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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-01-16

Union Water Power Co. of
Lewiston. Dam. lot and build. 49,.
T. u. Coe, e.third, David Pin.
gree, Ann Maria Wheatland
and Anna p. Peabody. two
thirds of remainder Of said
township except public lots, 1851 Si5slt ''la
ISIS
And It is hereby ordered that Of this amount
the sum Of $1,000. which 10 special assessment
for that purpose, be expended for ornament
Improvement on the State road In said township
and $500 be expended on the Black Brook
road. And Henry L. Poor Of Andover IL sp
pointed Al gent to superintend the expenditure Of
the same, and IL required 70 give bond % the law
directs. And that the balance Of eaS5.S be ef.
pended on the Carry road In said township, and
+. r. Coburn Of Middle Dam II appointed Agent
to superiptend the expenditure OF the same. and
Is required to give bond as the law directs.
NN"C" Surplus, for the purpose of repairing
~ so much Of the County road leading from
Andoyer to Upton - lies In said Surplus, the
sum Of fifty dollars II assessed - follows:
Upon the entire tract, supposed 70 contain nine
thousand, three hundred acres, exclusive o.
public lots, and owned onethird by T. U. COe OF
Bangor, and two-thirds by David Pingree Ann
Maria Wheatland and Anna p. Peabody.
the sum of fifty dollars; and Burt Dunn,
aforesaid, is appointed Agent 70 expend the
same and Is required TO give bond ~ she L~
directs.
ON Fryeburg Academy Grant, for the purpose
~ Of repairing the only County road therein.
the sum Of one hundred twelve dollars and four
teen cents is assessed as follows:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-01-16

II our mistakes teach Us nothing Il
were hardly worth while to make them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-01-16

And sundry deniZens OF au
Are flying. aye, each to his ness
And eager make at such an hour.
All haste TO reach the mansions bles
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-01-16
Al. 1saa.-aurisd Poets.

1.-THE name Of a poet concealed In eacl
Incl
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-01-16

A woman falls in love gracefully, bat
= man usually stumbles into It.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-01-16
L. S. BILLINGS, South Paris, Me

MADE TO ORDER.
Every pair Of glasses fitted by me is
made to order to fit that particular
case. There Is q much larger difference
between made-to-Order and ready-mades
In glasses than in clothes, because you
can judge much better regarding the
material and effect of the clothes, than
you can when fitting yourself with
glasses.
Clothes may look bad without doing
serious harm, while glasses may
greatly injure the eyes without being
unsightly.
Have your glasses made to order
call for examination.
S. RICHARDS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-01-16

. q u
ol lands. ""''' " " $50 sso75 .3o3
NJ ms farms, ~ 49, 1870 1916
Henry W. Dunn. homestead go go. go.
and lot. ~ l5so ~
q A. Abbott. lots No. % and q, ls9 1893 O3s
Il. c. Abbott, lot No. 49,, 1T tS t@
Martha e. Bartlett, lots No. 80 40, .
Geo. Z. chas. Smith, timber
lot, u ~ tS
Z. /. Brown, John Small farm, ia &I s5i
International Paper Co.: lots
20, Il. ~. Al. IS. 40. and Mars. o., ,o., ,sc,
ton lot, 63 lsC2 go!
mer Ioss IS, 4. Is L 4s, 4ss 1893 9&
Umbagog Paper Co., re-
mainder Of township except -
public lots, lS2A 6IlII OIL n
Ss3 5:
And It is hereby ordered that Of this amour.
$3.50, which Is Q special assessment for TIA!
purpose. be expended for permanent Improve.
$3.50. 90 be expended on the Black Brook rosii
and Henry L. Poor Of Andover 10 sppoin.ed
Agent to superintend the expenditure OF the
same, and 10 required to give bond g the law
directs. And that the balance OF e46oSs be eI.
pended on the road leading from AndSver 70
Is appointed Agent TO superintend the erpenir
ture OF the same, and 10 required to give bond As
the law directs.
ON Township Letter &c" for the purpose Of
~ repairing the Black Brook road. so called,
lying In said township, and also the GARY
Road. SO called, which lies In said township,
and for permanent improvement on the stAte
and fifty one dollars and eighty.th cents Ia as
sessed as follows:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-01-16
MOTHERS CAKE.

