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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-10-27
NUMBER 43.

out of her letters. AnIce was insanely
curious to read one of the letters
through, but Cliffe would never agree
20 II.
The month was almost ended. Next
to the last day of 1t Cliffe rode with
Anice up Round Top to watch the sun
20 down. 1t was Indian summer
weather, with all the air full Of warm
haze and dead ripe autumn scents.
They went slowly, he leaning toward
the girl all up the long slope. At the
top he dismounted and held out bis
arms to her, saying a little huskilys
"Coms! I will carry you to the very
tip Of the rocks"
Anice felt him tremble as she shipped
into his arms. Her own heart beat
furiously-she was beginning to find
out what his presence or his absence
would mean in her life. But she
smiled back at him bravely when at
last they stood hand in hand upon the
craggy pinnacle. The sun sank, q
globe Of crimson, filling the whole
world with rosy radiance. In that
transfiguring illumination Anice had
the face of an angel, serene, transpar-
ent to inner light. Cliffc laid his hand
softly over hers and said very low, 1T
is hard to go down from all this to
utter darkness" AS he felt her shiver
family he went on. "Anice. must
man suffer his whole life long because
Of a mistake"
81 do not know what you mean,"
Anice said untruthfully, turning away
her telltale eyes. Cliffe caught both
her hands. 81 think you do know" he
said. Anyway you know we love
each other. Now, the question is, What
shall we dO?"
Easily answered-for you,' Anice
said. her lips trembling. "You are 60
ing away-to keep your pledged
word"-
"But you and my heart? Dare I
leave both behind me?" Cliffe said very
low, his voice thrilling strangely.
"T could not love thee, dear, so much
loved not honor more,'" Anice quoted
almost under breath. "We-we are
comrades" she ran OIL a little tremu'
lously. Comrades stand by each 9TH
er, keep each other up to the mark
Comrades indeed and sweethearts
and shall be pIighted lovers" Cliffe
cried, catching her to him in breath
less clasp. "Anice, darling, forgive me.
I deceived you. said had courted
another girl and spoke the truth. But
II was with the understanding that she
refuse me. I had your picture, dear
est-even that had taken Inc captive
but I knew you well enough to under
stand how little chance there was OF
making you love me if appeared In
the light of a necessary evil. kept
It UP thus long because-well, because
I wanted to find out how well you
loved me. Dear heart, sweet one, say
you forgive the comrade who tricked
you because he feared to lose you
81 do not see anything to forgive"
Anice said, nesting to him with lit
tie happy smile.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-10-27
SCRAPS OF SCIENCE.

An electric pickpocket alarm has
been invented by man in Manches-
ter, England.
The experiments of Muller prove that
IL microbes be placed in gun barrel
the wound made by bullet fired from
It would be infected by the microbes.
Commercial phosphorus is satisfac-
torily made by mixing the finely pow
dered phosphate material with carbon
and sand in the electric furnace and
then, when heated, distilling the phos-
phorus from the mass and collecting
II under water.
Such common substances as sugar,
glucose and chalk having been found
to absorb sunlight all day and to give
II off in rays during the night. the dis
coyery OF some means for rendering
these rays useful In Illuminating
houses at night with little expense
seems a possibility Of the near future.
The thorium atom, universally be-
lieved since its discovery by Berzelius
three quarters Of century ago to be
a single and indivisible particle OF
matter now appears as the progenitor
of five new substances, even more ele-
mental than itself, evolved by success
sive and spontaneous changes within
its substance.
The scientific reason for the popping
of corn has been investigated by Pro-
fessor Kraemer Of Philadelphia, who
finds that the endosperm is more or
less translucent and horny and Its cells
contain closely arranged polygonal
starch grains having central rarefied
area. The degree Of the expansion OF
these cells depends upon the relative
amount of water and air in the grain.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-10-27
Poultry Notes.

