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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
DARKEY WAS NOT IMPRESSED
His Opinion Of the Chief Justice Of
United States Supreme Court
Decidedly Not High.

John Marshall was great man and,
like many great men, he became at
times very much absorbed with his
thoughts. Riding along the bad roads
of North Carolina one day in gig the
chief justice of the United States Su-
preme court was revolving point Of
law in his mind and not paying great
deal of attention to the road. His
horse turned out of Its own accord and
the gig ran over sapling and tilted
so sharply that the Judge was aroused
from his reverie. It seemed to him
that he was hung up on the sapling,
for he could turn neither to the right
or left. An old negro happened along.
scratched his head moment and said !:
"Marse, whut fer you-all dom back
yo' horse often that saplin'f"
''That's So" replied Marshall, who
had not thought of that simple soiu-
tion, and promptly backed away from
the obstruction. He thanked the old
man and was about to reward him, but
found he had no money In his pocket
"Never mind, uncle" he said as he
drove away. "Tll stop at the tavern
and leave something for you"
The old negro was not impressed,
but for fear he might overlook a bet
stopped at the tavern and there the
landlord gave him dollar, which Mar
shall had left for him.
"What did you think Of himr the
landlord asked.
"Well," answered the negro. "Well,
he was a gentleman, sho' nuff, but"
and he patted his forehead significant
ly, "pears to this darky like they amt
much o. nuthin' in that mans haid."-
Kansas City Star.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12

name -and-they won't let me talk
any more-say I'm talking too much" /"
Coming right over" he heard b.
fore an officer elbowed him away from
the instrument.
"Who do you think you arei 4
guest Of the city-walking into jail a.
II you owned the whole shootin'
matchl" growled the policeman.
Must own some Of it-taxpayer-
guest of-the cityl rather like that, "
chuckled Harkins. "Can / stay down
here somebody coming along to bail
me out"
Then came ]. B. Porter, shaking
with laughter, and a lovely girl who
clung to her father and begged -Har-
kins' forgiveness for her blunder. ].
B. Porter bailed his future son-in-law
(none of them knew the fact just
then) out Of Jail, and all went happily
thereafter.
Harkins says the pleasantest hours
of his life were spent In the Tombs'
prison, and as for bachelor home
In Westchester-why, New. Jersey
home, log fire, two easy chairs and
no book at all Is much to be preferred.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
FIGURED IN HISTORIC PAST
Representation Of Monarch OF tho
Time Of Abraham Now In
Pennsylvania Museum.

In the dim old days Of the patriarch
Abraham people looked very much as
they do now. judging from the Oldest
representation of human figures un-
earthed by the toiling brotherhood OF
archeologists. Two striking figures,
one standing and one seated, are In
cluded in the elaborate design Of the
clay seal, or postage stamp" which
has excited the enthusiasm Of DR.. Le-
grain, curator of the Babylonian sec
ton of the University Of Pennsylvania
museum.
DR.. Legrain has figured out the In
scriptions of the little tablet as indi-
eating that It dates from the period
when "Ur Of the Chaldees," mentioned
In Genesis In connection with the his
tory of Abraham, was a fourishing
kingdom. And he finds reason to be-
lieve that the seated figure, decorated
with flounces of beautiful ACCORDION
plating, is q portrait Of his majesty
Ibi.Sin, the last king Of Or and pos
sibly an intimate friend Of the Father
Of Israel.
To the modern eye both figures are
remarkably well drawn and lifeiike
in attitude, especially considering the
fact that they were modelled In clay
on a very small scale. DR.. Legraln
thinks the tablet served the double
purpose Of seal and postage stamp
on a sack of money forwarded to q
banker named Shulpae by his rever-
ence the high priest Of the temple OF
Or. at which Abraham worshiped.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12

