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gray ranks and shining bayonets! An blood that burns at the rhythmic blink oi the serried ranks! Was ever sad ms take more beautifully made? With quick elastic step, and in faultless formation the far-sweeping lines of infantry burst swiftly over the hill. And at the front rode Pickett himself. jaunty, careless and confident, his long red hair curing to his collar, his caps visor in his eyes
 No soldier could witness that assault without burning to be in it. Marmaduke found himself galloping wildly Tn the wake of the attacking column. The road he crossed was filled with the fallen. They writhed or crawled, or lay move less as the dust; there were snort, snarl shrieks He saw Garnett covered With dust, dead beside his mangled horse. A little way beyond company of what seemed to be stragglers lay in close order, out of all possible cover. The officer commanding seemed undecided as to whether he would advance or retreat. Why don't you move your men? shout ed Marmaduke, forgetting that he was not commanding on this field.
 .'They are dead, sir,' was the answer
 Say Sarge" said a soldier of Virginia "what name will all this killin' go by?'
 'The Battle of Gettysburg," said the sergeant. "Close up! Close up!'
 FLOW TO PLAY BASEBALL"
 "A Manual for Boys" By John J.
 McGraw. Harper Brothers, publishers
 New York.
 Not boys alone, nor young men alone but everyone who occasionally goes tc
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see a ball game and likes it will find it interesting and worth while to read How to Play Baseball--A Manual for Boys'-the extremely sensible and con : else summing up of the essentials of the game by John McGraw. manager needless to say) of the Giants. Big league experience speaks in every line of the book. In detail Mir. McGraw goes over the special work of every man on tho team; he tells all about the scientific way of batting, of runnin,
 bases. and of sliding. There is a chap ter upon the managers function. and
 that subtle factor. "the stage of the
 game" Is fully considered. Each play CTS part is taken up with reference to the work of others likely to be con ccrned in the same play; cooperation Is taught, and for the young player there are many practical hints of the time saving, preventing kind
 The third baseman, for example. is told that when he crosses over to his right to get ball he should not run back anX farther than necessary because IT.
 this way he turns his back to first base and is all out of shape to throw There is expert advice and pseudo expert advice; Mir McGraw's is of the former kind. q
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ious hopes there was no one left to follow on to freedoml A more complete flasco you could not well imagine. The disillusionment of the enthusia stic Anne gives up poignant medicine in delicious medium. She Is brought to her feet and realizes that a woman's place fs--well. not at the head of a suffrage parade and rapidly she finds a new and truly important interest in her old lover. The humor of the discovery that the male standard bearer who eloped with General" Miss Murphy was in reality Aunt Emily's long-lost husband is immense. One of those laughs not soon to be forgotten. This novel will indeed stir up the rival suffrage camps "GREAT PIANISTS ON PIANO PLAY
 ING"
 By James Francis Cooke. With por-
 traits and biographies. Theodore
 Presser company, publishers. Phila-
 delphia.
 In his very reliable and entertaining as we'll as instructive, book entitled Great Pianists on Piano Playing by James Francis Cooke, the author has contributed one of the finest compo- sitions to musical literature that has been published in many days. We'll written, broad in it's scope, thorough in it's treatment of music and the great masters, MT. Cooke has established himself as a scholar and a finished writer on musical matters, and no musician can afford to miss the opor- tunity of reading after him.
 Included in the Series of Personal Conferences Upon Technic Interpreta- tion, Oppression, etc, With Prominent Virtuosos," are such present day cele- brities as Bachus, Bauer, Bloomfield Zeisler, Busoni, Gabrilowitch, Levhinne, De Pachmann, Scharwenka, Rachman : inoff, chelling and many others.
 Beginning with the opening chapter, 'The Artists Life" and going through the many interesting chapters, "The Story of a Wonder Child" "The Pianist of Tomorrow" Distinctive Piano Play ing" Modern Pianistic Problems' The Training of the Virtuoso," Econ omy of Music Study" up to the final chapter, What Interpretation Really Is," the book is replete with a fund of information and really valuable sugges- tions.
 MT. Cooke Is to be congratulated upon fested his Great Pianists on Piano Playing" and the musical world Is his debtor to large degree.
 The cordial reception given to the first aditions of Great Pianists on Piano Playing indicated the practical needs for such a work and pointed to it's wide introduction among music lovers, teachers and students in pri- vate work as we'll as conservatories. During the better part of 10 years
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WILD MUSTARD"

