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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30
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A Card.

We wish to take this opportunity Of
thanking all those who assisted rs In
any way to save our stock of clothing at
the fire of March 20 Five or ten min
utes' DELAY would have ruined our goods.
r. II. MOVES Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30
MANY Children er. SickIy

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Breai up Colds In "a hours, relieve Feverishness
Headache, Stomach Trouble. Teething Disor
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Sample mailed FREE. Address. Allen s
Olmstead LIE Roy, N. Y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30

Morning service at the Universalist
Church, Rev. Chester Gore Miller, Pastor:
Organ Prelude.
Easter Bells are Ringing, LOUD
Invocation.
Anthem-Rise. Glorious ConqueroEs.
Mrs Carrie Adams
Responsive Reading Of Psalm.
Shall Cruelty Him? Colfax-Tuiler
Scripture Reading.
Duet-"The Women at the Tomb" Merideth
Miss Gladys Hatch, Miss Beryl Silver.
Prayer.
Response-"Our Easter Prayer" Lorenz
Notices.
Hymn,
Sermon.
Offertory.
Easter Anthem, VIZ. Suuds
Soprano, Mrs. Fl. E. Wilson.
Contralto, Miss Grace Thayer.
Tenor, l.. s. Sessions.
Bass, Albert z. Dean.
Organist, Mrs. Agnes l.. Morton.
The regular quarterly communion OF
the church will be observed at 8 O'Clock
p. NJ. The regular meeting of the church
will be held Friday evening.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30
Peoples Water Company.
ANNUAL MEETING.

Notice Ia hereby given that the annual meeting
Of the Peoples Water Company for tne eiecsion
ssction Of any other business that may legally
come before said meeting, will be held at the
office of the Treasurer, In South Paris, on Sat
urday, April 8, 1915, at 1--WE O'Clock, r, NJ.
GEORGE NJ. ATWOOD, Secretary.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30

Now that the Russians have captured Pre-.
about It. We've spent time enough trying to
learn to spell it.-Portland Press.
HIN! What do you think of us fellers
that have been trying to learn to pro-
nounce IL?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30
Suits for $500

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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30

Watch for our big fire and water sale
In q few days.. b. Noyps Go.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30
Desirable Clothes for Easter
Attractive Suits, Smart Coats
Beautiful Waists

Knowing the usual interest that will be
manifested in spring wearables, we have taken
great pains to prepare display that is sure to
interest those who appreciate the very newest
and most approved styles
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30

Woman loves clear, rosy complexion. Bur
dock Blood Bitters Is splendid for purifying the
blood, clearing the skin. restoring sound diges
ton. ALI druggists sell 1t. Price el.OO
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30

Morning service at Deering Memorial
Church, Rev. G. I. Spear, Pastor:
Organ Preude-"Festival Prelude"
Dudley Buck
Processional-"The Palms," Faure Wilson
TRANSPORTATION"
Apostles Greed. 49,.
Anthem-"Thy Lord Hath Risen," Adams
Cecilian Choir.
Prayer.
Response-"O Risen King"
Choir Selection-"Sweet Day Awake"
Ralph Kinder
Scripture. =,
Choir Selection-"Blessed Morning." Edwards
Notices and 0ffertory.
Baptism and Reception Of Members: ~
Carol-"Chime, Sweet Easter Bells" Stuiss
Junior Choir.
Sermon-"The Bow In the Cloud"
Doxology. Benediction.
Observation-Disclosures, the Lord IL King. NeVln
Observation-Disclosures Chorus, messiah.
Organist and Director, Mrs. Stella Burnham.
Professional by the Junior and Cecilian
Vested Choirs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30

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stores.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30

Eczema spreads rapidly; itching almost drives
you mad. For quick relief, Doans Ointment Is
we'll recommended. 60c at all stores.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30
Easter At the Churches.

