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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-29

Ply Schimminy, how dot boy studies de
languages :" is what q delighted elderly
German said when his four-year-old son
called him blear-eyed son of a saw-horse.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-29

Home, sweet home" has been sung in
every land bat DO home is complete with
out a good supply of Addmson's Botanic
Bdisais, for the cure of coughs, colds, anu
lung troubles. Price, So and IS cts. New
size, 10 cts. "A
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-29

cooa.ees IN yssr own town. Terms ana S. 9uhi re-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-29

Saratogs, in the Indian language, means
1.-THE region OF the big hills" In plain
English il means ''the region OF many
bills"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-29

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IA. S,liingia. mandrake. yellow dock. with
the Odldr Of potash and iron. all powerful
Matchmaking. blood-cleanSiug. and liie-Sis-
tanning elements. IL is the pureSi. safest,
AMI most .itrctual Alternative medicine
known or available 10 the public. The SCI
enr,-s Of medicine and chemistry have never
produced so valuable remedy. nor one so
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all scrofi.ous diseases, Erysipclas,
Rose, or st. Anthony's Fire, Pimples
aud Face-grubs, Pmstules, Rlotches,
salt Rheun, Scald-head, Ring-worm,
Ulcers, Sores. Rheumatism, Mercurial
Disease, Neuralgia, Female Weak
nesses and Irregularities, Jaundice,
Affections of the Liver, Dyspepsia,
Emncia;ion, and General Debility.
Is rs searching and cleansing qualities
IL purgrs cut the foul CorrupjiOns which
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the vital functions. promotes energy and
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whole system. No sufferer from any dis
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SAEsArARILLA a fair trial.
IL : Jolly 10 experiment with the pumer-
Gus low-priced mixtures, Of cheap materials.
and without medicinal virtues offered as
blool-purihers, while disease becomes more
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medicine OF such concentrated curative
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aud most reliable blood-purifier known.
Physicians know its composition, and pre-
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wears and has won the unqualified cOufi-
dence OF millions whom il has benefited.
Prepared by Or. J. c. Aver & Co.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
Lowell, Mass.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-29

Ap sick Headache, Nervous Headache. Neuralgia
sIeeplessness, Paralysis, Histeria, Melancholy,
~ yitut' Dance, Asthma, &c. But MI OF these
different forms are brought about by soma present
exciting cause. Bot no nervous system IA subject
10 these diseases unless the nerve.nuid Ia In An
impoverished condition, or suffering from an ir.
ritable stAie or condition, and can only be cure.l
by q remedy that enriches the nerve-duid and al
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CHAMoAILE PILLS. They encctuaily remove
the canes Of all nervous diseases, and the nat
uraI rrsult 10 q cure-a complete and permanent
cure. -
DIR. c. W. BEvsoS's CELERY AND CHAM
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Headaches, Neuralgia and Nervousness. and viii
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OF either rick. nervous or dyspeptc headache OF
neuralgia, nervousness OF sleeplessness. Price
81 cents box. sent post free 10 any address, OF
may be ordered through any druggist.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-29

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Wilson WING Y Donss Wheeler
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-29

NEW YORK AND LONDON.
For sale BY al Druggists AM EAacy Goods Dealers
Order, fo- 81 with e---itsS FIVE, rccrirt %
g. Or3r-s for - Nu-t'. r,ta7e free o. rss-''''
of as, II addressed 10 No. u W, 18th Street, New
York.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-29
IS NERVOUSNESS A YANKEE
MoTlou7 E
A New Theory by Q New
Doctor.
He claims that Nervousness 10 an
American imaginative Disease,
And Originated In the United
States Within the Last
Fifty Years.
Let the Doctors Say whether
That statement will stand
the Test.
DR.. Benson Says IL WIN Not. That Nsr-
yousness n 90 Old ~ Mankind.
DR.. benson Says Il WIN Not. That Nsr'
vousness n ~ Old ~ Mankind.

