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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12
Election No Surprise,
DEMOCRATS SWEPT COUNTRY
AS WAS FORECASTED.
The expected happened.

Tho expected happened.
Woodrow Wilson and Thomas r.
Marshall, Democrats, were last Tuesday
elected respectively president and vice
president of the United States, and will
have . large majority In the electoral
college.
Since the elections OF 1910 revealed
the Democratic wave, It has been appar'
emit to most observers that the Demo
cratic ticket would stand good chance
Of winning 40 this years presidential
election. With such data IS arc now at
hand It would appear that the Demo
cratic wave has not maintained It's
height, but whatever the condition of
the Democratic party, the split In the
Republican party this year has made It
plain for some months that the only
possible outcome was the election OF
Wilson and Marshall.
There will also be . large Democratic
majority in the national house, and
probably narrow Democratic margin In
the senate, so that the national govern.
ment will be entirely In the hands OF the
Democrats. Thus for the first time 10
twenty years the responsibility will rest
solely upon that party.
As far a. the latest returns indicate,
the result 10 about thus: Taft 10 assured
the electoral votes of Utah aud Vermont,
q total of 8, with the possibility II not
the probability OF more In Idaho,
where the official count will be required.
Roosevelt is sure OF Michigan, Miuneso-
Ia, Pennsy lvania and Warrington, a to-
tai Of u. California with Is electoral
votes is 90 close between Wilson and
Roosevelt that apparently the official
count II not the courts will have to de-
eide 1t. With the possible exception OF
South Dakota and Wyoming, the rest OF
the states will vote for Wilson, who will
have 400 or more electoral votes out of
total of 531.
In Maine the vote was, by press
figures: Wilson, 50,987; Roosevelt
AZ, 459; Taft, 28, 53S; Debs, 2672; Chain
| 8S1. Wilson's plurality in Maine ID
therefore little over $500. His vote ID
less than the aggregate vote for Roose'
velt and Taft by almost %, 900.
Estimates based on the early and In
complete returns give Wilson 46 pei
cent of the popular vote OF the entire
country, Roosevelt 20 per cent, and Taf'
| Is per cent. These figures will need re
vising with the full returns, and there
is yet no basis for any thorough analysis
of the figures of the popular vote.
Governor Wilson, the president elect
Is a man of high character, and of un
questioned ability along some lines
though without actual experience in an!
department of the national government
Whether he will have the wisdom ant
the backbone and the force to meet ant
grapple with the difficult problemi
which any incumbent of the presidenc!
must meet, is the question with regart
to him personally. As far as the part!
problem is concerned, 1t is the question
whether the Democratic party, In full
control of the government, will under
take to carry out literally it's platform
an essential and foundation plank o
which is that protection is unconstitu
tional, and that the tariff should b
levied only for purposes of revenue
Time will show.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12
Coming Events.

Nov. ls-Oxsord Pomona Grange. Harrison.
Nov. isl+-Naine Pathological Society, Port
land.
Nov. 20. sl-Maine Live Stock Breeders Associa
ton, Orono.
Dec. 3s-Annual meetings Of Maine Seed I'm
proyement Association, and Maine Dairy
mems Association, Portland.
Dec II, Is, l9-Maine State Grange. Portland.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12

Elsewhere In this issue are given the
figures of the vote for the Oxford County
towns last Tuesday, also the figures OF
the September vote. Most OF these are
semi. official, having been furnished the
Democrat by the town clerks, but the
figures given for the vote of some Of the
towns at last weeks election are unoffi-
oial, do not give the vote of the Socialist
and Prohibition parties, If any, and may
contain errOrS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12
West Bethel.

