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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
Feeding Fat Into Milk.

Rations of various character have been
made for increasing the percentage OF fat
in milk. Here and there will be found
men who believe that certain combina.
tions of grain will turn the trick. Ex-
pertinent stations have tried to increase
the normal percentage of fat in a cows
milk by feeding but so far they have not
been successful. The Dairy Division is
working upon this subject and the re-
suits obtained 80 far would indicate that
feed does have slight effect upon the
fat quality of the milk but those in
charge of this work do not care to make
any statement regarding the present re-
suits. The work has not been carried
far enough to eliminate all the other fac
tors which cause the milk to vary in fat.
Mr.. David Muuroe,a a prominent Hol.
stein breeder from the state Of Washing
ton, was in our Office not long ago aud
we put this question to him: "Do you
think that the percentage of fat in a
cows milk can be increased by feed?''
He replied, "I know of no sensible sys.
tenn of feeding that will cause an increase
in the percentage of fat in milk. This
factor is very largely controlled by breed.
ing. l have several COWS in my herd
that do not test as much as wish, and
if knew Of any method OF feeding that
would increase the fat in their milk II
would be very valuable to me. My plan
is to breed fat into milk; that is, by Sc.
lecting a sire whose ancestors on both
sides produce high testing milk"
So far as We know now, the only way
to permanently increase the fat content
of milk is through breeding, mating high
testing animals. We, Of course, resog'
uizs that heavy feeding, or no feed, OF
fattening, or sweating, and perhaps some
drugs temporarily, increase the percent
age of fat in milk. But practices of this
kind cannot be recommended and neither
can they be held in the strict sense OF the
word as methods of feeding fat into
milk. If a certain combination Of feed
would increase the percentage of fat in
milk and keep it there throughout 8
cows period of lactation and another
good ration would decrease the fat, II
could then be held that fat could be fec
into milk. Tilly Alcartrs would be 9
still more wonderful COW with her rec.
ord of 80, ,451 lbs. of milk in year, il bel
owners could make her milk test 8 pei
cent fat by feeding.
II milk testing 5 per cent fat is desired
it must come from animals which through
inheritance produced per cent milk
i In short, there is no system of feeding
known at the present time that will make
a per cent COW test 8 per cent.-Hoard'I
Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
Advocates Raising Mules.

The mule as a draft and all-around
animal is far superior to the horse, &C
csrding to their weight. They will do
more on less feed and live longer. My
experience is they will respond to kind
treatment; are not any more liable TO
kick than the horses. think there is
more money in raising mules than colts.
There is always ready sale for them at
high prices. Those three and four-year-
olds sell from $500 to 5000 a pair. l
think if some farmers would get good
black jack with white points it would be
a paying proposition.
Every man who has good brood mare
ought to use a jack. advise feeding
the young the same as colt. They grow
faster until two years old, then slower
and longer than colt. They can oe
broken and used to do the work on a
good sized farm when two years old. The
small jack bred to big mares produces
the best mules. They are lively and more
like the horse.
The report that mare will not raise
colt after raising mule without show
ing traces of mule is not true
| | have seen some fine horses raised aftel
mules. There are more mules raised II
the west every year. They are the com
ing team.-L. s. Mills OF Vermont II
New England Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
Aia Eina Contract.

GiorgiO Polacco's brilliancy as reveal
ed In music does not extend to the Do
main Of business II one may judge by
story told by AlgernOn St john
Brenon. Mr.. Polacce was approached on
one occasion by a Milanese agent offer
ing him an engagement at Lisbon. Mr..
Polacco named certain price as ~
muneration. The engagement, bow
ever, fell through, AZ Mr. POlacco had
to 20 elsewhere. The next season the
same agent asked Mr.. Polacco his terms
again and for the same city. Mr.. Po-
lacco named them. The agent, acting
with certain celerity. asked Mr.. Po-
lacco to sign then md there. This was
done, and Mr.. Polacco took his contract
home to his wife. The latter read It
Then she folded 1t up and looked
straight ut her husband. "Giorgio," she
said, very TRANQUILITY, you have made
great contract" "Ah," said Mr.. Po-
lacco delightedly, IL know l have"
"Yes, Giorgio," resumed his wife. you
have asked and accepted less than last
year-and-also the season Is q month
longer"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
Pros. Posm on MaeksnsI.

