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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-16
Estates Of Soldiers and Sailors.


The Democrat has been questioned in
regard to the law passed by the last Leg
.islature in regard to exemptions on es-
tates of soldiers.
The law passed Ia an amendment to
Paragraph Nine of Section Six of Chap.
ter Ten of the Revised Statutes, In refer
ence to the assessment of taxes on es-
tates of soldiers and sailors 90 that 1t
reads as follows, naming what is exempt
from taxation:
"The polls and the estate of persons
who, by reason of age, infirmity or pow
erty, are In the judgment of the assessors
unable to contribute toward the public
charges; and the polls of all soldiers and
sailors who receive state pension; and
the polls of all soldiers and sailors who
served in the army or navy Of the United
States in the war of eighteen hundred
and sixty-one and five and were honora-
bly, discharged from such service; and
the estates of all soldiers and sailors who
served in the war of eighteen hundred
and sixty.one and five, the war with
Spain and the war with the Imperial Ger
man Government and its allies, and we're
bonorably discharged, who shall have
reached the age Of seventy years, and
whose property shall not exceed the
value of five thousand dollars; provided,
however, that any such soldier or sailor
who desires to pay said tax may, on or
before the first day of April in each year,
notify in writing the assessors OF the
city, town or plantation In which he re-
sides of his desire to pay said tax, where
upon said assessors shall assess said tax,
against said soldier or sailor, and said
soldier or sailor shall be legally holden
to pay said tax"
This act was approved March 81, 1919.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-16
Details Carried to Absurdlty.

Trivial details not infreQuently be-
come the pivot Of momentous oeci-
sions, in which cases an element OF alb
surdity Is supplied by the breadth OF
the contrast. A case in point arises
in the discussion among English lit
terateurs concerning Shakespeare's al.
legged ,'qhand" In the play OF -"Sif
Thomas More" in which one expert
occupies almost a column Of small
type In the literary supplement OF the
Times Of London in describing the
construction. of the letter B as found
in one of Shakespeare's autographic
documents. The imposing array OF
warlike and nautical terms In the mod
est letter, such as keel, bassline, ram
forelimb and boundary line, may as
tonish many who have been accus'
toned to form 1t with comparative
ease, while the division Of the letter
into sections and subsections by this
savant for. purposes Of discussion en-
dows the old scrivensr's art with un
expected dignity.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-16
Standards Count.

It was no less person than Shake
speare's Hamlet who asserted that there
was something rotten in Denmark. But
whatever truth there may have been in
that assertion, American butter interests
to-day readily acknowledge that there 10
nothing impure In Denmark's butter.
Danish butter usually Is of very good
quality. That, 10 fact, 10 the reason that
dairy and butter interests in the United
States have been looking with sugges-
ton of concern-mors than is deserved,
perhaps, on the Importation of Danish
butter which has been taking place at
New York recently at the rate Of several
hundred casks weekly, each cask weigh
ing 112 pounds. Experts use this inci-
dent to emphasize the lesson which Den
marks success in the butter business
teaches with respect to standardization.
While perhaps the greatest value result
ing from the application of standards In
Denmark lies in its benefit to that coun-
try's export butter trade, in America
corresponding benefit could be enjoyed
in domestic trade, since our home butter
consumption normally far exceeds our
exports.
The Danish government has brand
which the law provides can be placed on
all butter meeting certain rather exact
ing requirements. This is the brand to
be found on the casks which have been
arriving at New York and which Is REQ
ognized the world over as guaranty of
good quality. Experts in American
dairy marketing problems point to the
value of the Danish official mark not
with the idea of advocating that this
Government adopt a similar plan of off,
cislly branding butter, but to emphasize
the value which results from adopting
recognized standards. They call atten-
tion to the fact that America Is produc-
ing much butter which scores as high or
higher than the Danish importations.
In some cases private brands are we'll
enough known to profit fully by the high
grade maintained. But this can not be
said of all American butter Of fine quail
ity. To-day no uniform grades are uni
versally adhered to and consequently
much butter has to be marketed at lower
prices than 1t would otherwise bring be-
cause 1t bears no brand or score. indicst-
ing Its real value.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-16
NlrSsS
Surveyed Her Critically.

