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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-08

decided that the only way to stop the fire, and prevent the destruction of millions of tons of coal, was to build a clay barrier across the basin, extend ing down to water level. The barrier would have to be approximately 900 feet long.
 On the north of the basin, where the coal comes to the surface, an open cut was dug. From there sOuthWard, the vein sloping downward, series of shafts were sunk, the last in line to the south being 22O feet deep. Later it was found that not only would the barrier have to cover the face of the vein, but that the space between the first four shafts would have to be
 filled in with clay. This makes the barrier extend from the bottom of the vein to the surface of the ground, for q considerable part of it's length.
 At the southern end it was not nec- essary to take out the overlying rock, between the shafts, but simply the coal. This was done by a tunnel, fol- lowing the vein and extending 800 feet, on a slope, to water level. Two concrete walls 60 feet high are being built to form the side of the tunnel. There are "windows" at short inter- vals, so that the wet clay, besides fill ling the space inside. may seep through on both sides and act as reinforcement to the walls.
 Difficulties of kind never before encountered in egineering work met the company in it's effort to carry through the plan. The fire was close upon the workmen, and, as a mea- sure of protection, series of t''slush- ing holes" had to be drilled near the line of shafts. Nothwithst9 nding this through to where the men were work ing and the rocks on the side of the shafts grew hot. This complicated a task that was already hard enough. The utmost care was necessary in blasting.
 Elaborate ventilating apparatus had to be installed, at great expense Can vas fumes were led down into the shafts. Being flexible, they could be shifted so as to supply fresh air, with cut delay, to the spot where it was most needed. An emergency hospital was put into operation, and physi- ciane was on hand to keep the men in shape. Under these conditions, the work was prosecuted in half-hour shifts and each man employed had to work only four hours day At one time the engineer in charge, MT. Starr, did not take his clothes off for 96 hours. During most of these four days and nights he was down in the shafts, taking personal charge of the work.
 Cracks appeared in the rock, and sand had to be thrown into them, while the work went on, to keep the heat and smoke back.
 After operations were under way, it became evident that the timbers in the shafts could not be removed without risk to the side walls It was not safe to leave the timbers in place, because they might serve to aid the passage of the fire. Consequently transverse concrete walls were built, 30 inches thick at the bottom and narrowing to IS inches at the top. These walls. running across the line of shafts and parallel to the course of the fire, had openings, three feet long by six feet wide, placed at intervals of 12 feet, so that the clay could run from one cona- partment to the other. Thus the pres sure on the walls was equalied.
 Fifty thousand cubic yards of clay
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-08
FIRE STARTED
 FIFTY YEARS AGO
 CHECKED AT LAST
fad Already Eaten up Ten
 Million Tons of Anthra- = cite Coal and Was Threat 4 ening Two Hundred Mil
 lions Stopped By
 a Barrier.

After destroying about $25,000, 900 rorth of good anthracite coal, a mine ire that started fifty-one years ago. near the village of Summit Hill, in northeastern Pennsylvania, has just now been checked. If this latest at- tempt to stop it had not been success ful, the subt terranean fire would have spread into the Lansford Valley and endangered four hundred million tons of coal about g 2.0Oo,O00000 worth.
 1t was on Feb. Is. 1859, two years before the Civil War began that the blaze was discovered in some aban- 1oned workings in the Mammoth Vein, near the east end of the Summit Hill basin. For purposes of illustration, thiS- basin may be compared to the thumb of a mans hand. The fire started tnear the end of the thumb" which is 500 feet wide at it's narrow sst and 1.,50e feet wide at it's broadest point, and worked it's way toward the main part of the 'hand.' If it once got there the chance of conquering it would be small.
 Half a century ago people had not begun ,to think much about the pos sfble exhaustion of the anthracite sup ply, and the veins were not mined as hhoroughly as now, so that the fire ropRd quantities of leftover coal to feed upon. Cave-ins and Assures, in the rock overlying the mammoth vein at this place. let in plentiful supplies If air, and there was no chance of stopping the destruction by cutting off he air supply.
 As the years passed and the fire gained a stronger and stronger hold he necessity for checking it became every day more apparent. The con- sumption of anthracite grew by le ps and bounds, and the fact that there was a limit to the hard coal deposits came to be appreciated. The increas- I'd cost of mining by deep shafts made 1t essential that every ton of fuel near the surface should be saved.
 Almost from the time it was dis covered, attempts were made to put put the fire. In the sixties there was 3 plan to dig great open cut with sIoping sides, across it's pa tn, the the ory being that when the fire reached ghis break in the coal it could go no further. The project was found to be SO expensive, however, that it could not be carried out. Many years later he attempt was made to fill a broad area with culm. washed down through holes bored from the surface, and thus block the course of the fire. This, too proved a failure; the fire went straight on past the barrier.
 After much study w. A. Lathrop, President of the Lehigh Coal & Navi- yation Co, which owns the property,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-08
RUSSIAN FURs SCARCE.
(From Fur News.)

