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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-02-24

and your attention is invited TO them %, a.
tailed statements and account. Of IN. more De.
road. Respectfully submitted OF The
WIN. JOHNSTON p,..,,
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-02-24
NOTICE TO DEBTORS.

All persons indebted to the Estate Of Patrick"
Lowrie, deceased, requested to call and ,aaae ~"
mediate payment TO SAML. p. SMITH
Dec 80 1862 Attorney for EIreu'ni'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-04

froesboro' by the time Morgan could have
received the orders.
Our SPY vas brave nan yet during the
last thrce days Of his service he vas most
sensible Of is peril. To pass between hos
tale lines in the lone hours % the nighi-
for be did not wait for dayEght-to be
halted by eucrillas and scouts and pickets
With guns aimed AZ him. and. finally. TO
meet and satisfy the anxious keen-eyed.
heArt-ssarching rebel officer. a. well As our
own vas n mental a. well as physical de-
mand that could not long be sustained
While proceeding upon his las, expedition.
the author met the namelcss one upon a
by-road. We halted our horses. drew
near. and eonversed few seconds in pri-
vate. while oar attendants and companions
moved on lie ~As greatly exhausted and
soiled IN appearance. NJ. clothing having
been rained upon and splashed BY muddy
water. caused BY hard riding. and which
had dried upon him. lie said he w.s
about 70 try Il once more. and. though be
had been 50 often and 50 successful. vet be
feared detectioa and It's r~sali-the bullet
or the halter. lie had been unable. amid
the hurry and excitement. to make some
hnal disPositioa Of his aaairs. lie gave rs
a last message % send to has wife and chil-
drcn in case j; became Necessary; and be
also desired Promise-most freely given
that Se would attend % the settlement Of
his account with our general for services
recently rendered. Thus concluding. BE-
~runs our hand most earnestly. and. put
ting spurs 10 his fresh and spirited animal.
dashed of upon his mission. Tweniy
hours Afterwards Nc we're relieved Of our
anxious forebodings by has safe and sue
oessfgl return. We have stated tie price
paid han ior his laborsi il vas veil earned
and % our cause vas a most profitable IN
srs:fIrrt.
Ssch a man may be namelcss nov. but
when the war ia over. and when is history
Is written. his courage and selfsaeriscs will
not be forgotten.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-04

WHAr Il IT. In a recent lecture on
" Peculiar People by Joha b. Cough.
the following amusing incident was rela-
ted.
Two men. after drinking and earoasia-
al night al saloon. started in the mora
ing 20 20 home. Il Was beautiful ssnay
morning. rs they staggered aloag. the
foliowing conversation arose:
lnebriate No. I-"IIo- bright Chic) the
mooa shiacs,-
No. - Yos don't call that Chic) moon
ID YEP That's Chic) SUM-
No. l." Taint-Ii's (hic) noon
No. ? Il tell We it's sun"
No. IL" Wen less leave Chic) matters
70 first man Ne meet
No. -. Agreed. -
The t~o toddlcd along for short dis
tancc. when they Glanced to meet a man in
exactly the same condition a. themselves.
The individual va immediately treated 70
the folioWing Interrogation
No. 1 Il say Chic) old fellow. We've
cot m.er Little 'sPute want you TO (bic)
help " out Ny fren here says tLat's The
ssn. -Pointing upward 70 old Sol. who vas
blazing 6erceiy down upon tbeml and I say
is mooa Nov we're goin % leave the
matter 70 you. What IS it--san or Chic)
mo0nE~
The person addressed braced himself.
after considerable officially. against Lamp
poet. AMI then commenced 70 scrutinize a.
vel a. BE- couii. the burning orb overhead
-fcPeaiing in a meditatiye tone of voice
" Sun-moon-sun-(h (hic) moon. AZ
ter short o. observation hs exclaimed
" Fact j.. gentlemen. I'm stranger IN thi.
part (hie) q The country. and can't tell
whether is sun or Chic) moon
Thus tbo matter vas Undecided. and 4,
shriates Nos. and rceled awav. bamed
ani si.h~arienei O., flc unsati.f,.,sr- -.-
slit Il taeir search INTO ar,roaomical uy.-
tcrics
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-04

