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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-09-27

A short snout and long back make
a good hog combination. Then feed for
growth and not for fat until 1t Is time to
fatten.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-09-27

Were you ever cheated by the farm
horse, the old COW or the sheep? Not II
you dealt fairly with them, and you
never will be-.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-09-27
Get the Most
Out of Your Food

You don't and can't if your stomach
is weak. A weak stomach does not di-
eest all that is ordinarily taken into it.
It gets tired easily, and what it fails to
digest is wasted. :.
Among the signs of a weak stomach
are uneasiness after eating, fits OF ner-
vous headache, and disagreeable belch-
ing.
al have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla at
different times for stomach troubles, and
run down condition OF the system. and have
been greatly benefited by its use. l would
not be without 1t in my family. am trou-
bled especially in summer with weak stom-
ach and nausea and find Hoods Sarsaparilla
invaluable" Z. b. HICKMAN, W.Chester, Pa.
Hoods Carsaparilt0
and Pills
Strengthen and tone the stomach and
the whole digestive system.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-09-27
STATE OF MAINE.

LOUNTl OF ONFORD, 50.
September s. 1904.
Personally appeared the above named Jona-
than Bartlett Randall l.. TAYLOR, and Edward 4.
Faunce, and seyerslly made oath that the Tore,
going accounts by them made and subscribed
are lust and true. Before me.
CHARLES +. WHITMAN,
Clerk Sup. Jud. Court.
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COUNTY or OXFORD
To RANDALL l.. TAYLOR, DR.

- 20
RANDALL l.. TAYLOR.
South Parts. September 5, 1894.
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JONATHAN BARTLETT.
Paris Maine. september ;, 1904.
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STATE OF MAINE.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
AND ROAD BILLS.
september Term, 1894.
,uTNTy or OXFORD
r. TnN ATTAIN RARTI EIT. ID
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CHAPTER

CHAPTER |.
fyN 1860, when | was thirty
L years of age and Mistress
l.st - Mary Cavendish just turned
SsJ Of eighteen. she and | to-
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u.M0UTN y WHEELER,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
SOUTH PARIS. MAINE.
r.r,--~ Wright Alton Z. w heeler'
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LBsEr d, PARh'
- licensed Auctioneer,
soJru PARIS
rrr,as Moderate.
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JONES,
smith & Mach,nlst,

,oUrH PARIS
.,'-.,,,.trrsr OF general machinery, steam en-
MSn0ltt y, ''rCk ',rk spool machinery and tools,
aqss u, S'. -cws, taps, dies and drills made anu
gars sewing s PHSiss RH1s, presses Sea % sans pis
chimes, pbI .-.,,,- etc, neatly and promptly re-
Io-s, tn'v., scan ami water piping done 10 order
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Hoods JarSapariU0

Strengthen and tone the stomach and
the whole digestive system.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
tuesday,, APRIL 10, 1904.
A GIGANTIC RAUD.

Through the federal court at Green's
boro there has just been unearthed one
O. the most gigantic frauds against the
that a ever been perpe-
trated in this state. Parties connected
with this scheme have defrauded the
government out OF at least thirty tnou-
sand dollars in the last three or four
months. At Milton. in Caswell county.
there was established a whiskey rec
tifying plant Through COLLISION with
the government gauger stationed at the
plant and others the owners nave been
able to do their work. The gauger has
Just been convicted in the federal court
at Greensboro. 1t IS said there was a
regular plot whose ramifications ex-
tended to western cities. The ofhce OF
Collector Duncan at Raleigh is involv-
ed. though there are no charges OF cor
ruption against him. 1t is said. though
that the careless manner OF conduct
ing the cuisines of his office made 1T
possible for the conspirators to practice
the frauds on the government The
story Of the proceedings Of the ~oonspi-
rators is too long for reproduction
I'm our columns. but as explained
by n revenue officer to The News and
Observer it seems that this rectifyfng
plant was enabled to purchase in som
western town a barrel of proof spirits.
Of. ~, sixty-hve gallons. bring it to its
establishment and secure from the
Office in Raleigh revenue stamps SUI
fcient for over eight thousand gallons
Of blockade whiskey. The enormity OF
the fraud can be imagined from the
fact that in three or four months time
the concern has been able to cheat the
government out OF thirty thousand dol
lars and that by the purchase OF
stamps for sixty-five gallons OF proof
spirits it could secure from the office
in Raleigh stamps enough to cover
eight thousand gallons OF marketable
liquor
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
PROSPEROUS LAURINBURG.

