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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22

At the annual meeting of the town OF
Foxcroft, a committee Of three was
chosen TO undertake settlement with
the creditors Of the town on the noted
Hale notes. One member Of the COM
mittee is one Of the largest holders of
those notes. Ii Is altogether likely that
q compromise will be effected, as an at
tempt on the part of the note holders to
collect the full amount could result only
in hopeless and endless litigation and
confusion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22
SOUTH RUMFORD.

Marguerite and Alvin Record from Liv-
srmore Falls are visiting their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. Z. Putnam.
Pete Thomas has tapped about 100
trees In VI. l.. and w. A. wyman's sap
orchard.
Mrs. sophia Averill and Mrs. Amv
Putnam visited Mrs. Angie Harrington
1T Otis Falls recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. wymsu are visit
ing 10 Boston.
Lee Elliott and Arthur Cameron are
carrying on 5. X. Thurston's sap Or
chard
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22
WHEN YOU ARE OLD.

Rhen you ere old and gray and fu1l Of sleep
And notiting by the fire. take down This book
And slowly read md dream OF the fair LOOK
Your eyes had once and OK their shadows deep
How many loved your moments Of glad grace
And loved your beauty with love false OF
true,
Blu, one man loved the pilgrim soul In you
And loved the sorrows Of your changing face
And, bending down beside the glowing bars.
Nurmured little sad, "From US ned love. y
He paced upon tho mountains far above
And hid his face amid crowd Of stars.
-"Pocms." by W. b. yeatA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22
NORVH SIMMER

l.. c. Buck has moved into the mill
house.
Mrs. Sidney Fsrrsr has moved on to
her place.
q. c. Buck has taken Mrs. Julie
rhorn's sap orchard.
Willie Redding has returned from
Portland lie was intending 10 go TO
hlondike.
". Andrews has taken J. Andrews
sap orchard
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22

There WAS a remarkably hne display
Of aurora boreslis the night of March 10.
Dan Emery and Myrtle Bonney are
stopping at Everett Robbins.
Everett Robbins IL about moving on
TO his farm 10 Hartford, which he had OF
America Msyhew.
+. Z. Field has sold his black steers to
jacob p. Curtis.
There was party with an oyster sup
per At the Klondike March IL In the
evening About fifty were there, includ-
ing the crew.
Charles Fsunce Is at work for James
Bradford.
Mrs. Ethel Filing wood Is very sick.
The first thunder shower Of the season
came March l6 In the night.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22
ATWOOD 6 FORB e 3,
Editors and Propriseers.
GEORGE M ATWOOD. A-E- FoRHxs-

rxxrs-s 50 a wear II paid strictly In advance
Otherwise Ss.o0 year. Single copies ceno-
ADVERTISEMENTS An legal advertisements Ae
given three consecutive Insertions TOR elSo pei
Inch q length Of column special oonnsu
made with local. transient and yeArS sa'ehNS
ers.
JoB PRINTING New type. fast presses steam
pover. experienced workmen and low prices
combine 20 make this department OF our oust
ness complete and popular.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22
SINGLE COPIES.

single Copies OF the Democrat are four cent?
each. They win DC mailed on receipt OF price oy
the publishcr- or for the convenience OF patrons
sin Re copies of OF each Issue have been placed on
sAle AZ the following places IN the County
south Psria. Stursevant's Drug store
Shurtleas Drug store.
Norxav Moves Drug store
stones Drug Store
Buckheld. Alfred Cole, fossnasses.
rryebarg. A Lewis 'nsufAn~ o'"e~
Parts nm L. C. Harlow, Post Once
Rrv2Dt's pond n J. Libby. Post Once.
Wsst Paris samuel T. White.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22
OlCkvAle.

