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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
Oxford.

A good congregation listened to the
Easter services at the Congregationalist
church Sunday morning. There was an
Easter sermon by Rev. Mr.. Newport
with appropriate Easter anthems.
Easter lilies aud carnations formed the
decorations.
Rev. Mr.. Newport will preach before
the Odd Fellows at Bethel, April 30th.
Rev. Mr.. Gleason OF Bethel will preach
at the Congregationalistc church here.
An Easter concert was held at the
chapel Sunday evening by the Congre-
gationalist Sunday School. The chapel
was beautifully decorated with flowers
and growing plants.
Mr.. Melville Warren died at East Ok
ford, April 23d, after painful illness.
lie leaves widow, q son and daughter.
DR.. Cakes of Auburn performed a
critical operation on Harry Robinson for
diseased liver on Tuesday. Drs. Has
kell. Farris and Holden were present.
The patient is reported as doing well.
lie is under the care of trained nurse.
Benjamin Flood and w. X. Farris have
solicited contributions for Charles Rob
inSun to- hire nurse for his son Harry
Seventy-tive dollars was given.
Grace Farnham, who has been attend
ing commercial college at Portland, is at
home very sick.
Mrs. George Parrott had beautiful
gift of Easter lilies from her husbands
sister of Lynn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Olden visited rela-
tives at North Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
nl-..inr. Of an Alphabet.

"Few people realize" said college
professor, that the twenty-siX symbols
that we call the alphabet represent sin
civ or in combination all the sounds or
all the languages .oOn earth. by form
ing letters into words we are able to
embody thought. to render 1t visible,
audible, perpetual an.; Ubiquitous. Elm
balmed in writing, the Intellect may
thus enjoy species of immortality
upon earth, and every man may pant
an imperishable portrait of his own
mind UNNECESSARILY more instructive
and interesting to posterity than those
fleeting likenesses of face ana form III
trusted to canvas or even to bronze am
marble. What myriads have passed
away, leaving not wreck behind them.
while the mental features of some con
temporary writer survive in all the
freshness and integrity with which
they were first traced! Literary paint
ing is the greatest Of all del!neation.
For it we may thank the alphabet AMI
the Phoenicians for the alphabet.
1T was Gibbon, think. who said
that Phoenicia and Palestine would
ever live in the memory of mankind
since America as well as all Europe
had received an alphabet from one anu
a religion from the other"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
Ireland's Sacred Oak.

In years gone by Ireland had 81,
cred oak dedicated to st. Columbian,
one Of the peculiarities Of the tree be-
ing that whoever carried II small bit
of the wood or bark in his mouth would
never meet with violent death, it be
ing especially etiicacious in saving
Christian martyrs from the block 1t
was known throughout the British
isles rs the holy oak Of Kcnmare.
After the lapse Of many centuries this
sacred oak was uprooted by Il storm,
after which it was said to be guarded
by angels to keep heretics from gather
Ing the wood for fuel. At last Il wick
ed tanner "barked" one Of It's largest
limbs and tanned some leather. which
he made into shoes for himself imngin-
ing that such relics would bring him
wealth and power He wore them but
once. however. but that one time was
enough to make him an incurable leper.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
Eccentric Wagon Wheel.

A very interesting paradox Is the one
concerning IN ordinary wagon wlleel
which is solid and rigid, yet when fast
ened on it's axle Oh wagon when thc
wagon moves part of the circumference
of the wheel which is in contact With
the ground is for an instant ut absolute
rest. while the point directly perpen'
dicular to it is flying along ut Il high
rate of speed. The two points horizon
tai with the center of the wheel are
travelling pretty fast. but only half as
fast as the topmost point. ami rs the
up going horizontal point increases IN
speed the down going one slows up un,
til 1t is ut rest for II moment When in
contact with the ground. Yet the wheel
Is one solid piece ana there are only
two points going at the same rate OF
speed Mt the same time. Yet If the
wheel is taken Off the axle and rolled
down an incline every point of the cir,
conference moves ut the same rate OF
SDppd
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
Confederate Flags.
Golfers WeekIy.D

