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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
East Hebron.

Rev. Mr.. Bowen of New Hampshire
gave a sermon at East Hebron, as hi
is spoken of as being expected to fill the
place so recently left by Rev. Mr.. Kelley
who has settled at West Falmouth.
A fine drama played recently will be
repeated on Tuesday evening.
Diamond Perry's son who was so bad
" injured by one of their horses, the
doctors say is doing as we'll as can be
expected, but there are fears the leg the
bone cut through will not be all right
The head was the most serious trouble
for when the horse began to strike he
cut out a large piece of flesh with the
hair on through to the bone, and that
has caused many fears. They were
obliged to keep him under the effects OF
opiates at first if not now. He was an
unusually enterprising little lad, always
anxious to work, and was unusually
bright for boy of five years.
Alice Davis passed last week in Au.
burn with her young associates and old
friends.
Belle DeCosta is in Auburn for week.
Mrs. Baker Phillips is visiting her
father and family in her former home
in Foxcroft, but is expected home in a
few days.
Apples are shipped again this week
from Hebron station. Others have been
in here aud pay higher prices than have
been paid of late.
II. A. Record is working on the rail-
road at present.
A Christmas tree in Grange Hall is
reported for Saturday evening.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27

Mrs. ]. G. Donham and Miss Hazel
Donham came home this week.
Prof. Moody 10 at home for the Christ.
mas vacation and j. r. Moody, Jr., IL al
home from the law school at Bangor
While spending the Thanksgiving va
cation with q classmate at Patten,
Mr.. Moody shot two deer.
Miss Martha Pratt Is visiting friends al
South Paris.
Miss Eta Sturtevant is In Auburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sturtevant celebrat.
ed the first anniversary of their marriage
Tuesday the Goth.
Ira Bearce is at home from visit To
Buckfield and gaining in health.
Miss Maidie Moody read at two en-
tertainments last week, one at East
Hebron and one at West Min0t. Miss
Moody has many calls to read and
always gives pleasure wherever listened
to.
There will be an all day meeting with
dinner, entertainment and christina
tree at Grange Hall, Saturday, Dec. "a
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
The Buffalo Wallovs.

A curiosity of the plains is the butfa
10 wallows. There has not been q
buffalo in them for years, but they are
the same today as they were genera
tons or even centuries ago. They are
no longer freIuented by cattle, OF
course, and therefore not freshly worn
but they remain to this day barren and
black amid the vast plain Of living
green. III the spring they stand full OF
water until the advancing summer sun
evaporates 1t, and then they are bar.
rem and black again. They are perfect
circles, some large as circus ring. and
their basins are packed firm and hard
by the tread and roll Of many genera.
tons Of the bison. Another recollec.
ton here Of this extinct race Is the
buffalo birds, which abound in great
numbers. Their function now, rs in
the time of the bison. Is to pick insects
from tie backs Of the cattle which
feed OH the plains. Sometimes twenty
or more feed on Il steers back, while
the steer calmly and with evident
pleasure munches buffalo grass.-Kan-
sas City Star.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27

"He wrote very small, neat hand
and used slips Of note paper" said the
late John Hollingshead Of London con-
corning Thackeray. These he would
often gather up and put in his coat
pocket. leaving his secretary at work,
and stroll down to the Athenaeum club.
Here, II he could get comfortable Ia
Bile and was not waylaid by any gos-
sip. to whom he was always ready to
give an attentive ear, he would pull
out his slips and carry his story few
steps farther. In an hour or two he
would again collect the scattered pa
pers and 60 on to the Garrick club.
where, II not interrupted, he would re-
sumo his writing. This habit Of COM
posing in public frightened many of
the old club foges, who thought they
were being caricatured for posterity'
and no doubt helped to get him black
balled Mt the Travellers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
Why the Golfer Married.

I'm Scotland" said an Englishman
"golf is almost disease. l heard not
long ago Of an elderly bachelor III
Edinburgh who had played golf from
his boyhood up. He had never courted
a girl because, he said, golf hadn't
allowed him the time.
"Hence everybody was surprised one
day to hear that the crusty old gen
tleman was to be married. A caddie--
the clddies are men in Scotland-wenl
to him, wrung him by the hand and
said sentimentally:
"Man, I'm glad yer going to wed.
think We must love her dearly. know
your life will be all bliss and sweet
ness now, and I envy ye the golden
days O. romance in store
"'Pooh, pooh, Robert said the 9th
err. Its nothing Of that sort. Mac
mann, the champion, took wife last
year, and it improved his game.
nm just taking one in the hope thai
1t will improve mine.'"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
wood.

