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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-18

A recent news item from Gardiner is a
reminder of the fact that that enterpris-
ing city, like some other Maine towns,
is still backward enough to have two
kinds OF time, local and standard-or as
they used to be called, Gods time and
Payson fuckers time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-18
BURBANK-RDWE,

On October 22d Mr.. Barker s. Burbank
of Gilead and Miss Ann G. L. Rowe OF
Hanover, were, at the former place,
united in the holy bonds of matrimony.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Henry Farrar, at the residence of Mrs.
D. G. Larry and family.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-18

The prospect is that at the coming
short session of congress final action will
be taken on the bill admitting as states
Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona,
Ii is also understood that the bill is
likely to 90 through, without much op
position, or any discussion to speak of.
Then we shall be in a position to kick
ourselves every little while for the irrev-
ocable folly of admitting an unpromis-
ing state, as we have been doing for the
past dozen years regarding Nevada.
Oklahoma has both population and pros
poets sufficient to warrant statehood.
The population of New Mexico and Ari-
iona is too small, too much scattered
over wide territory, and too much OF
it is of an Objectionable character, nor is
there any immediate prospect of material
improvement in those respects. This
view of the matter may not be good
politics, but from distance of two
thousand miles it looks like good sense.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-18

TERMS ell so year II paid strictly In advance.
Otherwise se.0o year. Single copies cents.
ADvERrIsEMENrs:- All legal advertisements
are given three consecutive Insertions for floO
per inch In length of column. Special contracts
made with local, transient and yearly advertis-
ers.
JOB PRINTING New type, fast presses, steam
power, experienced workmn and low prices
combine TO make this department Of our ousi-
uess complete and popular.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-18
NOTICE.

Ny wife, Mildred 6. Smith. having left my
bed and b ard all persons are hereby warned
against harboring or trusting her on my account
as shall pay no bills OF her contracting after
this date.
Grafton, Maine, Nov. 8, 1902.
CLIFTON Z. SMITH.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-18

Portland commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, is planning on its trip to the goth
triennial conclaye at San Francisco in
1904. A special train will take the Sir
Knights and their ladies and the pill
grimage will take from August "a to
September Is.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-18

1t looked some as if one of the time
honored rights of man was being ruth
lessly trampled on when Portland
Judge fined man for kissing in a
theatre, but little further light is
thrown on the matter by the additional
statement that the fine was suspended
on condition that the offender sign the
pledge.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-18
HERE AND THERE.

The New York World, in reviewing the
results of the recent elections, decides
that ''As for the result in the country at
large, the Republicans rejoice that it is
no worse" Considering that the Re
publicans elected a good majority in
congress and carried all but three or
four small states outside of the South,
and that if presidential electors had been
chosen, the electoral college would have
been Republican by about S to ., the
Republicans don't really need to be so
awfully thankful that it's no worse.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-18
HORSES.

We have heavy team and woods
horses on hand for sale at all times.
Four pairs of heavy horses acclimated.
w. J. WHEELER.
Z. NJ. THAYER.
South Paris, Me-, Oct. 20.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-18

The Democrat is in receipt of an ''un-
parralleled" advertising offer-according
to the heading thereto attached. But
the Democrat used to go to spelling
school, and has no use for anything ''un-
narralleled.n
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-18
FOR SALE,

good eight-year.old horse, weighs 1900
pounds sound aud good worker. Also two
cows and two 2 year.old hcifers.
4. N. HASKELL,
South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-18

The president relieved the feelings of
the superstitious by starting on his last
trip on Monday instead of on Friday as
he had before done.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-18
FOR SALE.

One pair Grade Durham, 3-year.old steers, OK.
handy. few cords OF stove wood, seasoned
under cover. Will deliver in South Paris or
L. 8. & II. A. SWAN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-18
WANTED.

Potatoes, apples, butter and eggs in large or
small quantities. hay by the carload lots.
Address
w. E. BARNES,
llnovGm II Morton St., Providence, r. /.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27

folly and fallacy in fighting
men who have grown old
enough to learn to be conserva-
tive aud understand not only
their line of business but the
world. If an old man is com.
petent to be at the head of and
to direct an immense business,
it surely follows that he is
competent to work in that bust.
ness in minor capacity. The
great Napoleons Of finance,
Lighter. Smith and the gang
who have wrecked themselves,
markets. banks, railroads etc,
have been young men.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
BETTER PUBLIC ROADS
A Bulletin Concerning Public Roads Has
Been Prepared.

