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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21
Vast Parls.

The D. A. @. Club will hold sale Of
fancy articles, aprons, homemade can
dies, food, etc., at Grange Hall on Fri
day, Jan. "a, and It will be followed BY .
drama entitled The Brookdale Farm.
Those who take part in the play are ~
follows:
Squire Brooks G. +. harden.
Row Hart G. l.. Ridlon.
Gilbert Dawson E.F. BArroWs.
Epbraim Green @. A. Bacon.
Samuel Hunter ED. Curtis.
Dick willard Y. e. Ellingwood.
Mrs Brooks Mrs. Georgia Estes
Marion Brooks Mrs. Della fen!ey.
Nan Cummings Mrs. LeonA Mdlon.
The drama will be followed by dance.
Music by four-piece orchestra.
An all-dsy meeting of West Paris
Grange Was held at the hall Saturday,
Jan. II. The meeting of the executive
committee was held In the forenoon.
After partaking of an excellent dinner
the regular business session OF the
grange was opened at 1870, also the fol-
lowing officers installed for the ensuing
year:
Master-C. 8. Dudley.
Overseer-Stetson Tuell.
Lecturer-Carrie Dudley.
Steward-M. s. Bubier.
Asst. Steward-E. +. Barrows.
Chap.-Rev. D. A. Ball.
Treas. c. Howe.
Sec.-F. l.. Wyman.
Gate Keeper-Chas. Marshall.
Ceres-Carrie Dudley.
PomOna-Cora Stearns.
Flora-Nellie Turpel.
L. A. S.-Emily TuelL
The installing officers were Deputy Rich
ard Gates, assisted by Mrs. Alice Wood
and Frank Dudley. It was voted that
the program at the next meeting, to be
held Jan. %, be open to the public.
DR.. and Mrs. r. e. Wheeler were the
guests Thursday night of DR.. and Mrs.
Wallace Weber at Lewiston.
Mrs. j. W. Lapham was taken to the
Central Maine General Hospital Monday,
where she underwent q surgical opera
ton Tuesday. Mrs. Lapham is reported
doing we'll.
Mrs. Nellie Moody, Mrs. Percy May
hew and daughters Mildred Davis and
Beatrice Davis, went to Milton Tuesday
to attend the funeral of Mrs. James
Davis.
Rev. D. A. Ball was In Boston Monday
and Tuesday.
Miss Laura Barden is visiting her sis
ter, Alice Barden, at Hebron Academy.
Arthur Flavin has gone to Bridge
water, Mass, to spend the winter with
relatives.
The Ladies' Social Circle OF the Free
Baptist church held their annual meet
ing last week with Mrs. W. W. Durham.
officers elected for the ensuing year are
as follows:
Pres.-Mrs. Marilla n. Coburn.
yice-Pres.-hrs. Maud Billings.
Sec.-Mrs. Anna w. White.
Treas.-Mrs. Mary e. Emery.
Chap.-Rev. L. W. Raymond.
Work Com.-Mrs. Billings, Mrs. Emery, Miss
Berry.
A party of young people from here at
tended the entertainment at Greenwood
Thursday evening.
Miss Edith B. Jordan was given q
birthday party Wednesday evening at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l..
Willis. The party was arranged by their
daughter, &rs. Emma W. Mann, and was
a perfect surprise to Miss Jordan. A
very pleasant evening was enjoyed by
the company Of young ladies present.
Miss Jordan received several pretty to-
kens expressing the esteem and good
wishes Of her guests. Refreshments
were served.
c. E. Stearns entertained several
members of the Mems club at his home,
Stearns Hill, Monday evening.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21

} A mean stuffy cold, with hoarse
wheezy breathing 10 just the kind that
runs into bronchitis or pneumonia.
Don't trife with such serious conditions
but take Foley's Honey and Tar Com.
pound promptly. Quick and beneficial
results are just what you can expect
from this great medicine. It soothes
and heals the inflamed air passages. Il
stops the hoarse raoking cough. A. 3.
Shurtleff Co., South Paris; 8. E. Newell
& Co., Paris,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21
Browufield.

Mrs. Charles Hanson is in Vermont
for few days.
Frost Mountain Grange entertained
the Oxford and Cumberland Union
Pomona Thursday.
A large gathering was present at the
Rebekah Installation Jan. 7th.
j L. Frink has had another severe at
tack Of Indigestion, and is attended by
DR.. Fitch.
Mrs. Sarah Whitney of Denver, Col,
who now is making her home In Brown
field, has gone to Chelsea, Mass, for the
winter.
NJ. Z. Wentworth of Denmark was at
j. L. Friuk's recently.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21
Rcd Tape In Germany.

