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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-16
SALUTE OF THE FLEET.
Fleet Fires Twenty-one Guns in Uni
son When President Appears

Old Point Comfort, Va, Dec. 16.-The
Mayflower swung around the water bat
terry of Fortress Monroe and into
Hampton Roads shortly after O'Clock.
The saluting guns of the army post
were the first TO signal the arrival of
the president and his party. Twenty
one times the cannon overlooking the
picturesque Moat of this famous old
army stronghold, voiced their notes of
welcome. The white naval yacht kept
silently on her way, accepting the sa-
lutte as her due and requiring no
outward form of recognition.
Aboard the 16 warships, at anchor a
mile further up the Roads bugles had
already begun to summon officers and
crews to quarters. Most of the men
aboard the vessels had been called sew
eral times in the past to welcome the
president, but there was a special sig
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-16

party on account of this proceeding
1t is one of those mistakes which
seems to be directly blameable to no
one. The court merely ordered the
clerk to issue a peremptory writ.
The clerk, in accordance with custom
in such cases. issued ths perempto-y
writ as prayed for in the alternative
writ. The subsequent amendment of
the plaintiffs petition was overlooked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-16
round Dead in His Bath Tub.

st. Louis. Mo. Dec. 16.-L. F. Par
ker, general solicitor OF the st. Louis
& San Francisco road, was found
dead in the bath tub at his home.
Death resulted from heart disease.
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weather Indlcations.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-Forecast for
Kansas: Probably rain or snow to-
night and Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-16
Death of J. IN shimmons.

Lawrence, Kan, Dec. 16.-J. H.
Simmons, a pioneer of Lawrence.
died here Sunday after an illness Of
two years.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-02

Drunk. sandbzgged and robbed Of
$50. J. Gimeira, a pOrtly Sxede Of
900 pounds. captain Of the steamer
Alabama. vas discovered By a citi-
zen about SIX O'Clock last night. plae-
ed across the tracks Of the SezbOard
Air Line railway with neck over one
rail- and legs across another, imme-
diately beneath the wheels OF q
freight ear A few minutes longer
stay in this position would have re-
suited In his death His BODY would
have been ground 10 pieces upon the
shifting Of the car by q switch engine.
The man vas removed from his per-
iIous inconsistencies 10 the steamer
moOred in the river about two hun
dred yards distant By kind-hearted
people and the police station notified.
Investigation BY the police resulted
in the detention at police headQuar-
tiers Of Nike Fitzgerald, Charlie Muir,
R. Bradley and Harry Hanson all
sailors aboard the Alabama, and the
fOmer two we're identified positively
as men with whom the captain had
been seen only a brief time before he
was found resting On the tracks
near the plant Of the Tropical Ice and
Cold Storage company. Woznd up
IN his head showed plainly that the
mariner had been struck with a /
blunt instrument with considerable 1
force. When he was taken to his
ship he was still so drunk and brain 4
added as to be unable to reeoHect
inything about having been placed
By anybody on the tracks, or even
he fact that he had ever been in that
Tieinity.-Tampa Tribune.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-02

Mr.. Friedman, tobacco expert from
Quincy, vas here Monday looking
over the tobacco crops Of HM. Tsy-
Tor and The FrsIeigh Smith Co. We
are informed that he gave it as his
opinion that the crops are fully as
promising both IN quantity and quail
ity as any Of the crops around Quin-
cy. The yield at the two farms was
estimated at about 11OO pounds to
the acre and the quality Of the leaf
IS said to be very fine. At both of
these farms the plants are being
stripped Of the leaves and the large
barns are being rapidly filed with
the tobacco threaded on strings and
hung up to cure.-Madison New En-
terprise.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-02

Wednesday the Circuit Court Ma
trying q damage suit against the C.
{ G. railroad. So far as We are aware
this is the first suit that has been
brought against this company in the
courts Of tSis county. The suit Is
brought By Mr.. John B. Peek. II
seems that Mr.. Peek vas injured
While in the station at Fairfield By a
door falling On him He wants s1s,-
600 for the injuries he sustained
Gainesville Sun.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-02

state troops at St. Augustine begin
ming July Is, announce that five
members from each company in the
state are entitled to compete for the
place in the Taliaferro trophy
match. These teams arctic be select
ed by the commanders, each man be-
ing selected as among the best
marksman of the respective com
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-02

