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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-20

say the man whom You believed to be
Francis was murdered. yet you left
Francis alive and well ut Marshmin'
.ter."
81 thought Francis was you. "
"Ah' Deceived by our resemblance,
no doubt "
"Ye-. I think co." replied. not
wishing to tell him my suspicious.
"well. you SEQ You made u mistake
Francis IL n, Marshminster, AMI am
herr, I suppose" hc added jokingly.
"You are quite convinced that ] am
Felix"
II was quite convinced the other
man was Francis"
Great heavens, man, you surely
don't doubt that am Felix Briarfieldi"
he cried irritably. rising to his fcet
~ don't' l can'tV'
perhaps you thought II was ] whom
you met at the inni"
"No, because the man ] met at the
inn il dead. Besides he had wound
on his right hand. and you have not. "
"It's u queer business altogether. ="
said Briar6cld. walking To and fra III
cannot but agrce with your idea of hal
lucination.
~ tell yoa It is too real for halluci'
nation"
'Then how can you explain ~" he
demanded sharply. passing before me-
II can't explain II, replied help.
le-sly
"If you had discovered the corpse
when you returned 90 the inn. there
might Ia some chance Of solving the
mystery. But you admit there was no
CORPSE there.
"Not tho vestige of one. +"
"Then that proves the thing 10 10
hallucination," he said triumphantly.
''If the man was murdered. who would
take the trouble 10 remove the corpsoy
"Strent might have done ~ 10 ccn'
seal the evidence of his crime"
"He fed the previous night by your
own acknowledgment The whole thing
ID ridiculous II were you, Denham.
I would sec q doctor That brain Of
yours IL In o dangerous state"
"In spite Of all you say, am certain
Il was Francis met at the Inn.
"How can that he when he whom
you met IL dead and Francis Is alise'
Il could not be Francis. and ~ have
not been out Of Paris 10 could not have
been me-"
"Thsu who was itf'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-20
fro sK coSTiSuEp.l
UNDER AN ELECTRIC FAN.
III. Di..sr-.Abi. Lspsr,snes of . Ms'
Who Tried ts sleep.

III. Di..gr.eAbis Espsr,sne- of Man
Who Tried ts sleep.
Ever sleep under an electric fanT
aid u citiz,n 90 . newspaPcr man.
"Noi Well. | tried IL one summer
night. and the next morning had it
taken out of my house. heard 10 was
q great thing GA hot nights, and ~ ]
could not sleep very we'll hal one put
ia my b.,lrOom. You scc. IL was oil
very we'll ai the start The cool breeze
was delicious ! had left the window
oT.n. and the arms II the fan SEEMED
o. catch a barrel Of frcsh air at each
ryolutiun felt splendiaIy, for had
ben very hot bsfor,. and fticklcd my.
self at the prospect of gO"i. sound
sleep hut the whir. whir. humming
noi-c u the fan seemed to attract my
attention p.rsistently. ! tried 10 count
the arms of the fan aud then turned
out the light Then che nOise scincd ~
increase. II was z0o-HUo-koo all the
time. and could not sleep actually
got hot thinking about that fan. II Wa
soo.Ioo for hours, changing irrcgularly
a. whir. whir. whir. until NJ last ]
was almO-t crazy. ! dOn't know how u
hapT.nul. but must have dropP'd ofi
% sleep for hal a dream thought
that aad climbed about a biz wind
mill and had l.como fastened "a th" end
u one u the arms II was blowing ~
gale. and the arms ~ the windmill werr
tying around at u terrific rate
"As I wen, through the air the wind
SEEMED io cut me like knife i, buLIei
in my car. and ran through my hair likg
tornado through forest Finally. n
| dreamed. Became unfastencd irurn
the arm ~ the windmill. and the mo
mcn,um ! hal vcciycd threw me far
out into space dropped and dropped
and dropp-d ! tell you ] was scared !
guess I gripT-d the pillow - tightly
that 10 woke me- up for did awaken
Just about the time was about 10 drop
around the earth again. had the pil.
low hugged aud pinchcd. and was par
spring like q color,d laburor IN har'
wet field lraisc,l on nay side and cursed
that fan like an insane man. calling On
II 60 stop Then aruSo and shut ofi the
electricity. The thing died out with
moan. and dropped on 10 sleep IN u
minute. This was about a M. No,
.ir. Don't give mo any more electric
fans 10 sleep under. IL Is as much n
can do to sleep without them. Louis
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-20
DR.. G.. L. Buck,
SURGEON-:- -:-DENTlST,
>euih Parts. NRi.e.
Teeth extracted without pain
y use OF odontunder.
Artificial teeth So. Der set.
Warranted 20 10 the mouth.
All our best work warranted.