o gracious beauty, ever new and old!
o sights and sounds Of nature, doubly dear
When the low sunshine warns the closing
year
OF snow.SlOwn fields and waves of Arctic coldl
whittier.
The wind across the hillside swept.
The chill wind Of November;
And In the shelter Of the wall
We watched the eddying garlands fall
The last fruits of Novemberl
The hand that held my own has slept
Through many . chill November;
But still my heart its faith has kept
And still love, though eyes have wept.
The old hill In November!
SIN union 10 strength"
President Woodrow Wilson.
Let the ROSTERS crow and the eagles
scream.
Woodrow 10 not Il common name
to-day, out Tor the next four years will
become less rare.
Elmer C. Allen shot good sized buck
deer in Mason Tuesday, and is now hunt.
ing for another.
Arthur Brown and wife of Auburn
have been spending . week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. N. Scribner.
The weather remains warm for the
season, and the dry hillsides are moist
enough for fall blowing.
"Buli Mooses" were wide awake Tues
day, and cast ia votes for Teddy In this
town.
Mrs. NJ. n. Mason 10 in very poor
health, and Is under the treatment OF
DR.. j. Lynn Cutler of Berlin, N. 81.
Forty cents per dozen 10 being offered
for strictly fresh eggs, but few can now
be found for sale at any price.
Clyde Walker met with an accident
Sunday. Starting out to visit . bear
trap with q loaded rifle, he met an
acquaintance aud stopping to speak with
him, the muzzle of the rife was placed
on his foot. In some way to him un-
known, the cartridge exploded, and the
ball cut of the middle toe close to the
fo0f
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12
PORTLAND Music CoNhIssIo

Tho grounds and buildings ut Fort
Knox, In Prospect, ono Of the Oldest
government sites In tho state, Ne UNDER
going repairs and improvements. ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12

The rains Of Thursday night sent the
Maine rivers booming, and did some
slight damage on some Of them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12

Under the head of "Ideal Place for q
Honeymoon, an exchange relates the
bringing out OF big bear which he bad
shot by q man who had been on we'd
ding trip into the Maine woods with his
bride. Ideal place. no doubt; but is IL
an ideal groom who spends the honey
moon days hunting while the bride stays
alone in camp?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12

Maine men have good courage. Oue
writes a letter to Boston paper quoting
figures to show that the prices of many
staple articles Of food are no higher than
ten years ago. II would be hard to con-
vince some people that there Is q single
item that hasn't gone up.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12

fur, 1t is one of the best values. So isr
this season the sales on 81 90, 500 and
$3.50 muffs have been large, so at pre-
sent we are short, but expect a new lot
10 few days. We can Dow show you
muffs for 90 so, $500, 5000, aud $500.
Shawl collars and fancy pieces, 500,
"a. so, IS so, 5000.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12
THE OXFORD BEARS
THE DOIN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hHl.

FRS. Baps,.. Church. Rev. g. ": 2: I'm. pas.
Sunday School at Il. Sabbath evening service
ss 80. Prayer Meeting Thursdxy evening at
50. Covenant Messing the last Friday before
not otherwise connected are cordially Invited.
The tables we're we'll filled and we'll
patronized at the supper given BY the
Baptist Circle last Tuesday night. A
pleasing musical entertainment was
given BY Mrs. Fl. p. Hammond and Mrs.
Newton Cummings and the feature OF
little Miss Esther Curtis.
Mrs. ]. P. Thompson left Monday for
q visit to St. John, N. B., and Kentvill,
N. S., to see her sister, Mrs. Wickwire,
who 10 very sick.
Bert Cole Was homo from Gorham,
N. H., over Sunday.
A sufficient number Of pupils having
been secured, the first dancing school OF
the series to be given by Arthur S. Hall
of Buckfield, will DO given at Academy
Hall on Friday evening Of this week.
Mrs. Mary P. Hall of South Paris was
guest of o. A. Thayer and family over
Sunday.
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Frank Bennett and Fremont Field
have sold their apples and are packing
them.
Miss Altba Mason from Cumberland
Center visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. s. Mason, over Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Davis are rejDic-
ing over the birth of q little daughter.
Mrs. Davis mother, Mrs. Neil from
Quebec, Is caring for her.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12

It Ia all right for the cartoonist to rep
resent prosperity in the guise of farmer
carrying his scythe, but he should get
out somewhere and observe the subject,
and not represent him as carrying the
implement in q position which 10 at
once awkward and dangerous, such as
no farmer would ever do.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12

The whirl of evolution has now pro
duced q new thing In college life. A
well-known institution Is the "smoker,"
Q gathering where college men talk over
matters in an informal way, to the &C.
compartment OF such smoke as any may
desire to contribute. In . Co education
al college the oi6os night the young
women Of the institution held "smOk-
crime" Now don't gasp with horror.
The gathering was held at the home of
one Of the faculty members, and it isn't
likely Though not stately that the young
women were allowed TO smoke even II
they we're so disposed. Doubtless the
term applied signified merely that the
general social character of the assembly
Is the same as that Of the masculine
form.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12
Here and There.

