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A y IMPORTANT INVENTION, patented 10 3
IA 3. hlbk, OF W ashington. this week, by which
b: 10 enabled TO anneal tougher glass 50 that IN
VIII hot break; and By combining with IL other
CHI mcsls, and inserting the com pound thus formed
into Ism -, he has proved to successfully prevent
amps from ex plodirg, (having stood the hehest
test OF billing the oil fifteen minutes,i and to
pound IL inciosed I'm . receptacle resembling a
god nsh when in The lamp: Sent by mail, or o, tue
inventors Office, for Is cents. Territory VIII be sold
OF exchanged, and large cash pay given 70 nj
agents by calling on or dressing
3. B. IRk, ~ Sl3 9tn 81. northwest,
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Z ' 100 OF the latest New York styles Of ne4SH
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TOD Beggfes, eash and Low Door ana 49,
nnpseat Carriaees. secend-hand Carriages taken
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A LhWICk SEMINARY FOE YOUNG LADIES
Address n. A. TYSON SISTER.
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poRTLAnD lIMPosTED OENINT, ron
worn for cellars, water woriD. pavsmeats. baii5
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hAs%u oSo ko11afana avenue.
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TIE SENATE Committee on Privileges ana
Elections met to day and recommended for
adoption bill providing for electing two Con-
gressmen at large in Alabama. They also
agreed to recommend the passage Of House bin
1901, providing that when any member of Con
gress dies after the commencement of the ses-
sion, the pay to which he would have been
entitled mp the date OF the election of his sue.
cessor ehan be paid TO his widow, or IL no widow
survives TO his heirs at-law; that the person
elected to oil the vacancy shall he compensated
Only from the date OF said election. The COM
mlttee also agreed to report bill In accordance
With the resolutions Of the legislature of Cali
tornia, asking for the repeal of the law fixing
the time or elections in that state for electing
representatives TO the 44th Congress.
THE LEGISLATIVE, &C., APPRoP RATION
BILL.-The committee OF conference on the
legislative, executive and Judicial augmentation
hll has finally agreed upon q report, which
will be presented tomorrow. One Of the main
points of contention was with references To the
number Of clerks In the different bureaus. THE
House has made quite reduction, and the Sem
ate restored them. The disagreement was
finally settled by allowing the increase In some
of the bureaus and refusing them I'm Others
The Senate amendment for a third assistant
Secretary OF State was concurred in. The
House had struck out the officers known as
chiefs OF division In the secretarys ofice of the
Treasury department, and the Senate restored
them, with salaries at . 200. This was com
promised by denominating them principal
clerks and fixing their salaries at 30 800 each
The Senate receded from ell its Amendments in
relation to the compensation OF ON cers and en-
pioyees OF the House, and LEFT the Communal
ton a. the House had axed IL.
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TIE REPORTS OF THE DISTRICT INvEsrI-
GATING CoNMITTRE.-Senator Allison and Mr.
Wilson, of the Joint Special Committee on At
fairs in the District of Columbia, and who are
preparing the report of the committee, COM
menced their labors last night. To-day they
met and resumed the same. 1t Ia the intention
20 endeavor 70 complete the report by Thurs
lay, 40 that Ii can be acted upon that day by the
full committee, and be reported to both Houses
OF Congress on Friday. 1t Is more than proba-
bic that the report with reference to the safe
burglary will be presented 1T the same time.
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MERCHANT TAILORS.

MERCHANT TAILORS.
~ b. SMITH,
L MERjHANT TAILOR,
Els STREET., OPPOSITE PATENT OFFICE,
az -H Washington. ID. U.
T. J. HEIBERGER.
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CITIZENS, AhmY AND NAVY
MERCHANT TAILOR
Metropolitan Hotel, late BrowusJ
yl-D No. 363 Penns ave.. w ashington
SUMMER RTsORr AMONG THE NOUN
TAIES.
b S II n o U *,
BELLEFOETE, Pa.
SteTeoscoptcf Jews Of Local Scenery to n
te seen a. az pennsy " snia avenue, ana SsWR3
i2- North 1th street For de, cTiptive cir E.6t
cnlar aLd terms address 1-s
nsJ 292m' WE .WILKINsON & co, Prop'rs.
RARNEs' Hs99TMkpLI,o N vrpc,,,.
THIS well known So MMkR RESORTS now omen
tor tDe rece ptfon Of visitors. Sea Bathing /. a
iaeilties and every convenience for the vfsk&
-ont3rt AID pleasure OF guests sttached TO l.ik8
he House For terms and fur Their insormafior
sddTFss J. J. BARS SIS, Proprietor ma, sgIn
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FESTIVALS.

