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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
A MoDIsH TAFFETA SILK WAIST.

enormously popular. These are dainti
ly trimmed with lace inserting or bit 81
hand embroidery. and the rXpe.t Ic die
woman who so desires may buy II
plainly fashioned waist. adding the lit
tie smart touches In the way of hanU
work.
An exceedingly effective waist, and
by the way. quite inexpensive, was
made of white nuns yelling viii
punches Of tucks both back and front
Between the tucks Oh either side Were
small hand embroidered stars in Il pret
ty shade OF blue. The cuffs were decl
and finely tucked, and Il tucked stock
with n soft blue silk tie added be-
coming finish.
The fashion of buttOning the waist
down the back, which seems more
popular than ever. admits Of many
charming ways OF trimming which
would otherwise be impossible This
fact was demonstrated in Il dressy
white taifeta waist whose charm WIS
its novel trimming. This consisted Oi
Il tiny little square i'm front formed OF
rows of lace inserting around which
and turned at the corners were bias
pieces OF the silk attached successive
ly in four rows. each piped with Il sug
gestion Of soft blue taffeta. This
square yoke effect extended well down
To the bust line in front. giving Il quite
broad shouldcrel effect. and terminated
In the back in Il short square yoke The
sleeves were made with plain deep cum,
finished at the top with two correspond.
ing bias pieces pipcd with blue.
Lingerie waists Of handkerchief liner
and other sheer fabrics will be wOrI
during the winter with the tailor gown
and for indoor purposes To be worn
with these. silk underSlips. To give al.
ditional warmth may be fonnd ready
made. These are brought out i'm blue.
pink and pretty shade OF lavender.
but white is more generally worn.
fOur readers may have any question
concerning fashions or fabrics answered
by Rene DcverauX. the fashion expert bv
addressing Rene Deveraux. =. o. Box 2ss.
Madison Square. New York. incosing
stamp for reply.l
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24

sages, for once she wrote an answer
under one Of them. Then my temper
got the better of me, and began to
threaten her. She sent me letter then,
imploring me to go away. and saying
that 1t would break her heart II any
scandal should come upon her husband.
She said that she would come down
when her husband was asleep at 8 In
the morning and speak with me
through the end window, II would 60
away afterwar1 and leave her In peace.
She came down and brought money
with h,:, trying to bribe me to go.
This made me mad, and caught her
arm AMI tried to pull her through the
window. At that moment In rushed
the husband with his revolver in his
hand. Elsie had sunk down upon the
dsc". :nI We were face to face. was
lccied also. aEi held up NY gun to
see hin or and let me get away. He
fret ana missed me. pulled off al
nest a. &c sane instant. and down he
dropped. | made away across the gar
den, All rs | went heard the window
shut behind me. That's Gods truth,
gentlemen, every word Of It, and !
heard nc more about 1t until that lad
came riding up with note which made
me walk in here like jay and give
myself into your hands,"
A cab had driven up while the Amer
lean had been talking. Two uniformed
policemen sat inside. Inspector Mar
tin rose and touched his prisoner on the
shoulder.
1T Is time for us to 60"
"Can see her frst?"
"No, she Is not conscious. Sherlock
Holmes, only hope that If ever again
have an important case shall have
the good fortune to have you by my
side"
We stood at the window and watched
the cab drive away. AS I turned back
my eye caught the pellet Of paper
which the prisoner had tossed upon the
table. 1t was the note with which
Holmes had decoyed him.
'See II you can read 1t. Watson" said
he, with smile.
1t contained no word, but this little
line Of dancing men:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
Practices What He breaches.

