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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-24
New Advertisements.
Administratrix, Sale.

THE undersiened, Administratrix Of the estate
l. OF Lindley W Prnd6 xter, late Of Porter IN
the County Of Oxford. deceased, BY virtue or 4
license from The Jadge Of Probate within and 'or
sad county Of Oxford. will sell at public auction
on Saturday, March -, A. D. 1880. 1t ten O'Clock
q. IN, u the premises, all the right. title and
lnterest OF which paid Lindey W. Pendextef died
seized and possessed In and to the following de.
scribed real e.tate, VIA certain tract Of land
situate In Hiram In said county. and bounded,
north BY land Of DAM l Clenons, east by the DID
road leading by the dwelling house OF AIdrtch y.
Clemens and land oil Alexander Cotton. south by
land formerly owned BY William Cotton and Caleb
Ciemons and west By Tep Mile Brook; also lot
Of land stuate 10 Porter afnress Id. and bounded ,
north by land OF II. l.. Chapman, east and south
BY land Of Daniel j. Fox, and west by land OF
George L. Stacy; alan one-half in comm N aud
undivided nf certain tract Of Land N said Porter,
bounded on the north bv land OF II. L. Chaplain.
east oy land Of A. H. Mason. south by lsnd Of
James Garland and west bv land OF Daniel Fox !:
also one half IL common and undivided OF . Ger.
tain tract OF land sitnate In said Porter. and
bounded north~rly by land Of A. II. Mason. east
erly bv land OF lsssc q. Sawyer. southerly by
lands of 4. Chapman and Joseph STANLEY, apd
westerly by lands OF Charles 4. Garland and
James Garland; said lest three described lots b..
Ing subj CT to the right Of dover OF Olive Pea.
dexter, widow OF said Iin.,iey W. P,ndeItef.
OLIVE J PENDEX TER, Admiralty
fIbs estate VI Lihdley ", Pepdexter.
paftar IL. ~.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-24

CENTRE LOWELL. Feb. eo-The Dramatic
Club OF Mt. Sabattus Lodge No. lis, !. o..
OF G. T., gave an entertainment ut the
Town Hail last evening, FEB. 70. About
two hundred were present. The entertain
ment consisted OF declarations, recita
tons. vocal and instrumental music. tab
leaux, SC. closing with the drama Better
than Gold" The Lowell Brass Band was
present aud enlIvened the audience with
tine music. This lodge has been organized
shout two years and has membership Of
about two hundred. and Is yet A growing
organization.
man by the name OF Smith, living in
this town, committed suicide by taking
morphine, Feb. 18th. Ii.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-24
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Rel>x we print the story 80 Rev. n. n. Downs
q Bsp'i~t prrH~h~r. w Vermont, VIII dis,i : Few
tssta r.uce, alta good oil age We do this he
caus- Others nav he Ia The same condition, ana {
few hotlles Of the medicine he originated might
cu-e them as 70 did him 'I>owns' Bal-anic k,iS
"a" ~ the name to inquire for.
IRON ms nr.t r, IN mhfrnr" have hesu hs.
btfusiiy indamnstory and -ubj CO IN cough and
rrst irritation ot the lnne.. fom the slishtsrl
eAn-e.. Have had In early lie man. fevess, gea.
,rs,Iy attended With sevete coufh, which phvstc-
inhr nave found difncuh to nsnags, Many o. ny
family relatives have dol vi b consuU ptioa. In
Msrch ls2s. I was attacked with most severe
eough. when soor "rhued me to my room: %
III. most eminent physirt-n- conssdersS M esse
hopeless. Ifo~ ever. In June. by the ne az some
Of the srticies of which the Bsissmir Elixir 10 con.
I conid walk abroad. nv health continued 10
improve, % ~ 10 enable me 10 nav s0oe ausu
q N to MY calling. Hot In February. ls2a. my
complaint came on more severe, which feared
would prove fat,l unless somc meanA could h
devised to stop it, progress. "A the sprinK came
on, determined 10 possible tai md remedy for
my cough ] commenced again the use OF the
several articles OF which the Bslssmlo Elixir 10
composed. and by con 1ulrs mysef tp the use III
these, and receiving no either medical sti. Apd by
diet, enabled me- enough with much difficulty =,
pursue my calling. which vas verv trying o, nv
lnnRs. In March. ls3s. had my last severe attach
of bleeding. during which time ] nearly CON.
pleted the Bslsamc Elixir, 40 that free nss OF it
lev y eeks entirely cured me. Since which have
never been troubled w.ih splitting blood and have
been almoet rntrvly IRE from cough; although
previous 10 that I hal suuerei IA much from
cough a. any man Of my HRr. have since given
it 70 hundreds Tor the above complaints. and In
nine cases out Of ten 10 has hsd it, desired eccts.
And further have never known II 10 produce any
unhappy effect, and know IL to he perfectly harm
less and sAfe In all cases for which IL II recon-
mended. IL IA, therefore, from sense ~ duty 70
myself, TO the suffering, and love Of humanity
that inducfs mo TO offer and recommend this arii.
Gle. am aware that In 20 doing Il exposes me 70
the sneers OF the supersuuous and lncredulous.
and what IL worse, u the crnsu q or those who
have been imposed upon by many useless artieles,
which have boon palmed upon them bv their high
recon 0epdstiops for The same complaints.
y. II. DOWNS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-24

