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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
Motion Of Planets and Satellites.

All the planets travel the same way
round. This Is true not only Of the
eight primary planets. but Of the as
teroids. Again. all the secondary plan
cts or satellites travel the same way
round, this direction Of revolution be-
ing the same as that in which the plan
cts revolve around the sun. except the
satellites OF Uranus. which. however.
can hardly be said to have any direc-
ton of motion with reference to the
general level In which the planetary
system circuits. for they travel in
planes nearly square to that level.
Lastly, as respects direction Of motion.
all the planets whose rotation has been
observed, including our earth and moon
and the sun also. rotate on their axes
in the same direction. 1t must be un'
derstood that this direction Is one and
the same for all these motions-the rev.
olutons Of the planets around the sun,
Of the satellites around the planets and
Of the planets OH their axes. 1t seems
natural to infer that the uniformity Is
the result of some general condition af-
fecting the whole scheme from the be-
ginning.-Richard 4. Proctor.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
Letters at the Church.

"That seems tremendously big
bunch of mail to be delivered at a
church." remarked an early caller to
the sexton.
"a good deal Of 1t belongs to the pa.
rishioners." he explained. 81 do not
mean to the regular wOrshipers. but to
persons who drop in for an occasional
service. They are mostly comparative
strangers In town. When leaving
home. they have no idea what they
will do or where they will be located
so in ORDER to relieve the anxiety OF
their friends they give instructions to
seEd their mail to some church OF
which they have all heard. The mere
fact that the wanderers have to call
at such place once or twice week
for letters is considered a guarantee
of their safety. The pastors welcome
such an arrangement. 1t may he an
additional responsibility to take care
Of the letters. but 1t keeps them In
touch Will many strangers who other.
wise probably would not 60 near a
church."-New York Sun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
The Belgian Draft Horse.

B.E.P., Pulaski, N. Y, writes: Can
you give q shcrt description of the Bel
gian horse?
The Belgian is draft horse of large
size. Short in the limb and massive in
his general makeup in short, horse
built for heavy draft purposes. His
prin cipal market is in this country, in
the city, for slow work, moving heavy
loads. He is kind in disposition, usual
ly of q steel gray color or roam, with not
quite the nervous energy of the Perch
eron, nor the length Of body and height
of the Clyde or the Shire. He 10 wei
come to this country, and will improve
the draft horse industry without doubt.
In some localities he will be in de-
mand more than In others, as his size
will not be 30 much called for. The
man who buys a Belgian stallion must
study the temper of his would-be pa
irons. If they desire the heavy horse
they can find it in Belgian. II it is a
horse of good size and more energy, the
Percheron will always be In demand, as
also will the Clyde and Shire. They
are all good in their proper places, and
all bad out of theme. D. Smead In
Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
Salt and Fresh Water Lakes.

Fresh water lakes are always only
expansions OF rivers. due to the par
ticular t0pographical confguration OF
valley. They are all characterized by
the fact that the water that they re-
ceive runs out either continuously or
internationally and that the chemical
constitution Of their water remains
constantly the same as that OF the
streams and rivers Of the same region.
Salt lakes. on the other hand, are al
ways closed basins, without outlet. and
their water Is removed only by surface
evaporation These facts being well
understood. we see at once why the
former lakes contain fresh water and
to others salt water Water Is ma
tires great s3lvaat. Hardly 4 single
substance. simple or compound, es-
capcS its dissolving action. Conse-
uuanlly the water that flows over the
earth's surface or in its depths con-
tains constantly in solution substances
that flul:; accumulate in the great
co:nmol reservoir. the ocean, whose
mass. removed only by evaporation,
becon'e; more and more charged with
saline Iii Paris Cosmos.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16

We are indebted to John Adams for
our national motto. "E Pluribus
Cnum." While he vas minister to
England Sir John Prestwick suggested
1t to MIR. Adams as good motto to In
dicate tile union of the colonies. II
was submitted to congress and adopted
by act of congress June. 17S2. The
eagle In it's beak bears ribbon on
which Is the motto. In the early days
of its use the eagle bore also In Its
talons bundle of thirteen arrows. but
when. In 1S41. a new seal was made to
take the place of the old one. which
had become worn. only six arrows
were placed In the talons. Whether
this change was ordered by law or not
Is not known. The old Latin motto
was In use In England as far back as
1870 on the Gentleman's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
Chicks on Free Range.
SUPERVISION Is NEEDED OR THEY MAY
NOT DO AS WE'LL AS IN YARDS.

