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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-22
Farmers Selling Mich Cows.
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III
1 Tired e. Keay. Roston)
For some time past there has been q
general moveDeats 10 market Of cattle
that ordinarily would BE- retained on the
farms for milking. Thiso covers New
England, bat 10 moro pronounced In
some sections than in others, Maine ap.
pesripg to be the least affected. There
are several contributing cauass. Most
sections OF New England have suffered
from drouth, and In no section has there
been any abundance Of moisture. Over
. considerable area, particularly In coa-
tral Massachusetts and New Hampshire,
grssshoppers have beeu . greater
scourge than for many years past, and
have eaten up what remained of the
fields and pastures.
The greatest factor, however. has
been the scarcity. OF help, which has
made IL impossible for many farmers 10
maintain their herds. As an illustration
Of the serious conditions, We hear of
one man In Maine who has been milking
100 COWS. Every man but ono In bis
employ has left, for one reason or an
other. He has offered ~ high - 800
per month and rent without obtainipg
men. He 10 trying to do the. work with
the limited means at his disposal, bat,
probably will be obliged TO sell the
greater part Of bis cows. j
This marketing Of cattle 10 most pro-
nounced In cows and heifers. Beef
cattle have not been sacrificed to 90
great an extent. The hay crop 10 light,
and pssturage poor, so that II 10 reason
able TO expect heavy shipments Of oxen
and steers when the weather becomes 60
cold that the animals have to be shsl
tered. The cost of feeding this winter
will be very high.
The same factors that increase the
marketing of cattle reduce the demand.
There 10 little disposition to increase
holdings of milch COWS, 40 milk dealers
assert that there 10 only slim margip
of profit In the business now, and any
increase in costs would wipe that out.
They cannot advance their prices with
ont long and tedious campaign, and II
higher prices are permitted, there 10 no
redress for the money already lost.
for breeding and milk production are
are being killed. The best heavy milk-
ers will still bring more ~ milch COWS.
bat many . COW 10 being turned into
beef that in past years would have been
sold % Q mixer. Ordinary cows coat
practically a. much to keep - the bess
while their yield 10 smaller.
The effect Of this movement ut present
10 to hold down prices Of the Ordinary
grades Of beef cattle and Of milch oowa
but al the pumbcr is being reduced
stsadily, ultimately is wii Ssssalt i1 .
higher level of prices, as there will be
scarcity, both OF beef cattle and milch
cows. Little change 10 probable during
the war, but after that. with an increase
In available help, relief should come.
Very few anticipate any return to the
previous low prices, at least for many
years.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-22

A statsd previously, II would oe
I'm ssibls. 70. force . Gov to produce
!, much a Sophie 10th has without
serious Consequences, and her RECORD
must he accepted - the reAnle OF ner
vonderful constitution and individuality
as 4 dairy COW. II would be ssfer 10 sas
tbst SOPHIE pepfsssnts the frait OF IN
tellIeent blsuding Of blood lines. fors
Hin Farm Chief, her sire, had bat Two
other tested daughters, and WAS sisusn.
90 hefoss rhschad "a opportunity %
show his true worth. BACK OF nim - ;
Sopbie's Tormentor, Merry Maiden, anu
Brown Bsssis, Who - chempson put
tsr Cow over al breeds st the WORLD |,
! Fair in Chicago. 1893. We siso 1oo
| IITormeu&oy, Who Wss sise o. sa'rty-nvs
hutter- testsd dsugh ghters, and tho sire o.
HooA,F,rm Toronto with seventy -snrss
- xnehters IN the Register OF Merit.
Sophie 19sh's dam. Phils Scitus.e,
- neves clloislly tsstsd. although sne
| hsd some gseat shorttime reooeos'
Fnrxher bsck Ne flud that she traces g
Tormentor. Scion of1ot. Laneert ano
| Jandseer's Pogis. It might be said tns'
| SophIe dsmoustsates the power OF Z
orsat sise In that che b direct descend,
Ant of Tornsstor % both her sirs's and
Idam,s eide.
sophie lsth . ,siill in good physlce.
couditlon cd <she 'oeg-yes o1nss.oss,
cther records to Supplement the erse'
work that she has alseedy zone = s
srd hearsr Of the jersey breed.
sDuseD9 ~ poee ewe 49,
lkraxaliad 70 the National Daisy snoAs
tvhsrs shs hes hsld the ett3Qtlon g
fcroWd. sta)nisoss W ype2seSe e
3. IT. Ess|a'; less - a
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-22
Cow. Nccall has nominated former

