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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-18
More About Winter Injury.
MANY VARIETIES OF TREES AND. sHRuBs
ARE AFFECTED. s l. q

A few weeks ago statement was sent
out by the Maine Agricultural Expert
ment Station advising orchardists to DO
on the watch for winter injury OF fruit
trees. The previous growing season
and the winter following had been Of
such character that II. seemed probable
TO the Station pathologist that .
repetition of what occurred following
the winter of 1905 on when Thousands OF
apple trees Ia Maine. we're found to ,-be
killed or badly Injured, was likely to
take plsce. As tho season advances It
is,eyident t6At this is% tho case. sNot
only have certain varieties OF apples
sufFered ssvereyyAto tho extent tnst
many trees have been killed Outright
but pear sndplum trees, small fruiss,
certain varieties of ornamental shrubs,
and even forest trees like white pine are
showing winter injury In varying
amounts.
A careful iuspsctiop of sppiss pear
and plum trees now or any time duripg
lone van make it p0isible to ssdmate
Nth = fair degree Of accuracy the
amount OF winter injdry which has 90
enrrsd, although the, full extent NAY
not 80 realized In al cases I'LL anotner
growing season. Whore trees which ap'
pesred In normal health last season have
laild % lesf ont, either partially or on
SireN, Il n fairly certain that Il 10 the
result Of winter injury. Often young
leaves vilivtart apparently OorWssly and
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-18
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPx,D TIE PLow."

Correspondence on pracsacal Agricultural topic
is solicited. Address al communications In
tended for this department TO H1rnY d
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford DEM
ocrat. Parfs. He.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-18
CHAPTER XIV.
Listening Post;

Listening Post. ,
It was six in the morning when we
arrived at our rest billets, and we were
allowed to sleep until noon; that is,
If we wanted to 60 without our break
fast For sixteen days we remained
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-18

Farming Tools For Sale.
One-horse cart, plough, harrow
WV. ."o work harnesses, driving hsr-
sss, cultivators, horse rake, ah prac-
ueaily new. Lots of other small
tools.
~. MAURICE L. MOVES,
lou South Paris. .
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-18
caRL S. BRIGGS,

Dentist,
pApIS MAINE.
uo,rs M. to 5 P. n. SPe-
0ns So nS given TO children.
ia sI'sD Telephone l%S4
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-18

A prominent advocate of
State ownership Of water powers
said:
"We have about 100000
h. p. in Maine; 100000 de-
veloped and 100000 unde-
veloped This includes the pos
sible increase by storage.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
PLANT LOOKS LIKE SHEEP
Singular Growth Resembles Animal
So Greatly as to Deceive Even
Experienced Sheperd.

"Some of the most singular plants
in the world" says a writer in the
April Wide World, ARE the vegetable
sheep of New Zealand. These are
known TO science as RaOulia eximia,
and although they are of such
strange habit of growth they are MEM
bers of the daisy tribe. The vegetable
sheep grow at high attitudes. usually
on some bleak mountain slope, which
may be 5000 feet above sea level. The
whole plant is n compact mass OF
stems densely covered with small
woOlly leaves. SO closely do the Raou-
las resemble sheep that experienced
shepherds will often climb long way
up the mountain thinking that they
see some missing member of their flock
huddled against a rock, only 10 dis
cover that they have been deceived by
a plant During a recent exhibition
at Christchurch, in New Zealand,
some specimens OF the vegetable sheep
were collected for the show. The
plants are often large and heavy, and
ii required the efforts of half a dozen
strong men to secure some fine exam
piles of the Raoulias.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
Government Appeals to
Patriotism of Sportsmen.

