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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25

Minor and His Powder Can.
barrel and. ignlting such gas or coal
dust N may be present. kill or badly
burn the shot frers. The proper tamp-
Ing Is wet clay. but II Is impossible to
convince the men Of II. and nine out OF
ten will tamp their holes with dunn
mics filled with coal dust utself dan
gerous explosive, scooped up from the
side Of the track. Again. powder kegs
are sometimes opened In a manner
which seems almost the act Of an In.
sane man. Rather than take the trou'
BILE to unscrew the cap In the head OF
the tn powder keg and pour out the
powder through its natural opening
the miner will drive his pick through
the head Of the keg and pour the pow
der from the jagged square hols be
has punched. and these are but two of
the many voluntary dangers which q
little care on the part Of the men them
selves would obviate.
A mine always seems more or iess
populated when the day shift u down
for during the hours OF the working
day In every far corner. at the head o'
every entry and room. there are men
drilling. loading aud ever pushing foF'
ward its boundaries. At 8 o'clock the
long line Of biackened miners which u
formed at the foot Of the hotstins
shaft begins to leave the mine. and oy
9 o'clock. with the exception OF rev
insI,ectoS and hre bOsses. the mine Y
deserted.
The night shift began at 8, and u
was a though night bad suddenij
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25

ing in the 1855 bsttalions. and will never
hear Of these betterments until they
march over the present fields, thirty
years hence. When We think OF the
wonderful leaders, investigators, schools
and oil that 60 to make mp the present
great forward movement in dairying, II
will be seen that no other industry In
this country can marshal moro talent,
trained investigation, profound thought
and far reaching discernment than ara
now at the command of the dairyman;
or 30 much valuable literature, with .
press willing to make al 90 clear that
any man who will may read even as he
runs. And shall al this be for tho few,
or shall there come IN awakening that
will "arouse the sleepers," and dairying
become IN inspired industry, whose prog
ress shall never know any other com.
mand than forward?-John Gould, Ohio,
10 Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25
fro BE CoSTiHutu.l
Tennyson and Tobacco,

TenpySon's devotion Ia his pipe Is
well known. but the following story
Of II will probably be fresh To most
renders. A friend had driven him
from Plymouth To visit m old lady
who stood In no awe OF the poet Tile
visitors were invited 10 remain FOR the
night. but OH MIR. rennyson's stipiiht.
Ing that II lie did he should he allowed
10 smoke IN his ba.room the old lady
bridled up That she conld not allow.
BEDROOM smoking was not only ol)er-
tionable. bur dangerous. and for no
one would she relax her prohibition
rule. Mr. Tennyson proving equally
obdurate the hostess own cnrrInge was
ordered ont. and he was sent In Il
back to his hotel at Plymouth. whence.
however. he returned the next morn
irg to breakfast Mrs Walford's
RecOllpctinns.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25

of the mine before reaching Us aho
vould carry on Its current the smoke
of any fire hat might be In that part
Of the mine We stood on the truck
for a minute and smiled the dead
warm air. No one said anything
Then we walked down the track TO
where hrst and SECOND west south
turned sharply and at right nnglef to
C entry. Again We stopped. ana nere'
Of a sudden. strong Oh the air came the
soft, pungent smell Of burning wooo.
A half hour before the last Of the min
ers had probably come out through
this entry, and In those scant thirty
minutes whatever fire existed there
must have been ignited.
About quarter Of mile down these
two entries. which ran on either SIDE
of third entry. or "air course" was
an "air split" Here the air from the
third tunnel was divided By a door to
pass In diminished volume to the right
and to the left. The air passing out OF
the air course to the left entered the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25
Farmers Week at Orono.
THE BIG AGRICULTURAL EVENT OF THE
YEAR.