One cup Of butter, three cups Of
sugar, one pint Of rich milk, one egg,
three level tesspoonfuls Of baking
powder. -four enough to make an ordi.
nary cake batter, ons-half teaspoonful
OF cinnamon, oue-f0urth teasp0onful Of
Glove, little mace, one pint Of we'll.
Toured raisins. Bake In . moderate
oven about an hOnr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-01-16

Boil together: one cup of molassss,
one-half . cupDof sugar, one-half CUP
Of melted shortening (buttsr, lard or any
nice fat) When they boil up, remove
from fire, and when cool. add ono table
spoonful Of ginger, one teaspoonful OF
soda, and -four to roll. Roll very thin,
crease with oooky roller. or tines OF sill
YER fork; cut In fancy shapes, and bake
In moderate oven.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-01-16
When Hens Won't Lay.

During tho time whom our biddies lose
their ambition In tho way OF providing
rs with q comfortable abundance Of
fresh eggs, 1t 10 always rather difficult to
make things that are really. good, and
yet do not make too strenuous demands
upon the egg-baaket. A few. so-called
economical recipes arc given below.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-01-16

Cream ons-half cup of butter, add |
ono cup Of sugar. one.half . cup of mo-
lasses, one we'll beaten egg, three-fourths
. cup OF curants, one.balf . cup Of |
sweet milk with One.hAlf . teaspoonful
Of soda dissolved In II, three cups Of
-four, cinnamon aud Glove. Drop from |
teaspoon on buttered tins. Sprinkle |
with sugar.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12
MISS STRACHAh TO
BOLT ASSOCIATION
She and Ten Faithful Fol-
lowers Quit Educational
Convention in Huff.
National News Association,


CHICAGO, July 12.-with a pro-
gram dealing with educational sub
jects the last days session of the Ma
tional Educational Association began
today. Ten members of the organiza-
ton were not present at any of the
days sessions. The ten were headed
by Miss Grace c. Strachan of New
York who with her champion left the
convention and departed for the east.
Miss Strachan was defeated for the
presidency and threatened to bolt.
Then she decided not TO begin such a
movement until the convention ad-
journed. but she refused to stay in the
convention any longer.
She was defiant as she took the
train for New York threatening the or.
ganization of a new association that
would dwarf the present one.
E. T, Fairchild and the other newly
elected officers of the National asso
citation seemed to feel little worry
over the threat. Tonight a reception
given by the Kansans who reside in
Chicago will be rendered Fairchild.
The executive committee is expect
ed to decide today the place of meet
ing of the next convention. Salt Lake
City has been recommended by an in
vestigating committee. The executive
committee is investigating the report
and will report to the convention be
fore adjournment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12
THREE RICHMOND
NEGROES ARRESTED

Believing that Albert Rice, Mamie
Cooper and LYDIA Stanley, colored, are
wanted in this city, Otto Williamson,
superintendent of the Muncie police
department, today notified Chief Cor
mon OF the local department that the
trio had been arrested and convicted
on the charge of shop lifting and are
now serving sentences. The letter, in
which was enclosed photographs of the
man and two women, says that they
went to Muncie from this city and had
lived on South Sixth street, while
here.
When arrested at Muncie the trio
informed the superintendent of police
that they had secured two skirts at the
Boston Store in this city, but they de-
clared they paid for the skirts. The
local department is investigating this
matter and others with which it is be
lieved the three were connected
Rice, according to the letter, stated
that while here he and the two wo-
men lived with a man by the name of
Winiger on South Sixth street, say
ing that they left Richmond June Ia.
Rice also stated that he has brother
in this city working in livery stable
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12
Plants Breaking Up an Island.