The following Is an illustration Of tie
ben ties of bureaucratic administration
In Germany
1t appears that In the postofice de-
partment at Berlin, II clerk wishes
new lead pencil, he must turn in to the
proper authority the stump Of the one
that has become too short for further
use. In one case q clerk received his
new pencil without returning the end
Of the old one, and before this error
was discovered this clerk had been
transferred to another Office. Shortly
after the assumption Of his duties at
his new post this clerk received an Of
flcial intimation that he had neglected
to turn in his pencil end. BY this time,
however. the end had disappeared. In
order to avoid official reprimand, the
resourceful clerk purchased new PEN
ell, cut Off q piece about the length OF
the missing end and dispatched 1t to
the stationery department Everybody
was accordingly satisfied. - Harpers
Weekly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21
ESCAPED AFTER FIFTEEN YEARS.

W. P. Broyles made q successful e.
cape after fifteen years Of suffering from
kidney and bladder troubles. Foley
Kidney Pills released him and will do
just the same for others. He says:
"They cured . most severe backache
with painful bladder irregularities, and
they do all you claim for them" Re-
fuse substitutes. A. E. Shurtleff Co.,
South Paris; 8. E. Newell & Co., Paris.
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ESTABLISHED 1888.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Every Street In South Paris.
Parker's Hair Balsam.
Our January Clearance Sale.
Wanted.
Bankruptcy Notice.
Horse Blankets.
Compare These Prices, etc.
Seponset Parold Roofing.
Red Tag Sale.
Paris Trust Company.
Wanted.
Notice OF Bankruptcy.
Commissioners Notice.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21
Shake Into Your shoe,

Aliens Foot. Ease, the antiseptic powder. Il
relieves tired, aching. swollen, sweating feet. and
makes walking easy. Takes the sting out OF
Sold Everywhere. Csc. Don't accept any sub.
stitute. Sample FREE. Address. Allen 8. Ohm.
stead. L. Roy, NY. SO
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21

Engineers and firemen on the Bangor
and Aroostook Railroad went on strike
Saturday for an increase Of pay to the
standard wages on eastern roads. The
passenger schedule Of the road 10 being
maintained in part, but freight Ia ct .
standstill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21
A CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.
Dramatic Climax to q Trial In French
Court.

Dramatic Climax to q Trial In French
Court.
Coincidence-chance-plays tremen-
dous part in human history. Fate Is
another name for the same thing; 30 u
luck. All these words are merely our
ouny euphemisms for Z. the unknown
quantity.
Not a day passes but the story OF q
remarkable coincidence Is brought TO
public notice. A stranger incident new
er occurred, however, than this one,
the account of which IL In an old copy
of the Chronique de Paris.
A youth Of about nineteen was
brought to trial for having broken the
window Of a bakers shop and stolen q
two pound loaf.
The Judge-why did you steal the
loaf?
Prisoner-I was driven by hunger.
"Why did you not buy 1T"
Because had no money"
But you have gold ring on your
finger. Why didn't you sell it3"
II am founding. When was TAX.
en- from the bank of ditch this ring
was suspended from my neck by q
silken cord, and kept 1t in the hope Of
thereby discovering at least who were
my parents. l cannot dispose Of It"
The procursr du roi Qings attorney
made violent speech against the pris-
oner, who was found guilty and sen,
fenced to Imprisonment for i've years.
Immediately upon this woman more
worn down by poverty than age came
forward and made the following decla.
ration:
Gentlemen OF the Jury. twenty years
ago young woman was married to a
young man Of the same town, who aft.
erward abandoned her. Poor and dis.
tressed, she was obliged to leave heI
child to the care Of Providence. The
child has since grown up, and the wo-
man and the husband have grown old
er, the child In poverty. the woman IN
misery and her husband In prosperity
They are all three now in court The
child is the unfortunate prisoner whom
you have Just pronounced guilty, the
mother is myself. and there sits the IA
ther." pointing to the kings attorney.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21
North Ruckfield.

The drama, "Hick'ry Farm" will be
presented at North Buckf1eld Wednes.
day evening, Jan. 22d. This was post.
poned from Jan. 10th on account Of sick
naaa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21
SINGLE COPIES.

