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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

exterminate their enemies, hence it be-
came spurious Interpolation Of script.
ures, now after the lapse of three thous.
and years regarded as genuine.
The priests, who from the earliest of
times have taken advantage of the igno-
rance and superstition of their followers,
might, under the pretended authority OF
sacred law, require husband to kill his
daughter or "wife Of his BOSOM" if they
"enticed him secretly to some unknown
gods" This command also may be a
spurious Interpolation, tho regarded as
genuine among most Christian believers.
As the translators of the Bible rejected
many apocryphal books, both of the Old
and New Testament, we may infer, vari-
Gus passages in the Jewish Scriptures, as
the writings Of designing men, and not
inspired by God of mercy, justice and
love.
The prophecy Of Josiah may be re-
guarded as the irrevocable word of God /;
for Christ appeared hundreds Of years
afterwards, and his advent, mission and
death, perfectly agree with the prediction
of the prophet. If we omit the passages
inconsistent with the attributes Of wise,
benevolent and merciful God, the Bible,
then. could be sustained by Christians,
agaist the arguments of disbelievers in
an intelligent Creator, and the truth Of
Divine revelation.
LAYMAN.
Fryeburg Centre, Jan. II, 1888.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30
Notice Of Foreclosure.

Whereas, Elijah u. Goddard OF Bethei, IN me
County of Oxford, and state of Maine, by MS
mortgage deed, dated the twenty-ninth dzv OF
August, A. ID. 1873 and recorded in the Oxford
Registry OF Deeds, book log, Page 30, conveyed
90 me David Y. Brown, and Robbins Brown late
Of said Bethel. now deceased. then cOpartners IN
trade under the firm name OF ID. y. Brown D.,
Q certain parcel Of real estate situated in Bethel,
aforesaid on the southerly side Of High street on
Bethel Hill commencing at a stake and stones az
the northeasterly corner OF land owned oy Gilman
Chapman, thence running on the line Of said Chap
mans land, back from said street, six rods thence
n right angles with the first line seven rods TO
line OF other land OF said CHAPMAN. thence on
line of said last mentioned land six rods 20 said
street; thence on said street TO place OF begin
nirg, with the buildings thereon; Snd whereas
the condition Of said mortgage has been broken,
nov, therefore By reason of the breach OF condl-
lions thereof. 1. David Il. Brown, surviving part
ner OF the said copartnershp Of ID. p. Brown
Co, claim q foreclosure OF said mortgage.
December 18th. lssl.
DAVID Y. BROWN, Surviving
partner OF the Copartnership Of ID. p
brown CO.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30
STATE OF MAINE.

Cr-vBERIANp, ss--Supreme Judicial Court, In
VACATION Portland, January 10 n, A. ID. lsoi.
I'pon the foregoing libel, Ordered, that The
7 ihslisnt give notice 10 the said Frederick W.
FOLSOM 10 appear before the Justice OF our SUI
preme Judicial Court 10 be holden al Paris, with
n AM for the County OF Oxford on the second
TUESDAY OF March, 4. ID. lsS3, by publishing an
stte.ted copy Of said libel, and this order there
on three weeks successfully In the oxford Dem
ocrzf, a newspaper printed IN faris, IN our
Comfy of Oxford, the last publication 70 be
thirty DAYS az leSs. prior 20 said second Tues lay
cf March. that he NAV there and then IN our said
Court appear and show ean~e, II Snv ne hsve,
grantsi WM. WRIT VIRGIN,
Justice of the supreme
Judicial Court.
A true copy Of said Libel and Order OF Ccur
Attest: ALBERT :. AUSTIN, Clerk.
ST GIBSON, Att'y for Lioellant.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

"A man at Omaha found 50 on the
street, and he advertised the find to the
amount of 81 and made The looser foot
the bill. 1t is something disagreable to
meet with an honest man.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

New BooKs.-How delightful and
helpful are good books, they give US
ideas and correct our false knowledge,
and help us on in life. To the young
they are essential, therefore we have
great pleasure in recommending these
two published by Lee & Shepard, Bos-
ton, Mass.
l. "Janet, A Poor Heiress," BY So.
phie May. This thoroughly true writer
| has added another star to the crown of
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30
STATE OF MAINE.

OSFoRD, ss.-JanuSry 9Th, ISIS.
Then personally appeared the above name,
Florence C Folsom and made oath u the truth
OF the foregoing libel by her signed aud also that
the present residence Of the said Frederick W
Folsom 10 unknown 70 her, ami cannot be ascer
tainsd by reasonable diligence.
Before me,
81 GIBSON Justice OF the Peace.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30
A POISON ELDER.

