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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-10-21

0xreRD. Reported by Hon. Geo. b.
Barrows Of Fryeburg. Hay in Oxford
county is an excellent crop and of superb
or quality. Grain rather below the
average. Wheat and oats being both In
csuded in this statement. Corn not quite
up to a fair average. Potatoes fair, and
OF good quality Early Rose, Jackson
aud Orono being esteemed the best varle-
ties, the former coming to the front.
Fruit Is not more than one fourth OF an
average crop. There is not the attention
paid TO thoroughbred stock there should
be, but more is given to Jersey cows than
TO any other class. There is a very great
interest in the county in cheese factories
and corn canning establishments, and
farmers are consequently leaving the
field corn for that Of the sweet variety,
aud are also giving additional interest to
she hay crop.
ASDRoscoGGrS. Reported by z. A.
Gilbert, East Turner. Hay about an
average of the past ten years. Cut ear
~ and secured in good cultivation. The
grain crop light. Corn backward, green,
aud a light crop. Potatoes, Of large
size. excellent in quality, and the yield
better than was anticipated. Fruit crop
about one.tour;h an average crop, young
trees doing well, old trees doing nothing.
The condition of farm stock Is credible.
Il has done well. \ gradual improve.
mcut in the character of stock IN the
county oticable.-Mqiae Farmer.
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Personal HerOisnl.

One night, in the long galleries Of an
immense convent at Castro, during the
retreat of Sir John Moore Immediately
preceding the battle of Corunna, several
thousand British soldiers were sleeping
heavily, exhausted by the iatigues Of the
past day, and by the evening Of reyelry
which had followed. The corridor be-
low was completely filled by the horses
of the men and of the artillery. These
were packed so closely that there was no
room to pass between them, and there
was but one door Of entrance.
At a late houg OF the night two oih-
GERS who were crossing the bridge Of
Castro, perceived that ono ct the shutters
of the convent Was on nae, and that the
fame was fast spreading TO the roof above.
The peril SA> ,Xtrcut, 'or i.1i ., chance
spark fallen GA the straw beneath, the
whole would have blazed up At once, and
hundred, at least OF the those Sensaless
men who !@y Sleeping there Ia the deep
stupor Of intoXIcatlon must inevitably
have pc, shed.
Not nomcrt was to be lost. Que OF
the officers, Captain Lloyd of the Forty.
third-hs name deserves To be remem-
bercd-iuado "a sign 10 MS companion to
kee, silence then ram on fast TO the
convent. aud making his way to the cor.
ridor, lcayed on the back Of the nearest
horse. Ga he sprang from horse TO
hor,e-.or there Was no room t. move in
amy o;hc, way; "a Wis giddy work, but
with Strong courage AMI steady nerves
he wcut bouudiug ON over that living
bridge
Viii he be IN ,irsc: Already the
flames ale licking tho raftere OF the roof
above. aud the wood Is old and rotten.
One more flying leap and he has gained
the window the next momeAt he Is tear
ing away f,aulicaliy at his shutter, to
loosen IL from it> hinges
IL was "a momen; O! fearful, excitement.
Oue false STEP now, one cruel spark, and
all hi, wors would be in vain he aud
the doomed men hc was trying to save
wonld alike have been crushed or S,ifed
or burnt TO death amongst the falling
ruins. Sill he kept his place at that
ciddy height, tug,ng away man:ulIy, at
the shutter. Well done, Captain Lloyd
Hold ON but a ii,,lc longer, keep good
heart, and YOU will save them yet.
The FIRE helped rather thanhindered him
now, charriug and looseuiug the frame
work. which at any other time it would
have taken a very Hercules to move. lie
worked on agar,>t time through moments
which seemed ike hours, till at last he
had wrenched the shutter from It's hinges,
and the mass of flaming wood was loose
in his hands. Then, with one final des-
perate effort, he hurled it down as far as
he could, into the courtyard beneath,
there to shoulder and burn itself into
white ash, aud DO no harm to any.
We fancy the mans heart must have
beatiast and proudly when he looked down
afterwards and realized what he had
done-donc all alone too, aud silently;
without = single cheer to help him all the
time.-TinsLey's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-10-21