can't overemphasize the beauty OF
these fish. You must see them for
yourself to grasp the reason for my
enthusiasm.
Examine them. Look at the shape OF
them.
See their graceful lines, built like
torpedo for speed.
Look ut that fine, solid nose, that
beautiful firm back, that powerful two
blade propeller shaped tail
Study the stripes and dots.
Like the human finger print, each
mackerel possesses an individualisdc
design.
No two were ever seen alike. The
variations are simply infinite. The hssh
Is f1t for the gods!
What a thing Of beauty q macksrsi
is!-New York Globe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
Watch Your Horse.

II he stops sweating suddenly, or II he
breathes short and quick, or If his ears
droop, or II he stands with his legs
brsced sideways, he is In danger OF heat
stroke. and needs attention at once.
III the horse is overcome by heat, gel
him into the shade, remove harness and
bridle. wash out his mouth, sponge hin
all over. shower bis legs, and give MIN
two ounces Of aromatic spirits OF ammo,
mia, or two ounces OF sweet spirits o.
uitre, in pint of warm water; or give
him q pint of coffee, warm. Cool hi'
head At once using cold water, or IL nee
sssary. chopped ice wrapped in cloth
This 10 the advice of the Boston Work
Horse Relief Association.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17

~They better not call me that" re-
turned Psnrod Trueulsntly.
warning words once more: "Just let
'em try it-just oncel That's all I ask
'em tol They'll find out what they
getr'
The barber chuckled. Then fly lit
on the BARRIERS nose, and he slapped
at It, and the slap missed the fly, but
did not miss the nose. The barber
was irritated. At this moment bis
birdlike eye cleaned gleam as 1t fell
upon customers approaching-the pret
tiest little girl in the world, leading
by the hand her baby brother, Mitchy'
Mitch, coming to have Mitchy- -Mitch'f
hair clipped against the heat
It was a hot day and idle, with little
to feed the mind, and the barber was
a mischievous man with an irritated
nose. He did his worst.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17

well" resumed the barber. 'that
amt sayin' what you'd do II a young
lady ever walked up and called you
little gentleman. I want to hear what
you'd do to her. l guess know.
though, come to think Of It"
"Whatr demanded Penrod.
You'd sick that pore ole dog Of
yours on her cat II she had one. I e1-
pect," guessed the barber derisively.
"No, would not"
"Well, what would you do"
"Td do enough. Don't worry about
thatr'
"Well, suppose It was a boy. then.
whatd you do If boy come up to
you and says, Hello, little gentle
manT"
"He'd be lucky" said Penrod, with
a sinister frowu II ie got home alive"
Suppose II was boy twice your
size3"
"Just let him try" said Penrod omi-
nously. "You Just let him try. He'd
never see daylight again; that's allT
The barber dug ten active fingers
into the helpless scalp before him and
did his best to displace It, while the
anguished Penrod. becoming instantly
a seething crucibie Of emotion, misdi-
rected his natural resentment into mad
dened brooding upon what be would
Go to a boy twice his size" who should
dare to call him "little gentleman"
The barber shook him as his father
had never shaken him; the barber buf-
feted him, rocked him frantcally to
and fro; the barber seemed to be try
ing to wiring his neck. and Penrod saw
himself In staggering hgzag pictures.
destroying large, screaming. fragmen-
tary boys who had insulted him.
The torture stopped suddenly, and
clinched, weeping eyes began to see
again, while the barber applied cooling
lotions which made Penrod smell Ike
a colored housemaid's ideal.
"Now what" asked the barber, comb
ing the reeking locks gently. what
would 1t make you so mad fer to have
somebody call you little gentleman!
It's q kind of compliment, as 1t were.
you might say. What would you want
to hit anybody fer that fer?"
To the mind of Penrod this question
was without meaning or reasonable
ness. It was within neither his power
nor his desire to analyze the process
by which the phrase had become Of
fensive to him and was now rapidly
assuming the proportions Of an out
rage. He knew only that his gorge
rose at the thought Of 1t.
"You Just let 'em try it" he said
threateningly as he slid down from
the chair. And as he went out OF the
door, after further conversation on the
uorno auhiact he called back those
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
A Warm Invitation.

