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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
URGES THRIFT TO
END UNREST INN. E.
Lewis Says People Should In
vest Savings in Government
Securities.

If the people of New England
and the rest of the country are
to lend their aid in shortening
the present economic crisis this
country is now passing through
they must be more thrifty in
their every day living and help
put a stop to the orgy of spend
ing that is now sweeping this
country. This is the belief Of
William Mather Lewis, director
Of Savings, Treasury Depart
ment.
Gov. Criticism Would Disappear.
Mr.. Lewis is also firmly convinced
that much Of the unjust criticism now
being hurled against this government
would rightly disappear II the people
void take more interest in their
government and invest their savings
in such safe securities as Thrift
War Savings Stamps and
Treasury Savings Certificates.
He explains that the partnership in
the government so established would
make them more interested
in government affairs, and would GER
tainly act to counteract much Of the
Bolshevick propaganda now being
spread throughout this country. The
man who owns a $50 or 500 share
in his government, says Mr.. Lewis.
will not be eager to try to overthrow
it At the present time II We were
to get the people to save ten percent
of what they earn today profteers
could be put out Of business in a year
Mr.. Lewis believes that the un-
rest in the United States today Is
mainly bred by people who own no
property or who have sav:d nothing.
II the people Of New England and
the rest Of the country will lend
their aid to the National Thrift Cam
paign and observe the three great
points Of this movement, careful buy
ing, regular saving and sensible in
vestment, the present period Of re-
construction will be much shortened.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
w,r.woundsd Fish.

The inspector for the British East.
ern Sea Fisheries board, In report
SAYS ''the fishery officer at Mabletnorpe
informs me that Of the cod caught on
long lines one In i've. and occasionally
more, had had wounds. Some were to.
tally blind, others without an eye, anu
the larger number were wounded IN
the body.
"The Cromer officer told me that ne
and the fishermen on the Norfolk
coast had noticed many Goldfish with
wounds and scars. The Sherfngham
officer states that the packers have
come across many injured cod. some
having as many as Ave woundA One
had lost its tail"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
ClRLSBUY $500 FUR COATS
0NSALARY Of SIS A WEEK
Extravagant Spending on Part of Thought.
less People is Boosting the H.C.L.

In these days when every
thinking person from President
Wilson down, is advocating that
the people of this country be as
thrifty as possible in their every
day living, the fact comes to
light that many young people
who have incomes sometimes as
low as $500 per week are spend
ing their money foolishly and ex-
travagantly for unneeded lux
uries.
Four Years to Pay for Coats
1t was In Hartford. Connecticut,
that a woman representative Of one
Of ttc stores reported that she took
orders for ESQ fur coats from girl
employees Of one insurance company
On q dollar a week basis. These
coats cost from s125 to $500 and in
this insurance Office they were pur-
chased by girls earning probably
$500 a week or less. Some Of the
girls will be paying on their fur coats
for three or four years. BY such
reckless extravaganza as this the
prices Of luxuries are made to soar
and to some extent the prices Of ne
cessiues.
If these girls had been more con-
siderate in their spending, and had
thereby saved part Of their income
and placed 1t In such securities as
War Savings Stamps or Treasury
Savings Certificates, it would not
only help them, but 1t would tend to
reduce the present high cost Of liv-
ing this country.
Leading fnanciers have brought
out the fact that II the present eco
nomic crisis this country is now pass
ing through Is to be shortened in
duration. the people must be more
thrifty in their EVERYDAY living.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
Drinks Of Colonial Times.

The Historical Society Of Pennsyl-
vania early In Its career translated
into English an account by the Swed'
ish traveller Israel Acrelius Of the diff
ferent sorts Of strong drink that were
popular hereabouts.
"Mamm" was made Of water. sugar
and rum, and was the chief stock-ln'
trade Of many tavernkeeper. Man
athan" was rum, sugar and beer.
'IillIbubr was made Of milk, wine ann
sugar. Tiff" was beer rum ana
sugar poured on buttered toast.
Sampson" lived up to the name-a
mixture of cider and rum. The In
gradients Of "sangaree" were wine'
water, sugar and nutmeg. When
brandy and sugar were added to cider
It became "cider royal" ."Raw dram
was the title for straight rum.-Phila'
delphia Ledger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
Commissioners Memorial Bridge.