By William Jasper Nicholas. ]. B. Lip
 rincott Co, publishers, Philadelphia
 William Jasper Nicolls has chosen d unique but potent theme for his new novel, Wild Mustard" The setting is In the beautiful but withal rather con- vcntional Chester valley outside of Phila dclphia. The charming heroine lives with her father and mother on their country place. A young neighbor Is devoted to her, but--but. and here lies the vital point of the tale. the heroine. of new fashioned ideas in the old fashioned home. Is filled with tho desire of playing some striking part In the world. Then the fun commsnce the result Is a splendid ante -suffra ge story glittering with wit, bubblinr over with humor and withal an under current of satire that makes us of the unsatiric twentieth century rub our eyes.
 Wild mustard, the weed, has a bite individual and effective and these are tne qualities of this striking novel The indomitable Aunt Emily starts the excitement, she persuades Anne to at- .efo a suffrage meetings in the neigh oering town. An adventurous English militant, General Murphy, the terror oV Inc London police, addresses the c.owd great Is her power over the feek and mildi Anne is filled with en- tausiasm and when she finds herself elected associate general" of the wom- an h!kers on their march to Harris purt, she feels that her romantic dreams have indeed come true. As Joan d'Arc liberated France. so shall she hberate her sex. Surely a chance to ac- eomDllsh something.
 From the middle of the town before crowd of jeering onlookers the pro . cession sets out upon the road By the tune that they had reached the suburbs Anne finds that her army had dwindled to six: the threats and caiolinrs of Aunt Emily are to no avail there are soon but four in the entire company HOW sad 1t was that after such glor-
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GIRLS! GIRLS! YOU MUST TRY THIS!
 DOUBLES BEAUTY OF YOUR HAIR

you have doubled the beauty of your hair. A delightful surprise awaits those whose hair has been neglected or Is scraSgy. faded. dry. brittle or thin. Besides beautifying the hair. DAnderine dissolves every particle of dandruff olcanses. purifies and invigorates the scalp. forever stopping itching and falling hair. but what will please you most will be after few weeks use. when you see new hair-fine and downY at first--yes really new hair grow ing all over the scalp. If you care for pretty. soft hair. and lots of 10. surely get a 20 cent bottle of Knowl. tons Danderine from any drug storp for toilet counter and just try it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-01
URIC ACID NEVER CAUSED RHEUMATISM

l WANT to prove 1t to your satisfac- ton. If you have rheumatism. acute or chronic-no matter what your condition ,msRiiEuMATiSM-Its Cause and Cure.S Thousands call 1t The most wonderful book ever Written" Don't send a stamp Its ABSOLu1 ELY FREE. JESSE A. CASS. Dept 744. Brocton,
 Mass.
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The Destroyers of Cities

That the strongest Notifications ever built cannot withstand the attacks of the great German siege mortars will be readily understood from the following explanation of it's capacity. as told by a military expert in the war Issue of the Scientific American. as follows
 Exact particulars as to the weight of the shell and ballistic features of the 1f- inch mortar are not avaiable; but ty comparison with our own 12-inch mor- tar it may be assumed that the follow Ing particulars are not far from the facts: The weight of the gun and ita
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"We1I. Did You Ever! Come Over and See How Easy 'GETS-Ir Got That Corn" on in 2 seconds, and away they go, shrivel, vanish. No more cotton-rings bulgy. no more bandages to & stop cir IT. culation and stick to the stocking, no more salves to turn the flesh raw and make the corn pull" no more knives or razQrs with danger of bleeding and blood poisoning.
 "GETS-IT' is painless, stops pain, and Is absolutely harmless to healthy flesh. Warts and bunions disappear "GETS-IT" gives immediate relief.
 'GETS-IT'' is sold at druggists at 25 cents a bottle, or sent on receipt of price to E. Lawrence & Co.,, Chicago.
 Sold in Birmingham by Eugene Jacobs Drug store, 1904 Second avenue, Gale Drug Co @ stores) 307 First ave- nue and Pratt Station, Pratt City, Ala.
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are provided horizontal rudders, which serve to control the motion of the boat in horizontal plane: that Is to say. the depth at which she runs is regulated ty these rudders. For steering in the horizontal plane, instruments are provid ed, so that the boat may be navgated with the same degree of accuracy as boats on the surface.
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For % cents you can make your hair l1strous, fluffy,
 and abundant

