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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26
North Paris.

Dea. Durham was in Massachusetts,
a few days last week.
C. B. Stevens and family were on the
sick list last week.
One of Mr.. Bessey's brothers with his
wife visited at his place last week.
Leroy Abbott returned from the hos
pital last Saturday.
Mrs. A. j. Parker is in a Boston hos
pital for treatment and doing we'll.
James Ripley was called to court as a
witness in the Robbins case.
Miss Ruth Andrews has been on visit
to friends here.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26
Eggs for Matching.

Pure bred White Plymouth Rock
Setting of thirteen eggs, 50 cents.
RAYMOND L. ATWOOD,
Paris, Maine
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Bubier entertained
quite family party March 18th. Those
present were her mother, Mrs. Denham,
her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. John.
ny Bacon, of Manchester, VT, her sister,
Mrs. Evie Lappin, and two children, OF
Woodstock, and Mrs. Frank York OF
Sumner.
A. D. Littlehale has a COW which
gave birth to twin calves recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Lowe and Birchard
and Iva of Sumner visited his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lowe, few
days last week.
A. T. Hollis has sold his oxen.
Mr.. Fred Lowe was called to Randolph,
N. H., by the death of his brother,
Charles Lowe, proprietor of the Mt.
Crescent House, of that place. Mr..
Lowe leaves one brother and one sister
and seven children.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04
SUGAR MIGHT BE cHEApEa.
saxEs<sed National Policy sha
would Redsce the Price.

saGE~<ted National Policy thai
would Reduce the Price.
Including Cuba, whose interest Is
vital. four different groups are con-
cerned by the American sugar situa-
ton. There are (i) the American gov
eminent. which receives a little more
than s50.00o.oo0 year In revenue
from the tariff on sugar; GU our do
nestle and our InsaiAr producers. 10
whom that tariff is a direct benefit 10
the extent OF about S50.0OO.o00 a year I:
go the consumer. who Is interested Id
lower prices and 90 the cubans. who
are 80 largely dependent upon the
American market Tor their livelihood
In an article In the Information Ed
ward +. Atkins Of Boston. the owner
Of large plantation In Cuba. works
out this problem along an interesting
and probably correct line.
With a general assumption OF the
continuance OF present political and
fiscal conditions Mr.. Atkins says:
ITO all appearances our importations
OF foreign sugar. other than Cuban. will
soon end and from that time. II do
nestle and Cuban production keeps
pace with increased consumption, as Is
anticipated. a dlfferenfiai to Cuba
would protect her against other coun-
tiles and reduce cost 10 consumers IN
the United States" He holds that ''the
protection OF even the Cuban rate
(about 1.35 cents a pound now gives
the domestic sugar producers so large
a margin OF prcfit that they can well
afford to drop Prices below cuba's cost
ia order to market their goods He
claims that In the almost certain event
OF the reduction OF competition TO our
domestic product aud the Cuban prod
uct very material reduction could be
made In the present Dingley rate.
should that be done two results
should follow: There should be reiuc-
ton in selling prices and important In
crease In consumption. The initial loss
81 revenue to the government would
soon be Offset by Increase In imports
from Cuba. Increased demand should
stimulate domestic production The
Dingley rate. practically maximum
rate. would keep out the sugar OF other
countries II Cubs were given a differ
initial, or what might be regarded as
minimum rate. This differential |
would virtually assure to Cuba mar
Set for her product and so divide the
market between her output and our
domestic supply.
The argument is certainly worth a
'areful consideration by the authori-
ies.-New York Sun.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04

Eight gallons Of water day IA the
average quantity required for n COW.
and the milk givcn.is about 81 per cent
water. In some pastures there a no
water. the cows being supplied night
and morning. which forces such COW to
drink four gallons NJ time In order
% D. supplied A. the COW dec not
know that she must drink four gallons
she may use les. and ahe win reduce
her milk supply accordingly.
Extensive tests aud investigations
have been made BY The experiment sta.
tons 70 determine the advisabillty OF
adding salt 70 tho ration Of DAIRY
cows Az result OF these trials. Il f.
recommended that dairy COWS he given
Mt least one ounce Of sait per day. Ex-
ccptiouaiiy heavy mixers win require
more than this The uniform results
ohtrincd with all cows employed In
these trials Indicate that salt IN add
ton 20 that obtained In their food IL
absolutely essential to the continued
health % a dairy COW. while producing
milk. IL Ia evident. moreover. that
the amount Of salt which must be SUI,
piled directly viii greatly vary in ar.
fercnt localities Il being more at high
elevations and ne places remote from
the ea.--Agricultural Epitomist.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04