Handicapped as Maine is By trans.
portation and climatic disadvantages,
the Central Maine Power Company has
built this new station, confident that the
fundamentally important thing was not
to dwell on what the great powers, all
undeveloped, might do at some distant
time In the future, but.to develop them
now and have them ready for use.
Subscribers for the preferred stock OF
the company, who have made the erec-
ton Of the plant possible, may we'll take
pride 10 their building and the flne pos
abilities that Il faces.
II 10 not only as permanent as the
geology OF the state but 1t will supply
an essential service and make life more
worth living to thousands. The abun.
dant power now available should attract
bigger business to the state and should
return substantial dividends on the in.
vestment for oil time to come.
The Skowhegan turbines are perhaps
the largest In New England In size II not
in capacity. Under 80 foot head each
of the turbines 10 guaranteed to gener.
ate 1850 horse power. Efficiency In the
construction of turbines has advanced 60
rapidly during the past few years that
90 to 92 per cent OF the power Inherent
in water will be developed by the Skow.
hegau turbines.
While three turbines and generators
will take care Of the present needs OF The
company, the power house has been
i constructed to accommodate four units
! with provision for extending the house
to take in fifth. It will thus be seen
that the immediate installation 10 1275(
horse power but that the ultimate In
stallation can be 21000 horse power.
At tho present rate OF increase 1t will
probably not be long before the fourth
and even the fifth unit will be needed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12

gone back to the car. settled herself
In the tonneau and In the gloom OF the
raised top had mapped little. II woke
up out on the Parkway" she ended,
"and SO I groped and found the place
where my father keeps his pistol
and made the thief turn and drive
back here"
"See your license, miss" growled
the officer.
She produced 1t and also repeated
the car number.
The officer poked around the ma
chine with a searcAlight. "Wrong
dope on that MISS" be came back to
report. "This is the same make but
different number. New, young fel-
ler," he growled at Harkins.
rSomething funny about this" he
decided presently. 'Think I'll lock you
up, young man." He took the girls
name and address, put her In q taxi
cab and then commanded Harkins to
drive to the police station.
"why did You let the girl got" asked
Harkins. peevishly. "She had my
car"
aShe's ]. B. Porter's daughter-she's
all right"
Harkins slid down In his seat and
smiled feebly. "Show me how to gel
to Mulberry street" he said humbly
At the station house he was permitted
70 use telenhone.
"Nervv -ur" muttered Patrolmal
| Ditty, as he went back to his beat
| after making his report
Harkins had called ]. B. Porteri
| New Jersey home, but the lawyer wal
not there. Zone of the family vii
do" he said, but he was advised Il
| call later. This he did and clear
sweet voice responded: II am sorry
but my father Is not at home. An!
message
"This is Harkins, Mr.. Porter's lega
associate. am In the Tombs."
sThe TombsT she gasped. Il an
so sorry" se@ee.
"Thank you," he grinned into th'
transmltter. my automobile wa
stolen-or taken by mistake and her
/ ami"
| .OhI How strange-you were ar
rested because some one stole you
carp ~. ~ s2 80 q
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
Raspberry Culture.

There are three different types OF
rsspberries grown In the Uuited States,
red. black and purple. The reds are
propagated by tho suckers that come up
from the roots of the parent plant and
from root cuttings. The black and pur-
pie varieties are propsgsted by isyering
the tips late in the season. Some Oh the
rad varieties under cultivation here
came from Europe and others have been
developed from the American wild ra'P'
berry.
Among the leading varieties are the
Cushbsrt, st. Regis and King. The
aer bert, introduced few years ago,
has proven moro hardy with me than
apy other variety i have tried 10 my 2S
yesrs' experience raising rsspberries IN
Oxford County.
The purple varieties are hybrids, be-
tween the reds and the blacks, and have
,ong. slsnder canes that bend over to
che ground and take root at the tips the
same 10 the blackcap varieties. All
the black raspberries have been devel
oosd from the American black raspberry
which grows wild in Michigan, western
New York and some eastern states. 10
NV garden canes OF this variety nave
grown 16 feet In one season.
Very few raspberries are grown soutn
of Virginia, Tennessee and Missouri ana
only In the higher elevations In THESE
states.
Among the many things to be con-
sidsred In planting raspSerries for mar
ket are location, soil conditions and sur
ficient help for picking. i plant my
rssp berries In rows seven feet apart and
abort three feet apart 10 the row, usine
about $500 plants to the acre. Vegesa'
HAS NAV be grown between the rows
thu first season. A thoroughly drained
soll 10 necessary for good results bu'
there should be plenty OF moisture avail
able. ut all times.
Fnr the home garden the poultry yard
| Ia a good place 70 raise raspberries ano
black kberries. The chickens keep the
veeds down and enrich the soil, and tn'
bushes give shade for the chickens. Ii
6eld culture would give clean cuitivs
rion until after the berry picking season
\. naat and then SOW some cover croI
such a clover, rye or vetch, to preVen
washing Of the soil.
An the old canes should DO cut on
and removed as soon ~ possible ai,e
the fruit is gathered. Most varietie
need winter protection here In Maine
All pruning OF the canes 10 done In tn
early spring and now fields should o
planted ~ early 40 possible.
An eastern or southeastern slope
jassIrable. The soil should DO made rio
enough to produce good crop OF corr
Barn manure, ashes and chomicais ~
ali good. Too much barn manure has
ltsndency to make the berries soft:
liberal "a upply Of potash iu the soil
necessary TO produce 6ru berrie: tns
: viii stand mp for shipping to market
Howard r. Maxim, Locke's Mills.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
ssno-ous oreetlnos.

