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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22

vestry each evening except Saturday dur
ing the past week were addressed by
Rev. William Ross of Portland, while the
pastors of the other churches in the two
towns have taken part in the services to
some extent. A chorus choir has snng
for the services. Mr.. Ross is an earnest
speaker, and good congregations have
attended and a good interest has been
manifested. Mr.. Ross also spoke at the
morning service at the Congre-
gational church. Sunday evening
union service was held at the Baptist
church, the evening meetings at all the
other churches being omitted. At that
service BY special request Mr.. Ross spoke
of his work on the Congo. He was for a
number of years in missionary work in
Africa, and frequently met Henry N.
His story Of his work there
was very interesting to large congrega-
ton which filed the church to the doors.
School on Pleasant Street closed Jan.
Is, Marjorie Penley, teacher. Number
of scholars in attendance "a, average
number %. The names Of those schol-
ars not absent one half day were:
Mary Abbott. Beruice Simpson.
Marion simpson, Gladys Spilier.
Helen Lowell.
Those absent one-half day were:
Oss,e Abbott, Earl Ffneld.
Those absent one day wore:
Aubrey Became. Freddie Graves.
Bertha Seeley.
Those not tardy were:
Ossie Abbott. Freddie Graves.
Bertha Seeley, Howard Davis.
vean Lord.
In spelling those who left off the most
times were in the fourth grade, Gladys
Spiller, o; Freddie Graves, 8. In the
third grade Marion Simpson, II. In the
second grade Maud Briggs, II. The
following programme was carried out,
after which treat Of candy was enjoy
ed BY the children. A few visitors were
present.
Concert reading The Wind 81. .. children sShSSi
Recitation, Gave Ny Hands to Jesas,
Recitation, Feeding the Birds. Bsrnice simpson
Recitation. A Little Boys Speech; pr,~..
Dialogue. Love the Winter. Four children
Recitation, The Old Lady. Howard Davis
Recitation, January, Msnon oinys ~
Recitation, Sports. mary Aoooss
Dialogue, The Procession of Months.
By twelve children
Recitation, White Fields, Gladys SplisoI
Recitation, The Little Sparrows. DORIS hefr
Recitation. Freddie Has Squirrel. x..
Recitation, Throwing Kisses, Myrtle Beane
Concert reading. Hurrah for the Flag, sSnoC,I
Flag Salute. Scnool
KING DISTRICT.
Thermometer 80 below Thursda!
morning.
TT. Thibodeau has been quite sicl
with cold but 10 now gaining.
8. n. King thinks the loo ID thicl
enough TO cut and expects to commence
this week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22

Paris, and puts the February term,
which will be about the most important
term of the year, at Rumford Falls. OPP
position to the change as made by the
bill will be in evidence from this section.
The annual meeting of the Paris Pub
lie Library Association was held Satur-
day evening, when reports were heard
aud officers elected. The treasurer's re-
port shows a satisfactory condition OF
finances. The report of the temporary
librarian, Miss Mae NJ. Field, shows .
considerable increase in the patronage OF
the library. The number Of books loan
ed for the year was 1866, an increase OF
1854 over the preceding year. The num-
Der Of borrowers was 291, an increase OF
Al. Eighty volumes were added to the
library during the year, making total
OF 1916 volumes now in the library. The
officers elected are az follows:
Pre-lient-James 8. Wright.
Vice President-J. H Bean.
Secretary and Treasurer-N. ID Bolster.
Directors-James 8. Wright. Rev. H. A. CHI
tori, Alton G. Wheeler, Miss Sue Rounds, Al
bert ID. Park
At the registry Of deeds work is In
progress on the making of book index
covering the records OF the past four
years. During each year card index Il
kept, as each paper 10 recorded card
being placed in the index for each one 81
the parties to the transaction. At the
end of four years the cards are made up
alphabetically, and from these book
index is made. which thus has all the
names for the four years In alphabetical
order. Previous indexes have necessari
ly been made by hand, but Miss Hall
the clerk In the registry, 10 making thii
one on the book typewriter which VA
put in during the past year. The ma
chine Is particularly well adapted to thu
purpose. The book will make . very
neat appearance, and will contain eigh'
lines to the page moro than when made
with pen. And Of course the type
writing is just q little to be preferred Il
the best Of handwriting, though TIT
handwriting under the present admins
tration OF the Office 10 about - plain y
any can BE-.
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-11-29

FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT, nothing
nicer than Dominocards, the great
combination game set, domino
shape, with card colors; play cards,
dominoes and new games, "Show
me-" and big Stick" Parents
are fascinated; children delighted
Fifty six parts in attractive box,
postpaid, SOC. Boys and girls
make Xmas money as agents.
Don't delay. Write today. DOM
inocards Co., 1907 Chouteau ST.,
St. Louis, Mo.
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-11-29
For Sale.

100 acres being in the northeas
/ of section 80, township 36,
north, range 8 east, in Conejos
county. Make the best offer.
Highest bidder takes. it. ~.
1. S. METzLER, =
4o2 Stimson building,
Los Angeles, Cal,
Head The. Chronicle, .,..,. ...,-.
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-11-29

his cocktail prosecutors, and sew
eral new members will be taken
into that exclusive club of mutt
millionaires. Congress assembled
will take up great public questions
like the need for a new federal
building at Podunk and Coyote
Center; the growing demand for a
more elastic currency. and why
nobody will stay in the army at
the generous inducement Iof Sl3
per month and found-dead in the
Philippines.
Persons born under the sign of
Capricornus the Great are great
orators, thinkers and teachers;
self conscious and not meddlesome ::
good story tellers, eat too much,
have style and pride, talk too
much, are distrustful and can
keep a secret (if males.) They
are selfish and never get the hot
end of it in an exchange of Christ
mas gifts. They continue to hang
up their stocking when it is a
hardship for others to fill them,
Girls born in Capricornus are
hard to win, generally preferring
the parrot to the stork
The want VOLTS wall will ride the
blast
Where poverty prevails;
A few late laggard geese will pass
With winter on their tails.
The sleigh will jingle up the
road the lines around the whip,
and George and Nellie, in the robes
will loves own honey sip. The
sleigh will hit a ten foot bank. and
they'll go rolling down, with Nell
les foot in Georges face-and walk
six miles to town.
The new rules for farmers pro-
mulgated by the Farmhand's I'm
ion, will 90 into effect on the LIST.
viz: Farmers will provide auto
mobiles for all help, and will serve
as chauffeurs; they will eat at the
second table, and sleep in the hay
loft: they will rise at four, do the
chores and serve breakfast to the
hands at nine; they will provide a
phonograph and the current mag
azines; hands will supervise the
farm work from II to II, and from
2 till 3; the earnings of the farm
will be placed in bucket every
Saturday and poured through a
ladder horizontally, with the ends
on two chairs; what goes through,
the hands get-and what sticks on
the rungs goes to the farmer.
Santa Claus will make the usual
rounds on the night of the oath.
Men will get cigars, neckwear and
mustache cups. Ladies will get
the which they would
much rather have. Children will
get the stomach ache and its COM
plications.
And then comes January ill
To plague us with some ancient
AS only January can
Disturb the happiness of man.
Then Leap Year dread shall
come again with Nineteen Hun
dred Eight: when women kind of
growing years and single up to
date, will hit the bachelors plain
trail-the unproposing wretch
and make that worthy for while
exceeding hard to ketch.
FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT, nothing
nicer than Dominocards, the great
combination game set, domino
shape. with card colors; play cards,
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-11-29
Ganderbone's Nov. Forecast.


