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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

A gentleman was complimenting
pretty young lady in the presence of his
wife. cts lucky did not meet Miss
Hopkins before married you, my dear"
"Well, yes; it is extremely-for her."
was the reioinder.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

A NEW JERSEY EDITORS TESTI-
MONIAL.
NJ. T. Lynch, Editor of the Philips
burg, N. j., Daily Post, writes: 81 have
used many kinds of medicines for coughs
and colds in my family but never any
thing so good as Foley's Honey and Tar.
cannot say too much in praise of it. I"
F. A. Shurtleff & Co., South Paris. Grin
Stevens, Oxford.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

1--WE ought to send the minister away
for his health" what! His sermons
are an hour long now, and what would
they be when he came backp"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

She-"The milliner told me that she
had been down to the dentists to have a
nerve killed." Howell, from the
prices she asks for her hats, should say
the dentist must have killed the wrong
One.n
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

Have heart that never hardens, .
temper that never tires and touch
that never hurts.-Charles DickenA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

Gladys-"Ah, yes, refused him. !
want man who has known sorrow and
acquired wisdom" Edith-"But, my
dear, he would have very soon filled that
bill if you had accepted him."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08
HOMEMAKERS COLUMN.

Correspondence on topics of interest 10 the ladi,
COLUMN, Oxford Democrat. Paris, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

Avoid serious results of kidney or
bladder disorder by taking Foley's Kid
ney Cure. F. A. Shurtleff & Co., South
Paris. Grin Stevens, Oxford.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

She-"Of course, he bored me awfully,
but 1 don't think showed it. Every
time l yawned l just hid it with my
hand" He Crying to be gallant
"Really, don't see how hand so small
could-er - hide-er - that is-beastly
weather we're having. isn't it?"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

"You are peach" said the callow
youth, "and good to eat" "You also
are good to eat" responded the maid in
blue. cam peach, too?' "No, a
lobster"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

The Suitor-"I called at your house
last evening, as a gentleman should, and
l must say it was not pleasant to be
kicked out of the house" The Parent
"No; the pleasure was mine."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

Foley's Kidney Cure makes the dis
eased kidneys sound 80 they will elimi-
nate poisons from the blood. F. A.
Shurtleff & Co., South Paris. Grin Ste
VEINS, Oxford.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

Gus-"The idea of his saying l had
more money than brains! Quite ridicu-
lous!" Jack-"That SOP" Gus-"Of
course. Why ! haven't got cent"
Jack-"Well?"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08
USED FOR PNEUMONIA,

DR.. j. c. Bishop, of Agnew, Mich,
says, ~ have used Foley's Honey and
Tar in three very severe cases of pneu-
monia with good results in every case"
Refuse substitutes. F. A. Shurtleff &
Co., South Paris. Grin Stevens, Oxford.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo-Q uinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
on each box. 25c.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

Mrs. Sharp-"What is great, stout
healthy man like you begging forT'
Bulky Butters-"Only two cents, mum"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

"What do you regard as the best book
of the year, Mr.. Criticusp'' swell,
(meditatively), probably John D. Rookie
feller's bank book"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08
No. 265-Riddle meree.

First is in wafer, but not In cracker;
Second is In chair. but not In stool:
Third is In hot. but not in cold:
Fourth Is in meat, but not In fish;
Fifth Is In beer. but not In ale;
Whole Is something that we always need
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

No. 267.-FlOFal Enfgmas.
1. The author Of the Marble Faun."
2. The chimes Of a noted cathedral.
8. The signet Of monarch Of Israel.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

Mistress (greatly scandalized)-"Is it
possible, Mary, you are making bread
without having washed your handsp"
New Kitchen Girl-"Lor', what's the
difference mum? It's brown bread. :"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08
COMPOUND INTEREST

The trouble with most adver-
Users is that they expect imme-
date returns Of large proper.
tons. One prominent advertiser
illustrates the principle Of adver-
Using In this way:
"The money expended for
advertising II the same n
II placed at interest. The
profits from the advertising
are virtually the interest on
the investment.
"The sums spent for advertising
are properly chargeable to cap
ital account because the result
ing good will is something that
has value, which, If the adver-
Using has been properly done,
can usually be sold for the face
value Of the Investment.
1.-THE rate Of interest Is deter
mined by the skill with which
the investment Is made.
"Just as the quickest way to
increase invested wealth Is by
compounding the interest, just 30
the quickest way to realize re-
suits from advertising Is to COM
pound the returns. "-Advertsing
Experience.
Advertisers get good returns
on the amount invested In
our columns. We reach the
people.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08
STOPS THE COUGH
Mn WORKS OFF TIE Col,

