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Thomas Meehan: had supposed Alaska was miserable country, fit only for fish and seal skins, and locked up in ice and snow for the best part of the year. I found country far superior, in many re- spects, to Switzerland and with climate and clements of greatness, at least equal to those which have given Great Britain and all her commercial and industrial pros perity so great an elevation in the history of the world. Precisely the same condi- ton exists here as in England. That part of the world is in a high latitude, but a warm stream of water rushes against its shores from the Gulf of Mexico, and thus gives it temperature and an atmospheric moisture so favorable to good many pro ducts. Alaska has just such warm seq poured around it's western face, by the seq of Japan, and the results are just about i the same. The summer temperature is just about as high and the temperature il winter goes no lower than in England
The Press., 1883-12-06

Paris Paper: During the thick fog the other evening Com Com took poor blind man by the arm and led him to his door. Telling the story to friend on the following day, he cried, 'tIts terrible to be blind in such fog l"
 While the essential features of Pratt's As tral Oil is absolute safety, it should also be remembered that it is of no less value on ac- count of it's Illuminating qualities, giving, as does, the dearest, steadiest, and most mellow light possible.
The Press., 1883-12-06
THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER. pr. w. ROSS Writes. Scr0fula, Liver Complaint, Dyspep- sin, Rheum tism, Weakness.

H. R. Stevens, Boston:
 I have been practcing medicine for 25 years, and as remedy for Scrofula, Liver Complaint, Dyspep- sia, Rheumatism Weak ness, all diseases of the blood, have never found it's equal. have sold Veg etne for years and have never had enc bottle : turned. would heartily recommend it to thos, in need of blood purifier DR. W. ROSS, Druggist,
 Wilton, Iowa, Sept. Is, 1s7s
The Press., 1883-12-06

You will never regret sending two Scent stamps to pay postage, to A. P. Ordway < Co.,, Boston, Mass, for a copy of Dr. Kauf- mann's great Medical Work; loo pages, col ,ored Illustrations; of great valQe to every family.
The Press., 1883-12-06
PorAskA cures hoarseness immediately.

IN A CHICAGO BoUDo1R. -s1'Why do you not invite Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Smith to your reception? They are very nice ladies. , :.
 ''Yes; but you see my husband don't want me to associate with them"
 "Indeed, what have they done?"
 "Why, they got divorces from him, and such actions, you know, are very insulting to sensitive man.
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OK Aafe aV1rSAnAan urMs ahe Fables
 ''How long did you say7"
 ''Twenty years, said Up to the time mentioned had suffered from diseased liver for twenty years said Mir. s. T. Hancock, of Richmond Va., half sadly, though thinking of that dilapidated section of his life. At times almost wished It had pleased Ir)v idence to omit the liver I.oln the human anatony.
 Bad enough-twenty years of that sort of thing, D responded listener. ''What the upshot of it ?''
 ''The upshot was that some time ago went down to Scotts drug store in this city, and bought one of BEN SONS CAPCINE POROUS PLASTEkS, applied it and was relieved in few hours and am now sound as though my liver made of India-rubber."
 Benson's-anlike the old fashioned kind of pasters act promptly. Look for the word CAPClNE which is cut in the genuine. Price 25 cents Seabury & Johnson, Chemists, New York
The Press., 1883-12-06

I have used the American Cough Drops'' in my family with great success. I cheerful ly recommend it to any one afflicted with . Cough or Gold. N. Keeny, Rockville, Conn. Sold by all druggists at S5 cents per bottle,
The Press., 1883-12-06

