davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The evening world., 1909-03-06

Yes, | said that" she admitted. but
It was after The regular meeting, and
we were all talking a lot Of nonsense.
My serious opinion s that the average
husband Of my acquaintance 10 quite
equal to the average wife. l think
Stgnorita Huidobro's views are behind
the times. however
Have Equal Rights.
1T Is my opinion that a husband has
no more right to stay out TIL a. NJ.
than his wife has. Tho only reason why
his wife shouldn't ask him anything
pbout where he has been IS because he
won't tell her the truth But at leas: she
can make her opinion felt by con-
temptuous silence"
Then /, does no good to put him
through tie third degree" l interro'
gated,
no, IT only exasperates him." Mrs,
Bates replied. Il know Of one wife who
tried ii. Her husband used TO 60 on;
four or nv, times, a week to so-called
lodge meetings.
"Qne even.n- his wife took chance,
and told him she had seen him at GER
tain place-not his lodge,
How do YOU know he inquired.
"I was on the street about II p. NJ,
and there were no curtains, and / saw
YOU" she replied,
And what do you mean by running
the streets at that hour asked the
angry husband
Exactly what YOU do size answered.
Tho streets belong to ne as well as
YOU
Then he burst into n stream OF pro
family But being caught. instead OF
improving him. made him worse.
Really" Mrs, Bates concluded. there
Is no use trying to reform a husband at
all. Your only hope Is in catching him
before he is twenty-seven, because after
that, II he has any bad habits, he Is per-
manently welded to them.
III had daughter I would say to
her about choosing husband: Be sure
he Is under twentyseven and find out
what kind of n mother he has. The lat
ter is really the most important thing
II a man has good mother he will
make a good husband
A Model Mother.
THE best mother I KNOWN fact, a
model mother-!s Mrs. James 5. Sher'
man, wife OF the new Vice President
She has always been n companion to her
sons She understands them. She Is mol
undulv sentimental and does not gloss
things over,
Her boys feel that they can so to her
with anything. That is the way all boy:
should feel.
"Onc generation Of good mothers
would solve the husband problem. Fol
the mother makes, the character Of the
children and every mother should brins
UP her boy with her grandchildren in he'
mind.
She must not be romantic or sentl
mental. She must let the boy under
stand that she will answer any ques
ton he asks. That Is the only way Il
gain his confidence"
Then II a girl catches husband IN
der twenty-seven who has had n GOO
mother" I summarized, she may hop
for the BEST"
Yes" Mrs. Bates replied. But don
lie, her undertake to reform anyboa!
over that age. Because IL a man ha
once started to he n bad Indian yo'
may be sure he'll stay one I'LL he dies
II he has the habit OF coming in at
| A. NJ. there is nothing wife can do L
stop him, and there's no use In prov'n
him liar by making him ans"e
questions when he does arrive,
The only thing to do II you want Il
be happy is to select him properly and
above all, study his mother and HI
r,anner toward her. That is the fins
J
The evening world., 1909-03-06

Whsn you 20 shopping DON'T simply say
"a pound Of 1sa." because you can secure
better tee, more delicious tea, u you only
~ f. "aaladA." -
The evening world., 1909-03-06

Bates is well the author novels the most recent
las Son. besides being prominent among club women
asked her she really believes that the only good bu
IL
The evening world., 1909-03-06

IdIIV IS Z NtNI VIIt.
Yes said that" she admitted, but
It was after The regular meeting, and
we were all talking lot Of nonsense.
My serious opinion ,s that the average
husband Of my acquaintance Is quite
equal to the average wife. think
Stgnorita Huidobro's views are behind
the times, however.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-05
How Bar Tree Roots Feed.

A correspondent asks whether 1t is
necessary to mulch an orchard between
the rows. He seems to consider that the
area within two or three feet of the trunk
of the trees Is all tha. 10 necessary. This
Is mistake. The materials needed for
the growth Of the tree or plant are taken
in through the root hairs, and these ex-
tend to the ends Of the smaller roots.
These fine root hairs work their way
into the spaces between the particles OF
soil, and are constantly pushing out for
fresh supplies OF food. The manure may
be applied profitably even beyond the
feeding ground Of these roots, because,
as the water is absorbed from the soil,
with which these root hairs come In con-
tact, other water naturally flows toward
these points. Hence the feeding ground
of we'll developed root system of tree
will likely drain all the area between the
rows of trees. When trees are set even
so far as thirty feet apart should cover
the entire area between the rows.-L. G.
Brown, in Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-05
Ground Oats Best.

