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r . ΒΙΒΙΙΙΡΒΙΜ^ "' ι mm iwM'jpijjup1 njj1 'Ui'ifiiiiii w·« ι λ . ψ 1 ; "ΐιι uni ι π ιιριι ΐΓΤΈπιριριτπιι _ ι ι m mi j ιι ι ι ι The Oxford Democrat. • V VOLUME 83. SOUTH PARIS, MAINE, TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1916. NUMBER 22 CARL S. BRIGGS, Dentist, SOUTH PABIS, MAINS. 10£6ce Hoars : 9 ▲. x. to 5 p. m. Spe cial attention *ivea to children. Telephone 143-4 IfjKKRiCK A PARK. Attorneys st Lew, K1THSL, · MAINS. AdJtson B. Herrtch. HUeryC. Park ^ L3KKT D. PARK. Licensed Auctioneer, SOUTH PARIS, » . MAINS. Tern» Moderate. J. WALDO NASH, Licensed Taxidermist, Tamplt Street, rear Maaonio Block, I Telephone Oonneotion. NORWAY. LONGLEY & BUTTS, Norway, Maine, Plumbing, Heating, Sheet Metal Work, |8TEEL CEILINQS A SPECIALTY. Bisbee & Parker, IATTORNEYS and counsellors at law Rumford, Maine. GENERAL PRACTICE. |G«orgt 0. Bisbee Ralph T. Parker I Spauldin^ Bisbee ImISS HAZEL D. WOODBURY Teacher of jVoice Culture [Lees Di in South Paria on Saturdays I AJdress : 44 Beacon At·., Auburn, Xe, Rc'ereacee: Ure. Agnes L. Morton and Mrs. IA t a C. Wbeeler. tf 1 E. W. CBWDLER, Builders' Finish 1 I w'..: 'uralsh DOORS and WINDOWS of aaj I 8U« er Style at reasonable prices. Also Window & Door Frames. ■ If Id want of any kind of Finish for Inside 01 I work, send In your orders. Pine Lam ser tad Shingle* on hand Cheap for Cash. Planing, Sawing and Job Work.! Matched Pine Sheathing for Sale. E. W. CHANDLER, Wm( damner, .... HILLS, Jeweler and Graduate Optioian. lowtsiPricesinOilerilCouotv. NORWAY, MAINE. INSURE BEFORE YOU BURN. INSURANCE : Fire Life Automobile Liability Accident Plate Glass Tourist's Baggage Steam Boiler Workmen's Compensation Bonds of all kinds W. J. Wheelerl & CO., Billings Block SOUTH PABIS, MAINE! Gras.# By jiminey! I'm happy—feel Hke a young colt—here I've been worrying about that hard, painful corn for months and months without knowing that I could be cured almost instantly. Comfort Corn Plaster» did the work —and did it well—the old troublesome corn comes out with the root—no cut ting—no dangerous drugs or acids— just a wonderful medicated plaster that does the trick—easy to put on— and the corn's gone before morning. Why continue to suffer—just ask for Comfort Corn Piaster«—guaranteed to give absolute satisfaction or money back. Only 25c the package. CHAS. H. HOWARD CO., Pharmacists South Paris, Mains. L. S. BlLLINOSl MANUFACTURER op and dbalbr in Red Cedar and Spruoe Clap boards, New Bronswiok Cedar Shin fies, North Carolina Pine, Flooring and Sheathing» Paroid Roofing, Wall Board, Apple Barrel Heads, and LUMBER OF ALL KINDS South Parie, - Maine.) C. E. TOLMAN I General Insurance! •MMhfKta. aum·1 , ·£Χ ,J...· i gg J. Hastings Bean SOUTH PARIS. Dealer in Real Estate. Loans 011 real estate care fully placed. 1 have both village and farm prop erty, also several nice wood lots for sale. Examination of titles a specialty. Twenty years' experience in title work. STAND ON PARIS HILL. Large twelve room two storv hoaee, abed and stable. Suitable for two famille·. Nice location; an Ideal place for lummer boarder·. Will be sold at a bargain. An Old Fashioned Home Remedy Many men and more women are often ailing and poorly, without being really sick. They feel mean and out of sorts, restless and nervous, with little appetite, weak stomach, and maybe Suffer from frequent sick headaches and bilious attacks. In other words, thev are all "run-down" and need something that will build them up. A good remedy for this purpose is "L. F." Atwood's Medicine. While not a cure-all, it acts as a gen eral tonic and conditioner, toning the stomach, improving the appetite, puri fying the blood and stimulating the liver. So thorough that it will bene fit the biggest man, and so safe that it may be taken by the weakest woman or frailest child. The family stand-by for over sixty years. Boy * 35c bottl· it yow simH star*. or writ· to-day for fre· wmpU, n. F." Medicine C*, Portland, Me. Own a Home in Norway by paying $10 down and 910 per month. Π story, β room dwelling, large shed room, fine garden. Will be told on the above term· at $800. A bargain. The Dennis Pike Real Estate and Insurance Agency, NORWAY - - MAINE Eyes Examined lor Glasses SAMUEL RICHARDS Optometrist and Optician South Paris. Maine. He Removed the Danger Signal Prank W. Sherman, Laconla, Ν. Y., •writes: "I suffered with kidney trouble, had a tired feeling in my back, did not have any ambition and felt all tired out. 1 used Foley Kidney Pills and in a few days began to feel better, and now Ζ have entirely recovered and have had no return of my painful symptoms.'