STRAW BERRY FESTIVAL a. the Fourth Pres.
- b. terrain Church, . street, be.w zen q aud .
H.DNlspAY, THURSDAY aud FRIDAY, June
ID, II and u, 1874.
Lunch irCm ~ 10 z p. m. Thursday and Friday.
vocal and lustrum. ntsl Music, Readings, Rect
{ a 1rs and Beires bments each evening.
Adm lesion 10 cents IT,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-08
BrO,rn6eid Items.

I. K. Giles is removing hi, store from
Eaton. to this village, placing it upon the
lot recently purchased OF Bradford Cole.
The building is over fifty feet IN length.
two stories in height. is TO be finished in
good style and will be quite an addition
to the business portion OF the village. and
no doubt will be paying property Ms this
is one OF the best locations for retail trade
in the county. Who the parties are that
will occupy tho building is not made pub.
lie yet.
MIR. Tyler is still manilesting his inter-
est for his native town, having painted
the church, and thoroughly repaired and
painted the parsonage, has this week set
men ut work repairing and fitting Tor a
High School room, Union Hall, which he
presented to the town last spring. It *
10 be hoped that the unselish generosity
Vt Mr.. Tyler will stimulate the citizens
of the town TO take immediate steps
towards having a Free High School, for
which the village is so well fitted. as nine
tonths OF the scholars in town are within
a radius of two miles of tho village.
The colts in this town mentioned in
your paper some months ago, sired by
James Edgcomb's horse Pequawkelt and
Coupon are beginning 10 show their royal
blood. Jacob Hurds owns u colt by Pc.
quaket, five year. old, made her mile on
Cornish track in 90, the last halt ut the
rate OF ? 30. Selden Boynton, three.
year old by same horse, one.haIf mile in
1888. lie has been offered found sum
Tor him, but refused il. Both OF the
above are wholly unframed. T.. Il. Bean
has sold his three.year old colt by Pc
quaket for $500. Chas. Bickiord has
stallion, four years old. by Pequaket,
which shows Il las. gait. A. Appleby
owns thirteen coltS-three 3-year-old by
Pcquaket. three Same age by Coupon, re-.
mainder one and two years old. Good
Judges say they never saw so large
number OF promising colts together in
one pasture. Blood will tell.
We have been having fine weather for
corn, which is very backward. Apple !
crop will be light. Grain very good.
NERIrAs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-08
oxford Items.

Mrs. Abigail lowering, mother OF VIM.
Wardwell, reached her 99th birthday
Sept. lst. Mrs. Lowering is able to sit
up most OF the time. and does great
deal of knitting, besides walking about
the house without any assistance.
The Oxford Lyceum Course for the
season of "A and 10 will open under the
auspices of the Library Association
with concert, on the evening OF Oct.
18th, byt he" Barnabee Concert Company
OF Boston. Five lectures, or four lee
lures and IN additional concert will follow
in the Course.
Rev. DR.. Kicker Secretary of the Bap-
list Missionary Convention. occupied the
Congregational pulpit on Sunday, the
23d ult., and preached an admirable dis
course upon Golden Opportunities"
The village public schools. began on
Monday, the 3lst ult. Miss Nellie King
OF Paris. who did excellent service in the
Primary school during the summer. takes
charge OF the Grammar school, and her
sister. Miss Emma King. teaches the
Primary.
The Oxford Free High School opened
the Is, inst. with about forty scholars.
Several have come from neighboring
towns. i
Mrs. Mary Spring Walker. anthor of
Tho prize work both Sides OF the Street,
a popular and useful Sunday School book,
IS spending few days in town.
Spring street has been recently much
improved by the addition OF a gravel
from Durell & Hawkes. store to
he Congregational church.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-08
West Bethel Itenls.

