Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-03-12
Editorial and Selected Items.

The birds were out Friday, and we
heard woodpecker tapping, Saturday
morning.
Col. Iugersoll lectured in Portland,
Wednesday eve to small house, the
dailies say.
The Evans Rife Co. of Mechanic
Falls employs about two hundred hands,
and is making. on an average, fifty rifles
per day.
Rabbits are very plentiful 10 this
section. Three young men OF Paris sbo,
twelve, weighing fiity-two pounds ia an
hour and half hunting.
S. ID. Marshall Of Paris. has taken
out license as auctioneer for Oxford
County; and is prepared to answer all
calls for his professional services in that
direction.
james Dober,y. man living on the
town farm at Sidney, is said 10 have
participated in the battle OF Waterloo.
being twenty-five years old at the time.
He is as straight as an arrow and his
memory is good.
The Lorrllards, who advertise their
tobacco in this paper, recently sent the
editor large specimen of their chewing
"tin-tag." We don't chew. thank you.
Hammond. Paris Hill. keeps this brand
OF the weed.
L. G.. Moore G. Co.. of Lewiston. ad-
vertise, as new firm. to sell goods at
such figures as to attract trade. Mr.. J.
b. Garcelon, formerly with Goddard &
Garcelon. is engaged in the new trm.
Many OF our people travel to Lewiston
for the purpose OF trade. They would
do we'll to try this new house.
The Dutch have reached a solution
OF the tramp question. Ia their country.
| II pauper who is able, refuses 10 work,
| they pu, him into deep cistern and let
in sluice of water. IL comes 10 just so
fast that by briskly plying pump, with
I which the cistern is furnished, he keeps
/ himself from drowning.
/ -Messrs Hoyt. Fogg & Donhsm are
making arrangements Tor the issue OF
their year book for 1873. much earlier
/ than usual. The work OF correction is
already well advanced. 80 they hope to
have il before The public by the middle
| OF April. II is an invaluable hand book,
exhibiting all the business interests OF
the State. with lists OF all the officers
national, State, country and town.
THE Irish World devotes q double
number to Robert Emmers centennial
and gives striking account OF the death
/ of the heroic young patriot and the
struggle tor Irish liberty At tho close Of
the last century. The World by the way
is guilty OF q delightful Hi0ernicism in
calling the attention of its exchanges 70
the sketch. Il sends them postal cards
marked "private. "
We would call attention 10 the Liy-
erpool & London & Globe Insurance
Company, as presented by Freeland
Howe, Esq, of Norway. This is one OF
the larges, Companies in the world, with
assets of nearly % million dollars and q
surplus of over five millions. while the
United States branch has over a million
surplus. Mr.. Howe places insurance in
all the best ire and lie Insurance Com
panies.
Congressman Bell of Georgia. writes
10 friend a. home that the President Is
an amiable gentleman, OF good intentions,
but is in the control of tho money rings
Of the North and East" Mr.. Bell is the
gifted linaucer who pretsced his print ed
speech on the Silver Bill with the jubi-
lsnt remark that by paying the pubic
debt in 90-ceDt dollars the country would
make" $3.50. 900. 600. Mr.. Bell doe
not seem 10 be under the control Of
any body or anything even his con-
science.
After ten years of stubborn resist
ance 10 Spain, the insurgents in Cubs
have laid down their arms. This volun-
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interest TO the United States. as well as
20 Spain and TO the island itself. The
conditions made are favorable 10 the
population of Cuba There is complete
amnesty for the insurgents and their
abettors. Freedom Tor fugitive slaves,
and emancipation for all within tive
years. An improvement 10 tho local
government is promised and Z iba is 10
have representatives in the Spanish
Cortes, freely elected by itself and is 10
be put on equality with the home prov
ipcos of SPAN.
Miss Annie Louise Cary has received
the gilt of china cup and saucer arts
iically decorated in Egyptian style, the
inscriptions haviog reference 10 the al
cient Princess Amneris, or 10 the same
character that Miss Cary portrays ia
Verdi's opera OF Aida Inside the
saucer is the prayer OF the Princess AM
neris to Osiris in hieroglyphic character
Outside OF the cup is the monogram Il
Miss Cary, " it'll the name OF the charac-
ter. Amneris, together with represent
TONS of The Sphinx and Lotos; while
running round nearer the rim is pas.
sage from Amneris's denunciation in TIE
fourth act OF Aida" expressed both ia
notes of music and words.
A few years since Eldena Eide
graduated at the Biddeford High School
Her essay subject, What shall do 10
live?" was sensible but strong minded
| prCduotion in which she resolved to