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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-05
HER ONE QUESTION.
The Woman In the Case, ~ Usual,
Had the Last Word.

Had the Last Word.
When Mr.. Jenkins went to his bed.
room at half past ! 1t was with the
determination Of going to sleep and
with another determination that he
would not be interviewed by Mrs. Jen-
kins. So as soon as he had entered
the door and deposited his lamp upon
the dressing table he commenced to
undress and to make his speech:
81 locked the front door 1 put the
chain on. | pulled the key out little
bit. The dog Is inside. put the kit
ten out. emptied the drip pan Of
the refrigerator. The cook took the
silver to bed with her. put cane
under the knob Of the back hall door
put the fastenings over the bath
room windows. The parlor fire has
coal on. l put the cake box back in
the closet. did not drink all the milk.
1t Is not going to rain. Nobody gave
me any, message for you. | mailed
your letter as soon as got downtown.
Your mother did not call at the Office.
Nobody died that we are interested In.
Did not hear Of marriage or engage
ment. | was very busy at the office
making out bills. have hung my
clothes over chair backs. want
new egg for breakfast | think that
is all, and I will now put out the
light"
Mr.. jenkins felt that he had hedged
against all inquiry, and triumphNnt
smile was upon his face as he took
hold Of the gas check and sighted
line for the bed when he was earth
quaked by the query from Mrs. Jen-
kins, "Why don't you take of your
hat
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-05
Marketing Apples as a Business.

The management at the Sanatorium
at Hebron set very good example for
Maine orchardists in disposing of their
fruit this past fall. After reserving
what would be needed for the institution
they packed the balance in bushel boxes
and sent it to Boston to be sold in COM
petition with the much advertised fruit
that comes across the continent, and 10
and behold the Boston market took to
it with great avidity, and the institution
realized 50 so box, which by the way
is quite an improvement over 80 barrel,
the price we are paying for q whole lot
of Maine fruit this season. OF course
the apples were packed with great care,
and sorted with much discrimination,
but the result justified the pains taken.
There is good big profit between 50, 80
a busbel and 81 barrel on the same
fruit. What a pity 1t Is that more OF
our orchardists can't get hold of the fact
that orcharding is business, and not a
side show, to be attended to when moth
ing else is doing.
The sagacity of the people at Hebron
handling Of their apple crop recalls a
scene witnessed in the city of Augusta
the other day when farmer appeared at
store and offered for sale q lot of nice
grown grated fruit. There were richly
colored Baldwins that would bring "a
and IS per barrel in the Boston market
but they were in an old meal bag. He
had hard work to get an offer for them
al any price and yet We presume he is
swearing about the Augusta market be-
ing "no good" for apples. Isn't it
strange that q man who knows enough
to produce such goods does not know
enough to prepare them for Market
Turf, Farm and Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-05

Tho Painters Two Breakfasts With q
Stinqy Art Patron.

otIH9y STt dH W"
Meissonier once got acquainted with
a Partisan grandee, very wealthy, very
fond Of posing as an art patron. but
slightly penurious. One day Melsso.
nier, breakfasting with the grandee,
was struck by the beauty Of the tex
ture Of the tablecloth. "One could
draw upon It," he remarked, and, suit
Ing the action to the word. he produced
a pencil and made on the smooth.
snowy nap wonderfully able sketch
Of mans head. The particular table,
cloth In question never went to the
wash. The economical swell" had
the lead carefully cut out Of the dam
ask and hastened to frame and glaze
his prize. A few weeks afterward
MeIssonier again breakfasted with his
patron and found by the side Of his
plate at the corner Of the table assign
ed to him neat little sheaf Of crayohs
and holders, with penknife and some
india rubber.
While the guests. at the conclusion
Of the repast, were enjoying their cof-
fee and cigarettes the host saw with
delight from the corner Of his eye
that Messonier was hard at work on
the tablecloth, this time with su-
perb little full length Of medieval
halberdier. The party broke up. the
guests departed, and the economical
swell" rushed back to the dining room
to secure his treasure. Dut. alas. the
painter had for once shown himself
as economical as his patron. He had
made disastrously good use Of the pen
knife. and one corner Of the tablrcloth
was gone. halberdier and all.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-05
SoWs L. Also Sows,

