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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-25
STATE OF MAINE.


COUNTY OF OXFORD, IS.
Board Of County Commissioners, Sept Session
lsss; held by adjournment Oct. Is. lsss.
UPON the foregoing petition. satisfactory evi
dence having been received that the petitioner
are responsible and that inquiry into the mer
It's OF their application Is expcdient, 1T Is OR
DERED, that the County Commissioners meet al
the house of A. U. Corbett In Paris, In said
county, on the 29sh day of November, A. ID. ISIS
next at eleven Of the clock A. ~, and thence
proceed % view the route mentioned
In said petition, Immediately amer which view, .
hearing Of the parties and their Witnesses VIII
be had ut some convenient place In the vicinity
and such other measures taken In the premises
as the commissioners shall judge proper. And
II Is further ORDERED, that notice Of the time,
place and purpose Of the commissioners meet
Ing aforesaid be given 10 all persons and corpo-
rations Interested, by causing attested copies OF
said petition and Of this order thereon " be serv
ell upon the Clerk Of the Town OF
Paris, in said County, and also posted
ed up In 8 public places In said town
and published weeks successfully In the
oxford Democrat, newspaper printed at Paris,
in said County Of Oxford, the nrss OF said publca
tons, and each Of the other notices. 20 be made,
served and posted at least thirty days before said
time of meeting, 10 the end that all persons and
corporations may then and there appear and shew
cause, II any they have, why the prayer Of said
petitioners should NOT be granted.
ATTEST .-CHARLES =. WHITMAN, Clerk.
A true copy Of said petition and order Of court
thereon.
Attest ;-CHARLEs y. WHITMAN. Clerk.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-25

Two Palmyra men, Judson and Henry
Wiley, cousins, have been arrested,
charged with several burglsries In that
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20
Lying a. pisea.e.

"Tbe liar is a much abused person, "
said we'll known local physician to a
reporter last week THE liar is not al
ways to blame, and if you have any
friends who are addicted 70 false repre-
sentation of things advise them TO con-
suit their doctors There Is hope for at
least one class of liars Medicine and
medical methods are applicable to those
who suddenly develop an abhorrence for
the truth and lie on all occasions. even
though the truth might better suit their
purpose This has come TO be thought
of only as a species of dementia that is
ofttimeS successfully treated
1.-The malicious liar is difficult prob
lem, for he knows that he is telling q
lie and there is no hope for him But
there are lots Of people who just lie
naturally. without knowing what they
are saying or why they say it. The in
dividnal often has nothing whatever TO
accomplish by lying. but does so just as
some people stutter. But. as l said be-
fore, he should not be blamedsnd frown-
ed upon His mind is unhealthy and his
nervous system is out of order. Rest.
tonic and good nursing often restore
these people to their normal self, and
then the love Of rectitude returns. and
they are effectually cured of a very en-
barrassing habit Washington Post
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DID The GIRLS PAlNT?
How the 0uestiOa Was Decided and 3
Bet Paid.


