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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-06-14

Without tremor Mrs. Highmore pro-
ceeded leisurely to open the black bor-
dered letter.
If there were any bad news" she
said, ''it would have come by telegraph.
1t must be that something has happened
to Mr.. Highmore's rich uncle"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-06-14
No. 1aS.-AnaKram story.

No. 13S.-Anagram story.
A sea gull that had been wounded by
a hunters ss' .'***' above the waves
a moment and fell into the sea. y
small boynea .. .'"'"'' in sympathy:
is II dead. $3.50? q. ss' take it from
the water, can't yOu?" he asked. But
his father said it would be dangerous
for any one to venture so far.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-06-14

When the names of the articles shown
have been guessed, by taking the first
letter of l. the second letter of =. tn,
third letter of 3. the last letter OF 4
the last letter Of and the letter repre-
scented at q. the name of No. will be-
giXen.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-06-14
A Well Bred Child.

The Policeman-My son. are you lost:
Child-No. sir; know my where
abouts perfectly. but presume my IA
Their and mother would like to be di'
rected to where | am.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-06-14
No. 14a.-Dissuised Names.

A bovine animal and shallow place.
A famous English university and city.
A sluggish stream and the way over
1t. Another English university.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-06-14
No. 1ss.--Alph.betieal Pu..le.

G, +, d. ], H, o, Nj, Q, S, I. W. V, u,
X. The letters here needed to complete
the alphabet will be found to spell
three common colors or shades. The
words are all of the same length and
should be easily guessed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-06-14

Adversely is the only balance to
weigh friends.-Plutarch.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-06-14
as an ACCOMPLISHMENT.

Housekeeping as an Accomplishment.
Housekeeping is an accomplishment
in comparison to which, in its bearing
on woman's relation to real life and to
the family, all others are trivial. 1t
comprehends all that goes to make up
well-ordered home, where the sweetest
relations of life rest on firm foundations,
and the purest sentiments thrive. 1t is
an accomplishment that may be acquired
by study and experiment, but the young
and inexperienced housekeeper generally
reaches success only through great tribu-
lation. 1t ought to be absorbed in girl
hood. If girls were taught to take as
much genuine pride in busting room
we'll, or broiling steak to nicely, as
they feel when they have mastered one
of Beethoven's grand symphonies, there
would be fewer complaining husbands
and unhappy wives. The great lesson
to learn is that work well done is robbed
of its curse. The woman who is salts
fed only with the highest perfection in
her work, drops the drudge and becomes
the artist. There is no dignity in slight
ed work; but to the artist, no matter
how humble his calling, belongs the
honor which is inseparable from all
mans struggles after perfection. No
mother who has the happiness of her
daughter at heart, will neglect to teach
her first the duties of the household !;
and no daughter who aspires to be queen
at home and in her circle of friends, can
afford to remain ignorant of the smallest
details that contribute to the comfort,
the peace and the attractiveness of home.
There is no luck in housekeeping how
ever it may seem. Everything works by
exact rule, and even with thorough
knowledge, eternal vigilance is success.
There must be place for everything
and everything in its place, time for
everything and everything in its time.
Your husband may admire your grace
and ease in society, your wit, your
school-day accomplishments of music
and painting, but all in perfection will
not atone for an ill-ordered kitchen, sour
bread, muddy coffee, tough meats, un-
palatable vegetables, indigestible pastry,
and the whole train of horrors that re-
suit from bad housekeeping; on the
other hand, success wins gratitude and
attachment in the home circle, and adds
luster to the most brilliant intellectual
accomplishments.-Cooking Club.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-06-14

No. 14O.-Flixht of Stairs.
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The last three letters of each horizon
tai word make the first three letters OF
the succeeding word.
1. A boys name =. Recompense. 3.
Passionate. 1. Complete. s. Angry. 4.
Wrinkled.
The vertical of five letters, 4 word
meaning To join.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-06-14

A few drops Of coal oil added TO your
boiled starch win make ironing easier.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-06-14
Aids to Longevity.

