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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-13

THE VERMONT NUISANCE Law The
nuisance law spassed by the Vermont
Legislature. which has just adjourned, is
very stringent statute. 1t provides
that every saloon, restaurant, grocery,
cellar. shop. billiard room, bar room. and
every drinking place or room used as q
place OF public resort, where intoxicating
drink is unlawiully sold or kept for sale,
shall be declared public nuisance. On
conviction of any person for keeping
such q place, he is to pay fine OF not
less than twenty dollars, nor over two
hundred dollars, or be liable 10 q fne OF
twenty dollars and imprisonment not less
than one month nor more than three
months, in the discretion OF the Court,
and on such conviction the place is TO be
shut up by order of the court, and the
keeper not allowed TO occupy the same
till be gives bond 10 not less than three
hundred dollars nor over five hundred
dollars not thereafter to sell or keep for
sale any such liqlor therein. And ne
shall be liable to ine OF ten dollars for
each day in which he shall occupy such
place after conviction before giving such
bond.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-13
THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE IN
SIAM.

Siam has some advantages over the
West. Its Medical arrangements are
worth considering; thus, the first con-
versation between the patient and the
doctor is the question OF fees, which is
settled at once by deed. In no case
can their total amount exceed 81.
When the patient improves the doctor
continues TO ovisit; ;when there /. no hope
though there be life, he stays away,
and the contract for fees becomes null
and void. 4 popular cure in Siam for
fever is the following, and may be
deemed worthy OF a place among
other household receipts: Take frag-
ments Of the horn of the rhinoceros,
the tooth of an elephant. tiger, bear,
and crocodile: add TO these portions
of the flesh Of a Yulture, crow and
a goose, a morsel Of the horn of
bison and stag, and a little sandal
wood pound up all on a mOistened
stone; administer half to the invalid,
and rub his body with the other
moiety, when the fever will disappear.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-13

Rockville, Ind, sends a block OF coal
weighing $3.50 lbs. to the Centennial.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-13
Carpe Diem.

Youth. that pursuest with such eager pace
Thy even way.
Thou pantest on to win mournfal race;
Then stay Oh. stay
Pause and luInris,e in thy sunny plain;
LOiter-enjoy;
Once past. thou never wilt come back sgala
second boy.
The hills Of manhood wear . noble face,
When seen from far:
The mis-, Of light from which they take thetf
Hides what they are.
Tbs dark and weary path those cliffs between
Thou canst not know:
And how 1t leads to regions never green.
Dead Aelds OF snow.
Pause. while thou mayest nor deem that fate thy
gain
Which. all too fast.
VIII drive thee forth nom this delicious plain,
man ct last.
Lord HoHShton.
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-Harper's Weekly thus dIscourses to
girls: The pastor OF church in one OF
our largest cities said to me not long
ago: i have oiliciated at forty weddings
since | came here. and in every case.
save one, felt that the bride was running
an awful risk. Young men Of bad hab-
its and fast tendencies never marry girls
of their own sort, but demand wife
above suspicion. Some pure sweet wo-
men. kept from the touch Of evil through
the years of their girlhood, give them
selves with their costly dover Of woman
hood into the keeping OF men OF base
associations who have learned to under
value all that belongs to them, and then
fad no time for repentance in the sad
after years. There is but one way out OF
this that | can see, and that is for you
the young women Of the country-to re-
quire in association and marriage. purity
tor purity. sobriety Tor sobriety, and
honor for honor. There is no reason why
the young men OF this Christian land
should not be just as yirtuous as its young
women. and il the loss of your society
and love be The price they are forced to
pay for vice, they will not pay it. admit
with sadness, that not all our young
women are capable OF this high standard
for themselves or others. but believe
there are enough earnest thoughtful girls
10 the society of our country to work
wonders, if faithfully aroused. Dear
girls, will you help Us in the name OF
Christ? Will you, Grst Of all, be true to
yourselves and God; so pure in your
inner and outer life that you shall have q
right to ask that the young men with
whom you associate. and especially those
you marry, shall be the same? The
awful gulf OF dishonor is close beside
your feet. and in i. fathers, brothers,
lovers and sons are going down. VIII
you no. help us in our great work p
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-13

