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Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-28
Albany.

]. r. Gnptill has moved his family to
Hastings.
Asa Remission has moved into j. r.
Guptill's house at the Town House.
Shirley Haselton and daughter Maldie
were at John Wheeler's Sunday.
Roy Andrews is cooking for Ranie
Morrill,.
Milford Brown 10 scaling lumber.
Harry Churchill, Ed Good and Dollie
Lapan are working for him.
Mrs. Ernest Cross spent Thursday
with her niece, Mrs. George Connor.
L. j. Andrews is working for D. A.
Cummings.
Awful wind and rain Monday and
Monday night, but fine day Wednesday.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-28
SINGLE COPIES.

Single copies of THE DEMOCRAT are four cents
each. They will be mailed on receipt OF price oy
.he publishers or for the convenience OF patrons
SIN gle copies Of each Issue have been placed on
sale at the following places In the County:
South Parss, Howard's Drug Store.
Shurtlef's Drug Store.
NORWAY Noyes Drug Store
stones Drug Store.
Ruckheld A L. Newton, Postmaster.
Paris Hill. Mrs. Harlow, Post once.
west Paris, Samuel T. white.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-28

Some wise philosopher advocates that
In order to bring down the price of beef
everybody should abstain from eating
veal for two years. Still another sug
gestion: Let everybody live on rice eI-
clusively for a year or two. IL that
doesn't bring down the price of other
foodstuffs, what will
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-28
West Lowell.

Mrs. Aristeen Lord 10 still confined to
her bed.
Henry McAllister and Mr.. Kilgore
shot . deer Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. McAllister attended
the farmers institute at South Water
ford Tuesday.
Geo. W. Nichols and wife, who have
spent the summer at D. w. Nichols,
have returned to Medford.
Mrs. Phebe Allard is visiting her son,
Otis Allard, In Otisfield.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-28
Coming Events.

Nov. lS-20-Annual meeting OF Maine state Pom
ological Society, Lewiston.
Dec. g.5-Annual meeting Maine Dairymens
Association, Lewiston.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-28

The church was filed by an appreciate
audience. Prof. Wight as q leader al
ways insures well directed and enthu-
siastic chorus.
A union praise service will be held at
the Baptist church Sunday evening,
Nov. 2. Prof. Wight will direct as on
the Sunday evening previous. A crowd
cd house is expected.
There will be dance for the benefit
of the Public Library at Grange Hall,
Nov.
Tax Collector Harry D. Cole will be
at the hotel on Thursday, the S0th, to
receive taxes from any who wish to pay.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-28

Julian Hawthorne, having served his
term "a short one) in the United States
prison at Atlanta, expresses very forci-
bly, his condemnation of that institution.
Very likely the institution deserves con-
demnation, but he would hardly be ex-
pected to approve Of 1t anyway.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-28

In giving another command to the
gallant Captain Inch OF the burned Vol
turnO the Uranium line has shown that
at any rate the management Of the line
Is independent of that foolish unwritten
law of the sea which says that captain
who has lost bis ship, regardless of cir
cumstsnces, shall not have another.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-28

After Mrs. Pankhurst had been de-
tanned by the immigration authorities
for q while, and the newspapers had been
full of her case for some time, she
''struck frost" in the size of her audi
ences. Perhaps you might at first blush
think that this was evidence against the
efficiency of newspaper advertising. Not
so. II simply illustrates basic princi-
pie of the advertising business. If you
want your advertising to be effective,
you must advertise something the people
want. Advertising something that they
won't have amounts TO nothing. Very
few in this country, whatever their views
on the suffrage question, have any use
for the Pankhurst program.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-28

Somewhat inconsistent, to be sure.
The United States Congress passes law
making interstate shipments of liquor
subject to the law OF the state which
they enter. Then the United States
government seizes an interstate ship
ment of liquor because Of improper
labelling, condemns the liquor, and sells
II at public auction in Portland, In the
prohibition state of Maine. All strictly
according to law, but the law has kink
which needs Strengthening.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-28
tn Paris, Maine, October 2S, 1913
ATWOOD Sc FORBES,
Editors and Proprsetors.
GEORGE NJ ATWOOD. A. +. FORBES.

