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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05
Men tor Lumbermen,s Regiment

Six thousand additioaal men are want
cd at once to bring the Twentieth En-
ginsers (Foresi) regiment up to full
strength, according to officials OF the
Forest Service who have been requested
by the War Department to aid In seour.
ing the necessary recruits. This is the
second forest regiment formed by The
War Department and will be the biggest
regiment In the world.
The 6rst forest regiment has been In
France for several months, busy In
cutting and getting out Of the French
forests timber, lumber, and other ma
terial for our army. Some battslions of
the Twentieth have also gone across, and
others will follow as their equipment
aud preliminary training are completed.
Men who enter this unit are therefore
assured, the officials say, of early service
abroad.
Men can join the regiment by enlist
ment IL not of draft age and II within
he age limits, which are from Is to 40.
Registrants under the selective draft
law who have not been notified to hold
themselves In readiness to report at a
Oolu OHu OO ibtO tuo AO6i-
ment II they can show that they are
qualified for it.
Applicants for enlistment or induc-
ton may apply by letter to The Forester,
Washington, D. c., or to the various
listing officers who have been receiving
local applications for places In the for
est regiments. Letters of application
must contain Q full statement of ex-
psrience In any of the various lines Of
work involved, with names and ad-
dresses OF employers.
Three thousand of tue men wanted
will consist of lumberjacks. sawmill
workers and men experienced In build.
ing and operating logging raIlroad'
The other three thousand will make ny
three road and bridge building bat
talions, men who are familiar with the
operation of rock crushers, road rollers,
scrapers and graders, motor truck
drivers. and laborers experienced in
road work are required.
The numbering and sawmill battalions
will be made up of men skilled In every
phase of manufacturing and delivering
lumber and other forest products needed
in the conduct Of the war. Sawyer.
teamsters, sxemen, tie makers, cooks,
and charcoal burners are some of the
classes wanted for the woods operations
Graders, track layers, track bosses,
locomotive engineers and firemeD, brake
men, machinists and laborers are need
I'D 10 construct and operate logging rail
roads. Men skilled in all kinds of work
around sawmills, including flers, sta
tionary engineers, boiler makers, truck
and tractor operators and laborers for
Ium mberyards are required.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05
Food Survey to be Made

To determine how much foodstuff the
average household In Maine has on hand
how much food the people are using and
how 1t is being used, a household survey
OF this state is to be made Immediately
by the extension forces of the college OI
agriculture of the University of Maine
nuder the direction of Miss Catherine N
Platts. The Food Administration has
asked the Department of Agriculture to
make these surveys in every state and
the work will be done by the colleges ol
agriculture.
It is the desire of the Food Administra
tion to get q represent ative survey of al
classes Of the states population with
reference to the family occupation,
mode of living and family income.
Food surveys will be made in eight
counties in this state, Somerset, Knox
Waldo. Aroostook, Kennebec, Cumber
land, Androscoggin and Penobscot, and
will be conducted by Miss Ruby Barker
Miss Eunice Niles, Miss Lucille Royal
Miss Ruth Cummings, Miss Edith Flint
and Mrs. Richard Dodge, all District
Home Demonstration Agents.
uoy VIII Outibb tuo oiu ouu oCi S'o0o vi
local groups, such as women's clubs, tc
explain the purpose of the survey and
how the questions should be answered
II is essential to know how much food
there Ia on hand 10 this state and the
statistics obtained In this survey are
desired as Q guide in the conservation Of
food supplies in the United States.
The survey in Maine is part of the
comprehensive inventory of food re-
sources in this country and is known as
the war emergency food survey. This
survey will touch every dealer in food
and food materials, every food manu-
facturer, and every holder of substantial
quantities of foods. A separate schedule
will be sent to a representative number
of specially selected homes throughout
the country and upon returns from these
an estimate will be made for all homes
The act of congress providing for the
war emergency food survey fixed fint
not exceeding $1,000 or Imprisonment
not exceeding one year, or both, al
punishment for any individual or con
Germ who wilfully fails to make report
when requested, or wilfully reports In
correctly. The government, however
counts on the full cooperation of the
affected trades, industries and indi
viduals, and hopes that there will be
very few cases in which 1t will be neces
sary to enforce compliance through
prosecution.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05
Art and Science.