From the Columbus Ga. Enquirer Sun
Assistant Geologist MEGA lie
of Georgia has prepared a
bulletin. in which the subject
of road building is covered
thoroughly. 1t gives all the in.
formation one might desire on
this subject. 1t tells how to
open and grade the roads,
where to get the material for
finishing, how to prepare it,
how to put it down, how to pro-
tect it, how to repair it. etc.
And then there are estimates of
cost of the respective wearing
capacity of the different ma.
terials, of the traction value of
different sorts of roads, and so
on In short, the bulletin is a
hand book on roadmaking that
contains inst about everything
one could wish to know. 1t is
illustrated with views of good
roads in various parts of the
state. Good public highways
are much greater source of
portit to the farm and to all
who haul heavy loads from one
point to another, than the casu.
al observer would imagine.
They save a great deal in time
and labor and in the wear and
tear on vehicles and stock. On
good, hard roadbed it is easy
to haul from eight to ten bales
of cotton, each weighing 500
pounds. with two ordinary
plantation mules, while on the
average country road three
bales. or 1900 pounds, make
load enough. Thus it appears
that one trip to town over good
roads accomplishes as much as
three over the average road,
saving to the farmer two thirds
of the time of his team and his
driver, to say nothing of the
wear and tear on the wagon,
harness, etc.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
A School For Teachers.

Such is 'the Chillicothe Nor
NAL school,. Glasses Of differ
ent grades are sustained in all
subjects, 50 teachers can enter
at any time and find the work
desired. Text books free. Rates
lowest possible. For free cata
log write to
Pres. ALLEN MOORE,
Chillicothe, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
Reflections of a Bachelor.

A mothers slipper has saved
many a boy from a jailor's
handouts.
1t is not that being good isn't
easy. it is that not being bad is
hard.
Men like women to be intel.
ligent; what they hate is to
have them intellectual.
Women diet the way they
read history; they pick out the
parts they like and skip the
rest.
The first time a man runs for
an office he is cocksure that be
is going to be elected and wind
up in the White House; the
next time he knows he is going
to be beaten and wind up in the
poorhouse. New York Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
Brother DickeY's Savings.

Satan amt no roarin' lion.
He de wolf in sheep clothin'
what done eat de sheep.
Don't blame yo' troubles on
de worl'. Hits bad enough dat
de worl' got ter carry you,
much less yo' troubles.
Eff you hopes fer de bes', Ell
den gifts ter de worst, de con-
ISOLATION is you had good time
gittin' dar.
De Lawd is runnin' dis worl',
en- de trouble wild some or desc
sinners is knowing dat He run.
min de mex worl', too. Con.
stitution
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27

crack; tilmy white wreath
hoated up from the edge of the
scrub, and Morris overseer,
with one hand clutching his
breast, fell back on the rough
boards. Thank Godw he
whisrered--and there was a
smile on the bloody lips, and
in the closing eyes, looking
their last into the glitterlng
amber Of the west, a light
which the glazing mist of
death could not utterly sub,
due From the Sidney, Austria -
liza Bulletin.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
Teddy'S Verdict.

Pr esident finds that neither
Admiral Sampson nor Admiral
Schley was in actual command
or deserved unusual Reward,
although technically Sampson
was in command of fleet and
and Schley of the western
DIVISIONS hley's blockade
was ineffective, retrograde
movement was reprehensiole
and Brooklyn's loop the one
Serious Mistake of the Battle.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
MOcklng Cuba's Distress.

Popular distress in Cuba APP
peals to Senator Elkins in
about the same way that popu-
lar distress in France appealed
to Marie Antoinette, who when
told that the people chad no
bread to eat, asked why they
didn't eat cake. He doesn't
believe the inha bitants are in
such straits as they are repre-.
scented as being, but if they are
then let the country make an
appropriation so that the work
of succor shall fall equally up
on all. Why not apply the
same high standard as domes'
tic policy and instead of devel-
oping industrial enterprises to
make an independent and self
respecting people enlarge our
almhouses.-From the Boston
Transcript lrep.)
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
A Thought for the Day.