Next Sunday being Easter, there will
be special music and other services ap.
proprIate to the day at the several
churches.
Order of the morning service at the
First Congregational Church, Rev. A. T.
McWhorter, Pastor:
Organ Prelude
Holy, Holy. Holy-Choir and Congregation.
Invocation.
Anthem-Lift Up Your Heads, Adams
Responsive reading Of Psalm.
Gloria Patrie-Choir and Congregation.
Notices.
Easter Hymn-"Christ the Lord is Risen To-
day."
Violin obligato by DR.. Carl 8. Briggs.
Scripture Reading.
SelectiOn-"Hozannah," jules Granler
Arr. by Carrie Adams
Prayer.
Response-"From Thy Love as Father"
Offering.
Hymng"Christ IL Risen, Hallelujah."
Sermon.
Prayer and Benediction.
Postlude.
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For a Memorial to Mrs. Stevens.


At their state convention in Houlton
it was decided by the W. c. T. U. to
erect to the memory of their beloved
leader, Lillian NJ. N. Stevens, o memorial
in her home city of Portland. A drinking
fountain-a duplicate of the one which
now stands In Chicago in memory Of
Frances E. Willard-was chosen as the
memorial. A committee was appointed
to formulate plans for the raising OF the
necessary funds. 1t seems quite fitting
that the nucleus of this fund should
come from the local unions of the or.
ganization that 80 long followed her
leadership. Therefore as her first heaven.
" birthday, April the sixth, approaches
we urgently and lovingly request each
union to so arrange a meeting for that
day that love offering to her and our
cause may be taken.
Respectfully,
EDNA Rowan HARVEY, Sec.
AUGUSTA A. HUNT,
MRS. WHITMAN SAWYER,
Committee.
The above letter was forwarded by
the state president, Mrs. Althea G
Quimby.
It is hoped that such meeting may be
arranged in South Paris, but whether 1t
is or not, gifts for this memorial to
Names greatest and best-known daugh-
ter will be received by our local treasur'
er, Mrs. Apphia j. Clifford, and forward
ed by her to the above committee.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30
Born.

In Waterford, March IA, to the wife Of L. E
Abbott, q son.
In Woodiords, March 9. to the wife Of Harry
In East Bethel, March 20, to the wife Of John
II. Howe, daughter, Agnes Marion.
Flint, q daughter.
In Norway, March IA, to the wife Of Roscoe 8
Edwards, daughter.
In Norway, March Is, to the wife Of Elmer G
In Greenwood, March -, to the wife of Ralph
Richardson, son.
In Dixaeld, March 81, to the wife Of Clinton
Fletcher, q son.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30

At Baptist church:
Organ Voluntary, batistt
! CaSoI-Eaeter Bells are Ginning, Loud
Authenticity Have Taken Away Ny Lord,
Harrington
Responsive Reading-Psalm Ill. ,
Miss Hattie Leach.
| Scripture Reading-Exodus l2l-sS.
Anthem-Christ the Lord Is Risen, hagei
Notices.
Offertory. p,.,.
Anthem-Awake, Glad Soul. Briggs
Sermon-Subject Palms and Willows,
Rev. F. l.. Cam, Pastor.
HymnHNo. 1926.
Benediction.
1 Postlude.
Choir:
william Ruth, tenor.
Hattie N. Leach, soprano.
Jessie Clare To man, contralto.
Burr +. Jones, bass.
Nellie L. Brickett, organist.
EASTER CONCERT, 7P.h.
Organ Prelude.
| Professional
| Prayer-Rev. Mr.. Cam.
SOlo-Mrs. Wilson.
Readng-Miss Everett.
Duet Elmer Dean.
Solo-Mr. Sessions.
Dialogue-Girls.
| Solo-Mr. Jones.
Chorus-School.
Reading-Miss Hammond.
Chorus-Boys' Glass.
Cornet Solo-Philip Jones.
Chorus-Girls' Class.
Quartette:
Mr.. Haskell. Mr.. Hammond.
Mr.. Jones. Mr.. Dean.
Offertory.
Benediction.
Postlude.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.