AND THAT NERVOUSNESS HAS EXIST.
ED EVER SINCE NERVOUS sYsTENs
WE'RE CREATED. NERvOUsNEss
EXISTS UNDER MANY NAMES, AMI
APPEARS IN MANY FORMS OR
TYPEs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-29

Jefferson, y. H., July 10, 1877.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-29

Il. A. GILBERT, Secretary.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15
Lady Dufferin's Mistake.

A queer story, which the Italians
would have character as "wel
founded if not true" comes from ST. Pc
tersburg. Lady Dufie.in, wife of the
British Envoy, went to Court to be pre-
scented to the Czarina. On arriving at
the Winter Palace, she was shown into
an ante-room, as she thought, where an
aged lady, whom she took to be mis-
tress of ceremonies, was seated on an Of
toman. The lady motioned her to place
beside her, and entered into converse
ton, but in a frigid Russian style. The
handsome Irishwoman with the Hamil-
ton blood in her veins has little pride
of her own, and thinking the Muscovite
waiting woman was rather patronizins
to the wife of an Ambassador, assumed
"stand-off" air on her side. The cere-
momous dame became more tremendous
and almo't naughty. At length she
asked "Have you seen my daughter
latelyf' Pardon me, madame, said
Lady Dutierin; 81 fancy We do not
move in the same circle; pray, who may
your daughter be q The answer led up
to a tableau. The Duchess of Edin-
burgh," said the stately old female, who
was no other than the Empress of
Russia.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15

produces tendency to support the Dem
ccratic ticket.
The great discovery that the soul is
identical with the perfume radiated from
the bodies of men and other animals Will
lead to most interesting results. With
the aid of dogs with sensitive noses any
one cam make collection of the souls OF
his acquaintance, and analyze them at
his leisure. Of course, failure would
now and then be made. Prof. Dunst-
maier himself did not succeed in obtain
ING the faintest trace of soul in prom
inent diplomatist, and with the ordinary
kind of dog we might find it difficult to
collect enough Of the soul of MIR. Tilden
for the purpose Of analysis. Still very
large collections of souls might be made,
and there could be nothing more inter
esting to the thoughtful man than mu-
scum filled with the bottled souls Of the
leading statesmen and thinkers. What
could be more delightful to the lover
than IL half-ounce bottle full of the soul
of his mistress And what q source of
happiness would it be to the atiectionate
wife if she could at half-yearly intervals
take little of her husbands soul to
competent chemist and thus learn his
precise moral condition. York
Times
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15

If you are gong to paint your house,
barn, wagon or machinery, the wonder
full Imperishable Mixed Paint Is surely
the best, for it is warranted by their
agents in your own town not 10 chalk,
crack, peel or blister; to cover better and
work easier than any other paint. The lmper
ishable Paint was awarde ed the first premium,
over all other paints at the California stale
Fair, lS7s and the gold medal at the oregon
state FAIR, 1878. Get "a circular from their
Agent, which explains this wonderful discov-
cry. Try tue nu and you certainly would
have no other.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15
Mr.. \. Niger, Taylorville, Pa, write

Mr.. \. Niger, Taylorville, Pa, writes
Ny mother, an old lady of sixty years,
suffered for thirty years with Rheuma-
iism, to such an extent that she was at
TINES entirely lame. We procured from
Mcssrs. Ludwig Bros, Druggists i'll
Scranton, Pa, bottle of st. Jacobs Oil,
used it according to directions, and saw
our efforts crowned with perfect success.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15

a new portable family fruit drier
best style, may be bought for SS5, by
applying at the BEE office, Portland,
Oregon. an 22-tf
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15

r. In making ANY purchase "r Ia
writing Su response to ns. nsiverttse.
Ua~mt tn this paper yOu Will please men.
etOn the name OB the paper.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-11
RUssELvIIE POPE COUNTY THURSDAY

to the North Anerican RerieiD. The pa. per contains brief history of the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, which, he says, led directly to the late -was The paper supplies r,..::.,si,.ss .inK in the his tory of fl.e es;aintry, and has been pre- pared without any sectional feeling, and is not for the purpose of reviving old is- sues. The main features are that the South did not call for the repeal of the Missouri Compromise at the time it was passed; that the primary eject of the repeal was to strengthen one man and weaken another; that the South contend ed for principle which, had it been es- tablished, would have been of no practi cal benefit, because slavery never could have existed above latitude 360 30N, and there was open land enough in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Flori- da and Alabama to have employed all the slaves and their increase for 100 years at least; that the Union and the preservation of it up to this time has cost an amount in money and lives that cannot be estimated, and to continue to preserve it will require wisdom, justice, prudence and patriotism.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-11
Advice to a Theatrical Aspirant.

