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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-05-25

Celia Pike is at work at George Jack.
sons on High Street.
Mrs. Charles Marshall and Mrs. Daniel
Hill of Paris called on friends here
Thursday.
Lena, little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Pike, has been very sick for num-
Der of days, requiring the care of ply.
stefan.
Mrs. George Richardson is confined tc
the house because of sprain received
by being thrown from the wagon.
Viva Yates Is at work at Fred Coles
Mrs. Fred Edgerley is sick with the
grippe.
Alva Estes is working on the founda.
ton of one of Bates new houses.
Thanks from the writer to the Bry.
ants Pond friend, whoever it was, for
the post card received to-day.
Mrs. Annie Holmes and daughter Mil.
dred of Norway spent Sunday with hel
daughter, Mrs. Will Yates.
Maybasket hanging produces quite a
good deal of merriment just now.
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NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that sht
estate of
THOMAS o. LURvEY, late of Paris,
In the County Of Oxford, deceased. and giver
bonds as the law directs. AL persons having
demands against the estate of said deceased
are desired to present the same for settlement
and all indebted thereto ere requested TO make
payment Immediately.
May 18th, 1909. ANNIE 3. DAVIS.
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NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he has
been duly appointed administrator Of the
SARAH z. DINsMORE, late of Hiram,
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 to make pay
ment Immediately.
May 18th, 1903. CHARLES RANKIN.
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NOTICE.
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that she
has been duly appointed executrix Of the
last will and testament of
AUTSIN w. ROYAL, late of Paris,
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.
mont, and all indebted thereto are requested TO
make payment immediately.
Nay lsth, 1909. ESTHER Z. ROYAL.
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NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that hi
has been duly appointed executor Of the las
will and testament Of
JENNIE II. BUMPUs, late Of Oxford,
In the County of Oxford, deceased. All per
sons having demands against the estate Of said
deceased are desired to present the same for set
Element, and all indebted thereto are requested
to make payment Immediately.
May 18th, 1909. CHARLES II. BUMPUS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-05-25
A MiSSiVe
from a Hiss

This particular miss has about her
distinct air of style and up-to-date'
ness. She knows what is correct
and in accordance with good taste.
Could you see at close range the let
ter she is mailing you would note
that the watermark in the paper and
envelope proclaim them to be manu-
featured BY
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Coming Events.

June l-Oxford Pomona Grange, with Fred
e-ick Robbie Grange, Otisheld Gore.
July 7.-Reunion of teachers and pupils Of
North Paris school.
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SINGLE COPIES,

Single Copies Of the Democrat are four cents
each. They will be mailed on receipt ofprice by
the publishers or for the convenience Of patrons
Jingle copies OF each issue have been placed on
sale st the following places In the County:
South Paris, Shurtlen's Drug Store.
Norway, Soyes' Drug Store.
stones Drug Store.
Buckfeld, Alfred Cole, Postmaster.
Paris Hill, Mrs. Harlow. Post Once.
West Paris Samuel T. White.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-05-25

Snow, the husband soft goes tipping,
Just as quiet as a mouse,
On the soap-suds he keeps slipping,
For his wife is cleaning house"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-05-25
West Bethel.

ut is said IL April from May doth borrow,
What April pays back, will make one sorrow,
For May In return must take April weather,
With sunshine and tears well mixed together
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AL for Allen,s Foot.Eas

Ask for Aliens Eoot.Ease.
A powder for swollen, tired, hot, smartng feet
Sample sent FREE. Also Free Sample Of the
FoOT. EASE SANITARY CORN. PAD, new inven
ton. Address, Allen 8. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
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Here and There.

