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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-30
MEN OF GRIT.

Many life has been lost because the
left hand has been neglected. The large
majority of men do not use a tithe Of
the power they possess. Their talent,
are mostly in a napkin One of the
wealthiest men in Wall street to-day
broke down in business a good many
years ago. He went into an Office where
he was acquainted and said 70 the mem
bers Of the firm that he had no bread for
his family. I'm ready 10 20 messages
for you or perform any other service
He hung up his coat there and COM
menced work around the lowest ring
of the ladder. Previously this mans
check was accepted any where in the
street You may be sure that such a
man gradually mounted. Over in Boston
a like-minded man fell out. He was
without bread, and soon would be with
out shoes unless he wakened up and
stirred his energies. He was a book
keeper, and at one time earned a hand
some salary What did he do; This he
did He took a cotton hook and went
down to the wharf to load and unload
cotton at so much an hour Behold anoth-
er man of grit. The owners of the cot
ton and the ship eyed this hero. Soon
the decree went forth. Come up higher
He resumed the quill and laid aside the
cotton hook. Encouragement never
weakened the Boston boy. Winners,
with hanging lips and chicken-hearts,
who cure their troubles with the bottle
or pistol, are pitiful creatures who should
never have been bon.-Nelc York WH-
tigSS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-30
Harper's Monthly Tor september.
HOW THAT CUP SLIPPED.



In Chicago. But who would ever think
Of locating a romance in Chicago: and
not only using that prosaic city, but Sc
Letting for is hero a quiet except when
in a corner coal merchant; Ny plea
Is this: romances locate themselves, and
heroes are Ike murdor-you never know
when or where 10 prepare for them. So
1t was in Chicago that the cup was lifted,
aad quiet, bashful Mr.. Strong, who knew
far more about the different kinds Of coal
than he did about women, whose uu-
steady hand let it fall
Mr. Strong, at a date prior to the be-
ginning Of his romance, belonged TO that
army of middle-agcd Young men seldom
visible 20 a lady save at the theatre, or
occasionally on Madison Street, OF going
up the steps Of some boarding house. At
the theatre they troop by twos and threeS
70 their reserved seats in all the JOYOUS
freedom Of ungloved hands, listen to the
play. unless perchance they are distracted
oy the sight of some former companion
who Is detected stealing in with pretty
smiling girl. upon whom he laviSheS boz
bOnS and attentions and never once
glanceS in the direction of his torsaken
fuends They always hurry out between
acts. not so much, | am convinced. for
the sake Of getting drink, as to escape
into the open air, and chuckle over the
capture of Brown. Or ,presuming my
reader to be lady YOU are at another
time indebted 10 one of this band for a
seat in = crowded stage in crossing from
one side of the city to the other. He
cheerfully resigns his place, YOU are made
comfortable, and he hangs on to a strap
and bumps his expensive beaver against
the stage roof. Or, as | said before, YOU
may see him mounting the steps Of his
boarding house.
Il was in the latter case that Miss Jes-
sic Bloomer first saw Mr.. Strong. She
had arrived in Chicago one summer day
by an afternoon train, had taken a warm
bath, a refreshing nap, had tossed her
waving brown hair into an artistic mass,
robed herself in pale blue muslin. the
: delicate shade of which brought out ev-
cry rose and lily of her pretty dimpled
face. and at last foated airily down stairs,
and was standing at one of the parlor
windows Just as Mr.. Strong, tanning
himself with an evening paper, put his
foot on the lower step of his boarding
house. Some Young fellows were lOung-
ing on the upper one, and word from
them caused him to look up. As he did
80, the picture framed by the open win
dow with its shadowy lace drapery was
so dazzling that it caught his eyes at
once, and he was overcome with embar-
raSSment, and shuffied clumsily up, to
the suppressed amusement of the fellows
at the top, who remarked that "Strong
seemed to be struck
Now it may naturally be asked how
Miss Bloomer came to invade the home
of these commercial gentlemen. The
answer is easily given. She was young
sister of Mrs. Jack NORM, who with her
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-30
NUMBER 80.
A HUSBANDS RIGHTS.

