center OF the plot.
Thus the graves are used over ana
a.. = again mtll the square hole In the
.ru.rr l.. L..,d y ,th the bones of the
mrmlrrS of tia. or that family. Then
hc l.. E. Seated ever. and that par
.cui!>r fanny POT +. abandoned and
lr.. on. -. -.ila rd.-I.ondon rit-Bits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
Difficult HaynlakinE.

One of the most curious sights that
one notices In the agricultural parts OF
Norway Is the peculiar way OF drying
out the hay. On account OF the ex-
treme dampness the grass rots II left
OH the ground after 1t is moved. Wood
en- drying fences that stretch for hun
dreds of yards across the fields are
built, and every night the hay Is hung
out to dry, like the family wash. The
sun helps along in the daytime, but 1t
Is only half hearted help, and in the
neighborhood of Bergen, where 1t Is
said to rain 3G4 days out Of the year,
the hay is almost always ION the
fence" In the lake districts, where the
hilly country makes means OF trans
portation very difficult. a heavy copper
wire is stretched from the top Of a
mountain to the village In the valley
below. Down this huge masses OF hay
are sent smiling through the air, some
times whizzing dangerously near the
unwary tourists head. - New York
Tribune
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24

The eyeball contains high percent
age Of blood. and why. therefore, Is II
whiteY The answer IL that the blood
vessels which supply It's surface are
so exceedingly minute that usually
they do not admit the little red corpus
rles to which the ordinary red appear
ance Of the blood Is due. Blood without
these corpuscles is colorless, or. at
most. of the faintest yellow tint. But
occasionally when the eye Is irrita'ed
or when there is any slight or consid'
erable arrangement Of the system GER
tain Of the little vessels enlarge SUM-
cIently to allow the corpuscles to en-
Ter. thereby producing the well known
red streaks or inflamed appearance or
the eyebull
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
Yer. We Are Restless.

1--WE are restless people" observes
the Sedgwick (Kanl Pantagraph'
Every thin woman longs to he fat.
Every fat woman wants to grow thin.
Every town man longs for the time
when he Gun retire to the quiet OF the
country, and every farmer hopes to
some day quit work and move to town,
where he can take life easy. Country
newspaper men would like to try their
hand on city daily. The fellows on
the big dailies dream of a time when
they can own q paper Of their own.
In youth we long for maturity. In
age we yearn for the happy days OF
childhood. There Is no excuse for II
other than that we oil seem to be built
that way. The grass seems to be just
a little bit greener and thriftler most
any direction from the place you occu-
py right now. Contentment is as near
to happiness as you can get In this
world"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
The Hen versus the Cow.

By comparison of the intrinsic value
of an individual hen, and her cost of
maintenance for year, we find that In
proportion to her value and cost she far
exceeds the returns given By q COW.
Fifty good laying pullets are worth no
more than good grade dairy cow-con-
sidering their utility only, and eliminat-
ing from the comparison their value for
exhibition or fancy breeding purposes.
Fifty good strong utility pullets, II given
good common sense management, will
Weld profit for year, over and above
their feed, of $75-4l.50 per hen per
wear. If the same flock of hens is given
scientific treatment the income may be
greatly increased. think 1t is safe to
say that there are few COWS which when
their feed is paid for, return net profit
of $75 a year to the owner.
I make the comparison not for the pur-
pose of disparaglng the dairy interests OF
the state but to emphasize the possibility
of the hen az staple farm product.
More especially should 1t be emphasized
in those cases Of sterilized farms, where
even the soil Is too poor for even ordi-
nary grazing. A large percentage OF
farms has one or more acres unfit for
even pasture. Such land 10 ideal land for
poultry provided It Is dry. A field OF
rocks growing up to sprouts and briars
il an ideal situation for poultry and can
be made to return handsome profit to
the owner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
INV W.. . Good Listener.

