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Birds and Bugs.

Before many years have passed the
Legislatures of our States and nation
will be forced to some action on the
needless destruction of birds. The
robins and bluebirds and wrens and
the hundreds of glad little singers of
the woods and fields have been driven
away not merely from the villages on
the outskirts, and in some cases from
even the isolated hamlets. The in
crease in insect pests within two or
three years betokens a grave danger,
and the cheapest and surest way to
meet it is to stop killing the birds and
let them return and dine upon the
moths and eaterpillars and the rest or
the evil tribe that strip our trees and
gardens. 1t will take many years at
best to restore them in such numbers
as they could be reckoned by a dozen
or twenty years ago, but people by
ceasing to be sportsmen, or at least by
ceasing to kill the birds that are of no
use as food, can bring good times back.
Without birds our gardens and yards
and nearby farms and woods must re-
main the prey. of the worm, the slug,
the bug, the fly and other creeping and
crawling things. No birds, no cabbages,
no shade trees, no potatoes, no flowers.
1t will be expensive in the future if all
our hay as we'll as all of our garden
truck has to be raised under glass.
Eagle.
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RrYant,S Marrfaoa

Allusion has already been made to
his marriage. None could have been
happier; no uEion more nearly an ideal
one. Miss Fanny Fairchild was a
young lady whose parents had lived on
the Seekonk, a stream tributary to the
Green River, not far from Darlington.
Early left on orphan, she made her
home alternately with her married
sisters in that place, and there it was
that Bryant met her. Charming in
person, sweet in disposition, lovely in
character, he drew him to her through
his sympathy with her orphanage, his
admiration of her beauty, and his ap-
probation of her worth. For forty
five years she was the stay and blessing
of his life. What that marriage was
to him they know best who knew him
best. Reserved on the subject to the
world at large, he allowed only those
who were nearest him to know the
wonderful depth and tenderness of his
affection. Their sympathy was per-
feet, their dependence mutual.
He said at her death, 81 never wrote |
a poem that I did not repeat it to her
and take her judgment upon it," A
dear friend Of them both has said,
1.-THE union between Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryaut was poem of the tenderest
rhythm. Any of us who remember
Mr.. Bryant's voice when he said
Frances will join in his hope that she
kept the same beloved name in heaven.
remember alluding to those exquisite
lines, "The Future Life,' to Mrs.
Bryant, and her replying, 'Oh, my
lear, am always sorry for any one
Who sees me after reading those lines;
hey must be SO disappointed"
Beatrice and Laura have not received
uch tributes from their poets, for Mrs.
3ryant's husband was her poet and
over at seventy as at seventeen. y
Bryant and the Berkshire Hills,n by
Arthur Lawrence in the July Century.
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FAVORs SINGLE TAX.

