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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
Bankrupts Petition for Discharge.

Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.
e a saS %si's E Ct dtaArN4s, In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
To the HON. CLARENCE HALE, Judge Of the Dis.
trtct Court Of the United States for the District
OF Maine:
GEORGE Z. CHAPMAN, Of Porter. In the
" County of Oxford. and State OF Maine,
the 3rd day Of April, last past. he was duly
adjudged bankrupt, under the Acts of Congress
relating to Bankruptcy; that he has duly sur
rendered all his property and rights Of property
Of said Acts and OF the orders Of Court touching
his bankruptcy.
Wherefore ne prays. that he may be decreed
by the Court TO have full discharge from all
debts provable against his estate under said
bankruptcy Acts, except such debts as are ex.
cepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this 1lth day Of May, A. ID. 1909.
GEORGE +. CHAPMAN, Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
DISTRICT OF MAINE. ss.
On this end day OF May, A. d. 1903, on
reading the foregoing petition, 1t is.
Ordered by the Court, that hearing be had
upon the same on the 18th day Of June, A. D..
1909 before said Court at Portland, In said Dis.
trict, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon; and that
notice thereof be published In The Oxford
and that all known creditors, and other persons
In 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 mall TO all known cred.
itOrs copies Of said petition and this order. ad.
dressed to them at their places of residence as
stated.
Witness the Hon. CLARENCE HALE, Judge
Of the said Court, and the seal thereof. at Port.
land, In said District. on the 22nd day of May,
A. ID. 1909.
Isl JAMES e. HEwEY, Clerk.
true copy of petition and order thereon.
Attest: JAMES r. HEWEY, Clerk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08

Teacher Ito stupid pupiD For what is
Pisa noted?
Stupid pupil-F0r-for-
Bright little scholar prompting in a
whisper)-Leaning tower.
Stupid pupil (eagerly)-Linen towels.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
NOTICE.
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that be
has been duly appointed executor Of the last
will and testament of
JENNIE II. BUMPUs, late of oxford,
In the County of Oxford, deceased. All per.
cons having demands against the estate of said
deceased are desired to present the same for set
Element, and all indebted thereto arc requested
10 make payment Immediately.
May 18th. 1909. CHARLES II. BUMPUs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

DISTRICT OF MAINE. IS.
On this 10Th day OF May, A. ID. 1903. on read
Ing the foregoing petition, II ia
Ordered by the Court, That hearing be had
upon the same on the 18th day 'of June, A. ID.
1909, 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, newspaper printed In said District, and
that all known creditors, and other persons In
interest, may appear at the said time and place,
and show cause, II any they have, why the
prayer Of said petitioner should not lie granted.
And 1t is further ordered by the Court, That
the Clerk shall send by mall to all known cred.
itors copies Of said petition and this order. ad'
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 18th day Of May, A. ID.
1909.
LIS. JAMES z. HEWEY, Clerk.
A true copy of petition and order thereon.
Attest: JAMES 4. HEWEY. Clerk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he has
been duly appointed administrator of the
estate Of
HANNIBAL ANDREWS,
late of Milton Plantation,
IN the County OF Oxford, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate OF said deceased are
desired to present the same for settlement, and
sll indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately.
May 18th. 1903. JAMES ). WRIGHT.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
HOMEMAKERS COLUMN.

Correspondents ON topics Of interest 70 the ladies
IA solicited. Address: Editor H0AENAKERs
CoLUlN, Oxford Democrat. South Paris. Ne
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that she
has been duly appointed ADMINISTRATIVE OF the
estate OF
ALBION p BowKER, late of Woodstock,
In the County OF oxford, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate of said deceased
are desired to present the same for settlement.
and all indebted thereto are requested 10 make
payment Immediately.
ANGELINE NJ. BowKER.
May 18th, 1903.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
MAN PAST FIFTY IN DANGER

The boughs that bear most hang the
loweSt.-Virgil
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08

A man must staId erect. not be kept
erect by others. Marcus Aurelius.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
lust a Riddle.