Some poultrymen feed ground corn and
oats and, together with vegetables, make
a mash for the poultry. Whenever
ground oats can be procured without the
corn being mixed with it, the feed will
be much better than when the corn is in
excess, says successful poultryman in
Wisconsin Agriculturslist. Some mill
ers in grinding corn and oats add more
corn than oats, depending upon the CON-
parative price of the two. For other
stock, or for milch cows, such a food
may be better, but not for fowls. II il
can be done it is always better to have
the oats and corn ground separately and
mix the two in quantities and proper.
tions TO suit the requirements of the
particular flock, as fowls should not all
be fed alike. Oats consist of hard husk
which fowls dislike, and much more good
will be obtained from them if the oats
are ground In all events, plenty of gri'
should be supplied.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-05
(oUNT1NUED.]

At our rate Of speed hadn't to walt
many minutes for the grand Fifth ave-
nue. houses. and oh. poor London-poor,
dear London! wanted to fly back
and tear down Buckingham palace.
Mrs. Ess Kay had always talked
about her New York home" which
made it sound rather small and mod.
est. so was surprised when we
stopped before huge. square pile.
built of rich looking, rough brown
stones. so nearly the color of Christ
mas plum pudding that 1t made NE
hungrier than ever to look ut 1t. The
house is trimmed with three wide
bands Of carving. made Of the same
kind Of stone. and there are carved
bronze railings and lamps on thn
porch. and the front door Is carved
too, like the door of Il cathedral.
We were let into Il vestibule. all col!
ored mosaic and things. and that
opened into big. square. glassed over
garden. with q great marble fountain
playing in the middle. l never saw
such wonderful place in my life, but
until / got used TO it, couldn't help
feeling that 1t was more like splen.
did foreign hotel than a mere house
The garden isn't a real garden when
you come to examine 1t, for it's paved
with rare stones Of different colors,
like the Jewels in Aladdin's cave, but
all around the fountain beautiful flow
ers are growing and pink and white
water lilies float in the marble BASIN
There are orange trees in pots, and a
forest Of tall palms, all of which are
reflected and repeated over and over
again in the mirrors Of which the
walls are made, and on the little tables
standing about here and there among
groups of inlaid chairs are bowls over
flowing with roses. The roof Is a sky
light, over which creepers. have been
trained, so that the light which filters
through Is a lovely green. No doors
are visible at first glance, but when
you are initiated, all you have to do Is
to walk up to the mirror wall, find a
gold button, press it and door opens
into q room as marvellous as the foun-
tain court, around which, 1t seems, all
the rest of the house is built.
well have something to drink
here" said Mrs. Ess Kay, "before we
take off our things" So we all sat
down. among the palms and orange
blossoms, and delicious sense OF
peace after storm stole over US with
the GOODNESS and the green dusk and
the perfume Of flowers.
supposed that something to drink"
at this time of day meant tea, but al
most Immediately footman came
through the glass wall, carrying a tray
with nothing on 1t except tall tumblers.
There were straws sticking out OF the
tumblers, and as the man moved /
could hear faint tinkle Of Ice.
For a minute was bitterly disap-
pointed, because the thought Of tea
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-05
Winter Hints.