Laxative Bronco uinine Tablets cure
Q cold in ono day. No Cure, no Pay.
Price g cents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08
DISTRESS AFTER EATING CURED

DISTRESS AFTER EATING CURED.
Judge w. T. Holland of Greensburg,
La, who is we'll and favorably known,
says: 1.-TWO years ago suffered greatly
from indigestion. After eating, great
distress would invariably result, lasting
for an hour or so and my nights were
restless. l concluded to try Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure and it cured me entirely.
Now my sleep is refreshing and digestion
perfect" Sold by F. A. Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

No. 266.-Subtraction.
Take four from living and leave a
drink.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

Mother-"You are at the bottom of
the spelling class again, are you, Doro-
thy?" Dorothy -"Yes, mummy"
Mother-"How did that happen" Doro-
thy-"I got too many rs in scissors.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08
IVeTs B Pond Pianos.
The Conservatory Expands.

The New England Conservatory Of
Music is about TO move into its beautiful
new buildings on the Back Bay. This
is the largest school of music in the
world, and its pre-eminence among
American institutions has been conceded
ever since 1t was founded in 1858 by DIR.
Eben Tourjee.
Twenty years ago, when the depart
ment of pianoforte instruction was being
developed, few Ivers & Pond pianos
were purchased. Since then, as the con-
servatory has expanded, there have
gradually been acquired PCS lvers &
Pond pianos. With the expansion in
cidental to moving into the new build
ing, the board of directors of the con-
servatory have placed their order for 81
additional Ivers & Pond pianos, making
q total of 300.
Higher tribute to this famous Boston
arfproduct would be hardly possible
than 20 years continued patronage by
this most critical of musical institutions.
EFrom the Boston Herald, the leading
newspaper of New England, in its issue
of July IL, 1902.
w. j. WHEELER, Agent,
South Paris, Oxford County, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08
Even at That.

Gus-The idea of his saying I had
more money than brains! Quite ridic-
ulous.
Jack-That SO?
Gus-Of course. Why, haven't got
a cent
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08
No. INSTRUMENTATION.

The man who gives will disappear;
You see the passageway;
And what was once hank Of yarn
Is in your hand today.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08
Weak
Hearts

Arc due TO indigestion. Ninety-nine OF every
ono hundred people who have heart trouble
can remember when II was simple indiges-
ton. II Is q scientific fact that all cases Of
heart disease, not organic, are not only
traceable to. but are the direct result Of indi-
Restion. All food taken into the stomach
which falls Of perfect digestion ferments and
swells tho stomach. putting It up against tho
heart. This interferes with the action Of
tho heart, and In the course Of time thai
delicate but vital organ becomes diseased.
Mr.. D. Kaubls Of Nevada. o.. says: had stomach
trouble and was in bad state as had heart trouble
With II. took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for about foa
months and Il cured mo.
Kodol Digests What You Eat
and relieves tho stomach Of all nervous
strain and the heart Of all pressure.
Bottles only. Si.oo Size holding az times the I'D
size, which sells for soc.
Prepared By Z. o. DEWITT q co., ohloAoO
Sold by F. A. Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

What summer shirt waist doesn't
show isn't there to show,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08

CAMERAS y SUPPLIES
w. r. MAXIM,
N Main St., South Paris, Nc.
Mail orders promptly filed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-08
Comes High.

Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08
Would lake H0ye on Titles to Distinguish Between the
Various Dukes and EdIs Of the Empire and Then He
Would Be ECusabIe if Mistakes Were Made

The Duke Of Argyll has seventeen,
the Duke Of Hamilton sixteen. the
Duke Of BuccIeugh has fifteen; North
umberland's duke possesses thirteen.
Abercorn a round dozen, Montrose has
ten ana the Duke Of Beaufort nine.
Several marQuises and earls are
equally well provided, the Marques Of
Butte, for instance, being the proud
possessor Of fifteen, while the mar
quises of Hunty, Lansdowne and
Lothian own eleven apiece There
are, in all, more than eight hundred
buried titles"
Even more strange is the fact that a
peer can. and often does, hold more
than one title Of a similar value.
The Duke Of Richmond is four times
a duke. and not only that, but three
IF his titles are Of the United King
'0r7. The DT~z~1t De s-lrca! y
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

Edwards. It's charitable author places
the worst possible construction upon
The Jealousy Of Buckminster.
Faithful Unto Death.
According to what seems the trust
worthy statement of much later
Writer, however, Eliza Wharton was
faithful unto death. Furthermore.
says one authority, her relations TO
Judge Edwards We're quite proper and
there was 10 ground whatever for
jealousy on the part of her affanced.
This authority asserts that Eliza
Wharton was married; that in her
Cying days the poetess showed no
sense whatever of guilt and insisted
that at her death her wedding ring
should be buried with her. But this
was made fifty years after
her death and subsequent to the pub
Ilcation Of the Hawthorne romance.
So if The Coquette" did not show
en- its face that 1t was inaccurate one
would incline to its story rather than
the other, since it was written while
he facts of the case were in the minds
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

cial remainder" was recently granted
his Grace, and this. it is contended.
makes him a double duke" Some of
the most serious of peerage problems
are caused by the neglect of past gen
erations to keep accurate records of
the various branches of their families.
Consequently, when the older line
of some ancient titled family dies out,
the title remains in allegiance because
there is no way of ascertaining TO
whom it really belongs.
Such is the case with the Earldom
of Norfolk, a title which the Duke of
at present includes among
his subsidiary titles. 1t is claimed by
Lord Mowbray. The original earl
dom was created by Edward IL, but
fell into allegiance, and, in 1874, was
granted. by Charles l.. to an ancestor
r thu -r~gcrt Dulra Of Norfolk.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

published IN 1900, claimed to relate
the true story of her life, and on the
strength Of the claim ran through
many editions soon after its pubIica-
ton. New EEglanders of the day
were intensely curious TO know about
Eliza Wharton, and Mistress Hannah
Foster, the author of the spurious fc-
ton. cleveTly claimed 10 be a cousin
Of the unfortunate woman (who had
died some twelve years before), and
gave it ont that she had come into the
possession of many papers shedding
light upon thc mystery.
The COquette" version has it that
Eliza had fallen victim to the pas
sion of her cousin, Judge Pierrepont
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

I CURED in Salem. A few weeks after
her death an unknown man erected
a sandstone tablet over the grave
bearing the inscription noted.
To-day barely six inches OF the
weatherbeaten stone remains 10 he
seen in the old Peabody cemetery of
Salem
A subsequent examination OF her
papers and effects failed TO throw
any light upon the mystery Of her
life One letter, said to be in cipher
originally, was found and was pub
lished in the Massachusetts Sentinel
Of September 20. 1883. This letter fol
lows:
Must I die alone? Shall I never
see you more? I know that you VIII
come, but YOU viii come too late.
This is. I fear. my last effort to write
or do anything but weep. Why did
you leave me in SO much distress2
But I viii not reproach you May
God forgive in both what was arniss.
When I go from hence I viii leave
you some way TO ind me II I die
and you remember me occasionally
we may. yet meet again"
A fragment from her poems written
in the Peabody Tavern, is a pathetic
swan song:
20, Thou for whose dear sake I bear,
A doom so dreadful, so severe.
May happy fates thy footsteps guide,
And Ger thy. peaceful home presideI
Embalmed in Art.
1t was while Hawthorne, then sur
veyor Of the port Of Salem. was en-
in the course Of those long,
tiresome days of work, to master the
inspiration Of a great romance. that
the idea Of embodying the Eliza
story in his book came 10
him. At that time GS4gJ the tradi-
ton was still alive in the public mind
as a scarlet msmOTy. Hawthorne
knew, as did every Salemite, of the
ancient punishment for waywardness
the wearing Of the scarlet letter a.
Upon the breast. Many times, ac-
,oTding to the colonial records to
which he had access. this penalty had
'een carried out.
Having drawn upon the every day
ife Of the custom house for his in
roductory chapter, Hawthorne seized
lpOn the beautiful ana unfortunate
ife of Eliza Wharton to embaln in
lis ambered art
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

