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East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1908-01-31

Mr.. A. j. Russell, who has had
a patent gate on exhibition for
the past week, sold two state
rights to Starkville men. Mr..
j r. Storment, having bought
Mississippi and B. r, Henry
Louisiana.
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1t is currently reported in rall-
road circles that the New York
Genital lines have absorb ed the
M. & Q. railroad and will in fut-
ure operate this system from st
Louis to Mobile and all of its
branches.
Mississippi will send an unin.
structed delegation to the nation
al republican convention next
summer, according to the opinion
of leading members of the party
IN this state who are in close
touch with the affairs of the
party.
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Geo. Thomas, who is IN jail
charged with killing a negro girl
a month or so ago, dug a hole
through the north wall of me
Jail and made his escape Friday
MI ht. The negro who cut Prot.
Meadows also went out with
Thomas but went to Sheriff
James house aud reported. The
next day Mr., j. o. Thomas, the
father of the boy, brought young
Thomas back and surrendered
him to the sheriff.
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Sheriff James and Deputy
Sheriff Maxwell are the busiest
men in town this week, writing
tx receipts.
Have you pdld yoar taxes! To-
morrow Saturday is the last
day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-22
Lady Betty
Across the Water
By G. N. & A. M. WILLIAMSON
coey,sb. 1906 BY hfeciu-s. PbMip, "a Co
fcoNTINUED.1

lCONTINUED.l
I'm afraid | must have shown how
surprised was and admiring. too,
maybe (how can one keep from admir-
ing what Is fine and noble. whether It's
strange persons face. or the profile
of a mountain against sky at sun
set?). for the handsome steerage pas
senger looked at me long. long In
stant as II he were as much aston
ished as l was. and yet with such a
nice look that. instead Of being an.
noyed, I couldn't help being pleased.
In the meantime the little packet Of
money had fallen on the deck: but.
though It had struck him from be.
bird. he seemed to realize exactly
what had happened and. STOPPING
down, he picked it up. Then he raised
his hand high. so that / could see he
had the crumpled ball of paper in it..
ana elging his way determinedly. but
not at all roughly, through the crowd,
he opened the parcel and gave the
money to the conductor.
What q splendid looking man" !
said in low voice to Mrs. Ess Kay
isn't it extraordinary that he shoulc
be in the steerage?
"Come away. my dear child" she an
swered. ~ can't have you standing
here to be stared at by low creatures
like that. The fellows not in the least
splendid looking. He's only big.
hulking animal. Don't take to making
up romances about the steerage pas
sengers. my love. They're not worth
bothing your little head about, because
If they weren't born for that sort Of
thing. they wouldn't be there, assure
you"
I didn't say anything more. though l
was vexed with her, both for being so
stupidity conventional and for speaking
to me in such loud tone that she at
tracted peoples attention.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-22
NUMBER 81.

Still | can't help taking an interest
In ship life. and now that It's the
morning of the last day on board ]
look back on 1t all as II 1t ought to
have been even more fun than 1t was.
enjoyed hearing about the mar.
conigrams when they came. 1t seem.
ed like living In a tale by Stan's IA
vorite. Jules Verne. to have messages
come flying to us In midOcean like In.
visible carrier pigeons. l enjoyed
having Mr.. Doremus tell me about his
luck IN the big pools when the men
bet on the days run. and I'm afraid
/ rather reveled In seeing row on
deck one evening when one man &C.
cused another Of being cheat and Q
professional gambler and almost cried
about some money he'd lost. II l had
been the first man | wouldn't have
trusted the other I'm the beginning, be-
cause he had fat lips. greasy black
curls and wicked eyes so close to-
gether you felt they might run into
one II he winked too hard on hot
day. But If had been so stupid as to
trust him ! would have been ashamed
to make n fuss afterward ! think
people ought to be sporting.
liked the captains dinner" too. IN
honor Of the last night on board. with
the flags and paper flower decorations.
the band playing military music. the
dishes OH the menu named after IA.
nous generals and the stewards filing
In in long procession when the salon
had been darkencd. each carrying
bright co!cred. illuminated ice and
cake with tiny English and American
and German flags stuc,: into the top.
Yes. liked everything. except-but
row 1t Is nearly over. America Is Just
rourd the corner Of the world
FRO RE CONTINUED
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-22
SAVED THE GIRL.
An Old Time Adventure With Solo,
mon Island Cannibals.

