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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16
Robert wording. q native of WatervIlls

Robert Wording, native of Watervills
but for year past Q resident OF Bath,
has just completed q box containing
1876 pieces of wood, which is pro-
nounced by many good judges to be the
best example of cabinet veneering and
inlaid work ever produced In Bath. The
box is made from 16 different kinds Of
wood, showing 16 colors and represents
the builders labor Of nine weeks. 1t is
only 2 feet 7 inches long, 16 IL inches
wide and one foot In height, each piece
of wood In the inlaid work being 3.16
inch wide. The top has of these pieces
6,127, the front 8, ,7S4, one end 1883 and
the other end 1915. The back contsini
96 pieces. The wood from which the
inlay pieces are made 10 black ebony, red
cedar, beef wood, black walnut, rose
wood, butternut, psdouk, white and plain
mahogany, sycamore, teak, cherry, hard
pine, cy press, wildwood and birds eye
maple. The box has 20 lock and Is
designed for ladies' shirtwaists, laces and
lingerie. Mr.. Wording has been . car
pepter for 38 years, most of which he
passed % carpenter on ships Of the q. s..
navy. During this time he WAS IA years
on the coast OF China and Japan and Il
Was at Yokohama that be learned the
art of inlsyipg With wood. Tho box
looks a. II It had come straight out Of
japan. The price Of the box 10 $3.50.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16
Sealing the sllo.

A tremendous waste occurs every
year In the amount OF silage that ID lost
through spelling In tho top layers. Most
farmers, when they fill their silos, are
conteut with giving It good tramping
and finish up the filling by packing the
last layer down a hard a. possible.
This procedure 10 not sufficient to pre-
vent 1t from spelling, however. In
order that the cut corn and other mate
rial may 90 through the proper fermen-
tative process, and that It may be pre-
vented from turning sour later on, 1t is
necessary to exclude the air. Simply
packing, no matter how heavy 1t may be
still leaves the silsge In such condition
that air will readily penetrate to depth
Of several inches, and sometimes ~
much as foot or more. As result,
putrefaction bacteria gain access to this
portion of the silage and certain amount
Of decomposition results.
With silage as valuable as IL Is now,
1t Is really important that the layer In
which decomposition occurs be made as
thin as possible. One method recon-
mended by several experiment stations
is to make liberal application of salt
to the top Of the silage after the filling
and packing are completed. The moist
ure in the silage will combine with the
salt to make q strong brine, which, in
itself Is destructive to bacterial life, and
consequently the growth of putrefactive
bacteria is practically eliminated. For
the average silo it will be necessary to
use anywhere from half to one barrel
salt to accomplish the purpose.
Another method which Is no more
expensive and which is quite as simple
is to cover the silage with roofing paper
cut into strips to fit fairly close around
the walls; the strips should overlap 6 or
8 inches. OF course 1t is necessary that
the paper f1t closely against the silage
so that air space is eliminated to as great
an extent as possible. A little scrap
silage or few spades of sand or dirt
will aid in holding the paper In place.
A little precsution In this direction
taken at the time when filling the silo
will pay for itself several times over in
the amount of silage that can be saved
K. j. T. Ekblaw.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16
Milk Popular for Lunches.

Drink more milk-a healthy food as
we'll as drinks the slogan advocated
In an educational campaign now being
conducted by the-Dairy Division of the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture. Lectures, demonstrations, charts,
and moving pictures are being used to
teach the food value of milk and the
work is carried to all classes and nation
alities of people In all parts of the conn
try. Recently In Bridgeport, Conn.,, two
milk specialists in one day spoke before
ave meetings; two audiences we're col.
ored, one was Lithuanian, one Slavonic,
aud one Greek and American mixed
800 people In oil.
In certain town In Illinois . factory
employing 400 men has recently intro
duced the plan of permitting milk vend-
ers to go through the plant ut 10 and 8
O'Clock each day with sweet milk and
buttermilk. Most of the men buy pint
each time. The foreman stated that
since the drinking Of milk has become
90 popular with the men NOT only is
their efficiency improved, but they are
more contented and even tempered.
Specialists are giving lectures In many
large department stores, and explain
that glass Of cool milk is not only
refreshing but healthfui.-U. 8. Depart
mont Of Agriculture.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16
Legumes a Substitute for Grain.