A hail shower passed over this place
this Thursday morning, accompanied by
lightning and thunder.
The teams are again on the road.
jill. Lovejoy il wintering from "a to
b head OF horned cattle, ll5 sheep, and
the usual number Of horses.
Geo. O. Hussey thinks OF renting his
farm, and going away for the summer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22

The daily output Of news print paper
in the United States In about l., 200 to
1900 tons. The production Of news
print is larger than any other grade
That Of book paper is probably as much
rs 1000 tons and Of writing $50 tons
each daily.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22
NORTH paris

Several from this place attended the
quarterly meeting at South Paris last
week.
Mrs. G. o Chase has returned from
Milton where she has been at work.
Box supper at the school house last
week.
Al. Abbott and wife Waited At Bethel
last week.
l.. II. Beck OF South Woodstock IL nov
confined To his bed.
c. W. Chase IL on the gain.
Mr.. Lawrence IL reported better.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22

Major Dickey of Fort Kent Is as lively
as ever. Only the other night he led the
grand march in an enjoyable little dance
given In honor Of the senior class at the
training school. The years certainly
rest lightly upon the major.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22
COMING EVENTS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

April S-Oxford Pomona Grange. South Paris
April aI-a4-Maine Methodist Conference, Nor
WaV.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22

The weavers Of the Androseoggin mill
at lewiston held meeting Thursday TO
determine whether they would continue
the strike. IL Was almost unanimously
voted to remain out.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22
PERSONAL.

Olive E. Bracket OF Dix6eld has been
granted ! widows pension Of els pssI
month.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22
The Left Wing.

us there any portion of the fowl you
prefer, major?" asked the hostess bland
ly.
"The left wing, il You please
"The left wing?"
Eyes" retorted the major, gazing
obviously at the platter. "Ibelieve it is
always good military tactics to bring
the left wing of veteran corps into &C.
ton. London Fun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22

Blue Store.
Cant See.
Parker's Hair BAlsam.
The sun.
Cameras and Photographic supplies
Probate Notices.
Fertilizer
Messengers Notice.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22
IOCkE,S MILLS

Edwin and Bert Bryant, who have
been visiting relstives in this vicinity
have returned TO their home 10 Bradford
Mass.
Charles Ryerson, Of Rumford, has
house near W. B. Rand's store.
The northern lights presented very
pretty sight Tuesday evening.
Thursday, about 4 A. NJ quite show
er Of sleet accompanied by thunder and
lightning passed over this place.
Last Tuesday Aurelius Stevens was en-
gagged in drawing ice from the pond, in
front of Mt. Abram Hotel, when his
horses, valuable span Of grays, broke
through the ice drowning both Of them.
Mr.. Stevens receives much sympathy.
Mrs. Mamie Silver, who has been al
work for A. j. Aver, housekeeping,
since last summer, returned home 20 her
fathers, Joel Hltchins', AZ Rumford
Point Wednesday. Miss Maud Hopkins
of Milton has taken her place at Mr..
Ayers.
Geo. Cross Of Lewiston has been visit
ing his brother and other friends on
Howe Hill during the past week.
Ruel Stevens lost Q valuable pair OF
horses on the 18th inst, BY their break
ing through the ice on the pond and
drowning. He Was after his last load OF
ice. They were heavy work horses, and
are q great loss to Mr.. Stevens as his
business Is heavy tesming. The place
where they broke through IL where peo-
pie cut ice the flrst OF the season, and
the thick blue Ice never formed after
wards, making only the ''snow Ice" for
the Foundation Of the road. II seems as
though the proper thing to do when Ice
IL out il to put up stakes at the corners,
so that when the snow comes people can
tell where the dangerous places are.
The snow is going fast here, and
where we now have deep snow It will
soon be bare ground.
Albert L. Emery has commenced max
ing maple syrup-the nrss In The vicin-
ity.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22
Latest Spring Styles.
IN MEMS, BOYS and CHIL0ReN'S
SUITS.
MEMS HATS AND GAPS.

Look at our Mems Suits, Prices
from -. % % t1S.
These goods have just arrived and
are the latest spring styles. Call|
and look them over.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-22

We have line of Men,
Bicycles for 1898 at only S2s.
This is fine wheel equipped with
the Columbia Celebrated New De
parture Brake. Remember the
place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-03
ENGLISH SPOKEN AND WRITTEN.
Two. thirds Of the Correspondence Of the
World Done in That Language.

