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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13

tNOa - AAess eASsSs
Mrs. Ruth Hitler OF Auburn Ia .
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r,
Henry.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Davenport went to
Buckfield on business. They were Sat.
urday night guests at the home Of
Charles Clark, and returned home Sun
day.
n. Nettie Stetson was through this
vicinity Thursday, and the housewives
responded readily to her invitations to
sign the food conservation pledge cards
and have displayed their membership
cards in their front windows.
Wilma Davenport took motor trip to
Rumford and Andover Thursday, re-
turning home Friday.
Robert Henry went to Byron Friday
he is looking for work this winter, and
while there be and his friend, Maurice
Bryant, will 20 on hunting trip.
William johnson OF Peru was the Sat
urday guest OF John Davenport.
Albert Davenport was the Saturday
night guest Of Percy Davenport, and Wis
tied his brother John on Sunday.
Samuel Webster had tho misfortune
to cut his hand severely with knife
The cash was several inches long.
E. E. Tborne has purchased pair Of
steers Of Henry Davenport Of Sumner.
George Whitman and two men o.
Bryant's Pond were through this place
Wednesday looking for cattle.
Adelbert Davenport OF Sumner hal
bought the cider apples on the j. d
Blanchard farm. He with three othel
helpers picked the same Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Allen and Mrs
Harry Phillips attended theatre at Lew
iston Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gerrish OF Buck
field were the weekend guests of Franz
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Manning, Mrs. 8
NJ. Atwood and Una Atwood were guests
at the home of b. w. Phillips Friday.
C. w. Cummings, state apple In
spector, Of Hebron, was Saturday CUES
Of barry Phillips.
Fred Stetson is on the sick list.
Messrs. Anderson and Blake of Mon
mouth are guests ct F. R. Sargent's.
Alfred COrliss has returned from Whit
man, Mass, where he has been visiting
friends.
Ed Irish has returned home from
business trip to Boston and New Yorl
city.
Wilma Davenport visited school q
Tyler Corner Wednesday.
Mrs., Leavia Buxton had the mis-
fortune to cut her hand quite badly will
| an axe.
Wilma Davenport was recent CUES
at the home Of r. r. Sargent.
School 10 closed for two weeks In th
Glover district, owing to q case o
measles breaking ont In the homo OF th
teacher, Mrs. Mary Cannon.
Ben West has been Q guest Of Atwoo
Jersey of Turner.
A Halloween party was held at Mis-
Marion Stetson's and thirteen of on
pupils gathered there. The evening wa
pleasantly spent in playing games, pes
nut hunts, and telling stories, ate
which refreshments were served by tn
hostess.
LydIe Chamberlain is boarding at Bel
Browns and attending school at lyle
Corner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13
SINGLE COPIES.

Single copies of THE DEMOCRAT are four cent
each They win be mailed on receipt Of price by
the publishers or for the convenience OF palronl
single COPIES Of each issue have been placed OF
sale at the following places In the County:
South Paris, Towards Drug Store
Shurtlef's Drug Store
Norway, Noyes Drug Store.
stones Drug Store.
Buckheld. A. l.. Newton, Postmaster
Paris Hfli. Helen r. Cole, Post Once.
West Paris, Samuel T. white.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13

Eastman q Andrews.
2. l.. Merchant q Co.
Brown. Buck q Co.
Paris Trust Co.
Removal.
For Sale.
A South Paris Inquiry.
A Perfect Carbon Remover.
False Teeth.
Bankruptcy Notice.
Cider Apples.
Fox Hound Lost.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13

And speaking of going dry, 1t is said
that the Cumberland County farm is
short of help, by reason of the small
number of inmates since the compare
lively bone dry conditions began. Two
causes are assigned, the Enforcement OF
the prohibitory law, aided by the feder-
al law, and the high price Of liquor
when il is to be had. Doubtless both OF
these causes have something TO do with
IL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13
Fox Hound Lost.

Lost ct East Oxford the last of last
week, tall, long and thin spotted fox
hound with black ears. Wears z COLLAR
bearing name and responds to the name
OF "Tige." Last seen going towards
Paris. Finder pleaae notify ~
CLARENCE BRACKETT,
Oxford Town Farm.
P.o. Address: South Paris, B. F. D.,
No.2. 40
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13
REMOVAL.

