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ROOSEVELT WANTS.N0
/. CRACKS IN HIS PLATFORM
Make 1t Binding on All Re-
publiran> Like PrOmi>Sory
Note" says He.
Is TO BE FULL or PLEDGES
Wants Every Congressman
Elected on 1t to Be Bound
to Act Under 1t.

CHICAGO. June l. In the tense sitria-
tion herwcen the rival forces on the eve
of the battle to-day nobody had much
time to give to platform discussion,
Senator Root and others who had ex e
pected 10 put in some work on tho Tart
platform wer" an engaged elsewhere
This was true too Of the Roosevelt men
II became known today that Col Roose
veit has told James 4 Garfield, Clifford
Pincho' and Frank \ Mun-ey. who are
al work on his platform that h" does not
want that document to contain an eSten-
sive review of the record of the Eepuhli-
can partv. suCh ~ Republican platforms
have contained in the past;
If We cant win on our promises We
can't win on our pasi. D." he ->aid 10 a Close
friend to-day. ana h" also added. accord
ing 10 this authority. that ha did not want
any gloritication oi himself IN it and tina,
il need not mention his name
Make il binding on all Republicans
like a rroinis-orr note. Il the language
he IL Al id To hdv" used
just what kind of a platform is tC
emerge from the Roosevelt camp follow
ing these admonitlon of the Colone, Is
exciting Il good deal of interest, but ths
Roosevelt platform carpenters are not say
lng much as to he rC>i, of their iahors
OF course this platform business l.
unusual. because neither sid" know.
whether or not they are TO control III.
committee. George " Perkins wher
asked to- day about the Roosevelt plat
form remarked:
The important thing now is to have a
platform upon which to put our platform
and tina, Is keeping Ms all pretty busy
NOT 4 LOOPHoLE
Col Roosevelt has also told his platform
builders that he wants an instrument
that will hc so plain and unequivocal thu
il won, lcav" a singi" loophOle for any
candidate for Congress- running on il tC
refuse to support the logislat ion II vii
call for II H. 10 bc fun of pledges anC
promises to the people, 80 the Roosevei
men say
A man who professed 10 have seer
some of the advance sheets Of the Colonel,
manifesto said to-day tina, among thes'
! solemn promises To the people would b'
national eight hour law. workman ;;
compensatory act. the restrict ion OF chile
| labor. a commission to consider under
payment irregular work and unsanitary
| conditions in mines. factories and shops
a promise of Federal INCORPORATION o
| interstate commerce corporations and 70,
| all corporations receiving tarh or othel
! privileges and a continued downward
revision of the tarih.
| In this connection the Roosevelt plat
| form. II was declared. would call for q
| permanent tariff commission ins,rL ., ed
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to determine not only the cost Of produc-
tion but also the share Of the profits
going To labor. industrial Justice the
phrase used by Mr.. Roosevelt in his
speeches. will also receive mention.
The Colonel has been so busy trying TO
capture the convention that he has had
to leave the platform I o o, hers. though he
brought with him some ideas on il, The
recall Of Judges and Of judicial decisions
is going to I've handled rather gingerly.
There was even a rumor to-day that a.
might he left out of the platform alto
gether. Some of his supporters here have
told HIM that as he himself has said thai;
Il was a matter to be decided by the peo
pie in their respective localities i, had no
business IN national platform.
The likelihood Is that it will all he
summed up in general statement in the
Roosevelt platform, If that is the one that
emerges from this contest. in which II
will be declared that the party is in favor
of all the Instruments tending toward
popular government. but leaving these
agencies. such IA the recall and the initIa-
tive and referendum. to the decision Of
the people in their own com munities.
Ex-senator Blair of New Hampshire
has submitted the matter of the single
six year Presidential term to the Taft
platform conferees. II has gone in
with the usual collection of suggestions
which comes the minute platform makers
get busy. Until this battle is decided that
and other matters will have 70 remain
there.
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EVERYBODY SAYING HIS MIND.
nd There's Not ono Adjective That
l,jvrs n Stuglr DclcRatc pausr

CHICAGO. June II For all around
downright plain speaking and denun-
citation there has never been anything
like the u,terance Of Republicans in the
convent ion CITY. For instance. y state
ment was issued to-day that George v
Perkins and Senator Dixon had led into
their presence III the Congress Hoi" COZ
tain delegates from TeXas The STATE
ment int mated that the delegate, wer.
fixed and discharged bv another .Nl'.
g. W tason. William T. Love. Il Il
Harrison Eugene MARSHALL aud u l.
Price Of the Texas delegation came ha"h
AT this statement tonight with Tho foli''-
ing:
We. the undersigned. denounce and
brand this statement AZ an n'amo,,.
and slanderous falsehood and IN k"oplu-
with all the rumors they have ci",lLtt 'n
from the Rodsevelt head1uarfors regard
ing the Tevas delegation.
This misrepresentation Is 80 far tom
the truth and 30 ha seles,. that We are nov
convinced that all Of their -,a'"msn's
relative to descr'ion of the Taft oamr
are To be consideSrd N the sam" catasors
a false vail to sane a sinking ship
Ink may not repeat the personal VITA
ancos Of many other Taft man who have
been charged with consortinG with ~.
Roosevelt following.
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FOR vICE.PREsIDENT.