IL would be refreshing to see two
pictures of the next vice president which
looked as IL the same man sat for them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12

An accidental shooting in the Maine
woods the other day bad two unusual
features. One man was shot by another
By mistake for deer. Unfortunately
there is nothing unusual about that
feature of the affair. But the injured
man was not killed, which is decidedly
unusual. And the man who did the
shooting ran away as soon - ne found
out what he had done, and before he
could be recognized. 1t Is at least pleas
ant to say that such a cowardly running
away is also unusual.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12

But it looks as IL Turkey Gu Europe)
would be done long before the Thanks.
giving table is spread.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12

In anticipation of Thanksgiving, the
Democrats are snscking their lips at the
list of federal Offices.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12
Desirable Furs

such as Japanese and Russian Mink,
Civet Cat, Cony and RaccoD made up 10
muffs and fancy neck pieces st prices
within the reach OF all.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12

A revision of the equity rules of fed.
sral courts is announced by the United
States Supreme Court, affecting the mat
ter of injunctions. The court has en-
bodied in the new rules many Of the
points Of bill for which labor leaders
have been fighting, which has passed
the national house and now waits on the
senate calendar. This ia the first change
in the equity rules made in fifty years,
and Is q step in the direction of reform
Of our judicial procedure, which Is IN.
questionably needed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12

or course. II Is related that one OF
Woodrow Wilson's teachers predicted
forty years ago that he would become
president. But think how many thou
sands OF bright boys have had that same
prediction made for them. And think
that only twenty eight Of them have ever
fulfilled the prophecy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12
Fur Opportunities

What there that afford pleasure than Furs So
sales show that have what the people
want Let show you why Furs have pleased others
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12
Our Fall and Winter Coats

The wide styles materials and
hands satisfied which
$50 $500
Children's So Is $780,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12

o gracious beauty, ever new and old!
D sights and sounds Of nature, doubly dear
When the low sunshine warns the closing
year
OF snow blown fields and waves Of Arctic cold
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12
Ladies' Suits

What colorP What clothp What styep Let US help you
decide. Styles crowded with smartnes dash and trim cor.
Irectness pleasing to the most critical
VALUE SERGE SUITS, fine quality material lined
buttons trimmings good width skirt with few
Serge SUITS $780, pleasing STYLE trimmed with velvet buttons and
range styles exceptionally good values
SO 9S sls co. $4,000 s215O.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12
Isabella Fox Fur
Opossum Fur

10 fur noted for Its service giving quail
ties and also for it's warmth. The hair
10 long and thick and comes In black,
brown and natural. For q low priced
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-26
Story For Farmers Wives.

A Texas lady invented a handy
and cheap-out-door fire place
for washdays. She took an old,
galvanized wash tub, turned it
upside down, cut a hole in it to
correspond to a stove door, cut
another hole in the opposite side
to let the smoke out, set her
washboiler on it, built a fire un-
der the tub, and the wind blew
upon that fire place, but-that
was all. Do not cut away the
wire rim of the tub when cutting
the low hole in front through
which the fire is fed.
A smart boy could bend lips on
a stovepipe elbow, rivet it to the
tub, and put a joint of pipe on it
to increase the draught and to
carry the smoke above the wash
er-woman's head.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-26
The Home Shop.

