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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30

II IL said that General Grant has lost bis
political influence because he oouldnt car
~ bis ward
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30

A correspondent would Like 10 know
hos 20 get The tendon cot % spring
chickens leg Puliet
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
CONDUCTED nv II. wAIkKR McKSkS.

Correspondents on practical ssrio ultnrAl top
tcs is .olicitoi A1slrcss all communication
intended Coz this department 70 Mr. Mckesn
a. frycburx. Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30
A base ball gsme-CheatIpg At billiards

Good for pains and good for sprsins,
Good for frost-bltes and chilolains,
Good for burns. howe'er severe.
Guess then what I should say heref
WHY Great American Specific.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30

Mr.. Tildsn IL said 10 be In The enjoyment
Of excellent health. IL IL not Of the snght'
est consequence now, however, how vel
the old gentleman keeps
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30

ANsWEns TO PvEELks 90 Llsr wkEx.
Ill. Stove. 2. stand. 8. Sofa Z
BED. S.sCarpst 9. Chair. :, stool ,
Table. .. Ottoman. IN. Piano.
2.-Mother.
81. Be-. IA 2. Plate. late. 5. Tear
ear. 4, BrOAi. road. 5. Scoru. corn. .
Snow. nov. :. Cape. Ape.
t-CurtAil
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30

A. Nnrr genuine wlfEoui nlnchof green
uors % ~ shifs iahsi. ~hun a. ~ Niies
lOlsOuons sc 9Th elicp- az "ucps- I'M thcr
uamr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-30

To permit yourself and family 70
suffer
witA sickness when u can BE- prevented
and cared - easily
with Hop Bitters i'i
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-03
A Monkeys Fear of Firearms.

He was greatly frightened at gun
that shot off one day at some spar
rows. He hid at once in the straw of
his cage. and never left il until the gun
was hung up again. After that | had
only to touch the stock 10 make him
hide again, when nothing could be
seen in the straw cxcepta pair of sharp
eyes watching all my motions. just
n touch of my finger or of a cane upon.
the cock of the gun was enough to de-
prive him of ali quiet. l used to carry
on my watch chain little pistol. on
which percussion cap would make
tolerably loud report. The monkey had
not yet found this out. and sitting on
my knees would amuse itself with lick
ing the silver barre. One day in his
presence put percussion cap on the
nipple of the pistol. The monkey OBJ
served my movements with great at
tention, but without seeming disturbed
by them. But when the cock. being
raised, made two clicks, Molly dropped
his eyebrows. while he continued sit
<ug quietly. When the explosion took
-. - 20 his fright was unbounded. Cry
pa IDLY. and full of anguish, he fell
ns knees. ran across several
non <ped ont of the window,
rooms, <ter-pipe. slid down TO the
ciun "a ", himself in ditch ia
neighboring garu w ais had ner'oasness to ,ass
lasted long while, saa haa 70 'ahe !.
off my watch chain J" appeasv ssa, ~ y,
From that day he was in such Taf
the little pistol that to tax, t npna d;san Si W
chain was enough to make 4 "a ad,
pear in the straw. But he We uroa y
learned by experience that the .aiD
of the detonation was not in the c.. a
but in the pistol, and could easily dl.
tinguish it from the other appendages
of the chain, of which hewas not afraid
at all. Sitting on the straw in his cage,
he would attentively watch my move
ments while was handling these ap-
pendages. The closer my fingers ap-
preached the formidable object the
greater became his anxiety. and with
his eyes riveted upon the instrument
and with tense ears, he would dance
continuously in the cage, all ready 10
oo under the straw. He would assure
himself beforehand. for greater securi-
ty. that the cage door was well smut;
and one day. when the bolt had not
been pushed in. he leaped out from the
eaoe. which did not seem safe enough
for him, and went and hid himself un,
der the bed in the next room. as l
gradually removed my hand from the
s,istol / would receive chuckles OF ap-
probation; and, with his lips pushed
forward and the muscles of his ear
moving by jerks. he would manifest !,
very GREAT ioy.-Frons My Monkegs'
in popular Science Monthly.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-03
Another Circus Tragedy.

