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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11

Red Cross big enough to be seen from
miles In the air. The German aviators
accepted them merely as excellent tar
gets. Their bombs quickly knocked
three or four cars from the rails and
killed several Of the helplessly wound
ed men. The rest of the patients, weak
and nervous from recent shock and in
jury, some of them half delirious and
nearly all Of them absolutely helpless
and In pain, were thrown into near
panic.
Two of the nursing sisters In charge
Of the train were the coolest individ-
uals present They walked calmly up
and down its length, urging the pa
tients to remain quiet, directing the
male attendants how to remove the
wounded men safely from the wrecked
cars and paying no attention whatever
to the bombs which were still explod-
ing near the train. did not have the
privilege of witnessing this scene my
self, but l know that have accurate
" described 1t, for the details were
told in an official report when the king
decorated the two sisters with the Roy
al Red Cross for valor In the face OF
the enemy.
The trip from Contay to Rcuen was
q nightmare-twenty-six hours travel
ing $50 miles on a train which was
forever stopping and starting, its jerky
and uncertain progress meaning to us
just hours and hours Of suffering. do
not know whether this part of the sys-
tenn for the removal Of wounded has
been improved now. Then, its incon-
veniences and imperfections must have
been inevitable, for in every way after
ward the most thoughtful and tender
care was shown us. In the long rows
of huts which compose the British gen.
eral hospital at Rouen we found our
selves In what seemed like paradise.
In the hut which constituted the spe-
cial ward for leg wounds l was lifted
from the stretcher on which had trav-
eled all the way from Poizers into a
comfortable bed with fresh, clean
sheets, and instantly I found myself
surrounded with quiet, trained, effi-
cient care. I forgot the pain OF my
wounds and the dread of the coming
operation when tray Of delicious food
was placed beside my bed and nurse
prepared me for the enjoyment OF 1t
by bathing my face and hands with
scented water.
On the following morning my lee
was Y rayed and photographed. l told
the surgeon thought the business Of
operating could very well be put OF
until had had about three more
square meals, but he couldn't see 1t
that way. In the afternoon got my
first slckenlng dose Of ether, and they
took the first lot Of iron out Of me- l
suppose these were just the surface
deposits, for they only got five or six
pieces. However, they continued sys-
tematically. had FIVE mere opera
tions. and every time came out Of
the ether the row of bullets and shell
scraps at the foot Of my bed was q
little longer. After the number had
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11
Keeping q Cow to the Acre.

81. B. Fairbanks has . small farm In
the outskirts of Manchester, N. 81. he
has developed this into q dairy farm,
producing milk to sell in Manchester.
10 order TO make 1t worth handling, u
Was necessary to produce milk In con-
siderable quantity; much more than is
ordinarily produced on Q farm OF this
size. This meant . large COW popula-
tion and big increase in the farm feed
production in order to support them.
How we'll Mr.. Fairbanks has succeeded
can be measured by the fact that at the
present time he has 10 COWS, herd bull,
few head of young stock and farm
horses on Is acres of land. he now has
the farm 10 the point where 1t will
raise all the forage and hay necessary to
maintain the cattle on the farm.
He does not pasture the cows at all,
only allowing them out of the barn for
exercise. He depends upon rye, fodder
corn and second crop hay cut green Tor
summer feed and first crop hay for
winter feed. All feeding Is done In the
barn.
Mr.. Fairbanks systematically top
dresses his meadows with both manure
and commercial fertilizer, as the manure
alone does not make q good balanced
plant food. When he can get 1t, be
uses from 800 to 500 pounds per acre oil
q special grass mixture. Originally be
used chemicals for topdressing, bat oi
late years be has depended upon com.
plete fertilizer entirely. he says that
be gets the best results from the com
plete fertilizer.
Mr.. Fairbanks Is q firm believer In
proper tillags and plenty OF fertility
he says that most farmers make the
mistake of using on 10 acres the manure
and fertilizer which should be applied
to one. His hay fields show the result
of care. he annually harvests 4 IL TO
5 tons of hay to the acre in two cuttings.
he says that he has been compelled to
eut over his meadows third time some
years to keep them from smothsring out
during the winter and making FOG IL
the moving" the following spring.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11