EDITOR MIDDLETowN TRANSCRIPT.
DEAR SIR Il see that the single
takers ofyour state are waging yigor-
Gus crusade against the taxation of
improvements Of all kinds. This ap-
pears to me an exceedingly wise and
reasonable idea, and one calculated to
greatly benefit the commercial, farm
ing and manufacturing interests; in
fact everyone engaged in useful occu-
patlons. 1t has struck me, ever since
my notice was drawn to the subject.
as strangely perverse system, to tax
citizens according to the amount of
good they do for the community.
To tax farmers for building barns.
buying cattle, horses, and implements;
for clearing, fencing, ditching, and
improving the quality of their land; for
raising crops and employing much
labor.
To tax people for building factories.
and still more for running them, and
to jump on them afresh if they happen
to increase their payroll.
10 tax others for building homes or
stores; and again for doing business
in them.
On the other hand, the single tax
plan of simply taxing the full rental
value of the bare, unscratched land:
that value only, which is made by the
presence of the community; land which
now goes into the pockets of specula-
'ors and idle landholders;) will have a
splendid effect upon business Of all
Iorts.
Those holding valuable city and
arming land idle, will be compelled.
ither to put it to its best use, in order
o pay the tax; or to throw it on the
narket, for others to use if they wish.
Tne first alternative will create an
immense demand for labor and ma
erial, thereby booming wages and bus.
ness; and the inevitable dumping of
nused land on the market will make
asy, near, and cheap access to home,
nd business sites.
Yours Respectfully
THos. M. TURvEY.
Philadelphia, Pa, July 5th, 1895.
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Cupid and the Learned Professions.
About three weeks ago we told of
the marriage of young lawyer of this
city to another young lawyer. The
groom was successful practitioner at
the bar, while his bride, a graduate
from the law school of the UNIVERSITY
OF the City of New York, was &C.
lively engaged in practice, and both of
them had received the degree of LII.
b. AS husband and wife the man
lawyer and the woman lawyer, happy
young couple, are now able to cooperate
in the conduct of cases, civil or crimi.
inal.
Since then we have had news of an
other marriage between two lawyers
out of town. 1t took place few days
ago at Gouverneur, N. Y. The groom
was man who had risen from the bar
to the office of Police Justice; the
bride, who was admitted to the bar
three years ago, held the office of Sur.
rogate's clerk. The happy couple were
united in the holy bonds of matrimony
by woman minister, the Rev. Mrs.
Myra Libby. Both the husband and
the wife, each bearing the name of
Hale, yet continue in the practice of
their profession.
Our "Afro-American" friends are
rarely ever behind the clock, so long as
If 6noa mr. fao Foo
few days ago a eolored young lawyer
in Chicago took for his bride colored
young woman, not lawyer, but, bet
ter still, an editor. The husband.
luckily, was the owner of a weekly
paper at the time Of his marriage; and
we have learned that she is to edit the
paper, which he has presented to her.
while he follows the law with steady
steps.
At the time we spoke of the marriage
Of the two lawyers in this city, we told
Of case in which clergyman got
married to clergyWoman, and of an
other case in which man doctor chose
woman doctor for his wife, and we
spoke OF the numerous cases in. which
actors have married actresses, and au-
hors have been welded to authors of
he other sex.
We cannot see, therefore, that there
s any need for man lawyers, or doc
ors, or ministers to fear that they will
10 driven to the wall or thrown over it
y their professional competitors of the
ther sex. 1t ought to be easy for the
achelor lawyer to get a share Of the
pinster lawyers practice by marrying
er, or for the celibate man doctor to
ell his story of lonesomeness to the
pouseless woman doctor, and thus,
erhaps, after they are joined in we'd
,ck get some of her patients; or for
be against man minister to throw his
cart at the feet of woman minister
lining in single blessedness who has
lready got pulpit; or for man poet
ho is a failure to set his cap for
oman novelist who Is success.
his whole business of the competi-
on of women with men in the learned
'ofessions can be arranged satisfac-
'rily. We have firm faith that man.
nd, and womankind, both of whom
q very shrewd at times, can bring
ings to righteous adjustment with
It treading on each others toes.-N.
;. San.
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A Chance not to be Lost.

a 0AAASO AoO W Oo 1kOSGs
"You look pale," said the sharp.
nosed girl.
81 feel pale," sighed the fluffy girl.
"But I am happy, anyway. You
know that stingy little Chollie Tapetief
Well, he did open his heart enough to
take me to the food show, and of course
l sampled the samples. What are
samples for? And after l had eaten
this and drank that and the other till
| thought just couldn't stand any
more, we started home. So he asked
me to have some ice cream.n
"And did you acceptp" asked the
sharp-nosed girl.
Accept I ate three plates with
cake and lemonade. They had to call
the doctor for me, and papa scolded.
on, awfully; but I made that little
wretch spend his money. anyway"
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GENERAL NEWS.

