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Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24

One of the leading real estate firms
has secured an option on a valuable
ten-acre tract in the Boyle Heights
district that will soon be improved
in a high class manner. Two car lines
pass the corner. 1t is expected that
the lots will be in great demand as
soon as they are placed on the mar
ket. The entire Boyle Heights sec
ton has come into popular favor as
one of the most desirable residence
districts in the city.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
I'M LOADING FOR BEAR"

81 hope you will forbear," said Mr.
Polar, rising upon his hind legs and
opening his mouth pleadingly. II FIND
1t announcement to carry much lead
about my person--so heavy. don't YOU
know. But. say. why did you think
of shooting in my diRction!"
well. you see" said the hunter sad
ly, Il was brought up on Certain
breakfast food. and every morning. n
u boy. box of this same stood before
my plate. had to eat 1t or starve. II
had big bear OH the outside. and
made up my mind, rs boy. to kill any
bear that came my way-they remind
me so Of the breakfast food
well" said Mr.. Bear, 81 guess II
that's the case you ought to have salts
faction You look half starved. and Il
1t will 90 you good I'm ready to be
Victim. But let me tell You how Il
make your shot scatter"
"How!" asked the hunter interested
ly.
"Oh. put in one shot ut a time" sale
Mr. Bear.
Never thought of It," said the hunt
er, and cmptied all the contents OF hi
gun barrels in the snow.
Mr.. Polar saw his chance and wa:
off. "Goodby," he yelled. You neet
more breakfast food. Atlanta Constl
tuition.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
HuclcdeId.

Herman Wardwell and family of West
Paris were guests Of Mrs. WardwelFs
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Irish.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Irish of West Paris
were guests of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. 81. A. Irish and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Wilmington.
Harold Hall, of New York, and Miss
Shirley, his sister, a teacher at bingham,
Mass, are guests Of their mother, Mrs.
Mary Hall.
Clinton Forbes is at home from the
University of Maine.
Mollie Cole is visiting friends in Port
land.
W. A. Turner and wife entertained
many of their relatives. Mr.. Turner's
mother, who has been stopping at West
Paris, has returned home to her sons.
A dance came off at Nezinscot Hall
Friday evening, Christmas tree at the
Baptist church Saturday evening, and a
children's concert Sunday evening.
Miss Alice Heald, the doctors daugh-
ter, had tree all to herself, with lot
of presents.
Christmas morn, mercury about 70
below zero, fires all out, and your scribe,
after a ten days illness, coughing to
beat the band, dumping the whole ar
rangement in order to hasten matters,
and this was the situation. A coal fire
will sometimes have freaks past finding
out. But let us be merry, for real
pleasure comes with the coming home
of the children.
Amy Shaw and Howard p, daughter
and son of Mr.. and Mrs. l. W. Shaw, are
spending Christmas at home. Amy is
teaching in Everett, Mass, and Howard
p. is student of the Tech, recently be-
come notorious on account of scrap
with the police. think Howard P. got
a whack, so think | saw by the papers.
Professor Osborne McConathy of BOs-
ton and Allen Irish of Bath are in town.
Joseph Emery, wife and Master Ralph,
of Boston, are guests of Mrs. Emery'S
brother, N. Z. Morrill,.
"Why didn't you have the Buckfield
locals in the Democrat?" guoth Master
Ralph as he stuck his head around the
corner. l was sick, and might have
added, as a Christmas offering to the
readers of the Democrat, I'd spare them
one week.
This might be called court week, as
Monday and Tuesday the sheriff and
justice have been patching up quarrels
among some of the French people-a
sort of Nan Patterson case in humble
life.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Morrill, returned
from New York Wednesday. Mrs. Nor
rill has been i'll of appendicitis while
visiting friends there.
Buckfield Grange held a meeting
Wednesday evening, voted in eight can
didates, and listened to State Lecturer
Thompson. State Master Gardner and
wife are expected here Jan. 25th.
A dance at Nezinscot Hall Thursday
evening.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
Roman Commands.