rr.. uautths ts.t FOUNTAIN rE> In -
.a-t,t. ..t uat thi. ai,srti-sasnt sni -snt n
- To. roHars. D. HARIow>' rNft
sEITtE NstNtN A. ENfhsus, str~st. ruFt
a. Ns.rs sri see ~in r,ssiys ~ rstaru uai
tEsrIuW EIrtR Tvautain ren. which l. un
,t|I.-s'f .rarautss,i an.i N iu any way an
alsts.u.r1 90 - uo.t sisily e,rhahss ~
vl-. We .su .uh you AL srv touhd "a
lss-s .... -,sar.. - ~ trvuhis % eNPsn-s h
%, Ts ... r.rsrs oftti. tsrsr ~in 1sll you
u.i %, trs r,Tat.s Tie rysuisr prios % ths
1sr .t.. We raks thi. u-sr D. iutr,slu0s
utHsr tr. .r. .Isru.y D. hud out n silver
rs-sTa.s ,lts .hsthsf you -ant . ooAr-s
rr frs ffr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-20
sAR. FAeorS

1. not the price Of sheep encouraging
20 buyers'
, 4. not the price of steers slightly en-
couraging to good FEEDERS
The average value of unlrrigated land.
il held 10 De not more than one-ten,h o'
that % irrigated lands.
4 year-oId Poland China boar sold Tor
-lUo At the Ioss state fsir of TINS year !
other sales were made AZ from -op u
Syp. This looks much Ike old-umt
price. aud so do live hog. al over ia
cents per pound.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-20

There Is . general impression that the
humidity of the air IL greater In the
woods than In the opsn fields This Il
contradicted. however. by the result of
observations recently made In Germany.
II was found there that the humidity,
both relative and absolute. was slightly
greater In the open than In the wocds.
and this was true equally In the morn
Ing and In the afternoon.
As to the temperature Of the air
among tho trees. 10 was . trihe higher
than In tho open In the morning. and In
. more marked degree In ths afternoon.
|-Youth's CoApaAien
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-20
Addl.nn,. ,h.r.si.rI.lIc..

Addison l. the very embodiment of
that delightful gift of hum0r on which
We pride ourselves sJmuch as spscial.
ly English quality. That In it, way his
style i the PERFECTION of English style
is lees dear and delightful 10 n than
that what II conveys j. the perfection u
feeling Ills art Is the antipo,le. Of that
satirical art which allows human oN.
ocllonoe only 90 gird at it and insinuate
motives which diminish " destiny. Ad.
olson. on the other hand. allows impcr.
fections which his Interpretation turns
into something swecter than virtue and
throws delightful CLEAN q love and
laughter upon iho ccccntricities and
Characteristic follies " individual na-
turo. That he sc,s everything l. one u
the conditions u his genial forgiveness
% all that H. not mean or base or ciueL
With these be- makes no terms -Mr>
u. u. W. Oliphant in Century.
Pennsylvania has i.O70 building and
loan associations
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-20

