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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26
JULY.

L Preparedness: New United States n.
my reorganization law In effect.
Convention: National Educational as
ISOLATION met In New York.
Z Personal: Col. G. A. Dodd, leader OF
Of an advance into Mexico, promoted
to brigadier general.
Obituary: Mrs Hetty Green. known
as the richest woman In the world, In
New York city; aged g.
& Political: Japan and Russia signed
treaty Of alliance.
:. Merchant Submarines: German mer-
chant submarine Deutschland reached
Baltimore; 18 days out from Helgo-
land port.
s. Obituary: Professor Ellie Metchni-
koff, noted bacteriologist, sharer In
the Nobel prize for medical research.
in Paris; aged II.
Political: Italy abrogated mutual rights
treaty with Germany.
6-18. Flood: Disastrous floods In Virgin
Ia, North Carolina and South Carolina
Deaths and missing estimated at so:
property loss upward Of $4,000 000:
food victims In Alabama 10000.
Z. Political: Rural credits bill became
law.
& Neutral Rights: British trade black
list Of American firms officially pub
lished In London.
d The Epidemic: Paralysis cases In New
York city totaled $500; 4S7 deaths.
z Obituary: James Whitcomb Riley,
popular poet. at Indianapolis, Ind: {:
aged 6s (abouO.
1. Tunnel Disaster: Explosion in Cleve-
land waterworks tunnel under Lake
Erie killed 28 persons.
T. Heat Wave: Intense heat In middle
west; LIZ degrees In Iowa.
0. Munition Explosion: War munitions
at transit depot in New York har-
Dor caused a loss Of about $15,000,00o
Heat Wave: Temperature at 10l7 caus-
ed III deaths In Chicago. making total
In 4 days 24. Temperature highest
since 1901. Gary. Ind. registered. III
degrees; San Francisco, 62: El Paso.
Tex, 50.
!. Record Heat: Hottest July slst or
record in New York city-s3 degrees
Chicago. 7S.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26
AUGUST.

4 Weather Vagaries: Cloudburst drown.
ed Is persons along Blair's creek. Ten
nessee: 10 missing.
Merchant Submarine: The Deutschland
sailed from the Virginia capes. bound
for Germany.
3. Irish Revolt: Sir Roger Easement.
Irish revolutionist, hanged for trea-
son In London.
Mexico: Mexico appointed members OF
q Joint commission to confer on the
issues with the United States.
l. Antarctic Exploration: Lieut.. Shack
Teton reached Falkland islands and re-
ported his failure to reach Elephant
island and rescue his crew.
Danish Islands: United States and Den
mark signed treaty for the cession OF
the Danish West Indian islands to the
United States: price agreed upon S.
100000.
Q. Storm Disaster: Cloudburst and food
in Cabin Creek valley, West Virginia.
destroyed 66 lives and caused property
loss Of $s,0OO.0Oo.
& Trolley Accident: IS deaths in trolley
collision at Echo. Pa.
a. Weather Vagaries: Coolest Aug. IA
in east in 4S years; thermometer touch
ed Sc: averaged 66.
8. Storm: Hurricane damaged crops In
Texas; loss over 100000; Is deaths.
z Mexico: Franklin X. Lane, Judge
George Gray and DR.. John r. Mott
appointed on Mexican Joint commits
sion.
8. Merchant Submarine: The Deutsch-
land, which sailed from Virginia on
the I'd, arrived at Bremen. Germany.
3. Naval Disaster: United States armor-
ed cruiser Memphis formerly Tennes-
see) wrecked In hurricane In Santc
Domingo harbor: 30 Of tho crew dead.
Is injured.
Sporting: The lawn tennis doubles
champions, w. M. Johnston and c. J.
Griffin, retained their titles by defeat
ing Mclaughlin and Dawson at For
est Hills, N. Y: scores GA, 81. 6-3.
Conventions: 50th national encampment
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
opened at Kansas City, Mo.
d. Obituary: John p. st. John. noted
Prohibition leader. nominee for presi-
dent In 1884, at olathe. Kan: aged 49,
Personal: William H. Patterson Of Pitts
burgh elected commander In chief OF
the G. A. R. w. T. Church Of Chi
cago elected commander in chief OF
the Sons Of Veterans.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26
"A Thief Of Hsalth."

