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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
she wanted to. What's this one9 She

she wanted to. What's this one? She
looks young enough"
The zone" referred to turned out to
be a "coat for child Of four" It was
therefore scornfully rejected. One
after another the different magazines
were examined and the pictures dis
cussed. At length costume for miss
Of eight years" was pronounced to be
pretty nearly the thing.
Godfrey scissorsT' exclaimed the
admiring Mr.. Tidditt. "That's mighty
swell. amt It? What's the stuff goes
into that, Cy"
"'Material. batiste, trimmed with
embroidered batiste.' What in time is
batiste?"
T don't know. Do you, Bailey"
mo, never heard Of it. Ketury
never had nothin' like that I'm sure.
French. I shouldn't wonder. Well,
Ketury's down on the French ever
sence she read about Napoleon leavin'
his fust wife to take up with another
woman. Does 1t say any more"
Lets see. Makes beautiful gown
for evening or summer wear Sum-
mer! Why. by the big dipper. we're
aground again! Bos'n don't want slm-
mer clothes. It's comm on winter"
He threw the magazine on the floor.
rubbed his forehead and then burst
into a laugh.
"For goodness sake, don't tell any
body about this business. boys" he
said. 81 guess I must be havin' an
early spring Of second childhood. But
when l heard those women at tie
meetin' house goin' on about how
pretty Licia Atkins was got up and
how mean and shabby Bos'n looked
It made be bile. And. by the big dip
per, will show 'em somethin afore
l get through too! Only dressin' lit.
tie girls is some of my usual course
Bailey, does ketury make her own
duds?"
"why, no! Course she helps and
stands by for orders. but Effle Taylor
comes and takes the wheel while the
riggin's goin' on. EfHe's dressmaker
and"-
There! See. Ase? 1t is some good
to have a married man aboard, after
all. A dressmaker's what we want.
I'll hunt up Effie tomorrow"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28

"Helpw she screamed. "Oh. uncle.
where are you? What shall dor
Captain Cy roared in answer.
"Keep it up~ he yelled. I'm aeon.
in! Shoe. you everlastin' critter! III
break your back for you!"
The COW didn't understand English.
II seemed. even such vigorous Eng.
lish as the captain was using. Emily
lodged to the last pine. The animal
was close upon her. Her rescuer was
still far away.
And then the cemetery gate opened
and another person entered the pas
ture-a small person, woman. She
said nothing. but, picking up her skirts,
ran straight toward the COW. needless
of the latter's reputation and vicious
appearance. One hand clutched the
gathered skirts; In the other she held
q book.
Don't be scared. DEAR" she called
reassuringly. then to the cow: "Stop
1t! Go away. you wicked thing"
The animal heard the voice and
turned. Seeing that the newcomer
was only woman. she lowered her
head and paved the ground.
Run for the gate. little girl!' com
manded the rescuer. Run quick!
Bos'n obeyed. She made a desperate
dash from her pine across the open
space and in another moment was safe
inside the cemetery fence.
Scat. Go home" ordered the lady
advancing toward the cow and shak
ing the book at her as If the volume
was some sort of deadly weapon
Aren't you ashamed Of yourself? Go
away! You needn't growl at me! In
not bit afraid Of you"
The growing" was the muttered
below with which the cow was wont
to terrorize her feminine victims. But
this victim refused to be terrorized
Instead Of screaming and running. sht
continued to advance. brandishing tn,
book and repeating her orders that thu
creature ''go home" at once. The COW
did not know what to make Of 1t. Be
fore she could decide whether Il
charge or retreat good sized stick
descended upon her back with a
"whack" that settled the question
Captain Cy had reached the scene OF
battle.
Then the rescuer's courage seemed
to desert her. for she ran back to the
cemetery even faster than she had
run from It. When the indignant cap.
tain, having pursued and chastised the
COW until the stick was but splin.
tered remnant, reached the haven be
hind the iron fence he found her sooth
ing the frightened Bos'n, who was
sobbing and hysteacal.
Emily saw her Uncle Cyrus" com
ing and rushed into his arms. BE
picked her up and, holding her with q
grip which testified to the nerve strain
he had been under. stepped forward C
meet the stranger. whose coming had
been so opportune.
And she was stranger. The cap
tain knew most Of Bayport's inhab
itants by this time or thought he did
but he did not know her. She was q
small woman, quietly dressed, and hel
hair, under q neat black and white
hat, was brown. The hat was now {;
trife to one side, and the hair was the
least bit disarranged-an effect not al
all unbecoming. She was tucking In
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Cost of City Living.

