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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
STAG LEGENDS.
Ancient Stories of the Animals. An
tIpathy to Snakes.

Ancient Stories Of the Animals An
tipathy to Snakes.
There Is no beast In the world to
which more legendary virtues are at
tributed than the stag. partly owing
to the tale of st. Hubert, partly to a
supposed antipathy Of stays toward
serpents, partly to peculiar mass OF
gristle in the shape Of a cross which
is found in the animals heart. A
whole book might be written on the
miraculous power of the heart and the
efficacy Of different parts Of him
against the troubles Of this evil world.
Fouilloux. In the sixteenth century,
gives a long list, and Master Robert
Topsel fills page upon page with them,
but our author In his solid English
fashion is chary Of accepting such
stories.
Mon say, he admits, that when a
stag Is right old he beateth serpent
with his foot till she be wroth, and
then eateth her, and then goeth to
drink, and then runneth hither and
thither till the water and venom be
meddled together, and maketh him cast
all his evil humors that he had IN his
body, and maketh his flesh come all
anew. But. he adds. with the solemnity
of Herolotus himself, Thereof make
none affirmation" And this phrase
occurs again and again, for the Comte
de Folk is too great and noble hunter
that any assertion Of his should be
laughed at.--Macmillan's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
Origin Of the Strike Fund.

Tie earliest mention of strike fund
occurred in the strike of the Partisan
stocking wenvers in 1924, when a
crown day was subscribed for every
striker and all blacklegs were merci-
lessly boycotted. But the biggest strike
under the ancient regime" was that
of the silk factory hands ut Lyons
In 1744, when 1900 men went on
strike and so alarmed the mayor that
he conceded everything they asked and
wrote to his brother that he had ia
tete cassee par cette vile canaille."
The "vile canaille." however, had had
their moment, and 1t was no longer
theirs. Two months later the king
sent down 10000 soldiers pour re-
METRE rordre dams Ii bonneville de
Lyon," and we hear no more Of strikes
till the supreme strike Of 1850.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
COMPARISONS.
A. Soon - We Begin to Mako Them
We Begin to Suffer.

A. Soon - We Begin to Make Them
We Begin to Suffer.
We would not have to strive 30 for
courage II what we vaguely call
things We're more evenly distributed
among us. for no ones lot would then
seem to him an evil one. If we were
all humpbacked or lame or blind;
IL every husband were unfaithful and
every child n cross; II we were all poor
and no man had any more than anoth-
er; If nobody's son died In his early
strength and nobody was loved while
we sat neglected, then who OF us
would know what sorrows and af1ic-
tions were? We would take each Of
them for granted, as q Chinaman takes
his yellow skin and an Indian bis red
one.
7. Is because we see our estate differ
ing from that Of our fellows that we
are tempted to comparisons, and 1t Is
In the making Of these comparisons
that sense of our sorrows, like the
knowledge of our Affections, is first
born. How would we have known that
we were poor unless we had seen some
one else who was richer or that our
son was unsuccessful unless the son Of
somebody else were making a great
mark in the world? Would our little
children be unhappy with only one
dress had they not seen other chill
dren with two?
1t comes to this, then: When we be-
gin to make comparisons, we begin to
suffer. This may seem to be a hard
saying, but 1t Is a true one.-Lillie
Hamilton French in Harper's Bazaar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
ROMAN ROSES.
They Are Beautiful and Abundant
Bccause They Eat Meat.

They Are Beautiful and Abundant
because They Eat Meat.
Il have yet to see rose equal to
those grown in Rome" said the anna
teLr horticulturist. "They bloom In
the greatest abundance all through the
winter, and they are as large and rich
and velvety as American Beauties, liv-
ing out of doors. climbing like ivy or
honeysuckle over the crumbling marble
walls of ruined temples. cleaning In
crimson ana green masses upon an
cicnt columns. giving to the grimmcst
ana saddest Of medieval palazzos an
air of gayety and youth.
Zone day Oh the Via Sistina, as l
passed the garden that had once been
the garden of Lucullus. saw an old
man tending the superb roots that grow
there. He was pouring on their roots
q dark. rich looking fluid.
"'W'hy are tic Roman roses SO beau.
tiful and abundant? I said to the old
man.
because they eat meat he an
swered.
EAT meat? Nonsense said l.
"'Well, they drink meat-meat eX-
tract. which is the same thing said the
old man. We Roman gardeners have
for centuries watered our roses thrice
a week with strong decoction of fresh
bref-u rich prnde of beef tea, They
are meat eaters. That Is why the roses
of Rome are as hardy and prolific as
weeds and ut the same time as richly,
delicatcly beautiful and as sweetly per-
fumcd as flowers grown under glass.
Chicago Chronicle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
Feeding Value of Barley.