How the GuestiOa Was Decided and 9
Bet Paid.
Two well known society swells went
TO the Imperial theater one afternoon
when Fast Lynne" was the bill A
few evenings before there had been dis
cussed at their club the subject Of wom-
en painting their faces Several girls
were mentioned who were suspected by
their admirers of wearing an artificial
carnaticn bloom Others defended the
young dansels and said it was natural
How 10 find out and win a wager
that was laid then and there was the
subject of the young mems visit to the
Imperial
East Lynne" is play which ought
10 make all women cry. they reasoned,
for II makes even mel's throats grow
thick. They sent tickets for reserved
seats to the girls under discussion, beg
ging them 70 invite wbomsoever they
pleased Of their acquaintance, as they.
the donors. would not be able to escort
them.
The ruse was successful In an upper
box sat the young men ready to win or
lose the wager, and right below, IN the
parquet, where they could see their
faces and every move ofatheir hands,
were the young women There were six
of them, two Of whom shed copious
tears and hesitated not 10 wipe
them away with their handkerchiefs,
while the other four never WINGED
Among those who did not cry were the
girls suspected of laying on the red
pigment, and it was ON just that evi-
dence that the bet hinged That night
the wager was paid with supper at
the University club.-St Louis Repab-
lie
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chAmbefiein and ne sPurit&n Maid"
A Baltimore woman, in The Sun Of
fiat city, tells this story Of Joseph
Chamberlain whenthe was in Washing
ton in 1887:
'.He was big. burly man. caring 80
little for his appearance that at one Of
.is most fashionable dinners Of the sea-
son his cravat got turned to almost un-
der his ear and his shirt stud necame
unfastened, and be sat calmly oblivions
TO either incident His brains and charm
in conversation won him friends wher-
ever he went One day he called ON a
lady who happened TO be giving girls
luncheon. She went ont at once TO see
him, and laughingly said if he did not
mind being the only man present she
would be delighted if he would come
in the dining room and take the vacant
place Of one Of her young friends who
had not come
"He was not afraid to face lot Of
American beauties, 50 ne accepted
gayly, and the vacant place happened
to te next that Of Miss Endicott, daugh-
ter Of Secretary of War William G. En-
dicott of Massachusetts,. a doYelike,
slender girl, one of the greatest bellies
of the day. The outcome of this was
the marriage Of the English statesman
and the Puritan maid, as she was
often called, his neighbOr at an enter
tainInent to which he had only been
hidden by that fate which shapes cur
ends, rough hew them as we will
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20
FRENCH HUMoR.

NJ. Francisque sarcey and His Grotesque
Emgy In the Carnival.
1t is often said that Frenchmen lack
humor and dread ridicule, but NJ Fran
cisque Sarcey has given an example Of
that humorous good sense which defies
Inockery. At carnival time in Paris it
is customary to exhibit ON the boule-
wards grotesque efiigies of well known
public men. A modest stranger called
ON NJ Sarcey to tell him that his image
was to figure in the procession.
"Very good. said NJ Sarcey. What
can l do for your
We'll, if you would be 50 kind as TO
lend us some Of your veritable garments,
they would make the likeness all the
stronger f"
''No doubt, responded the critic
blandly. In that cupboard you will
find several hats
"Oh, the veritable hat will not dol
You see, your head mean the head OF
the eifigy-is enormous F"
Tres bien- Take coat. then. -
DfeSScu II the NeIlbADle tOdb. tilo so~tt =
cey dummy was an immense success. Ii
seemed so strange to literary Paris,
however, for a man TO aid and abet the
caricature of himself that NJ Sarcey
has volunteered an explanation. which
is a delicious bit Of humor. Lamar
tine, he remarks, would not have
consented to lend his coat for such a
purpose He was a poet with a sensitive
soul So was Victor Hugo But what
would you? We cannot all be Lamar
tines and Hugos. Why should we poor
journalists, who have no feelings 10
speak of. deny ourselves 10 the populace
when we can contribute TO their harm
less amusement? Besides. they may not
always think it worth their while to
notice us
An agreeable trifler came to me the
other day and asked my permission for
the use of my name "a a burlesque- |
gave it cheerfully. This may be the
last time. said he What do you
mean?' | asked Well. You are going
out of date, and next year you may not
be worth laughr Exchange
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20
cAwooR CASTLE.
How Macbeth. Who Founded Il Hap
pened to Select It's site.

