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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30

no argument is needed 20 show a pcssi.
bic 80 per cent saving here, while In al.
most every department Of human occu.
patton we are gaining our economies
usually by single units of percentage.
Surely nothing can be az more impor-
tance. mechanically. than thorough In.
tricaiion. The best Of oil or the roller
bearing at the axle IL none too good. ~
ali are agreed. But TO run the wheel fine
" fabricated at the axle along the aver
age rough country road, Is TO lose at the
periphery far more than we save at the
center. II is waste at the bung, while
we save n; the spigo,
The success Of tho railroad was in
the rail more than in any other single
detail. New modes Of locomotion are
now quite distinctly coming in sight,
and they wait for nothing more neces-
sary 10 their ultimate success than tn
universal smooth road TO run on. 1t 10
undoubtedly this more than anything
else that is developing tine motor car
more rapidly in France than with us.
A few fine asphalted avenues, which
every city can boast, are only an aggra-
vation. 1t is the worst piece Of road
that the vehicle may have to traverse
and no, the best. that will limit and de-
termine its satisfactory operation. and
il is the worst roads to which our ear
liest attention should be given. Ii must
be conceded that we have altogether too
many Of them. Professor Sweets sug.
gestion as TO the widths Of our roads is
valuable one. OF the good roads that
we have we might have had double the
length with half the width for pract-
cally the same cost and grass and trees
for the res, OF it to gladden. our eyes in
stead Of dust and glare to blind M
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
Altitude and Phthisis.

/ have spent considerable time IN
travelling in the Catskills, Adirondacks
aud the Rocky mountains, investigating
with some care these localities, with
their varying attitudes above sea level
and their influence upon the lungs. and,
while perhaps high and dry and light
er mir may be- beneficial in some diseases
aud for its influence upon the general
health, do not believe that il has the
slightest effect upon the growth an pro-
liberation of the tubercle bacillus itself.
In this opinion am heartily confirmed
by the Judgment Of many able and care
fol practitioners with whom l have
most earnestly conversed, and ! repeat
that altitude has no influence whatever
in destroying the tubercle bacillus.
A considerable experience with this
disease has led me to believe that nc
place is better for its treatment than
New York city. Patients have come to
me from every state III the Union. from
Canada, from the Sandwich Islands and
from Europe, and il appears to be the
general belief among them all that the
climate Of New York city. with its
clear air and bright sunshine, is quite
as favorable under all circumstances as
is that Of most other localities. have
under my care ut this time patients
from several towns in Colorado, from
New Mexico and California, and all art
doing better in this city than in theiI
own localities. Hubbard Winslow
Mitchell in New York Medical Record.
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Prr..su,a-jy Patient,

Patience, my dear, patience" said
Harkins blandly to his wife one morn
ing ut the breakfast table whrn she
spoke triile sharply to one Of the chill
dren for dropping his bread, battered
side down. on the cloth. "You know
that accidents will happen, and we were
children ourselves once. I'm sure that
Ber;ie didn't mean tO-great Jupiter!
There gees Harold's glass Of milk all
over my new trousers II don't-oh,
you'd better skedaddle from the table,
yonng man. IL beats everything. Get q
cloth, somebody, and clean up this mes.
Il beats thunder that man can sit at
his own table without being tormented
and bespatt,red rs am every time try
10 cat meal under my roof LooA ut
these trousers-absolutely and utterly
ruined. just wait till / get hold of that
boy. Just wait till lay hands on him.
and III teach him how 10 deliberately
throw glass Of milk over guinea pair
Of trousers. Don't tell re that he didn
mean 10 do il. He cane 10 the table
with the intention of doing IL, and l.
I-woll, you'll sec what I'll do when l
Get held Of him. Strand Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
An Enemy Of Humanity.

