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Dairy Products at State Fairs.

Several important changes in the
premium list for dairy products have
been made this year by the Maine State
Fair and also the Central Maine Fair
Association. The important position
Maine holds among other New England
States as a producer of sweet cream is
recognized by the offering of generous
premiums for market milk and sweet
cream. All premiums are to be divided
pro rata among exhibits scoring So
points and over. Arrangements have
been made to have a suitable room set
apart for dairy exhibits.
These premiums were secured as re-
suit of action taken by the Maine Dairy
mems Association at its last annual
session, when the executive committee
was directed to take up with the several
state fairs the premiums offered for
dairy products and the methods adopted
in handling the exhibits. Some little
time ago a conference was held with the
trustees of these two fairs by the execn-
tive committee, with the above results.
1t was also arranged to have representa-
tive of the Dairy Division of the Depart
ment of Agriculture and the Maine
Dairymen's Association in charge OF the
dairy exhibits. This representative will
be present during the entire fair for the
purpose of carrying on demonstrations
aud answering questions concerning the
exhibits. Every effort will be made to
make the work educational in all its
features.
1t is for the interest of the dairymen
OF the state that the plan adopted by
these two fairs shall be made successful.
The distribution of the premiums is to
be made on pro rata basis so that
every person who exhibits milk of fair
market quality will receive some recon-
pense sufficient in all probability to pay
transportation and any other charge
found necessary.
The scoring of all dairy products will
be done by competent judges and the
score card will be used in every instance
to record their opinion. L, is planned TO
have exhibits of such dairy apparatus as
milk bottles, milk caps, sanitary milk
pals, etc. The premium lists are now
ready for distribution. A letter ad-
dressed to the secretary of either of the
above named fairs, or to Leon S. Mer-
rill, State Dairy Instructor, Augusta,
will bring entry blanks. All inquiries
will be cheerfully and promptly answered.
LEON s. MERRILL,
State Dairy Instructor.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-09
BY Clifford v.
Gregory
CHAPTER x.
a HABEL turned and slowly climb
NJ ed the stairs. The girls We're
still sitting up waiting for
CHAPTER K.

a ueT.
Sitting down on the sofa and hold
| ing Beth's hands tightly in hers, she
told the story. passing briefly over the
bitter parts and dwelling longer upon
Harold's manly resolve to make full
reparation for his sin.
Different people need to have diff
ferent things happen to them to bring
out the best there Is in them," said
Gladys when the story was finished
Maybe this will be the best thing for
Harold. can't help believe 1t will all
come out right in the end"
There was a strange hush about the
campus the next day. Students gath
cred in little groups here and there.
talking in suhdued tones. 1t seemed
as if some one were dead. so strange
was the unnatural quiet. The story Of
Harold's disgrace was generally known
now. and boys and girls looked at
Beth pityinGly as she passed.
Mabel saw and understood and real
lied, with pang, that the mere pay
ing back Of the gambling money could
never wipe out Harold's shame. 1t
wasn't the money that these students
were thinking of-they had seen bets
won and lost before-but 1t was the
disgrace of attempting to win the
game unfairly. The University OF
Iowa prided itself on the cleanness of
It's athletics. and Harold's action had
left blot upon its record that 1t
would take years to outlive.
The few weeks that intervened until
vacation passed quickly School was
out again. and once more the girls
walked up the little path to the fa'
miliar kitchen door, where their ia
ther and mother were eagerly await
Ing them.
1t was at church the next Sunday
rvening that the girls first saw jeff
lgain. AS soon as the benediction was
said he came over where they were
at wouldn't seem like getting back
home if you weren't here" he said,
holding out Il hand to each Of them
I've got hundred things to say to
you"
so have |. If | can get up courage
to talk to real live football hero.
laughed Gladys.
suppose you try, anyway" Jeff an
Swered "My horse is out here, and If
you girls can trust your father and
mother to go home alone
81 guess they can find the way
with us close behind. anyway" said
Mabel.
81 suppose ! owe you an apology for
not coming over to see you the night
nfter the Iowa game" Jeff said when
they were on their way. "Rut you
may be sure that | didn't stay away
because | wanted to. The doctor had
to hang on to ne to keep me from
going, anyway"
"Were you hurt very badlyT" asked
Gladys quickly
"Oh. no." he replied "A broken rib
doesn't count for very much in foot
ball. If 1t had been in II fair tackle
| wouldn't have cared" lie went on.
"but to be kicked in the ribs like
dog
Gladys stopped him with a gesture
Harold is our friend" she reminded
him gently
II beg your pardon" Jeff said. cen
trolling himself with an effort. u
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Matching Farm Horses.

