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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-06

the sovereign's favor.
If the graduate from the harem
does not care for her new husband
what matters 1t? She has some lew.
els or if not. some handsome batik
.,ae native cloth) and she. can sell
4 TO secure the cost of a divorce in
Java, which discounts Reno in Am
erica. In Java the price of a divorce
Ia seventy-fve cents. 1t costs but
f!ty cents TO be married And this.
. in Mexican money. of less value
nan the American coin of the same
denomination.
Aud when they have begun their
housekeeping. on a small scale, with
q new lord, the servant hire win cost
her little. | had nine servants. It
cost me S15 month
Within the palace walls the women
battle, and dance, and sing, and
weave baik. They chew betel-nut
ana eat sweetmeats, and intrigue for
power 1t is by a woman OF the
harem that messages are sent to the
Sultan from his Prime Minister or
the dignitaries Of his court. BY an
other OF the inmates of the harem
the message returns. II the women
wish to make trouble. and they usu.
ally do, they distort the message.
The poor Prime Minister loses his
post. The woman who bore the
false message wins the monarch's
gratitude and so preferment. She
mas set her graceful bare feet upon
the path to power.
The women of the harem are ex-
qnisitely clean. They battle three
and four times day in large pool.
Men, women and children in the ma.
tive bathing costume make their abb
lutlons together. Daintily the women
perform the double function of bath
ing themselves and washing their
garments. They plunge into the
pool in the drapery they are wear.
Ing. When they climb out of it
they slip over their heads the dry
costume and. when drawing 1t about
them. drop the dripping garment.
1t is noticeable that there are no
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-06
By EVA GAUTHIER.
you like to live In 8
w country where you can buy
" q wife for a dollar?

wife for dollar?
have lived in such a land 1t Is
Java For three years l lived in the
country in which women are held
cheaper than anywhere else on earth.
Java. according to a French proverb.
is the country whose flowers have no
perfume. whose fruit has no taste
and whose women have no hearts.
In that country l met all grades
OF women, but particularly the in.
mates OF the Sultan's harem. Every
day for six months / visited them to
learn of them singing and dancing.
| would have been dull indeed had I
not learned at the same time much
OF their lives.
Picture to yourself a small city In
which romance is unknown. Con.
ceive that every woman within its
walls is plotting for favor, not for
loves sake but for the sake Of power.
Imagine life which never knows
love and to which its counterfeit is
brief and quickly forgotten.
Fix in your mind the image of q
woman who left off her girlhood at
ten, who married at twelve and who
at twenty-five is old, and at thirty is
aged. II your Imagination is equal
to all this you will have an outline
OF the lives Of the women Of Java
nese harems, the scetnless human
flowers Of the Far East.
AS some women long for love, for
a home. for the quiet joys Of domes-
ITCHY. these abnormal women long
for power. The eye of the newest
recruit among the four hundred
wives Of the Sultan OF Java is fixed
upon a place of power She wants
to become one of the three official
wives. To have son is the one
long step in that direction. For
should one Of the official wives fail
in such life mission she would be
discarded and one of those by cour.
tesy called wives. but who are in
reality mere concubines, might be
promoted TO that state. That is the
highest ambition OF Javarese
woman's life.
AS have visited in many lands
have desired always to study the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-06

X X ME. EVA GAUTHlER, niece Oh
/" Sir Wilfred Laurier, the
d. former Prime Minister of
Canada, daughter of famous as
tronomer. and protegee OF Lord
Strathcona. through whose influence
Canada sent her TO Paris 10 study
in the Conservative, is In New
York. having come from Java While
In that country she. for six months
daily, visited the Sultan's harem. be-
came we'll acquainted with his four
hundred spouses and had many OPP
portunities for study Of the Mahom.
etan court and customs.
She has related those experiences
and her deductions from them most
wildly for this newspaper.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-06
Curious Experiences Of
the Niece of a Former
Prime Minister of Ca1odt
In a Land Where a
Wife Costs One Dollar
and a Diuorce
SeUenty-F1ue Cents

music OF those lands. 1t vas nv
wish to learn the Javanese music at
It's best. They told me that it was
found in its purest forms in the Sui.
'an's harem
But" said my informapts. "you
VII never he permitted to enter the
harem' Inc Sultan and his four
hundred wives hate white persons.
lhere is murder in their hearts TO.
ward all OF them They would not
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Sanitation In Poultry Quarters.

