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Words Of Wisdom.

The more polished society is, the less
formality there is in it.
Two.thirds of the world are always
engaged in fighting wind-mills.
A man writing an anonymous letter, IS
like puppy inside an enclosure bark
inc at Won with his nose under the
gate.
A lie is a hiltless sword which is sure
to cut the hand of him who strikes with
it. It is better to find this ont first thai
afterwards.
A man who can give up dreaming and
90 to his daily realities; who can smother
down his heart, it's love or woe, and take
to the work of his hand; who defes fate.
and. if he must die, dies fighting to the
last-that man is life's best hero.
The most agreeable of all companions
is simple, frank man, without any high
pretensions to an oppressive greatness;
one who loves life, and understands the
use of it; obliging alike at all hours
above all, of golden temper, and stead
fast as an anchor. For such one We
gladly exchange the greatest genius, the
most brilliant wit, the profoundest
thinker.
Lessons of wisdom have never sucl
power as when they are wrought in the
heart through the groundwork of q story
which engages the passions; is it that
we are like iron and must first be heated
before we can be wrought upon? or Is
it the heart go in love with deceit that
where true report will not reach it
must cheat it with fable in ord
come ut 80, truth
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Female Suffrage Refused.

A telegram from Leland, Ill.,, to the
Cincinnati Gazette, dated the day after
election, says: An incident which created
quite a ripple of excitement yesterday
afternoon was the appearance at the
polls of Misses Hughes, Hurd and
Souires, lady teachers in the public
schools, who went together to the polls
and insisted upon casting their votes for
school commissioner, their argument
being that if q woman was intelligent
enough and had right to be school
commissioner, she ought to be allowed
to express choice in the matter. The
anti-woman suffragists were on hand In
force, among them being the street COM
missioner, who demanded that they pay
a poll-tax if the Judge allowed them to
vote. This created a big laugh among
the hangers on about the polls, but the
ladies insisted, as they retired, that in
the refusal of the judges to receive their
votes they we're denied their rights.
A little five-year-old fellow came up to
his mother the other morning, and with
great earnestness said: Mother, I saw
something run across the kitchen floor
this morning, and it hadn't any legs
either; what do you suppose it was p
The mothers curiosity was excited at
the apparent strangeness of the supposed
animal, and, not knowing what else to
say, she said she supposed it was
worm, or something of that sort, she did
not know what. Having for some time
enjoyed his mothers inability to solve
the problem. he said: ut was some
water"
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cent? Or were they simply marvelously
clever in maintaining probable fable
The magistrate knew not what to do,
when one morning strange rumor
reached his ears. The house OF Jandidie1
had just stopped payment. A detective
who was set to work brought back the
most startling news.
Monsieur Jandidier, who had been
considered 80 wealthy, was ruined,
utterly ruined, and for three years he
had sustained his credit only by means
of various expedients. he had not q
thousand francs, and notes falling due
at the end of the month amounted to
sixty-seven thousand, five hundred francs.
The cautious merchant speculated in
stocks. The magistrate had just learned
these particulars when Maitre Magloire
appeared, pale and painting for breath.
"You know, monsieur9" he cried,
from the threshold.
call !"
"Tarot is innocent. "
"I believe him 30; and yet that visit
how do you explain that visit ?"
Magloire shook his head sorrowfully.
"I am only FOOL" said he, "and
Lecoq has just proved it. Monsieur JAN
didier spoke of his life insurance at the
Cafe Ture. This was the key to the
affair. Jandidier was insured for two
hundred thousand francs, and French
companies don't pay in case Of suicide.
Do you understandY
Thanks to Monsieur Gustave Schmidt,
who will marry Mademoiselle Therese
Jandidier next month, the house OF
Jandidier has not gone into bankruptcy.
Tarot and his wife, restored to liberty,
have been established in business by
this same Monsieut Gustave, and no
longer go pleasuring on Mondays. But
what became of Monsieur Jandidier A
thousand francs reward to whoever will
give news of him.
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A Mysterious Shower Of FISH.

