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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
State of Maine.

70 al persons interested in either Of the estates
hereinafter named:
AT Probate Court held at Paris, In
and for the County OF Oxford on the third
Tuesday OF January, In the year OF our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and twenty. The
following matters having been presented for the
action thereupon hereinafter Indicated h is
hereby ORDERED:
That notice thereof be given to all persons In
terested by causing 3 copy OF this order TO De
published three weeks successfully In the Ox
lord Democrat, q newspaper published at South
Paris, In said County, that they may appear az
Probate Court to be held at said Paris on
the twelfth day Of February, A. ID. 1920. at
of the clock In the forenoon, and be heard there
on II they see cause.
Mackenzie Huston Of Ro1bury, a micor;
petition for commitment to School for Feeble
Minded presented by Charles r. Taylor and
others, municipal offcers of said town or Rox-
bury.
Witness, ADDISON e. HERRICK, Judge Of
said Court at Paris, this third Tuesday OF
January, In the year Of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twenty.
4S ALBERT d. PARK. Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
AMONG THE FARMERS.
E" SPEED TUE PLow."

''Nothlng Much To Do"
You're lucky you are on the farm
When winter months arrive,
For all you fellows have to do
Is barely keep alive.
OF course, you've got the wood to saw,
And split and put away,
But that 10 pretty easy
have often heard folks say.
And then you have the barns to clean.
The hen house to repair,
But that is nothing extra,
You will find that anywhere.
Irealize you have to feed
The cattle every day,
And see that they get water
For It's not the month OF May.
guess YOU have to shell the corn,
And grind lot Of feed,
And take look at all the sheds,
To nnd the things they need.
understand You have the hay
To haul across the snow,
But then the joy Of sleighing
Kinda makes you want TO 90.
Each morning you will find drift
To shovel from ten doors,
But then think the outside air
Is better than indoors.
OF course you've got to keep an eye
Upon those old hog sheds,
And see that all the baby pigs
Are snuggled In their beds.
You've got the hen house floor to bed
With twenty forks Of straw,
Or else you're not q poultry man,
According 10 the law.
Besides that there's the milking -
And the separating, too,
But hadn't ought to count that,
AS that's always yours to do.
And excepting all the trips to town,
When thirty -four below,
guess you haven't very much
To kick on, as know.
OF course, you have the fires to keep,
When work Is rather slack,
And that means you have ashes
And bunch Of wood to pack.
You also have the pump to thsw
When Ii gets very cold,
And many times your hands Will freeze
To things that you take hold.
Outside of these few little things,
And twent three more, too,
I've just about decided
That you haven't much to do.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
BOW pIseovered cavern.

Bows shopping around at Lock
Haven. Pa, found a hole fifteen feet
wide and twelve feet. deep extending
under the state road near the Clinton
Country club. They could hear water
running. and II Is thought that the
cavern, unsuspected BY those who use
the road. had been made BY the out
break Of large spring from an M
dsrground stream.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
Rival,

It seems strange that this English
word which means a competitor OF
some sort should have come from the
Latin word "rivalis." pertaining to 0
stream. But we can easily imagine
that the neighbors who lived along
the river bank and used the same
source for water would sometimes
quarrel about their rights and per
haps become enemies.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
And Love.

Like a great poet, Nature produces
the greatest results with the simplest
means. These are simply sum-
flowers. water and love. OF course
II the spectator be without the last.
the whole will present but a pidfui
appearance; and. in that case, the sun
is merely go many miles in diameter
the trees are good for fuel. the flowers
are classified by stamens, and the
water is simply wet.-Heine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
Reeounl.. ood's ouldane.

The hand Of the Lord Is to be rec
ornized officially In South Africa. A
resolution unanimously passed the
proyincial council at Pretoria, calling
on the government to amend the South
African act in such q way that II
clearly appears therefrom that the
guidance of the Lord II acknowledged
In all matters Of the Union Of soutf
Africa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
NOTICE.

