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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-04-13
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.

In 81 sff 2s''' e. Of srnAsSs Bankruptcy
To the HON. CLARENCE HALE, Judge of the Dis
Of Maine:
CILAs A. sTEARNs. Of stoneham, in tn,
10 County Of Oxford, and State Of Maine
in said District, respectfully represents that OIL
the 18th day Of February, last past, he was duly
adjudged bankrupt under the Acts OF Congress re
ating to Bankruptcy; that he has duly surren
dered all his property and rights Of property
and has fully complied with all the requirement.
Of said Acts and Of the orders Of Court touching
his bankruptcy.
by the Court to have full discharge from al
debts provable against his estate under sale
bankruptcy Acts, except such debts as are ex
cepted by law from such discharge.
SILAS A. STEARNS, Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
DISTRICT OF MAINE, IS.
On this 10th day Of April. A. d. 1909, on read
Ing the foregoing petition, 1t Is
Ordered by the Court, That hearing be hac
upon the same on the Both day Of April. 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, anC
that all known creditors, and other persons II
interest, may appear ut the said time and place
anu BLOW Cdusct IL shCy haNV, why
prayer Of said petitioner should not be granted
And It ia further ordered by the Court, Tha
the Clerk shall send by mail to all known cred
itors copies Of said petition and this order. al
dressed TO them at their places of residence a
stated.
Witness the HON. CLARENCE HALE, Judge o.
the said Court, and the seal thereof, at Portland
In said District, on the 10th day Of April, A. ID
1909.
LIS. JAMES +. HEWEf, CLERK.
A true copy Of petition and order thereon.
Attest: JAMES 4, HEWEY, Clerk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-04-13

There was once, way back in Andrew
Jackson's time, surplus IL the treasury
of the United States-a surplus that
they didn't know what to do with,
enough to build three modern BATTLE
ships, but they didn't know anything
about battleships in Andrew Jackson's
day. So they decided to distribute this
surplus to the states, and it was accord
ingly dealt out to the twenty-six states
then comprising the Union, with the
proviso that IL should be refunded at
any time that the government should
call for 1t. Some congressman who
seems to be thirsting for fame has iu-
troduced bill providing for recall of
this money, and there are people who
really take the matter seriously, an are
figuring out how much our taxes would
be increased in Maine II we had to pay
back that surplus. There needn't be
any worry about that. The passage of
such bill would be more absurd than
anything that congress has done in many
long year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-04-13
SINGLE COPIES.

Single Copies of the Democrat are four cents
each. They win be mailed on receipt ofprice 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 ShurtleG's Drug Store.
Norway, Noyes' Drug Store.
Stones Drug Store.
Buckheld, Alfred Cole, Postmaster.
Paris Hill. Mrs. Harlow. Post ONCE.
West Paris Samuel 7. White.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-04-13
Here and There.

BY court decisions, it was years ago
established that liquors containing not
less than three per cent alcohol were to
be considered as intoxicating under our
prohibitory law, while those having less
than three per cent did not come under
the prohibition of the statute. The leg
islature this year undertook to remedy
that condition, and ii was commonly
stated-and the Democrat so declared
last week-thst it bad passed law
making any liquor containing at least
one per cent of alcohol an intoxicating
liquor within the meaning of the statute
This statement, il seems, is not strictly
correct. Although the title of the act
would seem to indicate that it was a
question of percentage, in fact percent
age is not mentioned in the act, which is
very short, and reads thus:
Alcoholic liquors which may not be sold ex-
cept by payment of revenue tax % the United
States government are hereby declared TO be
intoxicating liquors within the meaning Of all
statutes Of this state.
1t would seem that this was plain
enough, and that it would put Uno beer
and all such weak subterfuges under the
ban; but it is now said that there is
some doubt about the matter, owing to
o technical difference Of Interpretation
Of the United States statutes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-04-13

A Certain Cure for Aching Feet.
powder. It cures Tired, Aching, Callous, Sweat
Ing, Swollen feet At all Druggists and shoe
Stores. 25c. Sample FREE. Address, Allen =
Olmsted. LIE Roy. NY 1915
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-04-13
WORTHY OF CONFIDENCE.

