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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-29
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Apartments Furnished q UnfurnBaed
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VAIN modern room apt, private eatn'
laundry and garage. steam heat -49s Tex
as Phone 7779-
APARTMENT in the Montana. 81 Non
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DOUBLE APARTMENT
rooms at sos Z. Boulevard. arranged lef
two families rear portion nicely furnished
Rent SIS.
DOUGLAS c CROWELL AGENCY
224 Mills BldE- Fnone see.-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13

Placing the rubber tubes and teat cups
of milking machine In an antiseptic
solution while not In use will keep them
clean with very little trouble. Salt
water 10 often used, and whatever solu-
tion 10 used should contain salt because
OF its preservative effect on rubber.
Salt water alone ig not very effective
In keeping the tubes and-te cups sani-
tary. The addition of small amount
of chloride OF lime will make the brine
solution germicidal as we'll a. antiseptic.
The solution EAet has been found best Ia
made of eight and one-half gallons oi
water, ten pounds of salt aud one quar-
ter pound of chloride of lime. Fresh
chloride of lime should be added each
week to keep the solution. at proper
strength. The odor Of chloride OF lime
cannot be detected In the milk.
This solution has been tested just to
determine what results 1t would give
when used under ordinary farm coudi.
lions. When It was being tested, the
tubes and cups were placed In the solu-
ton Immediately after each milking, be-
ing first riused In cold water, while the
tops were thoroughly washed with hot
water and washing powder and the paili
sterjlized with steam. Once week the
mbes and Ops we're thoroughly cleaned
nth hot wster containing soda, and
we're scrubbed with long brushes. TIT
milk drawn from the machinei
oontsIped no moro bacteria than II
found In certified milk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13
Certainty Of Dalrying.

In the midst of uncertainties some
things remain sure, and one OF them II
the fact that dairy produce will always
be in demand. Other industries crop up
now and then and for little while seem
to oyershadow the faithful COW, but
sooner or later she emerges from under
the cloud more illustrious than ever and
continues her course In life unmoved by
her adverse experience, as though moth
ing in the world mattered so long as she
kent her place sin the sum-, and prodpc'
ed the best food to be found for the race
and especially for the children.
The experience of the past has demon
strated that the dairy cow is the oes'
proposition on the farm. Those who
have pinned their faith to her, and who
through thick and thin, through evil re
uort and good, have given her q reason
able opportunity to make good have moi
failed. More notes have been met, more
mortgages lifted, more barns built, snc
more homes made comfortable and
happy through her influence and stabil
ity than through any other medium on
the farm. :,
will she fail now In her country'i
peril, when good food Is needed as never
before and when it will be needed II
large quantities for all time in the future'
n she fails nothing short OF national dis
aster would be the result. No, she viii
not fail, and the man who remains OF
her decks will ride safely over the oil
lows of financial disaster, that ma!
threaten or even shipwreck some othel
lines Of agricultural interest, and reacf
the port with the colors still lying
Maritime Farmer, Canada.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13
Saws We Don't Need More Cows.

Almost every day We hear somebody
say that there are not cows enough. in
this country. We are urged on every
hand to grow more calves and bring
them to maturity. Ali sorts of evils are
predicted If the shortage OF cows is
kept up. But maintain that there are
altogether too many COWS in this country
today. For good many years have
been glad to see the meat men
drive away cows from the farms OF my
ueighbors. have said to myself when
saw these animals going out, "There
goes one more poor COW. It is good
thing for US all. Now II that man will
only put better COW In the place OF
the one that is gone, the world will be
the better for it." Only yesterday l saw
bull going up the road at the tail end
Of butchers cart. was sorry for the
bull that was going to his slaughter,
but my heart rejoiced for the man who
had sold him.
The fact is, we do not need more COWS.
The more We have Of the kind to be
found on the average farm, the worse Oh
we are. What we do need is more good
COWS. What burden 1t would lift of
the poor, bent shoulders of the farmers
of this country II they could free them
selves OF the thousands of cows that
simply board on their owners year after
year, never making any adequate return
We work ourselves half to death to
maintain these worthless COWS. The
time has surely come when We ought to
get above this sort of thing. The man
power of the farm Is greatly reduced.
We have none to lay out on poor cows.
A pation-wid campaign on the part OF
the dairy farmers would be . most well
come thing, IL 1t had for its purpose,
first, last, and all the time, the elimina'
tion of every improbable COW and the
substitution in her place of one that
would put q living profit into the
pocket OF her oWnsr. That movement
is surely coming. 1t cannot come too
soon for the welfare Of the world.-E.
L. Vincent in Hoard's Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13
NUMBER 49,.