The wealthy gormands Of Rome cher
ished strong partially for song birds
Both Horace and Martial refer with
approval to roast thrush, and Ovid
recommends "a crown Of thrushes" us
a lovers present to his mistress
Thrushes' breasts were one Of the In
gradients of the celebrated Apician
dish, "Patina apiciana," which also in,
cluded beccaticos, mushrooms, sow's
udder, fish and chickens, rivaling the
heterogeneous contents Of gypsy's
pot All feu."
Horace relates that the sons Of Ac-
thus, to stimulate their appetite for
dinner. lunched on ''nightingales OF
monstrOus price," and Varro tells US
Of the aviary of Lucullus, which was
also "salle manger," 80 that the
epicure gratlfied his ears and his palate
simultaneously, feasting upon the deli
cate warblers whose congeners, uncon-
sclous of their coming doom, were dis
coursing meanwhile the most exquisite
music
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
Fen Down and Feathers.

Adulteration laws were quite as nee
essary In the good old days as in the
sophisticated twentieth century. Even
the adulteration of feather beds and
holsters had to be provided against.
Oct ii, 1495, is the date Of statute
prohibiting the sale in English fairs
or markets Of these articles or Of pill
lows, except they be stuffed with one
manner Of feathers" 1t expressly de-
nounced the use Of such unlawful and
corrupt stuffs" as "scalded feathers, or
fen down." The last substance Is the
same as cotton grass and was evident
ly in great demand as substitute in
bed stufflng. In the eighteenth CEN
fury again there were complaints
against people who bought fen down
at halfpenny a pound and sold it
among feathers ut sixpence.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
An Apimai Story Fer
Little Folks
A Cold Shake

One day old Polar Bear had just
finished q dinner Of frozen fish and
walrus hide boots, the boots having
been left him by an arctic explorer
whom he had eaten at previous meal
and was taking a quiet promenade on
the ice foe when he ran across a would
be hunter, gold prospector, pole dis,
coverer and what not, carrying dou'
BILE barreled gun.
AS soon as the hunter saw Mr.. Bear
he dropped his gun and began to load
up with buckshot.
Curious to see this strange parsonage
Mr.. Bear drew near. what are you
doing there, II ! may be 80 bold?" he
asked.
ooh. I'm loading for bear" replied
the hunter. putting in some more shot
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
West Sumner.

II. b. T. Chandler is at home from
Bowdoin College spending the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Chandler.
Miss Dot Heald has been quite i'll dur.
ing the past week, having to leave her
school for few days.
The Misses Warren of North Buckfield
recently visited Mrs. w. f. Lothrop.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Lunt and Miss Ada
Heath of Buckfield spent Christmas Day
with friends in town.
Miss Gibbs of Livermore Falls is visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Harrie Pulsifer.
Mr.. c. F. Blanchard of Wilton is in
town looking for good oxen.
DR.. E. j. Marston returned home
Tuesday, Dec. q, after a vacation of
several weeks.
A jolly time was enjoyed Saturday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Maxim, who entertained a large
party. A Christmas tree we'll loaded
was the principal feature of the even
ing's entertainment.
The pupils of the village school had a
Christmas tree Friday at the school
house. The tree was well filled and
much enjoyed by all. Mrs. Mclaughlin,
the teacher, is deeply grateful for the
beautiful gift received from her pupils.
Rev. L. NJ. Robinson of Philadelphia,
Pa, has been in our village during the
past week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
Eirhtinr the InevItnb BILE.

Nearly all great scientific discover
les have been cOmbated and misunder
stood even by the intelligent. Ever
Sir Charles Napier flercely opposed th'
introduction Of steam power into Tho
royal navy and one day exclaimed II
the house Of commons:
"Mr Speaker. when we enter heI
majesty's naval service and face tin
chances Of war we go prepared to BIZ
hacked in pieces by cutlasses, to b.
riddled with bullets or to be blown t
bits by shot and shell; but, Mr.. Speak
er, we do not go prepared to be boil
ed alive"
The last words he brought out will
tremendous emphasis. Steam power IL
men-of-war, with boilers which at an!
moment might be shattered by an enc
my's shot-this was prospect III
could not face.
Yet in few years he found him
self in command of the largest steam
navy the world had ever seen.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
Hebron.

Prof. A. H. Brainard of Gardner,
Mass, is at DR.. Cranes for the vacation.
Henry Bearce and Merle Sturtevant
are at home from Orono for Christmas
vacation.
Rev. Mr.. Hill, who has been in Rock
land for several weeks, came home last
week.
Mrs. H. K. Stearns and Miss Hazel
Donham went to Boston Monday.
Several of the students remained here
through vacation, and at the Thursday
evening prayer meeting last week five
countries were represented, Russia, Bull
garia, France, England and America.
Quite mixed congregation for small
place like this.
Christmas was the coolest day of the
season, being 80 below zero in the early
morning. The sun was bright and the
roads good making it an ideal Christmas
day.
The snow of this week will improve
the sleighing which was thin in places.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
,.k. c.x,..,. laysteriss.