'The man who coughs or sneezes IN
your presence without covering his
mouth with handkerchief Is thief"
the bulletin of the st. Louis health de-
partment says.
"He is a thief Of health and COM
fort" continues the bulletin. "Of
course he does not know It. and ne
does not mean to injure his friends
and companions, but he does that very
thing every time he coughs or sneezes
without protecting his mouth and nose
with, his handkerchief.
watch the people who arc afflicted
and take note OF how few persons use
q handkerchief when sneezing or cough
ing. They scatter grip germs In Of
fices, workshops, stores, and within
twenty-four to forty-eight hours thou.
sands Of persons are infected. Nobody
seems to think It worth while to use
q handkerchief"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26

According to the recent survey OF new
York State, It wss found that tho aver
aae production per COW per year 10
4 400 lbs. of milk containing $50 lbs. OF
IA. While Nc are wholly In sympathy
With the advance In price for milk. yet
the farmers In that state, - we'll - osn-
err. can do much to increase their prouts
by improving the production OF their
herds. Il 10 not unreasonable to expect
that one good COW will produce - much
~ two of these average COWS. II tho
f.rmer does not Wish TO produce more
mix for the market, fewer good cows
NAV be kept. He would Aud bis net
proflts larger " herd Of twenty high
nroducine COWS were kept instead OF
forty average cows.-Hosrd's Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26

Fyvie castle, In Scotland. has q cele-
brated ghost. It seems that one OF
the lords of Fyvie, early In the castles
history, captured among other prison.
ers little drummer boy. and because
the boy refused to perform his office
for the enemy he was thrust into his
own drum and thrown Of the battle
ments of the castle. Ever since that
time whenever q member Of the fam.
ily Is going to die the young drum
mer sounds a warning by drumming
through the long corridors OF the cas-
tie. This Is only one Of many cele-
brated Scotch ghosts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26
Studying Farm Business.

The county agent In Litchfeld county,
ct. recently made business study OF "a
farms in Goshen, Winchester and Corn
.alI Among other facts of interest be
ionnd that nine OF these men were keep
mo farm accounts and systematically
stndvipc their business. On investigat..
mo The profits on these farms 10 found
that the nine keeping accounts ~elo
averaging to make $7S7 per year aoove
ali expenses and the interest on tneis IN
vestment, while the other 10 a. nesfiy ss ~
eould be figured were each making SSoS
: year. While It cannot Dc said teat
thsse men doubled. their profits by study
ine their business, pevertheles:. the
facts are signifcant. Mr.. Manchester,
the county agent, 10 now prepared 60 a.
si,t farmers in starting farm accounts
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26
THE RECORD OF
IN DIARY FORM
Shipwrecks, Fires, Accidents,
Conventions, Races and
Weather Vagaries Important
Occurrences In Mexico.

Ireland: Irish Sim Fein patriots re-
belled in Dublin, seized the postoff1ce
and other points In the city.
!. Irish Revolt: British troops recaptare
points in Dublin. Martial law declared
for Ireland. Sir Roger Easement cap
tured while attempting to land arms
for the revolutionists.
Neutral Rights: United States demand
ed Germans seized by Great Britain in
China.
/ Aviation: British aviator, Hawker,
made the worlds ascent record by
going up 24.40S feet.
Weather Vagaries: Snow fell in Mas
sachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode
Island; latest real snowfall there in so
years.
Mexico: Gen. Scott. Gen. Funston and
the Mexican Gen. Obregon met at
Juarez, Mexico. to discuss the military
situation along the border.
J. Mexico: The United States and Mex
lean conferees at Juarez were dead
locked over the withdrawal Of United
States troops from Mexican soil.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26
Literary Inference.

