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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-03

up. He'll back us. I've got 1t In writ
Ing. It's all cinched-$100,O0O. and
more II we need It"
"You must have made a great talk.
declared Clyde.
II said nothing. he offered It him.
self as personal loan. It has nothing
10 do with the bank. I'm going to tell
Cherry now"
Alton Clyde Uttered II told you she
could pull 1t off," he said.
This was billiards. own notion"
Boyd returned coldly. HE merely re-
considered his decision, and"-
Turn over! You're on your back"
1T was only yesterday afternoon
that talked with Cherry. l dare say
she hasn't seen him since"
We'll | happen to know that she
has. AS l came home last night saw
them together. They came out Of that
French cafe across the street and got
into billiards. car. She was dressed
up like a pony"
whats that got to do with 1tr' de-
manded "Fingerless" Fraser.
"She pulled the old fellows leg.
that's ALL" explained Alton.
If | thought she had done that"
said Emerson slowly, II wouldn't
touch penny Of the money"
~ don't cure where the money came
from or how 1t got there" rumbled
Bait ats here; that's enough"
But Boyd clung to his point with
stubbornness which he himself found
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-03

of her face. his chuckle changed to
q wolfish snarL He'll know enough
to keep away from me hereafter"
"Don't! Don't! never saw you
look so. Why. It might have been muir
dern
"WellY' He stared at her curiously
IL didn't think 1t Of you" She
shuddered weakly, but he only shrug
ged his shoulders and said, with
flnality that cut of further discussion
"He's a spy. I won't be spied upon.
When Boyd entered his room at the
hotel. whittier he had gone after leav
Ing Cherry at billiards bank, Big
George greeted him excitedly.
"Here's the dickens to pay. We CAM
get that barkentine."
"The Margaret Why notf The
charter was all arranged"
1.-THE agent telephoned that we could
not have her"
"What reasons did he o1ferY
sNone. We can't have her. that's
ALL"
"she's the only available ship on the
sound. Our stuff will be here In a fort
night"
"Some Of It will"
"What do YOU
"Boilers held up"
"BOilersT
"Yes. Read that" Bait tossed him
telegram.
shipment delayed" read Boyd
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-03
A. ,bi, time of the year colds may dc

At this time of the year colds may de-
vslop in the flock. 1t is always best to
nip these In the bud. In the first stages
a one. grain quinine pill each night for a
week will be found effective. Remove
the fowl to separate and dry quarters.
Generally in a week the cold will have
disappeared. Colds are caused by ex-
posure, or by closely built houses, or by
overcrowded flocks, making the fowls
sweat at night while on the roost and
chill when they leave their perch the
next morning. Have litter in the house,
throwing the grain feed amongst 1t in
the evening at feeding time, and the
fowls will start to scratching the mo-
ment they get off the roost at break OF
day. This exercising warns up the
blood and puts the fowls in good con-
dition to appreciate and thoroughly d.
gest the morning mash.-Farm Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-03
Tale Of a Snake.

"Beforc he went fishin',' said the
town story teller, "he swallowed bout
a pint an half Of snake bite remedy, an
of course you know what that is.
Well, after the snake bit him the rep
tile cut all sorts of capers. kaze tie
remedy went straight to its head. Lest
thing It tried to do wuz to swaIler its
tail. an II got itself In the form of
hoop, an I'm liar ef the children
didn't roll II around all day!-Atlanta
Constitution.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-03
U. of M. Poultry Short Course.

