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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
Dairy Notes.

Milk is used raw, while most other
food products are cooked in some way.
The very fact that milk is raw food
should stimulate those engaged in Its
production to the greatest possible care.
Never put warm cream and cold cream
together. Use separate cans. Don't
say you can't afford 1t. You are in the
dairy business every day in the year. If
conducted properly there is money
enough in it to buy all the necessary
tools.
Milk may be unclean and unfit for use
for either internal or external causes.
The cow may be diseased or the sur
roundings and the utensils may be dirty.
Trouble may come from disease In tho
families of workmen engaged about the
premises. Epidemics of scarlet fever
have been traced to this source.
Milk and cream take up odors and
taints from uncleau vessels in which
they may be placed, or from any sub
stance emitting an odor. They are easily
spoiled and made unwholesome for food
if any dirt or filth gets into them, or II
they are covered up tight so that the
fresh air does not get to them to remove
the odors and gases which may be form
ing in them.
Good butter contains from IL to Is
per cent of water. Some buttermakers
try to increase the weight by increasing
the moisture content. This method is
not honest and it is not good policy.
Such work Is characterized as fraudu-
lent. Attempts are being made to regu-
late it by law, in fact, some authorities
cla m that the pure food law as 1t now
stands covers 1t.
Milk may be heated and the bacteria
contents killed In this way, but the
pasteurizing temperature does not kill all
the bacteria and higher temperature
necessary to sterilize renders It more or
less iudigsstible. Not all forms OF bac-
terra are harmful, in fact, some OF them
are necessary. The trouble is that they
are so small it is impossible to get per-
sonally acquainted with them, so cannot
tell our friends from our enemies
Agricultural Epitomist.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13

rots, and during the long hours Of
darkness they ran riot. They were
missed from the pen early next morn
ing. and the widow sat down on the
doorstep and cried. She cried because
she was vexed. and she cried because
she was woman. Every minute she
expected to hear the crack Of CHS
holm's rife. and she fully realized that
any further appeal to the law would
be wasted. She was vexed at. the
hogs. ut Josh and at Chisholm. Her
tears were still falling when the new
neighbor stood before her and bowed
and said:
"Mrs. Jason. those blamed hogs Of
yours damaged me a hundred dollars
worth last night"
"And how many more have you
killedT she asked.
"None. I've just driven 'em home"
"But why-why"-
Because | see how It is. must
either kill Off your whole drove or
build a pen myself. 1 shall come over
tonight to talk to you about It"
He appeared an hour after supper,
and 1t was II o'clock before he went
home. Even then the "talk" was not
finished. AS a matter Of fact, It re-
quired great many evenings and was
only concluded one winters night
when she laid her head on his shoulder
and said:
"If you are really sure that you love
me, then the farm, the hogs and / are
YOURS"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
Animals a. Weather Prophets.

Before a rainstorm cat nearly al
ways washes its face. Why? Some
claim that the atmosphere excltes the
electricity in the cats fur, and to over
come the tlngling sensation she sets to
washing herself.
Or If there Is no cat In the house you
may possess parrot. II the bird sits
down and makes sort Of Kissing
noise, look out for rain in the night.
One need seldom fear getting wet in
the country. Horses. COWS. sheep,
hogs. dogs-all evince~ certain peculiar
tiles before n storm. Dogs bury bones;
horses fidget and neigh; cows lie down;
hogs grunt.
Some day you may walk into field
and see a flock Of sheep in corner, all
with their backs turned to the north.
west. II you wait long enough you
will feel q wind blow up from that d.
rection.-London Answers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
Horses Displace Automobiles.

