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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13
Us. Senator.

From ,he effort which were made by
the Hsmhu leaders previous TO election,
10 extract pledges Ia advance from every
candidate iOy luc Legislature, We have
Suppos u tla, iho choice has been pretty
wei lutes,ated. and tAAt uO,h,ug remains
but = pat toe members through a caucus
and tAus bung those who might other wise
prove refractory into line. IL 10 claimed,
however. that majority OF the repuOll-
can u-m Octs elect decline 10 pledge them
S-.,> iu advance, and reserve Ia them.
s,Nts ;Ic night OF exercising their choice
" ca lAe proper lime comes We
hope jh., J.. Is 50, aud We hope, also, thai
each representative before repairing To-
the N...,e capita. will interview his con
s,i,uents and learn their minds upon the
subject. Why should not their views be
consulted upon this Is upon any other
matter %, legislative duty
Senator uamhu Is = public man tor
whom NC entertain higE respect tie l.
= Mas, whose sympAIhleS are with The
mass OF the plain people. His record oil
public service Is fIee irVm corrupt job
berry. lie /, man OF long experience
in pubic affairs. These arc all good
Recommendations Tor these times. But
those qualities ought not 10 DC rare. We
ought DO a4lC, aud DO have, q large num-
Der OF able men who are imbued with the
true principles OF democracy men who
are no lcss dcSirouS Of the public weai
than OF their personal prohti who have
cqu., ability aud capacity Tor tho pubic
service, .ud who would exercise as much
influence boz TIA; distinguished body.
We believe IA rotation IN office. We
regard b, - ,he handspring OF party sue
cvss. IDc opposite policy par~lyzes IN
Lili.us. tlJu. and tends - build up al
office holding ohgarchy And in our
view 10 is a serious objection 10 Mr.. Ham
Dan THAT Ac lass, q numerous body OF patty
rctaiue,s. ~ DO mAsc Office sceAings bus
mess. and Who 80 ior keeping him 10
office merely because he. N turn, keeps
them iu Office Many OF those men are
uut iopl.1g wiki Tue people. They are
suspected oi having bul u,te interest %
party success beyond what rebounds %
wSl- hc,..n- themselves in office. Aud
We .-.e 8, i,Jm good authority that but
i.U tie opportunities oil those men, Mr.
liam o. would have adhered 70 his OK
pressed intention OF retiring 81 the end
al h., present team. Aud the question Is
10, ;..o.- acjatr NJ. HauHu shall lie
elected. u.t a.-t whether the republican
party shat. uphold an Office seeking and
an c.li-e-to.Jins ring Of adventurous
politicians.
We believe tla, The election o, some
Other man iu ,ac place Of Mr.. Ham.in
would .a- only ne DO accordance with the
y.tv- yi The majority OF the republicans
O. t.., State, tu, wUuid also be tor the
GOOD u Che party. We believe with one
ul cut contributors. whose communication
We Published some week. AGO. that each
succeeding generation should have -
representative. Tie active men OF III.
Hamu's meridian days have 10 great
extent. passed away, and another genera
ton ha- taken their place Why shall
these uot have their lUTn?-Pr0gTtSSlre
-i5., L-.Itt.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13

degrass was bound over, ON the lirst
charge, in the sum of $40 90 10 appear
at the December court. On the second
complaint Peadegrass, Clark and Young
were discharged. Skinner was fined -
and costs. amounting in all TO sl5. for
shaking dice for the jewelry. lie was q
lucky boy, or the proprietor was partial
to him; Tor. though Skinner threw two
below the winning number, he received u
SO % prize. Others tried the same
game, but they were no, the right kind.
and 30 got nothing.
Mr.. j. NJ. Wharf. thought he could
save fifteen cents by jumping the fence.
lie was arrested for this proceeding, aud
Nas also taken before Justice Wright.
who fined him So 90 and costs, making
about $1,000. Although relieved OF con-
siderable weight, aner paying his bills,
he did not iecl light enough TO jump that
fence again.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13
Befhet Items.

