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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08

IL
guoat the FIRST of the week at the home
Of Francis " Briggs
hePresei''a'''' ''eN' o ''''' -
C,nif,l Nonday
he1'laa '''.'' - y, ~
p''H Aislsi.i5 '' '''e '.o'"e ' ~
MIS-. AN .'''''" 0''
NJ III 'ass
o'
'l"e " 'iu '' "e up ''''' ''o'''
AaAe" ooa.
Everett Ayorc returned Monday 10
augusta "i'ei ''S''''e " i'i' ! ''''''' . -
'""n MT anu NO "''e "'' "o'
i's III mat wy
Mrs. Rose Kilgore has lately moved
to 1873 Water street Her son Earl
kilgore spent quite a portion of last
week 'isiuiis III "''5i M
Mrs. NJ. J. Henderson is To come here
from East Madison aud make her home
i with her daughter Mrs. y B. Arm
strong on Mt Pleasant Ave.
o,;.. o,,,i,b IF rho t.,ited
ct,tos esoIogicaI Survey left Monday
on his return to Washington ID. I. tie
was accompanied by his little daugh-
ter Miss Helen Smith and maid.
NJ ona Ntre uenrv A Moore of
Danvors Mass who have been spend
inc, so,na time in This vicinity and have
hoo,, o,,osts of Mr. and Mrs Morrill,
W. Moore' lel' No"u'' i0'
springs
Albert Ware was in Wateryille Mon
day to see his wife who is reported as
being slightly improved from her seri-
Gus illness He was accompanied by
Mrs. a. H. Phillips of Providence, who
DR.. and Mrs. Ralph oyHohus anu
Mrs. Frank Gray OF Gardner accom-
panied Miss 5. Madeline Ward nome
Friday. Miss ward had oeeh Vlsi1lhs
in that city, and the persons nrst re-
ferred to remained as her guests for
short time.
deputy oherIH "eos'ei Vi 'Noi ~
"ock caile " 0No" nee''ii u''
Win FRANK hdshoh VIM "Ppe"ieu Do
lore lrlal JUSTICE Johh H. A"n0'''0'
on an meoAlcaIioh cndi &C. N"'i'oli
pleaoea euii'y anu was nneu Pi0 ''''0
COSTS Which he se''ieu'
n5orr;oo Tovlor son of Prof Jeffer
.on ro,,or sormorlv nrincinal of the
cl,oubooan High School is passing
the present week as guest Vi MI anu
Mrs. I. u. Miller MI "yio' "''' :"
native OF Sko"hesah' ou' MS no''ie n'''
been tor many years III eaiiioi 'ii''
NJ ,,on. cordnor found an unusual
,-,oi,xo, of . TODD otool Sunday night
nam Arnold,s Cava IN Mt Bigelow.
rho ,,o,,.tb u,os found on wooden
sturon and waiohed six mounds and
or.rtor II measured fifteen inches
across anu was fei' "i'o"' 'o0iN
/ ing OBJECT,
Ao. chonr,on of Atbens Skinned
s.a,,, tbo cl,ou,bogap citation Saturday
On ma Wounds of wool and another
oor ,ront from tbe bingham station
With sonootbing like 7000 mounds. This
u,oe oil bouobt in Somerset county
d,rino tho nast civ months It is
cola 70 WARRINGTON & Comnanv and
sbinned to Albany Felt Works. Albany,
NJ
Judge II. H. BrazzelI was IN Town
Monday attending TO duties III NUM-
,,odison was givan hearing COM
,,oi,+ ha,,ino boon made nv his wife
Co., ron-s,,nort Of bersalf and child /
10 ,,,os ordorod 70 nav IN Mrs Russell
a.. - q M - wool, for q ve,r and
-. -. - ,,uo,oo,,tion Tho child ia
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08

Amos Chapman of Athens shipped
from the Skowhegan station, Saturday,
10000 pounds of wool, and another
car went from the Bingham station
with something like 1000 pounds. This
was all bought in Somerset county
during the past six months. 1t is
sold to Warrington & Company and
shipped to Albany Felt Works, Albany,
n. Y 4,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
SI.oO per Apple.