Horses on farms are so frequently
worked in pairs that it is very necessary
that they should be we'll matched. By
this it is not meant that the team should
be closely alike in color, size and general
appearance. 1t is desirable that they
should be so, but that is only one and
by no means the most important part OF
the matching. 1t requires good deal
of skill and judgment 10 bring together
a pair of horses that resemble each other
in all characteristics sufficiently to work
in harmony, aud action comes first in
this connection. Style is required in the
action Of any class of horse, and team,
each of which stands up to the bit in
about the same way, is attractive to buy.
ers, and pleasing to the man who drives
it.
A team Unmatched in regard to action
strength and staying powers Is liberia
source OF irritation, no matter how
nearly alike in color the horses may be
Proper actiou--that Is, strong, clean
vigorous movement Of feet and legs:
highly desirable, and If it can be com
bined with general conformation ane
color, SO much the better. Size, to
certain extent, may be sacrificed fol
strength and conformation, but only
within certain limits.-Ex.
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THE PRINCE SHOT AT THE Bird.

down the clitf into the boat. which i'm
mediately moved off of its own accord.
On and on the boat sailed until the
prince could see Oh the horizon the
great rock described by the genie.
The boat grounded ashore and he
leaped out.
Not green thing WAS TO be seen on
the island. nothing but the bare rock
rising sheer to the sky.
Perp.cxcd. the prince sat down on n
fiat stone. when suddenly he became
aware that the sun seemed to have
ceased shining. Raising his head. he
beheld n terrible bird above him. Its
wings were as big as sails; each wick
cd talon was rs long as six fingers; its
beak was long and sharp and pointed;
the head was massive and shaped like
that Of an owl.
Hastily grasping his bow, the prince
shot IN arrow at the bird with all his
strength. but, though 1t struck the
black. glossy plumage Of the bird, It
broke as though made of glass.
With horrible cries the bird pounced
upon him. seized him in its talons. as
cended with him TO point far above
the sea and then released It's hold.
The prince plunged into the water
with force that daZed him so that
he was barely able to swim to land.
He rested In the boat. discouraged
but not yet daunted.
Just then he saw the bird leaving
the nest accompanied by her brood OF
little ones. Fitting another shaft to
bis bow, he shot once more. This
time the arrow struck one OF the
young birds, last in line. and stunned
It SO that 1t fell on the shore just by
the boat.
Hurriedly picking up the bird. which
was larger than a man. he bound 1t to
his back In such way that the talons
could do him no harm when the bird
recovered and then crouched low be-
Meath It.
Soon the parent bird missed her
young one and. looking about her,
finally sighted 1t on the shore. Swoop-
Ing down with shril cries, she caught
It in her claws and rose to her nest.
The prince, who was bound to the
young bird, of course, went too.
The nest was dark cavern In tie
very summit of the rock, right among
the clouds. As soon as the prince felt
his feet touch the ground he hastily
cut the cords that bound him to the
bird and glded silently into the other
end Of the cavern.
There. amid ghastly skeletons and
remains Of awful feasts. he saw the
precious parchment. Leaping forward,
he caught 1t up and pressed 1t to his
heart.
No sooner had he secured the paper
than he saw tho genie standing before
him.
"You have done WELL" rumbled the
old familiar tones. princess Corisands
Is yours"
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your fraternity. on the football team
and on the reputation Of the school
for being fair In athleticsr'
He WINGED That's all past now"
he said lamely. Money can't pay
that"
mo. that's true." she replied. "And
so you are going to let'it 60 and say
everything is square,"
"What else do you want me to dor"
he said helplessly. II can't undo the
past. only wish could"
81 want you to 60 back to college"
said Mabel earnestly "Clean up the
fraternities and clean up athletics,
especially the gambling part Of 1t.
know you can do 1t. and it's the only
way to make things square"
"YOu don't realize what you're ask
ingw he cried. go back there after
what I've done? can't. Mabel"
Its the only way" she said.
Harold buried his face In his hands.
After long time he Strengthened up.
IT used to think all life was for was
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Not a Handsome Sheep.