SOUTH PARIS POST OFFICE
omee Hours 1880 A. Il. 20 80 Pm.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30

day afternoon between Oxford and Me
chanic Falls of a freight train which was
hurrying TO Portland to get some car
loads of beef and other goods on a
steamer which was to sail the next day.
No one was hurt, but some fifteen cars
left the rails and made a badly mixed
mess. Transfers around the wreck were
made until the track was clear.
A pleasant social time was enjoyed at
the mems meeting at the Baptist vestry,
which was broken up Tuesday evening
by the fire, and was finally held after the
second postponement, Thursday even
Jog. A program was presented, the
leading feature of which was three
cornered discussion OF "The happiest
issue Of the European war;" the three
points Of view, victory for Germany,
victory for the allies, or drawn battle,
being presented respectively by Albert
ID. Park, Burr r. Jones and Rev. +. l.
Cam. Other numbers on the program
were selections by male quartette CON-
posed of William, Ruth, Howard Shaw,
L. w. Hollis and Albert Dean, readings
by A. T.. Morse, cornet solo by Philip
Jones, and vocal solo by Mr.. Ruth. Re
IreSuncQts WoIo ociNou iosSAt NN WV
bility reigned.
Frequenters of the White Mountains
are interested in the announcement
which seems to have some authority be.
hind il, that new station, restauran,
and hotel is 10 be built on the summit oil
Mount Washington this summer. After
the million-dollar house project was
given up few years ago, plans were pre-
pared and the foundation walls were laid
for more modest structure, but the
condition OF the railroads caused sus-
pension of the work. 1t is reported that
the framing Of the building is now act
ually being done, and that an endeavoI
will be made to have the house ready to
open Aug. LIST. The new house will cost
about $40, 900, aud while 1t 10 intended
only as a station and restaurant for the
patrons Of the railway, there will be linn
tied sleeping accommodations for the
general public. The building will be
story and half, with eighteen guest
rooms on the second floor. On thu
ground floor the principal portion Of
the space will be in one room, SIxl0z
feet.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30

The Barton Reading Club met Thurs.
dav afternoon with Mrs. Emma Mann.
The program Included roll call and the
reading of fiction by Mrs. W. W. Whit
marsh and Mrs. Alice Marston.
Mrs. E. N. Cushman Of Portland was
with her mother, Mrs. George Wood, re.
Gently, and assisted in caring for one OF
her smaller brothers, who was seriously
Ill with pneumonia but Is now much i'm
proved.
Miss Lola Smith is spending the Easter
vacation with her parents at Auburn.
The Easter communion and annual
roll call of the Universalist church will
be held Thursday evening OF this week,
April 1st.
Donald Bartlett, who is now student
at Tufts Dental College, has. been with
his parents, DR.. and Mrs. b. L. Bartlett,
for few days.
DR.. n. L. Trufant has been making
quite extensive improvements on bis
office. Ground glass windows have been
added, new medical cases installed and
the room newly painted.
The Browning Reading Club meets
this Monday evening at the home of
Mrs. Nora Keene. Roll call will be an.
swered by household helps, and the read
ing of part three Of 1.-THE Romance Of
the Panama Canal" will OCCUPY the re-
mainder of the evening, Mrs. Annie Fa'
vor being the reader.
Manager Sanderson of Norway High
School base ball team has announced the
following schedule of games for the COM
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30
THE NEW COATS.

Our models Spring the best and most original
worked with the perfection finish please the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-28

better change its name to the asylum for the disappointed Republican office seekers.'h
 1 Perhaps, it is not altogether their groundless suspicious that makes them dislike the Demo ocratics ticket but their inborn hatred of anything Dem ocratic that makes them resort to the present line of abuse of the regular Democratic nominees. It must be hard for such men who have so long enjoyed the benefits of the Republican party to try and reconcile themselves with conditions that will be surely Democratic.
 The present political contest is a great deal like the natural method of pruning that takes place in the horticultural line. that is, the sneces- sity of a very severe storm to shake the dead limbs and leaves from the trees in order to preserve the tree itself.
 The present political storm will ac- conplish one thing that the citizens will be very we'll pleased with: it will be the means of shaking the dead po- liticaI timber from the political lime light and relegating them to private life for all time. ,<f
 Let no Democrat be deceived by the trickery and faIsehood of the packers of the citizens ticket or the vague promises of the regular Republican nominee, but vote the straight Demo cratic ticket and thereby avail thenr selves of the greatest opportunity of placing the Democratic party in com troI Of the city that has presented itself in the past eight years. The present Democratic ticket represents the harmonious action of the regu- lar and duly elected delegates to the Democratic sconvention and 1t is not to be expected that the same is likely to meet with the outward approval of Republican former oficehoIders. but will undoubtedly appeal to the fair
 minded Republican citizen who is alive to the best interests of the city and will vote the straight Democratic ticket in order to carry out the same. REGULAR DEMOCRAT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-28
Chauffeurs Were Originally Members of
 Bands of Robbers

