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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-03-09

~ a meeting OF the Paris School
Board last saturday j. 4. LSmoe was
elected chairman Of the board and Prof.
leury Fletcher superintendent OF
schools The public examination oil
teachers will De held az the brick school
house At south Paris on Saturday
March 9th. AZ 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon. The spring schools in town arr
-o begin as follows: South Paris High
school March 23d; other schools IL
south Paris March 30lh; Paris Hill and
West Paris April 9th; all other schools
IN ,owa April l9.h.
Geo. Il. Morton, Esq, the new treasur'
or Of the Paris Manufacturing Company
Is the son Of General Manager Henry r
Norton, whose enterprise and skin nave
created the business. For the past lie"
wears Treasurer Morton has been EN-
ployed 10 an important position OF trus
by the West End Street Railway Com
pany Of Boston, which place he resigns
20 take his present position. he Is, mex
20 Mr.. l.. c. Bates, Of New Haven, TN
largest individual stakeholder In TN
company. He is a quiet and unassum
ing Young man Of frst-class business
ability.
Prof. Vim. r. Chapman and Manage
Homer y. Chase of the great Maine Mu
steal Festival were In town last Monday
Manager Chase is a native OF Oxfore
County, son Of the late Hon. Thoma
Chase Of Buekfield. Manager chase
well-known activity has done much e
advance the greatest musical event II
Maine's history. He has recently return
ed from New York. where he has pee
the guest Of Prof. Chapman. WIN
there he and Prof. Chapman had an 10
terview with Madame Nordiea, In whiel
she said: Indeed am interested Ia 20
Maine Festival and the work You are 90
Ing for music all over the state, ana
prove il | want to say TO you, that II
am ia this country, as l expect TO OF
next October, viii not only sing on
evening, but two evenings, aud glsdi
do all that can to encourage the mus
Cal enthusiasm and growth which 20
have 90 successfully begun"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-03-09

WANTED q oacs Laundry woman oman
BIAL'S HOTEL, Norway, 10.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16
Bodx-snatching at Harvard.

In the memoirs of my grandfather.
DR.. John c. Warren. the second pro-
fessor of anatomy at Harvard, and who
succeeded his father in that chair, is
an interesting passage describing how,
when a student. he, with others.
raised" body. He says: When my
father came up in the morning to lee
ture and found had been engaged in
this scrape he was very much alarmed.
but when the body was uncovered and
he saw what a fine, healthy subject it
was he seemed to be as much pleased
as I ever saw him."-Forum.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16
Necessity the Motn.ro, roven.,on.

Tf man keeps his eyes open he sees
many a funny thing while riding on street
cars" said Il regular patron of the Peters
avenue line. "If you will take ride on
this line some dark night you will notice
that on some of those back streets where
electric lights are curiosity, frequently
ahead Of the car you'll see light waved
across the track, and II you watch closely
You will see the motorman begin applying
the brakes and the car will stop. and u
car. and. aughingly, say that he got this
car to stop for him. found. upon asking
part Of the town have caught on to the fact
that as that part of the city is black at night
the motormen of the swift-movlng cars can
not detect their presence on the track In
sufficient time, to stop their cars for them,
so they fguratlvely hang out light for the
car to stop and it seems to work both to
the satisfaction of the coorel population
and the motormen on the cars" Necessity
is the mother of Invention. and 1t seems our
colored brother has hit upon scheme to
Offset the lack of lights on those streets back
of town traversed by electric cars..-New
Orleans Picayune
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16
Tn. o,v,l,.,nx Power of Irrigation.


The evolutionary process of the last
twenty years has brought out some
very valuable lessons for the future
of California. 1t was demonstrated
that irrigation is essential to the high
est standard of civilization. The CEN
sus of 1890 revealed the fact that two
thirds OF the gain in rural population
stood to the credit Of eight counties
where irrigation prevailed. The coun-
ties which rely upon rainfall had
about reached standstill or scored a
loss. The people have always been
divided on the question as to whether
irrigation Is necessary. Those who
oppose urge that it breeds malaria and
Injuries the quality OF the fruit. Those
who favor insist that 1t Is essential
to the most scientific agriculture and
in the maintenance of dense popula-
tion. The last twenty years have an
swered the question forever. The an
swer consists of a compari-
son between the south and
the north. The one was born Of the
irrigation canal. the other OF the min
ing camp and the wheat ranch. The
one is characterized by high civiliza-
tion, the other by low one.-Century.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16
WIND TO kro BlcvcLlsrs.
A Improvement Which 1t Is Claimed
VIII Develop High Speed.