The Cincinnati Inquirer has the follow
ing, proving that if wife expostulates
when her husband beats her, he can con-
tinue it with impunitY:
A woman testifying in the trial Of her
husband for abusing her said, He struck
me in the face didn't say anything to
him, but gave him good talking to-
The attorney scratched his chin a mo-
ment, and asked the woman if she would
please repeat her statement
Il say he struck me. didn't say any
thing to him, but gave him good talk
ing to.
Again the attorney scratched his chin,
but finally told the woman to 20 on and
tell what else happened
That same afternoon he struck me
again. can stand great deal, and |
didn't say word to him, but gave him
good talking to.
The attorney thought long and deeply,
and then asked:
Did he strike YOU the third time =
"Yes, sir; he did
Did you say anything to him
"No sir.
"Not a word"
"Not a word.
But, perhaps, You gave him good
talking to-
"You can just bet your life did
The lawyer began to scratch his chin
again, but the judge dismissed the case.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-30
A BAD FAILURE.

In Detroit a man near seventy years Of
age started a small confectionery store
some months since and the other day
sent word to his three creditors up town
that he had failed and desired TO COM
promise The trio went down to the
store, which they found in full blast, and
the four sat down for a talk. You see,
shentlemens, do no peesneSs, and my
family eats up all der brofts, explained
the tradesman by way of excuse. You
owe me Sl2, replied one of the creditors,
land each of these others Slj apiece.
That makes Sl2. "Shust torty-two," ,"
sighed the old man. Now then, how
much money have you on hand:' "Shust
sixty tollar und no more "Nery well.
as YOU have had bad luck We will settle
with you for one hundred and twenty
cents on the dollar, and you can 90 on As
before "Yaw, will do dot, shentlc-
mems, und am much obliged for such
kind treatment lie got out his money,
the twenty pcrcentum was added to the
claims and paid, and before the creditors
retired, he insisted on treating them 10 ice
cream. They had been gone an hour be-
fore the old man rushed out and halted
policeman and said If | fails in pecs-
ness une bays 100 cent on der dollar, What
does it mean" 1T means that YOU don't
understand how to fail, was the reply.
is dot bossible:" whispered the old
man. Il should say so. "Vhell, 90
pack to der shoe peesness again. When
| fails in dot peesness | makes everything.
When fails in dis pcesncss pays more
as ! owes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-30

Ye grand old hills that round my chndhOOd's
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-30

-.
attorney and Counsellor al LGtO,
JauI-- RUNFoRp. ME-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-30

"A lady who has been spending the
summer at Lake Chautauqua says that
on one of the steamers that passed Fair
Point at the time when the great Sabbath
School Convention was in progress were
three women, rather gaudily dressed and
wearing diamonds enough to indicate
that they had plenty of money. Their
conversation was carried on in loud
voice and attracted considerable attention.
In front of Fair Point stands a statue of
Faith. "See that piece of stationary
said No. one. Il wonder who it is. 1t
must be Jupiter" NO said No. two,
at looks more like Venus" "Wen,"
said No. Three, anyway its one of
those people in the Bible. Troy Tines,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-30

A man, dressed like peasant, and
bearing a heavy burden on his shoulders,
fell against a shop window in Paris and
broke a sheet of plate glass worth at least
500 francs. The proprietor seized him,
but he averred that he had no money to
pay with. Two passers-by advised the
shopkeeper to search him, which was
done, and on him was found bank note
for 1000 francs. He averred with feigned
grief that it belonged to his employer,
but the shopkeeper insisted on helping
himself out of it, and to that effect gave
him 500 francs and sent him away,
sobbing bitterly. The note was forged,
the advisers were confederates, and the
victim not only lost his plate glass win
dow, but 500 francs into the bargain.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-30
A GREETING TO MY NATIVE HILLS

The following poem was written for the Paris
Centennial celebration by Mrs. Hannah Max
inn Allen OF Michigan.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-30

DO church singers wear choral jew.
Try?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-30
Professional Cards, sc.
IMPORTANT.

IMPORTANT.
when vou Ti-if or leave New lork City save
Bsgraec ENprcssasc az C-rr.a.e Hire. Aui stop
a. Grand Union Hotel, nearly opposite Grand
Central Depot. $50 elegant roorrs .ciuced 90 s.
and upwsrl- per day Er-oreaa nlsn. Elevator
Re.taurant Supplied vlta uc beet. Horse Cars,
stage, and Elcv.,eI HAL Road 70 all Depois
GIVE thr Grand JoiuR "a t-itl my27ly
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-30

L
attorney and Counsellor at LGts,
jan / - EhIHEL M.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23
The Crack Journalist.

