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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-02-19

Oo-ners or No. OF
unknown. Description. acres. Value. Tax
T. l.. Morton, his home
stead farm, 40 tbO e.. "
Moses Roberts, his home.
stead farm, 40 10 so
Henry A. L0vejOy, his
homestead farm BOO ~ 800
Simeon Learned his
homestead farm, 100 go %
Henry W. Dunn, mis- home
stead farm, 30 $40 SO
Benz T. Newton, Hill lot,
80 called, 10 ~ %
Timothy walker. John small
farm, so called, 100 20 ~
Upnn the remainder OF said Township
after dcducung the farms and lots above
described and the lands IN said Town
ship reserved for public uses, estimated
at ii 400 acre., valued az 5000 aud sup
posed 10 be owned by Cross Emery, iAos
sl52 ~
And Henry ". Dunn OF Andover North Sur.
plus is appointed agent and IS required 70 give
bond A. aforesaid.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-02-19

Upon F5yeburg Academy Grant, for the pur.
pose Of rcpairing the Oniy County Road 10 said
Grant the sum OF Fiily-seven Dollars and iDtty.
Hya cont h.. aaaas-el lDlluH.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-02-19
Botany for Ittle Folks.

"Does this plant have flower, or is it
cultivated only for its foliage 2" How
many times are we asked this question
about plants And very often our reply
is, at is cultivated only for its foliage"
This answers the latter part of the ques-
ton, but not the whole Of it. Suppose,
then, we say that almost all plants have
flowers, but some are so Insignificant and
devoid of beauty they are unnoticed and
uncultivated.
The whole Vegetable Kingdom consists
Of two great divisions, namely, Towering
Plants aud Flowerless Plants. The
aowerless PLANTS are the Ferns, Moses,
Lichens, r orts, Seaweeds, and Fungi
or Mus The Towering plants
consists y kind, excepting those
above-named,-thus every tree and every
shrub, every plant and every green herb,
excepting the Ferns and the Moses, bear
flowers of some kind. Some are very
beautiful, and some we DO not deign to
notice. If however, we should examine
what appears to be the meanest fower,we
should find it composed Of the same parts
as those flowers we so much admire Now
this division Of the Vegetable Kingdom
into two parts,as we have noticed, appears
very simple, aud it is so natural we can
easily remember IT,
If we will examine still further and
look at all the Towering plants, we shall
find that they are divided into 4
two great classes, and the sep ~ =
aration Of these classes is as
simple as the one we have Just
considered, when We understand X
it. If We should watch = cab -
bage seed, melon or a cucum- az ~ UV, EEL
Der seed, for instance, when II ls,ves OF
terminates, We should see Just Young plant.
after It comes out Of the ground it spreads
out two little, rounded leaves. and then,
as the plant grows, some more leaves
come up right between the first leaves.
This is all seen In the annexed cut,-the
first two leaves, commonly called the seed
leaves, are marked G. G. The proper
name is Cotyledon, and is pronounced
Coty lie dOu. These secd-leaves are in
in the seed, aud form the
4 thick, solid part Of the seed,
or the meat, as we call 1t IN
Ei nut Sometimes these two
7 parts will easily g
separate in the seed,
as We have all no. u
ticed u .ae bean t&
- that easily splits IL -
M 4 to two parts. They x
An .A are often called the
't,N seed lobes. When
the hard covering Of
Young Plaat the seed is sofened Srrou.inr
by the moisture of salnl OF
the earth it bursts open, and the secd-lobes
or cotyledons usually spread themselves
out, and We call them the frs, leaves :;
but sometimes the cotyiedons 10 not come
IN above the ,ro,rS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-02-19
= JAMES $. WRIGHT, Clerk

Upon Township No. ., Range /. for purpose OF
repairing the County Road Ia said Township, the
sum Of one Hundred and FOrty.seyen Dollars
- "A faIl0Ws.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-02-19
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-02-19