AN OFFER BACKED UP BY ONE OF THE
MOST REPUTABLE CONCERNS IN SOUTH
PARIS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-04-13

Mrs. R. II. Gates and mother, Mrs. II.
L. Stearns of Bethel, left Saturday for
Boston where they will stop few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Stearns. They
will 90 from there to Washington, D. c.,
and spend few weeks with Mrs. P. b.
Darr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-04-13

In the matter Of
ORLANDO A. BISBEE, In Bankruptcy.
BANKRUPT.
The Jackson herald., 1909-09-23

1t is the governors purpose to
bring about some very important
changes in the discipline and
methods of administration at the
several state eleemosynary and
penal institutions. This work
will require much thought and
time, bat it will be accomplish
ed. Already the plan to have a
uniform system of accounting in
these institutions is under way,
and it is probable that this will
lead to economies and to safe
guards which will result in saw
ing thousands of dollars to the
state and giving a clearer in
sight into the cost and the value
of the good work done by those
who manage and maintain these
public charities. The peniten-
tiary has already felt the infu-
ence of reforms suggested and
inaugurated by the governor and
Warden Andrea. Any one fa-
miliar with this great prison can
see on entering it's gates that
there has been a change. The
interior looks quite different.
The prisoners look better. The
air of the place is better. In
vestigation will show that many
simple but very helpful changes
have been wrought. But a far
more important matter is under
way for the betterment of condi-
tions at the penitentiary. Not
only will the garb of the hapless
prisoners be changed and the old
and ugly stripes abolished, but
the convicts will be garbed hu-
namely, in colors productive of
hopefulness and cheerfulness.
The bad prisoners will wear the
garb which honest prisoners
loathe, while those convicts who
obey the rules and try to live
orderly will be distinguished
from the bad ones in garb as
well as in general appearance.
Heretofore the guards have
] not worn uniforms. nor have
. el 5+e suec ally drilled for
The Jackson herald., 1909-09-23
Jefferson City Letter.

Jefferson City, Sept. 90
The liquor license law which
was enacted by the legislature
will be accepted by the liquor in
terests, with few exceptions,
and will be enforced against
those who do not intend to ac-
cept it. There will be no COM
promise. No responsible official
has ever suggested a compro-
mise. The Governor said, when
he learned that the liquor men
intended to test the law in the
courts, that it might become nee
essary to call a special session of
the legislature to provide reve-
nue. in lieu of that which was
expected from this special liquor
license tax, as the proposed liti-
cation would tie up the tax for
two or three years and make it
impossible for the State to pay
appropriations agreed upon after
assurances that the tax would be
promptly paid. He did not say
this to force the payment of the
tax, nor has he done or said any
thing that could be reasonably
interpreted to mean that he
would punish the liquor interests
or attempt retaliation; nor has
he at any time offered to sus-
pend, modify or otherwise inter-
fere with the enforcement Of
this law. He is gratified now
that there is to be no further
contention over this law by the
brewing interests, and possibly
none by the organized whiskev
interests. If the tax is paid,
there will be a balance on the
right side of the revenue books
at the end of the biennial peri
cd, instead of a deficiency, as
the coal oil inspection depart
ment is contributing literally to
the general revenue fund, and
several other sources of revenue
are meeting expectations, and.
in some instances, exceeding es-
Inmates made when the appropri-
alton bills were signed.
The Jackson herald., 1909-09-23
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that
bids will be received by the un-
dersigned up to IL o'clock at
noon on Tuesday. September %,
1909. to grade Barton avenue,
being the street east of the Pub
lie Square in the city Of Jack
son, about 300 feet in length,
the same to be put to grade as
established by the Board of AL
dermen of said city, a profile of
which may be seen at Office of
City Engineer and at County
Clerks office. The right to re-
ject any and all bids is reserved.
FRED COVERT,
County Clerk.
The Jackson herald., 1909-09-23
FruitIand.

Making pea hay and getting
ready to SOW wheat is now the
hobby.
Misses Rado Abernathy, Mel
lie Armstrong and Matte Sim
mons, of Oriole, have been visit
ing in these parts and attending
the meeting which is being con-
Quoted by Rev. Peterson and L.
H. Sweetland of Doe Run. A
large attendance and some con-
versions are the results of the
meeting.
N. M. and J. C. Davis nave
gone to Mississippi, after re-
ceiving a telegram that thier old
uncle was very low and not like
ly to get well.
The High School at this place
is getting hlong fine, and all
seem to be well pleased. Our
district school is taught by Miss
Mamie Browning of Jackson.
Something that | don't sup
pose happens very often happen
ed here some time ago. Amos
McLain has a FIVE or six-months
old calf that actually caught and
ate a chicken. Anyone doubling
this can see Mr.. McLain.
Altogether there have been
made six concrete cellars-one
each by E. S. Templeton. Winter
Brothers, Theo. Leimer, Fritz
Deimond, Carl McNeely and
Marion Martin.
A. P. Williams had a horse to
get his leg broken last week.
1t is supposed to have been
kicked. 1t had to be killed.
Scribbler.
The Jackson herald., 1909-09-23
A Hurry Up Call.

