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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-06-28

From John +. WymdR, Postmaster,
South China Mdine.-Too much cannot be
said OF AddmsOn's Botanic CoaGh BalSdEI,
as 1t is the best remedy for Coughs, Colds,
ETC., that | have ever seen, and 10 its
wonderful effects owe my recovery. II
Is well worthy of praise, and | advise all
TO use 1t who are afflicted.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-06-28

The Greenback interest OF Ohio Is TO
hold three days meeting in the town OF
Marshall. How the poor miserable indl-
vidual will manage TO kill time during
his seventy-two hours OF lonely vigil Is
hard 10 say.-Puck.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-06-28

HAVE WIsTAR's BALsAM OF WILD CHER
Ey always at hand. IL cures coughs, colds.
bronchitis, whooping cough, Group, inru-
cnza, consumption. aud all throat and
lung complaints. so cts. aud 81 bottle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-06-28

Hoods Sarsaparilla is an extract OF the
best remedies OF the vegetable kingdom
known as Alternatives, and Dlood-P Purifiers
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-06-28

Every youug lady is public spirited
enough To be willing to have her fathers
house used as courthouse.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-06-28

A man once died for want Of breath.
Did he hear some one remark that he die,l
because his pants were too short!-heo-
kuk Constitution.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-06-28

You cannot cultivate mans acquain-
tance by continually narrowing his feel
ings. s.-Nec Orleans Picdyune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-06-28
WHEN THE SONGS GONE OUT OF
YOUR LIFE.

"when the songs gone out of your life,
you can't start another while it's a-ringing
in your ears, but it's best to have bit Of
silence, and out o that msy be psalm'll
come by and Ed,cGrd Garrett.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-06-28

Combines tie
BFsT Remedies
Of the vegetable
kingdom, ana in
suclI nrnpoItion
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-06-28

-[Keokuk Gate City.
, 1881-08-14

! pumps, at Il cost Of some $500, 900.
| will accomplish as. much in the
| way of keeping the canal and river pure rs
coalsl I've done by al expenditure Of eight or
ten millions i'll tile widening and deepening
NJ the canal. If the pumps be run at their
nlaSlitm capacity-Go,o0 cubic feet per
nlinutc-thcy will throw iuto the canal more
than three tunes lis much water as now
fft,ws into ii, and this contribution will ill
crease the flow aS much rs IL deepening aud
widening of tie canal would accomplish
ALTER the expenditure Of Il vast SIM Of money.
The pltmpln@-works will cost less tIlan
wouf't the strip Ut new grountl OIL which to
throw the material to be cXc;tyatcd fren the
enlarged ditch, and not half lis much rs
merely to remove tho present thirly-lour
miles Of dirt taken out ri the ca1t;ll to ul;tkc
room for tho new excavation. The cost Of
constructing the pumps and running them
for !. year will not be as large us would be
the :lll1,tal Interest alone Oh the cost Of cn-
larging the canal. The Mayor should await
an actual test Of the pumps, now fully deter
mined upon, before indulglng i'll any more
hostile criticisms, especially if he is c;llld[-
date for Governor.
, 1881-08-14

1l1E committee appointed by the House Of
l4oY,ls to formulate the re:,suns of that body
for amending The Irish Land bill so that no
valuable feature remains has published its
report, which. in short, is that the bill inter-
ftrcs with the sorailctl vested rights Of till,
landed pruprietors, etc. The Pail Mall Ga
-Cttt, the recognized organ Of tho moderate
Radicals, Of which John Morley. its cl1ief
editor, and Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain are tllc
leaders. declares the crisis brought about by
the Lorls as serious. even dangerous, and
warns the Peers against precipitatlng !, coE-
ilict with the people, as it will probably hare
more serious consequence than they
imagine. 1t advises the moderate Tories
to organize demonstrations i'll favor of the
passage Of the Land bill as it passed tie
Commons, aid makes threat that if the Lords
TO not Yield 4 popular agitation which will
demand the abolition OF the House of Lords
will he iuaugurated. The hereditary de-
scendants Of hereditary fools are apparently
to the consequences.
, 1881-08-14