The new section Of West Gaines
vile where Is located the University
Of Florida, IS being rapidly develop
ed On July 2, .. and great auc-
ton Of all the lots fronting On the
University property, win be held.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-02

Mort Bunting is the latest Of our
citizens to come forward with a use
ful invention. His idea has taken
the form Of churn which is Operat-
ed BY attaching it to the fly wheel of
any sort Of sewing machine. The
ehurn proper consists Of quart
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-02

trait jar sAlsh il tim Is PIased in a
holder ard ne entire srransezent
slipped OFer the IL Wheel Of The ma
chine Then the good LADY Of tie
house gets cat her sewing and pro-
eeeds to run it through The machine
and at the same tine makes the bat
ter eOme.-NsrisOn New Enterprise.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-02

Eands. Special rates over li
roads Of the state have besa
and the folding cots. blankets
belts and side arms are to b ar
by each participant. The a
the rife range is to be rsady n i
cupaney by noon Of the dsy
ing the opening Of the nstch
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-02

A 100000 stock company has
been formed at Kissimmee with ".
N. Williams & Co, and q number Of
local business men, for the purpose
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-02

Of establishing a big sawmill at or
near this place. The company will
have 10000 acres of the best pine
timber in this section Of the country
from which to supply the mill with
logs.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-02

Orders from Mai. Gen. J. C. R.
Foster regarding the rife shoot Of
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-02

4 foW Of natural Gas has been dis
covered within the limits OF the city
Of gainesville.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-02
CLOTHING

Wswil offer ready to wear clothing at prices
that will insure. tremendous sales Of our popular
suits. Hart ShaHner and Marx and MichaslS
Stevens suits. = Regular $500 $3.50 and $40
W. Suits will 60 at $J6.75. = Regular $500
$3.50 and $500 Suits will 60 al $3.50.
.<Regular $500 and $1,000 Suits viii 90 at
$500.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-02
CLOTHING

rev Suits left in odd sizes and neat patterns.
we Will otter at S6.75 each. These suits are
worth $1,000 to Sl2OOin any market.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-02

logs
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-02
Odd Pants

IN Blue, stripes and flannelS, nobby and new
patterns p You should not miss these. A line of
S1'OO and $l.25 Shirts will be closed out at 75c.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-06
SINKING FUNDS.
They Originated In q Scheme Devised
by Lord Stanhope.

They Originated In a Scheme Devised
by Lord Stanhope.
The general public has no idea OF
the meaning Of sinking fund" The
term had its origin In scheme de-
vised BY Lord Stanhope In 1Tl6 where
by certain taxes on the South Sea
Bubble) and general funds were made
perpetual, and 1t was enacted that the
surplus should be annually invested
and applied to the discharge of the ma
tional debt. BY means Of 1t between
the years 1I16 and 1873 the sum Of
$50 ,240. COO Of the debt was actually
discharged. SO rich became the sink
ing fund that It excited the cupidity
of parliament, and the grafters laid
violent hands on 1t, diverting 1t to
other purposes, 30 that in the succeed
ing twenty-five years only $42,5O0,OOO
more had been paid OF.
The fund got into IL condition so
wretched that 1t did little In time OF
peace and nothing in time Of war to
discharge the national debt. DR.. Price
persuaded William Pitt to adopt his
plan of investing $5.00O.000 every year
ut compound interest until with the nc,
cumulations the sum amounted to 800
600 900. when 1t was to be invested ut
simple interest only. leaving the
amount OF interest annually redeemed
Mt the disposal Of parliament. DR.
Price said: "Let state be supposed
10 run in debt s1O,0OO.0O0 year. for
which 1t pays interest at 4 per cent
In seventy years debt Of $7O0.OOO.'
GOO would be incurred. But an appro
priation Of 100000 a year employed
as a sinking fund at compound inter
est would at the end Of this time leave
the nation beforehand $4,000 OO0."-
New York Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-06
Oxford.