oxFosp.-J. II. Chapman Is RAINING
his shovel hsndle factory to its full capaci-
ty.
The Ice business has been lively the past
week quite number Of our citizens have
secured goodly quantity.
There is but very little sickness in our
village, only few cases OF bad colds. II
has been unusually healthy here for sew
ersl months past.
Last Wednesday quite party from this
village took sleigh ride 20 South Paris,
and enjoyed the Inequalities Of the An
drews House.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-24

EaNN~r's PoSD.-Nr +. 4. Robinson OF
suulcr will teach the Spring term of High
School AZ this place, commencing on Tues
day. March 9th, and continuing eleven
weeks As Mr.. X. has proved himself TO
% m excellent teacher, We have every
yvasop 20 believe that il will be very
Profitable term.
The drama didR't meet with very good
.access. 1t being so bad travelling II will
D. repested tonight Tuesday.
The farmers are improving the fine sled
ding by hauling poplar and birch wood.
This place has quite lively appearance
- present. =.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-24

A. S. Kimball. ESQ.,, Of Waterford,
was before the Bribery investigating COM
mittee, last week. He saw Wallace X.
White coming out of Mr.. Blaine's the
day Swan says White bribed him. Mr..
Kimball is the man to whom Swan
showed the bribe money after he had de-
posted it in the bank. II was Swan not
Kimball who lied about the matter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-24

NEwRY CORNER, Feb. 20.-About ten
O'Clock this u IN. IRE was discovered on
the roof OF the dry house OF john wyman,
and although At that time the fire had made
but little progress, vet all attempts to save
il were unsuccessful, owing TO the wind
which was blowing considerably at the
time. The building contained birch lum-
her sufficient 10 make about 5000
bowels. Mr.. Wyman j. one OF our most
enterprising business men, aud has the
sympathy OF the eutire community In the
many losses by hre that falls TO his lot.
Work will be commenced upon another At
once. Il.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-24
The people of Oxford County dc

The people of Oxford County DON.
care cent for the little man on the Hill
and his nurse. What they want to know is
whether DR.. Bradbury resigned in order
to get bogus certificate from Garcelon,
or whether he stuck the resignation in
bis pocket and waited for the wicked Re-
publicans to turn him out, or whether
the New Religion "pevaricated' about the
matter
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-24

The Ladies' Congregational Social Cir.
Gle have made arrangements for course
or lectures to be delivered as follows: Feb.
23.-Lecture-Sight Seeing in Europe
Rev. Jason Mariner. Auburn. Mar. s.
Lecture-Subject unanuounced- Rev. w.
H. Bolster, Everett, Mass. Mar. s.--Lec-
turc-London and Parls.-Rev. A. c. Her.
rick, Freeport. Tickets for the three
lectures ffty cents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-24
A CARD.

To all who are suffering IRON the errors and In.
diseIetions of youth. nervous weakness, early de-.
cay .Ioss Of manhood ,&c..I will send rrcipe that
wll cure you FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered BY missionary In South
America. Send self addressed envelope To the
REV. JosGPH T Imam. Station ID. Sec York City
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-24

PoRrER.-The thaw OF this week has
melted away nearly all Of our snow, and
fields arc quite bare, yet the ice that re-
mains In the roads makes 1t very good
sleighing.
We have had q good winter thus far fol
business. There has been much timber
drawn to the several mills, awaiting to be
cut into lumber OF various kinds. Jere-
miah Meriaeld of this place, has very
large lot OF oak bolts to be cut into slaves,
which he will do In course OF time, and
work them into shocks for the Portland
market.
l learn that Eugene Stanley at South
Hiram has about 900 cords Of like timber
at his mill at that place.
understand that next Saturday even
ing the Brass Band OF kezar Falls meets
Efiiugham Band from n. II. at the church
at Kezsr Falls, for the purpose Of ascer-
tanning who can play best. There will be
an oyster supper in the way. NJ.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-24