Gov. Mccall has nominated former
Congressman :Gharlss g. rWashburn
OF Worcester to be q member Of the
state department Of education. =
succeed former Congressman Samuel
L. Powers, who has resigned. The
Governor nominated. also Samuel w.
Baker Of Rockland a. member OF
the state board OF optomstry to nl
the vacancy caused BY the, death Of
Bernard H. Whitney Of Dedham.
Chin Mang, Of Springfield and, Lee
Fong Gee Of Boston, Chinese sliens.
must serve In tho United States army
although they can never become citi-
seas Of this country, under . ruling
Of FEDERAL Judge Johuson today.
Mang had been inducted into the
army for failing to return his Ques-
tionpaire which he alleged never WAS
received and Geo was found guilty Of
wilfully failing to resistes. Both
sought release - aliens. es 5
Wivea Of 6facera Of the II. g. Army
have been accorded ths, identical
status ino the eyes OF the q Boston
School Committee - the wives of
buck privatss. Following hst ARA
meats and many spirited msstinss,
The committee has decided, - rein
'Stste Ma Marjorie Ben. Wbst. kiAr
dsfcarten assistant n the uR4est
stlast district wife eos Hsut West
aUaA 4. - teacher n her old pre-
cin6G The tonmitsse originally yotsd
not. 70 plrmf. the- wifs q : ronamis-
,pi0pSA AmcsrI te retain, hef .Desltion,
altholgf re. xnr bJilsa ~, ptayate1
Z n aoo1sll ler6tioEl q tn ~ Sllottal
thois Soldier IAush1a1ss wdgs u -
talnjd. 0xouUh alter m1ei diScussjea
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re save veessIs From elnldns.

Interest has been aroused By an ap.
paratus thst has lately been developed
% save ocean vessels from sinking
afte being torpedoed Or damaged by
collision. The contIjvance, which 70
shown IN Popular Mechanics Maga'
dina comprises . .laminated stssl dish.
b the center of which 10 sttached 9
osjes of ruhbesissd canvas cone
Shapsd buckles. In uss. ths end eoas
"a ths chsin would b lowered into
~ water N tie vicinity q the hole
81 eShips hun. Upon being caught by
~ tnfushing water. it would Be pnlled
through the opening. TAe whole stftne
q bucksts voulA then tsi lowered along
WITH the disk 20 that the latter
would b pulled IN place over tns
bpsaka n cones. bang of1Hibls ma
tstlaly W6uld - alb - pa1 tAroesn
n Aperture, reeaFdlem e NJ sAep3
n 6fak, eaeG g r1AeA wodld b lid
bRs pgsiuss . - 49, ssa'aAs
H. UUo tH 9f- l4tt 81 .ltif 81 rfHf
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HAVE QUEER PETS
Lonely Men in Signal Tower
Welcome All Sorts.
coeIroaeh That Likes Tobacco and
Drinks Ink 10 One vlsItor-Toad
Came Regularly for Its
Feast Of Files

A Boston and Maine railroad signal
towerman tells this story Of pets he
has made in his lonely perch above the
tracks:
At midnight nine months ago q cock
roach crept out from under the tele-
graph desk and began to drink out OF
the inkwell; just about that time I laid
my cigar down on the desk and began
to work. the telegraph key.
The cockroach walked over to my
cigar and sucked at the moist end for
q second or so, then ran to the Ink
well again and took drink. then came
back to the cigar; he repeated this
performance several times and stag
gered away drunk as lord.
Every night around midnight for the.
past nine months this cockroach has
drank from the inkwell on my desk
and either sucked the moist end Of my
cigar or some moistened tobacco ]
place near the inkwell for him.
One Of the boys found a tiny musk
rat in the marsh back Of the signal
tower one day, and he brought It into
the tower. The muskrat became very
tame and proved a most affectonate
pet. he slept on the desk near the
telegraph instruments for over two
years. Although he went out very
often, he wouldn't stay long, and
would scratch at the door until some
Of us would run downstairs and let
him In. Unfortunately our pet was
killed by freight train while cross
ing the tracks near the tower one day.
After. the muskrat died we brought
In tiny woodchuck that trainman
had captured out on the line. and he
became very much attached to all OF
us, and, like the muskrat. he became
very clever and amusing pet.
rShuck" stayed with Us two years, and
finally he disappeared one day. Pos
sibly some dog got him. or no may
have been crushed by train.
For the past 20 yeats an English
sparrow has nested In the caves Of the
tower, and this sparrow files in and ont
OF the tower at viii. picks up bread
crumbs on the floor and catches an 90
casional cockrosch. What worries the
tower men L. that our Pct sparrow may
some day cat our pet cockroach.
Last year toad hoped up on to
the doorstep Of the tower and sat there
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Diary of Z New Yorksr.
Rose at 7:80 q. m. Closed folding