Single copies OF THE DEMOCRAT are four cent
each They will be mailed on receipt OF price by
the publishers or for the convenience OF patrons
single copies OF each issue have been placed on
sale at the following places In the County:
South Paris, Towards Drug Store.
Shurtleh's Drug Store.
Norway, Noyes Drug Store.
stones Drug Store.
Buck6eld. Alfred Cole. Postmaster.
Paris Hill. Mrs. Harlow, Post Odice.
West Paris, Samuel T. White.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21
Whom Swinburne Was Ready.

A diverting picture Of Swinburne. his
frock coat bullying with manuscript,
whiting to be asked to read aloud his
latest poem, Is given In Edmund
Gosse's Portraits and Sketches"
After floating about the room and
greeting his host and hostess with
many little becks Of the head and af-
fechonate smiles and light wavings Of
the fingers. he would settle ut last up
right on n chair, or by preference Oh
sofa, and sit there IN Il state of rigid
immobility, the toes Of one foot pressed
against the heel Of the other Then he
would say In an airy. detached way. as
though speaking Of some absent per-
son, ~ have brought with me my 'rha-
lassius' or my Wasted Garden Tor
whatever 1t might happen to be). which
l have just finished" Then he would
be folded again In silence. looking Mt
nothing. We then were to say, "Oh,
do please read 1t to US! VIII your
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21

my child was burned terribly about tho taco,
neck and chest applied DR.. Thomas Eclectic
oil. The pain ceased and the child sank Into
. . ressful sleep" Mrs.. Nancy n. Hanson. Ham.
burg, n. 7.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21
Grim Aumoc.

Hokus-I will tell you, IN operation
for appendicitis Is no joke. Pokus-No.
but If 1t were 1t would be sidesplit-
ting one.-Life.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21
West Bethel.

1.-THE signs are bad when folks commence
A-Hndin' fault with Providence.
And balkin' cause the earth don't shake
At every prancin' step they take.
No man Is great till he can see
How less than little he would be
II stripped to self. and stark and bare
He hung his sign out anywhere.
My doctrine is to lay aside
Contentious, and be satisfied;
jest do your best, and praise er blame
That follers that counts jest the same.
I've allus noticed great success
Is mixed with troubles, more or less,
And It's the man who does the best
That gifts more kicks than all the rest"
james Whitcomb Riley.
Midwinter.
Signs of rain.
Changeable temperature.
A January thaw IL now due.
Freezing to-day and melting to-mor-
row.
Just enough snow for good sleighing.
Only two weeks before Candlemas
Day.
Dry wood is high but quite plentiful.
Cars loaded with wood and boards are
sent from this station nearly every day.
Lewis D. Cormier seems to be we'll
fitted for the place he now holds in West
Bethel station.
Birch bolts for spool stock and maple
for bowels Is now coming into the mill
yard quite fast.
Mrs. Hattie A. Grover has the mumps
and is quite i'll, and there are several
other cases among the children in and
near this village.
Installation of officers in Pleasant Val
Icy Grange, as well as all public enter
tainments, now end with dancing, and
religious evening meetings may soon be
closed with social hops.
NJ. NJ. 0'Reilly came home from the
hospital Monday afternoon without a
surgical operation being performed; and
seems to be improving, but it may be
weeks before he will be able to again do
his former work in the railway station.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21

When men are friends there Is no
need Of Justice but when they are just
they still need Observation-Disclosures.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21
RED TAG SALE
taken advantage the opportunity high cos. Of M
by visiting the RED TAG SALE AT SMItEY'S.
will not last prces

LADIES' AND CHILDREN's COATS half price,
LADIES SUITS, half price.
LADIES' AND CHILDREN's FURs, per discount.
LADIES' FUR CAPS per cent discount
LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS Red Tag Prices
COTTON CLOTH beached yd 40 nch unbsachsd 3D.
LINENS, NAPKINS, choice patterns about half prices
TOWELS fancy towels that would match
LACE CURTAINS, several lots greatly reduced.
SHEETS, full sze 400 each. Pillow slips 1910.
GINGHAMS, the 12c kind for &c.
PERCALES small lot only SC.
CRAsH pure quality l1ic lie quality sic oc quality
LACES heavy torchon, Sc I'D. fine orchon, SC I'D.
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR values that should overlook
SMALL Trimmings Ribbons HANDKERCHIEF Hamburgs Wr
ipes Crstonnes House and many other small lots
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21