cottage cheese in most places 10 used
=. = lnTurv when 1t should be consumeo
as 4 food. Il Was only recently thar Nv We
learned of q creamery that was sel'1s
in buttermilk for Is cents . nunoreo.
rhis ahows the low value tnat tno
nstrons of this creamery put upon
hnttsrmilk. just think OF III ri'een
nornds Of cottage cheese can be mace
rom 100 lbs. of buttermilk. One pouno
~ this cheese Is equal to one pound o.
msat aud ought TO sell 10 nvs-pouno
rsct.oes to the consumer at III cen.s
pound' This would give good resurn
- ths farmer and furnish . cheap ano
~bolesome meat substitute to the con-
We note with satisfaction that tne
p.,,v Diyision is getting some cream
80. 80, ~ .manufscture cottage cheese.
Ths market at the present time Wi,i no'
commune : large amount OF inls oSe1,. =.
-, the copsumer has not learned ~
- ,ood v.lue. IL has been largely con
.u~.d 49, IN the past - relish but tneIs
!. orrcrtnnIty for some creemesies 10 20
n.,nrs their skimmilk and bustermh.
for making cottage cheese snJ 49, 7,
scisndid Advantage to themseases. :, =
ridioulous 70 sell buttermnk :, :;
s.,ts : hundred when u 70 Mor'n !"
os.ss : handred for pig feeding IN
0"sh os st,,I more - . human food.-
Hoard's Dsirymsn
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11
again. You can't have wars, though,

again. You can't have wars, though,
without these little misunderstandings
II 1t were possible should say some
thing here which would be fitting and
adequate about the Englishwomen
who nrirsed the $500 wounded men In
general hospital No. 8 at Rouen, but
that power isn't given me. All I can
do is to fall back upon our most pro-
found American expression Of respect
and say that my hat is of to them.
One nurse In the ward In which I lay
had been on her feet for 1fty-six hours,
with hardly time even to eat. She
finally tainted from exhaustion, was
carried out Of the ward and was back
again In four hours, assisting at an
operation. And the doctors were do
ing their bit, too, in living up to the
obligations which they considered to
be theirs. An operating room was In
every ward, with five tables in each.
After the fight on the Somme, In which
I was wounded, not a table was va
cant any hour in the twenty-four for
days at time. Outside of each room
was a long line Of stretchers contain
ing patients next awaiting surgical at
tention. And In all that stress ! did
not hear one word Of complaint from
the surgeons who stood hour after
hour, using their skill and training for
the petty pay Of English army medical
officers.
On Dec. 8 l was told I was well
enough to be sent to England, and on
the next day l went on a hospital train
from Rouen to Havre. Here l was
placed on hospital ship which every
medical officer In our army ought to
have chance to inspect. Nothing In
genuity could contrive for convenience
and comfort was missing. Patients
were sent below decks in elevators
and then placed in swinging cradles
which hung level no matter what the
ships motion might be. AS soon as
I had been made comfortable in my
particular cradle I was given box
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11
"0VER THERE
The Thrill and the He'll Of
the Trenches, Described
by an American Boy.

Sergeant Alexander NcCintock Of Lex
ington, KY, and the Canadian Army BIAS
Gripping Tale That Every American Will
Read, For He Tells the Facts -Unadorn.
ed. Wounded, Distinguished Conduct
Medal Man, He Was Invalided Home,
but L Going "0ut 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, 1917-09-11
To Free Toll Bridge.
TOLL BRIDGE TO BE
FREE SEPT. 1sT.

