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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
A Far cry for Seed.

This spring DR.. G. ". Twitohell
shipped from Monmouth flve bushels OF
flint seed corn to q party In Wisconsin.
This speaks we'll for the reputation OF
Maine seed, and surely suggests possible
increase of business for Maine growers
who are willing to take proper precau.
tions In growing and saving seed. Having
engaged his own seed, to the extent that
he had not the Eve bushels left, DR..
Twitchell filed this order from seed
grown by Max willard, one Of the en-
terprising young corn growers OF Mou-
mouth, and one who has selected and
grown his seed by methods which would
satisfy any purchaser. This 10 . far cry
for seed, but there 10 every reason to be-
lieve It will give satisfactory returns to
the western grower. II Maine growers
only realized the worth Of printers' ink,
there 10 hardly any limit to the business
they might be doing. It pays TO adver-
tise your town and your neighbors "a
we'll a yourself. f.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16

/. UnImprossd farm lands are rapidly
appreclasiBg In value In the United
States. The government says tho pres.
ant value throughout the country u w
per acre, which 10 % more than ono yeaE
ago and 90 moro than four years ago.
The increased value per acre tho past ~
years bss been e13 per acre; In the pas'
20 years better than $50 per acre. New
England has sharedir this general ID
vance. Farm values the past year have
inoreased slightly more than 10 PEI
cent. Our fsrmers y no are inclined q
be dissatisf1ed with agricultural returnl
will do we'll to consider the straight
investment the ownership Of farm lane
assures. According 10 the present gain
. farm valued at 5000 10 earning 900 IL
Increased value annually. Thie 10 con
siderably better than one would get q
bank.-Nsw England Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
NUMBER 20
Uniting the Family.

How many households have q fam
fly hour-a definite time In the wees
when all the members of the family
gather In perfect serenity for an inter
val Of genuine communion? Although
civilization brings many advantages In
its train, II has the great fault Of tend.
ing to disrupt family intercourse. Each
member has too many individual activ-
tiles. Fathers have their business:
sons, their business or education: moth
ers, their domestic duties or social oc.
cupations; daughters, their business.
their education or their social life.
All these things are right and worthy
in themselves, but they do not tend to
weld the family. II members Of fam
lily will make 1t q rule to devote them
selves for one hour In the week wholly
to one another the spirit Of family life
will be quickened and strengthened.
Often the members of family pursue
parallel courses that do not intersect.
1t is mere platitude to point out that
great events-travel. marriage, death
and the like-must inevitably cause
disintegration. But so long Us the fam
lily Is together under one roof the spirit
Of union and common interests should
be fostered.- Youths Companion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
Not Afraid Of Cold stssL

In her younger days Eugene. when
empress Of the French nation. was
noted for her great courage. as the fol-
lowing incident proves.
At brilliant dinner party a some
what tactless general told her majesty
that women should not NEEDLE In poll
tcs.
"You know. madame" be said. that
politics lead to war, and II the worse
came to the worst you would not have
the nerve to face cold steel"
"Wouldn't r. cried the empress. III
show your And, matching q Large
knife from the table. she indicted q
deep stab on her arm.
After that the general never breach
cd the subject Of woman's Lack Of
nerves again.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
To Calculate conarsssss.

To determine the years covered BY q
given congress double the number OF
the congress and add the product to
1889. The result will be the year In
which the congress closed. Take. for
example. the Thirty-ffth congress
Doublingit gives us seventy; add 17S9
and we have 1859, the year in which.
on March 4, the Thirty-6fth congress
closed. To find the number Of a con-
gress sitting In any year subtract 17SS
from the year. If the result Is an even
number half that number will give the
congress Of which the year In question
saw the close. II the result is an odd
number add one, and half the result
will give the congress In which the
year In question was the 6rst year.
Take, again, the congress sitting In
1853 Subtract 1850 from 1853 and the
result Is sixty-nine. Add one, making
seventy, and divide by two, showing
that the Thirty-flrst congress was hold.
Ing its first regular session In that
year. The year 1859 is the basic mum.
Der, because that was the year In
which the First congress under the
constitution convened. - Philadelphia
Press
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
A Birds Rarbed Wire Fences.