About $4,000 worth OF Hops have
been sold in Bothel and vicinity within
tho past two weeks-GIlman z. Bean and
c. d +. &. Howe have been the purchas-
ers. Eber Clough has about ~. 900 bush
els OF potatoes in hi' starch factory aud
there are Ss mauY more waiting trans
portation 10 market. The price paid tor
hops. 3j cents per pound; tor potatoes.
from IS To 30 cents per bushel. The lar
uers have had good crops and were never
IN = more prosperous condition. than NJ
present They axe TO have their 'lea't
ot ,aoern1cles1 on Tuesday next, on
which occasion The Hon. d. II. Thing ot
Mt. Vernon is TO address them IN The ere
ming.
Hon. Il. 4. Chapman has nearly com.
pletcd a beautiful cottage on DuItou -.
g. 4. PRiSted is erecting house On the
same street. aud Edward HOit. - stable
near his house. Our enterpri.ing master
builders, having catered 10 the tastes aud
wants OF others, are now building Tor
themselves MIR Edward Merrill il put.
ting up a fine stable And putting IN tue
foundation for beautiful French rooted
hose on Broad street. wuilo Dea. ). W.
Kiborns is putting up large double
tenement house ON Vernon street; both
building, will be finished in the most APP
proved style. and will have all sh- mod
ern couvoniouces. aud will be an srna-
ment to the village.
by advertisement it appears that our
faithful and accommodating depot master
Mr.. +. 5. Berry, Is about to sell his mo
residence and remove from US. Ii Is one
OF the most desirable residence. 10 the
rill.ge. The grounds are beautifully
laid out and the house is gothic struc-
lure, commanding a view OF intervalc
and mountain scenery oil unsuIpassing
beauty. Mr. Berry will carry the be's
wishes OF the business community with
him wherever. in Providence, his lot may
bs cast. W.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13

Mr.. T. J. Whitehead Of South Paris,
Ne. gave an interesting exhibition oil the
practical working OF his combined cook
I'M stove aud hot air furnace. on Wednes
day afternoon last. At the store Of Messrs.
Walker, Pratt & Co., Union Street. The
principle consists in enclosing cooking
stove. OF peculiar shape. with all the
necessary utensils, within heat insulator
made OF double wall OF non radiating
sheet metal. with an air space between
The walls These walls have jointed
doors and lids, thereby giving access TO
all parts, and An excellent system Of pipes
and hampers secures ventilation and pre-
vents the smells from mingling. The
consumption OF fuel is reduced 10 min
imum. all the heat being confined aad
utilized. A hre was kindled, using only
n lew pieces Of wood, and in about forty
minutes baked potatoes. apples, and bis
cults were served TO the assembled wit
nesses. The fire was intensely hot. yet
q letter could have been written on the
top of the enclosing wall. The practic.
ability of the invention. and its economy
in luel. were evident to all.-BOston Com
niercial Bulletin.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13
Porter Items.

We had the first frost TO kill vines in
hi, section on the 4lh inst. Farmers
have nearly al secured their corn from
the irost,; the crop is much better than
was anticipated few weeks since. The
potato crop is reported light.
The quantity OF fruit is small. but the
quality never was better. Apples are
urge and smooth; we picked from one
tree few days since. some very large
pound sweetiDgs OF which 10 filed peck
measure. Fall fruit is selling for 81 per
barrel.
Capt. Randall Libby & Son OF this
place are doing quite an extensive bust
ness in the butter and egg trade. We are
informed that they will market this sea.
son over ten tons of butter, and are av'
eraging one hundred and twenty-five
dozen of eggs per week, this amount
being larger than any previous year
which speaks well for the industry OF The
farmers in this section. Mir. i. informs
us that there is not only an increase III
quantity OF his butter trade, but the quail
ity far exceeds that o. any previous year
Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13
Bryant's Pond. Ne.

"A correspondent writes that in &C
cordance with the vote oil the faculty the
students of Bowdoin College have made
their choice between the drill and GYM
nasium. The result has been that the
Seniors aud Juniors have unanimously
chosen the q mnasium. aud the Sopho'
mores and Freshmen likewise, with three
exceptions, leaving the battalion aow ;es'
ent composed OF three men and shgaiing
that the students did not rebel against
the drill from the heat of excitement, but
from a strong and firmly fixed sense of it's
utter untitness TO serve the purpose Tor
which it was introduced.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13
The Unirersalist dissertation.

