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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27
Meant HIM.

When q railroad passenger hears the
whistle sounding an alarm it Ii his hrst
impulse TO look out OF the window, but
this impulse is always restrained by
second thought, except in the case OF
green travellers. A few days ago an old
man and his wife were passengers on q
Lake Shore train, and as the section
men were making repairs on the line in
various places the whistle was sounded
proay often. The old couple were fully
alive to every" toot, and each time the
old man would stick his head out OF
the window.
docs 1t mean anything. Samuelr
asked the wife every time his head came
back, but he could give her mo salts
factory explanations. A travel er be
hind them finally warned the old man
that he ran risk by sticking his head
out, but at the very next toot he was at
1t again. He wore plug hat which
looked fully twenty years old, and its
loss would be nothing great. Prepara-
tions were quietly made behind him.
and everything was all ready when next
the whistle sounded.
II wonder what's on the track now"
queried the wife, a. he moved around
uneasily.
II dunno" he replied, 81 believe
we've run over as many as dozen men
since we left Toledo"
"Do look out and see what 1t means"
she continued.
Out went his head, his face toward
the engine, and a smart rap with cane
from the next window knocked his hat
of and sent it flying into n swamp. He
pulled back with such rush that he
almost went over his wife into the
aisle.
Land stars! but did il mean any
thingP" she cried. as she erasped him
~ should think 1t did"he yelled.
at meant that was duIned old fool,
and have got TO 20 bare-headed al the
rest OF this summer!'
The hard-heartei conducted refused
TO stop the train and recover the hat,
and mt the finis of hot discussion the
bare headed victim brought his fist
down with shivering force and ex-
claimed: ..,st
"Wsal, now. want you to under
stand that il there is any law in this land
this ere railroad has got to move its
fence-corners back. 'Sposen them rails
had given me wipe on the jaw!"-De.
troll Free Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

Judge not too harshly, oh, my trisndo
Of him your fellow man,
But draw the veil Of charity
ABOUT him II you can.
He once was called an honest man.
Before some trial vexed-
He stepped from out the narrow way
II may be your turn NEXT.
Painting upon the great highway
A suffering soul doth lie;
Go stanch his wounds and Quench his tAirse
Nor pass him idly by.
God will not brook the swift excuse,
The thoughtless vain preteIt,
A iellow-mortnl bites the dust
1t may he your turn next
You heard, one day, a single word
Against persons aamei
Oh, bear il not from door to door
To further hurt his fame.
lfyou're the man you claim TO be,
Remember then, the text,
To Speak no evil, true or talso-
1t may be your turn next
The world l. bad enough, we own,
And may neel still more light
Yet, with true love to all, may b
Help in the cause Of right
Lii, up the sinful and the weak.
The soul by care perpleIed,
Well knowing tha, to drink The gaIb
II may be your turn next.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

So saying. she snatched them up
angrily, and threw them one by one ont
Of the nest. She looked down. There
they lay-the Eve blue eggs. which had
once been her pride, hope broken and
worthless on the ground below. Thea
she looked into the empty nest. Red
breast looked. too, from his perch oppo-
site, and. looking. saw tear fail where
the eggs had lain. That was too muchI
Even Redbreast had a tender littA
heart hidden away beneath his say
coat; 30. with the empty nest between
them, he made full confession, and
begged 70 be forgiven.
You are perfectly right" he con.
oluded, "in sayinsit ~as all my fault"
"No "replied his wife, tearfully, III
had not been so complaining this
never would have happened"
Well" said Radbreast, In a mourn
ful tone. "it can't be helped now; but
I'm sure would sit on the nest for
weeks lift would do any good" 81
That would not be best, dear, y said
Mrs. Redbreast, tenderly.. Il am going
to do my own part after this. We nsysr
had any such trouble before. and I don't
believe we ever will again. -.
So taking fresh courage the two sst
to work in the old way- No more COM
plants were heard from the little wife.
ioT Redbreast seemed TO linda pleasure
In her society, and was heard TO de-
clare toa reighbor. one evening. that
though she did not wear 30 fine q dress
- the young Widow Oriole, she was
the sweetest. most obliging little wife
that ever liv d.
Not many weeks later there was O
nest Of fluffy, restless birdlings, up In
the great elm, which Mrs. Redbreast
brooded over and sung to-and as for
Redbreast himself. there was not Q
prouder, happier father in tile great
park.
ooh" said he, it Is better TO do
ones own work. after ALL"
"Ye, replied the little mother, who
was grooming low lullaby TO her sleepy
brides, ~ would not exchange places
with anybody in the whole world. I
Ike my own part best."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