By an act of the recent Legislature,
the toll bridge connecting Rumford Falls
in the town Of Rumford and Ri6lonville
In the town Of Mexico became free to
public travel on Sept. Let. The act
is In substance ~ follows:
The municipal officers OF the town Of
Mexico are hereby authorized, empower
ed and directed to purchase the toll
bridge owned by the Rumford and
Mexico bridge district connecting the
towns of Rumford and Mexico, for the
purpose Of making the came . free
bridge, and the Rumford and Mexico
District 10 hereby authorized to sell
this bridge.
For the above described use of said
bridge and for the purpose Of aiding In
the purchase of said bridge, the County
of Oxford shall pay to the treasurer Of
the town Of Mexico the sum of three
thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars;
the town Of Rumford shall pay to the
treasurer of the town of Mexico five
thousand dollare; and the town OF
Mexico shall furnish sum Of money TO-
gether with the above to defray the en-
tire cost of the purchase of said Mexico
toll bridge and make said bridge a free
bridge.
In order to carry out the provision OF
this act the County Commissioners Of
Oxford Comfy and the municipal officers
of the towns Of Rumford and Mexico
are authorized snd directed to borrow
money temporarily and to issue there
for interest bearing negotiable notes OF
the County of Oxford and Of said towns
of Rumford and Mexico. All sums OF
money mentioned In this act shall be
paid to the treasurer of the town OF
Mexico on or before Sept. 1st, 1917.
After said bridge has been made free
bridge, the towns of Rumford and
Mexico shall, within three months there
after. put said bridge in q state OF re-
pair that shall be approved by the State
Highway Commission and the expenses
of said repairs shall be shared equally
BY the two towns. Thereafter the cost
of maintenance and upkeep of said
bridge shall be born equally by said towns
of Rumford and Mexico and they shall
forever afterwards keep and main
tain said bridge as . free bridge. The
toll bridge and It's approaches connecting
the two public highways leading along
both banks of the Androscoggin River is
hereby declared to be County way.
The law was approved by Gov. Carl
e. Milliken April 7, 1917.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11
The Maine Playground.

Any observing person using the high
ways of Maine ct this season cannot
fail to note the great number OF
automobiles bearing license tags OF
other states. In \ ride of about five
miles outside Names principal city the
other day, the writer met and counted
ffty-6ve cars heading into Portland. Oi
this number only fifteen bore Maine
license tags while the other forty bore
the tags Of various states all the way
from Quebec to California, including
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Penn.
sylvania, New Jersey, New York and
all the New England states. It's rather
convincing proof that "Msine's the
playground of the Nation"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11
MARY Colby fAndrews) Brooks.

Mary Colby (Andrews) Brooks, wife
of William Austin Brooks, died at the
family home, "a Cliff Road, Wellesley
Hills, Mass. at ] o'clock In the after
noon of Tuesday, August IA. Mrs.
Brooks was q native OF West Fryeburg,
this county, and was born on January 10,
1858, being the youngest child of the
late Isaac and Ann Augusta COLBY
Andrews. In early life she went to
Chicago, and from that time till her
marriage made her home In the family
of her late unole, John A. Colby, q
prominent merchant of that city. On
August 6, 1883, at Chicago, she married
William Austin Brooks of that city, a
member of the firm of ]. A. Colby &
Sons, of which Mrs. Brooks above men.
toned uncle, John A. Colby, was a sen.
ior partner. In early life Mr.. Brooks
had for some 20 years been In business
in Boston, and about the year 1895 he
returned to Boston and resumed bust
ness there, where he has continued In
business till the present time. Mrs.
Brooks was q neice to the late Albert
Colby of West Fryeburg, who was a
brother to her mother. The house 10
which she was born-which Is still
nding-wss the homo of that uncle
for quite number of years preceding
his death, and previously had for many
years been the home OF ber maternal
grandparents, James and Mary (Stark)
Colby. In early life Mrs. Brooks was
sick with rheumatic fever, and the sick.
ness left her with q weakness OF the
heart which rendered her health frail
till the end of her life. Three years ago,
when she and Mr.. Brooks were travel.
ing In England, she suffered severe
breakdown in health, and from that
time her debility gradually increased
till her decease. During the last year
or two Of her life she was great suffer
er, though she was confined to her bed
for only the last two weeks OF her life.
For the two days Immediately proceed
ing her death she was In Q state OF un-
consciousness. Besides her husband,
she Is survived by . daughter, Margaret,
who lives at the parental home, and
three brothers, viz, John Augustus An
drews of East Conway, N. A., Fred Lee
Andrews of Smithland, To-, and Albert
Colby Andrews of Extra, 10. At the
funeral, which was ct the late home OF
the deceased, there was q large attend
auce of relatives, neighbors and othsr
friends, and many beautiful floral offer
ipgs bore silent but touching testimony
to the esteem and love in which she was
held. Among those who came from q
distance to attend the funeral were Mrs.
Brooks aforementioned brother, John
Augustus Andrews, and his wife. The
iuterment was in the Brooks family lot
at Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge,
Mass, where repose the remains OF Q
former wife of Mr.. Brooks.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11
No. {. Decorated For
Bravery; Home and
Uncle Sam.
By Sergeant Alexander McClintock,
D. G. NJ, S7th Overseas Batt.,
Canadian Gren. Guards.
Copyright, 1917, by the Bell Syn
dicate, Inc.

