Λ r·^. ν, "" .^ΐν· *f the beat streets in South Paris, bas ive rooms, ball and bath. Hardwood luors in every room, electrlo lights, lectrlo bells, furnaoe heat, hot and oold rater, set tubs, oement floor In base· nent. Outside finish, shingles stained irown; cement walks; large lot 104 1-2 χ 25 feet. Shades and screens for all rindows, screen doors, also sloe range Qcloded with this house. A bargain at >2200.

THE DENNISTIKE REAL ESTATE AGENCY

NORWAY MAINE.

An Act of Kindness

L South Parii Resident Speaks Pub- licly for the Benefit of South Paris People.

If you had suffered tortures from kid- ey trouble, Had experimented with different rem·

dies without relief; If you were finally cured through a

riend's suggestion— Wouldn't you be grateful? The following statement has been given

inder Just such circumstances: Mr. Monk bas used Doan's Kidney

'ills. Ue publicly tells of the benefit be has

eeeived. His is a simple act of kindness to

itber South Paris sufferers. No need to experiment with snob oon-

locing evidence at band. Mr. Monk speaks from experience. Ton can rely on what be tells you. L. E. Monk, meobanlc, Pleasant 8t,

loutb Paris, says: "The kidney sécré- tons were unnatural and I knew that oy kidneys needed attention. Someone o!d me to try Doan's Kidney Pills and got a box. They did me so much good

bat I oontlnned using them. Two or brve boxes msde me well. I have also idfised other people to take Doan's Sidney Pills and will oontlnue to do so."

Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply wk for a kidney remedy—get Doan'* £.dney Pills—tho same that Mr. Monk tad. Foster Milburn Co., Props., Buf- alo Ν. Y

LUMBERMEN These big, brawny men of the

woods know the worth of a strong »rm, a steady hand and a true eye. They have keen appetites, and so ong as they can eat well and sleep well, they can do a man's work.

But all lumbermen know that a bad stomach or a sick headache can put :he strongest of them out of business, fcfen in the woods cannot be fussy ibout their food, and too much of the same kind, day after day, is apt to >ring on a stomach attack, cause bil- ousness or a splitting headache. *L· F." Atwood's Medicine is worth its weight in gold to men in the lum- )er camps. An old-fashioned, simple ■emedy for the stomach, liver and towels that quickly puts these organs in good order and keeps them βα rested by use, for over sixty years.

IptSfcbMliilwyw or write to jiyWrPHWpli

F - Medidn· Co* Portland, M·.

WANTED. Man and wife to oversee Paris

rown Farm one year from April I, [916. Four inmates at farm.

Charles W. Bowkbr, A. Elroy Dean, Henry D. Hammond,

Selectmen of Paris.

FOR SALE. 400-egg incubator and brooder,

[nquire of A. B. TALBOT,

isua South Paris.

Hit 11* 1. Mm If 70a are going to place a Holateln Ball at the head of your herd.

We have a boll oalf for «ale, born Oat 11,1915, a alee Individual. aired br «or bead ball Sir Clothilde AitU Madia, Ho. 118JS4, who bee won the blue ribbon at the Oxford Ooaity Fair for tbe peat two years, whose dam baa aa official record of 447J lbs. of milk and SS.46 lb·, of butter la 7 dart at X rear· of age, hla aire'· dam having a reoord ef Wall lbs. of nllk and SL1B lb·, of bat·

Îfrfc· dauMBf thla calf le Haida Doaglaaa DeKol, no. 7MSJ. who baa a cow testing aaaoclitlon rtc- ord of 11,000 lb·, of milk and «Tlh·. of batter la a j ear aad waa dry 45 day·. She has a daogbter wtth aaofBdal record of οτβτ 9

AMONG THE FARMERS- "•PUD τη Flow."

Correspondence on practical acrleoltoral topic Is Addree· all */»», in traded fer thla department to Smr D. Haiiwms, Agrlenttoral Editor Oxford Dem ocrai. Pari·, Ma.

Fertilizer Mixtures.

AVAILABILITY OF DIFFKBKXT MATKBI-

AL8 AVD HOW TO MIX THKM.

(Stanley B. Sink, Instructor In Agronomy, Soil· Division, at Farmer·' Week.)

