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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25

cal shrieks as he draws from the vi0-
lin could have no consideration for a
living soul. He Is ready for treason.
strategem and spoils.'"
Fanny Adams burst into q peal Of
laughter. Padden looked hurt and In
dignant. She saw his face and tried to
look serious.
do pardon me-" she said, "you put
It 30 forcibly, and In such picturesque
language, I couldn't help seeing the
funny side Of It"
@Do you know someone In this
houser she asked?
" live here" he answered.
SWhy, then we are neighbors. I am
staying for a while with my friend,
Mrs. Banks. Do you know herr
Padden answered that he had not
the pleasure. Then Fanny made bold
to ask him to call, which he prompt.
" accepted. Then he added: IF you
are in this house, you must have heard
that fendish violin. How can you
stand itr'
Il can't hardly!" laughed the girl.
sBut I'm trying to have patience"
Padden sought the Banks apartment
very shortly after this having first
telephoned to ask If he might. The
violin had been silent for two days.
and he was in better frame Of mind
when he found himself In the presence
of Miss Adams, who met and intro
duced him to pleasant, elderly lady
as Mrs. Banks. After this Padden dis
covered that the Banks apartment
held charms for him greater than the
club, and the next discovery was that
he was very much In love with Fanny
Adams. One evening Burns came In
while Padden was calling on Fanny.
"Hello, sisl" he laughed. "How's the
violin getting alongT
"It's not getting along"
"Ol did that crank shut you OF for
goodf" asked Burns.
Fanny was getting red up to her
hair. Mrs. Banks was looking utterly
miserable, and Padden q mixture Of
horror and amazement. Then Fanny
looked at Burns and spoke: swell,
you've done It'll I've been trying to
keep the horrible truth from Mr.. Pad
den, having a desire for a small rem
nant Of his respect"
$50 you are the cranki" blurted out
Burns, turning to Padden.
II am" acknowledged Padden.
A hearty laugh from all In the room
cleared the atmosphere. Fanny at last
left alone with Padden asked him If
he thought a shred Of that respect for
her was left. Padden answered:
'1There Is something so much stronger
and bigger hammering to be heard, I've
got to say 1t. love you, dear"
When Fanny got q chance to speak
she said: "You see, daddy was de-
termined should learn the violin. !
came down to the city just to please
him to study. I knew I hadn't any
ear for 1t, and, well I'm glad ! have
such good excuse to give 1t up"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
Watering Milk.

Milk contains 81 per cent Of water.
III the COW is not given all the water she
needs there will be Q decrease 10 her
milk fiow. 1t 10 unlawful and morally
wrong for man to add water to milk,
but it is right, ethical, and humane 20
give the COW all the water she VIII
drink. Water 10 one of the foods that
Hoover does not ask 10 DO conserved
and one that has not risen In price. NO
man can truthfully say that he cannot
afford TO give his COWS all the water
thew will drink since water costs nothing
and 10 is 20 easy 10 obtain.
There are many ways OF watering
cows. In the early days before weiis
and before water systems we're instailoo
it was not uncommon to water i've
stock from q lake or river. In winter
water was obtained by cutting hole In
ths ics. Nov cattle are watered 10 the
barn by drinking cups, by pals 10
the hangers, or from tanks IN the yaro;
only the poor dairy farmer permits nis
COWS 10 drink water through hole 10
ths ice. The manner OF getting the
vatsr IN cows 10 not 80 important -
nrov;dins them with an adequate
supply and under comfortable condi,
lions. Cows watered in the cold ana
forced to drink Ice water will not DRINK
all the water they need. Warming the
water in outdoor tanks encourages the
COWS 20 drink moro water than when it
is ice cold. But providing the COW WIN
water at all times, both day ana nigna,
and at . time when she desires !"
briuss the the best results.
Cows which have not been getting An
sde ouste supply of water will increase
their production of milk two or @o1o
pounds per day when permitted TO nave
All the water they can drink at any nme.
n has been found by Investigation tnst :
COW will drink more water at night tnan
during the day. Milk 10 worth over
three cents Q pound. II by wsier We
can increase the production OF milk Two
pounds per day per COW It means an ia ~,
creased income OF six cents, or, In . nero
of 20 cows, t1.20. This II an income u
snficient siss TO warrant every owne.
of dairy COWS to give tho :no]ec. oi
watering cows more than passing s''en'
sion.-Hoard's Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
Whot to Do Whsn .
Bockoche Comes On