In q recent number of the Bookman
William Lyon Phelps thus sets forth
the advantage a work Of art possesses
over q scientific book: "a great work
of art is never old.fashioned; because
It expresses In final form some truth
about human nature, and human ma
ture never changes-in comparison
with its primal elements, the noun
tains are ephemeral. A drama dealing
with the impalpable human soul Is
more likely to stay true than treatise
on geology. This Is the notable ad'
vantage works of art have over works
of science, the advantage Of being and
remaining true. No matter how I'M
portant the contribution Of scientific
books, they are alloyed with inevitable
error, and after the death Of their au-
thors must be constantly revised by
lesser men, improved by smaller minds,
whereas the masterpieces Of poetry.
drama and fiction can not be revised
because they are always true. The lat
est edition Of a work Of science Is tie
most valuable; and In literature, the
earliest"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05
Food Valued at $37,4oo.
PRODUCED OR CONSERVED BY BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUBS.

Seventeen hundred and seventy. seven
boys and girls have produced and con
served food valued at $S7, 400, an aver
age of about $21 90 worth Of food for
each. These figures BY no means In
dicate the total amount Of food produc-
ed BY the boys and girls club members
| iu Maine, for there are several hundred
more who grew crops or animals OF
canned foods who failed to return the
record to the Office. In reality nearly
| IL not quite as much more food was pro-
duced BY club members who failed to
report as by those who reported.
SUMMARY OF YEARS WORK By PROV
The contribution of the canning club
members was 39,051 pints, an average
of 95 pints for each member. Only fifty
pints were required. One club member
put up 1077 pints this past season and
this was only part of her work since she
was enrolled in four projects. Hancock
County leads In the canning project with
7,l24 pints with Peuobsoot County as
runner up. Efie Nichols of Dexter
won the State Championship.
In spite of the hard season for crops
the boys and girls made q fine showing.
Fifty-eight per cent of the corn club en-
rollment finished the project, cultivating
95 5 4 acres of land. The average pro-
duction was 2,257 pounds OF cut corn
per acre at profit of $25.N. The gar
deners cultivated An area of IA 81 acres,
producing crops valued at $2S0.09 per
acre on the average. Emily Morse of
Cherryfield, the winner OF the large
garden project, produced vegetables
valued at S1,056 per acre. Marion
Porter of Lincoln made record higher
than 81, 700 per acre in small garden prof
cot. Aroostook County potato growers
upheld the honor of their section, BY
averaging better than 225 bushels Of
potatoes per acre, the state average be-
ing 129 5 bushels per acre. Charlie Car
penter of Houltou made the tine record
of go 1.2 bushels production on l-S acre,
placing him among the highest in this
county both for production and profit.
Twenty-eig thousand and eighty
four pounds of pork was produced by
club members. Piscataquis County
grew one-fourth of this amount as the
lions share. The pigs averaged lSS
pounds each at the time the club season
closed. The average profit was over
nine dollars per pig. Norris Bryant OF
Machias won first honors for the second
time.
Poultry club members were not 80
fortunate as the pig club members.
There were several cases OF financial
loss. Ruth Buksr of Litchfleid proved
the best poultry grower In the state by
producing $500 worth of fowl from
20 eggs.
The cooking and housekeeping club
was In its infancy this year, but some
fine work was accomplished, Melissa
Jones of Ellsworth winning first prize.
To summarize the production Of the
season by projects We have the follow
ing:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05
To License Feed Dealers.

