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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15
How Red Cross Seals Help.

"How do Red Cross Seals really help
the cDusumptive? Here are few illns-
trations from our experience" said the
visiting nurse of western city.
"There is little Leo. Almost every.
body about town knows Leo, the little
newsboy with crutch. He came under
the care of the association four years ago
when he was a little fellow five years
old He had tuberculosis of the hip and
ankle, the leg was misshapen and twist
ed, and he could walk only by the aid
of two crntches.
"In these four years he has had expert
treat ment by specialists Of the city, who
gave their services to the free dispeusary
supported by the association, and he
has been given every advantage of skill
and nursing that the association provides
for its patients. To-day he uses only
one crutch and specially made shoe,
and his is now an arrested case. While
through carelessness the disease might
develop again, he has no tuberculosis
now, and it is altogether probable that
be may eventually be able to throw
away the remaining crutch.
"Then there is a working man. who,
when found by the association had been
unable to work for more than a year.
Food and other needed things were pro-
vided, and as soon az he was able he was
enrolled az patient at the tuberculosis
clinic. Improvement was slow at first,
bnt he was careful aud Intelligent, and
after some months he was able to go
back to work. He is now 80 much bet
ter tha, he reports to the clinic only oc.
casionally, and his Improvement con-
tinues.
"Auother man perhaps owes his life
to Red Cross Seals. He had been unable
to work for a good many years. Under
the care made possible by the fund de-
rived from the sale of Red Cross Christ
mas Seals he Is starting on his second
year of work.
"a young widow, whose husband died
from tuberculosis, had become infected
through caring for him. She came to
the association. and Is now working and
caring for her two little children.
"These are only very few OF the
many cases that Red Cross Seals have
helped"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15
MaeterIinck's Proposition.

Maurice Maeterlinck may be influenced
some " hat by his Belgian nationality to
give to Prussia an undue monopoly OF
militarism, but that aside, his general
proposition cannot be criticised. He
says this: Through the whole course
of history two distinct will powers have
been noticed that would seem to be the
opposing elemental manifestations OF the
spirit of our globe, one seeking only evil,
injustice, tyranny, suffering, the other
striving for liberty, right, radiance, joy.
These two powers stand once again face
to face. Our opportunity is to annihilate
the one that comes from below. Let us
know how to be pitiless that we may
have no more need for PITY 1t 10 the
measure of organic defense, it Is essen.
tial that the modern world should stamp
out Prussian militsrism as it would
stamp out poisonous fungus that for
half century had poisoned its days.
The health of our planet Is the question.
Tomorrow the United States and Europe
will have to take measures for the con.
valescence of the earth" But suppose
10 the meantime, the United States be-
comes infected with the germ Of militar.
ism. II the United States Ia to cooper
ate with Europe for the oonvalescence of
the earth, the United States must stick
to its ideas. That Is the lesson OF the
war for the United States.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15
Maine News Notes.

Kindness Ia not without it's material
reward sometimes, as two brunswick
hous seholders proved recently, when In
one case they outft,ed stranger With
trousers and gave him bis breakfast and
In the other the stranger, who said he
bad been robbed 10 Bangor and had been
without food for "a hours, was fed. Both
men proved grateful and paid for their
services in shoveling diligently. One
came back TO bis benefacfOr's house the
morning following the gift OF clothes
that be might further repay the kind
ness.
That was q notable Thanksgiving
gathering at the home OF Rev. and Mrs.
S. F. Emerson OF Skowhegsu, when 32
Of their sons, daughters and grandcbil-
drsu participated in the good oId-fash-
toned dinner. Sixteen Of those present
we're of the masculine gender and 10 Of
the feminine. Another thing worthy OF
note is that in their large family of chill.
dren and grandchildren there has never
been death or serious accident. Mr..
Emerson is prominent in grange affairs
and has probably held more offices and
longer in the order than any other man
in Maine.
Carter B. Keene of Freedom, Me-, who
resides in Washington as director OF the
postal savings banks, is watching the
system grow these days with large
m measure of satisfaction. He has sDa-
cious quarters in the new post office
building which adjoins the Union Sta.
tion, and from his windows the Capitol
building looms near. On his wall hangs
a picture of Grover Cleveland, under
whose administration Keene went to
Washington to start upon his creditab'e
career in the public service. He keeps
in close touch with all the Maine people
who come down from the Pine Tree
S ate, and indeed, his office is a point of
rendezvous.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15
Spraying Iron suIphate on Potatoes.