II some one could only produce very
small fraction OF the number Of animals
that figured in that most ludicrOus little
book "Pigs is Pigs" what lot Of money
they could make out of it just now. 1t
seems to be one of the fates that attend
high prices in any community that the
average man hasn't got any OF them,
and this applies especially to the present
condition of the pig market. There are
probably less brood sows in Maine to-
day than there has been for q good many
years and the man who happens to have
few on his premises is looking around
for q chance to invest his money. A
we'll known veterinary in the vicinity of
the twin cities OF Androscoggin County
told us how the high price of pork kept
him from very interesting social func-
tion the other night. He had very fine
brood SOW that was overdue to 'fresh-
en-" and just as he got his claw hammer
coat on word came that her ladyship
was ready to give up the goods. Oh
came the claw hammer, and the veteri-
nary spent an evening tat home" He
says he never shall regret that he did so
for before midnight he had 10 as hand
some pigs as any one ever saw, and they
are worth "a apiece, and are in great de-
mand. But as remarked above 1t seems
to be one Of the fates Of the business
that the average hog man this year is
terribly short of brood s0ws.-Tuif,
Farm and Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-05
Keen the Coops Clean.

Cleanliness In and about the coops is
the prime factor for success. One OF
the oldest and most successful poultry
men of the country short time ago, in
answer to the question, "What shall We
do to succeed better with our poultry?"
replied: "Adopt more cleanly meth
ods." The reply was: 1--WE keep our
poultry yards fairly clean" He answer
cd: "Then If they are fairly clean, they
are In fit condition to be thoroughly
cleaned, and then kept in cleanly con-
dition." No one can succeed we'll with
poultry who permits them to live year
after year in filthy places. Go where
you will, the largest egg production
comes where the best attention is CIV
on to the hens. Hens that are well
housed, well fed, and properly cared for
do we'll; but there is no other creature
that shows neglect more quickly than
will laying hens. A few days OF poor
treatment will often stop the egg yield
of an entire flock for several years.
Turf, Farm and Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-05
A FLOWER FABLE.
Story of tho Heartsease ImParts q
Valuable Lesson.

Story of tho Heartsease Imparts q
Valuable Lesson.
Once upon time In rich mans
garden the trees and lowers began TO
wither away. The oak. because II
could not yield any fair flowers; the
rosebush, because 1t could not bear
any fruit: the vine. because 1t had to
cling to the wall and could cast no
.ooi shadow.
~ am Of no use In the world said
the oak.
81 might as we'll diew cried the rose
bush.
What good can do:" murmured
the vine.
Then the man, walking sadly through
his depleted garden. noticed little
heartsease, which all the while held
up its cheerful face to the sun.
The man stopped and asked, What
makes you so bright and blooming
when all the rest are fadingT
81 thought" answered the little fiow-
er. you wanted me here because 1t
was here you planted me. and so
thought would try to be the best
and prettiest little heartsease that
could be-"
The man pressed the dear little how-
er to his heart.
Are you. reader. like the oak and
the rosebush and the vine, unhappy
because you are not something else!
Or are you. like the heariscise. dotnr
your best and happy because you:
what you are: Philadelphia Ledg
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-05
A Pretty Story Of Chopin.

A Pretty Story OF Chopin. y
While he was still a child the fame
II Chopin's genius extended beyond
the limits of his own home. Shortly
before his ninth birthday great Char
Ity concert was to be given In War
saw, and, at the request of several OF
the important men Of the city, Fred
eric was allowed by his parents to
take part IN 1t. He was not ut oil dis-
turbed at the prospect Of playing be-
fore such a large and fashionable au'
dience-that was so simple and easy 1t
was not worth bothering about-but
he really exciting part Of the affair
was a fine new jacket with wide lace
.ollar which he was to wear on the
Ereat occasion. He could think OF
nothing else. so when be returned
home after the concert. where be had
been received and applauded as the
marvel he really was and his mother
asked him what the people had seemed
to like. best, he answered, quite I'M
conscious Of having done anything un-
usual, "Oh. mamma. everybody looked
only at my collarw-St. Nicholas.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-05
Green Food In Winter.

