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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
Gov. Hughes Warning.
Boston Hsrald.)

The most striking passage OF thu
speech, however, WAS that In which tht
outgoing governor advised tho incoming
governor (himself to be true to bis idea
OF duty rather than to any lust for popu.
larity.' How impressively he phrahed
his warning:
Oh, the hours that are wasted in the
discussion of whether q thing will take
instead of considering the question
whether It Is right! Oh, the waste OF In
genuity and talent In trying to simply
give an administration that is palatable,
instead of one that is squared The mis-.
take OF It lies In the misjudgment of the
American people, because the one thing
they will not tolerate is the doing OF
that particular thing II they catch man
at it. They will stand for opposition II
they think man means what he says.
They will recognize the quality of one
who is opposed to them il they think he
is straightforward, but If any officer In a
responsible position tries to gain by
duplicity what he cannot win by candor,
be will generally live long enough to see
that he has made sad mistake in bis
estimate Of his fellow countrymen.
According to New York's bold, up,
right, people-trusting governor, you can
not even fool part Of the people part OF
the time, providing you keep the facts
of the case before them, and meet
sophistry, special pleading and selfish
ness with reason, with universally ap-
plicable ethical principles and with the
ideal of the common good.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
RAJAH's STATE ELEPHANT.

have enjoyed most Of all II they had
been allowed to go to India would be
the sight on every hand OF huge ele'
plants working like horses and even
like machines. Natives Of India cap,
ture wild elephants and train them to
work, Just as white men have captured
horses and tanned them. The Asiatic
elephant Is much more intelligent than
the African elephant, which cannot be
trained to do anything, but is valuable
only for its tusks.
The Asiatic elephant lifts and piles
up logs to build houses and stones to
form walls and bridges, putting them
IN place with even more exactness than
many men can do. The elephants eye
Is very correct.
In our country you have perhaps
seen in brickyards machines that
grind the clay which Is afterward used
In brickmaking. In India elephants
tread the clay used for this purpose
making 1t fine and smooth. A baby
elephant Is as frisky as a kitten, frol
icking around Its mother and even
playing tricks on her. Sometimes
when q herd of wild elephants is STAN
peding away from danger and young
one cannot keep up with the rest II
just curls It's trunk around Its mothers
tail and holds fast and makes her pull
It along.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
Strange
Sights In
farof India,

Occasionally member OF the Eng
lish royal family pays visit to Brit
ish India SO that the natives Of that
country may see and manifest their
loyalty to a representative Of their
white western rulers. At such times
the Hindoo underrulers, or rajahs, OF
the various states receive the royal
visitors with ceremonies Of such pomp
and magnifcence as are never wit
messed in western countries. Not 30
very long ago Prince George Of Wales
and his wife paid visit to tat land
and saw many strange sights.
The only drawback to this famous
visit Of the English prince and prin-
cess to India Is that they could not
have their children along TO see the
strange sights and take part in their
adventures. For the young people 1t
would have been better than going to
school two years, so far as learning
things goes.
Notice the queer two toed feet OF
the stately animals that draw the
camel omnibus. This two toed foot Is
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29

Characteristic Of all the camel tribe
The Arabian camel, having only one
hump, is the kind that has been do
mesticated In India. The BactriaI
camel, which has two humps upon its
back, is not so useful as the Arabian.
The elephant, however, is the boss
animal for all great shows In India
The rajahs of the native states have
some beautiful and wise ones specially
trained for grand occasions. When
the Prince and Princess Of Wales Wis
tied Nabha, the ruler Of that region
had a splendid procession In their hon
or. One Of the features Of the show
was an illuminated elephant. He was
splendidly adorned from head to foot
with embroidered cloths, chains, beads
and fringes. Upon his back was
magnificent howdah, which Is a sort
Of covered and curtained saddle ir
which the passenger or guest OF honor
sits. The elephant driver Is called 8
mahout. He sits generally upon the
big beasts neck.
Along each Of the two tusks Of the
rajah Of Nabha's elephant was ranged
a candelabrum containing cups witt
tiny lights In them. The queerest ar
rangement Of all. however. was that q
small stream OF water sprayed foun
tainlike frGn the animals tusks. The
water was carried somewhere upor
the elephants great body in such
way that 1t spurted through the tusks
but how was mystery to white spec
tators.
The rajah Of Kapurthala tried tc
Guido all the rest in the splendor OF
the trappings of his state elephant
The Kapurthala show beast wore
strings of gems about its huge mech
and bangles around Its ankles. The
elephant rider climbed ladder to gel
into the howdah upon Its back.
Perhaps what the children OF the
Prince and Princess Of Wales would
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
Dakota's Wonderful Grain Fields.

