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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25

NOTICE.
The subscriber hereby gives notice that she has
been duly appointed administratrix Of the estate
ofw1LLfAM X. SEWE1L, late Of Sumner.
In the County Of Oxford, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate Of said deceased arc
desired 20 present che same for settlement, and
all indebted thereto are requested 70 make pay
ment Immediately.
Mar. 18th lsg. MARY j. SEWELL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25

No. ga Chain Puzzle: Earth-worm,
worm-wood, wood -cock, cock pit, pit coal,
coal black, Black sea, sea-chest, chestnut,
nut bone, bone earth.
No. e3.-Decapitation: l. Aslope. 9.
Slope. 8. Lope. 4. Ope. 8. Pc 9. T.
No. 94.-Anagrams: l. Meringue fill
ing for cake 2. Cheese sandwiches. 3.
Pressed corn beef 4. Scrambled eggs
8. Picked cabbage 6. Hpckleberry cake
Z. Stewed tomatoes. s. Lyonnaise pota-
toes. 9. Custard pudding sauce. 10
lobster bisqne. II. Tomato soup. L.
Chocolate blancmange 10. Welsh rare
bit II. Braised beef Is. Hominy GRO
QUOTES
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
APT Y0u aAnH

miserable by Indigestion, Constipation,
Dizziness, IOss Of Appetite, Yellow
Skins Shiloh's yitaliler 10 positive
cure. Sold BY y. A. Shartlen, South
Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25

Doing nothing Il the hardest work for
an industrious man.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
HOMEMAKERS COLUMN.

on topics Of lntcress 70 the ladiee
10 solicited. Address: Editor HOMxnAKxns'
COLUMN, Oxford Democrat, Paris. Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
No. o7.-Trnnsposition.

No. 07.-Trnnsposition
FIRsr il n blomisb. III admit;
To SECONDS not " walk Bit;
The THIRDS 20 cause TO go by mail;
The FOURTH are vc~scls-nct pail;
The FINAL finishes tho grist
And ovcrbalanccs the list.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25

SAMUEL RICHARDS. Ref. d.
Doctor Of Refraction,
SOUTH PARIS. NE.
So Afer PRACTICAL" OPTICIANS
have failed try DIR. Richards.
Examination free at No. & Pleasant Street.
gency u the Union Mutual I.itc Insurance Co..
South Paris, Maine
C.E. ToLxAs, Manager.
THE EXCELsIOR FRAME CO,
Gold and silver Picture Frames,
SOUTH PARIS. MAISE.
FRANK iIAPGO0D, successor 10 John Hap
good. Dealer In Fancy Groceries, Fruit, Con
fectlonery, Cigars and Sporting Goods, BETHEL.
MURPHY. Halter and furrier.
sign Gold Hat, McGillicuddy Block.
Cor. Lisbon X Ash sts. LEWISTON. NE.
GEORGE P. JONES 4 son.
Dentists.
NORWAY, MAINE.
los Main st.
A. ]. sTURTEvANT, PEI. 6.,
DEALER IN
A.! As:ay y,s Drus' and Chemicals Toilet Ar'i
Physicians prescriptions accurately compound
ell.
CRY sturtey ants Headache Pewdsrs.)
No. 2 Odd Fellows Block.
SOUTH PARIS. MAINE.
GRAND TRUNK HOTEL,
SOUTH PARIS. MAINE.
Good Livery connected. Rates t..oo per day.
Newly furnished.
"A. B. GEE, MANAGER. -.
Within 10 rods OF Depot, 70 rods New Court
Buildings.
PARIS LAUNDRY.
"a Pleasant ST.,
w. n. WINCHESTER, Clerk,
Work sent 10 the wash every day.
E. w. CHANDLER.
Builders Finish +!
Size or style nj reasonable prices.
Also Window 4 Door Frames.
Fin want Of any kind Of Finish for inside or
outside work. send In your oriers. Pine Lum.
Der and Shingles on hand Cheap for Cash.
Planning, Saving and Job Work.
Matched Hard Wood Floor Boaris for sale.
z. w. CHANDLER,
J. A. LAMBE.
u. n. nVLsrEn,
n Market So, SOUTH PARIS, ME-,
Keeps full rss OF
Groceries Dry Goods Paper
Hangings, Carpets.
Ladies' Al Gssts' U.Asswsas,
Paints, Oils, Line, hais and Cement.
CALL AND SIZE %.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25
xroRp coUNrY-rIMBER AND GRASS
state Of Maine.

Treasurer Onlrc
Augu' n, May s. Is9,.
Upon tho following town.hips OF tracts OF
lani not liable % be taxe'i In any town. the fol
low In 2 a..e .sments for county tau of iso' were
made low the County Commissioners OF Oxforl
ronnty ON the gth dsy OF Matrh lsg1
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-25

No. ss.-Thrce Square Fuzsie.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18
congressman and Brides.

