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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-03-26
Go be continued.)

Governor Norbeck of South Dakota
has come out unqualifiedly for Leon
ard Wood for president and recently
toured the state with Wood on a
speaking trip.
Wood is the only man in America
today with heart and soul TO do the
job Roosevelt would have done in re
construction" Norbeck declared. And
Roosevelt knew that, too"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-03-26

name Of the post office TO which Won
desire future notices to be sent to You.
BEN r. GRAY Register
Date Of first publication, March, y.
Date Of second publication, March
10. 1920.
Date of third publication, March 90.
1920
Date of fourth publication, April >.
1920
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-03-26
NOTICE OF SHERiFF's SALE OF
ESTRAYS

On November 1st, 1919, the follow
ing described estrays were taken up
by Mrs. G. B. Gehrig, at her farm thir-
teen miles northeast of Shoshone, Idaho
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-03-26


right ear, and full crop on "
left ear. WI
Said COW is accompanied by calf
No brand on the calf.
Notice is hereby given that on Sat
urday, the 9th day of March, 1920, at
2:S0 o'clock, p. m. at the G. B. Gehrig
farm thirteen miles northeast of Sho-
shone, Lincoln County, Idaho, I will.
pursuant to the estray laws of the state
of Idaho, sell the above described es-
trays to the highest bidder for cash,
lawful money of the United States
Dated March End 1920
Clarence Wheeler, Sheriff
m5-26 BY j. w. Wheeler, Deputy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
Fractions Demonstrate Value.

A few calculations In fractions indicate
clearly the early rewards to the stock
raiser from breeding with pure-bred
sires instead OF grade sires. The Bureau
of Animal Industry Of the United States
Department of Agriculture, which is
sponsoring the nation wide "Better
Sires-Better Stock" campaign, calls
attention to series of diagrams issued
In Wisconsin which show the progress
of breeding native COWS for five genera
tions with pure bred bulls, compared
with five generations of breeding with
grade three -fourths full blood bulls.
After five or, in fact, any number OF
generations OF such breeding, the calves
are still less than three quarters full
blood, while II only pure-bred bulls are
used, three quarter bloods are produced
in the second generation, and the calves
of the fifth generation are thirty .one
thirty seconds full blood. The character.
istics of the breed rapidly become fixed
in stock in which only pure-bred siree
are used, while after any number oi
generations of breeding to three-quarter'
blood sires the characteristics OF scrub
stock still frequently appear. A three
quarter-blood bqll is much more likely
TO transmit unfortunate characteristics
which are not visible In himself than
pure blood bull. A single bull of thii
sort may undo the work Of years OF selec
tion in building up herd. The con
clusion 10 that in grading up live stock
only pure-bred sires Of good qualit!
should be used.-Weskly News Letter
U. 8. Dept. Of Agriculture.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
S. PER MONTH
FEEDS ORPHAN
Cleveland H. Dodge Shows What
Near East Relief Can Do In
Efficient Purchasing.

Buying In wholesale lots and under
the most favorable market conditions
Near East Relief of Madison avenue
New York city, with representatives in
every state of the Union, has been able
to baff1e the high cost Of living 30 TAI
as relief supplies for the suffering mil
lions Of the Near East are concerned.
Cleveland q. Dodge, treasurer, In Q
statement shows that the committee u
able to provide food for the suffering
people Of the Near East at prices much
lower than the average charge here.
A donation Of IS per month will pro
vide food for one orphan, $40 pei
month provides not only food, but alst
clothes and shelter for one orphan
and for SIS per month attendance q
school Is assured to each orphan In ad
dition to food, clothing and shelter.
In the appeal for funds to save th'
starving remnants Of the Armenian'
and other western Asia peoples, Neal
East Relief is inviting the American
public to "adopt" an orphan at th'
rates given here. Over 250,000 home
less children are in need Of help In th'
Near East. Women's organizations
lodges, churches and social clubs ART
responding to the appeal by adopting
quotas of orphans for support over
definite period.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
Dressed Beef.

