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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17

THERE HE IS MEN. HE TRIED TO MCBDEH
Me-"
burst out anew: Don't stand there
like q lot Of fools. Why don't you get
him?"
IF | stabbed him | must have had n
knife" Emerson said. again checking
the forward movement. "You may
search me if you like See:" H.
opened his coat and displayed his belt
He's got six shooter" some one
said.
"Yes. and may use IT," said Emer-
son quietly.
IF he hasn't a knife then lie must
have had friend with him"
''Then tell your men what we were
ioi1g In here and how you came to be
Llone with us in the dark" Emerson
rtared Mt his accuser curiously. but the
trusts manager seemed at a loss.
See here. Marsh. If you will tell us
whom you were choking maybe we
can get at the truth of this affair."
Without answering Marsh rose and.
leaning upon the watchman's arm.
said:
Help me up to the house. I'm hurt.
Send the launch to the upper plant for
John. He knows something about
medicine" With no further word he
made his way out Of the building, fol
lowed by the mystified fishermen.
No one undertook to detain Emer
ron, and he went his way. wondering
what lay back Of the nights adven-
ture. He racked his brain for hint
rs to the Identity Of the woman and
the reason Of her presence alone with
Marsh In such a place.
fro pP c0NrINnRn
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17
the PRINCESS
AND THE PUPPY

Once upon a time near the borders
of Fairyland lived q king and bis
daughter. The princess was only ten
and had many dogs and did nothing
ail day but play with them In the
royal grounds.
She was 80 merry and so kind that
every one loved her. from the king.
who almost worshiped her. down to
the little scullery boy.
One day the scullery boy was coming
toward the palace when he found IN the
road q puppy. thin and lame and man.
gy. He picked It up carefully. Per
haps," he thought. III the cook Ii In
good humor she will give me some
thing for him" So he asked her for
some scraps. But the cook was very
angry at bis daring to bring such a
puppy within the royal grounds. She
called groom and gave him the pup
py to take away. while the poor boy
ran out into the royal woods and threw
himself oD the ground and cried. he
was so sorry for the puppy.
But the princess. who saw him cry.
ing. came running to him. for she
didn't like 10 see any one unhappy.
whats the matter. boy?"
'The groom will hurt the puppy" he
sobbed.
What puppy" And she called the
groom back. lis 1t one of my puppies.
boy"
mo. princess: ! found him In the
road
Let me see him. groom. Why. !
never saw n puppy like that before.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17
An ExoerimentaI Acre Suggested

/ have often wondered how it is that,
when a man buys farm in the east, he
seems to get poor and middling crops
for two or even more years. As a gem
eral rule, when he buys or rents his
new place, he looks around the district,
sees what his neighbors grow, writes to
the State Department and finds out the
crops most suitable for his district,
dabbles away for some years, and does
not do any better than the one before
him did.
Now my experience is that a crop that
even your next door neighbor can raise
might be quite unsuitable for your field
only few rods away. What l recon-
mend is for any farmer-it does not mat
ter whether he has just bought bis farm
or has been in possession for twenty
years-to lay out an acre that Is as near
| the average of the whole farm as posi-
BILE, get it in fine condition with plenty
of manure, and SOW small patches of all
the different crops he Is thinking of
| raising. Let him keep full notes of
time of seeding, rainfall, amount of ma
nure, seed, labor and weight of crop
from each patch, and il he thinks fit, let
him use lime or fertilizers on sections Of
the same patch. Let him set out one
part of his acre in different grasses, such
as timothy, clovers, millets, and l advise
little Italian ryegrass; the other part to
different corns, oats, mangels, turnips,
potatoes, beans, cabbages, eto.
Let him select an acre near home and
figure out beforehand just what he
wants to put in, and he will be surprised
at what an interest he will take in going
over to the patch with his note book and
taking weather and crop notes. At the
end of tho season he may find that his
farm is capable of growing crops that
possibly had never been raised in that
district before, and he may be saved
the expense of planting large field Of
some crop that he thinks ought to grow,
but for which the land is quite unsuited.
This acre will take up very little time,
and the farmer will find his hired help
and his nei ghbors strolling over to look
at the patch, and at the end of the sum-
mer, if he has any luck, he will get more
dollars and cents from this one acre
than from any other acre and q half Oh
the farm. Just try it!-Cor. Country
Gentleman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17

