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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-17
"Horseshoe for Luck" in All Ages
SUPERSTITION ABOUT THE LITTLE IRON CRESCENTS DATES BACK
APPARENTLY TO THE BEGINNING OF EVERY NATION

'XV7ITH all of our twentieth century enlightenment
\Af few of us are able to resist the subtle attrac-
tons Of the horseshoe-for luck" No super
stition is more universal, nor is any more an
cient. Investigators have about decided that the belief in
'horshe shoe luck" dates from the day horses began to
wear shoes. All peoples, races and nations bow down at
the shrine of the crescents of iron.
The Chinese say they nail them up over their doors as
"a charm against evil spirits, because of the close resem-
blance in shape between it and the arched body of the
sacred snake. Nagendra. one of their Principal deities.
Ask a Turkish Mohammedan for information on the
subject, and he will tell you that it is because they are
In form like to a crescent, the sacred emblem of Islam.
A Polish Jew will explain that at the Passover. the
blood sprinkled upon the Intel and door-posts. in the man
ner directed by their ritual, forms the chief points of an
arch. Hence, obviously, the value of arch-shaped tails
mans, such as horsesfoes are.
The stolid and unimaginative Russian peasant. o n the
other hand, maintains that the luck associated with the
horseshoe is due chiefly to the metal, irrespective of its
shape. iron being traditionalIy a charm wherewith TO null
lily the malevoient designs of evil spirits and COLLINS.
very different is the story by which the Irishman
seeks to account for his liking for the same talismanic
symbol. The name "Ironland' or Ireland" he will tell
you, originated as follows:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-17

IF STORIES about Mark Twain and ;enator Chauncey
Depew were suddenly ruled out of print, the news
= paper paragraphs would have a hard task filling
the great void thus created. Even our English
friends would suffer by the loss. for they too find these
bit which is going the rounds across the water just now:
Mark Twain and Chauncey Depew we're crossing the
Atlantic on the same steamship, when, one evening, after
dinner, it was suggested the diners should make speeches.
Mark made a Enthusiastically droll, not to say side
}splitting, address. and then Mr.. Depew was called upon
for a similar effort.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-17
Seth Low a Model for British Public Speakers

~ OCCASIONALLY our British cousins find something
81 about us to admire and to openly praise Now
mere is Seth Low, late Mayor Of New York and
head of Columbia College, winning plaudits as a
speaker before the Pilgrims Society of London.
Americans all know that Mr.. Low is a good taIker
winner in an oratoricaI contest. ALI the more hatterfng,
men, Is the praise heaped upon our orators through praise
OF him-kind words which hold him SO superior to the
British speechmakers as to be a model for them.
It seems that I. P. oconnor. who, among other things.
is a member of Parliament and a widely-auoted editor,
ATTENDED a luncheon in Mr.. Lows honor. and was moved
10 discuss it in his paper. Mr.. Low, he thinks, is a re-
,markable example of America and Americanism-indeed.
a shining example of versatilfty-having easily made the
stride from the presidency of a great educational institu-
ton to the Mayoralty Of a great city.
When the turn of Mr.. Low for making his speech
came the other day." Mr.. O'Connor writes, II was rather
accepting the estimates one hears of public men. 1 can
say at once that Mr.. Low was even better than I had ex-
ipected. Indeed. / have rarely heard a speech which at
once showed the extraordinary powers as speakers that
Americans have. or that brought out more clearly the
wide and essential difference between american methods
of thought and of expression.
For just about half an hour you heard a man speak
slowly and deliberately. and yet without a break. You
were some very fine pianist or violinist playing on an
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-17

" HE romance took bud in the early spring, when. upon
an evil day for the high-class gypsy tribe OF
Il Stanleys, gypsies of another clan, the Lovells'
camped near them in the vicinity of Wilkesbarre,
Pa.
The Stanleys looked down upon the newcomers as
being without the ancestral aristocracy Of Romany from
which they themselves had sprung.
The LovelIs, so the Stanleys say. are ordinary Welsh
gypsies. For themselves, however, the Lovells claim the
blue blood of a long descent, for their fathers and their
fathers fathers, and so on back until time loses record,
were gypsies.
Hezekiah Lowell, pride Of the Welsh camp. and
Queen Dora, of the Arabian camp, cast their dark eyes
one upon the other when the call of love and mating
was in the air. They wooed first by glances Of their eyes.
at quiet meetings in the shadows of the evening and tho
grateful pail of the night.
And soon heart spoke to heart, and they knew that
one was made for the other, though all the world said.
nay.
The immediate world of the gypsy sweethearts did say
nay with vigor and decision. The Stanleys would give none
of their high blood to one of the lower order. II by any
chance they could be induced to make such a mesalliance,
they said. it would be only when TIE payment Of a large
sum Of money was made. For Doras sister one Of their
own tribe had paid $500; for Dora it was necessary that
parsonage. the queen of their tribe? they argued.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-17
Queen Dora Goes to Jail