No matter how many fowls are kept,
they should not be in flocks of more than
ten or twelve, and about 40 is very
convenient number for one to take good
care of. The health of the fowls and
the profit of the owner depend on the
dryness and cleanliness of the premises
as well as on the quality of the food CIV
en- to the fowls. The cleanliness does
not apply simply to the dropping under
the roosts, but to the sides of the rooms,
which should be whitewashed; the glass
of the windows should be bright and
clean to admit the sun, and the floors
which should be raked over often, kept
free from feathers and other foul matter
which may accumulate if left.
When the yards are narrow, say from
four to eight feet wide, lath can be tack
ed over them, and enclose the yard nice
ly, not only preventing the birds flying
out, but securing them from the attacks
of dogs, hawks, crows, etc. Lath is one
of the cheapest materials for poultry
fencing that can be had, and, while it
may not be as durable as stouter ma
terials, will last for four or five years,
if properly put up, and then regularly
whitewashed each year, the whitewash
also adding materially to the appearance
of the surroundings and to healthfulness
in the fowls.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-10-27
SHYLOCk

Shylock was the man who
wanted a pound of human
flesh. There are many
Shylocks now, the GONZALES
cent, the consumptive, the
sickly child, the pale young
woman, all want human flesh
and they can get it-take
SCOTS Emulsion.
SCOTS Emulsion is flesh
and blood, bone and muscle.
Itfeeds the nerves, strengthens
the digestive organs and they
feed the whole body.
For nearly thirty years
SCOTS Emulsion has been the
great giver Of human flesh.
We will send you a coupls d
ounces free.
scorT d BOVINE. Chemists.
Aoo.4t5 Pearl Street. New Yos2'
- aad -; ~ duegiaA
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Hood Farm Liniment
"a. Man and Reaat.
Copyright, 1903, by T. @. MeQurs

The unequalled external remedy for
sprains, swellings, lameness, indamma-
tions, and all aches and pains where
soothing, stimulating and strengthening
liniment Is required.
Best Wash for Race or Work Horses
Is made by putting two tablespooniuls
Hood Farm Liniment. IN quart OF Water'
Keeps horses sleek and glossy.
"A first class liniment." c. M. WINCH,
Barre, vt. ;,
"Best all round liniment ever used" )"
G. T. McNALLY, Groveton, N. II.
BEST on the market for taking soreness
out Of horses" C. H. GORDON, trainer i0r
Hon. Warren r. Daniel, Franklin, n. II.
IA good clean preparation to use." G..
L. BLAKELY, 343 Winthrop st.. Medford,
Mass, farmer for Gen. 8. c. Lawrence.
Prices, 25c., 60c.. 81 and 81. Gallon ~.
For sale by +. A. SHuRrLEFf d Co., Soutn
Paris, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-10-27
Love In the MainsprinE.

Political economists have told US
that self interest is the handspring or
industry. 1t is not true. Love Is the
handspring of industry. 1t is love for
the home and the wife and the children
that keeps all the busy wheels OF In
dustry revolving. that calls the factory
hands early to the mill. that nerves
the arm of the blacksmith working at
his forge, that inspires the farmer at
his plow and the merchant at his desk,
that gives courage to the soldier and
patience to the teacher.
Erskine was asked how he dared, rs
an unknown barrister, face a hostile
court and insist on his right to be
heard. II felt my children" he re-
piled, "tugging at my robe and saying,
Here is your chance, father, to get US
bread" 1t is this vision Of the chill
dren dependent on us that inspires us
all In the battle Of life.-Rev. Lyman
Abbott In Atlantic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-10-27
NanoIeon,a Character.

In character Napoleon may be said
to have been not so much wicked as de-
void of moral sense. The first princi-
pies of morality seem to have had no
place in his mind, and it is difficult to
see how they could have found en-
trance there. He had really no coun-
try, and consequently no patriotism.
Born q Corsican and setting out with
bitter hatred of France as the destroy
er of Corsican liberties, he never really
became Frenchman. He never learn
ed to write the language, hardly to pro-
nounce it. France was the seat and
fulcrum of his power. his throne and
the recruiting ground of his armies.
Whatever he might say in proclama-
tions, in his moments Of sincerity he
spoke of the French contemptuously as
people who were to be governed
through their vanity, which it was nee
essary to feed with perpetual course
of victories. Domiciled in France, he
had consorted with set Of adventur-
ers as profligate as any that the world
has seen. The only sort Of public mo-
rality with which he had ever been i'm
pressed was the fidelity Of the soldier
to military duty.-Goldwin Smith In
Atlantic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-10-27
Hard to Find.

