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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-15

The Grand Trunk station Is being
painted drsb or lead color, with trim
mings of a darker shade. The building
was getting somewhat defaced by its
many years of use, nevertheless it looks
funny to see paint of that color going on
to red pressed brick.
Mrs. C. A. Bessey OF Stonehsm, Mass,
arrived here Wednesday night, and Fri
day morning she and her sisters, Mrs. l..
&. Morton and Mrs. Geo. B. Crockett,
took the morning train for Montreal,
going from there to Canton, N. Y,
where they will visit their brother, Rev.
Henry P. Forbes, d. D., for two weeks.
A side trip to Niagara will also be taken.
Claims for damages have been made by
Mrs. Almirs j. Kenney and the Cum
mings Manufacturing Co. against the
South Paris Village Corporation for the
diversion of water from Stony Brook,
and in accordance with the law the coun-
" commissioners have been petitioned
to fix the amount OF damages. AT their
meeting last week the commissioners
fixed Tuesday, Sept. 5, At 10 A. NJ, as the
time OF hearing on the case.
Maurice l.. Noyes has nearly finished
the two houses which he is building on
High Street, one the house for which
cellar was put In last year by Malcolm
G. Briggs, and the other the one which
was partly constructed by the late Or
rington York at the time Of his accident
al death. Mr.. Noyes expects to begir
soon on a house for his own occupancy
on one of the lots which he purchased o.
Mrs. Briggs on the west side Of Pint
Street.
All st-bound trains on the GRAND
Trunk were late Thursday In conse
quence Of the derailment of the forenoon
express q short distance this side o
Empire station. The train was running
slowly and no one was injured. Trans
fers were made around the place, ant
the track was cleared late In the day
The Norway engine and crew were draft
ed to take the afternoon train to Islam,
Pond. II Is reported that the wrecl
was due to defective work by crew
which was relaying switches.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-01
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York, June 80. The cotton
market was not active today and fluc-
tuations were rather irregu ar al
though trading was largely in the way
of evening up for over the week-e
and the government report next Mon
day.
Near months were relatively firm,
lowing to the prompt stopping OF July
notices, and the market closed steady
met four points higher to six points
lower.
The market opened steady at de-
cline of three points to an advance
of four points and during the early
TRADING attention seemed 20 center on
the old crop positions. July opened
! a shade lower under scattering liqui-
dalton caused by the circulation OF
notices estimated at about 25,0O0
bales today being the first July not
lice day in the local.
Prominent brokers were good bus
ers of July right after the call. how
lever, and II soon developed that lead :
ing up the cotton. This Impaired q
ing up the cotton. Ahis impaired a
firmer tone TO the situation and July
soon rallied from 14.51 to l4.6l OF
to net advance of points. August
followed the July fluctuations pretty
lclosely, bGt the new crop appeared
Ito be more or less unsettled. The
weather map showed no relief from
1.-THE drouth in the southwest, tht
western bet forecast was for gen.
ierally clear weather and there were
continued drouth damage complaints
in circulation. Reports on Texas ans
Oklahoma publications by a local pa
per, however, indicated that the con
dition OF the crop had maintained o
improved for the month, private
condition report issued at the openinl
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-01

change for the better all around
The condition OF the country GER
tainly-~can be described as sound
when its steel trale is beginning to
expand, when the export commerce
is creating a big surplus in favor of
the United States, when the big gold
output continues, when money is
plentiful. when industrial production
is being held to the limits of the con
sumptive demand, when stocks of
merchandise are low on tae shelves.
when economy, personal and corpor-
ate has long been practiced and when
many of the issues which nave been
nern'cwinr business men and re-
tar ing enterprise are past. The Sec
ond half OF the year opens, there
fore with a better outlook for a
gradually expanding trade activity
provide the crops turn out well
Emphasis is now given in the pri-
mary markets for dry goods to the
volume of curtailment at mills; many
of the larger producers will close fol
week or ten days and the restric-
ton OF production will be forfnid-
able. The very limited stocks of mer.
chandfse in first hands continue tc
attract unusual attention from mer-
chants and manufacturers. Jobbers
and selling agents expect in Jul,
much improvemt over June because
OF the certainty that many of The
larger buyers will be in primary mar.
kets looking for needed supplies.
Manufacturers of footwear are no
regularly employed. some running
full! capacity. others curtaiIing pro
lduction. The leather situation i
healthy; tanners are firm and quot
! full prices The demand is dali TO
current requirements, with no larg
individual sales, but it is we'll di
''versified and in the aggregate amount
to considerable quantity. Tanner
continue to trade conservatively i
hides on the present basis.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-01
showed decided Improvement in the

