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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-22
HOMEMAKERy COLUMN.

ON topics Of interest totne 1dls
Ia solicited. Address: Editor HohEnAkkHS
COLUMN, oxford Democrat. Paris, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-22

Heller complexion is just like straw
berries and cream, isn't it?
She-It is something like strawberries;
it comes in box.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-22
IVGTS 4 Pond Pianos.
The Conservatory Expands.i

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 DR..
Eben Tourjee.
Twenty years ago, when the depart
ment of pianoforte instruction was being
developed, few Ivers Il Pond pianos
were purchased. Since then, as the con-
servatory has expanded, there have
gradually been acquired 26S lvers q
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
a total of 300.
Higher tribute to this famous Boston
art product would be hardly possible
than 20 years continued patronage by
this most critical of musical institutions.
From the Boston Herald, 1.-THE leading
newspaper of New England, in its issue
of July IL, 1902.
w. j. WHEELER, Agent,
South Paris, Oxford County, Me-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-22
STOPS THE COUGH

AND WORKS OFF THE COLD.
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure
. cold In one day. No Cure, no Pay.
Price g csnts.
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FARM FOR SALE.

NV farm, IL miles from Paris Hill,
containing 100 acres. Good buildings.
Large wood lots. Ample pasturage.
Excellent orchard. Cuts about 80 tons
of hay. On r. +. ID. and cream routes.
Also n pasture for sale containing 20
acres.
III. w. TAPLEY,
r. +. ID. No. 3, South Paris, Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-22
Weak
Hearts

Arc duo to indigestion. Ninety-nins a svsY
ono hundred people who have heart trouble
can remember whom II was simple indiges-
ton. Il Il scientific fact that all cases d
heart disease, not organic. are not only
traeeable to. but are the direct result Of indi-
gession. All food taken Into the stomach
which falls Of perfect digestion ferments and
svells the stomach, putting II up against the
heart. This inisrferes with the action d
tho heart. and In the course OF ums thai
delicate but vital organ becomes diseased.
M. o, Ksubs, q Nevada. o.. says: had stomach
sroubls snd was In bid state a. had heart trcubas
lar n. / took Kodcl Dyspepsia Cure Tor about To-
moths and q cured ma
Kodol DtSssts What You Eat
and relieves tho stomach Of all nervous
strain and tho heart Of all pressure.
scttIss only. Si.oo Size holding ~ times the III
sszs, which sells for soc.
pssearsd b. z. o. oswlTT q co., ohioAoO
Sold by f. A. shurtlen,&aCo.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17
How nII Thcr stnrt?

How did the flames gain such head
way? How did the fire start? Why was
it not checked? Between breathing spells
citizens and officials asked these ques-
tons. None could make satisfactory re-
ply. All admitted that business in Bal
timore would be paralJzed for months,
that firms whose standing in the CONNER
cial world Las been ''gild-edged' are
nearly penniless. that many others have
been ruined; that an unknown number
or people viii be out of employment.
This much is known-the first sight Of
n blaze was in the basement Of the Hurst
concern. An automatic fire alarm APP
paratus in the big building registered an
alarm at 10;4S o'clock, and within two or
three minutes at the most the salvage
corps. located only half n blocf away,
was on the scene ahead Of the city de-
partment. The fire captain obse we'd at
once thas the confagration promised to
be extraordinarily serious. and his men
worked n top speed. The supply Of
water wan not sufficient 10 queneh the
constantly growing mass OF flames.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17

The fame of Washington is 50 i'm
mense and the popular conception Of his
character so exalted, that some skcptical
and fauit-fnding critics are disposed to
question the universal estimate, and es-
pecially in the matter OF his ability as a
soldier aud military commander. How
ever much we may wish it otherwise,
there is in human nature a mean spirit
of envy and detraction which instructive
Iy feels the honors bestowed upon great
man to be an indirect reflection and re-
buke to its own littleness and baseness.
This spirit cropped out conspicuously in
the case of Columbus. in the efforts TO
belittle his great exploit and to olacken
his character / do not say that criti-
cisms upon Washington's geaeralship all
proceed from base motives. bat they
doubtless do mostly come from the spirit
and innate tendency which / have indi-
Gated. This unworthy spirit is rs old rs
history, lis old as humanity. II showed
itself in memorable fashion when the
old Athenians wrote their sentence OF
Punishment against Aristides because
they We're tired of hearing him called
"the just
Great soldiers are to be judged not
alone by success, by battles fought and
victories won-though this, of course, is
the great popular test--but by all the cir
cumstances and difficulties in when they
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17

