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again thousands upon thousands o
idle hands got work t o do.
then apneared the organizers.

And then appeared the organizers.
Lincoln and Grant saved the union:
but the railroad kings kept 1t alive
after it IA saved. And II two million
men risked their lives in the civil a
how any more have WED their living
to railroads since h war was fought?
Vanderbilt began the wonderful
aging them from a central seat Of au-
thority. Huntington and his rivals
or associates bestrode the continent
and bound its Pacific coast with steel.
And when only the other day Harri-
man opened his mouth. the world paid
even s%tricter attention than to q pres
idential message.
Railroads need steel. Carnegie, the
eanny Scotch peasant boy. opened
1865; Bessemer perfected his process
five years later: and with an explosion.
as it We're, steel rose ron the bottom
to the top Of the heap. The sum which
the steel corporation set apart for up
keep n improvements. after earning
dividends, has been something like
S232,0G0,00O during the past eight or
nine years.
One of their iron ore mines contains
400. 900. 900 tons OF the best sort Of ore
Rockefeller started neck and neck
i SohASo4S. L Aoullu, dltCl d Lew
years, that he was producing 4 per
cent Of the oil in this country. He put
those economical and far seeing brains
OF his at work.. and in seven years
more he was selling 95 per cen of the
total American output. The trust has
a payroll Of 10000 persons, and its
net profits per annum are 500 million
dollars-or more.
There were a dozen big tobacco men
On vaaro 400 Cnr,,at}ti1~ 49,, ;~xo
their profits. Duke, and a few other
men Of Industrial genius, got them to-
gether, and now the New American
Tobacco company earns per annum 81
million dollars net.
Cotton Is still king in the United
States; and though there have been a
few half-hearted attempts, no mar or
allied group of men is as yet king of
cotton. But the capitalization of
lion dollars; and two and a half mil
lion persons get their living handling
it,
But this enumeration may as we'll
stop-there is no end to 1t.
The gist Of it all is. that the present
~stupendous industrial production of
this country is due to the brains and
energy OF a mere handful of individ-
uals-all Of them members in good
or the hrm OF Solomon, CO.
lumbus, Rhodes and Company.
By organizing and economizing the
work Of the nation. they have FASTENED
our development by hundreds Of years;
they have put money in peoples poe
kets n bread in their mouths, and
they have saved all hands amounted
billions of dollars.
But they are gamblers?
Yes: and it begins to look as if
gambling were not so black as it is
painted.
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Bicycle u.s.. Tiger

While Mr.. Henry Gilbert was making
a walking trip around the world a few
years g he had a little experience
with an Indian tiger which he will
never forget. Near a place called Nag
pur he fell in with an E~nglishman who
had a bicycle. To break the monotony
Of the constant tramping he borrowed
the machine for a ride of a few miles.
though he had been warned of tigers,
he started off. After a while he felt
tired, set his bicycle against a bush,
lay down, and finally went to sleep.
According to Tit-Bits (London), which
relates the story. he was suddenly
awakened by q curious noise. Looking
up drowsily he beheld only thirty
yards away 1.-The fierce and wicked head
and long, 1.-the, striped body of an i'm
mense tiger" To quote Mr.. Gilbert's
own words:
Whether he detected my presence 1
cannot say, out he remained notion
less for some time. 1t seemed abso-
lutely impossible for me to think Of
escaping by means of the bicycle, for
1T was at least twenty yards from me;
and how could I possibly reach it and
make my way to the highroad without
attracting the notice Of h terrible
animal. who in two or three bounds
would be upon me?
Presently l saw him drop his head
and begin to lap the water. AS he
raised his head again I knew that one
single false movement on my part must
inevitably attract his notice. Follow
ing every movement Of the huge nom
ster with terrible anxiety, l was at
length relieved to see him apparently
about to return into the jungle whence
he had come; but, alas! some little
bird moved in the bushes around me
and the effect was instantaneous. The
tiger stopped suddenly and wheeled
around like lightning, his great eyes
fixed %intently upon the very spot where
I lay.
He paused for a moment and then,
to my indescribable horror, commenced
to creep slowly in my direction. Pres
emily he got SO close that I was only
able to distinguish his movements by
the cracking of the leaves and twigs
as he crept along. I now felt that my
case was quite hopeless. Nothing"
l said to myself, deSpairingly, car
save me from a dreadful death" Ard
yet-so quickly does the brain work in
such cases-only a mere fraction of
time after these despairing thoughts,
1 conceived the desperate idea of maxi
ing a dash for the bicycle.
Leaping to my feet, l fairly hurled
myself in the direction of the bicycle.
l threw myself pom it, and with the
impetus so gained began to glide swift
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HOW WEALTHY He WAS.