A man who has been defeated for re-
election is not in fit frame of mind to
legislate for his people. There is q sting
in defeat that tends to engender the
feeling of resentment which often finds
expression in the vote of such members
against wholesome legislation. That
same feeling often produces such want
of interest in proceedings as to cause
the member to be absent nearly all the
second session.
Congressman are not usually men of
means. Their congressional career has
resulted in the destruction of their
clientage or business To a defeated
member who has relied upon his salary
for support the future looks dark and
gloomy. It is then some are open to
propositions which they would never
think of entertaining if they were to 60
before the people for reelection. 1t is
then that the attorneyship of some cor
poration is often rendered and vote is
afterward found in the record in favor
Of legislation of general or special
character favoring the corporation. If
o1 oiAA uoC1NC NOtC SnuAOC w AuSs ~ Ao
often just as important that the member
should be absent. If there is ever time
in the history of the man when he will
directly or indirectly accept bride, it
is then. There is less chance of detec-
ton. He is no longer a political factor.
His political enemies no longer watch
his course. The opposition newspapers
no longer criticise his conduct-"the
secret is his own and it is safe"
There are many upright men in con-
gress who would not be Influenced by
defeat. But in as large body as the
house Of representatives there must al
ways be some who would yield to temp
tation. It is a fact that nearly all, if
not all, Of the legislation that is claimed
to have been passed by corrupt influences
was enacted during these second regular
sessions of congress. -Hon. ]. F. Shat
roth in North American Review.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18

On West One Hundred and Fifty.
ninth street and st. Nicholas avenue,
Washington Heights, stand number Of
remarkable trees. They were formerly
the grounds surrounding the old Jumel
mansion, which is now known as Earle
Cliff. They are Egyptian cypress, and
have history, like everything pertain
ing to this remarkable mansion and its
grounds. They were sent as a present tC
Napoleon Bonaparte from the sultan Of
Egypt as gift Of honor, but arrived in
Havre, France, after the battle of Wa.
terloo. Stephen Jumel, who was in
France at the time, and a personal
friend of Napoleon, succeeded in gain
ing an audience with the emperor the
night before he was banished to the is.
land of st. Helena. Napoleon presented
these trees to Jumel, who brought them
to America on the clipper ship Eliza,
which he had chartered with the hope
of aiding Napoleon to escape to this
country. These trees, when brought
here, had their native earth still cling
ing to their roots. They were planted
as described above, where they flourish
ed and grew to large size, spreading
out their peculiar branches wide over
their adopted sofia mute reminder OF
the decay of empires as we'll as people. -
New York Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18
Didn't Understand English.

A Chinaman was once "hauled up
before magistrate in Sydney, New
South Wales, and charged with some
offense. In reply to his worship's usual
query as to whether he pleaded guilty
or not, he would only answer:
'Me no sabee! Me no talkee Eng
Gsheep'
The magistrate, however, who was
quite accustomed to the proceeding on
the part of many Celestials who came be-
fore him, turned to him and said:
"That answer won't do for me. You
know English well enough, I'll be
bound"
"Me no sabee-me no sabeeW were
the only words to be drawn from obsti-
nate Chinkey, and, no Chinese interpre-
ter being in court, the magistrate, tax
ing the matter into his own hands, di-
rected the case to be proceeded with as
if the accused had pleaded not guilty.
After hearing the evidence of the
witnesses the accused was fined SO and
costs.
The clerk to the bench, who was a
bit of wag, called out to the accused:
John, you are fined $50 and costs. "
"No, no!' promptly replied the non
English speaking Chinese. "He say me
fined only $40 and costs. "-Chicago
Post
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18
Abuse Of the Eyesight.

In the waiting room of an up town
physician sat, one morning, dozen
persons trying to read. The windows
were draped with heavy lace curtains,
the dull yellow shades were drawn
down to within about yard of the bot
tom of the long windows, and as the
day was cloudy the light in the room
was a very subdued twilight Finally a
late conner had the courage-it required
some, everything was so very quiet and
rreproachable-to go to the hall and
ask the dress suited door opener to come
and raise the shades. This he at once
did and turned on as we'll the electric
lights in the back part of the room, to
the great betterment of the reading
light. Which little incident is cited to
emphasize what an Oculist characterizes
as the reckless abuse Of the eyesight
which in these days has assumed the
proportions of an evil.
son street and railway cars, in libra
ries, schools, offices, homes, everywhere,
eyes are unnecessarily tried" he says,
with the result that half the world is
in glasses years before the need should
arise. 1t is SO usual thing now for
persons to be afflicted with ocular head
aches, that when a physician 8 advice is
sought for persistent and unexplained
headache the patient is first turned
over to an oculist. Nine times out of
ten defective vision sufficient to produce
the disturbance is found, and seven
times out of ten the sufferer is the vic
tim Of his own want Of care in the use
of his eyes. Women are frequent sinners
in this respect; they protect their COM
plexions in every possible way, while to
the delicate organ of sight they give
never thought till the mischief is
DONE New York Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18
A Bomb Loaded With Men.

