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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

Find words from the following defini
tons all ending In the same shorter word
which means place Of safety:
I. Seen on the water and ina forest; q
sound made by an animal
2. An ornamental. inclosed piece Of
ground.
& A melodious singer.
4. A large, yoracious fish.
S. To enter on board q ship.
Q. Strong. stin.
Z. A coin; a visible line or impression
8. To land from a ship or boat.
o. To take notice, TO observe.
10. An island In the English channel.
IL. a sign Of fire.
L. Listeni
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

One Thing Sure. Sympathetie Mother
ssI can't Understand Why You should
have 20 mich trouble with yoor wife.
Perhaps she only married you 70 please
her parents" Son-"Not much. She
isn,t that kind"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17
Pointed Paraxraphs.

A soft corn 10 usually hard enough 10
bear.
Common sense for want Of use has be
come uncommon.
Every time q pessimist smiles he feels
ashamed OF IL.
There Is always more or less fash Ian
yuage 10 a telegram.-ChicagO News.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

Freedoms BANNER.
o.. tendcrly the naughty DAY
Fills his blue urn With hrei
One morn L. In the mighty heaven
And ons u our desire
Tho cannon booms from town 10 town.
Our pulses are NOS less-
The 10y bells chime their tidines down
Which children's voices bless
Pur he that flung the broad. blue fold
O'ermantline land and rec
One. third part Of the sky unrollsd
Tor the banner Of ths free.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17
1'!|g|nlzzzlER
Ne. l7l.-DaaneaA.

/. A ccnsonant- 2. IAN object By the
way; by implication; q dwelling" 3.
The plural Of "twenty-eight ellis Of can
vas" 4. A large short horned antelope
found in northern India. 8. A girls
name, meaning mobile" Q. Salt" q
word much used In chemistry and phar-
macy. Z. A vowel.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17


No, 163.-Hidden Animals: Horse-rad
ish. lambert. Ration. Cataract.
No. l6i.-1'wo Well Known Books:
Tale of Two Cities" "Pickwick Pa
pers."
No. 165.-Single Acrostic: Primals,
Berlin. /. Bengal. 2. Ebro. 3. Roscom-
mon. 1. Laplsnd. 5. Imbro. q. Nankin.
No. l65.-Charade: Sunbeam.
No. l67.-Word Syllables: /. Pattern.
2. Sat-lrn.
No. l6S.-Diamond: /. G.. 2. Eli 8.
Glove. 4. Eve. 5. E.
No. 169.-Numerical Enigma: Rome
was not built In day.
No. i70.-Floral Puzzle: 1. Fuchsia
few Shah. .. Virginia creeper. 3
Balsam. 4. Phlox tiocks). 8. Blue flag
q. Four O'Clock. Z. Heartsease. 8. Cow.
slip. 0. Morning glory. 10. Smilax. IL
Tulip. II. Larkspur.
All liver ills are cured by Hoods Pills.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

Little willie-Say, pa, what does
cleave mean? Pa-It means to unite OIL
stick together. Little Willie-Then u
the butcher cleaves bone, does he stich
It together, pa? Pa-Why-er-l guess
It does mean to separate, my SOD. Little
Willie-And when man separates from
his wife does he cleave to her, pa? Pa
Young man, It's time you were In bed
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

Hives aie Q terrible torment to TIE
little folks, and to some older ones.
Easily cursd. Doan's Ointment never
fails. Instant relief, permanent cure.
At any drug store, 80 cents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

On the Morning Of the Picnic. "Csn
help you, Marisr' "Yes, I've dressed
Tommy--now you keep him clean while
dress myself and the two girls"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

Progress In India. Tourist-What 10
that huge black vehicle coming down
the street? Nstive-That, sahib? That
u our now car Of Juggernaut-electric
motor, ball bearings, steel rims, and
everything up TO date. Yes indeed,
It Il . great Improvement on the old
road-crusher. Why, our people come
hundreds Of miles now just for the
pleasure Of getting smashed BY this
peerless machine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

A little life may be sacrificed to IN
hours delay. Cholera infantum, dys-
EMERY. diarrhes come suddenly. Only
safe plan ID to have DR.. Fowler's Elk
tract Of Wild Strawberry always on
hand.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17
Liver complaints cured by BErcHAx's PILLS

The Retort Courteous. Excuse me,
sir, but have you . cOrkscrew about
youy, "Sir. Do look like man who
opens bottIes?" swell, no, you don't
You look more like q man who empties
them ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

: School Teacher.-What little boy CA
tell me where II the home Of the swsI-
lows Bobby-I kin, please. Schosa
Teacher-Well, Bobby? BoDby-Ths
home of the swallow q the stummick?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