Some soldiers ut camp spied COW
in a nearby field and after capturing
her with the intention Of having a
drink of milk on the owner they dis
covered to their disgust that she was
dry.
A disappointed doughboy leveled his
gun at her, saying: "She'd look better
to me as dressed beef"
"Give you IS If you turn the trick
said another. "It's CO." said the first
one. "I'll turn her into dressed beef
before morning and claim that $5."
None of us thought he meant 1t, but
in the morning he claimed the money
saying the cow was now dressed beef
We had to be shown, so were taken tc
the field, and there, sure enough, the
cow was dressed. She was careerine
about the field In complete outfit Of
the Kitchen police.-Exchange.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
Second Month of Egg.Laying.

ORONO, Jan. 20.
A. Z. Googins of Ellsworth led In the
second month of the winter egg-laying
contest, conducted under the supervision
of the University of Maine agricultural
extension service, his Rhode Island Reds
averaging 22.60 eggs per hen in the 81
days P. A. Bradford of Belfast was a
very close second, bis White Wysndottes
averaging 22.40 eggs per ben. Mrs.
Estells Strstton, Ellsworth, was third,
2l 10; E. S. Boothby, Emery's Mills,
fourth, 1920; F. D. Lord, East Lebanon,
fifth, 1872; Mrs. W. l. Hinton, New
port, sixth, 17.24. The other contest
ants finished in this order:
j. A. Anderson, Walnut Hill; A. P.
Hunnewell, Bingham; Reuben Lowe,
North Shspleigb; c. G. Stratton, Ellis
worth; Mrs. Fred Foss, Mt. Vernon;
Mabel M. Irish, Buckfield; James Chad
bourne, Bridgton; j. E. Guptill, Ber-
wick; P. NJ. Wymap, West Paris; Mrs.
NJ. s. Coleman, Bingham; E. W. Blapch-
ard, Winslow; Mrs. A. Z. Googins, Ellis
worth; E. 81. Guilford, Penobscot; P.
W. Reed. Windsor; Mrs. Sumner Ellis,
Skowbsgan; Mary Hall, NobleborO; Mrs.
A. w. Childs, Whitnsyville; A. B. Har-
rington, Freeport; Carroll Shea, Ellis
worth; Mrs. S. B. johnson, Dover; q.
P. Knight, South Portland; Journeys
End Farm, Mt. Vernon; o. c. Leathers,
Kepduskeag; E. A. Ireland, Veazie.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
SOUTH PARIS, MAINE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1920
Jox and Profit in breeding.

We're farmers denied the privileges Of
breeding (either plant or anima') agricul.
ture would lose one Of its greatest
charms and at the same time possibilities
of progress. There are many things
about breeding that our best authorities
do not know; indeed, some think II
never was intended man should know.
Yet enough is known to enable the
breeder to prosecute his work with at
least fair measure Of certainty and sue
cess. In addition, there Is such q blend
ing of certainty and uncertainty with big
rewards, II successful, to give grea'
pleasure. There is no keener joy thar.
that of creation. Breeders OF valuable
varieties of fruits and vegetables, pro,
ducers of high record dairy or beef COWS
can attest this.
Breeding, like all else with whicl
nature has to do, must have definite
laws-some fundamental, others less 30
Science and experience seem to hsv,
established what would be termed thre.
fundamental principles or laws. These
are, first, that like begets like; second,
the law Of variation; and third, the priD
ciple of atavism or "reverting back" a.
commonly called. There is lot abou
the three laws we do not know. FOI
example, 1t sometimes happens that the
progeny of two parents will be possessed
Of high excellence In one offspring and
in another be ordinary, or even inferior.
Yet We know that in the great majority
of cases the offspring will be like (nevei
the same) as their parents, that is, thai
like tends to produce like.
We further know that there ia COD
slant variation-sometimes small, some
times great. If 1t were not for variation
we never would have hundred and ONT
varieties of apples, nor dairy COWS In
distinction from beef cattle. Picking
out variation and breeding it properly
results in fixing that characteristic; then
We have new strain, variety or breed.
Then, too, environment as we'll a.
heredity must be taken into account.
For instance, Darwin tells of typ
of fish that have been bred in dark caves
for ages and which have no eyes. There
being no light gave them no use for eyes.
This he says is clearly case OF how
environment may affect variation. The
ruggedness of Esquimaux who inhabil
cold countries, and the easy going char
acteristics of people in the hot, torrid
zone are further examples Of what envi-
ronmsnt does. Sound apples placed in
storage with rotten ones, even good boys
allowed to associate with bad boys, are
illustrations of the influences of environ.
ment.
The whole subject Of breeding and
the laws or principles related thereto are
intensely interesting. In no other in
dustry are there the opportunities to
study and apply the theories and laws
that is afforded farmers. Thus working
with nature raises the work from drudg-
cry to pleasurable art. Every farmer
should aim to learn more about breeding
plants and animals. The farther you 60,
the more interesting it becomes. Here
is a privilege to which you are the natu'
raj heir. Do not miss enjoying it.-New
England Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03