"Who wrote The heights by great
men reached and kept were not at
tained by sudden flight. but they while
their companions slept were toiling up
ward In the nightT"
II dunno. Must have been some poet
who hadn't heard about the eight hour
day."-Washington Star.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26
Not Aaklna Much.

II presume you hope fortune WIN
smile on you some day." remarked the
CHEEKY Individual
"No." replied the pessimistic man.
I'm 30 tired Of her frowns that !
would be satisfied II she simply gave
me q noncommittal look. ."-Spokane Re-
view.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26

Yelling OF otherwise abusing . horse
vill make him sweat worse than haro
day's work. Wears him out and yous
TOO. Quit Il.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26
NOVEMBER.


!. Submarine: Merchant submarine
Deutschland reached New London; n
days out Of Bremen. u boat s. reach
cd home port. British steamer Ma
rina sunk OF Irish coast; i've Ameri-
cans lost.
& Aviation: Victor Carlstrom broke the
American cross country aviation rec
ord by flying from Chicago to Erie,
Pa, 4bl miles In 1 hours and 16 min.
utes.
4. Shipwreck: Steamers Retriever and
Connemara wrecked OF Irish coast:
81 lives lost.
Poland: Austria and Germany pro-
claimed Poland an independent state.
Z. Political: Woodrow Wilson reelected
president.
Electoral Vote: Wilson. N6; Hughes. zs.
Popular vote (approximate): Wilson.
8.575,9n; Hughes, 81A.GS.
10. Obituary.. Charles N. Flagg, portrait
painter. In Hartford. Conn; aged 81.
Aviation: Lieut.. Guido Guidi. Italian
aviator, attained 25,S00 feet. record.
II. Football: Ohio state defeated Indiana
at Columbus. 46 to T. Cornell defeated
Michigan at Ithaca, q to 20. Harvard
beat Princeton to o at Cambridge.
Browns team beat Yale q to at
New Haven Pennsylvania and Dart
mouth tied to at Philadelphia
l6. Obituary: Molly Elliot Seawell. nov
elist and playwright. in Washington.
D. c.; aged sc. Henry Sienkiewicz,
Polish novelist, author Of "Quo Vadisr'
"Ffre and Sword" ''The Deluge," etc.
at Berne, Switzerland; aged 10.
IL. Football: Yale defeated Princeton 10
to 0. Brown beat Harvard q to 0.
Pennsylvania beat Michigan 10 to !.
1s. Aviation: Ruth Law landed at New
York after q record nonstop flight
on the way from Chicago Of GSS miles.
%. Conventions: w. c. T. U. annual con-
vention met at Indianapolis.
q. Obituary: Franz Joseph. emperor OF
Austria and king Of Hungary. in Vien.
ma; aged Sc.
q. Obituary: Jack London, author; aged
70.
q. villistas defeated by Mexican regulars
at Chihuahua
a. Obituary: Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor.
in London; aged rs.
American-Mexican protocol signed.
Is. Mexico: Villistas attacked Chihuahua
CITY and drove out Carranza's troops.
Football: Yale defeated Harvard at
New Haven, 6 to 8. Army beat Navy,
B to T. Wisconsin tied with Illinois,
o to O. Chicago lost to Minnesota, ~
too.
DECEMBER.
1. Mexico: Chihuahua City recaptured by
CarranZa forces.
2. Bartholdi Statue: Statue Of Liberty In
New York illuminated at signal given
by President Wilson.
s. Political: British Premier Asquith re-
signed.
g. Convention: National rivers and har-
bors congress met in Washington.
l. Suffrage: National Association OPP
posed to Woman Suffrage met In
Washington.
Political: Last session Of 64th congress.
Z. Lloyd-George appointed British pre-
mier.
8. Peace: National woman's Peace par.
ty met in Washington.
i6 Wage Increase: United States Steel
wage increase schedule in effect for
$4,000 employees; annual total $So0oo''
000
a. Eclipse: Partial eclipse Of the sun. in.
Visible In America.
g. Convention: American Association For
the Advancement of Science met In
New York.
a. Conventions: Geological Society Of
America met at Albany American
Historical society met In Cincinnati.
o. Athletics: National College Athletic
association met In New York.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26
Ne MIoht D. o8,nd.d,