Having given up my room in Ply.
THAN Block to the Paris Trust Co.,
my Office for the present will be a,
my residence on Barrows Street,
where shall be pleased to see all
my patrons.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13

Prices for the contraband under
present conditions are almost anything
that the dealer sees fit to ask. Whether
true or not, there IL story current OF q
man who for some time made daily
trip from Portland to Boston, smuggling
through just two quarts each day, and
made a good thing OF 1t. Booze Is GER
tainly expensive.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13

The lumbermen report great scarcity
OF men who are willing to work In the
woods this winter. The war has taken
scores of men from Maine and also from
the Canadian Provinces. Good chop.
pers are being paid, in some instances,
as high as $55 or $50 per month, the
highest prices In the history OF lumber
Ing In the Pine Tree State.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13
State Of Ohio. City Of Toledo.
T.ucaa County NO

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner Of the firm Of F. J..
Cheney & Co., doing business In the
City Of Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE. FRANK ]. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed
In my presence. this 9Th day Of Deem
Der, A. D. 1886. A. w. GLEASON,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken intern
ally and acts through the Blood on the
Mucous Surfaces Of the System. Send
for testimonials, free.
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by ali druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13

Miss Blackenton, director OF music In
the Bethel schools. visited schools here
the past weak.
Miss Florence Hayes Of Portland ID Z
guest Of Mrs.. Carrie Bartlett and family.
Mn. =. B. Howe has returned from
several wssks' visit with relatives at
Wsltham, Mass.
Mu. Betsy Trask has moved here and
will spepd the winter with her sop, +.
A. Trask, and family.
Mrs.. =. D. Bartlett and Leon Bartlett
and family Of Berlin, N. H.. were recent
guests If relatives here.
Mis- Ethel Cole was . weekend guest
OF hse sistsr, Miss Bertha Cola. q Bsehsl.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13
West Bethel.

aThe wind blows cold; red leaf and brown
From the bare trees are duttering down..
Far mp SEQ an empty nest
That late was merry with the best,
Wee dedglings crowded there, and wings
To dare the great, wide world Of things,
OF buds and flowers and songs and light
Wings spread to-day for southwark flight.
"who tells the birds which way to 60,
Ere drift the feathery hosts of snow?
Who bids them seek softer air
Where orange blossoms clustered fair
Watt fragrance over aisles Of bloom?
Who warns them Of the wintry gloomp
What angel with gracious look
Writes down In his gold. shining book
Tho generations of the birds?
Dear birds. with silver notes for words,
By what clear sign on vale and height
10 timed their strenuous southwark flight?
1--WE can but answer that we know
The love which holds all life below
In touch with love enthroned above,
Regards the tiniest lives that love.
And from some region near or far,
Perhaps from some white, cleaning star,
Sends hither chart and line to show
The wandering troops which way to 60.
catch gleam Of heavens own light
As here mark the southwark flight
OF birds which wing their course away
To find lost and lovelier May"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13
IfMothers Only Knew.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
relieve Feveriihness, Headache, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and destroy worms. They break up
colds in "a hours. Used by mothers for 80 years.
All Druggists, 80. Sample FREE. Address,
Mother Gray Co. Leroy. n. 7. B-ls
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13

In Tie DISCREET Court Of ths unitsd seaAss foe II
District Of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter Of fS
A1a q sss I; rdstss ssssv y bankruptcy.
10 The cseditofs Of Albert J. Phnts IN IL
County Of oxford and dislglo1 sipeoGoid: -
November a. B. i'll ~ ~ - 81 49, s 8 - 6
vas duly sdjudic0So1 bankrIpx IA 49, ~
ses: q - Rstss:s. MS 1ssase 80 Ses!h
p. 1917. q % o'olock d d f6rsascs. e Ms
ome ~ odd c1od3tuS mag atosad, IgoVo TIL
|claimssappo1nt Z tustoe. eiAmino IL bonkyupk
and Gsnee3 sucA ol1g bVa1nees = MY
| ~ xA11E g e 2;
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13

Decidedly the greatest surprise In the
elections held last week was the sdop-
ton of woman suffrage in New York, q
greater surprise than the decisive vote
against ii in Maine. Think Of New
York city voting for woman suffrage!
The next thing we know Broadway will
be going dry.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13

Ever since the Imperial German Govern
mens began the issuance its pronounce
ments regarding the war "which wa
forced upon u.s." the world has known
that Germany had no sense of humor,
But we were hardly prepared for such
demonstration of that fact a. 10 given BY
Matthias Erzberger, who declares that In
i've days Germany changed from N
autocracy to democracy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13
North Stonenam.