Two Lists Of POssibIe Candidat~s
Republicans Arc Discussing.
CHICAGO. June II. In all the melee be-
tween the Taft and Roosevelt forces there
IL still time TO talk Of e-Presidcntial
possibilities. Tho situation tonight may
he put as follows:
IPTAPT WINS. ~ RoOsEvELT WINS.
JAMES SHERMAN or HRRRERT =. HADLEy
NEW YORK. OF MISSOURI.
CHARLES ", FAIR JAMES n. GARFIELD
RANKS OF lNDl OF ONO.
ANA. BEN LINDSEY or
JOHN A MEAD or COLORAnO,
JOHN WANAMAKHR OF IDAliO
OF PENNSYLVANIA. ALBERT NEVER
1DGE or INDIANA
" Z. STUB OF
KANSAS
HIRAM ". JOHNSON
, az CALIFORNIA.
WILLIAM v, GLASS.
CnCk0r " EST NIR
GlNIA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26
sTEADFAsT CONFIDENCE
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT SHOULD
FORM CONCLUSIVE PROOF OF MERIT
TO EVERY SOUTH PARIS READER.

Could stronger proof Of the merit OF
any remedy BIZ desired than the state
ments of grateful endorsers who say
their confidence has been undiminisheo
by lapse of timer These are the kind Of
statements that are appearing constantly
in your local papers for Doan's Kidney
Pills. They are twice-told and confirmed
with new enthusiasm. Can any reader
doubt tie following? It's from resi-
dent OF This locality.
Mrs. Scion Moore, Tucker ST., Nor
way, Me-, Gays: "For the past five years
l was troubled by disordered kidneys
My whole body seemed to ache and
was caused much annoyance by the kid
ney secretions. I tried many remedie'
but was not relieved until l began usinl
Doan's Kidneys Pills. They benefited
me greatly. Other members of my fam
lily have taken this remedy with good
results"
The above statement was given July
"a, 1908, and on July Is, 1911, Mrs
Moore said: ~ have bad no recurrence,
of my former trouble. cannot say too
much in praise of Doan's Kidney Pills.
For sale by all dealers. Price 30 cents
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-.Doan's--anG
take no other.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26
The Egg.

Eggs are much served In the days
news just now. They come mostly
boiled. They come mainly high.
Whatever it costs, let US be grateful
for the egg. All honor to tho hen thai
lays It.
1t is the most wonderful of all foods
It is the safest, simplest, purest, most
healthful, most faithful, most widely
available article that man can put into
his stomach. In whatever corner Of the
world one finds ones self, however soil.
ed the surroundings, however uninvit'
ing the Inn, one can always count on the
egg. 1t ID sure to come ut the call with
its clean, wholesome, strengthening con
tents neatly protected from dirt and
germs.
Unlike other foods, the egg is not 9
carrier OF disease. One never hears II
blamed for infection. Milk may contain
q hundred dangers, bread may be un.
wholesome, but the fresh egg iss model
of sanitary sweetness and antisepticized
purity. Nor can Its contents be tamper'
cd with without destroying its integrity
and making plain to all the world its
fall.
Alone-boiled, dropped, poacbed,
shirred-it offers itself always with con-
hdent assurance. 1t seeks no aid.
Yet 1t 10 an admirable "mixer." II
will lend itself with gentle willingness
to almost any society. 1t improves and
elevates whatever company 1t enters. II
streng theus the bowl Of the invalid. I,
tempers the cup Of the reveler.
1t has one OF the most beautiful shapes
in nature. Its oval has been the despair
of artists. It's surface Is joy to the
hand.
No record or ancestry is moro ancient
and honorable. Yet 1t offers itself free
ly and impartially to rich and poor. Its
price is not its fault.
All glory to the egg. Whenever W
meet her let rs take off our hats to the
L
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26
.i.m.laA,A ae,,Ux Esle.

