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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
Hebron.

The football game Saturday between
Hebron and Bowdoin I'd was . draw
but called very good one.
Prof. FairclOugh got back Sunday.
Mrs. Lord Of Lynn, Mass, 10 the guest
Of Mrs. z. s. Durham.
Mrs.. Lizzie Locke of Mechanic Falls Ia
visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary Bearce.
Norman Richardson was at home from
Bates over Sunday.
Mrs. Ira Besrce and children have visit
cd her uncle, r. N. Ststson, OF West
Sumner, recently.
Mrs. c. A. Sanger Of Peabody, Mass
Is the guest OF Miss Trip.
DR.. Parmalee Of Auburn Was In town
this week.
Floyd Philbrick, who has been kept
from barrel making for being out Of
stock, had . supply come Wednesday,
and Is now busily at work again.
There was large attendance at the
Ladies' Circle, which met Tuesday with
Mrs. Amanda Merrill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
Locke's Mills.

Mrs. Arthur Stowell entertained Mis-,
Elva Abbott OF Woodstock ut Beschen.
rowe last Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr.. @. B. Tebbets and Curtis Abbott
are away on business trip. Fred Pen.
Icy OF West Paris is working In the office,
and Earle Harrington In tho mill during
their absence.
Mrs. Ed Rowe and Mrs. Arthur STOW.
ell spent Thursday with Mrs. Abbie
Trask and Mrs.. Lola Foster.
Mr.. Reid, our station agent, returned
Thursday from his vacation.
Miss Bertha Kimball came homo Tues.
day from the G. II. G. Hospital In Lewis
ton.
Mrs. Annie Emery 10 visiting her
daughter, lrs. Henry Douglass, 10 Port
land.
Mrs. Ida Croker ID ut East Bethel,
caring for Mrs. Chas. Reed and baby
girl.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
Teachers Meeting.
BUCXFIELD-HARrFoR HEBRON UNION
DISTRICT.

A regular meeting of the rural anC
graded school teachers Of the Buckfield
Hartford Hebron district was held in The
school building at Buckfisld, Friday
Oct. A. A very helpful program Was ar
ranged and carried out. Every teacher
from Hebron and Buckfisld was present
These with the teachers from Hartford
and Sumner made about thirty teachers
in all present. The following program
was carried out:
How Can we Make our Teaching More Enectivei
Lillian I. Lincoln. Fsrmington Normal Schoo
Questions and Discussions.
Methods In Geography,
Questions and DISCUSSIONS
Notices.
Question Box,
Conducted by suptt Q. H. Abbott
Of the Turner-Canton Districs
Literary and musical entertainment al
follows:
Cello Solo. Adrian Holmes
Vocal Solo, Miss Mildred Shaw
Piano Solo, Miss Grace Mechanic
Reading, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilmington
Plano Solo, Lillian Holmes
Vocal Solo, Miss Mildred Shaw
IL was decided to send to the superin.
tendsnt of schools each week the average
and percentage OF attendance for each
school. The records to be sent to the
papers, and the school having the high.
est percentage of attendance for the term
TO receive framed certificate to be hung
In the school room for the next term.
This to 60 each term to the school with
the highest percentage Of attendance.
1t was decided also to arrange for q
special day, Oct. IS, to be called Moth
ers' Day. Each school to send special
written Invitations to the mothers to
visit them on this day, the work to be
the ordinary school work with some oral
reviews.
Lunch was served by the pupils Of the
ninth grade 10 the vestry of the Baptist
church.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
Johns Letter.