First Actor (pulling the trigger OF .
revolver six times)-"Die, you mlser-
able ylllaln!" second Actor-"iour
pistol has missed firr, Sir Rudolph; but
! am smltten With rem0rse for my many
crimes, aud will die. according TO your
wish." Then he rolled on the stage In
agony, while the curtain slowly descend
ed, amid the cheers and laughter Of the
audience.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-20
VICTORIES OF CUPID.
HOW SECTIONAL fsUos DISAPPEAR
At nYneN's ALTAR.
The Little Archer Ba.y Going B.sL SOL
Sos,s Asr.-s Ms..n and Diso.'. Line.
Nellie Grant ..a winnie D.,i. some
Matrimonial Isst..
lsn,i.lcnrr..,nnA.no.l

NtTfist'nffN-lnhofh
WAIIISGroN, Nov ;. While The
men ~ Mar. the wearer- u the blue
and the gray. are rehear.ing the story
of their battles and biyouAn-. "of hair.
breadth ESCAPES. "tho imminent dead.
ly breach, at the various reunions this
year. few ~ the veterans arr aware ~
tho conqucsts that Cupid has made In
uniting In the bonds of love the sous
and daughters ~ the most implacabls
aud inyeterato fOcs. Most true l. IL that
peace has her victories no less ronown
ed than war The whirligig Of time
brings In hi sreycngcs. and some of thoso
who w,Io the vanquished Ia the great
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-20
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"srIHp rnsplow."

Cerreseonsishos on practisAl Agricultural topic.
s sohcits-i. Addrv-. all cemmun,cstions In.
snsiesi Zoe this dspartmsnt 81 Ht>st II. Han
sosb, Agricultural k,iitor o,fosd i'emosrsi.
Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-20

The American breeders Of Shortl'orn.
will holl their annual stockholders
IN. ,ting at the Grand Pacific Hotel,
Chl,sgo, Nov. -.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-20
The OLD LADY SPEAKS.

John. In the legislature. and williams almos,
there,
And Richsri-hes the sheriff. AMI Rufus, hs''
Josiah take. ,ss ass.-ana cay. ,hey'r CON
Ing high,
And Tom-hs'. oat Cor eongress, AMI he'll fet
there by ani by
Mary marriei . lawyer. and Jenny is the wife
Of rv,eaas detective. In the moonlight o' hsr
nfe.
AMI Magic. bsins ooStei by the teacher over
AMI MciIy': 81. (. general that. .'"o'' . '''s'-
Api 80 the siri. ssi boys are placed - veil 1
well can te.
10. q soft % satisfaction 10 the oil man ani %
To I'D here In the oil home when the twilight
shadow. fall.
To .es ths children prosrcrinE. sni know we
rsl.s-i EN- all
Atlanta Consultation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-20

Ia.t ~f frf Hsim = quirk'Y sis-ufts''
a. Ff lf .n.s frtUs :. ccut. 10 tfuE
tin ugruH.. .warryu -. Ns~ NofN
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-20

Pennsylvania has l.O70 building and
loan associations
The Press., 1894-04-26

her tears, which were by no means bitter ones, and raked open the very coals uron the hearth which she had covered so care fully before leaving th- room forever, as she believed, hung th-, tea-kettle upon the crane, and drew out the table for supper.
 So when the husband came in from un- harnessing the horse and feeding the cows and pigs, instead of the dreary stiffness he had been bargaining fur he founl the room alive with warmth and cheeiiness. The fragrance of new-made tea mingled with that of stewed peaches and broiling beef, which sputtered !; pleasant sort of accompaniment to the huinming tea-ket- tie; while the Good wife, with q satisfied face, was putting plate of smoking-hot flap Jacks, buttered, and sugared, and quartered, upon the table, and singing as blithe and light of heart as u May bird. To tell the truth, the weak minded wo- man had been actually kissing, with tears in her eyes the clumsy old rolling g-pin, which, from it's rough finish, had been to her like a thistle in the shoe for years. "Well, wife, this seems like getting home again after long journey" said Mr. Puffer, warming his hands and his heart also, at the same blaze, and looking about with a smile upon his face which quite transfigured it.
 I And so it was. Madam the mother came indeed with her asthma and her pal l sy, but it was only to sit in the easiest chair in the warmest corner. A hungry gray cat appeared also very mysteriously, 1 which Mrs. Puffer tried at first to drive
 away, but which Mr. Puffer treated like Vice, which, seen too oft, is first endured,
 then pitied, then embraced
 So, having found betimes, as many @
 married pair has found too late, alas !!
 that however, difficult union may be, dis
 union is still more difficult and hazard
 ous, they have logged up and down so
 comfortably together that, to see them
 at first, that they had ever been of diverse
 minds upon any subject.
The Press., 1894-04-26

