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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16
Tic Turned the Tables.

The Detroit Free Press says that for several
days A. Il. Maynard OF that city wondered
why he did not receive reply to a letter he
wrote to his brothcr-in.law, Senator Ed
munds two weeks before. On last Wednes-
day, however, he entered his office with his
face bcaming with satisfaction. "Well, I've
at last got a letter from George" he remark
ed to his Office associates, as he seated him
sell and began reading Georges letter, which
was substantially as follows;
Dear Aaron About two weeks ago re-
ctived what | suspect is a letter from you
but having been as yet unable TO deciphcr the
writing, have not arrived at the purport of
the communicate IN, therefore cannot intcili-
gently send an answer. However was glad
to hear from you. Love to ALL Yours.
GEORGE +. EDMUNDs, Per. G.
"Wel,n was the only remark made by Mr.
Maynard as he finished reading the letter and
gave it to his friend to read and for ten or
fifteen minutes lie was perfectly silent. Then
suddenly seizing his pen he scratched it back
and forth over the paper before him for a
| minute or two, and remarked, There!
| guess that I'll settle him." hetossed the letter
| over for pcrusal by his friends. 1t read
| thus
Dear George: Yours received. | never
| questioned your inabilityto write intelligent
| y, and while | know | write Il wrctchet
band am thankful | am not obliged 10 hir,
somebody else to write for me. Love TO yoI
and yours, A. Il. NJ.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16
Brief Tariff History,



For the third time in the history of our
protective policy, the Nation has begun to
reduce the rate of the tariff. If we start
with the manufactures created by the War
OF 1879 and the consequent exclusion of I'M
ports and count the tariff Of 1916 as the
beginning, we can only easily grasp the ups
and downs of our policy by the aid Of the
following table:
Tariff of 1916 -four years. twcn;y.onc per
cent.
Tariff Of 1920 -four years, thirty-sly per
cent.
Tariff of 1921, four yeats, thrty-cight per
cent.
Tariff of 1898, four years, forty two per
cent.
Compromise tariff, 1852, with sliding
scale for ten years, reducing two per cent
a year, foity-two to twenty per cent.
Tariff of 1912, for fnur years, lhirly-tlrcc
per cent.
Tariff Of 1s4G, fnr eleven years, twenty
four per cent.
Tariff of 1857, for fonr yeats, nineteen per
cent
Morrill, tariff of 1861, decreased in 1872,
increased 1870, amounting upon the dutiabc
imports from forty-ciglt OsG1) 10 forty
three QSS2) per cent.
Commission tariff of 1888, probable rate,
thirty-thrcc per cent.
1t should be added that whereas the value
Of articles imported upon the free list filtcer
years ago was less than five per cent of the
whole, it was thirty per cent of the whole ii
1882, and will probably he fully onc-thirC
under the new tariff. Under the ncw tariff
in other words, onc-llird of the imports
will come in free and the other twO-third'
will pay thirty-thrcc per cent. The present
bill will also relieve internal commerce OF
, 81, 200, 900 of taxes. Imperfect, therefore
as it is, it must be regarded as n substantial
achievement for the liberalization of com
! mcrce. We do not believe that it exposes
q our industries to any foreign competition
which they are not able to stand, or that thu
rates will ever again he raised in time o
9 ncacp
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OH Iree press.
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, MAR. 10, 1883.
PUBLISHED BY
The Free Press s4SSOCi0ftO1.
q. q. BENEDICT, Editor,
90 n year. always in advance.

The lord chief justice of England, Lord
Colcridgc has accepted the invitation of the
New York State Bar Association TO deliver
an address at its annual meeting at Albany
next September. The highest satisfaction
will be felt in this announcement by the law
yers of the UuitcdStatcs, especially as the
committee of arrangements has informed
Lord Colcrdgo that if he comes "a general
invitation 10 the whole bar of the country,
estimated to embrace 10000 lawyers, will he
issued
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-21
LITERARY.

