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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-01-08
BuckIietd as the { vunty-seat.

During all tLc loquacious discussion
relative to tho removal OF the County
seat which has appeared in the Democrat,
Buck field has stood aloof with Pickwick-
ian complacency and bided its time, we'll
knowing that. when the verbiage and
scummery Of the present discussions have
passed away and sober reason resumes
sway, the wheels of public opinion can
but revolve round in It's favor.
You. Mr.. Editor, recognizing the
RESPONSIVENESS oil the Bdckdeld petition,
voluntarily published it, and, as it has
gone before the public. ii is but answer
ing the demands OF justice that the points
in favor OF Buck6eld should be more ex-
tensively set forth in the columns OF your
paper. The reasons set forth in that petit
tion ara cogent, practicable and iucontro-
vertihle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-01-08
Los. OF Life and Property on Western
Rivers.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 30.-The loss of prop
erty on Western rivers during the past
year is set down at $3.50, 900. This
includes ice and canal boat disasters on
the Ohio River. involving loss OF s4.-
1000. The number of lives lost in
the same time is seventy; more than two
thirds OF them by explosions and burning
of steamers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-01-08
lN PoIST OF HEALTH.

One OF the points which has been most
vehemeu,iy debated between other towns
is their respective sanitary conditions.
Iere Bucs field is happily preeminent
Longevity is Indigenous to its soil, and
nosth is the happy offspring OF It's invig-
Grating atmosphere. People who reside
here during lie seldom tai to reach the
age OF seventy-hye, and one hundred
years is not an unusual age.
It may be asked why the population OF
Bucktield is not larger under such cir
cumstanoes The simple reason that il
is no, double that of any other town in
the county Is because the demands of the
country .or men OF grea, ability, has con-
stsntly sought them here, aud thus Kept
our increase OF population nearly down
10 d level with that OF neig hboring towns.
The philosophy of this wonderful saui-
tary condition is obvious. 1t is the result
OF diversity OF scenery and climate.
atfording the natural needs 10 different
temperamenls. Some of our village
streets io along valleys, others tread
over hills which Use on either side. The
advantage OF this diversity must be ap-
parent 10 all. no lawyer OR juryman
could contract the seeds of consumption
here.
Suppose the Courthouse located here {:
then the lawyers and other dignitaries,
who come from Bethel and Pari. Hill,
could have quarters in our highland no.
tells, IN iul view oil Streaked Mountain
aud Owls Head. where they would not
anguish Tor the strong winds OF the west
nor The grandeur OF their native hills.
On the other hand. in addition 10 our val
ley roads. a new street will be opened by
Whiilens tannery down TO the marshes
below. where the burgbers OF Norway
can iec the charms oil home influence
and breathe the odors of their native
| heath.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-01-08

a native Of Name, son OF the late Prof. Wm.
Smyth, Of BOwdoin College, and an elder brother
ol Rev Newman Smyth, formerly Of this city
I'D WIG.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-01-08

FULLER, ISAAC B., Canton. Republi.
can, Universaiist, manufacturer, single
age So. Born in Canton, and attended
the common schools. Has been engaged
in farming, the manufacture Of agricul'
tural implements, drawing states etc. Ha:
held the office of Seiectman. A democrat
until the formation OF the republican par
~
The daily gazette., 1878-10-12

matter 2" exclaimed DR.. Daycupps, rush.
ing in ont of breath.
Poison poison shrieked both ma.
tients al once.
"Rat poison-we've both taken IL y
explained Ronald. ="
"Have you any of it left ?" inquired
DR.. Drycupps.
Mr.. MacSoweDs handed him the naner
containing the residue.
Dr. Drycupps, after first inspecting and
then tasting the contens, broke into a
hearty laugh.
"Where, in the name of sbsurdity. did
you get this ?" he asked
"From Gallipot's boy. said Ronald:
ne sold 1t to me for arsenic"
., He did the young blockhead? Whu
us nothing but cream of tartar"
But the sufferers whom nothing ailed
but fright, began to feel belter imm.di-
ateiy, and entered on a confused exnlan-
ation, to which the doctor paid little
heed, OF how they came to take the sup
posed poison by mistake.
Ronald MacSowens left his uncle,s
mouse the next day. Mr.. Feetail was
again called IN, and new will drawn in
f!oras favor. The embargo was forth
with removed, and, in due tune, her mar
rage with Richard Hartley was celebra-
TED with all the honors The bulk of her
own fortune was made over to her as a
dowry; but 1t was not till Mr.. MacSowens
was ON his death bed that she learnt that
II had been hers all the while.-N. Y.
Ledger.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-12
I, and CommercisL.

