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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-09

the air
boarded wheat and much Of the seed
wheat. and the 2Sth day Of the month
found fifty cars Of wheat still in the
GAINESVILLE yards. was Mt Harvard
working OH a time card when the word
came. and behind it special from
the general manager stating there was
$1,000 premium in it for the company
besides tariff. If we got that wheat into
Chicago by Saturday morning.
The train end of 1t didn't bother me
any. 1t was the motive power that
kept us studying. However. we figured
that by running McNeal with the sky
rcraper back wild we could put all the
wheat behind her in one train. AS 1t
happened, Neighbor was at Harvard
too.
"Can they ever get over Beverly with
so, Neighbor?" asked doubtfully.
"We'll never know till we try It."
growled Neighbor. '"There's thou
sand for the company If they do: that's
all. How'll you run them? Give them
plenty of seu room. They'll have to
gallop to make It,"
Cool and reckless planning, taking
the daring chances, straining the flesh
and blood. driving the steel loaded to
the swapping point-tllat was what 1t
meant. But the company wanted re-
suits. wanted the prestige and the pre-.
MUM too. To gain them we were ex-
pected to stretch our little resources to
the uttermost.
studied a minute. then turned to
the dispatcher
"rell Norman to send thcm out as
second 4. That gives th, right of way
over every wheel against them. II
They can't make 1t on that kind OF
schedule. 1t isn't In the track"
1t was extraordinary business. rnth-
er, sending train Of wheat through
on n passenger schedule. practically us
the second section Of our eastbound
aier. but we took hair lifting chances
IN the plains.
It was no;n when the orders were
dashed. At 8 o'clock No. was due to
leave GAINESVILLE. For three hours
kept the wires busy warning all op-
orators and tra!nmen. even switch ell
glnas and yartlmasters. Of the wheat
spccial second 1.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-09
Are the Apple Trees Winter Killed.

During conversation with Charles S.
Pope of Manchester recently We were
informed that when he attempted to cut
scions from his King trees to I'LL an or
der, he found the growth made last year
quite brown and dry and apparently
badly winter killed, the same being true
to less extent with Baldwins. As some
OF our readers know, Mr.. POpe's Or
chard is located on land elevated above
the surrounding fields, thus affording
what is considered desirable site. It is
to be devoutly hoped that the damage
from winter killing 10 not general
throughout New England.-Maine
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-09
suufioxer Seed for Poultry.

Sunfiower seeds are considered valu-
able to feed poultry during the molt.
ing season. They are an oily food
thought to be beneficial in the bright
ening of the plumage OF poultry. They
are Of bnt little value as An egg pioduc-
in0 food.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-09
The Ever Popular Oats Crop.

A piece of ground that is foul can be
cleaned in no easier manner than to SOW
oats and clover early in the spring.
During the growing season, oats and
clover get ahead of the weeds and
smother them out. The crop is cut be-
fore those weeds which do develop ma
ture seed. If the oats are removed at
once and the land pastured, there is not
much danger of weeds developing freely.
If, however, the weeds do get a start,
the field can be moved before the seed
natures and the clover allowed to pro-
duce crop the next year.
In many cases it may be desirable to
plow the land as soon as the oats are
harvested, turning under the weeds.
When they start again, few weeks
later, the ground may be disked and any
development prevented. This can be
repeated as often as necessary until cold
weather arrives. The following year
the field can be planted to corn and
thoroughly cultivated, or, if in winter
wheat region, can be seeded to that
grain the same autumn. By the end OF
the second year, a field treated in this
way, no matter how foul, will be prac-
tically free from all ANNALS.
IMPROVES MECHANICAL CONDITION OF
SOIL.
Another important item is the effect
of the oats crop on the mechanical con.
dition of the soil. This, of course, will
depend somewhat upon the condition oi
the ground and when the seeds are put
in. If the work started early, before
the ground dried out, the mechanical
condition of the soil is not improved, as
the tendency would be to cause caking.
However, good farmers nowadays do
not work their land when it contains
an excess of moisture. Consequently,
as a rule, the land speedily works up
fine and mellow. Then the roots of the
oats supply considerable humus, 80 that
it is usually more friable and more
easily worked than it was before the
crop was grown upon it. If, as should
be done when the price of seed is reason
able, clover is put in with the oats, the
nitrogen content of the soil will be in.
creased and also the supply of vegetable
matter. This being true, the growing
of the oats crop is an exceedingly i'm
portant item in crop rotation.-New
England Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-09
nj Won Want . Yentilator