The Oxford Uniyer,alist Association
will meet At Turner, Wednesday and
Thursday, October l4,h a.d 18Th, rs we
learn from The Banner. There viii be =
public dinner At Tue Town house, ut which
appropriate toasts will be given aud u
good time may be expected. Toast Mas.
tet, Hon. Rufus Prince. There will be a
Sunday School meeting al O'Clock T.
NJ, Of Wednesday, in charge OF Il. A.
Gilbert. The closing service Thursday
will DO a communion service, NJ which
time Rev. j. c. Snow will preach. Rows.
l.. II. Tabor, NJ. J. Steere, J. Q. Snow.
Geo. W. Bckuell, J. c. Church. o. II.
johnson. A. Gage, Geo. Bates, Zenss
Thompson, A. Bos,erman. ID. I. Stevens
and Rev. DR.. QIinby. with other clsr y
meu, are expected.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13

Mr.. Joshua Benson. who died a,
Boston Highland, recently. by his will
makes an important bequest to Bates Col
lsge, which is made residary legatee OF
the estate, and the Request is estimated
at about $4,000. Commencing a year
hence. the college will, it is thought, re-
ceiye an annual income from the property
OF $4,000. Mr.. Benson leaves wife.
and ono sister, who is the widow OF the
late DIR. Holmes, formerly editor OF the
Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13
Newspaper Decisions.

J. ANY person who who takes paper regularly
frow the ohce-whcthcr directed % his name On
auother',, COZ whether hc has subscribed OF not
D., responsible Tor the payment.
=. "a % uersOn orders his paper discontinued
he must pay an arrV1ragss, or the Publisher may
SOntuIe O. >cnd % until payment IL made, aud
Ool'cct The whole amount, whether The paper l.
taken from the O1ice or not.
8. The Coarts have decided that rcfusing o. take
newspapers and periodicals nom the posi- oidce
or removing and leaving them UncallOd Tor, l.
prtHu ftcis evidence OF maud.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13
xford's, as follows

Umpire, Mr.. \. ID. Bolster, oil the CLIP
pers.
This WAS q well contested game with
but lev errors by either nine.
The Oxfords have played six games oil
base ball this season. OF which they have
won five and lost one; being beaten by
the Clippers" the first OF the season.
They have played or challenged every
club in the county and claim 10 be the
second best club in Oxford county. and
surpassed by none; which claim. if dis
approved by any club Of said county.
will be contested until Nov. z. "a, on
the Oxford's grounds. provided three
days notice be given.
OxroRDs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13

The REPUBLIC, the new administration
daily in New York, has made its appear
ance. 1t is quarto paper Of the size OF
the World, but resembling the Times in
lis general appearance. 1t is to be ex-
pected that The Republic will have nothing
out words Of praise tor the party and It's
leaders. but aside from its duties rs sn
organ. it is ably edited, while the news
department show that experienced journ.
ai.stS have supervision Of its columns,
anal will not allow il to lay behind its
competitors.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13

BASE BALL.-A game of base ball was
played on "Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the Fair
Grounds, So. Paris, between the Oxiords
OF Bryanrs Pond. aud the White Stock
ings of BucktielJ. which resulted in favor
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13

Rev. n. Lincoln, North Bridgion.
Congregationalisl, exchanged with DR..
Estes last Sabbath, and preached plain.
practical discourse OF much interest,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13

Hon. e. p. Kimball. of Portland, de-
livered an able and patriotic address al
the opening Of the Grand Army Fair al
Portland.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13

Read the humorous account OF the
b,bv show on our outside, from the Lew
;s,on Journal. 1t must have taken an
orthodox family man, to have written
that.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13
ov mai fibe ga board OF Officers were

which show Thai the cd board OF officers were
reelected as follows: 8 5 Smith, oxford, Prcsi'
dent; w n Thomas, oxford, Vicorresident;
n Pike, Norway; Alden CHASE, Woodstock
I,eni. Y Tueli, Sumner; J W whiiicn. Buckheld
sylyanus Porterof Paris. Trusiees; Z L King
SO. Paris, Secretary.
The Society have just purchased ave acres Oh
grouud adjoining the pr,-sest lot. IL Is intended
10 oonstruct a new track. which will give mere
room for the exhibition Of nlock - well ne bet
ter accommodations for ihe large numbers 81
people who always assemble At this annual gath
ering-
The report or the Secretary shows balance
of sioOo In hand besides the present lot and
buildings. bee OF debt.
THIRD DAT.
The third day the weather was ~ beautiful no
could DC asked, and the large crowd IN attendance
testified to the continued interest in the exhibition
The chief features Of the day were the races. That
OF wednesday was completed, Careless Boy win
ming the race on the lth heat. For al extra purse
Of % dollars there were sve entries, as follows -:
DIR Faunce, No Waterford. ms b m Topsy.
Chas Crosby, Norway, rs blk m Nellie.
A Bartlett, Ms Bonner.
! Archibald, ne Pickcrcl.
rs blk m Maria.
Top.y had tn. pclc, Marin End, PIckerel 81, Nel-
NJ 9Th Honner 5th.
Two meats wero tro,teh Wednesday and the race
was concluded Thursday morning, with the fol
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13

your apples.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1874.
Drowned.