Preparations are now under way for
the seventh annual Farmers Week at
Orono, March S-S inclusive. Reduced
rates have been secured over all rail-
roads and every effort 10 being made TO
make this course the most successful
and valuable Of any previously offered.
The program 10 full and running over
with special features.
The course opens Monday evening
with addresses by Hon. John A. Roberts,
Com missioner Of Agriculture, and Presi.
dent Alley of the University. These Will
be followed by tho Lewiston Journal
prize contest open to students In the
College Of Agriculture.
Wednesday will be known ~ Fedora.
ton day. The Maine Federation OF
Agricultural Associations will hold its
annual meeting in the afternoon and
evening. A special announcement has
been prepared and 10 now ready for dis
,ribution to people interested.
At4 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon
reception will be rendered TO members OF
The Federation and to oil others attend
ing Farmers Week by the Round Table
social club made up of ladies interested
iu the University. -,
The address Wednesday evening will
be delivered by Professor g. w. Ste
phsns of the Economics Department, Uni
versity OF Maine; His subject will be
Tho Farmer and the Community"
Thursday, March 9th, the Maine
Crsamerymen's Association will hold an
educational and business meeting. The
educational meeting begins at 10 O'Clock
in the morning and the business meeting
will be held at 80 O'Clock in the after
noon. This session will undoubtedly
proys OF no little interest to oil people
| iu attendance at Farmers Week, since II
deals with some Of the important PROB
lens connected With tho dairy and
creamery interests. -.
On Friday afternoon and during tne
day Saturday, the annual meeting OF the
Maine Association of Agricultural Stu
dents will be held. A special announce
ment-giving details In relation to the
programs now ready for distribution
Persons interested iu Farmers Weeh
should write tho College OF Agriculture
asking for complete program.
Remember the dstes-Asrch 10 3
Inclusive,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25
Color In Apples.

Professor Hedrick at the New York
Fruit Growers' meeting disputed the
theory that the highest colOred apple 10
necessarily the highest favored apple
Yet consumers want red apples. Apples
in sod are usually moro brilliantly color.
cd. Apples under tillage are crispsr and
of a better favor. We should educate
consumers so they will understand that
yellow and green apples are often the
better favored and that color 10 not
valuable character. Coloring 10 chem
icsl process, and light is the greatest
factor. Itis not the warmer weather
that makes high color in apples. R'pen'
ing in cool weather, when days are
bright and sunny, il best for color
Thus, in high attitudes the color 10 often
higher than in . warm climate. Varia'
tions in soil have some influence. In the
heavy loans at Geneva the apples are
generally poorly colored. In the lighter
soils miles away the apples are OF highest
color. Potash applications do not seem
to have any effect. Nitrogen, II 1t re-
tards maturity, may decrease tho color
Apples are usually Of high color on trees
with sickly leaves. On we'll filled treas
thinning heightens the color; on sparseiJ }
sst trees it has no effect. Difference In
color In tho same variety or strain 10 dns
to environment, but 10 not tfsnsmisai
ble
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25

Those who become discouraged by
mistakes are not very progressive. in'
stssd of being stumbling blocks, mis-.
takes arc object lessons that arouse one
20 . sense of closer observation and
point out facts. However, the man who
makes the same mistake twice 10 not
very observing person.
The older the egg. the less 10 that
sweet, rich favor noticeable.
II 10 moro important to know the work
Of the individual hon than the average oi
tho flock.
There 10 no foundation for the asser'
,ion that the .'sweet, rich flavor OF the
ege belongs to the breed" That con
dition can only be brought about BY the
Quality Of the food.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25