hong - usrd Tor the boft0m- For
sfanrhlons IN fronf nss one board :
irehes hy 10 inches. 8 feet o inches
long: one toard +. Inches By 10 inchcg
. fe~t = iacbes long. For back gate
~ Two pieces inches By II inches. Z
feet 4 INCHES lodg. cut sloping 70 ~ the
frame. II j. pus on with hinges Tho
ssanchlons Ia iron; arc bottled AZ The
bottom between inches By I inch
'pl~oe. and the sill. leaving = space np
aud down Ia fronf inches wide. Two
End half feet from the bottom OF the
sfanehion s,ope. cut a place for the
animals neck. The inches by = inch
oak plroo Il boifed 10 the side or the
cap with blocks 10 allow the top %
she sfsnchions 20 ofcn and close nnd
wrrk with . lever. Tho isvcr. which
car - fnadc Of wagon tire. Is 5 feet
Inches hong. A ss-inch hole u punched
10 The fop Of tho icrer. sooond boie
fais inches from top hoie and thr
fhir.l hole ~ inches from s~onnd bnle.
The urr,rr hole u for attachment OF two
iron sfrars one on each side. which
m. fastened 20 tho lcft hand sfanchion.
Prom the lower hole two 'rlroes OF iron
u inches bong 20 20 the right hand
ssunrhion. wbrn she ffnu,hionv are
closed horr one or two haif.inch holes
IN posf back o. lever. IN which 20 use
a. iron pin 70 bold the ssanchioas In
Montreal star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04

Raising 1900 hogs year without
e,er having any sign OF cholera 10 the
herd is the claim put forth by N. Bar
Der OF bloomington. Neh. lie makes q
speciality Of th.s Industry and has 3oc
acses Of alfalfa. where the hogs. are
raised.
MY hogs are raised IN the field from
the time they are pigs tiil they are
about s months old. when put them
on q feed OF corn" said SIR Barber 70
representative OF the Kansas city
Drorers Telegram. III fed In summer
time soak the corn But the alfalfa
f. the most important feed they get
and Is the one great thing that keeps
them healthy aii the year around. In
All the years that ! have been raisins
end handling hosx In this way. 1 never
had = case OF hog cholera on my farm.
This Is due 10 the alfalfa. which keeps
Tie hoss healthy"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04
MONTENEGRO AoUARREL"
Observation-Disclosures

The standard Of morals is not the
same all the world over. In Montene-
gro. for example. conduct is seen from
another point Of view than among our
selves. This lends interest TO a re-
port In The Land OF the Black Noun
tain" as to crime In that little out-of-
fhe-way country of Europe The author
visited the only prison OF the land
Only three men were chained. and
OF these one remained modify seated,
staring on the ground before him. He
formed such a contrast to his fellow
prisoners smiling faces that we OBJ
served him more closely, and noticed
that his clothes were such as the Off
Gals and better class wear.
who is heg" l asked
"a government clerk convicted Of en-
bezzlement,~ was the answer. -Six
weeks in chains is his sentence"
and what have the other criminals
donefv was our next query
..Oh. they have mostly quarreled
among themselves They are not Grim
inals. We have very few thieves and
robbers in Montenegro This youth"
went on our Informant, pointing to a
young man with a pleasant face, and
who grinned with JOY as he noticed the
attention with which we favored him.
has ten years sentence for quarrel
ing"
But. QuarrelIng.'" we repeated is
II punishable to Quarrely"
-Yes, too many lives are lost" was
the laconic reply
oh we exc.simed. light breaking
in upon us, you mean murder. They
are all murderers;"
1--WE have no murderers." came the
indignant response. Our land is as
safe from murder as any other In the
world No one kills to rob or steal In
But we just quarrel
among ourselves. We are hot-blooded
and shoot quickly, that is ALL"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04

