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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
Cow resting Associations.

Not all members Of COW testing asso-
Citations are making use OF tho records
kept of each one of their cows, and In
this respect they fail to get out Of the
testing work oil that they should.
There 10 little use in going to the ex-
pense OF determining what each COW In
the herd will produce, how much feed
she consumes, the feed cost OF 100 lbs. OF
milk and one pound Of butterfat, unless
the owner takes time to interpret these
records 90 that be may understand what
each COW 10 doing for him.
Mr.. Noel Negley of the Dairy Division
and Wisconsin Dairymen's Association,
and one Of the supervisors OF Wisconsin
COW testing associations, makes the fol.
10 owing statements regarding the dairy.
man who fails to interpret tho record OF
his herd:
"The fellow Who bought $50 suit and
left it In tho closet for the moths to eat
did not know how to use . suit. It's
the same way with the dairyman who In
vests so . year In COW testing assocsa.
tjon and never looks into bis herd record
or takes any special interest In the work.
"Of course, before man can wear
suit he has to buy it, and before dairy
man can get any good out OF COW test
ing association be has to be Q member,
and almost every live dairyman who has
the opportunity 10 . member or expects
to Join az soon as On association can DO
organized In his community. : 1--4--
"When q man puts $50 year into an
association he does It not to help anyone
else. but to help himself. 1t 10 peither
charity nor expense; IL Is an investment
upon which be expects to get good re'
turns. he 10 not getting something for
nothing bat simply joiningiwith 26 other
men 40 that the service he gets costs him
less. Aud what he gets for his money
depends very much upon each man and
his tester" e.. .,....
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
MAKE SOLDIER FEEL HE
IS As GOOD As EVER.

Men disabled In the service who are
returning from the front and who find
1t hard at first to see their way to-
ward earning livelihood are spec
cial problem for the Red Cross Un-
der the smith-Sears law fund Is al-
propriated to re-educate every dis
abled man who WIN take the opportu-
nifty to make a living. It Is felt that
such men are likely to be weakened
in their resolution to keep their self
respect and find real work BY the mis-
taken charity Of hero worshippers, who
will forget them once the first flush OF
war enthusiasm II over. Here the sup
port of the disabled mans family must
be enlisted, for in the last analysis IT
is the mans family who will be the de-
termining influence in his rehabilita-
ton. The relatives must be braced to
meet the sitnation-to make Of them
selves for the man a bulwark against
tiiscouragement and weakness.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
NO VEHICLE FOR AN AVIATOR
Motorcycle Which Was "Josgins Along
at Only "a Miles an Hour"
Injured Rider.

At present am In the convalescent
ward Of an American aviation center
In Italy, recovering from a slight NC
cidsnt wherein the motorcycle-the
dlly beast-shied at q dog and ran
Of the road while was Jogging quiet
ly along at "a miles an hour, Lieut..
Patton MacGilvray. U. 8. A.. writes In
Atlantic Magazine. These crazy cycles
seem to poke along. after one has
been riding In plane near the ground.
making twice that speed. Hence the
temptation to run wide open on
"high."
had my usual luck-motorcycle al.
most q complete wreck-but l was
gently tossed 20 or 30 feet from the
scene Of the accident and thus got out
Of the way. When found to be suf.
fering from o spralned left ankle. a
rather deep cash down to the bone on
my left shin. q dislocated thumb and
face that is sight to behold
never was q beauty until now-its
quite WOuucEiui HoW. thS heeAS S~P~''
snces Of life make a new man OF you.
And really aviation, am finding. has
Its dangers.
Were 1t not that the accident oc-
CURED in the line Of duty" ! should
probably be explaining to some stern
court-martial why our camp has one
less cycle. The commanding omcer
forbade me riding a motorcycle again.
saying rather delicately that aviators
are too valuable to waste; but some
how or other have rather sneaking
suspicion that It was merely tact
full way Of saying that motorcycles IN
Italy are too valuable to waste on
this particular aviator.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
Bows and Girls Clubs.