Mr.. c. L. Curtis and family of An
dover, Mass, are stopping for few
weeks at DR.. Farris' cottage on the shore
of Lake Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Smith of Dublin,
Texas, are visiting relatives in town.
Charlotte Walker of Portland is at the
Lake View House.
Willard Farris of Gorham, N. a., visit
cd here last week.
Chsuncey Farnham has gone to the
hospital at Lewiston.
Mrs. Baxter and son of Massachusetts
are at A. T. Stones.
George Wilder's horse became fright
ened by an automobile while hitched
near the store of Lord & Starbird Tues
day, and kicked itself clear from the car
riage, breaking shaft, etc.
Rev. Mr.. Newport and Mrs. Newport
spent . part Of the week with their
daughter, Mrs.. Kssns.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-06
Bryant'S Pond.

DR.. Williamson and family of Portland
are occupying Pine Point cottage.
The Collier family arrived Thursday
and are staying at camp Cohasset. The
Webbers who have been renting it have
hired Eugene Coles cottage.
Charles II. Perham has gone to the
Central Maine Hospital.
Our base ball club goes to AndoveI
Saturday.
The ladies are arranging for three
days fair to be held about the middle OF
August. 1t will be for the benefit of the
fire company.
Guy Cole has position at Crowley's
Junction as freight agent.
Henry Perham had finger crushed
Tuesday, while handling hay fork in
Fl. E. Littlefield's barn. DR.. Wheeler OF
West Paris amputated the finger.
Mrs. Lura Trumball and son Linmont
are visiting Mrs. Trumballs brother, d
A. Cole.
The Hanover ball team were defeated
here July 31st, by the Bryant's Pond
Club. Score IL to 8.
Samuel Estes of Paris is doing the
mason work on Albert Russ new house
c. l.. Heath of Woodland visited
friends here last week.
Ethel Ford is in Charleston, where SHIT
will remain two weeks attending sum
mer school.
The farmers are now getting forty
cents can for milk sent to the Portland
dealers; a rise of ten cents can.
A lady preacher from Ohio will preach
at the Universalist church, Aug. II
Services at p. NJ.
Benjamin Abbott and wife are work
ing for G.. W. O. Perham.
DR.. Alfred Rogers has returned tc
Boston.
Fl. NJ. Estes is the first patron within
the limits of the village to have rura
delivery mail box.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-06
How to Become an Artist.

Holman Hunt began his art labors
when at the age of four he cut Off Il
lock Of his own hair to make paint
brush. 1t is rather serious matter
for the young artist rightly to choose
@ome picturesque and as far as posi-
lie Inadequate means Of beginning his
career We all know the story Of Ben
jamin West and the eats tail. Aliston
being colorist. Is supposed to have
squeezed the luscious hucs irola flow
ers to make his paia.s. ~ t!i'fe ar2
probably many young artists contem'
plating career. why not suggest n
few new ways Of beginn!n:?
Make brush from pop.e!'s shaving
brush, from mummei's ha:rarus.. from
uncle's chin whiskers, from auat.e'>
false front.
No doubt the reason there are few
great artists nowadays is that II is =
hard to avoid ready made paiit hrt!@!ic
They are thrust upon children In tn
public schools. How can we hope for
Benjamin West with brushes druc
on the market!-Philip l.. Hale in Dos
ton Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-06
su..,: oninIon az H.r E..hsr.

Before Susy began the biography
lha let fall a remark now and then
concerning my character which show
I'd that she had it under observation.
In the record which we kept Of the
,hildren's sayings there is an instance
of this. She was twelve years old al
the time. We had established rule
that each member of the family must
bring fact to breakfast-a fac
drawn from book or from any other
source; any fact would answer. Susy's
first contribution was in substance as
follows: Two great eXiles and former
opponents In war met In Ephesus,
Scipio and Hannibal. Sclpio asked
Hannibal to name the greatest gen.
eral the world had produced.
Alexander" and he explained why.
"And the next greatest"
"Pyrrhus," and he explained why.
But where do you place yourself,
then"
IF had conquered you, l would
place myself before the others"
Susy's grave comment was:
"That attracted me. 1t was just
Ike papa, he Is SO frank about bis
books"
So frank in admiring them, she
meant.-From mark Twain's Auto
biography in North American Re-
view.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-06
snsyend the Aips."