Terms s-sl-50 year II paid strictly In advance.
Otherwise $500 year. Single copies 4 cents.
ADVERTISEMENTS All legal advertisements
are given three consecutive Insertions for elo0
per Inch In length OF column. Special con-
advertisers.
yoB PRINTING New type, fast presses, electric
power, experienced workmen and low prices
combine to make this department. Of our busi-
ness complete and popular.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-28

"What could be sillier than q derby
hat9'' asks the president of the women's
party in Chicago. Well, almost any of
the hats worn by wo-but we won't be
ungallant enough to complete the SEN
tence.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-28

A current paragraph regarding the
distances at which an iceberg is visible
says ii can be seen in q thick fog at two
hundred yards. Bet we've seen fog at
Eastport, Maine, in which you couldn't
see an iceberg two hundred inches.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-28

Sunday was observed - Rally Day by
the Congregational Sunday School. The
church was very prettily decorated. The
following program was given at tho
morning service:
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01

the bird to lay ON fat. If the hen is
permitted to gorge herself early in
the day she will NOPE around the pen
and not exercise.
A hen must be in good flesh to pro-
duce eggs. Poorly fleshed hens are
never productive. A hen in laying
condition always has surplus of fat
on her body. 1t supplies the body's
needs first, and the surplus is either
stored up as fat or goes to make
eggs. 1t does not pay to feed hen
too little. The great point is to keep
her constantly exercising. AT noon Il
definite amount of mash was fed.
This was generally cleaned up by 4
o'clock. If any remained at this time
it indicated that the birds were not
as hungry as usual, and SO a smaller
amount was fed at night.
The night feed consisted of a
scratch food. Approximately twice as
much was fed at night as in the
morning. The object was to COM
pletely fill the crop previous to the
hens going to roost. This is espe.
cially important in the winter when
the nights are cold and long. 1T WIS
found that egg production was COZ
siderably increased when special ef-
fort was made to secure this condi-
tion. Grit. oyster shell, to furnish
lime, a dust bath, and clean fresh wa
ter were kept before the bird. Green
food is lacking in the winter. and to
provide this beets and cabbage were
fed on alternate days. aud clover
chaff was occasionally placed in the
pen.
Comfort is also necessary for sat
isfactory production, and the birds
were comfortably housed in muslin
glass front house. the muslin being
raised during the day. When condi-
tiGns were favorable the birds were
permitted to range in yards in which
green food, such us wheat. oats and
buckwheat had been sown. Often
wheat was sown in the yards, and the
birds were permitted to scratch it up.
This also encouraged considerable
exercise.
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01

n The 2oO-egg hen Is not An excep-
stion. A White Leghorn hen at the
university poultry department has
that record for her pullet year. Two
hundred eggs averaging two ounces
will weigh 400 ounces, or rs pounds
nearly six times her own weight. Dur
ing the year she consumed about 100
pounds of feed. Truly the hen is an
economical producer OF finished
product. 1t cost approximately $1.2O
to feed her for the year At 20 cents
"a dozen for. her eggs, she produced
SO 36, or a,profit OF $2.16. Hens of
this type would Increase the valuation
of the egg production in Missouri to
.increditable figures.
\ In the first place, she comes from
laying breed. The Leghorns are noted
for their high egg production. On an
average they will produce two dozen
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01
Gold Medals for Road Essays.

A gold medal to the school boy or
girl between the ages Of 10 and Is
who writes the best composition, not
to exceed 800 words, on the repair
and maintenance of earth roads, is to
be awarded by Logan Waller Page,
Director, Office of Public Roads,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. c. All compo-
sitions must be submitted to Mr1
Page before May Is, 1918, and the
medal will be awarded as soon there
after as the compositions can be grad
ed. The composition may be based
on knowledge gained from books or
other sources, but no quotations
should be made.
After many years experience in
dealing with the public road situation
of the country, it is Mr.. Pages belief
that ignorance on the subject of re-
pair and maintenance of roads is as
much the cause of their bad condition
as any other one factor. 1t is expect
ed that the competition will bring
about a better understanding of the
subject of repair and maintenance in
the rural districts.
Many children living in the rural
districts have experienced the disad-
vantages of. roads made impossible
through lack of proper maintenance
and it is expected that their interest
in the competition will stimulate
greater interest among the parents.
Bad roads have prevented many chill
dren from obtaining a proper educa-
ton and have even prevented doctors
from reaching the side of rural
patients in time to save their lives.
Any child between the ages men,
toned, attending country school,
may compete. Only one side of the
paper must be written on; each page
should be numbered; the name, age,
and address of the writer, and the
name and location of the school which
he or she is attending must be plainly
written at the top of the first page.
The announcement of the competition
has been sent to the superintendent
of schools in the rural districts. No
further information can be obtained
from the Office of Public Roads.
This announcement should be plain
to everyone, and all children will
thus start on a basis of equality.
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01