Having heard Professor Sanborn Of
New Hampshire lecture many times in
this state on the possibilities OF New
England agriculture when brain and
Drawn were united, and wishing to know
whether his practice backed up his
preaching or not, dropped in upon him
unawares short time ago and found him
with sleeves rolled up and overalls on,
leading and directing crew of II or 10
men just getting the last of his hay OF OF
a meadow on one side of his farm. The
next morning we started out on tour
of inspection, and l want to say right
here, that l was richly paid for tramp
of It's miles by team over the hills and
dales of Maine and New Hampshire.
We travelled over the broad, smooth
fields from which he had just taken 800
tons Of hay, and 70 tons, more or less, OF
oat and pea hay, then over his 30-acre
patch of potatoes, and through his 40
acre field of corn. We then went through
his COW stable where or 10 men were
milking l2O cows, and saw his milk
checks amounting to close up to 81 600
per month. All of this was not the re-
suit of a fortune made in some other
business and spent here just for pleasure,
but has been brought up from q small
beginning mainly from the proceeds OF
the farm as he went along, and the end
is not yet. His new barn which he is at
work upon, is $50 fl. long, AZ wide and 2
stories high at one end, with basement
under the lower end with space for 6O
cows and sub basement for their drop
pings, and an annex on one side long
enough for so more. When his SO
Young creatures come to be cows he
plans to carry a herd of 200 head be-
sides his young stock.
He told the writer some 20 years ago
whsn he was here lecturing, that when
he got through with an enga; cement he
had made to start an agricultural col
lege, in one of the western states, he was
coming back to the granite hills of New
Hampshire and see il he could prove in
practice what he had been preaching and
teaching.
To say he has made grand success 10
drawing it. mildly. What he has done,
others can do according to the measure
of their capacity and pluck. II any OF
the farmers of Maine feel discouraged
and think farming cannot be made to
pay, let them make trip to Prof. San
born's farm and they will come back
feeling all right.-R. w. Ellis in Maine
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
ESSENTIAL IN BUSINESS.
ABILITY to Make a Clear, Straight-
forward Statement.

ABILITY to Make q Clear, Straight.
forward Statement.
There are many qualities necessary
to success in modern business life, but
there is none Of more Importance to a
man holding position of responsible
ty than the power to make plain,
straightforward, businesslike state
ment. The quality Of fluency is not
so much what is required as the quail
ties of accuracy and clearness, definite
ness and brevity, tact and judgment.
If we are not clear and precise it Is
certain that those who listen to us
will be no more clear when we have
finished than we are ourselves, proba-
bly, much less so. We must have no
vague and misty ideas about the sub
ject, but they must be crystallized and
definite. These qualities of our thought
and speech, however, cannot be left to
chance. They are attained as the re-
suit Of effort, Of careful and independ-
ent thought on the subject for our
selves. of looking ut it from many
points of view, and thus satisfying
ourselves and those who listen to us
that we thoroughly understand what
we are talking about. Having decided
what to say and having properly ar
ranged it, the last point is how to say
it. The first essential Is to speak dis
tinctly, then to be natural, straightfor-
ward, lucid, neither to strive after eff
feet nor to exaggeratc. but to give the
impression that we are ourselves con-
vinced of the cogency and force of our
own Observation-Disclosures.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24

(ce,yyisbf 1903, By n. Conan Doyle and Coili~'s
Wseiy.)
(Cosyi.h,. 1905, ., Mcclure, Phillit' y co..
[CUNTINUED.l
what cid you do then. sir?" asked
the Inspector.
IL had every reason to suppose that
this Ale Slaney was an American,
since Abe is an American contraction
and since letter from America had
been tie starting point Of all the trou-
BILE. | had also every cause to think
that there was some criminal secret
In the matter. The lady's illusions to
her past and her refusal to take her
husband into her confidence both point
ed in that direction therefore cabled
to my friend, Wilson Hargreave of the
New York police bureau, who has
more than once made use Of my knowl-
edge Of London crime. l asked him
whether the name Of Abe Slaney was
known to him. Here is the reply: The
most dangerous crook In Chicago On
the very evening upon which had his
answer Hilton Cubitt sent me the last
message from Slaney. Working with
known letters, 1t took this form:
ELSIE. RE. ARE TO MEET THY GO {.
The addition Of u p and d completed
a message which showed me that the
rascal Was proceeding from persuasion
to threats, and my knowledge Of the
crooks Of Chicago prepared me to find
that he might very rapidly put his
words into action. ut once came to
Norfolk with my friend and colleague,
DR.. Watson. but, unhappily. only in
time to find that the worst had already
occurred"
1T is privilege to be associated
with you In the handling Of case"
said the inspector warmly. "You will
excuse NE. however, If speak frankly
to you. You are only answerable to
yourself, but | have to answer to my
superiors. If this Abe Slaney, living
at Elrige's, is indeed the murderer, and
If he has made his escape while I am
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
Marn'n Voice.

