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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-14
PART ii.

cZALEA ADAIR. fifty years old.
white haired, q descendant OF
IH the cavaliers. as thin and frail
as the house she lived In. robed
In the cheapest and cleanest dress
ever saw. with an air as simple as q
queens. received me.
The reception room seemed a mile
square, because there was nothing IN
It except some rows OF books. on un-
painted white zine bookshelves, a
cracked marble top table. a rag rug. q
hairless horsehair sofa and two or
three chairs. Yes, there was picture
on the wall. a colored crayon drawing
Of a cluster Of pansies. | looked
around for the portrait Of Andrew
Jackson and the pine cone hanging
basket, but they were not there.
Azalea Adair and had conversation.
a little Of which will be repeated to
you. She was a product Of the od
south, gently nurtured in the sheltered
life. Her learning was not broad, but
was deep and Of splendid originality IN
It's somewhat narrow scope. She had
been educated at home and her knowl!
edge of the world was derived from In
ference and by inspiration. or such Is
the precious, small group Of essayists
made. While she talked to me kept
brushing my fingers, trying uncon-
sciously to rid them guiltily Of the alb
sent dust from the half calf backs OF
Lamb. Chaucer. Haxlitt, Marcus Aure-
lius. Montaigne and Hood. She was ex-
ouisite, she was valuable discovery.
Nearly everybody nowadays knows too
much-oh. so much too much-of real
life.
l could perceive clearly that Azalea
Adair was very poor. A house and a
dress she had. not much else. ! fancied'
So, divided between my duty to the
magazine and my loyalty to the poets
and essayists who fought Thomas In
the valley Of the Cumberland. l listen
ed to her voice, which was Ike harp
sichord's, and found I could not speak
of contracts. In the presence OF the
nine muses. and the three graces one
hesitated to lower the topic to 2
cents. There would have to be anoth'
er colloquy after l had regained my
commercialisn. But I spoke OF my
mission and 3 o'clock Of the next after
noon was set for the discussion OF the
business proposition.
aYour town." l said. as l began to
make ready to depart (Which Is the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-14
osttIno Rid sf Bet Piiss.

The United States department Of g.
siculture has thoroughly tested vesy
Unusual cure for the disease Of horses
called bots. Bots afs the larvae Of the
horse bot ny and live In the stom.
achs Of horses. They interfere with
digestive processes to such an extent
as to cause loss Of hesh, general poor
condition and often death. Dtslodgtng
them Is extremely difficult.
In the treatment tested the horse was
fed a little hay and cats In the morn.
ing and allowed to 60 without food
the rest Of the day. In the evening
purgative was given. Next morning
the horse was given three drams Of
carbon bisulphide In a gelatin capsule
three times at intervals Of an hour.
When the capsule reached the horses
stomach It dissolved. and the carbon
bisulphide, a liquid that Ii extremely
volatile at the temperature Of a horses
body. evaporated rapidly. The gas suf.
focated the bots and other. parasites
in the horses stomach without injur-
ing the horse in the least The remedy
was tried with complete success on Q
large number Of affected animala.-
Minneapolis Journal.
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Poxtsr Of the Opium Habit.

In the American Magazine a former
newspaper man. who became q victim
of the opium habit and II now q con-
vict In a penitentiary. writes a dramat-
ic account of his experiences with the
drug. He gives as follows his idea OF
the power Of the habit:
II do not believe that any man with
an opium or morphine habit OF years
standing can deny himself the drug II
It is within reach
81 do not believe that any man. no
matter what his previous character
may have been. can use opium contin'
uously aud not have the impulse to be
crooked. He may not be crooked. he
may lack the nerve or the necessity to
steal, but the impulse will be there.
and II 1t ever becomes q question OF
theft or a habit he will thieve. THIS
is the history Of every opium smoker
have ever known"
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Thu Inxantion Of the Panorama.

The panorama was invented BY q
Scotchman named Robert Barker. who
obtained a license in London In l7S7
and erected rotunda on Leicester
square. He was associated with Rob
ert Fulton. the practical inventor OF
the steam amboat. who introduced pano'
ramas into Paris in l796. but resigned
In favor Of Thayer perhaps in order to
give his attention to the application OF
steam to boats. Thayer raised ~
tunda ON the Boulevard Montmartre.
whence comes the name OF the Pas
sage des Panoramas. Bonaparte caused
plans to be drawn up for eight pano'
ramas, in which his conquests were to
be shown to the Parisians. whom hr
always tried to impress with the mag
nitude Of the achievements In order to
keep them faithful to his star. hut
these projects were never realized
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EoedAtmAnot.