In the District Court Of the United States Tor the
District Of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter of
FRED e. SWAN, InBankruptcy.
Of Paris, Bankrupt.
To the creditors OF Fred L. Swan Of Paris In
the County Of Oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice 10 hereby given that on the go day OF
January, A.. ID. 1877, the said Fred 3. swan
was duly adjudicated bankrupt, and thai
the first meeting of his creditors win bc held q
the once Of the Referee, No. MARKET Square,
South Paris, Maine, on the 1ith day Of February
A. d. 1870, st 10 O'Clock In the forenoon
at which dine the said creditors may attend
prove their claims. appoint Q trustee, examine
the bankrupt, and transact such other business
81 may properly come before said meeting.
''1'A : M ' WlIrER L. GRAY,
- 1stsrse h Banuapeg
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that sne
has been duly appointed administrstrl1 OF the
estate of
MARIETTA CARSON, late Of Sweden.
In the County OF Oxford, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate of said deceased are
desired to present the same for settlement, and
all indebted thereto aro requested TO make pay
HARRIET NJ. BROWN, Waterford. Maine:
Janusry 2Oth, 1890. ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
Decision Of Character.

Another advantage Of this charactef
Is that It exempts from great deal
Of interference and obstructive annoy
ance which an irresolute man may
be almost sure to encounter. Weak
ness In every form tempts arrogance,
and q man may be allowed to wish for
a kind Of character with which stupid.
ity and impertinence may not make 50
free. When firm, decisive spirit Is rec
ognized, 1t is curious to see how the
space clears around man, and leaves
him room and freedom. ,t
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
WAR NURSE FROM
ARMENIA ASKS
AMERICAS AID
Soldier Husband and Battlefield
Baby Touring Country With
Her for Near East Relief.

A mother, father and daughter, the
latter born in a tattered Red Cross
tent in the icy Caucasus while guns
roared all around and Turkish shells,
ignoring the mercy emblem, burst near
It, are touring America In behalf OF
their native Armenia. They are Gen.
eral Mezrop Newton Azgapetian. his
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
Restoring Elasticity Of Rubber.

Rubber articles that have become
hard recover their elasticity In a short
time II placed In 8 per cent carbolic
water or 8 per cent aniline solution.
In the case Of the carbolic solution
It must not be forgotten that black
goods exposed to 1t become gray. II
1t is desired to preserve the black
or red color Of the goods, that. too,
can be done. A per cent solution OF
pantasulphate Of potash is employed.
Il is true that this smells unpleas-
ant, but the restoration Of elasticity
is quite considerable.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03

Production during the last decade has
increased greatly, and as . natural CON.
sequence improved methods and facili-
ties for handling the increase have be.
come necessary. Keeping pace with 10.
CREASED production has come the demand
of consumers for moro elaborate and EN-
|cisnt service.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03

Maple Harvest and Values-Reckon-
log syrup In terms Of sugar, the ls'est
or 1919 crop showed an average farm
value last spring when being marketed
OF little less than "a cents q pound
against 2S cents one year earlier. The
farm value of the maple sugar crop Ia
CLOSE to twelve million dollars.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
Found II Somewhat Depressing.

Found It SomeWhat USYreSsIHS
I had taken little nephew with mo
to a funeral at the home Of one OF
our nelghbors. he was very quiet
during the music and singing and sud-
dued weeping Of the mourneu. ous
gave a sigh Of relief when the serv'
ices were over. On our way home ne
looked up at me and remarked: III
wasn't q very lively party. was Il
Chicago American.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
January 10th, 1920.
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that hi
has been duly appointed administrator Of the
estate of
MARGARET N. TARBOX. late of Paris.
In the County of Oxford, deceased, without
bond. All persons having demands against the
estate of said deceased are desired 20 present
the same for settlement, and all indebted
thereto are requested to make payment imme-
CHARLES TARBOx. South Paris, Maine.
January 10th, 1920. 10
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NOTICE.

