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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04

\ WAR DEMOCRAT AROUSED Col +.
A. CalkinS, for many years editor OF the
Milwaukee Ne,cs, the leading Democratic
paper in Wisconsin, and now editor OF the
Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph, Is apparent
IN getting weary Of the rebel Brigadier
domneering and speaking for the war
Democrats, says: There is no more 10y
ality in the Southern States than there was
when the rebellion was AZ its height, and
the systematic, determined, continued, and
ruthless assaults at the South on the estab-
Hshed results Of the war constitute causes
for the grayeSt apprehensionS. In fact.
nom a look at the South and al home, il
would remain 10 a superficial observer, ex-
cept for the thousands OF MANNED veterans
all around Us. matter Of doubt whether
the war had been fought At all. The war
Democrats OF this State will consult the
part Of wisdom by considering whether
other political issues had not better be
placed in allegiance till il Is sscertained
with a tolerable degree Of certainty wheth-
or there has been a war, and II there has
been one, what was the subject OF dispute,
and with which side the victory remain
Ell
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04

INSURANCE REPoRT.-By the annual
statement of c. II. George. Secretary OF
the Oxford County Patrons Mutual lnSur-
ance Co, dated oct. LIST, 1879, we aud that
the policies issued amounted, at that time,
to 500, 762 the premium notes $50 $3.50,
and the cash in the Treasury 10 S4o7 max
ING the total assets slO,972. The whole
amount OF losses since the company was
chartered, nearly three years and a half
ago, Is forty dollars.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04

RATHER CIVILIZED. -Cetewayo the Zulu
King, is now At Cape Town. II is said
that when he was asked what he thought
OF Cape Town and English civilization, he
satirically expressed great wonder at things
around him. holding up his hands and say
ing, "Oh, was only born Yesterday |
am a mere baby | neber should have
fought against such good men as the Eng
lish, who intended to take away my country
and govern it 80 much better than | could.
They shot Us 90 make Us Christians. ask
pardon for shooting back AT them"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04

A PARABLE-The New York Tribune is
teaching truth by parable. II says cone
wear ago this week the cipher barrel was
exploded in the reform citadel OF the Dem
ocratic party. From the dust and smoke
there issued forth that famous band Of
coparcenerS. Moses Israel Manton Marble.
Col. William Tilden Denmark Pelton.
Smith Meade Whip Weed, c. W. Fox
Woolley, John +. Max COyle, and PeruSc
Socinian Peri Perry Smith The first three
appeared bearing the Ark and Shechinah.
but so soon As the gaze OF the public met
them. Moses dropped his end, hastily lifted
the lid OF the Ark. and Scrsbbins in slam
med il down after him. Weed and Peltou
looked amer him in acOntemptuouS manner
and walked away. Subsequently Moses
put his head out long enough 10 make
denial which convinced everybody OF his
guilt, and Sneaked back again. Finally he
was dragged out by i summons from
Congressional committee, and with the
other coparcenerS, confessed his own guilt
snd unanimously demonstrated that Tilden
was an Innocent. That was a supreme
moment for reform. The present contest
j. another.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04

STATE LIQUOR AGENT. We learn that
the case Of ex-State Liquor Commissioner
Chase against the present Commissioner
Bigelow, which was 10 have come 10 trial
AT this term OF the Supreme Judicial Court,
has been settled. Mr.. Bigelow takes the
old stock of Mr.. Chase upon the basis of
settlement which was agreed upon by the
Governors Council when they were here
last May.-PreSs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04

DEMOCRATS OR ?-The
Belfast Greenback Age says that the
Greenback party is now composed mainly OF
Democrats, the Republicans having gener-
ally returned 10 the Republican ranks. In
view Of this fact, the Age says ii is suicide
for the Greenback party TO longer attempt
TO maintain separate organization, As
this divides the opposition 10 the Republi
can party. The Age therefore advises a
consolidation Of the Greenback organiza-
ton with the Democratic party.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04

HEBRoN.-Rev. II. c. Estes, d. D., Of
Paris, gave the closing lecture of the
course, in the Chapel at Hebron, Monday
evening, Oct. 27th. His subject was
Shakespeare, and he made it very instruc-
tive and interesting.
Farmers in this vicinity are hauling their
apples TO South Paris in large quantities,
getting Sl.50 per barrel for them.-Le.ois.
tor JOurRdI.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04
Newspaper Decisions.