That snow storm Monday was charac-
teristic Of the season, the amount being
three inches and so recorded. But the
dearth of water is getting to be more
serious every day. One mans aqueduct
has dried up so that he has to drive his
cattle nearly half mile to water, and
hauls it the same distance for culinary
purposes. But worse of still Is the man
who is obliged to melt snow for his
stock, or at any rate, for part Of it.
Here we are highly favored in this
respect. Fifteen years ago we construct
ed an aqueduct to the house and barn
yard, and to-day it runs enough for all
our wants and as much more to waste.
And now perhaps few words about
the weather would be in order, especial
ly as the paper containing these locals
will be read by people living in the state
of Washington, and who naturally wish
to know how things in general are NOV
ing along here in their native state. 1t
is somewhat singular fact that while
the temperature went quite number of
degrees below zero in some parts of the
state, here 1t never quite reached the
CIPHER in the morning until Thursday,
when the almanac says winter began.
But while it has been so cold and dry
here, it has been quite the opposite in
the far west.
Mrs. Howe of West Minot informs us
that it was raining when her father and
sister reached her home in Tacoma; and
to give some idea of the climate there
Mrs. Andrews sent a full blown rose in
her letter, and it was fragrant and moist
on reaching its destination. That rose
grew farther north than we are, but near
the Pacific coast and that makes the
difference.
A letter from d. o. Davis of Minnesota
last week states that the crops there
were all they could ask for; that they had
much to be thankful for, and nothing to
regret. He said the weather was SINH
lar to October, but very little snow had
fallen, and Lake Osakis, which had
partially frozen over, was then thawing
out again.
Herbert Ring shipped his apples last
week, about $50 barrels, and when the
bills are all settled he thinks he will get
a little more than new nickel for an
old one, the price paid for his apples
being sl.25 per barrel.
Mrs. Lora Chase visited at the Bennett
place Sunday, and the next Tuesday
Miss Mary z. Brooks was our visitor.
There is another wedding in the air
for January. but whether it will ma
terialize or not remains to be seen.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
The Singing Tree.

The singing tree of PARKWAY Queens
land il a luxurious shrub. pleasing to
the eye. but dangerous to the touch.
1t grows from two or three inches to
ten or fifteen feet in height and cmits
a d!sagreeable odOr. "A traveller says:
Sometimes while shooting turkeys In
the shrubs | entirely forgot the sting
ing tree till l was warned Of its close
proximity by its smell and have often
found myself in little forest OF them.
was only once stung. ana that YER!
lightly. Its effects are curious. II
leaves no marks. but the pain Is mad
dening. and for months afterward the
part when touched Is tender In rainy
weather or when it gets wet In wash
Ing. etc. | have seen Il man who treats
ordinary pain lightly roll on the
ground in agony after being stung'
and have known horse so complete
" mnd after getting into n grove OF
the trees that he rushed open mouthel
Mt every one who approached him aud
had to he shot. Dogs when stuns will
rush about, whining piteousiy. bitlnG
pieces from the affected part"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
OiIead,

Mr.. and Mrs. Ladd have returned to
their home In Canada.
Mr.. Edison Larry has bought the house
formerly owned by Laid.
H. E. Wheeler has gone to Lewiston
to attend the State Grange.
The school closed in District No. 8
last Friday.
Miss Lisbeth Murphy returned to her
home in South Paris Saturday.
j. W. Benefits nice dog, Max, while
on Wild River bridge got run over by
the cars so he had to be killed.
Mr.. Jack Mcbride in jumping out of a
rack fell and broke both bones in his
wrist.
Alva Bryant and friends, who have
been camping in Harwood's camp, re-
turned to Mechanic Falls the 14th, tax
ing four deer with them.
Mr.. j. <. Richardson and wife went
to Gorham, N. H., Wednesday.
The Mt. Rills met with Mrs. DeCosta
last Thursday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
The Brown Tail Moth.
SERIOUS MENACE OF 1T POINTED our
BY THE EXPERIMENT STATION.