There Is In Central America q brown
wren about the size of u canary which
builds a curious nest. II selects a
small tree with horizontal branches
growing close together. Across two Of
the branches 1t lays sticks fastened to-
gether with tough fiber until a plat
form alb, ut six feet long by two feet
wide has been constructed. On the
end Of this platform nearest the tree
trunk 1t then builds q huge dome
shaped nest foot or so high with
thick sides Of interviewer thorna A
covered passageway Is then made from
the nest to the end Of the platform In
as crooked a manner as possible.
Across the outer end as well a. at
short intervals along the inside OF this
tunnel are placed cunning little fences
of thorns with Just space enough for
the owners to pass through. On going
out this opening Is closed by the own
er by placing thorns across the gate
way. and thus the safety Of the eggs
or young is assured.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
Ironing the TabIseloth.

A tablecloth should be pulled into
shape before being ironed After It Is
pulled into shape, fold It together
lengthwise through the middle, 30 that
the wrong side will be outside; then
turn bach the edges at each side so that
the cloth Is in four long folds, each fold
Of the same width. The outer folds
will now be right side out Iron these
two outer folds, then turn them inside
and iron the two inner folds that arc
now outside and are the right side OF
the tablecloth. When the four folds
are thus finished the long length can
be doubled back and forward the de-
sired width, but the crOsswise folds
should not be ironed in. Papers can be
placed where the tableclOth hangs over
on the floor from the ironing board. A
little practice will soon make you per-
feet The old fashioned way was to
first iron q tablecloth on the wrong
side, but the tablecloths coming under
my observation that look the best are
ironed In the manner above described
Eunice Hasklns In Independent Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
How chslk 10 Formed.

Deposits of chalk dre found on some
shores of the sea. A piece OF chalk.
such as the teacher uses to illustrate
something on the blackboard at school.
consists of the remains Of thousands OF
tiny creatures that at one time lived TN
the sea. ll.of their bodies. excepting
the chalk--called carbonate Of lime In
scientific language-has disappeared
and the chalk that was left was piled
up where 1t fell at the bottom OF thc
ocean, each particle pressing over 1t all
until It became almost solid. It took
thousands of years to make these chalk
deposits of the thickness In which
they are found. Later on, through
changes in the earth's surface. tho
mountain of chalk was raised until 1t
stood out Of the water and thus be.
came accessible to man and school
toachpra
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
An Ideal Island.

The island Of Ascension, in the At
lantic, belonging to Great Britain. u
unique in many respects. There Is no
private property in land. no rents. no
taxes and no use for money. The
aocks and herds are public property.
and the meat Is issu,d as rations. 50
are the vegetables grown on the farms.
When an island fisherman makes
catch he brings 1t to the guardroom'
whence It Is issued by the sergeant ma
jor. Practically the entire population
are sailors, and they work at most OF
the common trades. The climate y a.
most perfect. The island is 8 by .
miles In size and has population oa
about $50. It Is $50 miles northwarc
Of St Helena and ID governed BY Q
captain appointed from the British
navy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
Magazine Subscription Fakirs.

For several months magazine sub.
scription fakirs have been operating In
sections Of Maine, particularly In Penob-
scot and Somerset Counties. These men
usually claim that they are college stu.
dents who are compelled to work their
way through college. A small deposit
to bind the agreement IL made BY the
subscriber and the agent leaves . re-
ceipt for the same. Quite often 1t Is the
case that neither the magazine nor agent
are heard from. Es.s.s
In their willingness to assist worthy
boy or girl who 10 striving for On educa-
tion tho public should make sure that he
or she 10 bona flde> student in some In
stitution. II the subscriber would insist
on the agent showing . letter from the
president Of the institution iD which the
student claims to be enrolled such fakirs
would soon do no business.
Do not be An accessory to fraud. II
tho agent states that he ID . student IN
some institution insist on his showing Z
ststement verifying that fact.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
He Removed the
Danger Signal