nose az ~ H. M CaObeo IolOln8
bed
Bathed In patent folding tub.
Cooked breakfast on collapsible cleo
tic stove.
ga. m.-Left for Office with o2,888
Of my contemporaries.
S:1t to 8 q. n.-Crushed In subway.
0O1-Orushed In elevator.
0:02 to II noon-At desk In Office.
IL to 1 p. m.-Automstic lunchroom.
Crushed In restaurant.
] to 8 p. mat desk In ONCE.
$50 .. m.-Run over BY automobile.
6:45 p. Mum over by street car.
CD. m=Home. Crushed In subway.
6:80EDinnsr at popular tahas d'hote.
Crushed by waiter. asrS
IN m.-Tp the movies. Crushed In
crowd.
ESQ 2. m-To drug store for soda
watse. Crushed In crowd.
10 p. Mum over By automobile.
1880 p. m.-Run over BY street car.
II p. m.-Saw q parade. Crushed In
crowd. = ,s
Il midnight -Home to folding bed
Crushed.-eNew York Sun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-22

Some unthioking person may say.
"Wby 10 II necessary for tho general
public to support these organisations 10
their jxork-why doesn't the Govern
mont do itf" .-t- tt-
why doesn't tho Government do itP
10 the Government some superhuman
ihing that can do tho inpossibief y At
this very moment tho Government OF
the Usited States is performing the most
colossal task In al history. 1T 10 feed
inp. clothing and transporting the great
est army, ever gathered together. it
duties are JsfupenAously multifarious.
Il 10 striving nightly for the comfort
of its men; the beet that ie pospie'e'
The emergency Of wsrinskes 10 . human
imp mpossibility for tho United States
Oovernment to do moro than 1t 10 doing
The great United 'Wtf WpEs yamPsign
10 simp1y our own community wor!
cA.ried Toto she training camps and
among the troops IN the Geld. In
word It 10 . case OF You contributing
Eyour bit 10 make thelife Cor your own
boy or ebody's else boy just bi!
more comfortable during The nstlSes col
the mighty conflict which 70 being
xaaed Tor fhs Ysry -lAfsty and tntnrt
peace Of this great country Of ours.
Let "a follow one aipgle soldier On th'
long road 3hss ieads fspm bis iront dool
TO "a fsf away lfapce. and, - how
tbsee sevsi orgpet tiatpns $eat yeu ar'
asked to aid % one join hands 10 form
great chain Of hslpfulness oil tho way.
he stSps aboard troop train tnat u
10 carry him to the cantonmsnt. a; lon(
lonesome ride, full oShepA !ct p4opght
but. perhaps, thsre isA bsnd Furnished
Csmp Commu1fty ServiCs'to speed
| hin on bic way. and on the train sr'
| 10000 Vhom -hs had not expsqtsd-'
fY.T. g. a, ,6r . K. os 9. Secretaty=l
s,s ss.ss: ss,:.s's s''A II: him in
and kpaNs how a Aflpp- 4 4 &c. 81 Y
| At vhS oahtonu1sntthe evidence tna
/ the folks back honss Arc thlnkIeG Of big
IliS6 - esesy slds. Here ore 10 ersa
] homsyi huts oathe r. Of c.. the'Y. i. z
A., The JsWish Wsafars Board end' "a
salvation Army, and In the se1oisssl
town ar4 ~ glnb llQgsee " Natos NJ
Canp. .Cem4nAity Service.
The hats ~ thsce he Gan VIII
/ I)st@ses he0e. ply Gauesst uen~ W.
/ ~ 4otioa p1otars sho1i shas hssPes
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-22
asa. SOUTH PARIS. NAME TUESDAY, ocToBER22 1918.


