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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08

TENDED BY SHOUTING "ELEPHANT.' "
Editor Democrat
In the issue of the Oxford Democrat
of Dec. %, in an article over the sigma
ture of w. II. Jenne, the suggestion Is
made that we dispose Of portion OF
Moore Park-to trade the elephant for
a smaller sized beast"
L regret exceedingly that the sugges-
ton should be sown BROADCAST, for a pro-
test can only follow in its wake. At
tention will be called to that slip with
the remark "You can see how much the
people appreciate their donors" This
carries prejudice with it, and misrep-
resents the sentiment Of our people, and
cannot be otherwise than harmful.
The people Of this village that love
their homes do not forgot the benefac-
lions Of Hollis Moore: The one thou
sand dollars for park. The one
thousand to South Paris Village Corpo-
ration for library. The one thousand
dollars for care of cemetery. The one
thousand dollars for Congregational
church. The one thousand, three hun
dred for Methodist church and other
gifts.
/ have vet to meet the person who
does not consider it an insult to his kind
ness of heart and also to his many
friends.
| do not fear the despoiling Moore
Park. The voters of South Paris would
not allow it, nor could they II they
would.
The following extract, it seems, will
set this matter to rest:
al, Hollis Moore. make this codicil to my Will
that Is to say. I give one thousand collars
(si ,OOO) to purchase a lot Of land now owned by
Mrs. Mary bennett In the village OF South fariS
"To the Methodist Episcopal church, South
Paris village, one thousand three hundred
dollars (but subject to the condition that rom
that amount there shall be placed on the steeple
plus after that remain shall go the so -iety.)"
NV only object In penning this CON-
munication is that we may avoid being
placed in false position.
We, as q town, have suffered hereto
fore, By being misunderstood. An
honored townsmsn, William Deering,
who has won great success in the COM
mercial world, made a proposition some
wears since to give the town ten thous-
and dollars for library purposes. Only
two or three ever saw the proposition a.
| ever learned, and the people remained
in ignorance. To our cost we learned
later that delays are dangerous.
An apparent cant Of courtesy on oal
part alienated the good Intentions Of oui
,could.be beaetdctor. We were placed In
humiliatiug position through no fault O
ours, and in fact no more responsible
than IL said letter had been lost In transit
and never reached its destination. W.
do not care to extend this comedy o
errors, but trust that hereafter the gen
erous hand that may be held out to u
| will not be closed by some one shouting
elephant" >. +. MANN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
BROUGHT GOOD FORTUNE.

A small item In his own paper lately
brought amazing good fortune to Editor
Chris Reitter of the Saginaw Mich. }
Post and Zeituug. He and his family
had the Grip In It's worst form. Their
doctor did them no good. Then he read
that DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds was q
guaranteed cure for La Grippe and all
Throat and Lung troubles; tried 1t and
says: "Three bottles cured the whole
family. No other medicine on earth
equals It." Only SOC. and $l.00 at F. A.
Shurtleff & Co.'s drug store. Trial bot
ties free.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
A DEEP MYSTERY.

tits a mystery why women endure
Backache, Headache, Nervousness.
Sleeplessness, Melancholy, Painting and
Dizzy Spells when thousands have prov
ed that Electric Bitters will quickly
cure such troubles. 81 suffered for years
with kidney trouble" writes Mrs. Phebe
Cherley, Of Peterson, Ia, "and lame
back panied me 80 could not dress my.
self, but Electric Bitters wholly cured
me, and, although 70 years old, I now
am able to do all my homework" 1t
overcomes Constipation, improves Ap-
petite, gives perfect health. Only 5Oc. at
r. A. Shurtleff & Co.'s drug store.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
hSW,S THIS I