0En MARYLAND FARMS hook and Map
EOU Tree. Address G. l. sHANAuAN, Atty,
Ea-tJn, Nd.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-02-19

or the meat, as we cal
q nut. Sometimes thes
parts viii easily
separate IN the seed,
as We have all no.
ticei - .se bean
that easily splits IL
to two parts They
are often called the
seed lobes. When
the hard covering of
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-02-19

70 OVIa III FIIVI'
This infallible remedy is composed Of the
..oNEY Of the plant Horehound, in chemical
union with TAR-BALM, extracted from the
LIFE PRINCIPE Of the forest tree ABEIS
BAIsAMEA, or Balm Of Giead.
The Honey Of Horehound sooTHEs AND
sCATTERs all irritations and innammatons, and
the Tar balm CLEANSFS AND HEALS the throat
and air passages leading to the lungs. FIVE
additional ingredients keep the organs cool,
moist, and in healthful action. Let no pre-
JUDGE keep you from trying this great medi-
cine of famous doctor who has saved thou
sands Of lives by it in his large private practice.
N.B.-The Tar Balm has no BAD TASTE or
smell.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-02-19

another rOllei-up leaf comes up inside Of
the first one, aud thus the successive
leaves appear, each inside OF the last one
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-02-19
'D|PH T HE RIA!

J0hnson's Anodyne Liniment will positively
prevent tails terrible disease, and will positively
cure nine cases in ten. Information that viii save
many lives sent free by mail. Don't delay mo-
ment Prevention is better than cure. i, =.
JOHNSON & CO., Bangor, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-02-19

find that they are divided into
two great classes, and the sep
aration of these classes is as
simple as the one we have Just
considered when We understand
II five should watch 4 cab
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08
The BeanieasI.
All the Year Round.

Let it not be supposed that people
feast on beans, with the accessories of
bacon or beef, or other substantial food,
or that they thus enjoy themselves
more frequently at the time when beans
are in season than at any other, as is
generally represented by antiquaries
and philologsts, who think they know
and can explain everything, however
reconcile. Beanfeast is derived from
IN old British or Celtic phrase, in use
long anterior to Saxon and Norman in
vasions of England, and means "bean,"
Il woman, and "leist, il feast or festival,
and was originally applied to mar
riage breakfast or other repast, to
which women were invited. The wore
has long been lost to the English Ian.
guage, except in this instance, and in
that ofthe proverb, ga bean in a monks
hood. G. q woman dressed up as q
monk. But its original Celtic meaning
is still preserved IN Ireland as "bean
feis," and in the Highlands of Scot
land as "bean feisd,' and survives III
England, though its first meaning has
persisted, to describe the annual SYM
posa of the London workpeople, or
those of other great cities and hives Of
industry, such as Manchester, Sheffield
and Birmingham. Those who manage
beanfeasts do not, as n rule, seem to
prefer picnics on the grass, but regular
repasts in country inns or gardens,
where they can sit down to weil-pre-
pared dinners, and lounge, and smoke,
and play at skittles afterward. They
are usually the causes Of much soclal
enjoyment, and being mostly presided
over by the employers of the holiday
makers, have the happy effects Of
bridging over the cold dark gulf Of
caste that too often, in Great Britain,
separates the working classes from
the class that pays their wages.
i have notced-not with Any
pleasure that the English worknen
who make holiday in this fashion are
more obstreperous and boisterous thar
the French and German operatives,
large numbers OF whom are employed
in London, and who conform, in the oh
servance of holidays, to the customs Of
the country in which their lots are cast.
The English most commonly make for
the nearest public house on their ar
rival and indulge in horse-play, the
result, no doubt, of exuberant ANNA
spirits, accompanied by the use Of
horribly profane language, which no
amount of animal spirits can excuse.
Why lads. from 10 or Is up to 20 OF
more, should use coarser and tilthier
language than full-grown men, is one OF
those things for which am wholly I'm
able to account, unless the young fools
think it is manly TO be blasphemous, il
which case it il to be hoped that in
creasing years will teach them decency
and wisdom. The French and German.
do not offend iii this manner, and vile
words very seldom escape from their
lips The Germans have pleasant and
praiseworthy habit Of walking along the
roads III companies Of trained voices,
singing partsongs to cheer them on the
way-a habit in which it is earnestly
to be hoped that the next generation
Of Eughshmen, trained iii the Board
Schools, may be persuaded to initiate
4 them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08