The bishop of-never mind where
being a newcomer and being somewhat
troubled with neglected diocese,
thought to inspire his clergy to take
occasional services during the week by
periodically visiting and taking one
himself. On one of these occasions,
having found quite good cOngrega-
ton and having been moved to much
eloquence in his sermon. he felt a not
unnatural desire to know If he had
made any impression on the usually
unimpressionable yokels. So he put
some leading questions to an old clerk
who was helping him to unrobe in the
vestry.
"Well. l hope they've been pleased
with yer" said the old man patroniz-
ingly, "and l am sure we takes 1t very
kind O. yer worship to come down and
preach to US; but. yer know, a worsser
one would have done for the likes Of
us, If so be-" he added, with becoming
humility. zone could be found. LON
don Tit-Bits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-10-27

People stood and gazed Mt it and
wondered what it was. Balm OF Il
Thousand Flowers" 1t had an attrac-
tive oriental sound. "Yes," thought DIR.
Ripley to himself. Il am sure that 1t
will SELL"
But there was trifling error In his
reckoning.
That error was due to the insignih-
cant fact that In LongwoOd at present
there was not a single case Of Group or
whooping cough except that of his
small daughter. DR.. Ripley sat for q
few minutes and thought about 1t.
"Nance," he said after awhile, If
YOU want that child to get better you
must let her get out in the open air.
Medicine can do much, but air is the
important thing after all. Send her out
and let her play"
"But, Howard" protested his better
half, "there's no place for her to 60 but
in the street. We haven't any back
ward, you know. And the street Is full
of children, and they'll take It"
Howard shook his head. "Full OF
children!' he mused. "Well, self preser-
walton is the first law Of nature, and
she must have the air. Send her out.
The children must take care OF them
selves"
The doctors youngest was a compan-
ionab,e little girl and soon made
friends, and she speedily became ex-
ceedingly popular because she could de
certain things the others couldn't do'
Some of the things that she could DO
were to stand on one leg and wind the
other round it and double herself into a
human knot and grow black In the face
and utter, wild west yells of warfare
She didn't enjoy these things. but they
did, and whenever she started In she
was surrounded by an interested
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-10-27
Apple Barrel Problem.

With the present abundant crop in
most sections of our state the apple
barrel problem is again forced TO the
front in its most acute form. Our or
chardists and farmers are finding the
greatest difficulty in securing barrels,
and in some cases they are paying as
high as forty cents each for old flour
barrels. The time is rapidly coming
when an end must be put to this busl-
ness. Year by year less barrels are used
in the great Touring mills of the West
as the system of packing in bags IS COM
ING more and more into vogue. Thus
each year sees the difficulty of getting
these barrels growing greater and great
er, and it is only aquestion of time when
they cannot be had at any price. Inc
time has come for new system. DIRTY
-four barrels, even when to be had, are
but a nuisance at best. The Hour ad-
herring on the sides and between the
slaves is always certain to work out ana
over the fruit, thus causing 1T to present
ANYTHING but an attractive appearance
when opened. We must have new
standard barrel and here is the opportu-
nity for a new industry that would as
sumo great magnitude at once. In Knox
county the coopers make and sell good
lime barrel for fifteen cents. 1t is pre-
sumable that they make profit on
those figures or they would quit the
business. Now, Why cannot slightly
larger and smoother barrel be made fol
twenty-five cents? That must be about
the limit of expense for the coming new
flour barrel. Our farmers cannot AFFORD
to pay more taking the crops year IN ano
out. 1t would be necessary that tne
slaves should be planed and the capacity
equal to a -four barrel. With the aid oi
modern machinery we believe that TINS
can be done and at a good profit at the
price above named. We further believe
that the first man who starts an industry
of this kind will at once build up very
large and profitable business, making
money for himself, while at the same
time relieving the farmers in his vicinlt.
from one of their most perplexing prop
'lems.-Lewiston Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-10-27
Coniurinr n Tooth,