Regardless Of the type or construction
of the laying house, IL the birds are to be
kept free from disease and in vigorous
condition, il is necessary TO practice
careful and thorough sanitation. This
work naturally groups itself along three
lines, namely:
The droppiugs should be removed
from the dropping board whenever they
are wet or give off Objectionable odors.
When by the use of absorbents, the
moisture can be kept from them they
are not harmful. 1t will usually be
found most economical 10 do this clean
ing at least twice week during the
winter.
The litter on the floor of the house
should be removed and replaced with
fresh, clean material Whenever it be-
comes wet, whenever it becomes finely
ground and loses its property to hide
the grain, whenever il becomes soiled
and mixed with a large quantity OF
droppiugs. An inch OF coarse sand
should be kept on the floor, and this
covered with straw or shsvings to a
depth Of 4 to inches.
Poultry diseases, especially those OF a
contagious nature, can be largely pre-
vented by spraying the interior OF the
house four or five times year with a
complete disinfecting solution. The
following is recommended as being very
effective: Five quarts cream of lime,
one pint Of creolin, one quart of kero-
sene. The mixture should be agitated
we'll and diluted with equal parts of
water, and applied with a force pump
through a spray nozzle. A thorough ap-
plication of this solution will accom-
plish three things much more quickly
and easily than IL the solution were ap-
piled with brush.
First, a good coat of whitewash will
be applied, thin, well spread and put on
with force, into all the cracks and crew
ices. Second, the creolin will kill any
disease germs which may be present in
the house. Third. the kerosene will
help to kill and drive out all red mites
| and to certain extent body lice. The
former can be entirely controlled by this
formula, and the latter by the use OF a
good lice powder in connection with the
above solution.
Lice and mites are severe drain on a
flock of laying hens If present in any
number. Care should be taken not to
let them get established A clean house
will mean more congenial surroundings
and healthier birds.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
The Progressive Farmer.

Progressive means moving forward,
conforming to standard OF perfection
which represents what Is now in Maine.
II makes difference to some to be call
cd farmer or workman. One has q
chance to grow very much OF what his
family consumes, at his odd hours,
while the other depends on someone to
give him employment and can furnish
the money SO he can buy his daily food.
This conforms very much to human
slavery. In the early days the young
man looked forward to the time when he
could buy lot OF land and make home
for himself and be called citizen of the
township. These principles carried out
ia what gave the country the name Of
New England, :" "The Leader"
Now, young farmers, be as earnest to
prove to the critic that your motto is
"Progressive," doing little better this
year than you did last year, to be proven
by your works.
When Horace Greeley said In bis
paper, "Young man, II you want to
farm, 20 west," many = man went
west thinking that there was no end
to the fertility OF the western soil.
"Grow crops and SELL" was their motto,
and then in old age many sadly SAID, 81
wisn was back in the east"
Now 1t is up to the farmer to crop and
at the same time to restore fertility to
the soil. It is best done by growing
young stock and raising those crops that
will be wanted on the farm, and others
will want to consume, and let you have
the money. instead Of the commercial
man. Keep moving forwsrd.-J. E.
Barker, In Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Silage Not Injurious.

We are in receipt of a letter from sub
scriber in Wyoming desiring Us to an
swer a few questions relative to silos
and silage. He says: "These questions
may seem foolish to answer but not SO
foolish to answer as for people to ask
them" They are as follows:
what percent of silos are not filled
this year in Wisconsin because the gov
ernment has stopped their being filled to
prevent tuberculosis? Also those not
filled because silage milks COW out in
years so she will give no more .milki
What percent of cows lose their teeth So
they are worthless If fed silage two ol
three years? What Is the name and
number of the bulletin the government
has issued against the use of the silo?"
There are no silos empty this year IN
Wisconsin because the government ha'
stopped them from being filled in order
TO prevent the development Of tubercu
losis In cattle. Tuberculosis does moi
come through silage but from a germ
II Is nothing short Of ridiculous fol
people to state that tuberculosis comes
from any kind Of feed, for the only way
cattle can develop tuberculosis is fol
them to come In contact with tubercula
germs.
Silage does not injure milking COW
in any way nor does il cause her to los'
her teeth, or tail, or ears, as some people
think. We have known of cattle tbs
| were fed silage for eighteen years ant
we're in as coed physical condition a
any animal could be at that advanced
age. just how these foolish, nonsensi
cal stories get started We are unable t
understand. II could be said that NOR
silos were built last year than any pre-
vious year and that more people ar
coming to understand the value OF silage
which all goes 90 show that notwith
standing the erroneous and silly state
ments concerning silage, 1t is having n
effect on the building of silos and th
use Of silage.
The government has issued no bulleti
advising people not to use silos. Th
facts are the federal government is urg
ing and directing the construction Q
silos, because silage Is one OF our bes
and most economical feeds for dair
cattle.-Hoard's Dairymap.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
NORWAY, MAINE.
He Remoued the
Danger Signal