Quick! Mr.. Druggist-Quick!
"a box of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve-here's quarter-For the
love of Moses, hurry! Baby's
burned himself, terribly-,John-
ME cut his foot with the axe
Mamie's scalded-Pa can't walk
from piles-Billie has boils-and
my corns ache. She got it and
soon cured all the family. It's
the greatest healer on earth.
Sold by all druggists.
The Jackson herald., 1909-09-23
Jackson. Missouri Thursday, September %, 1909.

their duties. They will be re-
quired to wear a neat uniform
and to submit to such drilling
and instruction as will prerare
them for the dangers which al
ways beset them. So far, there
has been no effort to dismiss old
guards and put in new ones. nor
will such an effort be made ex-
cept for the good of the service.
The Jackson herald., 1909-09-23
ABSTRACTER.

PRESERVE YOUR TITLE
DEEDS. And when you are in
need of an Abstract Of Title,
order from me. You need the
Deed to make the property you
are buying yours; you need the
Abstract to be sure that you are
getting it.
All orders placed with me will
receive prompt attention. Phone
No. so.
SAM VANDIVORT.
JACKSON. MO.
The Jackson herald., 1909-09-23
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
State of Missouri. County OF
Cape Girardeau.
In the Cape Girardeau Court
ofCommon Pleas for Cape Girar-
deau County, in Vacation.
Viola DeVore and
William DeVore and
John M. DeVore. Plaintiffs,
| VS..
Ellen E. Proffer.
Aaron Proffer,
Nettie Crump and
Arthur Crump.
George Proffer and
Flora Proffer. Defendants.
Now here this second day of
September, 1909, in vacation of
the Cape Girardeau Court of
Common Pleas for Cape Girar-
deau county, Missouri, before
November term, 1909, of said
court, come Plaintiffs herein by
attorney of record herein, before
the Clerk of said Court, and on
behalf of Plaintiffs files petition
in suit herein, among other mat
ters for action alleging:
That said Defendant Aaron
Proffer is a nonresident of the
State of Missouri. residing out
side of the State of Missouri,
and cannot be served in this
State in the manner prescribed
by the code of procedure of and
in the State of Missouri or in
any other mann er.
And now on this 18th day of
September, A. ID. 1909. come
Plaintiffs and file the affidavit
of William DeVore. who is the
same person as W. M. DeVore of
the Plaintiffs. and in said affida-
Wit alleging:
That George Proffer and Flora
Proffer, his wife, defendants,
are also non-residents of the State
Of Missouri, residing outside
the State of Missouri, and can
not be served in this State in the
manner prescribed by the code
of procedure of and in the State
of Missouri or in any other man.
ner.
And said Clerk being from
said petition and affidavit, here
in and otherwise. duly satisfie
and thereupon duly finding that
process herein cannot be served
on said defendants in this State
in the manner prescribed by the
code of procedure of and in the
State of Missouri or in other
manner;
1t is therefore ordered by said
Clerk that said defendants, Aar-
on Proffer. George Proffer and
Flora Proffer, his wife, be noti-
| fled by publication that Plant
ifs by petition herein filed of
date September 2, 1909, have
commenced against said defend
ants an action at law and in
equity the immediate object and
general nature of which is to en-
force and establish a lawful
right, claim and demand to and
against certain real property
within the jurisdiction of said
Court, towit: an action to obtain
a decree of partition and order
of sale of certain real estate sit
uated in the county of Cape Gil
rardeau and State of Missouri
descibed as follows:
The east fractional half of the
northeast fractional fourth of
fractional Section 20, containing
IA acres; and also SO acres to
come off in the form of a rectan-
gle from the north side OF the
southeast quarter of said frac-
tional Section 20. Township 80,
Range IL East, containing 102
acres more or less.
Also 92. 80 acres, described:
Begin at a corner which stands
n. 1912 chains from the quarter
section corner of the line be-
tween Sections 2S and 33, thence
n. %. l6 chains to a cor. a bdy.
E g." ooco. ~ G, Ak a.
-rees ". Is al $; thence N,
The Jackson herald., 1909-09-23
No. 46

