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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-01-03
A Woman On Women Workers.


A writer in the HIoma's Journal says.
Some Of the reasons why men do not
like women as employees, and do not pay
them as we'll as men, are these:
l. The average female employe is not
punctual at her business in the morn
ing.
2. When the women employees do
come they almost without exception con.
sumo the first half hour in talking about
the ball, the party, drama or concert Of
the previous evening, while by them
stand men and boys who have been at
the same entertainment with them, or to
some other place OF like character, and
who come in, never theless, with cool
nod, going Immediately to their duties.
We have looked sharply about in sew
eral Offices and representative shops OF
the city, and couli not but notice this
absorption of girls and middle-aged
women in pleasures which the very err
rand boy forgets while in harness. This
chatter is often kept up during the day,
accommodating volume by the accretion
o. lew matter, such as "My new
dress al am bound TO have those ban
glcs," and "They say Sophronia Fitz-
gerald is going to have Gus at last"
Men and boys hear this and do not re-
sp,ct women in trade any more for it.
3. Women almost universally CON-
plain to men, and even to call boys. be-
cause they have TO work for a living.
1t is not in one class of office, store or
shop tia, you hear those feeble walls,
but in nearly all :" It's mems place to
work and support women" 81 think it
is the greatest misfortune that can hap
pet to woman, this going into the
world and earning living" II wish /
was itch" and I'm tired Of work,
Nov, d. not men and boys hear all
this? And when our grand apostles OF
the new d.speusation demand equal
civil place FOR women in the State, en-
o!ge,ic George and Industrious Peter,
proad Of their craft, think OF these icre-
l.sl,s ali--saecr
{. We often hear business men say,
"W5n,n are Gaiuterrstcd in and care
les .b1l, their woik; they don't care
how !, is done. i, only or ;hair hands,
!hey gossip with the men Ia the Office
or shop tue minute the employer goes
out" There is certainly lack of con-
ceutratiln and inability to focus down
deliberately with man's balldog grip
on the large issues OF life. How can
men help sneering when, instead OF
corrcc. copy or well.s.itched garments,
they reap, wish l was married" for
your ratronage9
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-01-03
CLIPPINGS FOR THF CURIOUS.

There are 100000 Masons in the
United States.
The length Of the East river suspen.
sion bridge is 5,993 feet.
The quantity Of soda imported into
The United States from England in lS47
was 5000 tons.
In an edition ofPsolemy's geography,
1910, double-tailed mermaid figures il
one OF the plates.
There aze seventy-two national Gene
teries for the burial Of the Union and
Confederate dead.
Among the natives of India white
quartz, boiled inmilk, is used as rem
edy for sick children.
A wire 400 feet long can be made
from one grain OF silver. Such q wire
is finer than human hair.
The ancient Chinese used hydropathy
as q cure for certain diseases, among
others chronic rheumatism.
Those OF us who in winter complain
that the sun has not power OF warmth
should bear in mind Professor Young's
recent remark, that if We could build up
o solid column Of ice from the earth to
the sun, two miles and quarter in di.
ameter, spanning the inconceivable
abyss Of 80, ZOO. 600 miles, and if then
the sun should concentrate its power
upon it, it would dissolve and melt. not
in an hour nor in q minute, but in
single second; one SWING OF the pendu-
lum and it would be water, seven more
and it would be dissipated in vapor.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-01-03
nauaehnId Hinfs.

To REMOVE INK STAINS FROM PRINTED
BooKs.-Proeure pennyworth OF OK
alic acid, which dissolve in small
quantity of warm water; then slightly
wet the stain with it, when it will dis
appear, leaving the leaf uniDiured.
To CLEAN GOLD ORNAMESTs.-Dis-
solve little sal ammoniac in spirits oil
wine. and wash the gold in it; or,try the
following method: Mix some jewelers.
rouge with little salad oil. and w'sb
toothbrush rub the ornament till per-
fectly clean. Then wash it in warm
soap and water with clean brush, and
dry it with wash leather.
CLEANING PAIST.-Frequent scrub
bing with soap and water will invariably
DESTROY the freshness and brilliancy c.
paint. Whiting will remove spots and
clean paint much better than soap, and
with no injury to the most delicate
colors. Make paste of whiting and
hot water. rub it on well with flannel
cloth and rinse OIL with tepid water and
clean flannel.
How TO Do Up LACE CURTAINS
Having washed and dried them IN the
usual manner, starch and redry them.
ANY number mar be prepared in this
way, thus saving the troublc of making
starch every time that you wish to put
them upon the frame. Taking the
number tha. you are to use a. once,
Dip them into cold bluing water and
pass them through the wringer. This
VIII not remove the starch, il Will only
PIT them into a condition so that when
stretched and dry the meshes of the
lace will be clear and free from starch,
which will not be the case If taken
directly ont OF the hot starch.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-01-03
A japanese RagpIcker.

