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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-09-22
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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-09-22
SULPHUR BATHS.

The benehc al results Of Sulphur Baths are
too well known to ieqmre comment. The
bat are truly electrca, COmOietelr deOdOr-
lzlng ffensive accumulation, and thoroughly
purifYug the entire surface of the body. In
let purposes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-08-14
Er.rn pnsfnn.fer In ON ford Conntyi
RRpnhiCan County Convention.

The Republcan, OF the CoU1ty of oxford, aut
All others who propose % act with The Republican
parIy IN the coming election, are invited u meet
by delegates, In q convention 20 DC hell AZ thc
Court House in Paris, on
"wednesday, August 18th, az 10 o'clock
AM.
tar the purpose OF nominating candidates io'
Sfat, Senators. COuu.s Commissioner Register oi
D,s,,ls for Tue Easteil and also Tor the Western
pe-isfry District and County Treasurer 20 hv
.lluportfd AZ the Septembs. election
me basis OF representation Wtl Oe A. loloN- .
Es.h tova aud plantation organized for election
u,Irpozes. IL entitled - one delegate AMI one al
ati6nsi delegate Tor every seventy Ave votes gwen
- g. Rspubueau candidate Tor GOye. JOr Va l>,n
"A action Of forty votes ever the number Nhieu
- entitled % one delegate. viii D. acrorued dei-
egAte. ,,,, L.. IT, 49,. -, o., AZ.
Court House a. " O'Clock \. NJ. 20 receiN The ere
sepiial- OF he -everai delegates
JANIS s. WEIGHT
JOHN 4. SWAsEl,
HENRN NJ. Colby,
4. Il. OF NJ.
FRANKLIN SHIRLEY.
Republle4R Counts Cou'ni1te''
Paris July l.. Isl. .. 49,. 49,,
zach town and plantation Is entitled 20 TIE .O'
loving number OF delegates :-Aio1ny An
s,,S,.r 2. Hrtbel. B. BrOwnhVld g. Buckueld,
Byron, l.. Canton, .. DeDmarA. %; b. ...i {,
Fiycburg 4. G9ead, I. Gra4son, D GREENWOOD
Hsuover. Hartford 80 HebroH, - HIRAM, 4 e
level E. Mason, / , Mexico, I. NcWty, T. NoI-
wav a. OXFORD &: Paris. :. Peru. ,. Porter = .
R0x harry I: RumiOrd, IS stew, ]. stoncLAln e
Sumner :. Swelen ?; luton, I, waterfront E,
W,y,5dstock s. FraRkln 7 Plantation, ], liuco'H
Plantation Milton Plantation ].
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-08-14

so that every child in the State NAV have ut the
public expense, all the culture needed tor honor
able advancement and success in life.
ith.-Tcmperauee among the people may be
greatly promoted by wise prohibitory legis lation,
and It Is source of ongratulation that the prD
ciple OF prohibition. always upheld by the Repnb.
LEANS, Is now concurrssl in by 80 large a ma jorty
or the people that it Is no longer party question,
the Democrats FOR several years having declined
To contest It and iiispnte IL. vi
5th-with entire pnanimlty and with most cor.
diaiendOrsement, this Convention presents Sel,lcu
Conuor as candidate for Governor. A pure aud
upright man, gallant and suffering soldier, IA
faithful and honorable Executive, he combines in
hts person and IN his history all tne characieris-
ties which commeDl him to'thc confidence of the
people OF Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-08-14

Oxford County Lodge of Good Tenn
plars will convene at Buckfeld. August
22nd. Ex-Gov. Perham. and z. &. w.
C. I. Shorey are expected to be present.
The election of officers will take place
and important questions are expected TO
come up tor discussion, Public meeting
in the evening. Ct
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-08-14
Editorini amt Selected items.


