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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
Secret of a Well.Spent Life.


It may be that you have tried the fol-
lowing things before and given them up
as bad job. Fucker up courage and
try them just once more, won't your
This may be the time you'll win.
Try speaking to that man down the
road that always snaps your head on
when you try to be friendly with him.
Drop after drop ut last wears away .
stone.
Try doing oil the barn work without
getting out of patience at one OF the
cattle, hogs or horses. But If you fall,
up and at it again in the morning.
Try breaking yourself Of some bad
habits. You know what yours are. II
may be hard job, but you can do 1t.
lust as sure as you live; and after you
are free from these things that have been
ubling you, you will be glad and
thankful every day, and ready to tackle
some other troublesome thing.
Try learning one worthwhile new
thing each day. Much that folks read
and hear goes through their heads like
water through q sieve. Make 1t Q rule
| to hold things with grip like iron. The
thing may seem scarcely worth remem-
bering just at the time Of 1t, but the day
will certainly come when you will be
glad that you can reach up on memory q
shelf and lay hold Of 1t. -.
Try living at your very best just this
one day. You will not have TO do 1t all
alone. Those who love you will find out
Il vour secret and help you ut every turn.
Keep this up every day. 1t 10 the secret
of life we'll spent.-Farmer Vincent.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
Cleanliness In Broodlng Chicks.

Cleanliness 10 an essential In good
hroodinp methods. Each night after
The chicks have "retired," We wash and
scald thoroughly oil dishes connected
With their food and drink. For the frst
two weeks We clean the brooder only
when necessary, because the chicks stay
ont for abort periods only and seem
frightened when too much disturbed:
We Aim to keep the litter of fine chad
reasonably clean and wholesome. since
cleaning isessential, 1t 10 done thorough
iv The soiled litter 10 brushed out care.
fully. The floor of the brooder 10 then
cleaned with q whisk broom and kero,
sene. and the fresh Hitter is busted With
When the chicks have passed theil
secoud week and are reasonsoly saie
from their "baby" Ills, their care often
hsoomes monotonous and It 10 easy e
ist NEGLECT creep In. This ID where w
snnreoiats GOOD hovers. It 10 such
simple thing each morning while TN
chicks are enjoying their hrst exercise
TO hang the burlap covers for an hour
summing and airing and 70 cot the trame'
acsipst the side OF the house and thor
o1ehly clean the floor whore they stood
lssvine oil sweet and clean and dry. N
eum bersome broodsr boxes 70 move o
10 sccuuulats fllth and vermin means
great saving IN work. fSS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
Roads Must be Cared For.

Remember the admonition OF the
President of the United States: IT you
want to keep black post white, you
must keep on painting 1t white. II you
don't it will get black again and finally
it will rot all the way through and per-
ish of neglect. II you want to keep
good roads good, you must maintain
them, else they will speedily become
bad roads, and all the money and effort
and engineering skill expended In their
construction will be wasted; worse than
wasted, because the man who has . good
thing and doesn't know II, sins against
the light.
In this world, no sooner is thing
done than It has to be done over again.
Good roads begin to wear out ~ soon "a
they are built, good clothes begin to
wear out as soon as they are worn, no
sooner is a man elected to Congress, "
be be q provident and forward-looking
man and likes this sort of work, than be
must begin to build his fences for the
next election two years hence. Every
thing wears out, even "favorite sons"-
moth and rust corrupt, and In some
parts of the country thieves break
through and steal-and there is nothing
that wears out faster than public road
which has been buiided at great cost and
is left to take care Of itself. 1t won't do
it. II 1t is used by the people for whose
benefit it was constructed, 1t will wear
away; If it is not used by anybody, the
elements-wind. rain, storm and SUM-
shine-will destroy 1t In time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
Producing Sanitary Milk.

