Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-08-28

Maine, lOr want Ol liMc, anu decline
with regrets.
Hon. w. w. Bolster is making his
annual examination Of the Savings Banks
of the State, and reports them generally
in q sound and healthy condition.
MIR. Charles Hale, who was the
United States Consul in Egypt, who
caught Surratt, has a paper in the Sep
tember Atlantic on Consular Service
and Society in Egypt"
Hon. ID. A. Wells discusses an i'm.
portant question in the September Allan.
tic. care Titles and debts property ?"
A good many people would cheerluly
part with their debts for consideration
Il Pope Vose of Rockland is soon
to publish new paper for young people
entitled the young peoples Conrade."
Mr.. Vose has had large experience in
that line, and viii make u valuable pa.
per. 1t will be largely devoted 10 tenn.
perancc.
With the great telescope at the Naval
Observatory, Professor Hall has dicoy.
cred that the planet Mars has two moons
contrary to the previously received
opinion that it had none. II is held n
be one Of the great Astronomical discover
les OF the season.
Twelve pages oil the September
Wide Awake will be devoted to No. XII
OF the Poets Homes Series, X. II. Stod.
dard this time being the subject. Il will
be illustrated by view of Mr. Stoddard's
llbrary, portraits Of Mr.. and Mrs SLoddard.
and one Of their sous, Master L1rimcr.
who is the "Lolly Dnks' Of Mrs. Stol.
dard's charming book, "LoIIy Dinks and
his Doings.'
The Rev. ElwarI w. French, of
Jersey City Heights, has put forth 4
timely and excellent discourse on Evil
Reading" lie says preclude the
foolish and noNious by the sound and sal
utary. BE generous in this outlay. 1t
is true economy As specimen Of the
right nutriment for the childs taste and
mind, he commends "Thc Nursery
The st. Louis Globe Democrat, 10
speaking Of Maine politics, says, by way
Of comparison Maine, which gives To-
600 Republican majority, and where the
principal crops are lee and granite, put,
no 5000 600 cans Of corn, much Ofwhich
is shipped to Missouri, which gives 90
600 Democratic majority, and which is SO
fertile that ifyou stick a shoe-peg in the
ground you can raise crop Of boot trees
the next season.
The New York Sun recently pub
lishcd a correct list Of the names, ages,
place, Of birth or enlistment Of the TWEEN
ty-fye last surviving pensioners OF the
Revolution, obtained from the records Of
the Pension Office in Washington. Two
Maine pensioners are recorded as follows
Hutchins, William, of Penobscot, Han
cock County, Me, died May 3, 1866,
aged lO2 years. Aided in celebrating
July 4, 1868, at Bangor, Maine.
Goodwin, Amaziah, Of York Co, Me,
probably died in the latter part Of SOB,
when l05 years old born in n. IL.
Daniel Getchel of Oldtown went to
Boston Friday and was met at the Fast
ern railroad station by aman who said
he also belonged in Oldtown. The two
entered into conversation and began
walk up town. On the way man came
up to Gethells new acquaintance and
told him that his goods had been shipped &,
and presented bill for Sll0. Getch
ellis acquaintance took out what appeared
to be twenty dollar gold pieces, bat the
other man would take them only at par,
and this did not suit Getchells compan-
ion. so he turned to Getchell and offering
a thousand-dolar gold certificate as Sc
curity, borrowed SllO dollars from him.
The two men went into q saloon to settle
their business about tho goods, a. they
told GetchelI,. and have not been seen
since. II is needless TO remark that the
certificate was worthless.
A railroad engineer at Syracuse puts
the case very iorcibly: Suppose We
should strike now and be out Of work a
month, and at the end Of that time the
company should give in and let Us have
our ten per cent adyance-how much
would We make on that deal During
the month of strike and idleness | should
lose over $50, to start with. Some
might think that high figure, so cut 1t
down to $50. How long will it take me
to make up for that $50, which have
lost by the strike by recovering the ten
Der cent advance which the strike might
gain for me? Oh, w. Ggured this thing
all out. should be just forty weeks or
nearly n whole year trying to make up
what | lost by one months idleness /! That
is on the suppOsitiOn that We come out
ahead. II we don't come out ahead,
striking time is n dead loss, and if We do
come out ahead it takes nearly whole
year before [ make up what [ lose. |
say excuse me from striking"
The Goyernors' Week at Philadelphia.
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