4 ,-or. Dell, Oct. 10, is7e
limitations iurnisned oy
pck C9Isyton House building
p' "" al IL M. to-day.
dw pei3 wei3TOTATI0NS.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-12
A Congressman who Worked
His Way.

The Hartford (Conn.) Times states E.
ii. Gillette, who has been elected to
Congress from Iowa, is native Of that
city. lie left Hartford year ago, went
out to Iowa and tried to make living as
brickmaker; was nominated for Con-
gress by the greenbaekers, and then by
the democrats, in a district that at the
last election gave republican majority
of 5000, and went into the canvass with
out dollar to aid him. Against the
money and the organization of the re-
publicans he brought nothing but per-
sonally spirited contest, and depended
wholly for what money he obtained upon
the sales Of newspapers and documents
which he carried with him and sold at
ten cents each from the platform, and by
going personally about among the crowd.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-12
General News.

Fifty winHers and doublers in the Dale
Mill, at Paterson, N. j., have struck for
fifty cents week advance, and 15O hands
are compelled to stop in consequence.
Ihe other mills have acceeded to the
demand.
In reply to the protest of New York
banks, Secretary Sherman declines to
reverse the order requiring the banks to
pay for the transportation of notes for
redemption.
Hon. S. s. Cox's friends In Washing
ton city say that he will be candidate
Tor the speakership of the Forty-sixth
Congress, provided, of course, he is elec-
ted member of that body.
The evidence taken in the case of the
Old Colony railroad disaster in Massachu-
sets last Tuesday night shows that the
conductor of the freight train was in the
act of adjusting the switch at which the
accident occurred, and had it half over
when the foremost engine of the excur-
sion train struck squarely ON the end Of
the straight rail where the switch should
have Joined, and the crash followed. The
want OF adequate promptness on the part
OF the freight conductor, as near as he
was in accomplishing the salvation of the
triaD, has resulted in his arrest, and he
will be tried for manslaughter.
The yellow fever record shows de-
| crease at Memphis, Tenn. The weather
there has cleared and is cooler. Among
those stricken in the vicinity of Memphis
yesterday was Jefferson Davis, Jr., son
of Jefferson Davis, President Of the late
Confederate States. At New Orleans,
yesterday, the weather continued clear
and warm, and the fever kept its hold.
The deaths in New Orleans to date num-
Der J, 400. An increase is noted at Baton
Rouge, La. and in the Bayou Teche
| country, and continues spreading in the
Mississippi and Tennessee interior.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-12
A hutler Rum pus.

The Central Democratic Committee OF
Massachusetts quarreled over whether the
name of Ben. Butler or Judge Abbott
should go at the head of the printed State
ticket as the nominee of the convention.
A proposition to endorse Butler and one
to endorse Abbott were both voted down
The Butler men said they would withdraw
and the committee adjourned.
There has been no provision for the
printing of ballots at all, and the party
is at sea. This undoubtedly loses them
the Boston city election and blights the
Congressional prospect of Messrs Dean
and Morse, who represent now the Third
and Fourth districts. The fiasco is
another Butler blunder.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-12
stocks and Bonds.
mingtOn Markets.

lxIseroN. Del, Oct. ~, 1878.
4 Al the Brandywine Mills fol
E.aIn rorraetad nailV.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-12

THE original savage, when desiring to
make love, first dubbed the object of his
alteration and then manifested his affec-
ton; but the policeman who put his arm
about lady's waist and dubbed her
atterward suffered yesterday verdict Of
S., 800 damages. 1t is never well to re-
verse the original order of thirgs.-N
Y. Herald.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-12
4 RAILROADS..

