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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26

A Nova Scotian, who was ''jugged'
at Lewiston for being drunk immedi.
ately after his arrival said he supposed
he was coming to free country. Ill:
idea Of liberty exactly comedies with
the personal liberty" ideas Of the Tam
many gang In New York.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26
COMING EVENTS.

Oct g-S-Union Conference OF Congregational
Churches. North Rridgton-
october -. 20 -Kastern oxford Teachers AZ
ISOLATION. Mexico and Rcmford Pals
Nov 2-Oxford Pomona Grange, West Paris
Nov & l-orsheld Free BAPTIST Quarterly
Meeting W est Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26

Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles Edwards wer,
1t America Andrews Oct. 18th.
T.. II. Churchill and wife visited here
over Sunday, Oct. 18th.
c. II Lane Is buying apples here paw
ing 81 so for No. Bsldwins, and 81 90
for No. rs.
A. d. Littlehale IL at work for F. l.
Barrett.
+. +. Field Is building a shed on the
west side of his barn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dow have return.
ed to Massachusetts,.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26
To rus HONORABLE BOARD oy CouSrI
CnNNisSInNIRA EOR Tile COUNTY Oh

To THg HONORABLE BOARD Or CorNry
COMMISSIONERS FOR TUE COUNTY Oh
OXFORD:
The undersigned citizens and legai voters Of
the town OF Lowell. In tho County Aforesaid
respectfully represent that common convenience
and neocssity require that q highway bc laid ou
and located ~ follows. VIZ: Commencing n .
point on the highway leading from Lowell Cenfrt
past the residence OF J. G. stearns, and abou
hfty rods south Of said Stearns' buildings thence
running In . southeastsriy direction pat ths
building. OF 8. II McAilister interesting will
the highway leading from No. 4. 40 csllei. u
Wet Lowell near the road now occupied by The
said McAnlster. wherefore your petitioner
most respectfully pray that your honorsbls
board will view the route and make such location
j. II. FOX and - others.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26
VIVA, A. ~. Ch,,ar,. Dr,.h ,

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried
the new food drink called Grain.O? IL IL lie.
licious and nourishins and takes the place OF
coffee. The more GrAin-O you give the children
the more health you distribute through their
systrms. GrAin.0 Ia made OF pure grains, and
when properly prepared tastes Ike the choice
grades of coffee but costs about IA ~ much
AL groecrs cell Il. l5c- and &c.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26
SETTER THAN kLoNDIke.
THE FAMOUS TouRMALfNE NINE AT
MOUNT MICA SPANS OUT" GREAT
VALUE.

Last Monday and Tuesday were great
days 10 the history Of Mount Mica, the
famous tourmallne mine near Paris Hill.
Loren b. Merrill, who has been min
Ing there for several weeks, blew open .
new vein OF pockets, and brought forth
I've tourmalines that are each about an
inch in diameter, and about four inches
Ia length. No one Of these Ia the largest
gem ever found there, but the five gems
constitute by far the most valuable lind
ever made 1t Mount Mica. What the
value Of the lind amounts to those con-
nected with the mining company are
forbidden to disclose, but from other
sources the Democrat learns that Il
mounts up into the thousands Of dollsre,
and II published would make the Klon-
dixie stories look tame.
DR.. A. C. Hamlin of Bangor, presi-
dent Of the Mount Mica Mining Com
pany, was summoned, and was on the
ground early. As might be anticipated,
DR.. Hsmlln Is very much pleased with
the way the old mine Is banning out.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26
WEST paris

The November session OF the O;isfeld
quarterly meeting OF Free Bsptists will
he held with the church here Nov. aud
-. All are cordially invited TO attend.
Efforts are being made for reduced rates
! on the railroad.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26

It Is said that shoemsker's children
have TO 20 barefooted, = carpenters
house IL always IN need Of repairs and II
looks rs though some physicians are
greatly In need Of medical advice. OF
such Il the Bath doctor who smokes q
dozen strong cigars every day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Blue Store.
Jack Frost.
Non resident Taxes IN Porter.
Probate Notices.
SNOtices OF Appointment.
Insolvency. Notice..
Messenger Notice.
Administrator sale.
Petition for New Road In Lowell
Petition o. Locate Highway In Rnmford.
Non resident Taxes IN Sumner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26
SOME VOTERS, poN,rs.