A Improvement Which 1t Is Claimed
VIII Develop High Speed.
A new bicycle improvement makes
the cyclist Join hands with the wind,
says the New York Journal. The COM
bination, 1t is claimed, develops ex-
ceedingly high speed. The inventor.
M. Demange of Commercy. France. de-
clares that by his plan the cyclist may
ride at speed of from twelve to If
teen miles an hour with no exertion at
all. except that required in guiding the
machine. The contrivance is in form
q sort of turbine arrangement, some
thing like gourd followed out, cut in
"gores." and the ''gores" turned lit
tie on their axes. This turbine Is
placed on dual rods, vertically attached
to the forward wheel OF the bicycle. A
bar projects from the center Of the
handle bars outward, and to this is at.
tached the top Of the turbine. The
turbine revolves on its axis and catches
enough wind to give the forward
wheel an added impetus. No matter
from what direction the wind blows the
turbine catches 1t, and by attachment
with the hub OF the front wheel COM
municates some OF the force Of the wind
to the wheel. The turbine practically
neutralizes the effect Of a beam wind.
The twisting of the turbine in Its rotary
motion works on the rods that attach
1t to ratchet wheel. which revolves
about the hub of the front wheel.
These rods work up and down like the
piston rods of an engine, and in that
way accelerate the motion in great de-
gree. This invention is a marked de-
parture from those designed to give
motion to bicycle without the riders
aid. Gasoline, electricity and pc
troleum have all been incorporated in
the different ideas which have taken
shape as bicycle impellers The sail
ing bicycle is also an adaptation of
the same idea. and has been fairly suc-
cessful when under the control Of
skillful rider who is also master OF
the art Of handling sail. On the
western prairies where the wind blows
strong and steady the sail on bicycle
has been utilized with fine results.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16
what the President SAYS.

Il take pleasure in stating that per
sonally know persons who, once alb
solutely bald, have regained their lost
hair through the use of DANDERINE.
My wife, whose hair was falling out
from some cause, has received grent
benefit from 1t. I heartily commend
DANDERISE." Thus writes Edmund
d. Murdaugh, president of Sle Terri.
torfal normal school to the Knowlton
Danderine company Of Guthrie, Okla
homa, from whom Danderine can be
obtained for 81 per bottle, II not kept
in stock by local druggists.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16
No-To-BAc FOR FIFTY CENTS.

NO-TO-BaG FOX FlF CEN ..
Millions OF men who are daily Tobacco
Splitting and Smoking Their Lives Away
Will be glad to learn that the makers of No
To-Bac, the famous guaranteed tobacco habit
cure. that has freed over 100000 tobacco
users In the last few years, have put on the
market tifty cent package OF their great
remedy. This will give every tobacco user
n chance to test No-ro-Bacs power to con-
troll the desire for tobacco In every form
and at the same time he benefited by No
To-Bac's nerve Strengthening qualities.
Every tobacco user should procure fifty
cent box at once from his druggist or order
1t by mail. You will be surprised to see
how easily and quickly the desire for. to.
bacco disappears Any reader can obtain d
sample and booklet free by addressing the
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New YorH
and mentioning this paper.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16
Inngcr Enylrons us

II we live In a region where malaria Is prev.
alent. 1t is useless to hope TO escape II II
unprovided with a medicinal safeguard
Wherever the endemic Is most prevalent and
malignant-in South and Central America,
the West Indies and certain portions of
Mexico and the Isthmus of Panama. Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters has proved remedy
for and preventive OF the disease In every
form Not less effective Is 1t in curing
rheumatism. liver and kidney complaints
dyspepsia biliousness and nervousness.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16
His Religion.