FARM property in Now England is
doproeiating sadly, M witness an adyer-
tisomont in u Springfield Mass paper
OF farm two miles from the railroad
alton, containing thirty-seven acres of
good land, with buildings which cost
AZ 900 when they were erected in 1873.
An offer Of $4,000 was then refused
for tho property, which now will be sold
for 800, III good part Of tho pur-
chase money remaining on mortgage.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08

The navy department has received
information that the United States
steamer Esser sailed from Rio Janero
ON the 2lst Of September for the Island
Of Tristan d'Acunha, to the rescue Of
The crew of nm American vessel, the
Mablc Clrk, wrecked there. The Hart
ford, flagship Of the South Atlantic sta
ton, intended to leave Rio Jnnoiro DC
tober ., for Santos, thence to st. Cath
crime, and expected to reach Montevi-
dec about tho middle Of November
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08

A DEAD man tells tales, according to
the decision OF Berlin court. A law
yer declared in court that his absent
client was prepared to swear to cor
tain fact, and the case was adjourned to
4 future day, when tho mans testimony
WIS to be taken. Meantime the client
died, but the Judge insisted on regard
ing his evidence as taken, since tho
dead man had been constructiyely
hound by his attorneys statement
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08

TIE fact that prices arc now below
the specie level is made quite clear by
mn article IN the New York Pubtc.
Wheat has not in twenty-seven years
boon as low NJ lust week Cotton has
not been 50 low in twcnty-three years,
nor corn since 1915, except in June,
1861, nor mess pork since 1914. Prices
generally are 13 per cent. lower than
May I, and over Is per cent. lower than
in 1860.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08
THANKSGIVING DAY.

The president issued the following
proclamation Nov. lst., setting forth
Thursday, Nov. 2S, as day of thanks
giving:
~ me President or ne Uaited States IA Proeta-
nation
The recurrence of that season at which it is
the habit OF oar people to make devOut ana pub
lie confession of their constant dependence on
Divine favor for Il good gifts of life and happi-
ness, and Of public peace and prosperity. as ex
hbited in the record OF the year. the abundant
reasons for our gratitude and thanksgiving, the
cxuberunt harvests, the productive mines, ample
crops, OF the staples Of trade and manufactures
which have enriched the country; the resources
thus far furnished 10 our reviving industry and
expanding commerce, and Fastening the day
when discords and distresses through the length
and breadth OF the land will, under the continued
favor of Providence, have given way to confidence
and energy and assured prosperity; peace with
all nations has remained unbroken. do
nestle tranquility has prevailed, and
the institution of liberty and Justice which the
wisdom and virtue OF our fathers established, re-
main the glory and the defense OF their children.
The general prevalence orthe blessings ofhealth
throughout our wide land, has made more con
spicuous the sutlcrlngs and s0rrows which the
dark shadow Of pestilence has cast on portion Of
our people. This heavy atliction even the Divine
Ruler has tempered 10 the suffering communities
hy the universal sympathy and suCcor which have
flowed 10 their relief, and the whole nation may
rejoice in the unity of spirit in our people by
which they cheerfuly share one another'S bur
dcns.
Now therefore, l. rutherford B Hayes, presi-
dent of the United States, do appoint Thursday,
the 2Sth day of November next, as a day OF ma
tional thanksgiving and prayer, and earnestly
recommend that withdrawing Themselves from
secular cares and lahors, the people of the United
States do meet together on that day in their re.
spcctiye places Of worship, there 70 give thanks
and praise 10 Almighty God for lis mercies, ana
do devouty beseech their continuance.
In witness whereof, ! have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the United States 10
be affixed. Done al the city &c Washington, this
seth day of Oct Der, in the year OF our Lord one
Thousand eight hundred and seventy eight, and
the independence Of the United state one hum
bred and third.
lSEAIl RIB HAYES
BY the President:
NA. VI. kyARTs. Secretary Of state.
4 STATEMENT BY SEC. SHERMAN.
says 4 Washington dispatch Of Nov.
/ 1st, Secretary sherman has written the
/ following letter il regard a tie condi-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08

