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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-31
THE WAR In CUBA..

FIGHTING between the Spanish troops, and
theinsugents still continues in Cuba, but as,
qnelsof the latest dispatches from Havana
characterizes as o severe struggle acontestino
which the Spaniards only lost one officer and
four men, the operations are apparently ON 81
very small scale. The most serious event
lately recorded is the alleged repulse of al
Spanish general, with a loss of thirty six Off
oefsO and four hundred men killed land
@6unded; but, on the other hand, tits said
that the insurgents have been driven out Of
several districts which they formerly occupied :
and The new gunboats which have recently
material if not decisive aid to the Govern
ment. The Spanish Americans have a system
Of pralonging indecisiye wars a which
is happily not followed in. this country. N
Mexico and South America anarchy has be-
c6ine well-nigh chronic, and the people do
not seem 90 be able to either prosecute war
vigorously while at is progressing, or to dis
continue, a. struggle after it has degenerated
into wanton, sacrifice. of life and property.
1t is difficult to extract the truth from the
ethAicting' rt1hIors forwarded to this country
fyQm Cuba, but the weight of testimony is
EeGidfa aly favorable to the theory that the
sssbBy1ti6nary movement is well-nigh sorusheds
end that ftslleaders are struggling now rather
to secure, favorable terms, or fronatan indis!
PpSjtiQp9 TO make, q graceful surrender, than
with rational hope Of achieving complete
tolJti% pllloislo1n 81: I-'-ss.ss ctgssrIo,nf VIA
TIE TWO GRAND shRAIES.Jaars
Thf Grand Army Of the Republic is an Or
ganiiHlati9n niiHlati9n Il that has no, Democratic affniGes,
and is therefore special object of dislike to
the party that supported the Rebellion. saItis
true, that the Grand Army of the Republic
Processes to have no objects of political
nature in view, but ID il we'll known that it
does exert more or less political influence,
and renegade Unionists. like Frank, +. Blair
Jr., have attempted to turn their connection
with it to account in furthering the interests
Of the DEMOCRATIC party. Every one remem-
bers how Blair was put down al the Ls9g
Branch reunion when, in drunken speech,
he attemPted to situperate the Icause. lor
which he had fought, andthi and other expo
riments have probably convinced the Demo
Cratic managers that. It Is useless for. them
to expect O., any sympathy from. the mass
Of .,the rqsoldiers and sailors who fought
to save the Union. AS an Offset, therefore,
to the Grand Army Of the Republic, an orga,
nization under Democratic auspices has been
Started In New York and Brooklyn, TO be
iealled the Grand Army of the Constitution.
sfHe motto Of this association will, or at lsast
it ought to ,be, "The Constitution as it was,
ind we shall expect to find in it, if it spreads
beyond the confines Of New York city sucl
sshOiOe cengenial spirits as Frank Ps Blair, grl
Robert II. Lee George A.. Custer d :. .Is. Apf
rest, GsSsffssS W. nofssbhih 'Wdds s'ffaEApfon,. W
$. Hancock, Braxton Bragg, aud others who
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-31
SPECIAL NOTICES.

