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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06
ADVER SER,
NaFNsaN "

OXFORD. .,-Na Cour of Pr0oss hellsi
Psrs. within AT for ne countF Of uti'ii
on the thIrt TufEiAF Of sept. a. n - -.
AIFHED a. WALkfR. euariian offefifl y
Newton minor child al hsir 81 Ns,.I 80
ION. late Of Peru, IN sai Couniy iefsasea "a.
prefsnied hls secount Of EuafdiAnship OF :"
safi fur allosanret
Or,ier-s. Thai the ssii Susri..n a..
tirs 10 I'll persons Interested BY calsins coy ~
this orier b b. pubisbsdthrss seeks ssocess., 80
M M Osfori p.mosrat printed Al Faris, nat NJ
nav appear Al q Probate Court O. b. helf Al 80
=, o,sloes IL ths fsrssooa saa shes o.sss " .ty
theg have uhy the sane ttouli DOT - .N.N'"
ny sEO A. WILSON. judFe.
atrus eopy-.tts,t II & DAVIS, kssi''s''
oxyoRp. .s,-Ats Coar, o. PROBATE hsid q
Paris. siihin and fof ne Couai! ot oti'fi
ANN h. wALkgR Gsardsh u ltsnl q
Nsuton. mIn0r chli All heir oi MAhef
Nswtos, late % feFu, 10 sAd IouhN' ase..
hs,in. presented her account Of suAlsnfNf
o,isrei' mai ne ssd Gnsrisn eve uoiee
10 all persons interested BY csasing COZ q W
order 10 b. Published three seets sNe.ssst.
In ne oxford Democrat printed Al fAf VA
nav agpsal az. froes,s 81 ~. 20 al %, ssst
az o'eloes IN the forenoon and shor eau.s -
they nave, ~hy the sssns SHOULD s9, - .' 49,.
Atrss coyy.-sttesti n. q. DAVIS, kesis'ef
UNfOkD. haf=h 0ouft OF IFNNsF -.
F.ris within ami Cor the County Of otfpfn -
thiri Tuesfsy % sept, lsso. .f
PETER N. YOUNG ftecutor 90 ne e..1
Fiira A Gresne late % Hiram, 10 sad .nW'
feosssed, having presented his ac-9ant oi 80
lslfsi Ion Of the kstais Of ssd dsoeasea w
ioshncss -.
OKDaKKD. that The said Executor ave 80.
10 ali persons tBtsrsstsd By causing cory el 80
order 10 BE- psbll.hsd sssts excessively ~ "
Oxford Democrat printed 81 Parts. th., NJ
Atpsn al Probate C0ert 20 BE- hsla 80
IN ssid oOunty on the tnird Tuesday o. 49, a.,
81 o'clOch 10 the forenoon fnf sbsr easss neT
thsy have vhy the sane shoeld not - 49,.
sEO. A WILSON ysas'
A true copy attest III G. DAvis.hss '''''
oxroRD. s..-A q Court % Protest. es .Is.,s
Pans, within and for ths County oi v.
90 the third Tuesday Of sept, A. - ~ =
PIIFR HOLMAN. Guardisn 81 ha .ss
Wymsn a prrsoa o. unsouf Mid, "a ssi -,
AZ. nav ins preseatsf his sccosnt OF shraso''f
a. ..ll sad for sllo. sncet ... A..
Ordered. that the sad GUARDIAN ave noA. ',.s,
ali nersons Interested BY causing ~
aims or,ler % b. Published three vests 49,,
sivsIy In the Osl6rd Democrat. : nss.P.,
printsd Al PARIS In sad County, tnst tns,p
anpsar Al a Probate Court 10 be holisn ~ ryas.
within snf for saii County, on me W. ..ess.
Sss on Oct nssl 81 ulne o'cloct n me IyIs',rs
AMI shos cause. n any they have, WY
sane should na 10 allowed. - ,.a..
GEO. A. WILSON, ysas
A true copy ATTEST n. {. DA'is, h,s
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06