An English paper recently asked Its
readers for an answer to the following
riddle:
What does O man love more than life.
Hate more than death or mortal strife.
That which contented men desire.
The poor have and the rich require.
A miser spends. the spendthrift saves
And all men carry to their graves?
The answer was Nothing"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
NORWAY, MAINE.
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.

Bankupts Petition tor Discharge.
In the matter OF
ELIAB l.. BUCK, In bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
To the HON. CLARENCE HALE. Judge OF the Dis.
trict Court Of the United States for the District
of Maine:
CLIAB l.. BUCK, of Dixfeld, In the
u County OF Oxford, and State Of Maine,
In said District, respectfully represents, that
on the 18th day Of March, last past, he was
duly adjudged bankrupt, under the Acts OF
Congress relating to Bankruptcy; that he has
property, and has fully complied with all the
requirements Of said Acts and Of the orders OF
Court touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays, That he may be de.
creed by the Court to have full discharge from
all debts provable against his estate under Said
bankruptcy Acts, except such debts as are ex.
cepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this 18th day Of May, A. d. 1909.
EIIAR T. RICK Rankruut
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.
In the matter of
ALMOS l.. POLAND, In Bankruptcy
Bankrupt,

To the HON. CLARENCE HALE, Judge Of the Dis.
trict Court of the United States for the District
of Maine:
LMON l.. POLAND Of Hartford, In the
"A County of Oxford, and State Of Maine,
In said District. respectfully represents that on
the 10th day Of October. last past, he was duly
adjudged bankrupt under the Acts of Congress re-
lating TO Bankruptcy; that he has duly surren.
and has fully complied with all the requirements
Of said Acts and Of the orders Of Court touching
his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays, That he may be decreed
by the Court to have full discharge from all
debts provable against his estate under said
Acts, except such debts as are ex.
cepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this 18th day of May, A. d. 1909.
ALMON l.. POLAND, Bankrupt.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
A new Lot

of Plumbing Goods. The best of
oak woodwork for closets. No old
goods. Call and see this line. OBJ
bling promptly attended to. No
charge for team.
L. M. Lonely,
Norway, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08

NOTICE.
The subscriber hereby gives notice that she
has been duly appointed executrix of the last
will and testament of
WESLEY MARI, late Of Waterfront,
In the County Of Oxford, deceased. All persons
having demands against the estate of said de.
ceased are desired TO present the same for settle.
ment. and all indebted thereto are requested to
make pavment immediately.
April 10th, 1909. JULIA MARI.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
cUsrARp PIE WITH NUTS.

Make custard pie In the usual man
ner; take about twenty walnuts, chop
and add to the custard. This will color
the pie dark, but the flavor Is rich and
delicious. cCall's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
How to Make a Good PIE.


This much abused article of diet need
not be unwholesome II 1t be rightly
made and judiciously used. would
not recommend pie as dish for break
fast, save In the case Of the farmer, who
will spend the morning In active work
in the open air, which puts him In condi.
ton to digest almost anything. But as
desert for simple dinner, q piece of
well.made pie is not to be despised.
In the first place, take great care In
making the pie crust, as that Is the part
apt to disagree with delicate or impaired
digestion. Some housewives say II made
light and digestible, and 1t is SO easily
made, too. Just little salt, and as
much thick cream az will be necessary to
mix with enough flour to make the guam
tity desired.
The temperature Of the oven is very
important matter that must be c0nsid.
cred II you wish your pie to be whole
some. Nothing is quite SO indigestible
as ack-baked pie; and one that has
cooked too quickly, with the crust burn
ed and the filling only half done, is al
most as bad. Most pies are better for
being cooked in moderate oven. APP
pie and mince need about an hour,
squash and pumpkin almost as long,
berry pies forty minutes, stewed rhubarb
and stewed apple a little over half an
hour in rather quick oven. Custard
pie is more uncertain than any other
kind, and will have to be watched, when
the center gets firm remove from the
oven. Lemon pie will take little over
half an hour.
PIE CRUST MADE WITH LARD.
Place in bowl one and half cupfuls
of -four, one quarter of cupful of butter,
the same amount of lard and one small
teaspoonful of salt. With sharp knife
chop the shortening through the flour
very thoroughly, after which add just
enough ice water, or very cold water, to
hold the mixture together from one
quarter to one-half cupful is sufficient)
chopping all the time until smooth
dough is formed, which should be allow
ed to stand in cold place for day be-
fore using.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08