LETTER FROM REV. S. MORGAN.-Rev.
Stilman Morgan, long time known as
missionary among the mountains OF Yer
mont, by reason or exposure at his age.
ca contracted catarrh, rheumatism, kid
ney complaints, and ndintermittent pulse. In
Q letter dated Bristol, Ang. -, 1873, ex-
pressing his gratitude for eijsfexperienced
he saws These diseases became chronic.
MY right wrist was growing ont Of shape
and was weak and painful. Ihaye taken
one package OF your medicine and now
feel well all -orer me-. Ar. Morgan further
states that his wife had been great sufferer
from similar complaints, and that the medi-
cine was doing more for her th ~ any
other ever tried. The medicine referred
TO Is Kidney-Wort.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

Nor OrnS TO THAT 0BJEcrioS.-Tem-
perance people often say that most or the
popular medicines they see advertised are
niue -tenths rum. That is true OF many,
but not OF DIR. Kennedy's ''Favorite Rem
edy." The doctor agrees with his temper
ance friends that IL Is better TO die OF dis
ease than of drink. ''FayOrite Remedy"
cures kidney troubles, liver complaints,
constipation OF the bowels, as nothing else
does or ever did. 1t drives away sickness.
1t cools the blood. II costs only Il dollar
to try it. Ask your druggist or send To
the docter at Roudout, \. Y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27
Advertislng.

The lack OF advertising y one Of the
chief causes Of business failures. There
are business men who don't understand
the value of advertising. They do not
see the direct connection between adver-
Using and the entrance Of . customer.
CT the demand for any particular article.
They. also. with q self-importance which
II amusing, fancy their businesses are
known to the whole community, chang
ing as that community Is to m extent
which they have no conception Of. The
principle upon which business men
should act is, advertise, and advertise
the truth. II you have good thing le
the people know it. Furthermore. never
let an advertisement get stale.-Aone-
tesy Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

Mra Elizabeth Bowman, who died at
Corydon, Ind, q few days ago, was i04
years of age. When she was girl her
father moved into the country OF the
Shawanee Indians and she witnessed
many encounters between the pioneers
and the redskins.
In NO court says London Truth, are
more beautiful women to be seen than
IN England; but IL b to be regretted
that more pains are not taken TO teach
graceful walking. Even ina ballroom,
what with high heels. and tide back
skirts, the art Of progression 10 tar too
much neglected BY Epglishwomen.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

How IT wAs!-At the battle OF Gettys-
burg / was shot through the LEFT leg and
was sent to the hospital. The army sur
geons relieved me but pronounced my case
incurable- 1t discharged pieces OF bone,
and for years have suffered with running
sore. tried everything which my limited
means would allow, and experienced no
relief until Itried Sulphur Bitters. am
now almost well, and shall continue their
use.-OM Soldier. T if-.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

THE REASONS why you should use the
Peoples Favorite Tonic Bitters are, be-
cause they are purely vegetable; because
the relief they afford is permanent; because
the bottles contain larger quantity for
the price than any other Bitter; and be-
cause all who use them unite In saying that
they are unequalled as cure for indlges-
ton, biliousness, and all diseases Of the
liver. See advertisement in other columns.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

The Rockland Courier says Maine peo-
pie breathe easier now that the Penobscot
valley Gorsedh of Bards and State Of Maine
Branch ofthe Druidlc University, chartered
by the last Legislature, has held its first
meeting and but two earthquakes have as
yet been reported. r, f,e
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

Dr. C. w. Benson's Celery and Chamo-
mile Pills are prepared expressly TO cure
sick headache, nervous headache, dyspep-
tic headache, neuralgia and nervousness,
and will cure any case. Price, so cents,
postage free. Parsons, Bangs & Co., Port
land, General Agents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

