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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
BUILT ON HISTORIC GROUND
New York city's Big Structures Stand
on Land That Is Of Sacred
Memory.

The land on which the Equitable
building stands, and the territory
around and about 1t, Is Of sacred mem-
ory so far as early American history
is concerned. Just across the way on
Broadway was Burns coffee house,
where the Revolution really started.
Here was erected at later date the
City hotel, the scene Of many memor-
able functions during the early days
of the republic.
On the northeast corner Of Nassau
and Cedar streets Is q bronze tablet
which reads as follows:
Here Stood
The Middle Dutch Church
Dedicated A. d. 1129
Made a British Military Prison In ITS
Restored 1880
Occupied as the 2. s. Post once
Taken down 1889
At which time the post Office moved
to the present federal building in City
Hall park.
On the site Of the present -subtreas-
ury, at Pine, Nassau and Wall streets,
q new city hall was erected In 1899. In
front Of the building was cage for
criminals, with whipping post and
stocks-but not the kind Of stocks they
sell there now. When independence
was declared the building became the
capitol and was called Federal hail.
Here the Declaration Of Independence
was read from the steps In 1776, and
here also Washington was inaugurated
first president of the United States, In
ITO.
The wide strip Of pavement on the
west side of Nassau street In front OF
the Bankers Trust building bears evil
dence of the former existence OF Fed
eral hall. The latter extended across
Nassau street to the building line OF
the street and so closed the thorough
fare that a passageway was estaD-
lished around the building In order
that pedestrians might more readily
get to Nassau street. When the sub
treasury was built in 1885 on the site
of Federal hall, Nassau street was
opened to Wall street, and the little
passageway was left, and forms the
wide sidewalk Of today.-EQu1table
City.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
Value of Barnyard Manure.

In estimating the returns OF the DAIRY
oow wa are ant 20 neglect to give proper
usIra,ion IN the manure which she re-
turus. Experiments conducted at tne
Ohio Exnerjment Station show that ma
nnre ia worth at least $40 per ton when
farm products bring their present prices.
This means, of course, that the manure
mas we'll cared for and utilised Id the
hast way. Manure cannot be thrown ou'
in the ward or under the caves Oh tne
harn and be permitted to leach and give
a return of $40 a ton: :. .om
Director Charles 4. Thorne, ~ ' S,o
menting upon the returns the onio S.a
tion received from manure, says, ous
records show that when eight IONS on ~,
cattle manure were reinforced with oZo
nonnds of acid phosphate (4O pounds per
rom of manure) and applied fresh iIom
ths stable in January TO clover sou W
hs nlowed under in April for corn, tne
corn being followed by wheat and oiovei
~ , thrse-year rotation without any Iur-
thar treatment, three tracts OF ianu oeins
smploysd SO that each crop woulo oe
GROWN every season, have produceu |"
sI-vsar average increase OF $40 ousnol'
~ corn per acre, followed by 1913 ousn
ala of wheat and IL tons OF nay, ovss
svsrage- unmapursd and unisrtiilAeo
vislds of S5.7 bushels of corn, 10 . ousn.
sls of wheat, and A tons OF nay; iS
other words, the manured neIu yoH os :
IN 3 bushels of corn per acre against 90
hnshsls of corn on unmsnured neids, anu
DO < bushels OF wheat were grown ou
MANFRED plots and 20 tons OF nay' -
AGAINST 1877 bushels OF wheat anu La
TONS of hay on the unmsnured pio,s; .I: 80
Dirsotur Thorne continues, III we we
,.ina this increase at 81 busnei Io'
corn AZ for wheat, and go ton ior nay,
- hss beeu worth total for the tnres
crons of 500. 20 or sS5.70 over the cost y, =, y,
shs phosphate, at SIS ton, or sio,' - po' o
soo oo - msnure. Our estimate on the 10,
raj PRODUCTION OF manure per COW ~ y
tons per year, so that the annua, prUuro em ,
,son n psr COW would be manure nsvnng -
nossasial O crop producing value OF slo,.ao n.
After deducting the cost Oh .n' Eom %
nhsts that or $3.50 for fifty cows. CON =,
pntsd at so cents bushel Tor corn, -. =.
sor wheat. and $40 per ton Oh nsy' wv
total would amount to y, a,S7o. .,..,
Hars,a 4 tremendous Lesson LOT tnos'
~hn have not yet seen the importance y
csrinc for bsrnyard mannre properly an'
reinforcing it with acid or TOOK pn0'
/ phate.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
Tho Brasanza Diamond.