While it is an advantage to be able to
give growing chicks plenty of range,
still it will be found that certain
amount of supervision over them when
on free range, and on some occasions
limiting 1t in measure, will have good
results.
If the chicks when small have for a
mother hen which hunted over great
deal of ground and was allowed to do
pretty much as she pleased, they will
get in the habit of ranging widely.
They will be strong, for the weak ones
of the brood will have been dragged out
BY the hen and have fallen by the way
side. This strength, however, coming
as it does from so much active exercise,
may exist at the expense Of proper
growth. The birds will be active and
hardy, but may never reach the size
they would have reached if their exer-
else was in a measure restrained; this
applies especially to the heavier breeds.
Particularly is this the case If fed little
outside of what they find for themselves.
Young chicks need plenty of food, and
they should get it for best results.
It has been noticed that focks OF
poultry on farms, If left pretty much to
themselves and the chicks raised on free
range, have tendency to grow smaller
in size and lighter in weight, while the
eggs produced are also small. II such Is
the case, by taking pains with the grow
ing chicks, seeing that they get plenty
of the necessary food for their best de-
velopment, combining them in yards for a
portion of the time, particularly when
small and thus limiting their range to a
certain extent, this trouble in a great
measure can be prevented.
If the farm flock Is already undersized,
1t is also necessary to build it up by the
introduction of large, vigorous cockerels
of the same breed as kept, or, in mixed
flock, those cockerels approaching near
est to the prevailing breed in that flock.
The writer has runs in which he keeps
the different broods of chicks, some
times two broods in the same run.
These chicks, however, are not confined
to the runs, but different broods are
allowed free range at different times. A
general control Is thus kept over the
growing stock, so that few chicks are
lost, and the right size, weight and de-
velopment of the breed are attained
Cor. in Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
NUMBER l6.
other girls. There had never a word

other girls. There had never word
been said Of money.
"Going. going, gone-to Miss POD.
more for FIVE" Billy's voice broke In
on her reverie. Better take that glass
right of. Miss Podmore, and the mar
be, too, so as Il won't get smashed.
Dick. here, will help you. And you
might as well bid up on the rest OF the
set. It's shane to break IT,"
Land, | d5I't want TIE heavy old
stuff csc.ai:.c.l Sue Podmorc. star
ing blankly at tie big old b;:eau. MY
ceilings too low Tor that top piece.
and it's so heavy to lug around.
only bid UP i've because it did seem
such Pity. fc!t rs II we were fair
" insulting the old thing cheapening
1t so. But don't want IT,"
Didn't want it when 1t was worth its
weight In gold to her! Grandma Kit
tredge crossed over 10 where Dick Lane
was trying 10 take lie screws out or
the mirror. the screws that had not
been loosened for fifty-two years AMI
cane ont hard.
Its fearful hefty, Mis- Kittredge.'
he said tipping ii up a"Gin;t q tree to
get ut the lac,i better. and then some
thing happcacd-somethn% 50 amazing
that It stopped the whole Klttred:e
auction. for as Dicks hands pulled on
the hand carved. acorl trimmed bot
tom piece along the side ii gave way
in his grasp and fell oct. and there in
the bright sunshine lay c%posel JUDGE
Kittrcdge's private home bank.
"Of coursr. araulala, you'll DO just
as you please" Kitty tho Third sd
after every one hal C...2 ana BLY, nd
Dick had ccrr:cl I'll The precio"' VA
sold things bac.: ID their places in the
house. "brt Dudley and would love 10
have you I've with us in town"
Grandma Kittrcdge smiled happily TO
he:ccii and s?a.yeI gently back al
forth in her i!tt.a low sewing rookie:
that Miss .'o.....ore had kept her eye
on ever since the sale had l2-Un.
"N'ell, it's real sweet Of Yen to
so. dearie." she answered, "ard k"'T
you both mean It. but as long rs tbs
the means to keep it with-how L; D
did Dudley say your grandpa had pit
in that drawer-twelve thousand and
some odd? Well, kind Of think that
I'll stay right here. You can come out
to visit me often. and there may be
others to consider, you know"
"Others?" said Kitty the Third In
quiringly. "Others, grandma|
There may be Kitty the Fourth
some day. dear heart, who would love
the old place and even the furniture
some day, deare. when you are old.
too. and | am up with grandpa on the
hill, and black walnut furniture has
come in style again"
And while she folded her arms about
the girlish figure kneellng beside her
the sweet old face was full Of half
merry, qulzzical tenderness rs she add
ed, "Some day when mission styles
gone out OF date, dearie. so we'll keep
every dear old piece that came from
Boston years ago"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
Dalrying and Dairy Cows.
ADDRESS By F. L. DAVIS, SECRETARY
VERMONT DAIRY ASSOCIATION, BE-
FORE VERMONT INSTITUTE.