How Macbeth. Who Founded II. Hap
pened to Select Its Site
The late Earl Of Cawdor was the
owner of two charming residences in
Wales-Stackpole Court. Pembroke
shire. where he died. and Golden
Grove. Carmarthenshire-hrs these
were mere pleasure houses by compari-
son with the ancestral home OF the
Campbells, Cawdor castle at Nairn-
This fine north British dwelling re-
mained 1almost undistl1rbed from tho
death Of Sir Hugh Campbell in i7l6
for a period Of nearly $50 years. when
it was conscienticusly restored by Its
late owner Cawdor castle itself had
its rise in a fierce and wild age. around
which traditions of hazy nature clus-
ter 1t is a legend in Nairn that tho
murder by Macbeth was committed IN
an old chamber Of the castle tower,
and visitors wishing TO conduct them
selves with gravity and respectful rever-
ence are expected TO receive this story
with an expression Of solemnity not un-
tinged with awe. That the silver
skin of King Duncan was "lacei with
his golden blood in this particular
apartment is a fable that need not now
be enlarged upon.
Cawdor castle by its outward aspect
is, however, strongly suggestive IN its
gaunt and minatory massiveness OF tho
fierce and troublous times Of the ambi-
tious Macbeth The story goes that the
thane who founded it was much con-
cerned about the choice of an abode
and was warned in dream to place his
worldly wealth In Golfer and to bind
it upon the back of an ass and wher-
ever the animal should halt TO set
about his work The ass "came 10 a
sandstil at the russetburn- at the third
hawthorn from the starting point and
lay down. Curiously enough. rs if to
confirm this tradition. TO this day in
the dungeon beneath the tower haw-
thorn grows The other two trees have
disappeared, the last one as lately as
1886 Many stirring tales are told Of
the later history Of Cawdor castle,
which came 20 be. left untenanted for
long years owing to the Campbells de-
parting for Wales, where they married
young ladies with ample fortunes
St James Gazette
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20

A good many people still believe in
the little superstition about seeing a
pin and picking it up 1t makes some
of them decidedly uncomf 5rtable when
they pass pin by, and even if expe-
rience has taught them that there is
nothing to be gained by scooping mp the
pointed bit of wire they still dive for
one whenever they see it
An aged man was toddling across
Payne avenue at its junction with Will
son some time ago when between the
street car rails at the very center of the
curve ne noticed pin. 1t was bright
pin, and it caught his rather enfeebled
gaze at once Being supersstions old
gentleman, he determined to secure that
pin. With considerable effort he man
aged TO bend over, when, just as his
trembling fingers closed upon it. with
a whOop and roar a cable car came
swinging around the curve At the usual
terrifying rate. The old man went one
way, his cane and glasses and hat went
the other. They rushed to him and
picked him up. He was badly bruised,
and the ambulance was called. As they
We're lifting him into it somebody no
ticed something shining between his
clinched fingers
1t was the pin Plain
Dealer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20
Fooled the Foreman.

AT one of the iron works in the north
Of England good story is told at the
expense of one Of the foremen at the
blast furnaces.
The men known as the barrow men
have a certain number of rounds or bar
rows of ore towheel TO the furnace dur-
ing their eight hours of labor.
One stormy night the foreman. who
was suffering from a severe headache,
retired to his cabin; but, being of a sus-
picious nature, he left the door open
that he might hear if anything unusual
took place.
The men had worked steadily ON for
some time, passing the cabin with each
barrow of ore on their way to the lift.
At last one man in passing the door re-
marked loudly to another, ''One more
round, Pat, and then But the fore
man, oyerhearing the remark and know
ing it was a long way of knocking
or time, rushed 10 the door. exclaim-
ing:
"And then what, my MANI"
And then another, . coolly replied
the barrow man, and the foreman re-
tired. Mercury.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20
Farmer Hopkins Evidence.
HE TELLS ABOUT THE SUFFERING OF HIS
DAUGHTER.
A Victim of Nervous Pr0stratiOn and Neuralgia
Saved After Her Physician Abandoned Hope.
80 lhe Repasl.ean. oo.an.s.... Ina.

and watery, and ner complexion became sal
low and caloriess. She had no strength, and
the least noise irritafed her, she WIS 80 ner-
vous- We had another physician, and he
treated her steadily for year vithou; doing
her any good. In fact, il seemed that she
was continually becoming worse He hRaily
gave up the case a. hopeless, and advised
ns 20 get Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People for her as he said that they were the
oniS thing that would benefit her.
"a procured q couple Of boxes Of the pills,
and found that their use helped her con-
siderably. She kept on taking them TIL she
used about a dozen boxes, with the result
that she WIS entirely vel, and since then
there has been no symptoms whatever, OF her
old trouble. DR.. Williams Pink Pills are
certainly a wonderful medicine, which did a
wonderful good in ClaTa's ease, doing wbat
several physicians failed 70 accomplish"
All the elements Necessary to give new life
and richness 10 the blood and restore shaiter-
I'd nerves are containf3, IN a condensed
form. in DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. They are also a specific for trou-
bles peculiar % females. suCk as suppress
sions, Irregularities and all forms Of weak
ness. IN men they effect a radical cure
in all cases arising from mental worry,
overwork or excesses Of whatever nature.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold in boxes
faerer in loose bnlkl at 50 cents boz or six
boxes for s. 80. and may be had Of all drug
gists. or direct b. mail from DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. Y.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20
The Sure La Grippe Cure.

