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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
A THOUSAND DOLLARS THROWN
AWAY,

Mr.. W. W. Baker, of Plainview, Neb.,
writes: "My wife had lung trouble fol
over fifteen years. We tried number
of doctors and spent over thousand
dollars without any relief. She was very
low and I lost all hope, when a friend
suggested trying Foley's Honey and Tar
which / did; and thanks be to this
great remedy, it saved her life. She ID
stronger and enjoys better health thar
she has ever known in ten years. We
shall never be without Foley's Honey
and Tar and would ask those afflicted to
try it." F. A. Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

thing, and often / could hardly straighten
my back. The aching was bad in the
daytime, but just as bad at night, and
was always lame in the morning. l was
bothered with rheumatic pains and drop
steal swelling of the feet. The urinary
passages were painful, and the secretions
were discolored and so free that often
1 had to rise at night. l felt tired all
day. Half box served to relieve me,
and three boxes effected permanent
cure"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Justus 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, 1905-01-31
ENGLISH superstitions.

At Dawlish, in Devonshire, England
they ring the church bell during
thunderstorm to scare away the light
ming. Lancashire agricultural labor
ers credit certain Of their fellows will
power to cast good and evil spells. Al
Dunstable men carry live snail In
dill box to ward off toOthache, ca,
stewed earthworms as cure for jaun
dice and fried mouse for whOOpine
cough and cherish all the old superstl
tions as to the dead which made Mer
rie England sad.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

Kidney complaint kills more people
than any other disease. This is due to
the disease being so insidious that it
gets good hold on the system before it
is recognized. Foley's Kidney Cure
will prevent the development Of fatal
disease II taken in time. F. A. Shurtleff
Il Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
Tact.

George (nervously)-I'd like ever 30
much to marry you, Kitty, but don't
know how to propose. Kitty promptly
and practically = That's all right,
George. You've finished with me; now
90 to mana.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
Nh. 4as.-Prefix Puzzle.

Prefix to each word the same syllable
of two letters and make the following
changes:
Change pace into part Of the body.
Change to approach into annual re-
ceipts.
Change obtained into mass OF
metal.
Change sailor into ledger.
Change street into an invasion.
Change a quantity of paper into to
nsk.
Change religious denomination into
small animal.
Change a part of a church into to
rouse.
Change skill into whole.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
No. 437.-Reyi.ed Sentence.

The following sentence must be re-
vised so that it will consist Of q
words. the first containing IL letters,
the second 10, and so on, diminishing
regularly to l, and then increasing
regularly to II. The first and last
word is educational"
"rhe cause of education" resumed
grandfather, lever progresses under
able representatives; hence l recon-
mend well informed, enterprising,
straightforward representatives who
favor prompt educational grants"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
A Forecast.

She-Dearest, we'll have lot to con-
tend with when we are married. BE
(absently)-Yes; we'll have each Other.
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

Exposure to a sudden climatic change
produces cold in the head and catarrh is
apt to follow. Provided with Ely's
Cream Balm you are armed against Nasal
Catarrh. Price 50 cents at Druggists or
Ely Brothers, SO Warren Street, New
York, will mail it. The Balm cures
without pain, does not irritate or cause
sneezing. 1t spreads itself over an irri-
tated and angry surface, relieving i'm
mediately the painful Inflammation,
cleanses and cures. Cream Balm quick
ly cures the cold.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

"And was your husband kind to you
during your illnessP' asked the inquisi.
tive woman of her seamstress.
"Just as kind as could be, ma'am,'
was the reply. "He was more like
friend than husband, ma'am."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

Squire Ito rural lad)-Now, my boy,
tell me how do you know an old part
ridge from young one.
Boy-By the teeth, sir.
Nonsense, boy. You ought to know
better. A partridge hasn't got any
teeth"
No, sir; but have.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
SPEEDY RELIEF.

A salve that heals without scar is
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. No remedy
effects such speedy relief. 1t draws out
Inflammation, soothes, cools and heals
all cuts, burns and bruises. A sure cure
for Piles and skin diseases. DeWitt's is
the only genuine Witch Hazel Salve.
Beware of counterfeits, they are danger.
ous. Sold by F. A. Shurtlef d Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

Willie-I met our new minister on my
way to Sunday School, mamma, and he
asked me if l ever played marbles on
Sunday.
Mother-H'm! And what did you say
to thatp
Willie-I said, "Get thee behind me,
Satanw and walked right of and left
him,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
She was magnificent in ball attire.

She was magnificent in ball attire.
"By what right sir, do you tell me !
shall not wear this gown" she demand.
ed with flashing eyes," =.
"Before we were married, your old
father asked me If l could keep you in
clothes and l assured him could" re.
piled he, and he met her look Of high
defiance with a look of steady determine,
ton.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
A NIGHT ALARM.