The United States department Of
agriculture appeals TO the patriotism
and true craftsmanship of all persons
TO cooperate with ii in the enforce
ment of the federal law for the pro-
lection of migratory birds, especially
at this time when the problem of con-
serving the food supply is taxing the
ingenuity of the world. 1t is crafty
ing TO know that the majority Of
spOrtsmen have observed the federal
regulations and this fact has con-
tributed largely TO the successful re-
suits accomplished. A sense of pa
triotic duty should impel every one to
conserve this natural food asset. thus
perpetuating the species and increasing
the supply for the benefit OF all the
people.
The department has planned TO in
crease greatly its force of wardens.
who will be actively engaged during
the spring migration in securing evil
dence upon which 10 base prosecutions
against those who may violate the law.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
Old Age Cannot Wear Out
Its Shoes as ReckIessIy
As Does the Gay Youth

Preparing for easy old age is one of
the spurs that has transformed a
wholesome ambition into 'vaulting
ambition that o'erleaps itself" Many
n man has shortened his life OverwOrk-
ing to take care of the old age that he
thus snuffed out, observes q writer in
the Minneapolis Journal. Any man is
remiss who does not prepare against
old age, but nature has also taken a
hand in this preparation.
Old age cannot wear out its shoes as
recklessly as does youth. The normal
old man finds better entertainment in
meditation than he could in expensive
amusement. Memory is his movie"
Society does not ask old people to burn
expensive midnight oil nor to appear
on dress parade. Thus normal and
gratifying reduction of outgo is equiva-
lent to an addition to the income.
Feverish preparation for old age i'm
plies the belief not only that the appe-
tite will not decrease with old age, but
that Old age will be wholly helpless to
sustain itself. AS q matter of fact,
but small proportion of the old are
totally disabled for gainful labor. And
few, If any, old people are as happy
when idle as when occupied with such
work as they are fitted to do.
The wise old man has learned what
as foolish young man he failed to
see, that enough is as good as a
feast" and that after all "man wants
but little here below" Sensible COM
fort in old age does not come very
high.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
Mushroom Growth of Some
German Cities Formerly of
Very Little Importance

The predominance of war industries
in the German empire has given a
mushroom growth to q large number
of German cities which formerly
boosted of little commercial impOr-
lance, according to a London CORE
spOndent.
Munich, instead of occupying third
position in population and importance,
now ranks seventh. One of the most
remarkable examples of war-boom
towns is Bochum, situated in the rich
iron ore district of Westphalia. Be
fore the war it had a population of
$4,000; now the official census gives
it 764,774.
The newest list of important Ger
man cities and their population fol-
lows:
Berlin, 3,3S6624; Hamburg, 1,O14,-
654; Bochum. 764,774; Leipzig, 1884,
$50; Cologne, 671, 900; Luisburg, &c.
500; Munich, COS, 124 Dortmund, $685.
055; Essen, 562,507; Dresden, $751;
697; Breslau, 519,947; Dusseldorf,
1868; Recklinghausen, 444,160 ;
Frankfort, 414,57S; Konigshutte, 413,-
1856; Hanover, 4O7, 800; Kiel, 37O,353
Chemnitz, 35S,7S6; Unremburg, $751;
al; Stuttgart, 34O,354; Slberfeld
339, 400; Bremen, 299,526.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
Get New Kidneys [!

The kidneys are the most overw0rked
organs of the human body, and when
they fail in their work of filtering out and
throwing of the poisons developed IN the
system, things begin TO happen.
One of the first warnings is pain or stiff
ness in the lower part of the back; highly
colored urine; loss of appetite; indiges-
ton: irritation. or even stone IN the hlad-
der. These SYMPTOMS indicate a condition
that NAV lead TO that dreaded and fatal
malady. Bright's disease. for which there
Is said TO be no cure.
Do not DELAY a minute At the first in
dication of trouble IN the kidney. liver.
bladder or urinary organs start taking
Gold Medal Harlem Oil Capsules. and
save yourself before II i too late. Instant
treatment Is necessary IN kidney ard blad-
der troubles. \ delay Is often fatal.
You can almost certainly find immediate
relief in Gold Medal HARLEM Oil Capsules.
For more than go years this famous prep
aration has been an unfaihng remedv for
all kidney, bladder and urinary troubles.
It is the pure. original HARLEM Oil YOUR
greatgrandmother used About two cap
sules each day will keep YOU toned up and
feeling fine. Get IL at any drug store. and
If 1t does not give you almost immediate
relief, your money viii be refunded. BE
sure you get the GOLD MEDAL brand.
None other genuine. In boxes, three
siZes.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
Consumption of Sugar Goes
Up to 81 Pounds Per Capita
Since Revolutionary Period

