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APARTMENTS TO LET-FURNIsHED
East Side.

HOTEL IRVING.
20 Gramcrcy Park South. near 9Th Ave.
Summer rates: meals optional
I. >. and 3 handsomely furnished rooms and
a nd horelke country In the heart Of city.
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FARM IANDS-CANADA.

FARM LANDS-CANADA.
BRITISH COLUMBIA GOVERNM ENT
LANDS-l can locate and stake you some
wonderfully good farm lands close to the
railroad that can be purchased from the
Government from nve dollars an acre plus
small stalking fee. Write for full par
ticulars
CARTER.
aio-aii Grown Big, Bender Street W,
Vancouver r. C.. Canada.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20
Mature Brood Sows are Best

The most successful hog raisers are
those who hesitate about getting rid OF
their mature brood sows. They keep
them until their litters begin to grow
smaller. 1t has been proven conclusive
ly that the litters from mature sows are
larger, more vigorous and stronger at
birth, and make quicker gains than
those from younger sows.
Whenever farmer has q SOW which
has large litters, he should draw his fu
ture breeding stock from her, as prolif.
icacy is usually family trait and is
handed down from one generation to an
other. By keeping record Of the lit
ters of sows farmer is in a position to
know what animals to Gull out and what
to keep.
One successful farmer writes that he
makes il practice, in choosing bis fu:
ture brood sows, to see that the animal
is strong and has large lung capacity.
He says that be never yet bad prolific
brood SOW that had narrow wedge
shaped back, especially above the shoul.
ders. Another point that be insists on
is that the eyes be far apart. He says
that q SOW narrow across the eyes is hard
to manage and would make poor moth.
or to her litter.
Occasionally in a herd a SOW pig
makes exceptionally quick growth
Keep her and see il she transmits bel
qualities to her offspring; for in these
days of high priced meats, the quick
maturing hog is gold mine to the rails
or and every effort should be made TO
develop them. Then, too, the neighbors
are always on the lookout for such
stock and top prices can be obtained for
them.-Wm. Ryan in Farm Life.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20
How to Tame a Vicious Bull.

We wish We could impress upon own
ers of bulls the idea sufficiently. that q
bull Is as dangerous as charge OF dyna'
mite. We wish also that We could GET
owners OF bulls to buy q tread power in
which to work the bull at least two
hours day.
We have called attention several times
to the good effect of throwing . bull by
the aid of the double-loop rope. We
have seen some very savage bulls won
derfully tanned by that process. Take a
good balf-inch rope, pass 1t through the
nose ring and up between the horns TO 9
point just back of the fore legs; here
make a loop around the body bringing
The rope to the top Of the spine.
Make half-loop and pass it on to q
point Just in front of the hind legs; here
make another loop about the body max
ing half hitch a. before at the top o.
the back. Let the rope run out to tht
rear of the animal. say six feet, with
same length to spare in front Of biz
head. Then let two stout men take hole
of the rope ends and pull hard and tb'
bull drops to the ground as though ht
had been shot. Let him up to his fee
and drop him again. Hold him dowr
by the head few minutes and Let hin
up and drop him again. By this time b
will be thoroughly cowed, mystified ant
90 impressed with the power Of mar
over him that he will be as docile as
kitten. The great advantages of this
process 10 that the bull 10 not hurt ol
angered but he 10 greatly scared at BIZ
loss of bodily power.
Every bull that shows signs Of . tur
bulent disposition should be given dos
of the rope In this way occasionally. /
may save good mans life.-Hoard'
DairymAn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20

