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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
NEW RELIGION.

A Workman, Tex. correspondent D!
the Salt Lake Tribune. SAYS new ssct
the Holiness Bands troubling that
neighborhood. The leader is Robert j.
Haynes, formerly Presbyterian preach
er. but turned out for wild fanaticism. He
then began to preach specification and
holiness on his own account nj Wac".
Corsicana and Dallas. Tex. He and his
dupes teach Specification To the point Of
being ms spotless rs the Lamb of God.
They heal the sick by laying on OF hands.
have spiritual wives. marry without
license, and are not bound more 10 one
woman than another; have visions. and
are taken by the jerks and cast on the
floor; there tLey lie PROSTATE and in.
sensible 70. hours, then arise and tell
OF the wonders that have been opened to
them; they will never die. but see the
Lord with their present eyes. They
have neither baptism nor communion.
They meet in a tabernacle, where they
heal and cast ont devils. They have no
discipline; the spirit directs them how
To act. Some have sold house and lands
and deserted all to join the band. hus-
band leaving wife and wife husband
] Aep,phts Appeal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
IN RUNS GRIP.
PATHETIC STORY OF A HORSE THIEF

In the court of general sessions at
Staten Island, n. Y, an Intelligent look
ing young man, named James Lang,
pleaded guilty 10 an indictment for
horse. stealing. On the usual question
being asked ~ TO what he had 70 urge
against sentence being passed, the young
man came to the rail ard said: Your
honor. | am the victim Of circumstances
plead guilty 10 this indictment be-
causa the circumstances seem so much
against me that it would he impossible
for me To establish my innocence. am
a stranger here-have neither friend
nor money. Nevertheless am n man
who has worked since ever | was able
for my living. am painter by trade
and came here - work some months
ago. | became IL, but id not give up.
crawled 10 my business day after day
until finally was obliged 10 stop. L
had few dollars in my pocket one day,
and hired this horse, intending to take
drive by order Of my medical adviser.
While out | stepped into a har-room,
became intoxicated. and the horse was
stolen. never stole il. intended TO
return IL. aud now have no alternative
but to plead guilty and TO ask The court
10 extend some ciemeEcY 10 me. am
still young man. Rum has been my
ruin. but never stole anyihi <. II the
court wi deal len,cntly with ne | ex-
pect to become a good member OF sO-
cie;y."
Have You ever been arrested before?"
asked County Judge Stephens. Once
before" replied the young man. 81 was
indicted in New Y.rk for an oflense
never committed. could not establish
my innocence. and the district attorney
believed me 10 he guilty. He was
anxious To hurry UP the business OF the
court, and he intim ited that if pleaded
guilty weull &c; of with light pun
ishment. ! should not have done sd,
but. lriendlcss and poor, what could l
do? In moment of weakness | yielded
and was condemned Ia ten years hard
labor. In very short time the real
thief died on Blackwell's Island, and he
lore dying made confession exculpating
me. Gov. Cornell Immediately pardoned
me. Those circumstances are all against
me. I have been sorely tempted and
tried, but am an honest man and hope
the court will show me mercy
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
NOVEL SWINDLE,

Col. Parker. chief Of post office in
spectcrs. has been Informed of the arrest
Of r. s. ScuL,ler at Burlin. ton. Ia. for
practicing a fraud through the mails.
The special agent who made the arrest
says Scudder sent out circulars calling
for moneytO be used in the defense OF
Guteau. He claimed in the circulars
that Guileau had been but tool in the
hands of n political rim Z. and that i
money enough was forthcoming this fact
could be proved, and would lead to the
downfall OF the party dominant in the
government. The circulars were signed
with an assumed name, and the n oney
received was appropriated by Scudder
to his own use. He was put under
bonds f)r trial by United States com.
missioner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
SAVED HE BACON"