For a number of years the Maine sta
tiou experimental with copper sulphate
and iron sulphate al a means of eradi-
eating wild mustard from oats As 1t
was found that wild mustard could be
successfully controlled in this way, nu
msrous inquiries were received relative to
the possibility of exterminating wild
mustard In potatoes. While 1t was ex.
pec'ed that the application Of the iron
sulphate would materially injure the po-
tat0 vines, there was no experimental
evidence az to what the effect would be
on the resulting crop.
In 1918 An experiment OF this kind
was conducted at dighmoor farm, in
which, strange to say, there seemed to
be- an Increased yield where the iron
sulphate was used. The results were
published in bulletin No. 224 1t was
stated a. a conclusion: "The expert
snce indicates that with a field OF pota'
toes badly infested with mustard, spray
ing with sulphate of iron solution may
be resorted to with reasonable expect
alton that the yield of tubers will not be
diminished. At present such a treat
ment can only be recommended as a
rather extreme MEASURE
This experiment, on WHICH the above
was based, was conducted in the central
western part of the state and in a year
in which there was particularly long
growing season. A similar experiment
was made on au Aroostook farm the
present season with Green Mountain
potatoes. There were five plots, three
OF which were untrea,ed, one of which
was sprayed once with sulphate OF iron,
and another which was sprayed twice
with sulphats of iron. The tops that
were sprayed once quite quickly rallied,
and those that were sprayed twice were
much moro checked. The yield per
acre on the unsprayed plot was at the
rate of 1873 barrels per acre. The plnt
sprayed once yielded at the rate OF Ill
barrels per acre, and that which was
sprayed twice at the rate of 100 barrels
per acre.
The results obtained in 1914 were
what would naturally be expected, and
we're quite different from those obtained
at Highmoor farm in 1913. This would
seem to Indicate that sulpbats OF iron
applied to potato vines Ia sufficiently In.
furious to render it an impracticable
method OF lighting wild mustard in po'
tato fields.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15
How | Sold My Apples.

In the chaotic condition of the apple
market from October ! to November la.
growers were at loss what to do and
buyers very prompt to take advantage.
With the exception OF few barrels
shipped early across the water | have
sold all l grew to private parties, stran.
gers, at a good advance over buyers
prices. The use OF my name by some
writer in Boston paper brought calls
for $50 barrels more than l could sup
ply.
If this indicates anything 1t is that
consumers are az anxious to cut loose
from the middlemen as growers, and
fully as prompt to act. in every case
my proposition was to sell at such price
as to land them at the buyers door and
divide the middlemen's profits. This
made a substantial saving for them aud
gave me a substantial increase for every
barrel The number of calls. covering
every New England state, tells It's own
story OF unrest on the part Of consumers.
and surely suggests that here is big
field for the producer to cultivate.
1t is folly to sit and complain about
Lu0 tEl6lS duu tTOuOl60 vi tu6 kTUW6T,
II We ever find relief 1t must be because
We seek it. Nobody else is going to
carry our burdens for US. To my mind
the first step is to get into direct touch
with consumers and then furnish sn
good an article that they will core back
yearly. The calls Of the past two weeks,
from total strangers, for winter supply
Of vegetables would take all an average
farmer could grow, yet these calls game
from parties who had frat ordered a
barrel Of apples. The parcel post opens
the way for the easy cultivation OF this
field. The city man ia hungry for food
fresh from the earth aud ready to pay 9
good price for the same.
II We meet these consumers hallway
In price, the trade Ia ours so long az the
standard of quality Is maintained. DR.
Twitchell In N. E. Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15
Ma, 1 ibsraI Christmas Givsrs.

