Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-20
IN GENERAL.

the cure for Did 6oo4n
-wh,ls nrs,srs are VI 15ering what
notato bnrs ~ fooi for. lissie boy from
the ,1ity has discotered use for them as
bai( 3or perch. The fish spring ut them
more eagerly than at ordinary bait.
--Sabethia Is Kansas village with
cemetery. There Is sign painted on the
fence opposite the cemetery reading 10
keep ont OF that place across the Ioad' get
your medicines at the corner drug store.
A manufacturer OF Scotch caps and
felt hats In Scotland has bought factory
In Vmeland, n. j., to which he will remove
all his machinery and hands this fall, Dag
and baggage. This Is the sort OF lmmigra-
ton that tells.
"A school boy at Allanburg,. Ont, had
entered the school house through window
TO get his books, and when returning tue
window sash fell down upon him. lie
was found three hours after suspended
from the window by the neck, dead.
Sara Bernhardt, the French actress, Is
coming to this country In October. She
is said to be thinner than Tabulntor Fos-
ter's defence OF the State steal. IL would
take two OF her to cast shadow.
Under the new census Boston showsa
population OF about $50, 900. The amount
of beans required to furnish Boston with
Sunday dinners, II piled one on top or the
other, would probably punch hole In the
clouds and knock out the eyes OF the man
in the moon. ys =
From facts collected by Mr.. Chanute,
Vice President OF the American Society OF
Civil Engineers, IL appears that American
locomotives, which have ut least rs much
speed As any in the world, can also pull
greater trains and travel more miles In a
year than any others.
-Blirtrs has French servent girl of
whom he is very proud He says he never
Metz such girl ~ Nancy, and says that
things would soon 60 TO Rouen u ne aiant
Havre In the house. He has just given her
Marseilles dress, pair or Isle gloves
and several Rheims OF paper. IL fills his
Brest with pain to think OF parting with
her, ~ she has been In his Toulon Tou-
louise.
The Heather Chinee has put the Ceit
10 the blush in Carson, New. hi Wah re-
Gently paid off n number OF his workmen In
Carson. Among them there was an Irish
man. Hi Wah gave him a check for the
amount due him, but as the lrishman could
not read he was Obliged TO 90 TO the bank
with him aud cash the check. The check
was drawn payable TO the lrishmans or
der. When the bank clerk handed back
the check for Endorsement the Celt said he
could not write. Hi Wah signed the name
for him and Patrick made the Sign or the
cross.
DIR. Calling, inventor of the famous
gun, has just perfected another Instrument
OF war that Is said 10 be the most complete
In its deadly properties. IL Is capable OF
firing 1000 shots In q minute; and by use OF
the instrument three men can do the work
of 800 rihemen. IL Is capable OF killing
man or horse one mile away. IL Is some
what In the form OF thci present Gatlins
gun, but more complete, aud may Dc taken
to pieces ut will, and therefore can be
easily moved about. About s250,0OO were
spent in experimenting on IT.
The Charleston N,es says the move
ment against pistols and whisky, which be-
gan in South Carolina several months ago,
gains steadily i'm force. Not only have the
newspapers generally joined the crusade,
but the grand juries OF number or coun-
ties have recommended the passage oil such
laws as will at least lesson the evil. The
municipal authorities in some OF the most
important towns In the State have passed
ordinances restricting the sale or whisky,
aud prohibiting the carrying OF concealed
deadly weapons, Other communities are
moving 10 the same direction.
The census enumeration Of Sedgwick
found one citizen In that town who not
only refused to give the proper answers
but showed fight. Up TO Monday OF this
week the answers had not been obtained,
but as the law is exceedingly strict aud
explicit on this subject, the rebelious citi-
zen will find by experience, IL reflection
does not set him right, that it is quite ex-
pensive TO refuse To answer the questions
10 which the census requires answers.
When the enumeration proposed to read
the law on the subject the citizen refused
10 allow him to do so, calling 1t "a ID
black Republican Law, any wsg.
An Australian sheep farmer used 10
say that he had ten shepherds. all conyicts.
one was a clergyman. He was idle, sat
down and let the sheep wander. Another
was an English shepherd. He could not
ADAPT himself 10 the vagrant ways OF CO.
lonial sheep. Another was murderer.
He drove the sheep too hard. The best OF
the whole ten was London pickpocket.
In the exercise Of his profession he had
been observant, cautious and dextrous,
taking note OF persons, peculiarities oil
dress. He had TO estimate the value OF
his victims, and TO obtain his object with
least disturbance To their sensibillties. He
watched the sheep carefully, knew what
each had in his pocket, and did his best TO
secure the prize for his employer.
They think they have discovered some
relies OF De Soto at Tallahassee, Fla. In
blowing up a field were found q ponderOus
spur and an iron stirrup, both of ancient
pattern. The burr Is one and half inches
in diameter and the bar proportionately
heavy. On either side OF the rOwell dangle
small pendent bells that gave forth tink-
ling sound in response to each step OF the
wearer-doubtless some steel-clad and bon
ated warrior Of long ago. The stirrup Is
massive, and the sides represent two Eth
Cpiau figures standing upon the footrest,
leaning forward facing each other, while
they support with outstretched arms what
forms the top Of the stirrup, or that part
which Is connected with the leather. So
unlike are these relics TO anything known
to the generations OF this day and time
that the presumption Is raised that they
bel opged to some follower Of De Soto.