|isoturxs Q, attend church service, keep up
With bic studies under the direction OF
the bsst college professor and teachers
IN ths.oountry.
Here also are 81 hostess houses Of the
IL. W. G. A., whsre mother and sister
and sweetheart may make their head
|qusrtsrs when they Walt. 10 al these
6uildings are branch libraries provided
| by tho American Library Association
and filled with books and maga1lnes.
In 4S Of the large camps and several
hundred smaller ones are library build.
ings besides. with trained Librarians and
[comfortable reading rooms. tn o.
II your boy or mine hsppens TO
wander into . near By big city on short
furlough tho. same wholesome influence
follows him. At every ststion and GER
tain points of the city War Camp Com.
nnnisy workers are located. They tel!
the boy In uniform where he can eat aud
sleep, and interesting places to 60.
Fathers and mothers we'll remember
tho history OF other wars concerning
boys on>a furlough. This influence has
CONSTANT effect.
When the time comes for the soldier
to leave for France secretaries OF the
above named Organizations arc aboard
the train which carries bin to biz point
of embarkation. Aboard the transport
are other secretaries, and these men do
nothing but cross and recross the ocean
just to be of service to the boys. on
shipboard they furnish writing material,
organize games and give moving picture
shows and other forms of entertain
mont. f'
On tho other side the Same work goes
on. There are buts in tho big cities and
close to the firing line. The huts follow
the soldiers and the influences 60 With
them always Eveh II your boy or mine
10 captured by tho foe the work goes on
just the same. In Switzerland the 7.
n. G. A. and the K. of G. have estab-
lished headquarters and from hero the
work of helpfulness is carried out even
In the prison camps of Germany and
Austria.
! To be sure s17o, 100000 is . lot Of
money, but think of tho investment,
folksI
1t means less than one dollar week
for each Of the boys in our army and
navy. And certainly no one In America
will say that dollar week 10 too much
for their cheer and entertainment.
Foch and Pershing have said that
morale 10 the greatest factor 10 winning
the war. The military army 10 fighting
the foe on the held Of battle.
You and at homo, no matter who
you are, compose the great civilian
army. Your fight 10 to keep the morale
OF the military army what 1t should DO.
Get Il?
The military army 10 absolutely do.
pendent on the civilian army.
And besides Il 10 your boy and mine,
or somebody's else boy
The chairman Of the Maine Committee
is Silas B. Adams OF Portland; director,
JEFF Smith OF Wsterville.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-22
ssxars o. Gathering Rust.

Any machine, neglected and LETT
Standing idle. soon gathers rust As
the rust accumulatss It exercises Q
corrosive action. II eats iAto part
after part Of the machine, which pres
emily is good for nothing. Had 1t been
regularly used that piece Of machin-
ery would have lasted much longer.
Idlensss has been its destruction. 30
10 It with the human machine.-nx'
change.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-22

u. 4. Kuehhng. Connections Collegel
Calf raising 10 essential to perma
nsne system Of dairy farming For 1t d
vel known that the dairy farmer must
repiAce with new animab about one hftl
of bel herd each year. And, when one
oonsiders the enormous losses Of dairy
cattle IN othefy countries, losses which
eur farmers may DO called on, In large
neasurA to nahe good, it ,sssps, plansi
Ole to say thar It viii be profitable fol
. hrmer to raise even moro than the
usual number Of we'll bred calves.
Ie 10 generally considered best to 10
move newborn calves from their dame
within day or two, though Il Ia neces.
cary to feed the milk Of the dam to i've
or six days Of age. After this age any
Whole milk may be fed to about two
weeks Of age at which time skim milk
can gradually replace the whole milk,
10 or u days being taken to change.
The amount of liquid to feed will be
based on the size and vigor of . given
calf; six to 10 pounds day 10 enough .,
the beginning, and this can be raised to
Il pounds ~ required; 16 or 18 pounds
may be fed II, available.
Along with this milk, some grain and
hay should be fed after the calves are .
few weeks old. The grain mixture
sbould be composed OF easily digested
grains ~ corn or hominy,, ground oats,
bran, linseed oil meal, etc. The follow
ing mixture will give good results: One
hundred pounds corn or hominy, 100
pounds ground oats, so pounds bran.
Up to Is pounds of linseed oil meal
may also be added II desired. Good
mixed hay 10 satisfaotory for calves and
clover also 10 excellent; alfalfa may
prove too laxative. The amount Of hay
need not be limited In most cases, but
the grain should be measured or weighed
ont after the calves eat It we'll. Care
should be taken that tho grain and hay
supply q goodly amount Of mineral; 1t Ia
generally advisable to add one or two
pounds Of salt per 100 pounds Of grain,
andoftsn bone meal, ground Limestone
or rock phosphate In the same proper
ton. These above foods, along with .
plentiful supply Of ftesh water, eeoer-
ally form the ration OF calves mp to six
months OF age.
1t would. be very desirable in some
sections where market milk 10 sold to
feed substitute for the above milk. II
has not been found very satisfactory to
remove all the milk from the ration IN
ill calves are at least four or five months
OF age. :,
The surroundinga of the calves as we'll
ss their feeding should be given proper
attention. A roomy, wellbedded, we'll.
lighted and well.ventilated pen should
be provided in the barn, and an outdoor
run for exercise In favorable weather.
With proper feeding and care, one may
expect healthy, vigorous calves which
make good gains. One and . quarter
pounds gain per day for the first six
Is none too large, especially for
Holstsius and Ayrshires. But the aim
should be to have the calves gain In the
maximum amount In this first and best
growing period. Don't overfeed. Be
regular. Be clean.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-22
NUMBER 43.
FISH TRIAL TO BEGIN JAN. -.