One of the old prophets, whom We
cannot 'place," IS IL has been 80 long
since We met, says: "Comfort me with
apples" We can do that all right, and
to his hearts content. Just now could
we be coz,iorted with apple barrels We
wonld willingly postpone apple comfort
till Christmas, or at least, till after lee
ton.
The cornucopia, otherwise the horn OF
plenty, Is bullying out and over with
apples and things. Dame Nature 10 lib
ersl-hesrtsd quite frequently al
ways and everlastingly 80, lest We forget
that we are dependent. Sometimes she
scrimps Us In different ways, lest We be-
come 80 important that there 10 no living
with US.
We did not spray, but the fruit is of
better quality than usual. We did use
the insect traps. Does that account for
Il In part? We caught some of the evil
things that fy by night. IL 10 said that
beneficial insects are also destroyed. II
there are beneficial bugs We have never
made their acquaintance. II that be an
objection to their use, the same objec-
ton applies to insect eating birds. As
the fools will not allow Us the use Of
birds we must try something else not
nearly 80 satisfactory.
Well, Scott, We have seen but Q very
few Of the robin family. One built .
nest in one OF our dooryard pines and
succeeded 10 rearing her young and they
have gone to meet the perils that await
them In the South such as you faced In
the days that you remember. IL 10
strange, IL Is passing strange, that any
one with thimbleful Of brains should
be so utterly without thought or care.
In place Of heart he must have q giz-
card and not much Of . g'zzard az that.
He notes even the sparrow's fall. The
Wholesale, wznton waste OF bird life 10
followed by Judgment swift and sure.
In our b0yho0d days there WAS afull Or
chestra OF our musical little friends In
woodland, field and orchard, while now
there Is hardly . qusrtstte, and We re-
sort to poison to beat the destructive
horde.
II you can swear good and hard,
please do so and We will make 1t right
with you. JOHN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
A Patient Man.

The endurance Of the music love,
who sits out one Of Wagners long
"Ring" operas has often been com
mented upon. but perhaps not more
forcibly than In London. Well up
above the stage was bury figure In
homespun. evidently Scottish farmer
who had come to London to see the
sights and hear the sounds. After sit.
ting through three long acts be muir.
INJURED audibly. TWAS q patient mon
that wrote all thisr'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
Auction elddino by Electricity.

Dutch market gardeners do not tax.
their produce to the "middleman." bu,
make him come to them and purchase
It They have cooperative auction
marts. and the produce Is sold by auc
ton run by electricity, at which quail
ity Is guaranteed by the Growers Co
operative society. At the auction not 4
word ia said beyond the announcement
Of the quantity In the lot for sale
There Ii an electric push below each
merchants seat communicating with q
clock face with numbers on It The
pointer on the dial face IL set going.
When It reaches the figure some mer-
chant Is willing to pay he touches his
push. the pointer stops, and without
any possibility of mistake and without
any one except the clerks knowing the
buyers name. the goods change hands.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
The wrono on..,

The wrong Onoe.
NY. but Sophronia and hsf family
are lazy peoplei"
Are theyr
why. 4 went there the other day.
and. ! give you my word. there wa
nothing working In the house but The
DISQUALIFICATION Amss1can.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
impairment.

Originally the word "impertinent'
signided merely mot belonging to"
When Wycliffe said that there were
many men In this world who were
'impertinent to earthly lords be did
not mean that they were ~chee0,"
but merely that they had no masters.
Then. a. used 9y Shakespeare. I'm.
pertinent came TO mean irrelevant"
Just 200 years ago Il was defined -
signifying absurd. silly, idle."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
Oeunaafk.

C. e. Cobb has been visiting friends Il
Providence. r. l., for few days.
The Saunders Construction Co. o.
Brunswick have begun on the new con
crete bridge 10 this town.
Sydney Smith 10 constructing . now
dam for Q. 3. Cobb ut the Potter 4
Ordway mill.
Mr.. Cobb's suto took . party OF ok b
Topsham fair groands Thursday, the
10Th.
Ars. G. K. Belohsr II visiting friends
In Massachusetts for few weeks.
Tho SOLDIER monument 70 expected
10 arrive very shortly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
BrownneDd.

John MeDooald died very suddenly
Oct lat of acute indigestion. He wal
buried from the Univessalist church
Friday afternoon.
On Saturday following, the remains Of
Ars. Hannah Hazeltine were brought
from Conway Center to b buried In
Pine Grove Cemetery.
On Saturday afternoon tho remains Of
Charles Fogg's daughter Mabelle Was
brought from Lowell. Mas, for inter-
mont In Pine Grove Cemetery.
The Congregational Circle served .
harvest supper Wednesday evening q
Bradbury Hall.
]. L. Frink, who has been In poor
health Ill summer, y some better.
Rev. Mr.. Pstsrsoa attended the mis-
sionary meetings at Williston Church In
Portland.
Stephen Weloh Of Raymond hes bsen
. guest q - ganddasshtsr. Mn. win
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
North Waterford.