And childhood's brightest dream: !:
December of the ecstacy
OF hallowed Christmas e'en.
When the las. sweet lullaby is
sung
And children's whispers cease,
And the wee sweet stockings all
are strung
Along the mantle piece.
December of the one great morn
OF mornings for kid;
When the chimes of sweet and
mellow bells
Are welcoming the dawn,
And the house rocks with the
merry yells
OF kids with nighties on.
December was the ninth month
in the old Roman calendar, and
its name is from decem (ten).
When Julius Ceaser became big
stick of the empire. the month
contained but twenty-nine days.
He added two more-one more to
make ready for Christmas, and
another to recover from it. Christ
mas gifts originated with the
Greeks. Hence the saying, BE
ware of the Greeks bearing gifts"
Santa Claus was invented by the
toy manufacturers of Neuremburg,
Germany, where the Teddy bears
came from.
The motto for this month will
be, Shut the door" Mr.. Roose-
welt and Mr.. Bryan will be the
leading presidential candidates
and prohibition will continue the
burning issue. The liquor inter
ests will build walls, around Peoria,
Illinois. St. Louis, Louisville and
Milwaukee, and their war balloons
will make daily observations of the
movement of Mrs. Nation.
The anti-saloon league has con-
sented to let the Winter Solstice
of this year begin at p. m. on the
22nd, but there must be no drink
ing and everyone must be in by
Curfew. The 21st will be the
shortest in the year. This will be
on Saturday, and if you are at
church next day and stay for the
sermon, you will notice that the
22nd. is much longer.
The moon will be full on the
18th and the sign of the zodiac for
the month will be Capricornus
the Goat. This will make butter
go up and send kids to Sunday
School.
The old mill pond will freeze again
Anu everyone VIII Shdtc-
The mollycoddle, modest swain,
Will thither go with Kate.
She'll slip in such way that she
Will see a brilliant star,
And he will deeply blush to see
How long her stockings are.
The money scare will quiet
down unhappy circumstance
and money will frequent again the
pocket of our pants. The new
gold coins they're makiug now
without sin God we trust" will
turn up in the hat at church as
priced as any dust. The scrip we
have will be retired and real dough
will look good, but the old sub
scriber will insist on paying up in
wood.
On the End, lSpeaker Cannon
will assemble at Washington,
where he will re-elect himself and
resume the enactment of law in
presence of the Democratic minor
ity and other onlookers. The fin
al edition of the Presidents mes
sage will be read. Wall street will
be given another physic and il
will be officially declared that this
country cannot exist half capital
and half water.
Mr.. Fairbanks will take refuge
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-14
ing Sun. G. R. Zimmerman; Mount
Pleasant, N. A. Swickard; Mount

Ing Sun. G. R. Zimmerman; Mount
Pleasant, N. A. Swickard; Mount
Pleasant circuit, G. H. Hanawalt;
Mount Pleasant, West, E. ]. Starr;
Mount Union, A. M. Smith: New Lon
don, T. F. Barker; Oakville, ]. E. Ev-
ans; Salem, w. S .Kght; Sperry. d.
w. Witham; Wapello, j. E. Newsom;
Wayland Richard Collier; Winfield,
H. A. Ingham; Yarmouth, E. A. Bent
Finger.
Oskaloosa district. M. McClelland,
presiding elder; Barnes City, S. F.
Bishop; Benson, to be supplied, w. H..
Slack; Brooklyn, w. L. Clapp; Cedar,
Q. e. Mcbride; Deep River, G. w.
Pool; Delta j. P. Hehner: Ewart, to be
supplied, H. c. Druse; Grinnell. Elias
Handy: Kellogg. J. A. Murray; Mal-
com. F. w. Adams; Montezuma, o. s.
Baker; New Sharon, ]. G. Caughlan;
cult, L. g. Cumnins; Oskaloosa, ]. w.
Somerville; Oskaloosa, j. c.. w. Coke;
Pella, G.. E. Monkman; Reasoner, H. c..
Millice; Rose Hill. Lloyd Tenant; So
nora, A. w. McBlain; Taintor, to be
supplied; Thornburg, L. r. Burdock:
Victor, L. F.. Powell; What Cheer. G.
w. Wilson.
Muscatine district. A. Boatman,
presiding elder; Amish. w. j. Scott;
Blue Grass, to be supplied; Kalona, C.
L. Jordan: Keota, ]. F. Robertson
Kosata, to be supplied; Ladora. W. L.
Fry; Let's, w. A. Longnecker; Lexing-
ton, w. A. Smith; Lone Tree, David
Phillips; Marengo, F. B. Tucker: Mus
catine, First church, J. c. Willis;
Muscatine circuit, P NJ. Conant; Mich
OILS, to be supplied; North English, E.
c. Brooks; Oxfard, E. A. Brinton; Riv-
erside, H. F. Pugh; Sweetland, A. L.
ington, u. S. Smith; Washington cir
cult, James Priestnal; Webster, Frank
Seeds: Well1nan, P. H. Hawk; West
Chester, F. E. Morrison; West Liberty,
j. r. Hank; williamsburg, W. H. Dill
lon; Wilton, J. B. Corley
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WHY WOMEN SUFFER-

