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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
Ten Drums Make One Decsgrum.

len OrumS make One Decd&rum.
The Printer sat in his business Office
and editorial workshop. This is some
times known as the sanctum sanctorum,
or holy of holes, because 1t Is as open
to the public as Central Park.
1t was his busy day, in one respect,
with business coming in quite rapidly
and cheerfully. Nevertheless his Or
thoepical nerves bad been put slightly on
edge, 80 to speak. OF his callers the
last two had been man of character
istic New England accent, who came in
to inform him that Farmer Jonesmith
had a crew of ESetalians digging big
dreen through his bog, and lady of
Anglomaniac propensities, who subscrib-
ed for the paper, to be sent "eyether to
my nevvew or to me-"
There entered a correctly attired wo-
man, of years not 80 many as to need
concealment, of attractive personality,
and questionable culture. She said
that she represented the Wasseecontee
Club, and that she came In to find out
how much it would cost "to get our
progrum printed"
Recovering quickly from the slight
shock of surprise at the question the
Printer gave the desired information,
and the caller went on her way. The
Printer fixed the fire, wrote letter or
two and a few locals, answered te|e-
phone call, and was pasting some clip.
ped editorial paragraphs on copy sheet
when there came in clergyman friend,
a graduate OF college and theological
seminary, who said, "Our association
meets in Belleville next week. Can we
have our progrum published"
The Printers suspended mucilage
brush wandered back across the desk
and was carefully inserted in the ink
well, but he recovered 80 as to make
answer, and the caller, after little
pleasant conversation regarding the
literature of the day, took his departure.
Then appeared an advertising agent
who offered three dollars for fifteen dol
lars worth of space in the middle of the
local page, and before the end OF the
half hour which was necessary to con-
vince him that he couldn't get it, a
superintendent of schools came in, who
wore Phi Beta Kappa key and was en-
titled to write A. NJ. after his name.
He wanted little pamphlet printed,
and said, "Here is the copy. 1t contains
the rules of the school board, sugges-
tions for both students and parents, cuts
of the school buildings, and on the last
page will be the progrum of recitations."
At this point the Printer fell out of
his chair with crash and struck on his
head, and heard his own voice as If it
were some one else speaking, make out
diagrum for your progrum in the form
Of parallelogrum"-and then he drop.
ped off to sleep and dreamed that he
was boy again, and that schoolmaster
with horns was trying to drive some
thing into bis head with Webster's
Dictionary as mallet.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
NORWAY Lake,

Mrs. VIM. Wood and little daughter of
Sabattus have come to her fathers, Asa
Frost's, for visit of ten days or more.
Mrs. C. F. Whitney still remains very
poorly.
Mrs. Aldana Bartlett is getting along
we'll since her return from the hospital.
Mrs. Ernest Murch and little son Clay
ton have come to her fathers. W. S.
Partridge's, to stop while.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
Peru.

W. B. Gillespie has sold his farm to
Mr.. Goldfish and has rented Mr.. D. a.
Commits.
Il. E. Stilman has rented the s. A.
Getchell farm to Mr.. Pratt.
D. o. Delano has gone to Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Conant went to
Dixfield Centre and spent Sunday with
her parents.
Mr.. Il. E. S,illman bought cow of e.
G. Poland.
Mrs. NJ. F. Robinson is on the gain.
W. B. Gillespie is driving well for
Frank Goldfish.
We are having very fine weather for
November.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
East Bethel.

Indian summer days.
Mr.. o. B. Farwell Is doing threshing
for the farmers here.
z. W. Bartlett visited Berlin, N. a.,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Shorey Of Port.
land visited relatives here last week.
Miss Florence Skillings closed the
fall term of school here last Friday with
an entertainment In the afternoon.
Mr.. D. W. Cole has gone to Washing
ton, D. c., to spend the winter with bis
sous.
Mrs. j. L. Holt has returned from
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Irving Kim
ball, OF Boston.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
North Stoneham.

Hazel and Marion Remission OF Lowell
are visiting their grandfather, VIM.
Cannon, this week.
Mrs. John Adams visited her mother,
Mrs. Burnham McKeen, of Albany, Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mr.. Hartley, a painter, who has been
boarding at VIM. Adams, is moving in
to the rent.
James McAllister has bought cow of
q. B. McKeen.
Herbert Adams has bought L. j.
Gammon's farm for Charles Lawrence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cannon will move to
Bridgton to live with Ash Smith.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
BroWnfieId.