Agriculture is becoming more popular
each year. There is constantly in
creasing population, and all business
men are beginning to realize that the
future welfare Of the American people
depends upon our agricultural resources
and the prosperity of the farmers
There is no branch of farming better
adapted to secure these conditions than
dairying. Through dairying We add to
the resources of the farm and put a
finished product upon the market.
The average production of butter per
COW in the United States is only 1873
pounds. In Vermont the average is l67
pounds. Vermont has S75 cows per
thousand population, more than any
other state. She produces more butter
per cow than any other state.
In lS45 the average per COW was only
SO pounds. The last fifty years has
doubled this; the next should increase
by still greater proportion. In fact,
we now have many herds that are pro-
ducing from 800 to $50 pounds per COW.
This desirable increase must come,
first, through better understanding OF
the conditions best adapted to stimulate
milk production then through securing
better bred cows, cows better qualified
to produce milk.
As an example of what can be done
along these lines where the desire and
the ability exist, it is only necessary to
cite the experience at the ClOudlands
Farm. Twelve years ago a southern
gentleman came here and purchased
several partially abandoned farms, final
" securing about 1000 acres of land in
one body. He stocked these farms with
cows by purchasing those that could be
obtained at nearby sales at low prices
By actual test these cows at the begin
ming made only 200 pounds of butter in
the year, but by selection, better care
and feeding this production has now
been raised to $50 pounds. Vermont
farmers are not growing enough grain
More land SHOULD be under the plough
each year. By shortening the rotation
in this way our grain product will b.
raised, our grasses will be improved,
and the general prosperity OF the farm
will be increased. Early cut hay is bet
ter than late. The middle of June IL
late enough to begin haying on any Yer
mont farm.
The average feed per day per COW ID
not far from thirty pounds silage, one
pound cottonseed meal, four pounds
mixed feed, and what early cut hay they
will eat. The milking machine will
soon come into use on dairy farms where
moro than sixty cows are kept. More
machines of all kinds must find Their
way upon all our farms. The exper'
ment stations are tn help in this great
dairy awakening. To them We mus
look for the most advanced dair,
thought.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
The lnfI1cnce Of Books,

Books have always secret Influence
on the understanding. We cannot ut
pleasure oblIterate Ideas. He that
reads books of science. though without
any desire fixed of improvement. Will
grow more knowing. He that enter.
tains himself with moral or religious
treatises will Imperceptibly advance in
goodness. The ideas which are often
offered to the mind will at last find
lucky moment when 1t Is disposed to
receive them.-Samuel Johnson.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
The Hnme of a Genius.

Beethoven was born In Il small houSe
I'm Bonn. His father had Inherited the
vice of drinking. and often Beethoven
and his younger brother were Obliged
to take their intoxicated father hone.
He was never known TO utter IN IN
kind word about the man who made
bis youth SD unhappy. and he never
failed to resent ii when third person
spoke uncharitably Of his fathers
frailty. Young Beethoven was thus
taught many severe lesson In the
hard school Of adversely. but his trials
were not without advantage to him.
They gave to his character that iron
texture which upheld him under his
hea West burdens.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
A Poor Start.