In an effort to prevent boarding of
concentrated and mixed feeding stuffs
BY speculators, the United States Food
Administration has deemed 1t advisable
to license manufacturers Of and dealers
In commercial feeds for livestock, cattle
and hogs. President Wilson has issued
q proclamation placing the industry
under license control on and after
February Is. The Food Administration
declares that boarding of stock feeds
has been more or less prevalent since
the beginning of the war, and has result
ed in extraordinary high prices during
the period of scsnt production. II be-
lieves that licensing will also prevent
the boarding of hay, which has ~been
practiced In some sections OF the country
az result OF unusual demands for the
army.
The Food Administration hopes to
stabilize the price of dairy and stock
feeds. Without the license require
meuts 1t was powerless to prevent many
evils which tended to encourage incress-
cd prices, especially near the large
oenters of population, where dairymen
depend almost entirely upon concentrate
ed feeds for milk production.
1t was upon the advice of the leading
men In the trade that the Food Admins
trstion asked for the authority granted
by the presidents proclamation, under
power given him by the food control act
of congress. Representatives of the
feeding stuff industry recently met In
Washington and passed Q resolution
asking the Food Administration to place
all mixed feeding stuffs under license.
protecting the fair and honest dealers
against the operations OF few unscrup.
uIous manipulators. They appointed a
war service committee of 48 men from
various states to assist the Food Ad
ministration in dealing with the situa'
| tion.
Every manufacturer, importer, dealer,
handler, or storer Of about fifty OF the
principal ingredients used extensively
| In making commercial mixed feeds if
included in the license requirements.
This covers baled hay, shell and eal
corn and many other important COM
modities which are intended for use a.
feed or as ingredients in mixed feeds.
The only exceptions are for millert
manufacturing bran and dealers In coarse
grains, who have already been placed
under the Food Administration licenses,
Failure to secure licenses by February
Is may be punished by fine not In OK
cess of 5000, by imprisonment for moi
more than one year, or by both fine aDt
imprisonment. Applications for licens,
should be addressed to tho United
States Food Administration, Licenst
Division, Washington, D. c., specifying
the nature OF the business to be licensed
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05

kind afore. Here, you" turning to the
three below. "What do you mean by
this? Put down that knife, you lub-
Der! Do you want to be put In ironsf
Over the side with you, you swabs
Gitl"
He began descending the ladder.
Whether the sailors we're merely too
surprised to resist or because they rec
ognized the authority If the deep sea
In Captain Elisha's voice and face Is q.
question. At any rate, as he descended
they backed away.
"Mutiny on board ship Of miner
roared the captain. "What do you
mean by ita Why, I'll have you tied up
and put on bread and water. Over the
side with you! Mutiny on board OF me
Lively! Tumble up there!"
With every order came a stride for
ward and O correspondingly backward
movement on the part Of the three.
The performance would have been
ridiculous II Pearson had not feared
that 1t might become tragic. He was
descending the steps to his new &C
quaintance's aid when there arose q
chorus Of shouts from the wharf.
'aThe cops. the copsl Look outw
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05
CHESTER'S PLAGUE OF CATS
FeiInes Set Ancient City on the River
Dee In an Uproar, Following Call
for Rat Killers.

About fourteen miles from Liverpool
on the River Dee stands the city OF
Chester, which was founded by the
Romans. 1t is surrounded by hig,.
wall of old masonry, and contains the
celebrated "Rows Of Chester" which
are arched passageways higher than
the street. through which the sidewalks
run. There are also many other Pc
culiar features in this sleepy, antique
and very interesting city.
One Of the historic legends Of old
Chester Is an amusing story relating to
cats, Mary Hall Leonard writes In Our
Dumb Animals.
When Napoleon was defeated by the
English at Waterloo, in 1915, he was
SEM enced to exile at the Island Of st.
Helena, where he finally died, May Is.
1921. Just before the ex-emperor and
his escort were embarked at Plymouth
so the story runs-a curious hand.
bill was circulated up and down the
old Rows Of Chester. It stated, In eff
feet, that the Island Of st. Helena had
been found to be dreadfully infested
with rats; that his majesty's ministers
had determined that it should be forth.
with cleared Of these obnoxious ami.
mails; and that an agent had been ap-
pointed to purchase such cats and kit
tens as could be secured for this pur-
pose. All citizens who had cats that
they were willing to sell were invited
to bring them to the market place,
where the purchase would be made.
At the time appointed the staid old
town Of Chester presented curious
appearance. The streets were filed
with hurrying crowd carrying sacks
or baskets from which issued fearful
noises. AS the crowd grew denser
and the people jostled against each
other the cat concert grew louder. And
as the people themselves grew excited
by the din, they also grew quarrel
some. At last they dropped their bur.
dens In the effort to eXtricate them
selves and an indiscrimInate scrim-
mage was the result.
Then the boys Of Chester, who were
as fond of amusement as American
boys would be, opened the sacks and
baskets, and several thousand Of fright
ened and angry cats rushed squalling
and scratching through the streets OF
the city. The excited citizens opened
their windows to see what was the
matter, and in rushed the cats, break
ing china, overturning furniture and
making general uproar.
Then the people, reused to ven
geance, Joined In a defensive warfare
against the disturbing felines, and In
the morning the bodies Of some hun
dreds Of cats were floating down the
river.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05
The Busy Bee.