JOKING WHILE UNDER FIRE.-In the midst of danger soldiers are sometimes prone. to jest and laugh, and even play practical jokes on each other, as the fol lowing anecdotes will show: During the trench work before Sebastopol there was a certain man in the regiment who disliked being on duty in the trenches, and who always got into what he considered the safest corner of the trench, and remained there as long as he could. The bugler oi his company, malicious urchin, soon found this out, and was constantly in the habit of pltying tricks to frighten his cautious pet and call out "A shot p and then turn round to see his friend roll himself togeth. CT like ball. At other times he would cdi out "A shell P of which he knew the man had mortal dread; and when he saw him throw himself fiat on the ground, he would take piece of earth or stone and throw 1t c'ose to his recumbent friends head, and then run up and comfort him by showing him bit of an old shell which he had picked up for the purpose, remarking at the same time,-
 'sThat was Q near thing, man"
 All the men knew and enjoyed the joke, and sometimes roared with laughter; but 1t was well for the urchin that his friend never found him out This same man was really wounded afterward, and while the bullet was being removed from beneath the skin of his back the same urchin was standing by, and the moment the bullet was extracted-a small spherical one-the boy held out to his friend six pound can non ball, saying,-s
 'sSee what the doctor has cut out eye P
 This occurred wbile the heavy fire was going on around sf 8ys
 There Is a farmer in Pennsylvania who has been married three times, and has had thirty -four children, most of whom are alive. He is great local curiosity, and a few days ago he went to neighboring town, and had "tin-type of himself taken, with Q placard on his breast bearing the inscription '.J. 0. K., the Father of Thirty -four Children.
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AN INCIDENT IN VIRGINrA.-Ou old friend. MT. Vim. Claughton of Heathsville, sheriff oi Northumberland Co.,, Va, says: ''We have many good medicines'in our parts, but noth- ing which equals St. Jacobs Oil, the Great German Remedy: My family keep the Oil everything that medicine can be used for P They claim that it is unequaled for rheuoa- tism and all bodily pain. - 1appahaa,s0ck "a ) Tide WGtY Iadex.
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A. GREAT CAUSE OF HUMAn ! A MISERY is the Loss Of
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 The word-renowned author, in this admirable Lee ture, clearly proves from his experience that the awful conseguences of Self Abuse may be effectnaly bougics instruments. rings or cordials pointing out
 mode of cure at once certain and eectnal by which every sufferer matter what his condition may be- may cure himself cheaply, privately and radically.
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Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists
PATHER TOO LONG.

After T Wenty Years'On the Wrong <id 9 of Life aVirginian Turns the Tables.
The Press., 1883-12-06

poF4s.st cures eoaa. Sold by all druggists.
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pofxyKs curss naontAra aatesfshs.
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'sSee what the doctor has cut out o'ye P This occurred wbile the heavy fire was going on around.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-19
Songs Never Sung,

How does that verse run? sometbi,,, III
this. isn't H. u"
"There are who touch the magic .,-.-
And noisy fame l. proud 10 win ,bs-
Alss for those who never sing.
But die with all their music in tb.,
Yes, that's beautiful. pathetic and tr,o q, ....
your representative. The poet alludes 10 ,N4
who are SOMEHOW suppressed and nsvc. - Peops
inil aIowance fJoy and air. which reniDds'slH
OF letter shown me the other day bv U,s ,,'' ne
CO., or New York. signed by Mr.. 4 q w'S9A "A
OF Chapman, Snyder Co. Pa, A pror,i, 'lAn,
ness man OF thar place. lie write. 'l'I
81 have suffered with asthma for IVA.
years, and bad terrible attack in Dsr.r,l.' . .
January. lsS2 / hardly know ytat NJ, az
me TO take PARRER's Tone. | an a. .IP,l
nrst day took four doses. The en.ct -, ~ 70,
me. That night slept rs N nothjoy ~, sa.',el
matter with me, an d have ever since h., '-s
colds since but no asthma. Nv brea hin, ~ ma ull
a. perfect a. II bad never known tb,t a 10Y l'E
IL you know or any one who has A.thm, ,e.l -
In nv name that PARKER's Toxic viii er. .a
even after FORTY years There was A MA
escsped the fate OF those whom the poet I,ns,,.
This preparation, which has hereto,ors ~ -
known as fARkER's GINGER ToNlC, will her,
ter he advertised and sold under The ,,r,. :,
PARkER's TONIC fuasmsch A. gingrr i. ', -'. ~
IA unimpOrtant ingredient. and npn,',.'.1,..
dealers are constantly dcceiving their e., 10.
by substituting inferior preparations mad, ~,
name OF ginger. we ur0p the misleading VOID
mere ~ no change, however, In the pret,,,
ton ITSELF, and all bottles remaining In Inc 49,.
OF dealers, wrapped under the name OF P,rEvg,
GINGER Tonic contain the genuine msJ,.'r. T,
the lac smile signature Of HIscOx 40, -
bottom Of the outside Wrapper.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-19
\ CLOCK THAT PAID OFF A
81 900 MORTGAGE.

