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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19
What Cow.Testing Did.

A few years ago a creamery started 10
certain locality. The milk was
bought by test. One farmer didn't have
enough milk to interest the manager,
and what he had was poor quality,
three per cent or lower. He was pretty
sore because, you see, he wanted to be
"our influential Citizen" 1t was like
being slapped In the face to be told his
milk was no good. Finally he con-
cluded 1t was useless to buck capital.
He began to wake up and use the part
of his anatomy that he carried under his
hat. He improved his herd. II he sus-
pected cow wasn't up to par he took q
sample of her milk to be tested. He
fed better and gave better care. His
last check for 10 days was few cents
over 800. Know what your cows are
doing. Dairy Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19
That Economic Problem.

luoS ESOuOuAtS EEVUhShus
"Could four adults, accustomed to .
bountiful table, live on an income Of
$500 per year in New England; walking
distance Of q country town; provided
they have enough for little homo free
and clear, with furniture enough? And
would such persons be cordially re-
ceived?"
As I understand the above proposition
from "a Subscriber" $500 Is to be the
total income, and must provide food,
heat, lighting, clothing and all Incl
dental expenses including medical at
tendance, etc. Taking this ss basis,
one is on the same level as though living
in town provided he owned his home
there, except that taxes might be little
less outside corporate limits.
By dividing $500 by four We have $l25
| for each adult to cover all bis share of
expenses for a year or y 40 week.
The writer once had experience In q
boarding club Of eight members, where
the central idea was to get along a.
cheaply as possible not once dreaming
of a sumptuous table, but sufficient
good, plain nourishing food for bodily
needs, without any frills. Ny recollec-
tiOn is that our food cost per week for
each person averaged just about $3.50,
that is for the raw material with sea-
soning, lard, etc., to cook the food.
This was in school days, In . city Of
20, 900 or $4,000 inhabitants, where there
were good stores, and some discount
allowed to "clubbers."
Judge from the above that 1t would
be out of the question to live bountiful-
ly from $500 considering food only.
Living very plainly as our club did, and
deductiug the $50 from $40 one
would have only 80 cents per week to
pay for heat, light, clothing, etc., none
of which was included in our expenses
Of $3.50.
1t would be possible, barring extra
ordinary illness, necessitating large bills
for medical attendance, to live on $500
per year, but one would have to live
something after the bill of fare Of the
colored poor of the south, viz: on hog,
hominy and molasses. There is only
one way in which four could live COM
fortably on $500 . year-that Is have
place where q splendid COW could be
kept to furnish milk, cream and butter,
and the skim milk grow good porker,
for hams, shoulders and bacon, with
enough salt pork for the bean pot; chance
for flock of hens to furnish eggs for
cooking and food for the table. Then
with few good fruit trees and q good
sized, well-kept garden where the need.
ed vegetables could be raised I could
think Of four adults faring we'll on $500
a year.
AS to their reception in the village,
that depends good deal on the 'four
adults" The way to the best people
in any place is through the church. If
one attends church regularly and lives
up to its teachings and Is personally
agreeable to those he meets, he need
have little fear OF being treated other
than cordially. Those who snub you
because you live outside the village are
'codfish aristocracy" and hardly worth
being on terms of intimacy with.-D. j.
Ryther, West Pownal, Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19

Tout-Has Jones quit the race track
because Of reform. or what? Jockey
Reform nothing! He wanted some
thing more uncertain to bet his money
on. Tout-But what could he find
more uncertain than horse race?
Jockey-He's taken to betting whether
or not the weather man will correctly
predict the days condition.-Florida
Times Union
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19
Rheumatism

b one Of the constitutional
diseases. e mannests ttsek
h local aches and palms,
inhamsd joints and sti4
muscjes,-but & cannot b
cured By local applications:
Il requires consdtutto tonaI
treatment actinS through
The blood, and tie bet b .
course Of the great medicine
Hood'sSalsaparma
which has permanently
cured thousands q cases.
Hoe tsstincaiab q rsa9kabje euree
Soo1 ece Book On kheuuaatisa, No. Z.
cL Hood Co.. Lowso. naeo.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19
The Benefit of Apple Eating.