ATcHIsoN, Kas., Sept. 20.-A special 70
the Champion says: serious row occurred
| between the citizens Of Burr Oak, Jewell
county, Kansas, and the showmen belonging
I, Miles Orton's circus, Friday, In which one
ma u was killed and several wounded. A
aistp -bance was caused ty a drunken citizen
named Elliott and general fight followed.
E,,io, WIS arrested and the circus men took
their effects to the train. The crowd follow
al them. an Just as Mayor Mari had re.
.,ored order a nan named Evans appeared at
he d.pos With a Gasble-barreled shotgun
"a 6red into nhe tram. At this moment the
.. n pulled out and the circus men fired q
coll w a. the crowd, killing J. Longnecker'
NOR, My woua,ddng Mayor Mar, and slightly
voun. ing q boy. Longnecker had not TAKEN
n.,, n The row. HE leaves wife SIX
aL,,.-a The Orton circus ts the same
vbicb wa, in The hsnrfbie affair - Greslsy'
Col. SON. ure ago. 1T was billed to show
At washer u. day AID thitier about one nun
dred Burr Ga tpeople vent by speciai 1rai.
To arrest the n 'urderers. %fe@ eAe'''"
prevails at Burr Oak.
Another specI nj 10 the same P'ps'
Wsshipgtonssys sixteen circus men :.
rested there this morning by the ST. ~''N
Jewell county. I'his afternoon they
taken to Greenleaf by the sheriff of WssL
ington county. At this evening one hun
dred men arrived there fir ON Burr Oak and
at last accounts five hume red men were At
the depot awaiting develop ments.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-03


AZ Heron, on Wednesday, a German
named johnson, from Lincoln, Nebraska,
en- route TO the coast, was relieved Of 81 ,1SO
by number of shlrpsrs. johnson went
into a saloon, aud was enticed into what is
known as the top and bottom" game. The
Times cannot explain the game, but, like all
other devices of bunko steerers, 1t Is sure to
let the victim out at the small end OF the
horn.
Deputy Sheriff Asa Bradley arrested three
Of the bunko men, named John Payton,
Peter Kinney and Henry Raushman. The
former is the same Paytsn who swindled a
couple Of foreigners in Missoula a year ago
and was jailed Deputy Bradley got his
prisoners aboard the east bound train, but
they had tslegraphed to confederates at
Thompson Falls for assistance. On arriving
at Belknap, where no trouble was expected,
the train was boarded by Charles Z. Frank
lin, known as the e'"Kansas Kid" and Ellen
Miller, supposed to be Raushman's wife,
they having walked down from Thompson
Falls. The three prisoners were given arms,
and by the time Deputy Bradley, who was in
the dining car, arrived on the scene, Payton
EOb Anu ucu luIu
Deputy and his assistant were outnum bsred
and no shots were fired, but the prisoners
were warned that the first one to leave the
car would be shot. Thus matters rested until
Thompson Falls was reached, when the
prisoners and their confederaies ("Kansas
Kid" and Ellen Miller made bold dash for
liberty. Here they were foiled, as Sheriff
Berry, who happened to be at Thompson
Falls, had been apprised of what was going
on, and was at the depot with several assist
ants. All four were secured and brought to
Aissoua and lodged in Jail
Franklin. Raushman and Kinney waived
eIami nation, which was set for Monday,
and Franklin was bound over in the sum of
$500, on a charge Of resisting an officer, and
the two latter were each held in $3.50 on
charges of grand larceny. They are still in
Jail.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-03
Female Maxims.
Ne,s York Star.

The best time to propose 10 q widow IL
when she Is coming from her husbands fu-
neral. a -....@ @. -
Women ask of men II they are Discreet.
ss men ask of women, ais she pretty po
Friendship between women Is only n sus-
pension Of hostilities. #. 1T
Women who have not fine teeth only laugh
with their eyes. y... -.--..
Women only know extremes-obsdien
or tyranny-no less.
Why should man live two lives, while a
woman must stand or fall by one
Man Is fre Q woman Is cinder; the devil
sets them a-blazing.
There Is no modification, however keen
no misery, however desperate. which the
spirit OF women cannot In some degree
tighten or alleviate.
The action Of women on our destiny is
unceaslng.
Woman conceals only what she does not
know.
Women are more constant In hatred than
In love.
One must be woman to know how to re-
venge.
Women Of the world never use harsh
words when condemning their rivals. Like
tho savage they hurl elegant arrows, orna-
mented with purple and azure, but with pol
soned points.
At 90 man is less In love with woman than
Of women he IL more In love with the sex
than the individual, however charming she
may be.
A woman Is . charming creature, whs
changes her heart - easily as her gloves.
A woman and her servant, acting In ac>
cord, would outwit thousand devils,
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-03
VOL. 16, NO. IL.
POETRY.
The Four-Leaved Clover.

