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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-01-21
A FRIEND OF THE LADIES.
Attention is called TO the advertise

Attention is called TO the advertise
menl of Hebron Academy. Mr.. j. F.
Moody will continue TO superntend the
school with the same corps of assistants
who have served during the past year. A
course OF lectures from eminent speakers
is among the new features; and it is ex-
pected the apparatus will lie enlarged boz
fole the next term. Spring term com.
mences Tuesday, Feb. 25th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-01-21
JrrrrnsoN LODGE, T. q A. N.

DIN NNls IOHU, JaH' To, 4O'O.
At Il regular communication OF Jctler'
son Lodge, held last evening, the follow
ing officers were elected for tho ensuing
year: ". Alden Chase, M.; VIM. Day
5. w. K. X. Dunham. J..W.; Jeremiah
Bartlett. +. G.. X. Houghton. s.; David
Kicker ) ID IL. G. Berry. j. ID. L. c.
Allen, =. > Geo. l.. Currier, J. s.. A,
7. Bowker Tyler.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-01-21
BCechC' or Compulsory Edited
ton.

ton.
luhis. lecture delivered in New York
City on Thursday evening last. Rev.
Henry Ward Bsechcy discussed with
characteristic force and c'o4usuce, the
necessity Of securing more general DIFF
fusion Of the benefits Of education. lie
Justly holds tha, tho education OF the
masses is essential TO the safety of our
Institutions and the suysst guarantee of
the moral. social. political and material
welfare Of the people lie declares that
the community las The nigh, 10 protect il
self against the Pyris which hli their
prolific source In ignorance, aGd that
having provided means whereby all the
Young mayreceivc instruction. IL Is =
pablo duty 90 provide that Tie children
shall not grew up In ignorance which j.
q calamity 10 themselves and au incubus
upon society. From The newspaper re.
port, which necessarily lacks the fire ard
magnetism that ;hc great speakers ear
nss,ness and eioluerce mluses iulo all
lis uucrauces. we copy die concluding
sentences. summing up in behalf o! COM
pulsory education:
lastly. ignorance should 10, be per-
mi,ted in The State; that is to say. edu-
cation shoald Dc compulsory. The FIRST
feeling chat almost every man has when
YOU say Education should be compulso-
~ Is tina, 10 ,haLcs Off forever the pre-
dominant; freedom o. the State, the
rights ,hat SO many enjoy, believing that
it Is divine night which they pos
.e,s, 10 educate their children exactly
Is they p,ea>e-t0 educate them q little.
OF perhaps not educate them at all; so
that TO compel 90 educate seems great
crime.
But this compulsory education Is no
new extension Of the power OF the State;
The State already has it; tic State has the
right TO leeis'a,e for the public good and
determine what you can DO and what
You cant. 1t takes your lauJit Il wants
it; il takes you Of yourself in time Of
war It it wants you.
Take your children The State has a
right to NEEDLE with all these things if
the State requires them So, in like
manner, IL the State requires your child
ren to be educated, it will take them
II You want your children educated, that
law Will not touch you; no Lars touches
a man where the man IS higher than the
law.
Take. for instance. the law against
counterfeiting nothing in that law
touches me- There i not the least pos
sibility Of that laws touching ne; it
exists with me in name merely Ihe
law against bn, glary is viewed in the
same lisli; leave that law 50 far be.
meath me that am, as Il were, drawn
back and sheltered from committing any
such acts as that law specifics So with
respect to compulsory education
The great argument OF compulsory
education Is the educating yolun tarily of
a majority cf the States children; but
the people say; 1t the schools are
good may you not safely leave these
children TO parental affection p No. no.
There is q vast number Of uncducated
foreigners that bring meducatod child.
ren into this land, and they don't under
stand The necessity anil advantages Of
education until after they have been
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-01-21

The Funeral of Louis Napoleon at
Chiselhurst. last week. was attended by
the Prince 81 Wales, ViScount Sidney,
and other English noblemon. besides dis
tinguished persons from other countries.
Eugcnie was too i'll to attend An i'm.
mense procession was formed and con
veyed the remains to the chapel, where
they were deposited previous 10 burial in
France. II is estimated that sixty thous.
and persons were present on the oc
casion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-01-21