T suffered long time with
n very weak back" writes Fred
smith. 325 Main ST.. Green Bay, Wis
"a few boxes OF Foley Kidney Pills
completely relieved me OF all soreness
and pain in the back, and now 1 am
as strong and well as ever.
One cannot help becoming nervous
and feeling tired and worn out when
the kidneys fail to filter and throw
out Of the system the poisonous waste
matter that causes kidney troubles
and bladder ailments
Backache is one of Natures danger
signals that the kidneys are clogged
up and inactive. II is often followed
by rheumatism. annoying bladder or
urinary disorders, puffy swellingS
under the eyes. swollen ankles ana
painful joints. -
Foley Kidney Pills get right at the
source OF trouble They invigorate
the kidneys to healthy action and
when the kidneys properly perform
their functions the poisonous waste
matter is eliminated from the system.
A. 4. SHURrLEFF & Co, South Paris
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Curious Telegraph Lines.

The most original telegraph line In
the world once extended from La Plaz,
the capital Of Bolivia, to the neighbor-
Ing town Of Oruro distance OF about
150 miles. There are no growing trees
in this part Of the world, and wood OF
any kind is so rare that the telegraph
poles were made Of the same material
as the natives household furniture
dried mud. The pillars were built on
stone foundations and measured about
five feet square at the base, with
tapering height Of fifteen feet. They
were placed about $50 feet apart An
other curious telegraph line was con-
structed in Uganda by a British en-
gineer, who transported growing trees
to the roadside and used them as poles
because he could not find any dead"
wood that would Withstand the raw
ages of the white ants. In Dutch
East India growing trees are also
turned to account In this manner, but
there O wire Is stretched across the
road between the trees on either side
and the actual telegraph line suspend
Cd down the center.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
The Horned Lark.

Looks like Satan, the horned lax
does, with his two black horns OF feGsh-
srs sticking out on top Of his bead
He wears q suit Of grayish brown
touched with pink. A black curve Over
his eyes and another black crescent
under his chin help give him . wicked
aspect His satanic topknot The two
tiny tufts Of black feathers oa ths
back Of bis head, gives him The mana
He's the horned lark.
But really he's not % bad - -
looks. You know that The minute Jon
see bis brown eyes and hear him sing
The farmer knows he isn't such .
wicked bird too. The horned lark safs
all kinds Of wild seeds. beetles, vssvfs
and bugs. II he gets tired ot bis d3se
he will start In and clean mp the graas'
hopper and cutworm crop
Sometimes he will visit IN oat ~.
bot be doesn't cause enough damage b
eet bis picture In the Fogus6 sallsfy
a q dangerous thisk. - Philadslphia
North AmH4nAA ...-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
n. Didn't sprout Horns.

The first Japanese to drink mnk a.
10 with misgivings lest he sprout horns
like q COW. That was In 1881. To
man that took that big chance Is M.
Tsuboi, who is still alive and absolute
ly free from horns.
At that time Mr.. Tsuboi was an ap'
prentice. He became III Of disease
that bafled the skill Of the japanese
physicians. 80 his master called In Df.
Hepburn. an American physician, wno
then lived in that district DR.. Hep.
burn prescllb lbed milk, one bottle to b
taken" every morning. The poor boy,
believing that the growth Of horns Va
inevitable II one drank cows mnks
begged his master not to make HIM
take the doctors prescription, but hh
frantic pleas were denied
There was considerable dimcuiU
about getting milk then because. -
there was no demand for milk-ths
greater part Of the population sharing
the boys belief that its consumpdon
was sure to raise horns-there was no
dairy or milkmen. Finally some was
obtained from a japanese who eafsd
for q COW kept by . foreigner.-Japaa
Advertiser.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Fighting Moths with Parasites.
WORK SHOWS ENCOURAGING RESULTS