There arc probably few persons Of ma
ture years who have not read the story
Of the man who put the sick beggar up
On his best lorsc in oIder TO take him
10 his homo and friends. The beggar
suddenly recovered his strength and
rode of with tho horse that was the
pride Of tho desert and the fortune Of
his owner. The man called after the
thief and begged him to halt for mo-
inent. S..e from pursuit, he did so,
when his benefactor implored him Lever
to tell bow ho obtained the horse, as the
incident, if known, might stand IN the
way Of relief cf some honest beggar who
sought charity by the wayside. Although
it is claimed taat the story Is very old
one, it is just as applicable to our time
as il was when the affair occurred.
II is the professional beggar who
makes the most terrible suffering pcssi
bic TO those who are too proud, too hon
est or too timid to ask for what thay
need. New York Ledger.
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LOVES CHAIN.

The bond that links our souls toesthss.
viii 10 last through stormy weathsff
viii it inolder and decay
A. tho long hours nect swsys
VIII 70 stretch when time divides M
when dark, weary days have tried NJ
n 10 look too poor and slight
Les N break the links tonight.
n was NOT forged by mortal hands
Or clssped with golden bars or bands
Save thine AMI mine. no .thcr sycs
The slender link can recognise.
In the bright light 10 seems to fade,
And 10 Il hidden In the shade,
while heaven or earth has never heard
Or solemn vow or plighted word.
Yet what no mortal hand could mako
No mortal POWER can ever break.
What words or vows could never do
No words OF vows can make untrue.
And if ~ other hearts unSnowa
Tho dcarnr AMI the iaorc our own
B,xauG too slcrc,l and divine
For other eyes save tiino and ninc.
--EslwarI Wilbur Mason IN WomankinsI.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30

He remembered now that her eyes
were gray and serious and laughing all
at once; that she had o delightful, pet
ulant mouth. The thought Of her was
sweet. The reality at present was terri
flying. He could not yet face his betroth-
ed. He must have time to get used to
himself under these new conditions.
Another day passed. On the fourth he
dressed himself in q frock coat, adorned
his buttonhole with bouquet and start
cd for her house.
When he arrived a. far ~ the street
In which she lived, he turned round and
went to the club. There was note
from her-three days old. Again he
flushed and thrust IL into his pocket.
He went out, and in the busy traffic OF
the streets read his first love letter from
Maisie:
DEAR Mr.. sAsps-Iiow chivslrous and nice
Of you! II wns bee, you know.
He did not read any more, but strobe
homeward He had been pretty kind
Of fool anyhow-a vain ass too. As IL =
beautiful girl like that-then he began
to laugh. At any rate, he was free again
free! Bat somehow he wasn't quite
sure that be wanted 10 be 30 very free.
The furniture had begun to interest
him.
They met the next evening ut Lady
Vaughan's. She received him with q
very bright smile, and they danced.
They danced several times, and then he
said at the end, II suppose You couldn't
care for me, could your" And she col.
ored all over and said, "Oh, no.
couldn't-not anyhow in the world!'
Fate threw them together. They con-
stantly met She tried to avoid him,
but he would not let her, and she ceased
at last to try. At the end Of three
months he again asked her to be his
wife. The tears crept into her eyes then,
and she said, "You are very kind and
chivalrous, and am very grateful. but
I can't--indeed I can'tn' So that he
went away conscious that there was a
barrier between them he could not
break down. He went abroad with
welby and proved preposterously dull
companion.
''She will never have me-" he said
one day irrelevantly. II believe it's Nil
because Of that confounded telegram.
Most likely"
"wbat shall I do"
Forget her"
"Thats what I have been trying to
do, but she's crept somehow into my
heart, and I can't"
Wire, thcnp'
"WhutY'
"what she wired TO you"
Maisie was sitting with Mrs. Hamlin,
and her pretty face was even paler than
OH the memorable occasion Of the send
ing Of the kilograms. "Ah, +" she said,
cit is n pity! I care for him so much
30 much-and il could never be now
Could it;"
ITS rather difficult" said Mrs.
Hamlin. How mad Of Us all to have
ltt yOu QO ". we oiun ttdbt<S tih sho
things were gone. Your spirits carried
rs away. He's abroad, isn't hep
"Yes, and I can't bear il, but must.
That's life, isn't IT," she said, with q
little sad smile. I'VE all manage 70
bear what we can't" And then tele-
gram came, reply paid.
"What is it;' said Mrs Hamlin.
'He has wired. LOokv'
"And what are you going to sayi"
The girl sat down upon her heels upon
the floor and looked first into the fire
and then at Mrs. Hamlin. Il think l
ought to be polite. Don't your" she
said. "He was to me-"
Yes" said Mrs. Hamlin, Il think
you should be polite. "
And Miss Maisie was. -Westminster
Budget
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
eRISTleS.