A wealthy bachelor of Ohio recent,
bequaethed $4,000 to the American
Protective Association.
Miss Celia Gray, or Guthrie, Okla
homa, is the first woman appointed al
United States Commissioner.
The Thurlow Manufacturing Com.
pany of Chester, Pa, has located theil
large cotton mill at Birmingham, Ala.
The National Educational Associa-
tion which convened Denver this week,
was attended by thousands of teachers
and friends of education from all over
the country.
A devastating rain storm and cyclone
swept the west last Saturday, and
many lives were lost and much property
ruined. Missouri, Illinois and Kansas
have the greatest losses.
Georgia wants the old Liberty Bell
exhibited at the Atlanta Exposition,
but patriotic Philadelphians are not
much in favor of having the sacred
relic carted around for a show, but as
the Mayor and city Council are not
opposed, the bell will probably go.
A farmer who recently homesteaded
on the Cheyenne river, near Smithville.
s. D. has just applied to the United
States Land Office at Rapid City for
permission to make entry on another
forty acres Of land, because, he says,
the recent heavy rains have washed
forty acres of his original entry into
the river.
A recent papal decree empowers
American Bishops to absolve poor |
people and the working classes from
The usual obligations of fasting. The
obligation of Friday fasting is retained,
however, as to all classes, both in Lent
and at other times. The Bishops are
empowered to suspend the fasting
or people doing hard manual or men-
al work on holy days of obligation,
uch as are observed by the Church
alendar, and during the daysof Lent,
kept Friday and certain other de.
ignated days.
Joseph P. Skeliey, the we'll known
omposer and song writer, died a few
ays ago, at the age of forty-two years |
the charity ward of 81. Francis's
[ospital, Baltimore. Skelley began ,
'riting songs when he was only fifteen 8
ears old, and before reaching maturity I
is tuneful melodies were sung all over +
le country. One Of his early sue b
asses was "Only Been Down to the /
lub." The song was sold to a pub fl
sher for SIS and the publisher made !,
fortune out of it. Skelley's most pop i,
ar song was "My Pretty Red Rose" a
this a half million copies were h
Id, realizing to the publisher more O.
an $4,000, yet all that poor skelly a
ceived was 5000. =,
-Four curious specimens of humanity m
we been confined in Maine jail, ac- b;
sed OF sheep stealing. They belong T
a gang of about forty persons who W
We no homes, but who have lived fo
til recently near the Canadian line, ca
% wild beasts in the Summer and th
caves during the winter. They al
ar little or no clothing, and their
cks which have been exposed to the or
and weather, are covered with a lei
with of hair fully three inches long. ar
is hard to make sense out of their pa
lversation, although they have alb
rned to swear so they are understood, IL
OF the men giant in form, is an
1t. His sides are full of small holes
de by brad in the end of a stick,
en- he has been yoked to an OK.
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Rural News Items

Rural News Items.
"Where's the editor today"
"Fishin'."
"Where's the foreman?r
s'Totin' the Jug"
"Well, where's the rest o. the townP''
"Follerin' the foremanp'
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A Humorous Fact

About Hoods Sarsaparilla-It expels bad
humor and creates good humor. A battle
for blood is what Hoods Sarsaparilla Wig
orously fights, and it is always victorious
in expelling foul taints and giving the vital
fluid the quality and quantity of perfect
health. : It cures scrofula, salt rheum, boils
and other blood diseases.
Hoods Pills act easily, yet promptly and
efficiently on the bowels and liver. 25.
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II was the first quarrel after the honey !.
moon. The bride was giving the young
doctor, her husband, particular fits. Hold
your tongue" he shouted. She simply
looked at him. II don't think you are
quite well he added, apologetically. and
merely asked you to hold your tongue out.
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PHILANTHROPIC.

The Children's Fresh Air Society O.
| Baltimore
Asks your attention to the condition
of the children of the very poor living
in the crowded streets and alleys OF
our city.
There is always to be found in the
present state of society class of peo-
pie whose living is always from hand
to mouth; whose best tfforts in ordi-
narily "easy times' can only meet the
needs of one day at time, without
any possible margin for "rainy day"
and to such people scarcity of work,
sickness, accident to the bread-winner,
and all the changes and chances of
such life, mean laps into absolute
want.
The children of this class-many of
them delicate from want of intelligent
attention and proper food-have not
much chance to lay up happy memories.
Even when the hard fight is fought by
their parents-nothing wavering-
there is much work and little play.
School (if they are so fortunate as to
have the time and the proper clothes),
helping mother, minding The perpetual
baby, interposed with picking up chips
and perhaps getting cinders from the
garbage dump for fire, with the Damo-
cles' sword of hunger and cold, and |
possible separation always just in sight, |
these things leave little charce for the |
happy, care-free childhood we feel to be |
their birthright.
And what can be said when the
waters of temptation have gone over
he heads of fathers and mothers and
he weary struggle has given place to
Indulgence weak and weaked enough?
1t is for children whose physical, or
mental, or moral natures are starving
hat we ask your help. We want them
o have fresh country air for the little
ungs, good country milk for the hun
ry little bodies, new ideals of living
or the ready little minds to see and
erhaps to try to initiate, and love and
indness to make happy memories in
yes that may have all too few bright
ays. l.,
Can you spare two weeks out of your
well-fed, prosperous fifty
Vo of '95 to make one or two city
'or children happy and hearty for the
inter? Take those two weeks out
me where between June and Septem-
", while the schools are closed and
70 alleys and courts are basking and "
istering in the midsummer sun and ~
one or two youngsters learn that Fl
ur doesn't grow in bags or cherries is
crates; let them find out what fun y
is to fish in the brook for minnows. 7
d to get all scratched up after black b,
rries. Don't expect them to be too ~,
cd. Probably they will astonish you h,
title by some of their ways; but re- -
'mber that the worse they are the in
IRE they need you. Please ask for a r..
d one and love him into goodness.
ey may be homesick, even for their NJ
etched homes; but cake has been ~
ind sovereign remedy for this dis VI,
10. They may be ungrateful, but n,
y can but be helped, and that, after II,
is what we want. A.
hall we send you boys or girls-oae 40 ~
TWO? What age? When can you y.
them come? Or, would you rather ", w.
ange with your friends and take a Dn
ty of ten or twenty? Let us hear ", W.
ut it. VI.
FRESH AIR SOCIETY MI
112 N. Charles Street, tnl
Baltimore, Md. ~ ~
eff
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Baltimore, Md.

