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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04

No. ss.-Numerieai Enigma
My and 5 Is q refusal
Ny I, 2, 4 Ii q toilet article.
My I. 8, 4 Is kitchen utensil.
Ny 4. 8, I Is greatly enjoyed In summer
Ny whole II q musical instrument
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04
No. ss.-Hl.ser.s.l Numerical.

No. S5.-Historteai Numerical.
Ito n, the great ASiatic conqueror OF the
18th century was 6-i6-3-e and uncouth In
appearance. but, II Il said, had i3-4-S-io-
6-i5ii-is-1-s-i, and Was known to drop
many q i1-e-2-i4 OF sympathy I'm spi.s
Of his great conquests and the terrible
daughter Of his enemies
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04
STATE OF nAISE.
OXvORD,sI

OXrORD, %.
Taken on execution and win be sold By public
auction on che twenty second day Of April, A. D
lrp. at ten O'Clock In the forenoon q the store O
the hight In equity which Ira Fitzpatrick Of Porter
day Of December. A. u. lsei, when the .ams
VS. attached on the original Wrt 70 re'leeu
Ss iGSyr as:cS y ~. Ts0 rs re-, s.s.':
certain los Of laAd In Hiram. aforesaid. siluatet
James y. Tiys. and bounded nsrtSsriy By N,
rosd leading By tss Issiaerce Of ths hts Dan
wsdsworih; southsrly by land Of said James y
rlys, and ys.tsriy By land Of hsirs Of sac
6sssi d, u. GEORGE O. SHELLEY
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04

"Gentle spring" loses many OF Its
terrors when the system IL fortified by
the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla. with
multitudes, this tonic-alteratiye has long
superseded all other spring medicines,
being everywhere recommended by ply
sicians.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04

An Irish carpenter fell from the roof
to the ground and when picked up, re-
marked: NJ was coming down after
nails, anyway"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04

Barclay-"Don't these street-cars ever
go faster than thlsr lIOustOn-"fes,
when you are running to catch on"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04
No. 61.-CharAdes.

Ny first Ii vehicle. My second Is Ia
vorite. Ny whole Is laid on the floor.
Ny first 10 part Of the body. My second
Ii circle Ny whole Is an ornament.
Ny first Il q proposition. My second In
negative. My third Il coin. My whole
meaus blamelesz
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04

Postal cierk-"Ma dam, this letter 10
over weight" Cora Spondence-"Why,
how Il thats" "You have put two
Columbian stamps on It."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04
Castoria.

.c.stor.a d aa excellent medicine Tor cni.
a,.a. nothsrs have rspsa.sdiy told ne q its
eood s6sct upon thsir chiidrse."
pa. q. O. osoooo,
fovali Ma
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04

A secret Is something which every
body knows; an open secret 10 known
to but few aud Il usually something
that Isn't 90.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04

No a.-Queer Fishing; Sole. dolphin
sucker. dab. perch, pike, whit, topknot
skipper
No. 2.-Diamouds,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04

.o.sods h The bsst remedy Tor children Of
vA,ch I am acquaintsd. Ihops The day 10 not
n, d,sssnt when mothsrs viii coastief the real
i...rrss Of their chiidrsn, and uss Castoria In.
80 Of the var.ousq uAck postrums which are
dsssroying their loved ooss By forcing opium.
uorphips, soothing syrup and other hurtful
srsots down their Threats, thsrs6y sending
thsu 70 premature graves"
Da. y. KncnEIos,
Conway, Arb.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04

DR. ". G. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN
TREATMENT. q specific for lly-teria. Dtlxi
ness. fit-. Neuralgia, Headache, Nervous Pros
tation Caused by asobol OF tobacco, wakeful
ness, Mental Oppression, sOftening OF Brain
ture oh Age, Barrenness, Loss OF Power Ia either
ssx. Impolsncy, Lsncorrhss snd all Female
Weakness, Involuntary Losses. spernatOrrhsa
csn-ei BY o,erexertiOn Of brain, selfabu-e,
yerinsiulgenee. A months treatment. 81,
for e. by mail. We Guarantee -ix boxes To
cure. Zach orler for boxe-, with q will send
written guarantee % refunsl money II MT curesi
Guarantee issued only bv A. NJ. GERRY. Drug
sist anil sole Agent. sor Paris, Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04

lie. "Jenny, YOU are brick" She
(between gssps.) ayes, pressed
brick
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04

Rheumatism Il quickly cured BY using
Arnica q on Llnlment.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04
JUST MARRIED..