Lake Cayuga IL one Of the wonders
Of the eastern states. 1t il situated In
west central New York and Is upward
of forty miles In length, with an aver
age breadth of but three miles. One
of it's peculiarities is this: Although
hundreds of persons have been drown
ed in Its waters since the settlement OF
the adjacent territory, not single
corpse has 80 far been recovered, and
1t is a common saying that Lake Ca
yuga never gives up Its dead" Those
who have made an attempt to fathom
this mystery say that the bottom OF
this remarkable sheet Of water Ii SIM
ply series of large openings and
craterlike cavities, the entire lake bed
having the appearance Of being one
huge honeycomb, each Of the well.
like holes being reputed to be bottom
less.
Another Cayuga mystery Is Its IT.
regular tides. There is no stated time
for their appearance, but when they
do come they are very decided, the
water often instantly receding so t.
100 feet and as quickly returning with
roar that can be heard for miles,
Exchange.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
West Paris.

The union Christmas tree and exercises
at the Baptist church on Christmas eve
were much enjoyed by the children, .
large number Of whom were present.
The audience present filled the church
to its utmost capacity. Rev. D. r. Nell
son was presented with nice fur coat.
The river is very low so that j. L..
Marshall Is bothered about grinding at
his grist mill, and Irish Bros. could not
run their die block mill. Many wells
are also running quite low and the
ground is frozen so deep that several
aqueduct pipes have frozen. The Maple
House and Mrs. N. G. Bradbury's build
ings, also Hannibal Curtis house and the
Post Office Block are without water.
There are also several others who are
seriously Inconvenience by the freezing
of water pipes.
Rev. B. 8. Rideout of Norway will
give q lecture on Russia and Japan,
under the auspices of the West Paris
Public Library Association, on Wednes-
day evening, Jan. II, at the Baptist
church, at 7:30 o'clock. The topic Is
timely and will be highly interesting as
the condition in the two countries will be
outlined and habits and customs de-
scribed. All proceeds above expenses
will 60 for the benefit of the library.
Tickets will be sold in advance and also
at the door. Price only Is cents. Come
and assist the library, and also gain in
formation about the two famous coun-
tries who are now at war.
Oscar Kimball has now moved into
the new rent in l.. c. Bates double tene-
ment.
Nathan Brock and family have moved
into the house at Trap Corner vacated
by Mr.. Kimball.
Mr.. Kelley is now employed as night
operator at the Grand Trunk station.
Eugene Hammond, wife and son
Merton, have gone to the camp at Albany
to cook for the Paris Manufacturing Co.
this winter.
The Paris Manufacturing Co. have de-
cided not to rebuild their saw mill
which was recently burned in Green.
wood. This winter they will haul all
their lumber to the saw mill operated
by Frank L. Willis and have him run his
mill to its full capacity.
Herman Wardwell and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Luther M. Irish visited Their
relatives at Buckfield at Christmas time
Mrs. Wardwell and Mrs. Irish recently
became members of the Wednesday
Club.
Miss Lola A. Lane has begun hel
school on Elm Hill.
Horatio B. Hammond also began
teaching last week term of school in
the Partridge District.
Miss Lillian A. Young of Haverhill
Mass, returned last Friday after spend
ing week here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. N. Young.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
Wilson's Mills.

William Adams, the game warden, is
at home for the holidays.
Perley Flint came up from Newry with
load of apples to sell during the recent
warm spell.
A. F. Flint went to Lewiston to attend
the State Grange.
Rev. e. A. and Mrs. Tuck are at the
Brown Farm at present.
A Christmas tree at the Magalloway
Plantation church Saturday evening,
about 80 present. The church has re-
ceived a pulpit set from the family of
w. w. Brown, Esq.
Mrs. Josephine Littlehale Is very sick
at present writing. She had been sick
with rheumatic trouble for several
weeks, her family had thought her I'M
proving, but she was taken suddenly
worse to-day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
East Sumner.

