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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23
Maple Sugar Value Grows.

The value of the national production
OF maple sugar and maple sirup has
grown from 81, 900 900 in 1899, when the
census first ascertained 1t, to 81, 600, 600
for 1918, according to the Bureau OF
Crop Estimates, United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture. The maple sugar and
sirup of 1918 was worth five times the
cranberry crop Of 1917, one and oue-third
times the hop crop, three-fiftbs Of the
sorghum sirup made, one-half OF the
buckwheat or faxseed or onion crop,
one-third of the oranges, and one quarter
of the sugar beets.
The principal region of production e1-
tends from northwestern Ohio through
New York to Vermont and includes
parts of Maine, New Hampshire, Mas
sachusetts and Pennsylvania. Outside
of this region there Is production of i'm
portance In the mountain country be-
ginning with the southern counties OF
Pennsylvania and extending through
western Maryland into scattered localities
in West Virginis, aud also in parts OF
Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23
whv Chickens Come First.

Chickens, in any general scheme OF
poultry production, Of course, must
take first place. They are best adapted
to general conditions, take wider
range of feeds and convert them, per-
hsps, with the greatest margin of profit.
Chickens, better than any other class of
poultry, utilize table scraps and the
general run Of waste from the kitchen
door, all the way from apple and potato
parings to sour milk. Chickens far sur
pass all other kinds of poultry in salvag-
ing waste grain from the stables, from
the shed or lot where the cattle are fed,
and from the hog pens. During the
winter months on farms where any con-
siderable number of live stock are kept,
the hens would take their living from
these sources with only slight additional
feeding from time to time. Chickens
are great destroyers Of insects, including
many injurious forms, in yard, pasture,
and orchard. They utilize also many
grasses and weeds and seeds from the
same that would otherwise be of no use.
Except In isolated instances the part OF
wisdom would be, undoubtedly, to keep
more chickens than all other kinds Of
poultry combined, but there should be,
10 majority of cases, some OF oil the
other common kinds Of poultry.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23
A Chemists Service.

A few days ago a visitor at the MIN
cola aviation camp asked skilled air
chauffeur what were his most trying
experiences wher two or three thou
sand feet aloft. He said the worst
was the numbing effect Of the cold,
high wind, combined often with rain.
No equipment has yet been perfected
whereby an aviator under these con.
ditions can protect himself. A be.
numbed aviator reduces the efhciency
Of an airplane 30 per cent or more.
This aviator was informed that the
chemists had solved the problem oe Q
garment that win keep rain out, that
will maintain . comfortable tempera'
ture Of the body and protect from
piercing wind. A dlstinguished chem
let In the service of large industrial
corporation was asked Il be could Per
feet formula for cotton cloth that
would furnish Q garment practically In
destructible. not crachng. - rubber
does In high ,altitudes, and that would
kesp ont cold and rain. He worked
ont . eloth which ID TIE delight of
thoos aviatoEs now uslng y Il eaa ~
manufactured 1t very tttis eesG !.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23
~FItte.t" Under Arctic Circle.


We think Of Greenland as frozen
and desolate land, At only for the
abode of the hardy Eskimos. And yet
In Finland, in severe northern eli.
mate, has grown up hardy and virile
race, Nevin o. Winter writes In the
Christian Herald. Perhaps 1t was be-
cause only the sturdiest could survive
under such conditions, for isolation
bred self.reliance and industry was ne
cessary to existence. At any rate, the
fact remains that the Firms have de-
veloped a civilization that Is unique
and Of interest. It Is not surprising,
to one familiar with the Firms and
their history, to know that republic
has been proclaimed. No people are
more truly democratic. Under the au-
tocratic rule Of the czars Finland main.
tained her democratic institutions, and
It was the only part Of Russia where
the traveller was free to move about
without having q demand made almost
daily for his passport. The Russian
calendar, which Is thirteen days be-
hind our own, was ignored and In ev.
cry way the public and social customs
differed from those Of the Russians.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23
Concealed Loss.