until four months ago began giving
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound trial and now I am in good
health. - Mrs. WILLIAM H. GILL, 10
Pleasant Street, Auburn, New York.
doctors Daughter Took It,"
St. Cloud, Mimi was SO run down
by overwork and worry that / could not
stand it to have my children talk aloud
or walk heavy on the floor. One of my
friends said, TRY Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, for know a doc
tors daughter here in town who takes
it and she would not take it if it were
not good.
81 sent for the Compound at once and
kept on taking it until l was all right. "
Mrs BERTHA M. QUICKsTADT, 727 9Th
Avenue, S., St. Cloud, MINI.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound may be relied upon as the most
efficient remedy for female ills. Why
don't you try it?
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01

eggs more than the Rocks, Wyan-
dottes and breeds of similar nature. In
the second place, she was an excep-
tional individual. Other birds of the
same flock did not produce one-third
as many eggs, showing as much diff
ference between individuals as be.
tween breeds. A good egg-laying
strain is necessary for successful pro-
duction.
The ancestors of the bird were
noted for their high egg production.
In mating great care was exercised to
select few of the best individuals,
and to them was mated the most Wig
.orous and best male that could be OBJ
tanned. The farmer cannot expect
high egg production until he begins
mating from only the best in his
flock. The bird was hatched in April
and kept growing all through the
summer upon a cornfield, pastme-lot
range. She was not forced, but al
lowed to mature gradually. In October
she was placed in the laying house
and began laying in November.
One of the great criticisms to be
made of the farmers flock Is that
some of his hens have outlived their
usefulness. From the standpoint of
egg production, pullets which begin
to lay before winter sets in are the
best. egg producers. Two-year-old
hens are the best for breeders, but
are not so productive of eggs. Old
stock is quite largely the cause of the
low average egg production found in
missouri. '''.
The bird was also fed a proper ra-
Hon. ! II only wheat had been fed she
would have secured enough protein
to produce only 146 eggs during the
year. She would also have obtained
fat enough to produce three eggs a
day, which shows that the hen Is not
economical in her production If fed
wheat atone. In addition she would
have Secured enough ash to place the
shell upon only 80 eggs. Lack of
,shell.forming material in the ration
causes an enormous loss in the pro-
fluction of eggs. This, then, shows
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01
Increasing Egg Laying
Old Hens Mainly the Cause Of Poor Production
Proper Mating Of Poultry Essential to Success
apste Professor Poultry Husb.nd College Agriculture u Of M

the Importance Of balanced ration,
or one which has the correct amount
of ash, protein, and fat forming ma
terial in the proper proportions.
No one grain or no combination OF
grains can be fed to secure this de-
sired proportion. The feed used con-
sisted of scratch food which was
fed morning and night. This scratch
food was made up of equal parts
cracked corn and wheat. At noon a
dry mash consisting of bran mid
dlings, corn meal and beef scrap
(equal parts by weight) was fed in a
trough. Approximately twice as much
food was fed as mash. In the morn
ing a light feed Of scratch food was
fed by being buried in heavy straw
litter. BY keeping the birds busy, ex-
ercise was encouraged. In this way
there is not so great a tendency for
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01
Matter of Sound.

Il was at one of the West Side
schools the other day that the word
catch" came up in the lesson. The
title girl who was reciting did not
recognixe the word, and another small
d4niseI was asked to define it,.
catch p" she asked. why, catch
uaans Just to ketch. Mothers Mag
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01
Real Estate Transfers.

80 a sec Is Deepwater. ...... s
Jas H Hedges to S E Brown 40 a
sec % Hudson. -.
O P Mahler to G W Mailer so a
sec 16 Howard -. g..
G w Mailer to o P Mahlsr 400 a
sec 16 Howard 80.
J Hollingsworth to Lavina Stems
lots 4. :, 6 blk 160; lot 2 blk l99
9Th I'D Rich Hill. s.
Luther Shobe to Betty Shobe trct
sec q Mt Pleasant ...........
c 2 Baker to w B Griffin IL q
sec 10 Pleasant Gap ..........
Sarah E Catron to Fannie Catrun
pt blk l6 Couchs Cd Butler
e w Jones 70 P kits lots l. 2 blk
102 Rich Hill !.
] W Jamison 10 Rich Hill Realty
Co pt lpts s 8 Blk q 1st addi-
ton RicA Hil1 ...,s...........,
Lon Aikirs . D y Alkirs loa q
. Mound ,.....ss. ....ss. 8
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01
II Depends.

