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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-03-17
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.

BNRON lIEHlG in bic csl,lpied work on
Au,ua Chemistry, SAYS "Ar Arti6ctl Objective
Fluid. anl.Hsuu. o. the Gastric JUICE ma, d, read.
., prrplt,I from thr mucous membrane of the stuui
1ch ct che C,'f in which various articles II f,pl.
5smslt ani c-gs, will D. s.rs1ri. shr4rsi aHd a..
rs'0i, g fis fHns paHsu aI hsy u5.d b. ~ ~,
IauHH i1ns.l'
DR. COMBE, ip hs plnblc writing, nm th.
"rhys.nh-, & Dlgr.iion,' observed thar d.miu.
utun ui hoe jur guibii', uf che Gastric Jucc d. /,
prominent and 1'l.prr,ailrs cause of D,spsrfa
uud be- states that ga distinguished pfuis.ssr l
m,r'irirr 600 luud1n, Who was severely lulr,ird
with this complaint, tuNiUg everything rI.r tu I'D,
bad r,rnursr tu 'hr Castle Juor, obtained from iho
stumash' Of l,yiug animals, which y-5,,i srH5'idy
sfsff.
pR GRAHAM. author II ihr hmaus work. ua
"Nr-siliir Dict" s1tss "it b. q remarkable ftri
boz rh,.ul1-,, thnt che sinm,rhs faHiwll.. u,crr.
atri bro v,irr. imrsu o. lhr Food che rfnr,rt, 90
IrssnlyIre yrtuus sfti,Irs ul E-,, 1ri ui sfrrtr-
"a Mind OF .Hf#r fl.ssf#g ui them rr rnfHfs f.Ffr.
l4s nHr1 DO ur'rrrI o. rsfflrs rrrrsrs.
rrl's,..r TT NGl.l>ON. IT che JcGrr'ni Col.
irrr. PHILADELPHIA, iu BIZ greet work roo Ilumlu
rh,,iulug,. devote more th,n u'fy pages % pn
,mi1,uon ct ths subject ~. experiment. with
DE- beaumont, un ihr Gastric Julcr, uhpu,l rom
che living hur1p stomach aud fuu ,rirpls 1fc
we'll known. " ~ 100 rts.s,' De- s1Ns, "Jirrsfiuu
urcuuci 's perfect, inthe l'htuIl as 90 ihr gs'a.
ra' jie,.i,.U.."
10 JOINS ". DRAPER, Prafcss1rrf Chsr.I..
tr, i1 the Medical college oft h. Uu,rr.It, Ut New
lurk, BE- his "Tryt Book ct Chs1r.if,, page 80
.,,ss 'It h1p lsrn prsstpn vh-thrt artificial ji-
-,.tiHn ruui ls T,f'Hrn-i=lut % BE- uuv uniyyf-
all. admitted thlt tmtN lsF'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-03-17
vIuNriIIOUs CURE ~ nHOrSY.

MIRACULOUS ClN. OF uEuI>l.
TFsH..fn' r Elf.- '-lrH E'rr-f EruI.H, irE.,'.
lh1 WrE, Tf1sa, sf I.r.s I.ia.
T. Protector ll"ItoNhN,
DsAu Sal j,,m Dc q iul, ! o,v OBJ 500 an,
o. ihr ru'lir 90 Irg, Zoo inform ,1u ~ most mi
f1ruI.us recovery tom that lurHu Urslls,
uHorsr. aaI which. uuisr 81, was elected o.,
,urr Invaluable rIIs. | v8s trrsI n,c urr'
viihiu .,ghi muuih., and .kiiu.i, treated q, tv'
medical practitioners, bot could nj get urri, un'
u hpt r,turr.s Co ,uur JCUrIy, art nUtvth'
.auUtus 80 ! hli ulJ'rgurr, this mir1u Igus mel.
f,ine cured ne in the ourusr ~ IN week.
t~.H,j) EDWARD liuWLEl.
,,t.tttpty CtrnE or 4 STOMACH
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InyaIids ofOxlord Co.. ittcntion!
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CONSTRUCTED 10 b. worn neNi the sAin,
I producing constant cuuent ~ uninterrupted
ELec,ro. lagnstism. By boiug applied a. the 'ea,
Of the di.case. they produce is'ia" f'iJ tom the
most acute pain, and also euee""s Pe'i"'ns"'
and speedy cure Of
All Nervous Diseases.
pL.,,,,,,;.u lSt Nitus Dsuce,
Pain. IN the Joints, Palniauon o., ,he heaf't
Periodical Headache, lndige'''an, Dl'ptly.'
Deafne's, Blindness, lisf"' pslmi N,'nA''
Mysteries, am, "' 'H' '"'"'
a,rk Headache, 6c., Sc.
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1H,st celebrated Pill orc troEi'fHHy ,,'easioHi
he yalL nHg ea"PlaUi'.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12