place where they would be Of any ser
vice.
The police, powerless to cope with loot
ers, appealed for help. Two local regi-
ments Of militia were ordered out and
two troops Of United States regulars
from Fort McHenry came TO watch prop
erty and arrest thieves.
The Whole city was notified Of the con
ilagration by the terrific explosion, which
occurred some minutes after l j a. M. \
sharp, splitting roar went up with re.
yerberating thunder. This was followed
by peculiar whistling noise like that
made by a shrill wind. The churches in
the central section of the city were filed
with worshipers, mary of whom became
frightened. and, while no panics ensued,
hundreds of men and women left their
seats and went outside to see what had
happened.
In few moments the streets and
pavements all over the city were crowded
with excited people. Another deafenns
crash occurred and dense columns Of Gin
ders and smoke shot up over the central
section of the city and in a huge brown
column moved rapidly toward the north
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17

the most intense heat fell gathering to
the streets.
The fremen and police. who we're
obliged 70 stick to their dangerous posts.
lodged into doorways for shelter from
Il rain of hot missiles Crash after
crash could be heard within the burning
district, but even the hremen could not
tell from what building they proceeded.
In the seething furnace of fame all sense
of the direction or location of buildings
was lost. Walls and flooring fell in thun-
derous lrars that echoed for blocks away.
hundreds OF merchants and business
n ,Fith Offices in the threatened district
iTere notified by watchmen and police
Nearly all took steps 10 have their books
removed TO place of safety. Hundreds
Of men and boys were impressed 10 move
he books. Wagons. handcarts and dry
yods boxes were used to remove them.
Toward evening the fremen showed
sizns OF exhaustion. Men were drafted
INTO service, and more assistance from
nearby cities was te}cgraphed for. 1t
WIS decided to blow e aouses and stores
which threatened an adjacent block Of
structures bg dynaaite. Accordingly
many haif-buTued buildings were hurled
iato The smoke fIleI atmosphere. The
shower ~ etndees S God. s;oue s3d red
aot meta -as terrIa
Atte- nc Hurst building bad burned
fie crest raseaouses 81 = e. Meyer <
Co.. The CarroIlton CherliraI Complain.
the STANLEY s B-0wa Drng CouFsny a-ai
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17
BAL TIMORE SWEPT BY FIRE

paratus in the city was called into requi-
stion as the flames continued to spread,
the tiremen realized that they had Il task
before them which was TOO great for
them to combat. kilograms for FIRE en-
gines were sent TO Washington and Phil
adelphia and about / p. M six engines
arrived from Washington and four from
Philadelphia aud joined in the battle
with the flames.
Engines from stations in Baltimore
Howard, Anne Arundel and Hartford
counties also arrived as soon rs possible,
some of the apparatus travelling a dis
lance OF thirty miles and more Water
plugs in every section within a radius of
half a mile from the Gre were in use
and 1t is roughly estimated that there
were $50 hose all playing at one time
upon different parts of TIE conaagration.
Owing to the great congestion OF Ere
apparatus, the crowds of people and the
gene confusion many OF the engines
from. nut of town were unable to find a
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17

Its prevention and cure specially az
POWELL'S MEDICAL AND SURGICAL
INSTITUTE, Ia Crosse. Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17

cast. Borne on the strong southeast
wind, the column of smoke, blazing Gin
ders and even pieC es of tin roofing spread
over the center of the city and a rain of
cinders fell. compelling pedestrians TO
dodge red-hot pieces of wood.
Two more explosions followed and
thousands Of people hurried to the scene
OF the fire OF all the spectators, COM
paratiyely few saw the fire itself. They
could not get within half n mile of it.
Even the policemen guarding the APP
proaehes to the fire had to repeatedly
shift their positions and dodge falling Gin
ders. Pieces of tin GzS feet square were
lifted into the air by the terrific heat,
s,tiled upward like paper kites and when
they reached a point beyond the zone of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17