Cooley's Weekly: New England hav- ing produced the original American free traders. it is only fair that she should get the first object-lesson in respect of the English theory as it is being applied in an elementary way on American soil. She seems to be getting it, too, and in the neck.
 Hence several pressing questions in trude themselves on the public mind Can't British free trade be readily ac- here and therefore inef1icacious; were oul theorists disloyal or merely incompetent or is it true that a theory which works admirably in an island-one kind of an even in tentative way to 8 continent? Well it is trifie hard to say what means all these financial and economical jug glers and fakirs, who, practically, how ever, and as cold fact, have been play | ing directly into the hands of the free trade south, It is the part of charity, certainly, to give them the benefit of any | doubt there may be.
 | As rule, we all know, that, besides being theorists, our economists are all very rich men; and, as another rule, that they greatly prefer to make their person. al and domestic purchases cheap; that is to say, their economy is purely econom. ical rather than politico But there are only three ways of getting goods cheap: First, steal them; second, have them given to you and third, reduce the wages of the men who produce them The method last noted seems to be pre- cisely the method our patriotic and hu manitarian economists are getting at Really wages are very low in New Eng land just satisfactorily low even tt free traders. In fact, there are no wages neither is there any manufacturing.
 We appear to have attained to what ''Whang, the Miller," in Goldsmith's story, accomplished: in digging for { visionary pot of gold that genius succeed ed in undermining his mill, which was his sole support.
The Press., 1894-04-26
Nearly Helpless
 for Three Months with Rheumatism

A. F. Oliver, of Wakefield, Mass, was a victim of rheumatism, which attacked him in such an acute form that for three months he could not work and was prac- ticallY helpless. -
The Press., 1894-04-26
The Human Electrical Forces
How They Control the Organs
 of the Body.

The electrical force of the human body as the nerve fluid may be termed, is an espe-
 cially attractive department of science, as it exerts so marked an influence on the health produced by the brain and conveyed by means of the nerves to the various organs of the body thus supplying the latter with the
The Press., 1894-04-26

There are Sarsaparillas and Sarsaparil- | las; but if you are not careful in your purchase, the disease you wish to cure
 will only be intensified. Be sure you get | Ayers Sarsaparilla and no other. It is compounded from the Honduras root and other highly concentrated alternatives.
The Press., 1894-04-26

NARRIAGES.-I{CAN AND. WILL O SAVE MONEY TO BUYERS. My expenses are not one-fOurth of other dealer. I have one Of the largest and finest stocks of all grades and prices-Top Carriages, Concord Buggies, Banner Buggies, Business, Farm and Carpenter Wagons, Extension Top Carrya1ls, Bonopy Top Surreys, and lots of Secondhand Wagons.
 SPRINGFIELD IS THE CARRIAGE CENTER OF WESTERN MASS.
 Come and see me if fT want of any kind of wagon, and If you cannot save money will not ask you to buy. -. HARNESS, heavy and light, at lowest prices. a ID. N. BUTTERWORTH 29mr3m 60 Dwight-st., SPRINGFIELD.
The Press., 1894-04-26

