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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20
PINEAPPLE PLANTS.
They DO Not Die After Fruitins. but
Reproduce Themselves.

Reproduce Themselves.
Pineapples do not grow on trees. I'm
agine a plant four feet In extreme
height from the ground to the tip OF
leaves, q single stalk at the surface,
but dividing ut once into swordlike
blades or leaves. fifteen In number,
from the center Of which appears a
stiff, upright stem. at the top of which
Is the fruit. This stem Is short. and
the crown Of the fruit when fully
grown is a foot or more below the
points Of the leaves.
At the end Of year and n half from
planting each plant produces single
fruit. even as cabbage plant produces
4 single head. But the pineapple does
not die after fruiting once. Down on
the stem below the fruit and among
the long. narrow leaves sucker ap-
pears If allowed to remain this will
soon become the head of the plant. and
within another year 1t will yield an
other fruit. This process may go OIL
for a term Of years. In the meantime.
however. other suckers will make their
appearance.
These are broken Off. and when stuck
into the ground they put out roots and
become other plants. Thus single
pineapple plant may produce dozen
or more others while 1t Is yielding
fruit from year to year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20
Dandruff Disappears
SCALP ITCH vANIsHEs AND HAIR QUICK
LY STOPS FALLING.

PARISIAN Sage - remember the
name when you want a good, pure hair
tonic, free from dangerous lead and
other dyes.
PARISIAN Sage is not a die. Most
tonics that die the hair are full OF poison
and are dangerous TO use.
PARTISAN Sage is a clean, delightful
hair dressing that nourishes the hair
roots and besides killing the dandruff
germs imparts life and beauty into the
hair. Your hair will look nice and bril-.
liant after applying PARISIAN Sage and
you can quickly get rid of dandruff and
scalp itch and stop the hair from falling
Avoid imitations-get the genuine. The
girl with the Auburn hair is on every
bottle and carton. Large bottle 90 cents
at Chas. 81. Howard Co.'s. and dealers
everywhere. "a, 80
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20
OF Local Interest.
SOME PEOPLE WE KNOW, AND WE WILL
PROFIT BY HEARING ABOUT THEM.

This is purely local event.
1t took place in South Paris.
Not in some faraway place.
You are asked to investigate it.
Asked to believe citizens word;
To confirm a citizens statement.
Any article that is endorsed at homo
Is more worthy of confidence
Than one you know nothing about,
Endorsed by unknown people.
Hiram Lovejoy, Myrtle ST., South
Paris, Me-, says: 81 suffered for fivt
years from backsche. There would be
days at a time when any sudden NOV,
caused added pain. The secretions
from my kidneys were too frequent in
passage and my rest was broken at night.
/ lost health and strength and felt badly
When a member of my
family asked me to try Doan's Kidney
Pills, did so and began to improve at
once. 1t was not long before my kid
neys were normal"
For sale by all dealers. Price 90 cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's- and
take no other.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20
Tho Intruder,

A certain boat coming up the Mis-
sissippi one day during Il food lost
her way and bumped up against q
frame house. She hadn't more than
touched it before an old darky ram.
med his head up through hole In the
roof, where the chimney once came
out, and yelled at the captain on the
roof: "Whar's you gwine wild dat boatl
Can't you see nothin'? Fust thing you
knows you gwine to turn dis house
ober, spill de old woman an de chiPen
out in de food an drown 'em. What
you doln' out here In de country wild
your boat. anyhow? Go on back yam
der froo de co'nfields an get back
into de ribber whar you b'longs. Amt
got 10 business sewn miles out IN the
country foolin' roun' peoples houses
uohoww And the boat backed out
ifp
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20
~ haven't . cent, and can't get onsI"