out by geniuses In invention In this
great mountain belt Of industry he telt
that he would find his future work.
One day be put aside his humble
tinker's kit and applied for work in O
cotton mill as a machinist- A year
had passed since his escape from the
prison on the Hudson.
John Nelson had advanced far be-
yond the circle Of the ordinary man OF
bis craft, and he could have pushed
rapidly ahead Of many Of bis fellow
employees In the first cotton mill
where he obtained employment But
be was content with obscurity for
awhile yet. and he knew that the time
would not be wasted. for every hour
of It would give him better grasp Of
cotton mill work.
He lived In mill town that seldom
saw the coming Of strangers. and he
made his habitat among the poorer
class Of employees, preferring to spend
his board money as O means OF help
where 1t was most needed. He made
no intimate friends among the people.
concentrating all his effort Of mind In
the study Of mill machinery and In
reading works on mechanical engineer
Ing, which he borrowed from his super
intendent
Despite his effort to remain In the
background Of workers, he was quickly
recognized as an expert and was I'D
yanced in wages as we'll as In the i'm
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20
Fertility and Moisture.

Observing men have long noticed that
iu times of drouth fertile land sustained
the growth of crops great deal better
than land that had been impoverished.
An eastern friend writes this: ~ can
provide against an excess Of moisture by
uuderdrainage, but what can man do
TO provide against drouth?'
Well, there is one way he can help
matters very greatly. He can do what
he can to build up the store of humus
and other plant food in his soil with the
assurance that his crops will get along
with much less moisture under such con-
ditiops Professor King in his book on
'.Soil Management" gives US clear
view of the working of this principle.
He says:
"Where large yields are expected it is
very important to understand that less
water is required for crop, in proper
ton 10 the yield, when the soil is abund-
autly rich. We found that when in rich
soils corn, oats, and potatoes used an
average of 355 pouads of water for each
pound of dry product; on the same soils
when they bad become impoverish-
cd by repeated cropping without fertili-
zation, the same crops used an average
Of 625 pounds Of water for each pound
OF dry produce"
So we can see that when a farmer
takes extra pains to increase the plan,
food in bis soil by manuring, or plowinR
under the second growth Of clover, or
the fourth growth Of alfalfa, he is doing
good deal to guard his land against
the effects of droutb.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20
True Wisdom.
Lord Bacon said.


"Wisdom for mans self alone is, in
many branches, depraved thing. 1t is
the wisdom of rats that will be sure to
leave a house somewhat before its fall.
IL is the wisdom of the fox that thrusts
out the badger who digged and made
room for him. 1t is the wisdom Of
crocodiles that shed tears when they
would devour."
To the farmer eometh another kindlof
wisdom. IL is derived from a study OF
the laws Of Nature; how she maketh the
crops grow; how she nourishes these
children of her body and feedeth them
from the storehouse of the soil. How
she assemblies the marvellous elements
of animal life, making everyone produce
after his kind. Unto man she gives do
minion over these things with the strict
Injunction that he care for the soil, the
plant, and the animal according to the
laws she, not he, has laid down. There
is no lesson that Nature teaches to the
farmer more clearly than that, if he be-
comes selfish for himself alone, ignoring
the rights of plant and animal life and
thus would prove robber OF the boun-
ties OF Nature, his wisdom shall surely
become as foolishneas.
Thousands upon thousands OF farmers
have disbelieved this law; have thought
they could cheat Nature, play a stiDgy
part toward the soil, toward the plant
and animal life entrusted to their care.
But the Judgments of God are true and
endure forever" Nature in all these
things is the voice of God calling upon
man to be reverent, worshipful and wise,
aud warning him that he must be just.
II he is wise he will be more than just,
he will be generous, for as the Bible
says: 1.-The liberal man deviseth liberal
things and by liberal things shall be
stand"
This is the essence of wisdom in tbs
farmer. Amid it all he must not forget
to nourish bis mind and With all his get
tings get wisdom and understanding.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20
CHAPTER TX.
Tho Coming Of the Woman.