ANY one who swears." declared the
bishop OF Carlisle, "manifests the beg
garllness OF his vocabulary" The Con-
cord Patriot puts 1t In this fashion;
people swear because they do not
know the possibilities of plain Eng
lish or have not the skill TO manipulate
It so that IL will yield the amount OF
fire they want. You can do almost
anything with common words No
matter how tame and IIfeless they
looking standing In Stupid rows as II
they didn't know enough to come In
when IL rained. they can be made to
dance like imps. to frollc like fairies
to fioat angelwIse on light wings to
glow like fire spirits They can do
things that make the ordinary bits Of
profanity look like feeble scarcrows
strffencd up with a fence stake. The
cure for profanity and edu-
GATORS please make note--Is merely
wit enough to handle your words so
that swearing win seem like baby talk
In comparison"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04

Hear the telephone bells
Nickel plated bells.
What nervous agitation in their petu
lancy dwells;
How our tempers they excite
Though the day or in the night
As we hear the operators shouts and
yells.
Hello he says, hello"
And we wish he'd thither 20.
For no tomcat caterwauling TO such help.
less wrath implies.
And everybody knows
BY the bawling
And the calling
How the conversation flows
AS his thoughts into the instrument re
peatedly he tells
As his thoughts with naledictions he con-
tinually tells
Tells. tells. tells.
And again he rings the bells.
But the fellow at the other end Is disin-
clined TO go.
SO once more he instills
Some hyph-ened syl-la-bles.
Like a jackdaw in a panic
And with vigor quite satanic.
Ii is wrong to tear your hair
And worse. they say, to swear
BY this or that or here or there or any
other where;
But that was said
BEFORE were made
Those palpitating. fast-vibrating tele-
phonic bells
BELLS. bells. bells bells.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04
MANS oBsrrKAcy THE CAUSE.
As aeeker wsuIdn't Wear Wig wife
Was Compelled 40 Divorce Him.

As Meekcr wouIdn't Wear Wig wife
Was Compelled 20 Divorce Him.
George /. Meeker. an actor. is wait
ing for Judge Patton TO grant him a
divorce from Minnie Meeker. and be
blames all bis, troubles TO his bald head
The story which he took TO the Judge
caused some merriment In the court
room. where several baldheaded men
we're waiting to be called as witnesses
In other cases. Although the technical
charge is desertion, Meeker attributed
the trouble TO his lack Of hair. He told
the court his wife left him in 1901.
why did she leave your asked
Judge Patton Another man In the
caseT"
f. Nope" responded Meeker. placing
his hand on his bald head. This was
the cause of our trouble. Before my
wife deserted me my hair began to fall
out, and finally was almost completely
bald. Well. Minnie wanted me to buy
a wig. but l objected 10 wearing one
and said So"
And you refused to buy the wigf'
asked the court
"Yes. that was Il. asd my wife then
began nagging at me- until we quar-
relied about It"
well. well,- medltated Judge Pat
ton "Bald head-dIvorce." Slowly
the judge placed his hand on his own
head thoughtfully. ~Ycs. I am begin
ming to get bald. and WONDER Won
der--if that will cause trouble with the
folks at homer he soIiloQuized.
The case was taken under advise
Tribune.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04

PoPulesMYenoe.


The life OF the mercury are lamp In
some cases amounts to 5000 hours and
more. The conducting material Of the
anode is either mercury alone, graphite
and iron. or nickel.
A bin Is before the New York Leg.
islature 70 make the existing laws gov.
erning telephone and telegraph coppan.
les organized for the distribution Of
music by electrical means.
AT a mild red heat good steel can be
drawn out under the hammer 10 fine
point at bright red heat IL VIII crnn-
bic under the hafhmer, and al a white
heat 1t viii fall to pieces
American tunnel projects have at
tracted attention abroad The French
government win build a tunnel Cor rail
road purposes under the Seine from
Havre 20 Rouen and has retained the
services OF Charles NJ. Jacobs. designer
OF the Pennsylvania railroad tunnels
z:lder the North and East rivers at
New York.
Pennsylvania still leads In the num-
Der Of her eokemaking plants She has
I12. and their product IN 1905 was 20
per cent OF the couDtry's total output
OF coke Fifteen years before the per-
cenfage was over 81 The capital rep
resented IN the establishments OF this
country is s90.7i2.s77. and the total
number OF wage earners Is 1900,
In human history a great river has
sometimes formed dividing line be-
tween peoples possessing quite different
characteristics pr. W. NJ. Lyon, Jr..
has discovered a similar phenomenon
affecting squirrels In Borneo- He found
eight different forms OF squirrels inhab-
Ting the northern and western parts OF
that great island. and observed that a
large river proved an effectual barrier
in separating two distinct races
Engineers are harnessing many OF the
waters OF the world to the use Of man
A great project is under way TO catch
the foods which rush down the West
ern Chats. near Bombay, and 70 use
the water-power In cotton mills and
other factories The valleys are OF
rocky formation. and with dams at the
lower ends can be made Into tight res
ervolrs. Three valleys VIII be closed
in by dams respectively half a mile. a
mile. and a mile and half long.
Oneof the reasons why pneumatic tires
gradually become exhausted. even when
is that the compressed air
within slowly escapes through the rub
Der. and this process is FASTENED by the
OF the rubber. which causes
IL 10 crack As at least a partial rem
edy for this. II as been proposed TO In
nate tires not with ordinary air. but
with nitrogen. an inert gas which does
not affect the rubber. Tests OF nitrogen
Inflated tires for automobiles have been
made in France. and the results are
said 10 be encouraging.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04
OLD
Taunritka


