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Morris tribune., 1910-11-11
Whv He Fired Him,

HE wouldn't do for me-" this man
was heard to say in the comparative
lull as the train slowed down for a
station in the subway. Il tried all
could, nursed him along and was good
to him. but he wouldn't work, and
had to let him go. Why, he was too
lazy to laugh, and when a man gets
as lazy as that. why, there's moth
ing But the rest was lost in the
rumble of the train.-New York Sun.
Morris tribune., 1910-11-11
Shall Women Vote?

If they did, millions vote DR..
Kings New Life Pills the true remedy
for women. For banishing dull,
tagged feelings, bsckache or head
ache, constellation, dispelling colds,
appetite and toning up the
system, they're unequaled. Easy,
safe, sure. 25c at J. r. Kruger. 80
Morris tribune., 1910-11-11
D. ]. CAMPBELL
5i5 PIONEER PRESS BLDG.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
VIII Promote Beauty.

Women desiring beauty get wonder
full help from Bucklen's Arnica SAWS.
1t banishes pimples, skin eruptions,
sores and boils. 1t makes the skin
soft and velvety. 1t glorifies the
face. Cures sore eyes, cold sores,
cracked lips, chapped hands. Best
for burns, scalds, fever sores, cuts,
bruises and piles. 25c. at J. r.
Kruger.
Morris tribune., 1910-11-11
Homesteads

We can show you a number of fine 100
and 32O acre Free Government Home
staads located five to twenty miles from
Wild Horse and other good railroad
towns.
Make up your mind to look the ground
over and talk to the satisfied farmers.
Homeseekers excursion tickets are on
sale the first and third Tuesdays of each
month, only S28.65 from St Paul to Wild
Horse, Colorado and return. Let me tell
you all about this country, maps aud full
information free.
Morris tribune., 1910-11-11
YOU MIGHT AS WELL
Be a Prosperous Farmer as to
be a Renter or a Hired Man.

All that is necessary for you to do is to
make up your mind to throw off the yoke
of toll and start for yourself. l can sell
you an excellent farm on easy payments.
your life and be no further along than
when you started. It is a whole lot more
satisfactory to work for yourself and at
the same time be paying for good farm.
Morris tribune., 1910-11-11
MONEY

To loan on farms; long or short time; low
interest; on terms to suit the borrower.
have twenty-five years of experience as
a financial broker, and can give you a
service, better than you can get elsewhere.
If you want a humping big loan to buy
a farm or pay for the one you have bought,
come and see me.
Morris tribune., 1910-11-11
CHEAP LAND

Put your money into land. Never again,
as Just now. L have 10000 acres of good
land and many we11-improved farms in
good location and condition. for sale on
easy terms, with a small cash payment,
Near good markets. good roads. churches
and schools, and very often, two crops
will pay purchase price Of land. Be pros
porous and buy a farm.
Morris tribune., 1910-11-11
Decided Land

Is selling at s. to SIS per acre, located one
to fifteen miles from Wild Horse, on terms
of 81 so to $500 per acre cash, balance in
five to ten yearly payments at per cent.
Morris tribune., 1910-11-11
Relinquishments

Can be bought in 100 or 800 acre tracts at
from So to $40 per acre according to lOCa-
tiOn and improvements.
Morris tribune., 1910-11-11
Needless Worry.

"Will you love me when I'm old?"
''Why, darling, We'll be divorced long
before that."-Brooklyn Life.
Morris tribune., 1910-11-11
Very True,

What is that which nobody wants
and which nobody likes to lose? A
lawsuit.
Morris tribune., 1910-11-11
REMEMBER

There is no business so large that can
not handle it and none too small to re-
ceive careful attention, and make spe-
CIalty of attending to business.
Come and see me or write,
Morris tribune., 1910-11-11

pertaining to real estate,
such as drawing mortgages, contracts,
deeds, given careful attention. Complete
FURNISHED, and titles
perfected on short notice.
Morris tribune., 1910-11-11

If you are interested and have cash or
exchange offers to make on any of the
above lands, see or write
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-12
More Corn and Grain.