Over $4,000, 900 specimens of two para
sites which prey on the gypsy moth and
brown-tail moth were released in POI
towns in Maine, New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island during the
fall Of 1914 and spring of 1915, according
to the annual report of the Bureau OF
Entomology, United States Department
of Agriculture.
As result of the successful establish.
mept Of colonies of these and other para
sites which feed on the gipsy and brown
tail moths, marked PROCESS is being
made in reducing these pests. Effective
cooperation is being afforded by the
states, which carry on as much work as
possible within the infested areas, thus
allowing the Federal authorities to carry
on field work along the outer border Of
infestation. so as to retard the gypsy
moths spread.
SPREAD OF THE Gypsy MOTH
As result of scouting work carried
on by the eutomologists in 223 towns in
New England, the gipsy moth was
found in towns in Maine, 20 in New
Hampshire, 3 in Vermont, 10 in Massa-
chusetts, and 10 in Connecticut, making
total of so towns where the insect had
not been previously reported. This
scouting consists in an examination OF
all roadsides, residential sections, or
chards and woodlands. Where colonies
are found the egg clusters are treated
| with creosote and the trees are banded
With tree tanglefoot and sprayed with
arssnste Of lead.
BRowN-TAIL MOTHS DECREASING
The spread of the brown-tail moth
during the past year has been inconsid-
/ erable, the indications being that this
pest has not infested any territory other
than that already reported. In coopera.
ton with the United States Lighthouse
Service, the work of collecting moths at
night along the coast of Connecticut and
Long Island has been continued.
Other activities Of the Bureau in rela-
ton to the gipsy moth include the in
spection of forest products, nursery
stock, and stone and quarry prod
ucts shipped from gipsy-moth terri
tory, as we'll as extended Investigations
along other lines.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Normal Soil Needs No Potassium.

Normal Soil Needs No Potassium.
Although the present European war
has temporarily closed the source OF
much of our potassium fertilizer, the
average American farmer has no great
cause for worry according to DR.. Cyril
Hopkins of Illinois. In bulletin lS2 OF
that station be gives an account OF sew
eral experiments that were made under
his direction to determine the amount of
potassium in an average soil and Its
availability.
The method commonly followed to de-
termine the amount of plant food in any
soil is to digest ten grams Of the soil in
dilute hydrochloric acid for ten hours.
All of the material which is undissolved
at the end of this period is termed the
insoluble residue and is discarded as
worthless for plant food. This process
of analysis really takes out only about
Is to % percent Of the total potassium
iu the soil. In other words, the discard
contains from four to seven times as
much potassium as that reported by the
chemist.
Now, if there was some method where
by this remaining Is to SIS percent could
be made available to the plant, there
would in most cases, be no need for
commercial potash fertilizers. To de-
termine, if possible, whether this could
be accomplished or not, DR.. Hopkins
and his assistants took several plots oil
soil, one being just as il was removed
and the rest being only the insoluble res
idue. To this insoluble residue they
added several fertilzing salts to supply
phosphorus, but no potassium. All
plots were seeded TO clover, which was
turned under in the fall. This process
was repeated for three years and at the
end of that time they found that the in
soluble residue produced just as good
crop as did the normal soil which or9i-
nally had contained much more POTASH
um. The only noticeable difference was
that the clover produced on the normal
soil contained more potassium than that
from the insoluble residue. This is
doubtless due to the fact that the plant
is able to, and often does, take up more
potassium from the soil than il needs.
DR.. Hopkins conclusion is that potas-
sium need not be purchased for use on
normal soils for the production of most
farm crops, but that ii can be easily lib
Grated by decayiug organic matter sup
piled in the form of crop residues and
farm manures; and, of course, a suffi-
cieut supply Of these materials will sup
ply nitrogen and liberate phosphorus
from the soil or from applied phospho-
rus fertilizer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Both Far Away,