Apple eating, especially before re-
tiring, is very beneficial to health.
Apples are very nutritious, for they con-
tain more phosphoric acids than any
other fruit or vegetable. If eaten be.
fore retiring the brain and liver are
benefited; undisturbed sleep Is produc.
ed; the odor Of the mouth Is disinfected
the superfluous acids Of the stomach are
restrained; secretion Of the kidneys is
accelerated, and the formation Of stone
is prevented. The eating Of apples ID
also an excellent preventive Of indiges.
tion, and OF certain forms Of throat
troubles.-Naturopath.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19

There are few dairymen In the bust.
ness only for . season. Wherefore. II
one comes across . suggestion either In
thought or while reading, and 1t does not
apply to the present season. let him 70
member It, II valuable, until the season
arrives when 1t will be applicable.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19
His Stories.

Yeast-Who is your wlfe's favorite
author?
Crimsonbeak-I am. She says make
up some OF the most wonderful stories
she ever heard YOnkers Statesman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19
Equalixed.

The larynx OF man is twice the size
OH an average Of the same organ In
woman. although this disproportion ls
e1ualized by the fact that woman uses
her llrynx u little more than twice az
much as man.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19
His Lnck Of MOdesty.

THAT man has absolutely no sense
Of shame"
81 know 1t. When he was In college
he allowed himself to be photographed
In his sprinting suit" Lppincotts
MAGAZINE
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19

Limit the quantity Of enSilage, tur.
nips and the like 30 that the cows will
consume the entire ration At ono eating.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19

From both . Humanitarian and busi-
ness point Of view, gentleness 10 the best
with the cows.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19
Siclone
..Clark
By FRANK n. SPEARMAN
cooydsh.. 1900. b. Fnnt H so..rn.a
= HERE goes a fel

HERE goes q fel
low that walks
like Siclonl
Clark" ex
claimed Duck
MI d d lie on.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19

The milk from COWS just freshenipg
should not be used until after tho ninth
milking.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"spEED TIE pLow."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
u solicited. Address al communications In
tended for this department 70 HENRY D.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem.
ocrat. Paris, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19

The argument is occasionally made
that the continued use of silage has a
deleferious effect upon the constitution
of the animal. The ground taken Is
that the acids affect the digestive func-
tions and in time impair the bodily
vigor and productive capacity. To my
knowledge, no such claims have ever
been substsntiated and the average
feeder need have no fears in this regard.
Prof. F. W. Taylor, New Hampshire
Agricultural College.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19

The care and management of our
farm animals has much to do with the
income derived from them. They
should be provided with comfortable
quarters and tie-ups should be 80 arrang-
ed that the temperature can be con.
trolled. In feeding, each man should
use his own judgment In studying the
needs of the individual animals. Before
buying feed, look over tho market care
fully, as something can usually be saved
In that way.-A. W. Jose, Penobscot
County, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19

have been in the dairy business for
the past Is years. I started with two
good grade Jersey cows and have used
bulls Of the best blood and never have
raised a scrub heifer. have raised my
own cows and met with fair success.
They are fed three times day with hay
or cornstalks, twice day with cotton.
seed meal and bran or corn or cob meal.
I believe cattle should have at least Is
minutes exercise every day.-C. N.
Vaughan, Franklin County, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19

Sheep husbandry on the great plains
OF the west Is lessening year by year.
As that land Is being taken for agri-
cultural purposes, the price has advanc.
ed and the free use Of large government
tracts can no longer be obtained. Hence
the number of sheep kept has been de.
cressing, while the demand for wool and
lambs has been increasing. Wool has
doubled in value since 1895 and lambs
are no longer drug on the market.
The farmer Of to-day that will purchase
q small flock of good grade sheep with
as good a male as he can obtain, will
find that with good care and small
expenditure be can derive returns sec
oud to those from NO other farm AMI
mals.-C. B. Hoyt, Carroll County,
N. H.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19
NOTICE.
In the District Court of the United States for the
District Of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
.uSusTTs SSe Sfttss o. Z. MITCHELL, In Bankruptcy
OF Mexico, Bankrupt