Mrs. M. ]. Ingalls, Of Denmark is visit
ing at j. l.. Frink's.
The ladies of the Universalist church
are putting down the carpet that was
donated to the church.
Mr.. Will Bennett has purchased the
farm formerly owned by the late Mary
P. Wentworth.
Mrs. E. A. Rowe and grandson have
gone to Peabody, Mass, for the winter.
A minister from South Portland
preached at the Congregational church
last Sunday.
]. l.. Frink has been quite sick.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
KILLs HER FOE or 20 YEARS.

"The most merciless enemy had for
20 years." declares Mrs. James Duncan
of Haynesville, Me-, twas Dyspepsia. /
suffered intensely after eating or drink
ing and could scarcely sleep. After
many remedies bad failed and several
doctors gave me up, tried Electric Bit.
tiers which cured me completely. Now
I can eat snything. I am 10 years old
and am overjoyed to get my health and
strength back again." For Indigestion,
Loss Of Appetite, Kidney Trouble, Lame
Back, Female Complaints, It's unequsled.
Only 60c. ct r. A. Shurtleff & Co.'s.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Outing Flannel Night Robes.
Down.
II Every 0ptician.
White Fur Robes for the Baby.
The Man Who Drives the Plow.
Fine Stock OF Thanksgiving Goods.
Nearly Time 10 Think of Holiday Goods.
Advice to Women.
A Pleasant Way 10 Cure Catarrh.
Notice OF Bankruptcy.
Wanted.
Wanted.
Sheriff s sale.
Shur.on Eyeglasses.
Horses for Sale.
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.
McClure's Magazine.
Free.
Probate Notices.
Appointment OF Administrator.
Notice OF Bankruptcy.
Aliens Lung Balsam.
No Backache or Kidney Pains.
When Rubbers Become Necessary.
Parker's Hair Balsam.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
Albany.

W. A. Bragg, the Grand Union tea
man, was in town last week.
Mrs. Belle Foster and little Dorothy
Blennerhassett, who have been visiting
at S. G. Beans, returned to their home
in Lowell, Mass, the 10th.
The Changers are to have another
dance at the Town House the 9th.
Thomas Poole has q job at the Paris
Manufacturing Co.'s camps in Green
wood.
Fred Murphy, who has been i'll, is able
to sit up again.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
He Wouldn't Go to School.

Once there was a little boy
Who wouldn't go to school.
He wouldn't study 'rithmetic
Nor learn a single rule.
And now he's such a stupid boy
That folks all coll him "Fool!
That little boy. the very same.
Who wouldn't go to school.
30 now. dear little children,
Ponder on these things
And gladly hurry off to school
When the school bell rings,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
Coming Events.

Nov. S7-s0-Laymen's Missionary Convention,
Portland.
Dec. 7-Annual meeting Of Oxford Pomona
Grange, South Paris.
Jan. 4. s, 6-Exhibition Of Western Maine Poul-
try Association, South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
SINGLE COPIES.

Single Copies Of the Democrat are four cents
each. They win be mailed on receipts of price by
the publishers or for the convenience of patrons
Jingle copies OF each issue have been placed on
sale At the following places In the County:
South Paris, Shurtleff's Drug Store.
Norway, Soyes' Drug Store.
Stones Drug Store.
Buckfeld. Alfred Cole, Postmaster.
Paris Hin, Mrs. Harlow, Post Once
West Paris, Samuel T. White.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
Here and There.

Miss Margaret Ellington, so called,
was married in Reno, New, the other
day, just four days after being divorced
from Daniel Frohman, the theatrical
manager. With all Names bad record
in the divorce business, we can at least
point with pride to the fact that such a
thing wouldn't have been possible in
this state. 10 Maine she would have
had to wait at least five days.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
West Bethel,

"Try. always to speak the truth, young man;
And state the plain facts. as you should;
Be just, and be upright as ever you can
For living never done good.
When Thanksgiving IA over, your homeward
way feel.
As tipsy and tight as sinner;
Say It's the drunk that does cause You to reel
And don't lay 1t all to your dinner"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON
Wanted.

young man to learn the dry goods business.
Must be neat 10 appearance, energetic, clean In
habits. not using tobacco In any form. Apply
by letter, giving at least two references as 70
character.
Address, "DRY GOODS"
Care Oxford Democrat,
South Paris, Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23