We understand tina. Geo. .. Bean has
disposed OF his interest in the steam mill
nj this pace TO \. ). Bean. one of his
partners.
Thomas Morrill, has put up a large ell
10 his house, and is having it completed
as fast as possible.
The hop rnisers (and their name is
legion in this vicinity.) have commenced
picking their crop. which will be- fair, az
to quantity. and OF better quality than
Tor some years past-though some fields
are badly damaged by the hop louise.
Orlando Cross had three sheep killed
by bear. few days ago. 4 bear was
seen by John Neodham, while out pick
ing blueberries. shor. time ago, and as
stones were all the weapons he could
command, old bruin escaped with but
slight scare.
The farm in East Bethel, formerly
owned by Hon. Lyman R,wson, has been
sold to c. 4. Barker.
Capt. Walter Mason. who has been so
long confined by sickness, is slowly re.
covering. - NOrWdy Adrcrtiscr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-08
Backfetd Items.

An exciting game of base ball was
played here last Saturday between the
White Stockings of BucSlieId, aud the
Unions OF Turner, and won By former by
Il score ot 20 TO %. Tho White Stock.
ings have played six games this season in
al Ot which they have been victorious.
Considerable money changed hands on
the last game. 1t is said one OF the faith.
ers OF the town lost heavily.
S TiIlon has transferred his boarding.
house into n pub ic hotel, calling it the
ilapIe House. Although il is TO be u
strictly temperance house yet Il was
copiously wet down with lemonade ON
the day OF christening.
The Morrils started for Brighton with
their second drove OF cattle last Friday.
They are distributing quite an amount Of
money among the farmers.
The Baptist Association will be held In
the new Baptist church in this village.
next Wednesday and Thursday.
The High School opened last Tuesday
with about sixty scholars under the in.
struclion OF Mr.. Z. c. Long. Principal,
and Miss Ella NJ. Fogg. Preceptress
Probably enough more will come in to
swell the number to seventy-lvo.
Capt. Cole. the pioneer "Lakcr. starts
this week for The head waters oil the An
droscoggin. -RcQis,cr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-08
Denmark Items.

The other day young son OF Charles
Wood. some six years of age. while y,
play in Sanborn's grist mill at Denmark
Corner. caught his hand in the coru.
cracker and il WIS badly crushed. DR..
Burnham dressed the wound, aud 1t is
thought tho hand will be saved.
Mr.. +. NJ. Smith OF Denmark has had
excellent success netting pigeons. Of late.
Up to "Wednesday of this week, he ha,
caught not less Than one hundred and
twenty-five dozen!
c. b. Smith bough. iull.bloodod
Cotswold buck OF Hon. Warren Perciyal
OF Yassalboro. which come through by
express safely. His wool shearing time
was ten inche. in length. and very fine.
J.. A. Ingalls, han sold his store at Den.
mark Corner 10 Dr.. &. IL. Burnham aud
g. Berry. and is selling out his goods.
The High School ut tho Corner will
commence next Monday. under charge OF
S. G. Dtyi. E>q OF Denmark.
Mr.. q. Is Sri.h OF Denmark has been
busy this season supplying the Mount
Pleasant House WIlh vegetables, poulrJ,
meats. &c. The vegetables are raised m
his own garden, aud. like the other sup
plies. are delivered fresh and nice tor tho
table. BrI,LJt0D NeiCS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-08
EryehurQ Items.

Hay is about all secured. in good con-
diion. vita generally shrinkage In bulk
from last year OF about one-iourth, though
think the quality enough better to make
it nearly equal in value. Grain. too. Is
nearly all secured in equally good con.
diiioa. The yield is unusually he, v, es-
pccially oats. The principal grain sown in
town. What little wheat | have seen, l
think promises well. and rye and barley
do not abound. Corn, which is narrow in
breadth and light. under the influence oil
these warm, sunny days. does really begin
to give promise of going to seed. being
nearly all in milk. with occasionally an
ear glazed. Potato tops have a large
growth, but, being backward, | fear from
present indications, tho rust will oyertake
them before the tubers are well grown
and ripe.
Camp Meeting closed Monday morn.
ing, Aug. 81, alter week OF as beautiful
weather for such an occasion rs could be
desired, with the single exception Of o
light shower Sunday z. 81. which came
during the delivery OF temperance adj
dress by Francis Murphy to the largest
audience OF the occasion (2500 mocc or
less causing an interruption of the ad'
dress and driving many OF the people to
their tents for shelter. But the shower
proving lighter than was apprehended'
many remained on the ground aud tho
address was resumed and completed be.
tore an audience, which would have been
II large one Tor any ordinary occasion.
Thc address Mr.. NJ. gave was the one he
calls My Real Life. 1t was listened
TO with great attention and interest.
Since Dir. NJ. came iuto town some six
weeks ago, over 40 residents OF the town
have taken the pledge, and the most
cheering feature Of tho movement. is the
lact that the very men whom every lover
of temperance, OF sobrietY and morality
in short every lover OF his Kind would
most desire to have take the pledge and
keep it, have done so, and | have yet to
learn OF single instance of back sliding
Let ms say in this connection, 10 friends
of temperance; you cannot do better
thing for the cause ia your vicinilies then
to secure the services of Mr.. Murphy.
The bridge at Wcston's is taken up Tor
repairs and travel that way will be sus.
pended Tor several weeks.
The cheese factory will close for the
season the last Of this week. having done
a better business than most people antici-
pated. The quality OF the chess SO far
rs tested has proved excellent, aud il
farmers who have furnished The milk
realize more for it than others, think its
success will be assured. X.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-08
kcsnr Enlls Ncnls.