That profits may sometimes be In
creased by the substitution Of legumes
for large part of the concentrates In
the dairy ration. is brought out by COW
testing association records obtained by
the Dairy Division of the United States
Department of Agriculture. The records
from six associations where alfalfa
formed large part Of the dairy ration
were compared with the records from
eight associations where legumes were
fed spsringly, with the following results
In the alfalfa district the cost of grain
was 16 per cent of the total feed cost,
and in the other district the cost of grain
was Al per cent of the total feed cost.
The average milk yield of the alfalfa.
fed COWS was 6,S05 pounds and the aver
age yield of butterfat was 2S1 pounds.
In the other district the average milk
yield was 1894 pounds and the average
yield of buttsrfat was 2SS pounds. For
the alfalfa-fed cows the average income
over cost of feed was $73 and for the
granted COWS the average income over
cost of feed was $37.
The alfalfa-fed COWS may have been
better COWS, and the climate may have
been better adapted to dairying, but as
both districts are favorably known for
their dairy products 1t may be assumed
that the cows were of good quality and
we'll cared for In both districts. 1t
seems fair, therefore, to conclude that
the higher production and greater In
come above feed cost of the slfalfa.fed
COWS were due largely to the feeding of
homegrown legumes. In any case 1t is
we'll worth while for the farmers Of one
district to study the feeding practices of
other districts. If legumes add to net
profits, why not grow and feed more
legumes? II the soil Is not adapted to
legumes 1t may pay to add lime or ma
nure or whatever else 1t lacks in order
that the dairy herd may be supplied
with an abundance of homegrown
legumes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16
Protein for Soils and Cows.

The lack of feeds In Denmark the past
two or three years caused decrease 10
milk flow of nearly 30 per cent, accord
ing to j. J. Dune. The feeds of mos'
Importance to the COWS were those rich
In protein. Denmark for years has i'm
ported large quantities of feeds from the
United States and has grown dependent
upon this country for oil cakes, bran
and grains. The blockade prevented
them from receiving their usual supply
and there followed q marked reduction
in the production of milk.
1t has been said that not only have the
COWS decreased in their flow of milk, but
the test of milk had declined from 3.75
to S5 per cent, indicating that BY
depriving the COW Of her usual ration,
which is made up of good allowance OF
oil cake, that the test OF milk was de.
creased. Moreover, 1t is fact well
known to agriculturists that manure,
both solid and liquid, Is richer and more
valuable for the land when cattle are fed
liberal amounts of nitrogenous feeds
than when they are fed ration low In
protein.
This brings to mind that selling our
by. products to foreign countries Is not
only providing them with feed for
their cattle but also material for enrich
ing their soil. If we are helping to build
up the foreign soils with our feeds We
are to some extent depicting our soils.
In other words, we must not neglect to
comprehend that carrying the fertility
from one state to another Is not building
permanent system of agriculture.
What one state gains, the other loses.
The nitrogen supply of the soil can be
replenished by the purchase of fertilizer,
but where legumes such as clover, alfalfa,
soy beans, etc., can be grown, 1t is cheap
er and better for the nitrogen supply to
be kept up through these agencies rather
than through purchased fertilizers. The
soil not only needs legume for supply
ing nitrogen and organic matter, but the
feeder needs the hay provided by these
crops for supplementing silage and grain.
Without clover, alfalfa, soy beans, etc.,
more mill feed must be purchased II the
animals are to be provided with an ade-
quats supply of protein.
1t should ever be borne In mind that
nitrogenous feeds are very important to
both the COW and the soil.-Hoard's 9
Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16
Full Crop for Chickens.