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
apy case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY Co, Props, Toledo. 0.
We the undersigned. have known +. =. Che
fectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligations
made bv their firm.
WEST & TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
gists, Toleio, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Ii taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Price IS cents per bossie. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.
Whereas John c. r. Ridlon Of Porter, In the
County Of oxford, and State Of Maine, did, by
his mortgage deed, dated the sixteenth day OF
March, f. b. 1888, and recorded In the OXFORD,
Western District Registry Of Deeds, In book
70, page 473, convey TO Mary A. Ridlon OF said
Porter a certain lot or parcel Of land together
with the buildings thereon, situated In Porter,
aforesaid, upon the north side of the county
road leading from Kezar Falls 10 Cornish VII
lage, and bounded as follows: Beginning on
said road at The southwest corner OF land OF
James W. Chapman and running thence north.
Wardly by said Chapman's land twenty rods to
the new road, so-called; thence westward!y on
said new road TO q point that would be Inter-
sected by the extension Of the boundary line be-
tween land being described and that Of Lydia
SAWYER; thence southwardly one rod 70 Lydia
SaWyer's land aforesaid and by said land TO the
county road aforesaid; thence eastwardly by
said road TO the point Of beginning.
And whereas the said Mary A. Ridlon has
since deceased, testate; and whereas the last
will of said Mary A. Ridlon was proved and
allowed and letters of administration with the VIII
annexed issued on the sixteenth day OF October,
A. d. 1900, to Sherman 1. Gould Of Portland, In
the County of Cumberland and State Of Maine.
And whereas the condition Of said mortgage
deed has been broken. Now therefore BY
reason of the breach of the condition thereof,
claim foreclosure Of said mortgage.
Dated at Portland this fourth day OF January,
A. D. 1901.
CT. A., of the estate Of Mary A. Ridlon,
deceased.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
TT GIRDLEs THE GLOBE.

The fame of Bucklen's Arnics Salve,
ss the best in the world, extends round
the earth. It's the>one perfect healer OF
Cuts, Corns, Burns, Bruises, Sores,
Scslda, Boils, Ulcers, Felons, Aches,
Pains and all Skin Eruptions. Only In
fallible Pile cure. 25c. box at F. A
Shurtleff & Co.'s drug store.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
RIOWN no ATOMS,

The old Idea that the body sometimes
needs powerful, drastic, purgative pill
has been exploded; for DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, which are perfectly harmless,
gently stimulate liver and bowels to ex-
Del poisonous matter, cleanse the system,
and absolutely cure Constipation and
Sick Headache. Only 25c. at F. A.
Shurtleff & Co.'s drug store.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
PERSONAL.

Hon. John P. Swssey Of Canton has
been appointed by President Mckinley
one of the board Of visitors to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
NOTICE.

All persons are notified not to trust my wife
Jennie s. Record, after this date on my account
as she has left my bed and board and shall pay
none of her debts after this date.
'''' - ''N' ~ II. A. RECORD.
East Hebron, Dec. 18th, 1900.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08

NOTICE.
In the District Court of the United States for
the District of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter Of
Rumford, Bankrupt.
To the creditors of Joseph st. Pierre, In the
County of Oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice is hereby given that on the 22nd day Of
Der., A. D. 1900, the said Joseph st. Pierre
was duly adjudicated bankrupt. and that the first
House, in South Paris, on the 18th day Of Feb
A. D. 1901, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, at which
time the said creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint trustee, examine the bankrupt
and transact such other business as may proper.
IL come before said meeting.
South Paris, Jan. Z, 1901.
Referee In Bankruptcy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
MARRIED.

In West Paris, at the N. e. Parsonage, Jan: !,
nj II O'Clock p. H., by Rev. 4. A. Rich, Nj.
Austin J. Hayes and Mrs. Abbie 8. Roberts,
In Fryebure, Dec. Is, by Rev. e. II. Abbott.
Mr.. James W. Eastman and Miss Ina sawtene,
In FryeburS, Bee. %, by Rev. B. N. Stone, Mr.:
Howard Jones and Miss Hattie ToWle, DOM OF
IN Bridgton, Dec. 90, by Rev. D. B: Holt, Mr.
Ashbel g. Smith Of Stoneham and Miss Allie II.
In STOW, Dec. Is, by Rev. e. +. Doughty. Mr.:
Walter Bemis Of Hafbor, and Miss Ida Bemis OF
In Dixaeld, Jan. /, by Rev. n. Holman, Mr..
Fred r. Putnam and Miss Annie II. Putnam
both of Rumford.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08

Beginning Dec. 3lst, all mileage books
on the Maine Central Railroad were made
good to bearer, instead of being limited
to the purchaser and his wife.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
NEW POSTMASTER.

Burt C. Webb has been appointed
postmaster at East Fryeburg.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
DRESS GOODS.

LOTT. Fancy Stripe and Plaids in
cuts Of 8 to Z yards. Marked down to
81. 40 per pattern.
LOT2. Fancy Stripes, Plaids and
Checks, &C., 3 IL to yards in each
piece. Now Csc. per pattern.
LOT3. Gray, Brown and Automo-
bile Red, in all Wool Dress Goods SO
inches wide. Marked down to 4Oc. per
yard.
LOT4. Five Fancy, Nobby Plaid
Skirt Patterns. Sold at 81 per yard.
Now 69c. per yard.
LOTS. Blue, Black, Brown and Gray
Cancels Hair Dress Goods In all the
latest styles and cOlorings. Sold all
season at S1.25 and Sl.39 per yard.
Now 95c. per yard.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
STATE OF MAINE.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
AND ROAD BILLS.
Dec. Term, 1900.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
THE PARK QUESTION.