Modern inventions have greatly en- riched the dictionary. and a vast null titude of words which were unknown to English speaking peoples a few de cades ago are now in common use The automobile has resulted in the coinfng of many new words and the adoption into English of many words of foreign derivation. One of these is stchauffeur,p which was borrowed from the French. In the latter Ian guage .'chauffeur'' originally meant a stolxer, and was derived from the word etchauffeur,'' which means sto heat" or to .'get up steam In it's modern application the word 'chauf- feur'' has thus been greatly extended in its meaning.
 Before the word ''chauffeur came into general use in France as signify ing a. stoker, it had another and more sinister application. A little more than a century ago the very mention of the word was sufficient to send thrills of horror down the spinal col umns of the people of large sections of France and Germany. chauffeur was then a robber and brigand, and a peculiarly terrible sort, at that
 During the latter part of the eigh-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-28
POOR DIVING QUALITIES OF
 PA CAUSED SAILORS DEATHS
Report of Naval Inquiry Submarine Disaster Reveals Graphic Struggle For Life By 21 Men, 300 Feet Under Water in Honolulu Harbor.

I 1915. the date of the disaster. s..Valves and rudders found operat- ed; switches found thrown; engine room door Intentionally closed; and therefore. fse s.The personnel were not asphyziat- ed before the vessel under normal con ditions, could have beFa brought to the surface.
 ssCorroded rivets in port wall of forward battery steel tank, in wake fof frame number 51, found leaking slightly even under a small head of water-not more than one foot to which this portion of tank could be subjected in drydocks and,l therefore.
 sOn, the dive of March 25, 1915, this corroded rivet leaked consider ably
 Due to inevitable shoFt-circuit or heavy ground, caused by flooding of cells through slop tanks,in the pres Cor, in the presence of free hydrogen alone, if in sufficient quantity elec- tric are struck. and therefore, /
 An explosion occurred
 "A battery fire of limited extent occurred in the forward battery posi- tive cell; but, nevertheless, this bat tery fire was not the primary cause of the disaster.
 Leak found in port wall of forward battery steel tank; probable leaks around certain other corroded rivets in both battery tanks; probable leak through open torpedo-tube; other wise. no positfve evidence as to where leakage cccurreds and therefore,
 The vessel began to leak through open seams when or before. the depth of 300 feet was reached, and at such q rate that the weight of the water coming in was greater than the weight of the water being expelled from the ballast tanks, futhermore
 SIop tanks found Icorroded; sue ton pipe leading to bottom of forward battery lead lined tank found plug ged with marine glue, and therefore, tIzese conditions were contributory to the disaster.
 tsHFhe report continues;
 No evidence found that F-4 had poor diving qualities prior to her docking in February, 1915, when ex- perimentaI propel1ers were fitted the only known alteration made, and therefore,
 The experimental propellers so substituted probably so affected stne influence of the after diving rudders as to make it difficult for the diving rudder man to control the vessel, and furthermote,
 The poor diving qualities conse- Quent upon this change of propelIers were the secondary cause of the disaa4 ter
 Air valves found open on forward main, middle main. aux Hilary, and, af- ter main ballast tanks. and, therefore.
 In the endeavor to check the yes sels. d downward momentum, the inter- val of time requisite for the expulsion Of sufffcient quantities Of water per Enttted the vessel to reach crushing depths.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-28
PUBLIC OPINION
FAIR PLAY TO DEMOCRATS