Rowse Bisbee, who built the first mill
in town, and was the first settler at Pin
hook, was a man Of few words, but Of
very strong feeling. After he moved to
Pinhook, he had some disagreement with
the minister, who was blacksmith. He
had no wordy controversy with him, in
which he would stand no chance but one
day he walked into the shop Of the min
lister, bearing stick of the poison Oh
sinking elder, which he stood up by the
side of the forge, and went away without
speaking a word. 1t was his expressive
way of informing the minister the kind
of "elder" he considered him.
ELDER pUNHAM's RACE WITH THE BEAR.
When Elder Durham was building
the house south of Pinhook, which he
long occupied and which is still standing
he had occasion to go up to the store fol
some nails. His son, Rufus X. Dun
ham, remained at the house, and was
upon the frame where he could see bis
father as he returned. He noticed q
black animal following in the footsteps
of his father and only short distance
behind, which at first he supposed to b.
a large dog, but as his father drew neal
and the animal kept about the same dis.
lance, he began to be suspicious that il
was not a dog. Finally his father
urned up from the road toward the
anne and his follower also turned up
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30
In Great Danger.

The public are again in great danger OF be-
ing deceived BY a Hood OF the imitation OF
81. r" Atwood's Eitters. The REV. JOHN PIKE
wrote a. follows 81 have been deceived sew
oral times by the imitation put up in the same
saapcG bottles. and signed by one Wood,
which imitation has always proved nearly
worthless. MY wife is subject 10 catarrh and
paralysis, and has tried numerous medicines,
but a. a constant medicine none have given
her - much relief ~ IL. r" ArwooDs BIT
TERs She has also found almost immediate
benefit in Constipation and Dyspepsia, In
doses OF one tcaspoOuiul For the latter com
plants my daughter has used them with the
same result JOHN PINE
East Fryeburg, Me.
Es-The true IL. p" Atwood Medicine gives
Relief and bear the Large Red Patented Trade
Mark Il. +" As well As the signature OF al.
p" Atwood
STATE REFORM SCHOOL.
During my connection with the state Reform
were introduced there, and used with marked
success, particularly In Bilious affections.
4. L. HILLMAN.
This POTENT REMEDY, mild, harmless, but
SURE in it, operation, puritcs the blood. res
torres the wasted energies, regulates all
dcrangcl functions, and gives new mel anu
vigur 70 the whole system.
CAUTION.
Persons aiding the sale Of the imitation are
liable "a Immediate prosecution.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30
From Lapham's History OF Woodstock
INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES.
NEW USE FOR A skillet LEG.

When John Billings lived in a log
house, on the farm afterwards occupied
by Capt. Jonathan Cole, and had but
small clearing, one morning his dog
began to run and bark through the
nsighboring woods, and soon becoming
stationary, Mr.. Billings knew that he
had freed his game, whatever it might
be. So taking down his old "queen' s
arm" he loaded it heavily with powder
and buck shot, and, to make it dou bly,
sure, he dropped skillet leg into the
barrel. Shouldering it, he went over to
Joseph Whitman's. his nearest neighbor,
and engaged him to go With him to see
what the dog had freed. The direction
was on the hill east Of Mr.. Whitman's
house, and when they came near where
the dog was, they looked up and saw
large cat-like animal leaping from tree
to tree. Mr.. Whitman was greatly ex.
cited, and axe in hand, jumped over
windfalls and tore through the under
brush, exclaiming, "By golly, its cata-
mount" Mr. Billings followed close be
hind, and soon the monster stopped,
turned toward them and prepared to
spring. But when he had drawn him.
self up to make his leap from the tree,
Billings coOlly took aim and fired. The
animal fell dead a, their feet, his heart
pierced by the skillet leg, while the re-
coil Of the gun from the overcharge
knocked Mr.. Billings nearly senseless.
The skin Of the catamount was shown as
a trophy many years afterwards.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30
BACRwooDs LIFE.