CHARACTERISTIC STORY OF THE LATE
JEREMIAH CURTIss.
A correspondent of the n. Y. Tribune
tells the following story concerning the
late jeremiah Curtiss, formerly Of Lib
erty:
The notice in the Tribune of the death
of jeremiah Curtiss reminds me of very
pleasant acquaint ance with that gentle
man, and the story Of a clock, as related
by him at his house twenty years ago,
more or less. He called my attention to
a clock standing at the entrance to the
drawing-room at the head of the first
flight of stairs. IL was an old fashioned
affair with its case standing some six
feet high. Mr.. Curtiss's story ran thus
In the previous summer he had been
travelling in the State Of Maine with his
wife, who was native of that State
She expressed wish to visit the house
of her childhood, which had now passed
into the possession Of strangers. Thither
they went, and upon entering the house
she discovered that the old family clock
was standing in its place as she had
known it in her childhood days She
expressed a wish that We might purchase
it, if the owners could be induced to sell.
A proposition was therefore made for the
old clock, which was finally accepted,
and the price of fifty dollars was paid.
The clock was packed and sent to Brook
lyn and taken to shop for complete
renovation and repair. The clock-man
the clock valuable one. saying
it was of German manufacture, and that
it was not less than $50 years old, and
that it was good for another $50 years.
Then Mr.. and Mrs. Curtiss consulted to-
gether, questioning among themselves if
they had not paid too small sum for it,
its reported value. In order
to quiet their consciences in the matter,
they resolved to send the people of whom
they purchased the clock another sum of
money, and accordingly $3.50 was sent.
By return mail came letter from the
mother of the family acknowledging the
receipt of the money, and thanking Mr..
and Mrs. c. most heartily, saying: THAT
money came straight from Heaven; for
a demand had just been made for pay
ment on the mortgage on our place,
and we had not the money to meet it,
and had had given up in despair that our
home must 60. Just then your money
came, which has enabled US to make the
and our home is saved"
Touched by the pathetic story above
related, they wrote to know much the
mortgage was upon the place. In reply
t appeared that the original mortgage
was for 81, 900, which was now reduced
,y the $3.50 just paid. Another consult
ltion followed in which the value of the
lock was considered and the satisfaction
t was affording them, and the result of
he conference was that the old farm in
Maine should be cleared of its mortgage,
md thereupon sum was RENTED for
he purpose.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-19
A GIDDY HEIGHT.
RY John II. COUGH.

