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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-14
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-14

C.C.-J Z. Kenney.
v.C.-R. c. Gray.
Pc. X. Lunt
" of VIC. NJ. Cutting.
X. K and S.-x. l.. Gray.
LOT F.-O. 4. Bowker.
NJ of E.-J. q. Littleheld.
NJ at A-w. o. Record.
LEI. l.. Yates.
o. G.-L. A. West
After installation light refreshments
will be served.
Paris Public Library Association
chose the following officers Saturday
evening at the annual meeting:
Presi,lent-James s. Wright.
ice-President-A.C e. King.
Secretary and Treasurer-S. ID. Bolster.
Direc,orsIHorstio Woodop5y;T ?, =, @a1im'
Librarian-Miss Alice Z. knight.
Mrs. B.F. Hicks, who has been librarian
for number of years, declined a re-
election, and Miss Knight was chosen.
Plans for raising funds were informally
discussed, and some definite action Is
soon to be taken.
Thursday evening, Jan. 9, Deputy G.
c.. Mrs. Fred Drake, and assistants
installed the following offers of Mizpah
Assembly, No. Al, Pythian Sisterhood'
P.C.-Mrs. Geo. A. Wilson.
C. C.-Mrs Geo. Cutting.
VEINS j. 5. Wright.
P.-Mrs. John Everett.
X. r. and S.-Mrs. Il. A. Taylor.
NJ F.-Mrs. c. q. Curtis
NJ of E-Mrs. Geo. Eastman.
I.G-Mrs. w. Il. STRICKLAND.
~. G-Mrs. Chas. johnson.
81 O.-Mrs. Chas. Bates.
Organist-Nrs. ii. G. Fletcher.
Coffee, cake and sandwiches were served
after the installation.
The Universalist Good Cheer Society
win give a supper and entertainment
Tuesday evening of this week. Supper
will be served in Grand Army Hall al
80 O'Clock. After supper the farce
sThe Rough Diamond" will be present
ed in New Hall with the following cast
: 49,, plato winslow Thayer
10 Lor w,,i lam Ex.rureen. J. +. King
Captain Augustus Blenheim, George sopett
i Cousin Joe, "a Jones
| I'm, p,.,o Mrs. Ira Shaw
\ Lay s'' Mrs. " irt stanley
Hs''' Mrs. George sopeI
Price of supper, Is cents; entertain
ment, 10 cents. Please use New hal
entrance.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-14

was as follows:
N.G.-Nrs sophia Clark.
y.G.-Mrs. May Buck.
Rec Sec-Mrs. e. NJ. Howard.
Fin Sec-Miss Carrie X. Hall
Treas Mrs. Sadie Parin.
warden-Miss Alice Maud Dougi'ss
Con-Mrs. Alice Howard.
%. Mrs. Eva Doble.
l. G.-Mrs. Filth Maxim.
RSN G-Miss Anna Morse.
LS.NG Mrs. Louisa triggs;
RSV G.-Mrs. Sharlie kimbau.
LSy G-Mrs. Lizzie Russell
Chap Miss Hattie Leach.
President f. W. Powers and Charles
b. Berry of the Portland Creamery were
at South Paris Friday, to make further
investigations in regard to the desirable
ity of establishing branch of their
business here. Quite a number of the
farmers of the vicinity had been notified
that these gentlemen would be here,
and came in to see and talk with them.
AS far as the Democrat can learn, both
parties were well satisfied with the con-
ference. The creamery men regard
South Paris as a natural centre Tor the
creamery business and good point 70
establish it, which it certainly Is. VI
course for the business TO succeed IL
must have the patronage of the cream
producers, and must get reasonable rates
on the railroad. 1t is understood that
the farmers so far as seen have given
good encouragement to the enterprise.
Negotiations regarding rates are now In
progress with the railroad, and eonsid-
cradle will depend upon the outcome:
Taken all together, it is safe to say that
there is fair prospect of the creamery
branch being established here, and that
the prospect is better than 1t was week
ago
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-14

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And Stilman n. Litt'ehac of Riley Plantation
ia appointed Agent to superintend the expendi.
ture Of said tax and is required to give bond as
the law directs.
be published as the law requires.
JOHN NJ. PHILBR00K, County Comr's
JONATHAN BARTLETT OF the
RANDALL L. TAYLOR. County Of Oxford.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-14

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-08
Girdinu the World.