A volume OF poems by Mrs Frances l..
Mace OF Bangor will be published IN Sep
TENDER.
In order to prevent the outbreak of
the cholera In Paris. the Clarion ncwspa-
per recommends that NJ. Zola suspend writ
ing and publishing until the first frost.
A welLknown novelist was recently
asked what he did 10 always keep the at
tention OF his readers. II have read a
good DEAL he replied" aud / always try
To avoid what annoyed me In other writ
ers.
"a College Fetch" Is the Phi Beta
Kappa address given at Harvard College
by Charles Francis Adams, Jr.. and pub
'lshed by Lee & Shepard, Boston. II Is
very pleasing in style, 4 wonderful speci-
men OF good English the argument is
strong. clear and 10 the point. IL aims To
show the folly Of sO much Greek and in
siSts that German and French should take
its place. II Is timely and deserves heed
Ing nv fathers who wish their boys 20 do
well In life.
--Di0 Le,rSs Monthly Is the name OF Dio
Lewis's new magazine. the first number
(August) which Is now before us and the
ACCOMPANYING note To the editor tells It's
object better than we can explain:
Mr.. Editor. DEAR SIR 1T Is conceded
that the cloud overhanging this wonderful
land Is the doubtful health OF its people
With good digestion and good nerves we
can more than realize the worlds brightest
hopes. The sim OF this magazine is IN
popnlarize Sanitary Science. We shall
strive 10 make the subject or the health OF
our bodies as simple and interesting as
story.
IL Is a magazine Of 22s pages. printed in
large clean type. starts out with a dozen
or more contributions from highly popular
writer's. Price So 20 year. % cents sim
gle number. Address GO and 60 Bible
House, New York.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-21
following result /.
% a

II was quiet, friendly, but exciting
game A large attendance, especially from
Norway The Stars are good fellows and
good players. This is their first defeat
But the new Club Of Keokas are all heavy
players. Their wide-awake Captain kept
the boys, as they expressed 1t, right up
on their rhubarb all the time" Mr.
Glover did some extra good catching /;
the ball fell right into his hands as II II be-
loDged there. Mr.. Chadbourne, the pitch
er. throws swim ball, with double
curve. II is a very deceiying kind of a
ball.
The instruments for the Brass Band
came Aug. IL, and prove TO be very hne
set. The idea OF home band was first
conceived on July It'll, by having TO hire a
band from much smaller village. A few
prominent, wide. awake citizens who say
they will scalp me If mention their names)
began 20 agitate the idea, and soon found
that sufficient number would take hold TO
make success assured. After CORES
bonding with a number OF different deal
ers, they procured their band instruments
from Leland { Son OF Worcester. Mass,
they could get much the best terms there.
The band starts out under very favorable
auspices. All have a strong musical tai
ent, several are old players, and two first
class band leaders are included in the list.
II will number about % pieces.
J. X. Chase. the photographer, took neg
atIves for over 500 card photographs,
about l25 cabinets, and had 81 pictures
brought In to be copied during the first
week in August. This Is the largest
weeks trade he ever had, aud we thinS
the largest ever done by any one in the
picture line In Oxford County.
A. WARD, JR.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Sunday: The Kimball House, Atlanta,
built by II. I. kimball OF Maine. was ourneu !
loss 81 900, 000. The president spent tue
day on the crest OF the Rocky Mountains
In Wyoming Territory. -
Monday: The centennial anniversary OF
the incorporation Of Charleston, 5. T., was
observed. 81
Tuesdsvs A new railway company, Bos'
ton to New Y 0fk. via Danbury. Conn, was
Organized, with capital Of $4,000, OOO'
The large banking house of George W.
Ballou 4 Co, New York. suspended; Ia
biiities estimated at 81 800, 900.
Wednesday: + G.. SteadmaD. the poet
banker, failed for 500, 600 The Georgia
State Legislature voted to build State
House to cost a million dollars.-The
meeting of the Shaw & Bros suspended
tanners) creditors revealed extensive OPP
erations: the liabilities now foot up 81,
800 800. while the assets are estimated 81
| 81. 2G2, 900.
Thursday : Chattanooga, Tenn, was Wis
ited by a destructive cyclone.--The Sol
diers' Re-nnion 1t Pennington was sue
cess; Ex-yice President Hamlin was the
principal speaker
Friday: The telegraphers' strike was de-
clared q failure by the Officers or the Tele-
graph Brotherhood, and a general STAN
pede was made by the strikers for their
old places; some were successful, but
many will be Obliged to wait a little
236 Yachts were entered for regatta at
Narbleheai kegs Of blasting pow
der exploded on train at Winchester, Ky,
and several persons were killed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-21
TEMPERANCE MEETING.