ENOCH POSTER, JR,
attorney and Counsellor at LGtS,
JanI'77 BETHEL, NE.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-13

Don't marry till you can support a
husband. That's the advice the Barn
stable, Mass, Patriot gives the CAFE
girls.
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NUMBER 8.

be anticipated in every instance where
mattere OF dispute are made the subject
of arbitration under the forms Of law
Human judgment is never unerring and
is rarely regarded as otherwise than
wrong by the unsuccessful party in the
contest. The fact that two great
political parties have in this way settled
dispute, in regard to which good men
differ as TO the fact and the law, no less
than as TO the proper course TO be pur-
sued in solving The question in contro-
versy, is an occasion Tor general rejoicing.
Upon one point there is entire unsnimity
in public sentiment-that conflicting
claims 10 the Presidency must be amica-
bly, and pesceably adjusted. that when so
adjusted. the general acquiescence OF The
nation ought TO follow. IL has been re-
served for the government of the people,
where the right OF suffrage is universal.
10 give to the world the first example in
history OF a great nation, in The midst OF
struggle Of opposing parties for power.
hushing It's party lumults 10 yield the
issue of the contest 10 adjustment accord
ing 10 the forms OF law.
CONCLUSION.
Looking for the guidance of that divine
hand by which the jesiinies oil nations
aud individuals are shaped call upon
you. Senators, Representatives. Judges.
fellow citizens. here and everywhere. TO
unite with me in an earnest effort 10 se-
cure TO our country the blessing not only
OF material prosperity but ofiustice. peace
and union. union depending not upon
the constraint of force but upon the low
ing devotion of free people that all
things may be SO settled upon the best
and surest foundation, that peace and
happiness. truth and justice, religioAand
piety. may be established among us for
all generations.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

iJ0ARb FOR YOUNG LADIES VISITING THE CON |
observatory and other celebrated institutions Of stutgsrs
Apply to A. O. Nseksr ST., ssas.sAI Germany.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16
DIRECTORY FOR ADVERTISERS.
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The New York herald., 1877-02-16
SMITHS NEW YORK PALE ALE.

A.
sorIcR-iT HAVING BgEN REPRESENTED TO
THEY HAVE SMITHS NEW YORK
WANTING our ALE SHOULD
National Republican., 1877-08-08
SENATOR UATTEEJVS.

So much has been said as to the position
of Senator MATTHEWS on the subject of our
national finances that we deem it to he but
simple act Of justice to him to place be-
fore our readers statement Of his views as
given in an interview reported in the Gin
cinnati Commercial. Mr.. MATTHEWS said :
never professcd on this occasion. or on any
other To represent the views Of the Administration
or the Secretary Of the Treasury on the financial
question. The proposition itself is not correctly
ported For the purpose Of eiecting resumption OF
specie payments, and furnishing a fxed and un-
fuctuafing standard Of value, with an ample cur
rcncy rcieemable In coin at par on demand, Il was
| proposed Flint, that Congress should restore to
our coinage and the circulation Of the country, the
| ancient silver dollar as now and always known TO
| our laws. 10 be n legal tender In payment OF all
debts public and private; second. that the legal
| tender quality Of the grecnbacks notes should be
cxtcilded so that they should be receivable in pay
mcnt Of customs duties and thus be made equal In
value In coin third, that with gold thus chcapened
by diminishing the necessity for Its use and sy ei
| appreciated by increasing II uses the requisite
amount Of paper circulation could and ought To bt
maintained al par with coin, and redecmable and
exchangeahle with com at par; fourth, that th
legislation essential aud adequate to establish
| the necessary conditions for resumption. ant
which conditions when realized would OF them
| selves FIX the only date at which resumption wa
practicable, by making II actual.
National Republican., 1877-08-08
OUR FOREIGN TRADE.

