Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-10-21
IN GENERAL.

The old engine house at Harper's Ferry,
in which John Brown took refuge, is now
used as a common billboard, and is plaS-
tered all over with advertisements.
At a recent London book-sale copy
of Drew'S Essay ON Souls" was knocked
down 20 a shoemaker, who, to the great
amusement of the assembly, innocently
asked the auctioneer if he had ANY more
books on Shoemakiug TO sell.
The Smithsonian Institution reports
that Prof Peters of Clinton announces the
discovery OF planet of the eleventh mag
nitude in hour no minutes, right aScen-
sion. degree % minutes, north declina-
ton. with daily motion of minutes
south.
The practice Of permitting postal en-
ployeS 10 change the address upon misdi-
rected letters and other mail matter, has
been found 10 be a hindrance rather than a
help in the forwarding of mail matter to
its destination and il is accordingly strict
~ forbidden under the regulations.
The substitution of celluloid for ivory
In the manufacture cot billiard balls, combs,
backs or brushes. cane anJ umbrella AIu-
dies, AMI "a great variety ot other articles.
has become 50 extensive that the demand
Tor native ivory has fallen oil 80 aS TO
affect the African market very SenSibly.
The most Corpulent person in Europe
az present il Russian girl in the govern
meut of Tula, vino, although only ten years
old. tips the scales at ilS pounds. She Is
soon Co travel, hoping 10 earn comfort
able sum by the display of her Corpuleuce-
4 subtle provision of her ponderous pecu-
HaritieS would seem 10 have inspired those
who had her christening in charge, for she
Is very appropriately named Fatinitza.
The condition of some New York ten
emeut houses may be inferred from the fact
that the Health Inspectors this week found
that many houses on the east side are util-
lied for poultry raising. geese, ducks aud
hens being cooped up in cellars aud under
bcd>tcade. I'm one basement 800 ducks
anil 2uu hens were housed; in one cellar
$50 ducks at another place were l>n chick
ems while so ducks roasted under the bed;
sud nj still another house POO geese and
ducks were crowded iuto the cellar The
fowls were unusually fat and plump, while
the people who sheltered them were pale
and Sicky.
A new aud curious musical invention
was exhibited at the recent New England
Fair. II i called the "Sclt-OrgauiSt"
Il is table or shelf, which eau be attached
90 any organ i'm a minute. and by the opcr-
stiou OF a lever at the right hand any piece
OF music can bc played. calling into use
the iuI power and harmony OF the inStru-
mvut, and without any previous instruc-
t.ou The music is punched I'm sheets OF
u8per and passing over a small roller on
the table. the holes are entered 10y points
which press down pegs resting ON the keys
OF the Instrument. BY the us, of this at
tachmcut any one can make his or her
own music.
Interesting statistics a. 10 the use Of
the mails loo this country and abroad show
"a larger number OF post offices I'm proper
zion 90 population iu this country than IN
Europe IN all Europe there were az thc
close 81 l~1- 1~. 400 offices 90 aCcommo-
date a population of 500, N1u.u1o, while the
United states 40 the same time. with an
estimated population of io.uoo.o'', bad %',
.5> Offices. The average In Europe i thus
one office to every 6.l3i persons. while M
this country 10 IS one 90 every 1920 inhahi-
tsut> Even in Switzerland. the Europe
au country which has tbc largest number
of offices both to area and population, the
DIR. r. T. Mclean 90 Washington. who
>p.u, Cen days 500 exploring Che Ldr9N
caves. Iu Page county. Va. says thai o.
discovered evidence oi former ha 'ttt"n
u. Oh. cat.. D. ha~ h.r" .u some p.r.>
completely smoked HI .-.. '.e .'l '-'i
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INC bangor ''at.,.'. ''. ''''N "a 49,
year oi' daughter "i I'l'I w. N'i" .'.'' w.
Carmel VINO - 'N,','"- mus" ~
m,ui ii l"'t 't'.H''. ~ t'' >'''"- ..'
a'.-'t &" VNH'I" mar" i"''t N"' -
been doing lou>tW"fA in On, nanny 90 NJ
clayton. u Hampton avn" 'l' 'ln'i ~ en-. en-
me- sac started "Ni "'tI supper """ %,
mp i'ril-H'e punches 'l nay "ut i'.'N,''
thc COWS before sunset ne next Qua! >Iy
completed her W"rN AROUND 'iy "'u>e "uu
entered i"r hc.d AGAIN. NHv i"'"'H ''"'