what are you seeking. Margery Fac
Out In the M Rdow this summer day7"
j m seeking n afOur-eavcd clover"
Glover IS grow ing down at your feet,
Dewy. and pink. and honcy-sweet--
Clover you'll find IL hard TO beat
IL you seek the wide world over"
~ do not care for tho three-lcaved plant;
The fairy grass is the thing want.
Tho magical iour-eHved clover.
Twill give me Il lover rich and fair,
Honor and gold and all things rare;
And so search with anxious care,
The meadows over ana over"
The sun went west, and the sun went down.
While MHrRery sought her clover,
The cold, long shadows fell all around,
with faded clover she strewed the ground,
But the fairy four-leaves were not found,
And alas! the day was over
And alasl for MarRery always sought
The favors that fortune never brought,
Always the four-leaved cloyeri
Always the lover that would not wed,
Always the path too high 10 tread,
Till her hopes we're dead, and lovers fed,
And beauty and youth were over.
oh, many and many a four-leaved spray
Pride and Folly is seeking to-day;
And there's many a weary rover,
That through the meadows of life has been,
And never n clover leaf has seen
That was fair enough for her hands to CLEAN;
Now, Old and sad, she knews What mean
BY seeking the four-leavod clover.
Maidens be happy. II green and sweet
The threelcaved clover grows at your feet;
For the day OF youths soon over.
'1ts hard when he shadows are long and gray,
when old and weary, 10 have TO say:
"Ahi life has been spent in profLiess way,
Seeking four-leaved cIoverl'
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-03
Mahone Republics ns.

NEW York, Sept. 19.-Ths Post, Wa w
ington special says: The Malone commit y
has received = letter from the Republica
National Committee, In which the latter
recognizes the Malone State Committee Of
Virginia, appsinted by the convention Of
April %, 1884, as the regular Organization Of
the Republican party In that State. The
National Committee also recognizes the
electoral ticket named BY the same State
convention.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-03
Newspaper Sale.

NEW roRK, Sept. To-. Boston special
to New York paper NAL ;es the following
announcement:
Negotiations have just Ibsen completed for
the Purchase OF the Minr eapolis daily 1rt-
bune from Gen. A. b. Net tleton by Mr.. A. J.
BletheD late business mar lager and co-owner
of the Kansas City Journc 1, and William K.
Hv .kslI, editor Of ,he Boston Herald. The
Tribune was foul ,ded in 1880 and has been
very successful. The copsiderstisn Is under
stood to be approxim stely par for the capital
stock Of s200, 900.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-03

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. ia Chronacte .
Portland, Oregon, special 50 vs.; Private dls-
patches to-day state that the Northern Pa
cific stockholders In their annu si meeting on
the I7th inst, authorized the board OF o'-
rectors to enter into lease Of The oregon
Railway and Navigation Comp my 'oey
thought 1t for the best. The latt. " uoonPany
have submitted proposition offer pg seass
At six per cent. for the first year Vi sesea
per cent. thereafter. The Norther. PAclne
board 10 now considering the proposil 0n-
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-03

a The number OF shocks In an earth
quake varies indefinitely, as does the
length of intervals between them.
Sometimes the whole earthquake only
lasts few seconds, Thus, the city OF
Caracas was destroyed In about half a
minute. 100. 600 lives being lost in that
time. Lisbon was overthrown in five
or six minutes, while succession of
shocks may continue for hours, days,
weeks or months. The Calabrian EARTH
quake, which begun in February, 1888.
continued through series Of shocks
for nearly four years, until the end Of
1856. The area shaken by an earth-
quake varies with the intensity of the
shock. from q mere local tract, where
silent trembling Is experienced. up to
such oatastrophes as that a. Lisbon.
which conyulscd not only the Portu-
guese coasts. but extended into Ice
land on the one hand and into Africa
on the other, agitated lakes, rivers and
springs in Great Britain, aud caused
Loch Lomond to rise and subside with
startling suddenness,
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-03