* One cannot help becoming nervous and feeling tired and worn out when the kidneys fail to filter and throw out of the system the poisonous waste mat ter that causes kidney troubles and bladder ailments. Backache is one of Nature's danger signals that the kidneys are dogged up and inactive. It is often followed by rheumatism, annoying bladder or urinary disorders, puffy swelllngs un· der the eyes, swollen ankles and.nain ful joints. Foley Kidney Pills get right at the source of trouble. They invigorate the kidneys to healthy action ana when the kidneys properly perform their Γ no tions the poUoaous waste inattec ifl eliminated iron) the ayeteQ» A. K. SHUBTLKFF A CO., South Paris.) WANTED ! Experienced Dowel Turner, Mayj ist, 1916. Apply at once. J. A. KENNEY & CO. ietf PR. AUSTIN TENNEY OCULIST Will be at hi· Norway office orer C. F. Etidlon'· grocery store Friday, May 26,' iad the lut Friday of each following I sooth. Portland office, 5431-2 Con tre·· Street. aew Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge, [n the matter of ) FBBCY W. MARSHALL, J In Bankruptcy Bankrupt. ) Γο the Hon. Claumcs Haut, Judge of the Dis trict Court of the United State· for the District of Maine : OEBCY W. MARSHALL of Oxford, la the ' County of Oxford, and State of Maine, in >ald District, respectfully represents, that on he 8th da7 of April, last past, he was duly bdjudged bankrupt, under the Acts of Con frees relating to Bankruptcy; that he has luly surrendered all his property and rights of property, and has fully compiled with all the «qnlrementa of said Act· and of the orders of 3ourt touching his bankruptcy. Wherefore he prays, that he may be decreed >y the Court to have · full discharge from all le tits provable against his estate under said jankruptcy Act·, except each debts as are ex septed by law from such discharge. Dated this 9th day of Mar, A. D. 191·. PKBCY W.MARSHALL, Bankrupt. ORPEB OF If ΟΤΙ CIS THUBOH. Dmtmict or Mam, ue. On this 13th day of May, A. D. 19M, on read· lai the forerolnx petition, ft Is—· Orderedoy the Court, that a hearing be had upon the same oa the ®rd day of June, A. D. lite, before said Court at Portland, ta said Dis trict, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon: and that aotloe thereof be published In Tne Oxford Democrat, a newspaper printed In aakl District, •nd that all known creditors, and other persons In interest, may appear at the said time aad place, and show cause, if aay they have, why ihe prefer 0» said ;jtKly should aot be Aad It is further ordered by the Court, that the Clerk sha'l seed by oaall to all known cred itors ooples of eald petition aad this order, ad dressed to thsa aft their plan· of TMliteaos as Ho*. CLAJumca Hal·, J edge I »f the said Court, and the seal thereof, aft P«rt-| 0 "jAMÏTl. BMW MY .Clark. iaad,tosaMDiStluft. on the llth day of May,| '^/•Q * _ JAMBS ». HBWTCY, Clark. R£D WTtt INSECT POWDER For Ik CHAS. H.HOWABD 00. WANTED. To hire m reliable, «tie work bontj for a abort time. Apply A. L, ABBOTT, •S. AMONG THE FARMERS. "mu τη now.·· Correspondence on pnoOeai igrieottonl topic to ao&ettod. Address all ownrtmlloM la leaded for this department to Hbhbt D. Haxxojtd, Agricultural BdMor Oxford Dem ocrat. Parle. Me. Building Up the Ideal Herd. don't kkkp boabdeb cows, but β heed INTELLIGENTLY. (George L. Gleason, In New England Home stead.) Tbe cow-testing associations In mil pert· of oar country are revealing «orne startling facta. One li that all the profit of most herds Is made by one-half of the cows; and, in many instance·, by one third or lees. The others merely pay for their feed and care, or are a bill of expense. We see eetimates every now and then in The Homestead of tbe cost of making milk. Some say 5 cents a quart, others as high as 6 cents. Bat I beard one of tbe best dairymen In oar ooanty say within tbree years that he was making milk at a cost of 3 oènts a quart. Now why this difference? Several factors enter into tbe oost of making milk. Tbe largest is the cows. If one-naif tbe cows in New England are a bill of expense, and the test comes near proving this, does not this account in part for tbe high oost of production? and should tbe consumer pay for this lose? When the