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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18
Potato Wart Disease.

Tests made by the United States
Department of Agriculture lin coopers-
tion with the Pennsylvania State Depart
ment of Agriculture and the Pennsyl-
vanis State Experiment Ststion) in 1919
and 1920 70 determine the behavior of
American varieties of potatoes In the
presence of the wsrt disease, . serious
European trouble recently found In this
country, have shown that twenty.six
named varieties of American origin are
Cobbler, Flour-ball, First Early, Early
Eureka, Early Petoskey and New Early
Standard Of the Cobbler group; Ehnola,
Extra Early Sunlight, White Albino and
Early Harvest of the Early Michigan
group; Spaulding Rose, Northern King
and White Rose of the Rose group; Bur
bank of the Burbank group; Green
Mountain, Green Mountain Junior, Nc
Kinley, New Oregon, McGregor, Nor
cross and Gold Coin of the Green Noun
tain group; Round Pink Eye and Nc
Cormick of the Peschblow group; and
Keeper, Success and Ursus, which are
uuclassified.
In addition, twelve new, unnamed
Seeding varieties developed by the de-
partment were also found TO be immune,
as we'll as twenty-four English and five
Scotch varieties. Seven of the English
varieties. namely, Edzell Blue, st. Malo
Kidney, Rector, Majestic, Arrsn Rose,
Great Scot and Irish Queen, gave good
yields, but only one, Edzell Blue, gave q
yield that compares fsvorably with that
Of the best American commercial sorts.
Potato wart has been q serious disease
in northern Europe for many years, and
in 1912 the United States placed an en-
barge on potatoes coming from coun-
trles where 10 was known to exist.
Shipments received prior to that date
are considered responsible for Its intro
duction Into this country. 1t was dis
covered In 1918 In gardens at Highland,
Pa, In the heart of the anthracite min
ing district, and subsequent surveys
have shown that Its occurrence Is re-
stricted TO limited number of mining
villages In Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and Maryland, inhabited largely by for
signers, from which its spread has been
restricted BY prompt and rigid state
guarantees.
Wsrt is looked upon ss one of the
most serious potato diseases. In badly
infected gardens In Pennsylvania prac-
ticslly the entire crop was found to be
destroyed By the disease. However, the
discovery that number Of the best COM
mercisl American varieties OF both early
and late potatoes are immune to wart
offers an important means Of control.
These varieties are 30 generally grown
that IL will not be easy for the disease
to gain foothold in our important potato'
growing districts even II IL should escape
from the areas to which Ii 10 now CON.
fined.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18

Our attention was recently called to q
family buying certain brand OF butter,
the quality Of which was poor. With
out any particular discussion Il was
decided that another brand should be
purchased. The change was made and
the result was that the consumption Of
butter in that family increased at least
twenty. five per cent.
Thls incident points ont clearly and
forcibly that II the dairy interests wish
the peopls to consume more dairy prod
ucts and pay price for them In keep
Ing with their cost Of production, they
must prodQos high quality Of pfoduct.
No amount Of advertising and OF plead
ing that dairy products are. ceiling be-
low the coat OF production viii cause
the consumer 10 change his attitude OF
lead him 10 consume more unless they
are Of good quality. The man who
milks the cows and prepares the mill
and cream for market 10 the one who
has she largest control over the quality
OF our dairy products.--Hoard's Dxiry'
man.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18
Baboo English.

Admiral Henry W. Lyon OF Paris Hill
has a nephew in India, who has sent
him the letter published below as sam
pie Of the BeDgalis attempt to master
the English language and some of its
quaint results, known In that eastern
country a. baboo or babu English.
Ludlow Mfg Assoc'tes.
"Respectfully sheweth that your hum.
BILE petitioner is poor man In agricul.
tural behaviour and much depends on
season for the staff OF life; therefore be
falls on bis familis bended knees and
implores OF this merciful consideration
for damnable miserable like your hon.
ours humble petitioner.
"That your humble petitioner was too
poorly during last rains, and was trying
vernacular medicines without effectual-
ity, but was resuscitated by much medi.
cines of DR.. j. Lazarus, which made
magnificent excavation IN the Golfers oi
your humble servant.
THAT your humble petitioner has
large family consisting Of seven lives
Q males and females, last of whom is
milking the parental mother and 10 very
noiseful through pulmonary catastrophe
In the interior abdomen and another
birth through the grace Of God shortly
accruing to wife of bosom.
"Tbat your humble petitioner prsys
that II there is place ever 80 email In
the bsokside of your benevolenoe, this
slave to be allowed to creep In.
"For this aot of kindness he shall In
duty bound ever pray for your honour's
longevity and prooreativeness.
Ramsnsth Lal, Candidate"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18
'MEsPoT' OIL NOT DEVELOPED
Necessity for Importing Foreign Labor
10 a Bar to Investment OF
Capital.