HOW WEALTHY He WAS.
Where Gid Solomon get h money
TO build the temple?
That brings US to his second claim
to distinction.
Not only was he the wisest, he was
also the richest man in the world.
How rich was he?
There is in circulation today q good
deal more of h precious metals than
in the time of King Solomon; never
theless. we have it on scriptural au-
thority that his revenues, in a single
year. were &c talents Of gold.
What would that mean in omitted
States money?
If-as seems probable-4a Hebrew tall
emit Of gold be worth about $23. 900,
then h kings income would be $751;
500. 900. And, If interest on capital
were s per cent. that would make him
worth something like $3.50. 100000.
Remember. too. that the purchasing
power of q dollar, a 1000 years ago,
was probably near q 100 times what it
ls in our era.
So we are justified In saying that
Solomon was the richest of mankind.
It is likely he could have bought out
King Croesus (who lived some 500
years later) and never have missed the
money.
Richest as well as wisest of man.
kind; and he built the temple. He
was an all-around m~an-about the big
Vest we know of.
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OTHER GAMBLERS.

That was the secret Of Solomon: he
was a gambler.
And without that element in his ma
ture, never, for all his wisdom, would
he have accomplished the mighty works
by which we know him and for which
we honor him..
Nor was 1t a blot on his character; 1t
was one of his noblest endowments.
I will say more; every man whose
acts have advanced civilization. created
new eras in history, conferred signal
benefits on mankind-all men Of that
stamp have been such gamblers as was
Solomon.
Alexander the Great-what a titanic
gambler was he! What enterprise more
desperate than the conquest Of the
world with a handful OF Macedonian
soldiers!
But that marvellous boy had calcu-
lated the odds. The greatest Of philos-
ophers and Observation-Disclosures
developed his mind; the greatest SOL
der before himself-his own father.
Philip-had taught him the art and
practice of war; he knew what clumsy
rabbles We're the armies opposed to
him: he knew the impregnability of
he trusted to his own towering ambi-
ton and genius. He was a successful
gambler who deserved success.
Another of the giant brotherhood
Julius Caesar-was q gambler as sue
cessful as and more reckless han Alex
ander. His debts before he was 20
were high in the millions. BY way of
getting even with the world, he con-
Quered 1t.
But. before that, captured by pirates
Gas ruthless and lawless cutthroats as
ever few the black flag Caesar, stand
ing solitary On their deck, actually as
sumed command Of the ship and or
dered the de~speradoes about like poo
die dogs. He babe them steer for his
own nome port. promising them as re-
ward a hanging as soon as they got
there. What Il more. on arrival. he
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The Calm of ealiIee.
From the Century.

The calm of Galilee on a perfect
morning of spring is like no other
calm l have ever known. 1t is gentler,
sweeter thar the wonderful calm of
the desert. There you see INTO be COM
ing into the very presence of God the
AS you draw near to Galilee it
IS as If, With the handful of human
fishermen, you drew near to God the
Son. Galilee takes your hand as a
friend, and draws you to it. 1t seems
to breathe pom you and give you
peace.
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az JULIAN

.A12OW W1oG SOLON1OXN WAo.
OF all sons of men. King olomon
was wtsest: my audience has heard
that before: but 1 have a reason for
reminding them Of it now
In his Book Of Proverbs Is abundant
proof OF the fact,-of all human books
1t is the most sagacious and conserva-
tive, and the sanest. None before or
since has known men and the world as
Solomon knew them, their frailties and
follies.
Spreading far and vide, the fame of
Solomon reached Bakris, Queen OF
Sheba, herself wise. wealthy and beau
tiful. But she a doubts concerning
to determine the matter. she journeyed
from South Arabia to Jerusalem, car
rying with her a selection of the most
difficult riddles in the world. where
with to test his sagacity.
The queen was most h~opsitably re-
all her riddles without so much as
clearing his throat to gain time.
Whereupon she made him handsome
presents, and the confession. no less
handsome, that h found him yet
wiser than had been reported. So they
became friends; and h gossip Of that
day declares that from this union OF
Is descended-the Philippians. about
whom we had imagined we know
something!
But do no let this distract your
minds from the wisdom OF Solomon. A
man merely learned may nevertheless
be a fool: bu a wise man, never. Nor
vas Solomon's wisdom in danger OF
degenerating into the dogrnatism of
senility; for he came to the throne
In his teens. n reigned 40 years.
which is one more nail in the coffin Of
DIR. Osler's reputation.
Moreover. Solomon built the temple,
the most wonderful and costly building
In the world.
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With the simpIifers.
From the Boston Heral,