Tne subscriber hereby gives notice that she
has been duly appointed sdministratrix with
the will annexed OF the estate OF
LYDIA l.. BARTLETT, late OF Buckneld,
In the County OF oxford, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. Ali persons having
demands against the estate of said deceased
are desired to present the same for settlement,
payment Immediately.
MELvINA +. IRISH, Buekaeld, Maine:
January goth, 1920. 90
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03

camouhags Of the Commonplace.
One way to reduce the number OF
divorces would be b have people do
their courting with their everyday
clothes on.-ANon Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
Memory.

The qualities Of good memory ara
in the first place, to be suscepuDlei
secondly, to be retentve; and thirdly
to be ready. 1t is but rarely that these
three qualities are united In the same
person. We often indeed meet with q
memory which is at once susceptloie
and ready; but l doubt very mucn
II such memories be commonly veiy
retentive; for the same set OF haoits
which are favorable to the nrst TWO
qualities are adverse to the third
Dupald Stewart.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03

There is an old saying that "a mans
character Is as his nose is." The nose.
according to physiognomists, Is one
OF the most important features. Both
its size and its shape have their sig
nificance.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that h.
has been duly appointed administrator with
the will annexed Of the estate Of
ELIZA p STANLEY. late Of Porter,
In the County of Oxford, deceased, without
bond. All persons having demands against the
estate Of said deceased are desired to present
the same for settlement. and all indebted
thereto are requested to make payment imme-
diately.
ORMAN L. STANLEY,
Porter, Maine.
January 10th, 1870. "a
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives noaoe tnas ne
has been duly appointed administrator OF the
WILSON SHAW, late of Buckdeld.
In the County Of Oxford. deceased, without
bond. All persons having demands against tne
the same for settlement, and all indebted thereto
are requested TO make payment Immediately.
WARREN 8. SHAW. Lewiston, Maine;
January 90th. 1890. 80
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he has
been duly appointed administrator OF the estate
Of
WALTER p MAXIM, late Of Paris,
In the County of Oxford, deceased. and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate Of said deceased
are desired TO present the same for settlements,
and all indebted thereto are requested to make
payment Immediately.
HOWARD 5. MAXIM, Norway, Maine:
January 10th, 1920. 30
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
hsx Excuse for stsallnq

A man in St LouiA arrested for
stealing eighty pounds Of metal, Q
handful at q time. said he did 1t be-
cause he was suffering q bad wooden
LEG" and wanted money to buy . new
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
Dutch EInd saIt WeIla

Holland has begun to produce salt
from wells drilled experimentally In
two provinces. and may be able to OBJ
tain enough for all its needs
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-03
Cardinal Gibbons Asks Aid
For Starving Armeniaas

This Is the
message from
James (Cardi.
naD Gibbons
read at the
big meeting In
Washington In
aid Of tn Q
Near East Re-
lief. The ven
erable primats
Of the. Catholic
Ch urch In
America Is In.
tensely inter-
ested In the
appeal which
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-10-14
CENTER

Mr.. Robt. Carvill made a trip to
the County seat on Tuesday.
Mrs. Harry Davis and children
spent Sunday at the home of her
mother returning home on Mon
day on an early ferry.
Mr.. Rex Horns has gone to Ski
homish where he is working with
his father in a mill.
Mrs. R. P. Hueston and child
ren have returned home from Sc
attic where they spent a few days
with Mrs. Korn.
A regular meeting of the Camu-
los Club will be held this Friday
at the home of Mrs. ?. McCormick.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Mccormick and
family were among those from Va
shon who visited the Puyallup
Fair.
Mr.. John Marshall and little son
Robert spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. Marshall's mother, Mrs.
James McCairen.
Mrs. Fault and Mrs. Hearst Of
Center attended the district meet
ing of the Rebekahs in Kent on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Wylde and Mrs. Williams
are enjoying the company of their
old friend Mrs. Hill from Winslow
who is making them an extended
visit.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-10-14