to draw well, run it straight up and do
not put any curves or dips In It, and let
no man tell you that the middle OF the
barn Is the proper place to have the
ventilatOr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-09
HenrCekec.

Major Ito captain of militia, - YOU
must give Jour orders In louder ana
ilrmer tone. cnrtain-l don't dare
NV wife Is watching me out OF the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Blatter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-09
Spring Humors

Impure or effete matters accumulated
in the blood during the winter cause in the
spring such dishguring and painful troubles
as boils, pimples, and other eruptions, also
weakness, loss of appetite, that tired feeling.
The best medicine to take is Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which thoroughly cleanses the
blood, and effects permanent cures by giving
healthy functional activity to the stomach,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-09
Change In Dairy Officials.

The Farmer learned with real regret
of the resignation Of S. c. Thompson OF
Winterport from the Office of state dairy
instructor and inspector after his four
wears of most acceptable service for the
advancement of Names dairy interests.
His successor, Leon S. Merrill OF Solon,
has had a number of years OF the most
practical kind of experience as manager
of the Solou creamery and as president
of the State Creamery Association. Mr..
Merrill was educated for physician at
Bowdoin College, but later chose the
work of the dairy expert, and now after
wears of preparation and experience
comes thoroughly we'll fitted for the
exactiug and imp"rtsn; problems which
the state will give him to work out.
Mr.. Thompson requests his resigna-
ton to take effect April first, when he
will accept an important position with
the Home Dairy Company Of Portland
to take charge of its plant, where the
business of the concern is tn be conduct
ed according to the best modern ideas
of sanitary procedure in handling all its
products. This company will sell milk
strictly cortiucu ~ u'"o oo"s' PSA f
Maine Farmer.
Don't neglect 10 look after the brown
tail moth nests in the orchard. These
moths have spread somewhat farther
inland the past year, but not in such
numbers as to DO beyond control II
carefully hunted. Their destruction
must be worked out by the people in
the localities where the nests are found
The state is not going to do this hunt
ing for you, and cannot do 1t. The
moth may be held under control 50 long
as it is chiefly found on the fruit trees
Il Is not a task beyond performance tt
look over every fruit tree on the farm
See that it is done before warm weather
invites the caterpillars from their winter
covering. Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-09
Conflicting Emotions.

"How happy fellow feels when hs
has really repented OF something wrong
he has doIc"'
"Yes. and how Internally mad hs
gets when some other fellow recalls II
to his mind uftarward"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-09

A hog will thrive much better If he
comes to fresh feed every time rather
than to that he has mussed over before.
Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-09

Early maturity is simple impossible
IL the animals are stunted while tney
ara forming both bone and muscle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-09


day morning In
a group watch
ing for her to
speed around
tn e Narrows.
Many locomo.
tives as l have
seen and rid.
don n n0w ono
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-09

II never o,,cnrs to fools that merit
and GOOD fortune are closely united
Goethe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-09

liver, kidneys, bowels and sKln
aav9atabs arc Hoods Sarsapsrilla in
tablet form. They have identically
The came curative properties a. the liquid iorm'
"a ioss by eysporation, breakage, or leakage.
Il. Of drussists or promptly Of rs by mail.
q. I. Hood Co., Lowell, MASS.
GUARANTEED under the Food and
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-09
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPRxD THE PLow."

on practical agricultural topics
is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department. to HENRY d.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-09

Never mix milk of different temper
atures.
Long Valley advocate., 1907-11-14
THEY WON'T SHUT DOORS.
And They Will Ride Backward, Re-
ports q Traveller Of Englishmen.

