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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-04-27
TIm GREAIrsr RIEssING. .

TIM GREATEST blessing. - A simple,
pure, harmless remedy, that cures every
time, and prevents disease by Keeping the
blood pure, stomach regular, kidneys and
liver active, is the greatest blessing ever
conferred upon man. Hop Bitters is that
remedy, and its proprietors are being bless
ell by thousands who have been saved and
cured by it. VIII you try it: See another
column.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-04-27

NArURE'S SLtIcE-wAY.-rhe Kidneys are
natures sluice-way 10 wash ont the debris
OF our constantly changing bodies II
they do not work properly the trouble il
felt everywhere. Then be wise and as
soon a. YOU see signs OF disorder ret a
package of kidney-Wort and take it faith
fully. IL will clean the sluice-way OF sand,
gravel or slime, and purify the whole sys-
tenn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-04-27

correspondent of the New York Times
contends that the young men OF the day
are not content until they are scrubbed
haldheaded by the willing barber in the
name OF the deadly shampoo.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-04-27

manufacturer OF archery outfits re-
..inds one OF severe sea-captain, when
he makes a tar get.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-04-27
BEWARE

Fraud Counterfcits and limitations so cslcf ELK
Ire, .sirnrt SC The name of Dr. Kaufman
sulphur Riucrs has melted greedy wrriehes who
have made NO thless imitation. These pirates
Gle Tiy intend t. ncur.h by stealing he h"'r or
n paft III the name OF on. lu.tl c.lrbra',d ncsii.
cine We viii be grateful g. apy one Oh" " III IN
FIRM ~ v hen these miserable limitations ase pre-
surt,-.i &, Them for sale.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-04-27
CAUTION.

A LII persons are forbid 20 harbor or trust on
"A nv account, ISABEL n. MiLLETT. my wife.
as 1 shall pay debts OF her contracting. she
having without just cause, Il Il my bed and board.
an, taken our Guild Eta F., with her against my
wishes. SAMUEL s. MlLLETT.
Greenwood April 10, 1850.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-04-27

Contains all the blood cIeanfinf pfUpefues OF
Sulphur 20 skillfully combined with the virtues Of
many healing roots and herbs as TO produce
powerful compound and concentrated medicine OF
surpas,Ing sscSllepcc. II you ARE TIRED
with little effort, suffer from a loss Ut sus,etn,
paIn, foul coated ton que, your skin covered with
pimpie,, your vitistcd blood loaded with foul hu.
mors bursting through the .sin in pimpes. oloteh.
es and sores. SULPHUR BIrTER> u Just whst
Won need: n viii give YOU a clear skin, sweetest
breath, cleanse your blood, give health and COM
fort, rs thousands can testify.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-04-27
SILVER PLATED TABLE WARE.

yTHE knives, forks and spoons tfea or table,.
i sent out By the New England Silver Plate Co !,
OF New Haven, Conn +, have Away given the best
OF satissction, they are made OF that purest OF
metals steel, pisted with pure nickel and silver.
Any one needing Q supply. ought to write for
circular, OF send 50 cents for SIMPLE 81 Of tes
spooue.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-04-27

Rheum ~ttsna. Neuralgia. Malaria.
ptphtberts. Pns umsnts. sors U hroat.
lnfl.mmatt~n "f she Iupgs, &C.,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-04-27
~ A LECTURE
10 TO YOUNG MEN.

JHlI IuNsfsHfH "a q NrtFfI .HTfteTf fFIcf CtfIf
A Lecture on the Nstare. Treatment and
RsiirAl cure OF seminal Weakness. or sperns
tnrr Ul. induced 10y self Abuse, invoiuh,sry
Emissiots, impolcncy, Nervous Debility and I'm
pcrimcnts To Marriage GENERALLY; Consumption.
Epilepsy AMI rr-. Mental -u,l Physical incapse.
IT.. a.. -BT EOBERr =. CuLVEkw ELL, II. Il.
author OF III. "t,rerr Book - &c
The worti.r-uowned aulh4r, Va this sdnirabl
Lecture clearly demon slTa from his own ,Sl,-
Renee that tAe swnii conscQ ences 81 SrltAtGsc
,n-y Toe sG-ciuaily removed without rDedirite.
and Without dangerous surgical operations, b'u
xics Instruments. Tieg-, ~ CO. dia!4; poiniipg Out
1 mode OF cure NJ once cerisir snd -ccrtnal. -
which ever sufferer no MATE Whist hi cond Iinn
NAV BE-. msy cure himself cheApiy, privately ami
radicdi.y.
az This Lecture rrIH Prors a boon 10 tAousands
and tAossands.
s,Et under seal. In PLAIN envelope, TO any adj
trCss on receipt OF six cents or ~ postage stamps
Address the Publishers
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-04-27
~ Has apsd Hundreds of Lives
IL Man aps Yours.