4 q Cannon, Norway, working oxen, 1T,
o.. Albert William, oxford. 81, l. fikc'
vxfori. "A, a Your year Olds. W l. stanton,
oxford, lst. S, Chas Dudley, Paris, ~, y
Beef Oxen Henry W Whitman, huckneld, let
4, " BOwkcr, Paris "a, 4. WIN Hall. Norway
J. NaDIsoS RUSSELL.
~ CANNON,
A. u. LAZY,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06
DaAwISo.

sSl. rsa casn Pm Gasp RAM rsaisy Far
Il, oxen. n . In, Q. n kilgorc. Moray. horses
lIiolbs 10. A n Durgin, Norway, Horses. .sle
BIRD s Paris. .issi. horse. 100 lbs n !rse-
man. Norway. single horse, 700, iDs. NJ.
lett Norway, single horse, llsi ibs,
Paris. oxen, n 4 in.s RK Horrell. norway,
10, l. A Hall, Paris, Oxen. n in.t W
Ciinori, Paris. norses " oins .nomas'
gle horre, 10 lbs. s.
ccmmiitss-A ) Fuller. n O Cannon. o. @.
Curtis.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06
LAND FOR SALE 4

To ssdsrsissei Offers Cor ale tss following
described lots Of land
No Par Of lots No. IS snd 10, 10 FOx's
Grant. (s0 esiiedl Ia Peru, esf,msiei 70 b. sboai
no seres. and well knosn A. the kibritEe Gan.
So's. me Tobln y.rm 100 e.Ilsij comprising
about too l,ts and estim ltst az 10 acres ss) u,
pefu. near worthy Pond.
Tue above lots. not being ~ quicci ior the pur.
posss OF Herdsdale Yarn, sih - sod st . price
vhich will make thfm prohtsbls investmeat 70
any one desiring arst clsss pastnrsxs. Voc pries
,ts.. spply % ohulss viets,y, ssnss.. Herds
dale Yarn, Canton hAkf 4. WARD.
Canon, SEPT lo-h, i-,S.
OxfORD, sat- Cysrt Of Probate, held q
Pans, within and for the County Of Oxford
on the third tuesday Of scot a. ID l<rS.
ALFRED n WALKER. Guardian % FRED q
Nsstoe, minor child snf heir Of waller :. New
Toe, late Of Peru 10 said County. dee ,ased, hsv.
ing pr,senifd hls &C ,osnt Of guardianship OF sad
sard fof ailovsaces
ordered, That the ssid GsAsdisn give no
tlce 70 ali persoas interested By causing . eopy
Of this or'isr 20 b Psb!ished three weeks sac
ssssiveiy n the Oxford Democrat printed 81
10 be heid al Parts. II ssld Comfy, 90 he third
rsesdav Of Oct nsl'. 81 o'cioek ~ ne forsnoon
ssd chow cause n ssy they have, vhJ the sans
'h's'' "'' " cro. A. WILSON, ysdss.
Atrss sopy-stissti n. Q. DAVIS, Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06

sH&uA Nilieti. NORWAY, 10 10y ~
way. 81 nj a Everett. Norway. no.s hs
sIfAhA nillctt. q ssm. s,'w,.,, 100.
| Thoroughbred buck. ~ f,ef-
q" a;a SS,sh rs : psco.ssr. > c cummins''
A. Ueal1
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06