I'm Is natural that mine should
have It's supersdtions. The
darkness of the underworld. the
silence. the long hours Of soli-
tary work. are all conditions Ideal to
the birth OF superstition. and when the
workmen are drawn from many M
tionalities II Is again but natural that
the same should be true Of their super
stitions.
One night when Carlson. the general
manager. was sitting In his office there
was q knock at the door. and two load
ers from the Hnrz mountains came
into the room. talking excitedly. with
little Dick the interpreter Their story
was disconnected. but Carlson gather
ed the main facts. They had been
working In the northwest corner Of the
mine. In all older part Of the work
ings. and on their way out that after
noon. as they were passing an aban'
doned room. they had noticed several
lights far up at Its heading. Knowing
that the room was no longer being
worked and curious as to who should
be there, they had walked up quietly
toward the lights Here their story be-
came more confused. There were two
men. they insisted-and they were GER
tain that they were dwarfs. They had
noticed them carefully and described
them as little men. with great picks.
who were digging or burying some
thing IN the clay door at the foot OF
one Of the props A sudden terror had
seized them, and they had not delayed
to make further investigation. but on
the way out they had talked together
and had decided that these two strange
creatures hnd been burying some treas
use-"a Dot Of gold" ono Of them ar
gued.
Carlson was interested. The ques-
lions and answers grew more definite
and more startling. The two men
whom they had seen were certainly
humpbncked. They were welding
enormous picks. and one OF the leaders
| believed that he had seen them put
| sonnet hing into the hole. Then came
their request that they might be allow
| I'd TO 70 hark that night into the mine
| and with their own tools go to tnis
abandoned room and dig for the buried
treasure. II was agains. precedent to
| allow any hut the night shift Into the
| mine, but supcrstitions are demorahS
| ing. and the best remedy seemed to
be to allow them to prove themselves
mistaken. An hour later they were
lowered on the hoist and all that
I night. alone In the silence Of the mine.
they dug steadily in the beading Of the
| abandoned room. but no treasure was
discovered. All the next night they
dug. and II was not until seven nights
labor had turned over q foot and q
half Of the hard clay Of the entire
heading that they abandoned their
search.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25
CHAPTER w.
DANCERS Of the Mlne.

C0(O the ear accustomed to the con-
Ill slant sound of q living world.
the stiffness Of q coal mine.
where the miles Of crosscuts
and entries and the unyielding walls
swallow up all sounds and echo. u q
silence that Is complete; but. as one
becomes accustomed to the silence
through long hours Of solitary work.
sounds become audible that would e.
cape an ear less trained. The trick
ling murmur Of the gas. the spatter'
inc fall OF a lump Of coal. ioosened
by some mysterious force from a cram
ny In the wall, the sudden knocking
and breaking Of a stratum far up In
ths rock above. or the scurry OF rat
on somewhere In the darkness strike
On the ear loud and startlingly. The
eye. too. becomes trained 20 penetrate
the darkness. but the darkness is 90
complete that there IL a limit. the limit
Of the rays cast by the pit lamp.
There II a curious thing that ] have
noticed. and al I have never heard It
mentioned by any Of the other men.
perhaps It Is an idea peculiar to my.
self, but Oh days when ! entered the
mine with the strong yellow sunlight
and the blue sky as q last memory OF
the world above. I carried with me
condition Of fair weather that seemed
To penetrate down into the blackness
of the entries and make my pit lamp
burn little more brightly On days
when we entered the mine with q gray
sky above. or With 4 cold rain beating
iu our faces. there was depression OF
spirits that made the blackness more
dense and unyielding. and the lights
from the lamps seemed less cheerful.
sometimes the roof was bad 10 the
rooms. and I soon learned from the
older miners to enter my room each
morning testing gingeriy with my pit
lamp for the presence Of gas and reach
Ing far up with my pick. tapping on
the smooth stone roof to test It's
strength. II the steel rang clear
against the stone the roof was good.
but II II sounded dull and drummy II
might he dangerous. Sometimes when
the roof was weak we would call for
the section boss and prop up the loos
ened stone. but more often the men
ran their risk We worked so many
days in safety that II seemed strange
that death could come. and when 1t Old
come II came 20 suddenly that there
was a surprise. and the next day we
began to forget
/ had heard much Of the dangers
thut the miner Is exposed to. but little
has been said Of the risks to which the
men through carelessness subject
| themselves Death comes frequently
| TO the coal miners from blown out
shot" When the blast Is inserted ID
the drill hole several dummy cartridges
sre packed In for tamping. II these
| are properly made and tamped the
force Of the explosion will tear down
the coal properly. hut II the man mas
been careless In bis work the lamps
will blow ont like shot from gun
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25
Lioht Of the Stars.