"What is your religion Mr.. Gilbert?'
asked the landlady of her new boarder.
s.Meat three times day." was the reply
that startled the good woman and put her
into a reverie as to whether the man was
hea then or misunderstood the question:
Northwest Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Con
tain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
Of smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering 1t through the mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
be used except ON prescriptions from re-
pntable physicians, as the damage they
will do Is ten.fold to the good you can pos.
sibly derive from them. Halls Catarrt
Cure, manufactured by f. ]. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo o., contains no mercury, and IL
taken internally, acting directly upon the
blood nrl mucous surfaces of the system
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. 1t is taken internally
and made in Toledo, o., by +. j, Cheney &
Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle
HALLS Family pllls are the best.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16
To the pncitIc Cnnst

Two through trains daily via the Union
Pacific carrying through sleepcrs, and max.
ing from six to fifteen hours quickest time
to principal western points. including Dg
den, Salt Lake Butte Helena, Portland
San francisco. Sacramento etc. ASK about
them at 8il 1Ith ST., corner Curtis.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16
Rich Rag Picker.

A dirty old hag arrested in New York
= few days ago had $4,000 concealed in
her excuse for a dress. She said she
got the money from the sale Of rags
picked out Of garbage boxes.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16

'sDoctors say now that It is bad for the
brain when a man gets up too early" "That
so7 Well. / know lots of fellows who ought
to stay In bed all day"
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16

'Julla, my love for you can only he com
pared to some precious ore-it is hidden so
deep" "ics: and | don't suppose 1t will
last bit longer than n load of COAL
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16

LADIES-Save money; take advantage of
k. Scouller Highlands, Denver. for any.
thing you need In dry goods. Charges. .
per cent. Reference, Hon. I. S. McMurray,
Mayor,
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16

"My heart Is like singing. bird"
She writes. In candor sage:
Fate tn 'ows-whene'er Its note Is heard
A blanket DER the cage"
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16
First Submarine Wire.

The first submarine telegraph wire in
this country was from Governors ISL
and to the Battery in New York. laid in
1912.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16

FITS stopped free and permanently cured No ht
after first day use of DIR. kline's Great Nerve
HcntOrer. Free 81 trial bottle and treatise.
Send TO DR. KLINE, y3i Arch St, Philadelphia, Pa
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16

There will be an impressive scene wheI
those - 600 Ohio ofce-seekers march on d
the floor of the inaugural ball
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16

I believe PIso's Cure is the only medlcin,
that will cure consumption.-Ann NJ. Ross
Wlllamsport, Pa, Nov. T. 1895.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16

.Uncle Simon, what Is n phenomenon ~
"a phenomenon is a man who gets no rich
that he won't accept pass on railroad" !"
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16

.Are you making any New Years resolu
tions. Benedix:" Don't have to; my wife
says I'm simply perfect"
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16

nHilkortnn's doat was -IaInsnta bhe wasn'
itT Yes; but awfully stylish-he died ii
his private car"
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16

"Higby never has to swear on: he says his
mother-in law is as good as membership In
a Temperance society. "How so?' 'She
kisses him every time he comes into the
house."
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16

When bilious or costive. eat q Cascaret,
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. 10c 25c.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16

NC-Tc-BAC FOR FIFTY CENTS
Over 400 900 cured Why not let No-To- Bac
regulate remove your desire for tobaccof
Saves money makes health and manhood.
Cure guaranteed. soc and $1.00, all druggists.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16

Just try 10c box OF Cascarets. candy ca.
thartlc, the finest liver and bowel regulator
mnde,
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16
Denver Directory.

single buggy harness for $3.50. Do not be
deceived by worthless limitations but order
direct from and get the lowest wholesale
prices Catalogues free. All goods stamped
FRED MUELLER, li13 Larimer Street.
Denver. Colorado
Goods sent for examina ton.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16
1ee7 nus. POTATOES PER ACRr

Don't believe 1t, nor did the editor
until he saw Salzer's great farm seed
catalogue. It's wonderful what an ar
ray of facts and figures and new
things and big yields and great testi-
mOnials 1t contains,
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16

Mrs. WinsloN's soothing syrup
For chilron testhing soft-ns thegums reduces inam
nation allnys pain wind collie. - cents a bottle
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16

Send This Notice and 10 Cents Stamps
to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, for catalogue and IL rare farm
seed samples. worth $40. to get start
n
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-10
GOLD HICkORY's, INAUGURATION.
4 Mob Followed Him From the Cap
itol and Invaded the White House.

