davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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s47HGad good Cattle

Head of Mich Cows will be in profit soou
l learling he'iier,
I Brood Sow and "a fine shoats.
Farming Implements & Etc.
Seed sower, Wheel Cultivator. 4 Walking Guilt
vators, WheelborrOw, 2 No. 10 Oliver Piows 2
Small Oliver Plows three-horse Drag Harrow,
2 two-horse Drag Harrows l oue-h0rse Drag
Harrow, two horse Roller, Bickford 4 Huffman
spout Drill, in good order; Black Hawk Corn
Planter with phosphate attachment, good; two
horse Farm Wagon. lwo-horse low Peach Wagon,
Dearborn, Buggy, Nearly new; Grindstone, York
Carriage, Hay Rigging, Wagon Harness, sets of
Carriage harness set OF Double Carrisge Harness.
PlOw Harness Fly Nets, Single and Double Trees
Forks, Hoes, Spades, Hay Rake, Weeder, Deering
Mower, tao wheel cart, for breaking colts; Grain
Fan, Corn Shelter. Cider Mills Big Brass Kettle
for hog killing; Block and FALL Carriage Pole
HOUSEHOLD GOODS-COok Stove Bedsteads
Churn, Butter Bowl, Kitchen Chairs Kitchen
Tables Creamery Cans. Separator Kettles and
other things.
Term---Casfl
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Ferm---Cas71
HARRY ]. LOWER.

WELDON a GoLDsBoRoUGH. Auclioneer.
HARRY SLAUGHTER, Inside Clerk
WILLIAM KERRY, Outside Clerk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
An Anecdote of Verdi.

The first production Of Verdfs opera
"Othelo" took place at Milan, and all
the prominent musical critics Of Eu-
rope foregathered In the Cathedral
City In honor of the occasion. Among
them was n Partisan journalist OF wide
reputation and admitted authority In
the musical world His first care on
his arrival in Milan was to seek out
Verdi and ask to be allowed to be
present Mt one Of the final rehearsals.
The composer received him with eY-
treme politeness. but replied that he
could not possibly grant his request.
as he had decided that the rehearsals
were TO be absolutely private, and he
could not make an exception In the
favor of any one journalist. however
distinguished.
The Paris critic. far from pleased at
this answer, protested that I'm these
circumstances his account Of the opera
might not be all he should like IL 10
be. you see" he explained to the
composer, who affected not quite to
understand. II shall have to telegraph
my article the same evening. 1t will
necessarily he hastily written, and the
impression in Paris the next day may
suffer In consequence"
But Verdi was more than equal to
the occasion. MY dear SIR" he made
answer. II do not write for the next
day" The critic bowed himself out.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
The BARRIERS Story.

The barber drew the keen razor
over his customers face and began:
"a friend Of mine told me the best
fish story ever heard in my life while
he was getting shaved the other day.
Want 10 hear It? All right. You see,
II concerns q physician who had n
friend who was daffy over fish. and he
used to try all kinds Of queer expert
meuts with them. One time the friend
told the physician that II you took
fish and kept it out OF water every
day. increasing the time each day,
you'd soon have the fish SO that II
wouldn't have to be in the water at all.
Well, the idea sounded reasonable to
the physician. so he went and bought
large shad. He put It In an aqua
rum. and every day he took 1t out OF
the water aud put 1t on the floor. The
first day he only allowed it to stay out
for thirty seconds. but every day he
increased the time until finally the
shad didn't need any water at all to
live I'm.
well, one rainy night the physician
was sitting In his study teaching the
shad to smoke a cigar when the tele-
phone bell rang. and after answering
It the physician prepared to go out on
hurry call. He ordered his carriage,
and when II appeared at the door he
went out. the shad following him. 1t
was raining hard, and perfect tor
rent Of water was flowing down the
cutters. The shad attempted to get In
the carriage, but slipped and fell into
the gutter and was drowned. oh, I'm
sorry I cut you, sir But you couldn't
help smiling then, could you"-Phila-
delphiA Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
THE GREAT PYRAMID.
Il illustrates the Wonderful Ability OF
tho Ancient Egyptians.