Announcement of the selection of com.
missioners OF the Portsmouth-Kittery
Bridge chosen by the two states Of Maine
and New Hampshire and the Navy De-
partment has been made.
The commissioners are Hon. Josephus
Daniels, Secretary Of the Navy, Hon.
John q. Bartlett, governor Of New
Ham pshire, Hon. Carl e. Milliken, gov.
eruor of Maine, Commander Ernest b..
Brownell of the United States Navy of
Portsmouth, William A. Grover of Do
YER, an engineer representing the New
Hampshire highway commission and L..
D. Jones of Augusts, an engineer repre-
senting the Maine State highway oom-
mission.
This bridge, which will be constructed
over the Piscataqua River between the
two states, will be known as Memorial
bridge to the soldiers aud sailors of the
states of Maine and New Hampshire who
gave their lives 10 the World War.
Under resolve the State treasurer 10
authorized under the direction of the
governor and council to issue bonds 10
the amount Of e600. 900 to pay Maine's
| share In the construction Of the bridge.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
Dairy Blotters at Utah State Pair.

A noteworthy feature of the dairy
exhibit at the Utah State Fair held at
Salt Lake Oct. 5-11, was q series of
blotters with dairy inscriptions which
were given away to all visiting dairymen
and their friends. These inscriptions
were prepared by Mr.. Ben Eldredge,
dairy agent for the Utah Agricultural
College and affectionately known all over
the state as "Uncle Ben." These blot
ter maxims are worthy of Benjamin
Franklin and contain the principles of
cleanliness and kind treatment which
Mr.. Eldredge has been preaching for
years all over the state in his capacity of
dairy agent. Here are some of the In.
scriptions:
"While criticizing your nsighbors
don't become too much reconoiled to
your own dirt"
"Our domestic animals have acute
hearing. Why yell2"
"Gentle treatment Of our COWS, horses,
hogs and sheep will put money into our
pockets and peace into our hearts,
"Dairymen! Safety first! Cleanliness
is safety"
"Show me q man who says, Milking
is dirty job and I will show you m an
who will make dirty job of milking"
These quotations from the dairy philos-
ophy of Mr.. Eldredge ring "true Amer.
ican' in their business sense and thrift.
They should burn holes into the con.
science of every careless dsiryman In
Utah, and Uncle Ben is the living illus
tration of these principles.
Any morning at the fair he could be
seen with brush and soap and water
carefully cleansing his COWS. And the
COWS were worthy of his attentions.
They were fine Guernseys, Jerseys and
Holsteins. The prize COW Of the state,
"NebC's Maid" was there with her
years record Of 725 lbs. of butterfat.
Az you looked at their sleek forms, their
cleanliness, and their records, you be-
gan to get the basic principles Of dairy.
ing.
These principles were further driven
home by plaosrds telling of the value of
COW testing, OF silage, and Of business
methods. One silo picture showed
silo that Q man built In 1914 and the one
be constructed two years later, when he
found out by actual experience the value
of silsge. One placard announced bold
| " and in Q businesslike fashion that
dairymen are not afraid Of hay at $35 q
ton. They can still do business at the
old stand and make money, II they are
| well supplied with silage materiah
The stall occupied last year by the
handsome robber cow, Calamity, whose
milk went 90 long untested, was empty
this year. No one shed tear on be-
holding the empty space. but all read
with pleasure the placard- above It,
which ran thus, "When Calamity's own
or bought pair OF scales and began test.
ing her milk and found that her butter
was costing him q pound, he cut her
head off, Thus does justice finally get
on the trail of the ignoble. The whole
exhibit, from blotters to Cslamity's
death sentence, showed the admirable
businesslike planning Of Mr.. Eldredge
and the enthusiasm which be carries al
over the state.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
Mosquitoes Two Million Years Old.
Writing on the probable antiquity