"Did you break that window, boy"
said the grocer, catching hold or the nee-
ing urchin. "Yes, sir" "What dye
mean, then, by running offin this manner!'
ssPlease, sir, | was running home TO get
the money. was 'fraid II didn't run
quick might forget it." And with that
he skipped around the corner. He doubt-
less found his way home, hut he probably
lost his way coming back. The grocer
still waits and watches. r
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

The length OF time that that Snifkins
girl will spend over q fye-cent plate OF ice
cream, when In company with her Charles
Augustus, while at home she'll go through
two complete editions OF pork and beans
in half that period, is subject worthy Of
scientific investigation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

An Irishman who had pig in his pos
session was observed to adopt the constant
practice Of filling 1t to repletion one day
and starving it the next. On being asked
the reason for doing so, he replied: "Och,
sure, isn't it that like to have bacon with
q strake O. fat and strakc o lane, equally,
one after the Othery" ~ u ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

One of the bright-eyed Sabbath school
scholars was questioned the other Sunday
as to why it was that the Lord buried Mos
es in the valley OF the land OF Moab, where
no man even to this day knows the place
Of his sepulchre. The little fellow Thought
about the mystery OF this burial of Moses,
aud finally struck reason; Cause the
Lord wanted to put his body where the
doctors couldn't find it,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

THE VoLTAIc BELT Co., MARSHALL,
MICH, will send their celebrated Electro
Voltaic Belts to the afflicted upon 30 days
trial. Speedy cures guaranteed. They
mean what they say. Write to them with
out delay. t..'f-...,... ...,.5y
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

What surprised Noah more that aught
else was that he received no application for
free passes. And what astonished the pub
lie after the food was, that the veteran
navigator never tried to get up u compl
mentary benefit for himself.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

T'HEgE .. NO greater BLODD-PUgIFrISG and
l. LFE GlyISG PRINCIPLE IN the world OF
uled,cine thar MALT BirrERS, prepared ey the
MALT BIrTERS COMPANY from Uafsrmeased
Mat and Hops. Il 4, Perfect Rcnovator Of
feeble and exhausted constitutions. IL enriehes
the blood, soldiav- the bones, hariens the mus
eles qaiets the nsryes. periects digestion, cheers
the mind, and yiiAiizes with new life every 1uit
Of the body. lts 90 because IL strikes a, The root
OF all ldebuhy-ESFEEBLED DIGESTION and
IMPOVERISHED BLOOD. sold evsyywhere.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

mature Is full OF poetry" exclaimed an
enthusiastic magazine writer. This reminds
Brother Elderberger that there Is = mighty
close resemblance between nature aud his
waste-paper basket. aaN 40
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

m Talented individuals who have won gol-
den opinions are never averse 10 exchang-
them for Greenbacks, or even for trade
dollars.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

For cleansing the system Of all morbid
matter and warding Off diseases, no medi-
cine possesses such efficacy as Bd1ter's
Mandrake Bifters. % ~ sAl G H.Iig
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27
LYDIA E. PlNKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

l. prepared a, 2sa and 2S5 Western Avenue,
Lynn, Mass. Pricc Sl.oo. Six bottles for $500.
Sent BY mail in the form Of Pills. also in the form
Of Lozenges, on reecip, OF pnce, $loo, per boz,
for either.
Mrs PISKHAM freely answers al letters OF
inquiry. Send for pamphlet. Mention this paper.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

Constipation or debility In it, fIrst stag
es promptly arrested by Malt Bltters.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

The ! who parts his hair in the middle,
geneially amounts TO 0.-LocIp0rl Unioa.
such y of " tbe case, no doubt. Rome
~. ~ Senhnd Why, l3ly, it was = plain
be =. .4Bto9laihgtga Eae.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

We read in a foreign paper of one '.sir
Waller being u grea, jumper" All. yes. he
may DC good jumper, but We have always
hear'i shati one S.r waller, never made a
spring. Bbitetaa Times 4 500
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27
LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
Vegetable Compound,
TEE POSITIVE cCrg
FOR ALL FEMALE COMPLAINTS.

