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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-03
Reasons for Russ Defeat.

ssIt must be taken into consideration,
that the Japanese had been preparing
themselves for war for about ten years,
while Russia was entirely unprepared,
wishing and trusting in peace; that the
Japanese fought in their own neighbor-
hood under all favorable conditions,
while the Russians had to be sent thous-
ands of versts from their headquarters
by railroad entirely insufficient to
their needs, and to fight colonial war
with all co-eficients against them.
There is not in history another example
Of a similar disproportion between enc
mics.
Nevertheless, all the foreign officers
of the European armies who followed
the war are unanimous in affirming that
the Russian troops--both soldiers and
| officers fought with truly admirable
bravery, but they had to withdraw on
account Of combination of circum-
stances with which their personal valor
could not contend. -
Mr.. Witte emphatically denied having
said that Japan's peace terms were in
i tolerable. He also denied positively
that he had predicted that the confer
ence would break up In week.
Baron Rosen Meets Witte.
!. Awaiting Mr.. Witte at the dock was
! Baron Rosen, Russian ambassador at
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-03

Can't eatY "Dr. Lauritzen's Malt
Tonic, !, gives appetite. At druggists
or delivered to house. Phone, N. W.,
East 40; Twin City, 1880.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-03

enemy's terms, is an eloquent token
Of the friendly feeling which he and
his subjects continued to cherish, be-
cause at no epoch in our history have
our traditional relations with this great
republic been other than cordial.
"And nowI should like to say, aye,
and to prove to your people who live
less in the past than in the present and
the future, that it is the fervent wish
sia further to strengthen the ties of
friendship which have hitherto subsist'
ed between the two nations.
Hopes for Good Results.
s'It is in virtue Of that sincere de.
sire that his majesty the czar, waiv'
ing all other objections, has unhesitat
ingly accepted the cordial invitation OF
your first: citizen and genial leader
And if my mission should prove in al
other respects barren, and the endeavo1
to find a common basis for peace ne
gotiations should fail for the, time be
inc. the signal proof of friendship
given. by his majesty the czar and the
Russian nation would still stand ou'
as memorable event, fraught, trust
with far-reaching and benefcent results
to the two great peoples OF the Wes
and the east :.
On shipboard M. Witte was generally
reticent when the subject Of his mission
was mentioned. However, to an Asso
ciated Press correspondent who accom-
panied him from Cerbourg, Mr.. Wittt
said:
VAlmost everywhere in Europe, al
well as in America, not only Russia, he
forces, her resources and her power O.
! resistance, are not known, but the peo
pie are even mistaken about the tru
results of the war. The Russians hav
had reverses, but this does not signif7
that they have lost the power .whicl
was known to the Muscovite empire be
fore the war. It does not mean tha
tity and that the Japanese have &C
quired by the result Of recent victorie
such supremacy as to make the Rus
sian empire consider them truly re
doubtab1e enemy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
East Hebron.

We have a good supply of rain, ant
all vegetation is growing rapidly.
Potato insects are abundant. Som'
new specimens have arrived for thei
first visit. One which was tiny blacl
fly last year has become a large species
this season.
Workmen and all are busy, and hell
is not to be found unless previousl!
engaged.
Mr.. A. P. Browns health is failing
and his recovery is thought very doubtful
Some few sick ones have gained slow
ly of late on those pleasant days.
II. A. Record, E. L. Record and Mrs
Moschides passed last Sunday in Sum
ner with their cousin, Geo. Foster, ant
family.
Mr.. Elkanah Harlow of Lewiston
formerly of this place, is with hi'
cousins, Mr.. B. Phillips and family
Having lost both wife and children he il
left all alone when at home.
Eddie l.. Record caught beautiful
kingfsher with nest of young birds,
which he sent to a man down south.
Belle DeCosta has recently been al
home from Auburn.
Ernest Merrill has returned to his
work in Lynn.
The East Hebron school will close
this week. The teacher has given fine
satisfaction.
A large collection of people were in
Grange last Saturday. Several visitors
were present.
The young misses are learning to ride
on the bike, and are progressing finely
Mrs. Hattie Allen and little boy visit
ed her old home last Saturday.
Mrs. John Harper's sister, Maud Her
sey, passed several days with her last
week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
Bryant's Pond.

