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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-12
fro BE CoSTlNuED.l
THE MAGNETIC GIRL.
An Explanation Of How Her Tricks May
Easily lie Duplicated.

T.
Easily lie Duplicated.
While in Chicago saw tho announce.
ment Of an electric girl who included
In her repertory q new trick. or at least
one that | had not yet seen. A stick
about four feet long and as thick as q
broomstick was produced, and | and an
other gentleman were requested to hold
1t in vertical position before Us while
grasping it firmly in both hands. The
girl, standing in front of and facing rs,
placed the palm Of her open hand against
the lower portion Of the stick, resting
IL ON the sido nearest 10 us and farthest
from herself After rubbing her hand
up and down for q few moments in or
der to make better electric contact, y
as we were informed, and after enJoin-
ing US to hold the stick perfectly yerti-
cal, wo were told to press down on 1t as
hard as we could.
This We did until the veins seemed
10 stand ont on our foreheads; but, ex-
ert ourselves rs hard as we could. we,
two strong men, were unable TO press
down hard enough 10 make the stick
slip past the open palm Of her hand
Had the girl grasped the stick with her
two hands, | am sure she could not have
withstood my downward pressure alone
| would have borne her, stick and all,
10 the floor But there she stood. with
but one open hand bearing against the
side of the stick, and both Us could not
by our united efforts force the stick past
that wonderful hand Surely there
seemed something uncanny about this.
But it is very simply explained.
The whole secret consists IN insisting
upon the men holding the stick in a
vertical position. When the girls open
hand is first placed against the lower
portion of the stick, she moves it two
or three times up and down, pulling
gradually more and more against it. As
this tends to pull the stick away from
the vertical, she insists that the men
keep i, straight Thus cautioned. they
will exert more and more effort until,
when she feels that the pressure against
her hand is sufficient, she instructs them
10 push down with all their might.
They do so and imagine that they are
exerting q tremendous vertical thrust,
whereas their vertical effort is actually
very slight-insuflicient even TO over
come the friction Of the stick against
her moist hand. The men are really ex-
erting n tremendous effort, but are de-
ceiyed as to It's direction. With their
hands tightly grasping the upper end OF
the stick they are really trying to force
the other end Of the stick against the
palm Of her hand. N. W. Perry in
Cassiers Magazine.
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ed to go with him. but his father bade
him stay with Souri,

ed to 60 with him. but his father oade
him stay with Souri,.
The woman OF the house was depress'
ed. She was not strong, aud the contin.
ued successive occupation OF the country
by Union and Confederate troops for
more than q year had completely worn
her out
And now another shifting was at
hand. AT first she had spoken her sen.
timents freely. They were with the
Confederacy, but lately she had come to
endeavoring TO find out the sentiments OF
strangers before betraying her own.
Wondering whether she was harboring
Unionists or secessionists, she began "a
question Jakey
Reckon you uns live nigh bout
hyar, don't y. boy?"
Nigh onter tn Sequach.
LET mo fill that kettle for you,
said Souri,, seeing the woman about tc
take up wooden bucket she was scarce
ly able to lift The woman suffered her
and went on making inquiries of Jakey
Thur mixed over thar. Some's Tn.
Ion, n some's seoesh. Which air yer
paw"
WAL. l ben ter skule year, n paw
he mought "A changed sence l went
away "
Don't say 'mought. Jakey. dear, "
said Souri,.
The woman looked ut Jakey inquir.
ingly.
"Y' couldn't a. Earned much nj
skule Of y reckon mans goin ter
change sides in this hyar fight TIL git
wusscr N wussor. Still ef ye'd ben hyar
ye'd Earned thet Reckon y ben moth
10 skule?"
I'VE have been north-in Ohio, 5"
said Souri, as she put the kettle on the
stove.
It was midnight at the little frame
house where slept the Slack family.
Farmer Slack was awakened by pound
ing Mt the front door. Then no heard
the woman by whom they were shelter
ed get up, and going to the door LET
some one in. The partition was thin,
and every word that was said could be
plainly heard.
"Lordy, Ben, whar did y come
FROM" asked tho woman.
"Tullahomy.
"Whar y goin ter?'
up inter the mountings.
"What tur?''
"Ter lay low till the armies move on
south. Then we uns 're goin ter hang
in the tailens OF the Yanks. Thurs bet
ter feedin than thur Is behind Confeder-
ates "
"Oh. Ben, wish you'd stop this
business Go n Iine one o the armies
| don't keer which Only stop this kind
o. work -
Polly. you know I've been driv to
Z. What have they left us3 Nothin but
this house Ef didn't rake among the
refuse that tho Yankees leave behind
'em. wha- W d you n tn children bei''
But why air y leavin now, Benz
What does Z all mean. the men goin
sou,hS Haint tn goin ter fight at Tul'
lyhomy?"
"Ther gittin outen Tullyhomy this
very minute
How dye know?'
IL KEN from thar this afternoon
The trains We're g0in outen the place
loaded with supplies. What's them
things doin thar
He pointed 10 some Of the belongings
of the Slack family The farmer could
hear the woman caution her husband To
speak low. but by that time Slack's ear
was at crack.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-12
WHY WOMEN MAKE POOR DETECTIVES
A Secret Service Man Says the Opposite
Sex Make Bad Spies.