How would some of the Tribune
Farmer folks that are weary Of farm life
like to pay the following figures for the
necessities OF life. Potatoes, 25 cents a
peck butter, so cents pound; eggs, 40
cents dozen; beans, 10 cents pound !;
cabbage, cents a pound (that means
from 80 to 20 cents for very common
cabbage); turnips, cents pound, and
milk S to 10 cents quart. Doctor bills
from twice to ten times what you pay in
the country. Drugs about twice as
much as at your local drug store. House
rent, for close, small rooms, without
either back yard or front yard and
several miles from the store, shop or
office, from $50 to 800 month. am
not talking about those fine mansions
you see or read about 1t will cost you
from $1,000 to $4,000 year for one of
them. Yes, you can pay more If you
choose. And no matter where you rent
in the city or how cheaply, you will have
car fare to pay every time you go about.
No room for plants or flowers. No place
for cats, dogs or children. If you want
to keep horse, add from $40 TO $40
month 10 your rent. You must pay S2
bale for hay, and whenever you neglect
to clean up around your barn look out
for health officer with a big stick. II
you wish you can hire your horse board
ed for 81 to $40 a week. And even If
you do have lectures and theatres you
pay for them.
Every time you turn around in the
city you pay some one nickel. / guess
some of you do get tired of the farm.
But more than guess that you would
soon get very tired of the big city. l
never liked the city. 1t is we'll enough
for a week, but after that one longs for
fresh air and natural life. And what a
lonesome place is big city! Pigs,
calves and chickens are pretty good COM
pany, after all. / know one old man
who is looking ahead to the time when
again he can smell the pine laden air OF
Michigan, where he can get more land
for SO than he can get in Chicago for
81 900, coo. And where there is no sign
that reads, keep off the grass. ~
Richard 81. Wood in Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Orchard Income.

Dozens OF times in the past few months
we have been asked how much man
ought to make from an acre OF apple
trees. 1t Is q mean question to answer.
On the face of 1t the question LOOKS Iair.
There are 35 trees on the ordinary acre
of apple orchard; or II there are more OF
fewer We know the fact. The aVerage
yield Of an apple tree 10 pretty wen
known. 1t may be set at five ousheis
per tree for miscellaneous orchards.
The average price for fruit Is also fairy
we'll known. 1t is approximately ~
barrel-possibly trif1e less. This ought
to figure out, say, SIG an acre average
income. 1t is easy, of course, to reckon
from individual trees and make figures
much larger. Only recently veracious
man told us of selling ten barrels from
one tree at $3.50 barrel, or $50 Tor the
crop. II whole acre of trees would do
as well as that, it would count up 10
1915. And then there are the oeautiiui
real estate advertisements from western
fruit-growing regions showing afhdavits'
facsimile checks and other induoltaoie
documentary evidence to prove that IN
that country people make $500 an acre:
The fact is, of course, that the range OF
incomes is very wide, a few remarkable
growers, in whom good luck and good
management fortuitously combine, max
ing big figures, while other orchardists
in the same neighborhood make deficit
According to the figures of Prof. Cum
mings for Niagara County, n. T., there
are only five per cent of the men in that
section who average less than S25 an
acre gross annual income from their
apple trees. In the same region there
are about half as many growers who
average around $3.50 an acre each year.
The general average for all orchards in
Niagara County appears to be SlO9 an
acre; but this computation includes hun
dreds of acres of worthless and utterly
neglected orchards which ought not to
be considered for moment in judging
the business OF apple growing. II we
could follow the obviously fair plan of
figuring only those orchards which have
reasonable care, the average income
would be we'll over $50 and might reach
800 an acre. Even at the low figure OF
Sl09 an acre, the business shows good
margin of profit. 1t can be safely as
sumed that in these miscellaneous or
chards the average annual expenses
are considerably under $50 an acre, so
that the profits would certainly be we'll
over $50 an acre, or five per cent in
terest on valuation of Sl000.-Country
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28