▲ fertiliser I· a readily available form of plant food that may be added to the •oil to supply lacking element* of fertil- ity. Commercial fertilizers carry vari- ons amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, toy one, two or all three, usually stated as ammonis, phos- phoric aold and potash in order to make the percentage of eaoh look larger for they are combinations of the above ele- ments. —

Briefly the functions of tbeee elements ■re; that nitrogen makee the plant grow more vigorously and rapidly, prodnoea a large amount of straw, fodder or hay, makes the plant appear very green and sf good oolor. It may also make the plant take a longer time for maturing. Phosphorus aids in the development of the grain and seed giving the grain a plump, thrifty appearance and good juality. It shortens the time of the ma- turity of the crop. Potassium strength- )os the straw, aids in making a thrifty tod healthy plant in general, and aids In carrying the plant food· from one part >f the plant to another in order to carry in the life prooeraea.

In a fertilizer, the moat common car- ters of nitrogen are, nitrate of soda, ankage, sulphate of ammonia and blood neal. Nitrate of aoda Is a salt mined in 3hili, Sooth America, Is very qulok sei- ng, all soluble In water and in a form bat the plant can Immediately use. If tiaced in the soil very long previous to be time when the plant will be large nougb to use it, or in too large quanti- tés, some will be lost through drainage rater. Sulphate of ammonia is nearly a quiok aoting and nearly as soluble as litrate of soda. It leaves a residue that ends to make the soil more acid while itrate of soda tends to oorrect soil aoid- ty. Tankage is very slow In its aotion, , laving to decay before the plant Is able | ο use the nitrogen contained in it. It | aay be to low in Ita nitrogen oontent bat it would not be worth hauling tome. To be of value it must contain ( t least 6 peroent nitrogen and should ! ontain as much as 10 peroent. , Dried blood is highly valued as a fer- \

ilizer; but It Is seldom used in fertiliz- j ra on acooont of its high feeding value , or animals. ι Phosphorus is usually purchased in

rbai Is known as acid phosphate, whiob , ι a phosphate rook treated with sul- ] hurio acid in order to render the phoa- borus more available to plants. It may , ontain from 12 to 20 pounds of phos- boric acid per 100 pounds. It is in a ; Km tbat the plant can readily use and j ι known as a qulok acting fertilizer. ( lone meal oontalns from 20 to 30 per- | eut of pboapboric «ciα. it mon aecay efore the plant l« able to uae all of tbe I bosphorua contained in it. It il aald 1 a be alow in ita aotlon and la beat anit-1 d for nae on ianda being seeded to raaaea. Basic alag la alao a alow aoting utilizer, containing from 17 to 19 per· I ent pboapborlo acid and about 65 per ! ent lime. Baalo alag la a good fertilizer jr clovers and alfalfa. ! Muriate of potaab la tbe uaaal carrier

f potaealum and baa abont 60 pounda ure potaab per 100 pounda of mnrlate. t ia quick in notion, all aolnble and in a arm tbat tbe plant oan readily take up. ulpbate of potaab oarriea from 48 to 60 er cent of aotual potaab, la nearly aa oluble and aa qalok aoting aa mnrlate ud uaaally a little more expenaive. Lalnit containa about 12 percent of act· al potaab. It ia more expenaive tban it her of tbe other two forma, oonaider- ag the aotual potaab content. AU po- aaaium oontainlng materiala are Qer- , nan produota and are unobtainable at a

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eaaonable prloe. Thla make· tbeir nae inprofltable at preaent prioea. Tbe filler la naually aand, oindera or

ouok and may be considered of value nly for tbe ezerolae to be bad In band- ing It and tbe extra freight bill to pay or ita added weight In a fertilzer. Should a fertilizer mixture oontainlng percent nitrogen, 8 fceroent phosphoric

oid and 4 peroent potaab be desired, tbe | •■liowing method for finding tbe imounte of eaob material to uae, may be ollowed. Tbe 4 peroent of nitrogen meana tbat

here muat be 4 pounda of nitrogen in •very lOOfouoda of tbe mixture or 801 »ounda for a ton. Nitrate of toda con· alna 16 pounda of nitrogen for every 100 tounda. Therefore alnoe 80 pounda are ranted, 80 time· 100 divided by 16 equala >38, tbe number of pound· of nitrate of uda required.

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8 peroent pboaphorio acid would mean I pounda per 100 of tbe mixture or 1601 >ounda per ton. If aold pboapbate con-

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ainlng 16 peroent phoapborio aold la laed, then 160 timea 100 divided by 16 rould be 1000, the required number of jounda of tbe aold phoapbate to nae.

Four peroent potaab mean· that there nuit be 4 pound· of aotual potash per .00 pounds of the mixture or 80 pounda >er ton. Kltber muriate or sulphate of >otaab usually oontalna 60 percent or 60 >ounda of aotual potaab per 100 pounda. Then 80 times 100 divided by 60 equate 60, tbe required number of pounda of I ilther muriate or sulphate of potash to ' ise.

