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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-04
VOLUME 81, NO. Al.


IL any man THINKS has house is safe from
the Inesrsioa OF burglars he 10 very msch
mistaken No amount Of windo-- b.rs or
fAsienings. or loeks. or electro tslegr.phie
alarms. or -Aseh dogs. or trap guns, are
saSegsards against the ineeasify Of the
night pressing fraternity; provided. sf
course the object be sshsciently great to
make them reckless Of danger or expense.
The record Of the police reports and de-
tecsives' note book shows an ingenuity
which h., bssn exhibited IN 90 many thou
sand Of Ways that it 10 useless bops for alb
soluts safety BY trying 70 Keep men on the
outside Of the house. Most peoble are
very inconsis,ent m their precautions
against burglars. They double bolt and
bar their front doors. and have two doors
st that. while their windows within few
feet. and opening upon n balcony. are
merely fastened by a. catch" and pre-
sent nothing bat thin glass between the
burglars and the interior Of the house.
Bot. sfieI all. this Is sufficient Il keeps
oct the less desperate class Of men who on
y pursue their ProfessiOn where they find
fAvOrabls opportunities II q man has
enough Of jewels. or plate. or money. in
his house 10 tempt the genuine. thorough
bred candidate for States Prison 70 sxer-
Csc bis ingenuity, and to save neither
time nor expense in accomplishing has OBJ
jeet. there Is little use IN extra precautions
IN bars and front door locks Servants
and careless oess VII give some opportunity
tOr usre eniraaee. The safeguard must
be kept within the house A vault or safe
is the only security. Even this BY no
means ins1res absolute safety b1t Il 10
the nearest approach to it.
Ny. Mall.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-04

THE WAE CLAIMS oF MAINE The
Portland Press states that among ;be du-
tics 10 which Gov. Chamberiain has given
especial attention during the past year. Is
the prosecution Of the claims Of the ; ate Of
Name against tn Genera, Government for
expenses IN raising troops tor the late war.
Nothing has been Obtained from the Gener-
Al Gosernnent on ihis account since Jan.
IL. 1862. The aronnt Of our claims a. the
beginoing Of tho present year was s702.-
$40 20 Of this there las been allowed
aud paid ESQ. i6f. 22. leaving a balaDoe
suspended and dissllowed Of sl46 6S5 60.
the liens Of sbich are State bounty. santa
~ and medical serviecs. soldiers enlisted
bot not mustered. SC. This balance. to-
gefhcr -i,h q supplementary aeeoent Of
some $40. 900. il being sirenuoosIy press
ed upon the attention Of the sutboriiies ~
WashingtOn BY The Governor OF fihe sum
already pad oyer. sS57 .7o2. 10 have been
applied 20 eanccl the direct tax Of $780,
s26 lad on the State by The Gens raj Gov
ernment in 1861. The balance. sis7 Az
l.. has been paid into the Stale Treasury
and ayplisd secording 20 the provisiOas Of
the acts of 1855 and 1866.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-04

CrnIors NtrrrsL FORMATION. There
r. pond .n Waterford. vhose bottom -
covered v.tb . pure vhite sand. resembling
ctah Jn3-r the microscope h - found
90 consist of ibe skeletons of eKoccdingiy
small animals. viicL lived in couuticss
numbcrs. snd whose shells have settled
dovn 20 the bottom of thc pond These
animals had thc poscr oi extracting fhe
sanl ia solution IN thc w.fer ard baiiding
bousss ior ths uaseivcs. precisely ibe sane
a. an oyster can extract the ime from The
water. OF the ocean. wherrvi'h % iorm rts
shells. Other sim lar ronis sre iound N
ihis S'sie lFarmer.
This depost ~iIl be found an excellent
POLISH
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-04

