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The Cholera "a Periodical Epi-
demic.

Tie year 1856 marks the recognition
oc periodically returning l2-yearly cpl
denies, connected with the great l2.yearly
Hindoo festivals at the great temples
l2-yearly epidemics of 1856, lT6S, and
1871, have been well described by Paisley
and others Three times Il, or 30 years
subsequently,, the great historical epidemic
of 1917 occurred. This epidemic and
that of l7Sl were distinctly Juggernaut-
pilgrim choleras. Ia 1876 the first midi
cations of another pestilence appeared in
the north of India; epidemic cholera
broke out at Hurkwar. the great place OF
pilgrimage at the source of the Ganges,
where it first issues from the foot OF the
HimalaSa Mountains. A few hundred
thousand pilgrims 20 to Hurdwar every
wear; more every third year; still more
every sixth and ninth years, and fully
5000, 600 assemble every twelfth year,
and a vaster number every sixtieth year.
The cholera Of 1896 was carried all over
the world. In New Orleans alone, out
Of population of $4,000, 5000 died.
The last great l2-yearly epidemic COM
menced in India, in 1868, and reached the
United States in 1866. If this periodi-
cal theory is correct, tho mex: cholera ep'
idemic will be a Juggcrnaut one 1871
supplemented by Herdwar cholera IN
1879; although the constant intercourse
of Russia with Central Asia may be the
means of introducing lesser epidemic
into Europe, But in 1877 and 1879 we
may expect an Outburst of this disease
such as there was in ISL and 1888,
1917 and 1879, 1929 and 1881, lS4I
and 1913, 1858 and 1850, and 1860 and
1867. I-Appletons' American Cyclop@-
Gia, revised edition, article "Cholera."
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4lottrpp.
The FgrasinJp.

The led hsmingo new ny from the south,
From the land all witherel anil pireh'l WIN
drOuth.
he cleaned on the SKY like a flaming brand
Blown up from a burning prairie hnd'
lie waded deep through the dark mOrass,
Ia the samphire beds, aud the cool dank grass
when the wind blew east, TO the sea he went
Red as The sun in the armament,
And turned aside, with look aslanL
At me deadly eye Ofthe corm0raat.
And the eagle, old with 4 hundred years,
From the height OF his yaaltCd eyrie peers
when the wind slew west, 10 the fields he sped 10
Where the blue-eyed gentlin lifts is heat
Aud the dew flushed rel 10 a scarlet dye
Ca the lily's breast, As he noated BY:
And here aud there in the silent dell,
From his wing a scarlet tcsther fell.
lie sailed on his way a. the mariner sails,
With stout heart fearing nor wind nor gales.
Ca and on through the land he went,
Like a feet and royal messenger sent,
Till he came a. last 10 an ancient town
Never on map or chart laid down.
His wearic,l wings beat sOit and low,
f0r the dreary streets were ofmuiiied snow.
The houses were counted by two aud two,
And the footsteps numbered were faint and few.
The ships that had sailed 10 that silent shore
Were bouul, snow. locked, without mast or car
The shrouds bad vanished, "a 'lreary wreck
With the tropic bird, on The lonely deck.
His eve grew dim in the cold. wan light.
Aud his royal plumasc b'aachcl snow-Whitc.
Tie strained his gaze 70 the iarthest north.
And again on tiutlering wings went forth,
And sailed away with his plumage pale
Forever bid by "a snowy veil.
Whether he driOed east or west,
Aud gazed on 81 mighty mountain crest,
Or glorious sea with turrets high,
Reaching car up 20 the polar sky,
or dropped in death on a waste OF snow,
HIS secret none shall ever know.
lie lived his life on his erraud sent
And tracked the path OF continent.
Whoever has crossed % that silent strand
Has passed beyond TO an unknown land.
Buried in snow, aud under the gates,
Frozen and stark the sentinel waits
TIL the snow shall be Htei from % his breast,
Aal The pathway cleared 10 the great Northwest
>AE,H II. CL,EK. ul Dccc7,jer .4tlsGc.
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Daniel Webster'S Humor.