The layman would scarcely associate
great strength with so delicate and fra
gile a thing as maidenhair fern, yet If
it's roots have not sufficient room they
will break the pot in which the plant
grows. Blades of grass will force the
curbstones between which they spring
up out of their place, and in single
night a crop of small mushrooms has
been known to lift a large stone. In
deed, plants are on record as having
broken the hardest rocks.
The island of Aldabra. to the north
west of Madagascar, is becoming small
er through the action Of the mangroves
that grow along the foot Of the cliffs.
They eat their way into the rock in all
directions, and into the gaps thus form
ed the waves force their way. In time
this will probably reduce the island to
pieces.-London Telegraph.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12

An Arizona Puzzle That the biologists
Cannot Solve.

Cannot Solve.
About forty miles from Flagstaff,
Ariz., in the midst of a great plain,
there Is a saucer shaped hollow about
three-Quarters of a mile across and
600 feet deep. The rim of this strange
crater rises between $50 and 200 feet
above the surrounding plain. Rocky
fragments are scattered for several
miles around the crater. Among these
rocks many fragments of meteoric
iron. some containing minute black
diamonds, have been found. The inner
walls show that the crust Of the earth
was broken when the crater was form
ed. yet no volcanic rocks exist there.
Biologists have offered several the
cries to account for this singular phe-
nomenon. One is that an immense
meteorite made the hole and that the
meteoric fragments just mentioned are
remnants of the falling star.
Another theory ascribes the origin of
the crater to a tremendous explosion
of steam in the rocks beneath, and a
third combines the first two by sug-
costing that the blow of a falling
meteor, striking the earth's crust at a
point where subterranean water had
accumulated in the neighborhood of
heated rocks, was the cause of the ex-
plOsion.-New York Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12
BUILT BY GHOSTS.
An Invisible Wall That Comes and Goes
In . Mexican House.

An Invisible wall hat Comes and Goes
In . Mexican House.
Down in Mexico there are ghosts
which build walls.
In the ancient city OF ouerendaro
stands big one story house OF great
age which, at the time that General
Diaz first became president. was oc-
cupied by one OF his adherents, a fine
old fighter named Colonel Marion.
When he died the place was bought
by a lawyer named valdemars. who
pulled the whole inside OF the house
to pieces and put in electric bells and
an electric lighting plant
Curious noises were heard. pictures
fell and various queer happenings gave
rise to much talk. but the climax came
when a servant, sent into the dining
room for a glass OF water. came back
some one had built a wall all across
the room.
The others rushed In. There was
nothing to be seen: but. sure enough.
when they tried to cross the room an
invisible wall barred the way. The
wall was so hard and solid that when
they struck their knuckles against II
they bled.
Next morning. however, the wall was
gone. but not for good. Sometimes il
was there. sometimes not. and after n
few weeks of this sort OF thing the
valdemars had had enough OF IL and
moved out
To this day the house stands unoc.
cupied.-Chicago Inter Oceon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12
oats CROP IS GOOD
Corn Has Also Been Benefit
ed by the Rains.

Farmers Of the county believe that
they will have a record crop of oats
this year. as ii has not been damaged
by the recent rains as was believed
for time. Owing TO the poor pros
poets for wheat during the early
spring many farmers plowed under
their what fields and sowed oats.
The continuous rains. stated one
we'll known farmer OF the county. did
not beat down the oats in his part of
the county, but helped the crop and
greatly benested the corn crop and
been in a very precarious state during
the recent drought.
The rains have not damaged the hay
crop in this section TO any great eN-
tent. In the first place there was not
very much srst class hay to damage.
and in the second place nearly the
whole crop had been cut and barned
Some farmers estimate that there will
be great shortage in this crop and
that the prospects are good that IL
will reach s35 and $40 ton before
the year is over.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12
CONSIDER FIGHT
ON CONGRESSMAN
Illinois Progressives Will De-
eide if Standpatters
Shall Be Opposed.