John Kimberly Mumford, writing in
the current issue of Harper's Weekly,
presents a wonderful picture of the fer.
tility and prosperity of the Dakotas, the
granary of America. During the sum-
mer months, says the author, the Da-
kotan labors on his great farm, harvest
ing and gathering In the golden crops.
In winter he takes bis holiday, leaving
the snow.covered fields to recuperate
against the next season. One man went
to the Bottineau region with nothing.
He lived in a sod house, borrowed money
to start with, paid it of in no time, and
went into debt for more land, a quarter
section at q time. After a decade he
doesn't owe a dollar, and the farm is
paying him thousands every year and
growing in value. He has been Of
fered S40,0 900 for his place and laughed
at it. Instances such as these, says the
author, are so common as to become
tedious. Only there is no primrose path
of dalliance'' for the poor man who
starts out to harvest fortune from the
prairies. His payday will come, and
quickly, but there is no vaudeville, no
"Great White Way" no Sinking or
room for shirkers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
Useful Odds and Ends.

Nut shells of all sorts are useful In
helping to revive fire, and the shells OF
the Brazil nuts are particularly service.
able in this way. The stores of plums,
greengages, etc., may be used for the
same purpose, and should be dried and
saved instead of being thrown away.
Orange peel is another article which may
be treated as above. All these may be
kept In a small ornamental bag or box
near the chimney corner, as they are
quite inodorous when dried, and will be
at hand when required. Spent matches
used in the same way will be found help.
full and in households where gas stoves
are used there will generally be large
number of struck matches which can
thus be utilized.
Old stockings are excellent rubbers
for polishing furniture and floors,
faucets and brass plates. Odd pieces OF
dress material can be made into service.
able iron holders, or, if of serge, can be
sewn together to make cloths for use III
washing stone steps, scullery floors,
window stills, etc. Old postage stamps
can be used for covering empty jars,
some being put on whole and others cut
in half, and arranged to form various de.
signs.
Baskets may be turned to account in
many ways. The small round baskets
that hold pound pats of butter make
pretty pincushions If enameled or paint.
ed with gold, silver or copper metallic
paint. When dry they must be filled
with bag of sawdust or bran, the TOP
of this covered with a piece of colored
silk, and the whole finished off with 9
frill of silk, lace or bows Of ribbon. SINH.
lar baskets that have held fruit may be
enameled or painted and used as jardi.
nieres for pots of ferns or other plants.
Three fastened together with wire and
used in this way will form an ef
fective flower stand, or small basins may
be fitted into them and filled with cut
flowers, the edge of the basin being con
cealed by using moss or orimped paper
-Ex
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
The Tale Of the couterted Man.