Mr.. Marshall, the business orchardist
of Fitchburg, Mass, who this last year
packed 1000 boxes of choice apples, has
had for years standing offer, posted on
the walls of his packing house, Of slOO
TO any man, visitor or laborer, who
found wormy apple on any tree or un-
der q tree. The dollar is there yet, and
the wormy apple has not been found.
This simply tells of thoroughness in
spraying. Men who complain about
law, and that they must have chance
to dispose of their poor apples, want to
realize that control of pests is largely in
their hands, and that any large percent
of poor fruit tells of their failure to fer
tilize, prune and spray.
What we want to do 10 to get more out
of our orchards by putting more into
them. The man who gets 10 percent
No. 2's has failed somewhere. Reduce
this TO three to five percent, very easily
accomplished, and the dollars multiply
for the grower. Ii costs too much to
grow apples to allow them to grow them
selvee. In 1914 the one object should
be TO fertilize, prune and spray to in
crease size, improve color and minimize
defective specimens. The man who
fails has only himself to blame. The
larger the percent of No. Is, the
better the pocketbook Of the grower.
It pays to spend ten dollars in spraying
when there is the certainty OF getting
back thirty to fifty. The penny wise
and pound foolish man is still to be
found among US, and probably will DO to
the end of the chapter, but this by no
means proves that others must follow In
the same track.
Lets get all that is possible this year,
out of every apple tree, by doing our
best in fertiliziag, pruning and spraying.
1t will pay.-Dr. Twitchell in Maine
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
H.s. Between IN. Planets.

II there Is any exchange 0f heat BE-
tween the planets. no human device
can measure It. for the bolometer caD
not be increased In its dellcacy SUN
cient to detect the minute amount.
That Is. the platinum wire-ths nerve.
more sensitive than human nerves, can.
not be made any thinner and hold to.
gether in use. No influence Of the plan
cts upon each other has ever been de-
tected by the most accomplished OBJ
servers with the most sensitive instru.
ments that can be made. besides two.
gravitation and light II must be that
heat from the sun to the planets ID abb
sorbed by them. since none comes to
the earth by reflection intense enough
to be measured BY an electric nerve
thinner than q spiders thread.-Nsw
York American.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
How Farmers Can Teach Scientists

II is not enough that the county
agent be ''simply common carrier Of
ideas" from farmer 10 farmer. He is TO
be go between TO gather facts and eI-
periences everywhere and 70 interpret
these facts and experiences in the light
of local conditions and needs. Then he
is to 90 step farther and carry the ex-
perience and the ideas OF tue farmers
themselves to the Department OF Agri-
culture and the agricultural colleges; for
these institutions are as much in need OF
the farmers wisdom and an accurate
knowledge of the farmers problems as
the farmer is in need of the Information
which agricultural institutions can give.
Active and mutually helpful co-opera-
ton is needed between the farmers
themselves and all Of the public agen-
cies intended to promote agriculture and
agricultural education. The farmer
needs the facts and the explanations
which the scientists can furnish. Tue
scientists and teachers are NO less in
need of the facts and the point of view
of the farmers; they need TO learn the
superscience which farmers call common
sepse,-that wholesome wisdom that is
the essence of the thought and expert
ence of generations of men who have
made good through work, and thought,
aud thrift, and unconscious adaptation
10 circumstances.
In nearly every country it will be
found that most of the serious sgricul-
tural problems have been solved by sew
eral of the good farmers. There is no
better way of teaching a scientific truth
than by calling attention to some one
who is successfully practicing it. 1t
will often be found that the successful
farmer has not stopped to aualyze the
cause of his success and may often at
tribute it to the wrong factor. The les
son Is there just the same.-News Let
ter, U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
Feeding Calves.