This s the concluding article of the
series of stp by Sergeant McClintock,
an American boy of Lexington, Ky,
soho has seen serpice IN France, toas
decorated for bravery and inOdlided
home. He has been promised q COM
mission IN our army. The first fre IN
stallments told of the fighting IN Bel
gtGn and on the Son,nse, sohere he 'oGs
desperately ,oounded. This final IN
stallment describes his journey to the
rear pith toenty-tioo pieces OF shrapne'
IN one leg and his meeting soith the
kiM1 IN O London hospital.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11

A little daughter Of Herman o.
Templston WAS recently ont On Moose.
lucmeguntic lake with her father dur.
ing . severe thunderstorm. A much
wofse one visited that section the next
afternoon and still another In the even.
ing. That settled her dlsllke for thai
kind OF weather and Ghes remarked to
her no&ker: Namms, rltbe glad when
Nintsr comse again; I don't think there!
much fun n living, anyway" Ard
some older people feel about that way
during the progress Of "real" thunder
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11
Fine Quality Of Peat In Maine.

Maine has its proportiouate supply Of
peat and 1t is of fully az high quality
as that found elsewhere, according to
the annual report of Freeman r. Burr
of Wayne, the State geologlst, which
has been filed with the Governor and
Council.
$50 far as is known" states Mr.. Burr
In his report, "little attempt has been
made to utilize the supply, and, there.
fore, practically nothing Is known by
direct experiment within the State In
regard to tho profit to be expected from
it's exploitation.
"The great majority of the deposits
that are large enough to warrant expecta-
tions of commercial use are In the less
elevated portions of the state, and it Ia
probable that practically all of the peat
that will be considered for commercial
uses In the immediate future lies be.
tween the coast and line drawn across
the state from Houltou to the Rangeley
Lakes. Large peaty areas exist north
of this line, but most OF those seen were
heavily wooded and very wet. The
great northwestern area Of the state,
northward from Moosehead lake and Mt.
Katahdiu, 10 well supplied with lakes
and swamps and should afford peat In
considerable beds. 1t Is, however, prao-
tically without transportation facilities
and It was couSidered too inaccessible
for practical exploration In the limited
time allowed for the recent work. The
country close to the st. John river
shows little that Is promising.
"The most valuable peat beds at
present available lie in Androsooggin,
Aroostook (soutbern party, Cumberland,
Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot
and Washington counties, with subordi-
date supplies In Oxford. Piscataquis,
Waldo and Knox.
"The total peat area examined ID
estimated at about 80 square miles, With
an average depth Of eight feet. This
gives approximately 100000 short
tons ~ the possible yield OF air dried
peat"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11

L. Z. NcIntire OF East Waterford has
recently purchased from Nov York par.
tiee 3 bull calf, . CON Of King Johand
Rettv LYONS. He vas born In February
and 4 esid 70 have more 80 pound back,
ing than any other boil tn the Stsse' s
The purchase price for him was S,OV:
HIs dam 10 ono Of the best daughters q
Kine Lyons from the great Betty Ly?ne
Netherlands with record OF Aol
pounds a butter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11

my people for your serviees
average hospital are unknown here.
There are soft lights and comfortable
beds and pretty women going about
40 visitors. The stage beauties ana
comedians come to entertain US. The
food is delicious, and the chief thought
Of every one seems to be to show the
inmates what q comfortable and CHEEKY
thing It is to be i'll among q lot OF real
frienda I was there from December
until February. and my recollecdons
Of the stay are 20 pleasant That some
times wish / was back.
On the Friday before Christmas
there was a concert In our ward.
Among the artists who entertained us
were Fay Compton, Gertrude Elliott
fdster Of Maxine Elliott, George Robie
and other stars of the London stage.
Aftsr eur proracted stay n the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11

Humpback salmon we're discovered 10
the fishwsy at the Bangor pool recently
by Fish Warden Thomas &. Sullivan,
Who has been instructed BY the govern.
ment to capture . pair Of them and send
them to the Orland hatchery. This 10
the first visit OF these Pacific flsh to the
Penobscot 'slnoe 1915. Sportsmen Who
have been Watching them jump at the
pool are much Interested and may try to
catch them there soon. None have ever
been caught BY fishermen ct tho pool.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11