An Old Time Adventure With Solo,
mon Island CannibaIs.
One day on Solomon beach little
girl ran TO me and, before was aware
of 1t, placed my foot on her neck. One
knows what this means well enough.
In hot war ii means that II chief al
lows his foot to rest on the defeated
ones neck the mans life Is safe, but lie
Is q slave forever. rescue or no rescue.
| was puzzled at the childs action. 1t
was soon explained. Shortly afterward
down came a lot OF villagers and i'll
sisted on taking the youngster. ! told
them what she had done They said
they did not care. Her mother was be-
ing cooked In the town, and the child
should go to the ovens with her.
Never" l said What. We, who
have eaten betel nut together many
times. to quarrel for mere child TO
whom | have granted life in your own
wayw l swore they should Kill me
first. They replied:
"Oh, that Is an easy thing to do
A bold front was the only thing now.
Luckily had my sixteen shooter.
Springing back and putting mark on
the sand with my foot, swore | would
shoot the first man who crossed 1t.
They knew could answer for dozen
Of them or SO, and although clubs were
up aud bows bent, they hesitated, as
we'll they might, and ! knew | had
mastered them. Then one proposed |
should buy the child fairly. They
cared not TO fight friend. To this
at once agreed, and muss was thus
avoided, and a mission ax worth ten
pence made me slave owner
Among the Man Eaters" by John
Caggin.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-22

~, who hadn't begun to dress. was
standing up looking almost cross
that is, with different features from
hers she might have succeeded In
looking cross.
"Sit down. Betty. please, want to
talk to you." said Mrs. Ess Kay.
!. Somehow it always makes me feel
stiff when she "Betty's" me, as my
old nurse says It does with your ears
II you eat broad beans.
"If do shall be late for dinner"
said |, just as If minute ago hadn't
been dying to pour out my news.
"Never mind dinner, my dear girl"
replied Mrs. Ess Kay, with an air
which do believe she tried to copy
from mother. "What have to say Is
more important than dinner. ! hope
what have been hearing isn't true"
"That depends upon what 1t was"
I retorted. Disgusting my pertness
with smile.
Don't think I've been tattling," said
Sally. whatever my faults may be.
haven't q rubber neck"
I didn't know In the least what she
meant. But afterward she explained
that II your neck Is always piyoting
around to pry into other peoples af-
fairs 1t is a rubber neck, and ! shall
remember the expression to tell Stan
when go home. He will like to add
1t to his collection of strange beasts.
Mrs. Ess Kay partly turned her back
upon Sally. "The dear duchess" (she
always speaks Of mother in that way),
''the dear duchess has intrusted you
to my charge. Betty. and don't know
what | shall do II you take advantage
Of me by playing naughty tricks when
ever am incapacitated from chape-
roning you for half an hour"
One would have thought was a
trained dog! simply stared with sau-
Ger eyes, and she went on. Mrs. Col
lingwocd came in to inquire for my
headache. and she told me that you
have been running about begging for
money to give to common man in
the steerage. l sent instantly for Sal
ly. but she either knows or pretends
to know nothing"
I rushed into explanations, sure that
when Mrs. Ess Kay understood l
should be pronounced mot guilty"
But, to my surprise, her chin grew
squarer and squarer and her eyes
harder and lighter till they looked al
most white.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-22
Dairy Pointers.

Milk the cow clean every time if.you
would keep up uniform flow of milk.
Suit the feed to the cow. Some cows
will give more milk on one kind of feed
than on another. Find out which is the
better, and give her that.
Don't stunt the heifer calf II you in
tend to make a mixer out OF her. Treat
the calf as II she was already good COW
and some day she will be.
Rich food assures good milk. How
ever high bred your COW, she cannot
manufacture rich milk out Of impure
water and trashy feed.
Remember that cleanliness and sun
shine have the same effect in the stables
as in the human habitation. They mean
death to disease germs and health and
strength to the dairy cow.
A good milk cow never gets rolling
fat. Her surplus food goes into the
milk bucket. As soon as she begins
to fatten she will decrease her flow of
milk.
Be sure the cows udder, as we'll as
your hands are perfectly clean before
you begin milking, that no dirt may fall
into the bucket. Never use lard on the
hands, as it keeps the cows teats tender
and makes hard mixer. 1t is better
to milk with the cows teats dry.
A dry floor, good bed, warm stall,
plenty of wholesome feed and pure wa
ter provided for the dairy COW when the
wintry winds are blowing and the mer-
curry stands below zero will have their
reward in the continued flow Of good
rich milk.-W. d. Neale in Farm and
Fireside.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-22