We should not forget to mention that
the presence of His Excellency Gov.
Perham, and of Hons. 4. G. Harlow,
j. Il. Pulsifer, and Z. A. Thompson OF
the Executive Committee, added great
interest to the meeting. The above
named gentlemen composed portion of
the Executive party on their visit to
New Sweden, and they remained in
Houlton until the morning of the last
day of the convention, being present at
all the sessions and taking part in the
practical and interesting subjects pre-
sented for consideration.
Propositions for holding the next ses-
sion of the Board were received from
Wiscasset and Waterville.-Maine Far.
nsPr.
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Executors SAFE.

NOTICE j. hereby given that ly virtue OF a
y hcrus" from the Hon. a. II. Walker, Judge
O Probate for the County Of Oxford, We shall sell
al public Ic, on tie prcmi-c- 100 ID Nfcd, Ia said
Couu. 3. GA saturday, the iil-cn.h iay of Novem-
Der ncNisat ten O'clock ia Tho forenoon, so much
OF the real estate of John Jackson, late of DiNfield
iu said County deceased, a. viii produce the sum
OF fourteen hnnircl dollars for the payment oi
debit, expenses ~ sale aud ~ administration -
sud rcal cstltc consists of the Aut roscOggin
House. land and out-bu.l.Ihg> iu DNGcld village.
The lurmerd elhug house ami ont huilding3 OF the
deceased in said village the plains land near said
village; also q lot OF land near II W TaNlor's in
Mexico iu said County.
NM. W. BOLSTER, r..
FLOEENTlNE l.. j ACkcuN, ''''
nfNiisld tlgt I--2
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WITH It's gloomy nttehannts, loiy
w spirits, depression, involuntary
Emissions, loss or semen, Eperuh-
;ocrhrA, loss OF power, diITy head
loss az memory, aud Threatened im-
potenco, and inlbccility, ind sover-
riKn cure IN HI hPHHEhS HOME
OPATHlC SPECIFIC, No. TWENTY
E-tsiiV. THIS SOVEREIGN REMEDY tones
~ t.e system, arrests tho discharges, and i'm
parts y,;lr and energy. life and vitality 90 The
saiife ia.a. Jhsy have cured Thousands Of en-e-
ir.er, q pr package Of i've boxes and larsr =
i.-l, Uliti - very important IN obstinate OF OH
,as,-, OF a I-.r tingie bOx. Sold 10y ALL Drug
ss;. I'LL. sent by mail on receipt " proe Addr<s
HUMPHREYS HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE
u 5D1 IEoADWAY, y. Y. send for circular.
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Administrators sale.

DN virtue OF q license from ihc Hon. Jud o. Of
ID Probate Cor oxford County. the Undersigned
Admin is;r.inr uu ihe estate Of Caleb = McAllis
ter latr of Lowell % -aid County deceased, hereby
give uoiice that Boz Will -oil 10 public auctiru ~
the house pf Asa u. HERMAN. on the eighteenth
dat of November next lt ".v ut the cl1eA m ihr
afternoon. te following d~-ctibtd real estate. "a
Wit. Zoe ,i-ttrly half uf lui numbered -iNty-two
Ia tie fourth division known a- Tire Blake LOT and
one md. viied half OF the Homestead farm of aid
Caleb -. McAllitfcr. for The Nfmcnt 81 debts
chargc- OF asim mi .tr1tion. 4.
). t.. II NNHLEN, Administrator.
Lowell October . ISL
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commissioners Notice.