The complete returns of exports and I'M
ports for the fiscal year which ended June
30, 1S77, make an exceedingly favorable
showing for our foreign trade. The official
statement furnished by the Bureau of Sta
tistics, published elsewhere, shows an ex-
cess Of exports over imports of over one
hundred and fity-one millions of dollars
nearly double the excess of the previous
year. While our exports of coin and bull
lion did not vary much from the previous
year, our imports of the same increased
about twenty-five millions Of dollars, thus
making the entire gain in our foreign trade,
rs compared with last year, nearly one
hundred millions.
With such favorable state of foreign
commerce the depressed condition of the in
ternal business Of the country is truly won
dcriul, especially when We take into consid'
Grafton the fact that the country has been
blessed with such fine crops for two year
past. These facts afford abundant food
iOr reflection, and Indicate that there must
l'c great ignorance and mismanagcmcnt o
our internal affairs to produce such dis
astcrs while we have such large balance
of trade in our favor, and such abundant
agricultural productions to furnish ou
people with cheap food.
National Republican., 1877-08-08

laborers o fair compensation under the
operation Of the natural laws Of supply and
demand
Judge WEST proposes TO endeavor TO pre-
vent that ruinous competition which has
been so disastrous to railroads and which
makes them unable to pay their employees
q fair compensation. However difficult
such task may he, all will wish Judge
WEST great success with it, for the evil re-
suits OT such competition is undeniable
The proposition which is most open to un-
favorable criticism is the one which pro-
poses to TX n minimum Of prices for all who
labor in the mines aud upon the railroads
with n per cent. Of profits. Now, we do not
regard this proposition rs either novel OF
dangerous II simply proposes to apply
the wcll-known principle Of co-operation to
the management of these industries He
would doubtless make the system wholly
voluntary, and IL would therefore interfere
with no rights, and fob no one of any prop.
erty. When this plan is fully elaborated
and explained ly Judge WEST in his cleai
and logical style IL would not surprise us II
IL should ultimately be accepted as the very
hest solution of the labor question so far ~
railroads and mines are concerned.
We have no fear whatever but that Judge
WEST will come out Of the present cam
paign with q national reputation as an able
wise and conservative statesman. He is ar
honest man. He is q deep student and
sound re,,soncr. Ills information is extcn
sivc and accurate. lie has mind specially
adapted for the consideration Of questions
of political economy. His papers on sucl
subjects bear the marks Of true genius. ii,
is an intimate and trusted friend Of Presi
dent HAYES, and he certainly is not the
man TO take into his confidence such Wis
ionary rcvolutionist as some of the news
papers represent Judge WEST to be. W.
hope, therefore, that our cotemporarics will
wait until they hear from Judge WEs1
again, for we are quite confident he cal
teach some Of them many things about tn
questions Of the day which they do no
know
National Republican., 1877-08-08
WHY THE SOUTH Is AT PEACE.
From the Naihyilic American:

We arc glad to see the South has kept al
most entirely free from this conflict which Is de.
stroying business IN the North. Dcploring such
occurrences anywhere, We may feel deeply graft
fed TINT we are comparatively Tree from DISORDER
crime and violence We must suffer 10 some cN-
tent but there are many reasons why the Foutn w. Us
not in n condition TO be seriously affected. The
hard school through which we have passed ms
taught the south economy and seli.rclinnce; 1hiN
Is the first great lcSsOn aud resisted II as lonc as
possible. The Southern people arc nearer out I"
debt than ever before IN the history OF TINS coui.
try. As an agricultural people the proportion OF
those who produce the necessities OF life is very
ing the aborng population OF the North. hut in
lacking II in such u time We lack an element OF
temporary weakness. In prosperous periOis thcy
contribute to the well being Of society by furnish
ing market. When times are hard and they are
out of employment they become con-
An agricultural community can always
stand panic, failure, depression, war, any
misfortune better than one OF commercial and n-
dustrim pnpulntinu We are sclt'slistaining. We
| can ir need be- live within our means, and even
prosper Therefore. while dcplnring the trouble
which has fallen upon our neighbOrs and brethren,
We should also look To sec II We may not Tcnsou-
ably hope that we may bc spared any great suffer
ing. OF course. in the gush of restored fraternity
| we are ready to walk with our brethren through
| the fiery furnace aud pass through the valley OF
the shadow of death, ifneccSsnry, II we can't help
| II. But then we should prefer to he spared nddi.
tional suffering. We have had enough Of IT, and II
| we can our way clear u even profit by the mis-
| fortunes which We had nothing 10 do with, then
our lines of trade and our own mnnumct0rics, and
become sclfsustaining. and even furnish our s,it
| fcring brethren with supplcs-at those remuncrA
tive prices which men arc constrained TO exact.
National Republican., 1877-08-08