Bulletin los of the Maine Agricultural
Experiment Station outlines the history
of the brown tail moth in Maine up to
October, 1904. In the winter of 1861 a
few hundred nests were found IN the
vicinity of Kittery. These were de-
stroyed under the direction of the Com
missioner of Agriculture acting under
authority from the Governor and Coun-
ell. During the summer the pest has
been spread BY the trains and boats so
that the danger is very great OF Its be-
coming established throughout the
state. Within the past ten days the
Station chronological has found the
nests of the brown tail moth all the way
from Kittery to Portland along the
lines of the railroad. Since it can be
readily fought in orchards the danger to
them is not so great as to the forests
and to the health of the citizens. The poi
sonous effects of the hairs are worse
than "ivy" poisoning. If the pests De,
come established their presence Will
tend to diminish the number OF summer
visitors to the state, destroy our hard
wood forests, and threaten our fruit IN.
dustries. Any hard wood tree, az well
as raspberry and blackberry bushes,
within one mile of any railroad in the
state may be already infested. They
are already present in Portland, the larg-
est CITY OF the state. This matter in
timately concerns every man, woman
and child in the state. Get a copy OF
the bulletin (10S), learn to recognize the
nests which are very readily seen in the
winter time, and If you find nest, OF
what you think to be nest, write at
once to the Experiment Station
CHAs. d. WOODS, Director.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27

The shops are full of customers pre-.
pairing for Christmas.
A very little snow has fallen the past
week and wheels are still In use.
Dry wood Is drawn into market and
finds ready sale at $500 and $3.50 pei
cord.
Wednesday evening the students Of
Gould Academy held very enjoyable
social.
Thursday the body OF man who has
been working for Mr.. Howard ThurstOn
was taken to Prince Edward Island fol
burial. He had been working about q
month and died after q short illnesl
from peritonitis.
Mrs. Edwin Gehring Is visiting bel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Chamberlin
The doctor will join her for Christmas
DR.. and Mrs. Norman Gehring and
little twin daughters arrived at the home
of Mrs. Behring's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
G. r. Wiley, Thursday for the holidays
Sheriff -Penley has been on the sich
list but is on the street again.
The schools In town have holiday
Monday.
The Universalist and Congregations
societies gave supper to the members
of the Sabbath School and parish II
their several churches Saturday even
ing. After the supper the young AND
old enjoyed the unloading OF the Christ
mas tree.
The NJ. 4. society will have theil
Christmas tree Monday evening followed
by dinner on Tuesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
East Sumner.

w. II. Eastman attended the State
Grange at Lewiston last week and gave
a reading.
Mrs. S. Robinson spent few days in
the city and Mt Sabattus during State
Grange meetings.
Christmas tree and exercises were
held at the Baptist church this year and
the Congregational people participated
by invitation.
Mrs. Cora E. Foye has gone to spend a
few weeks in the family of Zury Doten
at South Lewiston.
Miss Agnes NJ. Heald, who has been
caring for Mrs. Abbie F. Keen, returned
to her home at Sabattus on Wednesday.
Since the late snow falls people have
got out their sleighs although some of
the heavy teams are yet using wheels.
Dairymen have been getting in their
annual supply of ice which is about 16
inches thick and fine.
Mrs. Mary Sewall, widow of the late
William r. Sewall on Sumner Hill, died
quite suddenly on Friday morning at her
residence. She had been afflicted with
bad heart trouble for some time and
her sudden decease was no great sur
prise to her near friends.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
Bridge OF the EVIL Man,

Near Aberystwith, on the west coast
Of Wales. where the Monk river flows
through black, yawning abyss, there
Is single arch bridge Of unknown
antiquity. The popular legend says
that it was built by the devil, and far
and near 1t is known as 1.-The Bridge
of Devils" or 1.-THE Bridge Of the Evil
Man" British antiquarians are united
In the belief that 1t was built by the
early monks, but that fact does not
affect the popular legend in the least,
'Old Harry's' part in its erection being
never questioned by the inhabitants Of
Cardinganshire. Crosse says that 1.-The
bridge is an honor to the hand that
built 1t, whether that hand be Satan's
or that Of some monk"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
The True Idenl.

