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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-13
\ BOUQUET

Now chow the clumps OF golden eroouses
Their crowus above the freshly scented mould;
And qgayeriug bells oi snowdrcps slmmer white
10 roadside garden, purple yiolcts
Lurk mid their green leaves. heavy eyed with dew
Their iragran, perfume scattering on the Dawn
The p0lyanlhus. In her velvet robe
Yellow and russet-ues;lcs by the side
or proud Auriculs the splendid stars
OF periWiukie-palvsi layentcr-
CLEAN rom the ycd bAnk; ranunculus
Allsiately queens 70 Ger her saIc .ilIcs,
The yellow dGrOdi.s, uHrci-sus scengs
With his fTanknCeusc sWset the Keen March air
A flower Of peerless beauty, wall 1owers show
Prom bed aud border their brown orange blooms
And under them hngereth ycsial pure
The lasI pale pIimrvse. all the pear trees bend
Beueath their loWcT.snON the Almonds blush
With roscate bloom The young years minstrel
sweet
The mellow thrush-his Equid carol Pours
Prom The old Slackthorn. Nature Is Asliri
She wakes re- JJielns from her W !nier sleep.
And with a thousand voices welcomes SPRING.
- Chambers's Journal
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-13
NUMBER 18.

And at last, when | got ready with my
satchel in my hand to walk down TO take.
the stage, found a carriage at the door.
asked her who was odrive. She said,
Il must, as YOU would not know where
to go. From that time found her ac-
quaintance so pleasant that asked leave
to call again She thought it not adyiS-
able to marry at all; that she had better
wend her way through the remainder Of
her life alone But at last ! convinced
her that was man Of honor and
somewhat of a scholar and not a tramp:
and so she finally said, Upon the whole
if we can live happier together, | don't
know why we should not The house is
large enough for both Of Us. And 50
she put the case into my hands, and. by
the help of DR.. Scudder, she is my wife.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-13
EFFECTS OF PrnruNE on HEALTH.

EFFECTS OF PERFUME on HEALTH.-
An Italian professor has made some very
agreeable medicinal researches, resulting
in the discovery that vegetable perfume,
exercise positively healthful influence
on the atmosphere, converting its oxygen
into ozone, and thus increasing lis oNld/-
ING influence. The essences found to de-
velop the largest quantity of ozone lrc
those OF cherry, laurel, clover, lavender,
mint, juniper, lemon. fennel and berga-
mot; those that give it in smaller guam
tity are anise, nutmeg and thyme. The
flowers of the narcissus, hyacinthe, mignO-
nette, heliotrope and lily of the valley
develop ozone in closed vessels Flowers
destitute of perfume do not develop it.
and those which have but slight per
fume develop it in small quantities.--
Reasoning from these facts, the professor
recommends the cultivation of flowers in
places infested with animal emanatIonS,
on account of the powerful oxidizing IN
fluence Of ozone.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-13
POETRY
SPRING;


The snow is gone the spring is here
And planting time has come around Again
To ride the merry horse to plow
VIII make US boys feel cross as Cain.
And now our sleds must be slowed away
For sliding in hot weather We cannot do.
And skates must also be laid away
Also change our boots for the festive shoe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-13
HAMMER.

love YOU hanner-hanner dear
And do you hammer love met
II YOU do. you see. wen build us boat
An 40 sailing into the Caribbean Sea.
Iwill defend you while | live
And fight for you till die
Aud II you don't love me hammer dear
shall certainly heave "A sigh.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-13
MOTTO: BIZ JEST AND FEAR NOT.
EDITORIAL


EDITORIAL.
This paper is publighed by Simon Slope
and some other boys, 10 show 10 old Smith,
of the CourdRt, that he amt all creation,
as he thinks he is, and that somebody else
can write and edit a paper As well or better
than him. Most everybody round here has
had about enough OF old Smiths sarse, and
il is high time decent and unscurrilous
sheet was started. That Is what this H.
going 70 be- All the news we publish will
be original, which is not the case with the
Couraat. We have large corpse Of re-
porters, and have hired boss poet, and
we do not intend to knock under To any pa
per in the country. Our politics Is Repub-
likin clear through. respectfully solicit
the patronage of our towns people, and
hope TO run the COWrdRt of Its legs in about
l year. SIC Semper tyrGRjs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-13
THE sNAPTowN CoURANT.