Tbua we have: Nitrate of soda 538 pounds Aold pboaphaie 1000 Mnrlate of potaab ISO

MM Sand aa filler 107

9000 one ton

These materials ahould all be put ! ibrougb a aand screen. Then they may1 »e spread out in thin layers over any imooth floor and mixed the same aa land and oemeut. Three times shovel- ing over, then resaoking, ordinarily nixes them thoroughly.

Vegetable* In Whiter Ration. The oom plaint is often heard that bena

nill not lay in tbe aeason-wben eggs are wares and high In the market. Nataral- ly tbte prevailing condition in any local- ity makes them nigh in prloe. In oor| neighborhood, corn and email grain make np the ration generally fed. How- aver, we have demonstrated that a strict ly grain dletln tbe winter, although a fat-producing food, will not produoe eggs. We make money on onr nook of Rhode Island Beda'ln the winter by feed- log tbem an abundance of eabbage, tar- nlpe, carrots and aaeat scrape. A little finely chopped red pepper is mixed with the vegetables onoe or twice a week. Grain la only need ae a midday ration. This Is scattered In the shed·, the floors of which are covered wfch stow a foot deep.

We are never troubled with sick chick- ens. which fact we attribute

ounda, and I said then if I could get a ο lollar a hundred we could get rich. S fow we are juat entering the greatest ι >eriod in tbe dairy business. I feel It in ii ny bones, and tbat feeling will add ten li reara to my life. ▲ neighbor ia rebuild- t ng bla barn, I am not roasting him, but f ! am telling him where 1 made my mia- t akes, and advising him to equip and do h t right. I have got to round the cor- ο iera, will bave to make baa te slowly, yet « know I can realize my ambition more

[niokly In tbe dairy buslneaa than In ι ome other line of agriculture. Ε "I do not bave many yeara left and it s

■ up to me to make tbe most of tbem, ret I am not too old. Do you think so?" S -Hopeful Farmer, in Hoard'a Dairy- ο nan. η

Nursery Stock True to Name. No 1—We guarantee all trees and

liante purchased from oa true to name, f any stock does not prove true to name ind aa represented by na, we will maïe rood your loaa or damage any time fltbin 10 years after date of purchase. « f for any reason we oannot agree on ad* j uat ment, we are each to appoint an ar- § liter, who shall ohoose a third party ι md the award of a majority shall be t >inding on both parties. We guarantee t >ur stock to reaoh our customers in good χ [rowing condition, and to be free from t Ian Joae soale, peaob yellows or other t υ jurions pest. Our guaranty means % lomething to you, for it is backed by a \ irm with a capital of $60,000, and an es· ι ablished national reputation extending j >ver 82 years. If any mistake occurs on « >or part in regard to stock shipped to rou, tell us about it. (It is up to you to $ >e satisfied.) t

No 2—Except for our own mistake·, ι ire oannot assume the responsibility of t nook reaching its destination aafely. We do aasume the responsibility for the g :rue names of all our stook, and are e ready, on proper proof, to replaoe, -free t >f obarge, anything aent by us that proves untrue to label; bat it is under· [ itood and agreed, between the purohaser t md ourselves, that we are not to be held | liable for any greater sum than that paid t for snob trees as may prove untrue. ι

The No 1 form of paragraph above quoted ought to be entirely aatisfaotory, t>otb to the tree buyer and the tree sell- sr, where both parties use due oare and ire just and reasonable toward eaob oth- er. If some responsible nurserymen I _ idopt No 1 and baok it up, why may not ι others do so?

No 2 is the form employed by a great many nurserymen. It is open to the ob- jection that the tree planter has practi- cally no redress if some years after buy- ing and plantirg bis trees prove when they come iLto bearing not to be of the varieties represented. This la an old, old point of contention between buyers and sellers of trees.

When farmers and fruit grower· can be absolutely sure of getting the varie- ties they order and pay for, nursery stock will be purohaaed and planted much more freely than at present. The only way to insure this is for the nur- seryman to be absolutely oarefnl from start to finish. Very few mistakes occur In stook sold from nurseries in England, France or Germany. Why should they occur here?—New England Homeetead.

Soil Improvement Committee. To better oarry on aoll improvement

work throughout the Eastern snd New England states, an Basteju office of the Soil Improvement Committee of the National Fertiliser Association, has been opened at 1428 Munsey Building, Balti- more, Md. The main office of the Committee Is at 918-17 Postal Telegraph Bnllding, Chicago. Metvln Byder, as- sistant manager editorial department, has been plsèed temporarily In ohsrge | of the new offloe.