When farmer runs along series Of
years with herd of COWS and is content
to keep In ignorance of the facts ~ to
whether he 10 making or losing from
those COWS, what can you do to stir that
man out of his rut? We know OF moth
Ing that will do It like COW testing as-
ISOLATION. We have known lots OF
farmers to rub their eyes - though com
Inq ont of deep sleep after years OK.
perience and declare that they would
never have imagined they were losing
money a the fact allowed.
The deep sleep was we'll ILLUSTRATED In
\ recent tes: made Of 61S COWS in Winnie.
bsao and Ogle Counties, Illinois. Out ol
5lS cows lie were sold ~ Improbable
The owners would never have known II
bat for the eye-openlng, sleep-awaken
ing power OF tho test association
Hoard's Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23
Uugss Moro Dairy Products.

Several months last year and the be
ginning OF this year the railway diuine
car service, many hotels. and other eat
ing places were urging the conservation
OF dairy products. In large, bold type
this injunction could be observed IL
many places: "Save butter, save milk. u
The motive back Of this was good, but
the United States Food Administration
bad been led to believe there was great
shortage OF dairy products. Il had been
III advised regarding the dairy situation.
The Food Administration appreciated
the value Of the milk and butter but
was anxious to conserve these products
II there was Q shortage.
The dairy interests soon realized that
tho request to save butter and milk was
decreasing their consumption. Steps
we're taken TO lead the Food Administra.
tion to see It's mistake. This was &C.
complished and the Food Administration
has issued several leaflets pertaining to
milk and in them has been pointed out
it's food value and importance to human
welfare.
The following paragraphs are taken
from one Of its leaflets which Ia being
distributed In the dining cars Of the
New York Central Lines and We pre-
sumo on other railroads:
"Milk is one of the most important
food sources the human race possesses.
For the proper nourisbment of the child
1t 10 absolutely indispensable and its
use should be kept up In the diet as long
as possible. Not only does 1t contain all
the essential food elements In the most
available form for ready digestion, but
the recent scientific discoveries show It
to be especially rich in certain peculiar
properties that alone render growth
possible. This essential quality makes
1t also of special value in the sick room.
In hospitals 1t has also been shown that
the wounded would recover more rapidly
when they have milk.
"For the purpose of stimulating
growth, especially in children, butterfat
and other constituents of milk have no
substitutes. Therefore, every parent
owes to himself and to his family the
duty of providing requisite amounts Of
milk, butter, cheese, and other dairy
products. During this last winter,
when much agitation was bad In some of
the larger cities over the price of milk,
which was advanced from two to three
cents per quart by reason of the rapid
rise in the cost of feed and labor, many
families among the poor were found CIV
ing their children tea and coffee instead
of milk. Such methods of feeding fail
to nourish the child properly"
In spite of the shortage of milk In
that country has at all
hazards maintained the milk ration OF
the children and In the hospitals, even
though to do so has meant that the
population has had to largely forego Its
use. Ina "safety first' health cam
paigu Ii must be remembered that 1t
should be "children first" t".-Hoard's
Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23
sil.ge the Mother of Profits.

A good live stock man who has follow
ed feeding Investigations closely remark
ed the other day, cit seems from all
these investigations that in practically
every case the more silsge you get into
the animal the more profit you get out
of him." Il 10 true, not only with steers
but with dairy cattle. 1t is more true
now with concentrates sky high, than 1t
has ever been before. Great numbers OF
men In the dairy sections will feed silage
all summer this year, and have In active
service at least two silos. Having had
pointed out to him this great guidepost
to prosperity, surely no feeder or dairy
man will 60 through another year with
out silo.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23