Nine. Mara had Il voice that extend
ed from middle q to T. in alt ana was
one of the most facile and flexible ever
known. She delighted in the tlorid
music of lIasse, Graun, Benda. JONI
melli, Pergalese, POrpora. Sacchini and
others of that school, and with the ut
most ease executed passages that are
now consigned to solo instruments,
such as the violin and flute. She held
the stage from III to 1902, with an
occasional appearance after the latter
dofa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
OUR NEW YORK
WEEKLY LETTER
Window Displays a Part Of the Life
Waists, Practical and Dressy, 10
Tempting Styles-Saxony Flannel ant
Embroidered Cashmeres.
BY RENE DEvERAUx.

At any rate the old time idea that t.
stand in front Of shop window ant
gaze at its contents was mark 0.
provincialism no longer applies t
little old New York" Certainly her
old New Workers and the stranger
within her gates gather together t.
look and admire. This is not to bt
wondered at, however, for in no Othei
city in the world Is there to be seel
in the windows Il more artistic arrange
ment of fashionable apparel.
This season seems to excel any pre-
vious one in its charming variety Of In
dividual waists, Il fashion too practical
to be easily superseded. Moreover
waists Il trhe warmer than those OF
the thinnest lingerie materials are be
ginning to feel comfortable these crisp
cool mornings.
Exclusive waist houses and waist de
partments of department stores have
ready made and are making 10 order
practical shirt waists Of SaXOny fian
mel that launder rs well aS c0tt0L
fabrics. Some of the smarteSt OF tllcs.
are in small stripes and checks on
white background fastened with medi
um sized pearl buttons down The from
and finished with stitched pocket Ol
the upper left side.
Cashmere. henrietta and nuns veil
ing in soft pastel shades are agaiI
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
, ,v,.n,nt b, golfers Weekly.

seated here I should certainly get into
serious trouble"
You need not be uneasy. He will
not try to escape"
How do you know"
"To fly would be a confession OF
guilt"
Then let us so to arrest him."
81 expect him here every instant"
"Brt why should lie come"
Because have written and asked
him.
"But this Is incredible. Mr.. Holmes!
Why should he come because you have
asked him? Would not such a request
rather ro.se his suspicious and cause
him to fly"
81 think have known how to frame
the letter." said Sherlock Holmes. I'm
fact, If I am not very much mistaken,
here is the gentleman himself coming
up the drive"
A man was striding up tl!c path
which led to the door. He was tall.
handsome. swarthy fellow. clad In a
suit of gray flannel, with a panama
hat, bristling black beard and a
great, aggressive hooked nose, and
fiourishlng cane as he walked. He
staggered up the path as if the place
belonged to him, and we heard his loud,
confident peal at the bell.
81 think, gentlemen" said Holmes
quietly, that we had best take up our
position behind the door. Every pre-
caution Is necessary when dealing with
such fellow. You will need your
handouts. inspector. You can leave the
talking to me-"
We waited In silence for minute
one of those minutes which one can
never forget. Then the door opened
and the man stepped in. In an instant
Holmes clapped a pistol to his head
and Martin slipped the handouts over
his wrists. It was all done so swiftly
and deftly that the fellow was help
less before he knew that he was at
tackled. He glared from one to the
other of us with pair of blazing black
eyes. Then he burst into bitter laugh
"Well, gentlemen, you have the DROP
on me this time. l seem to have knock
ed up against something hard. But
came here In answer to a letter from
Mrs. Hilton Cubitt. Don't tell me that
she is In this! Don't tell me that she
helped to set trap for mew
Mrs. Hilton Cubltt was seriously In
jured and Is at deaths door,"
The man gave a h0arse cry OF grief
which rang through the house.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
Chaelaffa Cuah mau.

