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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-27
AN EXPERT ON LAMPS.
Enough to Touch Bottom-A
Thin Flame the Best.

A lamp expert" in the employ OF
big oil company recently explained
the methods by which kerosene could
be made to burn bright and clear, or
the reverse. Among other things, the
wick was thoroughly dried out, and
just long enough to reach the bottom
of the oil bowl-no longer. This
sounds unimportant, but it was con.
sidered sufficiently valuable to be
borne in mind in commercial demon
STATIONS of the oil. 1t is always wise
to dry out a new wick thoroughly be-
fore putting it in the lamp, as damp
ness causes suffering. Another point
this expert laid stress upon was trim
ming the wick SO as to give a thin
flame thick flame burns yellow, a
thin one clear white. Trouble will
also result from dirty burner, giving
imperfect ventilation, or one twisted
or knocked out Of shape, which causes
the lamp to smoke. Few of the minor
annoyances of life cause more dis
comfort than a dim or smoky lamp;
1t is quite worth while to use some
thought in avoiding such troubles.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-27
FIRE THE BEST FILTER.
There Is Only One Way
to Do It.

Gall this talk about the need of fl
ters, about people dying for lack of
filtered water, amuses me-" said a
chemist. For filtered water isn't
necessarily pure water. Boiled water
is 100 times better
"A filter, you see, does not free
water from things dissolved in it, but
only from things floating in 1t. For
instance, If you mix quart of whisky
in a gallon of water and then filter
the mixture, it will come out color
less, the floating color particles hav-
ing been left behind, but this color
less fluid will be quite as capable of
Intoxicating you now as it was before,
for none of it's dissolved alcohol will
have disappeared.
$50 with water that is polluted with
sewage. All the undissolved portions
of the sewage are removed by filtra-
ton, and the water is left clear. taste
less and odorless; but the dissolved
sewage is still present, and in it may
Turk billions of typhoid germs.
Let those who complain about the
lack of filters just turn in and boil
their water. A cents worth of fire
will purify a gallon Of water better
than a $10,000,000 filter plant could
do It."
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-27
Brings Lake Superior Nearer.

While the greatest of railway pro-
jects now under way in the west CEN
tiers in the Canadian wheat fields, the
building of various short pieces of
road in the western states tends to
shorten the distance to the ports at
this end of Lake Superior. A railway
map shows many dotted lines where
such short cuts are proposed All
these additions to existing railway
systems mean additional commerce
on the lakes.
If line is drawn from the eastern
end of Lake Superior diagonally
across the map of the United States
to the Pacific coast at the southern
extremity of California it will be
found that all the territory north and
west of this line is nearer to Lake
Superior ports than to others on the
great lakes. and in shortening their
routes to the east western railroad
systems evidently have this fact in
mind.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-27

The Cape Colony authorities have
been petitioned to set apart poets
corner" in the cathedral at Capetown
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-27
Good in Leather Sleepers.

The authorities of the Russian rail-
ways are considering an odd proposal
to replace the wooden sleepers under
the rails with sleepers made of leather,
and have decided to carry out expert
ments on the state railways 1t is
claimed for the curious project that
neither air nor weather has special in
fiuence on leather sleepers, that they
do not crack when nails are driven
through them, and that they are less
costly than wood, as they remain
longer IA use.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-27
Low
Rates to Brighter
Possibilities

The Southwest is the land of possibilities.
The opportunities for men of average
means are brighter here than elsewhere
you can get more for your labor or your
investment. The opportune time is now
while the land is cheap. The country is
settling up. If you purchase land now You
will soon see grow up around you COM
munity of prosperous energetic men who
like yourself have seen the brighter posi-
bilities of the Southwest. and have taken
advantage of them.
R'y in Indian Territory. Oklahoma. and Texas arc
vast areas Of unimproved land-land not now
yielding the crops Of which it is capable. Tho
thing. in different way. is Of the towns.
Few lines of business are adequately represented.
There are openings Of all sorts for you. Ifyou're
in any way interested in the Southwest, I'd like to
send you copy Of my free paper, The Coming
Country"
August 9TH and 21st
wili be sold by all lines in eonnection With the
$500; in many eases@from Chicago to San AM
from s.: Louis and K ansas City. sseoo-the rate:
are considerably lower. The tickets permit q
!, If your nearest railroad agent cannot give you
the rates. write me for particulars.
w. S. ST. GEORGE
General Passenger Agent, M. X. & T. R'y
Wainwright Building St. Louis. Mo.
GA. McNUTT, Blossom House, Kansas City. Mo-
~
SCnFyTEyux1,CrgS
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-27
Miss ANNIE HENDRE>!, nocklyn,
Ava WASH, writes:

