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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
The Suffrage Campaign.

As one by one the forlorn arguments
against woman suffrage are driven to
their lairs, 1t would almost make an owl
laugh to see now and then one of them
stick It's head out and emit dying gasp.
We rarely hear nowadays the once
familiar scream, "Woman's place is the
home" Logic Of events proves that
millions of women have no homes, and
by the ruthlessness of war many more
can never have husbands, homes and
children. Even without this counter
argument, anti-sufragists themselves
have been, and are, 80 exceedingly lively
In striding platforms and pulling wires,
that they have come to see that the less
said about "womsn's place" the better
for themselves. One day Mrs. Arthur
Dodge, then president of the National
Woman's Anti-Suffrage Society, In an
address in New York expatiated upon
the need of woman's services In the
home. The next day but one this same
preacher of "woman's place" presided
at meeting of the National Drama
League In st. Louis.
For two generations the supposedly
unsnswerable argument against woman's
right to the ballot was that she could
not fight. Again the stern logic OF
events. What are our women doing to
release men from peaceful occupations
that those men may fight? Read the
list of duties to which the nation calls
it's women and see If they are not of
fighting stuff. They are asked to be.
come farmers, mechanics, nurses, doc
tors, munition makers, yeomen, messen-
gers, army cooks, ambulance drivers.
We have known young woman to drive
a sky machine from Chicago to New
York, in spite of the tradition that
woman's nervous system was too deli
cate to survive far from the kitchen
stove.
"Women cannot fight"? What about
the movement now spreading like wild
fire in Russia, result of the heroic con-
duct of Miss Butchareff's female bat.
TALON? What about the futile fury of
stalwart Germans In East Galicia when
they discovered their captors were mere
women? With the anti-suffragists those
German prisoners knew that women
had no business except with "ohildren,
church and Kitchen"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
Buying Sheep.

The campaign for moro sheep N
Nav England is having results. a
few DAYS ago a carload of Idaho breed
mo svss was distributed In Esse1
county, Mass. The board Of agriculture
and local farm bureau co-opeTated Mnn
. Philadelphia wool and ss..,,s .sOS OS"p~r, wors
in this project; .sn,.d Il = 1nGSl. MssssShusssts
na. turther amended Its dog laws with
,ns s ;ntsntion of removing this obstacle
70 % an increassd shsep industry. There
- ~ All M Of . New England conference OF
1ovsrnors 10 discuss and outline Ways
and means of bringing sheep back 20 %
sIS New England hills: II present price. nee.
Of WOOL, mutton and lamb are 70 ss con, u
s,n"s and reasonable protection provided
sosinst dog depredations, our iaTme.. -
are pretty likely to respond promps's 70
the project.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
VILLAGE Life In China.

Chinese village life is essentially
democratic, almost communisitc. There
are not today-have not been for CEN
turies-feudal lords or even great land
lords. It is q country Of peasant pro-
prietors, clan government with practi-
cally all the men Of middle age and
over in a community having equal voice
and authority in local affairs, with land
split up smaller and more equally than
In any other country in the world.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
Have We Forgotten to Sing4
(Los Angeles Times.)

There appears to be lack Of popular
music In the campaign to fill the Ameri-
can armies of the great war. In 1851
the boys sang, and "John Browne
Body" was triumpbantly transmitted into
the "Battle Hymn OF the Republic" J"
Mechanical music flourishes, but the
tune IL dead. Artists do the singing
and the playing now.
Passed away has the old singing school
in the district school house, the country
choral societies that did not hesitate to
tackle the "Creation," the rustic choir
leader who twanged bis tuning fork to
start an air. The German hosts sang
a. one vast host as the food rolled into
France, and the soldiers Of France still
sing on the march. But In America the
choir leaders who used to split their
throats trying to carry Coronation" :"
"Old Hundred" "Corinth," "China"
and "Mear" have gone beyond the sum
set and left no successors.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
'0VER THERE
The Thrill and the He'll of
the Trenches, Described
by an American Boy.