manufacturer finds that be is losing money on a maobine, it goes into tbe scrap heap, and he gets one,that pays. If a farmer bas a cow that be is keeping at a loss, or that merely pays her keep, why should she not go? We bought suoh a cow some years ago. She did not meet our expectations. We reasoned after this manner. She will not pay more than for ber feed and oare until she freshens again. Then she will be a cheap cow. If we buy a good milk er to take ber place, she will more than pay the difference in cost before she freshens, and then we will have a profit able cow. Tbe result 4has proved the wisdom of that deoision. The time will come, if it has not al ready, when tbe production of milk should be curtailed in New England. Should the unproductive cows be elim inated this would be an advantage to tbo farmer as well as dealer and consumer. The producer could then market his bay Dr raise stock or sheep. Business men are stopping tbe leaks. Why should not the farmers? THE PLAN This prepares the way for what I have to say on our topic: How to baild ap in ideal herd. Here a word is in order to those just starting in the cow busi ness. First, bave some definite plan. Be ι man of vision. Know thoroughly just irhat you want to do. In some condi tions you will want to make milk, in >thers cream, or possibly butter or ;heese will be more profitable. Tou srill need to start tbe herd adapted to ;he product you have In mind. Then igain, if your means are limited, you lanoot begin with blooded stock. Grades will do, provided you are wise in your lelection. If inexperienced, you will leed the counsel of tbe man who knows low to buy. If you start right, your lerd can be improved by the service of ι sire of tbe strein adapted to tbe brsnoh >f dairying which you have adopted. Eventually you will wish to produce >ure breds. A milk produoer, who bas been milk og only grades, told me tbe other day, bat be was going to buy this year two loletein heifers of the best strain be tould procure. By using the best sire η a few years be will bave a herd of >are-blood Hols'eins. I know of several armera who have become independent >y pursuing this method. They not inly bave a herd, every one of which is > producer, but they have put their stock in the market. UAtti is iitruai&.i r ntiuo Another oooaideration tbat enter» in o the production of the Ideal dairy ia he feed and caie. This demanda etndy ind prolonged ezperleooe. I heard a iow dealer aay some years ago that he et one young farmer, whose name he nentioned, have oowa on trial aa long as ie wished. He added, "if aoy man can ;et milk ont of a cow, he oan do it." Ibout aa muoh depends npon the man λ the cow, or, should we not say, more lependa npon the man than the oow. Jp to 00 years ago- there was little arm literature. There were no gather·* ngs of farmers to diaonu the best metb tds of producing crops and life on the arm was dull and looked upon asdrudg >ry. The fertility of the soil was grad· tally exhausted in the east, and the am· litious boys went to the cities or the fer ile plains of the west. Now conditions ire entirely ohanged. As mnoh thought, tudy and enterprise are put Into farm· ng as any other Industry. The farmer ias as many belpa as those engaged in my other industry. There Is quite as nuch to call forth his energies and In· pire bis ambition as to those engaged η any other calling. The expert farmer s on the way to fortune. The demand or leadership In the varions- depart nents of agriculture is far greater than he snpply. Therefore, the dairyman cust be aatudent, a thinker, and above til, a doer. He mnst know the proper les of feeds and the needs of eaob cow η bis herd. He mnst be a book farmer is well aa practieal tiller of tbe soil. He honld read tbe standard books in bis ine of produotr. Tbe agricultural bnl etins shonld be studied, especially be farm papers be read. Thea there must be applloation_and terseveranoe. Tbla really ia the most «eential element of sucoess. We all sake mistakes and failures. The wiae nan learns and profits from all these, lis defeats make him careful to avoid he oauses and stronger for fntnre oon [uesta. Tbla year our oowa are more »roStable than ever. Feeding Young Pig·. It paya to feed the young pig as mnob λ possible both through the mother and ater directly from the trough. Never gain will he make snob rapid and cheap ;ains, and it pays to keep him growing is rapidly as possible while