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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19
Clover as a Fertilizer.

One farmer makes the remark that
'clover is head and shoulders above all
other fertilizers" This is an extrava-
CANT statement. In the first place clover
is not a fertilizer, in the true sense of
the word. 1t does not add anything to
the soil that it did not take out of the
soil, except carbon and nitrogen. The
carbon could be added to the soil by any
other plant as we'll as clover, and car
bon is not direct fertilizer, as it assists
fertilization only by providing food for
bacteria, and acid to assist In the lib
GRAFTON of plant food. In it's provision
of nitrogen, 1t does this only when the
right kind of bacteria are present on its
roots.
Where fields are heavily fertilized by
means of barnyard manure or blood, 1t
frequently happens that the growth OF
clover is rank without any bacteria be-
ing present. In such case the clover
is in no sense fertilizer, though many
people make the mistake of supposing
that it is. At best, when the roots are
covered with tubercles, the clover can
add to the soil but single element, and
that element is nitrogen. The potash
and the phosphorus are lacking, and II
any form, whether in the form of hay OF
meat, the soil is actually made poorer in
potash or phosphorus, though nitrogen
has been added to the soil. Glover is 9
good plant to grow, but its limitations
should be Observation-Disclosures Jour
nal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19
FLY Reveals Poison In Milk.

A wholesale attempt to exterminats
the roomers In boarding house In
Los Angeles, Cal. failed because ~
was instantly killed when 1t fell Into
4 five gallon can Of poisoned milk. Al
Mrs. Martin. the proprietor. started to
carry an open five gallon can Of milk
Into the house from the back porch
iy few into the milk and almost In
stantly uied. She Immediately noti'
ied the police. and detectives ordered
that n chemical analysis be made Of
the milk. When this was made by
City Chemist Miller the poison was
discovered.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19
NUMBER 3.

home-perhaps no worse than the
4name of the walk allowed.
was q good deal excited about the
ball, as 1t was my very first. Sally
Woodburn had looked at my things
and told me what to bring Not that
II was a hard choice. for l have only
four frocks with me In which | could
70 to u dance. The one Sally wanted
me to wear at Wes! Point Is little
white thing of embroidered India mus
lin. Thompson made II after one OF
Vic's. and il is Il rag compared to
Sally's and Mrs Ess kay's gorgeous
,hirgs But when sally had done my
hair In new way Qhey had left
Louise behind. as there was no room
for herr and fastened around my throat
q lovely string of pearls she brought
Oh purpose looked quite nice.
The hop" wa' in ii ;-reat big room
which the cadets use for something or
other. forget what and it was dec
GRATED with quantities Of American
hags. There were lots Of girls-the
youngest things. Hardly any OF them
could have been out. but there were
even rIore men: counting officers and
cadets. at least two for each girl.
The card whiSb my particular cadet
had talked about making for me was
q programme. with all the dances and
the mems names and illuminations
which he had put on himself. 1t was
beautiful, and told him that would
always keep 1t. danced every dance,
with two partners for each, and there
was Il cotillon afterward with fayors
TO remind the girls who got them OK
West Point; little flags and buttons
and bits Of gold lace, but l was very
lucky. for some OF the friends l had
made In camp had smuggled me sps-
cial things, and | shall have quite
collection Of sergeant's stripes and cor
porars chevrons, belt buckles and beau
tiful bright bell buttons with initials
scratched on them.
| don't believe Vie had half so much
fun at her first ball as had at mine,
although HeTs ID 50 many scasoho osS
now that can't remember what she
said about It. was only little girl
then, and she wasn't In the habit Of
telling me things as she Is now.
Although didn't get to bed till
after 2, | was up early next morning,
because had promised my best ca
diets that I would be at morning pa
rade. or whatever they call It, to say
goodby. Sally went with me, and L.
was quite an affecting parting
shall never forget those dear boys II
live to be hundred though can't
remember any of their names. as after
all lost the card meant to keep al
ways.
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fro BE CONTINUED
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19