!. Storage Of potatoes and the oonstruc-
tion Of potato storehouse ID the subject
or Farmers Bulletin 6z7, recently issued
By the Department of Agriculture.
Senator Bert n. Fernald OF Maine will
DO pleased to mail copy. while the
suppb lasts, 20 oil who wTits. Address
Bert n. tsfnsid, Room $40 Senate
0Mes Buildiag. Wishinetoo, D. O.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11

A big black bear wandered into . pas
ture at Carthage the other day and was
interviewed By . lad Who was after the
COWS pastured there. Tho boy was not
frightsned and tried to "set" his dog on
to the bear, but tho dog was not enthu-
siastic over that performance and after
Bruin had watched boy end. dog ma
NEWER % long - It interested him. he
marched slowly and with dignity Into the
woods.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11

A peIehbor Of ours has one oa hsld sn,s sns
sysr bssn manured. Grsaf y0s
s.vY But let's lniah the stOfy. E h.s
IA n wheat on that piece OF land ~ n.s
- nineteen bushels to the acre, VIZ LIZ
- Isnd which he's been n.nerea - -
s..-s~sd tventy-six bushels 20 me Aoz@
VSiek 9 ~ bsltw fsEnangs
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11
THE END.
Haalthful Norway.

The average length Of life is greater
In Norway than It is in any other part
Of the world.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11

Cheerfulness is what greases the
axles Of the world; some reopls %
through lifs cFsakine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11

More lice and mites breed in nest
boxes than any other place In the
poultry hooss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11

Two Of tho Nursing Sisters Were the
Coolest individuals Present.
reached twenty-five they told me that
perhaps there were few more In
there, but they thought they'd better
let them stay.
MY wounds had become septic, and 1t
was necessary to give I'LL attention 10
drainage and cure 1t was about this
time that everything for awhile SEEM
ed to become hazy and my Memories
got all Queerly mixed up and confused.
I reeollect conceived violent dis
like for a black dog that appeared
from nowhere now and then and be-
gan chewing at my leg, and l believe
I gave the nurse a severe talking TO
because she insisted on going to look
on at the ball game when she ought to
be sitting by to chase that dog away:
And I was perfectly certain about her
being at the ball game, because l saw
her there when was playing third
base.
The Alarming Cablegram.
It was at this time (on Nov. %, 1915,
ten days after had been wounded
that my father in Lexington received
the following cablegram from the OIL
Ger in charge Of the Canadian records
In England:
Sincerely regret to inform you that Ser
geant Alexander McClintock IL ofhciaiiy
reported dangerously Ill In No. general
hospital from gunshot wound In left tnisn.
Further particulars supplied when ~
ceived.
It appears that during the time OF
nv adventures with the black dog and
the inattentive nurse my temperature
had ascended to the stage when the
doctors began to admit another method
of treatment might have been success
full. But didn't pass out The one
thing most regret about my close call
Is that my parents In Lexington were
In unrelieyed suspense about my con-
dition until myself sent them q cable
from London on Dec. 10. After the
first official message, seemingly pre-
pared almost as q preface to the an
nouncement Of my demise, my father
received no news of me whatever.
And, as 1 didn't know that the Official
message had gone, I cabled nothing to
him until was feeling fairly chippar
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11
AMONG THE FARMERS,
"wExD rzs rIov.-

correspondence on pracxcai Agricultural topics
sonczsed. Address al communication In
sgnooo Tor this department 70 HMRY ID
ocrat. Paris. Ne. s1'
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
at SNe Churches
Catholic

Services the third Sunday of
each month at 10 O'Clock. All
are welcome.
Father Anthony Herman,
Pastor.
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
Free Telegraph School

The Salt City Business Col
lege of Hutchinson has been Of
fcally appointed a government
telegraph school. This is 10 the
main patriotic work as all men
of draft age are admitted to the
school free o, charge upon pass
ing the physical examination.
DR.. J. J. Brownlee, of Hutchin-
son has donated his services as
examining physician.
Z h government furnishes
part of the equipment required.
The Salt City Business College
furnishes any additional equip
ment necessary, the quarters for
the school and pay the expert
instructors, +. w. Padgett of
the Associated Press Service
and P. Schnur, of the Interna-
tional.
Men, not subject to draft, and
women may take instruction IN
this work for a small tuition fee.
The government is now being
with a great many steu-
ographers aud typewriters thru
the Civil Service department of
the Salt City Business College.