Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17

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The New Hampshire teetotalists are
Investigating whether sap beer" intoIi-
Gates.
A fash Of Lightning at Cheshire, Mass,
tore holes in the ground all about
farmer and the cow he was milking, and
then knocked both down.
The San Diego Cali Union says that
there are 15s,sj2 fruit trees in that eoun-
ty. of which 1885 are orange trees, and
27,sOO olive.
A Richmond ya) paper printed ff.
teen or twenty copies of a recent issue
upon white silk, depoSiting copies in
various libraries as centennial memo-
rials.
Louis Riel, President of the Republic
Of Winnipeg during the insurrection OF
1870. IS, according to the Ottowa Free
Press. in mad-hous in Montreal.
A London doctor has discovered that
you may cure the toothache by dissolv-
in half drachIn of biclIbonate Of soda
in an ounce Of water and holding the
solution in your mouth.
\ Texas reyi,alist who saw lady
wr.,hiug at camp-meeting thought
his words had mad- an impression, but
sa,. hs mistake when lizard vas taken
out OF Lcr hustle.
Five new marble buildings will be
..r.,;.d by the trustees Of GirsrG Col
.e..c on their grounds at Philadelphia,
go that the institution will accommodate
800 pupils.
A Kentuckian in Menifee county has
daughter eleven years old who weighs
lfty pounds, is forty inches high. and
whose head is covered with beautiful
soft black hair thirty-siE inches in
length.
4 petition to the Texas Legislature is
being circulated, asking the passage OF =
law to punish horse thieves 'as follows:
First offence, whipping post; second,
whipping and branding; third, hang
ing.
The whipping post is still used as
means Of punishment in Virginia. Al
Alexandria, recently, colored woman
was inflicted with ten lashes on her bare
back for stealing some articles OF cloth
ing.
A chafng-dish has been invented in
Marseilles which folds in order to be
conveniently portable, and which Will
cook q steak in four minutes with only
lighted paper for fuel. 1t is to oe IN
troduced into this country.
Herbert Spencer says the gold ring
now worn by married women Is the sign
of the iron ring that was worn about the
neck or ankle in olden times, and indi-
Gated the submission Of the wearer. Mr..
Spencer is bachelor.
TeIarkana, town of 200 inhabitants Is
claimed by both Texas and Arkansas, the
State line dividing the town in the CEN
tire. Taxpayers are happy because
they don't recognize the assessment OF
either State.
They suspended Louisville (Ky)
policeman merely because, when he ar
rested woman at ball just for trying
to shoot fiddler, he held consultation
with her on the street corner and then
returned to the hall and danced set
with her
BOYS in Burlington, Me-, spattered blood
on bridge one night and fired pistols,
and for the ensuing week the town was
excited over these false indications OF
trapedy One Of the jokers has con-
s.ssed and all have been whipped By
their parents.
A couple recently got married at West
minister. Ontario, and then discovered
they were step-brother and sister Their
father was twice married, but the man
left home before his mothers death.
and never saw the daughter of the second
wife till he courted her AT last ac-
accounts they hadn't concluded what to
do about it.
An exchange, In giving to girls some
sensible advice about the care of the
feet, including the folly of wearing boots
that are too small remarks:-"Learn this
lesson: no one cares about the size OF
your foot except yourself; therefore be
comfortable"
John Z. Shawhan, San Francisco
stock speculator, has built stable at the
cost of abont 100000, chiefly to gratify
his wife, who is fond of horses. 1t con-
tains a parlor handsomely furnished for
her use; and the carriage and harness
rooms, stalls, and other apartments are
! finished in fine woods.