ava WASH, writes:
81 feel better than have for over
four years. / have taken several bottles
of Peruna and one bottle OF Manalin.
can now do all of my work in the
house, milk the cows, take care of the
milk, and so forth. think Peruna Is
. most wonderful medicine.
81 believe would be in bed to-day
II had not written to you for advice.
I had taken all kinds Of medicine, but
none did me any good.
"Peruna has made me q weU and
happy girl. l can never say too much
for Peruna-"
Not only women of rank and leisure
praise Peruna, but the wholesome, use
full women engaged in honest toll
would not be without DIR. Hartman's
world renowned remedy.
The Doctor has prescribed it for many
thousand women every year and he
never fails to receive multitude of let
tiers like the above, thanking him for
his advice, and especially for the won.
derful benefits received from Peruna.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-27
Raspberry Tapioca.

To three-quarters of a cup of pearl
tapioca add one quart of cold water.
Let 1t stand on the fire until 1t is
cooked clear, stirring often to prevent
burning. Sweeten and flavor. Let it
cool a little. Pour little in a glass
dish, then add some red raspberries,
thsp more tapioca, then berries, and
SO on till all has been used set away
to cool and serve with whipped cream
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-27
Yellow Piano Keys.

To clean yellow piano keys, use
powdered whiting moistened with
lemon juice, and let it remain as a
paste an the keys for an hour or two,
then yub off with a piece of channels
leather, taking care to let none of the
mixture get between the keys.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-27

When Herbert Spencer was a boy
his father sent him away from home
to school. The yOungster became
homesick and with two shillings in
his pocket made his way home, over
12O miles, in three days, walking most
of the way. He did 4S miles the first
day and Al on the second. On the
third day friendly coach driver took
him most of the way for nothing.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-27

For 1exibility, smooth finish, stiff
ness and durability, Defiance Starch
has no equal--10c for 16 OF.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-27

Every man has a subdued contempt
for his sex since Adam sought to lay
blame on the woman.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-27

Be grateful the longer you are blind
The happiness is rare that can stand
being scrutinized with keen eyes.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-27

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces
fammaton, aays pain. cures wind collie. Csc bottle
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-27

1t takes a clever woman to refrain
from posing as a clever woman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-04
Greenwood.

The company and the callers at the
Bennett place last Sunday counted up to
nine, one Of whom was the Center school
teacher, Miss Annie Kimball, and anOth-
or was Mr.. Russell of Oxford, superin-
dent of the corn factory, who came up to
notify the retort boss that he would be
wanted there the following Tuesday.
And be went accordingly. That was a
surprise to all, since no one supposed
that any of the factories about here
would start before the 10th of September
on account of the backward season.
There is no fatal accident to notice at
this writing, but two of minor degree.
The first relates to little Foster boy,
who, when playing with some other boys
fell and broke his arm. The other has
reference to Mrs. Edmund Harlow, who
had 20 glass jars of different kinds OF
preserves put in the cellar, when the
shelves gave way, precipitat!ng them all
to the bottom and smashing every jar.
The words that the lady mentioned over
when the accident happened have not
been reported.
Chas. B. Brooks, who was on the sick
list, is out again, and next Saturday he
will be destitute of hOusekeeper again,
since the lady he has had there during
the summer leaves for her former home
at 0ldtown.
Ransom Cole is now cutting his
meadow; he says the bears have not
troubled his sheep this summer, although
he hears their voice on the hills occasion
ally.
Chas. Cross is very low with Bright's
disease and will probably survive but a
short time.
While potato tops are rank and cover
the ground in some places, the tubers
are generally small and few in the hill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-04
WHY WE OPPOSES REsUBMIssIoN.