We went back to our deck chairs,
and there was nothing to remind me
Of the little episode except the torn
cover Of my magazine, on which, l
now remembered, Sally Woodburn had
scrawled my name over and over again
in pencil. just in idleness. while she
and I had been talking that morning.
If Mrs. Ess Kay had known, no doubt
she would have been furious that a
piece Of paper with my name on 1t
should have gone down into the steer.
age. But l didn't mind, for l remem-
bered that the young man had opened
the parcel, given the money to the con.
ductor, and kept the cover, which
probably he had soon after thrown
overheard or twisted up to light q
pipe.
Nothing more happened that day, but
there are two nice American girls on
board, about my own age or a little
older Chey seem years older, for they
are so charming and self possessec)
and Mrs. Ess Kay encourages me to
like them, as they are in Mrs. Van der
Windt's party. l grew quite well &C
quainted with them the third day out,
and they asked me to go and watch
the people in the steerage, who had q
trick dog which was lots Of fun. !
went and saw the bronze young man
again. He was standing with his
arms folded across his blue flannel
shrted chest. leaning against one OF
the supports Of kind Of bridge, look
ing up toward the first class deck
Our eyes met as they had before, and
| was so absurd that l felt myself
brshing. l could have boxed my own
ears, and though the trained dog really
was pet didn't stay long.
1t Is strange how certain kinds OF
eyes haunt me. You see them in the
air. us If they were really looking at
you-esEecially when you are just
dropping of to sleep. l think gray
ones do this more than others. Per
haps it is because they are more pierc
ing.
But it was the fourth day that tht
climax came-the climax which ha.
ended by upsettins me so much and
has made everything so uncomfort
able.
The weather was glorious-all blue
and gold after sulky. leaden day
and there was dancing down on the
steerage deck again. Though it was So
Gne. the water was not smooth like q
floor as 1t had been at first. but broken
into Indigo waves ruffled irregularly
with silver lace and edged with shin.
mering pearl fringe.
The same performance was going
Oh down there on the crowded deck
that I'd seen the first day. and Sally
WOodburn and |. who had been walk
ins-counting the times we went
around to make two miles-stopped tc
glance ut the show.
There's that good looking man
Cousin Katherine classlfies as hulk
ing animal" said Sally. ~ must really
consult the dictionary for a definition
of the word 'hulking.' l don't know
whether it's a verb or adjective, d.
your
"No, l don't" said /. "But which
ever it Is, I'm sure he doesn't or isn't
He's gentleman, and somethin:
strange has happened or he wouldn'
be there. l do think it's a shame.
must be horrible"
Don't you think Cousin Katherine
knows more about such persons thai
your" asked Sally, and there was sucf
funny quaver IN her voice that
turned to see what it meant She wa.
laughing, but whether at me or al
Mrs. Ess Kay or at the man with tn,
lobster claw nose couldn't tell. ane
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-22

COJhS.
It. He told the same story to the
purser that he had told others about
my being the one to start the sub.
scrintion. and he wanted me to sign
kind Of letter which he wrote. to the
effect that the passengers had chosen
this way of testifyins their apprccia'
ton OF Il gallant deed aud 80 on, but |
wouldn't, and he stopped teasing at
last when he saw that | was going to
be veXed.
After the business was what Mr.
Doremus called fixed up he took me
back to my chair on deck Sally
wasn't in her place. and as l was Won
lering what had become Of her the
dressing for dinner bugle went wai!in2
over the ship like hungry banshee
| said to myself that Sally must have
gone early because her frock was to be
particularly elaborate. felt con.
scious Of having heaps Of interesting
things to tell. and understood exact
ly what Victoria means when she says
she's In one Of her pretty and popular
moods"
I danced into ou stateroom, wher"
only q drawn curtain covers the open
doorway. No one was there, and the
cabin was so quiet that 1t seemed to
greet Inc with warning SSH!
Down fell my spirits with a dull
thud, though l didn't know why. My
joyousness changed to what story book
writer's describe as "fOreboding OF
disaster" but when have 1t It's gen.
orally connected with lecture from
mother, so know 1t only as sneaky
81 haven't eaten the cream" sort OF
feeling.
Just as had begun to take OF my
frock Louise appeared at the door
which leads into the little drawing
room. She said that II l pleased
madam would be glad to see me In
her cabin. hurried across to the
other stateroom opposite to ours and
there found Mrs. Ess Kay in gor-
geously embroidered pink satin Japa-
nese thing which she calls kimona.
She was sitting in chair in front OF
the makeshift dressing table putting
on her rings and clasping bracelets
on her wrists with vicious snaps. Sal
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-22
A Pure Bred Flock.