For several years advanced thinkers Ia
agriculture have seen and understooo
the Importance Of interesting farm boys
and girls in the possibilities Of sgricui-
ture and home making Much enort
has been put forth TO interest the farmer
in better system of operating his farm,
but the success has not been nighy
encouraging. Men who have estaollshea
ideas and practices are not easily moved
to adopt new met hods. They prefer %
continue - they were taught when
Bows and girls have open minds and
for this reason our educators are endeav-
oripg to organize them for the purpose
'of studying some phase of agriculture.
The hope of agriculture lies with the
children of plastic minds and . desire
for information. Calf, pig, corn, can
ming, chicken, etc., clubs have oeen
formed rapidly during the past fev
wears. Our government, ~ . war meas
ure. u providing leaders In counties for
the purpose Of directing the EFFORTS Oh
our young people. u
Itis important to teach boy bow 70
raise calf properly and 1t is OF stiii
greater importance to give MIN sno
rss possibility Of rearing 1t. The pride
OF ownership naturally leads him to seek
and desire information regarding oreeo-
ipe. feeding, and caring for his animal.
S6ch work reveals to the boy the mean
inc and value Of true education. Like
vise the girl, In her club work, 10 taugot
not only nsefut work, bat che is led 20
nndsrstand the principles OF home max
ing. .,a,yx.s "a
sirIs' club work If Il 10 properly directed,
|lor every activity Of the arm eholos
wholesome = and valuable lessons tor ouf
soung people.-Hoard's Dsiryman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31

What could possibly be more glad
dening. than the sight Of real Ameri-
can dOughnuts, hunks Of luscious pie
real hunks? Nothing-unless 1t might
be the sight Of an honest-to-goodness
American girl. And the combination
Of the three. and maybe couple OF
mugs Of good hot coffee thrown In for
good measure-nobody but q really
tired, hardworked Yank can really ap-
preciate this food for the gods and
comfort for the heart Of man.
ut amt the coffee nor the pie nor
the doughnuts, not even the pretty
girls" said one young soldier; ut 10
the sight of a woman who looks Ike
your mother-with her little cap q
trile askew sometimes, and maybe d
lock of hair Strengthened out Of curl.
Just like mother used to have hers
come when she was hurrying too hard
that's the thing that makes fellow
glad he happened to be with this par
ticular bunch. And when that woman
says, hcIe, cous AnNo ouS'AASA P~~S
pier it goes right through your heart
and makes you feel that II you ever
do get back to the old q. 8. A again
you'll not forget mothers birthday and
you'll remember to say the kind things
every single day Of your life"
The Red Cross serves the lads Of ell
the nations, Of course, but 1t 10 par
ticularly partial to the Khaki clad
youths with a bit Of slang and the call
for the matches and the cigarettes.
They are the ones who appreciate the
American crackers and jam;
There are the canteens close to the
trenches, OF course, and the huts where
the men may 70 and bathe and have
their clothes, freshened up. and the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
COMFORTS, SMILES AND CAKE
LIKE MOTHER USED TO MAKE
Thus Every Red Cross Canteen Becomes Bit Of Home
for Our Soldiers in France.

railroad. station canteen service, and
the big canteens with the writing
rooms and showers and Libraries, and
lounges where a fellow can rest a
while, but the boys who have been
there insist that they love the little
rolling canteens that just naturally
spring up where you least expect them
most Of all.
Many we'll known names are on the
lists of canteen workers, for Amerl'
can women were quick to seize the op'
portunity for service. The poorest
soldier on his leave may be served by
an American woman whose hospitality
was formerly dealt out by her maids
and butiers-and whose guest lists In
cluded only the most fashionable
names In the social register. Now II
Is she who hands over the pie with
her own hands and then gathers up
the dishes-yes. and oftentmes washes
them when help Is scarce. for they
have to be washed and made ready
for the next lot Of soldiers-and one
cannot disappoint the boys who are
never too tired to respond 70 the call
Of duty.
Another. part Of the canteen service
is the "store," where the soldiers are
supplied with their needs, where
things they have lost In the heat OF
battle are replaced, tooth paste hand
ed out, razor blades towels, tooth
brushes, all sorts Of things, not forget.
ding the post cards to send home ano
the ever wanted packages OF cigar
cites. r .s- -s.a --@l
Taking 1t all In all, the canteen does
far more than fli the stomachs OF the
men-it puts something worth while
into their hearts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
UNITED THOUGH FAR APART
Ceremony Known 40 "Handsehoen"
Recognized Under the Dutch Law
% Legal Form Of Marriage.