BY Mrs. L. MN. Stevens.
Prohibition was placed in the
Maine Constitution after thirty years.
trial, and by vote Of three to one.
2d-The demand for resubmission
comes largely from those who wish to
sell liquor or to get it easily for bever-
age purposes.
3d-All temperance people, the
churches and the better elements OF
society, with very few exceptions, are
opposed to resubmission.
Alphabetically prohibition would
again receive large majority vote, but
it would be waste to spend time,
money and strength in great campaign
battle with the liquor fraternity both in
side and outside the state.
5th-The folly of resubmitting in Or
der to reaffirm allegiance to prohibition
is well described by Maine farmer:
"It is like letting pig out of the bag
just for the sake of catching him again.
6th-It is claimed that to resubmit
and vote again for prohibition would
settle the question forever. This is a
mistaken idea. 1t did not settle it in
1884 when it was placed in the Con-
stitution by such an overwhelming ma.
jority. 1t would not "settle" it in 1908,
for the liquor business will never be
"settled" just so long as there are those
who desire to make and sell liquor for
the profit there is in it.
7th-A vote of the Legislature to re-
submit would be construed the world
over to be step toward repeal.
Sth-We must continue to oppose re-
submission and to support the prohibi.
tory law and its enforcement, for it is
the best law ever enacted to deal with
the liquor traffic.
9th-We must oppose every form of
license-high, low, dispensary or state
control. They are wrong in principle
and Ineffective in practice as temperance
measures. The restrictive features of
these laws are violated quite as much
as is the Prohibitory Law of Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-04
BIG FIRE AT FRYEBURd.
The Oxford, Two Stores and Dozen
Residences Burned.
A. F. LEWIS SUFFERED A BROKEN HIP.
HELP WAS SENT FROM PORTLAND,
BUT THE HOSE DIDN'T FIT.

The town of Fryeburg suffered q
severe blow Friday, when fire original
ing in The Oxford, q large summer
hotel, totally destroyed that building
and q dozen others, causing loss Of
$50, 900 to $780,
The Oxford was q four-story house
containing 70 rooms, and had about
seventy-five guests at the time OF the
fire. The blaze was first seen in the
roof of the ell, near the chimney. It
spread rapidly, and q high wind carried
the sparks and set fire to the dry roofs
of the houses of the village.
Most of the guests at The Oxford lost
wearing apparel, and some OF them
jewelry. Considerable of the furniture
was removed from the other houses
which burned.
The fire broke about 1890 A. N.
When the magnitude of the fight was
seen, help was telephoned for to Port
land, and an engine and hose with thirty
men started from that city about noon
by special train. The fifty-two miles
was made In an hour and six minutes,
and then it was discovered that the hose
didn't fit the Fryeburg hydrants, and
the apparatus couldn't be used. The
men were formed into bucket brlgades
and did what they could, and about q
o'clock the fire was under control, and
the Portland firemen returned home.
While spreading blankets on the root
of his residence, Alonzo F. Lewis, q
prominent citizen of the town, fell to
the ground and fractured his hip. He
was taken to the hospital in Portland.
This was the only accident in connection
with the fire.
The stores burned were those of Mrs.
Mary B. Barker and Mrs. E. G. Fife,
who kept millinery, dry and fancy
goods. II. G. Freeman's printing Office
was also burned with his house.
The buildings burned were on Main
and Portland Streets. A number of
other buildings were on fire in the course
of the time, including the post office
block, the Congregational church spire,
and number of residences, but all were
saved by hard work. Many of the fine
trees which make Fryeburg such hand
some and attractive town were destroy ed
The buildings destroyed, with the
tsLimdlcu lObbob duu iubuioaSOs oAo DC
follows:
Oxford Hotel, loss $35, 900, insurance
$4,000.
Mrs. M. B. Bakers dwelling, store
and stock, loss $4,000, insurance $4,000.
Mrs. Henry Abbott's dwelling, loss
$500, insurance $4,000.
Tobias L. Eastman's dwelling, loss
$4,000, insurance S4700.
Mrs. Eben Weeks dwelling, loss
$4,000, insurance $4,000.
Horatio Freeman's dwelling and print.
ing office, loss $500, insurance $500.
Seth w. Flies house and store, loss
5000, insurance $1,000.
Edward Psyson Weston's residence
loss $500, insurance $1,000.
Fryeburg Tavern, loss $1,000, no in
surance.
Miss Minnie Bradley's summer resi-
dence, loss SIC, 1000, insurance $4,000.
Andrew Evans dwelling, loss $500
insurance $2700.
Nathaniel Walkers dwelling, loss
$500, insurance $1,000.
William Durgin's house, loss $500,
insurance $500.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-04
Oxford.

