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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23
Maintain the Roads.

Is it not about time to stop pouring
money into the road construction hop
per without dropping few nickels into
the maintenance slot? II is estimated
that more than a million dollars are ex-
pended every day for the country at
large for roads. A large portion of this
is lost, simply because roads already
constructed are neglected. 1t Is one
thing to put down good road, and quite
another to keep it good. The federal
government is beginning 10 take hold OF
this maintenance proposition, and state
and local authorities want to get in touch
with this important economic problem.
We all want good roads, the farmer al
well as the man who drives an automo,
bile, but We also want to keep them
good. New Hampshire has hit upon a
scheme far in advance of the usual by
assigning state road patrols who are Civ
en- a certain section to cover regularly
II spots in the road begin to deteriorats
| Il is taken in time, and OF course "ssvss
nine" later on. This problem OF main
tanning roads applies all down the lin.
from the government to the humble roac
ommissio ner 10 the back town.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23
weed.Flghting in the Fall Garden,

The garden is often neglected in the
fall, after it's crops have been duly gath
cred and its usefulness apparently ended
until another growing season. But the
Importance of continuing the warfare
against weeds clear through the fall can
not be over emphasized. We are prone
to think that the proper and only time to
fight weeds is while they are most az.
gressive. After we have conquered
those of early summer We relax our ef-
forts, and the result is that during the
fall scores of them in almost every gar
den develop seeds enough to stock our
own grounds and the grounds OF all our
neighbOrs.
Go over your garden at least once a
week all through the season, and make a
systematic search for weeds that have
escaped your attention. They are sly
things, these weeds, and they will hide
away under the protection OF larger
plants. and before they are discovered
thew will have fulfilled their mission OF
perpetuating their species unless you are
constantly on the lookout for them.
The garden in which no weeds are ever
allowed to perfect seed soon becomes 80
clean that weed pulling ceases to have
any terror for us. All its fertility ia
given to the vegetables you plant in It,
and thus by keeping the weeds down we
are enabled to save waste as we'll al
work.
The ideal garden is weedless one. To
this end we urge An inspection OF the
garden in the fall, after most of Its crops
have been harvested, and thorough
cleaning of every part Of it. Cutting
down and uprooting now the weeds ina,
live over winter will save good deal o.
work that viii. have to be done mex
spring il H. is neglected now.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23
Dad 1 iaht and Photoara phs.

Why have We to develop photographs
In q red hgnti We know that white
light is really a mixture Of light of all
sorts OF coIors-red. yellow. green. blue
and 81 on. Some OF these lights OF va
rious coors have one kind Of power
and some another. Now. the kind OF
light that has the power OF causing
chemical changes, which is the light
we photograph by. Is mainly violet
light. We can see In a way by RED
light. but red light has practically no
influence On Photographic plates. We
may say that Photographic plates can.
not see red light, and so we can use
red light to develop them by without
fearing that the photograph OF our
faces OF the walls OF the room will be
printed on the plates.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23
Gents In Vienna.

He was known twenty years ago as
"gigeri." and young men who were
ambitious In regard to correct dress
studied him closely" says the Vienna
Press. "In other countries Ills uame
was variously 'fop.' dandy or dude.
but In Vienna be had an added touch
Of dash. and that made him 'gigeri'
Today the son of the fashion wise man
Of those days. who. like his fathes.
knows how to wear his clothes and ap-
preciates the superiority OF the man
whose necktie and socks are 10 bar
mony az 10 color. whose dress IL cor
rect, no matter what the occasion may
be promenade. funeral. race. opera.
business or golf-is known AZ gent
derived from the English word gentle
man." A member Of the American COL
ony at Vienna. commenting on the
"gent" article. says. 1--WE try tn ex-
plain to our neighbors that gent Is
only fourifth Of what they think the
abbreviahon stauds for"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23
Live Stock Breeders to Meet.