Nov commenced periol % excessive
labor and peril Tor the namclcss spy. Gen
erals Rosccrans and Bragg each wanted
instant AMI constant information A. the A.
mies approached. The minutir Of tia.
mans ~Ork f0r four or I've days we need
not stop % relate il Is easily imagined.
Hifiia tia' finle n etoef ise r.J,lLae al
re,r7soi three nu>f lie gave the outline
% BaGg's line q battle. a close estimate
oi BIS force. an accurate account q his ar
t.ilcry ani his carihworks. tbe movements
of the rebel wagon and railroad trains. &c.
g.. lie vas very earnest 10 assuring Ros-
ecrans thai Brass intended o. give severe
baiile With superior numbcrs.
II iHfarmafioa proroi the ia az ersel-
hais. and its value % The country was ines
iimabic. We hal other .pie, piercing the
rebel Ines a. this time. but they did noten-
Joy ihc hciliiics possessed By The namciess
one. Almost with anguish dii be exclaim
against himsen. IN the presence Of The auth
or. for thc severe msnncr in which be- Va.
deceiving iLe rebel general and involving
a. lives q his thousands o. brave but de-
iaIcd follower
A'ier che f-.f rre-i hs't'e tic work q
s1rh ri -i. .-..i ... .r r-iL.ri ceases uhea
ti, s....A oi aras comes on. Thencefrth
tho araies are moved upon tbe instant. A.
eircumsianccs may require. oar man. uho
during ihe ,our days hai been aimo,, is.
cessantiy .a thc saddle. or uith hi. car. and
eyes painfully olscrvaui While .n o. ramp..
t9ok leave ci our army upon thc baulefeiI.
an retired o. place of rc.t.
One ineiient occurred during OIL. la.t vs.
t o. Bragg -hich is worthy of mention.
That general took alarm in consequence of
BIS report. and took alarm in Consequence
oi his report. anc af once started a special
messenr.r o. Gen John ll Morran-sho
sas then iisenf vith b. cavalry in Ken
tlcky to DESTROY Rosccrans' raiiroai CON-
mu.i. aiions On -hieh Morgan sacoeede.D
o. reian INSTANTLY vith his commanl ty
forced marries % Murfreesboro' hat
same ni sht our messenger OIL chat route
ie uouh take. Sc. The information va
teiegraPaeI At once o. Nasbyll D.. Gallatia
ani Boslin Green. an force vas sert
from each 20 uese pests % irtergepf tLe
Hlcssenger. They failed % apprcisni him.
Which. hovevor. proved q no oonscqaouce.
ss the battles q Stone River we're fougi,
AL Brasg AS on h.s retreat from Mar
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-04
PARIS, ME-, FRIDAY, DECEMBER A, 1883

