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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
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STATE OF MAINE.

COUNTY OF OXFORD, IS.
Board OF County Commissioners, December
Session, 1917, held by adjournment April Is
UPON the foregoing petition, satisfactory
evidence having been received that the petition
ers are responsible, and that inquiry Into the
merits Of their application is expedient, IT Is
ORDERED, that the County Commissioners meet
&C the Town House In Albany, In said
county, on the nineteenth day of June, next.
at ten Of the clock. A. NJ, and thence pro-
ceed to view the route mentioned In said petit
ton; Immediately after which view, hear
ing Of the parties and their witnesses win
be had at some convenient place In the vi
cinity, and such other measures taken In
he premises as the Commissioners shall
Judge proper. And it is further ORDERED, that
notice Of the time, place and purpose of the Com.
missioners meeting aforesaid be given TO all
persons and corporations interested, by causing
attested copies OF said petition and Of this order
thereon TO be served upon the Clerk Of the Town
Of Albany and also posted up In three public
places In said town and published three weeks
successfully In the Oxford Democrat, q news
paper printed az South Paris In said County Of
Oxford, the first Of said publications, and
each Of the other notices, to be made, served
and posted, at least thirty days before said time
of meeting, to the end that all persons and
corporations may then and there appear and
shew cause, IL any they have, why the prayer
of said petitioners should not be granted.
ATTEST ERNEST j. RECORD, Clerk.
true copy Of said Petition and Order OF
Court thereon.
ArrEsr-ERNEsT j. RECORD, Clerk.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
The National Need for More Poultry

Meat can be produced from poultry
more quickly than from any other source.
One of the necessities imposed upon the
United States by its entrance into the
world war is to produce more meat than
1t has ever produced before. This is
essential not only to meet its own great.
or needs because Of being on war basis
but also to save the countries With
which 1t cooperates In the war from de-
feat through lack of food. In order 10
leave available for the forces overseas as
large portion az possible of the output
of cured and compact meats 1t Is de-
sirable that there be decided increase
10 both the home production and the
homo consumption of white meats such
as poultry. To that end 1t Is imperative
that the productive stock on general
farms and in the back yards Of the na-
ton be rather largely increased during
the current year. That Is the national
situation with regard to poultry needs
as described in . recent publication
from the Office of the Secretary of Agri-
culture, "The Agricultural Situation
for 1918, Part XI, Poultry"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
Two More Forty-Pound fiolstelns.

Thirty purebred Holstein COWS now
have achieved the proud distinction Of
having produced more than forty pounds
of butter In seven days.
The two latest matrons of the dairy
world to achieve such fame are Korn.
dyke Winons and Segis Hengerveld
Fayne Johanna.
Korndyke winona freshsned at the
age of eight years, twenty-three days,
and produced in seven consecutive days
1854 lbs. of milk yielding 4O.2S lbs. OF
butter. Her sire is Pontiac Korndyke
and her dam is Miss Winona Mechthilde.
She was bred by Charles b. hyde,
Watertown, New York.
Segis Hengerveld Fayne Johanna, the
thirtieth "Black-and-white" forty
poupder, freshened at the age Of 8 years,
/ month, n days. She completed her
seven day test with 849.8 lbs. Of milk
yielding 4O.14 lbs. Of butter.
Her sire is Woodcrest Mig De Kol, her
dam is the great worlds champion,
SegislFayns Johsnna-the first and only
COW OF any breed to yield fifty pounds OF
butter In week. She was bred by A.
A. Cortelyou, Somerville, N. j.
Each of these great COWS has yielded
In seven days an amount of butter that
it would take ten average COWS to pro-
duce. Both are now owned by Pine
Grove Farms, Elms Center, New York.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
Cow Testing Work Pays.