To the creditors of Augustus L. Nj tchell. in the
County of Oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice Is hereby given that on the 9Th day OF
Feb, A. ID. 1907, the said Augustus L.. Mitchell
was duly adjudicated bankrupt. and that the
first meeting of his creditors will be held at the
oifice OF the Referee, No. Market Square. South
Paris, on the s7th day Of Feb, A. ID. 1907. ~
10 O'Clock In the forenoon, at which time the
said creditors may attend, prove their claims,
sppoint. a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business a. may properly
come before said meeting.
South Paris, Feb II, 1901.
WALTER L. GRAY,
Referee In Rankruwcy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19

We have been most successful with
dairy COWS. In winter they are fed
good, early cut hay three times day,
given all they will clean out. For grain
ration they receive four quarts of
mixture consisting of equal parts cotton
seed meal, bran, Ajax flakes and oats
and corn meal. The grain is fed in one
ration in the morning after feeding hay.
We do not find it best to feed cows beets
and turnips but consider carrots, apples,
squash and pumpkins better for milk
and butter. We always plant large
piece of sweet corn for fall feed and
when the ears are we'll filled up 1t is cut
and fed out to stock.-J. l.. Simmons,
Lincoln County, Me-, in New England
Homestead,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19
Jottlnxs from the Farmers.

1 have always had best success in
growing the finer wool breeds Of sheep.
They are moro hardy and longer lived
than the long, coarse wool breeds. AL.
ways aim TO have a Thoroughbred sire
and give them good, dry quarters. Salt
freqently and change the sIlage as often
40 possible. Rowen hay is excellent for
sheep. While In the barn give them
white cracked corn and oil meal. Sheep
arethe best paying animals on the farm.
John Anderson, Franklin County,
Mass.
The Dickinson press., 1907-02-23

and Mckenzie counties each a
subdivision. Two terms Of court
yearly are provided for each SUBJ
division, April and September
terms being named for Stark
county. Chambers may be had al
ternately in both Stark and Nor
ton counties.
Should a new judicial district
be created, another Judge will be
selected at the general election in
1908 from the abundance of good
legal timber within its confines.
Another bill before the legisla-
ture provides for two judges in
the present sixth district.
The rapid development of the
Missouri slope makes some such
change necessary as the work is
already too heavy for one judge.
The Dickinson press., 1907-02-23

If the state aid to high schools
is reapportioned according to the
number enrolled in each, as is de-
sired by the Grand Forks superin.
tendent, it will work great hard
ship upon the high schools of the
smaller cities and towns. In
some instances the limit Of taxa
ton will be reached without Sc
curing sufficient funds to- main
tain a first grade high school
without state assistance; in others
it will mean increased taxation
where taxes are already burden
some; and the result will be that
the high school in the small town
will be forced to close its doors
or lower its grade and many,
whose only college it is, will be
left to grow up in ignorance.
The appropriation is now made
upon the grade of work, all high
schools coming up to a certain
standard, receiving the same aid.
That is the right way. 1t is
generally conceded that larger
cities like Grand Forks are able
more easily to maintain their own
schools than are the smaller
towns. In school matters, at
least, they should restain their
greed and allow the smaller cities
a little more than their share out
of the public crib if by SO doing
more uniformity can be secured
and the people of the state as a
whole receive a broader educa-
ton. The bill before the legis-
lature providing for distribution
of funds practically as heretofore
meets the approval of the masses
and should become a law.
The Dickinson press., 1907-02-23
New Judicial District.