ANY person who takes paper regularly
rom the Once-whether directed 70 his name OF
another's, or whether he has subscribed OF not
10 responsible for the payment -,
J. II person orders his paper dsconunaeo,
he must pay all arreRragcs, or me pooitshef may
continue TO send II until payment 10 made, and
collect the whole amount, whether the paper -
hken from the ofice or not.
5. heCours have decided thsiretaslng % tske
osxspapers and periodicals nom the post once,
or remoying and leaving them uncAlled for, Il
pr,R.a 0scss evidence Of maud.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04

INCREASE N CUSTOMS DUTIEs.-To give
an idea Of the increase of business in this
country the past year, We will state that
in October 1878, the sum collected at the
Portland Custom House, for duties on i'm
ports, was 54,976.S5, and for the same
month in 1879 was SlS,s24.42, an increase
ofSl3, So. 81 for this year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04

SOLDIERS AND GREENBACKs.-The editor
OF the Marlborough Times, who was an ex-
cellent soldier, says: There is petition
circulating about town for signatures ask
ing Congress 10 reimburse soldiers and
sailors for the difference in their pay, at
the time it was received, and gold. We
might have something 70 say>upOn the mer
its OF such a scheme il We supposed any
but drafted men, bounty jumpers and de-
serters were signing it,"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04

DIMINISHING DEFICIT IN THE POsroFFICE
DEPARTNENT.-The report Of the Auditor
OF the Treasury for the Postofice Depart
ment, for the fiscal year ending June 80,
shows the actual cost or the postal ser
vice 10 the general treasury during this
period was only s3,OSl ass, remarkably
small deficit.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04
SENATOR CHANDELIERS DEATH.
HIS DscKAsx VERY SUDDEN.

CHICAGO, Nov. SENATOR Zachariah
Chandler, OF Michigan, was found dead IN
bed at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago,
Saturday morning.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04

SOUTH PARIs.-The South Paris Ora
matte Club will very soon give grand
dramatic and musical entertainment They
will present the beautiful aud popular
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04
NATIONAL THANKSGIVING.
1T WILL BE NOVEMBER "a

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The President has
nearly finished his Thanksgiving proclama-
ton for the 2Tth.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04

Brood mares Moses Eastman l,t a.
BickfoTi, "a, Josiah Is. Abbott 81. Fam
lly horses Dana Charles, l>t. Richard T.
Chandler. 2d. Horace Chandler. sd: :
years old colts Will:S Bracket. LIST; B
years old colts Moses Eastman. lst. II
Bickforl. n, John Bryant, 81 years Ola
colts II. Bickforl. lst; wear old colt,
Josiah b. Abbott, LIST, Eugene Charles %.
rrott!ng William McKeen, l,t. Quincy
Stevens, 2d, =. Hartford Sd time, .O0.
, 10, 3.1J.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04
BEEF CATTLE.

Town teams entered by Bliss Charles
Of Chatham, lSt: by James \. BemiS or
STOW 2d matched oxen Horace Chand-
Ter. lst, Stephen Chandler. ID. ElwoOd Be
mis-, 3 working oxen Richard +. Chand-
Ter, lst; beef oxen: Bliss Charles, lst,
James A. BcmiS. 2d.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-04
DRAWING MATCH

by oxen over r. Dexter Charles. lst.,
Bliss Charles, 2i., James 4. BemiS. 30.
oxen IL Fl. and under r. Frank Har-
riman. l>t, VIM McKeen, I'd, Richard
Chandler, 81. oxen 6 y II. and under
Charles Chandler, lst., Samuel Leavitt,
I'd. two-year-old steers stephen Chaud-
Ter, lst These steers were well tra.uei
and drew load OF 2OOO lbs with ease.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26