Six dairymen in jackson county, No.,
who have been members OF cow-testing
assoc alton for three years, increased
their milk production 1905 pounds, and
butterfat production eighty-one pounds
for each COW, the first year. The In
creased income from each COW was
$46. go more than the flrst year. Tho
average production Of their herd for the
year before they joined the association
did not exceed 176 pounds Of tutterfat
per COW. The average production the
third year was $40 pounds Of butterfat
DER COW. This increase OF 1876 pounds
DER COW, at ffty-three cents pound for
butterfat, amounted to $71.66.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
More from Murray BlgeIow,

The Democrat gave last week q letter
written by Murray NJ. Bigelow to Walter
p. Maxim, from France. Another let
ter, written to George NJ. Atwood, con-
tains other matter Of interest, some of
which is given below:
April 20, France.
1t seems strange to be writing to
friends and have to place U. 8. A. on
the envelope. You may be little sur
prised when I tell you that 1t Is hard for
us to realize that we are not In an Ameri.
can oity. 1t is case of France becom-
ing Americanized instead of the Ameri-
can boys learning to psrlez-vous Fran
Gals. can not imagine what this place
was before Uncle took q hand here.
Everywhere yor 20 you hear the buzz Of
the Ford and the roar of the big Packard
and Pierce five-ton trucks. We eat corn
canned In good old Oxford County, and
Mr.. Heinz sends over q few million cans
of bis famous pork and beans on the
boats that the dreaded "subs" miss, and
they surely are missing lot Of them
now.
On our boat coming over nobody
stayed awake nights because Of the sub
marine fever, and we were out on deck
all day hoping to see one of Kaiser BilPs
pets of the deep, but we had to be con-
tented with the sight of q whale and q
few sharks. The subs are about as
scarce as hens teeth when they get
wind that an American destroyer has
left New York.
Isuppose you have already heard the
tales of French wine. don't blame the
people for drinking wine, after once
tasting of the water, but they really do
carry 1t to excess. SO far the American
soldier has acted very orderly over here,
and very few are seen drunk or dis
orderly. One can with pride say that
he is With the American Expeditionary
Force in France.
There ia q wonderful spirit through
out all the organizations, and no matter
what branch you are In, you are re-
spected by the men of the other branches.
II you want to see some red hot real
American ball games, you want to see
these camp teams play. A Norway High
vs.. Paris High 10 Q deaf and dumb show
In comparison to these contests. Section
608, my section, 10 the champ of our
battalion, but when We get up against
the flying squadron we will have to 60
some.
The Y. M. G. A. over here Is real
fighting force, and they work ell the
time for the boys. Every Y. N. @. A.
worker 10 q live wire. Ministers, bust.
ness men and tho like have given up
their work and are over here helping to
win the war.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
Pig Clubs Add to Pork Supply.

The As, 900 members of the boys and
girls pig clubs. says . recent publication
Of the United States Department of
Agriculture, will produce at least TO-
600, 900 pounds Of dressed pork this year,
IL their work In comparable to those
whose members made complete reports
last year. This work 10 judged to be
extremely important In meeting the de.
maud for increased food.
The pig-club work has spread rapidly
until practically every state is doing
moro or less Of It ~ part Of the general
club work. Twenty one states have
pig club agents employed in cooperation
with the Animal Husbandry Division AMI
the States Relations Service of the
United States Department Of Agricul.
ture.
In view Of the great success attending
the work thus far, and because of the
great need Of Increasing the production
Of pork and pork products, the depart.
ment 10 seeking to enroll 100000 boys
and girls % "junior soldiers Of the com.
missary" for 1918. It IL expected
that every boy who can do 90 will raise
one or moro pigs for Uncle Sam and thus
furnish the meat supply for . soldier.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21

To the Honorable Board Of County Commission.
ers In and for the County Of Oxford In the
State Of Maine:
The undersigned legal residents Of the town Of
Albany In said county respectfully represent
thai they desire an alteration. or change In loca-
don, or that part Of the county way leading from
Albany Town House In said Albany past the
In the town OF Bethel In said county lying and
being between the following points, limits, viz.
Beginning at the southeriy end Of the Milford
town way leading 70 the said Milford Pheips
place. formerly. and ending st the foot of Q
slight grade. or hin. q distance OF ffseen rods.
more or less. &C q stake and stones. and respect
fully petition your honorable board that said
part Of said road may be so altered and relocated
that may run In q straighs line tetween said
points
Dated ~ Albany, Maine, March Is, 1918.
X. G. SrEARNS land q others).
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21