All over the state of ours are tons and
tons OF honey going to waste for want Of
bees to gather II, and some are vainly
begging the village grocer for q poor
substitute, sugar. Does 1t not seem
passing strange that such state should
exist with our fields and roadsides white
with clover bloom, one Of the worlds
finest honey plants. We are called on tt
save sugar. Some have not been able Il
get Il at oil.
Four colonies of black and hybrid beef
under couple Of plum trees beside ou'
stable have gathered this season for ui
from 100 to $50 pounds each OF some
thing that far surpasses sugar, 30 We ca
| it on our breakfast cakes and do no
worry about whore we are to get more
az long a. We can get bees and our HEAVIER
| ly Father permits flowers to open thei
tiny chalioes to them.-ELLA N. STOCK
MAN In Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05
From, Weak and Lame
To Well and Strong

Try them. Foley Kidney Pills VIII
{do for other men and women-QniSA-
<ly-what they have done Tor MIS-
4 Last year. got almost down with
<xny back" writes Mrs. II. T: Straynge
<cf Gainesville. Ga. II. No. :: sur
<fered from Inflammation Of the olad- !.
n grew worse. ! tried Foley Kidney
$Pills, and after taking them awhile
my bladder action became regular ana
1.-The singing sensation disappeared. !
lam now stronger in my back than I've
been for several years, and since se.5 sad
3 ting well, I've stayed well ana hao
mo return Of the trouble.
Start In now to use Foley Kidney
4Pills n You will feel an improvement
&from the very first doses. showing
bow quickly they act on kidneys and
bladder. They stop irregular urinary
action, ease pain In back and sides.
<1imber up stiff joints and aching mus
Hcles. They put the kidneys and blad-
*der In sound, healthy condition. Try
them.
S.oid Everywnera
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05
A Reasonable Hope.

There is no period Of life at which
we ought to say that there are no
more glad surprises for us In the fu-
ture. Life Is hard enough, but not
SO hard as some would make 1t. and
it's rewards come to those who have
worked for them more often than
many would have us believe.-W. Rob
ertson Nicoll.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05

Plans for 1918 will be out soon This
10 to be the biggest club year ever ex-
perienced. The boys and girls will
prove their patriotism by some real
work for food production and conserva-
ton.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05

What you would have to pay for .
lawsuit over disputed line fence would
more than build the fence and maintain
it for years. Better do IL, too, rather
than 20 to law. Help TO make you and
your nsighbor good friends, II anything
n The world can.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05
AVOIDING Trouble.

How much trouble he avoids who
does not look to see what his neigh.
Sor says, or does or thinks, but only
to what he does himself, that 1t may
be Just and pure.-Marcus Aurelius.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05

Hens shut up in the dark will not lay
20 we'll a. those that have plenty OF sun.
shine. Lot In the light somehow, and
q much Of it - possible.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05
The Sentative Heart.

The heart that Is soonest awake to
the flowers Is always first to be
touched by the thorns.-Noore.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEsD TIE PLow."

ON pracxcsi Agricultural topic
ls solicited. Address all communications ID
tended for this department 70 HHNnx ID
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrak. Paris. Ne
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05
Sold Everywners
Place For Sale

4 Ioffer for sale my homestead place,
consisting of large house, ell and
stable, centrally located in the village
<of Paris Hill.
E. B. CURTIS, Paris Hill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05
HOW rHE TOWN cor IT'S NAME.