showed a decided Improvement In the
outlook over the belt as who'e and
following rumors of showers in the
southwest during the early afternoon
new crop positions eased off to net
loss of about 6 points. Old crop
months also reacted from the best,
but there was enough covering on the
bulIsh weekend figures in the late
trading to rally the near positions,
again and at the close July showed
a net gain of four points, while Au-
gust was two points higher and the
new crop from to points lower !.
A canvass of the local trace resulted
lin GA estimates averaging 1873 per-
cent as to the probable showing OF
he government report early next
week.
Receipts luudy E,ill pditss obaths'
| / 400 last week and 1851 last year.
For the week 10000 bales, against
| 1856 last week and 25.343 last year
lToday's receipts at New Orleans 76i
hales, against 800 last year and a
Houston 400 bales, against 423 las
year and at Houston 400 bales
against 423 last year.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-01
We are Showing a large
and compl line Of Hot
Weather Clothes.

trade, in which there Is a decided in
crease in confidence and considerable
expansion in actual output In view of
the important returns which this
great rade bears to all the business
interests of the country, both indus
trial and agricultural. this improve
ment is significant of a distant
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-01

The people OF Maryland sent a
handsome and costly piece of silver 10
President and Mrs. Taft on the sill
yer anniversary of their wedding day
|It was a fine tribute of respect and
kindly remembrance and signified
nothing OF public policies or Of pubic
affairs.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-01
DuN's WEEKLY REPORT.

New York June 3O.-R. G. Dun's
and companys weekly review of
trade tomorrow will say:
1.-The best development on the bust
ness situation at the opening of the
second half of the year is the marked
Improvement in the iron and steel
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-01

Trustees of Rockville Center, l.. L.,
think model policeman should wear
ties and fancy socks in summer, have
his nails manicured at least once a
week and wear white gloves. He then
might be stationed to protect the wax
ladies in the window.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
The Tragedy Of Aviation.

The year just closed began almost at
It's outset and continued until it's last
day its toll Of life for what little prog
ress II may have marked in aviation.
The first death. that OF Leon de La
grange, was on January 4. the last,
those Of Moisant and Hoxsey, occurred
on December 81 February. March
and November we're the only months in
which lives we're not lost by aerial ca
tastrophies. The total number of
deaths was twenty-nine, making thirty
four since 1908. And over against
this fearful toll all that we have done
toward solving the mysteries Of aerial
navigation has been to sail upward
1900 feet or around in a very re-
stricted circle only under the most ia
vorable conditions When the air cur
rents and the machines are working
perfectly the most skillful sviators can
make feeble little exhibition, but that
is about all When anything goes
wrong death usually follows as a con
sequence.
The attempt of bold young men to
put aeroplaning on a practical basis
has been spectacular and admirable,
but Il has been nowhere near success
full and there is little IL any telling how
near they have come to learning the
first lesson in the rudiments Of the
science. SO that it is utterly useless
for the world yet to become enthus-
iastic over what II may esteem progress
achieved in this line of research and
adventure. 1t is yet to be determined
that the problem will be solved. Some
people think 1t will, others think it
will not. Nature clings fast to it's
secrets and imparts them to puny man
gTudgingly.
The death Of Moisant and Hoxsey
on the last day of the year gives a
tragic finish and casts q heavy pail
upon the sturdy yeomen in this new
field OF science. Hoxsey, the man
with whom former President Roosevelt
scaled the air at st. Louis, had just
reached the Hottest pinnacle of fame
for himself or any other aviator and,
like Moisant, died in the zenith of his
career, with the plaudits of multitudes
ringing in his ears.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
Our New Birthday Book.