MR.. MANN THINKS THE COMEDY OF
ERRORS SHOULD NO LONGER BE EN-
TENDED BY SHOUTING ELEPHANT"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08
LADIES' JACKETS.

We shall make our Ladies' Jackets,
what few we have on hand, into just too
lots and close them out ut about one
half price. This is your chance to save
from SO to 50 on Jacket.
LOTT. Ladies' Kersey Coats, Silk
Lined, Pearl Buttons, Strap Seams,
Storm Collar, Dip Fronts and Bell
Sleeve; all this seasons goods, sold at
81 80, IS. 40 and SO. Now $4.9s:
LOT2. Ladies' Fine Melton and
Kersey Coats, Lined with SINNERS
S,tin Lining, Latest Styles, SOLO ior
50 9S and Sl1.9S. NOW so.oV.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-01-08

o0oN o' To GEO. W. RIDLoN. DIR
New-York tribune., 1901-02-24

TO the mail He remembers it being whispered
this was Lord Edward the Patriot. who often
came to attend meetings in that disguise. He
would add. Lord Edward was beautiful rider.
fearless in all things. once a gentleman told
me he renleIn bered staying in a country house in
Limerick during the time my father was IN
hiding pedler came 10 the door. and in those
days pedlerS great favoritsS. often having
beautiful and interesting things to sell This
pedler called in and the ladies gathered
round him. Presently the gentlenan's attention
Was drawn To the scene by hearing of the won
dertul bargains going. and as he approached he
recognized my father in the pedler- Knowing
all present not friends To the cause he
approached t. buy a silk kerehief and under his
breath he did So whispered, You aye selling
too cheap; you had better br off. The pedler
took the hint"
Here is my srIndmothor's description os Mime.
When knew her at the Arsenal where Ma
pcieOn had given her am apartment and PEN
sion of G.ono francs. she had round her small
school of adopted children. whose education.
literary and accomplished she had undertaken
herself 1 used To- 80 u the Arsenal At - in the
morning and stay with her all day long for
ekS together. | never more happy
better entertained She must have been past
seventy. and she was a wonderful woman for
her age. She studied. read. painted miniature
tlow"Ts parchment. kept her English. Italian
and Spanish by reading page of each (Often
rrore never less) every day. She wrote her
novels and made extracts from every thing she
read l have never seen 50 industrious spirit.
aud she had the art of making love work.
She lived herb soups. sorreI and roots.
StaICeIy any meat anu nioSt uiSsiSTeSdDle
drink called Leau de Patience. excessively bit
ter; believe it was decOction of the Colombo
root. Her room was filled with little tables COW
cred with small objects miniatures. souvenirs.
enamelled SNUFF boxes and the like. She threw
net and lace wells over these to keep them from
the dust She was of a tall. thin figure and
stopped; she had bright chocolate eyes and a
sallow severe looking face which became very
animated when she talked When she was an
cry IL changed completely and became hard
and fierce. To hear her and old Talleyrand talk
for two or three hours together was. even to- nv
young ears, the perfection OF high bred CONVEX
satiOn; refined. natural, cutting and full of real
fun. His description of the Empire parvenus
and the Imperial Court. and her remarks on the
new manners and customs OF Paris since the
Revolution. were most amusing. IL struck me
that he came out to the Arsenal Ca long way)
10 have crack with her to refresh himself
Vous rappelez- -vous' would bring forth such
souvenirs; sad and droli. They both regretted
the pleasant past. One evening that l spent
New-York tribune., 1901-02-24