In an article on his visit to one Of the
famous writer's Of Damascus, In Harper's
for January, Norman Duncan relates An
amusing story ~ told him BY the great
man himself.
"'There 10 no contentment In posses
sion,' Ahmed Effendi said. Have you not
learned itP' he asked, speaking gravely.
Them he added, permit me, BY favor,
to tell You the story Of the only content
cd man. It 10 yet early-not far beyond
noon, ] think,-and thre 10 some pleas
ant instruction in the tale. There was
once q Sultan he began, who fell ILL,
sad was greatly distressed BY his all
ment, which sadly interfered with GER
tain plans he had made for tho conquest
Of his enemy. "A physician to cure me,
he cried, "that I may proceed upon my
businessp' The court physician, failing
to cure him overnight, was decapitated
the next morning. "Another!" cried
the Sultan; land II he fails, Is this one,
he shall suffer the same fate" The
second physician, signally failing to eass
the Sultan's pain before dawn, lost his
head before noon. A third, with re-
markable temerity, presented himself,
and vanished from the sphere of his en-
deavor. And so 1t went on, day by day,
until the kingdom was depleted of ply
sicians, save only one, who was summon
ed to the Sultan's presence. "Your
Majesty is in evil case" said he. "Within
my experience have met with but one
other SO grievously situated, and he was
donkey driver. To be cured of your
affliction," the physician unhesitatingly
prescribed, "YOur Majesty must sleep in
the shirt of a contented man." Pleased
with this curious advice, the like OF
which no other physician had offered,
the Sultan commanded seven contented
men to be fetched before him, thinking
to chose q shirt to his liking. But look
high and low, as his ministers did, no
contented man was to be found In the
kingdom; whereupon the impatient Sui
tan commanded the search to be carried
yet more distantly, even to the desert
and mountains beyond his domain. After
three months, during which the Sultan
suffered excruciating pain, fortunate
emissary CHANGED upon an object of the
search, contented man, who inhabited
wretched cave In the mountains, and
was the most destitute of all the crea-
lures of that neighborhood, hermit, III
nourished, i'll clad, and meanly housed.
'"It is true" said the hermit. 81
am a contented man. / possess all that
I want. / lack nothing OF my need or
DESIRE"
Upon this admission they ha,ed
him into the presence of the Sultan.
"Come," cried the Sultan, weary
of his pain, "off with your shirt"
But 1t was unhappily true"
Ahmed Effendi concluded, laughing,
sc that the contented man had no
shirtp"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
Key to the Puzzler.

No. 338-Charade: Dust-brush.
No. 337.-Beheadings and Curtail
ments: Har-bin-ger, dis-plea-sed, con-
fue-nce. pre-hens-ion, dis-hear-ten. per
senate. cOm-place-nce. dis-cord-ant,
proportion, dispensed, PREDATORY,
dis-may-ing, mig-none-tte, capillary,
his-trio-nic, hep-tar-chy, repeating,
repairing, def-ray-ing.
No. 33S.-Numerical Enigma: Be just
and fear not.
No. 339.-Charade: Catalogue.
No. 340.-Broken Words: l. In quires
inquiries. 2. We stern-western. 8
A shanty-Ashantee. 4. Band Anna
bandanna.
No. 341.-Fox and Geese Puzzle: The
position of the fox and geese may be
reversed by the following moves: Fox
s to 2, goose to 8, fox to l, goose
to I, fox to 5, goose to 4, fox l to Z,
goose 8 to .. fox to 6 and goose 2
63
No. 342.-Split Words: l. Ache, stir
heir. 2. Spin, much, inch. 8. Scar
flea, area. T. Iowa, hunt, want. 8
Char, amid, arid. G. Eta, lame
tame. Z. Ache, real, heal. 8. Char
dr-ab, Arab. Initials Of new words
spell Hiawatha.
No. 343.-Hidden States: New York
New jersey, Maine, Utah, Georgia
Ohio. Iowa, Oregon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
White Bedspreads.

The cheapest of white-enamel bed.
steads may be made attractive with
dainty and at the same time inexpensive
trappings. If one is only wise enough
to select bedstead with simple, grace
full lines and one in which the expense
lies in the quality of the enamel used,
instead of in brass ornaments, the re.
ward will be great. The plain, graceful
white enamel bedsteads minus brass
knobs and scrolls of all kinds, just heavy
enough to be firm and practicable with:
out being clumsy, are both sanitary and
pretty in dainty, light bedroom. Com
bined with white-enamel furniture moth.
ing could be prettier. If one wishes to
have the rest of the furniture painted q
light, delicate gray, lavender, pale green,
ETC., and artistically stencilled the bed
may be made to match. Unless some
definite color scheme of this kind is to be
carried out throughout the room, how.
ever, it is better to have plain white
bedstsad than colored one.-Harper's
Bazaar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
This for the Complexion.

"When preparing for bed the face
should be thoroughly washed with
warm water and good soap or finely
ground oatmeal" After this a light
massage with cold cream will be sooth-
ing and beneficial, followed by douche
with cold water to close the pores. If
the cold cream has been rubbed thor
oughly into the skin-which is necessary
for dry skin or one dried by the wind
and cold-it is better not to leave any
superhuous cream on the skin for the
night. Even If the cold water is not
used at the end the cream should be
wiped off. The face may be washed in
the same way in the morning with lit
tie less soap and cold cream, but with
more cold water at the end to prepare 1t
for the cold air outside. One cannot be
too careful about washing the hands
carefully before washing the face, or
amounting it with cold creams or
lotions. The necessity of having an
absolutely clean cloth, if cloth is used,
is too frequently overlooked. Beaches
and lotions should be applied to the face
and neck with pieces of antiseptic
absorbent cotton.-Harper's Bazaar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29

