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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23
LAYING UP A COMPETENCE.
Something That Practically Any Man
Can DO Through Self Denial.

Something That Practically Any Man
Can DO Through Self Denial
There are some men OF genius
said Mr.. Nippingly, who accumulate
great fortunes by great strokes, but
by far the greater number OF fortunes.
including those OF moderate dimen-
sions, and these form the great ma
jority OF all. are made by the very sim
pie process OF living within ones In
come and investing the surplus with
more or less wisdom. but always where
II will be safe.
'The older I grow the more amazed
I am that more people don't lay up a
competence for themselves. as most
anybody can do. by beginning early In
life to live within their income and
sticking to that course faithfully. Did
I do this myself7 No. Am /, how
ever, having learned the wisdom OF
this course, now making n beginning?
I am obliged 10 say NO am still
spending all | get and laying by moth
Ing.
There are some lessons thdt we all
easily acquire, but never turn 10 our
own advantage. One OF these Is OF the
benefits that arise from the exercise
Of self denial We get from this at
once the direct benefit OF what we
save, and self denial nourishes.
strengthens and broadens the will and
enables man constantly TO do and TO
earn more and more.
There's simply nothing like self de-
NAL. II is the key to every one OF
life's treasures. and everybody has
one OF those golden keys IN his posses
sion, eager to help him and waiting
only for him to bring II In use."-New
York Sun
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23
THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER.
WHY 1T SHOULD RECEIVE THE SUP
PORT OF THE COMMUNITY.

Do you subscribe for your local paper
Ii not, why not?
Ii Is deserving Of and should receive
your support
f il gives you all the state and county
news;
II il contains the legal advertisements
lit Ia well printed;
IL the price Is reasonable.
Every man in the county should take
his local paper, for among other things
Ii keeps you in touch with county sf-
fairs;
1t keeps you posted as to the time for
paying taxes, the time for making re-
turns, the time OF court and the time
and place Of all religious and public
meetings;
Ii tells you what your neighbor Is
doing, how crops are getting on, who Is
married and who has died;
1t gives you hints about the farm
work, keeps you informed about the
state Of the cotton and produce markets
and tells you a thousand and one things
you want TO know;
IL teaches the children to take an In
terest In affairs and tells them what Is
going on in the great, busy world around
them.
Once its weekly visits have commenc-
ed, it will always be welcome and Ice
coming looked forward to.
Your county paper needs your sup
port, because the more subscribersa pa
per has the more 1t Can do for you.
Tue county paper Is the spokesman
for the section Ia which it Is published.
Ii tells the world what Is to be found
there, corrects Misrepresentation, AZ
tracts capital, helps develop the county
and jcslously guards It's interests and
good name.
A section Is judged by It's paper. II
the paper Ia slovenly printed, shows lack
of enterprise and culture, it reacts
against that seetiou.-Aiken Is. c.
ynsarnxi
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23
WATER For CALVES.

10 order to determine how much water
Is calves would drink, the water given
them for q week was weighed and put
into barrel with an attachment for let
ting IL out rs fast as needed, writes A. j.
Conovcr, in agricultural Epitomist.' v
In seven days the IL calves drank S6s
pounds Of water, or an average OF eight
pounds a day. The weather during this
time was warm for the first three days,
and cooler the last four days. In addi-
ton, the calves 90. an average OF II
pounds of skimmilk, besides grain and
hay.
The calves drank several times day,
not much at time, but often. | noticed
several times thst they took only one or
two swallows. Oftentimes they would
take few mouthfuls OF grain, 60 and
get two or three, sups Of water, and
would then 60 backto the grain again
Even after their ration Of milk they
would take few swallows Of water.
This experiment shows that calves need
water In addition to their milk ration
IL also shows that they like 1t often, and
not 80 much at time. Always see that
it Is fresh and clean.-NeW Englsnd
Farmer
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23

"You are charged. young man." the
magistrate said. not unkindly. with
soaring the complaining witness near
" out Of bis senses by putting him
through some mock ceremony Of ini
tiation. can make allowance for ex
uberance Of spirits among college stu
dents, but sometimes this exuberanct
II carried too far"
1T was this way, your honor" ex
claimed the youth who appeared to b
the spokesman-"we were out for .
little lark. and we caught q Jay"
THE fine will be g and costs EACH
said his honor. his face hardening
Chicaeo Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23