sex hhht Dha HPitSs
Women are not good detectives, "
said an experienced secret service man
OH being asked his opinion. ITO begin
with. there are many places to which
woman cannot 90 without exciting sus-
picion, and this defeats her object at
tho outset, but beyond this woman Is
unified by nature for detective work.
In the first place, she jumps at con-
clusion and acts ON it III opposition to
all human probabilities, possibilities
and reason. AS rule, woman does
not reason. She looks on thing as she
wants it TO be or thinks it ought to be,
and will follow that theory. She Is led
by prejudices, favors or sympathies, re-
gardless of facts.
LAS detective she is sometimes q
success in entrapping man, but her
work generally ends in blunder which
betrays her. She is perseyering only
when moved by passion She does not
look at case dispassionately. She at
once decides that he or she is guilty or
innocent and works Oh that theory.
"A woman enjoys the mysterious, and
she is so elated at her position as detect
i've that she is unable TO conceal her
identity or the secret investigations OF
case.
Women are even failures in running
down criminals Of their own sex. A
woman criminal will mislead woman
detective by working on her vanity.
c,edulity or sympathy. and, worst OF
all, if the detective be attractive and
the man criminal handsome-well. q
man is better for detective work, and
besides woman will sell out case.
and cheaply at that, relying upon her
sex to escape punishment if detected.
New York Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-12