Does a hen lie or lay eggs?"
asked the teacher. "She doesn't do
either when the prices are high" ex-
planned the young suburbanite.-Buf-
falo Express.
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01
On the Contrary.

people in very cold climates need
heavy diet" mo. they dont-they
have light diet. Don't the Eskimo
eat candles !"Baltimore American.
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01

one end and tie a knot in the two
strands so as to leave small loop
Tie common knot in the longer Of
the two strands, three feet from the
loop. Bring the end of the rope near
est the loop around and put it
through the knot just tied. Bring
the end farthest from the loop around
and run 1t through the loop.
The long end forms the, reiasof the
halter. which is now ready for use.
The halter Is cheap, easily made and
strong. It can be adjusted to fit any
horse or COW.
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01
SUFFERED |||
!. Ten YEARS
From Nervousness Caused BY
Female Ills Restored to
Health by Lydia E.
Pinkhaln's Vegeta-
bic Compound.
Auburn, N. Y.-"I suffered from
nervousness for ten years, and had such

OASdIiiS po1Ao eAA0s
sometimes l would
lie in bed four days
at a time, could not
eat or sleep and did
not want anyone to
talk to me or bother
me at all. Some
times / would suffer
for seven hours at q
time. Different doc
tors did the best
they could for me
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01
A USEFUL HALTER
BY c. e. Brashear of the College OF
Agriculture, University OF -
Missouri.

There is a quick and simple way to
make rope halters. Small, stout rope
makes the best halters. Cut off a
piece IA feet long. and tie knot In
each end. Double it back two feet at
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01
oeialn Of the Scientist.

After reading an exhaustive treat
- BY some scientist who claims that
t&terty il the cause Of bow legs, we
emit help wondering what causes
sume scientists II Philadelphia In
ol1rer.
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01
Superscjence,

Modern science is that practical
knowledge Of truth that urges us to
feel an oysters pulse and look at its
tongue before we eat 1t.
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01

Enthusiasm is the genius Of SINGER
ity, and truth accomplishes no vic
tories without it.-E. Bulwer Lytton.
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01
s,oppino over.

New Minister-"How did you like
my sermon this morn.ng?" Enthusi-
astic Parishionel-"It was simply
grandiloquent. t."-BaltimOre American.
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01

Helm going to kiss you when I
co." she"You'll forget how 10 kiss
by that time" ~
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-01

All Wise work is mainly threefold in
character. II is honest, useful and
cheerful. .-Ruskfn.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-16
ONE FORTUNE TElLERS
 TALE COMES TRUE

i.:nc scouts met Mrs. iiilly WhiSktr.
 William Whishrr. or Hiliy. is a i,rok- CT und he hasn't much time t0 spend with his wife. ar lf lie had he didn't srend 1t with her and they do say that Eilly was Just alittle gay--sait that all came out in the papers several months ago when tho charming Mrs. Billy sued for divorce and 1t was granted without the alightest trouble.
 Yesterday there was quiet wedding at the home of Mrs Whiaker's aister and the lady became the bride of Cap tain Walton Rice of the Philippine scouts and today the happy couple started for San Francisco where they will board the next army transport sa Hing for Manila. whence they will go to MindOnOa where the capta in ? e mpnny of iittlc brown men is sta tioncd under tho spreading Imlms hy the over hiue sca.
 And now all the women in Mrs. Rices set are making pllgrImmaGes to nc :th Lassalle avenue to get some in- formation out of that wonderful cry staI ball. It has been a great strokr of business for the forum" teller.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-16
FOR THE DEFENSE
 or BIG DITCH
apseIsI Nugget Service

apse,ai Nuspst Service
 NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-- When the steamship CrIstobal sailed out of tn" haybor today she carried to Colon ,hr nsst of the big guns which will t"' mounted on the defenses of the Paha- ma canal. The battery consists of two twelve Inch steel jackctcd guns .f tn. type built by the government for coas, defense. They will bc mounted on disappearing carriages in cmrlacc- mepts already prepared for ,h"m hy the army engineers.
 These guns. which were buit hy the government. will be followed by others of the some type and hy ], number of mortars which will m. mounted in blocks of four and these in turn will bc combined Int" larger bloclks- of sixteen mortars each Thrsr little engines of war. which drop deadly shells onto the decks of the enemies ships will Dc entirely hidden from sight and practically out of range of tho guns of m attacking fleet. Eveu the gunncrs serving those mor- tars will not sec the target aL which they fire. The guns are sighted by :, man stationed in q tower some dis tance from the battery and the guns are trained so as 10 drop their shells into squares supposedly outlined oil the water. That is tho chart is di- vided into squares md the gunners are able to 90 train their mortars that Il flight of sixteen shells can bc dropped into ono of these fictitious squares sim ply by following tl,c directions of tho
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-16
where the lady is well known.