As the production of barley in this
country is steadily increasing, and as
many feeders are interested in its value
as hog feed, this item may prove OF
value: :,
Tests in feeding barley are reported
from the Oregon station as follows:
Three hogs, averaging 1T 2.3 pounds
each at start of test, made gains of 1.94
pounds per head per day for AZ days.
1t required 443 pounds Of barley to pro-
duce 100 pounds gain. These results
are good, but cannot be relied upon
implicitly because of the small number
of hogs used and the fact that they re-
ceived small amount of skim milk In
addition to the barley. How much is
not stated.
Wisconsin station tests are the only
direct tests available as to the relative
value of cornmeal and barley meal In
hog feeding. These included two sepa-
rate experiments. In one the hogs aver
aged 76 pounds, in the other 2Os 8
pounds, at start of experiment. Henry.
summarizing the results in Feeds and
Feeding, concludes that 100 pounds Of
cornmeal will produce as many pounds
gain as 1O3 pounds of barley meal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
RED OR GREEN.
Color Troubles Of the Color Bltna |
Poet, whittier.


Poet, Whittier.
It Is we'll known that the poet Whit.
tier was color blind and unable to dis
tinguish red from green. He once
bought for himself a necktie which he
supposed to be Of modest and suit
able olive tint and wore 1t once. He
never wore 1t again, for his friends
soon made him aware that 1t offended
against the traditional quietness Of
costume enjOined alike by the habits
of the Friends and by his own taste.
The tie was of flaming scarlet.
On another occasion, when he found
u little girl in distress on account Of
a new gown. made over from her elder
sisters, which was not becoming to
her coioring and complexion, he tried
TO console her.
IL wouldn't mind what rude boy
says about it, Mary" he said kindly.
''rhee looks very well indeed in 1t,
like. an Dread. Mary, dressed all In
green"
Unfortunately, Mary was not dressed
in green. She was red haired, and her
dress was red. That was the trouble.
Once. on a day in mid-March. when
out walking with Friend and deeply
engaged In conversation. Mr.. Whittier
approached too near for safety to a
place where blasting was going on.
The danger signal was shown, but
neither Friend noticed it until work
man, violently waving his arms and
shouting. leaped before them and
warned them back.
IL didn't see the flag ut all" said
Mr.. Whittier's companion.
81 saw it." rejoined the poet, with
a twinkle in his eye, but thought 1t
was In honor Of st. Patrick. Thee
knows my defect. can't tell Erin
from explosions except by the harp"
Youths Companion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
A snail's Sense of Smell.

Professor E. Yung Of Geneva discov.
cred that the keen sense Of smell attrib-
uted to the ordinary snail is distributed
over the entire body not covered by the
shell, the two pairs Of tentacles, the
lips and the edges Of the feet being
particularly sensitive. In the expert
ments made brush dipped in various
odorous substances in turn was brought
near the different parts Of the body, and
responses We're noted at distances OF
one twenty-fifth Of an inch to several
inches. Only in exceptional cases was
odor perceived as much as fifteen or
twenty inches away, showing that smell
cannot guide these creatures to food far
removed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25

Experiments have been made with
founders in order to determine whether
the whiteness Of the under sides OF
those fish is due to the exclusion Of
light. and the presence of color on their
upper sides to exposure to light. The
fish experimental upon were kept liv-
ins in glass tank, having a mirror
placed beneath, so as to reflect light
upon the under sides Of the fish. one
of these prisoners survived for three
wears under conditions SO strangely diff
ferent from its ordinary habits of life,
and all of them exhibited the develop
ment Of spots Of pigment on their lower
surfaces. The cXperimenters conclnd-
ed that it is exposure to light that
causes the cOlorati0n Of the upper
parts of the bodies, not only of fioun-
ders, but of other fish. and, conversely,
that it Is to the comparative absence
of light that the whiteness Of under
sides of fish Is due. They extend the
same principle to explain the colorless
condition Of the skins Of many animals
that pass all their lives in caves.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
Gambling a Religion. Duty.