HoEAcE GEEuEY's PAPER SAYS
'' There are 1900 900 Of people in the
So1th, whereof a. least 500. 900 are
whites. There Is ample room for 50 O0O0.-
OOO more, and crowds are docking in-an
Of them whites. Europe is sending ss a
f8il thousand per day. and the South prof
fers them cheap land. a genial cline. and
employment for every sort % industrial ca
Pacity. Nov that good harvest has de-
hvcred tbe South from famine. and her re-
construction is IN rapid progress. there Is
10 other region on earth that should attract
% many emigrants. Twenty years hence
sbe will have p. .OOO. 900 20 $1,000 900 %
people. ~hereof the blacks viIl probably
number 100000 OF 6.OOO. OOO.-Unless
al the lass wblch have hitherto governed
the incr~ase Of poPulA;ion are s1bverted.
the -litcs q The South must Increase
isstey than The blacks by At least four 70
one. Not at tie blacks -in fail 70 IN
crease also- but they are in no uiss re-
cruiied By enigrafion. and oannot be.
Africa sends iorth no voluntary emigrants;
fhc slave trade . on iis lsss legs, and no
negroes are coming 70 this country from
any quarter. H0v. then. - "a possible that
TIE 400. 90 of black. in this oountry
should overbsE The 5000. 900 Of whites m
the Sou'b. uith the millions or The roinf %
soeking ibitbsr7-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-04

The arid vsste Of ne Desert % Sssara.
untsr tbe hands % enterp-ising Freseb-
men, - 10 BE- clsd 9Th verdure. and wafer
is 20 spring sp 70 sbsaisncs 70 the surfaces
vhsrcver desired Five places are named
whers deep -.Ils have been sunk on the
srte.isn priseipis. snd the ressit has ben
eood of vs'er D. shs surface. ooniiuuous
sd vast Besides this. there !. souethiog
for tbe epicur,. ~ho. or his travels. has
issfed oaiy dried meats. dates and dris1
6,h. ~ hsh bEvs couns - the surfsce vith
the stresu. ~bich ao-, from so1s nysis-
rious source beneafh ne crust Of he esrth.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-04

The iar~fsmed Robert Heller. wbO Is nov
deiighiing ero-ds By his weird performances.
cannot be satisfied With bis legitimate
triumPbs before an sudienoe. bat OCCASION
ally does a neat thing for his o-n amose-
ments. very much to the surprise Of tboss
who happ~n TO be present On Saturday
last. While passing an itinersnt vender Of
cheap provisions. Mr.. Heller suddenly
paused and inquired:
How DO you cell eggs. asnties-
% Dcm Eggs. Vas the response; "dey
am a Picayune sPieoe-fresh. too. De last
one of'em; billed 'en myself. and known
dey's fsst rate-
wen. III iry'e@.' said the Magician a.
he laid down bit % fractional currency.
Have you pepper and sAit'-
Yes. sir. dere dey - said the sable
sAles~oman. watching Der customer Nth
intense interest
LetsurelY drawing out a neat little pen
knife. Mr.. Heller proceeded very quietly
20 cot ihe ecg exactly in half. When sudden
ly bright new twenty-five cent piece was
discovered lying imbeddsd in the yoIk. ap-
psrcnily as hrish; a. when !, came from the
mint. Very ooory the great magician
transferred the coin 20 hi. vest pOekes. and
taking up another eeg. inquired:
"Aai how much do you ask Tor this
egg
' The Lord 5recs my soul, Dat egg7
De fact sn. boss. dis egg Is worth dime.
shuAr"
All right" Vas the response; here.
the dime. Now give me the egg
Separating J; with an exact precision
that the eolorcd lady watched eagerly. .
quarter eagle was mos, carefully picked on,
of the centre Of the egg. and placed in the
vest pocket Of the operator. ss before.
The old ~oman was tifundersfruck - veil
she might have heen. and Der customer
hal TO ask her price for the third esg two
or three times before be could obtain re-
ply.
- Dar's 10 usc iSlkin.' nars'r.- said the
besiliercd old dsrkey. II can't let yoa
hab DAT ear egg. nohOw. for less dan q
qusrter. declare 20 De Lori 7 cant.
+ Very good. - ssid Heller. who's irnp-r-
turable features we're a. solemn As a. IN
dertaker. - there j. your quarter and here
10 the egg All right
( As he opened the ;A-' egg. n brace Of
ve-dollar gold pieces were discovered
snucly deposited in the very heart Of the
yolk. and jinSlins them nerrily togeihcr in
bis ht;le palm. the sav.ni cody remarked !:
Very cood eggs. indeed. rather Ike
them ard While ! am about u. I believe I
will buy a do. en What j. the price,
I say price, sereNmed the amazed
daughter Of Han. d" You couldn't buy
dem eggs. nsrs'r. for al the noney you's
GOT. No Ia; YOU couldn't. Tse giving
10 take dem eggs al home. is; and lat
money in dem eggs all bTongs 70 me. u
does daf Couldnt sell no more % dem
egg, noho-.7
AMID The roar of tbe spectators. the be-
nighied African started 70 her dornicil to
'' smash dem egg. but With What sscce.
we are unable 90 relate.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-04