By the Detroit Lime Kiln Club.
 A letter from Clinton, Ky, signed Brutus Booth Hawkins, asked the club as body whether it would advise fair ly-educated, average-looking young col ored man to take the stage for profes- sion. He could, he said, take the part of oli man, young man, doctor of divinity or butcher boy, and his limitations of parrot or a blue jay were simply inn mepse. All he wanted, he believed, was little encouragement from his own race. He had worked some at throwing up bed for railroad, but he felt more at home behind the footlights.
 De queshun am one which kin be an swered right now and right heah," said the old man, as he softly stood up. "I hev bin darl Oar was time when l fought could take de part O Hamlet wid any white man livin' l used to go round wid my foughts fixed on ghosts and skulls and graves an de King of Jinmark. I dreamed ob packin' houses an readin' in de newspapers dat l war de greatest actor ob de modern day. l saw de top roun' ob de ladder ob fla ne right ober my head, and l reached up fur it. l run de actor business two years. Doorin' dat period l froze to death, starved 10 ueatn, lost mousse an lot, an foun' dat was called fool ten times for ebry cent took in. De only newspaper which eber praised me bust ed in week. De only boy who eber gave mea one core died of the measles afore lef' de town. De only house l ever packed was an ice-house. I know all about footlights, headlights, wings, legs, sky-borders, draps, right exits an left gooffs; but when de sable mantle ob night falls down upon de y'arth lze sat isiied to sit wid my feet in de oxen ob de cook-stove an let somebody else jump in from de lief wing an mop poor \ brick all ober de stage. If dis young darky keeps at de profeshun ob frowin' up railroad beds, dar am some chance fur him in de fuchur. If he takes to de stage he needn't hope dat dis club will lend him any money on his undersnirts an, atnckiuaO y
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-11
Dan Rice as n Lecturer.

Dan Rice, the veteran snowman, ap- pears to be succeeding in his new role as lecturer, and to be drawing good houses. The Evansville, Ind, Tribune of recent date has the following in re- gard to the ex-showman's recent career: "Col. Dan Rice returned to-day from Boonville, where he lectured last night to good house. On Wednesday night he had fine house at New Harmony, where he opened his batteries on Beech CT, Wendell Phillips and Ingersoll. He made a scathing reply to Beecher's char acterization of Jesus as a bastard Jew and a very ordinary carpenter He told how, in 1S46, he had replied to Wen dell Phillips in Salem, Mass, and the announcement drew vast crowd to Welch's circus. In regard to Ingersoll, he said the colonel had so thoroughly studied his subjects that he thoroughly believes them, and it had now become a mania with him to attack established beliefs. The spirit of speculation, he said, probably entered into his motives also, and he was realizing that part of his object. Col Rice is enthusiastic in his praise of New Harmony and it's peo- pie. He goes to Golconda from here, where he lectures tomorrow night
 thence he goes South,
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-11
Too Many Art,st..