Several years ago, when the Caro-
lima Central railroad shops We're
moved from Laurinburg to Raleigh,
many persons predicted that this
sounded the death knell Of that town.
II was thought by some, and so pre-
dicted, that Laurinburg was dead; it
could not get along without the aid
and support it got from the railway
shops. These croakers thought that
for once they had the right side Of
the picture. They painted it in dark
colors. But the good, substantial
Scotch people Of lower Richmond
county. while dep1oring the loss their
town sustained by this temporary
backset, were not discouraged. They
had determined to make their town
a successful business center and no
thing can head off the determination
Of a true North Carolina ~Scotchman.
They had decreed that their town
was to advance-not retrograde.
They put their shoulders to the
| wheel. and soon the result Of united
| effort was apparent. In place of rail-
road shops they have built factories
and started other industrial enter
prises. What the result has been is
shown by the following from h Lau-
rinburg Exchange Of this week:
THE progress which Laurinburg
has made during the past five ears is
noteworthy. Can you realize that
more than half a million dollars OF
home capital have been spent here in
that time? An average OF more than
one hundrd thousand dollars a year
sounds big, yet it is a fact. And
every cent OF it was we'll spent, and
the most of it is now earning big divi-
dends. The two cotton mills, repre-
senting an investment Of $3.50, 900;
the oil milE with $4,000 capital
stock paid in; residences, business
houses, public buildings, etc.. valued
at more than 100000. have gone w
during the past five years, and the
indications are that this is only a be-
ginning of what will be in a very
few years"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
FLAG RAISING,
Ell. Davis Council. Jr. o. U. 4. NJ,
Present GreenvilIe Sound Districf
school With Bible and Flag Ncx
Wednesday.

JEFF Davis Council No. 63. Junior Or
der United American Mechanics. will
present Greenville Sound District
School No. Ii. a Bible and flag on next
Wednesday evening. April Goth. at 3
O'Clock. Mr.. CT. j. Boney will be n
ter OF ceremonies and will make a short
speech introducing the speaker OF the
lay. Mr.. William ]. Bellamy. who will
explain the principles of the order.
The programme as arranged is a very
interesting one. including speeches by
well known men and a number OF patri-
otto songs by the school children
The suburban car will leave Front
and Princess streets at 2 o'clock. The
committee of arrangements are:
Messrs. CT. ]. Boney. job +. Wood. A.
J. Hewlett. B. F. Reaves. ]. NJ. Hew-
lett. J. (. Hines and George Sumhn
After the flag raising there will be a
big oyster roast
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

Things must be in a bad way morally
paper to knock" its town so vigorous
ly These two articles appear in one
issue Of The Mount Airy News:
Mount Airy needs a religious awak-
ening hat gets a strong hold ON mems
hearts,; that Stirs the souls Of case
hardened" people; hat makes US clear
~ understand our utter helpleSSneSS;
our inhumanity to man and our great
need of the Lord in our work, walk
and conversation"
really in arnes in their opposition
to the illegal sale of liquor, the law
lessnesS in town and vicinity Satur-
day nights and Sabbaths. are square
up against a knotty problem. and 1t
will require a strong, steady pull and
a pull all together to rid the city and
community OF these vices. 1t will take
some time to Straighten matters and
correct these evils, but mcuh can be
accomplished by the proper manage
ment of the organization for the sup
preston OF the evils so detrimental to
the welfare OF the city and Immediate
community"
Those citizens of the town who wish
to see a change for the better and to
bring abou IN utter squelching Of the
unruly element which seems to be in
the ascendency there had better make
application to the board of aldermen OF
Wilmington for the temporary loan OF
our mayo We bet he would soon
bring order out OF the moral chaos
which is now existing there.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
Hew He Cheated Himself.