Mesopotamia Is a rich field for OIL,
but the only wells In operation are q
few sunk before the war by the Arabs.
Not that the British need the Meso-
potamian wells at present; they have
more than they can use. But they are
not even prospecting for 1t, nor are
they allowing two representatives OF
q famous oil company Of our own to
prospect though the American OIL
comes in by Abbadan and is sold
at something less than the Persian oil.
One reason among many why big
capitalists are not received here with
open arms when they come forward
with some big scheme for the country
Is that they generally begin by say
ing: I'VE must import labor"
Now the labor difficulty Is serious
here. Arabs are not very keen on set;
ting much work out of themselves.
The Kurd coolies seem to be the only
ones that take to work and keep at 1t.
One sees them carrying the most un-
believable burdens. Recently I saw
Kurd carrying a piano on his back,
followed by an assistant who was
steadying II, but not helping other
wise.
But the Arabs are willing to let the
Kurds do 1t. During the war labor
was so scarce that to keep going with
their railroads and their irrigation
schemes the British had to import In
dians.-Maud Radford Warren In the
Saturday Evening Post.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18
An Inch Of Time
Dy MARTHA M. WILLIAMS


a 1880. b. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Music hath pangs to make the saw
age" Marcia paraphrased, stabbing
viciously the stocking she was darn
ing. The darning was refuge from
the French:horn blatting In the top
floor studio. the girls singing "Dearie''
of key across the court, and the
scratchy phonograph a flight below
grinding out "cver There" for the
third time since, dinner.
Had as well have gone to that silly
concert" Marcia went on plaintively
"sttil It's something to have nobody
making clumsy love to you. Joe, poor
lamb, u q dub at 1t, but have to
listen-it would be as cruel to hurt
him as to strike baby that smiled
at you"
From which 1t appears Miss Marcia
Lane had a conscience, an awkward
possession for a born firt Marcia
loved the game If 1t were even reason
ably well played. Joe Gregory would
never, never learn to play it he was
50 appallingly honest, 80 absolutely
literal. Marcia loved to think OF him
as something betwixt habit and a
bensfactor- other way he weighed
on her mind. He was as steadfast as
thoughtful In rendering friendly serv-
ices-Marcia writhed under some OF
them, but could not bring herself to
hurt him by refusing them.
The evening was so sultry she had
left the outer door on the chain. After
a mild rap some one said through the
crack of It: MAY I come in for
fve minutesi No longerr
"Wby-41 don't know" Marcia fal-
tered, approaching the door. She
saw a human segment tall. well
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18
Cow Testing In Denmark.

Denmark, the home Of COW testing as
sociations, has nearly 100 active associs-
tions.->1n the United States there are
fewer than 500 and yet Denmark is one
sixth the size OF the single state of Iowa.
The fret associations were organized In
1884 and still operate. Soon after their
organization the Danes sent nineteen
young testers to Russian Poland to In
troduce the work into that territory.
This WAS the first piece OF International
Daily Extension work on record.
Somewhat on the Same plan, number
OF Danish dairymen visited the United
States last summer. They reserved
space In the National Dairy Show, and
also In q New York show for dairy
products display. In New York they 10.
vIted large number Of distributors to
banquet with them, and told them Of
dairying in Denmark. Now these same
men sell thirty-three per cent moro Dan
ish butter each month than was ported
from all countries during 1919. Twelve
million pounds, or enough to feed the
entire United States three days, arrives
each month and Ii bought readily be-
cause Of its advertised quality.
When Denmark has . surplus, or the
price drops, she makes market. In the
United States We resort TO selling 0ur
cows, closing our condenserfes oi
the largest has shut al but three Of their
|swelve-and wailing about the market. :
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18
TRIAL BY JURY IN JAPAN
AnuIo-Saxon Plan viii Be Accepted.
by Government In RevIsin0
Their Civil Code.