When his ambition had been disap-
pointed. and in6rmity fell upon him at
Marshfeld in 1852, We catch now and
then little CLEANS of sportiveness even In
his petulant talks. al care" said he
to his 6iographer, mo more about politics
than the jackdaw that sits on the top OF
St. Paul's; aud then he repeats some OF
Cowper's lines on that interesting blrd /:
ale sees that this great roundabout,
The world, with all It's motley rout,
Church, army, physic, law,
Us customs anl it, business,
l. no concern st all of his,
And says-what say, he Cav"
Almost in his dying moments, finding
his nurse still up at his side, he exclaim-
ed THAT everlasting Sarah Is still
there "
Mr.. Webster was in President Harri-
sons cabinet. Harrison never forget his
Plutarch. This his inaugural showed. 1t
was full Of classic illusions. A friend
met Webster the day Of the Message, aud
said
"What is the matter with you, Mr..
Webster? You seem agitated.'
"Agitated, Sir And who would not
feel agitated that had committed mnr-
der 9'
~ murder, Mr.. Webster
CAV, sir" said the godlike, "murder
with malice sforethouqht. of | know not
how many Greeks and Romans"
Upon the Sub-Trea,ury debate Mr..
Webster had the advantage Of Mr.. Cal
houn in every thing except condensed log
lie. Mr.. Calhoun rarely indnlged IN the
luxury of a laugh. While Webster's wit
was bitterless, he used it unsparingly. 1t
was tart and pungcnt. But who could
complain of his friendly, refined ridieule &?
Once, when describing the abrupt transfer
of Calhoun into another party, he referred
to a sentimental German play; 1.-Two
strangers meet at an inn. One cries out,
y sudden thought strikes me,-let US
swear eternal friendship" Well versed
in the English classics, as he looked at
his opponent he must have understood the
philosophy Of Drsyton's poetry:
Let your tests fly at large, yet therewiihal,
See they be salt, bsi Yet not mixed with gall
THAT they with tickling pleasure may provoke
Laughter in him on whom the jest H. broke
1t is said that Calhoun himself joined
in the general laughter which tumbled on
his head from gallery and Senate as Web
ster recited this mockery Of sentimc nta-
lity.-TThe Hon. 5. 5. Cox, in Harper S
Magazine for October.
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commissioners, Notice.

yTHE undersigned having been appointed by the
l. Hon. Judge OF Probate for the County OF Ok
ford on the third Tuesday OF October, a. ID. 1915,
to receive and examine the claims
of creditors against the estate ofJAMES B. BRI-
ANT late Of Buckied, in the County of oxford,
deceased, represented iusolvent, hereby give
notice that six months from the date OF their said
are allowed to said creditors in which
10 present and prove their claims, and that they
will be i'm session at the following places and
times for the purpose of receiving the same, Ylz
Atthe Office OF GEo. ID. BIsBEE, in said Buckiield
on The third Monday OF December, A. ID. 1879, and
the third Monday of April, 4. ID. 1871
Dated this twelfth day of November, 4. ID. 1870.
GE9 9HsH I D; BISBEE' Commissioners.
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THE MEDICINE THAT CURES


Taking into consideration the cIar-etSr OF ils
vouchers the history OF i.s cures and the Immense
Increasing damaud. VEGTItSE NAV be larry emit
tied the leading medicine Of tho age.
For Scrofula IN the blood VEGtIlNE Is an III
tunors ulcers aud al dizziness arising from i'm
pure blood, il VECETISe is used according TO dl-
rections. There Is Not ease OF ScrOiuia IN exits
tenee that NEGErINE Will not cure, PROVIDED now
ever the vital functions have not lost their power
of action, all that may Ge said 10 the contrary
NEGErINE is pleasant TO the taste, mild IN It's IN.
nuencc and absolute in it, action GA disease, -
the fo1ov,ing unuuestionable evidence Will show.
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PERMANE TlY
CUR led.