A. j. Blackstone of Cody, Wyo., a
we'll known cattleman, says there will
be no more low-priced beef. "ln the
last two years Wyoming and South Da'
ko,s, constituting the range country
have been cut up and the land settled
on by farmers. This has driven the cat.
tlemen out OF business. Besides, last
summer our range was almost totally
destroyed by drouth. The result has
b en- that the market has been flooded
with range beef cattle, and prices drop
naS to a low level. They reached thu
bottom, and now have turned. Before
spring prices on beef will be the highest
aver known. They will 60 up, and this
time they will stay there, simply because
the cattle are not in the country. Prices
have not been manipulated. Beef 10 like
anv other commodity, the price being
regulated by the supply and demand
The country II short OF bsef, and mgr
prices must result"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17
Don't Order Untried Varieties

These are the days when the tree
agents flourish, and they are also those
when the future orchardist wants to pro.
tect his own interests. Because of the
efforts now being made to press new and
uutried varieties in this state, | want to
offer word of caution through your
columns. Maine is we'll adapted to Ger.
tain established and popular, as we'll as
high selling varieties of apples. In
planting a commercial orchard the only
consideration must be to please the
market. For this reason steer clear OF
all novelties, new and untried varieties,
in this section of the country, except for
purely experimental purposes.
Buy only of reliable nurserymen or
their representatives. A postal card
directed to Prof K. +. Hitchings, State
Entomologist, Augusta, will bring list
of these from which choice can easily be
made. Buy only whole root, grated
stock. Get guarantee of trueness 10
name of every tree, as we'll as abundant
root development, good trunk and top,
aud absolute freedom from disease or
insect pests in every case. Accept no
verbal guarantee but require that il be
written and from the nurseryman, not
the agent. 1t is the business of the
agents to get orders, but every repre-
sentative of our reliable nurseries knows
weekly just the number of trees of each
and every variety on hand. The agent
of tree buyer can hardly have this in
formation as it is upon the returns of
agents that purchases are finally COM
pleted. III there is a shortage of stock
the would be orchardist fails to get sup
ply and too often loses all interest, to
the permanent injury Of the industry.
In Maine, the past few weeks, orders
have been booked for large number of
trees of certain variety, which some OF
our best nurserymen write, cannot be
delivered simply for the reason that
there is no visible supply. 10 view OF
these conditions it st ems only right and
lust that one should investigate little
before allowing any agent to book an or
der. Surely that one should hesitate be
fore adding to his list any variety moi
fully tested, proven, and established ir
our eastern markets. There's too much
at stake to allow the industry TO be in
jured simply to help somebody unload
novelties on the public.
Orcharding in Maine may be made
one of our greatest sources of income
but that 1t may be made so, We want te
cling to those varieties best adapted tt
our soil and climate, best known in oul
markets and grown in largest quantitie'
| iu our midst, and studiously avoid al
others, except for home or experimental
purposes.-G. NJ. Twitchell, Presiden
State Pathological Society, in Turf, Farm
and Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17
Gregory Orchard Acres Number I7s.

Il is we'll remembered that, melted by
the apple show of 1909, the late James
j. II. Gregory presented as gift to
Maine bond for $1,000, the income Of II
to be given to the owner of the best acre
of apple trees set five years, the contest
to begin In 1910 and ever afterward al
successive periods Of FIVE years each
For the contest on an acre set iu 1917
there were y good number Of entries
and pamphlet just issued by the state
department of agriculture gives the
names of the contestants, with some
record of each for the year, according to
returns made by the owners, with facts
regarding the varieties set, soil and sit.
uatiou. cultivation, fertilization, growtf
for the year, etc.
From this pamphlet 1t appears thai
there are 175 entries in the competition
for trees set in 1910. The names Of th'
contestants in Oxford County are:
J.B. Bryant, Buckfield.
James j. Bryant, Buck6eld.
E. E. Couant, Buckfield.
81. w. Bearce, Hebron.
Persian V. Everett & Son, Hebron.
Everett &. johnson, Hebron.
Alton A. Keene, East Hebron.
Maine Sanatorium Farm, Fl. C. Black
Supt., Hebron.
l. F. Saunders, East Hebron.
f. Saunders & Son, East Hebron.
s. Lyman Plummer, Lowell.
z. o. & w. A. French, Norway.
A. A. Herrick, Norway.
Z. l.. Burns, Oxford.
| s. e. Cobb, Oxford.
Ernest w. Sturtevant, West Peru.
Wilson n. Morse, Waterford.
r. L. Cummings, West Paris.
Owen r. Davis, Bryant's Pond.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17
airds That livs lono.