Don't forget to keep the hens busy, il
you would have eggs in winter. Begin
right by providing good deep litter,
and accustom them to industry from the
start. After hen has once formed the
lazy habit she will, like many man, get
along in sunny content on half fare
rather than "get on hustle" While
the inexperienced might consider this an
economical sort of hen, the practical
poultryman knows to the contrary, for
the half-fed hen will not produce eggs,
hence what she does eat must be set
down as dead loss.
One of the objects of making fowls
work for their feed, as every one knows,
is to prevent them from getting too fat.
(Fat hens are another class that are in
variably shy on eggs.) The older birds
In particular should be carefully watch
ed with reference to this. Do not feed
these too heavily on the moist mash
just what they will eat up clean once q
day and no more. And be careful as to
the proportion of corn meal, feed flour,
middlings or other heavy substance.
Whole corn should be fed but once a day
at night.
The pullets from their. naturally great
sr activity and other causes, will stand
much heavier feeding than the "year-
lipgs," without becoming over fat. Even
then, however, especially In the larger
breeds, they may be quite easily driven
out of condition for their very best work,
and one can make no mistake by keep
ing them stirring. as with the older
birds, and aiming to include the greatest
possible amount of egg-forming materi.
ial in their ration.
Many reason that because their fowls
are now laying well under . certain
system of care and feed, they must
be handling them properly. This, how
ever, is not always the case. 1t Is OF
course all very fine to have fowls doing
we'll now, but another important con-
sideration Is, how long will they continue
to do as we'll as at present? Fowls
Especially farmers fowls) usually come
into winter quarters fit as race horses, 30
to speak, from the exercise natural in q
considerable period of free range, and
with their systems invigorated to the last
degree from consuming an abundance OF
vegetable and insect life. The founda-
ton for the eggs they are now produc-
ing was laid during that period Of activ-
ity and privilege, but with the closing-in
Of the birds and the consequent loss Of
opportunities for natural exercise and
picking up Of choice bits Of food, this
store must soon be exhausted, unless
conditions are made favorable for re-
newiug it, which can best be done by
following the methods of care and feed
ing that successful poultrymen prescribe,
the egg production will fall off later.
When you are laying in a wide variety
of the best of grains, remember that
hens will not produce eggs for any great
length of time without green stuff or
some form of animal food. Also that an
idle hen is not profitable, no matter
what her diet, only by way Of the block
John l.. Woodbury., in Maine Farmer
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-05
EATING TOO MUCH.
ovsrnutrition Is Just a. Harmful as
Malnutrition.
[To DE CONTINUED

Overnutrition ts JUST a. 1armfui ~
MaInutrition.
1t Is an acknowledged fact that al.
most every soul Of us eats too much.
The digestive organs are constantly
overturned and finally weakened.
When wisely followed. the practice Of
fasting can he most beneficial An ex-
pert OIL the food question has said that
one should rise from the table with
the feeling of hunger, which Is an ex-
pericnce known to very few OF lis.
On the contrary, the majority of peo-
pie leave the board with sense Of
burden which only an hours siesta
can alleviate. This Is not so much
owing to the fact that the food /; TN
commonly rich, for the rule OF the
simple life obtains now il the fash
lOnable cuisine, but 1t IS the quantity
taken. There is large community ut
the present moment which fasts from
breakfast time till dinner at night. It
is a question II It Is wise to leave the
stomach entirely without food during
all those hours, but there is no ques-
tion that the lighter the lunch taken
the better will he the health Of the
individual. BY Eight lunch in this
instance is meant what most people
would not call lunch at all-that Is
to say, few crackers with cheese
Ia much maligned article Of diet, Q
few nuts and bit of fruit or a cup
Of cocoa with dry toast. Such a
feast" prevents the craving for food
and In no way taxes the digestive or
gans. Oyernutrition Is just as harm.
full as malnutrition and is far more
frequently the cause Of maladies.
With judicious fasting the system re-
covers it's lost tone, and mental work.
ers would find that the brain worked
with surprising lightness. for the brain
is one of the chief sufferers from over
eating.-New York American.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-05