The far-famed 'potato.pens," some OF
which were built In nearly every town
last year, scarcely returned the seed put
into them. Gardeners are warned
against the idea. The plan to grow
potatoes by this sky-scraper method and
raise enough in boz eight feet wide,
eight feet long and eight feet high 10
feed the family oil winter, was shot
higher than kite BY Investigations Of
the results obtained from scores OF these
box potato gardens. In one "pen" ct
Warrington, twenty pounds Of seed were
planted. Eight pounds Of potatoes were
harvested, difference Of twelve pounds.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
w. flnd the following statement in tn,

We flrd the following statement In the
United States Food Leaflet No. IL:
sMilk helps your children to grow. Be-
sldes well-known food substances It has
something special which they must have
TO grow. Your children can get little
OF this from other foods, but not enough.
Give your boys and girls milk for their
chance 10 grow"
Few people know that milk contains =
substance vital 70 growth and good
health. Grown people may get along
without milk, bat they will have batter
health II they nee milk. The child needs
MILK ior propse growth and development
and no other food ean take its place.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
NOTICE.

In the District Court Of the United States for
the District Of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter Of
of Bethel. Bankrupt
To the creditors of Lawrence W. Lsvorgna
of Bethel. In the County of Oxford and distric
aforesaid:
Notice Il hereby given that on the sth day Of
May, A. d. 1918, the said Lawrence w. Layorgns
was duly adjudicated bankrupt, and that the frs
meeting Of his creditors win be held at the ofics
of the Referee, No. Market Square. Soutf
Paris, Maine, on the I'D day Of May
A. ID. 1918, at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon at which
claims. appoint = trustee. examine the bankrupt
and transact such other business as may proper
ly come before said meeting.
South Paris. May ], 1918.
WALTER L. GRAY,
a0.2l Referee In Bankruptcy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21

Let % mot b deceived into thinking
that the majority Of city folks "have It
IN" for the farmer, simply because ~
occasional city editor or inaue of1cial
exposes his ieneranoe BY lying about
fsEmlng and fAsness. We havs lon q
fs'sa6a = eovn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
CHAPTER VII.
Ration&

Ratlons.
Just doing off; Mr.. Lance Corporal
butted in.
In Tommy's eyes a lance corporal is
one degree below private. In the
corporal's eyes he is one degree above
q general.
He ordered me to 60 with him and
help him draw the next days rations,
also told me to take my waterproof.
Every evening, from each platoon or
machine-gun section, lance corporal
and private 60 to the Quartermaster
sergeant at the company stores and
draw rations for the following day.
The quarter" as the quartermaster
sergeant is called, receives daily from
the orderly room Captains oface) a
slip showing the number Of men en-.
titled to rations, so there Is no chance
of putting anything over on him. Many
arguments take place between the
quarter" and the platoon noncom, but
the former always wins out. Tommy
says the quarter" got his Job because
he was q burglar in civil life.
Then I spread the waterproof sheet
on the ground, while the Quartermas-
ter's batman dumped the rations on It.
The corporal was smoking q fag. I
carried the rations back to the billet.
The corporal was still smoking a fag.
How envied him. But when the Issue
commenced my envy died, and real
lied that the first requisite Of nom
commissioned officer on active service
Is diplomacy. There were 10 men In
our section, and they soon formed a
semicircle around US after the corporal
had called out, "Rations up"
The quartermaster sergeant had
given a slip to the corporal on which
was written a list Of the rations. Sit
ting on the floor, using wooden box
as q table, the Issue commenced. On
the left Of the corporal the ratons
were piled. They consisted Of the fol-
lowing:
Six loaves Of fresh bread, each loaf
of a different size, perhaps one out OF
the six being as fat as pancake, the
result Of an army service corps man
placing a box of bully beef on 1t dur
ing transportation.
Three tins Of jam, one apple and the
other two plum.
Seventeen Bermuda onions, al dif'
ferent sizes.
A piece Of cheese In the shape OF a
wedge.
Two one-pound tins Of butter.
A handful Of raisins.
A tin Of biscuits. or as Tommy calls
them "jaw breakers"
A bottle Of mustard pickles.
The 'bully beef" spuds, condensed
milk, fresh meat, bacon and "Macono-
chic rations" "a can filled with meat,
vegetables and greasy water), had been
turned over to the company COOK to
make a stew for next days dinner. he
also received the tea, sugar. SALT pep
per and -four.
Scratching his head, the corporal
studied the slip issued to him By the
quarter. Then IN q slow, mysdhed
voice he read out. "No. 1 section. 1e
men. Bread, loaves, six" BE looked
puzzled and soliloQuised In . musana
voice:
.Six loaysA nineteen men. Lists -
thatss three n Q loaf tor 1feee4 mso-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
Boys and Girls Clubs.