Edward Atkinson, of Boston. the
noted economist. was talking about
tricksters. says The New York Trib-
Une.
They who descend to ~trickery," he
said. have small minds always. That
is why they don't succeed. They dupe
others now and hen but they dIpe
themselves just as often.
That man was, perhaps, a typical
trickster. who once bought, here in
Brooklyn, twenty-seven loads of flour
from the railroad. He a a heavy
plank on his wagon. and he kept the
plank there during the weighing of
each load. Then when the -four was
all weighed and he was. setting off for
home, he said in great excitement TO
the friend who was with him:
"Say nothin' Bill; 1 shaved that fel-
low, 1 never deducted the plank but
once. Keep steady. Say nothin."
And Bill indeed had a hard time to
convince the foolish oiu fellow that
he had bought from the railroad thir-
ty pounds Of plank tw~enty-six times"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
ACCIDENT ON THE MISSOURI.

1t seems now that h fearful acct
dent on the battleship Missouri was
due to gross carelessness. 1t was the
result Of an attempt to break the
record for rapid firing with big guns.
a special from Pensacola to the
New York World of Friday contains
the following regarding the manner
Of conducting target practice on the
,warships:
The court of inquiry will begin
tomorrow into the cause of the dis
aster. 1t is predicted in some quar-
terS that it's report will be of a start
ling nature, one that will show that
there has been developed in the navy
a condition that jeopardiZes the lives
OF many men whenever a ship is in
target practice.
Naval officers here we're to-day
open in their condemnation of those
said to be responsible for the acct
dent. 1t is declared that there has
been great recklessneSS and care
leSSnesS on board the various ships,
merely that there might be made a
world record for rapid firing. and that
the acts on the Missouri prior to the
explosion IT perfectly plain
"Gunners who were examined say
hat they were expressly prodded to
make h fastest hpoaible time in
firing, and that to do so it was neces-
sary to have five charges of powder.
each weighing $50 pounds, placed
within a few feet OF the breech of the
great guns during practice.
IF n of these charges became
ignited. the others We're absolutely
certain to explode, and this is what
is a to have hapDened.
There is little question here as to
the manner of the accident The
men were loading the gun for the
third shot. The second charge had
left within the rifle a burning por-
ton of wadding. In the haste to fire
again the rifle was not properly
cleaned. n when the third charge
was inserted there was an explosion.
"The flame was communicated to
the powder lying nearby, destined for
succeeding shots. Thence it was COM
m~unicated to the handling-room."
If this be true, it will be easy to
account for the explosion, which cost
thirty-two lives and came near de-
stroying one of the finest warships in
the world.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
PROF. BASKERVILLE SURPRISED
BY GREAT SUCCESS.
The Tar Heel Scientist Leaves for
Home, Tired Of Being Feted i'm
p New York-His Discovery of a New
Scientific Element Cause q Great
Stir in New York.

New York Telegram.
Scientists are at present very much
interested in the discovery Of two
new elements by Prof. Charles Bas-
kerville, of the University of North
Carolina. and so enthusiastic have they
become I'VE his researches that they
have been dining and feteing him
eve since his stay at h Holland
house, in this city.
There is much mystery surrounding
the meow elements, for so far no one
has been able to discover if they are
Of any practical use.
What properties they may contain
or in what way they may be of use
commercially. is SO far a matter of
conjecture, but scientists in genera!
believe that something wonderful Will
develop from the new substances when
they are better known.
When Prof. Baskerville was inter-
viewed by an Evening Telegram re-
porter today at the Holland house. it
developed that in the production of the
made through the help of radium,
which are also of great interest.
1t may sound S at first, per-
hapS to ask, how would you like to
have your pockets full of light? Or
how would you like TO look through
a stone wall? But it can be truthfully
sal that with the aid of science both
these apparently impossible featS car
be accomplished.
F1awlesS diamonds can now be made
to shed a beam of ligh of dazzling
brightness. and even the human body
can be made f1uoreJoent by a new
adoption Of radium recently discover
I'd.
In experimenting with radium. the
of, were practically bottled up. The
gas vas then cooled by liquid air I'M
TIL vapor itself became liquid.
This liquid. when reduced to an in
ems degree of cold, sheds a light that
would put an electric light to shame.
1t is now claimed that a process has
been discovered whereby the gas can
be kept in a liquid form for a great
length Of time, so that a tube of light
can be carried in 81 mans pocket
But the light itself has astounding
properties. 1t will render brass. iron,
copper. stone. or in fact any Opa4e
substance transparent.
One can readily imagine the bur
glar of the future bending down be
fore a safe and holding a tube of light
before it. instantly he can see what Il
contains. n in a second will be able
to decide whether the task of blowing
off the cover will be worth the trouble.
Or the imagination can be stretched
a little further. In a rev years. per-
haps we will hear Of Mrs. Smith Dor
rowing a tube of light from her neigh
Dor with the excuse mat Mr.. smith
forgot to order in a fresh supply Of
the luminosity while downtown. .
As for causing diamonds to shed a
brilliant light. the fact that it a be
done has been demonstrated several
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