A story IL told of Dorothca Dix, who
years ago did good work I'm the prisons
and jails Of this country. She became
interested In one woman condemned tG
serve out sentence Of ten years and
tried IN vain to reach and touch hei
heart. She remained stolld and i'm
movable. unaffected by either kindness
or reproof.
One day Miss Dix saw her eyes light
en- when she entered her cell. They
were fixed on little spray Of rose
geranium leaves which the good Quak
eress had pinned on her breast. Miss
Dix gave Il to her. The woman broke
into an eager laugh.
The next time the visitor came she
brought a wooden trayful OF earth
which she placed In the window Of the
cell. and half dozen slips Of flowers
Two years later she wrote To a friend
&c. Is human being. found the
key. I think can help her"
The old Scotch believed that certain
persons were gifted with second
sight. which enabled them to read In
each persons face his future. The
sight which enabled this helper Of man
kind to see the possibilities Of good In
others was a keen spiritual perception
that had been fostered and strengthen.
ed by her charity and patience In deal.
ing with the degenerate souls for
whom she gave her llfe.--Youth's Com.
panion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23
s,ockinr, ma CIove..

To save time Is almost as important
as to save clothing. A woman who
has mastered both arts suggests knee
mendlng process for the stockings Of
children that viii be useful to many
busy mothers. In buying the stock
ings for my family Of little boys and
girls" she says, II select those very
long In the leg. When the inevitable
gaping hole appears on the knee, SIM
ply cut the stocking In two at that
point and stitch seam around the
knee on the sewing machine, shorten.
ing the stocking Of course. but elimi-
rating the hole In way that makes the
result almost equal to new stocking.
II takes me three minutes"
The same woman does not discard q
pair Of gloves which she fnds on at
tempting to wear are too large for her,
but takes a seam through the palm OF
the hand, between the opening, where
they fasten. and the outside seam. 1t
Is rare, according to her, that little
gore taken at this point does not give
the glove an excellent At. without do
ing any serious injury to its appear
ance.--New York Post.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23
An Anased woman.

A woman who had an Arabic glass
cup Of the fourteenth century and did
not know It's value took It to the Brit
ish museum. After due consideration
the expert, to her surprise, said that,
though the museum did not want 1t. II
might be worth $1,000. The woman
shuddered. because she had been car
rying In a crowded London omnibus a
bit of glass worth so much money and
It had miraculously escaped smashing
Finally. wanting money more than
Arabian glass. she sent the object to
an auctioneer's. Fancy her amazement
wnen, starting at $2.500, the Arabic
cup went by leaps and bounds and was
finally knocked down for the nice sum
Of $4,000.
Actually the Arabic cup was worth
very much less, but 1t 30 happened
that there were two rivals at the auc'
ton, who bid against each other
China, Glass and Lamps.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23

as he was thinking 20 much about them
he asked nobody which was the she Of his
boyish memory. And the next morning
be started out early for 3 canter with
the two sisters He rode better than the
proverbial sailor and made love -
we'll Both sisters thought him delight
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23

There is an inclination among some
poultry writer's to charge roup to colds
The fact Is that cold and roup are very
different things. Roup is bacterial dis
ease, and cold Is not. Bot . cold may
make the bird more easily attacked By
roup germs that may be In the poultry
house.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23

Ne Success without Love Of Work.
ITO win success In any vocation. tho
present day requires hard, persistent.
conscientious work. the best equip
ment that Is possible and the employ
ment Of every resource that can be
commanded" writes Barton Cheyuey
In The Ladies' Home Journal. Even
the young mans milnner. his personal
ity, 10 factor that makes itself felt In
his work. while executive ability and
good, hard common sense are elements
Of genius that should never be lacking.
The young man should clearly under
stand In advance that II he does not
have the capacity or love for work
there Ii no profession In which he can
win success. But, having this, he will
find great opportunities to make a
name for himself and to earn larger
pccunlary rewards than men have ever
before been able to coin out OF their
hrainSn
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23

It Il an old saying, "Good cows are
born;" all the good feed on earth Will
not make good milker out Of : natural
IL poor COW, neither can you get butter
fat out d ssblue milk." individual
nerit and goea sesedins nshss I esed
dAiry animal. =
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23

Brown. the banker, Is fond Of horses
and the other day bought nice filly.
Exhibiting her to some friends, one
asked, what Is her namer "Pye
named her Mildred, after my wife, be-
cause she's such persistent nag
New York Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23