.Inez Flint 10 stopping with her broth,
ers, Bert and Linwood Flint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler Merrill and two
girls are at George Milliken's ut Lowell
Mr.. and Mrs. Uriah McNeal and hel
mother, Mrs. Martha Brown, Of New
Hampshire, arc Whiting relatives and
friends here.
George Hobson. who 10 90 years old
this month, dug 112 bushels of potatoes,
picked Thorn mp and put them Into sacks,
10 II days.
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Savage, department
inspector, vas here and inspected the
Woman's Relief Corps Tuesday after.
noon, and wsnt 10 Bethel Wednesday
to inspect the Corps there In the even
Ing.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
fiaines' Plurality was s,7os.

The olerks' returns of the vote cast
for Governor Of Sept. o, completed d
Augusta Tuesday show that William T.
Haines OF Waterville, Republican, re-
oeived u, 043; Gov. Frederick W. Plais.
ted, Democrat, 67,74S; George Allan
England of Woodstock, Socialist, 2,110
and William I. Sterling Of Waterville
Prohibition, 1904. Haines' plurality
over Plaisted WAS 1895. The Prohibi
ZIONIST candidate having polled less thar
one per cent OF the total vote cast bis
party loses its place on the official ballot
unless put ON BY petition.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
Norway Lake.

J. L. Partridge spent Tuesday in Port
land. He went to visit bis daughter
Mrs. z. J. Noyes Of Lowell, who 10 IL
Dr.. Kings Hospital.
G. r. Partridge of Rochester, N. Y.
has been here recently to visit his mother
also on business.
Erwin Bean has come to Mr.. james
Crocketts' to stop . while We hope
Mr.. Crockett seems to be getting alonf
a we'll n can be expected.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
SINGLE COPIES.

Single copies of THE DEMOCRAT are four cent
each. They win be mailed on receipt of price b.
The publishers or for the convenience Of patron
single copies Of each issue have been placed OF
sale at the following places In the County:
South Paris, Howard's Drug Store.
Shurtleds Drug Store
Norway, Noyes Drug Store
stones Drug Store.
Ruckdeld, Alfred Cole, Postmaster.
Paris Hill. Mrs Harlow. Post Once.
West Paris, Samuel T. White.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
Here and There.

The latest word in ocean liners, now
building. will have . length Of 900 feet,
. speed Of twenty-five and half knots,
and capacity for 4. $50 passengers and .
crew Of 1000. One other thing she will
probably have Ii quito lot moro life
boats than she would have had . year
ago.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15

TERxs:-slJoa year II paid strictly In advance.
ADVERTISEMENTS: All legal advertisements
are given three consecutive Insertions for d 80
per Inch In length Of column. Special CON
tracts made with local. transient and yearly
advertisers.
Jon PRINTING New type. fast presses. electric
power. experienced workmen and low prices
combine 70 make this department Of our busi
ness complete and popular.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
West Bethel.

Il NOW
The wildwood flowers In harvest beauty walt;
The Brler.rose berries hang In coral state;
The Golden.rods their soft gray plumelets wear
Clusters OF down the meek immortelles bear:
The Asters. bright with purple bloom 20 late.
To feathery stars have turned at touch Of fate,
And all arc winged and waiting for the airi"
prophets and poets may pirate as the win,
In tones that are awesomely quiet and sober
As the bright days Of summer msrse inss
But We need not the prophecies sombre and
Az the rich Autumn days psss 10 elory svsv
For the Winter will bring its own circuit Of lows
Just beyond Il the glad resur. ection Of May
October foliage Is beautiful.
Acorns are falling, and squirrels are
happy.
A few from this village we're called to
the county court last week.
Farmers are improving every fair day
In digging potatoes and picking apples.
Clarence A. Tyler has . number OF
hired men employed In cutting cord
wood.
Down, down, down goes the price OF
potatoes, which are now IS cents Der
bushel.
Rolfs Brothers are preparing to make
big addition to their mill before winter
comes.
Miss Ethel L. Allen has gone to Massa-
chusetts to spend few weeks with rela-
tives, but intends to return before
Thanksgiving.
Miss Edith A. Briggs Of Norway
visited relatives and friends In this VII.
lage from Saturday to Monday aftersoon.
Andrew johnson Haskell Of Willow
Brook, CAL, arrived In town Thursday,
and intends to have his cider mill in
operation early this week.
Ebert r. Briggs has moved into the
upper east tenement Of the "Beehive. {"
which he occupied last year before NOV
ing to South Paris.
Josiah p. SWEET and family are NOV.
Ing to Pennington, and Clarence A.
Tyler will soon move from the Wheeler
farm to tho house In this village which
be recently bought Of Mr.. SWEET.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15

