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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-29
HIRAM.

Messrs. A. l. Z. Il Young have their
mills and box factory at East Hiram
lighted by electricity.
Mr.. George c. Lombard.
Miss Charlotte Lowell Is stopping with
friends In Massachusetts.
Mrs. Noah Rankin Of Lewiston, with
her children, Is visiting at n. X. Flints'.
The Knights OF Pythias are holding
meetings Saturday evenings and increas-
ing In numbers.
Mr.. snd Mrs. Charles B. Davis spent
q very pleasant Thanksgiving with her
mother, Mrs. Martins Norton, In Porter.
Rev. Charles Parker, an evangelist, Is
10 preach several Sabbaths In the Con-
gregationsl church, beginning Dec. 4th.
We have a young man Of II years, who
did small jobs Of work In his boyhood
and laid by dimes and shillings till he
could buy farm and home for his
mother. Success TO him.
On Thanksgiving Day Mr.. Eli c.
wsdsworth and his parents, Llewellyn
A. Wsdsworth and wife, entertained
their immediate relatives at Mountain
View Farm, agreesbly to the custom Of
the Wsdsworth and Clemens families !;
the families Of Col. Joseph r. Twitchell,
Elias Gould, Eli Clemens, Arthur Wsds-
worth, Eugene Wadsworth, Edwin +.
Bracket, Edwin X. WEIGH, were present.
Miss Ethel w. Clemens presided at the
organ, and the guests sang America and
various other patriotic selections. The
three generations present participated In
various games and amusements and not
being satisfied with the recent move
meuts of the German Emperor, and the
Sultan Of Turkey, the company as
sembled in the dining room, and settled
the turkey question according to the
New England precedent. On motion Of
Col. Twitchell the guests rendered q
vote of thanks to Messrs. Wadsworth
and Mrs. Wsdsworth for their untiring
and successful efforts to make happy
occasion for all present. The house
was former home of the venerable Mr..
and Mrs. Gould, and as they gathered
again around the old hearthstone, they
could say with the poet Ossian: 1--WE
call back the years that have rolled
away" As this day Of fesrivity and
glad reunion closes, we feel that we are
richer than before in fraternal kindness
and pleasant and fsdeless recollections.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-29
Below Deck. During /. rish.


The position Of the men below decks
on modern vessel Of war, they being
isolated by the watertight matches and
doors, has been frequently commented
upon, but their position is not always
SO hard as has been supposed. On the
Brooklyn, during the fight before San
tiago, Admiral Schley sent orderlies
among the men behind classmates and
below decks telling them the effects of
the shots and how the fight was going.
When the chase Of the Colon began, the
orderlies went down to the stoke holes
and engine room and told the men
there that the race had begun and ev.
erything depended upon them. The wis.,
dom Of the action was partly shown in
the outcome. -Argonaut.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-29

During early October is u good time
for sowing pansy seed for next springs
supply Of plants for bedding out. The
reason for fall sowing out of doors Is
that the plants are not then subjected
TO the hot, drying influences of the
house, which are so likely to bring on
red spider and other troubles.
Prepare bed Of very rich, porous
loan on we'll drained location. Place
over il a frame to be filled with forest
leaves as protection to the little plants
over winter. After sowing the seed in
the bed sift very light covering Of soil
over the seed, merely enough 20 hide
them During the process Of germina-
ton never allow the bed TO dry out, as
moisture is essential to perfect germina-
ton Of any seed.
As severe weather approaches cover
the bed with few inches Of litter Of
some sort, forest leaves being preferable.
At the proper time in the spring the
seedlings may be pricked out Of the soil
in the seedbed and transferred to the
bed in which they are TO bloom. Won.
ans Home Companion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-29
A SINGLE FOOTBALL ACCIDENT.