not TO be a struggle between government
and government, between one nation and
another. it was a rebellion. and there
was really no central authority, no arms
or warlIke stores, no navy. no treasury
or financial system or responsibility. 1t
was only a brave anod patriotic people,
small in numbers. without discipline or
military experience, without arms and
without money, rushing thus bare-handed
into conflict with the mother country.
their own government; powerful nation,
which had recently been raised by the
genius Of the elder Pitt to the front RAM,
among the great warlike nations of the
world-a nation whose military posts and
possessions already dotted the globe,
whose victorious navies covered every
ocean and sea, whose morning drum beat
as Webster said, was heard round the
world. 1t was against such a power as
this that this handful Of patriots had
thrown down the gage of rebellion aud
defiance.
Washington is known in history as q
providential man; that is, a man raised
up by Providence to fill a great place
and perform a great mission. However
this may be, he certainly had great part;
and great and peculiar fitness for the
most difficult and trying place which b,
filed in history. He had had expert
ence in the previous Indian and French
wars, and had proven himself wise
competent and heroic officer. He haC
great personal advantages for command
He was of fine Physique and imposin.
presence, a splendid horseman. carrying
with him ever the port and air of an
/ thority and native majesty--an idea
commander.
| So when this noble Virginian appeared
/ before that northern army and drew hi
sword as their commander under thos,
Cambridge elms his fame had precede,
/ him and he was received with shouts o
welcome and of confidence Then al
men anew il was 10 be a struggle to til
/ death.
Hardly better instance does histor.
I afford of patience under provocation, o
/ logged determination under difficulties o
I unconquerable viii and courage, holdin
/ GA so long and coming ont triumphant a
last over such mighty opposition. Thcs
great qualities. as we have already seen
belonged to the man more than to tn
soldier. 1t was indeed the great mai
/ behind the soldier, the man with tn
great patriotic heart. with the wise head
and the lofty. mistaken soul. tina
brought US through that long and tremen
/ dous struggle and gave rs our glorious
place and opportunity among the nations
! No other man on This continent but Ia
I coaid have done It, Greene, among tht
eencl2 ls of the revolution, would hav,
come nearest 10 it. but he would have
/ failed.
Bat in looking yer the whole field ant
record. in the light Of all the facts anc
history. it will be seen that Washingto,
made no military mistakes, that he i'm
proved all his opportunities. that hii
Generalship will stand the test Of criti
cism. He struck whenever he had th'
chance, his plans were good, aud wher
compelled. his retreats were mastery.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17

Chef Horton, who WIS knocked senseless
by live electric wire. His condition is
not dangerous, bat the loss of his services
came at a critical moment.
Eight hremen were killed Twenty
five square blocks OF buildings in the
heart Of the city We're destroyed. The
$1,000 900 court house and the poStottce
building were burned
The Holiday Street Theater was blown
up with dynamite, ana the United States
Express offices and central offices of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad are gone.
Scores were injured. Several hospitals
in the meart of Baltimore were so seri-
ously alfected-two being burned-that
the ambulances were not only used to
transport the fire victims to outlying SAN
tariunls. bur were employed in transfer
ring the sick from hospital 10 hospital.
Every newspaper plant in the city was
destroyed
Hundreds of thousands of people walk
ed the streets. Woe, distress, a feeling
of dreadful uncertainty prevailed
throughout the whole city.
The fire began in the long-established
wholesale house of .Iohn L. Hurst d Co.
in Hopkins place. near Hanover street.
This is the center of the oldest whole
sale trade in the United States, many of
the firms having been in existe.ce for
two centuries. East and north, Lalf-
mile away. were the postoffice. city hall.
Board Of Trade and the government
building \ few blocks TO the south stood
the Immense passenger station of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
-Four explosions. following one another
quickly. marked the opening Of this, the
Explosions sent bricks. wood. iron. tin
and rocks high in the air and shook the
business portion of Baltimore to its foun-
dations
With loud roars wall after wall tor
Piled into the streets and fremen ran
for fheir lives. The fire was beyond
control and the flames ran from one
building to another in spite OF the fact
that tic fremen had done their best to
check the progress of the flames by soak
ing the structures with water.
Several Of the largest banks contain
ing funds roughly estimated at $1,000
COO. are in ruins No one knows il the
cash in lie red-hot vaults is redeemable
o. hot.
81 o'clock forty costly bindings he'd
lteen rsafled 4 dozen blocks had been
an hut devastated. 4 high southwest
wind. augmented by the artificial gales
1tl.icA heated air and vccaums bring
forth. lsd been hejphg tae flames af.ag
fro1i the oatset. NJ niShtfall. however,
iris w!m in reased CiudegS ard ashes
were lIoxa for $ dozen miles. Ba.Ei-
more Tast1er.ee section wss enreloped IL
soot. IEa1 cots feH upol TIE people
gathered 81 tli= downtown streets aid
many ,rr~a burned sSveFrly.
T0oaS4 e5eTy lit u lTe-lshti1g aP-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17
Fireproof Buildings Melt
Like Wax Before the
COnflagratiOn.
a LARGE AREA IS EURNED
Vast District Laid Waste by the
Destroying Element Loss
Sz00,000,00O.