n At Guilford, Conn, 10 a stone
house which is the oldes. house in the
United States. Ii was raised in the old
Indian wars, before the Revolution, az
a fort. About twenty miles east of the
stone house on Hommonasuk river there
lived a man named Stsnnard. By some
means he had made himself obnoxious to
the Indians, and they therefore seized
him and held 4 council at which i, was
determined TO burn him. A hot fire was
accordingly made around a stake, and
Stannard. with HE arms bound behind
him, waited to DO cooked, while the In
dams went, through with their pow WOW.
In the meantime S,annard worked his
hands clear Of the thongs. and seizing a
"papoose" from the back Of a squsw,
tossed him into the middle of the fire;
and then the long,legged Yankee leaned
for the stone house. Whether he made
his mile in 2.4O-more or less-I do not
know; history and tradition are SILENT
The doors of the stone house closed in
upon S,annard, just as the whole tribe
came bowling and yelling 10 the wall.
Slannard was saved. but the papoose-
ne Uas roasted.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12

PERPETUAL MoTIoN.-Mr. James G..
Hedrickson. of Freehold, Monmouth
county, New Jersey. ''has gone and done
it," After 40 years ofpa.ien. "whiuling"
Re has made a machine tina, will not only
Ego off ITSELF" but will compel divers
other bodice to which j, 10 attached, to go
like wise; in short, it has power. The
success is in the direction in which 90
many have long labored in vain. viz, by
The use Of arms and balls attached to a
cylinder 80 az to keep the extra weight
always on one side, and therefore 10 give
the cy Under a constant inclination to turn
round. The machine requires no s tart
ing; take away the blocks. and it goes of
'.like q thing Of life." The model was
in our Office yesterday, and attached TO
some clock work. which it turned with.
out once stopping to breathe. We see
no reason why itshould not 60 until worn
out.--Journai.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12
How to Know the Are Of = Horse,

The col, is born with twelve grinders.
When four front teeth have made their
appearance, the colt is twelve days old;
aad when the next four come fourth, il is
four weeks old. When The corner teeth
appear, the colt is eight months, and
when the latter have attained 10 the height
Of the front teeth il 10 one year old. The
two year old COLI has the kernel f,hs-
dark substance in the middle ofihe iooth's
CROWN ground out Of al the front teeth,
In the third year the middle front tee,h.
are being shifted; and when three years.
old these are substituted by the horse,
teeth. The next four teeth are shifted
in The fourth year, and the corner in the
fifth. A, six years the kernel is worn
out Of the lower middle front teeth, and
the bride teeth have now attained to
their full growth. At seven years q
hook has been formed on the corner teeth
Of the upper jaw; the kernel 10 worn our
Of all the lower front teeth, and begins TO
decrease in the middle upper fronts. In
the ninth year, the kernel has wholly
disappeared from the upper middle from,
teeth, the hook on the corner has increased
in size, and the birdie teeth lose their
points. Ia the tenth year the kernel is
worn out of The teeth next to the middle
fronts OF the upper jaw; and in the
eleventh the kernel has entirely vanished
from the corner teeth Of the same Jaw.
AT twelve years old. the crown of all the
front teeth In the lower jaw has become
triangular. and the bride teeth are much
worn down. As the horse advances i'm
age the gums shrink away from the teeth
which. consequently. receive a long.
narrow appearance, and their kernels
have become meiamorphosed into a
darkish point, grey hairs increase in the
forehead. over the eyes, and the chin as.
sumes the form of an angle.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12
Excessive POliteneSS,