The German "Coffees.
The German girls in Milwaukee have
introduced there unique and charming.
~ informal way Of entertaining. You
are invited by mail, or simply over the
telephone, to Coffee at four O'Clock
on certain day.
The guests understand that they are
to arrive O few minutes before four
O'Clock, as at that hour they are TO be
seated at the table and refreshments
served, but in another town it Is not safe
to expect your guests to know this and
arrive promptly unless particularly re-
quested. One girl who had visited In
Milwaukee made tho mistake of not ex-
planning to her prospective guests the
nature of her entertainment, and az .
consequence ten of the twelve girls ar
rived about four O'Clock and the hostess
waited at least half an hour for the
other two guests. An immediate re-
ply to coffee" is as imperative as to a
luncheon. In q town where it is
novelty the hostess would be wise to in
vite her guests by telephone If possible,
as then she can make explanations.
The number invited to "coffee''
varies from eight or twelve to twenty
four, depending on the number that can
be seated at the table. Occasionally the
guests are seated at numerous small
tables, but this is departure from Gus
tom and not as conducive to general
conversation and sociability. The table
may be decorated as for luncheon and
with as much variety, from simple
center bouquet to elaborate floral designs
and candelabra. In winter candle
light ''coffee" is very attractive.
The refreshments served are usually
one of two menus. The first is the serv.
ing of hot popovers and jelly, to be eaten
with a fork; coffee cake of any kind,
and large cups of rich coffee, for which
both cream and hot milk are passed; the
coffee cups remain on the table and are
refilled two OF three times. A course
follows of ice cream and German cakes,
"tor,s' they call them. These cakes
are of very complicated recipes and said
to be truly successful only when pre-
pared by the German girls, who have
been carefully trained to make them.
In towns where delicatessen stores are
situated small German cakes can often
be obtained, or macaroons, or cake OF
any kind may be substituted.
The second style of menu consists OF
simple salad-either lettuce or nut sand.
witches; hot rolls or English mullins,
cut in halves, toasted and buttered; and
coffee, always coffee. Ice cream and
cake follow, as in the first menu, and il
desired nuts and candies.
The charm of the "coffee" lies in the
sociabillty which always exists in q
group around a table and the oppor-
tunity the guests have Of visiting with
each other informally without the
amount of preparation or expense entail
ed by luncheon of several courses.-Ex.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
The Girl Who Gains Popularity T..

The girl who makes friends wherever
she goes is delightful. She is ready fol
any thing, and never throws cold water
on your plans. She generally sees the
funny side of things, and she has such a
whole-hearted way of describing them
that you feel as II you had seen them
yourself.
She does not retail gossip, though
and she does not know how to be spite
full, or sarcastic, or bitter, and she never
exaggerates to produce an impression
She knows how to be clever and funny
without being unkind or untruthful. She
likes everybody, not considering it is hel
duty to suspect anyone of evil until they
have been proved good. She prefers ia
consider the world good and honest unit
| it proves itself otherwise. She always
gets along, for she has friends every
where,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29

Passenger las the ship is SINKING
Captain Is there no hope-no hope what
ever?
Captain-None at all, my man; no
hope at all.
Passonger--Confound the luck! And
wouldn't eat any cucumbers for dinner
because / was afraid of indigestion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
Aritbmetical Puzzle.

Let q person select Il greater mum
Der than l and not exceeding 10. Then
you add to 1t number not exceeding
10 alternately with your opponent, and,
although he has the advantage In Sc
lecting the number to start with. you
will reach the even hundred first.
Method-You must make your addi-
lions so that the sums are y, %, "a
45, etc, to 80, when 1t is evident that
you can reach the hundred first.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
Youthful Frankness.