Wool Is advancing. Wool is scarce.
sheep are advancing. sheep are scarce.
What will be the resultf More sheep Will
be bred In 1900 than for years. Farmers
should think Of these things and prepare
for 1900 by buying small dock OF reg.
istered ewes. They will pay you good
interest on your investment.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23

Correspcndcace on practical agricultural sopiss
n solicited Adircss all communication In
tended Tor this Department 60 HExRv ID. Han
noxp, Agricultural Editor Oxford Ocmocrst
PAris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23

Dairy cows must always b. In thrifty
CONDITION - eiyo IL boGt Ioonlts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23

One other error In Q different line,
Some writer's and competitors 6nd Il
difficult to distinguish between the
phrase al ready and the adverb already,
40 that you occasionally hnd such ex.
presslons a. this: "He was already 70
start at an hours notice" Sometimes BY
analogy the word alright ID coined and
u,ed-which reminds me.
A few weeks since laid down on the
counter OF . telegraph Office telegram
which knew contained eleven words,
with the proper amount Of money to
pay the toll. The young lady operator
picked up the telegram, counted Oh ten
words, and gathered In the money ex.
cept two cents which she passed back to
me.
"Ah," said I, N had the impression
that had written eleven words"
"Oh, WE'LL" was her cheerful reply,
81 can az that. I'll make al right one
word-al-r-ig-h-t."
For an instant I looked at her half
daxed, hardly comprehending the posi-
billty which she suggested. Then /
realized what q great gulf Is fixed be-
tween the profession OF the telegrapher
and that OF the PRooFREADER.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23

There is another department-that Of
proper names where considerable latl.
tude ID possible; nevertheless, compost.
tors coming across certain names for the
drst time are almost 40 likely TO mis-
spell them - to spell them correctly
Au occasional dropping Of the from
Bismarck might not be surprising; but
to see the name appear - Bismdrk q
dozen times 10 the course Of one article,
Get from correct printed copy, by COM
positor who was not familiar with the
name, or to see cans OF Ink, made by q
German firm, labeled "BismarE Brown"
ls hardly to be expected, yet both In
stances have come under my observa-
tion. Soioman and Norman may not
cause much wonder, II seen occasion
ally; but Why should the which Is 80
frequently dropped from the name OF
our lake system, making 1t Rdngiey,
resppear In the name of Massachusetts
town, making It Beverley? Why should
q letter 30 often be taken out OF one
Oxford County name, making 1t Wdd
iceU, and put into another where II
doesn't belong, mixing It WdrdacortA9
Why does the English Edmund 60 often
become transformed to the French
Edmoadg Why does Jordan so frequent
" turn up as Jordon, and Gordon ~
Gordemg Why does Meserre become
Merserre, and Mdnderille become Man
derriile, the first time compositor ever
sees the name In his copy? All these
errors are OF 40 frequent occurrence that
| wonder seriously sometimes what is
the mental process which originates
them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23

READ DOURSEI6HBoRs' 'ADyERrishk>Ts
Then come and bsy General Merchandise OF US
b ATWOOD q Co. BucKrIxIp. NE.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23

II. A. BRADEEN, Milion Plantation, Maine
erooe-ies, Dry Goods. Boots and shoes n
Bottom Prfces-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23

RUY EquipOlse Waists. Corsess. Gloves and MI
ipery. Br,dal q Mourning outats Specially.
Lx.oxr A ROLAND. LEwIsros, III Lisbon 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16
TO CLEAR FREE STATE.
Roberts Sends Troops to Orange
River Country -Disloyalty IN Cape