Don't make loud declarations and
neglect deeds.
Don't boast Of freedom and indie
pendence unless you really possess it.
Don't divide on dead issues, whose
carcasses ought long ago to have been
buried.
Don't forget TO think Of your children's
children. for whom by your watchful-
nese,-plesse od.-there shall stand .
government worthy Of pride.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26

The great event Of the past week with
US was the dedication OF the new church
which took place on the 10th, according
TO notice. The usual ceremonies were
very nicely performed by the several
persons who took part In them.
A forest fire has been raging on Pine
Mountain for two or three days past,
starting from fire set to burn of some
brush on A. s. Beans Mains farm
Many men have been employed night
aud day to stop il, and IL looks now AS
though thew had got il under control.
Mrs. l.. ID. Grover was stnt for In
haste few days ago TO see her mother
who Is very sick, at Bethel Hill.
Leon Tyler Is repairing his squeduct.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26
I'M rrnrLr,s srKENGrn.

-, can II - this lOrily fame.
The sacred guard % halicw'd bones
Nas once but rough uneven stones.
QUArried by common hands for gain
let rude AMI worthless though each be.
With them 4 rai~ci this temple fair.
A faall a weakness anywhere
May mar the perfect symmetry.
81, can Il be. this mighty force.
That nations makes or rends apart,
l. nothing but the peoples heart
Made Up Of units hne or coarse
Yet. lowly a. nay be their state,
This lesson doth the building teach
That nothing but true life frOm each
Car make nation wholly great.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26
ATWOOD 6 FOR 3 = s,
Eaters and Prsprasesrs.
aponos n. ATWOOD. A. L. FoRHns-

TENNIS Ssl5o year n paid ssrsctly In advancs-
Osharwise es.oo year. Single copies cents
ApvxRrIsEHxxTs,- AnieeAl ADVERTISEMENT are
given three consecutive Insertions for u - pen
Inch In length Of column. Special concaces
made WIN local, transient and yearly advsrs1s
power. experienced workmen and low prizes
combine 70 make this department OF our ousi
ness complese and popular.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26
SOME RAMBLING THOUGHTS.
-Copyrighsed by DAVE 4 Tabor ]
BY MEMO"

III MENU.
copyrighted by DAVE n Tabor
To VOTERS. nj have no doubt that
In a general way YOU sgree With the
statement that 1.-the people" can be trust
ed perhaps because the phrase sounds
familiar, "a nearly every one asserts 1t.
But ike our assent 10 great many
scraps OF proverbiSl wisdom, we toe
often sgree 70 statements without think
ing Of all that they imply. Please loos
with me a little deeper; not that would
shake your faith In the people, but rsth-
er that you may have your fsi;h in then
increased.
The figures In a picture gain largely
BY the kind Of background they have,
National grest-men gain by a similsI
condition, and for them the background
is 1.-THE people" Without = people &c
lead and a people to voice, where would
our great men De The people sre thoss
ordinary, hsrd,working ones, who con
tinue their duties steadily under this ad
ministration or under that; always ind
able at the post of honest labor. Bot
these people differ largely from the peo-
pie OF almost any other nation, since oul
political institutions are based upor
their wills-or whims. The necessity oI
their having right ideas IL thsrefor'
paramount. The necessity also Of show
ing them national dsngers Is also ex
treme, since by their voices and theil
votes. they are the arbiters OF our ns
tionsl fate Are we agreed 80 far:
Then once more: who are 1.-The PEG
Pile: You snd |. aud others like u
But as sm writing 20 you and you ar
reading; for the time being you-alore
solitary. psrticulSrixed-sre 1.-THE peo
pie" This say, sacrificing even gram
mar. In order 10 have close talk will
YOU. As 1.-The people" can YOU be trus,
ed; are your motives high: are YOU
political actions pure: Come now. il /
no use asserting 10 a general idea uules
you are willing TO make genuine Sppli
cation Of IL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26
The Old Folks