The Maine Civic League is to make n
further test of the Maine law against
advertising liquor, this being directed
against the papers containing such ad-
vertisements which are published out
side the state but circulated here. 1t is
proposed to accomplish this by way OF
the news agents who handle these pa
pers. IL has always been understood
that the Maine papers were at dis
advantage, as the law forbade liquor ad-
vertisements in them, while papers pub
lished outside containing the same ad-
vertisements had large calculations here.
II is a question how badly Maine pub
fishers really feel about the matter. A
great many of the papers published out,
side the state do not use liquor adver
tisements even with no law forbidding
them, and il is safe to say that if the
Maine law were repealed, very few OF
the Maine papers would have any use
for liquor advertisements. Even aside
from moral considerations, it would be
decidedly poor policy to engage in that
line of business.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-05-25
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

O1tDLu We VNOA4SC AnCAhxSOfNs
DISTRICT OF MAINE, ss.
ON this e2nd day of May, A. d. 1909, on read
ing the foregoing petition, It 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 thai
notice thereof be published In the Oxford Dem
ocrat, q 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 pray
er of said petitioner should not be granted.
And It Is further ordered by the Court, Tha,
the Clerk shall send by mail 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. D. 1909.
IL. 81 JAMES 4. HEWEY, Clerk.
A true copy of petition and order thereon.
Attest:-JAMES e. HEWEY, Clerk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-05-25

Governor Draper of Massachusetts,
was pulled up by police officers in Well
esley the other day and ordered to APP
pear in court to answer to the charge of
over-speeding. When the officers dis
covered who he was they Immediately
began to apologize, but Governor ORA
per treasured them and told them they
were doing their duty, and if he was
law breaker he was just as guilty as any
other. The only criticism to be made
on this affair is that the officers should
not have made anY apOlogY.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-05-25

Since the above was in type, it is learn
ed that petitions are in circulation for a
referendum on two or three other meas
ures. all of such character that the re-
marks as to the York division apply to
them, as they are all really local matters,
of direct interest to fraction of the
people of the state, but of only very
slight and indirect concern if any TO the
whole people-in fact, matters which
are not strictly proper subjects of state
referendum The only case in which
there is anything approaching statewide
interest is in the matter of the Bar Har-
Dor automobile exclusion act, in which
there is a principle involved that may
affect any citizen. But even in that
case, the referendum is being promoted
and opposed simply by those who have a
direct pecuniary interest on one side or
the other.
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Bankrupt's Petition for 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 Distric
of Maine:
LIAM cann,y Of n oIfSr,d and state Of Ma,ne
In said District, respectfully represents, thai
on the 18th day Of March. last past, he wal
duly adjudged bankrupt, under the Acts Of
Congress relating to bankruptcy; that he hal
duly surrendered all his property and rights Of
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.
ELlAB L. BUCK, Bankrupt.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-05-25

Petitions are now in circulation in
voking the referendum on three meas
ures passed by the last legislature.
They are the appropriation of $3.50, 900
for an addition to the state house, the
division of the town of York, creating
the new town of Gorges, and the lone
per cent beer law" so called, in which
neither beer nor percentage is mentioned.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-05-25

1t would hardly be possible to select
three measures which would better
represent the good and bad features of
the referendum, it's possibilities of good
sense and absurdity. The state house
appropriation, although we believe it a
proper thing TO pass, providing for real
needs, is nevertheless measure which
may as appropriately as any that could
be picked out be subject to the approval
or disapprovsl of the people. The York
division, if referred at all, should have
been referred to the people directly af-
fected, not to the whole state. As for
the third measure, while a referendum
on it may not look trivial to those whose
happiness largely depends upon the OPP
portunity to buy that feeble stuff known
as two per cent beer, to those who have
no use for the aforesaid two per cent
beer it looks great deal like an absurd
ity.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03

.You nust vaik. N b Q Isag Sess.
nsy. throssA . eosntry that b soGs-
ti0es pleaaant aA1 sooetioGs Aash
asl tssribls. HovoSer. ~ sse all
the magic agts ! ksov q to hesp yos
fso0 harD."
Won't you % With ne!" pleaded
the girl. vho had begun to look upon
the little old woman as her oaly
friend.
No. I cannot do that" she replied;
bet ! vtli give you my kiss. aAd no
one will dare injure = person Who has
been kissed BY the Witch of the
North"
She came close to Dorothy and
kissed her gently On the forehead.
Where ber lips touched the girl they
left 4 round. shining mark. as Dorothy
found out soon after.
The road to the City of Emerslds
Is paved with yellow BRICK" said the
Witch: so you cannot miss 1t. When
you get to Os do not be afraid of him.
but tell your story and ask him to
help you. Good-by. my dear"
The three Munchkins bowed low to
her and wished her . pleasant Jour
ney. after which they walked away
through the trees. The Witch gave
Dorothy q friendly little nod. vhirled
around on her left heel three times.
and straightway disappeared. much to
the surprise Of little Toto. who barked
after her loudly enough when she had
gone. because he had been afraid even
to growl while she stood by.
But Dorothy. knowing her to be =
witch. had expected her to disappear
In just that way. and was not sur
prised In the least
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03