The Gubernatorial campaign in New
Hampshire has opened. The Republicans
have re-nominated Gov. Straw, and the
Democrats again bring forward cx-Gov.
Weston. The election of TWO Congress.
men adds interest to the campaign.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-01-21

by Messrs Allen, Payson, Walker, OF
Concord. lion. $. L. Perloy, Harrington
and others.
In the afternoon the Board, by invita-.
ton OF the citizens, attended the dedica.
ton of the new High School building in
that town.
In the evening. Hon. John b. Walker,
OF Concord, n. H., delivered lecture
on blowing, illustrating the same by u
large number of diagrams. The lecture
was very instructive and practical.
FOURTH DAY.
Owing 10 the rain, tho attendance WAS
much smaller than on the previous ses
sions. Tho day was devoted to reports
of delegates from the various Farmers
Clubs, and to business.
II was voted that the next session be
held in Aroostook, some time during
September.
The Maine Journal Of Education lor
January contains mn article by w. j
Corthell. Esq., of Calais. one of the
leading cducaliouists ot the State and =
member Of The present Legislature,
which advocates The principle involved
in the present mill tax lor the support Of
schools. Aware that the cities and
Weather localities are opposed 10 the
y stem that imposes u taN upon them To
support Schools ~ the poorer localities,
he asks them to remember that the
smaller towns arc constantly pouring in.
to the cities the wealth of men and NM
terial by which the great centres amass
wealth and prosperity, and that both
these are a. valuable in proportion rs
the producers are educated; hence This
tax viewed in the light of money making
is most rcmuneralive investment. The
writer also states rs his belief, that tho
loss OF population in our agricultural
towns is largely Occasioncd 10y the ub-
sence OF educational facilities. which has
led those who have desired the education
of their children 10 move 10 the larger
towns The question will doubtless be
one OF the most important that will be
considered the present winter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-01-21
Maine Board Of agriculture.

The Maine Board ui Agriculture open
ed lis annual session at Winthrop, on
Tuesday, the nth inst. Secretary Good
ale called the meeting to order, and Mr.
Adams. of Franklin, was chosen Chair.
man pro tenn.
The following officers were elected {:
Mr.. PercivaI. of the State Agricultural
Society. President Mr.. Adams, OF Frank
lin, Vice President; Mr.. Boardman, Sec.
Tho afternoon ~ d evening sessions
were devoted to the discussion of fruit
culture, and The formation of State
Pathological Society. A committee was
raised TO report the necessary officers for
such Society.
About two hundred farmers were pres.
cnt the first day.
SECOND DAY.
Mr.. Goodale gave Il briel history of
the several surveys authorized 10y the
State, and WAS subsequently instructed by
vote OF the Board 10 petition the Legs
latnre for renewal OF the geological
survey.
Valuable papers were read by Messrs.
Halves of Knox, on mixed husbandry !;
Winslow of Lincoln. on under draining !;
Colburn, OF Kennebec, on dairy cows :;
Simpson OF Pcnobscot, on work Lang of
Waldo, on our State wants, and resources.
An address of special value was given
by Mr.. Gilbert Of Androscoggin, to
which lie gave no title. but some one
from the floor moved that it be called
1.-THE Model Paper"
\ State Pathological SOcietyswas or
ganized. board of officers appointed,
and committee raised to obtain an act
of incorporation. This society is TO be
independent of all existing organizations,
aud has started under favorable auspices.
THIRD DAY.
The forenoon was devoted TO an address
by Mr.. Hyde, Of Lee, Mass, on farm.
buildings, and the discussion of the same.
Mr.. IIyde's article was listened to with
much interest, and it is reported rs being
well delivered, and of much value to the
farmer. The discussion was carried on
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-01-21

VIM. II. King has been appointed
Postmaster ut Welchyillc. vice Jeremiah
L. Crosby.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-10
The New Loan-.s2oo, ,ooJ, 1000
Taken.