I, IL the safest, pures, and best medicine ever
made. II YOU are ailing. get bottle this day
From - Leading Maine Wholesale Drug
House.
PORTLAND, ME., Feb. y, lss0
A.P. Oriway 4 Co, Cent?: Please ship Us ten
gross Sulphur Ditters, Immediately. We are MI
out again they are tax ing the front rank In Maine
Respectfully, PARSONS, BANGS n CO.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-04-27
Sulphur - .: Uses.

Have their origin In Impure
Blood loaded with Foul Hu.
mOrs. How Important
then that the BLOOD
should be pure, Itch
and strong,
with ou
which there can be no he0un'
Over $1,000 BEETLES Sad Last Year
IN MAINE a NEW HAMPSHIRE
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-04-27

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National Republican., 1880-12-16
ABOUT CoNCRESSMEN.

Senator Blaine does not want the Of
fee of Captain.Gcneral created.
-Edmunds is the last man mentioned
as certain to go upon the Supreme Bench.
Senator Jones will be reelected for
another term by the Florida Legislature If reports
arc correct.
Delegate Cannon, of Utah, says that
If polygnmy is suppressed the Mormons will be
scattered beyond recall The country can con.
template this solution of the problem OF polygamy
with calm resignation.
Senator Pendleton's nose would be
altogether too tender for Plttsburg lie writes from
New York to the Cincinnati Gazette: "a days ex-
prricnce of the pure clear atmosphere of New York
has impressed me more than ever with the horrors
Of the smoke nuisance in Cincinnati"
Rev. ]. Hyatt Smith, Congressman
elect from Brooklyn, was In London during the
war On the hotel register he found two names,
under which was written: charleston, s. c., c.
S. A." He took the pen and wrote beside them /:
" You lie, there is no such place. J. Hyatt Smith,
General Chalmers thinks that he can
convince Congress that he is entitled to represent
the shoesring district Of Mississippi In the House.
He may convince his Democratic friends, but he
will find II necessary to make ont u stronger case
some substantial testimony, to convince the conn.
try that he is entitled to 1t.
Gath thus sketches Congcr, of Michi-
gan, MS he appeared when he led the opposition TO
the Morgan resolution for counting the electoral
votes "a lean dyspeptic,looking man, with a
great knowledge of parliamentary law, but with
the healthful tint gone out of his countcnance" I"
Mr.. Congcrs liver Is not so active rs his tongue II
is true, but he is one of the kccnest members ofthe
House.
One of the annual illustrations of the
Democratic sense of humor In the Senate Is the ap-
pointmcnt Of Mr. Vest to the chairmanship of the
Senate committee on civil service reform. Mr.
Vests idea Of reforming the civil service Is by the
unfinching enforcement Of the doctrine that the
spois belong to the victor-when he is victor ;
when the other side is victor he is in favor of re-
form. Globe Democrat.
Finley, of Ohio, ought to have a
medal as the champion tIuth,tellcr of the Demo-
cratic party. His statement that the Democrats Of
the House have invariably gone back on their
propositions and have made n laughing stock OF
their party is two years history of the House
boiled down into a single sentence. Let Finley
perseyere. His veracity may be uncomfortable to
his Democratic fcllowmembers, but II Is entertain
ing TO the country at arge.-Neo York Tribune.
National Republican., 1880-12-16
About Stealing n Seat in the United
States Senate.

If majority vote can unseat Senator
after he has been duly seated as the re-
suit of a contest then the validity of
such action would not be limited to any
one Senator. "Show us the road" said
the late Zach Chandler" how to vacate
seats in this body by majority vote, if
you darew
If a majority vote cannot unseat Sem
ator after he has prevailed in one contest,
then any such attempted action in Sem
ator Kellogg's case would be nullity,
and he would be as much entitled to
speak and vote afterward as he had been
before. The Vice-President would prob
ably so rule. On an appeal, the Senate
would reverse this during the remainder
of this session; but that would be easy of
correction on the 4th of March if the
Republicans, including Senator Kellogg,
were in the majority.
National Republican., 1880-12-16
A Healthy Breeze from the South.