For several weeks past the representa-
tive of big firm of New York City
horse dealers has been in the Middle
West selecting good horses suitable for
delivery work, says the Western Horse
man. The order calls for $40 horses,
and the agent states that he has travelled
over large amount of ground and has
not yet been able to complete the order.
The horses that he has selected in In
diana are of high type of work horses
and he pays good prices for them.
These horses are being selected on an
order from two Of the largest depart
ment stores in New York City, stores
which some time ago gave up their
horse-drawn vehicles and substituted
the automobile. Now the automobiles
are to be discarded as s00n as the horses
can be procured.
This is due to the fact that the man.
ayers of the delivery departments of
these two big stores have found that
automobiles are not only more expen-
sive to maintain, but that they have lost
the advertising power they had when
the service was first inaugurated.
There was time when the automobile
was novelty and when the New YORK
ers would "sit up and take notice.
when an auto delivery wagon appeared
on the streets. Now no more attention
is paid to them than to the street cars.
On the other hand, fine pair of horses
always attract attention. No matter
how many horse-drawn wagons there
are on the streets, the sight of nice
team well appointed never ceases to
command admiration, and any kind OF
team has it over the automobile. The
big store managers never forget the ad-
vertising side of any feature, and when
it was also demonstrated that the horse
drawn delivery wagons are cheaper to
maintain there was no hesitation in dis
carding the expensive pieces of machin-
cry and purchasing new wagons and
new horses.
This comparison in favor of the horse
is also the more striking when it is re-
mem bered that these New York stores
buy the most expensive work horses on
the market. Feed and stable room is
also expensive in that big city, 80 that If
the experts there decide in favor of the
horse there can 1e no question about it
in other cities where less expensive
horse is purchased and where feed Is
considerably lower.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
THE GRACEFUL ANTELOPE.
ls Seems Born Of Light and Nurssd
In the Lap Of tho Wind.

In tho Lap OF tho Wind.
For me there have been no fairer
lays than when the antelope skinned
the plain with legs nebulous with
speed on that low, gentle canter whose
deceptive motion left the best aimed
bullet far behind. For the antelope Is
The only large animal that is wholly
lpirituelle. Graceful as he may seem
when spurning the ground and swing.
ing high over rocks and brush, to re-
bound like a ball Mt the next touch OF
earth, there Is still something earthly
about the deer. But the antelope
seems born Of light and nursed In the
lap Of the wind. All his movements
show that he was meant for the air
rather than the earth. Though Nature
made slight change in giving him
legs instead Of wings, she made no
mistake. and her work has always
been the wonder and love Of the hunt
er. When troubles arise the deer
takes to the harbor Of the hills. but
the antelope steers for the open sea.
The farther the plain sweeps wide and
free the more this gay rover loves Its
safety. and run that to the deer
would mean death Is to him only
"breather" that warns him up to the
race. Whether illumining the horizon
like shooting star in the clear morn
Ing air Of the great plain or looming
high, like stilted ghost in the mirage
Of glowing midday. he is the most
charming Of all things that run. and
his passing has left a great void that
nothing can fill. The few that are left,
protected as they are, give no idea OF
the effect produced on lover of the
open by one Of the great bands OF the
days that were strung out In film
almost like vapor with distance and
speed, and vanishing as II in air over
the lands outlying yerge.-T. s. Van
Dyke In Recreation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
METHODICS,. uJuaLAnS.
The Ones Johns Wife Was Sure She
Heard Every Night.

The ones Johhs Wife was op'e S"o
Heard Every Night.
There had been "A number OF bur
glaries I'm certain suburban neighbor'
hood. and the conversation AT Il small
whist party turned naturally enough
on burglars Everybody had expressed
an opinion except a quiet. elderly gen.
tleman.
Doesn't 1t make you nervous some
body asked him. ito think every night
when you 20 to bed that you may be
burglarizcd before morningT
"Oh. we don't mind them," said the
elderly gentleman cheerfully. with a
glance across the room at bis wife.
Were too well used TO them. aren't
we. Mary?"
John" said bis wife warnlngly.
don't be silly"
"Sillyw echoed he and turned to the
others Now, that's her modesty.
Those burglars have been trying to 20
through our house every night for two
weeks: always get IN through the
dining room window too. But Mary
hears them. Yes. sir. no sooner do
they get through the window than
Mary hears 'em and wakes me up.
Fortunately for US. Mary Is very
light sleeper"
"But It must be awful to wake up
like thatp' exclaimed one Of the lis.
teners.
Rather disturbing the first night"
continued the speaker. but not so
bad after one gets used to It All |
have to do. you know. is to get up and
lock the bedroom door. and then the
burglars 60 right back out Of the din.
ing room window. Very methodical
they are, too" added the elderly gen.
tleman thoughtfully. "for they always
lock the window after them."-YOuth's
Companion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
Givino Her the Benefit.