One icy night Charlotte Cushman
and Lawrence Barrett came out Of the
theater together. The steps were dan
gerously slippery, and il was with diff
ficulty that they kept their feet at all.
AS they tOtteringly descended the great
actress said to her companion. quite
in her Lady Macbeth manner: Take
good grip on my arm, Lawrence, and
IL l slip hold OH like grim death. But
IL you slip in the name Of heaven let
oovD
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
Hoods

Sarsapar1ld enjoys the d.
tinction Of being The great
est curdtive and preventive
medicine the world has ever
known. h is m an-romd
medicine, producing It's m-
equaned elects By purify
ing, vitdlizin8 and enrichm8
tie blood On which the
health and strength Of every
organ, bone and tissue De.
pend. Accept NO substt.
Eut,e for Hoods, but hr
sist on having Hoods
AND ONLY HQ0D'S.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
Short Dairy Notes.

Do not change the feed suddenly.
Salt should be always accessible.
Clean and thoroughly air stable be-
fore milking.
Do not keep q cow that tests below 8
per cent in butter fat.
Use cooking soda to clean the milk
vessels; it is better than soap.
Dairy stock cannot be improved II
mixing Of breeds IL carelessly permitted
to 60 on.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
When Ru.kin Was snobbi.h.

Leyeson.GOwer In his memoirs tells
of an occasion on which Ruskin was
snobbish. He says: "Ruskin on one Oc'
casion gave a large supper, to which
he invited some of the leading under
graduates, whom he did not know. His
speech on this occasion did not make
a favorable impression. He said be
could hardly express how much he
felt honored that so many young men
who were superior to him socially
should have condescended to accept his
invitation. This disinclined us to keep
up the acquaintance, although we were
the losers thereby"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24

Among the lost customs of merry
England is that of the milkmaids' pro-
cessiOn. 1t was May day observ-
ance. The manner Of their going was
as follows: They borrowed a great
quantity Of silver plate-not sham
plate, real gold plate-dishes, butter
boats, cream jugs, tankards, etc. They
built up the plate round an obelisk,
crowning the whole with tea urn.
They arranged the most snowy flowers
of the season between and about the
silver.
This Obelisk was carried by two
chairmen iu gold laced hats and fol
lowed by a troop Of handsome milk
maids dressed in pink and blue gowns,
drawn through the pocket holes, y
whatever that means, with high heeled
shoes, mob caps. lappets of lace on
their shoulders, nosegays in their bos-
oms and fiat "WoffingtOn hats" COW
cred with ribbons. A fiddler went
first in a sky blue coat and hat adorned
with ribbons. The procession stopped
before the doors OF the customers and
the milkmuit.S danced.-LOndon Queen.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
cb,mncy stack. Left Standing.

Some curious beliefs still linger In
country parts. For instance, in Hert-
fordshire when ancient houses are de-
stroyed the chimney stacks are left in
tact, the popular theory being that the
houses are still in existence while these
remain standing. This may be sur
vival Of some ancient but now almost
forgotten legal right.-LOndon Chroni-
o1o
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24

Sapleigh-Why do you dislike ciga-
rettes? Miss Knox Because they are
dangerous. Sapleigh-But ! have
smoked them for ten years, and they
haven't killed me yet. Miss KNOX
Yes, | know. and that's one reason
why l object to them.-Chicago News.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24

Wheat crop experts are figuring that
western farmers will get 80 cents for
this seasons crop, and that 1t cost 81
cents per bushel to produce it. One
does not need to be long on mathematics
TO conclude that wheat raising in Maine
or Minnesota has its bright side.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
Wislnn'A End.

"While he was under thirty his par.
ents had too much sense to let him
marry"
"Yes."
"While he was under fifty he had too
much sense to wed"
81 see."
"Now that he's eighty-five"-
"WellT'
"He's going to take wife."-Louis-
Vile COurier-JOurnal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
NOTICE.

All bills contracted against the town OF Paris
on the highway, either labor or material. We
want presented for payment on or before the lss
day OF every month
Respectfully,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24

Brights DiseaSe.
OF the victims OF Brisht's disease
Al per cent are over threescore years
old.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24

Husband-Anything you want down.
town today. my dear? Shall | order
some mon lspf that self raising -four?
Wife-vn We plenty left. But wish
you ESMat an intelligence Office
V.oru",ct Nelf rising servant girl.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
The Other Way.

you're Just spelling the baby" re-
monstrated the young mother.
"That must be mistake" responded
the new grandfather. Everybody else
says the baby is spelling me."-Chi-
cago Tribune,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
NOTICE.