commissioners NOtsee.
rI'IiE undersigned having been appointed by the
4 lion Judge OF Probate Tor the County OF OK
ford. 10 on the 18th day of August \. II. ls73,
COMM ssiuners To- receive and examine the claims
Of creditor against The estate of Ora Hall late
of Paris In said County, deceased. represented in
solvent, hereby give notice that six months from
the date of said appointment are allowed 10 said
creditors in which 10 present and prove their
claims, and that they will be In session at the
Office Of VIM. j. Wheeler, so. Paris, Me ~ the
following times for the purpose of receiving the
same, viz: November /, 1913, at o'clock T. VI.
and February ), 1854, at O'Clock u. VI.
WILLIAM J. WHEELER,
WILLIAM 4. ROCKINGHAM,
Commissioners.
Dated this Ith day of Oct, a. ID. 1873.
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gloss and freshness Of youth. Thin
hair is thickened, falling hair checked,
and badness often, though not al
ways, cured by its use. Nothing can
restore the hair where the follicles
are destroyed, or the glands atrophied
and decayed; but such as remain can
be saved by this application, and
stimulated into activity, so that
new growth of hair is produced. In
stead of fouling the hair with pasty
sediment, it will keep it clean and
vigorous. Its occasional use will pre-
vent the hair from turning gray or
falling off, and consequently prevent
badness. The restoration of vitality
it gives to the scalp arrests and
prevents the formation of dandruff,
which is often so uncleanly and of
fensive. Free from those deleterious
substances which make some prepa-
tons dangerous, and injurious to the
hair, the Vigor can only benefit but
not harm it. If wanted merely for
HAIR DRESSING, nothing else
can be found so desirable. Contain
ing neither oil nor dye, it does not
soil white cambria, and yet lasts long
on the hair, giving it a rich, glossy
lustre, and grateful perfume.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-10-21
MAKES THE WEAK STRONG,

The Peruvian Syrup, d Protect
ed Solution of The PrOtoride cJ
Iron, is so combined as To AGro
the character of an 0iiBleif, as
eQsiiy di0cSted and 0SSinRtltitc1
wifh the blood as the Simplest
food. III increases the quantity
of Natures Darn TitGtiSiHg
IGent, Iron ia the blood. d'iG
cures "d thousand ills, simply
or T0niRD Up, MriJOrGtinD anu
TndlizinD the System. The en-
richcd and Uitdti=ed blood per-
Diedtes cUery part Of The 6OdJ,
TeDairin0 damages ana JC0Stc,
searching ont morbid sccre-
tons. and tearing nothing for
disease TO feet upon.
This is The secret Of the IRON
derfm success Of this remedy IL,
curing Dyspepsia, Liver Conn
plant, Dropsy, Chronic Diar-
rhGa, Boils, Nervous Affections,
ChIlls and Fcvers, Humors,
Loss of Constitutional Nigor,
Diseases of the Kidneys and
Bladder, Female Complaints,
and all diseases originating iIS
q bad state of the blood, or ac-
compdnicd Jy de6ititY or Il to'o
state ofMc system. Being free
from 1icOhOi. ia any form, ITS
energiSiHD effects are not fol-
toured 6y corresponding redc-
ton. but are permanent, inJit-
sing strength, riDOr. and nei0
life into all parts ofthc system,
and building up an Iron Con-
stitntioH.
Thousands hare been changed
on the use of this remedy, from
weak, sickiy, suffering crea-
tures. to strong, heating, and
haDpU men and iC0lnen; and
inrdiids cannot reasonably hes
itdte TO DiUc 10 u trial.
See that each bottle has PERU
WAN SYRUP 6loicn iit the glass.
Pamphlets Free.
SETH W. F0wLE & SONS, ProprietOrs,
No. Milton Place, boston.
SoID ny DRuGcrsTs cENERALLY.
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$1,5O0,O00