The dressmaker looked at the bill
which had been made out for the plain
little frock and then threw up her
hands In horror. "That will never do"
she said emphatically. Twenty for
making and S3.13 for findings. How
would that appear on paper, $23.13!
Why. the lady would look upon the
frock as hoodooed and imagine that
every time she wore 1t 1t would bring
her bad luck. Here; let me have the
list Of findings" She figured rapidly
and soon had the bill $24.37.
There" she said contentedly, "that
will satisfy her. And she will be still
more pleased when discount the
change and accept an even $24."
But" said the girl who had made
out the bill, isn't that somewhat Of
an overchargeY
"Oh. WELL" answered the dressmaker,
ian overcharge isn't nearly as bad as
an unlucky number. Besides, l couldn't
very we'll charge her less than the real
amount. could Ir'-New York Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
Cost of Raising Dairy Cows.

IL hardly seems necessary to advise
either dairymen or men engaged IN
general farming to make practice OF
raising the females from their best dairy
cows. II would seem as though no one
could be so short-sigbted as to send to
market heifer calf from cows capable oi
producing milk at a profit. The only
excuse that could be given for market,
ing such calves would be that they
could be purchased as two year olds
cheaper than they can be raised.
In his new book on dairying Prof. Z.
X. Lane, of the United States Depart.
meut of Agriculture, discusses this sub,
ject and among other things says:
Ii is a mistaken idea that it costs too
much to raise cows. The Illinois Ex-
pertinent Station carefully investigated
this subject by raising forty-eight calves.
Records were kept of twelve at time
during four different periods. 1t was
found that they could be successfully
raised on $50 pounds of whole milk cost.
ing 81 so and 400 pounds of skim milk
costing 81 20. This milk was fed at the
rate of ten pounds per day for ten days,
when no more was fed. Only the or
binary grains which the farmer pro-
duces and a good quality OF legume hay
were fed, showing that the dairy man
can raise calf in this way with little
trouble.
Successful dairymen state that they
raise heifer calves at a cost Of SIS to s2C
up to the time that they are two years
old, and frequently sell them for $50 al
this age. Even IL it cost twice the good
margin of profit, this is a good business
proposition and shows that it is better
to raise cows than to buy them.
That the dairyman should raise hi'
own cows is one of the fundamental ele
ments of profitable dairying, and ths
lack of application of this principle ii
responsible for large per cent OF th'
poor herds in this country.
After all, 1t is not so much what Il
costs to raise the heifer calf from gooe
cow because the good ones can scarcel!
be purchased at any price. Our atten
ton was called last year to case wher'
grade cows sold at farm sale as higt
as Sl2O a head. Of course all ths cow
in the sale did not sell for that muci
money, but few of the very best ran Z
that figure. Even at this price Gov
capable of producing 800 or 400 pound
of butter a year is much cheaper than
200 pound COW would be as gift
While much depends upon the sire uset
in the herd as to whether or not the prac
tice of keeping the femals % is to be en-
couraged, yet on the whole it is wise t.
care we'll for the heifers from the goot
cOWa.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
Standing on His Rights.

The next witness was hard flsted.
resolute yeoman with bristling chin
beard.
"Mr. Gigson," said the attorney for
the defense. "are you acquainted with
the reputation Of this man for truth
and veracity In the neighborhood In
which he lives?"
81 reckon l am" replied the witness.
II will ask you to state what 1t Is"
"Well. sir, his reputation fur vrassity
well. that's diff'runt. Some says be-
does and some says he don't"
Witness" interposed the Judge. do
you know the meaning Of 'veracityr"
81 reckon I do"
"what do you understand by the
word?'
The witness twirled bis hat in his
fingers few moments without reply
Ing. Then he looked up defantly.
81 refuse to answer that question.
Judge" he said, ION the ground that II
might discriminate rnew-Chicago Trib-
une.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
Feed Home Grown Feeds.
NO GRAIN A GOOD sUBsTI-
TUTE FOR WHICH You CAN RAISE.

