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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-05-31
Parls Women pIsIIke MOTOR.

In virtue Of a municipal decree
which came into force recently. the
famous Alice ,dcs Acacias will be
closed to all but horse-drawn vehicles
up to July Throughout. that il. the
whole of the Paris season. In this
happy innovation---or reaction, IL you
prefer-we scent feminine Initiative,
I'm auto my lady's most Fetching hat
OF costume was simply lost. Admir-
Ing glances could not keep pace with
her trente chevaux. II was worse
than useless for her prsttiest shoes
and stockings. for no one could see
them But In victoria or landeau she
win have space and leisure to be ad-
mired.--Paris Letter TO the London
Telegraph.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-05-31
THIRD LARGEST IN WORLD.

The foreign trade OF Argentina last
year. totaling. $s40, 100000. which was
$120 for each person in the country
was the third largest per capita trade
among the nations OF the world. &C.
cording to statement just issued BY
the Pan-American Union. Holland and
Belgium along made better records.
In comparison. the statement points
out that the per capita foreign trade
Of the United States is approximately
$40 s, y a
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-05-31
tier TitIee Are TanaIed.

Ogden, Utah Mrs Maria c. Van
Brennerson vallinga married James
vallinga, son Of her divorced hus
band here. and thereby became the
iaughter-in-law OF her former husband
The rearrangement Of relationships
was further complicated In the dis
covery that Mrs vallinga instead of
being stepmother, becomes sister-in-
law to her stepchildren, and vallinga
becomes stepfather to his stepbrothers
and sisters. Mrs. vallinga Is her step
mother-in-law vallinga is twenty-one
years old and his wife Ia thirty
eight
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-05-31

Miss Taft was In Washington to at
tend the marriage OF Miss Alys Meyer,
and was one of the bridesmaids.
Invited to meet Miss Taft were
Miss Sophy Johnston. who enter
tanned Miss Taft as house guest. !.
Misses Mary Scott of Princeton; Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones. Lieutenant
McMurray. Mr.. Chaferth, Mr. Luding-
ton, Lieutenant Rockwell. Lieutenant
Greble. Lieutenant Claggett and DR.
c. r. Grayson.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-05-31
HELEN TAFT WILSON GUEST
Daughter Of President Entertains
Former Executives Child at
White House.

Washington.-A pretty friendship
has sprung up between Miss Helen
president. and Miss Jessie Wilson.
daughter of the president OF the
United States. Recently Miss Taft
lunched at the White House and
greatly enjoyed the return to the
scene OF her former social triumphs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-05-31
Flrst Salmon nrInoa ss2.

Bangor. Me.-That highly coveted
prize OF the Maine angler--the sea-
sons flrst Penobscot saimon-was
taken at Bangor pool by Charles c..
Bfssell. The fish weighed l6 pounds
and was sold for $50. the highest price
per pound ever paid for Penobscot
salmon 1t was sent to Mrs. w. Camp
bell Clark Of New Jersey.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-05-31
is A CONFIRMED BACHELOR
Col. {. n. r.. Green, SON Of the Rich
est Woman, Received Too Many
Proposals.

st. Louis. Mo.--Col. II. H. r. Green,
son OF Mrs. Hetty Green. richest wom-
an. recently declared he was no longer
In the Matrimonial market. Colonel
Green is still a bachelor More than
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-05-31

Paris.sqme interest 10 being ex-
cited here by the case of young
girl who swallowed packet OF
needles and is now gradually she'd
ding them as they pierce her skin at
different parts OF her body. Forty
needles have already emerged In this
fashion
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-05-31

two years ago he said he would wed
an old-fashioned. modest. stay-athome.
fireside woman. He said he received
30 many proposals he became pessi-
mistic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-05-31

Mahomed Kani ell Bimbashi, who is
seen holding the flag of the new In
dependent government Of Tripoli, Is
the son Of an Afghan father and an
Albanian mother. When the Turco-
italian war broke out he went on foot
from Egypt to Azizia rousing the
tribesmen. He has been In many
parts of Europe and Asia and is well
known to travellers. The flag bears a
map of Africa,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
Biting the Finger.NaiIs.