The Japanese government Is plan
ming a revision Of its civil code, and
among the changes contemplated Is the
introduction of the jury system. To
the Anglo-Saxon, who regards the jury
system with more than usual pride as
a thing of his own fashioning the news
is slngularly gratifying, for. taken On
the whole, the Anglo-Saxon jury prob
ably deals out as much justice as any
other form of trial, remarks the North
China Herald. There have been NILS
takes; quito as many as the trial oy
Judge alone has committed, possibly
more. But when a number Of men
sit In Judgment aided by the direc.
lions Of a Judge, their verdict IL NOT
so often wrong as to condemn the sys-
tenn. Trial by jury, as we understand
It entails the onus Of proof resting
upon the prosecution, the innocence
Of the defendant assumed until the Of
tense is proved, and the duty for the
Jury Of ''passing between our sover-
eign lord the king and the prisoner at
the bar" It frequently imparts that
quality Of humanity into the proceed.
ings which enables the rendition OF
truer Justice than the law often per-
mits, and on that score alone has Jus
tilted it's retention In the courts OF
Great Britain and America.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18

The years work, recently completed,
Of the Lake County (Illinois) cow testing
association, No. s, has shown some inter-
ssting results in regard to the compare.
tive value of pure bred and grade sires.
Pure-brsd bulls have been used in six of
the association herds for period Of five
years or longer. Ten OF the herds have
been using grade sires up until the last
year. These ten herds, however, carry
few pure.bred cows which naturally In
crease somewhat the figures which are
given below. The average milk and fat
production, together with the average
profit over cost of feed from each animal
in the two groups OF herds have been as
follows:
Pure-bred sires: milk, 7,772 pounds;
fat, 272. SO pounds; profit, $94 90 Grade
sires: milk, 8,167 pounds; fat, 239 o3
pounds; profit, SO IL.
These figures show gain for pure
bred sires over grade sires Of: milk, 1905
pounds; fat, 32.96 pounds; and profit,
SIG. 81.
Counting 20 COWS to herd this would
indicate total profit over cost of feed
of $S17. 40 Q year. Figuring the cost Of 1
purs-bre sire at $500, the profit amounts
to 1857 per cent. One would look long
way to find the most gilt edge Of securi-
ties capable OF making . return that
would approach this fgure.-Orin Crook
or In Hoard's Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18

ambitious as Lucifer. The type she
could love-fate permitting. Now
she flung up her head, rose and shook
herself free Of something Intangible.
SO he played with women's hearts and
mems honor. In shuddering revul-
sion she flung doors and windows
wide, bathsd her burning face, turned
out the lights and sat pondertng life
and things till low moon told her It
was long past midnight.
When nextJoe came-to be exact
It was next afternoon-she saw him
trans6gured. He was clean as he was
kind-there were no Touchdown
pages for his wife to discover. More
over, he loved her so entirely, trusted
her with such perfect trust IL
gave away your coat and cap" she
said to him, abruptly. to which he only
smiled, saying: ut must have been
the right thing-or you wouldn't have
done it" And although he sensed
subtly the change in her. the change
that bespoke ordeal, he said nothing
Of It, but took her to dinner and after.
ward for a long, lazy wandering
through the park. It was the first Of
many. Marcia found them infinitely
restful. She found, too, that Joe had
ceased to bore her-that she missed
him acutely, longed for his coming.
and felt happy In his presence though
neither spoke word.
Thus times whirligig brought to
pass the inevitable end-a quiet wed
ding, brief honeymoon, then the max
ing Of a new and delightful home, big
enough for two. that by and by be-
came three. Marcia in her happiness re-
membered her flight Of adventure only
now and then, but always thankfully
1t had been the turning point. She
knew Ammerly was abroad-perma-
nently, said the society gossip. He
had sent as a wedding gift small
chest Of exquisite silver-thus she
knew he too remembered thankfully.
IT am trying to make my life worth
your having saved It," he wrote In
answer to her warm acknowledgment.
Still 1t took her all aback, when her
second baby came, to find that he
watched over her though far away.
II have settled on you my old home,
with enough money to live there In
comfort. Please do it-cities are no
places for young things which have
hereditary right to grow up very fine.
knowledge that you and yours are
there, safe and happy. Is the only
thing that can make me sure your inch
Of time was not spent In vain"
he died a year later. Marcia
grieved for him sincerely-but her
gratitude to him was not for his bene-
factions, but for Joe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18
Fish Planted In Oxford County Lakes

