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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-12-21
North Buckfield.

A very instructive and interesting
farmers institute was held at Grange
Hall, North Buck field, Monday, Dec. 49,
Hon. A. W. Gilman, Commissioner of
Agriculture, called the meeting to order
at 10 A. NJ. After few well chosen re-
marks he introduced Prof. j. NJ. San
born of Gilmanton, n. e., an expert
farmer, who told us in very pleasing
manner how he mad by hard labor and
professional Knowledge increased the
products of his farm many fold.
Mr.. Lowell Roudebush Of Ohio gave a
very pleasing talk on poultry culture,
and by his pure wit and amusing manner
kept the audience in good humor.
Next in order came very satisfactory
feature of the day as the entire company
of about $50 retired to the dining hall,
and were served to a bountiful grange
dinner.
The next feature was an able address
by Prof Sanboru, telling US all about
how to feed the bountiful crop that he
had told us how To raise to best ad-
vantage.
Mr.. Rrudebush was again called and
gave MS a talk on orchardiug.
Mr.. Gilman then closed the institute,
which was pronounced by one and all a
very enjoyable and instructive meeting
Mountain Oranges fiue orchestra, Of
which we feel very proud, furnished
music for the day.
Mountain Grange held its regular
maeting Dec 4tb, and elected its officers
for the ensuing year. They are:
M.-Jsmes Millett.
0-washiny ton Head.
S.-winfeld Cutting
A. S.-Harold stevens.
Lec.-kate Buck.
Sec.-Hattie Millett.
Treas Fred Head.
l.. A. Soda Swallow.
Ceres-Florence Head.
Pomona-Florence Warren.
Flors-Cora Keene.
G. K.-Charles Prince.
James Millett and wife will attend
State Grange at Bangor.
Washington Heald and Merle Sturte-
want went to West Sumner Sunday,
where they listened to an ablo dis
course by Rev. Chester Gore Miller of
Woodfords on his recent trip to Cali
furnia.
Mrs. Georgia and Mrs. Rozetta War
rem are spending a few days at Hotel
Atwood, Lewiston, the guests of the
proprietor, Frank Turner, and wife.
Married, in Buckfield, Dec Sth, BY
Rev. F. NJ. Lamb, Mr.. Harry c. Allen
and Miss Julia Grace Austin.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-12-21
FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Buy Footwear J!

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better than now.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-12-21
Toys, Dolls, Games.

Everything to please the little folks. A
big variety to select from. See the
Humpty Dumpty circus acts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
Fox and Fleas.

Reynard is a knowing animal. The foxes are much tormented by fieas, but when the inf1ietion becomes too severe they know how to get rid of the in- sects. They gather from the bark of trees moss, which they carry to a stream that deepens by degrees. Here they enter the water, still carrying the moss in their mouths, and. going back ward, beginning from the end of their tails, they advance by slow degrees till the whole body, with the exception of the mouth, is entirely immersed. The heas during this proceeding have rushed in rapid haste to the dry parts and finally to the moss, and the fox, when he has, according to his calcula- ton, allowed sufficient time for all the fieas to take their departure, quietly opens his mouth. The moss floats of down the stream with it's burden of fieas. and when 1t is out of jumping reach the fox finds it's way to the bank, much relieved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
Medicines.

"There is singular idea that pre- vails among many people that if lit tie is a good thing more is better" said a physician. "and an incalculable amount of harm is done. There are cases where little quinine does good, and the patient, instead of going to a physician and finding out how much he wants. buys quantity at a drug store and takes so much that it is a positive detriment. When persons have been sick and obtained a prescription, they imagine they know just what to do the next time they are ailing and increase the dose, often with most disastrous results. The careless use of medicine by those not familiar with it's conse- quences causes more trouble than ai- most any other source of ailment to which the human body is subject"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
Connecticut Patents.