Theirs family hyaI stayin all
night, she whispered.
ANY crittersi"
Two. but don't want y ter take
'em. Ben It's onnateral Thurs q
sweet young gal ez helped me git sup
per, n ! wouldn't hev nothin happen
to her fur the world "
II won't take thur critters tel after
y git me somep'n ter eat Come be
lively, my dear hevn't he'd sqnar
meal in two days.
"Whar's the gang?"
Il left 'em mile t'other side O. tn
town. We got ter git inter tn noun
tings afore tn Federals come along
Whar air the young unsi"
In thar "
The farmer could see the man go
into a room into which the candle from
the one adjoining cast a dim light The
father bent over the sleeping little ones,
put his lean face down beside the round.
warm cheek of child and groaned.
"Jakey," whispered Farmer Slack.
Jakey awakened but could not make
il known, because his father had clap
ped his hand ever his mouth.
"Be still, my boy, till / git yer
clothes. Don't yer make no sound TO
yer life. Thurs guerrillas in tn house. .
The farmer got Jakey's clothes and
his own. They put them on, using all
possible caution. Then the farmer took
his sons hand and led him on tiptoe to
the open window. Once there. he took
him up in his arms. and passing him
through it dropped him on the ground
few feet below. Then Slack got
through himself and dropped beside
Jakey.
Now for the stable, MY son."
Going across some vacant lots. they
reached the stable and took out both
the horses.
Jake" said the father, I'm goin
TO the headquarters of the Federals |
want yer to stay n take keer O. yer sis
ter. ("
''Souri don't need no one ter take
keer o. her. "
The farmer went back into the sta
BILE, leaving Jakey to hold the horses.
and brought out a saddle and bride.
WAL, Jake" he said presently.
"she's a gal n may need y"
What yer goin fo'!"
"T' tell 'em the southern men air
gittin outen Tullyhomy IT may make
q lot o. differ ter tn cause
why can't 60 n do thet?"
The farmer made no reply. He wen;
on equipping the horse for ride, but
he was thinking. After all, wouldn't q
boy have better chance to get through
than a man? He had great confidence
Ia Jakey's abilities in this direction,
for they had been tested long before
near the beginning Of the war. Then no
disliked to leave his daughter without
protection in lawless territory.
Jake" he asked at last. do y
think y cd do II"
Reckon.
"I kin put y on th' road I Manches-
ter. Thar or before y git thar yll
find Yankees But yer powerful little
TO- sich job. " And the farmer looked
at his son undecidedly.
"Do y think I'm babby ter be rock
ed in cradle?'
"No, Jakey. Yer . 'markable little
chap Thurs not mother boy o. your
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tion Of the enemy The chief Of staff
called up the colonel commanding, who
suddenly appeared at the tent door in a
pair Of trousers and woolen shirt.
1t was evident from the moment the
colonel espied Jakey sitting OH old Tom
In front Of the tent and Jakey espied
the slender figure Of the colonel, with
his blue eyes and light hair, that they
had met before. not only that they had
met, but that they must have been unit
ed by some cord OF great durability.
There were two exclamations like pistol
shots
big brcther!' from Jakey.
Little brotherr' from the colonel.
Colonel Mark Maynard strobe up to
the boy, took him in his arms. and
Jakey might have as well been in the
embrace Of bear for time, while not
a word was spoken. Then there was a
fusillade Of questions and answers.
after which the colonel took Jakey into
his tent and sat him on his own camp
cot Jakey lost no time in giving a brief
account of his trip from school, how he
nad slept at tn. gnerrilla's house aud
now his father had heard Of the eyacua
iion of Tullahoma.
The colonel, throwing open the tent
hap and seeing his chief of staff outside.
.alled him in.
Captain, he said, ride over 10
corps headquarters and say that a boy
has just come in who is sent by his fa-
ther to say that he slept last night at
the house of guerrilla, who told his
wife, not knowing that ho was over
heard, tha; they are getting out Of Tul
lahoma Say that the information Is
perfectly reliable, rs it has been brought
by Union hoy who went with me on
my most important mission when | was
o scout and rendered me on that occa.
sion the mcst valuable service human
being can render another Ride at once,
Never mind the division commander.
There's no time TO spare for army eti-
Iuette. Go.
The captain saluted, and without
waiting for his own horse to be saddled
mounted the horse Of an orderly and
hshed away.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-12
MOLE AND COMMENT.

Urge every family 10 subscribe Tor a
grange paper, so that they may be fully
Informed OF the doiDgs of the order.
'Tis said that "where ignorance l.
bliss il were folly To be wise" But who
wants that kind of bliss: Surely not
the farmers of New England.
The best men and women in the
orange TODAY, those who are doing the
most good and are in reality the leaders,
are those who are not afraid OF work.
A the views Of members Of the
grange become enlarged through asso-
CATION ard e6ucation the possibilities OF
co-operutiye effort become more and
more apparent TO them.
The proceedings Of the 18th session o'
the National Grange are promptly
printed and We we're indebted TO Secre-
t.ry Trimble for copy of the same. IL
ia busiuess-like volume OF 269 pages.
The grange is doing wonderful work
ia bringing the farming population up 10
a higher average degree OF intelligence
and in this respect il becomes an impor-
taut factor 10 the future prosperity o'
the country.
In our associations and grange meet
ings we are continually filling the store
house of the mind, which becomes tho
farmers bank of thought. III the de
posts are pure metal the drafts will bt
honored every time.
The small traders Of our back towns
are beginning TO learn that the granger'
have brains 10 their heads If they are
covered up with hayseed; and large
traders in the big cities know that the
oranges cash for carload OF Hour o'
feed is all right.
The educational work Of the grang'
during the first twenty years OF exist
ence was but little noticed, but to-day i
stands out in bold relief through thu
men of nerve, brain and character wht
are coming to the front in all matters
nertaiuipg to the best interests OF tn
farming population.
J clippings from Our Grange Homes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-12
His Names.

A pair Of twins was born in the Back
Bay district. A bright boy set about to
try TO name them. He said, will they
ba called Peter and REPEATER" But no.
His mother would not listen to the
name Peter Then he said, Let them
be called Max and Climax.
mo, she said. They are both little
girls, so we cannot name one Of them
Max"
Then he said after much thought,
Let them be called Kate and Dupli-
cate. After that his head was band
aged, and be was sent out to play
Union Signal.
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age livin I'd trust to carry this message.
reckon I'll let y try it. "
Slack took Jakoy up in his arms and
sat him on the horse. Then he shorten
ed the stirrups till all the holes in tho
straps were exhausted, when he cut
new ones, making the length q proper
one for Jakey's little legs.
Now, Jake" said his father In u
tone that bespoke desire to put resolu-
tion into himself and the boy at the
same time, tell tn Federal general
that n guerrilla KEN to the house whar
we war sleepin and tole his wife thet
the southern men air gittin outen Tul-
lyhomy. He KEN from thar this after.
noon N. my boy, ez often tole y
afore, remember yer a Unioner n hain's
afraid o. nothin Thar's tn road. +"
tom. you git. 3"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-12
An Easy Way.