Just a mere passport issued Dy
New Haven justice and approved by
the government 10 1907 bears the
following mass Of words: Most Serene.
Serene, most Puissant, Puissant. High.
nlustricus, Noble. honorable. vener-
able wise and prudent Lords, EN-
perors, Kings, Republics, Princes
Dukes, Earls, Barcns. Lords, burso
masters, Schepens. OounseliorA %
also Judges. Officers, Justiciaries, ana
Regents Of all the good cities ana
places. whether Ecclesiastical or Seeu-
Lar. who shall see these patents. o.
hear them read" re
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
Productive Farm Land.

In q general sense, productive farm
land is land that is used to produce
crops, to pasture animals, or to furnish
a supply Of fuel, timber, maple sugar,
or other profitable forest products.
Nonproductive land 10 that portion OF
a farm which 10 taken up BY the farm
buildings, by lanes and roads that are
unue ecessary, fence rows that are too
wide, open bitches, headlands, swamps,
rocks, ravines, sloughs, and streams, OF
pasture land that does not economically
support live stock. Farmers Bulletin
745, issued by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture, gives further infor'
nation on this subjsot. Copies NAV es
had upon request OF the department. ~
Washington, d. G.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12

Months, yes, even years before . SPADE
wa turned came the surveyors and engi'
neers, and not ell plans were oil o. Z.
did iaborers and experts OF various
sources begin their tolls and their fight
with the river and weather.
All through the winter the work pro.
gressed with unabsted energy.
Spring finds the job we'll In hand but
with mountain of work ahead.
To speed up accomplishment, mate
rials were hastened from oil sections OF
the country, and by careful planning
and management progress was sched'
uled to . nicely, all obstacles overcome,
and when fall came the back bone Of the
task had been broken. To rush the
superstructure to completion 10 the fall
was . comparatively easy task after the
strenuous work In rearing the huge sta.
tion from the bed of the river.
In the virtual completion OF the sta
tiop, Maine has added another milestone
to her industrial progress and the oom-
pany has forged another link In the
chain of power stations that dot the
strategic points Of the company terri
tory. The main transmission system,
extending from Skowhegan through
Wstervilie, Augusta and Gardiner to
Lewiston, 10 now capable of handling
and delivering at any point between the
terminals of this line $1,000 horse
power.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
a Re9isfered 0uernsey.

6arold s. Pike Of East Waterford ha.
made a small start toward purebred
herd of Gusrnssys. He has recently
purchased the registered Guernsey cow
aCsmbsr TaLoma," )" of Arthur L. Deer,
ing OF Oropo. She 10 bred TO son o.
"Yeomsu's King Of the May" from I'm
ported stock from the Island oil Guern
ssy. OF the coast of England. Thi: sire
has "a advanced registered daughters
and n known among Guernsey breeders
"A ono of the best In Now England.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
The Girl in
the Car
By LULU LANcDoN