The Globe, of Toronto, Canada, says ::
A confirmation Of the strange report
that shower of fish had fallen on the
fourth concession of Harwioh township
is given by school teacher of the neigh
borhood, who testifes to what he saw
as follows Having dismissed the chill
dren for the day, was returning to my
boarding place, when with side glance,
I discovered something in the grass. At
first thought it was some species Of
rattlesnake, but upon more careful scru-
tiny. found it was fine, firm, fresh
fish of the piokerel species. Having
been brought up at the sea shore l knew
at once the fish was good, and picked it
up, while wondering whence it came. My
astonishment was increased, however,
when stepping on few yards further 1
found another equally good. A few steps
further and one more. and I thought I
ought to return to the school room for
some paper in which to wrap them. On
entering the room I seized (rather
thoughtlessly you will say one Of the
lails, and proceeded to collect fish.
When I had more than half fllsd the
pail saw man in the distance carry
ing some fish, and supposing the mys.
tery was about to be solved 7 awaited
his approach. I dropped the pail and
felt somewhat guilty for having appro-
priated the fish till relieved by his
assuring me that he had gathered up
also those he had in the same way, and
that he had just been cHlling the larg-
est of them. He observed These
are as good and fresh as money could
buy + filled the pail, not only to the
brim, but up the whole height of the
handle, and having deposited my bur
den naturally in the farm house where I
board returned to collect the remain
der. When had finished my task I
assure you that I felt fatigued. The
work had occupied half an hour. This
fall of fish extended about three quar-
ters of a mile. On the same evening
one of the maids was sent for the COWS
to q field about half mile from my
boarding place. She also returned
laden with fish that she had picked up
in a similar way, This girl reported
that she had left others behind her
which she could not conveniently carry
to the house. The lady, with her maids,
prepared the fish the same evening for
drying and smoking, and they were sub
iected to this process next day. The
circumstance, you will admit, is unique,
apart from it's strange surroundings,
and T cannot but think the correspond
ent of the Rondeau News did not err
much in reporting it. As to whether
these now famous fishes fell six feet or
six thousand know not. One thing I
know, that they were scattered for a
distance of about three-quarters of
mile, and that, at least, to my knowl-
edge, three persons gathered them"
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Deaths From Fright.

The first King Of Prussia, Frederick
T., was sleeping one day in an armchair,
when his wife, Louisa OF Mecklenberg,
who had fallen into state OF hopeless
insanity, having escaped from her keep
ers, succeeded in making her way to the
private apartments, and after wounding
herself in her efforts to break through a
glass door, cast herself upon her hus-
band in q state of furious delirium.
The king, from whom her malady had
been carefully concealed, was 30 horri-
fed at the light of this woman covered
with blood, and clad only in some linen
garments, that no imagined he saw be-
fore him the "white lady," whose ap-
partition, according to an ancient tradl.
ton, invariably announced the death OF
q prince of the house of Bradenburgh.
He was at that instant seized with vio-
lent fever, of which he died in six weeks
afterward, aged fifty-six. .. o.. e..
The death of a Dutch painter, Penti.
man, in the seventeenth century, was
occasioned by an extraordinary circum-
stance. Being engaged upon a picture
in which was represented several deaths
heads, skeletons, and other objects fitted
10 inspire in the hearts OF the beholders
contempt for the amusements and van
ities of the age, he, in order to have
the benefit of studying these objects
from nature, was accustomed to repair
to- ali anatomical cabinet, which served
him for studio. One aultry day, while
engaged in drawing from the melan-
choly relics of mortality by which he
was surrounded, he was overcome with
drowsiness, and several fruitless efforts
to continue his work at length succumb-
ed to the power Of sleep. He had slept
but q short time when he was suddenly
awakened by an extraordinary and ap-
parently supernatural movement, and
the skeletons suspended from the cell
ing clashing violently together. Seized
with a sudden panic, Pentiman rushed
in terror from the room, cast himself
headlong from the staircase window, and
fell into the street. On recovering his
senses, he learned that the spectacle
which 30 terrified him arose from natural
causes, having been occasioned by an
earthquake. But the shock received by
his nervous system was 30 great that
he never rallied, and he died few days
after.
The French marshal, De Montreval,
whose whole soul, according to st. Sill
mon, was ambition and lucre, without
ever having been able to distinguish his
right hand from his left, but concealing
his universal ignorance with an audacity
which favor, fashion and birth protected,
was so superstitious that one day at
public dinner, salt-cellar having been
accidentally upset in his lap, he was
seized with such q terror at the un-
toward occurrence that he rose from his
seat declaring that he was q dead man.
In fact no sooner had he got home when
he was attacked by fever and died in the
year 1716.
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The Coming Man.