A surveyor who WAS running town
ship lines in new county in the state
last fall was engaged by a farmer ID sur
ey the line between his farm and that
Of neighbor. They had line fence.
but had engaged in several disputes as
to whether it was on the divide. The
surveyor was making preparations when
the owner of the other farm approached
and inquired
What are sou going TO do now?'
Find the exact line" was the reply.
At this the man wheeled and went of
on the gal!op. and he was seen no more
until The line had been run. The sur
veyor and the first named farmer had
Just completed the work when the other
came up to within ten feet of them and
asked:
We'll, have you got through"
Yes; all through"
"And Is the fence foot en- his farm?
mo; he has two foot of yours, and
the fence must be moved 50 that you can
have it."
The man sprang upon stump, faced
thicket about five rods away. and
yelled out:
You there-Reuben and James and
Samuel! The survey is made and we
are all right! You kin shoulder them
shotguns and 60 back to the sawmill,
and If you meet the old woman coming
with the pitchfork, you kin tell her to
turn back and git up squar' dinner fof
the surveyor |"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
TREATMENT OF PENETRATING WOUNDS

Penetrating wounds Of a slight char.
aster arise from the inoautious use OF
some common articles Of domestic use.
such As an ordinary sewing needle. q
crotchet-needle, or fish. hook. The
ordinary needle. If buried beneath the
skin Of the hand or ott er part may be
readily extracted II so placed that boil
ends can be felt. La that case II Is only
necessary to press the end nearcs. the
surface through the skin. and II can be
easily withdrawn. II. however. rs more
frequently happens. only one end can be
felt. aid II Is uncertain what length OF
steel Is in the tissues. attempts 10 force
the needle ont lead generally to its being
buried deeper; and 1t is better. therefore,
TO have recourse TO medical advice Il
once. In order that the surgeon may. II
he think II advisable. at once cut down
upon the foreign body. Operations OF
Ais Kind. though apparently trivial.
should never be undertaken by amateurs.
since the hand Is too important an organ
to be cut into lightly by one unacQuaint.
cd with It's anatomy; and. besides, there
Is usually no great urgency in the case.
and The needle may very well be left
until. in process OF time. 1t makes IT,,
way to the surface. rs it Is pretty sure to
do. CIotchet- are mora difficult
TO manage than ordinary needles, owing
TO the hook Il one end. II merely driven
accidentally into the skin. the wound
may be cautiously enlarged with lancet
OF sharp and clean penknile. 81 AS TO
allow Of the withdrawal Of the barb; but
ii deeply imbedded in 4 finger or. rs has
happened, In III, tongue Of child. Il
will be necessary to push the point
through in order to cut the hook of with
4 pair of wire. pliers, and for this medical
assistance should. if possible, be OBJ
tanned. Fish-hooks are 10 be treated ON
similar plan. except that the disciple
OF Walton. being generally alone and at
a distance from all surgical aid when the
accident happens. must be content 10 cut
the line from The mi;chievous hook. and
.aving forced the barb through the
nearest point OF SKIN. should withdraw
the hook through the wound thus made.
-faBii9 Physician.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
OLD BOSTON HOUSES.

The front room of a dwelling house in
Harrison avenue in which Rev Baron
Stow, one of Boston's most noted clergy
men, suddenly died, about twenty years
ago. is now occupied by two industrious
Cinnamon The ancient dwelling house
No. s. Spring lane. in which resided
fifty years ago our late respected citizen.
John Ashton, Is now q cheap eating
house. The ancestors Of the wealthy
Minot family once occupied IN adjoining
house. The store on Washington street,
between Milk street and Spring lane,
now occupied by +. nj. Kee.er and
Others, was. about fifty years ago. the
scene sad add romantic tragedy. A
young man employed in the store was
engaged to daughter Of his employer
but the course of true love did not run
smooth, and, her rarerts refusing to re-
cognize him Ms a sutton. the youthful
couple repaired to the store one night.
and the next morning both were dis
covered suspending from rope con-
nected with the fall. dead. It was the
sensation OF the day in Boston at that
time Corr. Wsstern paper.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
INTERESTING GAVE.

