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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14

Hives are terrible torment to the lit
tie folks, and to some older ones. Easily
cured. Dosn's Ointment never fails.
Instant relief, permanent cure. At any
drug store, so cents.
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Nn. lI.-Iinlf Sauarc.

l. A precious stone g A kind Of
wine People OF quality. & An g.
timation 3. That by which a person,
life is measured g. exclamation. :. ID
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have for sale full blood Hereford Boil
Calf, ak months old and Win girsh d. 8 IN.
n. W. WHITMAN,
On road from South Paris 70 BuekSsid.1
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cAsroRrA

cAsroRrA
Bears the signature Of CaAs. n. rtRrcHEn.
In ne for more than thirty years. and
7xs Kind yos Hss Alsrsys Boseak.
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y. 81. SMALL 4 son. Brysnts Pond. Maine
Roots and shoes. Dry Goods. Groceries, Furnish
ns Goods and Clothing Boots shoes Repaired
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I'm not troubled with tramps any
more" said the farmer. How'd you
get rid OF thems'' 81 laid In q stock Of
army beef for them
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Farm to Let,

Situated In Paris, on Elm Hill, about -
miles from South Paris village. Inquie on the
J.W WEBER,
South Paris. Maine
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Il ID seldom that man dies from eat-
Ing too little, but often nom ssting TOO
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"A dose In time saves lives" DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup; natures
remedy for coughs. colds, pulmonary
diseases Of every sort.
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Annual Meeting.

Bank Corporation for the election OF Trustees
viii be held ut its Banking Rooms on Thursday
the 10th day OF March, A. ID 1889. at sP. NJ.
GEO. A. WILSON. Treas.
South Paris, Feb. 9Th. Isas.
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Each Of the pictures given above sug
vests stanxa In n poem by celebrated
American authur What Is the poem'--
New York Herald
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T., y. BICKNELL,
sporting Goods. Guns and Rifes,
Opposite J. o. Crooker's SoxwAr, M
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=. II. ATWOOD 4 CO.
Groceries and Meats,
RunYoRD FALLS. ME-
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CUBA LIBRE FOR WOMAN
islands Emancipation Means
Her Emancipation Also.
HOME Is now HER ONLY SPHERE.
There Are No shopGiris. No Flower
Giris. No Telephone Girls, No Type
writer's. In Cuha-Sarrow Life of
the Cuban Women.

v.
Woman's sphere If usefulness In Cuba
IL limited absolutely to the confines Of
her home, to the duties Of wife. moth
er and housewife.
There are no shorgirls in Cuba, no
barmaids, no flower girls, no telephone
girls, no typewriters, no mattresses
All those positions are filed by men.
II Is considered indelicate and immodest
for women TO hold places that may
bring them in contact with men.
Even in the hotels there are no cham
bermaids. Il would be considered posi-.
lively immoral for woman servant TO
enter the apartment. make the bed and
straiehten up the room of u male lodger.
There are but two occupations for a
mountaineering and washing. They
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14

Ne. o0.-TPiple Crossword.
In tomato. not in pa:
In examine. nct In -,
In borrow. NOT In lend.
In throwing. not u scnd:
In iron. not In seal:
In doctor. not In heal
Tie arsweS, when revealed,
Three birds will show concealed
NJ. MA DeSk's Centents.
I opened . book the other day, and. 10
nv surprise, found therein al the things
mentioned below IN addition 10 what ono
would ordinarily expect to ind there. and
sbess things may also BE- found In almost
any book:
/. A lot Of attendant boya
Q. A very sweet fruit.
q A large piece Of furniture
4. Some heavenly bodiea
3. Parts Of Q tree
9. A lot Of small ropsa
2. Some statues.
8. A great number of meesageA
Q. A sharp weapon.
10. A large pillar.
IL. Some ornaments 10 hang on the
wall
IL. A supporting timber.
Is Part Of q sletigc hammer.
IA. An appellation OF honor.
Is. A lot Of foreign coins.
10. An organized branch Of frAter.
nifty.
Il. Some important cities.
Is. A series of years.
10. A Judgment pronounced.
go A violent rush.
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Hoods Pills are non-irritsting and the
only pills to take with Hoods Ssrsapa-
rilla.
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n y p.s'r as N Man, creitors Meeting
BANKRUPTCY.-Th dr-t meeting % the
creditors Of
VIII LIAM A LOWELL OF Rumf1rl
Maine. adjudgcd Bankrupt upon his own pec
ton. Ia prove their claims and choose one "
more Trustees ~ his estate. viii hs hci 90
saturday, the eleventh day % March. 4 ID
iss9. NJ eleven O'Clock 4. NJ. AZ the odrs " ne
Referee Rumford Falls, Me.
GEORGE D. BISBEE
Referee for Eastern District OF oxford Co
March !, lssr
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ANNUAL STATEMENT.
The Fidelity and Casualty Co.

