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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-09

Following is the programme of the
sixtieth exhibition of the Oxford County
Agricultural Society, on their grounds
between South Paris and Norway, Sept.
IL, Il and Is, 1902:
FIRST DAY.
In the forenoon, entering and arranging stock
and articles for exhibition.
In the afternoon, races.
SECOND DAY.
General exhibition OF neat stock and horses.
9:30A. A.-COmmittees' Examination OF Town
Teams and Herds.
10 90 M.-Committees' Examination in Nos
~ - inclusive.
II M.-Green horses shown by owner.
n 30 a. VI Work horses.
90 2. A.-Races.
leo M.-Drawing oxen, II. in. and less.
Drawing horses. lin pairs) 1900 to 400 pounds
THIRD DAY.
M-Drawing oxen. : II. and over; fol
lowing. over IT, in. and less than H.
Drawing horses ,in PAIRS 1000 to 1900 pounds
Drawing horses, sweepstakes.
Drawing oxen, sweepstakes.
Gents driving horses.
l-OOPM-Annual meeting Of society.
Races.
Order Of exercises may be changed.
Programme of races:
FIRST DAY.
90 Pm.
81 stake-Purse, $3.50.
Green HOrses-Purse. 800.
Harold Cox's Trans Atlantic Attractions.
SECOND DAY.
At l 90 Pm.
"a class-Purse, 1900.
- Class-Purse, 500.
Harold Cox's Trans Atlantic Attractions.
THIRD DAY.
At 900 AN.
Gents Driving Horses-Purse, ass.
At 1896 A. NJ.
245 class-Purse. slOO.
At 30 Pm.
90 class-Purse s2OO.
- stake-Purse 500.
Harold Cox's Transatlantic Attractions.
Trotting under National Rules.
Hobbies may be used.
All races trot and pace.
Gents driving and green horses con-
fined TO the county.
PAGERS, unsound horses and race horses
not eligible in Gents Driving Glass.
Trotting and pacing entries close
Sept 6, with A. C.. +. King, South Paris.
Records made after Sept. l, no bar. Neat
stock, sheep, swine and poultry at night
the first day of the fair, if possible. All
other entries close at 8 A. NJ, second day
of the fair.
w. J. Wheeler, South Paris, Superin-
tendent of Grounds.
II. d. Hammond, Paris, Superinten-
dent of Hall.
= Y ApdravvS and w q FrOthinp
ham, superintendent of Horses.
f. W. Penley, j. W. Libby, John
Wyman, Superintendent of Cattle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-09
THE COUNTY FAIR.

PROGRAMME OF THE THREE DAYS
EVENTS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-09
ERyE6ljR6.

Rev. D. B. Sewall of South Berwick
preached at the Congregational church
on Sunday, from the pulpit he filled so
acceptably for several years a generation
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stearns of Saco
have been visiting Miss Olive Swan.
DR.. and Mrs. Oren Warren Of New
bury, Mass, have spent few days with
their many relatives here.
Miss Jennie Evans of Portland is
spending a few weeks with her brother
Samuel.
Frank Howe and wife of Cambridge,
Mass, are in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace R. Tarbox have
gone to Boston.
Miss Hannah Osgood has returned
from fortnight's stay in HallOwell.
The village schools opened on Sept. 1st.
Miss Alice Glines is teaching in the
stone school house and Miss Jackson in
the other.
The teachers who have been spending
their vacations at home are returning to
their schools. Miss Hattie abbott to
Swansea, Mass; Miss Martha Abbott to
Fort Fairfield; Miss Florence Wiley to
Westfield, Mass; Miss Sue Wiley to
Arlington, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Robinson have re-
turned to Massachusetts, since the Bos.
ton schools open next week and Mr..
Robinson is one of the masters in the
Latin School.
Miss Hattie Pike is building camp
at Lovell's Pond.
The wedding at one o'clock, on Wed.
nesday, was effective in all details. The
Congregational church was beautifully
decorated by Misses Cousins, Emerson,
Gordon and Page, and the weather was
all that could be desired. The contract
ing parties were Miss Virginia Wilson
Evans of Fryeburg and Mr.. Charles Fes
sender Purington of South Easton, Mass
The ceremony was performed by Rev
d. B. Sewall. Miss Alice Evans was
maid of honor, Mr.. Carr of Boston the
best man. May Hastings and Bertha
Warren were flower girls, and Messrs
Pushard, Cousins, Evans and Fife were
ushers. The wedding march was play
ed on the church organ by Mrs. Albert;
Abbott, accompanied by her daughter
Louise, on the violin. Among the guests
from away were Mrs. II. d. Puringtol
and Mr.. and Mrs. Dean of South Easton
Mass.
The fall term of Fryeburg Academ.
will open Sept. 10 in charge of Mr.. Chas
G. Willard, who has been the successful
principal of the school for the past TIVE
years.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-09