The citizens of Caribou were much en-
ragged the other day when hunter shot
q pet fawn. The fawn was captured
and taken home during the forest fires
last summer by a mill employee, and had
become great pet. The funny part of
II Is that the one who has violated the
law is not the man who shot the fawn
but the man who took him home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
JAMES NJ. DAY, Deputy Sheriff
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge

In H 81 H'f'f' E T. SKINNER Bankruptcy
To the HON. CLARENCE HALE, Judge of the DIS
trict Court of the United States for the District
Of Maine:
EDWARD f. SKINNER, Of Paris, In the
u County of Oxford, and State Of Maine
sne a th day 81 Esq., he was duly
adjudged bankrupt under the Acts of Congress re
lating to Bankruptcy; that he has duly surren.
dered all his property and rights Of property
OF said Acts and Of the orders Of Court touching
wherefore he prays, That he may be decreed
by the Court to have q full discharge from all
bankruptcy Acts, except such debts as are ex.
cepted by law from such discharge.
EDWARD E. SKINNER, Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
DISTRICT OF MAINE. 90.
On this 10th day Of Nov, A. d. 1909. on read.
Ing the foregoing petition, tits
Ordered by the Court, That hearing be had
upon the same on the 10th day Of Dec. A: ..
l5c9, before said Court at Portland, in said Dis
trict at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon; and that no.
tice thereof be published in the Oxford Demo.
crat, a newspaper printed In said District, and
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 IL further ordered by the Court, That
the Clerk shall send by mall to all known cred.
dressed to them at their places Of residence ~
stated.
witness the HON. CLARENCE HALE, Judge Of
the said Court, and the seal thereof, at Portland.
In said District, on the 10th day Of Nov, A. d.
1868.
,[L.s.l JAMES e. HEWEY. Clerk.
A true copy of petition and order thereon.
Attest: JAMES K. HEWEY, Clerk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23

ERAs'-el.50 . year II paid strictly in advance.
Otherwise @s.oo year. Single copies cents.
ADvERrIsExENrs:- An legal advertisements
are given three consecutive insertions for tl.50
per Inch In length of column. Special contracts
made with local. transient and yearly advertis-
ers.
jon PRINTING New type, fast presses, electric
power. experienced workmen and low prices
combine to make this department of our busi
ness complete and popular.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23

It's amusing to see Democratic papers
booming Roosevelt for 1912. But they II
forget it,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23
North Buckfield,

Mr.. B. F. Heald and daughter, Mrs.
Margaret Sturtevant, made a business
trip to Norway Tuesday.
A farmers institute will be held at
Grange Hall in this place Dec IS.
The body of Miss Alice Chase, daugh-
ter of the late Rev. s. L. B. and Julia o..
(White) Chase, and who has been a
teacher in Shaw's University, Raleigh,
N. c., until i'll health compelled her to
give it up, was brought to Buckfield for
burial. The funeral services we're held
in the Baptist church Monday at o'clock
p. NJ.
Mr.. Bert Hutchinson, carrier on rural
free delivery route No. /, is sick with
pneumonia. Clinton Mason takes his
place while he is i'll.
Mrs. Mary Capen, who has been quite
i'll, is more comfortable at this writing.
The drama, 1.-THE PAIRING Bee," will be
given at Grange Hall Friday evening,
Nov. 10, as also dance will be held
Thanksgiving eve.
Mrs. z. o. Ames OF Rumford spent the
week end here, taking her mother, Mrs.
Frances Bicknell, back with her.
c. B. Keene has put running water
into his house.
1t Ia reported l. D. Fuller has pur-
chased the late Francis Bicknell farm.
N. E. Bessey has been at work for s.
D. Swallow grading his door yard.
David Record Is also having his grad
ed. 1t is great improvement.
There was an entertainment and social
at Grange Hall Friday night. Good at
tendance.
Mrs. F. Fl. Atwood of Rumford visited
her sister, Mrs. s. D. Swallow, recently.
A man from Auburn has been at Her
mon Morse's, testing his cattle.
WILDER Warren has returned from
his work in Hartford, where he has been
tho last nine months,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23

Alabama has lost a big revenue by
adopting prohibition, they say. Certain
ly. When an individual goes out of the
rum business he loses revenue.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23

