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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-06-04
Hebron.

Another victory for Hebron at the
Brunswick track meet on tho 25th.
Owing to the illness and death OF her
father, Mr.. Bridgham, Mrs. E. NJ. Glover
was at Mechanic Falls several days last
week.
Hebron Grange held their memorial
exercises In Grange Hall Saturday, the
25th.
DR.. Tildeu gave . memorial sermon
Sunday, which was greatly enjoyed.
The exercises Memorial Day were not
a. largely attended a. usual on account
Of the rain. Veterans from Post Dwinal
and Sons Of Veterans from Mechanic
Falls were present. DR.. Tilden gave tho
address. There was music by Hebron
Military band, and an excellent dinner
was served by the z. L. Packard Relief
Corps. Tho graves were beautifully
decorated, not alone the soldiers but the
whole cemetery.
Miss H,dsdon, the preceptress ay the
academy, was called to her homo In
Pownal BY the death Of her father last
week. Principal Sargent and d. K.
Stearna attended the funeral Monday.
There was an entertainment Tuesday
evening by the Colby Glee Club, which
gave IN entertainment ut the sanatorium
Wednesday morning.
Drew Stearns II the happy owner Of
new bicycle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-06-04
Man of North America.

How many people would guess that
the Atlantic end Of the Panama Canal Is
on the west coast of Panama and that
the Pacific end Is on the cast coast ?
Look at the map and see how the east
coast of the Isthmus becomes a west
coast. Although there is nothing new
in the publication of map of the CONT
nent Of North America, II is worthy Of
note that the United States Geological
Survey has just issued . large map Of
North America, % by SO inches, In three
colors. This 10 probably the most ac-
curats general map OF Its character that
has yet been published and 10 particularly
we'll adapted for school work. 1t 10 on
q scale Of l5S miles TO l inch, which 10
sufficient to show In considerable detail
the major geographic divisions, such a.
states aud provinces. Colorado thus OK
tends IL inches east and west and
Cuba IL inches the longest way. The
map Is sold hy the Director Of the Geo
logical Survey, Washington, d. c., at the
nominal price Of 20 cents copy, or ut .
discount Of 40 per cent in case - many
a. IS maps are ordered. This Wholesale
rate covers simply the cost Of paper and
printing.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-06-04
Wast PARA.

Rev. j. d. Little Of Bethel, State
Lecturer, will give Che memorial address
for West Paris Grange ct Grange Hall,
Saturday, June 8, at 3 O'Clock. A cor
dial Invitation 10 extended to the public,
especially those who have lost friends
during the year that were members.
viii Curtis has moved his family to
South Paris, and Bert Day, who pur.
chased Mr.. Curtis house, has moved his
family there.
Mrs. Winnie Harwood Phillips arrived
here from Washington last week and has
been the guest of Mrs. Julia Curtis.
Mrs. Phillips was tho second daughter
OF the late Capt. william and Loriuda
(Lurvey) Harwood, who lived for several
years In this village. Mrs. Phillips 70.
ports the members Of her family Ill
dead.
Elinor H. Tuell was given variety
shower Saturday evening, May %, In
honor OF her approaching marriage on
June 9Th to Edwin j. Mann. Miss Tuell
received many beautiful and useful gifts,
consisting Of tablecloth, napkins, lun-
cheon cloths, tray cloths, towels, bureau
scarfs, commode covers, dolles, chafog
dish cloth, center pieces, stationery,
china, kitchen utensils, all appropriate
to gladden. the heart Of the bride-to-be.
Refreshments Of ice cream and crackers
were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Hill, Mrs. Elmer
Marstou, L. d. Penley, Mrs. q. r. Tuell
and daughter, Miss Elinor d. Tuell, have
all been i'll from grippe.
There will be public supper and
entertainment at Centennial Hall, Friday
evening, june I. under the auspices Of
Onward Rebekah Lodge. Supper served
at 9 O'Clock.
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Acknowledge It.
SOUTH PARIS HAS TO BOW TO TIE INEvI.
rABLE-scoREs OF ENDORSEMENTS
PROVE IT.