ness Of the report Of our SPY 30 Bragg. be-
cause b. had n0thing else % tel him. For
Eve DAYS did our SPY keep himself locked
m private room IN the police buihing At
Nashville. His meals we're carried 20 him
by trus;y servant. His door was " shad-
owed constantly BY our best detectives.
and 30 were bis steps II be ventgred upon
the street FOR fcw moments after dark.
IL was cold and bleak winter weather. aud
he toasted himself before b.. comfortable
Ere. read books and papers. and conferred
often with the Chief % Police and his as
sisiani. aaoriing them. strangers a. they
~ere 10 that region q country. a fund Of
valuable information respecting the ~ bels
q kentucky and Tennessee. lie was a
man Of fne address and good intellectual
aitainments. Mhea our man concluded IL
vas about tune for his return 70 Bragg ar
my. he ~As politely escorted By our mount
ed police 20 aproPcr point beyond our
hnes. AMI bv route where b. would see
nothing q our forves. The reader will nov
appreciate the grounds Of our con hdenec.
&C doubt not. in the worthlessness Of AZ
least one Of Gen. Braxton Brarg's SPY re-
ports.
ia due time this nsuelcss ccntlenaa
again enters our lines. and j. escorted in
by our Piekeis 70 the general commanding.
% whom be reports IN person concerning
al that . transPiring in Bragg's army =,
Marfreesboro'. and then b. resumes his
pleasant private quarters At the army po-
hec building. After brief siay. another
tlP vas made by our aan - Bragg's bead
quarters. ~e using the sane precautions a.
previously. In fact. our spy desired aad
even dcmsnded such attc ntions a. the hand,
Of tbe CHEF q Policc. said BE-. Ian
strange 20 you al. can give you no
gaarsnty whatever % nv good fsi.h. Iii.
alike due - you AM q ny.rH tist BE-
allowed no opportunities fOs deoeiyiug
you."
The report be carried % Bragg on bis
second trip Delighted the latter. His OIL
Gers talked With our nan freely. and after
staying a Murfrecsboro' two or three days.
and Fidins anl waking al about in the
most innocent and uncon-crned manner. he
was again sea; back % Nashville 70 " fool
that SLOW Dutchnan. RosccrAns. As one of
the rebel officers remarked. Ofthe irspor-
'uaoe Of the rvport now broughi o the
% siow Datchman.- ~ ncol MT state fur
;hcr thaa % contributed ia true weight 70
4 decision frausht With tremendous con-
sequences 70 the army and 70 the country.
MArrhing orders were soon after issued for
The advanee Of the Cumberland upoa Mar
frecsboro'.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-04

THE DECAY OF CONvERsArIox. The
ancient art Of taking j. falling into decay.
IL Is an AscertAiaable fact that. IN proper
ton 10 the increased population. the az
gregAie bulk of conversation j. Iessening.
People nowadays have something else TO
Do but talk no, only do they live in sush
hurry that there is only leisure for Just
comparing ideas A. 70 the weather. but they
have each and az gross quantity of read
ing 20 do. Which puts talking oa' of the
sucstion. Hpersous remain a. home. tiey
read u they journey b. TIE raj, they rcad
Il they 20 70 the SEASIDE. they read 80
have met Misguided individuals out in the
opcn selds vith books IN hand Young foIks
have been seen stretched underneath trees
ani upon the banks q rivers. poring over
tbe opened page on the tops q mountains.
IN The desert. FAR within forcs's-cvery-
where men nov pull printed sheets from
their pockets. ard ~ Ne earliest. hiest.
highest occupation q this life. they rad.
The fae; is inconsestabiy true thst modern
men and women are resding themselves m
% q comparatively silent nee. Ressiing q
TIE great delusion q the present tir-- a
has become sort q lay Piety. sooording
to Which tie per-rsai q volumes reckon, a.
good works it y. IN word. the supersti-
tion q tbe nineteenth century.
ECharnhers' Iournal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-04
VOLUME 33, NO. 81.
b Il e ITIEs.