TOTAL, 1860 GGt,TS,ALL CASH,
amounting To $500, 900
The distribution will be positive. whether all ihv
ticket, are sold or not and the II gifts al pain In
proportion 10 the tickets sold.
PRICE OF TICKETS
Whole tickets So; Halves, s25; TenthS, or each
Coupon, IS: Eleven Whole Tickets for $50; 22l
Ticket, for sl.OO1: ll3 Whole Tickets for s5,oOO.
~ Whole Tickets Tor $4,000 No discount on les.
than ESQ worth Of Tickets 10 "A time.
Ticket, now ready Tor sale and all orders nc.
companied by the money promptly filled Liberal
terms To those NhO buy tn sell again.
THOs. L.. BRAMLLTTE.
Agent Publ. Libr, Nv, aud Manager Gin Concert
Public Library building, Louisville, ny.
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h, Oct is7l.
0Yy0IIU- Al CoufI OF Probate hcld D.,
Patis within aud for the County - oNloiI
on the third luesdIy Of September. A - lH''
nNYIFK kInDEUt, Guardian OF Eugene d..
kdder, minor child and heir nl Lt'u'o" o.
Eii,l.r. late of DiXheld. Ia SAID County, ha'n-
presented his account ol guardianship o' 'a't
warl for allowance.
Ordered. rhHt The sHid Guardian gis. not-cr
10 All persons interested by csuslng eupl OBJ i'''
order o b. ublished three weeks sueces.'tp 3D. '"s
Oxford Democrat printed at Paris, that ti'' "''
aptrar at a PrUbAt, Court 10 De held AZ avs
Ina aid County on the third Tue sday Of Oct o. ~
nj y O'Clock Ia the for, noon ahd .hc" ean't '.'
they have Why the same -hSnia not .. gro
Auue eopy-a,test II C DAVIS hesl'','
TTE subscriber hereby gives public notice iil't
ne mas been duly appointed by the H0nol'''.
Judge OF Probate, for the County oi ONi9il, "u.
assumed the trust OF Executor OF the last W 'l '''
Testament OF
in laid County, decreased, By giving b"9H A. '
law directs lie therefore request an pe'-
who are indebted to the estate 1i sa.l 49,.
make immediate payment anu tnost VIZ "-
any demands thereon TO exhibit the sanle tI
A"' ISAAC VI. WELLlNGIoN
Sept ID 1873. oct -
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice Ina'
he has been duly appointed by the lion'' a,I
J.dsa Of Probate, for the County Oh OAivi" a. co.
assumed the trust OF Administratof OF '"'
OF .,,....o,,r
WILLIAM MOODY, late Of kumloii' f
in said County, deceased,by giving bona a. 49,,
law directs he therefore requests All per oN,-l
are indebted TO the estate OF said deceased ~ ~ A.
immediate payment; and those who nave any Wy
mapds thereon, 10 exhibit the same 10 ,,..n,
SAMUEL l.. mood
Sept 10. ls'3 oct
THE subscriber hereby gives public noti', .,.'.
me- has been duly appointed by the hohy'A..i
Judge oi Probate, for the County OF ONIoIU .-,s
assumed the trust of Administrator oil the
" GEORGE THOMPsoN, late of Fr, ehuts' .
i'm said County, deceased, by giving bona o. D.,
law directs lie therefore requests all per so",
are Indebted 10 the estate VI sad ueceAse,' ana
immediate payment; and those Who. INV
u''''''''' SOLOMON HEAD.
sept. 10, 1873. oct
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice Ih ,i.
he has been duly appointed by ule hvnIi and
Indoe ~ Probate for the County of OXFORD a."
assumed the trust of Administrator OF the ETC.
JOHN NJ. ROBINSON, lat oi sumner, ,t.
I'm said Couuty, deceased, by giving bona =, '
law directs lie there iOfe lequesE az i.o,f 10
who are Indebted TO the estate OF sara hsGe"NSS,
49, iron.,Iiate payment; and those VINO h"'e
any demands thereon, TO exhibit the same u
IN! JOHN 4. swAshl'
Sept. 10, 1873 oct --
IL YoU WISH TO BUY Tub
ELIAS HOWE SEWING MACRlHt,
AND SAVE $500. send for Circular ~
D. 81. YOUNG,
,ae M1DDI,E ST. PORILAND'
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THE PORTLAND
Kerosene Oil Company
World info va The public tina, they continucto
Manufacture
nn..aIna,I Inrnacn. OIL.
Portland Kerosen. OIL.