Mrs. N. q. Sawyer 10 whiting her son,
E. B. Sawyer, of West Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. A. Andrews and Mr..
and Mrs. Marston Of New Jersey stayed
last week as the stone house on Mr.. An
drews' old farm In Stow.
Lyman Chute has been hauling bowels
10 Bethel in his auto truck.
Lillian Adams and SON Roger have
gone 10 Norway for two weeks to visit
relatives.
Seth Hartman snapped . COW with
Zsno FoBtAius for horse.
B. e. Brown and family are at his
hunting camps on the Carpsntss place.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13
South Paris. Maine. November 10, 1917
ATWOOD G FORBES
Kditors AND Proprsefors.
GEORGE n. ATWOOD. A. 4. foRBSs-

rERxs.-Sl5o year II paid strictly In advance.
Otherwise es.0o year. Single copies censs'
ApvHRrIsEnrENrs: An legal advertisements
are given three consecutive Insertions for el.oo
per Inch In length Of column. Special con
advertisers.
Jon PRINTING New type, rsst presses electric
con. 0ine to make this department Of our busi-
ness complete and popular.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13

Nssiuscot History Club has some One
programs issued for Che winters work.
The Camp Fire Girls met with Aisa
Florence Childs Tuesday evening.
Warren Camp, Sons OF Veterans, held
. meeting Tuesday night and nominated
officers for the coming year.
Irish Bros. Co. have purchased . new
horse for their mill work.
Mckinley Ellingwood II ct home from
Portsmouth Naval Station, whore he hai
been seriously III for several months.
Cuyler Lakin was operated on fol
adenoids Wednesday BY DR.. Andrews Of
Lewiston.
DR.. d. Z. Doughty has been in Saoc
for few days this week.
Mrs. Fl. r. Atwood has been with
relatives In Brunswick for few days.
Miss Zelma Hersey. our genial and
efficient telephone operator, Il away on
. two weeks vacation. She will be with
relatives In Boston and st. Adams, Vt.
Miss Lena Ingersoll ID substituting fol
her.
c. G. futile ID away ON hunting TRIP
for two weeks.
The Ladies' Circle met at the vestry
Friday afternoon for work.
Mrs. A. T. Cole WAS In Portland the
first Of tho week. Mrs. Wilmington from
Rumford kept house for her during hei
absence.
o. G. Casey, who has been station
agent hero for the Maine Central Bail.
road, has resigned, and will 90 ut once
to Auburn where he has Q position
The family will not 60 at once. Mr.
Casey has made many friends during biz
stay here, and has been prominent In
the Odd Fellows. All join In wishing
him success in his new place.
Dance at Odd Fellows Hall Saturday
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13
Coming Events.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Nov. ls-Reception to teachers by W. C. T. U.
South Paris.
Nov 29-Thanksxiving.
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North Buckfleld.

There will be dance at Grange Hall
Nov. 8.
G. A. and z. NJ. Holmes visited Gil
man Holmes at Lisbon Tuesday.
Mrs. Hannah Record of South Paris 10
visiting relatives and friends here. This
was formerly her home.
B. 8. Record visited relatives in Poland
recently.
Mrs. Herbert Smith was In Auburn
Saturday and Sunday to see her SOD,
Harlan Field, who is In the U. s. Army.
Judith Warren spent the weekend
with her aunt, Mrs. Lin DeCoster, and
family, in Turner.
G. A. Holmes and family and e. n.
Holmes and family were ct Mellen
Holmes in Turner Sunday.
Mrs. Hannah Record Of South Paris,
who has been visiting friends and
relatives in the place the past week, has
gone to Sumner to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Ora Morrill,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washington Heald were
the guests OF Mr.. and Mra. Moulton
Varney Sunday.
DIR. James D. Varnsy, Sumner boy,
has been appointed surgeon Of the
Photographic battalion at Chillicothe,
Ohio, and expects to sail for France at
\ any time.
Mrs. Callie Sturtevant Of Greene Is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Florence
l Warren.
Henry B. Hayden and family will
soon move to South Paris for the
| winter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13

Announcement OF the discovery OF .
vein of copper In New Brunswick con-
tains the interesting statement that one
piece of ore taken from the vein weighed
one hundred pounds. WHAT'S OF much
more Importance ID the question which
10 not answered, how many ounces OF
copper there were In the hundred pounds
Of ore.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13

According to Q symposium conducted
BY the pastor Of church In Bangor. In
the form Of letters from young women,
men with dark complsxions, ANTONIO
biles and money are most In demand ~
husbands. Following these three
qualifications, there are mentioned %
secondary considerations, good charac
Tar. mild disposition and business ability
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13
G. &. MERRlLL,

Insurance and Real Estate
lsA7 9OUTh PARIS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13
For Sale.
Driving horse
+. w. NORTH,
NJ South Paris.
WooL.NNs.