Trade In BOBBY eggs u one OF the
sights Of Kingston, Jamaica. Long ago
the British seamen gave the name
"booby" to several Of the species OF
sannets, because these fowls are re-
esrdsd as stupid. The eggs are gain.
cred in vast quantities on the isiets at
certain seasons Of the year and taken
to Port Antonio by the boatload. Inc
arrival of q boat with BOBBY eggs II
the occasion of no little excitement
among the negro women, who buy
them by the box and then sell them by
retail chiefly in Kingston. though they
are also sold in other towns on the Is
land. Though sold mostly BY the doz'
en- to housekeepers, BOBBY eggs are also
peddled, hard boiled, on the streets OF
Kingston, salt and pepper being pro
vided that the purchasers may eat the
eggs at once. These eggs are about
two-thirds the size Of an ordinary
hens egg and are quite palatable.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26
The Part Of Wisdom.

Everybody in Middle Bay knew that
Mrs. Captain Liscomb was talkife
about making a visit to her married
daughter In Cincinnati. She had beer
talking about It for two years, but age
and the natural timidity Of a woman
unused to travel had postponed the
great event from month to month I'M
til the neighbors began to wonder
whether 1t would ever come to pass
So one morning, when Uncle Bill!
Evans met Captain LiscOmb In Eccles
store, there was n twinkle in his eye
as he asked:
"When's Mis- Liscomb going out t
Ohio, DanielT"
Don't ask me-" returned the cap
tain, a little peevishly. II don't know
nothin' about it. II tell her to q
she says want to get rid OF her. L
I tell her to stay Mt home she say
I'm mean. amt sayin' a single
wordr-Youth's Companion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26
Other Recipes.
FROZEN GRAPEFRUIT AND GINGER
CONPOTE

FROZEN GRAPEFRUIT AND GINGER
CoMPoTE.
Cut the fruit exactly In halves, remov.
ing the hard, pithy centre, the skin be.
tween the sections. and the seeds; then
with a silver fork shred tho pulp into
minute particles, adding to each half q
heaping teaspoonful of powdered sugar,
a teaspoonful of grated cocoanut, one
tablespoonful of Canton ginger cut into
dice, and tablespoonful of the preserv.
ed ginger strip. Pack the halves when
filled in q large tin lard pail, with 9
water-tight cover, and bury In ice and
rock salt for four. hours before serving.
Serve on small dessert plates, placing In
the centre OF each half star of whipped
cream that has been pressed through q
pastry tube.
GRAPEFRUIT sORBET.
Boil together for five minutes pint OF
water and a pint Of granulated sugar.
Remove from the fire and when the strip
IL cold stir in a tablespoonful Of bar de
luc jelly, one cupful Of grapefruit pulp
and juice THAT has been carefully freed
from the skin and seeds), and pinch Of
powdered cinnamon; turn into the freez
or, and when half frozen add four table
spoonfuls of meringue and half cupful
of chopped Marascbin0 cherries. Turn
the crank of the freezer slowly about five
minutes after the last ingredients have
been added, and serve the sorbet In
slender, long -stemmed, crystal glasses,
garnishing each portion with few
crystallized cherries and little minced
candied orange peel.
GRAPEFRUIT CREAM.
Cut in halves three large grapefruit,
and with the aid of small, sharp scissors
and pointed spoon, carefully remove the
contents, saving all the juice and pulp.
Press these through q puree sieve, and
to the fruit thus obtained add large
cupful of sugar, one tablespoonful Of
pineapple or other fruit juice, and two
tablespoonfuls of gelatine that has been
dissolved in cupful Of boiling water.
Mix thoroughly, and when almost cold
place the fruit mixture in bowl set In q
pan Of ice water, whipping with an egg
until we'll thickened; then fold in light.
ly half pint of cream beaten solid and
fill at once into the grapefruit shells that
have been soaked 10 ice water, garnish
ing with squares of wildly tinted orange
iellv
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u,isr...,..... az, vvIs1.

The following obituary notice Wa
bublished In German paper:
To-day red, tomorrow dead. 30 1t
was with my vile, who only seven
lays ago was springing over bench
and table, and was buried yesterday.
During her life she was a live NO
man, who did not easily mistake an
K for a q. For that reason every
body can tell the extent Of my sorrow;
30 young and 80 merry, and now
buried. What is human life? ] have
said to myself repeatedly within tie
past few days, and also yesterday In
the church yard when I paid the sex
ton, who will also keep the grave
mound In order. So cheerful wife
shall certainly never, never find again
and therefore my sorrow is a righteous
one. wish that heaven preserves any
man from similar sad fate. and
thanks for the flowers, as well as the
Herr Cantor, the music master Of the
choir, for the grave hymn. which went
through and through me, but was very
well sung. Alderman, Master LOCK
smith"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26
STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD, IS.