The opponents OF football point with
glee to the broken arm OF Thornton
Academy player, but as that Is the only
bad accident of the season In Maine the
friends Of the game turn 1t to their own
account. The Biddeford Record says /:
''For four years Thornton has been
playing professional football. In that
time hundred of the students have
actually engaged In the game. One
broken arm Is the sum total Of disaster.
Put the same number into any other
kind Of sport, base ball, skating, polo,
cycling, boating and the chances are
that more frequent and more serious
accidents would have resulted. Put this
one broken arm against all the good
that has come to Thornton boys from
football training, muscular development
and acquired hardihood and 1t becomes
Insignificant. 1t was bad accident for
young Whitehead yet even In this indi-
viduai case the probabilities are that he
has benefited more than he will have
suffered from football. The accident
resulted from an open play and was
purely and simply an accident. 1t shows
that football Is more or less dangerous;
20 Is any rugged, healthy sport, but It
has no connection with the alleged
brutality Of the game"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-29
A True Caballcro.

Well in the middle Of the grounds
stands General Anderson's headquar
tiers. As We went up the steps tai
man, rather shabbily dressed, preceded
rs. We noticed his military bearing
and were told that he was the captain
Of one Of the Spanish men.of-war which
lies with projecting spars ut the bottom
Of Cavite harbor Following his foot
steps. we Of necessity overheard what
he said to the generals aid:
"Senor. borrowed. some time ago
$500 from Admiral Dewey to pay OF
my men ! have come to repay the
debt.
He turned his profile toward us, and
We noticed how thin be looked. HI
must have starved himself To collect
the money. With a very straight back,
he counted out the Spanish bills and
turned 10 go.
"Will you not take receipt asked
the aid Of General Anderson.
Never from an officer. answered
the gray haired old gentleman. with
courtly old fashioned bow.
Here ut least is tsue Spanish cabal
lero. -Hsrper's Weekly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-29
THE OXFORD BEARS.
the posNos or the W11Gk ~ Al
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS NIL.

First Bapsist Church. kev. H. a. noosrsa'
sunday school Il d 4. sa66ssl kysnins esr
vice = 800 {; =. Prayer Meeting Wsdnssdas
UniversaiissChurch Preaching every Sunday
as II A. 4. Sunday School at Il y.
Miss Eliza Butterfield has closed her
house here, and left Friday for Haver-
hill, Mas, where che viii spend she
winter with her sister, Mrs. Chase.
Mellen Wiley from Massachusetts,
spent Thanksgiving with his mother,
Mrs. Wiley, at Mrs. Carters.
Frank Bennett and Herbert Scrtbner
started Friday morning after deer, going
to L. p. SWEETS camp In the woods
above Hastings. Perley Ripley went up
on the afternoon train the same day ana
joined them.
Mrs. L. H. Jackson spent Thankseiv-
ing with friends In Portland. j.
Miss Winifred Willis spent several
days at West Paris last week, the guest
OF her aunt. Mrs. Burnhsm.
The fall number Of the Academy
ZEPHYR IL Just issued. Heretofore there
have been but two issues q year, In the
winter and spring terms, but u now De-
comes a tri-annual. This issue contains
a full page hslf-tone Of the board Of
editors. and the usual amount Of literary
and local matter, Of first-class merit. 1t
is a very creditable number.
Thanksgiving WAS q very quiet day
here. A game Of hare and hounds by
the boys in the forenoon, and a little
scrub football practice in the afternoon,
was the sum total Of the public smuse-
ment
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-29
suckrElo.