The snow fall of last Tuesday has
made it all right for the heavy teams
and they are busily improving it.
Clarence Foster of Buckfield has three
or four teams here hauling wood.
+. l. Brown has several teams engaged
in his extensive wood and lumber bust
ness.
Frank L. Barrett loaded two or three
more cars with apples last week. He
now pays 81. 90 and finds the barrels.
NJ. r. FOgg and wife returned on Sat
urday from visit to Boston and vicinity.
Mrs. S. Robinson also returned on
Saturday from several days. visit in
Lewiston and Sabattus.
Josiah T. Stetson is spending the win
ter in Massachusetts,.
Asa Robinson is stopping in Auburn
with his nephew, A. L. Robinson.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03

DR.. A. l.. Hersey is at home from Bos
ton. He has been quite sick and thinks
of going south for the winter.
Christmas services were held at the
churches on Sunday.
The usual exercises were held on the
evenings of Saturday and Monday and
the Christmas trees were we'll laden with
gifts.
Albert Parrot and wife spent Christ
mas at his fathers.
Andrew Hayes is at home from Orono
A part of the machinery broke dowr
in the mill Tuesday and it will take
several days to repair it.
Born, Dec. 23d, at Welchville, to the
wife of Scott Patterson, son.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
The "Masic Mir,or" Of Japan.


The "magic mirror Of Japan Is q
disk Of bronze, usually from six to
eight inches in diameter. 1t is silvered
OH the front, which Is little convex.
and there is a raised pattern on the
back, which is rather concave. The
polished pattern is generally a land
scape, flowers, animals or Chinese
characters. It ia not visible In the
front of the mirror, but when strong
sunlight is reflected from the front of
the mirror to wall or screen the pat
tern of the back is visible on the
screen in bright lines on a black
ground. Professor w. E. Ayrton, f.
r. s., with Professor John Perry. f.
II. s., was the first to give the true
scientific explanation Of this magical
effect. 1t seems that the design on
the back alters the cOnvexity of the
front, making 1t fat-in fact, along
the lines Of the pattern. Consequently
the light reflected from the front Is
not dispersed Mt these points of the
design, and they appear brighter on the
screen.-LondOn Globe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
waahfuutOu.

my father" said Wellington's SON
deemed Washington the purest and
noblest character Of modern time-pOs,
sibly of all time-and, considering the
raw troops with which he had to op'
pose the trained and veteran soldiers
Of England, also a great general.
Another interesting statement which
the second duke made to General VII
son, who writes to the COrnhill, was
that when his father was assigned to
the command Of an expedition to be
sent out against the city Of Washing
ton and New Orleans in 1914 he de
clined the command chiefly on the
ground that he would not fight against
Washington's countrymen. And when
his government asked for the names
Of three officers from whom com
mander could be selected Wellington
wrote, "Sir Edward Pakenham, Sir
Edward Pakenham, Sir Edward PAX
enham." and so poor Sir Edward, his
brother-ln-law, was sent to New Or
leans to meet his death In the most
disastrous defeat ever sustained by q
British army.-St. James Gazette.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
Rum Butter Hunt.

In certain districts In England mix
ture Of butter, sugar, spices and rum
called rum butter" is made when a
child is born. A special bowl Of the
delicacy Is hidden in some out Of the
way place in the house. Then mum.
Der Of young fellows of the neighbor.
hood search for 1t. Sometimes they
succeed in locating 1t and ut other
times they fail. After eating the rum
butter collection is made among
those present, and the money contrib
uted is placed in the bowl for the new
born child and returned along with
the bowl to the house where It was
procured Spectator.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
Hiram.

A very pleasant Christmas festival
with Christmas tree was held at K. of P
Hall on Christmas eve by the Grange,
K. of p, Congregational, Methodist and
Universalist churches.
Peter Goodwin and Albert Babb oil
Hiram Hill have enlisted in U. s. A. and
have gone to New York.
A bear was seen some weeks ago neal
Hiram Falls.
Miss Minnie Pike has had a serious
trouble with bleeding at the nose, re.
curing three visits from the doctor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Gould are quite
sick with the prevailing colds.
Mr.. Samuel w. Clemens, q graduate
of Bridgton Academy, is booked for a
term at Gray's Business College.
The thermometer on Dec. 25 reached
30 degrees below zero.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
GiIead.

Mr.. j. E. Richardson and wife were in
Gorham, N. H., Thursday.
Isaac Woodsum was in town this week
from Gorham, N. H., canvassing for gar.
den seeds.
Mr.. Ellery Wheeler was in town on
business Thursday.
Mrs. Josiah Heath passed away Fri,
day morning after long illness.
Mrs. j. E. Richardson with her chill.
dren went to Portland to spend Christ
mas Saturday and returned Monday.
Mr.. Ephraim Wight was calling on
friends last week. Though he is an
octogenarian he can walk six or seven
miles day and not seem as weary as
many younger ones.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
North Paris.