According to the estimates of the Russian Government for the year 1910 the following results are expect ed in respect to the catch of valuable sea and fur bearing animals: Sea bears, $500; beavers, first quality, 40; second quality, 40; blue Arctic for, $50, and other varieties 500.
 The revenue to the Treasury paid for each beaver, first quality, is 200 rubles; second quality, 100 rubles, blue fox, IS rubles, white fox, 8 rubles, entirely white, 5 rubles, and sea bears, 10 rubles. The total to be expected by the Treasury next year is about 100000 rubles. It is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-08
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London, Feb. 7.-When the curtain rises on Feb. Is on the assembling of the new parliament the scene will be set for one of the most interesting of legislative dramas. The magnitude of the problems to be solved has not been surpassed in recent years, and it is freely asserted that the strength of Prime Minister Asquith will be un- equal to the task. With a Liberal ma- 5orfty cut down by the recent cleo tions almost to the vanishing point point and with a mind not in accord with the advanced views on taxation of the men who really won the elec-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-08

tion, he is in a position far from strong. It is predicted by keen ob-
 servers that his tenure of office will
 be brief The men looming largest in the British political world at present are David Lloyd George, the Radical chancellor of the exchequer, father
 of the budget" and Winston Spencer
 Churchill, the young and energetic president of the board of trade. It is held that on close vote MT. Asquiths s government will fall,- and the task of forming a new cabinet will fall on one of these two men, probably on Lloyd George.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-08

were needed to make the barrier, and 5000 cubic yards of concrete Ten miles of tinbers were used in the shafts and the open cut, all brought from North Carolina. In single one of the holes bored as protection to the work 24,G00 tons of silt were poured. It is estimated that the cost of stopping the fre--this does not include the un- successful attempts of the past-was S250,000.
 Submarine signal bells have been heard 15 miles.
 An English agricultural society is raising a fund with which to exter- ninate the sparrow.
 Compared with common hemp, the breaking strain of Manila hemp is in the ratio of four to three.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-08
E R E E
 P E \ E
 ( U K E
Sent to Demonstrate the Merits of Pyramid Pile
 Cure.
What It Has Done For Others, It Can
 Do For You.

Do For You.
 We have testimonials by the hun 1reds showing all stages, kinds and degrees If piles which have been cured by Pyramid Pile Cure.
 If you could read these unsolicited letters you would no doubt go to the nearest drug store and buy a box of Pyramid Pile Cure at once, price fifty tents.
 We do not ask you to do this. Send IS your name and address and we will send you trial package by mail free,
 We know what the trial package will do. In many cases it has cured piles without further treatment. If it proves it's value to you order more from your druggist, at soc box This is fair, is it not? Simply fill out free coupon below and mail today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-08

unfortunately to be observed that
 there is gradual decline in the in dustry. The Treasury got from the seal fishing of 1905 222,000 rubles, in 1906, 144,000 and in 1907, 94,000 ruhles only.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11
Hiram r. Cummings.