The ADVERTISER Jon PRINTING Office
Is uncxccied Ia the excc,lcncy Of i'
work, low prices and promptncs' 20 al
oriers. samples Of job printing aal
prices furnished upon application.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06
NJ n flHTTNT
y "a Ttnslss
A 90 tftutHr,


rusv srrrn rrsHs ssp pfsCrrtisfp sfttH',
tfrsf oIis. rlrs. yakrs. frsf. Norsaf, Fokrs,
srr..I lrru0IIs. rara. sFnkrs, fnf. NlfEaff
4 rnkrs ta.anI IIanHI -frrrt, i.lsi iIrmIlInI lli
-lss. rlI.t. 0 rs.f frsf 90 Steers. q.
Iffa MuuakN.
h IN. hisaafls
tM hrIs,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06

rxEws Yearly Subscriptions. tlis n pali
strictly In advance ctherSists 80 pef le~t
single copies. nre centa
ADvNEiIsEnEsrs.- leral aivcrtisements
are given three consecutive Insertions 80 -
pr Inch In lcnElh % column. irvnate notlees
lnslrts.i a. above fur . - each, ekcert hos
relafInE 10 Hfal Estate. shiCh arr -. e.tn
sr~rIaI cuufraQls uallo Win lnCal trAnslNnt -
yearly slvertIsars
Jon FaIsrfxo-rhe Oafori ncmccrsi One
IL uen si0Cked ulth new materials fur ooins
Al klniis 81 plain o. hnCy iob printing An
eKperifncci DOB printer i Asafs IN tne ONE
a. - car pfCssls arr run ny steam. Ne can
gaaranfrf prompt and satisfactory Nork.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06

MNANIIA AfifNNA
rrarrntrrsn tksr srrs tr 49,
49,. Al. CrrIr. Wrl1rsIiar. q, tlUa
$500 e. Ifs. ItarsIaTs m, t0a
u-slsr. 81. C.nIF lraltr, a.. go
sarurIlr. e. Ran
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06

OxF0RD. sat . Cosrt Of Probate held Al
Pars. v.thla and foe the County Of Oxford,
on the third rsesdAy q sept, A. u. l-s5.
NANCY CUMMINGS. rsmsi Eseeuuix
~ certain fastru meat parpori,E 70 BE- the last
Will and Testa oeat Of Lsrasri Gun nisxs. late Of
SUNNI, 10 ssid cosaiy. deceased. having pre-
OnDanED, That the said Ezseatrx give sotsec
% all persons Interested By eausisE . copy Of
this order 70 BE- psbiished three weeks sseeessvsi
Az seesss A. = p,ehs,s ca.,, 10 h. he'd :,
farik, 10 sad Cosnty % the third Tses1sy OF Oct
ssxt q o'ciock In TIE foresoos ssd shov e.ase1i
~ tssy have w We az issru meat sny ~,
WIZ and Testament Of sah dcceased.
GRO. a. WILSON, Jsdge.
Atrue eopy-stt<sti n. q. DAVIS, Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06

u,.sE Pettsngil, Humford, afghan, hf'
4 pierce. rafts. s., Miss n N toughton. fsIis.
~ carrie n escft, Norway, lpc lienfleue
uolslon. Norway. ladies hoe, ~ Ms !auaes
Cr,cketf. Nor~ay. IS, Mrs.. WIN hihE, fafls'
sent,. stacs inrs. -. Me- James Crockett Not
way. is. same, loc, Mrs. lenneiie hetties,
t,re.nwoo.l, 10. Me- b. >. PIKE. Hebron /.
same. hand anti drawers, o, Sc. -, ~ NJ
iii Norss Otfnrd. tidy, I, Mss hinnle JONI !.
soo,S paris. So Miss Alice n Hammond
Paris %, Miss Jennie winslov, rou.n Isls'
80 Mrs n h chase. south farts. 10 NJ. ~
ma . Packard, south Paris. knit ladies' sltt
4 nrs ~. A Martin, Okfurd, Knitted lace -
Mr. wm ID kIng. Paris. cruChst cape, 80 NJ.
James Crockett, Norway, -, soolen Nh =.
Miss Alice N Hammond, Paris lamuLste.,
So Mr. james Turkstii Norway 49, Ne.
N lloushton. ssc. Miss lila truokef, Nofsal
crurbef collar. i'c Miss Annie n small, Not
say, lamp mat. ~, Mrs. A } feniey, -. Paris
~. Mrs Harriet liosmef, Norsay, .r We
v N Ilanscomb. Otford. guilt, Ac NJ. 80
Rove. OHfor,i slippers, - Mss sllc- hsn
mood. Paris. table scaff. -, threat tidy, -
Mr. Ffank 4 LIBBY, south Paris. crochet ZIP
psr.- al. Mis- Mamie Jones. south fsiie
thinsss yoke lic. MrsM - fhayef, cfoSbs,
hand bsg - Nrs A rnaysr, Paris. crochet
SKIRT. SO. 49,. o., A.. 4 n
klmhalf. a J kniEht
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06

