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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
Why He Hssitated.

The Brooklyn Citizen prints an expe-
rience of a man who Travelled all over
Europe and declares that he did not
meet but one person who hesitated
over the acceptance Of fee:
I was wandering through an old
graveyard in an English town and had
stopped before stone which had not
been long In place. A man who must
have been following me stepped up and
said:
"Ah, sir, but she who lies here will
be missed for years to come! She was
for half lifetime the president of the
charity board"
In an absentminded way 1 handed
him sixpence, said the traveller. He
received 1t, turned 1t over in his hand
in hesitating way and finally STAN
mered:
"As she was my own wife, sir, and
as was here to plant flowers on her
grave. perhaps it would not be exactly
proper to accept Fee"
replied that but for him I might
never have known about her being
president Of the board. and he swal-
lowed his scruples and pocketed the
sixpence with one motion and with evil
dent satisfaction.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
LONG RANGE BAPTISM.
Christening In Scotland Was Con-
Quoted Under Difficulties.

Christening In Scotland Was Con
Quoted Under Difficulties.
In wide and sparsely populated high
land districts Of Scotland it not infre
quently happens that parent is oblig
ed to walk a distance of five or six
miles with an infant for baptism.
1t Is related Of minister Of the
north that he agreed to accommodate
a parishioner thus situated by meet
ing him Mt stream midway between
the parents house and the manse ant
there baptizing the child at the run
ming water.
1t 80 happened that by the time tho
parties came to opposite sides Of the
bourn heavy rains had swollen 1t into
q rapid torrent, so that neither part!
could approach the other.
Unwilling to turn back with the
"bairn" unbaptiZed. the farmer pro
posed that the minister should splasl
water across. Accordingly the minister
stepped down to the stream and en-
deavored to throw handfuls Of water
on the farmers baby.
"IIa'e ye got ony O. that?' he CRIED
at each successive splash.
"De'il a spairge," was the reply.
At last few of the splashes were
communicated to the infants face
and the ceremony was then concluded
in the usual form.
Before retiring to their respective
homes the farmer produced bottle ct
whisky. crying across, "As l cam;
offer We glass owre the held O. this
here's the bottle-kepp" And he threw
1t across the stream.
The bottle was caught, it is related
with n precision that betOkened on the
part Of his reverence. If not considera
BILE practice, at least considerable dex
terity.-Stray Stories.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
PlCKlNGs FROM FICTION.

If silence is golden. discreet silence
is away above rubies.--"Life on the
Stage"
Most men are inventive enough In
the matter Of personal Justification
Papa Bouchard."
The man in man can only be recog'
nized by the woman in woman.-"by
the Higher Law"
1t is human nature to shrink from
confessing oneself wrong in ones an
ticipations.-"Lassie."
A girl is never too young to form
opinions Of her own sex-or to express
them.--"The Destiny Of Doris"
The world may doom you to plain
living, but only you can deny yourself
plain thinking.-"Deafness and Cheer
fulness."
Women love good men, but are inter
ested in men whose goodness is more
or less impaired.-"The Man From
Glengarry."
The power that prepared the high
ways of life seems to have arranged
that the fingerposts along the primrose
paths shall rarely point to the prom
ised land.-"Captain Bluitt."
Think not, as many say, there Is but
one springtide Of life, that it Is but q
green and sappy youth which rushes te
q brief summer and all else Of life Is
but a winter, long and drear and gray
and lonely. Through all our life oul
springtide is renewed. Mistress
Brent"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
SES ST par S

The West Paris Universalist society
has procured the services of Rev. W. w
Hooper, who will speak Monday even
ing, Jan. goth, in the Baptist church on
the following subject: when there are
so many religious opinions in the world
how is any one to decide what is true?''
All are cordially invited.
John w. Willis, who died here Sunday
Jan. 18th, at the age of 90 years, was a
great-grandson of Lemuel jackson, the
first settler in Paris. His grandfather
John Willis, was the first deacon of the
Baptist church on Paris Hill. Patience
daughter of Lemuel jackson and wife OF
Deacon John Willis, was the first white
woman in the town, and Isaiah, son OF
Deacon John and father of John w.,
was the first white child brought into
town. Mr. Willis leaves two sons, Frank
l.. Willis and Lorraine f. Willis, both OF
West Paris, and two daughter, Mrs
Kendall of Athol, Mass, and Mrs. George
|. Burnham of South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21