"soATl GO HoMEp ORDERED THE LADY.
The stray wisps as the captain, with
Bos'n In his arms. came up.
"Well. ma'am," puffed Captain Cy-
"well. ma'am, l must say that was
the slickest, pluckiest thing ever /
saw anywheres. l don't know what
would-I-I declare I don't know how
to thank YOU"
The lady looked at him n moment
before replying. Then she began to
laugh, a jolly laugh that was pleasant
10 hear.
Don't try. please" she said chok-
ngly. ut wasn't anything. Oh, mer-
~ me! I'm all out Of breath. You
see, | had been warned about that
cow when started to walk this after
noon. So when l saw her chasing
your poor little girl here knew right
away what was the matter. 1t must
have been foolish enough to look at
I'm used to dogs and cats. but /
haven't had many pet cows. told
her to go home and to scat and all
sorts of things Wonder didn't tell
her to lie down. And the way !
shook that ridiculous book at her
was''-
She laughed again, and the captain
md Bos'n Joined in the laugh, in spite
Of the fright they both had expert
enced.
"That book was dry enough to
frighten almost anything" continued
the lady. 1T was one took from the
table before I left the place where I'm
staying, and q duller collection Of ser
mons never saw. oh, dear-there!
Is my hat any more respectable now"
"Yes'm. It's about on an even keel, I
should say. But I must tell you,
ma am, you done simply great and
Seems to me the people who own
that COW must be poor set to let her
make such a nuisance Of herself. DID
your daughter run away from you"
"Well. you see, ma'am. she ain't
really my daughter. Bos'n here-thats
nv nickname for her, ma'am-she and
| I were out walkin'. set down in the
pines, and / guess I must have dozed
of. Anyhow, when I woke up she
was gone. and the first thing I knew
Of this scrape was hearin' her hail."
The little woman's manner changed.
Her gray eyes flashed Indignantly.
"You dozed off," she repeated.
with little girl in your charge and
In the very next lot to that cowf
Didn't you know the creature chased
women and girlsY'
"why, yes; I'd heard Of II, but
ut wasn't Uncle Cyrus fault" put
In Bos'n eagerly. 1T was mine. !
went away by myself"
Beyond shifting her gaze to the child
tho lady paid no attention to this re-
mark.
What do you think her mother IL
say when she sees this dressT she
'asked
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28

It was Emily's best gown. the
finest of the new 'rig-out" prepared
by Miss Taylor. The girl and Captain
Cy gazed ruefully at the rents and
pitch stains made by the vines and
pine trees.
well. you see." replied the abashed
captain. "the fact Is. she amt got any
mother"
"Oh: beg your pardon and hers.
too. poor dear Well. II / were you
shouldn't 60 to sleep next time ! took
her walking Good afternoon
She turned and calmly walked down
the path. At the bend she spoke
again.
81 should be gentle with her II ]
were you." she said. "Her nerves are
pretty we'll upset. Besides. II you'll
excuse my saying so. l don't think she
Is the one that needs scolding."
They thought she had gone. but she
turned once more to add final sug-
gestion.
81 think that dress could be f1ed."
she said. IF you took 1t to some one
who knew about such things"
She disappeared amid the grave
yard shrubbery. Captain Cy and Bos'n
slowly followed her. From the pas.
ture the red and white COW sent after
them a broken spirited moo"
Bos'n was highly indignant. During
the homeward walk she sputtered like
damp f1recracker.
1.-THE idea Of her talking SO to you,
Uncle Cyrus" she exclaimed. ut
wasn't your fault at all"
The captain smiled onesidedly.
II don't know about that. shipmate.'
be said. II wouldn't wonder If she
was more than half right. But. say.
she was all business and no frills.
wasn't she? Ha. ha. How she did
spunk up to that heifer! Who in the
dickens do you cal'late she Is"
Such was the captains Introduction
to Phoebe Dawes. the new teacher Of
downstairs" at the village school,
who was to become q prominent fac
tor In Bayport life.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28