A pair Of very chubby legs,
Encased in scarlet hose;
A pair of little stubby boots,
With rather doubtful toes;
A little kilt; little coat,
Cut as mother can
And 10 before US strides, in state,
The Futures looming man."
His eyes, perchance, will read the stars,
And search their unknown ways;
Perchance the human heart and soul
Will open to their gaze;
Perchance their keen and flashing glance
Will be nations light
Those eyes that now are wistful bent
On some "big fellows" kite.
That brow, where mighty thoughts will dwell
In solemn, secret state;
Where fierce Ambitions restless strength
Shall war with future fate;
Where Science from now hidden caves
New treasures shall outpour-
Tis knit now, with troubled doubt,
Are two, or three, cents more?
Those lips that, in the coming years,
Will plead, or pray, or teach;
Whose whispered words, on lightning fash,
From world to world may reach;
That sternly grave, may speak command,
Or, smiling, win control
Are coa1ing now for gingerbread
With all baby's soul
Those hands-those little busy hands
So sticky, small and brown;
Those hands, whose only mission seems
To tear all order down
Who knows what hidden strength may lie
Within their future grasp,
Though now tbs but a taffy-stick
In sturdy hold they clasp?
All, blessings on those little hands,
Whose work is yet undone!
And blessings on those little feet,
Whose race is yet unrun
And blessings on the little brain
That has not learned to plan!
Wtate'er the Future hold in store,
God bless the "comiug man.
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American and Foreign Longevity,

American life, it's strain and expendi-
ture, is once more arraigned because
Governor Morton died at ffty-four,
while Theirs fell off at eighty, and his
contemporaries, Bismarck, Won Moltke,
the Emperor William, and other inAu-
ential men are living at the same age.
The arraignment is repetition and not
discovery, and does not consider impor-
tant facts. One of these is that the
studious, calm, and regular life OF the
French historian and statesman was
very different thing from the exciting
career of the Indiana leader, and that
dissimilar vital force is to be calculated
with unequal conditions in reckoning
their longevity. Another is that no in
dividual is sufficient national repre-
sentative in such q case. We have now
living in our own city, iu the person Of
General Robert Patterson, one who has
seen and done as much and suffered as
great changes of climate and endured
as much labor as perhaps any OF the
named Europeans and yet ecipsing
them all in years, he is quite their equal
in vigor. Here, too, at our doors is
Henry O. Carey, capable OF doing the
work of any of the men named at eighty
five. And Mr.. Cameron is in his eight
ieth year, and by no means ready to fall
asleep while this administration lasts.
We recently buried Horace Binney,
wanting but three years of a century;
and recalling other prominent men
whose lives were active and laborious,
there was Webster. who lived to seventy
years Clay to seventy.fve Benton an
additional year Chies Justice Marshall,
eighty; J. @. Adams, eighty one;
Thomas Jefferson, eighty-three Lewis
Cass, eighty-four, and Chief Justice Ia
ney, eighty-seven. The list can be
easily extended, and the more it is e1-
amined the more fully it will be proved
that American life is no more deadly
than European, and that professional
life has as good chances of continuance
here as there. A few years ago Ameri-
can women were the subjects OF similar
lamentation. The jereniade was explod-
ed at the time, and its successor cannot
survive full and dispassionate investiga-
tion.-Philadelphia North american.
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spondingly pale, underlined color.
Every male of the bovine family has the
power of secreting certain amount OF
this oily matter. If the quantity be
normally large, secretion will take place
freely in the mammary glands, the ear
and the skin. As the test is simple and
costs nothing, it cannot fail to prove
useful auxiliary to the dairyman and
farmer in their selection of rich mixers.
-Ent1ian1 Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-04
Iockr'S MiII..