Cheerful things do happen. The vote
of Congress to return Confederate flags
was one of them. Ii showed how much
the north has improved in temper since
1887 The south is improving, too.
Stupid arrogance on one side and blind
haughtiness on the other have given
way to human decency and some COM
prehension that the shield has two
sides. Congress voted unanimously to
restore the confederate battle flags.
Why should any man of heart object to
the memories that are too deeply burned
into men and women of the south? ii
their cause was mistaken it was not less
nobly upheld, and the deaths and priva-
tions which were endured for its sake
were not less real. When Mr.. Cleveland
wished to return these flags, Gov. For
aker of Ohio opposed the measure, not,
as he elegantly explained, THAT | have
any affection for the dirty rags, but be-
cause they are emblems of treason, and
are wanted for no other purpose than
public parade, and to fire the southern
heart with pride for lost cause that
ought never to be recalled except with
shame, because the crime of the age. g"
Foraker introduced the bill providing
that the government mark the graves of
confederate soldiers buried in the north
He has improved along with the rest of
us. The flag incident continues to give
satisfaction everywhere, and it refreshes
us to dwell part of the time on such in
dicatiOns of spiritually better state.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
Young Woman Drowned.

Miss Lottie Marer of Fall River, Mass.,
was drowned, and three other young
women had narrow escapes on Sunday,
At Rumford Falls, while walking up the
dry bed of sluice-wsy through which
logs are run from the head OF the falls
into the canal. Some one turned on the
water at the head gates, and the Hood
overwhelmed them. :,
The sluice-way is on trestle and had
not been used for some days. 1t Is sew
eral hundred feet long and having a
slant permits the water when turned on,
to rush down into the canal with great
force.
The girls were walking on the banks
of the canal this afternoon when 1t was
suggested that they continue up to the
river through the sluice-way which
afforded a perfectly dry board walk.
They had gone about half way when
they heard Che roar of the water coming
through the gates. It was too late to
turn back and their only escape was to
cling to he sides of the sluice.way'
Screaming for help, they made desper
ate efforts to secure q hold upon the
upper edge of the sides to the sluice
way which rose five feet above the floor
Miss Marer was not so strong as bel
companions and when the flood struck
them she was unable to retain her hole
and was quickly carried along with the
water.
Mary Barrett and Hannah Kearney
chung to the sides of the sluice-way ant
managed to keep their heads above
water until rescued. Kate Reynolds
climbed up one side of the sluice-wa!
and jumped to the ground on the out
side. a distance of ten feet.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
SPRING CATARRH.
CHANGEABLE WEATHER CAUSES DIS
EASE. BREATHE HYOMEI AND CURE

CHANGEABLE WEATHER CAUSES DIS
EASE. BREATHE HYoMEI AND CURE
CATARRH.
The changeable weather of spring with
its warm days and cold nights, is respon'
sible for a great increase in the number
of cases of catarrb. II is now that Hyo
mel, the only guaranteed treatment fol
catarrh that cures without stomach dos
ing, should be used in every home.
For more than a century physicians
have been sending persons suffering
from catarrh to Egypt, Colorado, OF
Australia, where the pure, healing all
would cure the disease. For one person
who could take this trip, thousands have
been compelled to stay at home and con,
tnue their daily toll. To these suffer,
ers who could not change their climatic
conditions, we offer Hyomei, a method
by which pure air impregnated with Ma.
ture's own remedies for the cure OF
catarrh, can be inhaled by every sufferer
in his or her home. Breathed through
the neat pocket inhaler that comes with
every outfit, its healing, volatile, anti.
septic fragrance reaches the lungs and
air passages as no stomach dosing posi-.
bly, can do. 1t gives immediate relief
and makes lasting cures.
The complete outfit, consisting of the
inhaler, medicine dropper and bottle OF
Hyomei, costs only one dollar, and extra
bottles of Hyomei, if needed, can be pro-
cured for fifty cents.
Proof that the Hyomei treatment will
do all that is claimed for it is found in
the guarantee under which F. A. Shurt-
left & Co. sell it, an agreement to pay
back the price, if the purchaser can say
that Hyomei has not given satisfaction.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
The Referendum in Practice,