wife, Lady Anne, and french Esther
Araxie Azgapetian, whose baby eyes
opened upon scenes Of horror and later
through them saw much Of the suffer
Ings Of the people Of Armenia.
The family are making their tour un-
der auspices Of the Near East Relief,
the big organization which has saved
hundreds of thousands Of the people
In that part Of the world from death
BY hunger and cold and Is soon to open
q nation wide campaign for funds to
complete the work Of saving the sur
yiyors, more than a half million OF
whom must perish unless aid comes to
them soon. America Is their only hope.
General Azgapetian served gallantly
In the Russian armies In the Caucasus
against the Turks. His wife, who ac-
companied him to the 'front.' did noble
work for the wounded and sick, and
II was while in this service that her
baby was born In a hospital tent during
a battle. An army blanket swung from
two poles in one corner Of the tent was
the baby's crib during the rest OF that
terrible winter campaign. With the
collapse Of the Russian armies after
the Bolshevist revolution the Azgape-
tians returned to Armenia for brief
spell and did their best to alleviate
the suffering they found on every hand.
But with q Turkish price on his head
the father finally made his way with
his family through Russia to Finland
and then to this country. What they
tell of conditions and needs in Armenia
Is first hand evidence.
In the Caucasus, Armenia, Syria
Turkey and Persia are more than 2oO,'
600 orphans, helpless little victims OF
war, massacre and deportation, and
for the great majority the only bar be.
tween them and absolute starvation
is q bowl Of hot bean soup every day
This soup is supplied by the Near East
Relief now making an appeal tc
the American people for sufficient
funds to increase this dole and to pro
vide these suffering little ones with
clothing and give them an education
that will help them to become self sup
porting. It is estimated that more
than 100000 in Western Asia will
die Of starvation unless American ale
is continued.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
Maine Farmers Stay In Maine.

That it is more difficult to induce q
resident of Maine to leave his native
state than il is of any other state in the
Union, appears to have been proven by
tue experience of the <. A. Strout Farm
Agency last year in making 1868 sales OF
farms with an aggregate valuation oil
sl7, 900, 400.
In a report Just issued by the Agency
showing the movement of farm buyers
durlug the past year, Maine stands out
AS the real champion of the Oft-repeated
injuncti ion to patronize home industries.
OF the l25 buyers found in Maine during
the year by the Agency, all but sixteen
purchased Maine farms, and at the same
time l4l buyers from other states came
to Maine and did likewise.
The total number Of sales by the
Agency in Maine during the year was
250, aud of these buyers more than So
per cent. were brought with their fam
lilies from other states of the Union and
from Alaska, Canada and Cuba, while
less than one half of one per cent. of the
34lS farms sold by the Agency In Other
sections of the country were bought by
residents of Maine.
Twenty-six states in addition Ia
Alaska, Canada and Cuba, sent farmers
To Name during the year. OF these
Massachusetts, sent 43, Canada IL, New
York State 16, New Hampshire 10, New
Jersey seven and Pennsylvania and
Connecticut six each.
Five farm families came to Maine from
Illinois, three each from Michigan and
Vermont and two each from Montana
Ohio, Wisconsin, Virginia and Utah.
Maine also had the distinction oi
acquiring as q new resident one OF the
first three farm buyers ever brougb,
from far-off Alaska. Another came
from Cuba and there was one each from
Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia
Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri
North Carolina, Tennessee, West Vir'
gipia and Rhode Island.
Only four of the sixteen Maine mer
who left the state got beyond the CON
fines of New England. Three Of these
bought farms in New York state and
one in Maryland. OF the other twelve
nine located in New Hampshire and
three in Massachusetts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
WOMEN ADOPT
10000 ORPHANS
Connecticut to Provide Foster
Mothers for Little Victims
of Turks.