OF NEW YORK.
Incorporated March ssh, Is-s. Commenced
business Nav let, 1915. George =. Seward.
President. Secretary, Robert J. Hiilas-
Capital paid up In cssh tssoooo.
ASSETS. DEC. 81. lss.
Real Estate owned by the company,
unincumhered, sc. So 0.
stocks and bonds. market valae. so<s,s76 Is
CAsh Ia oifice and In bank. .6.lis -
Interest due and accrued, &,o7a -
Premiums IN drc course OF collection, Se9,616 -
Reserve Reinsurance pepoait (CAsh
in Company's possession. ls,ss 81
-
Aggregate assets AZ actual value. tS.2<s.sS II
LIABILITIES. DEC. 81. lsss.
Net amount Of unpaid losses and
claims, S5.st y
Amount required - safely re.insure
AL ou:sianains risks. l.s,.sss 81
sioas. etc. is..is %
Total amount Of liabilities. except
capital stock and net surplus. s.&ls.6e O
Capital actually paid Up In cash. $4,000 %
surplus beyond capital $3.50 @
Aggregate amount % liabilities In.
elndiDg nat surplus, ss.sas.sss II
W. J. Wheeler. 4. l. TOlman. South Paris. e..
y. Buck, Hast Sumner, Agents.
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No. 3S.-Charade.

Ny FIRST Is my pet, 10 me very dear.
when she Is IN mischief. SECOND her ear.
And when she il IN ! shed not n tear.
But give her my WHOLE II have any near.
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Hay Pressing.

A. w. Walker & Son. have
bought the hay press formerly owned
by A. A. Laferrier of NORWAY. and
notify the public that they are now
ready to receive all orders at Their
Office for pressing hay.
A. w. Walker 4 son.
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NOTICE.

Portland.
Pursuant TO the rules OF the Circuit Court ~
the United states for the pi-trct Of Maine,
notice Il hereby given. that jams : wright oI
South Paris, In laid District, has applied foi
admission a. an attorney am councillor Of -aid
Circuit Court
All DAVIS,
Clerk L. 8. Circuit Court, Maine District
. W. ANDREWS a SONS,
Wholesale and Retail Mrs. Burial Caskets
so WOODSTOCK, MAIsE-
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eLnCRIQ 2 PHOTOGRAPHIC
Uhmlnh0 q SUPPLIES
W.. r. MAXIM,
~ Main ST., south Paris, Ne.
Mail orders promptly flied.
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
The subscriber hereby gives notice that che
mas been duly appointed c1ecutrix ofthe last
will and testament of
THOMAS y. WHITEHEAD. late OF Paris,
In the County OF oxford, decreased, and given
bonds "a the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate OF said deceased arr
desired 20 present the same for settlement. and
al indebted thereto are requested % make pay
mcpt Immediately.
Feb. 2lst. ls.sl
CAROLINE II. WHITEHEAD.
GRANVILLE VI. WHITEHEAD, Agent.
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n. w. walker n <On
South Paris, Jan 81, 1899.
NOTICE

NOTICE.
The subscriber hereby gives notice that he ha-
been duly appointed administrator Of the e-tste
OF
CHARITY CHICK, late OF Porter
In the County OF OXFORD, decea-ed, and given
bonds as the law directs. Al persons having
demands against the estat. OF said decea-ei arr
desired ~ present the same for settlement. an
all indebted thereto are requested 10 make pat
ment Immediately.
Feb. gi-t, lss9. CHARLES W. iDtNb.
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No. Ao.-A Picture Poem.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-11
VERY STRICT
Such . the Government TurIe.
in the Enforcement of Its
Moral Code.