WNN1E walked on and on. over the hills and down In
" the valleys and through the mountains and across
the river" she said. land on Monday we came to Berwick.
We had walked fast. We knew that they would follow |,
and try to get US back. At Berwick We found we could
not get married because we had no license. So on we
went to Bloomsbury. There we got the license and were
married. and a few minutes after ard a detective ar
rested us"
Then followed weeks of prosecutions. The young peo-
pie were taken back to Wilkesbarre and put in Jail for a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-17
66onEAUTIFUL brides for sale. Real
- queens, $1,000 each; princesses,
5000. Only a fepO bargains IN

poOO
royalty Left"
She is a tall, plump, bMck-eyed beauty,
and, being queen, she is amquestionably Svor''
the price, but the real, frank, open sale OF a
bride-not in a heather land, but in Pennsyt-
vania-n a nife picturesque, to say nothing
else about it.
To begin oUith, he tried to steal her. She
seas agreed to this, and they eloped. Nou
her sister, only a princess, brought 5000, and
scent to a friend Of the family.
Therefore, it yas only just, her father
argued, that, being a queen and going to a
stranger, he should be paid $1,000 for her,
He had asked $500, but he did not S0ant -
be unreasonable. So he went after her,
caught her and brought her back. Then he
locked her up, just like stern old fathers did
in oIden days, until at last the young Loeb
invar came and paid the PRICE and took her
a0Oay.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-17

The statesman arose In weil-slmulated confusion. ut
was understood" said he, that Mark and 1 should
write out our speeches for this occasion in advance and
then exchange manuscripts. We have done 50. but l
regret to say that 1 have forgotten Marks speech"
Ine Senator then took his seat. while his auditors
roared in appreciation of the joke.
But 1t did not end there. Next day an Englishman,
who had been a silent though apparently interested men,
Der of the party, met Mark Twain on deck.
"Oh, I say" he began. II had always heard that SEN
ator Depew was remarkably clever, don't you know; but
what wretched drivel of his was that you were obliged to
recite last night"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-17
ct The Real Romance of a Real
Gypsy Queen Whose Sweetheart,
After Vainly irving to Elope With
Her, Was Compelled to Pay Sordid
Cash for His Bride, Just Like ANY
Other Romany Lover

night and a day. the broth
ers being the prosecutors.
Then, believing they had
Lowell frightened to the
proper point, they had the
pair released. withdrew the
charge, took Dora to her
own camp again and talked
business with the eager
young Lochinvar.
Give us s1OOO," they re-
peated to him. land you can
have our sister. Think of it.
she is the queen of our camp.
She makes more money than
anyone else. She is pretty,
she is clever. Her dark eyes
bewitch. her rosy mouth en-
frances. Surely $1,000 is little
enough. Think what her loss
means to Us. But $1,000 for
her is SO small, is it not?
Will you not give it?"
Wait" Lowell told them.
Il will see my father"
The father. calm, I'M
stirred by the warm blood of
youth, shook his dark head
and said, finally, No"
No" repeated young
Lowell to the brothers.
"Poufr' said the BROTH
ers. how foolish! Only $1,000.
Now you shall not have the
girl"
She is my wife, I will
take err" said the belliger-
ent-young husband.
"Oh, no." laughed the
brothers, then come to-
night and take her"
And when he went, his
dark-skinned bride, with the
lovely eyes, was in Jail. She
had committed perjury, the
brothers had explained to the
Alderman. She said, under
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-17