A Mrs. Cox, a resident of the state of
Maine, recently celebrated her one
hundred and fifth birthday.
When asked as to the causes of her
great age, Mrs. Cox said that she knew
of no particular cause, except that she
had always worked hard enough to have
keen appetite, avoided medicines and
eaten what she wished and all of it that
she liked.
Its eat this and don't eat that, and
be careful not to do so and SO, that
kills people," she says. my. way is to
live human-eat what you want to eat,
and plenty of it. Don't be too fuSsy
about yourself and don't fret yourself
about things you can't help. Most of
the men and about all of the women
nowadays just worry themselves off'n
the face of the EARTH
There is a great deal of truth in this
old lady's dietetic philosophy, which is
in marked contrast to the nonsense and
falsehoods so freely advertised to boost
the sale of humbug foods. Nature con-
structed the human family SO that it in
tuitively selects diet best adapted to
its requirements in the environment
which it happens to be. The Goldfish
balls of New England, the hog and homi-
ny of the South, the rice and fish diet of
Asiatic people, are scientifically correct
dietaries for their respective places. Eat.
drink and be merry is good text to
demonstrate "Dnn't be too fussy" about
what YOU eat. The mind has more in
fluence over digestion than the sort of
food you eat or the manner of its prepa-
ton. A disturbed mental condition can
upset the digestion of a person in perfect
health in five minutes. Don't worry
American Grocer.
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BLUE ISLAND. ILL. Jan. IA. 1901.

BLUE ISLAND, ILL.,, Jan. IA, 1901.
Messrs. Ely Bros.:-I have used your
Cream Balm in my family for nine years
and it has become my family doctor for
colds in the head. l use it freely ON my
children. 1t is q Godsend to children.
Yours respectfully,
j. KIMBALL.
Messrs. Ely Bros. II suffered greatly
with catarrh and tried different remedies
without effect. After using one bottle
Of your Cream Balm found relief and /
cannot praise too highly such remedy.
Miss CORA WILLARD, Albany, N. 7.
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HOMEMAKERS COLUMN.

Correspondence ON topics Of interest TO the lAdis
COLUMN, Oxford Democrat. Paris. Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-06-14
Some of Mrs. LincoIn's Recipes
CLAM FRITTERS.


Use the largest soft clans that you
can procure, and they may be raw or
steamed in the shell just enough to open
easily. If raw, drain them, separate the
soft part, cut off the black end, then
chop the remainder quite fine, and put
it with the stomachs. Make batter by
mixing little salt and pepper with one
cup of flour, then add the well-beaten
yolks of two eggs, one tablespoon of but
ter, melted, and one-half cup of the clam
liquor, and stir thoroughly till blended
and smooth, then beat it well, and just
before using add the stiffiy beaten whites
of the two eggs. Add more flour or
water as needed. The batter should be
thick enough to drop, as when the clans
are added their liquor will thin it per-
ceptibly. Fry in small portions, drop
ping it from teaspoon into deep hot
fat, or in small cakes in less fat in a
spider.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-06-14


ceptibly. Fry in small portions, drop
ping it from teaspoon into deep hot
fat, or in small cakes in less fat in a
spider.
PEANUT COOKIES.
Cream together two rounded table
spoons of butter and one-fourth cup of
fine granulated sugar. Add one we'll
beaten egg, two tablespoons of milk and
one teaspoon of lemon juice. Mix one
teaspoon of baking powder with one-half
cup of flour and stir it in. Add one cup
of finely chopped peanuts and then a lit
tie more flour, if necessary, to make
stiff drop batter. Drop by the teaspoon
on buttered tins an inch or two apart,
and bake in quick oven. This makes
"a cookies. For change some of the
cookies may be sprinkled with coating
of the chopped nuts before they are
baked.
BEEF PIE, WITH POTATO CRUST.
Take cold roast beef or steak, and
unless very tender stew it for an hour in
water enough to cover, with one sliced
onion. Season the liquor with salt and
pepper, and add an equal amount of
strained tomato. Thicker it slightly
with flour wet in cold water, or cooked
with butter until brown. Put the meat
and gravy in deep dish and cover with
thick layer of mashed and seasoned
potatoes. Brush the top with beaten
egg and bake about 80 minutes.
If fresh beef be used stew it until
tender before baking This is some
times called Shepherds pie.
SAUCE FOR FISH BALLS.
Rub two tablespoons of butter to a
cream. Beat the yolks of two eggs in q
saucepan, add two tablespoons of lemon
juice and two tablespoons of hot water,
One-fourth of teaspoon of salt and a
few grains of cayenne. Place the sauce
pan over hot water and stir constantly
until it is quite thick. Add the creamed
butter and serve at once.
BANANA ICE CREAM.
Peel six bananas. Remove the stringy
fiber next the skin, split them and take
out the seeds and dark portion in the
center. Rub the pulp through puree
strainer. Add to it the juice of one
lemon, one-fOurth teaspoon of salt, one
quart of thin cream and sugar to make
it quite sweet. Mix we'll together, and
when the sugar is dissolved, turn into
the can and freeze as usual.
WELSH RAREBIT.
Put one rounded teaspoon of butter in
the blazer over hot water, add One-half
pound of finely crumbled, rich cream
cheese, put the hardest part next to the
rind in first, and when this has softened
add the remainder and stir and mash as
it melts. Add one tablespoon of walnut
catsup, and when it is nearly all melted,
add from one-fOurth to one-half cup of
thick cream. Sometimes the cheese will
melt to just the right consistency, and
no cream is needed. Stir briskly, and
as soon as thin and smooth serve it d.
rectly from the chafing-dish. Have the
plates hot il possible, and arrange on
them from two to four thin waters, and
cover them with the rarebit. If you
b We never tried it, you may be surprised
to find that a rarebit is delicious served
on plain bread, without toasting. Have
large, square slices of light bread at
least "a hours old, remove all the crust |
and slice about one-half inch thick. At
the hour when rarebits are generally !
served it is often inconvenient to make |
toast, and some of your guests may not
care for the wafers.-Home Science
Ma0azine.
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For Sale.

