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rxw vonx MONMOUTH S,,, Est ,,tnS, H. Monmouth,
aavan fs siasters ~ III 7!mgi, wnt W Viii tliv
second, Uossip ti,ffi. TIine, 1:oIE.
Ssaeai% Wgae tW3 }tha fsvnr,t scra1, r
;Tha mi1eniai.t tI,rrn-tt,Inrtrr ttnsh wn. ,yot,
hy Rennrt< iIncas secni,ii' Fef,tia third. Ttins.
a:5HM E1a t,,rao.o,ortor.u,,o aosh ,roa von hv
Obscryn,lla. Enuutreys Kec0nJ, Harold thlrti.
Time, 1:17H.
The race Tor gentlemen riders, three-quar-
ters Of q mile, was won By Judith. Trump
seeond. Old,Fellow thirI. Time. l::aA. -,
lan was first, Turen1ie second, lsasafic third.
Time, 2:18s4.
III the staeplechase, two and n half miles.
Problem woll,u Disturbance second. Dersha
sotttal N n,aatsN to n 1a* ca.ease a1; tribune.
DErisoir, 1iici,., July 6wAt tic Driving
rssk az & Ss9 s si 81 JS|'sa s9s tT9 F;
io.0o S people wcre m present, ai,d lie tfack wis
1t M eHce,Sc ;ncF n as tta X R,nr ~ viz III % rmrf
nosa,.d t'c i',trrs' a;a,'d + ' was sccn Tint lie
known that The track IL 1t least four seconds
| better Ills record time. The crowd clleered,
and many ea1.,sastS rushed IL aeress .!!.' M
sped around tilo Circle. iifs trottlnE
%as aartar sRs 81 supss 5eeos m ~ af qe m ns se he
three,aualters +! "a, at1d l!e passed under
i1olinced That. allowfng four seconds M for tic
slowncss Of The truck, this was the best tlme
HGn Gstween B Be]is ii. and pjark Cloud, which
wns won {1y TIC inter: best time, I::5Ja,
4r ron,r ,v4yyE.
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NJ, nuain.
,r.xas T,ostmRstcrs refuse to register pack
,,.oa roituJn,ng 1.-Two rattlcnnnkcs on tho ground
I'M thov cpuuot tell whether they arc nalo
,nnttnr or not.
cnvoro, welI.known residents Of Troy,
NJ ". nro out for IInncock. They broke out 0ns
,,t.nt int wcok While tho Watlon was tompo-
,,r .,r,,v nt,snnt iron, tho building.
...,t., - ,,,,,os r,,,dnuon. the tctnncr.
INC WHY - 11es s,,ss,naI % y ,,,vorco rro,,, hur
ahco tu'p. -. .xoak ~ r,nn,ro N. ". mn thn
huepo'lu 1ass r.e.s,.s ,n;s a.,a,tv
ffouhu u " ~ 9t,"s Tr.1.,n.,,,. T., ,,o-
Tho report ui"t 4,.sa ,, ".uw'" ,.',, ~ ",,sso
trothed 10 s,aoo"ns snui,n pa ,hs. ~" ~ !. mcrciy
now give ~, t!eo ,., W ss.,,,,a T., ..no,rr hnr
nupp'A .s Wv" A.. ~. r...,. r,s...,I,a.,,,aa
The cdltor OF tne ~. Aouls 1tsp"oteu.. ...' nAa
had Ter, pouhus Q. o.. yaaes pSa T.. nsan,tn3,
a Nuurbon admltef IN i.oulsla1'n' ~ N'nppteo"uuu
Ut hia recent Aaacook nop' Vulo pro efo"' asl'
wurc.
Since oil other means Of determination
have failed ocompuss tho Now Me1luan Apnohes'
why not try odneatlots and soahf II u barearous'
to be sure, put u la cotAaln u psnH 'no apa'"'
down.
Tho painful rnt10r that the health OF Leo
Kill. Is rartdty falling needs nU confirmation
stnco tho announcement that tho Rtudonta OF
tho Propaganda rocuntiy addressed him In forty
nine different languages.
Af+ar ..,o an, nj Novnn,her Hancock will
.tIl1 hovo a chnnco to ~, In with Jubal Early
mid Ucaurcsard, turning tho wheel Of tho
Tu,,sInun Htntn Lottery Company. Certainly
ono rood turn deserves another
It Is not generally known, but Is 11evcrthe-
ira. tr,,c. lint n sor1-In.law Of tho Rrcat Now
YORK mcrenant pf;nec; ~. ~ I,s' ~, . ~ MuM
earning Ills bread 10 Closelana " INC sweat =.
his brow, III tho ca plclty OF cohohfnan 70 tuG44u
..,.,,,o So,rttu Eprnrnt panrE nrf1 tim nnf$Br4
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Fanctson Yas niycn first prize, the Ida sec.
pnd, and TIC Carson third. Steps were tnkel
to form MI fnter-I, ,aka Yachting Association.
SPRINGFIELD.