WO0LNNS.
Dress Natsrials and coatings direct
from the factory. Write for samples and
state garment planned.
= r. a. Packard.
Box no Candies. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13
North Hartford.

Dance at Odd Fellows Hall Saturda.
evening. Music by Shaw and True.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13

Dance at Centennial Hall Wednesday
evening this week. Music by Shaw and
True.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20

The dawn of trousers for women IS
sighted by Prof. Warner Brown of the
department of psychology of the Uni
versity of California, who sees in the
advancing feminine movement the dy-
ing out Of eXtravagant attire for wom-
en-. saws San Francisco Bulletin. In a
lecture to his students. Professor
Brown placed the blame for wOmen'S
oyerdressing upon men. "The origin
Of variety and extravaganza in attire
were regarded as property said FRO
fessor Brown. ''The more splendid
they appeared the more it reflected
credit upon their owners. Men even
today still glory in the dash and
beauty Of their wives. When the eco
nomic necessity of securing husband
is eliminated and when the feminist
era is completely realized, one big
motive for extravaganza and quickly
shifting styles will lose its force In
that enlightened age, the feminine sex
may perhaps adopt uniform dress,
like the Chinese costume, or some 9th
er form of modified trousers"
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20
MIDDLETOWN, DEL, JAN. 20, 1917
RUINED BY MONEY

THAW'S hired detectives would PROB
1 ably have run him safely into
Canada, but he got drunk. Then when
the officers of the law finally cornered
him in West Philadelphia, he melodra-
matically made an attempt at suicide,
slashing his throat and one wrist, but
taking good care not to swallow any OF
the poison tablets (probably mercurlc
bichloride) found in his pocket.
His has been from early manhood
luried career marked thruout by many
spectacular episodes made possible by
the possession of no end of money
Years ago he lavished $50, 900 on ban
quet to the gilded youth Of Paris, and
at another time lost $4,000, it is said,
at a single sitting, gambling.
His old mother with her check book
has come to his rescue, and once more
the Thaw money will be poured out
without stint to keep the precious youth
at liberty still to play his pranks or
worse.
For the boundless devotion of mother
hood, even where, as in this case, the
richest treasures of heart and purse are
poured forth upon the most unworthy
of objects, one cannot but feel some
sympathy. The hardest heart will eX
perience some pity for this white-halred
old mother, wrung anew by the wicked
ness Of her scape- e-grace Of a son.
But must not the just moralist say
her sorrows are largely of her own max
ing-that she is but reaping the bitter
harvest of her own foolish sowing?
Doubtless Harry was "a spoiled
child" and the mothers too fond in
dulgence helped him forward in his mad
career. But whether this be true, OF
not. this much is known that when his
father died leaving the youth an income
of $40, 900 year. his mother unwiselA
increased that ruinously big sum for {
boy to spend to the enormous annua
figure of $4,000, the interest at 5 PEI
cent. on $1,6OO,O 600! When a fonc
mother sends her son galloping to the
devil on a gilded horse like that, wha
may you not expect!
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20

&HoRTcoMINGS OF PARENTHoUO
A Texas judge has recently decided
that a father has the right to whip
his married daughter after she has
returned to the protection of the
parental roof. At the same time the
whipping of a seventeen-year-old girl
would not be necessary had the father
done his full duty in the earlier train
ing of the child. Judge Pinckney Of
Chicago finds that q large proportion
of the delinquency Of children COM
ing to his court is due to the neglect
of their parents. And the Juvenile
courts all over the country are recOg-
niZing this, and are accordingly taking
measures to punish parents who will
not restrain their offspring. Parents
are continually advertising to the pub
lie their own coarseness and ineffi-
cheney by the conduct of their children,
SAYS Houston Post In hotel and res
taurant, on street cars and in jitneyS,
at the picture show and in the church,
along the side walk and in the rail-
road everywhere that children
go there is always walking advertise
ment of the lack of home training, the
failure of parenthood. Parents know,
or should know, what taints-physical
and mental-their progeny inherits.
They know what traits Of character
are to be restrained and what cult
waited. But, instead of giving their
lives to the study of the problem, they
carelessly assume control Of pliable
material of the most wonderful pOssi-
blities for good or evil. With less
knowledge than they would devote to
the care of scrub stock they enter upon
the rearing of children. And not only
do they permit, but they facilitate, the
warping, dwarfing, distorting and vul-
garizing Of what should have been de-
velOped into beautiful and lovely be-
ings nodded in the image of the Gre
atOr.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20