In circular 81 issued by the Massachu-
setts State Board of Agriculture, Mr..
Chas. North suggests tho grading of
milk a. substitute for dairy inspec-
ton. In other words, his plan 10 to de-
termine whether or not milk 10 sanitary
by its bacterial content rather than BY
conditions under which 1t 10 produced.
Ut course, In order to have milk Of low
bacterial content IL 10 necessary for the
farmers and dairymen to adopt sanitary
methods, but expensive equipment Is not
necessity for such production.
The plan suggested in the above men,
toned circular is to grade the milk &C.
cording to the number OF bacteria 1t con-
taius and to pay small bonus or premi.
um above the market price for milk Of
the best grade.
The following quotation illustrates
how this plan worked out in one OF the
eastern dairy districts:
"At Oxford, Penn, this milk produc-
ing system has been established. Oxford
is very large milk shipping station to
which SO dairy farmers bring their milk
for shipment to philadelphia. 1t was
NOT possible Immediately to transform
such large group OF farmers into clean
milk producers. They we're, therefore,
divided into two classes, 6S Of the pro
ducers going to one door In the shipping
station called the Grade A department.
and the rest of the producers bringing
their milk to another part Of the build
ing called the Grade department.
"The stimulus of the bacterial tests
and the bonus acted with such force on
these producers that in short time al,
of them graduated into the Grade A de-
partment. The records of individual
farmers taken from the laboratory books
show in remarkable manner the reduc-
ton of bacteria from many millions un-
der the old methods down to thousand,
and even less than 1000, as q result OF
the adoption of new methods.
ION one of these farms In particular,
having In the COW stable ceiling com
posed of poles, between which the hay
overhead hangs down, with . dirt floor,
with only two tiny windows for lighting,
and without any regular COW stanchions.
is a barn in which the producer 10 able
to furnish milk Containing at times even
less than 1000 bacteria per cubic cent?
meter. On these same premises this
dairyman produced milk which took
second place and a silver cup at the
Philadelphia Milk Show, in competition
With milk from many model dairies."
DR.. North suggests the following pre-
cautions to be observed In the produc-
ton of sanitary milk:
/ Use small-mouthed, covered milk.
ing pals.
Q Keep the cows udder clean.
Milk with dry hands.
4 Sterilize pals and cans and all 9th
er utensils with an abundance of boiling
water.
5 Beware of milk strainers. Use
only cheese cloth, washed and boiled be
fore each use.
6 Beware of open coolers. Coo
nights milk, winter and summer, BY
placing cans In tanks OF cold water, Ice
water, or running water preferred.
7 Beware of wooden paddles or stir
ring rods. Use only metal stirring rods
scalded before using.
s Pay a bonus to hired help based on
bonus earned by the milk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
HydroasropIanss.

The idea of the hydroaeroplane was
suggested In patent specifications By
Hugo Matullath Of New York In 1899,
but It had its practical origin in Glenn
Curtiss, who added floats to the aero
plane with which he was experiment.
Ing over Lake Keuka In 1908 These
were placed under each wing. 80 that
In case of accident the machine would
not sink. Langley and others had
"made thar experimental flights over
bodies Of water for like reasons"
Probably the first to make the floats
an integral part Of his machine was
Fabre. who on March 28, 1910, made
the first flight with a practical hydro
aeroplane at Martignes on the Seine.
Curtiss soon abandoned noats and built
boat bodies, and for this accomplish
ment he received the Aero Club Of
America trophy In 191l
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
Why n. Was Proud.

In a particularly desolate region Of
the country two travellers came on o
tumbledown shack In the midst Of filth
and barrenness. They were discussing
the improbability Of human beings dv-
ing there and did not see forlorn Lit.
tie boy sitting IN the edge Of the weeds.
He arose with proud hush on his
face. "Ye needn't make fun Of It.
Tain't our'n. It's jest rentedE-EI'
change
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
Shail. CoIumbia.S

"Rail, Columbia" was written tn
1850 and 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner
In 1914. "Hail, Columbia" was first
called General Washington's March"
the music having been composed by an
orchestra leader In New York and the
words written to be sung when Wash
ington went to New York to be inau.
gurated president April 80. 1850. Lat.
er II was called "The Presidents
March" and finally "Hail, Columbia"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08

Correspondence on practical agricultural topic
10 solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HRNRY ID
HAMMOND. Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08

suooeps n dsiryipg dos not dspead
|b9t the way in which b keeps them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
Butter From q rroe.

One shea tree beside each mans back
porch would cut q big slice Of butter
OF the monthly food bill In Africa
vegetable butter Il made from the fruit
Of this tree. and It u said to b of
richer taste than any butter made from
cows milk-allesed or actually scraped
from q churn and squeezed into The
wooden mold which leaves Q yellow
rosebud on top Of the cake The Arabs
used Il in early times.-Pittsburyh Dis
patch.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
y.Iu. Of Good Manner.

