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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21

Well kept lawns, fences kept ship
shape, paint on the buildings, shade
trees and flowers, are all things easily
obtainable, and add not only to the &C
tual value of farm and . community
where every one looks after these
things, but 1t adds to the we'll being and
satisfaction of living In such q place.
There are some men who would be con
tent to sleep in the hog pen II by so doing
they could make dollar or escape the
spending of one, but the women and
children almost without exception crave
the beautiful and treasure every oppos
tunity to make the place in which they
live fit place for humans to live.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21
PART III.

YER and over again the sun
I'M rose and sat upon the crowded
N city: over and over again the
" moonlight nights were quiet
on the plains Of Waterloo; and all that.
time was q blank to what had been
Richard D0ubledick.
Slowly laboring at last through q
long. heavy dream Of confused time
and place. presenting faint glimpses Of
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21
Some German Taxes.

Among the curious taxes imposed In
Germany on various objects are those
on baby carriages. where the amount
is 40 cents each and Sl.5O tax on Gagged
nightingales. OF which there have not
been any for many years, and tourists
for whom the hotel keeper Is taxed ~
cents. which Is added to the bill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21

French officers glass with his own that
day at dinner he secretly forgave him
In the name Of the Divine Forgiven of
injuries.
The time has since come when the son
ST Major Richard Doubledick and the
son of that French officer, friends as
their fathers were before them, fought
side by side In one cause. with their
respective nations. like long divided
brothers whom the better times have
brought together fast united.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21

Orchard Windbreaks-A windbreai
can be established in cases where sweep
ing winds rake the orchard, but general
ly speaking, IL is not necessary except II
nursery work. Sometimes 1t 10 an I'D
vantage where II exists, but not enough
to warrant Its construction simply ~ ,
windbreak. K. Gardiner, Main,
Horticulturist.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21
He Had the Bill.

Tom Qn restaurant)-Excuse me, old
man, but would you mind paying my
check? / haven't anything but a for
ty dollar bill. Jack-A forty dollar
bill! Why, never heard Of bill OF
that denomination. Tom-Here 1t is-a
bill from my tailor!-Chicago News.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21

Sterilized milk 10 the opinion of some
of tho best judges 10 not easy to digest.
l would rather have good, pure milk just
a. Il came from the COW than al the fixed.
up messes you could shake . stick 1T.
Hard to improve on nature.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21
Il Had q Charm.

II do miss Mrs. Jones. She told me
oil the news of the parish"
"Oh, that was only gosdp-no truth
In it!'
swell. there. l liked to ear IL Truth
or lies. twas all news to mellon.
don Punch.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21
Speaking Of Eyss.

'Popw
"Yes, my son."
"Kittens ere not much use until they
get their eyes open. are they"
"No, my boy"
"Well, pop. is 1t the same with pota-
toes Y-Yonkers Statesman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21

Make it . point to learn something
new every day. Never be too busy to
read good instructive literaturs!Ror listen
10 IN educated person.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21
Some Class.

.T'm afraid the new cook Will De q
little too lofty for u.s."
"WhyT
"she came In a taxicab."-Louisville
Courier-J Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21
Asxistio sremnor1mont Z

Artistic Temperament
The Prhna's Husband-l 80 Stock
Exchange seat has sold for $4,000
The Primarily. how I'D like to sing
IN that house, New York Post.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
The subscriber hereby gives notice that she
has been duly appointed admiuissrafrfx WIN
the viii annexed OF the estate Of
HENRY BERrEL MAXIM, late OF Paris,
In the County OF Oxford. deceased. and given
bonds a. the law directs. All pereons having
desired 70 present the came for settlement. and
all indebted thereto are requested to mako pay
ment Immediately.
june Nsh, lSll. LILLIAN n. MAXIM.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21
An Unsettled Question.

"Is this town on the mapT
1--WE don't know. stranger. There
amt nobody here rich enough to buy
map to find lt."-Detroit Free Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLow."