Queen of Naples. and the Queen of Spain. Jo-
sephs Wife, have met in her rooms. but on THIS
day she received note from the Queen OF
Spain's sister. Princesse de Pontecorvo. who had
married BernadOtte. 1t to say that they
were coming that evening to bid her fareweAi.
he had been appointed heir to the Kingdom or
Sweden, and, helas. they were to start for
Stockholm the next day At . o'clock they ar
rived. He was a handsome. very dark and
Southern looking man, with black crisp hair
and piercing dark eyes. He had high nose.
small white teeth, and rather a look OF a che
VaIler dlndustrle He spoke GaScon French IN
frank, pleasant manner. Nine de Pontecorvo
was little huddled up bundle of a woman. very
dowdy. with sandy curls hanging round her face
like rough terrier. She a cap with roses
and an old shawl They brought tall, hand
some lad. Oscar, with them. who had no shy
ness. but at the same time pleasant bearing
and the best manners. BernadOtte was talking
10 my mother Cady Edward fitzgerald) and
overheard his wife bemoaning herself to Nine
de Genl:s. She spoke of being buried in Sweden,
but he cut her short. 'AllOns, alions, IL ny q
pas de quof Sc plaindre quand on vous ofsre I'm
royaume. III faut taeher de vous consoIer' he
said laughing. He showed himself honestly
happy as king over his elevation. expatiating
ON Napoleon's gracious manner in giving him
the crown. Je sas bien que vOus aurez tOujours
lie ceur francais.' In this instance, in that
or ms brother Joseph, in Spain, of Eugene Beau
harnais IN Italy, Louis in Holland. and Murat in
Naples. Napoleon was mistaken. To their credit
they. like Macbeth. had not the illness that
should attend his ambition. The interests and
suferngS OF the conquered countries were too
mighty for the 'coeur francais' to prevail"
My grandmother had one other story about
Lord Edward that has thrill and a pathOs of
it's own When his life nearly sped. life
or romantic adventure and of energy as tireIeSs
as 1T was impetuOus he lay on his deathbed in
prison Crowds of those whose cause he had
sustained assembled in the street TO hear the
last words Of their leader. From early morning
70 night they stood in rain or sunshine listening
70 a voice raised in the deIriun of fever Come
on. come on, 1t cried: and again, Damn yoU.
come on 1t penetrated the prison wall and
below.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-24
WAS M arnold OF HEBREW BLOOD,

From The London Chronicle
A friend. knowing my interest in the pedigree
of the Arnold family Of Rugby. has called my
attention to the -iOte quoted from a correspond
ent5 letter ON page y OF Thursdays issue mo
vember 11) The news that "the Arnold family
Is or JEWISH extraction. and that its Hebrew
name IN Germany. whence it came TO this coun-
try. was Aaron" is news indeed Presumably
your correspondent has some authority for his
statements. and should like TO know il For
some years have been familiar with the Arnold
pedigree. and have quite recently elUcidated the
maternal descent of Matthew and other children
OF Dr. Arnold of Rugby from Prince Thomas OF
BrothertOn. son of Edward | by his second mar
rage with Marguerite. daughter of Philip H.
lie hardi. OF France. In my researches have
had the ready assistance II several of the pres
ent generation of the ArnOIds.
In the pstteTnal line DIR. Arnold of Rugby may
be regarded the patriarch OF the family He
was the son of William Arnold OF Slatw oods
Isle of Wight CHer Maiesty's Collector of Gus
toms) by his wife Martha. daughter OF John
Delafeld. From the family records Williams
imEnediate progenitOrs had been settled in the
Isle or Wight for two generations and tradition
ally are said TO have been of Suffolk origin. II
may be noted that family of Arnolds is record
ed as 9f CreIner in the HeraIds' visitations OF
Norfolk, lots. 1889. l6l3 and 1861. although the
connection between them and the Arnolds OK
Rugby If anD has yet to be established
The mother of Matthew and grandmother OF
Mrs. Humphry Ward and the Arnold Forsters
WAS Mary daughter of the Rev John Penrose
vicar Of Peterborough. who a kinsman Of the
Duchess of Kingston of the famous bigamy case.
and owed his incumbency 10 her patronage
Through Mary PcnrOse Matthew Arnold derived
fronl the F1rdS OF DeVonShire, the stock from
which the ElZaoethan dramatist John Ford also
spTaug.
There is no need TO go away from England in
pursuit of the Arnold pedigree. Arnold is . we'll
and old established English surname widespread
ir. the East. Mdauds and Southwest Accord
ing to Guppy, it's greatest relative frequency is
In WarwIo kShire, Rutland. Monmouth. Essex
and Hampshire In ultimate origin il NAV be
old German, but this can be left to philOIOgiSts
20 discuss. For centuries il has been an Eng
lish yeoman name. and. although remembering
that H. SenedloSy the unexpected has a knack OF
happening, am willing 10 accept correction IL
your correspondent furnishes proof Until that
proof is furnished and without standing behind
any man in admiration for the Jewish race. I
shall COntlI ue % discern in the lineamentS OF
Matthew ATnCldS COuntenance the physical Pc
culIaritleS Of his ancestry belonging 10 our pa
triCtaD English race-COmpGund of Norman
Saxon. Dane and Crlt-and "a attribute the Pc
cUlar character and quality Of his mind to the
fuSi 81 the blood he Inherited from his mother
with that of the sturdy English yeOman stock
whose surname he with others of his inrnediate
kin has rendered IluStriOus
New-York tribune., 1901-02-24
\ LINK WITH THE PAST.
OF PAMELA, LADY
CAMPBELL.