office. She had been presented to him
by the mail carrier, and she came
rolled in q cardboard tube. She was
a picture on a calendar, advertising
insurance.
It was not yet time for the girl on
the wall to assume her duties of keep
Ing Oliver posted regarding the dates.
1t was two weeks before the calendar
went into effect, but Oliver could not
bear to keep the girl rolled In the
tube or shut in the darkness Of desk
drawer.
So she was put to work fourteen
days ahead of time, so that Oliver
could feast his eyes on her while he
worked. She inspired him.
81 must find that girl" he decided,
and he conferred with an acqualnt-
ance who had something to do with
the printing business, in order to as
certain whether 1t was physically pos
sible to satisfy his desires. If the girl
was only the child of an artists brain
his chances would be slim.
The friends verdict was encourag-
ing.
"Shes real girl all right" he said.
"This is a half-tone engraving made
from an actual photograph"
Then Oliver got to scrutinizing femi-
nine faces that passed him on the
streets and looking through cafe WIN
dows, and scanning the countenances
of store clerks and movie thsater audi
ences and elevator girls.
Of course, the quest was hopeless,
but 1t furnished diversion for young
man who had nothing to do when he
was not at the office. The only real
way to learn the whereabouts Of the
original of the girl on the wall was
to correspond with the makers OF the
calendar, and he could not quite bring
himself to display so much inQuisi-
tiveness.
Press of business kept Oliver In the
city during the Christmas holidays,
but he made arrangements for spend
ing December 81 and January / In the
old home town. It would be his first
visit since leaving the place, and while
It held few attractions as q town, due
TO the fact that he had outgrown 1t,
he wanted to see his parents, who had
always lived there and who no doubt
would complete their lives there.
He arrived on the morning Of the
S1st and was met by his parents In a
modest automobile, In which he was
conveyed to the house where he was
horn and grew up.
II seemed rather good to look into
the little room that used to be his and
still was his, In fact, for his mother
kept the bed ready for his occupancy
and had never touched any Of bis be-
longings except to clean them-not
even a pile Of read-ftom-cover-to-
cover, out-of-date magazines.
In the afternoon Oliver went out Tor
walk desirous Of renewing acquaint-
anceships. He thought he knew every
body that lived In Plainwell. and con-
sequently was surprised at the num-
ber Of new faces. However, the town
itself seemed to have undergone few
changes.
"Hello, Oliver" he heard q voice
| behind him call as he walked along
| the main street. Don't you recognize
your frisndsf
He turned and saw two girls stano'
Ing on the walk behind him. Tor
moment he surveyed them, or ratnei
one Of them, who had wreaths OF ncl
red hair flowing down over q set o.
black furs. From behind black nun
the face peered, and 1t was q ratne'
roeuish face albeit covered with frank
nsaa nd HaeklsA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-16
Resolutions.

Whereas, The Great Master of the Uni.
verse has called to the higher life q
friend and brother, John A. Roberts, and
Whereas, Oxford Pomona has lost .
loyal and able supporter, and the agri.
cultural interests of Maine an earnest and
efficient leader, whose every thought and
effort was for the promotion of agricul-
ture. Therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That in the death Of Brother
Roberts Oxford County Pomona Grange
has suffered IN irreparable loss, and the
agricultural interests of Maine one whose
place will be bard to fill.
Resolved, That it is q great satisfac.
ton to us that Brother Roberts was able
to finish bis days of usefulness In posi-
ton that he was pre-eminently fitted to
al, and to use his great ability In the
service OF those whose welfare was al.
ways closest to bis heart.
Resolved, That we extend to Sister
Roberts and the bereaved family our
heartfelt sympathy in this hour Of sor.
row. -
Resolved, That we dedicate page In
our records to the memory Of Brother
Roberts.
Resolved, That copy Of these resolu.
|tions be sent to the bereayed family, and
q copy to the Oxford Democrat for pub.
iication.
G. w. @. PERHAM.
8. E. JACKSON.
MRS. L. &. MCINTYRE
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-16
A Check Worth $47S.