Ever since the late order Of the
Postmasier-G General came out, a GER
tain citizen Of Detroit has been pom.
dcring on how to get even with the
old chap Yesterday he struck the
idea. lie entered the Postoflice with
a letter, or rather an envelope, con
tanning only blank paper. lie wrote
the address on the upper left-hand
corner, upset the envelope and wrote
the town, put the county on the lower
corner, and the State where the stamp
goes. Then he stuck the stamp in
the centre Of the envelope, aud below
it requested to have the letter return.
ed to him after ten days.
at will come back, 4" he explained,
"for there is no party there by this
name. I'll have to pay three cents
for sending it 900 miles, but Uncle
Sam has got to blink his eyes all over
this envelope, and then return il free.
When this old government gets ahead
of me / want to know it, Free
Press.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26

a legal authority, in an opinion rs
10 rights Of the road, says IL farm
deed is bounded by or upon the road,
il usually extends 10 the middle of the
roadway. The farmer owns the soil
ol half the road, aud may use the
grass, trees, gravel, stones, sand, or
anything Of value 10 him, either on
the land or beneath is surface, sub
iect only to the superior rights oi the
public 10 travel over the road, and
that OF the highway surveyor TO use
such materials for the repair Of the
road; those materials may be carted
away aud used elsewhere on the
road. No other man has a right to
feed his cattle there or cut the grass
or trees, much less deposit his wood,
old carts, wagons or other things
there. The owner OF a drove Of cat
tie that stops to feed in front Of your
land, orr drove OF pigs which root
up the soil, is responsible to you at
law, as much as IL they did the same
thing inside the fence. Nobody's
children have a right to pick up the
apples under your trees, although the
same are wholly outside Of your fence.
No private person has right to cut
or lop of the limbs Of your trees in
order to move his old barn or other
building along the highway, and no
traveller can hitch his horse to your
trees by the sidewalk, without being
liable, if he gnaws the bark or other
wise Injuries them. II your we'll
stands partly on your land and partly
outside the fence, no neighbor can use
il, except by your permission. Nay,
moro, no man has right 10 stand in
front Of your door and insult you
with abusive language without being
liable TO you for trespassing on your
land. lie has a right to pass and re-
pass in an orderly manner; a right to
use the road, but not to abuse il. But,
Notwithstanding the farmer owns the
soil OF the road, even he cannot use 1t
for any purpose which interferes with
the use Of it by the public for travel.
He cannot put his pig-pen, wagon,
cart, wood, or other things there, If
the highway surveyor orders them
away rs obstructing public travel. III
he leaves such things outside the
fence and within the limits Of the
highway, rs actually laid out, though
some distance from the travelled path,
and = traveller runs into them in the
night and is injured, the owner is not !
only liable to him for private DANA
ges, but also may he indicted and fin.
ed for obstructing public highway. !
Aud il he has a fence or wall along
the highway, he must place it all on
his land, aud not half on the road, rs
in the case of division fences between
But Us be owns the soil,
il the road Is discontinued or located |
the land reverts to him,
and he may enclose it to the center
and use il as a part of his farm.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26

A venerable and distinguished Bish.
op once advised a body Ut ministers ~
follows
Owe no man more than you are
able 10 pay; aud permit no man to
owe you moro than you are able 10
lose.
A rational application Of this ad
vice would divest the credit system o
many, if not all, Of is Objectionable
features. Consistent with the first
part Of the exhoriation, young men
and older ones as welfare admonish.
ed TO he content with a gradual addi-
ton 10 their property Of any kind.
If any one has not the money TO
spare for much, Jet him confne him
self to the little. After a while he
can easily venture on another part;
and after waiting and earning--on
still another and another, either pay.
ing as he goes or surely avoiding heavy
Indebtedness. DO not attempt too much
at once. DO what you can afford this
time. and put off the other things to
another time. Don't try to build too
much and too fast.
Don't buy at cnce all the furniture
you would like to see in yoM house.
Improve aud increase your imple-
ments and stock by degrees. A little
that is paid for is far better than much
you owe for. Debt, bankruptcy aud
distress come often from burdening
the present for the sake of the future.
II is easier to pay little debts every
now and then than to pay a large
debt at one time. All who have tried
thom know that large debts are costly
aud unpleasant things.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26
Counterfeit Fggs.

