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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07

George NJ. Rommel of the bureau of
animal industry, Washington, D. g., in
a recent interview with a representative
of the American Horse Breeder, said :
1.-THE original Morgan horse was not an
animal that would find ready market
to-day as q carriage horse. 1t Is there
fore desired by the department of agri-
culture to purchase for the experiment
farm of the Vermont Agricultural Col
| lege mares of the true Morgan confor-
nation and type 1871 to 1873 tall, and
weighing from 1000 to 1,150 pounds.
| This, however, should not be regarded
as an arbitrary or inflexible standard.
Brown, bay or chestnut are the prefer
red colors, possessing the following
qualities, with relative importance In
the order as given: Style, pure trotting
action, endurance and speed; in q word,
the old-tims Morgan, with the increased
size which the market now demands. I"
The committee has visited and Is now
visiting Vermont towns and while the
writer has seen but comparatively few
of the specimens shown this committee
it Is really amazing how few are of the
real Morgan type that are brought out.
There are plenty that show the Lambert
characteristics and some which resem.
bic the Bulrush Morgans but what
would be considered the true type OF
Morgan is as We before stated, to be
found in rare instances.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07

"Whnt1" he exclaimed. "ImpOssible! -"
or move. "Great heavens" he thought,
what shall I do: What has Carpen-
ter been up to-"
Lord I'ruuIpton passed his hand over
his face. Impossible" he muttered.
"Incredible." And again he rubbed his
face confusedly. "Tell me-" lie looked
strangely ut Dayton. "did you or did
you not have talk with me ut the
Athenaeum club yesterday in the aft
ernoon?"
Dayton opened his mouth several
times before he could articulate. II did
not-that is"-
"Then who was it2 Where is her
Lord Frampton looked angrily around.
81 insist upon an explanation, sir!'
"Excuse me just few minutes.
must finish dressing. was and
wasn't there. I'll explain" Dayton
withdrew to the bedroom, pulling the
portiere over the doorway.
He hurried into his clothes and re-
turned to the sitting room. He stood
before Lord Frampton, looking asham-
ed. repcntant, honest. II am going to
make clean breast Of 1t, SIR" he said
81 could not keep my engagement with
you yesterday. did not wish to lose
the interview. l sent perfectly com
petent man, thinking it made no diff
ference TO you, as you did not know
me or care especially who did the In
teryiew, 80 long as it was done prop
erly." -.
"But where Is he? Where is her
Lord Frampton tapped his cane angri
ly on the floor.
"I-I don't know, sir. r.
"This is outrageous. A person rep
resenting himself to be a Fenimorf
Dayton, an American journalist, wrote
me a note. don't know what demor
of Ill luck possessed me. I had never
submitted to an interview. l am
very old nan end in poor health.
hermit no strangers to come near me
But something-perhaps In the note
| don't know-at any rate. consented u
receive this person at my club. He, o.
some one representing himself to b'
him, came, and we talked for abou
two hours. He was most agreeable
most intelligent, but he had been drink
ing-at least I feared SOL became
nervous about the interview. He prom
ised to bring me what he had writer
last night. AS he did not, l came her'
this morning. wish to recall the IN
terview. forbid the publication OF
word from me. I shall hold you re
sponsible, sir! 1t Is an outrage! IL
scandalous! shall protest publicly
sirr
81 have no excuse to offer, SIR" salt
Dayton humbly. II can only throw
myself on your mercy. But first ie
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07
Crops in Maine and Massachusetts.

recently returned from ten days
trip to Lynn, Mass, where went to
find good, all-round horse for farm and
family use, and / never saw the time
before that horses were SO high and
scarce. l found one and drove down
from Lynn to the farm. 1t took three
days to make the trip, and gave me a
fine chance to see the condition of farm
crops all the way down, l10 miles. !
must say never saw such late, poor
crops at this time of the year. We have
here in Cumberland county as good
crops and in very many cases, better
than any saw, except in Saugus, Mass,
where | saw sweet corn showing spin
dies; but by far the best potatoes are
here in Maine. We have had very much
more rain than they have had in Massa-
chusetts, so our corn does not look so
forward. think our hay crop here in
Maine far ahead of any l saw either in
Massachusetts or New Hampshire.
was very much impressed with the
Importance of our doing all we can to
check the brown-tail and the gypsy
moths. think it is only matter of a
few years when we will be in the same
boat with our sister state, Massachusetts,.
1t would seem as though il every one
would keep sharp lookout and report
any and all new places whore these pests
are found, and do all we can to extermi-
nate them, that we could hold them in
check. find they are in SacO, Maine,
and that is little too near.
What an opening for the farmers OF
Maine to start raising good sized bust
ness horses! The market Is very short
and $3.50 Is what the good ones bring a,
auction, and some much more. Why
not try this and see If we cannot have
from $3.50 to $500 more coming in each
year?-George P. Dearborn in Maine
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07
Topdresslng Grass Lands.