Hiram T. Cummings, a former resi-
dent of Paris, died Tuesday morning OF
last week in Auburn, where he made his
home with his son, Rev. Charles S. Cum
mings.
Mr.. Cummings was only a little less
than 92 years of age. He was born in
Gray in 1918, the son OF one OF the
pioneer families in that town. In 1885
he came with his father to South Paris,
and here for number of years he work
ed in the wooden mill then in operation,
becoming a skilled workman.
In the fifties the wooden mill went out
of existence, and Mr.. Cummings went
on the Atlantic and st. Lawrence Rail
way (now the Grand Trunk), and was an
engineer there for fourteen years. He
then settled on farm in Shelburne,
N. H., bnt about thirty years ago moved
to Paris, where for nearly twenty years
he lived on the farm now owned by b.
F. Cummings. Mrs. Cummings died
about twelve years since, and he went to
live with his son in Auburn. Here ne
died on Tuesday morning, dropping of
without any apparent disease.
Mr.. Cummings was a member OF the
Methodist church, a sincere Christian
man who had the respect of all who
knew him.
Mr.. Cummings married Eliza Cloud,
man of South Paris, and seven children
we're born to them, Of whom Rev
Charles S. Cummings is the youngest
Of large family Of which Hiram T.
Cummings was the Oldest, only two are
now living, Joseph of Woodstock and
Woodbury. of South Paris.
The funeral was held at Auburn Wed
nesday, and the remains were brought
here on Thursday for interment in River
side Cemetery.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11
Samuel B. Waterman.

The death of Samuel B. Waterman &C,
CURED Sunday night, Jan. 2. at his home
in the southern part of Oxford. Mr.
Waterman was S4 years of age last
April. For the past year or 80 be has
been failing in health, but has been out
more or less.
Mr.. Waterman was born in Turner
but most of his life was spent in Oxford
In his earlier years, before the railroads
were built, he was freight carrier
driving a six-horse team part OF the
time between West Minot and Portland,
and part of the time between Buckfield
and Portland. When the railroads were
being built he was a powder agent, AND
had some thrilling experiences deliver
ing powder. For about fifty years he
had lived on the farm in Oxford where
he died. He had served as selectman in
Oxford, and had held other town offices
He had been prominent in the Univers
alist church at Mechanic Falls, and was
chorister there for long time.
Mr.. Waterman's wife died about hVe
wears ago. He leaves two sons, Charles
e. Waterman of the Mechanic Falls
Ledger, and Fred, with whom he liveo
on the old farm.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11

EvANaELIsTIc MEETINGS NOW BEING
HELD AT SOUTH PARIS.

In connection with the Chapman
Alexander campaign OF simultaneou'
evangelistic meetings in western Maine
meetings are now In progress at Soutf
Paris. As already announced, thu
evangelist is Rev. T. c. McKelvey Of
Allegheny, Pa. His daughter, Miss
Myra McKelvey, accompanies the sing
ing on the cornet. A chorus choir from
the several churches leads the singing
the Chapman-Alexander song book
containing old and new songs, being
used.
Mr.. McKelvey is q direct, straight
forward speaker, delivering bis message
without any attempt at undue emotion
alism, but speaking earnestly and con
vincingly.
Rev. Mr.. McWhorter of the Congre.
gationai church and Rev. Mr.. Kewley oil
the Methodist church have assisted in
the meetings so far held, conducting
the opening services.
The meetings opened Wednesday
evening, and for the three evenings OF
last week employed for the services the
weather was very unfavorable, neverthe-
less there has so far been a good attend
ance.
A meeting for men only was held Sum-
day afternoon, and meeting for women
will be held next Sunday.
During the week meetings are held
each evening except Saturday at 1880.
During the present week, in addition to
the evening services, the evangelist will
hold meeting every afternoon at 2:3O,
commencing on Tuesday.
The meetings will continue through
this week and next, and until the 25th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11
William Cushman.

William Cushman, we'll known tt
many in Oxford County, died Monda!
morning of last week at the Contra
Maine General Hospital in Lewiston
where he had been for some weeks
About three weeks previous he submit
ted to an operation for gangrene of tht
foot, which resulted badly, and deatf
came as stated.
Mr.. Cushman was born Dec. 4, 1880
in Hartford, which town has always beer
his home, and where his life was spent
except a short time in early manhood
when he worked in a shoe factory ir
Massachusetts. He was twice married
his second wife having died some years
ago. He had no children, but had al
different times in his family for longer
or shorter time, seventeen boys and girls
besides a number of adult persons who
had no permanent home.
Mr.. Cushman was particularly vel
known to readers of the Democrat
through having served for some time al
Hartford correspondent for the paper
besides writing occasionally from various
other places since his home in Hartford
was broken up. He had a dry humor
and an original style of expression which
gave what he wrote distinct quality OF
readableDess.
The funeral was held Wednesday fore.
noon at the Baptist church in Buckfield,
attended by Rev. S. c. Eaton of East
Summer, assisted by Rev. A. w. Pottle
of Buckfeld. His nearest living rela-
tives are two own cousins, one of whom
lives in Massachusetts, but was unable to
be present, and the other is in Japan.
A few more distant relatives were
present, as we'll as some of those who
have lived in his fanny, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert D. Park of South Paris, who were
his nearest friends, and good number
of bis old neighbors and friends 10 Hart
ford and vicinity. Interment will be in
his home cemetery at Hartford, in the
Line district.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11
Progress of the Water Works.
WATER WAS TURNED INTO THE REsER
vOIR SATURDAY NIGHT.