Sergeant Alexander McClintock Of Lex
ington, KY, and the Canadian Army Has
Gripping Tale That Every American Will
Read, For He Tells the FactsEUnadorn'
cd. Wounded, a Distinguished Conduct
Medal Man, He Was Invaided Home,
but Is Going Govt There" Again to Fight
For Uncle Sam and His Allies An In.
spring, Interesting, Personal Narrative,
Full Of the Spirit and Atmosphere Of the
Trenches.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
Catalogue Your Books.

Have you ever made an alphabetical
list Of the books in your library!
Why not do it2
Either by title or author, but better
by both.
A blank book will answer, but CARDS
are better for the purpose.
1t is a great Joy to watch the num-
ber grow and the only practical way to
know Just what you have on your own
shelves.
Thoreau called books "the treasured
wealth Of the world" and 1t were well
for us to know at least how much Of
this treasure we possess.-E1change.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21

PRACTICAL HEALTH HINTS.
Care Of Babies.

. An authority on children's dis. I
= eases makes the following USE I
. full do not" suggestion In caring I
8 for babies: Z
. Do not sneeze or cough In the Z
q baby's face. Z
= Do not kiss the baby on the I
4 mouth or allow any one else to I
q do so.
q Do not fail to protect the baby's I
= eyes from bright light. I
= Do not raise the baby with I
. out supporting its back. I
= Do not allow the baby to 90 I
= even one day without a bowel 4
Z movement. 4
. Do not excite the baby during I
= or Immediately after nursing. I
q Do not forget that vomiting is I
= usually caused from overfeeding. 4
= Do not forget that diseases OF 4
= the eye can be prevented by 4
= scrupulous care. I
= Do not forget that out Of every
q 100 breast fed babies seven die 4
. in the first year and that out Of 4
= every 100 bottle fed babies thirty 4
= die In the first year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
the head. Ours were made by i.

the head. Ours were made by l. ----
ing heavy steel nuts on stout stick
Of wood, a very businesslike contri-
vance. The fourth man, or bomb car
rier, besides having large supply Of
Mills grenades, had smoke bombs, to
be used In smoking the Germans out
Of dugouts and later, If necessary, In
covering our retreat, and also fumite
bombs. The latter are very dangerous
to handle. They contain a mixture OF
petrol and phosphorous and weigh
three pounds each. On exploding they
release a liquid fire which will burn
through steel
The fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
in line were called utility men. They
were to take the places Of any Of the
first four who might become casual
ties. In addition they carried two
Stokes gun bombs each. These weigh
nine pounds apiece, have six second
fuses and can be used in wrecking
dugouts The ninth and tenth men
were sappers, carrying slabs Of gun
cotton and several hundred yards OF
instantaneous fuse. This explosive Is
used in demolishing machine gun en-
placements and mine saps. The sap
pers were to lay their charges while
we were at work in the trenches and
explode them as soon as our party was
far enough out on the return journey
to be safe from this danger. In addi-
tion to these parties Of ten there were
three Of us who carried bombs and had
orders to keep near the three officers,
to take the place Of any one of them
that might go down and meanwhile to
use our own judgment about helping
the jolly old party along. I was as
signed one Of the three.
In addition to the raiding party
proper there was relay call across
No Mans Land ut ten PAGES interval,
making a chain to show us our way
back, to assist the wounded and, in
case Of opportunity or necessity, to re-
enforce us. They were ordered not to
leave their positions when we began
to come back until the last man Of our
party had been accounted for. The
final section Of our encourage was COM
posed of twelve stretcher bearers, who
had been specially trained with US, so
that they would be familiar with the
trench section which we were to raid.
The Raid and Its Result.
There were two fngs which made
it possible for our taiding party to get
started across No Mans Land. One
was the momentary quickening Of the
blood which follows big and unac-
customed dose of rum, and the other
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21

The high returns for butcher stun
hvae had the gratifying result OF per.
suading Q few dairymen to part Win
scrub pure-bred stock. 1t Will 90
great gain for all dairymen, when those
Gho have these kind of animals ana
have put an excessive valuation on them
for other reasons than real dairy merit,
seud such to the block and make an
effort 20 keep their pure-breds bred up
10 the best standards Of the breed.-H.
81. STEVENS, Indiana.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
Corn of Guatemala.