Aug. 24-l4>, week T.. Z. Morse,
Bsd.loaj Manufacturer of south Bethel
failed Liabilities from eight to ten thou
saud dollars assets, As represented by
hiu., fourteen to fifteen hundred At a
meeting OF creditors Tuesday, 2lst inst.
1t was thought probable an assignee
would be appointed TO close out the
property.
y. &. rukham * Co. propose 10 dis
soiSe. Wools1n goes ont.
Tac ,oEg season OF rain lid great dam
age 10 craig in This vicinity. spelling en-
TREY many scres.
Gar depot master is co visit Lis friends
in Molt-ea, next week.
The spool Factory is running on two
thirds time this month.
Tebbois n Buck are Closing out their
stock Of dry and fancy goods ut about
cost, as they propose to move out OF their
present quarters soon.
The house and barn of Aaron Crockett
OF Woodstock. near Locke's Mills, was
destroyed by fire at about s O'Clock this
morning. OCCASIONAL
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North Paris.

QIita an extensive religious interest
has prevailed ir this vicinity for the past
year. Three were baptized one week
ago last Sabbath and united themselves
with the Me;hodists. Three were to have
been baptized las. Sabbath, bat the in
clemency OF the weather prevented.
They were to have joined the Baptist
church.
Samuel w. Durham has purchased OF
LIewellyn Pratt the grist mill owned and
run by the popular miller, the late Eiao
MuIdock. He intends 10 keep constantly
on hand good stock OF the different
grades of flour. as well as large stock
OF corn and meal. The services of Oscar
EningwOOd have been secured as miller.
Mr.. Dunham has also rented the carriage
shop, and secured the services OF several
good carriage builders. and intends TO
build quite a number Of different styles
OF carriages as well as sleighs.
The people here regret very much to
part with their friend and black smith. C..
c. Gilman. although living here only one
year be leaves host of warm friends.
We rejoice to see our old friend Joseph
Dunham out from the sick room and able
to be among US again. His illness has
been long and severe and his suffering
great. and we trust he will be spared
from a like experience of the past few
months.
Farmers will be well paid to visit the
tarm OF Wellington Dunham and see
what patience. perseverance, and hard
labor can do tor that farm. He showed
me one field that had been considered
worthless, filed as it was with large
bOulders, but he procured help. and with
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Aug. 3O.-School commenced last Tues
day with 30 students; quite a number
have come since. The prospect is good
for large school. The Academy has
received since last spring about $4,000
worth Of appsTatuS, which will be great
help 20 the school. This term finishes
Mr.. Moody's sixth year. tie is = success
fol teacher aud the school is fortunate in
securing him. TYRo.
Another correspordent'wTites:
Hebron Academy bcglas its fall term
with one hundred and fifteen in attend
ance the first week. There are stu
boarding places ana rooms for limited
number 0l students.
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TOWN ITEMS.
Bethel.

Sept. THE work on the new church
st Shelburne. n. H., is about completed.
and it will be dedicated on Wednesday,
Sept. 18th. The people of Shelburne
are church-gOing people, and now they
have one OF the best churches in the
County. Rev. Perry Chandler, of Cor
ham, breaches every Sabbath A. NJ. at
Gorham village, P. NJ. at Shelburne. All
are invited to attend the dedication.
Those coming from out of town will be
provided for.
Judge A. E. Giles OF Boston and Prof.
Andrew Nj. Davis OF New York are
spending a vacation at the Waterproof
Mountain House. c.
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powder and drills went to work and soon
those big rocks were crumbled into
pieces that could be hauled By oxen. and
put into wall. He informed me that it
cost him fifteen dollars to remove one
large rock; and now finer field could
hardly be desired. He had built wall
on the lower side of this field some IS
rods long. . feet high on the lace side
and from to feet wide. If all farmers
could take the same interest and pride in
farming as Mr. Durham does there would
be less complaining of hard times.
JNo.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-04

Aug. a9.-IIenry F. Smith ofthis place
died here the aS.h inst. after two days
Illness.
Wm. B. Walton died in Peru at the
residence Of his son Frank, the morning
oil the 18th inst. Mr.. Walton was an old
and highly valued resident of this local.
~, member of the Legislature when it
held summer sessions.
Albert ID. and Ellery c. Park. sons of
II. w. Park, were thrown from wagon
between Hebron and Mechanic Falls
Tuesday the 2Sth. EIlery was quite
badly bruised; the other son escaped
with very little injury, and held the fright
ened horse so that no damage was done
TO the wagon. SPARKEs.
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NOn-Resident Taxes.
In Franklin Plantation in the County Of Oxfo