travellers returning from England
sell OF two habits of the people of that
country which impressed them. One
is the average Englishman's aversion
10 shutting the door behind him.
Il don't know how it is in the Eng
llsh houses" remarked one who re-
turned recently from abroad "for I
was not in one of them, but l stayed
In hotel in London where there were
good many English people, and a
dozen times daily had to get up and
smut door to keep the draught away
1T didn't make any difference
whether it was servant or a guest
who went through, the door was left
open. This was in the spring of the
year, too, when the weather was chill
ly. / noticed the same thing in rail-
way coaches and hotels of smaller
towns
The other English popularity is a
preference for riding backward on
trains. The Englishman will make for
the seat with it's back to the engine
every time, plant himself down in it
with every evidence of comfort and
look wonderingly at anybody who
picks out seat facing the direction
the train is going. Not once did one
American travelling in England see a
native choose a seat facing the front
of the train unless there were nc
other seats.
Long Valley advocate., 1907-11-14
Ranchman,s Novel courtship.

Louis l.. Kramer came all the way
from Yuma, CAL, to marry girl he
had never seen. The bride was Miss
Flora Weise, a pretty young woman
of Tazewell county.
The groom wrote to his aunt here,
Mrs. Patterson, to put him in COM
munication with girl who would
make him a good wife, as he was lone
ly on his ranch in Colorado. Mrs.
Patterson recommended Miss Weise,
a neighbor's daughter, and correspond
ence was begun.
The girl was taken with the ro-
nance of the affair and when photo
graphs were exchanged and proved
satisfactory proposal quickly fol-
lowed. An acceptance was written
and then Kramer came east to claim
his bride. The marriage was cele-
brated the day after his arrival and
the couple departed Immediately aft
erward for Yuma.-Denver News.
Long Valley advocate., 1907-11-14
TAKE THEM OUT
Or Feed Them Food They Can
Study On.

When a student begins to break
down from lack of the right kind of
food, there are only two things to do;
either take him out of school or feed
him properly on food that will rebuild
the brain and nerve cells. That food
is Grape-Nuts.
A boy writes from jamestown, n. l.,
saving: GA short time ago | got into
a bad condition from overstudy, but
Mother having heard about Grape
Nuts food began to feed me on II. IL
satisfied my hunger better than any
other food, and the results were mar
velous. l got fleshy like good fell
low. NY usual morning headaches
disappeared, and found could study
for long period without feeling the
effects of it.
"My face was pale and thin, but Is
now round and has considerable color.
After | had been using Grape-Nuts 1Qr
about two months l felt like new
bow altogether. / have gained greatly
in strength as well as flesh, and 1t is
a pleasure to study now that am
not bothered with my head. / passed
all of my examinations with reason
ably good percentage, extra good In
some of them, and it is Grape-Nuts
that has saved me from years delay
in entering college.
Father and mother have both been
improved by the use of Grape-Nuts.
Mother was troubled with SleeplesS
nights and got very thin, and looked
care worn. She has gained her nor
nal strength and looks, and sleeps
well nights" There's Reason
Read "The Road to Wellville" In
pkgs.
Long Valley advocate., 1907-11-14

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach
the seat of the disease Catarrh is blood consti-
tutonSl disease and In order to cure IL you must take
internal remedies Has Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternally, and acts directly the blood and mucous
surfaces Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quack medf-
cine 1t was prescribed by Of the best physicians
In this country for years and s regular prescription
IL Is composed OF the best tonics known, combined
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination OF the
TWO ingredients is what produces such wonderful
suits in curing catarrh. send for testimonials Free
f. j. CHENEY g. CO.. Props, Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists price 75c.
FAKE Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Long Valley advocate., 1907-11-14

while waiting at the doctors the
other day, | picked up magazine
from his table to pass the time,' said
the man who observes things. "All
through the book, on nearly every
other page was stamped his name,
and it SO irritated me that spoke
to him about it.
If | didn't fill that magazine up
with my name, he said, it wouldn't
last ten minutes in this place Some
body would be sure to carrytit away.
Even as it is, lose one every little
While.''
Long Valley advocate., 1907-11-14