Almost Immediately q footmdn came.
had supported me for hours. But
when l tasted the stuff in my glass
wasn't disappointed any longer. 1t
had two or three strawberries, some
bits Of pineapple. and white grape
bobbing about on top, and it was full
of chopped ice. don't know what 1t
was, for nobody mentioned its name,
and was ashamed to ask. lest 1t
might seem too ignorant; but 1t was
good, and tasted as If 1t might have
little wine in it, mixed with
fizzy water and other things. When
| had drunk mine. felt differ
ent girl; quite merry and so friendly
toward Mrs. Ess Kay. had never
thought her such nice woman.
laughed at almost everything that she
and Sally said. and said some rather
funny things myself. Still, I'm not
sure that as a regular thing wouldn't
rather have tea.
We sat resting for some time, though
i WaSu tllCu a. Oil hO"s ~N>-->-
have run a mile, but suddenly felt a
little sleepy, and I was glad when
Mrs. Ess Kay proposed to so to our
rooms. Leaving the fountain court we
came Into q hall, hung with tapestry,
and from 1t wide stairway led us up
TO gallery, lighted from the top
which runs all round the house. with
the doors Of the bedrooms opening on
from 1t.
Mine Is so gorgeous that haven't
known one thoroughly comfy. moment
in II since came. except at night
when I'm asleep.
Cne would think. as Battlemead IL
a..ked among the finest old Tudor
places In England. and people come or
Thursdays and give shillings to see II
"a very good thing for us. though It's
extremely inconvenient, as 1t pays FOL
all the gardens and all the servants
wages) that it would be grander than
quite a new house, in country like
America. But Battlemead, even In iti
palmiest days, must have been shabby
beside Mrs. Ess Kay's ''home" in New
York.
Our grandest bedroom, the one
where Queen Elizabeth slept, Is quite
dull old hole compared to Mrs. Ess
Kay's splendid room. Mine, at home
has all the furniture covered with fad
ed chintz. and the curtains are made
| Of plain white dimity. But love the
deep window seats where I can cur
up among cushions. with a cataract OF
roses yelling the picture Of the terrace
with its ivy covered stone balustrade
the sundial. the two white peacocks
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-05

| mo. don't see." said l. Not that
there will be the least necessity for
you to do anything Of the sort"
"Oh, won't there? Well, you just
wait till you get to Newport, and
you'll find out differently. I've applied
for leave on purpose to help Kath pro-
tect you. and expect to put on a suit
Of chain armor under my clothe0. But
first you're coming to visit me at West
Point"
81 don't think am" l said.
"Oh, but you are. It's promise Of
Kath's. And shan't be proud to show
you around? You shall see Filtration
Walk the first thing. It's what the
ladies admire the most at the Point
Perhaps you've heard Of it?"
mo-" said I. "And l never heard
of West Point. Is 1t suburb Of New
| York."
Not much. It's our American Sand
hurst But you English people don't
know anything about this side. I guess,
now, you think that Florida Is in South
America"
II haven't thought about 1t yet" !
replied.
"Thats right. don't ask anything
better than to teach you the geography
of the United States. Well begin with
Filtration Walk. But see here, Lady
Betty, that rose you've got on isn't q
good sample Of what we can grow over
here. Didn't that maid Of my sisters
take you something little better from
me-?
Something much bigger and grand
er," said, feeling loyal to my poor
white bud. 81 was meaning to thank
you"
Don't do that; the things aren't
worth 1t. only wanted to know
whether that French female had
played me false or not. But here
eomes my sister. wish she'd taken
longer to do up her back hair. Now,
I'll give you your wish and talk about
the weather. Mighty hot day, isn't it?
Won't you have cocktail? I'd just
finished mine when you came down."
"Of course Betty will have cock
tail. We all do before dinner" said
Mrs. Ess Kay, sailing toward us in a
trailing white film Of lace.
But Betty didn't have one, though at
this moment several little glasses ap-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-05

We then asked him what branch Of
agriculture he would engage in and con-
fidently expect both pleasure and profit.
"Grass," was the prompt reply. "There
is no spot on the face of the earth that /
have ever visited where such magnificent
grass is grown as in Aroostook, both
clover and timothy, and it can be grown
and put into the barn for less than "a q
ton and is worth S12 on any market In
the world the moment it is pressed.
would break up sward, dress 1t with
barn dressing if could get it, and If not
use high grade fertilizer. l would
then NOW it as long as 1t cut two tons to
the acre or thereab0uts. When 1t began
to fall off in yield would plow it right
after haying in July or August, and seed
it right down, so as to get another crop
next year. On that new soil an applica-
ton of fertilizer, when 1t was turned up
every two or three years would be all
that would be needed for good many
years. might occasionally raise few
potatoes, but only as diversion. A
crew few days in haying is all the help
should need except the years when /
broke up and reseeded and that would
be only few additional days. would
not have four or six horses and as many
men blowing, planting and cultivating.
wedding, hoeing and spraying, not to
say digging, picking up, sorting and
harvesting from early in the spring until
almost planting time again. Not much.
Not that 1t Is not profitable, but it is too
much like q continuous performance to
suit me. l want even q good thing to
come to an end" = Turf, Farm and
Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-05