pretty bed in II. The sheets were
made Of blue cloth. and Dorothy slept
soundly In them till morning, with
Toto curled up on the blue rug beside
her.
She ate . hearty breakfast, and
watched a wee Aunchkin baby, who
played with Toto and pulled his tail
and crowed and laughed in a way that
greatly amused Dorothy. Toto was .
fine curiosity to all the people, for
they had never seen dog before.
How far 10 1t to the Emerald City,"
the girl asked.
II do not know" answered Boo.
gravely. for have never been there.
1t is better for people to keep away
from Or. unless they have business
with him. But it IL q long way to the
Emerald City. and 1t will take you
many days. The country here is rich
and pleasant, but you must pass
through rough and dangerous places
before you reach the end of your jour.
ney."
This worried Dorothy . little, but
she knew that only the great o. could
help her get to Kansas again, so she
bravely resolved not to turn back.
She bade her friends good-by, and
again started along the road of yellow
brick. When she had gone several
miles she thought she would stop to
rest. and SO climbed to the top of the
fence beside the road and sat down,
There was great cornfield beyond
the fence. and not far away she saw q
Scarecrow, placed high on a pole to
keep the birds from the ripe corn.
Dorothy leaned her chin upon her
hand and gazed thoushtfully at the
Scarecrow. Its head was a small
sack stuffed with straw, with eyes,
nose and mouth painted on it to rep.
resent face. An old, pointed blue hat.
that had belonged to some Munchkin.
was perched on this head. and the rest
Of the figure was blue suit of clothes.
worn and faded, which had also been
stuffed with straw. On the feet were
some old boots with blue tops. such
As every man wore in this country,
and the figure was raised above the
stalks Of corn by means of the po,s
stuck up its back.
] (To BE cONTINUED.)
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03
All In Fight Against russreuIosis.

All In Fight Against Tvbsreviosis.
Prevention Of tuberculosis versus
dividends IL the proposition which
some of our largest insurance COM
panies are now trying to establish.
The Metropolitan Life recsatly ap-
piled for permission to erect . sana-
torium for its policy holders and en-
ployes afnicted with tuberculosis, but
the application was refused ON grounds
Of illegality by New York State Super
intendent Of Insurance Hotchkiss. The
company IL. however, conducting an
active educational campaign by dis
tributing 3,5o0,000 pamphlets among
its policy holders. The Provident
Savings Life Assurance society has
also established a health bureau.
where its policy holders may receive
free medical advice. Several fraternal
orders. notably the Modern Woodmen,
Knights Of Pythias. Royal League,
Royal Arcanum and Workmen's Cir
Gle. have already established or are
contemplating the erection of sana-
toria for their tuberculous members.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03

the great Or how to get back to Kan
sas again"
She closed the door, locked It, and
put the key carefully in the pocket of
her dress. And SO. with Toto trotting
along soberly behind her. she started
on her journey.
There were several roads near by,
but 1t did not take her long to find the
one paved with yellow brick. Within
a short time she was walking briskly
toward the Emerald City. her silver
shoes tinkling merrily on the hard,
yellow roadbed. The sun shone bright
and the birds sang sweet and Dorothy
did not feel nearly as bad as you might
think a little girl would who had been
suddenly whisked away from her own
country and set down in the midst of
q strange land.
She was surprised n she walked
along, to see how pretty the country
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03