MARTIN VAN buren, was the
1VA first machine made politician In
the presidency, and he was more than
that when put to the test; he was the
first of the presidents to have been
born under the American flag, rather
than under the British, and he and
Roosevelt nre the only presidents not
wholly descended from inhabitants Of
the United Kingdom.
Sprung from Dutch families on both
sides, Van Buren, married into a Dutch
family, and was able to speak the
language of his ancestors. He was
born and he died in n little Rip Van
Wrinkle village on the east bank of
the Hudson, where his father was a
farmer and incidentally tavern keep
er. Leaving school and entering law
office in his native town at fourteen,
after the manner of most American
leaders from jackson to Lincoln, he
picked up rs he went along such ed
ucation as he gained. Yet not one
Of our many lawyer presidents has
won higher rank in his profession.
While only boy so small that he
had to stand on bench to address
the jury, he scored his first success at
the bar. At forty he retired from
practice with money enough for man
with q Dutch thrift, which was mis-
taken for stinginess by the less pru-
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-10-14

TINE most notable event Of Van
j. Buren's administration was the
occurrence Of one Of the great panics
from which In the nineteenth century
the country regularly collapsed every 10
or 20 years, as In 1919, 1887, 1857,
1873 and In 1893 Those periodic
prostratlons always followed wild de-
bauches in speculation, but since It IS
convenient and consoling to blame
some one else for our own sins, the
president invariably has been made
the scapegoat in each period Of hard
times.
No doubt Jackson's removal of the
public deposits from the United
States bank caused financial disturb
ance and his distribution Of the fed
eral surplus among the state treasur-
les also was disturbing. The govern
ment, the banks and the people gen.
orally had all merrily joined In SOW
ing the wind, whose harvest was the
whlrlwind Of 1887.
The nation had been indulglng In
the first of It's big western booms. The
river steamboat aided to open up new
regions, where mushroom states, in
ambitions emulation of New York and
its Erie canal, ran wild in approprla-
tons for the building of canals. Van
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-10-14
DOCKTON

Mr.. and Mrs. +. Harrison were
the guests Of relatives at Dash
Point Saturday, returning Sunday
evening,
Miss Pearl Berry of Tacoma is
making her home with her aunt,
Mrs. Cattalmich while employed
in the fish cannery.
Mr.. n. Nielsen returned Wednes-
day after an absence Of nearly a
year. He has taken the Jubich
cottage and viii make that his
home while in Dockton
Mrs. P. Hanson Of Seattle and
Miss Esther johnson of st. Paul,
MINI. were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
j, Miller Friday.
Mrs. W. S. Bentley of Burton
made a call on relative between
boats Friday.
Mrs. Cattalinich returned the
latter part of the week, having
spent several days in Tacoma, get
ting their city home fixed up, for
renting it furnished
Miss Elba Petersen Of Tacoma
spent the week end with her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. John Petersen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phair of Tacoma
were over for the week end, look
ing after their property here.
Mr.. A. Mattson, Mr.. G. Mattson
and Mr. Fernett, left in their new
boat for Sheldon, where they will
try their luck salmon fishing.
Mrs. j. f. Riehm and her sister
Mrs. Mcclure attended the Puyal-
llp fair Friday. Another sister,
Mrs. SALISBURY of Clinton, return
ed with them and will make a
SuOlJ NlSlI IltIC.
The S. S. Simpson, and Tug
Fearless underwent repairs at the
Stuckey ways this week.
Mrs. W. Willis entertained her
father Mr. c, Johsen of Tacoma
over the week end. On Tuesday,
her sister-in-law, Mrs. H. Jahn-
ston Of Tacoma, was her guest
for the day.
The launch Charlotte B" was
slightly damaged when she cap
sized while undergoing repairs on
the owners ways. The boat is
owned by Louis Bussanich and
Lawrence Riehm.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-10-14
Angelina Van Buren,.