A the season grows colder provide
warm quarters and plenty OF bedding
for the pigs. 1t will pay.
Never mind IL you don't make the pigs
toueh aud hardy TO Withstand exposure,
n You can only keep them growing and
hearty, You want tender, lean mest
and lots OF Il. Gristlee, bristles ana
Zone are not 30 necessary.
pigs will fatten fast on boiled potatoes
and pumpkins, with little corn meal
mi.ed while steaming hot, and the
vhole diluted with skim milk. Try II
and see the pigs laugh. :,
A sov that fsrrows at one-year-old
should not be bred ut once Afterwards
She must have time to recover ana 70
mo.e fully mature.
Eyery SOW should be bred for at least
go lirters per year. Careful breeders
often raise three IL cinnot oe oots
however by winterius the breeding stocS
on corn. a. a
r.ises : litter Of ten pigs, than one Of
i've. ,.A,,
.ovs. a is is an extra expense, feedine
none Of ms corn 70 keep up the hoG,
are and try TO fatten is also, for In colo
-s.fhsr vou must couns At = loss WA.
seed it takes TO keep up tie warmse y
tSeir hodIee, no difference what kind o.
skock e uAy b.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
ACsmetery Story From Maine.

In quaint old cemetery at Bass Har'
Dor, Me-, lies an aged couple who were
noted in their life for their piety and
their active interest in meetings and
other good works. The old gentleman
in his exhortation would often speak u
wearing the crown, while the old Lady
often spoke Of blossoming as the rose.
After the tombstones had been erected
ut their graves with their names and
ages duly chronicled thereon there ap-
peared on his tombstone distinctly out
lined the figure Of a crown, while on
hers appeared the figure Of a full blown
rose. The fact is well authenticated by
many people who have visited the Gem
etery on purpose to see this wonderful
sight Deer Isle Gazette.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30

. globe Of goldfish down upon his head
with crash.
you'll break everything In the
houseI" cried his wife, jumping ont Of
the bed in the opposite corner and light
Ing the gas
''House be ha-hanged, wo-wo-mani
I'm dr.drownedT gasped Wadso,
wringing the water out Of his hair. eyes
and shirt
1T serves you right Look at tho
mess you've madep snapped Mn ".
~ she topped around In her nightclotbes
to pick up her Topping nsh and put
them In basin.
wadso. hnving>Rot on his feet again,
was about to reply when he beheld the
partner Of his Joys and sorrows suddenly
drop the basin, kick out like mule and
prance around the room on one foot like
q dancing dcrvish, finally collspsing In
. groaning, moaning. sobbing, hyster-
ical heap Of bare feet agony and sleep
ing raiment
SIuuYsp cu. uc iuYuttc0 sossos-
tously as he wiped his neck dry with
the corner Of the counterpane.
"Much y-you carei" she sobbed, nurs-
ing her foot after having extracted .
full grown. we'll developed tack she had
stepped on.
"Pd sooner have the plaguey house
burned down than tho way IL H.. !"
growled wadso as he turned the gas out
and himself into bed.
~ wish you would carry that clock
down to the parlor," said Mrs W. next
morning as he was about descending to
the breakfast table.
wadso took the clock in his arms and
preceded her. treading carefully down
the stairs, He chanced to step ON q
piece Of soap. forgotten while scrubbing
the day before, and. after trying to kick
the ceiling over his head and failing. his
feet few out. aud he slid down the re-
mainder Of the flight with a velocity
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
SMOOTH THE ROADS.
h REDUCES THE COST or CONVEY
ANcE FIFTY PER CENT.