Rowland Hill IA celebrated English
preachef.) was always annoyed when
there happened to be any noise in the
chapel or when anything occurred to
diver, the attention of his hearers from
what no was saying. On one occasion,
a few dars before his death. he was
preaching TO one of the most crowded
congregations that ever assembled TO hear
him. In the middle Of his discourse he
observed q comDo,ion in the gallery
For some time he took no notice of 1t;
but finding il increasing, he paused in his
sermon, and looking in the direction in
which the confusion prevailed, he ex-
claimed:
Whats the matter there! The devil
seems to have got among you"
A plain country looking man. imme,
dia.ely started to his feet, and addressing
Mr.. Hill in reply said:
mo, sir. itarn't the devil as is doing
i,-i.is a fatlady woi's tainted; and she's
a VERY fat I'm sir, and dom. seem like.
ly 10 come loo agin in a hurry"
"Oh, that's j, is ii!" observed Mr.. Hill
drawing his hand across his chin, then /
beg the lady's pardor-and the devils
too"
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12
For the Demoine Couri,
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA.

am composed Of SO letters.
My 4. II, 6. 8, is small ri, er fish.
My 10, 30. i3, 80, %, is the last par,
of an ode.
My IL, Is. "a. 30. 8, 90. IL. 8. Z, is
a species OF an apple.
My %, 10, /. is what we ali mus. DO.
My %, 81, 8. ls, is a mans anne
My IL, Q, 10, 10, 80 denotes further
onward.
My 8. IL, 5, is beverage much used.
My ~. 3, 23, /, 2, is before you.
My 8, II, 10, IL, is sometimes very
valuable.
My Is. 6, 2, 30, SO, is a color.
My IL, 81, ls, 33, its value is no,
known by all.
My IS, 81, Is. g, 26. 1. is a type Of
innocence.
My 35, IL, z, ls, is often prayed for.
MY 81, 8, 9, IL, %, 30, 25, 81, 10, is
kind Of fruit.
NY 2, Is, ls, s, is no. possessed by
all.
My Is. 7. 10. 9. 8, is a lady's name.
My "a, is, I3, 4. z, 80 is a simple.
ton.
My whole is a production that will be
down to coming generations un.
il the end Of time. Answer next week.
UNCLE NED.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12
A Strong Minded Candidate for Mat
rimOny.

A lady advertising for a husband in
the Wa,er-Cur Journal gives the fol
lowing description Of herself. She GER
iainly has some fine points"
| am jus, twenty. but will no, marry
before | am two years older. | am a
graduate of the Marietta Seminary. |
can do, and love to do, all manner Of
house work, from making pies and bread
to washing shirts; ] can do all kinds Of
sewing, from embroidery to linsey pan,a.
%loons; | can skate, ride, dance, sing,
play on the piano or spinning wheel, or
anything thatmay reasonably be expected
Of my sex. If required. | can &C. the
part of = dance in the society of the
"upper ten" or the part of a woman
among ome As for riding, here allow
me TO make a banter; any man may
bring I'VE horses, give me choice and ten
feet, and then il he overtakes me in one
mile | am his; If not, the horse is mine.
Beware!
am a believer in hydropa,hy, and
use ho tea or coffee, neither do l wear
corsets; but | am willing my husband
shall do either, if he desires. believe
in "women's rights" In, believe | have
no right TO NEEDLE with politics or mems
business in general-nei,her have men
the right to NEEDLE with ours. As for
appearance, | am neither tall nor short,
large nor small, but l am just as | was
made. l have never attempted to alter
my shape or color, az | am perfectly sat.
ls6ed with the same. By fops | am
styled handsome, BY the young men on
whom ! Am pleased to smile, l am s,yl.
ed the height of perfection; by those l
frown upon, 1.-THE DEVILS imp" by the
wise and sober l am called wild and
foolish; bu. by my female acquain,ances
MOLLY" and by my uncle | am called
"Tom."
II marry, it will be a man who uses
no spirits. tobacco or profanity. He
may be young OF old, handso.ne OF
homely, rich or poor. but no, in the ex.
IRENE. He must have a good common
education. He must be industrious; he
must be capable of SO bearing himself in
society that be will be beloved by all;
his disposition, on alter-acqusintance,
must please in every respect. He, after
marriage, must allow me to follow the
dictates OF my own conscience. provided
do not trample on his rights and he
mus, follow suit.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12