RaS~ C ENVY OF UsIC.
THE STAR COURSE OF LRCrURzs
SECOND SERIES.
OPENING LEOTURE By
WENDELL PHILLIPS,
THIS (MONDAY) EVENING, January d.
3, Sqh|e h}e THE a., Questions Of Tomorrow.
HkIRC LEUM " NA5BY Cd IL IOORE), February 3.
ISppy ct--''lhe Lords OF Great ton ~
sssM RALPH WALDO kMERSoN. PebruaryT.
| SUB. Social Lite in America"
REV; r. H. CHAPLIN, D. d., February 10.
| e GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, FebruNry a.
| Sul Ject-"Our National Folly-The Civil Service"
soaeaRRQF. HENRY MORTON, February %,
SubJectV psOlar Eclipses"
s.o.,... vBAYbRD Taylor, Maroh3
Ie,, - JObH q. SAKE, March 81.
| erfpteatt1 FRENCH Folks at Hofne.m
c., fhOF. RpREHI IL. RO HERS, Marcia
snPlect yhehfCAf Forces in Nature and toe Arts"
| enh;ostt r. ~. IA hAiiIE - IptGkINSON, April7.
Admission to chIdre, 70 conts Reserv cd Soits 70
diSaetsto "a, sale a. Gould's Piano
9Soipf N eS OHESNUT Street, from A. Nj. TO NJ
Do6tsopoh at 1;tii Lostnte AtR 'nnu I 1874
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Tap CSMryy IA sHsAh shx dsh%aEH5,Asdf4{rdh dsh%aEH5,Asdf his
obscurity on Saturday evening, to dddtesstheD
Democracy Of the city on the subject of 'The
Live Issues Of the Day. 4" AhothsfA of the
Democratic lights had been -disooursing Oh
1.-The Dead Issues, %and that's what brought,
Sir Richard to his feet. Although SO very
much of a veteran, heetill lives, and itis psr-y
haps quite natural that he should ll imagine the
Democratic party to be alive also The Che
waller was as ehiotional as usual and durihg
the course of his remarks refersede several
times to the fifteenth, amendment. negro suf--
frage, radical corruption and other topics
thatengross the attention Of the present gene.
ration, as well as to SOME tliatowereo buried
with the last generation &c and the. Democratic
party, without Sir Richard being, as yet,
aware Of the fact that eifli6F the dead issues
or the dead Democracy, or even the last gene
ration, are in their Graves sach, at least, we
imagine to have psqpthe adriftsof his speech,
which we have, not yet perused, owing to
pressure Of other and 1pS fs95 mhefets.a
When Sir Richard entered 5hallt0 'aeliyerc
his address, he carried upon his head the bran
new hat c6ntefhing ?,&bieh Wa Ate6sHtlys dis!c
coprsed at lengt4s Ihe.opini94s Of the crowd
pfJunterrifed presentHappeered to obeab9nt,
evenly DIVIDED upon its pYsrits; and and al though
Fhere was a large party in favor Of Knocking
it into semblancebqof it's discardedo pre6el
cessor, the wise coSqinsaS ofthel l9pppgife siaa
prevailed, and it ws,s uffered to emerge from
the rendezvous witfodt' disHgureTienti.' al r'o''
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-09-30
Hens Eating Oride of Iron.

a friend of ours, Mr.. Walter A. Kczar
of Salem, has recently lost a dozen valua-
BILE hens in 4 most curious manner, and
from facts that have just come TO our
knowledge with regard 10 the same kind
OF losses, or losses with the same symp-
toms, VIC suspect il is not of very rare oc-
currencc. Mr.. kezar noticed his hens
dying very suddenly. dropping from
their roosts, and appearing in great pain,
On cutting them open and examining
their crops, he found quantiliet OF Tn.
rusty scales that came out of an old
stove lipe in cleaning il out. The scales
varied in size from the bigucss of the
finger nail down, and they seemed TO
stick in the crop. 1t is probable that The
cause of death was the inflammation Gre
sted BY these scales and not any poison
Gus property IN them. No remedy could
have been applied to remove these scales
but the only way 10 save the fowls would
be to cut open the crop, take them out
and sew j; up again. This operation may
generally be performed without the loss
of hen.
This case suggests the importance Of
guarding against the recurrence Of it
elsewhere, by keeping the SCOT and scales
which always come from cleaning out
stove pipes out of the way of the hens.
Ii any OF our readers have met with a
similar loss We should be glad to know it.
1t is possible the difficulty may arise
from the creosote mixed in with the SCOT
and iron rust in which case it would act
like poison, but whether il be the me-
chanicsl action of the scales causing vic.
lent Inflammation, or the action of the
creosole, the substance appears to be sure
death and it had better be avoided, and
kept out of the way of fowls ut seasons
of the year when they cannot get at
gravel.
BY the way, cayenne pepper is an ex-
cellent thing to mix in the food of hens
at this season of the year. 1t will be apt
to make them lay.-CPloughman.
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From Shore to Shore.
This is fine Steel Engraving by I. I
STUART. from painting by
CLARENCE NJ. DoBELL.