The Braganza diamond is great
mystery. Very few people have ever
been allowed the privilege Of looking
at 1t, and of these few some are OF
the opinion 1t is not diamond at all,
but merely a wonderful specimen OF
white topaz. At any rate, 1t Is gen.
orally conceded to be diamond and is
considered the jewel supreme OF the
crown Jewels Of the late reigning
house of Portugal. the ancestral fam
ily of the duke Of Braganza.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
In a Canteen
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1T seems too bad to drag you out,
Helen" began Doris Vail, in coaxing
tone, "but You know Tuesday is my
day at the canteen."
Don't mind me, DEAR" Helen quick
ly replied. I'D love to stay here in
your room and just read and be lazy.
You've entertained me to death since /
came here"
The girls were in the gray and rose
sitting room that Doris mother let
her have for her own. They had had
their breakfast and were putting on
their snort clothes for an hour Of
golf.
Suddenly Doris looked up from the
task Of lacing her boots. 81 have it
I'll borrow Genevieve's uniform and
you shall be real canteen worker
It'll be lots Of fun. VIII YOU"
Helen demurred. She was not much
interested in canteening-at least on
this side Of the Atlantic ocean. All that
life held Of real interest to her at pres
ent dwelt in uniform somewhere in
France, and because the said some one
had no dependents and had no allot-
ments for the country to pay, he
seemed to be one Of the chosen few to
have to remain on foreign soil. Helen
had not even heard from him for
weeks. The sight Of soldiers who had
been fortunate enough to get home
would only make her home lonely.
II really would rather stay at home,
Doris" she said. Really"
"Oh, that's too pokey. And besides,
we need you. I just happened to re-
member that Genevieve won't be home
till tomorrow, and you shall take her
place and wear her uniform. It's a
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05

1T must have been the major, and
he's explaining just how long he wants
his toast toasted>nnd his eggs boiled"
remarked Doris.
"It's taking long time tonight"
added another girl.
Suppose you just happen out that
way-and look" said another.
Lets all co." whispered Doris. ave
can pretend we're fixing the tables"
They all started In the direction Of
the officers lounge and looked care
lessly In.
There was no fat grouchy major.
There was no Helen!
The girls looked at each other. II
certainly heard some one 60 In there"
Doris said.
"And-your friend Helen1" question
ed one Of the girls who had envied the
newcomer her prettiness.
T-I can't imagine" began Doris.
"Oh, listen"
"Yes-I hear voices" exclaimed two
of the girls In unison.
Out on the porch, dimly lit from the
yellow lights within, they heard
Helen's voice. Then they heard q man
speak.
Doris felt 1t her duty to 60 to the
door. She had hardly expected Helen
to break the rules this way.
"Oh-a-Helen," she called softly.
Just then Helen, flushed and happy,
her eyes sparkling like twin stars, her
dimples coming and going, appeared In
the doorway, arm in arm with a big
khaki-clad captain, with overseas
stripes and a wound stripe-and an
equally beaming face.
''It's-it's Bob, Doris-Capt. Robert
Haverford, Miss Doris VAIL" Helen
managed to explain.
Introductions followed, and the cap
tain explained that he had just arrived
from France, that he had sent tele-
gram out to Ohio to inform Helen OF
his coming, and he had just wandered
into this attractive canteen for a bit
of supper, being too tired to eat with
the fellow officers at camp.
"And the little canteen worker who
came to wait on you proved to be
your lanceeT laughed Doris. 1T sounds
just like story, and can hardly be-
lieve 1t is real. Girls, shall we let
Helen eat with him and we'll all wait
on them?"
And Elise, the cook did herself proud
on the extras she added to the plates
of the two lovers who had found each
other so romantically.
Faith, and be jabbers, was young
myself once" she said when they told
her.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
Home WORK STILL
CARRIES ON
In Spite Of Demobilization ~" huts
Continue to be Popular.