Il illustrates the Wonderful Ability OF
tho Ancient Egyptians.
The cost of the labor and material
necessary to duplicate the great pyra'
mid of Gizeh at the present time would
amount to considerably more than
$50, O,OOO.O 900. according to paper read
before the Society Of Engineers In
New York city by Z. S. Wheeler. says
the American Architect. The cost OF
the material alone Is estimated at S4S.'
100000
This structure. one Of the wonders or
the world. Is founded on solid rock ut
depth Of about 100 feet below the
surface level and rises to height OF
454 feet. Its base covers an area OF
almost fifteen acres.
Mr.. Wheeer's scheme for the repro
duction Of this pyramid contemplates
first the setting Of base Of concrete.
This would represent about 2.OOO.OOO
cubic yards of material and would
cost at least S1O.O00.000. The estimate
for the superstrrcture Is about S3s.'
5000, and 1t would contain 3.3l3.ooo
cubic yards of backing stone and l4O.'
600 cubic yards Of facing stone. Mr..
Wheeler's estimate Of labor Is 24.OOO.'
600 days.
These figures are cited to show the
great engineering skill Of the Egyp,
tians and the fact that no task In con-
struction appeared to be too large for
a people whose extant monuments
showed their patience and ability to
overcome obstacles that would daunt
even the modern engineer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
MediaevaI Architecture.

On the lower floor of the Brooklyn
museum may now be seen series OF
photographs that cannot fail to be OF
interest 10 every one to whom the
ideas and practices Of medieval archI'
tects and artists make genuine ap-
peal.
They illustrate the doctrine held by
the curator OF fine arts Of the museum
that the builders of medieval times
frequently introduced irregularities or
deviations from mechanical exactness
IN their churches and cathedrals by
intention and that where Irregularities
are found which may have been acci-
dental the accident was not necessarily
due TO ignorance or carelessness on
the part Of the builder, but to the gen.
eral Indifference to symmetry felt by
architects in the middle ages and to
their willingness to see In divergence
from straight lines an element OF beau
ty.-New York Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
THE USEFUL PIG.
A celorsd Woman's Story Of Trade
and It's Results.

and It's Results.
A colored woman was being exam.
lned at a conference Mt Tuskegee. "Do
the people In your community own
homes" came the query from Mt.
Booker Washington.
II thinks they's fixing to own 'em,
sah."
"But do they own them"
"a heap Of times you can't jest tell.
sab. But they's holding 'em down."
"Do you own your homer
"Yes, sab, do" proudly. "And l
can tell you Jest how got 1t. I
swapped a puppy dog for it."
"Tell us about It,"
"Well. 1t was this way. When !
started I didn't have anything at all
but Jest little yaller puppy dog.
"I took the dog over to my brother
in-law's. He had eight little bits OF
pigs. oh, jest so little, and swapped
the puppy with him for one Of the
pigs. It was sech little pig that 1t
didn't look like It would live, but /
nursed 1t good. and prayed to the
Lord to make that little pig come for
ard to do me good. and the pig lived
and grew.
1.-THE first year turned her out, and
when she came back in the fall she
brought me seven little pigs with her.
That was my start. I've never had to
buy any meat since. This winter I've
killed three hogs, and I've got another
at home now ready to kill. I've got
forty acres uf land now. all paid for,
and house, and 1t all come from that
one little puppy"
"Do you hear that" exclaimed Mr..
Washington. "you men? Some OF
you'd better go back home and swap
your dogs for pigs" - Philadelphia
7 a<1Oar
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
.1Immr. For goodness. sake

Jimmy. For goodness sake
Jimmy BrIce took her hand In biz
own. "Nell. dear. I've waited so long,
and we've missed Mabel and Nixon
anyway. and this is such a bully cler-
pyman-a real gentleman Of the old
school,"
"If you will be good enough to stand
before me here" said the clergyman
when he came back.
Gomez said Jimmy. gently. and the
girl arose.
Stars were winking drowsily In q
cIoudless sky when they once more
turned into the winding drive and
found the colonel still pacing the. We
randa.
what do you think" he beloved
as they drew up to the steps. "They
didn't 20 to Worthwhile. They took the
5:26 train for the city and were mar
ried there. Had the impudence to
send me a telegram. Nixon did, ask
ing my forgiveness. My forgiveness
mind you-confound his impertinence!
So you've had your trip for nothing"
Have WEI" said Jimmy. helping
the blushhg Nell from the car. "Oh.
I'm not so sure Of that, colonel. Step
into the library with me. II you VIII.
I've something important to tell you.
Matrimony seems to have struck this
family today In veritable epidemic"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
An Exnensixe Possession.