The Maine Live Stock Breeders Asso-
citation will hold its fourth annual meet
ing November 4, and 8 at University Of
Maine, Orono, Maine. The program will
include meetings OF the Maine Jersey
Breeders Association, Maine Guernsey
Breeders Association, Maine Shorthorn
Breeders Association, and conferences
of other breeders. Hclstein men are
Manning TO organize state association.
Details of the program are in the hands
Of the Executive Committee, and will be
published soon. ~,
President II. w. Evans, of North
Bridgton, 10 looking for record break
inc abundance at this meeting. Further
information may be obtained from Sec
rstary r. W. Rsdman, Orono, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23
prsssmakIns on the eouIevards.

ThlS picture OF IRE III tno FienS"
eapital Is given In Frankfort Sommer-
ville's I'm the Spirit of Paris:"
An industrious woman at newspa.
,sr kiosk sat making jacket In the
intervals between customers. A sleepy
cabby. with a cigarette In his month.
watched her at her work. Presently
she put on the coat and began to 6t 1t
and az It With pins. She was exam
ming the sides to see how they hung.
She stopped to plant a pin. But the
rabman strobe up. bent and fixed 1t
for her, with q "Voila. madam" turned
to the other side. measured the dis
lance. with bis eye and inserted an
other pin. Travelled thus round the gar
ment, doubled a clumsy pieat. num-
bled Its too big here" at which she
nodded. and then stood back to see the
effect
"Merci, monsieur" she said. took on
the Jacket and sat down. A ''fare"
came up; the cabman jumped to his
seat, cracked his whip and was Oh.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23
The Eoita oh Of Mary Lyon.

In the grounds Of Monnt H0lyoke
seminary. overlooking the beautiful
valley through which the Connecticut
1ows seaward. Ia a monument to Mary
Lyon. the Massachusetts teacher who
founded the college. On II is Inscribed
q sentence Of her own. There Is moth
Ing In the universe that am afraid OF
but that / shall not know and do al
my duty"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23
Ships That Kick.

Ask a sailor II his ship Is kicker.
and he knows we'll what you mean. Tor
It Is about the first question be asks
when he takes the helm.
Up there On the bridge IN rougn
weather the man at the wheel mas
many q tough tussle If his ship. owing
to her constructive lines or ballasting.
Ia inclined to he skittish. Sometimes
when rearing at the onslaught OF dig
roller the vessel may throw her heels
IN the air. the rudder swinging cienr
and her propeller racing
The next moment. sinking Into wa
tery hollow. the enormous side pres
sure causes a violent drag on the rud
der chains. Then. unless stoutly held
or secured by kicking straps. round
whizzes the wheel. Many seaman
unable to let go In time. has been
thrown, bruised and battered. to the
deck or, caught by the spoSes. has
even been tossed overheard into the
boiling surf - i'earson's Weekly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23
Trim Currants and dooseberrles Now.

Thousands of persons, with every ap-
pliauce foc success, are still content to
live without plentiful supply of these
delicious, healthy and cheap luxuries,
merely because they do not know how to
make them yield. They have few
stuuted bushes set in the grass, with
three fourths of the stalks dead, aud
then wonder why they do not bear in
abundance.
There is not a more beautiful shrub
growing than the currant, properly prop
agated, aud the same may be said of the
gooseberry. Growers who pay attention
to the subject never allow the root to
make more than one stalk, or as the Eng
lish say, make them stand on one leg
thus forming beautiful miniature tree.
The work can be done either in the fall
or spring, but owing to the fact that
these two plants start growth at the
first approach Of open weather in the
spring, it is advisable that it be doue In
the fall.
You must take sprouts of last year 8
growth and cut out the eyes or buds,
leaving only two or three at the top;
then put them about half their length
into mellow ground, when they will root
and run up single stalk, forming a
beautiful and symmetrical head. 1t you
wish it higher cut the eyes out again the
second year. If you choose you can
make it grow feet high. The bushes
require good soil, which must be kept
rich and we'll worked.
Trim out the old wood as soon as II
begins to decline and shorten all the
young shoots to keep the bushes in good
shape. Sprinkle ashes around the roots
occasionally to keep the borers away.
This places your fruit out of the way OF
he hens, and prevents the gooseberry
from mildewing, which often happens
when the fruit lies near the ground and
is shaded by superabuudance of leaves
and sprouts, aud changes an unsightly
bush, which cumbers and dishgures
your garden, into an ornamental dwarf
tree.
They should yield fruit one year from
setting, and bear good crops in from two
to three years.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23
Wonders of Henry VIII.