Luther Whitman, IT,, moved into the
east part of the town in 1921. The
tract of land upon which he settled had
been sold for taxes and bid off by his IA
Their, to whom it became forfeited. II
was situated on a high hill and was COW
cred by heavy growth Of hard wood
1t was quite an undertaking for Mr.
Whitman 10 commence life for himself
upon such land, but he had just been
married, was full OF hope and courage
and so was his wife, and neither of them
thought Of shrinking from the trying du,
ties which the situation imposed. Wher
they set out, their household goods were
few and simple, and Mrs. Whitman rode
on horseback as far as Lemuel Perham $,
which was the end of the road. From
this point they travelled on foot two miles
into the woods, guided only by sPottec
line, to reach their place Of destination
Here Mr.. Whitman had already erected
a log cabin, in which he and his compan'
ion Sc, up their household goods anc
gods. 1t was some years before they had
any neighbor nearer than Mr.. Perham
On two occasions during those years, the
fire went out on the hearthstone, and Mrs
Whitman was obliged to 60 to Mr.. Per
hams for supply. 1t twas no easy mat
ter to carry fire two miles through the
woods, but she took piece Of old cottor
cloth, rolled it tightly and setting th'
end on fire, it kept alive until she reached
her home. They suffered many priva-
tons, but Mr.. Whitman was a sta lwar
worker and well skilled in woodcraft
and in process of time, they had large
and productive farm. They reared &
large family of intelligent and interesting
children, but all save one died young
most of them in early man and woman
hood. The father also sleeps with hi
fathers, upon this hillside farm, wher'
he had toiled for more than forty years
Failing health compelled the only sur
viving son to sell out the farm, and h'
moved to Paris; his aged mother still
lives with him.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

Is evidently making many wonderful cures. His
al, in smother column he eonvncing proof that he
mas a compound OF remarkable merit. The din
erenr Barber saloons in Portlsnd. evidently like
n They say. Capillaris. as hair dressing to en-
liyen and beautify the hair, keep the sea- clean,
write am free from dandruG. make the hair dress
Well and stay in place, il is unsurpassed, and We
nave never seen or used anything equal TO IL.
JOHN NJ. HoyEY. =. NJ. ARNOLD, II. W. UNDER
WOOD. j. n. Il. MORRILL,, =. :. SoNEs, JOHN -
JOINS, JOHN Y. WEIGH, T. q kOLLiNs' H. ~
UALEr, IL. II. FIckkLTT, J. y. LANDER.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30
STATE REFoRM SCHOOL

Persons aiding the sale Of the initiation are
linblc % immeliAte prOsccutlon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-14

YELLOW STRINGS, o., March 13.-A dis.
tressing case Of hydrophobia is. reported
from the neighborhood Of Lumberton. A
few days ago a son OF CHARLES oonklip, a
well.to do farmer near tho above place, was
playing with q dog. The result Of the play
was that the dog bit the boy on the hand.
Nothing was thought Of the matter until he
began 10 get very sick, when q doctor was
called in, who said the bite would no doubt
result In hydrophobia. The predictions Of
tue doctor proved correct, as the boy con.
tinued to grow worse, until Friday he be.
gan TO iroth at the mouth and bark, using
every means in his power to bite those
around him. Great excitement exists in
the neighborhood, the boys relatives and
friends being nearly crazy. The boy Is said
to be growing worse all The time,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-14
a NEW OCEAN VESSEL.
A Trial Dome-Deck steamsiiip-Grea
speed aud safety Claimed.

speed auu Shtety Glatmed.
NEw YoRK, March l3.-The Meteor, q
dome.deck steamship, said 10 be the first
one ever built, is, at Pier No. 80, East river.
She was modelled and patented byA. Perry
Bliyen for the American Quick Transit
Steamship Company, Of Boston, and has
cost $0S,000. By reason Of the dome deck,
Mr.. Bliven believes that greater speed and
safety can be obtained at a much less cost
for eland management than from ships
Of the ordinary pattern. He said yesterday
that ocean steamers Of this model, carrying
as many tons as the City OF Rome,
could be built here from American
material, and with American labor, at
two.thirds the cost OF that vessel, and be
run at bali the expense, and cross the
ocean twice every fortnight The princi.
pal object In the construction OF ships OF
this kind, Mr.. Bliven said, was 10 present
the least amount OF resistance below the
surface OF the water. In regard TO safety,
the Meteor was 80 constructed that II
launched when loaded, in any position,
she would Immediately right herself. Her
extreme length ia 15G feet; the extreme
beam, % feet. six inches; length on the
water line, 1856 feet; depth Of hold, II feet.
She has II feet beam at the water line.
The tonnage capacity is 554 tons, the ma
chinery displacing l56 tons. Alter few
trial tests it is proposed to cross the
ocean with this ship, for which purpose
$50 tons OF coal will be carried suiiici-
ent to make the retnrn trip. The
draught aft with the coal in is II feet six
Inches, and Il Is 8 feet II inches forward.
It is built OF oak. hackmatack and hard
pine. It has solid oak keel and keelson
the whole length, 8 feet in depth. All the
machinery was planned by Mr.. Bliyen.
The boiler, as whole, has been tested, and
the pressure found equal 10 1000 pounds
70 the Equare inch, while in sections It Is
1850 pounds. The working pressure will
be $50 pounds. The engine has four cylin-
ders, d, which two are high pressure and
two low pressure. The ghaitis Of ham.
mered steel u inches in diameter, Of which
the tension strength Is 5000 pounds. II
Is supplied with four-bladed phosphor.
bronze Wheel with iorty-three square feet
Of flange surface. ~, ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-14
SOUTHERN PIC Iron,
Its Manufacturers seehinE Market In
PittsburRh