Here 10 the formula for treating seed
potatoes to prevent scab: Soak the
whole seed for two hours In . mixture
of oue-half pint Of formalin tornado
hyds) and fifteen gallons Of cold water;
dry the seed, cut and plant In ground
that has not recently grown potatoes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28

When q spell of bad weather comes,
look out for lice. They multiply fast
when hens and chicks have to be con-
fined to their coops much Of tho time.
These pests will soon reduce the vitality
of the liveliest chick ever hatched, 30
thar It will be in good condition to take
papes or some other ailment.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
The lrony Of Fate,

no irony or FdSes
"What Is your understanding Of the
irony Of fate" asked the bashful
young man.
"Well." the beautiful girl replied, III
two fellows should fight over me and
I shouldn't get into the papers should
think that was about Chicago
Record d-Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
AMONG THE FARMERS.
SPEED THE PLow."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topic
ls solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department 10 HENRY ID
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Quarrslsome.

Quarrelsome.
Polly-I never knew such q quarrel
some girl as Molly. Dolly1Thats
right. Half the time she isn't on
speaking terms with her own con
science.-Philadelph Ledger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
Fair SUGGESTION,

Fafr SuPPosItIoh'
The Lady-And Is your father work.
Ing. my little man2 The Little Man
s'pose 50. mum. The judge said ard
labor.-London Telegraph.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
CHAPTER VII.

|1HAT evening when Asaph and
Bailey, coming for their usual
call, peeped in at the window
. they were astounded by the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
CHAPTER TX.

~1OWN meeting was called for
the 21st of November.
With the summer boarders
gone. the cranberry picking
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-28
CHAPTER VIII.

10 ND hunt up a dressmaker the
captain did, with the result
lN that Miss Taylor came to the
Whitaker place each day dur
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-02
Anyway every woman ought to have Lydia E.
Pinl1ham's 80-page Text Book" 1t is free also.

Fill in the following coupon With your and address
and mail it to the Lydia L. Pinha1 Medicine Co., Lynn
Mass and you will get this valuable book at once, free
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-02
HOMESTEADERS
MUST MAKE GOOD
Many Hawaii People Face
Cancellation of
Holdings.
Especial Bulletin Correspondence.

Especial Bulletin Ccrrespondence)
HILO, Feb. Homestead leases
and other agreements relating to the
acquisition of and holding of public
lands are no joke.
This is news, at least to a number
Of people On this island, who have
apparently thought that the Territory
might be treated as a sort of a negli-
gib!e quantity in such matters. Now,
however, this bubble has bursted for
Land Commissioner Marston Camp
bell has decided to take drastic mea-
sures.
couple of weeks ago the Land
Commissioner ordered Sub-Agent
Williams to notify the holders Of
various pieces of government land
who had not lived up to the terms of
their agreements with the Territory,
that their agreements were cancelled
and to take possession of their hold
ings Mr.. Williams has already sent
cut the notices, and he will proceed
forthwith to take possession of the
various lots as quickly as his other
government work will allow him to do
So
That the government means bust
ness is shown by the fact that it is
given out that the lots in question
will be advertised at the next open
ing pi public lands. when chance
to take them up will be given to 9th
crs, who may show more appreciation
of the spirit of the homestead laws.
In answer to a letter of inquiry
from the Tribune, the Land Commits
sGner says in part as follows:
This department has orlered GER
tain cancellations of holdings, and
this has been necessary by reason Of
the failure on the part of occupants
or homcsteaders, rs the case may be,
to live I'D to their agreements as re-
CARDS payments, or cultivation or resi-
dence.
'The cleanup is absolutely neces
sary. and the lots will be advertised
in the next opening of public lands"
:; u :; !: u :: :. - :: :: : :; :: :: J: * !; 70
IJawaii would receive the most bene-
fit, next to Australia, and the expense
borne here should be proportionately
large.
None of the delegates We're author
lied to pledge any financial aid, and
this financial question will be settled
by the executive committee.
The meeting of directors adjourned
until next year
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-02