young. To his end, the sow shonld be given all tbe pod milk-produoing feed she will eat. Vhen the pigs are about a month old, bey will begin to need something in ad· lition to the mother's milk, even though he is well fed. As soon as tbe pigs will eat, they ihould have skim milk in a shallow pan; hen a alop, made of milk, some shorts, \ little bran, and some oil meal or tank tge. If this is fed with oorn, aid the >iga are given plenty of exercise, there ihould be no trouble from either thnmpa' ir sconra. Mix by weight rather than neaaure, four par ta of core, four parta if aborts, one part of bran, and one part >f tankage. The little pigs shonld al· rays be fed In a creep of aome kind, ;hat ia. In a amali pen into which they »me through and abuts ont the sows ind larger piga that wonld otherwiae rob them. Aa the pigs become older, :he amount of oorn In the ration may be p-adnally increased until It ha· been ioubied. The piga must be In the aun thine, and dlreot light abonld get Into ike sleeping quarters to kill disease pruts. hi fruits depend· on three teas·. You unit love trees, mnst be· (ood fighter and be a good basfnaas man. A aaan who lova· treea will not ihasse them by packing unworthy fruit If he la a good fighter and has oonouer id aoah, aoale and worma, he will flgbt fair by ssudlng out to the trade au hon Mtpack. He must do tkis or he oannot to a good bualMM man.—L. L MorreU if!lew Tork, iddfiwlf Oouuecticut fruit Growers. Two Yoniff Λβη. Sight year· ago two young no en in tbie vioinlty started dairy farming. Baob was without any large amount of capital, but both were full of ambition and ener gy and were equipped with a fair educa tion. Conditions were nearly equal. Both were renting lend on a ehare bael·. Their farmi were larger than the aver age In this oommunlty and both land lord· liberal in keeping tbelr farm· and building· In good oonditlon. Δ few day· ago the eale notice of one of theee oame into my bend·. Quoting literally, 1t read·: "Nine head of Jer seys, seven head of Guernseys, four Hol steici, fourteen bead of half-blood Jer sey·, and six head of half-blood Jersey yearling heifer·, also one thwe-year-old Shorthorn bull wetghlng about 1,860 lbe." Quite needlewly the sele card goes on to state that as this Is an abso lute dosing out sale, th*t they will eell their entire equipment of oane, eepa rator·, milkers, etc. It further reads: "This offering is abeolntely flret-olaw, was carefully selected for their own es tablishment, and should attract a multi tude of buyers." A statement which the merest tyro In dairy eoonomlc· would take with a grain of wit. No reason for quitting the ferm is given, and none is needed. Forty-one bead of oattle of four breeds and ell tbelr intermingling crosses, and as a fit ting olimaz their herd sire whose chief distinction is th»t at three years he weighs 1,850 lbs. Eight years hard work hw wpped a great deal of the energy and all the en thusiasm, and bee returned bat scanty dey laborer's wagee to that bright, hope ful young lad of eight aeaaoni ago. What is the trouble? He had the farm, good equipment, and a splendid market. He was a fair feeder, and a consistent, close caretaker. Yet hie cows, as a herd, never broke even. He bad abso lutely no standard. He bought any thing that would freehen. His herd was no better the day of bis wle than the dey he went into business. The veal market fixed the value of his calves. There was no demend for his oows and when one was sold It was dmply at a canner'· valuation. The heifers he grew to maturity and developed were simply a cross bred heterogeneous lot that had consumed at two yews more than tbelr caroass ww worth. He Anal ly became discouraged, as the bard, long hours were making him neither healthy, nor weelthy, nor wise. The other young man started witd good grade Holstelns whloh he picked an in the neighborhood. He used » eood pore-bred sire which he purchased st a very reasonable price from a ne,gh boring breeder. He was »c°arate with his milk weights, oareful with his reed ing, and be has watched ble wttle very closely. The herd has been Increased from time to time and at preeent be l· making a practice of selling his cows at seven to eight yeare of age and replacing them with heifers of his own wising The quality of bis herd is suoh that these full aged, well bred, nloely condi tioned cows have been bringing very strong prices. Not only has the milk end of his business