At the recent postal congress atten-
ton was called to the fact that two
thirds of all the letters which pass
through the post offices of the world
are written by and sent to people VINO
speak English. There are substantially
500, 900, 900 persons speaking colloauially
one or another of the 10 or IL chiei
modern languages, and of these about
% per cent, or 25,000000 speak Eng
lish. About 10000. 900 speak Russian,
u, 600, 600 German, 55000,o00 French 80
600 900 Spanish, 35000,0O0 Italian, ana
II 600, 900 Portuguese, and the balance
Hungarians, Dutch, Polish, Flehish'
Bohemian, Gaelic, Roumanlan, SWe-
dish, Finnish, Danish. and Norwegian.
Thus, while only one-quarter OF those
who employ the facilities of the postal
departments of civilized governments
| speak as their native tongue EnSilsh,
| two thirds of those who correspond 90
SO in the English language. This sltua-
| ton arises from the fact that 50 large
| a share of the commercial business of
the world is done in English even
among those who do not speak EngilSh
as their native language. There are,
| for instance, more than 10000 post OIL
| fees in Indian, the business Of Whch
| in letters and papers aggregate more
| than 300 600, 900 parcels a year. and the
| business of these offices is done chiefly
! in English, though of midas total
| population which is nearly 800, 00o, 600,
| fewer than 300, 900 persons either speak
or understand English.
Though 90000.000 speak or under
| stand Russian, the business of the
Russian post department is relatively
small, the number Of letters sent
| throughout the Cars empire amount
| ing to less than one-tenth the number
mailed in Great Britain alone, though
| the population of Great Britain is con-
| siderably less than onehalf of III
! population Of Russia in Europe. The
| Southern and Central American coun-
tries in which either Spanish or Pol-
tuguese is spoken do comparatively
| little poStotlice business. the total num-
| Der of letters mailed and collected in a
year in all the countries of South and
/ Central America and the West Indies
! being less than in Australia. Chilli and
| Argentina are, in fact. the only two
| South American countries in which
| any important postal business is done.
| and most of the letters received from
or sent to foreign countries are not in
| Spanish, but in English. French. Ger
| man or Italian.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-03

least | was, for seldom would he ever
recite off the stage. but at length he arose,
walked to II little cleared space at one end
of the room. and began a recital that
even after all these years makes me
thrill through and through. He said
Our Father and never before had those
two words been clothed with the ma Iesty
and reverence with which his look and
tone cnvelopel them. And then he car
ried us into celestial regions, our spirits
seeming to leave our bodies and to fol-
low his behest; he lowered us into depths
too dark for Dante's genius to conceive or
Dore's pen to portray the power exerted
over us was simply unnatural. His must
cally resonant tones sounded slowly
through the room, and as he sWayed his
1.-THE body we unconsciously followed his
motion. 1t was something horrible beau
tiful terrible. fascinating can not find
words in the language to express 1t. There
are none.
Il would not go through the scene again
for thousand worlds. ana yet if [ had
the opportunity ] would brave any danger
to hear il once more. DO you understand?
Those few score words as delivered by
Edwin Booth were the most powerful ar
gument for Christianity that | ever heard
and could every being on the face of the
globe have heard them there would no
longer be atheism Booth strobe out of
the room when he finished and a stimuli
taneouS sigh Of relief arose, while with
out a word we stole away sngly and on
tiptuc and | do not believe that any Of
us think of that thrilling evening with
out Il shudder. He was il great mo, Il
| great man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-03

f,,+ ,ay ,.,,, ,,c4 ANN, ~
aeii' ''"' 20" ~" - -
der winter time:
Up in Harlem" answered Reilly
~,ney have Thin in H. houses where
~, 1870 1t,.an,,, ,ia1, ta.,il,, ,,hat
.',,,,I d.. LII. ,,,.,lJ, ia,t
HFta ~ a my h"N St'7 " my
TO himself. Dldnt yer Know cl m llNih
NO there in nat?"
mo. eaia tba cinker Nan. ..dot il
t,i.I,
aSloh'0hl'irAt 20 me. ila ~ l'i@H
| landlord put yer oudt%
Deed an he didn't" said Reilly;
.n, 49,. ~. 49, .t,,,-,4 =, .,1..,. a.,
~ " a. "a 49, imam ~ ~ "''' -,
81 always paId part aF ~ rant n ~
month il was due. Eut those baths
| Three to{u1s . tnonth ana sdtuetoi1te=
f,,,,. +,i,,,cs s.;,,,,,,, ,oiesi,,, sunday. D,
''''',' '>-'''' '.''77'''7 - g.,
i>afh TIM" q bat remarked S'nk-
ers one every sunday In der y ~
Far t,hy do van need "a rnauy2"
.l....,.,,h c;,,t.'.,. .r..,,,,h =, ,,.,.tt..i
''''- "a, NM - 90 10 "a ga,
t'"l4i}. "a ni SiudyIh Ter ne pf.H'
fOighter
"Dot's ,,ha. Dtv rcuein NJ eaid tlr
u;,.t.., ...f,,. ,,. t....,,.., 4,,,.. ~,
''ihr' man H'" 80" NH"" - ''i'''
w no.
"Stanupsii. nv cousin" replied
sint.rs
,..,,,.,.,,,. , p.;t4t..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-03
SINKERS HEARS OF FIGHTING.
SarsapariIIa Reilly Is in Training and Enjoy
ing HarIem's Advantages.