where the lady Is well known.
 The fortune teller s..zcd into |, g,us. and then in dreamy singsung tones sh painted tho picture of a. tropical isle surrounded by the warm. blue southern sea. There were palm trees and dark skined natives and the dreamer saw Mrs. whisker living In a white bungalow with her husbs nd and he was a well set up young man In white with rcd marks nn tho shoulders of his coat and he wore u sword swinging at his left hip.
 The crisp five dollar bill was gone and the lady had to he content with the picture although she knew t was quite absurd. In the first place her husband was not we'll set up young man and they had never even mention ed n trip to n tropical isle. and as for a sword--wcll Billy WhIskcr would not hnvr known which end or it went first IL WAS very amusing hut hardly worth nvc dollars.
 That was year ago.
 About eight months ago there arriv- ed In Chicago young man numed Rice. He came tn visit his sister for few weeks and rumor had it that ht, was from some far ohl place where pssHplr were half civilized. II didn't matter much. however. hr was ono cNtrn man for ti,c card parties and teas and dances nnd SD long as he krcw how to wear evening clothes and was Bertha Isarrington's brother M. would help out. No one cared where he came from pr where he wns going.
 Jim Harrington took his brother in law around the clubs hy day and Bertha dragged him to sncini affairs i.y nIeht and that is how h happened that Captain Walter Rice of the Philip
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-16
Especial e'orrespondeuce.)

CHICAGO. Dee. l3..
 "AlAs. how is't with ynu.
 That you do bend your eve. on va-
 cancy.
 And with the incorporeal air do hold
 discourse?
 Shakespeare. Ano that ia the question that the many friends of Mrs. Walton Rico are asking now of a certain fortune teller who holds forth on north l.aSai,e aye- nue. Mrs. Walton Rice was not Mrs. Walton Rice when the reader of palms and cards and the stars looked into the future a year ago and told her things that were going 10 happen to her. The lady was then Mrs. Billy Whitaker and she had no is,cn of eyer heinz anything clsc.
 one day Afrs. Whistler was told hy friend Of s very wonderful fortune teller who lived up on tlm north side and out of nothing In the world hut curiosity and to help bass the time the lady journeyed tO the home of the cry stal gaser and exchanged crisp five de liar bill for one small glimrs into the future.
 When Mrs. Whiskcr left tho house of the fortune teller she was thorough ly convinced that all readers of the future were fakirs and that the crisp i've dollar bill had been thrown away. :. This is what the mystic told tho lady. and 1t was uil quite absurd i"- cause Mrs. Whiskrr had n" intention os leaving her husbund. alih"ugh she was unhappy with him. s'h" did n"t believe In divorce. yet :. Mrs. Whiskcrs friends ars. r"sp"nsi- ble for the story which is now Ming told in the exclusive south side circles
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In United states Commissioncl's Court, Council City Precinct. Second Division. District of Alaska. In pro- bate.
 Matter of estate nf John \. Dexter, deceased.
 < Notice is hereby given of the ap- pointmcnt and qualification of the undersigned as administrator with the win annexed of the estate of John A. 6sxter deceased and that persons hav- lne claims against said estate. are hersby required to present same. vcr- ilsed as required by law. to the under sagned at the Miners x Merchants -liank of Nome. Alaska. on or before the 10th day of June. 1914.
 Claims not presented in compliance with the requirements of this notice Will be given consideration only under the provislons of Section 1es3 or tho Compiled Laws of Territory of Alaska.
 This notice given in compliance with the requirements of ;,n order '~sning in the abovo entitled mattcr from tho aboye entitled court on the :eth day Of November 1918.
 ARTHUR COLE, A,aministrator with will annexeI cs- rtses of John 4. Dexter. deceased. 1,eo. \. |. 1s. 1s.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-16

n,an in the sighting tower.
 It appears to be the intention of the government to amply fortify either end of the canal and this shipment of guns will relieve aiI discussion. both hero and abroad as to the policy of this goVnrnment