Boston, MasS.-Despite demobili-
zation, attendance approximate
100000 men in uniform at the
Y. NJ. c. A Huts in the United
States, during May, according to a
report on the home war work of the
Y for that month, just issued by the
National War Work Council, North
eastern Department.
These visitors, the exact number
being S,9o9,251, wrote 4,452,736 let
tiers on Y. NJ. C. A. stationery. and
obtained through Y Secretaries
money orders aggregating 1892,
416.78, $24,O1s.40 in New England.
For their pleasure, 2,764 entertain
ments were given to audiences total
ing S32,734, while 1,S51,S29 OF them
saw the 5,993 motion picture shows
during the month, $40 Of which were
given in New England.
Athletic activities were carried OIL
at all points where soldiers, sailors
and marines were stationed. Par,
ticipants in these sports, equipment
for which was provided by the Y, to
tailed 1,351,S17, 1885 in New Eng
land camps. Spectators at the vari-
Gus games and contests reached a
total of 265,744 in this Department
and 2,OS7, ,695 in the United States.
Y huts were also centers of educa-
tional and religious work for en-
listed men. More than 10000 educa-
tional classes for the study Of sub
jects Of practical value in civilian
life were held, with S6,49S students
in attendance. The number Of lee
lures recorded for the month is
2,116, and the attendance at these
355,O74, 1880 of whom studied in
the Northeastern Department. The
hut Libraries lent the men 140,S97
books, total for the country and
1894 in New England alone.
In the religious field, 4,465 meet
ings were held, and these were at
tended by 410,340 men. There were
also 2,955 Bible class meetings,
which 53,761 attended. Bibles and
testaments totalling 105,032 were
distributed. Religious workers held
personal interviews with 48,473 men,
and Christian decisions were made
by 1852.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05

These figures are taken from U. ,.
Department Circular Z, entitled, Trend
of Dairy Cattle Industry" This cirou-
lar was prepared by T. r. Pirtle, OF the
Dairy Division, and contains charts OF
various kinds showing the number OF
dairy cattle as compared with the total
cattle in the various countries OF the
world together with our importation and
exnortation. In his conclusion MT. Fir
tie says:
"The general trend of cattle develop
ment ia: First, work animals; next, rails
inc cattle for commercial beef; next,
com mercial dairying in addition to the
business of meat production; ana nnaiiy
the increasing prominence OF dairying:
"Throughout the world the cattle In
dustry shows general growth, but has
made its greatest advance in regions
where pasturage and feeds are most
abundant.
"The recent trend of cattle develop.
ment indicates that beef production and
dajrying are progressing, generally, out
aide of the immediate war area.
uCouutries which depend largely on
imported feeds appear to maintain reia-
lively few cattle in addition to their dairy
COWS which have gradually replaced
other cattle. 80.
"Dairy COWS have shown less huctua-
ton 10 number than total cattle. This
condition is noteworthy throughout the
world over long periods, including
adverse conditions, such as disease
drought and war. 49,.
"E1ropean experiences indicate that
when country has reached the praotii,,
cal limit of cattle which the land will
maintain, further increase OF milk pro-
duction is obtained by improving the
"it appears logically that the United
States can best meet changed world con-
lditiops, first, by increasing simultane-
| ously both the number and quality OF It's
oass cattle: secondly, by constant attention to
economy Of production; and thirdly, i: oy
maintenance of cattle raising and dairy
inc in conjunction with general farming,
thus thu reducing dependence on purchased
i faadsn
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
lnstructInu Grandpa.

II was talking to my little grand
daughter over the telephone the other
day." said an old man recently TO
few of his friends at hotel, "and
when I ended 1 said, Here, Dorothy
Is a kiss for YOU She replied. on
pshaw, grandpa! Don't you know that
a kiss over the telephone Is ike
straw hatT said, why, no, sweet
heart how's that2' It's not felt, grand
ma she said."-Blighty Uondon).
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05