"The idea Of proposing to any cir!
when you've only seen her three
times"
"What did tell you about my friend
In San Francisco? was working
slowly mp to this, even then"
SLOWLY
"Yes, very slowly. think I've
shown great deal Of patience Amer
lean girls-the beauties, mean-are
quite hurt If fellow doesn't propose
somewhere along in the first day or
two. They think he can't appreciate
their real worth and that he deserves
what he gets II some other chap walks
away with them. Now, I'm not going
to sit still on my perch and see any
thing else walking off with you"
| couldn't help laughing. I'll cal!
for help if | think there's no danger"
said |, but l can't promise more than
that. didn't come over to America
to pick W husband
He looked ut me rather Queerly when
[ said that, almost rs If he thought !
had come for that express purpose
and was trying to conceal II. But or
course he couldn't he so horrid rs TO
suppose such thing really, and must
have imagined the strange expression.
II he only knew | came away so that
another girl might be sure to get 4
husband. and I'm not allowed to go
back until he has been got!
They're just growing around on
blackberry bushes and In strawberry
patches for you to pick and choose"
said Potter, land that's what worries
me. I'm a wildly jealous fellow. I've
got two months leave so as to be with
you at Newport, and | tell you shall
see bright. beautiful crimson II tou
many dudes come fooing around the
shanty. Say. won't you just play we're
engaged anyhow and see how you like
itW
But now I was really cross and
wouldn't hear word more OF such
nonsense, 80 jumped up. and he had
to scramble up too.
"If you've really proposed-which
doubt" said /, you must please un
derstand that you've been formally re
fused. But forgive you because
believe you must have been chaiiinf
and because it's my first proposal, 80 al
all events l can't die without having
| had at least one Now. do be sensible
and take me back or ! shall have Il
lind my way alone or else ask
strange cadet to pilot me-"
That threat found Vulnerable spot
and he was not half bud on the way
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19
Feeding for Eggs.

There is usually full fat supply in
all kinds of feeds given to hens; that
which is scarce with them in winter is
protein and green food. The best pro-
tein for hens is supplied by wheat, oats
and meat; oats make the least valuable
because of the husk. Quite too often
an over supply of oats is fed because
they cost less, but they are most ex-
pensive for feeding hens because almost
one half is husk and waste as food
product for egg production. Hulled
oats are difficult TO obtain, so it is much
better TO feed wheat and meat, with a
very few oats for protein supply.
Green-food supply is of equal i'm
portance TO protein. The best of this is
any kind of greens the hens will eat
grass or clover preferred. When grow
ing green's cannot be had in winter,
mangels or beets, clover or alfalfa hay
provide a good substitute. They can
not be fed too plentifully of these, for if
they have continual supply, they will
seldom if ever eat too much of them,
but il deprived of green food for days
and then given plentifully of them, they
may eat too much and close the crop to
their injury. Some kind of green food
should be given them every day. The
clover or alfalfa hay should be cut into
half-lengths and fed dry.
For a grain ration, one-half wheat,
one-fourth oats and one-fourth cracked
corn by measure is best for continuous
ration. Laying hens will do we'll on
this, with the addition of some meat
scrap, green food and grit. Hens fed in
this way will, or should, lay all winter.
For mash food. table scraps, bran and
some cracked corn all cooked together
and fed warm-not hot-some broken
charcoal and oyster shell may be mixed
in with the grit. The charcoal Swee'ens
the contents of the crop, preventing fer
mentation; the oyster shell furnishes
material for egg-shell. This produces
good results in eggs.
In the morning, feed the mixed grain
in deep straw litter on the floor of the
hen house; at noon. feed the mash in a
trough or box; toward evening more
grain mixture in the litter. Have the
grit, charcoal and oyster shell in sell
feeding box; give the green food 80 they
can help themselves all the time. The
beef scrap may be fed either mixed into
the mash. mixed into dry bran and FED
in the trough, or BY itself in the trough
or box. One ounce day OF mea'
scrap is plenty.-Country Gentleman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19