1S the British House Of Commons Friday
night Mr.. Fltctic, Tory member for one Of
the London borouglls, moved that the Queen
bc requested to Withhold her approval from
amy commercial treaty with France which
shall substitute specific for I'd ralorcln du-
ties TO tie prejudice of English lllanufactGl-
crs. Mr.. I;itchic held that free trade had not
resulted i'll advantage to England, AMI that
tie doctrine Of free tr:ttie l,a.l made no
progress abroad. Sir Charles Dixie replied
to Mr.. lsitchie. lie said that tie Govern
,ncnt, OF which lie is 4 member, would not
;spprovc Of any treaty prrjudicial to the
interests Of britain, and pointed out that
tile src;ttcr part of the imports from
France were articles Of food, ;lltl that Eli
gland would not tolerate the imposition Of
duties oil such articles. lie quoted statistics
to show that the trade of England was pros-
rerous. But thCn statistics may be used 10
prove anything.
, 1881-08-14

THE new Board of Trade Building NAV be
said to be a fixed fact Of the future, the plot
having formally passed into tile possession
Of the Board. There is, however, consider
able difference Of opinion III regard to the
method of organizing for the work of putting
up the building. Il has been propos cd that
the Board shall undertake it, and issue
bonds fur the money required. To this it il
s'bIectcd that the charter prohibits tie DoarA
from holding more than S22Oo, 600, and that
tile Goard cannot. therefore, undertake the
work. Those who take this view of the case
seem 10 be- i'll favor Of the Board leasing the
real estate to building corporation to he
composed substantially of Board Of Trade
be no furmal exclusion Of other parties.
The plan. So far as it has been
elaborated. is that su6scrip:ioll-books
should be opened on Change, giving each
member the opportunity to subscribe (say)
500 or less. This would probably provide
nearly half the required capital stock Of
Ss:N, ,0J0; the Board could takcabout S1Oo, ,O0U.
and the remainder could then be offered to
capitalists. Most If not all Of ii would he
taken b. members of the Board. especially if
it were provided that such stock should be.
accented when rendered Oh deposit under
calls for margins. etc.
1t IS undcrs TODD that the committee of
five to WHOM the subject was referred by
the Directors stands divided in regard tn the
recommendation Of Il plan for organization.
Tile matter will probably be acted upon by
the Directors at the nlccting Of Tuesday
, 1881-08-14

IT is stated that Leo Hartmann, tile lot0-
rlous Russian Nihi1ist, left Hamilton, Ont.
III the early part of last week for This city,
where he is supposed to bc donlicicd for the
present. Hartmann ami his friends. 1t ap-
pcars, are greatly afraid that lie will be Ill
rested here and turned over tv tie Russian
authorities. For this reason he has Travelled
under several ALIASES. Mr.. SPIES, Of Tie -lf-
better Zci:tu,g, the Socialist orsun i'll this
city, says Hartmann is not in Chicago,
and that lie will Hot come here. 1t is not
likely that Mr.. Spies would say that Hart
liiann is iere if there is any fear 0f Hart
1lianll's arrest. II
, 1881-08-14
THE THOMAS CONCERTS.