The Smiths were not 0vercautious In
discussing neighbors' faults In the
presence of their little son. A van one
day backed up to the curb. and. much
to Mrs. Smiths disgust, her boy Tom
nv assisted an Objectionable neighbor
to move. The little fellow worked
hard and made himself very useful.
When the last wagOnload had been
hauled away and the doors OF the va
cant house locked Tommy returned
home, tired and dlsgusted. His moth
er could not reconcile the boys early
enthusiasm with his present detection,
and she asked him what was the mat
ter.
81 worked and watched around the
house all day." whined the tired little
fellow, "but I didn't see them take
any skeletons out Of the closets.
New York Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
The Kitchen AutOcrat.

Eyes, .ma'am, an now that I'm goir
to take hold here I'll settle tn permit
business first Of all. You see, l carry
me own fountain pen. There, take that
an don't lose It,"
What is this!"
That's a permit, ma'am, for You to
visit tn kitchen. 1t entities you to one
visit a week. II you come oftener tn
permit will be taken up, an don't you
forget it."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
Luminous Plants.

In his book entitled Luminous
Plants" Professor Molisch explains the
light which is often seen radiating from
stumps OF old trees. 1t Is due to NIL
croscopic animals, fungoids, which on
liminutivc scale have the exact form
of mushrooms. These parasites live
only so long as sap and strength re-
main in the wood. Similarly the ''phos-
phorous' light OH the surface OF the
sea comes from the animals which live
on the seaweed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24

ALONE.
Some recent tests at this station (Vir-
ginia Agricultural College) show clearly
that mixed feed is superior to corn alone
for hogs. These grains were, of course,
fed without skim milk. The hogs fed
cornmeal and water gained pa of q
pound head day; those fed on corn
meal two parts and middlings one part
gained 81 Of a pound head day; those
fed cornmeal one part and middlings
one part gained so of a pound head q
day; those fed cornmeal one part and
middlings two parts gained SO OF a
pound a head day. Another lot fed
cornmeal one part and middlings one
part gained l.35 pounds head day,
showing that individuality plays part
in the gains made by animals. Still an
other lot fed shelled corn one part and
middlings one part gained l.26 pounds .
head day. While these gains are not
large, they probably represent the aver
age gains under farm conditions, and,
moreover, they show very strikingly
that hogs will make better gains II fed
some protein food on the order OF mid
dlings, linseed meal, gluten meal, etc.
rather than corn alone. Corn Is carbo
hydrate food and very fattening, and
while IL will finish of mature hogs,
farmers desiring 10 grow animals rapid
ly and have them gain and develop as
uniformly as they should will lind II
highly profitable to add some protein
food. as suggested above, 20 the ration.
Sometimes we think IL viii not pay US
to buy an additional food because We
happen to have corn on hand, but these
results are so striking and the work was
done so carefully that II couvinces us
fully Of the wisdom of making a balanc-
ed ration for growing hogs.-Tribune
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24