Ten thousand little victims OF
Turkish brutality are to be foster
mothered by the big hearted women
Of Connecticut as the result Of ap-
peals by Near East Relief, the former
Committee for Armenian and Syrian
Relief Of / Madison avenue, New York
city. The women at meeting voted
to "adopt" that number as their share
Of the 250,OO0 homeless and starving
boys and girls orphaned In the massa'
cres and deportations.
Three hundred representatives OF
women's organizations attended the
meeting at Hartford, at which Gov
ernor Marcus b. Holcomb presided and
pleaded the cause Of the stricken peo'
pies. Another speaker was Henry Nor
genthau, former q. 8. Ambassador to
Turkey.
Assurances that the example Of these
noble hearted Connecticut women Will
be followed by similar organizations In
all the other states have been received
at the headquarters Of the Near East
Relief, / Madison avenue. New York
city.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
Separators Give Best Results.

There are four methods of separating
cream and skim milk from whole milk.
The first three may be classed as the
gravity method and are the deep setting
system, the shallow pan system, the
water dilution system. The remaining
method may be classed as the centrifu.
gal method and is the hand or power
separator.
The disadvantages of all the gravity
methods are: Large loss of fat in the
skim milk; cream and skim milk are old
when secured, oftentimes sour, the
cream is always thin or low testing, and
in the case of the water dilution method,
the skim milk, being one-half water il
practically worthless for feeding pur
poses.
The advantages of the mechanical
method are: Less fat is left in the skim
milk; there is greater range In the per-
centage of fat In the resulting cream,
the skim milk is in the best possible con.
dition for feeding, the cream can be
separated Immediately after milking,
aud there are less utensils necessary and
so less labor in caring for them.
Some of the factors to be considered
when purchasing a separator are: Price,
capacity, nearness to factory or agent
where parts may be secured, and eff
cheney. Some of the factors affecting
the efficiency of separator are: Temper
ature of the milk, speed of the bowl,
whether or not the machine is set Level
and on firm foundation, aud the per-
centage of fat In the cream. The tenn
perature of the milk should be at least
IS degrees; the speed should always be
that given on the handle or recommend
ed by the manufacturing company
the machine should always be set leve
and bolted tightly to q firm foundation
to prevent jarring as jarring may result
in the skim milk remixing with the
cream after 1t 10 once separated and re-
sulting In large percentage OF fat being
lost on the skim milk. Cream over 5(
per cent should not be separated as there
is large loss of fat in handling, and II
may result in the remixing of cream and
skim milk inside the separator and q
large loss of fat In the skim milk.
Some of the reasons why the cream
from the same separator does not test
the came on different days are: Tempera
ture, speed, rate of inflow, percentage oi
fat in the original milk, and amount oi
skim milk or water used to flush out the
bowl. Cold milk results In thinner
cream than warm milk; low speed re
suits In thinner cream than high speed
low testing milk results in lower testing
cream than that from high testing milk
The more water or skim milk used tt
flush out separator the thinner th'
resulting cream.
To get results from separator buy
q good standard machine, have 1t firmly
bolted to solid foundation and sitting
level, run it according to directions ant
do not separate cream over 30 per CEN
fat.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
CHURCH COUNCIL
ENDORSES n. E. R.
Federal Body Says No More
Compelling Need in All
the World.

Departing from custom, the FEEDER.
al Council Of Churches has endorsed
the work being done by Near East
Relief, / Madison Avenue, New York
City, the former committee. for Ar
menian and Syrian Relief which has
essayed the task of caring for 1880.
600 starving people in Western Asia.
Resolutions adopted by the executive
committee, as announced by Charles 8.
Macfarland, general secretary, are as
follows:
"Your committee recommends that
prayers be offered in all our churches
for the suffering children throughout
the world, especially those who are In
distress and peril as the result Of the
war.
"They further recommend that we
reaf1rm and emphasize our interest
and cooperation In the plans OF
Near East Relief We know of no
need In the world that Is more conf
pelling than that Of the Armenian,
Syrian and other peoples In the Le-
want who have already received and
must still receive the generous SYM
pathy of the American people"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
Bill the Aesthetic.