A young lady who is working in the
Government employ at Washington has
as q part of her duties the sorting OF the
mails which come addressed to no par
ticular department, and naturally there
are some queer epistles received. One
letter recently received was from an Ar
kansas farmer, who wrote for dupli-
cate check of s475, explaining that while
he was in the barn collecting eggs, the
check he had received that day dropped
out OF his pocket with other papers, and
In some way dropped at the feet OF Q
young calf. The calf, thinking evidently
that Il was something good to eat, de-
voured 1t, and the farmer turned around
just in time to see the check disappear.
Consequently he wrote asking for q
duplicate saying that although the cali
had swallowed $475 in check form, still
be was not worth that amount ~ the
check was not endorsed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-16
Oxford County Notes.

One hundred thousand dollars will be
added to the endowment fund of Hebron
Academy at Hebron, Maine, as q result
OF the 800, 600, 900 campaign to be con.
Quoted from April Is to May 2 In 35
states as part of the New World Move
ment of Northern Bsptists.
The Berlin Wholesale Grocery Com.
pany has been organized in Bethel. The
capital is placed at 5000, 900, all common
stock, par value 500 per share, with
nothing paid In. President, Thomas q.
Samson of Berlin, N. A.; Treasurer,
Sanai j. DINERS of Berlin; Clerk, A. e.
Herrick Of Bethel; Directors, Thomas d.
Samson, Sanai j. DINERS and Antoinette
Samson, ell of Berlin. Purpose Q gen.
eral grocery business.
Among the sad stories OF the storm
was that of family by the name Of
Hargrsves, who lived mile or 80 of the
main travelled road at head OF Marshsll's
Pond In Hebron. Both the man and bis
wife were sick in bed with the flu when
the storm struck. The man died Satur.
day and Undertaken E. e. Tucker OF
Mechanic Falls was summoned to take
charge of the body. he went as far as
he could with his horse and then pro-
ceeded on foot. He took the body to his
bringing 1t out to the road mile or more
on toboggan. Sunday he had to make
the same trip after the woman. This
and other stories simply bring out the
hardships of isolated farmhouses under
stress OF circumstances, and points
moral that such should not be built at
the present day without rapid transpor-
tation facilities, but that people should
live In communities.
The central part of Oxford County
furnished about all the news available
the first of the week, and most of that
was railroad news. The Grand Trunk
had two passenger trains stalled, one at
West Bethel and the other at Gilead for
three days, to say nothing of . wreck ct
the latter place. The eastern part of the
county through which the Maine Gen.
tral runs did not fare any better. The
water which settled into the low places
of the track and the damp snow which
covered 1t made It almost impossible to
push pillow through. The afternoon
passenger train going to Rumford be.
came stalled at Buckf1eld, and passed
Sunday and Monday at that place, the
passengers being put up at Hotel Long.
A snow.plow train left the irons Monday
between West Minot and Mechanic Falls,
which of course effectively blocked the
road to travel. The first passenger trains
to move were on Tuesday. No freight
trains were moving the first half of the
week, as the Maine Central placed an
embargo on freight at that time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-16
Goldfish Had swallowed Watch.

The fishing smack Hoodeneganset,
Captain Skidmore Of Essex. Conn.,
had, among several interesting marine
relics, a iady's gold watch taken from
the stomach Of a Goldfish near the reef
OF Nantucket, Mass The tmepiece u
marked on the interior Of the case.
sBergee, No. S722, London. England"
with no date. 1t is in a perfect state OF
preservation, with the hands marking
12:16 o'clock.1The New England Fish
erica
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-16