sideration IKE complexion wOuiu
never keep you from drinking It In
fact, nothing would. You feel as II
you must drink iced water. pints OF
iced water, in rapid succession. II not
only your complexion, but your whole
face were to be swept away In the
deluge. Once you have got the taste
nothing can quench 1t but iced water
more iced water and still more Iced
water!
After dinner, while we were having
heavenly Turkish coffee In the fotin'
tain court, who should come but Mr.
Doremus. It seemed to me a funny
time to call, but apparently the others
didn't think 1t out Of the way. He
wanted US to 60 to some theater on
roof, and I should have loved 1t. espe
cially when Mrs. Ess Kay said YOU
didn't get smudges on your nose as
you would II you sat on roof in Lon
don, a thing which never heard OF
anybody except cats doing. But she
was tired, and suppose II would have
been ladylike for me to be. only ! was
much too excited. So Mr.. DOremus
stayed, and he and Mr.. Parker talked
more slang in an hour than ! think
ever heard in my whole life, though
have always considered Stan talented
In that way.
But STAINS slang and vic's are quite
different from American slang. In
America you build up your whole con
versation out Of 1t. and It's wonderful
l longed for notebook while those
two men were talking to put every
thing down. and felt II people were
often going to be as funny as that
should need to go home soon to rest
my features.
When 60 home I shall probably
have collected SO much slang In my
pores that I shall talk about putting
on my "glad rags" when I'm going to
dress for dinner; my life will he my
natural" shall call STAINS motor
car the blue assassin or the homicide
wagon; shall say my best frocks
are mighty conducive;:" I shall get
bored by poor Mr.. Duckworth. ou'
newest curate. and tell him he's 1.-THE
limit" ! may even take to abbreviat
ing my Alternatives and negatives by
saying yep" and nope" when I'm In
a hurry, but II ! do fall into these
ways, tremble to think what may he
the effect on mother
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-05
Bouncing Rstsey.

There is an old fashioned flower call
ed Bouncing Betsey," which every one
should love for one trait We have no.
ticed that It grows on all neglected
graves, as II trying to cover up the
fact that some one who once lived IL
forgotten. It may also be found iu
corners Of old fashioned gardens.
where 1t grows and blooms and pro.
tests against being pushed out en-
tirely. There are some dear old fash
ioned people who suggest Bouncing
Betsey."-Atchison Globe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-05
This Farmer Prefers Grass.


While on recent visit in Aroostook
we met New York gentleman who had
been on tour Of observation. He own
cd farm Of good proportions, on which
be had tried all kinds of farming and
live stock hnsbandry, only to be dis
gusted with them all, as they had one
and all proved such lamentable failures.
He went into Aroostook . make q per-
sonal investigation Of the potato busi-
ness. . He had been very Hospitality en-
tertained on large farm where nearly
4, 900 barrels, or about 10000 bushels OF
prime tubers had been harvested. The
farmer had kept very strict account OF
the cost of the crop for not only this
yeafs but for dozen years past, hence
he could give accurate figures as to the
cost of raising them, and the profit that
man had reason to expect. The visitor
had the benefit of all these records.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-05
Aae Iatast LUXURY,

"Yorng man." said the heavy father.
edo you understand the style in which
my daughter has been accustomed to
live? She has always had every lux
ury she wanted" "And now I'm the
luxury she wants." murmured the suit
or.-London Globe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-05
How LongP

The party who inquired some time
since how long the production of grass
fields could be kept up by the top-dress-
ing with chemicals, recommended in the
editorial columns of the Farmer. will
find a partial answer in the following:
Prof. voorhees, told the creamerymen at
Greenfield, Mass, the other DAY that
sample acre at the New Jersey Station
had been treated 70 100 pounds OF sui
phate of potash, 100 pounds ground bone
and so pounds nitrate of soda each year
since 1890. This acre yielded one ton ol
hay in go. In 1908 1t yielded three tons.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-05

Once q week give nice warm bran
mash. Don't get 1t too thin; just wet
enough to be moist. Add about q pint
Of whole oats to three or four quarts OF
bran.