paid a handsome profit for every year, but the sale of sur plus breeding stock Is now adding very materially to the ywr's Inoome. As yet It Is entirely a grade herd exoepting the lire. The bull calvee from bis beet cows Frequently sell for twice their veel value to farmers who are looking for sires. Bight ywrs' work with a constant aim Id view has msde him happy and pros pérons, and has Increased his efficiency. It matters but little what breed of lalry cattle one selects. The type or ideal within thet breed whloh one works toward is all Important. It Is praotlcal ly a foregone conclusion that the m»n ivho start· dairying under preeent oon litions without eome definite Ideal and without conforming rather olosely to the more advanced dairy type, la'cer tainly traveling the road toward· disap pointment and failure.—Wm. Δ. Martin, Dblo, In Hoard's Dairyman. Make Farm Home Attractive. In the design and construction of the 'armhoose the question of utility alone ihonld not be the determining factor, rbe first thought should be tbe making >f a borne. Tbe amount of money to be nvested in tbe building of the home ibould not be determineid by it· relation η size to tbe balanoe of the plant, nor >y the amount that is necessary merely :o provide a shelter, but the amount to m invested should be that wbiob tbe >wner may reasonably afford without Inanolally crippling himself too severely, rbe average olty dweller In buying a louse for a home does not prooeed sole· y on the basis of what he can expect to lecure in oase it is ever desirable to ilaoe the house on tbe market. He Is lot likely to oonslder the purchase of a iome as a financial investment but as a looial one, wbioh will enable bim to se ture for his family the comforts and tonveniences that be oould not secure in ι rented bouse, and to have for his ft in ly ι genuine home, a genuine home life, f he is able when tbe time arrives to llspose of his property to finanolai ad vantage, well and good; if not, he oon ilders, and properly so, that he made a ;ood investment from the social side. There is no panaoea that will cure the reaming for city life evidenced by tbe lonntry boys and girls of to-day, but here are oertain conditions, which, if istablished, will add materially to tbe ittraotiveness of life in the oonntry, and bould therefore prevent them from looking to the oities merely to avoid life id tbe farm. It Is not to be expected bat every person reared on a farm will leslre to follow farming as a life work, tor is it neoessarily desirable that they bould do so. Many of the boys will eel a calling to one or another of the professions, and it is probable that if al· owed to follow their bent they will be ar more successful and oontented than f overpersuaded to stay with the farm, rbe problem Is not to foroe the boy or [irl to remain on the farm, bnt to assist hem lu every way in making an intelll· •ent choioe. Tbeir choice can not possi bly be intelligent unless tbey are famll ir with farm life under Its best oondi· ions.—Ε. B. MoCormiok, Offloe of Pub ic Roads and rural Engineering. Year took, 1M5. Sore Shonldere. We know how annoyld£ It is to be ibliged to lay a horse off in the midst of pring's work, on aooount of sore shoul 1ère or sore neck. Do not forget that it is yonr own anlt. Some men always make sore «boul iers; some never do. ▲ good man Is iften seen Jn front of his horses, adjust· ng thMr collars and hames. Don't let a torse work aa hour In an Ill-fitting ool ar. Tbe greatest eare Is needed in the ipring when work first start·, for the torse will shrink and the oollar will soon >e too large. ▲ oollar that is too large will injure the shoulders move than one hat is too tight Imagine a man trying to play baseball Mfore bis hands have oeooms toughen id. A horse works with his shoulders. Seep them well. Look at them several limes a day. Keep tbe shoulders and he oollar clean. If a shoulder gets «ore, t Is the driver's fault; hold him respon itble. ' , » A certain amount of exercise le nee— iary to a cow's well being and oonee» luently It le not the best oonrse to keep ta animal looked In a stanchion day lad sight for an Indefinite period. The ucaotamooat of exercise neosemry has lever been determined, so far as we know. However, if cows are treed for it least a short period atarly etery day, key shook! suffer no 111 effeots (rem be lag in the stanohlons the remainder of ihettme. . Potateee wbiob are pleated