On account of the intense cold, the
work of pui ting the cement cover on the
reservoir of the village water system has
been suspended until warmer weather
The reservoir is rooted over with the
boarding ON which the cement will bs
deposited, and about third of the
cement cover is actually constructed
The interior of the reservoir has been
waterproofed, and Saturday water was
let into it sufficiently to clean 1t out, the
day being mainly occupied with that
work. Saturday night the water was
turned on from the supply pipe full
head to fill the reservoir.
A trade with the Norway Water Co
has not yet been made, there being still
a difference in price between the com
mittee and the company. II the trade
should be completed, the village will
have it's own water within short time
The last of the Italians who have been
working on the system left last week.
They have been good, quiet, indus
trious lot of men, not at all bad to have
around. A few Of them are intending to
be naturalized.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11
Steamers Equipped with Wireless

Steamers Equipped with Wireless.
The Steel Steamship Calvin Austin, of
the Eastern Steamship Company's fleet,
which has recently been thoroughly
overhauled for winter service on the Bos-
ton-Portland.St. John route, has been
provided with complete wireless teie-
graph equipment.
The Calvin Austin is the first ship OF
this fleet to have the wireless, but it Is
the intention of the company to install
the service on other ships of the line as
fast as possible.
The wireless service. which has been
operated 80 successfully in other Sec
tions, will, without doubt, be appreciat
ed by the thousands of patrons OF this
line and will be accepted by them az
another indication Of tho desire OF the
company to provide its patrons with
facilities and service Of the very highest
order.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11
The Towns Vital Statistics for 1909

In the year 1909 vital statistics for the
town of Paris, as reported to the town
clerk and recorded by him, show the
following. In these the stillborn chill
dren, which are sometimes returned
both as births and deaths, and some
times only as births, are left out OF the
account entirely.
The number of living children born in
town was SIS. Marriages in Paris were
"a. and in other towns, when at least one
Of the parties was a resident of Paris, 10.
Deaths in Paris, SIS. Reported from
other towns, 81. Some of these latter
were simply brought here for burial
while Others were residents of Paris who
had gone TO the hospital for treatment
The oldest person who died was Mrs
Abigail Mixer, who was "a. Divided
by decades, the ages of the IS who died
in town show thus:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11
Any Woman Can Have
Beautiful Hair.

Many women do not realize the at
fractions they possess because they do
not give proper attention to the hair.
The women of Paris are famed for
their beauty, not because their facial
features are superior to those of other
women, but because they know how to
keep young by supplying vigor, luster
and strength to the hair. =,
Three years ago Partisan Sage could
hardly be obtained in America. But
now this delightful hair tonic and dress
ing can be had in every town in America.
F. A. Shurtleff & Co. sell it for 30 cents
large bottle, and they guarantee 1t to
grow beautiful. luxuriant hair; 10 turn
dull, lifeless hair into lustrOus hair; to
stop falling hair; to stop itching OF the
scalp. Ask for Partisan Sage.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11

The old reliable Stripes pd all plain colors and checks all
GA F. c." 1'2c yd
Whitentons
Everett Classics from very soft fine gngham plain
leader &C yd.
Apron ginehams blue and brown checks at &c yd
Scotch gnghams ana zSc ya'
Cnckled Seersucke in white and coos at ..' lac yd
new complete Cmbr SO wide in light and
medium coos excellent and tailored Twenty-Five
select besides regular pecaes yd
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11
Meeting of Dairy Testing Association

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Waterford and Norway Dairy Testing
Association will be held Wednesday,
January 18th, 1910. in the new Grange
Hall, Norway, at 1880 A. NJ.
/. Meeting Of Directors.
9 Business.
3. DIscussion-"Herd Records" led by Alvin
Brown. W. A. Hersey and George ii
Dunn.
4. Dinner.
5. Illustrated lecture-"Pasture Proolems,
by Mr.. Cotton, United States Dep trtmen
OF Agriculture.
It is expected that Mr.. E A. Stanford
of the United States Department Of
Agriculture, and Assistant Dairy In
structor Redman will be present.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11
INDIGESTION.
Relief In Five Minutes and Permit
uent Cure or Money Back.