Aside from the pleasure Of eating
eeasonable fruits before beginning the
frst meal of the day, this custom has
undoubtedly arisen from the well known
fact that nearly al fruit and more par
ticulariy plums and PAUNES contain
natural laxative principles which act
directly on tho stomach and bowels.
Constipation, that dread and trouble
come complaint which Il undoubtedly
the basic cause Of nine-tenths OF the
dyspepsia, Indigestion. bil~iousness, etc..
90 prevalent among our people to-day,
and which, If neglected, surely leads
to more complicated and serious or
ganic diseases, can surely be prevented,
and when not too far advanced q Be
absolutely cured by the judicious use
of the modern laxative and catharpc
California Prune Waters.
They are not Q patsnt medicine in
the ordinary sense OF the word, being
compounded from fresh California
Prunes, which every intelligent person
knows IS truly natures laxative.
A dainty little wafer, always tho
same, compounded in . highly con-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
FRuITs BREAKFAST TABLE
asfure prsvSSes HI own 0sosdse, Whlee u 80
Jsdlelsusly, 1assro Perfect nsesn
ax ~ Tines.

centrased form from fresh caIifoni
Prures, they r q natural dissolven
acting on the coskkx6 of the stouSc
and bowels and not on the organ
themselves
They regulate the Liver and Ston
sch, Cleanse the System and Purf
the blood, Cure ell Bowel Troubles
Biliousness, Bad Breath. Bad Blood
Wind on the Stomach, Bloated Bowel
Foul Mouth, Headache, indigestion
Pimples and Dizziness.
Every household should have (
family package Of CALIFORNI
PRUNE wAFERS, and at the hr
Signs of approaching Illness. or whs
under the weather. take a couple
waters, and the doctors bills viii o
be mitch smaller than they are now.
You can eat what you please IL yt
follow each meal with q CALIFORNl
PRUNE WAFER, which quickly d.
solves the most indigestibie food. an
helps to carry II through and out OF II
system In O gentle and healthfui maj
ner, without the slightest pain. gripin
or nausea. 100 Waters for 2Sc.
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you All" and 1--WE AL"

(Cut From To-day's Messenger.)
Editor Messenger: These express
sions are used by southerners. Why
explain or apologize? The use is good
English; why not defend it?
The English of the King James Cor
~authorized) version Of the Scriptures
is good to follow, 1 take it. Read
Philippians 1:4-7. There is other
good authority for the sag
Yours,
w. M. CUMMING.
Wilmington, April 16. I
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
Irving's Buehu Waters

are a true remedy for adj Kidney Dis
eases. from its worst form-pa1n Al
the back. to its worst and very IAN
gerous condition-Brights Disease.
We mean it hen We say they Will
cure you we would not say It Ii we
had not confidence in them. which IL
the direct result of our knowledge u
their cures IN cases that seemed al
most hopeless. Sold at Soc. a box ny
Robt. r. Bellamy. Wilmington, y. c.
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or they will soon undermine yoUr
health. Those Bachaches. Swollen
Feet. Spots before your eyes and es-
peciaHy the general worn out feeling
In the morning. are the signs Of Kid
ney Trouble. Irving's Buchu Waters
cleanse the blood, build I'D the shrunk-
en- walls of the Kidneys. removing the
u and the pain with It. Sold at Soc
q box by r. r Balamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
Irvins's Buchu Waters

cure all Kidney Troubles. stop pain in
the back. makes loss OF aibumen I'm
the urine impossible. and actually re-
build the shruken walls of the Kid
neys They contain just what Ii want
ed to remoye the disease. heal the sore
spot and strengthen the whole organ.
They never fail TO bring relief within
q few hours and Yurs % stay cured.
Sold at sec a box by r. a. Bethany.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
Irving's Buchu Waters