The main object Of life is to derive
satisfaction from it, the philosophers
say. Therefore when you are what Is
commonly known as selfish and grasp
ing you can silence your conscience by
telling it that you are no worse than the
unselfish and sacrificing. You simply
have another method Of enjoying life
Exchange.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-12
nlEesRENcE WAS PLAIN.

Female friend examining picture
critically, to girl artist who Is an "im.
acknowledgement what Is the subject
The artist--COws In meadow.
Friend-Nothing like cows.
Artist (severely)-This Is not Pho
tography it is art.-Tt Bits.
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Since she went home
How still the empty rooms her presence blessed !
Untouched the pillow iha, her dear iesi
pressed;
Nv lonely heart hath nowhere for It's rest,
Since she went home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-12

Sintt ritt Ntut
The long. long days have crept away IKE years,
Tue sunlight has been dimmed with doubts ana
fears,
And the dark nights have rained In lonely tears,
Since she went home.
-RoBERr J. BUKDErrE In February Ladies
Home Journal
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
sPEsp rHK PLow."

CorrespOadence Ou practical agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications IN
tended Tor this department to HENRY II. HAN
NOSD, Agricultural Ediior Oxford Democrat
Paris, Me.
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Since she went home
The robins note has touched minor strain.
The OH glad aongs breathe sad refrain,
And laughter sobs with hidden, bitter pain,
Since she went home.
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ALONE.
Since she went

Since she went nome
I.onver the evening shadows iinger here,
The winter DAYS an so much OF the year,
And even summer winds are chill and drcar,
Since she went home.
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ElY'S
CREAM BALM.
II will Cure. HAY-FEvER

Apartiele is sppueJ INTO each no-tril AM l.
rreeabls Price So cents az Druggists or D!
mail ELY BROTHERS. - Warren >treet.NC~
York
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Hood's pills are prompt and emelen@ ss'
80 - sssion. soad by a1 drussisA -
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Urge every family 10 subscribe for a
grange paper, so that they may be fully
informed OF the doiDgs of the order.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-11

en-. This put McCaushern ON ms
guard and then hearing another si'ght
noise from Emmons, he started to 's-
cape, when Evans shouted to nm 10
"hold up and fired. McCaughcrh
lungcd forward into the passageway, AS
though badly wounded, but quickly
picked himself up and was making on
wien Mcssrs Hunuewell and 1uttlc
each fired shot, one OF which prop.
ably took effect, as only one bullet or
the three fired was found and traces OF
blood and piece of bone found on me
piazza on some squashes, over which
McCaughcrn had scrambled in making
his escape. He ran up the road mlle
and half to where his team was
hitched and had made good his escape
before the officers reached there. lie
did not return to Surry, evidently see
ing that he had been betrayed, but
it is said on seemingly reliable author
ity that he was seen in Hinsdalc Fri
day morning and had his wound,
which was in the cheek and of pain
full character, dressed by physician
there. But he cleared out from there
that day and no further information
can be obtained of him.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-11
SUICIDE AT RUTLAND.
Woman on Her Way from Braulenoi"
Cuts Her Throat at II Friends NOUS