FFOm Tie Boston Herald.
Hank Stubbs-I never could see any
sense in that expression, Six of one and
half a dozen of the other.'
Bile Miller-How would you make it?
Hank Stubbs-Why, Six of each,' of
course.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-14

Some men borrow trouble, while
others have 1t thrust. upon them by
buying an automobile on time.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-14

In politics a man must give his con-
.stituents something to think about or
they will give him something to think
about.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-14

The man who doesn't know. the
meaning of fear is twin to a clam
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=. DADDY'S a.
GOOD. NIGHT STORIES
The AlRsHlP ACCIDENT.
By Farmer Smith.

Ethel's father told her this story
about the Frog Brothers and little
Willie Treetoad sailing around In the
air, and, although he tried not to maxi
1t exciting, still it interested Ethel very
much.
When Willie Treetoad and the Frog
Brothers started out to look for the
~fire1lies they had quite a task of 1T, for
the ~fireflies We're up in the air scooting
around themselves. Finally they found
three ~f1reflies sitting on a fence admir-
ing the moor.
Here, you f~lrefles, would you like to
take a nice ride up in the sky higher
than o rave ever been?"
Sure, we would" said the f1reflies,
as they jumped off the fence.
Then, come along with us, said lit
tie Willie Treetoad, as he led them
over to where the Bats were waiting.
Hurry up, now, and get on, you fire.
fies." said little Willie Treetoad, as he
hoped on to his Airship Bat.
So they all hurried as much as posi-
Bile, and soon they We're up in the air
circling around.
MY, but this is great shouted little
II dont see it," said Jill Frog, for 1t
is all l can do to hold on. One of my
feet keeps slipping off all the time"
We'll. if you are going to fall down.
said little Willie Treetoad. d not fall
on the church steeple or something like
that"
"Don't talk like that" said Jill Frog,
II am getting mighty uncomfortable"
$50 am l." said Jack
Little Willie Trectoad looked I'VE at
them and saw them little by little slip
ping off the Bats, while the Bats We're
having a very good time and enjoying
the fun. He noticed that the Bats We're
flying over in the direction of the river,
and when they got just over the river,
the Bats began to shiver and shake.
and Jack and Jill Frog slipped off OF
their backs and fell down, down, down
and landed in the ~'ver "Cher-p1unk."
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THE SECRET OF SOLOMON

knowledged to be the wisest OF man
kind.
And his name was-Solomon.
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al think this is a great lot of fun
he said. I wonder when l will get
home.' Just then he saw his own little
station coming into view. Home at
last he thought to HIMSELF"
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Every time the engine stopped and
he got a chance he looked out the cab
window and barked as hard as he
Oxford Democrat., 1910-03-08


by her pruwess FORT NoHGAN'
the neisi:boring fortified town Of Pym-
outh was forced TO surrender. The
Union fiotila lying at the mouth Of the
Roanoke was helpless against her.
The night Of Oct. p was rainy and
pitch dark. Up the Roanoke steamed
Cushing and handful Of picked vol
unteers In little open launch, passing
the Confederate sentinels unnoticed.
Over the launch's bow torpedo was
hung.
Gushing by means Of ropes on his
hands and feet not only guided the
launch. but also directed the nachln-
cry Of the torpedo. A barrier Of float
ing logs surrounded the ram. Cush-
Ing sent the launch ut full speed over
the slippery, yielding surface Of these.
just as sentinel aboard the Albe-
marie gave the alarm. Amid hurri-
cane Of rife shots Gushing advanced
As carefully and coolly as II on drill
he put the torpedo into the water and
drove 1t against the rams armored
side. There was a terrific explosion
that sent the launch to the bottom Of
the river. Her crew as they rose gasp
ing to the surface were again under
murderous fire from the ram and the
shore. Cushing and some Of the, rest
swan to safety.
The Albemarle was totally destroyed
by the torpedo.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-03-08
pItOBATL NOTICEs.