Hoods Sarsaparilla gives great bodily,
nerve, mental and digestive strength, sifn-
ply because it purifies, vitalizes and en-
riches the blood.
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At the ONCE

you may have sudden bilious attack or
headache. when 1t is impossible for you to
leave your work. Ifyou have box of Ri
pans Tabules in your desk tabule taken
at the first symptom will relieve you.
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Washington
......Letter

[ E an W h O
could have pre-
vent d Mr..
Gle 9 "a n d. g
nomination in
'92 is determined
to prevent his
nomination in
'96. That man
is Senator Cor
man. It is we'll
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Female Weakness.

Many beautiful women die In the very prime
of life. Others live to middle age, but are sell
dom sound and healthy. Why is this you
ask? We answer Self Neglect, but your life
can be heightened and home made happy If
you commence at once. Try one package Of
Parks Vaginal Suppositories and you will
never regret 1t. They will make new wo-
man Of you and will absolutely cure all the
distressing forms of female weaknesses. NO
experiment No doctors examination.
positive cure. Leucorrhea or whites are usu-
ally entirely cured by one or two applications.
Price 81 90 per package by mail prepaid. Far
ticulars Isealedl &c.
Park Remedy Co., Boston, Mass.
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$I.7O for the two papers

subscriptions to be paid at the TRANSCRIPT
Office. A sample copy Of the World will be
sent to any one who writes postal card, re-
questing the same, addressing The World,
New York City. Think of it -
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THE TRANSCRIPT, s1.OO PerYe ear.
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FOR REMIT

Stores in Town Hail. Either as whole or
cooperate departments: Apply to
GEO. w. INGRAM.
Middletown, Delawa
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CATARRH
Is STRICTLY A LOCAL DISEASE AND Is TrJe
RESULT OF SUDDEN CLIMATIC CHANGES
EIy'S Cream Balm

Ely'S cream Balm
is acknowledged to be the most thorough
cure for Nasal Catarrh, Cold in Head and Hay
Eever OF all remedies. 1t opens and cleanses
the nasal passages, allays pain and infiam-
nation, heals the sores, protects the mem
brane from colds, restores the senses Of taste
the nostrils, is quickly absorbed and gives re.
lief at once. The results that follow catarrh.
due to the dropping of poisonous matter into
the throat, are irritation of the bronchial
tubes and soreness of the lungs accompanied
by cough. In all such cases we recommend
Pineola Balsam to be used in connection with
Cream Balm. A "A'A
excellent Tor all throat and lung infiamma-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
WAYS AND HIGHWAYS.