n. r. Mixer Of NoFway. showed a
fne upholstered sleigh Mixer s. Has-
set q Norway. I'D = good side bar
buggy. n. L. Libby Of Norway. an
open buggy And two seated wagoa.
Mixer & HAsgc,i also showed wheel
barrow With Ugh, skeleton iroa wheel.
VIII Moore Of Nor~sy. did all the paint
ing on these gods. lie has bought out
the bushes. q II. l. Libby, and de-
votes h. attention 10 has carriage aud
sisn painting lie Is frs, elias. work
man.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06

The premium IL, presented below i
the oaly eouec, IL, yet Pablishei. !,
has been verified by the original reports.
after the report. bad been corrected BY
The Trustees Pafi.e, can dsPsad upon
!, a. being accurate Ia rrsard 70 the
awards.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06

There was q large attendance fof the
las, day. and fne day !, wAs f9' the
close.
The programme for ,hi, day embraced
dra~iag and ,roi,ing. the annual meet
ing o. the society and the award Of pre-
NUNS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06

The men Who engaged In selling liq-
uof on the fair grounds. found Il rather
Improbable business. Two Of them
were taken before G. y. Whitman, esq,
Of the Norway Municipal Court and
iiaed thirty dollars and costs for single
sale. and we're committed for non-pay-
meat. A third party WAS brought be-
fore Trial Justice II. T.. Hammond. on
the charge Of a single sale. Amer the
trial had proceeded be rsuae,ed his plea
Of no, guilty. plead guilty, and was hned
$1,000 and costs taxed A. sl3.22, which
he paid.
Oae en,efprising fellow stood by the
seats Of the grand stand. and collected
such money as he could from those who
came up TO take seats. lie was arrested
and tried b fore the Norway Municipal
Court.
Considerable comment was occasio ned
by new style Of hA, decoration noted
on the grounds. |, consisted Of one OF
two horse shoe nails. stuck in the hat
band Of quite a number Of men. lnves-
tigAiion showed ,hA, those wearing this
badge belonged 10 a sort Of secre, drink
ing society. Several Auburn parties
were about the fair. selling drinks. and
The men TO whom they considered !, safe
10 eel were decorated with the hois'
shoe nails a. Aforesaid
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06

MrsuD smith. N1rsay. house plants
nsa q aun1sin. Norway. IapAn liib. -
Me- ~ nacou, Nursay, Esfanilmi -
% A Tnayef. Paris. uesunA rehi -,
s,monia North NnrsAy, sun nossfs, - !. y
Wooibufy. Paris. ~ plates pansiesi VI
Joseph ilbbs. tisbfuu, bouquet, - pea
q a. Inisin. Nursay. cut nnssrs, - W.
Tar.ns Tisichsf Nofsay, exhibit ~ novefs
| 49,
COMMITTEE Mrs cyrus u wiz. Miss lennh
| Iluthart Albeit Austin.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06