70 all persons interested in either Of the Estate-
hereinafter named:
for the County of Oxford, on the third Tuesday ot
Feb In the year Of our Lord one thousani
nine hundred and ten. The following matte
having been presented for the action thereupon
hereinafter indicated, II is hereby ORDERED:
That notice thereof be given to all persons N
terested, by causing copy of this order 70 be
published three weeks successfully In the oR
ford Democrat, a newspaper published At soasa
Probate Court to &c held as said Paris on
the third Tuesday of March. A. ID. 1910. 81
of the clock in the forenoon, and be heard there
on II they see cause.
Cynthia n. Berry, late Of Buck6eld, decease
will and petition for probate thereof prese nI.i
by Charles +. Berry, the executor therein
named.
Sidu ey II. Farnum, late Of Paris, decease'
will and petition for probate thereof presentrl
by Frank s. Farnum, the executor therein
named.
Joseph Douglass, late Of Porter. deceaseii
petition that George +. Davis or some otn-f
suitable person be appointed a. admiDistratJr
of the estate OF said deceased presented by via
4. LOcklin, daughter.
Thaddeus J. Sessions, late OF Milton Plal.
tatiOn, deceased; petition for an allowance DCt
OF personal estate presented by Hattie SEES
sions, widow.
Writ q. McKenney Of Paris, a minor; pet
ton for license to sell and convey real estais
presented by Frank Z. McKenney. guardisr
George C. morrill,, late OF Sumner. decease i
petition for license to sell and convey real
estate presented by Katie b. Morrill,, admin!'.
tratrix.
Miller Buck Of Ruckfeld, ward final account
presented for allowance by Alfred C9.c'
guardian.
George c. Morrill,, llte Of Sum ner, deceased;
petition for an allowance out OF personaI
estate presented by Katie b. Morrill,, widow
ADDISON Z. HERRlCK, Judge Of said Cour.
' ALBERT d. PARK. Register.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-03-08
Children of
The Chinese.

OF all the children Of foreign lands
none are more interesting tEan the
little folks of China. In China girl
baby Is nothing and nobody. a boy
baby is everything and somebody.
which shows how far behind the tiiues
the Chinese are.
When boy baby in China Is about
three months old his mother has the
rrown of his mead shaved In round
bald spot as large as silver dollar.
Try II you can guess what that is for.
And when you have tried In vain
may tell you that the tiny Chinese boy
has his crown shaved and kept 80 till
he is three or four years old 50 that
when the hair is allowed to grow
finally 1t will be very strong and thick
4 fine showing of thick hnil' Is wanted
to make the braided cue which every
grown Chinaman values more than his
life and will risk his life to defend If
anybody tries to cut 1t of.
In China the long tail Of braided
Lair is the badge Of responsibility. and
only convicts have 1t cut Off. 10 lose
the cue is to be- disgraced for life.
Oddly enough. In their own land
Chinese grown men shave all the hair
off their heads except that upon the
crown and Immediately around It,
Oxford Democrat., 1910-03-08
THE VANISHING SPIDER.

A Strange Insect That Lives In the
Florida Swamps.
A Florida paper describes strange
creature known as the vanishing
spider"
On the borders Of the Everglades you
often seq large yellow spider. He
swings strong web from two plant
twigs on each side of path or clear
space Of ground and waits for his prey
The web Is in the shape Of hammock
and tapers at each end to fine point.
though quite broad in the middle.
The bright color of the owner seems
to mark him out for destruction-he
is clearly defined against the white
sand or dead leaves-and you wonder
what he would do for defense In case
of attack Approach quietly and he
watches you intently. Now raise your
hand suddenly. and he will disappear!
While you are wondering what be.
came of him you see first blur where
he had been. then several spiders. then
you catch sight again Of the yellow
bail that you noticed at first. Repeat
thu performance, and the strange effect
is renewed. The disappearance is abb
solute. there can be no doubt about It..
and the little magician trusts to 1t en-
.irely for his protection.
How Is 1t done? AS soon as he Is
threatened he starts the vibrations OF
his airy hammock. These become too
rapid for the eye to follow. and he van
ishes. As these become slower you
see a blur and then several spiders as
the eve catches him at different points
of his swing until finally he rests be-
fore you.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-03-08