Written in Blood 10 the record Of
Hoods Sarsaparilla-the pure, rich,
health giving blood which 1t has given
to millions OF men, women and children.
Il Il all the time curing diseases OF the
stomach, nerves, Kidneys and blood.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

Diphtheria relieved In twenty minutes
Almost miraculous. DR.. Thomas Ee-
lectric Oil. At any drug store.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17
Ne. 1.Y-xumsrsc.i Enigma

Composed Of - letters.
Ny I. 4. II. IL. IL. 10 is boys name.
My :. q Is a personal pronoun-
Ny ~. IL, Is. "a is girls name.
My 80. s, % is to expire.
My Il. 25 Is pronoun.
Ny Z. 10. Is. 2 is a mans name.
My 3, "a. Z. 4. II is servant.
Ny whole is one Of the patriotic sayings
At the beginning OF the Revolutionary
war.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

/. Take the central letter from a weap-
on and leave part OF a ship.
z Take the central letter from depart
ing and leave Chinese instrument
8. Take the central letter from q grain
and leave an exclamation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

No. l14.-CAaraAe.
II you wish 20 find my FIRST.
Go and look with care
In the dairy, for I'm sure
You will find 1t there.
When your teacher gives task
That severe IL reckoned.
Don't give up and say, IL can't"
But TO do IL SECOND.
When you hungry come from school,
Trooping through the doors,
Then your thought, will turn to WHOLE
With Its tcothsome stores.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

The solution is found by moving three
square; two in a straight line, with one
at q right angle TO the last; thus, using
the fourth letter from the preceding one,
as. Gray. the names Of ten great Eng
iish poets may be found.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17
.S0--Connected Word SQua
9 . 9 . . .
80 - . Q Q
AAA0ooo

Lett square: !. "A basket: hamper.
2. ITO look upon; to view" 3. "A cave
or hollow place in the earth used for shei
ter, security. etc"
Right square: /. ITO pull with great
effort" =. "A vessel Of various forms
usually largest in the middle and fur
nished with foot or pedestal. employed
for various purposes, as holding hot iiQ
uids. or for containing ashes. etc" 3
An antelope having the neck. body and
tail like those OF a horse"
Central word: "A small wooden mus
or cup"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

Politeness that d for company only
- not for ths hons = ~ poliesoea
8au.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

No. 11S.-A Posy Of Poets.
Across my field progress as doth knight
On half a score OF poets to alight:
These bards have been the glory Of the
land.
And here behold them In an endless band!
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17
No. 1.s-ce.srai Acres.ic.

No. 173--CenffaI AcrOetfc.
Each word described contains the same
number Of letters. When rightly guessed
and written one below another. the cen
trail letters will spell the name Of ia
nous battle.
Crosswortis: 1. A predicter. 2. A small
fruit 8. A chief city. 4. To advise. 5.
A musical entertainment. q. Something
used by painters. Z. A famous magazine.
g Permitted. 9. An assembly Of men
summoned for consultation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

A Funny Word.
Oh. zebra" is a funny word.
And SO twill be AWAY.
Because while il begins with Il"
II ever ends with n"
Puck.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17
,m,ers.n. to Mothers.

examine carefully every bottle Of cAsToRIA.
q safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and zee that n
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

All liver ills are cured by Hoods Pills
% cents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-17

Broad belts Of the materials are on
many Of the new street gowns. These
are shaped higher In the back than ut
the front, where there ID rounded point
below which gives 3 long effect to the
waist. They are made to fasten little
at the left side, with two or three fancy
buttons.
New Ulm review., 1900-10-17
A STORM IN THE TROPICS.
Impressive Memory of a Night in the
Blight of Benin - Binding
Flashes of Lightning.

The sun disappeared behind noun
famous mass of leaden-colored clouds
which rose rapidly in the southern and
western quarters, says j. Taylor Ward
in the Atlantic. To the eastward also.
the signs were threatening. Night
came on suddenly as it does in the trop-
les. Soon the darkness enveloped US.
palpable veil. \ noise like the march
q mighty host was heard. which
proved to be the approach of a tropical
flood. heralded by drops as large as
marbles. 1t churned the still waters
into a phOsphorescent foam which rem
Cered the darkness only more oppres-
sive. The rain came down as it can
come only in the Blight of Benin. The
avalanche cooled us. reducing the tenn
perature ten or fifteen degrees, giving
blood | told Mr.. Rlock to throw back
the tarpaulin over the main hatch and
let our dusky friends get some benefit
OF it. In half an hour the rain ceased.
but it was as calm and ominOus as ever.
I knew this was but the forerunner of
something to follow. We had not long
to wait, for suddenly binding flash
of lightning darted through the gloom
from east to west, followed by one in
the opposite direction. Without inter-
mission, one blaze after another. and
thunder crashing until our eyes were
blinded and our ears deafened, a thou
sand times ten thousand pieces of ar
tillery thundered away. We seemed
utterly helpless and insignificant
"How wonderful are Thy works. came
to my mind. Still no wind; the brig
lay helpless.
New Ulm review., 1900-10-17
HAVE FASTIDIQUS HABITS.
Even Decnpitation Dt6ies Not Preyent
Certain Insects from Making
! Grand Final Toilet.