Tho only trouble With the crops this
year, II 10 said. 10 that they are 90 largo
1t 10 going to be difficult 10 got them
moved. That condition does not con-
ducs to the election Of Q Democratic
president. -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15

One OF the United States marines kin
cd 10 the recent clash in Nicaragus,
Clarence Henry McGtll, was . former
resident Of Portland.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15

Its popular fallacy that the rich ooloring Of
The antumnal foliage u produced By frost. where
~ Is e due 70 N.slre's ripenlng. TIA generally
brilliant In ooloring. and that 70 because the
frosts have held on. when the frosts come the
leayes grow sore and brown and begin to fall.
-Bclfass Journal.
The Democrats naturalist isn't much
OF naturalist, nor . "nature faker, -
but he 10 going to agree with the above
paragraph except the last part OF II. Il
10 doubtful II the frosts have much effect
on . ripened leaf. Sometimes . late
frost In the spriug. after the tender
green leaves have pushed out, will crisp
and shrivel them, but . leaf that has
ripened and hardened with the proceGs
Of the seasons 10 pretty we'll beyond any
such effect. The leaves will turn "brown
and sere," and fall to the ground, even
II the frost holds Of.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
Oxford Pomona Orange.

Oxford Pomona Grange will meet with
Lakeside Grange 1t Harrison, on the
first Tuesday Of November.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-30
PROBATE CAUSE.

Dickinson Trust Company, Admir-.
with VIII annexed of estate of Cory
don A. Elliason. deceased, VS.. Emma
ID. Eliason. etal
In the Circuit Court of Wayne Coun-
ty, Indiana. April term. 1912.
To Naomi G. Lane and Andrew Lane.
You are severally hereby notifed that
the above named petitioner, as Admir-.
with will annexed Of the estate of
aforesaid, has filed in the Circuit Court
OF Wayne County. Indiana. petition
making you defendant thereto. and
praying therein for an order and de-
cree of said court, authorizing the sale
of certain real estate belonging to the
estate of said decedant and in said pc
tition described to make assets for the
payment of the debts and liabilities OF
said estate, and to construe will and
that said petition, so filed and pending.
is set for hearing in said circuit court.
at the court house in Richmond. Indi-
ana, on the End judicial day of the Oc-
tober term. 1912, of said court, the
same being the sth day of October,
1912
Witness. the clerk and seal OF said
court, this 2Sth day Of August, 1912.
(SEAL) George Matthews, Clerk
sHIvELEY & sHIvELEY. Attys.
sep s-1s.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-30
SOURCE OF SHELLAC.
East India Insects and Trees That
Produce tho Substance.

East India Insects and Trees That
Produce tho Substance.
India is the home Of the Coccus lac
ca. the insects that produce the resin
Gus substance known as shellac. The
females puncture the twigs of several
different kinds Of trees. among them
the DO, the bihar and the butea. and
the twigs become incrusted with a
hard. nearly transparent, reddish, res
nous substance that serves the double
purpose Of protecting the eggs and
finally furnishing food for the young
insects.
The incrusted twigs are broken from
the trees before the young insects es-
cape and are thoroughly dried in the
sun. These dried twigs are called
''stick-lac." and from them shellac and
a dye analogous to cochineal are pre-
pared. ''Seed-lac" is the resinous con-
erection separated from the twigs.
coarsely pounded and triturated with
water in a mortar, by which nearly all
of the coloring matter is removed.
To prepare shellac the seed-lac is put
into oblong cotton cloth bags and
warmed over a charcoal fire. When
the resin begins to melt the bags are
twisted. and the pure clear resin Is
allowed to flow over fig wood planks
or the smooth stems of the banyan tree
and cools in the thin plates or shells
which constitute shellac.
Pure shellac is very valuable 1t is
much harder than colophony and is
easily soluble in alcohol
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-30
CITY ADVERTISEMENT.
Department Of Public Works.
Office Of the Board.
Richmond. Ind, Aug. soth. 81