A Kansas girl graduate who had been
given the theme, beyond the Alps
Lies Italy," promulgated the following:
Il don't care cent whether Italy
lies beyond the Alps or In Missouri. l
do not expect to set the river on fire
with my future career. am glad that
l have good education, but ! am not
going to misuse it by writing poetry or
essays on the future woman. 1t Will
enable me to correct the grammar OF
any lover may have should he speak
of dorgs' In my presence or seen
man. 1t will also come handy when
want to figure out how many pounds
of soap woman can get for three
dozen eggs at tie grocery. SO 90 not
begrudge the time I spent In acquir-
Ing it. But my ambitions do not ny 80
high. Just want to marry man VINO
can lick anybody Of his weight In the
township, who can run an eighty acre
farm and who mas no female relatives
to come around and try to boss the
ranch. will agree to cook dinners Tor
him that won't send him to an early
grave and lavish upon him a whole
some affection and to see that bis razor
has not been used to cut broom wire
when he wants to shave. In view OF
all this | do not care II l get little
rusty on the rule Of three and kindred
thing; as the years go by."-Topeka
CaDital,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-06
Impossible.

A year or so ago an American stu
dent in Berlin was attending lecture
in a room drowsily close through lack
Of ventilation. To keep awake he be-
gan whispering to German at his
side the story of Mark Twain about the
man who lived all his life in chronic
fear of fresh air. The relatives Of this
man, us is well known, decided after
his death to have his remains cremat-
ed. and the climax Of the story occurs
when the undertaken, opening the door
Of the oven to see whether incineration
was complete, was appalled, to hear the
corpse speak out and request him to
close the door and shut off the draft.
The American sprung the joke as eff
fectivcly us he could, but never smile
was his reward. His German friend
remained for several moments in per-
picked study: then he leaned over to
the American and said: But how could
that be? The man was deadw-Har.
per's Weekly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-06
West Bethel.

"Picnic time at last Is here,
When the grove with life are teeming;
Pa goes there to drink his beer,
Maids go there for lovers scheming"
"Ter me not In mournful numbers;
Life IL but an empty dream,
While we've heaps Of green cucumbers,
While we've lots of sweet Ice cream"
August, and the days are an hour
shorter than in June.
Ebert Briggs made a business trip to
Bethel Hill Wednesday.
w. w. Goodridge has opened his new
store and is ready for trade.
George w. Harden is working for G..
K. Barker in fair weather.
Mrs. Anna Grover is reported as on
the road to recovery from her illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Farwell are being
visited by a son and grandson from
Massachusetts,.
Elmer r. Briggs of South Paris visited
his father and two brothers last Sunday.
Loring Glines and wife, after staying
two weeks with his parents and sisters 10
this town, returned to Boston Tuesday.
Growing weather, but too showery for
making hay, and much is being stored in
damaged condition.
Charles Durham and family are enter
tanning his daughter, Mrs. Dora Covell,
and son, of Massachusetts,.
Miss Octavia j. Grover has had some
painting done in her vacant house,
which much improves its looks.
G. l.. Allen has not been as we'll during
the past week as he was the week before,
but it is hoped may improve when the
stormy weather is over.
Glad the Portland Transcript has been
resurrected, but wish it was again
weekly instead of a monthly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-06
A poa Detective.

In 1929 Il peasant was found muir
dered in wood in the department OF
the Loire, France. with his dog sitting
near the body. No clew could ut first
be gained us to the perpetrators OF the
crime, 0nd the victims widow cOntin.
ued to live in the same cottage. nc
comparied always by the faithful dog.
In February, 1887, two men, appar-
emily travellers. stopped ut the house.
requesting shelter from the storm.
which was then granted, but no SOON
err had the dog seen them than he
flew ut them with great fury and
would not he pacltied. AS they were
quitting the house one Of them said
to the other, That rascally dog has
not forgotten u.s." This raised the
suspicion of the widow, who over
heard it. and she applied to the gen
darmes in the neighborhoOd, who fol
lowed and arrested the men. After a
long examination one Of the criminals
confcssed.-Ralph Neville In Outing
Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-06
West Sumner.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Tuell of Boston
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James Tuell.
Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth, who have
been at work for R. N. Stetson, left for
their home in Denmark Thursday.
Thurlow Hazelton and wife will take
their places Monday.
Miss Skinner of Gorham, Vassar
College student, has been spending a
week with Mrs. Sadie Marston.
Mrs. Sadie Marston and infant son,
Lawrence, left Thursday for Brewer.
Mrs. Marston was accompanied by Miss
Skinner.
Rev. G. G. Miller of Woodfords will
hold services in the Universalist church
through the month of August and part
of September, beginning Sunday, Aug.
4th.
Miss Treadwell of Portland, Secretary
of the Children's Home at Augusta,
spoke in the Baptist church Sunday.
Rev. Lucien Robinson of Philadelphia
was in town one day last week.
Cyprus Bosworth of East Sumner is
here to see his uncle, Richmond Tuttle,
who is gradually failing.
Clinton Bisbee of Auburn spent Sun
day with his father, Sylvester Bisbee,
who boards at John Heald's.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Bessey of Buck
field visited their daughter, Mrs. H. z.
Pulsifer, Tuesday, returning home We'd
nesday.
Edwin Field of Watertown, Mass, is
the guest of his sister, Mrs. e. G. Doble.
Prof. j. F. Moody of Hebron passed
through this village Thursday en- route
tn his camp at Shagg Pond.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-06
HIS GREATEST HIT.
The Bs.'s- Was Home All Right, but
A.. P,c H;cn't C,unt