5ptstat Dtspateh 10 Ths Chicago Tribune.
Srn1NaFIEL1- ILL.,, July 5.-In tho United
States Circuit Court to-day the MutnM, Belle-
fit Llfe-Insuranco Company attained lutlg-
mcnt against tho City Of Springfield for ST..
oo0 in bonds and coupons. and the temporary
Injunction against the Wi9slns Ferry Com-
pany OF. st. Louis, recaMtLy granted OIL pc-
lieIOn Of tho Cnfr0 Il Vt,iceilnea Railroad,
prohibiting tho f0rmGr from interfering with
tile railroad tracks upon its lands, was made
perpetual.
, 1880-07-06

ANeFtt. ~ =!
7nninot-., 5 5o7 5 vIf
cl;oa8o. ..........0 80 D Q o . 0 . . -
Frovilenoc.. 0 0 l D y 0 l 0 Q o.
Earned runs-N9ne. ,,,.
first Hp"sS l,aso on nalisMoucst.
d S'ss g e. Sssfa esfsas0
>, Struck out-ouest. Kelly. Flint, 0ross, York,
AradIcy. pu,,,.,. ~. ,v., ~. oa,,-
.,n'ph nat!s ri s"''eo-oF"8'es' - "A''' vi o''a'
a,niihs ilsG1 H. eA''ea't"u''' O ""f'' ''' e''''
Anson. quest Anson. .'
Passed 1al!s-FIlnt, l; Gross. !.
Hlmsrs:59Gii 3fmn;,S@9,ibbv
nAnnrooss1p.
Tho Chicago Brown Stockings yesterday
beat the 1'eorla Reds 0to7.
D-,,,t,,o,,,, ,,o ,,t ,,,oro,, =, ,,+t,,r rama
tnls ysar t ,, that Of ysstsrsy, and ever
VIII piay 1elleF one aB'e9aSt ehlcngo'
Tie effect Of yesterdays. playing Is to
plece Chicago twelve ganirs In tlie Leagne,
il: j's:'ss' Ind aEssS''* S''''" III '"1 Worcester
With Ills two pitchers right through! Tho
sasod o ,,F as a rM 'ea's Will NJ
p'Sso Waa1or1o, ~ v ,..as -1so, .1,, Inv ,,uo o,a
yesterday "aS s!M ffeat aaY Ml 1Gr io'ig asa
na funrtesil fnilngs DSiio aid @ worcester iea,
ind Chica%go % af1d Providence eleven. III
ssay: taiIy:. 'AS' ''' s''A' "A' w." ''' = ''''s"
Capt5. Ward md Anson, In view of tho
great cfoWa yesterday. aHleeu upon q
rsSt or Or lstt s!d sios'l yie! u tt one Ssss
axe a1 al !af tan
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PORT HURON,

pol7 HURON. Mich. July h-passod up-Pro.
pelIcra Nuwburg, nalyer Stats, Missouri aad
Darxcs, blIcnixtan and burgess, Wales an1 barHes,
l.it,coln aud barycs; schUonurs John hlgce,
sky!ark, Evelyn, tshpcmIux, L4 Petite. Thomas
i, Sheldon, ", B. C1axthwHite.
Duwu-Propeller4 bcotla. Aslxnna, Atlantic.
lTcuuileh, y, N. Wilson with Z. Mayes and con..
sort, IT, Howard allt burgess. 4. A. I,,r,!cE n1it!
barxes. Iron Ak0 uIui vollsart; " bwAin nllls
ctnsnrtf &. K. 6hGlluh ni!a oonsort; steamer
CITY Ut Glev0lund. Manttoba.
Wind-9outh, guntaa; weather lno.
affair Issvtyuu restores gray nalF to its orig
3tlnl color for " EtatS.
Kiowlea' Insect Powdcr Gun IL by far the best.
, 1880-07-06

Knowlea Inaecs Powder Gun IL bY far the best.
, 1880-07-06
BUSINESS NOTICES.

For constipation, biltouannsa+ indi.
pcstiost, hen.!Ac1lc, tlkc ArcnhH Vegetable
Howell Regulator. It nots like charm. tsc-
suits: Iuru blond. hellthy. complexion, clcar
he,lI. Price TO corts. 1lUIH,t., nurthcnst corner
Madison street md FIFTH avenue.
, 1880-07-06
uuFrALo ys. WORCESTER.