1t appears that the sugar trust has
been defrauding the government by false
weights on its imports of sugar, paying
freight on one weight and duty to the
government on less weight, so that the
stealings from the government amount
in all to some millions of dollars. There
are likely to be unpleasant consequences
for some before the end of the affair is
reached, and the sugar trust will not be
liked any the more by the people, from
whose pockets it has drawn the revenue
to make few men enormously rich.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23

But the course of the reasoning which
finds that the protective tariff is the
producer of these frauds, as some are
shouting, is not clear. OF course, II
there were no tariff, there would be no
tariff frauds. Also, il the government
had no money, nobody could steal the
governments money. Therefore, the
way to prevent fraud on the government
is to find government which it costs
nothing to run.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23

In the United States court at Washing
ton last week, sheriff was sent to Jail
for contempt of court, because he made
no endeavor to protect Negro, under
the jurisdiction of that court, who was
taken from the jail by mob and
lynched. The incident is referred to by
some of the papers as bearing upon the
trace question" The race question has
nothing to do with it. The only ques-
tion with which the court had Co do was
whether the sheriff failed OF his duty in
protecting his prisoner. The court was
not concerned with the race or color Of
the prisoner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-23

Artificial rubies are now being made
in Paris, it is said, Identical with the
natural ruby of the mine in glowing
beauty of color. hardness, durability and
chemical composition, so that pawn
brokers now refuse to advance money on
rubies because they are unable to dis
tinguish the real from the artificial.
But the question arises, IL in fact the
artificial are identical in all respects
with the natural, why Is there any
necessity for distinguishing them9
The recent deals which put the control
OF the Boston and Maine and Maine Gen.
trail railroad systems into the hands of
the New York, New Haven and Hartford,
had their elimination in the stockhold-
ers' meetings last week, and j. p. Nor
gan is now a director of both the Boston
and Maine anc the Maine Central. 1t is
limited that this means extensive plans
Of improvement on both roads, though
what those plans are 10 not stated.
The Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey,
the original IL not the greatest of the
great trusts, is pronounced an illegal
combination and ordered dissolved by
the United States Circuit Court in
Missouri. The case of course will be
appealed to the United States Supreme
Court. That is one of the most inter
esting items of the news OF the past
week. II may also be one of the most
important. It may mark an epoch in
the fioht against monOpoly And it
may-and this Is perhaps the more like
ly-be Just about as important and have
just as tame sequel as Judge Landis'
sensational Observation-Disclosures
fine.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-03-19
Application No. $500
Notice of Sale of State Lands

Notice Is Hereby Given That on saturday,
the Sd day of pril, 1909, between the hours of
ten O'Clock in the forenoon and four O'Clock
in the afternoon, commencing at the hour
of ten O'Clock in the forenoon of said day, in
front of the main entrance door to the
Court House in the city of Wenntchee.
county of Chelan, State of Washington,
either by the County Auditor of said county
or by member of the Board of State Land
commissioners OF the state OF Washington,
the following described state lands, together
with the Improvements situated thereon,
will be sold ut public auction to the highest
bidder therefor to-wit:
Application No. 1890
tract of land containing l76 acres, sit
uated in the nwA of the swA of section 10,
school house site, described as follows:
Beginning mt point on the west bound
airy line of section is, township "a north,
range Is east w. M. which point is 1917 $ feet
north of the southwest corner of the nwA
of the sw4 of said section Is; thence south
Il deg. 50 min. east 294.4 feet to IA point on
the south line OF the said nwA of the swA OF
said section 49, thence east along said south
line il.2 feet thence north 2627 feet; thence
N AZ deg. 50 min. west $50 feet to point on
the west boundary line of said section Is;
thence south along said west boundary line
300 feet to the place of beginning, contain
ing l.16 acres, appraised at $500 per acre, or
1914. Improvements appraised at $4,000.
Said lands Will be sold for not less than
the appraised value above stated and upon
the terms and conditions following:
Terms and conditions of sae.-Not less
than one-tenth of the purchase price must
be paid Mt the time of sale to the officer
making the sale. The purchaser, If he be
not the owner of the improvements, must
forthwith pay to the officer making the sale
the full amount of the appraised value ofthe
improvements, as above stated. One-tenth
of the purchase price must be paid annually
thereafter on the first day of March of each
year, with interest on all deferred payments
ut the rate of six per centum per annum,
together with accrued interest on any bal
ance at the same rate: Provided, That any
purchaser may make full payment of prin-
cipal, interest and statutory fees ut any
time and obtain deed or state patent.
All sales of state lands are made subject to
the reservations of oils, gases, coal, ores,
minerals and fossils ofeyery name, kind and
description, and to the additional terms and
conditions prescribed in the Act of the Leg
islature approved March 90 1907, being Sec
3 or Chap. 256 of the Laws of 1907
The above described lands are offered for
sale in pursuance of an order of the Board
of State Land Commissioners made on the
18th day of February, 1909, and an order of
sale duly issued and certified by the Com
missioner of Public Lands of the State of
Washington now on file in the Office of the
County Auditor of said county.
j. GODFREY, County Auditor.
Dated Mt Wenatchee, Wash, this 18th day
of February, 1903. Feb 26Apl 2
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-03-19
The Feeding of DOGS.