For Sale.
The mill privilege and stone dam
together with four acres of land for
merly occupied by the Knights
mills on the Concord River in Wood
stock. For further particulars in
quire of
V. K. PARIS. Paris, Me.
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No. IlI.-A Popular Tree.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-06-14

bring new life and activity, remove
the pain and cure the cause, from
common backache to dangerous dia-
betes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-06-14
Played
Out.

That splayed sutne''done up" feel
ing makes life miserable for every
sufferer from Kidney ills, backaches,
headaches and urinary troubles, pam
ful and annoying.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-01
LAUGHTER AT THE DEWEY
A Clever Rurlesque This Week Keeps EN-
. ... -.L, GoInd. " ~

Rice and, Barton's extravaganza corn.
pany, at the Dewey theater this week, in
PRODUCES the well-known comedian,
Charles Barton. in the burlesques. The
work of this unctuous mirth-maker is too
familiar in Minneapolis to need much
comment. He keeps the audience in a roar
Of laughter during his presence on the
stage. The first burlesque, "A Night at
Manhattan Beach, has been changed lit
tie since 1t was here before, but it is still
most laughable. Robert Garnelia as the
servant, does good work, and the women
in the cast are good. Lillian Washburn
and Ada Lane do clever work in the roles
Of the actresses who are the cause Of the
misfortunes of Black and White. while
Nellie Porter and May Shtrk are good as
the injured wives. ,-
The second burlesque, ''Fhe Grafter's
Inn is good also. The hit of the oli0
is runquestionably the Orloff trio Of aero
bats. Their feats are novel and generally
startling. Robert Garnella and May Shirk
have a very amusing turn which includes
a clever. burlesque of the popular melo-
drama. Lillian Washburn and Ada Lane
wear striking costumes and indulge in
some clever repartee and songs. Charles
Mackies monologue, the feature of which
is the dramatic recitation, 1.-THE Derby
Race, was well received. The lnterna
tional four, Patton, Norman, Falco. and
Burns, made decided hit with the audi
ence. -T et.e
Besides, the usual ladies' matinee Friday
afternoon a special ladies' ma tinee will be
given Saturday. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-01
GRIP GRIPS NAVY MEN
Recruiting Officers f:ll-Deaf and Dumb
MANS Efforts TO Enlist

Recruiting OFFICERS slI-Deaf and Dumb
Mans Efforts to Enlist.
;: The naval recruiting party now on duty
in Minneapolis Is undergoing a lombard
Tnent Of quinine pills. Grip has attacked
the heroes of the briny deep and two Of
them are disabled. Yeoman Herrick is in
st. Marys hospital and Chief Machinfst
Scott is just recovering from his attack
I Eight applicants for enlistment presented
themselves this, morning. Thirty-six sail
ors-to-be were sent east Saturday night.
making a total of .sixty-eight rockies sent
out from Minneapolis as a result of last
weeks, work. st. Paul has contributed q
smaller number. At least twenty more
will be sent east tomorrow night.
A deaf and dumb patriot offered his
fighting services to the country to-day
but he was declined. He carried on spir-
tied conversation with the enlisting off,
GERS with pad and pencil and became 50
indignant over his not being enlisted that
he broke the point off his lead pencil three
times, while attempting to convince them
that he was as good at fighting as j
man who could hear and talk.
When finally declined and the fact i'm
pressed upon him he retorted, in long
hand: Guess some Of you fellows have
yelled enough when you were whipped,
but never did and never will. l think
that's the: kind Of men you would want for
fighting purposes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-01