Following is the programme OF the
sixtieth exhibition of the Oxford County
Agricultural Society, on their grounds
between South Paris and Norway, Sept.
III l. and Is 1902:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-06
Meanness Saved Him.

A prominent clergyman used to tel
Of one of his parishioners who had
been very sick. A physician had given
him some medicine and told him he
could go out, but under no circum-
stances was he to get wet. The man
went out on the farm, and shower of
rain came up suddenly. There was nc
shelter near, and to save himself he
crawled into a hollow log. The action
of the rain caused the log to shrink SO
as to endanger his life
He could not move, and, being
brought face to face with death, the
whole of his past life came before him
as in panorama. He remembered the
days of his childhood, his entrance up.
on life, his successes and his sins; then
he remembered, last of all, that when
he left home that morning he refused
his wife. when she asked him, for sc
cents for the church. and the thought
made him feel so small that he had nc
difficulty in getting out of the log.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-06
MAYDOLE'S HAMMER.
(Hensons Plaster Is Pains Mastery

When Maydole was told that he made SO
pretty good hammer" he said, mo, I don't
make pretty good hammer make the
best hammer tha ever aoas made.n
Every carpenter who saw a Maydole ham.
mer wanted one. It was of the best ma
terial, perfectly balanced, and the head
never few off. Hammers were divided into
two classes list, Maydole's; Cd, all the rest.
Plasters are separated by the same line
of cleavage; LIST, Benson's Porous Plaster |,
I'd, all the rest. When, for rheumatic pain.
cold, q cough, kidney trouble OF, any
other disease or ailment that may be treated
externally, you ask for q plaster, any hon
est, reputable druggist will give you Benz
sons. He kaoos it is incomparably the
best, and he assumes that you know It too.
As the name of Maydole stood for hammers
the name of Benson stands for plasters-
the ssreal thing.n All the medicinal roten-
ciss that are valuable in q plaster are In
Benson's. Capsicum, Strengthening and
Belladonna plasters are out Of date.
An army Of physicians and druggists. and
millions of the people, have written Of
Benson's Plasters as aremedy to botrusted.
Benson's Plasters have ffty-fye 1iozest
os0ards. Accept no substitute.
For sale by all druggists, or we win pre-
pay postage on any number ordered in the
United States, on receipt of CSC. each.
6eabury q Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, n. z.
/
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-06
How Lean Year started.

Hampson, in his "Medfi EVI. Kalan-
darium,' quotes the following quaint
tradition from an old Saxon treatise
"Some assert that the bissextus or leap
day comes through this, that Joshua
prayed to God that the sun might stand
still for one days length, that he might
sweep the heather from the land thai
God had granted him and his followers
1t is true that the sun did stand still
for one days length over the city OF
Gebaon, but the day went forward in
the same manner as other days. And
the bissextus is not through that, as
some do think.
In France and some parts of Spain
and Portugal there exists tradition
known as ''the ghost of leap year
Believers in this say that marvellous
monster annually appears on leap day
and disarranges human affairs for the
remainder of the year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-06
A Curious Apache Belief.