As nature made every man
with a nose and eyes of his
own. she gave him a character
of his own, too, and yet we, O,
foolish race, must try our very
best to ape some one or two Of
our neighbors, whose ideas fit
US no more that their breeches.
Thackeray.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27

The natural transition of the
treasury department is with the
trust company. 1t is natural
that Secretary Gage should go
into the United States Trust
company at the trifiing salary
of 800, 000.-Quincy Herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
The ChillicOthe Normal.

Is bigger and better this year
than ever. Special attention
is being given to review work,
and also to advanced work. 1t
is the school for teachers. For
free catalog. Address,
ALLEN MOORE,
Chillicothe, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27

THE Devil is dead" Is the
title of semi-religous pamph-
let. But we have not heard of
any excursion TRANS billed for
He'll on that account.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
Old Men.

There is little use for the old,
man in business life, these days
unless he be at the head of the
business.-The Mirror.-Th hat
single quotation means the
down tall of the hugh and cry
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27

| houC hilh lOOh Op' ohu just
where the pad went over the
bank a tuft of dark hair caught
his eye. Steadying himself, he
rose, and with the help of a
limb, reached the summit His
dog was lying across the track
dead.
This unexpected incident, for
a time, rid his mind of thoughts
concerning his woman friend.
That he didn't take one OF our
baits-I'll lay a hundred to one;
and also, if Nixon wasn't in jail
ia put it down to him, and
tore warned is forearmed; but as
it is. don't know what to think
things seem to be all at skies
aud sevens!" And again his
thoughts reverted to the old
channel.
BY the time he got back to
the hut the fire was out and the
billy dry; but he took no notice.
Going to the table he alternate.
ly thought and wrote, then,
throwing himself on his bunk,
smoked. Never met a woman
quite like her-she's been pref.
ty good to me, too. l needn't
have cut up so rough about
that trifle."
Arising, he tore up what he
had written, went out, caught
and saddled horse rode to
the gate. returned, re.entered
the hut, wrote again, and went
out. Two miles from the hut
he came upon a road; dismount
ing, he walked up and down.
1t was now late in the after
noon. A mailman rode up,
gave him a telegram, aud took
his letter.
He choked back the disap.
pointment-''That's all, l s'pose
Daley?'
"That's all, sir" and. passing
the time of day, gave a dig of
the spurs There was snort,
a fleck of foam, a cloud of dust
and the mailman vanished in
the timber.
"Oh, we'll, I've written
cant do more! What's this un.
interesting bit of business?"
Sydney, Sunday.
Mrs. Mackenzie died at 2 a.
IN. this morning. Asked to re.
member her to you and say
goodbye"
DORA EASTWOOD"
A long, long pause A
jaCkass laughing discordantly,
while back in the scrub the
scream of a Curlew broke the
gloomy silence. A deep groan
he wheeled his horse and rode
slowly homeward.
Entering the hut, he looked
round, his eye resting Oh a
photo, over the bunk. He took
it down gently and gazed a
long while. And asked to re
member her to me. She
couldn't say any more before
them. | wonder would she if
there had been no one but Dora
Eastwood! HIN! it was her
hospital, l believe; and now
shall never know whether she
cared two pins or not. Eva
Mackenzie dead! They thought
me lonely man before, but
while could hear from her,
and see heI sometimes, and
knew she thought of me, life
was never lonely-but what's it
going to be like now! This
morning there seemed choice
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP
Sad Story Of the Lasting Friendship of
Man and Woman by "Indra."