Being interested in topdressing took
a piece of stubble ground to experiment
with. | plowed and dressed one-half OF
this piece, seeding the whole at the
same time to timothy and clover, getting
good catch. 1t wintered we'll, but one
could see difference between the dress,
ed and undressed part from early spring
to haying time. The dressed part yield
ed ~ t,ns of hay per acre, while the
undressed part was hardly worth cut
ting. After haying 1 topdressed this
part, to see whether tOpdressing in this
way was as well as to plow or harrow
the dressing in at time of seeding. The
next year after topdressing cut from
this part at the rate of 2 tons OF hay
per acre, and it has not fallen much be-
low 2 tons per acre in any one year since,
This was Ave years ago. The dressed
part at time of seeding never cut ovel
3-4 tons, and has gradually fallen of
and cut about one ton per acre last year
1 used the same number of loads of dress
ing on both pieces. This has convinced
me that topdressing pays, especially or
newly seeded grounds. ID. Hersey
Plymouth, Me-, in New England
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07
Conditions In Southern Maine.

Conditions In Southern Maine.
We are promised a seed and harvest
time, but this season so far, in this 10.
cality, comes the nearest to proving al
exception as to seed time, within the
memory of the oldest inhabitants. II
has been so excessively and continu
ously wet that many crops put in have
been planted late and then in the mud,
and there are some still waiting to ge,
on low ground to put in something that
will make fodder for the cows. 1t has
been too wet even for hay. Hay will
be about an average crop, perhaps lit
tie above the average, while with lit
tie less rain and more sun bOuntiful
crop would have been harvested. The
hay crop is backward and little was made
before the tenth of July.
The feed in pastures not too low has
been excellent, although late in coming,
Many had to feed from the barn until
into June.
Hoed crops will be late and much OF
it will have to be done along with hay
ing.
There seems to be a healthy growth
in the poultry line, although the price
of broilers is rather disappointing fol
the time of year. Fourteen cents per
pound alive is the price now being paid,
while fowls bring eleven cents, and
eggs twenty cents per dozen in the local
market.
On account of the strenuous work OF
the Portland board of health in compel
ling owners of cows to have them sub.
jected to the tuberculin test, milk pro-
ducers, or many of them, are receiving
thirty cents net per ten quart can, which
is about five cents per can above the
usual summer price. Much disSatisfac-
ton was felt by many because Of the
slaughter of animals that showed little
or no symptoms of the disease on post
mortem examination, and have diverted
their milk or cream to the creameries.
However, Portland seems fairly we'll
supplied, but many predict milk
famine, when August, the short season
for milk, comes.
Fruit trees usually blossomed quite
well, although there was some COM
plaint that Baldwin trees did not bios
som as well as they should, this being
the year for full crop.
Help for haying is scarce and wages
will be high. Some with teams and
tools are holding out for 10 cents an
hour, while for man anywhere from
81 % to S275 day with board is being
talked. A number are putting in horse
forks and will get their hay with little
outside help.-D. j. Ryther in New Eng
lanl Earr,ar
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07
The Sheen and Dog Question.