Washington Post: pr. Thomas's po- sition on the elections committee is not inappropriate by any manner of means. It is often an assistance to the committee to have the questions which perplex them looked at through spectacles that have lenses of plain, practical common sense, free from the prismatic colorings of the law. His appointment, however, recalls the experience of Farmer Edmunds, as he l is generally known, in the fifty-first con- gross. He was new congressman, fresh 1 from the fields, and he was somewhat surprised to see that Speaker Reed had assigned him to the committee on the re- vision of the laws. He went to MT. Reed in sore distress.
 II know nothing about law, MT. Speak er," he said; ''I am a farmer"
 Don't give yourself any uneasiness," |" was Mr. Reeds reassuring reply. "In have anything to do, and, in the second place, you are no worse off than l was when I came to congress. I was put on | the committee on territories, and, to tell you the truth, MT. Edmunds, would not have known territory if had met one walking down Pennsylvania avenue" Mystic Press: Last Tuesday Inspector | Hirsch of New London visited Mystic and duly registered the names of Sam Game and Ong Foun, the resident Chinese laun- drymen, carrying away with their names their tintype pictures or ''plotoglafs. " Sam's shrewd inquiry as to the national | ity of MT. Hirsch reminds us of the opin- ion of one of his countrymen, Sam Gong of Winsted, concerning the justice of this discrimination against his people, express ed in the following monologue: "Plesident him say Chinaman got legis- ter. Plotoglaf, two, send, ha Six Con- panles say all light. Chinaman get pie ture, two. Heap money plotalglaf man, ha. All light. Catchee Chinaman. No diffelence make. Ha. No catchee Ilish- man, no catchee Italianman, no catchee only Chinaman.
 ''Ilishman no got wolk. Italanman no got wolk. Chinaman him washee shirtee. Wolk alice day, wolk alice night, wolk alice time
 'Ilishman just like Melican man Italian man just like Melican man n-vote fol taliff 1 lefolm. Taliff lefolm no good No wolk. "Landlord say: "Chinaman, Nelly Clis- mass got my lent?
 "Chinaman say: How muchee?'
 Landlord say Ten dollal.'
 "Chinaman say: All light, him gottee.
 Landlord say 'Ilishman, Nelly Clis- mass, got my lent?
 ''Ilishman say: No got.' Landlord say 'Melcan man, Nelly Clistmass, got my lent?'
 "Melican say No got How ean?' ''Landlord say: sLats r" The magnitude of the Consolidated road of to-day was admirably pictured in a speech by President Clark, when he de- scribed it as u union of nearly eighty form CT roads, operating 1,500 miles of first class track; it's passenger engines run ming 30,0D0 miles daily (more than the circumference of the globe); employing 20, ,000 men and earning $30, 100000 an I nt1aI1v
The Press., 1894-04-26

A QUARTER CENTURY TEsT.-For a quarter of century Dr. Kings New Dis covery has been tested, and the millions who have received benefit from it's use testify to it's wonderful curative powers in all diseases of Throat, Chest and Lungs. A remedy that has stood the test so long and that has given so universal satis- faction is no experiment. Each bottle is positively guaranteed to give relief, or the money will be refunded. 1t is admitted to be the most reliable for Coughs and Colds. Trial bottles Free at B. K. Taft's Drug Store. Large size soc. and $1. 6 Boston Herald: Little Johnny was in tribulation that morning. Prohibitions, great and small, met him at every turn. It was ''no" to this and "no" to that, till at last he began to cry, angrily exclaim- ing to his mother between his sobs: "1 wish 'no' was 8 swear word, mamma, so you couldn't say it"
 Our better halves say they could not keep house without Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It is used in more than half the homes in Leeds. Sims Bros., Leeds Iowa. This shows the esteem in which that remedy is held where it has been sold for years and is well known. Mothers have learned that there is nothing so good for colds, croup and whooping cough, that it cures these ailments quickly and perma nently, and that it is pleasant and safe fol children to take. g and 30 cent bottles for sale by w. w. Lathrop, Stafford Springs; G. l.. Phillips, South Coventry BETTER THAN SoLoMoN's TEMPLE.-Ar exchange reports this dialogue between an old colored woman and Uncle Moses in one of the streets of Houston, Texas:
 "Where am your darter Matildy hired now ?" asked the woman.
 "She am workin' for de mos 'spectable folks in Houston. Dey am well fixed, shore"
 "H'm! Got silberware and sich, has dey?"
 'I should say so. Dey has silber tin pans, an de copper am pure gold: :"-SJt- i1ags.
 BUoKLEN's ARNICA SALvE.-The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. Guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded Price 25c her box Sold by E. K Taft.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-11-03
They Are Here.