know what comfort l,
IL to have pair Of glasses that are suit.
ed to the eyes, AMI TINT it properly. II
the glasses you are ives ring are not suit.
ed to your eyes, take them of. Come t.
u, and VIC will ft you with care, nj
lower prices than any Othrr place.
Hills Is the only optici1n IN thi.
county that has ever personally attended
an optical school and has diploma for
same.
Look out for qusck DIS" and the
like who try To pass ns graduate opti-
cisns-fll you with uini and childish
talk but never attended AN optical school
simply buy diploms by mails.
Open every evening. We have the
only perfect arrangement ri Electric
Lights for testing the eye In the evening
Will our friends In Oxford Co. kindly
report TO us whenever q travelling opti-
clan calls on them?
Hills prices are much the lowest.
Solid gold spectacle frames, 81 81; 9TH
ers ask o 90 for same. We also have y
cheaper solid gold frame. Gold filled
frames, 81 Is, warranted for ten years
others ask o. 90 for the same. We offer
cheap filed at SOC. and 75c. Lenses &c.
and upwards.
No charge for examination.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Don't delay II your sight is troubling
you, but visit at once
VIVIAN w. HILLS,
Graduate Optician.
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Solid and
Silver Plated Ware, etc. Repairing
promptly attended to. "Good work costs
no more"
Opera House Block, Norway. Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26
WEST BETHEL

The autumn Is old.
The sere leaves arc dying.
lie hath gathered Up gold,
Aud now he IL dying
ola age, begin signing
"The years In The wsne.
Therc u nothing adjoining.
The night has no eve.
And the day has no morning;
Cold winter gives warning"
DR.. j. W. Davis and wife 81 Charlie
mont, Mass. visited +. X. Briggs aud
family last week.
George Morrow Is teaching short
term Of school at Swans Corner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace f.. Cummings OF
Albany recently visited +. X. Briggs
and family.
The church dedication on Saturday.
the 18th, passed of very pleasantly,
with warm day aud full house.
The usual amount Of cider Is being
made, nota outstanding the scarcity OF
apples for eating aud cooking.
l.. +. Allen has moved his family aud
household goods To Bethel Hill TO be
nearer the chair factory, where he and
his son are employed. His house In this
village Is nov unoccupled.
MIS- uAltie y. uEoNrr WAS CaIltu ~
Bethel liill wednesday By the su.teu
illness Of her mother, Mrs. Mary a.
Dow Of Grafton, who has been stopping
with her daughter, Mrs. Addie Ltphim,
for a few weeks.
Mrs. Eunice X. Roberts went 10 Cor
ham, y. H., THURSDAY, IN spend the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. L. +.
Goodno.
A new bridge has been built, and a
change made in the road leading to
Mason and Albany, To make the rise
from the river more gradual.
The Berlin Iron Bridge Co. are plsc-
ing one Of their strong and durable
structures on the new granite ahutments
where the highway crosses Pleasant
River, on the road leading to Gilead.
A slight mistake was made 10 the
third item from this place in last week 5
Democrat. Ed,edri Briggs Is not known
here, and the Job Of dentistry" per-
formed by DR.. Davis was the extraction
OF one tooth.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26

IL you are so wrapped up in your owl
business.-which you are able TO quiet
ly pursue under the protection OF quie
government,-that you do not max,
even time 20 register and 10 vote, yot
are not 10 be trusted, since you take al
you can Of personal gain from oui
national conditions and DO not repay
anything. You SIRE selfish, vet there !,
one worse than you-the difference be
tween negative seliishness aud positiv,
the one who holds Office and admins
tiers IL selfishly. OF him We will say
something, because he Is made possibl,
BY lszy voters.
IL YOU delude yourself into the belle,
that every msn has an equal voice in the
destinies Of the country, and then give
actual denial TO IL by surrendering your
Independence Of Judgment 10 boss who
thinks for YOU, nominstes for you-be-
cause you will not attend caucuses and
primaries-and votes for you, then ss q
voter you are not 10 be trusted. You
are the right, plastic material out OF
which he shapes his selfish ends. As
suming you 10 be a good msn, he reckons
a good man indolently, as of less weight
than fly on chariot wheel; and 80
YOU a unit in our national life become 8
mere cipher.
The precious SITS n Of life 10 our nation
is that you and all like You should have
choice Of candidates, but only loaf OF
busks is given you when you are offered
choice between candidates, after you
have by your absence from your primary
left others 10 think for you.
IL you get the idea of party so firmly
ground in your hesrt,-perhsps because
you were born this or that-that you
will vote for q bad man in your party
rather than for good man in another,
then as a voter YOU are not TO be trusted.
You have not in any sense risen TO q
comprehension of the fact that you are
first, last, and all the time, a custodian
Of national rather than party health.
In brief, the line OF voting cleavage is
well, IL it be between man and man aud
often liable 10 be wrong, il il be between
party and party whose actual differences
partissns would sometimes fad il hard
TO explain. / would sooner trust an
honest man who differed from me, than
the sly and snug politician who agrees
TO anything 10 get office and then recks
not though the country ''go hang
As man you know that q building
covered with ornaments Is not rendered
thereby one particle firmer in its founds-
tons; you know that the color Of sail
in stormy weather Is of less importance
than its qualities of strength. As man
therefore look 10 you TO believe that
neither money nor miles are the things
10 make Us as a nation endure forever.
III you are relying on the mere outer
circumstances OF national life as your
pride and your confidence, you are a
voter who cannot be trusted, since your
view is too narrow and your reliance too
unreliable. The national cohesive force
is the character OF the individual. In
the place Of bosstings Of wealth, lean
upon men, men Of morals and men OF
mind. and be one Of them yourself, on
the principle that national charity begins
at home.
The sun., 1897-10-10