whistle blasts In the German trenches.
These blasts were the signals for
stretcher bearers, and meant the
wounding or killing Of some German In
the service of his fatherland
Atwell and I had tough time Of IT,
patrolling the different trenches at
night, but after awhile got used to it
My old outfit the machine gun COM
pany, was stationed in huge elephant
dugouts about four hundred yards be-
hind the front-line trench-they were
In reserve. Occasionally I would stop
In their dugout and have aconfab with
my former mates. Although we tried
to be jolly, still, there was a lurking
feeling of impending disaster. Each
man was wondering. If, after the
slogan, "Over the top with the best Of
luck" had been sounded. would he still
be alive or would he be lying some
where in France" In an old dilapidated
house, the walls Of which were SCARED
with machine.gun bullets, No. 8 sec.
ton Of the machine gun company had
its quarters. The company's cooks pre-
pared the meals in this billet On the
fifth evening of the bombardment a
German eight-inch shell registered q
direct hit on the billet and wiped out
ten men who were asleep In the sup
posedly bomb-proof cellar. They were
buried the next day and attended the
funeral.
Continued next week
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13
Twelve Poultry Suggestions.

| (York County Farm Bureau. Maine.)
i. Look out for lice and mites. Civ,
them good helping of some lice anG
mite destroyer.
| Q. Clean ont the houses and nests
In doing this you will be likely to get I
few hen lice on you, and you will realiz,
how the hens feel.
8. Keep the chickens active and their
coops clean.
4. Don't let drinking dishes get dry
5. Gather eggs at least twice a day
8. Be human-give the birds shade
and cool water.
z. Separate the cockerels from the
pullet chickens. Feed up the cockerels
IN good shape for couple of weeks and
ship them 80 you can give all your At
tention to developing the pullets.
8. An acre of range will care for 500
chickens. Turn the chickens into the
cornfield by the middle of July. Free
range saves lots of feed.
8. Put up little one inch roosts for
the chickens as soon ss they have feath-
cred ont. Place them about foot from
the floor. This will stop crowding and
reduce the number of runts In the flock.
Don't be afraid of crooked keels.
10. After you have cleaned out your
house, cover the floor with litter of
sand, straw'or shavings.
IL. Once each month spray the house
with the following mixture: Three
tablespoonfuls of cresol soap to one gal
Ion of water, or use any good coal tar
disinfectant such as you can buy.
II. II is time now to sort over your
hens and get rid OF all those not laying.
those that are molting, those out of con-
dition, etc. The county agent is now
holding culling demonstrations and will
be glad to meet a few folks in your
poultry house and do the same for you,
but it's up to you to extend the invita-
tion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13
August. September Milk Prices

The Regional Milk Commission for
New England announced last week an
increase in the price for milk in Boston
and vicinity, of 1-2 cent per quart for
August and September. The prices an
nounced are Is cents per quart delivered
at homes and IA cents per quart at
stores. These are the highest prices
ever paid for milk In New England.
Other cities are falling in line with the
Boston advance, several of them going
to Is cents per quart to family trade.
The redeeming features in the recent
advance are that all the authorities
agree that milk at Is cents or even more
10 still the cheapest form Of animal food, /,
and that the advance in price 10 wholly
passed along to the producers whose need
of an advance was sbundantly proven.
Richard Pattee, manager of the New
England Milk Producers Association, in
commenting upon the recent advance,
stated that this and the advance made in
July were the first and only instances in
New England when an increase in price
was wholly paid over to milk producers,
previously the dealers have absorbed at
least so per cent of any advance in the
selling price Of milk.
In July the Commission advanced the
price to consumers l-2 cent per quart
and gave the producers an advance of 5-S
of a cent. All of the August and Sep
tember advance will go to the farmers.
The price Is subject to q surplus ar
rangement which will have slight effect
as there will be very little surplus the
raoa;p dor of tha yaar
Subject to the surplus plan the pro-
ducers are now getting more than they
ever got before and / s cent per quart
more than they got last winter. A part
of this increased price is absorbed in
higher freight rates and war taxes.
The added cost OF labor and grain
have 80 affected production that. the
farmer finds himself but slightly better
off than a year ago when be got practi-
ca II y 1-2 cent per quart less for milk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13
Sheen With oruh In Head.