I remember once seeing in New York
a very beautiful spire to new church,
and Just about ten feet from I" the ball.
a plank was pushed out, with ropes over
the ends Of the plank. The plank was
let down and the ropes were fastened in
side of the window. That formed q mar.
row platform FIVE or six feet below the
window-but one hundred and fifty feet
from the roadway saw man get
out of that window, and stand upon that
platform. Could you do it How many
person could do it: He spoke to man
on the sidewalk; the man called up to
him, and he leaned with his hand upon
the end of the plank and replied to the
man upon the pavement.
Now, l know that if had undertaken
to stand on that plank, the very moment
my foot touched it, and / saw the awful
depth beneath-ah / should have gone
down. There would have been no mind,
no intellect, no genius, no will power on
earth, that could have saved me. must
have fallen; to have stood firm, would to
me have been physically impossible.
Now, you might possibly stand there I;
but suppose in so standing, you tell me
you set a good example. say to you
stand there if you like. have no OBJ
lection, you may stand there from now
until tomorrow morning, or like Simon
Stylites for thirty years, but do not tell
me that you set good example. Now,
suppose you induced me to follow your
example. You tell me it is safe, and
you induce me to try and | fall, what
then: Are you not to blame? Why,
you say l am weak-minded. Well, then,
by Gods help will keep off the plank,
that is all. The moderate drinker is
about as reasonable as the plank walker.
What want to say to him is this -
" You make one great mistake and that
is, in setting up your example for a good
one"
Now l say to you: Drink if you will,
drink if you must, but do not dare to tell
young men around you, that you "set
them good example. by your drinkin 6
moderately" What is good example:
1t is an example that your sons and other
young men can follow safely. You re-
ply, IF young men do as | do" All if
they do,
And you say, If man cannot drink
in moderation he is weak minded Now
the moderate drinkers are the hardest
cases we have TO deal with. They have
not yet los, their reputation. they are not
injured in health, or property, at least no
apparent injury comes to them. II leave
the internal injury to the psychologist }
And, therefore, they say, why should
| adopt total abstinence principles, or
sign a pledge against strong drink. |
never drink enough to hurt me.
And if we ever persuade them to, they
must do it in large-hearted spirit of
self-denying benevolence, must do it for
the sake of others; and that is the high
est motive in my opinion, that can move
a man to do it. For the sake of those
whom you consider weak, abstain. And
if am not one of those so weak, that
cannot drink moderately, thank God l
am strong enough to let it alone"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-19
GOULD'S WONDERFUL YACHT

GOULD'S WONDERFUL YACHT.
Among the conveniences with which
Mr.. Gould's yacht will be fitted will be
a large and improved ice machine, capa.
BILE Of making thousand pounds OF ice
daily. The machine was originally con-
structed for the United States man-of-
war Tallapoosa. The yacht will also be
provided with patent distilling machine
which will daily convert 500 gallons of
salt water into fresh. One hundred and
fifty Edison electric lights will illumin-
ate the vessel. Thirty lights will be re-
quired in the engine room alone. The
crew, which will number fifty men, will
include an electrician. The yacht will
soon be ready for its trial trip. Carpen-
tiers and upholsterers are now busily en-.
gagged in Transforming the space below
decks into palatial quarters. The finest
of woods are being used in fitting up the
rooms. The sleeping rooms will be sup
piled with buttonwood, sycamore, Cali
fornia laurel, white maple, Spanish ce-
dar, and cherry; the bathroom, white
maple; dining saloon, oak; and social
hall, black walnut The bulwarks will
be capped with solid m ahogany. The
engines, which are of 400 horse power
were recently tried and found to work
like charm. One hundred revolutions
. minute were made, and when the trial
was over not drop of water was found
on the journals. Mr.. Nelson d. John
son, Jr.. of Philadelphia has been select
ed chief engineer. The yacht is ex-
pected to make twenty knots an hour.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-19
Humor I'm the Stomaeh.

Much Of the distress and sickness attribu.
ted TO dyspepsia, chronic diarrhaa and other
causes is occasioned by humor in the
stomach. Several cases, with all the char
acteristics Of these complaints, have been
cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla. Other cures
effected by this medicine are so wonderful
that the simplest statement OF them affords
the best proof that il combines rare curative
agents and when once used secures the
confidence of the people.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-19
This journal has not been in the habit Of

This journal has not been in the habit Of
landing proprietary articles. II has been
found sufficiently remunerative to place
them with other advertisements and let
their owners sound their praise. DIR.
Graves Heart Regulator, however, is en-
titled U the exceptional mention which we
feel called upon to make in reference to it.
For nervousness and sleeplessness it acts
like a charm, and we have been told BY
numerous acquaintances and friends that
il hiss absolutely cured heart disease. Mer-
it should receive public recognition
Chicago Daily.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-19
ITS A GOOD TnIrn