What can be done to protect the sheep
ilocks from sheep killing dogs? From
Maine and Connecticut, New Hamp
shire, Massachusetts, and Vermont,
wherever sheep are kept, come reports
of depredations by dogs. The losses
they cause are enormous; and until
remedy is found and vigorously applied
farmers will hesitate to engage in the
keeping of sheep, an industry which, II
the dog nuisance were removed, would
be one of the most profitable and advan'
tageous lines of farm production which
New England farmers could pursue.
The Massachusetts law providing an
award of twenty-five dollars to the killer
of the dog that worries sheep, and
remuneration to the sheep owner for
sheep killed, is an improvement upon
the dog laws in most other states, and
should have tendency to reduce the
number of marauding CANNES in thai
state; yet the hazard is considered too
great BY many farmers to invest money
in high priced pure-bred sheep. The
heaviest losses frequently are those not
due to the killing of the sheep outright
but in the fright and loss of vitality in
the living sheep that have been chased
and worried by the dogs. And killing
the dog in this instance is only carrying
out the idea of locking the stable dooI
after the horse has been stolen.
The most practical remedy that has
been suggested in addition to the Massa
chusetts law, it seems to us, is an en-
actment compelling owners of dogs thai
s 81; tn etll ahaQn RI
keep them muzzled during the season
the sheep are in pasture. This would
not only insure safety to the sheep, but
il would protect the children from that
other dreaded scourge, hydrophobia.
Year after year this question has been
forced prominently to the front at this
time by the depredarions of sheep killing
dogs, and it is little nearer practica
solution than when in our boyhood We
saw the mangled bodies of the prize
sheep in choicely- bred flock strewr
about in the hillside pasture after
night raid by dogs, and we vowed shot
gun vengeance against every dog thai
came our way.
There has been enough of the abstract
enough theorizing, in our discussions OF
sneep anu uOS icSiSidtIou. iAot th>
farmers of New England in and outside
the oranges, formulate definite plan OF
action, and next winter present theil
demand to the state legislatures will
the imperative insistence that 1T b'
enacted into law.
The New England states cannot affort
to have the great and now promising
sheep industry ruined by dogs.-Nev
England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07
"wnarever 1t was or was not, I Ike

"Wnarever II was or was not, ] Ike
It."
II thought" he continued, "that We
would better marry In some way that
would leave her a chance to come
around quietly afterward."
"Yes, that is better than going to
Scotland" said Elsie refectively.
Dayton laughed. "And who dared
to think out an elopement away OF to
ScotlandT he said.
Elsie was still blushing when her
mother came in. Dayton invited them
to dinner and the theater, and Mrs.
Grant accepted.
At 8 the next morning, as Dayton
had finished shaving and was going
into his bath, there was a knock at the
outer door Of his sitting room.
"What Is it?" he called.
"a gentleman to see you, SIR" came
through the door.
Carpenter" he said to himself.
Then to the servant: "Show him up,
please. Bring him to the sitting room
and tell him will see him directly"
With this he unlocked the outer door
and went back through the bedroom
into his bathroom. Soon he heard the
outer door open and the servant show
ing his caller in. When he had bathed
he returned to the bedroom. The por-
tiere was drawn across the door into
the sitting room. He could wait no
longer. II say, old man." he shouted,
did you get good yarn"
There was sharp rustling, then
silence. He went to the portiere and
threw 1t buck and stood in the door
way. his bathrobe half open, his
face and neck red from the cold
water his hair tumbled. He was
transfxed. Before him, gaping at him,
sat an old man. study in the black Of
broadcloth and the white Of linen and
skin and wool-like hair and side whisk-
ers. His head was wagging and his
mouth ajar rs he stared stupidity at
Dayton. He raised himself with the
aid Of q gold headed cane and put up
his eyeglass. II must apologize to
you," he Quavered. "I'm SO disturbed
that hardly know what I'm about this
morning. I fancied was In the rooms
of Mr.. Fenmore Dayton"
"Tm Fenlmore Dayton" said Day.
ton. And then horrible thought fash.
ed into his mind.
The old mans mouth had flown open
again. "What" he exclaimed. "Im-
possible"
Dayton, all the blood in his body in
his face, stood there unable to speak
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07
Brought to Book at Last.

Tibbie was q Scotch lass, hardwork-
Ing and comely. She ruled over
grateful and suppressed family Of New
Englanders for eight years, and then
announced her intention Of marrying
within six weeks.
81 suppose it is Rab whom you mean
to marry, Tibbie" asked her nominal
mistress, referring to tall, mild faced
young ScOtchman who had spent more
or less time in Tibbie's spotless kitchen
for the last three years.
1T is," announced Tibbie calmly.
Here he's been coming and sitting VIZ
me all these times and never word O.
merrying. SO at long last l said to
him, III you've no mind to tax me, Rab,
ye can jist say SO, and Ill spend nae
more on bright ribbons to sit up WI
We, but I'll TAX my money to buy one
Of those taking machines that plays
tunes, after I've paid for q strip O
new Oilcloth to cover the floor where
you've worn out the old one, and then
I'll TAX my releegious books and settle
down In quiet
"Rabbie was so concerned at my
drear prospects and the thoughts o
my savings he said he would haze me
whenever got ready"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07
"And tnat lntcryIeW"-