After the election Of senator Repre-
sentative Wheeler issued the following
statement:
"The Progressives In the Maine House
of Representatives have taken their
stand for a separate and distinct party
organization. At the opening of this
session Progressive members decided TO
make working fusion with the Republi-
can members, and in pursuance thereof.
we have assisted in organizing the House
on a Republican basis. The express
agreement OF Republican leaders was
that they would unite with the Pro
gressives in securing Progressive legisla-
ton promised in the Bangor platform.
After few days IL became evident that
Republican leaders in this state had de-
termined to delay and hold up several
important features of Progressive legis-
lation. This attitude il not satisfactory
to the Progressives and is not we'll re-
ceived by the public.
Accordingly in the remaining days of
the session we shall act as . separate
party and work as Ii seems best for the
enactment of Progressive legislation re-
CARELESS of any other party.
"Let il be understood that from this
time out there are three parties on the
floor of the House."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21
Burleigh Elected Senator.

In the maine legislature on w oOnes-
day Edwin G. Burleigh of Augusta, the
Republican candidate who received the
plurality in the primaries last June, was
elected United States senator for term
Of six years from the fourth of March.
In Joint convention he received 81 votes,
the exact number necessary for q choice,
TO 50 for Obadiah Gardner, Democrat,
and Z for Z. NJ. Thompson of Augusta,
Progressive.
There is no doubt that Augusta was,
for the first three days of last week, the
scene of the greatest excitement that has
conferred at the state house in more than
q generation. The Democrat will not at
tempt to give q history of the time, even
In its external features, which are al
ready generally known, but will briefly
summarize the result.
Both houses voted according to law at
noon Of Tuesday. In the senate Edwin
c. Burleigh received the votes of the q
senators elected as Republicans, and
Obadiah Gardner the votes of the 10
Democrats. In the house the voting was
preceded by an attempt on the part OF
the Democrats, In which they were join
ed by some of the Progressiyes, to un-
seat certain members of the house who
were postmssters, on the ground Of their
ineligibility under the constitution. This
was carried to the point of actually IN
seating one member, but action on the
others was prevented by lack of time.
The vote in the house was Burleigh ~,
Gardner u, and E. NJ. Thompson Of Au-
gusts, Progressive, 4. Four members
elected as Republicans cast the four
votes for Thompson. They were James
Mathieson of Rangeley, Ernest B. Sander
son of Greene, William A. Stuart of East
Livermore, and Otis NJ. Richardson of
Canton. Alton G. Wheeler of Paris, in
voting, stated that he voted for Burleigh
for once only, in Difference to the prima-
ries.
No person having received majority
vote of both houses, the election was
thrown into the joint convention of the
two houses, at noon on Wednesday.
Further action In the matter of unseating
postmasters 10 the house was prevented
by Representative Smith OF Parten, who
talked against time until the hour of the
joint convention.
The result of the vote was as given
above. The only changes from the vote
OF the preceding day were that Repre-
sentative Alton c. Wheeler of Paris, who
had voted for Burleigh on Tuesday, vot-
ed for Thompson on Wednesday, and
Representative Cochrane of Edgecomb
did the same, and Representative Stanley
of Cumberland, Democrat, who had
been paired with Republican who is in
the hospital, and had not voted on Tues
Gay, also voted for Thompson.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21

The D. A. @. Club will hold . sale of
fancy articles, aprons, homemade can
dies, food, etc., at Grange Hall on Fri
day, Jan. "a, and Il will be followed by .
drama entitled The Brookdale Farm.
Those who take part in the play are ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-01-21
Buckne1d.

Geo. W. Pike of Springfield, Mass,
made flying visit to his uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Cole, on Saturday.
D. D. G. Master, E. a. Cole, assisted
by D. D. G.. Marshal Harry Harlow Of
Blake Lodge. I. o. o. F., Of Turner, in.
stalled the officers Of Nezinscot Lodge,
No. 104, of Buckfleld, Saturday night.
An,0yster supper was served. The Off.
Gers are:
N. Go. C. Casey.
v. CD. O. Wilmington.
SEQ. E. Warren.
Treas.-A. T. Cole.
Warden-R. A. Allen.
Conductor-F. G. Davee.
B. 8. N. CD. r. Ellingwood.
L. 8. N. G.-H L. Parker.
E 8. V. G.-Arthur Deane.
L. 8. v. G.-Carroll McIntire.
3. 8. S.-Henry Allen.
L. 8. Sc. B. Record.
/. &C.. B. Shaw.
0. G.-R. L. Cummings.
Chap.-F. 8. Washburn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-13
NO YIELDING BY ROOSEVELT.
Former President Opposes Any Re
turn to Republican Party.