Miss Elizabeth 1iltou Of Coesage City,
Mass., and Miss Rosie Tilton OF Floral
Park, were gueets Of Gilbert Tllton's
family few days the past week.
George II. Jersey has moved bis
family to the stand recently vacated by
Chas. r. Hatch, Eco who has taken up
his residence Ia Deering.
Perclval Gautier died Tuesday morn
ing, 22d, after about . years illness Of
consumption. Aged %. The funeral
was held at the Baptist church, Rev.
G.. b. Hannaford, asslsted by Mr.. J. H.
Whltson, officiating. He leaves young
wife, . brother, sister and father to
mourn his early departure.
Calvin B. Keen, one Of the older citi-
zens Of this town, died Sunday the 20th,
ct the residence OF his son, C. B. Keen,
Jr., In West Buckfeld, at the ripe age OF
SO years and months. The funeral was
held Tuesday, Mr.. j. II. Whitson off,
ciating.
Miss Mary Irish, student at westbrook
Academy, returned to her home TO spend
Thanksgiving.
Willis E. Pike and wife were guests Of
postmaster Cole and Mrs. Waldron over
Thursday.
The time honored festival just past
Was duly observed In many family re-
unions and invited guests, and to most
Of people Ii q pleasanter occasion than
the day Of fasting-usually draws q
fuller house-lnd . more genuine OBJ
servance 80 far ss the gustatOry nerve Is
concerned, but the spirit may be as re-
mote In the one as In the other.
The Buckheld Choral Society gave a
concert at the Baptist church, Tuesday
evening, for the benefit Of their leader,
Mrs. Jennie Mason Irish, with program
of choruses, solos, readings, etc., thst
merited . larger patronage than 1t
received. The parts were all rendered
well, especially several Of the solos and
the quartette.
Geo. s. Record has sold his trotting
mare to New York parties for 81, 900.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-29
HEBRON.

Mrs. C. L. Harden has gone to Mas
sachusetts to visit relatives.
Mrs. j. ID. Sturtevant has been spend
ing q few days In Auburn with her
sister, Mrs. j. c. whitney.
Miss Grace Bumpus Is at home for a
short vacation.
Mrs. Addison Pratt and little grand
daughter, Airline Croker, are at Miss
Martha Pratt's.
Miss Kate Merrill has returned from
her visit to Massachusetts,.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. whitney came
from Boston to spend Thanksgiving at
the old home.
Scott Bearce IL In Boston.
Mrs. Martha LeBaron 10 visiting her
sister. Mrs. II. n. Hood, In Greene.
Prof. j. F. Moody has gone to Range
lev for a week or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Marshall have a
little daughter.
H. A. Cushmsn and family spent
Thanksgiving at Rev. S. d. Richard
sons.
A. N. Richardson was at home from
Portland for the day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-29
GREENWOOD.

IL that 30 hour storm, last week, had
been snow instead Of rain, and II the
high wind which followed on Sunday
had been accompanied by Lspland
temperature, instead OF much more
eopgeuisl one, what foretaste Of winter
we should have had. As II turned We
are having an Indian spring, so 10 speak.
More hunting, and now and then 4
partridge or rabbit killed, but no deer.
0sgood Swan Is moving back on TO his
place, and expects his fsther-in-lsw, Mr..
Fsrr, TO occupy his the first Of December.
Willard White made business call
at the Bennett place Monday morning,
and o. +. Pingree on the following day.
Mr.. Pingree built house 1T Rumford
Falls few years ago, then went 10 work
in the paper mill for while, but got
sick OF the work, sold his place, and
bought farm on Bird Hill In Bethel.
The widow Dudley and her sister,
Clarisss Bryant Of North Woodstock,
visited their two brothers, Erastus and
Daniel Bryant, Tuesday. In the after
noon Of the same day Mrs. A. S. Brooks
made visit at the Bennett place.
Fannie Brooks returned from her
Yarmouth visit Monday. She reports 8
pleasant visit At her brothers and an in
teresting series of meetings In connection
with the dedication OF the new N. +.
church. Her brother, Rev. c. A. Brooks,
kindly sent US the dedication services.
and also photograph OF the church
edifice, for which we return our hearty
thanks.
And now they are talking up another
singing school at the City, the teacher TO
be the same one who taught there three
years ago, Rose whitman OF South
Woodstock. She Is called a good music
teacher and her other school was q very
successful one.
IL now seems there are those who do
not know exactly who Wilhelmins Is,
mentioned last week. She Is the only
daughter Of the late King William Ill,
and was Is years old the 30th day Of
August; and in the following month
was crowned queen Of Holland. Her
kingdom-or rather 9ueendom-isa little
seven BY nine country, only about one
third as large as our state OF Maine, and
80 Tat that they have hard work TO keep
the ocean water from overlooking IL.
Friday morning, Nov. %. That means
Thanksgiving day has come and gone,
and with IL many fat turkey.
Three inches OF snow fell last night
and now the deer hunt Is on again In
earnest.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-29
.rENNysoN's FAITH.
fhe Psohlews Of the FutuPs Life Had
she DeMinant Iatssest.