xheso9Ekipu1Ralist ought to be "good
ali oa1d H& may have to write at
the shoftest notice on any one of the
widest possible range of subjects. He
must have any amount of information
at his finger.ends, for hunting a fact
through books of reference not only
va1tes Sysluabla times but throws You
out of 'easy swing IF composition. He
ought to have "the sort Of pettifogging
intimacy with dates, names, and trifing
matters of facts" that Sir Arthur War
dour. 60 strongly objected to in the
Antiquary. He should have sense of
ha1 4. grin Pr pl.,yfpl, that willsome ct
del1 wei fif' he has taken up the pen
With In effort orsis hbolSns agaihststhe
grain. It is all the better, of course, If
he has these brilliant gifts of epigram
and singing satire that belonged TO, the
late MI. Albany Fonblanque, with "a
knack of memory for appropriate anec-
dotes and the art of adapting them to
point his arguments. He has to tur n
the night into day, to sun and breakfast
at abnormal hours and prolong the dull
strain en- his brain power when nature
00o AOu& OeoA C4aVAu8 AO1 1ePVoo' AAo
willing horse is too often spurred to q
reak-down, and then the difficulty is 70
replace him. For it is one or two of its
best men that make the backbone of a
journal. They are but vaguely appre-
ciated by the public while they are alive,
although the average subscribers may
begin to be dimly conscious Of loss :
ny; within o month or aycouple of moths
Of their departure. -BlaokaoooPs Maga-
nsan~ 20
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23

TIE postof1oed department has ordered
new postage stamp to be used on letters
not prepaid. Heretofore = letter being
posted and wanting = stamp has been
held atthe Office at which the letter. VA
mailed. The postmaster 81 the Office
has then written to the individual I'd.
dressed, saying That such . letter ha,
been held, in that Office; for him, postage
not having been prepaid. The new
stamp which has just been ordered under
the new regulation, is put on 3 letter not
prepaid and sent TO the postmaster at
the Office Of destination, who, is charged
With the amount, due, and collects tho
same from the person addressed, on tho
delivery 81 the BITTER. When postage ID
due On letters delivsred b. carriers,
either from not having been paid It all
or only IN part, : new stamp has also
been ordered to 81 put oa thsls letter after
il passes into tho hands Of the carrier
Who athen 81, for Dc
collection Of the postage. This nsw.
stahpil int a 80 lhSek 'ohlthse ar-|
rierl, who are thereby. prevented from
pocketing their collections Tho nswI
systsn act1 somswa hat similar totle bsll-EEE
punch for street car condp cte1s. q
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23

~. I4y 'Est :
AL1rTLE more than, a year ago the
State of New Hampshire was overrun
with tramps, 80 that It was not safe for q
woman to 80 alone anywhere in the
woods or fields. A short and summary
law passed last winter'by the legislature
effected all this. It is in substance this:
Any tramp who begs is arrested; if he is
not native of the state he is sent to the
state prison for three years; if he il a
resident of the state he is sent to the
town whore he belongs; q reward of $50
is given for the arrest and conviction Of
a tramp. This has done the business.
Tramping, a. profession, has ceased in,
New Hampshire. It is an equal and
just law. If enacted in every state
trampine would be at an cad. Every
town would then be obliged tolook after
its own poor and its own scoundrels, a it
should do, ~ ~ "s,st3.t',>.'.E - Iii
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23

VERMONT has enacted laws looking to
uniformity and fewer changes of text
books These laws will go into force in
March next, when the annual meetings
will choose two persons in each town and
city, who, together with the town super
intendent, will constitute q text book
committee, to make selections Of text
books and to decide what changes of
books shall be made These members
hold Office for five years.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23

A "RABB1r suppression bill F" has been
passed by the legislative assembly, of
Victoria. The bill which is intended to
deal with the evil caused In tho colony
by a'!sqperauitys Of rabbits, We Is intro
duced BY the minister of lands, who in
moving the second reading drew I vivid
picture of the desolation caused by them
in certain districts. On tho occasion of
a recent whit paid by him to district
where they abounded he passed over
tracts which wers now graasless, the rab-
bits having devoured the herbage, roots
and al" Power is given by the bill to
60 upon private property and destroy
rabbits at the expense of the owner, and
anybody turning rabbits loose in dis
trict is liable to penalty Of $50 for
each offence. 4,"4..,.., .s1.Ht "'t,,5p."l"r!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23
Chase After q Observation-Disclosures.

