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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-12-26

VIM. Shelter, Everett, Washington,
attorney for plaintiff.
Date of first publication, November
%, 1913. st
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-04

could be constructed for which the
people asked. Instead of the cement
silo injuring the sale of the wooden
silos it caused the sale of more than
ever before in the history of the State.
Many farmers could not wait and felt
that the wooden silo would last dur
ing their lifetime or their ownership
of the land on which the silo was
erected. Again in 1913, men were
placed in the field and are yet out con-
structing cement silos. Reports to this
office by counties show that there are
about 1000 wooden silos, 800 cement
silos and 100 silos of miscellaneous
nature now in the State of Kentucky.
Counting ten acres of corn necessary
to fill each silo there are about 10000
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-04

wooden silo manufactures are for a
selfish purpose.
Early in the Spring of 1912 the De
partment of Agriculture of Kentucky
purchased a dozen forms, some twelve,
some fourteen, some sixteen and some
eighteen feet in diameter, at a cost OF
about $500 each. Two men were put
in the field, and the forms were
furnished free of cost to the farmer,
he only paying the freight on the
form, boarding the man representing
the Department, and furnishing the
material and labor The salary of the
representative of the Department, his
transportation and incidental expenses
we're paid by the State. Not more
than three silos were built in any one
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-04
Silo Building in Kentucky
Continued from page 7.

county on the theory that the farmers
could learn from these three silos
what the actual cost in their respective
counties would be for a cement silo,
its keeping qualities and its advantages
in various ways. Some twenty-eight
silos were thus constructed under the
supervision of the Department, and
great impetus was given to silo build
ing by this movement. Letters of in
quiry came to this Department every
day and not one-tenth Of the silos
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-04

tanned at a nominal cost, a cement silo
can be built at an original cost that
will not exceed that of a wooden silo.
Where sand, gravel and cement must
be transported long distances at a
heavy freight rate, the cost of a con-
crete silo will be in excess of that of
a wooden one The writer has never
seen a concrete silo that cracked or
that would not keep ensilage when
painted as directed above. State
nents to the contrary by agents of
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-04

