Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-04-23
Editorial and Selected Items.
May flowers are ont.

Il tue eultOI Uaiu-utduSuF
- Persons who wish full blood. pigs
should read H. r. Hubbard's notice in
this paper.
The advanced sheets OF Scribner's
| Monthly Tor May have been received, AID
give promise OF most excellent number.
We have received the Annual Cata-
loeue of Wayiand Seminary, Washington,
d. c.. Rev. G. NJ. P. King. formerly of
Paris, President.
Hon. Horatio Kiug OF Washington,
/ formerly of Maine, aud several members
/ of his family have been Incorporated in
Washington as A National Schoo. OF
Music
The Republicans in Congress are en-
deavoring TO secure an adjournment in
June. The Democrats oppose, they wish
to draw little more pay tor their
'qr IS"
Tn Lewiston weekly Journal en-
tered upon o., ;hir,y second year, and the
daily upon l.. isnteenth. last Saturday.
IL has won merited success. Long may
it continue to teach truth and honesty to
the people.
The Democratic House now holds
night sessions. ST cost OF 5000 an hour,
thereby endeavoriDg TO make up tor its
unprec edented delay in the transaction OF
business. At the rate it is going on this
session will run into the next.
The Camden Herald says that a
monkey belonging to a resident Of that
town committed suicide. 1t is supposed
that his master may have got mixed up
in the greenblck movement which Is pre-
vailing and that the monkey choked
himself out OF chagrin.-Dexter Gazette.
some of the Democrats like Banning
and Thompson haven't high opinion oil
Glover and his experts. They say GLOW
er is always finding out the wrong thing
snd stumbling over some Democrat in
his search tor Republican wickedness.
Then he had to 60 to work and bury his
discovery lest it hurt the party.
Mr.. Longfellow has collected into a
volume which be calls "keramOs and
other Poems, tie poetry be has written
within the last three years, since The
MaSqGe of Pandora was published.
Longlollow poetry Is always charming,
and "keramos' will rival the bes! OF
novels in popular favor The coming sun
mer.
We would call attention 20 the notice
OF great sale OF irui, trees, 10 take place
in Buckdeld. next Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. Cole has had large experience in the
fruj.-,ree business. and purchasers may
depend upon his representations AS
always being accurate.
-For heavens sake, are the parties to
the Plymouth church scaudal-the burIy
Beecher. the weak sister Elizabeth. he
long haired Tiiion, the sound s.umOerlng
Bessie. m0;her-iu-lsw Morse. and tho
rest Of the queer mcuagcrie-to DO
dragged forth and shown to tbs disgusted
puoEc again?
DIR. Do Lewis assures the working
men OF San Francisco that they can
reduce their living expenses 10 very low
igures. He contends that for SUN -
ridiculo1sly small that be does not dare
70 mention Z, better living can be hsd
tnan can he found a. ANY hotel. 50 tar -
perfect digestion, swce, breath, health.
strength aud endurance ara concerned
In the Portland Municips, Court
case came Up aEsius: several kegs OF
lager. seized on toe Way 90 rcgus Ma
tioaal Soldiers Home, whore Genera,
TnsJu allows it sold 10 keep soldiers
from buying heavier liquors elsewhere
The Court dismissed /. ga tbs ground
that the United ) ates had ne jurisdiction
there
The Eu>No-,h american thinks 1.-The
leader. OF ta- Democratic party are pre-
pairing % make their bed with the Green
back party We doub, L. But il it
were 50, the leaders, when they come 10
turn down the clothes, and view the
occupants OF the bed, viii be- hSely % in
quire Tor another inn.-BeyaSt Journal
We hear that new route to the I'm.
bagog Lake is about 10 Oe opened, In
connection with the Buckde!d Il Mechanic
Falls Railroad, shortly 10 DC put in opera
tion. The ute will leave the Canton
station, aud following up the Audroscog-
gin river To Mexico strike up swift River
through BJron. From the latter point
short route strikes Lake Mooselocsmegun-
tic.-FarHler.
"A Lewiston policeman saw what ne
considered suspicious bsndle among
| the packages OF the Merchants Express
the other day. He took IL up, and upon
shaking it q suspicious rafting WAS
heard. The box was addressed 10
prominent Erm, but the officer knew that
| the tricks OF the rumse.leT were various,
and coniscaied the package. He took II
10 the police station, 0egyously pried oil
the cover and ACKNOWLEDGMENT dozen
Bibles.
The Philadelphia Press has compiled
and published a comparative statement
OF prices from 1860 to the present The
| list, whi,h is an elaborate one, contains all
the main staples which enter iuto food,
clothing and the leading industries Of the
country, and the result shows that the
cost Of living to-day has not only reached
the hard-pan rates before the war, but is
in fact 20 to 80 per cent. cheaper than In
1860
Mr.. Henry James Jr.'s charming
paper in the May Atlantic, Recent Flor
ence, 4" will make sli readers share in the
writer's keen enjoyment OF the art treas
$50 - Tho ba.nt;eul citv IN snita of Mr.