8pte!dl Uspateh 70 7hf Chlel0l 7FlbHHe.
DuFFALo, N. X, July 5.-Weak and scat
tered battling, together With magnificent
fielding on b0tll sides, prevented my run
getting whatsoever today VI to the end uf tho
Worcsstsr. @ il il Il tias s tentli naiialo scored QUO
run and Worcester was blanketl.
InHtnVs- Q 8 919
buffalo: ..,........0 80 II
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Catarrhal
P ()| $50

Wei he Meyers T'rentlsc on Cntarrh OK
plains the following important 1nets:
. !. That Gntnrrh Colds becUms rot4unots tn-
frcGlun, Mt itrHt 1uca3. md nnay constituftannt.
:. That, bcna constitutional. the Infection Is boz
yond the rrnch ut Nero tocn! remedies.
T. That Impurities In tho n0stri1s necessarily
asyailussrA into tie stounch And Inhaled o the
iupr-, thus poisoning tho Digestive. Respiratory.
und i;enlto.usnary orrnnH.
l. Thnt tntistfhn1 s1rtas folfoHr tho MUCOUS
mrfnbrn11 and cuuscs Deafness. Hyspopsn, Chronic
1,tnrtIul. l5ronehitis. Leucorr1ra. md Cousump-
tlon.
g. Tint Smokes, Douches. tnhalntons. md fnso-
ublo snuhs cannot possibly tumUve infections in-
Illumination frum the UtHaMs named.
u That I'M antiAote for CasnrEh must posscsa m
inuctalnttve at1n.y for. md tho qunlty Of tclnR
absorbed tr, tho purufcnt mucus wherever lo-
ented.
Biased upon these p1nin theories. DR.. Wei
De Me yet'a Entari b Cure has proved u be 1nfa-
lIhe. 1t not only relieves 1t cutes CatasFh ut nhy
atn9e. Hume testimony:
, 1880-07-06

Tie public will bcsghro OF a frnudu.
lent itn!trtton Of 1l0bb!fts tNtFlc Soap now f'oA
Ii viii ruin nny clothes washed with II. Insst
upon huylng i]Oslbiha' Electric.
, 1880-07-06

Eminent Dr*. n. l.. n nj !. 9. NldeIot, 81.
Louis. write: .. Calion's t.tcl1tg's Ltq,lld E1-
tract Of 1}eef We hnvo prescribed with cxcctlnnt
st.ecpss IN dphthorIn, inutnr!at. typhoid fevofs,
debility, eto.
, 1880-07-06
C.1TAtflkII CURE.

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ZINE ENGLISH AND FRENCH
+ sTATIONARY-plsiu ssd,initlaied-at
OSAAN 4 HAPEMAS'r
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-03-30

GOOD Company $500 year; Spring
field, Mass Number six, Is, as usual, rich
in stories. They conclude Better Times,
by Ellen w. Olney; Cousin Seraphina,
by Sidney Hall; Aunt ietty's Story" by
Mrs. Z. ID. X. Bianciardi; and "Old Berry's
Son." These are three sketches: 1.-The
Threshold ofthe Gods, by Maurice Thomp-
sou; "a Little Traveller" by Miss 5. o.
Jewett. author OF "Deephaven;" and "Af-
ter Fifteen Years" The writer OF "Acer
Saccharinum'' has charming article,
..Snow Pictures" Austin Bierbower sets
forth with much distinctness the fdnda-
mental differences of the Republican and
Democratic parties. There is careful ac-
count OF the treasury department, and its
present head, John Sherman, by David
Copperheld." Mr.. G. NJ. Towle's biogra-
phical sketch is about Victor Hugo. There
are also 1.-The Indian as he Used to Be,
'sRoman Mosaics," "Adam and Eve;' and
poems by Mrs. Wyeth, and Herbert Hall
Winslow, the young western poet whose
creditable work is TO some extent familiar
to the public; also the editorial depart
ments.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-03-30
-WTde Auake for March is in advance of