This beautiful engraving, suggestive OF Lies
Journey, from Childhood or Old Agc,-represents
n boat crossing q stream; on the forward part
Childhood is represented by n boy and girl, JOY
Gus and delighted with the prospects ahead. Fur
Their along in the boat, young lady II playing
with the lilies, while her lover whispers in her
ear. In the centre OF the boat Manhood stands
erect while his wife with helpless infant in her
lap sits by his side. In the after part of the boat
Old Age il pictured by an aged man and woman,
who are looking back, evidently reviewing the
mast Time il the hardy oarsman, while his little
daughter, carefully watching forms the moral oil
the picture. The whole forms scene OF rare
beauty Nis printed on plate paper, e0Hse inches
and will be sent 10 any address Tor so or gwen
AS premium for four subscribers To The oxford
Democrat or for 81 Is we will send the Engraving
POSTPAID and The Democrat for one year.
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H0rff York.

Many young man, says the Philadsl-
phis Press, leaves the farm for city life
because hc becomes Disguised with what
he calls hard work, and thinks there arc
easier ways OF getting living than by
holding a plough.
They know not the labors, troubles and
anxieties of many before them who have
tried this and failed. One in hundred.
perhaps, manage to do pretty well. The
majority generally regret the attempt.
The Boston Cultivator has some good
remarks on this subject. To encourage
those who wisely decide to stay at home.
we give an extract from what il says:
Ii is far moro easy to be a good farmer,
and thus, make ones life success, than
TO be equally successful as aproiessional
man, tIadesman or mechanic. Is not
an ordinary farmer much moro of man
in social life, than an ordinary preacher.
lawyer, doctor, teacher. editor, &c.9 ii
is true. farming means work-yet no who
forsakes it and enters any one OF the
learned professions to get rid OF work.
has made great mistake, and nc may
come To this conclusion eIe he dies. tina.
it dent pay To make whip-stocks OF chest
nuts, nor axe-handles of pine.
An article in the Cultivator two weeks
ago on seeking employment in the city,
shows that unskilled men and women
crowding and seeking places that can
only be filled by skill(ul employees. such
rs they are wholly untitled for, except to
take the pay.
We hardly know Of n moro deserving
object of sympathy than husband and
father who has been persuaded, or rather
compelled by the opportunities OF vain
wife and silly daughters, for the sake OF
peace, TO sell his farm and home and
move into city or factory village. rent
a house, and he himself to seek such en-
ploy ment as he can find. whether it be
that Of cleaning out filthy drains and
sewers. or foulcr places. even thus be-
coming the most abiect mental, instead
of remaining where he was, an indepen-
dent, wellto-do farmer. and all to crafty
wife and daughters. Who can tell the
number of young men and women. too,
who flee IRON rural life, full Of hope and
expectancy, and vet before many years
have gone by, bring down the gray hairs
of loving and doting parents with sor-
row 20 the grave, by the disgrace bro't
upon them by the shameful. if not Grim
inal lives OF those whom they loved more
dearly than their own lives. But We
need not enlarge; our contemporary has
done this and we earnestly join him in
his cxhortstion. and reitcrate ii, STAY IN
THE COUNTRY.
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AP.per for all Children.


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The largest circulation OF any chldren's paper or
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s. Vigorous and lively but not sensational child
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1. An exponent Of all news and every day topics
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cultiyator OF that which Is pure and clevating In
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s. As its name indicates, Il will aim 10 make life
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To fully reach all these high aims is not deemed
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-ibout Cider.

IA apples will be plenty and cider
cheap, il will be an excellent time 10 boil
down quantity of the latter for family
use. A barrel or even halt barrel oil
concentrated cider makes most eX.
cellent sauce, and if properly prepared
will last years.
Ii is true economy to lay in i surplu,
stock when articles are cheap. In the
spring Of the year an abundance OF sharp
apple sauce stiIsupt the liver. gives good
appetite and is unquestionably more
healthful than TO uzzle il down all winter
in the shape OF hard cider
BY simply boiling the cider and skim,
ming off everything that rises to the
surface, i: can DC bottled or barreled up
and be kept perfectly sweet It's tendency
Is TO induce an uneasy sensation that
oitcntimcs cannot be satisfied save by
something stronger.
Every family should, if possible. lay in
barrel Of cider 10 be made into vinegar.
Put in some mOlasses and yeast, tack over
the bunghole piece of gauze or thin
cloth. and shake the barrel over every
other day and nobody will wan, to drink
it, except as vinegar. Cider vinegar is
vastly better than most Of the artificial
compounds sold Is such There is right
and wrong use of cider as well rs =
thousand other things. We expect to find
cider apple sauce when we travel next
winter Lewiston Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-09-30

