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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
Credit.

Credit is an estimate Of your capac
ity to worry about paying your bills
which is held about you by lot OF
total strangers Credit Is also belief
held Of your ability to pay for some
thing long after you have ceased to de
rive any benefit from it. Credit Is ike
wise q gauge or your Willingness to
deceive yourself into the belief that
you Gun afford to buy something he
cause you cannot pay cash for It II
everybody paid cash there would oe
no bond issue. no huge clerical forces,
no national debts, no armies or mill
tary systems. no schools such as exist
today. no war. no degenerate fashions
nothing but plain. everyday living
Credit enables everybody to live nc
titious existence. Nothing exceeds like
credit-Life.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
chrysanthemums of Japan.

Although the chrysanthemum has
reached its highest form Of develop
ment In Japan. and is still reverenced
as the imperial emblem. 1t was taken
to Japan from China. where it has
been brought to its highest state OF
cultivation. At the imperial chrysan-
themum party given by his majesty
the emperor of japan in November ev-
cry year one sees the most marvellous
blossoms known to the forculturist
The number Of blossoms from one root
is amazing. In one case no less than
700 flowers were seen growing from
one plant The festival OF the chrysan'
themum dates back to the Heian era.
when the great ones Of the empire used
to call at the imperial palace and drink
to the health Of the imperial house
from sake cups III which hoated petals
Of the beautiful flowers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
uioh Finance In China.

It IS an established custom IN Cnina
that a new company must pay divi'
dends to its shareholders from the frst
years of its existence. and this forms
invariably clause Of the articles ol
association. Some concerns which fall
to realize profit have to contract u
high interest loan In order to pay divl
dends in full It Is this practice that
compels companies to contract loan
after loan until they are plunged into
a helpless state. Furthermore. when
new company is established II Is
from the start tied down 10 II system
OF commission paying. In every pur
chase as we'll as In every sale or the
company commission goes Win IT,
which Is therefore counted Into ever!
payment and receipt. thus orcas."iiih@
the need OF an unnecessarily large
amount OF capital. Arconnut
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
Inc Professions.

The census has provided US with n
definition of the professions A good
many folk have wondered II good many
times what the professional CLASSES"
were. The census has decided. They
constitute
Actors.
Architects. designers. craftsmen. etc.
Artists and teachers Of art.
Clergymen dncluding religious and
charity workers..
Dentists.
Journalists.
Lawyers dncluding abstractors. no
taries and Justices Of peace).
Literary and scientific persons.
Musicians and teachers Of music.
Physicians and surgeons dncluding
nonmedical healers,.
Schoolteachers. professors In col.
leges. etc.-New York Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
Better Seed for Maine.

The first thing to be considered in a
study of the seed question Is the defini-
ton Of the term, good seed. The first
step to be taken in the effort to raise the
standard of the seed we are planting is
the fixing in our minds of just what We
should expect from first quality seeds.
As any shortcoming of any crop in the
way of disease, varietal mixture, vitality
or yield, impairs the value of that crop
for seed purposes, we may define good
seed as, first, seed which will produce a
crop free from disease; second, seed
which will produce a crop true to type
for that variety; third, seed carrying the
ability to produce high yield.
Any disease of the plant, root, stem or
leaf, weakens the plant and reduces the
power of the plant to keep off, by it's
strength and vigor, additional diseases
which may be much more of a menace
to us and to the crop than the first dis
ease, in any case reducing the vitality,
vigor and strength of the plant. Any
weakness in the plant prevents the COM
plete development of the hereditary tend
encies which largely determine vigor
and vitality, upon which depends the
power 70 produce a large yield for year
after year. We have never given the
disease question the attention 1T de-
serves.
All live stock breeders are agreed that
pure bred cattle give better and more
uniform results in the way of type, size
and yield than scrubs or grades. Pedi-
greed seed in comparison with ordinary
seed may be likened to a comparison OF
the results TO be obtained from pure
bred cattle and from scrubs.
The high yielding ability of any seed
depends upon the freedom OF the plant
from disease, vitality, and terminating
power OF the seed, as we'll as hereditary
characteristics Of yield OF the variety.
Good seed also depends to quite an
extent upon the proper preparation, fer
tilization and cultivation of the land,
and with some crops or varieties, upon
the season. Location, climate and soil
Of the section where the seed was grown
has bearing upon the time OF maturity
and the yield of most crops.
Briefly, good seed is seed selected
from a crop well cared for, mature, free
from disease, true to type, and grown in
a locality similar in soil and climatic
conditions to that where the seed is to
be planted &C K Leland.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
NUMBER 7
A cameI's Stomach.