The annual three weeks short course
in poultry husbandry at the University
of Maine will be held under the auspices
of the poultry department OF the college
of agriculture, Feb. 1st to 2lst, inclusive,
1911. 1t will be followed by three
days poultry institute, Feb. 2lst, 22d
and 23d.
The purpose of the short course 10 to
give information to people who cannot
come to the university for q longer
period of time, along lines of incubation,
brooding, breeding, housing, fattening,
killing, marketing and something OF the
business problems of the industry. The
work is given chiefly by means OF lee
lures and practical demonstrations.
The course offered is in every way .
practical one.
The time before and after the regular
sessions of the class will be given to the
care of breeding stock, incubators,
brooders, etc.
The poultry department of the College
of Agriculture of tho University OF
Maine was established In the summer OF
1908. The poultry plant was especially
planned for Institutional purposes and
all equipment is new and up-to-date.
The incubator building Is . large two
and q half story brick and frame struc-
ture with two large incubator rooms, egg
room, oil room, and Office on the first
floor and laboratory on the second. The
brooder house joins the incubator build
ing and both are heated with hot water.
Other buildings are the crate and pen
fattening house with killing room at
tached; feed house; long laying house OF
twelve pens; and fifteen movable colony
houses of different types. Fifteen lead
ing breeds and varieties Of fowls, ducks,
and geese are kept for purposes OF In
struction and demonstration-while In
the vicinity are several large commercial
poultry plants from which many valu-
able lessons may be drawn.
No tuition or fees of any kind are
charged. Very few books are used so
the expense for these is small. Board
and room can be had at s4.00 to $500 a
week. The only other expense Is for
railroad fare. Accommodations will be
engaged in advance for any who desire.
1t is advisable for those who expect to
come to do this.
The programme of the poultry insti-
tute will appear later. For further in
formation relating to the short course
aud institute, address correspond ence to
DR.. Leon S. Merrill, Director of Exten-
sion Work, University of Maine.
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Feeding the Farm Horse.

Probably the most important part In
the care of the horse 10 the feeding. A
large majority of the diseases among
farm horses result from faulty feeding.
So many make the mistake of not Sc
curing the best feed. Their trouble be-
gins when partially matured, musty and
dusty feed is used.
Several points should be taken into
consideration when we decide upon the
amount Of feed; whether the animal is
accustomed to dry feed, and IL in good
flesh or in thin, emaciated condition.
A horse should not be fed large
quantity of hay and grain without ex-
ercise. Many think that because horse
Is thin in flesh no work should be re-
auired of him. 1t is always best to
work the flesh into the animal rather
than to fatten him as you would steer.
A good plan is to have stated pro-
gram as to time and amount OF feed to
be given. Horses, by all means, should
be fed regularly. hay requires time
for mastication and digestion. For this
reason the large percentage Of the hay
should be fed at night. Horses soon
learn the manner of giving food and
water, so it is best to have one feeder
and have his plan followed out for all
the horses. The horse should receive
some water the first thing in the morn
ing. After watering, the horse is fed
small amount of hay and then given
grain after all the hay has been eaten.
By this plan the feed which is the most
difficult to digest is left in the stomach,
and therefore receives proper digestion.
The noon feed should be given after
the horse is cooled aud has been allowed
10 rest for fifteen minutes or half an
hour. A small quantity of water may
bs given soon after the horse is brought
to the barn. Feed hay, and when the
animal is thoroughly cooled, give all the
water he desires, after which feed the
grain. At night feed the same as at
noon, only give more hay; in fact, feed
as much hay at night as is given at both
morning and noon meals. When horse
is working hard and 10 fed large quanti-
ties of grain, it is found advisable, once
a week, to give bran mash for the even
ing meal. The bran acts as laxative
and prevents indigestion and possibly q
case of colic.-C. l.. Barnes, Colorado
Agricultural College.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-03
A new YEARS
BARGAIN

Grandmother and Grandfather Smith
sat in their cozy living room, grand
mother knitting and grandfather look
Ing steadily into the fire which burned
so brightly in the crate. At length
grandfather sighed and spoke.
Mother" he said, II was just recall
Ing our past New Years-so many Of
them that have lost count. And l
was thinking how nice 1t was when
orr son Tom and our girl Stella were
at home, for then we had some young
life in the house, some one to plan for
and to make merry over"
"Yes," said grandmother, her voice
low; "yes, father, 1t is very sweet to
have children about"
"Yes, we are an aged household,
mother" said the old gentleman.
"But there goes the bell. I'd letter
60 to the door, mother"
mo, don't trouble to put down your
pipe, father. I am already up and
shall see who Is ringing. oh, it's our
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-03

1t is good rule to keep fowls indoors
during rainy, snowy or windy weather:
While the rains during the summer will
do no harm to the fowls, the cold rains
of winter are Injurious. Exposing fowls
to bad weather 10 but to invite sickness.
Therefore, the moro room In the hen
house, the more contented will the fowls
be when confined. Journal.
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Consistency.

