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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-02-05
Telling Us How.

There is nothing more irritating
to people of small town than the
air of superiority that people from
larger towns have towards them and
their village. 1t is hard to say just
what prompts the city man to feel
greater than the villager, but he al
most invariably does. and what
makes 1t worse, shows it In his ac-
tions.
| 1t is the weakness of city peo-
| pie, this belief of theirs, that coun-
| try people are back numbers. The
man from city concern pays the
country business man a visit and
shows plainly that he considers the
little merchant very small potato;
but If he were wise enough to real
ize the truth of their respective busi-
nesses, he would know that the back
number merchant, as he looks upon
him, is laying by each year more than
the city chap is drawing as hired
man from a company that could find
a thousand like him In days time.
The narrow Drained lecturer drops
into the small town. and at the be-
ginning of his talk, mentions that he
has changed his subject, for fear the
one announced would be over the
heads of his audience" and then pro-
ceeds to ramble along for couple of
hours with stale stories and discon-
nected ideas, boring his auditors half
to death. The Chautauqua enter
taintainer, until he has had a good
deal of experience; the travelling
salesman, up to the time he becomes
of some value to his house; the tran
sient visitor, on chance business or
pleasure trip; the young city en-
ploye, before he learns the lessons
of the relation of capital to business,
wherever it is employed of them
make the same mistake of misjudg-
ing the capacity. the intelligence and
the character of country people.
II there is such thing as super
iority between city and country
folks, the latter have the best oppor-
tunity of securing it. But as people,
there is no difference between those
who live in cities and those who live
in the country. They all read the
same newspapers, the same maga-
zines and the same books; they hear
the same lecturers, and see the same
theatrical performances; they attend
the same high schools and graduate
from the same colleges and univer-
sites; they take the same trips, visit
the same vacation resorts, and make
as many excursions abroad; they ride
in Pullmans as often, and pay their
bills as regularly; and when every
thing.is counted, it is hard to point
out any difference between then4
except that the country people have
the advantage of freedom from the
life in throngs, and from the
scramble for livelihood with great
numbers contesting for share.
We have no contempt or criticism
for those who prefer to live in a
city. but we do object to their atti-
tude of scorn for the doings of those
who live in the country or in small
towns. There is no basis for their
feeling of superiority and, to per-
son with a proper understanding of
the relations of things. it is nonsen-
sical and uncalled-for.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-02-05
vitaphone Next.

The Standard High Grade Vita
phone will be the next prize award
ed. 1t is first-cIass machine in ev-
cry respect, plays all the latest mu-
sic, it uses the United or Victor re-
cord. Come in and hear it.
The Vitaphone with records will
be awarded to the contestant who
places the largest amount of cou-
pons--face value-in the ballot box
in our store, between February L,
1915 and February 10, 1915, at 8
o'clock p. m.
All votes cast. whether winning a
prize or not, still remain TO your Gre
dit towards winning the PIANO.
Another APIECE set OF dishes.
and two gold watches, with Elgin or
Waltham works, will also be given
away during this contest, before the
awarding OF the PIANO ON April A,
1918.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-02-05

to distribute this power for the tene-
fit of the residents of the project.
Mr.. Bliss, project manager. stated
that 10000 horsepower would be
generated. the sale of which should
greatly reduce the cost OF the pro-
ject to the farmers.
The Meridian subdivision of the
project is not represented on the
board of directors. 1t is stated that
a prominent Meridian man gathered
up all the proxies and voted them for
a Boise director.
DAVE FARMER.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-02-05
The Liver Regulates the Body.

Someone has said that people with
chronic liver complaint should be
shut up away from humanity, for
they are pessimists and see through
q glass darkly. Why? Because mental
states depend upon physical states.
Biliousness, dizziness and constipa-
tion disappear after using DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. 25c at your drug'st.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-02-05
How to Prevent Bilious Attacks.