The stomach Of a camel Is divided
into four compartments. and the walls
of these are lined with large cells.
every one of which can be opened and
closed at will By the means Of power
full muscles, explains writer In the
Presbyterian. When a camel drinks
It drinks great deal. Indeed. It
drinks for such long time you really
would think 1t never meant to leave on.
The fact is that 1t is not satisfying
its thirst. but is filling up its cistern
as well. One after another the cells
In its stomach are filed with the wa
ter, and as soon as each is quite full
It Is tightly closed Then. when few
hours later the animal becomes thirsty.
all that II has to do is to open one
of the cells and allow the water to dow
out Next day 1t opens one or two
more cells. and so 1t goes on day after
day until the whole supply Is exhaust.
ed In this curious way camel can
live five or even six days without
drinking at all. and so Is able to travel
quite easily through the desert where
the wells are often hundreds Of miles
apart
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
Difficult Trading.
DIHlcuIt IrduIHy'
trod. weep India and Tibet

The trade between India and Tibet
has to be cnrried through lofty pass
es between li.WN and 5000 feet high
most Of winch ARE practically impasSd
BILE during SeasoIs OF heavy rain ana
snow. sheep and also crosses between
yaks and ordinary cattle are used aS
beasts Of burden. The most important
route into Tibet from India Is from
Siligurl. near Darjeeling in northern
Bengal, and across the small frontier
state of Slkklm to Gyantse and fatung
I'm Tibet, the two leading trade marts
authorized by the existing convention
The other chief means Of access to
Tibet are from AlmOra. In the north
ern part Of the uNted provinces. and
from Simla over the Simla-Tibet road
to Gartok In western Tibet which Is
at about 14.2OO feet elevation above the
goa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
Hunoary's Wonderful Salt Mines.

The great rock salt mines OF Hun
gary are among the wonders Of the
world. for the illimtable deposit Of
practically pure salt enables the work
men to cut 1t out in heavy blocks, much
as marble Is quarried. after which 1t
Is loaded on trucks and sent to the
mills for grinding. Rock salt. 1t may
be said. constitutes the worlds prin-
cipal supply of refined salt. and the
Hungarian mines furnish consider
able portion Of this commercial ne
cessity. Underground passages Of con-
siderable width. resembling streets,
have been cut at regular intervals, and
the whole Is well lighted. In one OF
the mines near the Roumanian boun-
dary large chamber, with benches
and seats. has been cut, where occa-
sional gatherings are held. and per-
haps in honor of this fact 1t Is known
rs the ballroom" Here the colorings
are beautiful. the walls Of the cavern
or hall partaking Of the many shades
Of rare marble and color grained onyx.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16

robbed it of that acrimony with which
the modern rifle speaks, and 1t struck
q dull, even drowsy note upon the air
Of that languid afternoon Of late
spring.
what can that be?' cried Linda.
As II In answer came the sullen far
of sound three times repeated, and
then, after an interval. fourth.
"Shootingw cried Linda again, very
white, her blue eyes wide with terror.
"And it's from the direction Of Senlis
lakew
ben! Ben Puttickw roared Peter
sham.
But loud as was his voice, Linda's
call rose higher.
Here l amw We heard Puttick's
voice from inside the house, and he
ran out a minute later.
1--WE heard five shots from Senlis
lake." said. I'VE must start at once.
you and l. Mr.. Petersham will stay
with Miss Linda"
Puttick looked me in the eyes.
"Are you tired Of your life?" he ask
ed grimly.
I'VE have no time to think Of that.
Get readyr'
There was FIVE Shots" Puttick sad
deliberately. 81 heard 'em myself.
That means Joe's dead, If 1t was him
they shot at. II We go well soon be
dead too"
"Oh, you coward" cried Linda.
Puttick turned dull red. Pm no
coward, Miss Linda, but I'm no fool.
I'm woodsman. know"
There is a good deal Of sense in
what Ben says" l put in. II think
his best place is here with you. He
shall stay to help you in case Of need.
I'll 60 and find Joe. After all, it's as
likely as not that he was firing or per-
haps some one else was firing at q
bear"
fastened forward at the best
pace could attain until from a ris-
ing knoll l caught a glimpse Of Senlis
lake. The forest path here rose and
fell in a series Of short steep inclines.
I labored up these little hills and ran
down the slopes. Suddenly l came to
a turn and was about to rush down a
sharp dip when voice, seemingly ut
my side. said:
'That you, MIR QuartchY
"Joe! Where are your
"Herem
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
Mountain. You May Not Know.