~ Nuc SOOs OSesN' s'sNs'' '!
ordinary tourists.
see their Persian rugs and their silver
things and their dozens Of meer-
schaums and their curiosities from all
over the world.
| asked Potter what he would do
when he was ordered away.
THAT depends on where I'm or
dered." said he. III l don't like the
place, I'll resign and be mere cit
1t would be easy to get. back again
into the army If there were any fun
going"
"What kind of fun" ] wanted to
know.
a war with somebody, of course"
said he. Men have the most extraordi-
larry ideas of fun. But they seem to
be alike about that In England and
America. They are never so happy
us when they are killing something or
In danger Of being killed themselves. ]
can't imagine how 1t would feel to be
like that. but know If they were
different we should hate them. And
Potter looked so nice In his soldier
clothes (Which he got into while we
were making ourselves pretty for
lunch) that l couldn't help thinking 1t
would be a pity for him to leave the
1rmy.
His friend was invited to lunch with
us. to make up for sacrificing his
house. He is nicer than Potter or
even Mr.. Doremus. but not half so
handsome or brave looking, or with
such a charming voice as poor Jim
Brett. who is not. suppose, gentle
man except by nature: otherwise he
couldn't have been In the steerage.
thought 1t was silly to have wirt
nettings In all the doors and windows
Just tokeep away a few innocent midges
until we sat out after lunch. There Is
pleasant balcony with an upstairs ant
downstairs, which Potter and Captain
Collingwood call the "piazza," and
would have been delightful sitdni
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19

showing me was so beautiful that
presently | resolved to be good.
We saw Kosciusko's monument, and
/ would insist upon his telling me
things about Kosciusko himself
though Potter didn't seem to think
him important. And then we began
winding our way along most ex'
quisite path overhanging the river, al
ways shadowed by trees. Sometimes
II was cut through green arbor, with
light like liquid emeralds. Some
times It ran high on the rocks. Some
times 1t dipped down close to the wa
ter. but invariably there was just
enough room for two. and no more. to
walk side by side.
We met several couples--cadets and
girls. young officers and girls-saun-
tering or sitting down close together
in out of the way places. But by and
by we seemed to have passed beyond
the inhabited zone. Then Potter asked
me II I were not tired from SO much
walking and If wouldn't like to rest
I said no, and he promptly pretended
to be done up. which ! though! very
silly. But Of course had to sit down
by him on rock with green. moss
velvet cushion.
"This is what I've been longing fol
all day." said he
l hadn't. and was thinking about
the cadets. But | agreed that II was
beautiful. .
"Yes. 1t is." he answered, looking al
me. 81 never saw anything so pretty
Say. Lady Betty. you're IN nwfn
flirt."
did open my eyes at that. "A
hirt! l exclaimed. 81 never had
chance to try being it,
IL guess you are born knowing. Eve
been miserable all the afternoo"
Couldn't you see my agony"
81 didn't notice" said !.
"Ah, that's the trouble You wercni
thinking of me. OF course, | ous!iii'
to have cared for those little loys'
(some of them were inches taller THU
he), "but couldn't help 1t. kep
saying inside. This Is foretasie 81
what I've got to suffer when she''
staying with Katherine at the Moor
ings. don't know when I've been =:
unpopular with myself. | don't SET
how I'm going to get along IIlIirS'
you'll be nice to me, righ; now.
81 am nice to you" said ".As ria'
as know how to be-"
81 could teach you to be lot nicer
Say, Lady Betty, let ne, wont you:
His eyes. though they are SUI
pale blue. had that silly. melting !o"!
In them that my cousin I.oveland'
have when be talks to me. lot r"l
do what?" | asked almost snappishi,
for q person sitting In such lowell
place.
Teach you to like me- | fell q!
over myself In love with you the frs
minute | saw you ~
Ddy pelOie ytsteiha!' '-HN'''''''' -
what nonsense You're poking IN!
at me. l don't believe in love at iirS
sIght-at least | don't think 10. ANY
how. nobody could fall in love with m'
in that way"
Couldn't they. though: That's al
you know about 1t. then. All Amer
leans will fall in love with you llk'
that, and it's just what | want t'
guard against. want you TO be en-
gagged to Inc before you 90 to New
port. Then I shall feel kind Of safe.
Dear me. are you really proposing
and 1t isn't in joke" I asked. II Dc
wish you wouldn't"
"Would propose to Eady Bett!
Bulkeley in joker he reproached me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19