"Spring lamb" at Christmas is one OF
the goals toward which the Department
of Agriculture is working now. VI
course, il it succeeds measurable we'll, 1t
will be a good thing for sheep-raising
farmers and triumph for the depart
ment, but it is not looked upon by the de-
partment officials as an epoch-making
experiment. The curious thing about
the work is the material with which 1t is
being carried out. They have q new
breed of sheep at the experiment station
at Bethesda, and they look less like
sheep than like a goat. They came
originally from the west coast OF Africa,
but this particular flock came from Bar
BADGES, and they are generally referred
to around the station as the Bar6adoes
sheep. They are as red as bright bay
horse, with black underneath and black
legs and feet They are shaped distinct
| ly like a goat, and they have no fleece,
being provided with short, red hair,
lust like a goat. Iu spite of coming
from such a hot place as Africa, they
stand the winter here very well without
a fleece blanket. Like a goat, they will
eat anything. They are wild animals,
aud they will clear out an underbrush
better than man with grubbing hoe,
but they have the disadvantage that
when the uuderbrush is gone, they will
girdle big trees.
The virtue of the strange sheep is
that they are extremely prolific. They
have three young at birth, sometimes
four and occasionally five. The great
trouble is that many Of the young die
because it is thought that the mother
does not have milk enough to go around.
OF course thin hanked animal does not
raise satisfactory legs OF mutton, but It
Is thought that this can be corrected.
The sheep mature very early, and some
of them are being crossed with good
Shropshire ram to see whether strain
cannot be developed that will have the
fecundity and the early-maturing quail.
ties of the original sheep, and at the
same time will give good, marketable
leg of lamb. It il in this way that the
department hopes to produce spring
Lamb in time for Christmas. Expert
ments have already been made in breed
ling wool on these goat-like sheep.
Some have been crossed with merino
Tram, and the result is that it looked like
a felt covered sheep. About half the
coat is wool and half is hair.-Washing'
ton letter in Country Gentleman.
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the millions of apple blossoms. she
looked like some woodland falry
come to touch the blossoms with her
magic wand and turn them into tiny
apples.
T don't like competition, Gladys"
said JEFF, taking a step nearer. i
wonder-can't we be partnersT
Perhaps she nodded. or perhaps 1t
was only the aickering shadows that
made him think so, but the next mo-
ment he had caught her IN his arms.
apple blossoms and all. and was tell
ing her that he had loved her ever
since that time she nearly scared him
out of the apple tree. And for once
she didn't accuse him Of talking fool
ishly.
The apple blossoms faded and FELL
and summer came to fulfill the prom
ises of spring. Mabel came home from
college again. protesting against al
lowing Gladys to stay home while she
finished her course. But Gladys was
firm and had her way, as usual.
One evening nearly three weeks ait
or she came home Mabel was sitting
on the porch idly lingering the strings
of her mandolin and trying not to feel
lonely. Gladys had gone riding with
Jeff, and the sight Of their happiness
somehow made Mabel feel lonesome
and left out, though she tried to drive
the feeling away by playing and hum
ming some Of the dear old melodies.
Suddenly she was aroused from her
reverie by the sound Of an automobile
coming up the driveway. 1t stopped
at the gate, and Harold leaped out
and hurried over to where she was
sitting.
won't you come for IN auto ride,
he pleaded. "just for old times sake
for the sake of those old songs you
were playing"
"I was thinking of old times" said
Mabel as she rose and followed him
down to the gate. "Do you remember
the time you maneuvered to get me In
the back seat with Beth" she went on
mischievously as he helped her to the
drivers seat
"That was a different Harold" he
said. "Those old days seem like q
dream more than they do like part OF
my real life."
"You have changed" said Mabel
eying him approvingly.
"And l have you to thank for It," he
said. "You have made man OF me-
Mabel. used to think of nothing but
my own good times. but now-well
you've taught me to look at things DIFF
ferently. Did you hear about-about
what's been going on at Iowa City"
~ read In the paper something
about a big mass meeting where Har'
old Du Val made a speech the like OF
which had never been heard at the
university before and where the stu
dents agreed unanimously to put q
stop to betting on athletic events"
she replied. "wby didn't you ever
write and tell me what you were do
ingT
II thought you'd find out anyway Il
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Curious Street Names.