Mother-Aren't you goin' to wash up
them tea things, Mariaranne, before
you 20 out? Daughter-No, / amt.
I'm late enough for mothers 'elp"
class as 1t is.-London Opinion.
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Her Only Want.

81 have difficulty in satisfying my
wife. She has thousand wants"
81 have difficulty in satisfying mine,
and she has only one want
"What Is it?'
baltimore American.
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Don't forget that . few beets, turnips
or cabbage mixed with the regular ra-
tions of the dairy herd these wintry
dsys, will do much toward taking the
place of the JUICY grazing the animals
rslished 20 much In summer, whom they
Allied the milk-pail to overfowing.-
Farm Journal.
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fro BE CONTINUED
1hosa laar Cirls

Young Bride-I didn't accept Harry
the first time he proposed. Miss Ry.
val - No, dear; you weren't there
Boston Transcript.
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLow."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topic:
10 solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY d
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris, Me.
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~1LYDE next day suggested that
Ia Cherry could prevail on Hi.
III lard to advance the money.
" "Cherry2" asked Boyd. "How
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CHAPTER TX.
By REX BEACH

n HERRY the next day demon.
strated her power over all
IA sorts and conditions Of men
by reducing the blase young
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-09-19

had said, cit is true that many muir
ders occur in Connecticut, but some
do not believe the state is therefore
| a grievous sufferer, compared with
what it might be if it had no in.
habitants.''
| As the existence of mankind is
compatible without the existence oil
murderers, so are the existence ol
railroads compatible without railroad
rule in the capitol. The state may
if it desires even own and operate its
own railroads. which would be bet
ter. than that the railroads should
own and operate the state.
The Register adds, 1.-THE majority
in Connecticut is undoubtedly oppos-
ed to the recall of judges, and ap.
parently, SO far as appears, against
woman suffrage"
This may well be, but how does the
/ Register know it? The Register doe.
not know it. The method adopted
by the free legislature of California
is well adapted to find out. After
the October elections every man may
know whether the majority of the
people of California, do or not, want
people of California, do or do not want
the recall of judges, do or do moi
want the initiative, referendum and
recall fss
| u 6 L 6 p &.
California, having come from UNI.
der the yoke of railroad monopoly
is able to put her problems before
her people for settlement, but Con
necticut, being under the yoke, is
obliged to guess through her newspa-
pers what the people want. The
Register is as safe, guesser as an
other, but guessing is scarcely as
good method of settling problems
of economics and craftsmanship rs
some, others that might be mention
ed.
These things were not classed to-
gether by the legislature of Califor-
mia as features of Utopia, or by the
Farmer, but as propositions which
deserve, and which are to receive
the attention of the people.
The Farmer believes that the peo-
pie are supreme in this country. That
all the powers of government pro-
coed from them. and may be modi-
fed or revoked by them. Does the
~ ~
Register believe this !? If not, it should
announce its rejection of the Decla-
ration of independence and demand
q constitutional convention to refur-
bish and do over that portion of the
Constitution of 1878, which asserts
these very principles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-09-19
TAX LIST, 1911