The most remarkable method of de-
livering letters doubtless is that en-
ployed by the steamers passing is
lands Of the Tonga group in the Pa
ing is extremely dangerous and the
few letters to be delivered are at
tached to large skyrockets, which are
fired and reach the shore in safety.
Long Valley advocate., 1907-11-14

You will never persuade the world
to accept your religion when you look
as though it made you sick.
Long Valley advocate., 1907-11-14

FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free $500
trial bottle and treatise. DIR. r. H. Kline,
Id, 991 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Long Valley advocate., 1907-11-14
NEWS SU UMMARY

nQg
nm men out of work.
ro,r men were killed as the result
. on explosion which blew up the
20 mills of the Atlantic Dynamite
,omnany at Ashland, Wis.
President Roosevelt has issued his
thanksgiving proclamation, through
10 secretary of state, naming the last
rbursday in November, the 2Sth
contract for steel rails amounting
. $4,000 tons is said to have been
,losed between the United States
,taeI corporation and the Imperial
railway of Japan.
Three armed men held up freight
rain within five miles of Los Ange-
es wounded one Of the train crew,
.obbed them of $3.50 and two watches
and made their escape.
The physicians in attendance on
Emperor Francis Joseph have decided
NOT, to issue any further bulletins, as
they consider his convalescence is
orog1essing satisfactorily.
Southern railway have confirmed the
olan of the directors to issue 5,000,-
DOO in bonds for the purchase of roll
Ing stock and other Improvements.
What is known as the Little Alton"
rase against the Standard Oil COM
pany of Indiana has been set for trial
on January 6, by Judge Bethea of the
United States district court at Chi
cago.
Miss Helen Gould was accorded the
honors of a general officer of the
American army by the officers and
enlisted men of Fort Leavenworth,
Kans., in the review of troops last
week.
The British steamer Cape CorsO and
the schooner Albert Meyer the latter
sailing from Bellingham, Wash, were
In collision Oct. 19, while off Cape
Flattery Both vessels sustained
slight damage.
dispatch from Moi reports that
the Japanese freight steamer Kokwo
went ashore in a storm off Rishma,
and is a complete wreck. The crew
was rescued in life boat.
The purpose of Secretary Taft's Wis
1t to Subig Bay is to endeavo, to rec
oncile a difference of opinion between
the army and navy respecting the con
tlnuance of expenditures on large
scale for the. fortification of that bay
Seven foreign workmen were in
Jured, four fatally, in an explosion al
one of the blast furnaces of the Clair
ton Steel company, at Clarion, Pa
1t is said that the accident was the
result of premature discharge OF
dynamite.
Davis James, one Of the owners OF
the Globe Electric Light & Gas com
pany, was shot and probably fatally
wounded at Globe, Arizona, by II. >
Buckner 1t is understood the reason
Tor the shooting was trouble over min
Ing claims.
Mrs. Jonathan Culp received a tele
phone message at Oregon, Mo-, saying
her daughter, Mrs. Silas Allen, hat
been killed from a shock from an cleo
trio wire, and she dropped Dead
Mother and daughter will be buried II
the same grave
Relentless war against the bubonit
plague has been declared by the cit.
and county boards of health at Bel
fngham, Wash. What amounts to
pan on all vessels arriving from
plague-infected ports, including Seat
tie, has been placed.
Asserting that they could not make
wages on the mileage under the twen
V-five miles an hour speed limit re
Gently imposed on the Missouri Pa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-10
hz:. Aa.
 New York; "
ON THE SIDING.
New York.
BY CEcILY ALLEN