This preparation, ss is name rirn!aes, consists
of Nrg~tabl- Properties thar rrc harmless IN the
most delicate inv,id- Upon ot'c iIisl the merits
Of this Cnmpouui viii b. 7, ,cOgnized, rs reaefts
immcdiai-: aud when its use Is continued, In
niacty-n.ac eases IN q hundred. positive ard
perfcxncn, cure i Cd-ctct. nS thousands Will
testify. Ga ..cepnai ofit- proven merits. Is 10.
day recommended and prescribed by the best
phySicians Ia the country.
II will cure entirely the worst form OF falling
III The uterus. LeucnrrhUG. Irregular and fain-
fE Meastgaati0a. az Ovarian ITOA birs iniiAm.
IN III a and Ulceraiion. lioOllnes. AL Displacc.
lacuts aud the consequent spinal wtaknS - ana
Is especially adapted T. the Change Of Life. IL
will dissolve AMI exrel tuuiors frotn the uterus
In early sage ~ dcv clapnisui. The tender-
ey o. Csnccrons Humoss there j. checked very
speedily by IT. Use
L. flct, IL has proved 10 De the creates, and best
remedy that has ever been discovered. IL per-
Deai-s every portion Of the system, and gives
new life and ygor. II removes fain;ncss, fatI-
lency, destroys AL craving for s,iInulants, and
relieves weakness OF the stomach
Ii cure. BlO4iing. Headaches, Nervous Pros
tra,ion, General Debi l;y, sleeplessness. Depres-
sion and Indigestion. That feeling Of bearing
down, causing pain, weight and baekaehe, 10
alwavs permanently cured by its use u will,
NJ al times and under ali circumstances, ACT in
harmony with the laws that govern the female
system.
For Kidney Complaints Of either sex this CON-
pound Is Unsurpassed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27

In New York man was murdered for
the small suin OF Sis. II viii soon get So
that even editors will be exposed to the as
sassin's knife on account of their wealth. -
NeGytgr Nans. .,..l 4.f.. - g94
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27
LYDIA E. PINkHAM'S
BLOOD PURIFIER

VIII eradicate every vestige OF
HumOrx from the blood, as the
sanae ttnse give tone and strength
% she syssem. Hr has produced ~
narvelious results ia ESurffyinr che
BloOA as the Vegetable Compouna
has In curing Female Complainss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27
NUMBER 20.

"A boy who can't walk half a mile on an
errand because he is SO tired, viii ride q
bicycle ten miles, and then get mad because
the sun goes down so quickly. on city
Arrsck. ig -l 10 ligL raarH
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27
Price $l.N. Six Bottles for $500

No Family should be without LYDIA Z
PINKHAM'S LIVER PILLS. They cure
Constipation. Biliousness, and Torpidi;y Of tho
Liver &c. per. boz.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27
SOLD ~ ALL DRUGGISTS.

wHoLKsALE DRUGGISTS,
III & lls ksdils Street. PORTLAND, MAINE
GENERAL AGENTS.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22
Intelligent Elephants.

tine evening soon after my arrival :.
Eastern Asam, and while the fivc ,ia "a
phants were. M usual, being fed n,.,.',
site the bungalow, observed n vI,,s,,. vrpy.
and lately caught one step up IN bs,l,s
boo-stake fence and quietly pull nno '',i ~
the stakes up. Placing it under foo, :,
broke a piece off with the trunk ..t ~
after lifting it TO its mouth. thrcy, .,'',, !,
away. IL repeated this twice or fbr;ca
and then drew another stake and hc,,..
again. Seeing that the bamboo was ~ ~
and dry, asked the reason of this an
was TO d TO wait and see what IL wn,'rI ,'ii
do. At last il seemed to get a piece tf.,
suited, and holding it in the trn,,L
firmly, and stepping the left forley gnii
forward, pissed the piece Of baynb,,.
under the armpit 50 To speak, and h.
gan 10 scratch with some force. Nv snr-
prise reached its climax when I sow
large elephant-leech fall on the grnnrd
quite six inches long and as tGicI =,
ones finger, and which from its nos;
tion, could not easily be detached with.
out this scraper, or scratch, which wa.
deliberately made by the elephant I
subsequently found that IL was a com.
mon occurrence. Leech-scrapers are
used by every elephant daily a.
O''hSiohs travelling Hf
time OF year when the large flies are %
tormenting TO an elephant, ! noticed
that the one / rode had no fan or via,
TO beat them of with. The mabout =,
my order, slackened pare. and allow I'd
her 10 go TO the side of the road. where
for some moments she moved a'on,
rummaging the smaller jungle on tho
bank; at last she came 10 "A cluster N
young shoots well branched. and after
feeling among them, and selecting ono
raised her trunk, and neatly stripped
down the steam, taking off All the lGwrr
branches and leaving fine bunch on
top. She deliberately cleaned II down
several times. and then laying hold a,
/ the lower end broke off a beautiful fan
or switch about five feet long. handle
included. With this she kept the gje,
at bay as we went along, Tapping them
off on each side every now and then
Say what we may. these are both really
bona fide implem ents, each intelhgen,ly
made for a definite purpose Mature
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22
How Emigrants are Received In New
York.