~ haven't Q cent, and can't get onsl"
looked Just as well as the rest OF
them II had been dressed as they
were. We can't afford that. 80 have
to find something else to brace me.
It was pretty bad. mother"
"Well. I'm glad you got enough OF
ttr'
"Oh. but I haven'tr' hurried on e.
nora. II just got start. The hard
est is over. Tomorrow they won't be
surprised. They will know what to
expect. am sorry to hear about the
dredge. Is It really going throughT
"Yes. got my notification today.
The tax will be something enormous.
! don't know AS can spare you. even
II you are willing to be a laughing
stock for the town"
81 have had two startling pieces OF
news today" said Elnoru. Il did not
know would need any money. |
thought the city furnished the books.
and there is an out OF town tuition
also. need $40 in the morning VIII
you please let me have IT,
Ten dollars" cried Mrs. Comstock.
"Ten dollnrs! Why don't you say a
hundred and be done with itl l could
get one as easy rs the other ! knew
what you would run into. But yon are
so bulldog stubborn and set In your
way l thought | would Just let you
try the world little and see how you
liked t."
Elnora pushed back her chair and
looked at her mother.
"Do you mean to say" she demand.
ed. that you knew. when you let me
90 into a city classroom and reveal
the fact before all Of them. that | ex'
pected to have my books handed out
to mel Do you mean to say that yon
knew I had to pay for themT'
Mrs. Comstock evaded the direct
question.
Anybody but an idiot incoming over
a book or wasting time prowling the
woods would have known you had to
pay. OF course. knew you would
come home blubbering! But you don't
get n penny! haven't a cent and
can't get one. Have your way II you
are determined. but l think you will
find the road pretty rocky"
"Swampy, you mean. mother" cor.
rected Elnora. She arose white and
trembling. Perhaps some day God
will teach me how to understand you
He knows I do not now. You can't
possibly realize just what you let me
go through today. or how you LET me
20. but I'll tell you this. You under.
stand enough that II you had the mon.
ey and would offer It to me wouldn't
touch It now. And I'll tell you this
much more. I'll get It myself. I'll
raise It and do 1t some honest way.
am going back tomorrow. the next
day and the next You need not come
out III do the night work and hoe
the turnips."
It was 10 o'clock when the chickens.
pigs and cattle were fed. the turnips
hosd and q heap Of bean vines was
stacked by the back door.
ITO BB Continued
w should bs a. careful OF our woros
\. Of our actions Cicero. -.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20
7h. ,ro.s. Described Snake.

Speke In his narrative of the jour
ney to the source Of the Nile describes
the largest snake that has ever been
seen by man. 81 shuddered." he says,
las looked upoa the effects of his
tremendous dying strength. For yards
around where he lay grass, bushes and
saplings-ln fact. everything except
full grown trees-were cut clean on,
as II they had been trimmed with an
immense scythe. The monster when
measured was fifty-one feet two and
one-half inches In extreme length,
while around the thickest portions OF
its body the girth was nearly three
feet"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20
LOOKING Ahead.

Il was the first night Of a new play.
81 say" remarked the author to the
manager, that scene shifter over there
is a most peculiar looking fellow"
"Yes; he's an Eskimo" said the
manager.
"An Eskimo! What on earth made
you take him onT
"Oh. | thought 1t would be q COM
fort to see one happy face If the play
turns out to be frost!
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20

different fields. Let rs plan to run our
farms on business lines, planning out the
really economical methods of raising our
crops. When the wet spell comes In
April let us prepare then for the dry
spell which is sure to follow, and be as
the wise virgins, with our lamps filled and
trimmed ready to enter into the bridal
ceremonies when the bridegroom cometh.
Let Us learn from our sad experience
every year that We In the East here have
q wet and dry season four years out OF
Eve and the way to insure our crops 10
to insure the water supply.-A. c. Clark,
New Brunswick, N. j., In Tribune
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20
In the Mountains.

Climb the mountains and get their
GOOD tidings Natures peace Will how
into you as sunshine flows into trees
The winds will blow their own fresh
ness into you. and the storms their
energy, while cares will drop OF Like
autumn leaves.-John Muir.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20
Cases In Point.

Rivers-Brooks. that's the second
time I've heard you use the phrase
"aching void" wish you would tell
me how void can ache.
Brooks Well. not to speak OF a hol'
low tooth, don't you sometimes have a
headache?-London Telegraph.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20

Most disaguring skin eruptions. scrofula.
pimples. rashes. ETC., are due TO impure blood;
Burdock Blood Bitters is d cleansing blood
tonic. Makes you clear-eyed, clear-brained,
clear-skinned.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20
Noisv SIeep.