THE SALT PLANS. 4 letter from Kansas
says that on ihe line of The Atchis9n. Tope-
A AMI Santa p Railroad. directly south
vest about t~o hundied and ten niles from
ToPeka. exists the great wonder Of The
Wcst-,be salt Plains To cross them
takes about t~clve hour good riding over
a lev@! surface completely coverl ~iih salt
IN the form % crust. varying from one 10
too inches thick. a. White a. sritinc- paper
and of Sufficient strength % bear up. Nth
cot breaking or cruulbling. an ordinary
vagon-ioai Undefucafh tbs crust. a
little belou the sar ace. there is straits of
solid rock salt. oniy sccessitle By qua-ry-
ing. prodscing The finest specimen. Of ery,-
tslized sat. Tbe supply j. ineShsus,sbis
The Addison. Topcka and Santa Fs Rail
road vii cross these sait felds very neariy
through their centre. The intizns get
fbsir supply Of sslt and The Govcrnucnt
hss frcq1enflv sent trains there 10 gci sslt
surplies. A rsiI osd over thew cosid suP-
ply thc vorid vi'h an article Or sait not
srrpassea 10 quality by sny ihe -orld ever
produced.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-04

wS-oa~ Do.i.s sad FiGs Ceut. -
y-sr 80 sfssaes; IT, tAeiisrs q psyusss 10
.Fct-
- ". Fsttsatil A Go .. 10 state St Ro.
toa 49, ~ Nass-t -. N~e Nosk ed : n
N'-s. tesrt -. ho-ioa. are aufhas iss.i ss...s.
1oh fkiNIiN1 " svefs t--rfiptssa .sasi,
sxrcufrd.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-04

livery prs,cf PIT ior,h has BE- eHeci on
tbc one vbo utter, i. ani so q e,cry curse.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-04
The White Mountains
CAooor-a Poak--Tle Lego.G.

H'I'F n ~ 7 p FFrIFIIlIIs
George l.. Taylor writes TO The Metho-
disi from the top Of Noun, .CboeOrua a.
follows:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-04

r. nei,ber siavish nor niggarl'y of the
tso avoid TIE latter s near msn is uni-
ser.aly despi.cd. but Puhiic fame is a
sepping stone o. pr .srmeui. therefore
gcncroas fecEn-s sboull b cultivated.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-04

Keep clear Of the a.; for. even u yoo
gam your cA,s. you ar gsrsrsily lOssr Of
morcy.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-08
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Ito expire on the 3ist day of January, 1865. }
0FBICE OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE !
Insurance DEPARTMENT,