& 1t has often been noticed t hat there
are no animals which are more dainty
|sand fastidious in their personal habits
than insects, the extreme pains which
the common housefy takes in attend.
ling to its toilet being a good example
sof this racial Characteristic. The dis
scovery has now been made that there
sare certain insects which have such a.
Prospect for Mrs. Grundy, and are en-
EdoWed with such an innate love of neat
mess and order, that not even death. or:
/ Erather decapitation. can prevent them
,from making one grand final toilet,
which is clearly desi gned to give them.
Ia sedate and respectable appearance
after DEATH. -~-. -. -.---%
DR.. >Ballion.' a skilled entomologist,
has discovered this remarkable fact,
|says the New York Herald. During
one. of~mX recent horseback rides" ":he
says. II frequently caught one of those
I large flies which annoy cattle. and
/ horses SO much. and promptly got rid
{ of it BY. crushing its head. One day,
/ instead Of throwing the mutilated in
sect away, placed it on the back of my
hand and indolently watched it.. For
some seconds the insect remained mo-
: tionless, but then. to my unbounded
surprise, it moved its front legs for
ward to the place where the head
should have been. and, after it had
rubbed them nervously together. ap-
parently in anguish, it began to brush
its body and to smooth it's wings with
its hind legs. Under the gentle pres
sure of these limbs the body gradually
became extended and the extremity
curved, while the wings gradually
changed their natural position and left,
the upper part of the body exposed.
Meanwhile the hind legs continued to
brush each other from time to time
Naturally I watched this extraordin-
ary sight with great interest, and, in
order to see the finale, I took the insect
into my study, where it lived an entire
day, spending the time at the ungrate-
full task of making it's own funeral
toilet''
New Ulm review., 1900-10-17
OFF ON A DARING VOYAGE.
Fishing Boat with Crew Of Six Has
Been Started on a Dash to
the North Pole.

There has just sailed from Ham
burg what may be set down as among
the most daring band Of arctic explor-
ers on record. The little vessel is
the Matador, a common North sea
1ishing-boat with a register of but
"A tons. It depends wholly on sail
power. The crew consists of six
men, the owner and captain being
Lieut.. Won Bauendahl. His plan after
leaving Tromsoe, is to sail as far
north as the ice will permit; then
he will abandon his little vessel and
force his way ahead with sleds. AS
to his return. that will be guided by
circumstances, says a contemporary.
Though the Matador is so small,
yet the expedition takes along enough
provisions and fuel to last three years.
This is packed in twater-tight boxes
so constructed that they can be used
either as rafts or boats. They have
runners also. and so can be used as
sleds. Capt. Won Bauendahl has spent
his entire fortune in preparation for
the trip. He is sH45 years old and has
passed II years at sea. He and his
crew are enthusiastic and expressed
themselves as confident that they
would return with the secret of the
pole in their possession.
New Ulm review., 1900-10-17
EDUCATED IGNORAMUSES.
Defects in a Good System-Inductive
Method of Teaching Discounts
DrudSery of MemOrizing.

Take the old system in it's most mon
strous form-take learning Latin
grammar by heart before translat ting
any Latin author, says Dean Briggs, of
Harvard university, in the Atlantic
Nobody now defends a. practice so
stupid; yet that wonderful feat of
memory strengthened many a memory
for other wonderful feats. The boy
who mastered Andrews and Stoddard
knew the power of patient effort, the
strength of drudgery well done.
Through a natural reaction. memory
is underrated now, Education at the
time when memory is trained easiest
and best must be saved from the bar
renness of memory work and must be
"enriched." Even the multiplication
table is threatened with banishment.
We leave the straight and narrow way,
and wobble all over the fowery mead
ows. We are held down to accuracy so
little that it is next to impossible to
find a youth who can copy. a list of
printed names without misspelling.
We have boys who cannot spell, men
who cannot spell, teachers who cannot
spell, teachers of English who cannot
spell, college professors. who cannot
spell and have a mean opinion of spell
inc. II. =
New Ulm review., 1900-10-17
! GAY WELLESLEY Girls.
Mad Franks Are Played by the
Hoyden students OF the Fn.
4e~.1