II
One of the evils to be found in sheep
husbandry is grub in the head. In the
hot summer months while sheep are
resting beside bushes and shady trees,
chewing their cuds or sleeping, a big fly,
known as the CAD fly, lights on it's nose,
generally little fluid not at all harmful,
10 running from the nostrils. This fly
settles down on the nostrils in order to
feed on this fluid. In the meantime 1t
also deposits some eggs, which the
sheep in breathing draws into its nose.
The eggs hatch and the small worms
crawl up into the cavities in the nasal
passage. The worms develop into large
sized grubs which look like those found
under rotten stumps on plowed ground.
The only difference is that the grubs
found in the head of the sheep when full
grown, are not quite half the size of
those found under stumps and In the
ground. When the big fly begins to
work, the sheep will be seen to travel
with their noses close to the ground,
then something should be done as pre-
ventive.
Prevention better than cure: Pine
tar smeared on the nose of the sheep is
one Of the best preventatives. In case of
a small flock, this can easily be done by
catching each one separately and smear.
ing the nose just above the nostrils. In
case of large flock. when salt is fed in
troughs, the bottom and sides can be
smeared with heavy coat Of tar and
the salt put on top of it. In licking up
the salt, the sheep cannot help getting
some of the tar on their noses. II they
eat little of the tar it will do no harm.
Other devices are TO take q plank and
bore holes through with . two and a
half or three inch suger, then nail a
board on to form the bottom OF these
holes. Smear the edges and sides of
these holes with q heavy coat of tar,
then partly fill with salt. Still another
way is to take old railroad ties and bore
holes of the same size in them and use
salt and tar the same way. The holes
should be Is to 20 inches apart. If the
sleeps noses are kept well tarred dur
ing hot weather, there will be very little
trouble from grub in the head.-Stste of
Maine Department of Agriculture, G. II.
Crawford Sheep Specialist Il
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13
Stringy Milk.

Stripgy milk is caused by bacteria
vhicb enter the milk after it has beer
drawn from the COW. 1t 10 not caused
by the feed or any abnormal condition Of
the COW. Milk affected in this way 4
NOT unhealthful, but 1t 10 certainly not
appetizipg. The bacteria which caused
the trouble live IN water ordinarily, ano
nrobably enter the milk from the QUE
aide of the cows bodies or from utensils
Whers trouble is had from this condt
sion. the utensils, especially the strsine'
cloth, should be boiled. IL TINS trest
ment does not eliminate the trouble, tn'
fresh milk should be heated on the stov'
to . temperature OF $50 degrees and tnsl
let stand 20 minutes and cool az quicki !!
as possible, according to o. d. Eckies o
the Missouri College OF Agriculture.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13
Drying Cows Up.

We have five registered Holstein heif-
ers am drying mp, but am afraid I can.
get them dry in time to feed them up as
they will freshen from September 1st to
October 21st. What should I do to dry
them?
Owen, Wis. W. Bros.
1t is good COW which milks so per-
sistently that IL Is necessary. to take
special measures In persuading her to
go dry before freshening again. We
sincerely wish that very greatly In
creased number of dairy farmers might
have this difficulty with their COWS. The
great trouble of the largest per cent of
dairy farmers is to secure cows OF this
character and then to feed them liberal
ly enough that they can continue to pro-
duce milk for long periods.
1t should not be especially difficult to
dry these heifers of. If the pasture is
good it may be necessary to keep them
off for few days and feed them . re-
stricted ration. II they are fed nothing
but timothy or mixed hay for q few days,
II will be an easy matter to dry them Oh
rather quickly. At first milk only once
q day and then, after three or four days,
begin milking but once iu two days and
then again after short time make the
period between milkings even longer
than this. With especially heavy milk
ers 1t may be necessary to vary this pro-
cedure slightly but in great percentage
of cases it should be easily possible to
dry heifers off within ten days or two
weeks after starting II the feeder is
drastic In cutting down their rations.
With cows that are not producing
more than ten pounds of milk per day
there Ia very little danger of udder
difficulty il milking is stopped without
any preliminary change in feeding or
variation in the periods between milk
ing. The udders may be considerably
distended for few days but the milk
will be absorbed and no difficulty ex-
perienced. At the University of Mis-
souri,, Professor Eckles has followed
this practice for a number OF years and
reports only good results.-Hoard's
Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13
CHAPTER XIV
prsp.rIno .or The Bid Push.