Insurance DEPARTMENT,
CoLuMBus, ONO. January -. 1867
WHEREAS, Ihe HOME INSURA NCE COM.
pANY, located AT New Haven, in the State
OF Curuccilcut, has lled In this flee sworn
statement OF lts condition, ms required by the
first section OF the Act /" To regulate Insur.
ance Companies not incorporated by the
state OF .Dhio,' parsed April 3, 1886, and
amended February 0. 1864 and the act "Tu
regulate foreign insurance companies" "
passed April 5, 1866 aud, whereas. said
Company has furnished the undersigned salts
fAotpry.evldenCe that I IN possessed OF at least
One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars OF
actual Capital invested in stocks. or bonds,
or IN mortgages OF real estate. worth double
the amount tor which the same Is mortga ged
and, whereas, said Company has filed in this
OiliGe u written instrument, under its cOrpo
rate seal, signed by the President aud Secre.
ary thereof, authorizing any agent or agents
OF said Company in Tins State to acknOWl.
edge service Of process. Tor and in behalf Of
said COL pany, according TO the terms OF said
law,
Now, therefore, in pursuance Of the frat
section oi the Aforesaid act, James ii God.
man, Auditor OF the Stale OF Ohio. do here
by certify that said Home Insurance Company
OF fNewliaven, Conn. Is author. zed to transac {
the business OF Fire Insurance In this state
until the thirty'hrst day OF January, In the
year one thousand etgh. hundred and sixty
eight. .... eli. -. ... ..''
In witness whereof have hereunto sub.
scrbed my name, and caused the seal of my
Office To be alllxed, the day.and year aboy,
written. JAS. II. GOODMAN,
tsEAL.l Auditor OF State.
by James Williams, ChierCerk.
JOHN WALKER, Agent,
febSno3s,3w Findlay, Ohio.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-08

liz DID Moran exchange says;
Some of the guerrillas are noted for
telling pretty hard stories. One OF
those cold mornings week last, a par
ty Of them were huddled around a
certain stove, and Of course the
weather was the theme OF converse.
ton. One Of them after listening to
the talk awhile, asked IL they really
tho't this cold weathe; "why," said
he, "its nothing like Minnesota
had to lay over at farmers house
one night while travelling by stage, a
week or two ago, and in the morning
the man went out to feed the chick
ems, and took tea kettle of boiling
water to thaw them out, and in pour.
ing out the hot water it froze before
reaching the ground, SO that before
the kettle was empty there was a
stream of ice half way up to the spout
ofthe KETTLE Another mildly asked:
did he feed the chickens2"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-08

The New NovELrsT.--The New
York Commercial Advertiser thus
refers to an important and interest
ing literary event;
In this century of Magazines, new
authors are more and more likely to
make their first bow to the publi5 in
periodical than in book. If the
new writer's "serial' has attracted
attention it is re.issued as a book,
ard il the writer should prefer, he or
she can afterwards easily find pub
Usher without the "seriar' prelimi-
nary. Sometimes this first appear
ance is by several short productions
instead Of one long one. Henry
Ward Beecher, for instance, is at
present vigorously AT work upon his
first book. Ii is true that several
volumes have been issued with his
name upon their title pages; but all
these have been compilations OF par
ayraphs, newspaper articles, sermons
or lectures. Hawthorne, again,
wrote many short magazine stories
and sketches before venturing upon
a story Of book size.
Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis.
whose novel "W aiting for the Yer
dict" begins in The Galaxy, for Feb
ruary 18th, has already made these
introductory experiments. Herpow
erful and vividly realistic stories OF
Life in the Iron Mills" and "Mar-
pret Howth," in The Atlantic, at
tracted a great deal of attention.
indeed, those two papers alone plac-
a ed her at once high among our writers
q of real lite romance.
T. A real new novel is q literary
epoch. We earnestly hope "W ait
, ing for the Verdict" will be such q
: one. The first few chapters--which
+ we have seen in advance of publica'
tion--show plainly that the writer is
devoting to this book the best OF her
thought, her knowledge of life, and
her beliefs about humanity. 1t is
moreover the first novel by an au'
thor of real power, in which the wal
:, or its principles become constituent
= forces. Unless the succeeding por
y tions of the work falls below its be
ginning, it will apparently typiiy TIN
o new relations and conditions of th,
n races of men in the United State
&C during and since the Rebellion, witt
ie as much force, breadth, intensity am
truth, as "Uncle Toms Cabin CAV
l to the picture of things as they wer
Of before the war. Indeed, il the stor
lc fulflls its promise, The Galaxy wi
lc deserve fortnightly thanks for somt
time to come from the reading pee
rk pie of the country.
lv Mrs. Davis is at present residin
ii in Philadelphia, but is, we believe,
native of Wheeling. Her career
PRINT has not been very long, b'
! there is good reason for believin
" that she will hold rank among the r.
-, marhable array of powerful iema
:" writers of English romance of Il
;, present age.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-08
,Fy james VIII iams, Chief CLERK,
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
(ro expire n the 3Ist day ol Jtnuarv, lsd7
OFFICE OF Tng AUDITOR oP STATE.
ISsUKANCE DEPA RrAEST,