Line your pie tin with paste and bake
In oven. When done slice In two small
bananas. Make q custard with one pint
of milk, two tablespoonful of corn.
starch, the yolks of two eggs, two table
spoonfuls Of sugar and q little vanilla.
Pour the custard over the bananas and
spread with the whites of the eggs,
which have been beaten stiff. Place In
oven until delicate brown on top.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09
DIR. w. C. LOVETT SHOULD HAVE
CORRECTED HIS MISSTATE-
MENT, BUT DID NOT.

Dear Toni love to talk about
you and it seems as I can't help but
talk to you little. | was up in vi
dalia yesterday and called to con-
graduate Allen Hunt for his short
letter in The Jeffersonian, but the
poor fellows door was locked by the
sheriff and he gone. While there L
walked in the bank and asked the
cashier if he kept up with your writ
ing. He said not. He did not ad-
mire you, for you would publish
things you could not substantiate. |
said you published in the Jefferson
ian that only 10 per cent. of the
money ever got to where it was in
tended. | told him you would not
publish or utter one word you could
not prove. I want you to publish
this again if | am correct, stating by
request of your friend. 1 love this
man next to yourself that had this
chat. | told him you was the great
est man under the heavens today. I
have made you several converts down
here. I am talking after you all the
time, in my feeble way, and put your
case as [ see it.
One man said he had got good
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PAGE THIRTEEN

wife's suit for divorce after he had
been warned The bad man was bad,
all right-but Heney was worse. The
man-slayer was so full of lead by the
time Heney's pockets ceased erupting
that he had to be carted away on
dray. Then he went to San Francis
CO. A man came to him with graft
case that involved some officials.
81 won't take it," said Heney. ct
only offers hard work and little pay"
You're a crook-like all the 9TH
err Frisco lawyers" sneered the
would-be litigant. 'T've peddled this
all over town, and not one will fight
a thief
That made Heney mad. He took
the case, worked hard, and got prac-
tically no pay for it directly. But it
made Knox, then encouragement
look up the fussy little fighter, and
Knox placed him in charge of the
Oregon land fraud cases. Heney
shook the graft tree, and United
States Senator and an armful Of 9TH
er prominent officials fell down.
Then he wanted to go into private
practice, for he hadn't made any
money in all these years that he had
been fighting fraud. But Rudolph
Spreckels came to him to clean up
San Francisco, and Col. Roosevelt re-
inforced Spreckels by personal re-
quest. Heney agreed, if he were
given a fund to fight with and the
services of w. J. Burns, the best OPP
erative on the United States secret
service staff.
eff go in I'll never quit, even if ]
find you've been grating" he said to
Spreckels 1t was all very we'll as
long as he only forced the conviction
of Abe Ruef and Mayor Schmitz. But
lately he has been prodding Patrick
Calhoun, one of the wealthiest men
of San Francisco and power in pol
itics, and the city has accumulated
cold feet. LET up says Frisco.
"We've had enough"
But I haven't" says Heney.-
New York Globe.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09
A Heroic Chaser of Thieves