More corn and grain will be wanted
for seed here in Maine this coming
spring than ever before known in the
history Of the state. 1t will DO OF the
utmost importance that every quart OF
the corn planted and every bushel OF the
grain sown be of the kind needed. 1t is
known by every one needing the seed
that 1t should be grown in tho locality
where wanted for planting. This Is not
always known by those who want the
seed but never should be lost sight Of.
Those wanting seed the coming spring
will find they may be bothered to get
what Is wanted, and for that reason
should begin their search for 1t early.
Remember that last year hundreds OF
acres OF corn were lost by the frost
which occurred the morning OF the last
day of August. Such . calamity Is mol
usual but does occur at times In oul
state. This was the case last year and
certain individuals lost their crop In con
sequence. The season 10 starting more
favorably this year and II one gets
favorable start with his seed he prob
ably will fare better than last year.
Other seeds will be wanted and those
in need cannot be too early In laying In
their full wants. Our seasons are likely
to be short and no one can be too early
in selecting the seed he desires TO plant
Be particular to get seed grown near th'
locality where wanted for planting
This is important whatever the crop te
be grown.-Maiue Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-12


purpose admirably, Nihch'
though the said purpose, 1t Is regretta-
bic to state. was the misleading and
utter bamboozling Of Philip Hozier.
Miss Iris Yorke knew quite we'll that
Captain Coke was then closeted with
David Verify In Exchange buildings.
She knew because she had watched
him pass through the big swing doors
Of her uncle's Office. She also knew,
having made 1t her business to find
out, that In fifteen minutes or less the
crew would muster In the fo'csle for
their midday meal. Not having heard
a word Of Hozier's free speech to the
gentlemen Of various nationalities at
the bottom of the hold. she wondered
why he was blushing.
When Hozier was free to glance q
second time at the cross rail Iris had
vanished. He was annoyed. Evidently
she did not wish to encounter any
more of the ships officers that morn
ing.
The matches were on and everything
was orderly before Coke's squat figure
climbed the gangway. Hozier reported
the young lady's visit. and the skipper
was obviously surprised. Az he hoist.
ed himself up the steep ladder to the
hurricane deck the younger man heard
him condernning some one under his
breath as III leery old beggar." The
phrase was hardly applicable to IRIS
but Coke came out Of his cabin with
an open letter in his hand and bade @
steward stow the portmanteau In some
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-12

The Stowaway is a typical
Tracy story that grips the inter
est with the first chapter and
holds it firmly until the last. A
conspiracy against the safety of
a ship. beautiful girl in dis
fress, a brave sailor who aids her
and speedily learns to love her.
mysterious island which IS the
scene of q South American revo-
iutionary plof---fhese are some
of the characters and themes
utilized by a master story teller
in weaving a romance of life IN.
der the mystic Southern Cross.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-12

mails whose fossil bones have been
found. Dinosaur means terrible liz
ard"
The largest mammals living today
are descended from those OF the pre-
historic period. Among them al the
elephant, the great walrus. the hippo
potamus and the buffalo and bison.
And now II is melancholy to think that
they, too are following on the road to
extinction the huge dinosaurs who
lived so many ages before them. 1t Is
more melancholy still 10 think that 1t
Is man himself who Is destroying
these fine creatures of the face OF the
earth.
Men still living can remember when
our plains were covered with bufa-
loes, as We call them. though their
right name Is bison. Now there Is
scarcely wild buffalo left. Sad 1t Is.
too, to think that even the intelligent.
noble elephant Is passing away.
But the most merciess destruction
of all has been that Of the diving bird
known as the great aux. 1t was three
feet long and stood upright. balancing
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-12
More About Boys and Girls Clubs.