Frank W. Sherman. Laconia, N. u
writes: 'T suffered with kidney tropoies
had a tired feeling in my back, did NOT
have any ambition and felt all tired OUT.
I used Foley Kidney Pills and IN ale a lew
have entirely recovered and have nao
no return Of my painful symptoms, ypoan.
and feeling tired and worn out when
the kidneys fail to filter and throw stS r.at OUT
ter that causes kidney troubles and
bladder ailments.
Backache is one Of Natures danger
signals that the kidneys are clogged
up and inactive. 1t is oftep foilowed
by rheumatism, annoying bladder OF
urinary disorders. puffy swellings un-
der the eyes, swollen ankles and PAM
full joints. 49,
source of trouble. They invfgorate tne
kidneys to healthy action and when tne
kidneys properly perform their nc
tions the poisonous waste matter u
eliminated from the SYSTEM
A. e. sHURTLEFF & CO., South Parii
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
Lime Is Not a PsrtllIzsr.

expect to uss considerable lime this
spring and wish to know II there arc fer
tilising properties enough IN II to grow
such crops 20 corn, oats and buckwheat
without any other fertiliser.-lJ. n,
Vermont.
No, unless your land 10 already we'll
supplied with humus and plant food. Al
stated In these columns many times, lime
ID not Q fertilizer. It puts che soil into
better condition and makes the plant
food already there more effective for
plant growth.-New England Home
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
Hamadan In History.

Hamadan seems to be certainly the
Ekbataua, the summer residence OF The
ancient Persian kings, where AlexAn'
der the Great stored his enormous looe
from Persia, estimated at over f1 !Oo0'
600. But there b typographical DIM
Guilty about identifying Il with the ear
Her and still more interesting Ekbata'
M described BY HsrodotuA the cify
where the frst Aedian king. DeAoce@
realised the IDEAL Of royal isolation by
shutting himself up In . palace on top
Of Z hin. surrounded By seven fortified
eircles of difEerents coloes deeeendine
ths slopes IN osdsf and allowing the m
habitnnn os thees - cemnmseeta
with him enly By wrltins mfhsr TN
story = Z myth o. the Bkbetpna O
Hsrodotus = 10 y found o. : hM -
tween HanndeA aaA gaheln LAnoea
Cnronio1A
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16

To the Teachers Of, Maine You are
requested to observe Be- Kind-to-Animals
Week May 10 TO 20.
Arrangements have been made for
each OF your classes OF thirty members
to become Band OF Mercy. Ono be-
comes 1 member BY taking this pledge:
81 will try to be kind to al living orea-
lures and to protect them from cruel
usage" Each teacher becomes the first
president Of band and some scholar the
secretary.
Funds have been provided, 20 you will
receive free literature and badges to be
distributed equally among the CLASSES.
Each band Will also receIve free for one
year "Our Dumb Animals. :" Send names
Of bands, membership, and post ohice
addressed OF oillcers TO
ALICE NAY DoUaLAs, Bath, Ne.
Representative Of The American Humane
Education Society. y
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
cascara Bark from National Forests.

Thirty.six thousand pounds Of cascara
bark were cut on the Siuslaw National
Forest In Oregon, during the latter half
of last year, according to the govern.
ment's foresters. A steady demand for
this bark for medicinal purposes, both
in the United States and in Europe, Is
reported to exist. Before the war most
of the exported product went to England
and Germany.
The cascara bark industry began, It is
said, in California about 1885, and for
many years California led in the produo-
tion Of bark, exporting as much as sc, 900
pounds in q single year. Now western
Oregon and to ! lesser degree western
Washingto, are tho chief sources OF sup.
ply. The forest experts say that the de-
structive methods usually practiced In
obtaining the bark have resnlted in al
most exterminating the cascara tree on
privately owned land, leaving the
National Forests as the last available
source OF supply.
The tree from which cascsrs bark 10
obtained IL variously known as cascara,
chittim, and bearberry.- Il 10 said that
bears are very fond Of the black, berry.
like fruit which the tree produces and
sometimes stratch the bark badly in
climbing the trees to secure 1t. The
bear r-scratc ched trees are 90 difficult to
peel that they are frequently left BY the
bark gstherers, thus providing few
seed trees to help perpetuate tho species.
Most OF the cssoara bark is peeled by
settlers and small ranchers In the regions
where It grows. The peeling season
opens in April and closes when the bark
begins to tighten In August. Bark OBJ
tanned ON the National Forests Is cut
under methods that provide for future
supply. Stumps six inches high are left
with the bark undisturbed. These spr0ut
readily and produce new trees. The
bark Is taken of the tree In % long strips
as possible, spread on canvas or other
material to keep It of the ground, and
dried In the sun. In some localities it 10
no unusual sight to see the ranchers'
fences and smaller buildings covered
with the drying bark.
Il 10 said that peeling and selling
cascara bark has furnished many Q poor
homesteader with the grub stake neces-
sary to keep him going while he was get
ting land cleared and ready for cultiva-
tion. Fifteen years ago the bark was
still plentiful and worth ten to twenty
cents pound, which meant Z good
profit for the bark gatherer. For the
last seven years the price has been from
81 to 6 cents per pound at Portland. so
the ranchers have lost much Of their in
terest In bark peeling, and only engage
In Il when nothing better 10 In sight.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
sh,rpsnlnu 3 PoekstlmIfs.