"rsll me, does your sister keep her
birthdays sttll!' "Yes; she keeps them
very still."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04
:f]P0RIIlAD|A
0fsIEAMERSi -
Portland and Trem0nt

r,s': .Ss w. =. vii ssl lie war;; OOri u.
he elegant. new, md paiaiial steamer
Portland and fremont
tSs1toss)
orr,uccN PORTLAND AND eosron.
io.,,nS Franklin Wharf, Portland. for Boston, dsiiy
sre.o,lps Sunday, q IN. moss sn,oysos mo
com lortsbis lax In thsiri Quincy. -. ,.,,. .,a
Klsssnt staisroons, elsetrts Light and eenn, 10
every modern appliance OF cooion sno snssrsj
Through tickets 81 low rssss - sno W ="
railway stations. 80
4 ,urains Lave Iniis Wharf. Boston. daily
,xcept Sundays, at ] n.
J.P. fiSCOMB, Gen. Manager.
Portland, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04
Ripans Tabules: gentle cathartic.
STATE OF AAlNE.

Probate Court. March rexu. A. ID. lso-
certain Instrument p4arportinx N he . cop,
oftbe Last Will anil Tessasse - VI francs L. " asls
worth. iateof ChicAxs> IN NJ stats ct tiu nois
aat of the Prolsse thercof In sAid state
Ju.lre Of Probate Cor our ssid County % ID xfori
Tor the purpo-s Of being allowed. nlt nd ~
eoriesi In the Probate Court Tor said Coap ";
Isrsons Interested thersin, by causing copy ol
this order ~ be published three weeks succes
siveiy In The Oxford Democrat. printpi ~ Paris
that they may appear 81 Probate Court % b
he'll at Paris. In sail County, on The thirt Tues
noon. and show cause. II any they lave. against
GEORGE A. WILSON. Judge.
ALBEKr d. PARK. Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04

No. Sa-Deletions, Sewer. Lever. MAJ
irh. Linen. Motor.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04
Castoria.

.castoria h % we'll adsp,ei 70 children that
recommend % - supsrior oany preserip,s
known TO me-"
II. A. AhcHss, " D.,
III 30. Oxford s., DrooElyn,S..
"our physicians In the eblien's depart
meut have spoken highly Of telr sTIeh
encs In their outside practice with CastorlA
and although We only have sDols or
medical supplies What 70 known a. r-gu.-'
products, jet We ars free TO confess that Il,
merits Of Casiorta has won " 70 look VITA
favor upon t."
Usrsp HospfrAL AID Drsrss'isr.
Boston, NASa
ALLKs c. ssiru, Pre-.
urray Street.. New York City.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-04-04

-. o..t.., Company II Murray Street, New York City
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-23

They used to tell me when was
boy" said a middle aged man, THAT if I
would hold up to my ear n seashell of a
certain kind would hear in it the muir
muring of the sea. havo tried it many
times, and it never failed.
Now comes my son, boy of -, who
holds up tumbler at the dinner table
and says:
Pop, do you want to hear the sea
murmur?
And 1 says yes, and then he holds the
mouth of the tumbler to his ear, and do
likewise with mine, and bless my heart!
there's the murmur, sure enough.
And then the boy goes on to talk
about sound waves and to tell me just
what makes the sound in the tumbler
and all that sort of thing. And say to
myself it's n fine thing, no doubt, the ad-
vanced education that the boys of the
present generation are getting, and yet
am not altogether pleased to have one
of the pleasantest of old fancies disposed
of so summarily. 1 like tumblers well
enough to drink out of, but think I'd
rather havo my sea murmurings out of
o seashell. New York Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-23