Women have So much to go through
IN life that it is pity there is 80 much
needless suffering from backache,
headache, dizziness, languor and other
common aches and ills Of kidney COM
plant.
noan's Kidney Pills have brought
raw life and strength to thousands of
omen afflicted in this way.
Women are prone to kidney trou-
BILE. They have 30 much indoor work
to do. SO much lifting, bending and
STOPPING; they are bound by custom to
tight, heavy clothing. They get little
outdoor exercise, and any little cold
may bring on kidney weakness
Don't worry If you feel tired |
dragged out-if you have backache d
bearing-down pains, headache, dizzy
spells, faintness and lack ambition.
Don't think It's some trouble peculiar
to the sex. Men suffer in the same way
when they have kidney trouble.
Ask yourself this question: "Are my
kidneys well?" The condition of the
kidney secretions may give you an an
swer. II there is brick dust sediment,
or stringy settling in the urine; If
passages are too frequent and copious,
or scanty and painful 1T is time to be-
gin using Doan's Kidney Pills. Delay
may run you into Br1ght's disease or
diabetes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-14
AMADoR.

Amador.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Cloyd, Sept. 4, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Wellman and
little daughter returned to their home
in Ottumwa Friday after visit with
relatives.
Will Atwood mas been hauling baled
hay to town the past week.
Mrs. Fred Hancock left last week
for indianapolis to visit her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. @. Wellman Of OF
tumwa visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Han
ing Sunday.
John Kent is working for Roll Cos.
ney.
Mesdames James Rush and w. ].
Rush left Saturday for their home in
Browning, Mo-, after two weeks Wis
1t with the formers daughter, Mrs.
panied by Miss Clara Berry, who will
make brief visit with ner friend,
Miss Alice Rush.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Haning were en-.
tertained at the home OF Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Wellman Sunday.
Mesdames James Rush and w. J.
Rush and Bert Wilkinson spent Wed.
nesday afternoon with Mrs. L. H. Well.
man.
Miss Clara Day left Thursday for
Cantril.
Robert Randolph is teaching the fall
term Of school at Copperhead.
Mesdames Anna Smith Of Blakes
burg and Mollie Taylor Of Centerville
| were visiting Mrs. J. y. Day Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock of Blakesburg
visited their son Saturday.
Mrs. Will Atwood is quite i'll vita
symptoms of typhoid fever.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Newt. Shields visited
relatives south of here Sunday.
Mrs Pete Schwartz called to see
Mrs Mcfarland Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Shields were in OF
tumwa Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Miller spent Sun
day at the j. A Day home.
Mesdnmes Anna Smith and Mollie
Taylor called on Mrs. l.. H. WellmaI
/ Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schwartz visitet
Sunday in Ottumwa
/ Ira Haning was in Blakesburg re
Gently.
Miss Rosa Schwartz is staying a
the John Mcfarland home
Mrs Mamie Schwartz spent Mon
day at Atwood.
/ Mesdanes Taylor and Smith Gale,
on Mrs Ira Haning Tuesday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-14
COOPER REELECTED
SUPERINTENDENT
OF LEAGUE
ITEMS FROM THE TEMPERANCE
REPORT OF THE IOWA CON-
FERENCE HELD AT BUR-
LlNGTON RECENTLY.