"Eee that dog. Kathii It has taken
the hrst prize at ten shows and n
valued at 1000 marks"
II wonder II dare offer him Q bit
sf sausager-Fliegende Blaetter.
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Has . Heavy rsueh.

Jones-Does my daughters piano
practice annoy youi Neighbor-Not ct
all But, tell me. what does she wear
-mittens or boxing glovesf-Lifs.
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Bird Protection.

NUMBER OF BIRDS ABOUT FARMS AND
SUBURBAN HOMES CAN BE INCREAs
ED BY FURNISHING FOOD AND sHEL
TER.
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED TIE PLow."

correspondence on practical Agricultural topic
10 solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HEN1Y d
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26
JUN e.

JUNE.
4 Personal: Louis D. Brandeis confirm
ed Justice of the United States supreme
court.
Suffrage: Iowa rejected woman suf-
frage.
6. Storm: Tornado swept parts Of Ten
nessee, Illinois, Mississippi and Ar
kansas; final estimate Of loss OF lie
reached 165.
China: Yuan shih Kai. president OF
the Chinese republic. died In Peking;
succeeded by Vice President Ii Yuan
Hung.
Fred Herreshoff for the Metropolitan
golf amateur championship. up ana
I to play, at Glen Cove N. Y.
Obituary: John r. Mclean. publisher
of the Washington Post and Cincin-
natl Enquirer; aged g.
10. Political: Charles E. Hughes nomi-
mated for president by the Republican
convention and Charles Warren Fair
banks for vice president. The Pro
gressives named Theodore Roosevelt
and John M. Parker Of Louisiana.
4 Naval: Pennsylvania, greatest OF
battleships," put in commission; dis.
placement, 81, 400 tons; horsepower. H.
900.
Sporting: Molly Bjurstedt again won
the women's tennis singles champion
ship over Mrs Edward Raymond by
scores Of 60. 6-1.
Il. Fire: Fire on the grain pier OF the
Northern Central railway at Canton,
Nd, caused property loss OF $a0oooo;
Is persons killed and 40 injured.
Is. Bandit Raid: American troops lost 3
killed and 6 wounded IN skirmish
with bandits at st. Ignacio. Tex.
Political: President Woodrow Wilson
and Vice President Thomas Il. Mar
shall renominated at St Louis.
i6. Mexico: Gen. Trevino notified Gen.
Pershing that movement OF troops
south east or west would be consider
ed hostile act.
II. Sporting: Syracuse won the varsity
miles at Poughkeepsie. Time: 6yrar
cuse, % min. Is rs Sec; Cornell. 70
min. a. IS sec. ; Columbia, 20 min. Il Is
sec.: Pennsylvania, 20 min. 81 As sec.
Junior Varsity: Syracuse, II min. Is 2b
sec.:: Cornell, II min. 03-5 Sec; CO.
lumbia, II min. 81 Sec; Pennsylvania,
Il min. 61-5 sec.
L. Mexico: President Wilson called out
the organized militia Of the whole
country for service on the Mexican
border.
% Obituary: Edward 8. Ellis. American
novelist and historian, at Cliff Island.
Me-: aged N.
Mexico: President Wilson notihed the
Mexican government tnat American
troops would not be Withdrawn from
Mexican soil.
81 Mexico: Two troops Of the 10th cav
Airy were In action outside Carrizal
ninety miles south Of Juarex, with
Carranxa forcAa Mexican Gen. FoliI
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26

Certain musical compositions have
been found 70 b nerve poisons that
defangs the minds Of those who play
them. .-Kansas CITY Star.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26
May.