me Ppshlews Of the FutuPs Life Had
q she Dsminant Iatsrest.
s A reader Of the Life Of Tnnyson,
BY his son, will be struck by the fact
that no subject interested him 40 deep.
ly a. the problem Of the future life. He
will also observe that IL was always
problem to him, one that he was con-
stantly raising. that would not stay set.
tied. To be sure, he was believer in
Immortality. but not restful believer.
He was all the time digging up the
roots of his faith to be sure they were
alive The old question would not stay
unanswered. The reader Of his poetry
observes the same thing. He 10 always
ON the side Of faith. but Of somewhat
disturbed faith. He belonged to that
metaphysical society" which invited
into its membership believers Of all
shades. with all shades Of unbelievers,
whose object was to raise aud answer
doubts about God and the future life.
He was the spokesman Of the scientific
doubt of the age, fluttering over the
dovecots of faith. but hardly settling
and resting and nesting therein.
One observes tho contrast with this
iuttering faith who reads the poems OF
Milton. with their abiding faith in tho
future life This ID the spiritual con-
trast between I'm Memoriam" and
"Lyoidas. In Millions requiem, even
under its paganized form, there is ro-
bust and jubilant faith in God and
eternal life. No question enters. The
mind and heart are satisfied. The dear
friend is beyond all doubt among the
saints and choirs above. One regrets
that Tennyson's mental structure per-
haps could find positiveness and rest on
questions Of politics or poetry. but
must perennially dubitate--to DO sure,
with the hopeful balance Of probability
over questions Of faith. II believe !
know" he once said, 1.-THE quantity Of
every word in tho English language
except scissors" but one seems to de.
tect trem ulousness In his best express
sion Of faith. II hope 20 meet my Pilot
face to face. when ! have crossed the
bar. "-Independent.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-29
UnrecOEnlned.