After reading the public statement
of this fellow-sufferer given below, you
must come to this conclusion: A rem
edy which proved so beneficial years ago,
with the kidneys can naturally be ex-
pected to perform the same work IN
similar cases. Read this:
o. /. Pitts, blacksmith, Main Street.
Norway Me-, says: "Seversl years ago l
had kidney trouble. had caught cold In
my kidneys and there were pain: across
the small of my back. The kidney &C.
cretions bothered me and were distress.
ing in passage. When heard about
Doan's kidney Pills, got . supply;
The use OF a few boxes cured me. l will
always recommend this remedy" Estate
ment given July "a, 190S.)
LATER TESTIMONY
When Mr.. Pitts was interviewed oy
one Of our representatives on April 80,
1912. he said: Doan's Kidney Pills al:
ways give me great benefit. l am glad
to recommend them again."
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--ano
take NO other.
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West Sumner.

The Harmony Club held business
meeting on Saturday evening at the home
Of Walter NJ. Chandler. At the close Of
the meeting fine supper was served
followed by music.
Owing to so much illness among the
members of the s. B. Reading Club no
meetings have been held since February.
The president has called meeting to be
held in the reading room of the library
Thursday. June 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Chandler spent
Sunday with Mrs. j. A. Tuell.
Mrs. L. e. Pulsifer of Natick, Mass,
who has been visiting her father, e. W.
Chandler, returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Ella Chandler, who recently
underwent serious operation at the C.
NJ. G. Hospital, Lewiston, Is now ai
home and gaining slowly every day.
G.. n. Barrows has moved into the
house of DR.. q. r. Atwood.
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DYNAMITE ACCIDENTS.
Some Of the Stuff May Remain After Q
Charge 10 Exploded.


Charge 10 Exploded.
ut is generally supposed that when
q charge Of dynamite has exploded 1t
u all over-that the entire charge has
been consumed" said "hard rock"
man who has worked In mines. in river
tunnels and other places where high
explosives are used. -"This supposition.
however. Ii not correct" he continued
Sometimes particles Of dynamite will
be blown out with the broken rock
Then It becomes a menace to the work
men. Il Ii a favorite practice Of men
who are waiting or resting to sit on a
pile Of muck as the broken rock II
called, and to jab into 1t with pick
or a candlestick or some other steel
thing. much the same as Yankee will
whittle while he talks or thinks. II
the steel strikes one Of these bits OF
dynamite that has not gone Oh. be-
cause the glycerin In It has started to
run or because a fragment OF 1t has
been crystallized. there will be an ex
plOsion. The chances are that not one
of the group Of men sitting around will
escape injury.
Another frequent cause Of acct.
dents Is that sometimes when the dy
Mantle explodes and tears out the rock
a small quantity Of 1t will be left In
the bottom of the drill hole. unaffected
by the shock. II the drill hole that re-
mains happens to be pointed In the
right direction a lazy drill runner Is
likely to take advantage Of 1t and start
his new hole In the old one In order to
make q record or save time. The In
slant bis drill commences to thud on
the unexploded dynamite 1t goes of
The steel IL driven back through the
barrel of the machine. wrecking 1t and
usually killing the drill runner. This
explains many mysterious deaths that
have been attributed to missed Shots
New York Press
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CHURCH sTEEPLES.
And the Ancient Mountain Peak
Shrinss Of the Storm God.

And the Ancient Mountain Peak
shrinss Of the Storm God.
There Is q theory which finds the
spire of the New England meeting
house In the mountain peaks OF Ara
bia,
Tracing back the process OF evolu'
don. we come FIRST to London. where
the clean sweep of the great dire gave
Sir Christopher Wren bis opportunity
to experiment In steeples. and then
Venice. where the campanile Is shin
ing example Of tower beside q
church. but separate from It, and then
to Alexandria. where the famous light
house on the Isle of Pharos contribut.
ed to the religion Of Mohammed both
the form and the name Of the minaret
and then to the tower Of Babel at
Borsippa and the zikkurats Of the
temples of Babylonia and Assyria- A
1Ikkurat is a huge quadrangular mass
Of brick. rising In diminishing stories
as a child places big block on the
floor and puts smaller one on 1t and
on that q smaller still-and assembled
by a winding balustrated stair to q
shrine on top.
This, according to the theory, was
the ritual equivalent Of mountain.
Into the dat lands between the Tfgris
and Euphrates came the ancestors Of
the Babylonians and Assyrians out Of
the mountains Of Arabia. There they
had worshipped the storm god, who
dwelt upon the heights among the
clouds, with whom they communed.
like Moses, by climbing up and making
their offerings and saying their pray
ers upon the summit And because
there were no mountains In their new
country they erected beside every tenn
pie a little mountain In the yard
Thus the zikkurat, and then the min
aret, and then the campanile and then
the steeple of the parish church,
George Hodges In Atlantic Magazine
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hiram.