sANFoRD's RADICAL CURE FOX cArAGRn IS =
safe. certain aud permanent cure for CAtArrh oil
every form. and Is the most pertec; remedy ever
devised. It is purely vegetable d!stlllallon, anu
aII- Lv internal administration. Locally applied
risf IS insfanfdno0Hs. 70 soohs, heals and cleans
-. the nasal % ss2ges.cf every feeling oil hehNi-
ncs. obstruction. lulliess OF dizziness. Cons
tutionally administered, Il renovates the blood,
puriGeI Il OF the acid poison with which Il Is al
WAYS charged IN CatyrTh, stimulates the stomach;
kidney, pCIlects digestion, makes new blood and
p,rInits the formation Of sound, healthy tissue
and finally obtains complete control over the dIs.
case The remarkable curative powers, when All
other remedies utterly fail, % sANFoRD's EADl-
81 CURE are attestej by thouS3uds, who CRATE
nulIy recommend il 20 fellow sufferers. No state
ment T. made egarlin. 10 which cannot be sub
stAntiatcd by the most respectable and reliable
rsferences IL j. great and good medicine aud
xo, .hv an confidence. Zach package contains y
treatlre on Catarrh, aud DR.. Saniord's Improved
Iuhaling Tube. ,,u n.
SASlopp's RADICAL CURE Is sold 10y all Org
.ist. Price, Al 90. sent prepaid 10 any p&It OF
thc limited stale for q -. WEEKS n POTTER
General Agents, Boston.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-11-30

TIE Boston Daily Advertiser accuses
Gen. Sherman of ignorance in historical
matters
He takes strange liberties with Ameri-
can history, early and recent, which can
only be explained by the fact that he has
lived so long abroad that he has forgotten
it. For instance, speaking in the first
ten pages of the contrast between the
cavaliers who settled Virginia and the
Puritans who took refuge in New England
he says of the latter, that, "having hearts
Of rock and granite also, they had to
struggle against the rigor Of the elements,
after having suffered so much from the
rigor of their fellow creatures. Perse-
uted, they found there society Of perse-
cutors. The exile of Roger Williams,
and the hundreds of poor sorcerers who
were burnt there, are sad proofs of this
The story, of course, is utterly groundless.
No human being was ever burned III New
England for witchcraft or sOrcery.
The General may have been mistaken,
but if so he is not alone in error. Fitz
Green Halleck, himself native Of Con-
nectieut and supposed to know its hisOtry,
wrote in melodious verse:
They burnt their last witch in Connecticut
About a century aud half ago;
They made sehoohOuse of her forfeit hut,
And gave pitying swestbrier leave 10 grow
Above her thankless ashes; and they put
A certified description OF the show
Between two weeping Willow, craped with black
On the last page of that years almanac.
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LUCRATIVE
CATARRH.

This destructive and terrible stage OF the as
case The whole nasal passages. including the
eyes and ears the tonsils throat, bronchial tnDes
and lungs become, one after another aHccteIi IN,
famed, liberated and snccumb 20 this lTlshuni
,n,onster A peculiar acid is generated aud set at
liberty bv this disease, which, pcgmeathg inc
blood, weakens and destroys is renovatng power
and allows the system no opportunity 10 thr1" on
the maady until this poison Is neutIailAeu anu
exneIIed IL is here that cons titutiOHal treatment
becomes OF the most vital con Sequence, I'D ecause
unless arrested at this stage the disease wi make
rapid progress towards pulmonary consum Pu0hi,
a soothing, healing, and astrinSent medicine mus
lie applied directly 10 the nasal passages, TINS
forming the most perfect treatment OF the disease
possible.
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FARM for SALE!