duck of blue overall with black pat
ent belt and white frilly collar and
cap"
Helen saw that she would have to 60
Perhaps 1t wouldn't be so bad. "All
right. I'll do my best, but do leave me
in the pantry to make salads and don't
make me wait on table"
"We'll see about that, dear. You're
far too pretty to be poked off in a
pantry"
Doris waved off the fiattery and
donned her hat. Hurry, Helen, If we're
going to have any golhng before we go
to this canteen place. Where Is 1t, any
way"
ooh, across the island bit-over at
Hampstead, near Field q"
wherever that may be-" mumbled
Doris, who came from the middle West
and to whom Long Island meant very
little.
At three o'clock the two girls were
neatly attired in their blue canteen
aprons, and with two other workers,
were being driven in comfortable
closed car to the bungalow on Meadow
street, where soldiers and officers found
rest and recreation as well as good
home cooked meals.
When they stepped into the big
lounge Helen could not restrain an ex-
clamation Of enthusiasm. "How Won
derfully pretty, Doris"
Doris knew that her guest would fall
in love with the place once she had
seen 1t. "Yes-we think 1t Is most at
tractive."
Attractive! should say 1t was.
I've never seen anything so perfectly
arranged and so prettily decorated in
my life. And every big comfy chair
has a table beside 1t with book and
a drop light. Isn't the scheme OF blue
and yellow effective?" And Helen
raved on, moving from one corner to
another Of the canteen and exclaiming
anew at every turn. From the blue
bowls Of yellow flowers to the blue and
yellow soft pillows that made the big
lounge look invitingly homelike, she
was enthusiastic to her utmost.
After q while, when the workers had
arranged the tables, attended to the
cutting Of the bread and filling Of the
water glasses, stray soldier or two
dropped in for an early dinner or bite
of extra food.
Helen worked as II she had been
brought up to just this sort Of house
work and made charming and deft
waitress.
When there was lull In the work
the girls sat together In the pantry and
ate a sandwich or folded paper nap
kins and had a good time together.
"One of my soldiers ate four eggs"
laughed Doris.
"And had boy who had two plates
of that meat pie, and you know how
much Elise puts on for portion.
nearly passed away when took his
order for second portion.
"Oh, I hear some one In the officers
room nowl Who'll got You go, Helen.
You haven't worked so hard" said
Doris, pushing her friend forward.
The officers room was just on the
big dining room and had a door lead
Ing directly into 1t from the porch.
Doris. being a regular worker. knew
that there came to that room occasion
ally q fat and grouchy major whom
they all disliked to wait upon. There
fore, in Heien's ignorance-or inno-
cence-she had taken advantage OF ner
and the girls were all laughing quietly
about 1t.
Helen was gone so long that they
began to wonder what was keeping
] hsIa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
4Y' SPORTS
over THERE
Bio Figures Show Popularity with
Doushboys-7,ooo,ooo Take Part
In Games.

Boston-Sport followers In the
A. E. F. are given a slant on the
much argued question as to what IS
''the most popular sport" in the army,
in the figures on participation and at
tendance throughout the entire A. 4.
F. for one month, just received at
Northeastern Department "Y" head
quarters from Eiwood S. Brown chief
physical director of the Y: NJ. c. A.
These figures reveal football lead
ing boxing, but only by a slight mar
gin. Counting spectators and particl-
pants, footballs aggregate was 1885,
1852; and for boxing; 1,310,944. Con-
sidering spectators only, boxing takes
a slight lead, with LIZ, ,202 as against
1,O23,OS2 for football.
However, other questions besides
that of popularity" are known to
have had something to do with these
results. For example in army CEN
ters in the devastated parts Of France,
difficulties of finding suitable fields
and amphitheatres have contributed
in some measure to the choice OF
sports.
According to Mr.. Browns report,
the total participation by the A. E. F.
in all sorts of sports during February
was 6,564,747. Taking the estimate
of 1,650,000 as the average number OF
American soldiers in France in Feb
ruary, 1t is seen that the big sport
program, outlined in orders from G..
H. O. last December touched every
member of the A. E. F. four times
over. II spectators, numbering A.
S91,3S2 are also included, the whole
A. E. F. has been touched seven times
over by the sports program.
Participation in mass games, de-
signed especially for the armies, has
had an enormous lot to do with the
piling up of these big totals Of athletic
play and attendance. The total mass
game participation in the First, Sec
ond and Third Armies during Feb
ruary was 3,4O3,963. This represents
participation in variety OF informal
games, such as shuttle relays, circle
races and many other competitions OF
that sort. The Third Army led in the
total of participants and spectators in
athletics for the month.
The figures given in Mr.. Browns
report are compiled from reports sent
him by Y. M. c. A. physical directors
in the field. Army orders outlining g
the general sports program placed a
Y.M. C. A. athletic leader with every
military unit in France, Luxembourg
and Germany
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
cood Rules for Life's Conduct.

Those that are perfect men do not
easily give credit to everything one
tells them for they know that human
frailty is prone to evil, and very sub
iect to fail inwards. 1t is great Wis
dom not to be rash in thy proceedings
not to stand stiffiy in thine own con-
ceits: ms also not to believe everything
which thou nearest, nor presently 10
relate again to others what thou mast
heard or dOst believe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
He.eon Roxn Furniture.

"Bacon box stuff'' is the contemptu-
ous description by secondhand deal
ers for much of the new furniture now
being hastily manufactured. Such is
the shortage Of timber and the de-
mand for furniture that packing cases,
sugar boxes, ETC., supply the materiai
for bedroom suites.
One dealer confded to the writer
that he had been offered suites IN two
grades. When he asked the diner
ence In quality between the two the
traveller replied:
awell, in the cheaper line We cant
guarantee that names like Best Oureo
Hams or 'Parson Oats won't snow
M under the varnish. In tho Detter
quality we guarantee tho wooa y
stained right down."-London onioo'
icls. .1
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
EdInburuh Landmark Gone.