ly the animals take on weight, or in
other words, regain the sap" lost in
tie fall previous. This has led to 4
general impression that animals do
lot Craze we'll after being fed on en-
silage. The fact is, when animals are
taken from grass in the fall and put
on ensilage they retain their sap"
throughout the winter and cannot do
so we'll for the first few weeks on
grass as when they are taken from
dry feed and put on grass. The feed
er who takes his stock from green
pastures and puts it on ensilage has
not permitted them to lose anything
nor can he make them gain any sap"
by taking them from ensilage and
putting them on green pastures in the
spring The feeder who carries his
stock on dry feed loses in the fall and
quickly gains it back IN the spring
when his animals are taken from dry
feed and put on pasture. Therefore,
if animals are sold from a dry feed
lot the weight of this sap" is entirely
lost while if sold while feeding on en-
silage this value is held. Considering
all of these values of ensilage, the
Department of Agriculture felt that It
could not do the farmers of Kentucky
a greater service than to demonstrate
IL, IL, 81 ~ he
silo.
After a careful study of the original
cost, the life and the keeping qualities
of the silos built of various materials,
the solid concrete or monolithic silo
was deemed to be best adapted to the
Kentucky farm. Ensilage is just as
good kept in a wooden silo as in a
concrete silo; it makes no difference
whether it be kept above ground or
below the ground just so it is kept.
Any air-tight chamber will keep the
ensilage. A we'll constructed wooden
silo can be used for keeping ensilage
for anywhere from ten to twelve
years, and the original cost is less than
any form of silo unless it be one made
by simply digging a hole in the
ground. However, about one wooden
silo out of three blows down annually.
The concrete silo will cost ON an aver
age a little more than the wooden
silo. In some localities it will even
cost less and when rightly constructed
painted with a coal-tar paint on the
inside, and with a cement wash on the
outside, it will keep ensilage to per-
lection, will not blow down and will
probably last for a century. AS the
cost of a cement silo is principally
governed by the cost of material used
in its construction, where sand and
gravel are convenient and can be OBJ
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-04
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acres of corn saved annually from the
root of the plant to the tassel We
feel that the era of silo building has
only begun in Kentucky. The farmer
without one will, in a few years, be
the exception instead of the rule.
The one thing that the Department
has required of the farmer who has
been aided in building his silo, was
that he keep an acurate account of the
actual cost of construction. A few
illustrations of the cost of construction
are here given. 1t will be seen that
there is quite a variation, much of
which is due, as stated above, to the
fact that the transportation of material
greatly affects the cost of the Silo:
No. I-Silo IL feet in diameter by
"a feet high, total cost $I39.24, owned
by V. D. Hammond Franklin, Ky.
No. 2-Silo IA feet in diameter by
80 feet high, total cost $4,000, owned
by ]. B. Mcclellan, Bowling Green, KY.
No. 3-Silo 16 feet in diameter by
sc feet high, complete with concrete
roof, total cost $3So.6o owned by Jas
T. Cannon, Boyd, Ky.
No. 4-Silo I6 feet in diameter by
IS feet high, total cost 10000, owned
by F. M. Coughlin, Maysville, Ky.
No. 5-Silo IS feet in diameter by
81 feet high, total cost 100000, owned
by Field Mcleod, Versailles, Ky.
No. 6-Silo IS feet in diameter by
42H feet high, total cost $685.
owned by R. B. Hutchcraft, Paris, KY.
The above instances are sufficient to
show the practicablity of the concrete
Silo from an economical standpoint,
and the fact that there has not been
d single instance reported to this De-
partment of dissatisfaction, with the
keeping of the ensilage or anything
else in connection with the si1o, is suffi-
cient evidence that the concrete silo
has come to stay.
Anyone with a vision can see an
annual corn crop on the level and
bottom lands in Kentucky grown for
the silo; look again and Kentucky's
thousand hills are covered with cattle
grazing in the summer time and feast
ing off of ensilage during the winter
months. When the average farmer
realize the profits in this kind of
animal husbandry many thousands of
dollars will roll into Kentucky to add
to her material resources The rail-
road has done much for civilization;
the silo will do more. 1t is hoped that
Kentucky will not let her sister states
outstrip her in building permanent
monuments of intelligent farming.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-02
Fryeburg.

Misses Edith and Caroline E. McMil.
Ian, formerly OF this town, but now OF
Minneapolis, MIMI, left home on Nov. S
for an extended pleasure tour through
foreign lands. They spent few days
with the family OF their sister Helen
Mrs. Charles NJ Wiley at Orange, N.
j., and on Nov. Is embarked from New
York on the Cunard Steamship Com
pany's steamship "Franconls' for Italy.
On the cruise thither they will touch at
Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers, Monaco,
Naples, Trieste (where there will be a
stopover Of two days. and Fiume, and,
after tarrying three days at the latter
place, will return to Naples, touching at
Msssina aud Palermo on the way. From
Dec. IS, the date Of their arrival at Ma.
pies, they will ROMAN In Italy until Feb.
g, when they will embark at Genoa on
tho Hamburg merioan Lines steamship
"Cleveland" for the portion Of thxt lines
"Orient-India Cruise" which includes
Malta, Greece, Egypt, the Suez Canal,
India, Ceylon, the Holy Land, Palermo,
Genoa and Naples. From Naples they
will embark on April 6 for New York,
where they will arrive on April Is. Tho
sisters are very fond of travel, and they
take an extended pleasure tour together
every year. Last year they took the
round.the. Pacific tour (a0 called) be-
tween San Francisco and Australia, en-.
barking from San Francisco on Dec. II
and reaching home, via that city, 10 the
following Aprilj and two years ago they
took tour covering the entire circum-
ference Of the globe, embarking from
New York on Oct. 81 and reaching home
(via New York; In the following April.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-02
Greenwood.