tripod was resting on the chest Of Z
half-buried body. When the gun wai
firing, It gave the impression that tht
body was breathing. This was caused
By, the excessive vibration.
Three or four feet down the trepch
about three feet from the ground.
foot was protruding from the earth
We knew 1t was German BY the blac,.
leather boot. One Of our crew used
that foot TO hang extra bandolisrs o1
ammunition on. This man always wal
q handy fellow; made use Of little
points that the ordinary person would
overlook.
The Germans made three counter
attacks which we repulsed, but MOI
without heavy loss on our side. They
also suffered severely from our shell
and machine-gun fire. The ground wai
spotted with their dead and dying.
The next day things were somewhat
quietsr, but not quiet enough to bury
the dead.
We lived. ate and slept In that trench
with the unburied dead for SIX days
It was awful to watch their faces be.
come swollen and discolored. Towards
the last the stencil was fierce.
What got on my nerves the most was
that foot sticking out Of the dirt. It
seemed to me, at night, In the moon
light, to be trying to twist around.
Several times this impression was so
strong that went to 1t and grasped II
in both hands, to see II I could feel q
movement.
told this to the man who had used
It for a hatrack just before lay down
for q little nap, as things were quiet,
and I needed rest pretty badly.
When woke up the foot was gone.
BE had cut 1t of with our chain saw
out Of the spare parts box, and had
plastered the stump over with mud.
During the next two or three days,
before we were relieved, ! missed that
foot dreadfully; seemed as II I had
suddenly lost chum.
I think the worst thing Of all was to
watch the rats, at night and some.
times in the day, run over and play
about among the dead.
Near our gun, right across the para
pet, could be seen the body Of Ger
man lieutenant, the head and arms Of
which were hanging into our trench.
The man who had cut of the foot used
to sit and carry on one-sided conver-
sation with this officer, used to argue
and point out why Germany was in the
wrong. During all Of this monologue
I never heard him say anything out of
the way-anything that would have
hurt the officers feelings had he been
alive. He was square all right;
wouldn't even take advantage OF q
dead man In an argument.
To civilians this must seem dread
full but out here one gets so used t.
awful sights that It makes no impfes.
sion. In passing butcher shop you
are not shocked by seeing a dead tur-
key hanging from q hook. Well, In
France, a dead body is looked upon
from the same angle.
But. nevertheless, when our six days
were up, we were tickled to death to
be relieved.
Our machine gun company lost
seventeen killed and thirty-one wound
ed in that little local affair OF
Strengthening the line." while the
other companies clicked 1t worse than
we did.
After the attack we went into re-
serve billets for six days, and on the
seventh once again we were In rest BILL
lets.
Continued next week
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23
Roman Farmers Stored Forage.

History tells Of Roman farmers who
carefully chopped fne various green,
succulent feeds and packed them In pits
for use during the winter season. Tho
practice seems 10. have been common and
the feed kept well. From these early
times &c has been good peaatiee to. stofe
various erean crops In pits OF alright
|eontainers Tor feeding to stock. The
silo ID the present day result, and z
farmer who raises live stock can not ~
ford 10 be without one. The advantage
81 the clio arc numerous but some Of
the more important are:
/. Green, suocuieut iced y avsiisois
throughout the ysar.
q. A sllo stores more feed toE is
cost than any othsr farm building.
s. The iced 10 handy for uss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23
new ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID form
items Of Interest From Al
Sections Of Yankee|and

6evsn-cent fares will 30 into Of
feet on the Boston Elevated system
Aug. /, according to q statement is
sued by the Boston News Bureau.
The Dustin Knitting Company NJ
Kittery, Me-. has been incorporated
with Q capital stock Of $4,000. Woo
an and worsted goods and fabrics will
be made.
Tares on the Boston Mevated rail-
way may be raised from to 8 cents
and possibly to 0 cents, according to 9
statement issued by the public trust
ees Of the property.
The Newport, R. l.. Daily News. an
afternoon newspaper was sold by 7
T. Pitman, who had controlled the
property for more than so years, to
Edward A. Sherman, banker OF
that city.
The manufacturing property at
Westerly, R. l., recently owned BY
the PeQuot Shirt Company Of Boston
has been sold to Charles q. Sherman
and Arthur L. Perry. The estimated
selling price Is $4,000.
The Manhattan Market company OF
Cambridge, Mass. has been sued for
5000 by Dllen Sullivan Of Cambridge.
She alleges that she purchased some
vinegar from the defendant which was
not At to use and as result was
made Ill.
Orders forbidding the use Of coal
for heating purposes In homes or OF
fice buildings for an indefinite period
that may extend to Dec. /. were is'
sued by the Boston fuel committee
Those who wish heat are advised te
burn wood.
q. X. Watson of Warren, R. L.
who purchased the Upton Manufac'
turing Companw property has solo
the same to A. Leviton. N. Y. city
It ID understood that the new owner
will install cards and operate thu
plant a Q shoddy mill.
Wishing to do his bit In promotion
Of war work. DR.. Arthur g. Lea
cock, professor Of Greek at Phillips
Exeter academy, went to Belfast.
Me-, 10 work in q sMpyard for the
summer. Though bis speciality Is q
dead language, he is . skilled and
def worker with tools.
Preparing for an unprecedented de-
mand for nfewood. caused By the or
der frobidding the use OF coal FOL
heating before Dec. I. Boston coal and
wood dealers sre securing the stat
forests, q well a. those Of southern
Maine, New Hampshirs and Vermont
70 purchase al1 available eordwood.
At Augusta, As.. the public utilities
commission rendered . decision. ~
thuisiuy the Portland 0as Company
to publish ana Als On Of bsfors July
80, 1918, effective August ], 1918. and
continuing one year. au emerysucy
,soheduIe Of gas rates which shall MOI
szsesd s1.bo per thousand cuSls fsst'
A innpcent loot1ns fAn sleetro'
Eeutsd Wtlliam J. pogues - > M
+chlliet aVhAn hes attsqpee4 10 tn
~ - g. q The wee5HoR q tne 1
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23
From Weak and Lame
To Well and Strong