The Bst'p. YVES t'ome All ni9hS wv
the Run Didn't Count.
Talking Of home plates. that re-
minds me-" began Brick Morse. "os the
greatest hit ever made. 1t was back
II the recreation grounds in San Fran
risco. final game Of the series with
Stanford. score to against US.
"Relnember the way that angle of
the fence came In ut center field!
There was one OF those wooden drags
used to smooth Off the iniield. II had
been left tilted up against that corner
Of the fence. supposedly out OF the
way.
II missed. the first ball up, let three
bad ones pass, had rotten high one
called on Inc. and 1t looked all Off for
yours truly. The next one came easy.
just shut my eyes and swung with
all my might. I felt my hands sting
on the bat. went to first! Second!
Three thousand people were up yelling
like maniacs. oh. you Brick! Home
run, home rum I tagged third and
went for the plate. Slide! You gotta
slider sounded in Il roar like an ex-
press train crossing trestle. Some
thing struck me u terrible smash on
the left side of the head. Out! yelled
the umpire. Hit by his own batted
ballr My big hit had gone to the cen
ter fierce. struck the seat on that
smoother-seat was mounted on old
spiral bed spring-and the ball had re-
bounded clear back to the platter!
"IIow near were you to home, Gill;
ton" inquired listener.
ooh. was home all right. When /
came to my fingers were touching the
corner Of the
plate"
"Nope. The bureau"-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-06
Greenwood.

August LIST. She went out to pick
some raspberries, which are now quite
plentiful and in their prime, but soor
came back wet as mermaid and minus
the berries; which shows what kind OIL
hay day August brought in for us
And now the thunder roars again, indi
eating a shower not far away. AS be,
fore mentioned this is good grass
weather, hut very catching hay weather
Last Saturday our young folks went
blueberrying up on the Wentworth place,
accompanied by Mrs. Scott Merrill, but
it was so uncomfortably cold and windy
that our folks were glad to leave fol
home, while Mrs. Merrill stopped near
by over night to try it again the next
day. Her husband came up there Satur.
day from Norway, to accompany bel
home.
Mrs. A. S. Brooks arrived home last
Saturday from a weeks visit to her chill.
dren in Paris and Oxford. She reported
a good time generally, but found her
daughter, Mrs. Barnett, in rather poor
health. There she saw her baby grand
daughter for the first time, and describes
it as pretty little thing.
Crops are backward; no new potatoes
yet, nor does the sweet corn begin to
show the silk; and only one month Of
summer left except in the almanac.
Ernest Brooks is at work at his old
job in Yarmouth again this summer, and
the other day he visited his parents,
taking along a lady, supposed to be his
best girl, with him. Well, Ernest is a
man of good habits, now getting along
towards 80, and old enough to know
what the marriage contract means.
Later. Raving occasion to 60 out into
the neighborhood this morning, we found
two men moving, while three others
were gone blueberrying. One of the
latter crew was Benjamin Ring, who is
stopping this summer with his son
Wesley. Mr.. Ring makes specially of
gardening this season, and has one Of the
finest we have seen in many years. All
the products are well advanced, cons
sidering the lateness of the season, and
hardly weed to be seen on the premises.