Prejudices are Ike rats. and q mans
mind Ike trap; they get in easily. and
then perhaps can't Get out ss all.
The faults which are committed through
excess Of kindness. ii requires small kiad-
ness % excuse.
The nerriest people in the world are the
Germans; they always have piping times.
IL was q beautiful expression Of Burke
upon the death Of has son. that his child in
this world should be his ancestor in the
skies. Elder born in glory-sbe junior IN
the household is the senior in Heaven.
A young nan viii compliment his sweet
heart BY telling her that hsr breath has the
perfume Of roses without being ashamed
that his own has the stencil Of whiskey and
tobacco.
lmpertinenee often passes for Wit among
the vulgar. A rural editor having pub
lished long leader on Hog rival pa
per uPbraided him for intruding hrs family
matters upon the public.
Bashfulness is much more frequently con-
neetsd With good sense than assurance and
inPudenee. on the other hand. Is often the
result Of stupidity.
The husband who devoured his wife With
Kisses. found AfterwArd that she disagreed
with him
Teach your children early to speak the
truth on all occasions. II you allow theu
70 shuttle and deceive in small matters. they
~ir soon do ii in greater. til al reverence
tor truth j. lost
Perhaps men are the most initiative AMI
mails in the world Of nature. Only one ass
ever spoke like a man. bat hundreds Of
thousands Of men are daily talking Iks
asses
There are two kinds Of girls. One is
the kind that appears best abroAd-the
girls that are good for parties. rides. vis-
g.. ba,,s, etc. and whose chief delight is in
such things. The other Is that kind that
appears best at hOne-the girls that are
useful and cheerful in the dining room. and
ali the precincts al home.
Determine in your united strength that
you vii neither bequeath this war to your
Posteriiy. nor sght IT twice yourselves.
This IS the council that comes from a true
patriot. nov in the centre Of rebeldom- lie
says be urges this alike from prompting
II love 70 the North and the South. Com
promi-e. be sdds. uill IN eject % defeat,
and il only now remains TO fight. and kgh,
till &c whip.
A man ~ith influenza has Only to stand
or sit STILL lie can't travel lluhless bis nose
does. and the influenza stops has nose.
A sohOOlunAstsr asked one Of his bows, on
a cold winter morning. what was the Latin
word for cold. The boy bssitated litsle.
when the master said. What. sirrah. can't
you tellf' Yes. SIR" said the boy, Il
have il a; my finger ends"
Tho. Carlyle once said there were plcn-
y of shirts IN England. plenty Of backs.
and The great problem appeared 70 be how
to get the shirts and backs together. in
this country there are plenty Of arms and
plenty Of msskcts. and the problem NE are
called upon 10 solve is how to get the mus
kets into the Arns.-aBd We haven't got
much time 10 fgure.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-04

A boz wbo had not returned alter tbs
holidays % school. which tie master charg-
cd him o. DO. came af lat loaded With a
fine ham. e. q bribe 30 he master. uho
took tbs ham bot aoggei The lad. and soll
HIN that b. might give his complinent 70
his mother ior tie ham. but asssrcd him
that u should not save his bacon
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-04

= NfNNAa ~. ~.
The inva.il flai.y recovered his ratural
color. but no longer aas conhienoe in that
grocer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-04

Tx BEr0Er BIonrEors. "Tlre En-
Ia one of thc upper townships Of this coun-
~ reside two 'hrner.. whose place. are
scparated by a small creek. They are
veii-to-do people. but diaaaetrically oppos-
81 iu poiitics. and each notsd for the real
With which be- defends be scutimenss. Mr.
NJ being a straight. uncompromising
Union nan. and Mr.. So Coppcrhcad
Democrat Meetings few days before the
election. NJ. s. sccostcd bis neighbor,
saying
" Ho- is il, my friend NJ. hear
there is prevalent discsse on your side q
tbc creck?"
Aht- aid NJ. What j. the
diseaseY~
"Nigger on the brain,- replied Mr..
s.
We'll. - sad NJ. "thst Is a mere
triae compared With the malay existing 0n
TIE other sider
q" Indeed o. exelaiucd s.; and pray
vhat can hat bes~
Z" Traitor 20 The heart y rstorted N.
The hit vas palpabie. ard tie converse
ton took turn lColambus Express.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-04