Try them. Foley Kidney Pills viii
Do for other men and women-Qutck-
iy-what they have done for Mrs.
Straynge.
Last year, got almost down with
ny back" writes Mrs. ii. 7. Straynge
Of Gainesville, Ca. r No. 3. u SUI
iered from Inflammation Of the blad-
der, and whenever stopped doctoring
I grew worse. ] tried Foley Kidney
Pills, and after taking them awhile
my bladder action became regular and
the singing sensation disappeared. i
an now stronger in my back than I've
been for several years, and since get.
ting well, I've stayed well and had
no return OF the trouble"
Start in now to use Foley Kidney
Pills 8 You viii feel an Improvement
from the very first doses, showing
how quickly they act on kidneys and
bladder. They stop irregular urinary
action. ease pain In back and sides,
timber up stiR joints and aching mus
eles They put the kidneys and blad-
DER In sound, healthy condition. Try
them
Sold Everywhere
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23

Here 10 one that ID going the rounds
|of oar exchanges. A boy was todd 20
write an essay and this ID tho result:
sDon't know row newspapers came TO
be In the world. don't think the Good
Lord does, Tor he ain't got nothing g
cay about editors IN the Bible. ! think
the editor Il ons Of the missiDg links you
read Of and stayed In the bushes until
after the food and then came ont and
wrote the thing up and has been eva
sincs.. don't think he died. ] news
| seen dead one and never heard Of on
getting licked.
"a doctor can use word . yard !o.g
without anybody knowing what g IsI
bat u an editor uses one - haa 20 speh
|it -.
:. ,.;'ss: g :i,:sss Y: : .sas ss'''
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23
Captain
German Army :
Died - 1915
Unknown
r. I. p.
Unteromzier
German Army
Died - 1915
Unknown
3 / p.
CHAPTER XXI.
About Turn.

The next evening we were relieved
BY the -th brigade, and once again
returned to rest billets. Upon arriving
at these billets we were given twenty.
four hours in which to clean up. I had
just finished getting the mud from my
uniform when the orderly sergeant in
formed me that my name was In orders
to leave, and that I was to report to
the orderly room In the morning for or.
ders, transportation and rations.
i nearly had a fit, hustled about
packing up. filling my pack with SOU
venirs such as shell heads, dud bombs,
nose caps, shrapnel balls, and Prus-
sian guardsman's helmet. In fact, be-
fore turned In that night, had every
thing ready to report at the orderly
room at nine the next morning.
i was the envy Of the whole section,
swanking around, telling Of the good
time I was going to have, the places I
would visit and the real, old English
beer / intended to guzzle. Sort Of
rubbed 1t into them. because they all
do 1t, and now that 1t was my turn, I
took pains to get my own back.
At nine ! reported to the captain, re-
ceiving my travel order and pass. He
asked me how much money I wanted
to draw. glibly answered, @Three
hundred francs. SIR" he just as glibly
y
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23
UNITED STATES
BICYCLE TIRES

are good tires, the kind that stand up
under hard service. Get some on your
bike and be satisfied.
Open evenings.
New and second hand bicycles
tor sale by
.iG. n. SMALL
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23

The we'd fight b one Of the standard
| routine operations ON the farm' sno -
Irsprssents . large p.oposaoa o1 ~ -,
| labor necessary to produce crops. NO
other single featnrs Of faFmina requires
such universal and usceasing attention -
| do the weeds.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23