To the Editor OF the Oxford Democrat:
The Town House at Fryeburg Centre
was crowded Sunday, August IL, on the
occasion OF the third anniversary OF the
Fryeburg Temperance Association. Asa
o. Pike presided. Rev. b. N. Stone opened
the exercises with prayer Rev. DIR. Mason
followed with some able and appropriate
remarks relative to the aims and actual
work Of the Club which now numbers three
hundred members. Col. Fred Dow OF
Portland spoke Of the wonderful advance
ment of the cause in Maine and the i'm
provement and prosperity that had sue
ceeded it. All present were glad TO hear
the son talk so grandly Of the object for
which the father has spent his strength,
and to whom not only the people OF Maine
but the whole civilized world Is so greatly
indebted. U. S. Senator, WIN. p. Frye,
made long and powerful address, depart
ing from the usual path aud giving To the
subject q freshness and originality that
delighted the audience. He spoke OF man,
endowed with such marvellous inventive
genius, with power over all created things,
with ability to girdle the continents, bind
the oceans and tunnel the mountains; he
referred TO his progress In arts and scien-
ces, and what the last half century had
given To the mortal. But, the Senator
said, out among the wisest and best, the
most generous, genial, open-handed and
large-hearted the wolf of intemperance
RACES, sezing one here and one there,
dragging them down into the mire OF deg
radiation and misery. He drew compari-
sons between the Halls OF Congress forty
years ago when it was no disgrace TO be
seen there drunk, and today, when 1t would
be an irremediable stain. He spoke Of the
social life In Washington fourteen years
ago, when he first was sent as represent
alive OF the people, and the great change
the temperance sentiments have wrought
in the customs OF society during that time.
out Of his great experience, professional,
political and social. with words OF fiery
earnestness he urged total abstinence for
all, and II man fails as many will, re-
newed endeavor TO raise him and help
him on. He rejoiced In the endcavors of
the Association where the strong could
help the weak, and the weak the weak, aud
closed with wishing the members success
and God speed. &c.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-21

NEwRY, Aug. l6.-The Ladies' Sewing
Circle met yesterday at the Parsonage; q
large gathering, good time and lots of
work done. They are finishing up nice
album quilt, which they have succeeded in
getting filed with over six hundred names.
They are to hold (d.v.) festival, and have
an antiquarian dinner, Aug. 20th, the pro-
ceeds of which, and the money raised on
the quilt, are to be expended in painting
and repairing the church. The quilt will
be sold at the time. The question is, who
shall have the quilt? We had the pleasure
OF meeting at the Circle, our old friend
and brother in the temperance work, Bro.
Leforest Howe, who is just as full of en-
thusiasm for the work as ever. He is to
give US his lecture on army Life, or the
Prodigal Son." at the festival, Aug. Both.
Don't fail to hear him. Let there be a
grand rally. Other speakers are expected
20 be present and speak. Let this be a
good day for Newry. W.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-21

PARIs.-O. A. Thayer will dispose of his
store goods. by auction, Tuesday, the 9lst.
Mr.. Thsyer has reduced his stock, bu,
there are still many desirable goods which
will be sold low at the auction.
Major Brinckle OF the L. S. regular army,
is at Mrs. DR.. Browns. Major B. is with
the troops in New York harbor.
Rev. G. VI. p. King, President OF Way.
land Seminary, Washington, d. c., preach
ed In the Baptist Church, last Sabbath, and
conducted the evening prayer meeting.
Rev. Mr.. Cochrane preached at North
Paris in the afternoon.
Col. o. Ripley of Wakefield, Mass. called
at this Office, Monday. He is TO remain in
Paris till the middle of September.
Arrivals at the Hubbard House: II. B.
Pulsifer, Auburn; ]. f. Gould, Portland ;
Joseph Tucker, wiscasset; Anna C. Tuck
err, wiscasset; J. II. DeCoster, Mechanic
Falls; A. NJ. Austin, Portland; w. W.
Wait, Dixdeld; W. w. Smith, DlxAeld !;
Joseph Jacobs, Boston; E. L. Paris wife
aud child, New York; Randel Whittier,
Portland.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-21
ODD FELLOWS RELIEF.