The epoch making sale was that of the
elliott collection in 1S72-Gillott with
two ais" and two It's: all others arc
fraudulent countcrfeits," as one used to
read ON the steel pen boxes of other days.
a good, homely creature was the levia-
than steel pen maker, who captivated
the great Turner in the craukiest of his
moods and tanned him by the music of
crisp thousand pound notes.
What will you take for the LOTT was
additionally the penman's question as
he glanced in real awe around the great
artists studio, where paintings were
stacked as if in brokers' shop.
Thirty thousand pounds" growled
the artist. who might have been. the
brokers' man as far as appearance went.
elliott sat down to count out tho notes
without another word. But Turner
stopped him. 1t was no deal. said the
artist, yet the man with the notes might
have few. And the penmaker carried
off some of the best pictures in triumph.
And now these priceless Turner's were
exhibited at Christie's, where all the
world hocked to see them, with other
fine pictures Of the modern school. 1t
was just then high tide of commercial
prosperity, end Pactolus seemed to have
been turned into the British isles, and
everybody, with the exception of an un-
important &c, 200, 900 or so, had plenty of
money, and instructed by the high prices
that ruled at the elliott sale made
haste to invest it in pictures.-An the
Year Round.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-23
A Radical Reform.

At the last dinner of the Dartmouth
club Professor Hardy described the only
serious collision he Ind ever had with
any member of his many classes.
An undergraduate came into the lee
ture room one day clad in an outra-
geously wild and woolly costume-to wit,
cowhide boots with trousers tucked into
their tops, a flannel shirt, no necktie or
coat and only one suspender. Professor
Hardy, after the close of the recitation,
spoke to him about his attire, rightly
enough thinking that the principles of
ethics were quite as important as those
of mathematics.
The next time the class met the young
man appeared armed cap-a-pie in what
Mr.. Hardy called "all the concomitants
of modern civilization"-dresss suit, pat
ent leather shoes, white tie, boutonniere
and, in short, all the ''fixings."
al had never seen," said Mr.. Hardy,
"a more remarkable instance of turning
the other cheek when the one had been
smitten."
However, the young man probably
felt, as few minutes afterward he stood
at the blackboard endeavoring to explain
q somewhat advanced problem which
the professor craftily set for him, and
which in tho best Of circumstances was
likely to consume q considerable amount
OF time, that evening clothes were not
very well adapted to the ordinary affairs
of this workaday world. Boston Her
aid.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-23

Here is littlo bit of natural history
which must be remembered about mon
keys. All the monkeys of the old world
have some kind of thumb. AS Mr.. St.
George Mivart. q great zoologist writes,
ANY old world monkey with rudi-
mcntary thumb Chat is, n thumb even
if imperfecD is superior in that respect
to an American monkey" In fact the
American monkey has no thumb at all.
Nature compensates in n measure for
this defect in our new world monkey by
giving him q wonderful tail. This Amer
lean monkey tail is prehensile. 1t an
swers almost the purpose of a fifth
limb. \ South American monkey gives
his tail single hitch around the limb of
tree. and there he hangs quite COM
fortably, independent of hands or feet.
-Harper's Young People.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-23
A Cure For stammerIng.

A gentleman who stammered from
childhood almost up to manhood gives
very simple remedy for the misfortune:
Go into a room where you will be quiet
and alone, get some book that will in
terest but not excite you and sit down
and read two hours aloud to yourself,
keeping your teeth together. Do this
every two or three days, or once week
if very tiresome, always taking care to
read slowly and distinctly, moving the
lips, but not the teeth. Then. when con-
versing with others, try to speak as
slowly and distinctly as possible and
make up your mind that you will not
stammer.
Well, tried this remedy, not having
much faith in it, must confess, but
willing to do almost anything to cure
myself of such an annoying difficulty.
l read for two hours aloud with my
teeth together. The first result was to
make my tongue and jaws ache-that Is,
while was reading-and the next to
make me feel as if something had loos-
ened my talking apparatus, for could
speak with less difficulty Immediately.
The change was so great that every one
who knew me remarked it. ] repeated
this remedy every FIVE or six days for a
month, and then at longer intervals un-
til cured.-Good Health.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-23