Plenty Of rain last week.
Kentucky INDUCED in half dozen
fatal shooting ailrays. last week.
Methodist camp meeting at Fryeburg
August 20 continuing ill the following
Sabbath.
Our town item department is omitted
for one week to make room Tor reports Of
political gatherings.
Somebody must have paid the Nor
way Advertiser subscription. 1t WAS
very risky last week.
Oxford County Democratic Conyeu-
ton will be held in the Court House. on
Tuesday, August DIST. ut II A. NJ.
Temperance camp meeting at Frye
burg. commencing the 9th. and closing
Friday following. Neal Dow. Murphy,
and other speakers.
Rev. G. NJ. =. King OF Washington,
ID. c. preached in the H,p.ist Church
Paris, last Sabbath. aud conducted very
interesting prayer meeting in the even
ing.
Rev. j. c. Snow of Auburn. gave Il
very interesting address before Paris Hill
Reform Club, Saturday evening. A vote
OF thanks was rendered him Tor bis kind
ness. Prof. Daniels of Yineyardhaven
snd Jas. s. Wright esq, also made briei
remarks.
The prisoners 10 jail have been hold
ing theological discussion concerning
the laboring capacity OF Deity. One chap
was determined to.entrench himself be-
hind the Bible, so he demanded copy
of the sacred volume as one of the per
qusites attached TO his office. i. was
necessary to send 10 the metropolis for a
supply.
The OXFORD Democrat is OF lawful age, and has
an uudOubted right % exercise ~ own discretion
upon the subject OF advertising lager beer, seOld
ns the President etc. etc.,-hnd rs just none OF
our business That's what its editor says very
politely In last weeks issue-and he Is entirely
correct. Aud stil we are not sure that this lcs
sens our obligation 10 exercise "a neghDorly wateA
care over our brother, and to gently reproye him
for his lollies-B, 'dgtoR Macs.
We have no doubt that Bro. Shorey's
motives are good, and perhaps we have
been too hasiy in considering bis remarks
dictatorisi; bu you know how 1t is. bro,
an editor hates TO be told how TO run his
paper, even by member OF the craft.
There will be grand musicale at
the Paris Hill Academy, this, Tuesday
evening. under the management oil Mr..
T. II. Marble. Miss Mann of Skowhe-
gan, a skilled violinist. with her sister as
contralto, and tenor from Portland will
be present from abroad. Miss Nellie
Rawson. pianist and soprano. with MIR.
Marble. the well-kuown basso, will rep
resent home talent. An attractive pro-
grsmme will be presented, and we trust
the artists will receive hearty welcome.
Professor Howard will sing tenor ut the
Paris concert. The same company will
give concert at Norway. Thursday eve.
where it is expected Will stockbridge OF
Portland will sing tenor.
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Newspaper Decisions.

l. ANY person who who takes paper regularly
from the ofice-whether directed to his name or
anOther's or whether he has subscribed or not
j. responsible for the payment.
2. II person orders his paper d.scOntihoeu'
ne must pay all arrearages, or the publisher m,.S
continue 10 send u until payment Is matte, anu
colIrct the whole amount, whether the paper Is
taken from the Ofhce Or not
q The Courts have decided thatrefusing TO take
newspapers and periodicals from the pos, 9uoS
or removing and leaving them Uncalled Tor, Is
DYtad yccie evidence OF fraud.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-08-14
Local 4qents.

The following persons are authorized agents lot
the OXFORD DEMOCRAT. They VIII feScip, lo'
essh attend 10 Orders COr job Work aud Adver.
Using and 10 any other matters which patrons
may desire
Every Postmaster In Oxford C"""S'
Albany, J. n. Loveicy. Andoyer, A. Boswell
aeli. j L. brink; BuckGeid, Geo ID. Bisbef /,
Canton A ;. Hathaway; DlNucld, Hon r. g.
Harlow: Fryeburg, seth W. Fue; Gilead, \. -
Rlake: Grafton Jobn Beartie; Greenwood, u y.
CONN. J. a. Rich: Hanover, A. h. Knapp, Hiram
4. A WadswOrth; Lowell, 4. n Eastman. Mason
e. H. Brown; Mexico, H. ". Park; Norway, -
y Rradburv, NJ. u, Upton Y Farnlm; oNt"ln'
Rev a.. A. t.oc kWOOd, q. + Hawkes.; Farls, - .
, \. Thaycr. .WCsi q. X. Yates. NJ. d, itrU'
A. l.. Haines, Porter, 7. W. Eeuion, lsA@c -
Freneh. Rumford : Hutchins. sweden, H.
saunders Waterford, }. NJ. shaw MoodstocA
a. 4. HOughtou Franklin x Milton Plantations
4. III. Thornton
ss-Agents will deduct uteir commission ort"te
SENDING money 10 this onlce, ~ we do not open
accounts with them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-08-14