Arthur Cushman and his sister Helen
are working at Poland Spring.
Verne McAllister and Miss l.. Carroll
of Portland visited at Edwin Coles
Sunday.
Miss Sybil Abbott from Atlanta, Ga,
visited Mrs. Estelle Ford Friday and
Mrs. Emily Felt Saturday.
Mrs. George Whitman of Norway and
Mrs. Adeline Billings of Lynn, Mass,
were the guests of Mrs. Gerry Wing last
Friday.
Prof. Hugh r. Hatch commenced his
summer work with the Baptist church
July ID Mr.. Hatch and family will
board at A. NJ. Chase's.
Miss Eta Bartlett was the guest OF
Mrs Mamie Crockett Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bowker and son
Elmer, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bowker, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Stilwell and little son
of West Paris, spent Saturday and Sun
day at Evergreen cottage at Round Pond.
While there they had call from DR..
Packard and wife and son Frank, and
returned tho call by boat, as the doctor
and family are storHing for the season
at their cottage which is located on a
beautiful spot on the shore of South
Pond.
George Coffin was called home to
Pressure Isle on account of the illness OF
his father.
Prof. Wiske has arrived, and is stop
ping at his cottage with his family.
There will be an entertainment by a
comedy company at Dudley's Opera
House Monday evening, July I'd.
Command 4 Ford Dramatic Co. will
come to town July 10th for week S
stay, and give entertainments at Dud-
ley's Opera House.
Rev. E. A. Davis, Baptist state mis-
siOnary, was in town this week.
Mrs. Martha Davis is visiting at Nor
way.
Mrs. Lottie Elliott of Berwick is visit
ing her parents this week
Walton Wyman visited his sister, Mrs.
John Hathaway, recently.
Mrs. Jennie Lurvey is cooking at the
Glen Mt. House.
Mrs. Mark Allen returned home with
her mother, Mrs. Kelley of JOnesport,
Thursday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
Greenwood.

Hoeing has been delayed on account
of the lowery weather, and for that same
reason haying is close by and it now
looks as though the latter would be
here before the former is finished up.
Glad to learn that the exercises at He.
bron all passed off successfully last
week; and could we have known what
the weather was to be during those four
days there would have been present one
more former student.
Mr.. Bryant's housekeeper, the widow
Herrick, visited her home Saturday and
returned the next day evening. Mrs
Herrick is a model housekeeper; and as
she likes the situation she may STOP
there through the summer, providing
her health holds out.
We are again indebted to this good
Christian lady for more copies OF
Zion's Herald, one of which contains
sketch of the life of Mrs. Mary A. Liver
more, who died few weeks ago, to-
gcther with her photograph. An angeI
of mercy in the civil war, and one of the
best women that ever lived, was Mrs
Mary Ashton Livermore.
Already the days begin to shorten
and before these locals reach the eye OF
the reader the last half of the year viii
have commenced.
Miss Mary Brooks came home Satur
day, aud early the next morning Sht
made friendly call at the Bennett
place, returning to her work at Bethe
Sunday night.
Darius o. Davis of Osakis, MINI.
writes us that he has sold his farm, al
but the writings being done, and if i
proves sure thing we think he ma.
come back to live in his native state
Mr.. Davis says they had shower o.
hail there recently, which injured thu
crops seriously, including his young
orchard which had just begun to bear
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
Newry.

Flora Knapp, wife of A. W. Powers
died June % after long and distressing
illness, aged As years. She leaves a
husband, one son, two daughters, four
grandchildren and aged parent to mourn
her loss. She was an estimable woman
and will be greatly missed.
The Ladies' Aid held successful fair
at Kilgore's Hall, June oath.
Ida May Littlehale became the happy
possessor of the friendship and album
quilt, on which were printed more than a
thousand names, and which Melted the
society sl05. Many thanks are due the
kind friends who contributed in making
it.
Wade Thurston made trip to the
lakes a week ago where he caught a
lovely trout weighing eight pounds. An
artist photographed it we understand.
Town schools closed the 30th.
Miss Diantha Powers is visiting friends
i'm town.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
.lahn'S Letter.