The great cave lately discovered here
has been visited by multitude OF geo.
ole from various points Of the United
States. We think that l.eitchtield l.
destined TO become the great Mecca
of the world-for the Masonic fraternity,
and scientists generally.
For the last two weeks no ona has been
admitted to the cave except upon pre-
senting written permit from Mr.. Rog-
era. and those who have been fortunate
enough to obtain admission have been
principally scientist, from abroad, who
journeyed here to see the great wonder
for themselves. II was necessary to take
this step. as the cave was rapidly being
despoiled OF its contents. Indeed. several
OF the mummIes and some OF the smaller
Masonic emblems were carried of be-
fore Mr.. Rogers-or. in fact, any one oil
our realized the importance oil
the discovery, and Of preserving the con-
tents OF the cave intact. The subterra-
mean river has been 30 swollen from the
excessive rains OF the last month that no
explorations have been made in the ave
nues beyond 1t. Excavations have been
made, however, in the chambers or cat
acombs where the mummies and Ma
sonic emblems were found, and in the
vicinity OF the pyramid. and several tab
lets with queer hieroglyphies have been
dug up, also some bronze ard copper
vases. and pieces Of pottery. A mound
was opened and found TO contain six
well preserved mummies, reposing in
regular order with feet radiating from
the center.
In the discovery OF this cave the key
u undoubtedly found that will unlock
the mystery Of the prehistoric race o.
America. and alec prove their identity
with the ancient Egyptian race, who
undoubtedly crossed over and peopled
this continent. built temples, and flour
ished in a high degree ofcivilization un-
I'll wiped out Of existence by the ruth
less hand of the savage. The caves o.
Kentucky undoubtedly afforded then
shelter and protection, and were used MS
4 sort of catacomb for the storage OF nj
that was near and dear TO them, includ
ing their illustrious dead. Such at !eas
seems 10 have been the ease i'll this in
stance, whether this theory will apply IL
the other caves OF Kentucky or not.
Many beautiful formations have beer
discovered during the past few days. The
stalactites and staagmites glisten like
80 many million diamonds. The pillar
and co umns of alabasler are beautiful
beyond description, end its wonders vii
have to he seen TO be fully appreciated. .
GrdysOn. by. Aitroco.e.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
PRACTICAL JOKING.

Henry Waters Of Youngstown, o. be-
lieved in ghosts. aud had Il pecul. ar
dread OF them. His " weakness was known
10 his acquaintance, some OF whom
planned practical joke at lis expense.
They managed 10 draw the bullets from
the revolver which he kept under his
pillow, and then. in the night. lie awoke
10 see Il white.robed figure standing m
the foot Of his bed. Although dread
fully frightened, he suspected that II
was joker. Drawing the weapon. he
took aim and said: IL shall fire when |
count three The intruder made no
response. and Waters pulled the trigger.
No impression was made OF course. and
five more shots were fired. The mock
ghost laughed hoarsely. and threw six
bullets on the bed as though he had
superna,urally caught them. Waters
shrieked in terror. Then the ghost
threw off his disguise. and the other
merrymakers hurst into the room to
laugh at their victim. hut lie still
gazed tixedly. The shock had made
him insane. Three weeks have elapsed
without a restoration Of his reason. and
it is not expected that lie will ever re.
cover
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
GODS WILL.

Orth irOm his tent the patriarch Abraham
Slept
AnG lsngtheniug shadows slowly pas, hun
erept-
For many days lie scarce had hIoke his fast,
Lest some poor wandeser should come al last
Aud, scan,y comfort finding. 90 his way,
In doubt oil Gods great mercy day BY iay.
Bat deep oontentment in his calm eyes shone
When be bchel atAr a pilgrim lone.
Fare slowly toward him from the flaming west,
With weary s,eps be;okening need OF rest.
When that he came aneas, straightwsy vas
seen
Al aged man OF grave AMI re,eread men.
halt"
The patriarch .Aii. and share my bread snl
salt"
Then ca ling % hi- kiaiolk. soon the boarl
Was richly adeR with the patriarvh'- heard.
And when around the fair reYasi they drew,
"Bssmilsh'' sail they al with reverence due;
save only be ior Nh1n the feast Was spread;
lie bowed him srsyely, bat 10 word hessii.
Thea Abraham thus: 20 guest. rs il no, NEE;
40 utter Gol's great name ere tho1 dc-t ca -
u pilgrim answered courteous bat eaha,
Good friend. OF thoss who worship Gro
aia"
Then Abrahsm rose. his Lrov With sngcr bent,
AMI drove the sgej GbebeE IRON his tent.
Tina; instant. swii'er than flashing sword
Appeared ani spoke an angel q the Lord.
Ia shaing flsrdor wnP'. the brish. one
aid.
An hsnirod years upon this sEel head
Coils mercy hath beeu lvished irn1 on high.
Ia If, and sun and nan Dost thoa deny
VIVA, God Withhold. not from the meaaes,
clodg'
The pat-lar, h bowed in ue,lHe-s Grat Is
Goi'- Csaiary hsg4-ias
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
ANCIENT FARMS.