THE London Economist, in an able article
concerning American railway stocks, says that
there will be widespread distrust until q
randical change Is made In the administra-
tion Of companies. Among the reforms de-
mandcd are clear and frequent accounts, and
the dethronements of the autocrtic presidents
with high salaries. The measure regarded s Of
the greatest importance Is that the railways
running through several States should bcplaccd
under the control of the National Government,
so as TO avoid having their property regulated
by three or four different systems of law.
Thus all the business interests Of the country
seems to demand that the railroads should be
placed under national control.
National Republican., 1877-08-08
THE PHILADELPHIA CUSTOM HOUsE

The commission which is now investigat-
ing the affairs of the Philadelphia custom
house have made their report touching the
removal of an inspector named ARNOLD by
Collector TUITION, and find that Collector
TUITION removed Mr.. ARNOLD before he had
received dispatch from the Secretary Of
the Treasury prohibiting him from doing
so. The commission also state that Mr..
ARNOLD devoted about two hours day to
his official duties, and was also employed
on newspaper at SIS q week. The
commission, however, state that Mr.
ARNoLD's literary labor did not in
terfere with the performance of his Off
cial duties. The commission manage to
have kind word for all concerned, and in
this respect il is q model of its kind.
National Republican., 1877-08-08
Commerce.
BALTIMORE, August 7-Cot,on dull and lower, mid

commerce.
BALTIMORE, August 7.-Cotton dull and lower; mid
ding lltsc.
Flour dull md declining; Howard street and West
ri extra, e6.O1a6.1s do. family ff7Sa02E other
grades unchanged. Wheat-Southern dull and lower
Western spot lower and futures hrmer; southern
red, good to prime. siIDni4s do-ambcr q. J0di &:
do. white, sl4lGLJE Pennsylvania rcd. Sl.5f No :
Western winter red, spot si.Ii August sl+E do. Hep
tember, sl.374. Corn dull and lower southern white,
Gid65c.; do yellow Gi6nc.; Western MIXED, spot 20
aflc; August. Go'ac. September O0Sc steamer, SIC,
bid Oats unchanged Rye dull at B5.T67c. Hav dull
and unchanged. Provisions dull, heavy aud un.
changed. Buter-Cholce Western scarce and firm
nc: refined, H. 4ollasc. Coffee unchanged. Whisky
dull and lower ut sl.R
Recelpts-Flour. $50 barrels wheat, 1900 bushels;
corn i01.n bushels; oats, D. 80 bushels Shipments
Wheat, 4S,ODDbushels corn, 3LJJO bushels.
NEW YORK, August 7.-Cotton dull; middllng
lie.
Flour dull and demoralzcd and generally lower to
soil. sperilne State and Western. Sbsl55T do extra
slGdS southern -four quiet aud unchanged. Wheni
duh; No : milwaukee,, sl.G No. red, August. sl.sS
| moderate demand No. V Western August. 1Oc.. new
| state. iirst half OF September. ssc Corn sIs or
st"omer, August, hS'ic bid September. 70 &C BID Oc
tuhrr, 20 hid No. August 80 &C. hid: September
Glc b.d Oats Western steady mud Ia better drluund
No. . New YORK. 3ic.: miNsl Western, ungrlled J6i
Sc; naked state. lJIi Tir Pork steady: clsh u .
August. siIal asked. LIrd dull nnl dpcninis spot
new s9lE nd, SLlI August, stl0 bid B'n' dni! az,
nominal; mess. sllhI~lG extra mos, si3liItiN tu
meats dull AID steady: pi'sl"l bellies "a U.s. dl
| dams, H. &C. WHISKY du,l ~ :i.laiF,
National Republican., 1877-08-08
ALARGER ARMY NEEDED.