Coming events cast their shad-
ows before. This is especially true of
bilious attacks. Your appetite will
fail, you will feel dull and languid.
II you are subject to bilious attacks
take three of Chamberlain's Tablets
as soon as these symptoms appear
and the attack may be warded OFF.
At all dealers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-02-05

Won't you help to get interest start
ed to let the people know that the
movement is the biggest from the
farmers standpoint that has ever
come up"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-02-05
Contestants Take Interest
Dishes Awarded

First subsidiary prize won by Miss
Nora Harms.
The order OF contestants is as fol.
lows:
1. Miss Nora Harms
2. NJ. E Church
8. Miss Jennie Rambo
4. Mrs. w. j. Heron
5. Blue Valley School
9. Mrs. Geo. Deck
7. Mrs. Viola Adams
8. Miss Clara Raymond
o. Miss jeanette Clark
10. Mrs. l.. j. Washburn
II. Miss Floy PercifieId
IL. Anon Self
IS. Ennis Dunter
IA. Miss Hattie Hicks
15. Miss Pearl Marrs
10. Mrs. f. A.Hutcheson
~. Mrs. Il. C. Pfaffle
1S. Miss Floy NJ. Rose
10. White Cross School
20. Mrs. Faulkner
Fl. Remington School
~. Miss Carrie Duerock
23. Victor School
"a. Mrs. Ritz
Is. Roosevelt School
26. Mrs. III. Marcum
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Bryant'S Pond.

The lumbermen are getting busy this
week, though with hardly snow enough
to make an easy haul, especially In the
woods. A large portion Of j. N. Days
pulp wood will be landed this winter on
the banks Of the brook at North Wood.
stock, instead of shipping from the
Grand Trunk station. Several thousand
cords will be landed there for the spring
drive down the Androscoggin. -.
Members OF the birthday club held
their annual Christmas party at the
home of Mrs. Eva Titus on Tuesday
evening. Each member hung up q
stocking in the chimney corner for the
reception of gifts, whose limited cost
was ten cents.
Corydon Wyman, one of the oldest
citizens OF North Woodstock, who has
been quite i'll for several weeks, ia out
again and enjoying his usual health:
j. B. Farrar, who has been visiting
friends in Grafton for several weeks, re.
turned home Saturday. He and bis
friend, Frank Sweetser, each brought
home deer.
Many visitors were on hand Saturday
to inspect the new high school building,
and all seemed pleased with Its interior
arrangement and agreed that it was a
model structure for the comfort Of the
lown's students.
Linemen from Rumford were In town
Monday changing the New England line
from the post office to the new central
located in the Heath building. This
line has been connected in the post
Office since the fall of 1897, and was first
installed in the drug store of George o.
Jones in 1894.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
West Paris.

Alton Rowell died ct tho homo of his
aunt, Mrs. W. ". Durham on Main
Street, Thursday afternoon, Dec. 2S, at
4 O'Clock, from nyocarditis. He had
been III and confined 10 the house only
about ten days. he was the son OF
James and Ann Dunham) Rowell. and
was born Nov. Z, 1879. since the death
Of his father many years ago, Alton and
his mother have made their home 10 the
family of her brother, the late W. W.
Durham.
/ Mrs. Rowell's death occurred at the
Central Maine General Hospital the first
of November. His death makes the third
in tho Durham household In about one
year, and leaves Mrs. Durham very
lonely and she has the sympathy OF the
community.
Alton, as he was familiarly called by
everyone, was . kind hearted, obliging,
good prinoipled young man, and will be
sincerely missed and mourned by large
number Of friends. he was regular
attendant at the U niversallst church and
q member of the Sunday School and Y.
P. C. U. An uncle, Samuel W. Dun
ham, is the nearest relative living. The
funeral was held from his home Sunday
at 80, and the burial at North Paris
Cemetery.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Linguistic Elasticity.