President Roosevelt calls the atten- ton of congress to the cable that the Commercial company is laying to the Philippines and Hong Kong. The de- lay in accepting the terms of the gov ernment was due to the delay in ob- taining consent to make landing in China. This has been secured, and the Commercial company has fully ac- cepted the terms of the government, and all the soundings made by the navy have been handed over to the cable company. thus facilitating and hastening the great work of stretch ing a cable across the bottom of the broad Pacific ocean.
 The proposed cable line will to some extent be under government control, and maximum rates to the public are named in the government contract, and congress has some dis cretion in relation to 1t. Otherwise it is an ordinary corporate or com mereial undertaking. The proposed line is to be laid from San Francisco to Hawaii, thence to Guam, thence to the Philippines, and thence to Hong Kong. The Hawaiian section will be laid in the course of two months, and it is thought the entire line will be completed before the close of next year.
 It will be observed that in case of war in the Orient the United States will have a line that touches no land that is not American. Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines are each and all parts of Amerlca, and Hong Kong is mercial company asked for neither mercial company askek for neither subsidy nor monopoly, and alto gether the new cable line across the American enterprise, and monument to the late MT. Mackey whose scheme it originally was.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-08

experimenting with, 1t on board war ships. One war ship is talking to an- other in all parts Of the world. and recently a French war ships commun- ications were caught by a British war ship in the English channel. At first the words were considered jargon. but 1t was soons discovered that the French were taking a hand in wire less telegraphy.
 Shipping news will soon be gather ed of every great port by the new system. The New York Herald re- eeives at the Nantucket lightship in formation from the transatlantic lines, and this piece of enterprise has come to be of much value, and it is rarely lacking. So it will be else where. Little by little the new ser vice will be extended. It will at the same time be improved, and the indi- cations are very good that in five years it will be developed to such an extent that it will be one of the worlds great instrumentalities. It may indeed supplant all cables and land lines, but even if it does not it will fill many gaps thereby becoming an useful agent of the new century.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-08
Southern Tobacco.

q remember the day when Virginia. Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee were the only southern states that raised to- bacco. but now South Carolina is a good grower of Virginia grades, and Texas will come forward as a tobacco produc- er." said John T. Friedly of the Tar Heel state.
 T have looked over certain sections of Texas and believe that the Southern Pa cifc Railroad company's experiments with tobacco growing in that state will prove highly successful. The Texas soil is well adapted to tobacco.
 Tt is the Southern Pacifc's purpose to afford a systematic course of educa- tion to tobacco growers of the country, with special endeavor to picture the quail ifcation of Texas for filling long-felt want-the want of territory that can give to America what now can be had only from foreign countries.
 "Tobacco men of the central west are much interested in the Southern Pacific s plan, for, If the enthusiastic predictions of the roads agents shall be fulfilled, they say the trade will be greatly revolu- tionized, with almost inestimable bene- fits for this country,
 Tt is believed that Texas can be made to equal, if not surpass, Cuba and Su- matra as producer of high-class cigar goods If Texas can place itself on a level with these two countries the trade says, the tobacco men of the country will save vast amounts of money annu- ally-money that is now spent for trans portation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-08
ROBERTS DECLINES TO PAY.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 Lord Roberts of Waterford Kandahar and Pretoria was made a knight of the Garter, as well as an earl. for his serv- ices in South Africa. Brewers, distillers and coal mine owners may become earls if they are conspicuous and rich enough, but not every man who wants to can write himself a K. G. In order to get into this peculiarly distinguished order of knighthood one must either be born great or achieve greatness as Lord Rob erts did on more than one occasion in a long and honorable career. Reigning princes, eminent statesmen and famous soldiers have always welcomed an in- vestiture of the Garter, In spite of Bea- consheds questionable compliment, which described it as an order about which there was no damned nonsense of merit" When a man is a knight Of the Garter he is privileged to be address ed in terms of familiarity by the King of England who is the head of the order and on state occasions he may sit in stall especially set apart for him in St. Georges chapel and watch the air stir his banner, which hangs with his es- cutcheon on the wall above. Lord Rob- erts' stall is reaoy for him whenever he chooses to occupy it. but his banner and his armorial bearings of which the sup porters are or should be, two Boers ram. pant, are conspicuous by their absence. He cannot tack up his coat-of-arms or hoist his flag until he pays 5000 to the heralds college, which justifes it's ex- istence by taxing folks who have pedi- grees and crests and all the other things including coats-of-arms, that pertain to the nonsense of the middle ages Lord Roberts is the first knight of the Garter who has refused to be assessed for the doubtful privilege of hanging his em- blms above his seat in church. In as- suming this stand he is. of course, aware that he is a rank iconoclast and an un- reasonable contemner of precedent But if he can induce future knights of the Garter to follow his fine example, the heralds college may yet quit business in disgust, which nobody can deny, would be good thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-08
A RECORD BREAKER.