at is well known that in America
everything is counterfeited; the wood
en- hams and nutmegs sent from the
New England States are well remem-
bered. Eggs are now also counter
feited, and this mandatory is carried
out on a large scale. On one side of
a large room the reporter saw several
large copper vessels filed with a
thick glutinous yellow mass, which a
man was constantly stirring. This
was the yellow of the egg--the yolk.
On the opposite side were similar YES
sells, in which the white was fabrica-
ted. The egg shells were made of a
white substance resembling plaster Of
Paris, by means of a blowpipe, just
as soap bubbles are blown. After
being dried in al oven, the egg shells
were filled first with artificial albu-
men, then with some Of the artificial
yolk, and lastly with littleo of the ar
tifciai albumen. The small opening
at the end of the egg was closed with
white cement; and the greatest
achievement of modern civilization,
the artificial egg, was ready. In APP
pearance it resembled a natural egg (;
but whether cooked or raw, it was in
digestible and injurious to health
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26

A CURIOUS HISTORICAL FACT
During the reign of Charles |, coun-
try girl came to London in search Of
a place as servant maid, but not
succeeding she hired herself TO carry
out beer from a ware honse, and was
one Of those called tub-women. The
brewer, observing a gOod.looking girl
in this low occupation, took her into
his family as a servant, and after a
short time married her. He died
while she was yet a young woman,
leaving her the bulk Of his fortune.
The business of brewing was dropped.
Mr.. Hyde was recommended to the
young woman us a most skillful law
yer, to arrange her husbands affairs.
Hyde, who was afterward Earl of
Clarendon, finding the widows for
tune was considerable, married her,
By this marriage there was no other
issue than a daughter, who afterward
became the wife of james ii, and
mother of Mary and Anne, Queens Of
England.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26


When n man adveriises for part.
ner, and wants q yo ing man to put
in n small investment Of one hund
red or five hundred dollars and prom
iscs 10 him n realization VI 6fty or
one hundred per cent. don't believe H..
When a man offers 10 give gold watch
Is or jewelry worth fifty TO one hund.
red dollars for one dollar, don't be-
lieve It, When a man offers to give
away knowledge Of the utmost value
for the cure Of consumption. and any
and all diseases, by merely sending a
three cent stamp TO prepay postage,
don't believe it. When a man pro
poses 10 do his utmost TO make every
one else rich, and looks TO other peo-
pies interest more than his own, don't
believe il. When a man offers to
give up something Of great value for
something of less value-in other
words, to give you something for
nothing, don't believe it, Many per-
sons advertise on purpose to filch
young men Of money gained by hard
labor, and before entering into any
speculation which may be offered you,
take advantage of the many means at
yonr command and ascertain the facts
with reference to the proposed bust.
ness before you invest, and thus save
your money and assist in efectually
breaking up all swidliDg establish
menb
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26
ImfinaeIn Ieol,Ie.

The other morning | saw a man go
out Of car and shut the door after
him. | have traseled very constant
ly for nearly three years, and this was
the first man ever saw shut the door
after him us he went out. lie only
shut il because ] was right behind
him, trying to get out with a yalise
in each hand. When | sat down my
valise to open the door | made a few
remarks ON the general subject Of peo-
pie who would get up in the night to
do the wrong thing at the wrong time;
but the man was out on the platform
and failed 10 catch the driii Of my re-
mark. was not sorry for this, be-
cause the other passengers seemed Ia
enjoy il quite as well by themselves,
and the man who called forth this i'm.
promptu addresSwas fOrbidding-
looking man, as big as hay wagon
and looked us if he would have bang.
ed me through the sideof box.car il
he had heard what said. | suppose
the people who invariably do the
wrong thing at the wrong time are
necessary, but they are awfully un'
..l,........a Tn...l;n..fou Hawkava
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26

MIXED ITEMs.-A ludicrous trans
position occurred in the makeup OF a
couple of Geographic items in the
New Haven Journal aud Courier Mon
day, which produced the following eff
feet; The first item read, "a large
cast.iron wheel, revolving three humid
red times a minute, exploded in that
city yesterday after long and painful
illness. Deceased was a prominent
thirty-second degree Mason" This
was followed by the second item,
which read, "John Fadden, the we'll
known florist and real estate broker of
Newport Il. l., died in Wardner Il
Russell's sugar mill at Crystal Lake,
H., on Saturday, doing $1,000 dam.
age to the building, and injuring sew
eral workmen and Lorenzo Wilcox
fatally.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26