There is no use suffering from this
dreadful malady, if you will only get
the right remedy. You are having
pain all through your body, your liver
is out of order, have no appetite, no
life or ambition, have bad cold, in
fact are completely used up. Electric
Bitters is the only remedy that will
give you prompt and sure relief. They
act directly on your Liver, Stomach
and Kidneys, tone up the whole sys-
tenn and make you feel like new be-
ing. They are guaranteed to cure or
price refunded. For sale at ]. n.
Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa,
aud 6. w Braliier's Drug Store, Ber-
lin. Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20
WHERE THE JOKE CAME IN.
The Boys Hauled the Professor Back
Much to Their Chagrin.

The Boys Hauled the Professor Back.
Much to Their Chagrin.
A very good story is told of the head
of college who was the pOssessor of a
very clumsy, old fashioned vehicle to
which he was very partial and which
he constantly used in riding through the
streets of the town. to the disgust of
most of the students.
A plan was formed among some of
the boys that on certain night they
would remove this offensive vehicle
from the coachhouse TO a wood about
half mile from the college. Their in
tention was to run the carriage into the
thickese of the woods and underbrush
and leave it there.
But the principal by some means
learned or suspected their intention
Accordingly. in tbs evening, he
quietly went out TO the coachhouse,
and, well wrapped up, crouched in a
corner of the carriage and waited.
Soon the boys came, very stealthily.
and. without looking into the vehicle,
began their operations very quietly, and
III WHISPERS anu with illailll "a 4Auou
and Take care and Look out. " they
succeeded in getting it out of the house
and yard and into the road
There they We're all right. but they
were puzzled 10 find the thing SO heavy
to haul. and amid grumblings and puff
ings and paintings varied occasionally
with strong expression of disgust, they
succeeded in reaching the woods. the
principal listening to their complaints
and rather enjoying the situation
Having with some difficulty backed
the carriage into the brush, they began
to congratulate each other on the sue
cess of their maneuver. The old gentle
man. letting down the window. TO their
utter surprise and alarm. very quietly
said:
N"NOw. young gentlemen, just take
me back very carefully. if you please. +"
Spare Moments
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Notice to Farmers and Stock
Breeders.

My Arabian Stallion will make the sea-
son of 1895 at the following stands on the
dates given below:
Somerset. at Zeigler & Parsons harm. Nav
and ~, % and 2. June and :. l3 aud "A. y
and - Juiyl and =.
Sipcsviils. at GeDrge Fritz's May n and Il
= and p, June and 4. Is and ID and q.
Jenner Y R0adsaf Joseph ]. Mishier's May
2and 3. Is and "A. 25 and 16, June and :, Il
and Il, and y
Friedens, at Nathaniel Dickey's. Nay and
), ID aud II, Hand - June and g, 0and n
and
Somerset Township, d. P. NeAlIster. May
and :, i and ~, 20 and 81, June 10 and II, =
and 3 and 81.
VIII be at Lavansvilie fhome) with my
hcrSe on Saturday evening 20 O'Clock and
$50 o'clock Monday morning OF the following
dates. Nay ands, 2 and =, Jrne II and Is
= and n
as-I win leave all stands at SO p m ON
second day Psr>Ons coming from distance
kept free OF charge.
]. II. COUNTRYMAN.
Owner and Keeper.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20
cERyERA ORDERED OUT.
slaneO Ordered Him to Make the Fatal
Dash.