SlTUATED in Albany; about miles from Al.
- bany Town House; about 3 miles IRON North
Waterford; formerly known rs the David H. Has.
kell farm. said farm contains about 800 acres of
land; cuts 20 tons of hay; good fruit ard maple
good house, barn, shed and h0phouse /:
a large amount OF timber within mile of g.
Wights new StSam Mill, where there is a good
sale for lumber. The hay and other crops will DC
sold with the farm II desired. Terms reasonable.
For further information inquire of DEATEE A.
Albany, Maine. or OF the owner,
Cor. \. n. EDWARDS
Nov. ., 1919. II Crosse Isla Mich
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4 Ssignees Sale.

pursuant to an order from the Dstric. Court of
the L. 5. for the District OF Maine shall Offer
Tor sale at Public Auction ~ the Office of Gibson
Holt in Bethel, on Saturday, the lIth ,lay OF
December y. 1875, at O'Clock p. VI all OF the
right, title and interest which Chas. =. KNIGHT lad
on the Icy day OF Decembar A. ID. 1874, in and TO
the building and lot situated on the corner NJ
spring and Main streets in the village Of Bethel
Hill, being the same premises lately oecupied Inv
said Knight as retail store. Said premises are
morgaged to one Betsey Twitchell for the enm
OF Ten Hundred and Eighty. Eight dollars.
Bethel, Nov. 18th, 1875. ~ ;,v
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The Ohio Prohibition Era, we notice
with regret, has been compelled by "hard
times" or more truly, by the hard neglect
of the amen sort of Temperance people,
to suspend publication. Thus Massachus-
etts, Pennsylvania and Ohio have each
thrOttled good Temperance paper within
the last two months Has anybody heard
of whiskey paper, or rumhole suspend
ing on account Of "hard times p The
Temperance paper is the first thing Tenn
perance people give up, when money is
scarce; and the dram is the last thing
which the drinking man surrenders.-
TWatchword.
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To CONSERVATIVES.

The advertiser, having been permanently cured
Of that dread disease, Consumption, by a simple
remedy is anxious TO make known to his fellow sui.
.crcrs the means of cure. To all who desire it, he
will send copy OF the prescription used, Gree Of
CHARGE, with the directions for preparing and
using the same, which they will find a SURE CURE
or CONSUMPTION, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, &C.
Parties wishing the prescription will please al
dress Rev. T.. a. WILSON,
1914 Penn ST., Williamsburgh, New York
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An Iowa man has inverted ten
barreled shot gun, and the face of the
small boy who didn't know it was loaded
is fairly radient with hideous leer of
satisfaction.
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County Of oxford.

County Of oxford.
TIRE NsUREH's OFFICE.
Paris. Nov. II, ls'J.
statement OF Criminal Costs in prosecutions al
lowed by the Court OF County Commissioner
May Term, A. ID. 1879
Prosecutions. Originated before. Amt cost
state s. joel Austin j II Eu-tis, Trial j., 81 OIL
Whole Amount, so VI
September Term. 4. ID. 1875.
State V. John 4 Baker, $ ii Faunee.
Trial Justice IL 30
do, Harding Mason, ID q TarboN, 10, 10
do, Charles 4 james CORN N,
d Brown, do, 81 20
do, j 5 Kicker, do, 10, 81 Vi
do, Kills X Flagg, J NJ Eusus, 90, IL 70
do do do do, Ia GO
Whole Amount, SIG 81
&. c. CUSHMAN
lG.3w County Trea iurcr.
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Notice of SAFE