BY SIMON.
The meancst paper under the sun
Which hardly anybody ever reads.
l. like an old rusty Continental gun
Loaded with Pumpkin seeds
Is can't shoot straight and II never hits
And It does not hurt II II does,
And when IL shoots II kicks so IL nearly sets the
editor into fits.
such an editor Oh-dcRr mc-s1z''
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-13
of winter. l don't like spring

am fond of winter, don't like spring
For in winter You see there is much more
play
And now we poets our. ink must sling
And can't go out to enjoy this bright May
tlaV.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-13

The Editor of the S--n Ct on re-
turning from the lodge of FrecmasOnS last
Tuesday Evening, was called an outrage
ous OLD donkey" 10y his wife, who kept him
sitting on the doorSteps for thrce-quarterS
of AN hour. He had forgotten his latch key.
Bill Smith informs US that his sister thinks
the new singing teacher just lovely. She re-
marked at the tea-table last Sunday Evening
that all through Singing-SchOol she felt like
Just fnging her arms around his neck and
kissing him. We cannot commend her
taSte-for we should not like our sister 10
care for a man who has his hair dyed on
the sly every Saturday Evening, as our
BARRIERS son informs Us Mr.. Singing Snod-
grass does.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-13

ARTICLES.-CATs.- are about the
most intcrestingest animals there Is. You
can have more fun with a cat In half an
hour. if YOU have good tree handy and m
entcrprising dog, than you can with a
whole travelling menagerie. Cats and fire
crackers are mortal enemlcS-lou tie a
bunch 10 cats tail and set 'em of, and
they will go down the street like fiery
comet y b., wire is better than string
10 raStcn them on with-as strings is Liable
10 burn OF IL Is very pleasant pastime
10 see two eats fight Their tails may be
tied firmly together, and for fear they might
tear up things in the garden II is a good
plan 70 hang them across Clothes-li line
They can be heard miles, have often
seen them. Some folks regard this sport
aS cruel. we call such folks chicken livered
Did YOU ever see Il shaved cat: They are
very singular creaturcS-it may be done
with a razor If You know where your faith
er keeps hiS'n. You tie up the cats paws
i'm old mitten- while YOU are doing Of H.
Some folks don't think il hardly pays-and
shall never be guilty of doing Though
do think a father is rather mean who
whales his boy all over-when his finger is
cut half OF and his face scratched all over
all ready Kittens are very pretty. There
are more than forty of them in the water
under the mill bridge. They nearly all of
them have stones tied 10 their neckS. 1t is
very unfeeling thing TO drownd a kitten.
They are innerccut harmless creatures.
Cats are great singers. The Chinese eat
cats What can YOU expect OF the heathen?
Some people hang dead cats aS May bas-
kets-it is only q Joke but the folks that get
| faf. . fg
great many other things about cats-but
i think have given YOU plenty OF ideas
already, so will close.
SINfoS 81 ppr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Pcrcival had another row
about pocket money last Friday night.
They had better he careful how they quar-
rel with their windows open.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-13

Our friend Tom Stokes informs Us that
his father the grocery man does keep rum
in the kes down cellar labeled Soothing
Syrup" and that Captain Fungus has jug
filled there every week. He says also that
his father sometimes puts chalk or some
other white stuff in his sugar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-13

That was all the reading matter that
the Tommyhawk. contained. There were
some advertisements, principally calling
attention to the manufacture of sweet
fern cigars and asking for the return OF
lost balls and jackknives. Altogether
the paper was q success-if the success
of paper can be reckoned by the COM
motion it creates. The above number
was issued on Saturday morning, and
before midnight of the same day Mrs.
Slope received a note from the minister
declining her "kind invitation to tea" and
devoting several pages to as hearty abuse
as minister could frame in language.
Mr.. Stokes store was visited by COM
mittee Of the temperance society, who
brought an officer to seize the soothing
syrup" keg; and before he had gone an
other minion of the law had Mr.. Stokes
in hand for selling adulterated goods
That same night Deacon Pepper dis
charged his hired boy without notice On
that same afternoon Mr.. Singing Snod-
grass walked into the BARRIERS shop,
thrashed the barber, broke the bottles,
and went straight off and proposed to
Billy Smiths sister, who accepted him al
once.
The edition of the paper was sold in no
time. There was not a copy Of it left by
three o'clock in the afternoon, and while
81 Slope was that evening making selec-
ton of candy and dime novels, for which
he intended to pay with the proceeds OF
the sale, he was seized upon by Mr. Per-
cival, who proceeded then and there to
chastiSe him. He had hardly escaped
from this angry man before Stokes boy
had him by the hair Of the head, dragged
him into the middle Of the street, put
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-13