Foley Kidney Pills have done me
more sood than $4,000 worth Of otner
MMedicine." ~ Chas. N. Fox. Himroos
When backachs comes on and u
seems az II you can't stand the pain
ana pressure across the small OF your
sAek. hurry to your druggist and ses
5nsner through Q box Of Foley Kidney
tns They will stop the cause %
saat pain very quickly. spur the slug
80 sn, Kidneys to regular action en-
ssoie them to throw the poisons OUT oL
s sse blood. They VIII get rid Of pain
naa rn rheumatism for you. quiet YOU
hhsrves stop your backache. and nm-
s,n. ~ up your sti3 Joints and sore nu
Frank ". sherman, L.eona. n. +.
NNntes: Il suffered with kidney troS-
SSs;s' had q tired feeling In my nes necxs
sn s,a not have any ambition and feas
sn ps,, tired out I used Foley klonsy
Siils and In . few days began g tess
ssss. sssssr. and now ] hsve sntrsiy -
80
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25

Gases of chronic lead poisoning In tho
state have again called attention 10 the
dangers OF uslsg lsad piping, according
20 the Stats Department OF Health.
Every year one hundred flfty TO one
bundled ssvsuty-Avs samples Of watsr
eent to the Laboratories Of the 6tets
Department contain lsad. Maine waters
n general are more corrosive than The
vsters OF some states and they have .
greater tendency to dissolve the piping.
There ne swe features Of lead poison.
iue that oftsn surprise the ussrs Of veil
vstsr. One y the sudden appearAnoe Of
|consldsrable lead In sths watsr Vhsu
prsoticeily sone has appeared for yeers.
Fho other 4 the fact that some persons
vIll b. a1isctsd By the lead while Others
az NOT sesn to u susceptible. The d.
eex b novoetheleoo alWAya peoeeot fof
ihs ussssof watsr that comes tAso9gh
|lgod plpes
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
Cinderella
Without the Ball


COPYRIGHT 1917. by W. @. Chapman)
soh, come on Eml It's going to be
a dandy party!"
The girl looking over the fence was
urging another who paused a moment
in the business Of hanging clothes on
the line to answer: II can't Grace
but Dora is going"
eyes, Dora's always going and
you're staying-staying home, and do
ing the work."
"Oh, well, I'm trying to get q dress
made. When It's done, I'll be going T"
Emily laughed cheerfully, gave q
towel vigorous snap, and hung 1t on
the line. She was thin and rather color
less, but her hair scintillated In the
shifting sunlight and had copper and
gold glints. The fence Of the back yard
in the village street was not too high
for those who passed to look over, but
Emily was not ashamed Of her homely
work, they were not able to hire II
done, her mother had never been used
to hard labor Of any kind, and as fol-
her younger sister, Dora, 1t was quite
out Of the question to think Of her do
ing the family wash. Dora was eight
years younger than Emily, very pretty,
very self-willed, and very selfish. The
last two traits were probably owing to
the spelling she had received from
both mother and sister. Two children
Emily and Dora had died, and Dora
was the apple Of her mothers eye. She
had lived in luxury. and when the
crash had come, followed soon by the
death Of her husband, she had taken
the little that brought in very slender
income, and had settled down to live
upon 1t with no idea Of trying to in
crease it with any labor Of her own.
She was of the helpless, unthinking
kind who will sometime, somewhere.
have to experience a heavy jolt to
awaken them to the purpose of their
being here on this terrestrial globe.
When Emily vas seventeen she had
taken up the burden Of attempting to
better conditions, and make the little
income 60 farther by doing the heavy
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work that a woman had been paid to
do. Next she saved dressmaking bills
by making her own clothes, and even
tually those Of her mother and sister.
It is always the people who are
willing who are allowed to carry the
burdens Of those who are not. There
has been known, however, to be such a
thing as "the last straw"
But Emily gave no indications Of the
last straw till a CHEEKY voice hailed
her over the fence some minutes after
her girl friend had passed on. A pair
Of merry eyes belonging to a tanned
honest face, not especially handsome,
but invitingly reliable, smiled at her
under the raised hat. Emily embar-
rassed and rather miserable at the
thought Of her appearance In the old,
faded working garb, could only stam-
mer out: "Oh! Mr.. Halel"
you'll be there tonight at the Ston-
er party, won't you" he asked.
mo. / think not. But my sisters
going"
"Why don't you got" he persisted.
Emily thought she even noticed q
tinge of disappointment in the tone.
She pushed wet sheet along on the
line to better see his face, and said:
swell II can't explain just now,
but I can't CO."
She felt that any plea Of Ill health
would be slightly incongruous with her
vigorous handling of the weeks wash.
She could not tell him the real rea-
son, and with an expression Of regret
Hale passed on. The wet towel hung
Imply In her hand, and the wind catch.
Ing an unfastened sheet, 1t slid to the
ground unnoticed by the girl. Youth,
the desire for companionship, the call
of the heart were NIL having their say.
Their demand was insistent. They did
not even ask why they should be de-
MED.
Emily had met Hale only two or
three times, but she had been strongly
attracted to him. When her mother
called from the doorway, and she saw
the sheet on the ground she had sud-
denly a glimmering realization that hc
meant more to her than she had sup
posed.
In the cool sitting room Emily drop
ped down on chair.
II wonder II that blue voile would
look well enough for me to- wear to-
night" she said.
Her sister Dora looked up from the
novel she was reading. comfortably
stretched out on a couch.
"Oh Em, that old thingl" she ex-
claimed In a distressed tone.
''Emily you would disgrace the
family In TINT dressi" chimed In the.
mother from her corner BY the window
where some stockings were receiving
some desultory darning.
This aspect Of the case had not be-
fore occurred to Emily, but she at
once saw the force Of the argument
II thought 4 might freshen 1t up a
bitr she answered ap0legetically. sBut
X you think II looks - shabby, why
Fll tpst let Il eo.r
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
The Violin Bow Began to Get In its
Fiendish Work.