Anu yet lOu IoNt hhc.
He made n step toward her. his face
quivering. But his words were harsh.
"My love Is q rotten reed" he said.
Then he turned from her. gazing gloom
ily out to sea. Across the water the
path of moonlight lay unrolled. Small.
brisk waves were playing around the
flying steamer. Suddenly be faced her.
"Listenw he said.
She bent her head.
"From the beginning I have lied to
you-lied, do you hear? I singled you
out for my own selfish ends. All my
kindness, IS you call 1t, was because
Of Its usefulness to me. While you
looked on In innocence I made you
tool In my hands for the furtherance OF
my own purposes. Even those con.
founded prunes We're sent to you from
uny other motive than sympathy
She shivered. supporting herself
against the railing. Ill don't under.
stand" she stammered.
"Then listen again: needed you, and
| used you. There is not q soul in this
boat but believes me to be your hus.
band. l have created the impression
because / was desperate man and 1t
aided me. Ny name Is not even Law.
renee Smith
"Stopw she said family. For an in
slant she staggered toward him; then
her grasp upon the railing tightened.
"Go on" she added.
His face was as gray as the fog
which shrouded 1t. ~ left America q
hunted man. When reach the other
side shall find them still upon my
tracks. It Is for an act which they call
BY any ugly name. And yet would
do il over again. It was justice"
She was shivering as from a strong
wind. IL don't think understand
yet" she said.
81 have led q ruined life," he went on
hurriedly. my past record is not
pretty one, and yet there is no act OF
my life which I regret so little as the
one for which they are running me
down. 1t was deed Of honor, though
| 1t left blood upon my hands"-
Her Quivering face was turned away.
81 reached New York with the assist
ance Of friend, the only man on earth
| who knows and believes In me. He
| secured stateroOm from an L. Smith,
who was delayed. took bis name as
safeguard, and when saw yours be-
| side me at table I concluded he was
your husband, and l played his part In
the eyes Of the passengers. 1t succeed
ed WELL" He laughed bitterly. Law.
renee was n guess" he added.
Then before her stricken eyes bis
recklessness fell from him. "Oh, II I
could undo this" he said, II would 60
back gladly to stand my chances OF the
gall0ws"-
A sob broke from her. "Hush," she
said wildly. "Have you no mercy
noneT
"You must believe this" he went on
passionately. that at the last I loved
you. You must believe"
She shook her head almost delirious-
ly.
"You must believe It," he repeated
savagely. III could make you be-
lieye II. would lie down to let you
walk over me. You must believe that
have loved you as have loved no
other woman In my life-.as l could
love no other woman but you. You
must believe that" He put out his
hands as II to touch her. but she shraDk
away.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
Feminine study Of Man.

Man is when all IL said vastly Iowa
bic being and even his faults-indeed.
chiefly his faults-have a most unholy
attraction for us. But man the con-
0uered Is very different creature
from man the conqueror. The first Is
always ready and longing to afford US
everything in the world we desire
ready to sell his immortal soul for our
pleasures. The second grudgcs us q
kind word.-A Spinster In NJ. A. p.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
ConkllnR's Invective.

Roscoe Conkling, like John ]. In
gals, was Il master at invective. Conk-
ling, It Is said, once upon a time In
summing up to jury thus attempted
to bellttle the testimony Of rummy
faced. knobby nOsed witness for the
opposition: "Methinks, gentlemen. l
can see that witness now, his mouth
stretching across the wide desolntion
of his face, a sepulcher Of rum and a
fountain Of falsehOOd"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24

How VIII you prevent itT"
"By an appeal to reason"
She laughed. "What love was ever
ruled by reason?"
by proofs"
She laughed again. "What proof ever
shattered faithT
Great Godw he retorted passionate
". "StOp! Think a moment! Look
things In the face. What do you know
Of meY
II know that love you"
II tell you / am devil"-
sand do not believe you"
"Go back to America and ask the
first man you meet"
"Why should respect bis opinion"
Because II is the opinion of the re-
spectacle public"
"Then l don't respect the respectable
public"
"You ought to-"
81 don't agree with you"
Again he was silent, and again he
faced her. "What Is 1t that you love
in mel" he demanded. 1T is not my
face"
Certainly not"
"Nor my mannersT
Hardly"
"Is there anything about me that 10
especially attractive"
Il have not observed It."
"Then I'll be hanged II I know what
Il is!'
$50 will l."
He sighed impatiently. mo woman
ever discovered 1t before" he said.
Though I've known all sorts and con.
dltions. But. then, never knew q
woman like you."
Il am glad Of that" she responded.
IL would give two-thirds Of my fu-
ture-such as it is-if had not known
you"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24

A WISCONSIN FARMER HAS TRIED II
AND REPORTS FAvoRABLY.