"Ah, yes. there are still true and 10y.
al souls in this sad world" murmured
the solemn individual In the tortoise
shell glasses. II used to know a dear
Rirl-it was ten long years aRo-nnd
not a year has passed since that she
hasn't written me a birthday letter.
Always what she writes Is about the
same: Dear Alfred, I can't ever forget.
not II live to be hundred. this day
of all the days In the year. Let me
once again wish you long life and hap
piness with all my heart ETC."
"very sweet Of the GIRL" said the
stout young man with the amazing
waistct at, every sweet Of her indeed
"very." replied the solemn individu-
al, "only. you see. she writes that
dashed letter to me on q different DAY
every year."-New York Post
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An Odd Peruuisits.

One Of the most curious perquisites
in connection with English coronations
is the right Of one Of the peers to
claim the bed and bedding used By
the heir apparent on the night preced'
ing the coronation. In olden times this
was a perquisite Of considerable value.
as the bedding usually consisted OF
richly embroidered coverlids OF velvet
or silk. with priceless hangings OF
cloth Of silver and gold.
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Tn. ston. House. Of Easter Island.

The remarkable stone houses OF
Easter island are built against ter
race Of earth or rock. which In some
cases forms the back wall Of the dwell.
ing. They are built Of small slabs OF
stratifed basaltic rock piled together
without cement No regularity Of plan
Ia shown In the construction Of q ma
1ority Of them. The average measure.
ment u as follows: Height from floor
to ceiling, 4 feet 8 inches; thickness OF
walls, 4 feet. to 10 inches; width Ut
rooms, 4 feet 6 inches: length Of roons.
II feet 0 inches; average size Of door.
ways-height. 20 inches; width. lS
lurhQR
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Experiments carried out by the Unit
ed States Agricultural Department seem
TO indicate that calves do ~ we'll 10 sum-
mer on sour skim milk ~ on sweet.
However, there is an interesting second
part to the report, namely, that "ths
calves did not like the sour milk as well
AZ the sweet" Naturally. and feeding
sour milk when It Is possible to feed
sweet would under no circumstances bs
justified.
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IA Had \ Reason.

II notice you are very cautious Id
what you say about people"
"Yes"
"Why is thisr
"Well, I amt prominent enough 10
claim was misquotsd. sd."-LouisvilIe
Courier-Jourpal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-14

What may be done In producing crops
throuph careful farming and adequate
use of fertilizers is shown In the expert
euce Of Belgium, which has practically
doubled its rate Of yield Of wheat In the
last 60 years. According to official re-
turns. one hectars e 1 Q acres) OF land In
ls48 produced 1885 kilos OF wheat. This
had increased by 1890 to 1881 kilos and
in 1912 plump 1900 kilos. 90 bushels.
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Warm Rstert.

DO you know. John, there are times
when you show signs Of actual human
intelligence"
That's all right. Charles. II you
knew twice as much a. you do now
you'd be half witted. Minnesota Min
hphahu.
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The states. official regIstry test has
been made among members OF the Pike
Holstein. .Fresian herd, at Lubec. A. .
result, Lady Shepherd Dekol, six-year-
old, 10 . state champion Holstein COW.
With an A. r. o. record Of 31.6 lbs. but
ter for the seven days, which means her
milk tested ass lbs. butter fat.
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A Crlttoiom.

he said this skirt OF mine was Q
perfect symphony"
Maybe. but It's not we'll cooduetsd
"What do you meanr
"It drags."-Clsveland LsadR.
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Helpful Child.

Caller-My. what big girl you are
getting to be! You'll soon be able to
help your mother about the noose.
Ethel--Oh, I do that already. When.
sver she says "For goodness saks. get
out Of my wayr l do it-Philadslphia
Press.
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Il Depends.

wiswag Crying to think Of insounias
When you haven't bssn able b. sleep
for about q week what DO Jon cah NJ
Youn,ypop-what b Il, . boy o. sans-
Phila1elphia Record.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-14
Greatest
Short Stories
A MUNICIPAL REPORT
By O. HENRY
Copyright by Doubleday. PAGE q Go.