On Sunday, May 20, the churches Of
Hiram and East Hiram met In Union
Memorial service at the Univsrsalist
church. Rev. Isabella Macduff, Univers.
alist pastor Of Bridgt0n, preached an In.
structive and practical sermon from the
text, "Honor to whom honor 10 due"
On Memorial Day, q large audience
assembled in K. of P. Hall and listened
to an eloquent address by Rev. Hervey
II. Hoyt Of East Hiram. Master Thomas
Ray recited Lincoln's Gettysburg ora
ton In faultless manner. Miss Matte
McKeen gave recitation, and the thir-
teen school girls dressed In white per-
formed some interesting evolutions.
The Star Spanglsd Banner and America
were sung by the choir. Henry w. Mer-
rill presided. IL was q thrilling and i'm
pressive scene when he exhibited au old
American flag with thirteen stars and
thirteen stripes used 10 Massach usetts q
century and quarter ago. The gray
haired veterans arose and saluted Il, the
audience also rising.
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GOATS AND INSURANCE.
Ysu'd Hardly Think the I've Were r..
lated, but They Are.

YVV0 bu0b0ty NV W. W. ~
lated, but They Are.
Everybody knows something about
insurance. Almost everybody carries
soms-life, accident nre. fidelity, plate
glass, partnership. burglary. marine
or what not-and many occasionally
nnd the payment Of the regularly re-
curing premiums q heavy tax. how
ever greatly they may appreciate the
advantages Of holding the policies
Everybody knows something about
goats, but few would think Of asso
ciatiug goats with insurance or Of ac'
quir.ng goats with view to reducing
the amount of their premiums YET
q large contracting 6rm In Kansas
City keeps a herd Of Angora goats fol
that very purpose.
The company's yards cover many
acres Of ground. and the buildings and
other equipment thereon represent ar
investment Of several hundred thou
sand dollars. When the yards were
frst established the weeds and otheI
vegetation on the property were con
sidered BY the underwriters to be dan
gerous fire hazards. 30 much 80 tina
the rates charged were almost pro
hibitive. It was agreed. however. tina
II the weeds were kept down thu
premiums would be greatly reduced
But the cost Of moving the weeds
and cutting down the underground
would have been in itself no incon
siderable item In the yearly budget
The company accordingly bought
flock of Angora goats and turned then
loose In the extrahazardous yards
The goats now keep the yards croppe'
az close as a moved lawn and no
only save the firm large amount an
nually in fire insurance premiums. bu
thrive 80 well on the OBJECTIONABLE
vegetation and multiply 80 abundant.
that they have actually returned q con
siderable profit on the amount OF tn
company's capital that their purcnas
represents.-Detroit Free Press.
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East Sumner.

The rain on Memorial Day sadly inter
fered with the program as intended.
The march to the cemeteries and deco.
ration Of graves had to be delayed until
afternoon. Several, however, braved the
elements and got out to the Congrega'
iional church, and enjoyed fine dinner,
and listened to one of the best addresses
ever given here on Memorial occasion.
The orator, for such was the Rev. F. A.
Leitch of Auburn, gave one Of the most
loyal, impressive addresses that We ever
heard, and did himself and the veterans
great credit In bis noble speech. 1t was
very evident that he was loyal to the
soldiers, their families, and all good,
patriotic citizens, including Theodore
Roosevelt, and the cause Of Maine pro.
hibition. 1.-THE best yet" said some OF
the veterans at the close of his speech.
Mrs. Ella S. Heald left on Friday for
Old Orchard, where with her sister, Mrs.
Albert D. Park, she will spend few
days, and also visit South Paris before
her return.
A portable steam mill for cutting out
lumber for E. I. Brown and John Libby
has been set up on the site Of the old j
D. Howe mill. 1t came from Strick.
lands Ferry.
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North StOneham.

Florence Smith has gone to work for
Mrs. I. A. Andrews.
Howard Blish Is doing chores for
Eden Andrews of Stow.
Lewis McAllister of North Lowell has
been plonghing and narrowing for Mrs.
N. q. Sawyer.
Frank and Jack Bowers from Boston
are at q. B. McKeen's for week.
Alfred Spear from East Stoneham has
been painting Arthur Stones boats, get.
ting them ready for the summer.
H. NJ Adams has another cottage
nearly completed. 1t will make four
cottages, besides bis main house. They
are all engaged for the coming season,
and he has bad to turn away lots of
boarders.
James McAllister, an aged man who
has always lived alone, was taken sick.
n. e. Allen took him to his house and
called q physician. He took him to
Ephraim McAllister's at Bartlettboro
and he only lived two days. He was
buried In the family lot at West Stone
ham.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-06-04
Denmark.