Senate bill No. 200, introduced
by Senator Simpson, creates ten
judicial districts. No. 2o1 de-
scribes the sixth district as COM
prizing Burleigh, Emmons, Kid
der and Mclean counties. No.
2o2 defines the tenth district as
comprising Morton, Stark, Oliver,
Mercer, Billings, Mckenzie, Dunn
Hettinger and Bowman, and I'M
organized territory.
Six subdivisions of the new
tenth district are provided as fol-
lows: Morton county and a part
of the reservation; Stark, Dunn,
Bowman and Hettinger counties
and the remainder of the reserva-
walton; Oliver, Mercer, Billings
The Dickinson press., 1907-02-23

The Legislature is asked to ap.
propriate $4,000 to continue the
work of advertising the advan.
tages of North Dakota and in.
ducing people to make this their
home. That the previous appro-
priation has been we'll spent and
has brought rich returns, all
admit. Should the work stop
now it would be like a farmer
ploughing and cultivating his
field and failing to plant any seed.
Without doubt the intent of much
of the unfavorable comment on
North Dakota in eastern papers
was inspired by people with land
elsewhere to sell in the hope of
turning the popular eye away
from our great state. To offset
this and carry on the work, the
results of which are nowhere
more manifest than on the
Missouri Slope, we hope the
appropriation will be voted.
The Dickinson press., 1907-02-23

for work. Miss Leaving reports a pleas
ant trip across country and met only with
kindness at the ranches she passed on
her way. On her arrival, she found sat
~isfactory employment.
G.. E. Lemon recently went through
New England on his way to Dickinson
after spending several weeks in Seim,
So. Oak.
&c. Burr of Fargo and Roy Butler Of
Dickinson were doing business here the
first of the week in the interests of the
Avery Manufacturing company.
Murt J. Buckly received word Satur
day night, while in New England, of the
death of his father in Seim, S. D. He
left Immediately for that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keickbush of Haley
went through to Dickinson Wednesday
to attend the funeral of their son, Frank
who died at the agricultural college a,
Fargo.
Ed. Atkinson and sister, Maud, with
Miss Pearl Bemis, spent Thursday here
on their way to Dickinson. Later, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Atkinson and Miss Maud
Atkinson returned from Dickinson tc
their home near Wolf Butte.
]. c. Burr of Fargo, representing ths
Avery Farm Machine company, wa il
town Tuesday and sold to H. o. Kunze
3o-horsepower team pillow with a thresh
ing machine attachment. The steam
pillow has ten 14-inch plows in the ganf
and the machine is the most up to dat
of its kind.
The Dickinson press., 1907-02-23
Jealousy Did II.

In another column Of this paper
appears the plain, unvarnished,
pitiful tale of the death of two
young ladies of Seim, S. D. The
Seim family are old timers and
throughout all the country south
Miss Seim and her young sister
had hundreds of friends. to whom
the story of their accident and
death does not seem "hog wash,"
although it may strike the young
editor of the Sims street sheet
that way.
The Dickinson press., 1907-02-23

architect is asked to furnish plans.
North Dakota brick does not
lend itself to the development of
his design, SO he says, and Bed
ford Sandstone and a vitrifed paw
ing brick, manufactured in Mime
sofa, are designated as the mater
ials to be used. Now it seems to
US it would have been better to
have employed a North Dakota
architect, instructed him to pre-
pare plans suited to the use of
North Dakota brick. keeping all
this money in the state, while Sc
curing an equally satisfactory
building, at probably less cost.
The Dickinson press., 1907-02-23
THE RAILWAYS OF AMERICA.

According to statistics there are over
100000 miles of main railway track in
the United States, and during the past
year the Southwest showed the great
est increase in miles of new track. 1t
means that this section is making the
largest growth in population and bust
ness of any quarter of the country. The
wonderful record of cures being made
BY the famous Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters prove beyond all doubt that 1t is
most wonderful medicine. Hundreds
Of persons who were sickly for years
have been restored to robust health BY
using the bitters. If you suffer from
poor appetite, vomiting, heartburn,
bloating, 1atulency, indigestion, dys-
pepsia, co%stiveness, female ills, chills,
colds, grippe or malaria the Bitters will
cure you and make you we'll again. Try
it today. A purity guarantee is printed
on every bottle.
The Dickinson press., 1907-02-23

IT would seem that the manage
ment of the state university at
Grand Forks is somewhat incon-
sistent. 1t asks the state for a
most liberal appropriation to
maintain its work and supply its
needs, and the people pay the
bills. But when it comes to
erecting a new library, a Chicago
The Dickinson press., 1907-02-23
NEW ENGLAND.