A certain gentleman In Durham owns
a row Of houses. and in one OF them
lives a married son of his who Is noted
for his mserly habits.
This has got to such pitch that for
several years his father has been un-
able to get single penny Of the rent
due TO him.
AS he did not want to take harsh
measures he at last went to his son
and said
"Look here. Tom; it's plainly no use
trying to get any rent out of you for
that house Of mine, so I've decided to
give It to you"
"No, thank you," interposed the son.
II don't want It,"
"Why not. pray" exclaimed the as
tonished parent.
Because then" replied the una
dashed son, I'D have to pay the rates
and taxes, and goodness knows they
are heavy enough in Durham."-Man'
chester Guardian.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
The Truth of the Apple Crop.

As If 'twere not enough for the apple
buyers and dealers all over the country
to exaggerate the size OF the crop,
Maine handlers of apples must butt in
A Portland member of a fruit handling
concern is now reported in the news
press as saying: "The State OF Maine
and the Provinces will produce just
twice as many apples this year as last,
in fact this is the case throughout the
whole country. l do not say that the
crop is large, neither Is it up to the
average but there will be at least twice
as many apples as last year." Is it any
wonder that the markets for perishable
products are kept constantly democrat
ized when such absolutely unreliable
drivel as the foregoing is circulated!
The most reliable reports from hundreds
of responsible expert judges of orchard
products have been received by this
journal and other agricultural suthori-
ties uniformly placing tho Maine crop as
no larger at the greatest than last year 8
crop. In the face Of all this the city
iobber shout of bumper crop from
Maine! Away with such bosh.-Maine
Farmer
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
GO UP AHEAD.
Then See That You Stay Thsre--You
Can If You Work Hard.

fhen Sec That You Stay There--You
Can If You Work Hard.
Thirty years ago In poor school
house in back district boy at the
foot Of the class Unexpectedly spelled
word that had passed down the en-.
tire class.
GO up ahead" said the master, "and
see that you stay there. You can II
you work hard"
The boy hung his head. But the next
day he did not miss word In spelling.
The brighter scholars knew every word
In the lesson, hoping there might be
q chance to get ahead, but there was
not single one. Dave stayed at the
head He had been an Indifferent
speller before, but now he knew every
word.
Dave, how do you get your lesson
so we'll now?" said the master.
II learn every word in the lesson
and get my mother to hear me at
night, then 60 over them In the morn
ing before come to school, and 60
over them at my seat before the class
Is called up"
"Good boy, Dave" said the master.
That's the way to have success; al
ways work that way and you'll do"
Dave is today the manager Of a big
lumber company. and he attributes his
start to the words:
"Go up ahead and see that you stay
there. You can II you work hard."-
Genesee Courier.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
Jersey breeders Organize.

A large aud enthusiastic meeting of
Jersey breeders living in Oxford and
Cumberland Counties was held at Grange
Hall, South Waterford, Thursday, Sept.
I'd, to consider the advisability of organ
izing a cooperative breeders associa-
ton. Mr.. G.. S. Hamlin of South Water
ford presided. Dairy Instructor Mer-
rill was called upon to outline the work
of the cooperative breeders association
as practiced in Maine, following which it
was voted by those present to proceed to
the organization, and an association was
formed under the name of Oxford and
Cum berland County Jersey Breeders
Association, with Mr.. II. w. Evans of
North Bridgton, president; Mr.. c. S.
Hamlin of South Waterford, secretary
and treasurer. The following vice.
presidents were elected: G. w. Earring
top, Fryeburg Center; Fred S. Hamlin,
North Bridgton; A. l.. Ssnderson, South
Waterford; William Young, Norway.
At the afternoon session Prof. p. A.
Campbell of the University of Maine de-
livered a very interesting lecture on
Stock Breeding, following which a
demonstration in stock judging was
given.
This association starts out with a
membership of sixteen leading Jersey
breeders of this section of the state
They are enthusiastic in the work, and
as the Jersey is popular in Western
Maine it seems that great progress car
be made during the coming few years.
The next meeting will be held some
time during the month of January.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
NUMBER 81.