"Irsnel" he exclaimed, going to her
and grasping a dainty little hand.
Irene, you certainly are looking dne."
She was one girl he was not afraid OF.
He talked with her several minutes.
and somehow the girl on the wall
seemed forgotten. It certainly did
seem good to see and converse with
Irene again. He had forgotten about
her, but he was sure she had not been
so attractive in the days when he used
to live in Plainwell and call her his
girl. He 80 far forgot the calendar
girl that he asked Irene II he could
call on her that evening, and she
agreed with alacrity.
While walking home after meeting
her on the street. Oliver suddenly
came to, as 1t were. he realized how
he had forsaken the calendar girl In
his thoughts. His first act, therefore,
on reaching his room was to take her
from his suitcase and hang her on a
nail over the bed. Still he was not
quite so enthusiastic as he had been
about her.
The evening passed quickly-too
quickly. Irene made fudge and played
the piano, and those were divers two
weaknesses-fudge and piano music.
And how Irene could stir up sweet
tasting things with a spoon. and how
she could stir up sweet-sounding things
with the ivory keys.
It was q good old-fashioned eve
ming, at least 1t seemed old-fashioned
to Oliver, fresh from the city, and he
enjoyed every minute. He fell beneath
the spell of his "old girl" in the old
town, and he liked 1t. Before either
Of them realized 1t they were speak
Ing of things that were tinged with
the sentimental, and yet they did not
seem sentimental, because the two
had talked of them before and made
them sound matter Of fact by their
repetition. OF course that was q
year and q half ago.
There was no resisting the Fates'
and presently the conversation devel-
oped into a discussion Of furniture
and bungalows, not a limpid, gushing
discussion, but sane and practical.
The situation did not develop into
an out-and-out proposal Of marriage
That would be a trifle too sudden for
either of them, after this year and a
half Of separation; but when Oliver
left Irene's home he was treading the
skies, and the moon was shining as II
had never shone before, and the stars
were exchanging mysterious winks.
- Oliver entered his room and switched
on the light. The black eyes Of the
girl On the wall popped at him, some
what accusingly it seemed, and her
ruby lips smiled.
He stood at the foot Of the bed and
surveyed her critically with his eyes.
you're a nice-looking girl" he OBJ
served, "but you can't make fudge
and you can't play the piano, and
well, really you're not Of any use, ex'
cept to tell me the day Of the week
and the date Of the month, and the
month Of the year, and can keep
track of them without you"
He took her from the wall.
Booml Downstairs the old clock
got into action. The boom was re-
peated eleven times.
With care Oliver tore the girl from
the calendar. The date part he re,
turned to his suitcase while the girl
was put to repose in the waste basket
"Red hair beats black hair all to
pieces" Oliver observed as he crawled
into bed ten minutes later.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-16
AMONG THE FARMERS.
sPsED THE PLow."
Twin Calves.

What evidence have you in favor of or
against twin calves In cattle, asked a
leading breeder of pure bred dairy cattle
Of the Biologist of the Maine Agricul-
tural Experiment Station?
Our Biologist in charge of the animal
husbsndry Investigations referred to the
cooperative records which the Maine
dairymen had assisted him to collect
These results included twins from the
Guernsey, Jersey, Holstsin-Frissian,
Aberdeen-Apgus and Shorthorn breeds
OF these only the Jersey and Holstein
Friesisn were numerous enough to han.
that Jersey twins when they are born
weigh on the average 46.2 pounds each,
that Holstein Friesian twins when they
are born weighed 630 pounds each.
Now, IL all of the smallest twin births
are grouped together their average
weight was 500 pounds each. II all the
largest weighing calves Of pair of twins
are likewise grouped their weight Is 54.5
pounds each. II all Of the twin calves
are averaged as to weight the average lie
52.5 pounds each. These averages show
the difference In weight between the
numbers of pair of twins Is slight.
With these data available comparison
may be made between the weights of
normal single births. The average
weight of pure bred Jersey calves is $50
pounds or IL pounds more than the
average weight OF the twin births. The
average weight OF pure bred Holsteip,
Friesisn calves is 92 9 pounds or 20 8
pounds more than the weight of Holstein-
Frissian twins. The average weight for
the breeds contained in these data, shows
the average weight of single births
should be 1873 pounds as against 525 for
each member of pair twin births or 20.S
pounds in favor of the single births.
These facts show that when the ami
mails within pair OF twins are consid
cred separately they are not up to the
weight OF the calves of single births.
Since birth weight 10 considered very
good indication of the physical vigor and
living ability of an animal it follows that
these results favor the view that single
calves are more vigorous and better able
to survive to the adult than are twin
D. Woods, Director.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-16
JOIN the Army.
(Received first award In Paris High School
competitiOn,)