Hub (angrily)-Herel What do you
mean By waking me out Of sound
sleep? 'Wife-Because the sound was
TOO distressing.-Boston Transcript
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20
puni.hmsn. For Whomi

Boss Barber-What7 You have cut
the gentleman four timesf Well. just
for punishment you must shave nim
all over again right awayHFnssends
Blatter. a
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20
Barka.

The class in natural history being
asked the difference between dog and
a tree, the head boy answered. "A tree
Ia covered with bark. while dog seems
to be lined with 1t"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLOw."

on practical agricultural top;,
10 solicited. Address all communications -
tended for this department to HENRY
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Den
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20

Itching piles provoke Profanity, but profanity
won't cure them. Doan's Ointment cures Itch.
Ing. bleeding or protruding piles after years OF
suffering. At any drug store.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20

additional expense made the thing 80
wildly impossible there was nothing to
do but hold up her head until she was
out Of sight. ..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20
fro n CONTINUED

W. should be a. careful OF our wofos
n Of our actions Cicero. -.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-20
ARE ROTH NECESSARY.

Investigators tell US that cultivation
hnrns up and destroys the vegetable con.
tsnt of the soil-the humus. so that II
we GROW cultivated crops on the same
t;sld for a number of years that soil is
honnd to become low in humus. fnis
scconnts for many of our rundown
farms. oh, friends, let us use more rea.
.on more thought In our farming Les
% M make ont our crop rotations Tor the
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15

no manuscripts existed in this city OF merchants
HercuIaneum in the time Of Its prosperity oc
cupied to Rome somewhat the position whlcn
suburban town of wealth in the vicinity OF a
great city fills today. Well-to-do citizens OF
Rome resorted thither for the benefit OF their
health, as its air was believed to be particularly
celebrating Rest and quiet from the disturbing
influences Of the great center were found In the
luxurious villas which were situated In and
around HercuIaneum There seems to have been
no industry in the town except fishing and the
character of the ruins suggests that, like such a
prosperous suburban retreat Of today, the settle
ment rejoced in all that wealth and care could
afford of beauty and convenience.
Agrippina the elder, according to Seneca, was
the owner Of one of the most gorgeous of the
villas in Hercuaneum, which, it is believed, was
destroyed by the Emperor Caligula because his
mother had once been imprisoned therein An
other splendid villa was the Casa del Papiri. The
Nonii of Nuceria were also among the aristocrats
Of the time who had villas in the charming little
town.
According to Professor Hughes, "Herculaneum
is buried not under lava rarely under natural
cement, but generally under locally consolidated
tuff tuff is the word most commonly used when
the ash is SO far consolidated as to break into
lumps). Seeing that we have reason to believe
that at least as much ash has fallen since the
first century A. D. as fell in 70 A. D., the first
thing to do is to endeavor to distinguish between
the successive eruptions II we could find at the
bottom Of a layer of ash just enough pottery or
other relics to enable us to identify them as be-
longing to the seventeenth century or earlier,
that line should be traced with the greatest care.
In this way we might feel our way back into the
remote past and perhaps somewhere make out
upon satisfactory evidence how deep some part
of Herculaneum was buried In the eruption Of
70 A. D."
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15
OTHERS KNOW US TOO WELL
Easy to Deceive Ourselves, but the
Rest Of the World Is Generally
Too wise.

Senator Pomerene has a happy
knack Of driving home a statement
with an epigram.
AT luncheon Senator Pomerene
described would-be litterateur
Thanks to whisky and strong
cigars" he said, "the poor fellow has
failed to make good. He earns a pre-
carious living by newspaper work,
but though he is so now, none Of the
wondrous novels and thrilling stories
that he used to pirate about have ap-
peared.
And yet, in his shabby apartment,
over bottle of cheap liquor and
box Of cheap cigars he win boast by
the hour-poor, gray, wrinkled duffer
-of his unfinished MSS. Oh, they
win appear yet! Yes, he will yet H.
lumine the world with the light of his
genius"
Senator Pomerene sighed and con-
CIuded:
"Ah, if we could deceive others as
easily as we deceive ourselves, what
regulations we'd all have, to be sure!"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15
Built Her own Home