A parrot has been known to live
eighty years. a raven sixty-nine years,
and imperial eagles. 6fty-si1 years.
sea eagle forty-two years. and a gold
en- eagle forty-six years. A pair OF
eagle owls of great age also have been
recorded; one died at the age Of sixty
eight and the other at fifty-three.
The geological gardens at Amsterdam
possessed Bateleur eagle and con
dor which lived to be ffty-6ve and
afty-two respectively. Many birds
have lived to be forty.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17
Business 10 Business.

Drummer-And 50 our friend your
husband Is gone. He dealt with me
for twenty years. Weeping Widow
Yes. aud II you had come fortnight
tar.i.r you would have found him still
among the living. Drummer-Do you
think he left any order for me?--
T. iegende Batter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17
The Poster.
a Hurry Call,

The political boss Of small city
drove his blackboard at top speed down
the main street on the morning OF an
election.
"Hey. Johnnie" he yelled TO his son.
"git down in the Fourth ward quick!
There's people down there votin' as
they blame please."-Success Maga'
zine,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17
CHAPTER. XIV.

Ca HILE they were talking a tug.
M boat towing pile driver came
IVl into view. Boyd asked the
meaning Of Its presence in this
part Of the river.
81 don't know" answered Big
George, staring intently. "Yonder
looks like another one behind It with
"a raft Of piles"
"I thought all the company traps
were up stream"
$50 they are. can't tell what
they're up to-"
A half hour later. when the new
dotilla had come to anchor q short
distance below. Emerson's companion
began to swear.
II might have known It"
"What"
-Marsh aims to cork us."
"What is thatr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17

Of coins into
the glass with
out causing II
to overflow.
You m u s I
gently insert
each coin into
the W a t e r
edge first and
W b e n It Is
q | IN o 8 [ I'm
mersed drop
Il. This op-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17

DON'T CRY. ROY: HE'LL SOON BE WELL"
he's SO thin and lame" And the prin-
cess eyes began to ill. What are you
| going 10 do with him. groom"
Put him out In the road. princess
"Oh. princess. don't let him." begged
the boy.
mo. boy. { won't. Will you give him
to me. Doy?'
"Oh. yes. princess"
"Give him to me. groom. Don't cry.
boy: he'll soon be we'll"
Now. you see. the princess had never
been outside the royal grounds. SO she
didn't know that there were dogs that
were not well fed and happy like hers.
After awhile the puppy grew well,
and one day the princess took him
around to the rear Of the palace
Send the boy out to me. cook" said
the princess
So the boy came out. and when he
| saw that the puppy was all well he
jumped up and down with Joy.
I'm going TO call him Boy. just rs
call you boy"
One day Boy squeezed through one
of the palace gates. and the princess
ran out after him. Boy ran down the
road and then stopped. and when the
princess caught up to him be was
looking at poor little puppy that was
just as miserable as Boy had been
when he first came to the palace. Tho
princess burst into tears: then she
picked up the puppy and stumbled
home. Boy following her. But they
couldn't help the puppy. and the next
day be died. And the poor little prin.
cess cried and cried until the king SET
to Fairylaod for some one to comfof,
her.
The message came back from the
queen Of the fairies. "Send the prin-
cess alone to the edge Of the wood
nearest the palace at Sunset" 80 the
princess stopped crying little bit and
went TO the wood.
When she reached It fairy came to
her and said. "Sit on the lowest branch
OF that tree. princess" and as soon as
she sat down the branch began to
move and she couldn't see anything.
Suddenly the branch stopped. and the
princess saw more dogs than she had
lhought there could be In the whole
world playing In beautiful meadow.
When the branch stopped the prtn-
ress said. 81 don't quite understand.
fairy"
Every dog that dies comes here.
princess. 10 be happy forever.
And may come again. fairyT
mo. princess No mortal can ever
come second time. and you must
never tell any On about II.
Not even my father. fairyT
mo. princess. but teach him to love
dogs. and then we will show him what
you have seen. The only person you
know who has seen II Is the scullery
bov In your fathers palace"
The Poster.
The poster may b. sid II DATE from
1896 when Il design by Lelan'e was
used in France to advertise . book.
commend Meurcnt les Femmes.'
His example was very quickly f0l'
lowed. most Of the early designs b2.lg
printed in black on white ar tinted
paper. The color poster began about
| 1SGO and at,aireI to ih' dignity OF Il
high art with Jules Chcret. the IA.
ther Of the pictured placard." The
first English theatrical placard to at
tract widespread attention was one of
| Fred Walkers advertising n dramatic
/ ..n,i.. II,n.,,n. In White -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17