II The girls at Wellesley college are
playing high jinks these days, and
never before weresthe class exercises
preliminary to commencement so
marked by the spirit Of deviltry. There
have been several cases of kidnapping
of late, but the climax was reached
when the president of the sophomore
class, Miss Frances Hughes, of New
York, was spirited away in the alter
noon and kept a prisoner by juniors for
several hours. Miss Hughes scaped
her captors at s:usk, and, clad in cy-
cling costume, led the Mother. Goose
procession in the tree day exercises. T..
Six other sophomores We're surprised
by juniors while watching the latter
sclass in their secret ceremony of buru-
ing of forensics in the west woods near.
the. college, and they We're roughly
handled. The. college gardener. found
them late at night, bound and gagged
and blindfolded, lying beneath a tree
inthe woods, where the juniors had left
them while they carried out their cere-
monies at distant point. -... ...>s,.
Upon their release the six girls set
out to effect the release of their class
president, who had been blindfolded
and Led away. They traced herlto the
house of Mrs. Pierce, former profess
;sor, and by a ruse succeeded in get
ting her into a carriage and driving
back to the college in time for her to
take her place in the exercises. but she
did not have time to attire herself in
evening dress. The girls consider the
pranks great fun and the junior class
is determined to stop at nothing to
gain it's ends. The binding of the six
girls and the deserting them in the
woods was reported to the faculty and
rigid investigation has been begun.
New Ulm review., 1900-10-17
FINDS SWEETHEART AT LAST
After search of Two Years Texaa
Ranchman Discovers His Intend-
ed Bride In New York Hospital,

After search of two years a ranch
man named Morris, from San Antonio
Tex, has found his sweetheart, Lucy
Reed. She is patient in Bellevue
hospital. \ tall westerner applied late
the other night for adnittance at
Bellevue. Though greatly disappoint-
ed when tod the hour was too late
for visitors, he was nevertheless ra-
diant with happiness when assured
that Lucy Reed was still a patient
there
81 have searched for her for two
years. he told the attendant. "and
at last I've found her NV name is
Morris. Lucy and I grew up together
in San Antonio. We were boy and
girl sweethearts, and later became en-
gagged to be married. Our wedding day
was set two years ago, when Lucy
disappeared.
"From one town to another ]
tracked her, until finally found she
had come to New York. Tomorrow
I shall see her and persuade her, if I
can, to return home with me as soon
as she is well.'
New Ulm review., 1900-10-17
THE TATTOOED CRUCIFIX.
How Lieut.. Commander Gilmore Was
Saved from Execution in the
Philippines.

For the first time since we had been
mander Gilmore in McClure's, the
Filipino lieutenant separated his camp
from ours. He also doubled his guard.
stationing his soldiers in the rocks
which surrounded us. Thinking all
this somewhat peculiar. I sent one Of
the men to ask if he placed the guards
for our protection.
Ne" was his laconic answer. Soon
aftervard he came himself to our
camp. and through an interpreter
calmly informed me that he hadNor:
ders, presumably from Gen. Tino, to
execute us in the mountains.
I have always believed that the lieu
ecute us was due to the effect pro-
duced in his mind by an incident which
had occurred a night or two earlier.
At one of our stops he had shown me
a crucifix. which he wore hung by a
ribbon around his neck. and said to
me: "The 'Americanos' are not Chris
tions.''
"Oh, yes,'' replied. "All the Amer
leans are Christians.''
"But you never wear any cruciixes.' -
I opened my jacket and showed him
my breast. A crucifix had been tat
tooed there years age. when I was a
midshipman. The Tagal leaped to his
feet with an exclamation of surprise.
He instantly crossed himself. His eyes
nearly started out of his head. I ex-
planned to him that anyone could buy
a crucifx and hang it around his neck
but that I had endured pain to have
my crucifix pricked in the flesh, and
that, as he could see, it must always
be with me. There was a marked
change in his manner toward me after
that.
New Ulm review., 1900-10-17
OLD DOG NED RESCUES BABY
Die> After Carrying Child in Basket
Home to Weeping
Mother.