+ OF many, and the Wharton family
[ rever by word or deed repudiated its
statements. But the tragic sequel OF
her life probably disheartened her
kinsfoIk. and fnasmuch rs they had
/ been financially unfortunate il IS not
so strange that they lacked the cour-
age to deny the cruel aIlega tons.
That the story of the marriage was
never verified nor the certificate ever
brought to light is an iudisputa bic
fact. a Boceaccio without genius
might have written The Coquette."
a Salem Romance.
The authentic part Of the story
opens On a bright June day in 1888.
which brought to the old Bell Tavern
in Peabody, a Salem suburb. a
woman who registered as Mrs. wal
ker, and said she would await her nus
band. She said he was coming in
few days. She wore a wedding ring,
and both received and posted letters
70 her presumable husband.
Gentle and graceful in all that she
did, she was soon the admired of an
admirers in the little village. She
would sit at the south window of her
chamber, apparently watching for
some one who never came, and the
long hours Of the dangerous Summer
days were whiled away with the gui-
tar and the Industrious needle. Some
Of that wondrous skill in sewing
which Hawthorne makes one Of the
attributes of Hester Prynne. the lady
certainly possessed This skill in
needIework. together with her pleas
ing ways, soon made the strange lady
a favorite with the women OF the
town, and though they were of the
strict PuritanicaI type and faith. /
they sympathized with her as she
fashioned dainty little garments-and +
kept forever locked in her heart what /
ever tale she might have told.
The Last Rites.
One day Eliza wrote with chalk the
letters E. W. before the door, but
these were erased by some children
during the afternoon. At dusk a
looking man rode by, studied
the door and, falling 80 note the +
erased chalk marks, passed on. Eliza,
as she saw him pass, was heard TO cry
tut something. and then-she tainted.
soon afterward she died. She was
buried by the viilage~s-the funeral
being the largest that had ever oc-
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

care that a new peer shall not trans
gress by taking another's title. In
the past they were much less care
full, as a perusaI of the pages Of any
work on the peerage viii make plain.
There are no less than five Lords
Howard, four Lords Grey, three each
Of Lords Boyle, Bruce, Douglas, Hay,
Herbert, Hill and Montagu. There is
a Duke of Hamilton and a Baron
Hamilton, an Earl Of Amherst and a
Baron Amherst.
There are four stuarts, or Stewards,
an Earldom Of Landau and a VS.
count with the same designation, but
spelt with a double L.
The Bethune family title Is the Earl
dom Of Lindsay; the head of the.
Berries is the Earl Of Lindsay.
Such instances might be multiplied
to Ill a page Of this paper.
Equally puzzling Is the great variety
Of subsidiary titles borne by the
greater peers.
Foremost in this respect comes the
Duke Of AthoI. who possesses no
fewer than twenty-five inferior desig- !
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

Duddlestone of Bristol nave vanished
in sim lar fashion. The last owner
Of the latter baronetcy is said to have
been a laboIer living at Banbury in
Oxfordshire- The heirs to many ether
similar titles are to be found in the
Colonies and in the United States
whittier their ancestors emigrated
generations ago.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

upon her breast in the gallery Of i'm
mortal women who have fallen ana
risen TO fame.
Elizabeth Whitman-usualIy known
as Eliza Wharton-was born in Hart
ford, Conn, one hundred and fifty
years ago Her father was the Rev.
Elnathan Whitman. graduate Of
Yale and minister Of the Second Con-
gationaI Church Of that city.
She was exceptionally well educated
and that she possessed in marked de-
gree a fire poetic talent some verses
she left after her sad death clearly
show Eliza Wharton was a flower II
fine Revolutionary New England. ruth
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

~ IY six}etters of this inserip-
ton have wfthstood the cor
roding touch of time on a
modest stone which marks the Salem
grave of the woman whose story in
spired Nathaniel Hawthorne to write
the most famous ana powerful of his
romances-"The Scarlet Letter" Her
life was romance of which the diff
ferent chapters-so far as they are
legible-were made up of mystery,
sorrow and final tragedy. She died IN
known, as she had lived. A half cen
fury passed, and then came Haw-
thorne- Since then, in the guise of
Hester PTynne, she has worn the scar
let letter
The Washington times., 1903-02-08
Rail0cs7p T5apeImg in Japan