Those who prate about the immoral
ity of the Turk and Of Mohammedan-
ism ought to consider for a moment t
lust how much--sr rather, how little
they know about the matter, says a
letter in the Chicago Record. Islam as
q theory may be all wrong, but It's
practical results are often worthy of
notice. In no large city of Europe
or America is there SO little public
drunkenness as in Constantinople, and
the sight of an intoxicated Turk is
almost unknown. In this connection |
must call attention to the sultan's
rigid rule against decollete and sleeve
less dresses at the palace dinner par
ties And let me add the following lit
eral translation Of paragraph which
lately appeared in one of the Con
stantinople papers. "The police have
been authorized to forbid the letting
of apartments to single men in the
houses Of Stamboul, especially in those
near Moslem homes. The assembling
under one roof of men living apart
from their families is contrary TO the
usage and custom of the country. The
same law is applied to the property OF
foreigners, as we'll as those of Otto
man subjects" What Christian gov
ernment, however paternal, would
make such radical move toward i'm
proving the morals of the people?
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-11
MEN GET SHORTER.
1t Is Said This Happens When They
Climb to the Top Of High
MOuHtains.

One of the most remarkable facts
known to all our mountain climbers is
that the height of man is diminished
to an extraordinary degree by the time
he has reached the summit of a con
siderable mountain.
So much is this the case that six
foot man is actually diminished in
height by full inch by the time he
reaches any of the best known of the
great Alpine SUBMITS, though the
usual diminution, produced in very few
hours, is three-quarters Of an inch.
The extent of this diminishing OF
height has caused much discussion for
some time, but doctors generally at
tribute it to the peculiar position most
ly maintained in climbing. One note
worthy feature is that the more heavily
laden the climber may be the greater is
the diminution.
Although the height of all men grows
less to the extent of three-quarters of
an inch, the diminution varies greatly
in individuals of the same normal
height beyond that extent, and the nor
NAL height is not resumed for some
hours after the climb.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-11
A Recent Egyptian Discovery.

1t has hitherto been supposed that in
egypt the practice of embalming the
bodies of the dead and forming them
into mummies was the most ancient
method of sepulture; but Prof, Film
ders Petrie, the well-known Egyptolo-
gist, has, by recent excavations, thrown
quite new light upon this question
of the ancient method of disposing of
the dead. At Deshasheh, place about
so miles south of Cairo, he has discov-
cred a series Of tombs in the coffins of
which he has found complete skeletons
from which the flesh has been carefully
dissected, evidently previous to burial.
The coffins are of admira bic workman
ship, are made of sycamore and are IN
perfect preservation, notwithstanding
their 5000 years burial i'll the sand.
It remains to be proved by further ex-
cavations whether the mutilation of
the bodies was performed as a cere-
monial rite or whether this removal of
flesh from the bones points to cannibal-
ism on the part of the ancient people.
Chambers Journal
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-11
MpoD 2@DiroI [oEEOI9 9I9 9is on:


GERS were sent north on the ST Paul
Lieut.. Kinne was assigned to special
duty on that ship, because of his knowl-
edge Of the Spanish language When
| the ST. Paul reached Portsmouth, n. H.,
with the Spanish prisoners. Lieut..
I<inne had become great favorite with
Admiral Ceryera ard his officers.
The handsome young lieutenant be-
came sort of popular idol with the
young people of Portsmouth. He was
dined and feted by the girls until tie
excessive praise bestowed upon him, it
appears, quite turned his head. That
was the beginning Of the decline Of The
star of Lieut.. Kline.
One day the manager of theater at
Portsmouth, at which was running q
melodrama of which heroic Americans,
unhappy Cuban beauties and Kissing
Spanish villains were the stellar fea-
lures, wishing to add a little realism 10
the show, requested Lieut.. kinne to
take part in the play with a squad Of
marines from the navy yard. Lieut..
Kinne, it seems, was by that time ripe
for anything in the public posing !iEo,
and he readily consented to appear in
the Cuban melodrama. He asked per
mission of Lieut.. Commander Meade
to appear on the stage with
squad of marines, but his request was
promptly refused. Then, it is asserted,
/ the young lieutenant openly defied his
superior officer by taking a number of
marines to the theater and appearing
in the play.
II was a great night for Lieut.. Kline;
the girls simply went wild over him
But the next day there was trouble,
and plenty of it, too. For the one night
Of foolish posing Lieut.. Kinne. brave
and dashing, sacrificed his whole fu-
ture in the navy He was ordered TO
be court-martialed, and, rather than
be degraded, he resigned from the serv-
ice After that Lieut.. Kline, hero of
Guantanamo. dropped out Of sight.
Several days ago handsome young
fellow appeared at the Brooklyn navy
yard and applied for enlistment IN the
marine corps as O private. The appli-
cant was Kline, but Kinne greatly
humbled. In fling his application he
gave an address on the Bowery. Lieut..
/ Gel. Huntington received the fallen
idol Of Portsmouth coldly. but forward-
ed his application to Washington. The
navy department denied Kline read
mission to the service.-N. Y. Times
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-11
AS GOOD AS A NATIVE.
How General Kitchener ImpcrsOn-
ated an Arab and Convicted
Two Spies.