"Thonlas is diyine!" exclaimed 4 beauti
ful woman rs she inclined her head grace
fully to catch the expiring tones of the las
notes Of Schumaun's ''Trauulerei., At til,
moment when the beautiful woman wa
strainlng every nerve to SEIZE the finest toni
of the finest fiddle - in the entire orchestra
looking for all the world like Juno striving
to detect one Of Jupitcr's intidelitics, :sloco
| motive ratified past the Exposition Building
! and in one 1lorril blast discharged enougl,
| steam to haul 4 hundred cars forty miles an
hour up Sharp grade. T4e first violin con-
tinued to SAW the strings Of his instrument,
and all the other violins followed suit, and
the divine Thomas made gentle motions in
the tlnndero!ls air with his baton, and the
orchestra looked like Il 1nany-armed ghost
trying III vain to speak.
1t is queer coincidence that the locomo-
tlves invariably make their appearance OH
the scene Of the Thomas concerts in the
midst OF the performance of the lowest,
softcst numbers i'll the program. The s'Tr;it.-
mere" and Mendclssolln's "Sprlng Songn
seem TO llSve the effect Of Il signal to two
locomotives to meet Immediately opposit
MI. Thomas and there compare notes.
The lirst locomotive whistles rs !.
bird might, ut the mating season,
to its love. The second locomotive
responds plaintivcly. Then the first loco
motive rings its bell, and the second loco
motive rings its bell. Then the first loco
motive becomes suddenly conscious of in ex-
cess OF steam, opens its valves and "lcts off,,
about a thousand pounds, anil the second
locomotive, grown hot and uncomfortable.
!" lets OIL = about a Thousand pounds of its
steam. Then the first locomotive starts sud-
denly, and Jerks its forty cars with the effect
of I'LL ill-resullted thulller~clap. The second
locomotive does likewise. Then both loco
motives hecoine aware of the fact that they
Started the wrong way, and sto,, with forty
more jerks apiece. Then they whistle, and
ring tic bells, and wleezc, and puff, a,,d
blow like porpoiscs in distress, ard move utl..
Meantime the soft number has been per-
formed to tho cntl, and, is silence falls UPON
the outer world, the musicians are observed
to be lndustriously occupied i'll tuning their
Instruments.
But the billing and cuoEfs locomotives out
sle the Exposition Hall ar: 10 harmless bless
ing :lS compared to the billing aud cooling
young lu;crs inside In tho midst Of the per
[oimallce OF some eSunisit numbela!
Vi Saint-Sa:ls, q v1:ly buy with 4 Dig
hose *'1d the suspicion of soft down
III his upper lip, allt; : sl,cepisl expression
III his eyes, cl.ncinc furiiceIy ut the pale
1ue-eScd girl at his sitie. says, ii, an audible
whisper: "Wl.:It are yoa thinking Of t.ar- i
I39' OF tue Music, Vi c,,,;rsc,:' responds
lie girl, with 4 conscious t;ttcr. The co,- !
'efsatlon proceeds III I; monotone, inter- |
upted by gigElfng and simpering. and nc
by laughter in the ncighborl,ood |
# the lovers, until an Old man, who couldn't
, 1881-08-14
THE CANAL FUKPING-WORES,