had imagiped that the Rockies were
the whole show. had not the faint
est recollection Of the Cordilleran sys-
tenn (of which the Rockies and all
these other ranges are but a part.
while, as for the Sierra Nevadas. | re-
membered them only when ! came to
them. and then much as ons will recall
q slight acquaintance who has been In
Jail for many years.
Are you shocked by my ignorance-or
my confession of It? Then let me ask
you II you know that the Uinta noun
tain range III Utah Is the only range
In the entire country that runs east
and west? And have you ever heard
Of the Pequop mountains. or the Cedar
mountains. or the Santa Rosas. or the
Egans, or the Humboldts. or the Wash
oes, or the Gosiutes. or the Toyabes. or
the Toquimus. or the Hot Creek noun
tains? And did you know that In Call
fornia. as we'll as In New Hampshire.
there are White mountains? And what
do you know of the Wasatch and
OQuirrh ranges Julian Street In Col
lier's Weekly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
War and countsrfeits.

Prior to Napoleon's 1912 campaign
the Paris gendarmes one night made
q raid on a house in the Plaine NJ Mt
rouge and discovered quite fine man.
ufactory Of false notes There was
quite a stir next day when the police
minister made the announcemept that
the mandatory had been started by
order Of the emperor" The false
notes, which were Austrian and Rus
sian instead of French. were intended
for use against the enemy on the Rus
sian expedition. but the bulk OF them
came to grief during the great re-
treat.
Wellington was responsible for
similar stroke OF business during The
peninsular war. Being badly In need
of gold when about to invade France.
he conceived the queer idea OF hunt
ing out some counterfeit coiners from
the ranks. Quite number OF these
gentry were forthcoming. and these
were ordered by the duke to exercise
their evil art by transferring his Eng
lish sovereigns into louis dor and na-
poleonS.-London Globe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
The Earth's Shadow.

The earth has shadow. but few
ever see it except in eclipses of the
moon. Nevertheless. many Of US have
noticed on fine. cloudless evenings In
summer. shortly before sunset. Il rosy
or pink arc on the horizon opposite the
sun. with a blush gray segment under
It. AS the sun sinks the arc rises until
1t attains the zenith and even passes
Il. This is the shadow Of the earth.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16

ground. His face was gray under its
tan, and smear Of blood had dried
upon his forehead aud cheek.
you're woundedw l cried.
His second passed through the top
Of my shoulder"
"His? Whose?"
Him that shot at me-"
"Did you shoot backT'
"He lies about ten PAGES west O. that
small maple"
"You saw him?"
sHardly. He had a black hat. /
saw 1t move after he fred his fourth.
and shot back. If you'll give me
your arm. Mr.. Quarltch, We'll go up
and take look ut him.
With difficulty and with many pauses
we reached the top Of the little ridge.
The dead man lay as Joe had said
quite near the small maple. The bullet
had entered his throat. He was long
haired, black bearded man Of medium
size.
Joe leaned against the maple tree and
looked down at him.
II seem to know the fellows face" !
said.
"Yes; you seen him the day we come,
cutting wood by the shack"
"Now, Joe, lean on me, and We'll try
to make for home," for l saw he was
very weak.
"Must Just look around, Mr.. Qua
ritch. See here! He was smoking his
pipe. Look at the ashes-a regular
handful Of them. He must "a lain for
me all of hour before l come along.
Here's his rife-a 1890 Wonder who
he is% Joe lay back. painting.
you're not able to walk" said Il
sI'u go back to Kalmacks and get a
rig to bring you home"
mo, Mr.. Quaritch. 1t would never
be right to do that. 1t would give the
other fellas warning"
"The others?"
"This dead fella's partners"
"You know he has some, then"
Zone anyway. But let's be moving.
Cut me a pole so as I can use 1t as
crutch."
did as he asked, and We commenced
our long and, for him, painful walk
back.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
The Farmers Hardshlps.