Correspondence on practical Agricultural topic:
10 solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY L.
HAMMOND. Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21

II ne could give ner tue letter ne uau
brought from Mary. His mother,
above ALL" the captain thought. "How
shall I tell her?"
"You will form friendship With
your host, hope" said Mrs. Taunton.
whom he hurriedly admitted. that will
last for life. He Is so true hearted and
80 generous. Richard. that you can
hardly fail to esteem one another. II
he had been spared"-she kissed. not
without tears. the locket In which she
wore his hair-"he would have appre-
ciated him with his own magnanimity
and would have been truly happy that
the evil days were past which made
such a man his enemy"
She left the room. and the captain
walked first to one window, whence he
could see the dancing In the garden.
then to another window, whence he
could see the smiling prospect and the
peaceful vineyards.
spirit of my departed friend" said
he. "is 1t through thee these bettel
thoughts are rising In my mind: Is II
thou who hast shown me, all the way |
have been drawn to meet this man. the
blessings Of the altered time? Is II
thou who hast sent thy stricken moth.
er to me, to stay my angry hand? Is
1t from thee the whisper comes that
this man did his duty as thou didst-
and as l did. through thy guidance,
which has wholly saved me here on
earth-and that he did no moreT
He sat down with his head buried 10
bis hands and. when he rose up. made
the second strong resolution Of his life
that neither to the French officer nor
to the mother Of his departed friend
nor to any soul. while either Of the two
was living. would lie breathe what only
he knew. And when he touched that
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21
The STORY OF RICHARD DOUBLEDICK
By CHARLES DICKENS

PART ].
IN N the year 1899 relative OF
I'LL mine came Hmping down on
foot to this town Of Chatham.
~ My relative came to Chatham
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21

But even then It became necessary
for the captain. instead Of returning to
England. to complete his recovery In
the climate Of southern France. They
found a spot upon the Rhone. within
q ride Of the old town Of Avignon and
within view of Its broken bridge. which
was all they could desire. They lived
there together six months. then return
ed to England. Mrs. Taunton. growing
old after three years-though not SC
old as that her bright, dark eyes were
dimmed-and remembering that her
strength had been benefited by the
change, resolved to 80 back for a yeal
to those parts. So she went with d
faithful servant. who had often carried
her son In his arms. and she was to be
rejoined and escorted home at tht
years end by Captain Richard Double,
dick.
She wrote regularly to her children
las she called them now. and they to
her. She went to the neighborhood oi
Ak, and there, in their own chateau
near the farmers house she rented
she grew into Intimacy with q family
belonging to that part Of France. The
intimacy began in her often meeting
among the vineyards q pretty child. Il
girl with q most compassionate heart
who was never tired Of listening to thu
solitary English lady's stories OF her
poor son and the cruel wars. The fam
lily were as gentle as the child. and al
length she came to know them 80 well
that she accepted their invitation tO
pass the last month Of her residence
abroad under their roof. All this In
telligence she wrote home. piecemeal
as It came about. from time to time
and at last inclosed polite note from
the head of the chateau soliciting. or
the occasion Of his approaching mis-
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-11
|Real Estate Transfers

Laura E. Kelsey and husband to
Harry E. Halliday. quit claim deed,
May p, 1914, lots IL to 81, block
70, first addition to city Consid-
Grafton $3.50.
Eliza p. Capen ard husband to
Harry Z. Halliday, quit claim deed
May 81. 1914, same. Consideration
$685..
Douglas Halliday ct ux., to Harry
L. Hallidays, quit claim deed May
81. 1911 Consideration s3.335.
First Bank and Trust Company
to Mrs. Helen NJ. Harm. warranty
deed, September 2, 1911. lots aud
2, block s, Miller addition Consid.
ciation $SO2.25,
Stella Adams to John E. stcger
warranty deed, September I 1914
part lot 81 and ell OF IS, and 50
block Z. fourth addition city. Con
sideration $4,000.
Mrs. L. NJ Young to Robert F
GAllom, warranty decd, JGne 30
1914, lot and west half Of lot &
blcck G, Brawn's subdivision :
Village OF Thenes. Consideration
$1,000.
Martha Eracken to Earl Braeken
warranty deed, August %, 1913
northeast Of southeast section JIG
township Is, range }. and mort
half of southeast Of northeast sec
tion 16, township Is, range 3. Con
sideration $4,000.
Severe Dexter ct al. to Ulysses s
Brown, warranty deed. August II
1914, lots 10, l6. II aud Is, bloc
>. James l.. Brawn's addition /
Village Of Thebes. Considerable
$1,000.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-11
SOUTH AFRICA,
INVADED, BEGINS
WAR ON GERMANY