Guatemala's annual corn production
amounts to about 100000 quintals OF
1914 pounds each. This sufices for do
nestle consumption only, as corn Is the
most important food in that country.
Beans rank next in importance as .
national food.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
aaui.ina an Old SAYING.

The old saying that where there's
a will there's a way still holds good'
with certain restrictions, but the mod
ern way of doing things demands both
will and skill. The individual who pos
sesses both these virtues will find the
road to success comparatively thorn
less.-Bakers' Weekly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21

Over tn0 top ana give 'om hoh'
other though the machine gun bullets
began to drop men almost Immediate
". Once we were started we were
neither fearful nor ratified. We had
been drilled 80 long and so carefully
that each man knew just what he was
to do, and he kept right on doing 1t
unless he got hit To me 1t seemed
the ground was moving back under
me. The first ten yards were the
toughest. The thing was perfectly Or
ganized. Our first party Of ten was
composed Of signalers. They were pay
ing out wires and carrying telephones
to be used during the fifteen minutes
of our stay in the German trenches
In communicating with our battalion
headquarters. A telephone code had
been arranged, using the names OF our
commanding officers as symbols. "Rex-
ford 1" meant "First prisoners being
sent back" "Rexford 2" meant "Our
first wounded being sent over" "Rex-
ford 8" meant 1--WE have entered Ger
man trench" The code was very COM
plete, and the signalers had been drill
ed In it for a week. In case the tele-
phone wires were cut, the signalers
were to send messages back by the
use of rifle grenades. These are rife
projectiles which carry little metal
cylinders to contain written messages
and which burst into flame when they
strike the earth, 80 that they can be
easily found at night. The oft1cer IN
charge Of the signalers was to remain
at the point of entrance, with his eyes
on his watch. It was his duty to sound
a warning signal FIVE minutes before
the end of our time in the German
trenches.
The leader Of every party Of ten also
had q whistle with which to repeat
the warning blast and then the final
blast, when each man was to drop
everything and get back OF our artil-
lery fire. we were not to leave any
dead or wounded In the German trench
on account of the information which
the Germans might thus obtain. Be
fore starting on the raid we had re-
moved all marks from our persons, IN
cluding even our Identification disks.
Except for the signalers, each party OF
ten was similarly organized. First,
there were two bayonet men, each
with an electric lashlight attached to
bis rifle, so as to give light for the d.
rection Of bayonet thrust and con.
trolled by q button at the left hand
grasp of the rifle. Besides his rifle, all
of these men carried six or eight Mills
No. s hand grenades, weighing from q
pound and FIVE ounces to q pound and
seven ounces each.
Tho Lineup.
They are the same shape asa turkey
egg and a little larger. Upon with
drawing the firing pin lever sets q
four second fuse going. One Of these
grenades win clean out anything hv'
ing In ten foot trench section. Il
win also kill the man who Is throwing
It II he holds It more than four sec
onds after he has pulled the pin. The
third man Of each ten was an expert
bomb thrower, equipped as lightly al
possible to give him freedom Of &C
ton. He carried few bombs himself
but the main supply was carried By
the fourth man, who was not to throw
any unless the third man became
casualty, in which case No. was Z
take his place. The third man aist
carried knob kerrie, q heavy bludgeol
ta ba psed y Ehsoldna N an1H3 2N|
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
Ha Had tha Rsal klok.

Don't seem to be a very good Gay
for fish," remarked the man on the
bank to the angler who had sat for
four hours without nibble.
"Oh, l don't know" replied the fisher
man calmly. II don't see why the fish
should complain. I'm the one who
ought to kick"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
We Were Crawling About on All Fours.