Andrew Jepson made a trip t o town
Friday.
Miss Clara Beaver is staying at Nc.
Kennels.
Fred Peterson made a trip to Dickin'
son this week.
.Chas. Hartinger, manager for the D z
ranch, was in town Sunday.
R. E. Carr has gone down in the Still.
water country for a few weeks.
J. M. Powell of Wolf Butte recently
spent several days in New England.
M. ]. Horn has returned from Plain
view, Mimi, where he had been on bust
ness.
Mrs. H. E. Callicut and little daughter
of Wolf Butte returned to their home
Saturday.
Henry Klinger, who lives about 81
miles south, made a trip to Dickinson
this week..
The horse sale, which was advertised
for last Saturday, brought a great many
people to town.
A.. G. Abrahamson has returned to his
homestead, after spending several weeks
in Glendive, Mont.
Mr.. Proctor of the Grand Detoul
Wagon Co. was doing business in New
England this week.
Mr.. Mckinley, with Hackett Walthel
Gates Hardware Co., called on W. c
Mckenzie this week.
Levi Dodge, who has been living. or
his ranch near Haley, went to Dickinson
on business this week.
The fine weather still continues. The
snow is about gone and travel is pretty
hard on account of soft roads.
Miss Emma Leaving, who has a home.
stead 80 miles southeast of New Eng.
land, walked into town Sunday looking
The Dickinson press., 1907-02-23
To most readers that "mvsteri-

To most readers that "mysteri-
Gus woman story" which ran sew
eral weeks last fall as a serial in
the Post and was suddenly sup
pressed, had much more flavor of
"hog wash than this sad story of
the death of two young ladies.
Neither the Press MOI the Bis
marck Tribune, which the YOUTH
full Post editor terms a "one-horse
daily" and a "decadent sheet" is
sensational, and both are loyal in
every way to the best interests of
the country they represent.
We do not know and care less
what grievance the Post may have
against the Tribune, and it prob
ably will worry the Tribune about
as much as the Posts spleen
troubles us.
Mr.. Connolly, reporter for the
Press, wrote the article which
caused the Posts outbreak, which
article was sent to the Tribune,
without remuneration. Mr.. Con-
molly is a gentleman and in his
seven weeks stay in Dickinson
has made many friends who are
justly indignant at the Posts vile
aspersions that his methods of
gathering news are on the Sher-
lock Holmes detective order and
that he goes after items "like a
thief in the night"
1t is quite likely that ere this
the headstrong editor of the Post
realizes the mistake he made
when he let loose his accumulated
jealousy against the Press and it's
reporter.
The fact is the Post is jeal-
Gus. The Press has repeatedly
"scooped" important news which
the Post failed to 6nd-as in the
case of the Sem girls-or got
wrong, if at all. A comparison of
the same ads. as they appear in
the PRESS and in the Sims street
sheet will show another reason
why jealousy took possession of
the Posts editorial utterances.
Then, too, the Press is receiving
new equipment every day or two
even if it does not mention
every shipment as it comes in
and has a man of good taste and
experience at the head of its job
department. The Post knows
that too.
Just why an attack is made on
the Commercial clubs advertising
committee, who, acting upon the
advice and good judgment of
President v. H. Stickney, ordered
700 copies of the Tribune's Dick
inson write-up, is not apparent
unless the Post supposed it was
Ayers idea alone and not Presi-
dent Stickney's.
The PRESS will continue to give
its readers reliable news, and
among Dickinson people, who
like to see a square deal, this out.
break against a gentlemanly new.
conner will make his work all the
easier.