Mrs. Pamela Tenant. i'll The London Spectator.
May L contribute to your links with the
past? In the following anecdotes and narra-
tive it is my grandmother. Pamela, Lady Camp
bell who is speaking She was daughter TO
Lord Edward Fitzgerald. and had some stories
of that eventful and unfortunate career:
Il knew very little about my father; the sub
ject was too painful and sorrOwful one The
4th of June, when the guns fired for the King s
birthday dark day iii our house, Tor IT
was the anniversary of my fathers death
Grandmamma wore his cOlOred handkerchief
next her heart. and it was laid in her cofln
with her. She once or twice spoke to me of him.
She told me ne had lost all hope of success for
the last year; tnat she and my mother had both
ON their knees entreated him to give IT up and
go abroad but he broke from them, saying 1T
was too late he had led others into danger, and
he must share it, This happened in the summer
house at Frescat He might to the very last
have escaped: indeed. the Duke of Wellington
told me in 1923 at Strathfielisaye that the Gov
ernrnent had been most anxious that ne should
do So An old Quaker. MIR Sprowle. who had
been connected with the politics of 9S. told me
he used small pale man, deeply pock-
marked. with remarkable eyes. riding position
New-York tribune., 1901-02-24


graph. taken in London. where he has for some
years made his home.
for the serial rights of his novel kim" He
heard with astunishment. of course. yet II II
were a new and remarkably popular brand of
soap or baking powder nobody would wonder
feeling that authors ought To live on pittance
and leave their families nothing when they die?
A successful author must eat. wear clothes and
manufacture.
Mr. Herbert Spencer will not enter upon the
wcary task of revising all the volumes that
form his system Of philosophy. tie at one time
intended To do this. but has now given up the
idea his most authoritative disciples believing
that Lis careful revision of his First PrinCt-
pies" already accomplished. is quite sufficient
English writer's are Wreakins themselves on
biographies Of Queen Victoria. Between forty
and fifty are already available and at least
twenty more ON the press And AL are more
or less rehashes Of the first.
The favoritc author of the Queen WAS, We are
told Sir Walter Scott. She fond uf novels
and read great many, preieIrinS. like most
people. those which had happy ending.
Victoria after all. did not do very much for
literature. The oniy writer's who received hon
Ors during her reign We're Lord TennySOn. Sir
Walter BcSant Sir Lewis Morris and Sir TheO-
Core Martin The list has it's absUrditieS- And
yet the reign glorious i'll its literature.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-24

temperate worship OF strength the demand for
originality at any cost, the public consent that
any VagaTies of language were permissible and
even admirable so long as they helped writer
TO fiaunt his own personality and arrest atten-
ton. But we shall also have to reckon that it
kept us loyal To philosophy in days when sci
ence threatened to invade and break up the
deepS With each discovery have never
lacked. in poetry or i'll prose fiction. philosophers
to hold US from panic. Lastly. French realism
and Russian realism reached us together. or
almost together. and by the second the first
stood condemned Zola observed no more care
fully than TOlstoi. DE MaupaSsant directed his
observation no moe exquisitely than Turgucnem
and beside the two Russians the two French
men Were no less evidently shallow than muddy
To say that Turgueneff and TOlstO saved the
Novel would he, | believe. quite false. The
Novel would have saved itself. and, not to go
beyond our shores. when George Eliot died
Mr. Meredith carried on the fight But these
two men did impressvely and in the sight of
Europe uphold. vindicatc and establish the
truth that the concern of fiction is with things
spiritual. intimate. deep. not with things ma
terial external, shallow; with interpreting the
hearts of men, not with counting their but
New-York tribune., 1901-02-24
TUE KISG's S1yScRiT CLOCK.
From The London Chronicle.

From The London Chronicle.
There is a clock now in possession of the Eiue,
at Marlborough House 70 which somewhat
curious story Is attached 1t was presented 20
the then Prince of Wales on the occasion of his
visit 10 India. and was SAID TO have been made
by priest of the greatest Sanctity showing the
hours IN Sanscrlt nSures. the changes OF the
moon, al d otner things. After il was brought
TO London the clock remained quiescent for some
years. and eventually the Prince desired that II
should be put in working order When il was
taken TO pieces there was found on the interior
of the case which covered the handspring the
name of a ClerkenweN firm