PuoILIsM IN DUBUouE.-The Dubu.
que dailies inform Us Of a fist eight be-.
tween Senator G. w. Jones and Peter
Lorraine. Esq.-all abou. tho renting Of
ahouse for the Surveyor Generals Office.
The ccoun,s of the fracas are very va
rious, but not particularly thrilling--a
scratched face being tho sum total of this
terrible blood letting. The magnanimity
Of the Senator is highly ex.olled by the
Express, all Of which is very pretty, and
no doub, true. The Tribune, on the
other hand, says the Senator RECALLED the
assembled crowd with a stump spesch,
in which he recounted all that he had
done 10 make Dubuque a grea, city. and
for all which he had nothing now To-
show but q scratched face-bad luck 10
them! The peoples were sensibly touch
ed by this appeal to their "feelinks,"
and some one, moro shoughtful than
the rest, brought the Senators basin Of
water, when he ablufed. and refined in
good order.-B Burlington Telegraph.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12
From the Iowa Sentinel.
ALBA, Oct. Isl, 1854.
Horrible Murder.

On the Goth inst, James Gordon and
I'hos. Arnold. %neighbors, living in Mon.
roe county, while in dispute concerning
their domestic differences, joined an is.
sue. Arnold commanded Gordon 10
leave his house. lin which they were dis.
puting) Gordon refused after being com
handed several times, whereupon Arnold
sought his gun, and while en~deavorinq to
disengage il from the gun rack, Gordon
with q common dirk knife stabbed Ar.
mold in the left breast, and in the RICH,
side Of the abdomen. The latter blow
penetrated thro' the abdomen, cutting the
stomach and liver, and other inner ves-
sells OF the bowels. &C.; a part Of which
soon rushed from the gaping wound
Gordon soon disappeared-surgeons were
soon called IN, and used every energy
they could summon for the relief of the
And after enduring about Is
hours incessani agony and uncxampled
distress and pain, the misfortunate Ar.
mold (from the wound aforesaid) was
LAUGHED from the presence of his family,
and the anxious looks OF his friends, into
endless eternity.
A post mortem examination was held
over the belly by Dr.'s A. A. Ramsay;
Gary, Waynick. of Abba. The Deputy
Sheriff, with a Warrant of Arrest, is now
in swift pursuit Of Gordon. r. b. p.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12
P @ b / G. l..
asz96gss*.
For the Demoine Courier.
LINES-TO A. p. s.

|... #f rh bt = wv VIZ
LINES-TO A. p. s.
All! yes, | have often thought of thee
When in the strangers gay resort,
Where music's sweet accents piloted
Fond memory's bark into port.
OFT have 1 wandered in silence
When bright sunset was gliding me,
And pondered over the silent love W
have long cherished for thee.
When the full moon of a cloudiess night
Is gently flooding land and sea,
And the pure summer breeze passing DER
Fondly, truly, | think of thee.
Yes, oft in the silent midnight hour
When troubles, cares and sadness flee
Then my lonely heart finds sweet repose,
In happy thoughts, dear one, of thee.
AT rnorn's first bright and glorious dawn
When every heart is light and free
When sweet nature wakes from natures night
Then, cen then, dear, l think of thee.
Think not that I'll forget when absent
And in the merry strangers throng;
Where pleasures syren call is wildly
Beating with some fantastic song.
Nay! dear one, truly, I'll think Of thee,
Although | may far from thee stray,
Celestial ~hope-nature's bright star
Will guide me DER life's dashing spray.
September, 1884. LALLAH RooKH.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12