Tho following were issued March 2S, 1909 list furnished from office of A. NJ wooster, Solicitor of Patents, Bridxeport, Conn:
 A. " Abercrombie, Bridgeport, sew ing machine.
 F. c. Blanchard and P. G. Darling, Bridgeport, cap for valves F. s. Keefer, Bridgeport, inclosed fuse.
 Christopher J. Lake. Bridgeport, To- comotfon for vessels, vehicles, or other moving bodies.
 T. B. Lashar, Bridgeport. attaching steel blades to solid white metal ham J. Surprise. New Haven, clothes W. G. Church, Hartford, dental plug ger.
 s. J. Miller, w. NJ. Morlock and P. C. Carlson, Danbury, collar ironing, dampening, folding and shaping ma chine.
 R E.. Cross, winsted. friction chain hoist
 c. Cuno, Meriden, terminal connec- tor
 W. E. shanley. Norwich, finder for E. C. Goodwin. New Britain. lock and latch.
 H. P Townsend. New Britain, groov- sng machine.
 M. c. Bronson. Rockville. sweater, fdesign-)
 Trade Marks: Henry G. Thompson & Son. Kew Haven, hacksaws-
 American Pin Go, Waterville. hooks
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
Strange Cure For Lunaev.


 Our forefathers were so fond cf the whip that they seem to have regarded it as a cure for lunacy and even for smallpox. The accounts of Hunting donshire parish, under date 1891, have the entry, "Pd. in charges taking up a distracted woman, watching her and whipping her next day, Ss. 6d," and a few years later eightpence is paid for whipping two people vt had the small pox.'
 Bang beggar" was evidently no mere fancy name for the parish beadle. He thoroughly earned the title in the days of his greatness. The name outlasted the whip and the brutal performance at the whipping post or the carts tail. Fifty or sixty years ago "bang beggar'' was still the provincial name for bea- dle in several of the midland counties. A Cheshire glossary defines ''bang beggar" as ga beadle. one of whose du- ties it was to take up and drive away any beggars in the district and prose cute them as the law s.''-London Graphic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
AlWaya Raining.

There is group of islands to the south of New Zealand called the Sis ters, or Seven Sisters, which are reput- ed to be subjected to a practically con- stant rainfall. The same may be said of the islands and mainland of Tierra del Fuego, saving for the difference that the rain often takes the form of sleet and snow. On a line running round the world from four to eight or nine degrees there are patches over which rain seldom ceases to fall. This is called the zone of constant precipita- tion," but at the same time there are several localities along it with very little rainfall
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
Marriage In Scotland.

Even for a man to address a woman as his wife. either by writing or by speech. and for her to respond in the same terms constitutes marriage in Scotland. Any one who has ever read Wilkie Collins novel. Man and Wife" ," will remember there a case in point. The heroine sends a note to the hero, signing herself "Your Wife" He is sufficiently careless and indifferent to write his reply on the back of her own letter and signs himself ''Your Hus- band" This note, crumpled up and tossed aside as of no value, falls into the hands Of an interruptions person. who. to levy blaekmail on the hero, keeps it and produces it as evidence of marriage. No other form had been gone through, and yet the couple were married legally.-Chicago Record Her ald
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
THE LADY OF
 THE HEAVENS
1908. by H. Rider Haggard
Continued from Page 14.)