The American who during the
worlds greatest war must get along
with one lump of sugar instead of two
in his coffee will be interested in the
fact that the Revolutionary patriots
had much less or none at all of the
sweetening food material.
A century ago, says the United States
department of agriculture, the people
of this country consumed less than
one-tenth as much sugar as they do
now. In 1791-1795, just after the Revo-
luton, the estimated annual cOnSump-
ton was 10 pounds per capita. In
1S21-1S25 the average per capita con-
sumption was S.3 pounds and was prac-
tically the same 20 years earlier. But
in the five years ending with 1915 the
total consumption in the United States
was approximately S,O00,000,00O
pounds, a yearly average of about S4
pounds for each person, or 37S pounds
for an average family as persons).
Reasons for the increase can be
found not only in many new and ex-
tended uses for sugar but also in nu.
merous sources of the product. Do
nestle cane and beet fields supplied %
per cent of the sugar we used in 1911
1915; the planters of Hawaii, Porto
Rico and the Philippines furnished &c
per cent while Cuba, supplemented by
small amounts from other foreign
countries, furnished 81 per cent. Dur
ing these five wears the sugar cOnSumD-
ton of the United States averaged al
most 160,000,OOO pounds per week. The
supply for q weeks came from foreign
countries, our island possessions fur
nished supplies for Is weeks consump-
ton, while the product of the United
States proper was equivalent to II
weeks average consumption.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
THE BEST POLICY

Would you win eternal fame
And immortalize your name?
Do you coyet praise and pelf and SELF
esteem?
Then give your utmost best
And do 1t with a zest--
To the job that's yours. however small
IL seem,
And when you've set your mark on high.
pursue it;
For it's not the thing you do, but how
you do IL.
Would you find the pot of gold
With its blessings manifold,
But with ii have your conscience free
from blight?
Then cut your wants In half,
Make thrift your daily staff,
n And keep your credit and your honor
bright
And when the tempter offers graft, for
sake It;
For it's not how much you make. but
how you make ii.
Would you build your monument
Ere your busy life be spent;
Or would you the applause of men COM
mand?
Then purge your soul of greed,
Hear every call of need
And scatter blessings with an open
hand.
If money easy comes, do not abuse il,
For it's not how much you save, but how
you use l..
William Davenport in Forbes Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24

Wash the green's through many wa
tiers to be sure they are well-cleansed.
add boiling water to cover and cook
until tender. 1t will take about three
hours. Drain and press out all the
water possible, remove few of the
beets that are as large as walnuts and
slip off the skins In cold water. Slice
the beets and press against the side
of an earthen mold. Chop the green's
fine, season with salt and pepper and
butter and fill the prepared mold. Set
a plate with weight above the vege-
tables and let them become chilled.
Serve sliced with mayonnaise dress
ing.
Any stalks of asparagus left over
from a previous meal may be used for
a most delectable salad using the fol-
lowing dressing:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24


"Why little those will be waiting mile
road think it"
mi of a
kept
a nothing OF course!
Gbratarish
admit
Therear other
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24

table official Of administration He beckoned
two men said agiaedy:
You jobeng that bread
orders
They the head waiter of the and protested
not a but they.
be
of
q made by us to administration"
is our protested the
didn't deny it.
punish dsobeyed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24


officer
fearsomely
to
"Are father?'
ever doubt
thought
be the told recently
Timew lettn her peekhr his memo
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
Heals Running Sores
and Conquers Piles.
Also Stops itching of Eczema as Soon
as Applied.

81 feel it my duty to write you letter
of thanks for your wonderful Peterson's
Ointment. had a running sore on my
left leg for one year. / began to use Peter
sons Ointment three weeks ago and now
it is healed. "A. c. Gilbrath, 703 Reed
St, Erie, Pa.
I'd rather get letter like that, says
give Inc a thousand dollars. 1t does me a
lot of good to be able to be of use to my
fellow men,
For years L have been selling through
druggists / large box OF PETERSON'S
er of this ointment is marvellous. Eczema
goes in a few days. Old sores heal up like
magic; piles that other remedies do not
seem to even relieve are speedily conquer
ed. Pimples and nasty blackheads disap-
pear l. =. week. 30 cents box.
Mail orders filled, charges prepaid by
Peterson Bros, Buffalo, n. Y. Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
State of Ohio. City of Toledo. Lucas