The work of the committee inolndi lecture and demonstration work, the preparation and distribution of bulle- tins,-and oo-operatlon with agenoies In- cluding government, state, county and commercial, whiob have for their object the advancement of agriculture. Pro- fessor Henry G. Bell, agronomist, was formerly professor of Agronomy and Manager of Arms, University of Maine. The greater phrt of bis time will be

Slven to wôra throughout the East and few England. Mr. Clyde A. Waugh Is msnsger of the editorial department.

Looking at Η Rightly. Η. K. Bordner of Taylor ocnnty, Iowa, |

; la a communication to the Breeders' Gseetfes says*

"When aa animal Is being sold to the highest bidder in s pure-bred sale I do not figure that he Is just buying hair, hidejeooe, and meat; If I did I would attend only the oommon, grade farm sale*. When I bid on an animal at r pure-bred anotlon I figure that l am buy lag th* work of generation after gener atloa of men who have spent their life· times In the mating, breeding, .and oare

$!h ItoSïbwoi Ζ pere-bred Stock end ftt* toy otber| waf.H

ItMwsfr oae does It.

Supreme Judicial Court.

March Term, 1010. Rob. George F. Haley. Jiuttoe Presiding Kraest J. Record Clerk J. A. Harden Stenographer Albeit Bellreau Coonty Attorney William 0. Frothlngham Sheriff John A. TUoa..............................Jailer Samael H. Eaton Deputy aa Crier Walter L. Gray Librarian Loo!· W. Clark Messenger

A part of the leaser criminal balloons of ι he term was disposed of daring the earlj days of last week before the im- portant homicide oase was taken αρ. Not all the criminal dooket was cleaned up, bnt there were trials In two impor- tant oases, and state prison sentences were imposed on several respondents who had been adjudged guilty either by their own plea or verdiot of jnry.

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There being nothing of coosequence to do on the civil docket, little was done Monday nntil the arrival of County At- torney Beliveau, who came on the after- noon train. During the afternoon ses- sion the prisoners were brought in from rbe jail and arraigned.

H. L. Barnett and George Spark t> pleaded not guilty to breaking and en- tering, and George Sparks alias Glenn Martin pleaded not guilty to larceny on inotber indictment.

Jobn Chambers pleaded not guilty to in indiotment for abandoning minor jhildren.

Albert St. Pierre pleaded not guilty to ireaking and entering and larceny.

Joe Rom pleaded not guilty to an in- lictment for assault.

A STATE PBISON SKSTENCE.

Fred Furbish pleaded guilty to two in- liotments, one for larceny and one for >reaklng and entering. Judge Haley im- joeed a sentence of two and one-balf rears in state prison.

Norman Mclnnls pleaded guilty to an ndiclment for larceny, and tbe indict nent was filed and Mclnnis was released luring good behavior. Warren Cook plesded guilty to an in-

I lot ment for robbery, but as he bad been □ jail sinoe October, and it was his first ffence, the oase was continued, and be ras released on good bebavior.

On Tuesday Everett Barnbam of Sum- ier pleaded guilty to an indiotment for be laroeny of a set of one-borse sleds, be property of Albert D. Brown of Hart- ord. County Attorney Beliveau stated ο tbe oourt that the property In question ad been restored, and tbat as far as be ras conoerned, he was willing tbat tbe aie should be placed on file. Nathan I. Foster, oounsel for Burnham, alao poke briefly in his behalf. Judge laley, after a few words of advice to turnham, allowed him to go, and the , ase waa filed.

FOUND GUILTY OF ΒΙβΑΜΤ.

Practically all of the day Tuesday was coupled with tbe trial of Hiram Scovil tneves of Mexico, obarged with bigamy. q tbe indiotment, found at this term, it ι sot forth that Steeves, while having a iwful wife living, Jennie Steeves, oon- ( raoted a marriage with Florence Lydla .iohards of Mexioo. Mrs. Riobards was lie widow of Hiram T. Richards of Mex- >o. The marriage with her was ad- iltted, and no testimony regarding It ( as introduced. County Attorney Beliveau conducted

tie oase for the slate, and George A. [atohlna for the defence, with the as- Istance of Alton C. Wheeler. Tbe state's first witness was Jennie

