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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
The Post of Danger.

The Sieur de Joinvllle In his memoirs
of st. Louis tells US that a certain
man, sore beset by the pressure OF
temptation, sought counsel from the
bishop Of Paris, whose Christian name
was William" And this wise William
of Paris said to him:
"The castle Of Montphery stands In
the safe heart of France, and no invad
ing hosts assail It. But the castle OF
La Rochelle In Poitou stands on the
line of battle. Day and night 1t must
be guarded from assault. and 1t has
suffered grievously. Which. gentle
man, think you, the king holds high
In favor, the governor Of Montrhery
or the governor Of La Rochelle? The
post ct danger Is the post Of glory, and
he who Is sorely wounded In the com
bat Is honored by God and man.
Agnes Reppller in Atlantic Monthly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
Ancient Astronomy,

A most interesting discovery in
Egypt has been made. where an OBJ
servatory has been found Mt Meroe at
the bottom of well in an under
ground bathing establishment, the adj
vantage Of such an observatory being
that the stars could be seen by day as
we'll as by night. This observatory, 1t
is claimed. was evidently copy Of the
famous observatory at Assuan, where
the circumference Of the earth was
first determined-a work which was
said to have been done ut the bottom
of the well. The chamber in which the
astronomers instruments were placed
was ideally fitted for Its purpose. Only
a strip Of sky was observable. On one
of the stucco walls the astronomer has
left a record Of his calculations.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
Rraxarx Of thu Hslaians.

When Caesar in his commentaries
pronounced the Belgae the bravest OF
all the Gauls he was merely recording
the reputation that they had earned on
many a battlefield and which they
maintained even in defeat. Caesar
overwhelmed more than quarter OF
q million Of them In the year 81 B. G.
on the banks Of the Alsne. After the
crushing defeat on the Aisne several
tribes, headed by the NervM. made a
last stand on the Sambre. taking the
offensive against the Roman legions
and very nearly defeating them by the
intensity of their onslaught. But the
training and discipline Of Rome saved
Caesar, and the final result Of the no.
rojc resistance Of the Nervii was their
practical humiliation. Their peace
emissaries said, "Of GOO senators we
have lost all but three; of 10000 fight
ing men but 800 remain" 1t is from
this stock that the Belgians Of today
are descended.-F. ]. Splitstone In Les
lfp'a
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
ns,vn4sli a an Astfsnenacf.


N. Guduls was the aged cook Of the
French astronomer Lalande. Like
many men Of distinction in bis coun-
try and era, Lalande at one time DAD
bled a little In the culinary art him
self. He contrived sauce or two
which Gudule pronounced promising
for an amateur, and he was an expert
maker of salads, which he was wont
to prepare at table for the delectaton
Of his guests.
"But there is now no more OF that
Gudule lamented. with his head full
Of miserable stars he hardly knows oil
from vinegar. He makes no more sal
ads. the unhappy man. and those
which prepare for him with the ut
most care and serve charmingly-sal.
ads to tempt q king-he devours with
out q glance, without word, without
savoring, without approaching, as II
they were no more than boiled caD'
bage! A donkey eating thistles along
the highway is more grateful for MS
dinner. Stars are we'll enough In the
sky, look you, but it is imbecile to per
NIT them to interfere with your meals
here on earth. Heaven, which created
victuals and inspires cooks. never In
tended 1t. /, Gudule, say So"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
Tho Fourth Officer.

"rve been on bridge Of a ship
since l was fourteen. l don't know
how to breathe inside house." he
said. One has to lead some kind OF
life, and as I sat there thinking 1t &C.
Cured to me that, even If 1t was poor
" paid and at times lonely. there was
something very sane and useful and
good about the life of the fourth off,
Ger. In a little while he would look
at his watch and exclaim trife diff
IDENTIFY, but with an unmistakable re.
sumption of authority: "It's 10 o'clock.
You must 60 now" Then he would
almost instantly fall asleep, sleep fol-
four hours, spend four more alone
with the trackless waters and the
southern stars, battle, breakfast and
begin another day with a fit body
clear brain, steady nerves and untrou'
bled eyes.-Flandran's Essays.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
Bryapt's Pond,