The light Of the stars has been meas
ured and the following results have
been obtnined: The light that we re-
ceive from stnrs Of the first magnitude.
like Vega. h equal approximately to q
forty thousand. millionth part OF that OF
the sun. u IL calculated that the total
light received from the lesser stars 10
.uual To thai OF 3Wn stnrs of the hrst
magnitude. or II sixth part Of that
which IL sent to Us from the moon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25
Classic.
CTaoSIc.
And arc your dnmghterS musicalr'

And are your daughters rn'lsicair
we ask.
81 guess sO.' hr replies rather sadly.
"Oue of 'em can sin: things NJ the top
NJ her voice 30 yoii can't understand
n word. and the other cin pluy tue
plano with her hands crossed "-E1'
change
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25

Here's good truism uttered By Gov.
Raid hin of Connecticut at tho late meet.
iue of the state Board OF Agriculture.
Ho said: "You can cultivate your farm
for sees II YOU know enough TO harness
bacteria N we'll ~ horses, and cultivate
roots which will bring nitrogen into ser
vice while you Sleep" Paste this In
your hats, brother farmers, Tor 1t hts N
every one. We have harnessed our
selves until worn and exhausted, now
no want TO harness our allies and lot
them vork.-Dr. G. n. Twitchell.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25
Some Class.

Cabe-They su, he ls fine AFTER
dinner speaker Steve Yes. he always
says, waiter. brimg TIE the checks"-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25
Our LANGUAGE.

n. DE Frunre You wind up ze CLOCK
% Nuke him 60: English Tutor Ex'
uctly. II De Franre Zen what Tor you
wind up ze betsiness! 10 make II
stop!
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25

Take In oil possible gatherings where
msn get together to talk Improvement
Of farm work and life; give out to the
farm the impressions there received.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25

The man who 10 doing lees than his
bsst II not doing oil that hs should do.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPkED TIE PLow." !"

on practical Agricultural topic,
10 collected. Address al communicasions In
tended for this department 20 HENRY D
HAnhoHp Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrss. PaYis. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25
Eastern Steamship Corporation.
ulIur cTr.ucn,ol Steamers leave Frank,
WINK SIehMShiF Inn Wharf Tuesdays
llkf direct between lrhursdays and Satur
Portland and New York uAys a'o"o y "'
Fare ss.0o In each dtrecsiea.
Reduced staterseu PFtcss.

n0o-. Portland Line Service
rUhl AND lNS l Leave franklin wharf
Service 10 Boston. IN M r.tnrninr iesye
Eastport. Labec Rn.san Ss.h dsSs AZ
u "a SOnn' y. N. steamships Gov.
Dingley or Camden.
, International Line Service. Steamers leave
Boston AZ o N. Mondays Leave Port
aad P, N. for Eastpors. Llbec and s. John
Steamship Cslvia Austin.
Fare between Portland and Boston tl.oo.
esaterooms sl0o
PORT LAND AND caves Portland or
pncYl AVN Iuc Tuesdays and IN. M
Rockland and interme-
diAie landinss-
Tuh LAND AND leaves Portland We'd
ponrnn,,,,,, nesdsys and Satur
puU nbAf LINZ Il days as 100 O. m. fol
sfnsdiAte landings.
vsIpre.s Service for Freight. all rates inclui<
Marine Insurance.
q, FOR reseryasions and oil Information address
H. 'A.CLAY, Agent. Franklin Wharf. Portland
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25

Steamer Monhegan
leaves Portland on
Tuesdays and FIJI
days As 7 .. On. foi
RocklAnd and interme'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25
Bull for Sale.

Bull for Sale.
Full blOoded Holstein, 2 years old,
we'll marked, kind and gentle. His
father cannot Do bought for $50, and
Ais mother 10 . 800 COW. For further
particulars address
W. r. B0ULDS,
34n Island Pond, VI.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25
CHAPTER v.
Miners Supsrstitlons.

nm Is natural that mine should
have It's supersntions. The
darkness of the underworld. the
1 silence. the long hours Of soil.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-25

Steamer Catherine
leaves Portland We'd
nesdsys and Satur.
days at 100 Q. m. for
Eass Booshbay and In
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-29
POSSIBLY TIE FIRST MUSIC
Ravpipes Have Been Known Since
There Has Been Any Record
Written In History.