And I Know t." were tn. Ma.
Levi Porter, the Celebrated fhr.
able Cutter to the Firm OF W., ''h.
Taylor. under the N.rr.x,n.s
House. Providence. R.I.-showe'
what an honest thing will A.
IT'S a good thing; know It's a ,ooI -.
such were the words addressed 70 o.. 80 'al's7
when he called at the fashionable c.,,.n ep'rt,'
OF Nathan 4 Taylor. under the NaeH.
House. Providence, II. l. The spesks, ses
Leroy Porter, head manager OF Tho 80 NJ.
partment ofthis large clothing house Nsde
cutting his way through mamo,h a. W n'
eades. Scotch plaids and broadclotb. VI DO.
81 felt some times as IL there was a,,,.
resting on my stomach. I would have ;. Vl
Of night, for was so short OF breath SCI Up
the Spring-our busy scason-ve A., zee u
sixteen hours per day. Have shoy, -, Won
meals, and at irregular hours. Nv .,o...., ~
came very much dlsordered. AndII Wa, .T,' D;
health. Tried every Kind OF medicine. ~ - y
doctors said ir vi" touch ofdyspep.n ia
get nothing TO 10 me permanent zoo, 'oad
friend recommended DR. Kenned,,. = ,,., --'u
REMEDY. know It's q good rnedlc,.n' palTg
completely cured me OF stomach disor.jo.H. IA,
ln.ife-uon. " seems 10 b' thorougb cln' an
OF the system from bIiousness or ,n,tt cieahsei
KIM. know this for I've tried N T.S MT
best OF health now, but should eve, IN ~ "a ne
peptlc turn sgain DR.. Kennedy slla
REMEDY would BE- nv source OF r.lIs, rnpElIE
neny srANohIIE REMEDY Acts upon ~ ~
Res,ive organs IN charming manner ,s, sN a.
their aciion. siren gthebing and S.sl.4ing
whole system Ask your druggist n, y@s ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-19

We are informed that the proprietors,
Messrs. A. p. Ordwsy s Co., recently sent
three dozen Of their reliable medicine, Sui
phur Bitters, TO the Catholic Home for the
aged, which is highly appreciated by the
directors and inmates. "As We sow so
shall We reap. "-Editor Of the Catholic IN
ion
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-19
Com 'nssioners' Notice.

;, The undersisned having been appointed by IN.
Hon. Judge OF Probate Tor The Count M a, s we
Commissloners 20 receive and examine the go.
OF creditors against the estate Of John n B,uy...
late Of Upton. in said County, dec~a.e,I nm
resented insoiyent hereby give notice ih,, az
allowed 10. said creditors in which 70 prr.ea,
aud prove their claims. and that they VIII b. b.
session at the law Office OF X A. Fr5e In B,t.e,
on the last saturday Of April. the last Siiurhy
before Tue Ihlrd tuesday OF June. aud the lat
Saturday before the third TUESDAY OF ArgD.' -
tea O'Clock IN the forenoon. for the puFpo,, Of
receiving AMI examining sad claim.
Dated At Bethel, the l3,h day OF Mafca. is.g.
ALEAN II. GODWGS
GIDEON 4. HASTINGS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-19

For constitutional or scrofulous Catarrh
and for Consumption induced by the scrof-
ulOus faint, Ayers Sarsaparilla is the true
rSnedy. II has cured numberless cases.
II will stop the nauseous catarrhal dis
and remove the sickening odor of
the breath, which are indications Of scrofu-
lous origin.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-19
vI.-INITIAL CHANGES.

l. Change the Initial of an animal, and
have precious.
.. Change the initial of combat, and
have a number.
>. Change the initial of a building ma
terial, and have an undetermined device.
4. Change the initial OF an animal, and
have a fraction. No NAME