The first announcement OF failure
makes the public wonder at the suspen-
-icn yhen there are available assets to
three times the liabilities. The next
SHOWING causes wonder that the concern
s,ould have kept up SO long as it did al
ter Il became entirely worthless. Inc
vedmred creditor Is the one VINO nnds
m ahe truth early,-M O. Redynne.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-03

Miss Sutro, the daughter OF the man
who built the famous Sutro Tunnel, re-
eeiyed great many letters from apro-
fessor IN Berlin, who had seen her pho
tograph and had LoDn captivated by 1t,
proposing marriage. She sent thsm eil
unanswered to her father, who was IN
Spain. Mr.. Su,ro '!erward saw tho
professor in Berlin, aud liked him SO
much that nc advised his daughter to
answer hia correspondence, and tho
end of il is that lhey will marry.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-03

sElegant" is the latest slang word.
it Is applied to everything from cheap
cigar to q thunderstorm.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-03

v,rmor, now has 2,29J school dis.
tricts and $50 schools. q decrease Of
three schools since 1883
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-03
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

'1Iar advertising payable quarterly, az due.
tent advertising payable In advance.
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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-04-10


A statement recently published reads
as follows:
When the "Book of Mormon" was
published in 1880 there was published
with it certificate of three men, after
wards known as the "three witnesses, !"
who declared that tley saw the angel of
God come down with the golden book
which Joseph Smith interpreted. Sub
sequently all three of the men renounced
Mormonism and declared their testimo-
ny false. David F. Whitmer, one of the
three. is now living, in his 80th year, in
Missouri. He was brother-in- law Of
Oliver Cowdery. who wrote copy OF
the book for Smith.
On this, Elder Joseph Smith, son of
the founder of Mormonism, writes to the
Chicago Times as follows:
"Please look over your file for 1865, |
think in December, and you will find
an interview of Times correspondents
with this David Whitmer, affirming his
testimony Of 1880 most emphatically.
Mr.. E. T.. Kelley, formerly of q Glen
wood, Iowa, law firm, now of Kirkland,
Lake Co., O., received letter from
the said Whitmer to the same effect, in
discussion on the origin of the Book
Of Mormon" with Rev. Clark Braden,
Of the Disciple Church. In this letter
Mr.. Whitmer again affirmed his testi-
mony of fifty years ago. Martin Harris
died at Salt Lake City, in fellowship
with Mormonism. Oliver Cowdery
died near Council Bluffs, To-, maintain
ing the truth of his statement concern
ing the "Book Of Mormon" What is
the necessity to continue to publish false
statements concerning these men a'--
Chicago Times,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-04-10

It is fact that babies are not all
alike by any means, and some are much
more troublesome than others about
putting things into their mouths. An
inquiring mother asks how this may be
stopped. Au instance that came under
my observation may let light in upon
this subject. The baby at Fl fteen
months old had a perfect mania for
putting everything into his mouth
chessmen, shoe buttons, pennies, ETC.,
and his mother was alarmed at the
strength of the habit and set about
remedying it. She took little pepper
box into the nursery one day and
sprinkled a little black pepper over
the things the baby was most likely to
put into his mouth. He dropped them
one otter another, and she thought the
victory was complete; but the next day
he presented the spectacle of burnt
child who does not dread the fire, but
after repeating the peppering for three
consecutive days the habit of a
lifetime was overcome to very great
extent.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-04-10
eau Revoir."
From fha Oh ris&ian ut Work