WHUs
!. Ireland: Sim Feiners throughout Ire
land surrendered.
4 Ireland: Irish rebel leaders. including
Pearse. provisional president, shot In
London Tower for treason.
1. Mexico: Maj. R L. Howe, 1lth cav
airy battalion, routed bandits near
Ojo-Azules. killing AZ
Neutral Rights: German reply sent
from Berlin. Germany agreed to "vis-
It and search" rules for submarines
g. Ireland: Four executions for treason
In Ireland.
& Neutral Rights: United States declin-
ed Germany's proposal that the allies
be forced to respect neutral rights.
D. Neutral Rights: Germany admitted
sinking the Sussex on March "a and
offered indemnity.
Mexico: Militia Of Texas, New Mexico
and Arizona ordered to Mexico.
Shipwreck: Steamer Roanoke foundered
off the coast Of California; "a drowned.
IL Mexico: Conference at El Paso. on
withdrawal Of United States troops
from Mexico, was suspended; no
agreement reached.
Ireland: Connolly, Irish rebel COM
mander, shot in London Tower.
L. Anniversary: Exposition opened to
celebrate the 250th anniversary Of the
founding of Newark. N. ].
Obituary: Clara Louise Kellogg, once
noted prima donna, at New Hartford.
Conn; aged 70.
ls Convention: United Confederate Vet
erans met at Birmingham. Ala.
II. Personal: General George P. Harri-
son Of Alabama elected commander
In chief Of the United Confederate
Veterans.
Is. Neutrality: German Ambassador Bern
storff warned Germans in America to
obey the laws Of this country.
%. Storm Disaster: Tornado wrecked over
70 buildings at Kemp City, Okla:
deaths.
q. Sporting: Miss Molla Bjurstedt retain
cd the women's Metropolitan singles
championship title by defeating Miss
Marie Guthrie at the Forest Hills ten
mis- court, N. Y.
Is. Neutral Rights: United States mott
fed Great Britain that 1t could no
longer tolerate "lawless" mail seizures
by British patrol ships on the high
seas.
Obituary: Rev. DR.. Timothy Dwight.
former president Of Yale university
at New Haven: aged g.
q. Obituary: Harry Hawk. the actor on
the boards at Fords theater when
President Lincoln was 'assassinated.
April IA, 1866. died at Granville. Eng
land; aged 70.
y. Obituary: James J. Hill. railroad mag
nate. at at. Paul: aged u.
%. Obituary: Col John Singleton Mosby.
noted Confederate cavalry leader IN
the civil war, at Washington: aged 81
Sporting: Friar Rock. three-year-old.
owned by August Belmont. won the
historic Suburban race at Belmont
park. N. Y.
n. Exploration: Lieut.. shackleton cabled
from the Falkland islands that his
exploring ship Endurance was crush
ed Oct. n. 1916. and that p survivors
were icebound on Elephant island.
Mexico: Carranza's government asked
for immediate withdrawal Of all Unit
cd States troops from Mexico, alleg-
ing bad faith and the violation OF
Mexican sovereignty.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26
ConoIupive.


On ono occasion Herr Ebetnitx, tia
famous chess MASTER -as discussing
political economy with distinguished
professor in England, and the Nal
thusian theory came up. After the
usual arguments the veteran chess
player thus wound up the controversy:
ITS all nonsense what they say.
You tell me q poor man has no right
to have q large family. You say nls
doing 80 Is not honest, is . positive In
fury to his country and to humanity.
tell you you are wrong, and III prove
It. Ny father was poor man-e very
poor man. Ny father was an honest
man-a very honest man. Wei, he had
thirteen children, and !, Wilhelm
steinits, the chess champion q the
world. I am the thirteenthr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26