When vessel arrives having on board
lot of emigrants, officers from Castle
Garden go aboard and check all their
baggage, which is then removed to the
great baggage room of the garden.
Then the emigrants are removed
to that.depot, none being allowed to go
ashore until all have passed through the
routine OF registration. etc. Almost every
proper want the emigants can have may
be satisfied within the building. There
Is restaurant. at which they may get
plain and wholesome food at very rea-
sonable prices; there arc exchange Off
ces, Mt which they may exchange their
foreign gold and paper into American
money; there are railroad and steamboat
offices, Mt which they may engage trans
portation to- every part of the country !;
there is abundant space on large settees
and clean floors for them to spread their
beds; there is branch Of the custom
house where they may settle their dues
with least inconvenience; there is a hos
pital in which their sick are Immediately
cared for; there are interpreters to give
them any information they may desire,
and through whom they receive letters
from friends; there are clerks to examine
the tickets they have bought in Europe
and see that they have not seen swindled !;
last OF all, when they are ready TO go
forth, If their destinations are away
from New York. there are barges which
carry them and their luggage. at five
o'clock every day. to the principal rail-
ways. II they desire tn remain in New
YORK they are aided in finding their
friends, or, lacking friends, are enabled
to get temporary lodgings from emf
grant lodging-house keepers, who are
licensed and held to the strictest
responsibility for their honest treatment.
If they are sick or destitute they are sent
to Wards Island, and If they are in
want of employment there Is labor
bureau in the garden which finds work
TOR great numbers of domestics and Ia
borers. And all this Is without a
charge Of single cent to the emigrants.
Even when within five years they come
back to the commissioners of emigration
for care or cure they are provided for on
Wards Island free of charge.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22
The Work or an Editor,

The London Times, in its obituary No
tice of the late Mr.. Delane, thus s6eak.
OF the character Of the work Of an cdj
tor of "A daily newspaper: The work of
an editor can only be appreciated bv
those who have had the fortune TO hays
had some little experience Of it. The
editor Of London daily newspaper ia
held answerable for every word in forty.
eight and sometimes sixty columns
The merest slip ofthe pen, an erithe
too much, wrong date. a name mis-
spelt or with wrong initial before il
n mistake 10 some obscure parsonage
only too glad To seize the opportunity Of
showing himself, the misintorpretaijop
Of some passage perhaps incapable o.
Interpretation, the most trifi1g OfpLI
to the personal or national susceptible
ity of those who do not even profess 70
care for the feelings Of Others. may prove
not only disagreeahle but even costly
mistakes: but they are among the leas,
of the mistakes 10 which an editor is i.
able. AS IL Is impossible to say what
night may bring forth, and the mos
important intelligence is apt to be the
latest, IL will often find him with none
to share his responsibiliiy. without ad.
fArtiEs " iAAi AhiifthEufH fIFlif4 lif'
engaged on other matters or no longer al
hand. The editor must be on the spot
till the paper is sent to the press. aud
make decisions on which not only
the approval of the British public. but
great events, and even great causes, may
hang. All the more serious part Of his
duties has TO be discharged ST the end
of long days work. day OF in;T-
ruptions and conversations. OF letter
reading and letter writing. when mind
and body are not what they were
twelve hours ago, and worried nature
is putting in her gentle pleas. An ed.
tor cannot husband his strength for the
nights battle with comparative re.
pose in the solitude of a study or the
freshness of green fields. He must see
the world. converse with It's foremost
or busiest actors, be open TO information
and on guard against erIor. All this
ought TO he borne in mind by those who
complain that journalism is not inta.'
libby accurate, just and agreeable
Their complaints are like those Of The
court lord who found fault with the
disagreeable necessities of warfare.