In previous notice the opportunities
of Boys and Girls Agricultural Clubs in
Maine have been mentioned. 1t seems
that the value of this work can best be
seen in a particular reference to the
work that is being successfully carried
ON in other states. The following is
quoted from Farmers Bulletin, No. 3S5,
u. S. Department OF Agriculture.
1.-The first statewide movement OF
this kind began about 1898, in New York,
under the auspices of the College OF
Agriculture of Cornell University, as
development from its nature-study les
sons. This work has now gone over the
whole state and has taken variety OF
forms, such as corn-growiDg, potato
growing, fruit-growing, poultry raising
and garden contests, with special prizes
to girls for the best work in sewing and
bread making. II has all been directed
more or less closely by the Junior Nat
uralist Monthly, and more recently by
the Cornell Rural School Leafiet, which
frequently gives definite lessons in agri-
culture written by the college specialists.
This publication reaches about 1000
teachers aud school commissioners dur
ing the nine months of the year and is
tue official organ of the Cornell Farm
BOYS and Girls Clubs, which now have
an aggregate membership of about
Il, 900. The prize-winniDg exhibits IN
the local school and county contests are
taken to the state exhibit held each
year at the College Of Agriculture dur
inc Farmers Week. At the meeting in
the spring of 1909 there were nearly $50
ten ear exhibits of corn at this Corn
show about one-third of which came
from 2S boys and girls clubs. There
were also exhibited about $50 drawings
on corn subjects, $50 essays on How to
Grow Corn and 200 letters on How We
Celebrated Corn Day in Our School,
"Nebraska Is another state in which
this kind of club work has been very
thoroughly organized, beginning in
1905, under the leadership Of the state
superintendent of public instruction In
cooperation with the Agricultural Col
lege of the State University, at Lincoln.
Practically every county is now included
in the plans The boys grow their show
corn and vegetables under directions
sent out from the state headquarters
and the girls practice baking in accord
ance with recipes sent out to the sch hoois
from the domestic science department
of the State University. Early in the
| fall local contest is held In each school,
| the three prize winning exhibits and the
best three ESSAYS being then taken to
| township show, then to county ex-
hibit, and finally to the state corn-grow-
/ ing and corn cooking contest at Lincoln.
This meeting includes sgrand corn ban
ouet' which gathers from 1000 to 5000
bows and girls from over the state"
The Department of Agriculture Is
now ready to assist in the investigation
and organization of number Of these
clubs. Those interested should write to
A. S. Cook, Assistant Dairy Instructor,
Augusta, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-12

Seeding oats and peas: As q soiling
crop for stock, use one ana one-nai,
bushels of each per acre. The peas need
10 be covered much deeper than the
oats. hence il is necessary 20 s seeo %.;aSt snsa
separately. Seed the peas first, weignt
ing the drill hoes In order TO put 'nem
in four or Ave inches deep. The oats
ara sown broadcast and narrowed, OF
slsa drilled shallow. Mako the hrs
sssdiue as early as 1t Is possible to WORK
tbe ground, following with two later
seedlings at intervals of two weeks eacn'
Canadian field peas are the kind to SOW
for this purposs.-Farm Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-12
The Almighty Dollar.


(Read at recent meeting Of Paris Grsnge)
What's the %,s,insprins of action in this busy
As praying and fighting through space We ar
whirled2
The almighty dollar.
The almighty dollar. when locked In with brains
Gives Us our pleasures and brings US grea
The almighty dollar.
What has built all the homes in Freedom's fall
land,
With school house and church on every handa
The almighty dollar.
What has belsed our country with fine wover
And harnessed the steed with his nossrils Of fre'
The almighty dollar.
What has laid the cable In oceans cold sands.
And made rs neighbors to foreign lands?
The almighty dollar.
What are you striving 70 pile up at your door.
Whether rich as old Dives or as Lazarus poor:
The almighty dollar.
What is perverted ten times worse Z
Than ever has proved old Poverty's curse?
The almighty dollar.
What pays for your drinks as the dealer look'
And swears he's for temperance, as law he de-
nes?
The almighty dollar.
What made the minister to his people cry
"If this sermon don't suit, again win try?
The almighty dollar.
An election Is pending that stirs the whole land
The politicians abroad with what In his hand7
The almighty dollar.
The statesmen are speaking and parties divide;
Which. think you. will win, and the contest de-
The almighty dollar.
What is It the "bulls and bears" of Wall Street
Expect out Of each other and the people to beat1
The almighty dollar.
You're to be msrried-for fee win provide,
To pay justice or priest to have the knot tied,
The almighty dollar.
You tire of your mate and seek divorce,
The court will grant 1t, but charge you. OF
course.
The almighty dollar.
Your neighbor won't pay, you decide to sue,
The lawyer collects Il, and charges what's due
The almighty dollar.
When you die and are buried, as king or as
wha. will it take to dig you gravea
The almighty dollar.
Before the Celestial City. at It's beautiful gate.
VIII you offer as tip to 81. Peter upon you to
walt.
The almighty dollar2
Right here you'll find your mistake, and cry
alas, and alas,
For at the gate Of this city you never can pass
The almighty dollar.
Now I'm done with my subject. and am ready to
That for writing these lines III never get
HARRY FARRAR.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-12