Grafton is to be repeated with coin aft.
er coin. dropping each one into the
center Of the glass. This experiment
Is interesting. and 1t will amuse both
yourself and your friends.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17

Eche,t upon your present blessings,
of which every man has many, not
upon your past misfortInes, Of which
all men have some.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17

When supplying green food remember
that the fresh, crisp quality Is particular
ly attractive to fowls. Seeds sprouted
in warm place, sprouted oats and crisp
cabbage are greatly relished.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17
r 6e n II
Silver Horde
Oy MIA O6fA$AA The Bafre''
copYRIenr. 1909. ny HARPER e. BROTHERS

but | amt there with the gang talk
and my stuff drags. SO ! 6x 1t for
hide-away on the Blessed Isle
that's her name. Can you beat that
for a monaker? This sailor Of mine
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17
A Coin Trick.

II a glass is full Of water It hardly
seems possible to place anything else
In 1t. but If you follow out the instruc.
tions given here YOU can put number
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17

|. A warm hover should be accessible to
orphaned chicks.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17
AMONG THE FARMERS.
" SPEED THE PLOw."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topic
Is solicited. Address all communications in
tended for this department 10 HENRY ID
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17
"She-she-I don't know"

She-Sne-I uOn { KNOW.
Don't lie."
"I'm hurt" reiterated the stricken
man feebly. Then, seeing the bewil.
derment In the faces about him. he
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17
CHAPTER XIII.

Il IlEvER did men have more will.
INIl ing hands to do their bidding
than did Boyd and George. and
Il when q week later the Juliet.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-10-26
EDITOR DOTSON HERE.

On Tuesday Brookings city and the
Register enjoyed a visit from Editor
G. l.. Dotson of the Sioux Falls Press.
Mr.. Dotson's trip to Brookings was
made for the purpose Of delivering
an address before the School Of Jour
nalism of the State college, his talk
being the first of a series to be de-
livered by prominent newspaper men
during the year. The school could
have secured no better exponent Of
journalism than Mr.. Dotson, whose
ability in that field is reflected daily
in the columns of the Press. AS is
customary with newspaper men, Mr..
Dotson is a booster for his home city
and state, and is president OF the
Sioux Falls Commercial club.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-10-26

this growing state. With knowledge
of what the various towns in the
federation are working for in mind
the state secretary will be in posi-
ton to aid materially in answering
these inquiries, and will be the means
of bringing the various commercial
clubs into touch with outsiders look
ing for locations in the state. The
various towns in the federation will
have printed matter descriptive of
the town and county, which while
describing what each already posses
ses should also set forth what each
one needs, as it is the needs Of a
community which attracts those with
money and talent to invest.
The campaign which the federation
has outlined is a splendid one, and
il carried out Is planned will be Of
inestimable value to South Dakota
and all the towns in the federation.
The secretary is deserving of hearty
support from every town in the
state.-Yankton Press and Dakotan.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-10-26
SINAI.

