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of struggling year after year to lift a
heavy MORTGAGE task which so many
understand from personal experience
an ever-increasing proportion Of farmers
will be in what we deem easy circum-
stances. Gradually the rural people are
sccumulating some wealth, and 1t will
come to take the tangible form Of saw
ings- bank deposits or stocks or bonds
reserve fund to fall back upon in case
of disaster or unusual expenditures on
the farm. Under these conditions is
there any class fortunate enough to have
more for their comfort and true happi-
ness?
Yet two very important problems con-
front the new agriculture and will con-
tinue to do so. One is to retain the
present fertility and increase 1t if pos
sible; the other to destroy the many new
and old forms of insects aud fungous
diseases that threaten the farm crops.
There will be no discharge in this war
fare. And, further, the acreage OF what
is now cultivated must be very much re-
duced, as it is now farmed to no profit
but often at loss. Better cultivation
of what is left will produce more than
the whole and make all the land cul-
tivated source of revenue.-Jared Van
Wagenen, Sr., in Country Gentleman.
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How Felicia
Saw the Circus

"NObody loves me-" said Felicia to
her little brown dog US they sat by the
side Of the country road. nobody
loves me. Toots. or they would take
me to tie circus"
1t really did seem as II everybody
was going. for the road was full Of
carriages and wagons.
I'VE will just so little teenty
weenty way. Toots," said Felicia. "and
maybe we can see the tents" So they
went to the crossroads, and, sure
enough, just ahead was the spreading
tent, with flags flying.
"Oh, dear" sighed Felicia, 81 wish
I could co..
"Go where?' asked voice.
II don't want to frighten you." said
the voice again. and over the fence
leaped the funniest man that Felicia
had ever seen. He was all In white.
He wore baggy white trousers and a
ruff around his neck and tall white
fools cap. and his face was painted.
"Oh," said Felicia. you're the
clown"
81 am one Of the clowns" said the
queer young man. There are eleven
of us in the show. and thought I
would take II holiday
81 shouldn't think you would ever
want to leave the circus" Felicia said.
1T must be perfectly lovely"
"It isn't lovely" said the clown,
land now what shall we do?"
"WeY Felicia asked in surprise.
"Are you going to spend the day with
me?"
81 shall he delighted to do so." said
the clown. IF you will let me-
"Wcll. am sure you won't have iinlf
as much fun as you would in tie cir
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GUS" said Felicia. but I will 20 and
ask my mother"
"I.et NE 20. too" said the clown. SO
Felicia and Toots and the funny man
went up the hill toward the little red
house where Felicia lived.
Felicia's mother was baking. and the
fragrance OF spicy cakes filled the air.
"Oh. give me Il cooky." said the
clown. standing in the doorway. Il
haven't had a homemade cooky for
ages."
Felicia's mother stared at him.
Mercy me-" she exclaimed. "who ever
heard Of clown asking for cookyT
But she gave him two crisp ones.
"If could have glass Of milk with
this" said the clown. Il could wish for
nothing more" And Felicia danced to
the springhouse and brought him
pitcherful.
MY" 81 id the clown when he had
eaten eight cookies and drunk all the
milk, Il haven't tasted anything SO
good since ! joined the circus. And
now let's go fishing" -
They hshed all the afternoon from an
old boat set among the lily pads Of the
pond, and when they had caught q
great many little silver fish the clown
said. IT am having n fine time"
"It's very nice" Felicia agreed po-
litely. and then she gave little sigh,
"but the circus must be beautiful"
Haven't you ever been to the cir.
cus?" the clown asked.
mo"
"Oh. my. my" said the clown, "then
you must 60" He put his hand deep
down IN his pocket. Here are three
tickets" aEi he handed them to her.
"You can 90 tomorrow afternoon and
take your father and mother"
Felicia capped her hands for joy.
"Oh. OH" she cried. 81 am going to the
circus. the circus. the circus" And
she ran up the hill ard danced into
the doorway where her mother was
taking preserves ont Of Il biz jar.
The clcwn fnllnwed her. "Oh. peach
preserves" H. said. do you think
rould have II piece of bread with some
II the preserves?'
Indeed. you can," said Felicia's
mother 1T was very nice Of you to
ask Felicia to go to the circus. wish
you would stay to supper"
And he did. and aftcr supper he
went out into the yard and turned
somersaults over the flower beds and
swung himself up into an old oak tree.
But that vas nothing to what he did
the next day. when Felicia sat beside
her mother in the reserved seats and
clapped and clapped as the clown leap
ed over the elephants and rode don.
key and cracked so many jokes that
the tears ran down her cheeks because
she laughed so hard.
"He Is the funniest friend" she said.