cure Scalding Urine. Backache.
rheumatism. Nervousness. Loss OF
Flesh, Sediment I'm The Urine. Renal
oaleul. Diabetes and all Kidney
troubles. including Bright's UseaSe.
IAsy are purely q vegetable con-
pound and act directly on the weak
ened tissues and blood vessels Of
The kidney and urinary organs. Sol
e sc. . box by Root. r. RaIlamy.
Wilmington. n. C..
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Kidney Troubles

are easily relieved and cured In the
beginning. but as the risease grows IN
severedHy we must End a more potent
re0sedv- Here Is where Irvfngs Blu
chu Waters exec as a cure. OF course
they Civ a sure and lasting cure.
They positively purify the blood
Sold as SOC a box by r. r. Beafany.
Wilmington. N. C.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

An exchange says: Plural marri-
ges in Utah now seem to be under the
ban" Yes. openly; but secretly, under
the banner.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
Uric Acid and Grave

Are caused by the Kidneys being IN
able to properly fzter the fn,DurttIes
from b blood. Irvings Buchu We.
ers are b only sure remedy for tar.
condition: they cleanse the kidntvu
from all worn out material. build up
the shrunken walb OF the Kidneys and
prevent the formatiou OF the Uric
Acid. Sold at Soc q box by r. a. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

Premier Combee. of the French repub-
lie, is extending his acquaintance very
rapidly. He meets a new crisis near
ly every day.-Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

II is believed That Panama will be
ready for annexation to this country
just as soon as she has had the fun of
blowing in that $40, 0o0. 900 which she Is
to get for the canal-Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

Senator Burton must believe in the
iron cure" as he is said to be making
arrangements to spend six months in an
iron apartment in Ironton. Iron coun-
ty, Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

Russia claims that her battleshIps
are faster than ours. They undoubted-
" are when il comes to making a race
for the bottom OF the sea.-Atianta
.JOQxrnal
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

A dispatch from h New York repub-
lican convention that coy
ernor Oden had gagged Senator Plat
The public would much prefer 10 have
him a Senate Depew-Atlanta Jour
nal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

King Edward wishes the English no.
bilsty TO a up all its debts. But if IL
pays its debt the English will no longer
respect 1t as the nobility-At-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
Spring Humors

Come to most people and cause many
troubles ,-pimples, boils and other
eruptions. besides loss Of appetite,
that tired feeling, fits Of biliousness,
indigestion and headache.
The sooner one gets rid of them the
better, and the way to get rid of them
and TO build up the system that has
suffered from them is to take
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The khd You Have Always Bought
s' sssss sss Of &lMMzZM

The quiet OF the Balkans leads to the
suspicion that the Macedonian uprising
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-08-04

urer and manager. Mart Goodin was
one of the stockholders. Mr.. Fort
will manage the business for the new
firm, and they will add to the stock
and make it one of the largest whole
sale grocery houses in New Mexico.
Mr.. Charles Sherwood, who has been
with the company as book-keeper for
some months will remain with the
new firm
The ColemaulLysaght-B Blair Groce-
ry Company have their main distrib-
uting houses at Quanah, Seymour
and Amarillo, Texas. This is their
first business venture outside of Tex
as. but. they will doubtless succeed
in Roswell
The company has the following Off
GERS and directors: d. A. Coleman,
j. A. Kemp. vice president;
Wiley Blair, secretary and general
manager; Ed H. Lysaght, treasurer;
George Alexander, assistant secreta-
ry. The concern is incorporated.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-08-04

speeches of Senator Fairbanks, the
candidate for vice president. The
book was prepared by w. H. Smith,
veteran newspaper man of Indiana
A half million copies of the book in
paper bound form will be distributed
throughout the country during the
campaign just begun.
The author says that the biography
of Senator Fairbanks was a hard one
to write as far as variety is concern
ed. His boyhood," says Mr.. Smith,
Ibid not offer the incidents that the
boyhood periods of other men offer
He was just farmer boy of very or
binary life AT college he was just
good student, while his rise in poll
tics has been SO rapid that it does
not give much material for the biog-
rapher."