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

Hills, the jeweler, Norway, offers no
such Inducements TO patrons As cheap
work. stiil his prices are no higher than
any first class workms n.
Hills, Norway, Is tie only practical
op,ician IN Oxf"rd County; the only one
Ia hi. county no YER attended an OPP
teal school. and has diplomt for same.
No nail diplomas. He can back up his
statements and use no wind.
A. p. Rsssett OF Norway has been re-
Gently appointed fsh and game warden,
he als0 holds the Office Of state detective,
coroner and constable. Any business
reported IN him 10 either line will re
Give prompt attention. All letters arc
held strictly confidential and promptly
answered.
There Is nothing equal to success.
The Kelley Institute, Isl Congress st.,
Portland, Is daily asserting its im-
portsnce and value In meeting the de-
msuds made upon. II by those who de.
sire to become cured Of rum, opium, and
tobacco diseases, - we'll - OF nervous
ness and nervous prostrattou. Core
spondence solicited.
COVERS IS Better,
wears Is louger-F. W. Devoe q Co.'S
Best Mixed Paint. F. p. Stone sells II
ESTABLISHED IN 1854,
And to-day arr the Oldest and Largest
Paint Manufacturers In America. That'l
| the record Of r. W. Devoe d Co., WHIT
make the paint that covers l-3 better and
wears Of least l-3 longer. F.P. Stone u
agent for Norway.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26
DIVORCED.


Nine diyorces-less than sn average
number-were granted during the term,
"a follows:
snsie y. Bracket OF Peru from Elwin d
Bracket OF Peru. for gross and confirmed habits
of in.oxication.
Lorena Quincy Of Hartford from stillmau
Quincy Of Hartford, for cruel and abusive treat
mcpt.
brigham.
Mary T. swim OF Paris from Alva A. Swim OF
Paris: for cruel and abusive treatment.
Wright
Martha II. Russell OF Buckaeh from Otis G
Russell OF Buckneld. for gross and confirmed
habits OF intoxication.
Sadie washburn OF Norway from Charles T.
washburn OF Rumford. for gross and confirmed
habits Of intoxication.
Hersey.
Judith A. Brown Of Norway from William II
Brown OF Bethel, for cruel and abusive treat
meat.
Wright
Rose Emma Tripp Of Norway from vertnar
Mont Trip of otisdeld. for gross and conhrmed
habits OF intoxication. Care and custody OF Tho
three miner children given 70 the mother.
Edwin l. Judt.ns Of Norway from Ida n
Juikins OF b. tbel. for desertion.
Una A. Delano Of Peru from Deforest o
Delapo Gross and confirmed habits OF intox
ieation. Libelant's name changed 70 Una A
Farrar.
swasey.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26

n, AMI after Oct. 4. lsSs. trains leave South
49, t,olns down. 8 90. . 80 A N. - r. -
- IA, = ~ A. M. 80, IS r. n.
ssS5iav trains Going down. 8 90 A NJ. coins
-, q lE 4 n, " 4. NJ
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26

NOTES.
The amount psid In fines and costs Is
only - few CENTS lass than $s75. The
amour. OF def .ulted bond, which Is to
be adjusted III once. will bring the rev.
enue for the term almost to al even 5000.
40 indictment for adultery wss found
against George Fslardsau and Nellie N.
Allen. They were bound over 10 this
term of court, hut have not appeared,
an Their bOndsmcn have been defau!tej
The inhabitants of the town OF Hebron
were indicted for defective highway,
near Number Four Hill. Tbs Is the
first instance Of such nm indictment be
Ing found in this county Ia number Of
years.
Before the adjournment Of the coari
the preliminary Injunction 10 the Nor
way shoe factory matter was made per
mAnent BY consent. The town does no,
contest the case, and the repairs needed
on the shoe factory will be made 10 an
other way.
A portion OF Tuesday afternoon wal
devoted to hearing on case referret
to Judge Emery-Rlchard B. Dormar
ys. Janet B. Jordan and Lorena Quincy
An action on \ bill for undertaken
services performed by the plaintiff OF
the remains Of the mother OF the defend
ants In 1880. Defendants claim th It par
of the bill has been paid, In berries ant
labor, and that one Of the defendants 4
not responsible for payment. Hersey
for plaintiff; Brigham for defendants
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26