What our readers may think of
the Germans as we have learned
to know them since the begin
ming of the great war is not for
us to try to know. But their
prominence in the eyes of the
world just now reminds us of one
of the German characteristics
that has received but passing no.
tice in this country, and which
helps to explain the solid founda-
tion on which home life of the
German is built, and helps to ex-
plain the presence of seemingly
unlimited supplies of every thing
needed by the people of that
country at present.
Go into the back yards of the
German citizens of York or Read
ing and in most of them you will
find workshop where the boys
and men make nearly everything
needed for housekeeping. They
do not believe in paying out good
money for what they can make
themselves. They learned this
from their ancestors who learned
it in Germany. In these little
shops you will find a we'll cared
for set of tools that sometimes
are used to make things to sell.
We have been told that copper
kettles are there beaten out by
hand and sold. Some ma k e
brooms; others turn handles of
every description. The House
hold furniture is kept in repair,
and, on the farms, every imple-
ment needed, that can be made
by hand, is manufactured during
winter months, or when work in
the fields cannot be done. The
Thrifty German" can teach us
a lesson in economy little mat
ter that is just now making them
hard to whip that might be we'll
for US to consider.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-26
Plenty Of Water.

Our enterprising townsman,
Lumberman Jacob w. Mellott,
took the water-question dilemma
by the horns and had a well drill
ed near his planning mill in the
east end of town. John and Har
vey Doyle pushed the hole into
the ground. When they ha d
reached a depth of 70 feet, they
had about 16 feet of water. Not
being entirely satisfied with that
quantity, they drilled on through
another rock into a bed of creek
sand, and at the depth of Sc feet
they were rewarded with an abun
dance of splendid water. Mr..
Mellott contemplates the erection
of a large tank, and with a gaso-
line engine, he will have a sup
ply of water for all purposes
about his plant and residence.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-26
Crusade Against MOrnOnism.

The National Reform Associa-
tion, of Which the Journalistic
Organ is The Christian States
man" " a strong monthly maga-
zine published in Pittsburg, Pa,
is waging, at the present time, a
Special Crusade Against Mormon
ism. Against the lawless insti-
tuition, it insists upon the follow
ing pleas, viz:
l. A constitutional amendment
to forbid polygamy and polygam-
GUS living.
2. A proceeding by the depart
ment of justice to force an ac-
counting of the property which
was restored to the Mormon
church in trust, and a proceeding
to dissolve the Mormon church
property trusteeship as a combi-
nation in restraint of trade.
3. An order by the postoffice
department Withholding the priv
ileges of the mail from the Nor
mon church and it's responsible
officials so long as they teach the
crime of polygamy.
A. A refusal by each house of
Congress to seat any man who
pays political allegiance to the
Mormon church or is elected by
its power.
5. A refusal by the President
to appoint any man to any office
who pays political allegiance to
the Mormon church.
6. Political opposition by all
Christian patriots to any candi-
date who is known to be an ally
of the Mormon church in politics
or who will not pledge himself to
this program.
The Christian Statesman has a
very strong editorial staff and
some very able contributors.
The National Reform Associa-
tion holds its annual convention
in Pittsburgh, Pa, November 30
and December l.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-26
Money 10 Protect Game.

Last year there We're 3O5,0OO
resident hunters license sold in
this State. AS the number for
this season is nearing that mark
now, it is expected that an equal
number will be sold this year.
This means that $4,000 will
have been paid by hunters for
the privilege of hunting during
both years. A law arising out of
the Capitol graft scandal makes
it necessary that the legislature
pass appropriating acts before
moneys in the treasury may be
paid out. As all of this license
money has been collected since
the last meeting of the legisla-
ture, the Game Commission cam
not legally draw on the treasur-
er for any part of it until such
appropriation is made by the
next meeting of General Assem-
bly,. Consequently, parts of this
money intended for scalp boun-
ties, and game propagation and
protection, cannot be had until
the next legislature meets. The
Game Commission estimates that
by that time there will be $40O,
600 in the treasury for those pur-
poses, the remaining $4,000 be-
ing about the sum estimated for
expenses. Half of the available
money is to go to pay for scalps.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-26
I. Y. S. n. S. Notes.