Ihe naricless man nov makes bis way %
thc iederal headqsarters. seeks puvate
inter,ieu With Gen. Eosccrans. AMI states
his case fliiy a. Nc have just r,latei. Here
va something renarkable. su-rly-a srv
in che confidence % the commanders n f~o
great opposing armies, oar general tosk
pans . satisfy himself % the honesty and
'oanincss 81 tie stranger. IT, -. pleas
ed utl the mans candid rta.sr. and Oh.
story bore al ar of r.as..t.a., a...i t-sfb
" he uas 81 >..t.s rltr. surrounded bg re-
l.''s ..t..nrc-. and enjoyed Brares
cpual,acs and what ruarnnfy could De-
given that 10 vas a L .nion man at heartg
None and olr general. in great rerr.ex.-
ty. heli ccuur1 u.ih iis chef ~ police. ard
rc4uesied ihe latter o. ' dir ~ che case
o. o. very root ILis vas done BOT in
shat mannsr - uesi not cspec.aiIy state
SATISFIED thar it uouid ID o. trast tlc cps fo
q certain extent al least. o. uas uow sent
on ls say to perform hs mlssi1n for
Bragg At al events. tai scheminr GER
eral so sspposej vhsn our mas r,p1rt
~as male a. ihe r,bel heaiqaarters a ~
days afrraarls III iniormafiou uassery
ar,cpabie 3D. Bragg be ve strongly ques-
tioa ,is ssiae 81 releilom. a. che spy re-
ported only shat N. toI by hat Oh fo1-
Colonel Tr.csiail.
Perhaps thc reader ~ii here inVlire.-
llou can vc snsvcr Or thc rtrori thus
made o. Brarg, u may have been more
trss anl saiaalie than we supPosei. Wei.
there b. force in tie query Hosever. ne
were then qa.te confident oi the worthless
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-04

The day on Which idle men work and
fools reform. -to-morrow.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-04

A." Boys said a village rcda-oguo the
other day. " whai - The meaning q al this
noise in thc schooig-
Ii Is Bin Skies. sir. ~ho Is an tie time
initiating locomotive.
" Come Up here. Wiriam. II you are
turned into q locomotive. q is high time
you were ssitchcd of
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-04

Several year, ago the sheriff ~ a frontier
county Va also proprietor of q tipping
'hop AZ which. during one of the sessions
oi tle Court for TIE county. it va observed
that several members of the Grand Jury
vcre good customer AheruarIs the
>heria Was prosecuted for selling lquor
contrary o. laE. and one q the iurors
aioresaid va callci O. testify 10 tho fact
Of BE- having. during TIE session q fhe
Court. purchased liqsor q tbe defendent:
hui Dc declined answering ihe questions
put % him. on the ground that b. had tax
a. oaf' o teP ~ se--sfs - tts granf jfrv
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Dcatstrn.
|. GREAT DISCOVERY.

I UkENI UlNNVN IN
q ANAsIllFLlC NITROUS OXIDE
Teeth positively eyrsyod wuhols PAN By d. nOfi, II
yrsroR and sJlr msnsacturercr ASNsrnrfc NlTtous
OrIor net Lou ching 4s hut strictly eues.he.ie ss' en-
tf, IS fr,e from eNhisr4.ns rfscis and prfecty h'hN
csu.. sni, .,c will pa,,s scrs,tioas and pegtc in-
susbiy to pain hiring ~hieh extract TEEN Mn.p' NJ
knowledge u tho ,e,ieut. Teeth Allied al nA,a
ssery description inserted Perfect sA-ei "i sA"-a"N'a
Dr. HOll Dcr..i.t. No. 81 Bfoalvsy. neal s"'hse
~ y. GRIFFIN a BROS, No. 20 Giand~
lTs st. Ep ok anA No. 81 faioa o.. ,fo,-yn az, x
tracgs It.lA positively without rtn p! tle ~ -, :.
T. be iu,ricl Taty 40 niss ins, it ~ 'e'. =
qoi as. rains r. 81 silver, slvi GsOSf D." h~.to
Ss oa .qld. ~, a.SsT D. EA@AooAs "''"~
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Thanksgiving Day uid would Cal particular attention to
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THE MAMMOTH WAR ELEPHANT
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thc ion o thc holder. on aud sic- ne
3st D"-snA-I 20 tis stoc'hojers % they shall seii
r.tt.ed tie boo.s of business ON tho lith
int -
Holders Of certificates which 'ava been disbaeed from ills
oscc cr either of tho Transfer AGENCIES are pirtiuhiy 10
qicscd have tcu duly registered ca the Irr ieoLs 10
which they have been trtnsT ei pior Co the il INST
Stockholders whose nairol rr-sefcd on the Ne YORK
books viii ue paid ~ s fer1crs p-u Rid Trust company
end those registered the bos'on ooAs
Will b. paid tire oic0 o Aesr. - J. IAayci hr0her
=. NRANFORD irea.utcr