Miss Frances Lyon of Westwood has
the distinction of being the only
woman in New England rho lives in
a house literally built with her own
hands. Miss Lyons belongs to club
whose members are practicing the doc
trine Of going back to the farm. The
club is limited to 40 members and
owns property to the amount Of 81, 900
and about 70 acres of farming land not
far from Westwood Each member
holds a deed to one acre and the bal
ance of the land is held in common to
be rented to any member who wishes
to try farming on larger scale.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15
SMALL STORES BOOMING.
Certain Retailers Have Not Been Injured by Great
Enterprises.

when, a while ago, the great stores had so
increased in size and In the multiplicity of things
they dealt In that they could supply about every
hIsnan requirement said a city dweler some
people thought that the day of the small store
keeper was over, that the little storekeeper
couldn't compete with the big one but the small
store is still doing business. ! see now as many
Of them If not more than ever before; and at
this, at first, / wondered; but don't wonder so
much now, since our baby came
"Of course / don't refer here to grocery stores
and butcher shops and various smaller stores fur.
nishing food supplies, which must always re-
main everywhere; am speaking of those other
many smaller stores supplying dry goods and
fancy goods and hardware and housefurnishings
out of business, but which do not seem to have
gone. And what has the baby to do with all
this? I'll tell you.
The mother with young child, whether she
is with or without servants, sticks pretty close
to home the better to look after the babys vel
fare. For her minor shopping, anyway, she
doesn't go far She finds that In her neighbor-
hood there are many little shops where they sch
many things, and II she finds these places to be
nice little shops where they keep nice things. Sc
lected with taste and Judgment. she keeps on
buying there steadily
There are thousands of such shoppers scat
tered everywhere about the city, making business
for the neighborhood shopkeeper, The great
stores do a great business, whose vast volume an
nually increases, but there appears still to be-
room for the little storekeeper, too, If he win
make his store and his goods attractive and do
business IN really businesslike way"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15

The care in the home and all other
forms Of household work are greatly
facilitated by right planning and the
use Of suitable materials for the
construction and furnishing Of the
home An adequate and convenient
water supply and other seonveniences
are essential, not only for comfort
and for saving labor, but also from
the standpoint of home hygiene.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15
seotnh onerN.

A blum, consequential gentleman
from the south, with more beef on his
bones than brain in his head, riding
along the Hamilton road. near to
Blantyre, asked a herdboy on the
roadside, in a tone and manner evi.
IDENTIFY meant to quiz, if he were" hall.
way to Hamilton?" Man, replied the
boy, 4 wad need to ken whar We hae
come frae, afore could answer your
question. Exchange
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15

spends from two to three
millions yearly In digging.
The excavations at Pom
peii alone cost 100000 lire
a year. The government
will also search the soil
of Herculaneum, but that
is not so simple an under
taking as the uncovering
Of Pompeii, over which
vineyards and olive groves
have spread. Above Her
Magma Graecia. We ex-
pended 10000 hire to salts
fly the wish. That is what
we did also for the Brit
ish Archaeological school
in Rome, which desired to
complete special re-
searches in the Forum of
Nerva.
The Italian govern
mont Siqnor Corrado
Ricci continued, ALREADY
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15
Just Like Other Men.

Most surgeons simply go way up in
the air when one of the worlds great
ones is stricken When Sir Frederic
Treves was called to operate on King
Edward he split him open as non,
chalantly as If the king had been an
apple or a watermelon.-New York
Press.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15
So Many Like TrIbbIe.

"Tribble is a disconnected fellow.
don't believe he even knows what he
wants"
"Oh, yes. He knows what he wants
What makes him disconnected is the
fact that he also knows he can't get
TT
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15
Doing His Part.

what part are you taking in the
war on fiies?"
Il do sentry duty at the breakfast
table over the milk pitcher every
morning"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15
Doing Her Best.

DO you try to be all things to all men?s
4 do what can to cater to a preference IN.
swered the summer girl I've been both q
blonde and a brunette this past month
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15
Defined.