- TJopet"s0 W. ~ - -
Rejoining Atwell after the execution
I had hard time trying to keep my
secret from him. I think I must have
lost at least ten pounds worrying over
the affair.
Beginning at seven In the evening It
was our duty to patrol all communica-
ton and front-line trenches, making
note Of unusual occurrences. and ar.
resting anyone who should. to us. ap-
pear to be acting In a:suspicious a man
ner. We slept during the day. iiee'
Behind the lines there was great &C.
hyity. supplies and ammunition pour.
lhE IN, and long columns Of troops con.
stantly passing, We were preparing
for the big ofensive. the forerunpez
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13

whether a milk-nv, malteds
powdered. or condensed; whether ~
cresm-plaip, whipped, or icsd; whetnsE
~ butter, alone or In combination with
other oils; whether a. buttermiik, -
kumiss. or a confection; whether -
cheese in il many brands and varieties,
the call for dairy products 10 one OF tne
most insistent, universal and exactine
Of ali the demands Of trade. And In fact
: necessity, . standard food. . common
luxury ID the milk Of tho dairy cow
Eugene Davenport.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13
The way Il Works Out.

"What do you think Of the way youl
hoas are coming along this yserr'
aWsll, they looked mighty nne 70 me.
u.til one of those balanced ration genti
canae areana With diaGZaue md pnoeQ
ersphs and wsrnipgs and mineral-in.
sredient. charts.. Ever, siace then
soSS SkSwhaxs ~ feellng thae NJ h1e.s
a. 93ss ~ pen fali q dns toa6l
eombos"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13

The new state Aroostook tuberculo sis
sapatorium is to be located ut .Presque
Isle where an excellent site ct! . good
elevation has been selected. The lot OF
Is acres is to be given by Presque Isle
citizens. Besides commanding view
unsurpassed In many ways, 1t has z
southern exposure (beingIsheltered from
north bleak winds) and also has two
springs of water one on either side Of
the hill, which may be utilized TO the
advantage of the Institution II thought
best. II 10 understood that tits the In.
tention to begin building at once.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13
''REPEATERS" ARE
WARNED AGAINST
HOARD|NG SUGAR
Food Administrator Merrill Calls A.
tentlon to Penaltiss-Hoover Real.
Iy Supreme Allied Quartermaster.

!: !: :: :! ?: ! 3: !: ]: !
gust-Although the
&SM sugar card system Is
MHq33hW being established in
JIIIIm many sections Of this
\S&l State reports have
<| reached the Maine
Division Of the U. 8.
Food Administration that some house
wives, becoming panicky over the pres
ent sugar crisis. are travelling from
store to store Tin communities where
the sugar card system has not been
established) and buying sugar that
they may not hnd themselves without
q supply II an actual famine should
come.
| These 'repeaters" are helping to
create possible famine and will up
set the entire rationing plan Of the
Food Administration unless they buy
sugar only as 1t Is needed and limit
their consumption to two pounds a
month for each person In the house
hold.
| "The two pounds Q month plan, II
strictly adhered to, will insure an ad-
equate supply Of sugar." says Federal
Food Administrator Leon 8. Merrill.
| 1T is the aim Of the Food Admins
tration to distribute available supplies
of sugar equitably. But this cannot be
done II 'repeatsrs' persist In their
unpatriotic attempts, to buy more than
their allowance and to heard sup
ply against 9 potential famine. Maine
has been allotted a certain amount Of
sugar on the basis Of two pounds q
month for every person In the State
and 1t can be seen that II the repeat
ers' buy more than this they are going
to cut down the allowance Of their
patriotic neighbors."
In this connection the Food Admin
istration calls attention to the law
against boarding sugar, hour. and other
foodstuffs. Those found guilty are IL
able to fine of not more than 5000
or imprisonment for two yesrs or
both.
Retailers. in communities whore the
sugar card system IL not in use, are
warned against selling sugar to other
than their regular customers and to SEQ
H|rthat an equitable distribution 10 made
to ell their customers. When Q deal
or suspects anyone Of trying to repeat
In sugar. purchases he b cautioned
Iagainst making the sale. Every deal
or not selling sugar on the card sys-
tenn 10 now required 70 report ssaoh
sale Of sugar 70 the Tood Admipis:
tration. ssss
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13