The Coming OF the woman.
HOWARD LANSING. who had
immediate executive charge OF
the great working force OF the
Reedy mills. was master
both of men and machinery. At the
half century mark Of life. he had come
to admire and hold Us fine two things
-ability and decency.
These two things struck cameo-like
to his vision in John Nelson, who bad
applied to him for work. modesuy. as
plain machinist No tnngle OF q
million threads from the bobbins
brought an exclamation Of disgust
from his lips. No solution Of any intri.
cate mechanical problem caused him
to exult.
Nelson was Lansing's kind Of man,
and the superintendent invited him to
come and live at his home. Both men
were taciturn. appreciatve. but with.
holding their words. as do most men
who handle and care for the wonder
fully animated sinews Of Industry.
which speak only with their product
Nelson was glad to accept Lansing's
offer and transferred his belongings
to the superintendent's comfortable
home on the curving red road that
runs from Greenville upward toward
! Paris mountain.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20
There Is No Worthless Land.

IL any reader has piece Of seemingly
worthless land, no matter where it Is
situated, We would advise him to hold
on to it. Sometime it is reasonably sure
TO be valuable, and there are even
chances that il will be- worth more than
any corn land. It would seem that the
Creator never makes anything without
it's use. Swamps are transformed into
fat fields. Sandy deserts blossom under
irrigation. Rocky hillsides become
stone quarries. or their surfaces are clad
with vines and fruit trees.
Chemists are finding use for all sorts
of mineral deposits, and the United
States Geological Survey says: He 10
indeed bold prophet who pretends to
forecast either the probability or improb'
ability of future usefulness OF any raw
material. As has been illustrated by
the radium mineral carnOtite, the miner
alogic curiosity of one decade may be-
come the valuable ore Of the next.
Again, the principal ore OF aluminium,
bauxite, was not even mentioned in
list of useful minerals published by the
U nited States Geological survey twenty
five years ago."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20

Hs Applied For Work In q Cotton Mill.
portance Of his tasks. By sheer force
Of ability he had attained the degree
Of mechanical engineer and was al
ready at that point Of honest attain
ment when ut any moment he might
be called to strip Of his overalls and
step to the desk Of ten thousand a
year man.
Nelson did not feel that his first mill
was the place for his ultimate effort
to reach the top BE had come whence
no man knew. he had NO past to OF
fer. He could give no reference OF any
sort as to his life or character. he
could never tell truthfully where he
had gained the working foundations
for the knowledge he possessed.
he prepared to move on and made
his first request for letter OF recon-
mendation, which was gladly given by
his superintendent With this bit OF
paper in his possession he had estab-
lished q past He had something by
which he could identify himself as
John Nelson. mechanic. No one would
have to take his word only: he could
offer this reference. The few kindly
words Of praise written at his request
were more precious to him than silver
Or gold.
The garments Of laborer were no
longer suitable He parted with them
for clothes Of better texture. His old
back was cast aside forever. and In Its
place was a heavy trunk. big enough
and strong enough to carry his ward
robe and the books he had begun to
buy with his savings.
He said goodby to his first mill and
took the train south, crossing the North
Carolina state line into the Piedmont
section of South Carolina.
dis objective was the mountain city
q Greenville and the great plant OF
the Reedy River mills. These mills
were situated outside Of the city and
were famous not only for their superb
equipment and pre- duct, but also for
the administration Of their labor and
social affairs. They made a commu-
nifty by themselves. community gov
erned by the president Of the company.
q humane. wealthy and capable man.
Montgomery had every reason to be-
lIeve that he would be sufer employed
with the Reedy River company than
he would be elsewhere In the cotton
belt. He sought first Of all cover from
his pursuers.
He left the train at Greenvillc and
found It thriving little city resting
In the deep. cool shade Of the Blue
Ridge mountains. He looked toward
the distant giant tumuli; they seemed
to him a wall that God had dung up
against his pursuers and as mighty
stockade against the evils and miseries
| Of the outside world.
He ordered his baggage sent to the
hotel near the station and took a troll
lev car to the mills. He found the
superintendent. Howard Lansing. an1-
ious for just such man, satisfied with
the letter of recommendation. and was
employed at high wages Immediately.
Here. among the mountains. be would
make his stand and his fight. Here
was the home OF John Nelson. james
Montgomery was dead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20
Why Poor Cows 2