Chase After . Observation-Disclosures.
( A correspondent writing from Chand-
.bally to an East Indian paper gives some
particulars of Z man-eating: alligator:
:" The rivers of Orissa are infested with
allieators,, and every now and then one
of these creatures acquires . reputation
"a 4 man-eater, and is then hunted down.
Early Last week information was brought
to MI. Chapman, inspector Of police of
Chandbslly. that man bad been carried
of. It appears the poor fellow was ly-
ing In his boat, With his feet hanging
over the side, when the alligator made q
snap at his fleet, pulling him into the
water and made off,, On receiving this
report Nj. Chapman manned his boat
and iset off to the Damrah river, some
miles from Chandbally, in pursuit.
After several hours search the mugger
WAS seen crossing the river, ana was
allowed to- gain the oppoelte7 bank.
Aftar crawling up the bank it proceed
"a = ME = meal off its victim, and
While 60 engaged w, BY lucky shot,
:Eilled on the spot. The inspector had it
.cnt' men. and there found in it, stomach
t~entv-eix pairs of ibrasss anklets and
baneles, weig ching NO leo than fourteen
sear1 There were also two sets of gold
earrings and . number Of toe rings. 1t
Is supposed thia alligator must have de:
voured four women, ave, children and
"a unknown number Of persons who
wore no jeWelly. zzas5s-Ea 9tGEss
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23

LARGE type-founderies and extensive
job'printers have declared" boy print
ers" and amateurs Z nuisance" They
pay no rent, taxes nor insurance, and
obtain their stock at little or no cost,
turn out Indifferent work, which lowers
the standard of public taste in such
matters, and which completes in price
with experienced workmen and high
grade printing, to the great disadvantage
of the latter.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23

y, No. 4, was 20 badly damaged that she
oRnAi "a feet Of water.
At \ ivsrside the tow boat Ed. Hobbs,
md Large loaded with nails, ~ sunk ~
Il A Somerset, Ky, special repoite t1 thB
liver rose IS feet altogether. ASuteen
zeal barges and one ferry boat sur above
lmith's shoals and two large ferry oats ct
Point Elisabeth. All bottom l&nd1 are
ana1az@xataxaRd TIA destruction # propektY
ID heavy. ''-,'
Eightloaded ps4 bafses Yef1 twept&tat
from Willow Run distillsry Hirb6r, Welt
Covisgtea. One Was sunk q the southsrn
dsAUa4bridge. The others passed on down.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23
Liucoln's OarelessneSs.

Ex.secretary Usher says that 10
once. spoke q M. Lincolh .ontthe dan
rer of assassination. Lincoln was too
careless" he adds. ~ He would 70 ont
Of his house ct night and walk over to
the War Department, whore Stanton
ws receiving dispatches, unattended,'
I said to him: Lincoln, you have no
business to expose yourself in this way
II 10 known that you 70 out at midnight
and return here sometimes 1t 2 O'Clock
in tho morning from the War Depart
ment. Il would Be very easy to kill
you" The President replied that if
a1Nb4d4 lesiredtp sqpses - ~
al / etuppoe1 ny aiso1p3 IS hfe
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23

The delicate question of whether q
livery stable on fashionable street is .
nuisance or not was decided in the mega
tive by Judge Dillon, Of the United
States court, in St. Louis, lat week.
That is to say, the court removed the
injunction served against the parties
who had begun to erect such stable,
but intimated, that though q stable was
not necessarily nuisance, it might: be-
come one, in which case it could be
easily suppressed. - :. :. -.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23

CALIFORNIA is experiencing the cold
est weather known in that state since
1850. The temperature during the win
ter has most frequently ranged between
400 and 65o Fahrenheit. This, winter it
has fallen to. l5', and in some places
even lower. 49,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23

THERE will be an annular eclipse of
the sun on January %, 1879, commenc-
ing in Uruguay, whence the central
line, sweeping over the south Atlantic,
passes over Tristan d Acunha, and crosses
the continent of Africa toward Pemba
island, north of Zanzibar. The middle
of the eclipse will be at 4:06 P. NJ, local
mean time.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23

The Giant powder works Of Baudmsnn,
Nelson 4 Co., situated near San Francisco,
CAL, exploded on the 14th inst. Oscar
Carlson, Edward Morez, Samel Thayer, and
: Chinamsn, were Killed. Several China
men and whites were more or less hurt.
Loss about $4,000. i
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23
Obituary.