teeves, who testified tbat her maiden ame was Jennie Burpee; that she was îarried to Hiram Steeves in Waterville, [arch 4,1901, by S. S. Brown, a justice f the peace. She bad by tbat marrisge *0 children, tbe older of which died, ( nd the younger, a girl, born in the lat- er part of 1902, was in the court room , rith her. ▲t the time of ber marriage ene wae

rorklng as a domeatic Id the family of1 irthur H. Terry in Waterville, and Mr.1 'eevea waa employed in a atable elae- rbere. They never kept faoaae after beir marriage, bat each continued at belraeparate work, and Mr. Sreevee! oomed and boarded eleewhere, and uaed d come and atay with her a portion of I be time. Some time Ιο 1902, before the eoond ohild waa born, Mr. Steevea left Waterville, and later ahe left, and worked 3 Sidney for the next ten or twelve eara. She had never aeen Mr. Steevea ince be left Waterville. Mr. and Mre. Terry corroborated Mra.

iteevee* testimony aa to ber working bere, and tea titled of the relatione of the aan and woman, who were repreaented ο them to have been married, and wtore ο accepted by the family. Dr. Sawyer, veterinary by whom Mr. Steevea waa mployed, alao testified that Steevea in· rodnoed her to him aa bla wife. There were alao introduced record

ooka of the Waterville city clerk, of in-I entiona of marriage and marriagea per- orated. Tbeae abow the filing of Inten- lona of marriage on the 27th of Febru- ry, 1901, by Hiram Steevea and Jennie lurpee, and the return of the marriage λ performed on the 4th of March, 1901. t waa in evidence that the original cer- ificate of marriage could not be found m file in the city olerk'a office. Ik alao ippeara that the name of the peraon per· orming the oeremony ia transcribed on be record aa S. S. Morieror S. S. Mower, ir. Bellveau introduced a aignature of >. S. Brown, {who ii now deceaaed), ecognized by hla eon, Frank E. Brown, m auob, for the purpoae of ahowing that I ι peraon unfamiliar with Mr. Brown'a

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ignature, In tranecribing it on the record, Dight have made the error of calliog it I S. Morier. It wae agreed by both idea that, there waa not at that time in he etate any peraon authorized to olemnlze marriagea by the name of S. S. I tforler or S. S. Mower.

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By Mr. Hatohlna for the defence Mr·. Steevea waa cross-examined quite sharply is to disagreement of ber teatimony with ;hat given at th« preliminary bearing at klezioo, and Deputy Sheriff 8mall gave eetimony aa to what ahe aaid at that ;lme, for inatance, ber aaylng at the pre· iminarv hearing that It waa Frank Brown by whom ahe waa married.

Biram Steevea, the respondent, wen· >n the etand, and teetified ae to hie move- ments around Waterville about ae bad been brought out by the proeecutlon. He admitted having Intimate relatione with Jennie Burpee, both while they irere In New Brunawick before either of hem came to Waterville, and after they were In that city, hot aquarely and posi- tively denied that be ever filed I-tentions >f marriage to ber, or waa ever married ko her, or ever introduced ber aa bia wife. He stated that be came to Bamford In 1902, and had ever alnce been In that rloinity.

The little girl who waa with Mra. Steevea waa aaked to atand up by County I Attorney Bellveau, who then aaked1 Stoevee

"la that your daughter?" "I don't know. How aboard I know?"

waa the reply. It waa argued by the defence that even

If there had bean a J égal marriage be- tween Steevea and Jeanle Burpee, be would be bald gulltlees off tjria oharge through ttie statute which permita one of a married couple to marry again after the other baa been abeant for eeven year· oontinuoualy, without any knowl- edge that the other la living. But In hla oharge Judge Haley Inatraeted the jury that tbla oonld not permit the party te marry again wbo bad himself been the die to desert. If It were ao to apply, he aaid, If a man oonld leave bla win and keep ont of alght and knowledge of bar for seven yeara, and than be free to marry Η»'°ι It would put a premium oa wife desertion. To tbla part of the oharge Mr. Hutohlna took axneptlone.

Tba Jury waa ont abo^rfiffMa minutés before ratnrnlng a vardtet of goHty..

totbalawoonrt In MOMteaea; wfS Λ· lâwt whtah ryuirae tee jusfloa pr»>

! sTdlng iά the ttlaPto flz tba lantanoè;

In state prison, with a recommendation that It be five years, wbiob is the maxi- mum noder the statute. Steeves wss re- leased under 12,000 bonds, Florenoe Ly- dla Steeves, whom he married in Mexico, and ber sister, recognizing with him (or bis appearance.