Speaking of gambling" mission
ary said. Il know of sect that re-
CARDS it as religious duty. like fast
ing or prayer. This sect is the Hlndoos.
They one day in each year gamble like
mad from sunrise till sunset. The
day is the festival Of the lamps, a
day sacred to Lakshun. the goddess of
wealth. A tremendous lot Of money
changes hands In Lakshun's honor. All
this gambling is done to test the finan-
cial success that will attend on each
person throughout the year. II gam
bier loses he knows a year Of hard
luck Is ahead Of him. If lie wins he
knows he may expect a twelvemonth
of prosperity. Strange to say, good
deal Of cheating accompanies this re-
ligious gambling"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
Making Butter on the Farm.

Cleanliness begins in the stable. Our
COWS have a good, dry bed and are clean
ed before each milking. We use a
cooler creamer in summer, setting the
milk "a hours. In winter we use pans,
leaving the milk in a warm room ~
hours. We churn every morning in
summer and two or three times per
week in winter, using a barrel churn.
The cream is churned at temperature
Of 60 degrees in summer and 63 degrees
in winter. We usually churn from ten
to thirty minutes. The buttermilk is
then drawn off, and the butter rinsed in
cold water. This water is drawn oil and
the butter rinsed in another water in
which has been placed a handful of salt.
after this the butter is weighed and salt
ed to suit the taste of your customers,
from l.2 to two ounces salt per pound
being used. The butter is worked twice,
first in the churn after sailing and again
in from three to six hours. 1t Is work
ed by hand, packed in half-gallon crooks
and delivered to our customers every
two weeks.-Fred Evans, Fulton County,
N Y
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
. Rird Songs.

Naturalists have long been puzzled
as to how birds learn to sing. Does it
come natural to bird Of a certain
species to sing the song common to Its
kind or does it learn to initiate what
ever song it most hears during the
early days of It's life? Experiments
made by we'll known student Of bird
life proved that most birds simply learn
by imitation. He placed young iinnets
to be reared by skylarks, wOodlarks,
titlarks and other breeds, and In every
case the linnet learned the song Of his
foster parents. Again. number Of lin
nets We're reared where they had no
chance of hearing the song Of any
bird Mt all. In due course they began
to sing. but their song was entirely
original The cuckoo, however, seems
to be an exception, for although 1t Is
almost invariably reared by foster
parents of any species but Its own,
it always sings to perfection its own
peculiar song. quite uninfuenced by
the vocal efforts of its guardians.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25

One of the good farms of Norway Is
that owned by j. s. and j. Il. Miliett,
comprising two hundred acres. Their
hay crop, forty-five tons yearly, Is stor-
ed in two barns, one AKA. and the
other 4Ox44, and Is fed out to twenty
five head of high-class Durham stock, .
bull girthing six feet heading the herd.
They also have q Guernsey bull which
eirths 8 feet, Q inches, and four Guern-
sew cows. The product of their cows
goes to Turner Center creamery. Seven
hogs, White Chesters and Berkshires,
and 81 grade Southdown sheep, which
bring in an income Of u each, yearly,
are Also paying dwellers on the farm.
An orchard Of TOO trees ID just coming
into bearing.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
a,he Crawnsh,s Tail.

The tail of a crawfish serves that an
imal as an oar. BY a peculiar jerk OF
the tail the animal can retire from q
dangerous object with almost incredi-
ble swlftness. The tail Is much more
effective In moving the animal back
ward than forward, singular instance
of adaptation to Its situation. for by
means of It's tail 1t can withdraw into
Its hole with such swiftness az In an
instant TO place 1t out Of danger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
Chan,piou Divers.

LARRY Donovan" said q profession
al swimmer, "made the highest dive
on record. 1t was 21O feet-a dive from
the Brooklyn bridge. Donovan also
took a dive from Niagara bridge, a
good 200 feet. There are no other div
ers In the same class with Larry. Jack
Burns made a dive of 15O feet from
the topmost yardarm of the Three
Brothers, the largest sailing ship OF Its
time. and Jim O'Rourke and julius
Gautier have done some good diving,
too-1OO feet, 125 feet, and so on-but
It is doubtful II Donovan's record will
ever be broken"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
The Mulberry Tree.