Cape Town, Sept l0--In 4 stir
ring speech TO the Assembly OF the
Union of South Africa, Premier
Botha today promised the whole
hearted support OF tho Union 10 the
Imperial Government in the present
war, and declared that the racial
hatchet had been buried
AS proof of the Unions determ-
ination to assist in maintaining the
integrity of the emnira, he an
Hounced that the Government had
undertaken to carry through mill
tary operations in German South
west Africa.
The empire is at war" the Pre-
mier declared, land consequently
the Union of South Africa is at war
with the common enemy This as
sembly must realize that South
Africa's future is being decided on
the battlefelds of Europe, and, al
though there may be many here
who in the past have been hostile to
the British flag, they would today
ten times rather be under the Brit
ish then the German flag"
The Premier revealed that Ger
man forces already had entered
upon Union territory they wer
intrenched at certain points il
Kopjes and large armed German
force was on the frontier of IT,
Union.
The Premier said that the I'm
perial Government had come to tn,
financial assistance OF the Union by
lending it $35.000.000.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-11
SHOCK OF GERMAN
l6-INCH GUN
ALMOST UPSETS CREW

London. Sept. 10.-A soldier pres
ent at the capture Of the French
forts Of Manonyille. near Luneyille.
says the Amsterdam correspondent
of the London Chronicle des ribes
in German newspaper the work of
the new 16-inch siege gun Tines
guns. the soldier declares, were
placed two miles from the forts,
where the gunners were unable to
see their target They were given
the range and direction from a cap
tive balloon
The gun is described as being
very long and tremendous in weight,
and its position when being fred is
almost upright. The she'll is forced
by a charge weighing so Kilograms
(about 1874 poundsD and the noise
and concussion are terrific The
shock almost knocks down all who
sre near.
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The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-11
REPORT SHOWS 100 600 MEN
RESISTED 100000 OF ENEMY

Field Marshal General Sir John
French indicates in his report his
army consisted of two corps and two
Independent divisions, one OF which
arrived during the retreat. and wa
available only for the last two days
OF the four days battle
Under the British army orgauisa-
ion, a division contains $4,000 in
fantry and usually a complement Of
cavalry and artillery of 1000 10 5000
men.
A corps consists of two divisions;
therefore Sir John had app"oxi-
mately 100000 men at most.
Five German army corps, accord
ing to Gen. French, were erga ged
A German army corps contains 40
goo men. so that the Field MarshaTs
statement would mean that his 100,-
O00 men, with little assistance from
their French Allies resisted tn
effort of 100000 Germans 70 sur
round and destroy them.
The British losses, which hav-
been officially stated to numbe~
$4,000. occurred largely in the
four-days' battle described ia Gen.
Frenrh's report,
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-11
MOUND CITY

M9c. stephen Potter Of Cairo,
soes. Wednesday with her sister
Mrs. William Perks.
A. f. Herman of Mounds, was in
the city on business Thursday.
William Dougherty. Jr., left
Thursday for Columbus, OHIO,
where he resumes his studies at the
Ohio University.
Hiram Lewis of Grand Chain,
was here Wednesday ON business.
Mrs. James Adams of Memphis,
Tenn, is the guest II Mrs. William
Bestgen and sister Miss Brema LutZ.
Mrs. Adams and Miss Lutz were
Cairo visitors Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Ben Blum and little iaugh-
ter have returned from Paducah,
where they spent few days.
]. NJ. Grain met with a painful
accident while at work in his
blacksmith shop Tuesday \ piece
of hot iron struck MIN in the eye
The right eyeball was injured bat
DR.. Wesenberg says the sight Will
not be materially affected
Mrs. William Cowgirl and dangh-
ter Mrs. Edwin Peak of Paducah,
who are visiting relatives here,
spent Tuesday at 0lmstead.
Mrs. Gibson Hughes left Wednes-
day for Chicago, where she will
meet her sister Mrs. Dora johnson
and accompany her mere She Will
spend the winter here.
Mrtl w. III PeErine and iittle
daughter Virginia, LETT Wednesday
for Alton, H., where Miss Virginia
will attend school this winter,
Thomas Perks of Memphis, has
arrived to spend the winter with his
uncle and aunt Mr., and Mrs.
Thomas Higgins.
u. A. swisshelm Of Portsmouth.
Ohio, is in the city on business this
week
William Cowgirl Of Mount car
mel returned to his hunic Wednes-
day after a visit of a few days with
relatives here.
Misses Grace and Gail Gaunt en-
tertained few friends Tuesday
evening with "Rook' party al
their home on Third street, compli-
mentary TO their guest Miss Shirley
Kresan of Champaign, I'll. The
evening was spent at the delightful
game and at the close a dainty
luncheon was served by the host
eases. assisted by Miss Margaret FL
n;ia Miller. rue guests were
Misses Aida and Ethel Burton,
Erma Belts. LaVerna Armstrone
Ruth Bride of Cairo, Freda Miller,
Margaret Ermine Miller, Hodge
Hancock, William Dausherty, Jr.,
Fred Williamson. William Baker,
Warner Wall. Fred Johnson. Joseph
Martin, Lawrence Liyesay
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-11

