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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-09-03

body, should finally como down with
typhus. Or, if | preferred typhoid. !
would locate the privy in the basement OF
my house. or allow its drainage to flow
into my well, and in due time typhoid
wonld appear in the household
"Is the fact, then, SO well established"
inquired pastor NJ, THAT if the fever
is ly phus. you know that the sick have
been inhaling the emanatioRs from the
skin and lungs of human beings. and il
it is typhoid that they have inhaled or inn
bibed the poison of their excreta'"
To which l replied: Certainly; and
will give you the following illustrations:
Prince Albert was seized with typhoid TO-
yer at Windsor castle, where he had been
residing for considerable period. The
fever proved fatal, and nation was
shrowdcd in mourning. Students OF san
itary science declared that the cause OF
the fever existed within the royal resi-
dence and in the room where the Prince
had spent the most of his time for few
weeks past. The building was carefully
examined without results; the room
library was also thoroughly searched, but
nothing explaining the fever was found;
the drainage and sewerage were explored
and found to be very perfect. Curiosity
was now 80 much excited that more ex-
tended survey OF the locality was made,
when it was discovered that before the
erection of the castle sewer was con-
siructed through these grounds for the
purpose of draining 4 section of The town
lying beyond. into the Thames. Ihls
old sewer was examined, and defect III
its wall was found directly under the IL
brarv-room where the Prince was accus-
toned to spend much time. The escape
of foul sewer. gasses into that room WAS
clearly established, and hence the cause
of this fatal typhoid"
but" said the pastor, "how is IT that
snch offensive material can drain into
drinking water and not be at once detect
ed
"On the contrary replied, "such wa.
tcrs are generally more agreeable to the
taste. The salts contained in the organ
ic matters which enter the well or spring
give the water great apparent purity, and
they sparkle like the mineral waters ol
the shops. The following incident occur
red in nv own experiences A small col
ony Of Germans lived upon the slopes oil
small basin. in the center OF which was
large spring, from which they took
their supply of drinking water. These
slopes formeda water shed. and the spring
was the natural receptacle OF much OF the
surface water Typhoid fever broke ont
in this colony, and the spring WAS decii-
ed to contain the germs, derived from tht
surface filth. The whole c0luEy protest
ed against such a conclusion, ana the wa
ter was pronounced the best ever drank.
And such it appeared, but bottIetuI was
examined by chemist, who declared,
without knowing its source, that priyy
or sewer drained into it"
According to your reasoning" said
the pastor. lin the case OF this family we
must look for some contamination by the
excreta of human beings"
Yes" | replied, THAT will probably
be found to be the cause. though | do not
wish to he understood as saying that the
reception iuto the system of other forms
of putrescent animal matter may not be
the cause of typhoid fever
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-09-03
NUMBER 80.

science, which is nothing less than the
latest and truesi Interpretation Of the or
der or the world ut which the human mind
has arriy cd. I; is the perfected mode Of
thinking in its application TO all tho phe-
nomena of nature which can become the
thought.
As the m ,terial world is but part Of
the natural order, physical knowledge is
hut part of science. Our knowledge OF
mind and character, Of the springs and
limirs OF human action, of the relations OF
men and the conditions Of social welfare,
NAV be either loose and confused, or
definite and accurate. This kind OF
knowledge conforms equally to the condi-
tons of growth, and, therefore, has its
true scientific aspects.
BY studying the internal OF atomic
changes of matter, the science of chemis-
try has been arrived at. Inquiries con-
cerning the mir have led to meteoro!ogy'
and Investigations into the earth's crust
have given rise TO geology. But the in-
tellectual movement thus exemplihed IS
far from stopping with an exploration oil
material phenomena. Success s'e out
sharpens The mind for the furtherresear'h
OF truth. These departments Of physical
study have their highest value a prep
araton FOR something beyond. They are
but the training ground Of the intellect
tor larger spheres of inquiry. lac de-
vclopment OF the physical sciences has
PRODUCED grand and beneiicent results, rs
all men know.
imperfect kuowledge is misleading the
more accurate il Is. the better It serves
for guidance. But this is no more true
in navigation or mining, than it's IN com-
mercial business or in teaching. The
subjects however, are in some cases SIM
pier than in Others. and the simpler must
obviously serve as stepping stones TO the
more complex. 1t is not that knowledge
is 10 be carried over from one field to an
other. but that mental training acquired
in one field is TO he employed in another.
Granted that eminent skill in mathemat-
les will not be suitable preparation for
"A Judge. or expertness in chemistry quail
ify the intelligent management OF prs
on; granted that the knowledge conferred
by scientific studies, as at present arrang-
ed. is not that demanded in dealing with
the practical quc'tons of everyday life ;
the fact. nevertheless, remains. that the
cultivation of scientific, that Is. accurate
habits of thought, is the best preparation
for action in all circumstances OF respon'
sibility.
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Newspapers are destined to take the
front ranks as public educators. and lew
er books will be written. Anybody can
write. But writing is the least part Oh
Journalism. In fact, literature ana daily
newspapers are only ,ecoai COUSINS ana
the one is sort of poor relation to the
other. The really able journalist must
therefore be not only a man OF thought
but a man Of action also.
Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09