Worse than an alarm of fire at night is
the brassy cough of Group, which sounds
like the children's death knell and it
means death unless something is done
quickly. Foley's Honey and Tar never
fails to give instant relief and quickly
cures the worst forms of Group. Mrs.
P. L. Cordier, of Warrington, KY,
writes: "My three-year-old girl had a
severe case of Group; the doctor said she
could not live. I got bottle of Foley's
Honey and Tar, the first dose gave
quick relief and saved her life." Re-
fuse substitutes. F. A. Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

An Easy Choice. Weary Woggles-
De eye doctor told me I'd have to give
up booze or 60 blind.
Slothful JOe-Dat's hard luck. What
did you tell him?
Weary Woggles-Dat I guessed I'D
seen everything.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

Have you indigestion, constipation.
headache, backache, kidney troubled
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will
make you we'll. If it fails get your
money back. That's fair. Tea or tab.
let form. IS cents. Grin Stevens; F.
"a. Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

Mothers can safely give Foley's Honey
and Tar to their children for coughs and
colds, for it contains no opiates or other
poisons. F. A. Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
No. 4a6.-Double Diagonal.

Diagonal from left hand upper cor
ner means to ward off; from right hand
upper corner means kinds.
Crossworlis: |. Careful efforts. 2. A
large hall. 3. Jovial. 1. Beginning.
5. A narrative.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

Foley's Honey and Tar is best fol
Group and whooping cough, contains no
opiates, and cures quickly. Careful
mothers keep it in the house,. A.
Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

Jennie Sitter, Omaha-"I have gained
thirty-five pounds in two months. Moth
ing did me good until I used HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea" A blessing to
siokly women. Grin Stevsns;T. 4.
0hufkla6 4 Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

Cause and Effect. Mifkins-Wasn't
Benedict's death rather sudden and un-
expected
Bifkins-Well, it was sudden, but not
necessarily unexpected. His wife had
Just graduated from cooking school.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

trouble o I
eight or ten
years stand
ing. I suffered
the most severe
backache an d
other pains in
the region Of
the XII dneys.
These were es-
pecially severe
when STOPPING
70 liff INV
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

Landlady-The coffee, am sorry to
say. is exhausted, Mr.. Smith. Mr..
Smith-Ah, yes, poor thing, was e1-
Cecting that. I've noticed that for some
time 1t hasn't been strong.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
Kind Words.

A word Of kindness is seldom spoken
In vain. while witty sayings are a
easily lost as the pearls slipping from
q broken stream.-Prentice.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
Impertant % Msthses.

Edyth-Tom has asked me to marry
him. Would you accept
Certainly n0t-er-that Is. l
didn't when he proposed to me last
week, but Of course you can do as you
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

In this puzzle. adapted from st.
Nicholas, take one letter from No. 1,
one letter from No. 2, one letter from
No. 3, one letter from No. 4, one letter
from No. 3. one letter from No. 2, one
letter from No. 6, one letter from No.
3, one letter from No. l. and spell the
name of a very useful invention shown
in No. l.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

Winter coughs are apt to result in con-
sumption II Neglected. They can be
soon broken up BY using Foley's Honey
and Tar. F. A. Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

"Good intentions, you know, never
de-" said the man who was fond OF
quoting things in his own way.
"Indeedp" replied the other. "Prob-
ably that would explain why they're so
seldom carried out"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

No. 400. - Shakespearean Puzzle:
Wedding is great Juno's crown.
No. 430.-Concealed Word Square:
Carom. Aroma. Roved. Omega. Mad
sm.
No. 431.-Fable With Anagrams: The
Archer and the Lion. Was. Mountain
Approach. CONSERVATION. Among. An
lmals. Alone. Stop. Messenger.
Somewhat. Shot. Side. Smarting-
Pain. Tickets. Courage. Nay. Per-
suade. Messenger. Sharp. Power,
Who.
No. 432.-Curtailments: Tiny. For
age.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
No. 43,.-subtractions.

[Subtract one letter from the first word
guessed to form the second world
Twas - to serve the - trick.
And yet It was repeated:
A - of the - knew
At once that he'd been cheated.
Fine -, so our - say,
Don't always make fine birds;
A proverb -. and so no -
We pay for truthful words.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

Foley's Honey and Tar cures the
cough caused by an attack of the grippe.
It heals the lungs. r. A. Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

No one who has not q complete
knowledge Of himself will ever have q
true understanding Of anothsr-No-
vaIio
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

First Bather-Does Mabel know how
to swim?
Second Bather-No, you can't learn to
swim in sand.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

No. 4S3.-Geographical AcrOstic.
/. A limb of a tree. 2. Fertile spot
IN a desert 8. Not weak. 4. A tenth
Of anything. 5. A precious stone Of
changeable color. 6. Time from sun
set to sunrise.
Initials name an eastern city.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

What is your idea of strong-minded
woman" she asked.
zone who can pass three days in
another city and return home without
purchasing souvenir spoon," he re-
piled.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
Such m Girl!