Senator Brown, of Georgia, made q
most sensible and practical speech yester-
day. 1t was progressive and patriotic.
How it must have startled some of
the Northern Democratic Senators. The
Nation will spring into new life If
such utterances as these can find q
generous response among the South
ern. people. We believe that brave
leadership is the one thing needed. In
Senator Browns speech there is no
hatred or defiance on the one hand, no
apology nor obsequiousness on the other.
1t abounds in truth, and counsels wise ac-
cepsance of national aid in the great
work of education so necessary for the
progress and improvement of the South
How long will it be before such senti-
ments prevail everywhere? Cannot the
South learn that she is not to considerthe
changes that have taken place as her
degradation? Her industrial system has
gone down because it was not in harmony
with the spirit of age, and her social
structure, so far as it was aristocratic and
exclusive, could not survive the death of
the feudalism on which it was based
But her future is to be much greater than
her past.
1t remains for the present generation
to say whether they will be part of the
new growth, or whether their beloved
section shall await their decay and the
infusion of new blood.
National Republican., 1880-12-16
GENERAL NOTES.

Tho little town of Media, Pa, has funded its
entire debt $4,000 In four per cent bonds and the
First National Bank OF the town took them all at
par.
Sidney and Melbourne, Australia, have an
ordnance which ought 10 be adopted here. All
ness houses, and no package, however small Is
permitted to occupy the sidewalk.
The Spanish papers are not sure that they like
an Isthmus Canal, That 1t will benefit Cuba all
admit, but Il may also loosen the cords which bind
her TO Spain They fear that the United States
may need Cuba 10 properly guard American inter
ests
Tho largest verdict ever rendered in civil
suit In the State OF New York, according 10 the
recollection of the oldest inhabtant, was recently
tavla 10 j. l. AlbeTger, OF the city Of Buffalo The
suit was brought by the Grape Sugar Company OF
Buffalo, to recoyera certain number Of shares Of
the plaintiff, OF the value thereof and the damages
National Republican., 1880-12-16
PERSONALITIES,

WONDER if General Hazen is addicted
to cold schnapps.
WILLIAM WINTERS volume describing
his trip to Europe will be illustrated with sketches
by Joseph Jefferson.
GENERAL GARFIELD is happy. He is
snowed,in on his farm, and the bores, beggars and
gratuitous advicegives are snowcd.out.
BERNHARDT dies so realistically that it
Is said coroner who saw her ran around to the
stage door and wanted to hold an inquest
BUFFALO BILL says that the Indians are
more honest than the whites, and that the latter
break the treaties He considers the Indians as
ill-used people, and says that they fear the miners
more than they do the soldiers.
One day Bismarck was out walking and
was shot at and wounded. He went home and
took his dinner, and when 1t was over he went
with his wife into the parlor, and cheerfully told
her that he had had narrow escape
GENERAL FAIRcHILD, our Minister TO
Spain, will return home next spring for the pur.
pose of educating his daughter. From observa.
tion he is convinced that the best education for
American girls is to be found in America.
IT is said that Kate Claxton puts snow
on her neck when she plays the "Two Orphans A"
to make her shiver Wealways supposed the other
orphan touched Kate with her bare foot to make
her shiver. woman's bare foot beats snow by
thirty degrces,-MQipdukee Sun
National Republican., 1880-12-16