s;eyenty-fye blocks in the heart OF Bal
tinore were swept by the flames that
ragged twenty-eght hours before the con
fagration was brought under control Of
the army Of firemen, at o'clock Monday
afternoon From the burned district
$500 buildings have disappeared. EST
mates of the loss are as high as $780,
600 1000, but the loss will not be accu-
rately estimated for weeks.
In the loss of property the fire which
swept away the larger part of Balti-
more's business district on Feb. I and s
ranks among the most destructive in his
tory. Few, if any, lives were lost, and
aside from the transient tenants of hotels
no great number Of people seem to have
been made homeless. In this respect the
baltimore fire resembled that at Boston
ON Noy. 0. 1872, rather than that which
swept over Chicago on Oct. s and 8. 1871.
In Chicago not only were the edihces of
trade and industry burned. but also thou
sands of dwellings, leaving the people
skelterless upon the soil Baltimore has
been largely spared the latter misfor-
tune. The most remarkable feature Of
the Baltimore FIRE is that office buildings
OF modern steel construction, often prov
ell capable of defying any fire that might
originate within, went down like wax be
fore the assault of the flames.
Baltimore has been devastated by fire.
Starting with series of explosions Mt II
O'Clock Sunday forenoon, when thousands
were attending church, the flames spread
rapidly aid within three hours had swept
the entire wholesale district,
The loss will be $200,000O00 1t is
reported score of lives were sacrificed
and many persons are known to haze
hcen injured. among them being Fire
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17
suMMARY Of RALnM2aE FIRf.
estimated. =. 500, 600, 600
GREAT FIRfS IN AMERICA.

New York, Dec 1G, 1S33-Fire de-
stroyed GA buildings, including city
best business structures. No lives lost.
Property loss, SlT. 100000.
Chicago, Oct. S, 1S71---Grcat Chicago
fire. which ran over an area of three and
third square miles, destroying 1880
buildings, killing $50 persons. rendering
homeless $500 persons, and involving a
property loss OF 5000, 100000
Boston. Mass, Nov 0, lS72--Fire laid
waste sixty-fve acres of property and
caused death OF fourteen persons. Eight
hundred buildings destroyed. Property
loss. SS0,000,000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17

fcsration was going beyond the power Of
the local force and telegraphed to Wash
ington and Philadelphia for engines.
These cities and many smaller places
responded with assistance.
The loss TO the insurance companies
will be enormous. though in many in
stances there was ne insurance of large
stocks of new goods. just received by the
wholesale firms. These firms had receiv-
ed their spring consignments. hut had not
taken ont the usual policies. The Hurst
stock alone is said To have been worth
$L000,000. This establishment probably
was the largest wholesale dry goods en-
porium south of Philadelphia.
Baltimore is the sixth largest city in
the United States. The 1900 census
placed the population at 50S,95T. The
population of Chicago in 1870. the year
previous to the big FIRE was 306,605.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17