| The inlpalience Of the people Of Joliet and
other river towns at the delay in getting the
promised pumps ut bridgeport into opera.
tloIl Is unreasonable, and the threat to turn
in the waters Of the Eesplalnes in order to
change the current in the direction Of the
lake was at once unwarranted aud iupracti-
cable. The contract 1or building tho pumps
was let Oil Friday, and the work will I'LL
tloubtetl]y be pushed forward with all poss-
bic expedition. -At tic saI,e time it will not
. hc feasible to begin pumping operations ull-
til after tile close Of canal navigation. It is
necessary to construct il new lock ut Eridyc-
pori, 1T the entrance Of tla canal, and to DO
this tile water must bc drawn from the canal
alnl coItr-dam built east Of the lift
lock, which will enable the necessary cx-
}iattst "f water to' bc made. This process
would Interfere with tile navigation
OF tile canal, and tic Board nj Com
nli*>ioners W"nItl certainly refuse their
assent 10 such It course. The pl,nplng-wurk
Will bc read, by the time that the arrange
mcnt> cals be made for their use. Moreover,
the people living along tic line Of the canal
and river arc not troubled seriously from the
ate''cllt.S except during The winter. when Il
s14'sil amount ut water flows under the thick
'ce, AMI u'e new pumps will be completed
anu running hctnre that time.
Ii is not unlikely that the dissatisfaction of
The canal and river people has grown nut Of
the :nnlr>sion That Mayor harrison is or
poSetl Il, the pumping works, and does not
believe III their capacity IL do the service de-
sired of thcnt. 1t is true that tile Nnyor
exhibited Il curious anil stubborn opposition
t0ra ling time. but the matter has since
PASSED beyond Ills Jurisdiction, anil he will
hardly try tu place any obstacle i'll The way
Of Il rapid completion OF tie work. But his
habit OF careless, nIrctlectinS talk is con
sttntly contributing to the impression we
llavc pointed ont Unly the other ,lay he
said to areportcr of Tile TE1l:uSr:. that "uic
work was being prosecuted against tile pro-
lest Of Il very large number Of OF: best aud
nlost skilled citizens, who PRONOUNCED
tile work 4 l'utnbus.' But Nr. Harrison
mentions no llanles of these wise citizens
II there Is any appalling number Of ..best
anil skilled cltizens' rrotestin. against the
erection Of these l'l,,nl,s the public would
hear FROM them, alld certainly Mr.. Harrison
ought to do them tile Justice to make their
protests known III more tlclinit way,
Tile Mayor added on his own account that
he WAS S'doing this work solely for the
benefit OF the rural districts" The fact is,
that the city is doing the work and paying for
It out OF the taxes, as WAS agreed with tie
Legislature, and there is reason to Hope that |
lie city will Share the expected benefits |
1lons with the country. In point of fact, |
here is warrant for the belief that
he work to be done by the new I
, 1881-08-14

IN the House OF Commons. It Is suggested that
even Il bolder man than Salisbury night shriak
IRON such IN undertaking.
.l4or' Salisbury is the very man to take this
responsibility, provided he cali command Il
following i'll liis. own party. The turt is, the
Tories are now in helpless minority in Il C
Commons, anu have nothing to lose even if
defeated. but in case Of new election have,
as we laro stated, many chances to make
gums. Tile question of what will be done
Will be decided Oil Monday, and if tine Lords
are persistent. and force Il new election for
Parliament, there will be ifost lively time
III England this fall.
, 1881-08-14

Rullors continue to increase that PopAI ,co
NIL. seriously contemplates leaving Rome
aud taking up his residence in the snug little
Island Of Malta. Tie is now a se1f-incarcer-
atcd ''prisoncr'' in the magnificent Vatican,
and more closely imnured than ever since
the violent demonstrations that were made
by the Roman populace upon the casion of
the recent midnight removal OF ule remains
Ut Plus lA. to their final resting-place.
This shut out from the world, ignorant
BY personal observation Of what is roiu.
Oh around him, trusting to lis Cardinals for
knowledge from the outside, his existence
becoming ulorc and more Il matter of illd;tTcr-
ehce IL the temporal powers, and broOdiny
"vcr his own sliscascd a1,d solitary fanccs, it
Is little wonder that lie has become gloomy
and dissatisfied and longs for Il change. The
jHritfD. OF Rome. the Italian Ministerial
organ, confirms tile statement that such Il
movement Is probable. though it may not be
ineIi;>te, since its fuIlilllcnt depends upon
circumstances. The recent circular FROM tile
l'ipal Secretary OF State to the Nu,lci,,s fore
sllatlnWed it also. is well us II recent circular
!" the Ambassadors at tho Vatican. The
Rune correspondent .o1 the London Times
saws i'll 4 letter to that raper:
There can bc no doubt that tho Pope is SC.
rousty prcoccupis'i OIL rho subject, aud that this
NrcoccupatOn bis greatly Increased since tho
Injecting i'll tlvnr OF tho abolition uC the I,anl
5ua1stiitcts. Whether he will eventually leave
rom rome Or When arc questions he has not decided,
hut THOSE who shuul.. know assert TINT he inns
tts1nctl5 made up his mini not to tolerate. thu
slightest infringement or his dignity. SHOULD
any such thing happen, it will determine Its de-
nartlrc Ut once.
Where there IS so Mulch smoke there is
likely soine lire. 1t is not conceivable tllat
Tie n'enacc Of lis departure is ,1atlc with
the IDEA that it will secure the Papacy any
hold upon: temporal power again, for that
Time i'ils ptostu forever, and none know it |
better 1an the Pope and the papat Conctayc.
'lhe people Of Italy would never consent to !
ii, AMI tho Republican instincts of the whole
ch'l'zt" world would oppose ! restoration OF |
clcfic'' n"llt'cal rule over the protesting
Roman Capital.
Anu yet 1t Is this very point which lies at !
Tie core Ut the proposed removal Of the head !
OF the Church to Malta. and it is worth coll
sleElnS. Tie Romisll Church was at the |
nlStt Ut It's bower when it had tile control |
VI Lie temporal power in the Estates of the
[hnfcil,' with its Capital III Rome. Its GOV !
erhment was !; pious political uespotis1n. and
me citizens were kept iu subsection to the
ropes pohtlcal rule only by the force Of
tehcii oaSonets. Thc,syere stripped OF every
polit'cal right. They had no participation In
ne Government Of the States Of the Church.
lnd no municipal or State representation.
ne vatican was the ,fountain-head of all
political action, and its DEGREES were im-
, 1881-08-14