Tho postal card is often very handy.
An English member Of parliament has
made . suggestion to the effect that the
postal laws should permit the transmits
sion through the mails Of any card what
ever of the regulation size bearing an
adhesive l-cent stamp. We are disposed
to back up this suggestion. Its adoption
would save money to the postoffice de-
partment and would be very convenient
at times to people who do not happen to
have postal cards at hand when needed.
1t would often he especially convenient
to PEOPLE in the rural districts. We
do not know that it would DO against
any law to mail an ordinary white card
bearing q 1-cent stamp. We recently
heard of a case in which a card of this
kind, thus stamped, was mailed and de-
livered in this city. If the sender acted
unlawfully, he has never heard of it,
New York Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-23

When the Panama canal was first pro-
posed there was a great cry about the
dangers courted in opening up such a
ditch" some extremists declaring that
the Lives of millions of human beings
were at stake" This general alarm was
caused by the argument that the waters
on the Pacific side of the isthmus were
hundreds of feet higher than were those
on the Atlantic side and that the great
rush of waters to even up the difference
in the level of the two oceans would
drown all southern North America and
most of Mexico and Yucatan.
Would be engineers and sensational
editors passed their opinions or wrote
editorials on the subject. 1t now tran
spires. as result of actual survey, that
the Atlantic and not tho Pacific is the
higher Of tho two oceans and that in
place of the difference being hundreds Of
feet, as had been affirmed, the surface Of
tho water on the cast side of the isthmus
is exactly CT feet higher than it is on the
western side.-Philadelphia Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-23
How Some Journalists Work.

Those people who are always COM
planning of tho inaccuracy of newspaper
writer's ought to be impressed with this
story of NJ. do Blowitz, the famous cor
respondent of the London Times, which
heard the other day from an American
writer who knows the journalist init
mately: "One night while 1 was visiting
Blowitz," says my informant, "a bit Of
news came to him by wire. 1t consisted
of only q few lines, and 1 supposed Of
course that he would simply wire it on
to his paper and do nothing more about
it, but instead of that he took cab and
drove all over Paris, from the house of
this statesman to that, in order to verify
the report. 1t was midnight before he
was satisfied that the report was anthem
tic and allowed it to be Dispatched
New York Cor. Literary World.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-23
TRAINS MET HEAD ON.
Wreck. In Which Several PerSons Were
Badly Hurt, Caused by n Fog,

A Wreck, In Which Several Persons Were
BADLY Hurt, Caused by n Fog.
LIMA, o., Oct. GA had wreck occurred
on the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne and Chica-
60 road in a dense fog at MOnrOeville. west
Of this city. The second section OF a west
bound vestibule train was run into by an
east bound train. Engineer Cowan was
frightfully scalded and was taken from his
engine by passengers who had escaped in
jury. Fireman Daily was caught and bad
ly hurt. One Of his legs was broken, and
it IS thought he is injured internally
Brakeman Fred Hunt was found lying
near the track unconscious and suffering
from wounds which may result fatally.
The first car from the engine was not
damaged, but the two following were
smashed and some OF the passengers hurt,
two of them seriously. They are Mrs
Anna Smith Of North jackson and Miss
Nettie Wilson of Allegheny. The former
has a bad cut on her head aud il otherwise
injured, while the latter i cut and bruised
On the west bound train the engineer
and fireman escaped, but the tender of the
engine, which was driven completely
through the baggage car, caught baggage
Master Stevens and piniOned him under the
debris and il is thought fatally hurt him.
The injured trainmen were sent Ia the hos
pital at Fort Wayne.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-23
Casting Sleighbells.

\ question frequently asked is in re-
gard to the method of producing sleigh
bells containing iron balls larger than
tho opening in the bells. Previous to
making a cast the maker of sleighbells
puts an iron ball inside sand core, just
the shape of the inside of the bell. This
sand core, with the jinglet inside, is
placed i'll the mold of the outside and
the melted metal poured in, which fills
up the space between the cores and mold.
The hot metal burns the core so that it
can be shaken out, leaving the ball with
in the shell. Ball valves, swivel joints
and many other articles are cast i'll the
same manner.-Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-23