Rev. H. N. Brinsmade, formerly pastor 1t
Beloit, Wis.,, died At Newark, n. J., on, the
18th inst, aged 80 years.
Rev. James A. Canadian, an old pioneer,
and for over forty years pastor of the Pres.
byterian Church ct Dayton, .nd,. died; oa
therein inst r!:si.'~''>' - $3.50
At Philadelphia, Pa, on the 10th inst.
DR.. John B. Biddle, dean of Jefferson Col.
lege, well known physician and medical
author of some repute.
The death of Mayor John II. New, of New
Orleans, Appointment attorney, j. announced.
Edward Mathew WrdS tile enaineitEngt
lish painter, is dead.
DR.. IAndop Lensworth, , soientiat Of
some repate, grandsenl Of Nicholas. Long
worth, died At Cincinnati, o., On the 18th
inst.
Prince Henry, king of the Netherlands,
brother of King William, died on the 18th.
Hewas born June Is, 1890 ..,~ -. ':.:.::l'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23

the improvement of that river, and the pro. |
lection Of it, alluvial lands. An appropria.
ton Of $3.50 600 IL made for payment OF
1iaries, Ind the committee which reported
The bill he's an amendment added appross
'Priating 1851 600 for strengthenipS
M lS:s s7ss :b, R0''5.'n
next "Wednesday evening, tho PIE
vious Question be then seconded and 4
vote txken Thursday. The committee rose
apd tie. order asked by Robertson was made
81 The house. Cobb Introduced : bill t.
lesal te1:tion Of legal tender snss
bill fox the division Of the western judicial
district 81 Missouri were taken up and con:
vSs %ens,: e; tssr t;4 Sono S9
the late Prof. Jqsephs Henry were he'd In
! the presence of 4 vast sudiepee. The pres:
ident and his cabinet, chief Justice and
associate Judges of the Supreme Court, the
United States senate, the alumni of Prince
ton college, and.members of various socie.
tiles were nt......Adjourned. lt:," ~ !
'' FRIDAY, January 17.--The house
went into committee of the whole on the
private calendar. After laying aside sew
erM bills to report to the house, tho blu
Was reached for the payment of the $20O, OOt
TO the trustees of the Protestant Episcopal
seminary and high school in Virginia, TO,
rent of. buildings during the war. Quite q
Lengthy discussion .ensued, opponents Of
the bill asserting that it was war claim
and friends of the measure stating that il
Was Just bill for rent Of property, and thu
government was a. much bound to pay rent
for this building a. for any other building
occupied by it. Without reaching vot.
ltha committee rose and the house I'D
,ourned,
I SATURDAY, January 18.-The Genev.
award bill was taken up as the regula
order of business. A substitute revivini
and continuing the court Of commissioned
of Alabama claims, fixing the number o
judges at three requiring the court to con
vene and organize as soon as practicable i
Washington, and limiting it, existence t
IS months, was adopted. It also describe
the classes of claims to be considered. Tn
bill as amended by substitute ives the
passed.-Yeas 113, nays 93......Adjourned.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23

GEN: G. K. WARREN maintains that
the Minnesota valley and the Mississippi
valley have been formed since tho de-
position Of the glacial drift, that the loess
deposits extending up to Savannah are
later than the glacial drift, and that
channels at the Des Moines rapids and
river terraces in that vicinity are more
recent than the loess. This is based to q
great extent on the hypothesis Of south
ern elevation and northern depression of
the land. 49, =, -:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23
( 4, ~ oeff(ctfo9E ''t..:I11
We perceive that the Sentinel has feit-

We perceive that the Sentinel has feit-'
Grated the statement that Mr.. Rublee
has severed his editorial connection with
tho Evening Wisoonsin. In justice to
MF: Roblei ~ ehpuld state that he h!as
n4 severed lis connection with this
journal, and that from the time, in
tn: tn '.eh I'll az es tos%se
he has acted o. one its editorial con-
saBSpe dss; ss' Is III i az E
tinue that connection, as his relations
and his residence in Milwaukee have
proved agreeable to him, and the persons
with whom he il associated. OF course;
Mr.. Rublee is gentleman of independ-
emit mind and has his personal views and
preferences, which he at all times ext
preeses, and aets npon those conyietiens
-Msl.asall<e ESss.tng W3eooads;asaH;.:s ''A :
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23

By new law in Georgia murder 10 to
be punished by death, unless tho jury
shall recommend imprisonment for Life,
or the Judge shall, in his discretion, ex-
tend that clemeucy where the conviction
has been found solely in circumstantih
evidence. 80 .' 1".'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23
A DNDo lott.

The discovery was made on tho 18th inst.
of deficit in the ONCE Of Sheriff Wallace,
Of Cincinnati, of $4,000 No explanation