The Apache Indians religious, belief
prevents them from committing MUIR
der in the dark. If a dozen Apaches
should discover a man sleeping by his
campfire at night, no amount Of money
would hire them to attack him until
the sun came up. They believe that If
they kill man at night their own
souls will walk in eternal darkness for
ever. Knowing this curious supersti-
ton, hunters, scouts, trappers and 9th
ers travelling through the Apache ma
ton in the old days moved about dur
ing the night and lay by in some safe
retreat during the day. ..x,,~.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-06
STATE OF OHIO, Cry OF TOLEDO Il,
~ n

. y
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of F, J. Cheney &
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo.
county and state Aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars for each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Ca
tarrh Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day o. December, A. D..
1886. A. w. GLEASON.
SEAL Notary Public. s
s, Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send FOR testimoni-
ais, free.
FL. CHENEY & Co. Toledo, O..
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best. Han
son & Emerson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-06

GEO FISH wishes to the public about
open up the implement business with everything
in that line and will start with the following goods sae
The Monitor double disk and shoe drill,
Plano harvester and binder, Plano corn binder
Plano husker and SHREDDED, Plano hore rakes,
full line of the Bradley Clark goods
consisting of the celebrated Sterling wa
gon, Bradley and Millburn carriages -the
best in the world, Xxx Rays gang plow
1.-THE wonder Of all gang hand plows;
sulky plows, riding and walking
cultivators, the Bradley horse corn
planter--this planter leads them
all; also the
Richmond Champion horse planter, the Boss
Harrow, Disk harrows, Feed Mills, Corn
Shelters, Feed Cutters. Will also handle
Threshing Machines, Wind Mills, cETwine,
Pumps, the Grown and Cyrus Bicycles
none better; Platform Scales, Farm
Trucks, Cream Separators
And everything the implement line My prices will
right expenses will be light will buy mostly
save money Please give call before purchasing will
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-06
SPLENDID BLUNDERS.
Some Errors That Have Been Per-
petrated by the Types.

Some Errors That Have Been Per-
petrated by the Types.
Errors of the press often begin with
errors of reporters who have misunder-
stood spoken words. The rule of fol-
low copy compels the compositor to re-
peat the exact words written by the
reporter, and the following plumbers
are the result of obedience to this rule.
A speaker made this statement:
'In these days clergymen are expect
ed to have the wisdom and learning Of
Jeremy Taylor" But the reporter
wrote and the compositor repeated
"the wisdom and learning Of jour-
neyman tailor"
Another speaker quoted these lines:
Oh, come, thou goddess fair and free.
In heaven yclept Euphrosyne.
They were printed as written:
Oh, come, thou goddess fair and free.
In heaven she crept and froze her knee,
Another orator quoted this line from
TennysoI's ''Locksley Hall:"
Better fifty years Of Europe than cycle
Of Cathay.
But the quotation was written and
printed:
Better fifty years of Europe than circus
in Bombay.
One of the worst peryersions Of a
hackneyed quotation, incorrectly given
by the speaker, is this, which seems to
be the joint work of the Jealous re
porter and the equally reckless printer
Anxious Plato. amicus Socrates, sed major
veritaS.
may cuss Plato. may cuss Socrates
said Major Veritas.
-"The Practice of Typography" T. l.
De Winnie.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-06
FLOORS COLLAPSE.
Three Persons Killed and Ten Injured
at Cleveland.

Three Persons Killed and Ten Injured
at Cleveland.
Cleveland, March 3.--Ten persons
were injured and three are missing in
an accident which occurred at the
building occupied by the Cleveland
Baking company at No. u Central
avenue.
The fourth floor of the rear building
of the plant collapsed and crashed
through the second and third floors.
/ Eighteen persons in all were working
in the building at the time. Ten
girls were caught in the falling debris
and fell through to the basement.
Those reported missing, it is not yet
known whether they are alive or dead.
The firemen are still hard at work
clearing away the debris in their
search for victims.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-06
Tennessee Rivers Hiah.

Knoxville, Tenn, March 3.-The
Tennessee river is 35 feet above low
water and is rising at the rate of an
inch an hour. The Holstin river, one
of the largest tributaries of the Ten
nessee. is rising and much farm land
is being submerged.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-06
J We'll Known publisher Dead.

Philadelphia, March 3.-John w.
Bailey, president of The Record Pub
fishing company, died at $3.50 a. M.
Mr.. Bailey had been associated with
the late William M. Singerly since the
establishment of The Record, first as
foreman Of the composing room and
later as managing editor of the paper.
Since Mr.. Singerly's death Mr.. Bailey
acted as president of the company.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-06
Introspection.