CAPTAIN TYSON doubts the existence
( an open Polar Sea. lIc says it is
impossible for it to exist in II land which
hns no sun six months in the year, and
where the cold IL 80 intense M il is in
Inc vicinity Of the Pole. lie says
thorc may be water there, but believes
it is choked with immense quantities of
llonting ice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08

MRs. Anderson, Of Chicago, rented
her property 10 German who proposed
thereon to open il beer garden. She
was cited before Trinity Methodist
Church, Of which she is il member, for
violating temperance principles; and
then she asked her pastor, the Rev. Mr..
Crafts, why he didn't discipline some
ST the male members Of the congrega-
ton who had similarly offended, nota-
bly, one brother, who owned block
wherein are saloons and rooms oceu-
pied for immoral purposes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08

SAYS tho Rdillcog AGE. The French
government recently invited proposals
for twenty-five locomotives, fixing the
maximum price TO be paid ut t1,70i
tabout IS, 500 per passenger engine
and $3.50 (about $1,000 per goods en-
CINE, with ESQ (ahout 81 ,6oo) for each
tender supplied; but the locomotive
builders MI wanted moro than these
prices. American manufacturers would
furnish excellent engines for even less
money. Perhaps they may find II
market in France eventually.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08

TIE balance Of trade continues to be
largely in favor of the United States.
Official returns show that the balance in
our favor for the month Of September
was over $2o,500,OO0, M increase Of
about $5,0000O0 over that for the same
month in 1877.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08

Visitors Expected is the title Of y
cartoon in the Dublin Weekly Ne,us. 1t
shows the Khybcr Pass bristling with
Afghan layonets and ordnance, tigers,
vutures. and snakes being literally
distributed on the surrounding rocks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08

A HORRIBLE crime is reported from
Thompson. Pa. A young lady, aschool
teacher, was outraged by tramps, who
then cut out her tongue. She sue
ceedcd in writing the facts on u black
board in the school-housc, and then
died.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08

same ostensible, as it now is under the
same actua, management; and that
the fiction of two separate companies
will disappear.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08
Lady BeautiGers.

Ladies, You cannot make fair skin,
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes with all
the cosmetics of France, or beautifiers
Of the world, while in poor health, and
nothing will give you such good health,
strength and beauty rs Hop Bitters. A
trial Is certain proof See another col
umn.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08
GENERAL NEWS.
The eruption Of Vesuvius has recon-
menced with great activity.

The price of VIII eat is so low in Eng
land that an agricultural paper advises
farmers to feed it (wetted and allowed
10 fermcnt) To stock.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08
rAYNE's rRoMoTIoN.

A Washington special of Nov. Is;
says: President Hayes to-day signed the
commission Of Halbert +. Payne, Of
Wisconsin, to be commissioner Of pat
ents, vice Ellis Spear, resigned. Gen.
Payne will enter upon his official duties
tomorrow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
SUICIDE OF A CHICAGO MURDERER.

A Chicago special Of November
18th says: jeremiah Kenne-
dy, whom the jury, on Saturday, found
guilty Of wife murder, but found also
that he became insane after the deed,
proved the correctness of this peculiar
verdict, this morning, by cutting his
throat from ear to ear with n razor bor-
rowed from an inmate of the Jail. He
left note Of which the incoherent Ian
guage expressed the hope Of pardon
and salvation, and forgavc all Ills enc
mics.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.

Says q Washington telegram Of No
vember 1st: Internal revenue
receipts for the month of October,
1877, SO, 109,360, and for October, 1878,
$10,039,704 There has been gain in
the amount received during the year,
compared with 1877, the total amount
received for 1877 to Oct. 81 being $685.
772, S33, and to Oct. 81, 1878, S39, 275,-
456.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08

4 STATEMENT BY SIG. SHERMAN.
says 4 Washington dispatch Of Nov.
1st, Secretary sherman has written the
following letter ii regard "a tie condi-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08
WASHINGTON.
WEEKLY STATEMENT.