Last Sunday was visiting day as usu-
al, and our company consisted OF about
half dozen persons, too numerous to
mention in particular.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Ring celebrated
the 18th anniversary of their marriage
last Monday, about thirty taking dinner
there, the afternoon being occupied by
the married or older people, and the
evening by the young. The presents
were quite numerous, and some OF them
of considerable value, the silver coin in
particular.
Charles B. Brooks was married the
same day, had his reception the same
evening, and some of the young people
contrived to attend both festivals. Mr..
Brooks has now been married five times,
having buried three wives, divorced one,
having learned that she had living hus-
band, so that really he is much mar
ried man. Mr. Brooks was IS years old
10 October and his bride said to be Al.
A letter from d. o. Davis of Minneso-
Ia, dated Oct. 80, says they had fine
weather there until few days previous,
when the ground closed and the lake
frozs over, so the boys and girls were
skating by keeping near the shore.
Thus 1t seems il takes q cold wave
about a month to travel from there, hav-
ing arrived here Thanksgiving morning,
when the temperature was down TO 10,
and the next morning, Friday, it went
three better, having gone down to IL.
There has been just snow enough on
some of the hills to make them look
gray, but none here yet to cover the
ground.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-02
Hebron.

Mrs. /. NJ. Bearce and children return
ed TO her home in Washington Saturday.
Mrs. Bearce's mother went with her for
the winter. Prof. j. F. Moody, after a
visit with them in Washington, intends
spending the winter in Florida.
Mrs j. c. Donham was In the place
for short time this week.
Mrs. Mary Besrce and Miss Hattie
Murch went to Mechanic Falls for visit
TO their sister, Mrs. Lizzie Locke, Mon.
day.
Phidelah Rice, impersonator from the
Redpath Bureau, gave fine entertain
ment here Wednesday evening, "Grea,
Expectations" by Dickens.
Norman Richardson was at home from
Bates for the Thanksgiving recess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barker from Vernon,
are at <. S. Dunham's.
n. K. Stearns and Drew went to his
fathers at South Paris for Thanksgiv.
ing. Miss Chase also went home for the
day.
Mrs. Phifbrick and Miss Ethel Phil.
brick spent the day with her son Floyd
in his new home.
Alton Hibbs and family and Bracy
Bean with his two little girls were a,
Fred Marshslrs.
Miss Trip was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Bartlett.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Fl. George spent the
day with their son Arthur.
There were doubtless many more fam
lily gatherings not reported so far.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-02
North Buckfleld.

The body of Mrs. Frank Smith Of
Lynn, Mass, was brought here for bur-
isl Saturday, accompanied by her hus.
band, son, and Mrs. Florence Champion.
Mrs. Smith was Miss Flora Fuller before
marriage, daughter of Isaac d. Fuller OF
this place, and was 4S years old. She
leaves husband, son and daughter.
Mrs. julie Mayhem, who ia still unable
to use her foot, expects to 60 to Lewis
ton soon for medical treatment. She
will stop with her son, Mabury Mayhem,
while there.
Henry Hayden is improving his house
by the addition OF q bay window.
Miss Bertha Gerrish, who 10 quite
sick, remains about the same.
Mrs. G. B. Lowe of North Paris was
through the place Monday selling Christ.
mas presents OF her own designing.
A very pleasant day was spent at V.
c. Keene's Thanksgiving day, when a
party of twenty gathered there and sat
down to bounteOus dinner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-02
The Small Coin.
tCinncinati Times StAr.l

Frederick C.. Howe, director of the
Peoples institute in New York, the 9th
or night advocated before that body the
restoration to national circulation of the
small, fractional coin, such as the half
cent piece, the two-cent pie &c, two-and-
a-half, and SO on. Mr.. Howe believes
these small coins would result in re-
duction of the high cost of living.
OF course, that might be the result,
but there is no assurance that Ii would
be. 1t is difficult to see how the mere
presence of coins of small value will
tend to reduce prices except in occasion
al instances.
But one much more certain advantage
which might be urged in behalf of the
small coins suggested by Mr.. Howe 10
that they probably would stimulate the
development of more frugality and
thrift among the people. 1t is charac-
teristic which seems to be fast dying
out.
1t is a singular fact that those nations
which have the smallest coins are habit
ually the most frugal. This, of course,
may often be the result of necessity, but
it is more often the result of training
and habit. The German housewife
guards her pfennig, the French her
centime, the Italian her centissimi and
the English her farthing, coins which re-
present fifth or half OF our own small
est coin. Foreign women are not
ashamed of such trifing economies. 1t
has enabled them-often particularly in
the case of the natives Of France-to pro-
duce from unknown boards, money
which in the aggregate oversubscirbes
many times large issues OF government
bonds. Frugality, therefore, not only
becomes personal but national asset.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-02
Forest Notes.