We Were Crawling About on All Fours.
was q sort Of subconscious, mechanical
confidence In our undertaking, which
was a result of the scores Of times we
had gone through every prearranged
movement in our practice duplicate
German trenches behind our lines.
Without either Of those influences we
simply could not have left the shelter
and faced what was before us.
An intensified bombardment from
our guns began just as soon as we
had climbed "over the top and were
lining up for the journey across. Lin
ing up is not just a suitable term
We were crawling about on all fours
Just far enough out in No Mans Land
to be under the edge Of the German
shell fire and taking what shelter we
could in shell holes while our leaders
picked the way to start across. The
extra heavy bombardment had warned
the Germans that something was about
to happen. They sent up star shells
and "S O s" signals until there was
q glare over the torn earth like that
which you see at the grand finish OF
PAINS fireworks display, and mean
while they sprayed No Mans Land
with streams Of machine gun fire. In
the face Of that we started.
It would be absurd to say that We
were not frightened. Thinking men
could not help but be afraid. II we
were pallid, which undoubtedly we
were, the black upon our faces hid 1t,
but our fear struck voices were not
disguised. They trembled and our
teeth chattered.
We sneaked out single file, making
our way from shell hole to shell hole,
nearly all the time on all fours, crawl
ing quickly over the fat places between
this small shelter. The Germans had
not sighted us, but they were squirting
machine gun bullets all over the place
promiscuously, like man watering q
lawn with a garden hose, and tney
were bound to get some Of US. Behind
me I heard cries of pain and groans'
but It made little impression on my
benumbed intelligence from the mere
fact that whatever bad happened had
happened to one Of the other sections
Of ten and not to my own. 1t seemed,
some way or other, no affair to con-
Germ me. Then a man in front OF me
doubled up suddenly and rolled into a
shell hole. That simply made me re-
member very clearly that was not
to stop on account Of It 1t was some
one else's business to pick that man
up. Next, according to the queer psy.
chology Of battle, I began to lose my
sensation Of fear and nervousness
After I saw a second man go down
gave my attention principally to a con
sideration Of the Irregularities Of the
German parapet ahead Of Us, picking
ont the sppt where We were to aRtsl
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
Doino' Your Duty.

Those who do it always would as
soon think of being conceited Of eating
their dinner as Of doing their duty.
What honest boy would pride himself
ON not picking a pocket2 A thief who
was trying to reform would.-George
Macdonald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
Golden Weddinos.

"But, papa, things have changed
since you were young"
ayes, they have. Folks used to wait
fifty years for a golden wedding, but
now they demand it at the start"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21

The average hen outlives her useful
rsss In two Years, and It 10 more prof.
;tshle sent to market. There are ct
times good hens In the third and even
the fourth year, but the average limit y
tvo years. Old hens ere moro likely 20
contrsct disease than younger ones.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
Her Gain.

Mrs. Jones-Does your husband 10
member your wedding anniversary
Mrs. smith-No; so I remind him Of
1t in January and June and get two
presents.-Harper's Bazaar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21

Itisa good plan to have awnings OF OF
hoods Of cheap muslin or boards TO 60
ovsr The windows of the hen house 30
Sssn S ont the sun, and thus keep the
honss much cooler. But It 10 NOT 20.
.,.shle rS 10 have these awnings up curing
~. vintsr. q the sunlight 10 needed -
- Honsss 70 parity them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
Contradictory.

Contraoietorys
"What did Blank say about mer
'sThat you owed him So"
"Why, the lying scoundrel! Well, he
can Just whistle for his money now. !
won't pay him one cent till I get good
and ready.-Boston Transcript
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
Danosrous q MoonIlaht.

Moonlight most intense sometimes
causes sore eyes in Cuba, and the ma.
tives navigate and perambulate with
umbrella and paraluna.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21

It ID interesting to note that the mon
who selected the cantonment sites for
the new army camps are reported not
TO be prohibitionists, but were infiu-
enced In their selections BY the fact
that they believed dry tsrritofy safer tor
the soldiers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
A Household Jewel.