The Age-Herald of yesterday was remarkable testimony to the prosper ity of Birmingham merchants this year, and to the value which they place upon the Age-Herald as an ad- vertising medium. The edition car ried more actual inches of advertising than has ever appeared in one issue of the Age-HeraId before, outside of the special or anniversary numbers.
 There were 1e42 inches of advertls- Ing, and upon the same Sunday one year ago there were 1880 inches, an increase this year of 3e2 inches, or about 23 per cent.
 The edition contained four full page advertisements from four different firms and three half page advertise mems from as many firms. By actual count yesterdays Age-HeraId carried larger number of lines of paid clas- sified want ads. than the Saturday or Sunday eotion of any other daily In Alabama, showing the growing popu- Iarity of this department.
 1e42 inches of ads. in a regular 24- page edition of the Age-Herald is an excellent showing and a sign of the immense trade that is expected this month as we'll as that the merchants know where to advertise to get re- suits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-08
E OHtr DAILY SswspApEa " AlAs.WA
Diseases desperate grown by des- perate appliances are relieved.
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Harmony in New York.

At a dinner given in his honor Gov ernor Odell who was reelected by a handful of votes, said:
 T can conceive of nothing more dis astrous to the nation than a democratic victory at the next Presidential election, and there Is that very grave danger if we do not place republicanism above sordidness and avariee I assure you that the result at present seems, and is, very much in doubt. It behooYes us to strengthen our party. It Is no time now for fighting, but for getting together"
 The speech has created deep i'm pression among republicans in New York state, where discensions are as thick as red bugs in June in Alabama. Governor Odell and Senator Platt are at outs, and Mayor Low does not seem to be pleased at the leaders, and is particularly displeasing to Sen ator Platt.
 The next mayor of New York will  ply certain, and if the democrats are reasonably wise and alert the control of the state will fall into their hands in 1904. New York and the solid south is a good beginningsto rally to, and it may not be difficult to gather to such nuclus enough to elect democratic president. Governor Odell at any rate fears such a result. He has good reason to anticipate the transfer of his own state to the dem ocracy, for it is normally democratic. and when the party is united and full of determination it has rarely failed to carry the state. The republicans in New York are now divided and the democrats are not, and the pendulum of public sentiment begins to swing towards the democracy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-08
POSTAL TO SPEND HALF
 A MILLION IN THE SOUTH

southern lines next year. We are getting weather breaks in the spring the con- struction work will begin These inn provements will be of great importance to the south in general and New Or leans in particular. Many towns in which we have no connection will be brought into the Postal circuit, and with the com pletion of these improvements many towns will be brought into closer touch with the great commercial centers of the world, which incidentally means a large increase in our receipts. The ex- ecutive officers of our company have ap- privsd estimates not only for the recon struetion of it's present lines and string ing new wires, but have also approved estimates providing for the construction of a number of new lines. which, when completed, will extend the postal system throughout nearly all the towns of the south.
 While on the floor of the cotton ex- change today we broke all previous rec ords for rapid service. A message was sent to Liverpool conveying an order; the order was executed and in exactly seven minutes we had a reply from Liv- erpool. That Is a remarkable record and one that probably will stand for many years; I am much gratified with the con- dition of our business in New Orleans, which is due to the efficient management of MT. Porteus. He is one of the most capable men in the service. You may state that the improved service we are going to give New Orleans is due to the rapid growth of the city. It is develop ing faster than any city in the south, ana our lines are pretty we'll taxed to serve out heavily increasing business"
 MT. Adams assumed charge of the southern division of the Postal last March, coming from Philadelphia, where he was district superintendent In his new position he has under his supervision the entire system of the Postal company south of the. Potomac and Ohio rivers, and from the Mississippi east to the At lantic ocean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-08
Texas Oil.