Good manners, like the gold at the
foundation of all money, are current
the world over. Emerson noted this:
"Give q boy dress and accomplish
ments and you give him the mastery
OF palaces and fortunes wherever he
goes. He has not the trouble to earn
or own them; they solicit him to enter
and possess"
AN your Greek" Chesterfield wrote
30 his son, "can never advance you
from secretary to envoy or from envoy
to ambassadors. but your address. your
air. your manner. II good, may.
1.-THE difference between q Wen bred
and IN bred man Il this" Samuel John
son said, zone Immediately attracts
your attention, the other your averSion.
You love one until you hnd reason to
hate him: you hate tho other untl you
nnd reason to love him" a.e
Civility. polished manners, mean
much to q youth In his fl1st position.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08

: Jenkins-My stenographer can writs
40 words q minuta Tompkins so
can mine-but shs doesn't seam %
care what the words are-Puck ass.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
Not a ouaranteed.

.You know these gloves ] bought
here the other day-you said they'd
last me two years"
"Welr SO =
eve lost themF-Psris Rira
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
obituary Gems.

When John Sherman Of New Haven,
preacher, mathematician, almanac max
Of and father Of twenty-5ix children.
heard Of the death Of his good friend
Jonathan Mitchell q Harvard pastor,
be explained (aftsf due thought and
many poetic pansI:
Hsrs iiss the darling q his tina
Mitchell expired fn his prime
WA four yearo short q toety.sevea.
Was found full Sips and paucksd Sof
heaven.
When Thomas Dudley. father Of the
inst American poetssA Anne Brad
street. came to his dsathbed he showed
where bis daughter had received hee
surprising GIT by compodng such fare.
wsll llnsg -: "a.
Dtm sysa deaf earn cd stomadh shsW
~ di6oolutton = in INV. a ef
Nsyen times seven near nvod h9xo I :
And now God calls Wiling ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES
All-the-way-by-water
MAINE SrsAMsH,pINr

MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE
q, uHeet Between Portland and New York
Frsssas % North Land and North star-Lesve
days IA mart. Portland, Tuesdays. Thurs
atom saturdays at $50 d. m. Also Mondays
' June ixn TO Sept nth inclusive.
~ METROPOLITAN LINE
onect Between Boston and N.~ yort
press s,sss o1ss. a. Route via Cape Cod Canal. Ex.
o. Hnl-TasseeA eAsmsnips Massachusetts and Bunk.
retn,n,ssys and Sundays az s n m' Sane service
kurrs1 rom Pier IS, North River. foot Of
street, New York City.
s.. sosroN AND PORTLAND LrNs
Leave Psa Ransom B. Fuller and Bay STATE
t@p. sann wharf. Portland, week days AZ
Boston 49, sundays az p. N. Returning leave
uASs and Sundays at p. m.
ss,.R sORILAND AND ROcKLANp LyNs
fnursSs. honhegan-Leayes Pors,ana Tus.a.v.
hss Ha and Saturdays A. nu a ~ ueSrSys' Sys
n,' per. Rockland and intsrmadss,. a. ssrd
nssdsvs ssurn-Leave Rockhnd Nondsrs va
and inte,,cos ~ sridsys g $40 .. M. FOR fortisnd
s. INTERNATIONAL LIME
-Ls~ss' Calvin Austin And Co.. r.n,,.v
Fnssse Portland Moodsvs W. uoy. Dngiey
JoAn. pa ?. M for Eassport. I.nSsr IA 81
nesday. snS snSSrn.Leaye ST. John MondSvs Wei
fues fsvs n lndays at .. m; leave Portland
Due Bosscp a1usaays : and Saturdays e I a m,
saaln. h 4 CLAY. sapsxinssndsut.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
Unreasonable.

Mrs. Sharpe (severely)-Norah, can
flnd only seven Of these plates. Where
are the other 6ve? Cook On surprise)
Sure. mum, don't ye make no allow
ance for ordinary wear an tear!
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
HIph Calling.