Among the novel objects in the won.
derful city OF Toxic none arc more in
teresting to the foreigner than tho peo.
pie who earn their living on the streets.
These industrious creatures come and
go at stated periods, have their regular
hauntS attract attention by their pecu.
liar dress and strange clies, and play an
important part in the comedy Of the city
life.
At dawn, long before the shopkeepers
have quilted their mats, the kami.
kudzu.hiori (paper scrap COLLECTOR
emerges from his squalid hut and com
mences his rounds. He is usually an
old, old man, clad in patches and
shreds, and wears n very broad brimmed
reed hat, while, for sanitary or other
reasons, his nose and mouth are covered
with ragged blue towel, people Of his
class being no Logger compelled thus to
conceal their faces. Upon his left side
he carries huge but light basket, and
in his right hand two long bamboo
rods, used like tongs. He seldom
speaks to any one, goes about his work
in systematic manner, and Is to Toxic
what the ragpicker Is to New York,
though, unlike his foreign brother, he
generally confines himself to the col
lection OF waste paper, not scrap OF
which escapes his ferret-like eyes.
Having formerly belonged t. the de-
spised Eta class he is very humble, and
bows to all the we'll DIR, ssed persons he
encounters. As he silently moves along
the street he carefully tuns over every
little pile of rubbish with his sticks,
and, picking out the pieces OF paper,
jerks them into his capacious receptacle.
1t is wonderful how dc1terou " he
handles the instruments, one moment
using them to tear futtering fragment
OF placard from fence, and the next
inserting them between the bars of
window and Itching a book carelessly
left in sight 10y it's owner. He is wary,
thievish old rascal, and many boys
kite and servant girls novel that have
mysteriousIy disappeared from the
house have found their way into his
basket. In addition TO having bad
reputation for appropriating anything
in the shape of paper, lie is said to be
dog .stealer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-01-03
A Village IN lndih.

Outside the entrance O.! the single
village street, on ~ exposed rise OF
ground, the hereditary potter sits by
his wheel, molding the swift rayolying
clay by the natural curves OF his hands.
At the back of the houses which form
the low, irregular street there are two
or three looms at work in blue and
scarlet and gold, the frames hanging
between the acacia trees, the yellow
flowers OF which drop fast on the webs
AS they are being woven. In the stree:
the brass aud coppersmiths are ham
meiing away at their pots and pans;
and further down, in the yennda OF tho
rich mans house, is ieweler working
rupees and gold mohrs into fair iewelry,
gold and silver earrings, and round
tires like the moon, bracelets and tab
lets and nose rings, and tinkiing
ornaments for the feet, taking
his designs from tho fruits and
flowers around him, or from the
traditional forms represented IN the
paintings and carvings Of the great
temple, which rises over the grove OF
msngoes and palms at the end OF the
street, above the Undiscovered village
tank. At $3.50 or o'clock in the after
noon the whole street is lighted mp by
the moving robes OF the women going
down to draw water from the tank, eacE
with two or three water jars on he'
head and so, while they are going and
returning in single file, the scene glows
like Titian's canvas and moves like the
stately procession Of the Panathenaic
frieze. Later the men drive in the
mild, gray kine from the moaning
plain, the looms are folded up, the
coppersmiths arc silent, the elders
gather in the gate, the lights begin
to glimmer in the fast-falling dark
ness, the feasting and the music are
heard on every side, and late into the
night the songs are sung from the
Ramayana or Mahabharata. The next
morning, with sunrise, after the simple
ablutions and alterations performed in
the open air before the houses, the
same day begins again. This is the
daily life going on all over western
India in the village communities OF the
Dakhan, among people happy in their
simple manners and frugal way OF life,
and in the culture derived from the
grand epics of religion in which they
live and move and have their daily
being, and in which the highest express
sion Of their literature, art and civiliza-
ton has been stereotyped for 5000
vaopo
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-01-03
"The Firms Bust d."