instrument that he loved, and that he had perfectly mas
yet it was very eloquent; full Of very fine imagery, and
a curious combination at once Of reserve and of what is
almost daring illustration.
Another feature Of the speech which struck me
greatly was that it was so dignifed and SO free from
the idea of good understanding between the American and
British peoples almost nauseous by sheer spreadeagleism
and gush.
Great nations do not understand or approach each
other In the spirit of an actor of the cd school, weeping
as he folds his arms around the i-eck of a feuow-actor
with the words. Dear old chap There was no such non
sense in the calm, tranquil, well-thoughtout periods of
Mr.. Low. He simply asked the Iations to study each
other. and try to understand each other; above all, not to
ask that because they were both d.mocracies they should
try to govern themselves quite after the same pattern.
THE main thing, however, which 1 wish to bring out
concerning this little speech is that It showed with what
mastery and ease the American can express himself. l.
fear that the hesitancy Of English :2eakers is not yet a
thing of the past. and that the ruggedness of the English
style is still regarded as something of a national duty
and even a legitimate source of national pride.
Heaven save US from the too ornate or the too ford:
but may we. at the same time, learn something of the
seif-command and self-mastery. of the grace and the easy
flow. which are characteristic of the best kind of Amerf-
can speaking"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08
An ADimAl Story For
Little Folks
CAN'T HAVE YOUR CAKE
AND EAT IT TOO

Have you heard about Little Bruin and
how he saved the honey? No? Well,
guess that Is because 1t only happened
the other day.
His grandfather promised him that
II he were q good bear and kept his
paws clean for a week he should 90
with him to gather honey, and that If
he helped well he should have a jar.
Bruin was, Of course, model bear
and at the end Of the week went out
into the woods with grandpa bear to
get the honey which the bees had put
away In the hollow trees. Little Bruin
worked well, and he and grandpa
filed up several jars with the sweet
strip, and one Of these was given to
our little bear.
He was delighted. Trudging along
toward Bearville he Rugged the pre-
cious> jar to his little stomach and
thought what he would do with all
that honey.
"pll give some Of 1t to Tiny and to
Jim and some to Southpaw and some
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08
A Rand Rats Exnloits.

"There were lot Of rats In thu
storage room Of my stable" writes q
citizen of johannesburg, South Africa
land we had great difficulty in getting
at them. They were shy Of all traps
and did tremendous lot Of damage at
night, lying quiet all day. At length ]
put In the room a square tin lined box
about two feet deep and in 1t placed
some burned cheese. The rats immedi,
ately got interested in the cheese,
climbed up the outside Of the box and,
having got inside, could not ascend the
slippery tin lining. In this way we
killed great many.
lone morning my children took q
cat, which was very good ratter, and
placed 1t in the box, where there was
already a good sized rat. The cat, In
stead Of tackling the rat, appeared to
make friends with it They put their
noses together and frisked around, but
no harm was done, and eventually the
eat jumped out, refusing to tackle the
rat
"rhe children then put In a keen
dachshund, which Immediately snap
ped ut the rat and missed 1t. The rat
run around the box two or three times
lodging cleverly, and eventually, by
climbing on the dogs back, adroiuy
Jumped out Of the box and escaped"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08
Janan,s Wonderful Powder.

Since the war between Russia and
Japan began good deal has been heard
of the Shimose powder, which, in the
opinion of military experts, gives Japan
great advantage both on sea and@and.
The experts have been reasoning from
what was known of the destructive effect
of the powder in the naval battles al
ready fought, for it was not until recent
ly that detailed description OF what the
explosive can accomplish reached Lon
don.
This description shows the powder to
be even more powerful than was sup
posed. The compound, which was in
vented by Prof. Shimose, is of much
greater explosive force than gun cotton
or dynamite. Whereas a shell with a
bursting charge of the compounds ordi-
narily used in Europe is broken into a
comparatively small number of frag-
ments, the majority of which are scat
tered through very limited arc, the
Shimose explosive skaters the projectile
into from 1000 to 8 600 pieces, which are
driven in every direction with equal
force, so that nothing can live in the
vicinity. 1t is claimed that, in spite OF
its tremendous power, the powder can
be handled with perfect safety. 1t also
has the advantage of cheapness, its cost
being about half that of gun cotton.
1t goes without saying that the Tokyo
authorities take the most elaborate pre-
cautions to keep secret the details of the
manufacture of the powder.-New York
Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08
She WiHed II.