Sold at Milwaukee by H. Bosworth Z Sons. Greens4
Buttop, Rice / Rising, Drake Rros. Dohmsn Schmidt
= I'M and ali Milwaukee OruGgista.
Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09
The Professor in q Fix.

Some students in one Of our. colleges be-
ing frequently annoyed by tho nocturnal
and inquisitosial vieits Of q professor: who.
suspected them of playing cards, ono even
ING prepared q kettle OF 'mush, otherwise
called hasty pudding, and by the time it
was boiled had seated themselves around
the table in the attitude of card-playing,
waiting patiently for: the well-known step
of the professor. It was no sooner heard
than a large outside pocket of one of them
was forthwith filled with hasty pudding,
and all were seated as before. AS soon as
the professor had opened the door, the stu
dent who was loaded with the mush made
q sudden sweep over the table with his
hand, as if to gather up the cards; and with
another motion apparently put them into
the pocket containing the mush. These
movements could not help being noticed,
is they were intended to be. by the profess
sor, who, considering them as pretty strong
evidence of guilt, broke out with the fol-
lowing:
"Well, young gentlemen, I've caught you
at it at last, have I ?" - '."'
"Why, yes, sir, we are all here"
$50 see you are; and you have been
playing cards, too."
''No, sir, it is not so."
'.It isn't, ha! What have you got in your
pocket, young man ?" :, -. -
"Hot hasty pudding, SIR" ..,..
"Hot hasty pudding. ha! hasty pudding,
have you? I'll hasty pudding you, " said the
professor, at the same time thrusting his
hand half way to the elbow into the hot
hasty pudding. ,
The dolorous looks, the shaking of fin.
gers, the groaning and capers of the pro.
lessor, belong to the sphere of imagination,
not description. 49,
Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09
No. :;2S.

Nervous debility, with its gloomy attend
ants, low Spirits. depression,. involuntary
emissions, loss; Of semeny epermstorrhoess
loss q power, d'zzy head, loss o. ?Saa3;,y memory
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Of the most valuable, mild and potent Onra-
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matter, tone up the system, arrest the dis
charges, and impart yigor and energy, life
and vitality to tho entire man. They have
cured thousands Of cases. Price SIS per pack
age of five boxes and largo vial Of powder,
which is very important in obstinate or old
cases, or 81 per single box. Sold by all drug
gists, and sent by mail on receipt OF price.
Address Humphreys SPECIFIC HSmeophatic
Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09
TIE GREATEST J
m MEDlGAL BLESSING