In our new Junior Birthday Book"
The Bee is presenting our readers
with a unique newspaper feature-a
feature which has never before, so far
as we know, been put forth in any
other publication.
This birthday book will run from
day to day for a whole year and con-
tain a compilation of the names, ad-
dresses, schools and ages of all the
children in Omaha old enough to be
enrolled In school.
Each day will disclose which mem
bers of the rising generation are cele-
brating their birthday anniversaries
on that day.
The list is not confined to ony one
school nor to the public schools, but
includes the parochial schools as we'll
There are approximately 10000
children in the schools of Omaha, of
whom from tfty to seventy-flve are
celebrating their birthdays every day
of the year. so our readers may have
faint realization Of the stupendous-
ness Of the work involved in making
up this birthday book.
Nearly every family in Omaha has
children and every child has it's birth
day II must be of interest to both
children and parents to know who
else have their names inscribed on the
same page of the birthday book Of life.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
Prvan. shepard and sheehan.

With the consent of Boss" Murphy
Of Tammany hall, William F. sheehan
has made a show of coming out" as
a candidate for United States senator
from New York II now remains to
be seen whether the legislature will
do Tammany's bidding and elect Shee-
han in preference to Edward NJ. Shep-
ard, who seems to be the most likely
opposition candidate. The strong
democratic papers Of New York are
for Shepard and some of them are We
hemently denouncing Murphy and
deriding sheehan, but 1t is not certain
that their influence will triumph over
that of Tammany when 1t comes to
electing the successor to Senator De-
pew.
Mr.. Shepard Is the idealist and a
moralist In politics He is regarded
also as an able man. Certainly as a
lawyer he enjoys an enviable reputa-
ton IN his city and state. He has al
ways held himself aloof from Tam
many, but for which he probably now
would be it's preferred candidate, in
view Of his other elements OF strength.
He stands for the very opposite in poll
tics that sheehan and Murphy repre-
sent. Here arises another question.
What will Mr. Bryan, as a leader of
the party who assumes. the right to
make suggestions at any time, do as
between Shepard and Sheehan? Shep-
ard and Bryan have much in common
in that both are idealists and both
moralists. Very naturally one would
expect to see the Nebraskan advocating
and even working for the election of
the Brooklyn man. But Mr.. Sheehan
did Mr.. Bryan a big favor once when
he came out publicly and exculpated
Mr.. Bryan from any part in getting
that $4,000 Of Wall street Doodle
dumped into the democratic campaign
in Nebraska in 1904. Mr.. Bryan had
declared four years later that he would
feel bound to pay the money back II It
was put up to his brother-in-law for
his benefit and MIR. Sheehan kindly
came to his rescue with timely exon
Grafton.
VIII MIR. Bryan now, when he has
a chance of showing his gratitude by
returning the favor. support sheehan,
or will he repudiate his obligation to
the Tammany man and support shep-
ard? He cannot hold himself above
mixing in, for has he not taken hand
in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and other
senatorial fights This is one Of the
interesting phases of the situation in
New York that may be watched.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