CHICAGO, July IA meeting of
progressive Republicans will be held
Monday at the University club to con-
slider the advisabiltty of putting up
Progressive candidates against stand
pat Republican congressman of Illi-
nois.
Tentative plans call for a complete
congressional slate, but some of those
who have participated in the prelimi-
nary councils approve of opposing only
those congressman whose reactionary
tendencies are we'll known.
James R. Mann, leader of the minor
ity in the house of representatives
former Speaker Joseph G. Cannon,
Charles E. Fuller of Belvidere, John
c. Mckenzie of Elizabethtown, Will
liam B. Mckinley of Champaign, Pres
ident Taft's campaign manager in the
primary fight. and William A. Roden-
berg of East St Louis are among
those who may be called on to defend
tests
DoWnstate ProgressiVes Due.
Chauncey Dewey, Medill Mccormick,
La Verne w. Moves, and Walter Clyde
Jones will attend the meeting, as will
representative Progressives from
downstate The decision to oppose the
standpat congressman, it is asserted,
will not be contingent upon the third
state ticket action.
Other Progressive conferences to be
held on Monday will share attention
with the organization meeting of the
Democratic national committee, which
will convene here to select the cam
paign director of the Bourbon party.
Among other things the Progressives
expect to prepare a call for a state
convention to elect delegates to the
national third party convention in Chi
cago, in August. The site for the big
convention also will be picked. Either
the Coliseum or Auditorium will be
chosen, it is said.
Charles r. Crane for Wilson.
Progressive leaders were interested
yesterday in a report that Charles R.
Crane, who was one of the financial
hackers of Senator La Toilette in the
nomination contest, had decided to
support Woodrow Wilson for presi-
dent.
The report credited Mr.. Crane with
having aided Gov. Wilson in his pre-
liminary contest as much as he did
the Wisconsin statesman. Mr.. Crane
is one Of those who also is outspoken
in favor of putting up a third ticket
against Gov. Deneen of Illinois.
Charles Merriman, one time candi-
date for mayor, denied that he is con-
sidering a plea for the third party
nomination for governor. His state.
ment follows:
I'm view of the mention of my name
as a possible candidate for the gov.
ernorship of this state in the coming
campaign want to say that have not
been and will not be a candidate for
governor. l have not at any time au.
thorized or encouraged the use of my
name in this connection"
Mr. Merriman has indicated his
entire desire for a third party in ILL
nois. He is understood to be in favor
of downstate candidate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12
M other,

Children, look in those eyes, listen to
that dear voice, notice the feeling of
even a single touch that is bestowed
upon you by that gentle hand. Make
much of it while yet you have that
most precious Of all good gifts. low
ing mother. Read the unfathomable
love Of those eyes, the kind anxiety of
that tone and look, however slight your
pain. In after life you may have
friends-fond. dear friends-but never
will you have again the inexpressible
love and gentleness lavished upon you
Macaulay.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12
Added Injury.


A woman who had an account to
settle with the village schoolmaster
in consequence of his chastising her
boy visited the schoolroom and used
some very strong language. The
schoolmaster. finding 1t impossible to
pacify her. put her outside and locked
the door against her For a long while
the sounds of angry expostulations
and of knocks and hammering upon
the door were heard. but the much
tried man took no notice. Ultimately
he went to unlock the door and found
the woman sitting on the ground. wait
ing for him with an expression on her
face that was more eloquent than
words. He had shut her skirt in the
door when he locked it and kept her
prisoner all the morning.-London
Globe
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12
Shavinu the BRIDEGROOM,

The shaving of the bridegroom on his
wedding day is a Bulgarian custom
which. handed down from pre-Chris-
tan days, is still observed with due
formality, especially in country dis
tricts. While the barber is at his task
a dancing crowd Of young folks sur
rounds him and the bridegroom. AS
the latter's hair is cut the snippings
are carefully collected by some of the
girls for preservation in one of the
brides chests. The barber. when hts
work Is done, receives a small white
linen cloth as a present and also a
trifling sum Of money from each per-
son there. Then the bridegroom kisses
the hands of the girls. washes his face
and dons his wedding dress, which
must first be carefully weighed three
times by one of the boys.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12
The Boston and New York Mail,