A novel bankruptcy case is reported
by the National .Su,,dqy School Teacher.
The Junior partner Of the firm, being
more generous than just, went into q
benevolent operation without asking the
senior member.
A little boy applied to General Clinton
D. Fisk for capital to go into business
Amount wanted - Seventy live conts.
Business - Boot-blacking. Station -
Near Fulton ferry, New York. Profits
to be divided at the end Of six months.
The arrangement was made, and the
firm began business. On Monday
morning, however. the "workin" part.
ner came into the generals office wear.
ing very lugubrious countenance.
whats the matter p asked the gen.
eral.
"Oh," said the boy, 6" its all up"
Gall upT" said the general, "wha!
do you mean"
"Oh," replied the urchin, "the firms
busted"
"How is that ?" was the inquiry.
SWELL" said the boy, ~ had 81 90
on hand, but yesterday man came into
our Sunday school and said We must
give all our money to the missionary So
ciety, and put it all in-couldn't help
it-an' it's oil up with u.s."
We have no doubt that the firm imme.
diately resumed business again-but
it is the first partnership We have heard
of that has been bursted in that way.
Hence our extreme sympathy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-01-03

In treating this difficulty most own.
ers Of horses attempt to DO too much.
Give your horse warm bran mash OF
two and warm water TO drink, with
little oatmeal sprjnkled in it. Very
nervous horses, If excited at al, are
very ant to scour. For such animals
all Won can do IS 70 keep them from
getting excited. Over-driving is a pro
life cause Of securing, particularly il
before Won start upon your journey YOU
allow your horse to drink a large guam.
tity Of water after eating heavy feed
% hay and grain. II Is also very IN
wise TO commence dosing az animal
under such circumstances. Let him
have rest and quiet for few days, al
lowing nature to assert itself in a cure.
New hay and grain fed 20 horses are NO
doubt a cause Of securing at this sea
son Of the year. and also the sudden
changes occas;ored by heating and
cooling, siucs people driving horses at
this season Of the year are apt to think
there is no need OF blankets;
yet they drive fast, pull up and
make long stops, fancy it Is a warm
night, and that the horse viii take
10 harm if not blarketed. As q con-
sequence the horse Is soon found to be
securing, and, strange 70 say, the driver
often appears ignorant Of the cause,
failing 20 realize the risk attending the
exposure of the previous night. Horses
rarely have the scOurs in winter, al.
though they may eat apples, carrots or
raw potatoes while horses kept on dry
hay and grain through the summer are
perhaps Just as likely 10 suffer from
scours as those which are allowed to ea.
little grass for a few hours each day.
A horse should lot be permitted to in.
dulge in hearty meal Of grass when
first turned ont in the field. Half an
hours feeding the first time would be
sufficient then increase the allowance
Of time each CAV up 10 two or three
hours. This Will keep the animals il
good condition and they viii rarely
scour when so fed. After a few DAYS il
Sculd not hurt your horse to allow ii
70 feed half an hour 10 some nice fresh
roven, gradually increasing the allow.
suce.-Auri-U Culirgter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-01-03

lest intorut wherever tie Ingli ilnguAge spoken
call into active play tho best talsntl AID Tie mot g.
mondabls abilities 0f our people.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-01-03
THE LATEST NOVELTY IN the
WORLD or LETTERS.

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-30
DO Long and Melville'S Cigars.

The San Francisco Examiner says:
-Just before the departure OF the
Rodgers in search of the Jeanette g
number OF friends OF De Long and
Melville, among them Major ].
K. Duncan, of Vallejo, were with
several OF the Rodgers officers in the
Occidental Hotel saloon, in San
Francisco. Major Duncan bought
two boxes Of fine cigars, and placing
his card inside each, directed one box
TO Lieutenant De Long and the other
to Engineer Melville. placing them
10 care OF DR.. Jones to be delivered
in case the Jednnette people were
found. After the burning of the
Rodgers it was found that both boxes
OF cigars had been saved. When the
men ran out OF tobacco in the native
villages, it was suggested to smoke
the cigars, but DR.. Jones insisted that
they should be saved, and they we're
brought back on the Cor10iD. Major
Duncln now intends to forward both
boxes with a brief history of their
travels to Engineer Melville, deter.
mined that after travelling 90 far and
waiting 90 long for him be shall 81
last enjoy them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-30
Farms and Grass Lots.