before éSÊgt** rtsolatftfittteto tmttc mrt ϋώπιΐίίΰιΐ tstefnmw +f y / ι ν !;/ |if ***** <>»»»»#»» <m»' |^<wvwf vj^ IteprapkaniiitirÉe popltjaMmajiEM imiîltewlir Cimnk ο pplHERE are no flower» too sweet to strew above EO them. Brave hearts that lie in silent dreamless sleep; No garlands fair enough for] those who love them To lay with chastened tears | at head and feet No song too tender or too sweet | to sing them In loving praise of deeds most | grand and true. No tribuA sweet and pure enough to bring them. The dear old boys^the boys j who wore the blue. Silent through all the yean] that pass so fleetly. Silent and still they He in calm repose. Under the violets they slumber | sweetly. Forgotten now life's struggles | and life's woes, Forgotten now the war's dread | smoke and thunder. The carbine's flash, the moans j of mortal pain— All is forgotten now. No world's | great wonder Rouses from sleep and rest] the heroes slain. A Day of Strengthening. Memorial day should be sacred to the memory of every patriot who has served his country and has passed be yond. With such a significance as that for the day it ought to be possible to save It ftom extinction and make It one of the great moral strengthening flays of the national year. And even beyond that we might 06 and give the day added moral strength, [t might be finally crystallized into a day of remembrance of the dead of the nation without regard to wars. The mother might remember her blue eyed girl, the lover his dead sweetheart j and the young man his honored father. It would be a day of sacred memo ries, of strength giving associations. It would then hold an intense personality Cor everybody. Te Change Memorial Day. ▲ Mil to make the- first Sunday in Jtane the time for the celebration of Memorial day instead of May 80 was Introduced into the Indiana legislature not long ago. It has been felt for some time by members of the Grand Army of the Bepubllc and the Spanish War Veterans that the celebration of Me morial day was marred by the making j of the day Into a time for sports and games, thus losing sight of the real of the celebration. Several posts of the G. A. R. and ministerial bodies have In times past sent commu to the governor of Indian· urging htm to stop some of the sport ing event» that have annually occurred ; on Memorial day, but the governor has, been powerless to do so. It Is said that If the day Is celebrated on Sunday every year the people will more nearly appreciate the true sptrtt of the day ι iai what it staeds for. ^ The ne Romans frequently coveted (he! eeonti on which the ted lay «111» leaves an* flowers. Ate burial the| grave wm dssttslsd with fteeh flow en on feast days. Qrowtjag plants, too, I Pause Once a Year When men die In battle in defense of their homes or for principles which they wish to leave as a heritage to their children, the next generation would be ungrateful Indeed If they could not pause at least once a year to remember the devotion of the heroic dead and, if possible, give thanks for the example of their vir tues, shed a tear for their loss and offer a prayer for the forgiveness of their frailties. In some countries there is a superstition that tears are efficacious In procuring rest and pardon for the dead. In the funeral oration of St Am· broelus it is said: "The poor also shed their tears, precious and fruitful tears, that wash ed away the sins of the de ceased. They let floods of re deeming tears." On the other hand, it is said to be a sin to weep for the dead after the grass has grown over their graves, for every tear is said to bring a pang to them, and excessive grieving for them holds them to the earth atmosphere and keeps them from the rest of heaven. The orientals in general look upon graveyards as "cities of the silent" and be lieve that they are peopled by invisible spirits, each of whom sits at the head of his own grave. New York at Gettysburg Of the deed at Gettysburg, greatest battle of the civil war, that were iden tified and buried in the National ceme tery over one-third were New York soldiers. Of the wounded officers and men New Tork had nearly one-third, and in the total losses, Including pris oners, the same proportion is to the credit of New York. All of the New York troops on the field were not brought into the Woodiest encounters, but in the ranks that were hotly en gaged the Empire State bad a large quota. In the National cemetery there are 867 