streak Of fre sailing al S%n the sky after Il
what was thisi Why was III How could
tho strange phenomenon be accounted fort
That was what my remarkable father asked
his fellows on the Sinnomahone when he re-
turned homo and told them Of his experience
with that boar, confidently expecting aid from
them In solving the mystery. But his only
answer was scornful looks and contemptuous
tossings Of the head and muttercd declarations
that he was liar. And thus tho blot got on
the Pcttibono escutchcon, simply because my
remarkable father was not so remarkable as he
possibly could be. II he had beon, he would
have known that tho cracks and crevices of
Deep Rock Gulley were but leaks in natures
great subterrancan gas tank; that tho un-
fortunate and helpless bear AT tho bottom OF the
Qulley had inhaled itself 80 full ui the gas that
Il had TO rise liko a balloon and soar away in
spite of itself, and that when his blazing bullet
tapped the bear it let out the gas and set 1t on
fire. Ho would also have foruscen that the
time would come when that grOat storehouse
OF gas would be valuable beyond words to tell,
and he'd have rome out and bought up all that
Decp Rock Gulch district for 80 cents an acre,
and never said word. But he didn't. and tho
blot got on the cscutcheon.
Now you can sec how IL Is mat | am glad
Guley, can't your Even you on this side tho
mountain ought to bo able TO see thot now. ! am
losing millions because my remarkable father
cioani I am poor. but the, Pcttbone, oscutch-
con CLEANS forth at last as G eTig9 m aI the streak
put the blot upon 1t! Ive lost all that gas,
':sinnou,ahonc," the man in the rcd, blue,
Jacket cut in Seems to me you don't need
mono o. that Deep Rock GullCy production.
ANYHOW You KIN spont en3nga ri natural r o ges
only tank It'll
Hut tho man from over Sinnemahoning way
FURNISHED Peitibone escuchcon, for ho simply
smiled and smiled.
The sun., 1897-10-10

cards were dishod by tho dealer. II was TO be
s case 20 od betting on the cards in the hole Only
man named Humphries, who has since ruined
himself him at cards. Humphrics had tray, four,
sight 2 four, five, six, and seven Of diamonds.
inc other three men, with small pairs or noth-
ing; dropped out when they saw the possibilities
OF these hands, Then it was between Hum
phries and my herder.
=" Two thoasand said this fool boy hcrdcr of
mine; e., inc $1,000 bet tapped him.
e, say, watch this layout for me Just minute,
VA your said Trnolove to a bystander "Wat'i
"Ho found Goctz, and calmly asked him for n
loan ,61 oh $p3Oo Tor three minutes Jake told mo
inc Hmipt lhefepuest almost knocked HIM down.
What have you got In tho holei' Jake
-, Srhe eight of diamonds, and it's q straight
Hush. replied Truoiovc There can't be two Of
Shosstiont ~ one deal, you know
me, bccauso didn't thiSS such % SvoriastinG i 40
iaPmoa h & nerve 70 ES he had ought to be suppressed
love to Humphries when hoSgot back :to tho
:. see you and five hundred more, said Hum.
/" Five hundred moro than .you,' said True.
love, and tho whole Of tho $4,000 he had got
,Humphrios got pale looked at tho boy for
fully mil minute, and then showed the yellow:
aged to articulatc. Take the money
'Truelovc raked In tho money and handed
Jake Goetz. who was standing behind his
chair, the $4,000 he had borrowed Then no
turned over the card he had in the hole. il
was the king of spades. He had had only u bob
flush. HUMPHREYS ground his teeth as he
turned over his blind card. 1t was the seven
Of clubs, and his straight flush was full. He
had been blufrod out of the money.
Why did you tell me you had tho eight of
diamonds in tho hole = Goetz asked my hcrder.
Well, said tho young fellow, with grin,
i needed the money, you know.
ranch of yours with the nerve and tho lying
ability OF that young chap Jake said to n!e
later. its hctt,r than even money that they ii
own you and the ranch before n year."
The sun., 1897-10-10
PREACHERS AND MUsrA CHEs.
Different Enects or n beard Upon tho Voice
Described by y Specialist.