kuminsky Michael nephew Of the
late Count Tolstoi. Is coming 10 this coun.
try IN the interest Of the plan 20 purchase
Tolstoi's estate, Yasnaya Ponena, and
convert 10 into a museum In the great
Russians memory
Nothing worth while vas learned from
the experiment OF sending the inmates Of
an insane asylum down town to do a mt
tie late Christmas shopping i'm St. Louis.
store clerks didn't notice any difference
between them and the safe and sane.
The help" at John d. Rockefeuer's
home in Cleveland were RECALLED with
Christmas boxes Of giughsm aprons and
similar necessaries Of high living Before
the domestic Indignation could be cooled
down the aprons found repose In tho ASH
cans.
The managers OF the Canadian Northern
Ontario Railway company should have
hero medals, BrRver men do not stand on
ground. They ordered their trsinmen and
station agents to address a womsn as
Madam" instead OF the frigid and uni
versal Lady"
A fund estimated a. nearly 100000 has
been bequesthed by the late Mrs. Eliza
beth Williamson Garrett for the founding
and maintenance OF a country home for
poor children and deserving single women.
on 300 acres Of farm land near Delaware
county, New Jersey.
A Daniel come to judgment in Kansas
City has decided that a husband has no
cause Of divorce against his wife because
she smokes cigarettes unless she does II
in public. Decisions OF the law are some
umee almost as queer and unaccountable
as feminine fashions.
While a New York fortune-telIer was
filling a girl victim with visions OF a
wealthy husband, a package OF 500 was
deity abstracted from her throbbinR
bosom. Coming out OF the dream with
scream, she collared the seeress with a
clutch that brought her money back.
The United States treasury issued a war
rant to Richard Parr for $4,000 as his re-
ward for discovering the sugar frauds In
New York. The sum of $4,000 has already
been paid him. The treasury has left a
balance Of some $4,000 and will use It for
similar purposes. The government makes
money by the discovery OF these frauds.
PARIS discovery. which was worth $780,,
600 to him. has netted the government UP
ward of $s,OOOOOO.
Mrs. Annie wakeman Lathrop Is MAX
ing a tour Of this country TO study the
conditions OF American women for a group
OF London newspapers. She is now in
California, and after finishing her obser-
vations in the west she will go south and
then return east. Mrs. Lathrop is an
American woman, who, twenty-seven
years ago, went to London as a newspaper
correspondent. Her husband is in the
American consular service at Bristol
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
Danger of Boy Scouting.

The boy scout movement has many
splendid features and also has some
that are not so good for the boys as is
shown in the fatal shooting of one
scout by another down in Kentucky. 1t
was not an accidental tragedy, for one
boy. il appears. deliberately fired a
bullet into another boy as the culmina-
ton of a rival claim OF two companies
for a certain vantage ground.
What has to be guarded against in
such a project as this is the overdrawn
seriousness which boys are likely to
attach to it, II they can be made TO
feel that il is really a good-natured
pastime they probably will get more
good out of II than for them to become
imbued with the notion that essential
results depend upon IT, OF course, il
is a gross breach Of the rules for any
boy to be armed with dangerous Are
arms when engaged in the scout play
and it shows that somebody supposed
TO be incontrOl must have been Temiss
in his duty. But you cannot hold en-
thusisatic imaginative youth down to
mock war always and continue TO in
still in him the ideas and principles OF
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02

The American party in Utah, which
is the snti-MormOn faction, has some
thing to show In the census figures for
its ascendancy in Salt Lake City for
the last ten years, or most OF that
time. Since 1900 the population Of
the metropolis has increased 10000,
or 73 per cent. and during the period
the American party was organized and
gained and held control of affairs in
Salt Lake City. From 1890 to 1900
the city's population increased only
5000, not quite 20 per cent, and the
Mormons we're in absolute control Of
things for those ten years.
The American party embraces demo-
Gratis and republicans and people Of
other political faith and looks beyond
the bounds Of any political organlsa-
tion and even further than mere
opposition to the religion Of
Mormonism except as such oppo-
sition will advance the real interests Of
city and state. Its declared mission is,
not the destruction OF the Mormon
faith but the obstruction to its domi-
nation in political and business AZ
fairs. And this is a thoroughly Amer
lean and legitimate mission. 1t rests
so firmly upon the basis OF common
sense and common justice as to COM
mend itself to serious-minded men,
without regard to their political or
religious proclivities.
Mormonism nor any other sect that
seeks to perpetuate itself by playing
politics as a means of easy control of
public affairs is not to be justified or
tolerated in such endeavor This prop
uganda has defeated itself by its own
blindness, and to this extent has done
we'll for it's state and metropolis, for
both are now on the high road to that
larger development made possible by
wonderful natural resources and
sturdy thrift and industry of strong,
fearless citizenship.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
THE LURE OF THE CITIES.
A Movement of Substantial Benefit to
Farmers.
Cincinnati Enquirer.