Fish Planted In Oxford County Lakes.
Thousands Of landlocked salmon and
square-tailed trout have been planted In
Oxford County lakes and brooks during
the past year. Most of these have come
from the hatoheries at Lake Auburn and
Monmouth.
Following are the landlocked salmon
from Lake Auburn placed In Oxford
County waters: >Anssagunticook Lake,
Hartford and Canton, 5000; Christopher
Lake, Woodstock and Greenwood, S,000;
Thompson Lake, Androscoggin, Cum
berisnd and Oxford Counties, 1900;
Twitchell Pond, Greenwood, 1900; Stan
ley Pond, Hiram and Porter, 5000;
Halls Pond, Plris, 5000.
Square-tailed trout from the same
hatchery have also been placed In Or
ford County waters: Pennesssewassee,
Norway. 1000; Keoka Lake, Waterford,
5000; Howard Pond, Hanover, s, 900;
Christopher Lake, Woodstock and
Green wood, 5000; Aunt Hannah Brook
Dixfeld, 1000; Bryant Pond, Wood.
stock and Greenwood, 1900; Marshall
Pond, Hebron and Oxford, 1900; Gar.
land Pond. Byron, 1900; Halls Pond,
Paris, 1900.
Square-tailed trout have also been
Obtsined for Oxford waters from the
|Moumouth hatchery o. follows: Little
Saco River, 1850; Brouince Brook, Frye
burg, 1850; Cold River Stream, Stow,
1850: Little Cold River, Stow, TOO; Shell
Pond Brook, Stow, 1860.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18

The value of all crops for Maine in
1919 was 800, 152, ,S24. The total value
of cereals was $5,6l6, ,507; OF hay and for
age, $29, ,56S, ,S72; of potatoes, So, $780,
514; Of other vegetables, IS, ,342, ,387; and
of fruits and nuts, $6,759,077. As com.
pared with 1910, the total value OF crops
shows an increase of 200 o per cent; cers-
ais, S1.1 per cent; potatoes, 411.9 per
cent; and fruits, 176,1 per cent.
The acreage Of oats In 1919 was 49,.
691, representing Q decrease Of 36 per
cent, as compared with 120,99 acres In
1909. The acreage of wheat was IA, ,484
in 1919, a. against S,407 in 1909, an In
crease Of S24.5 per cent. The acreage OF
buck W heat was IA 1854 In 1919 and 10, ,552
In 1909, decrease Of 7.8 per cent. The
average yield OF oats per acre in 1919 was
500 bushels; and of buckwheat, 20 0
bushels. The average yield OF oats In
1909 was $50 bushels per acre, and OF
buck heat, 2O.4 bushels.
In 1919, 1,245, 500 acres were in hay
and forage, including 1853, ,059 acres In
timothy, 722, ,210 acres in timothy and
clover mixed, 15,100 acres In small
grains cut for hay, and 10,687 acres 10
silage crops. The total production Of
hay and forage was 1,326, ,2s9 tons, Of
which S7,634 tons were silage. In 1909,
the total acreage In hay and forage mot
including corn cut for forage) was l ,255,
040, and the total production Ills, 800
tons.
There were III, 1878 acres In potatoes
in 1919, as compared with 1875, 100 In 1909,
representing decrease of 1S0 per cent.
The average yield in 1919 was 229 2
bushels per acre, as against 2l0.S bushels
in 1909. There were 14,073 acres In
other vegetsl les raised for sale in 1919,
including 11,S16 acres In sweet corn, $50
acres In green beans, and 46S acres in
cabbage.
Sugar maple products iu 1919 COM
prised AZ, LA gallons of sirup and 24,934
pounds OF sugar, as compared with 1871
gallons of sirup and 1888 pounds Of
sugar in 1909.
The production of strawberries In 1919
was S93, ,T40 quarts; of apples, 4,S29, ,348
bushels; Of pears, Il, POI bushels; and Of
plums and prunss, 2O,04S bushels.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18
Civil Service Examination.

The q. s. Civil Service Commission
will hold Q competitive examination q
Norway, Me-, on Feb. IL, 1921. for the
position of clerk and carrier in the post
oiaoe ct Norway, Ne.
The salaries range from $1400 to $1SOC
per annum. These positions are perme'
nent during good behavior. Retirement
on an snnnity 10 provided for at O. years
of age or In case OF total disability. Com.
pepsation during disability for injuries
received in the service 10 allowed and an
nuities are giten TO dependents In CASE
Of death - result OF such injury.
Fiftssn days vacation with full pay Il
allowed with IN addition OF ten day.
sick leave With full pay.
For further information address Local
Secretary, Norway, No, or, District SEQ
rotary, Boston, Mass.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18