We arc enjoying very iinc weather just
now. warm and balmy. Just what We noed
to ripon up our crop OF corn which is 10 u
very backward state. Our grain crop /.
mostly secured aud the thrashers have
commenced to shell ii out they say Tho
crop will be- mr above the average
Mcssrs. ID. j. Fox e Johu Stanley, SRI.
commenced their Fall work thrashiug
Tuesday. Aug. 25th. and it is predicted
they will have rich aud bountilul har-
vest.
Frost was experienced or low lands Tor
three nights in succession last week.
Messrs. Bnrows & Keyon, the shovel
handle manufacturers at this place, have
worked up ail the timber they bought lnai
winter aud spring; they hive manu-
featured upwards oil two Thousand dozon
of superior handles Tor which they find
ready market.
The Free Baptist society have electeda
new meeting house at South Hiram, aqd
they intend 10 have it completed soI's to
hold their next yearly meetings in il, in
Observation-Disclosures.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-08
The Liberals.

We understand that the Liberals oil
Oxford County. through their County
Committee, propose getting upa ticket AS
follows;
For Governor, L. S Lang, or j. IL.
Williams, Of Augusta; Tor Rep. to Con-
gress. d. X. Hastings. OF Fry eburg. For
Senators. Alvarado Haylord, Canton. A.
5. Kimball. Waterford; Tor Sheriff. Silas
Shaw. Buck field; for County Commits
sioner, Andrew Bennett, Paris; tor Coun-
ty Treasurer, A. Oscar Noyes. Norway.
They intend, instead of b.ing swat
lowed up by the Democratic party. to
awallow that party, ii would seem. The
truth is, most of the men. in the County,
who went on, from the republican party,
have returned. and few could be pet
suaded TO swallow such democratic dose
as The above. They only propose candi-
dates for the Legislature in ,'c0 Districts
in the County, and we believe the party
has no existence or nomination outside OF
our County, and no followers outside OF
tho towns OF Norway snd Backield, and
bat few there.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-08
Hebron Items.

Sure Haven Lodge. East Hebron. was
visited on the beautiful evening. Aug.
18th, by twenty-ninc members Of Tire
Wave. L. Buckdcld. including eleven OF
its officers. and some from NczinScolt Of
Bucklicld. aud wero received with warm
welcome. Songs, declarations. address,
reading OF the Chronicle, and discussion
participated in by members OF the three
lodges. were highly appreciated ill Time
admonished all that the Sabbath was APP
preaching. All returned 10 their homes
in safety after enjoying mental feHsI
with their sister. May she long live to DO
= Sure Haven TO many. HARTyoRD.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-08
IAe Last Word before Election.