The true ideal that should I'll mans
heart and fire his energies l., excellence
In his own sphere, the living Of Gls
own particular life just us fully and
nobly as he-not somebody else-cln
True, this is an unknown quantity, bui
1t Is real and attainable one. Day
by day 1t is rising and day by day Il
man may feel conscious of Increased
power. Whittier it may lead him he
cannot tell, but that by Its guidance he
will 90 farther and accomplish more
than by any other lie may rest assured
Attempting nothing impossible, lie is
doomed to no inevitable disappoint-
ment, nor is there any limit ut which
he may cease to strive.-Self Help.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
II WINS All Good.

Mr.. Jone, was very fond of kind OF
boiled pudding his wife made, so. says
London Answers, when she had gone
away for an afternoon and evening she
promised that she would leave one of
the favored buildings I'm the saucepan
for his evening meal
We'll" she said on her return. land
how did the pudding go DOWN."
'fSoo-premew said Tom, smacking his
lips at the recollection. TWAS rs Goo;i
q pudding us you have ever made"
That's good" was the gra;i!iel re.
Spouse of Mrs. Jones. I'm glad you
enjoyed it. What did you do with the
cloth?"
For Il moment Mr.. Jones solemnly
surveyed her.
WHAT he said. did it have IL
cloth on?'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
Denmark.

Miss Alta Whitney, step daughter Of
Clayton Perkins, met with severe and
bad accident last week while sliding
down hill at the school house by run.
ming against team and hitting her head
She was taken up unconscious and car
ried to Mr.. Dudley Perkins and is al
the present quite sick.
e. o. Pendexter, A. P. Pingree and A
II. Whitman attended Probate Court q,
South Paris Tuesday.
Mr.. Sumner H. Smith had the misfor
tune to cut, his foot quite badly while
cutting wood last week.
Ice cutting season has begun In this
vicinity.
Many farmers are hauling water fol
their stock from the rivers. Springs
and wells are very low.
Mr.. Sanborn's teams are hauling oal
from Mr.. Edwin Pingree's place.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE ooiNos OF THE WEEK m ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hill.

First Baptist Church. Rev. L. o. Taylor. pastor
Preaching every Sunday at 10&6 A. u. Sunday
s So r. =. Z. p. 5. G. Z. Tuesday evening.
Prayer Meeting Thursday evening at 80. Cove
nant Meeting the last Friday before the lss
Sunday of the month At $50 r. \. Al NOT
otherwise connected sre cordially invited.
Universalist Church. Rev. j. II. Little, Pastor.
Preaching service every Sunday at 10a5 A. II.
Sunday School At II As A. L..
Harry Lyon is spending . weeks vaca-
ton from Dartmouth College here.
John L. Yates family removed to
Colebrook, N. H., last week, where Mr..
Yates is now employed.
George NJ. Atwood and family spent
Christmas with Mrs. Atw0Od's people at
Dixfield.
There will be a social dance at Acad-
envy Hall, Wednesday evening. Music
by Stearns' orchestra. A good time ex,
pected.
A very finely designed and attractive
F. and A. NJ, of New York city, as
souvenir on the occasion of reception
concentrating the twO-thOusandth
communication of the lodge. The master
of the lodge is DR.. Frederick P. Ham
mond, Paris boy, and son of Hon.
George F. Hammond. Considerable
historical Masonic matter, illustrated, is
contained in the book. The book is
edited and copyrighted by DR.. Ham
mond, who also wrote some of the
articles in it.
A. Guy Bennett and Elmer w. Cum
mings are at home from the University
of Maine for the Christmas vacation.
A very pleasant time was enjoyed at
the Christmas tree in which the two
Sunday Schools united, at the Universal
list church Saturday evening. A pro-
gramme of music and recitations by
the young people of the Sunday Schools,
and brief remarks by the two pastors,
Rev. Z. o. Taylor and Rev. j. Fl. Little,
occupied about an hour. To make an
exception to the rule, Santa Claus was
not present, but sent paok, the con-
tents of which provoked much merri-
ment. The presents were then distrib-
uted from well-loaded tree. Rev. Mr..
Taylor was presented with fur coat,
and Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Little, and Arthur
E. Forbes, superintendent of the Uni.
versalist Sunday School, were also
generously remembered by their several
constituencies.
A Christmas concert took the place OF
both the preaching service and Sunday
School at the Baptist church on Sunday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
A Queer Food.