Mosquitoes Two Million Years Ola.
Writing on the probable antiquity
of mosquitoes, as shown by the geo
LOGICAL record, Prof. 7. D. A. Cockreil
Of the University Of Colorado. states
that the Oldest forms positively identi'
fed as belonging to the genus Cuiex
or other genera Of the mosquito fam
lily have been found in Eocene rocks
and are probably about two million
years old. A form known as CuleS
damnatorum was described by Scud-
der from the Green river beds OF wy
oming. Another Eocene species m.
lately been discovered by Mr.. d. Z
winchester Of the United States geo
logical survey, near Cathedral Blum
In western Colorado, and is to b.
called Culex winchesten.-Scientifi'
American.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
N|cK's HARD FATE
One Romanoff to Whom Country
Has Been Ungrateful.
Story Of Great Russian Military Com.
mander Most Amazing Romance
Of the War-HIs Splendid Gen.
eraIship 10 Recalled.

From March, 1917, till October, 1918,
Grand Duke Nicholas Romanof, for
mer commander In chief Of the Rus
sian armies and one Of the most bril-
liant generals Of the great war, was
q prisoner in the town Of Yalta In the
Crimea. He is now In Milan with his
family, humbly housed. The story Of
big Nick" Is one Of the most amaz-
Ing romances Of the war, the Pitts
burgh Gazette.Times states.
When the bOlsheviki gained control
Of Russia Nicholas was residing at
Tiflis, where he had been governor un-
der the czar and under the Lvoff
regime. He was summoned to Yalta
by the bolshevik authorities and obeyed
the summons. His brother, his wife,
his sister-in-law and other members OF
his family and his suite were impris-
oned with him. Twenty-Five bolshevik
soldiers were detailed to guard the dis
tinguished prisoners.
Late in the summer Of 1913 1t was
decided by the Yalta soviet to execute
all the prisoners. The bolshevik guards
absolutely declined to permit the SEN
tence of death to be executed and sent
the firing squad back to headquarters.
Three times thereafter executioners
were sent to kill the prisoners, but In
each instance the guard prevented the
carrying-out of the sentence.
When the Germans came to Yalta
Nicholas declined to permit the Ger
mans to enter the house that had been
his prison, declaring his utter loath-
ing Of all things German. Soon after
this the allies took Yalta and Nicholas
was rescued.
All the private fortune Of the grand
duke has been lost. His lands have
been confscated. At Milan he lives
comfortably, but very unostentatiously.
Democracy owes much to Grand
Duke Nicholas. He was, in fact, a
stanch upholder of the old Russian abb
solutism. But first Of all Nicholas was
q Russian. He knew Russia's saliva
tion depended on the Yanquishing Of
Germany. He was leader Of con-
summate skill and 1t is more than prob
able that only his splendid generalship
prevented Germany from winning the
war in the early stages. His retreat
before the tremendous attack Of Mack
esen and Hindenburg, which resulted
In the saving Of the Russian armies,
was one of the most notable chapters
of the war.
Between the bolshevist Russia Of to-
day and the old autocratic Russia for
which Nicholas fought, practical stu
dents and statesmen find little choice,
but It must be admitted that the au.
tocracy produced great men. while the
gutter communism has found only
scoundrels for its leaders. In the
awarding of justice there should be
some provision for this gigantic Rus
sian. who in 1914 and 1915 prevented
Germany from marching to easy vic
tory.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02

L,seass Caused by Tree Tapping.
A Dutch scie,:..:st has found thas the
disastrous brown bast disease OF the
rubber tree Is caused by the present
method Of tapping. and not by mold
infection. as has previously been
thought.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
Give Grit to AID Digestion.

The hens should have access at ell
times to supply OF grit or stones of 9
size small enough to. be swallowed read
lily. Grit is used by the hens to help in
grinding In their gizzards the bard grains
which they eat. A supply OF ordinary
gravel will answer the purpose of grit
very we'll. Crushed oyster or clam shells
also should be given to the hens and be
kept before them at sll times. II this 10
withheld the hens are likely to lack suf-
flcient shell.forming material In their
feed, with the result that they lay many
soft-shelled or thin-sbelled eggs. Grit
or she'll can be purchased In small guam
titles ct any feed or poultry supply store
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02