6oOOO SIXTY FIVE ACRES OF GOOD
SZOOO level land, seven miles north Of
the city, water right; % acres In lHcerne
P eTon0 TWO ACRES AND A HALF OF
SlOOO No. land in the 1st Ward; good
building lots; very rich soil; full water title;
can also be vatered from springs on the pre-
misses, IL needed. Make splendid market gar
dem. Raises heavy crops Of lucerne now.
on ACRES OF LAND SIX MILES SOUTH
GU of city; twenty acres planted TO H.
cerne, balance farming land and orchard; title
MARIN FOR SALE, 20 ACRES OF FARM
ing land, on bench esst Of city; water on
TIVE ACRES GRASS LAND, WITH
four good fresh flowing springs inside
n me erSs'A Rc GRE OF ROLLING LAND NEAR
,0ZU Centreville, Reynolds County. Mis-
s 0n 40 OF FARMING LAND. ON
gu State Road fifteen miles south Of city
Draper Canal runs above the land. Log
house. %@Sh "g HAVE " sH SoME GOOD HAY AND
w arabic land for SIS per acre, a few miles
from town close 10 the railroad.
Clio TEN ACRES. ADJOIN ING THE
SlOO town plot of Sandy, on the north
asst corner. Good land. Nearly i've acres IN
lucerne All broken up. Title clear water
right for nearly all OF it. ,-,..,rre,
OIO ACRES OF LAND SEVEN MILES
ZAU north Of the city; IS acres In Iucerne.
A small shanty on it. WIN trace ior cry
property; SIS per acre. o,,rsrnx,
nOH ACRES OF LAND JUST OUTSIDE
ZZH of Corinne. A good chancs Tor
family to make an Independent living.
&In00 WILL BUY a Farm NJ, or . pUnt ;,
the Sixth Ward bridge. Will exenanse Ao'
eitv nroperfv
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-30

definite form. The yast accumula-
ZION OF facts in regard to the early
american races then began to be
classified and sinpIifsd; and. with
What ever difierence Of opinion as to
Details. the general opinion OF
scholars now inclines 10 the view
which, when Morgan first urged it,
was called startling and incredible.
That view is still q theory. as Dsr-
wins "origin of species" il still =
theory; bus Morgan's speculations.
like Darwin's, have begun q new era
Tor the science to which they relate.
de thinks there never was prehis-
toric American civilization, properly
so called, hut only an advanced and
wonderfully skillful barbsrism, or
GO nj clvi itation at the utmost. The
aboriginal races, except perbsDs
Eskimo, were essentially one in their
social structure, be holds, however
varying in development. There never
vas so Aztec or Maya empire, but
only league OF free tribes, appoint
ing their own chiefs, and accepting
the same general modes of.organiza-
tioE, based on consequently, that
have prevailed among ali the more
advanced families OF Nor1hg AmeFis
can Indians. MontezgnSa Was POI
an emperor, and had no palace, bat
be lived in the great communal
dwelling of his tribe, where he was
recognized and served as head. The
forests of Yucatan held no vast cities
cities whose palaces remain, while
the humble dwellings of the pool
have perished-but only pueblo towns
in whose vast communal structnre
the rich and the poor alike dwelt
There are questions enough left IN
solved in American arch @9logy, n
doubt, but the solution of this palt o
the problem has now been proposes
in ineligible terms, at least; and
has been rapidly followed up by tn
accurate researches of Morgan AM
Pntnum amp Bsndelier. Harper
Magazine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-30
Importance of the RediScOv-
cred PueblOS.

When in 1852 Lieutenant ]. 81.
Simpson, OF the United States army,
gave to the world the first detailed
description OF the vast ruined pueblos
of New Maxico, and OF the other
pueblos still occupied. he did not
know that he was providing the
means for rewriting all the pictur'
eeque tales of the early conquerorf.
Ali their legends OF the cisstlsntlc
emperors and empires were to be
read anew in the light OF that one
discovery. These romances hao
been told in good faith. or something
as near II az the narrator knew, and
the tales had passed from one to an
other, each building on what hif
predecessor had laid down. The
accounts were accepted with little
critical revision by modern wrltersi
they filed the attractive pages OF
Prescott; even hubert Bancroft Old
not greatly modify them, but the
unshrinking light of new theory
was to transform them Gil. And Wild
them were to be linked also Steph'
ens's dreams OF vast cities. once
occupied by an immense population,
and now remaining only as unsx'
plored ruins amid the forests o.
Central America. The facts be saw
were confirmed. bat his impression
must be tested by wholly new In
depreciation. And. after all, thee'
various wonders were only TO d
exchanged for new msEvels. .
interesting as the old ones, and 10
more ineligible and coherent.
From the publication OF Lewis d
Morgsn's remarkable essay, enhtle'
"Montezuma's Dinner" IN tn
North american Revie0 for April
1876, the new Interpretation took