Perhaps when one makes that CONVEX
sational blunder which is known as q
"break" it is best to say nothing what
ever about it. Exclamation only rem.
ders bad matter worse.
Not long ago lady was visiting the
studio of a portrait painter and trying
to make herself as agreeable as possible
in return for welcome and afternoon
tea. She enjoyed the pictures, although
in each case they seemed TO her much
idealized, and she went from one to an
other. civilly expressing her approba
ton.
"Ah." she said to her hostess, you
must tell me all about them! Who il
thisi'
Mrs. Lorraine.
IL don't know her; charming, but
Of course can't speak for the likeness. .
81 try to be faithful" said the artist
humbly.
"Oh, know know And who Ia
the very pretty lady in brown"
THAT" said the other, with some
frigidity. "is myselfp'-Youth's Com.
panion
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Rev. Cows Wilson spoke In Garland
Chapel oundAy evening lathe i1terest o.
the Maine Bible Society.
Tuesday, Mys. b. +. Resell accompa-
MED By her daughter end Ms Mary
SHIRLEY, went b their winter home In
Brooklyn, n. Y.
Mr.. Henry Hastiugs thinks be carries
OF the honors In Oxford County In sheep
raising. He recently sold two ewes, one
weighing a25 pounds and the other $50
pounds.
+. C. Park and family, Miss Joan
Stearns and DIR. Hayden, spent Thanks
irving &C South Paris with Mrs.. Parks
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Stearns.
Leslie Mason aud family from Wood
fords and Miss Alice Mason and Miss
Boothby from Berlin, N. H., spent
Thanksgiving at the parental home with
Mrs. o. II. Mason.
The Uuiversalist and Congregational
societies united In Thanksgiving
service at the Universalist chapel Thanks
giving evening.
The students and teachers Of Gould
Academy and few invited friends held
u DUSt ptcaSaut oONieoic ~ ASoNSAsy
Hall Friday evening Of this week.
Thursday evening the lovers OF dancing
enjoyed the annual Thanksgiving ball,
given ut Odeon Hall.
The lovers Of the deer hunt have had
fine opportunity for the sport this fall
and every day brings news Of some lucky
sportsman. Robert c. Foster came from
Brunswick Monday and went to the
lakes for q three days hunting trip.
Saturday he shot deer, and returning to
Bethel went to New York to spend
Thanksgiving.
The students Of Gould Academy Is
sued most pleasing number OF the
Academy Herald" at the close Of the
term. Ii Is always pleasant to read ar
ticles from the pen Of former teachers
and pupils and this number Of the
Herald reflected much credit upon the
editors and managers.
The chair factory business IL In very
prosperous condition. Mr.. Bsrrows
visited Portland to make ar
engagements for the plumbing Of the new
building.
The vollair Stock Co. received such
urgent requests to remain and present
one more drama that they consented and
will appear in Odeon Hall, Monday
evening, Nov. 18th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-29
DENMARK.

Mr.. l. II. Berry has bought the black
smith shop and fixtures Of the late E. E..
Swan and will retain the services Of Mr..
Geo. Whales.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Pingree are visit
ing friends In Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank C. Jewett have re-
turned from their visit In Portland.
Mr.. Fred Wood is at home for short
vacation.
Mr.. L. H. Ingalls, found two foxes In
his traps Tuesday morning.
Mrs. N. Z. Stewart Of Cambridgeport,
Mass, Is spending Thanksgiving week
with her sisters, Mrs. A. Fl. Jones and
Mrs. A. w. Belcher.
Mr.. Fernando Witham is building an
addition TO his barn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-29
People Of Stone Age.

"The stone age" is not, properly
speaking, an expression Of time 1t re.
fers to stage in civilization which
passed long ago in Europe and Asia,
but still fingers in some ont of the way
corners Of the world. A report of La
Plata museum in Paraguay describes
the Quayoquis. small tribs Of 500 o.
600 living near the headwaters Of the
Acaray river, as true stone age people.
They are timid, harmless folks, desper-
stely afraid Of the whites. aud with
reason, as they have been shamefully
abused BY them. They have no weapons
for defense save bows lances and stone
tomahawka They are undersised and
round headed. ss
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-29
THE sERFs or. RUSSIA.
FlosGsng Them Was One % the De-
~ ties Of the Police.