sian or Angora. but just the plain.
hunting. rowing. thieving. tramp cat
that hides in trees and catches birds.
One day while rich Philadelphia
gentleman and his wife. Mr. and Mrs.
Dilley. were at their summer cottage
by the sea in Atlantic City there came
to their kitchen door cat so starved.
scared and ragged looking that 1t
grieved Mr.. Dilley to see her. He
could not help taking her into the
kitchen. where he fed her and then
washed and brushed her. Mrs. Dilley
took n great fancy to the poor stray
cat and kept her.
In time Kitty became the mother OF
three tine kittens-Blackie. Pinkie and
Baby Dandy. Baby Dandy and the
mother cat both died before very long.
and only Blackie and Pinkie were left.
And the sense those kittens showed
and the fun Mr. Dilley had with them.
A tiny opening was cut In the door OF
the bathroom so the animals could 20
in and out. Upon the bathroom hoor
dish of fresh water was always kept
for Blackie and Pinkie.
Once a mouse found its way through
hole into the bathroom. 1t used
eve, to come AMI drink water from tho
kittens dish Blackir tried again ana
Oxford Democrat., 1910-03-08

again in vain to catch ii. Then-one
can hardly believe it-that shrewd cat
actually laid q trap for the mouse.
Blackie and Pinkie liked boiled chest
nuts better than anything else. and
their kind master always kept them
plentifully supplied with these. Find
ing he could not get Mr.. Mouse any
other way, one day Blackie brought a
big fat chestnut and laideit upon the
bathroom floor near the mouse hole.
Then he lay in wait, watching. The
mouse could not resist the smell Of
the tempting bait. so stole eyer so
softly out to grab it. But that instant
Blackie pounced upon Mr.. Mouse and
killed him. After that Blackie ate the
chestnut himself. Does not this prove
that cats have sense?
Oxford Democrat., 1910-03-08
IN A FLORAL CARRIAGE

pcople can think up so many ingenious
devices. and especially you would won
der where all the flowers come from
A prize Ia always given to the person
with the most beautifully decorated
carriage
The vehicles are trimmed with flow
ers even to the wheel spokes There
are flower canopies above them and
throneIke floral seats. In which beau
tiful children and sometimes women
and men sit. Even the harness OF the
horses is covered with blossoms
roses. orange and myrtle flowers.
The people rack their brains to de-
wise something new for the great pa
rade In the accompanying pictures
Oxford Democrat., 1910-03-08
How often do you
eat this food?

A short time ago there appeared in
the columns of one of the prominent
magazines an article on building brain
and muscle by the proper selection of
the foods you eat.
A good many people were surprised
to find oatmeal placed at the top of the
list of foods recommended; but If the
article had appeared in an English or
Scotch paper every reader would have
expected to see first place given to
good oatmeal.
As 4 matter of fact Great Britain
and Europe come to us for tremendous
quantities of Quaker Oats because It
represents to them perfect food, being
the richest in flavor and best in clean.
illness and purity, Of all oatmeals.
Convenience and economy are served
by the way it is packed-regular size
10c packages and large size family
packages. 25c. S.
Oxford Democrat., 1910-03-08
Pointed Paragraphs.

Brains may come in handy if your
money gives out.
And many q cheerful dentist looks
down in the mouth.
Don't be an eavesdropper. Brace up
and butt in like man.
An undertaken by any other name
would lay us ont just the same.
The man who digs the hardest doesn't
always get out the most dirt.
The secret woman can't find out may
become her secret sorrow.
Let your mind work overtime II II
will, but give your tongue frequent va
cations.
There is much low grating that can
not be stopped until the man higher up
is behind the bars.
It's mans inability to understand
woman that places him at disadvantage
In the matrimonial game.
Why is 1t that an otherwise sensible
man Is seized with desire to say idiotic
things when alone with pretty woman?
Oxford Democrat., 1910-03-08
CHINESE CHILDREN.

This goes into the braided cue, and the
rest of the head Is left bald. which
gives man u queer look In western
eyes. However. all depends on the
fashion.
Perhaps even more odd than the hair
less temples of the grown men are the
little boys running about with the
shaved bald spots upon their crowns.
When ut length the tuft on the Chi
nese boys top head is long enough to
braid he IL as proud Of 1t as an Amer
lean hoy with his first trousers. Little
Chinese girls are often very pretty.
When they are a few years old their
hair Is gathered In coil and fastened
ut the side Of the head over one ear.
Pretty pins are stuck through 1t.