Mrs. Elvira B. Swan, the nurse who
has been caring for Mrs. Daniel Bryant,
went to the hospital this week to be
treated for blood poison In the arm.
A. Mont Chase while In Boston last
week purchased Haynes six cylinder
car.
James d. Billings, who recently sold
his farm at North Woodstock, has hired
with Ernest Billings of Milton Planta-
ton, and has moved bis family there.
George q. Coffin fist. Peters, P. E. l.,
was in town last week. Mr.. Coffin, who
sold out his farm here one year ago, has
purchased another on the island.
81. N. Estes has completed the work
on the underpass at Pownal. The crew
has been discharged, though the COM
pany may do more repairs little later
on.
Harry Howe has engaged to haul
spool strips for the Dearborn Spool Co.
from the Emmons mill in Greenwood.
Charles Reed has rented the old store
building at North Woodstock and 10 1T
ting 1t up for blacksmith shop.
The Sunday evening service at the
Baptist church will be held at an earlier
hour through the winter months, COM
mencing at Z o'clock.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
Attack Of the cossaeks.

The Russian Cossacks have a form
Of attack which is peculiarly their own.
It is known as the "lava." Cossack
horses are specially trained to carry
out the maneuver. The leading sotnia
(squadron) spreads out to right and
left, and the others, at full speed, form
I'D on either side Of it in semicircle
or half moon. Every man with lance
Is attended by a man wearing sword
and all the officers are in front OF the
men Of each sotnia. The other squad
rons do not wait for q special order
but at once adopt the same formation
endeavoring to surround the enemy
from another side. With loud shouts
reminiscent Of the red Indian war
whoop the Cossacks rush down on the
foe, and even though the first assault,
be repulsed another "lava" pours down
on the shaken enemy. This system Of
attack takes its name, Of course, from
the liquid products Of volcanic activity
London Mail.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
Hebron.

In commemoration of the sixty.second
anniversary of the marriage of Mr.. ant
Mrs. c. q. George, the w. R. c. sem
them flowers on Wednesday, the 25th,
Mr.. George is q G. A. R. man In higf
standing, and Miss Gertie an sctive mem
Der in the W. R. c.
The students had sociable Wednes
day evening.
DR.. and Mrs. Tilden went to Farming
ton to spend Thanksgiving.
Norman Richardson 10 ut home from
Bates for the Thanksgiving recess.
Nearly q hundred of the academy
students went home for day or two.
Miss Jennie Copeland of Portland aud
Mrs. j. D. Sturtevant are at Fred Sturte
wants.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Il. George spent the
day with their son, A. E. George.
We regret to say Miss Gertie George
is but little improved In health and wsi
unable to 60 to her brothers with bel
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cushmsn and fam
lily were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. A
n. Richardson.
Mrs. E. s. Durham took dinner at the
Home, Miss Trip at w. A. Bsrtlett's
No doubt there were many more gather
ings for the day, but at this time we
have been unable to learn Of them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
Waterford.

Richard Jacobson has been to Massa-
chusetts on visit.
F.A. Damon, L. E. Abbott and j. G.
Harvey loaded their apples at Harrison
Monday.
We we're In the wrong last week. Matti
Pulkkinen did not sell his apples to R.
L. Cummings, but to G. Porter Of South
Paris.
Mrs. Charlie Damon visited Mrs. +. A.
Damon Wednesday.
j. C. Harvey was business visitor in
Norway Wednesday.
Willis Learned 10 taking his annual
hunting trip.
Wedding bells were ringing In town
Thanksgiving day. We wish them .
long and happy life with the ones they
have chosen.
Richard jacobson 10 going to work for
S. 8. Hall this winter.
1t Ii reported that water 10 coming Into
some Of the wells In town. Where 10 1t
coming from?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
East Brownfield,

This Thanksgiving Day has been
warm and pleasant compared with last
week. May 1t continue.
Oscar Poore is very sick with pneu-
monia. His sister, Mrs. Julia Howard,
10 assisting in tho care OF him.
Mrs. Hannah Stickney Of Sebago has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Gatchell.
Ernest Hill and Eula bennett were
quietly married last week. They are at
present living with Mrs. James Hill. e.
Frank Marston and family Of Conway
were with Mrs. Marston's father, E. E.
Rounds, for Thanksgiving.
A. r. johnson left for Waltham, Mass,
Monday. He spent Thanksgiving with
bis brother, who Ii In poor health.
Fred Gould has very sick baby. DR..
Fitch 10 In attendance.
Prayer meeting at DR.. Aarston's this
Thursday evening.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
West Sumner.