There was young woman named Maggie
Who fondled dog that was shaggte
She couldn't stand men.
Especially when
The knees OF the trousers were baggie.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

Mabel-And did your grandfather live
to green old age?
Jack-Well, I should say so! he was
swindled three times after he was seven
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

"Your wife says that new gown of
hers cost her $685."
"That isn't So"
"No?"
UNo. IL coat ma that aum -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
HOMEMAKERS COLUMN.

Correspondence on topics Of interest tothe lsdp.
COLUMN, Oxford Democrat. Paris. Maine
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

He alone has energy who oannet b
deprived Of it-kAvateR
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

Judge Knox-Ephraim, what do you
know Of the previous witness characterP
Ephraim-Jedge, ye' honah, It am I'M
bleachible, sab.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

SuppOsing you're busted-haven't \
dime,
Getting poor isn't serious crime:
Put on bold front, work with all your
might,
You're sure to win by taking Rocky
Mountain Tea at night.
Grin Stevens; r. A. Shurtleff d Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

The most reliable preparation for
kidney troubles on the market II Holey's
Kidney Cure. !. A. Shurtle8 d 90.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
An OLD MANS TRIBUTE.

An Ohio Fruit Raiser, 70 Years Old.
Cured Of q Terrible Case After Ten
Years Of Suffering.
When suffering daily torture
From backache, rheumatic pain,
ANY i'll of kidneys or bladder,
Turn to Doan's Kidney Pills.
A cure endorsed by thousands.
Read an old mans tribute.
Sidney Justus. fruit dealer, Of Mentor,
Ohio. says: II was cured by Doans
Kidney Pills of a severe case of kidney
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
COUGHS AND COLDS,

COUGHS AND COLDS.
All coughs, colds and pulmonary COM
plants that are durable are quickly cured
by One Minute Cough Cure. Clears the
phlegm, draws out Inflammation and
heals and soothes the affected parts,
strengthens the lungs, wards off pneu-
monia. Harmless and pleasant to take.
Sold by F. A. Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
FOR COFFEE ICE CREAM

Use a little less milk and add third
of a cupful of strong, freshly-made
coffee. For a caramel cream, put one
half of a cupful of granulated sugar in a
small frying pan over the fire, with sufi.
cient water to moisten, and cook until
light brown in color. Add this to the
vanilla custard. For a banana cream,
add four bananas to each quart of Gus
tard; they must be crusted and rubbed
through a sieve before adding to the
cuStard.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
Kew tn the Puxzlsr

Key to the Puxzlsr.
No. 422.-Jumble: January. Happy
New Year.
No. 423. - Curtailments: Clare-t.
Dime. Huge.
No. 42i.-Double Acrostic: Primals-
Is. Finals-New Year. CrOsswOrds-1.
Soon. .. Shoe. 8. Show. 4. Stay. 8.
Safe. 6. Sofa. I. Scar.
No. 425.-Addition: Hum-or.
No. 420.-Riddle: Stall.
No. 427.-Arithmetical Puzzle: 1924
s9e231. 264 10S=462. 396+297-69S
No. 42S.-A Rimless Wheel:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
FRUIT CUP.

Prepare in q bowl mixture of differ.
ent kinds of fruit, according to what is
in season. Peaches, pineapple, bananas,
peeled and cut in small pieces; straw
berries, raspberries, and currants, with
stalks removed; grapes, seeded and
skinned. Mix with the fresh fruit some
canned cherries, and pour over all heated
grape juice, or some syrup favored with
orange or lemon juice. Chill this on the
ice. Partly fill some fancy glasses with
the mixture and serve on the top of each
a spoonful of sherbet or ice cream.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
No. I30.-PrOnOuns

No. I30.-PrOnOunS.
Find a pronoun in to issue.
Find q pronoun in to fancy.
Find a pronoun in sincere.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
NUT MACAROONS.

Shell, chop and pound to paste a
cupful of English walnuts, measured
after Smelling. Beat to stiff froth the
whites of two eggs and lightly mix in
with them four ounces Of powdered
sugar and the powdered nuts. Drop on
sheets of paper in tiny heaps about the
size of a quarter. Bake very gradually
| in slack oven until they begin to color.
While still warm stick them together in
pairs with little white of egg. Any
kind of nuts may be used.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
PEACH MOUSSE.