| Please let me know how to raise
calves. have calves from six weeks
old to three months old and intend to
haal milk to the cheese factory. How
much whole milk should keep for each
calf and what else should l feel!
have been giving them one third whole
milk With two thirds of skimmilk and
some ground oats and some hay but
don't know how much TO give. How
much oil meal can give them and how
Should il be scalded and put in milk or
mixed dry with grain?
Coleman, Wis. Z A ~
A very good practice 10 to feed young
calves whole milk from three to four
weeks, depending upon their growth and
development. At the end of this period
a little skimmilk may be added and the
whole milk reduced until at the end Of
the fifth or sixth week the calf is placed
entirely upon skimmilk. About three
or four pounds of whole milk is fed
twice day for the first few days, and
then the amount gradually increased as
the cali's needs demand.
There is more danger Of overfeeding
the calf at this period than underfeed-
ing The calf when through drinking
milk appears more eager for it than
when it began, but the feeder must use
bis Judgment and not try to satisfy the
calf's propensities for feed at this time.
II will be found that in two or three
weeks the calf will eat little hay.
There should also be placed before 1t at
this period q mixture of whole oats and
bran, equal parts by weight. The calf
will not eat very much but doing this
early in the calf's life encourages II to
eat sooner than il would otherwise. II
is we'll TO feed calves skimmilk until
they are eight TO ten months old, but
they will get along very nicely II skim
milk is taken from them when they have
reached the age of six mouths. 1t is
possible after they are three months OF
age to raise them without feeding any
milk, but We always consider it far bet
ter to continue the milk until they are at
least six months of age. Calf foods
have been used quite successfully when
there is a shortage Of skimmilk. Ground
fiaxseed is also an excellent feed for
young calves, especially IL they do not
do very we'll upon skimmilk alone. Mix
a teaspoouful of the ground fiaxseed
meal with the milk, then gradually in
crease the amount until the calf is being
fed about a tablespoonful. Blood meal
il often used and il is very good calf
feed.
1t is not necessary to cook or scald
any of the feed for the calf.
When the calf is five or six months OF
age, il may be fed the same mixture as
is given the herd, provided it contains
good variety of feed and is rather rich in
protein. II will be found that the calf
will enjoy silsge il it can be provided.
Silage and good legume hay form the
basis for good calf ration after it is
six months old.
Ifsweet whey can be provided il may
be fed when the calf is 3 or 4 months
old, using a little ground tisxseed or
blood meal with il. Whey is by no
means as good as skimmilk for calves,
but is better than water provided 1t is
clean and sweet.-Hoard's Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
kkou es Mount Mckinley.

Aichdeacon Stuck In bis account q
his climb to the summit Of Mount Ne.
Kinley. The Ascent Of Denah." etvO
this description Of his impressions
upon reaching It: Immediately before
us, in the direction In which We had
climbed. lay-nothing; void, q sheer
gulf many thousands Of feet deep. and
one shrank back instincuvely from the
little psrapet Of snow basin when ona
had glanced at the awful profundiU.
Across the gulf. about 1900 feet b.
meath US and fifteen or twenty miles
away. sprang most splendidly into view
the great mass Of Denali's Wife, OF
Mount Foraker. as some white men
misname her. dlling majestically all
the middle distance. And never
was nobler sight displayed to man than
that great isolated mountain. spread
out completely. with all its spurs and
ridges. Its cliffs and i1 glaciers, lofty
and mighty. and yet far beneath u.
- . Beyond stretched. blue and
vague to the southwest the wide val.
ley Of the Kuskokwim. with an end Of
all mountains. 80 II was, however.
to the south and the east that the
most marvellous prospect opened be
fore ua
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
PART IL.

7OLAN must have been In every
IN sea and yet almost never on
uv land. He told me once. with y
grave smile, that no man In the
world lived so methodical life as be-
"You know the boys say am the Iron
Mask. asd you know how busy he
was" He said 1t did not do for any
one to try to read all the time more
than to do anything else all the time.
but that he read just Eve hours a day.
"Then," he said. Il keep up my note
books. writing In them at such and
such hours from what l have been
reading, and l include in them my
scrapbooks." These were very curious
indeed. He had six or eight. OF differ
ent subjects. There was one OF his
tory, one of natural science, one which
he called odds and ends" But they
were not merely books Of extracts
from newspapers. They had bits OF
plants and ribbons. shells tied on and
carved scraps of bone and wood. which
he had taught the men to cut for him,
and they were beautifully illustrated.
Till he grew very old. he always went
aloft a great deal. He always kept up
his exercise. and never heard that he
was Ill. II any other man was III he
was the kindest nurse In the world.
and be knew more than half the sur.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
CYRUS o Canal Builder.

In eaking of the river regulations
of the aucients Sir william Willcocks.
the noted English engineer. said:
"Cyrus rhs Great controlled the
Gyndes. a tributary OF the TiGris. In Q
truly original manner. Babylonia was
already peopled and lands were needed
for his Persian troops. The Gyndes
discharges 10000 sectional feet and
runs thirty feet deep In . sandy and
mobile bed. He could build no regula'
tor. 80 he dug thirty canals. divided the
waters OF the river among them. closed
the river BY an earthen dam and com
pletely controlled It Az be could never
have induced bis wild soldiers to dig
these canals for any useful purpose. be-
took advantage Of the fact that bis II
vorite horse had been drowned In the
iooG and urged bis soldiers to dig the
canals and dissipate the waters OF the
river In such a fashion that II could
never again drown q horse.-Engineer'
Ing Record.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
Reversed.