We talk u great deal abou. the large
farms of this century and country, but
some of the people OF ancient days had
pretty good. sized estates. For instance.
a contemporary mentions the case o
Minus, who inherited from his father.
Nimrol, farm rs big as . good. sized
western state, with 1905 cattle. $4,000
slaves. and about 5000. 900. 900 as work
ing capital. all of which he doubled be-
fore his death. Cyrus. the king Of
Persia. had at one time $4,000 horses,
1900 cattle. 200, COO sheep. $1,000 asses,
and 25,e0O slaves, and three thousand
million dollars spare cash besides.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28

A dog stole a piece Of meat from
Stranahan's butcher shop at Holly,
Mich, and the man threw a knife at the
thief, which killed him. The owner OF
the dog prosecuted Stranahan for cruelty
the town became excitedly divided on
sentiment, the trial employed the best
legal Ia ent in tie county. and the
butcher was finally fined $40,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28

She told him she could read his mind
like an open book, and then softly added
BLANK book"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-12
A ROCKFORD MYSTERY.
From the Rockford Register.

Yesterday morning. between six and
seven o'clock Frank Holmes and James
McGrath, of the south SIDE noticed a man
and woman walking up Morgan street
They first attracted their attention by the
earliness of the hour, and subsequently
they were perplexed by the behavior of the
-ady, who appeared to accompany the
young man against her will AS the couple
passed up the street the girl with start
ling cry broke from the retaining grasp of
her escort and ran toward them. She was
holly pursued and soon caught by
the young man, who was a stranger
to them, but from his appearance was
evidently of respectable family and
they came to the conclusion that the girl
was deranged, and consequently offered
her no assistance. A second time she
fed from him, it being evidently her in
tention to gain the river and throw herself
into the water. She plead with her COM
panion imploringly and begged of him ITO
release her.
She finally managed to give him the slip,
and with the speed of deer rushed to the
bank of the river and threw herself into
the water. She was closely followed by
the man, who fearlessly leaped into the
river, which, though not deep at this point,
yet the current is very strong, thus making
it difficult task to rescue her. She re
sisted him strongly, and heaped upon his
head charges that threw an entirely differ
ent light upon the subject.
You have ruined me-" she cried in a
heart-rending accents, you have kept me
out all night, and l am ruined forever;
now let me dier' She was finally dragged
from the water and forcibly taken away.
Her companion FASTENED his pace almost
into a run, and hid himself from the view
of the spectators of the little tragedy as
soon as possible.
The two spectators stood where they
had observed the transaction, spell-bound,
and allowed the man to walk right away
from them, and they, IN their surprise, Of
fered no resistance. As to the identity of
either party they have not the slightest
clue. and it is probable that they were
strangers to the south side.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-12
IT Is GENTLY INSULATED

That this is dull day for news.
That we are having quite a spell of
weather.
That the Mississippi river is rising by
reason of the recent heavy rainfalls.
That certain hotel man will look like a
dandy masher" when he gets his new fall
outfit.
That the c., NJ. s. st. P. passenger con-
ductor who boards at the Rock Island
hoHse grows fat on his Jokes.
That the young lady from Galcsburg is
still admired by our young gents.
That the Rodman Rifles are composed of
q manly lot of fellows, and credit to the
city.
That not a republican in town has heard
the result of the Ohio election.
That the young county official is wait
ing patiently for the time to arrive, and is
growing correspondingly happy each day.
That John Reticker and Dan Gould are
gaining strength each day, and are sure
to be elected.
That the day is not far distant when a
prominent young merchant and a sweet
young lady will be made as one.
That the coal merchants are coming
money by the wholesale, and wear broad
guage grin in consequence.
That the DAILY ARGUS has commenced
boom which will not end until it is read in
every household in Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-12
IN MEMORTAM.