Portland held special election Mon
day of last week, to vote on the question
of abolishing the common council. The
measure was defeated, but the special
significance of the election lies in the
fact that less than one-ninth of the
voters of the city took the trouble to
go to the polls.
Gardiner also had a special election
the same day, and did better, getting
out nearly one-fourth of its voters. In
Gardiner, however, the question was to
see whether the voters should elect the
city marshal and the street commits
sioner, and these issues seem to have
appealed to the voters with more force.
The vote was almost unanimous in favor
of popular election of both officers.
II is such practical tests as these that
tend to throw doubt upon the real
value or desirability of the referendum,
so earnestly advocated by some. Hold
an election in which choice of men is
to be made, and respectable fraction
of the voters may be got out, though
too large number always stay at home;
but put any other form of question be-
fore the people, and it is rarely that a
decent minority can be induced to come
out and express themselves on it.
We deny the suffrage to women I'M
deniably well qualified for it, on the
ground that as the mass of the sex do
not desire it and would not exercise it,
it is not good policy to give it to them.
In like manner the argument may well
be made against the referendum that il
the voters will not make use of it, it is a
useless elaboration of the governmental
machinery to extend it to them. There
is no trouble with the principle of the
referendum, but in practice, so far as II
has been tried in this state, it has failed
TO demonstrate its value.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
East Sumner.

The starvation festivities of Fast Day
are past, also the congregating of peo-
pie in their accustomed places of wOr-
ship" in most country places. Now the
worship is mostly confined to base ball
and baked bean dinners. Those long,
sad faces and hungry longings for custard
pie are among the things of the past.
And who cares? We never felt that when
we studded our toe or got licking,
going without our pie was an atonement
for saying "Gosh darn it." Get up and
try it again. There are some things
worse than Fast Day. For instance, a
bumblebee in the seat of ones pants, a
swish of cows dirty tail in the eye, a
generous dose of last years castor oil and
SIGH. Such pleasant episodes will some
times make one quite fast for moment
and use fast language. A Fast with lots
to eat isn't so bad.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
ByrOn.

Mrs. Isaac Hartley, who has been suf.
fering from cancer for more than year,
died Saturday morning.
ROsette Shaw who has been sick in
bed for several weeks with grippe is a
little better. Her sister, Mrs. w. A.
Knapp, of East Dixfield, is caring for
her.
James Taylor has sold his oxen to Mr..
Frost of Mexico.
DR.. A. W. Taylor of Rockland spent
Sunday in town recently.
Virgil Taylor, station agent at Macy,
spent Wednesday at his home in town.
The school house at Houghton has
been painted this spring.
Mrs. C. A. Young is visiting her aunt
in Massachusetts, who is sick with pneu-
monia.
Will Arris shot wild goose in Swift
River one day last week. Several flocks
have been seen this spring.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
RanckHAld.

Col. Bradbury is visiting friends In
Portland. He has been boarding with
DIR. Caldwell the past winter. Chas.
Conant, who has cared for the Colonel,
has gone on visit to Kingston, N. Fl.
Elisha Pratt of Rumford Falls was in
town Fast Day.
George Record was showing very
speedy three-year-old colt to strange
horsemen Fast Day.
Frank Barrett of Sumner was also in
town. He enjoys talking horse quite
well.
r. H. Morrill, has line of improve
ments going on. He is doing a job on
his house, putting hay scales at his mill
and building an elevator on his mill.
Alfred Cole is finishing up his grounds
around his house, and DR.. A. E. Cole is
building a hen house ia feet long.
Mrs. Elizabeth Waldron is visiting In
Portland.
Bert Austin and sister of Deering have
recently visited the families of d. A.
and C. NJ. Irish.
George Haskell, who moved over from
South Paris, we learn has decided to re-
turn.
The familiar form of E. B. Austin OF
South Paris was seen in town Fast Day
A game of base ball was played here
Fast Day between the HebrOns and a
home team. We hear the Buckfields
won.
The eighty-fourth anniversary of the
organization of Odd Fellowship was
celebrated here Tuesday night. Rev
Messrs. Scott and Turner were speakers
on this occasion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02

Ora Bird has a SOW which gave birth
to fourteen pigs this spring. From fif-
teen sheep he has received twenty-four
lambs only two of which he lost. A good
showing.
A. r. Tusll is closing out his stock of
goods at the village.
| wish to thank Gilbert Tilton for a
copy of the Lewiston Sun containing an
excellent article by him on Women and
the Grange. Brother Tilton knows that
am much interested in the Grange and
that every good brother of the order is
interested in women. Also marked
article which states that 80 libels for
divorce were entered at the Auburn term
of court. A subject in which | am also
interested in a negative way.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Littlehale Friday
celebrated their silver wedding. We
wish that they may both live to cele-
brate their golden wedding.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
M. 3. Warren.