like the animals on their way to the
ark. They all seemed TO he engaged to
each other and delighted with each
others society. or else married ana
dr(p fully tired Of It, Or else they
uad dyspepsia. Ur else they n:.d
brought too many Of their children. for
they had droves of very small ones.
who beloved louder than ANY English
children ever saw and tyranniZed
over their parents in the most unbr'-
died way.
But Coney Island was fun. and !
felt more than ever that was dream
ing-a long. long dream of sands and
huge hotels and queer little booths.
For dinner we ate nothing but fish,
of Sd many different kinds and some
of them so strange, that almost feared
the dream might turn into nightmare
afterward. found the CLANS rather
like olives. You hate the first. but
when you have had three you feel yoa
would like three dozen. and they are
not at all easy to forget.
We went down under the sea ana
were introduced to horritic monsters.
sailed up and down on switchback>
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19
Winter Hog Feed.

On most farms hogs get very little
variety during winter. Corn is the
steady diet. Naturally, many animals
become unthrifty because of this treat
ment. 1t is not always possible to have
succulent feed, but this occasionally 10
available. II there is silo on the farm
hogs will eat moderate amount OF this
feed. They should also be given q slop,
made of shorts or corn feed. At least
once every two weeks let them have all
the rotten wood, soft coal or mortar
they desire. This supplies the mineral
matter and tends to keep the animals
thriity.-New England Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19
r.r s,r..d;no Lnt..t v.nd.Iism.

"Jack the Tar Spreadsr" is giving
the detective force Of indianapolis no
End of trouble. and there is not a night
but womens expensive gowns are
ruined n! the theaters. In addition to
,mearIng tar on gowns he drops smah
oalls Of It on the floors. and they are
rampled over the carpets by those who
aappen to tread on them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19
ACROSS OCEAN BY BALLOON.
Fisher Proposes Trip Under Gas ess
With Many li.tle Feeders.

Carl G. Fisher of Indianapolis. Ind.
and George L. Bumbaugh, who recent
ly made short trip In balloon with
an automobile for basket, are plan.
ming a trip through air across the At.
lantic ocean, and their plan has been
approved by q number Of well known
professionals throughout the country.
1t Is proposed to make the trip In q
gigantic balloon. attached to which
will be twenty smaller supply bal.
looms that may be bled into the larger
bag as the leakage makes necessary.
Instead Of basket to carry the pas
sengers, a specially built boat Will Be
made
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19

A cow reared at the Wisconsin Agri-
cultural College has record for pro-
ducing the raw material for 1900
pounds of butter In one year. This
would seem to be an argument In favor
of sending cows to college, remarks the
"Live Stock World"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19

Do not be unreasonable in your do
msnds upon the COW, but insist upon
her doing "a we'll ~ she can.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19

The milch COW 10 the farmers friend
and principal standby in hard times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19
AMONG THE FARMERS,
SPEED THE PLow."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topic
is solicited. Address all communications IN
tended for this department to HENRY ID
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19
S sSzapt&5I

COULD hardly have sup
posed that there were as
many people in the whole
world put together as at
Coney Island. and most
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-23
ILLINOIS CAPITAL
ISTIC CANNIBALS
Succeed in Knocking Out TenHour
Law for Working Women Another
Judicial Flourflushsr.