The fact that "robustity," ROBUST
ness and "robustiousness" are several
ly used to signify condition of robust
ness Is, / see, spoken OF By you as illus
trative Of the elasticity OF the English
language. Your skit is, evidently, based
upon the assumption that all those three
words correspond to as being etymologi-
cally derived from the adjective "ro-
bust" but such is not the case, "robust-
ity" and "robustpess" being derived
from that adjective robust" but "ro-
bustiousness" being derived from the
different adjective "robustiouss." The
adjective "robustious" sometimes has a
meaning which is not conveyed by the
adjective "robust," so the two words
are not always Synonymous with each
other. The nouns robustness" and
robustiousuess" are equally regular 10
the method by which they were formed
from the adjectivss to which they re-
spectively corresponding the addition
of the sufix "ness" to each Of those ad-
jsctives.
You speak Of s'robustiousness" as be-
ing In Webster's Dictionary, thus imply
ing (iuclusio unius est exclusio alterius)
that neither robustness" nor "robust'
ity" Is to be found there, but that diction-
ary has both of those words, though /
am glad to see that the use of "robust-
ity" is marked "rare." l..
IA warning against carelessness Is the
above. Coming across In his reading the
word robustity, an unfamiliar form to
him, tie Democrat critic consulted the
dictionaries, but with haste and lack Of
thoroughness, and overlooking entirely
for the time the two-story arrangement
of webster's page. Result, the para
graph which calls out the above valid
and merited criticism. Il doesn't pay
to be slipshod.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
LOcke's Mills.

There was a Christmas tree at the
church Friday evening with the usual
exercises by the children.
Mrs. Cbas. Day was in Lewiston last
week.
Walter Millett of Milton is working
for Edgar Chase cutting birch.
Mrs. Ina Powers, widow of the late
Frank Powers, is moving from Water.
ford into a part Of Walter Knights
house. Mr.. Knight is Mrs. Powers
brother.
Harold Jackson has flushed work at
the mill and returned to his home in
Milton.
C. B. Tebbets was away last week on
business trip.
Mrs. c. r. Bartlett attended State
Grange in Portland.
Chris Bryant was in North Stratford
Wednesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Wilson's Mills.

The town authorities we're called up
on the first of the week TO see who the
new settler was at Aziscoos dam. A
man claiming to be Slsv was occupy
Jog one of the shscks formerly used by
the Italian workmen when the dam was
built. He was inadequately clothed and
had nothing to eat, but had contrived
some way to have a FIRE. He was taken
to the hotel, given generous meal, and
kindly asked to move on, as he could
find plenty of work at some OF the lum'
Der camps around here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Tracey, who
have been on three months trip to
California and visited the San Francisco
Exposition, have returned home.
Z. s. Bennett took John F. Horne OF
Portland up to Hastings camp with q
single team Wednesday, and came
across the new lake on the ice Sunday.
A raiustorm Saturday that took the
most of the snow that bad fallen.
Liuwood Wilson is at home from
Gould's Academy on his Christmas va
cation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
West Sumner.

Miss Mona Barrett, q student OF He
bron Academy, lie enjoying the Christ
mas vacation at home.
Misses Annie and Bertha Bsrrows have
returned to Euckf1eld to resume their
studies at the High School.
Ernest DeCoster is slowly recovering
from bis recent illness.
Wednesday Mr.. Derry of Rumford was
in town on business.
Mrs. Amy Farrar is entertaining her
mother, Mrs. Emily Young, and sister,
Mrs. Gladys Knowles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Bsrrows we're
over-Supdsy guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie Barrows.
Twenty mine new volumes have been
added to the Baptist Sunday School H.
brary.
Grace Sergeant and little son of Me1i.
co are spending the winter with Mrs..
Inez Bisbee.
A masquerade ball under the auspices
of the Ladies' Aid of the Universalis'
church will be held In the vestry on
New Years evening, Jan. 1st. Refresh.
ments will be served during the evening
Christmas was observed by tree and
exercises at the Baptist church on Sat.
urdsy evening, Dec. 25th.
Mrs. Cora Tibbetts has been recent
guest of her sister, Mrs. Elmer Ford.
Frank West Is at home from Paris
High for the holidays.
The excellent skating, which came Is
a glad surprise after the snowstorm OF
last week, IL being greatly enjoyed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Lowering tuberculosis Rate.