A certain young man brought his
afiianced down from the country to
see the sights, One day while they
were passing by coniectioner's the
twain noticed in the window a pla-
card bearing the announcement--"lce
cream--one dollar per gal. "Well, "
said the young man as he walked into
the saloon, chats pretty steep price
to charge for one gal, but Liccie, Ill
see you through, no matter what il
costs. Here's a dollar, waiter; ice
cream for this gal"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26

We know a man, now a large farm
err, living near Americas, whose rec
ord reads like romance. lie began life
since the war, poor young man, as
farm hand, working for wages. lie
has inherited nothing, and has been
engaged in no business except farming.
He this year will make ninety bales
of cotton, has not brought a single
bale to market, does not propose to
sell bale before spring, and he is
able to hold it. lie owns one Of the
best plantations in Southwest Geor-
gia, and il is his boast that he buys
nothing upon which to feed man or
beast, except sugar and coffee, but,
on the contrary, has something to
sell of almost any product of South
ern soil. Last year he made 1900
gallons of syrup, and this year has
sold over 200 pounds of butter. In
the face of such facts, how can it be
said that farming can't be made to
pay Americas (Ga.) Recorder.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26


We get the following report from
Mr. S. =. Collins, who learned 10 from
the gentleman on whom the robbery
was committed "Mr. Colby, who
lives on the Middleburg and Dunville
pike, in Casey county, shipped a lot
Of sheep 10 Cincinnati n short time
ago, and sold them for $500. just
before he started home n man stepped
up 10 Mr.. Colby and called him by
name, saying that he made his &C.
quaintance in Lexington last Spring,
and that he was going out TO Licking
ton on the train and would like to en-
joy his CGodby's) company, to which
Mr.. Colby sssented, but remarked
that he must 60 to a book store and
buy some books before starting, and
the man said he would walk up with
him. On their return the man re-
marked that he must step in and bid
his grandma goodbye, and invited
Mr.. Godby to step in, which he did,
and, as soon as he was indoors, three
men arose, closed the door behind
him, presented their pistols and de-
manded his pocket-book. Suffice it
to say that Mr.. Godby obeyed, and
that he will not be detained hereafter
for a stranger to bid his grandma
goodbye. -[Columb Spectator.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26

The story is told of a clergyman
that after preaching an interesting
sermon on Recognition of Friends in
Heaven" he was aceOsted by nearer,
who said 81 liked that sermon, and
now wish you would preach another
on the recognition of friends in this
world. l have been attending your
church for three years, and not five
persons in the congregation have so
much us bowed to me in all that
time"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26

A young man elOped with an lii
nois girl, and abandoned her at Hays
City, Kan, giving her draft for
800, and advised her to return home,
us he was going to Texas. She met
with some delay in getting money for
the draft, but as soon as possible
she bought a horse, revolver, and
semsprovisions, and started after the
fugitive. Interesting news is expected
from her.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26

AT Ia certain church not thousand
miles from Oil City, recently, a man
with an enthusiastic nature became
convinced of the error Of his ways and
determined to reform. lie joined
the church, but found it extremely
difficult to give up all his bad habits,
Among other things he had been an
inveierate swearer, aud his tongue
would persist in slipping quite fire.
quently. One Sunday he went TO
church. and, being sleepy, began nod
ding. Finally. he got his cane in
front OF him, aud, resting his head on
the handle, went to the land of Nod.
lie was sleeping sweetly aud serenely,
when some sinful cuss kicked the cane
out. and the newly-eonverted Christ
ian's head came down on the back of
the seat in front of him like u pile
driver, causing him to calculate, with
unnecessary emphasis +; "Great God J.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26

A NORTHERN LIBEL ON A CHRIS
TAN JOURNALIST. Henry Waiter.
son, of the Cowier7JownOl, is said to
be superstitiOus, as well as laxative
and profane. One night this bad man
was playing poker with his friends in
Louisville, and a terrible thunder
storm came up. There was vivid
flash of lightning, followed by terri
bic peal of thunder, when Watterson
jumped up and threw down his hand.
Whats the matter p inquired one of
his companions, 81 can't stand this, F"
said Watterson, "rve got TO 60"
"Wbat for 9"asked his friend. "Why,
if the lightning strikes this building
and kills us ALL" said Watterson,
wouldn't l look pretty appearing be-
fore the angel Gabriel with bob.tail-
ed flush Y"-[Chicago er-Ocean.