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Harkins hurried out Of the office
building, found his car In the Gus
tomary spot, disconnected the locking
device with his key, and in a moment
was threading his way among the
nortt-bound vehicles; out on the
Parkway he speeded, for the night was
cold and clear. and the tang Of early
autumn was In the air.
In Westchester, cozy bachelor DIN
ner awaited him, then an easy chair,
a pipe and book by the log fire. Why
marry7 he asked himself doubtfully,
as he swung around curve into q
lonely stretch Of road.
Something cold and hard touched
his right ear. He did not move his
head. He knew that some one was
holding q gun. "What do you wantT'
he called back.
"Stop" 1t was soft feminine
voice, but very firm.
"The female of the species" he
calculated, bringing the car to an
abrupt stop.
"Turn around and drive back to
220 Broadway" commanded the voice.
ION the way" called Harkins
cheerily. Anything else, ma'amT
No answer, but the something cold
and hard still irrltated his ear. He
hoped she knew what she was about
he didn't; but he obediently swung
the car about and headed for his Of
fee. He had great respect for fire.
arms; he had served in France and he
knew how short tempered gun could
be. At Columbus Circle he stopped.
"rm going to look around" he an
nounced.
The gun left his ear, but when he
stiffly turned his aching neck he found
the rear of the car in shadow and only
the gleam of the still menacing wea-
pom.
miss Hold-Up, put down that gun
or shall call policeman" he threat
ened.
"Youf Call an officer?" She was con-
temptuous. "Drive ON, please, be-
fore turn you over to the police for
stealing my car"
"Your carr" he blurted, but the po-
liceman's whistle ordered them to
move with the traffic. "Your carr he
repeated over his soulder.
Certainly, or my fathers car. You
are very daring-but please 60 back
to 220 Broadway"
In amazed silence he did drive back
to the Office building. but 1t was dark
and deserted save for scattered lights.
"What shall / do nowf" he asked
patiently.
There was q silence, then In a wav-
ering voice she answered helplessly.
81 don't knowl l never arrested a man
before"
"Neither have l." he confessed, "but
perhaps this officer on the corner can
straighten things out"
Patrolnan Ditty listened to their
tales. The girl spoke In a low, cult
waited voice, saying that she had driv-
en- the car downtown that afternoon to
her fathers office, had locked 1t with
the safety device and taken the eleva-
tor to his private Office. Finding him
in conference With client she had
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
Orchard Fertilization.

"Orchard Fertilixation' WAS the sub
ject Of IN address by County Agent A..
&. Gardner Of franklin at the Unlver-
atty OF Maine. He took the view that
no one method 10 best suited to oil CON.
ditions, but that fertilization 10 really
IN individual orchard problem, or even
an Individual tree problem. Orly by
trial can the orchardist find out what
methods are best suited to his oondi-
tions.
Vigorous, bearing trees require large
quantities of plant food. Much of this
plant food 10 supplied by the soil, espe-
cially when competing crops are sup
pressed. The amount of plant food
needed In addition to the soil supply
can be guaged by the condition of the
tree and fruit In general, quick acting
fertilizers will be preferred, as the early
seasons demand for growth 10 greatest.
The speaker took up In detail the
various elements entering into CONNER
cial and farm fertilizers and considered
their chemical processes and purposes.
Referring to fertilization of orchard un-
der tillage, he said, In part:
Many Of the problems which come up
under sod culture are eliminated with
the cultivation and cover crop method.
The early moisture content of the soil Is
retained, soil warns up earlier, and Its
available plant food is supplied wholly
TO the trees. The humus material is
furnished by the turned under cover
crop, and the late growth danger re-
duced to minimum unless heavy appli-
cations of slowly available materials are
made. Possibly lighter application
Of nitrate, or sulphate, acid phosphate
and ashes can be applied at time Of
bloom to good advantage, using about
the same amount OF ashes and phos-
phorio acid, and possibly half as much
ammonia, II any, 81 was used under sod
conditions, az maximum. II is barely
possible that some ammonia should be
applied early. In most cases this would
probably be an individual tree matter
RAJ her than the orchard as a whole.
Personally, cannot see the advantage Of
using any slow acting material with til
lage.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
Wire Pence.

An advantage of wire fence over the
old-fasbioped worm fence 10 found oy
eni omolog gists In the United state: de,
psrtm emit Of A Agriculture, who point on,
the greater case With which the matted
ersss and weeds accommodating along tos
fence can be destroyed by burning Of
otherwise, thus killing chinch bugs ano
other insect crop enemies In their winter
quarters.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
Eurich Soil by Trenchlng.

The home gardeners Of England TAKE
great pains in preparing their soil, even
going to the extent Of throwing tho sur
face soil to one side and then spading
manure into the subsoil to depth OF "A
10 10 inches. After the subsoil 10 30
treated the surface soil 10 replaced and
great quantities OF rotted manure m'xeo
With It. This process 10 known ~
"trenchipg." 1t results In heavy yields
of vegetables and enables the crops to
Withstand drought period much better
than whom the soil 10 not broken &c
deeply. Details Of the preparation ol
garden soils are discussed In bulletinI
Of the United States Department OF Agri
culture. which are free on request.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
Nav Us. South American Weed.