Cutters have certain rules for sharp
ening razors, pocketknives, etc. "A
razor" said one Of the craft quoted
BY the Scientific American, "must b
Laid hat on the hone. because It Is hol'
low ground and requires q fns edge
But pocketknife requires q sti6 edge
and the moment you lay It fat on q
stone, 20 a. to touch the polished side
you injure the edge. It must be held
at an angle Of twenty to TWENTY-FIVE
degrees and have an edge similar 10
Ghtnnln
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16

NOTICE.
In the matter Of
CLYDE M. ELLINGwOOD, In Bankruptcy
of Buckfield, Bankrupt.
To the creditors Of Clyde NJ. Ellingwood In the
County of Oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice Is hereby given thar on the 9th day OF
MAY, A. ID. 1876 the said Clyde N. Ellingwood
was duly adjudicated bankrupt, and thai
the first meeting of his creditors viii be held al
the Office of the Referee, No. Market Square,
South Paris, Maine, on the Gath day OF May
A. ID. 1916, at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon
at which time the said creditors may attend
prove their claims, appoint trustee, ex
anime the bankrupt, and transact such other
business as may properly come before said
meeting.
South Paris, May 8, 1916.
WALTER L. GRAY,
fq2l Referee In Bankruptcy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16

The oficiaIjNcf the Calais fair and OF
the West Washington county fair assool.
alton ct Cherryfleld announce that they
have offered special premiums for exhlb-
its st their fairs this fall By members Of
boys and girls agricultural clubs
amounting In oil 10 about t100 at each
fair. They do this TO cooperate with
the extension service OF the college and
10 encourage the development OF agri.
cultural club work Ia the county.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
Automobile Touring Prospects.

Never In its five years' history has
there been such an advance demand for
the Maine Automobile Road Book and
for touring information 20 early In the
season as there has been this spring, 40
oording to statement which has been
given out by the Maine Automobile As.
ISOLATION Touring Bureau, 12 Monument
Square, Portland, Maine. For several
weeks many inquiries have been coming
In daily for routes for tours through
Maine and New Hampshire during this
coming summer, as we'll ss requests for
lists of hotels, the location OF the best
highways and most interesting points to
visit.
Hotel men interviewed declared that
the season is almost sure of being Q REQ.
ord breaker providing weather conditions
pei NIT. Bookings have been beyond the
widest expectation Of many Of those
seen By the Maine A. A. representatives.
The only necessity is good weather and
even II this should happen not to be up
to standard, It 10 doubtful II could stop
the season from being an exceptionally
good one, as compared with previous
years.
Some OF the features which are cred
tied with making the outlook for the
season of 1915 an exceptional one are as
follows: the European war, which abso-
lutely bars tourist travel from sll of the
countries abroad; the splendid business
conditions which are affecting all classes
Of industry; the high wages being re-
ceived by labor; the closing Of the Pan.
anna Pacific Exposition at San Francisco,
and the various lack Of Incentives to visit
the Pacific states this season owing to
the fact that the majority Of the people
who could take such long trip took 1t
last year when excursion rates made the
trip comparatively cheap one; the fact
that the New England states have had
year of unprecedented rain and stormy
weather and 1t is believed by many that
the indications point to dry summer In
this section of the country with conse-
quent ideal touring conditions; the fact
that Maine this season will have very
large mileage of the very finest type OF
improved highways and the last remain
ing unfinished link In the Portsmouth
Portland state highway will positively
be completed by July 1, making boule.
ward of the finest type from the New
Hampshire line at Portsmouth through
York, Kennebunk, Biddeford and Port
land to Brunswick, q distance Of over 80
miles.
These are some of the reasons why the
hotels, railroad and summer resort men
are feeling confident that the season of
1915 will be record breaker In Maine.
1t is announced by the Maine Automo-
bile Association Touring Bureau, IL
Monument Square, Portland, that the
ffth annual Q918 edition OF the Maine
Automobile Road Book and Pine Tree
Tour will be issued early In May. It
will contain 400 pages, will be leather
bound, pocket size and filled with great
number of new routes, new cuts, new in
formation and greatly increased In scope
and size. This year the through routes
of travel are given from New York to
Maine and the maps have been enlarged
and improved = Street maps through the
principal cities and towns have been add
ed and the book has been enlarged, i'm
proved and revised from cover to cover.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
Ups and Downs.