New York graves, the highest record of any state. The three highest following are Pennsylvania, Massachu setts and Michigan, and the dead of the three together number 868. Among the killed were Brigadier Gen eral Samuel K. Zook of Hancock's Sec ond corps and Brigadier General Ste phen H. Weed. Six New York generals were wound ed at Gettysburg. Major General Dan iel B. Sickles, in command of the tem porary left wing on the second day, suffered amputation of a leg from a wound received on the extreme front in a fight which cost the Confederate leader, General Barksdale, his life, and General Hood was wounded, Major General Daniel Butterfield was wound ed while acting as Meade's chief of staff. Brigadier General Francis C. Barlow, commanding a division, was shot d-iwn in combat with Early's divi sion of Swell's corps on the first day north of the town. BrlgaHer General Charles K. Graham was wounded by the side of Sickles on the second day in the contest along the Emmitsburg road and fell into the enemy's hands. Brig adier General Alexander S. Webb, com manding the Philadelphia brigade in Hancock's Second corps, was wounded, as was Brigadier General G. K. War ren, chief engineer. Nine New York commanders of bri gades, regiments and batteries were killed. Died on the Future Memorial Day· May 80 Is the death day of two of the most famous sons of the eighteenth century—of Alexander Pope, the wis ened, witty poet, and of that satirical Voltaire who was poet, too, but also philosopher and historian. Within eight days of the date when he had arrived in the world (May 22), fifty-six years earlier, Pope died In 174ft. • ^ , * ■■ ι . 1 „ The very best way to «* ahûity k to do thoroughly wlmtoffr you do. Mùtor greiy detail of wott thai tffls Ju % -1 1.1. Ill . it «ο your lot—eeiectaa. • · s. · Uto without pursuit » s vtfee αβ kfHEN the days grow long and the grasses glisten " Impearled with tears the night has shed. When birds all sing and the trees all listen. There cornes to us the Day of the Dead. Dearer far than gems or than golden treasure Is their dust, whose memory Honor keeps, And the Nation leaves its toil and its pleasure To garland each bed where a hero sleeps. have grown old; they are young forever. With glory's halo around each head. Our mimes wiH die, but forgotten never Are those on the roll of the Nation's dead. Past are the pain and the bitter aching. Our sacred dead are their country's now, And the hearts that throbbed well nigh to breaking Calmly above their ashes bow. FACE to them—peace forever and ever! Here shall no rude alarm intrude. The jarring world shall disturb them never. They know not of war or war's interlude. Bring to their graves no thought of sorrow. Why should we mourn o'er our country's dead? Their fame shall grow bright through many a morrow And shine like the stars when the day has fled. BRING laurel and pine for their memory immortal· And roses, red roses* to emblem the love Which follows them· even through the dark portal· And pansies, for thought of their welcome above. Bring roses—white—for their purpose holy* And mid the sweet flowers which are strewn at its side· Whether his rank was high or was lowly. Set the Banner of Stars, for which each one died. What Memorial Day Maana. It ts the solemn contemplation ot what the drll war and its conte qnencea really meant in the history ot our country that makee Memorial day*· celebration moat rateable. It la re ligions regard for the pfflars of popu-j l&r government; for the principle oi liberty regulated by law, for the prefer ration of popular repreaentatlre insti tutions, which this day's ceremonies should consecrate and strengthen. .On this day ft la the high duty of all ths) Alaska's Verdant Islande. The Island of Attn, at the end of the Aleutian chain, Is not far from Asia. From north to aouth Alaaka reaches alxnoat aa far aa from Osnada to Mex ico. This mighty territory la a world la the variety of Its lands and waters. It 1s a country of aeas, lalrea and rivers and of almoat aa many ialanda aa the empire of Japan. It has a vaat con tinental mainland, with mountains and vaHays, rolling plateau· and great low people to revitalise their love of tMf (Jaad plains. I traveled a thousand country and renew their devotion to miles through rocky islands in gotag the limitations of its constitution from Seattle to Skagway and later . . - . . M ' . ... . ... A. α «.MuL which have made It permanent and