DIR. KENNEDY'S RHEUMATIC
AND NEURALGIA DISSOLYENT
Resder you may consider this sort Of spread eagle
eading, but moan every word Of it. hnvo been
thSre. Wnen your system il racxed with
RHEUMATIC
main and Won cannot turn yourself In bed. or 1T
kins in chair you must sit and suffer. in thu morning
wishing it ght. anu at n11nt Wisnln9 ~ Wes ofn-
ing: When yOu have
NEURALGIA, 7:
when evey in your being 10 like tho sting Of
wasp, eirC,,a.ug tho most venomous and hot poison
aroo ID rt and driving you to the vory verge Of
madness "h.n you have the
sCIATICA,
(tbst have uat got through witb) that most awful,
mort bear hernQ, most strength destroying most
osn sfict poor human nature: When you have the
LUNlBAGO,
living and writhing in agony and pain, unable to turn
W r-sif In hsd, and every movement will 90 10 your
~ IN ,se aie .ss IN fsw'days is sot toe Grsatsst
" ys.dscaI r.. sug Ut tho A ge. tsli ns what IL!
DiREOrIONS TO USE-Y0u viii tako . tablespoon.
Sn and three spOOnfus Of wstor three times day. and
in ~ days particle Of rheumst,c and neuralgia
main vii! "e dissolved and pAss OF py the kldneys:
Manufactured By DONALD AEENNEDnf.
WHoLxsALE ASENTs--E.Iles Finch 1 Fuller, Lord
SMITH, r. r Dwyer o.. Burnham. Van soEaact
Hn1ibort Edss!l. Tulmsn King, UhicAgo; Green
button, Rice 4 klsine. Bosworth 6on, Dohmen 4
Scmidt Milwaukee: MoCuiloch McCord, LaOrosse
Moves Bros, st. Paul; Collins Bro r. +. WStzs,
MsIsrs Broe, st. LOUIS; Moore / TArbst. Junksrman
A. -.ta,l nv slI drussi,.s Pdos Al O
Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09
How Twitchell Murdered his MOther-fn.
-. I'll :..y-.:t: "a, Law. 'n,. : }s...

- From the RhiladelphtA Star.
A prominent physioiau of this city has
now in his possession, and has shown to
one of our reporters, the weapon with
which George s. Twitohell, JE, murdered
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary Hill. It is
slung-shot of peculiar construction, and
must have been made by himself. He con-
fessed to one of his counsel that he had it
in his possession for two months before
the murder took place. It is pear-shaped
lump OF lead, about IN inch nnd q half in
length. attached to "A handle composed of
two pieces of circular betting, about the
thickness of persons little finger, and
about eight inches in length. These pieces
were bound securely by strong cords,
which Attached them to the lead, passing
through a hole pierced in the small end Of
s.the :, dipsey." The handle Il was
very still, when made, sufficiently SO to
support the weight of tho lead without
bending, but after Twitchell committed
the murder, he concealed the weapon in a
damp nook in the cellar, and consequently
when twas found it was very plant and
mouldy. There were indentations Of
beads in the lead, as we'll as stains of blood;
and the force Of the. murderous blow is
shown by the fact that one bead OF black
glass was broken in half and bedded firmly
Ii the metal. With the circumstaneesc con-
nscted with the finding Of this tell-tale in:
strument We are unacquainted; but MIR!
ODyrne could doubtless throw light upon
the subject if 80 disposed. This discovery
is important as justifying the testimony o!
Prof Gross; during the triAl, who contendei
that the murder could not have been. done
with the poker, for whi:h he was senseless
ly ridiculed by sevetal papers at the time
foFta at tSs G'sst snesn ny
Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09
Coop men insure in the Washington Life,

BENJAMIN FaAsx11s, 17ss: III is time our
orally Lie Assurance. Many widow and
orphan have had great reason to be grateful
that the advantage of Life Assurance was
understood and embraced by tho husband
and father Alarge amount has been paid
by Life Assurance Companies to widows and
orphans when it formed almost their only re-
source.
!; EDWARD F. JONES, 1869.-I have made sufi::
cient examination Of tho condition of the
Washington Life insurance Company of New
York to warrant me in taking . policy Of
Twenty Thousand Dollars. ..,
Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09

ALIENS LUN0 BALsAM IL the remedy to cure all
Lung aud Throat difficulties 1t should be thorou&hly
Vhsn ali otherA fail Drectons accompany each bottle.
J. n HARRIS 4 90 Sole Pfopristors, Cincinnati,
Enea Ia r - n Drn04isrs.
Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09

Whether the moon furnishes us any
warmth has long been mooted question,
and the many experiments tried have tailed
to prove that she sends us any appreciable
heat. At last the question has been salts
factorily determined by Lord Resse's great
rejecting telescope. By condensing the
moons rays upon delicate heat-guager,
repeated experiments have shown that when
full, her radiation is about one ninety thou
sandth part of that Of the sun. For cen
turies has the moons face been scanned
with the closest scrutiny, butinot until re-
Gently has it been demonstrated that she is
other than 3 volcanic waste.
Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09
Pine Tree Tar Cordial.