A benefit dinner will be given In the
vestry Thursday, Dec. Sd, for the family
of the late Rev. Henry Berry OF Ne
braska, who fell from . building and was
instantly killed, leaving q widow and
eight children, seven Of whom are girls
varying In age from seventeen years to
six months. Donations of clothing and
other useful articles arc solicited, that .
barrel may be sent them In time for
Christmas. Mr.. Berry was . native Of
this town and . brother of Mrs. villa
West and Mrs. Edith Thomas. Let ~
ell unite In making the contribution -
generous 40 possible, In the name Of Him
who said, "1nasmuch ~ ye have done It
unto the least Of these. my brethren, 70
have done Il unto mo-"
Mrs. Frank Scudder and son Ivan Of
Livermore Falls spent the week with
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Glover.
A. T. Hollis and family Of North Paris
spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Rosetta
Ryerson.
Herbert T. Heath is quite Ill with
bronchitis.
II. G. Barrows entertained tho families
Of G. A., Chas. A., and q. q. Barrows
on Thanksgiving day.
Miss Edith Bradford will entertain tho
Snow Bound Reading Club next We'd
nesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
An Endowed Flagstaff.

What is thought to be the only en-
lowed Flagstaff In the world Is that be-
longing to the Royal Asylum For the
Deaf and Dumb at Margate, England
This staff was erected in the first year
of the reign Of King Edward VII. In
commemoration Of his accession to the
throne. The cost was betrayed by the
pupils and friends, and the collection
taken was so large that 1t enabled the
purchase Of twenty. flags.
Even when the staff and the flags
had been paid for f4o remained In the
treasury. This sum was invested FOL
an endowment fund, and the interest
is used every other year for painting
and repairing the pole and tackle.
Some Of the various flags bought are
the royal standard, which is flown on
the kings accession day, his birth
day and his coronation day; the stars
and stripes, run up on the presidents
birthday and election day; the French
flag, used on the presidents birthday
appropriate banners for St. David's, St
Patrick's and st. Georges days; the
union jack for the anniversaries Of IA
nous battles, and flags for the church's
high festivals.-New York Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
Iocke'6 Mills.

The mill will start Monday morning
after shutdown of almost four weeks.
We shall be glad to hear the whistle
again.
z. NJ. Rowe returned from New York
Wednesday, and was entertained Thanks
giving by Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Stowell.
Other guests were Mrs. E. N. Rowe and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Stowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Swan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dennis Swan, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon French were Thanksgiving guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Swan.
Mrs. Howe Of Hanover is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. W. B. Rand.
Mrs. Clara Brown spent Thanksgiving
with her sister, Mrs. N. E. Cole, In Port.
land.
The scholars OF both grades In our
schools gave an entertainment at the
ball Monday evening. The parts were
we'll taken, and showed careful training
on the part of the teachers. The farce,
IA Slight Mistake" was given by the
Girls Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Cummings and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Knight attended
the Thanksgiving ball at Bryant Pond.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
q. sk.,x Nan ckanaes LIssle.

r,honeh it "a conceivable that man
Wind NAV have spread from q COM
mon center over the entire eartn IN q
few thousand years, Professor Artnuf
Keith in Birmingham university lec'
ture has pointed out that the discover.
les of the last fifty years clearly inu
cate that the dispersion and separa
Hon into widely separated races mas
not been rapid process. The innaD-
itants Of the lower Nile valley, though
immigrants have arrived among them,
show clearly persistence OF the olo
types for 5000 years. TIE permanenee
Of human types has also shown ~
America, and a human skeleton 0.
lansing KAN, found at depth OF
twentv-three feet in a glacial deposit
nrohably dates back 1900 years. Inc
men of England Of 5000 years ago hao
the modern stature, with the form OF
head and strength Of muscle OF many
men of today. Professor Keith oe'
clared that his audiences had repre-
sentatyes of the men Of the Derby
shire caye. I'm America the red lndlan
preserves the form Of men who lived
before the last glacial invasion. ano
the predynastic Egyptian survives 10
tribes on the Red sea. - New VOTE
Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
For the Starving Belgians.