court-NiXonIl get two years,
if not more; so that vengeful
spirit will be tanned. Tuesday
take delivery of those sheep:
and Wednesday, the dance at
Morris'-to which / shan't go.
Wonder why | don't hear from
Eva? It's she that's keeping it
up now. not me-
For nearly an hour the thin
spiral of smoke assembled from
the bunk to the blackened raft.
ers, then Morris overseer turn.
ed his face TO the wall and
slept. The wind sighed and
moaned through the she. oaks;
two mopoltes kept up distant,
lonely conversation; and down
about the waterhole a restless
little wagtail was iigging and
Chattering around. as if it was
noon instead of midnight. A
moon ray pierced through
crack in the slabs and played
over the sleeper's face. The
brow was puckered, then came
a frown, and lastly. an express.
ion of wistful longing, as the
eyes opened and stared in
haIf.puzzIed, halfvacant way,
at the intrudlng ray. He slept
and dreamed again .
The OverSeer usually "lay it
in" on Sundays, bnt, when the
sun rose next morning, the
smoke was already ascending
from the chimney of the slab
hut. The inmate was whistling
as he filled the billy and set it
on the tlre-a tangled, incoher.
ent melody; pathetic, comic
scraps Of opera, coon. songs, all
janglIng one upon another.
Now and then he stopped, with
his eyes fixed on the vacancy.
Il won't write till Wednes
day! Why should I? Might
get letter this evening" The
whIstling went on. Its five
years since that Smith girl said
i was under the whin,' and
twice I've cut my stiCk'-to
the worlds end, each time-on.
ly to crawl back again. But
I'm not the only one, either!
Why can't a fellow become in.
different? If she wasn't in that
accursed hospital-don't be
lieve ] would care-at least,
not so much! I'll write tomor-
row, anyhow, just casual, pc.
lite inquiry as to how she's get.
ting on; and I'll ask if anything
out Of the common occurred on
Saturday night or Sunday
morning. Never did take any
notice of dreams, but somehow,
after last night, | feel every
way but COmfortablew
A fragant from "Florodora"
silenced the native sOngsters
that hailed the spring sunshine.
1t broke off suddenly. "One
thing is clear, if | wasn't still
under the whip l wouldn't eX.
perience half a-hundred differ.
ent sensations mixed up with Il
chaotic nightmare which wor.
ries the soul out of me. Cred
liable kind of business-damn
ed if it isn't-'uother mans wife!
Anyhow, I'll write tonight
can't stand this uncertainty.
Two minds to ride into Tur,
rawong and send wire-but
that would be too strong. AT,
ter all, it'll be nothing-wlsh
hadn't quarrelled with her
Curse M sensitiveness-aud a
fat lot she cares" He strobe
out of the hat towards the
Ameryka. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1893-1902, 1902-03-15
WOJNA w AFRYCE.

Ostatnie wiadomosci pofudniowo airy
kanskiego placu boju ucZynity ministr6w
angielskich bardziej skfonnymi do rokowan
pok ojowych niz wszelkie noty holender-
skie. Rad londynski chce-jak wiadomo-
zakonczyc wojne "a wszelkq Gene pred ko
rorscya kr6la Edwarda. Poniewaz zaS do
tel parady pozostafo tylko cztery miesiace
czasu, dlatego lord Kitchener wytezy1
wszystke silly, ably zfowic "a pomoca biloxi
hauz6w kolczastego drntu, ma niebezpie-
czniejszego Bura = Deweta. Stopniowo
sciagnieto do Oranii, gdzie operowaf ten
postrach Anglik6w % kolumn. facznej
sile 40 tysiecy ludzi.
Wszystkie te wojska otoczyfy zwartym
pierscieniem Deweta stojacgeo ma czele CO
najwyzej dwutysiecznego oddziafu. Pc
dwumiesiecznej nagonce otrzymaf urzad
zupefnem juz osaczeniu Deweta, kt6ry teraz
W zaden spos6b ME wyrwie sic pufapki.
Ale tydzien po tenn ten sam urzad dowie-
dziaf sic z zalem, re dla Deweta-nie ma
mic niemozliwego. Przewinaf sic miedzy
| biokhauzami tuz pod nosem angielskich
stray umknai. Ostatni ten kunsztyk ge-
rylasowski Deweta wprawif W podziw sa-
mych Anglikow.
| General bowiem burski wykorzystat re.
miniscencve lektury Homera metoda
Ulisesa napedzif ma druty kolczate, 1aczace
diva blokhauzy miedzy Kronstadem Lind
leyem, stado wol6w, kt6re, obalwszy pre-
szkody, utorowafy mu wolna droge ME
bezpiecznej pufapki. Caty ten manewr ko
sztowaf Deweta tylko trzech ludzi. Teraz
operuje on spokojnie W ogoioconej Angli
k6w Oranii wyzysuje sposobnosc do do
brego zaprowiantowania sic spokojnege
przygotowania niespodziane dla Anglikow
i w Poludniowej Afryce panuje powsze
china opinia, ze Anglikom nigdy ME uds
sic schwytac Deweta. Dotychczas opinia tt
potwierdza sic.
/ Dnia s marca rozstrzelano W Johannes
burgu dwoch zofnierzy angielskich "a stree
| jamie do Burow. ktorzy sic poddali. Dali
to poznac jaka jest roznica pomiedzy Ro
sya Anglia. w roku 1901 rosyjscy zofnie
RE wymordowali wytopili okofo 50O'
Chinczyk6w, kt6rzy ma kleczkach prosili
litosc, "a to zaden ME zostaf ukarany
i Dnia 10 marca nadeszfa wiadomosc d.
/ Londynu, ze W dniu lynn marca miaf
i miejsce zacieta bitwa ponliedzy Winbur
Igiem i Lichtenbergiem, kt6ra skonczyi
Ameryka. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1893-1902, 1902-03-15
ZNIESIENIE TYTULOW SZLACHE
CKICH WE FRANCYI.