The big private banking houses OF
Wall street are the most liberal re
warders at Christmas. Just as they are
the heaviest sulary payers throughout
the year. The greatest house In the
street has been known to give lOO per
cent bonus to all employees at New
Year's-that Is. double pay for the en-
tire year. In that firm New Years Is
the greater day. Nobody has ever ex'
planned exactly why 1t Is preferred to
Christmas. Often the house gives AZ
Der cent. But. like other private bank
ing firms. 1t never lets It get out what
bonus 1t will pay for fear that the
size Of the gift will be taken by the
world to Indicate the state Of pros
perity Of the firms preceding year
Every year the amount Of the bonus
naturally does leak out afterwaro
through the people who get pieces OF
II and who lunch with benefited ones
from other banking houses. So II Is
that almost everything In Wall street
leaks out through the amiable weak
nesses Of luncheon gossip.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15
HIDDEN DANGERS
Nature Gives Timely Warnings That
No South Paris Citizen Can
Afford to Ignore.

DANGER SIGNAL NO. comes from
the kidney secretions. They will warn
yuu when the kidneys are weak. Well
Kidneys eKcreta a clear. amber fluid.
Weak kidneys send out thin, pale and
foamy. or u thick, red, i'll smelling urine
full OF sediment and irregular Of passage.
DANGER SIGNAL NO. comes
from the back. Back pains, dull and
heavy, or sharp and acute, suggest weak
kidneys and warn you Of the danger OF
dropay, gravel and Brights disease. 10
that case Doan's Kidney Pills have been
endorsed by thousands. Here 10 o state
mont OF nearby resident:
81 know of no other remedy like
Doan's Kidney Pills." says n. n. Kilgore,
farmer OF Danforth ST., Norway. Ne.
II hsd backache and rheumatic palu for
more than year. Ny kidneys were the
cauae OF the trouble Sometimes l was
90 lame could hardly stand. I didn'i
rest much and WAS feeling miserable
when was advised to try Doan's Kidney
Pills. A few boxes cured me-"
Price 50c, at all dealers. DON'T simply
ask for a kidney remedy-get Doau's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mr.. Kilgore
had. Foster Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo,
Ny.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15
YOU'LL TALK NO BUSINESS TO ME TO-DAY"

YOU'LL TALK NO BUSINESS TO ME TODAY
that II he'd give me few minutes Ia
like to talk little business with him
You'll talk no business to me to-
day. he said You'll have dinner and
supper with Us and mighty good BED
tonight. You can talk business In the
morning
But broke In.
There's no but" about IT, That's
the program. aud l'm boss IN this
house,
"And let me tell you. boys. had a
bully time!
After breakfast my host took me
into the little office he had between the
parlor and dining room and told me to
fire away.
what do you think | said? MT.
Johnston. don't want to talk business
ut all. I'm going on my way. and I'll
come again tomorrow.
Don't be afraid. II It's something
disagreeable spit II out" be said.
What's the question:
"'When are you going to take up
those notes Of Ehrman & Wilson's1
That's what they sent me up from
Brooklyn about. But after the friendly
way you and your wife have treated
me | have nothing more to say. I'm
ashamed Of my lob
".You're ull right. young man. ne
remarked. to my astonishment and re-
lief. i don't blame you bit and
admire the stand you take. Read some
more stories to Nellie out Of her book
while | look after the cattle. and BY
and by well drive to town. and Ill hx
up the notes for you. | hnve been
pretty hard 70 the last few months.
but ! got In a sum Of money few
days ago. and everything is o. z. now.
when we got to the bank he gave
me a certified check for the 5000 he
oweG the house and ten dollar bill
for myself to buy something for my
baby as a present from curly headed
Nellie."-New York Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15
What the Bull Will Do.

The United STATES Department Of
Agriculture is inquiring into good
many things powanays.
The Department has been looking into
the influence and effect OF the registered
sire ON herd of COWS, or perhaps we
bad better say on the descendants Of
such herds. Here IL q fact that Is
brought out: One man in Newago
county, Michigan, by using pure bred
Guernsey sire steadily for seven wears.
raised the profit of his herd from Sl3 04
Der COW to $50 90 In another herd, by
the use OF bull of the same breed, tue
increase in production per COW was
raised from 225 pounds of butterfat to
S4l pounds, and the percent OF fat 10 the
milk of the herd went mp from 8 "a to
sos.
Now these are simple facts showing
what can and will be done II the farmer
will do his part. As the seed Is so shall
the product be, 10 kind at least,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15
No Need to Fear Meat.