Biting the finger-nails Is q deplorable
habit common among children. Ny
little boy had this habit In most per-
sistent form. After trying many ways
and means to cure him, and always
meeting humiliating defeat, / hit upon Q
remedy that has effected q permanent
cure.
To accomplish anything one must have
persistence. Be sure you have 1t; then
insist that the small hands be washed
thoroughly clean. While tho hands are
soft and clean, take dull pointed scissors
or knife-blade and press under the
edge of each nall. This Is not pleasant
TO do, as the ends of the fingers that
have been bitten are usually very sensi-
tive. The child may resist this treat.
ment, but l give this attention to each
tiny finger.
Be gentle and soothing in every move.
ment, and then apply soft skin.cream
aud a scented tint, Furnishing with
channels.
Do not be negligent. Morning and
night, personally attend to this man'cur-
ing of the play -soiled fingers. Do 1t
with as much care as a professional be-
slows upon the fingers Of a society
belle.
Always be careful to leave q notice
able fragrance of the perfumed cream
cliuging to the hand. 1t is this pleasant
tickling of the olfactory sense when the
fingers are carried to the mouth that
throws out to the child the danger.sig-
nal-a sweet and gentle reminder-and,
in the end, the victory is won.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
Bear Batting In oIden Days.

So popular was bull batting in oldei
days In England that riots followed
the attempt to suppress 1t in the large
towns. Bear batting was more populhi
still, IL that could be. In variou'
places, Liverpool. especially. 1t mau'
part of the festivities ut the election
Of the mayor, being held before hi:
worship started for church. Ladie'
commonly attended In great numbers
There was a famous bear at Liver
pool which showed such grand sport
in 1882 that certain fair admirers pre-
scented it with q garland. decked II
with ribbons and carried it to the the
alter. where special entertainment
had been commanded" which bruil
sat out In the front Of their box. Bu'
Of gossip about bull and bear baitln-
there Is no end. Enthusiastic lover.
Of Shakespeare read with interest Tx
petition Of the royal bear warden. al
dressed to Queen Elizabeth in 100
complaining that his licensed perform
ances had been neglected Of late he
cause every one went to the theiter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07


Its q great thing to wear shAbny
clothes and an old hat Some OF tic
best things have ever known. IKE
these experiences Of the streets. have
resulted from coming up to life from
underneath. of being taken for less
than l am rather than for more than
lam.
1 did not always believe In this doc
trine. For many years-the years be-
fore was rightly born Into this allur-
ing world tried quite the opposite
course. was constantly attempting to
come down to life from above. Instead
Of being content to carry through life
a sufficiently wonderful being named
David Grayson. tried desperately to
set up and support sort Of dummy
creature which 80 clad, 30 housed. 30
fed. should appear to be what !
thought David Grayson ought to ap-
pear In the eyes Of the world Oh, I
spent quite lifetime trying TO satisfy
other people!-David Grayson In Amer
lean Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
W.:,.7: Geoo6d Marriage.

The Paris Weekly Revue relates
from letters hitherto unpublished TIL
exciting story of Wagner's second mar
Rage. All the world knows that ht
married, after the necessary divorce
the wife of Hans Won Bulow, but al
the world does not know that there
was a rival applicant for his heart aht
hand. This was Malwine Schnorr, tilt
singer who had just created the par
of Isolde in his Tristan" and ill.,
cause of Malwine Schnorr was cham
pioned by another artistic named Isl
dore de Reuter-, who announced her
self as a prophecies, charged with
divine message to the musician. Th'
message was to the effect that Wagne'
must marry Malwine and must at ti.'
same time persuade the king or BIZ
varia to marry lsidore herself. W"S
ner tells the story Of his embarrass
ment In a letter to his friend. August
Rocker, and 1t appears that ne onl!
succeeded in peacefully marrying th;
lady of his choice after the king ha''
at her request, expelled the two othc'
ladies' from his duminions.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
Perjury Penalties,

Perjury. besides being one OF thu
Oldest Of offenses in the catalogue oil
crime, has always been very severely
punished. In the days Of the Roman
empire any one who committed per
Jury was thrown from precipice
while the Greeks branded their false
swearers. 1t Ii interesting to note
that when the latter embraced thu
Christian religion the punishment was
altered to that Of having the tongue
cut out. a sort Of punishment which
was considered to fit the crime In tn.
early centuries. In the middle ages
some countries adopted the system oil
giving the perjurer the punishment,
for the crime he falsely accused an
other Of. Thus If he swore n neigh
Dor had committed murder and the
charge was dlsproved the per5ureI
would he sentenced to death. and the
other penalties OF the penal code wer,
rgarteL for the particular crime al
g;al.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
Pan. IN N. EIoht.snth Century