Immediate ?--Yes. Certain? That's the icy of it, Your hair becomes light. wavy. fluffy. abundant and ap-
 pears as soft. lustrous and beautiful as q young girls after q Danderine hair cleanse. Just try this--moisten a clcth with little Danderine and carefully draw it through your hair. taking one small strand at time Thls will cleanse the hair of dust. dirt or excessive oil. and in just few moments
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'PLhNNING> AND FURNISHING THE HOME" By Mary J. Quinn. Illus trated Harper Brothers. New York.
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|NO HEADACHE OR NEURALG|A PAIN
Get a 10 cent package of Dr. James Headache Powders
 and don't suffer

When your head aches you simply must have relief or you will go wild It's needless to suffer when you can take remedy like Dr. James Head ache Powders and relieve the pain and neuralgia at once. Send someone to the drug store now for a dime package of Dr. James Headache Powders. Don't suffer. In a few moments you will feel fine-headache gone-no more neu- ralgta pain.
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"oH! OH!''

Try "GETS-IT,' the Painless New-PIan Corn Cures See Your Corns Vanish
 In q Hurry
 "Whew! hurts way up to my heart I've tried almost everything for corns! Corr, sufferers. cornless joy is at hand! "GETS-IT' is the only real en- emy any corn ever had. Put "GETS-IT'
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'BANDS OF ESAU." By Margaret Delsnd. Illustrated Harper Brothers. publishers. New York.
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OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED.

"BURGEsS UNABRIDGED" A NEW DICTIONARY" By Gelett Burgess. With cover designs and illustrations by Herb Roth Frederick A. Stokes & Co, pub- fishers, New York.
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LORRAINE" By Robert W. Cham bers. Harper Brothers, publishers, New York.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
"a v.,x Mon,trovs Great shIp..

In her life Of James w." Miss |
A. Taylor says that James was untlr.
Ing In his efforts toward the realiza
ton Of a good Scottish feet In 1911
the building of the St Michael. "a
very monstrous great ship" was com
pleted. "All the woods In Fife. save
one. had been laid waste to build her
and mnterial was also imported from
Norway According to Lindsay. this
wonder ship. which was 240 feet long
and SO broad. numbered all Scotland
to get her to the sea" Her sides were
ten feet thick within walls Of oak,
and she cost the king. all told. some
100000 he paid her daily visits when
she lay in the roads. often dining and
supping on board. and exhibiting her
to the lords and ladies' be brought
with him. Henry VIII. was covetous
Of her. bnt when the singular request
was preferred that James would
grant Henry the loan Of the apple OF
bis eye. the great st. Michael. the
kings reply was to the effect that II
he would make peace with France be
might command all bis ships" Six
months after their kings death the
Scottish government sold this desirable
ship TO Louis XII.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03

Curator James of the State museum
has mounted and placed ON exhibit .
blue. throated humming bird and nest,
arranged after Its manner Of life In the
Maine woods. The bird measures about
three inches from tip of tall to point Of
beak. The nest was presented to the
museum by Kenneth Lee of Augusta,
who found 1t while acting as FIRE patrol
last summer In Township B, Piscata-
quis county. Three small birds were in
the nest when 1t was first seen by Mr..
Lee, who secured It after the birds had
left. The nest Is only one inch In d.
ameter.
Figures to show the efficiency OF the
fire fighting and protective system Of
the Maine forest districts are contained
In the annual report of Blaine s. Viles,
State forest commissioner. The area Of
the forest district Is about 9,487, TIA
acres, and the area of forests outside the
district is about 4,S24,125 acres. The
total damage the past year in the dis
trict was $28,328 by fires on S,9a8
acres, and the cost of fighting them was
$685.. Incomplete returns from out.
side the district reported 102 fires with
an estimated burned area of 20,S57 acres
and loss of s14s,285. The damage to
the forests was unusually slight.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
The IilssIbis Writer.

A protest which Michelangelo once
made to bis nephew against bis send
Ing letters in illegible handwriting will
arouse great deal Of sympathy In the
breast Of modern sufferers from the
same form Of rudenesa Il b contain
ed In q letter given In the life OF
hichelangelo.'
n never receive q letter from you
without being thrown into q fever b.
fore I con read Il am at Q loss to
know where you learnt how TO writel
Little love herei believe u you had
to write to the biggest an In the world
you would take greater care. I threw
your last letter into the Ore because
| could not read It. I cannot therefore
reply I have already told you. and
constantly repeated. that every time
get q letter from you fever attacks
me before I succeed In reading It"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
Notes..