have been much interested in read
ing the articles in the poultry depart.
ment regarding keeping pure bred and
mongrel fowls. For the first time in an
experience of twenty-five years We have
a pure bred flock of hens. We have al.
ways kept good stock; by this l mean
we have had some of the standard sorts;
but they were mixed. Whenever We
decided to change breeds, as We fire.
quently did, we kept some of the strains
we had previously had, and, though
sometimes not many, they were enough
to give us a mixed flock. Two years
ago we decided to try the Barred Ply
mouth Rock breed. We then purchased
few sittings of eggs, and have finally
eliminated all but the pure breds of this
variety.
We are frequently asked, "Do they lay
any better?" To this We invariably
make the answer, "We had some excel
lent records of winter layers before max
irg this change, and as yet haven't i'm
proved upon many of these with the
flock of pure breds." This we did not
expect to do-net at once, at any rate
but, everything considered, We are bet
ter pleased with our present flock than
with any that has preceded it. There
are several reasons for this-one that
they are much more pleasing to the eye.
From a money peint of view this may
not count for much, but not everything
should be estimated by the dollar mark
Ella F. Flanders, De Wittville, N. T.,
in Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-22
Don't Sell for q Song.

would say word Of warning to my
brother farmers. Don't sell your stock
for 80 very much less than it has cost
you to raise it. At present eve lamb
at four months old Is worth from S3 to
So for the butcher. If that lamb is
properly cared for the wool will not
more than pay the keeping until the
next fall. A mature sheep should be
worth much more than four months
old lamb, yet three entire flocks have
been sold out of this vicinity for 1925
per head. Pastures have been dry and
these sheep were thin in flesh and not
much to look at, but sheep quickly
respond to good feed and care and 1t is
the sheep that Is gaining in flesh that
drops the largest and strongest lamb.
Again, heifers and cows have been
sold here for dollars less each than 1t
cost to raise them. OF course old and
undesirable cows and sheep ought to
be disposed of at any cost, but new
milch cows and COWS to freshen later II
good for anything. are worth what 1t
cost TO raise them to three years of age.
I do not know how 1t is in other
places but in this vicinity while very
many are short of fodder, there is more
than enough hay among the farmers to
winter all our stock, which if sold will
not net the owners $40 ton at their
barns. I should be ashamed to own
had stock that it would not pay me to
buy ten dollar hay to winter.
Hay is not going to be high when the
west is ready to put carloads into any OF
our Maine villages on the line of the
railroad for two dollars ton less than
the best Maine hay is worth in Boston,
and one of our local traders has had
that offer from western parties.
One farmer has 200 tons of hay in his
barn for which he has been offered SIS
ton. A hay buyer told me the other
day that he did not know where 1t could
be sold now out of the state to net $40 a
ton at the barn. Several farmers here
have two and three years surplus OF
hay in their barns. Some farmers press
ed last years hay to make room for the
crop of this year. l heard large farm
er say recently in public place, that he
had more than an average hay crop this
year.
There is hay enough and to spare, yet
farmers have listened 10 the stock-buy-
ers' stories, and have sold their cattle
and sheep at stock buyers prices.
Farmers, don't sell any more of your
stock until you know where this feed
scare comes from. The crop reports
tell of the largest kind of crop of corn
and wheat in the West.
Some are trying to scare US about
scarcity of hay next year. Well, wait
and see, and If necessary, let the sacri-
fee come next year, and not this. The
fertility of the soil is not lessened.
Next year raise oats and peas, which
make the best of hay. Raise all the
corn you have dressing for, and seed all
for clover for the succeeding year, but
don't sell any more new milch cows for
from $40 to $50, when butter Is 80 to 50
cents pound, and going higher.
in Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-22
HOW HE SLEPT.
His Experience With Noisy and Per-
sistsat Cuckoo Clock.