c. S. Cooper of this city was elected
conference delegate to the national
convention Of Anti Saloon leagues, at
Norfolk, Vt, September 16 to 10. Mr..
Cooper was also re-appointed district
superintendent of the Iowa Anti Saloon
league and the conference pledged him
its support against all intemperance
forces.
The following resolution concerning
the state superintendent was also
adopted:
We learn with sorrow that DR.. l. N.
McCash has secand time broken
down in health from overwork and has
accepted an extended vacation, expect
ing to spend the winter In California.
We extend to him our sincere sympa-
thy and shall hope and pray for his full
recovery and speedy return to his
work"
c. l.. Tenant and ]. F. Bennett were
elected trustees of the Iowa Anti Sa-
loon league.
Appointment of Ministers.
The other appointments outside OF
the Ottumwa district are:
Keokuk district-A V. Kendrick,
presiding elder, Keokuk, Iowa; Birm-
ingham, j. P. Cummins; Bloomfield, c.
L. Stafford; Bonaparte, G. H. Kemp;
Cantril. H. F. Gilbert; Centerville, w.
H. Perdew; Cincinnati, c. e. Cogge-
shall; Donnellson. H. f. Butler: Douds.
w. H. Jones; Drakeville, John Davis;
Eldon, G. NJ. futile; Exline, Jesse A.
Monkman; Pennington, ]. H. Koch:
Floris, ]. A. Sinclair; Fort Madison,
First church. H. B. Scoles: Fort Madi-
son, Santa Fe avenue, G. A. Field;
Keokuk, J.. w. Lambert; Keosauqua,
w. g. Thorn; Keosauqua circuit, to he
supplied, ]. H. Krenmeyer; Liberty
vile, w. B. Ireland; Milton, D. R. Mar
tin; Montrose, George H. Wehn; Moul-
ton, D. c. Bevan; Mount Sterling, Geo.
Blagg; Mystic, M. A. Banker; Pulaski,
A. T. James; Unionville, j. W. Carson:
West Grove, w. S. Handy; West Point,
c. B. Hankins.
Burlington district-T. ]. Myers,
presiding elder, Mount PleasaN: AIMS
worth, j. E. Weigle: Burlington First,
7. B. Schreckengast; Burlington, Grace,
G L. Tenant; Burlington circuit. c.
W. Cochran; Burlington, West, to be
supplied, 7. G. Harper; Columbus
Junction, r. D. Pool; Charlottesville
J. H. Taylor; Danville. w. N. Potter;
Fairfield Thomas Osborne; Fairfield
circuit, T. S. Pool; Hillsboro, o. }.
Fix; Mediapolis, M. E. Reusch; Morn
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oTTuMwA TESTIMONY.

Mrs. Pearl Black. 4o7 South Mclean
street, Ottumwa, Ia, says:
have used several different RENE.
dies and prescriptions for the cure Of
Kidney trouble but never got any re-
lief or benefit from any OF them that
| did from the use Of Doan's Kidney
Pills which got at sargent's drug
store think they are fine remedy,
as they cure where other medicines
fall. | had severe kidney weakness,
pains IN my back and all through my
limbs and body. accompanied BY hard, !
dull headaches and a general sense OF
depression and weakness from the diff
ficulty. Doan's Kidney Pills cured me
and In short time and they will al.
ways receive my earnest endorse
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-14
d. NJ. Parry, Foe ofLabor
Rdps Bryan and Beperidge
harges Them With Trucking to Working
Mans Vote in Magazine Joint Debate Now
in Progress.