with happy sigh, as he rode away
ON the back Of numbering bear.
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There we're cries OF "Speech" but
Mr.. Bartlett, who was standing just in
side one of the doors in the front Ut the
room, promptly faded through it out OF
sight.
Mr.. Wheeler moved to make the nomi-
nation unanimous, saying that he had
been q Republican for fOrty-four years,
and any one who said he had voted the
Democratic ticket said what was not
true.
On behalf of Mr.. Cole, Mr.. Perham
seconded the motion to make the nomi-
nation unanimous. The motion was put
and carried, but few heard anything OF
1t, as, the real business of the conven-
tion having been completed, and the
hour being nearly 2 o'clock, the dele
gates were hurrying out to go to dinner.
During an interval In the balloting, the
report Of the committee on resolutions
was presented and accepted without d.
vision, as follows:
The Republicans of the County OF OK
ford, in convention assembled, by their
representatives declare their belief in
the following resolutions:
We declare ourselves In sympathy
with the policies that make for material
progress and q square deal, so vigorously
pursued by that patriotic leader and de-
fender of the peoples rights, Theodore
Roosevelt, and followed by his able,
high. minded and honored successor in
the presidency, William Howard Taft,
and we hereby endorse the high pur-
poses and honest efforts OF President
Taft in carrying into execution the great
work of reform begun by his illustrious
predecessor.
We commend the administration OF
Governor Fernald in State affairs, and
declare ourselves in sympathy with bis
efforts for an honest, progressive and
economical administration, and pledge
to him as our next standard-oea an
old-time majority from the Republicans
of Oxford County.
We heartily endorse the action of our
Represent tative in Congress from the
Second Congressional District, the
Honorable John p. Swasey, who will De
repominated at the District Convention
ON the thirtieth of this month, and
pledge to him our undivided support and
rousing majority in the September
election.
We reafirm our sincere belief in the
principles of prohibition and the vigor-
GUS enforcement Of the laws, because
thereby the legitimate business interests,
as we'll as the moral welfare of the peo'
ple of the county, are promoted, and we
expect our officers to continue In their
efforts for the suppression of the sale oil
Intoxicating liquors.
We believe in equalizing the burdens
of taxation, and in placing those burdens
where they can the most easily be borne,
but particularly that all interests shall
fairly contribute, and to that end we
hold that q graded income tax Is jus;
and equitable, and We call upon oui
senator and representatives to support
that measure In the coming legislature
by voting for the constitutional amend
ment.
We heartily present to the Republicans
of Oxford County the several candidates
this day nominated as men worthy ou'
unanimous support, and We pledge to
them every honest effort to secure their
election.
The following Is list Of the delegates
actually in attendance upon the conven.
ton:
Albany-W. l. Becker.
Andover-sylvanus Poor. ]. b. Martin.
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Bethel-E. 8. Kilborn, e. C. Bowler, J. NJ
Philbro0k, II. N. Upton.
~ BrownaeldmA. F. johnson. J. e. Clement
BucEaeld-A. F. Warren, v. P. DeCoster, A
z. (hafin.
Byron-George F. Thomas.
Canton-George johnson. Ellis Delano, Gu.
tavus Hayford.
Dixheld-J.s 8. Harlow, NJ. W. Forster, Willis
W. Waite.
Fryeburg-David A. Bradley, Tobias L. East
man, Edward W. Jones. Dean A. Ballard.
Greenwood GreenwoodAH. a TSnsi Il. Swift, C. B. reDbe.s.
Grafton-A. e. Herrick.
Hanover-Win1eld 8. Howe.
Hartford-Orlando Irish. G. e. C0rliss.
Hebron-H. H. Merrill, W. Scott Bearce.
Hiram-E. W. Bosworth, A. F. Berry. II. W
Merrill.
,Lovell-E. N. Fox, e. T. stearns. N. W.
Stearns.
Mason-J. A. Mckenzie.
Mexico-W. c. Stevens, A. e. Davis, L. P.
Knowlton. Eugene H. Dorr.
Newry-H. 5. Hastings.
Norway-John A. Roberts, T. p. Richardson,
Charles p. Barnes, George H. Dunn. II. f.
Andrews.
Oxford-John R. Robinson, Roscoe F. Staples,
George L. Wilder.
Paris-walter L. Gray, Charles W. Bowker,
Ernest +. Clason, Frank A. Taylor. Loren B.
Merrill, Ernest +. Shaw, Edward W. Penley,
Carl r. Dunham
Peru-N. b. Woodsum, E. 8. Newton.
Portcr-O. L. Stanley, George r. Weeks, w.
o. Merrifeld.
Roxbury-Wallace 8. Taylor.
Rumford-Waldo Pettengill Walter g. Morse,
Elias abbott. Geo. NJ. Locke, T. b. Martin, Mark
A. Elliott, Theodore Hawley, Stanley Bisbee.
Stoneham-Eugene Evans.
Stow-Almon Emerson.
sumner-Geo. II. Barrows, Chas. H. Bonney.
Sweden-W. NJ. Flint.
Upton-A. w. Judkins.
Waterford-Albert N. Brown, H. F. Holt.
Woodsto"k-F. p. Cole, H. d. Bryant, G. w.
Q. Perham.
Magaloway Plantaton-N. F. Brown.
Lincoln Plantatlon-H. H. Hastings.
Milton Plantation-George E. Brown.
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Conundrums.