Copyright by Doubleday. PAGE a Go.
= =
Twenty-four famous authors were
asked recently to name the best
short story in the English Ian
fuase. Montague Glass, Gouvsrneur
Morris and Richard Harding Davis
all declare that O. Henryis "A Mu-
nicipal Report" Is one Of the worlds
Greatest short stories
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No Complaint.

"Some day." cried the outraged poet.
"you editors will fight for my work.
"All right" sighed the editor resign
edly. "I'll Re good sport II ! get
ucked,"-Puck.
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his Definition.

Teaeher-Wilfred, q bee y some
thing We get wax from. Now. tell me.
what 10 a beef Wilfred-Our teacher
Is a bee because he's something we
ret whacks from.-London Telegraph
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
"SPEED THE PLOw." !"

Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
Ia solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department TO HHNRY H..
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocras. Paris. Ne.
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also a warrior. But he had lost. HIS
hands were yet clinched 80 tightly that
his fingers would not be opened. The
gentle citizens who had known him
stood about and searched their vocaD'
ularies to lind some good words, II II
were possible, to speak Of him. One
kind looking man said after much
thought. "When Gas was about foteen
he was one Of the best spoilers III
school"
While l stood there the fingers OF
the right hand Of 1.-The man that was.
which hung down the side Of q white
pine box. relaxed and dropped some
thing at my feet covered 1t with
one foot quietly and little later on
I picked It up and pocketed 1t. ! ren'
soned that in his last struggle bis
hand must have seized that object un'
Willingly and held 1t in O death grip
At the hotel that night the main top
ic of conversation. with the possible
exceptions Of politics and prohibidon'
was the demise Of Major Caswell. !
heard one man say to group OF lis'
teners:
I'm my opinion. gentlemen. Caswe''
was murdered by some Of these no &C.
count niggers for his money. he had
$50 this afternoon. which he showed
to several gentlemen in the hotel
When he was found the money was
not on his person"
left the city the next morning at D
and as the train was crossing tne
bridge over the Cumberland river
took out Of my pocket a yellow horr
overcoat button the size of nfty
cent piece. with frayed ends OF coarse
twine hanging from It, and cast 1t out
|. of the window Into the slow. muddy
waters below.
wondsr what's doing IN Buffalo:
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COW BRINGS $4,000

COW BhlNdS TlO,VVV
The DAYS of toll and the nights Of
anxiety were then forgotten. Too poor
to hire uch help, the young fellow had
been doing a large part OF the usual
farm work besides giving attention tc
his herd. Not one young man 10 thou
sand would have stuck to his task with
the pluck he displayed.
But it paid.
While she was still under test, having
beaten the world for seven and thirty
days. the Lass was sold with brother
for SIG, 900, the COW fetching the even
$4,000.
BULL BRINGS $4,000
The boy was on bis feet financially all
in q minute. He was independent. he
discharged his debts. He could afford
to hire more men to help him about the
ordinary work Of the farm, but the herd
| he tended himself.
About one of the sons Of Pontiac Lasi
is woven q story of fame and litigation
As q lively, frisky, little black and white
fellow, he had sold for $3.50. That va.
before his dam had attained worldwide
fame. A wealthy Utica manufacturer
boueht him. He later sold the bull cal
for $500. Quickly no repented, wheI
news of the record breaking COW reached
his ears. He tried to recall the calf
ne even went to Law about II, claiming
the then owners title faulty, but th'
courts did not see Il that way.
| And then this young buli-Sprint
Farm Pontiac Coruucopia-was bid u
one day at an open sale BY Francis Jone
of Chuckery, the original breeder, TO
Sl5, 900, just one hundred times what b
sold him for.
"Corpucopia would be cheap for $SO,
lOOO. - says Jones. Tho bull, now Nv
wears old, has business enough booke
for the prsssnt year 10 more than ps
for himself.
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you Will De mere u let you utA'S nie
So you know Miss AdairT' conclud
ed, thinking of my dollar bill.
II belonged to her father. Judge
Adalr, suh," he replied.
"I Judge that she Is pretty poor" !
said. "She hasn't much money to
speak Of, has she?"
For an instant | looked again ut the
fierce countenance Of King Cetewayo'
and then he changed back to an ex'
tortionate old negro hack driver.
"She amt gwine to starve, sub" be
said slowly. "She has reso'ces. sub:
she has reso'ces-"
"I shall pay you 80 cents for the
trip" said I.
dat is puffeckly correct. subj" he
answered humbly. II JUS had to have
dat So dis mawnin'. boss"
went to the hotel and lied by eiec'
tricity. wired the magazine: "A.
Adair holds out for 8 cents word"
The answer that came back was.
"Give 1t to her quick. you duffer."
Just before dinner Major Wentworth
Caswell bore down upon me with the
greetings Of a long lost friend. have
seen few men whom I have so instan'
taneously hated and Of whom 1t was su
difficult to be rid. was standing nj
the bar when he invaded me. There
fore I could not wave the white RIB
bon In his face. I would have paid
gladly for the drinks. hoping thereby
to escape another. but he was one of
those despicable. roaring. advertising
bibbers who must have brass bands
and fireworks attend upon every cent
that they waste in their follies.
With an air Of producing millions be
drew two one-dollar bills from a pock'
ct and dashed one Of them upon the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-11
YOUNG MAN WELCOMED SIGN
Showed That Fiery Southerner Might
Almost Be Considered Back
In the Union"