FP. Cole. Woodstock. year OH s,al.
lion. .. a. A Bampas. Bcbron. 4 Barn
ham a Mofrl. NursaY. stallion, iSi &.
u Head. sumner, brood mare. 3. W. j.
wheeler. South Paris. 3 W y rhomss,
O1foft. 2. ID ~ True. S1s,h Paris, hon
ofablc mention. VIII & Cole. Norsay
honorable mention
Committse-H A Cushman. h y Bryce
J @ Young. Ia.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06

the eNAml1atiQn OF toNn teams "a. VIII
ten Coz The Leicisfan Journal BY Mr.. W.
A Piigia. AL the other reports exeeP,
uo;iing are from our osa notes.
rnE FLOWING MATCH.
A. usual al Interested crowd assembled
In TIE morning % witness The blowing
match The pi0ss catered Tor the prem.
iums we're al % Merr.lls make. 4. j.
Potter. Who has plosei with q single
omission. a. every exhibition for forty
years. Was on hand. with single pair Of
cai,ie that he drives with . Whip. ind
held IN % X No. IS. himself The slower
work % The oxeu dld not make 80 Cue
l0oklng q team aud he GOT the third prem
Ian. {. freeman, Norway, used an y X
plos. No. 30. with = pair Of horses for
team. tie male good work and got The
second premium. y. c. Merrill bad No.
90 sword plOU. With a pair Of bury gray
horses. driven ov Mr. Flood, that made
doe work This team TOOK the nrst prem.
lam. M. Merrill exhibited the sulky with
which any u bis Pioss mAy Dc used, ~
fssteulng % The beam back Of the cater.
The plOwmen all said that The plows oeiag
new aid not 90 50 good work A. their Old
ones A. nome.
FOR best pi0ss the committee awarded
The frst premium 10 the No. ), y n, and
the second 10 ths No 20. OK.
Amer The match. Mr. POttle made trial
Of The Laft0n sod and stnbbls plos, and
The Nes York reversible sulky pl0s was
also tried.
Next % attract The crowd Was the
Town Trans
The forces OF oxford. Norway and south
Paris gathered IN the exhibit Of town
teams. Norway male ap The nfteen pairs
a. Once; Oxford had eighteen and Paris
tsenty-foar. Then came the critical pro-
cess OF sorting oat aud the committee had
q pretty even Thing. and 10 count out i've
points. A bystsnder SAYS; Paris had
Il last year; give Il 20 Norway nos, and
make an even thing % "a Bat the CON-
mlttee devoted themselves % the study Of
points and awarded the premium 10 Or
ford
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06

The races were reported for the Ok
roRD DrSocRAr by Mr.. y. A. Thsyer
Of South Paris. Who has bad much exPe-
tience in such matters. and alwsys has
an accurate report.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06

&c Merrill, South Paris. display OF az
rlcultnral implements, si2, CO Mason,
Norway, 8; Belcher 4 Taylor. Chicopse
Fails. plow, 1; G. A. whit,emore, Boston.
farm Implements, n " Libby. Auburn, hay
fork, w A Frothioghsm, South Paris, ms
nure spresder-a gratalty vas recommend
Cd Tor last three named
Committee l. Packard, Asa fackard'
b Mason
Boors, SHOES. LEATHER AND HARNESSES.
WIN A Rockingham, South Paris, boots
and shoes. a.; Jf Allen. Norway. shoes,
A., I'D Williams, South Paris, single har'
ness, 2. ~
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-24
It Was a Pity.


1t is a fact that everything the
President does. Mr.. Villas overdoes.
When Mr.. Morrison went the other
day to prefer modest request that
some small place be found for a
constituent from the American Bot
tom, the Postmaster-Gene had
evidently absorbed fresh sugSes-
ton from his master. He listened
with an air of impotence and a
faown until Mr.. Morrison had al
most concluded his presentation of
the claims of his man, and then he
interposed in a testy manner with:
"This government wasn't formed
for the purpose of providing peo-
pie with office, sir.''
Mr.. Morrison looked at Mr..
Villas a few moments, and then,
without the slightest show of feel
ing in his manner, said: "It's a
pity you didn't think of that before
you got in. Globe Democrat.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-24
Treason In New Mexico.