45h degrees w. ALL chains to
its intersection with the line be-
tween Sections % and 20; thence
S. with said line 40.18 chains to
a corner Of Jesse Proffer's land;
thence north 80 degrees east 40
chains to the beginning, in Sec
tion %, Township 30. Range IL
East, and out of southeast quar-
ter thereof.
Also 80 acres being part of
what is known as the Moses
Club land. being 40 acres the
southwest quarter of the south
east quarter of said Section %,
and 40 acres out of the south
west corner of said Survey 226S
in said township and rane-~ to
be taken in the form ofa rectan-
gle by line with dividing line of
T. V. Morgan and George Proff-
er lands and making in the ag-
gregate 283. 80 acres more or
less.
And it is further so ordered
that said defendants he and ap-
pear in this Court on the first
day of the next term thereof to
be holden at the city of Cape Gil
rardeau, Cape Girardeau county,
Missouri. on Monday. the 22nd
day of November, 1909, and then
and there answer or plead to
said petition, or, in default
therein. said petition will be ia
ken and adjudged as confessed.
and judgment by default will be
rendered against said defend
ants.
1t is further so ordered that a
copy hereof be duly published at
least once a week for four con-
Sc ,utive weeks in the Jackson
Herald. a weekly newspaper du-
ly printed, published and circu-
lated in said Cape Girardeau
County, and duly designated by
plaintiffs attorney, and duly ap-
proved by said Clerk as most
likely to give notice to defend
ants. the last insertion to be at
least fifteen days before said
next term of said Court.
State of Missouri, County of
Cape Girardeau.
!, Geo. E. Chappell, clerk of
the Cape Girardeau Court of
Common Pleas of Cape Girar-
deau County, Missouri. hereby
certify that the foregoing writ
ing is a full, true and complete
copy of the original Order of
Publication in said cause, as full
ly as the same remains and ap-
pears of record in my Office.
In witness whereof, hereto
subscribe my name and official
signature, and hereto affix the
seal of said Court at my Office in
the city of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Missouri, this
Goth day of September, 1909.
GEO. E. CHAPPELL,
Clerk of the Cape Girardeau
Court of Common Pleas Tor
Cape Girardeau County.
Missouri.
T. D. Hines, Atty. for Plaintiffs.
The Jackson herald., 1909-09-23
BRuENING & KERSTNER D. G. co.
Marriage Licenses.

Geo. LaPlent, Cape Girardeau. 45
Mary Firestone, 4f
G. G. Brugger, Gordonville, 35
Mary Kirchderfer, Cape, 2E
J.C. Chappell, Cape Girardeau. &c
M. M. Ducket, " Is
Green Roberts, Marion ILL.,, 25
Vida Jackson, d" Is
H. W. Ligember, Advance, 2s
Ettie Erwin, d" 16
James Midham, Cape. 30
Minnie Cook. " 32
P. E. Welker, Chaffee, %
Emma F. Roberts, Cape, 20
c. F. Mattingly. Chaffee, "a
Mary K. Roberts, Cape. "a
The Jackson herald., 1909-09-23
For Sale.

One horse colt, 81 months old.
Gentle disposition. Will make a
good riding and driving horse
for some young man. Apply to
H. S. McFerron, Route a, Jack
son.
The Jackson herald., 1909-09-23

If you want money at low rate
of interest and long time, see
Cape County Abstract Co.
The Jackson herald., 1909-09-23

FOR SALE - 309-acre farm.
$50 acres in cultivation; timber
on the rest will pay for clearing.
Three houses, two barns, etc.,
on road q miles to market. Half
bottom and half rolling. All
will be easy to cultivate. Joins
the best farm in Cape county.
$40 per acre, on easy terms.
Write Bowman Bros, Cape Gil
rardeau, Mo.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-28
NOT AFRAID OF WHAT PEOPLE
SAY.

Dear Sir:-I have read your lit
erature since September, 1908, and
find it pure and clean. And will say
that / indorse your articles on For
eign Missions and Socialism. I have
just read long piece in the National
Rip Saw on Socialism and consider
it double-faced thing, but one could
not expect anything better from an
editor who has said that he could
have taken mud and made a better
man than the Almighty did of old
Adam. I think such men are to be
pitied
am a full-blooded Baptist by
faith, and try to be in practice, but
am not afraid to tell my belief about
missions to any man or any set of
men or Christians. I believe a lot of
good things have been withheld by
people remaining silent through fear.
A man is doing himself and his coun-
try an injustice by not speaking out
for whatever he believes to be right
even as I am trying to do in my
weak way.
Very truly yours,
GEORGE A. VAUGHAN.
Bowman, Georgia, Route 2.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-28
A COCA-COLA VICTIM.