Little Walters uncle was attached to
the commissary department Natural
II little Walter wanted TO know what
that meant His father explained that
II was the commissafy's duty to supply
the soldiers with food and drink and
the ike The very next day . lady
came to call and asked Wsltsf how his
Uncle Paul waA
sHe's Ans," saN tho young man
"Hss waiter now."-Nsw YoFk Pot
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08

II Il your intention - oGsr youP
enemy an olive brinchf, '9 ~"
:. ~T'm not ssire." replied Senator eoe.
ghum. "ws,u try out the olive branch
proposition. But wen AZ the thing -
It can b turned into IN ax handlA-
Waeh@gtoQ Gtas
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08

A sunny temper gilds ths edges &
|lifss blackeat cloud -GutAxlA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
Her UpIlfe Scheme.

~what Is Gertrude aadders latest
fAdT
"Prison reform"
"Along what linesf"
sShe thinks every convict ought TO
have canary In his celL"-Birmins.
ham Age Herald t
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
M, METROPOLITAN LINE
BOSTON Ann ponr, .,,,

Leave Fsaps Ransom B. Fuller and Raw STATE
iNp M Sxnn s Wharf. Portland, week days Al
Boston y. -.s sundays at 8 p. N. Returning leave
"eek oays and Supdays al I N m
The Washington times., 1916-11-28
BETTER ROADS. URGED
Citizens Of RasdIs Highlands Listen
to Lecture.

Declaring that some OF the roads In
the southeast section OF the District
are the worst In the District, and urg-
ing his listeners to attempt to I'm.
prove these conditions. NJ. Il. EldridEe.
OF the office OF public roads, Depart
mont OF Agriculture, delivered a lee
ture last night before the citizens OF
Randle Highlands. The meeting was
held under the auspices Of the citizens
association OF the suburb for the pur-
pose OF creating q general interest In
the movement to secure better high
ways. Mr.. Eldridge was assisted In his
talk by the use Of a stereopticon ma
chine, and prefaced his remarks by
giving several interesting figures
comparing the roads OF Washington
with those OF other cities.
He called particular attention to the
deplorable condition OF Good Hope
road. from Good Hope to the District
line. -t
Mr.. Ferguson. OF the American Au-
tomobtle Association, also delivered
remarks dealing with the activities OF
his association In securing better
The meeting was presided, over by
q; y. Snyder, president OF the ASSOC
Col. A. e. Randie. founder Of the
suburb, was present. and made inter
esting remarks concerning the de-
velopment OF the section.
The Washington times., 1916-11-28
JOINT BENEFIT PLANNED
French and British Relief Bodies "a
Have Ball.

The American Fund for French
wounded and the British War Relief
Fund organizations will give q Joint
charity ball tomorrow night at the
Playhouse. the receipts to be divided
between them.
Last year. the Black and White
Ball. given under the auspices OF the
American Fund for French Wounded
proved to be one or the greatest sue
cesses OF the season.
Up to last May. the British War
Relief Fund had collected and ship
ped to Europe 1908 huge cases Of
supplies, containing underwear. tow
els, socks. and other articles OF cloth
ing. together with quantities OF lux
uries for the men. such as cases Of
oranges and grape fruit.
Last year French relief organise
lions sent TO France. with the help OF
the American Red Cross. 1,B35.675
items OF surgical supplies. 1871 gift
bags, 4O.ss1 pieces OF bedding. 1900
surgical instruments. 27,os7 yards OF
gauze. 2.727 pounds OF absorbent cot
ton, 700 yards OF adhesive plaster, and
$50 cans of ether, To aid In the de-
livery of the supplies, the society sent
along ten motor cars.
The Washington times., 1916-11-28
COMMON SENSE AND LIVING
COSTS

No single element Is responsible
for the high cost Of living; and the
folk who look to any one remedy To
combat higher prices fail TO realize
this. y z. 'y..'
One OF the contributing factors to
higher prices is the failure OF home
owners 70 use the ground they pos
sess for growing vegetables for their
own tables. Formerly. even in cities,
u was the custom to make such use
Of all available ground. Each Year
the tendency is to neglect more and
more this element in cutting down
the family budget. tl
Several years ago the schools
tried to encourage home gardening
through the summer garden move
ment, fostered on the Fairgrounds
end encouraged In home yards. Z
Now A. J. Driscoll. president Of
the Mid-City Citizens Association.
urges that civic bodies take up this
question and encourage cultivation
Of vacant lots and tracts as we'll as
front and back yards Of homes.
II united action can be gained by
any considerable number Of resi-
dents for this proposal II would
greatly increase the city's supply o.
vegetables and fruits. II would be
interesting TO know lust what pro-
portion Of it's supplies a city could
raise, by proper methods Of inten-
Give agriculture. to help free itself
In part from dependence on farms
round about.
Washington affords an unusually
large number Of spaces. now produc-
ing nothing but weeds, upon which
amateur gardeners might operate.
The Washington times., 1916-11-28
THANKSGIVING FOR
DISTRICTS WARDS