CnA1:I1;s GORDON Null. Earl " t;ai,ls-
BOROUGH, dicsl yesterday III his t:;sI year. lie
is succeeded by his sol.. Niscs,nnt CanplcI.
who Is now about II years Of age Earl
Galnsboruu.l, WAS Il Euln.u Catholic, and
the father of Lady Blanche. Murphy, who
died some mouths a=u iii New Hampshire,
and who Was well known as 4 contributor to
American periodical literature. Another
daughter is the wife of Mr.. Belll.ll:lu,, III
Ettra1uon:suc Irish member pf Parliament.
, 1881-08-14

THE inte.lse1lcat which prevailed at Peters
burg, va, AMI the surrounding country fur
abonta week was succeeded yesterday after
noon by Il terrific storm. accompanied by Il
heavy rainfall aud thunder and lightning.
The wlnd4 il is calculated, blew 1T the rate
0f sixty miles all hour. Several large build
lngs were ulroofe.L Tile stand 1T the Fair
Grounds WAS demolished, and fcnrcs, cllil,-
neys, trees. etc., were strcWil III every dIrcc-
tion. The grain crop and orchards suffered
very severely
, 1881-08-14

llAEvEY's LAKE, i popular sumlner-resort
OF Pellnsylvanla, was q day or two ago aluosE
tho scene Of tragedy In the forenoon seyeruf
young ladies arrayed themselves in bathing
costumes and, with au escort, repaired to a
secluded part Of the lake to take a bath and .
swim In one boat WAS Il Sir. Williams and a
Miss Neyenthaler, OF Philadelphia The young
Indy, on reaching certain point, jumped from
the boat, but, becoming entansted in her tath-
ing costume. sank beneath the water Coming
to the surface she called*for help Her escort.
Williams, plunged into the water. and his efforts
soon exhausted him- In the meantime the alarm
had reached tho ears Of others, and scyeraf:
young men rushed to the rescue. Il son OF DR..
BECK was the first to reach the struggling par
ties. Then George Rhodes came, nnd, diving to
the bottom, seized Miss Reyenthaler. William.
Rhodes and Charles Long secured the boar
which Williams had jumped out OF, and with q
few powerful strokes brought it alongside OF
the struggling people. George Long seized thu,
young lady ty the hair and she was lifted in.o,
the boat Efforts at resuscitation proved slc-'.
cessful: although at first it was thought life was
extinct. J
, 1881-08-14