Anns /. Houston of Mexico, indicted
for single sale, plesded guilty, anu was
senteucei To pay line of $50 and costs
taxed at $50 81. or thirty days Ia jill
Sc paid and WAS discharged.
| Harry Kinds OF Canton, indicted Tor
malicious mischief, pleaded guilty. VI
motion Of the county attorney, the case
Was continued Ia the February term, th'
70 popd, nj and tao Of his brothers rec
ogniz,ng for his appearance 10 the SUI
Of 500
In the case of L.vi Frost indicted FOL
breaking and entering the house OF IN.
Bethel liquor agent 10 the day time, apt
Z, . larceny Of Intoxicating liquor ant
money. the county attorney mol prossef
the money part of the Indictment, ant
the respondent pleaded guilty to tn
i balance of the Indictment. Before sen
fence Was imposed 10 this case, Mr.
Wrioht addressed the court bril- dy II
VI Fros.'s behalf, stating that tn
rasnondeut was the son OF aged ant
dsneudent parents, and q man agains
~hom no criminal charge had ever be
fore been made, but who was possesses
NJ AN Inherited and Irresistible appetit
for liquor. The sentence Was one yea
lin Auburn Jail.
william Nolan, indicted for maintain
l,,s . nuisance st Rumford Falls, plead
81 not guilty and was placed upon trial
H.,,ow. county attorney, for state. A
= Stearus and Hersey for Nolan. IN
~,,messes for the state were sewers
leading citizens Of Rumford Fall.
Nolan keeps beer shop on the corne
Of Exchange and Canal Streets 10 tina
place. The state made 10 cna, - -
nrcssnted no evidence Of actual sale Q
f;cnor: the evidence simply showe'
tncf tie shop kept BY Nolan Was ne
oneoted by Z noisy, quarrelsome, intoxl
Ltd crowd Who made Themselves z
cGsnca 10 the better part OF the con
1rpity. Whatever view the jory ma %,
Ssve tsken Of The evidence, e % faiI
y coavinced II respondent thas sisss !"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-10-26


s.t NJ, n. Y. Bolster, Mr.. aud Mr..
= &c. storms. Mr.. and Mrs. W. u.
>-lr- Mrs Franklin Maxim, Miss Hat
~ Bl-reH. Miss Carrie Hal, Miss
Raw. Mrs. Raw. j. j. Hayden.
s-rk 81. BUmbus, Mr.. and MS. ;.
Fu~,- >tea-nS. SO many went th1'
'ts - Is likely 70 have lonesome
eo6. Jp TO the time that the 9 10 train
t,''. over sky Boston tickets had been
Si.a- The south Paris station.
a, ruounced last week, Rev. Martin
d k0.-iand Of Boston, secretary OF ths
Nsa England sabbath Protective
League. gave An address In the Baptist
church st Monday evening. Or. huee-
land "a, z pleasing speaker and held ths
sttcufjon Of his audience. He gave al
1ecog1; Of the good work done by the
issg que 10 Massachusetts,, securing iesis'
Hi"n Which has pa; a stop 20 SUNDAY
theatres. sunday excursion trains, etc
IL Is enc % the objects % thu league u
secure similar legislation IN Maine. Dr.
Nneelsud before leaving town secured
humber Of pledges in support OF th'
work. ia which a large portion OF ths
SOununlty take 40 sc,ive INTEREST.
While walking on the sidewalk OF
Pleasant Street last Monday evenini
th2ries @ Andrews was run into frnu
NE rear aud knocked down by bicycle
NJ. Andrews received some sever
bruises but 70 serious irjary. IL fur
hsshes The text however for = sermon u
hleyele riders who persist. contrary y
ule posted orders Of the munieipa
HhSers. in riding bicycles upon the SIDE
NAss, just how q case OF this kin'
would result II taken into court Is 81
pen question bot it's q safe prediction
mat II the practice continues the qaes
uon will be tried out and resul, to TN
eeway CT the bieyelist. The oicyes
PROBABLY has Shout the same right OF
soe sidewalk that a horse and earria9
would have.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-10-12
Redueea Gu the gaussss

Different IDEAS exist in England
from those prevalent in Germany with
zegard to the attitude to be adopted by
soldiers toward escaping prisoners.
Whereas Emperor william some time
ago aroused much unpleasant con-
Iient by promoting corporal yv3ss
had shot as and killed Ia q crowded
street an escaping prisoner. aG Wool
r1eh 6 sergeant ana p corporal have
1ast been reduced TO the ranks and
sentenced to d months imprisonment
for having discharged their carbines.
withous' injury to anybody, IN a public
thoroughfare at "a desevGeF who bad
AsgolShys @Svag ErqA kI2sya.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-10-12
EASILY EXPLAINED.
isuss tho KIud OF Dog FOR That Pnrsleuias
FsztnfraaAa.