Grover Cleveland is no longer
solid with the democracy of New
Mexico, and there isn't a Demo-
cratic lawyer in Albuquerque to-
day who would say good word Tor
him. There is no reason In the
world why Mr.. Cleveland should
have gone outside the Territory to
fill the vacancy for United States
Attorney, but he went to Pennsyl.
vania for his man and disappointed
Anthony Joseph, the Democracy OF
New Mexico and one or two infu-
entail lawyers of Albuquerque, who
are filled with indignation and dis
gust. You are a busted commun-
ity, 80 far as the Democracy of this
neck of the woods is concerned,
Mr.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN.
NJ } Journal.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-24
BLOODY WAR.

The war news from Europe con-
tinues to be of the mostsanguinary
character. Roumelia started the
ball by revolution in which no.
body was hurt, and ever since, the
press dispatches have kept the
souls of the daily paper readers,
narrowed in the most excruciating
manner. Servia, Bulgaria, Mace
donia and Greece, are all strutting
around like a lot of bantam chick
ems, and for two weeks or more
there has been war talk.
The war has not come yet, Meth
er has there came any delineation
of the situation, and the ordinary
reader cannot understand the stu
alton. Of course every one OF
average intelligence knows that
any question, in which Turkey is
involved is liable to bring on a
general European war, but the
main stock in trade 30 far, is prin-
cipally rumors and prospects, and
the whole thing is very. aptly
summed up by the following
special to the Times-Democrat,
and there the war rests:
LONDON, Oct. 17.-Five facts
stand out prominently from the
mass of contradictory kilograms
from the East.
/. The powers have admitted the
Sultan's right to send troops into
Roumelia.
2. The Porte refuses to permit
the union of Eastern Roumelia and
Bulgaria.
8. Servia and Bulgaria are nego-
tiating with knives at each others
throats, on a basis of coalition
against the Turks.
4. The Turkish forces are going
to the front against both principal
tiles, in readiness to fight either or
both, in pursuance of the right ac-
knowledged by Europe.
5. Arbitration is agreed to by a
majority of the powers and accept
ed by the Porte, and at the 9Th
stage comes halt.
For all that is known at the mo-
ment of cabling, fighting may be
going on between the Bulgarians
and Servians, or the allied Bulgar-
ians and Servians may be engaged
in battle with the Turks, or the
troops of each principality may be
standing up single-handed against
the two Turkish columns respect
lively marching at last accounts on
Nissa in the one direction and Phil
ippopolis in the other, or the hos
tiles may have accepted arbitration
and peace for the present be as
sured.
Now how can a weekly newspa-
per keep up with such news as that?
May be they will g6 to fighting
after awhile, and if they Co, the
factwill be announced in the Tunes.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-24
Horse Prices.

At q horse sale at Lexington,
KY, Oct. IS, no horses were sold.
Fifty-four yearlings averaged 1924;
nineteen two-year-olds averaged
1888; seventeen over five years,
averaged 1858; three of five years,
averaged 1928; three of four years,
averaged $3.50; six of three years,
averaged SIT; and eight weanings
averaged 1856. The highest price
paid was $50. for a two-year-old
FLY, a gelding with a record OF
2.24a brought $500, and another
with record Off .26l brought s43O.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-24
Decent Behavior.

Mr.. Cleveland wrote letter to
Mr.. Henry J. Tilford, of Louisville,
KY, explaining that Judge Flem-
ing was not the celebrated unfit
Judge" In that letter he says :
"While Mr.. Fleming was candi-
date for the U. S. District Attor-
neyship l was pleased with the
manner in which he demeaned him.
self, and when the place was given
to another he behaved decently."
That is, he did not criticise the
President. If he had he would
have behaved indecently. Mr..
Cleveland is not so stoiid after all,
and he talks like a child, when he
talks that way. Worse than that,
he insults every man who disagree
ing with him, has the courage OF
his convictions, and expresses
them, by branding him as not de.
cent. Yet it is considered very
wrong to criticise Mr.. Cleveland.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-24
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.