Switzerland has four cooperative asso-
Citations for the growing and marketing
of forest products.
Eastern manufacturers are looking to
the northwest for bardwoods for the
manufacture of clothes-pins. Birch is
particularly wanted.
The Panama canal commission has re-
quested the forest service TO inspect the
timber being creosoted at Seattle aud
Tacoma for the commission.
Articles of clothing from wood fiber
are being made in Europe. The mate
rial for suit costs about hfty cents.
Clothing made of this material, how
ever, cannot be washed.
The net receipts from the national for
ests of Washington and Oregon during
the past four months amounted to Sll5,
620, an increase of II per cent over re-
ceipts for the same period last year.
OF the two million trees to be planted
on the national forests of Montana and
northern Idaho during the present fiscal
wear, One-half have been set out this fall
and the rest will be put in next spring.
One of the largest and most valuable
timber trees Of the country is the tulip
tree, known to lumbermen as yellow
poplar. 1t is related TO the magnolias,
but is the only tree of its kind in the
world.
A thoroughly up-to-date sawmill with
a capacity of 10000 board feet day
has been erected, on the south coast of
Mindanao island. 1t is of American
make throughout, and uses the modern
bandsaw. This is only one of several
such mills in the Philippines.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-02

December.
The last month OF 1918.
Winter now draweth near.
The roads are becoming quite dry.
Snow whitened roads and fields for a
few hours Tuesday.
A social dance was held In Grange
Hall Wednesday evening.
Ebert R. Briggs visited friends 10
Bethel village Wednesday.
S. ]. Walker aud son Clyde have gone
to Newry to work in the wolds.
Webster E. Walker il working in the
woods for bis brother Horace.
Thanksgiving should not be over for
there is something to be thankful for
every day.
When one turns over q new leaf a
strong will is needed to hold 1t down,
and keep it from going backward.
Brown-tail moths are being gathered
aud destroy ed but enough will be left
for an increased crop next year.
Only few girls can now be hired to
do housswork at any price. Some have
never been taught the art by their moth
ers, and others dislike the work. A bust
ness man of this village whose wife ID
nable to prepare their daily food, ID
obliged to close his shop and spend
about half his time in the house.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Atwood W. Spaulding,
Mr.. W. G. Spaulding and Mrs. Louise
Spaulding Of Caribou spent Thanksgiv'
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. G. 8. Childs, to.
gether with Mrs. C. G. Spaulding and
Benjamin Spaulding's family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Atwood Spaulding will 60 from
here to New York for short time.
Mr.. Gnd Mrs. Eugene Gardner went TO
Waterville Wednesday to be with Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Vaughn Thursday. i.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Wilmington and
Constance went to Rumford for Thanks.
giving with Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Hyde.
q C. r. Gle and family and Mrs. Sadie
Harlow spent Sunday at their Bear Pond
camp.
Thomas Record has been In Bruins
wick for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hunt Of Auburn
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. V. K.
Bracket.
Mas Ethel Buck has returned from
Auburn, where she has been working
for few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Wilmington and
Miss Clara, and Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
Irish went to Bridgton Wednesday to be
present at the twenty.fifth anniversary
of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Morrison. Mrs. Morrison Is sister Of
Mrs. Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scion Purinton enter
tanned Mrs. Purinton's father and moth
or and her brother and wife from Water.
vile over Thanksgiving.
Miss Mildred Shaw was at homo from
Portland over Thursday.
Allen Irish of Bath spent Thanksgiv
ing With bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. q. A.
Irish.
The entire community was saddened
by the death on Thursday morning OF
Miss Ella Whitmore, the sixteen.year.
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Florent
Whitmore, who In the short time she has
lived among US had endeared herself to q
wide circle of friends by her sweetness
OF disposition and winsomepess of man.
ner. She was leader in her class (tbe
Junior) In the high school, and an ear
nest worker In the Sunday School and
Christian Endeavor Society. The fu'
neral was held Saturday afternoon at the
Baptist church, Rev. Mr.. Lamb officiat-
ing. The school attended In body, and
her classmates and the school brought
beautiful floral tributes, and members
of the school acted az bearers. Burial
was at the village cemetery. She leaves
her father and mother, two sisters and
one brother, besides other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Haskell were with
Mrs. Haskell's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Crockett, Thanksgiving week. from Au-
burn,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-02
NORWAY Lake.