The flashing lighthouse beacon pales before
The rudy harvest moons intenser ray
That bathes, and changes into sparkling ore,
It's stones of granite gray.
Round the tall briggs the greedy ripple laps,
AS with the ebbing tide they softly swing;
4 shore-belated sea-bird slowly flaps
His strong-plumed dusky wing.
The pier-ights, imaged on the waters, melt
To silver pillars, such as vision show
Of palaces where tabled Caliphs dwelt
In legends long ago.
A single boat steals down the moonlit track,
Through the still night it's oar strikes echo
far;
Fringed with cleft light, the outline sharply
black
Heaves on the harbor bar.
What strange freight fills it? Yonder heavy
Covers some form of blurr'd and shapeless
dread;
Rude is the pail, but fitted well to veil
The oceans outcast dead.
His name, his history Vain it we're to guess,
But short to sum; waif, mystery;
Death mocklng gloss upon hfe's loneliness;
a secret of the sea.
1.-THE London World offers every month a
prize. consisting of books of the value of ten
guineas, for the best poem on given subject
The above is the successful poem for October.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
Proposed improvements i'm Paris.

The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Telegraph writes: ''I told
you That the city of Paris is about to
launch q loan for 200,000,0O0 francs
The matter has been officially preached
in the Municipal Council, when the
amount was stated to be no less than
26O,00O,000 francs. One hundred and
fifty millions of this sum will be de-
voted to the payment of debts, to the
rebuilding of the Hotel de Vile, and
other works of restoration. The one
hundred and ten millions remaining are
appropriated for the payment of com
missions and execution of public i'm
provements Of the Haussmann STYLE
Among other things, I am told that an
enterprise long talked of will at length
be- undertaken-the construction of a
new street between the Opera house
and the Rue de Rivoli, to face the Rue
de la Paix, and to run at the same
angle from the place. It will pierce all
that maze of narrow and ilI-odorous
street Louis lie Grand, d'Antin, Port
Mahon, and the rest, in which a
stranger SO often loses himself The
loan is popular, for Parisians will not
that the poor returns given by their in
creased octroi are attributable to any
other cause than a diminished popula-
ton; and the population, they think, is
only to be increased by extensive pub
lie works." 10 ,tGE
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
A Fossil.

Employees of the Panhandle Railroad
Company have been-digging well at
the edge Of Alum Creek for a water
supply at the new round house. Twenty
feet below the surface of the water the
workingmen found the skeleton of an
animal the like of which is not to be
found. Not knowing the value of this
remnant Of antiquity, the laborers beat
the main body Of the skeleton to pieces,
but an appreciative gentleman came
along in time to save the bones of the
head; which are IN an excellent state of
preservation, and are torn apart. Many
of the teeth are still in their places,
though loose. The skeleton was found
after digging through six feet of yellow
clay and two feet of blue clay. The
blue clay was deposited in the glacial
and iceberg periods, and scientific men
modestly estimate the age Of the skele-
toll at $4,000 years or more. The head
is now in Secretary Klippart's office.
The bones OF the nose indicate that it
belonged to roofing family, and it is
assigned to the hog family, although it
is different from the heads of the pork
ers OF this age of the world. = Columbus
(OhSo) Dispatch.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
He applied to firm of young attorneys

He applied to a firm of young attorneys
in the city, Messrs. A. d. & r. l..
Penney, claiming that he and his sister
were entitled to this sum, which was
held in trust by the Treasurer Of the
city of Brooklyn, under the will Of their
father willed to his second wife, should
she appear to claim it. In case Of her
failing to do so itwaswilled to BARITONE
and sister. It appeared that the elder
BARITONE, when a wealthy merchant In
New Orleans, married for his second
wife Creole, of beautiful face and form,
the first wife being dead. A special
license from the state court being nee
essary to legal marriage, this was first
obtained. This lovely Creole, of it is
stated, was in love with one by the I'M
poetic name of Hans Smith, and set
herself to work to get rid of BARITONE,
to whom she daily administered copper
as. When he was reduced to death 8
door through her efforts, she robbed the
house and fed with Hans to France.
Physicians discovered the poisoning
scheme, administered antidotes, and
Barthonere coveredt to learn the Creole's
faithlessness. Not overcome, he enter
ed into business in Brooklyn, gathered
more wealth and died, willing the bulk
of his property to his two children by
the first wife, whom, it seems, he had
been unable to find. They were sent
to school in New York, when the Creole
mother assumed the domestic reins, and
the daughter had married and the son
enlisted in the army. Advertisements
and all efforts failed to bring the chill
dren, and the father died without
hearing from them. The will las stated,
left quite sum to the Creole woman.
Strange as it may seem, detectives
learned that Hans proved faithless to
her after the stolen funds were exhaust
ed, and that she returned to Now Or
leans and set up q house of i'll repute
and died proofs of death being brought,
the City Treasurer of Brooklyn turned
over the money to the rightful claim
ants.-NeW Haven Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
Curious Scene in a Canadian Justice
aTu. Court.