Regarding alfalfa for silage, have to
report that it is all right. Our only
trouble so far is that we cannot get
enough of it. We have put in the silo
for three years now the crop off ten
acres, sometimes three, and sometimes
two cuttings. We wait until it Is In
bloom, and then put 1t in, rain or shine,
as fast as it is cut. We cut in the morn
ing and haul in the afternoon. If it gets
rained on it does not matter. All ami
mails on the farm eat 1t well-cattle,
sheep, hogs and horses. We also put
up with it lot of clover and clover and
timothy mixed. We have two silos,
one filled this way and the other with
corn.
We begin feeding at once, so do not
have any waste. We always cut it with
a regular silage cutter, having blower
attachment. The only trouble we have
had heretofore is that the blower pipe
clogs when the silage is too wet, but this
is on account of slowing the engine. l
am now getting 20-horsepower electric
motor. and will have power enough to
make things hum.
The secret of good silage is, first, a
deep silo, second, one that is alright.
But the great thing is to have it deep.
One of ours is twenty y-five feet in diane
ter and thirty-two feet deep, eight feet
below the ground; the other is thirty
feet in diameter and forty feet deep,
eight feet below the ground. They are
both built of grout, about 14'inch walls,
with iron rods bedded in every two feet
or so. In winter, in very cold weather,
the silage freezes six inches around the
sides. We work down inside of this
frozen ring until 1t needs to be attended
to and then break it off and put In a
steam box and thaw it out. The cattle
eat this steamed product with great
relish. We use clover and alfalfa silage
for cattle and sheep, and give every day
to our hogs as much as they want.
Some days they will eat largely of it and
others not. The hog is the cleanest and
most discriminating feeder on the farm;
this may lead folks into smile, but it is
simply a question of the point of view
Cor. in Breeders Gazette.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
ThnnLs For Food.

A pretty table observance In Danish
families is for children, even little ones
who can scarcely tOddle, to 90 gravely
after dinner to salute their parents and
say, TAX for mad c'Thanks for the
meaI'). Even visitors shake hands with
their host and hostess and 90 through
the same fOrmality. In German fami'
lies that hold to tradition the same GUS
tom prevails. When the evening meal
is ended the party stand up around the
table and each shakes hands with the
nsighbor, saying, "Gesegnete Mahlzeif
blessing the food.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
Autumn Care of Cows.

Unusually late pastures this year, with
our more than abundant fall rains, have
got a good many farmers into the way
of letting the cows take care OF them
selves. IL is often hard to realize when
the end of this season of laissez faire
arrives until one is reminded of it in q
manner too emphatic to be pleasant and
by a loss not easily made good In the
harsh and barren months that are before
us. On this important subject, some re-
marks BY the editor of the New York
Produce Review should be taken to
heart. He says:
While the average farmer is inclined
to turn out his cows on the pastures too
early in the spring, he is seldom inclined
to take them of the pastures too early
in the fall.
Nor is this necessary as long as the
weather is not too cold and there is
plenty of feed, but as a rule the cows
have to hustle pretty hard toward the
close of the season, and it will pay well
to commence early feeding some grain
or at least some roughage-hay, ensilage
or corn fodder-tO help them out.
This gradual transition from pasture
to winter feeding will not only help to
keep up the flow of milk, but will be
much safer in every way than sudden
change. In this connection 1t is a good
plan for every farmer to take stock OF
his hay and do little figuring, so that
he may decide on how much he can af-
ford to feed each day, and arrange &C
cordingly. Indeed, he should do this
with all his feedstuffs, just as the purser
of ship does with his provisions before
starting on an ocean voyage.
The majority of farmers use up toe
few pencils and then blame Providence
if they run out of this or that in the
middle of the winter, when they have to
buy or scrimp the cows, who will re-
turn the compliment by scrimping the
flow of milk. By all means commence
in time to give few pounds Of grain
feed-it will pay.
But it is not enough to see that cow
have enough to eat and TO change grad
ually from summer to winter feeding
it is equally important to see that th'
cows are not exposed to cold rainstOrm
and night frosts, and We remind oul
readers of the Danish experiments which
proved that such exposure affected th'
| flavor of the butter and the composition
of the butter fat so as to lower the vol
atilefatty acids enough to make chem
lists believe it was adulterated.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24

Replying to young Author" Marx
Twain wrote: "Ycj, Agassiz does rec
ommend authors to eat fish. Iccalise
the phosphorus in it makes brains. 50
fur you are correct. But l cannot help
YOU to Il decision about the amount you
need to eat.-at least not with certain
ty. II the specimen composition you
sent is about your fair usual average
l should judge that couple OF whales
would be all you would want for the
present-not the largest kind, but SIM
ply good, middle sized whales"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
where the Rub Comes.