Wide A,cake for March is in advance OF
ANYTHING heretofore done by this magazine.
The frontispiece, bearing the legend "I
Just won't stay in the house with such
Girl" illustrates a good story by Nellie A.
Hopkins, entitled "How Uncle Tom run
Away :" but the opening article is two
part story "Billy's Hound" by Sara +.
Chester, and will interest all boys who ad-
mire dog. 1t promises to be one OF the
best stories we have seen. "Snrprised,"
by Anna Eichburn, is another good story,
and has three inimitable pictures by Fran
els. the cat artist. Mrs. Macy has very
funny narrative. entitled "The Story Of the
Clock" The serials, "Five Little Peppers"
and 1.-THE Young Homesteaders," are fresh
and wholesome, each with admirable pict-
ures. Mr.. Benjamin's american Artists"
paper Is about Dan'l. Huntingdon, the Pres
ident of the Academy Of Design, and has
some fine pictures. The long illustrated
paper Is entitled "How Newspapers are
Made" and Is said to have been written by
a former member ofthe ". y. Tribune stan,
and is bright readable article, with six
teen spirited Illustrations. The poems Of
the number are fine; ''March," by Celia
Thaxter, ''The Child Angel by Mrs. Whit
on, "March and the Boys" by Mrs. Brine,
and "Gold Locks Kindergarten" by Clara
Doty Bates. Concord Picnic Days, by
G. B. Bartlett. gives some interesting facts
about the young sculptor, Mr.. French, and
has directions for q spirited game called
"The Potato Race" There is also o "Shiv-
ering Song" for use In schools, .Tangles, !"
ssIetters for Little Folks" etc., etc. Only
s2 90 year. Ella Fsrman, Editor. d.
Lothrop 4 Co., Publishers, Boston, Mass.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-03-30

Literary parties in Paris are all the
rage Madame Edmond Adams on the 18th
ult., invited all the press 10 her spacious
salons 10 hear the first reading OF the new
poem by Jean Alcard, the young Proyencal
poet. The gathering was extremely bril-
liant, aud the poem, "Miette ct Dore,
seems likely 10 be success. At tthe house
of Madame de Nervitte, another lady who
interests herself very much In literature,
a fete was given the other evening at which
Alexander Dumas was the principal guest.
A comedy preceded a bal masGue, In which
Dumas appeared in an imposing Oriental
costume One OF the incidents OF the ball
was kind OF apotheosis, in which lady
appeared as fairy, clad in white dress
trimmed with bands bearing the titles OF
all Dumas plays and standing on co!os-
sal volume labeled The Divorce Question"
Dumas last work.. Madame Henri Gre
ville's Thursday evening receptions also
bring together large number OF literary
celebrities.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-03-30
THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW.

A Carson City paper reports the fol-
lowing lively law proceedings: Yesterday
afternoon young man came into Justice
Cary's court room, with the rim Of his hat
drawn down over his eyes, and remarked:
"Do you know me - Il think" replied
the court. meekly, THAT you are the chap
sentenced for stealing sheep about a
year ago" That's just the hairpin l
am" replied the other, "and here's $50
for my fne." "But you served your term
in JAIL" said the judge, land owe no
fine" That's all right, old boy; but
I'm about to commit an assault and bat
tery and l guess I'll settle now. You're
the man propose to lick" "Oh, that's
it," rejoined the court, pocketing the
coin; "then you can start in, and well
call it square" The young man ad-
vanced to the court, and let out his left.
The Judge ducked his head, and, rising
up, lifted the intruder in the eye with q
Highlander and sent him over against
the wall. In moment the court was
climbing all over the man, and in abou.
three minutes his face was hardly recog-
nizable. The man begged the court TO
let up, which he finally did. As the
fellow was about to 60 out Cary went
after him with: "See here, young man;
l don't think the fighting YOU did ought
to be assessed at any more than $3.50
here's $3.50 in change. | amt charg-
ing you anything for fighting. but just
for my time. Next time | won't charge
you cent" The rough took the change
and the next train for Virginia City.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-03-30