for work. humbly acknowledging his
faults. telling Of his wife. and they had
taken him back.
81 know now why failed" he said
as he finished telling her what he
could. II wouldn't give the best In
me. But now I'm going to work hard
for you-and-the kid, Peggy"
A week later when Aunt Judith came
swooping down on them and found
out the real state Of affairs, Peggy
confessed about the spoons. 81 hated
to sell them," she said, but just had
to, Aunt Judith"
And that very afternoon Aunt Ju-
dith hunted up the secondhand shop
and bought them back. and when Dick
came home they were shining on the
table.
And now," said Aunt Judith as she
slipped her tea and watched Dick eat
the beefsteak and omelet which she
had purchased and had cooked with
her own expert hands-"and now l
want to make proposition. l want
you to come back with me to Hillsdnle
and take care Of the store for me and
live In my big house. Peggy can run
things at home. and you can run the
business. Richard. and I'll 90 and
travel. as have wanted to do for
wears. knowing that when come back
everything will be IL ORDER
As she LEANED on them Dick rose
and put his arm about Peggy.
Its awfully good of you. Aunt Ju-
dith." he said huskily. ''and we will
bc glad to 20 To HillSdaIe. and. please
God. III make a success of myself
and we will keep the silver spoons for
the kid. and we will try to make our
lives as bright and shining as they are
won't we. Peggy, dear:'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
DO HEARTS BREAK7
Human Mature the Same Despite Mod.
ern improvements.

Human mature tho oaWe SesP1Se "oo
ern improvements.
Broken hearts, 80 the British Jour-
nal of Nursing tells US, are quite out
of fashion. The disease has become
obsolete, and two reasons are assigned
for this. In the first place, we are told
that women do not fall In love as once
they did. Mere children are not en-.
couraged to think on love and matri-
mony, and then women, having come
to ripper years and sounder judgment
before they decide to marry, do not
let themselves fall into that state
which was supposed to produce cardiac
rupture.
One ventures to express the opinion
that the statement Is not altogether
accurate.
Human nature does not alter from
one generation to another. People
"fell In love" thousand years ago; q
thousand years hence they will be do
Ing the same. But they wore their
rue with a difference; so will those
who are to succeed us. The fact Is
we do not now wear our hearts on oul
sleeves. and we have learned that II
lovers prove untrue or unworthy there
are better aud more dignified ways OF
lamenting them than souring our tenn
pers. wasting away and allowing oul
friends and relations to treat US as
derelicts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
Turkeys on the Farm.
A PROFITABLE CROP IF THE FLOCK
ESCAPES DISEASE.

will give a few reasons why flock
OF turkeys is fine thing TO have about
the farm, especially when the range is
such that ones neighbors are not annoy
ed by them. In the first place, it costs
less to raise turkeys than chickens, aud
the turkeys weigh more at selling time
aud bring more a pound. When dress
ing turkeys l find the crop never con-
tains near as much grain as that of
chickens. If the farmer who thinks tur-
keys eat more than hogs will study their
habits little he will change his mind.
Their food in summer aud early fall Is
mostly insects and grasses, and they eat
much fodder and other forage during
the winter. After they are few weeks
old they require little feeding or care
until time to fit them for market. They
are active foragers, and are valuable on
account of the insects they destroy.
They become so absorbed hunting
grasshoppers these days that they forget
to come home to sleep sometimes, even
when the owner is in the habit of giving
them an evening feed of grain to keep
them coming home to rOost. When
they fail to come home of an evening we
go after them, for it won't do to let
them get the habit of roosting away
from home.
Sometimes they come up in early fall
showing looseness of bowels. Certain
foods and running in damp, swampy
location will cause this trouble. Green
corn is another cause. If you must feed
new corn to turkeys, go slow in the
start until they become accustomed to it.
In the fall of the year is the time to
start with turkeys. Be sure your breed
ers are healthy and not related. 1t is
best to get the male from one locality
and the hens from another, as the tur-
keys in one neighborhood are 80 often
related. A medium sized male is the
best every time, and the hens We like to
have are of good, medium size, over one
year old, if possible.
The greatest obstacle that now stands
in the way of profit from turkeys in
many localities is the insidious disease
blackhead. 1t is to be hoped tn at
science will yet find way to stop its
ravages. So far no treatment seems to
have much effect. If any of the affected
flock get through till heavy frost comes
in the fall they have chance of escaping,
for then the disease begins to abate.-
Fannie NJ. Ward, Falmouth, Ind, in
Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
Orchard Hog Pasture.