FlosGins Them Was One % the De-
~ ties os the Police.
Father will not be appeased, says
Prince Kropotkin In The Atlantic. He
calls in Makar, the piano tuner and
subhutler. aud reminds him Of all his
recent sins He was drunk last week
and must have been drunk yesterday,
for he broke half q dozen plates. In
fact. the breaking Of these plates was
the real cause Of all the disturbance
Stepmother had reported the fact to In.
Their in the morning. and that was why
Uliana was received with more scold.
ing than was usually the case, why the
verifcation Of the hay was undertaken
and why father continued 10 shout that
"this progeny Of Ham" deserved all the
punishments on earth.
All Of a sudden there Is lull in ths
storm. Ny father has taken his seat at
the table and writes note to the police
station. Take Makar with this note
10 the police station. and let 100 lashes
with the birch rod be given to him."
Terror and absolute muteness reign
In the house.
The clock strikes 4, and we all go
down to dinner. but no one has any up.
petite, and the soup remains in the
plates untouched We are ten nc table.
and behind each one Of us violinist or
trombone player stands. with clean
plate in his left hand, but Makar is not
among them.
Where is Makar!" stepmother asks.
Call him in.
Makar does not appear, and the order
ia repeated. He enters ut last, pale,
with a distorted face, ashamed, his eyes
cast down Father looks into his plate,
while stepmother. seeing that no one
has touched the soup, tries to encourage
| rs
"Don't you find, children" she says.
that the soup is delicious
Tears suffocate me, and Immediately
after dinner Is over run out, catch
Makar in dark passage and try to
kiss his hand. but be tears it away and
says. either rs reproach or as ques-
ton, LET me alone. And you, too,
when you ara grown mp will be just
the same?'
"No, no; never
Yet father was not Of the worst OF
landowners. On the contrary the serv.
ants and the peasants considered him to
be one Of the best. What we saw in
our house was going on everywhere,
often in much more cruel forms. The
fiogging Of the serfs was regular part
Of the duties Of the police.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-29
EAST SUMNER.

Thanksgiving day passed off In this
vicinity very quietly, with the usual con-
comitants Of roast duck and chicken,
and plum pudding. No ba'rl at night
In the place. These annual fessts are
like an o, a-Sis, in the great Sarah
desert Of life, and we do well to observe
them.
Abel S. Head, who has been absent
in the far West for some twenty years,
has been visiting relatives in this vicinity.
A. ID. Park and wife were In town on
Thursday and fed.
The Minot Packing Co. paid their
patrons for sweet corn last week, leav-
ing several thousand dollars to gladden.
farm life Such an industry would be
greatly missed II not operated.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-29
kEZAR FALLS.

The teachers institute held In this
place the 18th and 18th inst. was sue
cess. The meeting was opened Thurs
day afternoon with prayer by Rev.
James Nixon, followed by the address
Of welcome given by S. A. Mcdaniel,
responded to BY Hon. W. W. Stetson.
How shall the teacher 10 the rural
schools keep in touch with changing
educational methods. This question
WAS divided into 3 sub-questions and
discussed By Mr.. Ernest X. Woodbury.,
Fryeburg, Rev. L. II. Abbott, Fryeburg,
and Miss Hattie Abbott, Fryeburg.
Paper-what to do with Civies-How
Tn make Good Citizens, +. A. Fox, Esq
kezar Falls. Remarks were made by
Hon. W. W. Stetson and E. +. Gentle
man, Esq.
Psper-The Teacher In Society, by
Miss Eunice Fobes, Cornish.
Duty Of parents TO teacher; and
teacher to parents, by Miss Blanche
Spring, Hiram.
Question box conducted by Mr.. Stet-
son.
The exercises were opened In the even
ing by music followed by an address
given BY W. w. Stetson, after which a
reception was given by the teacher of
this place to the visiting teachers and
friends.
Friday morning the meeting was
called 10 order by Rev. G.. L. Ridlon 10
absence Of the president, DR.. C. Z.
Wilson.
Psper-Arthmetic in our Schools, by Mr. +.
y Stone. Brownneld.
Psper-Oral Arithmetic. Mr. l. N. Drown.
Porter.
Methods of Teaching Arithmetic. by Hon. W.
w. Stetson.
Paper-The Teacher. Miss Flora Lord. Kezar
Fails
Outside of Text books. Miss Jessie Kimball.
Hiram.
Question Box.
AFTERNOON.
Address-The school. It's responsibility for
Moral Training. Rev. James Nixon.
What is Education? Mr.. 8. A. Mcdaniel,
Kexar Falls.
Difficulties In English Grammar, Mr.. Isaiah
Trufant, Parsonsheld.
The meeting was then adjourned for
one year.