New YoRk, February 0.-The Herald
says from all information accessible out.
side OF the Syndicate, who still withhold
the figures, 1t seems that'the subscription
to the new loan amounts TO about $780,
100000 or two thirds the amount offered
Tor disposal. The Syndicate will proba.
bly, be able to market the rest Of the
bonds during the interval to December,
when the contract with them will then
expire. The Times says: "Subscrip.
tions abroad and at home have been Sc.
cured outside the six wealthy members
of the Syndicate, MesSrs. Rothschild,
Barings, Morgan, Cooke, Morton and
Drexel, who having ten months longer
time to place the disposal Of tho loan,
we assume for granted from their position
and pride in the affair, will make the sue.
cess Of the negotiation certain and com
plete; according to their contract with
the Treasury"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-10
Woman's Work.
,JEAN INeE1ow's NOTION OF IT

JEAN ISeELow's g NOTION OF IT
Lucy Stone Blackwell recently received
the following charming letter from Jean
Ingelow: =,
SDear Madame: have been long In
the habit Of receiving from America your
interesting paper, the WOHGn'S Journal,
and, as do not know whois the kind
and courteous donor, l hope may convey
my thanks through you as one Of the edii
tors. lam glad Of the information l derive
from the Journal, but / have not found
time hitherto TO give the whole subject OF
rights such an amount ol study as to
make it wise to utter my crude thoughts
respecting them; other things appear to
be given 10 meto do, and l take them up
to the exclusion Of what lies beyond.
"You have, ! venture to think, more
than one problem to work out In America,
on which, in great degree, depends the
welfare otwomen., In one Of these ! takc
q keen interest, and hope to see you
settle il for yourselves and for US. want
YOU to discover how domestic work iS to
combined with high culture.
"So long as household work is thought
degrading land nowhere is, this so much
the case as in America, there never can
be anything like universal education;
there must always be some who work all
their lives because others will not work
at all. 1t is to be one Of the great things
that you Americans, l believe, are raised
for, TO teach the world how this is to be
done; but the teachers can never be those
who are poor; they must be those who are
not Obliged to work at all.
"How TO make clear starching and iron.
ing graceful and pretty occupations and
such they were thought by our great
great. grandmothers), how to keep q
house clean, and to assist even in q kltch.
en-, without the least sense ofbeing low
cred, or the slightest personal deterior'
alton, might surely be managed II women
gave their minds to tiff more delicate
machinery was invented for helping them,
and if 1t could even be made the fashion
for all women, young and old, TO pride
themselves on their domestic skill.
II hope, II you can, you will convey
my thanks TO the lady who sends me your
paper, and will believe that take deep
interest in everything which so sincerely
aims at your good.
'''I am, dear madame, very truly yours,
JEAN INdELow."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-10
= ,Increnae of SalnrIes..

A BILL INCREASING TIE SALARIES OF THE
PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS, AND OTHERS.
The bill reported Friday by Mr.. Butler
from the Committee on Judiciary, to ad'
Just the salaries Of the executive, judi
cial, and legislative departments OF the
Government, provides that after March
4, 1878, salaries shall be fixed as follows:
President OF the United States, $4,000;
Vice President OF the United States, $l0,-
900; Chief Justice of the United States,
$lO,50O; Justices of the United States
Supreme Court, $10,O Cabinet officers,
$4,000; Speaker Of the House, $4,000;
members Of Congress, $4,000. The bill
provides that the 4sd or present Congress
shall also be paid $1,000 per annum. 1t
abolishea mileage, but allows actual trav.
cling expenses, and fixes tho salary OF the
Vice President, Speaker Of the House,
members Of the Cabinet and Judges Of
the Supreme Court (excepting tho Chief
Juslice) at $4,000 Q sch. The total In.
crease contemplated by the bill Is 81 099,-
900 per annum, saving 70 the Government
according to the official statement Of the
Postmaster General, per annum by the
abolition Of the tranking privilege, 3d.
5l3, ,227 79; and saving to the Government
by the abolition Of mileage, stationery,
postage and newspaper accounts, (esti.
mated) 100000; total saving, $9,743,'
327 72; total net savings, $1,713,ss7 70.
In closing their report the committee
say that IN recommending that the rate
Of salaries for Senators, Representa-
tives, and Delegates, be applied to the
present Congress and paid to its members,
the committee are but following every
precedent on this subject from the found
alton Of the government to the present
time. II tits an equitable provision foI
future Congresses ii is equally 80 for this,
In making this recommendation, hoWeV.
er, the committee believe that the mileage
already received by the Senators, Repre-
sentatiyes and delegates Of the 42d Con
gress should be deducted from the amount
10 which they will be entitled under
the provisions Of the bill which the COM
mittee report,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-10
MIR, Lincoln and the SptrtuallstS