'sThere is no doubt about the perman- ency of the oil industry in Texas said a Texan at the Metropolitan. Every now and then the report goes out that the wells of Texas will soon be ex- hausted but the oil at Beaumont will be sufficient to run nearly all the indus tries of the south for years to come.
 eAs ex-Gov J. g. Hogg, the best in- formed man on the oil fields says, Spindle Top hill. much written about now. is phenomenon. It's proven territory of POO acres will produce 6O,OOOOOO barrels.
 From the surface down 900 feet to where the cap-rock over this 40 foot stratum of oil is found there are many veins of salt, sulphur and other mineral waters through which the we'll castings pass. If the casing of a well has no cracks or holes in it and is properly screwed and fastened in the cap-rock, then no trouble is had with this water. If, however, the casing is split or crack ed or is not properly jointed or not se- curely fastened in the cap-rock, trouole' very serious trouble with this water is had. This trouble, of course, grows more serious as strong pumping is applied Any man knows that he can no more pump oil from the bottom of a well through cas- ing that has holes in it, than he can draw lemonade from the bottom of a goblet through a split straw. Probably 90 per cent of the castings In those wells were cracked in tanning them down or de- fectively screwed in the cap-rock, or that since they were put in, the acids have eaten holes in them so as to let the wa ta- irsteaa es oil respond to the nninps
 "Thicker, stronger, carefully set cas- ing is the remedy for Spindle Top. Gov ernor Hoggs offers it as a substitute for the vaporings of false prophets, pessim- fsts and eroakers-triplicate sisters whose service can never advance just cause, nor build up a legitimate enter prise. Relying on facts and figures, in- stead of the carpings of misguided peo- ple or the false alarms of the secret agents of trusts and monopolists who want the field, I believe Spindle Top will continue for many years yet to be the leading oil phenomenon of the world; and as a conseouence Beaumont will some day become the leading manufacturing city of the south"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-08
IF WE SELL WE MUoT svr.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
 President Mckinley discovered and proclaimed his discovery in his last speech at Buffalo that we could not go on selling forever without buying some thing.
 Respectable political economists knew that more than a hundred years ago. It is a discovery only to those who are saturated with the virus of the mode of greed and rapacity called protection.
 President Wilson of Princeton has just proclaimed the same economic truth, and he puts it in a way which indicates that it Is not entirely new to him. He says we have fostered our industries by tariffs 'till they are likely to burst un- less we give them room to expand"
 He says "a balance must now be struck between the internal fostering and the need of an outlet to the rest of the world" And in striking the balance we shall be forced to see that i've can not let our products go where they will unless we are willing to take goods In exchange for them. That is the situa- tion in a nutshell"
 So it is But neither Wilson nor Me Kinley can make our hidebound theoret- ical protectionists see the truth. Noth- ing short of a financial and industrial earthquake can open their blind eyes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-08
A PICTURESQUE oLD MAN.
Whose Example Would Not Adorn. a
 Temperance Lecture.

From the Boston Transcript
 Maxim Gogan, an extremely old man and the richest citizen along the shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. has recent ly passed away at Cocague, N. B.. at the wonderful age of 10s years and months. His grandfather Louis Gogan, fought under Montealm in the defense of Que bee in 1759, and. fleeing to the city be- fore entry of the British troops, con- trived, with the assistance of a few rich men, to load a schooner with plate, jew elry and money and set sail for France Their cargo would have enabled the whole party to live in luxury for the rest of their lives. But on emerging into the Gulf of St. Lawrence a heavy gale struck the craft, swept her down the eastern coast of New Brunswick. and caused her to strike, on a ledge of rock just outside of Cocague. The intrepid Louis Gogan swan ashore to Cocagne Point, bearing on his back Count dHautreve, to whom he acted as body servant until the mo- blemans death in 1769. Before he died the count told Gogan specifically about the great riches which had gone down with the schooner, and described par ticularly three large boxes filled with gold coins. This story was handed down from father to son in the Gogan family and on the day of the great equinoctial gale, September 23, 1888. Maxim Gogan, then A years old, found two of the lost boxes along the shore of the gulf. Mo- body could ever find out from this lucky man how much these boxes contained; !; but as he never worked after that year and drank for more than sixty years quart of brandy and a pint of extra dry champagne every day, and has bequeath- ed a considerable fortune, it is believed that those boxes must have held fully $250OO0. He has left eight children, all of whom living in luxury and sur runded by children and grandchildren. Maxim Gogan spent most of his time in the open air, going from place to place to inspect the work on his farms and in the favt~~ies. Untii lie was S0 years old he could lift a larger load than any man he had ever met. Last April, when he was 108 years of age, he walked to the spring in the rear of his home and holding his full weight on his hands and toes drank from the pocA without let ting his knees touch the Nound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-08
Oklahoma as a State.

The senate committee on territories has thrown out Arizona and New Mexico, and has reported a bill to create the state of Oklahoma, to be made up of the present territory of Oklahoma and of the Indian Terri tory.
 This is an important step, because it will bring into the union a state that is half Indian, and these Indians are to become citizens in every res pect, possessing not only the right to vote but the right to hold office and to go to congress and the like. It means that hereafter there will be an Indian as representative, if not as senator in Washington, for the pro- posed new state would have four rep resentatives as well as two senators. Probably one senator and two repre- sentatives will be Indians.
 The Indian territory is to be divided into twenty-four counties, and all the customary machinery of American states put into operation in it. The bill will pc apt to become a law, and a very unique state will come into the union. At the outset the whites and the Indians will possess equal politi- cal power, and this will last until a new census renders a change just and reasonable.
 The admission of Oklahoma would nearly end the problem of dealing with the Indians, which has been with us in one form or another ever since the landing of the first perma- nent white settlers in the early years of the seventeenth century. It has taken us three hundred years to evolve out of the complicated situa- tion the state of Oklahoma, embrac- ing 52,500 Indians, owning a great deal of fertile land, and plenty of other resources. Under the census of 1890 there were 39S,331 people in Ok lahoma territory, and 392,06O in the Indian territory. Of the latter 302,- 6sO were Indians, and 96.S5O negroes.