Your government has sent out an
urgent appeal through the country fof
the raising and conservation of food.
We have been told repeatedly that the
outcome Of this war depends greatly on
raise.
Ships alone cannot win, food alone
cannot win, fighting alone cannot win,
but all together will make an invlncible
opponent.
Therefore those that build ships
should build with ell their might, and
those OF Us who live In rural districts
should pick up the shovel and the hoe
and work with will.
In 1917 Oxford County finished second
in the state contest Of Boys and Girls
Clubs and Paris had q small represents.
ton in that contest, and yet Paris boys
and girls are nearly all of good old New
England stock which IL supposed to be
the very acme of Americanism. Surely
we are not going to let this year 60 BY
without at least trying to keep up with
towns having one.half of It's population
composed of foreign element.
The state and county not only want
your help but want to help you and Of
fer inducement which will be explained
later and the business men of this town
will contribute money to be distributed
In cash prizes.
We propose to have three clubs In
Paris, the Sweet Corn Club, the Pig
Club. and the Canning Club.
Mr.. Austin P. Stearns will be the
| L. l.. e.. 10 ol,,h
Miss Caroline Gray is the local leader
for the Canning Club.
Girls and boys between the ages of
10 and 1s inclusive are eligible to all the
clubs.
Girls and boys joining the corn club
will plant one-fourtb acre of sweet corn,
and will make an exhibit OF ten ears at
the local and county contest.
Membe OF the canning club will can
80 jars of fruit or vegetables and make
an exhibit of ten jars at the local and
county contest.
SECOND CORN CLUB.
This offers ap opportunity for any boy
or girl between tie ages of 19 and 81 to
win q substantial prize.
Prizes amounting to six hundred dol
lars are to be awarded at the close of the
season, the money being donated by the
Maine Agricultural and Industrial
League.
Each sweet corn county is to have
fifty dollars as It's share divided into
prizes of 80 and 20 dollars.
No money will be available unless
there are Eve or more competitors
There will also be q. prize OF 800
awarded to the person who makes the
highest score in the state.
The requirements for the contest are
as follows:
1. Grow an acre of sweet corn for q
factory.
2. Keep an accurate account Of all
expenses and receipts, which account
must be presented at the close OF
the season on sheet supplied by the
Agricultural Extension Service.
8. Make an exhibit of ten ears at the
County Contest, also the county winners
must exhibit at the State Contest at
Orono.
All the contestants are eligible to at
tend the County Contest provided the
work Is completed as outlined above.
The method of awarding the prizes
will be as follows:
Yield 40.
Profit 40.
Record (accOunt) 10.
Exhibit 10.
1t is hoped that all the boys ard girls
In the town of Paris will join club and
do what she or he can to help this war.
A. VAN DEN KERCKHovEN,
Emergency County Leader of Boys' and
Girls Clubs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
Continued next wee:


M ous sducational mussem & Je'
pm q Q great frame of The most bses-
tiful knotA lied IN slksn and go16ea
thread. This nd formed . part 6
Japan's EXHIBIT at certain woeS9y
fnir. For slx months IBIS woodeef0
collection had hung upoa ~ wan. and
enly two visitors had noneed ~ "
Quisod about &
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
GUNNER .jERYING N FRANcE-
[.s3IIssz q SlSi,,ry|

watched one of the older men from
another section, and was Mortified to
see him throw into his dixie four or
five double handfuls Of mud. Then he
poured in some water, and with his
hands secured the dixie inside and out.
I thought he was taking an awful risk.
Supposing the cook should have seen
him! After half an hour Of unsuc-
cessful efforts I returned my dixie to
the cook shack, being careful to put on
the cover, and returned to the billet.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
Succulent Crops.

