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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30
Save the Cow.

Agriculturdl Editor Democrat
Most farmers know by this time what
the air treatment will do for the cow
with milk fever. Still there is occa-
sionally man that does not know, or
has not faith enough in the treatment to
give it a trial. At Streaked Mountain
Farm the same cow has been saved each
year for three years by injecting air into
the udder.
In April of 1909 this COW came in
fresh, and the fifth day after calving was
taken with milk fever. She grew worse
rapidly and was unable to stand when
the air treatment was used. In two
hours time the COW was on her feet
again and continued to improve.
In April of 1910 the fever came on in
forty y-eight hours. The air treatment
was used before she was unable to
stand, and the COW kept her standing
position.
During the night of May -, 1911, this
COW came in again. She was given very
careful care, with the hope that she
would not have this trouble again.
Physic was given the morning of the
18th, and again in the morning of the
18th. In the morning of the 14th the
COW did not seem much sick, but re-
fused food of any kind. By p. N. 1t
was perceptible that she was not right
Once we thought she could not stand,
but with much effort she managed to
come to a standing position. Imme-
diately she was given the air treatment,
and it seemed to make her feel better at
once. In two hours time she was eat
ing hay, the first she had eaten for twen-
ty-four hours. At this date. May 20,
the COW is doing we'll and giving quite
good amount of milk.
We are quite as likely to hear of milk
fever cases in the villages where one or
two cows are kept as anywhere. Often.
times these COWS are fed quite high and
do not have exercise enough, though
sometimes q COW will have this disease
because she Is weak and not In good
thrifty condition.
The air treatment certainly Is wonder
full, and the "milk fever outfit" ought to
be near at hand, to be used In case Of
need. The writer can help any one that
wishes one of these outfits to procure
the same.
CARROLL R. KING.
South Paris, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30
LONDON STREET CRIES.
They Must Have Made the City Bed
Ian, In OIden Days.

They Must Have Made the City Bed
lam In oIden Days.
London must have been lively city
in the days when the street crier
Joined In competition with the bell OF
the postman and the muffin man. The
boy who goes round the streets with
the early morning cry Of "Hot rolls!'
still fingers In the outer suburbs. tus
the old street crier has long been silent
In the land.
Some Of the ancient cries have been
collected by Frederick W. lakewood
In his book. "The Good Old Tines
They include Cherry Ripe, o" "Bak-
ing or Boiling Apples" "Green hast
ings" these were early peas); "Laven-
der, sweet lavender, six punches q
penny" or perhaps Rabbits. wild
rabbits" and when there was good
catch of fish It might be "Mackerel.
o." or "Herrings, alive. all alive"
Some Of the cries." writes Mr..
Hackw0od. would sound strange to
the ear now, as 'Bandboxes, 'Bas-
kets,' Buy a broom Hair brooms.'
Hot spiced gingerbread Brick dust
Sand, o. Bellows to mend Chairs to
mend Bill Of the play More familiar
perhaps were old Clothes Cats and
dogs meat and Dust o!
"Now we are reduced to little more
than the shrek and howl which are
supposed to represent milk and Goals"
London Chronicle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30
Corn Growing In Maine Increasing