A new bomb has been invented that
is an extremely curious affair.
1t is called pioneer bomb and is
made to be fired from q cannon like an
ordinary cannon ball. The curious part
Of it is that instead of carrying lead
and explosives it is to have men inside.
The idea of the invention, explains
The Great Round World, is to fire sol
diers into the enemy's camp. The bomb
opens the moment it touches the ground,
the men spring out and begin to fight
the enemies within reach.
A shower of these bombs would very
seriously inconvenience an enemy, it is
to be supposed, for they would not
quite know what to make of such as
founding cannon balls.
The bomb is SO arranged that there is
no sudden jar or shock to the men in
side. 1t is covered with a number of
rubber tubes filed with air, like the
bicycle tires. These rubbers prevent the
men from any injury which might be
caused by reaching the ground so sud
denly. The bomb bounds along like a
rubber ball once or twice, and the sol
diers are said to be quite comfortable
inside -Chicago Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18
Tn. way. Of Indian s1.a,o,n. Men.

Major A. e. Woodson, agent of the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians Of Ok
lahoma, says that the reign of the med
icine men is one of the greatest outrages
of the present day, and as a direct re-
suit of their pernicious practice one-third
of the children born of Indian parents
die every year.
Two Of Black Coyotes children were
taken sick, and, instead of taking them
to the government hospital, he sent for
the medicine man, who blew a green
powder into the lungs, ears and the
nostrils of one of the little patients.
That medicine failing, the medicine
man made an incision with his knife
under the tongue Of the child, with the
result that death soon followed. When
the green powder failed to restore the
child to health, the medicine man de-
clared that there was ghost under the
child's tongue, and it was to kill the
ghost that he made the incision.
The medicine man then adopted he
roic measures in order to save the other
child. He took it into tent, stripped
it naked and laid it ON cot He then
heated big pile Of rocks in the tent
and when they were hot he threw water
ON them, filling the tent with steam
and causing the child to sweat copious-
ly. When the child was covered with
perspiration, he took it out in the cold
air and sent it home without having
taken any precaution to keep it from
getting cold. Next morning the child
was dead. This is only one of the hun
dreds of such outrages against the health
and life of innocent people. The big
medicine man of the Cheyennes is Little
Man, who lives near Cantonement. He
makes his medicines every year and dis
tributes them to the other medicine
men. Boston Transcript.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18
The Pillow.

Flowing was undoubtedly first done
with forked stick. the long arm being
harnessed, in some primitive way, to an
OK or team of oxen, and the short arm
pointed for the purpose of penetrating
the ground. The pillow is one of the old
est of agricultural implements, and it
is curious fact that in oriental coun-
tries the same kind of pillow is used now
as was described by the writer's of 1900
years ago. The pillow represented on the
Egyptian monuments of 5000 B. c.
may be seen in the valley of the Nile
today. Our patent Office has over 10, 900
models of plows In Egypt, Syria and
India there is but one, and that the one
which has been in use for thousands of
years. The pillow described by Virgil,
81 B. O., is in use in many country dis
tricts Of Italy today. In 1913 patents
were taken out by David Ramsay and
Thomas Wildgoose for "engines to pillow
grounds, whether inland or upland. "
In the Scriptures blowing with differ
ent kinds of animals hitched together
was forbidden on account of the cruelty
involved by the unequal draft imposed
upon animals of different sizes working
in the same harness. In China the pillow
is a sacred implement, and models are
consecrated in the temples of the gods
AS early as 1849 steam plows were pat
ented in the United States.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18
The Split Waters.

A man who now stands high in the
mercantile community related to me the
following little incident Of his early
life:
At the age Of 16 I entered the store Of
Silas Sturdevant as a clerk. One day,
shortly after my installment into the
office, was employed In sealing and
superscribing lot Of business circulars
several hundred Of them. That was
long before the day of gluten, and ]
used small red waters for securing the
missives. While I was thus busy Mr.
Sturdevant came into the counting
room, and when / observed that he was
watching me worked the best / could,
hoping to get word of appreciation. By
and by he spoke to ne:
Young man, don't you think half a
wafer would secure one of those circu-
lars just as well as whole one?''
looked up, probably exhibiting as
much disgust rs surprise.
eff you split your waters, /" he added,
"you will accomplish AL you desire,
and at the same time make a saving of
just one-half."
lie turned away, and while I was
thinking what mean old wafer split.
ter he was, lady entered who had been
appointed one of committee to obtain
subscriptions toward building an orphan
asylum. One public spirited man had
given the land, and now they wished to
raise 5000, 900, if possible, for the build
ings and necessary cndowments. Mr.
Sturdevant said he had already been
consulted Oh the subject.
Eyes" thought I, land guess that's
all it will amount to!'
But he took the paper and wrote his
name, and then he said:
II will give S., 000."
could hardly believe my ears.
At that moment the merchant arose
to stature of grandeur before me, and
in my heart I blessed him; for even
then I knew that the lesson Of the split
waters, with its sequel, was to be the
initial of my future success. New
York Ledger.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18
Settling. a Bet.