DURSUANT 10 4 l,ctu.c ION ..r,
l. Judge OF Probate, for tle .l..lr., 81
shah sell at public auction i--l III. g
az private sale, on the lrst d-l =. m D.
1876, at zen O'Clock 10 the ilfeu''..' A..
ses, all Tie right, til,c ant in. 800 a.. /.
W. Mills, late OF Bethel, IL -,'' '.....l "a.
had in and 20 the following it tr,s1 .
viz: The middle part Of WINS, = be.l. f.
No. ,, In the AndroscOggIi a. ,,,S.f. ts--
OF said Island which the sam h'i. l..|
bert J. Grover. AlsO Oac iu- '.'...''.f ofr-
common OF a certain piece OF ''le..,-
lying In Gilead, in said coun's rss
lows: Beginning at 8 STAKE ".i Dr.
Darius \. Farwelps land a. W
line, theace rluniu. 58Ether'l 7" .ra
rs the Meadow road 10 - l.a' s3.f
posed 10 be GiIead's 5oIth i-l -Jl
sherman. thence westerly on ~ B-.
land formerly Owned by Jyll IN, sli'1
n0rthctly on said Beans llre w -ror,tsi1
ner OF said Beans land, then s5l
land ofDarius 4 FarNell- ihlI" =, DE /,
easter,y GA said FArWells iaI1 - d,
tione'l bound. .,1 GIy
Da,ed at Bethel this nineteen" -;
Der 4. ID. ls.1. ,o1IE bAEhSI
Administrator Ofsie estate Of '''
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Report from a Practical Chemist and
ApOthecary.

Boston, Jan. IL ISlf'
Dear Sir-ThIs is to certify that l have sold st
retail 1874 dozen 1852 bottles) of your NEGEIlNE
since April l., 1870, and can truly say that II mas
given the best satisfaction of any remedy for the
complaints for which il is recommended that
ever sold. Scarcely 4 day passes without some oil
my customers testifying 10 its merits on them
selves or their friends. l am perfectly cognizant
of several cases of Scrofuous Tumors being cured
by NEGETISE alone in this vicinity.
Very respectfully yours,
Al GILLIAN, 46s Broadway.
To ii. X. STEVENS, Esq.
VEGETINE is sold by all Druggists.
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the following reasons:
LIST. The presser foot is always raised from the
fabric when the iced txkes place, thereby present
ing no resistance 10 seams or ridges while feeding
2d. The needle being in the fabric, moving with
the vertical feed bdr-wiih It's full pressure on me
goods, renders the feed sure aud strong, and The
stitch uniform IN length.
81. The needle being in the goods At the time
the feed takes place. renders il impossible 10 full
one piece while the other Is stretched.
l,h. The rerfical feel bar being behind the
needle renders IL capable OF sewing elastic goods,
making smooth and flexible seam with stitch
alike on both sldes-thus enabling the sewing OF
any number Of thckncsscs without basting, and
operating with equal facility on the heaviest a.
Well s. the lightest fabrics.
In addition to the foregoing invaluable and in
dispcnsoblc features, which are peculiar TO this
machine alone, We urge the following additional
points:
lst. Simpliciiy.-It has no under works to be
looked amer or get out OF order.
2d DurabHify.-Its working parts are made Of
the best improved steel are compact, strong and
durable.
50. ERciency-It is the largest machine man
ufactured that I. adapted for family sewing; IT,
"a inch arm enables IL to do n greater variety of
stitching, from the lightest cambric, through all
GRADES OF fabric TO harness leather, and 10 IL so
we'll that the same machine may be used either IN
manufacturing or family sewing with equal iacil'
ity.
fsNNffsAiNf
high rate of speed, which, combined with its pc
culiar feed. enables the operator 10 turn The work
NJ any angle while The machine ~ la iull motion,
without changing the tension OF length OF slitcht
consequently IL can easily DO IN q given time one
third more work than any rotary or four motion
feed II cxcels IN hcmmlng, Telling, tucking
bTaidng, corning. binding, quilting, ruihng' II
will make wide and narrow hens, hem all manner
Of bias wooden goods, az son mcTinO Grape cloth,
OF goods difficult to hem on other machines, und
for all of which IL has attachments especially
adapted For carriage trimming. shoe nttihg
tailoring, dress making and family use Il has no
superior.
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-MOwer-antiQue-A scythe.
"A free blow-A hurricane.
-Bergh won't even beat an egg.
"A good thing to keep-Warm.