The farmer who sells and seldom buys
is bound to get ahead financially, and
the one who is forever buying and sell
dom has anything to sell is just as GER
tain to become short Of means, II given
time enough. There are many things,
however, that the farmer cannot grow
on his land, and these he must buy or
go without. This is only fair to the
people who buy and must buy of him.
There is no excuse, though, for the
farmer to buy what by little good man.
agement he can grow on his own farm,
and one OF these things is feed.
Not many years ago the more man
put into oilmeal, bran and shorts, stock
food and similar feeds the higher he
stood as an up-to-date farmer. To-day
we do not hesitate to cay that the more
he consumes of these things on his farm,
when he is in position to supply their
equivalent from his own fields, the poor
er his standing is as No. farmer and
stockman. Why use shorts and bran,
for instance, when oat hay, alfalfa,
clover, etc., can be made to take their
place? These things, grown on the farm,
have passed through no middleman's
hands, have paid no long freight bills,
no dray charges and no storage or in
surance. Nor, if fed on the farm, do
these things need to be hauled to mar
ket before the money can be got out of
them. There are savings here both
ways that are we'll worth figuring on.
Many a man is feeding grain that will
sell readily for cash, or, worse still, buy
ing bran or shorts and other prepared
feed to keep up the milk flow of his
cows, when stock carrots, mangels or
silage with little oat hay, clover or al
falfa would do it better. When land is
once rich enough and clean enough to
grow these two heavy yielding vege-
tables right, is is surprising the amount
of feed that can be taken from an acre,
to say nothing of the succulent and
medicinal effect such feeds have. To be
sure, these will not balance with corn,
silage, millet, etc., as alfalfa, clover and
oat hay will, but they will take the place
of much feed that is bought to prevent
in milk production.
Again, when the pastures dry up or
are short and we cannot bear to see the
iulih lOW u0Si0oSc, Soou ooh'he SAoPc
can be on hand much cheaper than the
everlasting bran and shorts, or other
ground grain, at this time of the year
too frequently shipped" in. Alfalfa is,
of course, the greatest of all soiling
crops where it will grow we'll, but if
few acres near the barn or yards have
been made very rich, the amount Of fOd-
der corn, rape or peas, with enough oats
sown with them to hold them up well,
that can be taken from them is some
thing surprising. Every farmer with
COWS to milk shonld make provision this
spring for some crop of this kind to
throw over when the pasture begins to
decline.
Our prairie pastures, unless almost
endless, are all too apt to fail us early in
ample succulent feed, and anything that
will help them out without going to the
grain bin, or, worse still, to town, should
be carefully provided where possible
National Swine Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
Her Preference-

T--aw-want to give you-aw--a lit
tie pwesent on youah birthday, doncher
know" said young DeSappe. would
you-aw-pwefer something-aw- SEN
sibleY
"Oh. my, nor answered Miss Dim.
pieton. ~ prefer presents that are
characteristic of the people who give
them to me"-Chicago News.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
Dean Swift's Rstort.

A young advocate said to Dean Swift,
"Supposing. doctor. that the parsons
and the devil should lltigate a cause.
which party would you think would
gain itY "The devil, no doubt" was
the deans reply. "as he would have all
the lawyers on his side."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13

A sheep owner says: Aren't you glad
YOU don't have to "slop" your sheep,
or tie them up, or curry them down, or
extract their milk? You do less for
them than for any other animal on
your farm and they yield you and your
farm larger comparative returns. You
ought to think lot Of your sheep and
handle them accordingly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
Peal Wide Tires.

use the wide tires on farm wagons,
six inches, with hind axle six inches
longer than the front, so a. to make .
track nine inches wide. We want stone
roads, but we want the best dirt roads
until we can get them.-Cor. Tribune
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13

advertising was . great invention"
said the successful business man. u
wonder who was the first to advertise
his manufactures" "There's no exact
data on the subject" answered the farm
or, shut guess the hens the person
your looking for"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
Mo. so "a iui..

Jack-She is generous to fault
Tom-Must he mistake. told her
that had great many faults. and
she said she knew II aud hoped that
would refrain from calling on her In
the future.-Somerville Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
Worse OF.

"The bachelor is worse OF than the
married man? How do you make
that out?"
"The married man is afraid Of only
one woman; the bachelor is afraid OF
all Of them."-Houston Post.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
nidn,t est = ch.noa.

She-What did papa say when you
asked for my hand? He-Why, he
couldn't say word. She-Hs couldn't2
He-No; your mother was thereEYon-
kers Statesman. L
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
Space.