Jerome Wendfelt and family, of Jas.
per county, one day during this week
moved to farm in Pulaski county,
Ind. After all arrangements to start
had been completed they placed in the
charge of their eldest daughter for
safekeeping a baby boy aged seven
months. The daughter, in company
with her younger brothers and sister
drove ahead Of the remainder of the
family.
Upon the arrival of the Nendfelt
family at their new home the baby was
missing. Farmer friends started tlck
in search for the child.
AS the sun was setting a NewfvunG.
land dog came trotting up the wagcy,
road carrying basket in his mouth.
lie stopped before the grief-stricken
mother, laid it down before her and
lifted the cradle quilt with his paw. re,
vealing the baby.
The oldest daughter had given the
baby to one of her brothers to take tc
its mother. He laid the child down
under lilac bush and covered it with
a quilt.
Ned. a Newfoundland dog that be-
longed to the family, discovered the
sleeping child and brought it back tx
safety. Then he lay down and died Of
exhaustion.
New Ulm review., 1900-10-17
RED ROCK cLINGS TO NAME.
Story of How Town Came by 1t and
Its sturdyss Resolve Not to-
.sS Change IT.

up in Columbia county, said a1man
who spent the summer up the Hudson,
to New York Sunsreporter, sis Red
Rock, a small hamlet, 26 miles from
Albany and near East Chatham and
Creechy Lake. Now. Red 4Rocksisn't t
much of3a place, but there is some thing
interesting. about it that / fancy all
the world doesn't know. The pres
ent name is not the one it has always
borne, and what its other name wa S
don't know. Whatever it was the
people: did not like it,, and concluded
they would change it.. There was no
particular reason why they should call
1t Red Rock, but that was determin d
upon, and so Red Rock it became.
Then in the course of time strangers
of an inquiring turn of mind began
to skzWhy the place had suchaa a u anne.
and as no reason. could sbe given, new
corners Sto the ,neighborh ood began to
want name that meant some thing.
This insistence grew SO strong that the
old residents began to look around for
a reason for the name of their place,
and sateslastGthey found saahuge esbowlder
near by. which they said was what had
suggested the name. But the bowlder
was gray instead of red and the pro-
gressionists insisted that that would
not do. AT last: the old-timers hit
upon a new plan, and procuring bar
rel of red paint. they painted the big
rock red. Red Rock. indeed, it was
now, and not only5w was all opposition
to the name overcome, but the painting
of the rock every spring has become
an annual festival. and the people cele-
brate it with big picnic and general
celebra ton. 1t was a new idea to me.
and if there is any other town any
where on earth that is christened every
spring with red paint or any other
color, I don't know where it isl
New Ulm review., 1900-10-17
PRESIDENTS NEW LIKENESS
Has 1t Taken for Use During the Com
ing CampafEn-Goes to the Pho
toEraph Gallery for First Time.

President Mckinley, accompanied by
Secretary Cortelyou, visited a local
photographers the other morning and
had his photograph taken. The presi-
dent is becoming more democratic in
his habits, and this is the first time
since his occupancy of the white house
that he has gone to a photographer,
as they have always come to him. The
president has had great many pic
lures taken within the last few years,
but as the campaign is coming on and
there will be heavy demand for Pres
ident McKinley's photographs he pre-
ferred to have a later one used than
was circulated during the last com.
paign. -: 49,. ....-
New Ulm review., 1900-10-17
MINNESOTA NEWS. !
hate 81 Taxation.


The rate Of taxation for the state
revenue purposes has been fixed at l. 8
mills, i which is a decrease Of 1-1o Of !, a
mill mil from that Of last year. The rev
enue rate has not been so low for a
long time. In. In. .1ss41it was 1.ss, and in
1881 it fell to IL, which was the lowest
figure. There were then few state in
stitutions and it is ow contended that
the rate this year is the lowest com
paratively in the history. Of the state.
Lastyear the total assessed sFalua-
ton Of state property, real and per-
sonal, was 1856, 900, 900. The rate for
revenue purposes was Ia mills, which
applied produced a revenue of $s19, 600.
s This years total assessed valuation
will be about s6oo,oOO.o 900, which with
the'rate of 1.3 mills will produce rev
enue Of $3.50, O0O. Auditor .Dunnthinks
this amount sufficient, but, the legisla-
ture will have to husband its appro-
priations. "''.: -" ,1..j' ~ = S'.FF# al
New Ulm review., 1900-10-17
CLAIMS Leaving New ENGLAND.

Over the greater part of the New
England coast the supply ofqq9|ams has
suddenly diminished to an extent which
has become alarming. Extensive areas
which four or five years ago produced
great numbers of clans are now prac-
tically barren. The explana ton is sim
ply that the demand has increased at
such a rate that too large number OF
the natural ''seed" CLAIMS have been re-
moved and extinction suddenly fol.
lows. = ~ .,t. E.-. ~.