BIG VERDICT FOR HEBRON MAN.
In the Cumberland Supreme Judicial
Court at Portland last week, before
Judge Strout, the case of H. T. Glover
of Hebron vs.. the Portland and Rum
ford Falls Railway was tried. This was
for personal damages sustained by MIR.
Glover while unloading a boiler for
Hebron Academy from car on tho rail-
road siding at West Minot two years
ago. The plaintiffs assertion is that
some other cars were shunted against
the one on which he was at work, throw.
ing the boiler against his leg and injur-
ing 1t in such a way that It had to be
amputated. Foster & Hersey for the
plaintiff; Bisbee & Parker, and Symonds,
Snow & Cook for defence.
The jury returned verdict for plant
if of $7.379.16. The case will be car
ried to the law court.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
allCkElElQ.

Wednesday, Jan. Is, at the home OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. h.
Lunt, occurred the marriage of Bertha
e. Lunt and DR.. Henry G. Ulrich OF
Baltimore, Nd, Rev. B. F. Turner
officiating. Those present besides the
parents were, grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Heath, Ada Heath, an aunt,
and Fl. n. Heath and family, all OF
West Sumner. At 2:S0 p. NJ. the bans
were sealed, and at S:S7 they 1boarded
the train going south, en- route for Phil
adelphia. Mrs. Ulrich is an only child.
Fine and rich presents were reported,
and her young friends and associates
manifested their regard by accompany
ing them to the depot, and bid
ding them God speed on their journey.
Chas. Prince has taken up trapping
fur bearing animals. He has caught
three mice on his brothers domain.
Capt. Prince was seen vending his
way to the depot last Wednesday SHOW
ing baby sleigh. He went to Water
vile, returning Thursday, probably to
visit children and grandchildren. The
writer ventured the suggestion that
these visits were about all that was
vouchsafed to old people. "The green
spots in the desert of life."
C. B. Atwood has been to Portland OF
late.
Mrs. r. C. Themes is visiting at
Livermore Falls.
Of the old adage that mistakes hap
pen in the best of families" we have a
case in point: A youth of steady habits
HES him away to the village for sup
plies. Carrying his sacks to the mill, he
orders his feed, saying, "Set them out
side; l can load them when l come
along" Away he goes and gets his
team, meanwhile his mind so much
absorbed in business that he drives past
the mill and home, three miles away, as
empty as he came. Chow is this?"
quoth Augustus.
His old father thinking to give the son
lesson in business and finish up the
days doings, makes an evening trip.
After some trouble he locates the miller's
house, and is notified that the goods
stand outside on the platform. Adopt.
ing the old adage, of killing two birds
with one stone, he buys other goods,
sugar, kerosene, etc. When he gets
home he has compound of cotton seed
sugar, kerosene and divers other com
mOdities, which was suitable neither fol
pudding nor pie. "How is this?" quoth
Stephen.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
THE OXFORD BEARS.
The oolNos OF THE WEEK IN ALI
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.

First Baptist Church. Rev. II. h. Bishop
sunday School At II n. Sabbath Evening Ser
vice at 7:so z, \: Prayer Meeting Thursday
Uuiversalist Church: Sunday School every
Sunday at ii A. n.
Miss Una P. Taylor has been spending
a few DAYS with friends in Bath.
The first lyceum of the grammar
school Tuesday evening was so success
full that it is to be hoped they will be
held regularly. The question for de-
bate was, Resolved, That steam is more
valuable than electricity" The regular
disputants were Miss Josie Cole and
Leslie Bennett in the Affirmative, Miss
Louisa Chase and w. Z. Atwood in the
negative. The arguments OF all OF them
showed thorough study and careful
preparation. The committee after some
what lengthy consideration gave de-
cision in favor of the negative. A bright
paper entitled 1.-THE OWL" was read by
Miss Josie Cole, one of the editors, and
there were a number of readings and
selections of vocal music.
Successful beyond anticipations was
the affair of Friday evening, when the
senior class of South Paris High School
presented "T'riss" at Academy Hall.
The seats were all taken and the stand
ing room well occupied before the cur
tain rose. A large number came from
South Paris, and several from West
Paris and other places. The play was
well presented in every respect, and the
PLAYERS won lots of praise. Shaw's Or
chestra of five pieces played between
acts. also for an order of nine dances
which followed. The class netted about
SIS. 90 from the evening, while the ladies
increased their share of the receipts by
the sale of ice cream, and some more
than $1,000 will be used in the purchase
of books for the Universalist Sunday
School library.
Rev. II. III. Bishop attended the meet.
ing of the Cumberland Theological
Circle at Portland last week.
Rev. w. w. Hooper will supply the
pulpit at the Universalist church once
more, at the usual hour next Sunday,
when his topic will be, "Why l want
men to believe and practice the Univers,
alist faith" In case of severe storm
the service will be omitted.
Misses Mary A. Pierce and Helen R,
Cole were at home from WestbroOk
Seminary over Sunday.
Representative Henry d. Hammond is
wearing broad smile. It's boy, and
arrived Sunday morning.
HI Il III. ID. Hammond sold good
pair of oxen which were shipped Mon
day morning, and are now looking fol
another pair.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
ALBANY.