NJ. b. Warren, a well known and re.
spected citizen, died at his home in
Welchville Sunday, April 23d. Mr..
Warren was the son of Ira A. Warren OF
Paris, and was born at the old home
stead in the north part of the town.
He married Clara French and settled in
Norway. After few years he removed
to Welchville, where he was in charge
of one department of the work in the
wooden mill until the mill was burned
and was not rebuilt. For the past few
years Mr.. Warren has travelled as agent
with his brother-in-law, Col. c. H..
French, the lecturer. He was taken i'll
in the West in February, and came home,
but steadily failed. He is survived by
his wife, one son, Charles, who resides
in Oxford, and one daughter, Miss Grace
n. Warren, who is successful teacher
in Everett, Mass.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02

Easter was observed In the several
churches with special music and SER
mons appropriate to the day. The
Y.P. C. u. invited the Christian En-
deavor and Epworth League to join In
the sunrise prayer meeting which was
we'll attended. The children OF the
Universaliat Sabbath school gave very
interesting concert in the evening.
Mr.. C. e. Valentine and family have
moved into the village and will occupy
a rent here until they make decisive
plans for the future.
The students of Gould Academy have
been taking mid-term examinations the
past week.
Fast Day the Gould Academy base
ball team went to West Bethel and play
ed the team there, the score resulting IL
to 8 in favor of Gould.
Mrs. Betsey Stearns, widow of the late
Phineas Stearns, died at her home Wed.
nesday morning at the advanced age OF
9S She has been tenderly taken care OF
by her two daughters.
Miss Ruby Clark has returned from
New York.
Miss Billings has been very Ill this
week but her friends were pleased to
hear of her improvement Friday.
Rev. Frederick Newport of Oxford
preached the annual sermon before the
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs at the Con
gregational church Sunday, April 30th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
Albany.

School in the town house district
began April Gath with Miss Bertella A.
Towne of Oxford as teacher. Bennett
school same day, with Ida NJ. Hazelton
teacher. Monday. April LIST, the Clark
will begin, with Miss Vivian Dingley of
Hayden Row, Mass, teacher. Same day
the Dresser, with Miss Ma1d Dresser of
Albany teacher. Same day Lynchville,
with Miss Fanny c. Burnham of Empire
teacher. May Sth, Songo, with Miss
Helen Bisbee of Bethel teacher. Hunts
Corner school as yet unsupplied.
Banister Grover of Stoneham is visit
ing his brother, c. A. Grover.
Tilson Burke of Bethel is in town buy
ing calves. He bought two of A. G..
Bean.
The Albany mot the Valley Road
Telephone Co. have just received their
charter from the state, and intend to be at
work on the line before the month Of
May is gone.
Abel Andrews is shingling a part Of
his house.
A. L. Bean is grating for N. N.
Seribner.
A. G. Bean was called to Stoneham to
settle disputed line.
Abel Andrews rides in . new wagon.
Spring time with warm weather makes
things to shine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
British Museum Dome.

The reading room Of tie British mn
scum is crowned by Il spacious dome,
which is about thirty feet wider than
that of st. Pauls cathedral. 1t is 40
feet in diameter and. with its GO.O0O
superficial feet Of glass. springs more
than 100 feet in height Neither st. Pc
ter's at Rome nor Santa Marin ut Flor
cnce is match to 1t. 1t is larger by
forty-fve feet than the dome Of the
capitol ut Washington. By thirty-iive
feet than that Of Darmst..t cathedral.
by thirty-three feet than that of st.
Sophia. Constantinople, and spreads
sixteen further than the concave roof
of the tomb Of Mohammed AGil Shah
Mt BijaDur.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
West Bethel.
"April has ta'en her leave
We've had our April showers.
May Is here, l believe,
Now bring us the MayflOWers. :"