Take away ths hogs and banks wonie
Close their dooel, the wheela of euelneee
would rust On the spindlea eod netk
|Gnaee vould> Rov = thlek ttat ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23
AMONG THR FARMERS.
"1zsD TIN rLow."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
- soucited. Address al communications I'm
tenoed for this department. to HlrUY d
HAnom, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrAs. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23
Farm for Sale

w known as the Byron Caswell farm In
waterford, located two miles from Har.
.ison, three miles from South Waterford
Mo miles from Bridgton Academy. 81
scres OF land and wocd-lot In Waterford
VI about fifteen acres. Sovep-roou
aouse In fair condition and good barn
S4oo with forty tons Of hay In the barn
.arm, hay and farming tools al for sals
"s very low price.
w. ]. WHEELER,
South Paris, Maine
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23

P.S. June Z. II has been some
time since wrote this letter, but have
been unable to mail It, as I haven't
stopped in one place long enough to
have It censored, but hope to get It
through this time. I haven't received
any mail lately either on account Of
moving.
L. E. L.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23
Farming Tools For Sale.

1AAS xOOlS EVX 0esxOs
One-horse cart, plough, harrow,
TWO work harnesses, driving har-
ness, cultivators, horse rake, all prac.
ucaily new. Lots of other small
tools.
MAURICE L. MOVES,
lott South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23

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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-09
The American Face.

The face of the pure American
stocks generally is high and oval, says
Doctor Hrdlicka, who explains that in
the case of the wOmenfolk it some
times leaves the impression of narrow
ness. In both sexes he found the fore
head well developed, and incidentally
a source Of pride to many who ac-
cepted this as a physical mark Of in
tellectuality. There was a prevalence
of long noses with medium breadth.
In both sexes was found a medium
breadth Of mouth, IT'S averages ap-
proXimating those of the French.
The old American is likewise dis
tinguished by long ears, longer than
those of any of the immigrants at Ellis
island except the British. Doctor
Hrdlicka says the face of the original
Americans has retained its length in
the last generations, but its breadth
is diminishing and the jaws are grow
ing smaller.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-09
Killing TWO Birds.

So many accidents had happened
in the mines that a number Of miners
determined to join the local ambulance
class. When one of their mates hap
pened to cut his finger or sprain his
wrist there was a general rush for
the wounded man by the ambulance
corps, and by the time they had fin
ished with him he usually looked like
a cross between an Egyptian mummy
and on Outpatient at a hospital.
All this, of course, was valuable
practice, and after many months Of
hard work in the class an examina-
ton was held.
Suppose one of your mates should
be badly frOstbitten, how would you
treat the case?" asked the examiner.
"Why, rub him with a man who's
had a touch of suastroke. That d
bring 'em both around"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-09
Order Men to Shear Sheep
TO Get Wool to Spin Yarn
For Our SammieS' Socks

You don't know where Akra is. May
be you were like US, up TO a moment
ago when we heard about it, imagined
from the sound OF the name it was in
Africa, or may be in Italy. Well. it
isn't either on the continent or in the
country surmised, it is in North Da-
kota, and lies right on the Canadian
line in the great sheep herding belt,
SAYS the Portsmouth Times. In size it
isn't much Of a place, but for all it is
today luminous as the banner Red
Cross town in the world.
When the war broke out Akra form
ed a Red Cross society and all the
women. married, manageable, old
maids and girls that could ply a needle
worked. II wasn't long before they
ran out of yarn. Headquarters couldn't
supply them and committees sent to
Fargo and Bismark returned with the
sad word that no yarn was to be had
anywhere. Were the women and girls
let us not forget the girls-dismayed
by this condition, or did they use it to
take "gOOd rest?" Not they. Imme-
diately they called Il council Of war to
circumvent another German machina-
ton. After due deliberatiOn an order
went forth to the husbands and sweet
hearts that wool must be had or they
would know the reason why. Every
man was ordered to shear sheep or
bring in the clipping of the average
one to the society. There were no
traitors and no slackerS. The wool
just rolled in. The grandmOthers got
out their old spinning wheels, spun the
wool and the production of sixty socks
a day from sheep to soldier went
blithely on.
The women, God bless 'em, they have
their way because their will is the
right one.