When F. A. Shurtleff & Co. state that
they have remedy that is guaranteed
to cure any man or woman who suffers
from food fermentation which causes
belching, sour stomach, gas quotations
heartburn and that lump Of lead feeling
in the abdomen or money back what are
the poor stomach sufferers of South
Paris and vicinity going to do about IT.
The name of this most remarkable
stomach prescription is Mi-o-na. It's q
certain cure for indigestion or stomach
disorders. Here is one opinions:
IL have been troubled with indiges.
ton for more than year. bought one
box of Mi-o-na and it cured me. Now !
would not be without box in tho house
for $50 90. 1t saves lot when you can
be cured for 80 oents."-Arthur Seder,
quest, 6 Nichols St., Wakefield, Mass,
Nov. I, 1909.
Mona stomach tablets cost so cents
box at druggists everywhere and az
F. A. Shurtleff & Co.'s.
Booths Pills will give constipation
sufferers joyful surprise. 25c.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11
Recess
SAVED AT DEATHS DOOR.

The door of death seemed ready to
open for Murray W. Ayers, OF Transit
Bridge, N. Y, when his life was won
derfully saved. 81 was in dreadful
condition." he writes, "my skin was al
most yellow; eyes sunksn; tongue coat.
ed; emaciated from losing 40 pounds
growing weaker daily. Virulent liver
trouble pulling me down to death In
ante of doctors. Then that matchles'
mediciue-Electric Bitters--cured me
I repained the 40 pounds lost and nov
am we'll and strong" For all stomach
liver and kidney troubles they're su
nreme. soc at r. A. Shurtleff q Co.'S.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11

Roy Boucher, aged IS, was sentenced
TO four years in state prison at Bath
wednesday for breaking and entering
and for assault on Mrs. Emily Rollins,
aged 10, last fall. His companion, FREQ
Wentworth, who is q few years MS
senior, was given one year in KenneoeS
county Jail.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11

The midwinter session Of the Maine
s,ortsmen's Fish and Game Association
was held at the Auburn Board OF Trade
rooms Friday, and was one of the most
largely attended meetings in the history
- the association. d. NJ. Parks OF Pitts
f;sld was reelected president and many
~ ths other officers were reelected.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11

Joseph W. Taylor will succeed Harry
NJ. Wheeler as inspector of high schools
in the state educational department.
Mr.. TAYLOR is a graduate of Kent's Hill
and Wesleyan University. He has been
principal OF the high schools in Mexico
and Freeport, and is now superintendent
Of schools in the district of Canton and
Turner, where he has done excellent
work
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11
uAKtNc LIFE SAFER.

Everywhere life is being made more
safe through the work Of DR.. Kings
New Life pills in Constipation, Bilious
ness, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Liver
troubles, Kidney Diseases and Bowel
Disorders. They're easy, but sure, and
perfectly build up the health. Zoe at F.
A. Shurtieff & Co.'S.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11
Testimonial from Eminent 0culists'

HEBRON, MAINE, Dec. 10, 1909.
This certifies that Samuel Richards
fitted me with glasses about two months
ago, and I had my eyes examined by
Dr.. Holt of the Eye and Ear Infirmary
and several other Doctors there, and
they all agreed that the glasses could
not be improved.
bitf l. W. ELLINGWOOD.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11
A WRETCHED MISTAKE

to endure the itching, painful distress OF
Piles. There's no need to. Listen: 81
suffered much from Piles" writes Will
A. Marsh of Siler City, N. g., "till / 60!
q box OF Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and
was soon cured" Burns, Boils, Ulcers
Fever Sores, Eczema, Cuts, Chappet
Hands, Chilblains, vanish before 1t. 25t
st F. A. Shurtleff & Co.'S.