EItthnufkn. -
PITTSBURGH, March 13.-"Do you know
that the pig iron men Of Alabama, Georgia
and Tennessee are attempting To- tap the
local pig iron market?" asked an old pig
iron merchant yesterday Of a reporter. He
was informed that it was all interesting
news, and continued further to explain:
81 saw yesterday in your paper that the
principal coke furnaces Of those States,
through their officers at Cincinnati, have
advanced the prices in all grades Of pig iron
from fifty cents to one dollar per ton.
have known OF the coming advance for
some time, and propose 10 take trip South
shortly to familiarize myself with the con.
dition OF their facilities and trade. They
have been trying lately TO get hold in
the Pittsburgh market and may yet sue.
coed. They can make the iron cheap
enough US ore and labor Is cheaper there
than here, but the biggest part OF the total
cost OF pig delivered in Pittsburgh would
be the freight. That Southern product has
always been slaughtered and given away,
yet there are special Southern charcoal irons
which are very good and command full
figures, even in the present condition Of
the market. There are other cold short
irons not 30 good, as well as coke and char
coal iron, and they have all been selling
way down. Their quality is not up to the
Pittsburgh standard. Their stated advance
Is not Indicative OF the general market,
but they are now erecting the right
kind Of furnaces which are producing
good iron and It Is this which
will be brought to Pittsburgh. Here
prices are ruling very low, from SIS 10
S2050 per ton, cash 10 four months, yet
this Southern pig It Is believed can be
brought here protitably. Things in fact
have got down to such q fine notch that
change Is inevitable and the price must adS
vance. Ore is even quoted now at s., yet
$40 is the ruling price, hut there is little
doubt bat reduction n tlis commodity
will ensue. Pig iron has really discounted
a large reduction in ore, a very big reduc.
ton In fact, and the same can be truthiully
said OF the finished product discounting
anyreduction in pig, yet this latter must
90 up, and II any kind Of a revival should
occur the Southern pig can find a market
here"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-14
AN ANIMATED FURNACE.
The Wonderful MaIady That Amlcts
young Southern Lad.

CnARLofrR, N. c., March 1s.;=A. NJ.
Wilhelm, Of No. 10 township, Cabarrus
county, whose case is attracting in.
creasing attention, passed through
Concord on Monday night with his sick
son John, aged 2oyears, on the way to
Salisbury toconsult DR.. Wilhelm'in regard
tothe extraordinary malady with which
his son was afflicted. 1tis a most peculiar
case, and the disease is what the doctors
"hyperasthesia." An ordinary bathing
tub can be filed with cold water, and the
boys feet placed therein, and in
less than ten minutes the water
will be made so hot that one can feel
the heat through the slaves OF the tub.
The boy suffers agony as II lie had his feet
In bed OF Goals all the time, and was car
ried from bis fathers house to Salisbury
with his feet in tub of water. Between
his house and Concord Mr.. Wilhelm,had
to change the water four times, and shortly
after being changed each time II would
become hot again. AT times the pain
suffered by the boy is almost beyond en-
durance. Morphine used in treble doses
has no effect upon him, but at times whisky
isusedl to good advantage He has been
suffering about one month. Mr.. Wilhelm
is running steam mill and this boy is his
chief help. On the day that this malady
appeared one OF his little brothers was at
the engine, and by chance very
strong head Of steam was put on.
The machinery was soon In VIC.
lent and rapid motion, 80 much
80 that all left but the little fellow, who
climbed on the engine and was at the
steam gauge trying to regulate matter. The
other boy, John, coming up and seeing the
perilous condition Of his little brother,
hastily put up ladder and mounted itfor
the rescue, but upon redching him the
rocking Of the boiler and engine was 80
great that he could not get the young fel
low down, who was manfully trying to
manage the gauge. The machinery was
finally stopped and everything righted.
The excitement and strain upon Johns
nervous system were, in this case, supposed
to be the formation OF his disease, as he
was attacked the same day with strange,
singing sensation in his arms, and from
that to his legs and feet, where he is now
suffering. The idea Of a mans feet being
so warm as TO heat cold water in ten min
utes is puzzling the medical fraternity, un-
less they can connect the shock, and scare
at the engine with It insome way 3
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-14
-
A SALTY SENSATION.
Something More About the Grays and
the Yazoo Disaster.