(To expire n lhe Jlst day ol JdhuAfN, ISb'
OFFICE OF rng AUDITOR oP STATE.
lSsUKANCE gPaRTAgSr,
COLuMBUs, u, January "a 1867.
Where's $, Inc LORlLLARJ fare lNSUR.
ANCk COMPANY, located at New York, IN
the Stale OF New York, has III d IN this office
a sworn statement Oi ITS C"sditOn, as re.
quIred by the nTst section OF tue act - To
Iesultte insurance companies not incurpO'
rated by tie State oi Ohio," passed April s,
1856 ard amcndid February D, 1854 and the
act ITO regulate Foreign Insurance Compan'
les," passed Aptil 3. 1866; and, whereas, said
company has furnilhEd the undersi gned satis
factory ev dence that 4 POSSESSED ui ~ least
one lui dred y filty THuus.Dd Dollars ofac.
tual cash capital invested IN stocks, Or bnnlls
or IN mortgages % real estate, worth double
The amount for which the Same Is ~ ,rigaged;
aud, whereas, SAID company has III cd IA this
uflre n written instrument under It's CvrpO.
rate ssai, signed by the President and Secre.
tary The reUf authorizing any agent or agents
Of said company In this State to acknowledge
service Of process, for and IN behalf of said
company according to the terms oi said law.
Now, therefore, IN pur udnce II the hTst
section OF the hf 'rrsdld aOl, /, James II
G. oman, Auditor Uf state Ci Ohio, do hereby
certify mat SAID LOrlllard Fro Insurance
Company, OF New York, is authorized 10
transact the business Of Fire Insurance in
this state until The thlrty.lrst day oi Janu'
airy, in the year one thousand eight hundrcd
and sixty eight.
In witness Whereof, ] have hereuutO sub.
scribcd my name and caused the seal OF my
office to Oe affixed the day and year above
written. JAMES II. GJDMAN.
[Seal.l iAuditOr OF state.
y. FULLERTON.
Agent for Hancock county, o.
febsu, 3y3w
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-08

A RuMoR DEHIEp-A runor is
current in the West OF an approaching
between Mr.. Theodore Til
ton and Miss Anna +. Dickinson.
The expected bridegroom thus re
fers to the happy event in II letter to
an inquisiiive correspondent:
OTTAWA, Ill, Jan. 2l, 1867.
My DEAR SIR;-In reply to your
kind inquiry whether the story be
indeed true, that | am to marry my
pleasant friend Miss Anna Dickson,
permit me just to mention (what
must suffice for the present. that in
this rs in every other important mat
ter, | am bound by Il rule which /
have observed for now nearly eleven
years: and that is not to take n con
elusive action without the advice OF
Mrs Elizabeth r Tilton, n very sen
sible woman, and the wife Of
Yours truly
THEODORE TILToN.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-08
Al onAnsiye Marrnrc.