The ferriage rates at the Rumford
Centre ferry were raised last week by
the county commissioners as petitioned
for.
The county commissioners have been
petitioned 70 fix the land damages on
the RumfOrd Falls and Raugeley Lakes
Railroad. and advertise hearing on the
matter July 30th.
The Norway and Paris Street Railway
started its first car at II o'clock p. VI. last
Thursday. They ran from the head of
the line on Main Street, Norway, 20 the
Norway Branch Railroad crossing in
Paris As many a. two hundred people
had gathered IN the evening 70 see the
start. but the crowd was allowed 10 dis
perse before the car was taken out. Reg
ular trips began Monday noon from the
terminus in Norway 20 the depot cross
ing at South Paris. As this crossing can
not be fixed for few DAYS. owing 10
want of material, cars will run no far
ther AT present.
The county commissioners held =
hearing on the location OF a ferry at
Gilbertville and Canton Point last We'd
nesday. The toll bridge at Gilbertyille
was carried away by the big April
freshet, and will not be rebuilt, and
there were presented TO the commits
sioners two petitions, one for ferry
near the site OF the bridge, the other for
a ferry at a point about q mile and a
half farther down the river. Both petit
tons were numerously signed, and there
was quite hearing. Hon. John T..
Swasey managed the case for the Gilbert
willie location, and Byron c. Waite, who
headed the petition, for the other loca-
ton. The commissioners located the
ferry at Gilbertville, near the bridge
site.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
WHO SHARED THE COLT!
SUMNER PARTIES CHARGED WITH TRIM
MING THE NAME AND TAIL OF "JIM-
MY" THoMPsON's COLT.
RUCKFIELD. June 90,

BUCKFIELD, June 90.
An interesting session of trial justice
court WAS held at Grand Amy Hall be-
fore b. A. Swasey, E-q., Of Canton, and
Merritt Parsons, Esq, Of this town, as
associates. The case was State VS..
Hiram B. Maxim and Charles w. Star
bird of Sumner, and the complaint was
made by James A. Thompson, also Of
Sumner.
The complaint alleges that on or about
Saturday, June /, respondents did will
fully and msliciously disfigure colt be-
longing to the complainant, by shearing
the name and tail of said colt. Hon.
John p. Swasey Of Canton appeared for
the state, and C. b. Benson, ESQ.,, Of
North Paris, and Hon. o. H. Hersey Of
Buekfield for respondents. There was
large and interested crowd present
from the vicinity of West Sumner, and
il looked like an old-fashioned Buckield
court.
As the offence was beyond the juris-
diction of trial justices, the hearing was
held as preliminary examination. Sew
eral witnesses were sworn, but direct
was not elected sufficient to
hold the respondents. On motion Of Mr..
Swasey, the hearing was adjourned to
Friday, July 5, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, at
West Sumner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
BUSINESS NOTES.

Work has begun on the new water
system in the residence section OF Rum
ford Falls, under the supervision of j.
VI. MeGregor.
J. Z. stephens of Rumford Falls
started in this season To sell fifty
BICYCLES. He has sold thirty-one so
far, and stands chance TO fill out his
number before the end Of the season.
The Rumford Falls and Rangeley
Lakes Railroad Company have bought
the poles for a telegraph or telephone
line to Bemis. WORK will begin at an
early date TO set the poles. This COM
psny have not decided which kind Of
service they will have but think 1t may
be the telephone.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
PERSONAL.

Henry III. Maxim OF West Sumner has
been granted reissue Of pension.
Joseph :. Holt Of Norway sold eight
hundred dollars worth of Holsters In
two months last summer.
Frank l.. Taylor, the blind musician,
quite commonly called "Blind Taylor, y
and well known in some parts Of Oxford
County, died in Brockton, Mass, about
month since. He leaves a widow and
three children.
The G.. Brown Goode prize in natural
history at Wesleyan University was won
by Miss Abby NJ. Thompson Of Rum
ford. Maine. Miss Thompson is the
daughter Of John Thompson of Rumford
and niece Of Prof. J. y. Moody Of Au-
burn. She is graduate Of the Boston
High school, also Of the Normal school,
Boston.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-02
A FORMER MAINE INCOME TAX.

Mr.. A. =. Moulton Of Portland, brings
to the notice OF the Transcript curious
fact In regard to the taxation OF in
comes In Maine. He writes: In these
days OF discussion upon the subject OF q
tax upon incomes, II Is not generally re-
membered that the state OF Maine for a
series Of years maintained an income tax
OF It's own. The first legislature OF the
state In enumerating the subjects upon
which state tax should be levied in
Guided ''the amount of the income OF
such inhabitants from any profession,
trade or employment and gain by trad
ing ut sea or on land" Two years later
the legislature enlarged this by adding
''any annuity or legacy" This continu-
ed until 1912 when Il was again enlarg-
ed by adding rents so that 1t then read,
"And also the smount Of income OF
such inhabitants from any profession,
employment or BY any annuity or leg
acy, or from rents OF any real or per-
sonal property or other source OF gain
by trading at sea or on land" The
state tax was assessed according to the
above form until 1912, since which time
no mention has been made OF income In
the assessment Of the state tax.