Nine head of horses were spirited
away some time in one night this week
from several different ranches in the
vicinity of Gray Creek and Engleville.
No clews have been secured Of the an.
imals or of the thieves. An organized
gang has been working in this section
for some time.
Charles Clark, who is alleged to
have attempted to rob the safe ut the
Cliff house In Manitou ten days ago,
was removed from st. Francis nos
pital to the county jail. An X-ray ex-
animation was made to locate the two
bullets supposed to be 10 his head.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03

vas aAsst her. fAMo vaso saas
fences at tbs sidas q IL Nd,
painted Q dainty hsss sslos. anA be
yoad thsa vess Ael1s q ssaAa ead
vegetables In abun6nAae. uviAsn&ly
the Aunchkins we're good farneru and
able to raise large crops. Oaoe n q
while she would pass house. anA the
people came out to look 1t hpr and
bov Iov - she vent 6y: ier svsrysas
knew she had been the means of de-
stroying the wicked witch aaA setting
them free from bondage. The hosses
Of the Nunchkins were odd looklns
dwellings. for each was round. With .
big dome for 4 roof. All we're painted
blue. for In this country oe the INST
blue was the favorite color.
Towards evening. when Dorothy
vas tired with her long walk and b.
gan to wonder where she should pass
the night. she came to . house rather
larger than the rest. On the green
lawn before 1t many men and women
were dancing. Five little AddIers
played ~ loudly as possible and the
people were laughing and singing.
while big table near by was loaded
with delicious fruits and nuts, pies
and cakes. and many other eood
things to eat.
The people greeted Dorothy kindly.
and invited her to supper and to pass
the night with them: for this was the
home Of one OF the richest Aunchkins
In the land. and his friends were gath
cred with him to celebrate their free
dom from the bondage OF the wicked
witch.
Dorothy ate q hearty supper and
was waited upon by the rich Munich
kin himself, whose name was Boo
Then she sat down upon q settee and
watched the people dance.
When Boo saw her silver shoes he
said:
You must be . great sorceress."
"Why?" asked the girl. -.
because you wear silver shoes and
have killed the wicked witch. Be-
sides, you have white in your frock,
and only witches and sorceresses wear
WHITE"
MY dress is blue and white
checked" said Dorothy. smoothiag out
the wrinkles In 1t.
1T ID kind Of you to wear that" said
Boo. Blue is the color of the Nunch.
kins. and white IL the witch color; 70
We know you are . friendly witch"
Dorothy did not know what to Gay
to this. for all the people seemed to
think her q witch, and she knew very
we'll she was only an ordinary little
girl who had come by the chance Of .
cyclone into . strange land.
When she had tired watching the
dancing, Bog led her into the house,
where he gave her . room with Q
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03

When Dorothy was left alone she
began to feel hungry. So she went to
the cupboard and cut herself some
bread. which she spread with butter.
She gave some to Toto. and taking q
pail from the shelf she carried 1t down
to the little brook and filled It with
clear. sparkling water. Toto ran over
to the trees and began to bark at the
birds sitting there. Dorothy went to
get him. and saw such delicious fruit
hanging from the branches that she
gathered some Of 1t, finding It Just
what she wanted to help out her break.
fast.
Then she went back to the house,
and having helped herself and Toto to
. good drink Of the cool, clear water,
she set about making ready for the
journey to the City Of Emeralds.
Dorothy had only one other dress.
but that happened to be clean and
was hanging ON . peg beside her bed
1t was Bingham, with checks Of white
and blue: and although the blue was
somewhat faded with many washings.
1t was still q pretty frock. The girl
washed herself carefully, dressed her.
self In the clean gingham, and tied
her pink sunbonnet on her head. She
took little basket and filled 1t With
bread from the cupboard. laying q
white cloth over the top. Then she
looked down at her feet and noticed
how old and worn her shoes were.
They surely will never do for .
long journey. Toto" she said. And
Toto looked up into her face with his
little black eyes and wasged his tail
to show he knew what she meant
At that moment Dorothy saw lying
on the table the silver shoes that had
belonged to the Witch of the East.
II wonder II they will 1T me-" she
said to Toto. 'They would be Just the
thing to take long walk in. for they
could not wear out"
She took of her old leather shoes
and tied ON the silver ones, which
fitted her as well a. II they had been
made for her.
Finally she picked up her basket.
Come along. Toto" she said, I'VE
will go to the Emerald City and ask
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03
Gives Poison to Six Children