A letter in the London Spectator
dated May. III, gives most interest
ing description of an academy where
ladies' could be drilled in the proper
use of their fans and initiated into the
mysteries Of 1.-The angry futter. the
modest 3utter. the hmorous futter. the
confused futter. the merry futter and
the amorous futter." In the eighteenth
century at dancing assemblies In Lon
don. Bath and other places Of fashion
able resort gentlemen chose their part
ners by lottery of the fam" The fans
Of all the ladies present were placed In
a hat, whence each gentleman had the
privilege Of selecting one. the lady to
whom 1t belonged becoming bis allotted
partner for the evening. OF course
such a custom entailed a great study
Of fans on the part Of the gentlemen.
Boswell. Steele and Pope found some
thing to say about the fan, and Guy.
enlarging upon the efforts Of his prede-
cessors, wrote a long poem in praise OF
the fan, attributng its invention to
Venua
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
Power Of . Song.

Mime. Marchesi, speaking Of the pow
er of song, said: II was singing ut
Edinburgh. where / have very good
friends in the head master Of big
public school and his wife, and 1t was
arranged that I should have supper
with them after the concert. One OF
nv songs was Landon Ronald's Peace
and Rest the idea Of which Is two
lovers not separated by death. but ly
ing together In the same tomb. When
l came tn supper with my friends my
host said to me: 'Ah, Mime. Marchesi
that song you sang. peace and Rest.
had a great effect upon me. l never
thought before Of my wife and being
separated by death'-I did not wonde'
at this. for he>1s most happy man
full Of Joy Of life-'but since l heard
you sing that song l have been think
Ing hard. aud tomorrow am going t.
buy q family vault I scarcely knew
whether to laugh or to cry. but in thu
end we all laughed. And surely this
would be hard to beat for an example
Of what q song can do"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
To Make Southern Corn Bread.

The proper way to make real South
ern corn bread: Get good, bolted corr
meal, preferably water ground. Put In
deep pan or bowl. Boil the water to
be used in mixing the corn-meal batter
First scald the meal with boiling water
Then mix the dough as follows: Take
enough of the scalded meal for about
six people, pour in the boiling hot water
until the consist ency of thick batter ID
obtained. working the substance thor.
oughly and fast all the while; also add
two eggs while the batter IL being beat
en-. Add salt to taste and pour into
bakepans and bakeit slowly in the oven
DO not use any sugar, butter or Other
grease for Shortening; only grease the
bottom of the bakepan or other recepta'
Gle into which the batter or dough ID
poured for baking. The secret is in
properly scalding the meal before mix
ing and in the slow cooking. That 10
the old fashioned Southern corn bread
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
m 4 oempIsts Surprise.

When William r. Hearst bought the
old New York Journal one Of his man.
aging editors, julius Chambers, invit-
Cd Hearst to dinner with him.
They went tc q downtown French
restaurant. Chambers had on1ered the
dinner, which was q good one, ana
Hearst and he had pleasant time.
Along toward the close Of the meal
Chambers said: "Now, Nj. Hearst, !
am going to give you treat ] have
ordered something you probably never
have eaten or seen"
Chambers nodded to the waiter. who
brought In some French artchokes.
"You SEE" explained Chambers,
"these are a great delicacy. You pull
OF the leaves and dip the ends IN
the sauce and eat the ends only"
Hearst smiled a little and followed
directions. As they progressed Cham
bers said complacently: pretty good,
ehf don't suppose you ever saw an
artichoke before"
WELL" Hearst replied, II can't 90 80
far as that. You see, Chambers, we
had 400 acres of them growing the
last time was out at our California
Saturday Evening Post
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
Now er..iIians Bso wild Fowl.

From -The Log Of Rolling Stone. y
by Henry Arthur Broome, comes the
following curious mode Of bagging wild
fowl In Brazil by way Of economizinG
ammunition:
"The e1pedient Is to get hold Of a
very 'args pumpkin and, after scoop.
ing out the meat and seeds inside, to
cut two little eyeholes in It and then
place It on the hunters head. He then
wades through the sedge and fags into
deeper water up to his neck. where the
wild fowl are feeding. who gather that
1t is merely q pumpkin innocentay
floating on the surface. The hunter
then soon gets into the midst Of bis
quarry and, seizing them by the legs.
pulls them quietly under water. where
he tucks them under a belt fastened
round his waist, and as their compan
ions presume that one unfortunate bird
after another Is only diving for fool
the hunter gets q waistful In no time
and returns well satisfied to the
shore"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
klsptomania.