London, March 16.--Lord Roberts be-
gan yesterday q campaign to smash the
Boer forces on the southern frontier bf
the Orange Free State. He dispatched
Gen Pole Carew, with 1000 men of the
guards brigade and two guns and a
small body Of mounted infantry. from
Bloemfontein to cooperate with the
troops under Gems. Gatacre, Clements
and Brabant.
IL WAS predicted some time ago that
the British general was likely to reduce
TO submission or hopelessly TO scatter
\ the Boers along the Orange river before
1 beginning his adyanceon the Transvaal
Whether. having received advices from
Gen. GAacre regarding the numbers Of
the Orange Free staters opposing the
( passage of the Orange river, he has de-
cided that it is necessary TO delay the
movement of the main army in the di-
rection Of kroonstad, Steyns new seat
of government, remains to be seen. 1t is
rather expected here that he will show
himself in no hurry 10 advance. prefer
ring to rest his troops, perfect his COM
munications and open raiiway connec-
tion With Naauwpoort and De Aar
Junction.
following from Lord Roberts: Bloem-
fontein, Thursday, March l5 1.55 p. m.
Gen. Gatacrc crossed the Orange river
and occupied Bethulie this morning.
Gen. Reginald PoleCarow. With 1000
men of the Guards brigade. two guns
and Il small body of m; united infantry
left here in three trains this morning te
join hands with Gen. Gatacre and Gen
Clements. He had passed Bethany al
4:4O p. IN. without meeting with opposi-
,ion. having been able to supply from
his troops engine drivers, firemen. fit
ters. molders, smiths, carpenters, etc.
, That fortune continues to favor the
British in the southern extremity of thu
area of conflict is shown by the fac
that Gen. Gatacre is officially reported
} to have crossed the Orange river and t,
: lhave occupied Bethulie.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16
uD1v1NE HEALER ARRESTED.
I,rancfs Truth Taken Into Custody os
Federal officer.

Boston, Mass. March ls-Francls
Truth. who advertised extensively that
ha Was a divine healer and who con-
Quoted The Francis Truth Institute of
Divine Healing al GA Bcwdoin square,
was arrested yesterday afternoon by
Postoffiee inspector George $. Exams on
me ilarge cf using the mails to de-
fraud MIR Truth was taken 10 the
Charles strest jail, bail for ilearing
being fixed a, 5000. and the United
States district attorney issued orders
that 40 bail Should he accepted until
the securities offeied could be fully eS-
amined.
There wsra forty girls working in the
.,institute" as typew,Iters and folders.
ana they vefe thrown into a panic by
Tn, raid. many OF them rushing into the
street without their hats or wraps.
Francis Tralh has been running his
Institute of Divine Healing here for
several months ana claimed 10 be able
Ia cure every physical ailment tnru a
divine gift His callers have numbered
several hundreds daily and his mali
business has been enormous. The post
office inspectors say that his mail re-
Il eeipts alone fei several weeks haze av-
erage, S30.0o0 q day. The postoftice de-
partment issued q. fraud order against
/ the heaief yesterday and truck Load
Of mail has since accumulated in the
Boston postoffice for him.
Yesterday afternoon Inspector Evans
4 hebbiing along With a pair of crutches.
shwas assisted into the healer's 'insti-
i tu,es by Deputy United States Marshal
Matters. Who represented him as being
4 sufferer from rheumatism. Truth
charged him 81. told him TO have faith
I and believe that he was We'll and ne
would be all right. Inspector Evans
recovered instantly and arrested the
!, healer. whose Wife, who was present
had mysteries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16
To Incrensc Gunrd .Approprlntion.
GLUCOSE coNcERNs MERGED.
Consolidation Companies Worth
y 500, 100000 to Have Taken

New York, March 1s. The consolila-
tion OF the Glucose SusH Refining
Company, the United states Glucose
Refining Company. the United states,
the National and the United Starch
companies. which has besn under con-
sideration for some time. is reported 10
have been practically oonsumnated. II
is said the capitalization is Sl0o,0o0o0o.
Charts r. Flint has beer active ia
bringing about the combination. The
! glucose company has liSteai on the stock
exchange s1,Ol9,ooo additional of pre-
ferred stock. making tae total amount
I listed Sl2 h38 300
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16
Chicago Weather.

Chicago. Marcn ls.A high baronle-
ter in the northwest se-.t few cold
ehills toward Chicago yesterday. They
arrived late in the evening, and early
this morning the thermometer was
down TO ~ above zero The weather
man estimated last night that the mer-
curry might go as low as ) aboxe. The
fprecast Thursday night was. .Gener-
ally fair and continued cold Friday and
issaturday.N Today the temperature is
scheduled TO be about the same as yes
terday. falling again during the night.
The wind WIFI be in the northwest and
4 Wiil nlow brisk enough to bother s.sdaes-
& triars as they go around street corr
fers, Iii other parts of the country
hey had an assortment of weather
yestsrdays In the northwest it was
eal5 winter weather Duluth shivering
IL minus i atmosphere Clear crisp
wqathsr which VIII give the ears a
pleasant tinele is the prospect for the
NEXT forty eight hours.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16
HEAVY STORMS ~ THE EAST.