cline upon line. aud precep, upon pre-
eept," is required in every good cause.
and our last word, before election. to the
republicans OF Oxford County is, don't
forget nc importance Of your U0te as Flee
ton day rolls around. Every election Is
important, aud this year we have Mem
borS OF Congress 20 elect, and hence "a
National interest attaches to the result.
What though our cause is safe aud there
Is an appearance Of apathy in the ranks
oil the opposition, the duty is tie same, TO
attend the polls and vote The democr.-
cy will come out. anxious 20 obtain lit
Tie success somewhere, and especially IN
some close representative District. Aud
mere. in this very direction is where they
axe turning their attention all over The
State.
Look for he ReIreScuttfire Districts
No matter what the feeling has been in
your town. relative to the United States
Senator question. or in favor OF this or
that man loryour Rcprescuta,iye-whcrc
nomination has been made. support /,
lie Is The only delcnSible coulSe-lhal j.
10 say. where there has been u isir tx
preston OF The republicans in the eau,
cuSScs. Let not personal feeling, growing
out OF disappointment. in the result. al.
feet Your action. Every one should rise
above such motives, aud scquieSce in the
doings OF the majority, lairly expressed.
Our ticket is one which every Repubh
can can support without biuSh--nay.
with pride-let Us then have the Old fash
Toned majority Of Oxford County and
Maine will be safe.
Airick OF The opposition will be. this year
10 play upon the real OF imaginary injuries
which the Republican aspirsnts tor nomi
nation Us Representatives, may have aud
where they can prevail upon one whose
ambition magnides his wrongs to such an
extent Is to induce him to take nomi.
nation from them, they will seize upon
the opportunity 10 breed dlsatection in
our RANKS, even though some worthy
member OF their party is sacrificed by 20
doing.
This course is entirely deCOid o. prIVcl
pie on both sides. and only deiensibIe on
the idea that 10 triH in al election. OF
spite those uuirieudly to You. is the grea,
end OF The election. BE not deceived by
any such specious devices. No "lcyc..
headed man can be lured by such false
lights. Remember that pru.eIjes are
above men.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-08

On our 4Ih page will be found an in
teresting article on Finishing her Edu.
cation, in Germany" How much better,
tor our daughters, if they could be brought
up under some such system. In place of
the pale. sallow faces indicative of inva.
idsm, which now appear in our High
Schools and Seminaries OF learning, we
should see the glow of health and youth
which gives promise of future usefulness.
rs wives and mothers. The parent WHO
allows his daughter 10 graduate ut 16,
will tind in her absolute lack Of develop
ment, (for even her mimi has been cram,
mel, not developed the inevitable penal
" of that neglect oil physical culture for
which American giIls are famous. The
wands and dumb bells of school calls
themes cannot wholly obgate the effects
of the severe Requirements and restraints
imposed on our ambitious sehoo! girls o
Is and IA. There are more lessons than
one TO be learned from Oar Fa,lerland"
and It's blooming Saxon daughters.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-08

The Lewiston Journal says that
Messrs. Prince and D.ll have made u tour
through some OF The towns in Audroscog
Gin couuty with an eye 10 the lruit inter.
esls OF the coming Fair. aud were agree
ABLY surprised ut the favorable outlook
Tor the apple crop. Noticeable among The
line urchards visited w.ls that OF j. r.
Pulsiler. Esq. OF Poland. who is n
thorough and practical orchardisl. Many
OF his trees were 50 heavily loaded with
lruit that the limbs were propped up TO
prevent breaking. Mr.. L. has also two
acres oil cucumbcrs. one-half acre OF 10
matoos. besides peppers, cauliilOwers and
cabbage, which he manufactures into
pickles, making annually Xix hundred
barrels. They also inspected the {arm
OIL NJ. Rogers, who first propagaled the
L lgcrs Blood Seeding grape in Maine
Mr.. K. probably has one OF the largest
lots oil grapes of any one in the State, and
they are bearing bouutilully. Ho mar.
Ac,s large numbers in our cities each sea.
son. Throughout New Gloucester they
,ind fruit promising finely and were as
snrcd by The farmers throughout all the
section which they tray ersOd. that they
would make large contributions to the
ITuit department OF the Fair.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-08

The OXFORD Register. the democratic
organ IN this County, if it fails 10 SUD.
serve the interests OF its political friends.
seems to be ready for any use disafIected
republicans, or democratic relatives of
republican candidates. or liberals, NAV
put It 10. For instance, in its issue OF
Aug. 18th. 1t had scurrilous communi.
cation. made upof tissue of falsehoods.
asserting haiti back-parlor caucus had
been held by the candidate tor County
Commissioner and others in Sumner and
DO. Fields" had been agreed on tor rep
reSentalive, and because he was right on
the Senatorial question. and prophecying
that another man would be nominated.
There was not the least foundation for
such story. but the prophecy proved
true. Tae L. 5. Senatorial question did
not enter into the canYasS-iOr both OF
the candidates are avOwed friends OF MIR
Perham. But the object OF democrat
10 make trouble in the republican family
was accomplished--thOugh 1t was
mean, dastardly affair, that reflects no
credit upon the originator, because the
statements and inueHdOes CeTc eHtreiy&
IQloe.