The Assessors of the City of Bridge
port will meet at the Assessors Office.
City Hall, on the first day of Septem-
Der, and each week day thereafter, to
and including the second day of Oc-
tober, 1911, for the purpose of receiv-
ing the sworn lists of all persons liza
(namely, horses, wagons, automobiles.
stock in stores, etc.,, and real estate,
in the City of Bridgeport, making a
description of all real estate, each
parcel being separately described Tin
Guiding street number). And if he
or she shall neglect or refuse to do
SO. the Assessors shall fill out LIST
for him or her and add thereto ten
per centum of it's valuation.
The attention of nonresident prom
erty owners is called to the change in
the law relating to the filing of their
lists, as failure on their part to lis,
their property during September, de-
prives them of the right of appeal
to the Board of Relief.
Special attention is called to Sec
ton 1903 of the Statutes, which states
that each parcel of property must be
separately and accurately bounded
and described.
Post Office address of each owner
must be given.
: Office hours-9 a.. m. to p. M
Saturdays 9 a. m. to IL m.
F. j. HUGHES,
w. ". WALSH,
JULIUS w. KNOWLTON,
LAWRENCE j. BILL,
LES *tf Board of Assessors
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ARE THE PEOPLE sovERE1GNe

The Farmer recently in a most ca
sual way called attention to certain
measures passed by the legislature of
California, after it had shaken off the
yoke of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road, and inquired as to the prob
able nature of the, LEGISLATION that
will come from the General Assembly
if it shall ever shake off the domina-
ton of the railroad monopoly in Con-
necticut- The measures referred 70
were a constitutional amendment for
woman suffrage, another for the re-
call, even of judges, and a third for
the mandatory. initiative and refer
endum.
The esteemed New Haven Register,
In editorial comment that is less
soundly logical than it's won't says
that there are some persons who will
agree that even if Connecticut is to
some extent steered by the railroad
monopoly. it is not grievous suffer
err, compared with what it would be
If it had no railroads.
We will confess to the esteemed
--ss.b.-> .n1t this proposition sounds
about as sensible as if the Register
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AfLEsSON IN FARMING.

That good things sometimes come
from unexpected sources is shown in
a pamphlet presented by Reed Smoot,
United States Senator from Utah, on
.'The indirect benefits of sugar bee:
culture" The senator's function is
merely to transmit the views of Tru-
man G., Palmer, upon beet sugar and
the culture Of the sugar beet, but,
even SO, the document is interesting
reading. and carries valuable infor-
nation, although a little humiliating
to the man who is in the habit of
thinking of his country as in the lead
in pretty much everything, from agri
culture to ballooning.
Napoleon, it seems, was the father
of beet culture in Europe. For war
purposes the great dictator issued In
1896 nis Berlin and Milan DEGREES,
forbidding the importation of colonial
articles. and establishing the social
ed continental system. This exclud-
ed sugar. which increased in price to
81 pound. A similar effect was
produced upon other commodities in
GLIDING indigo. The result was that
Napoleon established beet culture,
and beet sugar factories, under the
supervision and control of his gov
eminent.
The result. as Mr.. Palmer proves,
was the recreation of the industry Of
farming in Europe.
The effect in France he describes
as follows:
France is the size of our three
greatest wheat-producing States, Kan
sas, Minnesota, and North Dakota, In
1902 France sowed 100000 acres to
wheat, as did these three States.
Since the introduction of beet culture,
French soils have beeh so rejuvenated
that from her 100000 acres of
wheat French farmers harvested $685.
100000 bushels, while from our 49,
100000 acres the farmers of Kansas;
Minnesota, and North Dakota har-
vested but 1S8, 100000 bushels, or Ill
bushels to the acre to the French
mans 20.3 bushels
From France the beet-sugar indus
try spread to every country of con-
t1nental Europe, which since has pro-
duced 150,000,000 metric tons of
sugar, worth, at cents per pound.
S13, 000,000.000
The effect of his Investigations up
on Mr.. Palmer is evident. He speaks
of a recent magazine article. FILLED
with glittering generalities,'' in which
the United States is described as
feeding the world" He declares
tnat one phase of "our all too pre-
valent boasting" would be cured if VIC
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-09-19
THE 1RALLY."

