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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15
A sootohnan's Preferences.

Lord Strathcona was fond Of stories
Of his Scottish countrymen. One that
pleased him highly have heard him
often repeat, says Beckles Wilson IN
"The Life of Lord Strathcona and
Mount Royal"
A Scot was once boasting that Scotch
apples were far better than the Cana
dian variety. -
Really" exclaimed his friend, you
can't mean thatr'
"I do mean It," was the response.
"But I must premeese that for my ain
taste I prefer them soOr and hard.
One story told Of his native town
delighted him. although he professed
incredulity. The superintendent OF the
Forres Sabbath school had prepared q
list of questions for the Junior class
name the strongest man,. the wisest
man, the meekest man. Only one
child-a cynical little elf she was-an'
swered correctly, Samson, Solomon
Moses" Ali the others wrote OF print
ed opposite the queries the name Of
the hero Of their heafts-Lord Strath
coma. There might be stronger and
wiser and meeker men, but the Junior
class was not acquainted WI 'em"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15
Why In. coooanut Has Eye.


Who can tell why the cocoanut has
three eyesl Luther Burbank explains
it this way
Cocoanuts generally grow at the
edge Of the sea or rivers. The nuts are
surrounded with a thick husk with Q
waterproof covering, 30 that when they
drop into the water they will float In
floating the three eyes are always on
top.
Once In the water nature gets busy
From one of the eyes there comes
shoot, which develops broad leaves
like sails. The wind catches the sail
and watts the cocoanut on q journey
sometimes many miles long. As It sail
the, other two eyes, develop roots
which at first grow among the iber'
Of the woody husk.
In good season the cocoanut u swep
upon another shore, perhaps on anoth
'er island. The roofs embed themselve'
in the soft earth, the sail becomes th!
trunk, and Q cocoanut palm u grcwinl
where none grew before ea + isSa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15
Saved BY q ceekbeel.

There Is q story Of q man. desperate
" III, who, having passed the crisis oe
bis ailment, needed only, 30 the doc
tory asserted, an incentive to recover.
He had dire misfortunes and had lost
all interest In living. Neither his bust
ness nor his motercar nor bis children
nor his wife suficed to lure him back
to the trials Of temporal existence
Then some inspired relative thought
of the cookbook. She put It into the
hands Of the sick man a. be lay With
ering on his pillow. He turned Il ovee
languidly; then he fluttered Tho pages
with transparent fingers. Presently b
asked to be propped up In bed Be-
fore long he was whispering feFvidly
of what he was going 70 eat when b
got well-those pig hociu with dump
lings, hot wafies and sirup, schnitt'
bohnen with sour sauce What were
rissoles and ramekins and bannocni
And why had he never known about
toad In the holef These were the 80
timents that wooed him back 10 hfer-
New York Nah.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15
He Knew.

For FIVE years or more Guy Cressey OF
Westbrook drove his horse on bis o1ttef
route and then all Of sudden MI Cres-
ssv Was taken i'll and died, leaving no
one who knew anything concerning the
vbereabouts OF his customers. 1t was
finaIly decided to sec II the horse could
And Bis way upgutded by Mr.. Cresssy's
relative. who went to distribute the dairy
products. The horse stopped at house
after house, and each time the man
vould 90 to the door and ask II the occu-
nants took butter and eggs from MI.
Cressey. Every time the faithful horse
vas right, and on the whole route ne
missed only one.customer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15
Advice.

'aThere's one sure way to get along
IN this world"
"What's that?"
"Quit fretting about the things some
one else has and keep hustling for the
things that 40 far no one has and yot
can get for yourself II you're first on
tha job."-Detroit Free Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15
Starting Trouble.

Starting Trouble.
"It's going to be war to the knife,
declared the suburban man, who was
feeding his chickens.
"What now?" asked his friend.
"Why, Banks sent me a box OF axle
grease and advised me to use 1t on my
lawn. mower"
"Wellw
"Well, I sent 1t back and told hin
to use it on his daughters voice.
London Mail.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15
ou.er Nam,s Of Fiowsrs.