Once there was young bride who
believed in VIII Power IF will a
thing I know 1t will Come About" she
used to say. This young woman loved
her husband very much and was loath
to have him out Of her sight. One
evening he had to Meet Man down
town, and she was left Alone. While
sitting In the parlor she began to wish
that her husband would Come Back.
Suddenly all idea Struck Her. II know
what III do" she said to herself. "Ill
Will that he Come Home. That will
bring him." So she did. The young
bride Willed and Willed. After five
minutes Of Willing she Heard Step
on the Walk. Next she heard 1t on the
Porch. II knew It would Bring him"
she said, and then she few to the
Door and kissed the Approaching Man
squarely in the Mouth. Imagine her
chagrin, upon releasing him, to hear
him say, That's Very Nice, ma'am,
but Ia Miss Bridget INF" She had kiss
ed the Hired Girls F1ance. Moral:
The mind ia Strong, but the eyeslght
Is frequently More Reliable.-Kansas
City Times
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08

The most notorious hand Of whist
ever played Is that known as 1.-THE
Duke Of Cumberland's hand" 1t has
never been definitely settled how this
hand came to be dealt, but such pc
culiar combination naturally suggests
suspicious of foul play. The duke.
playing In The room at Bath, held In
his hands king, knave, nine, seven or
Pumps Clubs; ace, king Of diamonds;
.es, king, queen, knave Of hearts, and
ace, king. queen of spades. and yet
was unable II secure single trick and,
moreover, lost bet Of 100000 upon
tie hand. This incredible result was
achieved us follows: The duke of
course led with trump and found his
partner void in that suit. His left
hand adversary, whom we may call L.,
having ace, queen, ten, eight, and his
right hand adversary. H., the remaining
five trumps and no diamonds, the con-
sequence was that Il. trumped diamonds
twice, and Y. sitting over the duke
with better trumps, after taking the
sixth trick Lad the lead with the seven
remaining diamonds, and thus Y. and
z. made the thirteen tricks.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08
BETTER LET ME CARRY THAT JAR

to mother" he said, looking into the
Jar. 1t looked so good that he took a
lick with his tongue.
MY, that's good! l guess I'll sell
half of it and buy myself toys" Then
he took another lick.
"My, it's nearly half gone" he
thought. II guess III save the rest
for the fair for the Bears Orphan
home next week." But his little
tongue found its way to the jar again.
When they reached the milepost, near
home. his grandpa said. "Bruin, you
better let me carry that jar; you seem
to be losing the honey out OF It,"
"Oh. no. grandpa" said he, "only
one mile more and then I'll give some
to that lame bear next door," But that
tongue could not keep from that honey.
When they reached home 1t was all
gone.
81 wish l had that honey" said he.
"You have It," said his grandpa,
but It's in the wrong place, that's ALL
"Yes," said Mother Bear, cant have
your cake and eat 1t too"
Wonder what she meant. Do you
know ?-PittsburR Dispatch.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08
Tatar and Tartar.

Tartar" is word which gives an
Illustration of etymOlogy gone astray.
The name "Tatar" (as 1t Is correctly
spelled is really derived from Tura-
MAN root meaning ito stretch" and
hence Ito draw the bow" or ito pitch
tents" But when the hordes Of Tatars
burst upon eastern Europe from the
Asiatic steppes in the thirteenth Gen.
fury the minds Of students turned to
the ninth chapter Of Revelation. The
Tatar invasion was interpreted as full
fllment Of the prediction Of the open
Ing of the bottomless pit A contempo-
rary chronicler writes Of this detest-
able satanic people issuing forth like
demons let loose from Tartarlis. 80
that they are fifty named Tartari."
Thus the misconception took root.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08

q horse and sometimes wa unable even
to ride in a car. My condition was crit
ical when 1 sent for Doan's Kidney Pills.
I used three boxes and they cured me.
Now can go anywhere and do as much
as anybody. l sleep well and feel no dis
comfort at ALL
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Sprague will
be mailed on application to any part OF
the United States. Address Foster-Mil-
burn Co.. Buffalo. n. Y. Sold by all
dealers; price, fifty cents per box.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08
A HEAVY LOAD.