The tenth annual meeting II the o Id
Fellows Mutual Relief Was he'll in Port
land, one evening last week, President
Shorey in the chair. The present mem
bership is +i22. gain OF 900 during the
year.
There were during the year Is deaths,
aud there were paid Is assessments, while
there were paid I / benefits OF 81, 800 each
amounting To SCI 100
The association has been in existence
ten years. aud has laid loo assessments,
ia the same time paying lS3 benefits
amounting To S2G9 SOP 80. The aver. 2,
yearly expense 10 members, per 81 600
was IS o..
The following officers were elected;
President - II. 4. Shorry, Bridgton
Vice PresidrUt-CharlrS = Rich, Portland
S.cretary-Byron Kimhall. M. BridgtOn
Treasurer--J. y. Reed, WOodfordS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-21

HARTFORD, Aug. l6.-The building. at
Buckfield village, given by Rumford Falls
4 Bucktleld Railroad Co. 10 Hartford Cold
Spring Co., for q store-house for freight
that comes or goes over their railroad, was
placed near their freight depot, with their
assistance, on the l4th, and occupied on
the 10th, by freight from the Spring. |
notice by the Registry kept at the above
Spring house, that the first half Of August
two hundred and ten people have visited
the Spring, whose residence was in Hart
ford, Buckneld, Sumner, Canton, Liver
more, Fayette, Turner, Paris, Auburn,
Bangor, Shirley, Augusta, Portland, Ken
nebunk, Bridgton, Minot, Lewiston, Me.
Boston, Rockland, Cambridge, Salem, An
dover, Stoughton, Cambridgeport, Lynn,
Melrose, Lawrence, Mass; New York,
Brooklyn, n. Y; Providence, r. l.. Trav-
erse City, Mich. ; Fort Yates, Dakota New
Castle, Iud. Keene, n. II.
Rev. Mr.. French Of Turner, will preach
at Hartford Centre on the fourth Sabbath
in Aug.
Officers Of the Crystal Wave installed on
the eth, by o. Hersey, L. d.
HARTFORD.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-21

SO. PARIs.-Our correspondent having
failed US, this week, we cut the following
from the Lewiston Journal:
E. d. Pettingill & Co. OF So. Paris, are
shipping cucumbers from the Grand Trunk
Railroad depot daily. They have about
thirty acres growing In this vicinity, and
expect in the height Of the season to ship
100 bbls. day.
Burnham Morrill,. Of South Paris, have
already manufactured at their factory here
800, 900 cans, and will add 80, 900 more be-
fore the canning season opens. The pros
pect for large crop Of sweet corn Is very
hattering.
Joseph L. Libby, respected farmer and
resident of our town, died Saturday eve
ming. Mr.. Libbey, though in comfortable
circumstances, was taken some time since
with brain trouble, which resulted in 8
conviction that he had lost his property,
and as consequence has at times refused TO
eat. He has been gradually failing. until
q week before his death when he utterly
refused any nourishment at all, continuing
so until his death.
The following are enjoying rural COM
fort at the delightful Maplewood Farm,
So. Paris, Maine: Mrs. Luther Newhall
and her daughter Miss Oracle: Mrs. Emily
7. Sanderson and Miss Emily, her daugh-
ter; Mrs. May H. Blanchard, daughter of
Captain VIM. r. Swan, and Master Willie
L. Swan. They will remain until about
The middle Of Sept.-Chelsed, Mass, Tele-
graph.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-21

NoRwAY-From the Advertiser. ii. s.
Horne has sold his black PAGER to Bos-
ton man.-Abner Jackson has sold his
oldest stallion to John Horne OF Oakland.
We understand the amount paid was $500.
The payroll at the shoe factory for
the week ending Saturday, August 18th,
was 81, 709.37.-G. f. Spaulding, ESQ.,,
one Of the proprietors and publishers Of the
Boston 7rdreller. has been visiting his
niece, Mrs. DR.. Tilton. OF this village. He
Is now visiting the White Mountains.
David S. Andrews, esq, has returned to
spend his vacation with US. He Is en-
gagged in numbering In Hampstead, Va,
and reports business To have been good
the past year. He has just finished four
mile railway into his timber land.--Geo.
W. Horne's PAGER made two half mile heats
on the track recently in :l5 l-2 and l;l5
Ia. Considering that the horse has had
no training and this was only the third
time 1t has been hitched to a sulky, it must
be called good stepping. road ma
chine has been doing good work on Main
Street. The hummocks referred to in our
last are being smoothed ont. 1t Is great
Improvement. and Mr. Lord assures US
that it would have been done long ago
could help and team have been GOT
Last Friday morning, about o'clock, as
Mr.. Neyers. who is at work haying for
DR.. Issac Tucker, took the milk pail to 20
the barn to milk, he discovered hedge
hog up on the ridge and he and the dog,
Ring, gave chase. The dog overlook the
hedgehog first. He turned upon the dog
and shot his mouth full OF quilts and sent
him back to the house yeping. But Mr..
Nevers thought he would initiate the an
cient fable and pelted him with stones till
his hogship ran up a tree when the doctor
appeared on the scene and dispatched him
with his gun. The hedgehog weighed
about % pounds.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-21
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician. retired from practice,
having had placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula of a simple
vegetable remedy for the speedy and per.
manent cure of consumption, Bronchitis,
Catarrh, Asthma, and all throat and lung
Affections, also a positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Com
plants, after having tested its wonderful
curative powers in thousands Of cases, has
felt it his duty to make it known TO his
suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire to relieve human suffering,
1 will send free Of charge, to all who de-
sire 1t, this recipe, in German French or
English. with full directions for preparing
and using. Sent by mail by addressing
with stamp, naming this psper, w. A.
MOVES, 149 Potoer's Block, Rochester, ~ l..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-21