The continued storm for tho past week
has made planting OF all kinds behind
and crops will be late. Hardly any sweet
corn has been planted yet 10 this section.
Mr.. G. E. Cobb IL building . building
at the bridge here for An art studio.
A large number of Rsbekshs Of Silver
Lodge, No. 10, /. o. o. F., will attend
the district meeting at Cornish, Maine,
June 8.
The prize drill OF the grammar school
will take place Friday evening, Juno 7th,
at Odd Fell0ws' Hall.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-06-04
Bryant's Pond.

Leon Blodgett, who has been baggage
master ut this station for the past two
years, Is now operator at Percy, N. b.
Earl Felt of Norway was the guest last
week OF bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. N.
Felt.
A large number of trout fry were re-
ceived last week from the United States
hatchery by D. A. Cole.
g. L. Cushman and family have NOV
ed to their summer cottage near South
Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hayden of Portland
are staying for . few days with Amanda
Sheran.
Though 1t was dismal day Thursday
there was good attendance at the after.
noon memorial service which was held
at the Universalist church. An interest
ing feature was the exercises given by
members of the primary school, also
fine defamation was rendered by Mr..
Richardson OF Lewiston. The address
delivered by Rev. G. G. Miller OF South
Paris was q splendid effort.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-06-04
High School Certificates for U. of N.

A few years ago distinct advance in
the educational standards of New Eng-
land colleges was made by the formation
of the New England College Entrance
Certificate Board. This board took upon
itself the task Of passing upon the quail
fications of all New England secondary
schools which chose to send its graduates
to colleges upon the certificate plan.
The association has included nearly all
the New England colleges, with the ex
ception of Harvard and Yale. The in
debtedness Of educational standards to
the work Of this board Is beyond ques-
ton.
At the time of the formation Of this
organization the University of Maine
carefully considered whether It's peculiar
relations to the secondary schools Of
Maine would permit it TO associate IL
self Herewith. II was finally voted to
do so and the University has been a
member up to the present time. 1t has,
however, been for some time an open
question whether the State University
could not do better work for the schools
of the state by Withdrawing from the
Certificate Board and fixing its relations
with Maine fitting schools upon the
recommendation of somebody within the
state. The action of the State Superin-
tendeut of Public Instruction in classify
ing the secondary schools of Maine into
three groups, the first OF which being 10
his Judgment, qualified to prepare
students for college, has suggested line
of policy which the University has re-
Gently adopted. Notice has been sent TO
all principals of Class A schools that its
graduates will be accepted without con-
ditions in the University Of Maine in the
subjects approved by the state super
intendent. The State Department has
undertaken to see to 1t that those schools
are kept up to proper standards and to
remove a school from this class a. soon
az IL fails to do it's work In satisfactory
manner. The faculty of the University
will cooperate with Superintendent
Smith in the matter, and thus the edu-
catiOnal standards of the University and
the secondary schools will be safe
guarded.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-06-04

Nrs. Addie Brigham Of Cohasset,
Nass., and her daughter have been guests
Of her relatives here during the week.
The Ladies' Circle Of the Baptist
church have had an extension put on tho
backs Of the pews, making them much
more comfortable and improving the
looks OF the church. The plan was
worked ont BY Mr.. Virgil Cole and he
and Daniel Nurch did the work. Every
body 10 invited to come and try them.
Miss Elizabeth Kimball OF Portland
was the guest Of the Misses Shaw the
last of the week.
Owing to the storm Thursday the
Memorial Day services were cancelled.
The school exercises were held ut tho
school house Friday afternoon and were
Of the usual standard Of excellence. The
graves In the cemetery were decorated
Thursday afternoon by members OF the
Post and Sons OF Veterans.
Mrs. Minnie Gle went to Pennington
Friday to stay over Sunday with her
daughter, Miss Julia.
Supt. knight of South Paris was .
visitor at the Buck6eld schools Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Stanley Damon has been here for a
few days.
Miss Imogene Smith Of Sanford is here
with her grandparents.
The water main burst on High Street,
Friday morning causing some inconven-
fence during the day, but water was
turned on again at night after temporary
repairs were made.
DR.. aud Mrs. Harry Ulrich of Balti-
more, Md, arrived at the home of Mrs.
Ulrich's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. H.
Lunt, on Tuesday. They will spend the
summer In this vicinity. :.
A. T. Cole has purchased Maxwell
runabout and G. e. Foster has purchas.
ed Newell special. c. G. Wilmington
and W. c. Allen have also purchased
cars recently.
Mr.. Scion Purinton was in Water.
Vile over Memorial Day. Commencing
June LIST, the bank will close Saturday
afternoon.
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East Greenwood.