Among the negroes the most striking
remedies are to be found. Witness the
combination of cure and spell de-
scribed under the name Of 'conjuring
a tooth" in Alabama. Go into lonely
part of the woods with one of the oppo-
site sex, who is to carry an ax. The
bearer of the ak chops around the roots
Of a white oak, cuts off with a jack
knife nine splinters from the roots or
the tree, then cuts around the roots Of
the aching tooth with the knife. dips
each of the nine splinters in the blood
flowing from the cuts and finally buries
the splinters at the root Of the tree
from which they came. While doing
this the operator repeats something
you don't understand, which Is the
charm.-Kansas City Journal.
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"Don't mover he yelled to the three
men around the table. II arrest thu
whole gang for robbery
Hinchman's two companions sprane
- the table, showed Hinchman aside
grabbed the bag containing the jewels
and the envelope containing the money
and made for the door.
run for your life" they yelled te
Hinchman. "Its the cops! These
stones is stolen" They waited not
but burst through the men at the door
and leaped down the stairs. Hinch'
man was left to face the three men.
"Well, SIR" said the leader severely
1--WE got you anyways. What you got
to say for yourself?"
Hinchman told the whole story from
beginning to end. The three men evil
IDENTIFY didn't believe 1t, but neverthe-
less they marched him to the corner of
the street and there told him they
would let him go provided he would
appear at the police station In the
morning to prosecute the others. He
promised. and they left him. He took
to his heels and sprinted for his board
ing house. Once there, he gathered up
his grip, paid his reckoning and jump
ed OH the nearest trolley car. Eventu-
ally he fetched up at the Astor House.
There he took room.
Once in his room, he slung his grip
In a corner, took off his hat and wiped
his brow with a bandanna kerchief.
Then he drew carefully from his in
side pocket first an envelope and then
q small bag. In the envelope was Abe
Hinchman's 5000. and In the bag were
four genuine stones. The other men.
wherever they were, also had an en-
velope and little bag, but in the one
was simply a roll Of green paper and
In the other few dried beans.
Abe Hinchman had merely played 1t
as low down on 'em as he could; that's
all. Legerdemain comes in handy once
in awhile. He shopped around and
sold two Of the stones. The other two
he kept.
A week later Abe Hinchman stepped
off the train at Flatbrook and saun-
tered down the street. A diamond stud
shone in his shirt bosom. He smoked
twenty cent cigar.
"Pretty flip, Abe" remarked towns
man-the jeweler, in fact-as he In
spected the pin. "Where d you get
the doughT
"Just been taking a little flier in Wall
street with the boys" remarked Abe
carelessly. Another hailed him.
"Well, Abe" said this one "you look
first rate. What you been doin' down
there?
"Well," returned Abe, "you can just
bet that stood on the steps in front
of the Astor House along with the best
of them; yes, sir, did"
Here's little thing for you. Mil
lie," suggested Abe to Doc Clarkson's
girl that day-"that is, If you'll say
Yes" 1t was a magnificent solitaire
ring. "Oh. Aber sighed the young lady
in assent.
A week later Abe Hinchman enter
tanned a select audience with the In
dian box trick, the sword trick. the
clothes basket trick, the cabinet trick
and every trick in the business. 1t was
simply great.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-10-27