Perhaps you wrong me-" said Sena-
tor Sorghum mildly, when You call
me practical politician"
'But you take very businesslike
view of AFFAIRS"
Exactly. have. certain political
ideals, but don't devote too much
time to them. l am a theoretical poll
tician and practical business man.
Washington Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-06
Reckless Rai1roading.

"There is heavy draft engine to
this train, said the young man who
wanted all to know that he understood
railroad terms.
"a heavy draft engineer echoed the
old lady by his side. "Why. the idea
of running such things this weather!
We shall all take cold"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-06
Acertain Cure for chilblains.

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease, a
powder. 1t cures Chilblains, frostbites,
damp, sweating, swollen feet. At all Drug
gists and Shoe Stores, Csc. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-06

Tnere are lots Of men who should
never leave town of the size where 1t
attracts attention when a man paints
7 his barn. Atchison Globe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-03
Lacemaking by Hand.

Making lace by hand is n we'll de-
velopcd art In Paraguay. 1t was taught
the natives 200 years ago by the mis-.
.sionarics and has been transmitted
from generation to generation till 1t is
now quite general throughout the re
public. Some towns are devoted to
making II certain kind of lace. In one
town of 5000 or 1900 inhabitants al.
most all the women and children and
many Of the men make lace collarettes,
handkerchiefs and ladies' ties. An
other town makes lace embroidery and
others drawn thread work, such as
c~enterpieces, try mates, teacloths and
doilies. The designs used in making
the lace are taken from the curious
webs of the semitropical spiders that
are so numerous there. On this ac-
count 1t is called 'nanduti," an Indian
name which means spider web.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-03
=. General RecapituIation of All Taxes.

u. General Recapitulation of All Taxes.
characterization, 9lJ.SOJ:-State tax
sl,SO1 W-County tax. sl5.11O ibis
trict tax. Sll,GlS Is School Bond tax.
S131 SG.-Total tax. s3j.I7I "A
LoTS-Valuation,:17I 62i-State tax
1916 s. ounty tax S2,SsI.3O-Watcr
Bond tax, Ssh l1--District tax. 1896 b.
N-School Bond tax.sl,l10 90 -Eloc-
trio Light Bond tax, 3i1i.9S-village
tax, 81 ,7iG2i-Total tax, $l2.sS9 So
PETRoNAL--Valuation. 4G.iOl7g-
state tax, S3,3G09i-County taxtlO,-
5G2.97--Poll tax, 5000 OU-Water Bond
tax, S71I.ij-District tax, s1O,539G 60
S hool Bond tax. 81, 1l5 50 Electric
Light Bond tax, s15S ~ Village tax
1881 S3-Total tax, $32,5i5, 90,
ToTALs-Valuation, 81, 73O,GOS-State
tax, s9,OS5 70-County tax. s2S, 555 Oh
Poll tax, 5000 W-Water Bond tax,
S2,62l. 56--District tax, 800 12i 81
School Bond tax, $3,l93 60 -Elecsric
Light Bond tax, 1913 20 Village tax.
SIPS 0-Total tax, sSO,91O55
General Fund, Levy, 81 mills, State
''"'' 2 h'i''9' o'a'e taN'
9oo''i'
University RUM ! "lli' state 'aN
9l,,'ool.
ueheral ruhu' nliiia' county 'aN'
9i'' oii'o'.
ooiuiers heile' fuhd' "-lo mills;
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-03
Laugh uud Live.

Prince jerome Napoleon was fond of
the story of his scheme during
the Crimcan war by which he kept up
the spirits of his men. The French
army was losing daily large numbers
of men through the rayagcs of the
cholera. Marshal C%anrohcrt sent the
order To Prince jerome that he should
move his division to Narua. jerome is
sued marching orders and added: "Scck
out in every regiment all the actors,
comedians, clowns, c%onjurcrs and en-
tcrtaincrs. l will personally arrange
a performance and present prizes to
the best entertainer" During the
whole Of the retreat these perform
ances took place for the ediilcation of
the division. Prince Jerome is not
famous for any remarkable military
triumphs, but this II act must ut
least be put to his credit, for it was
undoubtedly due to this method OF
cheering up his men that his division
could boast Il death roll at least three
times as small rs that of any other.
These performances We're the forerun-
ner of the now famous Zouave theater
In the Crimea.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-03

In the form of the foot the sexes
differ as much or even more thar in
that of the hand. A woman's foot is
usually narrower In proportion than a
mans, while his will be considerably
stronger in the ankle and more power
full in the formation of the toes, espe-
cially of the ball Of the great toe.
When a woman owns a strong, firm,
wide foot, many of us experience per
haps no sensation Of surprise at find
ing her STRONG minded" When n man
trips along upon a delicate little foot,
people instinctively believe him to be
lacking in power and often put him
down as observation-disclosures.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-03
Much In a Name.