TOWN TALK

Cut prices this week-pre Inventory.
The Beard Art Co., ga Nicollet.
Jewelry Gone. Wish had Insurance
with VIM. A. Badger Co., Oneida Block. 81
Andrews Hot Water Heating systems
make homes comfortable. TOO Globe Bldg.
They are calling for Staff Of Life Plug
Chewing so fast that the factory had to
ship 600 pounds by express.
Subscribe for all maya zines, papers. etc,
and get your binding done at Century
News Stand, Third street. near Hennepin
avenue.
Begin the month right by taking small
safe in the Minnesota Loan & Trust Co.'S
Safe Deposit Vaults. SlS Nicollet avenue.
Only IS per year.
All qualified voters at Tonka Bay who
are interested in the coming village cleo
ton, are requested to meet next Satur-
day afternoon at / o'clock at Alb Guaranty
Loan building, to discuss matters Of Inn
portance to the village.
The doorway between the Columbia
theater and the saloon adjoining is being
bricked up and there Is now no known
connection between the two places. Leon
Solomon is under the law entitled to a
theater license and will receive it at the
next meeting of the council.
The Ninth Ward Republican club will
meet at G. A. r. hail. GAL Twenty fourth
avenue NE. this evening at o'clock.
Matters of Importance to residents Of the
ninth ward will be discussed Livery
member of the club Is requested to be
present and cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all ninth ward republicans to
meet with the club. 7
A fiend entered the barn Of F. o. Par
ker, in the rear Of 1401 Fourth avenue S,
Sunday night and with a sharp knife
slashed horse until 1t was nearly dead.
No clue could be obtained as to who the
brute was or his reason for knitting the
horse. The entrance to the barn was
gained thru back window, which was
closed when the man escaped.
With the many ills attendant upon a
| f1uctuating temperature. the physicians
have their hands full and the hospital;
are full to overcrowding. The city hos
pital, which has accommodations for 1S(
patients, Is now caring for $50 thru the
4 placing Of extra cots in the wards, bu
/ City Physician Kicker Is obliged to re-
fuse admission to many worthy people
because every available space is taken.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-01
BUSINESS COURSE
IN HIGH SCHOOLS
THE LONG FELL WANT is TO BE
SUPPLIED.
Plan Is Not to Make Finished Business
Men but to Turn Out Graduates
Who Will at Least BE Intelligent
Beginners in Commercial Life.

While it is subject to such changes
as a practical test may suggest the
commercial course of study to be in
troduced in Minneapolis high schools
next year has been thoroly laid out.
The course has been authorized on the
initiative Of President John Schlener,
of the board Of education and is de-.
signed to fill a want many times ex-s
pressed by the state banking associa-
ton and by business men. For years
there has been complaint from en-
ployers that high school pupils We're!
not trained to enter upon a CONNER
eial career with an intelligent appre-
citation of the requirements.
The new course, as laid out, aims
not only to give the pupil thoro
grounding in general information but
provides a backbone Of special bust.
ness studies turnout the four years
course. It is not the Intention to
make finished business men, nor do
the school folk believe this is possible
at this time, but it is hoped that grad
yates from this course will have suf-
ficient general understanding of busi-
ness theory and practice to become
Intelligent beginners in real CONNER
cial life. 49,
Each student must take at least four
studies each semester and Of these
English and one business" study are
required. Outside of these two, there
scientific branches, languages, history
and higher mathematics.
The full course is as follows:
! . First Year. f:.s.s
| Semester 1.-English grammar. algebra.
drawing, English.
Semester 2.-English grammar or an
cient or Greek history, algebra, penman-
ship and elementary bookkeeping, English
- = .,...,.. Second Year. .~Y ,5....
Semester 3-Commercial arithmetic
Roman history or a, language, geometry
or physical geography, English.
; Semester 4.-CommerciaI arithmetic
medieval history or language geometry
or physical geography, English -
Third Year, = :
Semester 5.-Commercial geography
physics or botany or modern history Or !:
language, advanced bookkeeping, English
Semester, 6.-Commercial geography ant
history Of. commerce, physics or botan!
or English history or language, ad
vanced bookkeeping, English. = ;
Fourth Year. -. i,
:. Semester 7-Business composition an
literature, chemistry or advanced algebr
: or United States history or a language o
! English literature, stenOgraphy and type
c writing, civics. ----..-.---
e Semester 8.-Business composition an
literature, chemistry or solid geometry o
e political economy or a language or Eng
3 fish literature, advanced stenography an
0 typewriting, commercial law;
:, Notes-Language means German Q
: French or Latin. Students who take
K language must complete year of Eng
= lish grammar. Students who take physic
: must complete plane geometry. Fou
: studies are required each term. Thirty
two credits are necessary to graduate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-01
ALL GOOD BUSINESS MEN ARE
s. ;n@a NOT DRUGGISTS