What goes up when rain comes
DOWN. Umbrellas.
When we are to hurry what note
does It signify In muslci B sharp.
What Is that which grows larger tue
more you take from It! A hole.
How does dog with bad leg rr'
mind you Of arithmeticf Put down
three and carry one.
Why are fainting ladies like good
resolutions? Because they want car
rying out.
What three poets names would you
mention IL you put your finger into the
fire? Dickens. how It burns. Dick
ans. HOwett. Burns.)
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Tho Land Of Mustn't.

know YOU sometimes travel there.
For all good people do.
Across the Land of Mustn't. where
They take such care Of you.
And YOU have seen those warning lines.
The Mustn't Romp or Shout?'
And Mustn't Eat Between MeaisF signs
They put up all about.
keep on the Grass!" mo Fishing HereF
mo Wad!ng!'-l declare.
{ think this sign will soon appear:
..You Mustn't Breathe This Airl"
So. fellow traveller Of these ways,
My sympathetic hand
r offer, for I've lived long days
In that same Mustn't Land.
BIT. Nicholas.
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At the conclusion OF Mr.. Swasey's
speech, Charles P. Barnes OF Norway
moved that the county committee be
made commit tee on credentials. 1t was
30 voted, and the committee immedi-
ately reported that the 81 delegates en-
titled to seats were all present. The
temporary organization was then made
permanent.
On motion of Roscoe F. Staples OF
Oxford, . committee was appointed By
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E.s;Iv Remembered.

Waiter-Beg pardon. sir, but the gen.
tleman at this table usually remembers
me- Mr.. McTavish-Tve nae doot o
that, ma mamie. Why, you're quite q
comic.-London Telegraph,
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Eeminins Ri;ss,

A woman's idea Ct paradise: A pock
etbook full o. money. bargain sale
and she the .shly customer in the stor'
Smart Set.
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We may not admire pigs manners
but there is no faint to the money his
carcass brings, especially this year.
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
SPEED THE PLow."

on practical agricultural topic"
Is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HESsY
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris, Ne.
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In the West
Gallery
A Vision and the Story Of
the Ghost Girl.
BY CLARISSA MACKIE

Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.
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the chair to prepare and present resolu-
tions. "a follows:

Roscoe r. Staples of Oxford.
e. w. Bosworth Of Hiram.
7. L. Eastman Of Fryeburg.
Eugene Evans of Stoneham.
A. e. Chaffin Of Buckfeld.
]. 8. Harlow Of Dix1eld.
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steadily In my ray Of light and was
after her like fash We crossed the
drawing room. and then she disap'
peared through the paneled door that
leads into the west gallery-you know
that long. glass inclOsed gallery that
my father used as a winter parlor!
She few down the length. and hoped
to catch her ut the end. but at the
door leading into the garden she
turned her face toward me for one In
stant. and, by Jove. John. she was
the loveliest girl ever laid eyes upon
and you know I don't care for wo-
men!
Just a glimpse of her beauty. and
the door opened and closed sharply.
leaving me alone In the west gallery.
I was tired out by the exciting adven'
ture of the night and too wide awake
to sleep, so | went back to the library,
got my bag. put out the light and left
the house. spent the night sitting
on a bench In the railroad station. and
It Is needless to say that took the
first train to town."
"And that is allY' asked Slade after
q little silence.
"Isn't 1t enough?
"You didn't search the house, make
any effort to discover whether the In,
truder was spook or human-didn'
you do anything?"
mary thing. ! went abroad the
following week and at times forgot
the incident. A few days ago 1t came
back to me, and so invited you down
to spend this night with me at the
Elms."
why this particular night" de-
manded Slade suspiciously.
Because It's the anniversary OF m,
adventure with Viola" replied Gil
bert coolly. II want witness to fur
ther demonstrations, you know.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-08
ARTISTS FOB PARK.