Rev. W. E. Cadmus, formerly pastor
OF the Congregationalist church in this
place, and DR.. Sherwood, both of Illyria,
o., spent Saturday and Sunday here.
They were on their way to the White
Mountains.
Mr.. Gardiner Spring of California is at
Highfields with his niece, Miss N. 1.
Corning.
Miss Retha Glover of Aroostook Coun-
ty, former pastor here, preached at the
Advent chapel Sunday.
Mr.. Moses Pattee of WatertOwn, Mass,
is visiting Mr.. John Pattee.
Mr.. Foster of Bridgton visited at Mr..
Pattee's last week.
The Hebron Grange had picnic at
Caldwel's Grove Wednesday.
A Sunday School picnic was held
Thursday in Mr.. Hunting's grove at
Welchville.
Rev. Mr.. Newport was called to Wilton
to attend the funeral of former parish
Toner.
The schools will commence Sept. 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Eaton, Mrs. Nc
Kellop, and Miss Dean, guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Clark, returned home Fri
day.
DR.. Bowen and wife Of Boston, guests
at Lake View House, returned last week.
The summer school at Camp Oxford
closes Aug. 3lst.
Miss Mary Andrews returned to Port
land Tuesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-04
SOMETIMES IT DoEsI
A HEARTY MEAL SHOULD NEVER 4

A HEARTY MEAL SHOULD NEVER An.
NoY OR DISTRESS.
A hearty meal should give q sense OF
qualification and comfort. It should
n, Yer annoy or distress. II you have
indigestion and discomfort after eating,
It shows that your digestive organs are
weakened and they cannot properly care
for the food which has been swallowed.
II you cannot eat and digest with pleas
ure and comfort three good square,
hearty meals each day, you need to use
Mi-o-na stomach tablets, and you should
20 to r. A. Shurtleff q Co.'S for . box ct
once.
Mona is az unlike the ordinary pep
sin digestive tablet Is the electric light
is more valuable than Q tallow dip. MI.
ma cures indigestion or stomach trou-
BILE by strengthening and regulating the
whole digestive system, thus enabling
the organs to take care OF the food You
eat without any distress or discomfort.
Use MILO. ma for a few days and the
nervousness, sleeplessness, general debil-
ity and weakness, backache, loss OF ap-
petite, headache and other ills that are
caused by indigestion will be banished
and you will feel we'll all over.
Mi-O-na makes positive and lasting
cures and is sold under an absolute
guarantee that the money will be re-
funded unless the remedy cures. Ask
F. A. Shurtleff & Co. to show you the
guarantee they give with every Soc. box
Of Mona.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-04
HON. ]. FRANK HANLY. of Indiana
Aroostook County's Gain.

Last week the Democrat gave some
figures showing the comparative gain in
valuation from year to year in Aroos-
took County, refuting the false assertion
of Mr.. McGillicuddy, made for campaign
effect, that Aroostook hasn't grown as
fast since the Bangor and ArOostook
Railroad was built as it did before. We
are enabled this week to give some fur
ther information regarding the matter,
in form which appeals quickly to the
eye. On the first page Of this paper will
be found map of Aroostook County,
with figures showing the valuation OF
each town and township in the year
1892, when the railroad was opened for
business, and in 1904. It's easy figuring,
and doesn't need but glance to show
something of what has happened to
Arrostook County since the railroad was
built.
This railroad tax rebate has been
worked pretty hard by Democratic ora
tors in this campaign; but it doesn't
take q thinking man long to decide
whether it was good policy on the part
of the state thus to encourage the crea-
ton Of new tax-paying wealth.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-04
Mexico.