Ing for the magazines? And how In
Hades do you think I'm going to do 1t
with that going ont"
Talbot, being powerless to answer
this, made matters worse by suggest
ing that prsbably the offender was
."just learning" Padden giared at him.
and exploded.
"Just learning!" he shrieked. "Have
you any idea Of what that means? Tor
lures worse to come, and more of
them! Why, man, a wretch who has
no more ear than to fiat the same note
every time, as this one does, will never
learn"
"well," said Talbot, II suppose the
only thing to do Is to kick" and he
proceeded to unfold the errand upon
which he had come.
Padden was gloomily dining In o
restaurant that evening when young
man with very pretty girl entered.
As they drew near he recognized
Burns, fellow club member, and bow
ed. Burns came up to the table,
and introduced him to the young lady
as his cousin, Miss Adams. Padden
asked them If they would not join him,
and Burns very readily accepted the
invitation.
Padden found Miss Adams exceed
ingly good company. She was bright,
well informed, and with mental
equipment capable Of forming opin-
ions of her own. which were In the
main sane and reasonable. Besides,
she had a sense of humor which Pad
den thought delightful. Padden was
lthirty-three, and 80 far. not badly
Scared by the little gods darts; in
act the club fellows called him 'im-
mune." He stuck closely to his work
.of story writing. with always a dream
lof doing greater things looming up
before him. On his way home GER
tain little sayings or characteristic
expression of the girls fingered in his
mind, and he wondered why he had
not asked II he might call he con-
Icluded he would some time ask Burns
Ito take him to see her.
The next day the violin was silent,
and he plunged into his delayed work,
Ito the complete banishment Of Miss
Adams from his mind. There followed
several days of undisturbed quiet, and
!!Padden accomplished many pages of
manuscript. Then one day when he
was nearing the climax Of story, and
lpausing to think out the most unusual.
and up-to-date way Of bringing 1t about,
the violin bow began to get in Its
flendish work. He stopped, ground his
teeth, and determined to seek the jani-
tor. Then the noise ceased. and he
tried to 20 on with his work. But II
seemed he could not pick up the snap
ped thread, and be rose, and
made ready to 80 out, and attend to
some business that needed to b look
ed after.
In the doorway going out he met
Miss Adams coming IN. Being 30 full
Of his grievance. Padden. after the frst
greeting. must needs pour into her ear
an account Of his woeA Mss Adams
sympathized, and said the vlolinist
probably had no idea he was annoying
him %. Perhaps e he found out when
Nr. Padden was writing he could ar
range His practice hours for another
time. Padden said he always wrote
in tho morning. but his hours were
likely 10 extend to Z sod part Of the
day.
sNo,w he said misersbly, '4ss not
likely 10 change biz hours for mA any
ono espohle of ukn6n nGA 1on6k
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
Line shou,d b Ordered Now.

orders sbould bs placed a. tnn ume
-, ss,uers vho intend to use Hoe on
sSsir land in order to inorecss set.
sssson,s 80. crop. n orders are plsced -, =,
~. ....snt time the manufacturers wiii
-. - .his. shey sag. 10 supply the agrt
so,,c,s, needs. By being given orders
vcw shsv vIll have six or eight monsns
!. .hIcS 10 prepare the necessary sup.
~ ~ " -S.rsss they will b. swamped u
sss Rss' 'o,dsrs an come next spring:
Lime applied In the ia'i o. 2. - x.' snr;ne
ssisotive = when spplisd 10 tne ~ s
F.JI and winter sppIicauon % "a siso a
urrsd - good farm praos'0e 3. scilov.
sn emergency war measure. ~ - am.
,.r shIs suggsstion farmers VII shs
MOVING their land % - 20 turn oa' '-'
Isrssss possibls crop yield.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25