competition.)
We often hear 1t said, "Join the Army
Walk around the World, Fifty cents q
day." OF course this Ia only the humor'
GUS side of the question, but really what
lot there 10 In that quotation.
The army life offers better advantages
to the fellow without q home, surely,
but the Worlds War shows what can be
made of fellow who has the chance.
One Buddy writes to another, y!
thought was faring pretty tough until
saw In paper from home the prices
there. Suits anywhere from fifty dollars
up, board and room accordingly; 80 re-
enlisted for another three years. Yes,
maybe I am foolish, but Buddy, when
Pm weary I'm pretty sure of as good a
bed az my fellow. When my clothes be.
come ragged, Uncle Sam foots the bills.
In regular times I'm sure OF my three
squares day. What more could . fel'
low ask forp
"I'm never out of job here, and wor.
rying about the morrow. You know /
was always interested In machinery, but
never found the time and money with
which to 90 to the training school. When
the question was put to me, chose the
place where I would receive education OF
the best in the automobile business.
After my three years enlistment has run
out, II I choose, can be something be-
sides factory day-lsborer at three dol
lars per day.
"You wrote me Buddy, that you were
trying to pay DOCTORS bills, because the
flu caught you. I'll admit It isn't very
encouraging when you are going fifty
fifty with the N. D. Here Uncle Sam
pays him to keep me we'll and when I'm
Ill to cure me.
"Say, Pal, you should see the sights
I'm seeing. Not being content with
France, Germany and England, I'm on
my way to Cuba, and say, when I think
of you up there, buried In the snow to
your ears, I just stretch out In the shade
or take cool, refreshing swim In your
honor.
81 never realized what 1t meant to live
and let live, while I lived In the town
back home. OF course It was home and
naturally very dear to fellows heart,
but when you see the different corners
of the world, Buddy, you begin to enjoy
life.
"Of course twas no joke when we
Regulars were sent to France, but
wouldn't any red-blooded American have
done his duty then? Surely, and we
were glad to be able to help whip the
Hun.
"Our folks at home are we'll protected
too, for the government furnishes us With
as safe life insurance as you will find
any where In the States. We pay for 1t,
of course, but the rates are much smaller
than those you are paying.
"When we are too old to re-enlist, we
aren't left penniless as you factory men
are when you can no longer keep the
standard of your work. The retired SOL
dier gets three-fourths Of his pay for
life, $15. .75 extra for food, heat and light.
"Gse, Buddy, it's great life, and
then, way down deep, don't you know,
it's quite satisfaction to know you are
helping Uncle Sam, In return for what
our Country has done for rs. On the
whole I'm satisfied, happy and we'll, so
spread the news, Buddy. Join the Army,
be Somebody" RUTH WINsLow.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-16
Larger Maple Sugar Belt Possible.

Many thousands of American farmers
throughout q region comprising more
than q score of states are overlooking op-
portunities to secure delicious maple
sugar and syrup for home use, as we'll as
for sale, at very little cost. This state
ment, of peculiar interest because of the
present sugar shortage, and the approach
of "sugar weather" Is based on data
compiled by experts of the United States
Department of Agriculture who have
made Q special study Of the maple su-
gar industry. While Americans COM
monty think of this industry as being
confined largely to circumscribed areas
in New England and New York, there
are, as matter Of fact, many potential
"sugar bushes" throughout eastern and
northeastern United States; in other
words, throughout region extending
south to include North Carolina and Ten.
nessse and west to include northern Mis-
souri,, Iowa, and Minnesota. There are
also Q considerable number OF maple
trees OF q sugar yielding species In Wash
ipgton and Oregon.