chanSt ave WeF
Coke smoked 81 AocAS
lently. He had said none OF these
things, but when the shipowner's
glance suddenly dwelt on him he nod
ded.
premium gone up, thenT be In
quired. :.
"She's on a twelvemonth rate. II
runs out in September. If you're lucky
an Gil up with nitrate soon you may
he 'ome again. II not, I'll ave tf
whack up d special quotation. Afte'
that there'll be no insurance. The
Androrncda goes for wot she'll fetch
Another pause. Then Coke broachet
I new phase.
"AIeanIn' that lose the f2O00 pu
~ 'er 10 get my berth?" be said hus
lily.
AN wot about me? ! lose eigh'
times as much. Just think Of 1t! Six
teen thousand pounds would give m'
fair balance to 60 on wi L thest
lard tiuips. an your two thou would
make the skipper's job In my new shiI
4 certainty"
Coke's brick red face darkened. 81
breathed hard.
-Wot new ship7' be demanded.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-12
This Man Believes In Jerseys.

Personally, prefer the thoroughbred
Jersey to any other breed of cattle.
Where object in view is butter fat, there
is nothing that excels them, and only
the sister breeds, Alderneys and Guern-
seys, can equal them. The chief 0bjec-
ton raised against them is that their
small size makes them unstable to the
drovsrs who buy cattle to oalve aud
that the young stock is too small to sell
we'll. The objection Is true in and of
itself, but the equilibrium Is maintained
in another way seldom taken into ao-
count. If butter is the object, veal and
beef are only side issues. There is
usually local market for the good Jer-
sey butter COW at good price. Pound
for pound, she brings as much as the
heavier animal when sold for beef. She
has usually paid her way after two years
old and it does not cost nearly so much
to raise her.
The large, beefy animal eats large
quantity of hay and comes to maturity
several months later than the Jersey.
This, as see it, evens things up between
the large animal and the small one. II
she brings less she has cost less and she
begins to pay dividends sooner. OF the
calves always raise the heifers to ma
turity. There is nothing in the line of
stock that will sell so readily as hand
some two-year-old Jersey heifer just
ready to come into milk. The calves
not wanted to raise can be vealed if de-
sired. They are small, but it will not
take neariy the amount of milk to grow
them to four weeks old that it will to
grow a large calf, so the balance OF
profit is maintained.
The Jerseys do not relish rough fod-
der. They are often called dainty, but
l have had small Jersey and a grade of
large build stand side by side in my sta
Bile. The large animal ate a third the
most hay and gave a third more milk, :,
but she did not make q third moro but
ter-she did not make so much. 1t
would not take mathematician long to
figure out which was the more profit
able COW, or to figure out how long it
would take the large animal to eat up
the extra money that her body would
bring for beef.
It is possible to breed the Jerseys
much larger than the prevailing size.
Their early maturity and the using OF
immature breeding stock all tends to
keep the size down. Raising stock from
the largest animals and keeping good
male until he Ia several years old, instead
of keeping him only till two years old,
as is nearly always the case, would i'm
prove their vigor and their size.
They are such gentle, peaceable ami
mails that person with heart cannot
help becoming attached to them. When
one sees the great records Of some OF the
worlds famous Jerseys and considers
that with care and attention to breeding
he can own herd that will come near
to equaling 1t, it is worth while to try.
American Cultivator.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-12
A LAND OF WONDERS.
Section Of caIIfornia That 10 Rich In
Curious Things.

Section Of California That 10 hieh W
Curious Things.
With the possible exception Of Vel.
lowstone park, no other part OF this
country contains 50 many natural curl
osities as Modoc county, Cal
The first. from a historical point OF
view, Is the famous lava beds, scene
Of the Modoc war, a country Of rocks,
so full Of caves that lakes and rivers
are swallowed up, leaving nothing but
q faint murmur to show their course
through the bowels Of the earth.
In many Of the caverns an army OF
men could hide, and In some places the
intense heat of the rocks Is evidence
that internal fires are raging.
In all parts Of the county can be
found mammoth hot springs belching
forth water strongly impregnated with
minerals, and often close by will be
caves of the purest Ice.
Medicine lake Is wonder that
draws many visitors annually. body
Of water that does not contain living
thing and at certain hours Of the day
is full Of a gelatinous, sponge-like sub
stance that sinks and leaves the wa
ter clear. At the lake are two noun
tains, one Of pure obsidian. the other
Of pumice stone in layers.
The whole region abounds In strange
and grotesque forms, weird scenery
and freaks of nature almost impossi.
BILE to describe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-12