Preservative a. well 90 Curative.
!. not only for their ab.ogt:y snr,t',, Sq; 1er
XitTs All 1hsdicinss .rs % ~idsi; ''"' -'' - '" '''
Celebrated all over tho Union. :.
e:
tsan against subsequent attacks Of ~.
+: = < Malignant affections. '''.' .
to the bsissmc and tonic properties Of Dr Wshszts
':sin- Pine Tree Tar Cordial = = /;
A. the summsr fog before the fresh svsnins
m s. ,Ss
81 noaiSas draSs resl.s: shat 6e 81. found freSd.
s s Il. a:s Ssss d.
@ss ss:
sb9ani s. sas TsEa
which have elt ito duty.
- we'll az pleasure. 70 testify. ..;.!..,...-
orpEaps, might have been living in blooming health
had they b9t ayailed thepselvec Of Pr. WnHART;s
Their Constitutions have Yielded.
Tar from the, pine tree forest 10 pEepNsed py DF
WDBAHT, 10 . panscea.
"7as sfodues Of tA* r.: !. for ae' Healing Of a's
The hardy b.c1woodsmen, breathing the aror o!
france ana ltAly AZ prepared oY ~. M1eHARJs tnq
Cordial acts 1t once The fst bottle exhibits to you
krateu f0retastos of returning health. You rack
Cd By more cough NOR hathed with dsbiitatinx night
eWesta
Thousands people will tell :5ou that n tho entire
range of natures turatves thore ID combination
Pine Tro0 Tar Oordisf.
Chemists agree in saying that THE fRocEss OF pls
TILIA1oN BY which this Cordial h Yielded IL phlo
sophical to be of further improvement
The generic sste Of tar and the idel
Of medicine becomes lost In tho quality Of palatahle
'@> Dir. Wishart's Medicines '',''
Arc told by all respectable and :plied
TO the trade At Dr. WlsHART's Great 1nily Msdiout
store,
No. 232 North Second ftreest,' :Philadstph phia,
a medical expe.t holding honorable .ooaleeist,
diplomas, devotes Ills entire time to the oxAminxtos
of patients, ut tho Oce PaEloIs Aseooiated With him
are two committing physioians Of Acknowledged emi
nence whosa services given to the publls FREE
caARGE hi. opportunity is eersd b5 70 other inst
Letters from any part Of the eooniy .,kins advice
| will be promptly and Gratuitouay responded to
Where convenient remittances should take the shap
Price Of WfsHAaI's Pine Iiee Tsr Cordial 81 ~ ps
| pottle. or S11 Per dozen. Sent by express
| All communications should DO addreesed :st.. o.
No. "a n: Second C.; @ street. Phi.dsiDi,,a. 5
l
Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09
Special elotices.
prcunrntory Medication.

The human systeu the most delicate and sensitive OF
a created things should be duly prepared ID meet the
shock sudden change in tho temperature
of the air. Even the solid metals contract and un-
der cold and heat 50 TINT i man otron.
instead of fra tissues and fbrSs drouling and
brittle mtter. his frame would not be proof
against tho vissssitudes Of climate Asst is itbchooves
ono, especially the feeble to orty tho frai teno
ucnt Of against tho Of the present
season Wholesome strength vegetable tonic
and Alternative is the preparatory nedvino required
and among medicinal agents of this character hoS'
TETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS stand supreme. IN
successful career ol nearlya quarter Sf Acptu .ne
preparation hS neves bcsn eaua@led or agproaoned'
and its sales are larger than those OF any nal" dozeh
articles purpcrting to belong to tho same Glass; 'As
ever boon advertised this country Az remety aud
nr.ventvc Of DYsrrrslA and all its complications. 1t
NAV bc said to have Hsed dozen co"pe"" and to DO tho
standard specific Of tho Western Henisphere coaEso
of this genial restorative at the OF win
tor is the surost safeguard against all the complaints
which are caused aggravated by exposure to cold.
Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09

ESTATES OF THE OLD FRENCH MOBILES
The ancient aspects of country life ore be-
coming gradually restored in France. Not
q few of the oldest and noblest families,
who have outlived the first revolution and
subsequent changes OF Government, are
rapidly regaining their cid territorial inn
portance. Keeping studiously aloof from
the public life Of the Second Empire. they
are occupying themselves with the improve
ments OF their estates, and are thereby re-
covering the wealth and dignity which will
gradually reinstato them in their almost
princely supremacy in. the provinces. The
depopulation of the French rural districts
chiefly from, military conscription, has
compelled the lords Of the soil to have re-
course to q species of cooperative farming.
A community of farmers concentrate their
efforts upon one large farm, instead Of di-
viding them amonga ganumber of small ones.
The area to be cultivated. consists of one
large estase, or Of several of lesser size,
whose proprietors agree to combine, the
community of interests being favorable to
the landlords, as to the farmers themselves.
The operations are conducted under tho
supervision of one of the proprietors, or of
general manager appointed by either
party. The system is grounded on tair
division Of the produce between the land
holder and tho farmer, and the fact that
some of the chief land owners have an on
nual revenue equal to $25O, 900 in gold,
shows that the old noblesse are again rising
into Importance.
Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09
IRRITATION. OF the Scaln.