Deacon Pepper has boil on his nose.
lie half starvrs his hired boy-and were
glad he's getting his come up-uus."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-13

Miss Slope will have the minister and his
family at tea next Wednesday. Great
preparations are in progress. She has bor-
rowed Mrs Peppers china Tea Set for the
occasion and the repast will be spread on
Mrs. Stokes long damask table cloth. She
has Just sent her best spoons down 10 Bos-
ton to be replatcd and sent word TO have
them all marked To look as nigh as can be
like real silver. She says that whatever
the minister's sermons amount 10, she's
bound he shall have good Supper-and
that's what he don't often get AT home with
such 4 wife u he has.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-13

The Tompkins family keep their children
on rather short allowance. One of them
informs us that no more than one piece or
plum cake is ever allowed them at a time.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-03
THE coMsroCK rARIsiENNE

A gushinsly-enthusiastic Paris cor.
respondent. writing to q New York
paper r~ecsntly. says the following rel
alive to Mrs. J. W. Msckay "She is
one OF the most charming hosts-sss OF
the American Colony. Accomplished
aud intellectual (shs speaks French and
Spanish rs perfectly as she does Eng.
lish). the charms Of her mind would
eclipse those Of her person were not
both thrown into the shade by the e.
quisite loneliness and sweetness Of her
noble and elevated nature. She il very
lovely and is still quite young. Hell
form 10 petite and fauluessly proper.
toned. her hair dark aud her eyes Of OK.
cssdins beauty. being large and lu.'
trous. Of adark. clear blue. shaded with
long black lashss. Unspoiled and un'
spoilabls by q position that would have
turned the heads Of ninety.nine women
ont Of a hundred. she wears IL oneroui
dignitiss as gracefully and with rs little
ostsntation a. she might a freshly
plneksd flower. AL the ridiculous
stories that have appeared respecting
her in the papers are pure invention.
She never wanted to illuminate the Arc
dc Triomphs. for instance. and never OF.
fered to buy it. Gentle. gracious. gen.
erous and kindly-heartsd is she, and the
world is all the better for having such a
woman In It,"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-03

Tnx question OF free passes for legis-
la.ors on railroads is under discussion
again in several State Legislatures.
Long John Wentworth regards the Illi-
nois deadheads as the worst In the coun-
try. He says Members Of the Legis-
laturo not only get passes for them
selves. but for their wives. and some
women who are not their wives. as we'll
rs for certain friends. Then again, they
lend their passes. II Q man Is at Spring
field during the session Of the Legisla-
ture. aud he is not going home, he gives
his pass to a friend to use, and receives
1t back by letter. Some members have
even gone so far as to put their passes
into sealpers' Offices"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-03
THE souIt CLAIMS.
Full List Of shs niuss Isssrssssd-
Legal rsists - the Cass-rhe
Adverse Claims OF No value.
San Fraacl.o CaH, Jan.i /.

san Fraadsoo Cal. Jan.i.
As q great deal OF interest has been
excited by the recent discovery that
many Of the most prominent OF the No.
die mines are located on a sixteenth Sec
ton, and thereby claimed by parties
purchasing from the State OF Califor-
MIA, a high authority In land matters has
furnished the Cal with o view OF the
matter regarding the States title to the
land. and the probable effect on the title
Of the claimants under the United States
mining laws. which appears to be well
sustained BY authorities. de says tbat
the State Of California, under the hrst
clause Of the sixth section OF the Act OF
Congress OF March 3. 1858. was granted
every sixteenth and thirty.siIth sections
in each township for the benefit OF the
public schools. the words Of the Act are:
!. SECTIONS sixteen and thirty.sir shall
bs and hereby are granted TO the State
OF California" etc. In Higgins vs..
Hou,hton. and other California Su-
preme Court decisions. the Court held
that these words constituted n present
grant, and that the right OF the State OF
California attached TO the particular sec
ton of land Immediately ON the passage
Of the grant OF March ,. 1853. And in
the case OF the Natoma Water snd Min.
ing Company Va. Bugbss, decided oy
tne suPtsins oou va. ny nn;s.,
49, nsno,,s ,hs, ,r;bnnal held that
..ths title Of the State Of California to
every sixteenth and thirty.sixth section
q NJ the date OF me as' oi Ma' u,s u,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-03
ABOUT CONSOLIDATION.