A most singular food is the larvae
Of fly common in certain portions
of California and known as ephydra.
This insect is found in such vast quan-
titles in Lake Mono, CAL, that 1t Is
washed upon the shores In vast wind
rows and can be collected by bushels.
The water Of Mono Is very singular,
seemingly very heavy and smooth, like
oil, 80 much so that 1t resists ordinary
wind and refuses to become ruffled.
When the larvae begin to appear the
Indians gather from far and near and
scrape them up, place the wormlike
creatures on cloths and racks In the
sun and dry them, when they are
beaten up and husked, looking then
like rice. The Indians call the food
koo-chah-bee, and many bushels are
collected Mt his time. That larvae are
nutritious Is shown by the condition
of the Indians, who soon grow fat or
the rich diet. Many birds are attract
ed by the larvae and gorge themselves
with the singular food.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
Bryant's Pond.

John Titus has bought the stand Of
Reuben Whitman. Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
man have moved to Bethel. Mr.. Whit
man is boss of the railroad section at
Bethel.
A nice time to get ice, and those who
have ice houses are improving it and
getting in their supply this week.
DR.. o. X. Yates was called Monday to
see the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Allen, who has been quite sick for few
days, but is improving somewhat at this
writing.
Miss Mary Allen is keeping books for
Lewis Mann at West Paris few days
in a week.
Chester c. Tuttle was called home to
Buckfield Monday morning to attend the
funeral of his grandmother that day.
He returned Monday night and resumed
his school Tuesday morning.
Rev. F. z. Barton of Bethel was in
town Dec. IL, calling on some of his
| many friends.
Miss Essie Bowker finished her school
at Newry Dec. 23d and returned home
for the winter.
Mrs. Albert Bowker has had over three
weeks run of typhoid fever, but the
fever seems to be wearing out slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Q. Perham. Miss
Lena Felt, Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Dudley
and Mrs. Myra Cole, and possibly others,
attended the State Grange at Lewiston
this week.
i A fire alarm was given about o'clock
"Wednesday afternoon, when it was
learned that fire was bursting from the
roof of Mrs. Blodgett's house. The men
and boys about town and from the two
mills responded quickly, each man from
Dearborn's mills coming with pail OF
water ready for business. Fred Farnum
and Harry Day were soon on the roof
pouring the water as fast as handed to
them, and when water could not be got
using snow. After lively tussle they
succeeded in putting out the fire with
the partial loss of the roof. The house
was insured, and Howe, the insurance
agent, Of Norway, was in town Wednes-
day night to estimate the damage. The
fire is supposed to have caught near the
chimney.
Unless we have rain the water supply
will be as short as it was last winter.
The water at the hotel and other places
has failed.
A Christmas festival Saturday night
at Dudley's Opera House.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
Fact. About Breathing.

In the ordinary respiration Of man
10 or II cubic inches Of atmospheric
air pass into the lungs 20 times a min
ute, or cubic foot every 81 minutes
274 cubic feet In "a hours. The lungs
hold 2S0 cubic feet. At each respira-
ton 1875 Of oxygen is converted into
carbonic acid gas. The nitrogen in
spired and expired is exactly equal.
During the act Of inspiration the lungs
have been found to be the coolest parts
Of the body.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
Lowell.

Clayton Littlefield cut his hand quite
badly while working in the woods one
day this week.
One or two cases of humps still
around the village
The adjusters for the different fire
insurance companies have been here
and settled the damages on the burned
and damaged property. It was all very
satisfactory to the owners.
We learn that Amos e. McAllister OF
West Lowell is very i'll, with not much
hope of recovery.
John A. Fox attended the State
Grange at Lewiston as delegate from
SuncOok Grange at this town.
Dea. Peter McAllister is quite sick at
present,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-12-27
An Orators Voice.

"In the church." says Emerson in his
essay on elOquence, II call him only a
good reader who can read sense and
poetry into any hymn in the hymn
book" The test is Il severe one, for there
are hymns which are wanting both In
sense and poetry. The essayist doubt
less intended to call attention to that
charm of a good voice which enchains
attention and indicates rare sensi-
billty in the reader. 1.-The voice, like
the face, betrays the nature and dis
position and soon indicates what Is the
range Of the speakers mind. Many
people have no ear for music, but every
one has an ear for skillful reading"
John Quincy Adams was said to be
80 good q reader that no man IN his
time could read the Bible with such
powerful effect. Mr.. Emerson, who
heard the ex-president speak when bis
fine voice was broken by age, records
that 1.-THE wonders he could achieve
with that cracked and disobedient or
gun showed what power might have
belonged to it in early manhood"