The list of curious street names Is
inexhaustible. Bermondsey possesses
a Pickle Herring street. Near Gray's
inn there Is to be found Cold Bath
square. Most Of the Nightingale lanes
and Love lanes are hidden ironicall!
enough In the slums OF the east end.
But for really bizarre street names
one should go To BRUSSELS. The Short
Street OF the Long Chariot. the Street
of the Red Haired Woman and the
Street of Sorrows are remarkable
enough to catch the least observani
eve. The Street of the One Person is.
as one might guess. considerably nar-
rover than whitehall But the cream
of BRUSSELS street names surely be
longs to the Street Of the Uncracked
Silver Cocoanut This In the orisina'
appears as one ponderous thirty
letter wor,i.-I-Ondon Chronicle.
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Among the Apple Trees
II Story Of
Farm Life
Copyright. 1910. by American
Press Association

too old to work as hard as he's doing.
Since the other boys went out west
everything is left for him to do. He
never would trust anything to hired
man. I've just been finding out, too"
he added. "how many things he and
mother have been going without in or
der to keep ME In school. Why, they've
even been staying home from church
because their clothes were so shabby.
It's been n disappointment to father.
too. having all his boys leave home
He has always been planning Oh how
he was going to fix up the old place
when we were old enough to help"
"And SO you are going to stay ut
home" said Gladys. Isn't 1t hard:"
Hard" he cried you don't realize
how hard II Is. Gladys. used to lie
out under the apple trees on Sunday
afternoon and dream about the won
1erful world outside and especially
that part of 1t they called college.
never wanted to study Greek or higher
mathematics. but the name 'agricul-
tural college always fascinated me
| stayed home from lots of Fourth OF
July celebrations and circuses In order
that my college fund might grow
faster. When started | only had
enough money to last one term, but
father offered to pay the rest. besides
what ! could earn"
81 wonder why 1t is." said Gladys
slowly. that people who can have a
college education Just for the asking
never seem to appreciate It, while
those who really do make the most of
their opportunities have such a hard
time going at all?"
Lets not talk about It," JEFF an
swered. when | think Of all had
planned to do at college next year and
Of all the old fellows trooping back
when classification day comes it seems
as If can't stay away"
Gladys nodded in silent. understand
ing sympathy.
They rode on in silence for long
time. Then JEFF pointed with his whip
toward a field they were passing. I'm
going to tile that forty In the spring"
he said. II won't be satisfied until
make ours the best farm In the coun-
ty."
81 thought you were the bravest boy
I ever saw that day saw you on the
football field" said Gladys slowly 81
am sure of II now"
"And I'm sure you're the best chum
fellow ever had" JEFF answered.
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! did anything worth WHILE" he said,
"and II I didn't you had better not
know"
'I think It was glorious" said Mabel.
"Do you think I've squared things
now?" he asked.
Eyes, l believe you have" she re-
piled, "and more too"
"And now may have my reward"
"Your reward?" she said inquiringly.
isn't it enough reward to be deserv-
edly the most popular man in a great
university"
"That isn't anything" he replied.
Il didn't do 1t for popularity, Mabel,
and I'm afraid I never would have
done 1t just to even things up, but
did 1t because a certain brown eyed
girl told me to. And the brown eyed
girl Is the reward want. Mabel. Can't
you tell me that you care for me just
a little?'
Mabel looked up at him gravely
"Are you quite sure that it isn't
Gladys that you care for?" she asked.
Perfectly" he answered. 1T was
that other Harold that cared for
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to have fun" he said. "And l guess
! had riy share. But 1t seems that ev-
cry one has to have his share of hard
knocks, too. and 1t seems to be my
turn now"
He hesitated a moment longer and
then slid to the ground. "Goodby," he
san. I'm going back to school" And
he hurried away.
Almest another year had passed,
and all nature was bursting into bloom
ut the magic touch Of spring. Gladys
was sitting at the study table in their
little room on the top floor Of the girls
lormitory trying hard not to get the
ao,es of the robin outside her window
mixed up with her troublesome French
verbs when Mabel brought her let
Ter
She gave little cry of dismay as
she read it. 1t was from her father
Her mother was sick, he said. He dis
liked to ask them to break in on their
school work. but could one of them
come home for few days? 1t
wouldn't be at all necessary for them
both to come
GLADYS threw down the letter and
fished her suit case out Of the closet.
"Where are you going7" asked Ma
bel In surprise.
Home" replied Gladys laconically,
pointing toward the letter.
I'm going. too" announced Mabel
after she had read 1t.
1t was only by dint Of much argu'
ment Gladys finally persuaded her to
stay. and then only after she had prom
lsed to telegraph at once If there was
any danger.
1t seemed to Gladys that 1t was
weeks before the train reached the
little town that she called home. Her
father laid u warning finger on his
,ips as she entered the door.
"Hushw he said "She's asleep|
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CARVING a Bundle.