mere appears 10 Dc n movement W
foot tending to the consolidation oil
Virginia and Gold Hill. under one
| county government. similar to that OF
| San Francisco. The movement did not
originate in Gold Hill. for our citizens
have always been opposed to such con.
solidation as decidedly disadvaniageous
to Gold Hill. They have always been
willing to coneed- that there would be
some advantages in the arrangement, but
they sa~ decided disadvantages which
more than eounterbalauced. As the
case stands at the present time. Gold
Hill is in pretty good trim generally.
Her sewerage is complete aud in most
excellent condition; her system Of water
pipes both for domestic use and
fire e~Itinguishing purposes tho best in
the State. her Fire Department well or
ganized and equipped, and costing but
little to keep so. her streets are in fine
order. her town government is cheaply
maintained. aad rs for the town debt, IL
Is small. and will soon be wiped out.
Virginia, on the other hand. has u much
more expensive and less efficient sewer.
age and water pipe system to support. n
much moro expensive fire department.
and city government, and a greater debt
in proportion to the population. Ae-
cording to tho estimates Of the last
Grand Jury. the expenses OF Virginia for
the Gu trent calendar year will be about
silO, 900. over half a. much as that Of
the county. while tho expenses OF Gold
Hill will only 10 SIS. $50 /; quite n mate
rial difference. Financially. the adj
vantage Of consolidation would DO very
decidedly in favor OF Virginia.
The NEws does not present this view
OF the situation and the question in
point, in any spirit Of cap,iousnsss. but
merely to bring the matter squarely be-
fore our citizens for careful c~onsidsra-
ton and discussion. II the proposed con.
solidation would DO Of real benefit to
Gold Hill. let US nave it by all means ;
but II she is to be the loser by 1t. by all
means oppose il. Virginia will most
sssuredly act on that principle. II
Gold Hill is to be deprived Of her in-
hsrent rights and privileges, her power
10 take care Of herself aud her " af.
fairs as she may judge best, and be made
merely an outside dependant ward Of
Virginia. by all means let all such propo-
sitions DO rejected. II. on the contrary.
under a county consolidation. both Vir-
ginia and Gold Hill can DO better gov
erned at less cost to each. than under
the present system. such consolidation
is the only true and efficient solution oi
tho problem. Let US all weigh the mat.
ter well and act judieiously. We call
upon our fellow citizens Of Gold Hill to
do so squarely and fairly, in order that
we may instruct. aud advise our repre-
sentatives what to do when the matter
is brought up before I, IN in the coming
Legislature. Communications on the
subject will DO thankfully received. and
the columns OF the NEws are ireel, open
for discussion.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-03
CONDENSED KILOGRAMS.
L.tes. from All Parts OF the World.

The New York Times thinks Sec.
rotary Schurz has the better OF Lieut..
General Sheridan In the controversy
with regard to tho transfer OF the In
dian Bureau to the War Department.
About two hundred persons were ar
raigned in the five police courts Of New
York City yesterday for getting drunk
on New Years Day. The majority Of
them were discharged.
The First Presbyterian Church OF
Quincy. ILL.,. was destroyed by Gre
last night. Loss, SG0.0OO; insurance.
$25, 900.
A fire in Eigin. ILL.,. yesterday morn
ing. destroyed property worth 500, 600;
insurance. $4,000.
Dsmpstsr Hall. Evanston. Ills,
burned last night. Loss, 5000; in.
suaance. $4,000.
President Hayes and the Cabinet are
pleased with the incidents attending re-
sumption.
The Second Baptist Church. st. Louis.
burned to-day. Loss, 800 900; fully
insured.
A national police system is proposed
by the Police Commissioners Of Boston.
The total coinage OF tho United States
mints for December was S5.ois, 800.
Secretary schurz will reply to General
Sheridan In u few days.
M MI ~ n-a L. L.-.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-03
DEATH or Gales cUsaiSo.