Silk Is the great industry Of northern
Italy, and the plains of the quadrilater-
al are dark with mulberry trees. The
mulberry tree is the hardest worked
piece of timber in the world. First its
leaves are skinned of for the worms
to feed OH, then the little branches are
clipped for the worms to nest In, then
the large limbs are cropped for char
coal, and the trunk has not only to
produce a new crop of leaves and
limbs for next year, but must act rs
trellls for a grapevine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
Natural HistorY.

"Mamma, what are twins?" asked
little Bobby.
"Oh. | know" chimed in Dorothy.
with all the superiority Of an elder
sister. Twins Is two babies just the
same age. three Is triplets. four is quad
rupeds, and FIVE is centipedes."-Har-
per's Weekly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
Highway Fence.

D. N. L., Massachusetts,: A real
estate owner IL not under any legal OBJ
LEGATION to maintain q fence along the
highway. II cattle pass from the high
way on to land Of an adjoining owner
and cause damage, the owner OF the cat
tie will be liable for all damage caused.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25

One Of a herd of twenty-five cows
owned BY VIM. j. Robbins, Rockland,
was recently killed by lightning while
standing under spruce tree. Ine
COW was valued ut $50. The remainder
Of the herd at no great distance away
were uninjured.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25

Whatsoever situation In life you ever
wish or propose for yourself. acquire
clear and lucid idea Of the inconven-
fences attending it.--Shenst0ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
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, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25

Always be sure that the sire or dam
has no transmissible detects.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
Furniture.
Furniture.

nice Organ, been used 2 years, cost
s75, price $40. Spring Beds, Mattresses,
Stoves, Feather Beds, Tables, Com
modes, Bureaus, Chairs, Jars, Kettles,
Dishes, House Plants, Dress Cutters
Table, Sofas, Lounges, Pictures at very
low prices. These are all second hand
goods. At auction rooms, No. 2, West
ern Avenue.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
Hardware, Stoves,
and Ranges.
All Kinds of Pipe Repairing, Lead
and Iron.
Telephone I34-11'
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
We wish all who do work for the Town OF
Parl, ON the Highway would present their OH
20 the Selectman In his section OF the Town eseIy
Saturday. we want TO give the order and have
the work ON our books.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
J, IONES,
Smith and Machinist,

SOUTH PAkIS, "ArH'
Nsnutscturer of general machinery, steam en-
~. mill work. spool machinery and tools,
l,s ;1v set screws taps, dies and drills made and
rDspsired Sewing, moving and thresnins ms ms
Gnu en-. Lniyes traps, ETC., neatly and promptly re-
Ios,saI Ios. steam and water piping done to order.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-21
WONDERFUL CUpE :
OF SORE HAEDS
BY Cutlcura After the
Most Awful Suffering
Ever Experienced
EIGHT DOCTORS
And Many Remedies Failed
to do a Cents Worth
Of Good

"I was troubled with sore hands, ~
sore that when / would put them in
water the pain would nearly set me
crazy, the skin would peel off and ghe
fiesh would get hard and break. There
would be blood flowing from at least
fifty places cu each hand. Words could
never tell the suffering endured for
three years. tried everything, bur
could get no relief. 1 tried at least
tight di0ereat doctors, but none did
me any good. as my hands wee as bad
when got through doctoring as when
/ began. / also tried many remedies,
but none of them ever did me one
cents worth Of good. was discour-
aged and heart-sore. would feel so
bad mornings, to think had 70 60 to
work and stand the pain for ten hours,
1 often felt like giving up my position.
Before I started to work would
have to wrap every finger up sep
arately, so as to try aud keep them
soft, and then wear gloves over the
rags to keep the grease from getting
on my work. At night would have
TO wear gloves; in fact, had to wear
gloves all the time. But thanks to
Cuticura, that Is all over now.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-21
ORIENT IN OKLAHOMA.
Road Reports Total Valuation With
Auditor at s37s,24t.