Tho prevalence If large quantity ot inferior
and dangerous oil IN the market, ~ cheap lrire
many OF which are Little bctt than Naptha hseii
AMI The cNistence a. false rcpoIt- iu itSard !"
the PORTLAND kFgoSTNE on, render 70 q matter
OF iusfrr TO our clyc- well ~ safety 20 our Gus
toner. hat q notice should be taken "i these
fact-. Therefore Wr again present an tN' 'rti- e
mont aui Wouli rHU attention o. he hi-li >itnh
srl oi our OIL. 1HE kEFtNED PETROLEUM, the
IRE to-. OF which B, l51; TIM POErLNNp kEKo-
.sENE the lire test ~ which L. - degree fthtrn-
hCi, ana often reaches considerably higher ai-"'
We voulI -ut that We are determined tn maintain
their long c-tahii shed reputation.
PORTLAND kElpeENE OIL COMPANl.
We quote from chap. 80 u. :. ls.l, the title al
said captcr being Inspection aud sale nf Manu-.
featured Article"
SECT. %. Every person ard corporation engaged
In manufacturing PETROLEUM. coal oil ur burning
fuid shall r.u-e ever rt-k cor other Nc. -cl there
of 10 he 81 inspected aod marked, by sworn Ia
spcrtor. ANIL 10 ANS person manufactures ~ -cil-
such oil or burning nuid rot 0 b.. pcrfrd and
m trkrd ~ this State, that hI- not been sn in
spcctcl and marked a. unsafe Tor illumin 7iins par
pose be- shall pHg fH' net trrs1ting pre- hVHirtd
dollars or b. iulrl~ or,.d six months m the Comfy
jail upon ,lictlncnt therefor
Portland. 40, April 81, lsl>. m'-o6n
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WOMAN,

BY an immense practice extending through 9
period OF years, having within that time treated
many thousand cases OF those diseases peculiar 10
woman, have been enabled to perfect q most
potent and agreeable medicine that meets the In
dcations presented by that class Of diseases With
positive certainty and eXactness.
To designate this natural specific compound, !
have named a.
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Ayers
Hair Vigor
For restoring to Gray Hair its nat
ural Vitality and Color.

A dressing
which is at
once agreeable,
healthy and
efectual for
preserving the
hair. 1t soon
1restores faxed
'or gray hair
to its original
color. nth the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-10-21

There IL no ONE article known thnt VII
a. "a many kinds OF work and do IL rs
well as sapolio. Try IT.
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JOHN NJ. ROBINSON, lat of sumner, ,t..
IN said County deceased, By giving D@hu a-
law directs: lie there fore requests al per D.,
who are indebted TO the estate of sara dsGeasSe
make immediate payment and those VINO No.
any demands thereon, to exhibit me sans u,
sent ID Is73 ocl
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Agrualtural,


We give below the reports made by
the members of the Maine Board Of Ag-
riculture, at its recent session at HOxlton.
regarding the yield OF crops in their re-
sDective counties. One or two counties
are not reported upon, as they were not
represented at the Board. The statements
are valuable and interesting and present
q uniformity that is quite striking in re-
gard to the yield Of certain crops in differ
ent counties.
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WRIT OF ELECTION.
eo..ETu COMPASSIONATE DISTRICT.

STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department,
Sew Orleans, October u, 1913.
Whereas by she constitution OF the United
STATES aud he laws Of the state OF Louisiana II Is
made the duty OF the executive authority when
ever any vacancy sLan happen III the representa-
ton 30 Congress from TIE said state 10 issue .
WIFI OF election TO Ill! such vacancy.
Whereas a vacancy has occurred in the repre-
sentatCn 10 Congress from the fourth congress
:onai district of the State o! Louisiana; by the
death Of Samut! Peters. member elect TO the Forty
third Congress from :he said district.
Now thel eioIs. !, &. c. Antoine. Lieutenant Gov
error and Acting Governor OF the Stale Of Louis.
ana do Issue this. my proclamation designating
MONDAY, che wen;y.fourtb day q November
1873, as the day :o- the election of a Representa-
tive 10 the gre.s OF the United States from the
fourth cor gess0ua! district OF the State o! Lousd
ana. and hereby direct al! supervisors OF Hesise
tyation and other officers of 'he parishes of West
Felieiana. Pointe COupee. Avoyellee, Hapides.
Sabine. Nat.iitoeies. De Soto. Cadoo. Bosslere
VIM, Grant. Red River Webster and Vernon. form.
ing said congressional district TO take al neceso
sary steps for the holding of said election in
cordance with 'he laws Of the State and of the
United States.
Given unde, my hand ana the seal Of the State.
hereun:o ATTACKED. this twenty seventh day OF
October, A. D. 1919: and Of the independence o: the
United S.a'ee o: America the ninety eighth.
{. &. ANTOINE.
Lieutenant Go:.:G"r AID Acting Gs,svcos OF
Louisiana.
By the Acting GcVs.n.y:
P. G. DESLONDE.
Secretary Of STATE. oee8,r
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4 BAD CHARACTER

'.Iou may as well hang dog as 20 give
him q bad NAME" is an old proverb pecu-
liarly applicable to certain sections OF this
State at this time. AS an instance IN
| point We cite rumor which prevailed on
the streets yesterday that three hundred
colored people had just been killed IN
Rapides parish. Those who were dis
posed to doubt the accuracy OF this as
founding opinion based their reasen tor
disbelief upon the ground that 1t would
be difficult to assemble SO many Of the
colored people in a place where they could
be conveniently slaughtered. The diff
culties, or we may say, the imposslbilitles
of the ease, then, had more 70 do with
the matter than any doubts Of the dispo-
sition Of the people Of Rapides to per-
petra:e q iorrid crime. This view was
shared alike by men Of both political
parties. 1t IS not complimentary to the
people of that section, but they have ac-
tually go: bad name. and friends and
foes are ready to believe them capable Of
any enormity that is not physically in.-
possible.
We can not learn that there is any ;oun-
dation for the rumor other than the pre-
vious statement that large bodies of
armed men have appeared IN Rapides
parish for the alleged purpose Of fighting
the Aletropolitans. 4 city paper pub
lished q statement. day or two ago. to
the etiec. tina: the presence OF one hum
dred and fifty mounted armed men at
Alexandria satisfied Colonel Dek!yne that
it was time to steam away to the city
with the Ozark and such prisoners as he |
had already secured Whether this had |
any influence with Colonel DeKlyne or
no: is not material to the matter we are
now considering. The fact is established |
that there are. in Rlpides parish. armed |
men. banded together for the purpose of
resisting the process Of State and federal
courts. And the character Of these men
is such as to easily persuade people liv- |
ing at such a distance as New Or
leans is from Alexandria to believe al
most impossible stories Of their atrocious
doings. If such be the reputation these
men have earned for themselves in their
OWN State. what must people who live
much further away think of then: Its
not our purpose to accuse the Eapidars
Of having committed any outrage since
the Ozark left Alexandria. So far as we
know anything about the matter, they
have not. Bat we assure them that both
parties here stand ready at q moments no
lice TO believe they would xii! two or
.hree hundred negroes With or without.
This is a terrible reputation
or a community tina: is inhabited by
many as good men as ever lived. 1t is
line they took steps to vindica.e them
selves from such an imputation.