Some very amusing scenes took place
recently in the trial of dog steaIer in
Lower Canada, before justice of the
peace. The defendant was an old man
of some sixty years, decently dressed,
with snow white hair and beard, and a
most wonderful "cheek." At the hotel
at ST. Armand's before the trial, he took
his seat at the table beside the owner of
the dog, and stranger would have
thought them intimate friends, for they
fraternized in the most social way, con-
versing Familiarity, and of the two the
culprit seemed the most unconcerned.
The room was cleared after the dinner,
and the trial took place at the same
table-the squire being seated at the
head, and the defendant pleading his
own case, conversing Familiarity with the
squire, and interrupting the witnesses;
while the ''points D were taken up and
discussed colloqually by all present.
The loser Of the dog said, eff you had
taken my best COW [ would not cared
half SO much as for that dog" which
sentiment was echoed by many of
his hearers. On his being sentenced to
one months Imprisonment, the prisoner
thanked the court, and invited the
whole crowd to sshquor up" at his ex-
pense in the adjoining bar-room, where
he might have been seen for an hour.
the life of the party. He then drove off
to jail, bowling like some distinguished
parsonage, and kissing his hand to the
ladies on the hotel piazza as he passed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
Strange Effect of Matriinony.

The Paris correspondent Of the Lon
don Daily Telegraph writes: "a strange
Incident is reported from Lyons, of
which [ first heard some days ago,
without crediting it. On the 9th of
October two young people were mar
red in the town. Within few hours
of the ceremony.they became insensible,
and have remained SO ever since The
Lyonese doctors have exhausted their
science in this case, and the luekless
pair, though alive yet, are evidently
sinking from mere starvation. There
can be no question but that some narcot-
ic OF the most violent class has been
given them probably as a joke. To-day
we are told that young man, appren-
iced to chemest, has been arrested on
suspicion. But it is believed that sew
eral of the marriage guests bore part in
the affair, which was meant as jest
only"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
CAPITAL Punishment.

About 1907 a poor woman with two
children, one at the breast, stole from
inside 81 shop door piece of linen worth
some seven OF ghtshillings. She, how
ever, had not proceeded far when she
repented of her crime, and was return
ing to the shop with it when she was az
rested. She was tried at the old Bailey,
convicted and condemned to death. The
jury and the prosecutor unanimously re
commended the woman to mercy, on &C
count of her husband having been press
ed as sailor, her starving condition 8
the time, and her previous unblemishe
character But all in vain The iudo
refused to indorse the application, and
the woman was executed at Tyburn, the
child being taken from her breast at the
foot of the gallows. In the minds of q
large majority of the public this execu-
ton created great indignation, and a
bill was brought into Parliament to abol-
ish punishment for stealing in shop to
the value of five shillings. This bill
Peers, the judges being against it. The
bill was subsequently passed into law.
On the introduction into the House of
Lords of a bill for the abolition of the
punishment of death for stealing in a
dwelling house to the value of forty
shilings, the majority Of the Judge;
were against it. Lord marlborough was
particularly energetic in his opposition,
arguing, as the law stood it worked well,
and why then should it be altered? One
of the Peers was so struck with the valid
itv Of tho 1aorDoS T,Ord's arrrYnonta
that he said, eve shall not be able to
place our heads with safety on our pill
lows if that bill passes into law!" In
the thirty years from 1899 to 1929, for
offences against the Bank Act alone,
629 men were capitally convicted, and
!, 161 were transported; yet, till the pub
lie opinion became too strong to be dis
regarded, the judges offered little OPP
position to such atrocious cruelty.
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