From the Christian at Work.
''Why are you sad when speaking
those words ?" he asks.
No answer. The vesper chimes of
the cathedral a league away come steal
ing over the hills that lie to the west
ward, and as their tones-sweet and
solemn and faint-fall upon Caroline's
port ear, Jasper feels shudder pass
religious, this girl, and with the sudden
instinct of man who has played third
base, he resolves to turn this reverence
of hers for all things spiritual to &C.
count. 'Listen," he says, in whispered
tones. s'It is the vesper hour. The
chimes are calling the faithful to wor-
ship, and one who deliberately tells a
falsehood at this time can never be
saved. You know this, Caroline, do
you not ?"
EYES," murmurs the girl.
"And would you perjure yourself?"
"No," the voice is faint and low.
"Then tell me, he says, "why you were
sad when saying 'Au revoir' to me lit
tie time ago."
II cannot" she says.
"But you must" continues Jasper. II
demand an answer"
+. For an instant she looks up at him,
her pure young face as white as if the
hand of death were upon it, and then
she whispers softly: II cannot"
"But why can you not tell me the
cause of your sadness when speaking
those words ?"
Because, she says, looking at him
tenderly. II do not know what they
mean"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-04-10
Cultivation Of Onions.

The onion trials Of the last season at
the New York experiment station were
with thirty-four named varieties, which
were planted in rows ten feet long and
eleven and one-half inches apart, the
seeds being covered one-half inch deep.
Three rows of each variety were planted
in order to note the difference upon yield
of closeness in planting. In the first
row the plants were thinned to three
inches apart; in the second to two inch
es, and in the third to one inch apart.
The earliest variety to mature its bulb
was the Extra Early Red, in 116 days
from planting; the latest, ten varieties,
in 1913 days. In nearly every case the
yield was smallest in the first row, where
the spaces were three inches, and lar
gest in the third row, where the spaces
were one inch, but in no case was the
increased yield of the second and third
rows in proportion to the increased
number of plants. As rule, the larg-
est bulbs were in the first row. There
seems to be a foundation for the opinion
held by some onion growers that the
bulbs develop better, offering fewer
scallions where they are SO close in the
row as to crowd each other. The fol-
lowing experiment with onions is quite
suggestive: The soil was thoroughly
pulverized over small plat of ground
and on an adjoining plat of equal size
the ground was packed as hard as posi-
BILE by repeatedly pounding it with a
heavy maui. The surface of both plats
was then covered with finely. pulverized
soil to the depth of half an inch, and
on June three rows on each plat were
planted with seed of the large red Weth-
ersfield onion. Late planting was
disadvantageous to the yield, but the
three rows on the compact soil yielded
nine pounds seven ounces of merchant
able bulbs, while the three rows on the
pulverized soil yielded but three pounds
three ounces. The percentage of
vegetation in the two plats was not no
iceably different, although the vegeta-
ton was prompter on the compact soil.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-04-10
The First Use of Gutta Percha.

It is to this little island of Singapore
that the world is indebted for the devel-
opment of submarine electric telegraph
communication originally made possible
by the discovery Of gutta percha here.
Gutta is the hardened juice of tall
tree found in the Malay Penensula and
the adjoining islands. The tree is felled
and the juice, which gathers between
the bark and the wood, oozes into
troughs, where it hardens in the air. It
is exceedingly tough, easily softened in
in hot water, and may be nodded into
any shape. The product was discovered
in this place in 1843 by DR.. Mont
gomery, who observed some curious
whipstocks used by the native coachmen,
which they said were made from the
Juice of tree. He sent some articles
made of gutta to London, where they at
tracted the attention of chemists
and artisans, and the article was
soon brought into general use. DR..
Montgomery received a gold medal from
the Society of Arts of London for his
valuable services in introducing this
substance. Gutta percha had been seen
as early as 1874, but no one had the en-
terprise to bring it into the notice of
those competent to pass upon its pos
sibilities for general usefulness.
Not only did gutta percha Immediate
ly become popular for knife handles,
water buckets, short whips, etc., but
the discovery was made most opportune-
ly for the perfection of the submarine
telegraph. In 1851, through the agen-
cy of gutta percha, the first cable was
successfully laid between Dover and
Calais, the cable being inclosed in a
covering Of gutta percha, which was
found to be thoroughly impervious to
the action of sea-water, and at the same
time a perfect insulator. -Singapore
Correspondence New Orleans Times
Democrat.