Anu tuul lUtcTNlcW
"There, there! Not q word about
that. I'll overlook IT.
"But I mean -it's a great imperti
nence to ask it-only"-
Lord Frampton turned In the cab and
looked at Dayton's calm, earnest face
in amazement. you don't mean. my
dear sir, that you are daring to ask
me to-no; it's impossible. Even you
wouldn't darev'
"But, sir, It seems shame for you
to have all this annoyance for nothing
I can transcribe the notes and have
them typewriter and bring them to
you. And If you are not satisfied you
can tear them up or use them for some
other purpose"
Lord Frampton was laughing. II
have always held" said he. that sur
prising results were to come from your
race under the political, social and geo.
graphic conditions Of the new world.
But I must say
"And," pursued Dayton, II could ca
ble It over tomorrow for Sundays pa
per, and I'm sure it would be a great
hit. The Americans are tremendous
admirers and readers Of your work"
"Yes, have been much gratl!ied at
the sales Of my books over there-far
better than here. Butt is tempting
fate"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07
RufficienflY Identified.

She walked into branch bank on
upper Broadway and pushed check
through the paying teller's window.
"You will have to be identified" said
he. II don't know you, madam"
"You don't, eh?" said the woman,
with fire in her eye. Aren't you the
father Of the Smith family that has y
fiat in the Plleremin apartmentsT
Yes"
well, 1 am the red headed janitress
that your wife's always complaining
about. When you left home this morn.
Ing ! heard you say: Emily, II our
children get fighting with that old fury
In the basement don't quarrel with her.
Wait till | get home and let me talk
with her. Now, II you think you can
get the best OF an argument with
Here's your money, madam" said
the paying teller. And she took 1t and
went.-Everybody's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07
Shooting Down the Alp. ON skees.

the shbps w oSeess
The quest for moral Is provoked py
long list OF skeeing accidents In the
Alps. In itself the exercise can hardly
he considered more perilOus than skat'
ing, though the proportion Of sprained
ankles and twisted tendons IL higher,
but when the skeer skees distance
from his base and ventures upon un.
familiar ground there are at least
three ways in which calamity is liable
10 r.:al him. On a glacier he may
break through the snow bridge which
he Is irving TO shoot and be buried In
cr.yLs.c. On the Hillside he may skee
vio.elt.y dow'n steep place and, un-
abe 10 arrest his pace, end by skeeing
ger Il pracipict. Almost anywhere,
,..iie-s H.. knows the signs. he may skee
in til. tracks Of IN avalanche and be
oycrwhclnc Examples Of each OF
these several kinds OF disaster have
lately been presented, and each OF the
disasters conveys Il warning OF which
amateur skeers. whose name nowadays
IL legion. would do well to take
careful nOte.-London Graphic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07
Improve the Farms.

Many farms can be improved to sell in
the future for from $500 to $1,000 more
than the present value by making i'm
provements, the expense of which would
hardly be felt at all.
Trees in the right place are always a
good investment and cost next to moth
ing but the trouble of planting them.
The city buyer is quite captivated to
find one OF two thrifty elms in front of
the homestead, and number of scatter
ed chestnut, shell-bark and sugar maple
trees in the pastures, while any buyer,
however practical, will pay more for a
farm with a promising fruit orchard.
Almost anything can be bought to order
except full grown trees, and the farm
seeker is aware of the fact.
The selling value of the farm is great
ly increased by keeping things in good
repair. Begin with the front yard by
fencing out the chickens, manuring the
grass, and cutting it three or four times
"a year instead of once.
Repair the fences and keep down all
struggling bushes. If the buildings are
not kept neat and in repair the place al
ways looks run down and is, therefore,
hard to sell.
1t has been found when good roads are
built that the value of farm in the
section has increased. Hence it will
pay for the farmer to agitate for state
roads, and to keep the roads on his own
farm in good working condition.
| In general, the farmer who wishes to
increase the value of his property should
put himself in the place of the probable
buyer, and ask himself what changes
would make the place more desirable.
1t often happens that small change,
like draining wet spot, or moving an
outhouse, or repairing bridge, will
change the whole impression made by
the first sight of the place.
Indeed, when the work of home i'm
provement is once begun the owner is so
interested that his anxiety to sell at all
is much decreased.-Turf, Farm and
Home,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07
Where Lincoln Put tn. wh.t.t....