Some of our Democratic cotempo-
raries declare shat IL is their duty to
stand on the offensive the coming
campaign aud carry home into the
Republican, camp the warfare. We
are willing that they should if they
can, but do not see upon what they
will base their attempts. In the he
ginning, for the party, we plead
guilty of lpvfhg elected An.
drew johnson and not having given
to the negro--we hope the later will
forgive us for having named the two
in the same sentance-his rights
There is the end. On the other hand
the Democratic party stand before
the country guilty of enough to
damn-as it has done any set Of
mon ever organized Tor political pur
poses. 1t has
1. Been the champion of slavery
except at times in certain localities
when policy for time dictated otE-
erwise-for many years and bowed
an obedient knee to the Shareholder.
9. Worked directly against the in
terests of the laboriug men, by de-
manding more territory for slavery
and to parpetuate unpaid labor.
3. Declared that property should
own labor.
4. Inaugurated rebellion and fought
for the dissolution of the Union.
3. In the North worked for the
same end,
G. Murdered hundred of thousands
of Union men.
7. Starved aud maltreated men ir
Southern prisons.
8. Prolonged the war by leading
the South to suppose tnat it woulC
receive assistance from it.
0. Created an immense nations
debt.
10. Burdened the people with enor
nous taxes.
IL. Necessitated the issue OF bond
not taxable by State and Municipa
corporations.
L. Forced the Government on th
verge of destruction.
13. Delayed reconstruction.
IA. Attempted to raise rebels agai
10. Muruefcu tue Unluu mon ,
the South, and destroyed their proI
erty after peace was restored.
Thes are a few of the many vii
acts under which the Democrat
party will have to stagger ia carryin
on an offensive warfare and eve
with all of them they declare the
will be successful.
Election day will show them the foo
ishness of such an assertion. No
only will they be defeated but the
will be crushed out. Nearly q corps
now, nothing but little time i
wanting to leave it without any "
tality. The fiat of death went fort
when the first gun was fired o
Sumpter and a deadly disease ha
been steadily working upon it. 1t
death knell will be sounded at til
election. ~ 4. E.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-08

ANTI. .CoNTRACTIoN.-The Cleve-
land papers say that petitions are be
ing very generally signed by the
business men of that city, asking
Congress to repeal the law permit.
ting the Secretary of the Treasury to
retire four millions in greenbacks
each month. The same petition has
very generally signed.
A Mixture of four ounces of the
yolk OF eggs, with five ounces of pure
glycerine, forms a preparation for
soothing the irritation resulting
from burns. The compound forms a
sort of varnish, protecting the sur
face of the skin from the action OF
the air, and can be easily washed of
when desired.
The New York Times Washington
special says that the Presidents new
plan of adjustment, based on qualili-
ed suffrage and amnesty, is being
matured, and there is q prospect of
its adoption as the measure of the
Administration.
a dispatch to the New York Her.
aid says that the Radicals of Louis
lana are organizing the Grand Army
of the Republic all over the State,
and that conflict between the Rad
icals and eX-Confedcratcs is not i'm.
possible. ..
The New York Herald's New Or
leans special says it is understood
that If the Legislature pass the bill
for the new constitution over the We
to of Gov. Wells, he will issue q
proclamation declaring the Conven.
ton of 1864 legal, and reassembling
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-08

One factory in Augusta, Georgia,
has turned out during the past year
six millions four hundred and ten
thousand yards OF cloth; and paid a
dividend, or clear profit, of six hund
red and seven thousand dollars to
stockholders.-Ez.
We will venture the prediction
that this mill is run by Yankee en-
terprise. State Journal
Well don't whisper it; il you do
the whole Democi attic pack will be
barking ut their heels, They don't
like Yankee enterprise.