HEBRON, Feb. ls.-Last Friday Mrs. A..
ID. Bartlett, sister TO Capt. Lemuel Dun
ham, fell on the ice and injured herself
very severely. Mrs. b. Is very unfortu-
nate, IL is but little more than year since
she fell and broke her len arm.
The school here commenced yesterday,
with about fifty scholars. TyRo.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-24

South PARIs.-"Bread Upon the Wat
ers" will by presented at the new Hall In
Odd Fellows Block, on Thursday evening,
Feb. &c, for the benefit Of Sogth Paris
Band. The Band viii also give q concert
at the same time. AL who can. sboad
attend
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-24

SOUTH WATERFORD, Feb. 20 - Sunday
evening, 18th, the Reform Club held their
weekly meeting at the N. +. Church rs
usual. There was 4 fair attendance, and
many excellent speeches were made during
the evening
Messrs. Joel and c. II. Hapgood ''came
in" Wednesday from y fishing excursion
with about four hundred pounds. They
swap" fish for junk. and junk for fish.
Two trips q week 10 Portland, with two
Que horse teams makes nice little
business.
Among the Breakers, and Dundue Kitty
Picnic, were put on the boards Wednesday
evening, 18th, at Village Hall by the $. w.
Dramatic Club In better shape than any
other that we have ever seen In this town,
every actor IN both the play and the farce
doing themselves credit, and showing that
they had given them both no lite amount
OF study. The club have the machinery
paid for now and 1t is to be hoped that they
WIN Si'S w bOhchutuS S.sV oSiSiS iohS'
Aftcr the plays the rioor WAS cleared and
over thirty couples enjoyed dance till
after midnight. Good music was furnished
by A. U. b. Corbett. The proceeds of the
evening were ihirty-two dollars and dve
cents. The expenses besides the music
was twenty-five dollars and some odd.
Mrs. c. +. Ellis OF Dedham Is visiting
her daughter in this village.
Mr.. l.. Barton OF Naples closed his school
in this place Friday. goth. amer very sue
cessful term. Mr.. Is. goes TO the Academy
AZ North Bridgton 10 continue his studies.
The many friends he has made since he
came here will wish him success wherever
he goes
While hauling wood Friday Mr.. s. +.
Caswell cut one OF his horses very badly
and as he was some mile and half from
home the horse lost large amount OF
blood before he could be driven 10 the sta
bic. However the blood was stopped aud
the horse is doing nicely.
Give Us few inches OF snow and We
will show fox. TRAMP.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-24
Freedom Malice.

r TBIs day rellnqaish 20 nv son, Clarence H
i Bracket, the rem sinder OF his minority, and
snail claim none Of his earnings nor pay any q
HE debts siter tpis ds.s
CHARLES b. RRkCKKTT.
XEs..szRsR 4f92s..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-24

e PERCENT. se' . ;.s::'' %
hire Sl JDOU or Q. Nv w tn good real estate se.
curity. Pers0ns having money TO loan. shonld
apply Immediately. GEO. II. WATKINS.
Paris. Maine, Feb IL. 1880.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-09
Useful Monkeys.

Mr.. Pyne, a member of the British
Gov ernment Telegraph Department of
India says some years ago l had a
Langur, which, when standing erect,
measured fully two feet six inches.
The animal was very powerful, and
could easily pull IA punkha measuring
eight feet in length. 1t was a male,
and even when young showed a dis
position to be highly savage. The
older it got the more savage 1t became.
Seeing the great power this monkey
had, l wanted to utilize 1t, and, there
fore, intended TO employ 1t for the
purpose of pulling punkhas. The
teaching | effected In the following
mann, r, the monkey was tied by the
waist close to a strong pole, so that it
could not move either backwards or
forwards, or right or left. Both hands
were tied 10 a rope attached TO a
punkha, which was regularly pulled
from the other side by a man. Thus
the anim NAL had 10 sit in one place, and
could only move Its hands up and down
with the punkha rope. In this way
the monkey In comparatively short
time learned to pull the punkha by
itself and was so mplOyed by me for sev- =
eral years. 1t always kept in first rate
health, enjoyed its work immensely,
and did 1t equally well, If not better
than a cooley. During the rains It
suffered from fever and ultimately
died. Putting now this trained mon
key In the place where the man used
10 pull the punkha, and a new Langur
in the place where the trained monkey
formerly sat. attempted to teach sue
cessively four more monkeys. two OF
which were females. | succeeded per-
fectly In teaching the males, but was
quite unsuecc ssful with the females"
Mr.. Schwendler said there is a GER
tain amount OF intelligence required to
DO this work, since the arms in their
up and down movements, have TO keep
time with the swinging punkha. Mr..
Schwendler mentioned some other in
stances in which the display of intelli-
gence by monkeys ha1 been noticed.
In particular he mentioned case In
which a monkey, which had sustained
fall from trusting to a rotten branch
while swinging on tree, had been
observed afterward to examine the
branches of the tree, and to break off
those which it found to be rotten.
Mr.. Schwendler, however, stated
that he had for long time made the
habits OF animals a study, and that he
was convinced of the fact that mon
keys were possessed of much intelli-
gence; and he vouched for the authen-
ticity of the statements made in the
paper read regarding the monkeys
which were taught to pull punkha.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-09