Care Of the Cream Separstor.
Which separator 10 the best? Thi,
question 10 asked over and over again by
al Who have occasion to use separate,
IL 10 also . most dificult question to.
Answer; In fact, there 10 noN single An.
swer to IL. There are . great manv
different makes Of separators ON the
market, and most OF them will do
efhcient skimming u they ara run and
cared for properly. II separator fails
10 do good work, IL 10 more often the
fault OF the operator than the construc.
ton OF the machine. No matter how
we'll . separator may be constructed, II
it is abused by improper usage it viii
soon fail to do properly the work for
which Il was designed.
The following suggestions may be of
help 70 separator operators:
i. Set the separator level on q solid
foundation and bolt il down firmly. It
10 we'll 10 have piece Of rubber pack
ing under each leg Of the separator to
serve a. cushion for absorbing vibra-
tion.
Q. See that all bearings are clean and
we'll fabricated ut all times. Clean the
bearings occasionally with gasoline or
kerosene to remove all grease that may
have become gummy and thus prevent
proper fabrication.
8. Use only the best band-separator
oil Never use common machine oil.
4. Be sure to turn the separator at
the proper speed. Time It with
watch or speed indicator.
5. In cold weather run about gallon
of warm water through the bowl to
warm it before turning on the milk.
9. Separate the milk a. soon after
milking as possible, for the milk is then
warm and In good condition to secure .
clean separation. No separator will
skim cold milk a. well as warm milk.
The milk should be at least 75S =. in
temperature.
z. When through skimming, dush
the bowl with about two quarts OF the
skimmilk. In cold weather, warm
water may flush the machine more ef-
fectively.
8. Wash the separator each time IL
Is used. Wash all separator parts with
moderately warm water containing
washing soda. When all parts are clean,
scald with boiling water and place parts
in a warm oven to dry. Be sure that
the oven Ia not too hot, a. IL is liable to
melt the tin plating from the bowl parts.
Allowing the separator to go unwashed
not only causes the bowl parts to
but also injuries the quality
of the cream. IL les filthy practice.
o. When . separator is running the
bowl should spin like Q top, with no
vibration. IL the bowl does vibrate,
examine the bearings to SEQ II they are
loose or worn.-H. A. RUEHE In Illinois
Circular 191.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25

A rood litter for poultry during winter
4. sersenines from . clover hay NOV.
= Th~ ~ screenines are gathered In sacks for
cosvenIent nee. Whsn scaldsd or scak-
"a IN winter they encourage egg pEoeuO
sion and answer Tor coarse led " soat.es
- a the door Of the pen with some grain.
shsv furuish exercIss. unmaenreo
eshhase and surplus leaves may b Kept
sor srsen fed during the winter. fots-
- psrines COOKED and mixed With orsn
A. seraps from the tablo nay eleo p
~ he srsstast problem IN winter
essSlue & q provide green tood. Sua&o.
vhen obeainabls, y Ina Busfseoils
|nay bssivea oessn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
straw Hat for storune.

A straw hat which can be taken out
In the flercest storm with impunity Is
described in the Popular Science
Monthly. There Is nothing exception
al about the straw. The top Of the hat.
however, can be turned inside out.
The folded waterproof covering that
Ii thus exposed can be drawn over the
entire upper surface Of the hat.
Ordinarily the waterproof cover Is
concealed beneath I cloth lining un-
der the top. An elastic band keeps
IT, lining drawn up tight.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
cold and palladium.

A gold-palladium alloy. under the
name Of 1Palau." has been put on the
market by a firm In California, accord
ing to Commerce Reports, and Is Of
fered az q substitute for the more ex-
penEive platinum-iridium alloy gener-
ally used BY chemists. A crucible Of
this ware has been tested at the Unit
cd States bureau Of standards. The
melting point II 1870 degrees Cent?
grade, which corresponds to that Of an
alloy Of 50 per cent gold and 20 per
cent palladium. The ware u very
promislng a. q substitute for plat-
mum for many laboratory purposes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
MOUNTAIN LIONS ARE TIMID
Animal 10 Not Dangerous to Man But
10 Relentless Enemy to Large
Game and Live Stock.