FRNEBURG Sunday p. m. the second an-
niyersary of the Fryeburg Temperance As
sociation was observed by appropriate eS-
ercises st the town house. Short remarks
were made by gentlemen who have been
connected with the Association from the
flrst, and longer addresses by Col +. y.
Dow and Hon. VIM. y. Frye. Mr.. Frye's
speech occupied the greater part Of nm
hour and commanded the earnes, atten-
ton OF the crowded house. c. II. Walker
was re- elected President.
Mr.. Frye, as was mentioned last week,
spent the preceding Sabbath here, and the
intervening week with his family driving
through the mountains with his own team.
Before leaving, Monday morning. Mr.. Frye
purchased the lower corner lot on the new
street laid out by F. Y. Bradley, and will
build a summer house thereon.
The Brighton people show their apprc-
citation OF Mr.. Richardson by presenting
him with a valuable watch and chain as 4
Mr.. and Mrs. y. W. Cuts OF Orange, n.
J., arrived last week for short stay. Or.
and Mrs. A. G. Ladd have been visiting
Mr.. +. W. Spring.
Thursday evening, Aug. Il, there was
Fair at the Congregational vestry. The
rooms were prettily trimmed with festoons
Of oak leaves and flowers. The fancy
goods, flower stand. etc, were up stairs,
the refreshments below. The flower stand
was in charge OF Miss L. c. Shirley and
Miss Clara Mason. fortune table. by
Miss NJ. +. Bradley, aided by Messrs. Nor
gan and Randall. The fancy tables in
charge of Messrs. Bradley, Mason, Perry
Mrs. c. A. Page. A large crowd was
present. The receipts were larger than
usual. INo.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-21

OXFoRD.-Mr. Kicker and party from
the Poland Spring House chartered the
Island Belle with her genial Captain. Mon
day, and went on an exploring expedition
on Thompson's Pond.
The great Oxford Gun Club have gone a
bear hunting on Speckled Mountain. They
will find more blueberries than bears.
The Keoka stock is rising rapidly in the
market. They played n matched game
with the Stars OF Mechanic Falls, with the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-21

Among the veterans attending the
Pennington Reunion, and the Grand Army
of the Republic R';-union at the Lake, on
Thursday, is the Hon. Hannibal llamlin, a
member OF the Il. II. Beal Post OF Bangor,
aud not an honorary member either. Mr.
Hamlin served during the late war in Cap
tain LlewellynJ. Morse : company OF State
Guards, was regularly mustered into the
United States service and received an hon
orable discharge therefrom. Opposite his
name on the muster-rOll Is the following {:
" Stop all pay and allowance, at his re-
nn.af ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-21

BRYANT's PoNp.-The Cole and Berry
families held reunion in the grove on the
shore OF the Pond, Tuesday, Aug. Z, and II
very pleasant time was enjoyed. More
than forty persons we're present. repre-
sentlng four generations, from the great
grandmother down to the little ones just
running about. We missed many loved
faces. Some were In their distant homes,
and some had gone "over the river" for
"There is no flock, however watched and
tended.
But ONE dead lamb is there
There - no fireside howsoe'er defended,
But has ONE vacant chair"
And yet, as We looked around, we felt that
time had dealt very gently with the mos.
Of Us who were present. Even the great
who mas already passed her
allotted threescore years and ten, who has
borne the noon-tide .oil and heat, and now
at eyen-tide, with folded hands stands pa
.iently waiting for the summons, ''Child, |
come home, even she, seemed rs bright /
md joyous as the little boy of four sum-
ners, whose merry laugh and whistle made