dent Anglo-Americans who knew him.
Equally precoCious in politics, Van
Buren, was chosen a delegate to q
political convention before he was of
age; was appointed county surro-
gate at twenty-five; elected to the
state senate at thirty; appointed at
torney general Of the state at thirty
two and at thlrty-elght he was select
ed senator of the United States.
Already he was at the head of the
albany Regency" which continued
to run the Democratic machine in
New York and to dominate the nation
al councils Of that party for sixty
years to come. His skill in political
manipulation made him known all over
the country az the little Magician"
Playing the game of politics only
as q New Yorker can and as all New
Workers in public life do, Van Buren,
was the first to make his way into
the White House in gumshoes. Per
haps his caution as a politician has
lost him the credit due him for his
craftsmanship, which he displayed in
more than one grave emergency. A
popular story reflected the general
impression of his artful lodging
Once while he was a passenger on
Hudson river boat an unu-Yun
Buren, man said to Van Buren, man:
I'll bet you the price of the pas
sage that you can't go to him now
and get n straight answer to the
simplest question that you cnn ask"
The challenged man, confidently
taking the bot, went up to his favor
lite and inquired If he did not think
the weather was fine
"Well," was the careful measured
reply, that is relative term
and :"
"By thunderw the Van Burenite
broke in, as he turned to his chal-
lenger, you've Won"
Van Buren, became the pioneer
national campaign manager when he
mnde an extended electioneerlng tour
for jackson. Webster declared that
he did more for the election of "Old
Hickory" than any other 10 men.
In that fierce Jackson campaign,
Van Buren, took the party nomination
for governor of New York. Being
elected, he resigned from the senate,
and then, after only two months In
-
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-10-14

Albert and Clarence Nilsen of
Seattle were the guests of their
father and uncle, over the we X
end.
The NJ. E. Ladies Aid was EN-
tcrtaincd at the home of Mrs. j.
+. Riehm Wednesday, October 8,
and new officers were elected as
follows: Mrs. Davis, president ;
Mrs. Claude Petersen, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. J. T. Riehm, secretary,
and Mrs. H. Larsen, treasurer. The
next entertaining hostess viii be
Mrs. John Petersen at her home
Wednesday, November 3.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-10-14

Buren, was the first president-elect to
ride in train even part of the way
to Washington, and the expansion of
the steam railway system was begin
ming to infame the national imagi-
nation.
When the day Of reckoning and re-
morse came; when bread riots broke
out; when laborers stood in line near
New York to get jobs at a wage Of
81 a month and board; when banks
suspended payments in coin, and when
business houses were tumbling into
bankruptcy, the bankers and business
men, who had always been violently
anti-Democratic, turned upon Van
Buren, and pointed their accusing fin
gers at the White House. The fore
most man of business in conservative
New England, Abbott Lawrence, did
not hesitate to hint to q public meet
ing in Boston, the incendiary sugges-
ton that the time might come for
forcible resistance to the government,
when the crew, as he said, would have
to mutlny and seize the ship of state.
Van Buren, faced the gale without
bending. He rose above political
maneuTering and the temptation to
tlatter the mad passions Of the hour
and preserved an attitude Of mas
terful inactivity!
The president did call congress In
extra session, but only to recommend
the adoption of the sub-treasury sys-
TEN. The banks having failed, lie pro
posed that Uncle Sam, like a timid old
woman, should lock ~ his money in
the bureau drawer, And the economic
folly Of the sub-treasury was persisted
in until the establishment Of the fed-
eral reserve system.
II was squaly weather MI around
with the costly Seminole war dragging
Its slow course through The mlarlul
everglades Of Florida; with embnrrass-
ing revolutions on both sides of US,
In the revoIted Mexican province Of
Texas and in Ontario,
Tho defents of the Democratic tick
ct in the off years plainly foreshadow-
ed the ill-stnrred presidents own de-
feat In his candidacy for reelection
In 1910. No prophet was needed to
write the refrain of the popular cum
palgn song Of the Wings:
Van Van!
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heredity.

HeTedIty.
80 that clever woman players
father was a dentist? That accounts
Tor it."
Accounts for what?"
Her good bridge work"