Cincinnati Enquirer.
That the flocking OF the population to the
cities will continue in the United States
seems to be clearly demonstrated.
Indeed, the tendency lie the same all over
the world, for in Europe. Asia and Africa
the cities are increasing in population TO a
far greater percentage than are the rural
districts.
1t is not an actual decline OF population
in the agricultural districts, taking the
country over. that is occurring, but 1t Is
an established fact Of the much greater
proportionate gain in the population of the
cities.
Could any more powerful argument be
furnished as to the continuing prosperity
Of the tillers Of the soil than this state
wide, nationwide world wide increase in
the number Of consumers who are now
producers Of provisions for the support Of
life?
1t means that modern civilization is OPP
Grating in a syestematio manner for the
benefit of the farmer and for the greater
returns from his labor upon the soil.
With an ever-increasing demand from
constantly increasing urban populations Il
certainly points clearly to higher acreage
financial returns from the farm, and. by
consequence, advancing prices for the
lands that will produce.
A recent writer is OF the opinion that II
is the law OF supply and demand that alone
will change the direction of the current Of
population, and he seems to be of the opln-
ion that when the industrious city resident
becomes aware Of the greater profit that
may be made In the country, then, and
then only. will he abandon the town and
proceed TO earn his share of the profits
that will come TO him who produces to
supply those who do not. When the change
will come the writer referred to does not
even hint.
Ten years of constantly advancing cost
TO the city residents, ten years of steadily
increased profits to the cultivator. do not
seem to have checked the flow TO the cities
nor weakened their attraction upon young
and old
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
BAsELEss SCARE BANIsHED.
Disease known as PeIIaEra Not Due to
Corn.
Phlladelphia Reco d

Philadelphia Record
For a long time IL has been very gem
orally accepted theory that the disease
known as "pellagra," which has been
more prevalent IN Italy than other coun-
tries, had its cause in the eating OF food
prepared from corn. There was some basis
for this belief in the fact that among the
poorer people OF the Italian provinces
cornmeal was largely consumed and at
times II was put upon the market in an
unfit condition for human consumption
Late careful scientific investigation goes
far 10 show that our great American ce-
real, which our people have eaten with
relish and good result ever since the early
pilgrims in oIder 70 ward off starvation
had 10 borrow It from the Indians, has
nothing TO do with begetung pellagra
We learn from that well Informed En-
gllsh medical journal. The London Lance
(Decemrer 49, that lin the early part Of
the present year committee OF patholo-
gists and epidemioloGsts was formed for
the purpose Of investigating the causation
OF pelagra, and at NEE ing In February
It was resolved that Or. }. W. sambons
hypothesis-viz.. that the disease was pos
sibiy due 10 a protozos organism gain
ing access TO the human body by means
OF some biting fly-should be Investigated;
funds. Dr.. sambon proceeded TO Italy in
March. and recently presented an interim
or progress report ON his researches
lie claims 10 have established. ~
That pellagra Is not due TO the eating Of
maize. either sound or deteiQrated. as
hitherto almost unive sally believed; 90
that it has a striking, peculiar and well
defined typographical distribution; 90 that
It's endemic foci or stations have re-
NAMED exactly the same In many places
for al least a century; a. that its stations
are closely associated with 81 cams OF
running water; and 90 that a minute blood
sucking Hy. OF the genus slmulIum. Is IN
All probability the agent by which pellagra
is conveyed"
Dr. sambon has not been able 10 alb
solutely fasten responsibility upon his
blood-sucking fly but De has brought to-
gether a body OF evidence so strong as 10
be convincing.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02

Trying to Gust him from once" is
the correct title of the proceedings
brought against Chief Donahue by the
brewery league combine.
They are not trying to enforce the
laws which they claim are violated.
They are not trying to put the lawless
liquor sellers behind the bars. They
are not trying to hold the mayor as
chief executive of the city to account
ability nor the county attorney as the
prosecuting officer to his responsible
ity. No, they are trying Ito get the
chief