Living in the city and keeping a few
hens confined to small yard, l have
occasion to notice the value OF a variety
of feed and especially of regular sup
ply of some kind of green, succulent
food that they relish.
We keep fifteen White Wyandotte
hens-pure breds-and feed mixture
of corn, wheat and oats for grain food,
and have table scraps from two families.
Often these scraps are in such supply
that little grain is needed.
In addition to this they get every day
a head Of cabbage. This l hang up by
the stump in easy reach, so that 1t never
becomes soiled, and 1t is satisfaction
to see them leave their grain and line up
around that cabbage head to get
chance to pick at it, and in short time
there is nothing but the stump left.
When buried the cabbage last fall
put all the loose heads in a pit by them
selves on purpose for the hens, and when
they get through with them i shall draw
on the sound heads.
The hens began laying the middle OF
Decemb Der, aud have been doing well
ever since. We are now getting more
than half as many eggs a. We have hens,
and no doubt they will improve on this
record as warmer weather approaches.
We are told there is little nutrimen'
10 raw cabbage, but it Is what hens seem
to relish, and i have noticed tnae tne
more thew are humored and the hap
pier they can be made the better ths
results in egg production.-Trioune
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-05
Rules Of Sleep.

Those who think most, who do mos
brain work, require most sleep. and
time Saved from necessary sleep Is
lnfallibly destructive to mind, bod!
and estate. Give yourself, your chill
dren, your servants-givc all that are
under you-the fullest amount OF sleep
they will take by compelling them t.
20 to bed at some regular early houi
and to rise In the morning the moment
they awake. and within q fortnight na
ture, with almost the regularity OF the
rising sun. will unloose the bonds OF
sleep the moment enough repose has
been secured for the wants Of the sys
TEN. That Is the only safe and sufli'
cient rule, and. as to the question how
much sleep any one requires, each
must be a rule for himself. Great ma
ture will never fail to write II out to
the observer under the regulations just
given.-rondOn Globe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-05
Live Stock Breeders to Meet.

Arrangements have been nearly com.
pleted for holding meeting of the live
stock breeders In Maine at Waterville on
Thursday, the 14th day of April. The
meeting will be called to order at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon, In the council
chambers, city building. While the
programme has not been finally decided
upon, yet it Is assured at the present
time that some of the principal speakers
for the occasion will be Prof. P. A.
Campbell of the University of Maine,
State Dairy Instructor Merrill and Mr..
r. w. Redman, Assistant Dairy Instruct
or.
Considerable interest is being mani
tested by live stock breeders through
the state, and the chairman Of the COM
mittee appointed some little time ago to
have this matter in charge has already
received letters from many Of them,
stating that they are interested in the
proposition and that they would like to
become members of such an association.
Just at the present time great deal
of interest is being taken in the move
ment for the organization of co-Opera-
tive breeders associations in Maine.
Two weeks ago q cooperative sheep
breeders association was organized at
Madison, to include sheep breeders liv-
ing in the counties of Somerset and
Franklin, although it was voted by the
association to accept to membership
breeders of sheep from any part Of the
state.
1t is expected that the meeting will be
a most interesting one, as it will deal
with methods for promoting the live
stock interests of the state.
1t is understood that the annual men,
bership fees will be merely nominal, so
that there is every reason why all per-
sons in the state who are interested in
the improvement Of live stock should
become members.
Notices will be given through the
press this week announcing the pro-
gramme for the day as it shall be finally
decided upon. II you are interested in
this movement for improved live stock
for Maine, kindly send your name and
address to Leon 8. Merrill at Augusta,
so that a programme may be forwarded
Tn you nv mail
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-05
Huge Beetles
OF the Tropics.

= A very interesting order Of the In
sect kingdom are the beetles. All In.
sects are invertebrates. An inverte-
brate is a creature having no back
bone.
Beetles pass through three stages Of
existence. First worm called a grub
is hatched. 1t remains In this state
for a considerable time, then turns
into what is called the pupa. In this
stage It looks much like the full grcwn
beetle, but cannot fly or even move
about. Next. after considerable time
has passed. the pupa turns into the
perfect beetle. Some beetles require
four or five years to pass from egg t.
perfect insect.
In tropical countries are beetles OF
immense size. They feed upon the de
caying wood Of trees, and since there
are so many trees and so many rottlnf
trunks and branches In hot moist
countries the beetles get plenty Of food
to grow on.
In tropical Africa Is found the Coll
ath. the largest Of all this tribe, for =
beetle a veritable monster. 1t is sev
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-05
Training Sight
And Memory