There was gloom OH Mr. Fowler's
countenance which nothing save the
lack Of some desired article rof food
had ever been known to produce.
whats the matter, Ezra" queried
Mr.. Fowler's nearest neighbor. after u
glance at his lugubrious face. FLAP
jacks given out over ut your house"
"Worse'n that" groaned the dis
tressed one. "You know 'twasn't apple
year, and we've got so low already
m wife says we can't have any more
apple pie for breakfast"
Cant you make out II you have 1t
noon an nightY asked the neighbor.
without smile.
"Can. because I've got to-" said Mr..
Fowler testify. But tell ye it upsets
me. starting in the day wrong like
that!'-Youth's Companion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
Precious Spices,

There are portions Of the globe today
where spices are worth more than gold
or silver. "In the arctic region spices
are essential to health and happiness
wrote an explorer "a dash OF pepper,
a pinch Of ground cinnamon. a little
nutmeg or n piece of ginger root re-
wives the jaded appetite wonderfully
In the north. have seen shlpwrecksd
sailors fight over an ounce Of spices
with more Gerceness than they ever
did for money"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
ing to see this old place. and SO

ing to see this old place. and so l
came"
1.-Two worldllngs in Already" laughed
Mrs. ST. Aubyn, land hunger reminds
me that have brought q lunch"
"Goodv' He spread his coat out on
the grass. "Will you sit here? And If
you don't mind waiting bit I'll SO to
the village and skirmish for kettle
and some tea"
"And two teacups would be an ad-
junct also."
III try" said Vanringcourt.
They lunched in gypsy fashion, the
kettle singing over fire Of twigs.
while the glow Of midday softened into
the long light Of afternoon.
"a mellow light to see visions BY"
observed vanringcourt.
"visiOns!'
"All day I've been longing Tor a
glimpse-o of Il girl that used to know.
She used to wear q pink linen gown
and her hair in q braid and carry Il
frilled sunbonnet on her arm. The last
time saw her this orchard was oil In
bloom, and she promised to love me for
ever and ever. and in token Of that we
exchanged rings made Of grass"
"AIy dear Jimmy" protested Mrs. st.
Aubyn.
yanringcourt fumbled in his pocket.
"There it is." he said, smiling whim-
sically.
How absurd" said Mrs. st. Aubyn,
but her voice trembled.
"Yes. isn't ito cherish that little
bit of dried grass as I've cherished
nothing else on earth. although the girl
that gave it to me decided six months
later that love in cottage was only
another name for folly and that money
and position. were what counted most!
For. you see. In the meantime, like the
fairy godmother in the nursery tale. n
rich relative had come and whirled her
away to town. and when next ] saw
her the wild rose had become an Amer
lean Beauty. the greatest success OF
brilliant social season. VOLTA tout."
But you
"Oh, yes. know. I've had success
too. I've gained 1t. I'm counted for
tunate as the run Of men go, yet the
thing I've wanted most I've never had
Nothing else ever really mattered ex'
cept the girl | knew in this orchard.
All my life and all my heart have been
empty because of her."
at was spring then. and 1t Is autumn
now"
"The glory of the year." said Van
ringcourt.
but in these last few months you've
never even written to me. you've nev
er said you remembered or-or cared"
81 waited till the moment came when
you found things empty, as you have
found them today. till you knew that
your golden apples were only Dead sea
fruit. You refused the boys love that
was offered you In the springtime.
Will you take the mans love that Of
fer you now. IIeleneY'
"Oh, Jimmy" she began, and then
her eyes brimmed and speech failed
her. but she reached out her hands to
him with an adorable gesture. and as
be kissed her a late bird posing on a
bough above their. heads burst sud
denly into song.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
The Bloody Meadow.

Tewkesbury. where a famous battle
was fought during the war of the
roses, Is In Gloucestershire at the con-
fluence OF the Avon and the Severn
and $50 miles from London. The bat
tie wus fought on the bloody meadow
lust outside the modern town. and. nc
cor,ing TO local tradition. one night In
every year OH the anniversary Of the
conflict the adherents Of the white
and rr,I roses meet and fight the battle
.er az in I.on..un Academy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
The Harvest Is not Distant.
SELECT YOUR MACHINERY WITH CARE
WHILE THERE IS LEISURE TINE.