An Englishman who has just re
turned from an extensive tour through
the east tells y. good story in which he
was one OF the principals.
He was one of a party at a banquet
rendered to the maharajah of Patiala,
at which nearly Il hundred guests, rep
resenting nearly every branch of In
dian life, were present. As a special
guest he was seated on the left of the
Indian %potcntate.
During the meal he noticed that the
latter partook of some fine Cumber'
land ham, and, knowing that it was
contrary to the Indian caste rules to
eat any portion Of n pig, he without a
thought asked his highncss hOwNit was
he was eating ham.
The maharajah looked at his plate
then, turning round to his body servant
standing 1t the back of his chair, said
"What am | eatingf'
The servant instantly replied:
"Mutton, sahib." And without re
ferring to the incident again the maha
rajah continued his meal.
After the banquet the Englishmai
| related the incident to an Indian judge
and the latter said:
"If that servant had said ham, n
would have been hcadlcss before to
| morrow morning. 1t is advisable no
| to notice caste rules when you are wit
| natives of rank."-Pearson's. .
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-03
yaccinnted Before Welded.

In Brazil parents and guardians be-
fore conserving to the marriage of
their charges require n medical GER
tificate from the bride or bridegroom
certifying that he or she has been vac
cinated.
I'm Norway and Sweden before any
couple can be legally married certiti'
Gates must be produced showing that
both bride and bridegroom have been
duly vaccinated.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-03
LacksOn'a Self Control.

On the morning of the first battle
Of Winchester DR.. Hunter Mcclure,
Stoncwall JackSon's medical director,
said to him: General, ] have some
very fine brandy. Will you take II
drink"
Jackson replied, "No; thank YOU"
Mcclure answered, Don't you like
it,"
Yes replied Jackson; Il like it too
well. That is the reason | do not
drink IT,"
An impressive exhibition of his self
control that was Puritan in its self
~abncgation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-03
Braye Men.

Persians in general are not supposed
to be the bravest people in the world,
but even in Persia the inhabitants of
Kashan, Il mercantile city, are notori-
for their lack of n warlike spirit.
Their pusillanimity has passed into Il
proyerb and given rise TO many stories.
One OF the best of these is that when
Nadir Shah disbanded his army on its
return from India the 10000 men be-
longing to Kashan and its sister city
Of Ispahan applied for an escort of 100
musketeers. to see them safely home.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-03
Real Estate Transfers.

Transfers for the week ending Wed.
nesday, October 1st furnished by j. II.
Bailey vi the Webster County Abstract
company:
Andrew Erickson and wife to
Swan Banks qcd 81 set l9-3-l2S 800
Walter + Watt aud wife to Jane
+. Campbell wd Lot 8 and 6
block 6 Guide Rock $50
JOHN W. Shull and wife to Archie
l.. Drinkwaller wd 81 sw4
4q-0 1900
Minnie y. Cooper and husband
TO II. c. Hatfield wd Lot 10
block go Rcd Cloud 200
j. A. Greenhalgh and wife to
Richard Grccnhalph wd und.
block II Cowlcs 1000
+. V. Taylor and wife to Martha
A. Wolfe wd Lots lO-ll-l2
block 3 Radclils add to Red
Cloud ...... 300
Wilfrcd Dean and wife To VIM Ii.
Barcus wd y nwt swi mel
nwi sei and net swt 81 10 22OO
Samuel II. Fuller and wife to
Warren Edison qcd set nwt
1910. ... .... 400
Bertha Is higgins aud husband to
Nancy A. Richison wd Part
Nv ! Ned Is Ali .... .. GOO