Not 80 very long ago Boer IN Pre-
toria was married to a girl In Amster'
dam, Holland. the ceremony constitute
ing what the Dutch call handschoen'
or glove marriage.
In spite of the fact that a distance
Of 1000 miles lay between the bride
in the Netherlands and the bridegroom
in the Transvaal they were just as ef'
fectively married under the Dutch law
as II both had been present In the
same church.
The bridegroom sent to his friend,
or best man. In Amsterdam power
Of attorney to represent him as his
proxy at the ceremony. and at the
same time forwarded his glove. which
at the proper moment. when the two
were made one. was held by both the
bride and the proxy. The wedding
was duly registered at Amsterdam
and at Pretorin, where the bridegroom
fled an affidavit with the proper mag
istrate.
This curious form Of marriage Is q
purely Dutch institution, the custom
having originated, It is said, In the
old times Of Dutch -Butayian rule. II
is, however, dead letter In the Trans
yaal since the English took over that
colony.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31

Under the banner Of the Red Cross
American women are working In
homes, churches, clubs, schools, shops.
theaters, factories, hospitals and In
thousands Of Red Cross work-ro0ms.
The hum Of sewing machines, the
whizz Of muslin torn to accurate strips,
the rat-tat-tat Of volunteer typewrit-
ers, the purr Of boiling kettles In can
teens, the rumbling Of automobiles Of
the Motor Corps, the soft click Of knit
ting needles In lonely cabins and farm
houses, all blend into a great anthem
of service.
About 100000 women working
through Red Cross Chapters and
branches are making with their hands
relief supplies-surgical dressings,
knitted articles, hospital and refugee
garments-Or working ar volunteers,
subject to any call day or night. at 500
railroad stations throughout the coun-
try and at the ports Of embarkation, or
serving In volunteer Motor Corps.
Truly here Is an army with banners
banners Of red cross on white field.
For the period up to the first Of July,
1918, American Red Cross Chapters,
through their work-rooms. had produc-
ed 192.74S,107 surgical dressings, TO-
184,5O1 knitted articles, 10,786, ,4S9 hos
pital garments and other hospital sup
plies and refugee garments, making a
total of POI ,282, ,SSS articles Of an esti-
mated aggregate value Of at least $44.-
100000.
Last spring during the Red Cross
war fund drive, when thousands Of wo-
men workers in cities In every state
formed their great symbolic process
.sions, those who looked on saw them
as the representatives Of all our Amer.
lean women working In this war;. and
heard in 1.-THE Battle Hymn Of the Re-
public" to which they marched, the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
NUMBER So.
THINGS TO LEARN IN NAVY
Old Petty ofHeer Reminds the Recruits
There Ars Some Things That
Cannot Be Taught

The old petty officer In charge OF
the drills drew q deep breath and
looked down the long lines Of newly
enlisted apprentice seamen. A few OF
the boys were from the poorer quar-
ters Of nearby cities anc towns; some
were from the farming districts; but
the greater number were undergradu-
atss from colleges and universities
hocking to the colors at the first In
hmation Of their country's need, and
all were astonishingiy transformed by
the mere donning Of uniforms and
caps, into potential sailors for the
ships Of the United States navy.
The petty officer cleared his throat.
writes Harriet Welles in Scribner's.
Somehow the sunsllny parade ground.
bordered by cheerful yellow brick bar.
racks and backed by the sparkling
blue Of Narragansett bay and the dis
tant, pointed spires Of Newport
churches, seemed too lncongruously
peaceful compared with the things OF
which he was trying to speak. He
cleared his throat again.
"rd like to remind you. lads" he
said, that there are some things In
our navy that you'll have to learn for
yourselves. we can teach you the
manual of arms and the drills; and
there are schools here to train you for
any branch Of ships work that you
have a leaning toward-wireless, cleo
tricity, signal corps, hospital corps,
engineering. cooking and yeoman's
workout what you've got to get, II
you're to be Of any real use, Is the
spirit Of the navy!
maybe there's those with education
enough to explain that spirit to you.
I haven't got the words. I only know
what 1t means In actions. Summed up,
It amounts to about this: Aboard ship
there amt no you and there ain't no
me; there's Just US! And we're work.
Ing together under the flag Of the 6n-
est country on earth"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
conslder This q Moment.