Morning.
But who the melodies Of morn can tell
The wild brook babbiiDg down the
mountain sidef
The lowing herd; the sheepfold's simple
The pipe Of early shepherd, dim de-
serted
In the lone valley. echoing far and wide
The clamorous horn along the elf
above;
The hollow murmur Of the ocean tide;
The hum Of bees, the linnet's lay Of
love.
And the full choir that wakes the uni
yessel grove.
The cottage ours at early pilgrim bark I;
Crowned with her pail the tripping
milkmaid sings:
The whisfling plowman stalks adeld; and
bark
Down the rough slope the ponderous
wagon nngs:
Through rustiing corn the hare astonished
springs:
Slow tolls the village clock the drowsy
hour.
The partridge bursts away on whirring
wings:
Deep mourns the turtle in sequestered
bower,
And shrill lark carols clear from her
aerial tower.
james Beatfie.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04

The illustration shows rack 10 be
used either Tor dehorning cattle or
ringing hogs For sllis use three pieces
4 feet long and I inches by 4 inches
niortised for bottom OF posts s inches
each side OF center TO allow the sides
ard bottom boards 10 drop into place.
-Four posts 4 inches BY 4 inches ana 3
feet 4 inches long and two posts A
inches by inches. and feet ) inches
long are ten0ned 10 the stills Three
cap pieces inches by inches and 4
feet ? inches long are mortised al the
ends 10 receive tops OF posts. The caps
arr OF oak. One oak piece in front OF
the cap. which holds the stanchion, is
2 inches b. inches. and 4 feet inches
long. The lower oak piece IN front OF
tie stanchion Is . inches BY 4 inches
and feet long. Tie lumber Is ? inches
thick and feet long for sides One
board ? inches By II inches and feet
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04

Sand Bar Ferry, near Augusta, Geor-
gia. is a fiatboat AFFAIR, frail and rick
ETY.. Two timid ladies. hesitating to
crcss piled the negro boatman with
questions about It.
"And are you perfectly sure no one
has ever been lost herer' they demand
'sNo. missus," replied the ferrymsn-
aNo one amt never been los here.
Marse Jake BsIstow done got spilled
out and drowned last week. but dey
found I'm again nexv day. We ain't
never los nobody. no, ma'am-"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04

churns. which nevertheless contains
mos, Of the principles OF the older
churns. The only change Is in the
application OF The power mechanism.
In this machine the power Is 50 placed
that little effort Is reQulrd TO operate
Il. A foot pedal is added. and tbe
hand power Is cntirciy different from
thr old method Instead OF forcing the
paddle up from the churn after every
descent with the hands. springs are
placed beneath the hand grips which
DO the forcing automatically. II would
be possible to operate this churn end
~ the same tine read book or news
paper.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04

Geographical survey Determining
the Depth of Death valley.