The paragraphist opened his type
writer. adjusted sheet Of paper, lit
his pipe and sat for a moment i'm.
mersed In thought. Then he clicked
of a single line Of copy. He glanced
at what he had written. and look OF
surprise came across his classic fea-
lures. Then he gasped, shrieked and
went into a At Of Mysteries.
His colleagues rushed into the room.
but he was beyond human aid. In ten
minutes he had laughed himself to
death. Then one bethought himself
20 look at the last lines those fingers,
now cold and still. had written At
the top Of the all but unsullied sheet
appeared these words: Another shop.
litter arrested In one Of our big stores
has been dismissed with a warning
and her name withheld from the pa
pers. What used to be called q crime
Is now yclept a mania
That was all. But It had caught the
paragrapher unawares. - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
Bear Fighting.

In the seventeenth century on feast
DAYS the life Of the car Of Russia was
enlivened with such amusements as a
battle to the death between bear
and a spearman. In which. It Is said.
frequently the man lost his life In
the event Of a successful Issue the
spearman was rewarded by being
taken to the royal cellars, where he
was allowed to drink as much as he
uked.-Cd de Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07

Before the Doctor Comes.
Only the mother of . family can sp-
probate the series Of nerve racking o.
tastrophes which arc tho lot OF most chill
dren. Everything from scorched tongue:
10 diptheris, may befall them, and
| to know what to do In IN emergency 10
often the means of saving . life or avert.
| ing q heavy doctors bill.
For use In case OF cuts and bruises, 1t
| IN an excellent plan to keep on hand alb
sorbent Gotten item cents package), or
clean white rags, and bottle OF perox-
ide or other disinfectant, such ~ sat-
ursted solution of boracic acid. Every
| fresh wound should be bathed and dress
ed before any dirt can enter, thus avert
ing ugly sores or serious cases OF blood
poisoning.
Next to cut and bruised fingers, burn
ed or scalded ones are apt to obtrude
themselves on our attention most fire.
ouently. 1t is we'll to know that equal
parts Of -four and lard applied to burn
will give instant relief and prevent the
formation of q blister. An application
of kerosene oil 10 equally effective In
drawing the sting from burn. In case
OF scalds, the injured part should be
submerged in the oil.
Fresh air and cleanliness will prevent
many of the serious diseases, and there
are two factors In this work Of proven.
ton to which every housewife should
give particular attentiou-the cellar and
general ventilation.
The cellar is, very literally, the foun-
dation of the household health, and 1t
should be kept scrupulously clean by
lavish use of lime and charcoal. The
walls should be freshly kalsomined twice
a year. Water must never be allowed to
accumulate there, and any damp, rank
odor is the ghost that brings disease.
Rubbish and garbage should never be
placed in the cellar. II 1t Is Impossible
to dispose OF it Immediately, 1t should
be put into some covered receptacle out
doors, not In the cellar where 1t can in
feet the whole house. Above all, the
cellar must be thoroughly aired daily,
no matter That the weather, to keep 1t
sweet and wholesome.
At least once day, every room In the
house should be thoroughly aired; after
ward, the rooms used by the family may
be ventilated by opening the windows 10
them occasionally for few minutes.
At night, the bedroom windows should
alw avs be left open and the heat turned
off. People who are haunted by fear
of drafts may try the following plan.
Open the window six inches top and bot
tom, and across the window.frame, to
cover the opening, tack q piece OF mus
lin six inches wide. This will prevent
draft and will not retard the entrance Of
frash air
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
Curious Siunboards.