that had accrued by such withholding. The trial
was first held In Buffalo, where the Jury disagreed.
lhe venue was then changed to Batavia, where n
prGtTacted and lGborcd trial was held, at the ter
m,liaIlon o. which the Jury rendered verdict for
the plaintiff of e2iIl25. II Is n plumper.
1t Is reported that General Pennypacker of the
slxteenth Infantry, viii be retired on account Of
wounds. General Pennypacker is q gallant scar
marked soldier, one Of the youngest colonels Of
our service; He belongs to the famous Pennsyl-
yanla family Of that name He served with dis
ungulshed credit throughout the war, and Is much
beloved and respected by oil his brother officers.
I,of the fourteen morning and five evening
daily paper, published IN london, only two can
ne considered as conservative organs. Outside Of
the city there are ,S76 newspapers, daily and
weekly Of these 4s2 liberal $50 are conserve
i've and 564 are independent, but assist the lib
eTal cause when political contest exists. The
circulation Of the liberal Journals Is four times
tnat OF the conservative
The city Of New York has had rich grain har.
Mr. E, II. Walker, statistician OF the Produce
Exchange, furnishes information relating to the
past eleven months, which presents the fact that
other ports shows 81 per cent OF the receipts, as
against 30 per cent Of the receipts during the same
period last year During the season Of canal nnyi.
CATION the movement of grain by canal greatly ex.
ceeded that OF any previous year.
The Society of Mothers OF Chicago has recently
organized In that city, with membership of forty
married women. Among the names of the organ
izers there are women of the highest social posi-
ton. The object Of the society is to instruct young
m0tners IN their duty to themselves ana their
children throughout maternity. The subject for
the discussion ut the next monthly meeting Is an
nounced MS Love and Parenthood," Mrs. Thomas
Wilce woman well known in all philnnthropic
movements for the elevation of her sex, Is presi.
dent and Mrs. c. c. wilt corresponding secretary.
The friends OF General JEFF. c. Davis, late
colonel of the Twentythird Infantry, and brevet
majorgeneral u 8. A., will be gratiicd TO hear that
monument is TO be erected to his memory in
Crown Hill Cemetery, near Indianapolis by his
widow. The monument will be pattern Of the
Wool statue at Troy, N. Y The base Is seven feet
square, twenty-five feet four inches In height, the
shan to be draped with the American flag the em-
blem used IN the Generals corps badge ian ACORN
TO be enclosed in wreath midway upon the shaft.
The grave Of the gallant soldier Is situated in one
OF the most beautiful spots Of beautiful cemetery.
lie rests Just south of the soldiers plat and the
sitlon. 1t will &c placed there about the ist of
National Republican., 1880-12-16
The Isthmus Canal and the Monroe
Doctrine.

In furtherance of the French scheme for
canal by the Panama route, we are told
that the Monroe Doctrine has no applica-
ton to the case that mere private en-
terprise can by no possibility bring up
any international question, and that,
therefore, Congress is not warranted in
meddling with the business. To all of
which we beg leave to dissent. We are
fully aware that what is called the Monroe
Doctrine is no part of the Constitution or
laws of the United States. 1t is simply
the declaration by n patriotic President
of what he rightly believed to be the
universal sentiment of the American
people concerning European intervention
in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
The language of the famous declaration,
which was made in President Monrocs
annual message December 2, 1923, is as
follows:
We owe It to candor and to the amicable relations
existing between the United States and the Euro.
any attempt on their part to exend their sySep, to
any portion Of this hemisphere as dangerous to
our our peace and safety WIN the existing colonies
not interfercd and shall not interfere. But with
The governments which have declared their indc.
pendence and maintained it, and whose indepcnd.
ence we have on great considerations and Just
principles acknowledged, We could not view any
inteIponaon for the purpose Of oPpressing them or
European Power In any other light than as the
manifestation Of an unfIiendly disposition toward
the United States.
This declaration voices the will of the
American people. Its letter and spirit
concur. 1t does not merely deprecate the
extension of European systems to this
half Of the world, but clearly and without
equivocation says that this country would
regard as unfriendly any attempt by
European Power to attempt to control in
any manner the destiny of anyindepend-
ent government on this hemisphere. If
any yhair-splitting statesman shall attempt
10 overthrow the Monroe Doctrine be-
cause II has never been otherwise formu-
lated than as above, or because it has
never been enacted by Congress, he will
fare as badly as Senator John NJ. Clayton
did when he made the same attempt in
1853. Ifany party, speaking through its
representatives in Congress, should treat
the declaration as anything less than q
cherished tradition anda deeply-planted
sentiment in the American heart, that
party would go down at the next election.
Mr.. Thompson tells the interviewers
that he does not antagonize the Monroe
Doctrine; that he is to be an officer of a
company engaged in private enterprise,
and that at any time when American in
terests shall be in jeopardy he will resign.
We entertain for the ex-secretary the
kind feelings with which he inspires all
who come in contact with him. We do
not believe he is Willingly unpatriotic.
Itcannot be that he clearly realizes what
he has done, The best process of self
examination for him might be an inquiry
az to the reasons which governed the
French company in selecting him as
president of their so-called American
National Republican., 1880-12-16
Number TMelNca.