Wednesday morning Leon 0. Irish of Hertford pleaded not gnilty to an indict- ment for nolsance. The case was con- tinued to the next term for trial, Mr. Irish furnishing bonds in the sum of 9600. Mr. Hntobins appeared for Mr. Irish.

Sibridge M. Harlow of Dixfield plead- ed guilty to an indictment for nuisance. The court was addressed briefly by Mr. Hutchlne, counsel for Mr. Harlow, and County Attorney Beliveau, and it was stated that the offence of the respondent, who keeps a confectionery store, was selling Jamaica ginger. Judge Haley imposed a fine of Φ100 and costs, or sixty days in jail.

TBIKD FOB ABORTION. \ Like the flrst case of tbe week, the eeo

ond came from Mexico, (Ridlonvilie), and also like tbe flrst, it was concerned with the relation of the sexes, tbougb in a different way. It wa« tbe trial of Jesse Perry of Mexico, charged with adminis- tering a drug to Ethel Weir, with tbe purpose of destroying ber child before birth.

County Attorney Beliveau for the state. Hutcbins for defendant.

Jesse Perry is a resident of Mexico, now 26 years of age. Miss Weir ie a very slight, smsll figure of a girl, now 21 years of age. She is evidently not in tbe best of health, and under the strain of giving ber testimony was at least twice over- come and tbe court had to wait for ber to recover.

Aocording to tbe testimony of Miss Weir, she met Perry in tbe early summer of 1914, at Ridlonvilie, where abe was employed part of the time as a domestic, ( and stayed part of the time at ber brother's bouse. She and Perry began keeping company, and after a time main- tained illicit relations.

In tbe following winter, as she test! fies, she discovered indications of preg- nsnoy, and when she told Perry aboutit, and told him they mu*t be married, be told ber that if they were married under those ciroumstances it would disgrace both of them, and both their families. He gave ber fifty cents, and told ber to buy a dozen "big brown pilla," by aome osme wblcb she does not now remember, rod take them aa be directed. He went with her to the door of a drug store in Rumford, and she went in and bought [be pills, which she took. Perry also t>rooght gin to her room and gave it to lier for the next few nights. A while liter that abe waa ill at her brother's ïiouse, with indications of a miscarriage. This was in March, 1015. It was brought out in the course of tbe

estimony that there was a shooting affair ater, and the details being asked, Miss iVeir testified that In November follow- ng she met Perry as be came from bis vork at tbe Oxford mill at night, and af- er some converaation in which be re >nlsed ber, she fired a shot from a (j evolver, not hitting him, and as she , ays intending only to scare him. It was a m mediately after the shooting affair that f be complaint was made and Perry was g irrested in thia case. b

1JW· U. OUIUWUUU UI Auuiiuru weu· a

ied to treating Mies Weir for facial irysipelas in the winter of 1915, and at hat time at her request making an el- imination. As the result of tbe examin- ation, and of what she told bim, be pre- lumed tbat she was pregnant, though it iould not be told positively in tbe early itages of pregnancy. There was also >ther testimony corroborative of certain 1 eatures of Mies Weir's testimony. In bis own defence Ferry stated tbat

le never bought any drugs for Mise c irVeir; never gave her money to buy any; 6 lever gave ber any gin; tbat tbe matters 11 >f marriage, ber oondition, or an en· 1 leavor to procure an abortion, were E{ jever mentioned between them. The " Irug olerk who Miss Weir testified sold c jer tbe pills testified that be never sold ® ier any pills, and tbat be never saw ber ο know her until about tbe time of tbe ibooting affair.

Quite a lot of testimony of neighbors iras introduced by tbe defence to show ;bat Miss Weir was not sick in bed at tbe irae she alleged, but tbat she was tround and out every day of tbe time, ind appeared about as usual. There iras also testimony by a number of tbe esidents of tbat part of Ridlonville where tbe parties lived tbat Etbei Weir's reputation in tbe community for truth ind veracity was bad. It was also alleged tbat Perry broke

iff with Misa Weir because of her con iuct with other men, and a mass of tes- timony was put in to show tbat wbile the was keeping oompany with bim, sbe ira· going aruund with other youug men it tbe town.

▲II of Wednesday and quite a part of Thursday were occupied with the trial Df this caae, and it was given to tbe jury ι few minutes after 3 o'clock Thursday ifternoon. After bein/ out only balf an hour, they returned a verdict of guilty.

Exception· and a motion for a new trial were filed by Mr. Hutcbins, and tbe case goes to the law conrt. As required by tbe law, Judge Haley fixed tbe sen- tence, which was one year in tbe county jail. Tbe respondent's father and an other man recognized for bis appearance in tbe sum of $1000.