BustI26Sss
speaking OF tho dog show eald the
man in the slate-colored trousers TO q
New York Tribune reporter, reminds
mo of an astonishing proof OF canine
intelligence which came under my OBJ
servation in the year 1879. was 10 that
time residing in Binghamton, BroOne
county, N. Y, and had considerable
amount Of live stock, some poultry and
superb setter dog. / tell you, no was
aine animal. I never sec a dog with
such gentle ways. Gentlemen, you
could have pulled enough hair out %
chat dog to stuff sofa pillow md he
wouldn't "a biz q bald-he&ded baby.
One day he was running around tha
yard and somehow playfully snappeS,
the head of hen. Gentlemen,
aever knowed how he did Il, but some
now or other the deg found cut that
sae WIS a seGtin' hen, and hlamcd Il
the critter didn't go and set on them
eggs himself till he Matched ont nine
chickens"
There was significant silence as the
man Ia the slate-colorod trousers 6ns
ished and toyed suggestively with hit
glass
How do you explain such a remark,
sble occurrence" at length inquired
the man on the end.
Setter dog, gentlemen" and them
GAe man in the slate-2c5ored tropssee
str3lied sway
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-10-12

Neither the captain, owners or con-
sigQer7 OF the British bark George
Thompson vii be responsible for any
debts contracted by ne crew.
Atkins, Master.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-10-12

FOR sALE-A 2-story residence. on
corner lot, containing six large rooms,
besides kitchen, bathroom, etc. VIII
be sold furnished II desired. Enquire
at CALL office.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-10-12

Guard agaflls- Ieio' Jack by keeping the
ssFV'eif .hersashlF elem and free from germ
AreadinG mwtter. (as NTees Candy Catbartc
will alelnthe scztea. aaG Kill all contas ious
disease germs
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-10-12

Is heals everything except aoab
heart, may be said q De Wits Witch
Heel Salye, Piles and rectal dis
eases, cuts, burns, bruises, letter, &c
zema nnd all skin troubles may be
cured byit quickly and permanently
For sale by w. J. Butts, the Druggist.
Or. Epes' Pajn pills. "t&o cent 2 dose"
FOK SALE.-3ar fixtures and stock.
A bargain. Apply to J 4. Dubbery
at Coison Hardware Co. 1w
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-27
STYLES IN THE STORES.

Cloth collects or tiny capes trimmed
with small, fancy buttons down the
front.
Moire brocade in black to make SKIRTS
Of to wear with low evening chiffon
waists.
Plain and braided black and light
cloth jackets. the colors running to the
two extremes.
Imported costumes trimmed with q
,ilk collar edged With silk braid headed
with small braid-covered buttons.
Black gowns, silk or wool, made ur
with a small cape to match, which is
lined with the bright color usually seen
In the vest.
Panels, girdles, separate ornaments
boleros and vests of black and white
silk braid bordered with picots of fine
gilt soutache.
Black satin waists made with box
plait fastened with gold buttons, cuff.
on bishop sleeves held together by sim
liar buttons, belt of satin fastened with
buttons and red satin stock and tint
linen collar.-Dry Goods Economist.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-27

For unskiiled trout fishermen. here
are Il few points. Early in the spring,
when winters chill is in the air and wa
ter, trout are sluggish and will not rise
above the waters surface in the sport
i've fashion of a month later. They lie.
instead, close to the bottom. At this
time the knowing sportsman, after
casting lis line, will allow it to sink two
feet under the water. then gently draw
1T up, and over and through the water.
with an occasional rest. This perform
ance may be repeated until the fish be-
Gin to inquire what it is all about. At
tins instant the brobdingnagian mon
arch of the stream or pond will rush for
the departing dclicacy, and the whole
crowd Will be grcedilv ready for ac-
ton. The old fellow who gives this
advice has tished for many miles of
streams, in England and America, and
has all sorts Of lodges to get the best
OF these wary creatures Of many moods.
-San Francisco Chronicle,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-27
Hardships of African Travel.

"New Conditions in Central Africa"
is the title of paper made up from the
journals of the late E. J. Glavc, who
crossed Africa to investigate the slave
trade in the interests of that magazine.
At one place on Tanganyika Glave
writes: My men are tired, footsorc and
hungry, and some sick, and myself have
very sore heel; days rSst is desira-
bic for everybody. Ny sick men are
suffering from sore heads and manned
feet. They got their stomachs fuA of
mtama flour and fish to-day, and have
been standing on their heads and dane
ing. There is no better remedy for
African ailments than a full belly.
African travellers nearly always have
crows feet sprawling from the outside
corners Of the eyes, which should be
credited to the constant blinking
caused by the suns rays. and by the
long grass dropping over trails in the
wet season, the shorp-pointed blades
cutting, spatting and Ticking ones
face.-Ccnturv.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-27
THE UMBRELLA.
The OId-Tfmc WhalcBOne Spreadcr
and the Improved Ono of To-day.