for the wear 1876
The following list Of taxes on real estate OF
nonresident owners in Franklin Plantation Tor
the year lsTG, in bills committed 10 Charles w
child, Collector of said plantn on the 5th day OF
July 1870, has been returned by him 10 me re-
naming unpaid on the 9Th day Of June 1871, BY his
certificate of that date, and now remains unpaid,
and notice is hereby given that If said taxes inter
est aud charges are not paid into the Treasury OF
said PlRnt'n within eighteen months from the date
OF the commitment OF said bills, so much OF the
real estate taxed as will be sufficient TO pay the
amount due therefor, including interest and
charges, will without further notice be sold at
public auction az the school-house In district No,
s IN said Plantation, on Tuesday, February 18th,
1873 at one O'Clock p. NJ
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In The town of HoNbury, County Of oxford and
STATE 3D.. Maine, Tor the year 1876
The following list ol taxes ON real estate OF
NONRESIDENT owners in the town II RnNbury fOr
the year 1876. IA bills committed TO Hugh Mcln.
mes, Collector of Taxes OF said town, on the 9Th
day of July, 1876, has been returned by him
t. me as remaining unpaid ON the 2Gth day OF
June, lS57 by mis- certificate of that date and now
remain unpaid and notice is hereby given that II
the said taxes, interest and charges are not paid
INTO the Treasury OF said town within eighteen
months from the date Of the commitment Of said
bills so much Of the real estate taxed as will be
sufficient 10 pay the amount due therefor includ.
ing interest aud charges, will without further
notice be- sold at public auction at the schoolhouse
in District No. . ia said town on the twenty-siNth
day Of January ISIS, al one O'Clock IN the after.
noon.
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Paris.

The corner is being rapidly built mp.
VIM. Perkins has opened a carriage
painting shop over Whitman's black
smithing establishment. William thinks
he can reuovate n wagon or sleigh with
the next man.
Five bOarders in the stone castle. De
collod gem'msu objects to rooming with
a light skin, while the bold Saxon despises
his mess-mate of darker hue Crime
as well as poverty makes strange bed
fellows.
Most of our summer company left last
week
A tall term OF distric; school will begin
next Monday, the 10Th inst Miss Ada
belle Hammond. tescher.
The night blooming cereus has become
so common in our village tbs; it now
ceases to attract much attention. Still it
may interest persons who have never
seen the flower. to know that Mrs. c. I.
MelIen mas . plant which put out two
blossoms Sunday night, and has five
buds arou, to open.
Tae Reform Club NE. Saturday even
Ing as usual, aud adjourned to meet Sun
day afternoon, 9th inst, st o'clock, il
the Court HOus5.
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Atrue copy-attest II c. Davis Register.


ONFORD, Ss:-At q Court OF Pr0bate heId NJ
Paris within and for the County OF ONioTu
on tho third Tuesday OF August, 4. ID. lS.9,
ON the petition of WINFIELD :. RIPLEY
~ Guardian of Richard y. Davis minor heir OF
SIpenliah Davis. late of Woodstock, in SAID
County deceased, praying for license TO sell and
convey the interest OF his said ward in the home
steal OF Benjamin Davis late OF Woodstock afore-
said 10 BENJAMIN Davis Jr., AZ an advantageous
offer OF one hundred dollars.
Ordered, Thatthe said Petitioner give notice TO
aptrsOns Interested by causing an abstract OF his
petition with this Orler thereon 10 be published
three weeks successfully in the oxford Democrat,
printed 40 Paris thar they may appear al aProbate
Court % be held at Paris IN said County on the
rbfrd TUESDAY OF sep. next NJ O'Clock in the
forenoon and shew cause If any they have why the
same should not be granted
All. WALKER, Judge.
A true copv-attest: III. G. DAVIS, Register.
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great danger OF being deceived 10y II food Of the
imitation OF 81. r" Atwood's Bitters. THE Rev
JOHN PIKE wrote as follows: have been de
ceiyed several times 10y the imitation put mp in
the same shaped bottles sud signed 10y one "Ns
than wood" winch imitation has always proved
nearly worthless
East FrgcJVrQ Ne. JoHS PIKE.
ss-Ths true medicine gives relief, and bears
the large rel Pdfcrfcd trade mark 81. +. as wei
a. the signature Of "L.F. Atwood.
Gpll1-ly