Mr.. Joseph B. Bishop has an article on
inauguration Scenes and Incidents" in the
March Centtra0Yhich is an '1pauguration
Number" Mr.. Bishop says of President
Jackson's Inauguration:
An eyewitness, who took somewhat
Jocose view of the days events, wrote that
the most remarkable feature about jack
son as he marched down the aisle of the
senate with quick, large step, as though
he proposed to storm the capitol. was his
double pair of spectacles. He habitually
wore two pairs, one for reading and the
other for seeing at distance. the pair
not in use being placed across the top
eyewitness, the pair on his head reflected
the lights; and some of the rural admirers
of the old hero were firmly persuaded that
they were two plates of metal let into his
bullets. When he appeared on the portico,
We are told that the shout which arose
rent the air and seemed to shake the very
ground. The ceremony ended, the gener-
al mounted his horse to proceed to the
White House, and the whole crowd fol-
lowed him.
..The president" says contemporary
writer was literally pursued by a motley
concourse of people, riding: running helter-
skelter striving who should first gain ad-
mittance into the executive mansion.where
to be distributed" An abundance of
Refreshments had been provided, in
punch. As the walters opened the doors
to bring out the punch in pals, the crowd
rushed upon them, upsetting the pals and
breaking the glasses. Inside the house
the crush was so great that distribution
of refreshments was impossible. and tubs
of orange punch Were set out in the
grounds to entice people from the rooms.
jackson himself was SO pressed against
the wall of the reception room that he
was in danger of injury, and was protected
by number of men linking. arms and
forming a barrier against the crowd. Men
with boots heavy with mud stood on the
satin covered chairs and sofas in their
Story wrote that the crowd contained all
sorts of people, from the highest and most
polished down to the most vulgar and
gross in the nation. II never saw such j
mixture he added. 'The reign of: King
Mob seemed triumphant. I was glad to
escape from the scene as soon as possi-
hIe
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-10
PERFUMING THE SHEETS.
A Fad Which Is Very Popular In En-
gland Just Now.

Hospitality of the up-to-date sort includes
some curious ideas in England. where at
present the house party in q country home
is the chief form of dissipation. One So
ciety woman who is as wealthy as she is
ambitious carries out the harmonious per-
fections of her guests accommodations to
the minutest details. If she gives the Coun-
tess of Killmequick the blue rooms that
lady will find that not only is the uphol-
stery of her temporary apartments of the
NOSE exquisite and cerulean tint, but so also
are the delicate linen sheets and pillow
cases that furnish the elegant bedstead on
which she Is to repoSe her aristocratic
frame. Each bed, in fact. is supplied with
sets of linen dyed in accord with the color
ing of the suite in which it is situated A
room furnished In rose pink will have its
brazen couch covered with linen of the ros-
lest hue. and the air will be filled with an
indetinable odor OF rose leaves that har-
monies with its exquisite tint Another
English fad of the winter is the scenting
of each bed with some special perfume just
before the hour of retiring. This is accom-
plished after good, old-fashioned manner
that is quite as delightful as it is rococo
and for its special advantage has the braz-
en- warming pan of the early Victorian pc
riod been revived. The warming pan poI-
ished to a dazzling degree. is filled with
glowing Goals. Inside the cover is inserted
a rose-scented incense that emits a per
fumed smoke that clings to the sheets
Thus it Is when you slip into your downy
nest at a fashionable country house nova
licious warm perfume that is almost a GER
tain foe to the insomnia of which so many
people complain in these times. 1t is said
that the Countess of Warwick herself a
bad sleeper. was the first Englishwoman to
institute fashion that has since become a
craze.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-10
THE PENNY HABIT.
1t Is Considered One of the Worst In
duISed In by Parents.