To the Honorable Board of County Commas sion
crs within and for the County OF oxford.
TINE undersigned, Agent OF the Inhabitants Of
Paris, duly authorized FOR that purpose,
would respectfully represent that the public con-
yenience and necessity DO not require the contin-
uance OF the "Old County Road as heretofore
travelled, leading from West Paris by the dwell
to and near the dwelling house of Welcome kns-
lev In Greenwood. He therefore respectfully re.
quests your Honors To view SAID route, and make
such dscontinuancos ia said highway hitherto
travelled, leading from the dwelling house OF ia.
red Young in Paris, by Willis Mills and the house
of Jacob L. Curtis 10 and near the dwelling house
OF Welcome kinslcy, in Greenwood, in SAID Coun-
IS, rs in your judgment the public convenience
and necessity require.
WIN. X. KIMBALL, Agent
of the Inhabitants OF Paris.
Paris, Sept. 9Th, 1870.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-09-30

This Remedy does not simply reiiere for short
time but it produces perfect and permanent cures
OF the worst cases OF Chronic Nasal Catarrh, and
,riu pay $500 reirdrd for % that cannot cure.
ssCold In the head" and Catarrhal Headache are
cured with few applications. If you have dis.
charge from the nose, offensive or otherwise, stop
ming nm of the nose at times, partial loss Of the
sense OF smell taste or hearing, eyes watering or
weak feel dull, have pain or pressure IN the head,
Won NAV rest assured that you have Catarrh.--
Thousands annually, without manifestng half OF
the above symptoms, terminate IN Consumption
and end in the grave. No disease IL so common,
more deceptive or less understood by physlcians
| will send my pamphlet on Catarrh To any al
dress free. DR. sage's Catarri Kennedy Is no"
SOLD BY MOST DRUGGISTS IN ALL PARTS
OF THE WORLD.
Price so cents Sent by mail, postpaid, on receipl
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ware OF cotinferfeifs and rOrfhess limitations. See
that my prirafe stamp, which is ppsifire gudrdn'
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Remember that this private stamp issued by the
Uuited States Government expressly for stamping
my medicines, has my porti ait, name and address,
and the words ~. ;. Certificate of Ganuincness
engraved upon IL, and need not be mistaken. Don't
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facture the genuine DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
and never travel TO sell this medicine.
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Paris, Sept. 9Th, 1870.
STATE OF MAINE.

OXFORD, S. Board Of County Commissioners,
September Session, $50,
Upon the foregoing petition, satisfactory evidence
having been received that the petitioners are re-
sponsib,e and that inquiry into the merits OF their
application Is expedcnt u IL ordered that the Coun-
" Commissioners meet at the Post Once ut Wcs'
Paris In said County Of Oxford. on THURSDAY,
the Oth day OF October ten OF the clock In the
forenoon and thence proceed 10 view the route men.
toned In said petition Immediately after which view
a hearing of the parties and witnesses will be
had at some convenient place In the vicinity, and
such other measures taken In the premises n the
Commissioners shall judge proper And 1t is fur.
iher ordered that notice OF the time place and pur
pose of the Comm. sioners' meeting aforesaid be
given to all persons and corpor aon- interested by
eau sing aestsd copies OF said petition and of this
order thereon 20 be served upon the respective Cerks
Of the towns OF Paris, Woodstock and Greenwood,
and also posted up In three public places In each ii
said towns, and published three weeks successive.
ly In the oxford Democrat, newspaper print
ed at Paris In said County OF Oxford, the first
OF said publication and each OF the other notices ID
be made ed and posted least thirty days before
said time OF meeting, TO the end that all persons an
corporations may then and there appear and shew
cause any they have Why the prayer OF said p, IL
TONERS should not BE- granted
Attest: WM. X. KIMBALL, Clerk.
true copy OF said petition, aud order of Court
thereon.
Attest: wM. X. kIMBALL, Clerk.
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agricultural
GRAPES.