Senator A. o. Bacon of Georgia tells
this story of Colonel Clayton, a fiery
southerner who went out of the Union
when his state did, and fought bravely
through the war. He refused to be
RECONSTRUCTED" after the war was
over.
"'Once a Confederate always a Con
federate,' he was wont to say, and
although he recovered from the bit
terness engendered in the four years
of strife he regarded himself as an
alien in the restored Union, and re-
fused to vote or to exercise any of the
duties of citizen.
when the war with Spain broke
out, however, the old fire burned in
his eye, and he offered no objection
when his son, stalwart specimen of
young manhood, joined the national
army and went to Cuba to fight.
"One day, after the battle of San
Juan, the young man received a letter
from him.
"Well,' he said thoughtfully, after
reading it, father is back in the Union
at last"
Does he say SOP he was asked.
Not exactly, but he might as well
He writes United States" now with
out putting the word United" in quo
tation marks"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-11
LIFE A CONTINUOUS CHANGE
Much Truth In the Lamentations Put
Up by Protesting Men, Job
Among the Number.

This is the great misfortune of life,
that 1t is changea5le and never re-
mains in the same state. wrote Luis
de Granada. Man." says Job, that
Is born of woman is of few days and
full Of trouble. He cometh forth like
a flower and is cut down; he fleeth
also as a shadow and continueth not"
What is more changeable? We are
told that the chameleon assumes IN an
hour many colors; the sea of the Eu-
r1pos has an evil name for its many
changes and the moon takes every day
it's own peculiar form. But what Is
all this compared to the changes Of
man? What Proteus ever assumed so
many different forms as man does
every hour? Now sick, now in health;
now content, now discomfort; now
sad, now joyous; now timid, now hope
full; now suspicious, now credulous;
now peaceful, now recalcitrant; now
he wishes, now he wishes not; and
many times he knows not what he
wants.
In short, the changes are as numer-
Gus as the accidents in an hour, so
that every one of them turns him up
side down. The past gives him pain,
the present disturbs him, and the fu-
ture causes him agony.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-11
SISTERS TRICK
But 1t All Came Out Right.

How a sister played a trick that
brought rosy health to a coffee fiend
is an interesting tale:
Il was a coffee f1end-a trembling,
nervous, physical wreck, yet clingtng
to the poison that stole away my
strength. 1 Knocked at Postum and
would have none of it.
"One day my sister substituted
cup of piping hot Postum for my morn
ing cup OF coffee but did not tell me
what it was. / noticed the richness
of it and remarked that the. coffee
tasted fine but my sister did not tell
me l was drinking Postum for fear l
might not take any more.
She kept the secret and kept CIV
ing me Postum instead of coffee until
| grew stronger, more tireless, got
better color in my sallow cheeks and
me of the health-giving, nerve
strengthening life-saver she had given
me in place Of my morning coffee.
From that time became disciple
of Postum and no words can do JUS
tice in telling the good this cereal
drink did me. will not try to tell it,
for only after having used it can one
be convinced Of it's merits"
Ten days trial shows Postum's pow
er to rebuild what coffee has destroy
ed.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to
in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be we'll boil
ed 15c and $50 packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in cup Of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious beverage
instantly. SOC and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds is
about the same.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-11
ANCIENT TRIBUTE TO LONDON
Fame Celebrates the English City
Widely, Was Old Writer'S
Testimony.