4 correspondent Of the Washington
Star tells the following extraordinary
story in connection with recent refer
ence to President Lincoln:
l do not think the fact OF Mr.. Lincoln
being frequently visited by Colchester Is
any evidence whatever that lie was at all
inclined to spirtualBm; nor do think that
Colchester himself associated much with
spiritualists as a class. He had a wonder.
full giit-was one Of those 50 tellows-and
made money out Of it. Everyone who
had heard OF him and OF his extraordinary
performance, was anxious to see him /,
who have no belief in spirituslism, went
to see him twice. Several friends OF mine
used to go frequently. My own expert
ence was as follows: lwrote, at home,
some twenty or twenty-five questions, on
separate pieces Olpaper, and rolled each
one up so as to completely conceal
the writing. His reception.room had
no furniture in 1t, except o carpet,
round, plain table and few chairs. l
threw my questions on the table, still
folded, then wrote the name OF deceased
person, which l also folded, and he then
proceeded to answer the questions. he
wrote very rapidly, and as fast as he
wrote an answer, he, without any hesita-
tion, picked out tho question to which 1t
was response and at times, he was sur.
prisingly correct. On the first occasion,
/ wrote my Iather's name, and on the sec.
ond my brothers. At the close he made
the name appear and disappear in blood.
red letters on his arm. Icould never com.
prehend 1t, nor did l seek to investigate 1t,
but be did just what l have said, and l
had two Witnesses with me both times
l remember that when he was here in 4Ir,
Lincoln's time, he was continually being
sent for by prominent congressman 10
visit their rooms, or they called upon him
at his rooms. Isit at all strange that Mr..
Lincoln shouldhave had some curiosity TO
see tho man? One evening during that
visit he was out with convivial party,
and at every invitation TO drink he would
say that be would see what tho spirits
said sboutit. Then slapping his hand on
a lamp post, he would show. either "yes'
or mo" in those same blood.red charac'
ters on his hands. He has been dead for
many years, G.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-10
The Mexican War Survivor MOve-
f'nt ment on the Treasury.

PITTSBURGH, Feb, s,-An adjourned
meeting of the survivors Of the Mexican
war was held this evening, and mem
orlal to Congress approved which sets
forth that almost a generation has passed
away since the conquering columns die.
tated an honorable peace with Mexico,
and but few of the men who participated
are lett to ask a bounty Of the government.
That in view Of the benefits that have
been derived by the nation through the
acquisition Of California and New Mexico,
they ask Congress to grant pensions COM
mensuratc with the results springing from
their services and achievements. That
as these provinces were acquired from
Mexico for tho sum offfteen million dol
lars added to the cost Of the war, and as
this heritage was "tought Tor" by the
private soldiers for seven dollars per
month, they. appeal to Congresst to remem'
ber them in their declining years.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-10
Money paid by tho Government 10
the U. 2. Railroad.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 9,-In response 10
the House resolution calling for state
ment OF the amounts paid the Union
Pacific Railroad Co., for army trsnspor-
tation and an estimate Of what said trans.
portation would have cost If the railroad
had not been constructed, the Secretary
Of War has transmitted the report Of the
Quarter Master General, showing that
the government has paid the U. P. r, r.
Co. for such transportation the following
amounts during the fiscal years ending
June 80, 1907, $l11,4O1: June 80, 1868,
5000 ,2S6; June 80, 1850, 81 ATS, ,5S5; June
so, 1870, $4S7, ,2SS; June 80, 1871, $7O1 .240;
June 80, 1872, ,$4S1 $3.50; June 80, 1873,
$121, 1853. making total of $3,35l ,040 Of
which one.half was paid in cash and one
half in credits on account OF railroad
bonds for its indebtedness to the govern.
ment. 9RTXo
The Quarter Master General estimates
the cost of moving the same troops and
supplies by stage and wagon would have
been $0050, ,l55, showing an estimated
saving TO the government by railroad
transplrtation Of $G,5O7,2s3, or about GO
per cent.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-10
Tho unur1naRt.