but all druggists are usually good
business men. 1t is nowadays often
considered "shrewd business to offer
a substitute when a remedy is called
for that the druggist does not happen
to have in stock. Especially is this
substitution insisted upon when the
remedy asked for is a new one. Push
kuro is rapidly becoming known
throughout both this country and
Europe, but there are some sections
in which it is as yet but little known.
For the benefit Of those living in
places where the druggists have not
yet placed Push-kuro in stock, DR.. C.
Pusheck maintains a department for
the especial handling of mail orders.
Address him at 1919 Diversey Blvd,
Chicago, enclosing 81, and bottle Of
this wonderful medicine will be sent
you, express charges prepaid. Push
kuro. is compounded from the best
drugs known to modern medical sci
ence, and will cure without fail all
cases of stomach trouble. catarrh,
liver complaints or rheumatism. Is a
general nerve tonic and blood purifier.
Write for illustrated booklet to-day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-01
A SOCIAL TRIUMPH
Annual Ball Of the Twin City Walters
.~.,.s.- Evening Star Club. 80. -. ,

Annual Ball Of the Twin City Walters
.t..s. Evening Star Club. ., j..
Colonel George Washington Tyler. d.
rector of the dance, was in his glory last
night, as. he led the colOred hosts OF the
city onto the floor of Normanna hall and
formally opened the annual ball of the
Twin City Walters Evening Star club =
The colonel was respondent in an APP
propriate colonial uniform such as the
ia Their of our country is popularity supposed
to have worn and which fitted his classic
figure like the proverbials calcimine on the
wall " i..' Ago. al .
Following the redoubtable George came
some 200 Of the light-footed first families
of the colored aristocracy Of the city, who
in garb fantastic, historic and artistic,
waltzed, two-stepped, quadrjlled. three
stepped or cake walked from 10 o'clock
last night until 6 o'clock this morning.
There We're Hindu queens, Happy Hooli-
gans, men Of the army. men Of the navy.
'uncles,' 'pammies, "swells," and char
acters of all sorts and conditions who
danced with dignity or the madness Of
abandon as the character or situation
seemed to call for. There were many rich
costumes, and some not SO rich on the
floor, but there were no degrees as to the
enjoyment secured from the offered pro-
gram, and the prizes were many and
varied. ... . r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-01
HARMONY IN ELEVETH
Republicans Hold Get-Together Meeting
Strong for w. w. HeffelfInger. ~


Strong for w. w. HerteIflneer.
Eleventh ward republicans got together
last evening, and for the first time in sev-
eral years had an annual meeting of their
ward club without a contest. 1t was held
at Berglunds hall. and the biggest demon
stration of the evening was when W. w.
Heffelfnger appeared and made few re-
marks. The eleventh is strong for
"Pudge" and his candidacy for delegate
to the national convention. John P. Bitch
feldt was elected president; James Garrett
first vice president; Frank Thompson, sec
ond vice president; Adolph Edsten, secre-
tary. and Andrew Lundquist. treasurer
Harmony speeches were made by w. K.
Hicks, John O'Donnell, j. w. Phillips A.
F. Mcdonald, James Nash, S. i. Trussell,
G. F. e. Peterson, P. &. Sjoblon, Charles
Cork and Swan Nelson. ~, ...
The First Ward Republican club held
it's annual meeting last evening" and
elected officers as follows: President Jo-
seph Ellis; vice president. William Don
! ohue; secretary, Charles Sather; treasurer,
Alfred Johnson; sergeant-at-arms, Lewis
| kampff.
The Fifth Ward Republican club will
meet this evening at the municipal court
| rooms. ,.
! The Ninth Ward club will meet at Cen
| trail and Twenty-fourth avenues NE. =.