NEW YORK. February 13.-Former
| President Roosevelt made his first public
| appearance in the councils Of the pro-
gressive party for many weeks last night.
! to say that so far as he was concerned
there would be no compromise, no ANAL
gamation, no yielding in the fight for
party.
THE progressive party has come to
| stay he declared.
| The ex-President again attacked the
supreme court of Idaho for its decision
denying the progressive party a place on
the ticket at the fall election.
| He declared that the decision was IAN
| even greater blot on the American jul
! dietary than the bred Scott decision it
self, and added that mo anarchist ever
can or will hurt the courts as they are
| hurt by such action this Of the highest
court Of the state of Idaho
Many OF the conspicuous figures in the
progressive campaign gathered for the
| gressive Club. Former Senator Albert J.
Beverage, Oscar S. Straus. William II.
| Hotchkiss and eX-Representative w.
| Bourke Cochran also made speeches.
| Col. Roosevelt declared uneQuivocally
against the amalgamatfon OF the repub-
lican and progressive parties.
THE progressive party said he, will
amalgamate with neither of the two
oiu pdi ues' potii vi WIlcH are Ooss-coH-
troled and privlege-ridden. We believe
that in each of these parties. however
there are hundreds of thousands of good
honest men and women who are pro-
gressves. The only place for them Is in
our party. We will welcome them in
and we will treat them on an exact
equality with ourselves, paying not the
slightest heed whether they are ex-repub-
licans or eN-democratS. We are all pro-
sresslves together and nothing else. we
of the progressive party. and ours is
the only party competent to mold Alright
the future of this mighty republic
Millions of voters will join the pro-
Sressive party when they are sure that
It is an organized force that will last. in
the opinion of former Senator Beveridge.
Mr.. Beveridse reviewed the program
of the progressive party and declared
THAT it would end sectonalism and thus
fulfill Lincoln's dearest dream and noblest
purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-13
CALLS IT AID TO MONOPOLY.
Senator Thomas Complains of Fed.
eral Water Power Policy.

The conservation of the United States
as it has been regulated by departmental
heads in Washington was the target of
criticism by Senator Thomas of Colorado
in the Senate yesterday afternoon
Monopoly is strengthened rather than
hindered, he said, by the policy of with
drawing water power sites from public
entry. 1t has resulted in, making all the
stronger. he said. the grip of those prl-
vate individuals who have already obtain
ed valuable water power concessions. Be-
cause the government reserves the right
to change conditions and requirements
whenever department officers considered
it wise, Senator Thomas declared that
money is rot available for the develop
meut of water powers in the west and
the power is running to waste year after
year
AS u solution of the problem. Senator
Thomas commended that the states should
take over the public water powers, de-
velop them as Il public utility and sell the
electricity throughout the state Mr..
Thomas was speaking specifically in OPP
position to that feature of the Connecticut
river dam bill which gives the federal
government control over the water power
proposed to be developed at Windsor
Locks, Conn, in the Connecticut river
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-13
Schelling's Recital.

Ernest Schelling. an american pianist
of great attachments and international
reputation, appeared in recital Nester-
day afternoon ut the Columbia Theater
before an audience that made up in APP
probation what was lacklnS in mum
bers Mr.. SchelIing presented an exact
ing program OF COMPOSITIONS hY Chopin
aud List. displaying Il tone of velvet.
splendid teChnic and great originality
of Interpretation. in the opening num-
her. ChopinS n Minor Sonata. his
work was marked 10y we'll sustained
power and fidelity to til" ronanticism
of the composer. This Was followed by
Sronp of smaller numbers. Moe
turnes, on. -. NJ. /. and opus o., in
u major Etudes' OH. 10, in y Hat,
aud op. -, il T. major. aud the Bar
carolc and Troisicmc B:tlllde At the
conclusion ut these numbers the arts :
Was recalled again and again, respond
ing hN playing the beautiful "Etude.
op -, No. !. in which he displayed an
exquisite singing tone aud much senti
ntcHt-
The remainder OF the program was