FROM Inc PORTLAND IMe,D PToFs!
We ought not to be found so unprcpared
again. and among the first measures to be taken by
Congress its rcasscmbling should be the increase
Of the regular army to fny thousand men. That
force Is too large for the purposes OF national
police. An inadequate force Is worse than no
force nt all, for It accomplishcs no good and Is
source Of considerable expense. The idea that we
can get sloiig with no standing army Is pleasant
one, but unfortunately experience has proved II "
be imprncticable. Tho thousand years OF peace are
evidently not close at hand and for some time ~
come force must be the court Of final appeal.
National Republican., 1877-08-08
THE SPEAKERsHIP.

FfUfH tnH BVIUIHUfV WUzVVTt9
Hon. John Goode, of Virginia, denies that
he has been writing letters asking support MS can.
didate for Speaker, and intimatcs that his only
correspondence on the subject has been with
friends who were urging his candidacy. The pub
lie, we suppose Is TO infer from this statement
that while Mr.. Goode Is not disposed To solicit
votcs-e thing which he has perfect right to do
he will not refuse any gratutous assistance that
chance Of The election of n sneaker from the
SOUTH will offer serious opposition n the use OF
his name In that connection. II Is scarcely prob.
able, however, that Mr.. tioodc will bc called npAn
" make this sacrifice all the signs still point u
the reelection Of Mr.. Randall by an increase
majority.
National Republican., 1877-08-08
DIED,

JACHsoS.-0 Appist IT, 1917. RICHAnp y. JACK
SOY, uurmery OF fairrX county, Vh,) In the slS;y-
fifh year of his age
Funeral services ii Trinity church, Cevrgclrwp at
o II. IN. "Wednesday, sth instant.
SPENCER AT "WaYrriry," near Frederick Md
Angus; &, Isl, lHILlr RnAiSERD az. d six months
only son 0f Il 7. Hi'd lnlN NJ Spencer.
MCANOG.-On August :. isr7, Wa. r., only son of
WIN. I. aud Louisa M"Avnv, aTrd slN mnIIth hs
Funeral from No. SNi SIKH street northwest We'd
ncsla%, IT Oc!Cc D. M.
DNRE-On the 9Th instant, NANCY =. DYRH rcllct
Of T1mvhy |. Dyrc, In the ClghIylOurth year Of her
age
Funeral services at Waugh NJ. K church Wednes-
day, sih instant. At O'clock y. M.
lPhilhd"lphia papers please copy.l -
POWELI.-Ou August g. ISL, at ss0 a. n wM H.
P,whLi: aged two years and twenty-five days, sou
t.. Wa. II. and Elizabeth Powell
Funeral Wednesday, at O'Clock. Relatives and
irt,ds invited To attend; No. 6s street south.
| east.
National Republican., 1877-08-08
PARTIES SHOULD be EQUALLY DI
VIDED.
From the Nw'hvillc American:

We arc not sorry to see it, for the Republic
can party Is fatally wounded The scar IN no sign
of healing. II covers q deadly secret sore which
will break ont again We do not expect nor desire
that one half or all Of that party shall vote the
Democratic ticket II is best that parties should he
nearly equally divided. Such divisions this
cannot occur without the irritation Of some elc-
ments and their sloughing off, No such party
breach Is permanently healed. II is difference OF
opinion upon fundamental point, and no party
can long contain two men who differ upon fun
damental principle or line OF policy SO far as the
Administration IL concerned, II was entitled to the
Endorsement but that cannot hurt the Democracy,
for II Is the indorsement of Democratic policy.