| The first requisite for q good pro-
ducipg hen Is that she have large ospac-
ity for food. 1t is food that produces
the egg. No matter how many good
"points" ben may possess, II she is q
small eater she will lay fewer eggs than
will hen of large food capacity.
Can this capacity for food be developed
in the chickp Everyone having expert
ence in raising young animals and fowls
will agree that this food capacity can be
developed by the feeding of bulky
ration.
Can food capacity be developed In the
chick without danger of overlooking?
I have found table scraps to answer this
purpose to nicety. Once each day,
usually for the afternoon feed, we use
all scraps of food utilizing them while
they are fresh and good.
Everything having food value is used
fruit and vegetable parings, onion tops,
egg shells and scrapings from plates and
utensils. This is run through food
chopper. making everything fine and
edible. If green food seems lacking, a
few tender young dandelions or fresh
clover are chopped and added to the
ration. I like to include little sour
skinned milk. Then 1t Is mixed to a
crumbly mass with the chicks usual dry
mash mixture.
Chicks love this feed as they relish the
great variety 1t contains. Being bulky
il fills their crop to the utmost capacity
without being sufficiently rich to upset
their digestion. Table scraps used in
this way yield their utmost value, where
as much is lost when they are thrown
out to fowls without being chopped. A
food. chopper is wise investment where
even few hens are kept or chickens
reared.
When there are no growing chicks on
the place we feed the chopped scraps to
the hens in the same manner. But the
chicks always have the preference since
this food gives them the full crop we
desire without danger of too rich feed
ing. Bran soaked in sour milk and then
squeezed dry in the hand makes q good,
bulky feed, but the chicks will not eat
of it as heartily ss desired.
The table scraps are so palatable that
chicks will accept considerable green
food with it II 1t is very finely chopped,
With most beneficial results. Fill up
the little crops to full capacity at least
once each day with palatable bulky
food.
It requires food in large quantities to
produce q satisfactory egg yield.-A. N.
Ashton in N. Z. Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16
Misses.

We missed 1t when We let those weeds
90 to seed. A few minutes as We went
along would have pulled them up and
prevented the scattering of their seeds
from Dan to Beershebs. 1t will take q
good many more minutes to head of the
new crop, and the chances are that we
shall be as busy az hen with her head
cut off when the weeds are In blossom
again. What q great day NOW 10, II we
make the most of It!
Again we missed 1t when We left the
team standing unhitehed In the field
while We went away to ''see man."
We were gone 80 long that the horses
got uneasy and struck out for home.
Spoiled good machine and one horse
will always have q. lame leg. "Seelng
men" gets to be pretty costly business
sometimes. Two minutes spent In hitch-
ing the team may save bad runaway,
and anyhow, the man may 60 on before
you get around to see him. Unless he ID
on politics, and then there is absolutely
no escape for Q fellow.
Then, too, We missed 1t when We did
not buy that good calf the nelghbor had
to sell. He was going to sell 1t for veal.
We could have bought It for a few dol.
lars. We forgot all about 1t till We saw
the neighbor drive away TO town with
the fine calf in the back end Of the wsg.
on. Talk about spilled milkl
The worst We ever did miss 1t was
when We sold the old farm. No tears
can ever bring II back. We have lost
out. What did you sayp Man tina,
bought 1t wants to sell ont? Where's
my hat? Wife, pack upl We're going
back home!
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16
Barn Burned at Oxford.

During the heavy shower In the after
noon of Monday, Sept. s, barn in OK.
ford belonging to William E. Bumpus OF
Poland, was struck by lightning and
burned. The buildings were formerly
part of the Oxford Spring House prop
erty and were being occupied as q sum-
mer residence by Mrs. George Gordon
Of Baton Rouge, La.
An automobile, the farm implements,
and twenty-five tons OF hay, were burned
with the barn.
By lively work of 9 bucket brigade,
aided by the heavy downpour of rain, the
other buildings were saved.
There was insurance of $500 on the
harm
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16
The SAYING, DivisIou of Maine is show.

The Savings Division Of Maine is show.
Ing renewed activity with the beginning
of fall months. A Statewide plan 10 on
foot for the observance Of Thrift Week
October 6 II when demonstration works.
general activities and salvage work, pub
lie meetings and special programs IN the
schools will give general opportunity Tor
people to begin saving again. Every
body recognizes the fact that TINS sum
mar has been great and glorious play
time for all bands, and everyone realizes
that wild expenditures have been made
on every hand. Indications are that the
sober second sense Of the people is begin
ming to manifest Itself again, and now is
the time for ell together to begin to pre-
pare for any future rainy day. This
Thrift Week is designed for the purpose
of a special opportunity to begin just
this sort of personal savings.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16
All Amendments Adopted.

