Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-04-15
EDITORIAL AND SELECTED ITEMS.

-Solon Chase has severed his connec-
ton with the Chronicle.
The Republicans carried Michigan
at an election, last week.
More snow, last week. This looks
well for the next hay crop.
Now doth spring up discomfort among
travellers, ON account of the mud and
slush
The surviving Smith sister, of Glas-
tonbury, Conn, will still be taxed, but
no longer unrepresented. At the age of
eighty seven she has married; the gen.
tleman is of the same age.
The House Committees are finally
announced. and the only Craftsmanship
given to New England is that of ENpen-
ditures in the Post Office Department
Laid of Maine. The Banking and Cur
rncv Committee is said to be composed
of eight soft money men, out of eleven.
You may assure your people that
| have no unkindneSs in my heart 10 them,
or any of the people of the North. ] am
not the devil they have paintcdme | have
neither horns nor hoofs.-jtf Darts.
All. well, what devil was responsible
for Andersonyille, if it wasn't this same
jeff Davis:
A Boston creditor, after going through
his debtors store and house, levied on the
family tomb at Mount Auburn. Down
South this would he called barbarity, but
in Boston we suspect that they speak Of II
Us ''Shrcwdnc>S. - lIdSkiagioH Post.
Oh. that's nothing. we know a person
in Wiscasset, Maine. who levied on grave
yard-and had it duly appraised and set
off to him
Owing to a delay in receiving proof,
our correspondents article on the White
Mountain Stock Farm, contained some
errors which need correction. We there
fore rc-publish the amended article, among
the agricultural items, this week. Wei
call the particular attention of farmers
and Of all interested in good stock and
successful farming, to this description OF
a model farm, written 10y a practical
farmer.
On the first page of this paper, we
reprint from the Portland Transcript, a
poem in memory of Sarah J. PrcntiSs. a
lIdy who Was well known IN the state as
la temperance worker, and a particular
friend Of soldiers. in caring for whom she
brought ON the difficulty which terminated
her life. These verses were written by
Mrs. J. W Allen, formerly Miss ii. +.
Maxim. Of this town. now OF Plcasanton,
Mich. Miss prcntisS and Miss Maxim
were warm friends, during early life, and
this tribute to the memory of the dcccas-
"a could come from no more appropriate
source.
THAT the Republican minority should
feel rather lonesome or uncomfortable or
even cross, is not q matter of surprise. IL
il a matter OF surprise. however, that the
Republicans should b, m thc minority at
au Never dij e party have such opportu-
uity 10 perpetuatc It's life and power. IT.
founders were among tine greatest men i'm /
our couutp> history, worthy an equal
place with the fathers of the Republic
Then tine Republicans put down the South .
cru rebellion and cmancIpatcd the negroes.
As the Church for centuries had need only /
"a point % the cross 10 assert It's >uprcm-
acy In the realm OF faith, SO the Republican
pariy had need only 90 point To- the graves
Of Northern patriots go assert IFS right
pre-cmincnt % rule the nation. Then lit was
the party of moral ideas. II held monop-
oly ion the virtues of the nation. 1t WAS
the party OF Christian Statesmen. The
Republicans prayed while the Democrats
sworc. The Republicans rcprc>euicdmord
and temperate areas, the Democrats came
from the saloon. and bro,hcl aud sand lots.
and tenement houses and from whisky
zones. AMI Vet the Democrats are IN
power and the Republicans out. Why is
it:-N,r E'iyiDH.
.marer. Because scum Will rise to the
surface