The Old-Timc NhaIcHone Spreadcr
and the Improved Ono of To-day.
Forty years or so ago umbrellas were
made with stretchers or bows of W hale
bone. These bows were rather bulky in
themselves. and they were apt to get Il
little permanent bend from long use so
that they bulged when the umbrella
was rolled up, making the big, baggy
umbrella, familiar to middleaGed and
older people. and occasionally still seen,
though on the stage oftener than in real
life.
With the introduction of petroleum
oil into general use as an illuminating
oil, and the consequent very general
abandonment Of the use of whale OF!
came the decline of the whaling indus
try. Fewer and fewer vessels went
after whales, because there was less
and less demand for the oil. Of course,
the supply of whalebone decreased with
the supply of oil, but the price did not.
nor did the demand. There are srill
some uses for which the whalebone
is considered most desirable, and,
with constant demand and decreasing
supply, the price of whalebone steadily
Wkalebone soon became too costly to
permit of its further use for umbrella
spreaders, and substitutes for it were
sought for this use, as there We're for
other uses in which VIVA lebOne had been
employed. Steel was the substitute
generally used in umbrella stretcherS.
At first a slender, round, tempered steel
rod. With these slenderer bows the UNI
hrclla could be more snugly rolled, and
the old baggy umbrella began to dis
appear. and the modern tight roller to
take its place.
Then came the umbrella bows of
| light steel rolled in N-shape, and then
in the quest for a still tighter rolled
| umbrella, handles were made of metal
| The first tubing handles were made OF
| brass. Steel would have been cheaper
but there had been discovered no salts
| factory method of brazing steel tubes
| such as are used in umbrella handles
| There is such method now, however
and umbrella handles of steel tubing
ar" nov made in great numbers.
| And nowadays many spreaders are
made of steel, rolled channel-shaped. In
cross section this sprcader is shaped
something like capital f, without a
tongue, and the ribs of the umbrella
the steel rods that run from the sliding
1erruiH. or runner, as it is called, on the
handle Of the umbrella, by means OF
which the umbrella is spread-are sc
attached and adjusted to the spreaders
that they shut into the channels when
the umbrella is Closcd.-N. Y. Sun.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-27
THE RIVER LIVINGSTONE SAW.
he Thought 1t Led to the Nile. But Its
Waters Go to the Congo.


One day, after Mr.. Stanley had found
Livingstone ON the shores of Lake Tan
ganyika, the old explorer told the news
paper man that he had heard of a river
which the natives called the Rusizi, at
the north end Of Lake Tanganyika-
Livingstone said he believed that the
waters of the big lake found their way
to the Nile, and that the Rusizi was
their outlet. The two men agreed tina;
they would go north and look at this
river. and so they manned a boat with
native paddlers and set out for the
north end Of the lake along the rocky
shores. This shore line is 1000 miles
long, and ten tribes, most of them in
dustrious and peaceful, live along the
coast, engaging in agriculture and fish
ing.
At last the explorers reached the north
end of the lake and found the river,
where a little surprise was in store for
| Livingstone. The river flows into the
| lake. 1t is an affiuent, not an e1f1uent.
| 1t is by far the largest tributary of Tan
| ganyika. OF course, Livingstone
was disappointed. After his long jour
icy he had made no progress in his
search for the outlet of the lake. But he
still thought that through some, chan
mel or other the waters of the Tan
ganika made their way to the Nile; and
he died in that belief two years later.
1t is only within the past year that
the Rusizi has been explored, though
two years ago it was known where It
came from. 1t is only about so miles
long, measuring all its bends and turns,
and it carries the waters of Lake kivu,
a beautiful sheet of water about Is
miles long and 25 miles wide, the most
recently discovered lake in Africa, to
Tanganvika.
The first man to see Lake kiyu was
the German explorer, Won Gotten, who
stood on the mountains to the north
| separating the lake from the Nile basin
and saw its waters spreading away a,
his feet. It can. be said that Kivu is
remarkable for two things. 1t is 4,sS.
feet above sea level and is the highest
known lake in Africa except Tara in
| Abyssir!a; and sometimes, in its north
ern waters, are reflected the smoke and
flame from the only volcano in Africa
that is known to be active, Mount
kirunga-Gongo, which lifts its crater
a little ways to the north, about 1906
feet above the level of Lake kivu.
In its short course the River Rusiz
drops over 1000 feet, and it is therefore
valueless for navigation. for it is filet
with falls and rapids. Congo state sta
tons now overlook the river and tn.
lake.-N. Y. Sun.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-27
WIT AND WISDOM.