"a prll mas "a On ner leave
We've had our April showers.
May Is here. believe,
Now bring US the Mayflowers."
ain the spring the merry robin all his songs
melOdious trills,
In the spring the mellow sunshine gilds the
valleys and the hills.
In the spring the youthful sluggard's tod to
emulate the ants;
In the spring the young mans fancy lightly
turns to checkered pants.
In the spring the jocund June-bug sits upon the
later vine
In the spring the gentle maiden gins to sigh and
then to pine,
In the spring the Easter bonnet shineth forth In
splendor wild;
In the spring thu front gate suffers with the
lovers on 1t piled"
May.
The roads are becoming dry and dusty.
Superintendent Hastings of Bethel
Hill visited the schools here Tuesday.
James DeCoster of Gilead has been
doing some paper hanging in this
vicinity. -
Charles Grover and wife of Albany
visited l.. d. Grover and wife last week.
River drivers are still waiting for a
rise of water in the small streams.
Ben Lapham, who has been working
in a mill in WenlOck, VT, visited his
aunt, Mrs. l.. ID. Grover, one day last
week.
Only few have been able to get a
taste of the sweets of the maple this
spring.
II. E. Grover is again on the road sell
ing hulled corn, which is clean and
healthy food.
Potatoes are plentiful this spring and
some were sold here last week for plant
ing at II cents per buShel.
Mrs. Amanda Walker, who lives with
her son, H. f. Walker, on West Bethel
Flat, is slowly recovering from an attack
of pneumonia.
If DR.. William Osler thinks all men
begin to fail at forty, and are past labor
at the age of sixty, he should visit the
old farmers of Oxford County, many Of
whom can do as much labor at the age
of three score and ten as they expect or
will ask young hired men to do.
Readers of the Democrat by sending
the small sum of fifty cents to E. r.
Briggs of this place can receive Vick's
Magazine, the Social Visitor Magazine
and either the American Woman, Happy
Hours or Good Stories for a whole year,
which is the regular price of Vick's
Magazine alone.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
Hebron.

There was q large attendance at
church Easter Sunday. The church
was beautifully decorated with ferns,
potted plants, Easter lilies and carna-
tons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sturtevant spent
Easter with his brother, DR.. j. S. Sturte-
want, in Dixfield, returning home Mon
day.
Miss Annie Glover, who has been sick
for few weeks, Is little better.
Bracy Bean has moved into A. j.
Turner's. Mr.. Turner Is having his
house thoroughly repaired and painted
this spring. $50,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Durham are still
in Massachusetts.
Miss Columbia Bumpus is stopping
with Mrs. A. NJ. Richardson for short
time.
The Ladies' Circle gave supper
Tuesday evening and there was an en-
tertainment in the academy Wednesday
evening.
There was an all day meeting al
Grange Hall Wednesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
East Brownfield.

The regular meeting of the W. c. T,
U. was held at Mrs. Julia Beans Friday,
April 2lst. 1t was mothers meeting
in charge of the superintendent of that
department. After the meeting there
was a social hour which took the form
of reception to the president, Mrs. E.
A. G.. Stickney, who had been absent
several months. She was presented
with a silver card tray beautifully in
scribed.
The Congregational circle met with
Miss Isabel Stickney last week.
Easter was appropriately observed by
the several churches
j. E. Clement recently went to Boston
and purchased horse.
Miss Lou Richardson of Denmark is
at L. A. Bradbury's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-02
Lowell.

Friday evening a supper, entertain
ment and dance was given at the hall by
the Woman's Library Club. Music by
Packard's Orchestra of Waterford.
The little son of Erving Stanley, who
has been quite sick, is improving.
The scholars of Fryeburg Academy
came home Wednesday night, there
being no more school this week owing to
Fast Day. -.
A party of twelve from Massachusetts,
were at B. E. Browns Camps this week
for salmon fishing, but did not have
great success, only few being taken.
It was thought to be too early In the
season.
The Morton family Of Grand Rapids,
Michigan, have arrived ct their summer
homo.