Corn is coming into its own in Maine.
Tue interest is aud has been for several
years rapidly on the increase. Many
different forces are contributing to its
promotion. During the past three years
the Naine Dairyme Association has
been exerting itself to encourage the
growing of corn through the offering OF
premiums, giving special attention to
promoting an interest among the boys
of the state. The plan adopted has
proven successful and will undoubtedly
be developed still further in the future.
During the same period the College OF
Agriculture has been carrying on CO.
operative work with the boys OF the
state in the growing and testing of diff
ferent strains and varieties OF corn.
Each year the number of co-operators
has increased and the present year the
Extension Department of the College
has one hundred and fifty working for
the betterment of the corn plant. Sam
pie lots of seed corn have been sent out
with the understanding that when bar
vested ten ears of corn for exhibition
purposes are to be sent the college.
Such lots as possess merit will be ex-
hibited at the Maine Dairy Conference,
the Annual Meeting of the Maine Seed
Improvement Association, Maine Corn
and Fruit Show, Maine State Grange
and Annual Farmers Week. All corn
will be exhibited at the above places in
the name of the grower. Requests for
corn have come from every county In
Maine and from boys of all ages, which
illustrates fairly well not only the IN
creased interest in corn growing but
also rapidly growing interest in agricul-
ture among the boys of Maine. 1t is
very evident the boys are not planning
so much on leaving the farm as they
were few years ago. Nor does the
evidence stop here for nearly 80 of these
boys are to cooperate along with tue
College in testing several varieties OF
oats the present season.
Taken all in all, the active interest in
agricultural matters and seed improve
meut in particular by the boys of the
state is one of the most encouraging
things in agriculture to-day. This In
creased interest is manifested in another
way which is perhaps still more signih-
cant. More and more of our Maine boys
are planning to obtain an agricultural
education. People everywhere are be-
ginning to see more clearly the e1cep-
tional opportunities open to boy hav-
ing an agricultural education. More
and more the graduate of the agricul-
tural college is returning to the farm but
if he does not care to do so then he
knows the opportunities for employ
ment as scientific investigators and
teachers of agriculture are far in excess
of the supply.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30
LIFE BUOY AND OAR.
Putting on the One and Supporting
Yourself With the Other.

Putting on the One and Supporting
Yourself With tho Other.
Very few persons know how to get
into a life buoy, and, as In this uncer'
tain world one never knows when one
NAV need to make use OF a buoy In
real earnest, little practice might
prove Of great value in an emergency.
Now. when the buoy is thrown into
the water the temptation Is to try to
lift 1t over ones head and shoulders
or to dive through 1t. This, however,
is impossible. The correct thing Is to
grasp the two sides Of the buoy with
fingers of the hands uppermost. lower
yourself under the buoy and come up
through the center, then rest your
arms upon the sides, and you will be
comfortably supported as long as 1t Is
necessary.
More often than otherwise, In case OF
accident, n life buoy Is not at hand.
In such an event an oar may be used
as a substitute. Now, there is some
little art in saving oneself by this
means, for an average sized scull Is
not buoyant enough to support per-
son If grasped as the first impulse
would direct.
There is only one way in which the
oar will support human being. 1t
must be ridden like a hobbyhorse.
The haft is put between the legs and
the blade allowed to project above the
surface of the water in front OF one.
BY this means the head Is kept well
above the water.-Pearson's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30
The Young Heifer.

In calf feeding, at the end Of four
months is the parting OF the ways for
the steer and heifer calf. If the heifer
is to be reared with the view of making
her dairy COW of greater value than
her mother, then she must be fed for
milk production.
This is an important item If farmers
are to produce their own cows, which
is the cheapest and best way known to
me for securing dairy herd.
To the observing 1t would seem in
incredible that a heifer calf could be
ruined for future usefulness in the dairy
BY the manner in which she Is handled
the first few months of her life.
We know that the heifer calf can be
ruined. She can be stunted and made
an animal of small capacity.
Her digestive apparatus can be ruined
and she can be made finicky feeder
one of those animals not eating abun-
dainty and never finding that which ID
good enough to eat.
The helfer calf, while feeding, should
not be allowed to become fat. She
should be kept slsek and glossy, full oi
vitality and muscular.
ia heifer is to make the best dairy
COW, she should freshen when she II
from two years to 80 months old. Some
darymen are of the opinion that heifer'
do not make quite as good growth wher
milking is begun at an early age; how
ever, they make surer breeders, and th'
milk flow Is more easily stimulated to Z
high degree, il started within reason
able time. Much of the heifer's future
value depends upon her ability to give
large flow Of milk throughout the entire
period of her lactation. With mature
COWS, we sometimes find they give
large amount of butterfat for time, bu
| fail to continue, therefore are unprofit
able. Much depends upon the way
heifer is star. ed out when milked for th'
| first season. A little ill-use or neglec
may easily spoil her.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30
Dry Farming In the East.