LPHIA, WILMINGTON d
MORE RAIL ROAD.
plember 23rd, 1873.
llsave Wilmington as follows
his and Intermediate Stations,
go, sil. 10 90 a. M, Q so,
pm.
SsV York, 2 90, 544, o Al a. m.
v, pm.
and Intermediate Stations,
aHdyShington, u 81, 1 Is, s39.
Y, 80, p. m.
Delaware Division, lea We fer:
et2 ais, a. m. LOS, 6 80. pm.
p and Intermediate Stations,
~, $50 p. IN.
b Intermediate Stations s.l5,
m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
hia and Intermediate Stations
w b.jI, p. m.
hla and New York, 200, 8 A, a.
and Washington, 1851. ] IS a
Information passengers are
lle time tables posted at the
ii. F. KENNEY.
SUPERINTENDENT
The daily gazette., 1878-10-12

puy ana sell STOCKS
N. Bonds and Gold in N
LUO, York, ,Phila, baltimore
land local markets.
IRs AND BROKERS'
E.e Building. Entrance on 81
Street.
American, Red Star, tnman
Lines TO Great Britain and
Europe
FOR SALE.
Loan Association script.
rire Insurance Co.'S Stock.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-12

BULLS COUGH SYRUP
A fresh supply just received and for sale
""''e'a'e anu 's'a Z JAMES BELT,
Cor. Sixth and Market SITS.
H. Fl. H. Horse Liniment.
A fresh stock received, and for sale by
z. JAMES BELT,
Cor. Sixth and Market Sts.
Majors Centennial Cement,
For mending broken China, Marble or
"''"' 40 z. JAMES BELT,
Cor. sixth aid Market SITS.
Wire Hair Brushes, ..-...,
Very superior to bIfstle brushes they
impart a cooling and refreshing sensation
10 'ne ''"'p' '0' 's z. JAMES BELT,
Cor. sixth and Mark ct SITS.
Leibig's Extract OF Meat,
In xlb., 10, n klb; and Id. Jars, is sold
""''''' 'N Y. JAMES BELT,
Cor. Sixth and Market streets.
Palmer's Dandeliou Coffee,
Is not only less INJURIOUS than real cof-
used 1t to have positive remedial effects.
A fresh supply Just received. Sold whole
''''' ''''' ''' z. JAMES BELT,
SOT. oiAth anu hCb StICCtSs
Hubball's Prepared Wheat.
This popular article OF childrens food,
my ~ ' y. JAMES BELT,
Cor. Sixth and Market streets.
Chlorate of Potassium.
One barrel just received, and sold whole
''',e '- z. JAMES BELT,
Cor. Sixth aud Market streets.
Nursing Bottles and Fitiings,
z. JAMES BELT,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist,
Corner Sixth and Market streets.
Tho Best Qualities of MEDICINES
AT WILLIAMS Il
THE MOST RELIABLE PROPRIETARY
MEDICINES,
AT Ninth and Market.
Choice PERFUMERY, CoLOGNEs, &C.
AT WILLIAMS
A fine assortment of HAIR. TOOTH, and
NAIL BRUSHES,
At Ninth and Market.
A choice Imported Key West, Pride of Key
West or areuIey aT yWG}iIgaari'AMs, Gigari'
Strong and Pure,
At Ninth and Market,
AT WILLIAMS
Fine AMERICAN & IMPORTED SOAPS
At Ninth and Market.
" Get the best" WI LIAMS' SAPONA-
CEOUS DENrIFRICE,
AT WILLIAMS
Choice Goods Accmracy I'D N dispensing ana
WILLIAMS PRESCRIPTION STORE,
apl2-u Corner Ninth and Market
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28

The proper seasoning of timber before being
used in any sort of structure is far more import
ant than the season of year when it is fclled
Kind Of timber used, or preveDtves employed.
There are paints, washes, and heterogeneous
sleeps recommended for preserving posts, but
each is comparatively costly, and only partially
successful. One great objection to the applica-
t0n of solutions externally rests on the fact that
the sap being confined, aceelerates decomposition
in the interior. Most foresters must have OBJ
served this. What 1 would recommend with
fencing posts is-materials, when felled, to be
directly sawn into posts and stored under sheds
thoroughly ventilated, where they will remain
at least year exposed to ''sun and wind" The
neck, or part between wind and water of each
post, should be slowly eharred over a strong
1ire-slowly, because our principle means heat
ing the timber thoroughly to the heart, to
extract any moisture which may be still lodged
at the centre, and hardening crust on the sur
face of the posts.
Afterwasd, to prevent the posts from absorb
ing water, they should be well coated with coal
tar, having its acid destroyed with fresh quick
lime. The tar should be thoroughly boiled to
evaporate all watery matter, and applied boiling
hot. A large tank holding the posts set on end,
filled with the scalding tar from a boiler, an
swers the purpose very well. OF course the up
per half of the posts can be painted when placed
IN sta. / am fully convinced coal tar, properly
applied to thoroughly seasoned timber, is far
more effectual in preserving posts than creoso-
ting, poisoning, kyanizing, or all the parapher
MALTA of iron prongs, sheet-iron wrappers, &c.
One great recommendation in favor of the above
process is, that it requires skill or labor, and
the cost is q mere trifie.-,J0HrRat Of Forestry
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28