A prominent Kentucky lawyer had
been in Jackson during the hearing or
a big land case and after the strain OF
several weeks In the courtroom had de-
cIded to take trip up In the noun
tains and enjoy the quieting influences
Of the hills. He Travelled the paths and
narrow mountain roads till he found
himself. ut the end Of several days
Journey. about forty or flfty miles from
the railroad. II was about noon, the
lawyer judged, for his watch had run
down and he could not be exact. But
In the midst Of this deep contempla-
ton the lawyer came upon an old
darky sitting upon a bowlder along.
side the road. what time have your
he asked of the old darky. "Well sub.
boss, the old watch says she's about
ten minutes to r." was the reply. rs
that sun time or railroad time" again
questioned the lawyer. "Whut din'r-
ence at make1 Ones nigh as fur frum
heah as de dder."-Argonaut
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Ancient Gardens.

Statues were decorative element Of
which the Florentine garden architect
made expensive use. At first few
antique busts were placed along the
parapet of the terrace or under the
central loggia, but ere long Greek gods
and heroes. fauns and naiads were
seen at the end Of every alley, while
giants and caryatides were introduced
to support walls and porticoes.
One great charm Of renaissance gar
dens was the skillful manner In which
nature and art were blended together.
The formal design Of the giardino &C.
greto agreed with the straight lines OF
the house, and the walls. with their
clipped hedges, led on to the wilder,
freer growth Of woodland and mead
ow, while the dense shade Of the bosco
supplied an effective contrast to the
sunny spaces Of lawn and flower bed.
The ancient practice Of cutting box
trees into fantastic shapes. known TO
the Romans as the topiary art, was
largely restored in the fifteenth CEN
tury and became an essential part OF
Italian gardens.-New York Telegram
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28

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! CHIEF EVENTS OF
! ARRANGED IN THE
Record Of Shipwrecks, Fires,
Storms and Accidents
and the Years
Neurology.
JANUARY.

JANUARY.
/ Exposition: Panama-Californta expo
sition opened at San Diego.
z Obituary: ]. N. Wright civil wal
veteran and military annalist. IN
Washington.
1 Financial: London Stock Exchange
reopened.
& Supreme Court: United States su-
preme court ruled that the Danbury
hatters must pay $52,000 1ne for q
boycott set UP In 1902
Gen. ]. 1. Rinaker, veteran ex-congress-
man: aged Sc.
Personal: President Wilson's daughter,
Mrs. Sayre, gave birth to q son In
the White House.
G. Obituary: r. w. shurtlen. civil was
veteran and noted artist. In New
York; aged B.
T. Mexico: Carranza's forces defeated
Villas troops at Pueblo; Villa lost 700
killed.
TO- Obituary: Marshall P. Wilder. hu-
morist and author. at st. Paul MINI.
aged Is.
Il Obituary: Mrs John Wood. once not
ed actress on the English-Amertcan
stage. In England; aged g.
II Earthquake: Earthquake In Italy;
many cities and towns destroyed.
Avezzano being the principal sufferer.
About 5000 deaths.
II. Socialism: Socialists Of European neu.
tral states met In London for q peace
conference.
Obituary: Gen. A. NJ. Stoessel noted
In the defense Of Port Arthur In 1oo4-6.
at Petrograd; aged 81.
Mexico: Gen. Rogue Gonzales Cara
chosen provisional president OF Mex
leo by the convention at Mexico City.
lS Obituary: Gen. c. II. TompkinA q. 3.
A., retired. in Washington; aged "a.
,hipwreck: British steamer Penarth
wrecked on the Norfolk coast; n sail
ors drowned.
II Obituary: Col. ]. A. Joyce federal
veteran. author and poet. In Wash
ington; aged Is. @. B. rockingham.
noted light opera star, at Burlington.
VT; aged Is.
a. Mexico: Provisional President Cara
and his cabinet abandoned Mexico
City as q capital.
q Storm: Storm ravsged the Pacific
coast. causing widespread damage
Mexico: Mexican First Chief CarranIa
reoccupied Mexico City.
Political: President Wilson vetoed the
immigration bill.
q Mexico: General Cara renounced the
oflce Of provisional president OF MAX
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Largest Star Known.

Canopus. the largest star known
with a luminosity of 1900 times that
of the sun. Is invisible from tho north
ern hemisphere. o. r. Walkley. an
English astronomer. adduces testimony
at great length to prove it the central
sun Of the universe about when az
other orbs revolve.