When boiling green vegetables, small
particle Of soda or lump Of sugar In
the water will keep the color fresh.
To clean mica In stoves use vinegar
and water. Soap and water will not do
nearly as we'll.
This old saying of Grandmother will
bear thinking Of: mo one can success
fully run her house alone; she needs q
neighbor to help" Keep your eyes
open to new methods and your ears to
helpful suggestions.
To have custard pie Of an even, nice
brown when baked, sprinkle Q little
sugar over the top just before putting It
In the oven.
Try tossting tho bread In corn pop
per and save burned hands.
When you suspect that Your cooking
has scorched . little because you have
neglected It just q moment too long, lift
the vessel of food quickly from the Ere
and stand It In . pan Of water for few
minutes. In almost every case the
scorohed taste will entirely disappear.
Doughnuts or biscuits may bs made
almost - good - new by putting them
in whole paper bag, sprinkling In .
few drops Of water, twisting the end
tightly, putting In very hot oven for
short time, but raised from tho bottom
Of the oven little by CRATE.
Meats and vegetables cooked In cover.
ed crockery cAsseroles In slow oven or
. flreless cooker are juicy and tender and
leave the cooks mind free.
It may not be the latest fashion to
leave tho table act between meals, but at
least It saves precious half hour In .
day for reading, resting or enjoying the
baby.
Sometimes husband longs for more
Of companion and less Of . Slave TO
'fussy housekeeping"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
A Mystery Of Diplomacy.

OF disappearances. most mysterious
was the case of BENJAMIN Bathurst.
who vanished on Nov. Is. lSO9. while
engaged on q secret mission for the
British foreign Office Vienna was the
, young diplomatist's objective and.
with q friend and valet In a post.
chaise. Perleberg, small posting
town In North Germany. had been
reached Here Bathurst supped and
slept awaiting the arrival Of fresh
horses Waking. be asked II the horses
were ready and passed out Of the Inn
door to make inquiries. Eight people
saw him 60 out, but none ever set eyes
on him again Various theories were
set afoot-Napoleon's spies. robbers.
llnesA About three years ago, In the
forest near Perieberg. q skeleton was
discovered with q hole In the skull as
from q heavy blunt instrument Was
II that Of 1.-The English lord" a. Perle-
berg people surmised 7-London Taller.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
Needful knowledge.
South Paris People Should Learn to
Detect the Approach Of Kid.
ney Disease.

The symptoms of kidney trouble are
many. Disordered kidneys often excrete
thick, cloudy, offensive urine, full OF
sediment, irregular Of passage or attend.
ed by sensation of scslding. The back
may ache, headache and dizzy spells
may occur, and the victim is often
weighted down by feeling Of languor
and fatigue. Neglect these warnings
aud there is danger. Delay often proves
fatal.
You can use NO better endorsed kidney
remedy than Doan's Kidney Pills.
Here's South Paris proof Of their merit:
Mrs. Elmer Stiles, Western Ave-.
South Paris, Me-, says: "For several
years one Of my family suffered from
sharp pains through the small of his
back. He had dizzy spells, felt tired
and was all run down. On friends ad.
vice we got Doan's Kidney Pills, and
they gave prompt relief, In fact, made q
great Improvement In every way. Doan's
Kidney Pills have our highest endorse
ment."
The above statement must carry con-
viction to the mind Of every reader.
Don't simply ask for kidney remedy
ask distinctly for Dodn's Kidney Pills
the same that Mrs. Stiles hsd-the rem
edy backed by home testimony. Soc all
stores. Foster Milburn Co., Props, Buff
falo. N. Y.
"When Your Back Ia Lame-Remem-
Der the Name"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
HIGH GRADE PRINTING
at the
DEMOCRAT OFFICE.
This New Medicine
Saves You Money