The quiet Of the room in which the
answers to queries editor sat was dis
turbed by the entrance of two half
grown boys.
One of them pulled off his hat and
addressed him:
Me and this Teller have made bet"
he said, "and we've agreed to leave it
to you. He bets that if all the turkeys
that was EFT last Christmas was placed
in line they would reach around the
world, and bet they wouldn't Who's
lost?''
You have, my son." answered tho
man in the chair. "They might be
placed mile apart and they would still
be in line, you know"
AS they turned and went out of the
room the boy who had acted as spokes-
man was seen to hand small coin over
to the other with great reluctance, and
distinctly heard to say:
"Well, 1 can lick you, anyhow"
bet you nickel ON that, too" re-
piled the other boy.-Chicago Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18
Not an AYnostic.

A colored gentleman who occupies
the proud position of janitor in a public
building has as his guest an uncle,
who is Baptist minister in a Georgia
town.
"Uncle Nose" said the nephew, ode
reason why I hab done got ter de top OBJ
de wurl is dat l dom talk no stock in
dem foolishness dat I used ter hab down
in Georgy. Now all dem signs an super
stitionistic notions am done gone"
Il dunno Dave" said the reverend
uncle. II hope yo' ain done los none
OBJ yo' 'ligion, while disquisitioning
wild de white folks. Oh co'se, I dom be-
lebe in no signs dat ain 'cordin ter Scrip
tur, but dey is sumpfn bout dem.
Now, dar am de lef' hin foot OBJ de
grabeya'd rabbit"
81 didn' mean no SIGH ting as dat,
Uncle Mose," interrupted the nephew.
81 mean dem signs an superstitions. Oh
co'se, de lef' hin foot OBJ de grabeya'd
rabbit brings luck. Everybody knows
dat, but dat ain no sign, jess a fac,
laik if dawg crosses yo' path some one
gwine do yo' wrong, or anything dat
cherry man knows am So"
"Glad ter heah yo' say dat, Dave. I
was sure 'fraid yo' got ter be one O.
dem agnostics," replied the uncle
Washington Star.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18
He would Net BE Und.r.old.

Colonel James Tamplin, a veteran OF
the Mexican and civil wars, is veri-
table walking history of the wars, in
which he bore himself with much honor.
Colonel Tamplin was reading paper
recently, when he saw mention of the
president of one of the great railroads
centering in Chicago. "I'll tell you a
story about that man, he said. when
we were hanging around Vicksbure
looking for trouble with the 'Johnnies,
there was more or less foraging. re-
member this man, then private in ouI
company, while nosing about the ad-
joining farms ran across barrel OF
prime cider. Being good soldier, he
promptly confiscated the cider and en-
ployed an aged darby to tote it into
camp.
''Cider was scarce in those days, and
he rugged up a temporary bar and was
soon doing lively business retailing it
at 10 cents cup. The barrel stood well
back in his tent, and for time he was
SO busy filling orders that he paid no at
tention to a disturbance in the rear Of
the tent. Then the crowd began to
dwindle and he realized that something
was wrong. He importuned passing
soldier to sample his wares, but the fell
low shook his head and said the price
was too high. There's fellow around
here selling cider at cents glass, he
said
"The owner of the barrel took turn
around his tent and found great crowd
gathered in the rear. Another member
of the company had driven a spigot into
the other end of the barrel and was do
ing land Office business. Well, he saw
the game was up, and rather than be
outdone he invited the whole crowd
around in front and told them to pitch
in. He was willing to meet competi-
ton, and rather than be undersold on
his own goods he would ladle out the
cider free.
II reckon, however" added Colonel
Tamplin, that he had made enough
before the trick was discovered to give
him a start in the railroad business, for
I see he has been doing quite well ever
since. "-Chicago Times Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18
A King and His Crown.

The sovereign who makes use of his
crown most frequently is that most
simple, unaffected and democratic of all
monarchs of Europe, King Oscar OF
Sweden, who dons it each time that he
opens parliament at Stockholm or at
Christiania
1t scarcely adds to his appearance,
for it comes down too far over his nose,
and somewhat gives one the impression
of derby hat worn on the back Of the
head and pulled down over the ears.
Indeed it is only the kings majestic
stature and dignified bearing that pre-
serve him from looking ridiculous when
he has got it upon his head.
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