"aenry VIII. was king Of England
and the greatest widUwer that ever
was" states boys essay quoted In
the London Lancet. He was born at
a place called Annie Domino. and be
had $50 wives The trst was behead'
ed and then executed. the second was
revoked, and the third died. and then
he married Ann Bulletin
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23

Many good COWS that are we'll bred,
and we'll fed, and given proper care mt
terly fail as milk producers, because
they do not have q good stable during
the winter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23
Generous.

MAN, how you do look! Why. yos
have q Full beard"
"Yes; I have raised 1t for birthday
present for my wife."-Ulk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23

Success in farming is due to many
reasons, among which head work counts
for more than half of the total.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23

Young cattle that have not shown any
development, except possibly their
horns. will not prove profitable receP-
tacles of valuable fesd-stuffs-the prod
net of high-priced lands.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23

Avoid the so-called medicated dopes
and faed the COW generously with such
foods a common-sense and experience
show TO give good results.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23

Feeding little ground oats and corn
will keep q weaniug colt in good grow
ing condition.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23

The difference between one boy ana
another consists not so much In talent %
energy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23

Intaking and outgiving-getting good
and giving good-that Is our main busi.
ness.-C G. Ames.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23

Mouldy silage should not be fed to
horsss, especially to mares In foal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPERD THE PLow."

correspondence on practical agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications 4 .
tended for this department to HENRY ID
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris, Ne
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23
Two Moro 70 Feed,

"Yon are a fraud! ron said yester.
day that you had seven starving chii'
hren. and today you say yon nave
nine
Both stories are true. SIR"
How do you make that ontr
Twins torn mst ulgnt. ' E1cns nge.
BE who blarkens others d.+s not
wtiten himself.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-23
NORWAY, MAINE.
For Sale.

TO1 014C.
City of Rockland Bonds to net 4
per cent.
Rumford & Mexico Water Dis
trict 4 per cent Bonds-Tax exempt.
Central Maine Power Co. 5 per
cent Bonds - Legal for Savings
Banks.
Maine & New Brunswick Elec-
tricsl Power Co. 5 per cent Bonds;
Cumberland County Power and
Light Co. 5 per cent Bonds and o
per cent preferred stock.
Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville
K. r. 6 per cent preferred stock.
Portland Electric Co. 8 per cent
preferred stock-Legal for Savings
Banks.
Other desirable bonds and stocks.
FREELAND HOWE, Jr..
Pleasant Street,
NORWAY. ,.......... MAINE.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-09
Big Stock Company Coming.

The event of the season in local
opera house is announced with pleasure
in the coming of the J. B. Swafford
Stock Company, which opens an
engagement of three nights commenc-
ing Monday. July IA, when they will
present 1.-THE Price She Paid" new
and modern play of the day; on Tues
day ''The Night Riders and on We'd
nesday evening, ''The Girl from
Sherry's'', all new to Orleans.
Manager Swafford has surrounded his
stars, Pauline Hammond and Frank J..
Harvey with most excellent support
ing company comprising the following
we'll known players, VIM. Malone,
Fred Harvey, Sam Archer. Harold
Swafford, Jack Demming, Harry
Campbell. Allie Heindorf, Bessie Fox,
Carrie Carlow, Minnie Heindorf and
Harriet Rogers. All plays presented
with special scenery and effects. The
company also carries number of high
class vaudeville acts. Special prices
for this engagement, Is, Is, 35 cents
Seats on sale at Austin's -. -, -
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-09
WILLOUCHBY

Harold Gray has gone to Greensboro.
Roy Lord has rented the Canty
house.
Mrs. Jane Duke has returned from
Lyndonville.
Mrs. Roy Lord spent Friday with
her parents in Derby.
Fred Kimball and family drove to
Irasburg for the Fourth
Mrs. Mary Holtham is visiting her
sister, Mrs. circuit, for time.
Margaret Duke from Lyndonville is
visiting her cousins here for few
days.
H. G. Brooks spent the Fourth anc
remained over Sunday at Frank Kim.
balls.
Mrs FAllard and daughter of Glover
recently spent the day with her aunt
Mrs. L. H. circuit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Frost from
Massachusetts recently called on Mr.
and Mrs. Aaron Drown.
Mrs. Herbert Starrett with tw'
her sister, Mrs George Friend
Mrs. Josephine Forrest from Warren
Me-, is here for a few weeks visi
with. her children and other relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Duke an
Mildred Drown recently made tri
ing some days with relatives there
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-09
ORLEANS

Miss Ruth Skinner is home from
Wheaton college.
D. w. Allen and family have moved
here from Barton.
Miss Odessa Whitcher was in South
Ryegate over Sunday.
Miss Beatrice Badger is home from
her school in ST. Johnsbury.
Ted Bracket of Concord, N. H., is
visiting his uncle, H. B. Smith.
Miss Marion Vinka of Lebanon. N.
H., is visiting Miss Blanche Churchill.
Mrs. E. A. Wiley and two daughters
of Salem, Mass, are visiting at A. w.
Willey's.
Mr. and Mrs. Fabian Reed of ST..
Johnsbury are visiting Mrs. Reed s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Adams.
L. M. Kinsley sprained his ankle at
the fire last week Tuesday. For a few
days he was confined to crutches but is
able to walk now.
Mrs. G. C. Smith, DR.. Karl C. Smith
and Miss Margaret Hiss of New York
are visiting at H. S. Webster's on
Maple street. DR.. Smith returned to
New York Tuesday. Miss Smith and
Miss Hiss will remain most of the
summer, going to Willoughby lake
later
A new chapel is being built next to
the Congregational chuch. 1t is % by
80 feet and will be used as a chape
and ladies' parlor. The entrance will
be from the north side and from the
vestry Ten ladies in the Congre'
cation donated 500 each to build thi
chapel.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-09
LOWELL

Maynard Alexander was in North
Troy Saturday.
F. H. .Sanborn and family were in
Irasburg Friday.
Mrs. Henry Pudvah and children are
visiting in Canada.
Mrs. Mary Warner and daughters
visited in Johnson last week.
Miss Elsie Parker has been spending
some time at her brother Arthur's at
Troy.
Mrs. Charles Dodge of Tamworth,
N. H., is spending her annual vacation
in town.
Mrs. Bertha Curtis and daughter,
Elizabeth are at Springfield, Mass,
for a visit.
Mr.. Chappell of Richford was.here
last week in the interest of the COW
testing association.
Miss Ruth Watson of the high school
at Ossining, N. Y, is with her father
and sister and family for the summer
vacation.
N. E. Winget and family spent the
Fourth in Irasburg and Mrs. Winget
and daughter Ruth remained for a
longer visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Doolin of Jay and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge Hitchcock of
Westfeld were in attendance at the
golden wedding.
Miss Lula Messer of New Haven,
Conn.,, has arrived at home after
visiting her brother and wife al
Worcester, Mass.
A party of young people enjoyed ar
outing at Lake Eden July 4th, while
others celebrated the day at Irasburg
Newport and Richford.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Murphy ar,
keeping house for Mr.. and Mrs
Lanson Sanborn while they are enjoy
ing an extended visit following tn
Gettysburg reunion.
We are glad to- welcome Clar
Adams and family back to Lowell
\ They have the old family residenc
: and propose to build barn to take tn
place of the one destroyed by fire.
GOLDEN WEDDING
The social event of last week wa
the golden wedding anniversary G
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hodgeman i
Woodmen's Hall, July second. TIL
Hall was AIllSu Will 1IlOIlUS OIL III
worthy couple, all anxious to cor
graduate them on the completion c
fifty years of usefulness in our tow
since their wedding day. Forty yeal
of this time has been passed on til
farm in the south part of the tow
now occupied by their son, Clarent
and family. and still their home whe
they are not staying in their pleasal
village residence. Their only daughte
Eva died when young woman, grea
ly lamented but the son and wife ar
three grandchildren make life hapr
and lively at the family homestea
An elaborate and pleasing progra
prepared by Mrs. Sweet and Mrs. &c
was finely rendered consisting
tableaux and recitations, intersperse
with a large number of jolly al
appropriate songs and duets and i
strumental pieces. A gift of a gene
, Gus purse of money from frien
throughout the town was presented
congratulatory speech by their pa
tor, Rev. E. T. Hurd. d a pray
!. was offered by Deaconess Foste
acting pastor of the Methodist churc
A bountiful collation. of ice cream al
cake was served to all, and a. deligh
81 full social hour closed one of the mo
= pleasant gatherings of the season.
join in wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Hode
man many years of comfort and pea
among their friends in Lowell, a.
afterwards sweet rest with loved on
in fhn OfM
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-09
Boarding Cows.

Perhaps there are more cows that
are ''boarded" in Vermont than one
has any idea of. There are cows that
do not pay their way and they will be
found in every scrub herd. The price
of milk and milk products is not high
enough to permit farmer keeping a
cow of whose usefulness he is not Ger
tain. for if he is to make his dairy pay
every member Of the herd must be a
producer rather than a consumer
The grade of cows counts for much.
also. 1t isn't enough for the animal
to"break even" or thereabouts 1t is
better for the farmer to have a here
of 20 cows, each of which represents ar
annual profit of $50. than to have o
thousand cows that give a return OF
only 81 apiece. The tying up of cap
ital and the use of land make the rea-
son plain. Cow testing associations
will let the farmer know what the
animals are doing 1t will let him get
rid of the non producers and keer
those which ought to remain. There is
nothing new-fangled in it, it is 9
matter of good business judgment
that's all.-St. Adams Messenger.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-09
Congregational Church Notes.
REV. ERNEST WILTON ELDRIDGE, PA
STATED SERVICES
Inn

STATED SERVICES
Sundays
Morning Worship with Sermon, 1880 a. m.
sunday School, ii 40 a. m.
Junior Endeavor Society, $3.50 p. m.
Y. p. S. @. E.. $3.50 p. m.
Evening Worship with Sermon, 7:15 p. m.
Midweek Meeting, Z: 80 Wednesday Evening
All are cordially invited to worship with us
The mid-week service will be held
this evening at half past seven
o'clock The subject is Power for
| Witnessing Mr.. Collins will have
charge as the pastor is absent for a
! few days in camp with the boys in his
Sunday School class.
The service Sunday morning at the
usual hour. The pastor will preach
and the choir will have some excellent
music. The Sunday School will take
up ''Moses' Preparation for His Work"
for it's next lesson. This will be the
second in the series recently COM
menced.
The evening church service will be
at 7:15. Subject, "Speak Not Evil
One of Another There will be a
brief period of song followed by an in
formal consideration of the theme.
The meeting last week was very inter-
esting and we hope to make the one
this week equally so. All are cor
daily invited.
The pastors first year Of service is
now closed and shows record as fol-
lows: Sunday morning preaching SER
vices, 147; Prayer services conducted,
46; Oficiated at five weddings
officiated at sixteen funerals and
burials baptized IA adults, II children,
attended 46 Sunday school services anc
81 Jr. and c. E. meetings. Tota
pastoral calls and calls on church
matters 839. Received into church q
persons.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-09

President Wilson arrived at Windsor
Friday morning and proceeded at ono e
to Cornish. N. H., where Mrs. Wilson
and family were.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-22
MORE WEIGHT ON TEAM.
High School Eleven Strengthened BY
Addition Of Heavy Men to Squad

The greatest defect in the makeup
Of the high school football team has
been partially overcome this week by
the addition Of several heavy men to
the squad. The team has been hand
capped all season by lack Of weight
and has suffered from this shortening
IN every game it has played. The re-
turn of Boggie to the game has great
" encouraged the team and the follow
ers of the game. Boggie last season
gave promise of becoming one of the
most valuable men on the team. He
is the heaviest man out, and not only
possesses great strength but knows
how to use it. Added weight has been
gained in the back field by trying Jen-
kins at fuIlback. jenkins worked last
season with the team hut failed to
come out tor practice this year. He
has decided to return to the game and
has showed up we'll at full Vogts
return also adds strength to the line.
With Packer back in the game the
team should be in the best shape thus
far this season when II meets the
highly touted Ames team here Friday.