City of the Golden Gate The other
is that he will never quit The job
must leave him, and not he the job.
The whole affair reminds one of the
old vaudeville jest of the man who
went into a restaurant and gave the
waiter his order.
"Give me two eggs" he said, zone
fried on one side and one on the
other"
The waiter seemed puzzled, but
bowed courteously and retired to the
kitchen. Soon the sound of a Nigh
ty turmoil came from the cooks do
main In due time the waiter ap-
peared, wearing two black eyes, a
scratched nose, and a torn collar. In
one hand he carried dish. There's
been a. little trouble in the kitchen,
mister" said he. you'll have to
take your eggs scrambled"
That's about the way Heney has
been getting his eggs. They were
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09

lesson from my way of describing
your earnest and lovable stay in this
old sinful world; he said it was some
thing similar to Moses of old. [ wish
| had the brain and talent as yourself,
l never would quit pleading with
men.
This is our church day. My preach
er is Pat Cowart's son, from the 10th,
about Barlow, Ga. He says he is one
preacher who is not against you, and
would vote for you for anything,
from coroner to President of the Uni
ted States. He says there is but one
thing lacking; if you had religion
you would be the greatest man on
earth-Sam Jones could not hold you
a candle.
Our postmaster is the man who
asked me last fall what you was run
ming for, who you was running in the
interest Of He said it was Taft. But
now he smiles, and seems to love you
as goou as I think I do I sold one
copy of your magazine and left them
with him. So will send the money
some day I want you to send Mrs.
Hattie Humfries at Swainsboro, and
also Miss Claude Thompson, SWANS
boro, hard hitter to foreign mis-
sions whenever it is in your power.
Ohoopee, Ca, Aug. IA, 1909.
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Cbe 3efferson,an

scrambled so badly at one time that
an almost successful attempt was
made to kill him in the court room
The would-be assassin's bullet passed
through his head, but did not infiict
a fatal wound. 1t only stirred Heney
up. After he got back to his work
the attorney for one of the defend
ants began an attack on Heney's per-
sonal character.
''Stop right there" said Heney. "I
let that sort of a thing go on once be-
fore, and as a consequence so much
feeling was stirred up that | was shot
from behind. [ want to serve per-
sonal notice on you that if am shot
again, it will be from the front-and
I'll be cracking loose little bit my
self"
Not very dignified language, per-
haps, but shucks; he's not very dig
nified lawyer. He's rather under
sized, red-headed smooth-faced lit
tie man, with a pair of twinkling
eyes and face that beams and spar
kles when he talks-if he happens to
be in a good humor When he isn't,
it sets as hard as Vermont granite
He was born up in Lima, N. Y, in
1000, WuICA udhSS Hill JUST Hall d
century old now. The Irish blood in
him came to the surface in plenty of
boyish scraps around the old Market
House in San Francisco, to which he
removed before he got to the age of
mustaches. Old folks thought him a
tough kid then. They haven't
changed their minds.
He was admitted to the bar and
went to Arizona to practice. The
tough characters of Tucson, finding
that he proposed to prosecute cases
in which they were involved, set out
to run him out of town. He bought
a pair of heavy revolvers, and had
patch pockets made on the front ele
walton of his pants, so he could go
into action in a hurry He went on
prosecuting. By and by one ''bad
man. of particular badness tried to
kill him because Heney had taken his
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09

Some men are born to trouble as
the sparks fly upward. One of them
seems to be Francis Joseph Heney,
who has been prosecuting the San
Francisco graft scandals for the past
several years. Just now he is in
more or less trouble of his own,
partly because of charges that he
gave nothing in return for moneys
drawn from the Government and
partly because it is alleged that he is
making use of his position as prose-
cutor in Frisco for the political ad-
vantage of Rudolph Spreckels and
his crowd. Charges and counter
charges have followed each other so
rapidly, and the whole situation has
been so obscured by mud-throwing
that it is impossible at this time to
arrive at a clear conclusion. But two
things seem to stand out as certain
ties. One is that Heney has uncov-
cred mighty lot of rottenness in the
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09