the Depth of Death valley.
Death Valley. California. Is the low
Iest point In the United States. but to
the surprise OF everyone acquainted
with the region the United States geo
logical survey has ascertained by the
use OF line Of spirit levels that the
depth Of that area Is not 80 great as
had been supposed. The final comDu-
tations have not yet been made, but
the preliminary figures give for the
lowest point a depth Of 276 feet be-
low sea level. Benefits well. which is
near this point Is 206 feet below sea
level. These figures may be altered by
two or three feet on the final comput,
ing. but they are probably not more
than three feet in error. The geoIog-
zeal survey now has elevation marks
on the highest and lowest points OF
dry land In the United States.
II is a strange coincidence. says the
survey report. that these two extremes
are in southern California. and only
seyenty-five miles apart Mount Whit
ney Is a foot or two m6re than 1900
feet above the sea level, while Death
Valley, as above stated, is 270 feet be
low. Before the salton sink. also In
Southern California, was flooded by
the Colorado river it contained the low
est point Of dry land in this country, a
spot PSI feet below sea level
Previous estimates OF the depth Of
Death Valley. based On barometer read
Ings. gave for the lowest point figures
varying from $50 to $50 feet below
sea level. The level line Of the geo
logical survey is believed to be the first
accurate determination OF elevations
In that locality ever made.
California now goes On record as the
State in which extremes meet--the
highest and lowest points Of dry land
New York suG
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04

We have but little more definite
knowledge OF the soil and the principles
involved In its treatment than We had
,si2ty years ago. says the Scientific
American. Fertility is not nitrogen,
phosphorus. and potassium alone.
though the potential value OF any neld.
or STATE. or country. from the agricui'
inral standpoint. Is measured By these
constituent elements In Its soil yet IL
has been demonstrated that soils which
coutaln an abundance OF these elements,
aud which are potentially capable OF
producing crops for centuries perhaps,
are not capable OF producing profitable
crops without the addition OF further
amounts OF these constituents The
chemical Investigator is. therefore. com.
PEELED TO take into consideration other
facts than this. lie must. II be would
cover the whole field. know something
OF geology. OF botany. OF physics. ~
biology. OF bacterlology. and OF the
other natural sciences. because chem
istry alone Is not capable OF fully com
passing the problem: thus. the oppor'
unity for specializing IN any branch
has been very great, and II Is because
OF the broadness or the subject. ana
the opportunity. as already pointed OUT.
and the Necessity. also. for giving imme-
date help from the knowledge that we
have that has prevented IN degree a
broad study OF the fundamentals essen
tlal for enabling genuine progress TO be
made.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04

4 rccenf news telegram from York.
Pa. says, with the return to the
county commissioners to-day OF the last
registry assessors book it was shown
hy the totals that the population Of
voters tn the county has decreased In
ak months nearly 400. The shrlnkage
IN the male population Is attributed by
the commissioners TO the desertion OF
Tho farms by young men. most OF whom
have been lnrcd 10 Philadelphia and
other cities under the impression that
they can speedily make fortunes
an the borough OF Red Lion sixty
voters have gone 70 the city within six
months The decrease In population is
greater than in the boroughs- The total
registration IN the boroughs and town
ships OF the county last spring was ~
500. The present registration shows
3ss less"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04

Prof. W. ]. spillman. In bulletin No,
2i5 on the renovation OF wornout soils
says:
ITO build up and maintain fertility
10 the soil, feed large part OF the
crops. and return the manure to the
land. II manure is not available. pillow
under cropS grown for the purpose.
plow deep. but do not subsoil. Grow
Ieguminous crops for the nitrogen they
add 10 the soil.
Commercial fertilizers and lime may
be Important means OF Improving the
coll but the fertilizer requirements OF
different soils and different crops In
different seasons are so little under
stood that we are not yet iE a position
to make positive recommendation that
ARE OF general application"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04
cancora-AprsI 10.

By the rude bridge that arcted the food.
Their flag 10 Aprii's breeze nnfurled.
Here once the embatfled farmers stood.
And fired the shot heard round tbs
world
The foe long since u silence slept;
Alike the ooDqneror silent sleeps;
And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seward
creeps.
On this green bank. by this soft stream.
We set to-day a rotiFe stone.
That memory may their deed redeem.
When. fike our slres. our sons are gone
Spirit. that made those heroes dare
To die. or leave their children free.
Bid Tine and Nature gently spare
The shaft we raise 10 them and fhee-
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-04
noe. neslsnr KIM Mlcresr..

An article by French savant, trans
lated for the Literary Digest. and pub
lished In a recent issue Of that magazine
takes issue with the commonly held ~
tion that boiling Is an effective meths<
Of sterilization. This writer claims thar
simply heating water to the boiling poisf
does not insure the destruction Of an
living organisms. TO make sure Of this
result the auid acted upon should BE-
subjected to high degree Of heat under
pressure in vessels specially dssis2sd fez
the purpose.