As rule it is not wise to make the
orchard a pasture for any kind of ami
mails, but under certain limitations, the
plan is good for certain kinds Of stock.
Horses, cattle and mules will soon eat to
pieces and otherwise injure and destroy
an orchard. All of the larger animals
are bad at eating the foil age and tender
branches and at rubbing the trees and
bending them out of shape. If the or
chard is psstured regularly with cattle
and borses, it will take nearly all of
ones time to plant new trees for the
animals to eat.
The orchard can, however, be profit
ably pastured with hogs under certain
conditions. First of all, the orchard
should never be made hog feed lot or
be used as a pasture in gu ch a way that
the hogs will unduly tramp the ground
in one place. When the animals are
turned 10 the orchard the ground should
be covered wit good grass, clover, cow
peas, or some other good forage crop,
so that they will be induced to forage
widely. There should be enough at
tractive feed on the ground so that the
animals will be entirely satisfied with
the forage and not be inclined to congre-
gate in one place or to rub the trees. If
there is plenty Of green food on the
ground, hogs will very seldom bother
the trees in any way.
There are several benefits derived from
pasturing hogs in an orchard. First,
there is the gain to the hogs in consum-
ing green food difficult to be harvested
on account of the trees. The droppings
of the hogs are rich fertilizer for the
orchard soil. The greatest benefit
comes probably from the destruction OF
the eggs and larvae of noxious insects in
the full cleaning up of infested fruit by
animals. Hogs will eat fallen fruit of
all kinds in an orchard better than any
other farm animal, thus doing good that
can not be accomplished in any other
way.
The best time, then, to pasture an
orchard with hogs is in summer after
the forage crops have become good feed
and the infested fruit has begun to fall.
These will induce the animals to forage
widely and not tramp the ground too
solid in any one place, and 1t will be the
means of thoroughly cleansing the soil
of insect pests that would injure the
fruit or trees. Some growers have gone
so far as to say that if hogs are kept in
the orchard each summer while fruit is
falling. no spraying will be necessary.
This is likely not true in all cases, but
the hogs will destroy enough of the
worms to materially reduce their num-
bers and the annual damage.
Hogs roofing in the orchard will do no
damage, more than digging up the sur
face crop of small plants, but they will
do much in finding and eating grubs
and insects in the soil, some Of which
are orchard enemies. 10 the absence OF
artificial cultivation the entire roofing
over of the orchard soil will be bene tit
in the way of surface cultivation. In
no case should too many hogs be pastur-
ed in a given orchard area, five or six to
the acre being enough.-Journal OF
AUriculture
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
Meeting of Breeders Association.

A meeting of the Oxford County Hol-
stein Breeders Association was held at
the farm Of Benjamin Tucker on Sept.
LIST, 1909. The forenoon was devoted to
business and a discussion Of the best
mett ods for starting pure bred herd.
The discussion was opened by l.. E. Nc
Intire, followed by many Of the members.
After a picnic dinner, eaten in the
barn, Gen. c. w. Woods was introduc-
cd. He spoke on the Holstein-Friesisn
cattle, their origin, history and future.
State Dairy Instructor Merrill was called
on for an outline of the work of the de-
partment. Prof. P. A. Campbell OF the
University of Maine gave AN interesting
report of the work of the animals of the
the different breeds In the University
herd.
In spite of the fact that the day was
very rainy, there was very satisfactory
attendance.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
About to Make q Change.

"What is he going to do now?'
breathlessly asked the agitated young
woman. with her eyes on the daring
aeronaut who was clinging to his para
chute.
"He is about to sever his connection
with the balloon" replied her escort.
"to accept position little lower
down."-Exchange.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-14
Oxford County Dairy Testing Asso-
ciation.

A meeting of the Oxford County
Dairying Testing Association was held
at the home of c. E. Richardson at Can
ton on Sept. I'd. Owing to the field day
of the Grange held at East Sumner the
was small, but nevertheless
the meeting was very interesting.
President Bonney called the meeting
to order and Secretary Adams read the
minutes of the last meeting. A general
discussion of the work Of the association
followed until the dinner hour.
Dinner was served in the house.
In the afternoon DR.. F. l.. Russell Of
the University of Maine gave very en-
ioyable lecture on the "Udder of the
Cow" He took up the diseases affect
ing the udder alone and those affecting
the udder and the whole system of the
cow. He offered many simple and effect
i've remedies for the various troubles
which are continually coming up In the
herd.