h1l0u Holp. IL not always popular
to tell the truth, but I'm telling it
when | say that the American hash
singer is about the worst on record.
1T is this very reason that causes
thousands of men to patronize an
Internal bias-eyed Chink when 9TH
erwise they would prefer the Ameri-
can. 1t is only natural that man
wants the best service to be obtained
for his money. The above comments
are made to explain the principal
reasons why a Chinaman succeeds
where the American fails.
Referring to the Elsie Sigel case,
she was a local missionary for Chi
namen. She taught them English
and Christianity, teaching them sep
arately and privately.
In China a man never has anything
to do with a woman until he is mar
ried. The young men never speak
to girl except in company of her
parents. Here the Chink is closeted
for hours with his white teacher.
He seldom if ever fails to become
violently infatuated.
Elsie Sigel was a beautiful girl,
even if she didn't have any sense.
Physical beauty doesn't have any
connection with brains whatever. In
fact as a rule they are seldom com-l
bined Elsie had two Chinese ad4s
mirers. She probably believed they
were interested in their souls sal
walton when that was the last thing
they were thinking about. Elsie's
pretty ankles, or snow white hands,
and bare arms were the attraction
for these yellow beasts, and through
jealousy one of them murdered her
in cold blood. That's what she might
have naturally expected.
I have no sympathy with Ameri-
can men or women either who persist
in making fools Of themselves in
such manner The money spent each
year by these junketing self-appoint-
ed sky pilots and alleged mission
aries to China, Japan, Africa and
other foreign countries can be much
better spent buying food and cloth
ing for the poor, miserable, starving
American children that infest the
slums of our great cities, and who
never heard of Jesus Christ in their
lives Some of these missionaries are
doubtless sincere, but man can act
the fool in all sincerity. It's trav
esty on common sense to see man
leave the United States to preach to
a Chinaman, when there are hum
dreds of white children living in
filth, poverty and crime in his own
city. If you have a dollar to spare
to the uplifting of fallen or helpless
people for Gods sake spend it at
home and don't chase off to Africa
and spend it trying to teach a kinky-
headed coon that porterhouse steak
beats roasted lizards. He won't be-
lieve you. Christ told Peter to feed
His lambs, but He said nothing what
ever about hogs.-Bonners Harpoon.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-09
Something About Cinnamon

There are many Chinese in this
country. They come here solely to
better their conditions financially and
at heart don't care a snap for the
Christian God. They always belong
to the coolie class-the human scum
OF Ch1na-and are smart enough to
adopt any old form of religion that
will bring the American dollars to
their opium scented pockets. They
den up in the cities like hogs. live on
food that would not keep a cur dog
alive, work like galley slaves, and
save every cent they get their long
carrot fingers on. AS soon as they
accumulate a few thousand dollars
they lope out for China. Even when
they die here, they have their miser-
able leprous carcasses shipped home
for burial. This is about the only
decent act they ever perpetrate.
Where Cinnamon secure a foothold
in this country they crowd out all
American labor, as they work at sal
aries that would mean starvation to
even the most frugal white laborer.
Their principal trades are running
laundries and restaurants, and they
seldom if ever fail to grow rich
where an American in the same bust
ness goes broke. One of the princi-
pal reasons for this is the undeniable
fact that they give good service and
work cheap. A Chinaman will wash
your shirt clean, iron it to perfec-
ton, do little or no damage to the
fabric and return it promptly. He
does his work thoroughly and care
fully by hand. The average Ameri-
n n Yaxvr0o
through half a dozen "mangles"
Every correctly named), bust hell out
OF all the buttons rip out the button
holes, grind off the shirt tail with a
threshing machine until it won't
reach over half way down where it,
needed most, and if you are a real
thin man apt as not when you open
up your bundle you will find a shirt
inside big enough to cover a rhinoc-
eros, with possibly couple of corset
covers and dilapidated chemise that
belongs to some woman on the other
side of town whom you never met in
your whole life.
The Chinese restaurant man will
give you a square meal served quick
ly for reasonable price. It always
looks clean, and if it isn't clean you
never find it out. If you feel like it,
you can cuss him out ad libitum and
it doesn't bother John in the least. q
If you patrOniZe his American COM
petitor next door, you frequently
have to order your supper before
leaving the dinner table or you won't
get it served before bedtime. The
service is frequently slovenly per-
formed, you pay the limit in price,
and the cooking is usually done by
corn-feld Niger that couldn't prop
erly boil water over a red hot stove
without scorching it, and if you
make any remark about it, you have
to whip the proprietor and all the