An interesting bit of old Edinburgh,
dating back about 1900, has been burn.
ed. The destroyed building, which con-
sisted of single story and attic, was
one Of the landmarks Of the Holyrood
area. It was the old Yew Tree tavern,
and stood inside the bounds OF the
Holyrood sanctuary for debtors, within
which, in days Of yore, the fugitive
was free from the attentions OF his
creditors. se. n
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
cruesome Binding.

There is q copy Of Miltons poems
In the public library at Exeter lEng1
bound in part Of the skin of George
Cudmore, who, with Sarah Dunn, was
committed to the Devon county jail on
October 80, 1929, for numbering ms
wife by poisoning her, was tried at
the Lent assizes In the following year.
and executed On March q 1880,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
e,,.t Chief Justice,

John Jay was the first to hold the
office Of chief justice Of the United
States and received his appointment
In 1889. He was born in New York.
December IL, 1745. John Rutledge was
nominated by the president and was
tho second chief justice Of the United
States. he was born In South Caro-
lima In 17Bo.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
n,vi.,on of Samoan Islands.

BY the agreement Of December z
1899, among the United States, Great
Britain and Germany, the Samoan Is
lands were divided between the uni
ted States and Germany, Great Bri-
tain retiring and accepting compensa-
ton for her retirement in the form OF
colonial concessions elsewhere In the
world. This agreement ended long
series of outbreaks and disorder IN the
islands amounting to state OF civil
war, due, 1t was charged at the time
to the intrigue and aggression OF the
Germans.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
How Rotations Help Out.

The hest rotation demands not only
.nanSe In crops, but change in the
sasd,ng habits of the crop. For instance,
uIsnts that are shallow feeders should
mow thoss whose roots penetrate the
% r,oUrd deeply. Corn, shallow pene.
srator, should follow clover .. .,.1ss v'Is.
deep grower. As the Glove. roofs s,, ss1'1. $
Sssp,s the tightly bound subsoii 10
cosp:d moIsture goes down, air enters,
spd roots decay--all contributing 20 tne
making and releasing OF plant food nom
the compounds that hold 1t.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
TakIno a PIebIscIte.

( Plebiscite is a political term Dor
rowed from the French, meaning a
vote of all the electors In country
taken on some specific question. IL
ia from the Latin plebiscitum, de-
cree of the plebs, or law made by the
common people, and Is somewhat SIM
liar to the referendum. A notable ea'
ample of the use of the plebiscite Id
French history was in 1852, when the
memorable coup d'etat of 1891 was
confirmed and the title OF emperor
was given to Napoleon III.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
The RIoaest Mummy.

The largest mummy In the world Is
that of an ANIMAL the Beresoyka
mammoth, in the Petrograd museum.
The species has been extinct for
thousands Of years, and the Beresovka
mammoth-which wes found embed
ed in the frozen earth near the Bere-
sovka river, in northeast Siberia
probably lived fifty thousand years
ago.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
EooIlsh old customs Survive.

st. CLAWS Grammar school, once
worth $3.50, is now valued at $25,OOO,
but the rent is still bunch Of roses.
The ancient city Of Chichester must
provide a string for the kings "cross
bow" while the lord of Bryanston, In
Dorset, must provide a boy with a
stringless bow and unfeathered arrow,
whenever the king makes war on
Wales. The tenant at Bradley, Great
Wood, near Grimsby, must pay the
mayor of Grimsby a wild boar, or It's
equivalent in cash, yearly.-London
Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05

r,o.s Who kill chickens BY choppine
= 1g.' shs Ssad should have block ar
On o.ngsS .SI expressly for that purpose, pose.
rspsoa o,s ada Of = heavy block drive
A,o.s IsS,nss H Far enough apart to perm. PERM.
.se Mo ,a~rs % neck to slip between; III. ns
sns is ION ,hs head in place and enables tns
~orI nUrJs to be- completed with single 0'oW'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
Massachusetts, Girl Cited.

Paris (By Mail)-Miss Helen N.
King, Of Northampton, Mass, a Y. M.
C. A worker in France, has received a
regimental citation from Gen. Petain
for service with the End Division.
"She has opened a great number Of
canteens under bombardment" the
order saws in part.