State Of Ohio. City OF Toledo. Lucas
County-ss
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that lie Is
senior partner OF the firm OF F. j. c. eney
q Co., doing business in the City C To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and that
said firm will pay the sum Of ONE ItUN-
DRED DOLLARS for any case OF CO .arrh
that cannot be cured by the use OF
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribe IN
my presence. this 9Th day OF DeceT-ber.
A. D. 1855
(SeaD A W. Gleason, Notary Public.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is TAX
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Druggists. 75c. Testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. Ohio.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
The Concrete Ship.

Faith. The new concrete ship. has the
appearance of n concrete cellar founda-
ton. This may be the very thing some
unseen and unknown barnacle has been
waiting 10 cling 10. Our bold expert
ment will bring out some surprising
discoveries, no doubt. II II shows "a
new way TO use cement there will be Il
boom in cement stocks. We have no
end of raw material for cement max
Ing and no conservationist can tell us
when we s,11 be shy OF the stuff that
makes ST ips Il the Faith is winner
Brcokly, eagle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
Down South Cornbread.

Stiff together one cupful of yellow
cornmeal. half teaspoonful of salt,
two teaspOonfuls of baking powder,
beat one egg and stir into the dry in
gradients. with one quart of sweet
milk. Turn the mixture into we'll
buttered baking dish. Add two table
spoonfuls of butter cut into bits.
Bake in a hot oven twenty-five min
utes. Stir often until the bread be-
gins To thicken. Serve with n spoon
and from the baking dish. This may
be served as a dessert with grated
maple sugar or with sugar and cream.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
Educate Blind Soldiers.

The ablest educators of the blind in
the country are cooperating with the
government in its plans for the most
complete system of re-education for
blinded soldiers that has ever been
undertaken. When their education has
been perfected the committee will find
employment for soldiers and aid them
In filling their old places In the COM
munity. Mrs. L. Harrison Garrett has
offered her Baltimore estate Of %
acres TO serve as a hospital school
for the blinded officers and men.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
EatMoreRice
Nutritious Food That is a
Good Substitute for Wheat
prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)


ment OF Agriculture.)
Here in the United States 1t is diff
cult TO realize that there Is no other
edible product. except perhaps meat,
upon which more people In the world
are dependent for food than rice, and
that we might advantageously con-
sumo much greater quantities of this
nutritious food and grow the increase
in our own rice fields. An increased
production and consumption not only
would expand a profitable industry,
but the eating of more rice in the
place of wheat would release a great
er quantity of the bread grain for
shipment TO the allies.
The average per capita consumption
of rice for food in this country is
scarcely g pounds year, and most
of this is consumed in the Southern
states. The high esteem in which rice
is held in other countries is indicated
by their per capita consumption. Nor
way and Sweden consume over o
pounds per capita; Russia over IL
pounds; England, q pounds; France.
"a pounds; Italy, over 101 pOuL ds, and
Germany more than % pounds. But
even these European countries do not
begin TO eat as much rice as japan
and China. There rice is the most
important article of diet. Each man,
woman and child in Japan, on the
average, consumes LAT pounds of rice
In
pounds.
The placing of such dependence
upon rice as staple food certainly
proves beyond doubt that 1t is high
~ nutritious; analysis of rice supports
this proof. Pound for pound rice is
100 pounds of cleaned rice contains
ST. pounds of nutriment. Of which
pounds are protein, O.3 pound fat, 70
pounds carbohydrates, and o. pound
ash. The analysis of wheat flour
shows that Ii contains ST. pounds OF
nutriment in each 100 pounds. of
which 10.S pounds are protein, II
pounds fat, 74.S pounds carbohydrates,
and GA pound ash. Thus the total
nutriment In rice is a trifie greater
than In wheat. Wheat has the advan-
tage in protein and rice In carbo-
hydrates.
Although rice is the great foodstuff
of the Orient. 1t is not used there in
making a raised bread. In this coun-
try dieticians have made excellent
bread BY substituting as high as %
per cent of rice for wheat flour, and
have obtained white yeast bread of
excellent flavor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
With the Inventors.