Some medical authorities, explaining
the abatement of epidemic diseases In
modern years, are sufficiently free from
professional ties to attribute this bet
terment of conditions, not to medical
science, but to the increased use of
soap and water. The Homeopathic
Envoy is of the opinion that with a
clean house and a clean person no one
need have much fear of infection. A
writer in the New York Medical Rec
ord says: Soap is now recognized
to be an antiseptic and to be eftica-
cious must produce lather. Bacteria
rubbed into soap or dropped on its sur
face are incapable of multiplication.
The typhoid bacillus is very sensitive
to soap, being killed by 5 per cent So
luton in a short time. More than
half the total number will die in one
minute. The thorough use of pure pot
ash soap is not only mechanical
method Of cleansing, but is an active
factor in cutting down germ life
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20
Stock Sanitary Board.

Stock Sanitary Board.
9 Epidemics and Infectious Diseases.
10 tuberculosis Commission.
II Experiment Station and Farm
Another In Sussex County.
IL Corporation Surety Bonds for
State officers.
13 Care For The Feeble-Nlinded-A
Serious and Gro wing Evil.
IA Placed-Out Children.
t5-t6 National Defense and State
Armories.
II Fees-All State officials to be on
fiat salary basis, and all fees to go in
to the General Fund. This valuable
recommendation would abate great
evil-A system that for many years has
permitted office holders to receive ex-
horbitant pay and in some cases to grow
rich at the expense Of the people.
This general praise of Governor
Miller's administration by both parties
is as unique as pleasing, and The Tran
script is persuaded that it is well de'
served.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20

What good do you get out of giving
people mean little thrustS. If this is
the sort of thing you enjoy, there Is
something wrong in your makeup.
There is a spot in your heart which Is
morally decayed. Its badness may
not cause you to become positively
dangerous, but you have within you
the same quality of cruelty which
makes the heather hang men up by
the thumbs, because they enjoy the
suffering of the victims. The hurts
YOU inf1ict are mental. The barbarian
tortures are physical, says Irish World.
Mental anguish is more painful than
physical hurt. 1t cuts deeper and lasts
longer. You may think that one who
is the butt of your remarks does not
feel them deeply; but you know how
sensitive you are to similar thruStS.
If you will stop to think a moment
and place yourself in the position Of
the one you attack, the chances are
that you will not be guilty in future
of the mean little things in which you
now indulge yourself as a matter OF
"a little fun"
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20
ALWAYS IN DEMAND.

at least twice d year the neWspa-
pers print letters about work Tor
women and discuss the subject al
length. The weak spot in these in
terchanges of opinion is that most OF
the women and girls do not wish to
become producers of real wealth, says
New York Commercial. Most OF them
wish to become actresses or opera
singers; authorship and newspaper
work come next in favor and stenOg-
raphy and teaching stand third.
Women are well-ftted for all these
vocations, but all women who must
earn a living cannot find places III
this limited field. Brushing aside all
other occupations, the woman OF av-
erage strength and intelligence can
make more money as cook than in
any other way. No woman cook earns
as much as Maude Adams or Melba,
but every cook can get job at more
than living wages ana can save more
money than even the leading footlight
favorites usually do. If a cook has no
business and executive ability she is
still sure of employment. If she pos
sesses these qualities she can go into
business as keeper of boarding
house or restaurant. HOusekeepers
who know how to cook receive large
salaries in hotels. The cook can Still
cook if her business venture proves
disappointing, but the singer or act
ress, whom she perhaps envies, soor
sees others take her place on the elec
trio signs and in the hearts of the
people. Every girl should learn t
cook at home. She will need 1t if she
marries, and it will assure her free
dom from the pinch of want If sht
has to provide for herself.