Please excuse me for making you
paper say in the last issue that Frank E
Bean brought fourteen cakes of ice
when it should have said forty and fifty
instead of fourteen and fifteen.
four correspondent 10 only partly to blame
His figures were incomplete, so 1t was not per
fectly clear what he meant, and the copy handler
being accustomed to seeing considerably large
cakes. filed out the figures without stopping Y
10 any reckoning. The forty cakes, cut Hxl
inches, II Is inches thick. would represent loat
Of approximately $500 pounds.-ED.l
NJ. B. Merrifield, agent for Noyes &
Goddard of Waterville, is canvassing thu
town with nice range and sold severa
in town. H. A. Allen, A. G.. Bean, D
A. Cummings, j. K. Wheeler and c. G
Becker each have one of them.
The Ladies' Aid Society held box
supper at the vestry Thursday evening
About forty present. The evening was
spent in the usual way, readings, recita'
tions, etc. All seem to report a very
pleasant time.
Several are getting fine crop of ice
harvested.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
"rhe Light That Failed,

A wealthy Riverina squatter, now de
parted, as he used to phrase 1t, ito thu
great Muster" was noted almost q.
much for his Attic wit as for his
parsimony. He also suffered very
badly and helped along his haltine
utterance with a frequent ejaculation
Of Dye see? Dye seer" His mig
gardly traits gained him widespread
local unpopularity and the bitter ell
nifty Of landowners, who were always
vigorously refused rations at his sta
lions.
Smarting under this unusual inhos.
pitality, some disappointed swaggles
on occasion set fire to one of the squat.
ter's wool sheds and then wrote upon
gate: We've well burnt down your
wool shed. Dye see? Dye see"
OF course. 1t caught the big mans
eye when next he passed through. For
q moment he contemplated the an
nouncement and then with sardonic
grin took the stump Of blue pencil
from his pocket and scrubbed under
meath: 1T was well insured. Dye see?
Dye see?"-Household Words.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
DEN MARK

Mr.. Herbert Wentworth, son of Austin
and Louisa Wentworth, died Thursday
morning of consumption, at the home of
his parents, having been sick but short
time. He leaves a wife and one child.
Mr.. Geo. A. Hill, having leave of
absence from the U S. Ship Wabash,
Charlestown Navy Yard, Mass, is at
home here with his family. he has en-
listed as blacksmith and will serve on
the Olympia.
Mr.. Henry Gustin and wife are report
ed as quite sick and in needful circum-
stances.
Everett, son of James Hartford, is
again sick and under the care of DR..
Butler.
Mr.. Leon H. Ingalls, and c. I. Smith
are in Boston for few days.
The tin having come at the corn shop,
Mr.. Frank Jewett will begin making
cans in few days.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
WEST BETHEL.


"The agile mercury by jerks
Now creeps
Toward the zero point,
And the drea,l rheumatism turks
And sleeps
In every human joint"
Charles A. Durham has returned home
from Bolster's Mills.
Mrs. Jane NJ. Wheeler will spend the
remainder of the winter in Mexico.
Light falls of snow, followed by higl
winds, make the road-breakers happy.
The ice bridge across the Androscog
gin is once more safe for heavy teams tC
pass over.
Business is quite lively in and arounC
the mill and railway station.
Eugene A. Briggs has been visiting
relatives and friends in this place during
the past week.
Lysander Ordway has been confined t
his house by illness for two or three
weeks, and his store is closed.
Lumbermen need more snow in the
woods, but there is enough in the high
ways for all purposes, and more will
probably fall before this item appears il
print.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
BRYANT POND.