Richmond. Ind, Aug. Soth. 1919.
To Whom II May Concern:
Notice is hereby given by the Board
OF Public Works OF the City of Rich
mond. Indiana. that on the 2oth day Of
August. 1912, they approved an assess
ment roll showing the prima facie as
sessments for the following described
improvements. as authorized by the
Improvement Resolutions named:
Improvement Resolution No. 2so-tsff
Providing for the improvement of.
Main Street. by constructing cement,
sidewalks g. wide on the south side Of
street and on the north side OF street.
from North 2lst to North 22nd Street.
Improvement Resolution No. 3tt-tst2
Providing for the improvement OF the
alley between South Sth and 9Th
streets, by constructing cement road
way the full width OF said alley, from
the first alley south of Main street TO
South a" Street
Persons interested in or affected by
said described public improvement
are hereby notified that the Board of
Public Works of said city has fixed
Thursday, Sept. 18th, 1912. 3 o'clock
a. m. as a date upon which remon-
strances will be received. or heard.
against the amount assessed against
each piece of property described In
said roll and will determine the ques-
ton as to whether such lots or tracts
of land have been or will be benefited
in the amounts named on said roll.
or in a greater or less sum than that
named on said roll.
Said assessment roll showing said
prima facie assessments, with the
names of owners and descriptions of
property. subject to be assessed. is on
file and may be seen at the office of
the Board of Public Works of said
city.
B. A. Kennepohl,
Fred r. Charles,
W. w. Zimmerman,
Board OF Public Works.
aug30-1wk
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-30
tNational News Association

MONTPELIER, VT. Aug. 3o.-The
this year comes next Tuesday, when
Vermont will elect a governor and
other state officers, representatives in
congress and members of the legisla-
ture. Politicians have been wont to
regard the Vermont elections in presi-
dental as the straw which indicates
which way the political wind is blow
ing. If there is an outpouring of the
Republicans of the state next Tuesday
Taft men will rejoice. II there is
simply a sufficient representation TO
give a majority not much in excess of
an of year lead the opposition natur-
ally will find much encouragement.
Realizing the fight they have ahead
of them this year. the Republicans
have redoubled their efforts to main
tain the normal Republican plurality
Because of the significance which that
plurality has been shown to have with
respect to the result in November
throughout the country, the Vermont
Republicans have received the assist
ance of the national organization to
an extent never known before. The
same is true of the Democrats and
Progressives.
During the present week Colonel
Roosevelt has stumped the Green
Mountain State from end to end. Num-
erous other effective Progressive cam
paigners have been heard. The third
party leaders found much to encour-
age them in the results of the primar-
les early last summer for the selection
of delegates to the Chicago conven-
ton. A month. before the primaries
it appeared that Taft would have no
opposition SO far as the Vermont Re
publicans were concerned. And yet
when the convention met the Taft
and Roosevelt forces lined up with
about even strength. Ever since the
Chicago convention the Progressives
have been actively at work here.
They hope to cut down the Republican
plurality to a minimum point, even if
they do not elect their ticket.
The Republican split has sent the
Democratic hopes soaring sky-high.
Thomas H. Brown of Rutland, the Yer
mont member of the Democratic ma
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-30
VERMONT IS IN L|MEL|CHT

tional committee, has gone on record
with the prediction that the Demo
Gratis will overthrow the normal Re
publican plurality and elect their state
ticket next Tuesday. and that they
will follow this up with a victory for
Wilson and Marshall in November
This prediction is not only interesting
coming from the national committee
man. who is on duty at national head
quarters, but il will make il easier TO
tell after the Vermont election wheth-
managers are based upon accurate
knowledge of actual conditions or up
on the usual enthusiasm and hopes OF
campaign times.
The contest for governor is a five
sided affair. The Republicans. Demo
Gratis, Progressives. Prohibitionists and
Socialists have each a candidate. The
Republican candidate for the govern
orship is Allen NJ. Fletcher. prominent
in the business life of the state, and
with a creditable record as a member
of the state legislature. The head of
the Democratic ticket is Harlan B.
Howe. an able and popular young at
torney of St. Johnsbury. The Progress,
sives are following Rev. Fraser Metz
ger, a Congregationalist minister.
The situation is complicated by the
candidacy of c. s. Smith, who was
named by a combination of Prohibi-
tionists and Changers. Smith has been
at the head of the state Grange for
a number of years and is an extremely
popular citizen. He has been making
an active campaign in the hope of
turning the state back to prohibition.
Some well informed politicians predict
that the Prohobitionist-Grang are
likely to poll surprisingly heavy vote
next week.
The Democrats have put forth the
tariff as the vital issue in the cam
paign. They also claim that the Dem
ocrats of Vermont have been the pro
gressive party in the state for years
and have long ago espoused such poll.
cies as state tax reform, the regula-
ton of corporations, and the initiative
and referendum and other innovations
in government supposed to be essen
tial to any progressive creed today.