On leaving his study, which is In the
rear of the church, the pastor of dis
trict in Birmingham saw little boy,
friend of his, talking to stranger.
"Whst was he saying to you, Dickp"
asked the divine, as he came up to the
youngest.
"He just wanted to know whether
DR.. Blank was the preacher of this
church."
"And what did you tell him?"
81 told him." responded the lad, with
dignity, "that you were the present en-
cumbrance."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
No, 34S.-Decapitations.

l. Behead kind Of nut and leave a
kind of grain. =. Behead a small
stream and leave bird. 3. Behead
another bird and leave gardeners
tool. 4. Behead n musical instrument
and leave another musical instrument.
8. Behead carpenters tool and leave
a narrow passage. G. Behead part OF a
wagon and leave q part Of the body. Z.
Behead another part Of the body and
leave u tree. s. Behead an edible fish
and leave the defeat Of an army. 9.
Behead a dried fruit and leave an
ancient character or letter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
An Alphabetical Weoins.

An Alphabetical Weoins.
The Chinaman praiseth his rs,
The mandarin praiseth his @.
The gardener praiseth his turnips and Ps.
But praise U.
Tho mariner ioveth the Cs.
The billiardist loveth his @.
The husbandman loveth his cattle and BIS,
But love U.
The actor needeth his Q.
The pilot hath need Of two excellent n,
But need U.
The hunter seeketh the rs.
The shepherd seeketh his U.
The college boys seek their final B. AS,
But c 9.
,-Philadslphis Ledger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
Important Information.

The other day an ingcnious-looking
person called with message to
the housewife that her husband had
sent him for his dress suit, which was to
be pressed and re-done by the tailor.
"Dear me-" said the housewife, she
said nothing to me about it. Did he
look quite well?"
eyes, mum; he wuz in good henlth
and spirits"
"And he seemed quite as If he knew
what he was aboutP'
HE did that, num-"
"And did he look as II he were quite
content with things about himf"
HE was all that, num-"
"Well," said the lady, "it seems
strange that be should only think of that
dress suit now, because it's 10 years since
he's dead and buried, and I've often
wondered how he's been getting on"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
Collectors Advertisement Of Sale Of
Lands of Nonresident Owners.
STATE OF MAINE.

Unpaid taxes on lands situated in the town
year 1905.
The following list OF taxes on real estate Of
non resident owners, In the town OF Mexico,
aforesaid. for the year 1908, committed 20
me for collection for said town on the ST.
day of June 1905 remain unpaid; and notice 10
hereby given that II said taxes with interest
and charges are not previously paid, so much
Of the real estate taxed as Is sufficient TO pay
charges, will be sold without further notice, NJ
public auction at the Town Hall In said town,
on the first Monday in February, 1903, at nine
o'clock A. N.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29
MAKES ASTONISHING CURES
MONA TABLETS CURE DYSPEPSIA BY
PROMPTLY REMOVING THE CAUSE, OR
MONEY BACK.

Dyspepsia cannot be cured by taking
digester, such as pepsin, because pep
sin simply digests your food artifcially
and not all of the food either, for 1t has
no effect at all on starchy foods, such as
potatoes, rice, oatmeal, bread, etc.
There Is just one way to cure dyspep'
STA and stomach disorders, trivial or Sc
rious, and that is to tone up or pu,
energy into the stomach walls, so that
they will be able to properly mix or
churn the food.
M-o-na tablets cure stomach troubles
by putting strength and energy into the
stomach. They quickly arouse the stom-
ach from its insction, and in short time
it is able to do its work properly.
Mona is successfully used in vomit.
ing of pregnancy, in car or sea sickness.
And bear in mind that when the stom-
ach ia in good condition, constipation
disappears, also nervousness, drowsiness,
night sweats, heartburn, etc.
F. A. Shurtleff & Co.. the druggists
sell Mi-o-na tablets at so cents large
box, under o rigid guarantee to do al
that is claimed for them, or money back.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29

Do you use an atomizer in treating
Nasal Catarrh! II so you will appreciate
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm, the quickest
and surest remedy for this disease. IL
all curative properties 1t is identical with
the solid Cream Balm, which is SO
famous and 30 successful In overcoming
Catarrh, Hay Fever and Cold in the head
There is relief in the first dash Of spray
upon the heated sensitive air pass
ages. All druggists 75c., including
spraying tube, or mailed by Ely Bros.
SO Warren st., New York.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-29

A novel hatpin fell under my observa.
ton recently. Part Of the head unscrew.
ed, revealing hollow top, filled with
common pins. What useful article to
have on a long trip or picnic, when
there are always calls for pins! The pin
showed nothing remarkable except on
close investigation.