CUteiVAnVut VI How WOOcs
A wide field for though, is opened by
the following, which we copy from the
Rochester American of the goth ~instant:
Frederick Douglass paper of las,
week breaches anc advocates at some
length. It's plan for the settlement: of the
rev Territories. Ii 10 for meeting the
South on its own broadesl platform, and
inasmuch as they claim the right to carry
their slaves to Kansas class Of popu-
lation obnoxious to Northern freemen-
SO the ~iournsl TO which we refer, urges
the part settlement, of Kansas by free
colored people-a class of population
obnoxious TO shareholders. This is Fl
ling a "cross BILL with a vengeance, and
one tina. would cover much new matter.
The idea is OF bad and is worth the
reflection of the white ana the colored
men who are really in earnest, in efforts
to elevate and improve the free coIored
population Of the North. The bane of
the free negro has been his greg arious
Characteristic eternal ling in cities
and large towns, his determination, dog.
ged and sullen. to meet no higher desii.
ny than the lowest class of EN- ploymen,
offered in cities. This keeps him degra.
ded anc poor, makes him aprey to disea..
and suffering, and gives reason for the
statistics iha, show tina, his race decrease
in freedom. He is rarely found a ,iller
OF the soil-rarely a mechanic or a trader;
but ever a waiter, no. less upon the white
man than upon Providence.
To send a body of intelligent, active,
industrious free colored men to Kansas
and set them TO clearing up and inproy.
ing that new couhtry would be to CON-
mence the solution of a new problem in
the destiny Of that race. If thew NAV
colonize and c~ivillze Africa they NAV do
the same to Kansas and Nebraska.
Free colored men have tried the exper.
iment of farm life in Canada, and If the
best report speaks true with success
Five years ago, the settlement Of Bux.
ton. in Canada West was an unbroken
wilderness. Four years ago it had If
teen persons fresh from slavery in Louis.
lana. Now it has upon its 9OoO acres
some 700 souls. and all speak of the
thrift and good fortune on every hand
The negro is certainly competent to the
du'ies and trials OF a new country.
or course a thousand or more free
negroes in Kansas would be allowed 10
vote upon the character Of the institution
which the new State shall have
"Squatter Sovereignty" as expressed by
Gen. Cass and Stephen A. Douglas
would al once be invoked in this behalf.
II would he pushing this "populsr rights
business to its extreme, but II would
doubtless go. and some of its advocates
would 60 to the wall with il.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12

We are PANIED TO record an event by
which a most worthy citizen of our
county, Mr.. Thomas B. Mccormack
los. his life on Saturday last. The par
,iculars, 80 far as we learn them, are az
follows: Mr.. Mccormack was engaged
in hauling wood to the city, and in the
course Of his route was compelled to pass
by the residence OF 8. M. Trulock, (late
Justice Of the Peace for this city, where
an alteration is being made in the road,
teams in the meantime passing over Mr..
It's premises. II was contended by
Mr.. i. tha, the new road was sufficient.
ly completed TO admit of the passage Of
loaded wagons, and he therefore forbid
Mr.. Mccormack from travelling the old
ONT. Mr.. Nc. persisted in following
the old track, whereupon Mr.. Trulock
seized a bludgeon and deal. him a heavy
blow or the back of the head. from the
efIec, of which he died on the following
morning. Mr.. +. was subsequently
arrested. ard is nov in Jail. Nj. McC.
was an industrious and most peacable
citizen, and a member Of the Baptist
church Of this city, and his un,imely fate
is deeply deplored by all who know him.
His funeral was numsroualy attented
both from town and country. Mr.. T..
has hitherto sustained the character of a
peacable citizen, and it Is deeply 10 be-
regretted that n at his time Of life. and
the head Of a family, should have given
way to momentary excitement, and
thoughslessly plunged himself and friends
into serious trouble.-Burlington Tel.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12
tina, struck NV English bows leo.