The supreme court Of Illinois IN Aui-
ger versus the people Of Illinois, "a Ill.
488, held that the following was not
challenge to fight a duel. but seemed
rather to invite one:
'Sir-It appears that q nife u yo0S
fsvertte Of settling fuses and II % bee
the case you can consider that It WIN
suite me you are a Cowerd and darssnt
to except Of my offer. want the same
chanse Of sharpenin' mi nife you can
set the day and will be on hans
come uplike a man chuse your
man an I will chuse mine this thing
must be settled lam not q cowerd"-
Chicago Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
Juvenila Dsf7nttlono,

Miracle - Something that happsnsd
that couldn't
Respect-The feeling one kid has foe
anoder wot kin lick him.
Fauna-One who comes to any eoun-
try to 1--we from another country.
Asked to state the difference between
results" and consequences" young
ster replied, Results = what you a.
pect; consequences Is what you gsE"-
Boston Transcript
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17

In Central Maine notes in the New
England Homestead, John E. Taylor
says: According to the report Of super.
inteudents of the various corn factories
there will be the biggest acreage oi
sweet corn this year In the history of the
factories. Farmers report they have
never seen the time that corn was look
ing as we'll rs at present. There are
many farmers who have large acreages
having planted in many cases for The
benefit Of the silos, and these fields now
promise big profits from the factory
There are several farmers having 80 acre.
of sweet corn"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
Circles.
Circles are things In which people
moyo and rpaSOn

Circles are things In which people
move and reason.
Those who move In circles imagine
that they make the world 60 round,
and those who reason IN circles are pos
tive Of It. However. wheel is really
the only thing that cal move In cif'
Gle and get anywhere.
The periphery Of the face makes .
circle, every part Of which Is equally
distant from a point within, called the
scenter.
Society has circles, especially under
Its eyes. Those who move In social
circles move because they are 20 un-
easy they cannot keep still.
Marital jars and connubial pugIism
influence the belief that the family cir
Gle might frequently be. termed a ring
with equal appropriateness
The girl who has many graceful
curves generally has large circle Of
admirers.-Life.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
Potato Outlook Hopeful.

That the outlook for the Maine potato
crop and the potato growers of Maine
during the coming season is most hope
full is the opinion of c. K. Embree, man
ager of the Maine Farmers Union. 1t ID
reported that the crop in the winter
states is short, and it is the winter states
with which Maine is In competition
Should this report be substantiated by
results later on, Maine potatoes woulo
stand a good chance to sell at consider
ably higher figure than last year. Th'
potato acreage in Maine this year will b
IL per cent. less than a year ago, MT
Embree states.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
Bogus Butter.

Uncle Sam certainly is after the oleo-
margarine makers who try to sell their
product as genuine butter. A recent re-
port from Washington shows that AZ
violators Of the law have been convicted
since the first of January, 1915. Total
fines amounting to Sl4S,000 have been
imposed. Twenty-nine persons have
been sentenced to terms In prison, rang
ing from 80 days to IL years. Itis es-
timated that more than two Hundred
million pounds Of butterine has been
fraudulently sold az butter, anil this
brings ths farmer directly In competition
with counterfeit product.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
A str;kino compsrison.