Gen. Sir Herbert Kitchener, the SIR
dar commanding the Anglo Egyptian
EpeditiCn in the Sudan, is evidently
Ian Of resource, if a story told of him
ee true. The sirdar is tall, dark
kinned man who in disguise would
easily pass for native, and his knowl-
rage Of the character of the tribes, and
# their language, gives him an adj
vantage in dealing with the people
At one of his camps on the Nile, so
runs the story, two Arab chiefs, date
ellers. were on certain occasion ar
rested, being suspected Of being spies
They were confined in the guard tent.
and were not left alone, for soon after
their detention a third Arab prisoner
was unceremoniously bundled into the
tent.
Thereupon an animated jabbering be-
gan, and was carried on for few min
utes. The two prisoners were by no
means reticent in the presence of one OF
their own race, who was, like them
selves, a prisoner, and they let their
tongues wag fast.
After a few minutes conversation
the sentry was surprised to see the
latest arrival draw aside the door and
step out.
''Al right, sentry" he said. 81 am
going to the general"
1t was Kitchener, and he had himself
investigated the case to see that jus
tee was done.
a few minutes mere passed, and
again the door was opened. This time
an orderly appeared He handed a
pade to each of the prisoners, and they
we're then marched outside, made to dig
their own graves, and shot. They were.
in truth, as had been suspected, spies,
and the general had convinced himself
OF the fact
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-11
RUINED BY WORSHIP.
Rise and Fall OF q Young Hero OF
the War with Spain.
For a Time the Adored Idol OF seRti-
mental Women, But Vow
Forgotten Odtcsst of the
Naval Service.

\ story Of hero undonn by excessive
adulation is thi. unhappy tale Of the rise
and fall OF Frank \. Kinne. But brief
whilea ago the pet and idol of sentimental
women, the enemy Of his fellows, to-day
Kinne finds himself forgOtt- and an
oItcast from the service in which he
was so recently shining star. The be-
ginning of Kinne's sllyrocket career, as
told by Lieut.. Col. Huntington, Of the
marine corps, dates back 10 the break-
ing out of the war. Kinne was then a
private in the First battalion of the
marine corps, stationed at the Brook
lyn navy yard.
Lieut.. Col. Huntington, commanding
the battalion, was ordered with his men
to Cuba. The battalion landed ct Guam
tanamo from the transport Panther,
and took part in the several engage
Dents with the Span :aTdz at Camp Nc
Gala, the first land fighting CT the war.
The marines who faced the Spanish
bushwhackers were brave fellows all.
but none eXcelled in valor and fearless
ness Private Kinne. His bravery was so
marked that it attracted the attention
of Lieut.. Col. Huntington and Ainne was
speedily advanced to the rank of ser
geant. He was transferred to the
cruiser New York, and, as he spoke
Spanish fluently, he was detailed to i'm
portant duties by Admiral Sampson,
and acquitted himself in creditable
manner on each occasion. For his
bravery and general excellence in his
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-11
BALLOONS WILL SOAR.
Even if Pierced by the Bullets from a
ThOusanG Rides They VIII
Not Collapse,

Time and again the plot of story has
hinged On the escape of the villain in a
balloon. and his miserable ending when
a well-aimed bullet from the hero's rile
has pierced the gas bag and brought
tie whole concern smashing to the
ground.
Nothing could, however, be more
false to fact A simple bullet will no
more bring down balloon than gran
cf sand an ostrich. The experiment haI
been tried, and by no less person thal
the Brothers Spencer, the famous Lon
don balloonists.
i captive balloon was sent up and an
cIored about 7O0 or 500 feet up. Then
firing began with ordinary army rifles.
Impossible as it may seem, over 1000
bullets pierced the silk, yet even then
it was three hours before enough gss
escaped to bring the balloon oaec mere
TO firm ground. One reason Of this is
that the elasticity of the material to
some extent automatically CLOSES the
in the material.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-11
LOST HER FARE.
But the Young Woman Would Not
Hunt for 1t, and No
Wonder.