Take quart of water and pour slowly into it
half pint of sulphuric acid. The mixture will
become quite warm from chemical action, and
this is the reason why the acid should be poured
slow into the water rather than the water into
the acid, and let il remain on the iron until it
cvaporates. Then wash it again. The object is
TO give the acid time to dissolve the rust. Then
wash with wafer, and You will perceive where
the worst spots are. Apply some more acid and
rub on these spots with a brick. The acid and
the securing will remove most of the rust Then
wash the monld board thoroughly to remove all
the acid, and rub it dry. Brush it over with
petroleum, or other oil, and let it be till spring
When you go blowing, take q bottle of the acid
with you, and apply it to any spot of rust that
may remain. The acid and the securing of the
earth will soon make it perfectly bright and
smooth.
If all iron work be washed off with petroleum
as soon as put our tools, implements, and
machines aside for winter, it will keep them
from rusting, and save great deal of trouble
and annoyance, to say nothing of depreciation
and loss.-RRrdl W0rld.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28

Blue grass will succeed very moderately, if at
all, when sown upon the raw prairie. If this
prairie is pastured, and pretty thoroughly tram
pied by cattle and sheep, your chances for sue
cess will be greatly increased. Sow in the spring
as early as oats are usually sown, and upon land
that has been well prepared by blowing aud
narrowing. Old seed is always to be mistrusted.
Get fresh seed, if possible.
We have a two-acre field seeded in the spring
of 1875, that last year had an almost perfect sod,
and one that furnished an immense amount of
pastnrage during most of the summer. We
should advise our correspondent to use q mix
ture of orchard grass and blue grass-seven
pounds of seed of each per acre-in seeding down
his land. This mixture has with us always been
more satisfactory than the use of the blue grass
alone.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28
Another Uxliest Wan.

The anecdOte in the December number of the
Drawer about Abraham Lincoln recalls to a cor
respondent at Nashville, Tennessee, an incident
of Il similar character, of which the late Parson
Brownlow was the subject. In the old slavery
times. gentleman living near Mr.. Brownlow
one Christmas morning ordered "A sprightly ne
gro boy to load wagon with wood, take it to
Knoxville, and present it to the ugliest man he
could find. On arriving the boy discovered, as
he thought, his man, and asked his place of resi-
dence, saying lie had load of wood for him.
Right around the corner" was the answer,
at the same time showing the way and the house.
The boy threw off two or three STICKS when,
looking up, he espied Mr. Brownlow coming
along. He stopped operations, saying, "Golly
dis wood amt for you, but for dat man yonder.
Old massa tole me to glib it to de ugliest man
could find, and dar he is ~
Those who have seen Mr.. Brownlow will say
"Quite right
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28

A VERY dirty, debased and ignorant looking
man came in to vote in a township of Michigan
Said one of the ladies, offering him ballot, 81
wish you would oblige us by voting this ticket.
"What kind of ticket is that :" said he. "Why, -
said the lady, ''you can see yourself" "But l
can't read, I" he answered. "Why, can't you read
the ballot You have there in your hand, which
said he, ~ can't read at ALL" swell" said the
lady, "this ballot means that yon are willing to
let the women as well as the men vote" SIS
that it 7" he replied; "then don't want it; the
women don't know enough to vote. "-Grdnd Rap
ida Pasf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28

Two boys were standing before cigar store,
when one asked the other, "Have you got three
centsi" "Yes." swell, have got two cents
give me your three cents and will buy five
center" GAN right, Says No. 2, handing out his
money. No. l enters the store, procures the ci-
gar, lights it and puffs with good deal of salts
faction. Some, now, give us pull, says No.
2 81 furnished more than half the money" al
know that" says the smoker; "but then I'm the
president, and you being only stakeholder, you
snit
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28
Cured Her.