"How can l save money, gosh,
it costs me all can get hold of
to live decently in these days Of
high prices" How often nova
days do we hear this in every
day conversation. Is it true that
in these times of high prices it
is impossible to save money! !
Let the thousands of people in
New England who are at this
present time saving money an
swer this question. They will
say, one can save money despite
the high cost Of living.
Reports received by Mrs. G. K Bur
lingame, Statistical Department Of tho
Savings Division, First Federal Re-
serve District show that for the cur
rent year up to October l. the people
Of New England have saved alone In
Thrift Stamps, War Savings Stamps
and Treasury Savings Certificates the
amount of $6,924. .45S.02. During this
time millions of dollars have flowed
into the savings banks throughout
New Engiand-and then people will
say Il can't save money in these days
of high prices"
Another factor which shows that a
large number Of the people OF New
England are grouping themselves to
gether for the express purpose Of be-
ing thrifty, Is shown by the fact that
$500 War Savings Societies have been
established in these states to date
in the little state of Rhode Island
which has 1875 OF these societies. the
members of them have boosted the
sales Of Government securities up to
the amount of $945,412.46.
Not only are the people OF New
England learning to save money, but
people throughout the country, de-
spite high prices. are today investing
large amounts Of money in Thrift
Stamps, War Savings Stamps and
Treasury Savings Certificates. Recent
norts fror,. ~. T-~ne--v NoDart-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
Can Absorb Much pel.en.

6 Dogs and horses can take 10 times
az much morphine In comparison to
their body weight as man can. The
pigeon can take 500 times az much,
while a frog is unhurt BY a dose q
thousand times greater, weight for
weight, than one which viii kill q hu'
man being.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
TRUE LOVE LAUGHS At AGE
shafts Of Father Time Powerisss 70
Afsset Thess Blessed With Mutu-
al Affection.

Ordinarily. we would cuss 10 the linn
1t a "peeper" or an eayesdropper. But
We have q confession to make on the
nrst count and we would plead miti-
eating circumstances. Here Is the
story:
On drizzling, foggy night, our way
lay down a side street toward home.
Several rods ahead there was o shaft
Of light and when we reached the spot
we found q window with the shade
halfway up. Wickedly. but not mali
ciously. We hesitated. stopped-and we
peeped.
There sat an old man and his wife.
They must have been well up to the
allotted three-score Of years. He was
smoking and she was knitting. Still
We peeped Then she looked up at him
and smiled and said something. he
laid down book, struggled up from
out Of his comfortable seat and kind
Of hObbled out Of the room. shortly
returning and carrying a glass Of wa
ter, which he handed to her.
And as she drank she held the
wrinkled and bony hand Of her lover.
Then. as she finished drinking, she re-
leased his hand and the look she gave
him and the look he gave her were like
shafts Of sunshine breaking through
the murky clouds after days Of rain.
That picture has haunted Us long
time. Somehow she seems beautiful In
our eyes, and yet we did not get
closeup" Of her features And he,
why as We keep thinking Of him. we
bark back to the days when we once
visited fine old Southern gentleman
who possessed the graces Of q Chester
field and the courtesy Of Don Juan.
Then We recall the words Of poet
which fits the case precisely: Let
Time reach out with his sickle as far
as ever he can; although he can reach
ruddy cheeks and ripe lips and fash
Ing eyes, he cannot quite reach love"
When a man really loves q woman
she will never grow old, and when
woman loves q man he Is neither de-
crepit nor bowed nor tremulous. She
Is the same lass he wooed and he Is
always the same gallant young fellow
who won her heart and her hand.
They are absolutely equals, happy and
free. These two lovers are travelling
toward the City Of Silence. but they
are leaving behind picture never to
be- forgotten.-Fremont Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
Consider the centlpede.

It is a mistake to suppose that all
centipedes have a hundred legs. The
name is misleading. The most common
variety usually Lave "a, but there are
other species with as many as 100 or
200 legs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
WISE SPENDING As FOUNDATION.

(By Secretary Of Treasury CLASSY
Wise spending is the foundation Of
intelligent saving. We must spend TO
live, just as we must work to earn.
II we spend foolishly, we get less for
our work, have less to save and less
to spend in the future. Wise spending
means that we think before we spend.
but we wisely hold some money for
tomorrow or next month or next
year or for unforeseen emergencies.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
Got Him Guessing.