NFEhI1l HIAIENE.N T..
The following was the condition of the
treasury Nov. End:
U. s. bonds to secure national bank
circulation S3is. $50, 600
U. s. bonds to secure public deposits 10. sos, 400
Bonds held to secure per cent loan. 4, 172, GOO
U. S. bones deposited for circulation
for the week ending to-day ......... l,251, 600
U. bonds held for circulation, with
drawn week ending to-day. ...... 1875, 600
National bank circulation outstand-
ing-currency notes ............. 81, 066. 4S5
Gold notes ..................... Laos, go
Internal revenue receipts o-day...... $50, orb
Custom receipts ................... 323, 1873
Receipts of national bank notes for
week ending to-day compared with
corresponding week last year-ls7T. 403. 100
1873 ...........- ................... 2,2j7, 600
Receipts to-day. ............. .#.... 80, 600
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-08
MURDERED ny TRAMrs.

a dispatch from Sodalia, Mo, Nov
18th, says Thos. q. Cockrill, nephew Of
u. 5. Senator Cockrill, this state, was
found murdered last Friday morning in
the store Of Nj. +. Staltz, ut Ridge Prai-
RE, Saline county. His skull was
cracked in throc places and throat cut.
The supposition is he was murdered by
tramps during Thursday night MS the
victims pockets and the money drawer
of the store has been rilled. Cockrill
was clerk in the store and slept there.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-09-10

Spain iJ rich In proverbs. One Of
them runs, "By the road Of by-and-by
one arrives at the town Of Never. u
| There is much richness and beauty IN
the Italian proyerb, thine and pa
tience change the mulberry into satin, :"
but many others ailuding to vengeance
are terribly significant. The proverbs
of Africa partake largely Of the paysical
aspect ana moral characteristics of the
Country. We say Of lucky person
"He WAS born With silver spoon in his
mouth" On the Nile il is ''InrOw him
into the river and he will come up with
q fish liz his month - "a small date
st tone is large enough TO prop up large
water jar, Tine corn passes from hand
to hand, but it comes 30 the mill at
last:;' What can ! think CT thy good
qualities. o onion! since every bite
draws tears ?' "The beetle is beauty
in the eyes Of It's m0ther;n "Say good
morning to ihe druggist" meaning that
it IS better II be poor and well than to
be rich and i'll; - husband between
tween two parrots is like head beaten
viii, two sticks - 'The camel has his
own opinion and The camel driver has
!i!s," are all African.
| Che Egyptian says: when crows
are the guides OF the people they lead
the dogs 20 the c.rcass - 1.-THE merit
belongs to The beginner, should his
successor DO even hatter.N Turning to
the Western negroes we find; "Iha
sun Is the king oi torcles;n ''If moth
| ing touches the palm leaves they do not
rustic :" "NC ono gives cat to hyena
10 keep" ''The leopard is absent, so
| they play with his cabs :" "rhe para
site has not roo :" "Tvo crccodiles can
not live in one hole" "Do net curse the
crocodile's mother before you cross the
river :" "Human blood is heavy, the
man that has shed it cannot run away )"
''Thc freq enjoys itseifin water, but not
III hot water 1.-THE razor cannot shave
ITSELF" "Were it not fer fingers the
hand would he spoon"
The Welsh have: "If thou WOuids5
have praise, die" "By the side of sick
ness heaith becomes sweet :" ''IIe is not
altogether bad who maheth another bet
ter" ''No man is good unless others are
made better by him. ''If every fool
wore q crown we should all be kings"
Ireland is not rich III proverbs bat
this one is Characteristic, Don't throw
out yoar dirty water till you have got
III your cla1e.n Many PROVERBS arc
strictly LEGAL, as OF 2 lazy man, "He i
, as idle as I4ou,ion's dogs that leaned
against the wali to bark :" Of one with
no taste for music, "He is like Mat Da-
vies's bull that tossed the fiddler into
the tTeeJ