The twenty.third annual report on the
births, marriages and deaths In Maine
will show, among other interesting facts,
that the death.rate 10 our state from
tuberculosis is still being lowered grad
ually.
In the years of 1892 to 1900, the death
rate from pulmonary tuberculosis be-
came every year SUCCESSFULLY lower, 60
ing down in those years from 20.2 deaths
10 each 10000 of our population to IA I
In the next nine years, the desth~rate
was reduced to II 8, although the curve
was not for these years steady decline,
but a zigzag. In the last five years,
however, 1910 to 1914, there has each
successive year been falling of In the
death. rate so that 10 the last of these
five years 1t was only 90.
That means that In the last twenty
two years the desth-rate, falling from
20 2 to 90, the mortality from consump.
ton was in 1914 only 457 percent of
what 1t was in 1892.
The actual diminution Of this special
deaf b rate In our state Is . demonstra.
ton that the disease 10 preventable, and
jus,ifies the words In new leaflet which
has just been prepared In the Office OF
of the State board OF health, and which
say that "For more than twenty five
years the State board of health has been
preaching the doctrine that tuberculosis
is preveutable, and the doctors aud the
local boards OF health hsve been teach
ing the same truth"
But, at the same time, the circular de-
plores the fact that there are still so
many persons dying unnecessarily OF
tuberculosis.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
East BroWnfield.

Several Of the grange membersSleft
here Monday to attend the State Grange
in Portland.
On the 18th there Was organized q
Daniel A. Bean Circle, Ladies' Of the G.
A. r. Grover Circle OF Fryeburg were
in attendance. Mrs. w. r. Tarbox of
Fryeburg has been here twice previously
to interest the wome en- eligible, the W.
r. G. having surreu dered their charter.
There was Christmas tree at Brad
bury Hall Thursday evening for the
Congregational Sunday School and 9th.
ers who wished to take part.
Mary Pinkham 10 assisting In the post
Office during the rush.
Schools commence Dec. ~.
The evening services which have been
held at the Bean school house closed
Dec. 26.
The snow waa welcome to those who
are numbering, but 1t Is getting very
thin, the roads are very icy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Hebron.

No service was held in the church
Sunday.
Mrs. Fl. L. Melcher has been quite i'll
for q week or more.
Mr.. Melcber is In Portland.
Mrs. j. C. Donham has gone to Phil
lips to spend the winter with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hazel Donhsm Higgins.
c. II. George was In Portland this
week to attend State Grange.
Miss Gertie George is quite poorly.
There was no public Christmas tree
this year, but In the village school house
there was tree for the children and
Christmas exercises on Friday afternoon.
The many friends here of Rev. and
Mrs. W. 81. T. Book will be saddened TO
learn of the death OF Mrs. Book, which
occurred short time ago. Mr.. Book
was q graduate of Hebron Academy, and
pastor here after Dr.. Crane. Mrs. Book
will be remembered here a. most low
able woman. Much sympathy Is felt for
Mr.. Book and bis four motherless chill
dren.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
North Paris,

Christmas tree at the church Saturday
evening.
Chemical closets are to be installed at
the school house.
L. j. Abbott Is better and now able to
be out.
Mrs. B. C. Lowe returned home the
18th from New Hampshire, where she
has been with their Christmas goods.
Miss Edith Stevens 10 able to cit up,
and the nurse has gone.
A. c. Wheeler has sent up Q pair Of
horses to be used 10 connection with
their lumber and mill business.
Miss Lera Ross was at homo from the
hospital last week, but had to return
again.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Judass' Gossns.

The London Law Times points out
that the silk gown Of the bench and
bar owes its original use 70 its having
been adopted as form Of mourning
at the death Of an English sovereign.
On the death Of Queen Mary b 1901
the present silk gown was introduced
as mourning and, having been found
more convenient and less troublesome
than the regular dress then worn. has
since been continued. The late Dir
Frederick Pollock Il said to have ex'
pressed an opinion In reference to the
ordinary costume Of the bar that the
bench and bar went into mourning al
the death Of Queen Anne and have ~
remained ever since. American courts
adopted the gown aloog With the Eng
lfsh common law
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Buckfield.
Nezinscot Lodge, 1. o. o. F., electt
the following officers for the new year:

Nezinscot Lodge, 1. o. o. F., elected
the following officers for the new year:
N.G.-G. B. Record.
WOO. e. Waite.
sec.-J. e. Warren.
Treas.-A. T. Cole.
Trustees-Ezra Keene. C. 8. Childs, Geo. A.
Holmes.
b. Spauldipg, Jr., has been serving at
Juror at the United States Court In Port
land for the present term.
The sale at Grange Hall Friday Melted
the Ladies' Circle about forty dollars.
Julia Gle from Pennington, Nellie
Austin from Whitefeld, N. h., Harlow
Gerrish from Mars Hill, and some Of ouI
teachers are at homo for the Christmas
recess.
Storer Cole is at home from Tufts Col
lege.
Gladys Morrill, has been the guest Of
Miss Josie Shaw.
The vesper service at the Baptist
church Sunday was greatly enjoyed BY
all present, and much credit is due Mr.
Purinton for his fine handling OF the
chorus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hutchinson are here
with their parents for the Christmas va
cation.
There were Christmas trees at tht
Methodist and Baptist vestries Satur
day evening and afternoon for the Sun
day Schools.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
SCOTCH Breakfast.