Remarks OF Captain Boutelle.
Capt. Boutelle, of the Bangor Wing,
in presenting his resolution, said the last
speaker had ignored the fact that there
arc difference of opinion in the eonyen-
ton on the question OF the President S
Southern policy. The substitute which
he offered for the amendment proposed by
Gen. Chamberlain, he thought, expressed
the feelings Of at least a portion of the
Republicans Of Maine, and he believed a
very large portion Of the convention was
composed Of sincere, earnest, patriotic
Republicans, who concurred in the views
embodied in his substitute.
The convention had been told it should
accept the action Of the President in car
rying out the pledges placed upon him at
Cincinnati. Every speech made in that
convention and every resolution there
adopted abiding to national issues places
in the forefront of the compaign the vital
duty OF the Republican party to protect
the rights Of every citizen everywhere, by
the full power Of the national government.
Great applause In that Convention, the
Hon. Richard w. Thompson, now Secre-
tary Of the Navy, said when the resolu-
ton on that subject was being prepared /:
Let Gov. Chamberlain of South Carolina,
the representative Of the colored race and
the loyal white men Of the South, write
what he asks for. applause The res
olution was made specifically strong
Every speaker in that convention, with
the sole exception of the chairman Of the
Massachusetts delegation, who only found
tune to refer to Richard Ii. Dana and the
old Bay State, alphabetically affirmed it
to be the primary duty and pledge of the
Republican party to protect the rights of
every American citizen in every part Of
the land. He held the official record of
that convention in his hand and he chal-
leuged dispute of his assertion by its
spirit. He would not quote extensively
from the various speeches, but needed
only to read one extract from the elo-
quent speech of Gov. Noyes, leader OF
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-08-30
LISTOF DELINQUENTLANDS

List of all Lands and Town Lots
situated in the County Of Leayenworth
and State of Kansas, upon which the
taxes have not been paid for the year
1876 and that are subject to sale there
for.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-08-30

doubtless discovered that it is not safe to
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-04
BarbarOus Punishment.