The rural mind moves slowly, but
when 1t knows it knows, and 1t % not sub
Iect thereafter to be blown about by every
wind Of doctrine. The common belief for
hundreds Of years has been that the
usutious man was wicked man, and we
can hardly expect everybody to jump in
stautly to the opposite conclusion, how.
ever unquestioned it has long been by
philosophical writers. The petitions sent
to Albany for the abolition of the uSuEy
laws come from cities where men deal
largely. in money, and are constant bOr-
Fowers and lenders in the way Of trade.
They knew that any laws against the free
interchange Of money create exorbitaut
rates of interest, and do not prevent them.
The lender charges for the risk Of offend
ing the law in addition to the current mar.
ket value Of the commodity. But the far
mer, who, il he ever borrows, borows on
bond and mortgage, and finds it hard to
meet the constant payment of interest
which goes on year after year with unvs.
ryine regularity and difficulty, thinks the
law protects him from paying higher
rate. He does not know that 1t is not the
law but the worth of money that governs
his loan, and that he could not borrow at
all If we're otherwise. But 1t Il not worth
while to be impatient at an ignorance
which can, only be corrected in time, but
which, when once corrected, will never
return again. Usury is one Of those evils
which have grown with civilization, and
which do not disappear at the first loud
protest. Where there was one who,
twenty-five years ago, had q doubt upon
the propriety Of laws against II there are
now thousands who laugh and scot atit as
.Sn illogical old abuse. twill disappear
presently, and that it ever existed will
seem as incredible as that comparative.
.lyshort time ago any man who labored
with his hands was q serf,unless he wrote
with q pen and thenhe was q monk.-M
y. Post.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-10

WORLDLY GKrEF.-Itis said that the
following letter was written to lady by
a bereaVed and stricken widow in Gin
cinuatti: DEAREST LoUIsA-Darllng John
died last night Congestion nfthG lungs
Our loss Is his gain. l will join hlmion the
other shore. have ordered tho lOveliest
mohalr for the flreral-made with polo.
naise and trimmed with real point lace,
Loss covered by insurance on the ten year
plan; will be paid In sixty days. know
you sorrow with me We had iour doctors
at two dollars visit. Aunt Maria will not
go into mourning, because she has Just
bought her fall and winter things. Her
bonnet is straw. There is a balm in Gil,
cad but my heart Is nearly broken. Send
me cut paper pattern OF that sacqse o!
yours. Your devoted
p,p,u
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-10
The New Cabinet.

WASHINGTON, February 9-With the
exception OF the Secretary OF the Treas
ury, there is no probability Of any imme-
diste change in the Cabinet, and this will
depend on the election Of Dlr. Boutwell,
to the Senate. In such event there seems
little il any doubt that Judge Richard
son will be Boutwell's successor, and that
a successor to Richardson has already
been indicated. The President recently
said in replying to question concerning
the reported Cabinet changes, as to the
other gentlemen, that be had selected the
members; himself, and did not leave the
duty to be performed by the newspapers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-10
" mourned

APo1OoEuc.-We must ask the indai-
reuce Of our readers for the scantiness OF
rssdlpg matter in this mornings issue.
Oar conpositors, at the dictation of the
typographical Union, having served up
on US, without previous consultation, a
demand for ewschedule oI prices, we
have been obliged, in defence Of our
right to regulate our own business in our
own way, to refuse compliance with II,
As contemplated in the event OF our re-
lussl, they refused to work yesterday, and
in consequence we are lett iorthe presens
with an insufficient force to set up the
usual amount Of matter. The. embar-
r,ssment will be but temporary. We
shall have plenty Of help, and be all
right, in day or two, till then We beg
our readers 10 be indulgent towards our
shortcomings. nU
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-10
The Purchase OF the Cuban Cable
by. the w. U. Tell Co.

NEW YoRK, February SAT a full
meeting of the Executive Committee of
Western Union Telegraph Company
held to-day the action Of the sub.Com-
mit1ee consisting of the President and
Hon. Horace F. Clark in purchasing the
control OF the Cuba Gable Company and
of the sale of $4,000 shares Of Western
Union stock to provide therefor, as di-
rected by President Orton, from Chicago,
last week, was approved and ratified.
The vote approving the purchase OF the
Cuban Company was unanimous, and
that on the sale Of the Western Union
stock had but one negative. The action
OF Mr.. Orion which was thus officially
confirmed was taken by him entirely upon
his own responsibility. The purchase Of
the Cuba Company had been desired for
over a year, and If the opportunity for
consumating the arrangement had not
been ayailed Of thus promptly, the whole
negotiation would have fallen through.