| According to the specialists OF the De-
partment of Agriculture people even 10
states quarantined for the foot-and.
mouth disease need have no fear of eat.
ing meat, provided they cook It thor.
oughly. The foot.aud.mouth disease In
not easily communicated to human be-
ings through food, although milk from
diseased COW might transmit the disease
to q human being. In the case Of milk,
however, pasteurization will render it
entirely safe. Human beings who do
get the disease commonly get 1t from d.
rect contact with sick animal. 1t is
wisest therefore, for people to keep
away from all animals having the dis.
ease unless they are properly provided
with rubber gloves, coats and boots, and
these are thoroughly disinfected after
each visit to the animals.
In the case OF meat, as In the case OF
milk, 1t must be remembered that oil
herds which actually show the disease
are quarantined, and neither milk nor
meat from the sick animals can be sold.
Sixty percent Of the meat used In this
country is produced In the nearly 900
federally inspected slaughteriDg and
packing establishments located 10 24O
cities. In these establishments no ami.
NAL is slaughtered until it has passed an
ante ortem inspection and also most
rigid post-mortem inspection by veter-
marian at time of slaughter. After
slaughter its meat can not leave the es-
tablishment until 1t has been carefully
examined and stamped ~. s. Inspected
and Passed." In all these establish.
ments no animal showing anv symptoms
whatever of foot .and.mouth disease is
allowed to 20 to slaughter, and no meat
which on post.mortem inspection. shows
any suspicious symptoms OF this COM
plant can be shipped out OF the estab.
lishmeut. All meat suspected Of coming
from an animal suffering from this com
plant Is sent, under Government seal,
to the tanks to be rendered into fertil-
izsr. The federal inspection stamp on
meat, therefore, means that it is entirely
safe.
The Federal Government. however, !
has no jurisdiction over local slaughter.
houses which do not ship meat outside
of the state 10 which it Ia slaughtered.
If, hnwever, meat from such an animal
did escape from one OF these local
slaug ghterhouses, which are purely under
state or municipal control, all danger OF
it's communicating the disease to human
beings would be removed when it is |
cooked aud steriized. Those
who are located near an infected region
and wish to be absolutely certain of the
safetv OF their meat should cook 1t thor.
oughly.
The disease when contracted By adults
Is not at all serious illness. 1t com.
monty takes the form OF slight fever
sores in the mouth and slight eruption
on the fingers. In the case OF small or
sickly children 1t may take more seri-
Gus form, especially If complicated by
other illness.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15
The Solution of Cooperation.

It'll ba true that az the twig is bent
the tree Is inclined, Massachusetts agrl
culture ought to have an inspiring num-
Der of sturdy oaks In the rising genera
tion. No northern state has so thor
nuehly orgsnized or been 30 suGcessfp
in boys' and girls club work az the old
Bav staie. This year something more
than 40, 900 boys and girls have been]
studying agriculture IN an organized
way. What an inspiring army TO head a
campaign for a more prosperous and
satisfying rural life. Within decade
the present investment will be re-
urnlug diyideuds 90 encouraging thas
all will wonder why the young folk
we're not earlier oOusilsred.
From one end OF New England to the
her the Que great need for rural ad-
yancement continually urged is cooper
alton. Attempts 10 thoroughly unite
mature farmers have, as a whole, been
discouraging. But wait until these
sturdy oaks, early trained to associated
and community effort, come to the
front. Then will cooperation In spirit,
rather than idea, bring to rural life a
richness and fulness meyer yet attained
This Ia as inevitable AZ light following
sunrise-providsd this work with opI
youth, so we'll begun, is continued in
right lines and improved upon.
Each New England state is doing sys.
tematic boys and girls club work
some little more successfully than
Others. In all this work there Is one
significant fact, namely, that the legisla'
ture is not asked to raid the state treas
ury for thousands of dollars. The ulti
mate dividends would amply justify 1t,
but 30 far, great progress has been gain
ed by local effort, after the idea of help
to self.help. There are those OF Us who
believe this is the most impressive and
promising factor of the movement. Out
side of the training toward self.reliance
1t Is q shining object lesson to those who
think they must run to the public Till
for all their desires, thus increasing taxes
and further G0mplicating the nations
problems.
Each and all OF US should feel it duty
and privilege to assist in this work
There are hundreds of ways to contrib
ute our mite. Let US, and especially
let organizations that are directing the
work, proceed not bllndly because
"it seems all right" but rather advance
along a carefully though out, workable
and natural plan. Here isa force sec
ond to none In possibilities-not ever
our federal department of agriculture ir
its millions of expense, since 1t come!
up from the people instead OF dowr
from few, since it develops the com
muni,y spirit (co.operation) as we'll al
the individual. 1t isa momentOus trust
Let US not be found wanting.-N. <
Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15
PrettY Good Method.