Dear Sir:-Having kept up for
some time with the dispute over the
presence of dope" in Coca-Cola, I
beg to submit this evidence:
Two years ago when I entered the
University of Arkansas, I had never
seen any Coca-Cola, but 1 began to
associate with boy who was an in
veterate user of it in all seasons. He
said that he had often tried to quit
but could not, and often he was
forced to leave his study-room and
go to cold-drink stand to satisfy his
craving for Coca-Cola. He induced
me to try a glass, and the result was
violent headache that lasted for
several hours. On one other oc-
casion I drank glass, and with the
same result. Today that boy is
helpless victim to the "dope" habit.
am unable to understand why so
many religious papers are taking up
the cause of this dope and pub
fishing either forged or false chem
lists reports on the purity of Coca
Cola. Very sincerely,
GUY WOLF.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-28
SUCCESS TO YOU"

CONDEMNATION will please find
enclosed two dollars, for which send
to my address at Madison, Fla, the
Jeffersonian. My son, Thos. z. Mar
tin, clerk of the circuit court, would
like for his subscription to your mag
azine to commence with the August
number
l like the paper and l think that
you are doing great work, and
your paper is and will be a great ed
ucator, politically and religiously. if
it can get before the people, and I
am going to help you get it before
the people.
Success to you.
Yours truly,
JAMES P. MARTIN, Judge.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-28
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
GUY WOLF.

In view of the fact that the Young
Mems National Populist League and
the Jeffersonian Clubs are working
for the same principles, and since or
CARNATIONS are in harmony with
each other, it seems but natural that
the Young Mems League should be
known as the Junior Jeffersonian
Club; therefore from this on it will
be known as same.
The age limit from this time on
will be changed from sixteen to twen-
ty-one years, and will read from six
teen to twenty-five years.
Yours truly,
WILL H. STANFORD.
Oxford, Georgia.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-28
REDEEM THE UNIVERSITY OF
VIRGINIA.

Dear Sir:-Since reading what
Mr.. Showalter has to say about the
fame of Jefferson and the University
Of Virginia, together with Editors
Note, it strikes me that there is a
field for tangible and specific work
under the lead of the Jeffersonian
Clubs-the redemption of the Uni
versity of Virginia to original ideas
and teachings of Jefferson in every
particular in which Jefferson's views
can be clearly discerned. While not
quite so broad as the general welfare
purpose of the Jeffersonian Clubs as
inaugurated, it will seem more tan
gible and more specific than at pres
ent, and yet will be of almost as
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-28

real understanding between Taft
and our beloved Papa at Rome, and
about the secret bargain between
Taft and Wall Street, this country
would be rocking with revolution-as
Spain is.
Presumptively, all successful poll
ticians in this country nowadays are
tWo-faced rascals. Don't give me
away on this. r. e. w.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-28

to the common people, both political
and religious.
The articles on foreign missions
are eye-openers to millions of duped
people and ear-stingers to hypocrit-
ical preachers, and you are going to
reap your reward as sure as there is
a God in heaven. The common peo-
pie are beginning to see and under
stand: their eyes are now open. and
like the darkey's pups-they are no
longer Campbellite pups but Baptist
pups.
People of different political and re-
ligious faith will sit for hours and
listen to me read your articles on
missions, and sometimes the aged
and wrinkled faces are bathed in
tears. I assure you, you don't real
ize fully the good you are doing.
The seed you are sowing in the
hearts Of the people are springing up
and are going to produce bountiful
harvest, rich and ripe.
God help you is the prayer of your
unworthy servant,
R. T. SHORT.
Route 1, Cisco, Texas.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-28
CHEERING INFORMATION.

Dear Sir:-You have many strong
friends here, and they and the cir
culation of your papers are both in
creasing.
May you live long to fight for the
cause of right.
Very respectfully yours,
D. A. GUMMAGE.
Bronwood, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-28
Schoolgirls SEED WHEAT.

Although not exhibited by the
Schooley Company, the varieties of
seed wheat sold by them took the
highest premiums at the great fair at
Hagerstown, Maryland. If you are
going to plant wheat this year, write
at once to the Schooley Co., Hagers-
town, Md. They have been in bust
ness for half century, and they can