The Church Economist has been discussing
the effect of beard on the voice. and in recent
issue it quotes n wcllknown throat and voice
specialist AS follows:
THE effect will depend largely upon tho in
dividual. II the speaker has naturally u thick
voice which he uses badly, a small amount of
obstruction will make itself apparent. II he
has n clear. penetrating voice, tho effect of a
moderate amount of obstruction may not be
noticeable. although it would certainly exert
some influence, greater or less. upon the carry
ing power and resonance OF the tone
"A mustache will interfere in proportion to
the amount Of space upon which II encroaches
IN the neighborhood OF the middle OF the
mouth. Ihus, mustachc trimmed to the
the middle of the lip so as to be FREQ OF
the margin Of the Lip, however long Il might
be at the ends would not interfere. A droop-
ing mustache, on the other hand. especially
is great hindrance to the proper emission OF
sound. The presence OF but II few hairs in this
situation may materially modify the tone waves
and impair their effect
Anything better calculated to defeat the
object OF the speaker than a speech mumhled
through dropping mustache with the head
bent downward could hardly be imagined. Tho
robin is an admirable example for the minister
TO follow: When ho sings he perches himself on
n twig. breast well nut, head up, bill opened
wide. and pours fort h throws out as tho
voice cuiturist would say-his lovely littlo
Surely common sense should be the leading
rule Tor public speaker in this and other
matters: One has little liberation for the man.
your nriehOor AT dinner, who addresses you with
heal bent over his plate as II in converse lion
was subsidiary 10 the consumpt ion OF food. A
minister who bends over his desk and addresses
OF his hearers.
The sun., 1897-10-10
TO FREE SLAVES IN AFRICA.
a Plan or Philanthropy and Proht Proposed
by n Young Missionary.

COLUMBIA, s. c.. Oct. Phillips Werner. q
young Columbian. was graduated from tho
Presbyterian Seminary here eighteen months
ago, and very soon afterward went as a mission
ary to the Congo Free State. He has just written
a letter to his father in relation to liberating
slaves. and 1t is probable that his friends here
will send him the means OF buying the freedom
of number OF Africans. Cloth is what the
slave owners want. Mr.. Werner says.
"If tho American league for liberating Afri-
can slaves amounts to anything, and i mean
to do my best for 1t, thousands OF bales of cloth
must come TO Africa in the next few years. Wo
are right in the contre OF the slave trade. Phil
anthropic Americans might club in. buy of n
local manufacturer thirty pieces OF cloth for Sl2
or less. contribute $l2 moro TO transport it to
Luebo, and thus ibcrate fifteen slaves and give
them Il start. For any liberated slave colony l
may preside over. moreover, l pledge to pay
back In ivory oil or rubber every cent on their
redemption money with 100 per cont. interest.
transport expenses included In three years from
date There are perhaps k'oo1sooo u, slaves who
penses included and oversight OF adjoining mis-
sions or traders, TO secure liberty and pay ior
it, too. in a radius Of 900 miles from here.
Mr. Werner is anx xious to yet mills here to ship
cotton cloth to the Congo. lie says:
"Plcasc co to some Columbia cotton cloth
msnuftcturcr; show him the attached sample;
tell him that stuff costs us in England cents q
| yard invoice price, and another cents = yard
IL th" cost of transportntign OF ~ here. Does no
can. send IL nor johnston line from Port Royal
| 70 ltiverDool tnonlh'yl ana ihcn snip u from
England at that price or less lie can open Ter ber,
ritory to his trade consuming about S5, 900. 900
of cloth similar to this, per year, The point H.
| can he pay freight 10 Liverpool and sell al 2
cents yard there This may mean mean % biz ihinS
| shall supply the means of liberating slaves to
form colony over which no csA preside.