May Use South American WV0s'
The Pennsylvania railroad, owing
to the unprecedented cost Of railroad
lies, has decided to investigate tne
udaptabIlity Of the hard woods q
central and South America for this
purpose. It is announced. Normally
The Pennsylvania system uses from
100000 to 100000 ties annually
The average net cost has risen fully
100 per cent since the beginning OF.
the war. Furthermore, white oak
which the company regards a. tne
most desirable wood for ties, % De-
coming scarcer. Therefore. the com
many has inquiries under way to de-
term,ne the comparative cheapness
and durability Of southern hard woods
for railroad ties. sss =
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
prooo.sd pIpeIIne In tho North.

The proposed pipeline to convey oil
products from the Mackenzie river
basin in northern Canada to Bering
sea, from whence they would be car
ried by tankers to the markets OF the
world, would run from the Mackenzie
river 10 the Yukon river systems by
way Of Rat river and Ball river,
thence by the Porcupine and Yukon
rivers to salt water. 1t Is reported
that sanction for the project will be
sought from parliament. The strike
Mt Fort Normsa b said to be rich
flow.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
PLEDGED to Use Irish Tongue

In Ireland many persons are to oe
seen wearing q plain brass ring ON
their breast. II Is known as THE
Fainne," which is the Gaelic equiva-
lent for "ring," and Is the badge worn
by those students Of Gaelic who have
attained a colloquial knowledge Of the
tongue which Its advocates declare
was for centuries in daily use In Ire
land. The wearer Of the badge pledges
himself or herself to speak only Irish
10 these who are acquainted with that
tongue. 5
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
Farm For Sale.

oasr for sale my farm about two
sas Iles north OF Paris Hill. Good build
-, one hundred and twenty acres OF
10 soi nvs to six hundred grated apple
es Ano wood and timber enough 70
~ ,or the place. alse have for sale .
soou swo- horse cart or viii exchange for
sonehorss cart.
a.. ALBION w. ANDREWS,
Nu Parts Hill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12

Tn aol days the Cans Frlesi.n Gov.
Cotton Secret III, owned By 9. Holt
Thomas, Hughsndon, Bucks, kng'sno, nos
h.s vislded the record quantity OF SoVe
ssllons OF milk, an average OF I12 gal
Ions : day. She 10 still giving more
than bl.S gallons daily. She we'gn'
i9OO pounds and has yielded In nine
mooths nearly nine tons, OF nfseen s'''e'
her own weight.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
AnoIent oame ID Hep- -eeeteA.

All mere mems games must tve
pride Of place a. regards snuaqiv
70 thoss played By. children. hog
scotch, for instance % q ieest 49, y
years old. Some of The singing gemes
are of Morse origin, while tipcst ~
played 900 pears egg. q 81, ..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
rhs jlseIsse BALL

~The bell on your house has bsen
out Of order for week1. ! shouad
think you would have II rspeired
.sWhat's the ussi Nobody ever
rings It any more. Our friends 1ust
sit ont In their cars and hcnk their
auto horns until W coma = me
door," -ise q = - Z. I. :
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
Timber Of. india.

india Is less than half the size Of
Tho United States. but Its timber 70
sources are greater. All kinds OF tim
ber are to be had. some OF which -
beautifully grained and win be IN
demand for furniture manufacturing
ar interior finishing.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
Meors hsly City.

Sheshuan, In Morocco, " one Or me
few cities left in the world whose
streets have never been trodden oy
white man. It IL the holy city Of the
Noors. and ID 20 jealously guarded tnas
| no European explorer has ever oesn
able to enter t. !.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12

DOH, nan vith essh or credit Of . few thousand
ias 80 become equal partner In the best pay
OF tS-aoae oae OF tne oldest es<abl1uhed buslnoeeos
der nm ION. = This money y not heeced 70 bo+
aha ~ business ~ going .Seo . decline. b.s @
ao< a ssa pa good healshy Increase This 70
No s~rsSy. II 10 IN unusual opportunity
Vni Snce necessary- Beat Of refsxoncee,
sd aog 30 ineo dead Win anycns iDsorost,
S& - Lsuistons Maa6A ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12

The home garden utilixss idle land
and spare time for food production.
The use Of vegetables conserves meats
grains, and other food produced on
farms.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12

A white Cornish pulIet In the barn
ward Of Nrs. Z. p. SCott's large coiiec,
tiou Of hsns ct Esstrort, recently isso
"dumb-bell'' egg, or two regular e6e.
;oiusd together In the shape OF IN noui
slans. bus the shells were soft.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12

The new version Of the Law o. supply
and demand II that the consumers sup
ply what the profitsers demand.