II
"There is no good excuse for slack
business methods on the dairy farm
say the officials of the Federal Depart.
ment of Agriculture. Furthermore,
they say, "A producer who makes no
sys' emstic effort to lower the cost OF
production by increasing the average
production of milk per COW is entitled
to little sy mpathy if he finds the busi.
ness Improbable. The profits yielded
| by a good COW often go to offset losses
caused By poor cows 10 the same stable.
The keeping of records of production OF
each individual in the herd, the elimina-
ton of Improbable cows, the improve
meut of the herd through selection of
the best producers aud breeding them to
a bull of dairy merit, and the selection
of the best heifers from such breeding
are necessary to put milk production on
a sound basis. Unless the producer
does these things be disregards the fun
dameutal principles of business econo
my, and IL is unreasonable for such a
man to expect the consumer TO pay him
profit on business practices which rep
resent such economic waste"
These statements are worth pondering
over. They touch phase of the milk
question that is too often overlooked BY
those who would ask for more money
for their product. ''On the other hand" T"
says the department., "the consumer
must expect TO pay his portion of any
legitimate increase in the cost of pro-
duction due to the marked increase In
the cost of production which has re-
suited in recent years from feed and la
Dor problems.
"Au increasing demand for good,
clean milk among consumers has result
ed iu more stringent regulations con
corning the sanitary conditions associst-
ed with the milk supply. Compliance
with these regulations requires more care,
attention, and extra expense on the part
of the producer, and it is only fair that
the consumer should pay his share OF
the cost of improving the quality OF the
milk"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20

Bills tongue was prorudins over hia
yellow lower teeth. Rage was chok'
ing him.
"She was q pretty girl when ! was
kid on the cops" continued Kearney.
A coughing sound. such az Q tiger
makes when be swallows q sharp
Niver of bone. came from the convict
A cloud swept by the warden In hia
chair and fell upon Detective LiRuten.
ant Michael Kearney Of police head
quarters. New York.
For a moment Mike Kearney was
close to death. but rage had blinded
the convict. and he fumbled in bis
reach for the throat Of bis enemy. A
dozen prison attendants were In the
room at the sound Of the crash. and
Bill Hawkins was dragged from bis
prey In time.
The detective struggled to his feet
and Strengthened out bis rumpled
clothes. When he got bis wind be
turned to the convict and said, II guess
that means a little more time for you
BILL"
The warden had had enough Of the
practice Of the third degree In bis Of
fee.
Zone minute" he said to the at
tendants holding Bill. he turned tc
Kearney. "Have you fnished?" be
asked
Yes"
He turned to the livid old prisoner
before him.
"Bnl. was this woman he told you
about your wife7
"She's MY wife," he painted "She's
got the certificate to prove It II she's
on the Bowery It's because she didn't
have nowhere else to CO."
"Go back to your cell. Bill" said the
warden.
Working on the trite axiom that
chickens come home to roost. Kearney
looked up every friend of the Mont,
gomery family In Nyack and the coun'
try around He impressed the town
police with the necessity for alertness
and patience in aiding In the recapture
Of the escaped convict
Montgomery would come back some
day to the place Of his birth. When
the exile years grew stale and profit
less the heimweh would get him and
he would succumb to it Kearney ar
ranged with the postal department to
put a watch on all letters sent to the
Immediate friends of his quarry and
his dead and buried mother.
All this carefully attended to. kear.
ney had the printer Of the police de
partment spread on his form photo
graphic plates showing Montgomery's 8
face In profile and in full. A reward
Of 81, 900 for information leading to his
recapture was announced In black type
above the pictures. Below was given
minute description of the convict
taken from the police records. These
circulars were printed and sent to ev'
cry police center in every city and town
In the country.
II was not exciting detective work.
but Kearney went at 1t as II his whole
career depended on Its successful ac'
complishment With the aid of ste
nographer and a mimeograph he sent
special letters to the heads Of oil big
firms employing machinists. This mar
rowed the search to considerable e1'
tent
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20