"A Damper.-Chattv Barber"
would YOU Live to be shaved, sir?"
Grumpy Customer-"ln perfect silence,
ease"-Punch.
Home Eule.-"Joc keeps his wife
and mother-iu-law mad at him half The
time" "What veNcs them So" He
calls them his board Of lady managers.
Chicago Record.
What made johnson get so hulfy
hen | quoted that saying about the
man who aWoke to find himself IA
NOUS" lie thought you were limiting
at the time he went to bed on the front
stoop."-Indianapolis journal.
--Nick-"Ani how did you procced?"
Frcd-"Why | just went up to her and
asked her if she w-ud marry me-
Dick-"N ithout first telling her how
much YOU loved her, and all that sort of
thing?" Frcd-"Of course; | did not
want TO prejudice her judgment."-
Household Words.
MIR. Rankhead-"On of the deaconS
in your church called on me to-day.
He wanted a subscription in aid o. your
society for the relief of the deserving
poor. How is the society coming on?"
Mrs. Sunbcam-"Splcndidly. We've
been organized only a year, and in that
time our receipts have been nearly
enough to pay the officers salaries.'-
TRUTH.
Saving Time-"TLerc seems to be
no other way" said the sultan irritably.
These governments Will keep worry
ing NE with complaints and Inquiries
"What is your Inaiesty's wish?' Tell
the printer to get up a few hundred
neat circulars with the words: What
are you going to do about ito printed
in large type, and sign my name to
them with rubber stamp."-Washing-
| ton Star
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-27

In the Lake Regions of Wisconsin, North.
erh Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa and South
Dakota along the lines of the Chicago. Mil.
waukee 4 St. Paul Railway, are hundreds OF
charming localities pteeminently fitted for
summer homes, nearly all Of which are To-
Gated on or near lakes which have not been
fished out. These resorts range in variety
from the full dress for dinner" to the fan
ncl shirt costume for every meal. Among
the list are names familiar to many of our
leaders as the perfection Of. Northern sum-
mer resorts. Nearly all Of the Wisconsin
points of interest are within short distance
from Chicago or Milwaukee, and none OF
them are so far away from the busy marts
of civilization" that they cannot be reached
in few hours of travel, by frequent trains,
over the finest road in the Northwest-th
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Send a two cent stamp for a copy of "Naca
ton Days." giving description of the prin
cipal resorts. and a list of summer hotels
and boarding houses. and rates for board
to Geo. H. Heafford, G. p. A., Chicago, Ill
When a man runs for an office and is de
feated, he consoles himself by saying it paiC
him for the acquaintance it gave him.
Washington Democrat.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-27

The longest way around is sometimes
the shortest way. Some years ago two
English sh pswere repairinga telegraph
cable near Bombay. The two ships
were but half mile apart; one of them
holding the shore end of the cable in
close communication with Bombay, the
other having the sea end, which was
connected with Alden. It became
necessary for the two ships to communi-
cate with each other. This was done
by one of them telegraphing to Bombay
and thence around to Alden. and the
other from Alden around to Bombay.
Thus, as a speedy means Of sending
messages a holf mile they wa:e sent by
route nsarly 1000 miles IN length. y
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-27

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
lure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving the patier+
assisting nature in doing it's work. II :
oroprietors have so much faith in it's GU a.
i've powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials
Address T. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-27
Ised bv the Champions.

The popularity of the Winchester repeat
Ing shot gun is deserved, for although it costs
very little, it has repeatedly out shot the
highest priced handmade, guns. Thou,
sands of shooters who used double barreled
shot guns now use the Winchester repeater
because they found that they could bag
more game and make better scores at the
trap with Winchester. What stronger
Recommendation could any shot gun posi-
champion live bird shot Of America; Rolla
@. Heikes, champion of the world at fly
ing target Ferd Van Dyke, Capt. B: A
Bartlett and many other of the best shots
in the country. A Winchester repeating
shot gun and Winchester factory loaded
shells form a combination which cannot be
euualled Send to the Winchester Repeat
ing Arms Co., New Haven, Ct, for theli
large illustrated catalogue free.