A very pleasing program was carried
out on q. A. R. Day at East HEBRON
Grange Hall the oath. The speaking
was interspersed with singing by the
Grange choir. The first speaker, whose
name has passed from our memory, was
young student from Bates College, and
I think that the audience was completely
deceived in him, thinking that he was a
veritable Southern boy, and that the
speech was his own, when it was speech
| of Grady's that he recited, and very nice
" indeed. 1t was wonderful speech of
wonderful man, one of the most prom
ising men that the South ever brought to
view, and one who died all too soon.
He was followed by Capt. G. Il:
Prince in his usual happy manner, and
he by j. N. Irish in his usual laundering
way. The other speakers in their order
were Capt. Buchanan, Joseph Noyes,
"Jed" Chase-shot blind at Petersburg
II. D. Irish, Archibald Sawyer and James
Packard
BY the way, we have heard, too many
times, filings supposed to be humorous,
at those soldiers who went forth to meet
the foe, and who never met them. Trey
call them the bloody So-and-So. We
fail to see the humor or the justice in it.
We have been a-fishing and never caught
a fish. Well, what of it? Soldiers who
are never ordered out on the firing line
stand on as high plane of patriotism
Is others stand. Matters military are
not theirs to take or leave at their own
free will, Obedience is salvation in more
ways than one.
When the citizen turns soldier 1t Is
with the expectation that he will have
scrap with death where bombs burst and
bullets fly. He goes. Perhaps he dies
dies in the good old fashioned way, dies
of fever or the measles or any othel
old thing, and so he fails, through M
fault of his own, fails to get the top o.
his head shot away most hilariously.
What shall we say then? That hi
service was of but little worth? He gav'
all that he had to give, the last, best gif
of all, his life. And in giving his Lift
!. injected into the cause sacred eemen
that can never be annulled; a seal wa
set upon the bond that can never b,
broken.
i haven't doubt that there are thou
sands or old soldiers WHO, ioi LUZ
years, have been slowly bleeding t.
death from inward wounds, wounds tina
left no visible scar, and who, perhaps
never heard the zip" of rebel bullet
Why? No order to charge was ever give'
to them as it was given to Others, ant
who did charge with shout on tn
, double quick into the valley of death
into the mouth of hell. And no doub
there were times when they knew tina
some one had blundered. Theirs not t
reason why, theirs but to do and die
like the six hundred.
What shall we say then? That thei
services were of but little worth, becaus
of the order that was never given be
cause of the opportunity that never came
Mere fighting is but for little while
comparatively. A soldiers duties ar
continuous, from start to finish, wearing
: wasting and deadly. And duties we
performed tend to victory, anywhere
everywhere and always. Be just an
fear not JOHN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
West Bethel.


"Every day Is fresh beginning,
Every morn is the world made new
You who are weary of sorrow and shining.
Here is q beautiful hope for you,
A hope for me, and hope for you"
Susan Coolidge.
40 balmv, sensuous summer!
Operfumed breath of summer!
hear thy breezes murmur
In dreamy monotone.
They murmur to the flowers
All through the long. long hours,
While the sunbeams kiss the shadows
OF the leafy trees Alone"
Independence Day.
Strawberries are quite plentiful.
Hoeing and haying come together.
Many are enjoying vacations and ex
cursions.
C. P. Pingree is on the road with 6
new meat cart, and seems to be prosper
ing.
TITS a pleasure to watch the greer
things growing since rain came.
Nelson R. Springer is the first man il
this village to own and run an automo
bile.
Another attempt was made last weel
to run pulp wood down Pleasant River
Miss Edith A. Briggs came up from
South Paris Tuesday to enjoy shor
vacation.
Miss Hazel Bean of Portland is visiting
friends and former schOOlmates in thi!
village.
Ebert r. Briggs has been spending
two weeks with his sister, Mrs. Eta r
Cummings, in Albany.
Mrs. F. l.. Higgins of Litchfield, who's
tv,n OF rot q nc N
was guest at the home of the Demo
crat correspondent last week.
Miss Addie Horr has given the best o
satisfaction as teacher of our village
school, and all seem to desire her return
in the fall. Her home is in Bethel.
Mr.. Fred Wheeler, clerk in the stor
of A. j. Hask ell, and Miss Mertie Phil
brook, youngest child of E. P. Phil
brook, were united in marriage Wednes
day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
0ilead.