During the warmest hour Of yester-
day traction engine drawing two
"trailers" piled high with barrels OF
stout and beer painted painfully along
Fleet street. One Of the laborers en-
gagged on mysterious excavations OF
the pavement pointed with his shovel
to the procession and exclaimed: "Oh,
my Lord, Bill, amt that a beautiful
sightT His mate gazed admfringly
at the glorious spectacle and replied
with sympathetic sigh, mot halfF
And yet some short-sighted cynic has
said that the British workingman is
devoid Of vision," and "does not, like
the ancient Greeks, possess an innate
aesthetic appreciation Of the Beauti.
ful."-London Daily News.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03

: A picture and some news facts have
just reached this country from far Argen-
tina, in the Latina merioan territory,
that inspire every dairyman to increased
pride 10 his business The photograph
is view of the judging ring of Sociedad
Rural, at Buenos Aires, during the
annual expedition. There is vast
grandstand, crowded with spectators,
and background Of palm trees, to say
nothing OF q very picturesque parade Of
pedigreed COWS. And In the foreground
. band is playing. More and more peo-
pie the world over are paying tribute tc
pedigreed stock and what It means to
mankind. And just for fear you nigh,
think that over 10 Argentine they think
Of nothing but revolutions, We want t.
tell you that $50, 900 was paid for "Ool
LYME Price, champion Shorthorn bull
This marks q new high record for thil
type Of animal In Argentina, Soutf
America.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03

lll6 lNC0E GIo6s
Relief will make to the country In
February for funds to support its
work among the starving peoples OF
that stricken land. TO the Wash
ington meeting he wrote:
"Advices and information coming
from the Near East cannot be doubt
ed. There is great actual suffering
and famine. These people. recently
become Independent and released
from bitter thraldOm, cannot sup
port themselves. And the Christian
and common instincts Of humanity
which have prompted the people OF
the United States during the last
two years TO relieve the distress
and needs, especially Of the Near
East, must not be allowed to grow
cold and be diminished.
II hope we shall all unite in this
present emergency and be able to
collect sufficient funds to- enable
these peoples to live and work until
next summer brings them perma.
nent relief and subsistence. / call
upon all to respond generously to
the appeal now being made and
trust that the committee will be
gratified with the results"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
SubIuaate.

When an army was conquered In
Roman times, It was obliged to pass
under the yoke" as an evidence OF
defeat at the hands Of the enemy.
This "yoke" was sometimes made by
setting up two spears and putting q
third across the top. Our English
word subjugate derived from Latin
"sub," or under. and "jugum." or yoke)
thus contains in its composition q
spectacular custom from the military
life Of the Romans.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
Salads for Mrs. Biddy.

Every poultry keeper has favorite
green feed for bis flock. Usually 1t Is
one that can be supplied with least ex-
pense and effort. Providing it is relish
ed by the fowls, there probably is little
difference 10 what kind of green feed is
supplied, United States Department of
Agriculture specialists say. Cabbages,
turnips, and beets are all suitable for
this purpose. The larger roots and the
cabbages may be suspended by wire
or they may be placed on the floor, In
which case 1t Is we'll to split the turnips
or beets lengtbwise with large knife.
Potatoes may also be fed and should be
cooked. The mengel Is excellent for
feeding raw.
Clover, cut up and soaked In boiling
water, is good when fed with mash, "a
Is clover meal and ground alfalfa.
Sprouted oats or other sprouted grains
may also be fed and make excsllent
green feeds, but require considerable
labor. Az general thing the flock
should have, once day, about oil the
green feed 1t will eat.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
enovvbaIIIno In Summer.

On the hottest day Of the year In
Chicago, with the mercury 9S degrees
above zero, crowd Of boys on East
Austin avenue amused themselves by
throwing snowballs made from drift
Of snow that steadily increased In size
until It was more than three feet deep.
The snow was being scraped from the
pipes Of a refrigerating company. on
which It collects sometimes to a depth
Of six inches. It Is scraped OH every
daV
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
Months Of Winter.

Automatically winter Is reckoned to
begin In northern ATTITUDES when the
sun enters Capricorn, or at the sol
stice (about December 21). and to emo
at the equinox In March; but In ordi-
nary speech winter comprises the three
coldest months-December. January
and February. being reckoned the win
ter months In the United States, and
November. December and January In
Great Britain.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
c,,,,o..,,. p.euIIar Method.

compossr's Peculiar Method:
The worlds masters of art and mu-
sic and literary geniuses have used
different means for arousing inspira-
Hon and stimulating imagination. an
exchange recalls. Thus, Grieg, the
musician, when he was about to COM
pose. used to heat his head for sew
eral days, whereupon he would lose nus
appetite and his eyes would become
infiamed and his Imagination thereby
stimulated.