Otis Curtis 10 stopping With bis broth
or Ernest for . while.
George n. Tubbs has returned from
Casco, where be he's been visiting for q
few days.
Hattie Curtis 10 visiting friends In
Sumner.
Clarence Pease has the chicken pox.
Ernest r. Curtis Eve children have
tho who0plne cough.
Cora Doughty and family are On the
alex lIst.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-06-04
North Paris. .

The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Abbott, nearly forty Of whom
united In hanging them q Aaybasket
recently, are cordially thanked for the
many very nice and useful things that
heaped the large tub to OVERLOOKING. Mr..
and Mrs. Abbott will soon 60 to house.
keeping in A. B. Abbott's rent.
Z. z. Thurlow will soon 90 to Massa-
chusetts to live, having sold bis farm to
. Finn. Mr.. Thurlow sold large lot OF
personal property May 31st.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-06-04
Locke's Mills.

No special observance of Memorial
Day this year.
Wednesday afternoon there were exer-
cises at the school house, consisting Of
recitations and music by the children.
Miss Edith Thurston Of Bethel was In
town over Sunday.
Fred Morton has returned from two
weeks vacation In Boston.
Rev. Mr.. Joslin of Norway preached at
tho Union church Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winchester of Portland
are at Mrs. Lena Rand's camp for the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Wilson of Boston are
at Birch. haven for few weeks.
John Marshall of Burlington, VT, was
at L. c. Trask's Wednesday. He repre-
sents the U. K. Fairbanks Co.
Azel Bryant has hired the blacksmith
shop, and Charles Reed 10 working for
him. We need q good blacksmith here,
and he wonld have plenty of work.
Ransom Cummings is in poor health,
and We all hope he will soon be as we'll
as usual.
Mrs. Ida Croker has returned from
Hanover.
Herbert Croker Is working for
Charlie harrington.
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East Waterford.

w. Il. Chadbourne was at home over
Sunday from Strickland's Ferry where
he has numbering operations.
w. s. French of Oxford has begun
work on Sidney Halls new house.
Work on the corn shop progresses
slowly owing to the bad weather.
Helen Stevens is through working for
D. L. Pride. Clara McGorman takes her
place.
II. o. Rolfe's mill was shut down two
DAYS for repairs,
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Maine News Notes.

The opera house at Pressure Isle burn
cd the other night at loss OF S25, OOO
Fortunately the fire started just a. the
audience was leaving after a moving
picture show, and there was no panic or
injury.
Mrs. George d. Sides, a widow, aged
about IS, hanged herself to bedpoSt in
her chamber at Camden Tuesday. Her
act was supposed to have been the re-
suit of in health. She leaves three sons
and one daughter.
Herring are reported as being very
plentiful along the coast and sold at such
low prices as to be little sought. The
figure now named is s. hogshead,
though at this season Of 1911 they were
selling as high as $25.
Frank P. Smart, aged "a years, COM
mitted suicide by hanging some time
Monday night at his home in Hampden.
He had been suffering from q nervous
breakdown and is believed to have been
temporarily deranged at the time.
The body Of man about 40 years old
and five feet tall was found washed up
on the bank Of Merry meeting Bay Sun
day. The body was badly decomposed
and everything indicated that the man
had been dead at least month and that
the body had been on the shore Of the
bay some time before its discovery.
Capt. j. A. Orne of Calais has recent
ly purchased and is repairing the vener-
able schooner Hiram. This ship was
built in Biddeford in 1918 and is said to
be the oldest merchant marine afloat.
Captain 0rne 10 fitting her up in good sea
going condition and will rig her as top
sail schooner, the style Of 100 years ago,
which was her original style. He will
sail her around the Horn to San Fran
cisco, Calf, and will exhibit her at the
1915 exposition. The hull of the old
vessel is as good as the day the planks
were put in place by the pioneer ship
builders of Biddeford. and it is safe to
predict that Captain Orne's exhibit from
the rock bound coast of Maine TO the
golden shores of California will prove
interesting.