Mrs. d. o. Bennett has been visiting
friends in town.
There was a pleasant meeting of the
Mountain Rills at Mrs. Frank Collins
Thursday afternoon. Ice cream and
fancy cake were served.
Schools close to-day, Friday. We hear
good reports from them.
Mrs. Jordan of South Paris is the
guest of Mrs. Samuel Morse.
Mrs. Charles Cole has been visiting In
town,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04

An example of due proportion is found
in recent Portland paper, under the
head of railroad news. Down in the
middle of the column a modest three
line paragraph informs the public that
Secretary Of the Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw ar
rived on the noon train from Boston.
While near the top of the column is a
sub-heading, in black-faced II point
type, which boldly announces that
RICHARD HARDING DAVIS PASSED
THROUGH PORTLAND YESTERDAY.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
West Sumner.
G.. E. Pulsifer's genial count

G. Z. Pulsifers genial countenance is
once more seen on our streets.
DR.. Gibbs, wife and daughter, OF
Livermore Falls, visited at Harry Pulsi,
fer's recently.
Mr.. George Moore and wife of Canton
were at John Heald's June Goth.
G. A. Chandler was badly hooked by a
heifer owned by Clayton LothrOp, re-
quiring the attendance of physician.
Leland Andrews and bride entertain
ed their friends with social dance at
the vestry June Goth.
c. Z. Durham has moved his family
into their home over his store.
Mrs. Rosetta Ryerson returned June
23d from an extended visit with relatives
in Massachusetts. Her many friends are
glad to welcome her home.
w. E. Doble was quite seriously in
jured at Buckfield June 9th. One OF
his horses kicked him just below the
knee severng cord. The wound was
dressed by DR.. Caldwell.
Hiram Pulsifer, of South Paris, and
son, f. p. Pulsifer, of Natick, Mass,
called on friends here June 10Th.
Mrs. L. E. Pulsifer has returned to
her home in Natick, Mass.
Mrs. Frank Brown has received a
visit from her cousin of Oxford.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
Here and There.

Secretary of State John Hay died
Saturday morning at his summer home
in New Hampshire. The country has
met with about the severest loss that the
death of one individual could cause. Mr..
Hay had been secretary of state nearly
seven years, and there is hardly room
for doubt that if he had lived he would
have completed Roosevelt's term. Dur
ing the time he has held this position
he has seen the Importance of this ma
ton in international affairs take mark
ed advance; and while that is not wholly
due to him, large fraction of it may be
attributed directly to his personality.
Many of the most important things done
in the intercourse of nations have Origi-
mated with Mr.. Hay, and he is to-day re-
garded as perhaps the foremost diplomat
of his time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
East BrOwnfield.

Miss Isabel II. \Stickney went to
Kent's Hill recently to attend the
funeral of a former schoOlmate, Mrs
Theo Morse Oliver, who died quite sud.
denly.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Leavitt of Portland
are visiting Mrs. E. A. G. Stickney.
Miss Margaret Koch of Portland Occu.
pied the Congregational pulpit last
Sunday.
Frost Mountain Grange entertained
Charter Oak Grange of Kezar Falls at
its last meeting.
Schools closed last week for the sum-
mer vacation.
There il to be celebration the Fourth
of July.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
NO SECRET ABOUT 1T.

1t is no secret. that for Cuts, Burns
Ulcers, Fever Sores, Sore Eyes, Boils
etc., nothing is so effective as Bucklen's
Arnica Salve. "It didn't take long to
cure bad sore l had, and it is all O. K.
for sore eyes," writes D. L. Gregory, OF
Hope, Tex. Csc. at r. A. Shurtleff d
Co.'s, drug store, South Paris, West
paria
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
Gone.

Summer sounds are in the wood.
Summer odors on the breeze;
Cool and sweet the shadows lie
Underneath the apple trees.
Tender are the skies of June,
BENDING DER the dear Old town;
All the spirits OF the air
Send benediction down.
Precious jewel of world.
Sparkling In the hand of Him
at whose word the suns were 1T.
At whose word the stars are dim.
Dulled Its brightness-seen through tears
Since the old year passed away
And IL seemeth to thee still
There Is more OF night than day.
These green hills and pleasant wales
That your sad eyes look upon,
Up from childhood's rosy hours
Echoed to the footsteps gone.
Mothers hands are folded now;
Mothers eyes no longer see;
When you cry "Sweet mother, come"
Nevermore she answers thee.
Yet through allthe hush and gloom,
Shines the star serene and high.
When these voices. lost In death,
Break the silence of the sky,
When the white hand beckons on,
Where the angel waves his wand
And the shadows flee away,
we'llclasp and kiss In the home beyond.
God be thanked for Love ami Faith
God be thanked for all that's given
Death to set the spirit free.
Life on earth and life In Heaven.
j. n. IRISH
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
Sumner,

Susie Russell is visiting relatives on
Paris Hill.
Everett Abbott and wife moved to
South Paris last week.
Rev. George Varney of Bellingham,
Washington. d. c., will visit his mother,
Mrs. Lydia Varney, through the month
of July. He is expected to preach at
the chapel July 9th at half past ten
o'clock.
An entertainment by the Morrill,
school last Friday evening was in every
way success. They received as pro-
ceeds about 5000, which will 60 to the
School Improvement League.
School closed Friday after very sue
cessful term taught by Alice Russell of
Turner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
North Paris.