We of the East have paid little atten-
tion to the campaign which has been
and Is being carried on in the West for
better education in the principles OF dry
farming, but the conditions which now
confront us contain warning that We
may need to practice some of those prin-
ciples in time which is not very fsr Oh,
in order to ensure the harvesting OF
crops, although up to the present time
the bleak hills of New England have
never failed to bring forth their increase
in due season.
A comparison of the decreased rainfall
Of the present season with several sea-
sons past will serve to show that the con-
dition of the land as regards moisture is
sufficiently critical to be worthy OF care
full consideration. do not believe that
the condition is of the character that
would be likely to breed famine; far
from it. But a more serious summer
drouth than those we have bad during
the past few summers would undoubted-
ly cause many short crops, and some
practical failures, especially If nothing
more than the usual methods OF cultiva-
tion are followed.
If the practice Of dry farming methods
will produce good crops in the sections
of the country where the rainfall is
small and the summer Is always dry, the
same methods should be useful in con-
serving our moisture in the soil in the
season when the rainfall is small, and
saving many crops which otherwise
would be lost or greatly shortened.
We must face the positive fact OF a
shortage of water, the results OF which
have generally been damaging, and the
part of wisdom would be to discover and
utilize whatever there may be of good in
methods of cultivation used in other
parts of the country or other parts OF the
world which may be applicable to un-
usual conditions which we must meet
and overcome.
After all, the principles of dry farming
are not so much different from good
farming methods which We all should
practice to greater or less extent. The
strong point is continuous shallow cul-
tivation during the season to prevent the
escape of moisture from the soil. Deep
fall plowing, to enable the soil to gather
and retain all the moisture possible dur
ing the winter and wet season, is another
important method Of dry farming which
many of our Maine farmers are regularly
practicing.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30
OLD NEWSPAPERS.
Their Usef illness Is Not Gone Just
Because You Have Read Them.

Their FITNESS Is NOT 0ohe Juss
Because You Have Read Them.
The mere fact that moths cannot
read is no reason why they should de-
test newspapers, but they do neverthe-
less. 1t isn't exactly the newspaper or
Its editorial policy that moths dislike.
It's the ink used in printing the type
that makes the moths stay away. That
Is why, in the absence Of mothproof
bags and cedar chests, some house
wives pack their furs, and woolens
away wrapped in newspapers ut the
end Of the winter season and find
that Is a satisfactory way OF preserv-
Ing them against the ravages Of moths.
There is nothing better than old news
papers for use under the carpets for
the same reason.
Old newspapers have many other
uses Us we'll. Wet in water they serve
to clean out the stove splendidly.
Crushed newspapers are excellent to
clean lamp chimneys. They can even
be used for an iron holder for an
emergency.
Newspapers dipped in lamp oil are
useful for cleaning windows. Irons
not much soiled can be rubbed on old
newspapers and thus made f1t for use.
Dipped in lamp oil they are splendid
to rub the outside Of the dishpan.
They keep 1t bright and shining. Torn
in shreds, slightly dampened and scat
tered over the carpet, they keep down
dust when sweeping. They clean the
sink Of its grease and sediment. Moth
ing is better. for the greasy paper can
be at once burned after use.
Many times folded newspapers will
serve as a mat to stand hot and black
ened pots or kettles on and save soil
Ing the kitchen table. The kitchen
stove is kept bright after the cooking
Of each meal with old papers, and this
saves many polishings.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30
South Paris, Maine.

The Russet Orchard of Geo. c.
Goodsle of Winthrop has again made
good. Mr.. Goodale has sold his crop Of
1910 for i've dollars per barrel. This
orchard has long been known as one Of
the best russell orchards in Maine.
Producing extra fine colored russets
which always sell for good price. Mr..
Goodale's crop Of apples for 1910 will
bring him him thirteen huudrt d dollars.
This is the third year since Mr.. Goodale
has owned this orchard that the crop has
brought him thirteen hundred dollars.
Here Is luck In odd numbers. Mr..
Goodale 10 one Of the best judges Of ap-
pies in Maine and he always sells for
good price.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30
Maine Apples and What They Need.