There are children who know so
much that even grown people can
earn from them and are always glad
If their company. They are the chill
ireu that keep their eyes and ears
wide awake to what is going on about
Ihem. particularly in the field OF ma
lure. Their faces are bright. intelli-
rent and handsome. II they go to
walk In the city they see the buildings.
show windows, people and carriages
they pass and can tell you what these
are like. In the country they see ev-
cry stone or plant they pass and note
avery turn in the road. They could
not be lost very well. They watch
the motions of bird. beast and insect
and remember. They listen attentive
ly to all sounds made by living crea-
lures, and these, too. they remember.
Suppose you go to the menagerie
and see-let US say-a giraffe. Don't
iepend on d careless. haphazard look
1t It. Take In at one or two glances
all that long necked animal. Compare
!ts height with objects around 1t. Note
its coloring and the markings OF Its
spots. Observe especially that though
It's head is perhaps eighteen feet above
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-05

the ground. yet Its forelegs and hind
legs are of the same length. The
height Of the giraffe comes from Its
enormously long neck and shoulders.
II 1t happens to be eating when you
see 1t you will notice that the food Is
placed at q height where the girane
can reach 1t on level. Maybe as
,pecial favor the animals keeper Will
let you place a lump Of sugar on the
ground and make the giraffe reach
down for 1t. The long necked creature
Is very fond of sugar. When 1t tries
to get the lump. though, you will no
tice that 1t must sprawl its fore feet
far apart In order to reach the ground
with its mouth. The thoughtful girl
or boy will know from this that the
giraffe feeds on the leaves and branch
es Of trees and never grazes on level
ground.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-05
Have Patience with Young Horses.

In the matter of handling young
horses in proper manner, Farm and
Home of London says very truly that a
young horses temper may easily be
spoiled during the time of first handling
them, especially when brought into the
stable, if roughly treated, and adds:
'Fillies it may be mentioned are gen.
orally particularly nervous or timid and
therefore require more considerate treat
ment than geldings, which usually have
a more equsble temperament, and take
things more calmly. A point to which
special attention may be called is that
care should be exercised in leading
young horses through the doorway OF
the stable. They very frequently evince
some aversion TO passing through 1t at
first, and If they are punished for hang
ing back, being forced to go on with the
whip, or otherwise roughly treated in
these circumstances they sometimes
take a permanent dislike to entering
doorways, first hanging back and then
suddenly rushing through them, which
is most dsconcerting and may cause
them to injure their hips. This trick is
a great nuisance, and, once acquired, 1t
is difficult to eradicate.
Further, when a young horse which
hangs back at a doorway is hustled
through it in rough manner, it is apt
to throw up its head and bang it against
the top. This mishap may easily cause
it to become shy of entering doorway
in future. quite apart from the fact that
blow on the head brought about in
this fashion may give rise to the injury
known as poll-evil. Whenever young
horses show any reluctance to pass
through the doorway, they should be
coaxed to 60 on by cajolipg and gen
Ting them. One should refrain from
adopting any forceful or rough treat
ment, and with little patience they can
easily be- induced to overcome their
,repidation and to 60 through quite
willingly"
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w.
Tsnnyson's Love For Birds.