Manager Congdon IN pursuance of
his laudable efforts always to get
something good for the numerous pat
rons of the Park Theater, has struck
an entirely new chord by securing
for a short season the three Modores.
Every member of the team is a star,
and something decidedly novel is pro-
missed. They are sketch artists Of a
high class; their turn is thoroughly
refined one, and Manager Copgdon is
certain that it will hit the popular
taste. The Medoras appear first in a
bicycle comedy sketch that is original
and clever, and at the conclusion of
the turn Mr.. Medora will turn out an
oil painting five five feet by four in
the remarkably rapid time of eighty
seconds. Sandarte, the third member
OF the team, as her name implies, is
a sand artist. She has a large col
lection of colored sands, and in an
incredibly short space of time, she
has some beautiful pictures worked
cut. AS she finishes each picture
a jolt of the frame leaves by a mass
of colored sands and a feeling OF
disappointment that the picture
should have been so ruthlessly de-
stroyed. The Melnotte Sisters are
still in the bill, and tonight they will
present a change of program.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-08

i'm the police patrol and in state
ment she accused Nagano.
Nagano did not remain at liberty
long, for within an hour after the
shooting he presented himself at the
police station and surrendered. For
some time all efforts to get his story
failed but this afternoon, after being
questioned at length, he gradually
unfolded his story, He and Tau, he
said, had lived together in Hilo for
four years and afterwards were to-
gether in Honolulu He had on vari-
Gus occasions given her money, even
after she had left him, but she had
spoken badly of him to his friends.
For the past two and a half years he
had been unable to work, owing to his
legs being very weak and he had been
unable 10 give her any money. In or
der to live he had taken to gambling
and whenever he had money and Tazu
knew. she would enter his room,
search his clothes and take away one
or two dollars.
AIllOnB HIS lllGuuS ldHu bDltdu NllC
report that he was a police spy and
apparently this was the last straw to
Nagano, for he then bought a revolt
yer, 32-caliber Iver-Johnson wea-
pom for seventy-five cents and car
ried it with him, in order to shoot
her if she did not stop talking. Nagano
made this admission this afternoon
after being asked his reason for car
rying the revolver.
Last night, said Nagano, when he
was on his way home he saw the
woman together with another Japan
csc man, and she approached him and
wanted to talk with him. He told,
her she could go home with him,
whereupon she struck him in the face.
He then struck her and she hit him
second time. Then Nagano drew
his revolver and fired at her. He de-
| clared that he did not intend to shoot
her, but lost command of his senses
when she struck him the second time.
Nagano is being detained in the
police court pending further muir
les. The woman is in hospital but in
no danger of losing her life.
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SHOT WOMAN
BECAUSE SHE
STRUCK HIM

In order to have revenge upon
woman who had left him for another
Nagano a Japanese, shot at Tazu, a
Japanese woman aged 46 years. The
shooting took place near the corner
of Beretania and River street at 11.30
last nigh t,Nagano firing two shot
at the woman, one of which entered
her face on the left side and passed
out at the right. The sound of the
reports brought large crowd and
when officer Peter Kaai arrived on
the scene, which was only a few sec
onds after the actual shooting, he
found the woman bleeding profusely
from the face and mouth and vainly
endeavoring to staunch the flow of
blood with paper napins. Nagano had
disappeared and the bystapders all
declared that they knew nothing of
the details of the shooting.
Tazu was taken to Queens Hospital
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-08
SAVOY GELS JOHNSON.