10 Itt EuttOT.
Christmas approaches and countless
unhappy Belgisns, despite governmental
relief, the Rockefeller Foundation and
other valuable agencies, are confronted
with starvation. therefore beg the favor
of your columns to say that the Dollar
Christmas Fund for Homeless Belgians,
of which am treasurer, is working for
the special purpose Of preventing starva-
ton amongst hundreds Of thousands OF
Belgians this winter. For this purpose
we are cooperating with the London
"Shilling Fund" a much older fund
which has collected nearly S400, 900 and
which is expressly organized to see that
no Belgian man, woman or child spends
Christmastide devoid of food and shell
ter.
There will be no duplicating, no over
tapping and every penny subscribed will
go direct to the victims In whose behalf
/ appeal. / believe this great work OF
mercy commands the sympathy OF US
all. Iwould suggest various ways In
which you can help TO avert the agony
of suffering which must otherwise con-
front the refugees during the coming
winter. You can send donation to our
Fund addressed to myself as treasurer,
Messrs. Henry Clews 4 Co., Bankers,
Broad Street, New York, or you can ap
ply to our Secretary, Percy Bulleu, GO
Broadway, New York, for a collecting
card. He will be glad to issue same to
any person enclosing references.
Churches, chapels, clubs, societies and
Sunday Schools can assist by a collec
ton. Entertainment committees may
render great help by sending us the pro
ceeds of benefit performances. In all
these ways friends everywhere are as
sisting nobly. All the money received
will be cabled to Europe before Dec.
goth. The needs are Unreasonable. Let
us remember that no little nation in the
worlds long history has been more
grievously stricken yet no people can
raise their heads more proudly from the
dust. The crown OF thorns is still a
crown! Help US as best you can. Your
gift will surely be remembered long
after the war has ceased and no mans
Christmas Day will be the less happy
because in som ceases the gift may entail
some measure of personal sacrifice.
Yours very truly,
HENRY CLEws,
Treasurer, Dollar Christmas Fund for
Homeless Belgians, Is Broad Street
New York.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
Hanover.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Powers and son
Lewis start this Monday evening for
Waterloo, Wis, to visit Mr.. Powers sis.
ter. Mr.. Powers has another sister In
Colorado and two brothers in Warning.
ton whom they will visit before return
ing home. Il has been forty-nine years
since no has seen one OF his brothers,
and much longer time since he has
seen the other. It 10 the plan now to
have reunion OF the brothers and Sis
tiers before they return east, which will
be about tho first Of April.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
A Lessenlng of Caste.

In the early days of this European
struggle, when the real causes of 1t were
shrouded in even a denser mist Than
now, the opinion was frequently ex-
pressed in America that it was war OF
kings, and that out of il would come
some gain for the cause of democracy.
1t is little singular that the first sug-
gestion of any change in this direction
comes from that highly developed ma
chine, the German army. Several OBJ
servers with the Germans in the field
have commented upon the fact that OH
GERS and men in the army, under the
stress of the fierce fighting and the con-
ditions which it has produced, have
come much nearer to common stand
ing than before. During the forty years
of preparation for this war, there was a
great and impossible gulf of caste be-
tween the officers and the men Of the
army. Good discipline requires that to
a degree such condition must prevail
in any military body. The common
ground Of fellowship on which the OH
GERS aud men often stand is one of the
admitted weaknesses of a military force
made up entirely OF volunteers.
In the German army more than in that
of any other of the cultured nations the
officer caste prevailed, and to a degree
which, as we of America read of 1t,
seems almost absurd. Life under the
conditions of actual warfare has brought
officers and men distinctly nearer to,
gether, and it is noted as something
which six months ago would have been
unthinkable, that German private may
be so familiar with his officers as to say
of one of them that he is "good fel'
low"
Even in democratic America, where
the military establishment is so com
psratively inconspicuous, there is in 1t,
In time of peace, distinct tendency
toward certain kind OF snobbishness.
This fact is well understood by those
who have read books written in the
military atmosphere, and noted certain
incidents which have occurred during
the past two decades. Doubtless actual
war conditions would somewhat correct
this condition, without any lesseniug OF
effective discipline, in any army. But
that trend toward democracy, how
ever slight, should appear first in the
German army, is little remarkable.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
,;,..d snees For Artificial Light.