SIN time Of peace prepare for wal" I"
This is q pretty old saying but none the
worse for that. Some things are i'm
proved by age, and the wisdom or folly
of proverbs Is often demonstrated by
events. 1t didn't take much real fight
ing to demolish the Spanish fleets few
years ago, and the little Japs had very
easy work with those of Russia few
years later. In both cases 1t was the
prepared against the unprepared, and
the results were inevitable. Well, what
has this to do with farmingq Something,
surely. The farmers life is q warfare,
with no bitterness, let us hope, against q
constant succession of enemies and ad-
verse conditions, and the winter and
early spring is his time Of peace, If there
is ever to be peace. This is the time to
think, to plan, to prepare; for, once the
plant is put into the ground, the season
of action has come, not to end until the
last fruits of late autumn have been
garnered. In all this season the results
of careful preparation, or Of no prepara-
tion will be plainly evident.
1t may now seem q long time to the
hay and the grain harvest, but they will
be on us before We think; and the farm
ers who are really ready for them will
be the fortunate ones. There's not
much leisure in the summer to decide
with deliberation what mowers and
reapers are the best, and while the farm
er hesitates, the grass is in bloom, the
fields are turning yellow and haste is
necessary to save the valuable crops in
the best condition. Fortunate the man
whose tools are under his own shed, and
who can set them at work at precisely
the fitting moment-who has prepared
for war in time of peace. The time for
is still here; the time OF
action will soon come.
The farmer wants the best tools in the
market. Farm work must be done by
as few men as possible, for labor is
wofully scarce. There are six lines OF
hay and harvest implements from which
it is always safe to make a selection.
Some of them have been before the pub
lie since the days of the scythe, the
sickle and the cradle, and every year i'm
provements have been made, and those
which were good from the first have
become better each year. They are all
made of the best material possible, and
in the most thorough manner. The
selection will be influenced largely by
personal taste. Each line is described
and illustrated in q catalogue of Its own,
and all these catalogues may be obtained
by an International dealer in the town
near you. Visit him and get whichever
catalogue you want. If you don't know
an Intern ational dealer, write to the In
Harvester Company OF
America, Chicago, and they will give
you the name of the one nearest you.-
Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
Roasting Coffee.

In Norway. where superb coffee Is
made. Il bit OF butter Is added to the
beans while they are roasting In the
covered shovel used there for that
purpose In France as well a piece OF
butter the size of walnut Is put with
three pounds Of the coffee beans. and
also dessertspoonfui Of powdered
sugar. This brings out both flavor
and scent and. moreover. gives the
slight caramel taste which will he re-
membered rs pleasing part Of French
coffee
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
The Primary coIors.

Primary colors are the colors into
which white light is separated by the
dispersion of u prism. Those named
by Newton are red, orange. yellow.
green, blue, indigo and violet. Artists
reduce these to three. red, yellow and
blue. Scientists generally consider red,
green and blue to represent the pri.
mary color sensations, and In one the
ory there are supposed to be three
sets Of nerves in the retina which can
respond to these three colors. The idea
Of three primary colors Is that from
the combination Of these three all hues
may be produced which are to be
found In white light.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16

See to 1t that the newly hatched
chickens are kept dry and warm. Al
most every body knows by this time that
thew. should not be fed for the first
twenty-four or thirty-six hours. The
fact n sometimes forgotten, however,
that they should have an abundance OF
fresh water at hand. The bottom OF the
brooder or chicken coop should be cover
ed with fine sand or grit, which thew
will pick 20 that their crops viii be
ready to take care of the first food.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
Proper Feed for Pigs.

W. E. G., Saugerties, N. Y, writes;
"Iu regard to your pigs that are some
times stiff in the hind legs, l will say
all wheat middlings is ration too rich
In proteine for a growing pig. II mixed
with cornmeal, one part, 1t will make
fairly we'll balanced ration. Then scat.
ter some whole oats or shelled corn on the
floor for them to hunt for. Keep q good
sized heap of ashes we'll sprinkled with
charcoal for them to root In and eat.
Also give them occasionally q mess oi
cooked small potatoes or wormy apples
for succulence. Rub along their spine
some of mixture Of aqua ammonia,
one ounce, aud olive oil, three ounces
T.. d. Smead in Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-16
Thia One EspscialIy,

From Paris paper We take the fol.
lowing conversation In police court:
The Presidene-It appears from your
record that you have been thirty-seven
times previously convicted. The Pris.
oner (sententiously)-Man Is not per.
fect.-LondOn Globe.