BY CECILY ALLEN
 copyrighted, 1907, by E.. c. Purcelis.
 Aunt Helen idolized Bertie. Henry Strong idolized Aunt Helen. And Ber- tie, as far as his youth would permit, laoiized both Aunt Helen and Henry strong. That was why he felt vague " aggrieved that he saw so little of known that in his small person he ner- sonified Duty and stood between the two objects of his ador-sion, he would have felt doubly aggrieved.
 What he did know was that Mir. Henry had taken to walking on the other side of the street and evadine pressing tnvatations to come over and sit on our piazsa," and that Aunt Helen avoided all conversations bearing on MT. Henry, also that she had de. Veioped a tendency to red eyes and absent-minded conduct which annoyed Bertie. particularly when she stopued m the midst of fairy story ana stared out the window without speak i. ing.
 The neighbors might have anl,sht. ened Bertie as to the true state of affairs. They all said 1t was too foolish for Helen Bertram to act so over child. There was such a thing as carrying ones ideas of duty too far. and one owed some duty to the living as well as the dead,
 It was the most Joyous of early spring weather when every one should feel happy, but Bertie felt the depression which seemed te have set tied down on the pretty cottage which he and Aunt Helen had occupied alone With the servants ever since his fathers death. He slipped quietly from the sitting room. where Aunt Helen was writing at her desk. iumned noiselessiy from the porch to the soft tint or green, and ran out to the curb ing which marked the Iimk of his straying. save by special permission.
 He knew that very soon Mt. Henry would be coming home from hk office. on the other side of the street no douNa. but still within hailing distance. MT. enry certainly must inspect Ber- ties new trousers before thd laddie could feel quite satisfied that they were all things desirable Thky were a new sort of trousers. baggy at inc knees, and if they had been held in place with a piece of elastic Iinstead d of a cloth strap and buttons, they would have been equal to ah extra set of pockets. Marbles, twineI apples. almost any small article couIdlbe hid den in their spacious folds. Petsonally. Bertie considered them a grkat im- provement over the diminutiye skim tight knickerbockers he had worn heretofore, but they needed tie cache of MT. Henry's approval.
 Ten minutes passed. Aunt IHelen's S pen went scratch, scr.tch in the sit- ting room and Bertie's boo heels
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-10
HE WOMAN LOOKING
 FOR A POSITION

reach the chief executive to whom she wishes to apply sooner than if she Is attired in manner that betokens carelessness or poor taste for clerks will take her card more readily In business or school, well dressed wo- men are desired, women whose ap- pearance indicates that they care for their person, and an applicant Is apt to be Judged by the impression she creates at the time of her call.
 T desire a position and have made several applications, but either fail to see the person desire or meet with brief answer. Can you suggest a reason?" A Discouraged Woman.
 If your credentials and fitness for the position are satisfactory, 1t may happen that you call at the wrong time Too much stress cannot be laid upon, the desirability of selecting a favorable moment. Many woman has lost situation because she ap- piled at the busiest hour of the day when the person she desired to see was pushed for time. A woman may desire an office position in which case she does not better her cause by call ing at time when her hoped for employer wishes to go home to lunch or is rushed with outside matters. There are certain days and certain times of the day when person is freer than at other times and 1t is we'll to try to select this suspicious moment.
 Saturday is always a poor day to talk with the proprietor of a store. School hours are bad time to select when applying for school position and if one wants a position on Sunday paper one should know that every editor is too busy on the last days of the week to hear graciously any petitions from outsiders.
 No matter what the position desired, 1t Is desirable to leave matters so that second call can be made, pro- vided an acceptance is not decided upon. The conversation on the part of the applicant should be formulated In her mind before entering the of- flee, and she should go to the root of the matter at once, state what posi- tion she desires, her ability to fill ir and what credentials she can offer. One of the best agencies in the coun- try has for it's motto: Seek work with a courageous heart and expect 10 get it."
 added to this, one has the common sense to remember that for every po- sition there are hundreds of applicants and refusal in one place does not me- cessarily mean the same in another If a merchant was to close his store be- cause the first person who came in did not buy goods, he would soon fail The position is simply reversed in the case of an applicant, that is all A courageous heart and a willingness to work accomplish wonoers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-10
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 Don't send any money, simply i'll out the 4upon below, indicate On the diagram the locationpt the rupture, and mail 1t to me. Don't neglek this important matter 0 single day or continue to be tortured any longer by cheap, ready made tfnsses; should be taken advantage of immediateiyPy all rupture sufferers.