rhs Corn Products Co. tells the dairy
farmer that his real grievance 10 agsinss
the low producing COW and not against
che feed or the price OF the feeo. Me
vouder II that 10 not true, always uus,
With this provision-that You feed your
eood. Gov the right kind OF feed ana
uough of it, 20 she can mako you
profit. suh, ,hs
f.ots: Tven at ne high pricee OF fsea
ths rood COW 10 making money fof NJ
ovner, That y proved IN Al tne suss
ssst and vest. The great leak 10 toe
low producing COW. What . lot Oh irs
srs are blindiy and peFsistenfiy a.sAoney
10 the notion OF keeping the poor Gov
The vide prevalence Of this atfacnmeos
n seen In every community where GOV
sss,Ins assoeIation II formed anos y
sssry com mnnIty where they refuse 70
torn one. OF ail the dsiusions tnas oveI
.6ected ths farmer bis dslusion Tor sne
coor nm * Atable COW ~ the sersneeeA
moss uuaccountsble, and the hardest "
dispel. s..s - Al N.
,anlv \ Wiseonsin fsrner maa4 ".
sasnt d 4 sov tsltipg epocisaG -
ffsep Sosli1g but koed COWS ~
|soshine % Nd ~ coat's fodusf ,p'
Csn you beat that for sheer econo%..
lASr.issP Ara tb0eAr such men iot,
~ them. keeping cows and sveerip& =
~, ssSd dSStsfs. .@Hoafd's Ddrynan'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
-.,.,.v, ,,.. a.It 70 Get Drink.

When Oliver Herford comes 70 Q
babbling brook and wants o drink. ne
does not throw himself prone on the
mud and try to get water on the
vacuum.cleaner principle adopted by
the COW, nor does he use his Panama
on the Gungha Dhin principle. Hc
might use straw or drinking cup. II
he could ever remerber to carry them
with him. A hundred things he might
do, II he could think Of them.
But what really happensf Oliver
takes of his belt and winds It up %
tightly as he can. The coils are wrap
ped around one another 20 that cone
is built up. That forms q cup With
hole In the bottom. Oliver uses
finger as Z, stopper for the hole ana
proceeds to dip up his drink In the
fashion Get long ago By the nrst CIV
fixed man.-Popular Science Monthly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
Everything Was All Right.

One of the policemen who took part
in the bandit fight on Montgall avenue
the other day called his home Imme-
diately after hostilities ceased, to as
sure his wife that he was not injured.
His wife was In the apartment mp
stairs, but bis mother-in.law was there
and answered the telephone. She took
the message and. then went upstairs
to reassure her daughter. snow. don't
get excited. she said. for there's
nothing serious. Now, everything Will
be all right. but you know the police
have had big fight with some train
robbers ont by the Belt line. and your
husband" . O. s s4u .5r ie.
The wife slowly. softly. slipped from
her chair In a dead faint. Ten min
utes later she was revived. Then she
said: "Well, 90 on. tell me the rest
"eAnd he called up to say hs was
all right, and will tell You about It at
supper itime."-Kansas City Star. q
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
HAS DOUBLE STEERING WHEEL
Inventors Making Interesting Tests
With Vessel That Makes Use OF q
Two Blade Rudder.

Some interesting tests have been
made recently with q dual rudder, IL
lustrated In Popular Mechanics Maga-
zine, In an attempt to demonstrate the
possibility Of eliminating the revers-
Ing turbines Of ships. The action Is
described as follows:
"For normal cruising the plates are
folded together. A double steering
wheel Is employed. When locked, the
two members turn as one. At other
times. when the two wheels are thrown
in opposite directions, the leaves OF
the rudder are adjusted to desired
angles. The equipment Gives boat a
brake that is quick-acting; 1t enables
reversement Of direction with the en-
CINE running full speed ahead. and
permits a craft to be turned In Its
own length. The demonstration boat
is able to reverse direction from full
speed ahead In nine seconds"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
Dairy Cow Situation.