mo dog kept indoors and indeed
very few outside should be fed on
meat nor should he be fed from the
table at mealtimes, as he will soon
become a nuisance, especially when
there are visitors. If he is always fed
at the conclusion of certain meal
dinner, for instance-he will wait pa
tiently until the prescribed time. 1t is
a good plan to feed after ones midday
meal, giving plenty Of green vegeta-
bles, bread and potatoes, with a very
few scraps of finely cut meat, the
whole we'll mixed and some gravy
poured over it. If two meals are given,
one should be at breakfast time and
one In the evening. One should con-
sist of only little oatmeal and milk
or piece of dry dog biscuit.
"At no time should the dog have
more than he will eat, and If he leaves
anything on his plate except the pat
tern his allowance should be reduced
or a meal omitted. Suburban Life.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-03-19
Birds Shot With Water.

Shooting humming bird with the
smallest bird shot made is out of the
question, for the tiniest seeds of lead
would destroy his coat. The only way
in which the bird can be captured for
commercial purposes is to shoot him
with a drop of water from blowgun
or a fine jet from a small syringe.
Skillfully directed, the water stuns
him. He falls into a silken net and
before he RECEIVERS consciousness is
suspended over a cyanide jar This
must be done quickly, for If he comes
to his senses before the cyanide Whit
snuffs out his life he is sure to ruin
his plumage in his struggles to escape
Humming birds vary in size from spec
linens perhaps half as large as spar
row to those scarcely bigger than a
bee. The quickest eye cannot follow
them in full fight. 1t is only when,
though still flying furiously, they are
practically motionless over flowers
that the best marksman can bring
them to earth.-New York Press.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-03-19
IL Didn't Como Natural.

II have heard that man tell the
truth once or twice." said one Wall
street man talking Of another. He
can tell the truth. I admit, but 1t does
not come natural to him. He reminds
me of the Russian moujik.
"a Russian moujik sat one day In
the anteroom of the military commits
sioner of his town. There was an
anxious frown on his face. A friend
approached and said:
"'What is the matter Piotr?
"T am worried Piotr answered,
about my son. l don't know what to
say when the commissioner asks me
about his age. You see, If make him
younger than he is he will be sent
back to school, and IL make him out
older they'll stick him in the army.
What the deuce am to dor
"'How would 1t do said the friend
thoughtfully, If you told the commits
sioner his exact agep
"Piotr slapped his leg and laughed
delightedly.
1.-The very thing! he cried. I nev-
er thought of thatr"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-03-19
kipIinq at Work.

Il have lounged in Rudyard Kip
ling's den ut Brattleboro. VT. before
he deserted America for England and
saw him at his work. He sat at his
table in IA revolving chair. had q
book in my hand and said nothing I'M
less | was spoken to- for was enjoy
ing a great privilege that was granted
to no one else but his wife. He would
write for moment. perhaps for ten or
fifteen minutes at time. If he was
writing verses he would hum very
softly to himself an air which proba-
bly, kept the rhythm in his mind
When writing prose, he was silent. but
often he would lay down his pen,
whlrl round in his chair and chat for
awhile. 1t might be something relat-
ing to the subject he was treating or
bear no relation to it. Suddenly he
would wheel back again. and his pen
would fairly fly over the paper. He
can easily concentrate his thoughts
and as easily descend from cloud land
to the commonplace of the day. though
In his mind and on his lips nothing is
ever commonplace. Some of his poems
he has written when speeding in a
Pullman car at the rate of sixty miles
an hour"-Pacific Monthly.