The Universalist entertainment or
Thursday evening was well attended
The programme which was carried out
was opened by piano duet by Mrs
Clara Hathaway and Arthur Cushman
songs by Clarence Cole, reading by Miss
Elsie Wade, and laughable farce, en-
titled ITO Oblige Benson" by Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Mann, Miss Essie Bowker
Ned |. Swan and Harry Day, which was
followed by an order of nine dances
Cake and ice cream were served during
the evening.
The officers of the Pythian Sisterhood
were installed in a very easy and i'm
pressive manner on Wednesday evening
by G. c. Com. Mrs. Cole, and G.. NJ. al
A. Mrs. Bowker of Portland, assisted by
Mrs. Tirrell and Mrs. Bessey of Ever
green Assembly. A short entertain
ment was given after the installation
Song by Miss Mabel Brooks, Milton
Plantation, readings by Miss Elsie Wade
reading by Mrs. Thompson, song by
Clarence Cole. A social dance was en-
joyed until twelve o'clock. Cake, coffee
and cocoa.
Carroll Edwards of South Paris visit
ed at Edwin Coles, last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter beverley enter
tanned small party of their friends
with game of whist and refreshments
at their home on Saturday evening.
Little Gladys Titus has been sick fol
some weeks, and has been great suffer
er. She has been failing very fast fol
the past week.
Carl Dudley, son of Ansel Dudley
started for Spokane, Washington, THU
week.
DR.. Buchanan visited at Ansel Dud
ley's, Tuesday night and Wednesday.
The crew are at work in Mann!
clothespin mill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
EAST Simmer

Payson Rich of South Bethel is in the
place, looking after lumber interests.
He has rented part of Warren's mill
and is getting out spool stock. He has
also put in stock of groceries for sale.
Arthur Morrow of Auburn was in
town over night, recently. He spent
some four years in the Klondike region
in Alaska, and his recital of scenes he
witnessed there is intensely interesting.
Lester Robinson of South Paris is pre-
pairing to occupy his farm at East Sum-
ner. Report says that he will bring a
female partner to look after the chick
ems and make his bread, to which no
one objects.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
GREENWOOD.

There is an old truism that history re-
peats itself, and sometimes tits amusing
to see how it is accomplished. Here is a
little incident that will illustrate that
idea, as related by Daniel Bryant to the
writer. More than so years ago the dis
trict school was taught in the dwelling
house now owned and occupied by Mr..
Bryant. but then by his father, the late
Dea. Christopher Bryant; the reason be-
ing that the ''little red school house,
had not then materialized. Boards plac-
ed round three sides of the room formed
the seats, the teachers sanctum being
the unoccupied space in the hollow
square; chair and small table being
furnished for desk. A few days ago
the road leading to the school house was
so blockaded with snow as to make it
impossible for the teacher and scholars
to get there until it was broken out;
consequently arrangements were made,
and the school was held one day in the
room that was used for the purpose so
long ago, as above related. Mrs. Scott
Merrill was in the school part of the
time, and had not Mr.. Bryant been in a
hurry about his work he probably would
have imagined himself scholar, and
been there as he was in his bOyhoOd.
We might add, in passing, that our first
term of school was in room like the
one just described; and we never shall
forget the first lesson there learned from
the teacher. who seemed to think the
tree of knowledge was birch.
No mumps about here now, although
they are liable to put in an appearance
at the Bennett place any day.
The writer used to be well acquainted
with Rev. A. C. Herrick, and the news
of his death was sad indeed. Death still
loves shining mark as we'll as ever.
Some of our neighbors are busy har.
vesting their ice.
That California letter in the last
weeks Farmer was we'll calculated to
make one feel just little homesick;
but then it helps the matter some to re.
member that this is the last half of Janu.
airy, that February has only four weeks
in it, and then comes the month that
"beareth the gentle name of spring."
Thanks to Rev. Henry A. Brown OF
Bryant's Pond for the gift of a beautiful
little booklet of four pages entitled New
Years Greeting. But although so small
in volume, it can be truthfully said of it,
multunl in pdruO.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
SOUTH WOODSTOCK.

The annual meeting of West Paris
Creamery Co. was held on Monday at
the factory and the following officers
were elected for the coming year:
Presidential Abbott.
Secretary-F. L. Wyman.
Treasurer-Roscoe Tuell
Directors-W. w. Durham, Geo. L. Cushman
and A. ID. Andrews.
The amount paid to patrons for cream
the past year has been about 81 800 more
than the previous year, and the financial
condition of the company is on a first
class basis. The butter from this factory
sells for the top price in Boston and all
other markets where it is sent. Pay
ments are made promptly each month,
to the amount of all that is obtained for
the cream exclusive of expenses.
An all day meeting of West Paris
Grange was held on Saturday last, and
the officers were installed in the after
noon by Past Master F. l.. Wyman, as
sisted by Brother Will Stearns and Sister
Cora Lurvey.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
SOUTH HIRAM.