Mrs. Harry Page is visiting her moth
or, Mrs. John Crawford.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Foss of Portland
visited relatives here June Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Perkins and
children have moved into the Deacon
Benson house and will spend the sum.
mer here.
Mrs. Mabel Record aud son and Miss
Ethel Crockett visited at Clayton
Churchill's last week.
Mr.. Gibbs Benson of New Gloucester
visited relatives here June 25.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Field and children
are to visit relatives at Prospect Harbor
for month or two starting July Sd.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
North StOneham.

Walton Barker and daughter Bessie
from South Paris are visiting his sister,
Mrs. VIM. Cannon.
Ralph Adams, wife and two children,
of East Stoneham, are at John Adams
Ralph had the misfortune to cut off his
middle finger.
Percy gilbert has gone to Fryeburg.
W. W. Durgin went to Stow Saturday
to see his sister, Mrs. Martha Barrows,
who is very low.
Alice Adams is at home from Bridg-
ton.
Melrose Adams from Boston is visit
ing his father, VIM. Adams.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
Wilson's Mills.

So many automobiles are now on the
road between here and Colebrook that il
makes it unsafe for woman to be on
the road alone with team.
The circle of Kings Daughters met
with Mrs. II. G. Bennett for the first
time this season on Wednesday.
Our school closed Thursday. 1t has
been keeping since March taught by
Lester Bean of Bethel.
Will Flint came home from Hebron
where he is attending school, Saturday.
Mr.. Perez, our student minister, com
menced his work here on the river June
25th, preaching for the first time at the
twin chapels.
d. C. Bennett is guiding party of
sportsmen that are stopping at Buck
mans camp.
Mrs. b. N. Storey has been to Cole.
brook to do some trading and have some
dressmaking done.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
A RAD SCARE.

Some day you will get bad scare,
when you\feel a pain in your bowels,
and fear appendicitis. Safety lies in
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, sure cure,
for all bowel and stomach diseases,
such as headache, biiousness; costive-
ness, etc. Guaranteed at F. A. Shurt-
left & Co., Drug Store, South Paris, West
Paris, only 25c. Try them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
East Waterford.

B. W. Sanderson attended Bates com
mencement.
Misses Josephine and Elsie Sandersor
are at home for short time.
The Temple Hill school closed the
23d with an entertainment in the even
ing. 1t was most interesting, among
other things being discussion, "Shal
immigration be allowed in the United
States?"
The school in this place closed the
Goth.
Mrs. Mandana Miller of Waltham il
spending fortnight with her son, G. A.
Miller.
Miss Bertha Miller is at home from
Sabattus.
Mrs. Vesta Jenkins spent the Goth
with Mrs. G. l.. Hilton.
Several more cases of German measles
in the place.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-04
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREO,

DISTRICT OF MAINE, IS.
On this LIST lay of July. A. d. 1908. on read
Ing the foregoing petition, 1t Is
Ordered by the Court, That a hearing be haf
upon the same on the 2lst day Of July, A. ID
1905, before said Court at Portland, in said Dis
trict at 10 o'clock In the forenoon; and that no
tice thereof he published In the Oxford Demo
crat, newspaper printed In said District, AM
that all known creditors, and other persons ir
interest, may appear at the said time and place
and show cause, II any they have, why the
prayer Of said petitioner should not be granted
And 1t Is further ordered by the Court, That
the Clerk shall send by mail to all known cred
itors copies of said petition and this order. al
dressed to them at their places Of residence III
stated.
Witness the Hon. CLARENCE HALE. Judge OF
the said Court, and the seal the reof at Portland
In said District, on the lat day OF July, A. ID
1905.
isl JAMES 4. HEWEY, Clerk.
A true copy of petition and order thereon.
Alteat: JAMES Z. HEWEY. Clerk.