"Is your new maid competentT
every. She can even fool agents
and peddlers into believing that she's
mistress Of the house" - Pittsburgh
Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
Company"
|irnthe Insurance Observer.

f4Ee insurance will do for the
lyholder when left in care Of a
lsany that wisely conserves them
itxrated in the accelerative re-
l. published by the MASSA-
E-SETTS MUTUAL. A whole
EmEcy on the ordinary plan be-
-a an endowment at age 90 no
sr ltwhat age the policy is is
t4 On the basis of the dividend
!. which will go into effect on
:; ls, an ordinary policy issued
Eg 70 on which premiums might
| aaired for 76 years, would
meas an endowment in 81 years,
HIng Of 50 years. The holder
pad be able to cash in his policy
value when he reaches
eI. A policy issued at age 80
Hd mature at age g.; issued at
20 would mature at age 6S.
lie MASSACHUSETTS MU-
IA is a Policyholder's Company.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21

a 8 we climbed out Of the shelter
n Of our trenches for my f1rst-and,
perhaps, my last, thought-ad'
venture in No Mans Land the word
was passed:
"Over the top and give 'em hell"
That Is the British Tommies' battle
cry as they charge the enemy, and 1t
has often sounded up and down those
long lines In western France as the
British, Canadian and Australian SOL
diers 90 out to the fight and the death.
We were divided into six parties OF
ten men, each party having separate
duties to perform. We crouched for
ward, moving slowly in single file,
stumbling into shell holes and over
dead men-some very long dead-and
managing to keep In touch with each
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
No. J. "Overthe Top
andGiYe'Em He'll"
By Sergeant Alexander McCIintock,
D. G. M, 87th Overseas Bait,
Canadian Gren. Guards.
Copyright, 1917. by the Bell Syn
dicate. Inc.

Sergeant McCNntock, who has seen
service IN France, toas decorated for
bravery, tosunded, inValided home dnd
ts noto endeavori,g to get q commission
IN our army. a commission II, the Ca
madam army a,oaitS him " he returns
to Join his old command. In the fret
dnd second articles he graphically de-
scribes his training, his trip to France
and the elaborate preparations made
for q bomb raid on the German trenches.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
No. 4.-shifted to the somne.

Sergeant McClintock takes part In the
greatest Of all battles and tells Of the
hell Of It. 1.-THE front In Belgium was
really a rest sector in comparison with
it." he says. The extensive preparations
of the allies for open warfare afterward
abandoned because of the failure Of ex-
pected developments.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21

The fourth article Of this remarkable
personal narrative will appear soon. 1t
Is entitled:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
AMONG THE FARMERS,
"sPEED THE PLow."

Corresgondence on practical Agricultural topics
Is soncited. Address all communication In
Snoeo Tor this department to HnNRY D.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dam
ocras. Paris. Ne. s-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21
The Raid and It's Result.

There were two fngs which made
it possible for our taiding party to get
started across No Mans Land. One
was the momentary quickening Of the
blood which follows big and unac-
customed dose of rum, and the other
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21

(By d. NJ. Tucker. Asst. Bureau of Animal In.
dustry.)
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21

section. It had a round iron head,
with spikes all over It. I wonder that
they haven't started factory to turn
them out.
The Delta independent., 1917-08-17
Painters Elect New Officers.

Boulder.-Delegates to the Colorado
state conference of painters. who have
been holding sessions here during the
past week at times when they were
not in attendance upon the Colorado
Labor Federation convention, elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: President. Paul Hoyt, Pueblo;
secretary-treasurer. A G. Potts. Den
yer; directors. Samuel S. Forrest. Den
yer: Thomas J. Dugard. Boulder: Ell
mer Lane. Colorado Springs: Fred w.
Innes. Pueblo: w. G. Leroy, Trinidad:
William Pond. Fort Collins. and n. C.
Fildes. Denver The conference adopt.
ed a card for use In all the unions of
painters over the state. to be known
as a state council Identification card.
II also ment on record to start an agi-
tation for the removal of old wall pa
per before walls are repapered. as a
sanitary measure. and voted funeral
benefit for its members of SIPS. The
next conference will be held in the city
which the Colorado State Federation
OF Labor chooses as Its 1918 conven-
tion city.