Church, see the chances Of being
struck by lightning are four times
yreater In the country than they are In
the city. Gotham-Perhaps. but tho
chances Of being struck by something
else are twenty times greater In the
city.-YOnkers Statesman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
NORWAY, MAINE.
Poins and Aches
Caused by Kidneys

Marv women attribute ailments
ana G,r,ag to some disease pecu-
liar 81. their sex. when often the
pain and misery is caused by weak
O. d-ranged kidneys. Housework,
office work or factory work may
tta-, the trouble. and dizzy spells,
IuGrcss under eyes. sore muscles,
Ftlg -1lnts, diScolored or scanty urine,
slecr disturbing bladder ailments,
rhe matism or diabetes may result
When the kidneys are strong ana
hCaltay they filter out from the oiood
the poisonous waste matter. When
they are sluggish or overworked they
reed q medicine to clean them OUT
and invigorate action. Foley Kidney
F..s are prepared expressly for tne
purpose OF dissolvinS all poisonous
substances and uric acid that lodge
in the joints and muscles and 10
cleanse and strengthen stopped-up,
inactive kidneys. Thousands OF men
AMI women in all parts of the county
testify TO the wonderfully satistac-
tory results they have had from TAX.
in5 Foley Kidney Pulls
A. 3. SHURTLEFF CO., South Paris
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17

kA0&N'vV AA4A<A3 VIZ OeSN~><~0 49,
rod pursued his homeward
V way; no great distance. but
long enough for several one
sided conflicts with malign insulters
made Of thin air. "You better not call
me thatr' he muttered. "You just try
1t, and you'll get what other people
got when they tried It You better
not ack fresh with me. Oh, you will,
will your He delivered vicious
kick full upon the shins Of an iron
fence post, which suffered little,
though Penrod instantly regretted his
indiscretion. "Oofr' he grunted, hop
ping, and went on after bestowing
look of awful hostility upon the fence
post. II guess you'll know better next
tme," he said in parting to this an
tagonist. "Ycu Just let me catch you
around here again and PIP His
voice sank to inarticulate but Ominous
murmurings. he was in dangerous
mood.
Nearing home, however. his belliser-
ent spirit was diverted to happier I'm
terests by the discovery that some
workmen had left a caldron Of tar In
the cross street close by his fathers
stable. He tested It, but found It In
edible: also as substitute for profes-
sional chewing gum 1t was unsatisfae-
tory. being insuf1ciently boiled down
and too thin. though Of pleasant.
lukewarm temperature. But 1t had an
excess of one quality-it was sticky.
II was the stickiest tar Penrod had
ever used for any purposes whatsoever
and nothing upon which he wiped his
hands served to rid them Of It. neither
bis polka dottsd shirtwaist nor hts
knickerbockers; neither the fence nor
even Duke, who came unthinkingiy
wagging out to greet him and retired
wiser.
Nevertheless tar u tar. Much can
b done with It, NO matter what IT.
condition. 80 Penrod fingered By the
oaidron, though from Q neashbofina
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
A contsntsd People.

Famous for It's tish. the little ISLAND
Of Marken, ON the Zuyder Zee. b in
habited by a sturdy folk who have no
desire to travel Indeed, 70 sattshsd
are the people with their little Island
home that many of them die without
ever having seen any other part Of tAe
world.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17

A New York state Baldwin apple
grower has had fifteen full crops from
his trees In seventeen years, because each
year the apples were thinned to six
inches apart, thus turning the notorious
| off-year Baldwin into an annual bearer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
Shaping the Head.

In New Caledonia heads OF Infants
are squeezed into different shapes, the
faces Of boys being lengthened to look
like warriors and the girls faces made
oval by pressing up the chin.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
A Bad Scare.

Small Harry-Our baby swallowed a
penny this morning. The Neighbor-
Were your folks scared? Small Harry
Pa was. He thought at frst 1t was q
i've dollar gold piece.-Chicago News.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
Ljsxtt A&toe.