"Well," said the good natured board
or. there's one thing about our board
Ing house-you can eat all you like
there"
"Of course; same as ours" replied
the grouchy one. You can eat all you
like, but there's never anything you
could possibly like" - Philadelphia
praRa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
Hoods SarsapariIIa

Has surpassed all other medicines. IN MERIT
sales and cures.
Its success. great Is It has been. has ap'
parently only just begun.
Il has received by actual count more than
5000 testimonials In two years.
II purifes the blood. cures all blood dis
eases, all humors and all eruptions.
Il strengthens the stomach. creates An
appetite and builds up the whole system.
It cures that tired feeling and makes the
weak strong.
In usual liquid form OF In choc6lated tablets
known - oaroatab0. 100 doses d. -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
Two OF a Kind.

A man waiting for street car asked
Z gentleman standing by. 1T are time
for the street car. amt It. or have ary
one went out In the last few minutes p
The answer Is said to have been. III
any have went I haven't saw it,
Greensboro (N. c. Record.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
FictitiOus.

Angel Child-Aunt Daisy. what IL
meant by ~ fictitious character
Aunt Daisy-That means one that Ii
made up, dear. Angel Child-Oh. yes!
Then you're fictitious character,
aren't you. auntie?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24

Learn to he pleased with everything
with wealth. so far as II makes us
beneficial to others; with poverty. for
not having much to care for. and with
obscufity, for being unenvied. Plu.
tarch,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
AMONG THE FARMERS.
SPEED THE PLOw."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY ID.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris. Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
Mixed Feed for Hogs. y

A BALANCED RATION BETTER FOR
GROWTH AND CONDITION THAN CORN
ALONE.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
The Creamery and Its Patrons.

CREAMERYMEN AND DAIRYMEN WORK
TOGETHER To MAKE BUTTER
HANDLING THE SKIM MILK-Low
TEST AND HIGH PRICE WRONG.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
C. JONES.
Smith and Machinist,

SOUTH PARIS, MAINE
,,.,...tnrer of general machinery, steam en-
lii work spool machinery and tools,
Sipes at screws, taps, dies and drills made and
,Spsired. sewing, moving and thresnins ,. ma
chimes, ,Rrss traps etc. neatly and promptly re-
toS, o. steam and water piping done to order
New-York tribune., 1906-09-11

bered, also, that in the fall of 1903. when Pan
anna finally re-established its entire indepen-
cence, there was a strong inclination mani
tested in the maritime portion of Cauca and
in AntiOquia and Bolivar to follow the 18TH
mian example.
II Is obvious that secession of Cauca and
Bolivar would mean little short of the ruin Of
Colombia. They comprise nearly two-thirds OF
the entire territory of Colombia and nearly all
its sea coast. Cauca includes the whole Pa
cihc coast OF the republic. the whole Atrato
River, the great Pacific port of Buenaventura
and the vast inland region lying between the
OTinOcO and the Amazon and fronting upon
those rivers. Bolivar abuts upon Cauca at the
Gulf Of Darien and comprises about half of
the Caribbean littoral, including the ports OF
Carthagena and Barranquilla and the mouth OF
the Magdalena River. or at least the western
side thereof. Such a spOliatiOn would leave the
remainder OF Colombia entirely an inland state
so far as the Pacific was concerned, and with
only a small frontage upon and unfavOrable
access TO the Caribbean. So great a transfer
nation Of the map OF the continent is not TO
be undertaken lightly, and it is inconceivable
that the BogOta government, under the cOmpe-
tent direction of President Reyes, would per-
NIT II to occur without resisting IL TO the limit
Of It's ability.