To lift that load off of the stomach
take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t digests
what you eat Sour stomach, belching,
gas on stomach and all disorders of the
stomach that are durable, are instantly
relieved and permanently cured by the
use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. S. P.
Storrs, a druggist at POI Main Street,
New Britain, Conn.,, says: "Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure is giving such universal
satisfaction and is so surely becoming
the positive relief and subsequent cure
for this distressing ailment, l feel that
am always sure to satisfy and crafty
my customers by recommending 1t to
them. I write this to show how well
the remedy is spoken of here" Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure was discovered after
years of scientific experiments and will
positively cure all stomach troubles.
Sold by F. A. Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08
MOTHERS PRAISE 1T.

Mothers everywhere praise One Minute
Cough Cure for the sufferings it has re-
lieved and the lives of their little ones 1t
has saved. A certain cure for coughs,
Group and whooping cough. A. L.
Spafford, Postmaster, of Chester, Mich,
SAYS: "Our little girl was unconscious
from strangulation during sudden and
terrible attack of Group. One Minute
Cough Cure quickly relieved and cured
her and l cannot praise it too highly"
One Minute Cough Cure relieves coughs,
makes breathing easy, cuts out phlegm,
draws out Inflammation, and removes
every cause of cough and strain on
lungs. Sold by F. A. Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08
No. sa7-M.,hematic.l pu..le.

A man purchased goods from ped
dler to the amount Of 81 cents. To
pay for them he had only one dollar
bill, u three cent piece and u two cent
piece. The peddler had only silver
half dollar and u silver quarter. A
nelghbOr wished to assist them, but he
had only two dimes. nickel. two
cent piece and penny. After some
consideration, however, the change
was made correctly. How was II
done?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08
Clear Description,

Detective-So you did not recognize
your assailant, professor? You do not
remember ever having seen him pre-
viously? Professor-No: but it will be
the easiest thing In the world for you
to find him. His resemblance to King
Amenhotep Ill. Of the eighteenth
dynasty is startling-positively star
Ting.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08

eyes, our son is to 60 away to school
soon. His father will 20 next week to
take the entrance examinations"
"His father?"
eyes; the school is very select
school, you know, and no boy is admit
ted unless his father is worth at least
fifteen milliOns.n
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08

"Well, WE'LL" exclaimed. the old man,
"Mandy's learnin' to play real good.
Now, there's some sense in that there
piece she's playin'."
"That amt Mandy" replied his wife;
..it,s the man tuning the piano."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08

Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat.
ment by Ely's Cream Balm which ia
agreeably aromatic. It is received
through the nostrils, cleanses and heals
the whole surface over which it diffuses
itself. A remedy for Nasal Catarrh
which is drying or exciting to the dis
ceased membrane should not be used.
Cream Balm is recognized as a specific.
Price so cents at druggists or by mail.
A cold in the head Immediately disap-
pears when Cream Balm is used. Ely
Brothers, Sc Warren Street, New York.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08
.TORTURINC PAIN.
HaH This Mans Sufferings Wo0jo
Have Killed Many Person.
But DOan's Cured Him.

Thousands of grateful people are tell
ing every day how Doan's Kidney Pills
cured them of distressing and dangerous
kidney and bladder troubles.
Yet other thousands are suffering every
day from these same ills. Why? They
are either very negligent or very skepti-
cal. Neglect of kidney disorders leads to
dropsy, diabetes, Bright's disease and
other fatal diseases.
Sincere, honest testimony like the fol-
lowing should convince every skeptic.
A. C. Sprague. stock dealer, of Normal,
ILL.,, writes: For two whole years
was doing nothing but buying medicines
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08
Secret OF Success.

"What is the secret of success" ask
ed the sphinx.
Push" said the button.
Never be led" said the pencil.
Take palms." said the window.
always keep COOL" said the ice.
BE up to date" said the calendar.
Never lose your head" said the
barrel.
Make light Of everything" said the
fire.
aspire to greater things" said the
nutmeg.
"Be sharp in all your dealings" said
the knife.
Find a good thing and stick to 1t,
said the glue.
do the work you are suited for
said the chimney.-Brown Book.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-08
THOUSANDS CURED.

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has cured
thousands of cases of Piles. ~ bought
a box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve on
the recommended of our druggist" 30
writes C. II. LaCroix, of Zavalls, Tex,
"and used Il for stubborn case Of Piles.
II CURED mo permanently" Sold bY r.
A. Hhurtls6 q Go.