Nobody realizes the immensity Of
space"
Except the man who has to fill a
daily half column with alleged humor."
Louisville Courier-J Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
AMONG THE FARMERS.
Z" SPEED THE PLow."

on practical agricultural topic
Is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY ID
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris. Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-13
Large or Small Houses.

FIVE SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR SPACE
To HEN NOT BELIEVED TO BE
NECESSARY.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-01
The Evening Suns Daily Markets.

mostly 5000 below yesterdays
early sales. Selected hogs, 165 pounds
and up. selling at $40 97.S0; $50
to 165 pounds, $7.2OG7.SO; pigs,
$500 ESQ; roughs, S6.75 down.
Trade finished slow. Buyers discrimi
mating against the grassy habitat
kinds of hOgs
Sheep and Lambs-Reoeipts, SIS;
for four days, 1880. The market
ruled very quiet, about steady. Choice
lambs, G06izc; best fat sheep. y
a &c; common sheep slow sale; good
butcher lambs, ga &c; culls, so 4c.
Nothing doing in the stock eve trade.
st. Louis, Oct. 1.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts 5000. including $500 Texans;
steady TO 1Oc lower. Native beef
steers, Sf.OOQ7.4O; COWS and heif-
ers, s3.25G G.35; stockers and feed
ers, $2.5O64.75: Texas and Indian
steers, $500 5.25; cows and heif-
ers, s2.256A1O; calves, $500
S.25. Hogs-Receipts 5000; sc
lower. Pigs and lights, $4,000 500;
packers, s7.25@S.15; butchers and
best heavy, S7.7O@S.25. Sheep
Receipts 1000; steady. Native NUT
tons. $S.5004.6O; lambs, $3.50
100.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-01
ouakers in Mourning.

Philadelphia. Oct. There Is
sadness in Quakertown because the
Chicago White Sox put 1t over twice
on the Athletics and showed them
down to the runner-up position. in
stead of a pennant possibility. Con-
ME Mack says 'next year" The hit
est wonders were certainly tnere
with the clubs. They outbatted the
locals in both games. But, at that
the locals have little to squeal about
because they played poorly in the
field, and Chicago was not much bet
ter. Dygert helped the Sox to the
first game by passing seven men, be-
sides which the visitors found him
for nine hits, three OF them doubles
and one a triple. Mack put his star
Kraus. in TO stop the Sox in the sec
ond game, but he was knocked out
of the box, COombs taking his place
The locals errors were costly. After
the locals tied it up in the sixth the
Sox found Coombs for a run each in
the seventh and eighth, sealing the
fate of Mack's pennant hopes. Twice
the locals got to Burns. but in the
last three innings he settled down
and held the locals well.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-01
reeoIng Farm Hands.

Every farmers wife knows what ire
mendous appetites farm hands usually
have; but while they cat well they
work well, too.
- Here's a good suggestion about feed
Ing farm hands. Give them plenty
OF Quaker oats. A big dish Of
Quaker oats porridge with sugar and
cream or milk is the greatest break.
fast in the world for a man who needs
visor and strength for a long days
work. The man that eats Quaker oats
plentifully and often Is the man who
does good work without excessive "a
tlsue. There Is n sustaining quality
In Quaker Oats not found IN other
foods. and for economy Il ia az the
head OF tho list Besides the regular
size packages Quaker Oats Is packed
IN large size family packages. with
and without china. 20
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-01

at any one time. Any corporation or
society may also be member by
paying ten cents for each of its mem-
beers.
After the adoption OF the charter
and bylaws the election of officers
was held the folloN'ug being
chosen:
President. c. l., Adler. Of Louis
vile: FIRST yico-presidcnt. Mrs. Desha
'Breoknr.dge. Lexington; second vice
president. ID. II. Kollar, Frankfort;
third vice-president. Mrs. Charles
Dallam, Henderson; fourth vice.
president +. T. Franks, greensboro;
NTH vice-presldent. Mrs. Benjamin
L. Banks. OF Richmond; secretary
and treasurer are to be selected later
by the board OF directors. r. A..
Sampson, Of Louisville, Is the acting
secretary.
The following directors were also
named: Bernard Flexner. Louisville;
Dr. George p. sprague. Lexington;