We opened our Basket Bal
season here last Saturday even
ing, with a victory over the AL
pha Club team of Waynesboro,
by the score of 81 26. Barn
hart and Grove, the star for
wards, registered 33 of the 81
points scored by Normal, the
former having four field goals,
the latter, eight field and also
nine, foul goals.
A canvass, of the town of
Shippensburg and community,
was completed on Monday, for
the support Of the starving Bel
gians. A special collection was
taken in the Normal Chapel on
that day and the students re-
sponded very readily to the cause.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad
transported the provisions to
Philadelphia free of charge.
From there they will be sent di-
rectly to the Belgians on We'd
nesday.
Mr.. B. H. Overpeck, Local
Manager of the Bell Telephone
Company at Chambersburg, gave
an illustrated lecture on "The
Telephone Girl" in the Chapel
last Friday evening.
Prof. j. S. Heiges addressed
the Franklin County Alumni AS
sociation at its meeting in Cham
bersburg on Wednesday evening
November Is. Miss Rachel Jones
our Music Instructor was also
present and sang solo for the
assembled guests.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-26
Get Acquainted Day.

Last Sunday was big day for
the Lutheran congregations of
this place and Big Cove Tannery.
The McConnellsburg congrega-
ton entertained the Big Cove
Tannery congregation on what
they called Get Acquainted"
day. Fifty-five members of the
latter church came to McCon-
nellsburg early in the morning,
and a formal reception was ten
dered them at the church at 8
o'clock. This was followed by a
union Sunday school, and by
preaching services. At noon the
visiting members were taken to
the homes of town members and
entertained at dinner. All hors-
es were provided with feed and
shelter.
After dinner, Rev. Henry W.
Snyder, pastor of the MERGERS
burg Lutheran church, made an
excellent address upon the sub
ject of Church Loyalty. Special
musical features throughout the
day were highly enjoyed. Among
the many interesting parts of the
program was a chalk talk" by
Mrs. Peterman, during which she
used the black board to illustrate
her talk to little folks about Lit
tie Jack"
More than forty specimens of
African articles of dress, orna-
ments, &C., a large tooth from
an elephant, a kings whip, and
other curiosities from Africa were
exhibited and were of unusual in
terest to the large crowd of town
and county visitors. This collec-
tioh is the property of the Gettys
burg Theological Seminary, and
was brought to this country chief
ly by returning missionaries.
Other exhibits were more than
100 photographs of scenes of In
dia. The Lutheran Publication
House had a fine exhibit of their
church and Sunday school litera-
ture.
The church was open from 9 a.
m. until late in the afternoon,
and it was, doubtless, one of the
greatest days in the history of
the two congregations.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-26
For School Children.

Dr.V. d. Miller, chairman Of the
Department of Public Affairs, of
the Hagerstown Board of Trade,
has mailed to all the teachers in
the public schools Of Washington
County the following letter deal
ing with many matters in which
school children should be instruct
ed.
What is important to the school
children of Washington county,
Nd, is good for the school chill
dren of Fulton county, Pa, and
Of every other county in the
United States; and what is true
of the traffic rules of Hagerstown
is true also of Chambersburg,
and of all other of the larger
towns and cities. The letter was
mailed with the permission of
School Superintendent Huye t
and follows:
To all the Washington County
School Teachers:
Please instruct all your pupils
once each week as to the follow
ing:
|. Section 6 of the Traffic Rules
Of Hagerstown, that is, that all
pedestrians shall keep moving
while occupying the roadway of
the streets and highways.
2. That all pedestrians shall
walk on the sidewalks and not on
the roadway except when cross
ing to the opposite side. The
roadways are for vehicles.
3. Roller skating, playing mar
bles, and other games on the
roadway of the streets and high
ways.
4. Stealing rides on trolley cars
ice wagons and other vehicles.
5. Trespassing on automobiles
and blowing their horns.
Deliberately standing on the
car tracks and middle of roadway
and defying the warnings from
trolley cars, motor and other We
hicles.
Z. In crossing streets, look both
ways, cross at intersections and
quickly. Do not make the street
your reception room.
s. Anticipating ordinan ce s,
prohibiting splitting on sidewalks
and floors of public buildings and
public conveniences.