ence Mr.. Bulmer urged me to fix an early
date for our marriage. Tell him that /
shall marry him when the Andromeda
returns to England from South America.
You will remember that you promised last
year to take me to Rio dc Janeiro and
Buenos AtAs this summer. ! have been
learning Spanish SO as to help our sight
seeing Unfortunately business prevents
you from keeping that promise. but there
is no reason why | should not go. am
on board the Andromeda and will prob.
ably be able TO explain matters satisfac-
torily to Captain Coke. The vessel is due
back al the end of September. believe.
SO Mr.. Bulmer will not have long to wait
II is more than likely that Captain Coke
will not know | am aboard until Thurs
day. and | have arranged with q friend
that this letter shall reach you about the
same time. Please convey my apologies
to Mr.. Bulmer and accept my regret for
any anxiety you may have felt owing to
my unaccountable absence. Your affec-
tionate niece, IRIS YORKE.
David narrowly escaped an apoplec-
tic seizure. When he recovered bis
senses he looked ten years older. The
instinct Of self preservation alone
saved him in bis frenzy from hurting
forth the tidings Of the girls flight.
Incoherent with fear and passion. he
contrived to give orders for his car
riage and was driven to his office.
Thence he dispatched kilograms to ev-
cry signaling station at which by the
remotest possibility the Andromeda
might be intercepted. and the text OF
every message was. "Andromeda must
return to Liverpool instantly"
But the wretched man realized that
he was doomed. Fate had struck at
him mercilessly.
Never was ship more eagerly sought
than the Andromeda. yet never was
ship more completely engulfed In the
mysterious silence OF the great sea.
The days passed and the weeks. yet
nothing was heard Of her. She tg-
ured in the "overdue" list at Lloyd's,
sharp eyed underwriters did specs
In her. woebegone women began to
haunt the Liverpool office for news OF
husbands and sons. the lovelorn
Dickey wore Verify to shadow OF his
former self by alternate pieadings and
threats. but the Andromsda remained
mute, AMI the fanciful letters from
Iris became fewer and more fragmen-
tary as David's imagination failed and
his excuses grew thinner.
And the od0 thing was that II Da-
vid had only known 1t he could have
saved himself all this heartburning
and misery by looking through the
dining room window on that Sunday
afternoon when bis prospects seemed
to be so rosy. he never thought OF
that. he cursed every circumstance
and person impartially and duently.
but he omitted from the satanic litany
the one girlish prank Of tree climbing
that led Iris to spring out OF sight
amid the sheltering arms OF an elm
when her uncle and Captain Coke
deemed the summer house suitable
place for "a plain talk as man to man."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-12
Huge Animals
Passing Away

Many geological ages ago, when this
planet was new and not yet tit for man
to live on. there were thousands OF
huge fierce creatures upon it Of which
nothing Is left but their fossil remains.
These are found In various parts OF
our own country. In Wyoming partic-
ularly. The name dinosaur has been
given by scientists to some of the ami
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-12

May | put 1t In
some place where
II will be safe? You
are Mr.. Hozier. ]
suppose?'' said Iris.
gazing with frank
brown eyes into
bis frank blue
ones. "Well. ] will
Just pop the bag
into Captain Cokes
stat erOo N and
leave this note with
It. ! have explain
ed everything full
ly. I wrote a line
in case he might
be absent"
All Of which was
80 strictly accurate
that II served Its
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-12

itself upon its tail like penguin. 1t
could not fly, for its wings were only
four inches long. but 1t could swim
very rapidly. 1t was not very GOOD
for food, but its eggs were. so white
men hunted the eggs and shot the
beautiful bird that used to be found
In great numbers on the Massachu.
setts coast and in Labrador and New
foundland as well as In the seas OF
northern Europe. In 1884 hocks OF
great auks were seen along the Green
land coast. Now 1t Is believed there
Is not one left alive In all the world.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-12
NUMBER IS.

Coke heard the rapid, light footsteps
and turned his head. Certainly he
could not have been more stupefed
had be seen the ghost reported over.
night.
"They told me l should nnd you
here, captain" said she. II must apOl-
ogize for thrusting my company on
you for a long voyage, tut-circum.
stances-were-too much for me
and"-
Face to face with the commander Of
the ship and startled anew by his ex-
preston of blank incredulity. the glib
flow Of words conned SO often during
the steadfast but dreadful hours spent
In the lazarette failed her.
"You know me-" she faltered. II am
Iris Yorke."