In that most excellent book "An Old
Farmers Letters to His Son" the father,
W. r. Lighton, writes his boy, who
Is away at the agricultural college, about
a lot of things connected with farmers
life. The old farmer is trying to get
David to take on the right view OF such
a life. he sees so many men who carry
with them all their lives low, distorted
view of what their life really means to
themselves, their family, their brother
farmers, and the world at large, that he
wants to get David to look at the matter
in the right light at the start. Among
many other things he talks to his son
about what are called the "hardships"
of farmers life. Here is what he
said. Note the fine spirit in which 1t Is
said:
at has always been the fashion to
speak of the lite Of farmer as a hard
life. That's as you make it. Hardship
isn't state of facts; it's q state Of mind.
The man who takes joy in his work,
who finds contentment in it, makes no
complaint about its hardship. The
man, of all men I've known, who suffer.
ed most of hardship, was fellow who
had nothing in the world to do but to
contrive ways of spending the income
from huge fortune left him By his
father. He couldn't do it. At thirty
the effort had made him worn and
world weary; before he was thirty-fve
he'd tasted and tried every sensation
within his reach excepting death; so in
desperation he shot himself. His was
what I'd call life of real hardships.
Distinctly state Of mind, you'll notice.
He had that abundance which /, and
Others like me, are so thankful for when
we earn Il, but he found it too much for
him. A man is master of the abundance
he really earns. It's his. If he hasn't
it that way it's likely to mas.
ter him. That can't content him-and
when contentment is left out any life be-
comes a hardship.
"There, think, is the honest philos-
ophy of it. l might say lot more
about it, but to pile up words would
only befog my point. You'll under.
stand what I'm driving at. The sum OF
it is that farming is a great life for
man because, if he is built that way, 1t
lets him read his title clear to supreme
content. It's hard work-yes; but
there's a great difference between hard
work and hardship"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
Horses VS.. Potatoes.

The late report of Names live stock
sanitary commissioner, DIR. Jolly, shows
that the Pine Tree state imported 1881
horses last year, valued at $4,000
That farmers got most of them is pretty
certain. 1t is rather expensive luxury
luxury because Maine is we'll able to
raise It's Own, thus avoiding unnecessary
expense. 1t would be interesting II DR..
Jolly could tell US II the number OF
Maine bred horses Is not increasing quite
rapidly. The Homestead is under the
inn preston such is the case. Maine bred
horses are better property than potatoes
these days. Are they not likely to DO for
wears to come?-N. E. Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
Paving for Condemned Stock.

1t is a significant statement in the re-
cent report of Names live stock sani
tary commissioner. DIR. Jolly says:
MAINE pays more for condemned cattle
than any state in the union. Possibly
this is the reason we are freer from tuber-
culosis than any sister state" 1t GER
tainly is part of the reason. Given half
a chance farmers meet any methods OF
improvement with open arms. This has
been proved repeatedly. Yet Governor
Walsh of Massachusetts, allows the i'm
preston to 60 out that live stock may be
killed by the state authorities without a
cent rem uneration. What fine object
lesson of the right and the wrong way
to do a thing! Maine farmers will do
everything to help; Massachusetts, farm
ers will fight. We trust Governor Walsh
does not seriously consider the implied
course.-N. K. Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16

His Face Was Like That Of Some
Medieval Prisoner.
Lucky the bullet hadn't touched any
big artery. Next morning l crawled
up the hill and Lit signal smokes TILL
Puttck came. He brought me In
here"
81 suppose Puttick had look round
for the tracks Of the fella who gunned
your" asked November.
HE did, but he didn't find out moth
ing. There was a light shower be-
tween dark and dawn, and the ground
on the hill above there Is mostly rock. y
Such, then, was the story Of our
coming to Kal macks, and for the next
two or three days we spent our time
fishing in the streams, the only move
In the direction Of the main object OF
our visit being that Joe, whom Linda
insisted upon accompanying, walked
over to Senlis lake and had look at
the scene Of Worke's accident. The
old tracks, Of course, were long since
washed away, and l thought Win Tue
Others, that Joe's visit had been fruit
less until he showed me the shell OF
an exploded cartridge.
"The bullet which went through Bill
worke's leg came out Of that. found
It on the hill above. It's 1910 cen,
tral fire rifle, an old '78 model"
"This Is a great discovery you and
Miss Petersham have made"
Joe smiled. There's nothing much
10 1t, anyway. She lost her brooch
somewhere by the lake and was lookin
for It when l found this" Joe indi'
Gated the exploded shell. 'The noun
tains is full of 45.75 guns, 1879 pat
tern. Some years back q big iron.
mongery store down here went bust
and threw a fine stock Of them calibei
rifles on the market. A few dollars
would buy one, 30 there's one In pret
ty nigh every house and two and
three in some. Howsoever, 1t may be
useful to know that him that shot Bill
Yaeka carried that Kind q Q nas
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
Had IL Lowered.