! Perhaps at once the most ludicrous and
| the most terrible punishment ever i'm
/ agined was that which an unfortunate
| gentleman who resided at st. Petersburg
in the reign of Catherine II. had reason
for a short time to expect as his fate. The
| story is an instructive one, as showing
what resident in Russia believed to be
| quite possible at a time almost within
| the memory of men still living. Segur
describes the hero of the narrative as a
stranger, naturalized in Russia, Suder-
land by name, and banker by profession.
Very likely his real name was Suther-
land, and his nationality Scotch or En-
glish. He stood high in the favor of the
Empress, who had considerable sums of
money with him. One morning a SER
want came in and told Mr.. Sunderland that
the house was surrounded with soldiers,
and that an officer of police desired to
speak to him. The officer, whose name
was Reliew, next entered and informed
the banker that their'"most gracious"
sovereign had charged him to execute an
order, the severity of which frightened
him. He then tried TO break the news
gently, allowing the agitated banker to
put one question after another. sis it
Siberial" Sunderland at length faltered.
"Alas one returns from Siberia" answer
ed Reliew. "Prison2" "0ne comes out,
of prison." Good God l am not to be
knoutedl" 1.-THE knout is terrible, but
does not KILL Gle should have said
docs not always kill.')
us my life, then, in peril:" almost
sobbed tine banker; "the Empress so
ole hut Lot ho
worst" "Well, my dear friend" quoth
the officer, in a doleful voice, "my most
gracious sovereign has commanded me
TO have you stuffed" The unhappy part
OF the affair was that Reliew would not
admit that he could have mistaken the
CZarina's injunctions, which, moreover,
he had no intention of disobeying. In
vain the banker expostulated, implored
protested. Leliew was sure there was no
error. He had, indeed, he said, ventured
TO say TO Her Majesty that the command
was strange one, and had appealed to
her well-known clemency, but she had
cut short his first sentence with the re-
mark, impatiently uttered, that his duty
was to obey orders and not to comment
on them. At length, however, Reliew so
far overcome his own fears as to agree to
carry a note to the Empress. Even as he
went his heart failed him, and he repair
ed instead to the house of Count Bruce,
who, on hearing his story, thought the
officer of police must be mad. fastening
to the palace, Count Bruce demanded and
obtained an audience of the Empress;
and it need hardly be added that then at
length the mystery was solved. Her
Majesty had just lost a beautiful dog, the
gift of the banker; and called after him
Sunderland" OF course, it was the dead
favorite, and not his quondam master,
who was to be stuffed. But why should
an officer of the police be asked to super
intend the stuffing ola dead dogl 1t was
not poor Reliew who was altogether to
blame for the fright occasioned to most
respectable banker.-PaH Mall Gazette.
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hand upon her bowed head, Fanny,
what is tbisl In tears.A
She started up, and, fiinging his hand
of, exclaimed, angrily:
This is ungcntlemanly, To steal upon
me unawares and surprise me thus"
II did rot seek to surprise you, Fanny.
You are ungenerous in your language, >
he said, clasping her hand in his strong
grasp. "But, Fanny, / must and will
know why you shun me so-why my
presence is so distasteful to you. Will
you not tell mel" he asked, and his voice
became low and tender. "Ah, Fanny
he added, ''if you knew how loved you,
but how hopelessly, you would pity me,
and not treat me so unkindly. Do you
hate me Fanny"
The young girl did not reply; she
turned her face away, and the little hands
which were in Toms no longer struggled
to be free, but lay quiet and passive; and
so hopeless, after all.
"Fanny-Fanny Randall-you do not
hate me, and you do love mel viii you
be my wife, Fannyl" he asked, in tender
accents.
She turned her face toward him now,
and a light was in her beautiful eyes
which Tom understood full well, for he
clasped her to his heart in first and
long embrace.
Soon after George and Alice came in,
and their countenance also told a story
similar TO that which was written on the
happy faces of Tom and Fanny.
Now, George, I've an action against
you," said Tom, as his friend returned.
You've been filling this young lady's
head with information concerning your
humble servant-to wit, that he is per-
feet woman-hater, that he despises all
that appertains TO the country, ct cetera,
ct cetera. I'll be even with you yet,
friend Georgew
SO, no! something has come to pass,
l supposed" said George, laughing
Turned out Just as thought it would.
All right. Thank me, Tom, YOU lucky
fellow; for by the very means took you
have won your case. 1t pays TO come in
to the country fishing, doesn't itl But
you Fam" he said, turning to her, "what
sort of bait have you been using to
catch the best fish in the husband market
know of-my old friend herel Well,
Alice and can tell you that we've not
been idle all this time, either; can't we,
Ahceln But both the girls had vanished,
and the young men were alone.
The next morning there were long con-
situations with the farmer and his wife,
and when the two young men left them
their smiling faces told their story of
their success. But, though they left the
farmhouse that day, yet before the earth
was covered with winters SHOWS they came
again; and when they once moreTeturned
to their homes they were not alone, for
the two blushing brides who accom-
panied them bore evidence to the success
of the summers visit. But with the we'd
dings, did not terminate, George Warmers
raillery to his friend concerning their
summers fishing and Fanny's bait.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-04
Committed to the Deep,