This may be new one to some OF
our readers: Enter into the only drink
dispansary III the dusty town an en-
gineer on an examination trip. A
small crowd surrounds happy looking
prospector who Ii setting them up
One man informs our engineer. Jim
Just struck the thin edge Of an ore
body on his Red mountain prospect to
day. and he's feeling mighty good"
The, follows an introduction to jim
who declares with emphasis, "Yes. sir
am within just three feet OF q mil
lion dollars" A year later. happening
into camp again. our engineer encoun-
ters Jim. sitting dejectedly on bench
In front of the same dispensary. After
drink In reply to an inquiry about
the great ore body Jim stated with sad
emphasis, partner. I'm a million feet
from $3r' - Engineering and Mining
Journal
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
Foster Mother of the Human Race

Man needs the hog for it's utility and
economy as a wealth producer. the cat
for its com panionship, the dog for it's
domesticity, the hen for its helpfulness,
and all for their aid in the conservation
of his resources or for his personal
pleasure, but man has lived and can live
without any OF these.
With the COW it Is different. Milk is
the only universal human food without
which mankind cannot exist, and its
supply in adequate quality and quantity
affords one OF the big economic prob
lens of the day. Beef has ever been the
food OF the dominant races Of mankind.
From its fibre is builded that brain and
Drawn, that vim and energy, that acu-
men and initiative by which man has not
only conquered the forces Of the earth
and air to mans use, but has won su'
premacy over the vegetarian races OF bis
own kind. The leather Of our shoes,
our chairs, automobiles, mills and fac
tories; the buttons on our clothes, the
combs for our hair, glue for our furni-
ture, hair for mortar and mattresses, bis.
cults for our pets and fertilizer for our
far ms, are but Incidental sidelines OF
production by the COW, who is the foster
mother of half the human race.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
Cranky Cows and Cranky Men.

The nervous man often does not think
how hard he is bearing on with the
comb and brush while grooming the
stock. The nerves In some cows seem
to lie very near to the surface. At any
rate, they feel 1t when the pressure 10 q
little harder than 1t ought to be, and
they are apt to step around and try to
get out of the way. do not know how
It 10 nor why II Is, but anything that
works on the feelings Of COW directly
affects her milk giving qualities. have
seen cows that had such control over
the flow of milk that you could not get
. drop from them If everything was not
just SO.
Cranky COWS and cranky men never
ought to be on the same farm. Bad for
the cows and bad for the man Makes
the man ugly and costs him money.
Makes the COW meaner than pusley and
leads her to hate the sight Of her master.
Get cows about you that you like and
then be kind to them. That's the high
way to success.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23

Come, Mr.. Dumps, tits time to stir
your stumps; see that your wOOdhOuse
in well filled before the winter closes.
Go toi get thee up in the morning, and
HE TO thy barn; peradveuture thy OK or
ass may stand in need Of thy aidl Who
but a slouch or sloven would have a
dirty barn? Clean stables are as neces-
sary to the barn. az clean bedrooms to
the house. Filth is said to be necessa-
~ to the production Of vegetable life,
but have no belief OF its being condu-
Give to the health Of animals.-Old Al
manac, 1914.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
wtntse.

In the winter nature ceases from bsr
iabors and prepares for the great
change. The wind sweeps through tho
great forest with a sound like the blast
Of a trumpet. The dry leaves whiri In
eddies through the air. A fretwork OF
hoary frost covers the plain. The
stagnant water In the pools aud ditch
es ia frozen into fantastic hgurea In
the low hanging clouds the sharp air.
like a busy shuttle. weaves her shroud
of snow. There 10 q melancholy and
continual roar In the tops Of the tall
pines like the roar of cataract II u
the funeral anthem Of the dying year.
-LongfellOw.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
Qualified.

Qualified.
I'm sure my daughter - going to
make a great singer some day"
"ls that s0r'
"Yes: she's always quarreling with
her mother. who tells me It b abeo-
lutely impossible to manage hsf."-D<
trot Free Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
The Secret.

At bal uasQue group OF girls d.
manded Of a magician:
Tell US. oh. tell us. how We may ~
main always young and always beau
ufulr'
"Humph. Nothing easier" grunted
the magician Get million and stay
single."-Exchange.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
Spitsfut.