An art lecturer of England, and a member of the Royal Academy, lately expressed himself in an address as fear. ful lest too many people were trying to become artists. The facilities for lcarn- ing how to draw were great, and the in- dustry was good culture, but knowing what to draw was the puzzle and the rock on which many were wrecking use- ful lives. All students apparently want- ed to be great painters or sculptors, but this required more than mere teaching, which the aspirants could not under. stand. A good eye and little training made tolerable draughtsman, but great artist is born, not made. The mere draughtsman can go only to the boundaries of mechanism, beyond which art begins. But in these days of art culture and increasing taste everybody wants to be an artist, and good talents in mechanics are being sacrificed to this ambition. The exhibition rooms are lined with bad pictures, which in art are nothing, but in labor are great This art monitor directs the attention of me- chanical skill to the useful industries of patterns and designs for architectural ornamentation and other purposes. With more humbleness of aim the in- creasing art culture could be turned to legitimate account, and where it now fails to make painters and sculptors 1t would develop artisans,
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-11
The Rise In Paper.
St. Louis Times

The recent action of the paper manu- lecturers, who formed combination among themselves, and without excuse or apology arbitrarily pat up the price of printing paper nearly one-half, has had the effect to call the attention of the country, and of Congress as well, to the opportunities for extortion the present tariff affords manufacturers. The manufacture of printing paper is steady business. Those engaged in it can tell with approximate certainty how much paper will be required in certain length of time. It has few or no specu- lative elements about it. Consequently it has always been a remunerative busi- ness. Those engaged in it fixed their own figures, and newspaper and book publishers paid their price, and made no fuss about it. They would do so still if there was any reason or justice in the late advance. But there is none, and therefore publishers appeal from a great wrong to the public and to Con- gress. Theremedy they ask is the re- peal or the reduction Of the tariff duty on the foreign article so that the rapa- city of the American manufacturers may be held in check. They must secure this remedy, or they must issue smaller paper, or they must charge higher price for their paper, or they must quit tho publishing business. they prefer to secure reduction of the practically prohibitory duty on the foreign article, and thus by healthy competition keep the price of the home article within bounds.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-11
The White House and Mrs. Hayes.
 Philadelphia Times.

It is an historic fact that the White House is modelled after the palace of the Duke of Lelnster. This accounts for the lofty walls so decorated and beautified in frescoes that they resemble in intention, if not in genius, the noble creations wrought by Raphseland Michael Angelo. As the eye descends from the ceiling 1t rests upon the inlaid floor, but this is covered with carpeting so thick that the tramp ot regiment would be noisless as phantom wings. Ebony furniture with richest satin upholstering. candelabra, which ,each from floor to mantel, bold ing waxen candles all ready to light, pictures on walls, huge baskets of flow CTS, with decorated pots jf greenery scattered everywhere. In row, like school girls in a class, stood the wives and daughters of the Cabinet officials, with Mrs. President Hayes at the head, That it was strictly official" was proved by the order observed in their position. Just as the Departments are ranked the women stood. State then Treasury, War, Postoffice,- Interior and Attorney General. Mrs. Hayes may safely be safely called handsome woman," and there will none be found brave enough to dispute the palm. A brunette of the purest type, with large, brilliant eyes that convey the idea of surface but not depth-like transparent window that opens into space-a rather low, Greek forehead, over which is banded that shining mass of satin hair The glossy coronet could be improved by wave or bangs; but the dark, rich brunette com plexion forbids this modern fashion, and Mrs. Hayes is an artist in one or more ways. Clad in rich, ruby satin and silk combination, the corsage square and low, as Pompadour invented to call at- tention to her charms, no fault can be found with Mrs. Hayes, for her dress is as costly and showy as any worn by the celebated beauties who fourished in the Cabinet during the Grant reign. Mrs. Hayes has invented way to shake hands, which ought to be known to the official world, as it saves this useful member from crushing annihilation Never give your fingers to the crowd, and instead of allowing your hand to be seized, grasp the unruly enemy by the hand as far as the unfortunate thumb will permit ycu to go, one vigorous squeeze, and the torment is over.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-11
A FIFTEEN MINUTES CoURTsHIP.
How a Nun Obtained a Husband-Prefor- ing Married Life to One of Ceiibacy.
 In,,;Sv;1la Journal