The names Of some Of our prstt1est
flowers are 90 queer that they seem
amusing to us. Nasturtium, for exam
ple. comes from the Latin word mean
Ing "twisted nose" Verbena Is from
the Latin for ''twig," and lavender b
derived from the Latin word lavare, 70
wash, and Is really the same word 20
laundry" Lavender probably got tts
name because 1t is put away with new
ly washed clothes.
Cornfower undoubtedly gets its
name because it grows among the rows
Of corn. Goldilocks looks like little
yellow head. Honeysuckle Is ono Of
the sweetest blossoms and one Of tho
easiest from which bees est thsdf
honey.
Anemone Is our wind flower" Its
name comes from the Latin word
anemos, which means wind" and the
apemone is really wind flower, grow.
ing best in exposed, windy places.
Orchid Ia named for the Greek word
orchis, which means bag" Orchids
always have curious little bass.-Kan-
sas City Star.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15
Standardize Farm Produce.

Our New England farmers are slowly
but surely realizing that proper grading
and Standardization of their products is
an extremely important matter. An ex
ample OF what It means Is provided 10
the work OF the Maine seed improve
ment association. For two or three
years now this society has been inspect
Ing potato fields of farmers and when
found free from disease has issued GER
tificates to that effect. This certified
seed has been sold for seed purposes in
New Jersey and farther south. E. A
Rogers of the department of agriculture
and closely connected with the seed i'm
Provement association, recently received
very enthusiastic letter from F. g
Dancer, manager Of large distributing
house in New Jersey. Mr.. Dancer says
the certified seed from Maine gave far
superior results to ordinary stock from
the same state. He ventured that his
farmers would buy nothing else so long
as the selected stock is available, even az
an advanced price over ordinary stock.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15
Humiliation.

"I tell you, sir, kissing the hand that
smites you is nothing to what saw II
the hotel this morning"
"What was thatf
.The porter was backing the boo'
that had kicked him last night
don Tit-Rits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15

married q telephone girl you say!
..Iust 30. The honeymoon wasn1
half over before she had his number:
Birmingham Age-H Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15
Fox and He Play.

Charles James Fox, asked II he has
sent Garrick tragedy he had written
replied, II had. indeed, the folly Z
write It, but the wit to keep It to my
aeif."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15
tI!tRN \! STEAMSHIP LINES
"'''ne-way-by-water

"oy-Dy.Wdtef
Nh aAISs STEAMSHIP LINE
.ss,m.s.oo between Portland and New yo,t
saatin xbsSsr q Land and North star-Leaye
sssad sa.uria1ao 1aonisnd, Tuesdays, Thurs
June 18th to Sept nth ineInsive
nisss'Ss n' Between Boston and New yo,.
~ sseeI a.. Route via Cane Cod csna, r.
San n. steamships Massach ~ hUou lanai. Ex-
days snS SSortn Side India Wharf Ros,nn
sning frnn.s sundays at D. N. Same servScs
'araJ Ssessn Sn ~ Srler Is, North River toot w ~
.o ee'' New York CITY. ' i00' Oh
,a.,ss'sr sosros AND poRrIANn,,xp
;sss Fanilina iaSson WSn B, Fuller and Bav STATE
49, a., Sundsv. ~ Portland, week days AZ
week days and c I sIn5a ?; %: Returning leave
s.ss,S sSILASO si., AND RockLAsp LIME
sss,ssdays AMI Sa-Lesves Portland rus.dav.
Harbor D saturdays at 7 a a0gSuays'
a htu,r,n auckland and interra5sv,. A.. o1ot1-
ssaaays and dTLeaye T-,Lseaye Rockland Mondsnse w, gn9-
hterned,.,. ays at $50 q. m sor ,s " GU,
1 landings. Nofs'ano
sssu.s,aNN INTERNATIONAL LINE
have Por.lsssaSly P lsalyiS % Austin and Gov p,no,sv
Lsaaa5s At y aa Mondays, WednesJ.D D.ngley
- ~ Rstnrr n;' for Eastport InS ana
S.ys and F-,,dIeeaye St. John Mondsy.a a'v 81
Sssisys, ThnsIuAys at a. ~: Iss.a wed.
''ssoa . >. n. ~ and Saturdays a. a % m
Sssaa ws.,,a q; A. CLAY. supsrinssndep..
Portland. Maine. PAOns sso,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"srkED THE PLow."

correspondence on practical Agricultural topic
Is solicited. Address all communications In
!Snaed Tor this department to HENRY
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15

II . team 10 given few swallows Oh
water In the field when the driver takes
his drink, there 10 no danger OF trouble
from drinking too much water o ono
|time,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15
polItlo.l Platforms.