In the celebration of Thanksgiving
Day wards Of the District will not be
forgotten. Turkey will not grace the
there will be special dishcs apd hoii.
day exercises to remind inmates that
n 10 . day OF ceieAration.
Prisoners At the workhouse and re.
formatory viii be given . "home.
grown" dinner consisting OF fresh
roast pork and dressing. mashed po.
tstoes. stewed tomatoes. turnips.
cookies. and q quarter OF . pie each.
The dinner will be followed by q song
service and entertainment
Pssk ~ The jail
Roast pork and sweet potatoes will
form the principal item. on the menu
OF the Washington Asylum Hospital
and Jail. Fruits and desserts will be
served at the asylum. Jail prisoners
will be given apples. Evening serv.
ices will be held In the jail by the
Christian Science Church.
Children of the Industrial Home
School and the Industrial Home
school for Colored children will feast
on turkey. Thanksgiving Day serv-
ices will be held In both Institutions.
TssistsG sehssl PrsGrsa.
Tableaux and q minstrel show. pre-
coded by q dinner OF roast loin OF
young pork. vegetables, and plum
pudding will mark the day at the
National Training School for Girls.
Special dishes Will be served at
breakfast, dinner and supper At the
National Training School for Boya-.
A Homegrown" dinner OF pork.
vegetables. and desserts will be
served at the Home for the Aged and
Innrm.
The Washington times., 1916-11-28
HIT THE OTHER FELLOW

The man who produces copper. OF
course, sees no reason why an en-
barge should be laid on copper. He
Is selling IL at the highest prices
In modern times, and the fact that
II sells to his neighbors on the same
price basis as to Europe, doesn't i'm
press him deeply. H
Likewise the man who sells wheat
thinks IL would be q mistake to en-
barge him; he would be willing
enough to see cotton 6r copper un-
der the ban, however
Everybody that doesn't want the
allies to win is sure that 1t would
be good morals and sound economics
TO embargo munitions Of war. But
there are two sides to that proposal,
too: and, aside from the economies,
there Is the question Of the essen
tial unneutrality Of an embargo inn
posed now. {.
Broadly, however, everybody
would be satisfied with an embargo
that hit somebody else. Any EN-
barge that will hit nobody in par
ticular win be practicable. No en-
barge that hits anybody in par
tieulsr will be practicable. or pos
sible. Sc there win be none. 4 ~
The Washington times., 1916-11-28

there would be no very great offense
II the allies used their sea power to
keep an Austrian ambassador away
from here. But when the allies as
sumo that the United States is SO
lacking in sclf-respect as to con-
tinue relations that ought to be sew
cred, It suggests an effort to teach
us lesson In diplomatic usage that
this country will not feel II needs.
The Washington times., 1916-11-28
SAFE CONDUCT TO DIPLOMATS

The British governments refusal
to grant a safe conduct to Count
Tarnowski. newly appointed Aus
TRAN ambassador to the United
States, is said to be based on the
charge that "the actions of Austrian
and German embassies and con-
sulates abroad have been so much
in excess Of regular diplomatic func-
tions that the British government
feels justified in withholding It's con-
sent for such diplomats to travel to
their posts"
This does not seem at all a salts
factory reason. We can quite under
stand how the entente nations, con-
trolling the sea, might use that
power to cut of their enemy from
diplomatic relations even to the ex-
tent of refusing the safe conduct.
But when they put 1t on the ground
of the "excess Of diplomatic func-
tions." it occurs that they are as
Stunning to Judge something that is
entirely for this country to pass
upon. II the United States is salts
fed with the conduct of Austrian
diplomats here, it is not for some
third country to decide that we
ought TO be dissatisfied. Perhaps we
ought to have severed diplomatic
relations with Austria instead of
merely asking the recall Of the last
ambassador here; but that Is our at
fair, not England's.
To the lay mind, in this country,