that struck my English boys leg.
When came to my senses, my frs,
quest was for the gallant boatswain, who,
being unarmed on The iorecaslle when
The unexpected discharge took place and
seeing no chance OF escape from my
numerous ~carabines. took refuge over
the bows.
Our cabin.boy was soop q~uieted.--
The mutineers needed but little care for
their hopeless wounds, while the felon.
chief, like all such wre:ches. died in ag.
ony oil despicable fear, shrieklng for par
don. My striving Of his sins was a
speedy rife!
Such was my first night in Africa.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12

al mere is a aaw thing under the
sun. The genilemen's beavers this fall
have their bruins set, underneath, with
white fur. instead Of black. The effect
% very startling. for it gives you the idea
that every man you meet, has either been
born with lin. white locks. or had grown
~permaturely gray. Fizboodle says iilooks
as II a man were two hats. Jew Costess
moDger fashion, instead of one. Ii is =
very curious fashion and very new one.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12

EVERY LITTLE HELPs.--Dick who
was hung at Dayton. Ohio, the other day,
was incllned TO have no faith in any re.
ligion but the Catholic, yet he was visit
ed occasionally by Protestant ministers.
About a w5fk before he was hung he
was askedA{ n Of those gentlemen. q
worthy ard talented man--"Haye you
any Objection TO my praying with youl"
IL guess not" said Dick, "epery little
heps.n-Pins Post,
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12

CAUTION TO H PUBLlc.-S25,O 900
OF The $40 bills Of The Mechanics Bank,
Memphis. Tenn. were stolen from the
room Of the President on the 18th inst
They are numbered from l to 1880,
inclusive, and dated Jnly 4, 1884, with
. large blue \ engraved on the lower
side OF the bill. between the vignet,es -
The President states tina, none of the
bills Of the above date, mark. and de-
nomination have been pu, in circulation
by the Bank, and will 10, be paid. He
states that he has recovered
$4,000 Of said bills.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12

" II is computed that the Mormons
in Great Britain number about sc, 900. in
Utah $4,000. and that not less than 49,.
goo are scattered over Iowa, Missouri.
Illinois, Wisconsin and other Western
States, making in all 10000 belonging
to this singular sect.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12

DOf the pride of rank and birth. an
article in DeBow for August. has this
beautiful and highly poetic image:
"The merit Of cead men, when claim
ed for the living, 10 like the stars seen on
the water, which would not be there bu,
for their brigh. originals in heaven"
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12
H. b. 8 / s s O N,
n NJ ~, g N,
A. HAWKINS
MEDICAL

10" WE would respectfully inform the in
habIlants of Ottumwa and vicinity that Woop
L. HAWKINS have formed a co-partnership IN
the practice Of medicine and Surgery, and are
prepared to attend all calls in the line of their
profession. Punctual attendance and reasona-
bic charges.
One or both may be found at their Office, or at
their residences when not absent on business
DIR. Hawkins residence-in the house formerly
occupied by James Baker.
WOOD & HAWKINS.
November Oath. 1853.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12
mo. g.
Washington, May 2e. "a.

at 10 now
morally certain that the Nebraska bill
will pass. am in a position to ask a
favor for a friend. How would you
like a J~udgeshlp? This is a private
matter between you and !, and no one
need be the wiser"
"E. B. OLDs."
Comment upon these should be made
by the electors of his district, Al the
polls. ss.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12

SALE OF CoRN.-The Chilico,hs Ohio
Metropolis. says that on Saturday last
Waiter Massie, Esq, Of that city sold
$4,000 bushels of his new crop OF corn
at 60 a65 cents per bushel; 60 cents for .
certain por,ionsto b delivered prior to
Feb. !. 1855. and O. f6r the remaindes.