4 wage. wheel Requires Much Moro
Power to Propel It Over . Rough Road
Than Level Highway-A Simple Frepe.
sisioa In Mechanics.
Professor Sweet, in recent issue Of
The American Machinist, has some
striking suggestions TO offer upon the
subject OF good roads. Of our lack and
our need Of item in the United States,
Of some spparen. reasons for our def.
ciencies and Of the direction in which
the remedy mag lie. II any better me-
chanic can find more pertinent and
distinctly mechanical topic or one more
in need Of sound advice aud able and
earnest advocacy. we do not know
where 10 find The combination.
II ought not 20 be as il is. We should
not need to say word to our readers in
advocacy Of tie steel ball or tho steel
roller rs an antifriction device, and IL
would seem manifest ahsurdity for rs
to call attention to the fact that the
success OF the ball or roller does not re-
side in either alone, aud that smooth
and easy running is not accomplished
by any number Of either without suita-
BILE paths to travel in. The accuracy OF
the surfaces with which they move In
contact is quite as essential q part OF
the arrangement as are the balls or roll.
ers themselves.
How is it different with the wheeled
vehicle. and why should IL be any more
necessary TO say that the wagon wheel
needs smooth surface totrayel on than
to say that the tall bearing or the roller
bearing surfaces should be true and
smooth; Our wheeled vehicles the coun.
try through have cost pile OF money,
arSi the means Of their propulsion are
costly. What IL the general cost of con-
veyance were cut in two and opc.bah
thrown away or the speed Of all traffic
were rroportionstoly increased? This
good roads would surely and at once
and permaaeu,ly do for US Absolutely
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30

Leprosy is an exclusively human dis.
ease. It is not inoculable to animals. II
is never Of spontaneous origin, but is i'll
variably derived from the LESSONS or Sc
cretions Of q person similarly diseased.
Its development in country previously
exempt from the disease may always bt
traced to its importation In the person
Of leper from al infected center. We
know nothing definitely Of the mode oi
infection or the channels Of entrance
through which the bacillus gains access
to the organism-whether by direct con
tact, by inhalation or inhibition OF the
germs or by other Intermediates. OBJ
servation proves conclusively that every
leper Is possible source Of danger &c
all with whom he may come into init
mate and prolonged contact. DR. Prince
A. Morrow in North American Review.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
NUMBER 4s.
Rather Personal.

"Ladies said the chairman OF tLs
meeting Of the Woman's Advanced
Thought and Practical Experience club.
this meeting, believe, was announced
to be a symposium on the subject Of
'Apartment House Nuisances. 4"
There was q murmur Of assent and
approval. and from the way every wo-
man in the hall Strengthened up il was
evident that there wasn't one Of them
who didn't feel that she had something
Of Importance TO say on the subject
II hope" continued the chairman,
THAT we will be able to get through
this afternoon. but il is unquestionably
a most comprehensive subject. and. with
your permission, will undertake tn di-
vide II so that we can take up one fea-
ture nj time.
$50 loyely!" Just the thing" and
How NICE" came from various parts
of the hall
~ would suggest that we first take
Up the landlord, n he
Cries Of Mean thingr' Promised
rs porcelain tathtub year ago"
Wont paper the hall!'' etc.
is one Of the greatest Of fat build
ing evils After disposing Of him, l
think perhaps the janitoE
Cries Of ''DisobligipR cronturel"
"Freezes Us to death - Absolutely in
sulling" etc.
should claim our attention. We
all can speak with deep feeling on this
branch Of the subject, ard possibly We
may find it necessary TO limit discussion
Of it. Then ! would suggest that We
group children and dogs
Cries of The pets!" "Darlings"
dirty creatures!'" Noisy youngsters"
etc.
land close with discussion of fiat
building gossips. the most troublesome
and notorious II their kind. "
There was dead silence as she ceased
speaking. The women looked at each
other in bewildered sort If way, and
then almost as one person they got up
and moved toward the door.
Personalities should he barred, said
one as she engrily marched out
II never was 80 insulted in all my
life" said another
And thus the chairman was left alone.
Chicago Post.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
when Bedi.m Was Heaven.