The store of P. j. Stanley & Son was
entered some time during the night of
Friday, the 10th, by burglars Of very
cheap type. They effected an entrance
by forcing the front doors with a heavy
instrument of some kind. 1t seems that
they were very poor workmen at the
business and very green at that. The
front of the cash register was .pried en-
tirely OFF. They entered the post Office
which is in the same building and con-
nected with the store by door. There
was little money and about four dol
lars in stamps in the drawer. They
took the money but left the stamps. It
seems that they were frightened away
unless they were of generous turn and
did not wish to take too much, for the
safe contained over q hundred dollars
and was not locked. Mr.. Stanley reports
their loss less than ten dollars. No clue
as yet. A railroad spike was found on
one of the counters. This was probably
the instrument used to open the register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
HERE AND THERE.

Emperor William is not only having a
yacht built in America, but he has invit
ed Miss Alice Roosevelt to christen her
Further than that, he is to have heI
christened the Alice, and is to send over
the imperial yacht to attend the cere-
mOny, in charge of his brother, Prince
Henry, who is an admiral in the German
navy. Then we shall forget that about
the time of our Spanish war Prince
Henry was to some extent persona non
grdta to us in America, and all the other
little causes of irritation between this
country and Germany in the past few
years will drop out of sight behind the
magnificence of the welcome that we
shall give our distinguished guest. Hoch
der Kaiser! He may not be the greatest
sovereign or the most talented man in
Europe, as some consider him, but he is
certainly something of diplomat.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
FISH AS FOOD.
The Best Kinds to Eat and the way
to Cook Them.

to COOK Tnems
Fish constitutes one Of the most val
liable articles of diet for mankind, al
though the popular notion that 1t Is q
good brain food because Of the phos-
phorus it contains is incorrect. AS a
matter of fact fish meat In general con-
tains less phosphorus than most kinds
of flesh meat. But it is good for the
brain indirectly, for it Is less stimulat-
ing than flesh meat, is usually digested
more easily and causes the production
in the system Of fewer Of the waste
products which, IL not at once elimi'
mated, act inJuriously upon the dell
cate nervous system.
The last mentioned property is one
which renders fish Of especial value IN
the diet Of persons suffering from
Bright's disease and other affections OF
the kidneys, from rheumatism, govt,
and all those diseases which many ply
sicians regard as the result Of excessive
formation or retention Of uric acid. For
convalescents also it is most useful, as
II supplies a fair amount of nutritive
material in palatable form, with min
imum of tax on the digestive organs.
Among the most nourishing and at
the same time digestible fish are blue
fish, shad, red snapper, fresh Goldfish,
whitefish, striped bass, halibut and
founders. And equally nutritious. al
though perhaps less digestible, are
brook trout, lake trout, salmon, mack
erel and cells. Roe is not particularly
nutritious, but it is agreeable to the
taste and fairly digestible.
The mode of preparation has much to
do with the digestibility Of fish. as II
has with that of all other foods. Boil
ing and broiling are better modes OF
cooking than frying.
The chief objection to fish Is Its
proneness to decomposition, even when
kept on ice. 1t may be free from any
taste or odor, and yet 1t may have I'M
dergone changes which make 1t poison.
GUS. Some fish are poisonous IN them
selves, containing in the natural state
some substance which will cause alarm
ing symptoms, or even death, II eaten
With some persons fish in any form
does not agree, causing digestive disor'
ders or skin eruptions. This Is notably
true of Holsters and crabs.-Youth's
Companion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-01-21
eRvE allRG.

Grover Post, G. A. R., held their an
nual meeting and installation Saturday
Jan. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood and son from
Dakota are visiting her brother, Mr.
John Hutchips.
Mr.. Fred Fife is at home.
Seven inches Of snow fell Saturday
night.
evening.
Mr.. Barnes from Lowell has moved
into Mrs. Mary Webster's house.
A dance at Red Mems Hall Saturday
night for the benefit of one Of theil
order who is in the hospital at Portland
Miss Clara Page is assisting In the
post Office.