Bagpipes are the Bulgarian national
instrument. Until lately the servants
who waited on the Turkish grand viz
Ter In Constantinople were mutes,
though not, as in former times, per-
sons specially mutilated, but children
born deaf and dumb. They use a
language OF signs, with special ges-
ture to describe the representative of
each nation To indicate the Bulgar-
ian agent they initiate man playing
the bagpipes.. 1t was not the Bull
garians who invented the pipes, how
ever. They are among the oldest of
musical Instruments. An ancient gem
shows Apollo with them, and two in
struments in the book Of Daniel are
believed to have been bagpipes.
The bagpipes range not only in time
from Apollo and the Bible to the pres
ent day, but geographically from China
to Spain and Great Britain. England
is said to have given themgto Scotland
One country, however, finally lost a
peculiarly severe form Of the instru-
ment. This was the Sandman Tan
nedda,' which had three pipes, all
placed in the piper's mouth, and was
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-29
STRENGTH OF THE GRIZZLY
Giant OF Far West Carries Cow Easily
Over Mountain, Without
:. Resting.

Is - E s. - .-s
It is related that grizzly bear that
had one Of it's forepaws so shot as to
render it useless employed the other
to drag it's weight Of ! 900 pounds up
an incline almost precipitous, a SEEM
ingly impossible feat, the Fur News
states -
A Californian asserts that while in
the mountains he observed a big griz-
ely in the act of carrying dead COW
home to her cubs. From his position
on the mountainside the Californian;
could follow every movement of the
bear in the sparsely timbered valley
below. He contends that the big beast
carried the cow in her forepaws for a
distance Of three miles, across jagged
rocks several feet in height, over
fallen logs around the rocky noun
tainside, where even mule could not
get a foothold, to narrow trail up
the steep mountain.
This bear, it appears, stopped not
moment for, rest, but proceeded
straight on. The observer followed
her and about half mile from her
lair shot her. The COW, it is reported,
weighed at least 1900 pounds; while
the, weight of the grizzly was about
$50. .S..,s.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-29
otoaraphS BY Wire.

The Korn process for transmit lifting
pictures through the means OF q wire
connecting two distant points has full.
" demonstrated it's practicability
where moderate distances are con-
=cerned, but the inventor is not salts
he'd with these results, for the rea-
son that the device is primarily IN
tended for the use of newspapers, and
In this role the apparatus will be ST
little value unless great distances can
be spanned, and so the inventor is
working with the object OF perfecting
the machine to the point that pictures
may be sent across the ocean. DR..
Korn has under consideration an in
vitation to visit the United States,
with the view Of applying his system
to q line between New York and San
Francisco, which he may undertake
before trying the transatlantic expe.
riments.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-29

community, they are better forgotten
than published. When it comes to
the question Of right and wrong for
the best interests for Bemidii, the
Pioneer will declare itself. It favors
the commission form of government
and has advocated it. It favors high
er license and has urged it, 1t fayora
the reduction Of saloons and has said
so. 1t has subjected itself to a strict
censorship of the moral tone Of news
children who read it are spared many
gruesome details in which the SEN
tinel takes apparent delight in. re-
vealing.
"But why all this?" you ask. The
Pioneer has for the past year totally
ignored the abuses heaped upon it by
the Sentinel, and believes that the
readers are not interested in person.
al differences, but when the Sentinel
office persistently gives Bemidji the
kind of advertising that hurts instead
of helps, credits the Pioneer with it,
and then has the nerve to brag about
it, the time for silence is at an end.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-29
Child FIoored 4 Comedian.

It was at q recent theatrical per.
Torrance in one of our big cities. "A
comedian was In the course Of deliver.
ing a. long. but not always uniformly
funny soliloquy for which he is IA
NOUS. Suddenly during a 1ull there
came an unexpected comment from
the stalls. It was In the high treble
voice Of girlhood, and the words,
audible on the stage and in several
parts of the auditorium, were: Mum.
mie, I wouldn't mind if they pulled
down the blind now" It was dramatic
criticism Of a dramatic kind; and the
outspoken child was not the only per.
son in the-house who would have had
no objection to dropping of the cur.
tain, though she was the only one to
say SO. At any rate, the curtain fell
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-29
Affiiction Of Stammerinu,

Stammering is hesitancy OF
speech, the result Of an affection of
the vocal and cumulative organs.
There are many opinions as to the
cause of this affection. The person af.
fected may be relieved by following
certain rules, the principal one being
cultivation Of the habit of speaking
correctly and not fast: The sufferer
must study the process of speech, the
relation of breath to articulate sounds
the position of the, tongue and other
organs in molding the outward stream
of air.