BLUE DYE FOR Wool, FLANNEL, &c.
Dissolve one part of indigo In four
parts of concentrated Eulphuric acld !;
to the solution add one part of dry
carbonate OF potass, and then dilute
eight times its weight OF water The
cloth must be boiled tor an hour In q
solution containing five parts of alum
and three of tartar, for every thirty
two parts of cloth. 1t Is then 10 be
thrown into water-bath, previously
prepared, containing greater or
smaller proportion of diluted sulphate
of indigo, according Co the shade which
the cloth is intended TO receive. In
this bath il must be boiled till it as
acquired the wished for color. When
the cloth Is first taken out of the vat,
it is of green color; but it soon be.
comes blue. 1t ought 10 be carefully
washed, to carry of the uncom bineu
particles. This solution Of indigo Is
liable to two inconvenience; first, 1t
is apt sometimes TO run too fast into
the putrid fermentation this may be
known by the putrid vapors which 1t
exhales, and by the disappearing OF
the green color. In this state II would
soon destroy the indigo altogether.
The Inconvenience is remedied by add
ing more lime, which has the property
OF checking the putrescent tendency.
Secondly, sometimes the fermentation
goes on too ianguidly. THIS defect is
remedied by adding more bran or woad,
in order TO diminish the proportion oI
quick-lime.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-09
Destruction OF Timber Lands.

Since 1885 the forest area of the
western hemisphere has decreased at
the yearly average rate of 1900, 900
acres, Or about II 900 square miles, and
that this rate In the United States alone
has advanced from 1000 square miles
in 1885 to 1000 in 1866, and s,40O in
1877, while the last two years have
scarcely been less exhaustive. Statis-
tics for eighty years previous TO 1885
show that we have been wasting the
supply Of moisture to American soil at
the average rate of per cent. for each
quarter Of a century during the last
one hundred and twenty-five years,
and that we are now approaching the
limit beyond which any further de-
crease will materially influence the
climate of the entire continent. Many
eastern regions, such as Afghanistan,
Persia, India and Asia Minor ,once pos
sessed of fine climate and abundant
harvests, are now often scCurged by
pestilence and famine, and it Is alto
SCGuCI PLOUdULC Gudb
began with the disappearance Of their
native forests. 1t is quite likely that
we shall suffer in climate, fertility and
health before great while if we con-
tinue to destroy our trees as recklestly
as we have done, and 1t behooves us
to be warned In time. What has hap
pened elsewhere may certainly hap
pen here. Indeed there is great danger
of it, for we know by experience
that fertile lands have grown sterile
by loss Of trees, and that sterile lands
have In turn become fertile by sys-
tematic planting. A certain proper
tion of well wooded, as well as arabic
and pasture land, is essential to our
material prosp Gritty, and this proper
ton can never be kept up unless reg
ular tree-planting be adopted as set
off to the excessive destruction incess-
antly going on. For one hundred and
fifty years we have been feeling the
forest, and for the next one hundred
and fifty we should try to restore what
we have tak9n away.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-09
Air.