..Stenos.n in the Lewiston Journal
saws the past dry season has been IA
yorabIe for grape culture and for ripening
the early sorts. Grapes can be success
fully gown in Maine. True, transatlant-
ic vines do not thrive on the Atlantic
slope in America. and therefore. we have
not the benefit OF the long experience of
the race on the other side of the water in
ameliorating this desirable fruit. The
praises Of the vine have been said and
sung since the earliest literary records
How long before recorded literature men
devoted themselves TO its culture, OF
course we cannot guess; probably but a
small part of the $4,000 years which
Agassiz estimates that the records OF
mans existence show on the planet.
Nineteen hundred years ago Virgil gave
rules for its culture.
In the early settlement OF this country,
the best foreign vines were planted by
American colOnists. but it was found that
the frost would commonly mildew and
foreign vines were discarded. Within
the last nifty years or so. vine fanciers
have devoted themselves to the ameliors-
ton OF native American grapes. and have
worked up some good sorts. We can
f..ys Of in
Isabella. formerly considerably planted,
was among the best, bat this was found
10 ripen So seldom that il was rejected.
The bes: grapes for Maine are the
Delaware, Muscstine, Massasoii and
Hartford. The Delaware is generally
consider ed the best. II is very desirable
on account of its delicate and beautiful
foliage distinguishable from MI other sorts
and also from its tendency under COM
parative neglect 10 bear fruit, rather :han
like other sorts 10 Iun 10 brush.
The Delaware was orc, so much our
favorite. that we were inclined To uproo,
our other sorts But we DO not now think
it ripens quite as early as the other three
sorts, each of which deserve a place in
every garden. The early clusters OF the
Delaware are very delicious at the pres
ent time. The fruit of my three earlier
sorts has al been captured.
Not content with our native fruit. many
smateuIs have built glass graPerics TO
protect aud grow foreign varieties. We
confess to this ioolery. Foreign grapes
grown under glass are still liable to mil
dew unless very particularly cared for,
and al the best. are but little, il any, bet
ter than our native sorts ripcned out of
doors.
On our Pacific slope we hsve trans.
atlantic atmosphere, and foreign grapes
ripen aud thrive; and before many years
we may hope that America first in all the
useful arts will De also first in the culture
OF the vine.
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iEIIEI[lIIllIE]llljll

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PURE MINDED, but out spoken and aggressive,
the author handles the delicate subjects treated
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WHAT BECOME OF TIE BUMBLEDEEs9

WHAT BECOME OF THE BUMBLEBEEs?-
In reply to this question, c. V, Riley, the
state entomologist of Missouri, says
through the Country Gentlemen, that
they all die off on approach OF winter,
except iew females who quit their nests
and hibernate in any sheltered place they
can find. These scattering females are
the Methuselahs. SO to speak, of their
race, and with wonderful single exertion
dig the holes in which they lay the found
alton of \ new colony. by forming their
oval unevcnly built cells. and depositing
eggs. which produces workers. These
soon develope sufficiently to help her, and
carry out her plans after she is dead"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-09-30

How TO COOK SWEET APPLEs AND FRESH
Mar. Instead of baking my apples, l
put them into a porcelain kettle, usually
about three quarts at time. Then add
pint of water, cover them with cloth
and put il on 10 the stove and steam them
till tender. Then remove the cloth, and
add half 4 teacup Of molasseS and let them
cook until there IS but little syrupand you
have a dish tar superior to baked apples.
Fresh meats. pork excepted, should
never be roasted or baked. but steamed
Put quantity Of water into the pot and
then put the meat into the steamer, but
not TO come in contact with The water. and
steam until tender The juices are thus
all retained in the meat. and of course it
is much more nourishing and palatable.
Try il, and see how tender tough piece
OF meat can be made. N. Z. Farmer.