A highlander had visited the capital
Of Scotland, and on his return To his
native hills" astonished his compan-
ions by telling them what he had seen
and done there "Dugald Macpherson
an me, he sale, ''gaed doom To Luckie
McNab's, in .he Canongate, 10 meet
some o. oor auid freens there. When W"
gaed in, there was anither ten OF a diz-
zen beelenrien there, All they a had
their pipes wi them. After We had
.,aen crack for awhile somebody pro-
posed a tune Wi that We a shoulther-
ed our pipes an began to play different
tunes Mon, it was bonnie. just
thocht I was in decentralization Tel.
egraph.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
Plesxure Roads.

The Massachusetts, highway commits
sion makes pleasure roads secondary
consideration in pursuing its work. Yet
even pleasure roads can have more than
esthetic value to the community. Rural
New England is rapidly becoming the
summer home Of rich people from the
south and west, and these pleasure seek
ers in buying property will give the
preference 10 region where the roads
are good. either for driving or bicycling.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30

HI CHANGED TO sTEP oS A PIECE or SOAP.
that threatened to carry him through
the hall door at the foot. the old clock
bounding after and striking him In the
back OF the head every second stair hard
enough TO loosen his back teeth.
Mrs. W sat down on the stairs and
began TO cry, thinking he was killed.
but he arose after minute. shook his
6st at her and said;
IF you don't stop this blamed house
cleaning business right away. I'll get q
divorce.
He took his hat of the rack, jammed
IL over his eyes, went out. slammed the
door after him. when his next door
neighbor met him aud said pleasantly:
"Oh, wadso. good morningv'
"Go way from me-" he replied. "or
I'll mash You into million pieces"-
Anon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30

"My DEAR" he said as he laid down
the paper, "you ought to read that ad
dress by Mrs. Mouser, the eminent lee
turer, ON woman's work. She says thai
whenever q wife gets angry she should
stop and carefully consider the n.at'ei
for ten minutes before saying word tt
her husband. That's u grand idea.
''It is, eh?"
II consider il so."
"And where will you be when be
gin talkins?'
"Ch. ] don't know-somewhere dowr
town. presume, but don't let that III
terfere with you ut ALL. I"
Aud she was 20 mad that she didn',
say word for the full time limit
Chicago Times Herald
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30

Among the Roman women at cre Pc
tiod there was a morbid ambition to
grow boards. aud they used TO shave
their faces and smear them with un-
sueuts 10 produce these inappropriate ap-
pendasea Cicero tells ~ that at one
time TO such IN extent did the mania
foe boards grow upon women that il
was found desirable to pass . Law
against the "adornment San Fran
eiepo Chsoniola
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
Its Great Charm.

"Yes, we went all over Europe, but
papa really only enjoyed himself in
Venice.
"Ah, yes, no wonder. The gondolas,
st. Marks, the Rialto, the
"Oh, it wasn't that But he could
sit in the hotel, you know, and fish out
of the window. London Fun.
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THE OLD HUMORISTS.
WAoso AND HIS EXCITING EXPERT
ENce WITH housecLEANlNo.

When He Came Home, He rhoaght fhsrs
Had Been . Fire-How He Moved the
steve--A Treseheroas Cshs Of sssp -
the Stairs.
Simon wadso. returning home with
bis arms full of groceries, and his mind
full Of contentment at the prospect Of
we'll served dinner, aud quiet, cosy
evening in the bosom Of his family.
found his programme OH his arrival as
the house upset aud the prospect Of q
quiet evening as badly shattered as q
looking glass which . cannon ball had
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30

I'm now arrived, thanks TO the gods,
Through pathways rough and muddy
A certain sign that maxim roads
l. no this peoples study
Although I'm not wi Scripture cram'd'
I'm SURE the Bible says
That needless sinners shall BE- damnd
Unless they mend their ways.
Robert Burma
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30

"How many regular boarders have
you, madam asked . census taker Of
lady. "Well, really ] can't say ~ any
Of 'em IL any too regular. They stop
out. !" 81 mean. madam. how many
steady bosrders have yous" well.
really out Of 10 there's not more'n two
that I'd call steady"