Smith Pingree visited relatives here
Dec. 1919.
Frank Elwell will work for Frank
Willis in Greenwood again this winter,
making the fourth winter that he has
worked for Mr.. Willis.
L. E. Field is to have telephone on
the Curtis Hill and Paris line.
F. E. Gowell shipped 344 pounds of
poultry last week.
Benson Lowe sent nice picture on
burnt wood recently to President Roose-
welt receiving in reply nice autograph
letter which he prizes highly.
The Christmas exercises at the Bap-
fist church Monday night were very
good and many useful presents we're
received from the well loaded trees.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
BaklIal.

Saturday evening, Dec. "a, was OBJ.
served by the Universalist and Congre.
gational societies by q supper and
Christmas tree. The preparations at
the Universalist church were very elabo.
rate and afforded much fun for the chill.
dren. At the Congregational chapel the
trees were prettily decorated and after
supper enjoyed by old and young short
programme was given by the children
followed by the distribution Of the pres
ents. At both churches Sunday morn
ing special music was rendered and
appropriate sermons preached by the
pastors. Sunday evening q children'i
concert was given in each church.
Monday evening the N. e. society had
a concert and Christmas tree followed
Tuesday by Christmas dinner and
church roll call.
Mr.. E. G. Bowler has been in Massa
chusetts and Rhode Island on business
the past week.
Schools re-opened Tuesday after
short Christmas recess.
The snow was welcome and men anG
teams are busy.
Prof. and Mrs. Chapman spent Christ
mas with their daughter, who is spend
ing the winter in Bethel.
Wednesday evening Mrs. j. G. Gehrine
invited the "Tennis Club" to socia
at her home followed Thursday evening
by an cat Home to which many of the
young people and older members of the
families were invited.
The college boys who have been spend
ing the holidays at home will return te
their work Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archer Grover are visit
ing Mr.. Growers parents, Mr.. and Mrs
A. w. Grover. Mr.. Grover is instructor
in Maine University.
Tuesday evening after prolonged ILL
ness Mrs. Martha B. Chapman, widow Of
the late Dea. T. Fl. Chapman, passed
away. Mrs. Chapman was woman o.
marked ability, strong in religious faith
welcoming all of light and progress thai
helped to raise humanity and further
Gods kingdom. Her true deep nature
harbored no i'll will but with the trues
charity she had word of cheer ant
helplulness for all who asked for counsel
Upon the organization of the Woman'i
Christian Temperance Union in Bethel
she became most earnest worker anC
through all these years her interest ha!
increased as she realized more and more
the need of consecrated workers. Fol-
three years she was indefatigable in hel
efforts as president of Oxford County
W. G. T. U. At the time of her deatf
she was serving as vice-president a
large. She was connected with all o.
the local organizations that would helI
to raise the standard of true manhood
and womanhood, ever loyal to her churcl
and above all to Christ whom she served
She leaves a son and two daughters tt
mourn her loss yet to rejoice tina
''seventy-five beautiful years" were giveI
her to serve. Funeral services were helt
at her late home Friday afternoon ant
her pastor, Rev. C. N. Gleason, SPOKE
words of comfort and cheer, speaking o
death in one of her faith and virtues al
being a triumph. Many floral gifts from
family and friends testified to the love il
which she was held. A beautiful buncl
of narcissus from Oxford County W. C.
T. u, and pinks from the Bethel Uniol
were silent tributes to one who will b,
held in tenderest memory.
Mrs. w. A. Bunting and little daugh
tiers are with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
+. S. Chandler.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
Denmark.

Mrs. Carrie A. Belcher, of Orono, is
spending short vacation with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Belcher.
The following officers have been
elected in Silver Rebekah Lodge, No. 10,
l. o. o. F.:
N. G.-Mrs. Georgie Alexander.
VIC Mrs. Harlapd Lord.
r. S.-Mrs. G. l.. Wentworth
r. S.-Mrs. VIM Allen.
Treas.-Mrs. A. G. Jewett.
Mr.. Fred Sanborn has placed a new
dowel machine in his mill.
There is much sickness In this vicinity
and DR.. Shaw is very busy.
The Christmas tree ct Odd Fellows
Hall was largely attended and many
presents were given away.
The last snow storm has made the
sleighing fine in this section.