 Two years since Sister Mary Funk, a young lady of most respectable parent age and devout Catholic, came to this city from Frankfort, and was admitted to the convent at the corner of Chest nut and Shelby streets, and was after this sub-teacher in the school at the corner of Webster and Washington streets. Some time after this there came Ia request for the services of sub teacher in the convent at Jeffersonyille, and Miss Funk, still under the direction of the prioress, accepted the situation, and performed her work well and faith fully.
 During all the time that she was con- nected with the convent here as lay sister, those who associated wth her now speak of her as true woman, in the strictest sense of the word. She never complained, went straightforward in the performance of the duties that were assigned to her, and at times seemed perfectly satisfied with her life, and like the other members of the noble sisterhood, she was always ready to sacrifice her own happiness and com fort, and, if necessary, her life, in order to alleviate the sufferings of those who were in distress.
 After some time. and for what reason no one knows, Miss Funk, dissatisfied with her life, concluded to marry. As no one knows the secrets of the human heart, it is only just to say that no one has a right to criticise her acts. It is said that she stated to friend tha. if she could find a man who suited her tastes she would marry him in fifteen minutes. The friend happened to know "fiiteen-minute" man, "and man who bears splendid reputation," and the two people who wanted to marry were introduced, and In just fifteen minutes a csntraat to cling together "for better or for worse" was entered into, and the young sister, with due solemnity, bade an affeetlonate adieu to the walls of the convent, hung her veil on the fence, and launched out on the stage plank that leads to the good ship Matrimony, and she is now gliding down the river of life by the joyous light of the honeymoon.
 The wedding occurred about fifteen days since. The gentle man she married is Ramed Hilderbrand, and he has for some time been employed on Arterburn's place, on the Brownsboro road. This is a remarkable case, as a sister who once enters a convent seldom leaves it, but prefers leaving the world with it's joys, it's sorrows, and its myriads of sins be- hind her. Miss Funk had not entered the final order of sisterhood, and, if she saw proper to change the life that she had started out to lead with the best of intentions, it certainly is credit to her to cone out openly and act her part as she has, and if she is happy and con tented, the world will find no fault with her conduct.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-11
Pontoon Bridges.
Prairie dn Chien Courier


 Recently an item appearing in Nc Gregor paper has been copied into the dalies of St. Paul, Chicago and elsewhere to the effect that the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway company were about to bridge the Mississippi river at this point. Alter inquiring from the best authority attainabie, we have asscer- tanned that there is less foundation now than ever before for such reports.
 The presnt railway "pontoon" transfer bridge here has stood the test for years, and has proved every way adequate to accomplish safely and expediliously all the railway business demanded of it. This has been done at an expense less than the interest on the money an iron, stone or ordinary truss bridge would have cost. And above all the "pontoon" bridge transfer is pre-eminently safe; for in five years past there has been no loss of life or hmb, or serious delay by req son of any defect in this railway "pon- toon bridge. It is safer, and it's capa- city can be made equal to any transfer bridge upon the river; and is now suffi- cient for double the business required of it. Only once during the floating season of flood and ice last fall few hours de lay occurred-principally through the cautious directions of the bridge manage ment. This trifling hindrance will be obviated, and the floating ice diverted from the draws entirely at mere frac- ton of the cost of making piers for one span of an iron bridge. As it now is, under all contingencies, we hold that the present railway "pontoon" bridge here is safer for person and prop erty than any iron or suspension bridge in existance to-day. This is broad as- sertion, but the events of the recent past and others there is every reason to ex- pect in the future, will sustain it.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-11
WORCESTER, MAss., Feb. s, 1879.
The Lateat Cornet.
London Letter. New York Tlmes.

AfohANA bNttSa NV" tSAA AHi'Sos
 By the way, as a privileged person, I was one day this week Tn famous store shown the latest corset from Paris. 1t was most elaborately made pair of stays, made to exaggerate narrow wait by the addition of artificial hips ana artificial bust. "Enghsh ladies will wear this great deal during the coming sea- son." said the artist who presided over my private vlew of the new invention, "but my Paris correspondent tells me they expect to send more of them to America than to England" The truth is, the United States is quicker to adopt the French fashions than England; and in contradistinction to this bad sign of the further promotion of tight-lacing there is the good one of an artistic revi. val in London society of the babv-waists and to loose robes of the early days,