Lady twho was on q visit to her ma
tivs town)-How y MrA Gabbtei !
haven't seen her for q long dme,
Hostess She b having her usual tips
and downs. Lady visftor-And what
tmay that be, I prayf Hostsss-On
running up bills and running down hes
uelehbo1.-BuRAlo NewA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16

A very scrImonious discussion ID being
carried on In a attempt to chow Who 10
responsible FOR the inorease IN the prtce
OF binding twins. but the only fset clear
II made out up - thls Tine = that Il d
tAs farmsr thas = getting In ths neek.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16

There 10 nothing quaint about the
wording Of the communication 10 the
Democrat given below, but 1t 10 included
10 the collection Of curiosities ~ . sam.
pie testimonial to the value Of advertis.
Ing, such - is familiar 10 oil newspaper
men:
Please put In the Oxford Democrat:
Mrs. Sarah Stone and daughter Lens
from Lees Corner were the guests oi
Mrs. G. q. Bowring during the fair
Any one wishing to purchase first class
sewing machine ut low rates, would dc
we'll to call at Mrs. Bowring's and she
will tell them all about 1t.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE pLow."

Corespondencc on practical Agricultural topic
10 solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department 70 HnmI D
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
Do You Know That
Walking is the best exerclse-and the
cheapest?

The United States Public Health Ser
vice administers typhoid vaccine gratis
to Federal employeesp
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
j. Hastings Bean
SOUTH PARIS.
Dealer in Real Estate.

Loans on real estate care
fully placed.
I have both village and farm prop
erty, also several nice wood lots for
sale.
Examination of titles speciality.
Twenty years experience in title
work.
STAND ON PARIS HILL.
Large twelve room two story house, shed and
stable Suitable for two families. Nice location
an ideal place for summer boarders. VIII be
sold at u bargain.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16

Unpasteurizsd milk frequently spreads
dissases
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16

Bad teeth and bad tonsils may be the
cause Of rheumatism?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16

Tho alright dwelling leads but to the
graves
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
Welcome News
For BHnion Sufferers

If you are suffering from an obnox-
ious Bunion no matter how large or
painful it may be e-c come here and get
full box of the celebrated Bunion
Comfort Plasters try one or two plas-
ters, as per direction, and if you do not
get almost instant relief and feel perfectly
satisfied, bring back the remainder and
get your full money back. You need
not pay one cent if "Bunion Comfort"
does not prove entirely satisfactory. Why
continue to go about with swollen, mis-
shapen feet? Why say that Bunions
can't be cured, when here is guaranteed
remedy easily applied mo cutting =.
no pads or plates but a wonderfully
medicated plaster that works like magic
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16

A little cough 10 frequently the warn
Ing signal OF tuberculosisf
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16

Moderation in all things prolonss lief
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-16
I A singular Omisslon.

The careless splitter is public dangsss