, successful manner. This responsible
ity is up to the executive committee
however" he concluded.
In speech made just before the
meeting adjourned, Mr.. Camm invited
the congress to meet in San Francisco
in 1915 during the big fair, when the
development board will be well able
to give the delegates the time of their
! lives.
The invitation was received enthu-
siastically and accepted in the same
spirit.
AS arranged now, the next congress
viii assemble in Honolulu Sydney
win have the one in 1913, Yokohama
in 1914, if possible, and then San Fran
cisco in 1915.
In order to make the congress Off
cial so that it would have more weight
with foreign nations bordering on the
Pacific, it was decided to have the
Governor of the Territory the honor
airy president
ton by Mr. Davis that the state De-
partment be asked to participate in
the next congress and those to follow,
sending one or two delegates from the
bureau Of trade relations.
This suggestions well received by
the board, and Mr.. Davis was author
lied to take up the matter with the
Washington officials upon his arrival
at the capital.
Another matter which tho consul was
asked to take up with the Treasury
Department was that of having print
cd boost matter and pamphlets admit
ted to the ports of the United States
free OF duty
This is a matter which has cmbar-
raised the Promotion Committee a
great daal in tho past, on account of
having tie stun. held up until the
duty was paid ana thus delaying its
proper distribution.
Mr. Hunter said he would take up
this same question with the Austria
liam government, 50 that there would
be no trouble there in the matter of
distributing the literature of the con-
gress.
The question of financing the work
of the congress was taken up and its
working out left with the executive
committee for the details. 1t was sug-
gested by Delegate Camm that an es-
innate be made of the cost of carry
ing on the work for the next year, and
that estimate submitted to the differ
cnt organizations which had sent del
egates
The arportioninent would be diff
flcut thing, in tile minds of the dele
gates Mr.. Hunter stating that Austria
liza shotlld pay more than the mainland
organizations or Manila, as it was
much larger and would derive the most
benefit.
1t was agreed by all, however, that
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-02
HONOLULU RULES
congress WORK
Pan-PaCifiC Executive Com
mittee Consists of Ho-
nOIulanS.

That Honolulu will have the active
management of the Pan-Pacific Con
gress during the next year, the first
year of its existence was assured when
the nominating committee, consisting
| of Messrs MeInerny, Camm ard Nc
Lean, at the meeting yesterday after
noon named on the. executive commit
tee of five all Honolulu men.
| There was some opposition by Del
egate Hunter of Australia to a NOM
mating committee doing the work, us
he thought the nominations should be
from the floor of the meeting, but he
was overruled and the committee
named and voted on was made up of
Mcssrs. w. II. McInerny, il. p Wood
d. T. r. Isenberg, G. f. Bush and 3.
Won Damn.
j. l.. Camm of the nominating COM
mittee placed the names before the
board of directors, prefacing his an
nouncement by a short talk about the
work of the congress and what it
might grow to mean.
Honolulu started this idea" said
Mr.. Camm, who represents the Cali
fornia Development Board, "and the
next meeting of the congress will be
held here. In this matter Honolulu is
the clearing house as Chicago is in
the immigrant question on the main
land, and on that account we think
that the executive committee should
be made mp of Honolulu men for the
coming year,
This is new work, and it is sue
| Results count, and it is no matter to
the rest of us who is on this commit
| tee. We want the committee to make
| success of it, and as Honolulu will
get the most benefits, it is up to Hoo
| nolulu to make good, so the cXecu-
| tive committee named has been chosen
from Honolulu directors.
I'VE will place the responsibility of
the success of this scheme on the
shoulders of the executive committee,
ond the work which they can do is I'M
limited. The work is of lasting bene-
fit and will involve all the countries
bordering on the Pacific.
THE work of the committee will be
watched by us on the Pacific Coast
closely, and will be criticized if it is
not done in what we think is the most
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-20
Saved Her Own Life.

Lebanon Jet, Ky.-Mrs. Minnie
Lamb, OF this place, says, 81 be-
lieve would have been dead by
now, had ii not been for Cardui. ]
haven't had one of those bad spells
since | commenced to use your med
icino." tardui Is Il specific mcdi-
cine for the ills that women suffer.
Cardni is made from harmless vcge-
table ingredients. It is a safe, re-.
liable medicine, successfully used
by suffering women for more than
fifty years. Try it today. For sale
at all druggists.