him." suggested the inspector. land
somehow be impressed me as truthful
although the evidence convicted hin
Of the crime"
There's lots of boy wonders among
the crooks" replied the detective
there's the Boston Kid. Little Jimmie
Moran. Baby Bernstein and whole
raft Of them that's Just out Of shor'
pants"
"WelL everything is pretty quiet
now" said the inspector. "and we
might just as well spend little time
on the Montgomery escape. DO you
think you can find himT
II gotta good start on the Job.
Kearney replied. We got his record
He can grow whiskers, change his
name and hide where he wants to. but
II l ever get the print Of one Of bis
fingers and check up on 1t he comes
back to Mulberry street with me-"
1t Is only a part Of an hours jour.
ney from the Grand Central station
in Forty y-second street. to the prison
village of Ossining.
Detective Lieutenant Michael Kear.
ney presented himself In the wardens
Office at Sing Sing ut 1890 o'clock the
morning after the escape OF convict
No. LOS -
He showed his authority to the
warden and said abruptly. I'VE put
him In here for life. and We want to
get him back here and keep him here.
The warden flushed. but controlled
his anger.
swell. this isS't exactly the place to
hunt for No. gu. 1OS." said he. HE left
here about II o'clock last night"
Ibid he have any help from the out
sideT asked kearney.
"None that we know of. BE man
aged to slip out in a box with lot OF
machinery"
"Did he get any inside helpr
"None that we know Of"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20

Don't use = scrub boar.
Don't have far, lazy sows; make them
exercise. Keep their appetites we'll
whetted.
The colony house is cheap and sfi-
cient In case none other 10 available.
Don't overfeed at fsrrowing time. +,
Don't fat.en pigs; keep them growing.
DON, forget to provide dry, warm
well-ventilated bog houses.
Don't let pigs drink from mud holes
and stagnant pools.
Keep floors, troughs and bedding
clean. Disinfect occasionally. Dip to
prevent lice; vaccinats to prevent ohol-
era: place worm killing mixtures within
easy access of them at all times. AN
ounce Of prevention is worth pound Of
crre.-James G.. Fuller, Agricultural
Expert meut Station, University OF Ws'
consin.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20
Notes.

There was . good farmer named Fred,
Who built him . splendid low shed;
His implements there
He kept With great care
"Tis better and cheaper" he said.
Timothy 10 useless, although rowen 10
an excellent feed for sheep.
For the sheep . shed open to the
south which provides plenty Of fresh air,
dry footing, dry bedding, and freedom
from drafts Is excellent.
Remember that when you are In the
right you can afford to keep your tenn
per, and that when you're In the wrong
you can't afford to lose It.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20
eenaratuIats you, Mr.. Nelson

ployee. For the right to manufacture
and sell his improved carding machine
Nelson was paid $4,000 cash and Civ.
en- q royalty on the sales.
When the transaction was closed and
the money deposited in his bank John
Nelson felt that the dream Of bis pris
on days was beginning to materialize
The foundation of the fortune neces
sary for him to prosecute world
wide search for the man for whose
crime he had suffered was laid. Hh
aim was higher than money and ease.
To pile up fortune was only a detail
of the task before him. His brain was
already busy with the incubation oi
another inventive idea.
fro RI coNrINuIp.l
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20
Used to u.

she-I suppose 1t would break your
heart II I were to say that can only
be sister to you. He-Not at all. rm
used to having girls say that-Ex.
change.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20
The sserst Incentive.

When ! read history and am tn'
pressed with any great deed I feel as
II 1 should like to see the woman who
is concealed behind It as its secret In.
centive. Heinrich Heine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20
AMONG THE FARMERS.
!" sPkED THE PLow."

Correspondence on practical Agricultural topics
Ia solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department TO HENRY ID.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford nem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20

Good nature and common sense are
required from ALL
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