clothed, clean, part Of chin and
cheek, excellently modelled and three
quarters Of an eye, full-set underneath
@ dark line Of eyebrows. He stood
hat In hand, the hand slightly before
him. She did not know him-but he
was, somehow, not quite strange.
"Please, may come inT he repeated
hushedly, yet with something OF
strain.
When Marcia had unbolted the door
he came through 1t and melted into
the duskiest Of the corners, saying
still hushedly: Keep time on me
and please remember it-well."
Marcia nodded. Suddenly she broke
out, in her own guarded voice: (which
of us Is maddest7 You for asking to
come in, for permitting it2"
ION the face-honors are easy" he
answered, his eyes fast on the watch
open in his hand. "But listen-I am
your neIghbor-you have heard me
speak-in behalf Of poor dog"
II rememberp Marcia broke in
eagerly; II know your name"
"Forget it-pleasel" he admonished.
"Forget also my asking asylum with
you-unless you would like to remem-
Der that. by granting 1t, you perhaps
have saved my life."
"Win ever know howT Marcia
asked in almost a whisper. He
glanced at her. ut depends" he an.
swered. She stared into the court
where still alleged music whined and
blatted. She was glad Of 1t now-its
dIscords masked their low talk perfect.
Iy. Two minutes more had passed. A
sense Of noiseless motion made her
half turn-to see her caller creeping
toward her, 30 bent he was invisible
to other view. "You are not afraid.
I should not be here If you were cow.
ardly," he said calmly crouching low
at her feet. IT hope It Is long life
you are saving with this inch of time
you give me. However that may be.
1t is henceforth at your service"
He did not touch even her garments
hem, but she knew he was quivering
all through. Presently he whispered:
"You have right to know my peril is
of my own naking-one that man.
hood forbids me to protect myself
from"
"A woman scorned7" Marcia asked
under breath. he nodded. "She waits
to kill me inside my door-she has a
key. baked her plan to run away
with me. Outside her husband"-a
gulp over the words-"waits for-both
of us-or either"
sLet me help you to escape" Mar
cia said dragging from closet JoSs
Khaki dustcoat and deeply visored
driving cap. "Put them on-and 60
I viii snap out the hall Light" she said
breathlessly. As he obeyed she put
up her face to his In the darkness,
saying clearly: "Good-by, Joe. I'll
surely be ready tomorrow when you
come"
She had caught a light step. the
merest rustic Of garments az she
passed into the hall. The lights there,
again full, showed her q yelled and
hooded figure rushing impetuously
downward. It pushed rudely past the
stranger without q glance at him, and
was quickly swallowed In lower half
lit depths. Then came q smothered
scream, drowned By the loud purring
Of a powerful car. Marcia rejoiced
that hers were not street windows; |;
whatever happened she could not zee
It; shuddering she sank upon WIN
dow seat and hid her face IN her
hands. Body and soul. shs was shaken
to the depths.
Now for a year she had built up an
Ideal about the man she had saved.
Gordon Ammerly, lawyer, nttsrateur.
sQdetz QEnAmaRt modsGtlE Each bgt
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18
story .@Took Like q Funeral

The hostess suggested that We eacn
tell q funny story. When my turn
came was laughing - hard over the
Joke wanted to tell that could
scarcely speak. Every one was anxious
to hear It. and at last when ! had con-
trolled my laughter I began. No one
even smiled, when I flnished ] was
the only one who thought the story
funny.-Nxchanga
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18
Primitive Pottery.

Many primitive races seem to have
FURNISHED their pottery before It was
fred, in order to get glossy, surface.
and In other cases the surface was
rendered way with resinous sub
stances. which were often colored.
There are only four kinds Of glaze.
Those used by the Egyptians, Syrians
and persians were Of alkaline type
and most uncertain In their workings
Lead glaze Is one Of the best and most
widespread In use for ordinary pure
rnaoa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he
. been duly appointed administrator Of the
hate Of
Il ROvENA ANDREWS, late Of Lowell,
y the County Of Oxford, deceased, and giyer
onds a. the law directs All persons having
smands against the estate Of said deceased
Fe des;red 70 present the same for settlement
nd AL indebted thereto are requested *
nake payment Immediately. 4.
IRA A. ANDREWS.
December slss. 1870. Lowell, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18
.sq,,attsss."

A Phippsburg farmer has ak chickens
that were hatched In October, and 40
they were 90 small he took them away
from the rest Of bic hens and put them
In the barn. He had . nioe roost fixed
for them, but the chicks evidently did
not like it for they took the habit Of
roosting at night on the back OF one OF
his cows, and there he nnds them every
night and the COW does NOT seem to mind
their having taken mp "squatter's rights. -