We Francyi rozpoczeta sic energiczna a
gitacya "a zniesieniem wszelkich tytuf6w
szlacheckich Miesiecznik La Revue wyka-
zuje, ze we Francyi obecnie jest pot Milo
ma r6znych hrabiow, wieksza pofowa z
mich nabyfa tytufy lub posfuguje sic mimi
spos6b nieprawny Ma nastepnej sesyi
parlamentu, ,zaraz ma poczatku, bedzie wnie-
stony projekt do prawa ably W przyszfosci
tytufy szlacheckie ME byfy nikomu NADIA
wane Prawo ma zastrzegac, re ci panowie
kt6rzy juz posiadaja tytufy moga ich uzy-
wac do smierci, ale ME wolno i'm przekazy-
wac swych tytuiow ma dzieci.
Prawo to jest bardzo sfuszne powinnc
bye przyjete. Czy to jest sprawiedliwie, ze
iakis szlachcic moze nadawac swemu syno.
wi tytuf szlachecki, ktory musi bye szano
wany czczony przez wszystkich obywatel
kraju? Panstwo W ten spos6b udziela przy
wileiu nieznanym osobistosciom do pewne
90 rodzaju prawodawstwa. Wyglada to tak
jakby mp. pewien obywatel W StanacE
Zjed., ogfosif, re jego syn macy wiece
niz inne dzieci wszyscy obywatele wsku
tex tego oswiadczenia skfadali temu syno
wi poktony zanosili prezenta.
Zwaryowane panny amery kanskie, kt6re
teraz tax czesto wyjezdzaja do Francyi pc
utytufowanych meow, musiafyby szuka'
zaspokojenia swych fantazyj W wiecej bar
barzynskich krajach niz Francya.
Ameryka. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1893-1902, 1902-03-15
REWOLUCYA w HISZPANII.

Uwertura, kt6rej dzwieki Cd czterech ty-
godni rozlegaja sic wstrzasajacem echem ma
ulicach Barcelony, Walencyi, Sewilli in,
nych miast hiszpanskich, kt6ra tax ME
szczesliwie poprzedza majowe uroczystoscl
upefnoletniena Alfonso XIII, ME rokuje
temu ostatniemu szczesliwego panowania.
w Barcelona ustawione u wylotow ulic
armaty, obozujace wojsko, telegraficzne
telefoniczne pofaczenie przerwane, a wszy-
stkie wadomosci, przychodzace stamtad do
Madrytu, brzmia monotonnie, stereotype
wo, jak dzwon pogrzebowy: wojsko strzela-
10, iczne trupy, mn6stwo rannych. BARGE
lonsk straJk generalny przeszedf granice
wszelkiej mozliwosci. Robotnicy, podszczn-
wani przez agitator6w anarchistycznych,
porzucili cd dawna teren legalnej walki,
chwytajac "a sztylety bomby Jezeli W
Barcelona ME zaprowadzono dotad stanu
oblezenia, to stafo sic to z tel prostej przy-
czyny ze stan TAXI istnieje juz, cd dawna
W tenn miescie, gdzie wolncsc osobista
bezpieczeistwo publiczne stafy sic mitami
robotnicy wfadza ME maja sobie mic dc
zarzucenia pod wzgledem nieposzanowanis
praw. Robotnicy obrzucaja kamieniam
tramwaje, rabuja sklepy i podpalaja ko
sciofy; wfadze zas przeprowadzaja areszto
wanna bez programu, bez planu bez po
wodu, rozwiazuja nieprawnie stowarzysze
MIA niewinne, zabraniaja zgromadzen it'd.
! Wedfug ostatnich wiadomosci rad chct
powasnio strajkujacych miedzy soba, ma