The War Department has received the
report of Admiral Cervera to General
BIanco on the disastrous naval fight to
|tthe Spanish cause otf Santiago. 1t is as
follows:
''To the General-in-ehief, Havana: In
compliance with your orders went out
yesterday from Santiago de Cuba, with
ali the squadron. and amer sn unequal
combat against forces more than triple
mine, had all my squadron destroyed By
fire Teresa. 0quenoo and vizcaya
beached. aud the Colon fleeing. I ac-
cordingiy informed the Americans, and
went ashore and gave myself up. The
torpedo chasers fouudered.
81 do not know how many people were
lost. but it will surely reach COO dead and
many wounded. Although not in such
great number, the living are prisoners of
the Americans. The conduct OF the crew
rose to height that won the most en-
thusisstic plaudits of the enemy. The
commander of the Vizcaya surrendered
his vessel. His crew are very grateful
for the noble generosity with which they
sre treated.
'.Among the dead is yillamil and be-
lieve Lasags lspeIiing uncertain), and
among the wounded Coneas and Eulate.
We have lost ali are necessarily de-
pressed.
"cERvERA'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20

Some interesting observations made
by NJ. Fatio ON the surgical treatment
of wounds by birds were recently
brought before the Physical society of
Geneva In these it was established
that the snipe had often been observed
in repairing damages. With its beak
and feathers il makes very creditable
dressing and has even been known TO
secure a broken li,ab by means of stout
hgatnre On one occasion NJ FatiO
killed a snipe which had ON its chest a
large dressing composed of down from
other parts Of the body and securely
fixed to the body by coagulated blood
Twice he had snipe with interwoven
feathers strapped ON to the site of a
fracture Of one or other limb. The most
interesting example was that of a snipe
both of whose legs he had unfortunately
broken by misdirected shot He only
recovered it ON the following day. when
he found that the wounded bird had
contTived to apply dressings and a sort
Of splint to both limbs In carrying out
this operation some feathers had become
entangled round the beak. and not be-
ing able TO use its claws 10 get rid Of
them the poor creature was almost dead
from hunger when found - Public
Opinion
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She win reach Boane, MaIlnr.

Mile Valentine About daughter Of
Edmond About the anthor. is going to
open ''clRss in hat and bonnet max
ing )" Everybody in Paris is surprised
At the necessity for it. as during his
lifetI.ae About kept open house in his
hotel ON the Rue de Donai. and a fete
that he gave to the Authors society in
the chateau he had just bought at Pom
toise is remembered as almost prineely.
By what reverse Of fortune About's
family were left destitute nobody seems
TO know Although he himself began
life humbly as the son Of a grocer, his
daughter was a brilliant young society
woman brought mp in luxury. and every
body is admiring the courage with
which she has undertaken 70 solve the
difficult problem Of the struggle for
life. boston Woman's Journal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20

Whils IN the neighborhocd Of Ragby,
Indizna. recently, a reporter was told tha'
Miss Clara Hopkins, daughter Of M Dennis
Hopkins q prominent farmer Of Bartho-
lonew Couaty. had been the subject Of 8
remarkable Transformation. The reporter
decided 10 investigate and learn the par
ticuiars. lie was driven 10 &r- Hopkins
splendii country home, where he had al
interesting conversation with thai gentleman
re.ariing the illness Of his only daughter
q You have been correctly informed, sad
Mr.. Hopkins. for Clara has indeed had q
sever. siege. She tried Or. Williams Pink
Pi.IS f.r Pale People and they did her more
good than all other medicines together that she
ever took few boxes Of that medicine
accumulated the cure Of g ease IN h few
months which had baf1ed physicians Tor
years.
About three years age her health began
e. fail The doctor who attended her said tins
uas caused by weak digestion. This produced
NERVOUSNESS. which WIS accompanied by Heii-
ralgio troubles. which at first was located IN
the nerves about the heart Of course this
was a dangerous location fer any such trouble,
AID she rapidly grew worse. notwithstanding
that the physician was treating her. This
continued till a year ago last November az
which time she was almost constantly confined
tO1ler bed.
The neuralgia became gradually worse,
and finally she vas confirmed victim TO IL
q Nervous prostration set in. and she was
soon ail run down Her blood was impure