barded while the ring of forts about
it held out. The forts, which are
from 3 to 10 miles from the limits Of
the city would, proven. siege guns be-
ing placed within rangs OF the build
ings OF the city IL the French
army. or a part OF it, should be
thrown back upon the defenses Of
Paris the fghting would take
place in a zone Of several hundred
square miles about the city, in
which many important suburbs are
located
Some of the important places
which lie outside OF Paris are Vim
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-11

Is innings called on account Of
darkn ess.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-11
MONEY ORDERS TOR EUROPE
NO LONGER GUARANTEED

Washington, Sept TO- Serious
interference with communication
caused by the European war led tn
Post0liice Department to announc
today that it cannot insure the cor.
rect or speedy payment Of interna
tional money orders payable in any
European country until after the re
storation OF peace ana normal con
diti0ns
Such business, it is added, will be
accepted subject to the delays and
risk incident to war
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-11
WAR TAKES ENGLISH LORD
AWAY FROM ARCTIC HUNT

Percy, son of the Duke Of Northum-
berland, and an enthusiastic orni-
biologist, arrived here from Alaska
yesterday and departed few min
utes later for London to enter the
army lie was shooting birds on
the shores of the Arctic when he
heard OF the outbreak of the wa,
and turne back.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-11

A, p. c. lEtrenched camps Nos.
/, ; and , respectively.
No, /. Fort Cormeilles
No Fort Cotillons
No. 8, Fort Franconyille.
No. 1, Double Coronne du Nord,
No 5, Fort Stains.
No. c, Fort de TEST
No. :, Fort Ouderrillers.
No. s, Fort Liory.
No. ?, Fort Blanc Mesnil.
No, 10, Fort Vauiours.
No. II, Fort Chelles.
The outer ring of forts about
Paris is seventy-hye mites IN cir
cumference. commanding the
heights Of the valley Of the Seine
The inner ring Of seven detached
forts is tkirty-four miles in circum-
ference.
Should the German army reach
Paris 1t might stretch its Investing
lines about the city in 4 cireumfcr-
ence Of 100 miles. All the small
towns lying between the German
and French lines would be likely to
suffer from artillery fire.
Paris itself could not be bonn
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-11
. Boston-First game.
Federal League.

At BaItimore-First game.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-11

No. Il. Fort de Noisy.
No. Is. Fort de Nilliers.
No. "A, Fort de Champisny
No. Is. Fort De Seey
No. 16. Fort dc MainYille.
No. Il, Fort de Noisy (ianerJ
No. is. Fort de RoSny.
No. 10. Fort de Fontenay.
No %, Fort dc Nogent.
No. 81. Fort de Jolngille.
No. %, Fort de Clarendon.
No. %, Fort dIyry
No. "a, Fort de Bitetre.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-11

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The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-11

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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-07-11

@1erifo 10. SuIi. IL Sron.
cisco Gorboiol Sbcrri6ter, puroe
beute ais @3iniItcr ocS 9lusmdrtigen
eingeidmoren.
0ie 0eputirtenfonner miro am
@lontog 8uiomnentreten lmO eS
beiBt, ooB oicielbc sic 9Srdiiocnten.
@obl fir mil uno nihtig erfldren
mil.
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Weoen Die genIenpelt.

SEEM 0r1cans, 10. Suli.
SHitc itarb Elm peiterer Fotient an
Der 9eiIlcupeit; es mar Elm gfeger-
fna6e, Der ibon ldnger franf mar.
3oS itdotiic6e Souit6tsoeportcment
bot aac SeiHcrbeitattcr on0eluieien
teinc 9ccrOiglmg por5nnc6mcn, obuc
oaB elm 9lm0eSbcomtcr bic SoOeS-
nriade icit0eitclt Bat. TeSGleiGcn
muroe anacoronct oaB ollie @oiia-
9icrc ans Der &nnol5onc minocltcnS
iie6cn Gage in Gnarani0ne licgcl
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