A stylish looking woman who looked
ux If she had rather die than carry n
bundle that wouldn't go Into hahd
nug went into the womcn's suit depart
lnrnt Of big store Juggling pnste
board box half as big as herself. Other
customers present wondered ut her I'm
dignified action. but the saleswomai
did not wonder.
There Is one time when the proud
est woman on earth will curry u bun
die" she said THAT Is when som,
garment has been sent home finished
of badly and has to be brought bach
for alterations. II the customer wouh
only telephone to the store we wouh
send for the garment. but that wouit
take time She wants II finished with
out delay, aud rather than walt sh'
brings It down herself. New for!
Sun.
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Fruit Growing In the East.

At Boston Chamber of Commerc,
bouquet, held few weeks ago, professor
John Craig of Cornell University spok,
on the subject of the superior advant
ages New ENGLAND enjoys in the matte
Of soil, climate, weather conditions ant
location for the growing of fruit. HI
spoke substantially as follows:
Let us look at the conditions which
prevail in the Pacific States and com
pare them with those prevailing here
| need not say anything of eastern eli
mate and soil. The potential possibili
ties of the soil are well known and abun
dant opportunities are made known to
show what they can produce. You have
the evidence before you. We know ouI
climate and we know We have much
parts of the country.
A friend of mine in the middle wes'
has been corresponding with me, and
one of the questions which came up be-
tween us relates TO the fact that they
have had such constant fruit failures in
the west. He admits that the occasional
variations of weather cause these fail
ures and they often decide the point
whether they shall have fruit crop or
not. Sometimes the weather hits the
fruit crop at tho wrong time.
Now ifyou will look over the failures
due the weather in this part of the coun-
try you will fiud that they are compare
lively few. II you will look over the
failures due TO weather. in the middle
west and northwest you will find they
are frequent. That is large asset in
our favor, so that we can see at the out
set that we are equal on the score OF
soil and climate. We will leave weather
out of consideration.
No region or country can reach the
acme of its possibility of producing fine
fruit unless it has originated its own
race of fruits. New England has done
that. In this great trial for perfection
we have had experiments going on and
we have had a sitting of varieties and a
dropping out of those unadapted to our
conditions. Those remaining which are
proved and tried are the ones to which
we should stick.
The western grower has more sunshine
which gives his fruit finer finish, but
their methods add much to the natural
That is exactly where we
fail. We do not put so good finish on
the fruit as is possible by applying
methods which the experiment stations
and all those whose business it is to
work it out have shown to be desirable.
Now what are the real possibilities of
fruit growing? We have studied the eco
question in New York and We
find that taking some of the failures and
from zero there is graduation
upward to gross return of five hundred
dollars per acre, with occasional isolated
instances of much greater profit, the
larger measure coming somewhere mid
way between these points. This profit
comes from following known methods
Of cultivation. The man who has such
A profit has followed the teachings of
experience and adapted them to his own