At the freezing point, water Is no
times heavier than air; but heat ex-
pands air, making 1t lighter, so that at
a temperature of 80 deg. it is S15 times
lighter than water. At medium tenn
perature of go deg, with a barometric
pressure Of 30, every 100 cubic inches
Of air weigh about 81 grains, and every
l9 cubic feet of iG weigh pound. The
air in a room 20 feet square and 10 feet
high weighs 306 pounds of avoirdupois
and 3l-gallon barrel full weighs just
about 5 ounces. From the freezing
point go deg.) air expands 1-493 of its
bulk for every degree of added heat
shown by the thermometer. At the
surface of the earth the pressure of all
the air above is eq ual TO ii 3.5 pounds
upon every square inch, or 2,l05
pounds upon every square foot cover a
tonD Higher up there is less pressure
of its own weight, and 1t becomes ex-
panded or rarefied, so that at the
height OF about 34 miles (2.0 it is
only half as dense as at the earth's sur
face, and it takes q cubic feet to weigh
one pound. At the height of 8 20
miles 1t has only one-fourth of its
density at the earth's surface, and 81
cubic feet weigh only pound. The
pressure of the air upon water at the
earth's surface, and So cubic feet
weigh only pound. The pressure of
the air upon water at the earth's sur
face is so great that it only boils when
heated up to 2l2 deg. But as the pres
Sure higher up is less, water bolls at l
deg. less of heat for about every $50
feet we ascend. At half mile high,
water boils ut 107 deg; two miles high
at 1913 deg; three miles high at 1S3
deg, and at this temperature the boil
Ing water is hardly hot enough to cook
potatoes. The air grows less and less
dense until at about forty-tive miles
high there ceases to be any air at all it
Is supposed-only vacant space. An
important property Of air is that as it
becomes warmer, it abserbs water, or
vapor of water, and hides it within it
self so to speak; as it eools it gives out
this water again. The air in q room
20 feet square and 10 feet high, when
heated from 81 deg. to only the tenn
perature heat of 20 deg, seeretes with
in itself l. 4 pints of water. A current
of warm air when cooled by any means
as by meeting s. current of cold air,
gives cut its seereted moisture; the
little water atoms given out become
visible in the form of clouds, ,and when
there is much water thus let loose the
little drops keep uniting until so heavy
as TO fall down as rain. So the warm
air gathers up from the earth's sur
face myriads of watery PARTICLES, car
ries them heavenward hidden unseen
in its vast storehouse, until it chances
to be cooled, and then it drops the
particles back in rain or snow, if cold
enough to freeze the drops.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-09

Extract from Private Letter to J
L. Zeilin d Co.--"I write you thI
tote to congratulate you on being the
proprietor of the best Liver Medicine
Simmons Regulatory known to the
luman race. have known 1t for
lumber of years, and ] pronounce 1t
s prepared by you, pure and genuine
nd | pray you, for the sake of human.
ty, TO keep 1t SO. You may prepare II
nd recommend 1t, but you will never
know the true value of it unless you
ave disOrdered Liver yourself. /
inclogs the Liver of impurities with
which IL has been confined for years,
nd puts the wheels In their original
notion.
simmons Liver Regulator, | be-
Ieve TO be one of the best remedies foI
deranged Liver that have ever tried
has benehttQd my wife more thar
ny medicine she has taken for tha
disease. | believe 1t me plus ultra
"J. Il. RANDALL, Nj. D.,
Bethany L. o., &. X r., Ca"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-09
DO not Lose Your Rest.

We smile at the savage who cuts
down the tree ir order to reach its
fruit; but the fact Is that blunder of
this description is made by every per
son whois over eager and impatient In
the pursuit of pleasure. To such the
present moment is everything, and the
future at most usurions and ruinous
interest; and the consequence is that
he finds the tone of his feelings inn
paired, his self-respeet diminished, his
health of mind and body destroyed, and
life reduced to it's very dregs, at a time
when, humanity speaking, the greatest
portion of its comforts sho uld be still
before him.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-09
The Great IiIe 1ScIncdy.

"ANAKEsls," the discovery of DR..
Silsbee, is entitled to be called the
wonder of the age. 20,OO0 grateful
sufferers bless the only infallible RENE
dy for Piles ever introduced. Only
those who have used lotions, ointments,
and internal remedies in vain, will un-
derstand the grateful feeling of instant
relief from pain and blisstul hope of
certain cure of the terrible disease,
that "ANAKEsIs" assures. 1t is used by
doctors of AL schools. Sent by mail on
receipt of price, $l.00 per box. Sam
Piles free by z. Neustaedter & Co., Box
3946. New York, Sole Manufacturers.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-12-09

MINCED VEAL.-Cut. but do not chop,
cold veal in small pieces; rub some
butter and -four together to cream,
according to the quantity of your veal,
and stir into it sufficient quantity of
boiling milk, also the grated rind of
lemon; let these boil together until the
consistency of cream; sprinkle q little
flour, salt and white pepper over the
cut veal and add it to the cream; stand
where it will keep up TO the boiling
point, but not boil; when thoroughly
heated through, squeeze the juice OF a
lemon over il, and serve quickly on
bits of dry toast.