st. Joseph. Mo.-In = fit Of insanity
Mrs. Carrie Sanders. aged Al. Of Flor.
ence addition, gave five of her chill.
dren morphine. While trying to feed
the poison to the sixth she was de-.
tected by . nefghbor. She then con.
fessed.
Weldon. aged years. is dead, but
physicians say the others will live.
The mother also took poison and cut
her throat. but Is expected to recover,
The children range in ages from 2 to
10 years.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03
e.s,esss sssvsd . orsse sseesss.

"Ecsema began over ths top Of my
ear. It cracked and thsa began to
spread. had three di1sreat doctors
and tried several things. but they did
ne NO good. At last one side Of my
face and my neck were raw. The
water ran out OF It 70 that I had to
wear medicated cotton. and It was 20
inhamed and sore that ! had to put
. piece Of cloth over ny pillow to keep
the water from It. and It would stain
The cloth . sort Of yellow. The &C.
sema itched 20 that It seemed ~ though
! could tear my face all to pieces.
Then began to use the Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. and It was not moro
than three months before It was all
healed up. Miss Ann Pearsoas. North
Aeld. VT. Dec. 10. 1887"
Rs,ass Dsss , o.. oes1. Gsis Pssea. 1sasa.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03
A candid JUDGE.

A Dover lawyer tells a story in
which figures Hon. H. L. Dawes, who,
1t seems, in his younger days was an
Indifferent speaker. Shortly after his
admission to the bar he had q case
which was tried before = North Adams
Justice Of the peace. and Dawes was
opposed by lawyer whose eloquence
attracted a large crowd. The Justice
was perspiring in the crowded room
and evidently fast losing his temper.
Finally he drew OF his coat and, in the
midst OF the eloquent address, burst
out:
"Mr. Attorney, supposing that you
take seat and let Mr.. Dawes speak
I want to thin out this crowd."-Lip-
pincott's.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03
wsds Her Rich st.o,.tber

Social circles in Pasadena. Cal,
learned with amazement the other day
that Miss Katherine Traphagen has
become the bride of her stepfather.
Cyrus NJ. Davis of Los Angeles. Miss
Traphagen lived with her sisters in
Altadena and esas one of the promi-
nent members of the Young Women's
Christian association, being director
Of its short story club,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03
ol1e on nlil1l1x.

He vas Q halny-hsaAsd Johnny.
Vith little cosA. NJ Vas both pretty
anl pert. He oaid: DO you know.
Dolly. I Am soDethias Of mimic!
cas take alm0st anybody or
She said: Then take yourself OF,
olA boy. I'm expecting so0s one to
take me to supper"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03
n WORKS
TIM laeorsr Eats Foed Thie WeUl4
Wreck an o0beo Man,

Men who are actively engaged at
hard work can sometimes eat food
that would wreck q man who il more
closely confined.
This 10 illustrated In the following
story:
Il was for Il years clerk in a store
working actively and drank coffee all
the time without much trouble until
after l entered the telegraph service
There got very little exercise and
drinking strong coffee, my nerves
were unsteady and my stomach got
weak and I was soon a very sick man.
l quit meat and tobacco and in fact 1
stopped eating everything which I
tnought might affect me except coffee
out still my condition grew worse, and
I was all but a wreck,
i finally quit coffee and com.
menced to use Postum = few years
ago. and l am speaking the truth
wnen say, my condition commenced
70 improve Immediately and today
am we'll and can eat anything 1 want
witnout any bad effects, all due to
snifting from coffee to Postum,
told my wife today I believed 1
could digest brick II 1 had 4 cup of
postum to go with 1t.
We make it according to directions
boiling 1t full 20 minutes and use good
Fich cream and it 10 certainly deli.
cious.'
LOOK In pkgs. for . copy Of the fa-
nous little book. The Road to Well
ville"
There's Z Reason
Evef feoA the ab0ve letter. A new
see aSeeefs frsA ti9e es ti4e. TSey
ee1eaoes tF0ss a0A fall "a h00ao