Being asked one day what one shosn
do In order to become an eficient piano
player, Liszt replied laconically. "Ons
must eat we'll and walk much"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17

People need not be afraid to plant
annie trees. There will always be
market, and while prices may occasion
alIy fall below the profit marx, the aver
age win stay on the right side OF the
ledger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
lTo HI coNTlNUED.l

Ask your friends for advice. women
for pity, strangers for charity and your
relattves foe ng.-Spanish Prov.
%.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17

Common sense Is instinct, and enough
Of Il "a Renius.-H. w. Shaw.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
Rstort DisoourtsAus.

wealth is mans worst enemy"
That's why women love him for the
enemies he has made, I suppose. -
Philadelphia Ledger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17

noesnt Bystandsr With Black Ar"'
began 1t, though, Of course, something
else began the fly. Somehow we new
or manage to hang the real offender.
The end came only with the arrival
Of Penrod's mother, who had been hav.
Ing a painful conversation by tsle
phone with Mrs. Jones, the mother OF
Marjorie, came forth to seek her er-
rant son. It is a mystery how she
was able to pick out her own. for By
the. time she got there his voice was
too hoarse to be recognizable.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLOw."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topic,
is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY ID.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrst. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17
CHAPTER XVII.
SlittIs osntlsman.S

Slhtls Gentleman"
:: !: =: :; !: e:
long enough for several one
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-17

turned Penrod truculently. I'D hkt
to hear anybody try. Just once, that's
all! I bet they'd never try It as-
Ouchr
"Why1 what'd you do to 'emr'
ITS all right what I'd dol BEL
they wouldn't want to call me tha
again long as they nvedw
"What'd you do II 1t was a httl'
girli You wouldn't hit her, woult
your
"Well, I'd OUGHT"
"You wouldn't hit a little girl, woult
your" the barber persisted, gathering
into his powerful fingers mop Of hal
from the top Of Penrod's head ant
pulling that suffering head into an un
natural position. Doesn't the Bibl'
say 1t amt never right to hit the veal
sexr
"Owi Say, look outr'
"so you'd go and punch pore. weak
little girl, would your said the barbe
reprovingiy.
"well, who said I'd hit herr de
manded the chivalrous Penrod II be
I'd f1 her, though. all right. she''
seer
you wouldn't call her names, woul
your
mo, 1 wouldn't What hurt 10 It I
call anybody namesr
els that sor' exclaimed the barber
Then you was intending what / hear
you hollering at Fishers grocery d.
livery wagon driver fer q favor th
other day when was gotn' BY you
house, was youl reckon l better to
him, because he says to me afterwerd
II he ever lays eyes on you when 70
amt in your own yard he's goin' to d
a whole lot q things you amt goi,
, to lkel Yessir, that's what be cay
to mel"
He bsttar catch No frst. I guas
bafEa n Hlh y Hn0A"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-30
NO RULE AGAINST
DISCHARGE or MEN
NOT SATISFACTORY

The statement attributed to d. M.
Clough, president of the CloughHart-
ley Mill company, to the effect that
the Timberworkers' union interfered
with the companys right to discharge
incompetent men is emphatically de-
MED by their business agent, Robert
Mills.
The point made by Mr.. Clough in
the Herald Wednesday evening to the
effect that the quality of them ills
output is of paramount importance in
a competitive market, is freely cinced-
ed by the Timberworkers, also the
right of the mill owners to discharge
men who cannot turn out satisfactory
work. A thorough understanding was
had with Mr.. Clough on this point last
summer.
The Timberworkers' union would
protest the discharge of an efficient
man merely because he was known to
be strong union worker. Mill bosses
often decree that only the meek and
humble shall inherit the jobs, discrim-
mating against men just because of
their union activities. 1t is only in
such cases where it can be shown
that an employee is incompetent, or not
up to the highest standard of efficien-
cy, the Underwriters grant the right
of the employer to secure the services
of a better man.
If the mill owners are so certain of
the justice of their demands, and of
theu nreasonableness of the union
why are they not willing to submit
this trouble to an unprecedented board
of arbitration? Why do they con
temptuously declare, there is nothing
to arbitrator"