Maine Apples and What They Need.
Maine has a good climate for fruit
raising but the West seems to be going
ahead OF her. This ought not so to be-.
Just as good apples can be raised in
Maine as anywhere. Last winter, saw
in Boston Western apples selling at ten
cents each while Florida oranges were
selling at four cents each. That made
tit look TO me as though raising apples
might be made more profitable in Maine
than orange raising in Florida.> Apples
Just as good as those from the West can
be raised in Maine. Such apples as
those from the West can not be raised
on neglected trees, nor by the wayside,
nor can they be raised except by the best
cultivation and fertilization. Raising
apples in grass fields and in pastures has
had its day in Maine. A new era has
dawned in apple raising, and those who
want TO make success OF 1t, must adopt
the new methods or get left by other
competitors. The public want the best
and are willing to pay for the best. Ten
cent apples can be raised in Maine just
as well as in the West. The flavor of
Maine apples is much superior to the
Western apples as rule and flavor will
eventually count more than mere size.
What Maine wants to do is to give ap
pie raising more careful attention, make
it crop to receive much attention, as is
given to the corn crop. When the farm
ers of Maine come TO carefully cultivate
The apple crop as they do the hoed crops,
then they will be in the way to raise
some apples that will sell at ten cents
each.
There is great future for fruit rails
ing in Maine. Apple raising in Maine
can be made more profitable than orange
raising in Florida. Lands finely adapt
ed to apple raising can be purchased at
merely nominal sum, and the young man
who will buy one of the abandoned
farms in Maine, set it out to apple trees,
take care of them, meanwhile raising
poultry till his apple trees come into |
bearing, will in few years have an Or
chard that will afford him a good reve-
nue. as long as he lives. There is great |
for young men in Maine |
to-day to take up cheap farms, that can
be had for a very low price. Maine, In
years to come, is going to be very good
place in which TO live, and also good
place in which to make good money |
What the Maine orchards need is clean |
culture such as the orange orchards of |
Southern California have. No grass nor |
" eeds are allowed to grow in those or |
the ground is stirred often and
fertilized freely. Give Maine apple |
trees that kind of treatment and you |
will see some ten cent apples produced.
Great opportunities are open to Maine
farmers of the present and the future.
Maine possibilities in fruit culture are
immense. Ii seems as though it were
time that these opportunities were more |
fully improved. Livermore Falls, Me-
Il. r., in Lewiston Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30

While the dual-purpose COW has been
condemned, by all intelligent stock
growers and dairymen, az solecism in
animal husbandry, the dual purpose
sheep is q desideratum on every farm.
The growth Of . good fleece each year, for
two or three years 10 found to be quite
compatible with the development Of .
good CARCASS. As compared with other
stock, the cost Of feed and shelter for
sheep is small. Both wool and carcasses
always find ready sale; and II 10 made
safe against the dspredations Of dogs, the
flock becomes IN important factor among
the revenue-providing agencies Of the
fArm.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30
Deoeiyed by a Cloud.

The instinct Of animals Is sometimes
supposed to be more infallible than
human reason, but scientists obser-
vations of the katydid rather contra.
dict that opinion. The katydid, with
It's musical membranes, produces two
distinct Songs" one peculiar to the
night and familiar to everybody, the
other daytime tune. which Is rather
a rasp than melody. According to
the scientist mentioned, 1t Is sometimes
quite comical to hear the singers sud-
denly change their tune when dark
cloud obscures the sun, Immediately
resuming their daytime song when It
has passed. This recalls the hens that
60 to roost during solar eclipse.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30
An Old DeIusion.

Father of the Fair One-How can
you possibly think Of marrying my
daughter2 You say that by the strict
est economy you can save only SO a
month! Poor but Worthy Poet-Oh,
yes, but If we both save 1t will be $40!
-Meggendorfer Blatter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30
Thu Gnaatar Eiald.

"Father. l am not sure whether I
shall be specialist for the ears or the
teeth"
Choose the teeth. my boy. Every
one has thirty.two Of them, but only
two ears."-London Ttt-Btts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30
Base Inqratituds.

Father Ito his son, q doctor)-If this
isn't the limit! ! pay all that money
for you to study medicine. and the
first thing you do Is to cut me of my
drink.-Fliegende Blatter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30

Sheep are profitable stock only when
. profiiAble kind 10 kept, and In profit
aba v.anuer,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLow."

op practical agricultural topics
is solicited Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY ID
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-24
Notice of Sale of Real Estate.