labor says: If we Just had the right
kind OF laws nobody would be poor or
have to work either and Mr.. Bryan
pats 1T on the back and says: You
are on the right track boys-I'm with
you Organized labor further AYERS:
The present laws are capitalist1c laws
and until they are changed we must
have the privilege Of violating them
whenever we fight capital and It's hire
lings.' Mr.. Bryan automatically re-
plies: You are entitled to all the spe-
cial privileges that government can
grant YOU
Mr.. Bryan favors the amendment
of the law as to injunctions SC as to
except labor unions but still leaving
the law apply to trusts and capital in
general Sucn I'm amendment can pos
sibly mean but one thing, and that is
the granting of a special privilege to
the unions to commit crime. Mr.. Bev.
eridge, be it said makes some sound
remarks as to the injunction ha. in
the Wind-up seems to favor some sort
of a compromise with labor on the
subject
Mr.. Bryan and the labor leaders as
sert strenuously that labor is the all.
important thing in the universe and
that capital being inert and soulless is
of small consequence. Destroy the
present capital in this country and
four-ffths of the people would certain
ly die of starvation. The labor would
still be in existence when the capital
was destroyed, but work AS hard Us 1t
might, it would not be able to keep
starvation for the majority at bay.
Poverty ensues from the absence OF
capital-not from the absence of Ia
Dor. This truth was further iliustrat-
ed when Mr.. Bryan brought out mis- 30
cent dollar proposition for as vii, lie
remembered, large part of capital at
that time quit working and went into
hiding while labor remained very
much In evidence, the result being that
soup houses had to be established to
keep people from starving.
II will now conclude by stating the
really great question of the times and
it IS hardly necessary to say that it
does not agree with what Mr. Bryan
and the labor leaders say is the great
question. The problem Of all problems
before this country today is the pro.
lection of private ownership in capital
from thieves, swindlers and socialists
J. G. Welliyer
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Doan's Kidney Pills are a special
medicine for the kidneys, and do not
anect the bowels or any other organs.
There is not particle Of poison In
them-just the pure roots and herbs
that nature intended for curing the
kidneys. #
Doan's Kidney Pills cure every form
of kidney trouble Read the testimony
OF woman of your own city, perhaps
a neighbor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-14
MANY cht1dren Rescued.

Many children have been rescued by
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con.
sumption. Coughs and Colds. 50c and
S1.00. F. B. Clark, Court aud Second:
J. H. L. Swenson & Co., Cour. and
Main.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-14
BLAkES BURC.

Bakesburg.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Fritz and son, Edward spent Sunday
afternoon with Mat Huber and family.
Miss Bishop of Griswold, who has
been visiting Soda Williams and FAM
lily, returned home Tuesday. accom-
liams.
Mrs. Dollie Winecup has gone 70
Fairfield to attend the funeral of her
sister. Mrs. Nancy Peck.
c. M. McFatridge has been appoint
ed mayor of this city to fill the yacan-
cy caused by the resignation of Lew
ellen Ames.
Mrs, Faplk of Unionville Mo, is Wis
iting at the home of her mother. Mrs.
Charles Benson.
Mrs. Bertha Lewis of Ottumwa and
daughter are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wilson.
Joseph BOSNIAN and sons visited at
the Melvin Peck home recently.
Bessie Cohag gan returned Wednes
day from an extended visit with reia-
tives near Ottumwa.
Mrs, Ina Vancleave, who has been
sick for some time, is still in very poor
health.
Walter Alternately. who accidentally
shot himself with g TOW pistol Tuesday,
| is getting along nicely.
Prof Won wordinand NJ. D.. a Ger
man medical scientist, is said to have
discovered a permanent cure for con
stipation. sick headache and stomach
trouble:
Acid Sulphuricum Dil........H drains
| Lax Own Comp ..............Hi az
| Elk. Lactated Pepsin
| Aquae Dist, equal mart as. ad. VI o2
Directions: Take one dessert spoop-
full before meals Can be filled a.
! Swepson's Drug Store.