David Flood and wife, Roswell Eros,
and wife, and Benjamin Tucker and wife
all went to Pennington to spend Thanks.
giving.
C. A. Flint and family took dinner
with her father, Leonard Flint.
Mrs. j. s. Smith entertained John
Woods family Thanksgiving day.
Robley Morrison, wife and SON. of Rum.
ford, and DR.. E. ]. Noyes of Lowell were
at j. l.. Partridge's to dinner.
V. L. Partridge and wife entertained
Mrs. w. S. Partridge. F. E. Pottle and
wife, Miss Alta Pottle, Scott Pottle.
Ernest Murch and wife, Clayton and
Stanley Murch, Ira Hewison and wife
and little son, Mr.. and Mrs. o. W. Edge.
comb and Donald B. Partridge.
DR.. Edna Stephens and Miss Janet
Stephens came to their fathers for the
Thanksgiving recess.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-02
AndOyer.

Stephen Abbott has gone to Richard.
son Pond to work In the woods.
Joseph 81. Abbott Is visiting bis
daughter, Mrs. Perry, at Rumford Point.
The horse sheds at the Congregational
church have been rsshingled and other
wise repaired.
Scott Grover has caught fourteen
foxes this season.
Miss Matilda Hall, who has been
teaching at Buckfield, 10 at homo for
Thanksgiving.
The auction sale at Hotel Twitchell OF
the livery goods, farming tools and 9th
or personal property Of the late DR.. W.
z. Twitchell, last week, brought out q
large crowd from this and surrounding
towns. Harry Dyer Of Hanover offici.
ated.
John F. Talbot and others from this
place attended the Democratic Glove
FEAST at South Paris.
Y. A. Thurston was in Augusta on
business last week.
Fred Grover took load of hogs to
Rumford Tuesday.
C. A. Rand has small crew In the
woods near Bubiertowp, cutting timber
to haul to bis mill.
Davis Rand has moved from Mrs.
Clark's rent to the Lincoln Dresser
place on the east side.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-02
WiISOn'6 Mills.

Miss Iva Littlehale has . new piano.
Mrs. Smith is assisting her with her les.
sons.
Mrs. d. q. Hosmer of Norway was
an over-Sunday guest OF S. S. Bennett
Mrs. Bertha Wilson has had water put
into her house and barn, great con.
venience through the winter. Elwyn
Storey and Claude Linnell did the work.
Mrs. D. C. Bennett met with quite a
serious accident while washing her sep
arator, as she cut of finger at the first
joint. Joseph Hart took Mr.. and Mrs.
Bennett to Colebrook 10 bis auto, to
have the finger attended by sur.
geOn.
Leslie Hart has sold his horses to
George Mason. Monte Fox took them
up through the woods to camp Waistata.
Leslie Hart haa moved his family to
Enrol, whore he is scaling this winter.
Elwyn Storey and Claude Linnell have
taken a job of putting iu timber at Par.
sons Landing.
School closed Nov. 22d, Frank Smith
teacher. After two weeks vacation be
will open the winter term of school.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-02
Locke's Mills.

Thanksgiving services were held in
the Union church Thursday evening,
conducted by D. L. Joslin Of Norway.
Rev. j. Il. Little Of Bethel preached
very interesting sermon Sunday, Nov. %.
He will be here next Sunday, services at
2:30 P. NJ.
Verne Ellingwood of West Paris was
In town Sunday.
Mrs. j. C. Littlefleld entertained Miss
Edith Cross OF Portland over Thanks.
giving.
Mrs. Ann Libby and daughter, Mrs.
Lizzie Dsmond, have been the guests OF
Mrs. Minnie Pike OF Norway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Stearns of West
Paris have many friends here who sym.
pathize with them In the loss Of their
infant son. Marshall Lane Stearns. The
little one was born Nov. 10 and died
Nov. %.
Azsl Bryant was at Rumford Corner
Thursday,