An eighteenth century Glasgow
sweep suspended over the door OF his
house the announcements:
Barry Keir. he does live here.
He'll sweep your vents. and not too dear.
And should they chance to go on fire
He'll put them out Mt your desire.
Edinburgh once enjoyed the dist1nc'
ton Of possessing the most prolIx sign
board on record:
John Main. Stati0ner, Bibles, Tes
taments. Psalms. Hymns. Prayer
books. Catechisms. Proverbs. Books,
new and old. in various branches OF
literature. Money or exchange for old
Books; Papers. Tens. and Ink: Wax
and Waters; Blacklead. Hair. and
Hair Pencils; Colored Books. Memo
randum Books, Religious Tracts
Books neatly bound. on moderate
terms."-London Mail
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
BERLASnC s; 5:: ;: "a: a..
So SOLD oNLYeY
Dn@--C S.P. Maxim Son
WVHuNO South Paris, Maine
PROBATE NOTICES.

To all persons interested In either OF the crates
hereinafter named:
At a Probate Court held at Paris, 10 .al
for the County of Oxford. on the thiri 1uDf.ay
Of Sept. In the year OF our Lori one thousand
nine hundred and thirteen, the following matter
having been presented for the action thereupon
hereinafter indicated, 1t is hereby ORDERED.
That notice thereof be given TO all person ~
terested, by causing copy of this order e. De
published three weeks successively In The u
ford Democrat, newspaper published at 81 !!n
Paris, In said County, that they may appeaE
the third Tuesday Of October, A. ID: 1871. s.
nine OF the clock In the forenoon. and be beard
thereon II they see cause:
BENJAMIN s. Holden late o. swc!ea, he.
ceased; will and petition for probats thereof
presented by Ned n. Holden. the executor there
In named.
jeremiah verrill late of Oxfor'i, ie1ea.ei,
petition that Alton e. Wheeler or suH. 9IheI
suitable person be appointed as aduiu.-trN.'rHi
the estate OF said deceased, presenteI Do Aioa
j. Verrill, son and heir.
Daniel +. Neal late OF Hartford, deceased,
pet ilion that Otis NJ RI, harrison or some .i.ar
suitable person be appointed as adm!nl''ia."r
OF the estate OF said deceased presente 0y Ai'e
| S. Neal, widow.
Emma ]. Davis late OF Woodstock, Re-
| ceased; petition that Ronello e. Davis or some
other suitable person be appointeh as admlnIs
traitor OF the estate of said deceased presentet
by Ronello c. Davis, nephew AMI heir.
LusIia A. Billings late of Paris. deceased;
first account presented for allowance by OrindS
ID. Iierrck, aiminlstratrlx.
AddIe NJ. Rowe late OF Norway. deceased;
first account presented Tor ALLOWANCE ny IhAE.ee
+. stanton, administrator.
fnal account presented for allowance by hsria
4 verrill, ADMINISTRATIVE.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
Gave Him q Hint,

Miss Carter had not been successful
IN bringing young Dodge to her feet
and in consequence felt little spite
full toward him. One evening they
were having quite serious talk In the
library.
"Do you think" asked the young
man, "that men progress after deathT
WELL" responded the girl, III they
don't II would almost seem useless for
some Of them to die
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
Romance Of q Picture.

The ups and downs of the artists
calling are we'll illustrated by the for
tunes and misfortunes Of the late NJ
Sukhorovsky, Russian artist. hi:
celebrated painting. "Nana." was ex
hibited all over the world and made 9
fortune for himself and others. Afte1
personally receiving some 100000 To-
its exhibition the artist, thinking IT.
vogue over. sold Mana" for $21 900
and the dealer resold It at double the
price. An American bought It ant
showed It all through the United
States. Canada and South America
and is reported to have made $1,000.
600 by the enterprise. On the othel
hand. the artist lost all his money by
unfortunate Investments and was re-
duced almost to beggary.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
ADMINISTRATORS SALE
OF REAL ESTATE.

Pursuant to u license from the Hon. Judge OF
Probate for the County OF Oxford, shall sell at
public auction, on the 18th day Of October, 4. ID.
ial3, ut 10 o'clock A. NJ, on the premises all the
mond, late OF Paris, In said County Of Oxford,
deceased, had in and to the following described
real estate, viz: The homestead Of the late
George X Hammond situated In the Partridge
District, consisting Of three parcels Of real
estate and the buildings thereon, one parcel be.
Ing his homestead proper situated near A. NJ I.
Ry erson's, the second being wood lot bounded
entirely by land Of A. NJ. RyersOn and the
highway, and the third parcel being wood lot
Situated near Moody Bridge.
September Is, 1913.
WALTER L. GRAY,
3s4O Administrator.