Without any official figures as yet
available, it appears from the unofficial
reports that all five amendments to the
constitution of the state were adopted by
considerable msjorities at the special
election OF last Monday. The vote was
very small, reprehepsibly so considering
the importance of the matters acted up
on.
The amendment authorizing an In
crease in the amount OF highway bonds
to ten million dollars having passed, leg
islation to put it into effect and take i'm.
mediate advantage of the federal money
available will be necessary, and a special
session OF the legislature will be called
by Governor Milliken some time within
few weeks for that purpose. 1t is like
ly that other important matters will also
come before the session.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16
Mr.. s,,.. Buck of Park, who is em.

Mrs. Silss Buck of Park, who Is en-
ployed by the State Highway Commits
sion to attend to the traffic census in
Searsport section, presents the following
interesting statistics for one week In
August: Traffic going west on the State
highway, called the L road, between
Belfast and Stockton Springs, was as fol.
lows: 2049 touring cars, 277 runabouts.
81 loaded motor trucks, SS unloaded
motor trucks, Z excessively heavy
vehicles (as Standard Oil teams, etc }, Is
motorcycles, 1862 one-horse pleasure
vehicles, II loaded one-horse teams, I'M
loaded one horse teams, IA loaded two
horse teams, II unloaded two-horse
teams. Mrs. Buck reports an increase
Zach year in the traffic over this highway.
The figures given above for weeks
traffic on this highway sum up total OF
24l6 motor vehicles Of oil kinds, and 207
horse-drawn vehicles.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16
NUMBER 81.
Railroad Measure Introduced.
WAeHTNeToN. SAINT. IL

WASHINGTON, sept. IL.
Keen interest is being displayed in the
Senate as we'll % In the House In the
railroad bill which has just been intro
duced BY Senator Cummins and which
represents many weeks OF work by Q
sub committee of the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee, whose members
are Senators Cummins, Kellogg and Poin.
dexter, Republicans, and Robinson and
Pomesene, Democrats. Demands for
thousands of copies of the bill have
reached senators since the measure was
introduced.
Following the usual formalities the
bill has been referred TO the Interstate
Commerce Committee and Senator Cum.
Minis has called . meeting OF that COM
mttee for Tuesday, September 8. 1t Is
his purpose to lose no time with the bill
in the committee and he has asked its
members to meet daily as far as possible
until the bill can be reported out. he
hopes 1t will be reported back to the
Senate before the end of this month.
Senator Cummins said to-day he was
pleased with the manner In which the
bill had been received in the Senate and
elsewhere. He said 1t was inevitable
there would be opposition to some OF Its
features; be fully expected that when
the bill was offered. The bill does not
contain guarantee Of return to holders
of railway securities and many OF them
are demanding guarantee of 8 per cent.
No real probability exists that any such
guarantee will be given. II any guaran-
tee at all would be allowed 1t would be
a 10 A a L
cent.
The provisions in the bill for the set
clement Of wage and labor disputes are
attracting widespread notice. They are
alec being commented on both favorably
and unfavorsbly. Some opposition is
raised by leaders of the railroad em.
ployes TO the idea In the bill that neither
strikes by conspiracy or combination nor
lockouts shall be permitted on the rail-
roads In view of the machinery which
is provided to settle wage and labor dis
putes. This opposition was anticipated.
A sharp controversy will rage about this
point. Senator Cummins, though he
did not personally write this provision
into the bill, is convinced the country
wants to be relieved from tie menace OF
a railroad tie.up. Moreover, he holds
that while as a general proposition the
right to strike should not be denied
there is difference between strike by
employees of private capital and strike
BY employees Of a public utility when
the government has provided the ma.
chinery for adjustment of wage Difficult
ties and kindred matters and given the
employees large representation In that
machinery. he holds there is distinct
line of demarcstion between strike on
a publicly controlled public utility with
public machinery to adjust wage dis
putes, and . strike against a private
corporation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16

Oyster shells, clam shells, old plaster
and other material that contain lime
should always be accessible to poultry,
especially fowls kept In confinement and
for oil during the winter. The chief
junction Of this stun II % . supply OF
lime for the making Of the egg shells,
though It also plays IN important part
in the gixsafd and a. nesded element
Of food. Keep the hopper full OF this
material. The fowls will never eat moro
than 10 good for them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16

While explaining the working Of new
safety device for storage cells which be
had just completed at the power plant at
veazie Monday, Fred Hutchinson was
Instantly killed BY contact with high ten
sion wires under the coils. Hutchinson.
who Was m expert electrician, was 30
years Of age, and leaves wife and three
children.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16

Approval at Mondays election Of the
referendum 10 determine II the Saco city
council should be abolished means that
the present council will be the last.
Hereafter mayor and board OF alder
men will constitute the city government.
The vote was 1914 to 1lS. A tie vote, l2S
each, was recorded on proposal to In
crease the mayors salary, thereby de-
feating the sct.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16
K. p. District Convention.

