Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-07-13
THE
Oxford Democrat
PROSPECTUS.

PoETRY.-Every week, two or three
pieces of selected original poetry will be publish
| ed, one upon the fourth page and one or two upon
| the first page Poetry has been called The Ian
euaee OF the soui;7 and that is the perfect dcini
ton of true poetry. it sometimes plcIsrS prison
to see one OF his or her 'poemf' m
paper. 10 latter, and 10 secure their influence
and the influence of their friends, many editors in.
| sert lines which are the worst kind OF duggcicl
| Hereafter, no poem will BE- insested unles. u cN
hbits some literary mlit No poetry VIII be IN
serted with obituary notice unless pAid tor Hs an
! advertisement. Selections will be- male from the
works of the most distinguished poets OF America
aud Europe, AMI rom the best current literature.
| Poetry should cultivate the taste and the sentiment
of readers. All selections will be made with Ill.
! rect reference 10 those objects
SELECTED SroRIEs.-For stories we
are obliged TO depend almost entirely upon current
! publications. The income Of country papers j. so
/ small that the Publishers are unable - pay the
| price charged for good original stories, and
cheap IL not so Satisfactory rs one well select
/ I'D from some other publication. We shall take
great paius, In the future, 10 select only the best
! that are Published, and such a5 have high moral
tone aud influence. When original stories of sut.
! icien merit are offered Tor publication, they viii
/ be inserted, ii satisfactory arrangements can be
made with the auth9f
Neutrality-suspicious. Of Wit and HUI
NOR; bits Of AdFic,t Receipts for ilousekeepcrs
| manufacturer, trm.rs aud e'cfybJdy' mats re-
gard.ug the heath beautiful passages; Literary
Nutes etc, be carefully Ntlcrttd u, tuittd
and published One receipt tor tnc manufacture ut
! some household article, simple remedy is IRE
! queuty worth more than years subscription Co
! the paper In which D. was found. funny Item oi-
ton makes - dyspcptic laugh until his health Is inn
proved To the extent OF many dollars. The ocluti
ful sentiment Of some eminent divine or Of some
pain purified soul, often c.cvaicS one aud gives him
spiritual visions and strength which he could not
value In dollars few words rogardn some
book or periodical IL often TIN means Of furnishing
the reader with many hours amusement, by Undue
iug hin 10 purcii ~ subscribe.
AGRICULTURAL MATTEE.-A large num-
Der Of our sub.eiiJer- are farmers, perhaps ma.
JOrity Of them are In view ~ tlis fact, We SHAH
publish, weekly, articles Of interest TO tai very Inn
pOr ant part of the community. We have among
our exchanges many Of the best agricultural PERI
Odcal that are Published. From these NC shall
make such selections, from time 20 time, rs We
think Will be- Vf interest aud profit 10 our readers.
Reports Of farmers mcrtlng> VIII be secured and
published whenever opportunity Is offered. The
report, of commi- oi Main and other states
will be- read for the pJrposc Of selecting valuable
Information. Original matter Is solicited for pub
LEGATION Ia this department
EDIroRIALs.-Dr. Thomas II. Brown
has the political department in charge. Articles
from his pen viii appear every week. Our readers
are fortunate la having such an able gentleman
and such graceful writer 90 inform them IN regard
TO political matter. He has not been actively en-
gagged ~ politic- FOR number of years. but has
been, all this time informing himself. and adding
ever eminent, lifted 20 ill ,he position of POliti-
cal Editor liz Is not An office holder and hence
cannot b, elm grd with improper personal motive.
when giving OPPRESSION 10 his visW- on matters
political Editorials upon matters OF general ia
terest IA be- furnished by Or. Brown and by the
publisher. Editorial reports aud criticisms on Lee
lures, Reading. aud Musical Entertainments will
bc given when opportunities offer themselves.
NEws.-We shall endeavor to furnish
all current news ia an abridged form, every week,
carefully stsitFfrl from The daily and weekly
papers. which compose our exchange list.
Local ITEMS This department IS
conducted almost entirely " our subscribers. We
invite them 10 furnish items concerning anything
OF interest which may occur in their vicinity and
after revision, they viii be published in as attrlc-
tive a form a j. possible. We wish u secure the
service of some reliable pelsO in every town Ia
the County "a act a. regular correspondent. But
IL We have q correspondent IN town II i not de-
signed that he or she alone should supply Items
Many things occur which our agent does not see
or hear of, aud persons who are interested IN any
entertainment, exhibition, religious or social g2th-
ering, will do well 10 forward an item respecting
the same and thus ensure IL notice All such COM
municatious are thankfully received. This i one
OF the most Interesting and important departments
OF the paper, and we hope tha, our efforts 10 con-
tinue aud improve it, viii be- seconded BY our sub
seribers, during the year 1873.
ADvERTIsING.-Read what some Of the
most successful business men in the country say
about IT,
There is no instance on record of a well sustain
ed system of Judicious advertising falling OF sue
cess.
my success Is owing to my liberallty in adver-
tising, - Bonner,
~ advertised my productions and made money"
Nicholas IongicoTth
Constant aud persi5tan, advertising Is sure
prelude o. wcalth.-SteDhen CirGrd.
He who invests one dollar In business should
invest one dollar L. advertising that business
advertising has furnished me with 4 compel
ence, Amos Laurence.
Without The sid .. advertisements could have
/ done nothing In my speculatiOns | have the most
complete faith In printers ink. Adyerusingls tue
! roy al road ~ business. '-BdrnuHi.
There aro certain fact. about newspapers which
should be kept In mind by an advertiser, whlch arc
mainly these; Their circulation the class oi peo-
ole who read them their influence with their read
ers: their rate OF advertising.
Do not fall into the common orror OF thinklnS
A newspaper expensive because it, rates are hlgh.
| Such new spApers are likely 20 be found cheapest
| on a fair basis Of estimate and comparison with
others. Advertising rates do not usually ADVANCE
Ia proportion 10 the circulation, and the newspaper
of large circulation can Afford 20 advertise cheaper
! than those OF less. prosperous and influential
paper goes 70 It's readers with force ana influence
! which extends 20 it, advertising columns,
/ Don't advertise stingily. The public knows
! when an advertiser Is timd and half scared, and
I when he means business and believes IN himseit
and his goods aud II will act accordingly. Many
an advertiser misses a neai -at'hand success Dy
quitting TOO soon. The public won't rush in ana
buy YOU out the fret day II mas other thIhgs 70
| think Of Some Will read your Announcements anu
buy at once; others will glance AZ IL one week,
read II the next and buy the third others Will be
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YOU up ~ ease their minds, and you are meanwhile
| making your name and business familiar 10 thou
! sands who will come 10 you some time
/ good advertisement In undergraduates
newspaper j. the best Of all possible statesmen.
IL f. a - lesmAn who never sleeps, and is never
weary; who goes after business early and late who
! accosts the merchant In his shop, the scholar IN
his tudy the lawyer In his othce, the lady at hel
! breakfast.table; who can be In thousand places
al once and speak 10 million every morning. say
ing 10 each one the best thing In the best manner
4 good advertisement insures a business con.
| nection on the most permanent and Independent
basis and T. In a certain sense guarantee 70 me
customer Of fair and moderate prices. Expert
ence has shown that the dealer whose wares nave
obtained a public celebrity Is not only enabled TO
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TO furnish good article.
The "OXfOrd Democrat ~ the
best advertising medium I'm OK
fnrd Cnunty.