Where Lincoln Put the Whetsteas.
A soldier ut whose house when q boy
Lincoln paused in his tramps In I'LL.
nois and who lent him q whetstone to
sharpen his jackknife met him during
the war in Washington. Lincoln re-
membered the incident and spoke Of
the use of the milestone.
"Ya-a-s," drawled out the old soldier.
whatever did you DO with the whet.
stone: never could find II. We
lowed mebbe you took 1t along with
you" mo, no! l put 1t OH top OF the
gatepOst - that high one" 'Mebbe
you did. Nobody else could have reach
ed it, aud none OF us ever thought to
look there for It," There 1t was found
where it was placed fifteen years be-
fore. The soldier reported the fact to
the president.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07
Natural Fitness.

my friend" said the man who was
getting out Of the BARRIERS chair with
a slashed cheek, you have enlightened
my mind on point that has hitherto
been mystery"
"What Ii that, sir?"
"For the first time I understand why
In former times the village barber was
also expected to be the town surgeon"
-WashingtOn Star.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07
A CounIe Of Rulla.

On the edge Of small river In Coun-
ty Cavan, Ireland, il q stone with this
inscription: when this stone IL out
of sight 1t Is not safe to ford the river"
But this is even surpassed by the IN.
nous post erected some years ago by
the surveyors Of the Kent (England)
roads: This is the bride path to Fa.
versham. II you can't read this you
had better keep to the main road"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07
Notes on Care of the Orchard.

Prof. Crandall, in an address before
the Clinton, (Ill.) institute, gave these
answers to questions:-
II you spray just as the trees are
blooming lot of bees will be killed, but
formed the bees will not be hurt.
Red clover is a good orchard crop II
left on the ground as q cover crop and
plowed under in the spring, but no crop
of hay should be taken from the Or
chard.
If the shoots are making growth Of
twelve to thirty inches the soil does not
need much manure, but if the twigs are
growing only four to six inches during
the season, add manure.
Trim the trees any time during the
dormant season; If in locality of severe
winters just before the sap starts in the
spring; warm climates just as soon as
the leaves are off.
Thirty feet apart is close enough to
set the trees. Splitting of trees is due
to branches coming opposite and form.
ing a crotch; they should be trimmed
when young so as to prevent this.
Spraying must be attended to. With
some the use of the Bordeaux mixture is
very successful, while some will say that
it is no good. When there is failure it
may generally be traced to some fault in
the preparation or application.
II the orchard is bearing satisfactory
and profitable crops no fertilizer is need
ed. But if the crops are not right look
for the cause. If cultivation does not
increase the yield the matter may be
helped by a fertilizer. Barnyard ma
nure and crops raised on the farm are
the fertilizers to use. But it is useless
to apply fertilizer unless the soil is in
good condition.
If an orchard has not been cultivated
many of the roots will be found in the
first twelve inches of soil, and this can
not be plowed up deep. But if the or
chard had been cultivated from the first
the roots would have been compelled to
go down deeper. A cutaway disc does
good work; you can get right up to the
trees with it. Stir all the soil, but do
not take the bark off the trees. The
speaker believed strongly in the dust
mulch about two inches deep to prevent
the moisture from evaporating.
When the orchard is trimmed regular
ly from the time it is set out it requires
but little trimming. Each year it may
all be done with a knife. Heavy trim
ming and spasmodic trimming is not
very good. Trim just enough to let the
air circulate through the top of the tree
and let the sunlight in to ripen the fruit.
1t is much better if large portion of
the fruit is borne on the inner branches,
but if these are allowed to form mass
of foliage that shuts out the light and
air the apples will all be borne on the
outside of the tree.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-07
Swimming his horses in Lake Cha

Swimming his horses in Lake Cham.
plain is the method adopted by w. N.
Phelps of Alburg, VT, to get them into
condition to take to the races. Living
on the shore of the lake he thought OF
the scheme of swimming them daily
behind boat. Each horse gets from
an eighth to a quarter of mile Of the
exercise. The results have been found
to be very satisfactory.-New England
Farmer.