DT. Redgill, In Susan Terriers "Des-
tiny" dwells on Scotch breakfasts with
gusto After proclaiming that Scot
land In general Is "a pAfect mass OF
rubbish" and the cookery not 1T for
dogs be adds: But the breakfasts!
That's what redeems the land. and
every county has It's own peculiar ex-
csllence In Argyllshire you have the
Lochfine herr1ng-fat, luscious and de-
licious, Just out of the water, falling
to pieces with its own richness, melt
ing away like butter In your mouth.
In Aberdeenshire you have the hnnan
paddock. with a flavor all its own.
vastly relishing, just salt enough to
be piquant without parching you up
with thirst. In Perthshire there Is the
Tay salmon. k,ppered. crisp and Juicy
"a very magnificent morsel. II other
places you have the exquisite mutton
Of the country made Into hams q Q
most delicious flavor"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Growth Of Wealth.

The wealth Of the world grows very
slowly. and the amount Of real saving
d amazingly small II. for example,
the wealth Of the United States when
George Washington became president
was equivalent to billion dollars
and that perhaps II not q bad guess
and this amount could have steadily
earned a little over 8 per cent every
year since, this gain, compounded.
would exceed the present estimated
wealth Of this country. This means
that all the rest Of the saving and the
gains from new enterprises and a rap
idly increasing population have only
Just about balanced the annual waste
and loss. True, more than two-thirds
Of the wealth Of nations = still the hu'
man machine and not the Visible tax.
able property, but the fact serves 70
show how slight = the annual gain
even In the premier get Eteh quick
country Of the world. the United Stats
-Cah Snyder In Collars Weekly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
OlckYale.

James Sanders family have moved to
their new home, the Simeon Morrill,
place.
q. L. Bowler 10 working for j. R
Morrill, & Son.
Miss Mildred Tracy 10 working In
Rumford.
Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hopkins
are sorry to hear Of their critical Illness.
N. 5. Bishop and Oscar Putnam are
cutting birch on the Cyrus Gordon place.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
Dumas an Enigma.

The elder Dumas was the greetes'
enigma In the literary world OF Paris
for who has ever been able to explain
Just how and when all the books thai
bear his nams were writtenf he loved
the mysterious for It's own sake. He
told me how he had dabbled In magnst
e and mesmeric experiment. De
spoks with absolute conviction OF the
power Of magnetism and declared that
the whole Of life and society was. t.
hts way Of thinking. nothing but
manifestation Of magnetic force
His talk was IKE the man himself
calm, nonchalant. without q trace Of
emotion. He was 90 Tar above discus
don az to ignore It When be wa
speaking he seemed to imply BY hh
look and manner that Il made no diff
ference to him whether you believed
what he was saying or not-Francii
Gkierson In Century Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
No Sjmpls Life a Aye


The simple life" finds no Vmpe'
thStac atmosphere In Scotland and
above all. not In the Aud Ayr Of
Robert Burns
Aud Ayr, wham nssS . town suEpAsees
For honest men and bonnie lassss.
George Ferguson Munro y news
paper person who writes articles tor
scottish newspaper. Munro wsutsd t.
live q free, untrammeled, outdoor lie
He began last spring he wandered
over hill and dale, doing nothing. nnd
ing enough to eat and drink. lying o.
shaded hillside reading q good BOOK
he interfered with no one. The earth
was his bed. the starry SKY bis roof
When It rained he went into q barn
Yet for leading this simple life be Wal
taken by the rough hand OF the law
a. a vagabond and sentenced BY tn
MAGISTRATE Of Ayr to three months
hard labor.-Inddanapolis NswA