We are druggists right here In your
town and make living out Of the drug
business, but 1t 10 because people have
to have drugs and not because We like to
see people suffer-we don't. Our duty
is to render the best service We can, and
when someone 10 ailing, We are interested
in seeing them take the best medicine
there IL for their particular trouble. We
don't recommend SQUIRE alls," ~ We
don't believe there are such things. We
don't want you to spend more than you
have 10. Some Of you get small wages,
and when you're sick, mono ut all, and
you should get the most you can for your
money.
We recently came across new remedy
for increasing strength and building up
people who are run down and emaciated.
We know that . slight trouble some
times grows into . serious one, and TO
stop IL In tho beginning will save you
money 10 tho end. This new compound
il called Rexall Olive Oil Emulsion. Il
10 the best remedy when you are run.
down, tired, nervous-no matter what
the cause. 1t doesn't merely stimulate
you and make you feel good for few
hours, but takes hold Of the weakness
and builds you up to . healthy, normal
condition. 1t 10 . real nerve-iood tonic
and builder Of good blood, strong mus
ole, good digestion. II contains Hypo-
phosphites, which tone the nerves, and
pure Olive Oil, which nourishes the
the nerves, the blood and the entire sys-
tom. Pleasant to take. Contains no
alcohol or habit forming drugs.
We promise that II you arc not perfect
~ satisfled with It, we'll give back your
money - soon ~ you tell m. Sold only
ct the 1000 Rexall Stores, and In this
town only BY No. $l.00.-Chas. d.
Howard. The Rexall Store, South Paris,
Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03

Colds, constipation and headache ore
three common Affections and relieving
the constipation helps the cold and stops
the headache. Use Foley Catbartic Tab.
lets because they arc very prompt and
thoroughly cleansing, with absolutely nc
unpleasant effects. A whole bottle full
for 26 cents. 8. e. Newell 3 Co., Paris.
A. Z. Shurtlsff Co., South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
SAFE FOR BABIES, EFFECTIVE FOR
GROWN.UPS

That's Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound. 1t has the confidence OF your
druggist, who knows It will give you
satisfaction. W. W. Nessmitb, States,
boro, Ca, says: II have used Foley'i
Honey and Tar Compound 10 my family
and have sold it in my store and It never
fails to cure" Refuse Q substitute. g.
E. Newell & Co., Paris. A. z. Shurt.
left Co., South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
Forest Notes.

Tho American forestry association
has members In every state In the union,
In every province In Canada, ana IN
every civilized and semi-civilised ooun-
try In the world.
Makers Of Photographs arc aiming to
use wood instead of metal In all parts OF
tho instrument where this 10 possible, In
order to increase the mellowness OF the
tone.
On the Pocatello forest Idaho, $780,
600 trees were planted during the past
year, and almost half Q million In the
past three years, fully three-fourths OF
which arc alive and doing we'll.
Experiments In the use of aspen for
shingles show that the Shingles do not
check 10 seasoning, and that they turn
water satisfactorily, but that they are
too easily broken In handling.
There are somewhat more than 500
recognized tree species In the United
States, of which about 100 are CONNER.
mercially important for timber. OF tho
500 recognized species, 800 are repre-
septed In the governments newly &C.
quired Appalachian forests. All Ameri-
can species, except very few subtropi-
cal ones on the Florida keys and In ex-
treme southsrn Texas, are to be found In
one or anothse Of the national forests.
There are $500, 900 young trees 10 the
governments forest nurseries.
Two tons of cascara bark have just
been sold from the Siuslaw national for.
est, Oregon, at one cent pound.
The northerumost national forest IL
the Chugach In Alaska; the southern
most 10 the Loquillo In Porto Rico.
For shingles alone $50, 000, 900 feet Of
timber 10 cut In that part Of the state OF
Washington which lies west OF the Cas-
csdes.
California led last year in timber sold
from national forests, though Montana
had the largest number OF sale transao-
tions.
The American Forestry Association
has just elected Henry 8. Drinker, pres.
ident of Lehigh University, and P. 8.
Ridsdale, "a Its president and secretary
respectively.
The biological survey and the forest
service have been cooperating in the ex.
termination Of ground squirrels on
national forests In California. The an
nual loss of range feed and grain crops
from ground squirrels Is enormous.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
In the District Court of the United States fol-
the District of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter of
STANLEY J. CHAPMAN, In Bankruptcy
To the creditors Of Stanley j. Chapman, In the
County Of Oxford and district aforcsaid:
Notice II hereby given that on the 2lth day OF
JAM. A. d. 1914, the said Stanley j. Chapman
mesting Of bis creditors viii be held al the
ONCE Of the Referee, No. Market Square, South
Paris, Maine, on the 18th day Of Feb, A. D. 1914,
at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon, at which time the
said creditors may attend, prove their claims,
transact such other business - may properly
como before said meeting.
South Paris, Jan. "a, 1918.
WALTER L. GRAY,
~ Reteree In Bankruptcy.