"Fare, please said the conductor to
the young woman who sat in the street
car, picture of woe.
81 can't pay you this time" answered
the young woman, family.
"Why can't you, ma'am?" in sus-
picious tone.
'I-I have lost my fare"
did you have it when you got in ?'
eyes, but I haven't it now. You can
take my address, and I'll send it t.
you"
81 can't do that" said the man. "It's
against the rules. If you lost your fare
ia his car there is no reason why you
should not find it again. III help you
to look for it,
''No, mol" said the woman, in a state
of alarm. II tell you that it is lost, and
you will have to trust me to send it to
you"
Very strange!" said the conductor,
suspiciously. 'If you lost it here 1 can t
see any reason why you can't find it
again. How did you lose it"
Its gone down my neck!" shrieked
the young woman, driven to despera-
ton, and then the other passengers re-
membered seeing her fddling with her
cellar.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-11
School Declared n Nuisance.

A school has been adjudged to be a
nuisance by Justice Romer of the Eng
lish chancery court. A schoolmaster
took a house at Turnbridge Wells en-
the assurance that there was nothing
to prevent its being used as school
He afterward discovered in his lease a
covenant that no trade or business
should be carried on in the house
which would cause any noise injurious
or disturbing to the neighbors and
asked to be released. Justice Romer
allowed the resembling of the lease, as
there was no doubt that an action
against the school as a nuisance would
succeed.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-11
TIE rntermission at Manila.

1t may be recalled that AT certain
stage of the battle of Manila Admiral
Dewey withdrew his feet for break
fast. Breakfast at least has usually
been held accountable for that pause
in the fight. 1t is stated now that the
real cause for drawing off was that
the Olympia had only Is projectiles left
for her big guns, and that as soon as
the feet got around the point new ap-
portionment of ammunition was made.
and then the fight went on, 1t Is also
stated that when the fight was over
there We're only 80 big-gun projectiles
left. With these, and no more 10 fall
back on, Admiral Dewey sat down and
waited, the German admiral, kind man
keeping him company, from May un-
ill June 2S, when the Baltimore ar
rived with ammunition.-E. s. Mar
lin, in Harper's Weekly.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-11
shakers os Inventors.

And it was with even greater sur
prise that / learned what the Shakers
had done in individual thought for the
benefit of the outer world. in spite Of
their so-cplled hamPered situation
They were the first to dry sweet corn
for food and to prepare garden seeds,
medicinal herbs and vegetable extracts
for market. They were also the first
to raise and manufacture broom-brush
into brooms, and produced such far
reaching inventions as the machine Tor
planning match boards, the buzz-saW
and the hydraulic press. And finally
it was they who did away with wrought
nails and quill pens, two stumbling
blocks to our ancestors, being the first
TO manufacture cut nails and to use
metal for pens brass and silver being
used for the purpose. began to won
der where | had been all these years,
that | had never heard Of any Of these
things before. Surely the Shakers are
not so far removed fvom the world as
the world is removed from the Shakers
&C Odey's Magazine,
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-11
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The best managed dairies in Mime
sofa have reduced the cost Of r2anufac-
turing pound of butter to 1sS cents.
1t is estimated that the output Of the
mines of Butte and Anaconda, Mont,
is over 11,0C0 tons day Of copper ore.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch places the
annual cost Of smoke in that city at
s5,G00,0C0, to say nothing Of the dis
comfort.
The right hand which is more sensi-
tive to the touch than the left. is less
sensitive than the latter to the effect of
heat or cold.
y writer in the Arena declares that
100000 men now do the work, with the
aid Of machinery. which needed 16,00O,-
eco persons to do few years age.
The Florentine excavations at Fie-
sole have row recovered nearly the
whole of the northern pre-Roman city
walls. Valuable finds Of coins and
other objects have been made.
Szczepanik, tfe Polish schoolnaster
who invented the fernseher. which en-
ables one to see an object in its natural
colors q great distance by means Of an
electrical device, announces that he has
invented an apparatus operated by a
beam of light. which he has applied to
exploding bombsheIls.
DR., Becquerel has announced to the
Academy Of Sciences at Paris the dis
coYcry of new supposedly elementary
substance which has q close affinity to
barium. It's d:scoverers. NM. Curie and
Bremona, have named it ''radium - 1t
is 50 sensitive TO light that ii will take
Photographic impressions.
The heaviest metal is osmium. which
has bulk for bulk, very nearly twice the
weight of lead, The specific gravity Of
gold is about 1914 While that Of osmium
is almost 22H. Osmium is also the most
infusible of metals. remaining unaf
fected by a degree Of heat capable of
causing Platil1 uIr1 to. run like water 1t
sven rss:sts tfae inc c0z1 civa bic Pc
ture of the electric arc.