Mr.. Silas Maxim 10 my authority for
saying that tho town took its name Of
Paris from the city Of Paris In France,
because at that time, which Was just
| after the war Of the Revolution, the poo
| pie Of this country were 20 grateful to
tafaystts, tho French noblsman, that
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05

DIR. Austin Tenney, Oculist.
Practice limited to diseases OF the Eye
md the nttinE OF Glasses. At Norway
kaos opposits Post Once Friday, Dec:
q 1890 A. N. 20 q p. n. Ssf
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-05

the meetings, and that there should be
no general charge made against the pro.
prietors. Apparently those who stayed
at home may have thought that they did
not want to pay the expenses OF those
who went on "junketing trip"
For several years there were no more
meetipgs held in the town, but the next
meeting held In town was held 10 the
house OF Isaac Bolster. After number
of years meetings In "Township Number
-Four" became more common, and many
meetings we're held In this old house,
especially during the years 1893 and 1794
And there on Jan. Z, 1894, was held q
meeting, the record Of which shows The
words "Now Paris" after "Grant Mum.
Der Four" 30 that not only was the first
meeting Of the proprietors OF this grant
of land held In this house, but also the
first meeting after the town of Paris war
incorporated.
THE HOME OF HANNAH sTANDIsH.
Without doubt this old house was
once lived In by the great.granddaughter
of Capt. Miles Stsndish, Of Plymouth
fame, for Hannah Standish married
Daniel Fobes, and they came here from
Brjdgewater, Mass, and bought the lot
of land on which this old house stood.
As they came here In 1909, and the
records in the old book show that meet.
ings were held In the house in 1704 and
possibly later, and as they bought the
| land that is now two farms, that OF the
Richards family, and the late Henry
Fobes place, Il 10 quite reasonable to
assume that they first lived In the old
| log cabin, and built house on the Henry
Fobes place later. At least, she lived or
this lot Of land and died there, and hel
grave ID now In the cemetery at South
Paris.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-05
COMING EVENTS

May s. wednesday-Baby welfare
meeting under auspices Of Par
ent-Teacher association at Cham
Der OF Commerce.
May 12, Sunday -Baccalarreate SER
mon by Rev. Charles r. Drake at
NJ. r. church.
May 16. Thursday-Class Day exer-
eises OF high school.
May II. Friday-Commencemen
exercises.
May 27-June l. Monday-Saturday-
Chautauqua at Grants Pass.
May 10. Friday-Baptist ladies win
give a supper.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-05
PIERCE TO SPEAK At
MONDAY LUNCHEON

Walter VI. Pearce. democratic
candidate for the nomination for
governor. viii be the speaker at the
Chamber OF Commerce luncheon
Monday noon. His subject will be
THE Duty OF Water" Mr.. Pearce
is an eloquent speaker. and his ad-
dress should attract record atten-
dance at tomorrow's dinner. He was
secured for the occasion by Presi-
dent r. s. Bramwell on recent trip
to Portland.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-05
Mrs. stott Returns

Mrs. StOtt Returns
Mrs. T. NJ. Stott and two children
returned on Friday from visit OF
several months at Newcastle. Pa,
where Mrs. Stott went to visit her
mother. who was Ill and who died
six days after their arrival. Mrs.
Stott, who also visited in Ohio and
at Chicago, was delighted to return
to Oregon and find vegetation so
fresh and green. In Pennsylvania
they had 2O-below-zero weather
much of the time during the winter
and when they left there the trees
we're still bare.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-05
Government Removes Restriction

Government Removes Restriction
Local ice cream manufacturers
have been notified that until further
notice the restriction on the use of
sugar in the manufacture of that
delicacy will be removed. The re
moval of the restriction is to enable
them to absorb large portion OF
the milk that is. produced and thus
uphold the dairy business. On ac-
count OF sherbets and water ices re-
quiring so much sugar their produc-
tion will be voluntarily limited, bu.
1t is not the intention to restrict un-
necessarily the production Of ice
cream. which is regarded healthy
and valuable food product.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-05
JACKSON Co. TO
. UNIFORM HOME GUARDS

Al u meeting OF the county court
yesterday the request for uniforms
for the Medford and Ashland militia
was granted and the local rifle bri-
gade will soon be fitted out In the
latest regImentals costing sii each.
Captain Canaday. Judge W, s. Crow
ell and Fred Strip OF Medford spoke
In favor OF the action as did Mayor
Lambkin of Ashland. II is well
known among military men that the
uniform adds materially to the effec-
tiveness OF any fighting force. -
Medford Sun.