Sir Augustus Harris once settled the
pitch question In his own otfhand fash
ion. A famous prima donna OF his
opera company came to him complain
ing that the piano used for vocal re-
hearsals was too high and asking that
It might be lowered
Certainly" replied Druriolanus. With
a bow. Here. Forsyth, have a couple
of inches sawed or the legs Of this
piano."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
(which way did he 90 when he left

(which way did he go when he left
you?"
"West; right along the bank"
"You followed his trail after the
half hour was overr
Puttick opened his eyes. HE didn't
leave none"
LEFT no trail! How's thatT cried
Petersham.
But Joe interposed. you mean he
KEEP to the stones In the bed O. the
brook all the time"
"That's 1t. And. anyway, II I'd got
fooling lookin' for his tracks I'd "a got
q bullet in me same as Bill Worke,"
ended the little man. They're all
watching for u.s."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
By mskE1H PRICHARD
Copyright. 1913.
By Hesketh Prichard
CHAPTER XIV.
Mon Of the Mountains.

CO the afternoon passed away, ana
as It became late We entered
AZ great tracts of gloomy pine
woods. A wind which had risen
with the evening moaned through
their tops and flung the dark waters
Of innumerable little lakes against
their moss bordered shores.
I noticed that Puttick unsfung his
rife and laid it among the packs upon
the blackboard beside him. and when
ever the road dipped to a more than
usually somber defile his eyes. quick
and restless as those Of some forest
animal, darted and peered into the
shadows. The light Of the sun was
fading when there occurred the one In
cident of our journey. 1t was not of
real Importance. but I think 1t made
IN impression on all Of US. The road
along which we were driving came
suddenly out into an open space. and
here in front Of shack of the rough
est description man was engaged In
cutting logs. AS We passed he glanced
up at us, and his face was like that OF
some medieval prisoner-a tangle OF
Wild beard. a mass Of grayish hair
and among 1t all pair Of eyes which
seemed to glare forth hatred. There
was something ominous about the
wolf1sh face.
It was already dark when we arriv-
ed at the house, long, low building Of
surprising spaciousness, set literally
among the pines. the fragrant branch
es Of which tapped and rustled upon
the windows.
We went in. and while dinner was
Mr.. Petersham. Joe and /
went to the room where the wounded
game warden. Worke. lay upon a bed
smoking a pipe with candle sputter-
Ing on chair beside him.
~Yes, Mr.. Petersham," said BE In an
swer to a question. When you went
away last fall / did think things was
settling down bit, but week ago
while Puttick was on the eastern
boundary l thought I'd go up to Senlis
lake. where last year Keoghan had the
brook netted. | was making fire to
boil my kettle when shot was fired
from the rocks up above. and the next
l knew was that / was hit pretty bad
through this knee.
ut was coming on dark, and l rolled
into q bush for cover, but whoever 1t
were didn't fire ut me again. don't
think he wanted to kill me. II he had
he could have put the bullet into my
heart just as easy as in my leg. l tied
up the wound the best way could.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
Make Purchases EarIv,

No matter what the decision OF the
February ground hog, the days are
lengt hening, and the forehanded farmer
is already making plans for spring &C.
tivities. Right here comes in the merit
of promptly placing your orders for
poultry supplies, for seeds, for farm ma.
chiuery, and q hundred other things
which will be needed before one realizes.
On many accounts 1t will be worth while
to make spring purchases unusually ear.
ly this year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
Eina Combination.

"She spoke In catering way Of you
the other day."
did she? That was nice. What did
she sayT
"She said II she had your assurance
with her brains she'd run for presi.
dent Cleveland Plain Dealer.