The U-No Tonic company, which
has been advertising its medicine in
Cumberland for the past eight weeks,
has located here for IL short time. Its
headquarters are opposite Joseph
Bears clothing store, Union street.
These gentlemen. Messrs. Mackin and
Colbert, come here with hundreds of
testimonials from prominent people of
= Cumberland telling of the wonderful
cures made by their remedy III that
city.
The mediclnes-U-No Tonic, U-No
Oil and U-No Cough Cure, are sold
for mere song in order to advertise
them.
People of Cumberland speak of the
U-No Tonic company as gentlemen
who carry out every contract they
make, and we bespeak for them the
treatment al the hands of Frostburg
people that their gentlemanly qualities
and their excellent medicine meiit.
Look at all the New Business
Locals"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-11-03
Down on Congratulations"


in the Congress of colored Catholics
in session in Baltimore Rev. John A.
de Ruyter, the founder of tlourishing
industrial school at Wilmington, Del.
took occasion to say:
The trades unions have done the colored
people great amount of harm. If there is
an anti Christ devil who works against the
colored people of this land, it is the labor
union. Their opposition against you can
only be broken up by the Catholic Church
The Popes were the first to oppose slavery.
The colored people have boosted of their free
dom and of the fact that they have had men
of their color as Representatives in Congress.
| tell you it would have been better for the
race if it had devoted its energies to breaking
up the labor unions and to putting hammers
in the hands of their workngmen rather than
to have had colOred men for Congressman
Politics will not help you much. | do not
advise colored men to keep out of politics as
long as they can make anything out of it, but
not more than one man in thousand can
make politics pay. Trade is the only thing
for you, and the Catholic Church is the only
force that can break down this barrier and
place you OH footing with other working
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-11-03
Fatally Burned.

Joseph A. Scally, an infant of =
years and s months, son of Daniel
Scally, was burned Friday morning of
last week and died II hours later. His
mother had left him with the other
children for short time, going but a
short distance from the house. She
heard scream and saw the little
fellow run out of the house with his
clothes on fire. He suffered intensely
until the doctor arrived thence seemed
to improve until about 10 Saturday
morning when he fell into spasms and
died an hour later. The family seemed
to think some of the other children
had a hand in setting his clothes on
fire, but the little fellow exculpated all
by frequently saying he did 1t himself.
He had gone outdoors, gathered some
dry sticks and stuck them IN the stove
CRATE to see them burn. His clothes
caught his hands and chest were pain
fully burned, and it is believed he in
hailed the fire. The burial took place
Sunday afternoon.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-11-03
Election Officers.

The three voting places in town will
be manned rs follows:
No. ll-FIRsT PRECINCT.
Ret"y" Jndye-George II. Hooking.
1ssociote J"dges-Joshua Johnson and Sam
uel Jeffrles.
Clerks-P. o. Rourke and ID. J. Lapp.
Btllot Cierks-Sias Duggan and &. &.
Townsend.
SECOND PRECINCT
return Jndge-T. G. Dillon.
Issocidte JulyeS-J. l.. Porter and Peter
knierem.
ClerkS-T. G. Porter and NJ H. Rowe.
Baiyh Clcrks-W. j. Daley and George
Lammert, ir.
DISTRICT No. T..
Rctnrn JnIye-Peter Narn.
Assocute J"dyeS-D. +. McMullen and John
Nj. Smith.
Gerks-J. j. Thompson and Alfred Cline.
Bailot Cierks-George S. Wilson and Will
liam Crump.
The polls for frs: precinct, No. II,
will be held in g. A. Mays dining
room second precinct Carroll $ barber
shop; No. - at Brode's dining loom.