For viewing objects illuminated by
artificial light when 1t is desired to see
such objects exactly us they would ap'
pear in daylight, Fl. q. Ives, the Eng
llsh physicist. suggests colored glass
spectacles. The glass would be cover
ed with q collodion or gelatin surface
stained with aniline dyes carefully Sc
lected to filter out the light rays pecu.
liar to artificial light. For each kind
Of the latter a special formula would
have to be followed in preparing the
spectacles. These spectacles would be
useful in many industries, as, for ex'
ample, the making Of artificial teeth
where color has to be most accurately
matched. They might also be lent to
visitors at picture galleries by night or
on dark days. when artificial illumina-
ton Is employed, In order to insure the
most favorable view Of the pictures
New York World.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
Australian Pearls,

Pearls found On the coast Of Aus
tralia are Of many shapes and colors.
Those under ten grains are sold by
the ounce, above that by the grain.
Color has deal to do with the value.
The white pearls 60 mostly to Europe
and the yellow ones to India. In Aus.
tralia an ounce Of good white pearls
will fetch up to $500, but sometimes
realizes only fifth Of that amount
The yellow pearls may be rated on an
average ut about half the value OF the
white ones. The seed pearls used for
cheap jewelry can be had for So per
ounce and discolored pearls for Is. 3D.,
but If the discoloration Is peculiar the
value is sometimes enhanced. For the
low class of seed pearls there is con-
slant demand among oriental physi-
clans and apothecaries, who grind
them into a powder and administer 1t
to patients as q cure for many Ills.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
Wilson's Mills.

DR.. T. C. Pulsifer Of Berlin was in
town recently.
A party Of sportsmsn from Berlin
were at Bennett Bros camp for few
days, Donnie Cameron, guide.
Clinton Bennett secured fine deer the
past week, also Leslie Hart got one.
Roscoe Huntley Of Antrim, N. H., Ia
boarding at E s. Benefits.
A foot OF snow fell Thursday night,
the 10th, and it Is now good sleighing In
this vicinity.
A party OF four sportsmen with ]. W.
Buchanan In his motor boat, also the
same number of river drivers, in . SEQ
ond motor boat, put in q bad night on
the new lake recently, impeded by both
ice and wind, but finally got ashore, be-
ing rescued by P. G. Ripley, who went
up in tho towboat belonging to the A.
r. Co.
Nov. 20, to the wife of P. G. Ripley, q
son.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
What Red Cross Seals Do.

Every Red Cross Christmas Seal that
is sold is real bullet In the fight against
tuberculosis. These seals last year help.
ed to support thousands of needy tuber-
culosis patients and to give them q
chance for life. They provided for many
visiting nurses, whose hundreds Of thou.
sands Of visits brought instruction and
cheer to numerous patients. They help.
ed maintain dispensaries In scores OF
cities, from the Atlantic to tho Pacific,
where thousands of consumptive patients
received free treatment, aid and advice.
They provided the means to purchase
millions OF copies Of circulars, pamphlets
and other literature with which the
public has been educated about tubercu.
iosis. They have established and helped
to maintain more than 300 open.air
schools for children who need open.air
treatment. These are just few Of the
ways n which the 4450, 900 received last
year was expended. This year a million
dollars IL needed. Surely any one can
help by buying at least ten seals.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
Famine.

I am the skeleton In every nations
closet. hide myself in the dark re-
cesses behind the silent uniforms
swaying in the dark. While the guests
make merry and the householders ply
them with viands at the friendly board
I bid my time.
But when the alarms sound and the
guests 20 out to kill then I start forth
in the gray shadows Of early morning.
With my thin wand I touch the corn
fields and watch them wither.
And us the sun shines on battlefelds
my day of triumph comes. No longer
afraid to show my hollow face, stalk
through village and city, laying my
rafting hands on mother and wife
and. babe. .
My comrade, War, true to his eter.
nal promise, has given me the entry
to all societies.-Life.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
OIckyale.

Manley, veron and Elmer Farrar and
Bernard Putnam secured two nice deer
one day last week. David Chenery got
one also.
Oscar Allen OF Canton has returned
home after few days visit with bis
daughter, Mrs. David Chenery.
Mrs. Dan Sargent and son of Rumford
have been visiting at R. 8. Tracy's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linas Libby and daugh'
ter Lucille spent Thanksgiving with bel
sister, Mrs. Dan Lovejoy.
Herbert Richardson and lady friend,
also Florence Richardson took dinner
last Thursday with their mother, Mrs.
Almeda Richardson.
Mrs. Carl White had dinner for lei
family on Thanksgiving.
Will Dixon is working for Carl White.
Rob Farnum of Milton Is visiting biz
uncle, Will Child.
Grafton Gordon has been getting out
some pulp.