 Tell me of those sorrows" said Nya gently. Perhaps I do not know them all and perhaps could help thee"
 So Rachel sat herself down also, and Noie, interpreting for her, told all 1T tale up to that point when she saw the body of Richard borne away. for after this she remembered nothing until she found herself standing upon the fallen tree in the land of the Ghost Kings. It was a long tale, and before ever she finished it, night fell, but throughout it's telling the old dwarf-woman said never a word. only watched Rachel s face with her kind soft eyes. At last it was done. and she said
 "A sad story. Truly there is much evil in the world beyond the country of the Trees. for here at least we shed little blood. Now. Maiden. what is thy desire?'
 be joined again to him I love, whom Ishmael slew: yes and to my father and mother also, whom the Zulus slew at the command of IShnael.'
 "If they are all dead, how can that be, Maiden. unless thou seekest them in death? Pass within the Fence. wonder, and let the poison of the Tree of the Tribe fall upon thee. and soon thou wilt find them."
 May, Mother, I may not, for it would be Self-murder, and my faith knows few greater crimes"
 ''Then thou must wait till death finds thee, and that road may be very long,
 Already it is long, Mother, so long that I know not how to travel it, who am alone in the world without friend save Noie here,' and she began to weep.
 Not so Thou hast another friend '' and she laid her hand upon RachePs heart, though it is true that I may bide with thee but little while" l. After this they were all silent for a space, until Nya looked up at Rachel and asked suddenly:
 Art thou brave?'
 "The Zulus and others thought so, Mother; but what can courage avail me now?'
 Courage of the body. nothing, Maiden; courage of the spirit. much, perhaps. If thou sawest this lover of thine and knew for certain that he lives on beneath the world awaiting thee would it bring thee comfOrt?
 RacheFs breast heaved and her eyes sparkled with joy. as she answered:
 Comfort What is there that could bring so much? But how can 1t be, Mother seeing that the last gulf divides us, gulf Whlch mortaiS may not pass and live?"
 Thou sayest it; still I have great power, and thy spirit is white and clean. Perhaps I could despatch it across that gulf and call it back to earth again. Yet there are dangers, and dangers to thee. Whither sent thee, there thou mightest bide.
 'I care not if bide there, Mother, if only it be with him! Oh! send me on this journey to his side, and living or dead I will bless thee.''
 swered
 For thy sake T will try what I would try for none other who has hreathed- or breathe, for thou didst
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
When Comets Terrified.

To Evelyn 6 comet was very ter rifying phenomenon. He notes the ap- pearance of one on Jan. 12,. 1880, which he describes in his diary as "a meteor of an obscure bright color, very much in shape like the blade of a sword" What this may portend.' g he adds, God only knows, but such another phenomenon I remember to have seen in 164O about the triau of the greate earle of Strafford, proceed ing our bloudy rebellion. I pray God avert his judgements"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
The End of Knowledx..

Some men think that the gratifca- ton of curiosity is the end of knowl- edge, some the love of fame. some the pleasure of dispute, some the necessity of supporting themselves by their knowledge, but the real use of all knowledge is this-that we should ded- icate that reason which was given us by God to the use and advantage of man.-Bacon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
Marches and Marches.

4 schoolteacher in 8 small town saw some of George Eliot's works display ed in the window of the general store" and went in to inquire if they had "Middlemarch'
 ''No, we haven't that.,' said the red checked girl who served as clerk, ''but we have lots Of others. Will one of Sousa's do?"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
POINTS INTEREST.
Prepare For Easter Now.

| Prepare For Easter Now Come to Library Corner for your | Easter outfit. The spring styles from | the world famous houses of Kuppen- | heimer and Rogers, Peet & Co. are
 here in broad array-the clothes GUS | tom tailors strive to initiate. Hats, shirts, gloves. underwear, every needed 1 furnishing Less than usual to pay for children's suits-note the four spec ials in their advertisement to-day. John F. keane & Co.,, Main and John streets.
 | At Mollan's.
 Women's low shoes in buttons, and | lace, in tan, and in black in advance styles are at Mollan's. Women's boots with short vamps, plain toes. and heavy, turned soles. boots with cloth
 tops, and patent vamps and innumer- able styles in spring footwear are in | readiness for the seasons demand. For girls, and small children. dressy ton button calf boots are shown. Boys
 regular and tow cut, tan, and black.
 superior grade shoes in the latest , styles. in all sizes at moderate prices are at Mollan's. Mems Burt & Pack ard regular and low cut, tan, maroon. and black shoes, in the latest models, are ready.
 Easter Wears Priced Moderately. Prices are surprisingly little for be- | fore Easter selling. Features for to- ! morrow and Saturday are elegant trimmed hats at $5. S7.60 and $10- The | nGIISO1DSSl ana most SLyllS1l cO-leClioli ! in town. Wise buyers are making i selections now-not waiting for the
 rush days just before Easter choice ! and stylish line of trimmed hats for i women and misses-exclusive and ele- gant effects-every hat a. fitting exam
 pie of the artist milliner's touch and | taste. Real evidence of The Gottlieb | German Go. fashion leadership is in | dicated in their magnificent exhibit of | Easter suits costumes and skirts. 1 New serges-fancy worsteds-mannish
 stripes. All the new shades are in 1 cluded, blue and black as well. New Easter suits, S10. $12.50, s15. S-lk. Mes | saline and Voile Princess Dresses, $10, | SIP 95. $15 Linen and lingerie princess
 dresses S5.75, s7.50. $l0. $15 and s25. l Smart new skirt styles for Easter at 1 S3, s3.75. s, s6.75 and $10. Seldom in | deed are prices so reasonable. right 1 on the threshold of Easter. Thrifty 1 women will not hesitate to take advan- 1 tage of these offers. at least. stop in
 ana see what top notch quality goes with the low prices. Note the attrac- tive window displays and the specials | in their advertisement. Gottlieb Cor
 man Co.,. 1O4S Main street. opposite l HowlandS.
 l ~ A eTr~ T A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
Copeiderate.