To one pint of whipped cream add
one cupful of sugar and one can Of
peaches cut into very small pieces. Dis
solve one-quarter of box of gelatine in
as little water as possible, and add to
the other Ingredients, beating it very
thoroughly. Put in a mold and pack In
salt and ice for two and One-half hours.
Cut and serve as ice cream.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31

Put into the pan one tablespoonful OF
butter, less than one-half of teaspoon.
| full of salt and paprika, One-half of tea
spoonful of dry mustard. This must be
stirred constantly and when very hot put
in half of a pound of cheese cut into
small pieces. If when this gradually
melts it seems too thick, thin it. If you
prefer the rabbit creamy instead Of
stringy, add one beaten egg just before
serving. Pour this over toast or f1at
crackers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
What to Serve at Evening Enter.
tainments.

What to Serve at Evening Enter.
tainments.
One of the most acceptable kinds Of
refreshment at almost any entertain.
ment is an ice, in the form of cream OF
sherbet. The ice can be served in many
varied ways 80 as to delight the eye AZ
we'll as the palate. There are many lit
tie paper cases of pretty shapes that car
be bought at the confectioner's or per.
haps made at home. One can be made
in the shape of flower, another that oil
shell, which filed with nut ice cream
and garnished with one-half of nut ID
very effective.
NUT ICE CREAM.
Cook one pound of sugar, just moist
ened with water, to the 'crack" stage
Add One-half pound of blanched al
monds or walnuts previously roasted In
the Oven) to the syrup and let them boi
up once or twice. Pour out on marble
slab and leave until cold; then pound
the nuts with pint of cream. Beat the
yOlks of ten eggs with pint of milk
and cook together in q double boiler
until thick enough to coat the spoon,
flavor with vanilla. Remove from thu
fire and add it to the pounded nuts. Lei
stand until cold, then strain and freeze
Serve in fancy cases.
LEMONS EN- SURPRISE.
Pound two ounces of blanched almonds
with twelve ounces of sugar. (If yor
have them, add one or two bitter al
monds.) Rub these through sieve and
add to one quart of cream. Cut intt
small pieces and mix with the other in
gradients four ounces of glace fruits
Use any desired flavoring. Freeze. Gu
the tops from some large we'll shaped
lemons. Scoop out the pulp, dry TIT
inside, chill them thoroughly and FL
each one with the frozen cream. Re
place top and tie with ribbon. Any kline
of cream can be used as filling-vanilla
lemon, chocolate, etc.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
ICE CREAM EN- SURPRISE.

This is variety of cream not often
used, and to the uninitiated very much
of surprise. Mold the ice cream in a
pyramid or turn it direct from the freez.
or, whatever its shape may be. Just be-
fore serving time make meringue with
the whites of three eggs and three table
spoonfuls of sugar. Turn out the cream
on thin round sheet of sponge cake or
the serving plate. Cover it all over with
the meringue. Do not smooth it. Place
the dish on a piece of wood and put it in
a quick oven to brown slightly. The
cream will not melt because the wood
and meringue both act as non-cOnductors
of the heat.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-04-22

of ague; Our Ladys Thistle, with is
numerous prickles, mended stitch
in the side; the oxalics, having cor
date leaves, was a preventive of heart
disease; the Solomon's Seal, by car
tain marks in its root, writes Ger
arde, an English surgeon of the six.
teenth century. "taketh away in one
night, or two at the most, any bruisc,
black or blue spots, gotten by falls
or women's willfulness in stumbling
upon their hasty husbands fists
Our English literature abounds in
illusions to this Doctrine of Sigma
lures, as when Milton in
Then purged with euphrasy and rue
The visual nerve, for he had lfaeh to
makes Gabriel clear Adams vision
with the little eupbrasy or eyebright.
which, because of a dark, pupil-l:ke
spot on its corolia, was considered a
cure for weak eyes.
While evolving the Doctrine of Sig
natures, on the one hand, our fore
fathers developed, on the other, a
spiritual lore of plants that connected
the flowers with the foundation of
their religion. Our Lady's Thistle,
The Colorado statesman., 1905-04-22
= Wv

legend said. derived its name from
the flight Of the holy family from
Bethlehem. AS Mary nursed the In
fant by the roadside, a few drops
of her milk fell on plant at her feet,
and the leaves retain to this very gen
GRAFTON the vouchers for the story.
Most of the Christian legends ex.
plain the plants behavior during Pas
sion week. The Veronica bears the
imprint that Saint Veronica received
on her handkerchief when she
pressed from out the throng and
wiped the perspiration from the Saw
ior's brow.
The Fritillaria, or Checkered Lily,
before the sacrifice, was pure white,
with upturned cup. 1t stood proudly
erect during the suffering, until dark
ness enshrouded the earth. and 1t saw
that all nature but itself was sor-
rowing. Then it repcnted. 1t drooped
low its head, donned garments Of
mourning, and began to weep. IT,.