A famous clergyman tells OF lay
preachers conference In which vet
eran described his method Of sermon
preparation.
II take my text" he said, land divide
my sermon into three parts. In the
first part tell 'em what I'm going to
tell 'em. In the second part-well,
tell 'em. In the third part l tell 'em
what I've told 'em."-St Louis Post
nispofch
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15

But earthen were the sparrows,
And earth they did remain,
Though loud tho Jewish children
Cried out and cried again.
Except the one bird only
The little Lord Christ made.
The earth that owned him master,
His earth heard and obeyed.
Softly no leaned and Whispered,
"Fiy up to heaven. Hy!"
And swift his little sparrow
Went soaring to the sky.
And silent all the children
Stood awestruek looking on
Till deep into the heavens
The bird of earth had sone.
! like to think for playmate
We have the Lord Christ still
And that still above our weakness
He works his mighty will;
That all our little playthings
OF earthen hopes and joys
Shall be by his commandment
Changed into heavenly joys.
Our souls arc like the sparrows
Imprisoned in the clay
Bless him who csme to give then
wings
Upon . Christmas day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15
Hymn 333.

A youth named Harry Jordan sat at
m examination ut one Of the eastern
colleges. When he learned the result
he telegraphed to his people:
Hymn 1893. verse s. last two lines.
Harry"
The anxious father turned to his
hymn book and read the comforting
couplet:
Sorrow vanquished, labor ended.
Jordan passed. ."-Exchange.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15
Collecting on
Christmas
Told by q Drummer

A BUNCH Of us were putting In
| "a Sunday evening swapping
| yarns Of our early days on the
road when 1t came the turn Of
an accident insurance special.
"The first trip ever made was when
l was a kid Of twenty" he said. Il
was shipping clerk in an agricultural
implement house in Brooklyn. was
to make Il collection. and. Of all days In
the year. was to see the man Oh
Christmas day!
"Why then7 Well, the chap was
to see was big farmer up in the hills
Of Sullivan county. and he did quite q
business In farm implements among his
neiShbors. he had given the house
bunch Of notes running four months
and falling due Sept 1. Every one OF
them came back protested
1.-The junior partner had charge OF
the collections, and he figured there
was Just one sure way Of mailing the
chap, and that was to get to the house
Christmas morning.
II don't remember the name Of the
village ! had to get of at, but do re-
member it was a mighty cold night
when l arrived there. got away all
right in the morning after the hotel
man had given me all sorts OF direc.
uons about the way to get to John.
ston's place. twelve miles away.
Johnston himself opened It and
without waiting for a word from me
said: Come right In. stranger. Mighty
cold morning amt It? S'pose you lost
your way
II didn't commit myself one way or
the other. but accepted his invitation
by walking into the parlor. There was
Il bunch of children in the room, one
lad Of sixteen or so, who was told to
put the horse up. There was a big
Christmas tree In the window. all dec
Grated with shiny ornaments and tin
sci.
I'VE chatted for quite awhile until
he had to go to the barn to help his
men tend the horses. played with
the children. and when he got back I
had the littlest girl on my knee and
was reading to her.
STARTED showing again Johnston
remarked as he stamped his feet ON the
rag rug outside the parlor door Din
ner'll be ready In little while. but
III have the wife hurry 1t up II you
have to get away.
IL told him couldn't think Of but.
ting in on the family that way and