40 you know. Mayme. ! had tos
hardest work In the world to keep Mr..
Smith from proposing!
II dare say you had-to some sthss
giri."-Baltlmore American.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
lnta AZ Chaoka

"Can you apply check 20 yoaf
wife's extravagancer
"Can u She just keeps me 9nd ny
account busy supplying them-"-BaId.
morn American
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23

Plenty Of Sunlight-Iu the construc.
ton OF barns, or shelters Of any kind for
animals, ample provision should be
made for the admission Of the maximum
amount Of sunlight. Southern exposure
10 desirable; that la, having the msjori-
" of the windows facing tho south.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23

Be good friend to your henA They
know the difference. The hen that 10
nettsd and made much Of 10 the best hen
10 lay. That's what We keep them for.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23

BURY me In the sea. Il has been NJ
home. und ! love T.. But viii not SOM
one set up a stone for my memory ~
Fort Adams or at Orleans. that my d.
grace may not be more than ouGht %
bearf Say on Il:
"In memory q
PHILIP NOLAN.
Lisutsnant
In the army Of
the United States.
He loved his country a. no other nAs
has loved her. but no man deserved ~
at her hands"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
Knew Hls Dad.

Teacher Several Of y0ur examples
in arithmetic are wrong. Johnny. Why
didn't you ask your father to help you'
Johnny-'Causs wasn't looking fos
trouble, that's why.-Exchanga
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
wh.. th. e.rth IA Made or.

Nearly half the earth 10 oxygen: Q
little more than quarter Of the earth
Is silicon: nearly per cent Of Il =
aluminium and nearly ~ per cent 3
iron.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23

He that buys what he does not waae
will soon want what he cannot buy
Simmons.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
Worlds Greatest
Short Stories
No. l.
THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY
By Edward Everett Hale

Twenty-four famous authors were
asked recently to name the best
short story in the English LANGUAGE.
The choice Of Mary Roberts Rine-
hart and Owen Johnson was The
Man Without Country" by Ed
ward Everett Hale His works are
published by Little, Brown & Co
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEKD TIE PLOw."

on practical agricultural topics
70 solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department 70 HENRY ID.
HAMMOND. Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrss. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-23

I'm the first families" / told him every
thing | could think Of that would SHOW
the grandeur Of his country and Its pros
perity.
And he drank It in and enjoyed II as j
cannot tell you. He grew more ana more
silent, yet 1 never thought he was tireo
or faint. ! gave him a glass OF water,
but he just wet his lips and told me mol
TO 20 away. Then he asked me to brinG
the Presbyterian Book Of Public Prayer
which lay there. and said. with smile.
that II would open at the right place
and 40 Il did. There was his double
red mark down the page. and knet
down and read and he repeated with me-
"For ourselves and our country. gra
cious God, we thank thee. that. notwtth
standing our manifold transgressions OF
thy holy laws. thou hast continued to US
thy marvellous kindness" and 30 to the
end Of that thanksgiving. Then he turned
to the end Of the same book. and read
the words more familiar to me. Most
heartily We beseech thee with thy favor
to behold and bless thy servant. the pres
Ment Of the United States. and all Others
in authority" and the rest Of the Episco
pal collect "Danforth." said he. 81 have
repeated those prayers night and morn.
ing-it Is now fifty.fve years" And then
he said he would go TO sleep. he pent
me down over him and kissed me. and
he said. Look In my Bible. Danforth,
when am gone" And went away.
But had no thought II was the end.
thought he was tired and would sleep.
knew he was happy. and l wanted him &C
be alone
But In an hour when the doctor went ID
gently he found Nolan had breathed his
life away with q smile. He had some
thing pressed close to his lips II wai
his fathers badge Of the Order OF Cin'
cinnst.
We looked In his Bible. and there wal
. slip Of paper at the place whore he had
marked the text:
''They desire a country. even heaven
ly: wherefore God II not ashamed to b
called their God: for he hath prepared foI
them Q city"
On this slip OF paper he had written:
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-02

Delinquency numbered 278 issued
on the 5th day of May, 1913 by the
Tax Collector of the County of Lin
coin, state of Oregon, for the
amount of Ten and 82-100 ($1O.82)
Dollfrs. the same being the amount
then due and delinquent for taxes
for the year 1909 together with
penalty, interest and costs thereon
upon Il real property assessed to
'ou, of which you are the owner
as appears of record, situated in
said County and State, and particu-
larly bounded and described as fol-
lows to-wit: Northwest Quarter of
the Southwest Quarter and West
Half "a of Northwest Quarter (4)
of Section Thirty-six (S6) Township
Nine (9) Range Nine (9) west of
Willamette Meridian.
You are further notified that said
G.. G. Roe has paid taxes on said
premises for prior or subsequent
years with the rate of interest on
said amounts as follows: