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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-29
An Attack Of Pneumonia Warded of

Some time ago my daughter caught
"a severe cold. She complained of
pains in her chest and had bad
cough. I gave her Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy according to directions
and in two days she was well and able
to go to school. / have used this
remedy in my family for the past sew
en- years and have never known 1t to
fail" says James Prendergast. mer.
chant, Annato Bay, Jamaica, West
India Islands. The pains In the chess
indicated an approaching attack Of
pneumonia, which In this instance was
undoubtedly warded off by Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. 1t counteracts
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-29
Homeseekers' Excursions.

Tickets to nearly all points in the
United States on sale at all ticket or
fees of the Chicago Great Western
Railway, on the first and third Tues
days of January and February at the
low rate of one fare plus SO for the
round trip. Good to return in 81 days
from date of sale. For detailed in
formation address j. A. Ellis, ticket
agent, Marshalltown, Ia
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-29
The Easy References

Mrs. Hiram Offen-Have you any ref
erences from ladies you have worked fol
here!
Applicant Faith, Or hov-from more'l
dozen o them.
Mrs. Hiram offen--Oh, then, you have
been in this country some time?
Applieant-Six mont's, ma'am.--Philq,
delphia Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-29
insanity and Genius.

Neurologist-Why is it that insanity
and genius are said to be so closely
linked together?
Cynical Poet-very simple. Before
an author becomes popular his friends
think he is crazy: after he has become
popular they swear he is u genius
And rs i rule. they are mistaken in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-29

The north wind doth blow and with
1t come the twinges of rheumatism
Dress warmly, stay indoors as much as
you can and rub the swollen, tender
muscles with Perry Davis Painkiller;
% and so cents
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-29
Mardi Gras Excursions to New Orleans
aud the South

February Sd to 9Th, inclusive. low
rate tickets to New Orleans. Mobile and
Pensacola, on account of Mardi Gras
festivities, will be sold via Pennsylva-
MIA lines Get particulars from III. r.
Dering. A. G. P. Agent. 24s South Clark
street Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-29
A WOULD BE
COUNTESS
By John Winthrup Green.
Copyright, 1901, bu John Wfntn,1.p Green.

11HEN 1 reached Leghorn.
found myself in the compan,
81 Of two people l had heard o,
VI several times before In Italy
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-29
Mardi Gras-New Orleans, La, and
Mobile, Ala, Feb. Ali, 1902.

For these annual carnivals the Chi
cago Great Western railway will on
Feb. SO sell thru excursion tickets to
New Orleans or Mobile. good to return
Feb. 15 Cor Feb. % by payment of so
cents extra) at $1,000 for the round
trip. For further information apply to
]. A. Ellis. ticket agent Marshalltown.
T0wa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
He Had "a Coincidence.

Wonderful fellow. that Eerlock
Solmes," remarked the captain u few
evenings ago in the smokeroom. Il
remember the occasion when l was in
troduced to him. 1t was at crush at
the Van Astorbilts. There was an aw-
ful crowd, and we were standing up
in & corner talking, when all at once l
missed my watch.
Whats the natter inquired the
detective when he noticed that l was
upset. and l told him.
Looking at the time. he observed,
speaking so as to be heard for q yard
or two around, Gentlemen, my friend
here has lost his watch, but fortunate
ly it is striking repeater, and as 1t is
now fifty-eight minutes to 10 when II
strikes the hour We shall be sure to
hear it and can so detect the thief If
you will kindly listen for it.
1.-TWO or three fellows laughed, but
all took 1t good naturally except an
ugly looking foreigner, who colored up
under his dirt and tried to shuttle
away.
THAT'S our man. said Solmes.
"And so 1t was, for my watch was
found on him.
WAS it q repeater? Oh, no! There's
where the talent came in."-Philadel
phia Bulletin.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
Flowers and POisOnS.

Ever since the days of that floral
abomination, the green carnation. we
have known that flowers are suscepti-
BILE TO the influence Of drugs and can
be made to change their colors by prop
cr. or. rather, improper. treatment.
This branch OF Horticulture has been
pursued further by inquirinG people
and it seems that plants are us liable
to the effects of poisons as are human
beings. If you give flower too much
chloroform. it will not agree with it.
In the words of the operator. ut doops
and dies" 1t is difficult to see what Is
the advantage of this particular study.
Every one knows that flowers can be
killed far too easily. If some scientif,
lc person would find way of causing
them to bloom all the year round In
our climate. that would be something
of discovery-less Scientific, perhaps,
but much more acceptable. - London
Taller.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
EAST HEBRON.

On Thursday morning snow was plain
ly seen on Streaked Mountain. The sun
quickly caused change.
The young men still have work on the
telephone.
George F. McKenney is still laid up
and the prospect of his walking on the
foot he cut so badly is not very flattering
for the winter. He rides out often.
Preparations are going on for winter.
A few are looking forward to fine long
Indian summer before winter closes in.
This week H. A. Records visitors are
all gone away, but more are expected
soon.
The fall term of school closed last
week, but no vacation has been granted
and school is still in progress.
The school house is going on toward
completion we'll for the small number of
workmen.
Colds are the general complaint, but
very few are free from them.
Fred Packard has bad lung trouble.
L. R. Hodsdon has sold all of his old
hens and is fattening his chicks. His
hen house has been unmOlested so far.
But few can say the same in this locality.
A short time ago man that owned a
very red nose went through the place
and called at every house with the ex-
ception of your correspondents, and
called for something warm to drink, for
his mother died of palpitation of the
heart and he had the same trouble. He
strongly refused hot coffee or tea.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
5EOWNElSLO

Oct "a, Miss Patty Wentworth passed
her Goth birthday. She is totally blind
and very hard of hearing, still she will
converse with friends as intelligently as
much younger person. She keeps
well-informed on what is going on around
her. She is kindly cared for by her
sister. Miss Mary, who devotes her whole
time in trying to make her comfortable
and make her life pleasant.
Mrs. Daniel Wentworth of Michigan,
and Mrs Merrill of Gray, sisters of the
Misses Wentworth, are visiting at the
old homestead.
Mrs. Josiah Davis of Denmark, while
visiting at Mrs. Mary Springs, was taken
sick and died Oct. 25 The remains were
taken to Denmark for interment.
A. r. Hill, representative-elect to
legislature, held reception and enter
tainmet at Town Hall, Oct. 30. Oyster
supper at Odd Fellows banquet rooms.
Vocal and instrumental music and
speeches were the order of the evening
and the effect was enjoyed by full house.
Mrs. Z. B. Bean and Mrs. Jacob Hatch
are sick with pneumonia. DR.. Fitch is
the attending physician.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
A Scared Corpse.

ut was, I think, ut the Haymarket
that one of the most amusing of unre-
hearsed incidents occurred says
writer in NJ. 4. p. The play was
Romeo and Juliet Mrs. Scott Sid
dons was the Juliet Of the occasion.
All went we'll until the final scene.
Paris was duly slain. and Juliet lay
stretched upon her bier. Just then
some of the scenery caught alight
somehow, tut some men from behind
soon extinguished it. Juliet. with COM
mendable presence Of mind, did not
move an eyelid. but the corpse OF Paris
was nervous. He raised himself to a
sitting posture, then got upon his feet
and fed from the stage. The danger
being removed. his courage returned,
and the audience was afforded the
pleasing spectacle OF corpse crawling
along the stage from the wings TO take
up the proper position for the final cur
tain. 1t was too tremendous an anti
climax to the tragedy of the play, and
the house was simply convulsed."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
BRYANT POND.

Alonzo Felt has had part of the store
lately rented by W. G. Morton for furni-
ture rooms and fancy articles, finished
off for dwelling house. and it is oc-
cupied by Charles Swans family.
Miss Ida Wheeler of Gorham, \. H.,
visited Miss EsSie Bowker recently.
Miss Nell Preble visited at Dexter
Peverley's last week.
Mrs. Fred Stevens has been visiting
her people at Athol, Mass; returned
home last week.
Miss Mary Stevens is at home on two
weeks vacation from her school at
Hiram.
Miss Lena Felt has been at home for a
short time.
Fred Lurvey has finished work at the
grist mill of Edwin Andrews and will
work for Edwin Mann in the clothes pin
mill.
The sick folks are convalescing. Mrs.
Bessie Billings was able to be moved TO
her fathers, Horatio Bryant's, the first
of the week.
G. L. stephens, Harry Day and Fred
Farnum have returned from the lakes,
and the deer are still roaming free and
unmolested as they were before they
took their hunting trip.
Horace Cushman is stopping at home
for while. He and his little brother,
Ernest, and Master Alden Chase have
been camping out part of this week.
Miss Helen Cushman went TO Rumford
Falls last sunday and returned home the
middle of the week, bringing her brother,
Arthur, with her.
Mrs. Ada Barden and Laura and Alice
of West Paris, visited at James Bowker'
and Fred Lurvey's, leaving here on the
stage in the afternoon for Rumford
Falls to visit her brother, Frederick
Dunhams.
Mrs. Lalia Estes went to Montreal last
Friday, meeting her husband there, max
ing some visits in other places and re-
turning home Monday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
GRAFTON.

The ground is white with snow this
Thursday morning.
Mrs. Nettie Fuller was here on visit
to her father, Gilbert Tyler, last week.
Gilbert Tyler, who fell from the high
beams in his barn nearly two weeks ago,
receiving quite severe injuries, has near
" recovered from the effects of his fall
hear.
George Newton is guest at Mrs. y.
NJ. Browns.
Mrs. Floyd SearleS and little daughter,
who have been visiting at her fathers,
A. F. Brooks, the past few weeks, have
returned to their home in Andover.
John Howe and Leon Brooks, who
bought Arthur Farrar's farm, came here
the first of the week, to cut pulp wood
from the place.
Mr.. Sewell Pratt has new door for
his house, and new hard wood floor is
TO be laid in the kitchen.
Mrs. c. T. Parker and two children
went 10 Hanover on visit to her sister,
Mrs. S. P. Davis, recently, also to friends
in Bethel and Newry.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
Making .Moon.n,ne- wh..ky.

$50 this is the only liquor distillery
In all these mountains" remarked the
visitor to little mountain settlement
In North Carolina in tone that was
half ques;ionSg.
1t do be-" said the mountain whisky
maker
How much do you turn out IN a
day." asked the stranger.
WAL. reckon we make along about
twenty gallons day."
"And is that all the whisky that's
drunk in these partsT
"Say. you be-ent no revenue sharp
be you!" he demanded suddenly.
"Cause If you be I amt got nothin'
TO say. | pays my taxes, as ever one
knows, an that's all there Is to II
After a time the stranger persuaded
him that there was no Interior motive
in his questioning, and the old man e1'
planned the whisky situation.
81 tole you this was the only sui
around here. an so it is-the only one
that pays tax. But" he continued
"eyery old woman in these mountains
has copper kettle'in which she Dolls
her washing. Every old woman has
lid that fits the copper kettle tightly
and that can be fastened down. They
boil clothes in them on Monday. and
they boil whisky in them the other siS
days Of the week."-New York IT'D
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
NORTH sUCKF,ELO.

Heald Brothers flume burst very un.
expectedly few days ago, as it was
built but six years ago. 1t is rather un-
fortunate at this time as the water is
high and they were rushed with orders.
Maggie Head is at Sumner on visit
this week.
Everett Bicknell of Norway was at his
fathers, j. F. Bicknell's, the Goth.
Joseph Cummings has shot about
90 cartridges this fall. He, Fred Har-
low and Will Cressey brought in four
teen one night this week.
Will Cressey brought in two deer last
Tuesday which he shot Monday. He
shot them both within fifteen minutes.
Miss Abbie Keene of the lower village
was guest of Mrs. Celia Durham last
week.
The apple buyers in our vicinity have
got all the two dollar apples they want
at present.
Frank Brown and his brother passed
our place last night with large buck
deer in their wagon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04

The lecturer pleaded with the crowd
to look up" In imprisoned tones he
cried: God always helps the man
that looks up. Never look down, my
friends. and do not waste too much
time looking sideways. Look up. and
keep on looking up. never knew
man to fail II he looked up. Is there
q man in this audience who can say
that he always looks up!
A seedy stranger arose in the back
row to say: Il can say that | always
look up have steadily looked up
for thirty years, and am no better on
for it. Looking up is my business"
What do you DO for living. my
good man,"
I'm q ceiling decorator"
The upronrious applause that greeted
this sally broke up the meeting.-New
York Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
WILSON'S MILLS.

]. C. Bean is having the family burial
lot graded, posts set and nice fence
put around it.
The circle, Kings Daughters, met with
Mrs. F. A. Flint Thursday. They are
now working, hoping to help little on a
salary for pastor when the church is
finished
Mrs. Nora Bennett is up on visit to
her sister, Mrs. c. T. Fox.
y. X. Bennett is at home for few
days but will return to Colebrook early
in the week to be under the care of DR..
Z. Z. Jones.
The annual meeting of First Union
Society was held Saturday evening, Oct.
25th. The old board of officers were
reelected:
PresidenI-E. $. Bennett.
Secre,ary-S. S. Bennett.
Treasurer-R. y. Storey.
Auditor-D. G. Bennett.
Executive Committee-E. S. Bennett, II. 6
Bennett, f. A. Flint.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
THE OXFORD BEARS. !
THE ooINeS OF THE WEEK IN ALI
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL,

First Baptist Church. Rev. Il. II. Bishop,
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday at II A. II.
Sunday School st y N. Sabbath Evening Ser
vice az 80 P. 4. Prayer Meeting Thursday
evening at 80 N.
Preaching service every Sunday at II A. II.
sunday school at I'm
II is not perhaps generally known that
a deer has been shot in town this fall.
The Democrat did not learn of it until
last week, though it was some two
weeks ago that it was done. George ).
Boutelle and L. K. Stone were out early
one morning. Boutelle fired at the deer
in the woods near the river little above
where Irving Andrews cut off the wood
two years ago. She went down but was
Immediately up again and off. They
tracked her toward the north short
distance and then lost her. An hour or
two later Stone, coming out on high
bank beside the brook, some distance
below Coles mill, saw the deer in some
bushes under the bank, and fired shot
which finished her. They found that
Boutelle's shot had broken her foreleg
Ii was a doe, thought to be yearling.
There have been several deer in the
woods in that vicinity during the past
few months, but this is the only one cap
tured so far.
Miss Mary II. Taylor of Boston is at
Mrs. A. T. Forbes for few days. She
goes next week TO New York to take a
postgraduate course of three months in
hospital there.
Mr.. Case is in town for few days.
The schools in the Partridge and
Forbes Districts will unite in an enter
tainment 10 be given at the Partridge
school house Friday evening. Proceeds
To be used 10 purchase dictionary for
the Partridge school.
Monthly meeting of the directors of
Paris Hill Library Association Tuesday,
November 1, at 3 p. NJ, at Hamlin Me-
mortal Hall. A. Z. EASTMAN, clerk.
News has been received here Of the
death of Samuel c. Kelley of Sweetland,
Iowa. He was the last of family OF
ten children. He leaves six children,
four sons and two daughters, also sever
al grandchildren. His wife, who died
about ten years ago, was the oldest sister
Of IL. B. Eastman, Paris, Maine. Mr..
Kelley was about - years old.
Advertised letters in Paris post office,
Nov. LIST:
Mrs Eliza Tibbetts.
Miss Eiva Lee.
Mr.. Charles Harris.
A. c. Elkins-
Hiram r. Hubbard and wife have been
spending two or three days at Lewiston
and Augusta.
Mrs. Z. II. Guyer of Rock Island, H.,
is at the Hubbard House for few days.
Mrs. +. Z. Beedy of Bailey's Island
and Mrs. L. N. Goodwin of Auburn are
spending the fall with Dr.. VI. VI. Hough-
| ton.
The funeral of Mrs. Maria Marble,
widow of Franklin ). Marble, was held at
Woodfords Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the residence, No. l Racket
Street. Rev. II. E. Townsend, pastor of
the Woodfords Universalist church, of
which the deceased was member, con-
Quoted the services. The interment was
at Evergreen. Mrs. Marble has many
friends in this village and vicinity. Mrs.
o. A. Thayer and Mrs. John Pierce at
tended the funeral.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
The Art Of Brevity.

The Spartans were distinguished Tor
the brevity and conciseness Of their
speech. On one occasion during a ter
rible famine the inhabitants of IN Is
land in the 1Egean sea sent an embas-
sador to Sparta, who made a speech
imploring its aid. He had hardly nm
ished before the Spartans sent him
back these words, 1--WE did not under
stand the end of your speech and have
forgotten the beginning"
The poor, starving people chose an
other spokesman and impressed upon
him to make his request as BRIEF as
possible.
He therefore took with him a guam
tity of sacks. opened one before the as
sembly and said simply, 1T is empty;
fill it."
The sack was filled as well as the
others. but the chief Of the assembly
said as he dismissed the ambassador,
loaded with meal: 1T wasn't necessary
to inform us that the sack was empty.
We saw it ourselves. Neither was II
necessary to request us to I'LL II. we
should have done it on our own &C.
count. Be less long winded next time. y
Christian Endeavor World.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
Seeing the Beautiful.

Franklin tells story OF man whose
two legs were very unlike-one hahd-
somely turned. the other deformeo'
Whenever any one who visited him
looked at the ugly leg and commented
on it. he held the man to be looking Tor
the bad side Of things and folk. But II
the visitor saw his handsome limb ana
commented on its beauty he held the
fellow to be worth esteem, for he look
ed at the good side Of things ana prop
ably would see the best in his neieh'
bors and friends. Is it easier TO see
other peoples virtues than their faults
| have at last come to see that folk are
far better that they get credit for be
ing.
When Carlyle and Emerson walked
London and saw the horror of gin pal
aces and the miseries of poverty. the
former said. What do you think no"
of the Saxon stock" Emerson an
swered, THE more see OF the Enshsf
people the more l admire their power
and wonder ut their progress.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
FRYEsUR6.