Prof. Walter Rippman of Oxford,
tribute to the charm and beauty of
London, which has a special appro-
priateness at the present time. 1t
comes from a description written by
William Fitzstephen, dated ITO
soon after the death Of Thomas a
Beckett, and runs as follows:
Among the noble cities of the world
that fame celebrates, the city Of Lon
don of the kingdom Of the English, is
the one seat that pours out it's fame
more widely, sends to farther lands its
wealth and trade, lifts its head higher
than the rest.
ut is happy in the healthiness of its
air, in the Christian religion, in the
strength Of its defenses, the nature of
its site, the honor Of it's citizens, the
modesty of its matrons; pleasant in
sports; fruitful of noblemen.
"The clemency of the skies there
softens minds that they be not fierce
and british, but rather benign and
liberal.
above all other citizens, every.
where, the citizens of London are re-
garded as conspicuous and noteworthy
for handsomeness Of manners and of
dress, at table, and in the way of
speaking.
Il do not think there is a city with
more commendable customs of keep.
ing sacred festivals, almsgiving, hos.
pitality, confirming betrothals, con-
tracing marriages, celebration of nup.
tials, preparing feasts and Of cheer.
ing guests
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-11

A Bloomfield woman looked across
her lawn to where passers-by were
breaking off the poisoning twigs of
her fayorite ounce tree.
1--WE might as well cut the tree
down as let it stand for people to de-
-stroy," said she.
Half an hour later the tree lay on
the ground beside a little Ratchet,
while around behind the house the
small boy of the family was getting a
switching with one of the branches.
This teaches us that we should be
sure of our audience before we en-
ploy hyperbole in our speech.-Newark
News.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-11
Clean Liyino Did It.

Christy Mathewson, one of the
greatest twir1ers that ever hurled a
ball, is now serving his fourteenth
year in the majors, and most of the
fans believe he is stronger than ever.
At the age of thirtyfour "Matty'' still
is the star finger of the Giants, and
not only has he few peers in the game
today, but none of the men in his class
has seen such a long term of service
on the big time The longer he
pitches the better he appears to be-
come. Strict attention to business, a
love of his profession and clean liv-
ing are the reasons for this popular
players great uccess.-Leslie's.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-11
PROVED HIMSELF A DIPLOMAT
Wise Mr.. Young Husband Escaped
Pains Of Indigestion Without Hurt
ina the Wife's Feelings.

The conversation having turned to
culinary spasms, Congressman OTIS
Wingo of Arkansas was reminded OF
Mrs. Smiths struggle with the COOK
book.
Mrs. Smith was young and inexperl-
enced, the congressman said, but she
was ambitious. So one afternoon she
waded deep into the cook book and
dug out an angel cake, which she
placed before the old man at the even
ing meal.
Whats the matter with the angel
cake, Harry" asked wiley, disappoint-
eddy, on noticing that he studiously
avoided it. isn't it good enough?"
''It isn't that, DEAR" gently re-
sponded the old man. I'm afraid that
/ am not good enough"
Good enough for what?" queried
little wiley, with puzzled expression.
Good enough to become an angel,
sweetheart" softly answered hubby
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-11
BEYOND THE JUVENILE COURT
Police Official Really Could Not Do
Much for Distressed Mother Of
little Jakie."

The telephone bell jingled merrily
in the officers room at Central station
the other night and feminine voice
replied to a corporaps hello"
Els dis DEF poleese station?"
Eyes, madam"
well, want you to find my poy
jake and send him home"
What has Jake done?"
'Nuddings. But he won't stay home
at nights. He just runs around and
runs around. And sometimes he don't
get home till nearly 10 o'clock.
Smothering desire to laugh, the
corporal asked:
"How old is Jakie?"
"He vuz thirty-two his last birth
day."
Madam" gently replied the officer,
you had better let Jake alone. He
probably has got a girl. Louisville
Times.