-. .....!. WATERvrILE, Me-; September is, i160
4essrs. JOSEPH BURNETT & Co.: - -.
;Dasr Siys,-I have derived much benefit from the
use Of your Cocoaine. Twelve years ago had the
typhus fever; after my recovery found myself
troubled with an irritation Of the scalp.
1purchased bottle of the Cocoaine only for the
purpose of . hair dressing, but to my SURPRISE It
has entirely removed the irritation Of 20 long stand
Ing Ihave recommended it to several of my friends
who were afRicted in tho same way. and it has
wholly eradicated the disease.
Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09
A TOuchinE Incident.

A correspondent of the Boston Journal
writes from Aarblehsad:
''4he schooner Henry W. Brown, of
Marblehead, which arrived from the Banks
Yesterday, reports the loss Of twosof the
hands under the following circumstances:
In tho gale last Thursday, while on the
home trip, it bleW.so hard that it became
necessary to take III tail. In doing,so the
main sheet got loose, and one of ths,hands,
John McEaohran bysname, sprang 70 fasten
it. As he caught the slack Of the sheet in
his hand the vessel gave lurch, and the
boom drawing the sheet tight snapped
young McEachran overheard.
"Another hand named George Rams
dell, seeing the condition of his shipmate,
caught rope, and in throwing over the
line lost his footing and pitched into the
sea. The agony of those on board may be
imagined when it is known that the father
OF young McEachran stood on the vessels
deck and saw his son drowning before his
eyes and he powerless to help him. Life
buoys were thrown to the men. striking
within few feet Of them, but owing to the
| the buoys. Although dangerous sea was
running, the crew threw out drag and
tried every possible means to succor them,
but it was useless. They sank before aid
could reach them.
GAS the vessel came up the harbor with
| flng half-mast, of course, quite a crowd was
attracted to learn the cause. When the
crew landed on the wharf, a brother Of
young McEachran ran up to his father cry
ing out: Father, where is John !? Why
don't John come? The father burst out
crying, and the lookers.on turned away
with tears in their eyes. The scene OF the
desolate father, with the tears running
down his cheeks, leading his sobbing and
heart-broken little boy from the wharf,
is one which the spectators will never for
get.
McEachran was engaged to a very estim.
able young lady, and intended this for his
last trip. Ramsdell leaves widow and
n child almost entirely homeless and pen
niless. They were each about "a years o.
age, and gave promise ofmaking noble mer
in the community"
San Francisco, with population o
about 10000 expended s4Oo,S42 for it
schools last year.
Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09
ERRORS OF YOUTH.

A0EkTLKMkN who suffered for yseRs from Nssvou
Debility. Prsmatass Decay, and Ill the effects Of youth
ful ndsorston. w for the ssks Of suffering humanity
send al who nssd it, the receipt and drsotionR
foe making the simple remedy by which he was cure
0asEsss Wishing 10 profit By tho advertisers sxpszi
euss can do - BY addressing, in perfect confidence
JOHN B. OGDEN,
d 10. q C0dA1 0tIOOk, New Yoek
Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09

The BEsT AND OR1G1NAL Tonic of Iron
Phosphorus and Calisaya, known as Csswell.
Mack Il Co.'s Ferro. Phosphorated Elixir of
Calisaya Bark. The Iron restores color to
the blood, the Phosphorus renews waste of
the nerve tissue, and the Calisaya gives .
natural hcalthful tone to the digestive or.
gans thereby curing Dyspepsis in in it's vari-
GUS forms, Wakefulness, General Debility,
and Depression of Spirits. Manufactured
only by CASWELL, HAZARD \ CO., success.
sors to Caswelf, Mack + Co., New York. Sold
by all pruggiste. ;, ~ .4,'i'