Several cottages have been completed
and are now occupied, and several others
are in course of erection. Archie Glea-
sons new house is occupied by Arthur
johnson, one of Stanley Bros clerks.
Levi Miller has his house so nearly COM
pleted that he has moved into it. Peter
Chabot has a quite large house well
along toward completion. Several
others are building. All on the Stearns
purchase and on Mexico Heights.
Chas. Stanley is building two-story
store on the lot between his store and
the barber shop.
Edward Murdoch, former resident,
now of Massachusetts, is visiting this
locality.
Monday afternoon we had an hours
heavy fall of rain. Reports from all
around us are that it made havoc with
our highways, doing much damage to
them.
learn that the building being put up
by Chas. Stanley will be used for pool
room, an up-to-date barber shop, and
offices of professional men.
The Democrats are skimming around
days, nights and Sundays trying to win
Republicans to their cause and urge
every Democrat to come to the polls on
election. Their missionary work does
not, so far as we can learn, result in a
great fruitage. l anticipate consider.
able use of stickers-an unusually large
number of split tickets, but a few men
of hitherto Democratic antecedents will
vote for some of the candidates of the
Republicans. On final count, the def
mite count, Mexico will make good
showing.
DR.. Binford and wife, with his son
Victor, are in northern New Hampshire
visiting the doctors parents, brother
and other relatives.
Ell Stevens and wife are enjoying
their yearly visit among the lakes in
northern Oxford. Durward A. Richards
has charge of the store during Eds
absence.
Mrs. Henry w. Park went to Avon,
Wednesday. Friday morning, by train,
Mrs. Wallace r. Moore, Mrs. Mile
Gleason, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gleason,
Mrs. Helena o. Small and Miss Grace
Park are going there. They go to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Herbert o.
Gleason, who died Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Gleason was operated on for re-
moval of gall stones Tuesday afternoon,
did not rally after and died about three
O'Clock A. NJ. Wednesday.
An older child of Levi Miller died
Wednesday.
Hiram Hubbard, Mr.. McIntire's op.
ponent, has just left your correspondent
and is calling on others here and here
abOuts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-04
Peru.

Miss Ethel Robinson and Miss Ethel
Kidder have returned from Old Orchard
Miss Nina Turner has returned from
Rumford Falls where she has been al
work.
Mr.. Getchell has gone to Lowell, Me-,
for visit.
Mr.. S. A. Getchell is going to Rumford
Falls to dinner on Labor Day.
Lena Hazelton and Ethel Robinson are
going to attend Pennington Normal
School.
Mr.. d. DeLano has bought Mr.. G..
Hodsdon's stand and moved into it. Mr..
G. Hodsdon has bought him stand at
Mechanic Falls.
All schools in town began last Mon
day.
Mrs. Mary Robinson has been having
company from Massachusetts,.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-04

Rev. DR.. Dennison Of Williamstown,
Mass, preached at the Congregational
ist church last Sunday. The sermon
was interesting and forceful.
Rev. c. N. Gleason went to ut. Wash
ington Wednesday and Thursday Joined
his family at Cliff Cottage for q two
weeks vacation.
MIR. N. r. Springer and family are
enjoying a vacation at Falmouth Fore
side.
Saturday, Aug. 25th, the community
was saddened when news came that
Miss Lois Low had been drowned in
Sunday River. Miss Low and q friend
went in bathing and the latter got be-
yond her depth and in endeavoring to
rescue her Lois lost her own life. A lad
thirteen years old was the first to get
her from the water, and physicians
worked for hours to resuscltate her, but
with no result. Lois was an attractive
girl, . member of the grammar school,
and was favorite. The deepest sympa-
thy is felt for the father and mother espe-
cially in this crushing blow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Stearns and nieces
have returned from the eastern part OF
the state.
Miss Alice Mason and Miss Luella
Boothby have been spending the week
in Portland with Mr.. Leslie Mason and
family.
A good number of the Methodist So
ciety attended the campmeeting at Po-
land.
The Universalist society held their an
nual fair Wednesday. The weather
was fine, the attendance large, and the
ladies are to be congratulated upon their
success. Two hundred and fifty dollars
was added to the treasury.
Mr.. Ira Jordan has returned from
Minneapolis, where he went to attend
the G. A. r. Encampment.
The public schools will open Monday
and the academy Tuesday.
Mr.. Roscoe Clark and family have
been visiting his mother, Mrs. A. NJ.
Clark.
Mr.. William Eldridge, superintendent
of schools in Rockport, Mass, has join
ed his wife at Mrs. A. NJ. Clark's.
Mrs. o. NJ. Mason came from Vernon,
VT, last week, but will return Tuesday
to care for her aged father who is criti-
cally i'll.