In paper on 1.-THE Ethics of Money
Spending" read recently before a womans
club, the penny habit was noted and con-
demned. 1t referred to the stream of PEN
MES which flows almost perennially in some
families from parents and guardians pock>
cts to the slippery fingers of the children
Most American children have too much
spending money. Even the boys and girls
of very poor homes have, while the weekly
wage is being earned. an unwarrantaDie
proportion of pennies to waste Money got
thus without effort and i'll unlimited flow
gives a child q false or rather no appreci;i-
tion of its value. and makes a sharp lesson
later in life, necessity. 1t was concedsd
in the discussion which followed the paper
that the task of teaching a child the true
value of money without making him Il little
difficult one. Perplexed mothers were urged
to work out the problem according to the
individual needs and characteristics of their
children, and certainly not turn their backs
upon it because of its intricacies. The
method in most English homes Is to be
recommended. An English child has mis-
allowance, threepence.. or cents, week
being considered ample in very well-to-do
families. In addition he has certain per-
quisfteS, market penny on market day
always in the country home. and other reg
ular tips throughout the year. To these,
however. he is closely held. Allowances to
very common. Too often. though, the child
learns. If the allowance is promptly spent,
pleading of poverty before another INSTALL
ment is due will convert the too fond moth
er or father into special providence for.
its alleviation. '-E i-r=s
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-10
DEMOCRATS IN CAUCUS.
Bourbon Senator's Appoint n New
Steering Committee to Con-
slider the Situation.

Washington, March 9-The Democratic
senators were in caucus for an hour and a
half to-day, considering the advisability of
forming coalition with the silver Repub-
licans and Populists for the control of the
senate. The meeting resulted in nothing
beyond a general exchange of views and
the authorization of Senator German.
chairman of the caucus, to appoint new
steering committee to consider the situa-
tion in all its bearings and report to d
future conference. There was a very gen.
eral attendance of Democratic senators.
though Senator Lindsay was the only gold
Democrat who was present. Neither Sem
ator Gray nor Senator Caffery were there,
but it is not believed by those present that
their absence had any significance.
The committee, as appointed by the steer
ing committee is as follows: German,
kansas, White. Murphy. Faulkner and
Smith. Messrs. Faulkner and Smith take
places vacated by MeSSrS. Blackburn and
Price. The others are all reappointments
There was some discussion in the caucus
on the question of the eligibility of the
gentlemen who have been appointed to
seats in the senate by the governors of
opinion was generally expressed that the
Florida appointee was the only one of the
three who, in the light of precedents was
entitled to recognition.
Senator Kyle has far failed to ioin the
Populists in their conferences. If he con-
tinues TO remain away, his course will
probably have an influence against The
and Democrats which has been under con-
temptation. Mr.. Kyle does not yet appear
to have committed himself to the COM
bination.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-10
DEATH RATHER. THAN ARREST.
Swedish Embexzler Shoots Himself
While Officers Are Breaking
Into His Room


New York. March "a Swedish officer
snot himself last evening in the Astor
house while detectives were breaking into
his loom 10 arrest him for embezzling. His
ASST assumed name was Ct Anderson" his
real name, Johan Gustave Rinnblad. He
was married and came of d good family.
he was paymaster of battalion of the
Swedish army and also manager of the
provincial prey hospital at Halmstead. A war
rant had been obtained by the Swedish
consul here. Karl Woxen, for his arrest
with a view to extradition, on the ground
Of embezzling public money, Rinnblaf led
the Swedish authorities a long chase be-
lore he arrived here. He had embezzled
S,5.eoe of the state money intrusted to his
his arrest and fled to London. The British
authorities were notified but he evaded
them and went TO Southampton. There
he bearded the ST. Louis which arrived
here Sunday afternoon. Consul Woxen,
who had been notified when he would ar
rive, Swore out a warrant for his arrest.
HOOK on a revenue cntter and boarded the
81. Louis. They could not find him. As
matter of fact. the paymaster was on
board under the name of Johan Peterson.
With several other passengers. Rinnblad
went to the Astor house. 1t happens that
Consul WoNen lives at the Astor house.
spoke TO him. The fugitive did rot know
the consul was aware of his embeZZlement.
but his suspicious were aroused. After
dinner he went to his room. He occupied
his time in writing letters and preparing
in the coolest manner for death.
Consul Woxen notified the police. When
fugitiv1 thstIasssssSefssed - % open. " The rhe
three men put their shoulders 10 the door
to burst it open and as they did SO they
fugitive was found on the bed, with
gapping wound in his head and in five
minutes was dead; In q letter to his wife
upon them. He said there was nothing left
for him now but to die.