To the Editor. The Farmer:
 The parade, the other evening, of
 the so-caIled Cittzens' ticket. plainly demonstrated one very important Ithfng-that the very ones who are 1.-the most Interested in the success of that ticket are for the most part Re- publicans, who aave been cast-om by the present Republican ring in con- troI, under the leadership of John 1T. King, who is without doubt the most merci1ess boss the Republicans of the city have ever had to put up with. It is we'll to bear in mind the names of the men that are identified with the Citizens1 movement and then it will be an easy matter for every Democrat to understand why they act in the manner that they do in trying to dis credit the regular Democratic nonf- lnees at this time. A partial list Is as follows: Henry Lee, Harry H. De- Loss, James A. r Ndarr. Matthew H. Rogers, Horace IT. Jackson, Fred D. Ives, John Smith, Sidney Hawley.
 Edward N. Nobhs, John S. Pullman ct al, all lifelong Republicans, and men that have all fed at the public crib under the auspices of the Repub- lican party.
 Now. their claim for vengeance against the other half of the Repub- lican party under the leadership of John T, King may. or may not be jus tiaed, but their wild statements derog- atory of the nominees on the Demo cratic ticket and also of the delegates
 of the last city and town convention, which nominated the aforesaid Demo cratic ticket, are nothing but nalic- ious falsehoods and gross misrepre- sentations of the worst kind.
 It may be true. and, in fact, it may have been Justified, that John T. King and the present leaders of the Republican party have cut off all of the aforesaid. list ofg former of1fce- holders from the place at the political pap barrel; but the fact remains that because the Democratic party in con- vention assembled failed to nominate men that would restore them to their former places in the line of those who receive political aid does not justify their mad claims that the Democratic party is under the control of the same influence that eliminated them from the Republican list of salaried off, cia1s.
 When the Democratic delegates to any city or town convention have to so conduct themselves as to meet with the approval of such former Fsepubli- can off1cehoIders as the foregoing list embodies it may as well cease to be known as the Democratic party but
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-28

teenth and the beginning of the nine teenth centuries the provinces along state as to government, and in conss- quence there was much lafTlessness. Robbers of all kinds and degrees reap ed rich harvest by p1undering the honest citizens Most atrociOus of these brigands were the chauffeurs. who were so called because Of their custom of holding the soIes of the feet of their svictiTls before the flames in order to force them to di- vulge the location of their vaIuabIes.
 Chauffeur as previously stated,
 means fto heat so the word chauf- feur was peculiarly applicable to these vicious brigands. Tn view of the crimes which have been committed in recent years by bands of automo= bile brigandss and the extortions of that some of the present. day motor drivers have inherited the character istics of the nineteenth century chAuf- feurs.
 Most notorious of the old chauf- feurs was one John Schinderhannes,
 commonly called John the Chauf- feur,', whose career came to its logi- cal conclusions 112 years ago today October 28.. 1903. when he was con victed of murder and sentenced to death. His execution took place shortly afterWard, when he and nine
 
 fenrs were put to death on the gull Iotine Incidentally, the executioner established the grisly record of lOp- ping off the twenty heads in twenty six rnfnuGesls The death Of Schinder- names practically ended the depreda- tions of the chauffeurs as he was con+ sidered the head and front of the of Tenders, and his fate frightened the humbler bTigands into giving up their horrible practices.
 The sway of the chauffeurs extend ed from France and Holland to the Danube, and for years they were prac- tically unchecked. The landlords of country taverns were often in league with the Ina1efactors, and they even dominated a. number of courts, where the judges, for a share Of the booty. always acquitted any chauffeurs hail ed before them. It remained for Ma po1eon to finally extirpate the chauf- feurs. A large nufr1per of Jews were nation useful to the chiefs of the thauffeurs, and many women were also used in a similar capacity.
 ssJohn, the Chauffe feur,'' or Schin- derhannes, whose real name was Jo- ham Buck1er. was the pioneer in the practice of .tchauffage' or scorchine the feet of victims Despite his cruelty he often played the role of Robin Hood by giving money to the poor. He supported a large harem of wives but seemed to have an especially tender affection for one called Julia. who was captured with him. At his trial he earnestly plead ed the cause Of Julia, taking all the blame upon himself, and the woman escaped with a sentence of two years in prison.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-28
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