The Kansas City, Mexico 4 Onent
railroad company has filed with The
territorial auditor a statement Of the
companys property IN oklahoma. for
atxation purposes It shows that there
ere 55.95 miles Of main line between
the Kansas state line and Fairvlew, an
$4,000 per mile. total valuation Of
S16I850; 2S8 miles between Fairview
and Oakview. az s2,5o0 per mile. total
valuation, s7o750s main line complet-
ed but not 10 operation, $50 miles. az
$4,000 per mile. $1,000; sidetraek,
1917 mila 3 at $1,000 per mile. s25.54O;
graded right Of way, s6S7 miles, a.
$500 per mile, ss4.75G; ungraded right
ofway. III miles, at 500 per mile,
.s1.7lO. Total valuation Of buildings,
s4.550: OF rolling stock in Oklahoma,
$50. .3S5: OF tools. $1,000 Total valua,
tlon Of an properly. s37s,24i.
j. G. Fisher, received Of the shaw
nee Traction company, OF shawnee
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-21
a FoRoETFU LTHIEF.
OBJ Associated Pressl

Berlin, Feb. pl-The following Incl
dent 80 reported from Moscow: Late
at night a civil servant was vending
his way homeward. using as he
thought, the safest streets Suddenly
a highwayman appeared before him
who demanded with drawn dagger, HIS
money or his life The victim offered
his gold watch as ransom, which
avs promptly accepted, and he was all
lowed TO go. only TO bo oyeriakeu
again by the same thug who demand.
cd that they should exchange coats
his own as ne said being rather shah.
By Objections were clearly ont OF
place. and the iespoiled one meekly
obeyed The unfortunate Official was
lucky enough 10 find cab at the next
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-21
WOODWARD COUNTY'S
FIRST EXHIBIT GRAFT
FLYING SUCCESS
FINE BIRDS WERE SHOWN
Without Special Prepara-
ton for Exhibit.
Special to Daily Leader

Special to Daily Leader.
Woodward, Okla, Feb 21.-The
Woodward county Pet stock and poul-
try association held their first annual
exhibition at Woodward last Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday and it prov
ed a great success.
Notwithstanding that this was the
first effort in this line and the prem.
ams offered were not large enough to
make the intrinsic value an induce
ment yet a large number OF entries
were made and some very fine birds
shown.
Practically all the ] irds shown were
put in without any special preparation
for the exhibit and so were not in as
good condition as they might have
been. but they showed what can be
done by the farmers and the Oklahoma
hen in woodward county promises to
be one of the important factors as a
wealth producer in the near future.
In all there were fifty entrics-a
total Of two hundred and fifteen chick
ems, seven turkeys and nine ducks.
Hundreds of people crowded the hall
and admired the exhibit and all were
surprised at the variety and excellence
of the birds on exhibition
A lack of knowledge of the requisite
points of perfection resulted in some
birds being disqualified, but the num-
Der OF them was, considering every.
thing, remarkably small
Chickens for meat chickens for
eggs; game chickens. bantams-
chickens Of almost every line and col
or were on exhibition and each had its
admirers among the visitors.
But two entries of turkeys were
made, both Of the bronze variety. One
of these weighed forty-two pounds
The ducks incldded pen of Pekins
and two of mu5covies.
The show dempnstrated one thing
very clearly and that IS that the poul
try exhibit should be an annual feat
ure as the association intends to make
It.
The logical result viii be more aut
better poultry raised in the county
| Those who are now raising poultry al
q, side Ifha find A. "a nrodt q hIp vanfur,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-21
NEW OKLAHOMA CHURCHES.
Congregations Have Shared in Gener-
al Prosperity Of Territory.

That Oklahoma churches are get
ting their share of the general pros
perity Is evidenced by tho number of
new church buildings which have re
Gently been finished, especially in
northwestern oklahoma. "Billy" Bol.
ton, of the woodward News, has al
ways claimed that woodward led in
religion as in every thing else, and the
record of new churches seems to point
that way. A handsome new Catholic
church was dedicated at Shattuck last
Sunday by Bishop Meerschaert and
Rev Father Kamp AZ Gage the Con-
gregauonalists are rebuilding their
church, witch was destroyed by a cy-
clone last summer, and at the same
place the Christian church has com
pleted its plans for a new edifice.
Woods county can also boast Of two
new churches. A new Methodist
church was dedicated near Carmen
last Sunday, and the Christian church
at Carmen, just completed, will be
dedicated next Sunday by Rev. J. NJ.
Monroe, of Oklahoma City Beaver
county also gets into the list by reason
Of the decision Of the Methodist con
gregation there to erect new build
ing
While the west end leads IN nun
/ bers, Canadian county is also entitled
TO some distinction, as the new Pres
byterlan church to be dedicated at ~
Reno Sunday ia Of course a much
more pretenious ana expensive strus
ture than amy OF the others The ded
licatory sermon will be preached by
DR. Harry Omar Scott, Of Guthrie