Alfred Tennyson was all his life
great lover VI the woods and fields
Trees birds and flowers were his ev
eryday companions. and he FAITHFUL!
studied the habits Of Dame Natures
English uurslings. The lnrk. the night
ingale. the owl and the linnet were his
favorite birds. He was also greatly In
terested In the sea birds, the peregrine
falcons. the cormorants. seagulls. etc..
and III the long legged sea birds. the
visitors to marshes and pools. he
thought the curlew. Of which be has
written In "Locksley Hail." very no
BILE bird and loved its wild call over the
marshes. There are many references
to birds native to England In his
poems, and all Of them show thor
ough acquaintance with the individuaI
characteristics Of the different species.
At Farringford the poets garden was
the home Of the wild birds OF tho
hedger0ws. The blackbird and robin
and the smaller birds aocked there In
great numbers, and 1t was considered
far more important that they should
feel welcome there than that the fruit
should be permitted to ripen undisturb-
ed or the garden be kept In proper
order.
Domesticated birds also Tennyson
numbered among bis friends. Brilliant
peacocks and more sober doves and
pigeons, he loved them all.
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uttet :"
man, you vas one dirty scoundrel. You
vas q thief. 1t iss all righdt to be
snart. but to be theft"
why didn't you pull outT asked
Orde.
II couldn'tr' cried Heinzman pite-
2usly. HE haf me cold. paid Stan
ford $500 for his vote on the charter.
and Newmark he know dot. He can
prove It. he tell me II l don't do what
he say he put me in jail"
"Well. he can still put you In prison,
said Orde.
"vot | carer cried Heinzman. throw
ing up both his arms. "You and your
wife are my friends. She save my
Nina. Du lieber Gott! II my daugh-
ter had died. vot good iss friends and
money, vot good iss anything! l
don't want to live! And ven ! sit dere
By her always something ask me, Wy
you do dot to the peoples dot safe your
MinaY"
His excitement 0leu.
"Have you that noter' asked Orde.
ut Is at my Office for the foreclosure.
I viii not foreclose. he can send me
to the penitentiary."
Telephone Lambert In the morning
10 give It to me. No-here. Write an
order In this notebook.
Heinzman wrote the required order.
81 GO" said he, suddenly weary.
Orde accompanied him down the
street and succeeded In slipping him
through the improvised quarantine.
Morning found Orde still seated In
the library chair. His head was sunk
forward Oh Ills chest; his hands were
extended, listless. palms up. along the
arms Of the chair; his eyes were va
cant and troubled.
When the full sun shone into tine
library be aroused himself to change
his clothes. Then. carrying those ne
had lust discarded, he slipped out Of
the house and down the street Hs
paused only long enough to tslephone
from the once telling CarfQn = Moo'o
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be out of town all day. Then he set
out ut II long swinging gait over the
hills. miles from the village and In the
high beech woods. There he sat down,
his back to u monster tree. All day
long he gazed steadily on the shifting
shadows and splotches Of sunlight; on
the patches Of blue sky. the dazzling
white clouds that sailed across them;
on the waving. whispering frond that
overarched him aud the deep cool
shadows beneath.
At evening Urde shook himself and
arose.
He reached home little before q
o'clock. He found Taylor awaiting
him.
II have things pretty we'll In shape,
the lawyer said.
Then the trouble Ii over?' asked
Orde.
Il wouldn't say that" replied laylOI
but you can rest eIsy us I" the title
to your lands The investigation had
no real basis to 1t. There may nave
been some small individuai cases Of
false entry. but nothing TN which to
ground real attack"
"When can | borrow on III!
"Not for year or two. | should say
There's an awful lot Of red tape ~ un'
wind"
oh" said Orde in some disappoint-
ment
Taylor besitated.
81 have something more to tell you
something that will be painful" said
he.
Orde looked up quickly.
well. what is it|'
"Tbe general cussedness Of all this
Investigation business had me puzzled
until at last ! made up my mind to do
a little Investigating on my own ac-
count. There was one man behind oil
this He was"-
"Joe Newmark." said Orde quietly.
How did you know that?'
II just guessed"
"Well. 1t was Newmark. He tied mp
the land In this trumped up investiga.
ton 80 you could not borrow on It,"
How did he tind out ] owned any
land?" asked Orde.
THAT ! couldn't tell you. Must have
been u leak somewhere"
Orde did not wish to return to the
office until he had worked his problem
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-05
Manure Valuation.

The latest experiments made BY the
Ohio Station prove that when manure
was thrown into the open barnyard and
permitted to lie there for five months
before being hauled to the field, 1t had .
value OF S2.4O per ton. When drawn
directly to the field a. fast - 1t was
made, the value was 1926 per ton.
When the manure was sprinkled with
ground phosphate rock a. fast - 1t was
made in the stable, thus preventing
some loss of ammonia, the value was
The claim is made that at least one
third of the value Of the manure 10 lost
AZ IL is usually put on the land with q
fork, and that ten loads put on with z
manure spreadsr 60 ~ far and do e
much good Is fifteen loads put on In she
old fashioned careless way.