OXFORD, IS.
To the Honorable Justice OF the Supreme judi.
cial Court next to be holden at RumfOrd, 10 and
for the County Of Oxford. on the second Tues
day Of May, A. ID. 1912:
RESPECTFULLY REPRESENTS Phila r.
Warren, of Upton, in said County OF Oxford
that she was lawfully married to Colby +. War.
rem, now of parts unknown 70 your libellant. ht
Enrol, In the State of New Hampshire, on the
3Ota day of May, 1908, and subsequently came to
Upton, IN this State, where they lived together
as husband and wife until the 24th day OF June,
1908, when he deserted and abandoned her while
she was sick of scarlet fever, which said deser.
ton has continued for three consecutive years
next prior to the aling OF this libel; and che
further alleges that he was, from the time or
their marriage until the time he so deserted her,
guilty Of extreme cruelty and of cruel and abu.
siye treatment towards her. And your ibellant
further alleges that she has resided In the town
of Upton, in the State Of Maine, In good aith for
more than one year next prior to the Hing OF
this libel. They have no children. And your
libellant further alleges that the residence OF
said lIbellee Ia not known to her. and cannot be
ascertained by reasonable diligence
Wherefore she prays that the bonds OF matri.
mony now existing between her and the said
Colby T. Ware be dissolved.
Dated at Upton, Maine, this 10Th day Of Feb
ruary, 1912. ,,.,
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EVERYBODY IN Your House

is likely to have an off day occasionally
It may follow from eating too bountt'
fully, it may come from overwork, OF
perhaps from exposure when fatigued
A dull, heavy, tired feeling in the morn
ing, a headache or cold in the early
stages; these symptoms unfit q person
for doing his best, and may lead to Ill
ness if neglected.
There is a remedy, safe, sure and re-
liable which should be in every house
hold for just such emergencies, the true
and original L. F. Atwood's Medicine
It may be safely used by persons Of
any age, from children to those well ad
vanced in years.
81 find the L. F. Atwood Medicine
sure cure fer sick headache:-We
haze u&td it IN Cur family for forty
years ard would not get along withou,
l." Miss A. e. Leonard, Laconia
x. H.
&c: bottle today and use 1t wner
.ecded, -thirty-fv cents, or write III
20 send you a free sample. The L. +
Medicine Co.. Portland. Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26

Iwonder how many people know that
there IL . common weed growing about
their places, aud even In their gardens,
that makes delicious dish. The color.
cd people call It poke salad, but II 10
merely the ordinary poke-weed. the ber-
ries Of which appear 10 carly autumn.
Cook 1t a. you would spinach, first d..
lowing It to soak In cold water for an
hour or more. The tough part Of the
stem should be removed. 20 that there 10
little loft bat the leaves, and 1t should be
picked 10 the early morning, before the
sun 10 we'll upand strong and has had .
chance 10 tougher It. For the best re-
suits, poke should be gathered before It
grows to be much more than foot high.
II cut down It will grow again. In taste,
II is midway between spinach and kale;
an eminent physician recently recon-.
mendsd It - most beneficial spring
food.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26

Fifty cents; that's all, for box Of MI
ONA Stomach Tablets that will bring .
smile to your dyspeptic countenancs ten
minutes after the first dose.
And Chas. b. Howard Co. state that II
MONA doesn't end the misery OF indi-
gestion or Danish stomach distress OF any
Kind, you can have your money back.
This guarantee applies to the follow.
Ing ailments; gas, soidity, heaviness, dis
tress after eating, fermentation, heart
burn, waterbrash, belohinR, sourness,
nervousuess, sleeplessness, bad dreams,
uightsw eats, headache, constipation, de-
spondsnoy, bloating, foul breath. coated
tongue, sea or car sickness, morning
sickness. -
Fifty cents . box for MONA Stom-
ach Tablets at Chas. II. Howard 90. and
drugsfsts svetywhsrs: ID, IL
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26
Key 10 Puxxlsdom.

No. l670.-Primal Acrostic: Vocalist
CrOsswords: /. voice: 2. ocean: 8.
cream; 4. arbor; 8. loves: D. idler; Z.
smoke; 8. train,
No. l67l.-Subtractions: Curve. cure:
clover. cover; below. blow: popular.
poplar; surely, surly: gyrate. crate;
brush. bush: prose. pose.
No. 1672.-Hidden Insects: Locust,
ant (aunt,. gnat (Nat. flea. cricket.
wasp (asp). nudge (midgetI. beetle
ID tell
No. 1878. Quadruple Crossword
Enigma: Spring. summer. autumn.
winter.
No. l674-Charade: Her. It. age
't No ie7s.-Samss u.sle: Mile.
Minnie. Marion. Milton. Max. Marie.
Mary. Mitchell. Maria. Maud. Martha.
Morris. Mamie.
No. 1916 Transpositions: Live. evil.
vile. lie. oil olive.
No. 1877 Riddle: Glove, love. glove.
clover.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26
Nat The Silent Partner.