The mountain lion. next to the jag
uar, is the largest Of the cat tribe ma
tive to America. In various parts OF
Its range it is also known as the PAN
ther, cougar and puma. It is slen-
der-bodied animal with small head
and long, round tall with q total
length varying from seven to nine feet
and weight from about 150 to 200
pounds.
No other American mammal has q
range equal to that Of the mountain
lion. It originally inhabited both
North and South America, from south
ern Quebec and Vancouver island to
Patagonia, and from the Atlantic to
the Pacific coasts, says the National
Geographic Magazine.
The mountain lion, while powerful
enough to be dangerous to man, is
In reality extremely timid. Owing to
its being potentially dangerous anil
NAL, the popular conception Of it Is
that Of fearsome beast. whose savage
GxplOlI6 HK6 CSIcOIoto0 III ehO AoA0A~~~
Of our frontier. AS matter Of fact,
few Wild animals are less dangerous,
although there are authentic accounts
Of wanton attacks upon people, just
an there are authentic instances OF buck
deer and moose becoming aggressive.
It has q wild, weird cry, popularly sup
posed to resemble the scream Of q ter
rified woman, which Is thrillingly I'M
pressive when the shades OF evening
are throwing q mysterious gloom over
the forests.
Although inoffensive az to people,
this cat IL such q fierce and relentless
enemy Of large game and live stock
that 1t Is everywhere an outlaw. 1t
often kills calves, but II especially
fond Of young horses. In many range
districts Of the Western states and ,on
the tableland of Mexico, owing to the
J depredations Of this animal. It 10 Inn
possible to raise horses.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
pRY NASH FORMULA FOB LAYERS.

with the present high price OF grain,
vhsst Il lust about impossible % 2
uonItrv feed. However, it seems I'd
visable 10 use wheat IN pteterouoo "
corn in scratch grain, which may %
~hsst. oats and barley in equal parts. /,
Cr.nked corn, oats and barley In equal
,.sts 4 equally - good. Green food 70
s,-svs ! very Important consideration IN
s.si;rc for eex production. Mangels
- .sshsps he best and cheapest source
- .rsen food. Cabbages are also very
sccS Aside from the putritive value
ssrS s tonic affsct OF green food, It 10 very
,,sccrtant -, for the wster It contains.
Inrs vatsr means greater mash con-
snmntion and moro sgRs.-RoY 3.
JoNEs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
Feeding Hens at Present Prices.

II il impossible to give the exact ra-
tiou which should be fed to any flock,
the Judgment of the feeder being the
only safe rule to follow. The require
men,s of the flock will vary with pro-
duction and weather conditions. Any
system Of feeding 10 with two objects in
view, namely, to Oblige the birds to
exercise to preserve health, and to sup
DIV the needs of the body for main
tenance and production. The best
means of encouraging the birds TO ex
ercise 10 oy feeding the scratch grain
in deep litter, and keeping the litter
clean and dry. This is necessary or
the BIRDS will not work IN 1t.
About fifth of the grain ration may
be fed in the morning and the remainder
late in the afternoon. IL 10 very good
prsctice to throw ont handful OF grain
several times during the day, particular
Iy II it happens to be very cold weather.
Dry mash is fed In hoppers and kept be-
fore the birds at all times. The hoppers
ara 40 CONTRACTED as to keep . con-
tinuous supply of fresh mash before the
birds. The consistency Of the mssh 10
very i'm mportapt; II must be palstAble or
ths birds will not consume enough. The
hens prefer the scratch grain, but the
mash contains the greater part OF the
protein which 10 80 necessary for egg
produ duotion. At present the mash 10
cheaper than the grain, consequently
for economy we must encourage greater
mash consumption.
with the present high price OF oeei
scrap we advise using % pounds hneeed
oil meal and Is pounds gluten to replace
90 pounds Of beef scrap.
EQUAL parts by weight are about the
correct proportion Of grain and mash Tor
ls,ins birds. This proportion may Dc
msinssined BY watching the mash and
increasine or decreasing the amount OF
sorstch grain fed. Always keep the
hirds little bit hungry for grain and
never let moldy grain accumulate IN the
i,ttsr. There ID no ono ration better
than all others for egg producsion.
Any ration that contains. the proper
nutrients and 10 pslstable VIII give
.s,i.fsotory results. The following
ration is giving very satisfactory results
In an e0g-lsying contest at Storre, Ct.,
A. we'll = on many commercial farms
vhere Il is being used:
MN IA
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~. Z. ,ays shas 4 he had tsows -
49, 49, ~ have such cold wsesn9
xsss - ~ ksss eoslss up so.e vooc:
y ~ .esr tkss this weather 49,
ne ~ - evor oaW. But fes
49, - 1900, fos - sid she 49,
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NOTIQE.

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