The following resolutions were passed
at the prayer meeting of the First Baptist
church, last evening, and were ordered
spread upon the church minutes:
WHEREAS, God, in his mysterious provi-
dence, has taken from us by death our be-
loved pastor, John B. T. Patterson; there
fore be it
ResOt0ed, That, in this dispensation the
First Baptist church in Rock Island has
lost an able advocate, a jealous worker,
and a devoted leader and teacher.
That, in the sorrowful death of this
truly Christian man, we feel glad that
though the hand of God has been laid
heavily upon US, yet we will trustingly
yield to Him who doeth all things.
That we will cherish ever the memory
of our beloved dead. His fortitude and
diligence, his forbearance and charity we
Will emulate, and the Christian example he
has left US, shall be an incentive to greater
effort on our part, to perform our duty as
Christians.
That his noble life was one of decisive
action, and he died, as he had lived, assid-
uously working for his Master
That in this sore affection which has so
suddenly come upon the family of our pas
tor (malignant typhoid fever) causing his
death and that of his children, Bessie 10,
Jennie IL, and John 10 years of age, they
have our tenderest, deepest sympathy.
That to the grief stricken widow and the
four remaining children, we will say the
God who sustained the ''dear departed" in
this life, and in death triumphantly passed
them through the swelling of Jordan, is
their God, and will sustain and comfort
them. and all who confdingly trust HIM,
saying in their hearts, Mot my will, but
thine be done" What l know not now 1
shall know hereafter"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-12

The burning of the steamer Robert E.
Lee, on the Mississippi river, has called
attention to the finder boxes that are call
ed steamboats, on that river. They are
made of the most infiammable material, dry,
full of oil, and if one ever catches fire
about the only safety is to Jump over
board and drown. The least spark is liza
BILE to turn into a conflagration in min
ute, and when fire is started it covers the
whole boat in ten seconds. The freight
is largely combustible, if not explosive,
and few attempts to extinguish fire are
ever made, because the men who attempt
it are dead sure to be burned to death. 1t
would seem, when there are banks on each
side within half a mile of boat, as
though, with proper precaution, a boat
could get to the shore, after it caught fire,
and save somebody, but the fire has so
much kindling wood that the whole boat
is in flames so quick that people consider
themselves in luck if they can find place
that is not on fire to jump overheard from.
The government should cause Mississippi
river boats to be made SO they can burn
slow for couple of minutes, at least, so
the passengers can be landed Exchange
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-12

boys seem interested in their work, which
is one OF the first requisites toward pro-
ficiency, and if they continue to improve
as they have improved in the past, the
Rodmans will not ebe afraid to scatter drill
challenges right and left on both sides of
the river. While all of the
commands were well executed it
seemed to the spectators that the
loading and firing could scarcely have been
improved upon. One of these days the
Rodmans will give the Rock Islanders a
surprise in the line of superiority in drill.
While at the armory few of the gentle
men were kindly shown the objects of in
terest in the company's gun room, conspic-
uous among which is the photograph case,
in which may be seen the counterfeit
presentment" of many gallant youth. the
Springfield camp scene, etc. BY the way,
the boys say thai they are all indebted to
their comrade Dart for very much of the
attractiveness of this room. and the ARGUS
thus puts it on record.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-12
PRESS OPINIONS.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 1.-THE Enquirer.
this morning. claims fifteen congressman.
Not republican official is elected in this
CHamilton) county. 1t has been Water
loo for the republicans. The Germans
voted the straight democratic ticket.
This mornings Gazette says, editorially
The republicans have lost Ohio by 10000
majority, and the democrats have made a
gain of at least five congressman. The
action of the republican party in New
York and Pennsylvania had its effects
here. and while the bossism that
spoiled the party in those states does not
exist here, yet the fact that the party was
divided in those states, and that the ma
tional administration, whether justly or
otherwise, has made the party, and in the
public estimation was on the wrong side,
and has had Dad effect in Ohio. Besides,
it has been uphill work during the can
vass to explain the action of congress in
voting extravagant appropriations and
failing to reduce taxation, although the
democratic minority always INSTRUCTED
The temperance question,
which is live issue in the canvass, was
not boldly presented. 1t did all the harm
it could dowithout calling out the strength
it might have brought if it had not been
divided.