useful to the people tad to reject with stem and flintllks front all light m gestions of chânge In thoae principle· which It haa coat centuries of strtfggto and hecatombs of ttvss to ι ywinfatw—UMfÎUm g. Ta ft. For ûod and Heme and Rlfht WeTO brine then today the ** red passed through the Aleutian archipel· ago, which from the end of the peninsula about m ter westward aa the distance from the At lantic ocean to the Mtoelsslppi ttrm. Tba Island of Kodlak la aa Wg as Porto ftfeo, and Prince it Waist island It aa All of to landt tie graec the other, and* haven photo by American ΡΝΑΠΟΝΑΙλ MONUMENTS A Memorial Day JPoem. klŒMGrWWKE/i UNT not the cost of honor to the dead. tiSSJ The tribute that a mighty nation pays To those who loved her well in former days Means more than gratitude foe glories fled ι Tor every noble man that she hath bred Lives in the bronze and marble that we raise Immortalized by arfs Immortal praise, To lead our sons as he our fa thers led. These monuments of manhood strong and high Do more than forts or battle ships to keep Our dear bought liberty. They fortify The heart of youth with valor wise and deep ι They build eternal bulwarks and command Immortal hosts to guard our native land. 6"·""""""" * Proud Memories Cold muet be the heart of that American who is not proud to claim as country men the flower of the Vlr gin la youth who charged up the slippery elope· of Gettys burg with gallant Pickett or thoee unconquerable men In blue who through two long and dreadful days rallied around heroic Thomas, "the Rock of Chlckamauga." It was not southern valor or northern valor. It was, thank God, American val or; tbat valor which caused our Revolutionary fathen to throw tbetr gage of battle Into tbe face of the son of a hundred kings; that valor which animated Washington at Princeton, Brandywlne, Monmouth and Yorktown; that valor which upheld Ills famished men amid the un speakable horrors of Valley Forge; that valor which sus tained the soldiers who fol lowed Arnold on that cruel winter's march through the woods of Canada and the Christmas storming of Que bec, where Montgomery fell Immortal; that valor which nerved Andrew Jackson and his raw militia on the ever glorious 8th of January when they humbled to the very dust the towering pride of that mighty monarchy upon whose dominions the sun nev er sets and utterly routed the veterans of the peninsula who had snatched from Na poleon's brow the Iron crown of Charlemagne; that valor which at Buena Vista, Churu busco and Chapultepec filled the world with Its renown; that valor which wrote Davy Crockett's na 3 ubove Leo· nldas' and made the Alamo another shrine for freedom; that valor which beglrts this land as with a wall of fire, forbidding the nations of the earth to touch the ark of American liberty lest they die. —Speaker Champ Clark. ''Passing On" Lewis 8. Pilcher, M. D., LL. D., sur geon general of our great veterans' or ganization, the Grand Army of the Re public, in an interview by Edward Marshall, printed in the New Tort Times, said: "The time has come when the law of nature make· It necessary for ua to look forward to a constant and In creasingly rapid decrease through death in the membership of the Grand Army, Just as thoee who now are our friends and brothers in the south, Lot who In the years of the great war we deemed our enemies, must contemplate a similarly tragic spectacle among their veteran·. The membership of the Grand Army la decreasing by geometrical ratio, and of course its decrease may be exclu sively attributed to the work of the Great Reaper. "Up to a few years ago we contin ually were adding new member· to our roll—men who for one reason or another had not previously joined, al though fully qualified to do so. "Today a new member occasionally Is admitted, but the initiation· In the poet· throughout the country are so rare that they have become extrnor· dlnary'events. 1 am the last of men to say that I regret my service In the civil war—Τ glory In It I am even tbe last of nun to say that I regret the war ltsetf. I glory in that, too, for It w·· a war for right, and, with It· end, right tri umphed. "But, also, I am the last of mm to let allp any opportunity for voicing a regret that the Imperfect management of men produced a complication In tM* nattpn which only war coo'd atnUhte* oaf ι The mMteal «entente· of tans H •how* by the laptflty with which eev airy heeeee Ινα the efcnMceae» ei