The Potent Comma. There's a little punctuation mark

called a comma, which, wheo it it sown in tbe printed sheet, is almost the small- est and most insignificant of all tbe marks that are seen there, bnt when it { accomplishes Its unintended purpose It 1 becomes a great power, so tbat eminent j men may build their reputation upon the 1 branchings of It. It Is one of tbe most abused of symbols, both by sins of com- 1 mission and omission, and there exists | regarding it a vast amount of lack ; of information, as is also tbe c*»e with most o'ber punctuation marks. Any ' editor or copy handler can testify tbat

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many people who write clear, forcible 1 and even beautiful Eogllsb know very ! little regarding tbe use of the comma, not to mention its allies in tbe field of punotuatlon.

Frlnstanoe, here Is tbe opening of a paragraph in a newspaper of fecënt date:

At the recent dinner to William R. Crane, the dlitiofoUhed'American actor. George Ade, said of bin that "He hie proceeded upon the theory —" etc.

Whatever the,paragraph waa intended to say, what it aotually doea say is that the distinguished American aotor, George Ade, made oertain remarks at a dinner to William H. Crane.—Knowing tbe par tfe·, we are able to discover that violons little comma after the name of George Ade, which Γι evidently an error. Re- move that point and the meaning la en- tirely obanged. But behold how great a feat a little oomma eocomplkbetb! It takes a master of slang, who write· plays bat la hlmaelf guiltleaa of participation. In tfcem, and make· of. him a distin- guished American aotor.

Do Yotf Know That Poor per oent of the Inhabitants of cer-

tain section· of the 8ooth bare malaria? Tbe United State· Publio Health Ser-

vloe bae trapped 615,7#* rodent· In New Orleane In the paat 18 month·? ■r·

The eareleea aneezër la tbe great grippe apreader?

Open air la the beat aprlng tonic?

Tyj>hold fever 1· a dleeaee peouliar to !. »

Meaalee kill· over 11,000 Amerloan oblldran aaaaallj?

Mill Tax for Roadi. Tbat a mill tax i· almost unanimously

favored as the beet method for cua: inu- log the construction of state highways io Maine, wai brought uut at the state- wide Good R >ad* meeting which has just been held at Bangor. At this meet- ing were the (our leading Republican candidates for the nomination for gov· ernor, the members of the Maine Sute Highway Commission, prominent state, city and town officials as well as the leading good roads workers of Maiue. The meeting was the moat successful and most definite tbat has ever been held in the state. Positive action was taken In tbe adoption of the resolution favoring the mill tax method for raising raonev as well as endorsing tbe Federal Aid Highway bill now before Congress.

Two of tbe four candidates for govern· or came out strong for the mill tax prop· usition, these being Hon. Carl E. Milll- ken of I&lind Palls and Col. Prederic H. Parkhurst of Bingor. One other, Hon. E. W. Wheeler of Brunswick, while not so positive, expressed tbe belief that tbe mill tax was tbe beet proposition. Mr. Wheeler, however, wished to give the matter a little mure consideration. Hon. Dm itby P. Callahan of Lewistoo seem· [>d to lean in favor of re-issning tbe bonds under the constitutional amend- ment.

So large was tbe crowd tbat the meet- cg bad to be adjourned from the Cham· ier of Commerce rooms to tbe City Hall, md whpn il came to a vote as to wbeth· »r the mill tax should be the method ad· rocated for raising funda for future I'ate highway construction after the present bond issue is exhausted, tbe sen* :iment was unanimous for this method, everyone present voting in favor of it.

It was also voted unanimously to ap- joint a state wide committee to advo- cate tbe mill tax aud to conduct a cam- îaign in favor of it. This committee rill be appointed at an early date.

Tbe resolution and the motion adopt- >d at tbe meeting were as follows:

''Whereas we believe in tbe cootinua- ion of tbe polioy of the people of the tate iff constructing and maintaining oads adapted to the growing needs of be rnral communities as well as the oore densely populated sections. "And whereas we believe tbat tbe in·

oiue from tbe automobile should not be nfringed upon at present or mortgaged η tbe future except for tbe payment of be bonds already issued or for tbe naintenance of roads constructed of bout to be constructed. "Whereas we believe tbat the develop-

sent of tbe agricultural interests are of irimary importance to the state of laine and tbat, in view of this fact, the nnnal appropriation of $300,000 by our tate for state-aid roads should be con- inued, and "Whereas we believe tbat in this ad-

anced stage of civilization tbe benefits f improved highway are secondary only j those of schools. "Resolved; That we heartily endorse a

liil tax levied upon all tbe property of lie state as the most equitable, satisfac- Dry and surest method of continuing bis great movement. "Resolved; Tbat this convention en·

urse tbe principles of federal aid for igbway construction and tbat our sen· 'ore in Washington be requested to do 'hatever may be in their power to as· ist in tbe passage of tbe federal aid ighway bill now before Congress in tbe >rm of H. R. 7617 and Senate Calendar 14

Charles Π. Fooo C. Ε. Smith William Κ. Davis Fred S. Gioxocx Taber D. Bailey."