Hobolen. y. j., June 80, 10O0-North
German Lloyd dock fire wiped out $50
lives and caused property loss of ST.
G0U00o
Jacksonville, Fla, May 8, 1901-Area
two miles long and thirteen blocks wide
swept clear OF buildings. Loss $l0000.-
900
Paterson. \. j.. Feb, s. 1902-Fire in
business section destroyed IS buildings
Loss SlS000,000
Baltimore, Md. Feb. Fire IN heart
of city destroyed its best buildings. Loss
estimated ut $200,000,O00.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17

numerous other storehouses flied with
explosive chemicals and drugs were at
tackled by the flames. Crash followed
crash. Fi"emen scurried hither and
thither 20 AZ old certain death lurking on
every hand. 1t was useless to try to fight
the cyclone Of flames in the ordinary
manner Ladders were hardly raised to
some buildings when an explosion shat
tered the structures and caused the fire.
men and police to run for their lives.
Mayor McI4ane decided that the con-
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are placed. There are great commanders
in history who have won fame by avoid
ing battles, like the Roman Fabius, and
even by great retreats ike Xenophon
with his ten thousand Greeks. II Wash
ington is to be compared, TO his disad-
vantage, with Napoleon. then the popu-
lar question is. would Napoleon. under
the same circumstances, have done any
better? 1t is enough for any command
Ell that he fills the great measure of his
requirement. This, of course, is not say
ing that Washington would have flied
the place of Napoleon in the vastly differ
emit field and circumstances in which that
great solCler won his fame Nor should
il be forgotten, all the while, that ulti-
mately Washington succeeded and found
ed nation. while Napoleon failed and
lost an empire.
washinGtou's Difficult Task.
The difficulties which encountered
Washington when he took up his great
trust as communicative of the con
tinental army were most complicated
and immense The tbeater Of the strug-
gle was a vast ono, geographically,
stretching along the Atlantic coast from
Massachusetts, 10 South Carolina, while
the whole population was only three mill
ions--not very much greater than that
Of the State Of Michigan. and not so
great into q million as that Of Illinois.
Out of this small. scattering and peace
full population an army was 10 be raised,
organized and equipped capable of con
teniing with the chief military and mari
time power Of the globe and il was
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place where they would be of any ser
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Fre-h wnter Exhnnste1i.

Auementing the terror Of tie situation
was the exhaustion Of tie supply Of fresh
water. Baltimore officials telephoned to
Philadelphia to notify New York to
''rish engines" Philadelphia contribnt-
ed quota of fire locomotives which use
fresl, water only. They so,ii became
useless. IS hey could not pump salt
water. Tue engines sent 5y Washing
ton and Wilmington not 10 speak OF
small towns and ci.4es. gave all the aid
possible. But the beat vas 50 terrific.
the shower gf red-i.ot metal. flaming fag-
COTS and pieces Of stone and BRICK so
Encouraging that ali human agencies
seemed t1 be reduced ~ ai-asl nothing.
Prince TarkaASz. tie weH kn8wn Rus
sian scientist, declares that liy tie use
oi t'ie rays Of radiam l NlH be possible
10 datar.nIne lie sex ys cltl5rea.
The oasis. [volume] (Arizola, Ariz.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-23
The Prize Winners.

Following is the list OF names OF
the prize winners and the prizes in
Jeweler Pellegrin's guessing con-
test: First prize-Refugio Qui-
roga, diamond ring valued at fifty
dollars; second, Mrs. Ramon Vas
quez, diamond ring, value thirty
dollars; third, Miss Pauline Mer-
Ger, violin outfit; fourth, Miss Lii
liam Quigley, opal ring; fifth, AL
bert Celaya, filigree work.
The prizes were put up by Mr.
PelIegrin in November to go to the
nearest guessers in a very original
guessing contest devised by him.
Nine numbers, 0 to 8 inclusive, were
placed in an envelope and each
cash customer from that time until
the first of the year was allowed
one guess on each dollars worth of
goods purchased on the combination
which would be formed by the
figures as they were drawn from a
box by disinterested persons. The
combination formed was 7,183,-
460, 295, the winner of the first
prize guessing with in about mil
lion of that number