The Illinois ten hour law for working
women was knocked out by Judge TuthilI,
of the Circuit Court, at Chicago last
week The Illinois unionists and women S
organizations made 4 long and hard fight
to secure the enactment of the law. Then
the capitalistic cannibals who compose
the Employers Association announced
that they would test the law Two poor
old women slaves who worked for a paper
box factory-ore for 80 years and
other for 10 ye2 rs-made affidavit that
they were unable TO make living wages
If they were not permitted to work more
than ten hours day. So Judge Tuthili
ruled that the law denied the women their
constitutional right to make individual
contracts ono matter if they worked
on the community which the just judge
forgot to nentiou). Tuthiu was just re
elected couple of weeks ago. and some
of the very smart aleck workingmen who
are now denouucing him the loudest voted
for him. Money is to be raised to carry
the case up to the Supreme Court, and in
the meantime the law is n dead letter. \
similar law is being tested in Missouri.
and as most courts delight IN following
precedents established by their own kind,
no matter how much of farce may be
made of republican government and the
principles Of democracy, it is not ditd-
cult to guess what the result VIII be in
the show ne state. Probably if the
male workers were disfranchised and the
women were allowed TO vote they would
know what to DO with the Tu-hiIls and
the rest of the plute ourflushers.-Cleve-
land Citizen.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-23
SUNNY JIM THE
SWEATSHOP ARTIST
Works Women and Little Children
from "A to l3 Hours a Day in His
Syracuse IN. y Slave Pen.

Mrs. Florence Kelly. head of the Con
suuers League Of New York, and organ
izer of the National Suffrage Association,
has been recently telling the San Fran
cisco Labor Council some unpleasant
things about Vice President James 5.
Sherman, the safe and sane gentleman
who presides over the senate and queIls
riots in that august body.
Mrs Kelly says Sherman IS president
Of . canning company IN New York state
and that the company employs women
and little children Who work from Il TO
i hours a day; that children o :. : and
10 years fall exhausted az their tasks,
and the cold water is thrown upon their
faces 10 revive them for the last hour Of
toll
These things should not be made pub
lie They hurt business. and are as
sauIts on the Taft administration Vice
President Sherman : one OF the high
priests in the Temple OF Protection H
IS -ieh and respectable. prominent and
oily II church circles. and should Provi-
cenc= become sufficiently uzki2d he may
become president OF the Tinted States
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-23

to work ar ) o clock in the morning.
One of these children was Robert Col
lyer, now the venerable preacher and hu-
rnanitariau of New York City When he
was eight years OF age Mr. Collyer work
ed in this factory
The building was torn down few
years ago and Mr.. CoIIyer got the bell
which SO many times had cut short his
boyish slumbers and summoned him TO
hard labor. He presented the bell to
Cornell University, believing that some
day it would be relic of barbarisu,.
In Mr. ColIyer 5 day children worked
in the factories seventy-eight hours a
week-thirreen hours day.
Since that day the hours of all labor
have been shortened, but we have con
tinued to rob the cradle for the sake of
gain Now, and then, we allow the little
lives of mere babies TO be ground up in
the hopper OF greed
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-23
Delegates Elected.

Ned Sims, the old war horse OF Wheel
luE- VIII represent typographical Union
No - II the coming session OF the State
Federation OF Labor. and Harry L Mills
another live one and also 3 member OF
the Typographical Union VIII represent
the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, With these two active workers and
State President W-eIeh 70 lead the Wheel
ing delegates nothing can prevent the
convention being = grand Success First
Vice President TaIklugton- Of CIa-ksberS.
and Second Wee President McGrev. Of
this city VIII also be delegates
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-23
CUPID INVADES
RANKS OF LABOR.
Two Prominent Young People Steal
March on their Many Friends in
This City.

TIE greatest surprise that was ever
sprung on the printers and the public in
general in this city was pulled If last
Saturday when Walter J. G.. Kit sum
mers and Miss Laura Tyler, quietly slip
ped away to Catlettsburg, Ky, and we're
married. To say that it was a surprise
to their hosts of friends is putting it
mild indeed
The young groom is a prominent
printer and pressma and has been a
stauneh union man from childhood and
numbers among his friends every one
who is acquainted with him. He has been
employed at the Goodrich Snyder Co. :
plant for some time past and is a past
master in the art preservative.
Miss Tyler IS a charming young lady
and has hosts of friends among the
young people of the entire community
She has a most lovable disposition and Is
bound to make friends wherever she may
go. She also has been employed at the
Goodrich-Snyder plant.
After the nuptiaI knot was tied the
happy young couple went to Huntington
where they We're guests Of the FIoren-
tine hotel until sunday evening when
they returned home to receive the hearty
congratulations Of their friends
We wish them a long, happy and pros
porous life and may its pathway be
strewn with fragrant flowers