The Union conference of Congrega-
tional Churches met here Wednesday
and Thursday. There was large at
tendance.
Mr.. Eugene Kenerson has moved into
Mrs. Perkins house.
The drinking fountain is completed.
Mr.. Charles Kimball and Mrs. Cora
Stevens were married Oct. 90 by Rev. B.
Y. Stone.
Social at the academy given by the
sophomore class Thursday evening.
Wednesday evening praise service
was conducted by Mr.. c. G. Willard.
Rev J. B. Saer of Bridgton lectured on
Jerusalem.
The annual business meeting of the
ladies' circle was postponed until Mon
day evening on account of the rain.
A dance at Red Mems Hall Friday
evening, Oct. 81.
Mrs. Joseph Chandler and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles, of Bryantville, Mass,
are the guests of Miss Fannie Tibbetts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
pr,ma Donna and Her Voice.


Once upon a time there was IA
nous prima donna who made con-
tract with u noted impresario to sing
In concerts for him ut n price which
made each of her notes Of about the
value OF 81.
All went well until the prima donna
found dressing room assigned to her
that did not meet with her approval
Then she complained that she was en-
tirely too hoarse to sing. and the I'M
presario had to make polite remarks to
his audience and dismiss 1t after re-
funding the money paid for admission.
The remarks that he made out of the
hearing of the audience were not so
polite.
Moral-Impresarios wish that they
might have Yourselves prima donnas.-
New York Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
BETHEL.


Rev. F. E. Barton has been visiting in
Boston and no morning service was held
in the Universalist church last Sunday
morning.
Mr.. Charles D. Nanny of Newcastle,
n. B., Joined his family for few days
visit here. Formerly Mr.. Nanny had
charge of the spool mill in Gilead, but
for several years has been in the employ
of the Clark Spool Co. and has entire
charge of the business in Newcastle.
Mrs. o. NJ. Mason, Mrs. Ames, Mrs:
G. R. Wiley and Mrs. F. L. Edwards at
tended the Universalist convention at
South Paris, representatives from the
Universalist church in Bethel.
Whooping cough has appeared in the
public school in our village and many OF
the scholars in the primary department
are unable to attend.
Thursday evening the C. E. served
a supper in Garland Chapel, followed by a
very pleasing programme, consisting OF
a short entertainment from the phono-
graph, followed by piano solo by Miss
Billings. Miss Alice Chamberlin render
ed a vocal solo; Prof. Hanscom gave a
reading and Mr.. and Miss Weed OF
Cleveland, Ohio, gave piano solos. Mrs.
E. G. Bowler read selection and Rev.
C. n. Gleason gave paper upon
Words" which was interesting and in
tructive. 1t was very pleasant affair
and brought satisfactory financial re-
suits.
Thursday night about midnight, Mrs.
Clinton Barker passed away suddenly at
her late home on High Street. Mrs.
Barker had been critically i'll for several
months from organic heart disease, but
her condition for the past few weeks had
given her family hopes of comfortable
degree of health. The fatal attack was
very sudden. A husband has lost good
wife and a daughter and son have lost
most devoted mother, and host OF
friends and neighbors will miss the
CHEEKY smile with which she always
greeted them, Mrs. Barker had been
member of the Congregational church
for years.
Prof and Mrs. Chapman will close
their summer residence in Bethel, Nov
10.
The Ladies' Club will hold cake
sale next Thursday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-04
6uCKFIElD.

The familiar form of Amial Jones APP
peared in town on the arrival OF the
train Thursday morning.
C. II. Prince and wife came to their
home from Portland Tuesday.
J. F. Packard and daughter Lenora
arrived from Boston Monday.
j. A. Rawson and Mrs. Rawson went
to Portland Thursday.
j. F. Packard and daughter Lenora ar.
rived from Boston Monday.
J. Fl. Cary and VIM. Cressey, of Salem,
Mass, returned from up country with
two young deer Tuesday. Thursday
Mr.. Carey taking the deer and Other
game, with the remark "That all good
times have an end" left for his home
in Salem.
VIM. Irish fell down cellar last Mon
day cutting his scalp quite badly with
other bruises. 1t took an hour and g
half of doctoring. he is getting along
quite we'll, though not in condition to sit
for photo.