When "a Japanese lady enters the
railway car she slips her feet from
her tiny shoes, stands upon the seat
and then sits demureIy with her feet
doubled beneath her. a moment later
she lights a cigarette OF her little
pipe which holds just tobacco enough
TO produce two good whiffs of smoke.
All japanese people sit with their
feet upon the seat of the car. and
not as Americans do. When the ticket
collector, attired in blue uniform.
enters the car. he removes hss cap
and twice bows politely. He repeats
the bows as he comes to each pas
sengsr to collect the tickets from
The Washington times., 1903-02-08
OTHING is more puzzIing to
the uhinitiated than the in
tricacies of British peerage as

RI OTHING is more pulling to
the uhinitiated than the in
tricacies Of British peerage as
at present established. Many titles
have become extinct. many more are
dormant. others are owned as subsid-
iary titles by living uoblemen. IN
deed. it is quite difficult for a person
newly raised to the peerage to find a
designation to which he can lay
claim without fear Of treading on the
toes Of some older dignitary.
There are only seven counties in
England which are unappropriated as
titles, '.Dod' gives these as Dorset
Gloucester. Hampshire, MiddIesex
Monmouth, oxford and Shropshire.
There are also half a dozen large
towns including London. Liverpool.
Plymouth and Brighton, which might
be used as designations by new peers.
There are nine Scotch counties. six
irish. and two Welsh, which have no
place in the peerage, while the Isles
of Thanet and Wight are in the same
category.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

strenuous nature of the girl did not
counsel the match, and while Eliza
was herself discussing the matter
with one whom tradition says was
her cousin-Judge Edwards-himseIf
married, in the arbor of her garden.
BuckmiL zteT surprised the pair. and
in jealous fury broke the engage
ment and departed to settle over a
church IN Portsmouth, y. H
A Tragic Episode.
Despite this cruel and unjust de-
sertion on the part Of her lover, Eliza
continued a brave, cheerful woman.
She passed the bloom Of her youth in
pleasant and often charitable and
helpful intercourse with her friends
and was beloved of them all. Though
twice cheated of marriage. she re-
NAMED heart whole and fancy free
it appears.
The tragedy Of her life came in ma
turer years. These years are sealed
book that many have vafnIy attempt
ed TO publish No special charity has
marked any Of these attempts. One
old novel called THE Coquette." first
The Washington times., 1903-02-08
By MARY c. CRAWFORD.

! lessly trampled upon by a fate which
has visited few other women So
harshly.
Her first lover was Rev. Joseph
Howe, a minister like her father. and
la young man of talent and piety who
had been driven by the outbreak of
the Revolution from his charge. the
South Church, then on Church Green
in Boston He found shelter in the
home of the Rev. Mr.. Whitman and
proceeded at once to fall in love with
the beautiful Eliza. Then, because he
was ardent and her father wished the
match quite as much as because she
herself cared for Howe, the betrothaI
was effected. But. always far from
strong, the youth sickened and died
soon after the engagement was an
nounced, Eliza tenderly caring for
him until the end. In one OF the
poems in which she 1aments her IA te.
Eliza thus refers to Howe:
First from my arms a dying lover
torn.
In early life il was nv fate "a mourn
But inasrnuch as she had not given
to Howe the love that a strong man
could have. aroused in her she did not
drown herself in tears.
Quaint House of Life.
A tutor at Yale College was the next
tenant in her quaint house Of life. Aa
too, was a minister and his name was
also Josephine Rev. Joseph Buck
minister From among the crowd Of
gailants paying her court while she
was on a visit to the family Of the
president Of Yale, Eliza accepted
young Buckminster- But he, too
lacked the strength to meet the. pas
sion Of his beautiful fancee. It is not
on record that she was even touched
by his wooing, though she consented.
for the sake OF pleasing her family,
to marry him.
This match was especially urged be
cause the Revolution had created
sIringency in the money market
which made 1t very difficult for DIR.
Whitman to support his large family
On his meageT income. Besides. girls
were expected to marry early in those /
days. and since no one whom Eliza
really loved had presented himself. il /
was felt by many that this was a /
very good chance for her to settle in /
life.
StilI those friends who knew the