"What's the PLATFORM"
"IIl let you In on secret fvs
been voting for forty years and never
read a platform in my hfe-Kansa'
City Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15

Nothing = 70 high and above au dan
ne that Il not below and h ~ pows
q Ce1r r-ovi6
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15
By JOHN T. LARNED

Was awakened By Z sound IN the
nnxt ,aom. I "A me- I'll. hnf 1Gtnn06
The labor world., 1916-01-08

poses of these meetings.; it is the
business of the spy to inspire hatred
and distrust between the employers
and the employe; mutual confidence
between these would of necessity
mean the end Of his graft.
The evil of the spy system is not
confined to the Industries alone.
Possibly no other factor was as in
fluential in causing the war that is
now devastating the eastern hemi-
sphere as the espionage system
adopted by each and all of the ma
t1Ons that are now at war.
Incidents. harmless in themselves,
and with no particular political mean
ing. were reported, with the impli-
cation added that they foreshadowed
hostile intent. Jealousness and mu-
tual suspicious went far to make war
inevitable.
Even when honestly intended, the
system of secret surveillance is sure
to accentuate: rather than to alleviate
distrust. Those who are sent to
watch are often obsessed by the im-
perfume of their office; are unduly
suspicious of the most trifling cir
cumstances, and their reporting these
petty events lend to them added i'm
portance.
employers and their employees when
we meet on the level, respecting each
others rights, and thus may be avert
ed the certainty of strife that accom-
panies espionage.
The labor world., 1916-01-08
VICE AND THE LABOR QUESTION
ARE WORLDS TWIN PROBLEMS

, mate way open to them to earn a.
livelihood"
Admitting this to be true-thoueh
there is expert evidence to the con-
trary-it does not follow that under
would not be open. AS long as there
are more workers than jobs, it is
quite probable that the defective
workers, being less efficient, should
be rejected to make room for more
intelligent ones. But if there were
sufficient increase in Jobs to make
room for all, there would be oppor-
tunities even for detectives. To say,
as DR.. Hickson does, that these de-
fectives have only the mentality Of
children, does not alter the case.
when one considers that there is so
great a demand today for child labor
that stringent laws are being passed
against it.
There may be mo legitimate way"
to earn living open to these alleged
detectives today since opportunities
are denied to many who are not de-
fectives. But let opportunities be
opened, and there may be different
tale to tell. As to how to open op-
portunities, that is a problem for
which the solution was presented
many years ago by Henry George. DR..
Hickson and the members of the
Conference on Social Hygiene should
study his works.
The labor world., 1916-01-08
THE EVILS OF THE SPY SYSTEM.

There can be no other one single
factor so certain to produce friction
and strife as the spy system, so often
employed in great industrial plants,
on railroads and traction lines 49,
1t is very well understood, and by
mono better than by those who man.
age the mis-named detective Agen-
cies' that the durances of the employ
ment Of spies and spoilers is contin-
gent on their discovering that which
the employer fears, or suspects;
therefore,, it is to the advantage of
those engaged in that sneaking busi-
ness to report plots, and danger to
the employers, whether the actual
conditions warrant such reports or
not.
1t has been our experience that
those engaged to spy upon the work.
ers have found it to their profit, or
at least to their continued employ
ment, to initiate the movements they
are supposed to detect or prevent. Es-
peclally has this been the case dur
ing strikes, where the fear of violence
on the part of the revolted workers
has been skilfully impressed on the
minds of the managers of the struck
plant, to the profit of the generally
disreputable strike-breaking agencies
In times of industrial peace, when
the workers are holding their regu-
lar meetings, generally of a business
or mutually educationally nature, it
is the report of the spies in the union
that distorts the meaning Of the pur-
The labor world., 1916-01-08

advance upon the markets of the
world and make it possible for
GREED beneath the flag of Young
Columbia to glut it's inordinate ap-
petite for profit.
The war trust wants a nation to
spend a billion of dollars on an army
and navy, so that the money chests
Of the war trust will bulge with pro-
tits reaped from the sale of those
missiles of destruction, that have
spread desolation and death through
out the length and breadth of T. con-
ti"ent beyond the seas.
The jingoes for profit would ex-
chenge the sanity of peace for the
despair of war, and would corvert
the flower and bloom Of Americas
young manhood into an army Of uni
formed murderers, that Schwab, Nor
gan and all the vultures interested in
the sale of the munitions of war.
might become more brilliant stars
in the firman1ent of finacial splcn.1or.
In the language Of General sher-
man: War is hell" add in the lam
guage of an Irish orator who recent
ly toured America, LET those who
want war go to hell."-Trindad Free
Press.
The labor world., 1916-01-08