The District Convention OF the 10Th
District, Knights of Pytbias, will be held
with Craigie Lodge, No. 121, at Oxford,
Maine, Thursday evening, Oct. 9th.
Convention opened at 8 P. n. oy
Craigie Lodge, No. l2l.
$50 P. NJ, rank of knight by Hamlin
Lodge, No. 81, of South Paris.
1000 P. NJ, banquet, followed by the
address of welcome, and response by the
Grand Chancellor, and Q number OF
speeches by grand officers and local
speakers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16
County Corn Growers.

The organization of the Oxford County
Sweet Corn Growers Association was
effected at the county fair grounds Tues:
day afternoon by Herbert NJ. Tucker OF
the state agricultural department.
About fifty local organizations have been
effected In the state, there being one In
nearly every town where there is corn
factory. The Oxford County association
Ia union of the locals In this county.
Officers chosen were:
Pres.-E. Chandler Buzzell, Fryeburg.
Vice. .Pres.-C. Fred Tripp, Canton.
Sec. and Treas.-E. K. Kilgore, South Water.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16
Ills Big Wish.
I'D IKE 10 be Q bossy COW

I'D like 10 be bossy COW
Along some leafy lane,
tn life seems mighty fine TO me,
When summer comes again.
She doesn't have to fuss With grub;
Th' meadow is her table,
And there is more of Il
Awaitin' In tn stable.
I'd like to be bossy cow,
Where clover spreads perfume;
And nature weaves path Of green
Upon her magic loom.
The Joy of loaflng under trees,
From mornin' until night,
And smiling of q woodland breeze,
When sunny fields are bright.
I'D like to be Q bossy COW
These radiant August days,
And wade the meadow brooklets trail
Along tn fern.draped ways.
The bill collector doesn't nag,
Nor income tax, guess.
She doesn't have TO chop the wood
Or bother much with dress.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16

Professor Eric Doolittle thinks that
the sun will burn out and the Garth be-
como uninhabItable In about fifteen MIL
lion years. We should worry.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16

Farmers should remember that birds
are friends Of agriculture. A few
crumbs thrown out when the heavy
SHOWS come may be bread cast upon the
waters which will return next summer
In crops saved from insect .pests.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16

You can build the biggest barn In the
county, paint It the brightest red. equip
ment snperfine, and hitch on the latest
thing In silos, but II the cows inside are
not good the thing won't be success.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"srzxD THE rLow."

on practical Agricultural topic
u solicited. Address al oommunications In.
landed for this department to HxNnY ID
HAAH0ND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem.
ocrat. Paris. He.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-16

Mrs. Frank MoAllister, Norway, Fran.
ces Pauline, two years, %.
Mrs. WILDER Swan, South Paris, The.
resa, 20 months, "a.
Mrs. j. Grey WiIes, Norway, Henry
Alfred, Q years, IS. =
\ Mrs. Walter Littlehale, West Paris,
Beulah, Q years, q.
Mrs. Leon A. Twitehell, Oxford,
Marion B., 1S months, u.
Mrs. Maud b. Ryersop, South Paris,
Francis w., II months.
Mrs. Elsie Jenness, South Paris,
Phillis L., % months.
Mrs. j. Albert Carrier, Norway, Ada
Helen, 16 months.
Mrs. Leslie r. Cummings, South Paris,
Lynda Harriette, 18 months.
Mrs. Archie Perry, Norway. Mary
Elizabeth, 20 months.
Mrs. Vera W. Abbott, Norway, Heller
Edna, 1e months.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-09-08

Mitchell Bulloch Ct Fort Pierce,
Fla., arrived Saturday joining Mrs.
Bulloch here for visit to relatives.
Friends of Miss Mamie Graham
will regret TO know that she is quite
ill at her home on Eleventh Avenue.
Howell Hill returned to Macon
Saturday, accompanied by Joe Hill
Lamb who will be his guest for Sew
eral days.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-09-08

Mp. and Mrs. L. Cohen spent Sun
day in Albany.