What would you call that expression Of old
Trifts faceg
That depends His enemies call it a Chessy
cat grin, but his friends speak Of it as an In
scrutible smile"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA ~. 49,.

Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTEL KISS
CHILL TONIC. You know what you nre taking
The formula is plainly printed on every bottle,
showing Y u simply Qunne and Iron IN q tasteless
form, and the most effectual form. bor grown
people and children, 50 cents, Adv.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15

lieved to have been an
aggregation of merchants
very largely, and as such
they were not particularly
representative Of the life
and thought of the most
highly cultivated people
Of the times. One of the
reasons for this belief in
the different character Of
the two cities is the dis
covery of such a large
number Of manuscripts at
Herculaneum, whereas at
Pompeii no manuscripts
have been discovered.
Some students Of the ex-
cavations attribute this
fact to the greater de-
struction that took place
at Pompeii or to the fact
that SO many of the valu-
abIes we're removed, but
this point Of view Is dis
puted by many persons,
who are Of the belief that
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15

Another investigation.
Daughter, heard suspicious sounds
on the veranda last evening"
Eyes, mother"
WAS that young man kissing you
or swatting mosquitoes?"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15

Daisy-By the way, Frank, that's a
lovely waistcoat you have. New, isn't
1t?
Frank-No.
Daisy Strange; / never saw 1t be-
fore.
Frank-That's because my brother
never called on you.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-15

not famed even for its com
merce; but owing to its posi-
tion in the middle Of the Bay
Of Naples, with vesuvius and
Mount somma In the back
ground, the site was a favor
ite one with wealthy Romans
for their villas. 1t was de-
stroyed SO rapidly by the
eruption Of Vesuvius in A. D.
70 that the excavations there
are sure to bring to light an.
Client life just as 1t was lived.
Pompeii was buried slowly
beneath volcanic ashes and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-18
6. \. MART IN HEADS
IDAHO BULL MOOSE
Accepts Gubernatorial Nomi-
nation; P. Monroe Snock
for Congress.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune,
BOISE. Ida, Sept. 17-The standard
bearer Of the Bull Moose party In this
state will be G. II. Martin of Standpoint
Bonner county. an attorney who was
slated by the state central committee OF
the party for attorney general, but who
was moved to the position of guberna-
torial candidate after Paul Clagstono of
Clagstone. who had been placed In norni
nation, refused TO accept. Adam Bar
clay, who resigned as vice chairman
OF the Republican state central commit
ers as the party's candidate for attorney
general
But two vacancies are left on the state
ticket, the third party refusing to nonni-
nate candidates for auditor and Justice
of the supreme court.
The ticket as IT now stands is as fol-
lows:
Presidential electors. Henry C. Olney
Of Standpoint, Ell NJ. Harris Of Marysville.
H. Harland OF Payette and L, NJ. Earle
Of Idaho Falls.
For governor-G. H Martin of Sand
point.
For lieutenant governor-T, o, Boyd Of
Twin Falls.
For congress-P. Monroe smock OF New
Plymouth.
For secretary Of state-o V. Bailey of
For state treasurer-John E. Yates Of
Boise,
FOR state auditor-c. c. Miles Of
Webb.
For mine inspector-K H. ssells OF
Kellogg.
For attorney seneraI-Adam Barclay Of
Jerome.
The Bull Moose party has had its diff
fcuties IN securing candidate for gov
ernor. The original plans OF the mem
bers of the state central committee called
for the nomination Of U. Harland OF Pay
ette for governor Mr.. Harland Is presi-
dent OF the state grange and widely
known over the state, For some reason
never thoroughly. explained Mr.. Harland
was moved up from governor TO presi-
Dental elector. The question Of the Sc
lection OF a gubernatorial candidate then
became the paramount issue. Paul ClaS-
stone, who had but recently been defeated
for the nomination OF governor on the
Republican ticket for that office. was Of
fered the nomina ton. He conferred with
party leaders at length and then left
Boise for the north without accepting, a
few days later he declined to accept and
Mr Martin, who had been selected for
attorney general. was offered the nomi-
nation and accepted