Sarsaparilla Reilly walked with !,
staggering gait when he entered the
little restaurant in Park row and
shouted to the cake baker:
Hey, Sinkers, don't yer think Oi look
fine?"
Sure answered the Sinker Man:
you look like you've been catching
much lately und more besides"
What dyer mean?" demanded
Reilly.
II mean dot mebhe dcy are comm
your way said Sinkers dot you're
getting plenty drinks dose nowadays"
See here" said Reilly, "Oi won't
stand for anything loike that You
know Owe been on tn sprinkllng cart
liver since election. Oi'm not goin' ter
drink, either. Dyer hear that?"
You couldn't SPECIFIED it louder"
answered Sinkers; Il heerd it so soon
you said it. Really. Reilly, you look
out in sight Why | hardly recognized
you when you come in. You got such 4
nice red face dot l could hardly believe
myself.
We'll. Dim atrainin'," said Reilly;
once livery week OF take a bath, an
three tonnes day Oh swing tn Indian
clubs. Some day Dim goin' ter buy
meself one av thin jamnasyms that's
made from clothes loines an dock
rings"
Where do you get der bat's?"
"Oi said baths" answered Reilly:
baths what yer battle in,
"Oh, bathing baths" said the Sinker
Man .hathjnn hatbc-I know for what
you mean. When somebody washes him
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-03
The Little Encyclopedia.

The French soldier will shortly carry
aluminium cooking utensils.
y municipal council in France has or
dered its proceedings to be reported by
monograph.
TO wash ! glass which has held milk
plunge II first into cola water before
putting il into warm.
M0Sc0W'S orphan asylum founded llv
Catherine H.. is supported by n tax on
playing cards.
The huge guns of modern naves can be
fired only about SeVcnty-fiVe times when
they become worn out.
The British war office is inquiring into
the tact that the uniform of the Saliva
ton Army is very similar to that of the
Coldstream and Grenatitr guards
Madrid is to have in April a hveieuic
congress at which 1000 participants from
all parts of Europe are expected to as
Semble. The railways offer half rates
for the occasion.
The eagle first appeared on the seal Of
the United States in design submitted
to Congress by William Barton of Phila-
delphia. in 1872. The device was adopted
June % of that year.
Meteors rush through space at the rate
of twenty-six miles a second. They are
not usually larger than a pebble. and on
striking the earth's atmosphere they i'm
nediately dissolve into gas.
The wines of the ancientS would not be
thought palatablc today. for they were
MIXED with sea water, rosin, salt. pitch
ana aromatic herbs, exposed in smoky
garretS till reduced to a Sirup and then
strained and mixed with water.
The houses of Parliament are partly
lighted by 40,o09 electric lamps. which
number is being constantly increased
Fifty experienced electricians are en-
poyed to keep the system in order
Hartland, in Devonshire. has had only
three wears since 400. The present vicar
has held the place since 1883: his predeces-
sor held ii for sixty-two years, having
served as curate for ten years before. and
succeeding an incumbent who served thir-
ty-ScVcn years,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-03
the LORDS PRAYER BY BOOTH.
How The Actor Enhanced a Coterie Of )ipIo.
mats in Hotel in New York CITY.