Euclid, who Is sometimes called the
father of mathematics, taught this
subject In the famous school at Alex
andria. Being asked one day by the
king of Egypt Ptolemy Soter) whether
he could not teach him the science In
q shorter way, Euclid answered IN
words that have been memorable ever
since, "Sire, there is no royal road to
learning" Not many scraps Of conver.
sation have lived, as this reply has, for
2.2OO years.
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business ability. she could have put up
a tent and exhibited herself for small
consideration.
And so Marion got plenty Of fresh
air and incidentally all Longwood took
the whooping cough. 1t was only a
question Of time.
1t so happened that school opened
about two weeks after the doctor had
tackled up his placards through the
town. The children from the doctors
neighbOrhood associated with the 9th
er children in Longwood, as was to be
expected, and. 10 and behold, one
bright day the school was closed-all
the schools were closed. Longwood
had whooping cough for fair, and
whooping cough is no respecter Of per-
sons. 1t attacked young and old as
we'll, strong and weak, male and fe-
male.
At first they took 1t as joke, ex-
cept those mothers who knew really
what it meant and what it involved.
But in a few more days all Longwood
was in agony-spasmodic agony-and
then Longwood as one man sought for
a remedy.
"Try the Balm of Thousand Flow
ers, ma'am," the druggist would say.
"a new remedy and good one and
very cheap. We can recommend 1t.
I can, for my little boy and SO on.
The town bought Ripley's remedy.
The supply became exhausted. DR..
Ripley had to hire help. He became
famous. From selling his remedy he
became the crack whooping cough doc
tor and sold prescriptions like cakes
off a hot griddle.
"The Balm of Thousand Flowers"
was the cry. Everybody bought It,,
and in the direct sequence Of cause
and effect, because everybody bought
the remedy. So young DR.. Ripley pro-
ceeded to buy horse and buggy and
then a new house, and around the
house was a flower bed, and In the
flower bod were planted at least q
thousand flowers.
Nance" he said one day, "it's funny,
but, do you know. in the next town
there's not a sign of whoOping cough.
Strange, isn't it? By the way, how do
you think Marion is coming on?"
"Beautifullyw exclaimed his wife.
"But she coughs as yet"
Nance" went on the doctor, give
got some relatives in the next town.
Wouldn't you like to take Marion and
90 over there and make visit? It'll
be n change for you, and perhaps her
cough will get better there"
Mrs. Ripley smiled significantly. IT
WILL" she replied, ION one condition.
and that is that you'll tell me what
you put in the Balm Of a Thousand
Flowers"
"I'n do It." he replied. "but never
tell. In this that sell now put about
the same things that the other medi'
cines have, but the main ingredients
are the same as gave Marion on the
day before we moved"
"And," asked Mrs. Ripley, "is it real
ly made up of thousand flowers or Is
that only name?"
"Its not name," replied the doctor,
"and 1t is really gathered from thou
sand-I won't say thousand, but from
hundreds Of flowers at any rate. That's
true, Nance"
"How could 1t be?" she protested
doubtfully.
"Well," he replied, 81 tell the truth.
It is gathered from hundreds and hun
dreds Of flowers. You can judge for
yourself when tell you what it chiefly
is."
"Tell me-" she commanded.
Honey and beeswax and CASTLE
soap, the balm Of thousand flowers"
he said.
"But the CASTLE soap?" she insisted.
He nodded.
"That's the only lye there is about
It," he returned.
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

DISTRICT or MAINE, 40.
Ou This lOIh day OF Oct, A. ID. 1893, on read
ins the foregoing petition, it is
Oriered by the Court, that hearing De hat
upon the same on the 30th day of Oct, A. ID.
l..3. before said Court at Portland, in said Dis
lr!ct. at 10 o'clock In the forenoon; and that
notice thereof be published in The oxford Dem,
ocrat a newspaper printed in said District, and
that sll known creditors, and other persons IN
Interest. NAV appear at the said time and place
AMI show cause, II any they have, why the
PRAYER of said petitioner should not be granted.
And II l. further Ordered by the Court, that the
Clerk shall send by mail TO all known creditors
copies OF said petition and this order, addressed
% them at their places OF residence as stated
Witness the Hon. CLARENCE HALE. Judge
OF the said Court, and the seal thereof, at Fort
ani. in said District, on the 10th day OF Oct, a.
d 1873
Isl JAMES f. HEwEY, Clerk.
A true copy of petition and order thereon.
Attest JAMES Z. HEWEY, Clerk.
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Minerals and Life.

The base Of nutrition in all living
beings Is oxygen, water, salts. carbon
and nitrogen. Forster tried to feed
dogs on organic substances deprived OF
nearly all their mineral matter. Death
from starvation occurred sooner than
II the dogs had been completely with.
out food. NJ. Herrera says In RevueI
Scientifque, Paris. Living beings are
but aggregarions of mineral substances
and biology is but chapter In min.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-10-27
Green PineappIe Juice.

The juice of the green pineapple Is
accredited in Java, the Philippines and
througho. the far east generally with
being L.ood poison Of most deadly
nature. Health mentions 1t as the
substance with which the Malays pol
son their creeses and daggers and as
the finger nail" poison formerly In
use among aboriginal Javanese women
almost universally. These women cul-
tivated nail on each hand to n long,
sharp point. and the least scratch from
one of these was certain death.
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Inducing q Genius.

Our ancestors were more indulgent
and respectful to the eccentricities OF
men of genius than is the present
generation. Byron was accepted and
patiently tolerated when he chose to
sit in moody silence throughout din
ner party given in his honor, scowling
contemptuously at the delicious food
before him. while he slipped vinegar
and munched cracker.