"The periscope is . wonderful thing"
"Um. But nature beats al invso'
tors."
'sThink so7"
"sure. The doctor can look at yous
tongue and tell what Il going on n your
tomach, ,"-IOuisville Courief- Journal
Evening journal., 1916-08-25
OFFICIALS INSPECT
BOY Scout CAMP
Spend Pleasant Hour in
Tented Village at
Granogue
WERE GUESTS OF
PRESIDENT MARVEL

AID oficial visit to the Boy Scouts at
Camp Caesar Rodney. Granogue, was
made by the Wilmington Local Coun-
ell Of the Boy Scouts of America yes
terday The members Of the council
and few prominent men Of this city
who accompanied the inspection party
we're the guests Of Josiah Marvel,
president of the local council.
The visit was educational as well
as social for some members of the
party beheld the camp on the upper
Brandywine for the first time. II
was a good impression Of the boys
aud treir daily routine in the great.
healthy open that the men carried
away with them. and It is probable
tnat IN more than one case slight
preiudices against sending their boys
10 the camp next year we're removed
from the minds Of fathers
Camp Caesar Rodney will belong
10 the past after tomorrow and even
today preliminary work looking to
the entire dismantling of the tents
Is In progress so that there will be
20 delay tomorrow Because this Is
the last week OF the 1916 camp, the
official visit was given a formality and
importance BETTING the occasion
Leaving Boy Scout Headquarters. No
$40 Market street. in automobiles at
f15 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the
Inspection party and guests were con
veyed TO the camp and remained I'M
81 after retreat at $50 o'clock.
The weather was ideal for a thor.
cugh enilv uenf OF anything am
everything Dut & doors. and there vas
vim and snap in the conduct oil
the boys who we're on exhibition that
increased their efficiency. The camI
Is located on a level plain surrounded
by rolling country and is most idea
as regards situation. prettier spo'
or one better adapted to the purpos,
would have been hard to lind. Tho
stream. flowing a few hundred yard.
from the eight wall tents that have
been the homes Of Boy Scouts al
summef provides ample facilities foi
boating and fishing. a part OF out doc
life so important 10 a healthy boy.
The forty or so boys making up IN,
last weeks party we're lined up fol
tHcitNNiNh as 10 btNtldl utdintHo dNt
orderliness in dress and equipment
Then tent ispection was ordered, an,
critical survey OF the interior OF tn
tents and their contents was made
Each cot was in perfect order-blan
kets folded and laid in their places
toilet articles displayed to revea
their spotless condition. even IN
plate. cup. knife fork and spoon wit
which each Boy Scout Is supplies
upon his arrival at Camp Caesar Rod
ney and for which he Is held strict
accountable being arranged so as I
show 10 the best advantage
The three tents that made the be,
appearance az inspection wer
nounced by the inspection party an
the occupants were given a certai
number Of points IN the competitio
for season prizes. First mention wa
made OF the tent occupied by Lyl,
Eugene and Kenneth Molds an
George Gould Of Hilcrest Troop. N,
], second. Harry Rossland, HERNIA
Wollaston and Joseph Willis. New
ark Troop, No. 2 and third. Jane
longfellow. Clarence Evans an
Evening journal., 1916-08-25
srFFRAGE. CONYENTI0N.

The forty-eighth annual conven-
ton OF the National Woman's Suf-
rage Association to he held in At
lantic City from September 8 20
September 10. inclusive, will be at
tended by a number OF prominent
suffragists from this city. Among
them will be Mrs. John w Brassing.
ton. president OF the Delaware Equal
Suffrage Association; Mrs. Martha
Cranston, Miss Helen Cranston, DR.
Josephine NJ r. White Delacour
Miss Mary Ospina. Mrs r. r Each
and Miss Emma Worrell The con.
vention will be held in Nixon's Thea.
te. Interesting programs will feat.
ure the various sessions. Man,
pominent speakers will be present
The national Office Headquarters will
be at the Marlborough Bienheim
Officers will be elected at the bust
ness session. and II is expected tina
the association viii take a deinit,
! stand concerning the approaching
presidential election.