Paris, Maine, May %, 1905.
All persons are hereby forbidden
trespassing on the premises of Colum-
bia Paris by dumping refuse or tax
ing stones from the stone walls.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
WAN Ed.

Peeled Pulp Wood, Spruce, Fir, Hem
lock and Poplar, delivered on cars at
any r. r. Station from Pownal to Bethel,
.he coming year.
E.w. PENLEY, West Paris.
j. NJ. DAY, Brysnfs Pond.
May 80, 1904.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
AMONG THE FARMERS.
SPEED THE PLOw."

on practical agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY d..
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
Rural C0ntentment.

THE FARMER NEEDS FAITH IN THt
FARM AND HIMSELF.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
The Adventure of
the Dancing Men
No. 8 Of the Series

(co,y,isbf. 1903, By n. Conan Doyle and COilisrs
Wsekly.
(Cosyri.h,. 1895, By Mcclure, Phillip, y CO..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-01
NEGRO WOMAN WORKS
UFON THE CREDULCUS
She Said She Would Die at Midniuht,
and Predicts a Devastating
Storm-Crowds Listens.

Thousands of people heard negro wo-
man on the corner of Avenue C and
Twenty-fourth street yesterday prophe-
sying that she would die last night at
L O'Clock and that great storm, such
as the city had never seen before would
pass over the city in four days.
The old woman stood on the street all
day and at times there was an immense
crowd around her. Many of the negroes
who heard her. were very much frighten-
ed over her forecasts of calamities to
come and she is creating no little fear
and apprehension in negro circles. Time
after time she repeated:
Use telling you niggers dat sure nough
Use gwine die dis here mite at u O. clock,
but fore | goes Ise gwine to warn you
to look out for de pg storm what am
a-comin' here in four days. It's gwine
to sweep dis here town and / warns you
niggers dat dere am gon' to be heaps
of folks hurt and de town am goin'
suffer-
Use had dream and l seed mlself
lying low in dat coffin, ready for to be
lowered in dat grave. Dey tole me was
sure to go tonight when dat clock strikes
L, and Ise done made peace wild my
maker.
I'm my dreams, / seed great big
clowd sweeping down ober dis city and
wild 1t rain and lightnin' and houses was
jes carried off der foundations. an de
dun tole me dat it was a-comin' four
days from now. | warns you, niggers
dat you better leabe dis town."
She made predictions late into the night
Shortly after midnight an effort, was
made to ascertain If the woman was
alive or dead, and number of negroes
stated that she had predicted wrong in
regard to herself, but that they be-
lieved she was telling the truth about
that storm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-01
WORK OF LAYING
MAIN Is STARTED
1T IS ESTIMATED THAT NEW FUR
MACE AT WOODWARD WILL BE
PUT IN BLAST ABOUT FERRu-
AIRY I.

Bessemer, December 31.-(Special)- 1.-The
Woodward Iron company has commenced
the laying of a ten-inch water main
from Valley creek to the furnaces at
Woodward which will furnish water
supply for the new No. 3 furnace, which,
it is estimated, will be put into blast
about February l.
No. 8 furnace has been In the course
of construction for several months and
the work is now drawing to completion.
This will be one of the largest iron plants
in the district, and its going into oper-
alton will mean employment to about
1000 men.
The water mains extend from the creek
down the tracks of the Woodward rail-
way to the furnaces.
The furnaces, the coke ovens and the
mines of the Woodward company have
been in constant operation for the past
several months and are making splen-
did records
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-01
MAN AND WOMAN ARE
FOUND SHOT IN BACK
One Was Dead and the Other Dying
When the Police Reached
the House.

New York, December ,I,5rEach shot in
the back one dead and another dying
George Fricke, a baker, and Mrs. Clara
Klopman were found today at the Wom-
ans Home in East Fifteenth street.
Fricke had been dead some time when the
police arrived, and Mrs. Klopman lived
only half hour
The case was reported to the police by
the woman's husband Ernest I<lopman
He said that he left Fricke and his wife
only ten minutes before the shooting.
1>lopman was arrested, but the police be-
lieve that he knows nothing about the
crime. They are looking for Antonio
Fario, an Italian, who is said by neigh
bors to have entered the Klopman apart
ments by fire escape while the husband
was out