For protection from the animal world
immature fruits have developed num-
Der of interesting devices. Almost uni
versally green" fruits SO harmonize
with surrounding color as to escape de-
lection. In fact, the hazel nut is envel-
oped in leafy coat which renders it in
conspicuous. The nutritious albumen
of the seed is often fortified by such i'm
penetrable shells as those of the cocoa
nut and others. Perhaps there is for
midable armament Of prickles. as in the
chestnut, or singing hairs, as is the case
with some pods.
Characteristic of Immature fruits are
disagreeable taste and consistence.
Compare an unripe peach, sour and
stringy, with the same fruit in its lus-
cious maturity. But all these contriv-
ances fail to repel certain enemies of
growing fruits. The apples inconspic-
uousness, toughness and sourness are of
little avail against the young progeny Of
the genus homo.-J. w. Folsom in Pop
MAR Science Monthly.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-23
A DAY DREAM.
When high above the busy street
Some hidden voice poured Mary.s sol

When high above the busy street
Some hidden voice poured Mary.s sonR, .
Oh, then my soul forgot the beat
And roaring of the city's throng.
Then Boston bells and cries fell low,
Blent to n far and murmured tone
That changed and chimed in mystic flow
Weaving a spell for me alone
No moro the towering blocks were there,
No longer pressed the crowds around.
All freely roamed u magic air
Within what vast horizons bound;
Beneath q sky OF lucent gray
Far stretched the circled northern plain,
Wild sunfowers decked a prairie gay,
And one dear autumn came again.
Before me trod winsome maid,
And. oh, the mien with which she steptl
Her soft, brown hair without braid
Hiding the shoulders where 1t swept.
And rsaNcing ackward now she gave
To me that smile so kind and wise,
The radiant look from eyes so grave
That spoke her inmost paradise.
Divinely on my daughter went,
The wild flowers leaning from her tread
Dreaming she lived watched intent
Till, all, the gracious vision fed.
The plain gave place to blocks of gray.
The sunlit heaven to murky cloud,
Staring l stood in common day
And never knew the streets SO loud.
e. w. Thomson in Youths Companion
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-23
TWICE TRIMMED TECHNICS.

In recent battle in Brazil loo persons
were killed.
In owego, n. Y. 400 women voters have
registered
Postmaster Brown Of Brunswick, Ga,
was stricken with yellow fever.
Bob Brewer, the notorious Georgia out
law, was captured and is now locked up.
William Talton, an old resident OF Corn
ing, n. Y, was killed by falling from a
tree
Charles II. Fisher, secretary Of the state
board of health Of Rhode Island, died at
Buffalo
The football game between Princeton
and Cornell at New York WAS won by
Princeton by score of 10 to o.
A thousand men are thrown out of work
by fire which destroyed the American AK
company's works at East Douglass, Mass.
Wesley c. Rippey, the old man who shot
John w. Mackay on Feb. "A last, has been
sentenced to pay fine of $50 or go to Jail.
A general strike will be ordered on the
entire Santa Fe system II the employees
are not paid September wages by next sat
uriay.
The First brigade, n C., y Y. conpris-
ing all the New York city regiments, en-
gagged in sham battle in Van COrtlandt
park, New York.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-23
The Growth of tho POSTAL system.

Less than so years ago there was really
no postal system in this country. Pre-
vious to 1S47 the mails were carried by
private firms, and rates varied according
to distance. Carriers often travelled on
foot or horseback, and the progress was
slow. In 1916 some of the post offices
issued stamps of their own, called "pro-
visional issues" The adhesive stamp
was first used in this country in 1s47,
and prepayment was made compulsory
in 1855. In 1868 the stamp containing
the head of Andrew jackson was issued,
and from then until 1885 the style
adopted contained the profiles of presi-
AEsDof the United States.-Public Opin-
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-23

Father-Yes, admit that our boy
amt lazy. He's rs smart as can be when
it comes to tending traps and running
errands, but he doesn't seem to have any
business sagacity at all.
Mother-Why, what makes you say
that?
Father-Well, for example, look what
he did yesterday. He had four nice, big
fat rabbits, and what does he do but take
them down to town to sell them. Why
didn't he take them up to the woods
where them city fellers were huntin?-
-Kate Fields Washington.