Mir de Ciub-My dear, a great Ger man physician says women require more sleep than men. Mrs. de C.-Does he? MT. de C.-Yes. My dear-um- er-you'd better not wait up for me tonight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
SuDerAunuR.

Mistress-Didn't the ladies who call cd leave cards? Bridget-They wanted to, ma'am, but I towled thim ye had plinty av yer own, and better ones too.--Life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
Opinion of an Actress.

Miss Ellen Terry at a reception once talked about the irnumerable women who ask her to help them get on the stage. 'fThe fact is,'' she said, "every woman under thirty believes she is an actress. And every actress" she add ed, believes she is under thirty"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
Always Rising.

Gunner-So that distinguished gen tleman in the tall hat is your lead ing citizen. eh? Has he received many degrees from the different colleges ?. Guyer-Has he? Why, he has received 50 many degrees we call him the Thu ehan thermometer."-Chic News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
SIMPLE REMEpY FoR LA GR1PPE.

La grippe coughs are dangerous as they frequently develop into pneu- monia. Folsy's Honey and Tar not only stops the cough but heals and strengthens the lungs so that no seri- ous results need be feared. The genu- inc Foley's Honey and Tar contains no harmful drugs and is in yellow pack age. Refuse substitutes. F. B. Brill, local agent s135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
Anxious.

One day small Elmer observed five funerals pass the house. After the last one had passed he said, Mamma, if we don't hurry up and die heaven will be so crowded we can't get in."- Exchange,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
Very Rare.

Very Rare. Dealer In Antiques-Here are two very rare revolvers. Customer-What is their history? ''They were carried by Columbus" "What! Revolvers weren't invented in Columbus time" "I know. That's what makes them so rare"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26

save me from the Red Death at the hands of Eddo. Yes will try, but not yet-irst thou must eat and rest. Obey or do nothing."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26

The 5000 suit special at The Sur prise Store will interest you Read about it on another page.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26

Command large fields, but cultivata small ones.-Virgil.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26

WANT ADS. GENT A woRn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26

Who is who in Bridgeport
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26

MAs | who in Bridgeport
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1909-08-06

Q094Q9Q01U GS ~QQ0GQ
traffic it had, in effect just two propositions the subject
That the liquor traffic ought to be forbidden by law and
that end that the of the old rival sectional parties to
hold back the liquor issue from the people ought to be
broken For these things it made wonderful fight and
what truly anonted and sent forerunner always wins in
for it's principles with decrease for itself 1t
enrolled than very small per cent of prohbtons
But those it did enroll were of the quality to bolt it, they
had boted the Others for sufficient The old parties
could have reensed every of them any moment by
declaring in convincing tone of platform in favor Of
fair popular trial of the liquor traffic the bar of cleo
ton And strange to say, majority of each of the old
parties ess earnestly favor Of that but
they had the wrists and ankles Of their citizenship the
party stocks and prohibtionists only in their minds
Paved the Way for Practical Things
The Prohibition party always insignificant numeric
ally. Its power in it's independence In forty years Of
magnificent campaigning it made growth third party
beyond the bare requirements of vigorous health and when
it's work done it began to diminish
1t daring, inconsistent splendid thing to do to
form political party teach superpartisan patriotism
moral issues But it did it in the fear Of God and
in the old sad way of all the prophets The beacon fires
of it's triumph threw itself into the shadow. But the
record sure, that largely because Of what did and the
way it did it paryism lost in the great reform
not dead but dying surely and rapidly.
But few OF U.S. and only few, caught by the
sleeping sickness of paryism and not having thoroughly
apprehended the nature of the business and unnatu
ally being infatuated with the spendor of the performance
wish to keep making way for liberty although the
liberty road is wide open and beginning be fairly well
travelled This tends to make ridiculous what
being sublime 1t is the friends Of Arnold Winklereid
had tried gavanze his body for another dash the lines
Of tyranny that he had already broken by his initiative and
his sacrifice.
Served it's Good Purpose
The purpose Of the Prohibition party has been sub
santay accomplished and it's methods of agitation abund
any justified It conceived and surveyed transcivic
road from personal conscience Congress- that
the people turning out by precincts, towns counties
and states to grade and lay and their local sections of
the great main line it would be folly for oppose
disparage delay them and demand that they do all
nothing Picks, shovels, cuts cuverts fills piles
tunnels and bridges Through trans,'' certainly
but they THROUGH trains in due time-or
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1909-08-06