e. l.. Myhre has his house in Sinai
inclosed.
II. B. Nelson shipped a car load of
hogs last week.
N. o. Borsyold marketed hogs in
Sinai last Thursday.
August Peterson drove to Oldham
last Sunday to hold a meeting
there.
Hartwick Hanson, who has been in
the state OF Washington the year past,
has returned.
~Ingeborg Dybdahl went with Clara
Hoganson 20 Sioux Falls for a three
days visit last week.
The farmers are about done with
blowing but there is considerable
threshing to be done yet.
Luther league held a meeting in
Lake Sinai church Sunday evening,
but the attendance was quite small.
The school board in school district
No. % Is installing a furnace in the
schoolhouse and doing some other i'm
provements.
Last Friday was chicken day ii
town and a busy day 1t was. Anon,
many others Mrs. Borsvold sold near
ly n hundred chickens.
Tuesday OF last week, o. N. John
son, Albert Quail, Lewis Larson an
Arthur Olson boarded the train boun,
for Chamberlain to register for lane
They returned Wednesday.
John Larson Nerstad, brother I
Henry Larson and J.. M. Odegard, the
nephew, both Of Pine county, MINI
have been visiting relatives an
friends here for a couple OF weeks.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-10-26
First" campaign will involve consid-

First campaign will involve consid-
cradle advertising of the beauties
that South Dakota has to show sight
seers from this and other states. In
this the Black Hills region undeni-
ably excells and east-of-thc-river
South Dakotans should join hands
with those of the Hills in turning the
tide of tourists that way. While for
picturesque scenery the Hills region
e~xcells, there are many pretty lake
regions in the eastern part of the
state which makes as good summer re-
sorts as any of those of other states
of the northwest. In the See South
Dakota First" campaign all Of these
will come in for their share Of pub
licity. The third proposition, that Of
placing an auto road across South
Dakota is already well under way.
The Meridian road passing through
the state from south to north along
the seventh guide meridian Is a con-
tinuation Of the great Gulf-to-Winni-
peg road which will bring thousands
of tourists and prospective settlers
into the state. Although this is the
only road completely mapped out,
the fact that this has been done and
that work has actually commenced
upon it in some sections, will stimu-
late road building in every direction,
and the east and west line will un
doubtedly be as much Of a success
as the Meridian road gives promise
Of being. The last of the propositions
which the federation plans on push
ing through is that of placing want
ads in the big eastern dailtes. and
this might include South Dakota pa
pers which are sent outside the state,
advising people to write the secretary
for information as to possibilities in
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-10-26
espond
OSLO.

Conrad Brendel spent Sunday with
home folks.
Alfred Sveen called on Albert AS
lakson Saturday evening.
Alvin Peterson has been working
for l.. Magistad the past week.
Andrew Warnes and daughter, Mary.
were county seat visitors Monday.
Misses Selma and Minnie Magistad
were shopping in ~Brookings Tuesday.
A. Thorson OF B~rookings has been
doing some Mason work for s. b.
Sveen the past week.
William Heppler made a trip out
from Volga to his farm in Oslo in
bis Ford, il spite of the mud Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. Andrew Thorson OF Bookings
spent a couple of days the past week
visiting at the homes OF H. e. Bohlke,
A. Johnson and S. B. Sveen.
Mr.. Ringle began threshing in this
n~eighborhood ono more after a long
vacation. Threshing some fax for the
Kjos Bros. and for C.. Brendsel.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-10-26
HIGHLAND.

The Wilson young people spent Sun
day at julius Wiese's.
Ernest Risch visited with Earl and
George Sears Sundy afternoon.
Miss Edna Motter visited her aunt,
Mrs. VIII Stamp Tuesday morning.
Miss Caroline Risch went to Brook
ings Monday evening to attend a play
there.
Thomas O'Connor and bride are Wis
iting his brother, Pat, and family
these days.
Mrs. VIII Stamp visited with her
parents who are living near Lake
Benton Monday.
e. w. K%retsinger returned home
from Chicago Friday after selling four
car loads OF stock.
Joe Tomscha went to Len Gibbs
Monday morning and drove his cattle
home from the herd.
Miss Winifred Kinney, who is teach
ing school in Aurora visited over Sun
day with home people.
John Risch Is hauling lumber for
the purpose of building a chicken
house and hog house on his north
rented farm.
Mrs. Fred Sampson and daughter,
OF Elkton, returned home Friday after
a weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
Albert lures.
Carl Schafer and family, Herman
Ehler and sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Hallan-
der spent Sunday with John Peters
it being his birthday.