Aunt Phillis Is one OF the good old " mammys" Of
Virginia, respectable colorcd lady " of the oden
time" who has seen more Christmnses come and
go than she can now count hairs on her venerable
head but Aunt Phillls has still sharp eye to the
main chances Of life and yesterday threw out very
strong intimations savoring of expected holiday
favors. Honey, Use got world OF trouble about
my shoes has nllus TO have 'cm made to order
Now, does you know what hummer 1 wears?" We
made guess at "fours." Aunty's eyes twinkled
and her mouth opened wide with u great gufiaw,
as she replied, Fo'sl why what You take me TO-
infnnY No, master, / wars twelves-and don
you dun forgot II, nudder." Her meaning could
not be mistaken, and the number twelves must of
course be duly ordered for Christmas.-The State.
National Republican., 1880-12-16

branch. If they had any unexpressed
and anti-American design, then he should
be unwilling to serve their purposes.
Since 1885 the subject of an Isthmus
Canal has been repeatedly agitated in
Congress The importance of having a
water passage connecting the two oceans,
and obviating the necessity of'the long
and dangerous passage around Cape Horn,
has not been deemed greater than the
importance of having It open to the free
and equal navigation Of all nations.
But under what guaranty shall this
freedom and equality exist2 Are the
French capitalists likely to depend upon
the weak government of Panama to pro-
tect their right TO collect reasonable tolls
from the worlds commerce. Will the
French government withhold protection
TO its adventurous citizens? What con-
cessions has the Panama government
made to the De Lesseps company What
secret negotiations on the subject have
been, are being, or may hereafter be
made between France and the govern
ment Of Panama2 Are American inter-
ests safe, when, under foreign auspices, a
company with foreign charter engages
millions of dollars in an enterprise
which invades Central America to cut q
new road for commerce between Western
Europe and the rich East2 Have Ameri-
cans nothing to say why French or
other European toll-gatherer should
not take possession of the short
water route to the Pacific, and sit
exacting tribute at the gateway between
our Eastern and our far Western States :?
The French Company understood, if Mr..
Thompson does not, that our people
would be exceedingly sensitive on this
question. They desired TO placate the
feeling in advance. They determined to
make an appearance of cnlisting Ameri-
can capital. They determined also to
offset, if possible, the harm already done
them by the Presidents communication
to Congress on the subject. The first of
these was easily done by the advertise
ment of prospectus and vague pub
lished statements as TO subscriptions.
The second was more difficult matter
but at last the plan was hit upon. 1t was
not to secure the services of Mr.. r..
w. Thompson, of Terre Haute, Ind.
Had this been the wish, he would
have resigned and gone to Terre
Haute before entering the French
concern. No. The scheme was not,
as we have said, to employ Mr..
Thompson, but to go into the Govern
ment of the United States and employ
the Secretary of the Navy, as the seeming
head Of what should seem an American
branch of an Objectionable, perchance
an inadmissible, project connected with
American interests. This would seem
like American acquiescencc, and encour-
age subscriptions.
The scheme is harmless one. 1t is
safe to let whatever company chooses
to do so demonstrate the impracticability
of the Panama route. But it is not safe
to allow the occasion to pass without
some declaration by Congress which will
make known to the world the Nations
determination never to tolerate European
primacy on the Isthmus, or allow a
European toll-gate to be hung on any
American highway. American protection
for every American interest in North
South and Central America. "This is
manifest destiny"
National Republican., 1880-12-16
CASTELAR, on Catboiicism.

CASTELAR,, the able Spanish publicist, says the
Catholic Church, had II hearkened to Savauarola
might have created q Christian democracy and be.
come thespritual basis of modern society; instead,
hands of the Jesuits 1thas now called n halt and
this is the very worst time to quarrel with IT, For
this reason he condemns the course Of the French
government toward the religious orders as de-
parture from the principles OF liberty which were
in accord with modern democracy they have en-
barked on useless agitation resulting In violence
certain to end In injuring a democracy which hih-
erto had in Its exquisite prudence deserved the ad-
miration and sympathy of the whole civilized
world. In religious matters the nation must leave
every one to enjoy absolute liberty.
National Republican., 1880-12-16

The Galveston Ne,cs calls upon the
Democratic majority in Congress to form
ulate some resolution or policy (which
shall contain the Shibboleth, the watch
word, and the programme of the party
for the future" The majority has fur
nished in reply threat of resistance to
the count, proposition to unseat sena-
tor by majority vote, and the restora-
tion of Fitz John Porter to the army.
National Republican., 1880-12-16
The Kangaroo ms a Mother,

The kangaroo is a very tender and anectionat
mother. When the baby Is born II is the mos
helpless creature imaginable, blind and not muci
bigger than q newborn kitten. But the mothc
iifts y carefully with her lips and gently deposit
to grow. This pocket is its home for six or sever
months until II becomes strong and wise enough
To- fight Its own battles In the woodland world
II is very funny to see little head emerging all
sudden from the soft fur of the mothers breast
with bright eyes peeping about to what IS goinl
visible but little tail wagging contentedly Will,
its baby owner Is hidden from sight.-Harper'
YOUNG PeODle