~ want to telegraph $25 to Chica'
co." said man to the clerk IN Bos'
ton telegraph Office recently.
1.-THE name. please" asked the re-
ceiving teller, a good looking young
woman behind the counter. whose age
might have been twenty-five.
ats for Mrs. Mary X. Brown. TIC
avenue" answered the man.
"Your name. too, please" again ques'
toned the young woman.
"AIy name Is Henry Brown; I'm tne
other half of the firm," answered the
man.
1.-THE money goes to the silent part
ner. eh?" good naturally remarked the
young woman.
"Not OIL your life she isn't" answer
ed the man. Nothing silent about her
She's made more noise for the last two
weeks for this $25 than you can mag
Inc. Shes the noisy partner OF the
firm, and she makes good with the title
too."-BostOn Traveller.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26


To tho whimsical palate no dainty 10
more acceptable than jelly. but even
this delicacy will find greater favor u
served In some unusual torm-as 10
teaset made Of lemon shells, or IN little
lemon pig, rotund with satisfaction.
First cut the lemons according TO the
shape desired-in two, lengthwise, for
the pitcher; exactly In half, the other
wsy, for the cup, and allowing little
more than half for the sugar bowl. Pin
on handles made OF thin strips OF the
peel. Tho little pig explains his own
anatomy. Fill the shapes with liquid
Jelly and set away TO harden. Or still
another most attractive way 10 to Ill
either lemon or orange shells with the
liquid jelly, slicing them, when cold
into transparent rounds that can
not fail to tempt the most jsded appe-
title. Other dainty tidbits follow.
FRUIT CREAM.
Beat the white of an egg very stiff.
beat In q tablespoonful Of powdered
sugar and half . glassful Of grape, black
berry or cherry juice. Add . table
spoonful of cream and beat thoroughly
and serve In sherbet glass.
BEEF BROTH MADE WITH zee.
The white of the egg may be served
nicely with beef broth. Have the white
beaten very stiff, then take half cup OF
beef broth from which every particle OF
grease has been removed, stir the beaten
white into this very rapidly, and serve at
once.
Fec sHERBET.
This cold preparation ID relished whore
there is fever or thirst. Boil together .
cupful of water and q tablespoonful OF
sugar, cool, and add the juice of two
oranges. Pack In Ice and salt for an
hour, stirring two or three times; then
stir in the beaten white OF an egg, lot
stand for half an hour longer and serve
in thin sherbet glass.
R1CE CREAM.
Take a tablespoonful of rice -four and
blend It with little cold milk. Stir this
slowly into a pint of boiling milk and
season with salt, sugar, and any pre-.
ferred favoring. Stir continually fol
ten or fifteen minutes, then pour into
dish and cover with the stif1y beaten
white of an egg which has been sweet
ened with a tablespoonful Of powdered
sugar. Place In the oven for q few
minutes and serve either hot or cold.
FARINA CUsTARD.
Season pint of boiling milk with
salt and sugar and stir 10 two table
spoonfuls of fsrina beaten together with
the yolk of an egg and little water.
Boil for fifteen minutes and remove from
the stove and stir in the we'll beaten
white of the egg. Serve In dainty dish
garnished with bits Of jelly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26

c. A. Glossner, "a Ontario Street
Rochester, N. Y, has recovered from
long and severe attack Of kidney trouble
bis cure being due to Foley Kidney Pills
After detailing his case, he says: 81 an
only sorry did not learn sooner o.
Foley Kidney Pills. In few days tim.
my backache completely left me and
felt greatly improved. Ny kidneys be
came stronger, dizzy spells left me and
was no longer annoyed at night. / fee
100 per cent better since using Foley Kid
ney Pills" A. E. Shurtleff Co, South
Paris; 8. E. Newell & Co., Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26
Beaaina the Question.

Begging tne Nees' . =,
The phrase begging the question:
or In Latin ''petitio principii," signihes
the treating Of a proposition as fully
demonstrated fact when 1t Is actually
only a premise or statement brought
forward and not yet proved. In other
words. to beg the question Is to as
sumo something to be true, In order to
eyade the task of bringing forward the
necessary argument to show Its truth
Uncle Remus' Magazine.