Notice is hereby given that under and
by virtue of writ of execution to me
directed, issued out of the Probate
Court of Idaho County, State of Idaho,
under the seal of the court, in an action
in which Fred Liskey as plaintiff re-
covered judgment for $470. 55 against
Chaf Booi as defendant, on July 7,
1911, besides interest at the rate of
seven per cent per annum since said
date, have levied upon the following
described real estate to-wit;
Dixie in Idaho County, Idaho, upon
the Old Williams House or Mamie
Allen House. standing upon the records
of said county in the name of the defen-
dant, described as Garlic Booi."
Also Lot 10 in said Block "C'' of the
town of Dixie in said Idaho County,
Idaho, with the buildsng thereon known
as the Johnson Assay Office, standing
upon:the records of said county in the
nameiof the defendant,
Also Lot ID in said block &C" of the
town of Dixie in said Idaho county,
Idaho.
Also Lot in said Block ''C' of the
town of Dixie IN said Idaho County,
Idaho, and known as the powder house
of the defendant.
All of the said Lots being as the same
are commonly known and designated
and according to survey heretofore
made thereof.
Also all the right, title and interest
of the said defendant Chas. Booi in and
to and the Tiwaka and Tiwaka No.
Lode Mining claims in. the Dixie Min
ing District, Idaho County, Idaho, and
all interest of defendant therein held
by or standing upon the records of said
county in the name of F. M. Hines and
Rory Burke, said interest being of q
an undivided ene-third interest acquired
or claimed under and by virtue of a
contract recorded in book 2, page 365,
Of Mining Bonds. Leases and Agree
rnents in the office of the Recorder of
said Idaho county, Idaho, together with
all fixtures thereon. :;
Notice is hereby given that will sell
the said real estate to the highest bid
der for cash, in front ofssthe said Mamie
Allen house, at Dixie, .iidaho County,
Idaho, on the 7th day of September
1911, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m.
: ALFRED FRANKLIN.
Constable. of Elk City Precinct, Idaho
County, Idaho.
Dated August 18th, 1911.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-24
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
FAR. AWAY.

Where is now the merry party re-
member long ago; ?, ,*'r ,
Laughing round the friendly freside,
frightened by its rudy glow;
Or in summers baimy evenings, in the
yard or fields at play?
They haye all dispersed and wandered
far away, so far away,
Some have gone to lands far distant,
with strangers made their home;
Some upon the worldwide. waters in
distant regions choose to roam.
Some are gone from us forever; longer
here thy might not stay;
They have reached fairer region, far
away, yes far away. -.
There are now but few remaining, to
remind us of the past;
But they're changed as all things change
here, nothing in this world can last.
Years roll on and pass forever; what
is coming who can say?
Ere this closes others may be far away,
so far away
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-24

way as to furnished space for official
exhibits.
At cost of ten thousand dollars the
business interests of the three Mime
sofa cities have bought from the league
3, 500 square feet of preferred space at
the show. Each of the seven states
viii have a space of fifty feet long and
ten feet wide for their official exhibit.
The governor has been asked to con-
fer with officers of the league in this
state and secure the interest of those
necessary to put in an exhibit which
will be a credit to the state. Under
this plan no one community or city will
have an advantage over others in the
state. Any city, county or land COM
pany desiring to make an independent
exhibit will be able to secure limited
amount of space near the state exhibit
on reasonable terms, but it is the de-
sire of the league officers for this state
that the best possible exhibit be made
in the name of the, state, as it is from
such an exhibit that results are to be
obtained. s.rr
The seven states which are to be thus
represented are: Washington, Oregon,
Idaho, Montana, North and South
Dakota and Minnesota. No other states
will have exhibits and Canadian ex-
hibits will be barred, the whole idea of
the show being IAN exposition by the
seven states for the benefit of the
seven states alone"
Idaho officers of the league are VIM.
M. Morgan of Moscow, and G. H. Potts
of Occur d'Alene. Inquiries about the
Idaho exhibit should be addressed to
them while information about the show
and space therein should be addressed
to Will A. Campbell. st. Paul, MINI.