Inc takOo Disaster. "a
New ORLEANS, March 13.-Dr John G..
AXE, who has been telling some remark
able stories in Cincinnati and Louisville
about Harrison L. Gray and his
sister, Miss Clinton Scott Gray, is
not known in Natchez, Miss, from
which he claims to hail, nor are the Grays.
In fact, the Grays do not exist, except in
the imagination Of AXE. His laststatement
about the death Of Miss Gray
from injuries received while es.
Gaping from the steamer Yazoo contains
as much truth as the former state
ment that they were immensely wealthy
planters in Louisiana, and had forward.
ed, through Schmidt & Iiegler, their bank
ers in New Orleans, checks OF $1,000
each for the food sufferers In Louis
vile and Cincinnati. Schmidt & Zteg.
Ter do not know the Grays, and Ger.
tainly never cashed one oil their checks. II
is safe TO say that no food sufferer was re.
lieved by their donation. AS for the Yazoo
yarn that hasp been telegraphed from
Cincinnati by the Associated Press, 1t
may be briefly disposed Of. The name Of
Gray nor Scott was not on the list Of passen-
gers and does not figure in tue saved
or lost. The statement Of Miss
Gray's subsequent death Is purc
fabrication. Your correspondent has been
impelled to make this statement OF
facts because it was telegraphed here
last night that Cincinnati had been 80
much moved by the tragic fate OF the be.
nevolent Miss Gray, that q testimonial
meeting was proposed, at which suitable
resolutions, lamenting the death Of one so
good and generous, would be adopted.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-14
NEW RAILROADS.
A Line That Is Proposed 10 Reach Nor.
gantown, W. Va.

vs.
PIrrsBuRon, March lS.-The Leader this
evening says: A number Of gentlemen in
this city are about TO run a railroad from
this city to Morgantown, W. Va. The
agreements are signed and they are in a
position 10 withdraw the suits against Hop
kins, who was the President OF the Pitts
burgh Southern railroad, and who was al.
legged to have taken fifteen miles Of the
railroad which had been graded by the
farmers who resided along the line Of
the road. II oil the details are
arranged satisfactorily, the prospects
are that the Southern Railroad will
be extended to Morgantown. There re-
mains butthe necessity Of dealing with the
Baltimore & Ohio people who own the
franchise. II they should not desire to en-
ter into the scheme terms will be arranged
and the road built and operated indepen-
dently as q connection. This morning q
gentleman who Is connected with the new
road was seen by reporter, and he stated
tthere was no doubt in the least but what
the road would be built, and thatit would be
great benefit 10 the farmers, and also would
be the means Of contributing TO the de-
yelopment OF the great mineral region Of
West Virginia, now only drained by the
waters OF the Kanawha river and the
Monongahela. The latter stream drains
an entirely undeyeloped region, rich in
mineral and timber. The coal, iron and
forestsof the mountain ranges in West Vir-
ginia have caught the eye Of such shrewd
statesmen as Hon. James G. Blaine, OF
Maine, and ex Senator Davis, OF West Vir-
mia, both OF whom have with others quietly
bought up all the marketable property
in that region. They are also largely in
terested in the Ohio outlets, and the only
thing remaining Is for Pittsburgh TO pitch
in and permeate that which 10 contiguous
territory with a system Of railroads that
will tend 10 make this great city Of iron,
coal and glass the grand central depot Of
the development for West Virginia's
riches. A meeting oil some OF the
most prominent business men in this
city will be held next Thursday
for tho purpose Of forming an organi.
xation to build the new railroad 10 Nor.
gantown, and furthermore the gentle.
men stated that II the Baltimore { Ohio
Railroad Company did not build the rail.
road to Morgantown that these business
men would, SO there Is not the least doubt
but what the people Of that section of the
country will have Q railroad. i Is also very
likely that the Baltimore 4 Ohio Company
will come to terms with US, as the new road
Is . more direct route to Morgantown than
what theirs Is, and i passes through a much
better part OF the country, ~