The first mail between New York
and Boston was established in 1872.
The letters were carried by a messen-
ger. who was directed>to 'go and re-
turn as often as once a month" This
monthly service seems to have been
sufficient for some thirty years. when
it was changed to a fortnightly serv-
ice. In 1893 a we'll organized system
Of postoffices was established in Penn
sylvania and in other localities.-New
York American.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12

Dobbleigh was a confirmed borrower.
and, what was worse. he seldom re-
turned the borrowed articles. He had
held on to Whibley's umbrella, for in
stance, for nearly year.
And I'm blessed If know how am
ever going to get it back" said Whib-
ley.
Easy" said Hickenlooper Call a
messenger and send Dobbleigh this
note"
And he scrubbed OF the following:
Dear Dobbleigh. if you can spare it
I'd like to borrow that umbrella of
mine for a couple Of days. Can you
oblige me?"-Harper's.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12
The Sensitive Racer.

There is no sensation in matter"
remarked a man over the luncheon
table to the man of science. who
thought 1t was a suggestive saying.
But what about my razors?" he
asked And then he described the
razor which had been with him round
the world faithfully and wanted only
stropping day by day-a wonderful
razor, But when it came back to a
london fat 1t refused it's office. The
razor wouldn't work more than one
day without going to the hospital DO
you mean to tell me that that razor
doesn't feel" said its owner-"doesn't
feel the difference of climate. tempera-
ture? Why. It you know anything
about razors you know they are the
keenest and most sensitive thugs in
the world '-Loudon Chronicle
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12
Brief Manu- Of Trainino.

A high school freshman wrote to q
juvenile publication, earnestly inquir-
ing what he should do to win a coming
event in school athletics-the 100 yard
dash.
Run a little faster than the other
fellows" wrote the editor in reply
Youths Companion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12
No Chance,

Mrs. Browns husband tells his wife
everything"
Maybe she makes it easy for him.
You won't give me a chance to get a
word in Observation-Disclosures Free Press
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12

To absorb shocks that might destroy
tungsten electric lamps suspended by
cords there has ben invented a wire
spring with hooks at each end to en-
gage the cord.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12

The seventh international dry farm.
ing congress will be held at Lethbridge
Alberta. in October.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12

About one million more tons ct coal
we're mined In France last year than
- year before.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12

To accept good advice is to increase
ones own ability.-Goethe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12

teen million of the inhabitants of the
German empire.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-09

There will be a farmers meet
ing at the Bolivar County, MiSsis-
sippi, Industrial College, August
Il to IA. A very interesting pro-
gram has been prepared, includ,
ing topics by men and women OF
wide reputation. For example,
DR.. Bradford Knapp will speak on
Cooperative Demonstration
Work; R. S. Wilson, on the boil.
weevil; Prof, W. r. Perkins, on
rotations for the Delta; DR.. TAFT
Butler on pastures and the siIo;
Miss Susie V. Powell, on the Girls
Club Work; Hon. John SHARP
Williams, on new methods ir
farming, etc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-09
PETITION FOR PARDON.
To His Excellency Earl Brewer, Gov
ernor of MississipDi:

To His Excellency Earl Brewer, Gov
ernor of Mississippi:
We, the undersigned citizens of Lee
fore County respectfully petition your
excellency to pardon one Felix Cara,
a Mexican, a former resident of this
county, who was convicted of murder
at the January term, 1909, of Let1ore
Circuit Court, and sentenced to life i'm,
prisonment, on the following grounds
Felix CARA, who was always a law
abiding citizen, was defending his faith.
er-in-law, an old man, from an assault
by the man he killed and the l%atter's
companion. 1t was a drunken row that
caused the assault on the old man, who
was being severely beaten by his two
assaillants.
Felix Cara, during his residence in
this county, was never known to have
trouble of any kind before this. He
has a family which needs his support,
and judging by the past, believe he will
make a good citizen in future.
For these reasons, and believing he
has been sufficiently punished, we earn
estly pray that you extend executive
clemency to said Felix CARA,
FELIX CARA,
J. F. CR0WELL,
W. M. PETEET,
S. z. PROPHET,
W. D. WILLIAMS,
J. H. RA1NEY,
A. G. REEVES,
AND OTHERS,