An Illinois lady visiting in California sends us large
poster upon which is photograph of the Hon Eugene
Chan the latest presidential candidate Prohibition
party announcing in bold letters that he will lecture the
Falacy of AntiSaloon League the Fraud of Local
Option
In these days marked by such tremendous slaughter of
saloons by the united forces Of the church. under the drec
ton of the League is little hard understand any
who really hates the saloon gain the of his
mind to oppose the movement.
Ex-Governor Glenn of North Carolina at the State Ep
worth League Chauauqua at Culver Lake Havana Ill.,
August 3, said
I'VE tried for statewide prohibition in North Caro-
lima twenty years ago and defeated by 10000
majority Then went back and through local option
drove it out from city, township and county after
another, until had nearly cleaned up the state then
it trouble for to get statewide prohibition by
large majority"
John G. Woolley's View
In this connection also interesting to read the utter
of the Hon. John G. Woolley who is also exPro
hibton presidential candidate Mr. Woolley says in
recent arce:.
No political party is my landlord who command my
services and whose title estopped to call in question
| political squirrel, bound to make my progress if
at ALL within party whirligg. pay unto Saint
Fxity or Saint Party, Saint Consistency. grow
try And whittier the sealed orders Of my conscience
read when once get them open go, company alone
| to nobody apology for what am and what | do
eector within the triangle of my conscience my
judgment and the law of the land.
The thought of making such statement is suggested by
the receipt of many letters most of them appauding, but
expressing grief surprise great peplexiy what
they call my leaving the Prohibition party.
The occasion Of this congestion of correspondence
recent interview of mine with Omaha newspaper
porters which achieved surprising publicity, by reason
suspect of the headlines rather than the subject matter
Party Like Fire Bell.
The gist of the article that 'The Prohibition party
like irebell 1t awoke the people, They up and
doing In such there two things to do-rng the
bell more, put out the fire. am for putting out the fire.
whatever may become of the bell
correctly reported and the statement seemed and
still seems to entirely and just, and important
enough too But it not news; and the only it
attracted much attention that the daily papers
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-23
MISTAKE IN SUBPOENAS
BRINGS WITNESS HORDE.
Came to Testify in Case OF Ri
dolph Braun.

Through al error in The serving OF
the subpoenas in the trial of former AS
semblyman Rudolph A. Braun, indicted
ON eight charges of embezzlement
larceny and receiving and one for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses
the witnesses that should have APP
peared bef0ir Judge Ten Eyck in the
Court OF Quarter Sessions tomorrow
made their appearance today. There
We're nearly two score OF them. and
when Prosecutor Wilbur A. Mott had
announced that the cases were not
ready, for the simple reason that they
had not been set down for today, tht
witnesses were allowed 10 depart.
Braun's interests are looked after by
Frank Nj. McDermit. The first ease &c
be trieJ against the former assembly
man is that in which Frederick Stache
is the complainant. He charges that
Braun. as his counsel, embezzled s10C
from him October % last.