II got my troubles" replied the new
waiter. "When men have friendly
scrap about paying the check can
spot the right man to hand II to every
time. But with women make all
kinds of fool mistakes." s."-Louisvtlle
Courier-Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
Green Bone for f1ens.

Green cut bone can often be purchased
from the butcher. This material when
procured fresh makes an excellent sub
stituts for beef scrap. 1t should be pur-
chased In small quantities, - It can not
be kept fresh for any length OF time and
when spoiled may cause severe bowel
trouble. It is best fed In trough not
oftener than every other days allowing
about one-balf ounce per bird. Should
severe or continued looseness OF the bow
sls follow the feeding Of green out bone
Il should be discontinued or the quantity
reduced.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02

Fowls OF the heavier breeds cease to
produce profitable number Of eggs at
the end Of their second laying year.
This holds true with the lighter breeds
at tho end Of their third laying year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
Menace to Locusts.

Locusts in Algeria have found .
dangerous enemy In fly which folr
lows them and lays its eggs where they
lay theirs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02

want to take and in this that may
discuss with the readers article advertisement the shoe situation as
now stands admit that prices high much higher than they
ought to be- but of proportion the other
necessities of life recently paid 5000 for barrel of apples and
am perfectly price and surely believe that they could not be
sold for less profit pound for butter IL cents
hottie for milk the list and the producers not getting
more than their work We have at the present
store full of kinds which bought and selling
the market to-day Our retail than half our stock is
than we can buy has always been the and pol
cv of this give full value for their money! and this
ev has surely bringing good business which has
wear have been loyal US and we
re Now the holidays approaching we will Suggest
that YOU buy gifts and that footwear OF all kinds always
u and acceptable also positive that suit you in STYLE
quality and price.
We are fitting and expect have in operation In few weeks
bo and shoe repair We shall have all and upo
machinery and have good repair shop as can be uno
anywhere
George Davee charge and that fact guarantee haf the
work will be done right shall the best OF stock and our prices VIII
as low as good We shall make great en 10 &c
the work out promptly viii be informed when this Department reao
for business your repairing for
|E. N. SWEET Shoe Co.
Opera House Blook Telephone ss-s.
INORWAx, AA-AN~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02

1t is expected that the United States
Supreme Court will render decision on
the 9th of December on the validity of
the wartime prohibition act. Then, If
the court should decide that the act is
invslid-what an oasis will there be, my
countrymen! For whole delicious, de-
lirious month it will be possible, in those
parts of the country which were formerly
'wet," to buy booze. And then the
gloom of constitutional prohibition will
settle down on this country in perpetual
night. And the court may decide that
the war time act Is valid, In which case
there will be no oasis at all. Even IL the
court should decide the law invalid, We
can't help wondering If that month of
the old regime will be worth what 1t has
cost the booze interests to get 1t.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02

Thrift takes you up the ladder
waste brings you down. Buy War Sa'
wings Stamps.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02

Analogous
Spending a dollar before 1t is earned
is like eating today the egg that is t.
be laid tomorrow.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLow."

Correspondence ON practical Agricultural topic
% solicited. Address al communications N
landed for this department to HnNnI u
HAMNOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
Here and There.

$50 T. Rocking Stone" is the head.
ing over a paragraph In an exchange.
Reading the paragraph discloses that
fifty ton stone Is what Is meant.
Such . heading Is case of abbreviations
run mad. Newspaper head writers are
pardonable for using abbreviations some
times II the abbreviations are clear, be-
cause of the difficulty Of getting all they
want into the limited space Of the line.
But the heading quoted above is a short
line. To have spelled out the word ton,
and thus have made 1t clear what the
heading meant, would have required the
touching of only one more key on the
machine. 1t Is almost az bad as the fad
of some persons, who have the good hon
est name of John, but who choose to in
dicate 1t by the form Jno., which spells
nothing, takes just as many pieces of
type or as many touches of the keys on
the machine as the real name, and re-
quires even more time to write with a
pen.