hear brass band playing the 'tStar-Span.
gled Banner" in parI0r, detects the lovers
by the aid Of his eyeglasses, and gro1yls ut
them out Of mere jealousy. Schubert's SER
enado is usually 'illustrntetl, in the softer
parts, by Il couple Of late idiots marching up
the main aisle iu search Of conspicuous seats,
staring through Eyeglasses right and left,
and finally crowling past half dozen per
sons next to tho front row.
It is with evident pleasure that Mr. Thomas
approaches Il number in which, with his
baton, ilc may invoke tilo thuntlcrs Of tie
brass Instruments and the drums. by their
:litl III, knows that he may take sweet re-
vcDHe upon tile Kissing AID bowling 1ocotno-
tlves on the outside, and the wIlispcrers,
the simperers, and the Eabblely in the all
diencc. III Il Wagner grand march, Or in
some Of the selections from Iohengrin, the
director Is master of the situation. III the
loud clanlor Of the magnificent chords Of
! music the noise of the Kissing steam is
drowned, and the soft llothings of the cooing
lovers are lost rs the babbie 0f the summer
brook is overwhelmed by the roaring Of the
tornado, Or the rushing, mighty force of the
cataract.
A'AI oPlu4IAtIlllES 1Ul lALlOIl HtE 1Il tUO
great at the Thomas concerts. Not only do
the intermisslons afford occasion for danger
Gus proMenades, during which elrtanglinS
alliances may be formed, but in the vast hall
there are numerous retired hooks and
corners, out-of-the-way places, suitable to
indulgence fn soft dallance OF 4 character to
quite appall prudent mothers and Jealous
husbands. Above, all the walk under the
Intoxicating Influence OF the moonlight
south of the hall is calculated to de-
stroy the last vestiGe 'of those Purl-
tanica1 ideas which have hitherto
exerted SO potential an influence upon the
character Of the inhabitants of Chicago.
Men Of 10, 80, and 10 years OF age, men with !
short-croppei white hair, men with bald |
heads, men with wigs and colored mus |
taches,-cyidently bachelors, or srass-widow-
ers, or deserted husbands,-1aay be seen
nightly i'll this moonlight walk assuming the |
airs and, lis near as gout and other infr1ni-
ties will permit, the agile gait Of young
fellows uttering silly nothings to women
who are plainly neither their wives, sisters,
llor mothers. 4 society should be formed
for the prevention OF cruelty to these SUPER
old beaux. There is no objection
10 their listening to the music,-if they can
hear it,-but they should he required to re-
main in their seats during the interlnissions.
They should not be subjected to the
louble fascination Of the moons rays
md the beguiling voice of woman.
Young girls should know that it is
dangerous to make an old mans
>eart tremble and 1utter like wounded
,igeon. They should reflect that there is
uch 4 disease as apoplexy, and that it at
acks old men. Cutting the hair short doesn't
revent it; wearing wig doesn't prevent it;
olorlng the mustache doesn't prevent it. It
) wicked to tlirt with one Of these ancient
4otharios, because there is no fool like all
Id fool, anu the old fool may die in the act.
tut the Thomas concerts are splendid never
1eless. r
, 1881-08-14

THEIR: is another dynamite scare in Liver
pool Yesterday morning five rifles werc
placed among some bales of cotton ull the
Nelson dM:'s' ut that city. The man who
placed them there escaped after Il struggle
with the Watclllan. Ten tu one that Crowc
and Rosa will claint credit for the pacllS Of
the rifles, though what injury they were to
do to the power of Britain :t,,tl what service
they were In do to tic cause of lre'alld it is
difficult to Imagine
, 1881-08-14

PRESIDENT DELANEY, ot tile Chicago
Board of Education. says that there arc not
enough schools i'll the city to accommodate
ati the pupils WIN seek admission. Yet ut
Tie meeting Of the Board OF Education Inst
Thursday it was decided that the new Central
''ark School, in the extreme western part Of
1ne CITY, should not be opened lit September
at the same time that the other schools are
lttpe opened This would seem to indicate
l.tas the Eoard of Education acted unwiscly
III erecting the building in question. Fro,l
ule remarks OF President Delaney to q
TRIBUNE reporter. it seems that the School
l;oard IS also in favor Of the erection of
nigh School in some part OF the South