Hon. Caleb Cushing died at his home
in Nswburyport, Massachusetts,. last
night. He was born In Salisbury. Essex
county. Massachusetts,. January "a,
1900. Al the 9 Of seventeen he
graduated at Harvard. In 1875 he was
admitted to the bar and commenced the
practice Of Law at Nswburyport. where
he has since resided. As q writer Tor
magazines and an author Of books he
was successful. In 1874 he negotiated,
the first treaty OF the United States
Government with the Emperor OF China.
He was six times elected q member OF
the Massachusetts, Legislature AMI
served twice as Mayor Of Newburyport.
In isi7 be raised, and from his W
means equipped, u regiment Of Massa-
chusetts volunteers. going at their head
as Colonel to join the army Of General
Tyler against the MeIicans. While
there he was appointed Brigadier Gen.
eral. Ho was in 1852 u Of the Judges
OF the Massachusetts, Supreme Court.
and in 1853 Vas appointed Attorney
General Of the United States under
President Pierce. In 1860 he was n
Breckenridge Democrat. but during the
war gave his influence to the cause OF
the Union. In 1866 he was appointed
one OF the eminent lawyers to revise and
eodify the laws Of tho United States.
In 1872. at the Geneva conference to
settle the Alabama claims. he was one OF
the counsel for the United States. and
in December. 1873, he was appointed
Minister to Spain. Iu all the relations
Of iifs--public or private-Mr. Cushing
was highly respected and honored.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-03

PRESIDENT HAYES. In conversation
relative to the report that he favors the
election OF Grant in 1880. gives tho in
ference that the report is founded on
fact. lie argues that the objection to q
second and third term Is that tho incum-
bent will use the power and patronage
OF his Office to r~s-elect himself. but as
Grant is out Of Office. this no longer
applies to him. He cherishes . " warm
friendship" for Grant, but thinks II too
early to begin q canvas for 1880 now.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-03

SENATOR CosKLiSo evidently wishes
to have ii understood that he il not a
Presidential candidate. The Washington
correspondent OF the Troy TTnes writes
that the Senator assures him that he has
received hundreds upon hundreds Of
private letters from political and per.
sonal friends. strongly expressing the
hope that he would receive the next
nomination, and Offering their support
both before and after the convention.
To these the Senator has replied, thank
ing them for their kindness, but stating
that he was not a candidate. and that he
could not be M either at the next con-
v-ntion or at the one thereafter. He
added that he hoped and believed that
the Republicans would unite upon a
good man and elect him. This is direct
and positive enough to settle the quss-
ton permanently. and there can DO no
doubt OF its authenticity. II harmonizes
completely with the Senator's private
u~tterances.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-03

The Sacramento Record. Union issued
q siIisen-page New Years edition. Into
this was crowded an astonishing amount
OF local chronology. together with q u n
ming record OF the whole world. for the
year just closed. The appearance Of
this edition brings to the minds Of old
Pacific Coasters the time when the Sac
ramento Union was the acknowledged
news authority OF the country. The
Record. Union in the matter OF enterprise
and ability Is a worthy successor Of ''the
old chief"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-03
Grant In Ireland.

DUBLIN. Jan. 3.-General Grant ar
rived this morning accompanied by Gen.
eral Noyes, United States Minister "a
France. The II. President was met by
the Lord Mayor. There was no public
demonstration.
The General WAS presented with the
freedom Of the city and later visited sew
eral places OF interest.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-03

SINCE the Marquis Of Lorne has APP
peared in Ottawa in Highland costume.
there seems to be = rage for kilt skirts
among the snobs there. A military
company Of Highlanders is being raised
and the necessary qualifications for
membership are a hight Of i've feet
eight and one-half inches. aud fifteen
inches around the calf Of the leg. Thus
the social standing Of the snob is do.
termined by the size Of the calf.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-03

THERE were men who thought when
gold wa selling at 2s5. hat 1t would
never fall below that point. They be-
lievsd the Republic was doomed. They
thought greenbaeks would continue to
fall until q csrt.load would not be enough
10 buy q bag Of flour. It was a grsa,
contest those days between the faithful
and those who had no faith in the Gov.
eminent. The whole history OF the re-
bellion Is written in the changing gold
ouaiaiions
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-03

The Leopard Company shipped last
night per Wells. Fargo X Co.'s Express,
five bars Of bullion valued at SS.3l4 81.
- Tines Reuis,c Dec. 30.
Wells. Fargo h Co. shipped four bars
Of bullion this morning. valued at 81.
80 5s.-Eiuska Lsader. Dec. 81.
The Manhattan $. NJ. Co. shipped to.
day twelve bars Of bullion weighing 81
pounds and valued at Sll. 307 03.-Aus.
tin RsreiAs, Dec. 81.