think, said James O'Neil. in his talk
about the Booths. the most thrilling eX-
Perlence ever passed through was in
view YORK tlty one time. when quite by
accldent q number of foreign diplomats
from washington, few American states
men, some prominent New Workers. and
one or two of us professionals were
gathered together in a smoking room of
the ruth Avenue hotel. when somebody
asked Booth, who by the merest chance
happened to be there, if he would not re-
peat the Lords prayer for the assem-
blage. ! was sitting not far from the
tragedlan when he fixed his eyes upon
the man who made the request | think
that 1t was Lord Sackvile West. at that
time Brltlsh minister to the United States
ana ! snail never forget the peculiarly
searching EXPIRE ssiOn that Booth shot out
of his dark eyes They seemed to pene-
trate the very soul of the man at whom
they were directed, and then, as if salts
sity
we were all GREATNESS with anxiety, at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-03
City Of Augusta Bills.

All persons having bills against the city
are notified to render the same to the all-
ditor on or before the FIRST WEDNES-
DAY in May.
The committee on accounts will meet on
MONDAY, MAY 9th, to act upon such
bills.
Bills should be rendered promptly on the
first of each month, and MUST be APP
proved by the officer. or agent of the city
authorized to contract the account.
Bills covering a period of two months
or more will AS A RULE GO OVER A
MONTH before being allowed by the au-
ditor or committee on accounts
Bills contracted prior to April, will go
over to June and if such bills are not
rendered before June, will go over to
July.
SAMUEL w. LANE.
City Auditor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-03

Bamboo grows very thriftily in Calfor-
ma bottom lands and is found to be a
very useful plant. The seed of MANY sne
cies resembles rice and is almost as val
liable for food. The stock may be used
in the building of bridges fences and
barns. and in the manufacture of water
pipes, furniture and boxes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-03

AN EVENING Parity
or your every day table will he catered
to by us in ali the choicest table deli
cacies in canned, potted and deviied
meats, anchoves, sardines. salmon.
olives. preserves in glass, fruit, jams
and jellies, and all kinds OF canned
foods put up by the best Gamers OF
Europe and America. Our butter,
cheese and fine biscuits are unexcelled
We also have a full line of choice teas
and coftenS
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-09-07

Let strangers contrast such a mess as
composes the agricultural exhibit frou,
Nevada, shown to. thousands OF people
as such, with this word picture from the
Silver State, and they would lose no
time in branding the editor as coilosal
liar:
1.-THE State stands on the eve of new
development, of new lite, OF u splen-
did future, with promise OF better
times. 1t is true we are not reveling in
luxurious prosperity and even il
times were desperate then is the time
TO keep still upper lip and invite cap
ital with liberal Inducements to lift us
out. Capital hss reclaimed the burning
sands of Arizona and along the foot oi
bleak mountain ranges run canals and
the rustling of leaves is now heard
where before was seen the shinmer OF
sitting sand. Such Is the case in Idaho,
where the Snake river runs through q
vast expanse of sagebrush land and an
expanding orchard and farm is the re-
suit today. And Nevada is,gfeater than
all of these"
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-09-07

The rules of the Supreme Court pro-
vide that persons to be eligible to vote
at the coming election, if not naturalized
must be made citizens sixty days before
election. Only q short time remains
in which those unfortunate as not be
American citizens can become such and
be entitled to the franchise this fall.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-09-07

The Gazette comments in the follow
ing strong and sensible editorial: i:
N. A. Hummel's dispatch to the
Gazette yesterday only shows the short
rightedness of giving any individual
cart blanche to act for great State.
That Mr.. Maxson has done as well in
making an exhibit as any other indivi-
dual could have done with no appropra-
tion to draw from in the matter OF get.
ting up an exhibition at Omaha that
would do us justice, the Gazette does
not doubt, but the idea of State like
Nevada attempting to make an exhibit
Of her resources without the expendi-
ture OF one dollar is preposterous. Max
son, however, ia not any more public
spirited than the majority Of men, and
why he should have been permitted to
make an'exhibition In the States name
is by no means clear. For Nevada to
allow herself to be made vehicle of to
satisfy any ones vanity is not conduc-
tive of good results, and If the State OF
Nevada suffers by the Omaha "exhibi-
tioe' of her resources, who will be to
blame? The Gazette cannot be accused
of in any way helping the enterprise"
along, for we could see that it would
only end in disaster, and absolutely re-
fuse to lend onrself to the promotion OF
Maxson or his schemes.