An old man up in Connecticut had poor
cranky bit of a wife, who regularly once a week
got up in the night and invited the family to see
her die. She gave away her things, spoke her
last words, made her peace with heaven, and
then about eight she got up in the usual way,
and disappointed everybody by going at her
household duties as if nothing had happened.
The old man got sick of it finally, and went out
and got coffin, real nice cashmere shroud, a
wreath of immortelles with Farewell, Mary
Ann" worked in, and handful of silver plated
screws. Laying the screw-driyer beside the col
lection, he invited her to just holler die once
more. ''Do il" said he, "and in you go, and this
farewell business is over" Mary Ann is at this
moment baking buckwheat cakes for large
and admiring family, while they dry apples in
the coffin up in the garnet.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28

A CHEAP FENCE.-Take unsharpened rails,
make the fence three rails high, as follows Let
one end of each rail rest on the ground, raising
the other end as high as you want the fence.
The first rail is secured in its place by two stakes
driven in the ground in the form of an Y. The
next rail is placed some feet behind the one
staked, SO that when two stakes are driven into
the ground, and resting ON the rail already in
position, they will support the second rail at tn
proper height, and thus the fence is continued,
the stakes supporting the upper rail, and also
holding the next under one down firmly under
the cross.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28

A MAN who had announced his first attack of
rheumatism, learned in one-haf hour that the
following would cure it Iodide of potassium,
quinine, glauber salts, onions, raw lemons, raw
silk, oil silk, gin and tansey, rock candy and
wbiskey, Turkish baths, potato carried in his
pocket, horse chestnut carried in his pocket,
an eel skin around his leg, suit of red flarnel,
chloroform IMMINENT, hot lemonade, trip South,
a dry atmosphere, equable temperature, sulphur
baths, mustard and hot water, camphor liniment,
and electricity.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28

A long time ago Henry A. Wise, then Govern
or of Virginia, perpetrated matrimony. The
venerable Dispatch printed the note, with the
scriptural quotation added, "Go thou and do
like WISE" A nice young man, who boarded
where also did John K. Thompson, former part
ner of Edgar Allan Poe, seeing the paragraph, ,
and the ripple of smiles in those who read it,
ran away to breakfast, sure of having a story
that would make Thompson pale. Scarcely
was coffee poured, when he began, married at
-" ETC." etc." and after mentioning the name
of Wise, said, with an awful wink at the young
ladies, NOW, you 20 and do so, too" Nobody
laughed, and the girls only seemed to think him
rude. The youth glared at Thompson, as If he
was in some sort the cause of his failure, and
said, sit was good story when read it, only
somehow it does seem fat now. But if he told
it, I'll bet you'd all laugh fit to kill yourselves
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28

MANURE FOR EvERGRERNs-The Hortecalfs-
rist says that, although it is said that animal
recently proved that old, well-rotted baru-yard
manure may be applied to them with the best
possible results Trees aud shrubs manured
with this compost grow vigorously, putting IN
n deeper, brighter green, while Kalmias and
Rbododendrons flower more abundantly than in
the old practice of leaf-mold manuring.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28

NoRRIsTowN Herald: As an evidence of the
dizziness of the times, we may state that during
the last ten or twelve months no one has dscov-
cred, embedded in the centre of rock. 300 feet
below the surface of the EARTH a live toad, sup
posed to be 1000 years old This wearying dis.
cussion of the financial question is prostrating
all kinds Of business.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28

SIR JOHN SEBRIGHr strongly opposes contin-
uous and close interbreeding He tried many
experiments on different kinds Of animals in all
of which injurious results followed protrscted
in-aad-in breeding.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28

WoRcEsER Pres: Persons eoutributing
spring poetry will be required to hand in the
names Of the friends whom they have selected
of good faith"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28

CINCINNATI woman used to think paralysis
dangerous thing, but since her husband comes
home twice week with such stroke of it that
he has to be carried up the steps, she rather
SCOTS at PARALYSIS
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28

An irreverent advocate of intemperance in
Worcester, Mass, said that the scriptural invi-
tation, "Ho, every one that thirsteth," meant
"Cou,e and take drink ~ rs 80 . Fe4EsV
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28

"FLAr pockets are seen on many garments,
Thus says fashion item, and, adds an exchange,
We can swear to its substantial correctness
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28

AN, sure, is's aisy enough to build chimley,
said O'Rourke; "ye how'd one brick mp, an just
slip another one under itD
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-28
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deb1isy. blood dfseases. ri i~s, ~; Aeryous
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