paper to bring her out Of faintiug fit
Before he could frame question his un
Gle said, quickly:
"Get me some water?if :. ~uo
He obeyed. Then when Maud's blu
eyes opened with bewildered stare, thu
old gentleman continued - ao.53rro 80
1--WE were sent here tosee your domes
tic felicity, and we seem to be misinform
ed"
my domestic felicity cried Fred.
"Read that said his uncle, handing
the anonymous note, and Fred complied
'Humph! yes" he said, 80 you
have come to see Mrs. Fred Holt! Well
that lady has made me happy man.
and his eyes flashed merrily on Maud
"But ! willsintroduce you to my cousin,
wife, Mrs. Frank Holt. Maud" he con.
tinued, with gentle gravity, ''since you
have come here, it will be an act of Chris.
tian charity to remain, for,"-and his
voice sank very low-"we are afraid thi.
poor little woman will be widow before
the morning" sa
"Poor fellow !" said James Rutherford,
"What is the trouble,"
"Overwork. He thought he could in
crease his small salary by toiling over fine
engraving in the evening, and he broke
down. | never knew of his marriage till
last week, when he wrote me a painful
note begging me to care for his wife if he
died. Icame here at once, and was for
tunate enough to win poor little Josie's
sisterly confidence and affection. Maud,
if the great trouble we fear comes--"
81 will be her true sister, Fred!' inter-
rupted Maud.
Here was a deep silence Of several min
utes. Then Josie, very pale still, crept
softly into the room.
"He is asleep" she whispered. "The
doctor said if he slept he would live"
And when she broke into hysterical
weeping, Maud held her close in loving
arms, whispering that she must let her
stay and comfort her for Fred's sake.
Nearly eleven o'clock came, and still
Harry Foster waited, half-frozen in the
dark courtway, to see the discontinue Of
his rival. Then his patience was reward
ed by seeing Fred and his uncle come out
Of No %, arm in arm. evidently the best
Of friends, and enter Miss Chesters car
riage and drive away.
Not until the day of the wedding,
when be saw Josie an honored guest, and
was introduced to Mr.. Frank Holt, did
Harvey Foster understand the slight mis-
take he had made.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-03-30
For the OXFORD DEMOCRAT.
TRUST.
BY WILLIAM BRuNToS.

weary weight Of woe Is mine,
And yet thereat do not pine;
What he. my Maker, doth ordatn.
Shall neither give me care nor pain.
He knoweth best my just desert,
Then how can suffering do me hurt?
He knows my need, lie gives mc strength,
And the world o'ercome at length
Not always so thought OF Him
Not always so the food would swim
But in distress would moan and sigh,
As though no God was standing by;
And loud complaint would declare,
Like owlers moans TO Ill the mir.
But night has gone-and now in day
/ trust in Him for gladness gay
Fast speeds the time lingcr here
How can call IL dull and drear?
The morning heavens are fringcd with light,
And say that have lost my night.
Another world dawns on my gaze,
And am lost in pure amaze.
D, blest Is all that God has given.
For He's my friend-and He is Heaven
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-03-30
LINING OUT"
HUxoRs OF CONGREGATIONAL SINGING

HUMoRs OF CONGREGATIONAL SINGING.
Years ago one of the incidents arising
out of the slovenly and ignorant manner
in which the congregational singing"
was managed was so ludicrous that it was
impossible to resist laughing. / remem.
Der being asked one fine Sunday morning
to assist at village Sunday School. The
superintendent" was gardener, and
the way in which he read out one of DR..
Watts "Divine and Moral Songs" for
the children to sing was very droll-the
separation of "verses" of four lines into
couplets of two, without reference to the
context, making the greatest possible nom
sense of some. One occurs to me now,
which made me smile aloud. Fancy the
following ''lined out" gravely, as though
it were complete sentence:
Birds In their little nests agree
AND IT'S A SHAMEFUL SIGHT!
But on the same day, when we attended
the service in the chapel, it was still
worse. The old gardener having to read
out the lines:
God is his own interpreter.
And he will make II plain,
read the first line:
God Is his own inrRuNPErEai
Sometimes even in the Established
Church, the ignorance of the ''clerk
gave rise to amusing contretemps. re-
member an old man who was clerk at
St. Mary's at Leicester, forty years ago,
who always boggled at one word in a
favorite hymn Of the vicar. The hymn
was the well-known one
We've no abiding city here.
and one of the verses commences thus:
We've no abiding city here.
This may distress the worldling's mind.
That word ,corldling was indeed pons
asinorum for the poor old clerk. and the
congregation were all in litter when he
came to it. "This ma.ay distress the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -ruld--wor.rul
moind," was generally about what he
made of it, and the organist, the clever
Mrs. Wood, always played the organ its
very loudest at that line, to drown the
tittering of the congregation. The great
est fiascoes, however, arose from the selec-
ton of inappropriate tunes. One in
which the words Sand bow before the
throne" were rendered thus:
And bow.wow.wow, wow.wow-wow-wow.wow
WOW,
And bow.wow-wow before the throne.
1 have been looking through some let
tiers lately, and am able now to give q
few more specimens. There is a hymn
Il forget in what collection--in which
the line "With Thy benediction SEAL
occurs. have memorandum that this
hymn was sung at chapel in Cheshire,
to the tune of Aaron, To-" and this ],
how the above line came in the music:
| With Thy benny
with my benny
with Thy benediction seal.
Another favorite tune in those days wai
called "Job," which was made to do duty
for all sorts Of '.long metre hymns
Two single specimens Of ito inaPpropri
ateness are appended. The line in on