The wedding of Walter b. Boynton, 3
young business man of Biddeford, and
Miss Alice L. Bstchslder, daughter of
Simeon r. Batoheldsr Of $500, took place
in New York City recently although the
fact wss NOT known to their friends nm.
I'll week later. Mrs. Boynton, who 10
. Red Cross nurse, 10 now on her way TO
France, whore she will remain until the
war 10 over. Mr.. Boynton has returned
to his busineas. 81
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13
Military Information Given.

The Military Information Bureau es-
tablished several weeks ago by Brig.
General George Mol. Presson, the Ad.
jutant General, for the convenience of
soldiers and sailors and their relatives,
is proving valuable adjunct to the
military machinery of the state. The
Bureau has been In operation long
enough to demonstrate its value to an
xious mothers, wives and sweethearts.
All receive courteous and prompt answers
to their inquiries. If 1t is not possible
for the Bureau to furnish the informa-
tion desired, the correspondent is refer
red to an authentic source for It.
Miss G.. A. Gerald, formerly of Benton,
who has had broad experience in the
Adjutant Generals Office under Gen. A.
B. Farnham, Gen. Elliott G. Dill and
Gen. Albert Greenlaw as we'll as Gen,
George MOL. Presson, 10 proving to be
exactly the right person to meet the
public in this difficult position. Hel
duties not only include the solving 0l
many puzzles and the answering Of q
large mass of correspondence, but dur
ing each day she has personal interviews
Will hu4tOu6 EotoIifoC WuO uoVo eutu0o
to the States military authorities fol
news of loved ones, light on allotment and
insurance problems or verifcation Of
rumors and reports Of good or evil tenor
from overseas.
The inquiries not only concern such
subjects, but the great, aud little under
stood, question Of who 10 entitled to fly
service flag, and where It should be
placed and the position OF the star Of
stars thereon has been answered many
times.
How, when and where to hang Old
Glory ia another question that 10 con
stantly coming up for decision.
General Presson IN endeavoring tf
make plain to all citizens OF the State
that the Bureau is for their use, that
especial attention, and study will b'
given to ell questi,ns and inquiries from
the relatives of men in the. service and
that II the Bureau cannot furnish tho in'
formation promptly and accurately, ths
inquirer will be put In touch with th'
officials who can.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13

westport, the little island town ON the
6hsepscot, vas allotted 100 pounds OF
|saaax and it was bsisg pilcsd on .
launch st Wiscasset, when mischance
sent it ovsrhoard.- Il wss total loss
and ths Westpoef people, some OF whom
have been ont q swsstenins for dAsss
aro mourniuR.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13

"I'd a soon think Of skimmin' milk
without good separator," said Uncle
Ike Hsmlock Of Dairy HI, "as woolc
Of kIssln' . purity gal without souchin'
|hR lips."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13

- nan lat Hkss Do sound g -
swn voice. aid Uncle Uben, In mol
casesi haola 136nty sporosens H. -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPxED THE PLow."

Correspondence On pracsical Agricultural tonic
solicited. Address all communication in
s9nooo Tor this department to HnNRY d
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13

t. horoe trsdss locks Cor the blen
ishss In the othsR hofss thas sxiss - ~