b z ! ! p
New Haven stock began to rally
in earnest at the end of the week and
it is the common opinion that. those
who had the luck to pick up shares
below s125 net will find they made
a neat turn thereby. Hartford Cour-
ant.
Cheerful news for those who had
the misfortune to pick up New Haven
stock in the days when railroad was
a railroad and the stock was selling
in the neighborhood of 5000. How
have the, prices dropped, and how
cheerful is our contemporary? No
price. to the Courant, is too much to
pay for the privilege of basking in
the sunlight of high finance, or shall
we. say, of high fnanciers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-09-19

realized that Europe, with As per
cent. of our area tills double the
number of acres, Of wheat, rye, bar
ley, oats and potatoes that we till,
and. harvests four times the number
of bushels that we harvest.
+ Mr.. Palmer thinks the United
States should produce at home the
$3.50. 100000 worth of sugar annually
imported, and he asserts, with much
display of evidence, that the indirect
results of sugar beet culture would be
much more valuable Beets compel
deep culture. The fine roots remain
behind. to supply food for the suc-
ceeding crops, and to enable the roots
of such crops to go deeper into the
SOIL The culture compeIs crop rota-
ton.
Those who believe that scientific
farming is confined to the United
States will do we'll to read what Mr..
Palmer has to say about the estate
of the Barons Hatvany, in Hatwan,
Hungary, which is equipped with a
beet sugar factory using the beets
from 10000 acres. The beets are
grown more for their indirect bene-
fit to the land than for the small
profit directly obtained from them.
The refuse of the sugar factory is
used to feed cattle, of which there
are 1000 head on the estate The
estate is equipped with a railway, ice
plant, electric light plant and many
other modern conveniences. As IN
illustration of the possibilities of
farming on a large scale, there is
probably nothing on this continent
the superior of this Hungarian farm.
What Mr.. Palmer has to say is not
stimulating to the pride of Ameri-
cans, but it ought to be useful to
them. The truth is that the re-
habilitated soils of Europe, even
counting out Russia, which is the
granary of Europe, produce more
bushels of the five great crops Of
wheat, barley, rye, oats and potatoes
per capita of their population, than
we produce in the United States per
capita Of our population.
With richer soil, better farm ma
chinery, costly department of agri-
culture. more and cheaper fertilizer,
the virgin soils of the United States
do not equal in productive power the
so called worn out soils of Europe.
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Two Hurt In
Auto Wrecks
Litchfield County Official Pinned
Under Machine-Legislator
and Wife Thrown

winsted, Sept. 1911. NJ. Guernsey,
of Thomaston, member of the .Litch-
field County Board of County Com
missioners and a wholesale lumber
merchant, was seriously. if not IA
tally, hurt, and William P Lawrence
of Colebrook, one of the oldest mem
bers of the State Legislature, was in
jured in automobile accidents Sunday
Commissioner Guernsey was pinned
beneath his. heavy machine when it
turned turtle on the outskirts Of
Thomaston. He has concussion. of the
brain and other injuries.
Representative Lawrence, with his
wife, was taking an auto ride in Nor
folk, when their car collided head on
with another. Both machine were
wrecked The impact of the collision
hurled Representative and Mrs. Law
renee from the car. The other occu-
pants Of the machines escaped unin-
1ured
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-09-19
A HARTFORD VIEW.
AfHartfnrd Times !

I. DeVer Warner, the Bridgeport
corset manufacturer, is the new name
suggested as the Republican candidate
for governor. 1t is claimed that he
is the strong man needed to defeat
Governor Baldwin, and the manner of
the bringing out of his name is giv-
en- to-day on the first page of The
Times. This movement runs up
against the Dennis Albert Blakeslee
boom. We are not booming the lieu
tenant governor, but if he undertakes
to match up against the Bridgeport
man, he will have a much more live
ly contest than that which developed
at the Goodwin-Lake fight when the
former won with a stray ballot on
the floor. 1t is now UP. to Bridgeport
Republicans to- talk it over with the
New Haven leaders. for Mr.. Warner
is popular in Fairfield county.