snow, Hail and Sleet Prevailing Over
an Unusually Large Area.
Washington, March 16-This district
and points much farther south are ex-
periencing unusual weather for this
season OF the year About eight inches
of snow has fallen here and light snow
Is reported in northern Louisiana.
Snow fell as far south as Waco, Tex,
something never known heretofore.
Fruit trees in bloom and tender vege-
tables have been damaged and killed.
entailing heavy loss Heavy snow fell
IN MISSISSIPPI, causing much damage
to fruit
In New York the snowfall is quite
! heavy. accompanied by sieet and hail.
/ The storm is sweeping northward and
1 Will likely extend thru the New Eng
I land states. All of the area east of the
Mississippi river is affected. Colder
weather is following the storm and
threatens TO reach the freezing point
thruout the south tonight or tomorrow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16
sCHURM.AN WITH PORTO RICO.
says Obligation to Extend Tarim
~ - 8 1 NJ ,r.nl llua.


Laws is a Moral One.
New York. March 1.-THE following
letter from President Jacob G.. Schur-
man, of Cornell university, president OF
the old Philippines commission, To u
personal friend. is published here to-
day:
Ithaca, n. e., March 19.-Dear Sir: /
agree With you that the United States
is under obligation to extend Its tariff
laws TO the Island of Porto Rico. But
cannot accept your contention that
this obligation is derived from the con-
stitution, which. in my Judgment, does
not of its own force apply to annexed
territories The obligation is moral.
not constitutional. AS the president
said, with equal truth and felicity, it is
our plain duty.
We are bound to this course by
solemn promises. The supreme and IL
lresistable reason for removing all Gus
tom barriers between the United States
and Porto Rico is the promise made by
| General Miles, when first landing
American forces on the island that
Porto Rlcans should enjoy the same
1 rights, privileges and immunities as
| the people of the United States. The
present issue is simply this: Shall we
repudiate or shall we fulfill the ma
tional engagements? Shall this great
republic break faith with the little
island of Porto Rico? Having secured
the fruits Of General Miles promise
shall We now renounce the promise?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16
Attack ON SALISBURY.

London, March 16.-The executive
committee of those who have organized
themselves into body in favor of stop
ping the war publishes resolution to
the effect that the reply of the premier
to the appeal of Presidents Kruger and
Steyn Tears off the mask and reveals
the truth. go long denied, that the war
is being waged for the destruction of
the independence OF the Dutch common
Wealths. I" and declares q time will come
when all who are opposed to the war
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16
Bra bant Lack. Artinery.

Jamestown, Cape Colony. Thursday.
March 16.-There was much enthusiasm
at Aliwal north when Braban,'s troops
occupied that place. Commandant
Oliver. the Boer commander, apologized
for the action Of the Beers during the
last days OF occupation, saying he could
not control his men. The British are
now intrenched on the Free State side
of the Orange river, with the Beers
holding AN advantageous hill in from,
OF them. Brabant is greatly hanspered
owing to lack of artillery, having only
two fifteen-pounders.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16
T.-R. BUl TIN.
NOTICEABLE NJ. /, OF TODAY
The Weather.

Tie Weather.
Iowa-Fair and continued cold tonight
and Saturday.
Illinois-Fair and continued colo to-
night and Saturday; colder in the south
tonight.
PACE ONE.
TODAYsS TELEGRAPHIC NEWS:
Roberts Entry Into Bloemfontein
The South African War Situation.
Porto Rieo Relief Bill Passes Senate.
Fruit Killed ny Frost in the South.
American War Ship Sent 10 China.
The Iowa Leglsiatais.
PAGE TWO.
TELEGRAPH AND GENERAL:
Root Praises the cubans.
The Situation at Santiago
New York Anti-vice Crusade.
PACE THREE.
IOWA NEWS
The Care of Iowa's Insane.
Judge Blair Makes Important Ruling.
Funny Incident at State College.
News ofsthe State.
5 PAGES FOUR AND FIVE.
EDITORIAI.;
Clark for supreme Judge.
Governor shaw's Reply.
Take Full Time 70 Act.
Iowa History.
Vice in Great Cities.
Topics. Press Comment, Iowa Items
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
HCITY NEWS:
! o,uarry Man Wants $1,000 Damages.
Dr. Sanders on LeGrand Depot Case
4 Disappointed il. a Marriage License