Every farmer realizes that II pastures
we're available the entire year msinte.
nance costs for oil classes Of livestock
would be much lower. A succuleni
roughage fed during the winter months
enables tho feeder TO provide bis snimala
with ration closely approaching sum
mer pasture conditions.
sILAGE.
Silage may be secured from several
different crops and Ia the most satisfac-
tory succulent feed. More feed 10 OBJ
tanned from given amount of land, the
cost of production Is lower than for
other succulept feeds and silo 10 the
most economical type of store house.
Corn exoels % q silage crop it the
correct variety 10 grown. In selecting
the variety 1t should be remembered that
corn is not grown for its succulent
properties alone. The more dry matter
the silage contains the smaller amount
that need to be furnished through dry
grains. There are number of varieties
of corn which produce large amount of
fodder, but the silsge from these
varieties Is high in water content and
low in dry matter. The silage stage or
proper time for harvesting is when the
kernels are commencing to glaze. Un-
der Maine conditions flint variety will
this stage Of maturity. The
larger growing varieties will not do this
as 1t takes them longer to mature.
Experiment has shown that for each
pound of dry matter present in the plant
at the tasseling stage, there will be two
pounds in the silk stage, three pounds In
the milk stage and four pounds at the
glazing stage. Since the primary OBJ
ject of growing and buying feeds Is to
secure dry matter to provide bodily
and enable the animals to
perform the work desired the above
shows clearly the best
variety of corn to grow.
Although corn makes the best silage;
millet, oats and peas, oats and barley.
and clover may be substituted, affording
4 succulent roughsge of good quality.
These crops may be used to good ad.
this season, as less labor is re-
luired in growing them. 1t Is also
practical to store the crop in the silo
without cutting, provided 1t Is we'll
ROOTS.
The various root crops afford succu.
ent feed fully as valuable as silage, but
requiring more labor In production, re-
,ulting In q more costly feed. In
practicing the following cultural meth
ID less labor is required. Ridge the
ground with potato planter, distribut-
ng the fertilizer at the same time. The
ground is then rolled to form compact
seed bed. The seed is drilled as thinly
Is possible, using small planter, on top
Of the ridges. In this way the crop is
elevated above the surface of the ground
horse cultivation and harvest
ing with potato digger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
RESOURCES.
Paris Hill Water Company.
ANNUAL MEETING. ,

Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the stockholders OF the Paris
Hin Water Company, for the election OF
officers for the ensuing year and the
transaction of any other business that
may legally come before said meeting,
will be held at the home of the President
of said Company on Saturday, June !,
1918. st 8 O'Clock P. n.
RAYMOND L. ATWOOD,
Clerk of Paris Hill Water Co.
zoe
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
Oxford Coanty's Current Draft List.
MEN WHO WILL LEAVE NEXT WEEK FOB
CAMP DEvENs.

The following 10 the list OF men sum-
moned BY the Local Board for Oxford
County, to report at South Paris on
Tuesday, Nay %, and entrain on We'd
nesday, the Goth, for Camp Devens,
Aver, Mass. The quota of Oxford
County under this call IL 1877. Eight
alternates are summoned, making the
total 145:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21

Both children and grown-ups, with
coughs and colds, are all the better for
dose Of Foley's Honey and Tar at
bed time. Il wards off Group. stops
tickling throat. and hacking coughs,
cnG makes an otherwise feverish, sleep
less night Of coughing and distress.
quiet and restful one.
BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS, Mr.. Chas.
r-ker. writes My wife would not think OF
ysing any other cough medicine. as Foley's
Hoaey and Tar is certain to brnx quick relief.
J; is especially effective in cases OF bad coughs.
sld We give j, to our children and recommend
Il aways Is Q safe remedy. for is contains no
opisIss"
Sold Everywhere
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
Statement of the Condition
or THE
South Paris Savings Bank,
sOUUH PARIS,
April 10, 1918.

j. HASTINGS BEAN, President.
JAMES s. WRIGHT, Vlce-President
GEORGE n. ATWOOD, Treasurer.
TRUSTEES-N. Dayton Bolster, William j
Wheeler, John T. Plummer, j. Hastings Bean
Albert w. Walker, Henry ID. Hammond, James
s. Wright, Edward W. Penley, Harry ID. Cole.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-21
AMONG THR FARMERS.
"srExp TIE Flow

CoHespondeacs on pracsacal Agricultural topic
- eonc1tod. Address all communioaxionf tn
landed for this department 70 HlNBY ID
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocxaS. Paxfs. Ne.