His Experience With Noisy and Per-
sistsat Cuckoo Clock.
Wertz recently was presented with
IN old fashioned clock. That evening
he hung it on his bedroom wall. wourd
1t up and after admiring It awhile
went to sleep. He was drifting into
very pleasant dreams when he was
startled.
"COo-coo, coo-coo!'
Wertz sat up with start, but In an
instant recovered his wits and listened
to eight more cOo-coOS with a foolish
grin. Then he lay back and went to
sleep agair.
He had got into fine doZe by the
time the thing went off again. This
time he didn't grin.
Wertz is light sleeper. and though
he tried to get used 20 the thing. he
gave up after the cuckoo had anHOunc-
ed . o'clock and got up and stopped
the clock.
NEAT " NcIiI1Ir w ttl JubI'i, W u' Hs'o
not seen the clock. went to look at II.
"Why. it's stopped" he said. What
Is wrongT
Wertz senior stroked his chin.
Maybe | didn't wind II this morn
Ing" he replied. "FerI." lie continued
generously, III you will promise TO
wind that clock every morning I'll let
you have It for your ROOM
Wertz junior was delighted. and the
transfer was made.
At the breakfast table next morn
Ing the heir of the house Of Wertz
looked tired and somewhat sEccpjsh,
but offered no explanation. After con-
siderable general conversation his IA
ther said:
"You look tired How did you sleep
last night"
Vert Junior yawnCd.
by the hour" he answered. Kan.
Sas city Times
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-22
ADJUSTED HIS CANE.
Then tho Man From Berlin Explained
Why He Did II.

A man stood before n shop window
with his cane sticking out from under
his arm. A stout. blond gentleman In
passing struck the cane smartly with
his own, restoring 1t from its obstruc-
tive horizontal position to the proper
vertical one.
Say, what's the matter with you!
You're the freshest guy ever saw.
Are you looking for trouble"
Thus said the man whose cane had
been tapped. But he who had tapped
It, speaking with German accent. an
swered gently:
"Why, sir, did nothing but restore
your cane to It's right inclination. Abb
sently you were holding It under Jour
arm. 1t was jabbing people In the
breast. the back, even the eye. and yet
you meant no harm.
well. ! stopped that nuisance which
you were unconsciously committing. In
Berlin 1t Is the custom always to stop
Il so. And no one takes Olfense. On
the contrary. In Berlin the correction Is
received with a smile and word OF
thanks. Isn't 1t so here|
mo. 1t isn't" said the other, but II
should be- thank you, sir, myself. and
I apologize. New York Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-22
General Crop Report.

Especially reported for Maine Farmer)
Farmers in the West are nearly
through huskiug their corn, and as
result shipments have increased. Many
farmers, however, are holding for higher
prices, and the corn that is being ship
ped comes chiefly from such farmers as
are obliged to have ready money i'm
mediately. 1t is said that the move
ment of corn to market really is larger
than it appears, because large pro-
portion is shipped without passing
through Chicago. Usually 1t is neces-
sary to store corn in Chicago for some
time to dry it so that it will grade, but
the corn this year is so dry that it can
be shipped direct. The present price of
corn is so high that it is unlikely that
there will be any large exports. The
outlook for corn in Southern Europe is
excellent. Russia will raise the largest
crop in it's history, If nothing intervenes
to prevent. The Balkan countries will
show large crops, but Italy will raise
less, because of damage by drouth.
The bulk of our corn crop is fed to
stock, and exported in that shape.
The extent of the damage to winter
wheat is still uncertain. In Kansas and
the adjoining districts it is thought that
the acreage will be reduced Is per cent,
but this will be planted to corn, alfalfa,
or other crops in the spring, 30 that it
will not be wasted. The most damage
is east of the Mississippi. Some snow
and rain have fallen iu Indiana and
Illinois, but not enough. Where the
winter wheat has sprouted it has grown
very little, but it is pointed out by the
more hopeful growers that 1t may be
growing down, if it is not growing up,
so that the actual damage may be less
than now appears probable. In some
instances the wheat has been in the
ground six to eight weeks, without ap-
peariug above ground, and 1t is probable
that much of this will be damaged. In
the Ohio valley less than two inches of
rain fell during two months. The
ground is so dry that there is little
danger of damage by freezing.
The wheat crop of northwestern Can
ada this year is officially estimated at
99, ,31l $40 bushels, the yield averaging
1874 bushels to the acre. The state of
Washington reports wheat crop about
8, ,5OO,O 900 bushels short of previous
estimates. About 20 per cent of the
crop has been marketed. Prices of
wheat have advanced during the past
week, as the result of the damage re-
ported, and the small surplus on haud,
and still higher prices are being pre-
dicted.