Rutland had tragedy Monday in
the suicide of Mrs. LcoratP. SULLIVAN,
% years old, who had been employed
AS Il nurse at Brattlcboro but had SN,,
en- up the occupation because OF III
health and was on her way nome 10
Westford. She stopped over Friday ut
the home os DR.. c o: Brigham, being
AN old friend of the family. Saturday
morning she went to the depot with
the intention of going home, but later
in the day she returned and told Mrs.
Baigham that she felt too Ill to travel,
and would go to Westford on the after
noon train. Shortly after dinner she
again went to the depot. but sad she
could not 90 without companion.
She was invited 10 remain with the
Brighams until Monday Sunday
night she retired as usual. Late III
the evening she came down stairs and
asked for salt and water, and went TO
the pantry for it, and it is thought
that at this time she procured car
wing knife and took it to her room.
About , O'Clock Monday morning. "A
few minutes after DR.. Brigham had
been called to Mill Village, the occu-
pants of the house heard a cry and,
fastening to Mrs. Sullivan's room,
found her lying on the floor in a pool
of blood. She had made a deep cut,
severing the jugular vein. She evident
ly was lying in bed at the time of the
commission of the act and had placed
a wash bowl by the bedside to catch
the blood; but in her death agony she
rolled upon the floor, where she was
found, covered with blood. Before
either DIR. Strobell or Dir. Brigham
could be called she was dead
\ sealed letter was found addressed
to her sister at Wcstford.
Mrs. Sullivan $ maiden name was
ieara Perry. She belonged to re
spectacle family in Wcstford. Her first
was one Drew. 4 veteran, and
she was a pensiOner. On
Drew's disease she married Sullivan /
md thus lost her pension. Sullivan +
to support her and the woman T
became d!spondent and finally ended .
Ter life. She had also been suffering .
rom a trouble Of painful character
or several months.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-11
BURGLAR SHOT IN THE CHEEK.
4 Rascal. Formerly of Tlinsdaic. Beiray-
ed bya Confederate and Nearly Cap
tured While Breaking Into House.

Dan McCaughern. formerly of Hins
dale where he has lived until lately
and where his brother still is. was shot
and wounded in the cheek while at
tempting to burglarizc the house of
christopher Hodgllins at Marlboro. y.
H.. last week Thursday night. Nc
Caughern, who is one of the proprie-
tors of the Surrey hotel. and has been
several times prosecuted for liquor
selling. seems To have entered on a full
grown criminal career. He is accused
of a recent highway robbery and last
week he made one Clifton Chalmers
his pal in confidence games upon
visitors at the Grange Fair at Keene
last week. Unsuccessful in that for
the most part. they arranged to go
Hodgkins' house where Me
Caughern believed considerable
amount of money would be found.
But Chalmers betrayed his leader Ia
the police. giving them particulars of
all the plans for the robbery. and
Sheriff Futile, Marshal Hunnewell and
Constable Emmons secreted themselves
in the house at the time appointed for
it. About - 80 o'clock McCaughern
and Chalmers, masked and each carry
ing revolvcrs. approached the house.
but instead of entering by window
from the piazza as expected. they
passed through the barn window, and
then made some noise opening the door
into the entry leading into the kitch
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-11
DASTAHDLY CRIME AT PUTNES
Continued from LIST page.

in, that they supposed the otfense was
one for which they could only be fined
at the worst This was the reason
perhaps, that they were SO ready to
own up in the beginning. AS Charles
Ellis did to Mr. Gray and as Baker
did to Sheriff wilkins after his arrest
He made what amounted to full con
fession. The maximum penalty for
this crime under the Vermont statute
is 20 years imprisonment, and doubtless
they will get it to the full, for there is
not one eXtenuating circumstance in
the case. not even that of being drunk,
so far as has appeared in the evidence.
And even this is less than they de
serve, for they will still be compare
lively young men when they are let
loose on society again. There is Il
statute that almost reaches the case,
but it is to be feared not quite, that
provides that where three or more
persons in concert attempt to kill,
mann or wound a person, they shall
each suffer the penalty of death.
The hearing was held Tuesday be-
fore Justice G. w. Kimball. AL three
plead not guilty, but offered no de
Tense. Mrs. Jeffrey, Mr.. Robertson,
Sheriff wilkins and MI. tray tcstlleu,
the facts to be as above stat
ed, and ali three respondents were held
in 81 600 bail each for appearance before
the grand jury, and in default they
we're taken to Jail, at Newfane We'd
lesday afternoon.
States Attorney Fits. who conduct
ID the prosecution at the hearing,
Jlans to call out the grand jury to act
IN the case at once. 1t can be done at
ar less expense to the state than to
keep them in Jail for year. and be
,iues he does not think such desperate
characters can be safely kept there.
+ the grand jury could not act, he
would apply to have them removed 10
he states prison for safe keeping.
His plan is Il commcndablc one.
'wiftness and certainty of punishment
re the elements most ciiicacious for
he lettering of crime and il these
ulfians can be landed in states pris-
n within a few weeks the result will |
c most healthy upon others inclined !
heir way.