Some facts, too frequently ignored,
were urged upon the conference on
Social Hygiene at Chicago recently by
DR.. William j. Hickson of the mu-
nicipal psychopathic laboratory. DR..
dickson plainly told the delegates
that theye were wasting time in con-
sidering conventional methods of
dealing with vice.
imprisonment, fines, reformation,
parole, religion-all have been of no
avail in curbing the social evil" said
the doctor and then added "any we'll
regulated business long ago would
have discarded such fruitless meth
DDS and struck out into new fields" {"
Having heard this much the dele
gates waited for the doctor to point
out the new field. They waited in
vain. He had nothing to suggest
other than the creation of a commit
tee Ito study the question"-just as
though the question had not already
been studied by committees very
many times.
DR.. Hickson must have foreseen
the suggestion that if jobs were made
plentiful enough, no one would be
compelled to resort to vicious meth
DDS of getting a living, for in an ap-
parent effort to forestall it, he said
that so many of the women hailed
into the morals court are $50 men,
tally defective that there is no legiti-
The labor world., 1916-01-08

has been proved nor administration
granted on his estate in this state;
that petitioner has and claims to have
an interest in certain real estate of
decedent, lying and being in the
County of st. Louis, State of Minne-
sofa, described in said petition and
praying that the said will be admitted
to probate in this state and the des-
cent of said real estate be determined
by the Court and the same assigned
to the parties thereun,o entitled,
It Is Ordered, That said petition be
heard BY this. court in the Probate
Court Rooms in the Court House in
the City Of Duluth in said county and
state on Monday, the 31st day of jan
uary, 1915, at 10 o'clock a. M, and all
in said, estate are hereby cited and
required at said time and place to
show cause. If any there be, why sail
petition should not be granted.
IT Is Further Ordered. That this
order be served by publication in The
Labor World according to law, and
that q copy of this order be mailed to
each heir, devisee and 1egatee of said
decedent at least fourteen days before
the said date of hearing.
Dated at Duluth. Minnesota, this 9Th
day Of January, 1916.
BY the Court
S. w. GILPIN. :.
Judge of Probate
A. r. MORTON.
Clerk of Probate.
(Seal Probate Court, St. Louis County,
Minn.)
L. W, Jan. s-15-22, 1916.
The labor world., 1916-01-08
HERBERT QUICK MAKES NOVEL
OFFER TO FOUND NEW CAPITOL

government for cent for the main-
tenance of the city government, in
any of it's branches-roads, streets,
fire, police or health; and I will
make myself a millionaire.
Il will do this by the increase in
land values which will come to nv
tue Of the mere presence Of the city.
"The fact is that the mere presence
of the national capitol and its public
grounds is capitalized in the land
values of the District of Columbia,
Why tax the people of the United
States once to pay half Of these ex-
penses, and allow the land owners
and landlords of the District of
Columbia to tax them over again in
rents for the same things? When
ever $10,0OO,0O0 are wisely spent in
improving the city of Washington,
the land values of the District at once
show reflected value of that
amount or more. Let me suggest
therefore, that instead of the present
half-and-half plan, the city of WASH
ington be required to. furnish all the
money needed out of land values, eA-
elusive of improvements, at least rs
far as such values will go. This will
tend to decrease speculation in vacant
lands, take the burden of high rents
off the underpaid wage earners in the
district, and will force into actual use
an enormous area of unimproved
lands. Owners Of unimproved lands
will have to build or sell.
AS a citizen of the United States I
protest against being taxed for the
benefit Of Washington Landlords and
lard owners"
The labor world., 1916-01-08