The following was alao approved by le meeting: "Resolved; That we recommend the

nmation of a state-wide committee omposed of one representative from tcb commercial organization or other rganization of like manner, aUo from tie grange and aluo from the community nt having any organization, aleo nix elegatee at large, for the purpose of onduoting a campaign of publicity and ducation to for(her the adoption of igielation to provido a sure method of iising money to continue the building f trunk bigbwayr and maintaining the MM,'* So much that was wrong was publish- i about the meeting that tbe above tatement i* given as tbe correct version, [any papers stated that another conati- itional amendment was favored while η tbe contrary this was absolutely un- taught of. Other statements made rere that tbe meeting was held in coll- ection with tbe annual meeting of the langor Automobile Club. This was also 'holly untrue. The meeting took place ι the afternoon and was held under tbe uepices of tbe Chambers of Commerce, loards of Trade and other «taie and lo- st organizations. It waa first projected nd waa carried out by tbe Good Roads lommittee of the Portland Chamber of lommerce and was held at Bangor as be moat central point. The attendance represented almost

very aection of Maine as tbe following ist of town* which sent delegates will e*tify, Portland, Bangor, Augusta, loulton, Sanford, Old Town, Glenwood, )rono, Orrington, Holden, Top'field, 'oxcroft, Cberryfield, St. Alb'n*, New* iort, Ellsworth, Oakland, Ws'erville, jardiner, Cape Elizabeth, Se bee Station, jewlstoa, Auburn, Guilford, Hermon, irunawick, Bar Harbor, Bradley, Ed- lington, Winterport, Hampden, Blue 3111, Skowbegan. Dexter, Dover, Sears- tort, Brewer, Uoinn, Phillips, P^asa- lumkeag, Corinth, and Island Palls.

Résolution·. Whereas, Tbe Angel of death bas again

mtered our ranks and taken therefrom mother of our charter members, Brut lier J. N. Pelf, whose eighty years have been [lied with usefulness, therefore be Ρ

Resolved, That in the death of Brother relt the family bas met with an irrepar- able loss, tbe town an upright cit's^aand franklin Grango a worthy member, one vbo from tbe organization of the order las labored earnestly and effectually f««r be welfare of tbe Grange, one who in the lays of adversity stood steadfastly by b6 order, filling positions assign^ to lim with fidelity and living to rtjotoe pith us in prosperity.

Resolved, That we extend to the be- reaved family our sincere sympathy, and while we mourn tbe loaa of a worthy brother we must realise that he bad lived to ft good old ftge ftod waa aa the ripened grain ready for the harvest.

Resolved, That our charter be draped in mourning for thirty dftys in honor of tils memory.

Resolved, thftt ft cony of these resolu- tions be sent to the bereaved family, a 3opy spread upon onr records, and a copy lent to the Oxford Demoorat for pnbll- ofttion.

G. W. Q. Pkrham, Dana Ο Dudley,

■ Martha K. Dudley, Committee.

Too Poor to Pat Out Fire. In tbe oampalgn for pare water supply,

It Is oommon to bear of water tbftt la fit only to pot ont fire, but It la ft new thing under tbe son to hear of weter thftt Isn't fit even for thftt purpose. In a New York town which bea a water snpply from a river contftmlnftted by · bis paper manufacturing plant, they had a Ire the other d»y, «nd the following from the report In the loeal paper should cause seif-eongratulfttlon to every toyn that baa cltftr, spftrkllng wster running from its pipes:

"When the steamer finally got to work It oonld be run only ft short time before It became plugged with ft eomblofttlon of bftrk and sand rod had to be cleaned ont rdpofttcdlj.

"The streftm of water from tbe steftm- er was simply thin mod. A thick loyer of thlft mad was depoelted on the roof oftkekonae. Tke engine threw tkle stream for kalf tn hour or over asd tke atrafta waa ca meddf wbee i| stopped μ