The Savoy theater is fortunate for
tonight and for the balance of the
week to be able to present Jack john
son to it's patrons. That is THE Ar
rival of Jack Johnson" is the title of
a farce sketch which the Malan-
Magarth Company will put on to-
night, in which Jim McGarth will
play the role of Jack Johnson. Ma
grath is a premier in darkey imper-
sonations. In fact he seldom appears
in any but darkey roles and his sal
lies of wit are laugh makers. His
makeup causes a ripple of laughter
all over the house and he keeps the
audience in smiles continually. Malan,
who has been impersonating a broken
down tragedian of the comic-paper
makeup, will have, an evcel-
lent role as a support to Jack
Johnson, while Nellie Howard
and Dot Raymond, supply the femi-
nine features. Dot Raymond will
also sing new songs, and in her selec-
tions for the weekend she has some
which bring her baby-drawl to the
front to the best advantage.
The Savoy management, which has
secured management also of the En-
pire theater, has CLOSED the latter
house for ten days to make altera-
tons and change the appearance of
the entrance, has cabled to San Fran
cisco for new talent, which may ar
rive on the Lurline, to reopen the re-
modelled Empire.
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SAVE YOUR MONEY.

There are ways of doing this and
at the same time have all the enjoy
ment that comes to one at Christmas
time but the best at hand is to spend
the holiday at Haleiwa. The moon
will be very bright at that time and
the dinner will be very good for Mine
Host Kimball is a New Highlander
who realizes to the full what Christ
mas dinner should be. There will be
plenty of enjoyment there at Christ
mas and perhaps, a golf tournament.
This feature for the season is not
yet settled but the links will be there
for those who would play lone
some or four-sope. The road for
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her sensational act of the first of the
week look very ordinary. Dunn and
Branton, the eccentric dancers will
introduce another novelty act and
that they will make good goes without
saying. Director Hughes has arrang
ed lot of new music and the motion
picture operator promises some sub
jects that are entirely new here.
If the bill stacks up as well as that
of the first part of the week business
at the Biiou for the week end gives
every indication or being even better
than the openin.
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THE EQUATORIAL MIDDLE.

interesting in view Of the of hoties between Peru and
Bolivia on question: the receipt by last mail OF
pamphlet giving boundary controversy between Ecador
and Peru 1t was written by Alfredo Flores Caamano, first
tarv the legation Ecuador Washington for the information OF
the United States Fourteen argument citing his
tory and treaties concludes with these omnibus words Ecuador tor
the sake humanity earnestly desires peace and all legitimate
efforts preserve unaered but in the OF Just war
of recovery the blame boodshed shall not fall upon it
W1y in the civizaon-te question naturally
not these little equator together peaeabe te-
eraton WHY should boundaries least other than as
local -governg of commonwealth capable OF becoming
great naton With the respondent examples OF the United States
GERMANY Canada Australia and South within period long
succeeding European colonization of South and Central
before their ewes it might imagined that these Latin peoples should
bv now have degree of wordsen The time is COM
inc when the United will feel called she already possess
es the power put atrCda among all OF ef
southern neiglbors
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-08
At THE THEATERS

The new Bijou's change of bill this
evening promises bigger surprises
than greeted local theatergoers the
opening nights. Every item on the
splendid and varied program of the
first part of the week promises to be
excelled by the bill which will be
given tonight. The second half of "The
Spectators" will provide one of the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-08

features of the new program and in
this screamingly funny farce those
laugh provoking GERMAN comedians,
Rowe and Mongrief, have some excel
lent work cut out for them. Vernet
Hughes, the charming soubrette, who
sang and acted herself into the hearts
of Bijou patrons right off the reel will
introduce some more of her clever
work tonight. Richard Kipling will
offer some of his latest mainland hits,
In the vaudeville program some
pleasing items are promised. Walter
Perry, who makes people laugh in
sleeve full of new parodies and jokes
that he will expose while Gladys Mid
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Company, announcing that the steam
err will be off port at $3.50 tomorrow
morning. The Sierra was 522 miles
distant when the message was sent.
The weather was clear, with fresh
trade winds and moderate sea pre-
vailing. The barometer registered
90.17 and the temperature stood at 81.
All were well on hoard.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-08

Local capitalists who have started cocoanut plantations here are
TO have thing if they i'll the enterprise here
boom Just in the European market
which almost the furoe rubber Probably the demand
for copra will be steadas relation the supply than that tor
rubber regions where the cooanut will flourish are likely not
comparable in vaness ongena habtats of the rubber tree AT
all events the South Seas have taken tremendous
Jump value Fiji anticipates that its will be uppaned by
lis industry.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-08

automobiles is good and so is the
road for trains If you do not like
to motor you surely like to travel on
such trains as the o. r. 6 L. Haleiwa
limited