During the past year or two wou!d-oeH
savers OF the dairy industry have been
going ND and down the country trying to
make dairy farmers believe that dairy
cows we're being sold to the butcher In
such large numbers that the dairy sisua,
ton Was becoming serious. They eried
to alarm every body, to create discontent,
and to bring about the idea that the men
selling these dairy COWS to the butcher
vere criminals and unless something
could be done By the government to stop
II. our country would be In serious
straits. Bills were proposed to enact In
10 laws that would force dairy farmers to-
raise al their calves. Nothing could De-
moro ridiculous than to try to force
farmers to raise dairy calves. The dairy
farmer will raise calves and keep them
when they are profitable but no 10 TOO
sensible 10 raise them or keep them II
they are not profitable. 800
Just prior TO the war, In the year 1913,
there were fewer COWS than In 1917, but
since that time the dairy GOV populatioe
hes increased continually. This situation
illustrates the necesstty OF farmers DONG
some of their own thinking and oeing
careful - to what source their tnforma-
lion com % from whsn they are forming
opinions In the conduct OF their business.
It 10 very easy for any man with good,
voice, pisasing appearance, etc., TO stand
before A audience and make erroneous
and mislsading statements, 70: stir up
eeelspas, and to lead men to think that
thInas are going to everlasting smsshup.
Suc6 men should be muzslsd, TOR they
moi only deprsss the, feelings Of their
audience, but t6ey bring about wrong
.ftitudes. In some instancee, they lead
eood msn 60 think che world and al
thsee a ID it 10 bottom side up.
We should draw valuable. lessons nom
the ststsusots Of tho men Who had Oil
The dairy cattle marching to the slaugh-
| ter house, because our goyernmsDt cen
sua Of the GOV population proves their
statements were false. The same men,
| ar others Hike them, would have the
dairv fsrusrs believe that the dsify In
duatry vas n q serious condition. when
] the fscts u, the matter ars Mis IN better
I positiop Tor making money than is lnaa
l sver beSn 10 fts history. Let ~ hks 81
Ssvsd courags snd hope since ne dairt
o0v 10 coming 20 her proper ptacs.@
Hoardss Daifym1D. F 49, N'sa'i' .
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
sssIne, Hearing and fastInol

0OOsss0p ssvessssO ~ssS s~s'Os
i The residentminlster Of . very small
Western town Is quite an enthusiastic
worker for Uncle Sam. and at q re-
cent Red Cross benefit social was max,
ing a very patriotic speech while sell
Ing Thrift. stamps. .sg.a zssielgt
An old gentleman In the crowd had
Just returned from visit to larger
town where patriotism -ahd some 9TH
er things were more plentiful, and
being In a very convivial mood, he was
buying stamps with more abandon
than the rest Of the crowd. s The
preacher, not recognizing his condi-
tiou, and feeling that such show of
patriotism ought to be commended,
!, paused In the sale to, remark: "Now
Just look Of Brother J-. he has
/. 1ust returned from our neighboring
a town, and he saw and heard what they
have over there" iss
IA wag IN fine rear Of the building
called out. sffbly: You bet he did
And he NOT only seen # t,apd heard It
but hSs brought sone Of It bach, With
llAt 1D1i0pePe4s News. l
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
AMERICAS WOMEN JOINED
IN ANTHEM OF SERVICE
Millions of Red Cross Workers Do Multitude
of Little Things at Home Which Enable
Our Boys to Do Great Things In France.

varied sounds Of al their eager labor.
The things they made. which car.
ried message Of love from the women
Of this country. quite apart from their
great money value, went from their
work-rooms on great adventures They
have gone into front line trenches, to
emergency hospitals in foreign villages
and into the most modern operating
rooms. They have wrapped lost and
frightened children In warmth and
sheltered aged refugees from the cold.
They have gone overseas into strange
and sad places, into Russia and Ser,
bia and Palestine and Italy and
France. They have gone into our own
huge cantonments for our own young
soldiers.
The Department Of Nursing Of the
American Red Cross Is the great re-
cruiting agency Of the United States
Army and Navy Nurse Corps. By the
first Of October It had assigned over
$1,000 graduate nurses to active mill
tary service at home and abroad. It
has provided over TOO nurses for the
Federal Public Health Service and the
Red Cross Town and Country Nursing
Service, which co-operates with the
local health boards in the communities
which 1t serves.
The statement Of the Home Service
Of the American Red Cross to all Of
our fighting men that 1t is prepared to
help In any emergency that may arise
In their homes-help in legal ways
medical ways, business ways, friend
ship ways-would not be possible with
out the vision and the active co-opera-t
ton Of thousands of American women.
IN every division Of the Red Gross
from coast to coast and from Canada
to Mexico, they have seen this service.
as the elemental right due from the
American people to their defenders.