In reply to q young writer who
wished to know "what magazine will give
NE the highest position quickest" a con-
temporary advises ga powder magazine, if
you can contribute fiery article
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]. A. BUCHANAN & CO.,
MECHANIC FALLS, ME-,
General Agents for Androscoggin,
Oxford and Cumberland
Counties.
Mechanic Falls, August 81, ISIS. Is
County Of Oxford.

TREASURES OFFICE
Paris. Nov II, 1873.
Statement OF Costs n Criminal Prosecutions
allowed by the supreme Judicial Court, Sep
fnnnl,rt Tr.rm- 4 IL ls-l.
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WHAT Is VEGETINE? Pit is q compound ex-
tracieJ from b4rxs root and herbs. Ii is Natures
Remedy. II Is perfectly harmless from any bad
effect upon the system. II il nounshinS and
strengthening II acts directly upon the blood IL
oulets the nervous system. II gives you good,
sweet sleep at night. 1t is grea; panacea for our
aged fathers AMI mothers; for II gives them
strength, quiets their nerves, and gives them Ma
lures sweet sleep-as has been proved by many
an aged person. 1t is the great Blood Purifier 1t
is a soothing remedy for our children. IL has re-
lieved and cured thousands. Its very pleasant TO
an diseases originating from impure blood. Try
the VEGETINE. Give il "A fair trial for your com.
plants then you will say your friend, neighbo:
VEGETINE, for the complaints for which ii Is
recommended, is having larger sale throughout
the United States than any other one medicine
Why? VEGErINE will cure these Complaints.
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PAID NEARLY
$4,000 {!
JANUARY ,. 1873.

IL. Il. STEVENS, Esq: 49,
Dear Sir-Wheu about siN months GU = va, ~
yaccinated. The parties who were vacclnated from
the same virus died from the humor. The humOI
sureal over me 10 such an extent that WAS ron
ell la bran 10 pre- vent me from scratching my per,
son The disea finally settled IN my head
remained in thi condition about twenty years
troubled All the inc with sores breaking in my
head and dischAr NJ corruption from M ear. Al
this time a sinai kernel appeared on my meek;
gradually increas = in size until tumOr iOrIhed
of such immense, Le could see u by turning my
eyes downward. All this time was taxing Nari'
Gus remedies Tor my bio ID without any substantial
benefit.
then went to prominent ply sieian IN Boston,
who, during his treatment OF stN months Ianced
the tumor eight times, which cost me nearly tiVO'
This lett me with . rough, aggravated sore, with.
out at all diminishing the size OF the lumor, anu IN
a sickiy, feeble condition. consulted another
physician in Nack. who, after considerable time,
succeeded In healing the sore without reducing
its size At this point commenced 10 use EGE-
TINE, through the earne.t peTsuasion OF friend
experienced wonderful sensations. Ny "holeb BODY
seemed 20 be undergoing a radical change until
finally the tumOr broke and discharged IrlghtInl
quantities From this time Il decreased IN SIZE
until the bunch disappeared, but my meek sun
bears the ugly OF the sore aud lance. am
now healthy and strong, and able TO work every
day. -.
/ will also mention that have been an acute
sufferer from inAammatOry rheumatism ever since
can remember until commencing the use of VEG
ErlSE, when almost Immediately all rhenmatlc
pain ceased. This statement volunteer for the
purpose Of benehtng other suffering humanity and
YOU will confer favor by giving il as much pnb
Lefty As thought proper. Very gratefully,
y. NJ. SAVELSi Ashland, Mass.
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s.-Use SANFORD'S JAMAICA GINGER, the
Family MedIcIne. nlo NV