A glass bottle blowing ma
chine with capacity of 1000
bottles an hour has been invent
ed in Europe.
Electrical apparatus for tap
ping trees, which can be left
without attention for months,
has been invented.
Spring pads 10 be strapped to
the knees have been invented
for the comfort of persons
Obliged 70 kneel ar their work.
To prevent rubber fire hose
cracking while dry an inventor
has patented a reel that keeps
il filed with compressed air.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24

And using their feet more than ever before.
For ell these workers the frequent use OF
Aliens Foot=Ease, the antiseptic powder to
be shaken into the shoes and sprinkled In the
foot-bath, increases their efficiency and in
sures needed physical comfort. Ii takes the
Friction from the Shoe, freshens the feet,
and prevents tired, aching and blistered feet.
Women everywhere are constant users OF
Aliens Foot=Ease. Don't get foot sore, get
Aliens Foot=Ease. Sold by dealers every
where, 25c.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
Self-Deception.

'Lemme see one o dem cuckoo
clocks" said Mr. Erastus.
Here you are"
Gould you kind o change de tune a
little?'
whats the idea?"
II wants an alarm clock. l dom
take 10 desc hasty an excited alarm
clocks. If you could train one o. desc
10 cackle like a chicken, could wake
up spry an hopeful every time"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24

CU1IIt UUIHt 1IULI NUIh tNtI dIItI~
noon so that she could race down the
pavement and hug him around the
legs. She longed for that daily COM
ing papa with a yearning that no
grown-up could ever suspect, seeing
that we somehow forget what goes on
in childhood land after we are turned
out of it and the gate locked be-
tween-except, of course, when the
lonesome years come along and Fa-
Their Time, who is q whole lot kinder
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24

lulu" replied Davis it will
a
amt there The good ~ take of melody and jazz
blues
a
what music have bengs?'
like a boy of sixteen,"h he replied
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
Chiffonade DRESSING.

Chop fine the white of a hard-cOoked
egg, add the yolk pressed through a
sieve, q tablespoonful each of chopped
chives. parsley, capers and cooked
beet, half a tablespoonful Of scraped
onion, half teaspoonful each Of salt
and paprika. half cupful of oil and
three tablespoonfuls of vinegar. Mix
and beat until thoroughly blended.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24

mallows, Judges But the farmer
was set on peppermint stick candy,
pink and white. He had promised the
children the last thing before starting
for the city. They were going to help
him out with the crop-and he had to
get them what they asked for. His
disappointment had put real worry
line between his eyes and in his voice
was a detection which would have
been ridiculous except that you can't
laugh at genuine feeling-not if you
are the right sort Yourself. The clerk.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24

dld not seem TO care anything ABOUT
food conservation, were responsible
for the discharge of a waiter the
other day.
The two had ordered a hearty
luncheon, and after the meal had pro-
crossed somewhat they summoned the
waiter and told him to bring some
more bread. He heSitated.
well protect you. Bring the
bread" said one of them, and the
waiter hurried off. He came back
with a plate of biscuits. At the next
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
Foods in Season.

Asparagus, beet green's, spinach
and all the other tender garden
things which are so wholesome are
now found In our markets.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
Couldn't Believe Gorgeous Being Was Her Father

with and because her
children that she had
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
Wanted to Keep Promise He Made the Children

FARMER wanted peppermint stick white
don't could him
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24

How high can your star reach?"
Huh? She's a singer, not a high
kicker"
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Rather Rough on Waiter, but "0rders Is Orders"

THE of Washington hotel has insisted strict observance
beginning
WASHINGTON business
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24

They will be the richest NJ the end
Of this war who have given the most
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu-
late liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24

OC nlillCA bNNaNS~
it is never played the same way twice
in succession.
The jazz originated in section
of New Orleans known as Congo place,
and has been transplanted TO gilded
hostelries, the homes of the rich and
to all places where the canned-music
machines give voice." said Davis.
"Will the jazz craze last?" ques-
toned the newspaper man.
Like the music they imported
h. oh CHI Nf