We hear the solemn sentence, Earth to
EARTH"
Ring DER our dead,
And fancy since creations mouTnful birth
No worLs e'er said
Have brought more bitter woe 10 hearts hall
broken,
Given clearer voice to sorrow yet unspoken,
Or been TO suffering souls a surer token
That all Of hope has fed.
But yet sadder, drearier phrase than this
Sounds DER some graves:
ThCse that no loving mourner beSts 10 kiss,
So deep the waves
Have drawn the loved one TO their wild pro.
lection,
Within no earthly bed of mans selection,
To wait alone the trump of resurrection.
That wakes the seas deep caves.
To wait alone. No friend may follow him
To that sad place,
That vast abode where phantoms wild and
grim
Meet face 10 face.
Lol all around there breathcs Of desolation;
No low cross there whispers resignation,
No crown there tells of Christ's sweet com
psnsation
And pardoning grace.
To wait alone! The dreary waters close,
And they will keep
Their secret well; the All-seeing only knows
sWhere he doth sleep;
His only requiem is the seas pulsation;
A soul has passed beyond life's sad proba-
ton
All that remains of Gods divine creation
Committed to the deep,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-04
He Quit Right There.

Some months since fond Detroit faith
er imagined that his only son, man
OF twenty, was going into consumption. A
doctor was consulted, and he advised that
the son be put through course of gym
nastic training. The young man seemed
to like the idea, and for two or three
months he was in daily attendance at a
gymnasium. Then he began to grow
careless, and finally quit altogether. The
father thought he could see signs of fail
ing health again, and, to induce his son
to go back to rings, bars and gloves once
more, he fitted up a private gymnasium
in the barn and began course of exercise
himself. The other morning he remem-
bered that he used to be a boxer in his
young days, and be remarked that he'd
give the son few lessons. He was bal
ancing himself on his heel and feeling out
with both hands, when something hit him,
and half minuteIafterward he dimly real
lied that some one was bending over him
and saying.
Father, dear father are you deadr"
He sat up, looked around, and hoarsely
inquired:
"Jim, what ON earth happenedl"
WY, 1atnef, got IN love tap on
your nasal-just little feeler, to see if
you were solid on your pins"
Didn't you strike as hard as you
could?"
"No--not half--not quarter. 1t was
what the boys call feeling for scarlet
Your nose will spring back into position
in less than half day"
The father got up, let the gloves fall
from his hands, end as he caught the trap
eze TO steady his legs he said:
Jim, your mother and thought you
were going into consumption, and DIR.
he backed us up in it. That's why
| sent you to learn gymnastics. Jim, I'm
fool, your mother is an awful good wom-
an and if we can get the doctor up here long
enough to let you feel for his scarlet l
don't care how soon die.-Detr0n Free
Press
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FANNY'S MUD PIES.

Prem the Nursery
1nder the apple tree, spreading and thick.
Happy with only pan and sick
u ~ the sOit grass in the shadow that lies.
our mite Fanny IS making mud pies.
IN her brown apron and bright droopino head
showers Of pink and white blossoms are shed
lea 10 branch that seems Just meant for that
Dances and hutters her little straw hat.
Gravely she stirs with serious look.
Making believe she's true pastry cook:
sundry brown splashes on forehead and ewes
snow that our Fanny IS making mud pies.
But all the soil Of her innocent play
Clean soap and water will soon wash away:
Many pleasure in daintier guise
Leaves darker traces than Fanny's mud pies
Dash, full Of JOY in the bright summer day,
ZealOusly chases the robins away,
5aTks at the squirrels, or snaps al the flies,
All the while Fanny IS making mud pies.
sunshine and soft summer breeze astir,
While she IS busy, are busy with her;
cheeks rosy glowing, snd bright, sparkling
eyes,
Bring they to Fanny while making mud pies.
DOllies and playthings are all laid away,
Not To come out till the next rainy day;
Under the blue Of those sweet summer skies
Nothing so pleasant as making mud pies.
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but denied all knowledge; they urged
him to confess, with promises of addition
al reward-his only reply was demand
OF immediate death-and his initiation
was completed. All that had passed was
but a terrible trial of his fidelity; those
who surrounded him were members of
the society, and every incident that has
been described, from the time of the first
summons TO the last fearful moment of
expected death, was only step in the
progress OF the fearful experiment by
which they sought TO determine the trust
worthlness of the neophyte.
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