Trial q the 80 ash dealers charged
with conspiracy and with being
combination In restraint Of the fresi
ash industry Of New England will be.
gin Jan. 20. A special venire OF zoo
talesmen will be summoned. In .he
meantime, eli preliminary motions
will be disposed of. The Bay State
Fishing Company 10 the hrm COM
planned Of
Atty.-Gen. Attwill and Asst. Dist
Atty. Webber Of Suffolk county.
Mass. appeared before Judge Fessen-
den in the superior court and asked
for a speedy rial Of the case because
of the important bearing it has on
the public. Mr.. ,Attwill remarked
that It is unfortunate that the attor-
ney-general is elected for only one
year. with the privilege Of renew.
al" said the court.
Continuing. Mr.. Attwill stated that
he considered 1t his duty to dispose
of all work before going out Of ONCE.
provided he is not reelected. He
said, too. that among other reasons
Why he desired Q speedy trial is that
II he is returned to ONCE he will be
tied up as legal adviser Of the Legis-
lature and other matters pertaining
to state affairs.
Judge Fessenden inquired - to the
possible length of time required for
trial OF the case, and Mr.. Attwill re-
piled that probably four weeks would
do.
Henry F. Hurlburt, representing
about rs Of the defendants. said he
thought six weeks would be nearer
the time the case would take. He
pointed out that beginning Nov. IL
there will be a hearing In the United
States court of appeals on q bill Of
equity brought against the same de-
fendants by the government. and said
he did not want the state case to con.
dict in any way with the proceedings
In the federal court.
Atty. Daniel v. NcIsaac. counsel
for Galen L. Stone and another Of the
defendants, said he would reserve all
his statutory rights. He asked for Q
speedy trial because his clients feel
the indictment which Is hanging over
them and want the cloud removed as
quickly as possible.
Judge Fessenden said that this 10
q case Of public importance and ought
to be disposed Of as quickly as pos
sible. He said he thought that II
any preliminary motions were antici-
pated, they ought to be made before
the actual trial Of the case. Atty.
Hurlburt said he intends to attack
the indictment by demurrer and will
also ask that the indictment be
squashed as against his clients. To
this Judge Fessenden replied that he
thought that the motions should be
fled Dec. 2 and that on tina: day .
date for argument on the law would
be set. That was agreeable to all
concerned.
Pneumonia, following influenza.
claimed victims In the household Of
Richard J. Sullivan. Hyde Park.
Mass. making three within - hours.
Mr.. Sullivan died at noon, his son.in'
law, John J. Burke. superintendent
Of the auto mail service. early in the
morning and his son. Cornelius r.
Sullivan, q postal clerk the next day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-22

,,Asshe hsad aol III eseisuses and sessss
e ths Nod a. an eiYilta asSpn 40 Rsps:
rssst sEs9ds sot etHeeeesn ~ sss scss.os
tkat kills. nor comueroAsitos
thst eoesnuIassa wealth, Bet ag.IeuE
asswlheGoothaE q ~ icassss 4fH,
- u q sn.esa lifN-aaea = Z,
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AMONG THR FARMERS.


C9HesRoodence on praoescal Agricultural tonic
ronof1od. Address AL comnunioaS3ons IN.
senoed nor this department 10 HUuY d.
nAlA09 Agricultural Editor Oxford pen-
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lFolks used - Aays SntiAe4&hsk To- M
,sprsmsly happy the hog must b. In .
80. shnt-up pen. or ont in . mud-hols
uo - hlsxeak s3fa1sKs - that zthe'
hs.f nlsco Toe . boz Il who're hs can sat
~,sse valk around - ~ wants to and
SslSk hjueelf grow. ,Thb iewhas makes
the hoe'aowsss lappy. tees faf y eearne'
fhat he does not AAReto pey, ons %
mnoh ususy tos taed. - -i.i' Z
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pstsctlns MaIInpersrs

The discovery Of q Dutch phyddsA
that sudden sounds may cuuse the pu'
pil Of the eye to dilate momentartly u
suggested - novel method OF do
tectlng malingerers claiming to be to
tally deaf. Placed In q strong light,
the subject II told to look at some dis
tant object and, as the examiners A.
eistant calls OF In q loud voice Q NUM-
Der Of we'll separated words-such -
sAttentlon I" and "Forward march r.
the effect On the pupils can b clearly
oean.