Maj. Burke of Louisiana had q
conversation on this subject with
the President one day last week,
and the great reform President said
he "would give it careful attention."
He made this same oracular state
ment to two distinguished citizens
of the State of Arkansas a few days
before. Maj. Burke feels satisfied
the President will give to river i'm.
provements in his message
friendly mention although
Cleveland as usual did not commit
himself.
Now, friendly mention is good,
and may he satisfactory to some,
but there are some others to whom,
mere friendly mention" won't
begin to do. Friendly mention
won't do us any good. tbs only
to conciliate. Many good demo-
Gratis have not hesitated to say that
it would have been better for the
Valley if Mr.. Blaine had been
elected President, and it is a mel
ancholy fact that no more pro-
nounced opponents of river
improvements can be produced
than such sterling democrats as
Mr.. Cox of New York and Mr..
Randall of Pennsylvania, except,
when they are candidates for
speaker, when they deny this op-
position. If this Valley were pro-
tected from overflow, a very few
years would witness the grandest
transformation scene of the age.
The possibilities, contingent upon
such protection, are simply bound.
less. The Valley lands would,
command fancy prices, instead Of
being, as now, hard to give away.
No period of business depression
could affect their value, and the
old ante-bellum legends of splen.
dor, would pale before the healthy
and magnificent glories of the pres
ent.
But "friendly mention" will &C
complish nothing. 1t were better
for us, if the President would op.
pose river improvement altogether
and thus arouse a vigorous ant
aggressive opposition, than for hin
to daily coyly with the subject anc
take no positive, and pronounced
stand. If he were q man of any
foresight, he would profit. by the
example of ex-President Arthur,
who by his unqualified friendship
for the valley, won general admi-
ration, through the Valley States,
and who, if lie had been the repub-
lican nominee, might have drawn
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-24
A Violent Attack Of Group in q Child
Cured almost instantly with
Able's Honey of Tar.

Read what officer Green has to say:
LITTLE Rock, ARK, December 3, 1884.
Satanic Medicine Co. Little Rock, Ark.
GRNTs-Several weeks ago, caught
a severe cold that settled on my Throat
and Lungs, which alarmed me very
much. DR.. Able's Honey Of Tar and
Lemon was recommended to me as the
best remedy in the city. After taking
several doses my cough and cold was
entirely cured. l gave some Of the
had severe attack of Group; the effect
was magical, it seemed to cure in.
stantly. l also recommended two Of
my friends to use it, which they did
and pronounced it the best remedy fol
coughs and colds and Group in. children
they ever used. / never intend to bt
without it in my family in the future.
J. ID. GREEN.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-24
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.

All Persons owning property in
the Parish of Madison are hereby
notified that the, tax rolls for the
year 1885 have been filed in the Of
flee Ofthe Clerk and of the Sheriff
of said Parish, and that taxes for
said year, are now due-and all
parties owing taxes are notified to
come forward and pay same, in
order to atSid the notice, advertise
ment and SIZE required by law.
H. B. HOLMES,
Sheriff & Ex-Officio Tax Collector.
Parish of Madison.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-24
A North Carolina View.

The civil service law is a stnpen-
dous fraud and humbug, and we
hope it will be repealed or very
severely amended. Senator Vance
goes farther and with propriety and
reason. He says he is opposed to
a system that favors Republicans
as much as Democrats. The think
ing people of North Carolina are
with him.-Wilmington Star, Dem.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-24

many democrats to his support, on
that account. Mr.. Cleveland has
seriously injured the democratic
party, already, and a feeble, and
hesitating policy, in the matter OF
the one, great, valley interest, may
possibly, result in a still more
serious injury.