Order for Hearing on Petition for Adj
minlstratiOn.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
st. Louis. ss.-In Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate of John
F. Wulf. Decedent
T The sePs sa Of + 5Gash% fsa Wuf
senting. among other things, that
John F. Wulf, then being a resident
OF the County of Iron, State OF Michi-
gan: died intestate,. at Crystal Falls.
Mich, on the 9th day Of April, 1914;
Louis, State Of Minnesota. and that
said petitioner is the father of said
decedent and praying that letters of
administration of the estate of said
6ecedent be granted to said Joachim
Wulf
It Is Ordered, That said petition be
heard before this Court. at the Pro
bate Court Rooms in the Court House
In Dulth. in said County, on Monday.
the 3lst day of January. 1916. at 10
ested in said hearing and in said mat
ter are hereby cited and required a,
said time and place, to show cause, If
any there be. why said petition should
not be granted.
Ordered Further. That this order be
World according to law, and that a
copy of this order be served on the
County Treasurer of st. Louis County
not less than ten days prior to said
dated at Duluth, Mimi, January g.,
BY the Court,
S. w. GILPIN.
Judge Of Probate.
A. R. MORTON.
Clerk of Probate.
L. W.. JAM 8, Is, %, 1916.
The labor world., 1916-01-08
Anchor Brand"
Sheetin&!

Why do We feature it? Well, here's
one answer. It saves you a lot,
for we can afford to sell it for less
than brands like Pequot! And here's
another: Last year a great r>any
bought it of us to try OUT" this
year they're back in force, full of
enthusiasm over it's durability and
"washability." eve believe it both
outWears. and washes whittier than
brands like Pequot). Here is what
you save on it:
s-4 Full Bleached anchor" Sheet
ing; s2c value, yard 22c
s-4 Full Bleached "Anchor" Sheet
ing; 34c value. yard 24c
1914 Full Bleached "Anchor" Sheet
ing; SEC value, yard 26c
45-inch Full Bleached "Anchor''
Tubing; 25c value, yard 17c
A full line of Pequot, as we'll as
all the standard brands of sheet
ings, muslines and cambrics (Pe-
quot. Lonsdale, Fruit-of-the-Loom
Berkeley, etc.,, at special White
Sale prices.
The labor world., 1916-01-08

The fact that the revenue system
of the District of Columbia is being
investigated by congressional COM
mittee is the occasion for the follow
ing letter to members of the commit
tee from Herbert Quick. Mr.. Quick
states the case accurately and logi-
cally. There is no good reason why
his suggestion should not be followed:
II understand that hearings are
soon to begin with reference to the
fiscal relations between the District
of Columbia and the United States.
LAS citizen of the United States
I am very proud Of Washington, and
its great beauty and attractiveness,
as a city. It is in no spirit of anita
gonism to the city of Washington
therefore, that I write to suggest that
the principle involved in the present
plan Of raising revenue for the Dis
trict of Columbia, and paying for
city improvements, is both economi:
cally and morally unjustifiable.
Permit me to suggest an illustra-
ton proving my point; If the United
States government will allow me to
establish a. new caital city, giving me
the right to purchase one hundred
square miles Of land in a. body on
which to locate it, I will agree to
erect every building needed by the
United States government, in all its
branches, for the housing Of it's de-
partments, in better and finer build
ings than it now possesses, and do
nate them to the government. I will
agree to-, give park and pleasure
ground system: equal to that: ,of: the
city of Washington, and T., will give
bond never to ask the United States
The labor world., 1916-01-08
THE TRAITORS OF THIS COUNTRY.

|. The jingoes Of America are moth
ing more or less than traitors to this
country. The jingoes- are; preaching
military armament and commercial
aggression, while there comes to us
from the battlefields of the old world
the agnoized shrieks of countless
thousands of wrecks of humanity,
who have been manned and disfig-
ured by. the hell of war. Europe's
slaughtered dead cry out to us a
warning against the horrors of war,
but the jingoes Of our vaunted repub-
lie would have the nation that is
now at peace blacken it's soul and
degrade its honor in the cultivation
Of that ungodly spirit of blood-lust,
that breeds national hatred, and
which, in the name of patriotism
develops all the brutal and murder
Gus traits that convert man into a
savage. The armament ring cares
nothing for the deluge Of human
blood that follows when human be-
ings arrayed in battle become mad
dened like wild beasts.
The war trust cares nothing for
the sons, the fathers, the husbands
and the brothers that go down to
death in the fire and smoke of the
red demon Of war, nor does it care
for the widows and orphans who en-
dure lingering death at home.
The jingoes want American armed
to the teeth-armed to strut with a
defiant dare-armed with such ma
chimes and weapons of m wholesale
murder-that these United States can